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Evening star., 1942-04-01
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. TracepeH.

1t was not a good record. and the
sounds were far too weak. but they did
give some idea of the beautiful melody.
Samples of hermit thrush music have
been set down for the piano, and may
be found in Prof. Schuyler Mathews
book on bird songs. But it must be re-
membered that a piano with bass ac-
compartment is not good thrush!
Real thrush music is something else.
1t has quality to it that no man-made
instrument can exactly give.
No doubt some wind instrument would
give better approximation both of the
wood thrush and hermit. We have
heard persons gifted at whistling give
a very good imitation of a wood thrush.
We have even done the wood thrushs
song ourself in a way to attract these
beautiful birds. But that does not mean
much, because this creature is courtly
and mannerly, and likes to respond. 1t
is said that the hermit thrush will not
answer back.
1t is a curious thing that the wood
thrush, so called, is no longer a bird ex-
clusively of the forests. During the past
half century it has literally gone to
town" Today it is bird of suburban
areas. delighting in the lawns and trees
of the districts surrounding our large
cities. 1t might indeed, better be called
the house thrush, nowadays.
The hermit thrush, on the other wing,
still prefers the woods, and is to be seen
and heard only there, today as in the
days when Walt Whitman and John
Burroughs listened to it.
The latter, in Wake Robin said "A
few nights ago I assembled a mountain
to see the world by moonlight; and when
near the summit the hermit commenced
his evening hymn few rods away from
me. Listening to this strain on the lone
mountain, with the full moon just
rounded from the horizon, the pomp of
your cities and the pride of your civiliza-
ton seemed trivial and cheap"
We wonder what Burroughs would
have thought Of the triviality and cheap
ness of an age when the best we can do
with the wonders of science is murder
each other with them?
The song of the hermit thrush so far
as we can find out is much like that of
the wood thrush, but not as plain and
clear cut, with many f1ourishes and
runs" which the wood thrushs melody
lacks.
1t probably is not as loud, but being
heard only in silent places seems quite
loud enough.
The song of the wood thrush is marked
by rather strident clucking, almost graf
ing noises, between the four parts of the
melody.
These auxiliary sounds are not to be
heard at any great distance. When first
heard, they may strike the listener as
out Of keeping, but after he has listened
to them for time we feel that he will
be willing to accept them as character
istic notes which are used to accent the
purer sounds. Human musicians often
do this very thing, especially in what are
called modern compositions" The dis
sonances tend to make the smooth parts
seem all the better. Fortunately for the
thrushes, both wood and hermit they
sing in the great outdoors, where arti-
fatalities have no place, and where bird
or man is what he is, without pretense.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
SimpIified LIVING

The electrified, mechanical life of
ease which the average American
family has come to enjoy in recent
decades is due for suspension until
postwar better times. That is the
logical inference to be derived from
latest orders of the War Production
Board, halting or drastically re-
stricting manufacture of multitude
of domestic electrical and mechan-
ical appliances, from waffle irons to
zippers.
Although many of the items placed
on the forbidden list once were re-
garded as newfangled luxuries, they
have become so much fixture in the
modern home that they have virtu-
ally attained the status of indis-
pensable accessories. Few homes to-
day are without one or more of such
labor saving, time-saving or COM
forting devices as toasters, electrical
mixers, vacuum cleaners, room heat
ers, electric shavers and clippers and
portable grills. All of these are "out"
for the duration. So are lawnmow-
ers. ZipperS have been placed under
rigid control, both aSto length of the
zip and quality of metal used in their
production.
Moreover, board officials have in
dicated that more restrictions are yet
to come. Electric fans. for example,
are headed for retirement. In short,
most of the gadgets which have fea-
tured the American way of life in the
twentieth century must be sur
rendered by the civilian populace as
part of their contribution to the
winning of the war
These devices are using up strategic
and critical materials which are
vitally needed in the production of
airplanes and bombsights and am
Evening star., 1942-04-01

breed in the nation and is not compatible
with his own race building" theories
We also can explain to the peoples
of the entire world that the Atlantic
Charter drawn up by President Roosevelt
and Mr. Churchill can be accomplished:
and that the only way the population
problem that Hitler, Mussolini, and the
military party in Japan talk so much
about can be solved is through demo-
cratic education and democratic govern
ment.
Hitler has demonstrated that propa-
ganda is one of the most powerful forces
in the world. This Is true because
thoughts are the most powerful things
in the world. If the Axis powers have
conquered such large part of the
world with the aid of half-truths and
lies, think what the democratic powers
can do with an intellectual offensive
using education based upon scientific
fact, logic and common sense.
GUY I. BURCH,
Director, Population Reference Bureau.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
Tuxicub Rezonino

1t Is encouraging to note the
serious efforts being made by the
Public Utilities Commission to i'm
prove the taxicab zone rate system
by removing determinations now
prevailing against both the riders
and the drivers.
The new scheme proposed by
Gregory Hankin, the commission
chairman, as well as any other ar
rangementS which may be suggested,
are to be considered at a public
hearing April II at the District
Building. Thereafter, the commits
sion plans to order a new, perma-
nent rate schedule and a new zone
system.
The Hankin plan uses as a base
the four-zone system now in effect,
but with revised boundaries, and
with the second, third and fourth
zones divided into a total of twenty
one subzones. The purpose is to
make the areas, and therefore the
trips, more or less equal to that of
zone one. Stated objectives are to
prevent relatively high charges for
short trips and relatively low charges
for long trips, now possible in many
instances due to the arbitrary loca-
ton of present zone boundaries.
Further, by applying the princi-
pie of the taximeter, the plan also
provides that for a trip of one mile
or less the charge shall be but two
thirds of single zone charge (yet to
be determined), regardless of what
zone or subzone boundaries are
crossed. Use of taximeters, as such,
was outlawed by congressional edict
some years back and this rule led to
institution of the uniform zone rate
system.
Under the Hankin plan, an effort
is made to avoid disputes between
driver and passenger over what the
fare should be by listing on rate
cards posted in the cabs just what
is the net fare between any zone or
subzone
Washington is we'll aware Of dis
examinations resulting from the pres
ent system. Also, too much of the
available service is concentrated in
sections where the driver can make
a profitable run. Mr.. Hankin finds
many areas lack adequate service,
that many have virtually no service,
with drivers frequently refusing to
accept passengers for long hauls. He
believes his plan will aid both the
public and the driver.
There may be serious debate over
boundaries and other arrangements,
but the Hankin formula has logical
appeal. True, the array Of numerals
and letters in his rate formula, need
ed to designate charges between
zones and subzones, at first appears
formidable. Whether it can be
readily enough understood and ap-
piled by driver and rider may be
tested at the scheduled hearing.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
"E STREET NE.

Dear Sir:
II am submitting little verse which
may perhaps be suitable for your column
Father and I read This and That
every night and find it a source, not
only of enjoyment, but also one of solace
and comfort In these times Of stress and
turmoil.
/ "You speak often of the fine song of
the wood thrush. I wonder If you have
ever heard the hermit thrush? To me,
it is the most beautiful of bird songs.
We used to hear 1t years ago. in the
pine woods of the White Mountains,
where we have a little cabin. The
pine forest was cut down and now we
hear it no longer.
Sincerely yours, H. P. S."
After such an introduction, we could
not help but print the poem, but would
do so, anyway, since we like It very
much. The verse:
A PHILOSOPHER SPEAKS.
Some people pity me; they think I'm
poor;
They see my old patched coat and
faded shirt;
They bring small gifts to my rude cabin
door;
Well meant, their kindly acts no longer
hurt.
It's true, I own no land and have no
car;
My living room holds but single
chair;
have few friends; yet birds come from
To share with me my simple bill-of-
fare.
Each noon, I lunch beneath that apple
tree,
Where chipmunks and small opossum
dwell;
These timid woodland folk climb on my
knee;
They are my friends and know I'll
treat them well.
NY wealth is in all nature, which is
kind;
No doubt I'm poor. but somehow don't
mind.
"At dawn I often sit there on the bed /;
1t seems so peaceful just to watch
the sky;
The amber clouds, with streaks of vivid
red;
The crystal blues, which gold can never
buy.
Then later, hoeing corn, or pulling weeds,
pause to study ants; and wonder
grows
In contemplation Of their tiny needs;
And of the riches which the earth be-
slows.
Eat sunset you may find me on the grass;
Machines speed down the road at
frightful pace;
count them by the hundreds as they
pass;
And yet I scarcely ever see a face
Perhaps men have no time to look at
trees.
Or garner wealth from acres such as
these" H. P. S.
The closest We ever came to hearing
the song of the hermit thrush was on a
phonograph record.
Evening star., 1942-04-01

munition and other instruments Of
war. The citizens gladly will make
this relatively small sacrifice, for,
after all, it involves little more than
a temporary return to the simpler
and harder way of life of earlier
generations of American men and
women. The readjustment will not
be easy, of course, but If this war
means nothing worse to some persons
than sacrifice of luxuries and COM
forts, they will be fortunate indeed.
Evening star., 1942-04-01

Douglas, Black and Murphy, dis
senters in the Texas case, declaring
in concurring opinion that not only
had the union been enjoined i'm
properly in New York, but that the
law under which the picketing was
forbidden should not be permitted
to stand.
Evening star., 1942-04-01

@. Please explain the duties of a god
father and godmother-P. B.
A. Godfather and godmother (also, in
infant baptism. called sponsors are the
persons who, by presenting a child for
the sacrament of baptism and taking
upon themselves the vows Of faith and
obedience, as proxies for the child and
in the name of the child, are reputed
to contract toward the newly baptized
the relation of spiritual parentage.
O. What causes the phenomenon
known as "the sun drawing water"?-
r. NJ
A. The sun shining through openings
in the clouds illuminates the notes in
the air and the converging Of the light
beams is merely the result of perspective.
@. Can anything be done to accustom
the eyes to headlight glare while driving
at night?-M. N.
A. Reports from England state that
during blackouts 1t was found that shut
ting one eye when the bright light
approaches and opening 1t again when
the car has passed is helpful. The eye
that was closed to the bright light is as
sensitive to darkness as before.
@. Do farmers have a patron saint?-
M. L. N.
A. The patron saint Of farmers is st.
Walston, whose feast day Is May 20.
Q. How can old paint be made work
able?-C. B. NJ.
A. Old paint that Is not too badly
caked may be worked up again, by re-
moving the top skin Of oxidEed oil,
breaking up the thick paint with a stiff
paddle, and gradually adding some lin
seed oil and tupentine.
@. What is the name Of the bird that
uses the same nest year after year?-
NJ. L. o.
A. The noddy uses the same nest year
after year on the Louisiana and Florida
coasts. 1t merely adds new materials
and produces an aggregation Of sticks.
leaves and grasses.
@. Which cathedral in Europe is con-
of Gothic architecture?-B. A. S.
A. The Cathedral Of Notre Dame at
Chartres, France, is so considered by
some authorities. 1t was built in the
11th century and is famous for its 100
stained glass windows.
@. How many men have been killed Ia
the present war2-L. N. c.
A. Total war deaths for the year 1941
are placed at between 1,250,000 and
100000. The deaths for l939-l94o were
100000.
c. What was the real name Of the
painter known as Ell Greco"?-R. NJ.
A. His real name was Domenico Theo-
tocopuli. Born in Gambia. Crete. he
worked in Italy and then in Spain where
he died in 1914. His Spanish contem-
poraries named him The Greek-El
Greco, and this is the name by which
he is generally known.
G. How does the quantity Of oil used
by a warship compare with that used
by an automobile?-T. S. L.
A The average passenger automobile
uses about IA gallons of oil year, but
a United States destroyer consumes as
much as that in a quarter mile.
c. What are phagocytes?-S. A.
A. Phagocytes are body cells found in
the bloodstream. They are white cor
puscles which have the power to engulf
bacteria. The average count in the
blood should be 5000 per cubic milli-
meter
Evening star., 1942-04-01
Objects to Proposal to Change
Name of Defense Bonds.

To the Editor of The Star:
We hear so much about changing the
name of Defense bonds to "offense," but
what is the matter with the word de
fe: lse"?
All the decent things that free people
wish to live and die for are attacked. We
are defending all the precious gifts that
were won by toll, pain and death.
Just buy another Defense bond. Some
day they will be precious souvenirs.
jim FULLAM.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
Letters to the Editor

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bear the name and address of
the ,Oriter, although the use OF
pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q uieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
HOUSEHOLD HELPS-Spril

HOUSEHOLD HELPS-Spring-
time is cleanup time-the time
to do the touching up around the
house, both inside and out, that
you have planned all winter. 1t
might be a whitewash or paint
job. or maybe you have a piece
of furniture to refinish or a room
to paper. How to do the hundred
and one odd jobs which confront
the homemaker is covered in this
32-page publications. storehouse
of information, formulas and
recipes of practical value. To Sc
cure your copy inclose 10 cents in
this clipping and mail to The Star
Information Bureau.
$4,000 N0o
Evening star., 1942-04-01
Quotes Indian Tribute
To Fighting British.

To Fighting British.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The following extract from signed
article by Mohandas Gandhi in his
journal Harlan for February may be of
interest:
Failures do not dismay or demoralize
the British. They take them with calm
ness and in a sportsmanlike spirit. In
all wars that Britain has fought or in
which she has been engaged there have
been reverses, some of which may be
considered disastrous, but the British
have a knack Of surviving them and
turning them into stepping stones to
success. Hence the saying peculiar to
them that they blunder through to
success.
WAR Is for them a national game like
football. The defeated team heartily
congratulates the successful one almost
as If it is a joint victory, and browns
the sorrow of defeat in the exchange Of
glasses of whisky =. 'Cowards die many
times before their death Let this not
be proved by us. If we have learnt
nothing more from our combat with the
British, let us at least learn their calm
ness in the face of misfortune -. We
should be ashamed of fear. distrust and
nervousness in the face of danger. 1t
is the sacred duty of every worker to
steel himself against cowardly panic
and to prevent its spread as far as he
can" ANGLO-AMERlCAN.
Evening star., 1942-04-01

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication of all news dispa tches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
Expresses Appreciation
OF Editorial on Whitman.

VI EulCOrIaI OH WHILmHH.
To the Editor of The Star:
Let me express my appreciation for
your fine editorial on Walt Whitman in
The Star for March 26
This poet of the people should be bet
ter known to all of us-to the masses
he trusted and to the classes who held
aloof. Now is the time to get better
acquainted
This is a peoples war-of. by and for
the people. Whitman's poems will give
us conviction and courage.
A READER.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
Huskin's S Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HnSktn.

A reader can get the dnsWer TO any
question OF fact by tOrtttno The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HGskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1942-04-01

@. How many parts are there in q
tank?-T. T.
A, In medium tank there are $4,000
pieces. OF these, 5000 are different.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
Discusses Effects Of Development
OF Industries in Natural" Locations.

To the Editor of The Star:
To stem the tide of postwar sentiment
for the removal of trade barriers, pro-
tectionists in the United States will ex-
hume the ancient picture depicting the
American laborer, shorn of his protective
tariff, forced to sacrifice his automobile,
radio, steam-heated dwelling and we'll
fed children to compete with the Asiatic
coolie living in a paper house on few
cents worth of rice a day.
Yet students of international economy
long have denied that in free trade
order the American standard of living
even temporarily must descend to that
of less privileged races. With or with
out tariffs, an intelligent, resourceful,
Evening star., 1942-04-01

@. In what part of the world Is the
tuatara found?-C. D. A.
A. 1t is found only in New Zealand
and on certain islands of the coast. The
tuatara, so far as is known, is the sole
survivor of the most ancient and prini-
tive orders of reptiles. 1t has a third
eye on top of its head.
Evening star., 1942-04-01

A. How does the size of Great Britain
compare with that of the British EN-
pire?-R. M
A. The British Empire Is $50 times the
size of the island of Great Britain.
Evening star., 1942-04-01
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Evening star., 1942-04-01

@. What causes the phenomenon
known as "the sun drawing water"?-
r. NJ
A. The sun shining through openings
in the clouds illuminates the notes in
the air and the converging Of the light
beams is merely the result of perspective.
Evening star., 1942-04-01

@. Do farmers have a patron saint?-
M. L. N.
A. The patron saint Of farmers is st.
Walston, whose feast day Is May 20.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Ad Club Women
Aid Service Men

THEY SHALL have music. -
the members Of the Womcn'S Adj
vertiSinC Club decided. They
arc the service mon down al the
USO OUNCE at the Michigan
Central.
And so, the club has arranged
20 have an orchestra and other
musicians there this Sunday at
$50 p. m, 10 play for the sol
dlorS and sailors. The program
has been arrange d by Miss
Resale Harris.
And. after tho concert. there
Will be a real party with Sue
Blank, president Of the Womcn'S
Ad Club, and other members on
hand 10 act as hoSteSScs.
The members are taking home
made sandwiches and cookies
and pop corn and apples and also
viii serve coffee.
This club. all winter. has kept
This USO center in writing paper.
m a chcS and magazines and
every Sunday tho members have
taken turns hoStcSSinC there.
The speakers bureau Of the
club headed by Joan Anderson
made - talks during the Rcd
Cross drive and It's members are
serving on the OCD.
The club is forming n First
Aid class and has applied to the
Red Cross for a teacher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
lamp
Qn,ie Stuff

MRS. HUGH STALKER has a marvellous collection Of
IVA miniature china dogs at least 300 collected parts
of the world On her pawn shops to
find ones.
You can be down in the dumps but meet Mrs. Sam
Keller and her radiant smile will chase the blues away
Virginia Paddock is spending almost all her these
days at the Red Cross blood bank"
The Colony Club is filled with atmosphere Over the
mantle in the large entrance hall is huge red white blue
for Victory side stands red white blue covered
box to receive books for table stands
white box with paddock and sign Contributions
for army and navy dances"
Mrs John L. Jones is not worrying the rise
OF canned goods the growing scarcity enormous
lockers in her basement filled with frozen vegetables
and fruits which grown last in Jones.
garden
Mrs. j. Gordon Hill has beautiful telephone voice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Women 10 Talk
On Army Medicine

a DISCUSSION of new medi-
cineS that are being used in the
army 10 prevent infections fol-
lowing wounds will he held bv
tho educational department of
Northwestern WomenS Club fol-
lowing a luncheon Thursday at
1880 o'clock at the home of
Mrs, c. NJ. Walter in Woodstock
drive.
Mrs. David Wesley will lead
the discussion. Other partici-
pants: Mrs. A. a. Graham. Mrs.
Howard S. Hiatt and Mrs. c. +
IIoffmeycr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Expert in Warfare

Arthur IS reported 10 have
said he could survive any battle.
after the legal warfare he and
his foreign-born wife, Olga Moul-
ton. have been engaged in for
several years.
And now, while Arthur Ian
cuisines in a German prison
camp. Olga is summing herself on
Florida'S Gold Coast"
Time was when Arthur Moul-
toms family prided itself on its
Understandable position IN
New York and super-conserva-
tiveness. It's fortunate most of
his strait-laced relatives are
chanting with the angelic choir
in the Elysian Fields.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Made Home
In France a
Show Place
BY MAURY PAUL

NEW YORK. March 2S.-
Week-end.ng in Mayfair last
word on Arthur Moulton. the
Wcii-bOrn and eccentric New
York millionaire who has lived
IN France lor many years. has
him still behind harhed wire in a
German concentration camp
for speaking out of turn and al
legedlp striking a German army
officer.
Arthur's chateau. with its
hundreds Of acres OF rolling lawn.
tx private chapel and rs price,
less antique furnishings. is one
OF the show places of France.
II cost him more than a MIL
lion Of those New York Moulton
SSSS 20 restore the place 10 It's
carly architectural beauty and
interior grandeur, and he re-
fused 70 lcaXe=eNen after Pearl
Harbor
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Home TO Museum

IF a plan Low in the making
goes through, the fabulous
villa ViScaya' at Miami, Fla.
probably the most costly pri-
vatc home in the nation tit is
assessed for Sl6000.000) will
become a Pan-Amcrican mu-
scum.
Which will make the Deering
heirs Of Chicago happy. For
they never use the magnificent
estate overlooking Biscayne Bay
and are burdcned with the
heavy taxes.
Now that pat" De Cicco has
been mixed up in a public
braWl with "A hotel clerk his
chances of ever being rCcoC-
nizCd. socially, by his brides
auntic. Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ncy in particular, or her Van
derbilt relatives. in general,
have conc a-glimmerinC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
Orchids for Mother

Mrs. Hodges wore to her sons
wedding a beige crepe costume
suit, wide black straw hat and
silver fox furS 10 which she
pinned a bouquet of eymbidium
orchids.
Mrs. Thomas Y. Leonard of
Crosse lie, mother of the late
Egbert Heron Davis Jr.. wore
purple crepe dress and match
ing hat trimmed with two tones
of ostrich plumcS.
Her corsage bouquet was of
cybidium orchids, white with
purple lips.
A reception for in ii m a e
friends and relatives was held at
the brides family home in Har-
ward road. Crosse Pointe.
All the downstairs rooms were
decorated with dispoSalS OF white
flowers