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Evening star., 1942-06-09
Housing Inspection

The proposed legislation to author
lie adoption by the Commissioners Of
a new housing code for the District
of Columbia is of great Importance
In the municipal control of rooming
and boarding houses in this congest-
ed city. AS prepared by the Wash
ington Housing Association, the iden-
tical bills introduced by Chairman
McCarran Of the Senate District
Committee and Chairman Randolph
Of the House District Committee
would empower the Commissioners
not only to promulgate more effec-
tive code of regulations for such es-
tablishmentS, but to coordinate the
seven different inspection and regu-
latory services which now exercise
varying degrees of control over use,
occupancy, safety and sanitary con-
ditions of dwellings.
AS J. Bernard Wyckoff, president Of
the association. put it in submitting
the measure to Congress, the ROOM
ing and boarding house industry in
Washington has become big buSi-
ness as a result of the steady influx
Of war workers from all parts of the
country. More than 10000 rooming
houses have been registered at local
rent control headquarters. Theo-
retically, all of these places are sub
ject to inspection by building. health,
fire, plumbing, electrical, rent and
zoning authorities. Actually, because
Of the inadequacy of inspection STATS
of these sundry agencies, inspections
have been few and for the most part
wholly inadequate. 1t is the objec-
tive of the new legislation to bring
about consolidation of this inspec-
ton work under one responsible Of
ficial, the District Health Officer.
This centralized inspection, licensing
and regulation Of rooming and
boarding houses would be more ef-
ficient administratively and would
simplify matters for operators of the
houses, since they would have to deal
NTH but one Office instead OF seven.
Since the health and safety Of
thousands OF Government workers
are involved, Congress would be JUS
ttied in giving prompt attention to
the proposed housing code legisla-
ton.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Urges Appeal to President
For National Day Of Prayer.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Millions OF our people In thousands
OF our churches are praying that God
will grant victory to our United Nations
in the near future. This We should do.
Few, however. seem to realize that God
requires us to call upon Him nationally.
He has said in His Word, IF My people,
which are called by My name, shall hum
BILE themselves, and pray, and seek My
face, and turn from their wicked way,
then will I hear from heaven and will
forgive their sin and will heal their
land" That means national repentance
and prayer
The miraculous deliverance of hum
dreds OF thousands of troops from Dun
kerque occurred the day following a ma
tional day Of prayer in the British COM
monwealth Of nations. Rescue of tens Of
thousands Of troops from Greece was
preceded by a national day of prayer
called by King George vi.
A prominent secular periodical has
pointed out that each national day of
prayer has been followed by a week Of
victory, and suggests that one be OBJ
served every Sunday.
May we suggest that those who read
these lines ask their pastors to call upon
their congregations to send kilograms to
the President requesting him to name a
national day of repentance and prayer
in the immediate future? And when the
united prayer is answered, as answered
it will be, may we not fail to give God
/: the honor and glory due Him and to
thank Him for His mercy.
MARTHA NICHOL.
Comments on Movie Stars View
OF Public Taste In Pictures.
To the Editor Of The Star
Bette Davis has a revelation" ac-
cording to Ted Gill in your issue Of
June l.
II used to think" Miss Davis is quoted
as saying, "it was the Hays Office that
was to blame for taking the sex out of
pictures. Now I'm convinced it is the
public"
So! The revelation Is "the public be
damned" again.
II Miss Davis wears an escutcheon 1t
might b emblasonsd: Up Eros. down
Demosl" q ". I
Evening star., 1942-06-09
NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.

OcAI DIT.
II want to express my appreciation Of
your column in The Star. I seldom
miss an issue.
II was amused at one paragraph in
your article of recent date, however,
when you gave the speed Of flight OF the
sage hen at two miles an hour and that
OF the woodcock at Ave miles per hour.
Were these typographical errors or
did your typewriter slip?
Outside Of the hummingbird> and the
hawk, I can think Of no birds that could
maintain itself In the air at a speed of
only two miles per hour, or even at five
miles per hour.
"A man can walk at the rate Of five
miles per hour for limited distance.
If you have hunted woodcock you
will probably agree their speed Is nearer
so miles per hour than five. For a guess
I would say it is around IS miles.
Sincerely. D. j. O'C.'
Our correspondent Is properly OBJ
servant, both in his reading habits,
which we appreciate, and also as to his
birds.
We stand corrected on the sage hen,
but not on the woodcock. The latter
can fly swiftly for short distances, but
its speed has been timed by authorities
at from five to 13 miles per hour.
Tho do will l,o
not two. as we stated. The latter is the
running speed, far different thing
Shooting the sage hen Is not regarded
as sporting proposition. since it is
commonly held by sportsmen as too easy
to hit.
Woodcock are among the most beauti-
ful of all birds. Nature lovers will never
understand how any one could shoot
them. But then, nature lovers and
sportsmen are two different species
themselves, although the latter like to
think of themselves as nature lovers.
Perhaps one has to eat a woodcock to
understand it. Connoisseurs rave about
their delicacy. This is not difficult to
understand, since almost the sole food
of the bird is the earthworm No matter
what a humans ideas as to earthworm
diet might be, one must admit that
they are all meat, and probably tender.
Any one who has fed small angleworms
to aquarium fishes knows with what
gusto they are eaten. The young ones,
naturally are the tenderest. AS the
vorms prou tho seOrented aSpect ~
their bodies becomes prominent. The
rings around them harden. and they are
then devoured easily by only the largest
fishes.
The goldfish will manage any earth
worm which happens to fall into his
pool.
We will never forget the great sport
which two goldfish. with bodies no more
than two inches long. managed to have
with some worms which We put into
their small outdoor pool one day.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Briun Bell

Brian Bells achievements and merit
as a newspaperman were recognized
two and half years ago in his ap-
pointment as chief Of the Washing
ton bureau of the Associated, Press.
For 1t is an appointment which of
itself denotes distinction and honor,
and its Importance Is recognized by
newspapers and newspapermen the
world over. His sudden death is a
grievous loss to the newspapers Of
the Associated Press, for he was an
unusually well-equipped and COM
petent executive.
But his death means much more
than that to his friends in and out
of the newspaper world. He enjoyed
the friendship Of many people in
many walks of life and in many
places. Wherever he went he made
friends and his work carried him
into every corner of the Nation. To
know him was to feel the warmly
gracious charm OF a true gentleman.
AS a two-fisted, hard-working re-
porter he learned to know the seamy
and the sordid side Of life. But 1t
left him unmarked by cynicism or
bitterness. A loyal and understand
ing friend, he carried with him a
clean, refreshing wit that made
him a delightful companion. Many
hearts will share the loss Of that
companionship.
Brian Bells death is peculiarly un-
timely, for there is great need these
trying days for newspapermen of his
character, discernment and sound
Judgment. To his family and to
the management and his colleagues
Of the Associated Press, The Star
extends - Vmpa4hy.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Discusses Popular Education
In Nation Where Everybody Works.

III -sAsiVh vvhcIC NVAS.
To the Editor Of The Star:
1t IS contemplated to raise the stand
ard Of education of the general public
in the United States to a point where
few. at least. will be able to think con-
structively for themselves on interna-
tional affairs. politics, ETC., instead Of
blindly following leader BY thus en-
couraging more people to seek a college
education, a higher intellectual culture
will be attained. and it is hoped this plan
will be put into effect.
At the present time, the masses are
unable to think intelligently on any Of
the higher subjects, having been edu-
Gated solely along lines designed to help
for this purpose only and do very we'll at
it, advancing and getting ahead in the
world financially as well. If not better,
than the college graduate.
Statistics show that only about 4 per
cent Of the American people have re-
ceived college education, which per-
centage is remarkably low for a large
and powerful Nation like these United
States of America. This being a work.
ing mans country-a country where
every one Works-it Is not to be won-
dered that the individual who does not
follow some gainful occupation should
have it held against him. Therefore, it
is only natural that the curriculum in
the schools is arranged along business
lines to train pupils along commercial
and mechanical lines only, giving little
thought or time to the academic subjects,
which are considered wasteful accom-
plishments. The percentage of college
educated persons being so small, is 1t
wonder that the individual with higher
education should find himself, intellec-
tually, isolated and alone, unable to
converse, pleasurably, with his daily
contacts, who impress him as being Of
immature mind and, Intellectually, not
of adult age?
In the capitals of Europe the standard
Of education and culture Is noticeably
higher. More attention Is paid to aca-
demic subjects, such as literature, philos-
ophy ethics and the higher accomplish
ments, music, art and travel. 1t Is usual,
abroad, for young man to continue his
studies until the age of 80 and his par
ents encourage him to do so. There are
the vast leisure classes. who have not
been gainfully employed for centuries
and leisure makes for an atmosphere Of
culture and refinement which can hardly
be attained in . land where every one
works for living and the vast majority
have been trained for and know nothing
slao excepk 10 Work. ". l. REID.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
The RIGHT Course

It Is gratifying to learn that the
President is gathering information
with view to making a report to
the people on the facts of the Ma
tion's gasoline and rubber shortages.
Only through some such procedure
as this is there hope for an end to
the battling confusion with which
discussion of these questions has
been attended And not until the
confusion and conflict of statements
have been eliminated will there be
substantial reason to expect effec-
tive public cooperation in whatever
conservation measures may be neces-
sary.
There is not, or should not be, any
serious misapprehension as to the
facts of the gasoline situation. The
shortage in that commodity is due to
transportation difficulties, and exists
only in those Eastern seaboard
States where rationing has been ini-
tiated. There is no serious gasoline
shortage in any other section of the
country, and, in many areas, there
is a pronounced surplus. All sec
tions of the country, however, are
affected approximately alike by the
rubber shortage, and the real ques-
tion is whether this shortage, actual
and potential, is serious enough to
justify national gasoline rationing
as a means Of conserving tires.
On this latter question all manner
OF differences of opinion have arisen
and have been given wide circula-
ton. According to one point OF view,
expressed most often IA political
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Overtime RuIinu

In upholding wage agreement on
the Dallas News, which the Govern
ment contended contravened the
Wage and Hour Act, the Supreme
Court has sanctioned an application
OF the law which gives it a desirable
flexibility.
At issue was the formula used for
setting an hourly rate for salaried
employees when the law, granting
time and one-half for overtime after
forty-four hours, became effective.
The company guaranteed weekly
wages above the minimum pre-
scribed by the law, and then by
agreement with individual employees
set basic hourly rates which per-
mitted some overtime to be worked
without exceeding the weekly guar
anty. The Wage and Hour Division
sought to upset this arrangement,
contending that the regular rate
should be established on the basis
Of hours actually worked, rather than
by negotiation-a principle that
would have raised pay. The lower
courts ruled against the Govern
ment.
The Supreme Court divided five-
to-four on the case, which Justice
Byrnes reading the opinion in which
he emphasized that the wage was
fixed by bona fide contracts which
the majority was unwilling to nullify.
The majority conceded that the
arrangement was designed to per
nit as far as possible the payment of
the same total weekly wage after the
act as before" but Justice Byrnes
said that nothing in the act bars an
employer from contracting with his
employees to pay them the same
wages that they received previously
so long as the new rate equals or
exceeds the minimum required by
the act"
Justice Byrnes made 1t clear that
the court majority believes Congress
intended that employers and en-
ployes should have broad discre-
tionary powers to adjust their re-
lationships under the Wage and Hour
Act because Of the complex factors
that enter into different cases.
where the question is as close as
this one" he said. 1T Is we'll to fol-
low the congressional lead and to
afford the fullest possible scope to
agreements among the individuals
who are actually affected. This
policy is based upon a commons
recognition Of the special problems
confronting employer and employe
In businesses where the work hours
fluctuate from week to week and
from day to day"
While validating the News arrange
ment, the court voided a somewhat
similar plan followed by the Over
night Motor Transportation Co. That
case, however, appeared to turn on
the fact that the company put a
ceiling on overtime pay. without
limiting hours correspondingly.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Grab Apple Blossoms

In all the porld there is no louelter
thing
Than this ,Dild crab upon sunny
hill!
Its pale-pink glory is so startling,
The mindless day is suddenly so
still
I dare not breathe lest I should
shdtter quite
This radiant mass OF color and OF
light.
dare not touch one little clustered
spray
Lest some pild bee from out q
blossoms heart
Should take his heavy bodied, bum
Cling 1Day
And the delicate shaken petals fall
apart.
o ptnd be kind o bees In hurrytno
past,
Go softly that this loneliness may
last.
GRACE NOLL CRowELL.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
patriotic faith through faithlessness

patriotic faith through faithlessness
toward Christ and our church. .
God give an honest, happy, lasting
peace to the church and the father
land"
1t will be noticed that nothing Is
said about ecclesiastical desire for
Nazi victory. The German bishops
know full well that triumph for
Hitler would mean defeat for the
holy cause Of which they are
ordained servants.
Evening star., 1942-06-09

@. Why Is the pronoun II always
capitalized?-L. G.
A. A pronoun of the first person
singular is capitalized because, in the
Middle Ages, it was tbs custom to Use
a long II" whenever the letter was used
alone.
@. How many greeting cards are sent
In a year?-B. w. D.
A. The Greeting Gard Industry" es-
Inmates the number Of greeting cards
that will be sent by Americans in the
year 1912 at nearly 5000 900 900.
@. Why is it said that cat has nine
lives?-D. c. M.
A. The idea is traceable to the ancient
superstition that evil spirits were able to
assume the form Of black animals, par
ticularly black cats, and that a witch
could take on the body Of a cat nine
times. Among the ancient Egyptians,
the cat-headed goddess Pasht. the
mother cat Of the witches, was said
to have nine lives.
@. When were the first Scent stamps
issued?-K. D. J.
A. The first 3-cent stamp was issued
on July /. 1851, in honor of George
Washington.
@. Does an American woman lose her
citizenship when she marries an alien7-
T.R.
A. Since September ~. 1922, woman
citizen of the United States who marries
an alien does not lose her citizenship.
Q. What fiber Is most widely used7-
B. F.
A. Cotton is used more than any
other fiber In the world.
Q. Who invented the mimeograph7-
NOD.
A. The mimeograph was invented by
Thomas A. Edison. patent numbe,
1S0s57, August 8, 1876.
@. What is the most common breed
- -heep?-K. J.
b. he merino Is the most widely
distrf. Neep in the world.
@. Where w. Arthur Sullivan
living in the Unir -tes when he
composed the music OF ~'rates Of
Penzance?"-R. T. r.
A. He composed almost tn.
score Of the Pirates in 1879, while lou.
ing at IS East Twentieth street, New
York City.
@. Did the church ever exercise CEN
sorship over art?-G. v.
A. In Europe, for more than 10
centuries, the church placed restrictions
on artists. In 1877 AID. the Council of
Nicea proclaimed that the composition
of pictures should not be the invention
Of the artist but the rules and tradi-
tions of the church"
@. Where are there mahogany for
ests?-C. F.
A. No mahogany forests exist since
mahogany trees grow scattered through
out the jungle with an average, usually.
of one or two trees to the acre In
virgin forests.
@. Was Edward Lear's Book Of Nom
sense" written for a special person.
G. c. D.
A. Lear wrote the first Book of Nom
sense" for the child Edward. who after
ward became the 18th Earl Of Stanley.
@. Which are the largest cities that
have installed parking meters?-S. V.
A. The largest cities with parking
meters are Buffalo, Cleveland, Pitts
burgh and Washington.
Q, Were there any Negro pilots In the
first World War?-L. r. B.
A. There was no Negro ace in the first
World War. A Negro pilot named Eu-
gene Bullard from Eugene, Ga, served
in the French Air Corps as a member of
the Lafayette Flying Corps with the
rank of corporal.
Evening star., 1942-06-09

GUS shortage in hospital beds and nurses.
it would require central plenary ad-
ministrative authority which would mo-
bilize the total available community re-
source, consisting of all the appurten-
ances Of the healing arts, and allocate
them according to urgent need. regardless
of whether that need be military or
civilian in character. Obviously, mill
tary need would have unquestioned and
immediate priority.
THOMAS E. MATTINGLY, MD.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn

A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question OF fact by tDrtting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Haskin. director, Washington,
d.. C. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. What Is meant by record vots
in Congress?-G. P.
A. A record vote is vote In which
the members Of the House or Senate
answer yea or nay to their names.
@. How many baseball leagues IN
operation in 1941 failed to start this
season?-W. A.
@. Ten. The Florida East Coast
League started the 1942 season but dis
banded after one months play due to
dimouts on coast and gasoline rationing.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Modern Manners-A 32-page

Modern Manners-A 32-page
summary of the rules OF proper
conduct. Arranged in chapters,
this booklet gives the essentials
of useful, practical. daily need
full knowledge about what to say
and do on various occasions
from christenings TO funerals.
Answers over 500 questions. To
secure your copy OF this authori-
tative guide to correct etiquette
inclose 10 cents in coin wrapped
in this clipping and mail to The
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Evening star., 1942-06-09

=. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1942-06-09
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Driter, although the use OF
pSeudonym to. publication is
permissible. The Sr> -eserues
the right to edit all lett.. nth
q Die1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-06-09
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Entered as second-class matter post once,
Washington, D. c.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Ohio Protects
Yorker Benefits

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 25-
Concerted efforts are being made
by the Ohio Bureau of Unemploy-
ment Compensation to protect the
benefit rights of men. and women
who have been drafted or have
voluntarily enlisted for military
service.
Under the Ohio law, men and
women who have served in any
branch of the military service of
the United States, are eligible to
receive unemployment compensa-
tion at the conclusion of that
service.
Administrator Herschel c. At
kinson pointed out that while the
great majority of employers have
indicated on separation reports
when the individual has entered
military service, he felt that there
had been thousands of cases in
Ohio where the employer has not
been informed either of the en-
ployes' intention to enlist, or his
induction through the draft. Also
many employers have failed or
forgotten to indicate military serv-
ice for the women who have en-
listed in the WAACS, WAVES or
as nurses in the army or navy.
Administrator Atkinson has sent
posters out to the various plants
throughout the state to be posted
on bulletin boards, and has asked
that the friends and fellow-work-
ers of those in the armed services
fill in their names on a space
provided in the poster.
When the poster has been COM
pleted, it will be sent in to the
Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensation to the Wage Record Sec
ton, and the wage records of all
whose names appear on it will be
checked and preserved against the
return of these people from mill
tary service.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
BUPAco NEWS

Members Of the Buckeye Paint
& Varnish Unit wish every success
to Local IL, the publisher Of the
TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL.
All our members, and we believe
all the members of Local II have
long awaited this first issue. With
the help of all the members of this
Local, it should be no time at all
before this paper is well estab-
lished.
AS for the Buckeye news, it runs
thick and fast. All members Of this
unit and of the Buckeye Paint are
to receive one 10 lb. turkey for
Thanksgiving from the Unit Wei
fare Fund.
The War Chest went over as
subscribed by the c. l. o. 10ofo IN
this shop. What do you know, not
even one beef
Christmas boxes were sent to
the boys who have left the plant
for the armed forces. All expenses
were shared by the Unit and COM
pany.
Fraternally yours,
Bill Healey.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
SnoPpy Precision
Marks W.-O.
Unit Drill Team

No matter where they appear
the Ladies Drill Team Of the W. o.
Unit draws the admiration and
praises Of those who see them
march.
Under the direction Of Bryan
CARRIER, the ladies from the WHY'S
Unit continue TO demonstrate that
women as we'll as men can march
and drill with precision and
machine-like coordination.
Organized early in the summer
the Ladies Drill Team has marched
in parades and put on their military
formations before large and enthu-
siastic audiences. In their uniforms,
the team makes striking appear
ance with each member having
been carefully selected by Brother
CARRIER to fit in harmoniously
WlLNOuL LOO S4CaL u4AAEi SlfSc DN-
tween the larger and smaller
members Of the group.
Brother CARRIER is enthusiastic
when he talks about the girls he
has so capably trained in scores Of
difficult and intricate formations.
In referring TO the drill team he
said, "One thing about women,
they seem TO take a lot of pride IN
their appearance and are more
painstaking in their efforts to at
tain perfection than the average
group of men. Our group has been
highly cooperative and has worked
hard to perfect themselves in a
large number of formations.
think they do a swell job of march
ing and drilling"
Weekly practice is held at the
Civic Auditorium by the 40 girls
who make UP the drill team.