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their cages and fight for the Against
sissy cats and lesser opponents they can often.
get by just by bluffing, just as Hitler and the
Nazs in Europe have buffcd so many coun-
tries -t-tft-c't tftr-fr-- Trr1S5r--fc---T-
BY this direct competitive test Or Wins
low got pretty good idea of who could lick
whom among the cat population. The big.
tough tomcat named Mcrgctroid was the bully
Of the group and i'm a knock-down. drag-out
fight he could always win With some cats,
in fact, he had only TO snarl TO have his way
and get the food.
Sixty-two per cent Of the time this bully
got the reward in the form Of food. Probably
the only reason he didn't win all the time was
that the cats had to learn how TO open the
doors to their cages and the gangster cat was
not too smart on the trigger.
Sometimes less powerful and less aggress-
i've cats beat him to the food in the despera-
ton Of hunger. Then the bully could only
beat them up afterward. This may have
pleased his feline ego but it didn't bring back
the food However, he did all right. on the
whole. for his mastery OF some of the cats
was so great that even though they opened
their cage door first, they dared not touch
the food
Another testing apparatus is The "cat-o-mot'
in which "a cat has TO pun ON a string to get
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

anger, or wrap an expensive golf club around
a tree, or throws his clubs into a lake
There was nothing wrong with the cats
who quit" in the races if they were consist
enNy beaten, explains Dr. Wnslow. In fact
>e&Ae cats were pretty smart for they hao
seHse enough to see that they were being
beaten, and why. The most stupid cat Of all
was the one who never won the race although
It tried as hard as it could, again and again.
The behavior of this cat is like a lot Of
people who try and try TO do some task or
job or win some game. but succeed
They can be praised for persistence but not
too highly for intelligence. They are the peo-
pie who aim just bit too high in life.
higher than their own abilities can carry them.
They include the stage struck girls who try
TO get on the stage but never do; the diligent
writer's who write and write but never sell
their stories and the bush league ball players
who never make the majors.
More and more psychologists are coming
20 realize and showing the world alse-that
the old maXims about aiming high and try,
try again" are only good up 10 certain limits.
Another parallel between feline and human
nature is shown on this page; bowling
ldtten-so like a spoiled child-w is crying
because its mother washed It's face.
DR. Winslow says that he seldom finds cats
TO be sly. Maybe that's because he treats
them so well. Each day they are fed on milk
and prepared cat food that has vitafuif1s. min
erals and everything All his cats look sleek
and their fur is soft and silky And an Of
them have "a true feline curiosity about vis-
tors in The laboratory One of their favorite
sports is 90 sharpen their claws on trouscr
legs as The American Weekly photographer
discovered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
knowing ia place aHd.

--Nssss~ 80 - PTS a-'+<l D
keeping 70 II most Of
the time,
In fact. the cat
community runs itself
pretty much just like
the Army. The most
powerful and DOM
inant cat the might
be called the General
fights only with the
next most powerful
cat. This second cat.
in turn, establishes
his dominance over
the next cat, and so
on down TO the most
docile and submissive
cat Of all who might
be likened 10 q pri-
yate in the rear
ranks.
The toughest, top
ranking cat Or. Win
slow ever had was an
ugly old brute named
Mergetroid. He got
so tough he bit the
professor and they
finally had 70 put the
feline gangster "on
the spot" Most sub
missive Of all the cats
is a small, tiger fe-
male named Rachel
Under the drive OF
hunger. in Or. Win
slows tests, the per-
sonality traits OF the
cats come out into
the open
With the cn-opera-
ton OF Or. Winslow.
The American Week
~ on this page pre-
sents exclusive pic
lures Of experiments
by the Brooklyn sci
cNllSL-
In Or Winslow's
first test the cats are
placed in two cages
pair against pair
With food between
tn @ M They are
taught how TO open
the cages and come
out 20 get the food.
The aggressive cats
1872 the DULLES among
them rush out Of
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Think THAT W0nndn'SACdt!E

Science Finds Our Popular
Pets Are Really Very Much
Like All of Us. Some Are Co.
Gef+ers and Some Are Quit
fers in Quite the Human Way
--ond That They Run Cot Com
munifies just Like the Army
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The Champ" and The Chump" Among
Brookyns Psychological Cats Are Hassan
Left) and Rachel Right, For Hassan Al
ways Wins the Races, and Always Gets the
Food and Meek Rachel Won't Fight - But
Like Any Gal She Gets Hers Nevertheless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Illustration in Britain, Atlantic and Africa
Nav ImpeI Hitler to Attack Soviet, Eliot Says

self against the continued pressure
of blockade by selling areas rich in
food, oil and other necessities of a
self-contained state. He might try
to combine these two moves-peace
with Britain, attack on Russia.
AS to our first proviso-daylight
raids have been stopped, night
raiding is proving increasingly ex-
pensive. the British appear to have
achieved fighter superiority in the
air over Great Britain. But we
have not yet, this year, seen a full
out German air attack on Great
Britain; the Luftwaffe has not
really tried.
Don't Know German Opinion
AS to the second proviso we
simply do not know what the real
German opinion is on the subject of
American fighting potential in the
North Atlantic. But the Nazis have
shown themselves rather better in
formed in such matters than their
predecessors of the Hohenzollern
empire. A good guess would be,
therefore, that they are not too
hopeful about maintaining their
counter-blockade of Britain, If we
come in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Drought Cuts Power
0fNon-Defense Plants
In 4 Southern States
Voluntary Reduction Goes
Into Effect Tomorrow
To Conserve Water Supply
By the Associated Press.

1
ATLANTA. June 14.-Power con-
sumption brakes will be clamped
on factory wheels in four South
eastern States beginning Monday
in an effort to avert a drought
bred breakdown in defense produc-
ton
All industrial plants not given
over to defense orders are being
directed to reduce by one-third
their normal consumption of cleo
trio current on week days. House
hold, mercantile and municipal
users were asked to make similar
voluntary curtailment several weeks
ago.
The companies participating in
the power rationing program
which is purely a cooperative move
thus far-are the Gorgia, Alabama.
South Carolina. Mississippi and Gulf
power companies.
While scattered showers have
helped crops, power officials de-
clared the rains of little benefit in
building up sharply depleted water
reservoirs.
Week End Output Planned.
In Georgia and Alabama many
textile mills and other non-defense
industries will curtail operations
lSee pOwFP pace A1dD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15

AS to the Near East, Hitler's de-
cision will doubtless turn very
largely on the reports he is receiv-
ing from Gen. Rommel. in North
Africa, and from his ambassador at
Ankara, Franz Won Papen. If Gen.
Rommel thinks he can advance, now
is probably the time to try If the
Germans reach the Nile, the Turks
will be helpless because the British
feet will be gone from the Eastern
Mediterranean-lacking a base.
Certainly move in Africa or
even a direct assault upon Turkey
seem far less risky than an in
vasion of Russia. But unless COM
pletely successful in delivering
British sea power out Of the Medi-
terranean, these moves do not offer
very bright advantages. Egypt has
been heavily reinforced, and the
western desert remains a formid-
able obstacle. Allied success in Syria,
if it comes, would help bar the
northern door to Egypt and bolster
the Turks.
1t is true. and no one knows it
better than Hitler, that the decisive
theater Of this war Is still the island
(See Eliot, Page A-5)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
u. S. Enters New Economic War
Phase as Roosevelt freezes
All Axis Assets in America
Italians Expected
To Answer Freezing
By Taking Property

By the Associated Press.
ROME. June 14.-Seizure OF
American property in Italy in
immediate reprisal for blocking
Italian assets in the United
States was predicted tonight in
usually reliable circles.
Fascists quarters were not
entirely surprised by President
Roosevelt's action today on
Italian assets in America. Some
observers characterized it as
another example of gangster-
ism" following the United
States piracy" in sequestrating
Axis ships in American ports.
Retaliatory measures were
considered a certainty. Un-
usually informed sources said
such American properties as the
Socony Vacuum Oil refinery
at Naples probably would be Sc
questrated.
American holdings in Italy
are said to be few, however,
most having been hquidated in
recent months in anticipation of
such action as tOday's,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Railroad Men Say
Tank Cars Now Idle
Could Move u. ). Oil
Capacity Is Available
To Replace Ocean Ships
Diverted to Britain

AS Secretary of the Interior Ickes
yesterday called a conference on the
threatened oil shortage in the East,
railroad spokesman revealed that
the country has more than enough
tank cars rusting on sldlngs to
supply the anticipated deficit due
to diversion of ocean tankers.
The petroleum industry was in
vited by Mr.. Ickes, the defense
petroleum co-ordinator, to send rep
resentatives here Thursday for a
full discussion of the problems con-
fronting both my Office and the in
dustry."
Meanwhile, J. J. Pelley, president
of the Association of American
Railroads, confirmed reports that at
least 10000 tank cars, most of them
privately owned, are standing idle
on the sidings throughout the
country. He estimated roughly that
this rolling stock could deliver twice
the capacity of tankers now trans
ferred from coastal to foreign
service.
Previously. Mr.. Pelley had told
national radio audience that the
rail carriers are prepared to take
over added transportation resulting
from the diversion of ships and will
(See OIL, Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Billion R. F. {. Fund
To Build Plants 10
Speed Bomber Output
Jones Acts on New
Defense Spending Powers;
$500, 900, 900 Remoins
By the Associa ted Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
Jesse H. Jones. Federal loan ad-
ministrator, said yesterday he in
tended to provide nearly $1,000 ,000.-
900 to build plants for the 500
bombers-a month program. drawing
on his new defense spending powers.
President Roosevelt last week
signed a law expanding the powers
Of the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. and the Federal Loan Agency.
/ Specifically it also gave the R. F. c..
S1,50O,OO0 900 additional special bor-
rowing powers for defense purposes
with virtually no strings attached.
The r. F. c. already has COM
mitted all of similar 81 500 900, 900.
About S500000,000 of this went for
defense factories, S6O0,O00O00 to buy
strategic metals like tin and copper.
5000 100000 for rubber stocks and
about S200,000000 in other defense
loans. 49,
New Developments Hinted.
Mr.. Jones would not say specihcal-
ly what use would be made of the
new funds aside from the financing
OF the bomber program.
There are a few new things in
the way of defense that we're think
ing about Mr.. Jones said, but
mainly we're going to be doing more
of what we've already been doing.
The new law was asked to iron out
some of the red tape"
One of the things the new law
authorizes is loans to Great Britain
on the security of British invest
mentS in this country. This opera
ton, alone, may amount to several
hundred million dollars.
In the case of the bombers a
large part of the 81 100000 900 will
go for actually building factories-to
be Government owned but leased to
private companies for operation.
Large amounts also will go into
construction of aluminium and mag
nesium plants to turn out the
bomber materials. Machine tools
have been promised $200,000,000.
Increase Stock of Materials.
Besides financing defense fac
tories, Mr.. Jones agencies are buy
ing huge stocks of rubber, tin, man.
ganese, copper, tungsten. chromium
and other strategic materials. These
are being sought in such huge guam
(See ROMRERS. Page A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15

Bucharest. the Rumanian capital.
said Rumanian Army officers were
openly Boosting that they soon
would regain possession of the ter
rilory former King Carol sur
rendered after a Russian ultimatum
last June.
From 20 to 80 Of the 100 German
divisions massed on the Soviet
frontier were reported by these
useful in the marshy terrain they
would encounter on the opposite side
of the Soviet frontier.
Dispatches from Turkey said
Turkish circles were deeply inter-
ested IN reports that most of the
German troops had left Bulgaria,
presumably for Rumania.
These circles were reported to be
seriously considering the possibility
that Germany means to attack the
Soviet, although they did not over
look that the Germans may simply
be using their troops as a trade
bargaining power.
Spanish Dispatch Recalled.
In this connection it was recalled
that Berlin dispatch yesterday by
E. F. E. Spanish news agency, said
far-reaching economic concessions
in the Ukraine by Russia we're to be
expected. This dispatch said 1t was
probable several NaZi motorized di-
visions had been concentrated on
Stains border line to impress him
with the advisability of listening to
Hitler's pleas.
tan N. B. C. broadcast by Mar
tin AgronSky, the chains cor
respondent in Turkey. said it was
reported by diplomatic travellers
reaching the Turkish capital that
German troops were making fire.
quent scouting expeditions across
(See RUSSIANS. Page A-7D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Britain Not Short Of Oil,
Says hagnate After Visit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June a.. Great
Britain faces no immediate oil or
gasoline shortage, Warner Grub,
Standard Oil Co. executive. said to-
day on his arrival abroad the At
lantic Clipper after spending four
months in England.
Fontaine Maury Jones, an Ameri-
can retired insurance broker, re-
turning from Nice, France, said there
was little meat, butter or milk for
holders of ration tickets.
Il was always hungry" he added.
The Clipper carried A passengers,
including Is from Lisbon.
Robert Hunter, chartered account
ant for the Nestles Milk Products Co.
of England, who came here to CO.
ordinate shipment of dairy prod
ucts to Britain, said England would
be pushed for milk" next winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Defense Housing Head
Fears Acute Shortage
Is Imminent Here
Urges Speedy Removal
Of Non-Preporedness
AGENCIES From D. c.

Defense Housing Co-ordinator c.
F. Palmer declared Yesterday that
drastic shortages in housing" were
imminent in Washington unless
non-defense Government agencies
and their personnel are moved out
side the city "as soon as possible. "
Estimating an increase of 10000
to $4,000 in Washington popula-
ton in the fiscal year beginning
July |, Mr.. Palmer declared that
the transfer to the field of a con-
siderable volume of work now being
carried on in Washington would pro-
vide an essential cushion for the
substantial increases now seen"
Mr.. Palmer's statement followed
closely upon the revelation that the
Budget Bureau has asked agencies
not tied in directly with the pre-
paredness effort to show why all or
a part of their activities and en-
ployes should not be moved outside
the city for the duration of the
emergency.
That there is much opposition to
such a move is evidenced by
letter which Chairman Lea of the
House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce wrote Yesterday
to President Roosevelt, protesting
the proposed removal from Wash
ington of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The commission Is one
of the agencies asked by the Budget
Bureau to state why it should not
be located elsewhere.
Ickes Also Opposed.
Mr.. Lea told the President in his
letter that the commissions pres
ence here was essential to both
the domestic work of Congress and
the defense program itself.
Another outSpoken opponent of
Government decentralization is
Secretary of Interior Ickes, who
several weeks ago termed the pro-
posal to move non-defense agencies
outside the District a "half-cocked
proposition"
Mr.. Palmer pointed out that de-
spite the large defense housing pro-
gram already mapped for Wash
ington. comprising 1850 homes to
be built with public funds as well
as an additional 1000 dormitory
accommodations for single girls, it
would not be possible to provide
homes with public funds for all the
people constantly pouring into
Washington to take defense jobs
with the Government.
1900 New Workers.
Mr. Palmer said reports indicated
a minimum of 10000 new Govern
ment employees here during the
1941-42 fiscal year, and added:
This minimum increase of $4,000
employees comes on top of gain OF
approximately $4,000 during the pc
Rod from February l to June 80,
1941. In addition to this, of course,
Government rolls have increased
from around 100000 in 1884 to more
than 10000 at the end of last year.
1T is estimated that three or four
people are brought in for every new
defense worker in the Government.
Multiplying the $4,000 employees who
will be hired during the coming fis-
cal year by this figure gives total
increase of population of between
10000 and $4,000. On this basis, the
potential demand for housing and
other facilities reaches alarming
proportions"
Granting that all Government
(See HOUSING, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
III Saved as Packet
Sinks in Mississippi
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHESTER. H., June lathe
packet boat Golden Eagle, carrying
SIS passengers and crew Of So,
struck an underwater dixie on the
Mississippi River tonight miles
north of here and sank 20 minutes
later.
All persons aboard were saved ex-
cept George Weems. colored cabin
boy Most of the passengers. were
from Chicago.
After the boat struck the dixie,
Capt W. H. Leyhe. an old river
pilot, steered the listing boat to
shore and lowered the gangplank.
Passengers and crew members
walked off few minutes before
the packet slowly eased to the
bottom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Phone Connections
Between Berlin and
Bern Cut by Nozis

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 1.-THE
Germans cut telephone COM
munications tonight between
Berlin and Bern, main relay
point in neutral Switzerland
for European news.
There was no indication
whether there was any major
significance connected with the
action or whether it was an
other of the periodic COM
munications blackouts i'm
posed by the NaZis since their
Balkan invasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
British Bombers
Raid Nozi
| Industrial Areas
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, June Is Sunday
British bombers smashed again last
night for their fourth successive
attack on Germany's western in
dustrial areas, it was reported au-
thoritatively today.
This time, it was said, communi-
ties of the Rhineland were the tar
gets of the r. A. F.
"a British broadcast heard to-
day by N. B. c. indicated the
British also again bombed the
French port of Brest, where the
German battleships Scharnhorst
and Gneisenau and a cruiser of
the Admiral Hyper class-pos-
sibly the Prinz Eugen-have
been under repeated attack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associate Press.
DAMASCUS, Syria, June Il. -
French warships and planes deliv-
cred a Joint attack upon the British
Mediterranean feet while it was
continuing a systematic pounding
of the Lebanese coast, French quar-
tiers reported today.
Allied land attacks were declared
beaten back on all fronts in Syria
and Lebanon.
The British Smelling from the sea
was said to be directed principally
at Sidon, 20 miles below Beirut,
Lebanese capital in support of
thwarted tank-led ground assault.
1t was the second reported French
naval sortie of the week. two British
destroyers having been declared
damaged in the earlier engagement,
making a total Of four of this type
of craft claimed damaged since the
Allied invasion started.
In the Merdjayoun sector. south
west of Damascus. heavy British
bombing was reported, but in the
KiSscue sector to the south OF the
capital fighting was said to have
practically stopped.
Negotiations Are Denied.
British claims that negotia tons
are under way for peaceful sur
render of this capital and that Kis-
soue, keystone of the city's defenses.
had been abandoned were denied
officially.
"A dispatch from IStanbul said
81 German tourists and 9 Ital-
ian officers attached to the Axis
Armistice Commission in Syria
arrived there tonight after fleeing
the French mandate. French
authorities were reported evac-
uating Damascus and reports
reaching the Turkish general
staff said most of the French res
ioents were trying to flee to
Beirut. capital of Lebanon, but
that some were going northwardD
The Budapest radio, heard
tonight in New York by N. B. c..
said the German consul general
of Beirut. Lebanon. has arrived
at AleXandretta and will set up
temporary consulate quarters on
the Turkish-Syrian border
The Syrian population. which is
following progress of the invasion
calmly, is praiseful of the French
defense and appears to doubt that
the relatively slow progress of the
British since the first two days of
fighting is due to British unwilling
ness to shed French blood. They
feel rather that a firm French stand
has checked the attackers.
The attacking forces nearest Da-
those in the neighborhood
Of KiSSoue. 10 miles to the south.
were repulsed again today, the
French announced.
A center column in the region of
also was beaten back.
the defenders said, while the western
column driving up the Mediter-
ranean coast toward Beirut was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
Eight False Alarms
Brine Hunt for Car

Washington and Maryland Police
joined early today in search for
a sedan containing six or seven
youths wanted for investigation in
connection with a series of false
alarms turned in here during the
night.
The sedan. bearing Maryland tags,
was apparently spotted as the eighth
false alarm was sounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
N. B. c. May Get More
Time to Sell One Chain
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY Tire ASSOclated Press.
The Federal Communica tons
Commission said yesterday the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. would be
given ample time" to dispose of
one of its networks to comply with
the commissions so-called mono
poly" order of May 2.
That order gave the company 90
days to dispose of one of its net
works, but the commission an
nounced yesterday the effective date
OF compliance may be extended
from time to time in order to permit
the orderly disposition of prop
critics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-15
U. S. in Ninety Days Converts
Cargo Ship Into Plane Carrier
returned war correspondents
through The wards TODAY, They

returned war correspondents
through The yards today. They
saw the battleship Indiana with
much of it's hull complete and
deck armor on, the aircraft car
rier Hornet undergoing final fit
ting out and another aircraft
carrier, the Essex, taking shape.
Mr.. Ferguson explained the
biggest job in building escort"
carriers was in re-designing the
ships. The company had 300
craftsmen at work on the pro-
ject shortly. after the order was
received.
Correspondents just returned
from Britain found the Newport
News district now similar in many
respects to British port areas.
Naval and auxiliary vessels were
covered with the same dark paint,
airplanes patroled the bays in
formation, and thousands Of
sailors filled the streets.