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Evening star., 1941-05-16
Opposes New Tax
On Musical Instruments.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The proposal of the Treasury Depart
ment that new tax bill include lux
ury levy of 10 per cent on musical in
struments Is unsound Not only do
believe that it is unsound but 1t Is
dangerous.
believe that musical instruments are
tools of education and of trade think
am expressing the opinion of the ma
iority of music dealers as well as artists.
manufacturers and educators when I
make the assertion that millions of boys
and girls are studying music because it
benefits as an educational medium.
In these troublesome times we should
think of music as we did in the last
war, when 1t was thought necessary in
stirring patriotism and stimulating the
morale in both the military service and
at home. Friends of music all over the
country are writing and wiring in OPP
position of this tax. HOMER l.. KITT.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Charity Rucketeers

How to eliminate the charity
racketeer-the high-pressure profess
sional promoter" who, under the
guise of charitable motives, induces
an -gullible public to con-
tribute to fake charities and causes"
long has been a vexing problem in
WASHINGTON. A series of articles in
The Star last summer directed at
tention to the need for some sort os
official control of the situation. 1t
was pointed out that an expenditure
of S120 for a corporation charter and
a small investment for Office space,
letterheads, telephones and solicitors
are all that a so-called charitable
enterprise requires to begin business
here. 1t was estimated that thou
sands of dollars are collected an
nually by questionable agencies, most
of the money going for commissions
and other overhead" instead of to
charity. These activities not only VIC
timize contributors and beneficiaries
alike, but seriously complicate the
task Of the Community Chest and
other reputable groups in raising
funds for the needy.
The Better Business Bureau, the
Washington Council of Social Agen-
cies and several other interested
organizations proposed to the Com
missioners last year enactment OF a
bill to regulate charities through a
municipal licensing system. under
which certain standards for con-
ducting charity campaigns would
have been set up. At that time the
Commissioners, while approving OF
the general objectives of the plan,
foresaw difficulties of enforcement
and eventually the proposal was
shelved. Now representatives of half
a dozen civic bodies have come for
ward with new legislative proposal,
which would provide for registration
of all persons or organizations COL
lecting funds for benevolent pur-
poses. This plan seeks to attack
charity rackets with the weapon of
publicity. Organizations which have
nothing to hide surely would not
object to a full disclosure on regis
tration forms, open to the public,
of all details of operation, personnel,
commissions and overhead. The
contributing public is entitled to
this information, but under the pres
ent unregulated solicitation setup it
is not always easy to gain access to
it. The registration plan, in effect,
would leave to the public the de-
cision as to an agency's reliability,
instead of vesting in the Commits
sioners the responsibility of de-
termining which charities are to be
licensed and which are to be dis
approved. Churches, clubs and other
established organizations would not
be required to register in order to
solicit funds from within their own
membership.
The proposed bill will be presented
to a number of the city's large civic
organizations for analysis and pos
sible improvement before it is sub
mitted to the Commissioners. 1t is
to be hoped that the citizens and
the Commissioners will align them
selves solidly behind this or some
similar measure, with view to con-
vincing Congress of the urgency OF
the need for driving racketeers and
unscrupulous promoters from the
charity scene in Washington.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

for adding an additional lane to
this short stretch of narrow street.
In view of the congestion which
exists, the demands made upon the
thoroughfare for interstate trans
port and its potential value in ma
tional defense, no time should be
lost in reaching agreements which
would permit an early start of the
work.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the tcrtter, although the use OF
a pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Nth
a uietp to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-05-16

Dispatches from Jerusalem an
nounce an income tax in the Holy
Land for the first time since Bible
times. Now she will once more have
publicans as we'll as sinners.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

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@. What Is the per capita income In
the United States?-D. r. N.
A. The latest available figures show
the Nations per capita income to be 1886.
@. Is the fire In the coal mine at
Hooking Valley still burning?-O. P. A.
A. The fire in the coal mine at Hook
ing Valley, Ohio, is still burning, due to
the fact that much Of the region in
which 1t is located Is inaccessible. This
makes extinguishing the fire practically
impossible. 1t is thought that 1t will
continue for many more years before it
burns itself out.
@. How can snakes be destroyed
around ones yard?-P. r. v.
A. The Bureau of Biological Survey
says that snakes are difficult to destroy
since they eat only live food and are,
therefore. extremely hard to trap. The
best practical way is to find their holes
and kill them by suffocation with carbon
dioxide or carbon monoxide gas such as
comes from the exhaust pipe of an auto
mobile
c.. Please give the number Of Govern
ment employees in Washington. D. c., as
compared with year ago.-C. D.
A.. In February, 1910, there were 1885,
734 executive, legislative, judicial. mill
tary and District Government employees
in Washington as compared with 1872 1896
in February, 194l.
@. What is the food allowance per
day for our soldiers and sailors?-I. M. B.
A. The food allowance is 43 cents a
day per soldier, and 4s cents day per
sailor.
@. Can you tell me the origin Of the
tune Yankee Doodle"?-B. r.
A. This tune is based on q popular
English music hall song used before the
American Revolution. Some think it
sprang from the Cromwellian wars,
others that it originated with Lucy
Locket Lost Her Pocket"
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Discusses Destruction Of Churches
In the Battle of Britain.

Discusses Destruction Of Churches
In the Battle of Britain.
To the Editor Of The Star:
According to the British Press Service,
New York City, "Nazi bombs, dropped
over the British Isles since the start
of the war, have damaged 1859
churches" all denominations included
No less than TIA church buildings have
either been entirely destroyed or very
seriously damaged. The cathedrals of
LANDAU and Coventry have been
wrecked, and Westminster Abbey and St.
Pauls in London have been injured in
successive raids.
Reports of destruction up to April 80
indicated the bombing of 304 church
halls, 236 church schools, 108 vicarages
and SO converts.
mention these figures in order to
show to what extent the second World
War has involved civilization itself. The
task of rebuilding will demand prodigious
enterprise and unparalleled sacrifice.
BYSTANDING AMERICAN.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Present Farm Program
Held Ineffective.

To the Editor of The Star:
Forcing a tax-burdened people and
millions of others with low incomes to
pay higher prices for farm commodities,
in order to increase the income of the
prosperous half of the Nations farmers,
is something that should arouse the ire
of all editors interested in the welfare
of American consumers. Certainly, no
one could blame the consumers If they
were to buy less of the commodities
affected.
Consumers are now footing the bill
for conservation payments of half of a
billion dollars, parity payments for a
quarter of billion, food stamp appro-
priations and export subsidies of an
other quarter of billion or more. and
a multiple of other benefits for farmers
And now. on top of all that. an IS per
cent of parity loan bill is before the
President. That bill, enacted into law,
would raise the cost of food and cotton
goods and yet very little of the increase,
if any, will go to that half of the Ma
tions farmers now receiving abnormally
low incomes.
The way to deal with those problems
is in a farm plan now in the hands of
the House Agricultural Committee,
which provides incentive payments that
influence low-income producers to shift
to other commodities which are assured
a market and provide an income of
about $500 in the aggregate.
If consumers must pay increased
prices for food and cotton goods, such
increases should benefit all farmers.
But if it is only to benefit the prosperous
half of the Nations farmers, then the
consumers would be justified in buying
less of such commodities.
ROBERT FOSTER.
White Plains. N Y
Evening star., 1941-05-16
Criticizes Representative Dirksen
For Suggesting Franking for Soldiers.

To the Editor of The Star:
There was recently introduced in the
House by Representative Dirksen of Ilh-
nois, bill to provide for the franking
privilege to be extended to all members
of the Nations armed forces. This was
brought up previously in the Legislature
of Massachusetts,, believe.
The proposed measure must be purely
political. can think of no good reason
for the bill, though one will no doubt
be advanced II the bill passes.
Already. the large increase In oSm
Evening star., 1941-05-16

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@. What is the per capita income In
the United States?-D. r. N.
A. The latest available figures show
the Nations per capita income to be 1886.
Evening star., 1941-05-16
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practices
However this was changed to better
plan when it was decided that each
denomination should have its own
permanent chapel at the various posts.
According to the new plan, perma-
nent assignment of a chapel will be
made to particular denomination based
on the requirements of the post. Since
there will be several chapels assigned
to each division of men, ample latitude
will be allowed for provision of chapels
as required by Jews, Catholics and
the various denominations among the
ProteStants.
front, the chapels will look like the
small churches found all over the coun-
try. An unusual feature of the proposed
chapel construction is an altar which
moves back on a track. The altar fits
into a recess at the rear of the chapel
part of the wainscoting, and is out of
the way when the chapel is not in use
for religious purposes.
This factor is particularly beneficial
in view of the fact that the chapels are
to be used for various cultural and
pastoral activities.
Chapels for Jewish soldiers will be
equipped with an ark to hold the Jewish
Book of the Law and each chapel will
have an electric organ. The chapels will
be equipped with all necessary chapel
equipment and altar and chancel
furnishings according to the require
ments OF the religious faiths.
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Evening star., 1941-05-16

WAsHIN GTON, D.. C.
FRIDAY Y------------------M May 16, 1941
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

1871 BY American weeIy Inc nIch Ressryed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

canes arose like hordes Of angry hornets
and disrupted our formation.
! turned about and headed North with
out having dropped bomb. Thinking that
we would rendezvous some miles North l
kept my course, but failed 10 see any of my
comrades
Gigi. my navigator, had considerable diff
ficulty with the instruments and when he
finally took our bearings he placed us as
somewhere in Scotland
I spotted a large lake, lying still and
peaceful in the moonlight and l headed for
it, thinking that our navigator could then
orient himself more accurately.
Coming down 10 two thousand feet TO
search for identifying landmarks, I was
--alnazed- % soc -Ellgi- suddenly point down
ward energetically and thump me on the
shoulder Not knowing what was up I
came down another thousand feet and had
look
AT first l mistook that large object in
tho water for a boat perhaps an armed.
hostile vessel. Then as my eyes traced its
outlines more clearly l gasped with aston
ishment. For there. moving slowly across
the placid water was a gigantic monster,
perhaps forty feet in length!
IL wasn't swimming exactly, but moving
Forward IN series OF fluctuations, It's back
curved into humps like a caterpillar 1t
was a dirty white in color and even though
it was proceeding slowly, its powerful tail
kicked up a tremendously powerful wake.
Two or three times it raised its head it
progressed and 1 saw then that it had a
AsaHe-lil4e- Aead5-e4eePt- tAat-tlfe stf44etHre
was m1c1 more bony.
/ circled the lake once to observe the
creature from all angles Gipi and DOM
mick my bombardier sat there google
eyed unable 10 speak.
Finally I looked az DomDick and nod
dcd There was no sense in carrying our
bombs home with u.s. This was as good as
any other place 10 drop them So 7 gained
altitude and Dominick let them go.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
There'N
Always Be
A Monster
inL0ChNeSS
LONDON. Sept. 2e.

THE famous sea-serpent Of Loeb Ness.
Scotland. has come back huge and lively
as ever. But now the creature is more
than monster of the deep. II is something
of a war hero, or heroine
fne tocfr Ness fftystefy, fiFstseeH an ie3}33
soon grew 10 such Importance that before the
war a book had been written about him"
though there Is no evidence 10 show that II IL
not a lady monster.
In l941 the Ness Monster" outclassed all
others of his KIND by being listed the first
serpent victim OF a bombing plane
The Italian paper Popolo d1talia, official
organ OF the Fascist party. soemny an
nounced that one of Mussohni's big planes,
while rading England, had bombed and de-
stroyed huge, serpent-like animal on the
surface of Loeb Ness.
Nothing perhaps could be more fantastic
than this natural horror, perhaps a survivor
Of prehistoric past, millions Of years ago, 20
no LiI1ed nv the latest
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

cidence ! mentioned You viii recall how in
the old days you told me about your uncle,
Or. Harrison Grips and his villa Glen
daruel" in ArgylIshire Scotland, which you
visited on your holiday. / remember that /
thought the tales which you told me seemed
TO be most amusing folklore. Goffredo. l
hayc-not only seen the Loeb Ness monster
At which / once scoffed. but have bombed
and perhaps killed him.
This incredible thing happened on the
last big bombing raid over England when 1
participated with my German comrades.
II was a bright moonlight night when
we had our rendezvous over the Eastern
side of the Channel The Germans were 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

Anyhow the Admiralty did not deny the
claim which remained until the other day as
one of Italys very few undisputed naval vic
tories Now II is denied by the very presence
Of the alleged casualty cruising around its
old haunts AT top speed. Possibly SCARED
and even shell-shocked he seems 10 have re-
turned perhaps from repairs at some deep-sea
wetdock and outwardly as good ever.
Stout fella" say the English. pleased as
well as amused He may be a monster but
ne has some sturdy bulldog characteristics
which the British admire He took whole
stick Of bombs but is back doing business at
the same old stand. just as people do in Lon
don and Coventry.
Anyone rash enough 10 kill the old boy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

level with the object" the account states. 1T
apparently took fright made two great bounds
across the road and plunged into the Loeb.
He described it as from IS 10 20 feet
long. with a small head on a long neck q
bulky body with two slight humps on it and
a long tail rounded at the end The head
resembled that of am eel with large eyes set
near the crown. The creature lopci across
the road in the manner of sea lion arching
it's back and resting on front and back flip
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

blitZ London and our
Italian contingent
was to descend on Ip-
switch and II arSv &c h
from the North.
Everything en- [
n C C ordin & TO plan
until we were almost
in sight of Ipswich
when suddenly there
was a deadly screen
Of anti-aircraft fire
thrown up between us
"A n q our detectives.
Then the + n & lis h
Spitfires and Hurri-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
kffectionately

Yet. the whole mys-
terry OF the monster
might be a combination
of hoax and illusion. A
dispassionate observer,
familiar with all the
tricks the water plays
on the eye, was needed
and just such a man
made a study of it in
1854 Lieutenant Com
mander r. T. Gould set
forth the evidence and
his findings in The
Loeb Ness Monster. -
Commander Gould
discarded considerable
testimony because on
questioning n e wit
ness. he found that
conditions such as dis
lance and visibility.
made cTTOT T0ssrbfV
But he &C cepte d
others. including
photographs whic h
though distant and
blurre d. indicated a
huge animal disturbing
the surface Of the lake.
T h G s e & ave almost
nothing to identify the
species Of the creature
but sketches. made by
others. did better.
Still, it was like a
person who had never
seen a submarine, try
ing to guess at the size
and shape of the craft
from glimpses of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

pers alternately"
From Grants sketch shown on this page
1t Is easy TO see that the animal could be a
descendent Of the known monsters OF the
saurian age with surprisingly little evolu-
tonary change
a sketch by school teacher. Mr. r.
Eliassen of a monster he saw off Ingoy N0r-
way, might well bee the same animal except
that Elassen and his father thought Il sew
eral times larger than Grants object"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

-eei4Rfffe- tower pcri0COpe and lew feet Of
deck blowing through the water
Fortunately Mr. A. Grant of Edinburgh
claims to haze viewed the mystery fairly
close. and on dry land. II happened az night
but under fun moon so bright that one
could read fine print
Mr.. Grant was on a motorcycle COINS
from Inverness 10 Polmailly when near
Abriachan, he noticed large black object at
the side OF the road when he was almost
al bv American woelfv Inc r.,e,t prrsir pirbts p
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

unnatural h orror. "A
IN onster' mechanical
bird that dropped eggs
Of death.
Yet, in some ways,
this was the most con-
vincing OF all the re-
ports, because the busy
crew of a bombing
plane, in the midst OF
their dangerous. errand
would be the last per
sons In the world 10
imagine or invent a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

was shocked to hear
that an early party
member and respected
son Of "A distinguished
parent, Professor Of
Political Economy in
r o m e and former
friend or II Duce him.
such "A course e. i
understand you have
become an American
citizen
But about the coin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
Natural History, New York.

The stick straddled the shore and shall
lows and burst with a mighty roar Look
ing backward 1 could see the monster flop
ping violently and then his entire body
came to the surface either stunned by the
conclusion or killed outright l do not know
l would very much have liked TO stay
around longer and observe the effects more
fully but we were running short Of petrol
so / had to head for home
Until your next let
ter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05
How MIR. X Eliassen Saw Similar Monster =
Another sketch From Lieut. Commander
GOuld's Monograph.

Mr. ]. Northumberland and three Of
his children were out in yacht dinghy when
the monster broke surface near Gendoe pier
They saw long snaky neck and IS 10 IS
feet OF the body, shaped rather like an up
turned boat Obligingly the monster remained
in sight for 10 minutes. Miss MacFarlan-
Barrow told me:
It raced up and down and across the
Loeb as if in really high spirits. Occasionally
it dived and reappeared with the agility of
giant sea bird. II must have covered seven
miles during the display. Sometimes it moved
so rapidly that columns of water, several feet
high. were thrown up. IT diyed and dsap-
peared about half mile from Fort Angus
tus.'"
How" asked the paper facetiousy
could NacFaTTdn-B STT6W nave seen INC
monster when Popolo dItalia knows il has
been killed."
The question arises in ones mind that
perhaps the Fascist paper was trying to
brighten the gloomy war news with little
harmless imagination. But The American
Weekly is able to give its readers a letter
kindly furnished by Count Goffredo Pantale-
oni who resigned some time ago as head Of
the Italian Tourist Bureau and took out his
first American citizenship papers. in protest
against Italys entering the war on the side
of the Axis The letter is from old friend
whose name is omitted for that reason II
rs as follows:
September 8, 1871.
Count GCffTedo Pantafeefi
Italian Tourist Information Bureau.
626 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.
My Dear Goffredo:
am writing 10 tell YOU about a most
fantastic coincidence First Tot me say
however that I have an hand your letter
I'M v-ffftl4- pe-l- 4epalucc Easciam and state
that you have resigned from The Party as
well as head Of the bureau. Naturally, l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

Italy Says q Roiding
Aviator BIifzed Scot
lands Famous Lend
Locked Seo-Serpen+
But Hoof Mon! Squire
MocFdrIon B orroW
and His ; Youngsters
Soy They SowI+Alive
and Kickine-A True
Symbol of How Eng
land Can Take II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

" I'D probably find
himself unpopular
"There'll always be
and England" runs the
slogan.
Quick az a flash
II can be changed 90
"Therell always be
a Monster in Loo h
Ness "
The triumphant re-
turn OF the monster
was reported by the
Inverness correspon-
dent OF the London
DaiIV Mali rs fuffTw-S..-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

The Bombs Fell Close 10
the Monster, Writes the Italian Avia-
tor, Who Reported Its Killing. But
the English Now Have the Idea That
He MistOok a British Gesture of
Derision for Its Death ThrOcs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Glen X. Gunderson, 81, Ann Ar.
Dor; Louis E. Nixon, %, St. Louis,
Mo.
Robert F. Hancock. SO, and Efhe
L. Erickson, 40, Ypsilanti,
Jess NJ. Landreth, %, and Dor
othy ]. Bailey. 20, Ypsilanti.
Donald Farrell. 20. Detroit;
Elizabeth Brock. 20. Ypsilant.
Daniel Bandrofchak, %, and
Marion R. McEwen. IS. Ann Arbor.
Ethan A. Trim, 90, and Mary e.
Lauff, 23, Milan.
Rodney G. Lemble. "a, and Har-
riett NJ. Belser. "a, Ann Arbor.
Salvador RodiqueZ, %, and
Glendora NJ. McCallum, %, Ann
Arbor.
Earl B. Walker. %. Ann Arbor;
Victoria NJ. Tam5urro, 10, De-
troit
Wilbur Y. walworth, %, and
Vivian C. Karn, 10, Ann Arbor.
Guy H. circuit, %, and Cell
Duffecdack. "a, Ann Arbor.
Fred leighton. 25 Ann Arbor;
Justina M Eouff. 10, Milan.
James E. Kellams, 81, Wayne,
and Margaret L. Parkinson, 20,
Ypsilanti.