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Evening star., 1941-10-27
"E. FALLS CHURCH, Va.

DtdI oll
"A week or more ago you wrote in
This and That of animal friendships
l have in my life seen many such, and
have found friendships between cats and
dogs not at all unusual But, according
to my observation, horses are more in
clined tc form friendships with other
animals
"One horse we had formed such a
friendship with two pigs. They ran in
and out of his stall, grunting and push
him. and always he was most careful
to do them no harm, carefully looking
to see where they were before moving
his feet.
In the pasture the three were never
far apart and, to our minds. when the
pigs finally went the way of all pork,
there was no doubt that he missed them
and was puzzled by their absence.
1T was, however, not friendship, but
the opposite, that I meant to tell.
About 30 years ago there lived, on the
west side of Fourteenth street NV, just
below R, large, motley colored tom cat,
which exercised absolute dictatorship
over the sidewalk in front of the store
where he made his home.
His domain, as he saw it, reached
north and south the width of the store
and eastward from house to gutter. No
dog. unpunished, set sacrilegious paw
on that piece of sidewalk.
Stranger dogs, after having trotted
peacefully along the sidewalk for blocks,
tackled by a cat fury which, however,
never pursued them beyond the boun-
daries above mentioned.
"Once beyond those, their way was
peace
All this, now, is not so strange What
interested me, as 1t must have interested
others, and kept me lettering on the
sidelines, delightedly watching the show,
was the performance of the neighbor-
hood dogs
These long since had learned their
lesson and. no matter how carefree their
progress up or down the street had been,
when they arrived at the invisible bor-
Ger line. they meekly and wisely pro-
ceeded TO step out into the street and,
with the gutter between them and the
Schickelgruber cat. go safely and un-
molested on their way.
There was nothing accidental about
this. I watched that show dozens Of
times and wished I could know what
went on in the cats head.
'An animal friendship, which like to
recall, is one of my earliest recollections.
as cannot have been much more than
three years old at the time.
1T was between a huge dog New
foundland, think and two hens with
their broods. The dog loved TO lie
stretched out in the sunshine on wide,
low stone step outside the kitchen door.
The hens, as I remember. crowded
themselves in between his back and the
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Tells of Experiences
Hunting Apartments. A

To the Elltor - = ne Slaf
Up sour editorial regarding increased
living costs in Washington you refer to
statistics of the Department of Labor to
back up your claim that things are not
as bad as they are painted.
Well, I had already seen those figures
and am still wondering how they came
by them. I refer particularly TO the
matter of increased rents because that
happens to be point I am deeply in
terested in. I ask you as I would like to
ask the Department of Labor: Have you
been apartment hunting in the past
three or four months? Well. I have. For
three long months have been trying to
obtain decent apartment at fair rent
and am still without one.
The results of my venture lead me to
the Conclusion that these figures were
based on a study of all housing units
throughout the District, regardless of
whether they were available for renting
in the past year. Surely there are a
great many houses that have been rented
for years and years by the same families
and not likely to be among those avail
able this year. On many of these old
houses it would be blasphemy to raise
the rent. Since there are so many of
these, naturally the percentage of in
crease. spread over the entire lot of
housing units, will not be high
To give correct picture of what
people are faced with, they ought only
to take into consideration those where
there has been a turnover in the past
year and new houses where rents are
high. although no comparison can be
made with what they rented for year
or two ago. Given this figure, I think
you would see what every one is squawk
ing about-abnormally high rents.
In my attempts to acquire an apart
ment have found very few places avail
able and those for rent are either very
unattractive, poorly kept, with plumbing
and fixtures way out of date-and the
rents way out of proportion for value
received. This latter point applies par
ticularly to old houses, but is also true
of newer apartments.
First, I should like to say that came
from New York City. where high rents
are the order of the day, so they don't
scare me-up to a certain point. Sec
ond, all want is one good-sized living
room and a decent kitchen and bath.
The price; Well, I could get one for about
Evening star., 1941-10-27

Wilson, and his carefully -wrought-out
plan for the League of Nations. Presi-
dent Wilson truly prophesied that should
the Treaty of Versailles, containing the
Covenant of the League of Nations, with
its sanctions in Articles 10 and 18, be
defeated, the war would have to be
fought over again within short genera
ton. Had the United States entered the
League of Nations and used her great
influence in positive fashion for changes
in the Treaty of Versailles to secure
righteousness and justice, there today
would be no Hitler.
But as it is do not believe any per-
manent peace is possible without the
complete defeat of Hitler and the adop-
ton of plans similar to those framed by
our great President, Woodrow Wilson.
AS a first step for such permanent
peace, based upon justice and righteous
ness. the cowardly Neutrality Act should
be drastically revised or repealed out
right. JAMES CANNON, Jr.
Richmond. Va.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Shuke-up in Italy

The sweeping changes made by
Premier Mussolini in his Fascist
guilds organization direct attention
anew to the strain which the war has
imposed on Italy's national economy.
Nineteen Of the twenty-five officials
who control, under his direction, all
phases of the country's economic life
have been dropped, or transferred to
other duties, it was announced in
Rome on Saturday. Although the
reasons for the drastic Shake-up we're
not announced. observers expressed
the view that II Duce had acted to
improve the efficiency of his eco
nomic machine and to meet popular
criticism of its deficiencies.
Since a change in the heads of
Fascist guilds will not remove the
cause of Italy's present troubles-her
participation in the war as an ally
of Germany-the housekeeping or
dered by Premier Mussolini offers no
solution of his country's economic
problems. His action indicates, how
ever, that II Duce realizes that his
economic system is creaking under
the stress of war and that wide
spread discomfort exists among the
civilian population. As a recent De-
partment of Commerce report point
ed out, since Italy's entrance into
the war, the nations economy has
suffered marked deterioration.
Among the evidences of this retro
gression are declines in the guam
tity and quality of the national diet,
the distorted price level, the elimina-
ton of overseas trade, the growing
scarcity of essential raw materials,
and the rapid increase in the public
debt.
AS vassal state, Italy today has
close trade relations with Germany.
Though obtaining some coal, iron,
steel and other goods from the Nazis,
italy has also furnished much to her
Ais partner. Among her contribu-
Evening star., 1941-10-27
A Lurqer Air Force

In the race for undisputed air
supremacy over the vaunted German
LuftWaffe, the announcement that
our Army is planning a further in
crease in the air force that would
virtually double it's personnel and
first line combat strength comes as
heartening news.
This ambitious program calls for
increasing the force from fifty-four
combat groups to eighty-four by
June 80, for which Congress has
voted funds. and expansion of per-
sonnel to 100000 men, with a subse-
quent expansion to 100000 as the
needs of adequate Western Hemi-
sphere defense may require. 1t is
described at the War Department as
an orderly plan of expansion in all
directions, on the ground as we'll as
in the air. The air force needs SIM
ply have outgroWn the old frame
work upon which the current fifty
four combat group program was
formulated.
There is no definite assurance that
this far-reaching program can be
carried out on a fixed schedule. Re-
cent diversion of planes to Russia
has somewhat disarrayed the pro-
gram for completion of the original
ffty-four-group plan, but the &C
celeration of airplane production is
counted on to approach the mark
within a reasonable period. The
confidence that seems to underlie the
rroiect, however, points to the con-
Evening star., 1941-10-27

What is the most poisonous snake?-
H L. D.
A. The king cobra is the most poison
Gus snake in the world.
@. Who was responsible for the
amendment in which bank deposits were
guaranteed?-O. r. L.
A. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg OF
Michigan introduced the amendment 10
the Glass-Steagall Banking Act for the
immediate application of Federal de-
posit insurance. He had advocated the
insurance Of bank deposits before the
Roosevelt administration.
@. What President was the first to
exercise his authority as commander in
chief on the field of battle?-L. L. o.
A. President Madison. During the
battle of Bladensburg, August "a 1914.
Commodore Barney commanding the
American forces. was shot from his
horse. President Madison assumed active
command.
Q. When was tear gas first used bv
the police to quell riot?-E. FiC.
A. Tear gas was used in 1921 when
Western State Penitentiary in Pennsyl-
vania.
Q. How did Hollywood, Calf derive
its name?-M. w. F.
A. In 1883 Horace Henderson Wilcox
real estate man, purchased the acreage
where Hollywood boulevard and Cahu-
enga avenue now intersect for a ranch.
1t had no name and Mrs. Wilcox sug-
gested calling it Hollywood. the name
Of friends estate in England.
@. Who appoints the Archbishop of
Canterbury?-F r. P.
A. He is appointed by the King with
the assent and counsel Of the Assembly
Of the Church of England.
@. What is allergy?-C D.F.
A. Allergy is described as oversen-
Situation to certain foods, drugs. plants,
animals. climatic conditions, and emo
tional disturbances.
@, OF what is banana oil made,-
G. L. B.
A. Banana oil is usually mixture Of
amyl acetate, acetone, benZine and
pyroxylin.
@. What percentage of the brain con-
slstS of gray matter?-E. E. A.
A. The gray substance represents from
81 10 3S per cent of the total weight of
the brain.
@. Who is the author of the line God
moves in mysterious way His wonders
to perform "?-W. NJ E.
A. William Cowper wrote the hymn
Light Shining Out of Darkness" which
Is the source of the line. 1t Is based
on Romans xi.33-34
@. What is a Silver Star Mother?-
L. D. E.
A. A Silver Star Mother is one whose
son was wounded or disabled in the
World War
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Suggests Brazilian Plan
OF Staggering Working Hours.


Relative to the traffic problem here in
Washington, I would like to submit the
following plan used in Brazil for num-
Der of years:
In Rio all government clerks report at
II a m. and remain on duty until I pm,
with half hour for lunch.
In this way all school children, office
workers, factory employees and shoppers
were cleared" before the hordes of gov
eminent clerks came on the scene. And
in the evening the same traffic was
cleared before the government clerks
started home. Any one can see this
would expedite traffic, to say nothing of
reducing accidents due to congestion.
1 see many advantages in this pro-
gram. With so many women trying to
combine a home with job this II m
schedule would give them a splendid
opportunity to organize and enjoy their
home more-give them an opportunity
for shopping preparation of the evening
meal, etc. Those without homes would
enjoy more sleep!
OF course. concede lot of readiust-
ments would follow the adoption of such
plan in this country I do not think,
however, that the difference in time in
these United States would be serious
hindrance to such a plan-on the con-
trary, it would bring the hours of Gov
ernment offices in Chicago, Denver and
San Francisco more in line with WASH
ington than they are at present.
incidentally. I was told this schedule
was submitted to the government clerks
in Rio and it was carried by their own
vote LILLIAN SINCLAIR LARGE.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Bright Beads

Again
Is autumn's brush
At iUied ,DdU
SUdllo,D and 1Dren
Speak in the hush,
And Uhere blue Udters fall
Sparkling in frosty sun
Red ledues cascade
Are ,Uhirled
Meadow and run,
The hills, the glade,
The whole gold 1Uorld,
Profer q phantom joy,
Profer the FURNISHED seeds
OF Indian summer
Fall is an Indian boy
Selling bright beads
TO the enchanted comerl
BARBARA WHITNEY.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Subotuqinq Defense

The strike which shut down the
captive coal mines today by order OF
John l. Lewis has the direct effect of
sabotaging the national defense pro-
gram. And it is step which Mr..
Lewis has taken deliberately and in
full appreciation Of its consequences.
President Roosevelt has used every
means at his disposal to disSuade the
labor boss from his reckless course,
but without avail A second appeal
for continuance of work, made by Mr..
Roosevelt as President of the United
States and based squarely on the ne
cessities of national defense, has
fallen on deaf ears. Mr.. Lewis takes
the uncompromiSing position that his
demand for a union shop in the cap
tive mines comes first; the security
of the United States later. And he
has made it plain that he is prepared
to wreck the defense program II
necessary to enforce his demand.
In the face of this undisguiSed
challenge. what is the Government,
as the representative of all the people,
going to do? One course is to yield
to Mr.. Lewis-to force the steel mills
to grant the union shop. But this is
a demand which the National De-
fense Mediation Board has refused to
indorse and one which has no pos
sible validity in the circumstances
under which it has been made. And
even if the Government should sur
render under the pressure which MIR.
Lewis is applying, what assurance is
there that this unreasonable demand
would not be followed by others equal
ly unreasonable? Obviously, there is
none, for Mr.. Lewis and other labor
bosses of his temperament have made
it abundantly plain that the ma
tional emergency, in their eyes, exists
for the purpose of exploitation.
There is but one rational course
for the Government to follow, and
that is to accept the challenge
thrown down by Mr.. Lewis. If the
latter remains adamant. as we'll may
be the case, the successful assertion
of governmental authority may be
a long and costly process, but it
seems the height of folly to go for
ward with the defense program or
with the program of allout aid to
Britain if our efforts are liable at
any time to be sabotaged on the
domestic front by reckless and will
full men.
Months of indecision and tempo
rizing in dealing with the labor ques-
ton have borne their inevitable
fruit. The showdown is at hand
and the sole issue is whether final
authority in this country rests with
Mr.. Lewis and those who stand be-
hind him, or with the duly elected
officials of the Government.
If Mr. Lewis holds the real power
we are in sorry way, for a re-
reading of his speech in opposition
to the reelection of Mr.. Roosevelt
plainly discloses that he is wholly
out of sympathy with the major
detectives to which the United States
has subscribed.
Evening star., 1941-10-27

$50, but surely you, too, will agree that
that's a lot of money for a one-room
apartment mfurnished!
I think you would find the picture
have given you duplicated many, many
times. WINIFRED SCOTT.
Editors note-The rent index of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics is based
on a sample survey of approximately
100 rented dwelling units in the
District. The sample covers repre-
sentative cross-section of homes of all
types. rent levels and census tracts.
The index measures time-to-time
changes in rents. According to the
bureaus estimates, rent increases
have been reported, since September.
1899. for II per cent of the rented
dwelling units in the District.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Navy Day, l941

AL no llllle SlllCe lllt NdIlOll
launched the formal observance Of
Navy Day nearly twenty years ago
has the occasion held so much sig
nifcance for the American people.
Begun by advocates of a strong Navy
in recognition of President Theodore
RooSevelt'S part in making America
a great naval power, the annual OBJ
servance survived postwar period
of disarmament that brought big
Navy boosters little cause for celebra-
ton. Warships. built and building,
were scrapped in what proved to be
futile hope that peace could be pre-
served throughout the world by a
mutual laying down of arms, with
the United States leading the way.
Statesmen behind the ambitious pro-
gram did not then foresee the rise
Of tOtalitarian dictators who, ignor-
ing historic concepts of international
law and taking advantage of the
peaceful pre-occupation of demo-
cratic peoples, were to build them
selves powerful and ruthless war
machines for purposes of world con-
quest. The consequence was that
Navy Day of 1889 found Europe
plunged into a second great war of
Notwithstanding portent, with Ameri-
cas- defenSes alarmingly inadequate.
onlyinn honl no fu-n
years. however, friends of the Navy
will find much for which to rejoice
on this Navy Day. The Navy, no less
than the Army and the Air Corps,
has come long way down the road
to national preparedness in the two
years since Hitlerism began its CORY
march of aggression. During that
period approximately 135 combatant
ships have been completed-almost
as many as were added to the fleet
from the time of the Washington
Arms Conference of 1922 to the out
break of the second world war. Since
the start of this year two powerful
new battleships have been added to
our first line of defense" and two
more are nearing completion. The
fleet today consists of II battleShipS,
6 aircraft carriers, 81 cruisers, III
destroyers, lib submarines and more
than 1000 planes. Under construc-
ton are Is more dreadnaughts, II
aircraft carriers, 81 cruisers, 1913 de-
Stroyers, 73 submarines and $500
planes When all these ships take
their places in the Navy, probably by
1945, America will possess a two
ocean fleet of 691 warships-the
worlds most formidable armada.
Navy Day, 1941, finds this growing
fleet facing tremendous responsible
ties of SOLDERING import. 1t is patrol
ling the high seas with guns primed
and crews alert, under shoot on
sight orders directed at Axis
piracy" 1t has an allimportant
job to do-the clearing of ocean
pathways for the transportation of
guns and planes and other lease lend
goods from the American arsenal and
larder to nations resisting the ag-
gressors. Already it has experienced
attacks from enemy submarines and
suffered casualties. Graver encoun-
ters are in prospect. In short, our
Navy is in a state of war, whether
the Nation at large realizes it or not.
Upon the degree of effectiveness with
which it carries out its present dan
gerous mission depends in large part
the future of our country and, per-
haps, the fate of most of the demo-
cratic world. But there can be no
doubt in the minds of any one famil-
lar with American naval tradition
that the Navy will play it's part well.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Proposes P0ntoOn Bridge
Across Potomac.

ACTUSS fULOnNC.
To the Editor Of The Star:
While it is presumptuous on my part
to make any suggestion to the Army, the
Navy, the Marine Corps, the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
or the administration generally, I am
firmly convinced that there must be
some improvement made In transporta-
ton facilities between the District and
Arlington County. Va.
therefore venture to suggest that the
Army or the Navy or the Marine Corps
throw pontoon bridge across the Po-
tomac to relieve the congestion of traffic
on the Fourteenth Street Bridge and the
Lincoln Memorial Bridge. II. H. r.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSkin.

A reader can get the unSUer to any
question OF fact by 1Drtting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSk,n, director, Washington,
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@. How much food do Army horses
and mules consume?-C. F.
A. During the last fisca. year the
Quartermaster Corps spent almost So
100000 for more than IT'S 900 tons OF
forage for 37,021 horses and mules.
j. c. H.
A. All silver coins contain 80 per cent
silver and 10 per cent tin.
@. How fast does the blood in the
human body travel?-I. K. A.
A. The blood moves in the principal
arteries at the rate of a foot per second
and makes the circuit Of the vascular
system in about 20 seconds.
@. Who invented the word "kodak"?-
D. F. S.
A. Kodak was coined by the late
George Eastman, inventor Of the camera,
and was registered as a trade mark on
September 4, 1898.
@. How many Negroes were in the
World War?-O. D. E.
A. Over 400 900 Negro soldiers partici-
pated in the World War with the Amer
ican forces. Nearly one-half Of this
number went overseas. There were $500
Negroes killed during the war.
@. When did Jack Elder make his
famous run for Notre Dame to defeat
Army in football game?-E. J. c.
A. In 1929 he made a 97-yard run on
frozen field to defeat Army.
@. How much did the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
spend TO have the amendment repealed?
L. S. F.
A. The association and its branches
spent an average of approximately s3I7.-
900 yearly for the 13 years during which
1t was in existence and a total OF
approximately s4l2OOOO.
Evening star., 1941-10-27

1t is believed that certain tremors
felt in Los Angeles after the main
quake was over were of minor i'm
portance and probably caused by
involuntary shudders from the Cali
fornia Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
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Evening star., 1941-10-27

The moral code which governs a
Hindu sect numbering many millions
condoneS lie only when told for the
purpose of saving a life or of compli-
menting a woman. The latter, too,
IS often q life-eAver.
Evening star., 1941-10-27

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@. What is the composition Of a dime?
j. c. H.
A. All silver coins contain 90 per cent
silver and 10 per cent tin.