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Evening star., 1943-06-09
HOME IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES.

HOME IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES.
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siding specially Free estimates cheer
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provement Co., sH. 3444; evenings, Sligo
O942. Ask for Mr.. Taylor.
MODERN1zE YOUR HOME AND ADD AD-
ditional income. Porch Enclosures, attic
and basement rooms; also general house
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-06
SEPT. u TO OCT. -

SEPT. "a TO OCT. -
Libro- This week requires not
only very eager, careful be-
ginning. hut warns that II YOU
aren't mindful Of all urgent
little things you may impede the
whole weeks progress. Balance
the budget
OCT. 20 TO NOV. p
Scorpio All tries may not
come out successful today maybe,
but If you continue strong.
courageous resistance and al
tack il will put YOU on the right
track. increase winnings rapidly
Spend carefully: use time-ssving
devices Of true value. Tact!
NOV. - TO DEC. p
SagiffGri0S You can ward Oft
many unfsvorable indications
and obstacles coming your way.
Resolve IN make every right
effort 10 get ahead. Sagittarius'
natural penchant for the straight
path minus red tape or useless
words can help.
DEC. - TO JAN. p
Cap,icora- Don't let person
al'iies creep into your day,
neither be ashamed If tedious,
dull or laborious tasks, II they
are part Of your work. BE
guarded about personal matters;
spend with thought Of the
future.
JAN. - TO FER e0
Ag"Or,aS-D cal ngs with
strangers tany one. today. IN
facD. making estimates. work
ing on delicate and vital nipple
mcnts and devices. LAYING plans
and taking on new responsible
tlos require more than usual
sstotoness. careful direction
Keep ORDERLY notes; check things
promptly; be prudent.
FEB. ~ TO HARCH m
Pjsc., Everything wont run
smoo,hly. Have eyes IN all n
rectione and mind and reactions
KEYED all day Cand night. II YOU
are up and dolugl Re sensible
about pleasures, love, money
matters.
4 CHILD barn oH h,s dog,
rsatile. trmpersmental 4
bright mind. Progressive. IN
yenuve Self-sacrtfclng. gener-
Gus. but sometimes unaccount-
ably indifferent on hrusque.
ARTISTIC Can become very pro-
hcIlni lies work. Religious
training yi'al'v important ~
guide IT'S MANY talents and
ahit>tles INC right road, also for
coUtentmerf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-06
UAPCH n TO APRW %

HARCH ~ TO arm ~
Arics - There's real animu-
milton in pep and a bright dis
position. Personal pleasure. too.
, siness. work matters need
. becial watching. astute han
ding. BE not tempted 10 under
estimate or overenthuse.
arm p To NAY -
TnurHs- To-day. tomorrow and
W dnes d ay he particularly
mindful Of the often-forgotten
details that delay or even spoil
the proper success of an under
taking Tact when dealing with
relatives.
NAY n TO UNE II
Gomiai- You must watch
yourself IN every respect now --
tricky little loopholes and hin.
ORANGES 10 be carefully avoided
! ou will bc able 10 do IL, with
will power and calm action.
JINE - To JJLI %
Cou~r, Manufacturing, other
wise handling important com
moditics aud implements, stratc-
Rlc plans. carrying out urgent
moves, decisions IN fact. any
thing vital 20 present war and
ultimate ust peace efforts ask
more than ordinary attention.
Diligence
UlLY - TO AUG. -
Leo A caution Spend with
more wisdom; save and increase
future benefits BY investing in
government bonds and stamp.
be outwardiy apprcciatlye OF
small fayors and you'll fall
her 10 bigger ones Handle
money and all propertle q
thoughttuiit.
AIG - 70 SFPT. -
Virgo Both work and per
toual matters call FOR diplomacy.
WISE treatment with regard for
the future, more than everyday
attention. Don't lct spring
fever" hamper the sill heavy.
vital duties We all have.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-06

SCRAPS of dresses YOU 10
made scraps n The rag nag
~ them oui 10 crochet these
ppeTs formed NJ scrap medal
'YonS. These are sewn together
and edged with rug cotton, the
sole too made of scraps
Pattern 6l2 contains dlrcc-
tIor~ .oI slippers and ,olcS IN
small med dunn. large SIC
EtItchce hsi NJ materials
send u cents m CONS FOR I'm,
patton 10 the Laura Wheeler
TsN'ru Dnra 'mcrf. l211 Times
Square Detroit rs. Mich
Euc Ia >loWncss of the mails
and -nthrr conditions beyond our
control. pattern deliveries are
being delayed Please he pa
tent
rap.fgr' 1913 70, king Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-06
HOROSCOPE : By b 5,5oa''

Look Whct Yo0 B1Rdog Comes md Find bat
Yo5r Ouook Is. according 70 tho Sors,
Nopdoy, JiRe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-06
SAVE. For Victory

SAVE WASTE SAVE OLD no SAVE RAGS
FATS for glycer- STERY armed forces
inc in explosives out hosiery will he able 70 FIND
our fighting men tanning n for
use Strain them of silk nyon those old
and when YOU for powder bags may have stored
have / H. take and other wartime your attic in
TO your butcher. materials. the family rag bag
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
WHITE SERPENT CACTUS

(SOlisiG pectindta cristdta)
In Mexico, where many wonderful
plants are found, the white serpent
cactus is one of the most interesting
of native cact. It's scientific name,
cristata, is in reference to its crested
form. This is deviation from
normal which is to be found in
Opuntia basilaris crest. The basi-
laris produces a dozen or more
flowers and buds on single lobe.
The white serpent of Mexico is
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Uncle Ruy's Corner

The largest birds in the crew
family are the ravens. Some of
them are more than feet long, and
they have a wingspread of 31z feet.
During a visit to the Tower Of
London, I saw quite a number Of
ravens walking about the grounds.
I was impressed by the large size
Of their bodies. They seemed fairly
tame, strolling around very calmly
while people were passing them on
all sides.
"As black as a raven" Is an old
saying, and rather good one. The
common raven has glossy black
feathers, and even its beak and legs
are blackish.
Almost every rule has exceptions,
and this Is true in regard to the
color OF ravens. Certain birds
classed as ravens have some white
feathers about the neck and breast.
In general, however, we may think
OF the raven as a very black bird. It
Is noted for its long life, and if it
meets no accident it is likely 10 live
to an age Of from so to go years.
Cases have been reported of ravens
living to be more than 80 years old.
THE Raven" a poem by Poe, has
become famous In it there Is a
raven which keeps on saying, Never
more"
Poe may have known a raven
which spoke only those words, but
other ravens have learned to speak
quite number Of words. An
Englishman tells of having gone
through woodland when he heard
raven shouting, Fair play, gentle-
men! Fair play" This raven was a
Evening star., 1943-11-30
AUTOMOBILES WANTED tcont.,

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$500; you will be more than satisfied with
my price. Arcade Pontiac. 1437 irving
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Sell before cold weather comes and will
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ANY MODEL, CAR. trucks or station
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Evening star., 1943-11-30

SO called because of the strange
reptile like coils of the white crest
These abnormal forms are very
rare. Naturally, they are highly
priced by fanciers, who consider
them the gems of their collection.
So many calls have come in
recently on the way to grow, re-
plant. and identify cacti that 1t
would seem that many are planting
to have them in their window gar
dens. Stores selling these desert
plants find it difficult to keep a sup
ply ahead.
What is so puzzling is the lack Of
desire on the part of many to know
the family history OF their guests.
Their oddity apparently appeals to
the imagination, and they are also
always assured that the plants
hardly need any care at all.
A cactus is a succulent plant of
varying form. Most cacti are leaf
less. They have been referred to
AS naked plants Those produc-
ing leaves soon discard them. But
these weird and often beautiful
plants are really wonderful in the
way they have adjusted themselves
to their life on the burning sands.
So, instead of leaves, they have
an array of spines springing from
the areOleS. Most cacti produce
brilliantly colored. showy flowers.
The seed box or ovary is one -celled;
therefore, the fruit has no division
between seed.
The accepted botanical name for
the family is Cactaceae. and there
are said to be about 1900 species.
Cacti are given fanciful names
because of their resemblance to
another plant. animal or form.
These names are almost always SO
apt that one finds a desire to know
more about them. The white serp-
ent of Mexico is lovely cactus, so
different from its neighbors with
the snowy crest or coils that it
is never passed by with a casual
glance.
Evening star., 1943-11-30

tame one, which had flown away
from its master. The Englishman
said that at the moment he heard
it speaking, it was being attacked
by two untamed ravens!
Another story about ravens comes
from ancient Rome. A tailor had
raven which could speak the name
of Tiberius, the Emperor and other
members of the royal family. When
this raven died, it was given .
funeral.
In their wild state, ravens like to
make nests on ledge of rock high
on the face of a cliff. When such
place is not found, a tree may be
used for the bulky nests. Sticks,
twigs and roots go into the france
work of the nest.
Ravens feed on frogs, dead fish,
snails, fruit, grain and on the young
OF other kinds of birds. also on small,
furry animals. Among their enemies
are hawks of the buzzard type.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
Hunting Not So Good

HUMBOLDT, Iowa P,.-Game
Warden Paul beaverton surveyed
the field before the pheasant season
opened. and reported birds are
plentiful. Now, with the season
four weeks old, Warden beaverton
has his first birds-two, the gift Of
friend.
Evening star., 1943-11-30
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

AUTOMOBILES WANTED.
WANTED, FOR CASH, late.
model Chevrolet cars, station
wagons and trucks. Imme.
dlate action. Write or phone
we will come any distance
Chevy Chase Motor Co., 772s
Wis. ave. WI. 1895
Evening star., 1943-11-30
I~xA Ra4

II you wish a COPY of the leadet
Flying Ma chine Pioneers" tust send a
stamped envelope bearing Scent
ming Star
Evening star., 1943-04-02
The Great Game of Politics
Public, So Far, Is Denied Glimpse ot Findings
For Solving Problems of Monpower

Nevertheless, considering the char
acter of the committee, the una
nirnity of its members and the i'm
portance of the problem, It is lit
tie difficult for any reasonably log
ical person to believe that the
committee contented itself with do
ing anything less than a thorough
job for the President.
No one who knows the members
OF the committee and recalls what
they were asked to do can come to
any other conclusion.
Invites Speculation.
It's suppression is equivalent to
saying that, though he asked this
group Of men to find out the truth
MI. Roosevelt does not consider the
truth should be given to Congress or
to the people.
1t is inevitable that the Presi-
dents attitude in this matter should
invite speculation as to the content
OF the report. The most reasonable
explanation is that it contains an
even stronger indictment of the in
competency with which the whole
manpoWer question has been han
died than did the rubber report on
the incompetency in the matter of
rubber-and that, it will be recalled,
was M uyoak indictment
There is suspicion that the in
competency as outlined by the COM
mittee is of such a character that
it would be impossible, after pub
lication for the President to retain
Mr.. McNutt and the present ma
chinery. He would, it is said, have
to scrap the present setup and start
all over.
This would be a rather public con-
feSsion that he had been wrong at
the start-and clear through.
Eventual Release Expected.
Any one who knows the President
will appreciate how reluctant he
would be to make such an admis-
sion, even indirectly. 1t is also easy
to understand his reluctance to hu-
initiate Mr. McNutt by taking things
out of his hands. Yet, if the sur
misses as to the report are correct,
he could do nothing else.
Soon or late, it is believed, Mr..
Roosevelt will release the report.
Certainly he would be forced to do
SO if Congress began to clamor for
it-and he would not like that. OF
course, the longer he delays the
worse for the national interests. It
does seem that the people are en-
titled to candor from the President
on so important an issue. And, no
matter from what angle it is viewed,
there seems little sense-and no
poirft-ifi publicly announcing the,
appointment of a committee to in.
vestigate and report and then re-,
fusing to make public its report.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

drifted without even the machinery
for handling it. When, finally, the
President set up a manpower COM
mission and named Paul V. McNutt
manpower commissioner, there was
some expectation that definite ac-
ton would follow. But all that
followed were pompous statements
couched in general terms.
1t wasn't really the fault of Mr..
McNutt. He was neither in posi-
tion to make policy himself nor
was he handed policy from higher
quarters. The only manpower policy
the administration has is the mega
tive one expressed in it's opposition
to the Austin Wadsworth bill which
is the only affirmative policy that
has been offered.
Report Completed.
The result, of course, has been
a mess-so bad mess, indeed. that,
recognizing 1t himself, the Presi-
dent nearly two months ago ap-
pointed a committee composed Of
James F. Byrnes, Bernard M.
Baruch, Admiral William Leahy,
Harry Hopkins and Judge Samuel
RoSenman to investigate and re-
port with recommendations.
Considering the personnel of the
committee and recalling the rubber
report, which first gave the country
the facts of a bad situation and
then laid down the formula by which
1t could be Strengthened out, there
was justification for the hope that
similarly satisfactory results would
flow from this report. All Of which
makes it pertinent to inquire why
this report has not been made pub
lie
The investigate was completed
some time ago and the report with
recommendations was given to the
President. Moreover, it was a unan-
imous report.
AL this was several weeks ago, but
neither press s-conferenee questions
nor = editorial demands have sue
ceeded in plucking the report out
Of its present Presidential pigeon
hole.
When asked about the report the
other day, Mr.. Roosevelt said, in
surprise as though he had lfever
heard of At, What report?p And
when the facts were recalled to him
he dismissed the whole business by
saying that he had received some
memoranda from the Byrnes Com
mittee, and leaving the definite i'm
preston that the memoranda were
confidential and would not be made
public.
Now to suggest that the report
was confidential and that it was in
the form Of memoranda is hardly
an accurate description Of It, But
if he wants to minimize or bottle
it up, the President is under no
compulsion to be accurate in his
press conference descriptions.
Evening star., 1943-04-02

original strength. Moreover
81 looking at the situation opti-
mistically, it might be said that
the round-the-clock lombard
ments of factories in Germany
and the conquered industrial
territories have drastically Grip
pied production.
The toll of trained pilots and
bombardiers in the Russian cam
paign may have been so heavy
that the Luftwaffe has not been
able to train enough new men.
All these theories-some of
them based on conjecture and
others based on reports from
more or less reliable sources in
neutral stateS-are not accepted
at their face value by the Amer
lcan war planners.
See Nazis Planning Surprise.
They believe the Nazi avia-
ton, while now inferior to the
combined American and British
air forces, still has a striking
possibility and the reason Reichs-
marshal Hermann Goering is
playing possum Is that in this
crucial year for the Reich he in
tends to present the Allies with
some unpleasant surprises.
1t is true that in Africa, for
instance, We have the skies prac-
tically to ourselves. Marshal
Rommel's air arm is SO out
numbered that seldom do his
men venture to fly out to meet
the American and the British
flyers.
1t also is true that in many
instances the Allied flyers have
met with little opposition from
Nazi pursuit planes in their raids
against the Reich. The attacks
on Berlin, for instance, offer an
excellent illustration of how the
Nazis are handling their pursuit
craft. On a recent Berlin raid
there was no air opposition; on
the next there was some opposi-
ton, while on the third the Allies
met a large number of fighters
and suffered heavier losses than
in the previous raids.
. r. This is interpreted to mean
that the Nazis have their planes
concentrated in certain areas and
do not want to displace them
Evening star., 1943-04-02
Hearings Scheduled
On D. c. Rule Extension

Chairman McCarran of the Sen
ate District Committee announced
yesterday afternoon that hearings
Will start Wednesday on his bill to
extend the legal jurisdiction of the
District of Columbia to areas in
Arlington County, Va, now devoted
to Federal activities.
introduced by Senator McCarrau
several days ago, the measure is in
tended to clear the way for a more
uniform regulation of bus fares
from Washington to the new Gov-
ernment buildings in nearby Vir-
ginia and to eliminate jurisdictional
disputes in governing those areas.
Evening star., 1943-04-02
This Changing World
Disappearance Of Germon Air Fleet Hints
1t Is Being Reodied for Surprise Blows

unless there is an immediate
necessity.
But the Allied high command
is worrying over the question of
where the Nazi planes are con-
centrated. The American strate-
gistS do not subscribe willingly to.
the pleasing theory that Nazi
airplane production has not been
able to keep up with its losses.
We have fair idea of how many
factories the Nazis possess. and
We also know that they are not
concentrated in one or two or
three large areas.
Ever since Hitler, before the
war, began to build up his air
force, he has followed the policy
OF scattering his plants. Many
are underground in wooded areas.
Even if through clever intelli-
gence work we knew their ap-
proximate location. it would be
hard for our bombers to damage
them. Besides the plane fac
tories in Germany, there are
plants in France, Belgium, Hol-
land, Poland and particularly the
large Skoda works in Czecho-
slovakia.
The output of these factories is
estimated to total at least 1900
machines a month. Even if we
accept the theory, which has not
yet been substantiated, that the
Nazis lack raw materials, there is
no question that they are still
capable of producing an overall
minimum of $500 planes every
month.
This figure is far below what
America, Britain and Russia are
producing, but it is sufficient
considering the limited areas in
which the Luftwaffe has to oper-
ate. The same thing can be said
about the personnel for the air.
planes. The reservoir of man
power In the Reich has not dried
up yet.
The system of making young
men air-minded from their early
youth has been in operation for
many years and there is no
reason to believe it is receding
now.
The question of the lack of
oil and high octane gas might
have something to do with the
disappearance of the German
aviation. but best available in
formation is that Germany still
has continuous flow of about
100000 tons of gasoline either
from the oil wells in the occupied
territories or by synthetic pro-
duction. AL this gasoline is used
only for military purposes.
In many competent quarters
1t is believed that while a portion
of the Luftwaffe may be concen-
tTated for defense against an
Allied attack on Western or
Southern Europe, the bulk is
concentrated for a final and des-
perate attempt to break down
Russian resistance or at least
start another drive toward the
Caucasus,
Evening star., 1943-04-02

velt's advocacy
of a land army"
com p ose e d of
women to ameli-
crate the food
production q n d
dist r i b u t ion
crisis, it Is clear
that the admin
istration is still
without coher-
ent ideas on the
vital problem of
manpoWer.
For m q n Y
mont his " e
Evening star., 1943-04-02

indicate IN a t Dorothy Thompson.
the American mind, remember
ing the experience of the last
war, has steeled itself against
"atrocity mongering."
This is a cause of concern to
some who think Americans
haven't begun to hate enough.
1t is not with that concern that
I am writing this column. Hate
is a corrosive thing and not the
emotion which leads either armies
or peoples to fight magnificently
and nobly.
Must Understand Naziism.
But is it necessary for US to
understand the nature of Nazi-
ism and the NaZi war, in order
to know stark reality and be pre-
pared for further realities.
The Nazi regime started with
terror and has maintained itself
with terror. This is one great
difference between the old i'm
perial German regime, and the
Nazis. Whatever the faults or
crimes of imperial Germany may
have been, it was based upon
law, with code of justice ac-
cepted by everybody from the
emperor down.
The Nazi regime is a despot-
ism essentially lawless. The
'law" is whatever decree the
Fuehrer may issue, and on occa-
sion he has suspended law alto
gether in order to give vent to
naked terror. Such occasions
were, for instance, the time of
the Reichstag fire; during the
blood purge; and in November,
1898, at the time of the biggest
pogrom.
This lawlessness by decree has
been extended with the German
armies. Looting, the destruction
OF synagogues, the desecration
of churches, the raping of wom-
en-, was not discouraged, but en-
couraged in Poland. The Nazi
regime has different policies to-
ward different countries, depend
ing on its racial theories and its
picture of the future new
order"
Seek to Destroy Leaders.
In the Slavic territories the
Gestapo and terrorist bands fol-
low the armies with instructions
to accomplish the destruction Of
the leadership of the nation. No
masses of students have been
shot in Holland, although they
are against the Nazi regime and
show it. But in Czechoslovakia
they were massacred wholesale.
The reve1ige taken in the same
country for the death of Hey
drich, including the wholesale
execution Of hundreds of host
ages, known to be innocent, is
acknowledged by the Germans.