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Evening star., 1941-12-06
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. HdSkin

A reader can get the dnSl1er to any
question of fact by Writing The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fyed-
eric J. HaSkin, director, Washington
D. C. Please inclose stamp for ~ep}y.
O. How many German planes have
been lost in attacks on Great Britain?
II. P.J.
A. Approximately 3,672 German plane
have been lost over Britain since the
war began.
@. What is the total mileage OF the
coast line o. the United States?-J. B +.
A. The total coast line is II 1886 milo
long; 5,565 miles on the Atlantic, 27@
miles on the Pacific and 3,64l miles
the Gulf of Mexico.
Q. How many fatal accidents occur l.
coal mines?-A. G.
A. Deaths in coal mines totaled 49,
In 1940-366 per 100000 tons OF coz
mined This was 10 per cent above the
1889 rate of AL, which was the loves
on record, according to the United States
Bureau of Mines figures.
O. What is the real name Of Maxim
Litvinoff, Russian Ambassador to the
United States?-A. @.
A. Mr. Litvinoffs real name was Maze
Enoch Wallach. He has had various
pseudonyms and party names, INCLUDING
Luvine, Felix, Nitz, Graf, Buchanan and
Finkelstein.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Traffic Legislation

Although many traffic experts and
engineers in the past have looked
with disfavor on proposals for rail
and motor vehicle SubWays in WASH
ington, chiefly because of the great
cost involved, the numerous advo-
Gates of the program seem to remain
unshaken in their belief that sub
WAYS are the answer, at least in part,
to Washingtons traffic problems. In
view of the continuance OF the con-
troverSy as to the merits of the sub
way plan, the House District Com
mittee was justified in approving a
bill to provide for a preliminary"
survey to determine the feasibility
of such a project.
Since no appropriation is to be
made to defray costs of compre-
hensive engineering survey and since
a report is to be required from the
Commissioners and the Public UtiG-
ties Commission by March IS next, it
seems unlikely that anything more
than q curSory study of technical
difficulties and cost factors of sub
surface construction will be forth
coming. The Public Utilities Com
mission has only one staff engineer
and his time is fully occupied as it is.
Available for re-eXamination, how
ever, are a technical report on the
subject submitted to the commission
Informally some years ago and more
recent cost estimates obtained from
other cities These estimates, 1t is
said, indicated an average cost of
S5.000,O00 per mile for subway
construction.
The committees approval, also, OF
bills to require the Federal Govern
ment to provide off-street parking
space for at least 20 per cent of
employees in new office buildings and
to authorize the Zoning Commission
to require that all new private build
ings provide parking facilities either
on the same lot with any such build
ing or elsewhere" is a recognition OF
the critical need for additional off
street parking space in the congested
downtown section. Had such pre-
cautions been taken years ago, the
parking and traffic situation would
not be so acute today. Belated ap-
plication of an arbitrary rule now
would be rendered difficult because
of the fact that land available for
parking facilities in downtown Wash
ington is at premium. The White
hurst traffic report took this i'm
portant fact into consideration in
recommending establishment Of
municipality operated parking lots on
the fringe of the congested district,
with cheap shuttle bus service to
link the lots with governmental
Offices. This plan, widely indorSed
by traffic experts and civic interests,
is incorporated in a bill which the
House committee is to consider next
week. This undoubtedly is the most
important local traffic relief measure
to come before the committee in
many months and Washington has
right to expect that congressional
approval of the bill will not be long
delayed.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Ten male cardinals within circle OF
6 feet make a sight worth seeing.

AS matter of fact, the observer would
not have to be particularly interested in
bird life to watch with interest.
II, however, he feeds the songsters in
his own yard, this sight comes as re-
ward for all that he has attempted to do.
Now, 10 bright cardinals make splash,
no doubt of it at all.
If their 10 mates were putting on the
show the display would be nothing re-
markable. although there are few birds
prettier than the female redbirds.
Their feathers are subdued, touched
with aspects of old shawls; they are not
SNOWY birds, like the males.
The 10 cardinals had flown in, one
after the other, just as dusk was descend
ing.
This is the cardinals hour, as it has
been called, from about 430 pm. to
$50 o'clock.
Whatever sparrows may have been
present have left for the day, gone back
to their sleeping quarters.
The remaining minutes of daylight are
left to the cardinals, the chickadees the
nuthatches and the titmice.
Down fly the male cardinals, one after
another.
These are not guzzlers, as sparrows are.
They prefer to find most of their living"
in nature, even when sunf1ower seeds are
available in abundance.
This shows more brains than the spar
rows seem to possess. They will eat too
much dry food.
Cardinals fly in every now and then,
during the day, but reserve their main
visit until the evening, or late afternoon,
however one calls 1t depending upon
which section Of the country one comes
from.
The redbirds gathered beneath the
feeding station on the 5-foot stake.
These birds much prefer to feed off the
ground, although they show no particu-
larly hesitancy about flying into the feed
ing station itself.
OF the two, male and female, the fe-
male is by far the bravest, when it comes
to visiting feeding stations in home
gardens.
She flies onto the edge of the tray at
once, but the average male requires
many minutes before he can get up
enough courage.
Often a male will fly down time after
time, but refuse to 90 in, sending him.
self deftly over the station just as the
observer feels that he is going to fly in.
The 10 males. Of varying degrees Of
| red, finally gathered within the 6-foot
circle. That is, not one of them was
| farther than that from any other.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Responds to Radio Address
BY Senator O'MahOney.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Senator OMahoney made 1t painfully
clear in his radio broadcast that o. P. M.
policy is undermining the foundations
Of democracy that all of us are striving
to defend.
This dangerous situation Is caused by
unnecessarily withholding materials from
civilian industries Raw materials are
tied up for defense that cannot be used
by defense industries for some time to
come. The o. P. M. is usurping the
control of all business under the guise
OF defense effort"
1t is time for the people to take hand
and withdraw this dictatorial power.
Let's all rally to the support of Sen
ator OMahoney's bill now before the
Naval Affairs Committee, a bill that
gives the people control of raw materials.
Let's prove to the world that the people
really run this free Government.
H. P. MURRAY.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
come before the House in an omnibus

come before the House in an omnibus
rivers and harbors bill
Secretary Morgenthau already has
outlined to Congress fields for pos
sible economies in non-defense ex-
penditures. Among these are agri-
cultural payments which will aggre-
gate approximately sl,OO0,O0O0O0 for
the current fiscal year-public works,
reclamation projects, highway aid
and Federal youth agencies. With
out drastic cuts in these and similar
activities, there can be no sizable
savings in the non-military budget.
To WELD the shears on these items,
and reject the demands of the vet
Grams and other organized groups for
additional subsidies, will, of course,
require courage. In view of the
staggering burden of armament, the
country, however, has a right to
expect that Congress, before levying
additional taxes, will insist on max
Ing every practicable economy in
aon-defense expenditures.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Little Towns Are Dear

Because the toDn seemed oDerSndU,
When ,vaS young, yearned to
stray
In ancient cities magical
And prove adventures rugged way.
One duDn, as cobalt as the sea,
Ilett my home, the sleepy to.o1,
Fled cityUard, but kept tho KEY,
Against that day I Mould returt
No1U back and seeking anity,
There is no ans,Uer to my knock
And useless, too, the treasured key
Since subtle time has changed the
lock.
JOHN RICHARD MORELAND.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
ERNEST CHARLES RICK,
Discusses Causes Of
Alleged 'Disunity."

To the Editor OF The Star:
I admit that am prejudiced against
Miss Dorothy Thompson. She is as
much an aversion to me as Charles A.
Lindbergh is to her. However, I believe
one with no bias can see the absurdity
Of attributing to the America First Com
mittee the cause for disunity in our
country.
May suggest few causes: Cd The
pro-labor attitude Of the White House
In letting strikes run wild; CD an un-
planned defense program with no def
mite chairman; 90 the useless spending
orgy Of the New Deal; 90 Harry Hop
kins' saccharine eulogy of Stain in
recent magazine article; 60 the Presi-
dents eulogy of himself in a recent
magazine; 90 Mrs. Roosevelt's numer-
Gus lucrative "twaddles' in numerous
magazines; CD the general practice of
high officials in the administration CIV
ing out information for money, instead
Of the regular and ethical procedure of
giving 1t to our newspapers for what it
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Cites Prince of Peace
As Bearer of a Sword.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
On December 3, you printed letter
urging that at this Christmas season
Of l94l mankind should turn away from
war and all its horrors "and turn its
thoughts to Him who said: I am come
that ye may have life and have it more
abundantly'."
With this I trust We all reverently
would agree But the question con-
fronting us is what mankind" is 60
ing TO do about it. Christ was under
no illusion as to that, for in the very
verse John, X10) from which the above
quotation is drawn. He said: The thief
cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy
What he now would do about it may
be found in Matthew, x34: Think
not that I am come to send peace on
earth: 1 came not to send peace but
sword DUANE E. FOX.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Yielding to Pressure

The supplementary report of the
Finding Board convened by the
President to pass on the railroad
wage dispute is an extraordinary
document, for it states quite frankly
that the final concessions to the
railroad unions we're not justified by
the facts of the case, but were, in
effect, price paid to buy peaceful
settlement" of the controversy.
In its original report the board
recommended pay increases aggre-
eating 100000, the higher rates
to terminate on December 81, 1912.
This was designed to meet tempo
rary rise in living costs attributable
to the national emergency, but the
unions rejected the proposal and set
a strike date. President Roosevelt
then asked the board to rehear the
case, with the result that additional
increases in wages, bringing the total
to from $500, 100000 to 1925, 900 900,
we're approved, and it was stipulated
that they we're to become increases
In the basic wage rates instead OF
being temporary in character.
The board, in its supplementary
report, specifically reafflrmed its be-
lief that it was "unwise to freeze the
recommended increases into basic
wages" 1t pointed out In the first
place that the railroads might we'll
be unable to meet the increases once
the defense boom Is over, and, in the
second, that the policy Of granting
wage increases in anticipation Of
continued rise in prices is unsound
and can "only aggravate the very
difficulty that 1t aims to overcome"
While thus reaffirming the correct
ness of its original recommendations,
and denouncing the inequitable
character Of the additional increases,
the board sought to draw diStinc-
ton between It's original role as a
quasi judicial body and its subse-
ouent appearance in the dispute as
a meQlatlOn agency.
AS quasi-judicial body, the report
said, I'VE did not and do not believe
that we should modify our (originaD
recommendations, In any material
respect, under pressure by either
party that a modification must be
made in order to buy peaceful
p,,{ ~ od1o6 uyhen
acting as a mediator it is permissible
to permit considerations Of expedi-
ency to dictate recommendation
which would not be warranted purely
on the merits of the case.
This, in other words, is the equiva-
lent of saying that the railroad
unions, by threatening to call strike
which would have crippled the de-
fense program, were able to bring
enough pressure to bear on the Presi-
dents Fact Finding Board so that it,
In the role of mediator, sponsored
concessions which, as quasi-judicial
body. it would have refused to rec
ommend in the belief that they were
unjustifed and inequitable.
Against this background, the
boards subsequent admonition that
the defense program cannot succeed
unless workers and employers alike
are prepared to make sacrifices, and
that the country faces disaster "un-
less this hard fact is clearly recog-
nized," has a curious ring. The ad-
vice itself is sound, but it would seem
that in this case it should have been
directed specifically to those who,
according to the boards own state
ment, used threats of force to exact
unreasonable concessions, regardless
Of the adverse effect on the national
welfare.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Agrees With Criticism
OF Washington's Critics.


My sincere compliments to H. L. H.
for his letter Of December 3. I wish
to add my reflections on the fact that it
is the native Washingtonian who ac-
tually Is suffering from the crowded
conditions brought about by the influx
Of workers to the Capital.
We natives love our city, we pay our
taxes towards Its upkeep and we con-
tribute to It's charities. The average
outsider does none Of these things, yet
feels free to criticize all that we have
or do.
We are the ones who are being crowd
ed, and If we must bear 1t for the sake
Of getting the job done, surely the out
slider might at least refrain from criti-
eism. VERA @. WOLGAMOT.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Letters to the Editor

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bear the name and address Of
the 1rriter, although the use Of
a pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1rith
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-12-06

recreation agencies to solve the per-
picking problems and jurisdictional
fights that for years have throttled
any attempt to obtain the centrali-
cation that all admitted is desirable
will not be further delayed.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
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Evening star., 1941-12-06

Ninety-two race horses have lust
been imported from Australia to
Hong Kong. It is thought that the
Japanese will find it very difficult to
beat them.
Evening star., 1941-12-06

should be-to keep the public informed
in an bipartisan way.
These are only few causes for dis
unity.
READER OF BOTH SIDES.
Evening star., 1941-12-06

r. A, F.'?-A. j.
A. 1t is by Alfred Moves.
O. What is the term used by the E
kimos to stop their dog teams?-I, c.
A. The Eskimos of Northern Canada
stop their dogs by calling out "Ohoha,'
or a long drawn out "H-a-u"
@. Is meat considered hard to digest?
H. F. A.
A. Meat is very digestible About 81
per cent Of its proteins and about e5 per
cent of the fat are digested. Few foods
can equal this record.
@. What were the outstanding plays
of last season?-C. J. B.
A. Burns Nantes selection Of the 10
best plays of le4041 is as follows:
Claudia" Native Son" MY Sister
Eileen" Lady in the Dark" The Corn
Is Green" Flight to the West" Mr.. and
Mrs. North" Watch on the Rhine" Ar
senic and Old Lace and George Wash
ington Slept Here
@. Why is the new Navy submarine
called the Crowler?-E. NJ. H.
A. The 3o0-foot craft is named after
the fish another name for the large
mouthed black bass.
@. When was the first agitation
against outdoor advertising?-D. K.
A. A painted sign on the rocks at
Niagara Falls in 1860 advertising St ia
cobs Oil occasioned the New York Leg
islature to enact the first law restricting
outdoor advertising.
@. How tall is Representative Hamilton
Fish. jr.?-J. c. E.
A. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall.
@ Was the State of Virginia at one
time owned by Gov. Culpeper?-S. F.
A. Thomas Culpeper was Royal Gov
ernor of Virginia from 1852 to 1858. He
was granted the entire territory Of Vir-
ginia for 81 years from 1873, but he re-
tanned after his governorship only por-
ton called Northern Neck.
O. How many soldiers are stationed at
Fort Knox, KY, and Camp Shelby,
Miss? .?-R. r.
A. The approximate troop strength of
Fort Knox is 10000 and of Camp Shelby
$4,000.
@. How much moisture is evaporated
from a tree in one day?-D. V.
A. The moisture evaporated from an
average white oak on a single summer
day has been estimated to be $50 gallons
of water.
@. Are the boys in the Civilian Con-
servation Corps engaged in defense
work ?-J. L. M.
A. Approximately 10000 young men
from So c. C. c. companies are assisting
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps in the
construction of training fields and in
other necessary military work at 46 res
ervations.
@. Who founded the French Academy
C. G. r.
A. This famous honorary society OF
letters was founded by Cardinal Richie
lieu in 1885.
". Are apples goOu lor tne teetH?-
M. J. R.
A. The chewing of firm apples is an
excellent method of cleaning the teeth
and preventing decay.
@. Where are the finest Panama hats
made?-M. D. P.
A. They are woven In the village OF
Montecristi, Ecuador.
Evening star., 1941-12-06
Uncle Sans Almanac, 1912

Uncle Sans Almanac, 1872
just off the press, the latest edi-
ton of this popular offer includes
timely information. Many new
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other up-to-the- minute facts, fig
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Evening star., 1941-12-06

@. Are the boys in the Civilian Con-
servation Corps engaged in defense
work.. L. M.
A. Approximately 10000 young men
from So C. C. c. companies are assisting
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps in the
construction of training fields and in
other necessary military work at 46 res
ervations.
Evening star., 1941-12-06

@. How much moisture is evaporated
from a tree in one day?-D. V.
A. The moisture evaporated from an
average white oak on single summer
day has been estimated to be $50 gallons
of water.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Star Home
Continued From Page BIZ

comfortable chairs and sofa and a
triple window looking out into the
garden and the woods. There are
closets for storage of play kit and
also a door to the garage.
Here is also a bright and sunny
maids room with complete bath and
beyond, a laundry and drying room
with the laundry tray placed right
under the window and plenty of
light and air available. This base
ment is unusually light as it is all
above ground at the rear.
Three Bedrooms Upstairs.
There are three bedrooms and two
baths upstairs. The two small rooms
are only small by comparison. One
furnished with antique white fur
niture has peach color bedspread
and curtains against pale turquoise
walls. There is a large chest and
dressing table. a single bed with
double night tables and a delightful
resting corner with velvet covered
chaise lougne and lamp. Another
room has pale green walls with
maple furniture draperies in strong
yellow with flower design. This
room, with sturdy hooked rugs on
the floor and big maple wing chair
would be ideal for boy or girl.
The master bedroom is unusually
Evening star., 1941-08-09

large. running the whole depth OF
the house with large windows al
both ends. The front alcove win
dow has a chaise Tongue and maga-
zine table.
There is a large hlghboy, a chest
with mirror and dressing table
twin beds and comfortable over
stuffed chairs, and room left over
This is delightful room as far as
light and a breeze are concerned
as we'll as personal comfort. There
are two closets with cedar Innings.
In fact every closet on the bedroom
floor is cedar lined.
The bath is off a small hallway
which leads to the sewing room.
This little room with its two win
dows and bright sunshine would
be equally useful as nursery. 1t
might also be used as a dressing
room or for a personal writing room
since it is so secluded.
The home has been completely
furnished by Woodward e. Lothrop
Considerable thought has been
given to the scale and type OF fur
niture
To reach the Kenwood home
drive out Wisconsin avenue to Dor
set drive. turn left to Kennedy drive
then left again one block to the
house.
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Defense
Continued From Page BID

11-month period. Mr.. Fahey said
that private enterprise in many dis
tricts has been more than equal to
its task. At the same time. he said,
other districts have Jagged.
Conference Held Here.
The presidents of the u regional
Federal Home Loan Banks we're
called to a conference at Washing
ton last week, according to Mr..
Fahey. and conferred with repre-
sentatives of the defense housing
co-ordinator They returned to
their districts prepared to urge in
stitutions affiliated with their banks
to still greater activity in defense
housing.
Defense workers need low-cost
homes" said MI Fahey. Houses
costing $4,000 to $4,000. or even less,
are needed most. Those costing
more than $4,000 or $4,000 are not
meeting the problem.
Every home erected by private
industry takes some of the burden
off Government agencies and per-
mits the use of Government funds
in other defense activities. Of
course. private institutions entrusted
with the savings of the public can
not finance dwellings that are not
justified economically. But there is
legitimate demand for permanent
homes in defense, areas which pri-
Evening star., 1941-08-09
Home Clinic
Continued From Page BID

had to consider the fact that china
handled on conveyor belts and
washed by machinery could not be
too delicate, that linen must be
practical for continual launderings
and yet achieve a quality OF design
and attractive color.
They succeeded amazingly well,
and the whole room is homogeneous
from the graceful aluminium and
opalescent glass light fixtures on
the oak paneled wall right on down
to the insignia on the match packs.
The service plate Is Of white china
with a shell edge, with the eagle
emblem in II colors. The dinner
plates are plain white with gray
blue border and white stars.
The silver is FURNISHED finish,
which is dull rather than lustrous,
with only a monogram and its own
fine modelling to make 1t decorative.
The linen is oyster white in a
rough weave with the blue in
sigma. Silver hollow ware is ut
terlv simple in design, as is the
glassware, with its importance de-
pending on its fine detail and per-
feet proportion. The after dinner
coffee service is a bright spot OF
distinct color, the cups being deep
blue with white stars and the
saucers red.
Harmonious Items Used.
The success of this array is not
in the fact that any one item is
very unusual, expensive or rare, but
in the great care and attention to
detail which fits each item to the
next one and makes them all go
together.
Thoughtful planning and careful