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Evening star., 1941-09-05
Former Senator BroOkhart Replies
To Three of His Critics.

To the Editor of The Star:
My criticism of David Lawrence for his
insinuations against the Supreme Court
brought motley of responses.
Lawyer Bilbrey said: Mr.. Brookhart
is an able man with a fixation. To the
extent that he can get hearing, he is
therefore a deadly enemy to society"
Hence "fxation" that can get hearing
is the deadly enemy of society, no odds
what it may be. Mr.. Bilbrey wants no
body around who thinks out anything.
This particular fixation was especially
dangerous because neither I nor anybody
else knew what it meant. In this blisSful
ignorance hesitate to disturb Mr.. Bill
brey, although remember very distinctly
how Theodore Roosevelt knew the differ
ence in human rights and property rights
in judicial decisions.
The next writer, Mr. F. K. S., replies
by saying that knew about as much
about the underlying purpose and policy
of the Constitution for preserving our
uDeEtleS Us JdCh IdDUlI AIONS duOuI
Sunday" He proved this because Joseph
Story was like-minded with John Mar
shall and then crossed his wires by indi-
eating that 1t would place men above
law to put men above property.
A third writer in this strange mixture
called himself vhite-collar worker, ex-
tolled Mr.. Lawrence for his or-baiting
articles, and said: "I predict that within
a few years the great middle class will
rise in revolt against the tyranny of
labor" I am sorry that I melted Mr..
Reskey to revolt like this.
In my letter to you I stated certain
positive facts in reference to the history
of the Supreme Court and some of its
members. None of these facts are
answered or denied by these outraged
readers. Neither will they be denied by
David Lawrence.
SMITH w. BROOKHART.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Experienced Counsel

Bernard M. Baruch, a veteran OF
the costly and clumsy trlal-and-
error method by which the United
States launched its preparations for
the first World War, has been ex-
tremely reluctant to voice any public
criticism of the defense efforts of
this administration in the current
crisis. For this reason, more than
ordinary Importance must be at
tached to his assertion yesterday
that the present defense program is
faltering because of the Presidents
failure to designate some one man,
endowed with the necessary author
ity. to head up the effort.
Prior to Mr.. Baruch'S appointment
as chairman of the War Industries
Board-top defense poSt-during the
last war, the defense effort of that
period had been characterized by
much the same confusion of purpose
and lack of progress which are in
evidence today. After his appoint
ment a substantial measure of order
was brought out of the chaos which
had prevailed, and therefore, when
Mr.. Baruch speaks on the question
of our present defense setup, it
should be recognized that his is
the counsel of experience.
His appeal for a single defense
head was made yesterday after a
conference with the President, dur
ing which he is thought to have sub
mitted his own plan for defense
reorganization. Talking later with
reporters about the new super
defense agency-the seven-man Sup
ply Priorities and ALLEGATIONS Board
Mr.. Baruch said: The trouble with
this board is that no one person has
final authority there. 1t is faltering
step forward and hope and pray
1t will work. If they give somebody
authority, it will work"
In view of his past reluctance to
criticize, there would seem to be Spe-
cial significance in the fact that
Mr.. Baruch saw fit to take pessi-
mistic view of the boards future be-
fore it has had a chance to function.
But this should occasion no surprise.
In this latest reorganization the
President has regrouped executives
already engaged in defense work,
but there is nothing in the record to
indicate that any one of them is the
"boss" in the usual sense of the word.
And II there still is no boSs-if the
same division of authority which has
hampered past efforts is to charac-
terize the new setup-then it would
seem unreasonable to expect sub
stantial improvement in the future.
In a matter of this kind consider
able time must elapse before those
on the outside can form worth
while opinion as to whether the new
agency Is functioning satisfactorily,
but 1t is reasonable to suppose that
the President, knowing what author
ity has been delegated and to whom,
Is in a position now to make this
determination with substantial &C
curacy. If this new setup does not
contain provision for an executive
head with final authority, it is most
earnestly to be hoped that the Presi-
dent will heed the experienced coun-
sci of one who has been through
the mill and whose advice has been
sound from the earliest development
Of the present crisis.
The President again and again has
stressed the Importance of the time
factor in our present situation. We
cannot afford to waste it-either at
the top or at the bottom.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
On the theory that bad legisls

On the theory that bad legislation
Is better than no legislation, Mayor
La Guardia has signed several bills
which were sponsored by his Demo-
cratic opponents. Judging by some
of the statutory monStrosities still on
the law books, His Honor's assump-
ton does violence to the teachings
of experience.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
ShipbuiIding Progress

Evidently in reply to recent
criticism of the shipbuilding pro-
gram, the Navy and the Maritime
Commission have made public latest
figures on naval and merchant ship
production since the beginning of
this year. They reveal that produc-
tion estimates have been revised up
ward in several categories, although
there is no contention by either the
Navy or the commission that the
record is a perfect one. In fact,
Admiral Land, head of the commits
sion, disavowed any intention of
implying that the progress made
with regard to merchant craft is
above criticism.
The Navy Department reported
that from January to September l
of this year keelS were laid for two
battleships, thirteen cruisers, eight
cen submarines, two aircraft carriers,
f1fty-Seven deStroyerS, ninety-one
patrol craft, eighty-one auXiliaries
and 172 district craft-a total of
436 keels laid. In addition, one bat
tleship was launched and two battle
ships were completed, one cruiser
was launched and nine submarines,
twelve destroyers, forty-two patrol
craft, twenty auXiliarieS and 1913
of ol Ty,o
portant from the standpoint of in
creased production was the fact that
during the nine-month period the
number of large shipbuilding ways in
this country rose from 104 to 1877.
Rear Admiral S. M Robinson, chief
of the Bureau of Ships, pointed out
that establishment of the forty-eight
hour week and of the three shift,
twenty-four-hour day is speeding up
the output of big ships. Whereas
1924 workers were employed in
the yards on July l, 1910, there were
375,000 men on the job on July l
last-and the total is expected to
reach $4,000 by the middle of next
year.
Admiral Land disclosed that
whereas he had estimated last May
that los merchant ships would be
built in American yards this year,
acceleration of the program due to
the crisis which developed in the At
lantic has resulted in a production
stepup for the year to more than
130 ships. He forecast construction
of 1,153 new ships by the end of
1943. Admiral Land said that 'if
conditions do not get much worse"
Britain and the United States prob
ably can manage to get along on
their existing merchant fleets, plus
the new ships coming off the ways at
the rate of three week. 1t is inter
esting in this connection to note re-
ports from London of a somewhat
improved situation in the Atlantic.
During the past ten weeks, it was
stated, merchandise imports aver
aging 850,000 tons weekly have
reached England safely. But victory
in the battle of the Atlantic is yet
far off. The time has not arrived
when the slightest relaxation of
effort can be tolerated in our pro-
gram of all-out aid to the democ-
racies. That progress is being made
in the shipbuilding phase of our ac-
tivities is encouraging, but few will
deny that much greater exertion can
and must be made before the ship
ping crisis can be referred to in the
past tense.
A Senate committee is endeavoring
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Identifies Religion
IIri4L narnnornou

To the Editor of The Star:
A man who calls himself democrat
yet denies the existence of God, simply
does not understand the concept of
democracy, because democracy, it should
be remembered, is founded on faith
that there is q just and loving God and
that there is an inherent dignity IN
every human person who is made in the
image and likeness of God.
HARRY DANIR0.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

A Senate committee is endeavoring
to ascertain whether the movies
have engaged in propaganda activi-
ties. Perhaps this is a case of a
propagandist being needed to catch
a propagandist.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited TO It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of pub:cation OF special olspatcnea
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

q. WldL Is the pOpudLlOu OF Lle NIly
Of Singa apore?-C. J. D.
A. II is estimated at 500 900.
@. How many cups Of tea can be made
from a pounds. P. c.
A. Two hundred cups.
@. What is the fastest official time
ever recorded for a quarter horse run
ming one-quarter Of a mile?-C. S. H,
A The record was made by Bob Wade
at Butte. Mont, August 20, 1890, when
he ran the distance in 21t4 seconds. The
horse was 4 years old at the time and
carried 122 pounds.
Q. How much money did Sousa de-
rive from the sale Of The Stars and
Stripes Forever"?-R. E.
A. 1t has been estimated that from
all sources the march earned its COM
poser over 100000.
@. What Is the quotation about de-
feat which is attributed to Queen Vic
toria?-K. C.
A According to THE Political Infu-
ence Of Queen Victoria" by Frank Har-
die, Queen Victoria wrote letter during
the BLACK week" of the Boer War where
in she said, I'VE are not interested in
the possibilities of defeat; they do not
exist"
Q. Who was called the Divorce Judge?
L. C.
A. The late Judge Thomas F. Moran
of Reno, who in his career granted over
27,oOO divorces.
@. Does lobster have teeth?-S. J. D.
A 1t has blunt teeth situated in the
stomach for crushing shells.
@. How many British women are en-
gagged in war work?-C. J. H.
A. There are 100000 women work.
ing in various war organizations, in fac
tories, transportation and on farms.
@. Who invented tableauX?-S. T. c.
A. They are supposed to have been
introduced by Nine. de Genlis, instructor
of the children of the Duke of Orleans.
@. When were the 1910 Olympic
Games canceled?-H. T. J.
A. The twelfth Olympic Games, sched-
uled to be held in Helsinki. Finland,
were Cancelled because of the war, on
April %, 1910, at a joint session of the
Organizing Committee and the Perma-
nent Finnish Olympic Committee.
@. What are dog shores?-M. K.
A They are the last supports (braces)
to be knocked away at the launching Of
a ship, after having been installed to
prevent movement of sliding ways,
when building blocks and shores are
removed.
@. Do more women or more men play
bridge2-W. H. T.
A. 1t Is estimated that about IS per
cent of the bridge players are women.
@. What is the salary of the Mayor
of Philadelphia?-E. C.
A. 1t is $4,000 a year.
@. Who wrote the lines beginning
you are old, Father William"?-N. G. A.
A. The original quotation is from THE
Old Mans Comforts and How He Gained
Them" by Robert Southey. Lewis Car
rolls parody of this poem in Alice in
Wonderland" is better known than the
original.
@. How many books does the average
person read?-T. M. L.
A. Booksellers of the Nation have esti-
mated that the average American reads
seven books a year.
@. How old is the song Sweetheart
Of Sigma Chi"?-S. S.
A. 1t was copyrighted in 1912.
c. Who was Terminus?-C. II. r.
A. He was the Roman god of publis
and private boundaries.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

Everyday Science-In language
any layman can understand, this
interesting publication answers
hundreds of questions about the
stars, the weather, animals and
plants; the natural features of
the earth and the study of the
mind A 48-page booklet of fasci-
mating facts that tells the things
the average person wants TO
know. To secure your copy inclose
10 cents in coin. wrapped in this
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Evening star., 1941-09-05
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Uriter, although the use of
q pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters tOith
q UielD to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

@. How large Is Bushman, the gorilla
in the Lincoln Park Zoo at Chicago?-
K. @. H.
A. The l4-year-old gorilla weighs ATS
pounds and Is feet 2 inches tall when
he stands erect. He has an arm stretch
of ga feet.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

@. When were the blackouts at New"
ark, N. j.. and Seattle, Wash.?-R. J. H.
A. The blackout at Newark was on
May 20, 1941, and the one at Seattle was
enforced on March 7, 194l.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

pounds and Is feet 2 inches tall when
he stands erect. He has an arm stretch
of ga feet.
@. When did the late Richard Halli-
burton swim the Panama Canal?-S. J. D.
A. He began on August IA, 1928,
reaching Gatun Locks on the 18th, Pedro
Miguel Locks on the 22nd and completing
the swim from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific on August 23
@. Where is Mount Tome. J.
A. 1t is in Hampshire County, Mass,
on the west bank of the Connecticut
River, opposite Mount Holyoke.
@. What kind of automobile does Hit
Ter useP-W. M. S.
A. He has a Mercedes-Benz.
@. How many bees are there in
colony?-J. z. c.
A. The typical colony consists of one
queen, several hundred drones and about
10000 workers.
@. What is the meaning Of Neither
lands?-C. S. p.
A. The name means loWlands.
@. Was there time when Repre-
sentatives wore their hats while sitting
in Congress?-S. L. w.
A In the early days, members Of the
House old wear their hats. The custom
was borrowed from England and was
discontinued about 1879
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Huskt,1.

A reader can get the GrSwer to any
question OF fact by Uriting The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HGSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

@. How much money did Sousa de-
rive from the sale Of The Stars and
Stripes Forever"?-R. E.
A. 1t has been estimated that from
all sources the march earned its COM
poser over 100000.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
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Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post once,
Washington. D. C..
Evening star., 1941-09-05

G. What is the population Of the City
Of Singapore?-C. J. D.
A 1t is estimated at 500 900.
@. How many cups Of tea can be made
from a pounds. P. c.
A. Two hundred cups.
Evening star., 1941-09-05

@. What is the fastest official time
ever recorded for a quarter horse run
ming one-quarter Of a mile?-C S. H.
A The record was made by Bob Wade
at Butte, Mont, August 20, 1890. when
he ran the distance in 2114 seconds. The
horse was 4 years old at the time and
carried 122 pounds.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Italians Report Heavy
Firing Around Cheren

ROME. Feb 8 (P.-Italian troops
withdrew from Bengasi Thursday
night to spare the civilian popula-
ton after extremely bitter fighting
In which Italian and British losses
were high, the Fascist high COM
mand announced today.
In East Africa, heavy artillery
firing was reported in the battle
around the Eritrean town of Cheren.
The Italian high command said the
British also bombed Italian forces
there.
The Italian communique said there
had been extremely bitter" fighting
south of Bengasi Wednesday and
Thursday.
CThe British reported today the
last of the Bengasi garrison.
trapped south of the city, was
"surrendering in large numbers"
and that resistance in the area
had collapSedl
Besides the fighting around Cher
en-, the Italians reported patrol
clashes on the Sudanese frontier and
considerable air activity by both
sides, during which Italian flyers
bombed British troops and encamp-
ments.
Three British planes were reported
shot down in flames in an air battle.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Exhibition Drill Honors
Briq. Gen. J. n. Greedy
AT Fort Myer
Units From BeIvoir ond
Meade Participate; Two
Others to Be Given

Units from Fort Myer, Fort Bel
voir and Fort Meade yesterday took
part in an exhibition drill at the
Fort Myer riding hall in honor of
Brig. Gen. John N. Greely, COM
mander of the Washington Pro-
viSional Brigade.
1t was the first of three drills
which are to be held at the hall this
month. The drill next Friday will
be in honor of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee and that on the
following Friday will be in honor of
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee.
In addition TO an exhibition by
the Sd Cavalry of Fort Myer, the
10Th Field Artillery Battalion, also
of Fort Myer; the 3lSt Engineers
Company. Separate Combat, of Fort
Belvoir; the 18th Infantry. Airing
ton Cantonment, and the 10th Tank
Battalion of Fort Meade were
cNl4SNiulVd ~ q k)k'NeRA az tiiS N-NNA SaSNo'
Tank Maneuvers Staged.
Gen. Greely is the son of the late
Maj. Gen. Adolphus w. Greely,
prominent in affairs of the city of
Washington for the major portion
of a century. Gen. John N Greely
a former newspaperman and author
of books on military subjects, was
chief of staff of the 1st Division
during the Meuse -Argonne battle.
Features of yesterdays exhibition
included erection of pontoon bridge
in the hall by Fort Belvoir troops
and tank maneuvers by Fort Meade
representatives
The halls 100 seats were booked
to capacity.
Special Guests Attend.
The special guests invited in
eluded:
Col w. w. Gordon, commander of
Fort Myer. and Mrs. Gordon; Maj.
Gen. Beaumont NeSbitt and Brig.
R. V. Read. both of the British
Embassy; 1t. Col. Manuel Sierra, air
HttaChe of the Spanish Embassy,
and Mrs. Sierra; Michael Kwapis-
ZeWski, charge d'affaireS of the
Polish Embassy, and Mrs. Kwapis-
zeWSka: Brig. Gen. Samuel Harring-
ton. U. S. M. c., and Mrs. Harring-
ton: Col. and Mrs. Oswald H. Saun-
derS, 1t. Col. and Mrs E. G. Sher-
burne.
Col. and Mrs. Harry Cavanaugh,
1t. Col and Mrs. C. B. Lyman. 1t.
Col and Mrs. E. NJ. Yon. 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Horace B. Smith, Maj.
and Mrs w. J. Baird. Mai. Don E.
Lowry, Capt. and Mrs P L. Doerr,
1t. and Mrs J. S. Arnold, Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. William Dryden. Mrs.
Roscoe Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Bucknell, Mr. and Mrs.
r. NJ. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Kaufman II, Mr and
Mrs Gould Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Greely, Miss Rose Greely, Col.
and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Mrs. Levi
Cooke, Miss Virginia Cooke Mrs
Fred Austin, Mrs. Henry Roland,
Miss Diana Roland. Mrs. Frank
Simonds, sr.; James Simonds. Mrs.
Charles L. Adams, Mrs. Marvin
Wright, Maj. and Mrs. Peter Rhodes,
Hallet Abend and Mrs. Sale Hun
saker.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Dutch Indies Act 10 Bar
Exports From Reich, Italy
By The Associated Press.

BY The ASSOCIATED Press.
BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies,
Feb. 8.-The Netherlands Indies gov
ernment today approved an export
licensing system applicable to 80
countries for the avowed purpose of
preventing raw materials from
reaching enemy" nations.
The new law was interpreted un-
officially as step to keep exports
from falling into the hands of Ger
many and Italy.
A special licensing committee
created by the act is instructed only
to grant an export license when
there exists in their opinion suff-
cient proof that no interests of the
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Population Of Fort Dix
Goes Over 10000 Mark
Pv The Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press.
FORT DIX, N. j., Feb. 8.-For
The first time since rehabilitation
after the World War. the popula-
ton of this military post exceeds
10000.
At midnight last night the exact
figure was 20,455. counting the
arrival during the day of 444 new
trainees from New York. Newark
and Trenton, and the departure
of $40 men for Fort Mcclellan, Ala.
Officers of the 44th Division are
to wind up today their first formal
inspection since the organization
was inducted into active service.
Mai Gen. Clifford R. Powell. fort
and division commandant said last
night that the inspection which
started Thursday indicated the unit
has successfully accomplished its
first training mission"
Evening star., 1941-02-08
United Fruit Loses 8
Ships Because of War

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Feb. 8-The United
Fruit Co. has lost eight of its Brit
ish flag feet of % vessels because
of war operations.
The company revealed the losses
in its annual report, which said its
entire British flag fleet was requisi-
toned under charter by the British
government early last year for the
wars duration. A ninth ship was
damaged, the report said.
Japan recently found that $4,000
kinds of publications were published
in the country without having any
definite aim or object"
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Africa
Continued From First Page0

Continued From First Page.)
ualties. the enemy finally ceased
fighting
In East Africa, where the British
are closing in for a final assault on
the Eritrean railroad town of Che
ren, Italian prisoners were said to
total $500.
Capture of Cheren would put the
British within AZ miles of the Fri
trean capital of Asmara and in
striking distance of the Red Sea
port of Massaua.
British advances into Italian
Somaliland from Kenya Colony and
into Ethiopia from Kenya and the
Sudan were reported progressing.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
enemy will be served directly or in

enemy will be served directly or in
directly"
Japan, partner of the European
axis powers, is not listed among the
80 nations affected, but reliable
sources understood that country
would fai, within a class to which.
the law stipulateS, mo more exports
will be allowed than the quantities
estimated as normal imports needed
for home consumption"
The Japanese have been negH-
tiating to obtain greater supplies OF
raw materials-notably petroleum
from the Netherlands Indies.
The licensing control becomes Ell
fectlve in Java February IS and in
other territories March l.
Thisted town may construct the
first nitrogen fxation plane in
NORWAY.
Evening star., 1941-02-08
Bern Hos Ruid Alarm

BERN, Switzerland. Feb. 8 tP).-
Air raid sirens sounded here at
l2:l7 pm. today. The all cloar
sounded II minutes later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-21
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