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Evening star., 1942-01-18

ported seeing the arcades used by
children under is.
Investigation Of the pinball estab-
nshments was reported earlier in a
story in The Star, following which
the operators announced their Joint
voluntary policy.
A spokesman for the Red Cross
nursing aides urged the delegates to
help In the emergency fund drive.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Federation Backs
ID Crosstown Bus
Via Military Road
Representatives Louded
For Efforts to Push
SmuII-Loun Bill

Amid cries Of high pressure" and
after lengthy parliamentary
wrangle. the Federation of Citizens
Associations last night unanimously
indorsed q second crosstown bus
route via Military roGd.
The resolution finally adopted
thanked the Public Utilities Com
mission for ordering q croSstown bus
via Klingle road to Catholic Uni
versity, due to start January rs. and
urged strenuous and immediate con-
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Dupont Circle Ex-1enant
: Files Suit for S50,000

Mrs. Helena Hill Weed. 2162
Florida avenue NV, former
resident of the Dupont Circle Apart
ments, yesterday filed suit against
Dupont Circle, Inc, charging she
was forced to vacate her apartment
before expiration of her lease.
In suit entered at District Court.
Mrs. Weed asked judgment for
S50.000. She charged that nervous
strain caused by acts of the apart
ment management, assertedly de-
signed to force her out, caused her
to suffer a breakdown. The acts,
she said, included the permitting Of
loud noises by workmen altering
the building during both day ana
night She was prevented from
sleeping, she said.
Leasing of the building to the
Federal Government was the subject
Of a congressional investigation last
summer.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Automotive Association
Meeting Is Postponed

The Washington Automotive Trade
Association has postponed its regu-
lar monthly meeting from tomorrow
to January rs, F. L. Haller, secre-
tary, announced yesterday. He ex-
planned Lee D. Butler. president,
has gone to Chicago to attend a
conference Monday called by the
ONCE of Price Administration for
consultation between 80 motor vehi-
Gle dealers. In addition, the 25th
annual convention of the National
Automobile Dealers Association be-
gins Monday In Chicago.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
ForestviIIe Group Officers

The Forestville (Md0 Parent
Teacher Association has elected the
following new officers: John Hilbert,
president; Mrs. Thomas Evans, vice
president; Mrs. S. Geasey, treas
urer; Mrs. p G. Smith, secretary,
Evening star., 1942-01-18
Asylum to Open Tuesdoy

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. II
R.-The State Board of Control
announced today that the new hos
Evening star., 1942-01-18
PIT. A. to See Film

A movie and lecture by G. N.
Willis on Men of the F. B. I. 1941"
will feature meeting OF the Cher
rydale (Va.) School Parent Teacher
Association at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-01-18
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR HOME DEFENSE

yon need to build better family health.
For over IS years Father Johns Medi-
cine has given stronger protection
against colds and other winter ills.
Rich in vitamins A and D.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
NATURES CHILDREN
(BraSSica oleracea.)
CAULIFLOWER.
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

CaulifloWer is an excellent source
of vitamins B and c. 1t is, as you
know, a close cousin to our old
friend, the cabbage, its edible head
of malformed and condensed flowers
and flower stems" is a familiar sight
TO most of US. The word "cauliflow-
er" means stem-fower.
Cauliflower is the temperamental
member of the cabbage family. 1t
demands special soil and climatic
conditions. Naturally, this accounts
for the limited number grown, but
when a perfect head is produced, it
is the most profitable market garden
crop.
A perfect head of caulifiower is
readily wonderful. The parts are so
adjusted to one another that it
appears almost homogeneous-one
individual flower, instead of mass
Of them packed tightly together AS
YOU separate the head, you will find
the formations OF the floral parts
distinct. There are three types of
! cauliflower heads, the ricy. leafy and
perfect. The ricy is a loose head,
the leafy has quite few green leaves
mingled with the floretS, and the
perfect is shown in the illustration.
The many growers of victory gar
dens this summer may desire to raise
their own cauliflowers. 1t is we'll
to read carefully the requirements Of
this vegetable. 1t cannot stand too
much heat. 1t must have a rich,
loamy soil, well-supplied with avail
able plantfood. The soil must not
dry out too quickly, as the plant
must have constant supply of
moisture II the soil is not rich
enough. commercial fertilizers that
are quick-acting are most desirable
A good fertilizer is one composed of
3 to per cent of nitrogen, 6 to 8
per cent Of phosphoric acid and
about 10 per cent of potash.
It has been most difficult to pur-
| chase perfect seed, as we have besn
Evening star., 1942-05-04

After what seemed to him like a
very long time he came to a tiny
path. 1t wasn't as good a path as
the private little paths that Danny
Meadow Mouse makes, but still it
was real little path, and, of course,
that meant easier going. He hurried
along it and then quite unexpectedly
he came to little house hidden in
the grass. He stopped short and
eyed it suspiciously. 1t looked some
thing like his own dear home in the
middle of the pile of old cornstalks,
for it was made of dried grasses.
1t wasn't quite so big and it had
no roof. Little Mite looked this way
and looked that way. He couldn't
see any one about, so he crept up
and peeped into the little grass
house. Inside were four little,
Evening star., 1942-05-04

Sights in Strange India is the
title of a new picture leaflet. 1t
contains 10 pictures by Frank c.
Pape and several hundred words
of text by Uncle Ray. To obtain
a copy send a stamped (3-cent,
self addressed envelope to Uncle
Ray in care of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1942-05-04

some trace of Meadow Mouse, and
all the time he was going farther
and farther from where little Mite
was.
Now, just as soon as little Mite
thought it was safe to move, he be-
gan to run in the opposite direction
He wanted to get just as far as he
could from that dangerous neigh
borhood 1t was hard work pushing
through the grass. for there were
no little paths there, but he was
too frightened to mind the hard
work and kept right on. One thing
he had learned, and that was the
wisdom of keeping perfectly still
when an enemy was near and hadn't
vet seen him. 1t was one of the most
important lessons he would ever
learn. though he didn't know 1t at
the time.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
BY Will Eisner
BY r. B. Fuller
By Art Huhto
BY Fronk Beck
BY Bud Fisher
BY Paul Fogorty

He had just reached for another
of the little speckled things when
without any warning at all some
thing sharp hit him on the head.
"Ouch!" cried little Mite, and started
to run. And then it seemed as if
hundred enemies were striking at
him from all sides, and the air was
filled with shrill, angry cries. Some
how he couldn't fight back. AL he
could do was to run and run. At last
the terrible blows stopped. But lit
tie Mite didn't. He wanted to get as
far away as he could. So he ran un-
til he could no longer hear the angry
voice behind him. 1t was the voice
of Little Friend, the Song Sparrow,
for 1t was Little Friends nest that
he had found and one of Little
Friends eggs that he had stolen
Evening star., 1942-05-04

trying to find the lost baby of Danny
Meadow Mouse so as to take him
back home, and what he was afraid
of now was that Reddy's keen lit
tie nose might find what Peters eyes
had been unable to find So Peter
didn't hurry away as fast as he
would have otherwise In fact,
Peter took chances. He actually
tried to tempt Reddy to chase him
SO that he might lead him away
from that place. He made faces at
Reddy and called him names. But
Reddy had found out from one of
the Merry Little Breezes, who had
been thoughtless, the secret of the
lost little Meadow Mouse, and he
paid no attention whatever to
Peter. Instead. he began to run this
way and that way, with his nose to
the ground, snifnng and snufnng for
Evening star., 1942-05-04
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

If Peter Rabbit could have known
how Reddy Fox had been sitting
so close to little mite, the lost baby
of Danny Meadow Mouse; that his
tail was over him and that he did
not know it at all, Peter would SIM
ply have laughed in his sleeve in
stead of being angry and anxious as
he saw Reddy coming in his direc-
ton. Not that Peter was afraid for
himself. Oh, my, no! He had seen
Reddy in plenty of time and he knew
that his long legs would take him
to safety. What made him anxious
was the thought that Reddy would
be sure to poke around and try to
find out what Peter had been doing
Now, you know Peter h1E been
Evening star., 1942-05-04

speckled, shiny things. They were
the queerest things he had ever seen
and he didn't know just what to
make of them.
With another hasty look to see
that all was safe, little Mite crept
in and touched one of the queer,
Speckled things. 1t was very smooth
and rolled little when he touched
it. He wondered if it was good to
eat. The only way to find out was
to bite it and find out. At first it
slipped away from his sharp little
teeth. He clutched it in both hands
and tried again. This time his teeth
went through, and inside was some
thing simply delicious! He sucked
it all out and 1t seemed to him that
he never had tasted anything quite
50 good. You see. he was very hun
CRY.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
1~eAs a4
TAKEMYWORDFOR
By FRANK COLBY.
Names in the News

HAWAII is commonly mispro-
nounced huh WAH-yuh." Accord
ing to best authority, these are the
proper pronunciations;
First choice: Hah-WY-ee.
Second choice native): Hah-
VAH-ee- -ee.
HONOLULU is not "HAHnuh-
LOO1uh." The "o's" should be long,
as in hoe, toe; the GUS" have the
90" sound of food, loot. Say:
HOE-noe-L loo.
SITTANG. important river in
Burma. Do not pronounce the name
as it is spelled The correct pro-
punciation rhymes with feet hung
Say: SEET-tung.
PAPUA, also called New Guinea.
First choice: PAP-yoo-
Second choice; PAH-pOo-ah.
FIJI, British islands in the South
Pacific. Not "FTDGE-ee." as one
commentator has it. Be sure to say:
FEE-jee.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented
Evening star., 1942-05-04
LETTER-OUT

letter
the from which
correctly
10
DRAGGLES-GARGLED
PSHAW-SWAP exchange.
SERNION-MORSE
REQUEST-QUEERS (spois fun
Evening star., 1942-05-04

obtaining them from abroad. Cauli-
flower seeds in larger amounts have
been successfully produced in Amer
ica in recent years, though not in
sufficient quantity to meet the
demand.
Growers have formed a co-opera-
tive method OF handling the perish
Evening star., 1942-05-04

able vegetable. and more extended
distribution OF the crop has been
developed.
According to the vegetable situa-
tion report for March, 1912, the
spring production of caulif1ower in
California and Oregon during the
first weeks of the month was 2.204,-
900 crates. In 194l, 2,057O00 crates
were produced in the same area.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
BY RAMON COFFMAN.

What would you think if you saw
a big three wheeled truck in the
road, making a speed of only two
or three miles an hour?
Most persons would think that
the truck had no business on a pub
lie highway. 1t would block traffic. .
The modern world does not care for
such slow-moving objects.
Yet a truck like that paved the
way for two great inventions. 1t
led to the automobile and the rail-
way locomotive.
Nicholas Cugnot was the man who
invented it. and it was tested 173
years ago. 1t could not run more
than half mile without stopping
When it came to halt, fuel was
placed in the fire-boX to get up more
steam. Then the machine went
forward again.
Cugnot was A years of age at the
time of the test. He lived in Paris,
and in that city built his clumsy
truck. After changing the machine
Evening star., 1942-05-04
Let's Learn a New Word

Several readers have asked for the
meaning and pronunciation of the
word GAULEITER, stating correctly
that the word is not to be found in
our dictionaries. The word is Ger
man, from gau, district, and letter,
leader" Gauleiter is the title Gus
tomarily given to bundlst leaders or
the chief Nazi agents in this hemi-
sphere and in conquered countries.
The name rhymes with COW fighter" J."
Say: Cow -ly-ter.
Evening star., 1942-05-04

little, he ran the speed up to four
miles an hour. An old record says
that the last act of the truck was to
bump into a stone wall.
People who saw CugnotS truck
said he did not have a practical"
invention. Little did they know the
future!
Cugnot's machine was moved by
a steam engine. The Scotsman,
James Watt, greatly improved the
steam engine. and in that way
helped bring the day of the steam
locomotive.
Less than half century after
Cugnot made his first test, England
had steam locomotive which would
run on rails. 1t was called the
Putting Billy" and how it did puff !!
Putting Billy" was built by an
Englisman named William Hedley.
He was granted a patent for it in
1913, and tested it during the same
year
Putting Billy" had a large boiler,
a flre-box and a smokestack, mount
ed on four wheels. The wheels had
rims of smooth iron.
Smooth iron wheels" said some
persons, will never work on iron
rails. They are bound to slip"
Hedley wondered whether those
persons were right. He made his
test at a coal mine near the city of
Newcastle.
The locomotive worked. 1t pulled
load of coal over the iron tracks.
For SO years Putting Billy" kept
on hauling coal over tracks near
Newcastle. Then the great old en-
gine was sold to the British govern
ment. 1t was placed in a museum
in London, where it has been seen
by thousands of persons.
For invention or transport section Of
Four scrapbook) .-.--. r..-r
Evening star., 1942-05-04

Send today for my new Gram
mar Test. Fascinating and in
structive for readers of all ages.
It's free. Send a stamped g.
cent, self addressed envelope to
Frank Colby, in care OF The Eve
ming Star. Ask for Grammar
Test"
(Released BY the Bell Syndicate. IncD
Evening star., 1942-05-04

You can't pop corn over match
flame. You can't build a house with
discarded barrel slaves. And well
never win this with less than all
we've got and the best we've got.
Buy War bonds.
Evening star., 1942-03-03
w. P. B. Severely Alters Styles for Men

will be the absence Of trouser cuffs.
w. P. B. said. The board feared an
abrupt style change would start a
buying rush for victory suits" which
would defeat the conservation aims
of the order.
Suit coat lengths will he three
fourths of an inch shorter than the
average now worn, and topcoats and
overcoats will be two to four inches
shorter-which Continues the style
trend already under way" w. P. b.
added.
Merchant tailors and "tailors-to-
he-trade" will not become subject
to the order until May 80, because
most Of them have substantial
stocks of cut goods on hand.
The complete list of suit regula-
tions:
l. No vests for double breasted
suits; permitted with single breasted
suits, but may not have patch
pockets, collar or lapels.
2. Mems coat length limited to
2e& inches for size 81 and other
sizes in proportion; boys coats, 24A
inches for size IA.
3. No patch pockets or belts OF
wool.
4. No fancy back coats-"vents,
belts, pleats, tucks, bellows, gussets
and yokes'
S. Knee width of trousers restricted
to % inches and bottom width to
1872 inches for a 32-inch waist.
These widths are normal.
6. Inseam measurement of trousers
Qeg measurement restricted to IS
inches for q size 32-inch waist, keep
ing normal length but eliminating
cuffs.
7. No pleated, tucked or con-
tinuous Overlapping Wristbands.
Single-breasted overcoats may be
431a inches long and 56 inches wide
at the bottom for q size 81 regular
with other sizes varying proportion
ately. Boys overcoats may be 37k
inches long and 48 inches wide for
q size IA. Double-breasted mems
overcoats may be / inch longer and
inches wider, while boys double
breasted overcoats are the same
length as single. breasted but are
) inches wider.
Evening star., 1942-03-03

mand Of the military commander
ard will obey his orders. To all
of this we have sworn upon the
Koran to hold our lives forfeit in
the fulfillment of this purpose to
fight the Japanese and enemies
of the United States. We have
prepared our bladed weapons be-
cause We lack firearms, and with
sharp kris, barong, campilan,
tabas and spears. we will attack
or defend as ordered.
We have over 10000 already
sworn upon the Koran and ad-.
ditional fighting men are being
sworn every day. We Lanao
Moros have fought for many gen.
erations; we know how to fight.
When we swear upon the Koran
we know what it means-which
Gen. Wood, our good friend.
would know means all out fight
and no mercy asked.
We want you to know, and the
President of the United States to
know, that we Lanao Moros are
loyal and will fight all enemies of
the United States. AL fighting
men of Lanao would like to sign
their names but they are too
many, 50 we signed for them.
Senator S-itan Sa Ramain
Alonto, all Sultans Lanao, depu-'
ty governors, municipal mayors
and other district officials.
In reply, Gen. Macarthur
transmitted to the Moros the
following message: s.
=. Please tell the Lanao Moros
that no more inspiring or sig
nificant incident has occurred in
the mighty struggle that now
engulfs the world than the mag
nificent stand they have taken.
1t covers them with immortal
glory and elevates the Moro race
to the highest pinnacle of
spiritual grandeur. However
hard the road, ultimate victory
is certain. l have transmitted
this message of superb fidelity to
the President Of the United
States.
2. There is nothing to report
from other areas.
Evening star., 1942-03-03
Bar Group Approves
Work-or-Fight Program
BY TIE Associated Press.

by ISt hkSoClAIeo fIess.
CHICAGO, March 3.-The Ameri-
can Bar Associations House of Dele
gates has approved a work-or- fight
program for dealing with strikes in
defense industries.
A recommendation of the asso-
cations Committee on Labor, En-
ployment and Social Security, ap-
proved yesterday by the house, pro-
posed enactment for the emergency
of legislation which would provide
for immediate drafting "of any
striking worker who is subject to
military or naval service, has re-
ceived deferment because of his en-
plovment in an essential wartime
industry, and thereafter strikes or
absents himself from work. or takes
part in a showdown or sitdown be-
cause of any labor dispute"
The committee also recommended
that workers not subject to the Sc
Iective Service Act who refrain from
work because of labor dispute be
termed undesirable persons" and
barred by law, for a period of time,
from working in any plant engaged
in fulfilling a Government contract.
Another recommendation favored
enactment of the Reed bill, limited
to the war period, to increase the
standard work week to 48 hours,
with time and a half for overtime
The program also supported legis-
lation to prevent further general
substantial wage increases, espe-
cially in the higher bracket wage
groups except where the actual
need therefor is determined by fact
findings by an independent. impair
tial and competent agency of the
Government"
Evening star., 1942-03-03

based on experience and neces-
sity. 1t will have to be main
tained.
ION the other hand, can say
that while no miracles are to be
expected, an all-0ut effort is be-
ing made in the unspectacular
but vitally essential task of estab-
fishing our sea and air commune
cations.
appropriate measures are be-
ing taken to strengthen the key
points of these communications,
with a view to developing an Of
fensive which slowly but surely
will gain scope and power as we
gain strength through the pro-
duction of aircraft, ships and
guns.
Currently, therefore, the United
States fleets are carrying on With
the basic idea to do more than
your best with what you've got
This means to take and make
every opportunity to harass and
damage the enemy while build
ing soundly for his ultimate de-
feat
The tert of War Department COM
No. 131, based on reports
received up to 4 pm. yesterday, tol-
lotDs.
1. Philippine theater.
Gen. Macarthur has sent to the
War Department the following
message which he has received
from the leaders of the Moros in
the province Of Lanao on the
island OF Mindanao, pledging
allegiance to the President Of the
United States and implacable
resistance to the japanese in
vaders.
We, the undersigned leaders OF
Lanao Moros, request you to
inform Gen. Macarthur, COM
manding general of all the mil
ttary forces in the Philippines,
and through him the President
of the United States that we have
consulted together and agreed
without any exception that we
will fight with all our strength
against the Japanese and other
enemies of the United States and
Philippine government.
We recognize that the present
conflict Is a great emergency
where all men of character must
stand together united. We agree
to avoid politics or struggle for
personal advantage, to stop per-
sonal quarrels which disrupt the
unity of the Moro community.
We will disregard differences in
religion between Christian, Fill
pino, Mohammedan or pagan, but
will fight together as one people
for a greater purpose to destroy
the enemy of good government.
We place ourselves under COM
Evening star., 1942-03-03
Newspaper Pages
Held Effective for
Window BIockout

Scientists at the Bureau Of
Standards. who have been con-
ducting extensive experiments
for o. c. D. on blackout ma
terials, came forward today with
the announcement that sheets
Of newspaper can be used to
black out a window effectively.
The bureau said eight thick
nesses of newspaper were
virtually opaque-that even If q
light were placed next to this
paper it could not be seen.
For most purposes, it was sug-
gested, from six to eight layers
of newspaper placed over .
window would make the aperture
lightproof. For large windows
two sets of double sheets cah be
used-each sheet interlapping
where they are joined, so as to
prevent q light leak in the
middle.
Evening star., 1942-03-03
BIuckout
Continued From First Page }

are given. all the regulations pro-
vided under the Blackout Act will
go in effect, including the right of
police and wardens to enter homes
or places of business to extinguish
lights.
For the blackout practice, trafic
will be allowed to move as usual,
street and trafflc lights will be on
and smoking and lighting matches
will be allowed on the street.
Also excepted from complying
with the blackout are Federal and
District buildings, institutions, op-
erations and equipment although
some EFFORT will be made to turn out
unnecessary lights.
Navigation lights and aids to navi-
CATION, driving lights on vehicles,
lights on military equipment. termi-
nal and other lights customary for
the normal operation of railroad and
bus transportation, lights customary
for the normal operation of public
utilities and industrial plants en-
gagged in essential war activity are
also excepted from this order.
Feeding Unit Members to Report.
Homes. Office buildings, movie
houses, apartments, hotels, restau-
rants and similar private enterprises
are all included under the blackout
regulations.
In addition to the afraid ward
ems, members of the emergency
feeding and housing corps will re-
port to their church headquarters
at 8 pm. for an hours duty.
The scramble for blackout mate
rails climaxed last night when many
residents spent hours tacking up
drapes and curtains, blankets and
dark shades in preparation for to-
nights practice.
In a number Of communities.
wardens were called to meetings for
last-minute instructions on their
responsibilities during the blackout
period.
Offcials expect to make an accu-
rate determination of the extent to
which the Capitals residents have
gone in preparing for blackouts by
touring through the city for an
hours during the evening.
The Commissioners. national OF
flee of Civilian Defense ofiicials,
members of the Senate District
Committee and corps of inspec-
tors will make the tour, starting
from the District Building at pm.
and returning an hour later to re-
port their findings and summarize
the problems still to be met through
future blackout practices.