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Evening star., 1944-12-13
Victory Program

A new victory program for 1945
was initiated last night at the an
nual Christmas party of Washington
Alumnae Chapter, Sigma Kappa
Sorority, George Washington Uni
versity, at the home of Mrs. Alfred
H. Richwine, Chevy Chase.
Miss Jean Chievits reviewed the
war service activities of the group
for the past year,
Evening star., 1944-12-13
A 4nniversary Party

Former Senator and Mrs. James
E. Watson of Indiana celebrated
their 51st wedding anniversary last
evening, entertaining at a buffet
supper in their apartment at 1926
Sixteenth street. The guests in
cluded members of their family and
close friends.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Alutnnae Plans Party

A Christmas party will be held by
members of Alpha Chi Omega
Alumnae Chapter at 8 o'clock to-
night at the OAR Chapter House,
1882 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
Evening star., 1944-12-13

1t costs plenty to kill a Jap. And
there are millions Of tough Japs
still fighting, 50 keep on buying
War Bonds,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

There are 80 attractions on
! the Stem AZ least IS of them
] are getting handsome NICOLA,
and Is rate as SmaSherooS.
When the season started IL
was impossible for show 90 60
hungry Plays that would bave
expired with a showing got runs.
The drain on pocket money
caught up with them. however.
and now the turkeys are shot
down just AS IN peace time.
Eleven OF the hits tinCiuding
oklahoma, daddy Of them ALL
are hOldoVerS One is a Shakes
pearean revival. "Othello". an
other a musical oldie from the
1905 season, THE Merry Wi
dow Billy Roses opera. which
is Carmen from Harlem. IS a
loan from the Met Opera rep
ortnry Winged Victory" is
trouped by soldiers.
The season has made a mon
key of the critics-can-break-a-
show adage. These have iivcd
TO cram the slams down The
reviewers outlets. Mexican
IIayrlde Lovers and Friends.
Decision, "Ramshacklc Inn,
The Two Mrs CAROLS. Early
10 Bed, w allflower' and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

I WAS a ROCKY baseball re-
i pnrier lust arrived IA -AeM
York CRY and the late Irwin
Shrewsbury Cobb was a reWrlle
man on the Evening World when
We FIRST met IN the press box al
the Polo Grounds.
But he was no ordinary re-
write man He was a famous
rcwritc man. one of Charley
Chapius staff stars that also
includ Q q Martin Green and
Lindsay - EN- IS o n and Bob
Ritchcy. and he was reported TO
receive what ! thought the posi-
lively fantastic salary Of $50 a
week
Besides nc had just sold a
short story 20 George Horace
Lorimer of the Saturday Eve
nlng Post lit may have been
AN Incident Up a Side Street
and ne was pointed out as a
literary conner
HIS great pal in those days
III was the baseball writer on
the Evening World. Bozeman
Bulger. whose southern accent
rivaled Cobb 5, and Bulger had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
One Word Led Ia Another
By ARTHUR 4BJGSSn BAER2-

The insurance companies have deputized me to write
article requesting people to be careful in bathtubs
This individuals. There is no group in
this kind of accident.
The most dangerous tub of all is the boarding house
Because of the tWo-way traffic.
The bathtub is dangerous than attack of
yellow jaundice remember Pearl Harbor day in Cali
fornia
More people have pulled out the mortal plug in this
vale of pyramded than have been lost earth
quakes.
When it comes to eliminating the population the old
porcelain trough a combination of hanging judge,
medicine cabinet sneak warfare, home made gin and
plmple picking.
Seventeen per cent of all civilian accidents occur in
bathtubs 1t Is surrender Of responsibility to claim
you were elbowed on the turn.
Here are some congressional citations in the ringed
vat-you can step on the soap you slip the mat
you grab the elastic shower and do pan
cake landing old ancestral waffle you forget
to turn off the pilot light and you try to the other
fellow a
/ have always insisted that home life would be
healthier without the incessan tubing Why boil your
self every Saturday night like you a New England
dinner?
would just wait until June and futter with
the orioles in the brdbath in the park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
II. V.-DURLING

Be a stepmofhcr kindly as sh6
uW
There - W her lone
Some klnt of Winter's chH,
Thompson.
(BeinR a stepmothsr is dit
hcuit task. Somebody should
Urits book; "Hou 10 Be
Stspmothsr." HoWeUer. II often
happens that stepmothsrE bring
up children better than their
otDn mothers Oouid have
THE two years and seven
Il months run of terrific
London stage INT has been m
ierrupted so tho company can
present the play IN the Mediter-
ranean area for tho cntertain-
ment Of the British troops.
How about interruptIng tho
runs Of "Oklahoma" and "One
Touch of Venus" m New York
so our troops could be enter
tanned by these hits they have
heard so much about Or are
our producers going to let the
British theatrical men Guido
them in generosity and patria-
tiSm ?
Rudolph Valentino in The
Eagle" is being revived. II YOU
never saw Rudolph you better
look this film over and get an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
THESE DAYS
BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY-

TIVE Arabian oil plot is not
Il an isolated scheme nor is II
merely pipeline for the sup
ply of oil for our armed forces,
nor is it strict ly attempt of
the administration to establish
an oil IVA, nor is il a matter
of military necessity.
1t is perhaps somewhat of all
OF these and yet no one cause,
excuse or argument explains
that curious intrigue which
started with the silent, and Sc
cret wanderings through desert
and oasis of the delightful Gen.
eral Pat Hurley.
TIVE real point of the matter
Il is that American gold is
setting up a powerful Arab
family in the Arabian desert,
providing Ibn-Saud with funds
out of the u. S. Treasury.
Ii is a deal consummated in
the blind alleys of an Arabian
night which takes this country
straight into the kind of power
politics that used to be called
dollar diplomacy and gained for
us the opprobrious nickname.
Gringo, in the countries where
il was practised.
In Arabia, we are buying
trouble with gold and paying
through the nose
This pattern of imperialism is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

not new in the world, but il has
not been practiced, except in
isolated Instances in Mexico and
Central America, by this coun-
try.-And the American people
never liked it.
IF PURSUED globally. its eff
fects upon the United States
cannot but lead to political and
economic disaster, and whereas
II may at this particular his
torical moment provide adven-
ture and even fun for the SOL
diers of fortune who traverse
the world in army uniforms,
their pockets filled with public
gold, it ultimately will make us
hated abroad and contentious at
home.
If a Standard Oil installation
in China is blown up in civil
war, that is a private matter
between the company and the
Chinese government for dam
ages. The state department
may or may not intervene, de-
pending upon circumstances and
policy.
WE DO not send an army 10
w protect that tank, although
we did maintain a feet of gun
boats on the Yangtze to protect
American life and property gen.
orally. The point is that the
tank in, let us say. Pootung, is
private property and no national
honor is involved in its destruc-
ton.
The government owned pipe
line and government-owned in
stallations and refineries which
are bound to follow as a practi-
cal matter. are part of the gov
eminent of the United States
as much a part as a battleshlp
or an embassy or the White
House itself. --
Are we to maintain perma-
nently an American armed force
in Arabia to protect it?
Shall we establish in Arabia
all the imperialistic procedures
and evils against which we are
apparently-or am I wrong
fighting this war?
Copyright, is4t, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

You arc. You know your own
-rlllnd- about IS well a. You know
the other side Of the moon. You
can't tell why YOU prefer red
ncckticS or dresses 10 green
of blue or prefer blondes 10
brunettcs or vice versa. PSy-
biologists used TO think they
could explain a persons be-
havior by finding out all his I'M
mediate surroundings, emotions,
acts, attitude, that IS. by a horl-
zontal view. but Freud tand
others) with all his vagarieS,
taught psychologists they must
take a perpendicular view--that
is. dig down through a mans
life. clear to his childhood. even
20 his ancestors. No one knows
his own mind very clearly be-
cause so much Of his life has
been forgotten bat still influ-
cnCeS him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

greatest ad-lib comedians of all
time. Right nov Jimmy Duranie
and Fred Allen are our best
ad-lib comedians. Being able 70
get humor out of an unexpected
situation is the true test OF
comedian. Most Of our leading
comedians just speak the ma
terial written for them. II
everything doesn't 60 according
10 plan they are bewildered.
GuUSBAND and wife come
H 20 look alike at last"
said o. w. Holmes. Have You
noticed anything like that at
your house? -.
David Warfeld. Distinguished
thespian who your grandpappy
will recall as the star of The
Music Master" Mr.. Warfeld.
now II, has lived in the same
Manhattan apartment for
years. He still enjoys a good
cigar and long walk. II is re-
markable how many sturdy old
boys live in Manhattan. What
keeps them so healthy? IL
can I be the climate. Mist be
life in big city keeps a mans
mind active. And an active
mind is more important 10
good health than an even
climate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
ON BROADWAY.

There's Family"
The hits blessed from the
start include One Touch of
Venus, over 81 and Voice
OF the Turtle" which is the Miss
Ticket Broker of 19i3-44.-
THE Dup Of the Week-All
Il the popularity polls prove
that Bob Hope is the current
champion comedian . Ills gag
writers, OF course, must share
in the patty-cakeS-
The wire services devoted
much space 10 the White House
correspondents dinner, where
Hope made the President laugh
his heartieSt with this one:
"IFHkie has hts eye on me
PresideHfs chair, bit look Uh0t
Roosevelt has on itr'
If Bob's gag writers are going
10 share the applause on that
one tand it's that good then
this column. which printed 1t
twice, wants all the blame.
THE Magazines--The most eX-
Il travagant and slncerest trib-
ute paid IN anybody in ever so
long is enjoyed by Salvador Dali
in Town and Country Dali, the
fella who paints the melting
watches and fur-bearing dishes,
is plugged not only as an artist
but as a writer. a thinker and
mcbbc as a baker Of tasty cakes.
II was written by the man best
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

cal frontier; it is also a military
frontier.
1t is one Of the few points in
the fiuetHatihE and somewhat
indefinite line of division be-
tween the Slavic peoples of
eastern Europe that has been
fixed by nature as a strong
strategic line. Two long lakes,
Peipus and Pskov. connected by
a narrow straight. cover about
lbs miles Of this strategic
boundary.
Armed forces can undoubtedly
force their way across these
lakes. but the operation at all
times is difficult. The lakes
are a deterrent to military ag-
greSsion.
North of Lake Peipus, the wa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

THE issue OF the fierce battle
Il between the Russian and
German armies around the city
Of Pskov may have consequences
of Importance from the political
and military standpoints.
The Russian armies in the ex-
treme north have succeeded in
expelling the German invaders
from the old province ON Guber-
niya of ST. Petersberg.
This is an important part of
Russia from every standpoint. 1t
includes the famous city OF Len
ingrad, the ancient city Of Nov
gorod. through which. as trad
ing center, the Russians had
their first peaceful intercourse
with the peoples Of northern
Europe.
And il includes the city of
PSkov. which in medieval times
was an independent cltystaIe
and somewhat OF a rival with
Novgorod.
The present battle iine-lies
along the frontier between Rus
STA and Estonia and is about
80 miles long from north TO
south.
This boundary line is a true
frontier between two distinct
peoples. 1t was Internationally
recognized as the boundary
between Russia and Estonia by
the treaty of Tartu Of Feb. 2,
1920.
TN SUBSEQUENT treaties be-
Il tween Russia and Estonia,
the independence of the latter
country and its right to this
boundary were again and again
confirmed.
But in June, 1910. the gov
eminent of Moscow repudiated
its covenant: the Red army in
vaded Estonia, its constitutional
government was overthrown and
the country was annexed TO
Russia.
There is no dispute about
these facts. They will be forced
upon our attention again and
again. The moral judgment of
the civilized world cannot plead
indifference to them.
Furthermore HIS boundary
line. where battle now RACES, is
more than an ethnic and politi-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

ing only need be treated. The
Clothes -ttetiia i,e boiied or pitt
in an autoclave. Pressing or
steamine with hot iron. or
treatment with gasoline. tur-
pcntlne or benZine will also
get rid Of them. Most insect
powders do not harm them: but
sulphur powder is most likely
to.
Pubic or crab lice affect the
public region and sometimes
stray 10 the armpits even the
beard Infection comes from
contact in lodging houses, no.
tells. strange beds. toilet seats
and bathtubS. Treatment IS by
mercury ointment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
DEAR Boss:
FROM TIMES SOLDIERS

seems to use. such as:
NERVOUS In the service ."
"'Fraid In a raide ."
yellow In a shell 'ole 2"
And namei essr eaeteless,
myriad others.
The Italian the CT picks up
helps his vocabulary TO grow in
adjectives, verbs and scarlet
nouns. Instead of II don't un-
derstand' or Don't getcha.
it's mo capito" or rather. No
gabeeSh," as the CT says IT.
TY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

tho head in a towel after the
mixture is on for several hours
and then comb out thoroughly
with a hnc-tOOth comb 10 re-
move The dead lice and eggs
tnlts1.
Then wash head and hair
thoroughly with soap and
water Repeat on two or three
successive nights Inspect all
other members OF The FAMILY.
pODY lice live IN the cloth
- ING and stay attached TO
ta the clothing, net the BODY.
Their faVorite habitat IS IN
seams and around the collar
and waist
To get rid Of them the cloth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
THE WORLD REVIEW


tiers of this lake region flow
into the Baltic through the Ma
rova River. and this river also
has military value
Fighting has been severe along
this river for the last several
weeks and a Soviet communique
advises that a crossing has been
forced by the Red Army and a
bridgehead Established on its
western side.
Unless the German forces can
seal up and contain this bridge
head, or by counterattacking,
drive the Russian forces back
across the river, they are in
danger of losing their hold on
northern Estonia and its coast
along the Baltic Sea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
Quick Answers

Eli Whitney.
2-l6rl.
Cartwright brought out the
first successful spinning ma
chine. Watt was the first
successful steam engin e.
Whitney the cotton gin.
ALBERT EnStein.
5[NioSqdt.-,ff'ifc others are ru-
minant animals.
6-Mecca, Islam: Lhasa. Lama
ism and Buddhism; Bcnares,
Hinduism and Brahrnanism.
Copyright, 1874, BY King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
The BRIGHTER SIDE
BB#BBAAMMt9NREENY0N

taken me under ms wing. hence
my association with Gnhh--
He used 10 spend his days off
in the press box and Vie with
Bulgcr in telling Negro stories
and in letting out bellows OF
laughter al their own jokes
was practically an eyewlt-
ness 20 Cobbs rise To fame
And in passing. | would like
10 repeat what | have often
SAID. that Cobb was one OF our
greatest newspaper reporters IN
a great newspaper era. though
his Park Row fame was long
ohscured 10y his literary ri-
umphS.
EVEN after he was a e.g guy
IL in a more effete circle than
ours NJ maintained his aSsocia-
ton with the baseball crowd.
long time He was one of
number Of US who acquired
pot-bellicd old boat in which
we voyaged out of Seaford on
Long Island, fishing in the
Sound in summer and shooting
shore birds in the fall and
ducks and geese in winter.
He seemed 10 have an abSo-
lutely ineXhaustible fund OF
stories nrvpr knew Cobb 10
-r1rrTvdTfdt1fc- for Il hunting
trip and ! do not think IL was
because Of any great love of
the chase | think II was be-
cause he en- ioyed male compan-
ionShip and the life Of the
camps.
He was al his best in boots
and canvas clothing before a
roaring fire in the woods sur
rounded by hairy-chested guys
who could eat and drink in
quantity.
EATING and talking were his
IL hobbies then. | saw little
Of him after he left New York
for California Years ago and he
may have changed.
We used to 20 too or long
hunting trips into Nova Scotia
after moose but we agreed that
the quarry looked too sad to
make this pursuit any fun. Then
our baseball coterie acquired a
shooting preserve in Georgia not
far lraf44- R.rl.nSuicllli, called De-
Verhall where Cobb was always
the center or attraction during
his SninurpSr-
He liked il best there when
Uncle Wilbert Robinson and Joe
l<t-ffiiy tf-oirf Baltimore ORR
oleS, were there, and Babe Ruth
and Boze Bulger and Bill Nc
Beth and Cap Hilton and Bill
Mcclellan and Frank Stevens.
Like the great English writer
Of humorous short stories, w.
w. Jacobs, Cobb was a master
of the semi-horror story when-
ever he wished 10 exert that
talent. "FiShhead," in my opin-
ion, is n classic. yet Lorimer
would not buy il for the Post
because Of its grueSomeneSs and
Cobb's old pal. Bob Davis. fl
nally took il over for one of the
Munsey magazines.
Copyright. 1874, by Kiug Features
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
DEAR BOSS:

WTtttnR.
DEAR BOSS:
THE other day during a talk
Il fest in the air raid shelter
(so-called). the subject of CT
slang came up. Pvt. Stafford
(another Detroiter- SO I'm par
tial 10 his opinion) recalled that
since our coming to the battery
a lot of odd expressions had
become a part Of the daily lam
guage.
For instance. when you're
passing buddy and he's having
an unhappy time with hts fffHd-
coated blankets or his erratlc
razor, you're likely to say:
"Livin' like a Lor-r-r-d."
The term isn't any too gen.
eral. different outfits have diff
ferent pets that they sort of
incorporate into a private lam
gHage.
Another Of ours is:
"Oh my Back. my poor Back"
I imagine this sounds pretty
silly to you. but when one of the
boys screams this you can be
pretty sure that he's mad about
something and not seeking
spinal aid
Whenever anything particu-
larly unexpected and sudden
happens. ike losing the paSsen-
ger in the rear of the jeep. or
nearly catching a shell in your
lap. the guys are apt TO say,
ironically;
where can you beat it,"
And. OF course. 10 these little
local expressions can be added
Italy fayorites. which every one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
Connolly Answers

i-Cb). 2-(b). 3-(a) 4-(c).
20 5--tb). 6--ta) Nimitz; CHI
Spruance tc) Turner, I'D
Hoover (e) Fletcher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
Answer 90 Question No. l

II costs SIS more 10 clothe
g1rf up 20 aEr-fiSe ttt1r first
few months the cost is about
the same. as each use about the
same amount OF three-cornered
garments. etc But from then
on. statistician Louis ]. Dublin
shows, in a family with three
children and an income OF SZ,oDO
~ prewar prices, u should cost
S747 10 clothe a girl properly.
and only S672 TO keep a boys
anatomy from showing through.
Answer To Question No. .
William James said this 40
years ago when little was known
! about adult pSyChology--or any
psychology. for that matter. Bat
= thousands of experiments since
then have shown YOU can de-
Velop new mental habits-espe-
cially new attitudes-and learn
new things almost as easily at
60 or 70 as at IS or 20. Psychol-
ogist +. L. Thorndike, after sum-
ming up all these experiments,
concludes that the earning
ability Of persons. at least UP 10
45. is about the same as that of
persons is OF 10 years old. And
psychologist Irving Lorge has
shown that even Al age 30 YOU
can learn As well as ever II YOU
take more time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
ON THE SIDE

idea NJ what kind Of a pin-up
boy your mama preferred /.
There Will be harness racing at
Sstatoga Springs. N Y, this
summer. L like harness racing
as much as running racing. l
know Glenn Mccarthy will never
forgive Rie for this statement
but that's my story.
QUERIES from clients:
" @ Name the Chicago law
yer who has not lost case in
% years.
A-MiSter. you have me
stopped. / can hardly wait 10
hear the answer.
Q--What do you think OF a
husband who will not wear
wedding ring because he says
1t makes a man conspicuous"
A-Evidently a sensitive fell
lou feelings should be
respected. The point he brings
up is debatable. can't criticize
him as / don't wear a wedding
ring either.
Q-Do you remember T. Roy
Barnes in The Red Canary
Al missed that one but /
saw Mr.. Barnes make his first
New York appearance at Ham,
merstein's Music Hall. Man
haitian. Barnes was one of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

EDITORS NOTE This 10
from one of the SIS who have
rome into ssrUies from the
Times editorial department. The
UritsT. Pot. Sheru1on T. Gross,
who wos IN Itoly at the time Of
writing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

OUR soldiers are suffering
~ more from lnfeStation than
the civilian population And n
r. v f-fE4F tttfft-1ttt-ft TIT tt7t-
sanitary corps.
The head louise is a short
aaHk-inseet. arfd=ffias charge
protective colorIng matching us
host The hreWn- oval eye -sfa-
deposited on the hair half an
inch from tho roots Each ie-
male can lay around 600 eggs
in the 80 DAYS Of her adult hfe.
Treatment Wash the head
and hair thoroughly with
mixture Of equal parts Of sweet
oil, kerosene and vinegar Stay
away from open flames Wrap
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14

T'HE First Nights: OF which
Il the week had none. The
current season is one Of the
wackleSt on record. CraZicr Than
some of the shows, but not
much
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-14
BETTER HEALTH
BY DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING

TNS column by the very ma
n tue of the field which II
covers does not deal with polite
subjects
We mako no apologies, there
fore for dealing with nfesta-
ton with lice. the more so
since war conditions have
caused such an increase Of such
infeStation that two state
hedftn commissioners nave de-
voted especial attention 20
warnings.
Three species Of lice !nfeSt
man. the head louise. the heay
louise, and the pubicc, or crab
louise They arc quite distinct
in appearance and habits. each
one sticking pretty closely 10
his own geographic territory.
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Detroit Times Rationing Timetable
Protested FOODS

PROGRESSED FOODS
Green X. l., Invalid through March
20
Blue As. rs. CO, ia and E-s-
Valid through May 20.
e MEATS. CHEESE. FATS
Brown v and - valid through
March 20
Rrd t-s. rs, C.s. D-s, E-S and F-s
valid through May 20.
Lard Ration free through March 81.
One IN. salvage fat, good for cents
ana two meat ration points.
SUGAR
stamp 80. No. 4 BOok--5 los Valid
Indefinitely
stamp 80, NJ. 4 Book--5 lbs. for
canning through Feb. 2s. 1ef5.