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Evening star., 1941-08-03
BUNGALOW

BUNGALOW,
Close In Silver Spring; walking
olst. to stores, schools. etc: stairs
10 possible Sd rm. and bath; slate
TOOL ,full base, porch, bi-i ga
rage. nice yard Price, 81 350. a.
toWsnce for redeeoration. OPEN
sunday; Out Ga. ave, right at
5rafnc light on .Bonifant, right on
Annes drive, right to S2I0 CsII
Rt5aN RatELEN Il. VE1T. RE. 4477. sH.
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OPPORTUNITY. 1924 18th ST. Nv a.
I'm: I'M orlcK' bath; auto. heat: lovely neigh
near Rock Greek Park. N0'i'eS
PLANT & GORDON
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screened porches: garages: oil heat S125;
references. Phone NO. 27S9 for appoint
ment
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3913 sth ST. N.W.-6 ROOMS AND BATH.
oil heat. completely detached side porch
overlooks beautiful rose garden: one of the
coolest places in Wash; interior completely
redecorated; new stove, etc: gentiles only
SS5 per month Aug. 18th occupancy.
Phone Taylor 1877
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SILVER SPRING. MD.

Unusually large. conveniently arranged
apt containing 3 bedrooms, living room:
kitcheue dinette, tiled bath and screened
porch Ideal location for family of or
persons Parochial and public schools
within walking distance. Only S65 per mo.
MOUNT VERNON CORP,
cnd Floor, Machinist's Bldg MA 5536
Evening star., 1941-08-03

1913 14th ST. NW.-DETACHED R..
2 b., 2-car gar, oil heat; exc. neighbor-
hood: mr. schools and transp.; S125. H.
l. RUST co. 1n0l 18th NV.
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WOODSInF pApR Nrn

WOODSIDE PARK, MD
sIE,S5O: large brick home on nicely land
Sespeo Iot facing lO0-foot parkway in this
exclusive development: large living room
Win French doors opening onto terrace
9lalng room, Kitchen, den and lavatory on
lst floor: 2nd floors has z nica hedroor,s
STUDY ana baths: maids room and bath I'M
basement, gear brick garage; close to bus.
ROBERT GAYInR- sH o1As ensE q. A..
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UNTURNISHED HOUSE, FOUR OR MORE
bedrooms, unrestricted ares; Adults only;
near bus Of ear: feasonable Eenti eept, 1et
occupancy aecepeo4. 0ox X47.Ls star. -
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DOWNTOWN, BACHELOR.

1923 18th st. NV rms and bath;
suitable 2 Govt. workers; refined location
See janitor, or phone Ma, $3.50; eyes,,
WO. s474.
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BERT GAYLoR. sH. 2145. se55 Ga. Ave.
ROCKVILLE ESTATE.
FTPGT r0AFAEUD~

BeautlfuI lO-room stucco home on Rock
vile pike. Hot-water heat and ali mod
ern improvements Chicken house and
three other buildings LARGE lot. 350x
800 with 25 fruit trees 80 minutes 10
downtown. Excellent as private estate or
tourist home. Priced for quick sale
VIM. II. SAUNDERS CO, INC,
1919 K ST NV District INK
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OPEN SUNDAY. 2 TO5.
Til SOMERSET PL. NV.
Semi-det brick, @ rooms. bath. vacant.
Agent on premises DIXIE REALTY CO,
MA. $3.50: Sunday. RA 1862
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M II. PHEASANT.
2-story row brick. Breuninger built. in
new-house condition; bedrooms and in
closed sleeping porch, automatic heat and
refrigeration, insulation. etc.
D1. s911 w. L MOORE GE 9sO2.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

3l1 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE 8
rooms bath, built-in garage; oil heat;
$4,000 per month. Apply 305 Rhode
Island ave ne 81
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FOR 2 FAMILIES.
Live in One, Rent the Other.

PANORAMA.
High enough TO see the lights OF
Silver Spring; ideal location with
commanding front yard view from
spacious screened porch; COM
Portable. 3-bedroom home. living
room. I2x22; center-entrsnce hall.
See No. 9401 Thornhill I'd. Sun.
HELEN II. VET. RE. 4477. Sun,
ewes. SH. 1926.
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4 EYE ST NV

IL rooms baths. oil burner summer
and winter hookup in good condition; rea-
sonable rent Amply
Evening star., 1941-10-15
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Yesterday I said that the part of
Syria called Lebanon has cedar
trees, but not so many as in olden
times.
Other parts of Syria have no trees
at all, and the people cannot afford
to buy lumber to build homes. A
common custom is to make bricks
out of mud, and to use them in
building houses.
Near the city of Aleppo are vii
lagos with homes of beehive shape,
composed of mud bricks. There are
q few openings for doors and win
dows in such homes, but they are
dark inside-as dark as an average
barn, and darker than many barns.
Yet Syria is not in every way
behind the times" 1t has few
fairly large cities which contain
well-built homes.
The western side of Syria has
mountains and forests. The rain in
that area is from Is to 40 inches per
year, and crops grow we'll.
Thousands of tons of cotton are
raised in Syria each year, also a
great deal of sugar cane and hemp.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
How Did Ii Sturt?

Mount Vernon: Why are TROUS-
ERS spoken of as a pair when the
word describes a single garment?
w. j.
Answer-It has long been GUS
tomary to speak Of any article that
consists of two things joined to-
gether as a pair" For example,
scissors are two blades joined by
a screw; glasses are two lenses
Joined by nosepiece, trousers are
two tubes of cloth joined together
by stitches.
Too, trousers originally were hip
length stockings which have evolved
into the present day pair" of
trousers.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
-Troins Cross Mountains of Syrio

The wheat crop sometimes is above
a million tons. Oranges, lemons
and bananas are other important
products.
Railroads have been laid across
Syria. They join Damascus, Beirut
and other cities. A person can go
over the Lebanon mountains by rail,
and will have beautiful views along
the way.
Arabs, Turks. Jews and Kurds are
to be found in the cities and country
districts of Syria. Most Of the peo-
pie follow the religion of Moham-
med, but about half million are
Christians,
Syria was invaded by the Chris
tian Crusaders, and part Of 1t was
included in the Christian Kingdom
of Jerusalem"
Mongols entered Syria close to
TOO years ago. In the year 1916 it
fell under the power of Turkey, and
the Turks ruled it until the World
War of 1914-1918.
In that war the Turks lined up
with Germany and Austria Hun
gary. British soldiers were helped
Evening star., 1941-10-15
BY Mothieu

by Arabs who wanted to fight
against Turkish rule. In the
autumn of 1918, Gen. Allenby led
the British forces through Syria.
After peace was made, France
was given q mandate" over Syria.
The French were allowed to rule
Syria as kind Of colony for q, time,
but were not given the right to
lasting rule. The Syrians were told
that they later would be able to
run their own country.
In the present world war, the
British took over Syria, and last
month declared 1t q republic.
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Evening star., 1941-10-15
Take My Word for |
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise of Week

DIABETES. I think that even
many physicians will be surprised
to know that "DY-uh- BEE tiss'
has little if any dictionary sanction
Yes, diabetes ranks high among the
words in common use that are most
frequently mispronounced.
The -es of diabetes. as in hy-
potheses, analyses, diagnoses and
parentheses, should rhyme with
breeze, freeze. sneeze.
Correct pronunciation:
-uh-BEE-t teez.
Capitals indicate syHables to be
eccented)
Evening star., 1941-10-15

Eighty-fve thousand spindles in a
mill in Nagasaki, Japan, are being
moved to a plant in Imahura, on the
island of Shikoku.
Evening star., 1941-10-15
Radio Boner

A network commentator pro,
nounces ARAB as "AY-rab," anC
ARABIC as "uh-RAY- blk"
The first "a" of Arab and Arabit
has the fiat sound as in arrogant
Pronounce the words thus: AR-ub
AR-uh- blk.
LAST CALL for my free PAM
phlet that gives an easy, sensible
plan for making your vocabulary
grow like magic. Be a master of
words. You'll be delighted with
this easy, enjoyable method of
building a large vocabulary. Act
today. Send stamped (3-cent,
self if-addressed envelope to Frank
Colby, in care of The Evening
Star. Ask for VOCABULARY
pamphlet. Requests cannot be
filled unless self addressed en-
velopes bear correct amount of
postage.
Evening star., 1941-04-22

tells how the West Goths "journeyed
through" at about the same time.
Later, a Rumanian migration over
whelmed the Greeks. The Vlach
remnant Of those strangers" still
wanders from hill to valley and from
valley to hill. Ottoman Turks were
the masters of the whole area from
1893 until 1881, when the Porte sur
rendered it to the government at
Athens.
Now comes Hitler in the track of
the captains Of antiquity. Like
them, he has men and machines to
achieve the control to which he
aSpires. Yet Thessaly, as he might
guess, Is hard to gain and difficult
to hold. One of his Asiatic fore
runners, as Herodotus reports, is
supposed to have regarded it "a
country whicR may easily be brought
under and subdued" by inundation.
Such a strategem, however, is no
longer feasible. The Nazi armies
must take every square foot of the
district by force in the face Of heroic
resistance. The Greeks of 1941 and
their allies are worthy to fight in the
shadow of Thermopylae.
Evening star., 1941-04-22

It was the real first 2day of spring,
no matter what the calendar said.
The temperature stood at almost 8r
degrees.
Leaves and blossoms were appearing
on many shrubs. Delicate traceries Of
green were everywhere, and in the air
there was a soft balminess beflitting the
season.
1t was an afternoon, in other words,
fit for either one of two great American
occupations-driving around in motor
car or sitting still in the sunshine in
an easy chair.
Recent years have seen vast growth
in the lawn chair business.
There are so many styles and sizes
that it is necessary to go to some store
to see them all, and even then it is diff
cult to make up ones mind.
Later in the season the question will
be whether to sit in the sun or the
shade, but that afternoon there was no
trouble about deciding.
1t was the sun.
Nothing felt nicer than the warm
glow, the first of the year with any real
warmth in it.
A few bees were buzzing around, at
tracted by the mosquito cream.
Sure, the mosquitoes were out already,
at least out our way.
| 1t is with mosquitoes as with the
| famous cat-and-dog flea-they do not
bite every one, therefore those whom
they not do attack think they are not
| present.
The thin-skinned individual, however,
knows full well the early mosquito at
| tack. 1t seems as if their poison is
more virulent than later in the year
1t was an afternoon made to be quiet
A few birds were coming down to the
| little pool by the gate.
Pigeons were waiting on the roof for
the intruder to get out of the yard.
They would not come down, now.
| song sparrow was braver It de-
cided that the Object in the chair was
not harmful, after all Down 1t came
to the last feeding station.
| The pigeons longed TO get down at the
fresh grass seed put out recently. Large
BIRDS they liked small seed.
A squirrel came around the side of
the house, then froze in his tracks.
He saw the Object, too.
| Would it bite?
He didn't know, but decided that he
would wait long enough to see.
The Object did not move.
1t seemed to have eyes, but these did
not flicker.
The squirrel whisked his tail
Still no sound or movement from the
/ chair.
| q II
The squirrel sneaked along the fence
Have you ever seen squirrel sneak?
Evening star., 1941-04-22
A Direct Appeal

Intervening publicly in the soft
coal strike, President Roosevelt has
served blunt notice on both miners
and operators that the public in
tereSt demands prompt reopening Of
the mines, and that "the public in
terest is paramount" This sharply
worded statement is in marked con-
trast to the position taken by the
President last Friday, when he said
that the strike had not seriously
affected defense production, but the
Presidents change of tone is more
than justified by the virtual aban-
donment of negotiations looking
toward settlement of the dispute.
AS matters stand, the United Mine
Workers, headed by John L. Lewis,
and the Northern operators have
agreed on new contract, the prin-
cipal feature being a wage increase
from six to seven dollars a day.
The Southern operators have refused
to meet the new seven-dollar scale,
insisting that higher freight rates in
the South require continuance of
wage differential in their favor. On
that issue negotiations have broken
down, and the Southern producers
have left the scene of the discussions.
In this situation, with the strike
in its fourth week and a serious coal
shortage in the offing, Mr.. Roosevelt
has made two proposals. First, that
the Northern mines be reopened at
once under the terms of the new
agreement, and, second, that the
Southern producers and miners
simultaneously resume their wage
negotiations and mining operations,
with the understanding that the
agreement ultimately reached be
made retroactive to the time of re-
suming work.
That is proposal which is fair
to all parties to the dispute. It's
rejection would mean the subordina-
tion of the Nations safety to selfish
interests. and that Is a state of
affairs which could not be tolerated.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Cunudiun Agreement

The agreement reached at Hyde
Park between President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Mackenzie King
of Canada is practical step forward
in the established program Of
co-ordinating emergency production
efforts of North America for hemi-
spheric defense and for aid to the
embattled democracieS. 1t is not
one-sided undertaking. Both parties
to the agreement stand to benefit by
the proposed exchange of goods.
Under the arrangement, the United
States will buy from Canada between
$200,000,0o0 and $300,000,O0O of sup
plies needed by our defense indus
tries. 1t is worth noting that the
larger figure approximates the sum
by which Canada's imports from the
United States last year exceeded her
exports to this country. Thus, the
increased purchases by the United
States would tend to reduce this
margin and bring about a more
favorable trade balance and hence
a more stable economy in Canada.
At the same time, the United
States will be obtaining a selected
category Of raw materials and manu-
factured articles which are available
in Canada for export across the
border. While the agreement did
not go into detail regarding these
supplies, CanadaS Munitions Minis
ter, c. D. Howe, was quoted yesterday
as pointing out that there is a wide
range OF goods, including defense
items manufactured in some of
Canada's new war factories, which
could be sent to the United States.
The supplies include small ships.
such as corvetteS, minesweepers and
patrol boats; gun barrels, chemicals,
aluminium, zinc and other metals.
Since Canada and the United States
are engaged in a common defense
effort, 1t is logical that they should
pool their resources and their pro-
duction capacities in this way.
Canada now becomes an active part
ner in the epochal enterprise en-
visioned by the. President-an Amer
lean arsenal for the democracies.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Wants Youth Instructed
To Avoid Greed and Hate.
To the Editor of The Star:


The minds and hearts of millions of
Americans are profoundly disturbed day
by day as the fortunes of war are told
over the air and through the press.
Two million parents of 100000 draftees
have some human worries Millions
more wonder what kind of world the
younger children will live in. Is slavery
in some modern form to be the fate of
our youth who survive the war?
What will property, wealth, invest
ments mean If Hitler or some other
human monster dictates the government
of the world? Even the rich, even the
well-to-do childless must have some ap-
prehension, when they realize what has
happened to the wealthy and to indi-
viduals not fortunate enough to be ap-
proved by the dictators.
Today, the mass American mind SYM
pathizes with Britain fighting with its
back to the seas. Yet during a century
the cruelties of an imperialistic empire
have partly accounted for the material
Evening star., 1941-04-22
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. TrdceUeH.

It can do 1t almost as we'll as cat,
when it wants to- but mostly It doesn't
want to.
This time the rodent sneaked properly
coming to the gate, beneath which was
space sufficient for it.
1t was not the animal thing to do,
though; the rodent waited patiently, eye
ing the Object, which was something
new.
All winter long the squirrel had come
this way, and nothing had made him
pause.
The yard was his, and the birds, and
the wild rabbits.
Today there was an Object.
1t seemed to be a man, but it didn't
move, and it made no sound. 1t hadn't
a rife, so could it be a man?
Once the squirrel thought it detected
a move, but only stiffness remained.
Perhaps 1t wasn't harmful, after all.
The bushy tailed rodent took a step
forward, then came beneath the gate.
Directly it ran across beneath the rhodo-
W lllC 1CChlAlS oldIlO1l O4I Vic
steel stake.
Up the cane of the rhododendron the
animal went, whirling around into the
feeding station, there to crane its neck
at the Object.
Still there was no movement.
The Object, on its part, was wonder
| ing. too.
What would he do if the squirrel de-
cided to investigate at close range?
! The thought of one of these rodents
climbing up into the chair was not
| particularly inviting. If one has ever
been bitten by squirrel, it is a memory
which fingers.
The thing to do would be to remain
! perfectly quiet.
But what would happen if the rodent
chose to investigate ones nose?
The squirrel chose to investigate
nothing.
One good look had been enough.
Without sampling a seed. the animal
leaped from the station into the rhodo-
dendrons, casting aside in this one swift
movement all thought of caution.
The chair occupant remained as still
as possible, but to this day has never
heard that squirrel depart.
After the thud into the evergreens
| there was silence
Complete silence, if you don't mind a
Slight redundancy.
Evidently this was a perfect job OF
departure. For long time it was pos
sible to think that the animal was watt
ing until the chair occupant decided to
go elsewhere, but as the minutes passed
the thought had to be given up.
The squirrel was gone Evidently II
had decided that any other spot was
quite as good on such a beautiful and
! genuine spring day.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
John Peter Zenoer

LII CIlc CENTURY ana nail Wnlcn
has passed since the first ten amend
mentS to the Constitution were rati-
fled on December Is, ''1791. the
American people on the whole have
come to take their Bill of Rights for
granted-an attitude which is in
sharpest contrast to the immense i'm
portance which was attached by the
people to this charter of human
rights at the time of its adoption.
Popular insistence upon amend
ments designed to protect personal
liberties was the product of harsh
experience. In unnumbered in
stances men and women were
punished and prosecuted for insist
ing upon what we today too easily
regard as inalienable rights, and it
was out Of this f1rSthand acquaint-
ance with the habits of tyranny that
the demand grew for specific denial
to the new Federal Government of
any authority to abridge certain
fundamental liberties of the people.
One Of the earliest of these cham
pions of basic liberties was John
Peter Zenger, German-born
printer, whose insiStence upon his
right to publish the truth 2o8 years
ago not only landed him in a New
York Colonial jail, but helped lay
the foundations for the first amend
ment to the Constitution.
Zenger's difficulties had their
source in an election contest in which
New York's Governor William Cosby
had a personal and selfish interest.
Details of the contest were reported
truthfully by Zenger, and when the
paper for which he worked refused to
print the story he, with the help of
an influential backer, started The
New York Weekly Journal, in which
the facts Of the election were pub
liShed Zenger was arrested for
criminal libel" and held in Jail for
nearly ten months. At the trial his
lawyer pleaded for the right of the
jury to inquire into the truth or
falSity of the alleged libel, and when
this was blocked by the court, the
attorney addressed his appeal di-
rectly to the jury, which responded
with verdict of not guilty. This
verdict, representing the first major
victory for freedom of the press in
the American Colonies, was widely
acclaimed at the time, and forty
eight years later it formed the basis
of the first amendment, which,
with other things, forbids Congress
to make any law "abridging the
freedom of speech or of the press"
In recognition of this great service
rendered the cause of a free press by
the little-known immigrant printer,
members of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, meeting in
New York this week, will lay plans
for the erection of some kind of a
memorial to John Peter Zenger. 1t
would be only fitting if that me-
mortal, in addition to commemorate
ing ZengerS contribution, should
also serve to remind the present
generation that the liberty which he
was instrumental in securing for
America deserves to be constantly
and jealously guarded.
Evening star., 1941-04-22
Says War Aims Arc to Defeat

international Gangsters" by Any Means.
To the Editor of The Star:
1t seems possible to define war aims
in terms so clear that any one at anytime
will know where he stands The decision
rests simply on our respect for the
rights of others in a national sense AS
applied to individuals, the same princi-
pie is ancient and universally accepted.
We either recognize the same rights in
else we are outlaws. A relatively small
police force suff1ces to take care of the
few (criminals), who refuse to abide by
the principle. On rare occasions a bad
man, running amuck, heavily armed,
must be restrained at any cost. The
rights of nations, international laws and
police forces are much later in their
development but the same in principle
for they are essential to stability. The
alternative is chaos and death.
Let us not compare the legal principle
(Which must be enforced or else chaos
ciples such as the golden rule, which are
purely subjective, left to our consciences
for decision and constantly violated with
impunity by most of us. The preamble
to the Declaration of Independence says
created equal" where with equal rights"
clearly was intended The Bill of Rights
emunerates a few of the specific rights
Of an individual which his Government
must respect. The Ten Commandments
are mixture of few specific moral and
legal axioms. The new Texas anti-strike
law, making it an offense to prevent
any one from engaging in a lawful voca-
ton, approaches fundamentals. A bed
rock general law would make it illegal
to interfere with any one who is and has
been engaged only in lawful occupations.
In international law, nation which
minds its own business must be safe
from aggression by outlaw nation
Some may object that biological law
of growth has been overlooked. Every
cell of every organism must grow Cor die)
until held in check by its neighbors op-
Grating under the same law. Else it is
a gangster cancer cell and ruins every
thing. Our small boys love to play
gangSter with much pride in the power
of toy pistol. Later most of them will
learn to consider the rights of others, to
differentiate between voluntary COOP
Grafton and imposed slavery and to
bow before inexorable natural law.
The way of the transgressor is hard
and we are out to make it still harder
have no patience with those who say
we must prepare for world leadership
and authority. Equally short-Aghted
are those who advocate union with
Britain. Why? Once the international
gangsters are defeated by whatever
means, Britain and the now conquered
nations easily can put them and their
methods where they belong and keep
them there. P. G. NUTTING.