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Although-no severe outbreaks Of the disease have been reported thus far among United States troops, from 1917 to 1919 there were 6,189 re- KdtaNd by Western Newspaper ^nloo. . 'American Ci-eed' Author Washington, December 23--It is hard to make a sensible policy-pattern from the jumble of reactions to the current tug-of-war between the legislative and administrative branches of the government. With the storm flags flying on Capitol Hill against downt o w n ' b u r e a u c r a c y " b e c a u s e o f p u b l i c , _ , , , • . . • . . . i u u a s n u » WHEN the new congress assembles in Washington in January a familiar figure--one might almost say a "congressional tradition"-- will be missing. For William Tyler Page will not be there. His 61 years of continu- , ous service grams, there is little of tl\p good will to men spirit in official Washington j atmosphere. The re-shuffling of topnotchers apiong wartime administrators is considered only one phase of an admittedly grave problem. The departure of Leon Henderson from the control room brings so many unanswerable questions in the wake that days, he revealed. While "trench mouth" was treat- i ed as a communicable disease in | the last war, and is still considered j to be so bj many medical authorities, Dr. Rosebury offers evidence in a recent study that nutritional deficiency atnd other environmental factors are primarily responsible nothing definite in program chances ; ^ jts Existence. can be expected until the new C*n- "Since the disease has been prevgress buckles down to business the ' alent amot.g soldiers, and is likely first week in Jtnnry. ; j to become so again," he states, "it Cancellation of gasoline rations in; is important that the question .of Eastern states was ordered at a time when the law-makers were in their home-towns for the holidays and deprived of an effective loud-speaker ; with which to collectively make known ; their views about, the drastic procedure. The people's resistance to the tightened war economv worries gov- j ernment agencies. With the demands j of the war forefne adoption of many other restrictive measures, the enforcement officials lo'k with some trepfdatlon develonments as rationing is extended to meet the growing s^ar- • city of goods for the civilian market. They are worried that the Henderson "BcaH-liftinp" by powerful Congrres- ; sional blocs mav cause folks to over- j look the laudahle and ^sic purposes! of ratioriner. Congress is threatening , to invps*;<rate everv war aeency with the result tV®t th" administrative wings are in a turmoil. There is prob- ; ablv cnnip meHt to t^e contention that i neoplp hive protested the OPA rationing and overlooker! th° n^aior obWtive rf the urire control scheme wh'ch , is to prevent, living costs from sky- i rocketing. Best opinion is that the ; consumer will not fully realize th«» | ,8acHf;CPs renuired by r"+?l another six months. j Fx^erien<*e faired in the first yea' of the w«r h"® •""Serially war pro^nctio" nwr**". of placing the c>-^ut p* '""els | tfie war chiefs have denied teVe a l P»ore real^tic »t.t:tnde revise th#»ir designs. The theme n^ is apparently improvements in onnlity of planes. I tanks and ohi^s rather than mere ooantity. The prodnrt'on "fAnnniti<»nR , and probably «vnthe*'e rubber will be : exoanded by the ut'liiation of wheat | flcnr for conversion into industrial al- | eohol. About eightv million bushels mil used to produce 200 million potions and n portion of the residue . will go to feeds. | Somewhat belatedly perHans the government has recognized that the j A,meri<*an housewife must understand , the whys and wherefores *>f wartime , policies. Thev have inaugurated an ; elaborate publicity campaign which; will hit the high water mark early next year to convince the ladv of the : Coose that the "point" rationing svstem is necessary and practical. The crisis in f<^od supplies brought about hy huge shipments to allied nations will necessitate alterations in usual household methods bv the acceptance of new recipes containing substitutes for ordinary foods now on the scaree list. A gigantic selling job has been staked out by the publicists to woo the women from their firesides to war work. Millions of copies of a pamphlet "War Jobs for Women." are being distributed in every citv and hamlet in an effort to have women replace men in important factory and store positions. It is frankly admitted that "employment of women is still a local question which must be dealt with ae- * cording to the need and the supply of WMnanpower in the community." It is interesting to note that the Inderal Employment Service has catalogued more than 1,800 war occupations suitable for women, and about Communic^bility be answered in order to justify the use or lack of use of isolation and other sanitary |irecautions i*i handling outbreaks." Most 6f the earlier reports on the disease, suggesting that it is transmissible, date back to the first World war. Drs. Hirschfeld, Beube and Siegel of Columbia university, in a study they made on the history of the 'disease, have traced its symptoms as far back as the Egyptian era, and the Greeks, with tbeir huge armies, seem 1o have been particularly- affected, Tr, Rosebury points out. British Describe ^Latest Bomber, Avro Lancastef , LONDON.--Britain took her Avrc Lancaster off the secret list, and British aeronautic writers quickly hailed the battle-tested machine as the biggest and fastest heavy bomber ip the world. " H The newly unveiled giant, like its famous teammate in raids on Germany, tl e Short Stirling, carries an eight-ton bomb load, but its pace of 300 miles an hour and up is better than the Stirling's. The Lancaster is armed with ten .303-ca liter machine guns mounted in four power turrets. It has a maximum range of 3,000 miles, 1,000 more than the Stirling, and is thus a prime weapon for n* Is on selected targe to deep in Germany. Its first officially disclosed operation was the daylight raid on Augsburg. Bavaria, last April 17. In July several Lancaster squad rons made the longest daylight at tack flight of the European war-- 1,750 miles through bad weather to bomb the Danzig submarine yards. The Lancaster's weight is 30 tons. It has a wing spread of 102 feet and a 33-foot bomb compai tment. Aero nautical writers repoi t it is one of the favorites of Royal Air force crews because of its exceptional speed and maneuverability Robber Quest May Open Vast Colombia Tracts BQjBO^Av COLOMBIA.--A plar for the opening cf millions of squarf miles of virgin rubber tracts in east ern Colombia has been put forward by the United States government'* Rubber Reserve corporation, it wa.« learned recently. Corporation offi cials are discussing the project with the Colombian government and the Avianca Air Lines for construction of landing fields in the jungles tr take out the rubber. An announcem ent in newspaper? that contracts have been signed was termed inaccurate by officials, whe declared the negotiations are still tr. progress. The territory which would b< opened for exploitation is roughh bounded by the Rio Meta, the Rio Putumayo, the Brazilian boundary «nd the eastern Cordiileta de los Andes. This vast triangle covers almost half of Colombia's area. With present transportation meth birth- Wiir^m Tyler ods, it takes at least two months to M0 non-war occupations suitable for j reach the most accessible ports near •women. Matching the requirements of I the Brazilian border. Most of thi thousands of different occupations with the qualifications or potentialities of millions of workers is obviously a task. The government points out ' it's a woman's war right now, and women should be thinking in terms of goin,? into full-time wo-k a"d carrying alrng rriany of their volunteer activities, as s'de lines." Although some centralized control is reeded every effort is made to fit vomen into war industry on "a c"mmunity-by-community basis. The theory back of tfcts procedure is to prevent overcrowding. bad housing conditicns, qut- I are discussing now mature, farmer* cropping s of juvenile delinquency and will be expected to work by. nigbl child neglect, and frittering away of as well as by day." * labor resources. The War Manpower j*. Commission estimates that someiVing like 6,000,000 additional 'omen must enter the labor force by the end of 1943. These are in addition to 14,- 000,000 already at work. Not all these Wftzen v otkers wil^ go 4 into direct production. territory never has been explored by white men. Farming by Night lb ' Seen Ahead for Britain LONDON.--Minister of Agricui ture Robert Hudson told the house of commons that plans for increas ing wheat acreage might necessi tate night work for farmers. He said the area under whea woulrf be increased by 600,000 acreand "if certain arrangements wi Adobe Bouse Reflnlshed An old adobe house in California Ms been decorated by twv decoraws for theif own living quarters. Painting the adobe wall and wood paneling white, the adobe floor green, and slipcovering the couch and fireside chair in bright red and white cotton gave a smart effect to .the living room. A pale green rug ljeautifies the floor. On the mantle il a frill of red and white chintz. Draperies of heavy white crash am «dged in red and white fringe. . Troops Are Studying Japanese Language tAfT, CALIF.--They're sure they'll never need it here, but it might come in handy in Tokyo, so a number^ of troops at Gardner Field are learning to speak Japanese under a simplified sys^ tem. Heretofore it's been considered a job of years to acquire a working knowledge of Japanese. Frosen^ Overalls, overall jackets, dungarees, work shirts, pants, breeches, and one-piece work suits made of cotton fabrics can be sold at no higher prices now than those prlivailing last March. . ed on October when the man who had been one of the most familiar figures in the halls of congress died just a d a y after he had eelebrated his 74 th day. For more than half a century Mr. Page had been clerk of the house of representatives. One of his duties in that post was to assemble newly elected members of congress, before each new session opened, and teach them the rules, ethics and method of procedure in congress. (This picture at the right shows him in a typical pose,conducting a symposium of that sort for "congressional freshmen.**) William Tyler Page had a distinguished ancestry. He was a lineal descendant of Carter Braxton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a collateral descendant of President John Tyler. He was born in Frederick, Md., in 1863 and on December 19, 1881, he was appointed a page in the clerk's office of the house of representatives. According to an oft-repeated story, the new page, who had riddqn in on a milk trpin from Fredcrlc!*, showed up at the Capitol wearing ip homespun suit of clothes that his mother had sat up two nights to make for him. He still had the grime of printer's ink on his hands that were swollen from the strain of feeding a piece-work press in m paper-bag factory. He had been forced to leave school at the age of 10 and for 13 years he had supported his mother and himself. Mr. Page worked up through tlti ranks of Capitol employees until In 1019 he was elected clerk of the house for the 66th congress, an of* fice he held until the Democratic party gained control of congress lif 1931. Then, because he was one of the best informed men in the country on house procedure and congressional work and because he was beloved by members of both parties, the Democrats and the Republican#) in the house joined in creating a new office for him--that of minority clerk emeritus, a lifetime job. ^ ..He was also a well-known writer and in 1913 compiled "Page's Congressional Handbook" which is the authoritative guide for our national legislature. , The bit of writing, however, which promises to give his name immortality was "The American's Crepd,*' written in 1917 in a nation-wide cor# petition, sponsored by the city Baltimore, for which he was awarded a prize of $1,000. Long afiel Americans have forgotten that Wih liam Tyler Page had a record of years of continuous service national Capitol, they will be re peating: t helieve In the United State* of America at a government of the people, by the p« pie, for the people; whose Just powers ut' derived from the consent of the govrrndl: a democracy in a republic, a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfact Union, one and Inseparable; establish •poa those principles of freedom, equality, Justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their Uves and fortunff I therefore believe i. Is my duty to na) country to love It. to support Its Cons'tt* Uon. to obey its a«s. to respect Its tit Mid to defend It igainst all enemies. ft, i tna. is "The American's creed," written by < Will:am TylfH Page during World War I. and # has a deeper .nean;r.-» than ever before now that this "government o: the people, jy the people, for th« people" is engaged in another greflt Struggle to defend thos. "principles ' Of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American p|^ tricts racrificed their lives and ^tures." ^: Just as "The American's Creed" has trnde immortal the name of WJ ! lirm Tyler Page, so shoxd t^l'! "Pkdse of A'.leg ance to the Flag" r v . a k e i m p e r : s h a b ' e t h e name o l , Francis Bellamy, although it i1*; doubtful ,if many Americans knoti who wrote it: Be!'amy,who vas n merrber of the editor's! st?ff of t'i^ - Youth's "cmpan'on. wrote it at th'f office of that pub'ica'ion in Bostor one evenirg *ti August, 1392. for u» in the programs. sp^r?"fed l<v th« ^ Nct:o"al A?rociatio*-i of Sta** Sine* 5 nterdents of Education. ..for.-Co? bus day in *' -t yenr ^ Dehydrated „ Ordered by the Army She army is now buying dehydrated apple nuggets, ^cording to the war department. A contract has been awarded by the army quartermaster corps for the purchase of one million pounds. This product looks very much like popcorn and when eaten "straight" has a delicious, tart flavor. It also tastes good when mixed with cereals in place of fresh or canned fruits. It makes excellent apple sauce and apple pie; in fact, can be used in practically every way as a substitute for canned apples. ; The army's apple noggets, thoroughly tested in Bakers and Cooks schools throughout the country, are made from a commercial grade known as "extra good." Not all types of apples adapt themselves well to drying. Ideal for- the purpose are the tart varieties like the Rome Beauty, the Baldwin and the Stayman Winesap. . „ Thus far the apple is the only dehydrated fruit, except the lemon, being purchased for American troops, because for most fruits now bought on a quantity basis the dried form serves army purposes satisfactorily. The advantage of dehydrated apples over the dried kind is that their flavor is superior. They keep exceptionally well. There's also a substantial saving in weight. Dehydrated apples contain only 3 to 5 per cent moisture or less, whereas the dried fruits contain anywhere frdm 17 to 26 per cent. Bengal Bay Deltas Termed 'Remarkable* Naval and air operations in the Bay of Bengal have opened up a new war theater which covers some 825,000 square miles, or an area more than three times that of Texas, according to the National Geographic society. An arm of the Indian ocean, cutting deeply into southern Asia between India and Burma, the Bay of Bengal is formed in the rough outline of a pointed arch. It is about 900 miles long and 1,300 miles across, as measured at its broadest stretch between the tip of India and the Malay peninsula. The Bay of Bengal washes the shores of some of the world's most thickly settled regions. The provinces of Madras, Bengal and Biharand- Orissa hold roughly 150,000,000 people, while the big island Crown Colony of Ceylon adds another 6,000,- 000. Embattled Burma has a population estimated at close to 16,000,- 000. An outstanding feature of the Bay of Bengal geography is its remarkable delta lands, built up by such large rivers as the Gapges, Brahmaputra, and Mahanadi, on the Indian side, and the Irrawaddy in •Burma.' There are no good natural harbors along India's east coast, and artificial ports have been constructed. Burma's shoreline, on the other hand, presents a number of excellent harbor sites, including those • at Tavoy, Moulmein and Akyab.1 A Year's StibsrdpCion to die Plaiftdealer Make* an Ideal Christmas Gift Albino Natives is Africa White Negroes and Negresses (albinos) are not uncommon in Africa. Sometimes the albinism is complete, sometimes pie-baklr The skin is, however, pinkish and not wjhite. In former days, before European control, an albino male was executed at the conclusion of peace terms, following warfare. This was at Onitsha in Nigeria, and there is no Dogs Do Sentry Duty At Munitions A German shepherd, a Norwegian elkhound and a greyhound, the first dogs to do sentry duty at a war plant, now are on duty at a mmiitions factory in the Hudson river valley. According to the plant officials, they are acquitting themselves evidence to show that the practice ' beautifully, adding to the effective- » and the morale of the plant tchlnen. They have not as yet was common. Therfe is a record that the Bokongo tribe required an albino or some hair from one before they could form a new branch of a sccret society. Some writers refer to albinos as being regarded as reincarnations of deceased chiefs. Literature contains references to the matrimonial difficulties of albino malts, who are held in disfavor by women. There is an instance of the usual tribal marks, which are incisions in the skin, being denied to an albino.; - •„ v ness Fighting British Troops A third of the British troops who fought in Greece were from the United Kingdom, i. e. England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland. In Crete, the proportion was nearly half. In Libya and Eritrea over a ha'f. had any occasion to give warning df intruders but, the guards are sure, will give prompt notice of any spy or saboteur who might approach the ferife*s which they are patrolling. Their assignment is regarded as > especially important for several reasons. In the first place they \:V represent the fulfillment of the firtt > commission which the organization received, For another thing the , -;-j dogs are serving as a memorial to the iate Herman E. Mellenthin, not- ' *V:- ed cocker spaniel breeder, since i» •" was the one who brought in the com- *„ r mission for these dogs--one of the ; last acts before his fatal illness. Still another point is that these dogs i iv one. are the first turned oujt by amateur \.;>. ****** '>."/• -j _ * I -1^,- ' --v -V German Objective Alexandria, the German objective in the north African drive, is a thoroughly modern city of nearly 800.000 inhabitants. It is Egypt's principal pert, on the Mediterranean coast at the west edge of the Nile delta. The city is today playing a major and prosperous role in the war, as it did in the First World war, when an army of half a million, whose upkeep cost $200,000 a day, was supplied largely from Egypt's granaries. In addition to being marked by vast supplies passing in and out of the port, Alexandria is the popular leave area for the British navy in the eastern Mediterranean, as well as for land troops stationed near b^. The cosmopolitan throng of Alexandria, too complex for/analysis, is today colored by the uniforms of all United Nations, and the costumes of hundreds of refugees from invaded European countries. | Must Be Over 30 Tears I Cork of commercial value fs not ^produced by trees less than 30 years of age. Since it is strongly advised that transplanting of saplings and small trees not be attempted and that direct seeding be practiced, it is impossible to bring an acreage into production in less than 30 years. The first stripping bark takes place when the tree is about 20 years old. This virgin bark or mascalage is rough and coarse and of little commercial value. Its removal, ho^: ever, stimulates the growth of cork so that during the succeeding two or three years a prodigious amount of cork is produced. This growth gradually decreases in rate until after about nine years scarcely any further thickening of the bark is perceptible, and at the end of that period the second stripping takes pi The second and all subsequent strippings produce a bark of commercial value. Music in Art All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music.--Walter Pater. Mental and Physical' Ctttte Cause of migraine is unknown. Believed to be caused by mental and physical overwork, and sometimes a sluggish liver. We have a large variety 6f Christi mas Flowers, including I Poinsettias, Cut Flowers, Roses, Primroses, Pom Poms, Wreaths, Grave Blankets, Pots and Many ethers. ;0f." McHENRY FLORAL CO. (Located 1 mile south of McHenry on Illinois Route 31)^ # -- Phone 608-R1 - <3 d ft* in the WAR needs the Long Distance Telepiione Lines this Christmas ' . V :\ •; \'. r ^ War cant wait--not •ven lor Chrlsfmat. So plesse don't telephone to war-busy centers on Christmas pay or Christmas Eve unless ; your call Is urgent and necessary. .. . " Telephone lines to the fpllowing cities «M especially busy and delays occur more often than elsewhere. Please do NOT call these cities and others near them unlet* you mtit/U. AUU9UKR9UI, N. M. AMARILLO, TEXAS ATLANTA. CCOR6IA BALTIMORE, MO. •MMIN6HAM, ALA. CHARLOTTE, N. C. DALLAS, TDCAS MNVU. COM. HOUSTON. TSXAS JACKSONVILLE, FLA. LOS ANGELES. CALV. MIAMI, FLA. SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE. WASH. TULLAHOMA, TBM. WASHINGTON, 0. C. We are sorry to have to ask yon to gbv n|f ' custom that is so much a part of Christmas in peacetime. But this is a war year ---- there will be no truce over the holidays. We know yon will understand the necessity for thb request and be glad to co-operate. May the New Year increase our progress toward Victory -- and Peace! HJiMOIS MU TIUFHONI COMPANY • "*• 1'»f"• 'i ' > "•; '"K , ' * - *t •*V ' "T "V " ; . .3, ^ « t '" Timber Conservation ^jDue to the conservation program '.'iling carried out by the timber industry, there is a steadily increasing new growth annually, with the result that our national timber pile is now being replenished at a rate •hich approaches the amount being iV;-.: ViUl Palp So vital is the paper and pulp industry to our war effort that it is estimated that the present struggle would be forced to stop in <0 days if the supply of pulp and its many products were cut off, v A ' D e t h r o n e * •' At Camp Blanding, Fla., Sergi Eugene Saffold is a highly respected topkick. For up until a few days ago there wasn't a man in his company whom he couldn't handle or whose name he couldn't pronounce. Then a certain private arrived on the scene and changed the score on both counts. Not only was his name almost impossible for the sergeant to pronounce, but he was a former pro football player and professional heavyweight boxer with a record of 1.^ tapgkouts! - &- " V, V "V •vv 'StM *•> •% '1 *