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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-09
NOV. ss TO DEC. %

SUPPLEMENTARY offers OPP
portunities in many directions:
engineering, work with inven-
tions. mi prove n I s in all
mechanical lines and tools;
caring for animals. produce.
DEC. % TO JAN. gl
CdpricorR-One Of your best
planetary days in many. This
whole month is encouraging,
stimulating. Make extensive
plans carefully that you may
forge right through the month
with as little interference as pos
sible.
JAN. % TO FEB. 20
AqHarius-Friendly influences
on your side but you'll need To
be on the job every minute il
your schedule is important and
heavy.
FEB. 2I TO MARCH 20
Pisces-Fine for gains. Profits
to be had in essential COM
modities. Entertainment and So
cial affairs honored, especially.
those for service men and char
liable causes. Indulge a hobby
during free time.
A CHILD born on thn day.
Persevering, dependable, great
determination; capable of over
coming obstacles; will bear hard
ships with fortitude to succeed
in its goal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-09

Grease makes gunpowder!
Save waste kitchen fats. Take
them 10 your meat dealer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-09
Your Horoscope

Frances Drake,
The Detroit Times,
1925 Times Square, Detroit, Mich.
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Look IN the Section Your Birthday Find What
Your Outlook Is According to the Stars,
for Saturday, January
Evening star., 1943-06-25
An important Test

The open clash between the War
Labor Board and Secretary Ickes as
to the proper handling of the coal
problem is a matter of first-rate
public importance.
The board is preparing to ask the
President to enforce its directive
order of June 18, under which the
miners were ordered to sign a new
contract with the operators. This
would entail renewal of the terms
of the old contract, plus some in
crease in compensation and a pledge
not to strike again for the duration.
Mr.. Ickes, on the other hand, Is
going ahead on the evident aSsump-
ton that new contract is not going
to be signed any time soon. With
some 40 per cent of the miners still
on strike, Mr. Ickes, as custodian of
the coal mines, has ordered the
operators Of the mines to come here
today for a conference. He is pre-
pared to undertake "active" partici-
patton in the supervision Of manage
ment and operation of the mines for
considerable period of time"
Just what this means is not clear.
But, If Mr.. Ickes prevails, 1t seems
evident that the operators, having
complied with the orders of the WLB,
are to lose their properties for long
time. They may even lose any profits
that might accrue from Government
operation, but this question has not
yet been settled. On the other hand,
the miners, who caused the trouble
in this instance, are not subject to
any penalty. In fact, they may well
retain all of their past benefits, in
cluding the check-off, under which
the Government would be in the
strange position of collecting dues
and turning them over to Mr.. Lewis,
perhaps to support new strike when
the present truce expires.
From the practical standpoint
some would call it expedient-the
program advocated by Mr.. Ickes may
be productive of more coal than
would literal enforcement Of the
WLB directive. But to the extent
that this case serves as a precedent
1t will determine whether the Gov
ernment is going to be fair or unfair
in handling problems of this kind.
Since there can be no reasonable
doubt that the procedure advocated
by Mr.. Ickes, whatever its practical
usefulness, is grossly unfair to the
operators, the people have every
reason to be vitality concerned in the
determination as to whether his
views or those Of the WLB shall
prevail
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Good Man for the Job

If the Senate and House decide
that the domestic branch of owl
can, after all, perform valuable
function for the American people, it
will lie along the lines of the simple
and sensible" program outlined by
Palmer Hoyt, new director. His
policy, as he sketched it to his first
press conference, will be to give the
American people straight informa-
ton about the war" without propa-
gandizing and without "pamphleteer-
ing" This straight information he
intends to make available through
the established media of communica-
tions-the press, the radio, maga-
zines and the screen.
Those who know Palmer Hoyt be-
lieve he can make such policy effec-
tive, for he is first-class newspaper
man and sound citizen, with no
fancy notions about taking the
American people on his knee and
telling them bedtime stories or trying
to teach them how and what to-
think. His predecessor, Gardner
Cowles, jr., was also good man,
but in taking over the domestic
branch he inherited as odd an assort-
ment of idealists, crusaders, novelists,
historians and pamphleteers as ever
we're put together on one payroll.
He made some commendable progress
Evening star., 1943-06-25
A Base Theft

One Of the rarest and most thrill
ing plays in baseball is stealing home.
For an errant husband out on a
belated poker party, stealing home is
a mere routine minor venture with
the odds all in his favor by virtue
Of many unguarded entrances, but
in the national pastime the chances
are heavily against success. There is
but one approach to home, heavily
guarded by pitcher, catcher and third
baseman, to say nothing of the blind
scoundrel in the blue uniform who
will call out the runner, quick as a
wink, if the whim seizes him. So
spectacular is the play that If it
could be guaranteed in advance for
any particular game, the stands
would be sold out; but unfortunately
it never occurs on schedule.
An Illustration is the recent theft
OF home at ST. Regis College, Denver.
No one knew 1t would happen. and
could scarcely believe 1t when it did.
Even the identity of the perpetrator
OF the daring steal is shrouded in
mystery, although attempts are being
made to discover him, so that st.
Regis may continue to play ball. No
priorities are being issued to colleges
now for anything made of rubber
and If st. Regis ever finds out who
sneaked up on the diamond in the
middle of the night and stole the
home plate, the team will find some
umpire on the legal bench to put
him In, not out.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Tracetoell.

though they are inches long, with a
wingspread Of about IS inches, ut least
dozen OF them would be required to
weigh one pound.
II carpentered house does not at
tract them, one might try the old South
ern custom OF attaching a number of
gourds to a pole.
The Indians used this method. Two
cross bars are nailed to the pole and
the gourds hung from them.
Centuries ago the martins used llol-
lows in trees. Nowadays they seem to
be almost wholly dependent upon man.
Despite their beauty. the martins have
been shot ruthlessly In some sections of
the country. Their roosting In trees.
especially around small-town court
house yards" led to attempts to ex-
terminate them.
Perhaps the experience may be kept
in mind. when persons now and then
declare that the starlings should be
shot in similar manner.
In addition to the fact that shooting
songbirds is against the laws of the
United States, the plan is useless, since
1t does not drive birds away.
In one State, where shooting of mar.
tins was tried, 400 were slain in a night.
but despite this slaughter, all the re-
naming birds kept to their perches.
X
Bravery OF the martins Is one of their
finest features.
They will even chase hawks and crows
In defending their homes.
This trait has been put to use by man
by placing the henhouse and poultry
yard not too far away from the martin
colony house.
When the martins see the hawks, they
will fly down and drive them of,
The Indians made use of the martins
IN the same way to keep the crows from
eating up their grains.
Buildings with ornamental devices I'm.
DER the caves, with holes in them where
the martins can nest, have been used
by them from time to time. Where tbev
come IN large numbers they can be quite
as distracting problem of urban man
agement as starlings.
The martins winter in Brazil
In the nest is laid from four to xix
eggs pure white and rather glossy.
Almost any handy material Is used for
the nest, and as lining-rags, paper cord.
straw, grass and leaves. Feathers and
even some mud may be used.
a mandy small bird book is Chester
Heeos Bird Guide" issued by Double
day, Doran d Co.
Martins are beautiful. interesting birds.
weli worth trying to attract. but If they
Will not come they will not come. Though
they Ike the open. one group nested
year after year just a few feet from i.
ousy street corner, with streetcarx and
automobiles roaring along close bv
Evening star., 1943-06-25
"EDGEWATER. Nd.

Dear Sir:
1--WE read your column each day with
great interest and pleasure. We look for
something about martins. as we know
SO little of this most attractive bird.
I'VE had three-story house built
and installed on our grounds, but no
martins came-some one said we may
have too many trees for them.
rs it true they like the fields and
open country-and what are their hab-
its2 Gould you tell me of a good, SIM
pie bird bookD
"Your daily article Is must with
us. We are learning about our feathered
friends and our outdoor garden through
you.
MANY thanks for the great pleasure
you have given us.
Sincerely, G. A. B."
Martins will not always come, even to
the best planned colony houses.
Often the birds will, fly in, inspect
the house and then fly away.
In recent years 1t has been hard for
many persons to get martins to visit
them, This seems to be particularly
true of the vicinity of New York City
and Boston, and perhaps many other
places
There are two points about martin
establishment which should be kept In
mind.
One is that the pole on which the
apartments are located should be at
least so feet from houses or trees.
We have seen this distance given by
some authorities as 80 feet, but no doubt
the farther away from trees, buildings
and shrubbery the better.
1t must be kept in mind that martins
are swallows, which like plenty of space
for their swooping movements.
second point to remember Is that
the martin is a sociable bird.
He likes his door cut to the floor, so
that he may perch in 1t, and from it
watch the other members of the colony.
He is sort of old-fashioned person
who prefers front porch" to any sort
Of terrace, no matter how fashionable.
The martin colony house should be at
least Is or 20 feet from the ground
In the old days nobody had any diff
hculty attracting martins, but nowadays
things seem to be changed with them,
as with humanity:
1t Is no longer easy to draw them.
Even when everything has been done
according to the books the birds refuse
to come.
d
These swallows are marvellous crea-
lures, true airplanes in every sense.
They are light and fast.
How light is shown by the fact that
Evening star., 1943-06-25

his first important test by firmly
demonstrating an intention to hold
the line" on wages.
The board recommended an eight
cent hourly advance calculated to
give $204,000,000 annually to the
unions, which had asked twenty
cents. To grant this, the board went
outside of the Little Steel" wage in
crease formula. conceding that the
brotherhoods, If taken as a group,
had exceeded the Is per cent ceiling
since January l, 1912, but contending
the boost was justified to correct
gross inequities and aid in the prose-
cution of the war" In explanation of
the "inequities," the board said the
rail scale for this class was less than
paid for similar work in other indus
tries.
Mr.. Vinsons action was entirely
unexpected, for while rail manage
ment had declared the proposed
award docs violence to the stabiliza-
ton program" it was to be complied
with, and the brotherhoods also had
announced acceptance, and concur
rently, with President Roosevelt's
support, have been seeking to estab-
lish new basis for calculating over
time that would net a six-cent hourly
increase. At present, their overtime
starts after forty-eight hours, instead
of forty, which is the basis generally
for interstate industry, and some
quarters have expressed belief that
Mr.. Vinson might suggest this over
time revision as the alternative 20
the raise which he denied.
The Sterilization Directors action
presumably reflects administration
policy, and it affords an interesting
comparison with the 1941 rail wage
negotiations, when an emergency
board recommendation for a $270,-
100000 increase was boosted to be-
tween $500 900, 900 and $325.000, 900 by
President Roosevelts intervention.
The outcome of the present case
also suggests that the operating
brotherhoods are in for trouble
on their demand for a 80 per cent
increase.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Roll Wuqe Veto

The order of Sterilization Director
Fred M. Vinson vetoing the proposed
pay increase for the incorporating
railroad brotherhoods cannot be ap-
praised fully in advance of the formal
opinion which is expected to outline
the reason for his action, and per-
haps suggest some alternative to the
diSallowed award which had been
recommended by an emergency
board set up under the Railway Labor
Act. On the face of the matter, how
ever, Mr.. Vinson seems to have met
Evening star., 1943-06-25
The Unknown Soldier

Blo,o for hin, gently, minds OF Oahu,
Spiced Nth the perfume of ginger
and rose;
Safe In your arms, o grading island,
Close to your bosom let him repose.
Bring him your tribute, o Terus and
Utah,
He may be yours though he lies far
aWap, r4
Wedre the rehud, bluebonnet ard
sdgebrnsh-
Flo,oers for the words your hearts
cannot say.
Brasdtng a lei that fades toith the
daylight,
Fleeting as youth that gds his at
the datrn;
Weep for him proudIy-lone son Of
our country
Never forget him noD he Is oorrei
JESSIE GODDARD BRoMAN.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

in the right direction but was obliged
to go back to running his newspapers
before he could complete any thor
ough-going reorganization.
Palmer Hoyt. as good reporter,
good managing editor and successful
publisher, has met headlines as well
as payrolls. He knows the difference
between news and propaganda and
he will be all for getting the news
into the papers without dressing it
up. Having run newspaper, he also
knows something about the hazards
of inflated payrolls. If there is to be
any job, after Congress decides on
the future of owl, Palmer Hoyt is a
good man to take it over.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
oedr the name and address of
me 'orster, although the use of
pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserpes
tne rt0ht to edit all letters NTH
a pte'o to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

@. To what extent does nlicrodlming
reduce the object copied?-M D. A.
A. Government documents, maps and
the like are reduced to about one-fif-
tieth their original size by microfilm.
According to an authority on this new
development in photography, . novel the
size Of Gone With the Wind" may be
reduced to . roll of Aim about the size
Of scent spool Of thread.
@. How Is errins trapped without
injury to the pelt7-T r H.
A. Ordinary traps tear delicate fur,
20 q knife trap Is used. An ordinary
hunting knife is creased and placed in
the snow. Lured by Its resemblance to
ice, the animal licks the knife and It's
tongue freezes to the steel blade.
O. Who won the Newbery Medal this
year?-N. N.
A. Elizabeth Janet Gray received the
award for Adam of the Road" The
medal Is given in honor of John New
berry, an 18th century publisher, who
first conceived the idea of books specially
written and printed for children
@. What town in California In known
as the Worlds Essbssket7-E. A. ".
A. Petaluma, In Sonoma County.
Practically the entire town Is devoted in
some fashion TO the poultry industry.
which was introduced In 1878 by Lyman
G. Bryce, young Canadian.
@. How much coffee is allowed q SOL
dier?-F II. B.
A, The soldiers average coffee ration
is 20 cups month.
@. What Is the title Of the musical
composition from which the Flight Of
the Bundle Bee" is taken?-M w.
A. THE Fairy Tale of Tsar Sultan"
by Rimsky- -Korsakoff. The basis Is an
old Russian fairy tale, in which a prin-
cess, under magic spell, Is transformed
into a swan. The humble bee Is a
prince in disguise, having flown over the
sea from far-off land to rescue the
princess.
@. Do slugs bite'-M. r. r.
A. 1t is a fact that slugs will some
times bite their captors' hands.
Q. When and by whom was the prir-
ciple Of free speech first enunciated?--
N. J.
A 1t was probably first stated BY
Euripides 1000 years ago when he said.
This is true liberty, when free-born
men. having to advise the public, may
speak free"
O. Is 1t correct to use the word prone"
to mean lying on ones back?-E. H.
A. Prone means lying face downward,
stretched at full length on the stomach.
1t is the opposite of supine, which means
lying on the back, or with the face up
ward.
Q. How many State parks are there?-
II. B.
A. The National Park Service lists
1.060 areas classified as State parks. In
addition, there are 252 areas classified az
State historic sites, monuments memo
rials, etc, and % parkways, most Of
which are administered by State park
agencies. New York has the greatest
number Of State parks.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Common Household Pests

Common Household Pests Even
the most careful housewife may
find that some obnoxious pest has
invaded her home. It may be an
army Of ants or cockroaches, moths,
or family of mice. The only
way TO free the house of these
intruders Is to know what to do and
do 1t quickly and thoroughly. There
is no need to be tormented by ants,
flies and mosquitoes. and other in
sects which make summer q night
mare for some housekeepers. Our
32-page booklet carries destruction
to household pests. To secure your
copy of this publication inclose 10
cents in coin wrapped in this clip
ping and mail to The Star Informa-
tion Bureau.
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Name
Address
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Boys Accused
OF Vandalism.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Foxes are playing havoc with live
poultry all over the countryside, and the
Japanese beetle has arrived to hasten on
the already serious food shortage. But
we also have another pest to contend
with. A two-legged vermin running
all over the country destroying crops,
cutting farmers fences and making q
general nuisance of themselves The
land owners who are obliged to pay
heavy taxes are without the slightest
protection from the law. We have no
law against the ravages Of foxes and the
Japanese beetle, but it would seem
lection with the existing laws against
these vandals, who seem to revel in their
willful destruction OF property.
May I briefly state that am a
farmer and 1 never take the wrong
animal by the ears, but those who con-
template going to Germany after the
war to discipline and re-educate the
youth had better abandon that wildcat
scheme and look after our own culprits,
who are sadly in need Of leadership.
These boys have become a real danger
by burning hay barracks cutting fences
and destroying crops in the field In the
interest of the country trust you will
find these few lines important enough to
receive your consideration in the columns
of The Star. LOUIS r. DILGER.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

dangerous enemies right In our own rs.
tional Congress-supposedly our r.nr.-
sentatives.
MRS. SIDNEY A. SHERMAN
Allied Aid for Jews
Held Imperative.
rc the Editor OF The star.
tucked between ration and zradua-
ton news Of Tuesdays Star was a nara.
graph headed Last of Jews Removed
From Holland by Nazis." There were
few details. One hundred and eighty
thousand persons who were classified as
Jews by the Nazi standards were trans-
ported to Poland. There were no de-
scriptions Of travel conditions. There
were no heartrending pictures to elicit
ones sympathy. No statistics concerning
those who were unable to survive such
an ordeal, nor was there a hint of the
fate OF the survivors. But details are
unnecessary. The facts would undoubt-
edly be repetitious, and we have read
them for as many years as we have read
of the Nazis.
Too much has been said and written
and too little, far too little has been
done. Is it utterly impossible to offer
these helpless humans naught but
shameful death and destruction? Surely,
part of that shame and that death is
yours and mine, and will remain an
inglorious blot on our history that our
children may well wonder what manner
of men we are
Approximately a month ago there
appeared in local paper an advertise
ment published by the Committee for q
Jewish Army of Stateless and Palestin-
ian Jews. If memory serves me correctly,
there were statements to this effect, "A
single injustice makes our whole cause
unjust" and PITY will not stay the doom
OF millions more" In the name of all
that Is holy and righteousl When will
the Allied governments save these
doomed, helpless people7
remember the words of John Donne,
the old English writer. May I recall
them for your readers?
= mo man is an Hand. intire of 1t
selfe; every man is q peece of the con-
tinent. a part of the maine; If clod
bee washed away by the sea, Europe Is
the leese, as well as If promontorie
were, as we'll as if a mannor Of thy
friends or of thine owne were; any
mans death diminishes me, because I
am involved in mankinde; And there
fore never send to know for whom the
bell tolls: 1t tolls for thee
HADASSAH.
AL Il A~A
Evening star., 1943-06-25

@. Is 1t true that smoking once was
allowed in churches?-E. l.. H.
A. During the early days of the use
Of tobacco it was quite q common Gus
tom to smoke In church. 1t was finally
forbidden because the use Of flint and
steel was so noisy.
Evening star., 1943-06-25

@. What is the total mileage of high
ways in the United States?-R. r. G.
A. Total miles of all roads amount to
2,980,823 or one mile of road for each
Square mile Of land area. Texas leads
the States In road mileage.
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Hoskin S Answers
To Questions
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact BY writing The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please i,sclose stamp for return
postage,
Evening star., 1943-06-25
Isolationists Blamed
For Congressional Restrictions.

For Congressional Restrictions.
To the Editor of The star:
1t seems that the persisting isolation
lists have donned coat of another color
but of the same dark patterns executed
with amazing effrontery! In our ma
tional House of Representatives, they
have voted to restrict three of our out
standing, most helpful of1ices:
Cd Office of Price Administration.
This office controls rationing in order to
secure an equal sharing Of food and other
necessities, and also controls rent, thus
helping in big way to combat imitation.
It's officials are chosen for their un-
biased, expert service; they are men
whom we can trust.
90 Office of War Information This
Office keeps the public informed OF the
significant developments Of the war and
particularly of the activities of the
Government to aid the struggle on the
home front. This is extremely important
for civilian morale but disappointing to
enemy agents. Elmer Davis is a con-
cientious, unbiased and efficient man
for very difficult public service. The
implication that he is "a Goebbels" Is
the most unmitigated rot.
90 National Resources Planning
Board. This Office worked up the Amer
ican "Beveridge plan" 1t is one of the
wisest and most far-sighted agencies
that has been created. 1t already has
done invaluable service for Mr. and Mrs.
John Doe and their children by investi-
eating all national resources which can
be utilized to give every one employment
in peacetime production and so help to
implement the third freedom-freedom
from want. To liquidate this now would
play into Hitler's hands by taking from
our people any hope OF security during
postwar adjustments.
One might have been led to think that
during the recent months the isolation
lists might have seen the light. Many
Of them have. Not all the citizens of
our land are asleep, but most Of us are
desperately busy and, supposing that the
old war-breeding policy of isolationism
Is In the discard. we have been giving
all our time and strength 10 carrying