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Evening star., 1942-08-08
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. TrnceWeu.

This leads to study, and real study, In
all departments of life and living, usually
leads to a certain admiration. 1t may
be begrudged. at first, but in time, as
one enters into the daily life OF the
creature, much good Is found In 1t.
Many householders have had this ex-
perience with squirrels.
Upon FIRST taking up bird feeding and
attraction to the home grounds, the en-
thusiast resents the intrusion Of any ami
mails.
Squirrels, with their numbers and their
persistence, often make the newcomer to
bird feeding foam at the mouth, both lit
orally and fguratively.
He stays up nights, trying TO tgure out
ways to outwit the squirrels.
These rodents do not stay up nights,
but they do very we'll for themselves, be-
cause they are able to solve every prob
lem put before them.
In time, the householder admiring
persistence and brains in others. is forced
to confess that he has sneaking ad-
miration for the squirrels. The ways
and times in which they overcome all
them a new friend.
The chipmunk is not hard to admire.
With his striped body, bright eyes, and
general sense of we'll being, 1T is IA
vorite OF most persons,
There can be little doubt that 1t Will
eat young birds, and even climb to nests
placed In shrubbery.
On the whole it cannot be held as very
harmful to bird life.
This is the beginning of harvest for
these beautiful animals. This goes on
until late October. About then, or early
| in November, they retire to their dens,
by then we'll stocked with food.
Whether they eat a little. from time
! to time. or just consume one big meal
before going to sleep for the winter, Is
something of mystery.
Some investigators believe that they
| save most of the stored food for use in
early spring, when natural food is not
so easily secured.
Mating takes place Immediately after
| they emerge from their dens in spring.
The young come to the light in June.
Chipmunks make burrows several yard:
long about inches In diameter, and
about 2 to 4 feet below the earth.
Their agility stands them in good stead
for by leaping and approaching from
various angles, they never leave any path
to their main entrance.
Usually several more entrances are
made, and then the main one is CLOSED
up and abandoned. The other doors ar
beneath rocks, so well hidden that NJ
one can see them.
Persons with chipmunks in their yards
should understand that they have gar
den denizens which many other hom'
owners would be glad to have. Dry rocl
walls and rock gardens are favorites O.
these rodents.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSkin.

reader cnn get the dnsper to any
question OF tact BY ,Dritin0 The Ere
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Hdskin. director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. In what year was the greatest
number Of immigrants admitted to the
United States?-W X. G.
A. Peak immigration to the United
States occurred in 1907, when the total
number OF aliens admitted was l,2S534s.
@ What do ants feed on?-D. r.
A. The ants chief food Is insects.
One observer noted that a large colony
brought in % dead insects minute.
Since ants outnumber all other forms oil
animals on earth, they are Dig factor
In controlling other insects.
@ How were Benjamin FTankllns ex-
periments with electricity received oy
the scientists of the days. F.
A. Franklin's early experiments WIN
electricity were ridiculed. and the British
Royal Society was quite unimpressed by
his careful reports.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Thinks Dies Committee
Has Neglected Nazis.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I usually consider myself competent
Judge Of things people and circumstances
and strive to see for myself just what
Is on the other side OF the fence. THIS Is
particularly true when the case at hand
Is national In scope and In the charac-
ters involved
With regard to the Martin Dies Com
mittee. my view thus far is that Mr.. Dies
has left no stone unturned in his search
for Communist elements. That Is all
to his credit. But there are other ele-
ments at large which need an equal
amount OF attention.
These are the Nazis. Thus far Mr..
Dies has concentrated primarily on
communism. He should continue to do
So But we are at war with Nazism.
Why Is Mr. Dies allowed to spend his
whole energies upon only one side Of
the question?
CHARLES ALEXANDER.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Brituin's Friend

The fact that Mohandas X. Gandhi,
while describing himself as a greater
friend of Britain than ever before,
should simultaneously call on his
Indian followers to rise with him in
an unprecedented campaign Of civil
disobedience - campaign which
could serve only to stab his good
friend in the back-need occasion
no particular surprise. Certainly, 1t
is no more inconsistent than the
whole OF the policy which underlies
the rule or ruin attitude of Gandhi
and his adherents.
The truth OF the matter seems to
be that Gandhi and the other Indian
Nationalist leaders are deliberately
employing the device Of inconsistency
to mask an attempt at political
blackmail which has been shrewdly
conceived and which is being ruth
lessly executed. But 1t may very we'll
be that these reckless Indian leaders
have overplayed their hand. Their
purpose has been to marshal public
opinion against Britain, to indict
British rule in India. For a time
this effort met with considerable
success, but it has progressed now to
a point where these Indian Nation
alists, and not Britain, must stand
and be judged.
So far as Gandhi and his imme-
diate followers are concerned, two
possibilities are present. One is that
they are willfully aiding and abetting
an Axis victory by undermining the
defense of India against the Japa-
nese. 1t is difficult to believe, how
ever, that this is actually the case. A
more plausible explanation Is that
they simply lack the capacity for the
self government which they demand,
and that the great crisis which grips
India has served to accentuate rather
than obscure their deficiencies.
After years of patient effort, the
Nationalists have won from Britain
a pledge of self government after
the war. And this pledge has been
given under circumstances which
offer assurance that it will be kept
But Gandhi and his lieutenants are
not satisfied. Taking open advan-
tage of Britain's difficult military
| position, they are demanding free
dom now, and this despite the fact
that it is perfectly evident that the
| granting of their demands would
put the defense of India in jeopardy
But Gandhi and his followers evil
dently are little concerned with the
| defense of India, for they are threat
| ening, in effect, to facilitate Japa-
nese invasion through the device ol
civil disobedience. Apparently they
are reconciled to the possibility o1
exchanging their present status
with it's promise OF postwar free
dom, for the kind of rule that woule
be imposed upon them by the Axis
There is nothing that Gandhi o.
his apologists can say that Is capable
of altering this hard fact. Gandh
and the Indian people must taxi
their stand with the United Nation:
or against them. No amount O
word Juggling can spare them tina
choice, and as long as they continue
to move in the direction of collabo
ration, intentional or otherwise, with
the Axis, they will progressively for
felt the support of American public
Evening star., 1942-08-08

@ Where is the oldest city IN the
world Pc. A. S.
A Tepe Gawra Is believed to be tne
oldest CITY in the world, dating oacK'
nossiblv. to $500 BIC. Its ruins lie IN
Iraq. near the River l1gris' aifo INV
far from ancient Nineveh.
@. If the poison fanes OF snake arc
ron,oved does it become permanently
harmless?-J. D.
The poison fangs are simply mool-
fed teeth, and since the teeth OF snakes
are shed and replaced throuehoue me
removing the fangs does not render tne
snake permanently harmless.
q Was the Bible originally dlVloeo
into chapters and verses?-B Y.
A For many years the division into
.bonters and verses was attributed TO
Ianfranc. Archbishop of Canterbury IN
th. reign of william I. However, 1t is
now believed to have been the work OF
Cardinal Hugo de Sancto-Caro oA
France, in 1926.
@. Which was the first luxury notei
in the United states-P. P.
A. The Palace built in San Francisco
in 1878 was known as Americas nrst
luxury hotel.
@ Isareal person represented by the
Admiral parodied in the light opera
Pinafore?-H. H.
A. The character Sir Joseph Porter.
x c. B.. who stuck close to his oesk
end never went to sea- and therefore
became ruler of the Queens navee,
renresents a contemporary First LORD OF
the Admiralty, William H. Smith, pow
erful newspaper publisher with few quail
ifications for his task.
@, How many physicians belong 20
the American Medical Associatlon!-
W. w.
A. The association includes more
than l21 900 physicians.
@ Who invented the deep-sea diving
SUITS. F. G..
"A, The first practical diving suit for
submarine diving was invented by Leon
ard Norcross of Dixfield Me. who OBJ
tanned a patent on June IA, 1884.
O. How long does it take an average
person to read the Consttution?-M. w.
A. 1t takes about half an hour TO
read the Constitution proper, and ABOUT
Is minutes to read the amendments.
@. Please give list Of articles whose
manufacture has been discontinued Tor
| the duration-A. D. D.
| A. These include oil burners, me-
chanical refrigerators, washing ma
! chimes and ironers. electrical appliances.
] electric ranges, electric fans, fishing
| tackle golf clubs. lawn mowers. metal
| household furniture, metal signs, musical
instruments, 'outboard motors, radios,
toys, vacuum cleaners, vending machines
and automatic monographs.
O. Who first used the closeup In
motion pictures?-W. w.
A. Close-ups were first employed by
David Wark Grinith. the famous di-
| rector.
| @. Is there 4 Red Cross Society IN
Japan?-W. A.
| A. According to the Red Cross Courier,
Japan has a large and active Red Cross
Society," the second largest In the world,
ranking next to the American Red Gross
In size and activity. 1t was organized
| In 1877.
Evening star., 1942-08-08

Those who complain that we are
taking the war with too much COM
placency should visit Brooklyn.
which knows how serious it Is. Just
when the Dodgers had broken A
tenth inning tie by home run with
the bases full, wartime dimout regu-
lations stopped the game and can
celed the victory.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
A Fair Trial

Although the exact nature OF the
agreement which has been reached
between Henry J. Kaiser and the
War Production Board still is some
what obscure, it appears that Pro-
duction Chief Donald Nelson has de-
termined to give the West Coast ship
builder a fair chance to demonstrate
that he can turn out huge cargo
planes at a faster rate than they
have ever been built before.
Apparently, Mr.. Nelson is willing
TO be shown. He has given Mr..
Kaiser a commitment to build 100
Mars flying boats, provided this can
be done without interfering with the
present combat plane program. AS
6 first step Mr.. Kaiser will make an
exact appraisal of his facilities for
doing the Job and of the materials
and personnel that will be needed.
Then he will report back to MIR. Mel
con, and if it appears at that time
that no interference with the produc-
ton of military planes will be in
volved he is to be awarded contract,
presumably by the Navy.
This is an approach to the ques-
ton which has two distinct advan-
taees. First, it will serve as assur-
snce to the public that Mr., Nelson
and his associates have not closed
their minds to new and possibly
radical methods of supplying badly
needed cargo planes. Second, 1t
means that if Mr.. Kaiser can do the
things he says he can do-and there
has been some skepticism on that
point-the Nations war effort will
not suffer because of blind refusal
TO give him chance.
The principal factor which gives
rise to some concern In this matter
involves the use of critical materials.
From MIR. Nelson's statement it would
seem that 1t is not intended to turn
over to Mr.. Kaiser materials already
allotted to the combat plane pro-
gram. Since there Is a scarcity
rather than a surplus Of these ma
terials at this time, it would seem
that any diversion OF them to the
Kaiser program necessarily would re-
suit in some curtailment Of bombers
or fighters or both, and, apparently,
It is Mr.. Nelson's thought that this
should not be done. But the produc-
ton chiefs assistant, Edward A..
Locke, has said that he believed ma
terials for Mr.. Kaiser's project could
be made available by shaving other
armament programs, and without
interfering seriously" with con-
struction of heavy bombers.
This is a statement which seems
somewhat at odds with Mr.. Nelson S
position, and which suggests that Mr..
Locke might look with favor on some
diversion of materials. The final
decision will be made by Mr.. Nelson,
however, presumably with the ap-
proval of the military high COM
mand. II, on that basis, the ulti-
mate determination should be in
favor of more cargo planes and
fewer bombers, there would be no
reason to suppose, all things consid-
cred, that the best interests Of the
war program had not been served.
Evening star., 1942-08-08

A firm of florists in London still
advertises it's ability to deliver flowers
to any part of the world. OF more
Importance, however, are the sprays
Of forget-me- dropped on Ger
many by the Raj.
Evening star., 1942-08-08

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Evening star., 1942-08-08

In an attempt to discourage raids
by politicians, number of Cover
nors have announced that the State
treasury balances are frozen for the
duration. Private balances, also, will
at least be frostbitten.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the Driter. although the use OF
a psendonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reSerDes
the right to edit all letters 1Dith
q pie11 to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 10
The use for republication of all news dispa tches
credited TO it or not otherwise credited in this
rsper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1942-08-08

Calls Attention to Other Fronts
On Which War Might Be Less Costly"
To the Editor Of The Star:
Why the cry for a second front when
we already have several we cannot at
tend to? Is Libya- Egypt front or is
it just little outdoor ping-pong? There
we could get behind Rommel, sweep him
away, and soon be behind the Nazi in
Russia.
II we do not have enough to attend to
in Australia, New Guinea, the Pacific
Islands and Alaska, We soon will have
In Eastern Siberia. Handling any of
these we'll would be less costly and
more profitable than any venture In
Western Europe.
TYRO.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
TYRO.
Offers Sardonic Suggestion
For Metal Salvage Campaign.

TO the Editor of The Star:
Ever in search of scrap metal to aid
in the war effort, mine eyes have come to
bear upon the voluminous and varied
mo Parking signs which adorn our
every alley and boulevard. Perhaps We
have enough scrap here to build another
Victory Ship.
Let's see, If every motorist would
donate" one mo Parking" sign a day
for one week there will be no lack Of
co-operation), and If all these signs were
laid end to end :. Hm-m-m! That's
not such bad idea at that!
NEWT ENGLISH.
Expresses Appreciation OF Editorial
On Civilian Defense Expansion.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The Star is to be commended for It's
fearless editorial. Expanding Civilian
Defense"
One Of the weakest links in the civilian
defense organization. from the beginning.
has been lack OF functional personnel,
as stressed in The Star comment. The
AFRAID service has not been sold as
public necessity and 1t never will be sold
as long as appeals are made to the ire
Of the populace instead Of Its patriotism.
l am afraid the men in the saddle have
forgotten the old saw that you can
catch more flies with honey than you can
with vinegar. Preparation of statistical
records, as basis for action. would be
a progressive step. Build the administra-
tive agencies strong before resorting to
vituperation. LOUIS V. WOULFE.
Evening star., 1942-08-08

grafton to the sparsely settled colonies
a very near-sighted attitude.
1t is hoped that after the war Is over.
all the countries remote from the CEN
ter of civilization, such as many Of the
British colonies are, will throw their
ports wide open and let the refugees of
all lands flock In. No matter what
slight economic disturbances tempo
rarily may result, they are as nothing
compared to the lack Of white popula-
ton in these districts, where so large a
percentage is at present Of the aborigine
and coolie class The benefit of growth
of the country will be far greater than
any minor evils.
The great wars in Europe are due in
part to the restriction Of emigration in
past years.
M r HORTON
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Night Club Floor ShOlUs
.GiUen Fresh Billing
BY WALTER STEVENSON

work, is held over for still another
week in his long engagement.
Songstress- producer Margaret
Watkins has the C,ongoettes
stepping out in smart new produc-
ton routines, and she also takes
a solo turn at the mike with her
special material blues songs.
The Jitterbugs are on hand with
rug-cutting 1--WE. and young bari
tone Bob Parrish has triple spot,
as singer. orchestra leader and
master of ceremonies.
CHOP HOUSE - Nino Nanni,
clever young singer and pianist,
is the latest addition TO the enter
tainment staff. He offers special
arrangements of all sorts of songs,
playing his own accompaniment
and doing a few piano numbers on
request. Nino fills the interludes
between the dance sets of Sammy
Dibert's popular dance crew, and
charming Ethel Howe sings with
the orchestra.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Film Time Clock

MICHIGAN-"The Great Mans Lady.
10, IL 30 a. m, 2:05. $40. 7:20, s:55 q. m
2:25 q. m; stage show. 10 rs a. m, 1:l0
l3:45, $40. 3. II 80 .. m.
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Is:54 D. m, 1872 a. m. Butch Minds tn,
Baby" 1888. 4.11. 7:2e, lO:47 p. m.
UNITED ARTfsTs-"Gone With tn
Wind" 10 o. m. 2:O5. sos, 1905 y. m
ADAMs-"My Gal SAL" IL a. m. 2:04
SOS, s:12, 1l:l6 D. m; Hello Annapolis.
i;02, 4:o6. T:1o. 1914 p. m.
PAI.Ms-STATE--"The Gold Rush" J.
a. m. i:2o: Z $50. 81 ll;So P: m:
ASS; 5:25, 1853. 1928 ?. m, i2'ss a; m
a; m. 2;22, $50, SIS ll;ss ?. M; "Rc es
'Oi ssd b NV !, cs 4 IN Of tn.
Year" 1882. AIS. sos, so .. m.
confirm or Deny li:is a, m, 3;O4
TELENEws = News. short features.
R-K-O UPTOwN-"woman Of the Year.
lf:i0. sos $40. IL 30 p. m; Confirm o.
Deny" $50. 1910. 1925 D. m.
FIsHER--'woman OF the Year" 1:5s
DENY" i250. i:O7, 7:2s. 1851 p. m.
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l5:3i, s:5s p. m, 1871 a. m: confirm o.
Deny" 1870, 4:13. 7:3s, 11:03 p. m.
CINDERELI.A-"Wom OF the Year,
l17:5O, 4:35, sos, 1875 p. m: "Connrn
| or Deny" a. 9 so. 10:25 y. m.
| ROYAI-''woman of the Year" 1:t0
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IL 30. 400. 7;2s. 1855 p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13

DANNY THOMAS. popular dia-
lect comedian known in Detroit
las Amos Jacobs, will appear al
the Bowery for one night only,
this Sunday. Danny is vacationing
in Detroit. where he first at
tracted attention at the Bowery
Ia few years ago. He comes here
from Chicago. where ne has Just
completed 100 weeks at the 500
Club. He has just signed a con-
tract with RkO for six weeks
with options. and will either be
in Hollywood or back at the 500
Cub this fall. depending on the
outcome of his screen tests.
Saturday night will be the last
appearance on this engagement
for Beatrice Kay, curvacious Gay
NinetieS singing star. for Miss Kay
must hop a plane for New York
after her performance in order to
be in the CHS studios on time
for her regular broadcast on the
Gay Nineties show. heard here
over WJR, on Monday night.
Masters and Rollins, riotous
comedy stars. head the big revue
this week in the supporting cast,
Charlie Carlisle masters the cere-
monies, and Benny Resi- and his
orchestra play for the shows.
CONGO-Comedy songs, pointed
up by bits of apt pantomime, tor
the new show as presented by
Billy Mitchell. while Porkchops
Patterson is another fun-making
newcomer with his comedy and
eccentric dance routineS.
Baby Lawrence, tap artist who
recently made a concert appear
ance at the Music Hall in New
York. and whose a capella taps
are an unusual feature of his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Hello. Annapolis
Opens at Adams

HELLO ANNAPOLIS" an
other story of the men in the
famous naval academy. opened al
the Adams Theater yesterday with
Tom Brown. Jean Parker and
Larry Parks in the starring roles,
Tom Brown is seen as wise
cracking youngster. wealthy and
not the least bit interested in
tradition of the navy, while Larry
Parke is a studious midshipman
whose main thought is TO become
a success at Annapolis. Both boys
are crazy about Joan Parker,
whose father was a navy man.
Other members of the cast in
clude Phil Brown. Thurston Hall.
Ferris Taylor, Herbert Rawlinson
and Mae Busch.
The technicolor musical, my
Gal Sal" with Rita Hayworth and
Victor Mature, has been moved
from the Fox to complete the
double bill at the Adams,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
.Woman's World

PARACHUTE NURSE" re-
Gently completed, has virtually an
|all-feminine cast, headed by such
beauties as Marguerite Chapman,
Kay Harris and Shirley Patterson.
William Wright plays one of the
few male parts Of Importance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13

r e member
the showers
yesterday? I
ducked over
to the post
office be-
I w e en- I he
showers, and
a man in a
b lue w ork
q hirt a n d
trousers was
ahead of me
in line.
He was OBJ
viously a fac
tory worker,
a clean : cut
.al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Ranch Life

DIRECTOR HOWARD HAWKS
will have one of the best equipped
ranches in the West right in Bel
Air, near Hollywood, when he
completes improvements on his S
Bar S estate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Marathon CycIist

. REX INGRAM. prominent
Negro actor, bicycles ID miles
daily TO Columbia studios for his
stint with Cary Grant and Jean
Arthur in George Stevens The
Talk OF the Town" He purchased
the bike in England while appear
ing In The Thief OF Bagdad."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now

INCIDENT IN DETROIT:
= It's funny the way little things
happen in Detroit to bring the
war home to you and make it
real.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13

PROUDEST GIRL in Hollywood
today is Ann Sheridan, who has
received the silver eagles of a
United States Army colonel's rank
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-13
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given The Detroit Times by
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troit Tines.