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Evening star., 1942-06-26

decisive superiority to the Allied
cause. Many months, of course,
would be required for the develop
ment Of the full fighting strength Of
the United States. Meanwhile, the
Allies urged that an American "ad-
vance guard" be sent over immedi-
ately. The appearance of American
soldiers in France, it was expected,
would bulwark the faltering morale
Of Allied civilians and, concommit-
antly, affect the morale Of Germany
and Austria adversely. In brief,
a phase of psychological war
fare" was represented in the
organization of the First Division,
brought together from existing units.
Major General John J. Pershing was
appointed commander in chief of the
A. E. F. May 26. Accompanied by a
small staff, he arrived on French soil,
June l3. Within few days he cabled
the War Department that every effort
should be made to have an American
Army Of at least million men in
France by May, 1918.
Long before that date, however, the
impact of the United States upon the
struggle in Europe had been felt.
Those individuals who saw the
parade of the First Division in Paris
on July 4, 1917, never will forget the
sensation it created. Not only the
French spectators but the British
also caught the significance of the
occasion instantly. Spontaneous
cheers rose to thunderous acclaim as
the procession moved through the
streets. The impression is difficult
to describe in words. Something
prodigiously dynamic characterized
the Americans. They were taller and
more robust than the French, more
notably energetic than the British.
Even the music of the American
bands was convincing. The crowds
on the sidewalks instinctively broke
through the police lines and marched
with the Yanks. Not pausing to
reason the matter logically, they
understood that victory was sure.
The American front against the
enemy had been established.
Evening star., 1942-06-26
Criticizes Editorial
On Rent-Control Bill.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I protest the unfairness of the edito-
rial in The Star OF June l9 regarding
the lifting of the admittedly burden
some" landlord tenant laws in favor OF
the wealthier class OF homeowners, as
proposed in Chairman Randolphs bill,
and not relieving other homeowners
from the restrictions imposed against
the eviction OF Objectionable tenants.
Your editorial is as unfair as is the
rent control bill itself
II it Is burdensome for wealthy home
owners to undergo lengthy and expen-
sive legal proceedings" in order to evict
unsatisfactory tenants. why isn't it
equally so for any other homeowner,
even though he may have facilities for
accommodating more than four persons?
Many such homeowners, tor home rent
ers) do not make a profit, nor a living.
from renting rooms, but are merely
enabled to meet the expenses OF main
tanning their homes.
Simple justice demands that what Is
fair for one should be fair for the other.
What Is fair for the tenant should be
fair for the landlord. But under the
present rent-control bill such Is not the
case. A tenant can leave at moments
notice. but the landlord. If tenant Is
Objectionable, is forced to suffer expense,
trouble and loss of time to rid himself
of a condition which is no fault of his.
This is grossly unfair and un-American.
And why do you state that these laws
are of course necessary for the protec-
ton of tenants? No landlord elects
tenant as long as the tenant performs
his part of the contract. Why should
he, when he is in the business of renting
rooms and wishes to have his rooms
rented? On the face of it, 1t is obvious
something is wrong with the tenant.
No laws are necessary for the protection
of a tenant as long as the tenant be-
haves himself.
I have q small home accommodating
five or six roomers, whose rents merely
enable me to keep up the home. So far,
I have been fortunate in getting nice
people, whom treat as friends, and for
whom 1 try to make a real home. It
is in no sense a professional rooming
house. yet it comes under that category
under the humiliating and grossly unfair
'rent-control law. For fear that I may
pick lemon some time and be unable
to get rid of him, am seriously con-
sidering selling my home and becoming
one of the favored tenant class.
INDIGNANT LANDLADY.
Evening star., 1942-06-26

@. Is there any life at the North
Pole?-W N E.
A. Stefansson says that group Of Rus
sian explorers reported from the immedi-
ate vicinity of the Pole more than half
dozen species Of birds. a mother polar
bear with very young cubs, shrimps.
seals and other animal and plant life.
@. How many different kinds OF arti-
fCial rubber are there?-F w
A. Twenty-nine varieties of synthetic
rubber have been studied.
@. What is the most valuable animal
on the farm?-B T. E.
A. The Department of Agriculture
rates the mule as the most valuable farm
animal.
Q. What is the Interpretation Of Leo
nardo Da Vincis painting, The Last
Supper"?-A. c.
A. Da Vinci's The Last Supper" rep
resents the moment when Jesus said.
"One Of you shall betray me-
@. How many Attorneys General have
served With President Roosevelt
Ger.
A. -Four. They were Homer s. Cum
mings, Frank Murphy. Robert H. Jackson
and Francis Biddle
@. What is meant by the term black
market"7-F W. A.
A. 1t Is the illegal market In rationed
goods.
O. Who originated the slogan, Keep
En- Flying"?-C. L. T.
A. The slogan. Keep En- Flying"
was originated by Col. Gilbert OF the
Recruiting Once.
@. Is it still correct to speak Of our
ally as Russia2-A M E.
A. Though current and convenient,
the name Russia is. strictly speaking, not
correct In referring to the country as a
whole. Oficially it is applied to the
main one of the IL republics grouped
together as U. S. S. r.
@. What is pigeons milk?-H. r. L.
A. So-called pigeons milk is q partly
digested food which is found in the
crops Of the pigeons during the breeding
season. This milky fluid is fed to the
squads from the parents crops and
makes up the largest part of the nour-
ishment that the young receive.
@. Can 4 mirage be photographed
D. C. A.
A. A mirage can Be photographed.
Aside from having different color sensi-
tivities. the eve and the camera srs
essentially alike. There is no reason why
the camera should not So what Ire eve
sees
@. What was the text Of De Valeras
farewell statement when he left the
United States some years ago?-D. O.
A. On January g. 1921, farewell mes.
sage from De Valera was released in New
York City. He said in part, Land of the
free and home of the brave, farewell!
. no wish that can express can
measure the depth of my esteem for you
or my desire for your welfare and glory
-. You will not need to be assured that
Ireland will not forget and that ireland
will not be ungrateful"
Evening star., 1942-06-26
The New JUDGES

Everything considered, the people
Of Washington have reason to be
, we'll satisfied with the slate of judges
nominated to fill the vacant posts on
the Municipal Court of Appeals and
the merged Municipal-Police Court.
1t is regrettable that the nomina-
tionS, in all probability, have come
too late to permit the opening of the
new tribunals on July 2. when, &C
cording to law. they are supposed to
begin funCtioning. Senator McCar-
ran. chairman of the Senate Judici-
ary Subcommittee which has been
appointed to consider the nominal
tionS, has indicated that the CUSTOM
ary procedure of giving one weeks
notice of public hearings will be fol-
lowed, and this means that there is
little likelihood that the new judges
can be confirmed in time to take
office by the second of next month.
The disadvantages that may flow
from this fact however. would seem
to be more than offset by the general
excellence of the Presidents Selec-
tons.
The men nominated to the appel
late court-William E. Richardson. as
chief judge. and Judge Nathan Cay
ton and Andrew McC Hood as as
sociateS-are we'll known and highly
respected members of the local bar.
Under their capable direction, there
is every reason to believe that the
Municipal Court of Appeals, an in
novation in the Districts judicial
establishment will more than satisfy
the expectations of those who have
long felt that there was a real and
pressing need in the Capital for such
a tribunal
The promotion of Judge Cayton.
who has been an associate judge Of
the Municipal Court, will be well
coined by his friends as recognition
of the splendid work that he has
done, particularly in the organization
Of the Small Claims Court and in i'm
proving procedure in the Landlord
and Tenant Court. Many persons
familiar with the problems of the
Municipal and Police Courts had
hoped that Judge Cayton would be
named to the chief judgeship of the
merged tribunals, and in this sense
his promotion to the appellate bench
will be a distinct loss to the lower
court 1t is highly gratifying, how
ever, that the President. in deciding
to select some one not already on the
bench for this important post,
awarded the nomination to George
P. BarSe. Mr.. Barse, presently gen.
eral counsel in the office of the con-
troller of the currency, has had a
long and distinguished career at the
District bar. He began his legal
work here many years ago as an
assistant corporation counsel, and on
the basis of the record that he has
made it can be asserted with conf
dence that he will make an excellent
chief Judge of the new Municipal
Court.
The other new members of the
lower tribunal are BriCe Clagett and
Aubrey B. Fennell, both of whom
have had extensive experience be-
fore the courts of the District, and
Nathan Ross Margold, solicitor of
the Interior Department. Mr., Mar
gold came to the Interior Depart
ment from New York in 1888. He
is not a local attorney in the ordi-
nary sense of that term, but this
fact, considering the eminently
'local" character of the other nomi-
nations, need not give rise to concern.
Evening star., 1942-06-26
Comments on Campaigns
To Salvage Rubber and Aluminium.

To the Editor of The Star:
If the Government failed to accumu-
late sufficient quantity of crude rub
Der for its necessary military uses long
before Pearl Harbor. what right have
the authorities to scold the public for
not reaching the expected quota, when,
until this dereliction on the part Of the
Government there was no reason for the
housewife to clutter up her attic or cellar
with leaky hot-water bottles. wornout
overshoes, ETC.?
The recent aluminium drive is pro-
nounced a fiasco, but the citizens were
cautioned not to turn In anything that
was still usable, and no one had room
to store old wornout pots and pans
Who sets the goal demanded Of the
public? N. B. M.
Evening star., 1942-06-26
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskfn.

A reader can get the nnsUer to any
question OF fact by ,Drtting The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington,
D.. C. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. In these busy times at the White
House. does President Roosevelt get any
relaxation at all?-C. C.
A. The President sleeps we'll Recently
he laughingly told a caller that he never
took his problems to bed with him. As
a relief from mental work he frequently
spends an hour in the evening going
over his fine collection of stamps. an
interest he has had since his boyhood.
O. How far is 1t from London to
Berlin?-M. E. C.
A. The distance from London to Berlin
is $40 miles.
Evening star., 1942-06-26
Asks Pertinent Questions
OF Allegedly Bickering Congress.

To the Editor Of The Star:
What Is the matter with our body
polite, our Congressman and other Of
ficials that they must bicker and Tight
over individual gain. while our boys are
fighting for the Nation? Are they 20
shortsighted that they cannot see where
they are leading the country?
The more we quarrel, the more Hitler
can laugh at US BY quarreling We are
serving his purpose.
1t is time that everyone thought and
worked for the Nation as willingly and
comparatively as our young men are
doing.
A WAsHINGTONIAN.
Evening star., 1942-06-26
Tells Of Practical Importance
OF Auxiliary Firemen In Wartime.

To the Editor Of The Star.
am an auxiliary fireman. have
been reading with interest your series Of
articles, by Carter Brooke Jones, on
auxiliary policemen, and hoping that.
perhaps, The Star might follow this with
q series on auxiliary firemen-hoping.
that is. until I read your account of the
two-alarm fire in New York avenue Mon
day night. In this you referred to Mil
ton Norman as . volunteer" fireman,
instead Of, correctly, an auxiliary fire.
man.
A small point, but one implying that
if you do not know the correct termi-
nology, perhaps you do not know that
there is such . thing as an auxiliary
fireman
The auxiliary firemen, though not as
numerous as the policemen. are equally
Evening star., 1942-06-26
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1oriter. although the use OF
a pseudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q UieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-06-26

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check upon ones knowledge
The particular value of the ques-
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can answer To secure your copy
Of this publication inclose 10
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Evening star., 1942-06-26
Proposes Regular Display
OF Flag During Wartime.

May I suggest that every American
home should show the American flag
daily for the duration of the war?
Let us make our patriotism visible, If
only for the sake Of our boys. =.
Evening star., 1942-06-26
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively snutled TO
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited IN this
rsper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special dispatches
bernln alSn arc reSerNed
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Third Draft Quesfionnaires
Mailed by County Boards

Two of the three Montgomery
County Md selective service
boards already have sent out 500
missionaries each to men between
the ages of 20 and As who registered
for possible military service Febru-
ary Is. it was learned today.
Selective Service Board No. 3 in
Bethesda will mail its questionnaireS
in daily patches of so beginning
Monday. officials of the board ex-
planned that they were prevented
from sending out their question:
naires earlier because of the diff
Guilty in obtaining mimeograph pa
per.
Oficials of Board No. l in Rock
vile and Board No. 2 in Silver
Spring said that they expected to
mail the remaining questionnaires
within a week or two after the 500
already sent out have been received
and filed.
Meanwhile, IA selective service
registrants reported here this morn
ing at the Office of Board No. l for
induction in the Army.
They are James Franklin carp,
Herbert Jonas Sommers, Reed Mon
roe Bottomly, Charles Melvin Mus
grove, Henry Jackson Wright, Philip
Stanley Harrison, jr.; William Jack
son Bumgardner, Herman Daniel
Ritchie, Marshall Isaac Bragg, Will
bur Brown Fitzwater, Thomas
Chandler Keys, Norman Russell Ed
wards. Howard Carlton Brown and
Audrey Samuel Jenkins.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Traffic Death
Increases 1912
Toll 10 81
Pedestrian Killed
By Streetcur Still
Is Unidentified
D. c. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 42--------3 81
Killed in same period of 1941 "a
Toll for all of 1941 95

Washington's 37th traffic death of
1912 was recorded shortly after last
midnight, but police said they had
not positively identified the victim
10 hours after the accident
Struck by a streetcar at 1890
pm. in the 1900 block of Seventh
street NV, the colored victim,
about 80, was rushed to Emergency
Hospital, police reported. An hour
later six colored members of the
Moonlight Star Socialites viewed the
unconscious man and identified him
as James Hyman of 1890 Twelfth
street NV. police said.
But when policemen went to this
address they found Mr.. Hyman
asleep. Reused, he accompanied
them to the hospital and police said
he declared the dying man was
Frank Clarke, address unknown.
The body was taken to the Morgue.
The streetcar operator was listed
as Benjamin F.. Hawkins, 4513 Ar
kansas avenue NV.
Bicycle and Truck Collide.
Late yesterday a bicyclist, EN-
NETT Bryan, IS, colored, of $50
Rhode Island avenue NV, became
the 36th traffic fatality when his
bicycle collided with a District trash
truck police said was driven by Roy
Fewell, 33. colored, of l135 Sixth
street NV. The boy was emerging
from an alley in the first block of
r street NV, it was reported.
A coroner's jury yesterday classi-
fed as traffic fatality the death
Thursday of Franklin DUNCAN, 35
of 126 E street Sc. He was crushed
between two streetcars Monday in
side the carbarn at Seventh and L
streets Sc.
The jury held for Police Court ac-
ton under the Negligent Homicide
Act Taylor R. Anthony, GAL Park
road NV, the motorman who was
operating car involved in the &C
cident.
Inquest Exonerates Driver.
In a second inquest, the jury ex-
onerated Andrew B. johnson, A,
colored, of Capitol Heights, Md, in
the traffic death Wednesday of
Shirley Ann Everett, 2, colored, of
2004 Rosedale street NE, struck in
front of her home.
Mrs. Annie Brown, 81, colored, of
1435 Corcoran street NV, was criti-
cally injured yesterday when hit by
an auto at New York and New
Jersey avenues NV. Freedmen's S
Hospital said she was unimproved
today, suffering from head injuries
and a compound leg fracture. Police
charged John Bowen, SO, of Capitol
Heights, Nd, with reckless driving
Evening star., 1942-04-11
AI|-Lowyer Jury Will Hear
Montgomery Residents Appeal

tive service registrants in the court
house here.
The attorneys are members of a
special advisory board appointed to
aid registrants in filling out their
questionnaires.
During the meeting, an attorney
remarked that he would "hate" to
have one of his clients tried be-
fore a jury of lawyers. Mr.. Welsh
said he had a client whom he would
not fear to try before such a group.
Circuit Judge Charles w. Wood
ward, who was present, said such. a
procedure would be legal, and his
opinion was substantiated by a
study of the Maryland law.
States Attorney Ben G. Wilkin-
son yesterday agreed to such a
move, and Sheriff II. Leslie Carlin
then was instructed to summon q
venire of 20 county lawyers, from
which II will be selected for the
jury.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Byrd Urges ". P. B.
To End Competition
In War Purchases
Offers 5-Point Program
Essential to Victory
In Baltimore Speech
Fy the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, April 11.-Senator
Byrd. Democrat, of Virginia sug-
gested yesterday establishment of
a procurement director under the
War Production Board as part of a
five-point program he outlined as
steps essential to winning the war.
He also demanded the resignation
of Secretary of Labor Perkins and
asked that she be replaced by "a
two-fsted man who knows some
thing about labor" What is needed
is "a man who can tell John L.
Lewis where to get off," he added.
Addressing the Maryland Com
mittee for Representative Govern
ment, Senator Byrd said through
the procurement director purchases
for defense and non-defense ma
terials and equipment could be made
without competition between Gov
ernment agencies.
Calls for Uniform Policy.
He added such plan would per-
nit uniform policy of profits and
contract performance.
Senator Byrd attacked what he
termed courageous extravagances," :"
and declared his committee was in
favor Of abolishing the c. C. c.,
N. Y. A., w. P. A. and Farm Security.
Other points in the Senator's pro-
gram were:
l. Congress must restrict profits
on war contracts to reasonable
rate on invested capital, and all
bonuses and unwarranted salary in
creases must be prohibited.
2. Congress must adopt national
labor policy for war work, so that
chickering's between labor and capital
will cease. This labor policy, in my
judgement" he added. should pro-
vide for a 48-hour week and over
time on work after that" He said
he would abolish double time for
holidays and Sundays.
Sees Two Billion Saving.
8. Elimination of every public ex-
penditure not essential to our war
effort. TT will be painful to do
this" he said, but $4,000, 900, 900 Of
non-defense spending can be saved,
if there is a will to do it."
4. Congress should proclaim that
mo special privileges of any char
acter will be granted to any class of
citizens, so long as the emergency
continues, whether in excessive war
profits or in special privileges to
labor, to farmers, to pensioners or to
those on relief"
Evening star., 1942-04-11

By q Staff Correspondent of The Star. >
ROCKVILLE, April 11.-A trial
unique in the history of Montgom-
cry County will take place here
April 27 when a jury composed en-
tirely of lawyers will hear the ap-
peal of a 67-year-old colored man
found guilty in a lower court OF
assault and battery on his 2o-year-
old daughter.
Bernard T. Welsh, attorney for
Wilson Clagett of River road, Be-
thesda, filed an appeal after his
client had been sentenced in Feb
ruary by Trial Magistrate Hugh M.
Frampton in Bethesda Police Court
to serve a. year in the Maryland
House of Correction.
The idea of an all-lawyer jury to
hear the appeal was born at a
meeting Thursday night Of Mont
gomery County attorneys and selec-
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Funeral Rites Held
For Mrs. Gormon
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HALPINE, Md, April 1.-THE
funeral of Mrs. Mary G. Gorman,
81, wife of William M. German, who
died Wednesday at her home on
the Rockville pike, near here, took
place yesterday from st. Mary's
Catholic Church, Rockville. The
Rev. Thomas j. McKew oficiated.
Burial was in Mount Olivet Gene
terry, Washington.
A native of Ireland, Mrs. German
had lived in Washington and Mont
gomery County most of her life.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by daughter, Mrs. Miller Lee Mar
tin, New Orleans; five sons, Arthur,
Gerald and Richard German, all of
near here: Britt German, Orville,
Calf, and Frank German, Canton,
Ohio; sister, Mrs. Robert A. Will
liams, and three grandchildren.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Airline Wins Court Writ
In Virginia Tax Fight
Ry the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-THE
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
granted yesterday writ of error
to American Airlines, Inc, from a
decree in the Circuit Court of Rich
nond denying the air transporta-
ton company s6,2247O in claimed
tax refunds from the Division OF
Motor Vehicles.
American Airlines had previously
asked for a refund of 5 cents on the
gallon on the basis that the aviation
fuel was used only in interstate COM
merce operations, being over and
above the geogra phical limits of
Virginia.
OF the Scent refund requested,
the Division of Motor, Vehicles al
lowed only cents a gallon.
The court also granted writ of
error in the case of Virginia S. Fair
fax Wall in her suit against Agnes
Keefe Hodges Fairfax from the
Corporation Court of Alexandria.
The appeal involves the determine
ton of the extent of ownership of
Mrs. Wall in a $4,000 negotiable
note held by her and executed by
Mrs. Fairfax.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
RecreotionoI Choirmen
Named in Arlington

Chairman of three recreational
units we're announced today by
Arlington County Defense Director
Frank C. Hanrahan on recommen-
dation of Charles R. Fenwick, chair
man of the Defense Recreation
Committee.
w. A. Richardson will head the
civilian recreation activities, Mrs
Pearl w. Sharpe will direct the
recreation center and Al Churchill
has been named chairman OF the
transportation group. ,
1t. Col. Allan L. Hart, appointed
by Gov. Darden to inspect local
civilian defense organizations, laud-
ed the setup in Arlington, particu-
larly the facilities at the central
control center, following a visit to
the county this week.