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Evening star., 1944-08-27
Forced down behind the
enemy lines! A story of
great courage and great
love in a war-tOrn land

TIVE SIGNAL to take off flashed, and Bob
Waynes plane lifted from the earth. Right
and left of him the fighters swarned upward.
he in the midst Then like a flock of birds
they few together over the Chinese hills.
Hour after hour Bob drove his plane at
top speed through the clear sunny air. The
engine was snarling, but he pressed it harder
still. Time and again he had done this, fight
upon fight, and every time his mind repeated
her name as it did now - Helen - Helen -
Helen. 1t kept ringing in his mind like a song
Two more such missions; then he'd get his
furlough home and they'd be married.
From behind the hills, out of an ambush
somewhere, three japanese Zeros burst up
ward at him. As they closed in, he scarcely
had time to warm up his fixed guns with
few short bursts before he was locked in wild
combat. The other American planes were out
of sight, lost in the hills that rolled eastward.
He was alone with the enemy.
He KEPT in whirlwind of action - dodg-
ing, dropping swerving, firing. He hit one of
the planes, saw it twisting downward in
blaze.
II told you so"' he shouted to nobody.
Now it was only two Japs against one Ameri-
can as good as even.
long burst from his guns knitted the tail
section of second Zero. 1t did not blaze
Immediately, but began to lose altitude, and
its nose went into mad, diving spiral. He
saw the third one waver, poised in the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-14

NI68ER 6OQTS
the Dutch go about in wooden
shoes as a national habit. The
truth is that almost all Dutch folk
in cities wear leather shoes, as do
many persons in villages and on
farms. While I was in Holland I
had to search around to find wooden
shoes being worn. I found two fish,
ing villages where most of the peo-
pie wore wooden shoes. but such
foot coverings are not very common
in Holland in general.
In England we fail to find wooden
shoes, but there are persons in the
Midlands of England who wear
clogs These are shoes with wooden
soles but leather "uppers." The use
of clogs is an old custom in the CEN
trail part of the country and is not
a result of the war.
When some one speaks of boots"
we are apt to think of rubber boots.
Leather boots, however. were made
long before rubber was discovered.
A boot is simply an overgrown shoe
with an upper which goes UP to
the knee or good part of the way
there.
Our most popular shoes for men
are "Oxfords," or at least shoes of
the old Oxford type. Well do I re-
member the shoes which were COM
mon for both boys and men during
my youth. These shoes reached
about an inch above the ankle and
had to be laced up or buttoned up.
The hardest ones to put on we're
those with buttons and the old but
tonhook had to be put into use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-14
Uncle Roy's Corner

Ladies of today who wear OPEN
toed shoes may suppose they have
something modern" but old Henry
VIII wore them long ago.
That English King, portly man
who lived four centuries past, put
on "slashed" shoes when he went
forth to walk. These shoes gave his
feet a bit of extra room and 1t lis
suggested that they saved him from
getting corns or bunions.
We might go back even farther.
Sandals are open-toed shoes of q
sort, with openings in other places
as well as about the toes. Several
thousand years have gone by since
the first sandals we're worn and
they remain in use to this time. In
the Orient they are the common
footwear of millions of people.
The old stories of Holland have
given many persons the idea that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-14

If the final contract causes lifted
Eyebrows we cannot help it. Bridge
players are not perfect and will oc-
|casionally get to small slam when
they are off the ace and king of
trumps. A fine player may still see
chances to swindle his opponents out
of their tricks even on such a SEEM
ingly hopeless contract.
The declarer in today's hand was
such a player. The heart ten was
opened and the king won in dummy.
The spade queen was Immediately
led from dummy.
This lead offered the only reason
able chance to make the contract,
and, in fact, any other lead could be
marked incorrect. The player in
East's position could actually be for
given for covering with the spade
king. If Souths spade holding had
been A-J-9-x-x, the queen would
have been the proper lead from
dummy and East would have had to
cover to protect whatever chance he
had of making spade trick later.
So East put the king on the queen
and Vests ace had to take the trick.
The rest of the play was simple.
1t was obvious that West had no
more spades or he would not have
played the ace. So on a club lead
by West, dummy's queen was played
and a small spade led. South
| f1nessed the nine and then drew the
last outstanding trump with the
jack. The rest of his cards were
then high.
| X X
Yesterday you were Theodore
Lightner's partner and, with neither
lside vulnerable. you held:
ASS
2J10742
AKJ5
&AQ
The bidding:
You Schenken Lightner Jacoby
I1V Pass az Pass
Answer-Four hearts. In spite of
your power in the minor suits you
! have not enough to push the bid
ding. 1t looks as if heart loser
and plain suit loser can be the
best you may expect
Score 100 per cent for four hearts,
10 per cent for four diamonds, 40
lper cent for four clubs.
| Question No. 1871.
To-day you are Howard Schenken's
partner and, with both sides vul-
inerable, you hold:
A.J532
1852
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&K10952
The bidding:
Jacoby Schenken Lightner You
10 Dbl Pass (?)
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
released By the Bell Syndicate. IncJ
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o Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
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And Many Others,
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stitution, on Mall, 9 am to 4:30
pm. daily through Sunday. Closed
today.
District area artists Christmas
exhibition, Phillips Memorial Gal
lery, II am. to pm. Tuesday
through Saturday, and to 7 pm.
Sunday. Closed today.
French prints and drawings OF
the 18th century, National Gallery
of Art. 10 am. to pm. weekdays,
2 to 10 pm. Sunday through Janu-
ary a. 1945. Closed today.
PENNSYLVANIA Society of Miniature
Painters 43d exhibition, National
Collection of Fine Arts, Natural
History Building, Smithsonian In
stitution, Constitution avenue az
Tenth NV, 9 m. to 4:30 pm. daily
through January IA, 1945. Closed
today
Christmas poinsettia display, Bo-
tanic Garden, First and Maryland
avenue NV, 9 am. to 4 pm. daily
through Sunday.
Artists Christmas cards exhibit,
National Museum, Smithsonian In
stitution, division of graphic arts,
on Mall, am. to 4:30 pm. daily
through January IA, 1945. Closed
today.
Society of Washington Artists
Saith annual exhibition through
January IT, 1945, and Miniature
Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
Society of Washington 18th annual
exhibition, Cocoran Art Gallery,
noon to 4:30 pm. Monday; 9 am.
to 4:30 pm. Tuesday through Sat-
urday, and to 5 pm. Sunday.
Closed today.
LUNCHEONs.
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1890 pm. tomorrow. Members and
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Hotel Statler, 1915 tomorrow. Men,
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FOR SERVICEMEN.
Stage Door Canteen, Belasco
Theater, tonight: Open o'clock.
Dance, USO Club, 1911 H street
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OFFICERS.
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Evening star., 1944-12-25

mean that the non-Indian fishermen
or cannery operators would be de-
prived Of the opportunity to fish in
the waters that they are now fish,
ing in or to operate the canneries.
BY this mean that a decision up
holding the claims of the Indians
does not necessarily mean that
Alaska will be given back to the
Indians.
If the protests of the Indians are
upheld, it seems to me that the only
way that square deal for all con-
cerned-the Indians and the nom
Indians-can be achieved would be
through the payment of some rea-
sonable compensation to the Indians
in order that their rights would be
extinguished and, on the other hand,
the assuring to the fisheries and to
the non-Indian fishermen and can
merry operators the right to operate.
tReleased by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
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cause the Department Of the In
terror is charged with the handling
Of Indian affairs in Alaska.
UIpdian Tffyao land


terror is charged with the handling
Of Indian affairs in Alaska.
Indian Title" Land.
Perhaps I ought to recall the fact
that nearly all the land in the
United States was originally subject
to Indian title" and that the pur-
chase of rights of sovereignty over
various areas from Napoleon and
other sovereigns was not considered
to have wiped out the property
rights of Indian or white inhabi-
tants in these areas. The policy of
the Federal Government has always
been to negotiate with various In
dian groups to secure the cession to
the Federal Government of most of
the lands originally held under In
dian title" permitting the Indians
to reserve" certain lands for their
own use.
Against this background of basic
law and the traditional procedures
of the Federal Government, I was
confronted in 1910 and 1941 with a
number of protests from Indians in
Alaska against alleged violations of
their fishing rights
When confronted with these pro-
tests, I had three possible courses of
action. I could reject their protests,
could uphold their protests, or I
could hold hearings to determine the
validity of their claims.
To uphold or to reject these claims
of the Indians in summary fashion
seemed to me hardly the fair way to
handle them. Further, if I rejected
the claims of the Indians without
hearing, I think that this would con-
stitute an easily recognizable case of
Evening star., 1944-12-25
BY HAROLD L. ICKES,
Secretary Of the Interior.

secretary OF the Interior.
The controversy which is swirling
about the Alaskan policies of the
Department of the Interior Is rag
ing over the fundamental question
as to whether the people of Alaska
ALL the people-shall get square
deal.
1t is my purpose and it is that of
the Department of the Interior to
see to 1t that all the people of
Alaska the fishermen, the can
merry operators, the Indians, the
miners, the lumbermen, the farmers,
and even the potential residents of
that great territory-get a square
deal
The present controversy arose be-
cause some of the people of Alaska,
some citizens of the United States
Indians. as matter of fact
thought that they were not getting
Justice and protested to me.
These Indians protested to me be-
Evening star., 1944-12-25

/ Gnonfeasance, since under the law ]
was charged with protecting the
rights, II any. Of the Indians.
Decision After Hearings.
1t seemed to me that the only rea-
sonable course was to hold hearings
at which evidence could be presented
upon which decision could be rea-
sonably made as to who were the
rightful owners of the fishing rights.
I have proceeded along those lines.
To preside over the hearings, I
secured Judge Richard H. Hanna,
former chief justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico and man
familiar with Indian law,
AS a result of the hearings now
being held, the Indians of Alaska
either will be upheld in their claims
for the fishing rights or they will
not be upheld. In the latter case,
the troubles of the non-Indian
fishermen and cannery operators will
vanish into thin air. Even if the
claims of the Indians should be up
held, this would not necessarily
Evening star., 1944-12-25
Ickes Answers Critics
OF Alaska HEARINGS
In Fisheries Fight

The foHotDfng IS part OF an
editorial appearing in the Alaska
Weekly Which reDealS the reac-
ton toWdrd Secretary Tckes'
effort to gain control OF Alaskan
fShertes.)
"As we left the courtroom after
wearisome day of listening to
testimony and arguments of coun-
sci in connection with the effort
of the Department of the In
terror to take over Southeastern
Alaska for the benefit of the IN
dams, rather haggard looking
salmon Gamer said, 1--WE have no
time for working or planning. So
much of our time and energy is
taken up in fighting one branch of
the Government for survival that it
Is impossible to do a job for the
armed forces who so badly need our
product That, in a nutshell, is
the history of the salmon packing
industry since Harold Ickes man
aged to steal the Bureau of Fish
cries from the Department of Com
merce in his drive for czaristic
control of everything in Alaska
Evening star., 1944-12-25
'jufsie,' DR.. John Condor,
Stricken by Pneumonia
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Dr. John
r. (Jafsie) Condor, 84-year-old edu-
Gator who acted as intermediary in
an effort to solve the Lindbergh
baby kidnapping, has been confined
Evening star., 1944-12-25

to his hons here for the past 20
days following an attack Of pneu-
monia, member OF the family said
last night.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-07
An Ounce Of Prevention

A building contractor in large war produc-
ton center recently told of job on which his
men were putting the finishing touches when
fire struck and wiped out the entire structure
along with much valuable machinery and
equipment that had required months and
high priority rating to obtain. Time, material
and production had been irretrievably lost.
This contractor, after that bitter experience,
as well as the owners Of the property in ques-
tion will appreciate the advice contained in a
late bulletin of the National Board Of Fire
Underwriters discussing the problem of fire
prevention during construction. It states that
preventing fire might well be combined with
general safety work, and these, If not made the
sole duties of some individual, should at least
be the primary ones for which he gets paid
It then continues: 1.-The first step is to i'm
press upon the workers that this particular
Job is I be safe one. This can often be best
brought to their minds by posters and signs
Prohibition Of smoking may be necessary for
the entire Job, or only on certain parts of it.
Definite locations can be set aside for refuse
materials, and signs provided calling atten-
ton to them. Fire extinguishing equipment
should be distributed and attention called to
it's location.
Naturally such provisions as given above
are worthless unless there is some form of
enforcement Educational programs are of
great value, especially the education of fore
men and superintendent, but for the larger
Job the full responsibility for all preventive
work must be placed with one man. -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-07
A Breath of Spring

Spokesman in country after country have in
Dictated that their nations will turn toward total
government control of productive resources
after the war. There is only one thing left to
break the trend, if it is to be broken-the
opinion of the people themselves. In many
countries this is forlorn hope. But not so in
the United States. Here, our will to be free is
rooted strongly in the farmers of the country.
They are articulately opposed to any form of
government dctation, even when swaddled in
subsidies.
1t is as refreshing as a breath OF spring to
tall. to an American farmer He is not particu-
larry interested in intricate theories. He is not
afraid of anything, and he is prod of his right,
as free born American, to openly cuss the
President up one side and down the other, if
he so desires. No all-embracing government
PLAN of existence will work without support
OF the farmer. Therefore, there probably will
never be such plan in the United States. We
owe lot to the farmers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-07
The Need Continues

Military medical men have learned much
about the life-saving properties of blood plas-
ma since the war began. And one of the
lessons is that speed and quantity are often
OF highest Importance. BY newly developed
technique, many patients are now given four
bottles simultaneously, with plasma being fed
into both arms and both legs.
Plasma is also being packaged in quarts
rather than pint bottles now, for it has been
found that cases commonly require two or
three pints and some have required 10.
1t has been comforting to think that pint
OF our blood will save a soldiers or sailor
life. Perhaps 1t does sometimes, but we know
now that one pint often will not do the Job.
Blood donors have been admirably gener.
Gus, but the need is still great. These new
techniques are a reminder of that-and no
more reminder should be necessary.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-07
WITH THE AEF
Debunking ''Shellsh0ck"

! ton. There the division psychia-
trist, if successful, may salvage 81
| to so per cent Of these soldiers.
Sleep, rest, food and sedatlves
are the only curative tried. Each
station psychoneurot otto specialist
carefully screens tie patients in
order to separate the mild cases
from those more serious.
All this work is done within ar
tillery range - an important point
since artillery is enc of the biggest
contributing causes to exhaustion
cases.
Patients which the division doc
tors are unable 10 salvage" are
sent back to an army station, usu-
ally several miles beyond artillery
range and fairly quiet. Here the
same screening system and same
methods Of cure are tried again.
II will be noted that, by now,
about 80 per cent of the soldiers
already are back in the combat
line.
Most cases handled by the army
hospital never reach the combat
line again. However, almost every
one of these soldiers will return
to some sort of active duty.
AS soon as the doctors are sure
that it is impossible to salvage"
soldier for combat they put him
to work in some rear outfit. They
have learned that long hospitaliza-
ton, rest and treatment are the
worst possible way to handle such
cases. In the first place the SOL
der usually is ASSESSED with a
false sense of shame which mac
ton intensifies. As soon as he is
busy doing some obviously useful
work again, ne begins to recover
his perspective ard sense Of bal
ance and realizes that he is not
letting his comrades down.
Thus "exhaustior" records show
what "shellshock" records w r e
just beginning to show at the end
Of the last war-that it is quite
normal, ordinary result of physical
and mental overstrain which has
nothing to do with courage or lack
OF it and that like any other injury
or ailment most cf its cases are
durable.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-07
They're Hard to Fool

This was the year, the statisticians told
U.S. when the women voters could swing the
elections. Well they could and maybe
they couldn't. It would take nationwide
check of registration to tell But the very
threat of such possibility should heve shock?
ed the candidates into complete revision
of campaign strategy and tactics.
It didn't, of course. Electioneering followed
the old traditional pattern, and there's moth
ing to be done about it now. But wait till
next time, as the Brooklyn Dodger fans are
in the habit of saying. The women voters
will still be with us, and the wise otice-seeker
will start right now to build an entirely new
system Of political fences
So this Is going to be a little sermon to
them on how to win votes and influence wo-
men, or vice versa The text is taken from
the words of great and wise magician who
exclaimed why he refused to perform for an
exclusively feminine audience.
'"They don't want to be fooled" he said
''They sit there cold -bloodedly and try to see
how the trick is done. With an audience of
men I can raise cigaret to my lips with
NV right hand and make three moves with
NV left while I'm taking one puff But the
women just sit and stare at my left hand"
Now this we contend, is a great and fun.
damental truth which is true in politics as
well as magic. Politicians have ignored it
since the 18th Amendment was passed. But
the fact remains that women in general don't
want to be fooled.
They don't 20 for smoke screens. The old
mumbo-jumbo of name-calling and hah-truths
and pious protestations, which was old stuff
when Andy Jackson first went to the hustings,
doesn't confuse or divert the ladies worth
darn. They're inclined to keep their eye on
the hand that's doing the trick and ignore
the -swishing
The trouble is that men Gncluding politi-
cians) let themselves be fooled by women
as well as by magicians They're inclined to
dismiss women's political choices as another
example of womanly intuition. They forget that
on occasion this intuition is matter OF de-
Gliding on the basis Of fundamentals, while
the men are mistaking their own absorption
ing
They also tend to confuse diplomatic 81
lence maintained in the interest of domestic
with a wifely submission to the
lord and masters suggestions on how to vote.
The moral of this highly generalized ser
mon is pretty obvious: Let the next batch
Of candidates WOO the feminine voter by stick
ing to the issues and the record and laying
off the red herrings and rabbits pulled out
Of the hat. The candidates who do it best
may find themselves elected.
And in doing so they may raise political
to the adult level on which it
belongs.