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Evening star., 1945-04-29

hardly be better. He says that he
simply wrote it down as Lt.-Maj.
Richardson told it to him and, if
that is the case. then Lt.-Maj.
Richardson is a poet. The language
is by no means the ordinary talk of
an educated man. 1t is a perfect
vehicle for the story. One suspects
that Mr.. Wolfert had something
to do with it, in spite of his modest
claim that he was merely a reporter.
AS far as implications go, beyond
the grand tale of fighting, the big
news of the book is of the devotion
Of the Filipinos to the United States.
There is no question that the Amer
lean remnant could not have car
ried on but for the unselfish help
given by the native people. Read
the book. 1t is a magnificent thing.
Evening star., 1945-04-29

ana Outnumb-
cred. That they
m a d e t h / n g S
h a rr o wing for
their enemy gives
the tory its
present patriotic
punch it was
the always de-
lightful case Of
the smart, fast
moving few Civ
ing pain to the
slow, S t u p j d
many.
Ira Wolfert s
account of the
business could d
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
FOR HOSTESS

Holidays mean more entertaining for her. Make her feel the part of a charming and gracious hostess by giving her beautiful black satin housecoat, trimmed laviShly with black lace and a finishing touch in a heavy gold locket.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
CHIMNEY AND SANTA

It is reported that Santa's cus- tom of coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve stems from an old English notion-that sweeping down the chimney at New Years was necessary so that good luck could enter in.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
CHRISTMAS TAX

Greeks in the southwestern part of their peninsula dive into the waters of the harbor to recover a wooden cross thrown by the arch bishop The villager who recovers the crucifixr has the right to levy a small Christmas tax upon each home in the village.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
LOUD WELCOME

Spanish settlers brought the cus- tom of hailing Christmas with fire crackers and bonfires, procedure that astounds northerners in Lou isiana.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22

Does he 3eIieve in good luck charms? Give him a St. Christo- pher coin knife. These clever charm knives may be worn as watch charm or on key chain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22

If there ever was time Wher we should be spendthrifts in sen- timent, it is at Christmas time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
THEME CHANGES

The Nativity theme in Christmas carols gave way to the sentiment: Bring us in good ale"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22

When cutting flowers. slant the stems. You will notice it will keep them from willing longer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
SANTA CLAUS DOES
 NOT SMOKE-PERHAPS

Santa Claus, perhaps, doesn't smoke-or he would be better in- formed on the quality of cigars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22
THE FIRST SANTA CLAUS

The first Santa Claus was St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, who started mysterious midnight gift
 bearing journeys. Tn the fourth century he was famous because he was rich man who enjoyed giving secret gifts to the poor. One of his tricks was to throw purses of gold into cottage windows and run away.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22

Tn Australia, Christmas is cele- brated with picnics and trips in the open.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11

tend to take on facial manneiisrns, expressions
and characteristic body movements OF their
parents whether foster parents or true parents,
and of the group in which they are reareo You
might see this in yourself In certain distinctive
ways of talking gesturing moving your head or
walking. which characteristic of your family
and have been cultivated by close association.
And YOU MAY see these characteristics developing
in yuur own children. Accordingly, the adopted
daughter Of the high-born couple may in time
develop many physical rcsemblances TO them and
their class regardless of her inheritance.
The question of the childs intelligence is-more
complicated. Psychologists have shown that the
l. @ Of adopted child can be raised or lowered
depending on the foster home and education.
However, Prot Edward l. Thorndike, of
Columbia University concludes that differences
in intelligence among children are determined
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11

four five times as much by heredity as
by training So whether the adopted
daughter turns out TO be brilliant, average
or below average in ability will again be
governed largely by her genes.
achievement" is still another matter
\ Where individual gets 10 i'm life, what
L he turns out 10 be in the way Of success
or failure, depends on a combination OF
heredity and environment his basic
capacities and the opportunity he is given
10 develop these capacities. The Countess
won't be able to make genius, an artist or
a musician out of her adopted daughter II
the right genes aren't there. But we can be
sure that any inherent talent IN the girl Will
be cultivated. that good grooming and good
clothes will make the most Of her appear
ance and that good schooling and contact
with society will give her polish.
The most important parental influence is
/ in molding childs character and tempeia-
4 ment. Whether child is we'll adjusted or
misfit, decent or criminal, and so on, may
depend largely on the home and the social
environment Yet here, too. inborn tender
ces play big part as any mother know
when she compares the difference in her
children. Every child adopted or
otherwise, is gamble What good up.
bringing and care can do is 10 increase the
chance that child will turn out well
THE Countess errs most in saying that 'the
Socalled dangerous factors OF heTedlty can b.
overcome by suitable training education and
personal attention" Unfortunately, l could make
list long enough TO overflow this page Of in
1er1teQ mental ueIttlS ana ulSteiSFH
which can not be overcome by any means we now
know. II is therefore, unwise and unfair TO
argue that shouldn't be concerned about their
appearance in child or its parents.
II all adds up 10 this: One must not minimize
leredity or environment. In the case of the Earl
and the Countess and their adopted daughter where
ne start with child of apparently excellent
leredity who will be insured fine environment
Ehy shouldn't she turn out well? We in the United
States may see nothing remarkable in that
The kinG of heredity we have believed in here
s the kind that shows itself in what person is,
lot in who his ancestors we're Our LincolnS.
Idisons, Mark TNalns, came Of "nobodies." What
5 more. science has exploded the theory that any
special kind of blood flows in the veins Of the
nobility. or that persons who can trace descent
rom some titled ancestor are superior
But must not forget that in England and
many other countries the theory of hereditary
superior and "inferior' classes still holds sway.
So in their circles, the act and the statements
IF the Earl and the Countess of Warwick are
bold departure. However, neither 10 scientists
nor TO Americans in general will il be any surprise
4 20 years from now we hear that their adopted
laughter has turned out to be fully as much OF
ady as any other in the land.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11

Environment Nay Do Much
Spiritually and Physically.
Says Science. But II Can Only
Modify. Not NuIIify. the Sow
ereign Genes Of Heredify
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11
BIZ Adoption

But II Georgina Has
Inherited q Limited In.
telligence That Might
Have Caused Her Real
Parents to Burn the
Midnight Oil Trying
to Help Her With Her
Lessons. Living a Blue
Blood Life In a Man.
sion Can't Improve
Her /. q. Very Much,
Says One Authority.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-11

Authority on GeneticS and Author of you and
Heredity" and "WOmen and Men"

Thus the extent to which the adopted daughter
Of the Earl and the Countess grows up 10 look
ike ttem will depend largely on how much her
genes happen 10 be like theirs
On the other hand. their environment can do
a lot to increase her resemblance TO them for
lnthropologistS have proved that almost
very detail of the body be modified 10 some
extent by living conditions and diet One of the
st proofs Is the way ! nerican descendants of
A Aregn.boru stock differ n looks, body yform and
Stature from their blood relatives overseas.
This was strkngly brought out when some OF
our bows who saw service abroad encountered
cousins i'm various European countries Italy Ger.
many France. Poland and found out how
much taller and more broad chested they were, on
the average. and how different they in looks.
MorpoVer, through muscle toning,' children
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Fear, Illustration Inst||ed in Veterans by War
Make Wife Beuters, D. 6. Psychiotrist Says

make facts appear as they want
them to-"
DR.. Karpman said this state OF
suspicion and bitterness was aggra-
vated a great deal by sexual priva-
ton during the war, and though
this varied as did other conditions
of war, even where qualification was
possible, it was not what the men
wanted and their minds likely were
to go back home.
Denial of more normal outlets only
would increase bitterness, DR.. Karp-
man said.
Hostility Produced.
Moreover, where normal outlets
were scarce, the tension created by
lack of it would mount and pro-
duce such a state of hostility as to
be unbearable," he continued.
1T is in such a state of hostility
that men have returned home.
Their suspicious are all definite.
They were sure they had been be-
trayed. They were going to see
how their wives met them"
Since women are constructed diff
ferentiy emotionally, some may not
have greeted their husbands with
the warmth the returning veteran
expected. But no matter how fer
Vently they were received, some hus-
bands had become SO suspicious
through years Of absence, no greet
ing was sufficient to Danish doubt.
Then some Of these men acted
Immediately as if the accusations
were all proved" he said. Hostility
is powerful emotion and like all
emotions, requires an outlet. This
accumulated hostility of the veteran
also required an immediate dis
charge which resulted in wife beat :
ing
Job for Veterans Agency.
What can be done to make a
model man again of the wife beater?
Like Mr.. Diamond, Mr.. Karpman
believes 1t dssan assignment for the
Veterans ADMINISTRATION with the
help of the courts.
He suggested simple plan
whereby a former serviceman ac-
cused of striking his wife might be
gwen a suspended sentence by the
court.
During a probationary period of
perhaps six months, the veteran
would be placed on his good be-
haVlor at home and at the same
time would be required to visit a
veterans Administration psychia-
trist until pronounced cured.
That would be a certain way of
assuring treatment for the veteran, "
DR.. karpman said, for one can
hardly believe a man who was beat
ing his wife would voluntarily seek
physicians advice"
The publicity following such cases
also would be beneficial in that
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Patterson
Continued From First Page)

of the Civil Affairs Division, War
Department Special Staff; Col.
Hugh M. Exton, aide to the Secre-
tary; Master Sergt. Henry B. Hen
drick, on duty on the Secretary's S
Office, and Master Sergt. Walter
E. Bogart of the Operations Division,
European Theater Section.
The War Department did not say
how long the Secretary will remain
in Tokyo, but it is certain that he
will visit all important centers in
the Japanese home islands where
American troops are stationed, be-
fore he departs.
Questions involved in the decision
of the administration of Japan no
doubt will be the major topic of the
discussions with Gen. Macarthur.
Mr.. Patterson is looking forward,
observers said, to seeing Gen.
George G. Marshall as we'll as Gen.
Wedemeyer, in China.
In Germany, Mr.. Patterson will
consult also with officials charged
with administering civil affairs and
delve into the winter food situation,
which looms probably the gravest
occupation problem.
In all the occupied areas, the
question of Army demobilization,
which poses a serious problem to
the War Department in view of its
speed, should furnish the basis of
discussions dealing with the troop
needs of individual commanders.
With all these questions Mr.. Pat
terson has to deal in the Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1945-12-30

for the men did not Wish 10 lose
their women's respect"
Many men who went to the Army,
Dr.. Karpman said, went resentful
of the disappointments, denials and
privations that were theirs. While
at war they developed feelings re-
garding the people at home, nursed
bitterness and hostility against the
men who stayed home for any
reason.
Vents Feelings on Wife.
THAT type of CT Joe would have
loved to curse the general, bawl out
the lieutenant and take punches at
his sergeant" DR.. Karpman said
But he could not very well do this.
So all the accumulated hostility
against his officers and the 4-F's
back home has been vented on the
only person he thought he could
give beating to and get away with
it. Thus the wife has become a
convenient whipping boy"
I'm some men a particular kind of
resentment grew against the girls
they left behind" the psychiatrist
went on. 1T is well known that
many women would write their hus-
bands every day, sometimes twice a
day, but as mail delivery was not
always perfect, many men were
disappointed.
while many men would be en-
tirely trusting of their women's be-
havior, there were some who gave
free rein to their imagination and
got themselves in a mental state in
which their sweethearts or wives
were pictured with some one else"
Fancy Supersedes Reality.
Even when conditions were almost
perfect and men received letters
regularly, somehow they could not
assuage the feeling of emptiness and
at such times Imagination and fancy
would take the place of reality, DR..
Karpman said.
It is his considered opinion, DR..
Karpman. added, that by far the
greatest number of American women
are good and faithful and that a
picture of inhdelity has been greatly
exaggerated in the public mind.
But some men in faraway places,
brooding for days, weeks and
months on end, actually have be-
come to feel their wives were un-
faithful" he explained.
After much brooding, the
thoughts are converted into imagi-
nation, imagination into fantasies
to the point where fantasy has
taken the place of reality. BY this
time the man has developed def
mite form of insanity.
Many Accusations Made.
Many wives, while their husbands
were away, found 1t necessary to
consult psychiatrists and, with tears
in their eyes, show letters in which
the husband, 5000 miles away made
definite accusations of her having
gone out with this man or that.
without the slightest foundation of
fact.
Men don't need facts to believe
in things. 1t is their emotions that
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Welfare Board Plan
For Jail Gates His
Idea, Gill Declares

Howard B. Gill, suspended super
intendent of prisons, last night
charged that a Board of Public We'll
fare announcement that it will seek
S3l 500 for construction of addi-
tional gates and walls at District
Jail is "resurrected" action recon-
mended by him nearly year ago
His recommendation followed the
escape of three prisoners through
the gate.
"The proposal is only one item in
recommendation made February
9, 1945, and is an item which the
board adopted April II, 1885, Mr.
| Gill said last night. Except as it
remains necessary item, it is not
an answer to the general needs OF
the jail as pointed out in the report
on general conditions there on No
vember 80"
Mr.. Gill said he thought no one
would be fooled into believing that
this resurrected item is an adequate
answer to needs at the jail" re-
vealed when recent escapes launched
| a storm of criticism at conditions
there and brought on an investiga-
ton.
Will Seek Further Funds.
| The board announced Friday il
would seek deficiency appropria-
tions totalling $70,500 to increase
the guard staff, build gates ano
walls and meet mounting food costs
Other funds were requested to pro.
vide hospital for the women's di.
vision at the Occoquan Workhoust
and Lorton Reformatory To the
$58 039 now on hand for the project
the board asked an additional $751;
966. The present structure is ar
old wooden shack.
Referring to the construction fol-
women prisoners, Mr.. Gill declared
THE proposal is good but it does
not begin to cover the needs of the
reformatory, the penitentiary, the
women's division and the work
house.
THE condition of these institu.
tions is, on the whole, as deplorable
as those at the jail"
| The prison officials said it is tt
be hoped that the District will not
wait until some unfortunate occu.
renee at Lorton, such as the riot
staged there in 1885, brings the
needs of these institutions again to
the attention of the public"
Division Is Unfinished.
"It should be of interest to know,
Mr.. Gill added, that the peniten-
tiary division, appropriation for
which resulted from that riot, is
still unfinished after 10 years. The
penitentiary division is practically
unusable as maximum security
unit for tough offenders, of whom
there are several hundred al
| Lorton."
Of the $70,500 asked for Jail i'm.
provementS, about half of the FUND
would be used to provide electrically
controlled steel gates at the two
vehicle entrances to the Jail where
supplies and personnel enter the
prison. Wall sections on the
Twentieth street side would be
completed. board officials said, anc
four watch towers built at the cor.
ners of the grounds.
Evening star., 1945-12-30

other servicemen inclined to man.
handle their wives might be con-
strained, knowing that such action
might classify them as mental cases
The problem of supplying the
veterans Administration with suffl-
cient psychiatrists might be a diff
cult one, DR.. Karpman admitted
since these doctors are scarce. The
administration is in need of psyche
therapy. branch of psychiatrv
which has for its special purpose
the treatment of mental cases, he
said.
IF I had been combating the
possibility of wife beating among
men still in the services, I would
have talked consecutively to 200 or
300 OF them for a cross section
study" the psychiatrist declared.
i would have found out how each
OF them felt about going home and
whether he had doubts about his
wife.
Those who dreaded the return
nome I would let pour out their
hearts to me-tell their whole story.
And then would have talked them
out of it by showing him how
groundleSS were his fears"
Evening star., 1945-12-30
BY HERMAN F. sCHADEN

The Army that painstakingly ex-
tracted savagery from its dogs of
war when hostilities ceased, has
permitted many of its men to re-
turn home still infused with battle
field emotions.
Torn by doubts and fears and
rumorS, some of these men became
the wife beaters" the United
States Attorneys Office says, have
increased to such proportions that
Veterans Administration assistance
is needed.
This is how DR.. Benjamin Karp-
man, prominent psychiatrist, an
alyzes the latest postwar problem to
block the road to normalcy.
Attorney Admits Task.
That it is a task too great for
the courts alone, was admitted last
week by Assistant United States
Attorney John B. Diamond when
he called on the Veterans Admins
tration for "investigative action"
into more than 100 cases of wife
beating by former servicemen in the
District since the wars end
Author of works on neuroses and
criminology and first psychother-
apiSt to cure criminals by pure psy-
chology, DR.. Karpman became fam
liar with the veterans readjust-
ment problem in the World War,
but recalls no such wave of home
dissension as Mr.. Diamonds re-
port now indicates.
Based on Mr.. Diamonds figures, -
DR.. Karpnaan noted, $4,000 cases of
wife beating by veterans would have
occurred throughout the United
States since the war, not counting
many thousands of incidents which
possibly never came to the courts
attention. That almost amounts to
a national epidemic"
Courts Can Aid Veterans.
There lis a. cure that would have
served as preventative had the
armed forces acted before most of
the men came home, Dr. Karpman
said. The cure is not in the courts,
but the courts can be vital factor
in cooperating with the Veterans
Administration, which in turn must
fabricate an organization of psy-
chiatrists competent to meet the re-
quirements
And what would the psychiatrist
do for the potential wife beater?
Simply talk him out of it, Dr. Karp-
man says.
"It is something that should have
been done before the men were dis
charged" he continued. Men are
like dogs. In peaceful times they are
kind, generous and helpful. In. war;
time they are taught to be brutal,
heartless and inconsiderate. Just as
dogs are 'de-trained' after war, the
same should be done for men.
Women Provided Incentive.
"The majority of men did not go
to war voluntarily. They were pushed
into it partly by propaganda, partly
by patriotism and partly through
fear of consequences if they refused.
THE very women from whom
they tore themselves away provided
an incentive for men going to war,
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Boy Scouts to Honor
RomuIo's Son Thursdoy

The annual dinner-meeting of tht
Congressional District, Boy Scout:
OF America, will be held at $50
pm. Thursday in the Keller Me.
mortal Lutheran Church, GOT Mary.
land avenue NE.
Carlos Romulo, son of the Philip
pine resident commissioner, will be
guest of honor. Mr. Romulo was q
lieutenant in the Filipino guerilla
forces for more than three years
He was a life Scout in his scouting
DAYS.
Evening star., 1945-12-30
Veteran Center Chiefs
Tell Young Of Need
For More Workers
BY MIRIAM OTTENBERG

Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young, en-
gineer commissioner, yesterday met
for more than two hours with top
personnel of the District Veterans
Information Center to discuss hir-
ing of additional workers for the
center and to find out what steps
are being taken to make the center
"one-stop service"
Col. Waldron E. Leonard, the
center's new director, said after the
meeting he had told the general
that he was having a study made
of the number of veterans referred
from the center to other agencies
in an effort to see what additional
services appeared to be necessary
at the center.
"We believe that a number of
these referrals could be eliminated" !"
Col. Leonard said. 1--WE feel sure
that from the cooperative spirit
shown by these agencies in sending
representatives to the center that
they will continue to cooperate by
helping us to complete more cases
here"
Develop Follow-Up Plan.
Col. Leonard also disclosed that a
regular follow-up system is being
developed so that when veterans
have to be sent to other agencies
from the center, there will be some
way of knowing that their problems
have been solved.
The immediate need for increases
in personnel was demonstrated yes
terday when the center had to stay
open until pm. instead of closing
on schedule at 1890 pm. because
of the rush of business. Col. Leon
ard reported that 235 veterans visited
the center yesterday. The center
will be closed until Wednesday at
$50 am
Additional personnel discussed at
yesterdays session with Gen. Young
included three typists, several more
interviewers, an education and vo-
cational guidance expert and voca-
tional rehabilitation representative
from the Federal Security Agency.
Typists Will Aid Men.
Inc typlStS Will De uSeQ 10 ASSIST
the men in preparing forms and
writing necessary letters requesting
documents. The education and vo-
cational guidance expert is con-
sidered necessary because num-
ber of the veterans are asking ad-
vice on what school they should
choose, whether or not they should
60 to school or look for job and
which of several possible fields of
work they should enter.
At present, they are being referred
to various schools for the advice
they seek and one veteran was sent
to the public library to look up in
formation for himself on engineer
ing schools.