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Evening star., 1941-02-18
Wants Test of Voters
Like Test Of Draftees.
, the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Selective service for the national de-
fense is in effect now and has been used
before. Late news informs us that only
13 per cent of the possible recruits are
actually being drafted. We are very care
full to select the best men for military
training.
When it comes to ruling the country,
however, We are not at all particular,
letting any one of age and able to pay
poll tax participate in this most i'm
portant function. If selection for de-
fense is democratic process, then selec-
ton for voting would also be democratic.
An intelligence test that would exclude
the morons from this privilege would
cut the roots from under demagoguery
and do more to make democracy work on
permanent basis than any other single
step that could be taken.
w. L. McATEE.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
Boy Popping Corn

He shells the golden minutes OF the
summer,
Then shakes the pepper. Cha1
slips through the 10ire.
AboUe the Goals he lets the kernels
linger
While his cheeks take the crimson
of the fire.
A sudden 1Dorld is born 1Uith Sno1U-
1Ohite petals E.
Another, then another! Vigorously
He n1oUeS the pepper faster still and
faster!
The lid is bulgtng, aching to be
treel
Heaped in q botUl, and trickled ueu
tDith butter,
Matching a gro,0ing lads keen
appetite =.
Such are the joys that ,Otu hace
added luSter
When seen again In menlorvs mel
Io1U light.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1941-02-18

@. How does the Office space in Gov.
ernment buildings at Washington COM
pare with that in the R. C. A. Building,
New York City?-G. S. T.
A The Government in Washington
occupies a total Office floor space Of
2600O,00O square feet in over 300 build
ings. The total Office space in the R.
c. A Building is 1942,748 square feet.
@. Did the late Scott Fitzgerald serve
in the World War?-H. H. T.
A. The author was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the 45th Infantry
in November, 1917. He was commits
stoned first lieutenant in the 67th
Infantry in July 1918, and served as
aide de camp to Brig. Gen. J. A. Ryan
from December, 1918. to February, 1919.
@. Does income tax have to be paid
on unemployment compensation?-S. M.
A Unemployment compensation must
be included as income.
@. Was Col. Lindbergh's father q
Representative or a Senator in Con-
greSs?-M. P. S.
A Charles Augustus Lindbergh, ST.,
was a Representative from Minnesota.
He was elected as a Republican to the
60th and TO the four succeeding Con-
crosses March 4, 1907-March 3, 191O.
He did not seek denomination in 1916.
having become a candidate for Senator.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for
election to the United States Senate
on the Non-Partisan League ticket in
1916
@. Does the United States have any
control over Cuba?-C. NJ. c.
A. A new treaty between the United
States and Cuba was ratified by the
United States Senate 1885. 1t super
seded that of May %, 1908, and aban-
doned the right of the United States to
intervene in the internal affairs of Cuba
under the Platt Amendment.
@. Please give a history of the Culli-
nan diamond.--B. P.
A. The Cullinan or Premier diamond.
from the Premier Mine, Transvaal. was
the largest stone ever found 1t weighed
1924 carats or IT pounds troy, and
measured by 212 by inches. This
stone was presented to King Edward VII
by the Transvaal government and was
cut into nine large stones. the larger
ones weighing SIG 3O9, 90 and 81 carats
respectively, and into 90 smaller bril-
lants. The largest of these, known as
the Star of Africa, is believed to be the
largest cut diamond in the world.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
spirit" of Lord N0rthcliffe
Alleged to Have Foretold Disaster.

10 the EoltOr OF otar.
A clipping from Charleston CIV. Va)
paper 18 years ago, says: "'Only wave
of spiritual reform can save the world
from plunging into catastrophe which
will make the World War seem insignifl-
can't Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, noted
English author and exponent of psychic
phenomena, declared in an interview
yesterday. This information, he ex-
planned, had been received by him from
the late Lord Northcliffe's spirit. The
American people, Lord Northcliffe's
message said, are too busy. That was
the mistake made In my lifetime. I was
too busy then, but understand now that
wisdom is lost In the scramble for ma
terial progress. When men lose wisdom
they invite disaster."' r. z. FARR.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
The BULLDOG Breed

1t Is stimulating story Of dogged
will to win and of unshatterable faith
in victory that Harry L. Hopkins
brings back from embattled Britain.
After four weeks of contact with all
classes, from King to commoner, and
after many hours of confidential
communion with Prime Minister
Churchill, the Presidents personal
emisSary has returned to Washing
ton to report his confidence that the
British will win" He qualities that
conviction with the important pro-
viso that our help is indispensable,
thus confirming Mr.. Churchill's own
recent message to Mr.. Roosevelt
Give us the tools and we will finish
the job" Mr.. Hopkins also echoes
the Prime Minister'S assurance that
Britain does not need our men.
While Mr.. Hopkins is no military
expert, he is a keen judge of human
psychology, a trait that lends more
than ordinary authority to his con-
clusion that Hitler can't lick these
English. They're as tough a crowd
as there is" The American observer
Of Britain in the midst of her heroic
struggle for survival Is persuaded
that the war will not end in stale
mate" He emissions a triumphant
Britain. He bases his opinion on his
inquiries in every stratum of British
life-military, naval and civilian. He
had special opportunities for seeing
how the nation is bearing the fright
full ordeal of air raids and coming up
smiling after German bombing and
incendiary attacks have done their
worst. Ranging from the spirit that
emanates from the wonderful lead
erShip of that great man, Winston
Churchill" to the morale exemplified
by the man in the street, Mr.. Hop
kinS discovered a Britain determined
to fight on unfiinchingly till that day
of complete victory which a united
people looks upon as certain, no mat
ter how long delayed.
To this country Mr.. Hopkins most
significant message is that Britain
needs our aid desperately" and
needs it now" That information
should supply, If 1t were required,
fresh impetus for the speediest pos
slble enactment Of the lease-lend bill.
The Presidents fact-fnder confirms
the impressions brought back by Mr..
Wlllkie, who is likewise convinced of
British ability to win, provided Amer
lean assistance is forthcoming in
time, especially those sea and air
slnews that will sustain resistance
to the Nazi invasion which most
BrltonS expect soon to be attempted.
Emphasizing the immediate neces-
slty of American help, Mr.. Hopkins
is sure Britain is going to get it.
because she deserves to win"
That is sentiment in which the
American people Fundamentally
concur and which they ardently hope
Will find expression in undelayed pas
sage of H. r. 1776. Aid to Britain,
instant, extensive and continuous,
Is a program which the United States
should pursue, not only on behalf of
the last remaining transatlantic
bulwark of democracy, but as the
surest guarantee of the perpetuation
OF free government in the Western
World. The chances that the United
States itself can avert war, as Mr..
Wlllkie has pointed out, will be
strengthened in the degree to which
we support Britain in her fight to
hold at bay the avowed enemies Of
the American way of life.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
Believes Americans Would Oppose
Federal Union" With Britain.

reueral Union WIN Britain.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Winston Churchill in his recent speech
mentioned the American Union He
later quoted from poem by Longfellow,
sent by our President, which he said
applied "to you people, as 1t does to U.S."
Part of the poem reads: Sail on, o
ship of state; sail on, o Union, strong
and great"
Can it be the President is thinking,
along with certain others, of union be-
tween America and Britain?
To aid Britain is one thing. To give
away our defenses another But this
union business is horse of vastly differ
ent color.
Many Americans, now silent, will find
their tongues If this is attempted. 1t is
too late for Paul Revere, for the British
are already here. We sadly, oh, so sadly,
need q George Washington.
GEORGE M. SHURTLEFF.
Providence, r. ].
Evening star., 1941-02-18

The late Vice President Marshall
used to say that what this country
needs is good f1ve-cent cigar. An
other thing it could do with is
thirty-inch shoestring, now that
manufacturers are putting that
extra eyelet in mems oxfords.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
Corcoran Gallery Not Responsible
For Pictures Shown by Local Artists.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I have read the letter, recently pub
lished in your columns, of H. B. Brad
ford in which he criticizes the current
exhibition of the Society of Washington
Artists.
II was amazed" he wrote, that the
Corcoran Gallery of Art would exhibit
such stuff" To criticize the paintings
adversely is his privilege. but he, like
many others, overlooks the important
fact that these are displayed by the
society and not by the gallery. The
organization, I am informed, requested
that the gallery lend it two rooms for
this exhibition and this request was
granted long before the exhibition was
assembled
Any faults which he finds in the
display should be laid at the door of the
society and of the jury which made the
selections. K. r. M.
Evening star., 1941-02-18

evident that more complete control
Of the human elements in the traffic
safety problem-drivers as well as
pedestrians-is essential II greater
progress Is to be made in reducing
street fatalities.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
First Impressions
Of q Visitor
Chilean Newspupermon
Finds Press Conferences
Full of Interest

(Mr. Vega, one of the seuen Chilean
nepspapermen tDho haze been as
signed for ttOo months to American
newspapers, Is notD member of The
Star staff. From time to time he otH
1Drtte OF his impressions in Washing
ton against the background OF his
,DorE in Chile.)
Evening star., 1941-02-18

Fourteen priceless paintings are
said to have been sent by the Reich
to America for sale to art connois-
seurs. The idea is for the old mas
ters of Europe to do their bit for
the new ones.
Evening star., 1941-02-18
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Driter, although the use OF
a pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Uith
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-02-18

A reader can get the unSUer to any
question OF fact by tDriting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please tncloSe stamp for reply.
@. What is the largest amount of air
mail carried by the Clipper planes be-
tween Honolulu and San Francisco?-
F. p S.
A. The Post Office Department says
that the greatest amount of air mail
that the Clipper may carry between
San Francisco and Honolulu is 5000
pounds. No passengers are carried with
load of this size
@ How many football players were
killed last year2-F. A. T.
A. There were eight football fatalities
in 1910. This was a substantial decline
from former years.
@. What is meant by a California
freeway?-T G. r.
A. The new 'freeway law" passed in
1899 recognizes a freeway as a type Of
highway to which abutting property
olld4A IloNC IlO I4S4IG VI dNICGo vi OAAAJ
limited right of access. New intersec-
tions of local streets or highways cannot
be made without consent Of the Califor-
MIA Highway Commission.
O. On what kind of carpet did Presi-
dent Roosevelt stand when he took the
oath of Office in January?-G. w. R.
A. President Roosevelt stood on red
Wilton carpet which was bought spe-
cially for the platform.
@. What is the largest battleship in
the world?-H. F. M.
A. The British battle cruiser Hood
is said to be the largest war vessel in
the world. This ship. which has dis
placement of 42,100 tons, is $50 feet long
and has beam of los feet
@ Who invented firearms?-R. H. T.
A There is no trace of firearms before
A. D. 1900, and it is believed that the
first to use gunpowder for the propulsion
Of missiles was Bernard Schwarz a
German monk The earliest missiles
were arrows padded out to fit the bores
of these weapons. The hand-gun, as
opposed to the cannon, was derived from
the latter and does not appear to have
existed until late in the l4th century.
Evening star., 1941-02-18

Uncle Sans proverbial patience is
as long as his whiskers, but it is Won
dered when he will get thoroughly
fed up with this headline: Strikes
Hold Up Defense Orders"
Evening star., 1941-02-18

Judging from complaints coming
into the Health Department, the Dis
trict of Columbia could well use an
Al Pied Piper.
Evening star., 1941-02-18

Colored Map of Asia, printed in
full colors, 81 by % inches in size
Shows in detail the cities. towns,
mountains, railroads, strategic
lakes and water routes of Asia.
Includes Netherlands Indies, the
Philippines and a corner of Aus
tralia. To secure your copy inclose
10 cents in coin. wrapped in this
clipping, and mail to The Star In
formation Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1941-02-18
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the anSwer to Gnr
question OF fact by tDritirg The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please tncloSe stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-02-18

@. How many football players were
killed last year2-F. A. T.
A. There were eight football fatalities
in 1910. This was substantial decline
from former years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 13.

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. -.
JACKSON, Miss, is ready to
- serve as vacation headquar-
ters for the thousands planning
vacations in the deep South this
Winter.
Strategically located at the
Crossroads of the South this
friendly city is the key town on
all vacation routes into this sec
ton. If it's pleasure, visit with
soldier boys or a few days of
rest and relaxation that the va
cationist is seeking. he can find
all in and around Jackson.
Railways and air lanes radiate
from the city in all directions,
augmented by Mississippi's re-
Gently completed highway sys-
tenn; giving tourists access TO a
true vacation wonderland.
BY automobile Jackson is an
hour from historic VickSburg;
two hours from Natchez; three
hours from the Mississippi Gulf
Coast: four hours from New
Orleans; A few minutes from
Mississippi's beautiful wood
lands and streams well stocked
with fish and game; one and
one-half hours from Camp
Shelby. second largest canton
ment in the United States; and
only five minutes from the jack
son Air Base, home of the
Thirty-Eighth Bombardment
GrOuD.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
East Tawas Opens
Sports Program

EAST TAWAS, Dec. 13.-
With the temperature bringing
the proper atmosphere, the lid
was enthusiastically pried off
the winter sports season here
today.
More than 80 persons at
tended the Keep En- Sliding"
banquet staged at the Holland
Hotel by the Silver Valley win
ter sports committee of the
Chamber OF Commerce.
With indications of an en-
larged attendance. the regular
winter sports program will get
under way the first of the year,
but unofficially it will start
with the first snow flakes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Orange Bowl Fet e
Will Be Greatest

MIAMI, Fla. Dec. ID. - This
years Orange Bowl Festival, an
nual four-day Roman Holiday
Festival here, will be the
greatest ever. No less than so
bands will rock Miami with
martial music as an expected
crowd OF over half a million
winter visitors cheer New Years
Ewes King Orange Jamboree
parade, Florida's gigantic Mardi
Gras. More than 300 Miami
bathing beauties will crowd at
least IS large floats with other
parade participants numbering
over 5000. Fluorescent lighting
effects bearing out the theme,
Life and Fun in Florida" will
turn Biscayne boulevard into a
sea of light.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
jackson, Mississippi
Ready for ourists

The city itself is already a
beehive of vocational activity
with its attractive climate and
points of interest and historical
significance famous the world
over. The new state capitol
building, one of the most beauti-
full state capitols in the United
States, the riot Of color of the
myrtle trees that line the streets
and other things of beauty in
Jackson delight the eyes OF
MANY n traveller.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Florida
Dances

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.


Dec. ID.
COCIALLY brilliant dinner
~ dances will attend the for
NAL opening, next week, of this
resorts de luxe seasonal hotels
fronting on st. Petersburg and
Boca Ciega Bays, and the Gulf
of Mexico.
Each of these palatial winter
homes of many of Americas
leading families has perfected
an elaborate program for the
entertainment of its guests, in
Guiding dances and costume
balls, golf, tennis and bridge
tournaments, musical and Gull
tural programs, and parties OF
many sorts.
The iewel-towered II OF ell
Vinoy Park opens next Satur-
day, December 20, under the
management of Aymer V. Laugh
ner, who is taking charge dur
ing the absence of Clement Ken
nedy, recently called to military
serice. Opening on the same date
is the Soreno, managed by So
reno Lund Jr, and the Jungle
Hotel and Country Club. ac-
CURED by the American Hotels
Corporation, 10 be managed by
Mrs. Henrietta Graveur.
Music lovers, next Thursday,
will hear Gladys Swarthout, Met
ropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano,
in a recital at Congregational
Church
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Florida Fair Feb. Is

Tampa opens February with
the Florida Fair, while between
February Is and March l the
Tin Can Tourists of the World
will hold their annual meeting.
During that time. February 81
10 March 2 inclusive, the 14th
annual Horse Show will take
place at the Tampa Country
Club.
An unusual and interesting
celebration is the Tomato Festi-
val at Ruskin. few miles south
of Tampa. between April % and
26. while the Florida high school
music festival will occur April
16-17-1S. On April 19 is TO be
held the 65-mile overnight sail
ing race called the Edgemont
key race.
Today Tampa is one of the
most thriving and prosperous
cities of Florida. Located at the
junction of a network of excel
lent paved roads and railroads,
II is within a half-hour's TO a
few hours drive of every point
in the state.
The Tampa trade area covers
the richest agricultural. manu-
featuring and mining country in
the state.
Through Tampa is handled
the majority of the fruits and
vegetables from the rich high
lands, shipped via rail or boat
TO the consumers markets of
America and in refrigerator YES
sells TO the ports of the world.
Tampa's harbor is the gate
way to Central and South Amer
lea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Many Fetes
Scheduled
For 7 dnpd
TAMPA. Fla. Dec. IL.

TAMPA, heart of Florida's
i West Coast and It's largest
city. is becoming the tourists
home away from home. Visitors
who max Tampa their head
ouarterS tbx year will be able
10 enjoy many events planned
for the Winter season in this
lovely Old World city and also
visit other easily accessible
events and scenic points within
the l00-mile radius from Silver
Springs TO Fort Myers.
Tampa is a progressive COM
mercial city and living costs are
reasonable, New homes. attract
i've apartments. fine hotels and
comfortable rooming houses pro-
vide excellent living conditions,
while Tampa restaurants and
the Spanish ones of Ybor City.
provide many unusual foods. As
for the stellar events which are
IN take place in Tampa this
winter. the famed Florida Fair
and Gasparilla carnival probably
top the list.
Tampa has sporty golf courses,
fine swimming pools AT Sulphur
Springs and Davis Islands, some
of the best tennis courts in the
country. Switchboard, rogue and
fine birdie paths. 1t is marvel
Gus fishing center for lake and
salt water fishing.
Dupree Gardens, blossom center
OF Florida. will be opened TO the
public December d, when grey
hound racing begins at Sulphur
Springs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
RestfuI
Gu|fport
Is Big Lure

Il Gulf of Mexico and the
pleasant climate OF a Missis-
sip1 Winter are attracting
thousands to spend their Winter
vacations in the modern city of
Gulfport
Gulfport. at the center Of the
famous Mississippi resort area,
is located on US-90 highway
COld Spanish TraiD. one of the
most historic roads in the coun-
try, and is reached easily by
land, sea or air
Within one and one-half hours
drive (61 miles, from fascinat-
ing New Orleans and within "a
miles of Mobile. Gulfport is near
the scenic wonders of the deep
South such as the beautiful
Bellingrath gardens and the his
toric city Of Natchez.
The municipal recreation pier
and park. built al cost Of
S425. 600. is the pride Of the
town and the high spot of a
vacation on the coast. II is com
plete with tennis courts, golf
course. swimming pool. club
house and salt water bathing
facilities 10 make IT a perfect
place 10 enjoy the sun, breeze
salt water sports or a dance in
the breeze-swept pavilion
It's small craft harbor is lined
with ssilbosts and yachts that
mean real vacation for many
travellers. A string of islands
Just off the coast from MiSsis-
sippi Sound makes II one of the
most popular sailing waters in
the nation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Resort Has $4,000

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Dec.
13.-Since its founding in 1888,
this world famous resort has
grown to a permanent popula-
ton of $1,000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Vets Hospital Big

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Dec.
13.-Bay Pines federal hospital
for war veterans. covers 220
acres on the outskirts Of the
Sunshine City.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Senate Eliminates
DebatedC
Property Proviso
Opposition from 16
Senator's Kills New
Clause for Present

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.
(UP) A majority of the
senate finance committee,
yielding to the determined
opposition of 16 senator's
from community property states.
agreed today to eliminate the con-
troversial community property tax
provision from the pending $685.
100000 revenue bill.
The senate then formally reject
ed the provision by voice vote. Sen
Robert M. La Toilette, Prog, Wis,
insisted that the record show it was
not eliminated unanimously.
Elimination of the provision
which would have made an extra
S50,000,000 available in revenue
when the tax bills are collected next
year-Was expected to speed the
bill toward passage.
The senate defeated an attempt
by La Toilette, to eliminate from
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05

probably went into the water. A
shoe found at the point where the
car broke off nine bridge uprights
was identified as Anaya's, Deputy
Sheriffs Frank Raney and Peter
Klyne said Friday.
Relatives of Anaya, who lived
in Calexico, believed he might have
been thrown clear of the car and
stunned, wandered away on the
desert. Sheriff Robert w. Ware
commandeered planes Friday morn
ing and made several trips into
the air to search the country in
a wide circle around the accident
scene. The search was unsuccess-
full
The canal was dredged for eight
miles without the body being
found. Motorboats we're expected
to be driven along the canal in
hope of dislodging the body if it
had been caught and held be-
meath the surface. Irrigation dis
trict crews and officers searched
the canals for more than "a hours.
Divers were expected to continue
the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-05
Killer Executed
At San Quentin

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
Sept. 5. (UP)-William Johansen,
seaman who confessed murder
ing three women, was executed
in the San Quentin gas chamber
today.
Johansen, who was SO, was pro-
nounced dead at 1913 am, ten
minutes after cyanide pellets drop
ped into baths of sulphuric acid
in the tightly sealed chamber and
sent up lethal fumes.
Johansen was arrested in July,
1910, a month after he killed Mrs.
Irene Mccarthy in San Fran
cisco waterfront hotel.
When he was apprehended, Jo-
hansen confessed the mutilation
murder of Mrs. Betty Coffin in a
San Francisco rooming house under
conditions similar to the McCar-
thy murder. He also said he killed
his first wife in New York in 1888,
but couldn't remember her name.