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Evening star., 1948-02-27

in telling the Legislature that his proposal
was direct result of the position taken by
President Truman on poll tax, anti
lynching and FEPC legislation. The Presi-
dent is insisting that Federal laws on these
subjects be enacted. And Governor Tuck
is answering, in effect, that if this is done
the President will forfeit Virginia's sup
port.
Reaction to the Tuck proposal presurn-
ably will be governed by each individuafs
attitude with respect to these measures.
1t is only fair to say. however, that m the
case Of Virginia there is no excuse at all
for Federal lynching 1aw. Virginia mas
it's own stringent law on the subject, ana
there has not been a lynching IN the State
for more than twenty years. Much the
same thing is true of the poll tax, the
future of which is in process of being SUBJ
nitted to the verdict of Statewide refer
endum. The deepest opposition ,in the
South, however, runs against the FEPC
proposal, which would ban racial discrim-
nation in employment. If that should be-
come law, and if the Federal authorizes
should attempt to enforce 1t in the South
ern States most violent kind OF opposi-
ton could be expected. And it is on this
question, far more than on any other, that
a South wide revolt against the Demo-
cratic Party is to be anticipated.
If this full revolt should materialize,
whether or not one approves of the i'm
mediate reason for it, the long-range po-
litical effect would be healthy one. For
the South has been held much too long in
the political bondage growing out of the,
Civil War 1t ought to shake off its chains
and get back into the stream of American
nnliticS. -
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Stars, Men and Atoms
Cold BIooded Animals
Adjust to Arctic Cold
Internal Changes Enable Them to Stay
Active, Navy Scientist Says
By Thomas r. Henry

By Thomas r. Henry
Some unknown internal mechanism enables
cold d-blooded animals-fish, insects and crusta-
ceans-to live both in extreme cold and IN
warm temperatures.
This is one of the most significant findings
to date at the Navy's Arctic Research Lebora.
tory set up at Point Barrow, Alaska.
Ordinarily the metabolism, or rate Of living,
Of such animals varies with the temperature.
They become active with heat sluggish with
cold. II this were hard and fast rule their
activity IN Arctic waters would be reduced to
80 low . point that there would not be enough
energy left for life to continue. Yet they are
found living as actively when the temperature
Is at the freezins point as when 1t is so to 10
above.
Adjustments Studied.
According to Or. Laurence Irving of the
Arctic laboratory stan, who just reported to
the once of Naval Research, this is conclusive
evidence that some internal physical or chenli-
cal change takes place with the lowering of
temperature that has no counterpart among
birds or mammals. Birds must have a constant
body Temperature to live in the Arctic.
DR.. Irving and his associates are studying the
adjustments of all sorts of living creatures IN
the Arctic winter. 1t is a general rule, he says,
that ability to conserve body heat varies di-
rectly with thickness Of fur and skin. Excep-
tions are the weasel and the mouselike lem
ming, which have relatively thin coats. The
former compensates for this by burning an
enormous amount Of fuel In the form of food.
consuming as much a. . quarter Of its own
weight In . day. The lemming avoids the
winter by living under the snow, although ap-
parently not in state Of Information.
Polar Bear an Exception.
The polar bear appears to be another excep-
tion. It's coat Is thick enough to protect the
bear from cold only as long as 1t remains dry.
Thus 1t has little value In the ice-cold waters
Of the Arctic, where the bears often swim for
Is to 10 minutes at . time. Also the polar bear
has no protective layer Of blubber, like seals or
walr,,ses. Therefore It must have developed
some cold adjustment mechanism, DR.. Irving
reports This mechanism remains mystery
but 1t Is known to be far less eficient than that
of cold -blooded animals.
The adjustment of animals to cold is one Of
the major fields of investigation at the Arctic
laboratory and eventually 1t may have some
application to mans adjustment to life in ex-
treme temperatures.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
by THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What Presidents wife was especially in-
terested in the Girl Scouts?-I. j.
A. Mrs. Hoover was president OF the Girl
Scouts for year and always interested in
after leaving the White House, and at her
death was honorary vice president
O. Were the stained glass windows of Cam
terbury Cathedral in England damaged In
the war?-J. C.. B.
A. The exquisite 18th and 14th century
windows were removed In the summer of
1889 and stored in the cathedral crypt for
the duration of the war -..
Q. What is the average annual cost Of
college education2-S. K. ..-...,..
A. According to recent survey the cost
Is approximately $798, as compared with $3.50
before the war. s5t < -.
O. Through how many countries does the
Inter American Highway extend? Is it open
for traffic throughout its length?-M. D.
A. The highway extends from Laredo, Tex,
to Panama, through seven countries. 1t Is
psssable in all weather over 80 per cent Of
the route. The remaining distance is inn
passahle at all times Eventually 1t Is hoped
to link the Alaska, Inter-American and South
American Highways so as to traverse the
two continents.
o..
A. In Australia there is q law requiring
all citizens over 2l to vote. Furthermore,
each person must have his name on the per-
manent electoral roll. The only exception Is
in the case of the Australian capital territory.
which corresponds to our District of Columbia.
@. Are Indians exempt from obtaining hunt
ing licenses?-T. w. S.
A. Indians on reservations are not required
to obtain licenses to hunt or fish. but Indians
who hunt or fish outside reservations must
comply with State laws like all other citizens
O. How much of the consumers dollar goes
for taxes?-C. L. H.
A. In a report published early this year 1t
was estimated that IL cents of the consumers
dollar was spent for taxes in the year 1946.
@. Who discovered spinach?-D. w, r.
A. Spinach was discovered in ITO by the
English naturalist. Sir joseph Banks, in New
Zealand while he was making trip around the
world The plant was not introduced into the
United States until 1927.
q. Where in Wyoming is Hels Half Acre'-
E. g. W.
A. It is In Natrona County. This is q 800
acre chasm in the fiat wilderness containing
deep caverns, crevices, pits, towers. spires ana
buttresses. Indians held this freakish depres-
sion in superstititious awe.
@. What is the difference between nutmeg
and mace?-A A. A.
A. Both come from the same tree The NUT
meg is the hard center of the fruit and Is COW
cred with mace, fibrous covering which looks
like red lace. When removed and dried this
becomes separate spice.
-,
O. What are the requirements for obtaining
Rhodes Scholarship?-C. w. NJ
A. Thirty two scholarships are assigned an
nlally to the United States Candidates must
be male citizens of the United States. unn1ar-
ried, between the. ages of 10 and Is, and must
have completed their sophomore year at
recognized college or university, must be excel
lent in studies and character and have an in
terest in games. In addition there are 90 war
service scholarships to which marriage is not
a bar.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Identifies Socialism With Peace

To the Editor Of The Star:
Having had a taste Of miitarsm for close to
three years, it really gripes me when I read
OF plans by certain brass hats and others to
enact the so-called Universal Military Train
ing Bill.
Here Is what Rear Admiral French E. Chad
wick has to say regarding the cause Of mill
tarism: "Navies and armies are insurance for
capital owned abroad by the leisure class Of
nation. It is for them that empires and
spheres of influence exist"
The sooner the people of this country realize
the urgent necessity of establishing real So
cialist society, as urged by the Socialist Labor
Party of America, the sooner will it be pos
sible for all of us to get away from the pres
ent nightmare of militarism and the threat
of new atomic bacterial wars.
May the new socialist world of peace and
plenty for all come soon!
NATHAN PREssMAN.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Another Critic of Daylight Saving

AnOIMGf AF1IIC UI I1dyIIXI1t OdV1HS
To the Editor Of The star:
Has it ever occurred to any one that daylight
saving time means retiring in summer one
hour earlier by the sun and therefore to
much hotter bedroom than by standard time?
In Washington, particularly, there is an in
creasing cooiness In the atmosphere as the
night progresses
I should think that this fact alone would be
food for thought and q vital point In favor
Of the normal way Of doing things
MRS. L SIMMONS.
Evening star., 1948-02-27

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and. address OF the
1oriter, although 1t is permissible for a
,priter kno1Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact BY writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 3l6 Hye street NE. Washington 2, D. c..
Please neiose three t3) cents for return POSTAGE.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Approves Daylight Time Protest

To the Editor OF The star:
I would like to cast my vote along with
Mabel Van Dyke Baer who wrote such true
letter in protest of Daylight Saving Time.
B. SIMMS
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Community Debt to DR.. Kinder
Readers on Dangerous Politics"

Community Debt to DR.. Kinder
To the Editor of The Star:
1t makes me pretty sad when I read the
criticism heaped on DR.. Hans Kinder How
quick we are to forget what he has done for
cultural life here In Washington, and all this
after l6 years Of great struggle! Today Wash
ington has one of the really great orchestras In
the country. Dr. Kinder has done this for us
why can't we appreciate it, and thank him?
JACK HOLMEAD.
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them at this stage would seem to be not
only premature but hardly Just or decent.
Evening star., 1948-02-27

American War veterans, from simple country
folk to the upper crust Of society and can
say that one and an do have rhythm. Let the
tempo drag or accelerate. play . ballad too
fast or jump number too slow: The poor
orchestra leader soon finds out whether or
not anybody pays attention to the so-ealled
music"
Even If there were an alarming decay In the
peoples feeling for rhythm, it hardly could be
attributed to modern dance music Now, as
never before, the beat is the thing" Ten
years ago an orchestra would get by night after
night, week after week, with nothing but fox
trots. Now there is an ever increasing demand
for schottishes, polkas tangos,' samhas, waitses,
viennese waltzes and other different rhythms.
This broadening OF the publcs musical appe-s
tite has been brought about, In large part, BY
musicians who have sought to escape the mo-
notony OF endless hours Of straight ~ beat.
Finally, even If the public were losing its
rhythm. and even If the dance orchestras
were to blame, the senselessness OF giving SYM
phonic music to the public would not follow
logically Quite to the contrary, such sit
uation-if It existed-could only strengthen
arguments in favor of the symphony.
RICK LAWSON.
Evening star., 1948-02-27

O. Is voting compulsory In Australia?-K. M.
A. In Australia there is law requiring
all citizens over Il to vote. Furthermore,
each person must have his name on the per-
manent electoral roll The only exception is
in the case of the Australian capital territory.
which corresponds to our District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1948-02-27

@. What Presidents wife was especially in-
terested in the Girl Scouts?-I. j.
A. Mrs. Hoover was president OF the Girl
Scouts for a year and always interested in
this organization She continued her work
after leaving the White House, and at her
death was honorary vice president.
Evening star., 1948-10-22
Housewares

$100 Apiece Canister Set with Knobs 3oc
Red wih whfe For -four, coffee and tea
o8c Enamel Rooster round style 6oc
SeV-basfns for small fowls. Blae enamel
$100 Rubber-Covered Dish Droiner : 88c
Raabroof breakage Red finish.
S1.25 Floor Mop ------------- 64e
Spring socket permits get ander Iow furniture
$5o8 Curtain Stretcher $4.4o
Has adjustable bar, rasfbroof pins, easels AM
1898 Trash and Ash Can 1888
Hot dipped leak proof saOanised metal 2osa capacity.
$169 Garbage Can, 6h-goon s1.3o
Hot dipped leak proof saIuanised metal. H.
$1498 Cabinet TobIe with Drawer -- $12.74
Stainless borcela" l6s3V
$3.50 Fiber Hampers With Woven Bodies, $4.24
Plastic pearl covsred tops, all bathroom eoors
$34o Ironing TobIe With Steel Braces -.$2.4o
$449 Step Ladders; 5-foot size 1857
Each reinforced wih steel rod.
$6o8 Bross-PIoted Andirons, Is" toll s4.oo
SoS Matching Fireset -------- s5.oo
$2o8 Aluminium Omeet Pan -------- $7.o8
Desbs sklsf opens into hinged SECTIONS.
Kanns-Thrd
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Skunk Routed by 0doI
OF Sam Rice's Hens,
Kennel Witness Says

Edgar G. (Sam) Rice Of Ashton
Nd, for many years a star out
fielder for the Washington Nation.
ais, was accused yesterday In the
Rockville Courthouse Of having kept
chickens whose odor twas so bad II
overcame q skunk
Mr.. Rice is seeking an injunction
against MIR. and Mrs. Claude r
Williams, owners OF the Ashton
Kennels, adjacent to the Rice home
in an attempt to force them to keep
their dogs quiet.
Yesterdays charge was made by
Mrs. Mary Coinet. 1897 North Cap
itol street, witness for the vii.
liarnses at a hearing before an
equity examiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. williams are ex.
pected to conclude their side OF the
case when the hearing Is resumed
Wednesday.
Heard No Barking.
Mrs. Cornet said she and her hus.
band, DR.. Louis A. Cornet, visited
the williams home several times
last summer, but heard practically
no barking.
Il have sat on the lawn in front
of the Williams home when the odol
of chickens from the Rice home was
so bad that even when a skunk was
around, the odor ovescame It," she
declared.
Under cross-examination by Mr.
Rice's attorney, Walter w. Dawson
Mrs. Cornet admitted that Mr.. Rice
does not keep chickens now.
DR.. Cornet contended that there
was more barking in my neighbor-
hood than at the kennels. I've
heard the dogs bark a little at the
kennels, but those near my home
make a lot more noise"
Disturbed by Fifty Dogs.
Mr.. Rice testified last week that
the barking. yelping, whining and
yipping" Of the approximately SO
dogs at the kennels prevent him
and his wife from. sleeping, reading
or talking.
Mr.. williams denied yesterday
however, that there is a continual
noise from the dogs. He said the
dogs are locked up in their kennels
at $3.50 or 9 pm. and that they do
not bark after that time. They are
let out at 7:30 or 7:45 am. the next
day, he added.
1.-THE only time there is some
barking" Mr.. Williams testified, "is
when the dogs are exercised. W.
let them out for Is minutes about
five times q day, and if the weather
is bad they are not let out at ALL
Both Mr.. Williams and his wife
Lucille, said they had never received
any complaints about the dogs
They said Mr.. Rice's suit came as a
complete surprise"
Claims Wife Wasn't Bothered.
Mrs. Williams said Mrs. Rice had
told her several times that the
kennels did not bother" her.
Another defense witness, Guy
Jones, Rockville, retired Montgom-
cry County police captain, said he
had visited the Rice home several
times shortly after MIR. and Mrs
williams bought the kennels ir
1945, and that he had heard nc
noise from the dogs.
Alexander D. Mansfield, Spencer.
vile, who said he had owned the
kennels from 1887 to 1915, testified
he often visited the Rice home and
that the dogs never interfereo
with hour conversations"
He said he had kept as many as
150 dogs at the kennels, and thai
! they rarely barked.
Evening star., 1948-02-19

was graduated from the University
of Pennsylvania and Georgetown
University law school. He came te
washington in 1892 and was ir
private practice for about 40 years
He had lived for rs years at Belle
Chance, his home near Forestville
Md.
Mr.. Stewart taught the Bible Glass
at the Church Of the Epiphany here
foe many years.
Survivors, are his widow, Mrs.
Blanche Z. Stewart; daughter,
Mrs. Jean Labat, and a grandson,
Stewart Labat, all Of Upper
Brambly.
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Brother Succeeds Abbitt
As County Attorney
BY fhs Associoted Press

LYNCHBURG, Va, Feb. 1e.-
George Abbitt, brother and law
partner Of Representative elect
Watkins M. Abbitt, will succeed him
as Commemorative attorney for
Appomattox County, Circuit Court
Judge Joel w. Flood announced
yesterday.
Judge Flood said he would make
the appointment within the next
few days.
George Abbitt, who has practiced
Evening star., 1948-02-19

lawyer. will be held at II am. to-
morrow In Oakley, Md.
Mr.. Stewart died Tuesday In hii
home In Upper Brambly, Nd.
where he had lived the last two
years.
He was born in Lykens, Pa, and
Evening star., 1948-02-19

law in Appornattox County since
1881, is chairman OF the County
Board OF Supervisors and vice pres
ident Of the Appofnattox Lions Club.
Evening star., 1948-02-19

Spain has an olive glut.
Brazil is seeking new oil fields.
Evening star., 1948-11-27

beams or timbers used In building
the house.
No structural wood members of
the house should be built into the
chimney structure so as to use it
for a support. Where the chimney
Is built inside to the house instead
Of against one of the outside walls,
the house must be framed around
the chimney and in no way bear
upon 1t.
It Is now possible to buy precast
units for chimney construction
which do away with much Of the
work involved in the building.
These units are cast concrete
blocks about q foot high and 10
inches square. A flue-lining pro-
trudes from one face Of the block
and recess is cast in the opposite
face so that they can be stacked,
one on top Of the other until the
desired height has been reached.
Where a brick effect is desired,
the blocks may be encased in one
thickness. or what is known as a
brick veneer.
Full mortar joints are required In
this type of construction.
released by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.S
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Wood

Continued From Page B-1)
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the front of the building is rest
ing on glass and on one exposed
column. 49," >..
Actually, most OF the weight OF
the front part of the building
will rest on a cantilevered rein
forced-concrete slab.
One of the most interesting
features of the way the building
was fitted to the site-which
formerly was occupied by the
Letter mansion--is that the front
facade is convex, taking the curve
of Dupont Circle.
Facts of Interest.
Other facts:
The building is bounded by
New Hampshire avenue. Dupont
Circle, @ street and Nineteenth
street.
Part of the roof will be devoted
to a roof garden for tenants.
Greatest dimensions are 251
feet by 165 feet.
Lounge dimensions: so feet by
80 feet.
Lobby dimensions: 1855 feet by
"a feet.
Elevators: Three.
Architects: Aubinoe. Edwards
and Berry.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
1860 Dwelling Units
Started in D. T.. Area
During October

A total of 1850 new dwelling units
were started in the Washington
area in October, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported this week.
This was drop of only so from
the number started in the previous
month, but was less than half the
number started in October Of last
year, the agency said.
The nur,ber 6f units started IN
the first 10 months Of. this year,
however. continues to exceed the
number started in the correspond
ing period last year.
The figures are 1920 this year,
as against 5000 last year-a gain
this year of 7 per cent.
A slight gain in the number of
1-family houses started during this
October failed to Offset a continued
decline In the number OF apart
Fment units started. .
Average construction cost as re-
ported by builders was $10,400 for
the single-family house for the first
10 months of this year in COM
parison to $1,000 in the correspond
ing 1947 period.
The average per-unit cost of
multi-fanAly dwellings rose slightly
from S6,500 to $1,000 in the same
period.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
District Rental
Housing Picture

Applications for places to live
filed during the last week at the
District Housing Center. 1400 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, totaled 366. of
which all were for houses and apart
ments except five, which were for
rooms.
In the same period, 427 units were
listed for rent, plus n rooms.
OF the total applications, 266 were
new, and 100 were reapplications.
OF the new applicants. 48 reported
they had just arrived in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Godgets
Continued From Page B-1.)

rust and merges them into the re-
sulting protective coating. Thus It
produces an efficient. dense, air
tight, rust inhibitive coating with
the process of corrosion stopped.
The coating is pliable and will
not crack, blister or peel regardless
of contraction and expansion.
This product is claimed by the
manufacturer to be more economi-
cal than paint because, while cost
per gallon is the same, the rust
inhibitor will cover twice the area
and will last longer. The rust in
hibitor has not blistered or peeled
under the scorching sun Of the
tropics and below ground level In
It's tests, has withstood severe cor
'rosive conditions In sulphur and salt
mines and is almost immune to the
ravages Of salt water and salt air.
1t is found, on personal expert
ence, to be simple to apply. No
fame cleaning or expensive firing
cleaning operation are necessary:
Only scale blisters. loose old paint
and dirt have to be removed, and
Evening star., 1948-11-27
Lewis
IContinued From Page B-11

combined to make 81 double-size
units. -
This arrangement was made
in the plan to provide maximum
flexibility in meeting wishes of
prospective tenants, the archi-
tects said.
The first floor will contain
lobby, dining room. cocktail bar,
lounge space, and kitchen. In
the basement will be a garage,
beauty shop and barber shop.
In the endorsement, boiler room.
carpenter shop and storage space.
The entire building is to be
air-conditioned for winter and
SUMMER use.
More Glass Than Brick.
MIR. Aubinoe said he doubted
whether there would be another
building in Washington with as
great a total window area. We'll
have more glass urea than. brick
area he said.
The whole front Of the first
floor, around lobby and lounge
will be encircled by a continuous
glass window, from floor to CELL
ing, which will be 230 feet long.
Part of this window will be set
back and thus it will appear that
Evening star., 1948-11-27

NEWEST BUILDING OPENS Observation-Disclosures newest
building the home of the Jordan Piano Co. corner
of Thirteenth streets NV will for business Monday
the firm has The building
has frontage feet Thirteenth street and "a feet on
street The previously occupied the
same SITE entire building win be devoted to operations OF the
music store founded In 1918 Star Stan Photo
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ingredients which will be affected
by heat.
All chimneys should be free
standing units of the house con-
struction. In other words they must
not bear upon floor joists or other
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this can be done with scraper or
wire brush. The rust inhibitor then
can be applied directly to rusted
surface. 1t may be applied by brush.
dip or spray, and is self-leveling.