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Evening star., 1944-04-02
Two Historic Landmarks
Of Presidents Square

civilians of the number, all appeared in
full uniform. The ushers were 1t. Rob-
ert B. Hine, U. S. N: John Sherman, ir.:
Lit. George M. Totten, U. S. NJ: 1t. Ed.
w. Very, U. S. N. Hayden Edwards, 1t.
William Muse, U. S. M. c.: 1t. Green
leaf, U. S. N; 1t. Hoxie u. S. AT w.
Hackett and Mr. Hopkins,
A Colorful Ceremony
"The bridal cortege in the vestibule re-
manned only long enough to have wells
and trains adjusted. Miss Ellen sher-
man and 1t. Wood led the way from the
vestibule into the center aisle, Miss Bes-
sic Smith and 1t. Russell followed Miss
Ellie Ewing and 1t. Wells next, then
Miss Marie Patterson and Mr.. Thomas
Ewing Sherman, Miss Alice BARLEY and
Paymaster George Cochrane, Miss Fan
ny Marcy and Mr.. Calvin, Miss Kitty
Phillips and 1t. H c. Hunter and Miss
Lizzie Sherman, first bridesmaid, with
1t. Rae. Last of all, the young bride.
leaning upon the arm of her father who
was in the full uniform of his rank as
General.
Archbishop Purcell wore purple silk
sutan, with long train corded with GRIM
son; heavily embroidered lace rochet
the sleeves of which were lined with
crimson to the elbows; stole and chasu-
BILE of the most superb description, pur-
pie silk stockings and purple slippers
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only for the health Of the armed forces
but for the pockets of American tax
payers after the war.
But It's significance may be infinitely
greater still-if present hopes prove
justifed-for the general health OF the
American civilian population for al
time to come. Ut. Col. Parsons is At
lacking on an sassembly line" pattern
the group of Inaladies which. it has
sometimes been estimated, is respon-
sible for half the sickness Of the peace
time world-and more than half the
doctor bills.
Assembly Line" Method
Associated with him are brilliant
group OF young pSychiatrists-such
men as Capt. Paul " Lemkau of John
Hopkins, Capt. Douglas M. Kelley of tho
New York Psychiatric Institute, Capt.
r. A. Casey and Morris Kleinerman of
the st. Elizabet1's stan, Maj. Howard
D. Fabing of Cincinnati, who was sta
toned at Walter Reed before coming
to England.
1t. Col. Parsons receives the men at
one end Of his assembly line" Az If
they were on . continuous belt these
men 60 through the machine" for
25 days.
The majority of these soldiers como
to Col. Parsons apparently hopeless
wrecks-some deaf or dumb or blind.
some with such continuous and violap+
tremors shaking their bodies that they
cannot feed or dress themselves, some
with paralyzed limbs.
Men From Africa and Sicily
The soldiers are weak and fiabby after
weeks in bed. Many Of them have
given up hope. They want only to 60
home-to lie in bed for the rest Of
their lives with somebody 10 take care
Of them. Not few have been brave
soldiers. They have fought In Africa
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sprlnkled with holy water, the ring
blessed and sprinkled and then placed on
the brides hand by the Archbishop.
Other prayers followed, after which the
nuptlal mass was celebrated. On the
conclusion of this the immense throng
quietly withdrew and were driven to
Gen. Sherman's residence, on North I
street, for dinner and congratulations.
Brilliant Reception
The parlors Of Col Bouts house,
formerly part Of the Sherman man
sion, were devoted to the purpose of the
banquet and were richly decorated with
flowers On table in the center of the
apartment were the wedding presents,
which attracted very general attention.
An arch was erected in the back parlor.
covered with the rareSt blooms. from
which was suspended a marriage bell
composed of lilies, carnations, roses and
white Jasmin intermingled with SPRAYS
OF green, under which the bride and
groom stationed themselves for the re-
ceptlon, their attendants ranging in
pairs on each side forming a crescent.
just In the rear of this arch was a mag
nlncent bust in fine Carrara marble, by
Emmons OF Rome, of Gen. Sherman,
which stands upon a marble pedestal.
Minnie is the generals eldest daugh-
ter. She is Of medium height, has finely
cut features, whose attractiveness is
heightened by an expression Of amiabil-
lty and intelligence. Her retiring MOD
esty is conspicuous trait of her char
acter
TWO years ago while on visit to
Fort Leavenworth, then in command
OF near relative, Miss Sherman. while
out riding one day on horseback. was
suddenly and violently thrown from
the saddle. The accident Jared her
nervous system to a degree that made
journey to Europe necessary. She
crossed the ocean with a party of
friends, travelled slowly from one IA
nous spa to another, drinking the
waters and trying the baths, and finally
joined pilgrimage to Lourdes.
The party turned their faces home
ward after more than a years absence
Miss Sherman's health entirely restored.
While waiting in London for the day
OF departure, she met her destiny in
the person of 1t. Thomas w. Fitch of
Commodore Alden's flagship. The neu-
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of action, whether 1t was due to shell
shock or bullet. And there was no
more taking in one case than In the
other. Regardless of the cause, the man
couldn't move his arm.
At first doctors got the idea that the
condition might be due to organic
changes in the brain due to the shock
waves set up by shellfire. This appears
to have been without basis As time
went on everybody who came out Of the
war with a nervous ailment of any sort
was labelled shell shock" Actually
two-thirds of them never heard a shell
explode. Half of them were never within
a thousand miles of an exploding shell.
They filled up Government hospitals
and SWelled the compensation rolls
They were never-at least many Of
them-cured. The psychoses and the
neuroses developing from the last war
have cost the Government we'll over
500,00000O The definitely insane are
responsible for relatively small part
OF this. Here again the significance OF
the work of DR.. Parsons unique insti-
tuition begins to stand out. Very few
OF the men he is turning out as cured.
1t is to be hoped, ever will become COM
penSation cases.
Saving to Government
1t costs the Government at least $4,000
to get soldier overseas ready for ac
tion Every wreck of war put entirely
on his feet again by this institution
may be considered as saving that much
which would be required to replace him
by another trained soldier In this way
alone the cost of the experiment has
been met many times over.
The results seem little short, some
times, of miraculous Cures of the neu-
roses usually do seem like miracles.
There are cynics among medical men
who say that all recorded miracles are
just that-which leaves them miracles,
nonetheless. For the past three days l
have watched the assembly line" which
remakes human souls in operation and
l will describe various steps in the
process in future articles. In brief, 1t
might be described, very reverently. as
standardized shotgun therapy. The
patients get dose of everything that
might work-and usually something
does.
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He is gotten rid Of as soon as his real
condition is recognized. A good deal
may be done for him In some other
military hospital, but this institution Is
not geared to handle the insane.
Neuroses Are Different.
The neuroses are something entirely
different. They shade into the psychoses
at times. but even extreme cases usually
can be differentiated. The world Is full
OF them. Everybody under the stress Of
circumstances blows up" now and then.
1t may be q mild explosion Of temper.
1t may be complete paralysis. 1t may
be prolonged drunk. 1t may be visit
to the doctor with sharp pain in the
abdomen and fears of acute Appendix
Evening star., 1944-04-02
Washington Physician Makes Medical
History in Treatment of War Neuroses

and Sicily and Italy. They have gone
through terrifying experiences. They
have been wounded in action. A few,
on the other hand, are plain buns,
hypochondriacs and towards. They
always were, and the Army has only
accentuated their condition.
Approximately so per cent Of these
men 60 back to their outfits at the end
OF rs days cured Of their symptoms, ap-
parently sincere in their protests that
they want to get into combat again as
soon as possible, with clear eyes, hard
muscles. square shoulders. Men brought
into the hospital on stretchers less than
month before have just come of
Evening star., 1944-04-02
BY Thomas r. Henry,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

fThis Is the hrst of q series OF articles on
how the Army is handiing war neuroses.b
UNITED STATES MILITARY HOS
PITAL IN ENGLAND CBy MaiD This
is an American Army hospital for the
treatment of war neuroses.
Still largely in the experimental stage,
1t is something entirely new in the
world. The significance Of the great
experiment being carried on here by 1t.
Col. Ernest Parsons, Regular Army
psychiatrist and former head of the
military service at st. Elizabeths Hos
pital in Washington, is very great not
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17-mile hike and say they feel fine. To
date less than per cent OF these have
bounced after breaking again under
the risors of preinvasion training.
AL the above, 1t should be pointed
out before going further, is somewhat
idealised picture with possibly mislead-
ing averages. 1t might seem as If Col.
Parsons mind factory" was running
az smoothly as General Motors Corp.
assembly line, which can never pos
sibly be true when one deals with such
variable raw material as human beings.
And these men-many of them-are the
most variable sort OF human beings.
The psychiatristss sre running into a
Evening star., 1944-04-02

of the Raleigh Hotel, when he was sworn
in as President, after the death of
President Lincoln.
Admiral Samuel Lee
Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, who
married the captivating Betty Blair,
daughter of Francis Preston Blair, re-
sided there for some years subsequent
to 1864, when it was early known as No.
Presidents Square and when it was
only two stories in height. He and his
wife later moved to his father-in-law's
home at Silver Spring. After the death
of Francis Preston Blair, Mrs. Lee in
herited life estate in the Silver Spring
property, with remainder to her son,
Blair Lee, Senator from Maryland, 1914
1917. Senator Lee still resides in the old
homestead.
Admiral Lee, for many years an officer
in the United States Navy, Is probably
best. recalled for the part he played in
the Civil War, in which his distant cou-
sin, Gen. Robert E. Lee, took the op-
posite side.
In 1862, when Admiral Lee was in
command Of the advance naval division
of Farragut's Squadron, he, on May 10,
made a demand for the surrender of
Vicksburg, but instead of the surrender,
he received this defiant response Mis-
sissippi don't know, and refuses to learn,
how to surrender to an enemy. If Com
modore Farragut or Gen. Butler can
teach them, let them come and try"
And Vicksburg did not surrender until
July 4, 1858, more than one year later.
The large red brick building at the
northwest corner of jackson place and
Pennsylvania avenue has grown consid-
erably since 1t was occupied by DR.. Peter
Parker, an early missionary to China,
country through his skill as physician
and thus was enable to buy the original
part OF this structure. The Bureau of
Pan-American Republics occupied this
building after DR.. Parker's death in 1888
The idea of taking the west half of
square l67 for public purposes is not
new, one, and just AZ years ago Mrs
Nina Blair Richie, daughter of Mont
gomery Blair, ST., wrote to the then
Senator Charles A. Fairbanks on the
subject, saying. - ~ ....,.
Dear Sir: trust you will pardon
T foL in odl -,
protest against the bill introduced by
you in the Senate for the purpose of
taking as a site for public buildings
square 167, in this city, upon which my
old home stands. If it were a public
necessity, or If the Government had Sc
rious need of this location, the owners
OF the property would make the sacrifice
demanded without murmur of dissent
but while the south side of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue from Fifteenth street to the Cap
ltol presents an incongruous line of va
cant land and buildings, most of the
buildings being of little value and un-
slightly, for which line of public build
lngs could be substituted, greatly adding
to the beauty of our Capital, there would
seem to me to be no excuse for depriying
family Of their home of four genera
tions, sacred with the associations of
parents and grandparents. as we'll as
with many events which are now part
OF history, and for which In the future
patriotic societies may wish to pre-
serve it. " - ="
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citis Probably half the practice Of some
physicians comes from people who have
nothing organically wrong. Nobody
knows what causes a neuroses-the
Army psychiatrists here least of all-H
one is to accept their modest claima
"Shell Shock"
Early in the last war, one began TO
hear OF shell shock" Men would come
out OF battle with tremors. paralysis,
blind. deaf and dumb, with apparently
about every ailment human being
ever suffered from. But for none of
these cases could q definite organic
cause be found. It made no difference.
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embroidered in gold. The appearance of
the venerable presats vas very ampos,w,
and tAe whole .4s1tsFtor1 scene Acf@tf9e
Sanctuary at this ismoment was highly
picturesque. 3, "a. IS.
When the music ceased the arch
bielxp turned tasthe. kneeling couple
anf addressed thes fteny, after which
the marriage service sof the Catholic
church was performed. The couple was
Evening star., 1944-04-02

tenant was a graduate of the Naval
Academy and native of New York.
Soon after Miss Shermans return to
the United States Lit Fitch obtained
leave of absence and presented himself
in Washington. The object and success
of his visit the ceremonies of Thursday
attest"
Old Blair House
But to return to the old Blair house.
Some years after Francis Preston Blair
retired to his home in Silver Spring
he presented his town house to his son,
Montgomery Blair, whose son, Maj.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-25

Oh what a slaughter! West led
The club 6, the X forcing the A.
Hoping against hope that he could
Use the dummy's spade length,
South led the X. East Won with
the A and shot back the club 8.
the Q knocking off the J and the
4 coming back to the 10. South
cashed the spade @, which dropped
the J. but left the 10 out. Hoping
for some return lead that might
help him. he led to that spade 10,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-25
LET THE WEAK HAND PLAY

WHEN A WEAK hand with a
long suit is laid down on the table
as dummy, it IS usually worthless
to declarer at No Trumps OF to
Il who IS playing at his own
suit if the dummy has not a de-
cent number of trumps, But with
the same two holdings, the pair
might be in fine shape if the weak
hand with the long suit is declarer
and the strong hand is laid face up
OF the table. That powerful hand
=, bound to make a good dummy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-25
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

~whereupon West ca3he4 the club
9 and 8.
West returned the heart J. See
ing his cause was hopeless, South
took this with the A, scored his
diamond A and then led the dia-
mond 8, making the J and X both
good, and the heart K got the hast
trick. He vas down three tricks,
for a score of 800. If elmer East
OF West had doubled the Pho
Trumps, North might have taken
out to 3-Spades, which had a good
fighting chance to get made in
case North played ably.
South should not have bid the
2-No Trumps, When North could
not call over the original l-No
Trump, with the side using strong
No Trumpers, he screamed about
his weakness, and his later suit
bid over Easts call should have
been a definite command to South
to cease firing. The 2-Spades
would have been unbeatable, even
with indifferent play by North.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-10-25
WOLF !. i! !. Mans CLOTHING BY H H|fESS&f:

.Noor@O ~ hHNe FGATOSES SHVOlCaTE NC.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-07-28

tenn vyboje jiz drive. Petr We
liky pfip1jel porazenym Sve-
dunn. Rust1 vojaci v Parizi hla
dill deti Napoleonovych voja-
XII. Mohou vsak byt Nemci
Porovnani S Karlovymi Svedy,
ci S Bonapartovymi Francou-
ri?
Nelidskost nepritele
Nemci pachali svoje nelid-
ske zlociny zamerne, chladno-
krevne a methodicky, chtejice
Rusko zbavit Rust a demon
strovat svou rasovou vyvyse-
most a pobavit sc. M1zete Cd
pustit lidskemu tvoru, ale ne
robotovi = ne tenn, kdo vyna-
sli "vozy smrti', ami tenn, kdo
vrazd1 zeny plynem. Mnzete
odpustit ublizenf sobe, ale ne
mGzete odpusti ublfzenf de-
tenn. V Mariupolu 20. Tijna
1941 vedli Nemci tis1c obyvatel
ma popravu. Odsouzencdm
bylo poruceno, ably sc svlekli.
Maly Volodja, neuvedomuje
81, co no ceka, Sc ptal, "mamin-
ko, budeme Sc koupat?" KIDD
by Sc chtel odvazit a odpustit a
zapomenout to, co Nemci uci-
Mill Volodjovi?
Nemci obratili Somehow OBJ
servator We stat a z platformy,
S n1z hvezdari pozorovali ne
beska telesa, udelali latrinu.
Nechceme rozbft teleskop v
Jene. Nechceme zapalit Goet-
herGv dim. Nechceme mama
Eat rty nemeckych detf arseni.
KEN. Ale je jedna vec, kterou
chceme ucinit: zbavit svet zlo-
cincd. Chceme dat NemeckC
do sveracf kazajky. Chceme k
MIN j1t proto, ably oni uz nikdy
nesli knam. TAX zachranlme
nejen deti Ruska a Sovetskeho
Svazu, ale deti vseho lidstva.
Nase vlast pc tTi roxy trpela
Nevfm, jakym Dude den,
kdy pTijdeme do Berlfna =
dusny DESTINY ci mrazivy. Ale
vim, al budeme pochodovat
zasmusilymi, kasarnickymi uli-
cemi Berlfna, vsichni 81 budeme
pamatovat omen cervnovy den,
ono rano, kdy zivot byl rozpol-
cen ma dive p1le. A, lamajfce
mec O Hitlerovu hlavu, fekne-
me: Nikdy vic!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-07-28
P~ardubicka rafinerie
b~ombovana.

z Londyna Sc hlasf, re spo-
jenecke letouny bombardovaly
zavody v Pardubi-
c1ch, kdysi nejvetsf rafinerii mi
neralnich olejG v Ceskosloven-
sku. Jest to tTetf rafinerie Y
Ceskoslovensku, ktera byla
bombardovana. Prvn1 byla to-
varna ma synteticky BENIN u
Mostu, pax doslo ma rafinerii
Apollo v Bratislave a nynf jsou
to zavody Fanto. Tato ohrom-
ma rafinerie vznikla z male to-
varny, David Fanto a spoil,
ktera "a Rakouska %zpracova-
vala surovinu z byvale Halice.
Jiz pred prvnl svetovou valkou
byla tato tovarna premenena
ma akciovou spolecnost, skoupi.
la nekolik rafineril a pc prvni
svetove valce kdy pTesla do zaj
move skupiny zivnostenske ban
ky, vyrostla tato r~afinerie, ma
zyvana v Pardubic1ch a okoll
"petrolkou'', ma nejvets1 raft
nerii v Ceskoslovensku. V po-
slednich letech vyrabela ben
Yin pro letectvo.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-07-28
VdecnX namornik.

N6jaka PAM prisla ma nadra-
Ii Union v Los Angeles, Calf,
a nahodou 81 povsfmla mladeho
namoTn1ka, jehoz trochu smut
ny pohled il zaj1mal. Jata SOU
citem Sc jej tazala, zda-li by
mu mohla nec1m pomoci a on
odpovedel, re nikoliv, nepotfe-
buje pry niceho nez vykoupa-
nj. Ochotna panicka mu tedy
nabidla klfc k svemu bytu a
Tekla, jestli 81 preje, ably Sc Sci
vykoupati. Kdyz odesel ma u
danou adresu, zacala Sc dom
nivati, re snad provedla veil
kou hloupost, re dala nezname
mu cloveku kl1c cd sveho domo-
va a pc dels1m case Sc We stra-
chu vracela domG, kde il ceka-
10 mile prekvapen1. Byt nebyl
vykraden, koupelna byla lepe
~vycistena nez kdyz odesla a Is
rucn1kG viselo k uschovanf v
kuchyni. A patnact mladlku j
zanechalo l1stek, v kterem de-
kovali "a vykoupani.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-07-28
Stropnf cena ma nevGsty.

Y Sudanu v severn1 Africe Sc
posledn1 dobou velice malo mu-
III ~ozenilo, protoze cena newest
velice stoupla a Ia nynejs1ch
valecnych pomer1 bylo velmi
malo mladik1, kterf mohli "a
platiti asi $500 "a nevestu. Po-
sleze pasa Sir Sayed Abdel,
jenz je velice zamoznym mu-
zem, uznal "a nutne nejak "a
krociti, ably mu neubyvalo pod
danych. Jednoduse ustanovil
"stropn1" cenu newest ma So a.
vice nemusf nikdo platiti, at je
hezka nebo oskliva, stara nebo
mlada, "a kazdou byla cena
stejna. Asi pred dvema tydny
byl poradan prvnf eden lace" a
v meste Ondurmanu Sc shro-
mazdilo mnozstvf mladych mu-
III a d1vek a nastalo prohl1zen1
a vyb1ran1. Kdyz bylo prohlf-
zen1 newest dokonceno, zapla-
till zenisi So "a jednu a asi 800
parkG bylo uvedeno do moha-
medanskeho raje. Nez sc ode
brali domG, pasa jim ucinil ka-
zan1, nemz pravil re jest to
prfkaz prorokdv, ably Sc mladl
muzi zenili a NELL syny. "Bar-
gain day" Sc vydaTil a Dude
pry casteji poradan.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-07-28
Vymena telegramG mezi
presidentem Benesem a gene
ralem De GausIem.

Londyn (CTK) = DR.. Benes
obdrzel telegram cd generala
De Gaullea, jenz vyjadfil sve
podekovani Ia blahopranf pre-
sidenta Benese u pr1lezitosti
francouzskeho narodn1ho swat
ku IA. cervence. General De
Gaulle dodal: "PTal bych 81,
ably Ceskoslovensko a Francle,
jez budou spolecne osvobozeny,
spolupracovaly ma budovani
pristine mezinarodn1ho radu, k
nemuz mohou pTispet znalost.
mi jichz nebyly tezkou a bolest'
nou, ale uzitecnou zkusenostl.'
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-07-28
Novy americky ataSe
u cs. vlady
IOndVn. (GTK) Name

Londyn, (CTK) NamoTnf po-
ruc1k Apolonius C. Wester-
break z namornictva Spoje-
nych statG byl jmenovan pride
lencem namofnlho a .leteckeho
atase americkeho velvyslanect.
vi u ceskoslovenske vlady.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-02

was like. He found out, out-sniped a sniper, and returned to his ship with a bill autographed by Gen. Omar Bradley as memento of his strictly-against-regulations junket. Exciting stuff, well presented.
 An inside story of the famous Coast Guard Academy at New Lon- don, Conn, invaluable to any young man planning on entering the school, or a woman desiring to be- come SPAR officer, is Riley Hughes Our Coast Guard Acad- emy."
 There are chapters on the train ing of STARS and, pages devoted to duties of the Coast Guard re- serve, a civilian organization that functions in ordinary coast guard duties in order to free regular guardsmen for action overseas.
 Founded in 1790, the Coast Guard has played a vital role in American history, and Hughes book tells of this role, not only in type, but in excellent gravure pictures. TheN is a humorous angle to the book, too, in definitions of the c. G.'s typical slang. If you happen to be in daze about all this, for in- stance, you're fog bound"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-02
American Health Standards High
 Despite Wartime Disease Hazards

This is interesting because inc fluenza is one disease for which neither preventive nor cure has been discovered - one disease in which the marvellous sulfonamides appear to be of no use. Moreover, influenza is Q disease transmitted readily from person to person, and therefore is of the type which over- crowding, improper ventilation, the promiscuors contacts promoted by present-day mobility, could be ex- pected to spread thoroughly among tired, overwrought workers.
 The other major" epidemics have been Menigococcus Meningitis, which most of us prefer to call cer- ebro-spinal fever, and of infantile paralysis.
 MEASLES INCREASE
 The meningitis epidemic began last year and still persists. Dur- ing 1943 more than l8,000 cases were reported, which constituted an all-time record and was about nine times the normal incidence. But the cases were relatively mild, they re- sponded well to the sulfa drugs, and in words of Public Health Surgeon General Thomas Parran, mortality was surprisingly low"
 1nfantile paralysis, likewise, at- tained a peak last year with l2,- 900 cases, the highest since 1881. For this no preventive has ever been found. But better treatment and after cure have n1inimiZed it's crippling effects.
 This year shows sharp increases in measles and scarlet fever, which struck in late winter and early spring about 50 per cent above a normal level. These, too, are types of disease spread most easily url- der the hectic conditions bred by war: but as @ matter of fact, the measles, at least, probably would have been just as bad if there had been no war.
 MALARIA CONTROLLED
 Measles run in three-year cy- cles, and 1944 was their year. So far as figures now available in- dicate, they are just about normal