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Evening star., 1941-11-15
0. P. N. 10 List Needs
OF Vital Metals for
Three-Yedr Period
Shortages Of Chrome,
Tin, Leod, Tungsten,
MoIybdenum Feared
~ the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
o. P M. technicians have been
asked by Army and Navy consult
ants to estimate stock piles of vital
metals on the basis of needs for a
three-year period, it was learned
today.
AS A result. the O. P. M. is at
tempting tc anticipate unexpected
demands or losses of sources of
supply in building military reser-
Volrs of materials necessary in the
manufacture of munitions, planes,
and ships, one source explained.
To assure such needed reserves,
critical metals must in many in
stances be withdrawn from civilian
uses.
Surveying the metals situation in
general, o. P. M. experts reported
that the copper supply this month
probably would run more than 1903
tons under direct military and lease
lend requirements, compared with a
shortage of some 5000 tons in Oc-
tober.
ANtNci NtQutt cIHtntS.
December's nickel requirements
for direct and indirect defense
needs, are expected to exceed It.
100000 pounds, compared with pro-
ductlon estimates of $500 OO(
pounds or less. About 70 per cent
of this months supply is moving
direct to steel mills.
AS 10 chrome, reports indicate that
total supplies now barely equal de-
mands and intensive efforts are
being made to expand domestic pro-
ductlon. Experts warned that OF
the estimated 100000 tons of chrome
expected through imports in 1912
more than one-third would be lost
II only one of the three principal
foreign sources were cut off by ex-
tension of war areas or lack OF
transportation facilities.
approximately 43 per cent of the
United States chrome imports in
1910 came from Africa. another "a
per cent from the Philippines and
IL per cent from Turkey. In 1912
however. estimates call for importa
ton of about 100000 tons of low
grade chrome ore from Cuba. in ad-
dition to the 100000 tons of high
grade ore from other sources.
Substantial Supply of Tin.
Demands for tin likewise are in
ereasing constantly, although the
present supply is substantial, Con-
Servation measures are necessary for
lead since the United States now is
importing 40 per cent of its current
needs.
All of the $1,000 tons of tungsten
available this year have been used
and experts estimated 1912 pro-
duction will run about 1000 tons
under demand-forecast at about
$4,000 tons. Molybdenum, of value
as tungsten substitute in making
high-speed steel, is expected to run
some 100000 pounds short of 1912
demands estimated at $4,000 900
pounds.
Evening star., 1941-11-15

ister-and Navy Minister Admiral
Shigetaro Shimada.
New service regulations were eX-
pected to take effect this afternoon.
Briefly, they mean that all Japa-
nese who have been rejected for
active service since 1880 are subject
to call and that the government may
recruit those who. on re-examina-
ton, appear to be physically fit.
Domei reported that the lower
house was expected to speed action
on the extraordinary war fund of
$500, 100000 yen nominally 1914
600 000. It forecast enactment of it
in both chambers Monday and OF
other budget bills Tuesday.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
CoIored Troops Bravery
Told by D. c. Official

War exploits of colored troops
were recOunted today by William J
ThOmpkins, recorder of deeds, ovel
radio station WJSV in an addres.
marking the close of Negro achiev-
ment week by Alpha Chapter
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, al
Howard University
He urged against drawing color
line in the defense of the United
States. Three colored mess attend
ants went down with the destroyer
Reuben James. he pointed out.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
Lone German Raider
Bombs English Coost

Er the Assoc, ated Press
LONDON Nov. Is A lone Ger
man raider dropped bombs on an
area of the northeast coast of Eng
land this morning. Britons reported
Damaging number of houses and
causing a few casualties.
BERLIN. Nov. IS (P).-Lokal An
zeiger said today 292 persons were
killed in British Ar raids on Reich
territory III October.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
Senator Bone Quits Hospital

Senator Bone, Democrat. of Wash
ington who has been in Walter
Reed Hospital for three months
recuperating from hip injury
suffered two years ago. returned
yesterday to his apartment. His
aides said the Senator would not
try to return to his office at once.
Evening star., 1941-11-15
LOST.

lOST.
CHOW AND SHEPHERD DOG: rather
,srss s e9lo5 OF ehoT dos With liEhSe. ] taii
hsrnese % NV Vic. Emerson and N. Il. ave.
COCKER SPANIEL, black 4 mos old, vhrs
throat; reward. AT. 1861. Vic.
Nichols ave. sc
fssa vss TsaE.d no.. ss. eQG.:f a3.:
tag. Please call 81. o16l ewes. Rsvard
ENGLISH LLEWELLIN SETTER. W.dnes-
White VI Win SLACK ears and 6isek SPOT ! so9.
tail. n. Y. license. Reward. OIL a34o
FOX TERRIER, white. light brown ears
F.Tsrd nsms BqddT I'd TOAD no 81 collar De 81 'ss oW 9'
LARGE GYPSY PLATINUM RING. con
dismonds. xi,h Il Sman diamonds snd 5
Nichols Co NE OILS
MUFF. brown fur. quilted satin vednss-
So ssdium anan' Rssard s.x 9 wi N ais Z! near
PIN, ruby surrounded by diamonds los.
or Anderson House Slis Mass. ave. nv.
Suitable reward Ho O00s
POCKETBOOK, black. corded. between
and sh snd 5ui s9P TuEs9 g
sCoTTY DOG, black, answers 10 Mans
"Sniffy" Reward Metropolitan 14op.
1923 Pennsylvania ave. NV.
SIAMESE CAT. vicinity Nebraska and Wis
gsrd s9nsn ays s4 xesTs s2sT ave- WITH or BEL
SPANIEL 6water) all-brown cosr. Vicinity
Kenwood Country Club Sunday 9th, named
Duke Reward. Phone Wisconsin 0s47.
WATCH, yellow gold round. Hsrvel. tni-
ulaed J. NJ. r. between walker johnson
Bldg and old Interior: Nov IL. Reward.
IA. 3056 ewes. DI. 23lo ext 453. otnc.
WRIST WATCH. small gold Hamilton. lost
on or near 18th 81. bus line. bet 10th
and G and 18th and Hobart NV. Thurs
reward. AD. 1926 after m.
WRIST WATCH Bulova. white gold. brown
leather strap; two weeks ago: in need OF
cleaning. Reward. SH. 7963-J. Is
$500 REWARD for information leading 70
recovery platinum necklace, % stones, Old
Mine diamonds. diamond platinum brace
let $50 stones; lost with handbag from
train. southbound from WASHINGTON. D.
c. on Nov. IL. 1a41. Reply. Box 3s5-G.
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Evening star., 1941-11-15
FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT ABANDONED. STRAY
ANIMALS 10 Animal Protective Association,
1900 Wheeler I'd Sc AT 7142. Present
facilities limited TO that ciass only
t,ce, male, Pound vicin,ty iSth 81 t..
tween Allison and Webster IA 1850
Evening star., 1941-11-15
War
,Continued From First Page

Continued From First PageD
with infantry, artillery and planes
collaborating, they acknowledged
that action generally had been
whitfield down
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Evening star., 1941-05-16
Retreat

Not to the rouing ,Uind, nor lean
ing star
HoDeuer close to earth, nor the
rain soon gone,
For each of them would merely
look upon
The casket of my grief. Let me 90
far
Into the Woodland, take each burning
And there Dithin q shndopy green
dd,pn
Closed in by centuries OF forest
braun
Hope ,oiH shine eIoriously nebular.
There ioaters fo,Oing cool, so still,
so deep,
And solitude Transforming into
peace
Shall cleanse my aching heart OF
all disaster,
And bid it rest, lie doton in tranquil
sleep.
Then ,oaking, shall feel stOeet
release
And circumstance shall knotD me
then as master.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Wisconsin Avenue

Second only to Route One in i'm
portance as a gateway to the Ma
tional Capital is Wisconsin avenue
through Bethesda, the route which
connects Washington with Western
Maryland, the Ohio Valley and the
Middle West. For this reason, an
offer by the State Roads Commission
to widen a comparatively short
stretch of this highway is of utmost
Importance at the present time.
Entering the city from the north
west, Wisconsin avenue Is three
or four lane thoroughfare except
between the Georgetown road inter
section and Jones Bridge road, where
it narrows down to two lanes. Al
though Georgetown road through
Alta Vista has been widened in re-
cent months through utilization of
the old trolley line roadbed, the
route is longer and more difficult
and has resulted in but little diver
sion of heavy traffic from Wisconsin
avenue.
The only string attached to the
Roads Commissions proposal Is that
the county acquire rights Of way
Evening star., 1941-05-16

poral, was regularly recorded in the
enacting part of every statute"
Later, especially at the close Of the
Wars of the Roses and under the
Tudors, "the life of Parliament seems
to have well-nigh expired" Its
vitality, admittedly, waxed and
waned. Paradoxically, perhaps, de-
mocracy fourished in the degree to
which it was threatened. The Stuarts
provoked resistance which produced
the more important constitutional
limitations which now prevail. Re-
forms in 1882 and 1911 have strength
ened the hold which the people have
upon both Houses, with the result
that the government of Britain, even
in the present crisis, rests in the
hands of the masses. 1t follows that
no damage can be inflicted upon
freedom in England by any foreign
foe The edifice raised by Sir Charles
Barry and A. w. N. Pugin may
be demolished; another temporary
meeting place may have to be en-
ployed and that, too, may be bombed.
Such things have happened before.
The Commons were burned out in
1884. For a long period in the Middle
Ages, Parliament assembled wherever
it might be convenient and had no
permanent home. What matters
now is that the spirit Of liberty shall
survive, and no one particular roof
is required to that end.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Shrinking From Work

"Just a minute, dear-will you
scrub the kitchen floor?"
With sigh, the husband complied,
then hurried off to police head
quarters in Bridgeport, Conn, to
apply for a job on the force, only to
find that his homework had proved
nearly fatal. His muscles, taking
their cue from his instincts, had so
shrunk from the domestic task that
he missed the height requirement for
policemen by bare half inch. Later,
under medical care, he regained it
and made the force in rousing but
dangerously close photo finish.
Let every wife take warning from
this incident and refrain from both
ering her husband around the house.
If scrubbing a floor causes him to
lose half an inch, think what a
winters furnace tending might do.
Can she afford the fearful risk of
asking him to sweep up the ashes
he spills or help with the dishes?
Certainly not. Under such punish
ment, even a six-footer would grad
ually but surely vanish before her
guilty eyes.
Any husband who wants to use
this argument for ducking domestic
chores is welcome to it. 1t Is as
good as many others that have been
offered.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Urges American Legion
To Help Drafted Men.
To the Editor of The

To the Editor of The Star:
1t was distinct surprise and disap-
pointment to me, as a Legionnaire, to
hear Post No. 40 indorse a plan for the
acquisition of property to be used as a
clubhouse in these critical times. Not
one word was said about helping the
Selectees of our ver-increasing Army.
We were the defenders of democracy
in the first World War; they are the
defenders of democracy today. Isn't it
a more worthy thought to ask-what
can we do for them, rather than what
can we do for the veterans of 1917-18?
I'd advocate all-out aid to the selectees,
Give these boys a welcome to every post
in Washington. Send letter to the
commandant at Fort Belvoir informing
him of our desire to help. These boys
deserve big hand from the Legion.
Let's see that they get 1t. They may be
the war-scarred veterans of tomorrow,
having earned the fieeting glory gained
in battle amid hardships Of which even
we have little conception, who knows?
I call upon the Legion, and all
veterans, to unity America. This is our
country's hour of travail; history will
note how we meet it.
Let's make our guiding effort in l941
as glorious as was our active duty in
1s17-1s. E. T. BOURKE.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

@. Are we exporting petroleum to
Japan?-I. D. w.
A According to figures of the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, our
exports of petroleum products to Japan
in barrels of AZ gallons each in March
of this year we're: 3O3, ,206 barrels of mo-
tor fuel. 103,372 barrels of aviation gas,
244, ,623 barrels of gas oil and distillates.
S2,325 barrels of residual fuel, 84207 bar
rels of lubricating oil.
@. Who is depicted on the new postal
savings national defense stamp -
P. W. N.
A. The Minute Man of Concord mod
eled by the late Daniel Chester French
is depicted on these new stamps.
@. How long do elephants Hve'-w.
r. G.
A. Elephants may live over hundred
years but the average is so to so years.
@. Who built the first steamship to
cross the Atlantic:-D. D. NJ.
A. The most important achievement
ventor, was the building, in cooperation
with MeSsrs. Dunning, Sturgers, Bur-
roughs, Henry McKenna and others of
the Savannah, the first steamboat to
cross the Atlantic.
@. Where was Robert Service the poet
born?-I. NJ.
A. The poet Robert Service was born
in Preston, England, January is, 1874.
His father was Robert Service, manager
of the Preston Bank.
@. Will you correct the following quo
tation and tell me the author? Like
the voice of a woman. wailing for her
demon lover" ID. N. K.
A. The quotation is apparently from
"Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Cole
ridge: "A savage place! AS holy and
enchanted as e'er beneath a waning
moon was haunted by woman wailing
for her demon lover!"
Q. What does ESP stand for in para
psychology?-M. S. B.
A. Extra -sensory perception. 1t is the
response to an external event not pre-
sented to any known sense.
@. When did George Arliss first play
in America?-N. T. H.
A. The actor made his first tour -
America in 1901 with Mrs. Patric.-
Campbells company.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles r. TrdcetpelI.

and the bread returned to the yard. after
which a pint Of warm water was poured
over It,
Birds like their bread "dunked." Some
Of them notably the grackles and
starlings will do the dunking for them
selves, If 1t is not lone for them.
All the songsters like their bread
rnoistened.
In this way any old scraps of bread
around the house can be made fit for
the birds
The heel. In particular, often goes TO
waste. While many persons profess
to like this so-called heel of the loaf,
this Is something on the order of the
professed liking for the dark meat of
turkey.
Not every one is honest enough to say,
right out. "Yes, like the white meat
best" They claim to like the dark
meat, all the time looking with longing
eyes at the slices OF breast.
Seed-eating birds always like carbo-
hydrate foods. Any type of bread goes
over big with them
Those hard biscuits, which some one
forgot to eat, will do nicely for the birds,
If they are broken apart and some water
poured over them. This softens them
just about right for bills.
We have told before how a robin ate
piece Of coconut cake.
Cake, however, is not everyday fare
for either robins or humans.
1t is good thing TO know, however,
so that tie next time stray robin
arrives, especially early. provision may
be made fol 1t.
With bread softened with milk, or
even water and coconut cake, and some
raisins. any early robin ought to be
able to get along.
These provisions for the little people"
may seem to be going to extremes, but
II you feel that way 1t is because you
have never really got interested in
feeding the birds.
Cake wiz b. a rare addition to their
diet. Of course, but now and then it
may be fed, especially if bit has been
left over and has become hard.
Robins will join other birds at the
ground beef tray, at nesting time, but
prefer it spread out on a paper on the
lawn. This permits dogs to get at it,
however
A special ground meat sells at many
stores for about Is cents a pound. 1t
Is intended for Fido, or, rather, Bozo
or Pat, az the family pup Is mostly
called today.
There are many oGds and ends Of
food which, dried and cleaned, could be
put out for the birds. Some which YOU
might think they would eat, they will
not touch. whereas others, which at
first thought might be regarded as
unfit for them, they will eat with gusto.
Even II such leftovers attract insects,
this Is not handicap from a bird s
viewpoint Crumbs which draw ants
simply supply the big flicker with his
daily food.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
District Chuirmun

Residents of the National Capital
have cause for qualification in the
fact that Senator McCarran has an
nounced his willingness to accept
the craftsmanship of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, provided the Senate
authorizes the committee to engage
the services of an expert adviser in
local municipal problems.
- Senator McCarran has an excellent
d background in District affairs. He
has been a member of the District
g committee since coming to the Sem
ate eight years ago, and has taken
an active interest in all important
matters affecting the Capital. His
study Of the fiscal relations problem
has convinced him that the Federal
Government should participate more
p, eouitably in the cost of maintaining
and expanding the Nations Capital,
and, by virtue Of his Craftsmanship
of a judiciary subcommittee which
has been holding hearings on the
Capper-SumnerS resolution, he is
thoroughly familiar with the effort
to secure for the people of Wash
,ington a voice in their Government.
These, with other qualifications, give
assurance that Senator McCarran is
well equipped for the duties and re-
sponsibilities which devolve upon the
holder of a committee craftsmanship
which is of real Importance to the
Nation as we'll as to the residents
OF the District
- In conditioning his acceptance of
the post upon the granting by the
Senate of authority to engage an
expert adviser, Senator McCarran
again is profiting by his experience
as a member of the committee. His
proposal is a good one. The proper
handling of District legislation in
wolves a great amount of detailed
work, and an adviser such as Senator
McCarran has in mind could assume
most of this burden, thereby en-
abling the chairman and the other
committee members to spend more
time on major policy questions.
1t is to be hoped that the Senate
will grant the requested authorize
ton, and that there will be no de-
Walton from Senator McCarran's
recommendation that the adviser be
a Senate employe responsible to the
committee, and not to the District
government.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
The Home of the Commons

: Thousands of Americans have
heard with regret of the bombing of
the Houses of Parliament. Such
citizens of the United States who
have visited Westminster will mourn
the destruction of a noble edifice,
known to them from their experience
in beholding it's grace and beauty.
Their fellows, familiar with the
structure only through photographs
and literary descriptions, neverthe-
less had valued it for its connotations
Of historic democracy.
Of-course, the affirmation of free
dom as the living force of the supreme
legislature of the United Kingdom
might be challenged by captious
critic. 1t is true in the very nature
of things that the phrase should be
comparative. Nowhere on earth has
liberty been entirely untrammeled.
There are many practical reasons
why government to some extent must
be coercive. Yet the Commons of
England have been progressively in
dependent during the past six CEN
turies. In the Statute of 1875 the
word "parlement" is used in the sense
of great council" the King himself
included For the conception so
expressed there was a precedent of
vast antiquity in the general folk
moot of the tribe to which was re-
ferred the decision of questions of
peace and war. The witenagemot
was akin to the legislative institution
Of modern times. 1t was attended by
the sovereign, his gesiths and thegns,
officers of the royal household, lead
ing tenants of the lands held by the
crown, prelates, abbots and all others
who might be summoned. Crowds of
bystanders shouted approval or dis
sent. Thus the popular voice was
associated with the deliberations.
The Norman Conquest, it must be
granted, interfered for a while with
traditional Anglo-Saxon polity. Will
liam claimed for himself as a per-
sonal property the country he had
won with his sword. His advisers
constituted "a purely feudal assem-
bly," The national council" was
dependent upon the will and the
whim of its master. But knights of
the shires and representatives of the
boroughs were called to take part
before 1895. Edward I in problems
of taxation desired "all orders and
classes of his subjects" to be con-
suited. 1t is recorded that during
the reign of Edward III "the advice
and consent of the Commons. as well
as of the Lords spiritual and tenn
Evening star., 1941-05-16

armed forces has increased the quantity
of mail handled by the Post ONCE De-
partment. 1t costs money to handle this
mail. as possibly Representative Dirk
sen knows. But the Post Once Depart
ment has not authorized any increased
personnel to take care of increased mail.
Hence, employees have to work possibly
one-third harder than they did before.
Yet the gentleman from Illinois thinks
that the Post Ofice Department should
handle all soldiers mail free.
incidentally, Mr.. Dirksen also is in
favor of decentralization of governmental
activities. What's the use of having a
seat of Government If you are going to
scatter the executive branch to the four
winds? WILLIAM P. THOMAS, Jr,
Evening star., 1941-05-16

Experimenting with what the birds in
the yard might like to eat. we put out
slice of bread covered with peanut
butter.
Squirrels undoubtedly, would like It,
but would the birds?
We sooE found out that the birds
did not like it at all.
They hoped over, but did not stay,
although just the evening before they
had devoured a slice of raisin bread in
less than minutes.
The only way to find out what the
songsters like is to experiment.
The experiment with the slice Of
raisin bread was interesting.
A robin almost choked himself to
death, trying to eat as much Of the
slice as he could before the sparrows
got it.
Our experience In feeding robins has
been limited. In fact, we never thought
of putting out food for them. except in
February when worms were difflcult
for them to come by.
Readers wrote in to say, "Try raisins 4"
Several persons reported success with
this food
So why not slice of raisin bread?
And it worked.
The robin came over, eyed the bread
as he might fishin' worm, then plopl
Down went his bill, and up he came
with a nagnified crumb
Containing, no doubt, raisin.
The same struck him as good He
reached in for more.
This time he got a veritable hunk He
fell to work on 1t, hopping some dis
tance away, so the other birds would not
interfere too much.
Suddenly he began bobbing his head
back and forth.
His bill was so crammed, that he
could NOT get the food up or down.
For time it almost seemed as II he
might regret his choice.
His small body, in the rear of the
garden, bobbed up and down, as he
tried to get rid of too much of a good
thing.
Al Iast-down 1t went.
Il
Confidently he hoped back for more.
BY this time half a dozen English
sparrows were around the bread.
They nipped off dainty bits.
The robin took himself another bite,
but this time he seemed careful not to
get more than he could handle.
Handle that means "le" added to
hand"
Since birds have no hands, and rather
use their bills, instead of their claws,
as substitutes, the right word would
be billie or perhaps "clawle"
The peanut butter on slice of bread
was considerable of failure.
The birds would not touch 1t.
Since the squirrel population has
dwindled. as the weather got warm
have they gone to the woods?-there
was nothing to eat the slice.
So the peanut butter was scraped of