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Evening star., 1941-05-17
STAGGERED Pay Days

The proposal for a system Of
staggered Federal pay days in Wash
ington. which already has been in
corporated in a bill introduced by
Senator Capper of Kansas, has
great deal to recommend it.
Tentative discussion of this pro-
posal has been based on the assump-
ton that, while all Federal employees
still would be- paid twice month,
the pay days would be divided so that
Approximately half would be paid on
the fifteenth and at the end of the
month, while the remainder would be
paid at about the end of the first
and third weeks. This is an arrange
ment which would seem to be of real
benefit to the employees themselves
in that it would make it easier for
them to cash their checks, shop and
pay bills on pay days. And for the
same reasons it should be helpful to
store owners and operators of other
business establishments in the city.
Figures recently compiled by the
Merchants and Manufacturers ASso-
citation indicate that the Federal pay
roll, including salaries of adminiS-
trative workers, legislative and ju-
dicial employees, and persons on the
rolls of the District government and
the military establishments, amounts
to almost $32,O00,0OO a month. 1t
seems self-evident that the commu-
nifty life would function more
smoothly if this money were dis
bursed in four instead of two monthly
payments.
Another factor involves the prob
able effect of such a change on
downtown traffic. At present it is
necessary to call in additional police
men to handle payday traffic con-
gestion in the downtown area, and
the records indicate that the number
of traffic accidents tends to rise on
pay days. While the possible i'm
provement in this respect might be
of secondary Importance, it certainly
merits consideration.
There seems to be some doubt as to
whether any legislation would be
necessary to effect the proposed
change. In 1884. when a similar pro-
posal was under consideration, it
was held that the Controller Gen.
eral had authority to stagger pay
days without an act of Congress. The
fact remains, however, that other
controller generals might take diff
ferent view of their authority, and
Senator Capper's effort to bring
about the change by legislation also
has the advantage of afferding an
opportunity for public hearings on
the plan if they should be deemed
desirable
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Pioneer Woman Pilot
Criticizes Views of Mr.. Lindbergh.

STltlCZeS views OF VT. LlnuDerEEs
To the Editor of The Star:
am going to speak-even though I
may be nonentity ir comparison to
Charles A. Lindberghs past fame,
popularity. and what he achieved in the
promotion of aviation in 1927. I, for
one, fell under this spell of inspiration
and in 1929 I found myself with a
pilots license. I was among the first
pioneering women pilots" Lindy was
always the symbol-tne ideal
Today he belongs to q 'no-war" COM
mittee; I, to the Fight for Freedom
Committee"
All sane women oppose war. How
ever, all intelligent women know that
our peace and security must be pro-
tected. Now is the time to act for
that protection. This war is at our
door
Now is the time 20 stop Hitler. Now
is the time to send our Navy and air
force to protect the Middle Atlantic,
the Red Sea, and our shipments of
defense supplies to England. The con-
voy question is out-dated. We need
more thar that. Are we going to let
Hitler occupy the Azores, the Canaries
and Cape Verde, where he will be nearer
to South America than we are?
MARY ALEXANDER HELD.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
The air was filled with sweetness.

The air was nlled with sweetness.
1t was the blossoms of the locust
trees, sending their fragrance far and
wide over the neighborhood.
Every now and then one of the in
dividual pea-like flowers would float
down, coming to halt on hand or
paper.
Creamy white, with light green neck
such is the individual flower which the
bees love, but they grow in great clusters
on the trees.
The panicles give the boughs the ap-
pearance of creamy mist. Few trees
have any more fragrant Towering than
these common locusts. The only trouble
Is that they do not bloom this way every
year.
1t is only on off years, usually when
drought conditions prevail, that the 10
Gusts come into their own
Then the bees come from blocks
around.
Last of the, lilac fragrance Is still with
us.
The French hybrid lilacs did the best
this spring.
Old-faShioned common sorts did not
do as well. There is no fragrance in
the world quite like that of the lilac.
practically the same.
Persian lilacs, or wherever else they
grow and so give the name, they smell
the same; we had almost said they smell
the same in any language.
The best way is to say that they smell
the same in any garden. Fortunately,
no yard is too small for its lilacs. In
Civil War days they grew in all the door
yards, as the front yards were called
then.
We always have thought that door,
yard was too good a word to let die.
Garden does not quite take the place.
The dooryard had something about it
suggestive of fence, and probably more
shrubs and flowers in it than we have
in the front yard of today.
Rose fragrance, even of the old-fash-
ioned types OF roses, Is not so welcome
| to many noses. Lilies of the valley have
neat smell, but mostly you have to get
right down close to them to smell them,
except sometimes, when air conditions
are just right, when they scent up the
whole yard
The Towering tobacco is another sweet
one. Sometimes at evening few plants
of it, in full bloom, will scent up the
house.
There is nothing more pleasant, in
home garden work. than this. that few
flowers shall scent up the whole house.
Few things will do this better, of
course, than the lilacs and the locust
trees. Especially the latter, and par
ticularly if the trees are comparatively
close to the windows.
Then the fragrance comes in natural
ly, but best If there is a slight breeze
blowing. These natural fragrances are
| actually fine particles given off, so that
! they really touch the nasal membranes.
Fortunately, few persons are allergic to
/ them. AS much cannot be said for oak
tree pollen, and many others At this
time of year, and especially little later,
| when the roses are in bloom, many per-
sons begin to sneeze. Persons afraid of
Evening star., 1941-05-17

@. What foods should be included in
our meals each day?-L. A. L.
A. Milk, one or more servings of leafy,
green or yellow vegetables, two on more
servings of potatoes and other vege-
tables; one or more servings of oranges,
grapefruit, tomatoes, raw cabbage; at
least three or four eggs week; butter
each day: one or more servings of lean
meat, poultry or fish; at least two serv-
ings of whole grain products; sweets in
moderation.
@. For how many years was Billy
Sunday an evangehst?-F. H.
A. For 80 years the Rev. William Ash
ley Sunday was engaged in revival gath
erings.
G. How do alIgators and crocodiles
differ?-W. H.
A. True alligators differ from croco-
diles in the following respects: The feet
are less webbed; the head is shorter and
flatter; the long first and fourth teeth
of the under jaw fit into pits in the
upper jaw and not into notches be-
OWGCIl l1lS GSCNll, NduoAliS lliC WlAOlC llCdb
to be broader and the snout more OBJ
tuse than in crocodiles.
@. Near what town in Kentucky were
the farms of President Lincoln's father
and an ancestor of Senator La Toilette
situated?-O. P.
A. Jesse La Toilette, the great grand
father of Senator La Toilette, and
Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham
Lincoln, both lived on farms near Hodg-
enville KY, in Larue County, formerly
Hardin County,
@. When did Jack johnson fight Jim
Flynn?-H. U.
A. Jack johnson fought Jim Flynn
November 2. 1907, at San Francisco.
Calf The fight lasted II rounds and
resulted In a knockout by johnson.
@. Did the Americans ever pay for
scalps?-L. c.
A. In the French and Indian War
the Americans paid rewards to the In
dians for enemy scalps.
@. Do women play softball?-E. S.
A. Women play softball with as much
speed and skill as men.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

bide and military optical instruments,
this control, effected in past years
through patent licensing agreements
with American companies, has not
only strengthened Germany eco
nomically, but has put that country
in a position to restrict output in
the United States, and to obtain
without hindrance industrial infor-
nation highly important from a
military standpoint. 1t is against
this background that the Federal
Government is now proceeding. 1t
is a situation demanding strong
measures, and the public should be
we'll satisfied that these are being
taken.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must ,
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter, although the use OF
q pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves .,
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
q UieU to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Asks About Benefit"
OF LabOr's "Greed."

10 the EuIIOt OF Int oLdr.
Union labor and the New Deal ap-
pear to have created a Frankenstein
monster bent upon destroying creators
itself anG the country alike. Labor
clamorsd for employment, but now that
it has it in ever-increasing volume it
refuses to work. What benefit is the
vast majority of citizens obtaining from
these exhibitions of greed. selishness
and stupidity? MRS. M. s. SNOW.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
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Evening star., 1941-05-17

Many man has to go out and buy
a new straw hat now because his
well-worn last years edition has been
rejected by his wife on a straw vote.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Readers Debate Meaning
OF Hess Flight.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Why did Rudolf Hess fly to Britain?
Whatever the purpose, it was not the
work of an entirely normal man. He
has been the associate of Hitler for
years and both have committed bar
barous acts which have left a sense of
strong guilt in their personalities. Un-
consciously, they have tried to forget
or repress the unpleasant memories.
In way Hitler has been successful
his ego has grown so large that he, no
doubt, identifies himself with God and
believes he is the spiritual saviour of
Germany. These personality compen-
sations which are unconscious mech
anisms help him to salve his own
conscious mind, but, in time. the sub
conscious repression of guilt may break
through and render :lim entirely insane.
At present he cannot be considered
normal, ir my opinion.
Hess, no doubt, has also had per-
sonality compensations. lie, has felt
that he, too, was performing a great
act of providence for Germany. But
on the whole he has not been able to
soothe his sense of blood guilt. His
repressed guilty complexes must have
been threatening his ego or conscious
mind. Add to this the possibility that
there may have been a difference of
opinion in the Nazi hierarchy and we
may have the precipitating cause of his
flight to Britain. He may have ideas of
saving the human race from destruc-
ton. This would excuse him for flying
to England, but in The end, when his
mind becomes clearer. it will condemn
his act as traitorous. Furthermore, he
left wife and child in Germany; this
no doubt will be cause for suffering.
So any way we look at it there must
be elements of his personality which
are not functioning properly. If his
flight were a trick or ruse, 1t would
certainly indicate ooof Judgment as
no one of good mental balance could
believe the British would fall for such
a crude invention.
In conclusion, one must say that Hess
left Germany because of fears, some
VI WiiAS1i WClC VI jOIlS ana
others Of more recent origin, indicating
perhaps some rift in the Nad party
councils He probably has ideas about
saving Germany, England, and the
world. These ideas 40 doubt will serve
to excuse himself for his unusual con-
duct in betraying mis- country. But in
the future. when ne feels better men,
tally, he will criticize himself for leav-
ing his family, his country and his
trust. DR.. RAY F. GUYNN.
To the Editor of The Star:
The sudden desertion of Hitler's
shadow, Rudolf Hess, to the enemy camp,
while a welcome windfall to England.
should not be exaggerated to the point
of elation over better things to come.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

The consensus in the German
press is that Aviator Hess made a
sappy landing.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication OF special dispatches
herein also reserved
Evening star., 1941-05-17

TeHueT can geL LIIe unSUeT 10 uHU
question OF fact by Urtting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HdSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incLose stamp for reply.
form?-L. r. L.
A. Hitler's famous uniform Is a sim"
pie brown Storm Trooper jacket with
an Iron Cross.
@. Do men stammer more than
women?-S. D. L.
A Male stammerers outnunber fe-
male stammerers at least 10 to and
possibly 20 TO /.
@. What is the normal body telnpera-
ture of dog?-G. o. r.
A. The normal temperature of dogs
is higher than that of people. 1t is
usually about 101 degrees. Young dogs
and small ones have slightly higher tenn
peratures than old and large animals.
O. How much have living costs in
this country advanced since the begin
ming of the present European WARP
y. C. A
A. The rise since August, 1899, has
been So per cent.
@. What is the meaning of racism?
II. H.
A. Webster's Dictionary gives this
definition: Assumption of inherent 'ra-
cial superiority or the purity and su-
periority of certain races and conse-
quent discrimination against other
races; also any theory, doctrine or pro-
gram of racial discrimination based
upon the assumption that in any coun-
try the inherently superior race should
dominate other races"
Q. Where is Mesopotamia? Is it
country?-R. o. F.
A. Mesopotamia is the historic name
of the Arab state, known 10 us as Iraq.
The name is of Greek origin meaning
the land between two rivers" The
rivers are the Tigris and Elphrates.
@. What is the distance between Al
catraz Island and the nearest land?
| M. B.
A Alcatraz Island is only mile and
quarter from the San Francisco Pen
insula, but many persons have lost their
lives in attempted escapes from the
prison due to the high tides that sur
round the island.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Wants Pacifsts
Liuuidated.

To the Editor of The Star;
This group called Peace Mobilization
for Demobilization" should have been put
out of existence long ago. Such liberty
Is not freedom. j. E. EVANOW.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

@. What is the color of Hitler's uni
form?-L. r. L.
A. Hitler's famous uniform is SIM
pie brown Storm Trooper jacket with
an Iron Cross.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HuSkin.

A reader can get the dnstDer to any
question OF fact By tDrtting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HnSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incLose stamp TOR reply.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

@. Do men stammer more than
women?-S. D. L.
A. Male stammerers outnumber fe-
male stammerers at least 10 to / and
possibly 20 TO /.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
To the Editor of The Star:

The sudden desertion of Hitler's
shadow, Rudolf Hess, to the enemy camp,
while welcome windfall to England,
should not be exaggerated to the point
of elation over better things to come.
AS the most intimate associate Of Hitler,
Hess no doubt is in position to make
some helpful revelations" from the
inner sanctum of the Nazi hierarchy
On the other hand, it must not be for
gotten that Hitler g. Co. have just as
intimate knowledge of Hess and how
much damage he can do, If indeed he
Evening star., 1941-05-17

@. How much have living costs in
this country advanced since the begin
ming of the present European WARP
y. c. A.
A. The rise since August, 1889, has
been So per cent.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

@. Do women play softball2-E. S.
A. Women play softball with as much
speed and skill as men.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

@. Did the Americans ever pay for
scalps?-L. c.
A. In the French and Indian War
the Americans paid rewards to the In
dians for enemy scalps.
Evening star., 1941-05-17
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post ohce
Washington. D. c.
Evening star., 1941-05-17

Q. For how many years was Billy
Sunday an evangehst?-F. H.
A. For 80 years the Rev. William Ash
ley Sunday was engaged in revival gath
eringS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-18

Patronize the Cooperative in your
communicates there to serve you'll
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-18
Applicants

| CONTINUED from Page One)
many present employees of the three
state agencies who do not hold merit
he said. these employees must quail
| ify under the coming examinations in
order to hold their jobs. Likewise in
group of 325 employees there is a
rather constant turnover, especially
in clerical and stenographic positions.
After the registers are established, re-
placements for such vacancies will be
made from applicants who receive
highest ratings in the examinations
"An Independent committee, whose
members possess the required expert
ence and knowledge, is engaged in
reviewing applications to determine
whether the applicants can qualify
for entrance to the examinations, as
specified in the announcement previ-
ously issued Any individuals, whose
applications are rejected on the
grounds that they do not meet the
minimum qualifications, will be noti-
fled of the committees decision at
least two weeks before the examina-
ton dates"
A list of the job classifications for
which examinations are to be given,
with the approximate number of jobs
existing or authorized under each clas-
sification, and the number of appli-
cations received for each classified
ton, as revealed in the preliminary
count, follows:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-18
WE, THE PEOPLE

/ deposits of magnesite ore-base OF
magnesium metal for aircraft = and
supply the naval and air-bases of Pug.
ct Sound with a tremendous volume
of munitions. AS for the testimony of
the Montana Power Company, Mon.
tana today faces critical shortage
in power-prodnction which is slowing
down the copper mines and has led
to demand for federal power prof.
ect on the Hungry Horse river. The
Hungry Horse dam, ON the South
Fork of the Flathead River, can pro-
duce $4,000 kilowatts-over 500 of
the present power production of all
Montana - for the. development of
nickel, aluminium, tungsten, anthony,
bentonite and other industrial and
critical metals. This would also tie
into the Northwest grid" system
based on the Columbia River
Senator James e. Murray has been
leading the fight for the development
of public power on the Hungry Horse
On May rs he accompanied a delega-
ton from Kalispe1l, Montana, to a
hearing before the Board of Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors and presented
the case for the development of this
project. Since then he has met with
Director General Knudsen of the OPM
to get that agency's endorsement of
the project. In this top agency of the
National Defense set-up the Montana
senator is meeting determined opposi-
ton generated by private power inter-
ests Senator Murray has stated that
he will carry the Hungry Horse pro-
posal to the personal attention of the
President in his effort to round out
the public power development of the
Northwest
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-18
Ministers Join
In Peace Vigil

WASHINGTON, d. CA group of
ministers representing many creeds
last week added their strength to the
Perpetual Peace Vigil In front of the
White House.
They Joined the picket line direct
ly after they had held a High-Noon
Service for Peace ON Memorial Day.
The service took place at the Syl-
van Theatre at the foot of the Wash
ingotn Monument, and was led by
the Rev. DR.. Eliot White, Episcopal
clergyman from Roselle, N. j., the
Rev. DR.. John w. Robinson, pastor
of Christ Community Church, N. Y,
Rev Albert r. Hahn, Baptist clergy
man, Bridgeport, Conn, and the Rev
Charles ]. Hupp. Presbyterian clergy
man from Cleveland, Ohio.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-18
The CO-OPTIMIST
of the F. u. G.. t. A.
Durum Gets Boost
Hard Work Did 1t
Color Pays Premium
Romans on Relief
They Knew Semolina

Farmers of the Northwest who have
planted approximately 3A million
acres to durum wheat will get the
benefit, this fall, of new and IN
creased loan value on their grain. On
the basis of st. Cloud, Minneapolis,
Duluth and Superior, they will receive
a loan value of s1.13 bushel for No.
l amber durum, as compared with
SIC which was the loan value of 1910.
That means a gain of Bic a bushel
over last year. 1t means, also, the
placing Of a floor under prices, for
the farmer who can borrow $1.13 a
bushel Is not likely to take SIC a
bushel as the market price, as he did
last year. Hence the man who raises
durum this year is getting break
for the first time, and the price he
gets as a loan value on his product
is within &c of the loan value fixed
for No l dark northern spring, the
loan value for which, on the same
basis, is s1.15.
That advantageous change in the
governments policy on loan values
did not just happen" 1t came as
result of good hard work, covering
period of three years, by M. w.
Thatcher and the National Legislative
Committee of the Farmers Union.
Their effort was to convince the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton. d. c.. that durum wheat was and
should be practically equal in value
to the hard bread wheats. 1t took
time and patience, but if you have an
eye for figures, you can see by this
table, the rising proportion of the
loan value:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-18
IN OTHER
WORDS
By JOHN STAHLBERG

They lowered child's body into 6
pit six feet deep.
The sides of the pit were soggy
clay,
And cold water gathered on its bot
tom.
The minister
Index finger among the pages of his
Bible,
Sympathy practiced and facile on his
tongue,
Said. 1T is Gods will"
To the grief-bewildered parents.
To the mother, whose thoughts were
an aching repetition:
If we'd only called the doctor little
sooner!
If we'd only acted a day earIierl
If we weren't so poorl
To the father, whose pulsebeats were
sick with protest.
Every human fault and folly,
All neglect, fear, weakness, hesta-
ton,
Any tragic consequence of error or
inability
Apparently is Gods will
The preachers fat professional smile
remained fixed, bored, deadly