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Evening star., 1942-03-25
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles +. Trdceacell.

Of Q sort which no squirrel would ever
ind In nature.
Only . little Of 1t should be used at
. time, not more than . teaspoonful.
and this not every day, by any means.
Peanuts in the shell, or peanut hearts.
still remain the favorite squirrel food.
and are the best for them.
Wheat germ Is another potent sub.
stance.
Its use In animal experimentation has
shown, according to some scientists, that
It has caused cancer IN rats.
As far aS We know, there Is no body
Of opinion to show that 1t causes any
such malady In human beings.
It is used not only to combat intestinal
sluggishness, but also as . rich source
of the now famous vitamin B-1.
It is possible that . tablespoonful
would afford q squirrel more Of this
vitamin than 1t could get in . weeks
ordinary eating Of natures squirrel foods.
Hence 1t is q concentrated dose for
such q creature.
y
Our correspondent need not feel
badly, though, because there Is no way
Of knowing exactly why her squirrel
acquired . poor coat.
It might even be mango.
From time to time their coats change.
At some seasons they 60 through
change which approximates moulting.
Fights among themselves, and being
caught-for few moments-by other
animals. might induce a poor coat.
Usually nature cures such failure in
q short time.
Too rich food might induce changes
which would cause a poor coat.
II
We feel that sunflower seed is one
Of tho best foods for squirrels which
come to the home yard.
II nuts and sunnower seed are used,
the animals will like them. and not
suffer from too much Of . good thing.
Wheat germ should not be given at
all. either to birds or squirrels, and
peanut butter only now and then, as
previously stated. It must always be
kept in mind that these are wild crea-
lures, living completely in the state Of
nature, which knows nothing Of our
sophisticated lives and findings, and our
de-natured foods, on the one hand, and
our too concentrated foods, on the other.
For mans foolishness We can only
accuse man. He must shoulder the
blame all by himself.
Nothing sillier was ever done, In all
the long annals Of mankind, than to
take the precious B-1 out of -four, by
milling, and then 40 years later begin
to put 1t back In again by adding
thiamin.
II we must go to such extremes. let
US at least protect our animal friends
from our own foonshness, and give
them whole foods, neither de-natured
nor too concentrated.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Tribute to Mr.. Ickes

The Department of Interior supply
bill, as reported by the House Appro-
priations Committee, represents a
reduction Of some 81 per cent in the
funds made available to the Depart
ment during this fiscal year. Even
more gratifying than the fact of the
reduction, however, is the manner in
which the cut came about.
The departments estimates were
trimmed originally by the Budget
Bureau, but after this country's
declaration of war the department
came forward and voluntarily pro-
posed additional cuts amounting to
$10,OOO,OOO. In recognition of this
exceptional attitude the committee
took the unusual action Of express
ing itSsdesire to commend the de-
partment for its voluntary co-opera-
ton with the Bureau of the Budget
In effecting supplemental reduc-
tions." The committee added that
at Is significant that this is the first
department of the Federal Govern
ment that has voluntarily requested
such q decrease" and pointed out
that, with the exception of the War
and Navy Departments, the activi-
ties Of the Interior Department "are
more closely related to the defense
effort" than those Of any other de-
partment.
This y indeed 4 WeH-deserved
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Meadow Lurks

We sa,o their couered Wagons slo,rly
creep
Across uast plains and oper noun.
tdfns steep;
We satn men cut their sturdy logs
and build
The homes, and dreams, that sturdy
hearts had tDtlled.
With cleaning plo,Ds they turned
the pdlley soil
And reaped at last the crops that
prayer and toll
Had tDon. Yet here these pioneers
kne1D dedrth
OF things men lone So sttH, 1ust
sky and earth.
I'm glad that ne, the meadow ldrks,
had throdts
70 uake the silent hills irith silrer
notes
And bring to lonely men iohose days
trere long
4 gift deserped the soldcs OF q
song. ::
CLIFF WALTERS.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

BY Frederic J. Hdsktn.
A reader can get the dnsper to oAv
question OF fact BY iDrtttna The Star
Information Bureau, frederic J. Has.
kin, Director. Warrington, D. c.
Please tnclose stamp for reply. .
Q. How many Congressional Medals
Of Honor have been awarded7-H. M.
A. The War Department says that
the total number Of Congressional Med
ais Of Honor which have been awarded
for all wars to March 8. 1912, was 1895.
@. Where was the first American law
school established In the United States?
IN. p.
A. Judge Tapping Reeves Law School.
established In Litchneld, Conn.,, in 1874,
was the first. Famous graduates in
cluded John c. Calhoun Of the class Of
1905 and many others.
@. Is the lizard known as the iguana
ever used for food?J. M. c.
A. In Panama 1t Is a delicacy highly
relished, and for this reason often called
Panama chicken" The taste of the
flesh resembles that Of frogs legs.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Good Cause

The Navy Relief Society Is not a
recent development. It was incor-
porated in 1904. Admiral George
Dewey, the hero Of Manila Bay, was
its first leader. It has been Endorsed
by every President since Theodore
Roosevelt. Closely cooperating with
the Red Cross. its purpose is that Of
practical assistance to personnel Of
the Navy. Marine and Coast Guard
and their dependents. In a national
campaign to raise $5,000.000 for i'm
mediate needs. the quota Of the
District of Columbia and nearby
Maryland and Virginia is $4,000.
So patiently good a cause requires
no arbitrary glorification. The very
simplest explanation of the function
Of the Navy Relief Society should
suffice to enlist the active support Of
all Americans-certainly all WASH
ingtonians-who appreciate the per-
ilous work of the services of the sea.
Especially now. In the crisis of a
two-ocean war, the Nation recog-
nizes its obligation to help the par
ents, wives and children of boys and
men engaged in defense Ct the flag
on the water Already, in only fifteen
weeks of conflict, casualties have
surpassed the total losses of the
spanish-American and First World
Wars. That means that the inev-
table demand for help is poignant
beyond all reasonable expectation,
but it likewise signifies that the op-
portunity for human fellowship and
sympathy is commensurately COM
pelling.
The Navy Relief Society asks very
little. It should follow that the
sum appealed for should be
quickly and generously oversub-
scribed.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
"QUESADA STREET.

Dear Sir:
"1 hasten to write you for information.
as am afraid In trying to be kind to
three squirrels, have ruined their
beauty, and maybe their health.
These three come to my kitchen
windowsill, put their little paws on the
glass and look In, much as . child
would do.
1--WE been feeding them peanut but
ter on crackers-the former they eat
in great gusto, throwing tho crackers
away. Then shelled pecans. 10 they
won't bury them, and apples.
my son brought me . sack Of wheat
germ to eat-and since certainly don't
need it, I've been putting out . large
tablespoonful each day for the squirrels.
IT can't tell whether all three get q
taste or one eats 1t all, but was shocked
to watch one at close view . few min
utes ago, and see the change in his coat.
He looked Is though moths had
feasted on him In patches right to his
skin.
He used to be 30 fluffy and lovely to
look at, that I am sick for fear his
overindulgence Of wheat germ has done
something.
II shall not feed them any more
until read what you have to say on
the subject.
What . Joy 1t is to have your inter-
esting answer to letter, or other bits
Of information each night. Thank you
for 1t very much.
Sincerely, F. G. G."
Wheat germ and peanut butter are
both concentrated foods.
The first should not be given at all
to squirrels and birds. and the second
fed only now and then.
Much better than crackers are small
cardboard books" made by cutting Q
bit Of cardboard about two inches square
and folding It in the middle. Then the
inner leaves" are lightly buttered with
the peanut mixture.
This affords both the squirrels and
their human friends q great deal Of
fun. The animals will sit on their
haunches, in the famous squirrel pose,
and hold the books" in their forepaws.
licking the peanut butter OF.
They look for all the world as Il
they were reading.
Too much peanut butter will cause
Q squirrel to have an acute case Of
indigestion.
Sometimes. II fed too much. they will
fall over on their sides and pant for
breath for q long time.
In human beings what Is called acute
indigestion" Is mostly heart failure. The
demand made upon the heart Is too
great.
1t must be kept In mind that peanut
butter Is . highly concentrated food.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

tribute to Secretary Ickes and his
department. II the patriotic ex-
ample which he has set were to be
followed by the other departments
and agencies, the war burden which
must be borne by the taxpaying pub
lie could be very materially lessened.
And, If Mr.. Ickes' example should not
be followed, there would seem to be
no reason why the committee, with
this evidence that cuts can be made
where the will to cut exists, should
hesitate to do its own pruning.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

the Government taking q strong stand
on an important issue in regard to labor
and then proceeding to do just the oppo-
site with its own employees This meas
ure Is put through at time Of supreme
crisis, when the administration is telling
the country that no legislation con-
cerning the 40-hour week Is necessary
because many industries already are
operating shifts Of more than 10 hours q
week, that the workers deserve at least
time and half pay for any overtime
work and that less than time and q
half for this overtime would reduce EN-
cheney and morale. Yet this same ad-
ministration and Congress decide that
time and q half pay for overtime is not
necessary In one OF the largest depart
ments Of our Government. Thousands
Of Government employees right here In
Washington are putting In several hours
Of extra work every week without any
extra compensation. Does other labor
need special privileges that Government
employees are denied? Is labor to be
asked to make no sacrifice whatever in
the war enort3 Is the war emergency to
be used Is . glorious opportunity for
labor to gain concessions at the expense
Of the rest Of the country?
Before exhorting the people to greater
sacrifices our Government must see that
these sacrifices are not confined to only
has IN important decision to make. It
must decide which is more important
winning the war or appeasing labor.
DR. E. M. SHORT.
Discusses Hours Of Federal Workers
In Relation to Wartime Efficiency.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Recently there has been much dis
cussion regarding working hours for
workers In industry both in private con.
Germs and plants engaged In war produc-
ton. But 50 far have heard nothing
pertaining to the already heightened
hours Of ofice workers in the many
Government agencies. Most of US have
had our work-week increased to A hours
from 80. Because Of inadequate trans
portation we must start for work at
least 80 minutes earlier than before war
was declared, and we are certainly that
much later in returning to our homes at
night.
Government employees have had no
increase to help to meet the soaring
prices Of necessities In Washington.
have talked with many supervisors in
different departments and in every case
am told that production has not in
creased with the longer working day.
In fact, many say it has decreased and
In general work slows up during the late
afternoon.
Recently the War Department returned
to the old hours. have been unable to
learn the reason, but In fairness to that
large group who play 70 important .
part In the Nations life, may We not
also have the old hours in order that
We may be strong and At In every way
to do our best in this time Of our
countryS greatest need? E.P. q.
Asks . Trenchant Question
OF His Countrymen.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Attention, Americana What are you
doing in your war effort to measure up
to MacAYthur's immortals. the men q
Bataanf THOMAS II. RYAN.
O. LoUlD.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

Hitler's victory over Russia re-
minds the businessman Of those per-
petual month-to-month and year.
to-year reminder cards which are
always being moved backward In the
reminder Ale,
Evening star., 1942-03-25

Q. How many cities have parking
meters?-C. D.
A. Parking meters are now In opera.
ton in nearly 300 cities.
@. Which State has the largest legis-
lature?-V. w.
A. New Hampshire has the largest
legislative body. The Senate consists Of
"a members, and the membership Of the
House Of Representatives has fluctuated
between 4is and 427 during the past
decade.
@. How much greater was the number
Of fatal trafnc accidents In 1s4l than
in the previous year?-D.
A. The number Of deaths In tratdc
accidents on streets and highways In
194l was 10000 according to reports Of
the National Safety Council. This was
an all-time peak and about l6 per cent
above the 1910 figure. The previous high
mark was set In 1897 with . toll Of
3o,643 lives.
@. Who are the two musicians who
received an order Of knighthood from
the Pope?-B. M. D.
A. Gluck and Mozart received the
Golden Spur. q papal order Of knight
hood.
g. Which is the oldest city In Europe7
ID. M. M.
A. Toledo. Spain, claims to be Europes
oldest city. There is Spanish legend
that Adam was the first emperor Of the
Spanish peninsula, and that he chose
Toledo for his capital
Q. How long does it take to go through
the suez Canal? Who manages it7-
M. Mel.
A. The average time Of transit
through the Suez Canal Is II hours 81
minutes. The management Is tntrusted
to council of 80 administrators Of
whom 10 are British.
@. BY whom was the game Of cribbass
invented?-L. L. A.
A. The game Of cribbage WIS invented
more than 800 years ago by Sir John
Sucking, young English poet and soldier.
and Is one Of our oldest card games.
Q. How did the expression, when
Greek meets Greek" originate?-E. R. E.
A. The saying when Greek meets
Greek" implies that when men or armies
Of unquestioned courage fight, the con.
test will be very severe. The phrase Is
derived from q 18th century play The
Rival Queens" by Nathaniel Lee: when
Greek Joined Greek then was the tug
Of war;" The reference Is to the OBJ.
stinate resistance Of the Greek cities
to Philip and Alexander. Macedonian
Kings.
Q. BY whom was THE Martyrdom Of
st. Sebastian" composed2-O. N.
A. 1t was written by Claude Debussy
in 1911. Gabrielle D. Annunxo requested
incidental music for a mystery he had
written for Ida Rubinstein, famous di-
seuse. 1t consists Of a prelude to each
Of five acts, choral and solo voice pas
sages.
Q. What is the origin Of privateeringf
&C. M. O.
A. The practice Of privateering Is very
old. 1t goes back to the time when pub
Lie navtes had not come into existence.
During the Middle Ages the European
states having few or no ships Of war
hired merchant ships for uses OF war and
out Of this grew the practice of issuing
commissions to persons having ships to
prey upon the commerce Of the enemy.
As compensation the person so commits
stoned was allowed share Of the booty.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

Poultry Cooking-Youf favorite
recipes for chicken will be found
In this 36-page booklet-how to
broil, fry, stuff, roast, braise, stew
or steam. Also includes recipes for
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a Ia king, chicken loaf, soufiie,
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gumbo, jellied chicken and
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carving are also included. To
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Evening star., 1942-03-25
Raises Question - to Obligations
OF Men With Dependents.

Raises Question as to Obligations
OF Men With Dependents.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Gen. Hershey and several other high
ofdcials recently have made statements
to the effect that q mans dependents
no longer will be grounds for deferment
of military service. but that occupational
status will be the principal considera-
tion in classifying selectees.
None of these gentlemen, however, has
considered 1t important enough to ex-
plain what provisions may be expected
in protecting the dependents of men who
may be called under this new policy.
Certainly in these times no man can
fail.to do less than support the war effort
to the very best of his capacities, but
Gen. Hersheys statement sounds both
unreasonable and arbitrary unless he Is
proposing to recommend legislation CIV
ing to the dependents Of drafted men an
allowance suficient to meet their living
needs. More than that, such men are
entitled to the assurance that there also
will be q moratorium, for the duration Of
their service, on such Indebtedness as
otherwise might involve the loss Of homes
and home property. Many men with
dependents have invested many years
earnings in the purchase Of homes not
yet paid for which, If they were unable
to meet payments, might mean the loss
of their homes and all they already had
paid on them. Or other Indebtedness
might normally lead to attachments or
foreclosures.
It Is to be hoped that the peoples
Congress will think 1t important enough
to provide allowance and debt mora
toriums to al draftees with dependents
JOHN EDWARDS.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

that could be used for erection Of
additional dornitories, whereas a
study has shown that only about
ten acres would be available for
housing on the Mall.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the iDriter, although the use OF
q pseudonym for publication Is
permissible. The Star reSerDes
the right to edit all letters tDith
q Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Thinks Presidents Direction
OF War Policy "Very Dangerous"
~. ~. WAttar ~ Tbs atar.

President Roosevelt at q press con-
ference recently had lot to say con-
corning certain amateur strategists''
who were passing out suggestions for the
conduct Of the war. Yet Owen L. Scott
and other writer's have indicated that
the President personally is making all
strategic decisions. Apparently the
President has given up his personal di-
rection of the production effort, after
much public criticism, only to take over
the larger Job Of directing war strategy.
This appears to be confirmed by the fact
that it was the President who sent orders
directly to Gen. Macarthur. Possibly
the President considers himself pro-
fessional I believe that he is the first
President In history to have exercised in
full his prerogatives as commander in
chief during major war. It is certainly
. very dangerous thing to do.
ELIZABETH w. PARKER.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

Asks . Trenchant Question
OF His Countrymen
To the Editor Of The Star:
Attention, Americana What are vol
doing in your war effort to measure "
to MacArthur's immortals, the men q
BataAn7 THOMAS Il. RYAN.
@, Lou1D.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
House Committee
Leans 10 Subsidy
For Small Business
Potmon's Group Awaits
Henderson's Explanation
Of Price-ControI Effects

Py the Associated Press.
Awaiting an explanation from
Price Administrator Henderson of
the effect of price regulations on
small enterprises, members of
House committee voiced general ap-
proval today of a proposal for sub
sidization of small business operators
to help them survive during the war
Chairman Patman of the Small
Business Committee said Mr.. Hen
derson would testify next Wednes-
day and would be asked, among
other things, for his opinion on the
subsidy plan outlined yesterday by
Philip D. Reed, head of the indus
tries branch of the War Production
Board
Mr.. Reed told the committee that
unless something is done quickly ap-
proximately $4,000 small industrial
enterprises, unable to fit into the
war program and lacking materials
for civilian production, will be
forced to shut down before Octo-
ber l."
Merits Consideration.
II think Mr.. Reeds statement
was very Illuminating and merits
serious consideration" Represent
ative Patmen said. "It is obvious
that something must be done, and
done quickly, to keep thousands of
small concerns from hitting the
wall. They are the backbone of
our normal economic life and must
be preserved to take their place
in our peacetime economic pro-
gram"
Representative Patman conceded
that committee-sponsored legisla-
tin creating smaller war plants
corporation to help little concerns
obtain war and essential civilian
production contracts was not ade-
quate.
The plan outlined by Mr.. Reed
contemplated Government defray-
ment during the war of the min
imum fixed charges and mainte-
nance costs of plants forced to close
down and low-interest loans to
those not completely shut down but
unable to operate at profit be-
Evening star., 1942-07-10
Buckingham Bows
To 0PA, Cuts Rents
Retroactive TO July |
Lost Large Arlington
Project to Comply Acts
After Tolk With Director

Notices of rent reductions, retro
active to July l. today had been
received by 400 families in Buck
ingham Community, the largest
housing project in Arlington County
and the last large development in
that area to place into effect the
rent ceilings ordered by the Office
of Price Administration.
The project. with total of near
ly 1000 living units, failed to re-
duce its rents on July l to levels
prevailing January l, 1941, as Or
dered by the OPA, but notices
signed by the management were
sent yesterday to apartment dwell
ers in the group from l to 1,4O2
notifying them that a reduction
would be made.
AT the time announcement was
made that Colonial Village, Arling-
ton Village and Westover were COM
plying with the Federal order estab-
fishing rent ceilings, the manage
ment of Buckingham told The Star
no reductions would be made there
on July l, and declined to amplify
this statement.
In the notices distributed to the
1,4O2 apartments it was stated that
the rents would be reduced August
l and made retroactive to July /.
The amount of the reduction was
not indicated except that it would
meet requirements of the OPA.
I. Chance Buchanan, rent direc-
tor for Arlington, has consulted with
the management of Buckingham
since July l, it has been learned.
Meanwhile, Fred N. Windridge,
recently appointed by Mr.. Bu-
chanan as rent examiner for Airing
ton, said today the Windridge &
Handy Motor Co. of Rosslyn will
continue to be operated by his busi-
ness partner, E. Hurst Handy. While
acting as examiner, Mr.. Windridge
will remain a partner in the firm,
which he established II years ago.
Evening star., 1942-07-10
"A. P. Photo.

man raiders, doesn't want peace yet.
mot until it's an unconditional
surrender of the Axis" he said.
There must be no appeasement,
no compromise. Then we must cut
off their horns.
For illustration. Norris cited the
case of his Jersey COW, "the most
beautiful kindly animal you ever
saw"
Then she started to get cross" +"
he said, land we had to keep the
children away from her. Finally I
decided to have her horns cut to
see if that would help. I hated to
do it because it caused her a lot
of pain.
well. sir, you should have seen
the difference. Without her horns
she became the kindly COW she WAS
before. The children played around
her and she loved it.
And that's what we've got to do
with Germany, Japan and Italy
cut off their horns. There must be
absolute disarmament"
And then" he added, "these ma
tions, no matter how much we hate
them now, must be treated as eco
nomic equals. That was the fail
ure of the last peace. 1t sowed the
seeds of the present war"