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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the dnstcer to any
question of fact by tDrttin1 The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. C.. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. What were the first messages sent
by telegraph and telephone7-C. HI.
A. The first by telegraph was, What
hath God wrought" and by telephone,
mr. Watson. please come here: want
you"
@. Is Bidu Sayao q Japanese singer
c. r. S.
A. No. Miss Sayao Is Brazilian. She
is the only Metropolitan Opera star from
South America.
Q. Are there any circumstances in
which 1t is correct for a bride to send
an engraved card of thanks for her
wedding psesents?-C. S. T.
A. Emily Post says: 1T would not be
possible to overemphasize the inexcusable
rudeness Of the bride who sends printed
or engraved card of thanks for wedding
presents sent her"
O. When was the Salvation Army
started in the United States?-M r. T.
A. George Railton was sent from Eng
land to organize the Salvation Army in
the United States in 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
CHESAPEAKE STREET.

Dear Su:
Il saw what I thought was 4 robin in
the yard the other day. Do you think
I could possibly have seen . robin7
know they come esrly, sometimes, but
did not know they ever came this
early. Yet it looked to me like . robin.
but I was at considerable distance, and
could not swear to It. The bird was on
the ground, and was eating something.
I tried to see II I could detect the
typical robin movement after worms.
but had to confess to myself that I
couldn't see that.
what do you think I saw?
with best wishes, remain,
Sincerely yours, T. T. D."
The bird this correspondent saw PROP
ABLY was q female cardinal.
At so to 100 feet this fine bird may
easily be mistaken for . robin from
the back view.
The coloring Of the back-at such a
distance-is . great deal like that OF
the female robin, in q similar position.
The fact that the bird Is on the
ground is robin-like.
At such q distance the crest Of the
mother cardinal would not be noticed.
Cardinals love to eat on the ground,
iust Is robins do. But they do not go
after worms, Of course, and utterly lack
the feeding characteristics Of robins.
The size Of the female cardinal, too.
might confuse an observer at some
distance. While she is not as fat as
a robin, the female cardinal is no small
bird.
The soft coloration Of the female is
obscured in certain lights.
OF all the birds which come to local
gardens. especially In winter. there Is
none prettier than the female Of the
cardinal species.
Her mate Is 80 much shower however
that commonly he gets all the praise
and attention.
We have tried to right that state Of
affairs here. over the years; praise has
been consistent for the female cardinal,
because she deserves It,
She Is the only bird we know which
looks as If she has been wrapped in an
old Paisley shawl. There are rose and
green and brown tints, in admirable
mixtures, with some olive thrown In for
good measure.
Paisley, by the way, is town in Rem
frewshire, Scotland, not far from Glas-
gov. At one time they did . rushing
business in the shawls which came to
be known by the name Of the place
around the world.
Somebody got the idea for the shawl,
and this idea spread all over the globe.
In recent years. in our own South.
somebody got the idea Of putting candle
wick spreads on the market, and thou
sands Of people are now engaged In
their making. 1t Is q thriving and real
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
The Bridges Case

the deportation warrant against
Harry R. Bridges, the Board Of I'm
migration Appeals rejects completely
the evidence assembled by the Gov
eminent In the eleven-week hearing
at San Francisco. Special Examiner
Charles B. Sears decided that the
evidence identified the Australian,
born C. I. o. official with the Com
munist party, and warranted his ex-
pulsion from this country. The APP
peals Board rejected this finding.
Judge Sears, a former member Of
the New York Court of Appeals,
based his conclusions on nine-year
record which included Mr.. Bridges
erstwhile editorial connection with
the Waterfront Worker. a publication
sponsored by the Marine Workers
Industrial Union, reputed Com
munist party afiliate, and a state
ment by Harry Lundeberg, an Amer
lean Federation Of Labor longshore-
mems official, that the defendant
had admitted being a Communist.
The board, while not passing on the
character of the Marine Workers
Industrial Union, accepted Mr..
Bridges contention that his associa-
ton with the Waterfront Worker
was subsequent to its control by the
M. w. I. U. The Lundeberg testi-
mony, the board said, was not to be
believed, although Judge Sears had
expressed the opinion 1t was impress
sive, despite the fact that defendant
and witness are rivals in the labor
world.
At the same time, the board en-
phasized the fortnight nature" of
Mr.. Bridges testimony, who flatly
disclaimed any communistic tie-up.
The presence Of certain discrepan-
cies was conceded, particularly be-
tween statements by the labor leader
in deportation proceedings two
years ago, and some in the present
case. The conviction was expressed,
however, that those errors are the
honest mistakes Of a witness relying
on a human memory rather than a
prefabricated defense" Final dispo-
sition of the case is up to Attorney
General Biddle.
The second case was instituted
under a new law which subjects an
alien to deportation for past men,
bership In a subversive organization.
Under the old statute, requiring
proof Of active membership, Mr..
Bridges was cleared at a hearing
conducted by Dean James M. Lands.
1t Is worth mentioning that the
action Of the appeals board in re-
jecting the evidence, which Judge
Sears said warrants deportation,
runs counter to the course imposed
on Federal courts. Recurrently
these tribunals are admonished by
the Supreme Court against substi-
tuting their judgment for that of
administrative agencies by challeng-
ing findings of fact.
That the hearing officer is best
fitted to Judge the evidence was
stressed by Secretary Of Labor Per-
kins In upholding the Lands de-
cision. On that occasion she said
that personal contact with the wit
nesses gave the examiner the oppor-
tunity to appraise both their veracity
and the weight to be accorded their
testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Twelfth Night Hearth

T,Deltth Night ne burned our Christ.
mas greens
And matched the flames wedue magic
scenes.
The cedar curled its fingers tight
As though to hold the fiery light,
But soon left only clean ,Dhite ash,
A puff OF smoke behind the flash.
The tiny sticks of sturdy pine d.
Seemed but to bend and intertDine
Their loutng arms that stretched
above,
A pledge OF loyalty and loOe. F,
The tinsel trimmings gaze ueird
light
And brought the fire an added rite.
Strange blues and green and copper.
shade :.
Their last gay Gift OF color made.
Soon euery image rested loU
Within the ember- tootlghts' glotet
Stoirling tDredths IN q smoky pail. /.
Yet testal incense filled the han /.
And brought rich remembering, !
The holy btythntoht OF q King.
META STORY SMITH. )
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06

Traffic Department

The report of the Commissioners
Special Committee on Reorganization
of the Traffic Department gives off,
cial, though belated, recognition to
the already widespread belief that
Washington's traffic administration
and control system has not kept pace
with rapidly growing demands Of a
city so important and so expansive
as the National Capital. The study
on which the report is based indi-
Gates that the chief reasons for the
deficiency are the all-too-familiar
ones, inadequate funds and made
quate personnel. Thus handicapped,
the department has been required to
face daily increasing burdens and a
multitude of new problems with an
organization more suited to the
needs OF 1882 than 1912. Further
more, in other Jurisdictions, State
authorities administer such func-
tons as motor vehicle registration
and the issuance of permits to drive,
while here these responsibilities are
Jumped with purely municipal duties
of traffic engineering, control and
education. Each official of the depart
ment has had to assume personal
direction of more activities than one
executive can handle efficiently.
Much of the work has come under
the supervision of a single deputy
director, for example, and the chief
clerk has divided his time between
administrative duties and such oper-
ating functions as installation Of
signals, street marking, inspection
and supervision of parking meters.
The Commissioners committee,
composed of Highway Director H. c.
Whitehurst and Assistant Engineer
Commissioner Beverly c. Snow, has
prepared what seems to be a sensible
pattern for reorganization of the
department in line with modern mu-
nicipal practice. Three main divi-
sions would be created-motor We
hicles Registration and driving per-
mits. engineering. (planning, sur
veys, accident analysis and preven-
tom and operations signals, signs,
inspection and parking meters)-
each under a responsible head. In
stead OF the present traffic safety
education section, there would be
public relations section, with a chief
thoroughly qualified to enlist public
cooperation in traffic safety and en-
forcement plans. Close liaison be-
tween the Traffic and Highway De-
partments would be maintained
through an interdepartmental COM
mittee. The whole plan is similar to
the setups in Minneapolis and Pitts
burgh, it is pointed out.
The Commissioners have approved
the program "in principle" but have
announced they will take no steps
Immediately to obtain funds neces-
sary to supply the added personnel
involved in such reorganization,
due to uncertainties" as to person.
mel needed to effect the changes.
Eight new employees are provided for
under the 1943 budget, but twenty
eight others would be required to
complete the reorganization. The
exigencies of the traffic problem in
Washington make 1t advisable that
all obstacles in the way of early re-
organization of the Traffic Depart
ment be cleared away as soon as pos
sible, so that Washington may have
the type of modernized, efficient
traffic administration and control so
urgently needed here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06

tococct rate and the cold rate among
employees Is by no means perfect, they
point out. The fact remains that when
the curve of one goes up that Of the
other goes up also.
The New York tests were checked by
others IN Boston and II Iowa City. Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Wants Patent Office Workers
prn<artaI In ~Contra rfual Ohlira II,

Protected In "C0ntf3ctu4l ODnSatlOnS.
To the Editor Of The Star:
On December q the Commissioner Of
Patents informed the natent Once per-
sonnet that the Patent ONCE is being
moved to Richmond. This Is an off1cial
order insofar as the workers In the
office are concerned. In prompt and
proper compliance with this order. those
workers have been leasing homes and
apartments 1T Richmond, the commence
ment Of these leases being at the mercy
of the real estate men there.
On January 4, the newspapers report
that discussions at congressional hear
ings reveal opposition to the removal
Of Patent once. II those who stin are
discussing the removal Of the Patent
Once are doing 50 in the interest Of the
ONCE personnel, then it is suggested that
they first assume the contractual obliga-
lions on the realty leases already signed.
4 PATENT EXAMINER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Sees Early Victory Retarded
BY Demand for Retaliation.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
How should highly civilized nation
conduct its warfare with an admittedly
immature people. less than century old
In the ways Of the West?
After Pearl Harbor and Manila, there
are many who demand retaliation by in
discriminate bombings Of japanese civil
ian population and burning their cities
Oh the face of the EARTH"
Is such an attitude worthy of US? In
dealing with q people morally younger
than ourselves, should we ever forget
that actions speak louder than words
even the words Of the many missionaries
We have sent them, to whose Christian
philosophy most Of us subscribe?
Some day the war will end. When the
military clique which led Japan to this
awful catastrophe has either been
crushed or else thrown out by revolution.
we will want to negotiate peace with
some one who truly speaks for the great
mass Of Japanese people.
The less bitterness and hatred we stir
up among the civilian population, as by
bombing and burning non-military OBJ
jectives, the less demand there will be
from these proud and fanatically patri-
otto people for q long -drawn-out. last
ditch war, and the greater the chance
that . moderate business or professional
element may Gust the jingoists and sue
for an early peace. ROBERT S. FIELD.
Vineland, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06

@. What does the court cry "Oyez"
mean?-D. J. s.
A. 1t means Hear ye." 1t came into
our language from the Latin through
old French. The cry usually is uttered
three times, to demand silence In .
courtroom.
Q. When was Angelus Temple in Los
Angeles founded?-J. B. G.
A. The Angelus Temple, erected as the
principal meeting place for the services
conducted by Aimee Semple Mcpherson,
was dedicated in 1923 with an audience
Of over 5000. At the dedication services
100000 was raised for the temple.
O. How long did it take Keats to write
the "Ode to Nightingale"?-C. M. T.
A. The poem was written in three
hours.
Q. What proportion Of the body is
blood?-A. F. N.
A. Psychologists vary somewhat in their
estimates of the total quantity OF blood
in a mans body. but it probably amounts
to about one-tenth of the weight OF the
body. In q man weighing $50 pounds
there would be from II to IS pounds Of
blood.
@. When was Lily Langtry last in this
country?-C D.
A. The actress last tour Of the United
States was in 1915.
Q. What is the best time Of year to
visit Death Valley, Calif?-E &c.
A. Although 1t is visited throughout
the year. from November to May ] Is
the ideal time to enjoy the valley.
Q. When did foreign trade beein7-
CDR.
A. The first foreign merchants Of his
tory were the Arabs, who carried goods
and bags of silver from one region to
another. Their trade was carried on by
land. The first maritime carriers Of
goods were the Phoenicians, through
whom the corn and wine of the Nile and
the oil, silk. dyes and spices Of Western
Asia were exchanged.
Q. In what years did Chicago May
flourish as criminal?-E j. H.
A. She was known to the police Of
two continents about 1900 as the accom-
plice of Eddie Guerin. bank robber and
sponsor of forged checks.
O. What music is used by the II
whistlers in the motion picture Man at
Large"?-E B.
A. 1t is In the Hall of the Mountain
King" from the Peer Gynt Suite, Opus
As, No. T." by Edward Grieg.
@. Does birds song originate In the
larynx?-E. C.. M.
A. The birds song apparatus is unique.
Unlike sound in other vertebrates bird
song does not originate in the larynx at
the upper end Of the trachea or wind.
pipe, but in special organ, the syrinx,
peculiar to birds. This Is situated con.
siderably farther down in the body, at
the lower end of the trachea. The
larynx is present, but lacks vocal cords.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06

. One Of the flrst and best New Year
resolutions your Uncle Samuel could
make land possibly he did, is never
again to let the wool be both pulled
over bis eyes and stuffed In his eap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Uriter, although the use of
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
a Uie7U to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
HANDY LETTER WRITER

Correct forms for invitations, ac- =
ceptances, regrets. congratula-
tons, and all kinds of business
and other correspondence, from
engagement announcements to
death condolences, are TO be
found in this practical 48-page
booklet. Also includes q special
section on formal communica-
lions with Government offcials
and dignitaries. More than 80
sample letters on how to say it
in writing. To secure your copy
Of this publication inclose 10
cents in coin, wrapped in this
clipping, and mail to The Star
Information Bureau.
Name
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Suggests Practical Means
For Conserving Auto Tires

For Conserving Auto Tires
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Wars imperative demands require
that the utmost Of service be gotten from
motor vehicle tires, and all owners and
drivers should feel impelled to adopt
means for securing the maximum Of
service.
As an automobile mechanic who spe-
cialized for two years on the repair and
adjustment Of brakes and steering ap-
paratus, list here the factors which
are the most destructive to tires.
First: Improperly adjusted and aligned
wheels, with the resultant webbing with
its securing action are the most potent
Of all causes Of excessive tire wear The
injury to tires from the securing action
which results from webbing is greatly
aggravated by the coarseness Of the sur
face Of the majority Of roadways.
Second: Improper imitation. Insufn-
Gent pressure materially increases the
risk Of rim cuts and damage from strik-
ing rough or sharp distractions on the
road. The shock absorbing effect of the
rubber surface Is reduced greatly In 4
soft tire.
Third: Excessive speed. especially
around curves. Perfect traction is i'm
possible to obtain, with any type of tread.
After passing . speed Of IS miles per
hour. the slppage Of tires mounts At .
greatly accelerated rate, As the higher
the speed the poorer the traction. The
wear from slippage Is aggravated from
the excessive generation Of heat in the
body Of tires.
Diligent attention to the elimination
Of the causes Of excessive wear will give
greatly increased service.
henry J. THOMAS.
Mountain Home, Tenn.
Quotes President Wilson On Need
Fer Radical Change" In Policies.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Winston Churchill's address to Con-
gress merits all the applause bestowed
upon 1t, but 1t is given to US to peer
into the future" even II he does not
think 50. The past is q preface to the
future. and the cause Of this war is
the same as that Of the first World War
and will be the cause Of the next one
unless we the people" Of this and other
countries acquire at least an elementary
knowledge of economies and compre-
bend that, As Woodrow Wilson said:
Some radical change we must make in
our laws and practice. Some recon-
struction We must push forward, which
q new age and new circumstances i'm
pose upon u.s.
War and most of the other ills with
which humanity is afnicted are chronic
Ills and . radical remedy Is the only
cure for them
]. B. CHAMBERLAIN,
Calls for Discarding Past Rancofs"
In Behalf Of National Unity.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Charles A. Lindbereh. who demon
strated his skill, valor and~true Amer
lean spirit when he spanned the seas,
will be remembered when his traducers
are forgotten.
This great Nation, unlike Nah Ger
many, was built upon freedom Of thought
and speech. Any time We deviate from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06

those principles we are guilty of up
holding the narrow, sitting policies
which have all but wrecked the Old
World.
Mr.. Lindbergh, with millions of patri-
otto men and women who upheld his
views, should be congratulated, not con-
demned. They demonstrated their pa
triotism by abandoning their personal
views regarding our involvement in war
to support their President and country,
following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
We now are united as a people.
Former differences and disagreements
must be forgotten in our march toward
victory. Past rancors and resentments
have no place in present plans.
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06

IN most persons mouths and threats
most Of the time and is the prevalent
organism thrown into the air by respira-
ton. Closely associated with 1t is the
slightly different gamma hemolytic
streptococcus. and Drs. Torrey and Lake
found that there correlations with cold
prevalence were slightly better when the
numbers Of both types were combined.
PSYCHOLOGISTS long have had a rough
test Of the purity Of drinking water
supplies-the prevalence of q micro
scopic organism known as Esch. coli.
Presence of other disease causing germs
is assumed II this bug is found in con-
siderable numbers.
The streptococci count, the two ex-
perimenters say, may serve the same
purpose for the air.
The big department store offered an
excellent testing ground. It has from
1000 to 10000 employees, depending on
the season. Vast numbers of customers
constantly are crowding through 1t.
Density Of crowds and presence Of
colds" they report. ARE the two impor-
tant factors influencing pollution Of the
air by bacteria originating In the human
respiratory tract, but of the two the
latter seems to have the greater impor-
lance. During December the store is
more crowded than at any other period,
but the peak for the prevalence of strep-
tococci Of oral origin came two months
later when the crowds were smaller but
colds more prevalent. In December the
total count for streptococci was increased
only slightly over that for October, when
the crowds were much smaller, and was
far lower than that for February, when
the presence Of colds reached . peak for
the year."
The correspondence betwssn hs strsp-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-23
Ayler Faces
Circuit Court

Edward Ayler, sSS5 Harriet St,
Inkster, one OF FIVE held for inves-
tigation in the attempted theft at
the d. M. Silkworth Oil Company,
waived examination when he ap-
peared in Justice Arthur Wander
sails court today. He was bound
over 10 circuit court.
Unable to furnish the $4,000 bond,
he was committed to the Washte-
nav County Jail to await examina.
ton before Judge George Sample,
where he will face charges OF larc'
eny from a building.
The four companions OF Ayler
were released after questioning
Wednesday by Francis kamman'
assistant prosecuting attorney. The
six young people were apprehended
in Wayne after 90-mife-an= hour
chase down Michigan Ave. in
which shots were fired and one OF
the youths. Jepths Thompson. II
year-old Highland Park youth, was
fatally wounded when he attempted
to evade capture after he had
crashed the automobile into a tree.
Custer Shatrau. 10 Clark Rd.,
attendant at the gas station at the
time OF the robbery. identified Ayler
as the one which emptied the cash
register of s27 and fled with s.
when Shstrau called police.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-23
Carver Group
to Close Drive

Carver, Community Center, clos
ing a three weeks membership
drive. will present John c. Dancy.
executive director OF the Detroit
Urban League. as the principal
speaker at a banquet Friday eve
ming at s o'clock in Harriet School.
Mr.. Dancy will discuss negro
social work during the present en-
Urgency. The program will include 3
solo by Miss Elizabeth Williams
and a welcome address by Mrs.
Thelma Goodman, president OF the
Carver Community Center Associa-
ton. Following this, Mrs. Esther
Harper Will offer a reading. Olin c.
Eckley will present greetings from
members Of the advisory board.
Mrs. o. B. Coleman will sing and
there will be short talks by Mrs.
Gertrude Francois and Mrs. Rosa
Gregg, directors OF civilian defense
among negro women. Or. Lawrence
Perry will introduce the visitors
During the banquet. the Carver
Community chorus will offer sever
al Negro spirituals under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. Olive Kersey. The Ham
ilton band will also play.
Faint hope is still held that DR..
George Washington Carver. noted
negro scientist, might be present
at the banquet.
Eugene Beatty, principal OF Har
riet School, will act as master OF
, ceremonies. William Jones, Jr, is
director of the center.
Memberships in the Association
ere still being solicited.