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Evening star., 1940-11-21

The rumba as q musical stimulus, is
something which is needed by a great
many persons who still have TO make
its acquaintance.
Both their blood pressure and their
musical appreciation need a FLIP, and
there is nothing like Cuba's rumba to
do it.
Especially persons who own electric
monographs and who have good collec-
tions of classical records owe it to both
themselves and their collections to pur-
chase some real rumba records.
records will afford an entirely new
musical experience to many persons who
have jaded tastes and don't know it.
A great many music lovers think that
the basic appeal of music should be that
it should soothe.
Music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast" what harm that ia
nous quotation has done, in some waysl
Music has more to it than just being
a balm. 1t is question, indeed. whether
persons who are sore hurt want to listen
to music at all, at the time.
One of the prime functions of music
is stimulation.
One has but to think of Sousa's stars
and Stripes Forever" to realize this.
The worlds dance music, from the days
Of the minuet through the waltz, the Jig
k1n hnr i'm MI tA ln, xf
the fox trot and the rumba, has been
stimulative. Some think too much so.
There is little question but that the
average music lover likes TO get into
rut, and this whether he goes to the
concert hall or contents himself with
listening to his radio or photograph at
home
It is one of radios good points that it
has brought so many different kinds
of music TO so many millions that some
of it has stuck, as the expression has it.
Even the most ardent turner-off of radio
sets cannot help but hear kinds and
types Of music which he ordinarily might
never listen to otherwise, or even have
chance to hear.
In this way radio has vastly increased
musical appreciation. 1t has done this
not alone by permitting the masses to
hear opera and symphony and chamber
music. but also by giving hoity-toity
persons an opportunity of hearing
'booeie Woogie' piano, and so on. If
you were TO tell such persons, out OF a
clear sky, that this odd type of piano
playing is somewhat akin 10 the music
Of Bach, they might look at you as if
you were completely crazy, but if you
give them chance to hear it. without
their knowing exactly what it is, they
may find this out for themselves.
So it goes with the rumba or al least
so the rumba goes with its listeners.
1t is just as good listening music as
dancing music.
In fact, We understand that young
boys do not particularly care for II since
Evening star., 1940-11-21
Says Haskin Wrong On
Air Corps Motto.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Frederic j. Haskin's column in The
Star of November 18 contained the fol-
lowing statement: THE words on the
caps worn by members of the Air Corps
are Ut viri VIOLENT and are translated
AS they wish to be alive or AS the liv-
ing desire"
If the Latin is correctly quoted. either
OF the suggested translations is lust about
100 per cent wrong. "Viri" is the nomi-
native plural of 'vir," meaning a man
as distinguished for his courage and
manly qualities, the word for a man as
a mere member of the human race be-
ing homo" The word violent" is not
in this case from the verb "volo." mean
ing Il wish 1t is the third person
plural of the present subjunctive of the
verb 'volo" meaning Il fly" the SUBJ
Junctive mode being employed to indi-
cate an eXhortation. The motto should
therefore be translated: "As real men
let them fly
CHARLES H. PROBERT.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
Toduy's Duty.

Thanksgiving dinner provides an
excellent opportunity for expression
of family interest in the campaign
for the Community Chest. In more
than a few homes it has been GUS
tom to take advantage Of the oc-
casion for collective contribution.
The plate. literally, is passed around
the table in behalf of absent guests
who otherwise might have little to
be grateful for at this harvest sea-
son of the year. Even the smallest
children are encouraged to give their
pennies The result is helpful in
many respects. 1t aids the drive for
funds to maintain the eighty-seven
social agencies represented in the
appeal, and it promotes a certain
atmosphere Of neighborhood CO.
operation.
This aforementioned objective is by
no means unimportant. 1t has been
said again and again that the
Community Chest is intended to
serve the largest conceivable pur-
poses. Not only to raise money was
it devised 1t also was intended to
promote solidarity among the resi-
dents of Washington, their institu-
tions, their aspirations and their
hopes. Great catastrophes have made
other cities conscious of their unity.
The Capital Of the United States is
fortunate in the exemption which
it has enjoyed from devastating
trouble. But il exists in the same
world as Ankara and Bucharest,
shaken by earthquakes, and London,
blasted by enemy bombers concealed
in the clouds. IN recognition Of this
fact, it might be well to pledge to-
days offering to the Community
Chest in remembrance of Coventry,
a distant town where such grief as
never was known in the District of
Columbia currently prevails.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
Hungary Joins the Axis

Having failed to conquer Britain
by assault, Germany and Italy are at
tempting to encompass her downfall
by statecraft. That is the Alpha and
Omega Of the axis drive to make
itself supreme in Southeastern Eu-
rope by harnessing the Balkan ma
tions to the totalitarian alliance.
Hungary is the latest to be brought
within the orbit, which presently
may witness the adhesion of Ru-
mania and Bulgaria. It would be
idle to deny that Hitler and MusSOlini
are meeting with success il their
campaign to organize that new or
der" the avoWed purpose of which is
to expel Britain from all vestige of
authority on the continent of Europe.
The immediate object is to link
the Balkans into military partner
ship with the axis in order to neu-
tralize Turkey and make easier the
conquest of Greece. Those purposes
accomplished, the path to the Darda-
nelleS would be open, and a long
cherished German dream realized.
Underlying this rosy prospect must
be a Soviet-axis understanding, and
it may be that its basis was laid
during Molotoff's visit III Berlin.
Having recovered possession of
coveted Transylvanian territory from
M
ceS, it was only question of time
until Hungary would formally throw
In its lot with the axis and accept an
assigned role in the new order
program. That was done at Vienna
yesterday when Hungary became a
full-fedged partner in the German
Italian-Japanese alliance.
With Spain as a prospective
member of the combination, an axis
attack on Gibraltar, cOincident with
operations in the Suez region, is
clearly indicated. Thus will Britain
find herself caught within the
squeeze play" which the dictators
plan in the Mediterranean. Should
they contrive to crush or immobilize
Greece and Turkey in the process,
Britain's plight would be grave, for
those countries are her only re-
naming Allies in the Near East.
The Balkans and other minor
states which have found it necessary
to identify themselves with the
totalitarian enterprise may fancy
they are "one-for- all -and-all-
one" allies. But they are doomed to
discover that they are cast only for
the roles of vassals in the Nazi
Fascist war to annihilate Britain.
They may accept pledged protection
of their territory in return for mill
tary, political and economic Co
operation" with the axis, but it would
be a reversal of form for Hitler and
MuSSolini to look upon them as any
thing but servile cogS in the machine
the dictators are building for domi-
nation of Europe, Asia and Africa
and, if they prevail, of the rest of
the world.
The Vienna pact is development
not devoid of meaning for the United
States Just as Japan's inclusion in
Evening star., 1940-11-21
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Evening star., 1940-11-21

Mussolini tells his fellow-country-
men that he has a million men under
arms and could call up eight million
more if necessary. 1t would be quite
an experience for him to hear a mil
lion men in uniform all yelling at
once. when do we eat?"
Evening star., 1940-11-21
@. Who are the Jukes?-F. C.H.

@. Who are the Jukes?-F. c. H.
A. This is the name substituted fd
the real name of a New York familJ
investigated in 1874 by the Prison AS
sociation Of New York. The family wal
descended from backwoods settlers.
ing rs years, 14O were criminals and 28l
paupers The cost of the family TO TIL
State was estimated at s13O8 900 durin|
Is years.
@, Which of Samuel Buffers novel
was published posthumously?-B r L.
A. The Way of All Flesh" was pub
hshed in 1908. The author died in 1901
@. How many eggs does an alligato|
lay?-F. F.
A The alligator lays from 80 to Al
hard white eggs about the size of thos
Of a goose.
@. Is it true that the founder of John
Hopkins University sold whlsky?-M. r. d
A. Johns Hopkins at the beginning d
his career dealt in groceries, farm prod
ucts and Maryland whisky.
@ When was tear gas first used n
the police TO quell riot?-A HK.
/ A. Tear gas was used in 1921 when
riot broke out among the prisoners 4
the Western State Penitentiary In Per-
sylvania.
@. Please give list of famous Neg.
/ actors of all time-J. j.
A. Such a list would include ri
/ Aldridge, Robert Allen Cole. Egbe
Austin BERT Williams, George Walk.
| Charles S. GilpIn. Jules Bledsoe. Richart
B. Harrison, Charles Winter Woo
Daniel Haynes, Florence Mills, Pau
/ Robson, Rex Ingram Ethel Waters an
( Bill Robinson.
@ What President was the frs :
exercise his authority as commando i
chief on the field Of battle?-E. T. G.
4 A President Madison During u.
Battle of Bladensburg, August "a 49,
Commodore Barney, commanding Il.
American forces. was shot from r,
horse President Madison assume
active command.
@ What is cretinism?-R. s p.
A. 1t is a condition resulting from lac
Of thyroid secretion in fetal life or j
infancy. There is stunted physical an
mental development, the cretin being or
| type of dwarf.
O. When did Jack Elder make h,
famous run for Notre Dame to defea
Army in football game?-P. S. T.
A In 1929 he made 97-yard III
on a frozen field to defeat Army.
@ What firm originated the idea Z
selling on the installment plan?-N. :
A. Imported from Paris more than
century ago. the time-payment idea va
. first used in the United States by Ii
old New York housefurnishing firm {
Cowperthwait & Sons.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
Expresses Appreciation
OF Cartoon.

To the Editor of The Star
Congratulations on the splendid car
toon of last Sunday, Lady Godiva Rides
Again Through Streets of Coventry"
Jim Bergman is worthy of his great
father, whose sincere admirer 1 have
been ever since 1 came to this country
25 years ago, and who-incidentally and
unknowingly-becam my first English
teacher through his cartoons, Hence,
my deep appreciation goes to both, father
and son. A POLE.
November 10.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
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bear the name and address of
the tcriter, although the use of
a pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
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q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
Parking Space in New
Buildings Urged.

To the Editor of The Star:
A French architect facetiously has
suggested that all city houses now be
built on stills, so as to give room for
the automobiles. Certainly, that would
give room enough. And if every build
ing should be forcibly designed to ac-
commodate the cars incident to that
structure, the parking problem would
be solved as effectively as If the houses
were built on stills.
All new residences should be built to
Evening star., 1940-11-21

A modern adaptation of an old saw
might be applied to certain belliger-
ent nations in this wise: Don't serve
up your British Empire until it is
carved"
Evening star., 1940-11-21

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 70
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited 70 II otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein.
AL rights Of publication Of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1940-11-21

@. Who were the first sob sisters oI
American newspapers?-B. OH.
A. The women who we're first Gale
sob sisters were Dorothy Dix, Ada Pat
terson, Nixola Greeley-Smith and Wini
fred Black.
Evening star., 1940-11-21
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Husktn.

A reader can get the nnSUer TO any
question OF fact By tDriting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Husktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Was Wendell Willkie with III
A. E. F. in France during the Worl
War?-C. B. D.
A. Mr.. Willkie served overseas for I
months as an officer in the 325th FieI
Artillery.
@. What we're Patrick Henry's las
words?-F. T. E.
A. They are quoted as follows: Here
a book (the Biole) worth more than a
others ever printed; yet it is my mis-
fortune never to have found time Z
read it. It is now too late. 1 trust in th
mercy of God"
Evening star., 1940-11-21
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-cass matter post ONCE,
WASHINGTON. D. c.
Evening star., 1940-11-21

So it goes with the rumba, or al least
so the rumba goes with its listeners
1t is just as good listening music as
dancing music.
In fact. We understand that Young
boys do not particularly care for II, since
Evening star., 1940-03-08

but it will also divide the Demo-
cratic party. A coalition of truly
liberal and Independent Democrats
plus the Republican vote will put
through the House >the proposed
amendments of Representative
Smith, and the same kind of a coali-
ton will arise in the Senate.
Potential Major Issue.
The controversy may overshadoW
all else in this session and. of course,
will get into the campaign. The
New Deal has been accused again
and again of phoney liberalism, but
the charges against its appointees
has never been proved until the
operations of the labor board were
revealed in full view. There is no
evidence yet that the New Deal
finally will stand sponsor for that
record. But if the administration
stands pat the issue will be an easy
one to make on the stump against
any Representative or Senator who
seeks reelection this year. All the
opposing candidates will have to
do is to read from the record and
this can arouse among the voters
such indignation that the Repub-
licans could gain control in the
House. Sufficient Republican votes
could be won in the Senate on this
issue alone so that, together with
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Racing Bill Opposed
By Washington Highlands

Opposition to the Reynolds bill to
legalize horse racing in the District
was voiced last night by the Wash
ington Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton in their meeting at 1918 Second
street S.W.
On the motion of M. r. Warren,
second vice president of the associa-
ton. the body renewed the protest
with which it has gone on recoro
each year for the last several years.
Mimeographed letters pointing out
the duties of the citizen and the
advantages of a citizens associa-
ton are to be sent to the people of
the community as one feature IN
the membership drive of the group.
The motion was made by D. H. Cole,
who will be one of a committee Of
three to draw up the letter.
A special committee will be ap-
pointed to promote the proposed
South Capitol street bridge. 1t was
pointed out by w. E. Nair, secretary
of the association, that the bridge
would greatly enhance the value of
Evening star., 1940-03-08

the independent Democrats, Con-
gress would slip entirely away from
New Deal control.
Many of the Republican leaders
are secretly hoping that the admin
istration will play stupid politics
and seek to defend the labor board
and align itself with the c. I. O. Or
such an issue the Republicans feel
the vote next autumn for Congress
would be decisively in their favor.
1t had been thought that this ses-
sion Of Congress would be monot-
onous affair. but the attitude of the
New Deal members who want to de-
fend the labor boards erratic pe-
havior has contributed liveliness to
an otherwise uninteresting session
and furnished perhaps the basic
issue of the coming campaign
civil liberties versus the tyranny Of
delegated power exercised by bureaus
and boards that boldly amend the
law without the consent of Con-
gress.
Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Washington Observations
Gornishment Immunity Removed From Many
Thousands Of Federal Workers

not intend the full consequences Of
what 1t said. Congress has full au-
thority to make such restrictions on
the "sue-and-be-sued clause as
seem to 1t appropriate or necessary"
This language may be taken as a
strong hint to enact remedial legis-
lation, but what Congress will do
remains to be seen. Prior to the
Michigan decision, it had, In the
case Of the Federal Crop Insurance
Corp. and the Farmers Home Corp,
expressly prohibited garnishment.
Conceivably Congress may extend
the prohibition to cover all Federal
agencies, even though these are
otherwise authorized to be sued
The Burr decision was partial
victory for the Government, for the
latter contended that even If gar
nishment be allowed against the
F. H. A., the right to levy execution
against Government funds and
property, to collect a garnishment
judgment, should be strictly linn
tied. The Supreme Court sustained
this contention.
X X
A Message to Antarctica.
There's just been a felicitous
exchange of greetings between At
torney General Bob Jackson and
Roger Hawthorne, publicity director
Of Admiral Byrd's expedition, way
down South Pole way. Hawthorne
formerly covered" the Department
of Justice for the Associated Press.
When word reached Antarctica that
Jackson had been appointed At
torney General the newspaper man
wirelessed him: Sorry to miss the
story I always hoped to write, but
warmest congratulations anyway
from the middle of the Antarctic ice
pack somewhere of Marie Byrd
Land" Jackson meantime having
learned that a peak discovered by
Admiral Byrd had been named
Mount Mark" for Mark Hawthorne,
the publicity directors 3-year-old
son, the Attorney General radioed
his friend Sorry to miss the chris
tening I always hoped to see, but
heartiest congratulations on making
your Mark on a lofty mountain
peak in far-off Antarctica."
4
Wheeler Medal.
Nearest thing to a gold piece
Washington has seen in seven years
is glittering gold-like medallion of
Burton K. Wheeler, just distributed
by the Wheeler for President Club of
Montana. It's about the size of a $40
gold coin, with a realistically milled
border, bearing on one side an ex-
cellent likeness of the senior Senator
from the Bonanza State. and on the
reverse waving Stars and Stripes
above the words. Liberal. Construc-
tive, American" Wheelers boosters
have adopted as slogan for him:
That Man Wheeler"
x * *
Stumped Experts.
Those omniscients Of the IN
formation, Please" radio hour-I
blush to say they're both seasoned
newspapermen. who ought to know
better-John Kieran and Franklin
P. Adams-were stumped the other
night by a question which should
have been easy meat. They couldn't
name either the British or French
Ambassador to the United States or
the Finnish Minister respectively,
the Marques Of Lothian. Count de
Saint-Quentin and Hjalmar j. Pro-
cope. Their names are published
somewhere nearly every day.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Real War This Year Doubted Here
the war started and never materialized.

military and diplomatic experts still doubt that
operations will be undertaken
Ihey believe the Germans securing
OF supplies needed for facing long aion while
Will not De completely
before the end Of this That there
resulting IN the
smaller european states is possibility But real clash between the
allies and their opponents far
The chances that Finland at S. r.
before the end OF the month have become
The Firms dislusioned epic
history of Europe They military
assistance they
peen tay interested in helping them have little
nave received promises from all of the world
applause But Field Marshal Mannehem
us qulckly'-have remained
Under the
but to take their medicine yield
u S. S. r. portions of the which
before the started and the had
LETT alone could have them without losing
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Red Cross Motor Corps
HELPED 373 Persons

Sixty-seven patients unable to use
streetcars or buses were transported
to local clinics from their homes
during February by the Motor Corps,
District Of Columbia Chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross, Mrs. L. E. Harris,
the chairman, has revealed in a re-
port.
Mrs. Harris reported 373 persons.
including number of war veterans,
were carried by the corps in various
trips in February.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

guiding
standard at the Inflated
of other international negotiations
Rist however
fronts him. Because they supplies
basic assets the British
of American commodities like apples
But at the Treasury the trade Depart
mnt and IN other the tendency
French have lot more cash than they pretend
to follow their policy (which
man would be pretty foolish to spend his
M and primarily
specific questions which already allied
policy British
before informed
heart of
They will
the trade other
will 1--WE have of assets
available We have gold At
half Cor after
what concessions the
would make
difficult to what the American officials
Reason and Unreoson
Ris Ashton the
question
Secretary State his
ments section view with political
reduced AngoFrench of
position this field
Grady and his protested both informally
Evening star., 1940-03-08

court February
IL, Of far-reach-
ing Importance
to merchants
and F e d er al
workers. Hence
forth, wages Of
a large class Of
Uncle Sans pay
rollers may be
a t t a c h e d for
debt. The ruling
is, Of course, of
special interest
to the gran d
a my of civil
6 erV ants en-.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Moss of Requiem Set

A solemn anniversary mass Of re-
QUEEN for the late Most Rev.
Thomas j. Shahan. Bishop of Ger
Minneapolis and former rector of
Catholic University, will be cele-
brated at 9 am. tomorrow in the
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at the university by the Right
Rev. Patrick J. Mccormick, vice
rector.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
DuhIio Society Dinner

The National Capital Dahlia So.
ciety will hold Its second annual
dinner tomorrow at pm. at Hem
derson Castle. The guest speakers
will be Oliver /. Shurtleff. dean Of
instruction, Fairmont State Teach
ers' College Of West Virginia, and
Warren w. Maytroth, Dahliadel
Nurseries, vineland. N. j.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Peace Move Laid to Ribbentrop
The peace movement was start


Robentrop but appearances placed
the hands the Swedish which,
their peninsula For although kind
Finland
the threat of a against them
Scandinavians
Nowegans
happen this beggars
insist, is little
Individuals Jail actually propa-
Evening star., 1940-03-08

reminded at
a n o t h er New
Y or k er. AL
Smith, went out
to the sa m e
State in 1923 in
n Is campaign
for the presi-
dency and told
the farmers how
he W ould go
a b GU t making
I n e m prosper
GUS. H e h a d
called his ad-
visers in, an d
with them he
l. i
Evening star., 1940-03-08
The Capital Parade
Arrival Of Allies Ashton Gwotkn and Rist Held
Significant; Treasury Alarmed at Trade Cuts

BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER
first airplane
London Curss Wright Douglass Glenn
tractors will be working all
for Great Britain and France october,
Additional plane contracts already negotiation
cotton are triple what they before the Both allies
want ships here The purchasing
ing its INQUIRIES into other vast fields
exports to British and French annually
probably about $3OO000000 in the
continue to thereafter Meanwhile the allies
Neutrality Act their
balances and foreign securities to the bills.
Men on a Mission
Against this country Of stocky
brilliant hard-headed Frenchmn large