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Evening star., 1943-02-22
Green Sees Anti-Labor
Law Effort in States
Attempt TO Byposs
President Is Churoed

Charging that 'reactionary in
terests," facing defeat of anti-labor
measures in Congress, have launch
ed campaign to reach their OBJ
lectives through the enactment of
similar bills in State legislatures,
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor. last
night called on the AFL and its
affiliated organizations to oppose
State legislation which, under the
cover of supposedly patriotic mo-
tiveS. attempts to hamString labor. q"
This campaign, he declared, is an
attempt to bypass" the President,
and leaders OF the Army and Navy
'and erect obstacles on the home
front which will hinder them in the
successful prosecution of the war"
Charge Propaganda.
The American Federation OF
Labor does not question the right
or the duty of State legislatures to
adopt laws which. in their judg-
ment, are necessary for the welfare
Of the citizens they represent" Mr..
Green said.
But we do protest most
vigorously against the false and
misleading propaganda with which
the enemies of labor are flooding
the members of State legislatures in
an effort to induce them to take
piece meal action on issues which in
a war emergency must be decided
by the Federal authorities.
Cites Production.
state legislatures are not in
position to know the facts with
regard to the war production pro-
gram as we'll as the heads of the
War and Navy Departments, the
War Production Board and the
President himself. w appeal to
them, therefore, not to obstruct the
War-production program by local
legislation, but to give our Com
mander in Chief and his trusted
aides free hand in directing it."
War production was more than
quadrupled in 1912 and this year
labor faces the job of doubling the
1912 production, Mr.. Green pointed
out.
I'VE are confident we can attain
this goal, which is vital to victory,
If the freedoms of American
workers are not restricted and if
hands of the trade unions that rep
resent them are not tied by vicious
legislation" he said.
Evening star., 1943-02-22

down. two OF six japanese planes
which attempted to intercept. Two
others probably were shot down, the
communique said.
japanese planes attacked he
Buna area of New Guinea for the
first time since the fall of that
region to American and Australian
troops. The conmunique described
the attacks as nuisance raids" and
said they caused neither damage
nor casualties.
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Turkish Premier Halls
Britain's Friendship
Ev the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 22.-Pre-
mier Sukru Saracoglu declared in a
broadcast address to the Nation last
night that the recent Adana con-
ference between President Inonu
and Prime Minister Churchill would
bear the most useful fruits" for
both countries.
Saracoglu said the Adana meet
Ing should long live in Turkish
memories" and spoke enthusiast
cally of England as this nations
sincere friend and real ally"
The talks, the Premier said. re-
suited In reaffirmation of mutual
confidence and recognition by Brit
ain of the necessity of arming
Turkey fully.
He added that Mr.. ChurchilIs
arrival in Turkey conceded with the
arrival of an important shipment
of war materials constructed in
Allied factories.
Evening star., 1943-02-22

ton Hotel tonight. She viii be in
troduced by Miss Noreen Mathews,
president of the club.
Guests will include Chancellor and
Mrs, Leslie c, Garnet. Dean Charles
Pergler, Mrs Charles r Carusi. Dr..
Lewis c. Cassidy and DR., Gerhardt
HusSerl.
Evening star., 1943-02-22

lures Of both legs and the nose and
lacerations.
Mr.. DiXey started his career at
10 in 4 melodrama Under the Gas
Lights in New York He later ap-
peared with Mrs. Fiske in Becky
Sharp as Sir Joseph Porter in the
operetta H M. S, Pinafore" and
as Robert Stafford in Bought and
Paid For"
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Henry Dixey, Ex-Actor,
Badly Injured by Bus

By the Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Feb. o.
Henry E. Dixey, "a, prominent New
York actor of an earlier era. was
injured seriously yesterday when he
was struck by a bus On Pacific
avenue.
His injuries were listed as frac-
Evening star., 1943-02-22
Miss Stanley to Address
Women Law Students

Representative Stanley. Repub-
liCan. of New York will address the
annual dinner of the Cy Press Club,
women law students club at Ma
tional University, at the Lee Shera-
Evening star., 1943-02-22

Domestic help Is hard to find-but
you may find 1t through a Want
Ad" in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Dress Up a Cheap
Lamp Shade With
OrSandv PetticOat

To dress up your lamps get a
paper shade from the dime store,
with large colorful flowers or some
other attractive design on it, de-
pending on what room it is for.
Then finish it as follows:
For the bedroom add a petticoat
OF creamy white organdy. Cut a
strip a couple of inches deeper than
the shade and half as long again
as is the lower edge of the shade.
Have it hemstitched top and bot
tom, then cut the stitch in half
to make picoted edge.
Gather one side of the strip about
an inch below the picot until it fits
the top of the shade and sew the
gathers to the wire at the top. Use
a narrow ribbon tied in a pert bow
over the gathers, or a wide one
knotted about the middle of the
shade with the ends hanging. The
petticoat should hang an inch below
the lower edge. The colorful flow
ers shining through when the lamp
is lighted make this very effective.
For the living room gather both
edges of the material and tack it to
the shade so it lies in soft folds.
Add narrow black ribbon bands top
and bottom. This makes a very
effective tailored finish. You can
substitute curtain net if you wish.
Shades like these cost SO in the
stores, SO you can feel pretty proud
when you fix one for the family, or
make a pair for a friends room, as
a gift.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
| Prizes TotaHng IS
| offered for Best
| Contributions

Five prizes of 81 each are awarded
in every issue of The Junior Star
for the best original stories, articles
poems and cartoons by boys and
girls of high school age and under
All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone num-
Der and the school of the author.
Written contributions must be on
one side Of the paper and. if type
written, double le-spaced. Drawings
must be in black and white and
mailed fiat.
The editors choice of winners will
be final and he reserves the right
to use any contribution in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether 1t is awarded q
prize. Checks will be mailed to win
ners during the week following pub
lication of their contributions. Nc
contributions will be returned.
Writers of stories and articles
which, in the opinion of the editor
are of sufficient merit, will be given
cards identifying them as reporters
for The Junior Star. The editor
reserves the right, however, to de-
cline to issue reporters cards or to
revoke those already issued when
ever such action appears advisable
Address contributions to The
Junior Star, 727 Star Building
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Piece of Ice Can Be Used
AS Magnifying Glass

Surprising results can be obtained
from this huge ice lens. 1t will not
only enlarge several diameters but
will. if or more inches across,
actually ignite paper when placed
in the bright sunlight. The only
requirement is that the ice must be
absolutely transparent and free from
air bubbles.
If you are fortunate you can
freeze clean water in dish of semi
circular form, as indicated at the
top of the illustration, until the
dish has been frozen solid. If the
water is left undisturbed for a period
of "a hours in freezing air the ice
should come out perfectly clear.
To remove the lens turn the dish
upside down and wash off with
warm water. This will cause the
ice to melt on the surface and it
will drop from the pan readily.
The lens can be used for mag
nifying either illustrations or fine
print. Care should be taken when
handling not to melt any of the
curved surface. To prevent this
use it only in freezing atmosphere
and with cloth gloves upon the
hands.
This lens will create terrific heat
even on cold day when the rays
are brought to a focus, which will
depend upon the curvature Of the
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Just Between Ourselves
By PHILIP II. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

top of the booth, with the Statue
OF Liberty in the middle.
Later, we decided to make white
ribbons with blue dot for each
bond bought by a student. When
fve bonds are purchased, the dots
Will be in the form of v. Every
one has been buying more stamps
IN an effort to get dot"
* X X
The Girl Scout troop mo. 20) of
which Janet Hilferty, 12, Hyatts-
vile (Md) School, is a member. has
adopted" crippled child.
We send her presents and cards
at all the holidays" Janet writes.
Her family has six children, and
another Is expected. We are making
layette for the new baby. The
ages OF the others range from l to
TO-"
The girl adopted by the troop is 4.
were collecting dolls, toys and
books for her." Janet says. I'VE hope
we will make her very happy"
X X y
Junior jottings:
Many OF us wonder why the Gov
ernment wants us to be more healthy
IN war than at any other time OBJ
serves Carolyn Jane Pfuger, 9, of 80
Franklin street NE. Here is the
answer: At any time our country
might be bombed, and if we are
strong and healthy. the shock won't
hurt us" :. Verda Marie Stanley,
6, Madison Elementary School, Falls
Church, Va, says of Valentine Day:
III I could only have my way, 1
would have it every day" And
speaking OF valentines, Gordon
Junior High School has student
named Anne Valentine. She's IA and
lives at 1928 T street NV. C.
Aubrey Smith, the actor, was a re-
cent visitor to Chevy Chase Junior
College, says note from Doris La
Clair, IT, pupil of the high school
department. Il am sure that the
faculty and students enjoyed his talk
very much," she comments, land
nope that We are honored in the
future by other personalities.
Nathan Rubinstein, February gradu-
ate of Roosevelt High School, has
been awarded one-year scholar
ship to Benjamin Franklin Univer-
sity. -. Collecting stamps is the
hobby of Martin Jones, Dunbar High
School. He has several albums OF
stamps from all over the world.
Irene Houston, Central High School.
has been chosen to serve on the
fashion board Of a downtown de-
partment store. Thirty-one
Central students are likely to be
drafted any day. Bill TenSchert
has done some very impressive art
work for the current issue of the
Review, Central magazine. A
novelty valentine post Office" was
used at Roosevelt High School to
raise funds for the student news
paper, the Reporter.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
These Games VIII
Help Pep Up Your
Nest Big Party
BY KATHERINE HOUIsON.

Here are some ideas which can be
used for party fun, whether you are
entertaining a large crowd or just
having a family get-together.
This get-acquainted stunt is es-
peceially good for a large group
Think up as many crazy "cut-up''
ideas you have couples, write each
one on separate card, and then cut
the card in two pieces so it will be
hard to figure what the other half
of it says. One card might have
Give college yell' and be divided
so that Give a" and "yell' are one
half and college" on the other.
Give one-half of the cards to the
boys, the other to the girls, and let
them find their partners. When the
couples have paired up, each must
do the "cut-up" on the card.
The Guess the Title" game is a
good follow-up for the stunts. You
can draw lots to see who is to be
ut" That person must leave the
room while the rest decide on the
title of song. Each player takes
one of the words and when "It"
comes in every one shouts his or her
word. Out of the tumble, "It" must
guess the title chosen. When she
does, another is chosen "It" and the
game continues as long as you like.
or until every one has been "It."
The one who guesses the title in
the shortest time Is the winner.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

1IlcllulN.
The white men went ashore and
took possession of the land by dig
ging up a handful of soil and tearing
a twig from tree. The custom OF
that period was to show change In
the ownership Of land with "tWlg
and turf"
A good place to settle was chosen
and word was sent to England OF
what had been done. Other vessels
brought more settlers and Carolina
became a colony Of some impor-
tance.
Two Settlements.
Besides the white settlers, Negro
slaves from Africa were brought to
Carolina. They were put to work
raising rice and cotton and good
crops were obtained. Negroes could
stand hot weather while working
hard and for this reason were more
successful as slaves than Indians
would have been. Within 25 years
there were 10000 slaves in the new
colony.
Two main settlements were made
during early years of the life of the
Carolina colony. One Of these. to
the north, was known as "Albe-
marie" and the other, to the south,
was called "the Ashley River colony"
After a time it was decided to
split the region into two parts, one
to be North Carolina, the other
South Carolina. The latter included
land which now makes up the State
Of Georgia.
While the Carolinas were being
settled some persons in England
were beginning to give thought to
the horrors of prisons where men
and women were placed for debt.
The debtors prisons, as they were
called, were used for the benefit of
merchants and traders. Persons
who could not pay their bills were
thrust behind the bars and kept
there until some one else paid the
debts, or until the keeper was
bribed, or until death came Their
lives were full of misery and their
families, in the outer world, were
likely to be starving or half-starving.
Oglethorpe's Plan.
In Parliament was man named
James Oglethorpe. Much of his life
he had spent as a soldier but now
he was anxious to spend his time
| helping others. He was named on
a committee to examine the debtors
| prions. This work led him to feel
that something must be done to help
the unhappy prisoners. At last
came this idea:
IF I could take them across the
ocean to America they might be
able to start over again and make
life happy for themselves"
Oglethorpe asked King George II
whether colony could be started.
The King remembered the trouble
South Carolina was having with
runaway slaves and thought of the
unsettled region which lay open
to the Spaniards of Florida.
yes" he told Oglethorpe, you
shall have colony in the New
World for your debtors. You can
settle in South Carolina. I will
give you part of it, which you
can call Georgia"
Debtors everywhere begged to be
allowed to go to Georgia. Oglethorpe
found that he could not take care
OF all who asked to cross the ocean,
but a ship was fitted up and 135
persons managed to find places
aboard, There were, in ALL 35 fam
ilies-not many, but beginning.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

Students of the Oxon Hill Md
Consolidated School recently bought
more than $500 worth of War Saw
ings bonds and stamps in a single
week
That seems to me to be a very
unusual record for a country school
And the credit, according to Alice
Deanna Pirie, IT, a pupil of the
high school section, goes to Mrs
Geohegan, sixth grade teacher, who
has made an all-out effort to help
win this war by using her ingenuity
in inspiring the students of Oxon
Hill to invest in a 100 per cent air
tight bargain
To help us on our way to vic
tory" Alice Deanna writes, I'VE en-
gagged in the old game, competition.
We have two literary societies, Van
Dyke and Churchill, and these COM
peted in the selling of stamps. Be
tween the two, more than $lOO
worth were sold, not including the
amount bought by the elementary
section"
The first three grades of the ele-
mentary section sold more than s8l
worth Of stamps, Alice says, labelling
the achievement wonderful, stu
pendous, outstanding and coura-
geouS." In explanation of the "cou-
rageous' tag, she asks: How many
of us adults would save our pen-
nies and nickels to buy stamps while
tempted daily by ice cream and
candy?"
incidentally, Ahces letter contains
a new name for our japanese and
German enemies-"Japnazis." This
is an Improvement over "Japrats, -
the name used in The Stars daily
and Sunday comic, 'Draftie," in
that it refers to both the Japs and
the Germans, but it ignores the
Italians. I suggest "Japanazits, "
which covers all three members of
the Axis.
The sixth grade of James Monroe
School, Arlington, Va, has found
an interesting way to increase the
sale Of War bonds and stamps, says
a note from Mary Anne Bashaw, IL
"A while back" she reports, my
class decided to make War stamp
booth. Out of our treasury came
money for lumber and the necessary
equipment. The boys, with some
help from the janitor, built the
booth. We had gotten red, white
and blue crepe paper to decorate it
with. Every one set to work, each
doing something different. When
all the red, white and blue paper
and all the rosettes were put on
we made pictures of the flags of the
United Nations.
"One girl, who is very good
artist, drew a picture of the Statue
OF Liberty" Mary Anne continues
The flags were hung around the
Evening star., 1943-02-21

'neehaW' pray. But 1t
really was an accomplishment.
Washington was not only a mill
tary genius and great statesman;
he was farmer on large scale,
and a very successful one. That
explains why he was highly pleased
one day in 1885 when two animals
sent to him as gift by the King of
Spain were unloaded at his planta-
ton on the Potomac.
Sleek, long -eared, slender -limbed
they were, a jack and a jennet-
finest of the famous Spanish breed
of donkeys.
This mule is hybrid animal, of
course. His sire is a jack and his
dam, or mother, mare. Jacks and
jennets are too small and light for
heavy work, but the mule is almost
an ideal farm animal. He eats less
than horse of the same size, can
do more work, and can stand heat
much better.
Mules Are Balky.
The mule has his faults, as every
one knows. To "kick like mule" is
proverbial, and many mules are in
durable kickers. And most mules do
balk on occasions-some on every
possible occasion. it would seem.
At any rate, Farmer Washington
told his overseer, John Fairfax, to
let the word get around that he had
very fine jack which he had named
The Royal Gift, and that he was in
the business of breeding mules.
Washington's new project aroused
lot of interest. Gen. Lafayette,
the brilliant French officer who did
so much for Washington's Army
during the Revolution, presented
him with jack from Malta, the
Mediterranean island which has
been so heavily bombed in this war.
Stanch Individualist.
Gradually the raising Of mules
became general farm practice.
Another famous American, Henry
Clay, was first to raise them on a
large scale west of the Alleghenies.
A few years later the traditional
Missouri mule MADE its appearance.
This is the first war in which the
United States has been engaged
since the Revolution in which mules
have not been used in large num-
bers on the battle front. In the
Civil War both armies used thou
sands of mules, and in the First
World War the American Expe-
dictionary Force relied on some
As 1000 to pull ammunition wagons
through deep mud under heavy
enemy shellflre Now these sturdy
animals are helping farmers to raise
the bumper crops essential to vic
tory.
The mule is stanch individualist
He takes his own time about going
places, but he almost always gets
there. He is wise, too. A horse
will gulp water on a hot day and
make himself sick while mule will
drink slowly.
Nor are the mules stubbly mane
and shaved" tail his fault. Farmers
trim them that way.
Evening star., 1943-02-21

it really keeps Shirley Turner.
me busy. New bills in Congress,
rationing rules, events of Importance
in the global war-all these things,
and others, too, keep me pretty well
occupied with scissors and paste
Since she started her scrapbook,
Kathleen has begun making her
own photographs of Washington
scenes. The Capitol is one of her
best pictures, and she is using it in
the section of her scrapbook devoted
to Washington in wartime.
Kathleen also has made some ex-
cellent photographs OF Virginia's
famous Natural Bridge For indoor
shots, she prefers animals as sub
jects. Her ambition is to become a
professional photographer.
Il intend to continue with my
scrapbook indefinitely" she says.
ut should be very interesting to look
through in the future"
Evening star., 1943-02-21

~ 's' Vi Wal, n Slcdl
number of these mounds are found
around the Great Lakes and in the
fertile Mississippi Valley.
Near sundown one day last Au-
gust I came upon several of these
mounds in cotton field near East
Prairie, Mo. The mounds are OBJ
long shaped, almost 80 feet high,
about 200 feet in diameter and fiat
on top. They are covered with a
dense growth of grass, weeds and
trees.
Approximately 100 feet away are
several small lakes, now partially
filled in. They are about 20 feet
deep and 200 feet in diameter. These
lakes are infested with the most
poisonous snakes in the United
States, the rattlesnake, cotton
mouth and water moccasin. They
were formed as result of the
Mound Builders excavating dirt to
erect their mounds. All the work
had to be done by hand as there
were no beasts of burden and ma
chinery.
While 7 was walking through the
cottonfield around the base of the
largest mound, I found several
pieces of pottery and piece Of
bone. These relics had been turned
up by the pillow when the field was
prepared for cotton.
When the spring rains come and
the snow melts in the northern
,~t 0f TI,,it
sissippi River sometimes floods and
overf1ows an area from 10 to 20
miles wide. AS the Mound Builders
did not have levees, they probably
tetreated to the top Of the mounds
until the mighty Father of Waters"
was once again within its banks.
The land surrounding the mounds
comprises one of the most fertile
farming regions in the world. This
section of the country has been COM
pared to the famous Nile Valley in
Egypt. A large percentage Of the
land is still in virgin timber which
is rapidly being cleared for farm
ing purposes.
Large oak and cypress logs from
to 6 feet in diameter and %
feet long are being cut from this
land. They are towed by caterpillar
tractors to clearing where they
are loaded on trucks by a power
operated winch and hauled out of
the forest over swampy corduroy
roads. Once at the river, they are
loaded on barges and towed to
large lumber mills, where they are
cut into lumber that is so vitally
needed in our war efforts.
The forests still abound with small
game. Wild turkeys are now be-
ing trapped within two miles of
the mounds I visited Most of the
land Is swampy and infested with
poisonous snakes and malaria bear
hlg mosquitoes. Although protected
by system Of Government built
evees, the land is still flooded when
the Mississippi rises beyond control.
Evening star., 1943-02-21
Champlain Founded
Quebec on Third
Visit to Canada
By BARBARA HEYMAN.

Samuel de Champlain, a young
Frenchman in the service of Henry
w, first visited Canada in 1903,
exploring the region around the
Bay of Fundy. However, the French
King recalled him and sent him on
an expedition to New Mexico. In
1905 he returned to Canada with a
small band of men under the lead
ership of the Sieur de Poutrincourt.
Though De Poutrincourt was leader
in name, Champlain did all the
work and settled colony at Port
Royal. Things went we'll until WIN
ter came; then the morale of the
men dropped and some talked of
rebelling.
To cheer their spirits Champlai"
founded the Order of Good Cheer.
The men served in turn as master
of revels, electing their assistants.
They had gay procession to the
large meeting hall. There, amid
song and laughter, they drank the
good French wine and ate game
from the Canadian forests. Just as
Champlain thought that the colony
would develop into a large city the
King ordered him back. With heavy
hearts Poutrincourt, Champlain
and their men sailed away from
the New World.
But in 1903 Champlain again led
an expedition to Canada. Sailing
up the broad and beautiful st. Law
renee, they came to the site of an
Indian village, Stadacona. There,
on July g. 1908, Champlain founded
Quebec. He made peace with the
Algonquin Indians and, during II
years, laid the foundation for per-
manent colonization of Canada.
Both English and French Cana
dians today remember and honor
Champlain, who had the vision to
see cities and happy people in Can
ada. He is, indeed, the Father of
Canada"