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Evening star., 1941-04-12

The national income, although up
more than seventeen per cent over
1910, reminds one of a participant
in the dog races. 1t just never can
close the gap between it and that old
income tax rabbit.
Evening star., 1941-04-12

A reader cnn get the GnS1Uer to any
question OF fact by Drtttng The EDe-
ntnq Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Hdskin director, Washington,
d. c.. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. What letter in the alphabet is used
most?-E. C.
A. The letter "E" occurs most fire.
quently in the English language. Consult
THE Gold Bug" by Edgar Allan Poe.
@. Does a soldier in the United States
Army have TO wear his uniform when
off duty?-L. F. T.
A. According to Army Regulations
600-40, the wearing Of the uniform by
soldier not on duty with troops will be
optional, except that the uniform will be
worn when attending ceremonies and
social functions of an official character.
O. What is the name Of famous
hotel in the South where the walters all
carry the trays on their heads?-J. M. B.
A. The walters at the Homestead Ho-
tel at Hot Springs, Va, are noted for
this accomplishment, most Of them hav-
ing been trained since childhood to bal
ance trays on their heads. Each year
they hold walters tray race out of
DOORS
@. Who was the greatest English actor
of all time?-W. G.
A. David Garrick ranks as the great
est of English actors, his versatile genius
enabling him to impersonate with great
naturalness and power the whole range
of characters from high tragedy to farce.
O. What is dirigold?-N. H.
A. Dirigold is an alloy of about 80 per
cent copper, 10 per cent aluminium,
two-tenths per cent nickel and one-tenth
per cent silver.
@. Has an odorless paint ever been
developed?-E. H.
A. There are two brands Of paint on
the market which are advertised as
odorless There also are perfumes and
deordorants which may be added to paint
to prevent odor.
@ How old was Ernest Bevin, Eng
lands Minister of Labor, when he en-
tered Parlament?-J. L. NJ.
A. Mr.. Bevin was only 26 years old
when he became member of ParIa-
ment.
Evening star., 1941-04-12

Permanent Garden Flowcrs-An
illustrated booklet telling how and
when to start them, what varieties
to select, and how to raise them
with maximum success. These
plants of the flower garden, once
established, last for years and pro-
duce well with just a little care
and attention. To secure your
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wrapped in this clipping, and mail
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Evening star., 1941-04-12
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter, although the use OF
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters lDith
q U1elD to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-04-12

@. What proportion of the national
income goes for taxes?-T. G. A.
A. In 1910 total tax collections
amounted to s14.3oO ,00O, 900, or one-fifth
of the national income.
Evening star., 1941-04-12

@. Has the death rate in the United
States declined?-B. R.
A. In the past three years the death
rate has been cut approximately in half
dropping about IL per cent in 1910 a;
compared to 1899.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

A reader can get the Gns10er to any
question OF fact by Drtttng The EDe-
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eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington
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Evening star., 1941-04-12

@. When was the year without a sum-
mer?-R. c.
A. The summerless year was 1916 Ac-
cording to contemporary writers, ice
and snow occurred every month and
people wore overcoats even in July.
Evening star., 1941-10-03

various parts Of the United States.
The subcommittee has directed
further inquiry to tank car owners
in an effort to secure the location of
surplus cars in each district and as
soon as this information is available
it will be filed with your office.
90 The survey or inventory just
completed by the committee is the
first complete report on this subject
available to this committee.
49, The subcommittee has been
informed that the statements here
based upon a theoretical formula,
which took into account many fac
tors and operating practices not
now uniform in the handling of
equipment, such as seven-day load
ing, immediate loading and unload
ing of cars upon receipt by con-
signor or consignee, immediate pick
ing up Of loaded and empty cars by
railroad equipment, etc. Investiga-
ton which has been made of prac-
tices now in effect by large oil COM
panies utilizing tank cars for the
movement of petroleum or its prod
ucts in this district indicates that
some companies are operating on a
seven-day basis for loading and un-
loading, and have tried to effect
maximum efficiency in the handling
Of this equipment in their own and
the public interest. To what extent
further efficiency might be gained
through more prompt loading and
unloading by shippers and con-
signees we cannot at this time de-
termine."
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Meeting Is Called
To Overcome Lag in
Red Cross Campaign
Memberships to Dote
Foil About 5000
Behind Lost Year

Volunteers working for the Red
Cross Roll Call have been called
to an emergency meeting at 4;30
o'clock Monday afternoon at head
quarters, 2O20 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, to consider means Of speeding
up a drive now tagging behind last
years record.
Chairman Edgar Morris called
the meeting, with all leaders ex-
pected to attend. It was planned
to speed the reporting system to
keep the city posted on the progress
of the drive.
Mr. Morris expressed the opinion
that residents are enrolling in large
numbers. but some chairmen and
area leaders are not turning in re-
ports as rapidly as they might.
Late reports were that 26.832
members had enrolled in the first
10 days of the silver anniversary
campaign, or approximately 5000
less than at the corresponding time
last year. The quota this year is
25 per cent above that last year.
David E. Mccoy. general chair
man of the Business Committee.
yesterday reported that the follow
ing concerns had enrolled 100 per
cent: Lerner Shop. Carly Electric
and Armature Service, Fields
Twenty-Five Fifty, Inc; Brewood,
Inc, and Harry kaufman. Inc.
Edward T. Stafford. vice chair
man of the Utilities Committee, in
a recent radio talk outlined the
many services which the local chap
ter is performing. He emphasized
the added load the chapter is bear
ing because Of defense activities al
home and increased demands for
war relief supplies from abroad.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
By the Associated Press.


SUNDANCE, Wyo., Oct. g.
George Hopkins. cracking
daredevil from Rapid City, S. Oak.
still was king of the mountain today
atop sky-spearing Devils Tower.
and he had official oroers not to
abandon his throne until he is
rescued by experienced Alpinists.
The 30-year- -old former r. A. F
parachute instructor spent a second
night on his tight little island a
quarter of a mile in the Wyoming
sky last night, this time in royal
style.
He had an Army field tent, heavy
blankets, a packaged dinner and a
pair of sneakers for the descent,
which were dropped with other pro-
visions late yesterday by Clyde Ice,
Spearfish, S. Oak, flyer.
Skimming the fiat top of the cold
and windy pinnacle, Mr.. Ice tossed
l3 packages out Of his plane and
scored l3 bulls-eyes.
A Rocky Mountain National Park
ranger. Ernest Field, and a private
mountain guide, Warren Gorrel, OF
Denver were expected to reach the
Northeastern Wyoming rock spire
late today to rescue Mr.. Hopkins,
who parachuted to spot landing
atop the tower early Wednesday on
wager.
The daredevil was ordered hv C''e-
todian N. F. Joyner, after he had
ventured 20 feet down a shet. s....4
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Eastern Oil Dealers
Back |ckes, Criticize
Senate Inquiry
Letter to Roosevelt
Calls Investigation of
Shortage Biased

Support for the position taken by
Secretary Ickes ass petroleum Co
ordinator was registered today by
the Atlantic Coast Oil Association S
Conference representing fuel oil
dealers from Maine to Virginia, In
letter to President Roosevelt.
The statement, listing w. Hs, But
Ter of Passaic, N. j., as chairman,
and Clyde G.. Morrill, of Boston as
secretary. voices suspicion" that
the recent senatorial investigation
as to oil shortage was biased" and
the conclusions were reached with
out full consideration of vital facts.
Letter Made Public.
A copy of the letter to the Presi-
dent as released to newspapers said:
ut is the considered opinion of
the Atlantic Coast Oil Association
Conference in meeting assembled,
and representing the distribution of
millions of gallonage of fuel oils
and range oils for home heating and
cooking on the Eastern Seaboard
that you should lend every possible
public and administrative support
to the Petroleum Co-ordinator for
National Defense in his efforts to
restrict the consumption of gaso-
line for non-eSsential use, so that
a reserve stock of fuel oils can be
maintained on the Eastern Sea-
board against the possibility of a
severe winter and for defense by
our Army and Navy.
Blow to Defense Feared.
ANY possible shortage of fuel oils
for home heating and cooking would
vitally affect millions of families
and would be a serious blow to our
defense effort. This conference
wishes to go on record with you and
the public that we fully support
the effort which has been made and
is being made by the petroleum
co-ordinator for national defense to
insure an ample supply of fuel oil
on the Eastern Seaboard for the
coming winter to meet any contin-
gency and emergency.
ALSO, that this conference sus-
poets that the recent senatorial in
veStigation of the oil shortage was
biased, and the conclusions of the
committee were reached without a
full and intelligent consideration
of vital facts, weather contingency,
and requirements of national de-
fense."
Ration Order Approved.
The conference last night in New
York approved the new Government
gasoline rationing order, effective
yesterday, but advocated local ad-
ministration of its rules, the Asso-
ciated Press reported.
Sol Herzog, counsel for the con-
ference, interpreted the order to
provide that dealers would get about
Is per cent less than needed to
supply the present full retail de-
mand. The order allots dealers for
this month 95.5 per cent Of last
October's quantities.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Patterson Urges Both
Wage and Price Control
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Robert p Patterson. Undersec-
retary of War. told Congress today
that the War Department felt that
adequate price control authority is
essential to our national defense
effort"
Adding that there was an impera-
tive need to control wages as we'll
as prices, Mr.. Patterson also de-
clared in testimony before the House
Banking Committee that "the spirit
of the men in the armed forces"
would "be impaired by the sight Of
unregulated imitation and profteer-
ing in the Nation as a whole"
only through adequate price
controls can we be assured of timely
and adequate production to meet
our military needs and only through
adequate price controls can we
minimize the cost of our defense
requirements" he said.
He urged broad and flexible legis-
iation with administration, as far as
practicable, under single head.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
AIpinists Prepare to Rescue
'Chutist Atop Devils Tower

of the Devils Tower National Mon
ument yesterday, to stay on top until
he was rescued.
Mr.. Hopkins joked with a crowd
of $50 persons gathered at the base
of the 1,280-foot tower yesterday.
Using a megaphone dropped from
a plane, he shouted Send me up
some funny papers" To a news
paperman who hollered that he
wanted an interview, Mr.. Hopkins
screeched:
Come on up III give you one
Neither Mr.. Gorrell nor Mr. Field
has climbed the lava monolith. Both
are experienced in other hazardous
climbs in the Rockies, however, and
they took plenty of rope, spikes and
other equipment for the rescue.
Mr.. Hopkins has 2400 feet Of
heavy rope with him, dropped from
planes, but he spent most Of yester-
day untangling it.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Defense Stamps Urged
As Bridqe Prizes

Award of defense savings stamps
as bridge party prizes is suggested
to church groups and others giving
such entertainments by the Rev. A.
Russell Phelan of st. AIMS Cath
olic Church.
The stamps were used exclusively
as prizes at the annual garden and
bridge party of his congregation
Wednesday night. Leaflets explain
ing the defense savings program
were distributed during the affair.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Gas Shortage Called
Manufactured Crisis
By Senator 0'DanieI
Says Pipeline Plan Won't
stund Investigation; New
Report to Be Made
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The Senate Oil Investigating Com
nittee arranged today for a new
report on the Eastern Seaboard' S
threatened petroleum shortage, and
one member - Senator ODaniel,
Democrat, of Texas-charged that it
was all manufactured emergency"
Senator ODaniel. who has criti-
cized plan to build 24-inch pipe
line from Texas to New York, told
reporters he was satisfied that suffl-
cient oil could be delivered by rail
10 the Atlantic coast area to offset
the drain on supplies caused by an
excess of 175000 barrels daily con-
sumption over present shipments.
Says Plan Won't Stand Probe.
"I am fully convinced" he said,
shat the railroads can deliver 2O0.-
900 barrels of oil a day. This is
manufactured emergency to build
pipeline and it won't stand exami-
nation"
The pipeline proposal has been
supported by Secretary of the In
terror Ickes, who also is petroleum
co-ordinator, who said II companies
thus far had agreed to join in oper-
alton of a pipeline. But Senator
O'Daniel has objected that it might
later be used to pipe natural gas
out of Texas, thus depriving that
State of valuable asset in its cam
paign to obtain new industries.
New Report Awaited.
Senator O'Daniel's assertion that
the railroads were capable of de-
livering sufficient additional supplies
found support among other mem
bers Of the committee, but Chair
man Maloney said the group would
await the filing of new report on
the Eastern Seaboard situation be-
fore taking any further action in
the oil shortage controversy.
This report, being compiled by Mr..
Tckes' aides, is expected to show
whether the curtailment of gasoline
sales and increases in shipments TO
date have succeeded in reducing the
drain on admittedly sizable reserves.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Defense Bond Group
Will Meet Toniqht

A meeting of the Citizens Com
mittee for the Sale of Defense
bonds and stamps will be held at
8:15 o'clock tonight in the Metro
politan Baptist Church on r street,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets NV.
William Pickens of the Treasury
Department will be the principal
speaker, urging the public to buy
Defense bonds and stamps.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Wurren's Lost Soldiers
Trucked Back to Fort
Hy the Asscciated Press.

by IIIt HoNJIIdItU fIVoS.
LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 3.-Fifty-
five soldiers who went IL hours
without food in a vacant farmhouse
after becoming lost while on maneu-
vers, were trundled back to Fort
Warren in trucks today.
Five members of the original
group of 60 walked % miles through
q snowstorm in search of food and
warmth and to report the plight of
their companions.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Shelter Named Zionist
Executive Director

Appointment of Simon Shelter CT
Detroit as executive director Of the
Zionist Organization of America has
been announced by headquarters of
the organization here. Judge Louis
E. Levinthal of Philadelphia, presi-
dent, made the appointment.
Mr.. Shelter succeeds Rabbi Isa-
dore Breslau of Washington, who
resigned recently.
Evening star., 1941-10-03

Fve-day forecast for the period from
pm, Wednesday: October s, 1871, inclusive.
Middle Atlantic States District of CO.
lumbia, Virginia New Jersey; Delaware,
Maryland. Eastern Pennsylvania and New
York)-Moderate showers first half of pc
Rod, followed by generally, fair; Quite
seasonal TEMPERATURES after Monday.
ri ONO VALLEY VALLEY tkentucky: Ohio West Nir-
nessee-Moderate showers at beginning of
period, followed By mostly fair. Above
normal temperature at beginning of pc
riod. followed by near or slightly below.
An extensive mass of warm and moist
tropical air is spreading northeastward
Valleys the Lake region. accompanied by
is displacing the cooler air over the Mid
die and North Atlantic States. Since yes
terday morning there have been some pre-
cipitation over much Of the United States,
except portions of the Carolinss and
Georgia. the extreme northern plains and
portions Of the Pacific States, Rather heavy
rains were reported near the East Gulf
Coast and in portions Of Illinois and Mis-
souri,. Cooler weather is spreading south
eastward over the middle and southern
plains and the extreme upper Mississippi
Valley.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Park Service Talks Sturt

The National Park Service will
open its 1941-42 series of illustrated
lectures at 8 pm. Wednesday in the
departmental auditorium, with
talk on Crater Lake, the Story Of a
Volcano" The lecture will be given
by John e. Doerr, jr., chief Of the
naturalist division Of the service.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

Senate:
In recess.
Special committee renews study
of defense housing.
House:
In recess.
Banking Committee continues
hearings on price-control bill.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Dumfries Policeman Named

MANASSAS, Va, Oct. 3 (SpeciaD. .
Acting on a request from the
Prince William County Board of
Supervisors, Circuit Judge Walter T.
Mccarthy has appointed Joseph
Amidon of Triangle to the police
force of the Dumfries- Triangle area.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Weather Report
Furnished by the

FURNISHED
occasional brief showers tonight lowest tonight
about 70 degrees moderate fresh winds mostly souther
occasional interior tonight
VgniaOccaSiona showers scattered
portion tonight and tomorrow; continued
West coudneSS with occasional showers TO-
night and tomorrow somewhat northeast portion tonight
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Busis for Ickes' Estimate

is tank
September petroleum
available
reported surplus 22 reported the needed
immediate
Evening star., 1941-10-03

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, II. at pm. yesterday. Year
ago, So.
Lowest. 66. at $50 am. today. Year
ago, 81.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets.
Sun, today 500 $40
Sun, tomorrow sos 5.48
Moon, today - sos pm. 4.la am,
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-naH hour after sunset.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Report for Last 81 Hours

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on July IS.
Lowest, 3. on March is.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest ~ per cent. at 6 am.
Lowest, 81 per cent. at l pm.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Precinitatlnu

Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation IN inches in the
a anital lcurrent month to datel:
Evening star., 1941-10-03
Different Methods and Dates for Tank Car
Counts May Explain Conflict in Estimates

No. Of cars
short reported
by owners
needed for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-01
Bandy Pleads Guilty
 To Reckless Drivinq

John Randy, local nickel phono- graph concessionaire, pied guilty to charge of reckless driving on the Glacier Highway, when he left St. Ann's Hospital today to ap- pear before U S. Commissioner Felix Gray. Sentence was deferred by Commissioner Gray until after he has conferred with Dan Ralston, highway patrolman who made the arrest, who was not on hand when Randy entered his plea.
 A machine driven by Randy, with Joe Prescott as a passenger, over- turned last Saturday evening at Norway Point on the Glacier High way. According to the charge Randy was allegedly travelling at a high rate of speed and lost con- trol of the car.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-01
COMMISSION OF
 MINES STAFF x
 BUSY IN FIELD
Coal Operations Boom to Fill Orders of Needs
 at Defense Bases

Assistant Engineers doing field work and supervision for the Ter ritorial Department of Mines have had busy month, according to reports received today by Commis- sioner B. D. Stewart.
 Henry Joesting has just returned to Fairbanks after doing field in vestigational work 70 miles from Caribou Creek, in the Salcha and Cinema River mining area. Await ing him at his Fairbanks head quarters were many demands to make examinations for prospectors and do geophysical work in the Fairbanks area. After completing this work, he may return to the river area again. as.t......
 A. B. Shallit has recently ar rived in Nome after field work in the Ungalik River, Haycock and Council districts. Around HaycocS, Shallit noted much progress in mining operations He made safety inspections of about 10 dredging outfits and inspected drift mines in the neighborhood. Now, he is examining iron deposits in the Si- nuk River region, on the coast of the Seward Peninsula, about 40 miles northwest of Nome.
 J C.. Roehn, whose headquarters are here, is examining operations in the Nuka Bay district. 80 miles west of Seward, and plans to be back soon.. He plans then to com plete mining examinations in Southeast Alaska, started early this spring.
 II. L. Fiedler, of the Anchorage section, has spent the past month in inspection of coal mines near Matanuska Due to rapidly increas- ing populations at Westward de- fense bases and coal needs of the Army camps coal mining in the Anchorage section is expanding rapidly, he reported. Much coal is being shipped to Fort Richard son. Fiedler's report showed, how ever, that mines are suffering from labor shortages, which threaten to seriously affect operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-01
 VACATI0NW WITH
 FAMILIES HERE

Two prominent businessmen and their families, MT. and Mrs. E. J. Cecil and their son Earl, and MT and Mrs. R. A. Fewell, have been enjoying every minute of their va cation trip in Alaska.
 The two families arrived in Ju- neau the first part of the week on the Denali and have spent their time sightseeing and fishing. They are flying to Mary Joyce's Taku Lodge late this afternoon, to spend the weekend and return to Juneau Sunday to catch a plane for their return trip to California.
 MT. Cecil is the President of. the Kingsborg Cotton Oil Company in Kingsborg, Cal, and MT. Fewell is the President. of the Fewell- Marakhe Company. brokers, in Los Angeles. The two men are also in- terested in ranches and transpor- tation companies in that state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-01
WEATHER SYNOPSIS


 The storm center which located to the east of Atka this had outhery of moist maritime air and ra from Aeuan the Kukokwm Valley and the Der Sea Rain had fallen during the "A hours at scat and the Seward Penin sua Southeast Alaska The greatest amount Of pre- epaon 79 hudredths inch which recorded at Ketchikan highest afternoon 70 degrees Fairbanks and the eodest this morning 29 degrees at Barrow Broken with moderate moderately low ceilings and good vbes and fair to good vis bties the south portion prevailed the Kehikan ahway this morning.
 The Friday weather chart indicated weak low north and 136 degrees west and to be slowly souheastwd second low S5 located at 53 degrees north and 175 the trough extended from this
  lower attitudes expected 500 miles east inches high extended Washington high north toward Cordoya.
 Juneau, August 4:5l am. sunset pm.