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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-15
BY AMELIA YOUNG
Star stan Writer

Washington houses a fas-
cinating store Of foreign
treasures.
They came to this city. and
they will go from it. with a
group Of ambassadors and
their wives who collect things
as a hobby.
The sort Of items which APP
peal to these diplomatic COLI
lectors range from the tradi-
tional coins and stamps to-
daggers. Most popular are art
objects-paintings, sculpture,
old prints, porcelain, handi-
craft, precious woods and
so on.
Some ENJOYS have left the
main body of their accumu-
lated goods back in their
own countries, locked in safes
or in the family home, but
almost all have at least a
few samples here.
In the Peruvian Embassy.
for example. a visitor will
find a really valuable as
semblage of 18th and 18th
century art works on the
bullflght; in the Liberian
Embassy. colorful handi-
crafts; in the Norwegian
Embassy, pottery from eight
different countries; in the
Turkish Embassy, a Koran
hand-written by a famous
calligrapher centuries ago; in
the Mexican Embassy, paint
ings by such masters as Riv-
era, Orozco and Tamayo.
Australian Ambassador
Beale, Philippine Ambassador
Romulo, Chinese Ambassador
Yeh and no doubt a number
Of others also collect art by
their countrymen. some Of
which decorates their resid-
ences here. And Malayan
Ambassador Mix Kamil is an
aficianado Of old daggers and
agricultural implements Of
his home state.
PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR
Berckemeyer S collection of
bullf1ght art repeatedly is one
Of the worlds best.
It was begun Is years ago
with a few things he inherited
from his father. Now he has
hundreds of pieces, including
oils. aquatints. watercolors,
engravings. Autographs and
eCcnlngS, among them q small
oil by Goya, titled La
Cornada," also the Spanish
masters famous series of
etchings called "Tauromach-
Ia" or the Various Acts and
Positions Of the Art of Bull
fighting"
Ambassador Berckemeyer's
hobby has taken him to art
shops and dealers in Spain,
England. France, Mexico and,
of course, Peru; he maintains
contact with dealers all over
the world and religiously
checks on catalogued auc-
tons.
Actually, the Ambassador
said, his collection is "com-
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AUTOMATICALLY SPEAKING
Washington Ambassadors Collect Everything
From Art Objects to Agricultural Implements

wavy dagger, which he wears
on dress occasions. Outlawed
except for this purpose, 1t
was a martial weapon in me-
dieval times.
He explained his hobby by
saying it occurred to him.
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tropical fruit by Mexico's
noted woman painter, Maria
lzquirdo.
Their latest acquisition is
an oil by DR.. Att depicting the
valley Of Mexico.
One of their most valuable,
1.-THE SweetheartS" by Abra-
ham Angel, fell to them by
chance.
Angel. a young artist full
of promise. committed sui
eide 40 years ago, leaving
only 20 paintings behind.
The above work, which is
considered his best, the Am
baSSador said, belonged to an
old law professor at the Uni
versity Of Mexico. When the
professor got into financial
difficulties, some years back,
a group Of his former stu
dents-Mr. Garlic Flores
among them-offered to hold
a lottery to raise money. The
painting was the prize, and
the Ambassador was the
lucky man.
BOOK COLLECTORS &C.
cupying Washington embas-
sizes include Nicaraguan Am
bassador Sevilla-SacaSa. dean
of the corps, who has thou
sands: Austrian Ambassador
Platter, who likes old ones
and collects historical docu-
ments too; Spanish AmbaS-
sador Areilza, who concen-
trateS on books about the
Basque country. also maps Of
Spain and one-time Spanish
colonies, and Turkish Ambas-
sador Urguplu, owner Of a
rich asSemblage of hand
written Arab and Persian
volumes.
1.-THE collectors, they have
to walk too much" Ambas-
sador Urguplu says. But his
books have been worth it.
He has nearly 5000. the old
est from COL AID. ''Natu-
rally" he explained. II
couldn't afford to buy that
many myself. Our family
has been collecting for four
generations"
The worth Of one of these
books usually derives from its
calligrapher, rather than the
author. Not only the fame
of the calligrapher, but his
age at the time the book was
written, is important. the
Ambassador said. If he was
too young, he lacked expert
ence; if he was too old, he'd
lost his steady hand. At
about 40, a calligrapher was
considered at the peak of his
career.
Determining the age of the
calligrapher. in respect to a
particular book. is not too
difficult, the Ambassador said,
because he would date his
work as a rule and the period
when a well-known calligra-
pher lived usually can be
established.
Ambassador Urguplu al
ways carries with him an old
handwritten Koran and sew
eral miniatures, but the rest
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he keeps in safes in Turkey.
There is a law. We are not
permitted TO take them from
the country" he said.
MALAYAN AMBASSADOR
Mix Kamil also keeps his
collection back home, except
for one ceremonial kris, a
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MEDIEVAL DAGGER
The kris" tucked in the
belt Of MoIoyon Ambos-
sodor Mix Komil is worn
only for ceremonial &C.
cosions nowadays, but in
the Middle Ages it was
considered q trusty
weapon.
plete," in that all the best
artists who took bullfighting
as a subject are well repre-
sented. But he is constantly
on the lookout for better
specimens of certain prints,
to improve the quality Of his
already splendid array.
DR.. Berckemeyer has always
kept his. treasures with him,
taking them wherever he was
assigned. He will part with
them before long. however.
They are to be installed in a
permanent home. a 10th CEN
tury house in Lima, Peru,
which the Ambassador pur-
chased some time ago and
had restored for use as a
museum. 1t probably will open
early next year, he said. First
he wants to exhibit the works
in the United States (they've
been shown here before). also
in several other countries
on this continent and in
Spain.
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR
and Mrs. Garlic Flores, who
have a collection Of rs paint
ings by established or up
and-coming Mexican artists.
are in the process Of hanging
them about their new home.
A portrait Of Mrs. GARLIC
Flores wearing the native
costume of Southeastern
Mexico, painted by the late
Diego Rivera, now brightens
the main sitting room, and
the dining room will be dec
GRATED with paintings Of
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HOUSES UNFuRNIsHED

FAIRFAx-3 bedrms. 2 baths
family rm. frepl,. liv: rm, frepl,,
sep din, rm,; Ice. wooded lot
A,U avail; cn SoS. oSS..okSoS-yr' lease 800
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ARL.-2 lge. bedrms. and den. Very
love- Lovely deep deep lot, detached gaT'
oc across cSSssnsf Street. Sorsfn from MstSods Ss
church on Glebe rd. Immed, oc-
cupancy. TiNKLE PROPERTIES
Realtors. ia. 5-1207.
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SsIS: Sss$%fi: ss s:.:s.s :isc 'isH;: = si%
SAUL 1C0s s26 18th ct. NV"
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EVANSVILLE = Immed. occup.
Rent with option to buy bed
situated on iSe. isndscsped lot,
close to schls., shops and transp.
HEGARTY & BYRD CO. WA. 7-2400
INGRAHAM ST. NV, mr.. 16th-4
bedrms., garage, pleasant area,
conv; transp. oAysil; about Nov.
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GEORGETOWN : Delightful s.
bedrm. home on large lot. 1915.
II. A. GILL & SON, DE. $4,000.
GLASSMANOR (opp. Eastover)
shop, ctr)-3-bedrm, home, dry
clean bsmt;, fenced yd' school bus
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

RESTAURANT AND OUT
HI@sss RHIGassP9sEsai 9orsssi !ss. d%sE VIZ. aSSss. SSssS
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HARDWARE STORE. Anacostia s.e
Owner retiring; rent. Sl26 Der
mo. LU. 4-7l7O,
HAVE FOR SALE a large country
residence OF great historical signi-
noance which. could be trans.
formed into beautiful residence
situated in Maryland lust on Toac
TO Bay. Box l5l-L Star.
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formica counter and booths; s: seata sstl'
80 air conditioned. Located Route
30l, 1 block south intersection eos
at Edgehill, Va. Excellent business;
black-top driveways with lots park.
Ing space next to modern motel;
living quarters. Seen Sundays only
J. r. BRATTIN, owner, 0ler
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North Springfield. va.

I 4NOI vi JpK IIIB K1C11I Vus
Three-bedrm.. split-level. Rec. room
screened patio, garage, baths,
swimming pool priViis,; Slb5 mo
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STROUT CATALOG-Free
Over $500 bargains described. SO
states, coast to coast. Farms,
homes, businesses. SO years serv-
ice. STROUT REALTY. 113S-N
Woodward Bldg, washington.
Startling 3-27S4
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ARL.-2-bedrm. duplex; scr. pch,
sr,. gar OIL h;;;Xh;: 10 Minis e {
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HOUSES WANTED TO RENT
CHURCHES FOR SALE

IN HYATTsvfLLE, Prince 0eorgel
Co.-Brk. bldg. seating capacity
over 800. plus bsmt. auditorium
For further info. call Mr.. Franz.
blau, ewes. EN-. 2-6S0S. SHAN
NON q LUCHS CO., MA. S-2345
724 14th st. NV.
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HOUSES FOR sALE-N.W,
tcoNrlNUEpl

ALICE DEAL;sT. ANN's-Nsv list
gSs!tAg!' Rs tA!''iSily' SoSSI+ISs1Sn ssSifS! sss bone
lovely big kit, with dishw,. disp.
and table space. fireplace in both
Nv. rm., and rec. rm.; bullt-in ga
rage, clothes washer and dryer.
LOWER 20s - SHOULD SELL
9SGHnIcKhYI SGnSc IIS m Mr; RH5tlett, ssrsI In HA 2
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HOUSES FoR SALE-N.W.

CHEVY CHAsE-Looking for lots
Sf Shd F'S%' bssS. aGS 'SS%' s.t sSsE Sssi10%i o
plan. In the eos, Can be seen
today BY calling Mrs, Lewis, EN-,
g;;;oo6S5, or AID. 2-5424. TIoHE
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HOUSES UNFURNIsHED

1851 LANIER PL. NV. ct 18th
and Columbia I'd. n.W.= rooms,
2M baths; basementi $3.50. b, =,
SAUL dC0s s2b 18TH 81. n'Wa
3-BEDRM. RAMBLERi full bsnt.,
all modern improv.; 500 mo. no
pets. RE. b-bo2b.
2657 WOODLEY RID. NV, ACROSS
from Sheraton-Pa Hotel -
rooms, 2h baths: available Nov
18Th ssDOj 81. nv. " ma. s.slSo' go
1920 18th ST. N.E.-3 bedrms.
$i05 plus utiis. balance Of lease
Viewlng by appoint. La. 6-7217
1880 37th RD., Dittmar Forest
3 ige. bedrms., 2 full baths, hot
air heat. full bsmt. and lge. rec.
rm., full bath, In walk-out bsmt.
ssss or EN- s-04sl, ~
1914 HAsKINs PL,, TAX. PARK
3 bedrms.. Ia baths, sep. din,
walk TO Langley PIX, blk. TO
Rolling Terrace Elem. School. Open
sat. and Sun. pm. for inspection:
SO HAWAII AVE. N.E.-0 rms, 1M
baths. gas heat, rec. rms yard
and porch; S1l0 mo. JU. 9.3l34;
1871 9th ST. NV, Corners rms,
2 baths, garage; clean. and vacant:
keE sosdER, 81 5RES Nc Nc SS. S s.ossS' SESSoA
d-BEDRM. HOUSE, near East Falls
Church, Va. For particulars. call
OWNER. JE. 2-10l1.
6eI5 MAPLE ST., TAKoMA
d, c.: 5 rooms, oil heat, S7b,
WASHINGTON RLTY.. RA. 3.S300
1913 10th ST. ,N.w.-s rooms, KIT
Commercial use: $3.50 mo.
1347 RIDGE PL,. SE.-6 rooms,
kits and 2 baths: sos mo.
,ooJ THOMAS SS,H I, T. \ SRowN; 81 NC INc,,zzc
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HOUSES URFURNIsHEp

NORTH ARLTNaToN-A nice brick
sISsS!a SsSlS. Sa sHa i1a sstR stR aIs. 5IS tassd S:d
Nov. L; $ii6, BETTER HOMES
REALTY, INC, REALTORS, IA.
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ouT-oF-ToWN RESTAURANT

Must sacrifice to settle
estate. observation-disclosures
opportunity for an expert.
enced restaurant operator,
Small investment for COM
plete equipment. Reasonable
long-term lease. Immediate
occupancy. For further de-
tails, call Wash, D. c.. JE.
2-67o9.
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Our proven program will make the
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
A.A.AA. APPROVED BUs1NEssEe
SAM BLANKEN CO..
IHN1NN 1~AEH = 1N13N =
TOP s AND IN
LIQUOR STORE
BARGAIN
SEAFOOD CARRY OUT
DELICATESSEN

~644S3A 4aAJA994N
AND FOUNT.
BuRBAN SHOP. CTR, Low RENT
GOOD PROFIT. ONLY S20,00C
L. B. B. BEST BUY IN AREA
GOOD TERMS.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
AAAAA BUSINESSES
GIBRALTAR co.

New York Coop. Assoc.)
Listings Invited
TAVERNS-D. C.
Pa. ave. Good bus. Closed Sun
Low rent. Nice clientele.
Upper NV. Excel. bus. Reas.
3.-Colored tavern, NV. Excel. bus
Juke pays rent. Terms.
LIQUOR LICENSES
Md. package liquor license.
PRINTING PLANTS
md. Over 100000 year vol.
Sell w/property. Good terms.
Is. Spg. Small est. bus. Reas.
LIQUOR STORES
1-D; G: NV: $4,000 wk. bus.
$50. 900 key. and dn. pymt.
3.-Md. drive-in. Excel. location.
DRUG STORES
Lge. and small in D. c., Va, Nd.
Ito buy or sell-our specialty.)
TAVERNS
1-va. Beer: over $3.50 vk, net.
900 with $4,000 dn.
3.-Md. Night club. Large vol.
HARDWARE
md. Excel. bus. Good terms.
va. shop. ctr. Very lge. volume
MOTEL
Ocean City, 80 units, on ocean; liv
qtrs. 100000, terms.
SANDWICH SHOP
Downtown. S-6 pm, closed Sun
$4,000, terms. Good business.
LUNCHEONETTES
.1.-Bethesda: 6-4; closed Sunday
S.-Marlboro pike, Sc; Excel. bus
3.-Georgetown: nice bus. Terms.
GROCERY
I'D. C. White trade. Nice sect.
Good bus. Apt. Low rent.
md, 6 days: good bus. Reas.
DEL1CATESSENS
1.-Nr; Langley Park. Good carry
2.-WHeaton. Md. Good volume
Sd. c. carry-out with apt, low
rent. Very rees.
MEMS WEAR
Small shop in D. c., over $4,000
net yr. Easy oper. Excel loc.
DRY CLEANING
We have some good small and lgs.
store in D. c., Md. and Va.
MISCELLANEOUS
Upholstery shop-Md. shop. ctr.
Paint store-Md.; wallpaper, etc.
Catering bus.-N.W.; well estab.
Boat Center-Bethesda, reas.
Beauty shop-Hyatts., Md. $4,000
Laundromat-Bethesda; very reas
Sign Co.-Well estab.; good terms.
GIBRALTAR co. .DI. 7-R5nO
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BARNABY WOODS. Chevy Chase.
FteSen R pORdaer FCG% TS0. dninf ist coT ESGm
bedrooms, 9 baths, Up; partially
improved basement: garage: S235
per month. ELIJAH @. ARNOLD
ocols UsA. ret). Broker, EN-.
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51z DAY LUNCH ROOM
Sls5-Sl50 daily bus: newly re-
cose GCSeieS Sun HSSEs only .SSSo IA sSt Sod SS
terms. CALL FRED BLANKEN, ia,
$4,000. SUN. AND EWES.
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GROCERY

sUrs bester tSsS %SS s76ed 6sShSSrhSSd % S
SACRIFICE out Of town interest,
forces sell. Good terms.
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ARL. n, 6106 N. eSrd st.-At-
tractive brk. rambler: 3 air con-
ditioners; 8 bedrms., 2 baths. rec.
rm., maids rm. $3.50. other rem
tails available from S140. ASK
US! REALTY CO, JE. 4-394O
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BEECH ST. NV. Se6S; Just Of
Western ave.-Brick Colonial. 8
bedrooms. 21a baths: excellent
neighborhood; recreation rm., ga
rage, lovely yard; $3.50. B. F.
SAUL CO. 925 18th st. NV,
MA. S-2l00.
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HIGH BRIDGE, MD.-Loveiy 2-bed-
rm. and bath bungalow, liy. rm.,
dinette and kit, automatic oil
heat; full size bsmt. with outside
entranSse: in good cond.; shrub
JAMES s. BRADY, Sr., CE. S-26Sl
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3 bath center-ha rambiers and
split-levels. Rec. rm. area with
fireplace: Sls7: so up, Call REYN-
OLDs CONSTRUCTION CORP. ia.
1885 or KE. 6-6S0S.
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eS VIII plsPsd SS' N 1qass aitIs
500 mo. 110 s. Spring st. JE
4-b700: after 5 pm, CR, 3-2346.
FOGGY BOTTOM-Town houses 3
bed! bsdrmss "a baths; sos plus
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HAMPSHIRE KNOLLs-P. q. Co.
GAIA Elliott pl.-2 bedrms., sep
arate din. rm., bsmt. with rec. rm.,
avail, Nov; I, $125 mo. CHESTER
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ARL. COUNTRY CLUB HTLLs-3-
bedrm. brick rambler. central air
cond.: bSnt.; garage; immaculate
cond,: never rented before; 2-yr.
lease available S170 mo. KE. g.
9496. ia. 4-4477, EULA s. BANK
SON PaaItore
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KENSINGTON, 5000 HALsEY ST
Very attrac. 2-story house in de-
lightful community Of modern de-
tached homes. 6 rooms, bath, ga.
heat, nicely Handicapped lot.
blocks from grade school. S120
Out Conn. ave. to Lexington st
(near Food Town, left to Brandy.
wine st. and left to Halsey St KEY
SINnNI az f19I HslSey sSsys 1; E d1SGu BRGuN'
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ARL. n, I blk. ST.; Agnes School,
all-elec. kit, full din. rm:, liv,
rm., garages play rm. or 3rd bed
room. ] yr. lease or less, Sis
mo; METZLER,s REALroR' IA.
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FoGGY BOTTOM bedrooms
csseSr GOVT. GOVT BID ss'I ssl'e sIg6B.' B' Ssi
23rd ST. NV, Me, $1,000,
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HILLCREST-Brick, 2 bedrms ;,
ssrs:sissgS st sSao Tn'' Eec SS7asv T7 lSve5y sk mod
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aspirin tablet. All operations were performed with
anesthetics. We were lucky enough get two freis
car loads Of medical supplies delivered from the US
the Melekes hospital. Within few weeks the for
pesthouSe transformed into a clean, well-equip
establishment with modern pharmacy.
During my service in Russia daily saw suffering
death in many narrowing forms. But now l was
learn that hunger can push human beings to crime.
internal frightfulneSS. In Melekes l came acroS
Tartar woman who admitted to having eaten her ba
On another occasion l was taken to the
village of Var where StaWopol govern
ment Official had stopped to spend the
night. When he failed to return home two
days later his colleagues, accompanied by
police, traced him to Var. There they con-
Quoted systematic search and finally in
stable found the remains of human body,
including the head of the missing official
In other villages talked to dozens ofper-
sons who admitted that they had consumed
human flesh. Most Of the time the flesh
eaten came from starvation victims, but .
there were also cases of murder for food
In early 1922 the arrival of the corn, pur- i
chased through Congressional appropria-
- Continued on page 10
Evening star., 1959-02-15
Was Russia's Year Of Disaster"

their only concern was simply to stay alive themselves
Even before our adult food program got under way
we began to feed children The sunken hoNoweyed
uchins throneed kitchens, wolng their rations of
grits, bean soup. boiled rice chocolate plus
generous hunk Of bread. 1t gratifying to see the
change that came their faces and bodies after few
weeks at our feeding stations
There also thousands of other children wander
ing aimlessly throughout the countryside driven away
from every door. Theirs was the plight of wild animals
they often hid during the day and would come dur
ing the night. frtively scramblng for any conceivable
thing to eat.
AHatful OF Soup
One day, during a brief stop at Orel went into the
station dining room and was served bowl Of some
nauseouS Soupy connection. felt tug at my trouser
cuff. Looking under the big table saw the imporng
eyes Of small boy in tatters. offered him the bowl
He dumped the contents into his greasy cap and fed.
One Of my duties investigate conditions in the
towns and villages of northern Samara province. On
sled trip during the winter stayed night at the
house of a teacher in kuroyedova AS he opened the
door ! found myself facing bony COW. My host
apoogized for keeping the animal right in the room
with the rest Of the family. He dared not let her
out for a moment for fear she would be slaugh-
tered by hungry neighbors Next morning he took
me to warehouse where wheat ordinarily
stored. was shown 400 corpses, stacked in rows,
like cordwood. They were dying so fast in Kuro-
yedova that the survivors could not dig enough
graves in the frozen ground. In spring there
would be common burial = that is my host
said. if anyone was still alive by then.
The Russian hospitals everywhere lacked sup
plies The patients were often put two or three in
a bed; at times the dead lay among the living.
Working in such surroundings, most of the under
nourished doctors and nurses listless and
apathetc. The hospital at Meekes which investi-
gated was typical. l found 329 patients occupying
l4O beds, all sharing the same tattered and filthy
blankets. The hospital pharmacy empty. u
There wasn't piece Of soap drop Of IODINE
s.
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longs to the ultra-conservative
school of grammarians, appar-
emily She's right, of course,
that the series comma" as
this comma is called, is re-
quired in formal writing. For
example, in dictionary def1ni-
tons, all the items of a series
are carefully set of by commas.
But newspaper style is much
more informal-"colloquial," if
you will. Standard practice in
newspaper writing is to elimi-
nate this comma before the
land" in a series. Hence its
omission in my columns title.
Occasionally the sense of a
sentence may be affected by
emitting this series comma. For
example: "She carried a bou-
quet of red. yellow, pink and
blue flowers" Were there four
colors of flowers or three-the
last being a combination of
pink and blue? In a case like
this any careful writer will in
sert the comma before "and."
But cases Of this kind are rare
so you'll usually be safe in
emitting the series comma in
ordinary writing.
QUESTION: Would you tell
me the difference between the
expressions different from"
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and different than" It seems
to me that when I went to
school we were taught to say
"It is different than" or ut
differs from. Mrs. Erna K.
Num-, Milwaukee, Wis.
ANSWER: The phrase more
commonly used in America is
different from" For example,
THE movie version was very
different from the original
novel"
However. especially in recent
years, different than" has be-
come common, especially when
the phrase is followed BY a
clause. THE story was different
than he had remembered" is
simpler and more direct than
"the story was different from
what he had remembered. "
Where the phrase is not fol-
lowed by a clause, however,
different from" should be used.
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Leonard Storr

gar from the box on the
table.
Thank you," said the
other. Il won't smoke one
now, but I'll take some for
the trip home"
He extracted a dozen CT
gars from the box and put
them into his pocket.
do you mind?" he asked,
SheepiShly.
mot at ALL" replied Fer
handel. II am flattered that
you came such a long dis
lance to see me-"
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WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
SCAMP
ON STAGE
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

QUESTION: In our paper
your column appears under the
heading WORDS, WIT AND
WISDOM. Isn't there supposed
to be a NINA after WIT? My
teacher said there should be
one.-J. Persons, Gledale, Wis.
ANSWER: Your teacher be-