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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Thoughts About War
Bv Bruce Barton

We Americans romanticize too much
about everything from love to hot dogs.
But one thing we should be coldly realis-
tic about Is war.
To bring our history into better focus.
we might begin by remembering our wars.
What we call World Wars I and II really
were III and ~.
World War I was Europe's Seven
Years War;" England and Prussia were
allies against France, Austria, Russia.
Sweden and Spain. Over here 1t was
the French and Indian War" Our
ancestors teamed up with the British
George Washington was young ofhcer
in the English forces) and tossed out the
French.
World War II Ca continuation OF -
we call our American Revolution. Our
ancestors teamed up with the French
and threw out the British.
Both these wars were fought for splen-
did principles" But they also were very
profitable.
The last profitable wars that ever VIII
be waged were our Mexican War ana
Eneland's war in South Africa. BY our
peace treaty we got from Mexico, Tor
paltry SIS millions, Utah, Nevada. CALI
fornia. and large parts OF New Mexico,
Arizona and Colorado The British gos
the South African gold and diamond
mines.
Our war with Spain grew out OF what
the great historian, Charles A. Beard.
called "the devil theory" of war. There
are in the world good people"-ourselves
and bad people-"devils." When the
devils do what we good people think they
shouldn't do, it is our duty to shoot them.
The Spaniards were doing wrong to the
cubans. We fought them in an mex
pensiye. badly managed war. and
promptly were victorious. We wound up
with Puerto Rico, the Philippines. and
a sort of general mortgage on Cuba-alf
rich islands.
What we didn't realize until later was
that these islands had masses OF poor
people. for whom we had made ourselves
responsible. We have paid billions for
that easy victory and still are paying.
world Wars III and ~ almost could
be called "the wars that nobody won.,'
The English and Germans and French
now know that, while they were shoots
ing enemies. they were shooting cus-
toners. They lost their wealth. their
ulants and their markets. For our part,
we are paying through the nose to sup
port both our Allies and our enemies
World War v, If it comes. will cont
plete the destruction Of Great .Britain
and Europe, throw Russia back into
barbarism, wipe out our entire wealth.
and destroy all the progress we havs
made in our $50 years as Nation. 4
These thoughts are unpopular. It -
popular to talk about our moral oblisx.
ton to prepare to defend freedom siI
over the world prefer to talk about
war that we somehow ought to he
smart enough to avoid. since it Is per-
fectly certain. that while we won't loss
we cannot possibly win.
tcopyright, 1850. King Features Syndicate. tAAef
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Foreworning in Berlin

AS its contribution to the war of nerves in
Berlin, a Communist organization masquerading
"the free youth" of Soviet-occupied East
Germany has served notice that it intends to
march into the Western sectors during the
Whitsuntide holiday at the end of May. With
great deal of brazenness and braggadocio, it has
promised that no fewer than 100000 will force
their way through all barriers, both on foot and
in thousands of trucks" Nor has it hesitated to
make the highly threatfu suggestion that the
demonstration will amount to putsch aimed at
Selling control of the entire city
Thus, whether or not the whole thing proves
to be bluff, the authorities in Western Berlin
have been amply forewarned, and they in turn
have responded with a stern forewarning of their
own. In effect, without any "ifs," "buts" or
'maybes" the Communist youth organization
has been told that if it attempts to stage the
march it will be met head-on with physical
force. This advance notice has been served not
only by Ernst Reuter-, the -intimidate
German Mayor of the Anglo-French- American
sectors but also by the three allied military
commandments, who have issued joint statement
on the subject.
The statement does not mince words. Be-
sides reassuring the population of the threatened
sectors that "all necessary measures will be
taken to maintain public order and safety, it
makes clear-as matter of firm policy on the
part of the Anglo-French- American occupying
forces-that amy provocative acts or demonstra-
tions which may be attempted in West Berlin by
the free German youth or other disorderly
elements will be suppressed, and responsibility
therefor will rest squarey on the instigators."
This forewarning ought to be enough To
sober the leaders of the projected demonstration,
but the chief instigators, of course, are the men
of the Kremlin, not the East German Commu-
nists. The latter will not attempt Berlin putsch
unless and until Moscow orders them to do So.
Accordingly, if the thing is tried in spite of the
Western allied resolve to suppress it, it will be
tantamount to deliberate Soviet effort to
create grave new international tensions. If the
Russians are not deliberately seeking to manu-
facture another crisis-a crisis that could
involve bloodshed-they will instruct their free
youth" not to march at Whitsuntide.
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will help to straighten out the thinking Of the
diminishing number OF people who are still
taken in by Communist propaganda. And it
will reveal the utter hollowness OF the con-
tinued and unrealistic attacks by AFL officials
on the Taft-Hartley Act as a slave labor law.
Who knows? II the ALL officials learn enough
about true slave labor, they may come to under
stand how free the American worker really is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
the Spirit
The Leap Of the Leopard By 5::s::'Ss s:s*: 4'''
" Frederick Brown Harris
Pastor, FOUNDRY Methodist Churchi
Chaplain, United States Senate.

and tear the spiritual fabric and facul-
ties, it will leave as woeful devastation
as did the escaped gorilla in Poe's
gruesome story of THE Murders of the
Rue Morgue"
Dante tells us in his Divine Comedy"
how, astray in a wood in his journey
through the eternal world, he was hin
dered by three beasts: one "a She
leopard, light and very nimble, which
was covered with a spotted coat" He
turned back because Virgil's warning
comment with regard to the beast was:
ut lets not any one pass along her way;
but so hinderS him that she kills him.
And she has nature so mallgn and
evil that she never safes her greedy will
and after food is hungrier than before"
Yes, the animal and the savage are
there. To ignore their presence Is folly.
One of lifes chief problems is to make
some adjustment to them. Both the
leopard and the caveman must be put
down in any frank facing of what we
call heredity from the long and savage
past of humanity.
A lecturer many years ago was reading
q paper on heredity in the presence of a
man who afterward reached the top of
his profession. Before the lecture ended
this nearer was called from the room.
After he left there was found on the
table by which he had been sitting
scrap of paper upon which he had scrib-
bled these words: What he says about
heredity is true. And mine is all pure
devil" But he had determined that the
animal in him should be chained. He
kept his tiger in the pit. And now, as
one said of him, with full many ten
dency to base living, he walks the earth
everywhere useful and deservedlyy hon.
ored."
1t is that victory which ,Tennyson en-
visages as he cries out to those waging
the fray between the wild beasts and the
angels of their better natures: IF the
rebel subject seek to drag thee from the
throne hold the scepter, human soul.
and rule thy province of the brute" And
there are the sounds of trumpets as the
poet laureate glimpses the possible happy
ending of that fierce struggle:
sank 1Dith the body, at times,
In the slougts OF a lou desire:
But hear no yelp OF the beast,
And the man is quiet at last,
As he stands on the heights OF his LIE
With a glimpse OF a height that is
higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05

A pseudonyn1 is permissible only
W1en letter carries correct name
and address of 1Uriter. Please be brief.
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overhead position when you lower
the trunk to the floor again.
Today there is so much infor-
nation about skin care, nutrition
and figure molding through exer-
else. Reducing diets have been
taken out Of the faddish class and
are planned for health as well as
for weight reduction. There is no
reason for any woman to look as
old as a woman of her age did
years ago. Today grandmothers
leok younger than mothers did In
the past, and older women look at
least 10 to Is years younger than
their forebears did at the same
age-and, what Is even better, they
feel younger.
If you would like to be 10 pounds
simmer nine days from now than
you are today. and have missed
some Of the daily menus which
have been printed. send 10 cents
and self-addressed. stamped en-
velope with your request for the
Diet Booklet. Send your request
to Josephine bowman in care OF
The Evening Star. There may be
a short delay in your receiving
your copy because Of the tremen-
dous number of requests. These
booklets are not on sale at The
Star.
Evening star., 1950-05-30
CONTEST BOOKLET?
NYLON CORDS?

(Front H. T. B., Washington.)
AS have some spare time, but
am confined to my home, I would
like to enter the contests being
sponsored by the different manu-
facturers. I have been told that
a booklet is published with these
contests and helpful suggestions
for entering. Has any one ever
heard Of such booklet? I have
not been able to locate such O
book.
I also have some braided nylon
cord which was removed from a
parachute during the war. ]
would like to make table mats with
this cord by stitching it together
in looped design. Does any one
have any suggestions as to how to
tie the cut ends so they won't
ravel or come apart and so that
the ends won't be bulky?
\ X II II
CALF SKIN HANDBAG?
(From Mrs. J. S., W1shinotonJ
would like very much to know
if there is some kind of paint OF
treatment that I can whiten my
white calfskin purse with?
paid a good price for 1t and it il
in good condition.
Evening star., 1950-05-30
.Ginqerbreod

A spicy. gingerbread is always
popular with the young fry for an
afternoon snack. And the oldsters
don't hold back on 1t, either!
Beat up eggs. Add to them
q cup Of molasses. "a cup OF
brown sugar, and "a cup Of bacon
or poultry fat, melted.
Sift together 2A cups Of -four
2 teaspoons Of baking soda, "a
teaspoon each of cloves and nut
meg, 2 teaspoons Of ginger. IA
teaspoons of cinnamon. and "a
teaspoon baking powder. Add /
cup Of boiling water, mix well, and
pour batter into a creased pan
Bake at about $50 degrees for 40
to As minutes.
Evening star., 1950-05-30

her. Those small hotels make
for charming memories, but
the laundry service will also
make for some not so pleasant
memories, seasoned travellers
tell us.
Our sketched trousSeau lin
gerie Is from a new Connecti-
cut avenue shop that has a
very nice selection of nylon in
unusual colors.
The champagne -colored pet
ticoat upper Left has match
ing panties. This is q new
color in nylon lingerie, as is
cornf1ower blue, coral, blush
pink and pastel green. The
Grecian nightgown sketched
(center) Is available in all
these colors. Perfect fit is as
Evening star., 1950-05-30
By John Robert Powers

The voice is one of the most
compelling forces nature has given
you with which to attract others.
Yet. incorrectly used. it can repel
and actually put blight on your
social and business life. It is only
wise to make sure your voice is
pleasing.
One of the most important fac
tors, and one which troubles many
women, according to my mail, is
pitch. There are many women
who think their voices are too high
or too low, but do not know how
they can find out for sure.
To be pleasing. your voice must
be pitched at its natural level.
Furthermore. it is actually danger
Gus to try to force your voice to an
unnatural pitch. Yet there are
many who have unconsciously
fallen into the habit of doing 50,
most of the time.
Before you try to raise or lower
your voice, make the following
test which was devised by my
speech consultant to determine
whether your habitual pitch is the
one best suited to your voice
mechanism:
/. Sit or stand in your best
posture. Take a deep breath and
say "ah" on the pitch you ordi-
narily use.
2. Now try saying "ah" (after
another deep breath. of course)
at a slightly higher pitch. Did II
feel easier to say? Was it more
or less comfortable?
3. Repeat "ah" on your original
pitch and compare the ease with
which the two sounds came out
Evening star., 1950-05-30

sured with 1t because the
shoulder straps are elasticized.
Drawstring ties make the
waistline fit perfectly.
The pleated nylon short
coat (right), with a nylon lace
yoke, comes also in q three
quarter length in pink, blue
and white. What about
"pleated" nylon? Does it really
stay permanently pleated? It
does! All because the pleats
have been heat-set during the
manufacture and no amount
OF wear, washing or dry clean
ing will affect the pleating.
The nylon lace three-quarter
length coat sketched Qower
Left, with a nylon bow tie, Is
available in white, pink and
blue.
Evening star., 1950-05-30
By EIeni
Fashion Editor.

Today's bride doesn't have
10 invest as much in her lin
geris trousseau or even make
a portion Of 1t as many brides
Of other eras had to do.
Her lingerie trousseau is still
az lovely as any she's ever
dreamed Of, but she probably
has more variety, more color,
more value, AND nylon being
offered to her than any bride
Of former years.
With long honeymoon trips,
here and abroad, being
planned by a great many cou-
pies, it's q wise bride who plans
on taking nylon lingerie with
Evening star., 1950-05-30
Secrets of Charm
Pitch Voice Naturally

4. Now say "ah" on lower
pitch. Then again on your original
pitch. Which was easier this time
II your original pitch came with
less effort and less strain, it's
the right one for you and the cor
rect one around which to build
your vocal range.
In case you found that either
the upper or lower pitch was made
more easily. continue experiment.
ing by saying "ah" on either the
higher or lower pitch until you
find the one that feels natural and
easy for you. Don't worry over
whether it sounds right. The i'm
portant thing is that it feels right
because there is one thing you can
be sure Of: When you are speaking
on your natural level, your voice
will be much more attractive to
the ears of your listeners!
YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT.
A new. lightning calculator that tells
you now to compute your own indi-
for your Ideal Weight care OF The
Evening star., 1950-05-30
Privileges
for eens
By Angelo patri

The boys and girls who have
reached the ages Of reflective
memory and reason want to 20
on their own. They feel quite at
and able. They know the facts
Of life" and think they can handle
them neatly. Their parents. know
ing much more about those facts"
than their children do. are anx-
ious about their children's atti-
tudes toward them and their
reckless disregard Of their parents
anxiety.
The use Of the car is a tender
subject. The boy wants to use
it to take his girl to the party.
Father and mother, with acci-
dents in their minds, damage
suits to pay, angered parents to
soothe. vision of all the compli-
cations this social adventure may
include begin to make conditions.
mo other boys and girls in the
car. Come straight home after
the party. Leave the girl at her
door. Don't go in. Be home at
least by eleven"
Now the fat is In the fire.
eleven? Impossible. The party
doesn't start until nine. The kids
don't come sometimes until ten"
Then why don't you start at
seven?"
The discussion becomes q heated
argument and tempers are lost
on both sides. The boys party
feeling Is lost. His parents
nights rest is lost. The family is
completely upset and there seems
no way out of the mess.
Over at the girls house the
same argument is on. "Remem-
ber we want you home by mid
night. No later. Telephone if
there is to be any delay but make
sure there isn't any. We will wait
up for you"
"Mo-ther--r-r-r. Don't be fool
ish. simply can't get home by
midnight, If I 60 at ALT"
1t Is not 50 much the late
hours that parents worry about.
1t is what goes on during those
hours between the boy and the
girl. The boys parents are quite
as much interested in the boys
sex life as the girls people are.
Boys are subjected to severe temp
tations and must exercise severe
self control many times. Girls
have emotions that are likely to
be reused just as the boys have
and both pairs of parents suffer
in their fears for their children.
Children must grow up. The
time to teach them to grow up in
self reliance, in healthy practices,
in personal responsibility. is dur
ing their. growing years. not in
the years of their early maturity.
The use of q car, the hours they
must keep depend upon their
tested responsibility. The respon-
sible youth and maidens can be,
must be. trusted. The irrespon-
sible ones. those who think they
must drink to be good fellows,
speed to be smart, pet to be in
the swim. have not matured suf-
f1ciently to be let out alone at any
hour. The others are on their
own.
Evening star., 1950-05-30
WEDNESDAY (NINTH DAY)
Today I am giving you another

Today I am giving you another
exercise which is fine one to
keep in your good figure kit. II
will speed the loss in inches over
the abdomen and will build a
strong abdominal wall, which
women need for health and
beauty.
Here it is: Lie on the floor on
your back. Bend both knees and
place the feet as close to the hips
as comfortable. Arms rest on the
floor at the sides. Raise the
trunk, keeping the feet in the
same position. Swing the arms
forward. Return to starting posi-
ton. After doing this for a while
make the exercise more difficult
by resting the arms on the floor
overhead before raising the trunk
and returning them to the same
Evening star., 1950-05-30

that many woman are simmer
and happier than they were before
they started the diet. II you still
wish to lose more. repeat the diet
for another nine days.
Evening star., 1950-05-30
Readers Clearing House
Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
TWO LoAVES OF FRENCH
BREAD.

WV AOA v G0 oT TNENNn
BREAD. {.
From Mrs. Z. H. p, Washington. }
Combine n cup milk and cup
water in q small pan and bring
to a boil. add 11a tablespoons
shortening and cool to lukewarm
meanwhile, sprinkle package
dry or cake of fresh yeast on
u cup lukewarm water, add 1
tablespoon sugar and let stand
five or ten minutes to soften.
Place 2 cups flour in a bowl OF
mixer. add 21a teaspoons salt
and 11a teaspoons sugar, and
pour In the combined milk and
water. Stir up the yeast and add.
Mix at about speed IS" or a
rather high speed, for four or
five minutes. Then stir in 23z
cups flour and mix till flour is
absorbed. The dough should be
soft.
(If you do not have a mixer,
combine all the -four and the
other ingredients and stir vigor-
ously by hand till mixed).
Cover bowl with a towel and
let rise in a warm place of IS
degrees until double in bulk. Of
room is cool, place bowl on a cake
rack over hot water; replace wa
ter as 1t cools).
When dough is double in bulk.
turn out on a lightly Toured cloth
covered board. Do not knead,
French bread is airy looking in
side. Divide into two parts and
form each into a loaf: 1-Flatten
the dough with the palms of your
hands; 2-fold two opposite sides
into center to meet; 3-Fold dough
lengthwise In half; 4-Press dough
outward from center until a long
thin roll (15 inches long and IA
inches high is formed. Place
rolls on an aluminium foil covered
cookie sheet, the largest you can
md. or use q roasting pan turned
upside down. With a knife make
" inch deep diagonal gashes on
top every 2 inches. Let rise, un-
covered, in a warm place until q
little more than double in bulk.
Bake at 400 degrees for IS
minutes. Then reduce heat to
$50 degrees and bake for 80
minutes. Remove from oven and
brush quickly and lightly with l
egg white and 2 tablespoons water
slightly beaten together. Return
10 oven and bake or 10 minutes
more, until golden. Cool loaves in
O draft by an open window. This
makes the crust crackle. When
cold. diagonally into husky chunks
and serve with butter.
Toasted Garlic buttered ver-
sion: Place / or peeled cloves
Of garlic and u cup softened
butter in a small bowl, mash
slightly with fork. Let stand IS
minutes. Remove garlic. Slash
o loaf Of French bread diagonally
into thick slices but do not sever
completely. Spread garlic butter
between and over slices. Sprinkle
top generously with salt and "a
cup parmeSan cheese. Heat in
moderate oven for Is minutes.
Serve hot.
BUTTONS?
fFront Mrs. H. H. L., Washington }
My father -in-law is not able
to get around very well and he
loves buttons. He Sews them on
cards and loves each and every
one of them. If any of the read
ers have any old ones they want
to get rid Of, I'll gladly call fol
them or pay postage if they will
write me through RICH. He likes
uniform buttons most of all.
Evening star., 1950-05-30
By Josephine Lowmon

This Is the last day of the Nine
Day Reducing Diet which has been
running these past nine days. BY
now I know from past experience
Evening star., 1950-05-30

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and ad-
dress. We will withhold both
and use only initials. Please
address mail to the Readers
Clearing House, Woman's
Page. The Evening Star,
Washington 4.
Views expressed in the
Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those of The Star and
AZ it is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes SUBJ
mitted. we cannot assume re-
sponsibility for them.
Evening star., 1950-05-30
CUSTARD ICE CREAM.
AZALEA.

(From Mrs. J. r.. Arlington.)
This is for Mrs. J. K. c., Wash
ington: A frozen custard ice cream.
Put / quart milk on to boil, then
beat 4 eggs till light, put about
2 cups sugar in, then stir well.
Then put in 4 tablespoons corn
starch and beat all together well.
Stir in to the boiling milk and
cook well in a double boiler. Take
off stove and stir in one quart of
good milk and one can of con-
densed milk. Cool and flavor to
suit taste. Pour in freezer and
freeze.
This makes one gallon Of de-
licious ice cream. II you use
sweetened milk, use a little less
sugar.
For azalea: Try digging hole
large enough outside to set flower
pot in. Then before freezing sets
in bring inside the house.
II X
BUTTER COOKIES.
fFrom Mrs. E. P. M. Mt. Rainier. }
For E. f., Hyattsville: This rec
ipe for butter cookies may be what
you have in mind. It is my favorite
cookie recipe. and came from q
Norwegian source.
Mix l pound soft butter and
~ cups granulated sugar. Then
add yolks Of eggs, unbeaten, 2
teaspoons almond extract and
cups Sifted -four. Use a cookie
press, or make long rolls, chill
and slice thin. Brush tops with
egg white. Bake on ungreased
cookie sheet for about IL minutes
at 375 degrees. These cookies keep
we'll.
PRINTED FEED BAGS?
From Mrs. C.M.M., Washington
Would appreciate any informa-
ton as to where I could get some
printed feed bags. I have tried
everywhere here, without success
I can get the white ones.
have written to the National Cot
ton Council. Memphis, Tenn. and
they told me to get them at feed
stores or bakeries, but I cannot
get any.
! II
GREASELESS DOUGHNUTS.
! from Mrs. L. A., Mount Rainier. }
Send for the free recipes and
plans to Arthur Ray Company
3605 South Fifteenth avenue,
Minneapolis 7, MINI.