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Evening star., 1942-05-22
Advocates Use Of All Silver
To Meet Government Expenses.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Not many people know it. but Uncle
Sam Is making a tidy profit on the
Treasury silver purchase program in
meeting the monthly payrolls of the
members Of Congress and Capitol en-
ployes. Stacks of newly engraved silver
certificates. costing the Government
about so cents on the dollar are being
put out by the sergeant of arms of the
House of Representative and the Senate
disbursing office in meeting payrolls
For many months the currency sent
over from the Treasury has been brand
new money in denominations of 81, IS,
$40 and $50 bills. The ST. IS and $40 bills
are exclusively new silver certificates re-
deemable in silver dollars. The only
Federal Reserve notes being paid out by
these Government offices are the 20s.
This money flows into general circula-
ton very quickly-the well known spend
ing propensity of Federal employees takes
care of that.
From the money making standpoint
literally and figuratively) the plan has
two advantages. The Government saves
the difference between the cost of the
silver this paper money represents and
the face value Of the certificate (bills),
which amounts to about so cents on each
dollar when you average the price of
domestic and foreign silver the Govern
ment is buying all the time and check
on the silver seigniorage figures in the
Treasury statement.
The sticker in the plan is that for some
reason the Secretary of the Treasury
will not put all Of the silver the Govern
ment is buying to work as money. put
ting out only about one-haf of what
he buys in issuing silver dollars and
silver certificates (or an amount "up to
the cost of the silver'D and piles up the
other half that really represents the Gov
ernments profit in stock surplus that
could just as we'll be used like the first
half is being used as money. The silver
increment is put in the general fund in
terms of ounces (unrevalued and is
carried at the original cost of the silver
before the seigniorage is taken into ac-
count.
This is bookkeeping entry that may
Evening star., 1942-05-22

be compared to the transaction of a
wheat buyer purchasing wheat for 10
cents bushel and selling it for 81 a
bushel and keeping his working capital
in hand by selling up to the cost of his
wheat as fast as it comes in. When he
has bought up to 1000 bushels for $700
and sold TOO bushels for 81 a bushel
and has 300 bushels on hand. his book
keeping entry would show his 300 bushels
representing an investment of s210 when
in fact he has his money all back and
the 300 bushels of wheat to show as a
profit.
So it is with surplus silver in the
Treasury carried at 1864, ,42l 1902 SO in the
Treasury statement, but when we come
to analyZe this situation if the seignior-
age is taken into account. this surplus
silver did not actually cost anything and,
as to the seigniorage item. it is either
one thing or another. If it is entered
as profit to the Government, then the
surplus silver represents what it cost.
If the seigniorage is not carried on the
Treasury books as a profit, then the
total surplus silver represents a profit
which may account for the Secretarys
sidestepping the question recently when
he was asked as to the extent of the loss
the Government might sustain in dis
posing of its surplus silver.
Now, if this were wheat the Govern
ment had accumulated in profitable trad
ing, we would naturally put it to use in
making flour to supply our need. So let
us put all our silver to use by issuing its
equivalent in silver certificates and put it
into circulation in payment of Govern
ment expenses.
COMPTON I. WHITE.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Thinks Heroes Should Stay
On the Firing Line.

To the Editor of The Star:
Permit me to suggest the dire need of
cutting out public exhibitions and getting
down to fighting in this war. A soldier.
sailor or aviator no sooner distinguishes
himself than he is ordered home from
somewhere two-thirds of the way around
the world to be decorated in public dis
play at the White House.
During the time it has taken Jimmy
Doolittle to come home to receive ci-
tation for his gallant bombing of Toxic
on April 18 he might have bombed
Toxic on 20 additional occasions. 1t
seems more important that we keep
our heroes fighting than to waste their
valuable time coming home to receive
acclaim. j. j. GRIPPEN.
Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
"TAKOMA PARK.

Dear Sir:
I'm all the talk for and against the
Jay, have tried to forget the tragedy
enacted here several years ago when a
cohort of these blatant huns deliberately
picketed a tufted titmouse box and
caught each fledgling as it confidently
emerged ready to meet the world.
Il have tried to forgive and have been
allowing these beautiful thieves that al
business, to work havoc among the sun
flower seeds at my window feeder, re-
straining a not unnatural impulse to
'shoo' them when they hurl themselves
! in scattering the food.
But now! Yesterday a Jay hurtled
by carrying something bulky and. light
ing on branch. proceeded to hammer
1t as though 1t we're an acorn.
Finishing with a flourish. he dropped
the remainder and squawked of.
What remained was the headless body
of fully feathered young chickadee.
Indignantly, M. J. r. r."
tainly gives the observer a bad taste in
the mouth" for the bad bird involved.
Yet. what can one do?
There is no way of arguing with it. or
reproving 1t. or giving it moral lessons,
in the old fashioned way
You simply do not speak the same
language.
And when you talk to your friend
about it. you more often find than not
that he has had no such experience.
II have never seen the blue jay do
such things" he says, perhaps loftily, as
If you. alone. have seen such things,
and you, OF course. would
There can be little doubt that the jay
bird has not come by his bad reputation
for nothing
No doubt OF it. many observers have
seen just such happenings.
Against 1t must be set the experiences
Of other observers. who will be willing to
testify that they have never seen a jay
do any Ill deeds.
Among the latter must be placed the
present writer. The jay has been an
especial admiration of ours now for
many years.
During the past IL years we have
watched him intensively and have vet
to see him kill another bird, mature or
young
BY contrast. we have seen the fiendish
grackle kill four baby cardinals in almost
as many seconds.
=
The truth is that the law of nature
seems to be that the larger animals will
attack. at least upon OCCASION the small
ler ones.
Thus dogs chase cats, and cats in
turn chase mice.
In recent years We have seen this sad
law brought into usage by nations,
which. secretly prepared. have suddenly
sleaped upon the backs Of inoffensive and
unprepared nations.
Evening star., 1942-05-22

replace her sunken tonnage, whereas
America Is just beginning to attain
full-fiedged shipbuilding production.
Every blow struck by our submarines
In the Far East Is a vital blow to the
Japanese invasion forces. As the
strength of our submarine feet
grows, those blows may be expected
to be delivered with ever-increasing
frequency and effectiveness.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Calls Attention to Lack
b OF Siren in North Capitol Area.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In all this talk of more blackout tests
to remedy this or that. nothing is said
of correcting a condition that exists in
our area.
1t is impossible to hear any siren, to
notify residents in the vicinity of Rhode
Island avenue and North Capitol street
Of any blockout period. There have
been runors of placing a siren on Lang
ley Junior or Mckinley High School, but
nothing has come of them.
- JOHN F. HARDIE.
President North Capitol Citizens Assn.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
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q Die1r to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
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indefinite period. the souvenirs OF
Mr.. Markham's career will be viewed
by the public with appreciation Of
their meaning as affirmations of
aspiration and confidence helpful in
the prevailing crisis.
Evening star., 1942-05-22
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn

A reader can get the dnswer to any
question OF fact By Dritinq The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin. director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
O. How many people have visited the
National Gallery OF Art In Washington
e. H.
A. The gallery was formally opened
on March IT. 194l. On March Is, 1912.
the 1000 000th visitor was received. The
average weekday attendance has been
5000.
q. Had the United States and Japan
ever been at war before the present
conf1ict?-C. S. D.
A. The United States and Japan have
not been at war prior to the present con-
flict. Eighty-eight years of peaceful
United States-Japanese relations were
ended on December 7, ls4l, with the at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Evening star., 1942-05-22


was discovered in trunk after the com.
posers death?-C. U.
A. The &C Major Symphony" OF Franz
Schubert 1t was discovered in Vienna
by Robert Schumann
c. How old is Man O. War B NJ M.
A. Man O. War celebrated his 25th
birthday March %, 1912. This horse
was foaled on March %, 1917.
@. Are any birds able to fly as soon as
they are hatched?-T c. H.
A. The young malice fowl can fly for
as much as 10 or IS yards as soon as its
wings are dry.
O. Does the United States still owe
France any money for assistance during
the Revolutionary wars. S.
A. The United States has repaid in
full its debt to France for the financial
assistance during the Revolutionary
War. This amounted to s6352,5o0.
O. Which is lighter, steel ship or .
wooden ship?-P. D.
A. A steel ship is lighter than .
wooden ship Of equal dimensions.
@. Are there any countries besides
Ireland in which no snakes are, found?
IN. Y.
A. Snakes have never been found in
Iceland, Hawaii or New Zealand.
@. Did Benjamin Franklin receive any
patents for his numerous inventions -
CT.
A. Franklin refused to take out pat
ents, believing that such things should
be contributed to the public as a service.
@. How did the Island OF Fishing Cats
receive that name?-E. G.
A. The island lies between Tahiti and
the Society Islands, in the Pacific
Ocean. 1t is said that the cats were
brought to that island about 1877 to rid
the island of rats. Later the cats. learn
ing to secure their own fish from the
ocean are reported to have driven out
the inhabitants
@. Does a plant get most of its food
from the ground or from the air?-C j.
A. A plant obtains about 90 per cent
of its nutrition from the air and only
about 10 per cent from the ground.
Q. What is the origin OF the practice
of having buttons on coat sleeves?-S.
N. G.
A. One theory is that long cuffs Of
lace were partly responsible. The lace
cuffs interfered considerably with ac-
tion and tailors put buttons on to fasten
the cuffs back
@. Was Vincenzio Galilei related to
the famous astronomer?-D. D.
A. VincenAo Galilei, competent musi-
clan and able mathematician, was the
father of Galileo Galilei, the great as
tronomer.
@. How did EPSON salt get its name,
r. T.
A. From spring at EPSON, England.
In 1895 an English physician named
Nehemiah Grew discovered the medi-
cinal value of the salt in this spring.
@. Which is the greatest industry In
this country?-O. E. r.
A. According to the Census of Manu-
features Of 1899. the automotive indus
try was the largest. 1t employed nearly
100000 persons and produced goods
valued at more than 81 600 600 600
Evening star., 1942-05-22

@. Which is the greatest industry In
this country?-O. r.
A. According to the Census of Manu-
features of 1899, the automotive indus
try was the largest. 1t employed nearly
100000 persons and produced goods
valued at more than 81, 900, 900 900.
Evening star., 1942-05-22

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All rights of publication of special dispatches
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O. Are any birds able to fly as soon as
they are hatched?-T. c. H.
A, The young malice fowl can fly for
as much as 10 or Is yards as soon as its
wings are dry.
Evening star., 1942-05-22

@. How old is Man O. War B. M. M.
A. Man O. War celebrated his 25th
birthday March 90 1912 This horse
was foaled on March 90, 1917.
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their surprise they found themselves in
four fathoms Of water, though at dark
there was not the slightest appearance
Of land. Every exertion was used to run
the vessel off shore, but in a few min
utes she struck the ground, when it
was necessary to cut away the mast,
etc, all of which went overheard.
"On the morning of. September they
found themselves off 'Mohoboa Bank
near Indian River, about four leagues
to the southwark of Cape Henlopen.
Every effort was made to save the un-
happy sufferers who remained on deck
during the night, although distant from
the shore only 100 yards. The same
evening she broke to pieces. The sea
running very high, the boats were with
difficulty disengaged from the wreck,
but before they could be got manned
they drifted ashore; therefore all relief
was cut of except by swimming ashore
or getting ashore on pieces of wreck,
and, we are sorry to add, of the above,
only 68 persons were saved, among
whom were the master, his mates and
10 seamen. During the course of the
day the inhabitants came down to the
beach in numbers. and used every means
within their power to relieve the un-
fortunate people on board. among whom
were about 100 women and children, of
whom only seven were saved"
[ Thus the fine free spirit Of Journal
Evening star., 1942-05-22

@. What great masterpiece of music
was discovered in trunk after the com.
posers death7-C. U.
A. The &C Major Symphony Of Franz
Schubert. 1t was discovered in Vienna
by Robert Schumann.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
Officers Raid
Cigar Store

JamesaL. Davis. %, 5Oi ". Davis
Ave, Ann Arbor. was free on 81 900
bond today after Ypsilanu police
had raided the city Cigar store,
200 ". Michigan Ave, Monday AZ
ternoon and charged him With
operating q gambling place
The store was raided on a
search warrant authorized by Jus
tice A. " Nandorsall with Jam s
Borst. probationary patrolman, the
complaining witness. BOrst has
been making bets in the establish
mcnt since september { under tho
instructions OF chef of Police Dan
f. l.. Patch
Monday afternoon. gambling
records, cash. and special papers
containing news about the horse
races We're seized Also seized
were p bets made on horses over
the week end and the sum Of $50 20.
the winnings contained in nine en-
yciOpos The largest winning was
go 10.
Most or the bets placed were for
between 30 cents and 81 while one
S. bet was placed on four horses
When arragned In municipal
court Mr. Davis waived pxamina
ton and he vas bound to circuit
court Bond OF 81 900 was furnish.
ed by Wilson c. Haisht. proprietor
OF a cigar store in Ann Arbor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
Russian Army
onEast Bank
of Don River
StaIingrad People
Fighting Tanks

fRv international News Service
The Russian offensive northwest
OF Staliugrad picked up more
ground today and front line dis
patches said that the Red Army
had reached the east bank OF the
bloody Don River
Inside the bomb ravaged Nolga
River industrial city. hard fight
ing Soviet forces and a peoples
army dashed at scores of German
tanks which forced an entry.
Sharp Russian anti-tank fire cut
into the numbering tanks and the
citizens OF the city hurled home
made gasoline grenades at the enc
my's armored giants.
While the official communique
from the Russian high command
used laconic phrases 10 recount
the new advance by Soviet troops
northwest Of Stalingrad and the
killing of hundreds Of Nazis. the
dispatches from the battlefront
said that the area between the Don
and Nolga rivers was ahlaze.
Press Forward
The advancing Russians were
confronted with strong German
defenses but succeeded in press
ing forward and pushing the in
yaders from their strongpoints
On the central tNoscov) front
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
Temporary Band
Director Named

Thomas Harvey. Campbell Ave.
will direct temporarily the John F.
Barnhill Memorial Band. Two pr v
ious directors. Harold Goodsman
and Melvin Giles. have recently
been indicted into the Army.
Mr. Harvey formerly directed a
high school and in Indiana H.
plays the trombone and has b en-
with the local organization for ten
or ? years
a permanent successor 10 Mr..
Giles is being sought by a commit.
tee composed Of Mr.. Harvey. Robert
Taber. Henry Herbst. and Harold
Yates. They are expected 10 give
a report October s. Meantime the
band Will continue its regular
weekly practice on Thursday
nights.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
Fund To Add
Carver Center

Tho Board Of Directors of tho
Community Fund Monday night ap-
proved budget for The year OF
$4,000 as submitted by the Budget
Committee This is $1,000 In excess
OF last years budget when the total
was set a. $4,000 II Was over
subscribed 50 that $4,000 was
raised
A new agency. the Carver Com
munity Center. Is added 70 the list
This year with the Old Ladies
Home Of Ann ArbOr dropped ~ a
meeting tonight OF the War Chest
campaign committee with labor
Representatives. action will % taken
on acceptance Of the county quota.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
Both Parties
Speeches

fSv International News servlce)
Democrats and Republicans
girded their forces today and pre-
pared to launch their campaigns
with vigor this week.
Both parties will start concen-
trated speech making Thursday
the Republicans appearing in Jack
son and the Democrats in Hillsdale
and Gratiot Counties.
Secretary OF State Harry F. Kel.
ly. Republican gubernatorial nomi.
nee, and Circuit Court Judge HON
er T. Ferguson. COP senatorial
nominee. will speak in Jackson
Thursday night They will appear
in Traverse City Friday night and
from there proceed 10 the Upper
Peninsula where they will split
forces.
The Democrats ere dividing into
two teams. Governor Murray ID.
Van Wagonef will head one diyi
sion which Will tour Hillsdale and
Lenawee Counties Thursday while
L. :. Senator Prentiss VI Brown
will head the other speaking team
which opens IN Clinton and Graf.
lot Counties Thursday and heads
for Midland and Bay Counties on
Friday.
Kelly and Van Wagner insist.
"a that their campaigning will he
done through the medium OF bus
and train-as much as possihle-
to save their automobile tires.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
to Move
War Workers

Washington, Sept. 29-INS-Two
government-financed plans TO move
war workers TO and from their
jobs are being drafted in Wash
ingtou today in moves TO prevent
traffic snarls or tran portation
breakdowns at the nations big war
plants.
The War Department, It was re
ported. plans TO negotiate con-
tracts with - OF the largest MUM
tons factories to work out trans
portation programs for war work
ers. The contracts would allow up
to 81 a worker a year 10 set up
transportation offices Thus. a plant
employing 10000 workers might re
ceiye what would he tantamount TO
government subsidy of up TO
$50 900 a year TO help solve its.proh-
lens of getting workers 10 and from
the factory.
To Use Contracts
The plan does not contemplate
actual transportation OF workers by
the government. Under It. contracts
will be given companies to provide
for establishment OF transportation
offices and to finance surveys on
traffic problems. As part Of the plan
the drive for workers TO pool their
cars will be stepped up.
The - plants will be carefully
selected by the War Department so
that model plans for mass trans
portation Of workers can be organ
lied for adaptation to other war
plants.
As an alternative. the War De
partment also was said to be draft
ing a plan for actual transportation
of workers should an acute trans
portation shortage develop at any
plant that private cars and trans
portation systems would be unable
10 meet In ,his cyc"'. he War Ne
paytment MAJ r"g1.iae buses o.
other vehicles for mass transporta-
ton and operate them for a specific
period perhaps 10 months, before
turning them over 10 the factory or
private utilities 10 operate.
study Merger
Meanwhile. defense trausporta-
ton officials studied the mercer by
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son of the tire and CAROLINE ration
ing systems. Under the Henderson
program. extra gasoline rations will
be denied war workers unless they
are pooling their cars or are able
to prove that pooling is impossible.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
Non Working Wives Not to
Keep Husbands From Draft

maternity leave. the Labor De-
par'ment stated that 10 had set no
general standards FOR maternity
care.
"If Is recommended as gen
eral policy THAT provisions for ma
.tou,ty care should not jeop8rdize
the woman Job nor her seniority
privilege. Tho dspa mslf stated
a minimum of sI1 weeks leave
before delivery and at leas. Two
months affef Is con IIDTrd essen.
usl 20 the welfare OF mother and
DuIII'
Many organizations have added
maternity r.ause Don their CON.
tracts a. the demand foa women
changes praccfirno policies Equal
lfy nj wages f0- women and mon
Is also urged bv trn i8H0r depart
men'. Such policy was establish
ed IN recent labor case by the
War Labor Board.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-29
Internal Political Trouble
Rocks Government at Nichy

Fighting French delegation in Wash.
inslon disclosed that Russia has eN-
tended TO tie De Gaulle movement,
the greatest degree OF recognition
it has yet received from any Of the
Allied governments.
Under the terms OF new agree
ment between the French national
committee and the Soviets the
Russian government has decided 10
recognize De Gaulle's organiza ton
as the directing instrument OF
Fighting France and the only
one qualified to organize the par.
ticipation in the war of French cit.
liens and territories.
Extend Recognition
The United States and Great
Britain have extended military re-
ognition to De Gaulle as the leader
of French movement OF resistance
against the Axis. However no dip
lomatic recognition has been eK-
tended De Gaulle on the grounds
that the French national committee
does not constitute government
OF France but merely a military
movement OF resistance
The American and British gov
ernments have felt that the pOliti-
cal future OF France should be left
an open question until the French
people are in a position to select a
government OF their own free
choice.
Stronger Language
Although the Soviet government
appears to have concurred in the
view insofar as diplomatic recog-
milton is concerned it has neverthe-
less used a stronger language than
the United States or Britain in
recognizing the Fighting French as
the only organization qualified to
represent French resistance to the
Axis.
The Fighting French delegation
announcement said the Soviet gov
eminent has agreed on the follow
ing definition Of De Gaulles organ
ization:
Fighting France Is the whole OF
the citizens and territories Of
France who do not attempt the cap
itulation, and who by all the means
at their disposal, contribute wher-
ever they may be. to the liberation
Of France. through the common vic.
tory Of the Allies against Hitlerian
Germany and all her accomplices
in Europe"