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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-30
This and That
BIZ Charles E. Trace,ueH


Next to the universal discourtesy of who's
this?" beloved over the WIRE the most irritat-
ing telephone lack of manners is the custom
Of not giving one time to reach the instrument.
Hurrying like mad, often from other tasks.
one gets to the phone, takes it out of the
cradle. only to hear an answering click at
the other end, as the impatient caller hangs
up.
Four rings are not enough.
Five rings are not enough
Nor are six rings.
Often housewife, for instance has to dry
her hands before she can come to the phone
from the kitchen
everyday situations in which it is impossible
to answer the ringing bell quickly.
The bell rings about two seconds, and then
there is pause Of about four seconds
This makes approximately six seconds for
each ring"
Four of these makes "a seconds.
Our idea is that at least go seconds Is the
very minimum necessary for any one to answer
phone, except one right on desk.
In the home, people are not usually perched
at desks
They may be listening to the radio, or read
ing the paper, or talking, or joking, or garden
ing or bathing the dog
Sometimes 1t takes at least four rings to
at all
But our hurried existence, egged on by a sort
of universal worry as omnipresent as radio
waves, makes us too impatient.
Waiting on a phone strikes most of us. EVIL
IDENTIFY, as an impossible task.
1t is amazing the number of persons who.
desiring to talk to some one, nevertheless will
wait no more than four or five rings before
they hang up
Why on earth do they call, in the first place,
If they will not wait long enough to get the
person they are trying to reach9
We would like to suggest something.
Let every one hang up on the wall by the
home phone, copy OF some great piece of
writing, such as Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
or Senator Vests tribute to the dog.
ANY one OF our beautiful Psalms would be
wonoertuI for the purpose.
Then, seated at the phone one could read
slowly and carefully bit of wonder in words.
Forgotten would be the inSistent call of the
bell.
Into the harried mind Of today, at least for
q minute or two, would come the great words
of the past
Any one can think of scores of great selec-
tionS.
Reading carefully, the waiting would be for
gotten.
After one had read through the selection, II
no answer came, one could feel quite sure that
enough time had been given the person on the
other end.
In this way ,expediency would 60 hand in
hand with literature.
1t is good to stop, now and then, and refresh
ones mental and spiritual self at the deep well
of ancient wisdom.
The good writings and sayings of the past
know nothing of the modern sneer of the
horse and buggy days" slur on humanity.
In the ancient days, they didn't even have
horses and buggies but they somehow man.
aged to get great thoughts into marvellous
form.
Let US refresh ourselves everytime we make
a call on the telephone by reading over some
thing, good.
It will give the person on the other end time
to answer 1t viii give US the callers. tins to
Be co,lrteouS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-30
Alternatives to Sales TAI

TO the Editor Of Ths Star:
IL sales tax necessary for the District Of
Columbia? This Is the question confronting
the Congress and all thinking people OF WASH
ington today-and the answer must be FORTH
coming immediately Or all discussion Will be
in the nature Of post mortem
1t Is easily shown that sales tax Is bad
tax. but the burning issue before the public
Is not that of the merits Of the sales tax pro-
posed; 1t is rather from what equitable method
Of taxation would it be possible to meet the
deficit that exists.
It is only through q constructive Analysis
of our present tax structure and thorough
investigation of the other sources Of revenue
possible that we may achieve just taxation
in the District.
Let us consider our present structure and
the possible practical solutions to our revenue
problem: First, our income and personal
property taxes are operating at minimum
of efficiency. The income tax Is deficient prln-
cipally because of the ease Of evasion on the
grounds of an established State residence. Why
not a revised income tax, maintaining its
present exemptions with higher rate, which
would include all those earning revenue with
in the District who have been domiciled here
for a specific period? The present tax Is out
NODDED, discriminatory and administratively in
defensible Observe our property taxa paper
tax" in effect because Of the inability Of the
present administration to cope with its re-
qurements. An expanded field force In this
department, simplincation Of the tax form
and a central, consolidated tax ONCE with
cross index system would provide q consid-
cradle increase in revenue.
Another existing source Of District revenue
which should be considered before passing on to
alternatives is the Federal contribution. In spite
of steady increase in proportion of real prop
erty holdings and drain on the District re-
sources, the proportionate share Of the bur-
den Of local government borne by the Federal
Government has decreased through the years.
This seeming anachronism certainly invites
investigation.
Other possible taxes which might be con-
sidered are those on tourists, such Is 10 per
cent tax on hotel bills Chose billed on . daily or
weekly bass), taxi fares, etc. Taxes on gadgets
such as pinball machines or an increase in the
liquor, cigarette or gasoline taxes might be
considered preferable to = sales tax. Other
reasonable sources might be an increase in
the inheritance and gift tax rates and the
establishment Of real property transfer tax.
All Of the above suggestions are more justi-
fable than . sales tax and would not alter
our present tax structure basically. We have
not attempted to present many Of the argyll
ments for these points, because Of the ne
cessity Of condensation. However, we hope
that We have made clear that 4 sales tax
need not be as inevitable as DEATH
FRANK A. DWYER.
billiard GOODMAN,
JOHN Z. KANE.
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Az stu pending before the Public Roads
Committees. All Federal authorities are
said to Be in agreement that the transfer
should be made. It would not take long
for the committees to report these nom
controversial bills or for both houses to
pass them 1t the special session. This Is
something which congressional leaders
could dispose of very quickly-to the salts
faction of everybody concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-30
Dollar Fluctuation

To the koitor Oh Inc 9tar:
Commenting on the letter Real Trouble in
Imitation" in The Star of July ~. J. 9. r. in
letter printed July n extends the subject to .
broader field. The first letter was limited to
imitation: but j. 6. r. describes an effect Of
denation after imitation. OF course. since
imitation and deflation always follow each
must consider both.
Few people realize, 1t seems, how much the
dollar fuctuates and what that means to our
welfare. The scholarly economist, Prof. Irving
Fisher, pointed out the cause and cure OF that
fiuctuation in his why Is the Dollar Shrink
ing" 1914, and "Stabilizing the Dollar" 1919;
but his medicine was pushed aside for some
thing that tasted better.
Persons who enter into long-term invest
ments-life insurance annuities, industrial-pen-
sion assessments, Social-security wage deduc-
tions-should make allowance for possible
shrinkage Of the dollar.
In 1910 q man began payments on So
year endowment policy. worth SO month
after the age of 90. Then family OF three or
four could live decently on that income. When
the payments began in 1945. they were scarcely
enough for one person. In terms OF leaves OF
bread instead Of dollars the annuity would not
have been disappointing. In 1910 ooliaI
bought a loayes, or / 200 for the $50. In 1915
= dollar bought loaves. $50 for the $50. SO
the annuitant was cut $50 loayes . month be-
cause he had not secured the annuity in bread
instead Of dollars.
At present II We invest $1S.75 We can get SIS
hack at the end OF 10 years. Whether that 10
a rood investment depends On what dollar
will buy in 1858. II we can get fewer loaves o.
bread for szs In 1858 than We can buy now for
STATS the offer Is not attractive.
GEORGE FREDERICK MILLER
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Stars, Men and Atoms
Mustard Cos Proves Aid
In Fighting Lung Disease
Fort Howard (Md.) Doctors Report
on Veteran Gases of 'Sarcoid'

BY Thomas N. Henry
CHICAGO-The deadly burning war gas
nitrogen mustard, is proving { successful
remedy for = disease which apes the symp-
toms Of tuberculosis and which now II appear
ing with increasing frequency in the United
States.
This was reported to the American Medical
Association meeting here by Drs. George E.
Snyder and Philip H. Landers Of the Veterans
Administration Hospital at Fort Howard, Md.
The disease is Books sarcoid There now
are II cases among veterans at Fort Howard,
and the two doctors believe that there are
many in the country which are undiagnosed
or mistaken for incipient tuberculosis. Usually
the lungs become infiltrated with what appear
to be tuberculous LESSONS but the tubercle
bacillus cannot be found in them.
Sometimes Attacks Eyes.
Sometimes these curious growths attack the
eyes, and in one Of the Fort Howard cases one
eye was practically destroyed by them. occa-
sionally they infltrate the brain and may
cause paralysis. The major danger of the
malady is that 1t appears TO open the way
for actual tuberculosis.
The nitrogen mustard is given by hypodermic
injection and its effect Is almost immediate.
This deadly gas, which was never used in
the war, already has proved the most potent
remedy for Hodgkin's distase, malignant in
crease in the lymph elements of the blood
which has been likened to cancer. Its use
against Boeck's sarcoid was suggested by the
fact that the infltrations seem to originate
In the lymph nodes The gas has somewhat
the same action as x-radation with a selec-
lively killing effect against young cells.
In the past, DR.. Snyder said, the sarcoid has
been recognized chiefly in Scandinavia. 1t is
quite probable, however, that it has existed in
the United States for long time but physi-
clans have failed to recognize it. The cause is
entirely unknown. No germ or virus can be
found.
Most Cases Not Serious.
In probably the majority of cases, the Vet
Grams Administration doctors believe, 1t is not
. very serious condition and the lung inflltra-
tions eventually disappear without treatment.
The disease causes a general feeling Of discom-
fort and lassitude but this may not be great
enough to send the victim to q physician.
The work at Fort Howard is being conducted
in cooperation with the Committee on Growth
Of the National Research Council, which has q
special interest In the effects of nitrogen mus
tard. All veterans in whom the malady is de-
tected over an area Of five States are being sent
to the Maryland hospital.
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Shifting Berlin for Russia

To the Editor OF The Star:
The highest aim and purpose Of wise and
foresighted statesmen is to avoid war-to make
use of the instruments Of diplomacy and
strategy 80 that no nation will desire or adj
vantaseously can make war on their country
How do these prescriptions apply to the
present situation in which our country finds
itself in the crisis at Berlin?
To obtain an insight into the riddle ut
Berlin, obtained the State Department. re-
port on 1.-THE Making Of Peace Treaties"
Turning to the Yalta Conference, February
Sill, 1945. on page Is I fnd 1t says: The
President of the United States and the Brit
ish Prime Minister agreed to support at q
forthcoming peace settlement "the proposal
of the Soviet government concerning the ulti-
mate transfer to the Soviet Union of the city
Koenigsberg (sicD and the area adjacent
to it." ~
This is the only revealing hint Of the truth
in this volume, $50 pages which Is supposed
to be a full report on the secret agreements
which President Roosevelt made with Russia
and other foreign governments during the war.
Now the city of Konigsberg (not KoenigsberD
referred above rs the western borderline of
the Russian zone in the quotation from the
agreement at Yalta was located on the Oder
River, which runs Is miles east Of Berlin. To-
eating that city in the western zone. Now,
how and when was the Russian borderline
shifted to and west Of the Elbe River, IFS miles
west of Berlin, so as to include the German
capital in the Russian zone7
Winston Churchill, In his address at Fulton,
Mo-, March s, 1916, said: AT the end OF
the fghting last June, the American and
British armies withdrew westward, in accord
ance with an earlier agreement, to depth
at some points $50 miles on front Of nearly
400 miles to allow the Russians to occupy this
vast expanse of territory which the western
democracfes had conquered"
From the statement Of Mr.. Churchill, we
learned that the western limits OF the Russian
zone, established ut Yalta by agreement be-
tween President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stain, was fixed at
Konigsberg east of the Oder River, east OF
Berlin, leaving that city in the western zone,
but by subsequent agreement Of which there
is no public record was shifted westward $50
miles to beyond the Elbe River, bringing Ber-
lin 100 miles within the Russian zone and
isolating Berlin in Russian territory over which
Russia asserts sovereignty which she will hold
at the cost of war.
This is all very puzzling and mysterious TO
a layman. 1t is proper to ask how statesmen
of "the most powerful nation In the world
contrived to precipitatte their country into
this mess? BY what processes of magic were
they 80 hopelessly bamboozed?
w. r. WILMOTH.
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cooking and distribution were done In discarded
5-gallon oil cans.
Mary, being . graduate nurse ampaified BY
two years in medical school. viewed the phar-
macy and innrmary in utter CONSERVATION.
Medical supplies were totally inadequate.
The operating room consisted Of an obsolete
operating table. no illuminating equipment; and
do not recall seeing any appropriate anaes-
thetic equipment. Surgical instruments con-
sisted Of few scalpels, = bone saw. and an OBJ
stetrical forceps. In other words, In an emer-
gency they might be able to amputate . limb
or deliver baby.
The medical staff consisted Of one doctor and
two girls who were said to be nurses There
were two hospital wards one for males and one
for females. These accommodated 10 patients
under crowded conditions, and those conditions
correspondent to what has been described. 1t
would take too long to tell the whole story, but
this is typical Of what M. M. 6. calls zine lep-
rosariums In the Philippines and throughout
the Pacific area equipped with the most modern
facilities, and using the same advanced tech
nioues and treatments ~ are used ut Carville. "
If M. M. G. is sincere in the desire to fund
the relief Of human suffering from leprosy, he
or she can mail check to the Friends Of the
Lepers Inc. (Philippines), care Of Joseph r.
KOCH col Oh. l703s, Oh. Sec. 800, 8. u, A. p. O
TOT, care Of Postmaster, San Francisco, Califor-
mia, or to Father A. L. Hofstee, care Of Santo
Tomas University, Manila, Philippines The
Friends Of the Lepers is q nonpront organiza.
ton, the workers receiving no remuneration
whatsoever.
As far as Joey is concerned, she deserves
every consideration of a grateful nation for hei
contribution to saving the lives of our sons
and the opportunity to regain her health. nebu-
lous As the prospects may seem.
ROBERT L. ZEIGLER.
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Park Worker

Along these paths he wnIked In early
:. spring,
Raking and burning piles Of last years
ledues
While starlings spoke NTH raucous chat
tertn0
And sparro,cs t,oittered By the tool sheds
enpeS. 81
No,c he has painted benches .',etoly green
And set them here and there beneath the
trees,
Planting some circling fotoer beds betDeen,
Picking up all the litter thnt he sees.
SQUIRRELS above his head Ustsk up and
dotUn
And frogs are calling from shalloS
pond.
Sometimes he rests bit and looks tosoard
t0trn,
Watching the steady traffic n,oue beyond.
He needs 40 wealth to make his holdings
great.
The limits OF this park are his estate.
LOUISE DARCY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-30
Changes in Education

NnaHXeS III EuuCdtIOH
To the Editor Of The Star
Your editorial on educational Experiment
tation" July IL was very good and hope It
was read by many people.
The lack Of the three RS in todays education
is certainly an awful mistake, and do hope
parents will awaken to this fact and demand
changes in the present. public school system.
AUDREY KENYON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-30
BY THE HAsKINs SERVICE

@ Is there q technical name for the big
bottles of colored water that are displayed
in the windows Of drug stores?-E w. A.
A. The American Pharmaceutical Associ-
ton says that as far as 1t knows, the ornate
globes Of colored water displayed in pharma-
cies to symbolic the profession are universally
known as show globes"
Q. What chemicals is sometimes added to
cooked foods to bring out favorsP-O. NJ B.
A. Monosodum glumate is being used to
some extent as seasoning to intensity faVors
It is white salt that looks like sugar and
1t improves flavor by opening the taste buds
on the tongue 50 that they are extra SEN
sitive. The chemical has been known to the
Chinese for centuries, but was not isolated IN
. European laboratory until 1855. 1t is not
suitable for all types of food.
@. To what age do swans and geese live?-
"
A. Geese are ong-lved birds, living to the
considerable age of so years or more. Swans
are among the Methuselahs of the bird world,
some having lived 70 or more years
@. Where was Queen Victoria of England
buried?-D. D.
A. The queen was buried beside her hus-
band in the Royal Mausoleum of Frogmore
which she had erected to his memory in
Windsor Great Park. The inscription over
the entrance reads: His mourning widow
is mortal of Prince Albert be placed in this
sepulchre A. D. 1862 Farewell, well beloved!
Here at last will rest with thee; with thee in
Christ will rise again."
@. How did the physical condition Of women
who volunteered for service with the armed
forces In World War II compare with that OF
the men who were drafted?-E. c. T.
A. Among young women who applied for
enlistment in the WAC and WAVES the pro-
portion of reflections was about the same as
among the men who were called up.
Q. What State has the most forest trees'
IT. T. r.
A. According to Hazard in "Our Living
Forests" Oregon has more living trees than
any other state. Though forests cover less
than half of the States area, they are a
greater source of income to the state than all
other natural resources put together. The
Douglas fir, also known as the Oregon pine
or red FIR, Is the most important type OF
timber
@. On what book Is the stage play THE
Heiress" based?-C. w. r.,
A. The play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
was suggested by Henry james novel wash
inston Square" published in $780,
@. How thick is the ice the Arctic regions?
p. r. M.
A. The ice increases gradually until In
the middle of winter it is from five to nine
feet thick After this there Is but little in
crease though masses sometimes pile up TO
Is feet or more.
O. Who sang the part Of Snow White in
Walt Disneys production Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs" w. G. A. s .
A. Adriana Caselotti, daughter Of a Holy
wood singing teacher, was the voice of Snow
White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
Park Worker
Along these paths he naked tn early
"a spring,
Raking and burning piles OF last years
leGuk& -
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Answers to Questions

A reader can set the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau 316 street NE. washington 2, D. C.
Please inclose cents for return >postaEe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-30

On second reading, high steaks" will
turn out not to be typographical error.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-30

@ Is there q technical name for the big
bottles of colored water that are displayed
in the windows of drug stores?-E. w. A.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-02


chance 10 tell you
Just how gone tia
Brown sFb )
was, but daddi.
oats II was real
gone. The houas
really went wild
when the HAr'
mony b laser
sang that hnS
song. Summer
Time" W hat
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-02

really set the Don Gates
quartstte on were the solos taken
by WIlber Grissam and Van White,
When WILDER and that deep voice Of
his started on his solo, just about
every girl In the audience started
screaming, and when Van jumped
In right after WILDER with his high
voice, believe me when I tell you
the place came down.
From this years Brown Derby"
came forth q girls trio. that can
really 20. I hope they stay together
because they really have something
on the ball. They are Wilma and
Minerva JohniRan and Joyce CrswS.
And talk about harmony, they have
really got what II takes, believe
that.
Time out for credit where credit
II due. Year after year when the
Brown Derby" or mite IN Har.
lem" Ia presented at the Phyllis
Wheatley the kids have always
been able TO depend on q person
whose knowledge and experience
enables her 10 give them the as.
sIstancs and encouragement which
IL so necessary in putting on q
show.
She never asks for thanks or
money. which IL really great Of n
woman that has been to the top.
She gave up show business to
marry; and her husband IL just ~
swell as she Is. Having no children,
they are more or less the Mother
and Father TO all the kids In the
Wheatley nelRhborhood, and loved
and well liked by all. Her name
Mrs. Lillian Goodhue Penn. Her
reason for helping the kids Ia II
remember when I was starting out"
plus the fact that she likes all the
kids. Grand person, believe mel
I believe that the number that
got the most acclaim was the nun.
her in which Van sang Golden
Earrings" while Clyde, Norland,
Richard, Janet, Arlene and Alma
danced. They were all dressed like
gypsies and danced the part great.
There have been so many gone
parties these last gone weeks that
II Is hard to keep up with them.
Cats and Chicks are really getting
k!eks while the kicksn's good.
Discs that are new and real gone
are: Joe Luchsrs' "Bluea For Sale"
and Society Boogie," which are
both real numbers. the Song Has
Ended" I believe Ia the best Of the
Lueher elan. II you crave q disc
that really hops, 70 down and q,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-02
Ella Fitzgerald
WEEDS Youth Eight
YO0rB Her Junior

YOUNGSTOWN, 0.--Although
she didn't want II that way, news
Of Ella Fitzgerald's marriage 70
Ray Brown, 2I-yeaT-Old bass player
in the Jazz at the Philharmonic
company, leaked out here this week.
The two were married last week
In the Office Of . local justice Of
the peace. They wanted to keep II
. secret several months, the famous
singer said. However, reporters for
the Cleveland Call and Post tucked
up on the story.
II II . first marriage for both.
Miss Fitzgerald gave her age as
20. Both reside in New York.
Miss Fitzgerald said they had
been wanting to get married for
several months, but had been book.
ed In distant points for o long time.
Their paths crossed here when Miss
Fitzgerald opened at q local night
club, and Brown played q concert
in q nearby city.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-02

Mad Lad"
Have all you cats met the two
fins little girls from Canada They
are Margret and Carol Allen, both
very good looking and both have
those pleasing personalities.
The New Look
Believe II or not the new look Is
here
Some men laugh, many now shed
q tear.
New clothes, high cost more money
too,
I feel for the married man, don't
y0uH
II you ask me the new look il
great
The only thing Is Il came about a
century too late.
But . good thing 10 remember is
Be not the FIRST 10 take the new In
stride.
Nor the last TO lay the old aside.
Duke New Look Don
hair cut that il.