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Evening star., 1941-09-28

WILLIAM BRIDGES. Curator of Pub
ications for New York's famed Bronx
Zoo, writes that animals often give
their keepers stern and valuable lessons
in animal psychology. One example is
the saga of Brutus the Lion:
TINE 4 PLACE: Opening day of the
Bronx Zoos African Plains exhibit.
Main Feature: Lion Island - a unit in
the fve-aUe, bariess space, surrounded
by trench 20 feet wide, l8 feet deep.
Restless inhabitants of Lion Island
could 60 no place except down.
No one thought they'd do that. But
one of them did. 1t was Brutus
always the gay blade and boss of the
troupe. Landing with springy bounce,
he roared exultantly and proceeded to
have wonderful time. He neered at
his more timld mates on top, shouted
defiance at the keepers who peered over
from the opposite bank.
Escape mad been provided by ramp
which led up from the moat to the
shelter house on Lion Island. All a
moat-tumbler had to do was run up the
ramp and the door would be opened.
ACT I. When Brutus tired of his little
game, he climbed the ramp, reached
the small platform just before the door
leading to home - and paused. That
was the turning point of the drama.
The keeper made tactical error. He
didn't bring out stick and apply it to
that section of Brutus where it would
do the most good. No. Instead. he
placed chunk of meat before the open
door. Brutus entered, ate his bribe.
ACT Il. Next day, Brutus was in the
moat again. Again he picketed the
open door of his house. Again he ended
up with several pounds of beefsteak
(prime cut, well-trimmed).
In one week, he jumped in five times.
Quickly, his pals caught on. An epidemic
of moat-jumping swept Lion Island.
One sad day there were three lions in
the moat at one time All had to be
meat -bribed.
CURTAIN. But then the tide turned.
An awakened keeper proved that a
smart man is smarter than a smart lion
by redisoovering the possibilities of
well-handled broomstick. Even Brutus
yielded to that superior education.
Evening star., 1941-09-28

As you see, it's completely nom
glamorous. Just nice, pretty girl.
Now for the trend: No sooner did
that cover appear than inquiring letters
began to arrive: What's her name? -
That's the kind of a girl l want to
marry. No more glamor for me-"
One letter went just bit farther
than the others: 1--we lost two girls
already because of your cover pictures
and now I'm on my way to losing a
third For some reason or other, my
girl friends dom t seem to appreciate my
admiration of your pictures instead of
theirs"
We don't want to break up any
happy boy girl combinations, 50 maybe
we'd better tell all her admirers that
we're not allowed to reveal the name
of the girl-with- the -coffee-cup.
BET. Recently we met World War l
veteran who has prospered in the
world. Too old to serve now, he still
has soft spot in his heart for the ser
vice men he meets on the street.
I'D like to offer them little money
for entertainment" he said, but
don't want it to be just handout -
l wouldn't have liked that when l was
a doughboy. So I've found a solution
to the problem.
Every time 1 meet a soldier l 60
up to him and say, I bet you dollar
to nickel that your name begins with
H or j. or 'P'; or any letter that
comes into my mind"
So far he's glad to say he has won
only two bets out of hundreds. M.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
UNCLE RAYS CORNER-Asu Produces Most of Worlds Tin

Every day Of the year, millions OF
sans Of food are opened 20 the con-
tents can be used in preparing meals
Salmon, sardines, peas, beans, car
rots, tomatoes. grapefruit juice,
sauerkraut juice and carrot juice
are among the hundreds of things
which are put up in cans.
We speak Of the containers as "tin
cans" but most of them are not
made entirely of tin. The common
practice is to make cans chiefly
from thin iron or steel, and to coat
them with tin.
There is good reason to coat the
cans with tin. This metal lasts a
long time. 1t does not tarnish or
rust easily.
Another use Of tin is for tinfoil
The metal can be rolled into sheets
20 thin that = stack of 10000 OF
them, pressed down, would be only
inch high.
Tinfoil is made into wrappers for
chocolate bars, photo films and
many other things. Sometimes the
foil contains lead or copper as we'll
as tin.
People have been using tin for
Thousands Of years. Cornwall, a
part Of Great Britain, was famous
for its mines in ancient times. The
Romans used to sail to Cornwall
to obtain loads of the metal.
Today Cornwall still has tin mines,
but most Of the worlds supply comes
from Asia. Asia produces twice "a
Evening star., 1941-05-19

want enunciation that is profession
ally clean-cut. that will carry your
words clearly to the last row of the
balcony, avoid the bad habit of run
ming words together, as: "It will
plea sgreatly; by the dawn surly
light; lady sun genulmen; be i'd
deverse oh wumble, there snow play
sly comb
Watch especially words ending
with the sound of s." It isn't neces-
sary, of course, to separate your
words with a stilted pause, but care
should be exercised that confused
jumbling does not make your speech
slovenly and hard to follow. Good
enunciation is attained by speaking
forward, and on the lips.
How is your punctuation? Not 80
good? Be Of good cheer. Send for
my pamphlet that makes punctu-
alton as easy as rolling of log. It's
practical, nontechnical, and it's
FREE. Send a stamped (3-cent) ,
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Don't Take Nv
Word For 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
Quantity

Eoun. Amount; portion: srtent::
stse.
4 y
In the average vocabulary this
word loses its first 1t" entirely and
becomes "KWAH-nuh-tee." But the
dropping of the st" Is not sanctioned
by the dictionaries.
The first IT" of IDENTITY like
wise is lost IN the shuttle, as: id
DEN-uhte How often does the
radio tell us that there will be q
brief pause for station id-DEN-u uh-
ftlh-KAY-shun"?
Speakers that are mindful of their
accents will make sure that both
It's" in these words are distinctly
voiced, As:
KWAHN- -ti-tee
eye-DEN-ti-t
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
HINT tn CpEAKEPQ ~ VOL,
Evening star., 1941-05-19

Workers carrying loads OF tin
stone from mine in Malay States.
much as all other continents to-
gether
The Malay states have an average
yearly output of about $4,000 tons
of tin. Next come the Dutch East
Indies and Bolivia. Bolivia is the
only country in the New World with
important tin mines.
During the past five years the
worlds average output Of tin has
been about 175,000 tons. OF this
amount Bolivia has produced Gloss
Evening star., 1941-05-19

self addressed envelope to Frank
Colby, in care Of The Evening Star.
Just say: "Punctua ton, please"
released BY the Bell Syndicate. Ins)
Evening star., 1941-05-19

West is a player who prides him
self on the solid nature of his de-
fensive play. So. after some thought,
he came out with the queen of dia-
monds-and I, sitting South, took
stock.
The lead placed the diamond king
In the East hand, SO West had to
have the club king and probably the
club jack for his bid. On this as
sumption, I went up with the dia-
mond ace and laid down the heart
ace, much gratified to see the jack
fall. got to my hand with a small
trump, and returned the six of clubs,
fully intending to finesse dummy S
club ten if West played low
But West split his honors, and
the rest was easy. If West hadn't
tried to play safe with the opening
lead. = spade lead and continuation
would have set my contract"
We congratulate Mr.. Jameson on
. well-reasoned line Of play. He
saw that his only chance was to
set up the queen Of clubs so as
10 discard a spade from the dunn
my, and went after the main chance.
But, as Mr.. Jameson admits in an
other part of his letter, he would
have been better advised to pass
three spades doubled. 1t would have
been set at least one trick and prob
ably more, while four hearts should
have been defeated.
X \ X Il
Saturday you were Oswald Jacoby' s
partner and. with neither side vul-
herable, you held:
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

david Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D.
4chenken, worlds leading team-of-
four, inventors of the System that
has beaten every other system in
Evening star., 1941-05-19

Remove letter from
called for in the last column Print the letter
the word which
correctly like
Answer to Saturdays LETTER-OUT.
Letter.
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Cd PEILSSES-LESSEPS built Canal.
90 COLANDER-CANDLER (hes
(U) DENUDE-ENDED dts finished.
EXHALER-HEAIER medicine
Evening star., 1941-05-19

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Answer-Bid five diamonds. You
have little defense against foul
spades, but should not be hurt badly
At five diamonds. This should be
. paying sacrifice.
Score 100 per cent for five dia-
n1onds, 40 per cent for pass, 20 per
cent for double.
Question No. 1853.
Today you are Howard Schen-
ken's partner and, with neither side
vulnerable, you hold:
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The bidding:
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Evening star., 1941-05-19

to $4,000 tons . year.
Most tin is obtained from an ore
called "tinstone." Usually the tin
stone is black or brown, and is
found In or near masses Of granite
rock. Often it is taken from under
the BED of a river.
Tinstone is heated time and again
before the Stag is removed and the
pure tin is obtained
Pure tin has q silvery white color,
with yellowish or blush tinge.
Tin Is melted with other metals
to produce things Of importance.
Soft solder Is made with tin and
lead. Tin and copper together make
bronze.
If you heat tin to AZ degrees
above zero Fahrenheit, it will be-
come brittle and can be hammered
into a powder The same thing can
be done If you chill tin until it's
temperature is 20 degrees below
zero. When I say this, I am speak
ing Of pure tin, not of tin-coated
iron in cans.
1r>eA Raa
tFcr General Interest section Of your
scrapbook1
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Evening star., 1941-05-19
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
CONCLUSION

Many other proposals will be
presented to this Legislature for
consideration. Some will possess
real merit and should be favor
ably considered. Others spon-
sored by selfish and special inter-
est groups should find you alert
TO safeguard the interests of all
the people at all times.
AS the session of the Legisla-
ture progresses, there may be &C.
casions when additional recon-
from the, executive
office may be justified. If such &C.
casions arise / shall come to you
with additional messages.
May / suggest that you feel free
at ali times to confer with me on
any state problem.
PEOPLE FIRST THOUGHT
The people of Michigan are de-
pending upon this Legislature TO
be truly productive in the enact
ment of sound legislation.
Without any reservations,
shall always place the welfare and
well being of the people of Mich
igan above any partisan or selfish
considerations.
In this approach to the great
task that lies ahead of us, l am
confident that the members of the
Legislature will join me.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
Oldest Worker
For State Dies
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, Jan. 3. - Funeral
services will be held here at 100
p. m. tomorrow for Robert Crabb,
oldest state employe in point of
service. who died yesterday in a
Lansing hospital following a brief
Illness
Mr.. Crabb, affectionately known
as Bobby" by all capitol employees,
had worked for the state tax com
mission since 1903 as a messenger.
Services will be held from the
Estes-Lcadlcy funeral home with
burr at li-ttfff NJ MI Hope Cemetery. MIR.
Crabb was born in England and
after brief teaching career there
came 10 the United States in 1888.
He settled in Ishpeming In 1903
he moved 10 Lansing.
Mr. Crabb IS survived by his
widow, Maurie; sister. Mrs.
Jennie Odgers of Detroit; TWO
daughters, Mrs. Honoura Hookway
and Mrs. Jennie Beasley of Lans-
ing: a son, Charles Crabb of De-
troit. four grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
CIVIL SERVICE

BY constitutional amendment.
the people of Michigan have
charged US with the establishment
of system of civil service for
state employment"
/ appeal to all state agencies
and every member of this Legis-
lature for full cooperation with
the civil service commission in
carrying out the provisions Of the
constitutional amendment. / shall
give my own complete co-opera-
ton to that end.
To finance the work of the COM
mission for the six months ending
June 30, l941. a deficiency appro.
priation will be required. as speci-
fed by the amendment, of not less
than one-half OF one per cent of
the annual pay roll of the state
service for the previous fiscal year
An appropriation Of not less than
one per cent of the annual pay
roll is specified for each suisse
quent fiscal year for administra-
ton of the act.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION

As a former state highway COM
missioner. IL is natural that
should retain a vigorous interest in
the further advancement of high
way transportation facilities.
Highways knit our people to-
gether and provide the backbone
of the states principal indus tries.
They are vital to national defense
Certain legislative provisions are
if Michigan is to con-
tinue to be known for its fine high
ways, roads and streets.
Regulation of outdoor advertis-
ing. particularly along the tourist
and scenic highways. would add TO
the enjoyment of motorists on va
cation and would make them safer.
Traffic volumes on many of the
states primary arteries make two.
three and four-lane undivided
highways obsolete and dangerous.
TRAFFIC SAFETY
To keep pace with traffic. we
must build divided-lane. limited
access highways connecting popu-
lation centers. and even more ad-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

We should look into the future
for the provision of two essential
institutions TO supplement the
present prison group. The state
should have place for the
segregation of defective delin-
quents, and a women's prison OF
reformatory.
You should consider carefully
mandatory legislation eliminating
ssible weaknesses in the present
ULorrections Law. Act No. 255.
Public Acts of 1887. Legislative
committees should examine the
data as to whether more authority
ought to be vested in a larger
parole board. possibly four men,
bers instead Of the present three,
in the consideration OF hundreds
OF life-term inmates whose only
relief now can come through the
exercise Of executive clemency by
the governor.
Larger probation and parole
services are investments in sound
penology, just as. intelligent penal
treatment yields definite reward
in the rebuilding of human char
acter.
Juvenile crime is an increasingly
urgent problem in this and all
other states. May ! commend to
your serious consideration the
proposed model Youth Correction
Act recently drawn by the Ameri-
can Law Institute. after three
years OF intense study by COM
mittee of the nations foremost
jurists. lawyers and penologists.
Perhaps We can profit by the find
ings Of these acknowledged ex-
perts in reaching realistic yet
humane approach TO this vital
problem.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
SCHEDULE NEEDS

In addition TO these reforms,
there should be a well-organized
program to schedule needs in ad-
vance so that merchandise and
equipment can be purchased in
volume. Greater attention should
be given 10 market trends to take
advantage of favorable prices.
Strict adherence to civil service in
the selection of buying personnel
will assure the carrying out of
such a program.
Above all. every detail of state
purchasing should be constantly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

vanced motorways in some of the
larger cities. The state must be
able to limit the access to these
thoroughfares. Limited access leg
islation is a first requirement for
this type of highway development,
which it is my hope may be ia
vorably considered during this
session of the Legislature.
Michigan. the nations automo-
bile manufacturing state, has a
responsibility to perfect its pro-
gram of traffic safety.
Much has been done but much
more can and must be done TO
promote the safe, efficient. orderly
and economic use of our great
highway transportation facilities.
/ urge your sympathetic and care
full consideration OF measures de-
signed TO accomplish this purpose.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
TWO DEFINITE NEEDS

Although our state park system
is one Of the finest in the nation,
two definite needs exist in this
phase Of the Conservation Depart
ments work
The first is to acquire frontage
on the Great Lakes in the south
ern part of the state. so that parks
may be developed more accessible
TO the large population centers.
My attention has been called
particularly TO frontange on Lake
Erie in the vicinity Of Monroe,
which should be acquired for park
purposes 10 provide additional rec
reational facilities of the Detroit
metropolitan area.
In considering metropolitan rec
reational facilities. there appears
to be merit in fuller utilization OF
the State Fair Grounds. II is pos
sible that a cooperative agreement
could he reached between the city
of Detroit. Wayne County and the
state 10 open these grounds. in
which the state has a large invest
ment, for public use the year
around.
Second. there is need TO equip
many existing state parks with
more modern sanitation facilities
and other conveniences. to make
them more attractive and useful.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
TOURIST AND RESORT INDUSTRY

Estimates place the total in
come from the tourist industry in
1910 at A11. 900. 900 and the to-
tai number of tourists at ITO
900. These reports are for the year
,round business and include the
st growing Winter sports activi@
Young in years, the tourist in
dustry has potentialities of devel-
opment that stir the imagination
Tourist dollars benefit the entire
state. They form the principal
source of income for some sec
tons of that great recreational
area of Michigan known as the
North Country.
The entire state profits from
tourist business, including the
state government itself. for north
ern counties can better carry
their share of the cost Of social
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
LIQUOR CONTROL

Michigan's Liquor Control. Act
is basically sound With honest
and efficient administration. the
state can regulate and control the
liquor business for the protection
of our citizens and Of legitimate.
honest dealers engaged in the
businbss.
shall spare no effort to bring
about such an administration Of
s2e act. and TO place and main
in the liquor control commission
<h high plane Of honest public
service.
/ shall make il my personal
responsibility TO see that any per-
son who Hampers with, or at
tempts to profit illegally from the
liquor business will be quickly
and effectively prosecuted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
Die Craftsmen Win
Raises, Closed Shop

The Society of Tool and Die
Craftsmen. an independent union.
today announced the signing of a
closed shop agreement providing
a five-cent an hour increase for
$50 employees of the Federal En-
Gineering Company, $50 Oakman
boulevard. The agreement. as an
nounced by J. J. Griffin, president
of the union. also provides for
vacation bonuses. Men who have
been employed by the company for
"a weeks in a year will receive
$40 those who work % weeks
will get $50, and employees of j.
weeks will receive $50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

|. CONTINUED from Page Twelve)
x par with our educational sys-
tenn, which is recognized as among
the best in the nation.
LIBRARIES NEEDED
This new public school code
should encourage local school
boards to share financial respon-
sibilities In the operation Of
schools. II should further extend
the school election franchise to all
citizens.
Gravely retarding a compre-
hensive program of adult educa-
ton Is the lack of adequate
library facilities in many sections
of the state. Reliable reports
show that nearly one million rural
people are without local libraries.
while almost a million more in
small communities have limited
opportunities to obtain reading
material
The 1889 Legislature found II
necessary to repeal the appropria-
ton clause in the 1887 act which
created the state board for
libraries. Now. with increased
state revenues and a we'll defined
need for better library facilities,
I recommend an appropriation
large enough to resume a reason
able library program.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
CONSERVATION

Conservation Of natural re-
sources and utilization Of public
lands and waters are long-range
state problems.
Economic stability OF much of
the states area north of townline
II depends directly on natural re-
sources and the closely allied
recrcational facilities.
approximately file million acres
of northern Michigan land are now
under state ownership. Utilization
of this land for the public and its
possible restoration 10 private
ownership so that IT may again be
placed on the tax rolls should re-
ceive serious study.
There is an apparent need for
legislation that will draw a
clearer distinction between private
and public water rights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03

and educational services as tour
list income increases.
can think of no other place
where the investment of a small
sum by the state will return such
large dividends to all the people
as in the tourist and resort in
dustry.
We should take a lesson from
the automobile manufacturers
who spend large sums of money
In advertising and promotion for
a single new model. They do il
because they have learned that a
well-balanced program of national
advertising and promotion pays
big returns
The state government has not
entirely overlooked tourist promo
ton, but the major responsibility
has fallen on other agencies, such
as the tourist associations and
chambers OF commerce. These
agencies have done the pioneering
and carried on much constructive
work.
WINTER AND SUMNER
It is time now for the state IT.
self TO step into the field and
with the help of existing agencies
plan and execute a long-range
program of advertising Michigan
as a whole.
/ recommend TO this Legislature
that the appropriation for tourist
promotion be doubled to $500 0o
annually. To direct the program OF
advertising Michigan as whole
the state tourist and resort com.
mission, created by the 1894 spe-
cial session of the Legislature,
should become active again.
Every effort should be made 10
encourage Winter sports as well
as Summer recreational activities
and to extend the tourist seasons
over longer period of time.
The commission should sponsor
an inventory of Michigan recrea-
tional attractions and facilities.
This inventory should include in
formation regarding hotels, cabins.
camping sites, fishing and other
outdoor sports. II should be pub
lished and made readily available
TO all persons who are planning a
Michigan vacation.