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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

sions and corps-and instructs
them In the duties Of general staff
officers.
Now comes word that James D.
Taylor has been promoted 10
major.
In private life. Major Taylor
was assistant TO the chief OF the
personnel department, Chevrolet
Gear and Axle. His wife, Mary
Taylor. lives at 1915 Murray Hill
avenue.
Councilman Eugene I. Van Ant.
Werp has received word that his
son, Francis j., on the high seas
with an Atlantic fleet, has been
promoted to be a lieutenant. junior
grade. Another son. Anthony c.,
is stationed at Randolph Field,
Tex. and is due TO win his wings
early in August.
Edward M. McGary, 7549 An
thony avenue. Dearborn. is the
first resident of his city 10 pass
the officers training corps exam
nations at Fort Custer and is
awaiting assignment to a training
school before being commissioned.
he Is a post office clerk.
Among the entertainers on the
Cheers From the Camps" broad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
FIRST CLASS PRIVATE

S44o Kirkwood avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
KnowIedee Test
BY DIR. sABINA H. CONNOLLY

What state flag has on it: fa)
Three grape vines; OBJ "EX-
celsior"; (c) a golden anchor {?
2-1s IL high or low: (a) Cupola;
(b) neap; (c) minaret?
nationality was: (a)
Marquis de Lafayette; (b)
Tadeusz Kosciusko; (c) Baron
Johann de Kalb?
4-In what book do you read
about: (a) the lovely Lady
Castelwood; OBJ the beautiful
Lady Rowena; (c) the sweet
Princess Flavia?
compos (a) The
Messiah (b) rIolanthe"; (c)
"Pagliacci"? u
do they mean: (a) Croco-
die tears; (h) thumbs down
(c) potter's field7
Who said: (a) "Our country.
right or wrong; (b) Millions
for defense. but not one cent
for tribute; (cl Laugh and
the world laughs with you
ANSWERS on Page 27)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Daily Quiz
BY THE ACE ANswERMAN

A visitor to a certain cape
on the Atlantic seaboard was
at first disappointed with its
name. From its observations
he thought 1t should have been
called Cape Salt, then he de-
cided Cape Cranberry, but
finally he decided its present
name was best after all. What
is it?
Heroine of many early movie
thriDers, both her names were
colors. Who was that?
You'd be wrong il you called
the scorekeeper at bridge
game a scoriher. Why?
TO Vermont goes the distinction
OF being the only state TO
develop its own breed OF horses.
They're named after the man
responsible for their develop
ment. Who?
)-Rideau Hall in Ottawa Is the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
By Chic Young
By Hof
By Billy De Beck
By Carl Anderson
By Olsen & Johnson

official residence of a high
Canadian government official.
What title has he?
5-BottlenoSes, shovelnoses and.
starnoses are all common crea-'
lures. Two are fish. the other
an animal. What are they?
Pit vipers have a certain chars
acteristic which was instru-
mental in their being so-called.'
What is IL?
ANSWERS on Page 27)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

Walter J. Milas. 5211 Dubois
avenue, who is a member of the
medical replacement training CEN
ter band at Camp Robinson, Ark,
has been made a first class pri-
vate. He played with the camp
band on the Fall Out for Fur"
program broadcast over the Co
iurnhia System recently.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

Wit That Kept the Great
Profile" Young. All HIS Life tho
Famous Actors Tests Challenged
Illness and Stemmed the Raw.
ages Of Time aud Trouble--snd
His Reckless Humor Didn't De-
sert Him ~ He Played Out the
Last Scene With n Smile. An
Illustrated Feature About Ono
Of the American Theatsr's Most
Famous Characters, IN The
American Weekly. with Next
Sundays Issue Of The Detroit
Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
CLIP THIS STAMP

INTERCEPTOR s @ U A D.
RON, LOSEY FIELD,
PUERTO RICO
Members Of this particular
squadron remembered n GER
tain pugnaclOus bee character
In one Of Walt Dlsney's films.
The bee, when antagonized,
proceeded 60 attack Its enemy
with n vengeance. Because
they felt this typlfied their
kind Of work, the squadron
asked Walt Disney artists 10
give them a bee on their In
sigma. The Disney design
shows the bee power diving
on an unseen enemy. The bee
has on boxing gloves just 10
further Its efficiency.
Combat Insignia stamp. Design Copy
right, 1919, Hearst Publications, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

cast last eve
ming over the
Columbia sys-
tenn from Pat
terson Fiel d.
O.. were tw o
d e troiters,
Pvt. Noble d.
Wrather, 34S4
Harding av e.
n ue. a North
western High
S c h o oil grad
uate, and Pvt.
TAI- Nalrua 80
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Service Notes.
Detroiter Wins
HisLeaves as
Leader Of Sd

When Michigan's contingent OF
the famed 32nd Division first
moved out from Detroit in Octo-
Der, 1910. the advance motor con-
voy was under the command of a
stalwart first lieutenant, James D.
Taylor.
So capable an officer was this
young lieutenant that he soon was
promoted to captain and given a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

stan post ] o n
with the Red
Arrow Division.
L alter he re-
ceived an as
Segment to the
command a n d
&c n eral stan
school at Fort
Leavenwo r I h j
Kan. where the
a r m y teaches
officers how 70
command large
units - diVl-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
CONSOLIDATED B.24s, u S. ARMY BOMBERS

Drawing Times STAFF Arts
This In picture and silhouette for Junior Victory
Army members and others the Consolidated B24 heavy
army bomber Called the "Lberator" it has four radal
aircooled engines tricycle. landing gear and twin tail
assembly Note its short fuselage and also its thin and
tapering wing placed well behind the It resembles
the BIZ Glass bombardier compartment is in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
ON WAY OVERSEAS

Theodore c. Shook. 1870 Evans
ton avenue. promoted TO a first
class private. now is on his way
overseas from Pendleton Field,
Ore. according 10 work received
by his wife, Mabel. now a war
worker Is a local defense factory.
Four Detroiters and one Dear
born lad are the most recent ad-
ditions TO the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station roster. Together
with their navy ratings. they are:
George f. Hayes, 1874 Cadillac
boulevard, aviation metalsmith;
Isadore Goodman, 2222 Sturtevant
avenue. radio technician; George
w. Spriggs, 100S8 Crocuslawn ave.
nue.. first class hospital apprentice:
Evening star., 1942-12-12

cause Of q failure to resolve a dis
agreement concerning the merits Of
two proposed remedies. One of these
proposals would have the effect OF
lengthening the statutory work-week
and would grant straight is and 20
per cent increases to employees earn
ing less than 5000. The other would
fix the work-week at A hours and
pay a straight 10 per cent bonus to
employees for whom an overtime
schedule would not be feasible.
For reasons largely selfish or polit-
ical IN character, nothing has been
done on either plan, and with the
session drawing to a close the pros
poets OF action are not bright. A
possible solution would be to accede
to the Presidents request to grant
him broad authority to deal with the
matter. If Congress does not want
to do this, however, and it is i'm
probable that there will be much
sentiment in favor of the suggestion,
the least that the legislators can do
is to make a real effort to pass some
pay adjustment plan which would
apply equitably to all Federal en-
ployes.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
GlobuI Education

The American people, under the
impact of the war. gradually are de-
veloping what reasonably might be
called a world mind" It probably
is true that in the past they delib-
.erately chose to content themselves
with their own immediate geographic
environment. Relatively few of them
travelled abroad. They commonly did
not go anywhere that automobiles
could not take them. Long ocean
voyages, certainly, did not attract
the average citizen of the United
States.
Now, however, much of that psy-
chology of isolation has been de-
stroyed by the influence of expert
ence. To estimate the change it is
necessary merely to mention the
names which have added to the vo-
cabulary Of the representative Amer
lean since Pearl Harbor: Bataan,
Corregidor, Singapore, Batavia, the
Coral Sea, Port Darwin, Dutch Har-
Dor, Midway Island, Sevastopol, Ell
Alamein, the Solomons, Dieppe. To-
bruk, Stalingrad, Kokoda, Casa
blanca, Toulon, Dakar, Bizerte.
Soldiers in Iceland, Newfound-
land, Trinidad, Liberia, Australia,
New Zealand, the Fijis, New Gale
donia, Egypt, Irak, Iran, India, Bur-
ma, China, New Guinea, the Aleu-
tians, will not forget their service
there. Neither will sailors crossing
the dangerous seas to Murmansk,
Liverpool, Rabat, Alexandria and
Calcutta fail to remember those his
toric ports. The comrades of "Jim-
my" Doolittle are not likely to dis
card their impressions of Toxic as it
looked from the sky on April 18.
OF course, the full effect of such
processes Of education may not be
felt until after the victory has been
won. Then there will be no restric-
tion on the complete telling Of the
story Of the war. Hundreds of books
Of personal "reminiscences are surf
Evening star., 1942-12-12
The Presidents Appeal

In asking the members of Congress
TO work out their own solution or
give him authority to deal with the
pay and work week problems OF
Government employees, the President
has made an effective presentation
of the case in behalf Of Federal
workers.
As Mr.. Roosevelt said, existing pay
practices are grossly unfair" Some
of the employes-mostly War and
Navy Department field workers.
have been receiving overtime COM
pensation under legislation which
expired November 30. It has been
suggested. that, as last-minute par
tial remedy, this legislation should
be temporarily extended. To do that.
however, as the President pointed
out, would only perpetuate a bad
situation, and should be avoided"
II the members Of Congress want
10 correct this injustice in the Federal
service, there Is no reason why they
cannot do 50 before adjournment.
Although the problem has been under
consideration for many months, no
action has been taken-largely be-
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Dunkers Defeated?

A typically American partnership,
second only to the immortal ham
and eggs, is the gastronomic firm Of
coffee and doughnuts It does busi-
ness everywhere. 1t is popular in the
RitZ-Carlton, where it costs dollar
and goes under the uptown alias of
"demitasse cafe au lait avec broche." :"
1t makes hit in Joe's joint, where
it is obtained by ringing; raucous
cry of draw one-add washer" and
costs dime. It's greatest fame, how
ever, lies in its creation OF corps Of
fanatical devotees, or dunkers, whose
epic struggle for freedom is a fasci-
mating branch of history. No one
thought that the pioneer dunkers,
hopelessly outnumbered at first, and
under the devastating attack of
Emily Posts big guns, would ever
survive; yet through those dark days
they slowly won commanding posi-
ton, though still subject to counter
attacks on the social front.
Now 1t seems that this brave band
may lose through lack of ammuni-
ton. Coffee is rationed. Doughnuts?
The report is that they are vanishing.
Mammy's little baby isn't the only
one who needs shortenin
Sam needs 1t, for explosives. to use
in shortenin' the war. Without quick
Henderson help, the end may be near.
"If I had cup Of coffee, could
dunk, If had doughnut," may soon
be their melancholy cry, as they
pathetically try to keep in practice
with q doughnut hole and an empty
coffee cup.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TrdcetDeH.
name refers to It's liking for nesting in

name refers to Its liking for nesting IN
steeples.
The barn owl, like most owls, is .
marvellous mouser.
Probably the screech owl is even better
at catching mice. Screechies are not
particular what they eat. If they can
not get mice or birds, they eat earth
worms or spiders.
1t is unfortunate that owls are enemies
of song birds, but such is the fact.
They probably kill great many more
birds than do the hawks, because their
feathers are so soft that they can fly
without making sound. A hawk, like
most flying birds, makes a swishing
noise as it flies, but the owls with their
soft feathers, edged with down, drop like
bad dream upon the unsuspecting
mouse or bird.
Owls, with their large round eyes and
little ears, remind many observers Of
human and cat faces. This is merely
to say that people, cats and owls have
faces which are all patterned on natures
best idea for face.
FdGulC Ildtl SOillC uuCCl lOSdS AL tllC
beginning, among them being the tail.
just what the idea of the dog or cat
tail is difficult to see. Surely the dogs
tail could not have been just to wag with,
or the cats tail to wave pleasantly to
and fro. 1t is said that humans have
vestigial tails. Fortunately for them
they do not have to bother about them,
as Old Nick did in the pictures, when
he was forced to wind his long tail
around his waist to get it out of the way.
Since ancient days owls have been
used as symbols of wisdom. This comes
about, no doubt, because of the crea-
| lures wise, human expression.
Some years ago young intellectuals
took to wearing horned-rimmed glasses
in great numbers. We have always
thought this fad came into being because
the wearers imagined such glasses made
them look very learned.
The little screech owl sometimes
perches in a garden shrub and gets
caught by daylight. Then the blue jays,
wise in their turn, make life miserable
for him. They usually succeed in max
ing him fly away, although he does not
like to do so in the light. The jay re-
cognizes his own kinship to the smaller
birds. He never rests until he has
forced the owl to "scram," slang word
which we feel any jay would prefer to
all others of similar meaning.
1t is interesting to speculate on the
| kinds of words the different birds would
use, If they could speak English. The jay
would use rough, vigorous language. The
woodthrush, one may feel sure, would
use only such words as are preferred by
cultured people. The robin would be
more on the order Of the great average
person who would use all sorts of words
with equal gusto.
We believe it unfortunate that so
many persons, in seeking to give bird
songs in words, find it necessary to use
so many variations of Sweet" "sweetie, -
etc.
Birds, we are certain, would not use
such words all the time, any more than
an average human being does, and yet
If we are to believe some bird lovers
they "say" nothing else
We know that the grackle, If the
sounds he makes could be put fairly
into words, would set forth his views
with such unmistakable vigor that nc
newspaper would print them.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Spelling of Czechoslovakia
Arouses Critic Of Munich Pact.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I note that the name Czechoslovakia
sometimes is spelled in The Star in the
non-hyphenated form and sometimes In
the hyphenated form.
The non-hyphenated form is the orig
inal pre-Munich form, and the only
form now recognized by the Czechoslo-
yak government. The hyphenated form
is Hitler's spelling, the form which he
forced upon that country after Munich.
in the spirit of divide and conquer"
The Munich pact with all of Its evil
consequences is no longer recognized as
having any validity. 1t never was recog-
nized by the Czechoslovak government
in London and recently has been repudi-
ated by most Of the Allied governments.
And that goes for the spelling Of the
name Of Czechoslovakia, a. well.
EDW. WOIEsENSKY.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Two Old Spruces

Strange ho,o man may pass a sight so
As t1Do old spruceS standing by ,Dall
Without perceiDing them as some
thing rare
Remaining from timbered land
stripped bare
OF Dirgin gro,oth-yet had passed
them by
A score or more of times Uithout an
eye
To ,0onder. Lonely In a stand of
pine,
And bristly as a bro,on old porcupine,
They toDer sky1uard-t,oins In time
and space
No,p bare of Leaf, except a crounino
grace
OF topmost green. Why did the
chopper spare
These trees alone? Were they too
trail and fair
To feed the mill? Or did their
straightness mark
An ancient boundary? Prytng from
the bark
An amber qutd, / scrdped tt Nth mn
knife,
Then che,0ed its ,Dtldness, bittersueet
and rife
With NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to mn
tongue
The fduor OF all days ichen uas
young.
HARRY ELMORE HURD.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Mission to India

American interest in the part to
be played by India in the United
Nations war effort is emphasized by
President Roosevelt's appointment
OF William Phillips as his personal
representative to the Indian govern
ment. One of our most experienced
and able diplomats, Mr.. Phillips
duties will include the sending of
authoritative reports to the Presi-
dent on shifting conditions in India
as well as taking advantage of every
opportunity to impress upon leaders
of the government there the need
for India's wholehearted co-opera-
ton in the war against the Axis. It
goes without saying that he will
make known American interest in
the welfare Of India and other parts
of the Far East.
Chief significance of the appoint
ment lies in its recognition of the
Importance of having an American
official on the spot to supply the
most reliable information and judg-
ment about what is going on in In
dia, torn by agitation for immediate
independence. from British rule
while under threat of attack by the
Japanese. India also is a likely
"jumping-off place" for United Ma
tions offensives in that area. Mr..
Phillips reports of actual conditions
will form a part of the basis for
decisions on whatever action might
be undertaken there.
The President insisted, in an
nouncing the appointment at his
Friday press conference, that there
is no truth in rumors that Mr.. Phil
lips will carry any special plan or
formula for solution of the Indian
independence controversy. This
Government has wisely refrained
from taking any direct part in that
dispute, although making known
from time to time its interest in see
ing satisfactory solution achieved
by the British and the native leaders.
Mr.. Phillips is we'll qualified to
handle the delicate mission with
which he has been entrusted by the
President. His wide experience in
the diplomatic service since 1888 has
included two tours of duty as Under
secretary of State, earlier service as
chief of the State Departments Di-
vision Of Far Eastern Affairs, and
assignments as Ambassador to the
Netherlands, Belgium and Italy He
was our Ambassador in Rome at the
outbreak of war with Italy. Mr..
Roosevelt said that in recognition OF
his past service he will have the
personal rank" of Ambassador at
New Delhi, where he is expected to
go soon from London. The American
mission at New Delhi was established
in November, 1941, by Thomas M.
Wilson, recently made Minister to
Iraq. Colonel Louis Johnson, former
Undersecretary of War, also served
for time as the Presidents repre-
sentative to India, with the rank of
Minister. The Indian government
maintains an agent-general here
with the rank of Minister.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Dear Sir,
I'VE live on the edge of rather large
woods on the outskirts of the town, and
until recently have had a large and
varied bird population. We remember
counting three male scarlet tanagers
at one time in a large shad bush tree
early one morning just, as the berries
we're ripening. In the past two years,
however, the bird population has greatly
decreased due to the fact that the deep
woods have been furrowed with streets
and dotted with houses. Though much
of the trees of the woods remain, the
birds, except the catbirds, have largely
disappeared.
Some five or six years ago we had
what I am told was unique experience
relating to unusual birds. About 2 am.
on a quiet moonlight night in February
I heard a weird, blood-curdling sound
apparently coming from the front lawn
a distance in front of the house. I
am at a loss to describe this sound. 1t
was somewhat like the agonizing shrek
of human being Or combination OF
that sound with that Of loon or lynx
of our Northern woods. I ran to the
window but could see nothing or hear
any footsteps. Still the sound was re-
peated and seemed to float around to
a barn back of the house.
"A daughter, awakened by the noise,
asked, Daddy, what awful noise was
that?' The noise was repeated about
seven times. The thing puzzled me
greatly, and I finally came to the con-
clusion that perhaps large owl had
seized rabbit in his talons and flown
around the house with the rabbit giving
souealing or shrieking swan song.
Though the noise had faint resem-
blance to rabbit squeal, 1t was different
from any rabbit squeal ever heard.
"A while afterward I related this ex-
perience to the late Col. Williams of the
Fish and Wild Life Commission. He
said we had undoubtedly heard the love
song of the barn owl, that 1t was a
unique experience and that very few
people had ever heard it. The song
was certainly impressive, but I would
hardly put it in the category of love
song!
Every truly yours, w. o. R."
\
The barn owl is about 18 inches long,
with a wing spread of A inches.
This compares with the 10 inches OF
the screech owl which has spread OF
% inches.
Both of these birds are amazingly in
teresting and are we'll known hereabouts.
Both came like shadows. Few of us even
see them although often in the night
we may hear the grotesque laugh of the
screech owl.
The barn owl is seldom seen, except
when some one happens to corner it.
1t is said that at such time it will lean
forward until its face almost touches
the ground, and will swing its head
regularly from side to side. This is one
of natures most unusual provisions
Probably the idea is that the very
strangeness of the procedure will
frighten the enemy. Most animals are
taken aback by the unusual Every one
has seen large dog run from small
cat when the latter bows its back and
puffs out its tail. ..-
The barn owl has many popular
names among which are monkeyfaced
owl, golden owl, monkey owl. straw owl.
grass owl and church owl. The last
Evening star., 1942-12-12

@. Do the members of the House have
individual seats?-L. G.
A. Formerly they did, but now any
member may sit any place he chooses.
Those who are in charge Of bill on
the Democratic side and on the Repub-
lican side have special places provided
for them at tables, which are accessible
to a public-address system.
O. Are marching songs most popular
with soldiers?-G. C..
A. There are fewer marching songs
popular in this war than in World War I.
Our troops now prefer more novelty
music and love ballads.
@. Do any fish feed on the octopus?-
Two.
A. Whales and sharks feed upon the
octopus.
@. Who are the five full admirals in
the Navy?-G. G.
A. These are Admirals Ernest j. King,
Royal E. Ingersoll, Chester w. Nimitz,
Harold R. Stark and William Frederick
Halsey. jr.
@. How much coffee do we import
each year?-D. A.
A. About 1,7OO, 900, 900 pounds of coffee
each year is imported in the United
States. more than half of it coming from
Brazil This averages about 20 pounds
per coffee drinker.
@. How many American war corre-
spondents are reporting the present war
on all fronts?-O. V.
A. Approximately $50 war correspond
ents from the United States are report
ing from the various battlefronts.
@. How much has the Negro popula-
ton of the United States increased In
the last $50 years?-L. T. I.
A. Our Negro population has risen
from 100000 to 100000 in the last
century and half, but the percentage
of Negroes in our total population has
decreased from 20 to 10 per cent.
@. What are some of the uses of sui
phur?-H. B. P.
A. Sulphur is used for explosives, in
the production of high octane aviation
RdSOlIle,
cants, rubber plastics, insulation, paints,
varnishes, dyes. cellulose film, fertilizers,
and many other products.
@. Did Hannibal use elephants to de-
feat the invading Romans in the Second
Punic War?-B. P.
A. Hannibal sent an army of $4,000
men and so elephants against the
Romans under Scipio, but the latter
stampeded the elephants with trumpets
and with vastly inferior force defeated
Hannibal's troops.
@. On what occasion did Julius Caesar
say: "Veni, vidi, vici"?-D. w. A.
A. According to "Plutarchs Lives"
after Caesar routed Pharnaces Ponticus
at the first assault, he wrote to his
friends, "Veni, vidi, vici" Il came, I
saw, l conquered.