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Evening star., 1941-04-01
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdcetoeH.

1t happened that there was tin can
not far from the traps.
The rat went over to the can pushed it
over on its side, and trundled it across
the room to the traps.
Then it gave the can push into one
of the two springs.
Pow!
With a terrific bang, the trap sprung.
The rat then ate the bait in safety.
Dogs often give the clue to rats in
neighborhood by digging wildly beneath
steps or garages or drains.
Many careful householder, VINO would
swear there are no rats in the vicinity,
has them every night and doesn't know II.
Once rats are seen, or even suspected,
the thing to do is to get rid of them,
but the question is how.
The steel spring rat trap is terrible
thing, as all such traps are.
Children might easily suffer broken
ankle by them, or pets a broken leg.
If this type of trap is used, it should
be placed under large wooden soap
box, with the edge resting on brick,
which would allow just room enough for
the rat to 60 in.
A trap which catches the rat inside
and prevents it from going out leaves to
the catcher the problem of disposing Of
the creature.
There are scores Of rat poisons on the
market. Their danger is manifest, since
the bait used must be grain or bread, or
meat or fish, most of them attractive to
pet animals and birds.
The Department OF Agriculture advo-
Gates the use of red squill, mixed with
the proper bait. This is not poison,
in the usual sense, and will not kill pet
animals, it is claimed, although we
suspect it might make them very sick.
This type of exterminator may be pur-
chased in can already mixed.
Teaspoons Of this should be lowered
into the runs, as far down as possible
with the aid of a long-handled spoon.
One householder declares that his rats
ate out of the spoon, but we suspect this
is a sort of fairy tale.
At any rate, the idea is to put the bait
down so far that pet animals and birds
cannot get to 1t.
Extreme care should be taken, even
with this type of rat exterr1inator, to Sc
place it that nothing but the rats can
get it.
This will require some thought but
that is part of this rather cruel but neces-
sary game.
The idea Is to outwit the animal.
Bats should be left for three days
and if untouched then, should be re-
moved, and fresh put down.
Poison gases, forced into the runs, are
best left to professional exterminators
Often they are highly explosive and ex-
tremely dangerous to handle.
No reliance can be placed in dogs and
! cats. Dogs are too dumb to catch them
and as for the cats, they are too wise
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Jan Vultin'

The Department of Justice is lay
ing the groundwork for sequel to
Jan Valtin's best seller, "Out Of the
Night" In that lurid book the Ger
man-born former Communist secret
agent and saboteur, whose real name
is Richard Julius Herman Krebs, told
how he plotted strikes and disorders
from Hamburg to San Francisco, how
he was captured and tortured by
Hitler's Gestapo, or secret police;
how he escaped after pretending to
join the Gestapo, only to be arrested
by the dread Russian o. G. P. u,
and how he finally succeeded in
fleeing "out of the night" into the
comparative safety of the United
States, the country he had once con-
spired against.
1t was an almost incredible story
that Krebs related-but unwittingly
he wrote his own indictment, an
indictment telling of illegal entry
into this country, of incarcera-
ton in San Quentin Prison in 1925
for assault with a dangerous weapon
and Of Communist agitation in West
Coast shipping circles. The Depart
ment of Justice received many in
quiries as to why this self-confessed
alien plotter and ex-convict should
not be deported. Department officials
were curious about this, too, so they
ordered an investigation. As a result
of the findings, Krebs has been
arrested in New York and is being
held for deportation proceedings. He
will be entitled to, and will receive,
full and fair hearing on the
charges, In the American way
without Gestapo or o. G. P. U. varia-
tions. He has supplied damning
evidence against himself in his auto
biography, however. It would be a
strange twist Of fate If events were
to qualify him to write another grim
chapter, or another book, entitled
Back Into the Night" Certainly no
destiny could be blacker for such an
adventurer than to be sent back to
the Gestapo whose methods he claims
to know so well.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
"BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, Va.

"Dear Sir.
81 have been a reader of your column
for a good while and find it interesting,
indeed.
II am writing to tell you of the tragedy
that occurred in my back yard.
Recently discovered a nest of rats
beside the refuse pals. There were sew
eral holes in this vicinity, and I had
seen the creatures several times. OF
course, set traps for them.
THE day after set them, went out
to inspect them and found in one of them
a sparrow, dead, its back broken by the
powerful spring.
TT had, of course, taken a peck at
glad it died quickly, caught by the cruel
trap, rather than have had escaped to
die miserably from the poisoned bait.
VERY truly yours, L. T."
There are always rats in residence
neighborhoods.
Persons who feed the birds merely at
tract them to their yards. not to the
neighborhood. They are there already,
and always there, despite the fact that
unobserving persons may not see them.
AS long as there are sewers, garbage
pals and drains and walls, there will be
rats, of one type or another.
HouSeholders who find their garbage
pals upset, with the lid off, mostly at
tribute the depredations to dogs or cats.
1t may be rat.
The rat is a clever, cunning animal,
able and capable of survival under ad-
verse conditions.
1t is said that tests to show the in
teligence of this animal give the crea-
ture very high I. @.
Experimenters placed two traps side by
side, touching each other, over the en-
trance hole of a rat.
Then they watched from concealed
place.
The rat came up the hole to the traps.
There it paused. Something was in
the way. What was it?
The rat didn't know, but it wasn't in
any hurry to find out. AS far as 1t knew,
it had all night, so the thing to do was
to go easy.
First it poked at the traps-from be-
neath-with its nose.
They moved slightly.
This gave the animal its clue.
Carefully, to avoid setting off the trig-
gers, it noSed the two traps apart and
came up safely through them, without
disturbing either one.
The question, from the rat standpoint,
was how to get at the bait without setting
off the spring.
Those who were watching the animal
swore later that it seemed to pause and
consider, just as human being would do.
Now comes the story. You don't have
to believe it. unless you want to, but
those who we're there swear it is true.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Mr.. Roosevelt Intervenes

President Roosevelt'S intervention
in the impending soft coal shut
down-which technically begins to-
day-was more than justified by the
fact that virtually the entire defense
program would be brought to a halt
by any protracted work stoppage in
the bituminous coal fields.
Officially, the miners stopped work
last midnight after fourteen days of
negotiations had failed to bring
renewal of their contract with the
mine operators. This is a holiday
in the mines, however, and the men
would not have been at work in any
event, so that for practical purposes
the shutdown will not begin until
tomorrow.
The principal point at issue in the
negotiations is a demand by the
miners for a fiat increase of ST in the
basic daily wage of $6 in the North
ern fields and $3.50 in the Southern
fields. Under any method of measur-
ing living costs, this demand is
unreasonable, and If the miners are
adamant in refusing any compromise,
it is difficult to see how an agreement
can be reached.
But this does not alter the fact
that the operators and not the miners
are primarily to blame for the shut
down. When the negotiations began
on March IL the United Mine Work.
ers offered, in event of a deadlock,
to keep the miners at work after
expiration of the old contract upon
condition that any agreement ulti-
mately concluded be made retro
active to April l. This is reasonable
and more or less accepted practice,
but the operators, with the exception
of five States where the mines are
still open, rejected the offer. In
doing so they have taken an unten-
able position, and one from which
they ought to recede promptly in
the national interest.
The seriousness of the situation
which would result from any pro-
tracted work stoppage in the mines
is evidenced by the fact that, on the
average, only months supply Of
coal is above ground. The important
steel mills have reserves for only
twenty-five days, and many of the
smaller industries are not prepared
to continue operations beyond two
weeks.
1t was this shortage of coal that
led the President to describe uninter-
rupted operation of bituminous coal
industries as extremely important" J"
With five major defense strikes
already settled, 1t Is unthinkable that
the whole defense program should be
tied up now by a shutdown In the
coal fields which could easily be
prevented by continuing work under
an agreement which was proposed
by the miners and which is mani
festly fair to both parties.
Evening star., 1941-04-01

@. What was the name Of the woman
who executed mural for the chapel OF
the prison at Wethersfeld, Conn.?-E.
G.F.
A. The artist who painted the mural
Christ at the Sea of Galilee" is Miss
Genevieve Cowles, who is now in her
7Os and is living in Hartford, Conn. She
devotes practically her whole time to
visiting and trying to aid inmates in
the Connecticut State Prison and the
county jails of the State.
G. For whom is Adelaide, Australia,
named?-L P. S.
A. The city was named in honor Of
Queen Adelaide, consort of William "
OF England.
O. What motion picture stars have the
best voices?-C. D.
A. AS the result Of a Nationwide poll
conducted by the American Institute of
Voice Teachers, Loretta Young has won
the distinction of possessing the most
beautiful voice of any woman on the
screen. Basil Rathbone was chosen as
the actor with the best voice.
@. When did the Windsor Hotel burn?
j. P.
A. The Windsor Hotel fire in New York
City occurred on March II, 1899. Fifty
lives were lost.
Q. What is canned copy?-L. K. 3.
A. Written information sent TO news
papers by publicity bureaus Of oreani-
cations or by press agents, Is 50 called.
Q. Please give the location Of the Fed
eral Communications Commission moni-
toring stations-E. J.
A. The seven F. C. c. monitoring sta
tions are located at Atlanta, Baltimore.
Boston, Grand Island, Nebr.; Great
Lakes, Ill; Portland, Oreg, and San
Pedro, Calf
@, Why is the play in which Tallulah
Bankhead is starring called The Little
Foxes"?-E. K. r.
A. The title Of the play is derived from
the Song of Solomon: Take us the
foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the
vines, for our vines have tender grapes"
@. Please give some information about
the Sicilian vespers massacre.-T. D. M.
A. This was the great massacre of the
French in Sicily which began at Palermo
on Easter Sunday, 1882, at the hour of
vespers. The Sicilians were driven to
this slaughter by the unspeakable cruel
ties Of the French under Charles of
Anjou. The result was the expulsion of
Charles and the introduction of Spanish
rule.
@. What orations made Demosthenes
famous?-H. T. E.
A. The orations upon which chiefly
rests Demosthenes' fame are the three
"philippics," three "Olynthiacs," "On the
Peace" "On the Embassy" ION the
Affairs of the Chersonese" and "On the
Crown" The last is a defense of his
career and by many Is considered his
masterpiece.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Suggests Mr.. Willkie to Serve
As Wartime Secretary of Labor.

Suggests Mr.. WilIkie to Serve
As Wartime Secretary of Labor.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Why is it necessary for an intelligent
democracy with previous experience TO
be placed in the same predicament every
time our national safety is threatened
by war? Invariably we find ourselves
unprepared, unarmed and without the
legal machinery to get into mass pro-
duction expedientially and without hav-
ing trouble with strikes and with man
agement. We require year OF precious
time to get organized, to pass the same
old laws for some one to do something
about everything when there should be
the legal authority for action as stand
ing order of the day ready for any emer-
gency any time.
There should be authority for the Sec
retary of Labor, for example, to compel
labor and management to continue work
in every factory until adjustments can
be made under the auspices OF the De-
partment of Labor during time of ma
tional emergency, so declared by the
President. 1t should not take Congress
one day to pass such legislation, yet
there are strikes where shops have been
closed for more than so days in time
of grave national danger!
What is the matter with our Secretary
of Labor? We realize that the position
is a full-sized mans job. Wendell
Willkie should be filling that post.
FRED P. PATTON, M. D.
Randolph, Utah.
Evening star., 1941-04-01

defense project the new superhigh-
way is of less value than others which
are included in the States long
range program. Several years will
be required for planning the route
and it's entrances into the two cities
as we'll as for its construction. 1t is
probable that such work could not
be completed, even if financing was
Immediately available, before the
passage of the emergency. Hence,
the route would take precedence after
the need for defense building has
passed and might then be construct
ed as q free route.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Instant

Once I caught a silDer instant
As it pranced upon the height,
By its one fine horn / caught 1t
In crafty net OF light,
And its 1oings as bright as 5etDelS
Did bind 1Dith spider thongs,
Fed it golden pomegranates,
Cherished 1t pith crystal songs.
But it turned its sad eyes ddtDnt0ard,
Heard the midnight hour go by
Like god all cro,oned NTH planets;
Nothing Mould 1t do but die.
So am bereft of captiDe,
Yet among my graceful host
OF tame and more domestic creatures
Runs little stluer ghost.
MARY HART.
Evening star., 1941-04-01

About the meanest thing said yet
of the Italians is the declaration Of
Yugoslavian Army leaders that ac-
tion against Mussolini's minions In
Albania would be considered "a mill
tary maneuver to harden young SOL
diers who have not had war expert
ence."
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the auriter, although the use OF
a pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Wtth
q Uie,U to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
enCe.

Princess Elizabeth is said to be the
first heir to the British throne who
ever actually studied American his
tory. However a predecessor, George
III, managed to get q pretty good
working knowledge Of part Of II.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSkin.

A reader can get the anSUer to uny
question OF fact by Driting The EVe-
ming StdrAIntornatton Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please irlclose stamp for reply.
@. Does the United States export many
false teeth?-T. j.
A. During the first six months of 1910
more than 10000 900 artificial teeth were
exported from the United States.
O. Who owns Tanglewood, the estate
where Nathaniel Hawthorne hved?-M.
NJ ].
A. Tanglewood, the estate at Stock
bridge, Mass. where the author lived.
was decided to the Boston Symphony as
a permanent home several years ago.
1t is here that the annual Berkshire
Symphonic Festivals are held
@. Is 1t true that the process Of vul-
canizing rubber was discovered by acci-
dent?-H. T. A.
A. In 1889 Charles Goodyear, by drop
ping some India rubber mixed with
sulphur on a hot stove, accidentally
discovered the process for the vulcaniz-
ing Of rubber.
@. How many large waterfalls are
there in Brazil?-N. G. z.
A. There are 378 important waterfalls
in Brazil.
@. Please give the weight Of the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
D. M.
A. The tomb, which is constructed Of
Yule Colorado marble, weighs 72 tons.
@. How many workmen were required
to build Rockefeller Center in New York
City?-A. A.
A. Seventy-five thousand men were
directly employed in the construction of
its IA buildings.
@. Is 1t possible to correct a mistake
on social security papers that have been
filed at Washington, D. C.?-N. A.
A. To make correction on your rec-
ords simply write to the Social Security
Board, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1941-04-01
Presidents and Their Wives

Presidents and Their Wives
Meet the 80 Chief Executives of the
United States and the women who
have presided at the White House
throughout our history. Their pic
lures and sketches of their careers
are given in this 48-page booklet.
To secure your copy inclose 10
cents in coin, wrapped in this clip
ping, and mail to The Star Infor-
nation Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1941-04-01

Discusses Plan for Federal Lodgings
For Washington Government Employees.
To the Editor Of The Star;
As Will Rogers used to say, II see by
the papers" that the Government is
going into the roonling and boarding
house business, in competition with the
local residents.
I am wondering II they are going to
comply with the laws and make out oil
Evening star., 1941-04-01

A reader can get the anSUer to any
question OF fact by priting The EVe-
ming gStarNInfornatfon Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-04-01

@. Does the United States export many
false teeth?-T. J..
A. During the first six months of 1910
more than 10000, 600 artificial teeth were
exported from the United States.
Evening star., 1941-05-20
Ripe Bananas

Bananas are ripe enough to use,
served alone or with other foods,
when the yellow peel is f1ecked with
brown spots
Evening star., 1941-05-20
MA&x;zAa/

Maybe you've noticed we've been
screaming about color lately-if you
haven't, it's time to have your
glasses changed. Anyway, it seems
that every year they try to get the
fellas into more comfortable, color
full clothes-with little or no success.
This year the experts are doing all
right-as glance at the recent
spring fashions will show you.
1t was thought that the Army
draft and increased emphasis on
things military might tend to make
the fashion picture a bit on the
subdued side. but much to every
body's surprise it seems to have
worked in the opposite direction.
White sports coats are being worn
with green, blue or terra Gotta slacks
and harmonizing snap brim hats.
The two-tone hats for sports or
country wear has become an &C
cepted thing, with the entire brim,
or sometimes the underside, in a
different color from the crown. Two
tone shoes are everywhere In in
formal oxfords and mocassins.
Don't ask us what the reason for
all this gayety Is. Frankly, we
haven't the faintest notion.
Evening star., 1941-05-20
Dorothy Dix Says 80
Marriage Great Gamble, and One
Is Mighty Lucky if 1t Succeeds

It Is just that people seem to
suffer sea change in marriage
that appears to alter their entire
natures, and this makes it impos-
sible for either party to tell in ad-
vance what they are getting in their
mates.
We have all seen men who were
the souls of chivalry to their sweet
hearts but make gruff husbands who
we're not even polite to their wives.
We have seen men who we're jolly
and gay and pleasant and easy to
get along with become grouches
whose wives lived in terror of their
moods.
We have seen spendthrift lovers
become tightWad husbands.
And We have seen sweet. anna BILE
girls become shrewish wives; do
mestic girls walk out of the kitchen
on their wedding day and never go
back into it. We have seen yes-yes
girls become, after marriage, the
most grinding of domestic tyrants.
So no one can tell beforehand
what kind of husband or wife they
are getting. Marriage is the great
est of all CANDLES. Men and women
both stake their happiness and their
well-being on what they draw out
of the matrimonial grab-bag.
But I think as between the two
the man does take the greater risk
because If he gets the wrong woman
he not only has to endure all of
the heartaches and disillusion of an
unhappy marriage, but if he divorces
her he has to 60 on paying her for
having ruined his life.
Evening star., 1941-05-20

little rayon jersey boleros), long
sleaved chiffOnS with lace trim
ming, organdies, net and dotted
swiss styles. Rayon jersey is clever
ly used for bodices or jackets and
there are some gowns made of it
completely. The best of the latter
have long sleeves and are definitely
in the "slinky" category. Also sur
prisirgly sophisticated among junior
modes are the numbers of black
lace or chiffon dresses worn over
flesh. colored rayon taffeta slips to
give that much discussed nude
look Pastels shine in the gowns
of flimier materials, with pale pink,
blue yellow and, of course, white
being shown.
Scme of these extremely smart
little dresses have practical features
that make them ideal for summer,
particularly for girls who do a great
deal of travelling Many of them
are washable, we understand. or
have detachable bodices which may
be laundered. For example, one
recently noted style has a skirt of
red and white and white pique
bodice which is buttoned on with
red buttons. The skirt is DOTTED
swiss, as we recall it, and too full to
be laundered, but the top could 90
right into the laundry tub with no
trouble at all.
incidentally, a number of girls
have asked us what kind of a wrap
is suitable for summer wear. Well,
If you can afford a jacket to be
used exclusively for evening, there
are perfectly wonderful ones Of
maribou in white and pastels. If
you want convertible wrap, how
ever, take look at the short. boXy
jackets of wool or faille. They're
in pastels and very attractive, worn
over evening clothes or daytime
models with equal success. There
are still a number of full-leneth
faille coats being shown and some
capes of faille or quilted taffeta.
None are particularly expensive so
they should be compatible with the
modest budget-provided you can't
dig up birthday or graduation and
get one as a gift.
Evening star., 1941-05-20
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Ny Neiqhbor Says:

Always iron ecru linens on
the wrong side. Ironing on the
right side robs them of their
luster.
When painting a room the
following hints may be found
useful: Don't be in a hurry to
finish; put down old newspa-
pers before work and remove
all curtains and hangings; keep
handy a rag soaked in turpen-
tine to wipe off mistakes;
start painting in the darkest
corner of the room and work
toward the light; don't drown
your brush-immerse it about
half an inch; use a piece of
stout cardboard with a straight
edge to protect woodwork or
wall that 1t is not desired TO
splash.
Small orange sherbets to be
served with the meat course
may be made in the ice cube
section Of your mechanical re-
frigerator.