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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

@. To what country does Trinidad be-
long? Is the United States building a
defense base there?-H. D. B.
A. Trinidad. situated miles east of
the coast of Venezuela, was discovered
by Columbus in 1896. 1t remained in
Spanish possession until taken by the
British in 1897. 1t was finally ceded to
Great Britain by the Treaty of Amiens
in 1902. On about 29 square miles of
Trinidad the United States Army will
build a base costing about $4,000, 900.
@. Is the melon on the watermelon
vine produced before the bossom?-A.
M.F.
A At the time the blossom appears on
the watermelon vine there is a small
underdeveloped fruit apparent This
does not develop until fertilized.
@. What is Charles Dickens famous
line about man chasing his hat?-Y. N.
A. 1t occurs in "Pickwick Papers" and
reads: There are few moments in q
mans existence when he experiences so
much ludicrous distress or meets with
so little charitable commiseration, as
when he Is in pursuit of his own hat"
@. What is the source of the quota
ton on the Arlington Amphitheater
when We assumed the soldier we did
not lay aside the citizen"?-M.
A. These were the words of George
Washington, uttered to reassure the New
York Provincial Congress in IT'S that
he and his army would act only to
secure and preserve the liberties Of the
people.
O. What is the story behind the song
I'm the Gloaming"?- HJo.
A. Anna Fortesque Harrison wrote the
music of In the Cleaning" dealing
with her own romance Known as a
f1irt, she fell in love at first sight with
Miles GoldSby. They often walked in the
garden at dusk, but had to come into
the house before dark. Her mother op-
posed the romance and finally separated
the lovers. Meta Orred, friend, wrote
the words under the direction of Anna
Harrison soon after the latter arrived
in New Orleans.
O. Are there any plants that catch
flsh?-W. j. B.
A. There are water plants. such as
the bladder wort, which catch small
hsh by spreading bladder-shaped nets
into which the fish enter. Being unable
to escape they die and the plant then
feeds upon their decaying bodies.
q. what is the highest point in the
world above sea level?-D. RI.
A. Mount Everest, Tibet, in ths
Himalaya Mountains, with an elevation
of 29,l4l feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Discurds

Here on the scrap-hedp by tie barn
you rest,
RuSt-edten, bent, Worn thin Nth
ardent toll,
Helpmute OF straintng back and
Sweating broU
That bdttled for abundance Uith the
SOIL
All! / remember UeH your strength
and grace,
Ne,o shining spade, Dhen held in
braDny hand,
A Uillino Seruitor of human need,
The pride OF him uho conquered
stubborn land.
Your place should be Where hangs
the cleaning SUord,
When hungry mouths are gathered
round the board.
BENJAMIN BAKER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

dated the message he put into the
mouth Of Faulconbridge for lovers of
freedom presently embattled:
This England never did, nor never
shall,
Lie at the proud foot of q con-
Come the three corners of the world
In arms,
And we shall shock them. Nought
shall make us rue,
If England to itself do rest but true"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
CONDUIT ROAD.

Dear Sir:
Have long been a regular reader of
your This and That section of The
Evening Star, and particularly enjoy
your bird stories.
This morning an experience came to
me that seems to equal some of those told
In your columns.
II was engaged in sprinkling my yard
with the garden hose when noticed a
hummingbird leave the blossoms it had
been visiting and repeat the same fitting
motions in the bushes where I was
sprinkling, but where there were no
blossoms
1T seemed TO be gathering the drops Of
water for drink, I first thought, but
later, when it alighted on a twig and
began preening itself like a larger bird
after bath, I realized it had been taking
a shower bath as well as a drink.
1T repeated the process several times
before flying away.
May your nature study stories long
continue.
Sincerely yours, j. j. B."
Hummingbirds are among the most
remarkable of all the birds which come
to our gardens, but somehow they seem
to get discussed less.
This is odd, since they are at once
beautiful, great fighters mighty travellers
and possess the unique power of being
able TO stand still in the air.
They are, too, birds which come to the
deep city as well as to the suburbs; in
fact, there are more Of them in town, we
believe, than in the outskirts of our
larger cities.
1t cannot be, then, anything except the
comparatively large number of them
which keeps them from being talked
about more among bird lovers.
We take hummers for granted, when
all the time we should realize that these
wonderful little fellows are really better
conversation pieces than cardinals, jays
or whatnot
Such picture as our correspondent
describes, that of hummingbird in the
spray from the hose, is one to be treas
ured, for this bird. alone of them all, is
able to stand poised in the air, with its
wings going so fast that they practically
cannot be seen.
This feat has been photographed by
one of the amazing modern cameras
which takes pictures faster, even, than
the hummingbird can flap its wing. Flap,
to be truthful, is not a good word. because
Tapping seems to connote slow motion.
The rapidity with which the little
hummer moves its wings is better given
in the word whirr.
1t is the whirr which gives the bird its
name
Sometimes in the evening, when the
bird comes TO box of petunias at the
window, this humming sound is very
easily heard.
Our hummer is the ruby-throated, the
only species which visits us hereabouts
There are, of course, many species in
Central and South America
Our little bird is one of the true
beauties, though, and We should be salts
fed with him and her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskfn.

A reader can get the anS1Der to any
question OF tact by ,Drittng The EDe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
d. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Does the President ever wear a uni
form2-P. G. A.
A. Although the President OF the
United States is commander in chief
OF both the Army and Navy, he Is q
civilian. American tradition does not
permit him to wear a uniform represent
ing any branch of the military or naval
service
O. What is the population of Green
land?-B P.
A. In 1888 the population of Green
land was 1900: 1922 Of this number
were natives and 40S were Danes.
@. Did Sarah Bernhardt ever act on
the stage after her leg was amputated?
w. E. B.
A. Sarah Bernhardts leg was smpu-
tated in 1915. However, she toured in
America in 1917 and 1918 and in London
in 1922 she played in Verneuils Daniel"
She died in Paris on March 26, 1923.
O. What was Charles Lindberghs
rank when he few across the Atlantic
the first time?-F. c. S.
A. He had the rank of captain in the
Missouri National Guard when he made
his 1927 fight to Paris.
@. Should pearls be worn to retain
their luster?-C. A.
A. Since pearls require contact with
the moisture of the skin to retain their
luster, they should not be put away for
any considerable length of time.
@. Is the earth gaining or losing
weights. P. c.
A. The earth gains about 100000 tons
in weight in a year from meteoric ma
terial, mostly dust, from the sky.
@. Can hyenas be tamed?-F. o. T.
A. Hyenas are capable of being trained
and have even been used as watch dogs.
@. How long has double entry book
keeping been in use?-J. x.
A. Double-entry bookkeeping was In
use in the 18th century. and had prob
ably been used for the two preceding
centuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

technicians. Laymen can only appraise
the insuperable quality of the strong
endeavor which is being realized, and its
prodigious development in few months.
1t has been said that democracies are
incapable of defending themselves
against totalitarian states. The United
States, fortunately. Is going to prove to
the world that that Is not 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Final Impressions
Of Visitor
Chilean Newspopermon
Finds United Stotes
Energetic for Defense

mr.. Vega, one OF seDen journalists
from Chile pisiting the United States
during the past three months, Uas
temporarily member OF The Star
stat. He sailed for home from Ne,D
York yesterday. Leaving the following
article for publication as his. pale-
dictory)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

A scientist claims that automobiles
travelling over dry roads sometimes
pick up enough electrons to make
charge of twelve thousand volts. 1t
is clever of these little rascalS to hop
aboard without even using their
thumb BIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

Address
EverybOdy's Song Book - Here
are 205 of the songs We all love to
sing, expertly compiled for voice
and piano with both words and
music. The most complete collec-
ton of the old favorites obtain
able today in popular edition.
Bound in durable paper-fully in
dexed. To secure your copy in
close 20 cents in coin, wrapped IN
this clipping, and mail TO The
Star Information Bureau.
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Address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

A new perfume on the market is
alluringly titled "Tabu." There are
several brands of lipstick which
might well be named "Wet Paint"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the Driter, although the use OF
q pSeudOnynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Nth
q U1etD to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

Iceland, bailing out of the Danish
Empire, gives the same reason Ham,
let did-that something Is rotten In
Denmark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Proposes Staggering Hours
In Stores and Banks.


I have been reading with much re-
sentiment what few bankers and shop
keepers think of staggering pay days
and staggering hours of work for l50,-
900 Government employees.
Have the shopkeepers ever thought
that they might stagger the shopping
hours, or have the stores open from 10
am. to 7 pm. so that the Government
employe would not have to risk his life
on the congested streets in a rush to
the stores before they close? Have the
bankers ever thought of staggering their
banking hours, or at least of having
the banks open two evenings week,
so that the Government employees could
do their banking at leisure, eliminating
the long lines at banks, and at the same
time have access to their money so that
they could go shopping on days other
than pay days?
Staggered hours of work, staggered
lunch hours and staggered pay days for
Government employees show a staggering
amount of disregard and lack of con-
sheraton for others.
HENRY M. CUDROFF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Objects to Complaints

Objects to Complaints
About Shortage of Accommodations.
To the Editor of The Star:
I wish to protest against the false
charges regarding lack of accommoda-
tions for defense workers coming to our
city.
There is absolutely no lack of good
accommodations for any one.
1t is simply that there are more good
accommodations than people to I'LL
them. j. D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

''the granduer that was Rome" Hitler
Will put no Greek in fighting plane
and send him to England for, alone
in the solitude of his mission, he would
dream of:
THE Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece.
Where burning Sappho loved and
sung.
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
"And Delos rose and Phoebus sprung
Eternal summer gilds them yet,
And all except their sun is set"
And France. Does anybody believe that
descendant of a soldier of Napoleon's
Old Guard could ever be sent by Hitler
with a plane to make war on England
and then return and goose-step on Ger
man soil, q subservient slave of Frances
ancient and hereditary enemy? France,
too will be free again.
No soldier who followed Albert of
Belgium during the first World War can
be intrusted with an airplane to make
war on England alone
And so it is with all the conquered
countries 1t follows, then, that Ger
many must find her aviators among the
Germans. Hence, it will not be 100000
900 Germans and conquered people
ruled by Germany against the 200 900 900
in England and America. The ratio will
not be to in favor of Germany, but
1t will be 20 to 7 in favor of England
and the United States.
Austin. Tex. TIL McGREGoR.
Complains Against Discrimination
Against Negro Citizens in Time of. Crisis.
To the Editor of The Star:
Unemployed Negroes are potential fifth
columnists as destroyers of local morale.
They are becoming more and more loaf
ers, petty thieves, gamblers and rack
eteers. They make up a great number
in our costly institutions for correction
and for treatment of mental and physical
diseases. Justice alone can prevent de-
terioration
America needs to abolish segregation
and public discrimination throughout the
Nation and give Negroes a chance to
work and enjoy civil liberties if national
solidarity is to be achieved If for just
one decade we could have one benevolent
dictator with enlightened social views.
maybe democracy could secure its goal.
The poll tax, discrimination by labor
unions and by employers of labor must
cease shortly or some government of the
people, by and for the people will displace
these non-democratic practices that slow
up our effort to secure unity in the face
of disaster. e. B. HENDERSON.
Objects to Complaints
About Shortage of Accommodations.
tn he Editor of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Argues That Subject Peoples
Cannot Be Trusted as German Aviators

To the Editor of The Star
Robert Ley, a German, has said that in
little while Germany will rule Europe
and will have 100000, 900 people working
for Germany" 1t is entirely true that
Germany can force the enslaved subjects
which she shall have conquered to work
for Germany. They can be obliged to
labor in fields, factories and shops. Per-
haps they can be used as infantrymen,
scattered throughout German regiments.
But they never can be used to bolster the
German air force.
If Hitler places lone Pole in fight
ing plane and sends him to England, he
will land. He will not return from free
atmosphere to the miasma Of slavery.
Poland has had the saddest history of
modern nations, but her people have kept
their faces to the front and even now ex-
pect to rise again. They recall that:
Hope for season babe the earth fare
WELL
"And freedom shieked when Kosciusko
fell"
They may be defeated again and again.
but they never will be permanently
enSlaved
What is true of Poland is true in
like degree of Hungary, and if Hitler
puts Hungarian in plane and sends
him to England, the spirit of Louis Kos
suth will ride with him, and he will land
and not return to slavery.
The scattered armies of Greece, over
whelmed and dispersed but not con-
quered, need not look to Leuctra nor
Marathon for inspiration, because they
have it in themselves and in the soldiers
who rehabilitated and frightened the
glory that was Greece" and furnished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

@. What is the population of Green
land?-B. P.
A. In 1888 the population of Green
land was 1900: 1922 OF this number
were natives and 408 were Danes.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Union Forces Score Heavily
In 3-Point Ford Agreement
Workers Win Bosic Issue Of Recognition;
clio. Election Victory in the Cards

! All those matters are left for ad-
| juStment when the two parties CAS-
suming the victory of the C. I. o.
in the coming election} get down to
negotiating a possible contract.
Union Stands With Leaders.
1t will be noticed that the careful
ly worded statement of Mr.. Thomas
did not call for a contract at this
time. When a small minority at
The union meeting of Thursday night
demanded that the strikers hold out
for contract, Mr.. Thomas replied:
It would rather wait till we get
recognition through an election, and
show we have practically all the
employees in the plant, and then
we will get better contract than
we could now" All except a hand
full, of the 10000 at this meeting
voted with the leaders for the three
point agreement as it stood.
In any adding up of points Won
and lost in the negotiations, the
union must be put down on the long
end of the Score-and by a great
margin. For, though it gained no
immediate contract, it won the
basic issue of union recognition.
If it did not gain the form of recog-
milton, it gained the substance. Con-
Sidering the power of the Ford Co.
and its long and successful anti
union fight, the Rouge agreement
must be recorded as major
achievement of organized labor.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
Bridges and Faction
Fight Verbal Duel
In Union S Meetinq
Loneshoremen's Chief
Accuses Seattle Group Of
Lying and Sabotage

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 12-Harry
Bridges, already victor in a battle
for a new constitution for the In
ternational Longshoremen's and
Warehousemens Union, cracked
down on the Seattle chapter with
accusations of lying, sabotage and
union
At the height of a surprise name
calling outbreak in the annual con-
vention last night, Mr.. Bridges
glared at the Seattle delegates and
shouted charges that their chapter
was in ''traitorous cahoots" with the
A. F. L. International Longshore-
mems Association.
Mr. Bridges, president of the c.
I. OIL. L. w. u, further accused
Seattle of lack of cooperation
trickery, misleadership and violation
of contract" He did not elaborate
In retaliation, Jack Doyle. Pete
Erickson and William Veuax, officials
of the Seattle local, charged that
Mr.. Bridges had been poisoning the
] lcSG Vi Vic 10
Gets in Last Word.
/ Joe Marshall of Seattle got in the
last word; a critical attack on the
union leader.
Mr.. Bridges did not reply, but
delegates recalled that in midWeek
after the convention empowered in
ternational officers to file custer
charges against any member making
malicious attacks" against them
Mr.. Bridges commented, I'm going
to use that rule
After quiet was restored, one dele
gate commented to reporters:
"Oh, that's nothing. That's just
the way we talk sometimes
On Mr.. Bridges motion, resolu-
ton to indorse President Roosevelt s
effort to keep this Nation out OF
war;" was killed. Frank w. Robert
son, international vice president, as
serted "the administration already
has us in the war.
Condemns Presidents Speech.
A resolution to limit local and dis
trict Offices to United States citizens
was withdrawn in surprise move
1t would not have affected Mr.
Bridges, an Australian-born alien.
The convention, representing So
900 workers, charged President
Roosevelt had about-faced on labor
matters and adopted a resolution
opposing curtailment of the right to
strike, higher taxes and longer
working hours. 1t condemned the
Presidents March Is speech in
which he asked the Nation to make
greater sacrifices to aid Britain in
the war and to work longer hours to
speed national defense projects.
The delegates adopted a resolution
stating that "all longshore work on
the Pacific Coast comes under the
jurisdiction of the l. L. w. u and
demanding that such work done by
Army and Navy men on transports
be halted. They condemned en-
ployment of private guards on docks.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
U. S. Asked to Search
For German Crewmen
By the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press,
TAMPICO, Mexico, April H.
The United States neutrality patrol
has been requested to search for six
German crewmen of the seized Ger
man liner Orinoco, who escaped
Tuesday night in a homemade 30
foot yawl, it was reported unoff-
cially yesterday.
The Germans were said to have
carried detailed plans of the oil fields
surrounding Tampico.
immigration Inspector Pedro
Cesar Olea identified the leader of
the fugitives as Chief Engineer Her.
rik Haldorf. The second engineer
and four seamen were the others,
Evening star., 1941-04-12

Scouting Squadron AZ picked a
never-was bird for mascot emblem.
There never was a bird that could
do the things AZ does. Its members
scout-thats the spyglass on its
neck. They bomb-it's holding one.
They report back-see the head
phones. That cigar doesn't mean
nonchalance-it means that throw
ing a smoke screen is also q job Of
Squadron AZ.
Evening star., 1941-04-12
| design for
| FIying: 4

Here's the story behind another
one of the odd insignia on the
United States NaDy'S fighting
planes.
La gaceta., 1941-12-18
Los periodicos ''ilegales" en- Polonia
Lucha contra los invasores y asesinos

cha alemana habfa descEbierto
una imprenta secreta polaca y
anti-alemana y que cinco pola-
cos habian sido deteni1osl La
Gestapo y la policia de seguri-
dad habian hecho su registro en-
las primeras horas de la mana
ma. Cetenares de agentes rodea-
ron ell alificio, mientras que o.
tres, armados de rev6lveres, sc
colocaron en- todas las salidas y
en- las azoteas de las casas We
cinas. Cinco polacOs fuerOn de-
tenidos en- los s6tanos, donde la
pclicia encontr6 la imprenta,
moldes Y papel, asi como un "a
parato de radio de onda corta y
una maquina automatica de com
Ponel
Este anuncio aleman hechO a
son de bomibos y platillOs pudo
muy bien ser una treta para a.
medrentar ell trabajo subterra-
neo. Los alemaneS d~eclararon
que estan en- possession de, no So
La gaceta., 1941-12-18
LA R~ESISTENCIA DEL EJE
EN-. LIBIA HA SIDO
APLASTADA
Temese una ofensiva nazi EN-
direction de Gibraltar
Atacan las tropas chinas a 20
millas de Hong Kong

Londres, Die. 18.-La resis-
tencia del Eje en- Libia ha ST.
do aplastada y ell enemigo We
rifica una retirada complete.
Ell avance de las tropas brita-
nicas, persiguiendo a las del
Eje, lego a 35 millas.
Las fuerzas alemanas e tia
lianas, en- Libia, son persegui-
das.
Los peri6dicos dan la noticia
de que la isla de Timor, pose
sion nipona, fue ocupada hoy
por tropas holandesas e ingle-
sas. Dicese que otras posesio-
mes portuguesas seran ocupa-
das tambien, en- case necesa-
rio.
Los peritos militares opinan
que debe esperarse una ofen-
silva nazi, apoyada por tropas
de Franco, en- direction de Gi
braltar.
Miles de personals del ele-
mento civil Sc estan retirando,
La gaceta., 1941-12-18

> dedican a la educaci6n de-
pccsio. Como los Nazis han ce-
rralo todos los institutes de Sc
gunda ensenanza, Sc publican 70
lletos de 16 a ga paginas dando
instrucciones a fin de que la ju-
ventud pueda seguir su educa-
ci6n mas ALA de la primaria,
que es Ia Gnica permitida por
los aDemanes.
Polonia sufre hambre, pero
es solo hambre ffsica. Moral Y
mentalmente, y debido en- gran
parte a la prensa Illegal, Polo
MIA eSta renaciendo, y por clio
lea Nazis pagaran I'm precio
caro- cuando llegue ell dfa. La hl-
cha interna puede verse en- las
primeras palabras del himno
pClaco: "POLONIA NO ESTA
PERDIDA AUNp
La gaceta., 1941-12-18

Uondres, Diciembre l8.-La
prensa de Polonia,-el pals que
despues de haber sido conquis-
tado no ha dado a Hitler un so
10 quisling-tiene un rasgo uni
co; hay ALI mas peri6dicos de-
gales que legGles.
Ning1n pals ha sido Oprimido
mas brutalmente que POlonia.
Y en- cambio, los polacos han lu-
chado, y siguen luchando en- la
actualidad-en todos los fren-
ties. Hasta su pequena marina
de guerra y parte de su marina
mercante salieron del Baltico y
.escaparon. TrOpas polacas estan
estacionadas en- EScocia y EN- A
frica. Las escuadrillas pclacas
de las Reales Fuerzas Aereas
son ell terror de la Luftwaffe.
I'm nuevo ejercito polaco esta
siendo tornado en- Russia.
O.
Ell Is de mayo de 1941 los
Nazis anunciaron que '1a poll
La gaceta., 1941-12-18

voluntariamente, de Calcutta,
en- la India, por tenor de que
pueda ser atacada por los ia
poneses la bahia de Bengala.
Los c~iudadanos americanos
consultaron con ell consul Mer
rell Y por ahora no Sc marcha-
ran.
La policia noruega ha orde-
nado a todos los ciudadanos
americanos que salgan del
pals en- I'm plazo de "a horas.
BESIDE Chungking incorman
que las tropas chinas atacan
a los nipones, con exito, en- un
lugar a 20 millas de Hong
Kong.