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Evening star., 1941-11-27
Argues Cost-Falr Profit Base
For Taxi Charges to Riders.
To the Editor Of The Star.


At the recent P u c. cab rate hearing
as chairman of the Taximeter Petition
Committee. I tried to present the COM
mission with data concerning the cost
of operating taxicabs. To my amaze
ment the chairman of the commission
refused to accept or to let me explain
the procedure used by competent public
service commissions in determining fair
rates
He seemed to think 1t was necessary
to know how much every driver in the
city was earning in order to decide what
fair rate would be.
That is not the method used by quail
fed rate-regulating bodies Their meth
cd is very. simple They first determine
the cost of operation per mile. Then
they add fair price for the driver per
mile. usually not less than cents. To
this they add fair profit for the cab
owner. Then they make an allowance
for dead mileage from trip.
Now, I had this information and was
prepared to give it to the commission,
but was denied the opportunity I am,
IIleTelOIe, TAXING lIlc uDeTly Ol making
1t public.
There is only one company" operating
cabs in this city. 1t is from its books
that got the figures They are abso-
lutelv reliable The other associations
and companys are merely selling or rent
ing cabs and keep no such data
The figures from the books of the only
company in the city operating cabs show
that it costs .0283 cents per mile. To this
must be added at least scents mile for
the driver. also a fair profit for the
owner and an allowance for Office ex-
penses, taxes, garage and insurance.
The whole cost amounts to about 10
cents mile, meaning that rate of 20
cents a mile is about the minimum on
which cabs can be operated at profit.
Here's hoping the commission will base
the permanent rate it will adopt on cost
of operation, plus fair proft-the usual
way-and not on the basis of a rental
drivers earnings.
In conclusion, I might point out that
1t is a violation of the law to operate
cabs on the rental basis in this city. The
regulation has been on the books for
years. There is. OF course, only one solu-
tion-a return to the meter or mileage
bats B. l.. HENNING.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact by 1Driting The Ere
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
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@. Who referred to Mussolini as the
italian Quisling"?-W. T. H.
A. In a speech broadcast by Prime
Minister Winston Churchill on Febru-
ary 9, l941, he said: In the central
Mediterranean, the Italian Quisling who
is called Mussolini, and the French
Ouisling, commonly called Laval, are
both in their different ways trying to
make their countries into doormats Tor
Hitler and his new order"
@. Does the Army have more ships
than the Navy?-B. D. M.
A. The United States Army has about
5000 ships, while the Navy has about
1000.
@. How old was Cleopatra when she
killed herself?-D J. B.
A. She was nearly 40 years old.
@. How long will the Time Capsule be
buried?-R. A. A.
A. This sample Of our civilization Will
remain buried until 6939 AID.
@. What is the largest rattlesnake
that has ever been found in Florida p
A. A diamond rattlesnake killed at
Oak Lodge, Fla, measured before it was
skinned feet inches and its girth q
the thickest part Of It's body was foot
inches.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Calls for Action
Worthy Of "World leadership"
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star
At a time when Germany has taken
every country in Europe except little
Switzerland and is we'll on the way into
Asia, how can any man say that from
the land, the sea and the air there is
every indication that the war in Europe
is a military stalemate?"
If the people of the United States
listen to defeatist talk, and do not act,
q stalemate will be brought about which
eventually will prove victory for Hitler
and his cutthroats
Up to date there is no country on earth
that has defeated us and there is moth
ing on the horizon now that we cannot
handle. I still believe this is the great
est country on earth and will prove it
self worthy of the world leadership it
now enjoys.
COURTLAND K. TOWNSEND.
Kensington, Nd.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Surinunn

Or. William Beebe, curator of birds
for the New York Geological Society,
Is one of the very few Americans who
can claim to be well acquainted with
the Guianas. His books have taught
his countrymen what little they know
OF the jungle colony of the Neither
lands to which troops from the
United States now have gone The
incident Of their designation to
Surinam may result in the careful
exploration Of territory which re-
mains mystery approximately $50
years after its discovery by Christo-
pher Columbus.
An ancient legend concerning El
Dorado, the Gilded King, who was
reported to cover himself with gold
and then to bathe in sacred lake at
Manoa, lured Sir Walter Raleigh to
the neighborhood in 1895 and again
in 1917. The gentle knight" went
TO his death still believing that there
was treasure in the forests of "far
interior" which no white prospector
even yet has reached.
Meanwhile, the Dutch began trad
Ing along the Guiana coasts in 1898.
They had numerous posts we'll
established before 1915, but their
enterprise was opposed by both the
French and the English. Charles II
In 1853 granted to Lord Willoughby
of Parham and Lawrence Hyde, sec
ond son Of the Earl of Clarendon,
the region between the Copenam and
the Maroni riverS-a distance of 120
miles along the Atlantic shore. Be-
cause that strip was regarded as
excellent for growing sugar cane,
Holland willingly accepted it in ex-
change for the little island called
Nieu Amsterdam, latterly Manhattan.
The transfer was effected in connec-
ton with the treaty of Breda in 1867.
A period of prosperity, based on the
traffic in Negro slaves, followed.
Cornelius van Aessens, Lord of Som
melsdijk, did much to improve the
early settlements.
Modern Surinam has population
Of about 100000 Paramaribo, a
typical Dutch colonial town, is the
principal port. A governor and an
executive council administer the de-
crees of the crown and manage the
legislative stipulations of the states
"a body of thirteen members chosen
BY local electors. Generous sub
sidies commonly have been granted
IN the past to supplement normal
revenue. The principal exports are
sugar, rum, molasses, coffee, cacao
rice. maize, gold, bauxite and balata
Traffic generally is limited to the
courses of the rivers. Few paved
roads exist. The development OF
aviation has helped to revive interest
In the southern area still awaiting
exploration.
DR.. Beebe summarizes the CHIEF
problem Of Dutch Guiana when he
writes: "The jungle sends fortl
healthy trees 200 feet in height
thriving for centuries. but 1t reache!
out and blights the attempts o1
man" American troops found AZ
Evening star., 1941-11-27

@. Who was the first Negro anti
slavery speaker in the United States?-
T. r. N.
A. According to the Negro Year Book.
Charles Lenox Redmond born at Salem,
Mass. in 1910, was the first Negro 10
take the lecture platform as an anti
slavery speaker.
G. What position does Archibald Mac
Leish, Librarian of Congress, hold in ma
tional defense?-C. J. H.
A. He is director Of the Office OF
Facts and Figures Of the o. P. NJ.
@. In which of Victor Hugos works
did he refer to the United States Of
Europe?-J. B. H
A. He described the United States Of
Europe in his presidential address mada
at the International Peace Congress in
1849
@. What does the expression ito shoe
Charlie Noble" mean in the United
States Navy?-C. J. P.
A. 1t means to clean the galley smoke
pipe of SCOT and dirt by firing a pistol
therein.
@ Who discovered Pitcairn Island'-
c. E. R.
A. The island was discovered by Car
teret in 1857. In 1890 it was taken pos
session of by nine Of the mutineers Of
H. NJ S. Bounty with six Tahitian men
and a dozen women, the ring-leader be-
p,;-
sailors only one, Adams, was left in
1900. The island was annexed to Britain
in 1899.
@ How much does a cubic foot Of
water Weigh?-H P J.
A. A cubic foot of pure water al 80
degrees F. weighs 624l8 pounds. At 81
degrees F. it weighs 81 355 pounds.
@. Why are the Staked Plains so
called?-K B. W.
A. As Coronado passed over the great
level region in Northwest Texas and
Southeast New Mexico, he Is said to
have driven stakes along the trail 10
make his way back. This was called the
Llano Ectacado, or Staked Plains.
@. Is it true that both Presidents
Jefferson and Monroe had daughters who
were nuns?-M. S. H.
A. Thomas Jeffersons daughter wished
to become a nun, but he dissuaded her
by introducing her to the French court
and society. Monroe did not interfere,
but approved his daughters desire to be-
come nun. She died in a convent in
France.
@. Are there any lakes in the United
States comparable to Alpine lakes in
scenic beauty?-W. w.
A. Crater Lake and Lake Tahoe are
often compared to Alpine lakes because
of the beauty of their surroundings.
O. How much did suit of armor
worn by knight weigh?-K FIJI
A. A medieval suit of armor weighed
so pounds or more. Sometimes the head
piece alone weighed as much as 80
pounds.
O. What books did Lincoln read as
boy?-C. D.
A. The list included the Bible Pill
grin's Progress "Aesops Fables Rob
inson Crusoe" Weems' Life of Wash
ington" "A History of the United States"
and the Statutes of Indiana.
@. How old is the sWastika?-H P. J.
A. 1t is an emblem which dates back
1000 years During the centuries it
has appeared in various notifications
before it finally crystallized into its
present modern form.
Evening star., 1941-11-27
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Criter. although the use Of
a pSeudonyn, for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Uith
q rie,C to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

answer to that challenge in the
Canal Zone. Perhaps they may re-
peat their triumph in the outpost in
Surinam which they currently are
setting I'm
Evening star., 1941-11-27

Steel from the collapsed Tacoma
bridge is now being used in defense
work. This is thought to be the only
occasion in which fallen arches have
proved useful.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

Uncle Sam, invited to Dutch Guiana
by the Netherlands government in
exile, will pay the cost of occupa-
ton. In other words, it is a Dutch
treat.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

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New definition Of priority: What
the father of a large family rarely
gets on the family car.
Evening star., 1941-11-27

@. What does the expression ito shoe
Charlie Noble" mean in the United
States Navy?-C. J. P.
A 1t means to clean the galley smoke
pipe of SCOT and dirt by firing a pistol
therein.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Social News
OfWeek at
West Point
Officers and Ladies
Of Garrison Hold
Costume Hop

WEST. POINT, March 1.-The Of
ficers and ladies of the garrison held
a costume hop at Cullum Memorial
Hall this evening. In the receiving
line were Brig. Gen. Robert l..
Eichelberger, superintendent of the
Military Academy, and Mrs. Eichel-
berger and Maj. Frank S. Bowen,
jr, aide to Gen. Eichelberger, and
Mrs. Bowen.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter z. Kraus
are passing the week end at New
Rochelle, N Y, where they are Wis
iting Mrs. Kraus' parents, 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Arthur w. Waldron.
Mrs. David w. Gray, who has
passed several weeks vacationing in
Florida, has joined Capt. Gray at
the garrison.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Carl M. Ulsaker,
who are en- route from station at
Bismarck, N. OAK, to Baltimore, are
spending several days at West
Point as guests of Maj. and Mrs.
Bjarne Furuholmen.
Capt. and Mrs. Richard D. Meyer
are entertaining as their guest for
several weeks the formers mother,
Mrs. Gordon Meyer of Perry, N. Y.
Capt. Gustave M. Heiss, who has
been ordered to duty at Fort Bragg,
n. c., and Mrs. Heiss departed
from the garrison today for their
new station. En- route Capt. and
Mrs. Heiss will spend a short visit
with Mrs. Heiss' parents, Prof. and
Mrs. Leigh Tucker Jones, at Will
liamsburg, Va.
Mrs. William I. Allen has joined
Mai. Allen at the garrison after
a visit at Fort Monroe, Va, with
Lit. Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Pfef-
fer.
Capt. and Mrs. Lee C. Miller are
passing the week end at Annapolis,
where they are the guests of Mrs.
Miller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Flack. Capt Miller will re-
turn Sunday and Mrs. Miller will
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Moving to Annapolis

Mrs. Hugh w. Turney, wife of
Comdr. Turney, and her daughters,
Joanne and Mary Ellen Turney, will
leave Arlington tomorrow to make
their home in Annapolis while
Evening star., 1941-03-02

remain over a few days with her
parents.
Mrs. Allison r. Hartman has been
passing the week visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Speed,
at Narberth, Pa, where she will be
joined over the week end by Maj.
Hartman.
Mrs. Charles F. Tank, wife Of
Capt. Tank, is visiting in Washing
ton for several weeks, with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Woodley.
Mrs. Troup Miller of Governors
Island, visited this week with her
son-in-law, and daughter, Capt.
and Mrs. Frederick w. Barnes.
Miss Gene Gullatt, daughter of
Maj. and Mrs. boswell Gullatt, is
the weekend guest at West Point
of Capt. and Mrs. Clayton S. Gates.
Miss Mary Ruddell, daughter of
1t. Col. and Mrs. James c. Ruddell,
is entertaining as her guest for the
week end Miss Joan Hull, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hull. Miss
Hull, who attends the National Art
School in New York, was formerly
student at Holton Arms School
in Washington.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
NeWsOfWeek
OfSocialNote
At Quantico
Artillery Widows
Are Entertained
By Mrs. Brewer

QUANTICO, Va, March Mrs.
]. H. Brewer gave small buffet
supper for the artillery widows"
last night, when her guests were
Mrs. G.. M. Sturgis, Mrs. E. G. Hagen,
Mrs. Richard Wallace and Mrs. R. B.
Luckey, who has been visiting her
parents at Marthas Vineyard, Mass.
Mrs. Holland M. Smith is leaving
Monday for Philadelphia, where she
will be with friends for several days.
Maj. and Mrs. j. E. Kerr enter
tanned a few friends at dinner at
the officers mess last night.
This evening Mrs. M. M. Magruder
and Mrs. j. N. Rener are giving a
small cocktail party in Mrs. Magrud-
er's home.
Mrs. Charles E. Banks, who has
been visiting her uncle in Sumter,
S. c., left Tuesday for Guantanamo
City. She will be at Brooks Island,
Guantanamo Bay, indefinitely.
Miss Mary Batson of New York
is the weekend guest of Capt. and
Mrs. F. H. Ramsey.
1t. Col. and Mrs. w. A. Worton
and Col. and Mrs. Lemuel c. Shep-
herd were the luncheon guests We'd
nesday of Comdr. and Mrs. Hister
Hoogewerf in Georgetown.
Miss Harriet Haas, who has been
the guest of Mrs. r. o. Bison, re-
turned this week to her home in
Ripon, Wis.
Mrs. Regnault Johnson of Merton,
Pa, is spending several weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. r. S. Brown.
Mrs. Deane Roberts went to Miami
at the beginning of the week to
join Capt. Roberts, who has gone
there from Guantanamo for q few
days leave.
Miss Mary Ellen Ireland, who has
been visiting her brother and sister
in-law, Capt. and Mrs. M. T. Ireland,
at Annapolis, arrived Wednesday to
be the guest of Mrs. C. c. Coffman.
Mrs. Donald Huey arrived early this
week from San Diego to visit her
brother and sister-in-law, Capt. and
Mrs. j. j. He'll.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Dinners Highlight
Social News of
Damascus

DAMASCUS, Md, March 1.-Mr.
and Mrs. Urner S. Purdum will en-
tertain at a dinner tomorrow. Their
guests will be Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kelley of New Market, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Riggs and Mr.. and
Mrs J. A. Engle of Kemptown; Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Purdum and family
of Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ria of Etchison and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe F. Purdum and SOD Allan of
Damascus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley M Wood
field were entertained at a party
Friday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph j. Hutton at
Brookville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland L. Green
entertained 80 guests at a dinner
at their home Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hines and Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison King and their
daughter, Augusta Mae King, left
today for vacation in Miami.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Social Activities of Week
Noted at Annapolis
1t. and Mrs. David Lambert
Will Take Home at Sleepy
Hollow After Wedding Trip

ANNAPOLIS Md March alt and Mrs David Lambert former
the Naval POSTGRADUATE School, will their return
Hollow,
Crucher Comdr Cruher attached
Department Buildings Grounds at the Naval Academy
Carter Air u A., and Mrs Carter have
wedding making their Bella VISTA
of Coroza Canal Zone and grand
of this CITY, She
relatives and friends here
Holt Smith of Sayve Long Island and their
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Maria Bready
Of Herndon Visiting
Relatives in Roanoke

HERNDON. Va, March Mrs.
Bentley Harrison will entertain
Monday at a bridge luncheon.
Miss Maria r. Bready is the guest
of her nephew and niece, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Moss of Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. Otto Meyer has returned to
her home in Endfield, N. c., after
having been the guest for several
days of Dr.. and Mrs. William Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kite have
been the guests this week of Mrs.
Elizabeth Kite of Manassas, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassius M. Lawrence
have as their guests for several
weeks, Mrs. G. w. Bavoir and Mrs.
Hattie Cox of Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Miss Austin to Wed
Mr.. Coleman Morton
Next Saturday

Comdr. and Mrs. Charles Linnell
Austin Is. c., U. s. NJ, are issuing
invitations to the wedding of their
daughter, Miss Jane Abeel Austin,
to Mr.. Coleman Walker Morton next
Saturday in the Naval Academy
Chapel.
The ceremony will be performed
by Mr.. Morton's grandfather, the
Rev. John Calvin Goddard, assisted
by Chaplain w. N. Thomas, chaplain
of the United States Naval Academy.
Miss Ann Austin will be her sis
ter's maid of honor Her other at
tendants will be Miss Sylvia Morton,
the bridegroom sister, and Miss
Marjorie Austin.
Mr.. Norman G.. Hickman of New
York City will serve as best man.
Mr.. Morton is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lindley c. Morton of Birming-
ham, Ala. He attended Hotchkiss
School and is at present a member
of the class of 1941 at Yale Uni
versity. He is a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa Fraternity.
After their wedding trip, Mr.. Nor
ton and his bride will reside tenn
porarily in New Haven, Conn.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Robert Pattons
Have Visitor
At Leesburs

LEESBURG, Va. March Mrs.
Carol Graves of Charlottesville is
spending a month with her sister
and brother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Patton, at their home. Wood
lea. near Leesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Jenkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clemens have
left for a motor trip to Florida and
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Slack are
spending several weeks in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
Mrs. Harry Gibson returned Tues
day from cruise to South America.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smith Bowman
entertained at a hunt breakfast at
their home, Sunset Hills, last Sat-
urday. Attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. David N. Rust, Miss Sara Har-
rison, Mrs. LIE Fevre Luke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. Harrison, Mr.. Stirl-
ing Harrison, Capt. Charles Har-
rison and Mr.. Fred Malone.
Miss Maria Harrison was the
guest over the week end of Miss
Winifred Bowie in Washington.
The Rev. and Mrs James Mont
gomery have left for a trip to Rich
mond and the South.
Misses Mary and Elinor Lintner
of Washington spent the week end
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Lintner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Young of Rich
mond visited DR.. and Mrs. John A.
Gibson over the week end. DR.. and
Mrs. Gibson now have as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Hodges
of Lynchburg.
Mrs. r. B. Wildman is spending
a few weeks with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Murray
Dyer, in New York.
Mrs. Thomas Fendall is visiting
Col. and Mrs. Robert Fletcher In
Washington.
Mr.. Charles Slaughter of Wash
ington was the guest over Monday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Har-
riSon.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Social Activities
OF Service Folk
In ID. G.. Area

1t. Col. John w. Miner and Mrs.
Miner will entertain 100 guests at
cocktails this evening from 5 until
7 o'clock in the post hoproom at
Fort Myer.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. w. M. Beak-
ley of Arlington were hosts last eve
ming to 20 guests when they enter
tained at a dinner and dance at the
Army-Navy Country Club.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Neil K. Die
trich entertained at buffet supper
Friday eveni-l5 in their home in Ar
lington to honor 1t. Comdr. and
Mrs. w. H. Won Dreel of Washing
ton. Comdr. Won Dreel will soon re-
port for sea duty.
Mrs. c. D. Emory, wife of Comdr.
Emory. will arrive today from
Charleston, S. c., to spend until
Wednesday with 1t. Comdr. and
Mrs. Dietrich.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. E. C. Met
calf, with their son, James Ashford
Metcalf. will leave Arlington the
middle Of March for Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Mrs. Lynch Gives
Luncheon for Visitor

Mrs. C. F. Lynch, wife of 1t.
Lynch, U. S. N, entertained at a
luncheon Friday in her home in
Arlington for Mrs. Renri Trudeau
of Oklahoma City, who is the house
guest of 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Alfred
Olney.
The additional guests were Mrs.
Olney, Mrs. E. r. Sanders, Mrs. F. C..
Sutton, Mrs. B. L. Brown, Mrs.
T. S. Coone, Mrs. John Waterman,
Mrs. Arthur Hall, Mrs Alfred
Moran and Mrs. A. M. Pride.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Gen. Grant Honor
Guest at Fort Myer

Mai. Gen. U. S. Grant OF Baltimore,
commander of the Sd Corps Area
U. S. A, was the honor guest Friday
at the exhibition drill at Fort Myer
and at the tea that followed at post
headquarters.
Mrs. Miner, wife of 1t. Col. John
w. Miner, was hostess for the tea
and was assisted by Mrs. Albert
Kenner, Mrs. H. T. Allen, Mrs. Rex
Willoughby, Mrs. R. DAILY, Mrs. J. K.
Allen, Mrs. P. D. Harkins, Mrs. c. B.
Met Clellan, Mrs. j. II. Polk and Mrs.
w. r. Finney.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Dorothy Huff to Wed
1t. ZienOWicz

1t. Col. and Mrs. Sargent Prentiss
Huff of Maxwell Field. Ala, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Ashley Huff
to 1t. Victor S. Zienowicz.
Miss Huff Is a graduate Of the
University of Maryland and a mem
Der of Delta Delta Delta Sorority.
1t. Zienowicz is graduate of the
United States Military Academy
class of 1910.
The wedding will take place the
latter part of March.