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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11
Old Posters

Burns Mantle. dean of American
dramatic critics. has brought to-
gether in the most recent number
OF Pageant magazine a representa-
tive number of theatrical posters
which will delight the oldest genera
ton of readers. He entities the
collection Grandpa Remembers"
and the designation is apt-because
Grandpa certainly must and does.
One Of the fambouyant reproduce
lions was intended to bring out
audiences for the allegedly naughty
BLACK Crook" extravaganza and is
featured by a dancing blond in a
pink dress and black stockings with
CLOCKS" below the knees and ouan-
titles of white petticoats around
them. Another advertised 1.-THE Gay
Morning Glories ,Vaudevillers and
Burlesquers" and the model again
was blond and wore a large pink
picture" hat with black and white
ostrich plumes. "The Hotel Topsy
Turvy" was publicized by a third
poster, with two more blends and a
brunette dancing on and about a
cafe table with a verve not dis
coverable in modern night clubs.
Less provocative of critical reac-
ton perhaps was "one-sheet" for
"F'lorodora: The Successful Musical
Comedy by Owen Hall and Leslie
Stuart, depicting not the famous
Sextette but rather a prim young
lady and phrenologist, the latter
remarking that the former is en-
dowed with bump of affection"
comparable with a watermelon in
size.
j. But the posters which Grandpa
remembers best are those which
called attention to the thrills of the
great melodramas of the age. From
blue Jeans" was taken the hair
raising 'sawmill scene with the
villain in a red shirt just about to
saw in half surprisingly compla-
cent hero in brown pants and
spotless white blouse. Another gor-
geous example Of theater art of
contemporary vintage showed Will
liam Bonelli as can American Gen.
tleman" in the business OF tossing
into perdition Zeppo, a mustachioed
villain with wicked looking stiletto.
On "twenty-four sheet" for
"The Cherry Pickers" a big howitzer
was being fired at man chained to
a stone wall to the tune of Brother,
You Are Avenged"
Playgoers Of this modern era prob
ably would not be drawn to the box
Office by such endeavors, but. there
can be no question about the effec-
tiveness Of the posters on their fore
runners. Mr.. Mantle does not name
the artists responsible for the de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11

Of coming to his aid? or did the
high command actually decide that
1t would be to Japan's interest to let
the islands go more or less by de-
fault? And ii so, how reconcile that
with the obvious fact that the Philip
pines in our hands means the sever
ance OF the empires indispensable
life lines at sea?
Possibly all this is only a seeming
mystery and the Tokyo propagan-
dists are speaking the truth, or air.
ing plaintive wish, when they talk
OF coming COMPREHENSIVE against
us. In any event, with our flag al
ready flying In Manila. 1t is rather
late in the day for the japanese to
trysa comeback on Luzon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11

AL OF Us have heard appeals from
the Once Of Chief Of Chaplains for
ministers to serve with our armed
forces. Some Of our ships have sailed
with no ministers to serve our men
In the day Of their greatest need.
1t is amazing that every qualified
minister does not volunteer Are
we aware Of the kind of world we live
in and Of the opportunity of the
chaplain?
We have more than 100000
young men in military service. Soon
we shall have 100000. We have
suffered 100000 casualties. All these
were wounded or killed In lands far
removed from those they loved. Our
men in the service today are facing
LIES greatest tests, There hardly
can be another day when our SOL
diers will need and will welcome the
counsel Of the brother with q cross
on his shirt" as they do today.
Books written by chaplains and war
correspondents are unanimous in
their testimony. We too can see it.
Today, with its challenge. confronts
every young red-blooded preacher
with his one best chance to render
service to his fellows.
These soldier boys ARE our own.
They belong to our generation. They
are sons of our deacons, our elders
and the women Of our churches. How
are we to convince them that we
have real compassion and a readi-
ness to serve where the need Is
greatest. II we fail them as they
suffer in the scattered places of
? the world?
~ 4
My heart was moved by the re-
port Of Chaplain Eugene West, pub
Hshed in the religious journals dur
ing October. He related how in a
mountain cave in Italy he united the
hands Of brave German and stall
wart young American as through
death they crossed over into the hills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11

Of Virginia, he was ordained In 1871 and
was engaged in the main employ
ment Of his life from 1878. ''In his In
quiry into aboriginal languages, Gus
toms and traits" he pursued the work
not only in the field among the Indians
but took the novel course Of bringing
numerous delegations Of Indians to
Washington. where, through them, their
language might be made the subject Of
careful and extended stady." The tradi-
ton OF the Dorsey family In the field
OF what Huxley called organized COM
mon sense" still is carried ON by Harry
w. Dorsey. administrative assistant to
the secretary, identified with the Smith.
sonian Institution for Sc years, and his
brother, Nicholas w. Dorsey, connected
with the Smithsonian Institution from
1895 and It's treasurer from 1924 onward,
They are cousins Of the Rev. Mr..
Dorsey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11

Of peace. There have been many such
stories. They must kindle desire
In the hearts Of us all to share In
the military ministry.
We can make our best contribu-
ton to the postwar world by capt.
talizing our present opportunity. Our
boys are lonely, homesick, afraid.
The man of God and the church
who stands beside them will not be
forgotten. When our boys return,
there will be no other force COM
parable to them. For the sake Of
the future we dare not neglect them.
The experience of chaplain will
do much for the minister. Our people
would like to see in the pastorates of
the churches men who cannot hold
back In the face Of an emergency.
Many churches seeking ministers
will call the men who were with
their boys when they were wounded,
prayed with them while they were
dying. These chaplains will come
back with Gospel they have put to
the test. They will have knowledge
OF Christ intimate and personal such
as few of us hitherto have known.
The chaplains' work will call for
sacrifices. It involves risks. There is
danger where our chaplains go. But
our boys are there. If the chaplains
are there too, they may feel the
Great Presence even In the bitterest
battle. This may be bad time for
our seminaries to advertise large en-
rollments Of students for the min
istry. Some young preacher will have
an occasion to speak out against the
practices of our veterans in the days
to come. The sure answer will be:
Where were you during the WARP"
would not be misunderstood.
have the utmost respect for the
convictions and sincerity of the
Christian minister. Every one will
seek the position where he can serve
best, but let the call for chaplains
still ring in our ears!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11
Action Needed Now

V~tiVIl t\SSUSU NOW
The fourteen college and uni
versity heads who have written to
President Roosevelt advocating COM
pulsory postwar military training
place major emphasis on the need
for legislative action now. In this
they differ from twelve of their col
leagues who issued a statement sew
eral days ago urging that the de-
cision be postponed until after the
war. But the evidence is over
whelming in support of the belief
that the position of the fourteen
educators is the correct one.
The signers Of the letter to the
President are distinguished men
Charles Seymour of Yale, Karl T..
Compton of Massachusetts, Institute
Of Technology, Thomas S. Gates of
the University Of Pennsylvania and
Ernest M. Hopkins of Dartmouth, to
mention but few. 1t is their con-
sidered opinion that compulsory mil
itary training is necessary to an
adequate program of national de-
tense, and that "as a Nation we are
better able at this time to reach a
wise decision on this important mat
ter than we shall be after the war
is over, when again we shall be
lulled by false sense of security"
It can hardly be doubted that this
Is true. Our whole experience has
been that after war the American
people revert quickly to peacetime
routines. Following the last war we
strapped our naval building pro-
gram and starved the Army, with
consequences which became tragi-
cally apparent in the summer of 1910.
If the program for postwar training
should be shunted aside now to
await the peace, the virtual Ger
tainty is that it will never be adopted,
and this is the most compelling
argument for making our decision
now. If the country, with the price
OF unpreparedness SO clearly before
it, concludes that it does not want
a postwar training program, that
would end the matter. But the de-
cision ought not to be deferred until
after the war, when it will be easy
to forget the lessons that the expert
ence Of the past four years should
have taught us.
To adopt a compulsory training
plan now is not necessarily to be
saddled with it in perpetuity. If at
some future date an effective pro-
gram of collective security becomes
reality, it will be a simple matter
to discontinue our own national
preparations for defense, if that be
desirable. But the teachings of his
tory being what they are, we surely
cannot again take the risk of aban-
doning our own defenses in the mere
hope that some day, somehow, the
nations will perfect a formula for
the prevention of war. To do that
would be again to put in jeopardy
our national existence-to invite an
even more ominous return of that
deadly peril which confronted an
unprepared America after the fan of
France, and which has been sue
cessfully met only through a COM
bination of good fortune and ap-
palling sacrifice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11
A False Premise

Some fallacies die hard, and not
the least Of these is the notion that
no coercion is involved in telling a
man that he is free to work where
he is told to work or not to work at
all. In effect, this is like guarantee
ing him a sort of fifth freedom-the
freedom to starve if he is not willing
to take job selected for him.
The latest sponsor of this fallacy
is Ira Mosher, president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
Mr.. Mosher is opposed to the So
called "work-or Jail" bill, sponsored
by Representative May. In its stead.
he advocates legislation for the i'm
position of ceilings on the number Of
workers an employer can have.
thereby forcing some employers to
discharge workers who could be
hired elsewhere only through a job
referral system. eve prefer getting
manpower by voluntary recruiting
and controlled hiring" Mr.. Mosher
says. 1T puts the pressure on the
employer It doesn't force men into
jobs they don't want"
That is true enough as far as it
goes. but it, does not tell the whole
story. Under Mr.. Mosher's program
Employer x, for example, might be
forced to discharge 500 workers as a
result of having his employment
ceiling lowered. The important thing
then is what happens to the 500 dis
charged workers. point which Mr..
Mosher does not clear up. He says
that the pressure is on the employer
and that the discharged workers will
not be forced into jobs they do not
want. Maybe not, but the significant
point is that they will be forced into
jobs that they may or may not want,
or they will not be permitted to work
at ALL
This is the hidden element of COM
pulsion in the so-called voluntary
system of priority referrals. The
only essential difference between
this and the May bill is that, in the
case of the latter. the penalty for
refusing to take designated job is
established by law and applies uni
formly to all workers covered by the
statute. In the method advocated
by Mr.. Mosher the penalty is eco
nomic, but nonetheless severe when
invoked. Furthermore, it cannot be
applied uniformly and it is suscep-
tible of the most serious abuses.
Finally, the Mosher plan would
use blunderbuss tactics in dealing
with problem which calls for pre-
else solution. When employment
ceilings are clamped on, employers
will discharge their least efficient
workers. It might be necessary to
discharge a dozen or more such
workers before the one man with the
particular skills needed in a vacant
war job becomes available, and even
then this qualified man may prefer
to 60 hungry or live on his savings
rather than take the job that needs
to be filled.
If we want to handle this man
power problem with minimum of
efficiency and maximum of mis-
conception, the employment CELL
ing approach is the answer. But II
we are seeking the most efficient
method, based on the principle that
the obligation to serve the country
rests equally on those indicted into
the armed forces and those deferred
for physical or occupational reasons,
then the May bill is the best instru-
ment that we may reasonably hope
to obtain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11
Good Chunce

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Looks now as though the persons who
think no one should smoke cigarettes
viii soon have their way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11

signs. Grandpa even now must
wonder who they were, but 1t may
be that nobody knows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11
Speaking Of the Cbablai,ss

By the ReU. Ernest Frederick Campbell,
Minister OF the First Baptist Church. Alexandria, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11
Fifty Years Ago

A very great and deservedly famous
musician was in the Capital of the
United States half a
Ysoye in century ago. The Star
Woshinaton for January 20, 1895,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-11

far from seeing alike and thinking alike.
It is as difficult for Stain, perhaps, to
understand why Americans should OBJ
ject to the Soviet using tough" methods
to assure government in Poland
friendly to the Soviet Union as it is
for us to understand how he could
term such procedure democratic"
Willingness of this Government to
support q compromise with "perfec-
tionism" on the Polish question was in
dicated In statement by Secretary OF
State Stettinius last December 10, when
he said we would have no objection II
the United Nations directly concerned
should reach an agreement regarding
the future frontiers Of Poland. He
pointed out that 1t had been the con-
sistent American policy that questions
relating to boundaries should be left
in allegiance until after the war, but
this did not mean that certain ques-
tions could not be settled by friendly
agreement" in the meantime.
Refusal of the Polish exile govern
ment in London to agree to give up
territory Russia considered essential to
her interests, in exchange for areas to
be taken over by Poland from Germany,
led to the Soviet break with this group
and recognition of the Luhlin Commit
tee as the Polish provisional govern
ment.
Obviously. some sort of compromise
is necessary to settle the highly ex-
plosive question. The problem Is to
find a compromise solution that will
be acceptable to Stain as well as to
public opinion In the democracies.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08
Army May Fire Soldier
With Bottomless Stomach

ATLANTA. Ga. July 7 tUP)-
The army may solve ITS food prob
lem by discharging the man with
the bottOmlesS $ o m c h--Pic.
Chester j. Salvatore.
With no other explanation 10
offer after subIecting him 10 a
thorough observation. Fl McPher-
son medical examiners decided to-
day that their star boarder' is
nothing but an eXhibitionist with
super man complex.
The Southbridge Mass, CT. who
was found 10 be eating 10 times
tho food OF normal human, ua>
the subject OF a hurrledly called
press conference today AZ which
newsmen were offered a summary
OF medical findings after the un-
usual GI had been observed % for
days
SALVATORE a horn blower In an
army band which was passing
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

through town. became the unWcl-
come ward OF Fl. Mcpherson ms
first night in town
strange As IL may appear"
said Col. b. 5. Burnet post hos
pltal commandant "SalvatOrfS
enormous eating habits had nat
previously come 10 the Army's
attention, ["
SALVATORE was termed by Burnet
as an eXhibitionist who puts on
this eating show for the benefit OF
fellow soldiers
The hospital commandant said
that - was ms bciicf- that Saliva
tori should be offered a discharge
and sent on ms way.
81 don't believe he II much
use "a the army under present
clrcum stances. ne said.
But the soldier wants 10 stay
He says the army'S the only place
where be ever got enough 10 eat.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

.I Clayton Named
DELEGATE 10 UNRRA

WASHINGTON July 7 GNSl
--PresidenteTrGman today named
Assistant Secretary of State VIII
ham l. Clayton ss the American
delegate 20 the United Nations
Rcffcf anti Rehabilitation Admin
is'ration IN place Of Assistant Sec
rctary Dean Acheson
AcheSaHr- under recent -FeeFFsHi-
zeion IN tho state department
vas made AalSnn man between
the department and Congress.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08
Coast Killer !.
Wife Of GI
Father in Detroit
Reveals Marriage q

Mrs. Rita Powers Clements, 27.
who admitted the fatal shooting
Of her truck driver friend In Los
Angeles, has been married for five
years 10 T/Sgt Eugene Clements
now stationed somewhere in the
South Pacific.
Her father, Robert Powers, and
her stcpmother, Ida. OF 1890
Snowden. stated that 10 their
knowledge Rita had not obtained
a divorce from her soldier hus-
band.
BUILD IN DEARBORN ==
Right after Rita and Gene
were married" Mrs. Powers eX-
planned. "they built their own
home out In Dearborn. IL was
lust nicely completed when
Gene. an emplOye Of the Bell
Telephone Co., was drafted.
Rita worked for a short
while and then went Ia be with
Gene at his camps In Florida
and Nebraska. They both came
home here at Thanksgiving and
then Gene went overseas.
shortly after Gene left, Rita
began doing hOusewOrk for
family In Buena Vista. Early
this spring she quit. A few days
later we received postcard
from her. She didn't say where
she was going. but said she
would write later. That Is the
last We heard from her"
DON'T TELL DADDY
Mrs. Powers said that Rita'S
siste r-in-law. Mrs. Katherine
Powers OF 1878 Calvary. told her
Plta was running around with
some man here before she left
for thp Coast.
An aunt, Mrs. Jack Burks Of
1l7l Nardin. said she had re-
CeIVed letter from Rita, telling
her not TO tell Daddy but !
have written Gene asking asking hiFH
Apr my freedom.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08
No Rooms in Palace
For Duke, WaIIie

LONDON, July 7 GNS)-No
Official arrangements have been
madc for the forthcoming visit OF
the Duke and Duchess OF Wind
SOr. il was learned today
/ II was believed the royal couple
would stay al West End hotel
-aS- private citizens
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-08

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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-04

A warning to all school and home
laboratory students that the han
ding of explosives materials is po-
tentially dangerous even when per-
formed under expert supervision
was issued recently by the Institute
Of Makers of Explosives. The insti-
tute pointed out that although chem
icals such as glycerin, nitric acid,
sulphur, and potassium chlorate are
relatively harmless by themselves,
combinations of some of these chem
icals are particularly dangerous
and can result in an explosion which
may cause loss of eyesight, serious
burns, or even loss of life.
Even the common mortar and
pestle have become dangerous
weapons when used to mix some of
the above-mentioned chemicals and
others. The grinding and pounding
action of the pestle in the mortar
has in several instances caused the
chemical mixture to explode, scat
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-04
Dangers in Amateur Chemical Experimenting
Are Pointed Out by Explosives Manufacturers

tering glass and flaming chemicals,
and causing serious burns.
Although chemists working in ex-
perimental explosives laboratories
have wealth of experience to
guide them and equipment far SUI
perior to that of high school and
home laboratories, they are subject
to rigid safety rules. In certain in
stances only one person can be in
the laboratory, which has concrete
walls several feet thick, and thin
roof which directs the force of an
explosion upwards. A plentiful sup
ply of water is available.
The potential dangers attending
each experiment are thoroughly
noted in advance and if an expert
ment is thought too dangerous, it
either is not conducted at all or is
conducted by remote control be-
cause the safety of the employees at
all times is regarded as more inn
portant than the experiment.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-04
Start the Day Right by Serving
Breakfast in Bright Surroundings

late corners, you can reform them,
or maybe you'll have to offer even
more alluring rewards or more
drastic punishments.
Then make the place of breakfast
appealing. In the maidless house
hold, the kitchen or the breakfast
nook is easier and quicker. But
make the table bright, the service
cheerful, even when it's combina-
ton of oilcloth and paper napkins
Use bright pottery or some other
simple dishes not the leftover
odds and ends.
If the family eats in shifts, be-
cause of having to be at their differ
ent destinations at different times, a
counter is fun and festive and easy
on the one who does the work. Make
it counter with high stools to wrap
the feet around - a counter with a
top surface that is washable Qino-
leun is good - the whole thing de-
signed to match yet brighten up the
kitchen.
Consolidated Features. -WNU Service.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-10-04
By ELIZABETH MacRAE BoYK1N

Are your family breakfasts really
pleasant meals or are they catch
as-catch-can? Many a homemaker
bogs down under the strain of the
morning meal with father rushing to
grab his train or bus, big sister
daWdling endlessly, then flying for
her office, the children slow as
pokes, grumbling over their cereal
yet eager to be off to school.
Well, it isn't that way in all house.
holds. Not where that priceless ele-
ment Time is given a chance. An
extra Is minutes or half hour will
make all the difference between a
breathless confusion in the morn
ing and pleasant cheerful begin
ming for the day. If your family has
slipped into that bad habit of not
getting up till the very last minute,
you may have to take drastic steps
to change that. But maybe with re-
wards of better breakfasts for the
ones who get down early and just
plain garden variety of food for the