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Evening star., 1941-12-30

the Government services and who are
drawing pensions. If there is need for
an all-night patrol Of schoolhouses, which
many doubt, why not call on these citi-
zens? After all, the schools belong to
the public. not to the teachers. 1t is up
to the public, then. to provide rational
and fair manner of guarding them out
side of school hours. During school hours
and during actual emergencies, teachers
already have been assigned and are per-
forming defense duties. Quite lot of
them are enrolled in civilian defense ac-
tivities in their respective home COM
munities. FAIR PLAY.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

It is only about a month, now, until
the first signs Of spring show among the
birds
The cardinals will begin to sing some
time around February /.
The fox sparroWs will arrive in subur-
ban gardens early in February, or maybe
the last of January.
The purple finches, too, will come in
February.
Let bird lovers hope there will be no
air raids. It Is impossible to know what
effect this would have on the songsters.
Would any Of them come back again?
The spring song of the faithful cardi-
nails is entirely different from any sounds
made by these birds now.
Some morning, early in February,
strange note will fly out over frozen
yards and gardens.
It will be the male cardinal, uttering
his famous cheer, cheer, cheer" for the
first time during the year.
Usually this song is begun about 7
o'clock in the morning.
Persons who go to work at that time
will be able to see the bright bird which
makes 1t.
Usually he is perched in a shrub or
evergreen not more than or 6 feet from
the ground.
The fox sparrow often is mistaken for
the wood thrush, but there should be no
| confusion.
There will be no wood thrushes here
| abouts in February, nor in March.
Usually the first ones appear about the
last Of April, sometimes a week or two
before.
The fox sparrow has red-brown back
which approximates the basic tone Of
the thrush There the resemblance ends.
This sparrow is one of the finest Of his
tribe He is a great scratcher. liking to
dig among leaves for his dinner. BY
this trait, above everything else, he may
be recognized. Few birds scratch so
vigorously, or with the same comic air.
Not that the bird is a clown, as is the
blue jay. No, there is a difference, but
still the fox sparrow scratches so in
tensely. and with such backward and
forward motion, that there is something
comic about him At least many OBJ
servers will find him highly humorous
SO II you see large brown bird about
a month from now, whose color strikes
you as unusual for the month, and you
see him scratching away In the leaves
feel sure that it is a fox sparrow, not a
thrush. No thrush would ever be so
undignifled.
The purple finch, when he arrived in
February. is a glow of color.
His coloration is so unusual that he
appears to have been dipped in raspberry
Juice.
There is no mistaking him, especially
if he is close
That is the best reason for having
feeding station close to the back
windows, or even at the windows them
selves
While these fnches members of the
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. HGSkin

A reader can get the anSUer to any
question OF fact by ,Oriting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Pleass tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Has Englands marriage rate in
creased since the ward. F. H.
A Last year England had the highest
marriage rate In history. 1t was nearly
30 per cent above pre-war level.
@. When was the eight-hour law for
railroads enacted?-D. H. B.
A. The Adamson Act of September 8.
1916, while Woodrow Wilson was Presi-
dent, fixed a basic eight-hour day with
pro-rata for overtime for railroad en-
ployes.
O. Is one part of the tongue more
susceptible to taste than the rest?-
E. j. H.
A. Sweetness is best tasted near the
by the front and side; bitterness, well
back on the top of the tongue.
@. When were balloon tires first
used?-G. T S.
A. They were introduced by the Fire.
stone Tire e. Rubber Co. in 1923.
@. What causes the so-called fire Of
a diamond?-L. D. H.
A 1t is due to the breaking up of light
rays within the stone into the colors
of the spectrum. much as drops Of rain
break up the suns rays to form rain
bow
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Readers Complain About Criticism
OF Teachers Guarding Schoolhouses.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In answer to Commissioner Young's
arraignment of the Washington school
because Of long association in the profess
sion, that it is incumbent upon me to
justify an attitude which the Commis-
sioner may have misunderstood.
Any teacher is more than willing to
perform any constructive act which may
contribute to national defense. From
the moment that war was declared
teachers have utilized every available
minute in organizing committees and
classes for recreation, canteen service
and first aid.
But teachers habitually are asking
questions and habitually endeavoring to
answer them. 1t is only logical for intel
ligent women to ask the reason for stay
ing In an empty school building during
the night If the purpose in staying be
to keep open communication there can be
no possible point in being so deeply
mysterious and so sagely secretive as to
that purpose. Moreover, if the war situ-
alton in Washington be so serious that
women must guard the school buildings,
it would seem out of taste for the CO.
ordinators of civil defense to be facetious,
witty or sarcastic in their attitude. A far
better spirit of cooperation would be
stimulated by an example of serious, ear
nest and sincere effort on the part OF
the Districts leaders. Sensible leadership
and determined cooperation may endow
all with a worthiness to look upon our
flag. A TEACHER ON GUARD.
To the Editor of The Star
Commissioner Young's criticism of ele-
mentary school teachers who cannot see
the necessity for their staying all night
in vacant school buildings should be re-
sented by them as a reflection on their
patriotism. They are perfectly willing
and already have assumed extra burdens
to do things which are rational and
necessary to proper defense of our city.
There are quite number OF able
bodied citizens who have retired from
Evening star., 1941-12-30

@. Please list the United States wars
that have begun in April-A. T. E.
A. The principal wars to start in April
were The War of the Revolution, April
l9: BIackfeet Indian War, April !; Sac
and Fox War. April / Black Hawk War,
April 26; War With Mexico April 25;
War Between the States, April l6; Span
ish-American War, April 81; Philippine
Insurrection, April II; Veracruz Expedi-
ton, April 81; World War, April 6.
@. What is the name of the American
book that was once required reading
in the British and German navies?-P. c.
A. The Influence Of Sea Power Upon
History, 166O-l783." by Alfred Thayer
Mahan, published in 1890
@. Are oysters beneficial to the dist?
e. T. A.
A They are e. good source of the Vita
min B complex and highly valued for
their sea salts, mainly iodine They
also contain vitamins A, c and D.
@. In planning an AFRAID shelter,
how much air must be allowed for each
person?-C. F. R.
A. European authorities generally
agree that minimum Of 35 cubic faet
of air should be allowed per person 1Or
one hours occupancy.
! O. Why is the sky bh;e?-D. r P
A. The sky appears blue because Of
the presence of very fine particles of
matter in the upper air which absorb
some of the red rays in sunshine snd
at the same time reflect most of the
blue light rays.
O. What European country is most
| sparsely settled?-J. H. L.
! A. Iceland is the most sparsely popu-
lated country in Europe. Four-fifths Of
| the country is uninhabited and most of
| it uninhabitable.
Q. Where is Pocahontas buried?-
w. MS.
A. Her grave is in the parish church,
yard of st. Georges. Gravesend. England.
@. What is free verSe?-C. L. B.
A 1t is a literal translation OF the
French "vers ubre" and is the name given
to a form of poetry written without
meter or rhyme and usually without
regular stanzas. Robert Bridges, former
poet laureate of England, defined free
verse as cadenced prose arranged in Sec
tions resembling stanzaS or verses.
O. What is the origin of the word
'limey' as used BY the Engish?-F. M. B.
A. 1t is an abbreviation of lime juic-
err" which may be applied either to
British sailor or British ship The allu-
sion is to the consumption of lime juice
| aboard British vessels.
O. What was the Connecticut COM
| promise &c. r. T.
A. This was the first great compro-
mise of the Constitutional Convention,
whereby il was agreed that in the
| Senate each State should have two
members, and that in the House the
number of Representatives was to be
based upon population. Thus the rights
of the small States we're safeguarded,
and the majority of the population was
to be fairly represented.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Reports a Further Objection
To Moving Patent Office.

To the Editor of The Star:
The writer wishes to commend you
for your resolute stand against moving
the Patent Office from Washington and
to point out a further reason why it
should not be moved.
Scientific research sponsored by va
rious Government departments is grow
ing with great rapidity. 1t is desirable
to protect the discoveries resulting from
this research by patent applications. The
writer's own department is even now
nearly six months behind with its patent
work. If the Patent Office is moved,
the patent sections of the various de-
partments certainly will have to be en-
larged and even then will work with
greatly lessened efficiency.
The writer at present holds IS patents,
all received through inter-departmental
channels and has number Of applica-
tions pending One of these applica tons
has been covered by secrecy order be-
cause of its probable defense value. The
utilization of such secret inventions is
going to be made distinctly more difficult
if the agencies concerned with them are
in widely separated cities. M. l..
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the lUriter, although the use of
pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1pith
UieU to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

Strategists who believe that the
best way to handle the enemy is to
get right at his source of supplies
and cripple him there should take
note of a criminal in New York who
recently stole a patrol wagon.
Evening star., 1941-12-30
Proposes Devoting Available Aircraft
To Needs of Pacific Battle.

To Needs of Pacific Battle.
To the Editor of The Star;
know what the consul said about
Macedonia ard long range planning
is right and proper. But are we doing
the best we can here and now with what
we have in hand? There are bomber
squadrons all around the Caribbean
where there is no war. A Goodyear air.
ship which floats over Washington and
all others like it ought to be spotting
submarines off the California coast and
every passenger plane in the Americas
ought to be in shop being fitted with
guns and bomb racks. We could forgo
the luxury Of airmail and air travel
as easily as some other things. There
are many fast passenger trains.
And for the sake of decency let's drop
this dlsgraceful hysteria about civilian
defense The mathematical chance of
any one building or person in the United
States being injured by an enemy bomb
Is certainly less than one in million.
But in the Pacific our men are being
killed and no help comes.
ANGUISHED.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

Here is a suggestion: When you
lose at poker, bridge or whatever,
pony up; when you come out ahead,
make it a practice to put every cent
of your winnings into Defense
Evening star., 1941-12-30

The latest war material to 60 under
control is. burlap. The authorities
evidently are convinced that victory
Is In the bag.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

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@. Are oysters beneficial to the dist?
e. T. A.
A. They are 2 good source of the vita
min B complex and highly valued fer
their sea salts, mainly iodine They
also contain vitanins A, c and D.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

@. In planning an AFRAID shelter,
how much air must be allowed for each
perSon?-C. F. r.
A. European authorities generally
agree that minimum of 35 cubic faet
Of air should be allowed per person for
| one hours occupancy.
Evening star., 1941-12-30

@. What is the name of the American
book that was once required reading
in the British and German navies ?-P. c.
A. The Influence Of Sea Power Upon
History, 166O-1783." by Alfred Thaycr
Mahan, published in 1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
Lindbersh Thinks Britain
obviously 10 sing War

NEW YORK, April "a (UP) -
Col. Charles A. Lingbergh told a
wildly cheering meeting sponsored
by the America First committee
last night that every nation which
has sided with Great Britain in the
war. from Poland to Greece, has
been defeated. and that now the
British hoped for an American ex-
peditionary force TO share the
fiasco".
A crowd of 10000 packed the
Manhattan Center auditorium and
an estimated 10000 stood in the
street listening to speeches through
loudspeakers.
German accents were numerous
in the crowd There were several
minor brawls and brief melee
involving several hundred persons
from the crowd and about 100
anti-Nazi pickets who marched to
the scene with placards.
Lindbergh, in an appeal for sup
port of the committee which he
joined in Chicago last Thursday,
drew one of his loudest cheers
when he said 1T is obvious that
England is losing the war" and an
other when he said, England has
misinformed u.s..
He charged that I'VE have been
led toward war by a minority of
Cur people; this minority has power;
it has influence; it has loud
voice, but it does not represent the
American people
Seat prices ranged from 81 gen.
eral admission to $25 for boxes.
There were rs persons on the
speakers platform including Mrs
Charles A. Lindbergh, Amos Pin
chot, Bruce Barton. former New
York congres man; Katherine
Lewis, daughter of John L. Lewis;
and j. F.. Condor, who as "Jafsie"
tried to negotiate with the Lind
bergh baby kidnaper.
The meeting started with singing
of the Star Spangled Banner" and
prayer by Rev. Edward L. Hunt,
founder of the American Goodwin
Union, who asked God to help the
President resist the efforts to make
him betray the promises he made
to keep us out Of war"
Lindbergh was the main speaker,
and provoked most Of the demon
stratiOns.
He charged that "our air force is
deplorably lacking in modern
fighting planes because most Of
them have been sent to Europe"
and the audience hissed.
He said. the policy of the in
terventionists has led to the de-
feat Of every country that followed
their advice since this war began"
and the crowd cheered.
I'VE in this country" he said,
have a right to think of the well
fare of America first, just as the
people in England thought first of
their own country when they en-
couraged the smaller nations of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
Treasury Suggests
One Billion Dollar
Slash in Expenses
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for a minimum IL per cent surtaS
on the first dollar OF taxable IN.
come. over and above the Norman
and special defense income tax
rates. was first presented to the
committee at secret meeting Mon
day.
It also provided for new surtaXes
on corporation income; per cent
on the first $4,000 of net income
and 6 per cent on the balance. Cor
porations now pay normal income
tax rates ranging up to "a per cent
The treasury also called Tor new
and increased luxury taxes. up
ward revision of estate and gift
taxes. and higher levieS on beer,
tobacco. liquors and a wide range
of goods.
Proposed new taxes included q
levy of five per cent on telephone
bills, in addition to increases in the
existing taxes on long distance tele-
phone calls and kilograms. A five
per cent tax on all railroad, bus,
air and steamship tickets costing
over 35 cents also was asked.
Sullivan said I'VE want the kind
of federal revenue system which
can readily be adjusted to the ma
tons requirements after this job
is done and the emergency is past"
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Daniel w. Bell estimated the new
taxes, together with those already
in effect, would consume aboutx "a
per cent of an estimated $80OO0,-
100000 national income next year
After paying the taxes, he said, the
public will have an income of S57,.
100000, 900 left.
1t was pointed out a national
income of that latter figure would
be s17,000,000,O0O more than the
total national income in 1892, at
the depth of the depression.
The treasury estimated its plan
would produce the following addi-
tional revenues:
Income surtaxes-$i, ,521 900 900.
Estates and gifts-$347, 600, 900.
Corporation surtax and upward
changes in the excess profits tax
1895, 600 900.
Commodity excise and luxury
taxes-$l ,233, 100000, of which S86,
100000 would come from general
excise taxes, S178,000,O00 from liquor
and $188,0O0,000 from tobacco.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
OIsonites Win
1st Budget Vote

SACRAMENTO. April % CUP)-
Two unexpected developments en-
hYened the legislature today. the
ffantic efforts of assembly econ
omy bloc" leaders to rally strength
after a major budget defeat. and
endorsement Of the county control
relief bill by county supervisors.
Both the budget and relief issues
were on today's calendar. The
economy bloc members eaucuseG
before noon TO form battle lines
Tor reconsideration of passage of
the administration amendment tc
restore 100000 TO the department
of education for textbook printing.
The report of the joint free con-
ference committee on relief was
given a good chance of passing
both houses. The executive board
of the State County Supervisors as !
sociation notified every board in
the state that it had voted 8 to 0
for the compromise bill. with only
James McSheehy of San Francisco
not voting.
c. E. Grier. of San Bernardino
spokesman for the supervisors. said
the endorsement followed approval 1
CT the integration clause in the /
bill making the relief measure con- /
tingent upon passage of a revamp- /
ed old age pension contribution. |
State and counties now contribute /
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
Draft Has lis
ChuckIes, Too

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ly crops up. One colored gentle
man, informed that he could get
married and probably be deferred
decided:
No, boss l don't know what the
army is like, but I think I'd be
more comfortable there"
Another prospective soldier triec
every angle he could think of tc
obtain deferment, without success
He underwent his physical exami-
nation and the next day, in des-
peration, got married.
Later he visited Selective Service
headquarters.
Well it took drastic measures
but I guess you haven't got me yet. ;
he remarked.
A board member showed him the
physical examination report. He
had been declared physically unfit
for service.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
British Hold Out
AQuinst Germans

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dispatch received direct from Athens
was transmitted at $3.50 pm. Athens
time Wednesday,
1t reported that the fight still
went on in an atmosphere of deep
ening sadness as the people realized
that no matter how valiant their
stand the Nazi advance guards pre-
sumably soon would be rushing
into the ancient Attic capital.
All hope - LonaSr centered on
evacuation OF the British forces
which have fought so hard against
such heavy odds in the Balkans.
There was no indication how many
troops might be saved in the bomb
battered ships sailing from Greek
ports under almost constant attack
by German Stukas and level bomb
ers.
ON OTHER FRONTS
The British were searching the
horizon for storm signals of the
German moves that are considered
sure to follow the completion of the
Balkan offensive.
Interest Of the moment centered
on Turkey and, looking past Tur-
key to the nation whose guidance
the Turks most closely follow, on
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
j. 5. War Cabinet
Reviews Disaster
Of Greek Campaign
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ferees would discuss the subjects re-
viewed with the president.
The group was expected to take
up the continuing problem. which
Mr.. Roosevelt said Is most vital
of getting war supplies to Britain.
Congressional circles heard early
this week that the administration
has under study a plan to extend
the U. S. sea and air neutrality
patrol to mid-Atlantic-3OO miles
beyond new American naval out
posts.
These reports were given further
substantiation yesterday when May
or Florello H. LaGuardia of New
York told an audience at Ottawa,
Canada, that the U. S. and Canada
would defend the Atlantic 1000
miles out from the seaboard. La
Guardia is chairman of the Joint
Canadian-U. S. board for the de-
tense of North America.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
Bridges Hearing
Near End at ST..

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with $50 other students, and was
instructed TO sabotage ships by
sanding bearings and oil cups ana
draining the glycenne from steer
ing gear.
We were told to use sabotage
in wartime. especially if the U. S.
were fighting Russia" ne said. I'VE
were also taught 10 establish party
nuclei in the army and navy 70
seize control when the time came. 8"
Thompson said he Joined the
Communist party in 1884 and was
an elevator operator in New York
Communist headquarters until Aug
ust, 1885.
He SAID Bridges visited New York
Communist headquarters in 1894
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24

Russia.
There were reports in London
Germany has demanded or shortly
will demand control of the Dardan-
eiles. Berlin charged this was Brit.
ish propaganda but actually did not
deny such a demand had been made
Any change in the status of the
Dardanelles affects Russia. 1t is
Russia only warm water outlet to
the world Down through history
Russia has resisted any and every
effort to place the Dardanelles un-
der control of another major power
There has been no authoritative
hint as 10 what--if anything
Russia will do now.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
Rockford TO
Conduct Test

L. H Rockford, extension spe-
cialist in animal husbandry, will be
in the valley Monday to conduct
Z permanent pasture demonstration
at Hunt Brothers No. 9 ranch, ac-
cording to George L. Winright, as
sistant county agent.
The No. g ranch is located mile
west and one-half mile north OF
Verde school The demonstration
meeting will start at 2 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24
Associated Civic
Nominations Due

The 10 chamber of commerce
presidents in Imperial county will
form a nominating committee 10
prepare a ticket of new officers for
the Associated Chambers of Com
merce and present it at the regular
monthly meeting in Imperial Fri
Gay night.
M. j. Dowd, chief engineer of the
Imperial Irrigation district, will be
the principal speaker at the meeting
IN the Masonic hall. He will dis
cuSS drainage and show pictures
to illustrate his talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-24

90 per cent each to the fund which
matched the federal payments
whereas the new bill would require
the state to pay two-thirds.
During the conference. it was
brought out that the state is now
paying relief for unemployables un-
der doubtful legality. and that con-
tinuance of the SRA might revert
as many as 10000 or 25,000 of these
persons on county rolls. Under the
compromise bill abohshing the SRA,
the state pays two-thirds of all re-
lief costs and the counties one
third An additional provision max
es the state pay 90 per cent of
any county costs above the 1882 40
amount