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Evening star., 1941-04-28

A reader can get the dnSWer to arp
question OF fact By tDrttino The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSkin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What coin in the United States Ia
used the most?-J. T. H.
A. The nickel is the most widely used
coin. Since 1866 more than 1000, 900 900
have been put in circulation.
O. What we're the Indians paid for
Manhattan Island?-Y. w. l..
A. The first Dutch Governor General,
Peter Minuit, acquired Manhattan Is
land from the Indians in 1926 for the
sum of s24 in merchandise such as pieces
of bright cloth, beads and other trinkets.
@. At IL O'Clock noon in New York
City. what time is II in Honolulu
w. G. D.
A. When it is IL o'clock noon in New
York City 1t Ia $50 am in Honolulu.
Hawaii.
@. How many people have pianos7
How many know how to play?-R. L. =
A, There are 5865,296 families in the
United States with pianos. In these
families about 100000 persons play.
Q. What is the per capita national
debt?-M. Y.
A. 1t is estimated at S35574.
O Hnuy rnapv deriy.+;yar n-. .,,it.oIf
amide?-A. " E
A. There are over l.5OO derivatives Of
sulfanilamide.
O. Please give the source of the line
Never love unless you can bear with all
the faults of mans. p.
A. 1t is from the poem Never Love-"
by Thomas Campion.
@. What is the highest temperature
ever reached during a big fire?-M. P. B.
A. In confagrations such as that
which razed San Francisco in 1906,
temperatures as high as 1900 degrees
nave been reached. Engineers examin-
! ing the debris after such catastrophes
are able to determine the highest degree
Of heat attained by noting the metals
which have been fused.
@. Would an American woman have
/ to rehnquish her citizenship if she mar
/ ried an alien?-J. Id.
A, Since September %, 1922. woman
who is citizen Of the United States does
not lose her citizenship by marriage to
! an alien.
Evening star., 1941-04-28

@. What coin in the United States Ia
used the most?-J. T. H.
A. The nickel is the most widely used
coin. Since 1866 more than 1000 900, 900
have been put in circulation.
Evening star., 1941-04-28
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn

A reader can get the dnSUer to nrv
question OF fact By tDrttino The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSkin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-04-28

@. At IL O'Clock noon in New York
City. what time is II in Honolulu
w. G. D.
A. When it Is IL o'clock noon in New
York City 1t Ia $50 am. in Honolulu.
Hawaii.
Evening star., 1941-04-28

@. How many people have pianos7
How many know how to play?-R. L. =
A, There are 5,865,296 families in the
United States with pianos. In these
families about 100000 persons play.
Evening star., 1941-04-28
Rate by MaiI-PavabIe in Advance.
Member of the Associated Press

Entered as second-claSs matter post once,
Washington. D. c.
Evening star., 1941-04-28

c. How many schools use motion pie
lures In their curriculums7-C. p. 3.
A. In 1910 over 5000 schools used
Aims.
Evening star., 1941-12-05
With Ator1ixer

Choose Ysnky Glover. Spring Lilac
or Violet Sec The atomlzer attach
ment makes your eft even more
handsome.
Evening star., 1941-12-05

Discs of rich chocolate cov-
cred with tiny, tasty sugar
beads. You want to eat
them by the dozen-and you
get dozens to a pound!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Priority Rulings
To Have Teeth
Interna tionAi New. Service Wire

WASHINGTON, July 7.-Prior-
tiles Director <. r. Stettinius Jr.
of the Offiee OF Production Mans
agement today announced estab-
lishment of machinery to enforce
priority orders of his division.
A compliance section has been
established, he said. 10 deal with
persons and manufacturers who
fail or refuse to comply with the
rulings by which the defense pro-
gram is being guided through
priorities. He outlined three gen.
eral types of enforcement as:
Public statements as 10 violators
or evasions. 10 subject those not
cooperating with the rulings 10
public exposure; restriction of sup
plies of critical materials until
compliance is assured; and court
action 10 require compliance.
Stettinius said efforts will he
made TO obtain voluntary compll-
ance in all cases. but that "puni-
tive action can and will be taken
if necessary. so that the great
majority of producers. who CO.
operate freely and willingly, Will
not be penalized by the unfair
activities OF a few who refuse 10
cooperate"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Demand
Gar for
Defense
BY GRIFFING BANCROFT
Init News Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July with
the backing of most Republicans
and strong bloc OF Democrats, a
legislative drive TO create single
co-ordinated head for the rami-
fled defense program opened on
Capitol Hill today.
Most supporters OF this program
also favor a separate air force
headed by new cabinet member.
but legislative strategists have not
decided whether the big push for
this will be combined with a bill
for a single defense head or be
sought in different legislation.
The first big impetus for the
unified defense head came 10 days
ago when the House military af-
fairs committee approved a
sharply critical report drawn up
by a subcommittee headed by
Representative Faddis Cd OF
Pennsylvania.
This report took the administra-
ton TO task for the lack of certain
critical war materials and strongly
urged that a single head be Gre
ated to coordinate this and other
defense efforts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
japanese
patReds
Predicted
International New. Service Cable

HONGKONG, July Japanese
military moves, which British au-
thorities regarded as preparatory
TO a possible Nipponese attack
against Russia "at an opportune
were reported in mill
tary advices 10 Hongkong today.
These dispatches said the Japa-
nese-apparently calling off their
south China drive-were returning
to Manchukuo the Kwangtung
army troops which last month
arrived at Formosa and Hainan as
supporting forces.
British authorities believed that
this move was preparatory to pos
sible action against Russia despite
Japanese statements that the
return of the troops was a pre-
measure"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Ship Prepared
For Axis Aides
International New. Service wir.

WASHINGTON, July THE
navy department has advised the
state department that the army
transport West Point. formerly
the S. s. America, will be avail
able about July Is TO return ousted
German and Italian consular Off
GERS to their homelands.
The vessel is expected TO sail
from New York about that time,
an informant said today, with III
German and los Italian consular
officers, ordered by President
Roosevelt to leave this country
by mid-July.
The West Point is expected to
bring back to this country from
Lisbon. Portugal. its destination
American consular officials from
consulates closed by the Axis pow
ers in their own and occupied
countries.
The German agents, originally
ordered from this country by July
10. will be permitted to stay a few
days longer so that all the ousted
Axis consular officials may be
taken home on one trip.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Britain2S Eyes
u. S. Navy Near Europe,
Congressman Says
international New. service Wire


BOSTON. July 7.-Congressman
George J. Bates, Republican men,
Der of the House naval affairs
committee. says the United States
navy serving as eyes for the
British fleet - is keeping the At
lantic open to points within GOO
or 700 miles off Europe, the Bos-
ton Sunday Advertiser said in a
story.
Lets not kid ourselves"
Congressman Bates told the Adj
vertiser. THE lanes TO Britain
must be kept open. IL Is up to
the United States navy In the
Atlantic, and they're doing It,"
Bates said he had every conf
dence in the recent denial by Sec
rotary of the Navy Knox that. the
American fleet had fired on a
German submarine or other alien
craft.
But" he emphasized. "our
fleet is~ patroling TO within 500
or 100 miles OF Europe, and re-
porting the positions Of what
ever craft they see. Obviously.
II a submarine hobs up. and q
United States navy lookout sees
1t, the report Is going out by
radio. The fleet Is not acting rs
convoy to British merchantmen.
In n sense, the navy IL serving
as eyes for the British fleet.
81 am In favor c. all posi-
BILE aid TO Britain, but 1 am not
In favor Of sending any man
power to Europe"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Hitler Reported
Pressing Japan
To Fight Soviet
BY ROBERT c. NIXON
Init News Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 7.--Diplo-
matte quarters today asserted
that Chancellor Hitler has brought
heavy pressure TO bear on Japa-
nese Foreign Minister Matsuoka
in an effort TO persuade Japan to
launch a full-scale attack on Rus
sia's rear door in the early future.
The German demand, according
TO these reports. closely parallels
the pattern of The combined Ger
man and Russian attack on and
division of Poland in September.
1899, and calls for a Japanese
assault against Siberia when the
German attack in the West
reaches its crescendo.
Germany is said TO be holding
out to Japan the highly tempting
prize of Japanese control over the
greater part of Asiatic RUSSIA
prize that would realize n great
part of the Japanese dream of
a vast pan-Asiatic empire.
Russia is known TO have had
80 divisions facing Japan. force
largely autonomous. heavily
mechanical and with large air
support. Against this Japan has
had only IL divisions.
However. with the tremendous
pressure of the German drive in
the west there is the possibility
that Moscow may have had to
draw heavily on these reserves.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07

to leave their cells in7Ellis Island
this week as free men,"
INDICTMENTS STILL ON
No move has been made as yet
to shelve the indictments against
the two men. the newspaper said.
"They will return to running
the German propaganda offices
of Transocean NewssService in
South America" the official was
reported to have said, "and
South Americans will be told
we cannot hold prominent Nazi
prisoners even though they
break our laws.
1.-THE secret agreement calls
for their release In exchange for
two respectable American corre-
spondents, who were arrested I'm
retaliation for the bona fide ar
rest of the Nazis."
The two newspapermen who re-
portedly will be exchanged are Jay
Allen of the North American News
paper Alliance and Richard c.
Hottelet of the United Press.
Hepp was quoted by the paper
as warning against printing the
story because lit will be very EN-
barrassing to some of your officials
and officials of my government
He said it was matter that must
be handled with kid gloves"
Federal Judge F. Dickinson
Let's of Washington, who received
the Tom and Zapp indictments
and ordered the men held under
bond, was quoted by the Journal
American as saying that he had nc
knowledge of the agreement.
IL suppose the state depart
ment would expect the court to
20 along with 1t In a political
matter of this kind" Judge Let's
was reported to have said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
S. America Gains
By Ndzis Barred
international New. Service Wire

MACKINAC ISLAND, July T.
Hitlers attack on South America
is in full swing, DR.. Solomon Gold
man of Chicago, former president
of the Zionist organization, told
1000 delegates of the grand lodge,
No. district, of B'nai Birth in
convention here.
Doctor Goldman, who just re-
turned from South America, said
81 found an infiltration of
naziism that was frightful In Its
efficiency and despicable In Its
brazenness. Hitlerism has pene-
trated commerce, schools. the
army and the government In
South America"
In another speech. Henry Mon
sky of Omaha, Neb.. president OF
B'nai Birth. suggested that the de.
tense efforts of such organizations
as B'nai Birth, the American
Legion, Knights of Columbus and
Kiwanis be co-ordinated into one
plan of mobilization of their re-
sources.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Lottery toFix
New Draft LIST
International News Service Wire

WASHINGTON. July PLANS
to integrate the 21-year-old men
who registered for selective mill
tary training on July were an
nounced today by national draft
headquarters. with a national lot
terry to be held shortly to fix the
order of call to service.
Instead of placing the new reg
istrants ahead or after the older
registrants on their local board
lists, it has been decided to inte-
crate them proportionately, draft
director Brig. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey stated. -.
AS an example, il there should
be 10 new registrants in an area
and 100 old registrants awaiting
call, one new registrant would be
placed after each group OF 10 old
rregiStrants. he said.
The order in which the new reg
istrants will be integrated with
the old ones will be determined by
the lottery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
II Hurt as Bus
And Truck Collide
International News Service Wire

NEW YORK, July Twenty
seven persons were injured. two
seriously, when a New York-bound
Greyhound bus from Boston
crashed almost head-on into a
truck at a three-corner intersec-
ton on the Boston road in the
Bronx early today.
Here of the crash was John j.
Thorborn. 27-year-old New York
bus driver. who, with both legs
broken, dragged himself through
go screaming passengers and
forced open the rear emergency
exit. The front door had been
rendered useless by the crash.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Fireworks Torpedo
atdI 10 Small Girl

CHICAGO, July Tins
Funeral services were planned to-
day for a brown-haired, blue-eyed
little girl, Chlcago's lone fireworks
victim.
Four-year-old Marilyn Austin
picked up a piece of red candy"
she found in front of her home.
She bit into it and the candy" a
torpedo. exploded, mangling her
face. She died of shock on the
operating table.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Missing Hotel Clerk
Sought in Gem Theft

CARMEL. Cal, July 7.-UNS)
"A missing hotel clerk was sought
today on a warrant charging him
with the theft of jewels worth be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 from
Mrs. Edwina Kinsley Mandel.
wealthy Chicago socialite DIVORCE.
The theft. reported TO have oc-
Cured early Saturday. was not re-
vealed until last night, after police
had sought the suspect unsuccess-
fully in Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco Police identified the suspect
as Leonard Steinert, 40, part-time
hotel clerk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Tenants Defy u. S.
Government Wants StUank Washington Apartments
and the Tenants Are Hotter Than the Weather

made up in action and noise for
any gaps in their ranks. Holly
indignant, several hundred rallied
over beer TO plan their strategy
and pass resolutions TO defy the
notices.
While the management looked
on uneasily, its tenants gathered
in the lobby, plopped to the floor.
and listened to speeches by tenant
Francis Aloyisius tZuke) Sullivan.
former Georgetown University
football star and Washington man.
around-town. The rent-payers
finally voted TO tell the govern
ment to take a running jump, and
unanimously approved the plan OF
holding forth every night in the
lobby, with drinks on the house
and music for those who care TO
dance.
ONE MANS SORROW
Said Curator Parma:
81 have spent many thousands
Of dollars improving my pent-
house-and it Is not fair to evict
me or any one else on 10 days
notice."
None of the 600-odd tenants had
any idea of where they could fin
apartments of equal size and ex-
clusiveness. The housing shortages
in the capital long ago passed tho
acute stage and moved into tho
distressed bracket. Few. if any.
apartments are TO be had for any
amount of money.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Ecuador Ready
10 Fight Peru
International News Service Cable

QUITO, Ecuador. July THE
Ecuadorean government angrily
prepared to fight today if Peruvian
forces launch further attacks on
frontier points in a new outbreak
of the long border dispute.
Latest reports from the border
claimed four Peruvian planes
bombed the town of Chacras,
damaging a church and few
houses and killing several persons.
On Saturday, frontier guards of
both Peru and Ecuador exchanged
rifle fire for more than three
hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
International New. s.rle. wiz.

ELMIRA, n. Y. July INA.
tional defense highlighted the first
week of the twelfth annual ma
tional soaring contest here when
Mai. Fred r. Dent Jr., Army Air
Corps. Wright Field, accepted the
delivery Of the first glider to be
purchased by the army.
The ship is an all-metal two
place high performance Schweizer
sail-plane, manufactured by the
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation OF
Elmira
The company announced that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Army Goes Gliding
First Motoriess Aircraft Purchased by u. S. Air
Force as National Soaring Meet Opens

two more such craft are under
construction for the air corps.
The three gliders will be taken
to Wright Field to be used in the
armys initial motorless flight
training program. said Major
Dent. Paul Schweizer of the air.
craft firm said that he is confer
ring with Washington authorities
on specification for a multiplace
ship designed for troop transporta-
ton.
William Putnam Of Detroit was
third in the soaring contest with
1874 points. The contest will end
Sunday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07

NEW WILMINGTON. Pa. July
7. - (INS) - Marriages in the
Ramsey family turned out to be
long and happy. Lou M. Ramsey
of Warren. o., and his wife OBJ
served their golden anniversary,
and a week later his parents. John
E. Ramsey, 81, and his wife, 80.
celebrated their seventy-second
wedding anniversary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Guests NTH Iakina Mays

GRAND RAPIDS. July Two
burglars who entered the apart
ment here of Tom Badalmento
we're well entertained by Frank
Grillo of Detroit Thinking they
were guests arriving for a fishing
trip, Grillo gave them cigarettes
and made them comfortable.
Shortly after, the men took SIS
from the trousers OF another guest
and left.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
REPORT NOTE TO JAPAN

NEW YORK. July 7.--(INS)-
Russia has sent "a sharp note to
Japan it was asserted today in a
German language broadcast by
the British Broadcasting Company
picked up here by CHS.
The British announcer said II
has been learned that the note
demands a precise and clear an
swer" as TO whether Japan intends
10 abide by the conditions of the
Russo-Japanese neutrality pact.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
OPPOSE PRICE FIXING

Strong opposition TO price fixing
was voiced by "farm-bloc" men,
bers. with a Senate agriculture
subcommittee scheduled to open
hearings this week on a resolution
to halt price-fiXing until Congress
can pass on the question.
The House faces a bitter fight
tomorrow on the Reynolds-May
bill which, in addition to deferring
men reaching % by July / from
the draft, contains far-reaching
anti-strike provisions.
Organized tabor bombarded the
House with opposition 10 the
amendments, which include pro-
visions for criminal penalties for
piekets threatening violence, per-
government seizure of
plants in labor disputes and deny
ing wages TO workers ousted in
government seizure of plants.
A Go conference. which in
cluded representatives from 43
unions and 80 state councils.
opened in Washington today TO
devise plans to defeat the anti
strike amendments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07

NEW YORK. July 7.-Dr. Man
fred Zapp and Guenther Tom
German propaganda chiefs. who
were indicted by a Washington
federal grand jury on March II
for failure to register with the
state department as agents of a
foreign government, will not be
tried on the charge, the New
York Journal-American reported
in a copyrighted story today.
Law enforcement officials of
this government and executives
OF the state department have
entered into . secret agreement
with the Nasi government to
spare Zapp and Tom criminal
trial and possible imprisonment
In exchange for the freedom Of
two American correspondents"
the newspaper said.
CONFIRMATION CLAIMED
Acting Atty. Gen. Francis
Biddle was reported by the
Journal-American to have con
firmed. in telephone conversation
with the paper from his Summer
home at Harvey Cedars. N. j..
the existence Of such an agree
ment with Germany.
The Journal-American said thai
details OF the agreement made by
United States officials, who re-
Gently branded Zapp and Tom a:
among the most dangerous Nazi'
in America" were revealed to the
newspaper by a ranking fedora
official"
The newspaper said the agree
ment also had been confirmed by
Ernest Hepp, fourth ranking Off
cial of the German embassy a
Washington.
ACTION CRITICIZED
The Journal American. report
ing that the federal official stipu
lated that his name be withheld
quoted him as saying:
I'm telling you about this
secret agreement-this first act
of appeasing Hitler - because 1
do not wish to see the American
public played for fools and be-
cause n publicity follows my
story. the American people will
refuse TO permit this cowardly
act and will demand n sweep
ing investigation ~ to how such
an agreement could be made
without the knowledge Of the
court and other law enforce
ment officials.
THE agreement with the Nazis
was approved by acting Attor-
ney General Biddle and Hans
Thomson. Nazi charge d'affsires
In Washington"
The federal official was quoted
as saying that both Zapp and Tom
already know they are scheduled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Justices Mother Dies

CHICAGO, July T. QNS) -
Mrs. Julia B. Douglas. 50, the
mother of Supreme Court Justice
William o. Douglas, died today at
the home of her daughter. Miss
Mar h a Douglas, department
store executive
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Gotham Opens Drive
For Style Supremacy

NEW YORK. July 7.-GNS)-
The campaign to make New York
the style center OF the world gets
under way today at city hall with
the aid Of Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia and Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt The sum of 81 100000
has been set aside this year by the
New York Dress Institute TO ad-
vertiSe and promote fashions
created in New York for women's
clothes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
Roosevelt Jr. in Hospital

BEVERLY, Mass, July T.
GNS) - Franklin d. Roosevelt
Jr was in Beverly Hospital today
with a minor infection. received
when he bruised his leg a week
ago
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
international News Service Wire

WASHINGTON. July 7. - The
government today faced a new
kind of misunderstanding in the
lobby.
Some. 600 tenants of the fash
ionable Du Pont Circle apartment
house have begun a combination
sit-down strike and house party in
defiance of Uncle Sans notice
that they have 10 days in which
to get off the premises.
Known in the capital as the
home of statesmen, diplomats and
the capitals well-heeled citizens,
the Du Pont Circle Apartments
boasts several penthouses and
rentals running in the thousands.
Senator Happy" Chandler and
family; Senior Don Eduardo Sala-
Ear, Ecuadorean counselor; Con-
gressional Library Curator Valts
Parma: a half dozen titled from
the British purchasing commission,
and innumerable Washington big
wigs are among the tenants.
GOVERNMENT LEASE
To make room for expanding
defense agencies the government
recently leased the exclusive, hand
somely ecora d apartments,
notified the management this
weekend to clear the building by
July Is.
Many unsuspecting tenants are
off on vacations but those present
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-07
The Weather
(U. s. Chart on Page S
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun viii set al $40 2. m. today
and rise tomorrow al 500 a. m
me moon win rise today ~ SIS =. m,
and set tomorrow at a. N.