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Evening star., 1941-10-01
japan Celebrates

The Japanese love anniversaries.
When the calendar brings around an
annual milestone of some important
national event, they are prone to in
dulge In impressive parades, lengthy
banquets and big mass meetings
punctuated by much oratory.
Two such occasions recently have
presented themselves close together.
The fifteenth of September marked
the tenth anniversary of Japan'S
armed intervention in Manchuria,
which inaugurated the long struggle
with nationalist China that still con-
tinues. Only eleven days later, the
first anniversary of Japan's entry
into the Berlin Rome Axis fell due.
Both were momentous dates in Japa-
neSe annals 1t is therefore highly
interesting to note how they were
observed.
The Manchurian anniversary was
hailed as decisive step in the long
range japanese plan for the creation
Of New Order" in East Asia. Cele-
brations in Toxic were matched by
similar observances by the puppet
regimes in Manchukuo and Nanking.
The government did it's best to in
spire popular enthusiasm and ra-
dated confidence for the future.
japanese jingoes and expansionists
were allowed a field day.
Since most of those imperialistic
elements favor the alliance with
Germany and Italy, they were plan
ming big time for the Axis ami
versary. But the government turned
thumbs down on such proposals. 1t
announced that the event must be
| observed in a "dignified" manner
This consisted of an official luncheon
given Axis diplomats by the foreign
minister, Admiral Toyoda, and an
equally official mass meeting spon-
sored by the government-contro
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
All other public meetings were pro-
hibiteo. The official mass meeting
was as decorouS as a Sunday school
picnic, while at the luncheon, Ad-
miral Toyoda emphasized to his Axis
guests Japan's desire for peace and
world stabilization. incidentally,
Premier Konoye was not at the
luncheon. He was closeted that day
with the American Ambassador, Jo-
| seph Grew, in one of those frequent
conferences which have punctuated
recent diplomatic relations between
the two powers.
Such emphatic playing down of the
Axis anniversary reveals the extreme
caution which today marks the con-
duct of japanese foreign policy. 1t
does not necessarily mean that Toxic
| is about to break the Axis tie Still
less does it signify that Japan in
tends to abandon the grandiose
scheme for domination over the Far
East. The enthusiastic celebration
| of the Manchurian anniversary tends
| to show that Japan's will to Oriental
empire is still strong and determined.
So long as that policy is vigorously
pursued, any genuine settlement with
the Western powers is impossible,
and formal relations with the Axis
are a logical insurance against pos
sible complications with Britain and
America.
However, it does tend to show that
Toxic will not be rushed by it's Axis
partners into rash adventures which
would rebound primarily to their
profit rather than Japan's. There
fore, Prince Konoye continues the
fence-sitting posture for which he
seems eminently fitted. 1t may not
be the most dignified of attitudes,
but there are worse alternatives.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles E. Trdce1UeH.

year. The winter and early spring crops
are grown In forcing houses and cold
frames, but a supply from the garden
may be had from April TO November. by
the use of a cheap frame in which to
grow the first and last crops, relying on
a succession of sowings for the inter-
mediate supply.
Seed for the first crop may be sown
in a cold frame in March, growing the
crop thick and having many plants
which are small and tender or, by thin
ming out to the distance of inches and
allowing the plants to make a larger
growth, the plants pulled up may be
set in the open ground for the next crop.
"Sowings should be made in the gar
den from April to October at short in
tervals. A moist location should be
chosen for the July and August sowings
The early and late sowings should be
of some loose-growing variety, as they
are in edible condition sooner than the
cabbage or heading varieties.
The cabbage varieties are far superior
to the loose-growing kinds for salads
To be grown to perfection, they should
have a very rich soil, frequent cultiva-
ton, and an occasional stimulant, such
as liquid manure or nitrate of soda.
''The cos lettuce is an upright grow
ing type much esteemed in Europe but
less grown here. The leaves of the full
grown plants are tied together, thus
blanching the center, making it a de-
sirable salad or garnishing variety. 1t
thrives best in summer.
"One ounce of seed will grow 1900
plants or SOW 100 feet of drill. In the
garden, plants may stand 6 inches apart
in the rows, and the rows may be as
close together as the system of tillage
will allow"
1t can be imagined what rabbit
would think of 100 feet of luxuriant let
tuce.
Three thousand plants ought to keep
whole colony of cottontails busy for
the entire season.
In this way, one could have ones
precious flowers, and ones garden rab-
bits, too, and also plate of home
grown lettuce. now and then
If we had this problem, we would first
/ try the rags tied onto sticks.
/ 1t sounds easy. and it might work.
Then we would clean up the yard
/ especially around trees and shrubs.
/ Then we would plant lettuce. Just
think how many plants you can get
! from a mere ounce of seed. Nature
really is marvellous.
/ Then, if these methods failed to work
we would resign our garden to the lar
of nature, and try to cultivate q
philosophy which would enable us tc
| grin at the dire depredations of those
terrible rabbits. There are loose in the
present-day world awful forces of evi
which make anything which rabbits may
do seem as nothing at all.
The wild rabbit is one of our mos
/ intriguing garden animals. Few of u:
| will be able to discover some 1,20C
species of insects in a suburban garden
60 by 200 feet as an eminent scientist
| has-and he has just written a book
about it-but most of us can have a
wild rabbit now and then, If We live in
the suburbs, and have mind for It,
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of price-fixing methods: yet he omits
entirely Mr. Baruch's enthusiastic en-
dorsement of Leon Henderson Gin whom
there is little public confidence as the
best man to have charge of price fixing
A. D.
Discusses Americas Responsibility For
Present = Difficulties" of the World.
To the Editor of The Star:
In his article in The Sunday Star for
September %, Felix Morley traces the
causes of present world difficulties to
blunders made as far back as 10 years
ago, in which this country also had a
part.
The fact is that the cycle started
much earlier than 10 years go. The
weakness of the League of Nations goes
back to its very origin. And to that
this country also contributed, when it
refused to join the League. 1t was
argued at the time that the League was
a sort of er-government and that
it had too much power" Subsequent
events proved that it did not have
enough power. Its condition was much
like that of the United States under the
Articles of Confederation of 1887. In
the latter case, fortunately the weak
ness was recognized almost Immediately
and was remedied by the adoption of our
present Constitution.
But this country contributed to the
present turmoil in still another way.
We have had "appeasement'' in this
country almost since the signing of the
Treaty of Versailles. That pact has been
denounced publicly here, in the press,
on the platform, even by Government
officials as harsh and unjust to Ger
many. That country was portrayed as
the innocent victim of unScrupulous
foes. And German propaganda was
quick to exploit these arguments for its
own ends. Thus this country helped
to create in Germany a feeling of in
jured innocence and desire for revenge,
on which HitleriSm grew and fattened.
AS DR.. Edward Benes and others re-
peatedly have pointed out, the present
state of international anarchy is the re-
suit of the failure on the part of ma
tions to respect their pledged word. This
same spirit has manifested itself even
in our internal affairs, by attempts, both
in Government circles and in private
life, to bring contempt upon our Con-
stitution, to bring about changes in the
form of our Government without amend
ing our basic law by constitutional meth
DDS, and in seeking even now to justify
such attempts. Our Constitution is an
agreement or contract among ourselves,
regarding our liberties and the form
of our Government. That makes it
very important document. 1t cannot
be violated or ignored without injury to
ourselves. And the argument that "it
takes too long to amend the Constitu-
tion," is subtle attack upon this in
strument and upon the liberties which
it was intended to protect; and it is as
false as 1t Is subtle.
EDW. WOLESENSKY.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
New Excise Toxes

lnOuRn the new FeQeral excise
levies that go into effect today will
add substantially to the heavy bur-
den on the American people, they are
part of the sacrifices necessary to
secure the success of the defense
effort, and will no doubt be accepted
as such by patriotic citizens. In ad-
dltlon to securing for the Govern
ment additional revenue which it
needs to help finance the costs of
armament, the new taxes, by placing
a damper on consumer demand for
many goods, and diverting to the
Treasury greater portion of the
country'S expanding income, will
operate as brake on imitation.
The new excuses stem from the
Revenue Act of 1941, which provided
for an increase of approximately
So 500, 100000 in the Nations tax bill.
They cover a wide range-from fur
coats to automobile tires. Since they
include many items commonly bought
by the average American family, they
cannot properly be considered as
luxury taxes. BY reaching into the
pocketbooks of millions of Amer
leans, they will thus serve to broaden
the tax base, and secure a wider dis
tribution of the costs of the defense
program. This is greatly to be desired.
fo1 int fxrvo -, 81
groups-those imposed on manufac-
turers and those placed on retail
sales. Though some are new i'm
posts, others call for an increase in
existing exciseS. In it's search for
sources of revenue, Congress had pre-
viously imposed Federal taxes on
many items, such as theater admis-
sions, and distilled spirits. The
upping of the rates, of course, may be
expected to make these taxes more
productive.
According to computation by the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
the additional levies imposed by the
1941 Revenue Act will bring the tax
burden of the United States above
that of Great Britain, whether meas
ured on a per capita basis, or in
percentage Of national income. In
1912, it estimated, Federal, State
and local taxes will consume 25 per
cent of our national income, or S168
per capita. Though Britain is en-
gagged in war for survival, British
taxes next year will constitute only a
little more than % per cent of the
national income, or sl65 per capita,
it pointed out.
In view of the heavy tax load which
the American people are carrying
and the expanding demands of arma-
ment production, there is clearly a
need for reduction, in non-defense
expenditures, the elimination of pork
barrel projects and subsidies to spe-
cial groups and fresh attack on the
problem of taxation, completely di-
vorced from political considerations.
Too large part of the American tax
dollar is now being spent on nom
essentials. Before enacting new
revenue legislation and additional
taxes, it is to be hoped that Congress
will insist on making every practical
economy in expenditures unrelated
to defense. Of equal Importance,
Congress should take steps to provide
for further broadening of the tax
base and a more equitable distribu-
ton of the tax burden.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

@. What are the six mechanical prin-
ciples?-H. H.
A. They are the lever the inclined
plane. wheel and axle, the pulley, screT'
and the wedge.
@. Did Joseph Chamberlain marry
Massachusetts, woman?-E. B.
A. Mr.. Chamberlain married in 1883
his third wife, Mary Endicott of Massa-
chusetts, daughter of Judge Endicott,
Secretary of War in Cleveland's first ad-
ministration. The marriage took place
in ST. Johns Church, Washington, D. C.,
across Lafayette Square from the White
House.
O. Was the raven once regarded as
sacred?-R. T. E.
A. In ancient Greece and Italy the
raven was sacred to Apollo, and the Ro-
man augurs believed they could forecast
the future from its manner of flight.
@. Who invented the safety lamp for
miners?-J. S. H.
A. 1t was invented by Sir Humphry
Davy of England in 1915.
@. How many kinds Of tear gas were
used in the first World War?-E. A.
A. There were % varieties used in
warfare.
O. When did the United States as
sumo the protection of Greenland?-T.
H. M.
A. This was announced on April 10,
1941.
@. How early were clinical ther-
mometers used in America?-W. B. r.
A. Clinical thermometers were intro
duced into about half a dozen hospitals
in the United States in 1867.
@. What is a breakaway in the
movies?-G. S. r.
A. 1t is a bottle, club or other object
made of wax or some light material.
which breaks when the victim is struck.
Breakaway furniture is commonly made
of yucca wood.
@. How far is it from New Orleans
to New York by water?-M. H. P.
A, The distance is 2,00l statute miles.
@. What IS the name of the bird that
can be trained to fish?-A. L. D.
A. In China and Japan cormorants
are used for this purpose. They perch
on the edge of the boat and when re-
leased, swim about until their large
throats are filled with fishes. Each bird
has strap around its neck, to prevent
it from swallowing its catch.
@. Was Shakespeare's son once poet
laureate of England?-E. T. M.
A. William D'Avenant. the godson
(and considered by some the natural
SOM of Shakespeare was appointed poet
laureate in 1898.
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Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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question OF fact by ,Drtttng The EUe-
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@. If person dug hole in Rhode
Island and it was completed through the
earth, where would he come out?-A. P.
A. He would reach a point near
Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean,
approximately midway between Cape OF
Good Hope and Tasmania.
c. Why do the soldiers wear their ties
tucked in?-E. T. S.
A. An Army regulation requires that
when jackets are not worn the tie be
tucked between the second and third
buttons of the shirt.
O. How much mail is handled by the
Government?-M. H. E.
A. More than $1,000, 100000 pieces .
year.
@. Please compare the amount Of
money spent for education in the United
States with that expended for alcoholic
beverages, tobacco, and amusements.-
T. H. M.
A. Latest available figures show that
81, ,564 418, ,760 is expended in one year for
education compared with an expenditure
of s3444 ,0OO,OO for alcoholic beverages,
81 ,722 900 900 for tobacco, and ST. 438, ,O00,-
900 for amusements.
@. Please describe the statue Of Fa-
ther Junipero Sierra in Statuary Hall at
Washington. D. C.?-T. w. L.
A. The statue in the Capitol repre-
sents the famous priest in Franciscan
garb with a cross held up in his right
hand and a model of the Mission Church
of San Carlos de Carmelo resting on the
palm of his left hand.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

ter. Thus, the way is cleared for an
immediate start on this much-needed
project. Until this center is in opera
ton, there can be but little hope for
improvement of health conditions in
the overcrowded central Northwest
area
Evening star., 1941-10-01

A delegation of women has talked
to Foreign Minister Anthony Eden
about employing woman diplomats.
The logic suggested to him is that
"a woman is far more skillful than a
man in wrangling another man."
But supposing all the nations adopt
the proposal, what then? Somebody
certainly would be bunkered.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

Niels Anderson has rejoined the
Navy at 72 years of age. He enlisted
originally in 1898, served until 1929
and, pronounced in perfect shape"
is not too old for further duty. Let
his case be remembered the next time
it Is proposed to raise an arbitrary
bar against seasoned maturity.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

Potatoes are to be rationed in
Germany. Such evidence of the
success of Nazi conquest of spud-
producing territory is bound to be
helpful to Hitler. Every other scar
city, it seems, has served only to
strengthen his strangle-hold on the
people of the first nation over which
he triumphed-the Reich itself.
Evening star., 1941-10-01
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Disapproves Keynes Plan
For Forced Savings"
To the Editor NJ The Star.

To the Editor OF The Star:
To one who is trying his level best to
save up enough money to meet his share
of the administration defense tax pro-
gram for 1941 the forced savings plan
of John Maynard Keynes. British econo-
mist, which, it is understood from the
press, congressional committee is about
to propose in a modified form for the
wage earners of the country, seems to
be a great burden, extreme and un-
reasonable.
The Keynes plan proposes that the
government take two months salary
from every man and woman employed.
To me, this represents a monthly total
which I cannot spare and yet meet ex-
penses of the household and at the same
time contribute to the Red Cross, the
Presidents Birthday Ball for Crippled
Children, the Police Boys Club cam
paigns and other charitable drives. In
stead of foisting more of burden upon
the willing taxpayer, the Government
should find better way to tide its fu-
ture. To do that is not hard.
FREDERIC FROST.
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the past half century. They cannot
stand by now and, because of lack of
understanding. of lack of unity and pur-
pose, permit the election of the British
and the extension Of the Nazi system
TO the peoples Of the Near East.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

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credited TO It or not otherwise credlteu IN thIs
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All rights of publication OF special dispatches
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Evening star., 1941-10-01
Disagrees With Mr.. Kent's Opinion Of
President Roosevelt and Mr. Henderson.

To the Editor of The Star:
Frank Kent accuses the President of
the United States of showing bad taste
and bad judgment by writing a series
of articles which many of us have read
with interest and satisfaction. Mr.. Kent
in a previous article implied that the
President is a liar. Has the day gone
by when a man can differ with another
and have sportsmanship enough to re-
gard his opponent as still possessing
some of the cardinal virtues?
Taste and judgment, of course, are
matters of opinion, and whether Mr..
Kent and other Roosevelt-haters have
more of these characteristics than the
President may be left to the American
people to decide.
In another contribution to The Star
Mr.. Kent referred to Leon Henderson
as "a man in whom there is little public
confidence" 1t would be interesting to
learn on what. besides the omniscience
of columnists, he bases that sweeping
statement I travel a great deal and
meet hundreds of people, and I have
found most of them enthusiastic about
Mr.. Henderson.
Mr.. Kent pays tribute in this same
article to Bernard Baruch's knowledge
Evening star., 1941-10-01
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To the Editor of The Star:
With reference to your news item
headed six American Flyers, Trained
by R. A. F., Refuse to Fight" it is per-
haps too much to expect that your cor
respondent should forgo such a scoop,
but one might have hoped that you
would have suppressed it.
The splendid work of the Eagle Squad
ron of the r. A. F. should save them
from such humiliation.
HENRY MESTYN.
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@. Was the raven once regarded as
sacred?-R. T. E.
A. In ancient Greece and Italy the
raven was sacred to Apollo, and the Ro-
man augurs believed they could forecast
the future from its manner of flight.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

O. How much mail is handled by the
Government?-M. H. E.
A. More than 27,OOO,OOo,OOO pieces q
year.
Evening star., 1941-10-01

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Evening star., 1941-08-16
portant business of keeping a win

portant business of keeping a win
dow closed, but reaches out and
holds the upper and lower hash
tightly together so that intruders
can't get in, nor can breeZes whistle
in between them on cold winter
nights.
Made of heavy wrought steel or
brass, these new devices are sup
piled in attractive standard finishes,
and are put in place in practically
the same way that their older coun-
terparts are mounted. The part
which is mounted on the inside
sash, though. has a tamperproof
lock arrangement which extends
out and over the lug mounted on
the other sash. and when the win
dow is locked this bar-lock is pulled
in bv an eccentric action. Thus
the two window sashes are pulled
together. keeping them from rat
ting. in the first place, and not
allowing any draft to circulate
through that area because of the
alright Joint.
1t is also said that this handy
bar-lock arrangement makes IT i'm
possible for it to be moved without
turning the handle, and you def
nitely have to be inside TO do that
Also. because of the straight pull
which is exerted on the lug, there
is no tendency to side-slip, which
has made many of the old-style
window catches completely inef-
fectual.
Evening star., 1941-08-16
Building Permits
Continued From Page BID

No. / Hawaii avenue NE, the
project to cost $4,000.
Other more important permits
issued during the week included:
Theodore L. Benz, owner; A. w.
Smith, 1929 Leland street. Chevy
Chase. Md, designer: to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block resi-
dence. 1904 Mckinley place NV;
to cost $45.000.
Wilbur La Roe, jr. Investment
Building, owner: A. L. Anderson.
Silver Spring, Md, designer; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling 1918
Shepherd street NV; to cost $40
900.
Claude G.. johnson. 4l6 Shepherd
street NV, owner. builder and de-
signer; to erect two 2-story brick
and cinder block dwellings. 4543-
4547 Nebraska avenue NV; to cost
$1,000.
Paul p. Stone. 1920 Argyle terrace
NV, owner and builder; A. L. An
derson. Silver Spring. Md. designer
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling
1906 Argyle terrace NV; TO cost
$4,000.
Charles NJ. Wallingford. Denrikt
Building, owner and builder: G. 7
Santmyers, l4l0 H street NV. de
signer; to erect three 2-story brlci
dwellings. 1916 Taylor street NE.