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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
DARWIN HoEL RESIGNS

Darwin Hoel has resigned his posi- ton as Chief Engineer of the Bar anof Hotel, it was announced today
 MT. Hoel, who has held the posi- ton of Chief Engineer since early spring, 1889, has no immediate plans for the future, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
Col. Rieg|e Has
 Dinner Party Here

Lieut. Roy w. Riegle was host last night at small dinner party in the Iris Room of the Baranof.
 His guests included Dr. and Mrs. Langdon White, MT. and Mrs. Cur tis Shattuck, Patricia Hammersley, Mrs. Helen Foss and Lieut.. B. D. Shumaker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
EYES EXAMINED

and BROKEN LENSES replaced 1T
 our own shop. pr. Rae Lillian Carlson. Blomgren Bldg Phone 636.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
sONOTONE i;

.SONOTONE hearing aids for the hard of near ing. Audiometer readings. Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson. Blomgren Bldg Phone 63o.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-11-24
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Evening star., 1942-02-13

relatively low prices, and this the
farm Senators are determined to
prevent.
In taking such q stand, however,
they are breaking faith with the
taxpayers and, in tho long run. are
rendering Z disservice to the farmers.
Agriculture was In dire straits when
these commodities were taken on the
market by the Government. Sur
pluses were piling up and farmers
were threatened with ruin because
they could not dispose Of their crops.
The Government moved into this
picture and, with public funds, took
the surpluses of the market. But
it did so with the clear understanding
that it would be free to dispose of
them when opportunity arose. In
seeking to prevent this by saying in
effect that the public must pay all
other billion dollars before it can
salvage any Of the tax funds already
advanced to agriculture, the farm
bloc is on exceedingly dangerous
ground. If the bill is passed it will
doubtless be vetoed by the President.
But the farm bloc is mourning a
greater risk than that, for at some
stage Of the game the long suffering
taxpayers will realize that they are
being bled white by these minority
pressure groups. And with that real
ization there will come a day Of
reckoning at the polls.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Admiral Hart Relieved

Regretful though Americans nat
urally will be over the replacement
of Admiral Thomas c. Hart as
supreme commander of the United
Nations naval forces in the South
western Pacific, they are certain
to look with favor on the elevation
of so capable and colorful an officer
as Dutch Vice Admiral Helfrich to
the high naval command in the vital
Indies-New Zealand-Australia area.
The small Netherlands Navy has per-
formed near r-incredible feats Of valor
so far in this war, and Vice Admiral
Helfrich deserves much of the credit
for these achievements. Born in
Java, he is reputed to know the
island-dotted South Pacific better
than any other person. This IA
miliarity with the region that has
become a crucial battle-ground for
the opposing naval forces should
prove to b Of inestimabls value In
Evening star., 1942-02-13

He twisted his head first to the right
and then to the left. He waggled his
tail and firted his head.
He was not quite sure, 1t seemed, as to
the best method Of approach.
No two squirrels, as their admirers
know, attempt to solve such q problem
In the same way.
One would come down head first, one
would 60 down backward, another would
leap from the tree, fourth might even
try jumping from the ground.
The shell had been placed to appeal to
the instincts Of all squirrels.
Our old friend in fur suddenly leaned
over and started down the wire. head
first.
He went paw under paw, clinging to
the wire until his forepaws contacted
the round Of the coconut shell.
In went his front paws, and out came
. sunflower seed, which Immediately
went into his mouth.
He had not performed his acrobatic
feat to show off,"
He was after food, and he had it.
At some little distance 1t looked as
II he were poised in the air, the wire
being almost invisible above him, and,
Of course, hid by his body and bushy
tail.
Several other rodents spied him there,
and came over to investigate, but none
got up enough courage to dispute 1t with
the first conner.
Tomorrow, however, will be another
day, and then his comrades will come
for blocks around to try the new game
1t is Just the sort Of game these
rodents like.
A nuthatch was the first bird to dis
cover the new location.
This feeder, as kept on the arch for
several years, had been their favorite.
1t was pleasant to think that they were
taking to 1t readily In its new location.
Sometimes the change In location Of
q bird feeding station will cause the
guests to become shy for a day or two.
Not this time.
Several nuthatches found 1t within
the hour.
A chickadee, too, was seen at 1t before
dark.
There was no question that the birds
liked it.
And high up in the maple tree. the
old squirrel peered down, keeping his
eyes on his store Of sunhower seedA
The next morning. he intimated. As
plainly as II he were speaking, he would
be Johnny-on- the-spot, al ready for
good breakfast.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Sugar Comp

The tr0ptc sun notD driUeS the lDinter
pole-Uard,
And every sugar-naple feels the fo,1
OF a risen fountain born of honeyed
ichor.
Each sdccharin stream, an endless
silUery gloU,
Trickles from alder -spiles Just lately
UNTITLED.
The dawn finds Uooden buckets
sweetly brimmed
While on the oHstening n1ercurtal
surface
Thin shadows of the naked bonghs
are Hmned.
Fragrance OF hickory smoke from
gay flames rising
On gausy soings beneath q round
faced moon,
The moment ready for the bubbHnp
sirup
To thread In amber from the Htted
spoon.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
EcIipsed

'"The sun shines bright on my old
Kentucky home" sang Stephen Fos-
ter, the bard who had no home in
Kentucky or anywhere else most of
his life. II say 1t shines brighter in
Florida" sang Major Brown, pub
Usher of the st. Petersburg Inde-
pendent, land to prove it, any
day it fails to shine will be day on
the house, with free copies Of the
Independent"
For thirty-two years the policy was
maintained, old Sol behaving very
well on the whole. Usually he was
able to cope with the few rebellious
clouds that obstinately def1ed orders
of the Florida Chamber of Com
merce and polluted the sky. He lost
on only Las occasions. Now, with
daylight saving, the sun has an
hour less to deliver the goods, so
the offer is reluctantly withdrawn,
until the setting of a certain
synthetic Rising Sun will allow the
genuine article once more to beam,
or rather not to beam, on free
subscribers.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

reader can get the dnsuer to dnp
question OF fact by tDrtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How large Is the largest plant seed
that Is known?-S. B.
A. 1t Is the seed of the palm tree
Lodiocea sechellarum. These seeds,
called double coconuts, weigh from 1s
to 80 pounds and produce trees which
often reach height Of 100 feet.
@. Are there any States which provide
some form OF retirement for their elec-
tive off1cials?-M. B.
A. The United States Civil Services
Commission reports that the States Of
New York, Maryland, Ohio and North
Carolina are among those which have
provided retirement benefits for their
elective officials.
@. When and where was Rudy vailee
born?-R. H. A.
A. Rudy Vallee, whose real name Is
Hubert Pryor Vallee, was born in West
brook, Me, July 81, 1901.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Non-EssentiuI Workers

Evidence of mounting support in
the Senate for the Tydings resolution
to ascertain the extent to which
Government employees already in
Washington could be transferred
from non-defense work to some de-
tense activity is most gratifying.
There is already available enough
circumstantial evidence to indicate
that transfers from non-defense to
defense work could be made on a
considerable scale without causing
any serious or permanent impair
ment of the regular functions Of
Government. All that remains is for
some agency-either congressional or
executive unearth the facts, de-
partment by department and agency
by agency, to determine which regu-
lar functions can best be abolished
or curtailed and which of the regular
employees can most effectively be
assigned to war duties.
As pointed out in an editorial in
The Star on February /, the number
of Federal employees here in June,
1910, when the war-induced accelera-
ton in employment began, was just
a little under $4,000. Since then
about $4,000 more workers have been
added to the rolls. The War and
Navy Departments took nearly half
of these and the Office for Emergency
Management took on about 8,700.
The significant fact, however, Is that
about three-fourths of the depart
ments and independent agencies
were responsible for the balance Of
the new employment, and that only
about dozen units reflected no in
crease in employment. In other
words, the non-defense establish
ments, like those engaged on war
work, have steadily increased their
personnel rolls, the difference being
one Of degree only. In some few cases
these non-defense increases may
have been justified, but for the most
part there Is good reason to believe
that they reflect nothing more than
the anxiety of some officials to hitch
the functions Of their departments
to tho war program, cost what II
may.
In any event, this Is the field to
which the prospective investigators
should turn first. The operation will
be painful one, for it is not to be
expected that many officials will
willingly relinquish either functions
or employees, but we have reached
a point where neither personal am
bitions nor exaggerated ideas Of self
Importance can be permitted to stand
in the way Of stripping the Govern
mental machine of It's non essential
functions. And non-essential, these
days, means not essential to the war
effort,
Evening star., 1942-02-13
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. TrdcetpeH.

The old squirrel was plainly puzzled.
His favorite feeding station, . cutout
coconut shell, had been removed from
the arch over the gate and had been put
on . branch Of the maple by the garage.
The wire used to suspend the shell was
longer than that used on the arch.
1t let the shell hang down about 8 feet.
1t was about 1 feet from the tree trunk
and some 8 feet from the ground.
The old squirrel had watched the
change from q perch in o locust.
This was where he could see all that
was going on.
He took in every move of the transfer.
We wondered just how long 1t would be
before he went over to the maple tree.
Exactly one minute elapsed.
The rodent hurried across the yard, as
If anxious to miss no time in trying out
the new location.
Every such swinging object Is problem
which every squirrel delights in solving.
They are practical animals, these sub
urban squirrels.
Wherever food is concerned. they keep
right at 1t until they get it.
The old squirrel-you could tell he was
old by looking at him-ran up the trunk
Of the maple.
Clinging to its side some six feet up, he
looked over at the hanging coconut shell.
This SHE'LL of course, had been filled to
lr;, Att a.
well liked by birds and squirrels.
1t was interesting to see what he would
do next. Here was . problem much like
a military problem. There was an OBJ
jective, and an attacking force. Fortu-
nately for the animal. there was no
enemy.
Kindness Of heart had done something
good in what Shakespeare called. with
admirable foresight, this naughty world. "
The only problem was to get to the food.
To have WAS to hold. or. rather. to eat.
The old squirrel looked and looked, bu.
he could not get up his nerve to try
the leap.
That would come later, one felt sure.
1t was well within the abilities Of any
squirrel, young or old. These are great
leapers, these squirrels; they can jump
both high and broad. Speed Is their
middle name.
The old squirrel ran up the trunk and
out on the limb.
Soon he was poised Just above where
the wire was hitched on.
How would he come DOWN.
=
Well for long time it looked as if he
wouldn't come down at all.
He perched and he perched.
Evening star., 1942-02-13

gresham to dip into the public treas
ury? What are the trials and tribula-
tions imposed upon him? Are they diff
ferent in degree from those imposed
upon those in private life who are buy
ing stamps and bonds and are paying
taxes on every imaginable tangible and
intangible to put money into the Treas
ury to enable us to win the war, but
which seems to have caught the covetous
eye of Congress2 The public should be
told
The Congressman says that Congress-
men are being belittled by a press that
makes no effort to find out the facts.
He complains that they are being be-
Titled by bunch of jokers on the West
Coast who are contributing to the crea-
tion Of disrespect in this country for
the legislative branch Of the Government.
This may be true in that any agency that
publicizes the action Of Congress in this
connection contributes to the creation
Of disrespect for those members partici-
pating In 1t. However, the greatest con-
tributors to this action would appear to
be those congressman who insist as a
matter of right that they should share
in the spoils that they deal out to others.
JOHN McJOHN.
Evening star., 1942-02-13

the future, Just as 1t has stood him
in good stead in recent weeks.
The Helfrich appointment not only
Is deserved recognition Of the thrill
ing accomplishments Of the Dutch
naval forces, but, in . sense, is our
response to urgent requests of Dutch
authorities that they be given a
larger voice in the direction of the
defense of their colonial possessions.
It is only logical that they should
have q major role. in formulating de-
tense strategy in that part of the
Pacific, for, with the fall of Singa-
pore, the Japanese undoubtedly will
step up their drive to conquer all of
the rich island empire Of the Neither
lands.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Up d Billion

Secretary OF Agriculture Wickard
put his finger on the real evil Of the
Senate farm bloc's most recent ma
neuver when he pointed out that
passage of the pending legislation to
curb the Commodity Credit Corpora
ton would add at least a billion
dollars to the American consumers
food bill.
The legislation, which has been
reported out by the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee, would prohibit sales
Of Government-owned wheat, corn
and cotton at prices below parity.
Enormous stocks Of these commod-
ities-300,000, 900 bushels of wheat,
$4,000, 900 bushels of corn and 4500,-
600 bales Of cotton-are owned by the
Commodity Credit Corporation. They
were acquired during agriculture's
lean years as part Of the lever normal
granary' program, which Is designed
to bolster farm prices by taking sur
pluses off the market through the
medium Of Government loans (of
public funds) to farmers. For a time
1t seemed that the Government,
representing the taxpayers, was
hopelessly saddled with these sur
pluses, but now, faced with the ex-
traordinary demands of war, it has
become essential to use them-the
wheat for making industrial alcohol,
the cotton for Army clothing require
ments and the corn for feed purposes
to stimulate the production of meats,
dairy products and eggs. With ample
reason, the Government wants to
dispose of its surpluses on terms that
will not drive farm prices above
parity, and it is to this apparently
that the farm bloc takes exception.
When the price-control bill was
passed it provided that no ceiling
could be put on farm prices until
they had reached the highest of
several levels. one of them being
ITO per cent of parity. Secretary
Wickard has made it plain, however,
that he is opposed to boosting farm
prices much above parity, and this
has aroused the ire of farm spokes-
men who want agricultural prices to
rise at least to the above-parity levels
prescribed in the price-control law.
One method Of keeping these prices
down, at least temporarily, is for the
Government to sell its loan stocks at
Evening star., 1942-02-13
Argues for Transformation"
OF Americans for Survival.

TO the Editor OF The Star:
It has been more than two months
since the raid on Pearl Harbor, and it
might be q good idea If we noncom-
batant citizens of the United States cast
up accounts with ourselves and with each
other to see just where we are in this
last stand for freedom on earth.
On December we flew into a cold
fury at the news of the Japanese at
tack upon American soil, although there
was nobody to blame for the suddenness
Of the attack and the consequent dam
age wrought but our own stupid and
complacent selves. After all. who sold
to the Japanese the ornaments which
they used against us, and who are en-
joying the profits from such transactions
even to this day2 American citizens,
no more, no less.
Immediately after the raid we rose
we would wipe the Axis of the map.
We rejoiced that we at last were o
united people.
At first we thought that we could burn
up Toxic In a couple OF nights good
bombing and the war would be over,
but after viewing the actual damage
inflicted on our armed forces we realized
that 1t might take longer than we had
supposed. although there was, Of course,
no doubt as to the ultimate outcome.
With the idea that 1t would be a long
but victorious-war, we settled back
comfortably to ride out the storm. Some
Of us even started work on what kind
OF peace terms we might offer the enemy
after he had received whatever punish
ment we thought he deserved.
Before Pearl Harbor we were q people
soft and self-indulgent. Has that one
experience transformed us9 Are we now
a people hard, ruthless, enduring and
self lf-sacrihcing? Where Is the evidence
that such Transformation has taken
place?
We are due for . terrible lesson, and
it Is coming upon US sooner than the
wisest Of US think. Remember, 1t Is the
impossible that happens in this war, and
We are faced with powerful and desperate
races of men. The ordeal is drawing
closer and closer apace. and only the
strong, the valiant and those able to
stand self-denial. pain and bitter tragedy
will survive. FOLGER TOWNSEND.
Lsnoir. n. q.
Evening star., 1942-02-13

" "AdI was the Size OF the various
departments when the Federal Govern
ment was moved from Philadelphia to
Washington in 1S00?-P. C. B.
A. The Post Office Department con-
sisted Of only 9 persons, the State De-
partment had employees, Navy Depart
ment is and the War Department 1s.
The largest department was the Treas
ury, which had staff of SO persons.
Q. Is it known to what extent organ
lied AFRAID protection lowers the loss
Of life and property resulting from such
attacks?-M. v. r.
A. According to reports from England,
the loss Of life and property is lowered
by 80 per cent in those communities
where all persons are organized for this
purpose and observe the rules.
@. What causes the slight differences
in the flavor Of honey2-v. H
A. Honey takes 1t flavor from flowers
and 1t varies with the kinds Of flowers
from which the bees gather nectar.
@. Who was the Biblical character
who. upon the approach Of the enemy,
jumped from his chariot and ran
away?-C. B. T.
A. The character referred to is Sisera.
Judges 4, verse Is reads: And the Lord
discounted Sisera, and all his chariots,
with the edge OF the sword before Barak;
so that Sisera lighted down of his
chariot and fed away on his feet"
O. How many nickels were coined last
year?-R. F. T.
A. The number Of nickels coined last
year is 3oo16o,72o.
@. In which States are the most radio
sets In use?-F. s. S.
A. New York leads with 6,750000
radios in use, followed by Pennsylvania,
Illinois, California, Ohio, Michigan, Mas
sachusetts, Texas and New Jersey. Each
of these States reported over 1000, 900 at
the beginning of 1912.
@. Has the year always begun with
January?-M. D.
A. AS early as 251 BIC. the Romans
accepted January as the beginning Of the
year. They named the month in honor
Of Janus, the two-faced god. as looking
both into the past and the future. Dur
ing the Middle Ages the year was made
to begin at various dates. In England.
In 1751, January was made the first
month by Act of Parliament.
@. What can be done to prevent clothes
from freezing while hanging outdoors on
the nne?-O. C. T.
A. Adding handful of salt to the
rinsing water will keep the clothes from
freezing.
@. Is it permissible to end letter with
a typewriter signature?-B. w.
A. 1t is not. The name should be
written in ink above.
@. How large an area does the China
Sea cover?-B. S. G.
A. The area of the South China Sea is
approximately 100000 square miles.
@. What was done with the aluminium
collected during the recent drive?-M r.
A. The pots and pans were sold by the
Treasury Department to % smelters
selected because of the fact that they
had defense preference ratings. There
fore, the proceeds Of their manufacture
were controlled by the War Production
Board and could go only to designated
users who would use the material for
defense purposes.
Evening star., 1942-02-13
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