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Evening star., 1941-08-04
Viroiniu Primary

Relocated to a position OF second
ary public interest by the war and
national defense activities, Virginias
important quadrennial Democratic
gubernatorial primary will be held
tomorrow. The man nominated un-
doubtedly will be the next Governor
of Virginia
One of the candidates is Colgate
w. Darden, jr., former Representative
in Congress and choice of the power
full organization headed by United
States Senator Byrd. His rivals are
two State Senators, Vivian L. Page
of Norfolk and Hunsdon Cary OF
Henrico County.
Principal discussion points during
the comparatively brief and mild
campaign have been the poll tax
and whether Mr. Darden was the
"hand-picked candidate" of the Byrd
machine. Mr.. Page and Mr.. Cary
have favored repeal of the State poll
tax as prerequisite to voting, while
Mr.. Darden has said he would have
no recommendation regarding the
tax to make to the General Assembly
If he is elected. Mr.. Cary set oil the
fireworks Of the campaign by charg-
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Idle Silk Workers

Che Office of Production Manage
'ment, in ordering the stoppage of
the processing of raw silk by non
defense industries, and freezing
stocks of raw silk, has taken action
that Is plainly needed. In a move to
halt aggression, the Government has
recently taken strong economic
measures against Japan, source of
practically all the raw silk consumed
by American industry, and Toxic, in
retaliation, may cut off shipments
Of silk to the United States. In the
manufacture of powder bags, and
parachutes, the Army and Navy are
large users of silk, and minimum
military requirements during the
coming year, it is estimated, will be
equal to the stocks now on hand in
this country. It is Of vital impor-
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Appeals for Support
OF Accident Prevention Bill.
To the Editor of The Star;

H. R. 52o2 authorizes appointment of
an industrial accident prevention board
for the District of Columbia-one repre-
sentative of the public, one employer
and one labor, all without compensa-
tion-the board to be charged with the
duty of promulgating and enforcing
regulations which would reduce the
large number of accidents and deaths on
the job.
This bill is sponsored by the Central
Labor Union and Endorsed by the Build
ing Trades Council, the Federation of
Citizens Associations and numerous To-
cal unions. 1t passed the House unani-
mously on July and is now in the hands
of the Senate District Committee.
With 13O men killed in 1899 and 1910
and more than $4,000 injured, largely be-
cause there is no law, rule or regula-
ton protecting workmen, no one sanely
can assert that such law is not needed;
and we believe that, like the House, the
Senate will approve the measure.
However, another factor has been in
jected into the program. The United
States Employees Compensation Com
mission, Federal agency, has had
bill introduced in the House authorizing
it to do this work and is assuring the
Senate committee that H. r. 5202 will
not meet the situation.
This agency since 1928 has admins
tered workmen's compensation for the
District, and, according to its report, SIS
charged with making studies and in
vestigations with respect to safety pro-
visions and causes of accidents in en-
ployments covered by the act, and from
time to time with making to Congress
such recommendations as to the
best means of preventing such injuries"
But since 1928 the commission has
done nothing of the kind. With full
knowledge of the situation the commits
sion merely has compiled statistics. But
when an organization of workmen in
itiated legislation the commission wanted
it handed over to them, which was unfair
and unreasonable.
The Central Labor Union wants two
things: 1t wants industrial deaths and
accidents reduced, and it wants protec-
ton by local agency. Such work has
no place in the Federal Government; it
is local matter and should be handled
by local people. Local employers will
save money in reduced premiums on
compensation insurance, local work.
men will live longer and local widows
and orphans will not be thrown upon
the bounty of the community.
Statistics show that practically as
many breadwinners are killed here at
their work as are killed in traffic, and
yet nothing is done about it. We want
to do something; we want work made
safe; we want lives saved; we want
accidents reduced. And we don't want
1t done by Federal agency, which, as
John Locher says, "has been twiddling
Its thumbs for l3 years"
The Star could be very helpful In this
urgent natesG, and ~ appeal to you IN
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Tells Of Mass Singing
OF Germans in Paris.

10 the Edlt0r OF Inc Star.
Anent the suggestion OF Miss Lucy
Monroe, concert singer, that mass sing
ing for the Army would have a good
effect on morale, I believe she has an
excellent idea.
was in Paris when the Germans oc-
cupied 1t year ago last June, and I
stayed until the middle of August, so I
had a good opportunity to observe their
activities and methods in the midst of
active campaigning.
The German Army uses mass singing
extensively. Practically all details of
several squads or more, when they were
on the march from one place to another
in Paris, broke into group song when
they started out or on the way. Even
about 6 O'Clock in the morning we were
awakened by their singing. And it was
not only group singing, as when some
times our boys strike up tune on the
road, but 1t appeared to be directed or
started by the non-commissioned officer
in charge or some designated soldier,
who chose the song, started them off,
and directed any difficult passages.
They invariably sang in chorus, that is
with tenors, basses, etc., apparently
grouped to aid them to carry their parts,
must say that while didn't under
stand the words, it was very effective to
me as spectator. Even in the very
first days of the Paris occupation, they
brought down from Germany group of
school children, musicians and singers,
and massed thousands of soldiers about
them in front of the Opera. There they
gave a song fest, the soldiers joining in
many of the songs, and they appeared to
know the songs perfectly. They also gave
many mass-band concerts, in which
about 300 musicians participated, being
led by the director from high platform.
ELMER E. FIERO.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce1oell.

gantly, and then your guest refused to
eat it, you can imagine my disappoint-
ment. was peeved.
II have since read that a rat trap
must be burned until all trace of odor
is removed, then it must be placed,
baited, and the trigger set with pair of
long sterilized tongs.. I wonder whether
the rat, in addition to all that, expected
me to wear, while preparing the trap, a
long white robe, prophylactic hood and
a ceremonial gauze mask. Whatever
the trouble, he continued to turn up his
nose at the trap, and after few days
he disappeared from the house and
never has returned.
81 have tried to think what could have
offended him, in addition to the un-
orthodox trap. Perhaps he found the
food in the house unsatisfactory in
quality or quantity. I can easily under
tand, from my own experience, how that
could be- I, too, might have left the
house had been as free as he. Or per-
heps my face did not measure up to his
artistic standards. can also easily imag-
inc how he must have felt about that.
In fact, I have often asked myself be-
fore the mirror how I could improve it..
If I could only go away and leave it
behind the way he did!
Sincerely, G. F. M"
Rats outdoors are bad enough, but
indoors they are even worse.
1t is said that America pays S1.80
year per rat in order to feed the millions
of them annually.
Just how many rats there are nobody
knows, but there must be millions upon
millions of them. Each rat is a possible
carrier of some of the most deadly dis
eases known to man.
War conditions make them even more
inimical than ever, because it is obvious
that no nation at war can afford letting
the rats get any food. This means that
the animals, whose shrewdness is legen-
Diary, must exert all their abilities.
Necessity is the mother of invention
with rats as with men.
Lack of food in Europe, together with
deep bombings has dislocated the habits
of the rats there, and no doubt they are
all looking for way to get to America,
where food conditions are better.
This is counterbalanced by the les
sened number of ships plying back and
forth between the hemispheres.
In view of these conditions, it be-
hooves every one in America to be on
guard against rats.
We should take all active steps to clean
them up, and to prevent them getting
food.
Not all rats are as smart as our cor
respondents. Elaborate precautions are
not always necessary. But traps with
| exposed killer mechanisms are danger
Gus to pets, as are some of the deadly
poisons used to kill rats. 1t is for this
reason that the Government advises the
use of red squill, in some form. This can
be secured as a powder, to be mixed
with ground meat, or already put up in
mixture resembling dog food. We can
assure Mr.. M. that it works.
Persons who feed the birds should pay
especial attention to the rat problem,
since spilled seeds and grains may at
| tract the rodents. Rest assured that the
| animals are already in the neighborhood.
| They are In every neighborhood, since
| all neighborhoods have sewers, and
these are the homes of rats the world
| over.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
"MILMARSON PLACE.

Dear Sir:
Almost daily in my reading I en-
counter a new word, which / seize and
add to my collection-like lepidopteral
maniac who throws his net over but
terfly and pins it to board under
glass lid. Only yesterday I caught and
pinned down 'poltergeist-a word I
could have made good use OF three
summers ago.
For two weeks that summer the
family was away on vacation and 1
lived alone in the house. The first night
a plotergeist, or noise ghost, woke me
with loud 'Kr-r-r-r.' He, or it, re-
peated the sound several times at inter-
walls of a few seconds, then stopped.
After had slept another hour or two,
the poltergeist woke me with the same
noise. Again the sound stopped after
awhile, and I went back to sleep.
Before morning it came for the third
time. The best explanation I could
think of was that the wind was f1utter-
ing some dry leaves of vine growing
outside on the wall of the house. Or
was it stretched wire instead of leaves?
However, there was no wind to support
that theory. Oh, well, it was of no i'm
portanCe, Id forget it,
~ 4
1.-The next night the poltergeist re-
turned with exactly the same 'Kr-r-r-r,
Kr-r-r-r,' like something vibrating in
the wind. Three times it woke me just
as it had the first night. Again the
third night it came as before.
Next day when L went into the closet
of the bedroom I saw on the floor a
conical pile of granulated plaster. Above
the pile was large sheet of paper hang
ing at an angle from the edge of the
shelf. Above the shelf was a hole in
the ceiling No doubt some creature had
pushed the sand through the hole and
the grains striking the paper had made
the noise. Removing the paper put an
end to the noise.
The next evening I was sitting at the
dining room table reading when I saw a
been playing poltergeist. He stopped
and looked at me. His attitude and
expression showed clearly that he had
no fear, nor was there any trace of en-
barrassment in his eyes or on his face,
which was clearly in focus, because the
light from the ceiling fell on it. He was
not impudent, either. I could see that
he was calmly making up his mind
about -appraising me, trying to de-
eide whether he would allow me to re-
main in the house. Before I could be
sure how he had decided the question,
he moved on.
II set trap for him, the kind that
catches them alive. 1t was made of
wire netting and has tin bottom-the
best trap ever invented and large enough
to hold rabbit, with little squeezing
IT baited it with tasty cheese and
placed 1t in the most convenient place
for him. Every morning as soon as I
awoke I would listen for the rattle of
the trap, which means that it is occu-
pied, and I would look at it after I got
up, to be sure. 1t added a sporting ele-
ment to my life I was a trapper right
here in the District
But there was never any rattle: the
trap was always empty, and the cheese
untouched. If you can recall a time
when you had bought food with hard
earned money, prepared 1t skillfully with
your own hands, and served 1t ele-
Evening star., 1941-08-04

the name of the 100 dead workmen men,
toned above and the 80 who were killed
in the first six months of 1910 to give
us a hand. AS you know, even a de-
serving cause needs lot of pushing. We
want the people of Washington and the
Senators on the Hill informed of one
thing-the truth. FRED S. WALKER,
Press Committee, c. L. U.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name ana address of
the Driter, although the use OF
a pSeudonynr for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters ,pith
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

A halibut lies on its left side and
both its eyes are on its right side.
A goodly proportion of Joe Louis
ring opponents find themselves in a
similar fix.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

Menus in our new army" are made
up thirty days in advance. Some Of
the meals in the Spanish-American
War era took about that long to
digest.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

It is not yet known whether this
is a defense measure or not, but the
backs of gummed labels now carry
a flavor markedly different from the
old and familiar brand.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. What is cartomancy?-E. F. H.
A. It is the art of telling fortunes with
playing cards.
@. Who invented the railroad ticket?
M. B. R.
A. The ticket owes its origin to Thomas
Edmondson of Lancaster, England, who
in 1886 was stationmaster and booking
clerk at Milton, on what was then the
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.
@. On which of his works Of art did
Rodin spend 20 years?-T. L. NJ.
A. He worked 20 years on his Portal
of He'll" which is a bronze door for the
Museum of Decorative Art, Paris.
@. What kind of grass is used on the
lawn around the Lincoln Memorial at
Washington, D. C.?-G. J. r.
A. 1t is mixture of Kentucky blue
grass, Italian rye, red top and white
clover.
@. How large is the Red ArmyF-
T. j. D.
A. It's manpower is estimated at 20
100000.
O. What is an oriel window?-T. NJ. H.
A. 1t is a window built out from wall
and supported by a bracket. The oriel
is usually placed in an upper story and
generally has three sides, divided by
mullionS into bays. 1t was common to
medieval and English architecture.
@. Are there many Negro fraternal
societies in the United States?-M. J. B.
A. There are over so secret and fra
ternal organizations of a more or less
national scope.
@. What is the extent of the plastics
industry in the United States?-C. J. A.
A. The 1910 census of manufacturers
listed 38 establishments which manu-
factured plastic materials, while the
value of such materials amounted to
s79, ,753 900 annually. In addition, the
production of fabricated plastic prod
ucts containing plastic materials now
runs into hundreds of millions of dollars.
Q. What is the title of the famous
poem beginning "By Nebo's lonely noun
tain, on this side Jordans wave"?-
E. r. D.
A. 1t is "The Burial of Moses" by C.
F. Alexander.
@. What inscription did the late o. o.
Mcintyre write for his dogs grave7-
c. M. D.
A. "Junior-Faithful 10 the end" was
carved on the stone at the animals
grave.
@. Is the Army making adequate pro-
vision for the sanitary housing Of the
draftees?-M. r.
A. The following information Is quoted
from Section ga Of the Selective Train
ing and Service Act of 1910: mo men
shall be inducted for such training and
service until adequate provision shall
have been made for such shelter. sani-
tary facilities, water supplies, heating
and lighting arrangements, medical
care and hospital accommodations. for
such men, as may be determined by the
Secretary of War or the Secretary Of the
Navy, as the case may be, to be es-
ssntial to public and personal health"
@. What is the origin Of the word fur
long as used chiefly in connection with
horse racing?-A. T. K.
A. A furlong is one-eighth Of mile
which was the length of a furrow in the
standardized plough field in England
for many generations.
@. What is a monkey terrier7-J. j.
A. This is nickname for the German
toy bread of dog known as affenpinscher,
recognized in 1885.
@. How tall is Gen. Weygand?--
Esp.
A. He rs . feet In height and weighs
only lao pounds.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Gives Thanks for Men
From Hills of Tennessee,

To the Editor of The Star:
1t makes me proud to see the way In
which America shows its appreciation of
Sergt. Alvin C. York. Please do not lose
sight of his preparation back in those
Tennessee hills alone with his God. We
should be grateful to Tennessee for Sergt.
York and Secretary Hull, two names We
Are not ashamed Of. r. =. FARM.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

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Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. How many machine guns is tie
United States producing?-F. H. j.
A. About 5000 a month.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

IldllJ pal dly Ecu dIll INO VOCo 6AOUAA W.
gether. His face is slightly pitted al
the result Of an early attack Of smallpox.
@. What animal swallows Its skin?-
G. r. B.
A The outer skin of a toad is molted
several times a year, and on each occa-
sion it is swallowed.
@. Is it true that part Of Kentucky
cannot be reached without passing
through Missouri or Tennessee?-M. T.
A. This situation exists at the extreme
southwest corner Of the State, where,
owing to a double bend in the Missis-
sippi River, there is an area Of about 10
square miles belonging to Kentucky that
cannot be reached from the rest of the
State without passing through part
of Missouri or Tennessee.
@. How old is the popular song "And
the Band Played On"?-H. K. H.
A. 1t was published in 1895.
O. What is the religious afiliation of
Harold Ickes?-B. w.
A. The Secretary of the Interior is a
Presbyterian.
O. Who was the first person to fly an
airplane from a ship?-M. B. R.
A. The first man to fly an airplane
from ship was Eugene Ely, who took
off from the deck Of the U. S. S. Bir-
mingham on November IA, 1910.
Q. What is the name of Germany's
highest war decoration?-M. B. H.
A. 1t is a medal called the Oak Leaves
with Swords in Diamonds to the
knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

G. Has Stain any physical handicapsP
j. M. H.
A. He was born with one arm par
TALLY paralyzed and two toes grown to-
gether. His face is slightly pitted al
the result Of an early attack Of smallpox.
Evening star., 1941-08-04
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

A reader can get the ans1Oer TO any
question OF fact by iUriting The Eue-
ning Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSktn, director, Washington,
d. c. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. Are there many Negro fraternal
societies in the United States?-M. J. B.
A. There are over so secret and fra
ternal organizations of more or less
national scope.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. What is cartomancy?-E. F. H.
A. 1t is the art Of telling fortunes with
playing cards.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. How old is the popular song "And
the Band Played On"?-H. K. H.
A. 1t was published in 1895.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. What is monkey terrier?-J. J.
A. This is nickname for the German
toy bread of dog known as affenpinscher,
recognized in 1885.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. How tall is Gen. Weygand?-
r. s. P.
A. He rs . feet In height and weighs
only l2o pounds.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. What is an oriel window?-T. NJ H.
A. 1t is window built out from wall
and supported by a bracket. The oriel
is usually placed in an upper story and
generally has three sides, divided by
mullions into bays. 1t was common to
medieval and English architecture.
Evening star., 1941-08-04

@. What animal swallows its skin?-
G. r. B.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-26
Tea At Dodge Home

Park Service women were guests
OF Mrs. Matt ~ Dodge at a tea
Monday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. c. A. Thomas Mrs. Thomas
is the wife OF the custodian OF
Bandelier National Monument.
She and her children will be in
Coolidge until spring. A deep red
rose in a crystal bowl was used
as the centerpiece for the dainty
tea table.
Those present were Mesdames
Thomas. c. A. Chrisman, Louis
Gastellum, Charlie Steen. Charles
A. Richey. Joe Golden. Russell
Mahan, Parke Soule and F. f..
Stonehocker.
While her mother entertained
her friends. little Judy Dodge was
hostess at an outdoor tea party
for the children. Judy's guests in
cluded Patricia and Dennis Ma
han. Oralie Stonehocker. Chuck
er" Richey, Allison Steen. Barbara
Chrisman. Celeste Gastellum, Pc
ter Soule and Griffen Dodge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-26
Y Youngsters Have
Bicycle Parade
Here Saturday

a gala bicycle parade in which
boys and girls from Coolidge,
Eloy. Casa Grande and Florence
participated was staged here Sat
urday morning. Bicycles were
decorated with crepe paper and
ribbon streams in anticipation of
a big morning Free tickets to
the San Carlos theater were be
ing given by Bruce Moody of West.
ern Auto Supply to all valley
youngsters who owned Western
Flyer bicycles. with the additional
thrill of a new Western Flyer Civ
en- free TO the boy or girl whose
lucky number was drawn.
Arthur Kempton, manager of
San Carlos theater. gave a bicycle
speedometer as an additional prize
for the best decorated bicycle.
John Dye of Coolidge won the
bicycle and Hinton Ellis. Coolidge.
won the speedometer.
One hundred and thirty-seyen
Western Flyer bicycles have been
sold in the valley since May 10th,
according TO Mr. Moody.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-26
Surprise Birthday
Dinner Here Monday

j. w Beauchamp was surprised
on his birthday Monday by a din
ner planned by his family. When
he returned from business, the
house was darkened while a birth
day cake. alight with candles
greeted his entrance.
Those present were Mr. and
Otis Sasser. Mr. and Mr. 9
Bickford. Mrs. J. c. Mother
Beauchamp. Mrs. George Hanna
Jr. and son John Albert OF Phoe.
nix. Mr. Beauchamps daughter
and grandson. and. of course. Mrs.
Beauchamp.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-26
Bridge Party Tuesday

Mrs. W. ID. Johnson was hostess
TO her bridge club Tuesday after
noon at her home on Pinkley ave
nue.. Mrs Don Paul won the high
prize and Mrs. Leon Smith played
second. Others present were Mrs
Harvey Smith. Mrs. Clifford Glenn
ents. Mrs. ~ G. Murray, Mrs. Har
~ Culbert and Mrs. VIM. Novel;.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-26
Mrs. Mahan Honored

Honoring Mrs Russell Mahan.
who will leave next week for New
Mexico. Mrs. George McLain was
hostess Friday afternoon at a Liv-
erpool rummy party. Tea was
served after the game. and Mrs.
Mahan was presented with a gift
Mrs. George Dempster won high
prize. and Mrs. c. r. Odom won
the second prize.
Those present were Mesdames
c. A. Thomas, X. " Campbell.
Matt n. Dodge, Parke Soule. Carl
Mcfarland. George Dempster. a
w. Spangehl. William Ray. c. E.
Odom. W l.. Ritchey. William
Pew and Russell Mahan.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-26
P.T.A. Board
Meets Here

The first meeting of the board
of the Coolidge P. T. A. will be
held Tuesday, September 80, at
2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
George Dempster on Byrd avenue.
Plans for the activities of the
parent Teacher Association for the
coming year will be discussed.
Mrs. Dempster requests that all
members of the board be present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-26
Panama Visitors

Mr.. and Mrs. z. V. Aldrich will
arrive here today to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Jayne. Mrs Aldrich is
the Jayne's daughter. The Al
drich's have been stationed at Pa
mama City, Canal Zone. the last
year. They arrived at Browns
vile, Texas, Wednesday having
come by plane from Panama City.
They visited in FL Paso en- route.
Mr.. Aldrich is an engineer with
the United States Bureau of Good
Roads. He does not expect to re-
turn to Panama.