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Evening star., 1942-09-17

@. Is there much illiteracy In Russia7
ID. c.
A. Illiteracy In the Soviet Union was
estimated at approximately 1873 per cent
in the census Of 1899. 1t was to have
been entirely cleared up by the com.
pletion Of the second five-year plan.
@. How may an alligator be dis
tinsuished from q crocodile?-B. E.
A. In a crocodile, the fourth tooth on
each side of the lower jaw can be seen
plainly when the jaws are closed. In
alligators the fourth tooth Is invisible.
@. How long does it take for the ele-
vator to ascend the Washington Monu-
ment?-E. B. e.
A. The present elevator makes the
ascent in 10 seconds, whereas the frst
electric elevator took minutes. The
monument is SIS feet inches high.
@. What are the odds against bridge
players being dealt 13 cards Of suit?
Fl. E. G
A. TIE Encyclopedia Of Sports says
that the odds are 15s s00o, 900 900 to that
q player will not be dealt Is, cards OF
the same suit with s2-card trick.
@. Are any but graduate nurses &C.
cepted in the Army Nurse Corps?-A.. N.
A. The Army Nurse Corps says that
only graduate nurses are being accepted
In the corps. e7 %
Q. What famous literary man de-
signed mems clothes?-R. p. d.
A. Francis Bacon, the essayist, spent
his spare time devising new styles In
mems clothes. He made 400 drawings
of freakish raiment and had tailors
make up some Of them. When none Of
his friends would wear any Of the wild
and giddy costumes, he hired men to put
them on and promenade the London
streets.
@. Where were the Old and New Tes.
taments written7-A. r. N.
A. DIR. James Hastings says that the
Old Testament was nearly all written
in the Holy Land; the New Testament
was written in many places. Most Of
t1c cpISGIcS u ot. Idul Cd1l NC AOCdSCu.
The gospels and epistles Of st. John
probably come from Ephesus or its
neighborhood; the sites Of the origin Of
all the other books are doubtful.
@. How many times has the Nobel
Prize been awarded to members Of the
Curie family?-C. ]. D.
A. In 1903 Pierre and Marie Curie
shared the prize in physics with Bee
querel. In 1911 Marie C,lrie again re-
ceived the award for her discovery Of
polonium. And In 1885 Irene Curie,
daughter of Pierre and Marie, received
the prize in chemistry jointly with her
husband, Frederick Joliot.
q. Please give some information about
Senator ingalls, speech on grass.-W.
M. G.
A. In its original form, Senator In.
gals tribute to grass was . part Of an
article which appeared in the Kansas
Magazine. 1t begins, Attracted BY the
bland softness of an afternoon In NV
primeval winter In Kansas, rode south-
ward through the dense forest that then
covered the bluffs Of the Ninth Fork Of
Wildcat"
Evening star., 1942-09-17

1t to their own expedient purposes
as well as by enemies of the Nation
abroad who, by conquest If they can,
will destroy the civilization of which
1t Is the fabric. The latter challenge,
certainly, is the more compelling;
but 1t does not follow that the former
Is unworthy of attention on the part
OF citizens who love their country
and value It's institutions of ordered
liberty.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
o Questions
Huskin's Answers
BY Frederic J. Hdskin

A reader can get the anstcey to any
question Of tact BY Driting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
d. C.. Please inclose stamp for return
. postage.
@. Why are reversed chevrons used
in Navy insignia7-A. 6.
A. The Navy Department says that
reversed chevrons are used In the United
States Navy insignia to distinguish them
from the chevrons OF the equivalent or
corresponding ranks in the United States
Army.
@. How thick Is the ice used In the
big ice shovs7-L. N. D.
A. In one Of the big shows at the
present time the ice on the stage Is be-
tween ~ and IA inches In thickness
and It's temperature IS degrees above
zero.
@. Who is the tallest King?-E Q.
A. Christian K Of Denmark Is the
worlds tallest monarch. He Is said to
be 6 feet 6 inches In height.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
"CAITHERsBURG, Md.

Dear Sir.
Although have several bird books
and . set Of Audubon bird cards, I am
unable to identify the following visitors
to my yard, SO am appealing to you for
help, as did once before when you
Strengthened me out on the Carolina
wren.
The firsS-about . inches in size:
round head, stubby black bill Gray
back, with two short white bars near
the tip Of each wing. Yellow breast
The second-about 51l inches in size
Black. brown with yellowish cast; eyes,
round with the same cast. Breast per-
fectly marked with narrow brown stripes.
saw this bird only yesterday. 1t some
how reminded me Of q wren by the way
1t held its tail, and It walked, rather
than hoped.
'"The reason I am 80 anxious to iden-
tify all the birds that come to my yard
is because keep a record Of them in q
scrapbook in which paste \ picture
Of each one with its description, cut
from an inexpensive bird book Then
watch for one Of your articles to appear
on the same bird and paste 1t in along
side.
This makes your column doubly in
teresting as I am always hoping you
will write about one of my birds, and
as matter of fact, I do have an article
for most Of the 80 I have recorded over
a period Of two years
Thanks to the recent one on the
black-billed cuckoo, was able to posi-
lively identify one last week while sit
ting on my porch. 1t new into the
shrubbery not more than feet away
and did not seem to be afraid of me
as it remained for almost 10 minutes,
during which time 1t devoured three
caterpillars. It would hop clumsily from
one bush to another and pluck the
worms from the underside Of . leaf.
II consider myself fortunate since you
say this bird is seldom seen. I am also
glad to learn that 1t is the same as the
lain crow whose call I have so often
heard in the woods across the street.
Il hope am not presuming in asking
you to identify the above birds but you
know all your readers look upon you as
an absolute authority on the subject.
1T might interest you to know that
I send great many Of your articles to
a bird-loving friend in Pittsburgh who
in turn sends them on to a friend in
another State. 1t must be very gratify-
ing to give as much pleasure to other
people as you do.
Thanking you, and with kind re-
CARDS, I am,
Yours very truly, N. r. r."
The larger of the two birds Is probably
a crested f1ycatcher.
The smaller must be the ovenbird.
1t is dif1icult to be sure Of an identi-
fication from some other persons OBJ
servation. .,..s ..
There is just chance that the large
bird might be phoebe or yellow
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Munpower Problem

IL Is becoming increasingly evident
that the Government, before many
more months have passed, will have
to take complete control of the
American labor force. It will be
necessary to assign a man to a par
ticular job, and, in the absence Of
exceptional circumstances, to forbid
him to leave it, This is not a pleas
ant outlook, but it is essential If we
are to exert our maximum war effort.
The latest evidence that the So
called voluntary controls over labor
are breaking down is to be found in
the recommendation of a War Labor
Board panel that wage increases in
excess Of the cost-of-living formula
be granted certain Western metal
miners. Earlier this month these
workers, who have been migrating in
large numbers to higher-paid jobs,
were put under certain restraints by
an order of the War Manpower Com
mission, Apparently, however, the
Labor Board panel feels that this is
not enough, and that special induce
ments in the nature of exceptional
wage increases should be given to
hold the miners at their present Jobs
and to attract new workers to the
mines.
It seems obvious on its face that
this is a defeating proposal.
These miners have received wage in
creases OF about 40 per cent during
a period when the cost of living has
risen about IS per cent. Thus, they
are plainly not entitled to an increase
under the principles laid down by the
board in the Little Steel" case. II
an exception were to be made for the
reasons advanced by the panel, the
inevitable result would be series
OF demands for special treatment by
workers in other critical industries,
and it would not be long before the
boards wage stabilization formula
would have to be junked. The hard
truth Of this matter is that there are
shortages Of labor In virtually all Of
the key war industries. The metal
mining shortage is by no means an
exception to the rule, and even If
that situation could be handled salts
factorily through a form OF special
pay increase bonus, it would merely
serve as precedent for increases in
some other sorely beset industry.
AS an example, one might cite the
critical shortage Of farm labor. Be-
cause OF the migration Of farm help
to higher paying jobs, crops are going
to rot in the fields this year. But
would any one contend that the solu-
ton lies in an order requiring a wage
rate for farm labor as high as that
paid in the shipyards, which the
panel proposes in the case of miners? :?
Assuredly not, unless we are prepared
to toss our cost-of living control pro-
gram out the window.
What is needed, and what ulti-
mately we will have to come to, is
the setting up Of governmental au-
thority to require all men to work
where they can make the most ef-
fective contribution to the war ef-
fort. No one wants to do this, but
the longer We put 1t of, the harder
it will be to win the war.
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Fishermen OF the coast Of France
are reported to have found, intact, a
large bottle Of wine in the stomach
Of a shark they had caught. Evil
IDENTIFY the big 1ish was not much OF a
shark at opening these new tricky
bottles.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Everybody's Coin Beok--A s2-pase

Everybody's Coin Beok-A 32-pase
publication treating of the origin and
development Of coins, Of famous col
lections, of rare, curious and valuable
pieces, of strange customs that sur
round their use, of how values and
prices are established. and how to
start a collection. 1t Is an interesting
and most informative booklet on the
subject. and beginners will find 1t in
valuable To secure your copy In
close 10 cents in coin, wrapped In this
clipping, and mail to The Star 1nfor-
nation Bureau.
Name
>.ss.--
Address
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the tDriter, although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters ,Dtth
a Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
Letters to the Editor
Reports Sacrifices of Man
Who Will Buy When War Ends.

Reports Sacrifices of Man
Who Will Buy When War Ends.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Here are some Of the things one man
has done since December 7, 1e4l:
He has ridden in bus only four times,
and then did not 60 outside the Dis
trict Of Columbia. He never since that
December day has ridden . single time
in an automobile, either his own or any,
body else's. He has no car. He has
not ridden on = train, nor been outside
the District except on hikes. He spent
his vacation at home In Washington.
He has turned in every bit Of scrap rub
Der and all other available scrap that
had accumulated in his bachelor apart
ment. He has saved all his razor blades
and turned them in at intervals; saved
newspapers; saved paper bags and re-
turned them to the grocer. He eats only
such food as he understands to be good
for his health, thus reducing spend
ing. He has not bought a single suit
OF clothes pair Of shoes, overcoat, top
coat or raincoat, and is determined, If
at all possible, not to buy any of these
things until the war is over. He buys
only what Is absolutely necessary. With
his savings he buys War bonds
He spends nothing for tobacco, tea,
coffee, beer, wine or any other kind Of
poison.
When the war Is over-when peace
comes-he will be able to buy when buy
ing Is needed
]. ADAMS APPLEWAY.
Evening star., 1942-09-17
J. ADAMS APPLEWAY.
Defends Congress Against Suggestion
OF Responsibility for Rubber Shortage.

Defends Congress Against Suggestion
OF Responsibility for Rubber Shortage.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Credit for the Baruch- Conant- Comp
ton report on rubber, insofar as it de-
serves credit, must 60 to Congress and
not to the executive. In vetoing the
rubber bill to provide 4 special rubber
organization-just what the Baruch re-
port now recommends-the President
misrepresented the Gillette report and
the farm bloc in Congress by telling us
the bill provided for Cd Civilian lux
ury" and "joy-riding' and 90 produc-
ton OF rubber from grain which might
be needed for food.
There was no foundation whatever for
the first of these charges. The Baruch
report asking for rationing of rubber
reflects, not on Congress, but on the
Executive for the incompetence that is
making such rationing (and the in
efficiency it entails in the Nations war
enterprise) much more severe than 1t
should have been. The Gillette COM
mittee, not the Baruch committee, was
wholly responsible for shaking the Exec
utive out OF his lethargy and getting
responsibility for failure to produce rub
Der, not for joy-riding but for both
civilian and military needs, fixed where
1t belongs-and that Is not on Congress
or the farm bloc.
As for producing rubber from grain,
the rubber bill said nothing about grain.
1t sought to produce rubber from farm
and forest products-from the things
Germany and Russia have been using:
from grain only as we have = surplus
too large to At our storage capacity at .
time when construction Of storage plants
rather than plants for rubber synthesis
must Be seen - incongstAnt With the
Evening star., 1942-09-17

Congress, has yet to explain the "inex-
plicable" refusal to bring, not petroleum,
but farm products by Russian methods
into the butadiene bottleneck long ago.
Will the source of this inexpIcability be
sought In the congressional farm bloc?
Hardly! FARMER.
Calls for Program Of Education
For Tolerance Toward Minorities.
To the Editor OF The Star:
+ A school year without parallel in all
the ages is beginning. What shall We
teach youth?
Despite all the practicalities and gen.
eralities prescribed In conferences held
by educators, 1t seems to the writer that
much matter Of vital Importance to
victory is being left out. There seems TO
be no great leadership in the ranks Of
educators challenging the schools to
teach the implications OF the Atlantic
Charter as it applies to the home front
and the world. Is 1t because 30 much Of
versial and because schools are notorious
in shying away from issues of great
present worth II they offend even
small minority2 President Roosevelt,
Vice President Wallace and outstanding
frontier thinkers and planners have been
bold enough to tell US that the new
world-the new order-will be vastly
different from the old. American way
will have to be changed In many particu-
lars and aspects OF the English world
are doomed. Why not then make "Mein
Kampf" versus THE Atlantic Charter"
subject matter of hrst rank in the
present curriculum for morale to win the
war?
There is no dissent among educational
administrators when 1t comes to devel-
oping a stronger Nation physically or to
teaching mathematics, war conservation
and specialized vocational education.
But fail to discover any enthusiasm to
extend the curriculum to strengthen
the minds Of youth in the theology Of
discussion Of the conflict Of the theories
Of the imperialists. the Nazis and the
principles of the Atlantic Charter.
Is it possible that politics and Sec
tional attitudes have made towards Of
educators? In country where the re-
ligion essentially is christianity and
where the President and leaders in Gov
ernment favor the preparation Of our
country for . broader participation in
the affairs Of the whole world, why Is 1t
that so little is being planned in this
direction by responsible educationists7
Whether the war lasts one more year
or 10 years, our attitude toward and
relationships with China. India, Russia
and our own minorities will have to be
on more tolerant basis than at present.
Is 1t not paramount duty Of schools al
over America to give time to open-minded
study Of these issues3
Z a. HEN1OHRA0N
Evening star., 1942-09-17

needs of war. Possibly quick butadiene"
is now the best bet in "bulling through"
to rubber. But the Executive, and not
Congress, has yet to explain the "inex-
plicable" refusal to bring, not petroleum,
but farm products by Russian methods
into the butadiene bottleneck long ago.
Will the source of this inexplicability be
sought In the congressional farm bloc?
Hardly! FARMER.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-09-10
CALL FOR BIDS

Care of County Poor and In
digent Sick and 1nflrm
BY order of the Board OF
County Commissioners Big Horn
County, Montana at its regu-
Lar meeting on Sept. 10, 1912,
sealed proposals for the care,
support and maintenance of the
poor Of the county per capita
by the week for a period OF one
year commencing the 1St day OF
January, 1913, and ending the
31st day of December 1943, are
hereby invited.
Said proposals shall include
the entire cost of feeding,
clothing and maintaining the
county poor and sealed pro-
poSals are invited for the care,
support and maintenance of the
INDECENT sick and infirm of the
county for a period of one year
commencing the 1St day of jan
uary, 1943 and ending the 31st
day of December, 1913.
Said proposals shall include
the entire cost of feeding, cloth
ing, hospital care and nursing
for such INDECENT sick and in
firm and also the use of the
operating room with all necesS1-
ties for the performance of an
operation and Christian and
respectable burial expenses.
Separate proposals may be
made for the care, support and
maintenance of the county poor
and for the care and mainten-
ance of the INDECENT sick and
infirm Of the county and such
proposals shall be addressed to
the clerk of this Board. All
proposals shall be presented and
filed on or before the 5th day of
October. Meeting of the board
and awards will be made there
at to the lowest responsible bid
der or bidders therefor; pro-
vided, that if the lowest res
ponsible bidder or bidders for
the care, support and mainten-
ance of the county poor shall
also be the lowest responsible
bidder or bidders for the care
and maintenance of the indi-
gent sick and infirm of the
county, both of such contracts
may be awarded to such bidder
or bidders.
The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
BY order of the County Board
of Commissioners, Big Horn
County, Montana, dated this
10th day of Sept, 1912.
HARRY E. COX.
Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners, Big Horn
County, Montana.
Pub. Sept. 10, II, "a, and Oct. 2,
1912.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate OF INEsZ e. BUZZEII1,
Deceased.
Notice is herey given by the
undersigned Executor of the Es-
tate of Inez E. BuZzetti, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, with four az months
after the first PUBLICATION Of this
notice, to the said Executor, or
Dan W. Maddox, his attorney,
at Hardin, Mont, in the County
of Big Horn, State of Montana.
Dated at Hardin, Montana,
August oath, 1912.
FRANK J. BUZZETTT,
Executor of the Estate of Inez
E. Buzzetti, Deceased.
Dan w. Maddox, Attorney for
Executor, Hardin, Montana.
Pub. Aug. 81, Sept. 3, 10, II 40
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of LAWRENCE F. TRAI

HAGEN, Jr., Deceased.
Notice is herey given by the
undersigned Executor of the ES-
tate of Lawrence F. Traphagen,
Jr., deceased, to the creditors OF
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers within four az months
after the first publication OF
this notice, to the said Execu-
tor, or his attorney, at Hardin
Montana, in the County of Big
Horn, State of Montana.
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NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REG
STRATION-GENERAL
ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that
the registration for the general
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 3, 1912, will close on
Saturday, Sept. 10, 1912 at S
o'clock pm.
All electors are hereby not
flied that if they reside within
ten miles of the court house in
Hardin, Montana, they must reg
lister by appearing before the
county clerk at his office on
any day except legal holidays,
between the hours of 9 am.
and 5 pm.
Any elector living more than
ten miles from the court house
in Hardin may register by ap-
pearing before any notary pub
lie or justice of the peace with
in the county, or by appearing
before the deputy registrar ap-
pointed by the board of coun-
ty commissioners to register ell
ectors in his own precinct, or
before the county clerk.
Any elector having moved
from the place where originally
registered must have his regis
tration transferred to the pre-
cinct in which he now lives.
Dated at Hardin, Montana,
Aug. 20, 1912.
HARRY E. COX,
County Clerk and eX- officio,
Registrar of Big Horn County,
Montana
pub. Aug. 20, 81, Sept. 3, 10
& 17)
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PAGE SEVEN
Montana,

Dated at Hardin, Montana,
August 81, 1912.
L. F. T~RAPHAGEN, Sr. .
Executor O the Estate Of Law
renee F. Traphagen, Jr., De-
ceased.
Dan W. Maddox. Attorney for
Executor, Hardin, Montana.
Pub. Aug. 81, Sept. 8, 10, II AZ
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