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Evening star., 1945-02-19
An Appeal for Help,

There Is Self-evident merit in the
War Labor Boards appeal to man
agement and labor to make a greater
effort to settle their own disputes.
With more than 5000 undecided
cases on its docket, the board is
some twenty weeks behind in It's
work. 1t needs help from the parties
to industrial disputes, and Chairman
Davis, in appealing to them, says
that labor and management may
find that they have surrendered
their liberty by asking the board to
settle every issue between them"
This may be correct as far as 1t goes.
But 1t overlooks the point that the
boards own policies encourage the
condition of which it complains.
Last month the Shipbuilding Com
mission, an agency of the board,
reluctantly decided a multitude of
issues presented in the Federal Ship
building case. No real effort had
been made to settle the issues
through collective bargaining. The
union, according to the commission,
"scraped the bottom of the barrel"
to present number of demands
which 1t knew would never be
granted, but which nevertheless were
pressed to final decision, and the
employer, in turn, refused to con-
cede anything, even rejecting de-
mands which the commission was
certain to grant. This case was rep
resentative of the rule rather than
the exception, and it was by-prod-
uct OF the not unwarranted belief
that unions have everything to gain
and nothing to lose by carrying a
dispute to the board for final de-
cision rather than settle it in the
give-and-take process of collective
bargaining.
AS matters stand, union represent
atives know that what might be
called their minimum demands will
be granted by the board. Employers
know this, too. The uncertainty lies
in the realm of the so-called fringe
demands, and the tendency OF the
board has been to lean toward the
unions IN passing on them. While
this continues to be the policy, union
officials may be expected to carry
all of their demands to the board for
final ruling and Mr.. Davis appeal
will go largely unheeded.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
This and That
Bu Charles E. Trace1uell.

Ten male cardinals, with their mates,
making 20 in all. If our addition is cor
rect. which it often isn't. come to the
feeding station beneath the maple every
evening at Sis o'clock.
No train could arrive more on time.
and this is because fresh food, the kind
they particularly like, is put out for
them. Sunfiower seed and peanut hearts
win them every time.
1t Is a sight to see the 10 bold red
birds, and their more sedate mates, fly
into the shrubbery, and thence to the
ground.
Some of the seed is put in the feeder,
the rest of 1t on the ground beneath
the tree. This gives them all a chance,
especially If a squirrel comes to the
feast, too.
At times all 10 males will fly up into
a lilac together.
1t is as If the bush suddenly were Lit
up. Word pictures of tropical bushes
come to mind. Now and then the car
dinals arrange themselves symmetri-
cally, so that the bush gives the OBJ
server an idea Of Christmas tree.
Lilacs and other shrubs are not much
to look at, perhaps, without their leaves,
but when the cardinals get in them
they become transformed.
This Is a good time of year to look
over both trees and shrubs. 1t is pos
sible to see them in their real form,
naked, without their covering.
Trees, in particular. have their own
beauty unadorned. 1t. is now or never,
If one wants to see what big tree really
looks like.
After one gets used to looking at trees
in this way, there never will be time
of the year when he forgets them. Too
often even ardent lovers of the outdoors
fail to think of trees. But they are too
mighty, too much with us, and too
pleasantly, in most instances, for them to
be forgotten this way. 1t is our fault,
even in times of stress, If we fail to
look at the trees. It is easy just to
accept them, as we go along, but if we
do we miss great deal. It is as when
some friend, flushed with reading
new book, advises us to read it. He
urges it, he hopes we will read it-but
he does not compel us to. He merely
urges us. If we do not read it, he does
not become angry. It is just our loss,
that is all.
So with the trees.
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If we fail to notice them, in winter,
when all their leaves are gone, we miss
something. We have lost something we
might as well have had
Oaks hold their leaves, of course, until
the old ones are pushed of by the new.
Most deciduous trees are bare, and so
offer their plan Of growth to the quest
tioning eye.
It is not right, to question so much
with the tongue, and not to question
with the eye.
Ten cardinals and their mates would
attract the attention of any observer.
These birds like to feed best early and
late.
They are the first birds to come to a
feeding station in the morning, and the
last in the evening.
Advantage should be taken of this
natural fact to put out something they
love
Sparrows and others begin to leave,
this month, about $50 O'Clock In the
evening.
This leaves plenty Of light for the
cardinals. Even most Of the squirrels
have gone by this time.
The group of 20 birds is about the
most friendly We ever have had. There
Is very little pursuing Of each other,
even the iordly males permitting the
women folk 70 ct at leisure.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Neiehbors Grateful
From the salina Journal.

from the sauna Joufnal 49,
Radio manufacturers, counseling house,
wives on the care Of aging radios, cat-
ton: Don't keep radio volume tuned
high. Excessive vibration throws your
radio on delicate balance and causes
the tubes to loosen"
The neighbors will thank the manu-
facturers for that effort.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Letters to The Star
Remembers Poet Walt Mason's
Observations on Voteless District

Observations on Voteless District
To the Editor Of The Star:
This poem, written at my request In
1919, appeared throughout the country
in all the papers which carried the late
Walt Masons syndicate feature:
I'm Washington men pay their taxes
on motor cars and battle axes, on stately
homes with all their splendors, on turni-
ture AND pink suspenders. The burden
ever greater wakes; there's no variety
of taxes that doesn't hit the stricken
city and make 1t look around for pity.
And Washington would dig the money
and wear smile serene and sunny, and
show host of cheerful faces, II she
could vote like other places. But Uncle
Sam, he says, No. never! Let the dig
ging be your endeavor, and do not
knock, with busy mallet, because you
can not have the ballot. You should be
glad to dig the Doodle, and whoop
around for Yankee Doodle, sound 10y
atty to me denoting, without q bug
house wish for voting From Wash
ington men 60 to battle, where mortars
POp diAu cdpCAS 4dGtACS tIlcy W, 1TOlu
shanty and from manor, and wave aloft
our Spangled Banner, and offer all
they have for freedom, and when they
60 we cry. God speed 'em!' When they
come back. their laurels toting, and ask
to do their share Of voting, We say,
Gee whiz! Such talk Is treasonl Now
boys, ask anything in reason. and you
will not be rendered goatless-but
Washington is always voteless!'"
What Walt Mason had to say then
applies with equal df not additionaD
force today.
On the counts Of nteracy. population,
contribution to the Federal Treasury
(taxes) and defense Of country, think
the District Of Columbia will outweigh
several Of our States added together.
A powerful argument for the vote!
Taxation without representation still
is tyranny!
YDcUr,ry
Evening star., 1945-02-19
Disagrees With Baptists

To the Editor Of The Star:
It is regrettable that the Southern
Baptist Convention should protest our
diplomatic relations with the Vatican.
Believe me, there Is no religious con-
sideration In the matter, whatsoever!
President Roosevelt Is fortunate
enough to have the simple intelligence
and business acumen to know that the
Pope heads : closely knit global or
ganization through which he has :
finger on the pulse Of events through
out the world that are exceedingly im-
portant factors In the welfars Of our
country. !. y.
Evening star., 1945-02-19
This Changing World
By Consfanfine Brown

A strong counteroifensi in the east
probably the last Of the wars ex-
pected by military observers to be
launched by the Germans this month.
The German high command for three
weeks Is said to have been rushing
troops and armor from the western
front, Italy and whatever points they
had available frst-class forces. I'M
favorable weather and the still excellent
means of communications have permit
ted such large troop movements.
The Allied aviation, which has been
helping the Russians, was able to hit
fixed targets such as cities and indus
trial centers It was not able, however,
to smash the Na1 lines OF communica-
tions.
It is generally expected that the big
thaw on the eastern front will set in
this month. This win seriously handi-
cap the Red armies in receiving the
necessary, quantities Of supplies while
the Germans can operate more easily
because Of the eficient autobahns con-
Meeting concentration points with the
regions chosen for the counteroff ensive
The decisions reached at Yalta are
believed here to have convinced even
those German generals who thought
they could expect leniency from the
Allies by dropping Hitler that they
were mistaken.
4
A substantial number Of German
commanders considered q surrender to
Russia possible through the good offices
OF their colleagues in the Free Germany
Committee in Moscow. All these hopes
have been now abandoned and according
to latest reports the German high COM
mand is girding itself once more to
nght to the bitter end
Hitler has only limited means as far
as long war is concerned; but there
seems to be no question that the Wehr-
macht still has some teeth with which
It can infiict some nasty bites.
There seems to be no doubt In the
minds of the German military and
civilian leaders that the Reich is doomed
and that all they can hope for is to
Evening star., 1945-02-19
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Terror Bombing

; MONDAY, February IS. 1s45
Evening star., 1945-10-16
TO CLEAN FURNITURE
HALLOWEEN GAMES?

From Mrs. G. H. M, Bethesdd.D
Would greatly appreciate hearing
from any of your readers who might
know of some Halloween games to
be played at teen-age party.
Evening star., 1945-10-16
Readers Clearing House

freezing. One square of chocolate
may be melted in the milk.
For the lady who requested recipe
for Swiss steak, the following is a
recipe a neighbor gave me and
which we like very much:
Pound a thick round steak with
the edge of saucer until the fibers
are we'll broken. Salt and pepper
and slice about half of a large
Spanish onion on top of one side,
sprinkle generously with -four and
pound into steak with saucer. Do
the same with other side of steak
and brown we'll on both sides in hot
fat.
Sauce: One can tomatoes, Il bay
leaf, bud garlic cut very fine, or
8 whole cloves, " teaspoon sugar,
teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
Heat and pour over steak. Simmer
until steak can be cut with fork
about IL to 2 hours. The sauce
can also be used on mashed potatoes
or rice. This may seem like a lot
OF trouble but it's worth 1t.
Angel Food Cake: One and "
cups egg whites, Ia teaspoons cream
OF tartar. u teaspoon salt, III cups
sugar, l teaspoon f1avoring Il use
q teaspoon vanilla and "a teaspoon
almond, cup sifted cake -four.
Sift l cup sugar twice, sift other
u cup sugar with -four three times.
Have everything ready before start
ing so the cake will not be over
beaten. Beat egg whites until frothy,
add salt and cream of tartar and
beat until egg whites hold a peak
but no longer. Add sugar gradually
then fiavoring and last -four mix
ture. Pour into tube pan Gun
creased, run knife around batter in
three circles and bake in a 325-de-
gree oven 60-65 minutes. Turn pan
upside down on rack until cool and
cut out of pan. Ice with favorite
icing.
! usually use the egg yolks in a
yellow sponge cake. If I don't need
both cakes I sometimes give half of
each to my mother.
Egg Yolk Sponge Cake: Six egg
yolks, l cup sugar IA cups pastry
flour, 4 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons
baking powder, "a cup hot water, /
teaspoon f1avoring Il use half vanilla
and half lemon).
Beat egg yolks until thick. Add
sifted sugar and continue beating.
Sift together -four, baking powder
and salt, and add alternately with
hot water, continue beating until
thoroughly blended. Add flavoring.
Pour in an ungreased tube pan and
bake in a 320-degree oven for one
hour. If l have no other use for
the egg yolks. put in all that were
left from the angel food. Both
cakes will cook in 325-degree oven,
Evening star., 1945-10-16
BY Peggy Roberts

Christmas comes but once a year
md also brings the cold weather
This certainly is a practical and
easy to crochet gift. Pattern enve-
lope contains complete easy-to-reao
and easy-to-follow directions for the
above.
Our 60-page multicolored book OF
Needle Arts, containing five free pat
terms, and many other suggestion
for dressing up your home and your
self Is now available. Send your re-
quest for this book to the address
listed below, inclosing 90 cents in
coins to cover the cost and mailing
charges.
Send Is cents (coin) for Pattern
No. R1849 to Needle Arts Depart
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Box 172, Station D, New York 8, N
Y. Please include your postal zone
number.
Evening star., 1945-10-16

cerning matters that in nowise had
to do with their husbands, and
which the husbands had no desire
to know.
Somehow women feel that they
can atone for their pasts and justify
their failures by telling their hus-
bands about them; whereas the
only effect is to shake their hus-
bands respect for them, give them
cause for jealousy and make them
think they got gypped in marriage
Wise is the woman who keeps silent
about her mistakes and only calls
her husbands attention to her sue
cesseS.
But the worst error that women's
love of talking, and their lack of
realization of the harm it can do
leads them into is their telling all
of their family troubles to the
neighbors. And the terrible irony OF
the situation is that the women who
are wrecking their homes with their
tongues don't mean what they say
They are just complaining because
they are miffed about something
or because they want to be SYM
pathized with. And it doesn't occur
to them that they are doing those
they love deadlier wrong than
their worst enemy could devise.
Many a man has the door of op-
portunity shut in his face because
his wife is always talking about
what a poor businessman he is
Many boy and girl have their
regulations blasted by mother tell
ing how late they stay out at night
and that she can't do a thing with
them. And mother doesn't mean
a word of what she says. She is just
talking.
| What pity we don't consider
what we are going to say before
we say i'll
Evening star., 1945-10-16
Dorothy Dix Says

Inasmuch as the feminine is the
laxative sex, it is pity that wom-
en- have so little realization of the
effect of the spoken word. Many
have. of course, and use it as eau
tiously as they would a hand gre
made, but the great majority of
them just babble along and let the
consequences fall where they may.
Taking them, by and large, wom-
en- regard talking as an innocent
and innocuous parlor pastime, and
1t never even occurs to them that
any one is going to take seriously
what they say, or that the little It'd
bit of spicy news that they have
related Is going to be a bomb that
will blow home into atoms.
1t is the general belief that wom-
ems gossip is founded on malice and
all uncharitableness, but this is sell
dom the case. Oftener it is just
plain stupidity, the failure to ap-
preciate the danger there is in in
discreet talk. coupled with the
feminine inability to keep silent.
You see this proven by the fact
that almost every woman who gets
talked about" as the phrase goes
started the scandal on herself. She
did something wrong or foolish OF
which no one would even have sus-
pected her If she had kept silent
But she couldn't do it. She had
to tell 1t to her best friend and
her best friend had to tell it to her
best friend. and on ad infinitum
II, as has been said, our sins find
us out, with women it is generally
because they pointed them out with
their tongues.
Tied up with this is womens
mania for confessions which breaks
up so many marriages that would
have been happy and successful If
only the wives had kept silent con-
Evening star., 1945-10-16
'Shop>Happy'
Photograph By Hal ReifY.
By Dorothy Bihiman'

odor Of Its own, but not an unpleas-
ant one. 1t comes in two sizes.
UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTE
LY SOLD" on the all-purpose
cleaner you've been using, fall
housecleaning is the time to expert
ment with a new one. How about
trying a cleaner that you dissolve
in water? 1t softens the water and
chases dirt and stains from painted
woodwork, rugs, floors, clothes,
dishes and silverware.
HOW ABOUT luxurious pillow
for a member of the "safety-pin" "
set? Covered in pink and blue rayon
satin these pilows are filled with
soft cotton combers. Older sister
also might like several of these
pillows, to dress up with fancy cases
and arrange attractively on her bed
as decoration.
COME REALLY COLD Wealth
Err we have notion you'll be inter-
ested in pair of slumber sox. These
pretties, practical as we'll as attrac-
tive. can also be worn while loung-
ing to keep your toes warm. Made
of cotton and wool mixture and
topped with a wool frou-frou cuff
they come in several pastel shades.
Evening star., 1945-10-16

1T SEEMS THAT, other than be-
ing an excellent gift for a child,
modelling clay is versatile and per-
forms chores far afield from It's
original purpose of providing crea-
tive work for small idle hands.
Luminous" clay is a new note.
From the child's standpoint
1t Is more fun to work with.
for it makes ordinary clay figures
more lifelike. They can use ordi-
nary clay to mold the figures, then
use the luminous material for the
eyes. But let's get on to the more
adult uses for this clay. If you do
not have a glass or wire holder for
artificial flowers, small ball of the
stun Will serve nicely as a holder.
Moreover, 1t makes a good pin cush-
ion, for the Oil content keeps the
pin or needle points from rusting.
Did you ever think to use the prod
uct as a stopper or crown cap for
bottles? Try 1t some time, it really
works. It's also good silver polish
er. The tarnished piece is rubbed
with small bit of clay, then washed
in hot, sudsy water, rinsed and dried.
The Office worker will find a piece
handy for cleaning type on her type
writer. just form 1t into ball the
size OF walnut, press down on the
typewriter keys and when you pull
up the clay, with it will come un-
wanted ink, lint and dust. Although
really plaything, box of this clay
should be included as a household
necessity, for it has many us 5 be-
sides those listed above. A box may
be purchased for a small cost.
ONE OF THE MOST EMBAR-
RAISING things that can happen
to a housewife is the arrival of un-
expected guests when the house is in
complete disorder. 1t is just as en-
barrassing for them to be greeted
by unpleasant cooking ordors. Some
times there's no way to avoid the
disorderly appearance, but the odors
can be eliminated If you'll Just keep
bottle of special liquid open at
all times. This liquid has decided
Evening star., 1945-10-16
About Beauty

There's news in lipsticks, too. OF
late several cosmetic companies
have brought out new bright, bright
reds that make startling exclamaS
tion points to your lighter 1all
makeup. One of the best is q blaz-
ing new temptress shade named 1or
the apple that lured the first Eve
a shade calculated to help any moo
ern Eve look more lureful. The iip-
stick itself is one that has become
favorite. for It's rich creamy quail
ity. for the ease with which 1t goes
on and its reassuring staying power.
There's a nail polish to match-to
add a twin dash of alluring RED 10
your personal kodachrome.
For those who prefer their lip
sticks on the darker, more suitry
side, there's another new tone-tnls
one among the prettiest dark SHADES
that ever CLOSED a pair OF lips. It's
the kind of color that makes blue
eyes seem bluer and dark eyes hash
sparks. Keyed to it are a brace OF
makeup indispensables-dry rouge,
famous liquid foundation and a
blush-beige shade of powder In
handsome glass jar.
Newest idea in cosmetics Is
wardrobe of lipsticks-and a good
idea, too It's a fiat oblong felt case
holding four full-sized lipsticks in
colors especially selected for differ
ent color types-i. E., brunette, blond,
red head. etc. With each case you
get a. color chart designed for your
individual color type-a chart that
tells you simply and explicitly the
colors in clothes and cosmetics that
do the most for you A good idea for
tidying handbag, too.
Live and learn department.
Gladys Swarthout, comely star OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company,
finds her, culinary stage most CO.
operative to her routine for beauty,
on which score she rates higher
than most. For example, her favorite
facial astringent is ice cold cucum-
ber juice made by peeling and grat-
ing large fresh cucumber. The trick
is to apply the juice-iced-to the
face after a careful oil cleansing
for a S o'clock pickup. And If you
feel the need of facial at time,
for example, when the lack of sleep
begins to show, you might try Miss
SWarthout's homemade face pack,
compounded of oatmeal, white Of egg
and milk. If it has in any way
contributed to this diva's good looks,
we'd say it must be all right,
Evening star., 1945-10-16
BLEACHING OLD LACEp

From Miss NJ. E. S., Washington J
l have several very fine hand
made lace handkerchiefs that have
become yellow with age. I was
wondering If any of the readers
would know how to bleach them
without injuring the fabric.
Evening star., 1945-10-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information sent in by the fol-
lo,0ino has been forwarded to the
readers for ,ohom it was in
tended:
Mrs. w. E. B., Bethesda: Mrs.
W. B. D., Mrs. W. A. F., Mrs.
c. B. H., Arlington, Mrs. E. A.
S., Mrs. J. A. B., B. X. K, Wash
ington.
Our thanks to these readers,
phose contributions pere similar
to Others previously received:
Mrs. T. o. M, Falls Church:
Mrs. w. H. K. Mount Rainier:
Mrs. r. N. R., jr.;: Mrs. J. M. j..
Arlington; Mrs. d. c., Mrs. D.
F. w, WASHINGTON.
***
CRUMB CAKE.
From E. v. NICK, Brentwood. Md.
For Mrs. H. N. T, Washington
Crumb Cake: Two 9-inch cake pan.
Three cups sifted -four, 2 cups su
gar, tablespoons shortening.
Mix together, then take out scan
cupful. Put in bowl and add l ia
blespoon butter, teaspoon CHINA
mon and pinch salt. Set aside 70
crumbs.
To the remainder of first mixtur
add l egg. teaspoons baking DOW
der. u cups milk, u teaspoon sal
and / teaspoon almond or vanill
f1avoring. Mix slightly, to leav
small humps.
Turn into two 9-inch cake pan
(or one large PAM which have bee
creased and Toured. Spread crumt
on top and bake 20 or Is minute
in oven at $50 degrees.
Evening star., 1945-10-16

In the beauty balm department
there's good news in an iridescent
pink satiny all-purpose lotion which
appears to do everything but mind
the baby. A fine allover body un-
guent that provides soothing vel
vety softness after the bath, it'll do
a good special job, too, on those
oft-forgotten points in a beauty
routine-elbows, ankle bones and
heels. And II rough chapped hands
Evening star., 1945-10-16

Soft gathers on the side give the
popular nipped-in feeling to the
blouse of this versatile and becom-
ing two-piecer. Make it in an all
over floral print and add interesting
flower shaped buttons.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1886 is
designed for sizes IL, IA, Is, 1S, 20,
40 and 42. Size IA, short sleeves,
takes 3as yards of 39-inch material.
For this pattern, send 20 cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box 80, Station G, New York 10,
N. Y.
Send today for your copy of the
new fall and winter catalogue.
You'll find it a complete and de-
pendable guide in planning your
winter wardrobe. Price 10 cents.
Evening star., 1945-10-16

odor Of Its own, but not an unpleas-
ant one. 1t comes in two sizes.
Evening star., 1945-10-16

BLENDING FUR?
From D. E. P, ChepN Chase.)
I would appreciate it If some one
could give information OF blending
fur, What is used and how it is
applied.