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Evening star., 1942-01-23

onstrated by the fact that the car
riers were forced to raise rates de-
spite the levels to which revenues
have been elevated by war condi-
tions. And it Is to be doubted seri-
ously that the higher rates can be
maintained once the country gets
back on peace. basis and competi-
ton has full play in TRANSPORTATION.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Proposes Use Of Steam Whistles
To Warn City Of Danger

To the Editor Of The Star:
Back home in Baldwinsv;lle, Mass,
when fire or other disaster occurs, the
local factories give warning by means of
steam whistles. Certain numbers are
chosen for the various signals, and the
separate blasts that make up these sig
mails easily are distinguished over q
radius of miles of hilly and timber
covered country.
A similar system could be set up here
in Washington. using existing facilities.
Each steam laundry, hotel and the many
steam power plants throughout the city
could be utilized.
An immediate criticism of this system
Is that simultaneous use would be i'm
possible. The remedy to this is signal
light system for each whistle station,
controlled from general headquarters.
After the call to stations was given, when
the red light call was given, each time the
red light flashed, the whistle cord could
be pulled.
One fault with the present system is
that IN q city where sirens are heard all
day long 1t would be impossible for a
person to be awakened in the middle of
the night by the usual city sirens and be
conscious that disaster was at hand.
HENRY. w. PEABODY.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
MARY ROGERS GERsTER, R. N.

Thanks Mr.. Willkie
For Warning Against Complacency.
To the Editor of The Star:
Wendell Willkie was absolutely right
when, at the Conference Of Mayors jan
uary 10. he said: COMPETENCY is as
deadly an enemy as Hitler himself. It is
by no means sure that we will win this
war, and the price Of victory at best viii
be high"
I thank him for saying 1t.
WILLIAM d. LILLY,
Baltimore, Nd.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the ,Driter, although the use OF
q pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q Uie,D to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Reports Q Surplus Of Applications
For Patent Office Jobs in Richmond.

For Patent Office Jobs in Richmond.
To the Editor of The Star:
To avoid disappointment and loss Of
time for those interested in transferring
to the Patent Office for removal to Rich
mond. submit the following:
I was informed at the Office of the
chief clerk Of the Patent Ofice that only
stenographers are wanted and that there
is a surplus of applications for those
positions; in fact, so eager are clerks to
transfer that some have accepted reduc-
ton from grade to grade 2.
This latter statement apparently re-
ferred to relatives of present Patent Of
fee employees.
Anyway, there are no openings in the
Patent ONCE for persons desiring trans
fer to Richmond-rather the problem
seems to be to dispose Of the large num-
Der Of clamoring applicants.
So it seems there isn't dearth Of
Government clerks desiring to leave
Washington, or just what is the ex-
planation?
A WOULD-BE TRANSFER.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Uncle Sans Almanac, 1S4z-In.


dexed for quick reference, this
up to the minute publication
should be in every home. It Is
full Of facts the average person
has need for every day In the year.
Contains information on such
popular subjects as radio, sports,
Army, Navy, religion, motion pic
lures, as well as charts, graphs and
maps for wartime consumption.
You will be surprised at the amount
of worthwhile material in this
48-page publication. To secure
your copy inclose 10 cents In coin,
wrapped in this clipping. and mail
to The Star Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1942-01-23

@. Where was Gilbert Stuart born?
&C. B.
A. The artist was born at Middletown,
near Newport, r. l., on December 8.
1755, and named Gilbert Charles in
honor Of Bonnie Prince Charlie, for his
father was Jacobite refugee. Later
he changed the spelling of his name from
Stewart to Stuart and dropped the
Charles.
@. Have astronomers determined what
the center of the sun Is hke?-B. L. o.
A. The center of the sun Is gaseous,
even though the pressure there is
something like 100000 tons to the
square inch. The atoms of the gas
are very tightly packed together.
@. Who took the speaking part Of the
dragon in THE Reluctant Dragon?"
j. R. G.
A. The voice of the dragon was that
of Barnett Parker.
@. What was the name Of the singer
who possessed the incredibly high So
prano voice?-T. M.
A. Lucrezia Agujari, who lived near
the end of the 18th century. She could
sing the altissimo as far as F, the highest
F on the piano. Mozart said these high
notes were pure and of good quality.
@. In Longfellow's poem, "Hiawatha,"
there is mention of lake Gitche Ounce.
What is the name of this lake today?
"A. S.
A. Gitche Ounce Is the Indian name
of Lake Superior.
@. For what reason was the Govern
ment of Turkey once known as the
Sublime Porte2-N. W.B.
A. The term was derived from the
high gate giving access to the building
in Constantinople where the principal
government Offices were situated. The
words are French and literally mean
high gate"
@. should like the names of some
of the war plays Of this present World
Ward. ].
A. Recent war plays include: There
Shall Be No Night" by Robert Sher-
wood; Watch on the Rhine" by Lillian
Hellman; key Largo" by Maxwell An
derson: "The Wookey," by Frederick H.
Brennan, and Candle In the Wind" by
Maxwell Anderson.
@. How much does 1t cost to run
our Government for one year? By this 7
mean the regular EXPENSE. W. G.
A. The total Federal appropriation for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1e41.
amounted to $26,574, ,507, ,401, Of which
$7,487 971 1854 was for our civil functions.
@. Is 1t known what became Of Am
brose Bierce, the American writer?-
P. T. s.
A. He went to Mexico in January, 1914,
at the age of II with a pretty definite
purpose which, however, is not at pres
ent disclosable," and never returned.
His death was reported In 1916.
Evening star., 1942-01-23
Member Of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter post ONCE,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1942-01-23

@. Who took the speaking part Of the
dragon in THE Reluctant Dragon?"
j. R. G.
A. The voice of the dragon was that
of Barnett Parker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13

Spend pennies to repair the
leak. Save the dollars TO buy
Defense Savings Bonds. Every
household budget-every salary
check-Should 60 in part for
Defense Savings to help defeat
the enemies of freedom
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
Is e .y!!!i
m[(,%& Says.
SENSE PROVIDES DOLLARS
FOR DEFENSEw

FOR DEFENSE"
A LEAKY radiator is often
blissfully ignored. To have it
repaired costs little. But repair
on the ceiling below, damaged
by dripping water, comes high.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
Novel Decor

WAR SHORTAGES have
nothing on Hollywood which
seems about TO have a shortage
of nail kegs. The girls have dis
covered their decorative posi-
bilities. Michele Morgan has had
three waxed and rubbed down,
their tops covered with suede,
uses them as bar stools.
She is having another pair
covered with frilly tops. plans
to use them as bedside tables.
And Bonita Granville found
one. covered the top with a
quilted, padded fabric, stitched a
print skirt around the sides
has a stool for her dressing
table.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
Homemakers' Club Gets
First Defense Lesson
By IRENE NJ. HAWKINS

Club only and the present
class is filled with a registra-
ton of II.
There are other civilian pro-
lection classes being set up 1!
if you wish to join one inquire
at the headquarters Of the
American Women's Voluntary
Services, 400 Kales Building -.
in Adams avenue, across from
Grand Circus Park.
There is no more important
work for women at the present
time, than attending these
classes. What you learn Is for
your own protection and that OF
your family.
We have much TO do in these
war times >. that means every
body. When The Homemakers'
Club group has finished with the
Civilian Protection course, there
will be other classes TO be
announced later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13

WIN the TIBnl PLUCK lne same
strings over the sound hole also
the string marked 20
Right lingering is soon learned;
lesson diagrams show fingers
by number. Rhythmically you
strum, playing the lowest note
Of a chord on the first beat, the
other notes together, tun, tum,
tum!
From our 24-page instruction
book, Teach Yourself 10 Play
the Guitar, " you may also learn
how to play melodies. solos.
Explains the fingerboard, note
reading for guitar, lingering and
technique. Gives elements of
music. table of chords, four
popular tunes arranged for solos.
Send 10 cents in coins for
this booklet TO The Detroit
Times Home Institute, 1925
Times Square. Detroit. Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
CoIIarIess. BeIted Refer Popular
With Juniors for Casual or Dress Wear

fame. fortune or comment-cal-
louSncss before trying il.
Hollywood designer Adrian,
husband 10 Janet Gaynor, is
sponsoring coolie hats. worn
fat on the head, with scarf
Snoods tied at the back or
drapcd about the neck. Re-
minds us of the helmets that
historians credit to King Arthur
and his knights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13

all forms Of pink and red But
auburn-haircd Greer son
braved a public appearance IN
New York Quilted in a plnk-as-
pInk-Can-bc costume.
And actress Gertrude Law
renee caused quite a hub-bub by
stalking into the famed Stork
Club in some honcSt-to-good-
ness sailor pants. We advise.
however, that you gain yourself
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
Gold Standard

LITTLE ITEM in yellow
gold "a pair of slender bow
knots, perhaps three inches
across, designed 10 ornament
Jane Wyman's golden hair. In
one scene of My Favorite
Spy" Jane wears her side hair
turned back in smooth rolls. the
bowknots set just back of each
ear 10 hold the rolls in place.
There's one of those gold eve
ming gowns you know the kind
We mean 10 put Jane definitely
on the gold standard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
p AG f 10

ARMED WITH trusy guitar. you've fine way to make
friends Also, you teach yourself TO play
Learning especially Tor accompany
popular above the melody
diagrams much like diagram with picture
They show chords play following them you
don't have to know how to read notes.
The vertical lines stand for the strings your guitar niger
board lines the bars To play chord
press fingers left hand where the dots show
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13

MEMBERS OF the Detroit
Times Homemakers' Club got of
TO a flying start in the matter
Of home defense yesterday, when
they attended their first class in
civilian protection.
The course, of course, is I'M
der direction OF the American
Women's Voluntary Services :.
our instructor Mrs. Alexander
w. Sanders.
II was great fun, really
Just like going back to school,
for every member had a note
book and pencil, taking down
important points in the lesson.
Clear the Attic
We learned the simple
things every homemaker can do
10 prepare Detroit for any kind
of disaster in the event OF air
raids for instance:
Make a survey Of your attic
remove such things as piles
of old magazines and maybe
newspapers >. empty boxes
and boxes filled with odds and
ends. such as most of us keep in
attics. In the event of an incen-
diary bomb, these are the things
that will help burn your house
down.
Inspect household appliances
10 see that they are in good
working order and not apt 10
short circuit.
Homework!
Every home, we are told,
should have one or two pals OF
sand handy :. and a shovel &.
one with straight edge, such
as a garden spade. Sand is used
10 curb the burning Of incendiary
bombs.
And the ladies departed {.
with homework 10 DO before the
next class. They are to make a
survey of their immediate neigh
borhoodS 10 report how
many fire hydrants in their
block how many churches,
schools how many frame
houses how far TO the
nearest police station =. and
so on.
And so II is easy 10 see how
these civilian protection classes
will eventually equip Detroit TO
be prepared for bombs or what
ever may fall upon US.
The Detroit Times class, OF
course, is for members of The
Detroit Times Homemakers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
Air Raid Wsrdens

OUR GREATEST need in De-
troit, says Glen c. Richards, city
defense chief is air raid
wardens. We need $4,000 OF
them.
And women, says Mr.. Rich
ards, can be just as useful as
men.
Unemployed women or mar
ried women who have no small
children are being urged TO reg
lister for daytime hours. En-
ployed women can also serve
after working hours, as volun-
teers will be assigned 10 duty
only at their own convenience.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
Star Enjoys
Good Food
Exercise
BY IDA JEAN KAHN

ALL YOU have 10 do 10 make
the vegetable course a favorite
with your family is TO adopt the
Chinese custom OF cooking the
leaves and roots for such a short
time that they retain their crisp,
freshly plucked flavor and APP
pearance.
That tip 10 homemakers comes
from a movie actress usually
mentioned for her high glamour
uotient. She is dark-eyed
Brenda Marshall, Warner
Brothers player, and in private
life Mrs. Bill Holden, home
maker.
She believes the main trouble
In getting people To eat their
spinach and carrots is due TO
our habit of overlooking. $50
often vegetables are boiled until
they have about as much taste
left as shredded paper"
Vitamins Served
The Holdens are vitamin-
conscious and at their doctors
suggestion have been taking the
synthetic kind in addition to
following a balanced diet. I'VE
used TO forget TO take them. so
now We have them served at the
table" she said.
Brenda believes in enjoying
exercise as we'll as the right kind
of food. She rides horseback
two or three times week,
(which is lot for any one work
ing in pictures, goes skeet
shooting with her Bill, (which
isn't much Of workout but gets
you out in the sun and fresh
>Rir. and swtms and plays tennis.
Naturally. she has a lovely
figure She is five feet three
and has these measurements
Bust, 31n inches; waist, p
inches; hips, 33 inches.
Actually Fst
There was a time-this Is hard
10 imagine--whcn she was fat.
Actually. fat. IL was when
first went out 10 Hollywood and
was confused and having an
awful struggle and not much
fun. and | began TO eat too much.
The first thing / knew, / was a
butterball.
! asked whether she went on
a diet 10 reduce and she replied,
No, / just cut out the starches
and fats. That's all YOU d.
on the balanced menusD Ard
10 improve her proportions she
had massage regularly for
while.
Quite q Gardener
II she couldn't ride or play
tennis, She would pick gardening
as the most enjoyable kind of
exercise. AS il is. gardening is
her hobby. And she is no spec
tator she likes 10 get down and
work in the soil and nip the
weeds in the bud.
I always have liked 10 pull
UP weeds. When We lived on a
plantation in the Philippines /
was the best weeder IN my
family" Brenda boosted.
you get plenty of exercise
in garden and il IS relaxing.
Besides. there is a satisfaction
in growing things especially now
that food is so important"
What does she consider the
most important factor in a
womans looks? Posture. Hers
is excellent, especially he head
Marriage.
Il have always admired kath-
arine Cornell and the way she
holds her head, and have tried
TO pattern myself after her"
Her 5eauty secrets are these:
Plenty of soap and water and
one good cream-not a million
different kinds and lots of
sleep" She uses less makeup
than any one l have ever inter-
viewed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
BY JOAN DEAN

THE EASTER BUNNY is re-
ported en- route for his stellar
performance April 5. The March
winds are already popping out
at us on street corners and We
have had previews OF April
showers
Putting two and two together,
we concluded it's high time TO
be talking about spring coats.
The boX-coat is going as strong
as ever among suit enthusiasts,
but a new star has appeared in
the fashion heavens.
It's the collarlesS, be 1t @ d
REFER. particularly flattering 10
the junior crew. For visual de-
scription. we have photographed
just such a coat no belt on the
back the waist is stitched TO
the skirt in Y formation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
Especially Suited

Because most women know
their neighbors better than men,
they are especially suited TO the
job of neighborhood protection.
A friendly level headed home
maker has many of the qualifi-
cations of leadership and de-
Probability which the job
demands.
The person whom her neigh
bors know and trust is just the
person to whom they Will turn
instinctively when IAN incident"
occurs.
Volunteers may register in
any one of the area schools, or
at defense headquarters at Ill
Cadillac square. from 10 a. m.
to $50 p. m. through March 13,
and 10 a. m. to l p. m. Saturday,
March IA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-13
THE GIRLISH FIGURE

really gets a break. you see. The
shoulders are built up the way
the teen-agers like them. The
skirt falls in soft folds. though
the swing effect is very much IN
evidence.
On the snap button az the
throat, a wise little owl is max
ing a face at the man in the
moon n note to amuse the
stag line. And watch dad smile
at the price if he's an econ
omy5minded man.
As LONG AS mirrors have
been in existence, red-headed
women have Steered away from
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
Hail Old Flags
Rites viii Mark. Opening
Of Myer Exhibit
Photo by international News photo

WASHINGTON. Aug. II GNS)
The swords, signal flags and
historical documents of the army's
first signal officer, Brig. Gen. Al
bert j. Myer. will be accepted at a
brief ceremony today in the Pen
tagon Building. Arlington, W
The memorabilia discovered in
an attic trunk in the Myer home
at WiscaSset. Me, include General
Myers diaries. official papers
signed by Presidents Pierce, Blu
chanan and Johnson and a docu-
ment authenticated by Jefferson
Davis before he became president
of the Confederacy.
A red and white signal flag is
said 10 have wig-wagged news OF
Generals Lees surrender of north
ern Virginia at Appomatox in 1865.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
Britain Praised


WASHINGTON. Aug. II (lNS)
Administrators Ed
ward r. Stettinius Jr. said today
that England is doing a fine job
in distributing TO the greatest adj
vantage her share of American
lend-lease food, supplies and equip
ment.
The one-time head of the United
States Steel Company returned
from England last week after a
trip which was planned primarily
to harmon Anglo-American
efforts 10 meet developing short
ages in critical materials.
II was very fayorably Inn
pressed" he asserted. "by the
way they are using the lend
lease materials we have sent
them and by the measures they
are taking To keep their re-
quirements To a minimum and Ia
adjust them to the supply avail
able 90 both countries.
Like US, they face a very
difficult situation in meeting
their urgent needs, hut they are
doing a fine job"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
Editor Called
In Tribune Quiz

CHICAGO. Aug. Il. GNS) 49, a
federal grand jury investigation OF
a Chicago Tribune story on the
battle Of Midway was to be re-
sumed today
Among witnesses who may be
heard are Frank Waldrop. foreign
and political editor of the Wash
ington, d. c.. Times-Herald. and
a representative Of the New York
Daily News These newspapers
also printed the story
The investigation was called "a
determine whether the Tribune
violated section OF the Espionage
Act in printing the article
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
8 New Ships
TopU.5. Quota

SOUTH PORTLAND, Me. Aug
l7N United States ship building Is
exceeding the goal set by PreSi-
dent Roosevelt, Admiral Emory s
Land chairman of the United
States maritime commission, said
today as eight new vessels hit tho
ways in one Of the greatest mass
Iaunchings in the history Of The
nation.
Included were six 10000-tor
cargo vessels and two deStrOyerS
The launchingS took place stimuli
taneously IN two South Portland
Shipbuilding yards and one at Bath
as the feature Of Maine Ship
building Day"
Admiral Land said:
Recently testified that ship
yard productivity would have TO
increase by I2il per cent this
year and 25 per cent next year
II we are Ia reach the shipbuild-
ing goal set by our President.
II am happy to tell you that
the men i'm the shipyards are
doing far better than that. The
commission il convinced there is
almost no limit TO your prOduc-
tivity."
Five Of the cargo vessels were
built for the British ministry OF
transport The sixth was a Liberty
ship
The deStroyers were. the Conway
and the Cony.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
Ndzis Ask ViChy
For Explosives

LONDON Aug. Il GNS)-
Germany is demanding that the
Vichy government begin manufac
ture Of explosives for the Naz
army in unoccupied France. II was
disclosed today az the hcadquar
tiers of the fighting French.
Pierre Laval. chief Of govern
ment was reported 10 have asked
Germany TO supply the industrial
alcohol necessary for such manu-
fsctUing. but the NaziS replica
that Vichy must supply the alcoho
even if il should entail complet,
suppression OF the French wine
industry.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
e Awarded Sperry

NEW YORK, Aug. II CNS)
Thousands of employees Of the
Sperry GyroScOpe Company al
tended Madison Square Garden
Sunday when the com
pany was awarded the joint army
navy IF" pennant for exceptional
war production. Among the prln-
cipal speakers were Gov Herbert
II. Lehman and Rear Admiral
Clark II. Woodward
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-17
Britain Warned
MosIenns Will
Resist 10 Limit
BY w. w. CHAPLIN
international News Service stan Writer

BOMBAY, India, Aug. IL
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, president
OF the All-India Moslem League,
warned today that if Britain yields
in the slightest degree TO what
he called the political blackmaif
OF Mohandas X. Gandhi's civil dis
obedience campaign. the country's
Moslems would resist to the
uttermost."
He voiced this warning as the
working (executive) committee OF
his organization, which claims 10
speak for the vast majority OF
midas 100000 MoslemS, con-
Vened here.
The committee formulated a
resolution, TO be presented at a
mass meeting today, expressing
the Moslem Leagues attitude to-
ward the jailed Gandhi's Congress
Party movement which is designed
10 secure Indian independence al
once