Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1940, Page 10

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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use fo1 republication of all credited to it or not otherwise credited In this Daper and also the local news bublished hercin Al' rights of publication of special dispatehes herein alsc are reserved = matter post office, . C. Pacificr Maneuvers Even though the Navy’s sudden decision to hold the fleet in Hawaiian waters may have been based chiefly on the asserted desire of the high command to conduct “further tac- tical exercises,” the move is a reas- suring one in view of the deepening gravity of world developments. While Japan well knows that she has nothing to fear from peace- time maneuvers of our naval forces in the Pacific, it is highly important that she be kept aware of the fact that the United States is prepared to defend her nationals, her posses- sions and her established rights from any Far Eastern brand of “blitzkrieg” that might be attempted. With another war scare sweeping the Netherlands, it is but natural that America should turn its eyes anxiously toward the Netherlands East Indies—not, of course, with the idea of taking them over, but of guarding against the “protectorate” type of Japanese encroachment re- cently hinted at in Tokio. The State Department already has warned Japan that the United States will not consent to a change in the political sovereignty of the Dutch islands, on which we depend, for strategic rubber and tin. Words sometimes fail to carry much weight with aggressor nations, however, un- less backed up by something a bit more tangible and impressive than rhetoric. Presence of the American fleet off its Pearl Harbor base should have a discouraging effect on any would-be meddlers with the Far Eastern status quo. Democracy in Action By a vote of two hundred and eighty-one to two hundred, the House of Commons last night, after two days of heavy attack not only from the combined Labor and Liberal opposition, but from within the ranks of the government’s own ad- herents, turned back the non-confi- dence move sponsored by the Labor party. Prime Minister margin of victory, considering the Conservatives’ overwhelming strength In Parliament, is not numerically im- pressive. It may even forecast Mr. Chamberlain’s early retirement. But it is substantial and, in the severest test the government ever was called upon to face, represents at least temporary triumph for its unspec- tacular, septuagenarian leader. Chamberlain will carry on. In only mildly secondary degree, the Prime Minister’s escape from political devastation is a substantial vindication of his dynamic war adjutant in chief, Winston Churchill, Herbert Morrison, the Laborite leader, whose rejected vote of cen- sure became the instrument of the government’s success, chaiged Chamberlain categorically with seek- ing to use “Winston’s” popular pres- tige as a shield behind which to hide and extenuate the cabinet’s bungling in Norway. The First Lord of the Admiralty, undoubtedly to the dis- may of the opposition, stood loyally by the Prime Minister, when he rose In Commons to defend the-govern- ment, just before the division on the vote of censure. He was as candid in his criticism of Britain’s weakness as any critic. But these weaknesses, he said, lie in lack of equipment, not in lack of leadership or will to win. Obviously, the world’s attention is riveted today on the concrete fact that the Chamberlain government has saved its life. It may overlook, in contemplation of that cardinal result, an aspect of events in London, which, in The Star’s opinion, out- strips in political importance, as the golden gleam of sunlight outshines the Cimmgerian gloom of night, all and sundry concerned with the Brit- ish cabinet crisis. That aspect is the exhibition of democracy in action which King George’s people and Parliament have just provided. One may well doubt whether it would have been possible anywhere else in the world. Could it have taken place in the United States in time of war? Even under the American system, wedded as it is to all the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, would our people have condoned such a frontal, unbridled attack on the executive branch of the govern- ment as, for instance, the leonine Lloyd George yesterday flung in the teeth of the Prime Minister, when the fiery Welshman, thrusting at Mr. Chamberlain’s call for national sac- rifices, thundered there was nothing that would so greatly contribute to victory as for the Prime Minister to give up his seals of office? As Adolf Hitler and his counselors received reports of the Parliamentary storm raging around the London 1] Chamberlain’s | government's head—a tempest which included the press, as well as Par- liament—they no doubt accepted the spectacle as proof positive that Britain is a house hopelessly divided against itself and must therefore “fall.” But the thing to remember is that the right to divide, the right to oppose, the right to criticize leader- ship are among the liberties for which the democracies are fighting today. 2 The British are fighting for per- petuation of precisely that way of life exemplified by the war debate in the mother of parliaments—for the right of free men to speak out thejr hearts against their chosen political representatives under any and all circumstances, even when the na- tion’s existence, s at stake, amid the fires of an incalculable war. What the people of the world have just wit- nessed is not a sign of -British weakness—not a symbol of the un- workability of the democratic process—but evidence of British strength and prdof of democracy’s resilience and capacity to survive the severest onslaughts. Those on- slaughts, it would be well to remem- ber at both ends of the totalitarian axis, came from men who, knowing such freedoms are dead in anything but a true democracy, are ready to Battle and die for their preservation. Britain this day deserves the ac- claim of liberty lovers everywhere, who “never, never, never will be slaves.” C. A. A. Plan Rejected The House deserves congratulation for its emphatic protest against President Roosevelt’s plan to place the Civil Aeronautics Authority under the supervision of the Com- merce Department, and to abolish the Air Safety Board. A resolution of rejection, adopted by a margin of seventy-nine votes, now goes to the Senate, where the storm of disap- proval broke when the transfer was proposed early in April as part of the President’s Reorganization Plan 1v. In the month that the issue has been under debate, both in Congress and out, administration supporters have failed to offer a single convinc- ing argument for the change. Representative Lea, Democrat, of California, put the case well: “I am satisfled that the reasons asserted for the change are theoreti- cal, inconsequential and ignore the important problems with which avi- ation deals.” The creation of the C. A. A. as an independent agency was deemed necessary because of the unsatisfac- tory conditions surrounding the con- trol over commercial aviation which formerly was exercised by the Com- merce Department; and there has been no evidence that a mistake was made when this step was taken. There has been some effort to dem- onstrate that the independence of the Authority would not be'lessened under the proposed transfer, but it is too much of a strain on credulity to suppose that a governmental func- tion can be fitted into the machinery of any agency without becoming in- volved in the administrative policies of the establishment. Under the law, Plan IV, which was submitted by the President on April 11, will become law unless rejected by both Houses of Congress within sixty | days. The Star hopes that the Sen- ate, which has been waiting on House action ih the matter, will lose no time now in administering the coup de grace to this ill-advised proposal. Jefferson Memorial Action of the Senate in adding $111,260 to bring to $375,000 the appropriation by the House for landscaping the area surrounding the Jefferson Memorial not only represents a saving of thousands of dollars by eliminating piecemeal progress, but takes the form of a guarantee that the work will be carried out without such unreason- able delay as has marked other projects, notably the Navy and Marine Memorial. Under the program advocated by the memorial commission and the National Park Service the seawall of the Tidal Basin will be changed and extensive alterations will be made east and west of the memorial. Some thirty-four cherry trees which have passed their prime will .be removed, but the number of replacements will be greater. This work will entirely alter the character of the park east of Tidal Basin, and, while the plans did nat meet with the complete ap- proval of many lovers of the Capi- tal’'s beauty, changing as it does the natural contours of the basin, it should be finished as soon as is practical. Since the memorial itself will be completed next year, and the land- scaping program could not be car- ried out in its entirety under the origipal appropriation, the Senate’s addition, if accepted by House con- ferees, will prevent a delay of two years or more and will save an esti- mated $15,000 in construction over- head. While the amount is more than was recommended by the Budget Bureau, approval by the House would be in the public interest, since before the memorial is to serve its full function as a tribute to the mem- ory of Jefferson and as an asset to the Nation’s Capital the work must be completed. ——— Honorable Anniversary A great Ohio newspaper is cele- brating a centennial anniversary. “It is something to\have weathered the vicissitudes of a hundred years,” and the publishers and editors of the Cincinnati Times-Star take pardon- able pride in the realization that s THE EVENING STAR, ‘their journal's growth “has merely reflected * * * the growth of the city which it has sought to serve.” But so fine an example of the American press has more to its credit than mere “reflection” of the life of an expanding center of population. The Times-Star of Cincinnati is only one of a number of important newspapers whose policy is educa- tional in the best meaning of that word. It happens that these daily publications have spent their re- sources for decades to cultivate a democratic civilization in which every citizen is free to use his or her intelligence without let or hin- drance. The glory of the press in the United States is its social instinct. Nowhere else on earth are editors and publishers so free to tell the truth and to interpret the truth in behalf of the general welfare. It follows inevitably that their readers are exempt from compulsion. Amer- ifcans of high ideals created this liberty, have maintained it, battled for it through successive generations. If there be skeptics, they are not resented. Instead, they are appre- ciated as a natural fruit of the philosophy which furnishes the dynamic of government of the people, by the people, for the people. An alternative is dictatorship and the kind of press which the total- itarian nations have. The Cincinnati Times-Star, representing a typical American community, is content to be what it is in the present period of history. It looks forward with confidence to a future in which it still will be independent, earnest, devoted to the commonweal, giving of itself to the causes and purposes of progress and receiving back again the commendation of the only acclaim it seeks—the support of readers who share the same aspira- 'A Man’s Job For thirty years a movement has been steadily growing in the United States based on the ideal of develop- ing the citizenship and building the individual character of future citizens during their period of adolescence. Today the thirtieth annual meet- ing of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America will open in Oklahoma City. Representatives of five hundred and forty community councils, spokesmen for the two mil- lion boys and young men now ac- tively engaged in Scouting, will de- vote attention to the vital problem of adequate leadership. While approximately seven million young Americans are of Scout age, | only ten out of thirty-five are directly reached by this organiza- tion. In part, this is due to a suffi- cient diversity of interests to occupy and develop some of these boys. A small proportion is unable for a variety of reasons to participate. But by far the greater number is pre- vented from enjoying the program offered merely by the lack of adult leadership. With four hundred thou- sand boys and young men from fif- teen years of age upward enrolled in the senior groups, whose program is based entirely upon training for leadership, future prospects are brighter. But there still is a pressing need for men of character, however inept they may feel themselves in the technical aspects of Scouting, but who have a definite interest in ,boyhood and a sense of responsi- bility to the community, to devote a few hours weekly to guiding the natural instinets of neighbor- hood “gangdom” into constructive channels. As an example of today’s need, the final paragraph of the dedication of senior Scouts embodies the principles of the entire organization: “I will work for America and will guard our heritage—its liberties and responsibilities—realizing that the privileges we enjoy today have come as a result of the hard work, sacri- fice, faith and clear thinking of our forefathers, and I will do all in my power to transmit our America, re-inforced, to the next generation.” Civic Cleanliness Aroused by the appearance of Washington'’s streets and sidewalks, citizens have formed a committee to organize an Outdoor Cleanliness Association. The proposed group will seek to promote, through educational means and by enlisting the aid of the citizenry of the National Capital, the correction of what has become within recent years an unfortunate condition. It is not an exaggerated viewpoint which is taken by the organizing committee. Washington does permit an unnecessarily large amount of trash and rubbish to accumulate in its streets, sidewalks, gutters.and parkways. Its protective tree boxes have become the accepted place of deposit for unwanted papers, wrap- pings and bottles. Even its trash collection frucks frequently leave trails of rubbish across lawns as the wind competes with their crews. Perhaps, for various reasons, the problem of maintaining clean streets is more difficult in Washington than in some other cities. But certainly 3 greater effort can be made to bring this one element of the community’s life up to par with its intrinsic beauty and unusual assets. Every citizen’s well-being depends upon values set up by such efforts for improvement. And the campaign now being proposed by the Outdoor Cleanliness Association deserves full support. E—————— It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that those few hundred sailors interned in Argentina and the thousand or so pocketed in Tan- ganyika, Africa, may some day be ralsed to the status of “oppressed. German minorities.” & ¥ : L WAB'HIN,GTON,"'D. 'C;, THURSDAY, MAY 9, mo. THIS AND THAT By Charles E. Tracewell. Of Stars, Men And Atoms Notebook of Science Progress o In Field, Laboratory And Study By Thomas R. Henry. Actual scurvy, with stiffening of the Joints, bleeding of gums, falling out of teeth and hemorrhages under the skin, has become a very rare disease in the United States. Yet there is no doubt, says a recent report of the United States Department of Agriculture, that many thousands of Americans are suffering from an -un- recognized deficlency in their diet of vitamin C, almost total lack of which was responsible for scurvy itself. There are vague symptoms of ill health, Children are restless and irri- table. . Adults feel run down. manifestation is believed to be “spring fever,” due to a deficlency accumulated during the winter. The blood stream is weakened to the point where it no longer can ward off infections. The condition may be even more dangerous than scurvy itself. Long ago it was found in the British Navy that the malady could be prevented or cured by small daily rations of lime Juice, or even with raw potatoes. Only six years ago was the vitamin isolated as cevitamic acid. It now can be purchased as small, white tablets at the corner drugstore. Cevitamic acid, it has been demon- strated, acts as a jelling substance in the connective tissues of the body, such as the marrow of the bones. Normally these connective tissue cells are sur- rounded by a stiff, jellylike sybsunc& Lacking the essential vitamin it becomes a thin, vatery liquid incapable of sup- porting the cells. When the acid is added the thickening process takes place in much the same way as when pectin is added in making fruit jelly. One of the results of deficiency is a breakdown of blood capillaries. Another, especially in children, is that the bones and teeth do not have a chance to de- velop properly, the so-called “growing pains.” Wounds heal much more slowly and wound tissue ruptures very easily. Stomach ulcers may in part be due to this cause. After it became possible to measure the intake and output of vitamin C in the body it was found that a great deal more of it disappears during various in- fections than under normal conditions Tuberculosis causes a great drain on the vitamin stored in the body. For this reason large amounts of orange and tomato juice are prescribed. At first it | was thought that the substance was de- stroyed by the organism causing the in- fection, but there is now some evidence, according to Dr. Sybil L. Smith of the Department of Agriculture, that it actually plays a part in combating the infection. It is necessary for the proper functioning of the blood serum com- plement<a substance in the blood stream which acts as a first line of defense against invasion by harmful agents. The optimum amounts of vitamin C in the diet vary greatly with age and condition. The technical commission on nutrition of the League of Nations rec- ommends 30 milligrams daily. This is an absolute minimum to prevent scurvy. Fifty milligrams a day, the Department of Agriculture specialists say, may be considered as barely adequate. This is the amount furnished by a small glass of orange juice for breakfast. A large glass contains about 100 milligrams, which is a safe amount for adults in ordinary good health. Children need more. Nurs- ing mothers, who must supply the vita- min C requirements of their babies, may need double this amount if they do not have an excess of the vital substance stored in their blood. An oversupply has been found of particular value to old people. They feel better and work better. Almost any kind of infectious illness makes large demands on the vita- man C reserve. There can be little question, says a recent Department of Agriculture report, that the vitamin deficiency diseases are widespread, and usually unrecognized, in the population. It is, for example, the chief cause of gingivitis, known in pop- ular advertising as “pink toothbrusn.” It also plays an important part in pyor= rhea in which the teeth are loosened to such an extent that their removal is inevitable. The widely prevalent stom- ach ulcers also may be due in part to this deficiency. Cevitamic acid is found in many com- mon foods. Perhaps the best available source Is in fruits—oranges, lemons, grapefruit, tangerines, strawberries, rasp- oerries, cantaloupes. Liver and brains are excellent sources. It is contained in mus- tard greens, spinach, dandelion greens, cabbage, turnips, tomatoes, green peas and radishes. Potatoes have proved of great value in preventing and curing scurvy. Actually they contain little of the precious vitamin. They were eaten in such large quantities, however, that a considerable amount was obtained from them. While the required amounts of vitamin C cannot be determined accurately, it is generally agreed that more than enough is not too much. The body will use only what it needs. And it also is gen- erelly agreed that a person with a sufi- cient,supply is less subject to the com- mon infections, such as colds and influ- enza. The evidence is especially strong for two diseases, diphtheria and tubercu- losis. With adequate vitamin C in the body the ravages are by no means so severe, Hatch Bill Action Will Prove Fitness of Congress, To the Editor of The Star: If the Hatch bill is shelved until after the election it will simply be a frank admission by the majority of our law- makers that the American people should be regulated and coerced by political machines. 3 What a wretched travesty on true Jeflersonian Democracy when political parties are permitted to perpetuate them- selves in office through not only a per- version of power but the control of the State purse. Principle, not questionable and per- verted politics, should control our na- tional life. Any Congress that counte- nances cheap political chicanery is not L3 @it Congrees to govern. May & $ One- It may be a cause of" | term. “ARLINGTON, Va. “Dear Sir: i) “In one of your recent columns ref- erence was made to the black-and- white creeper. I was much interested in observing this bird, or at least getting a few glimpses of it, last summer, when I was vacationing in a shack on South River, near Annapolis. “Being & beginner in this bird busi- ness, I had purchased & couple of little handbooks for 10 cents each so that I could identify some of'the many kinds of birds new to me, seen almost every day in the woods. “I had also borrowed my wife's opera glasses to get better close-ups. These glasses, while helpful, are, of course, not as suitable for the purpose as the regu- lar bird glasses. My wife has since given me a pair of the latter, and I am look- ing forward to making further explora- tions into birdland this season, * Xk Xk X “One day I noticed a birg in a nearby tree that had bright white and black stripes. “I had never seen this bird before and was struck with the unusualness and beauty of its markings. I noticed also that it was very active, hopping about this way and that, arfl going down the trunk, head down, in search of in- sects. “I looked it up in my little book, and there was no mistake about its identity. “It was the black-and-white warbler, or black-and-white creeper. “The description further said: ‘This bird and three nuthatches are the only birds that creep down as well as up a tree in their quest for food,’ and further that the progress of the black-and-white creeper ‘is also much more jerky than that of the nuthatches, which he re- sembles in his creeping, and at each hop he faces in a different direction whereas the nuthatches keep straignt ahead without looking first one way and then the other way. “Unfortunately, I do not know the nuthatches, but I hope to get acquainted with them. If tg nuthatch is a better performer in going down a tree head first than the black-and-white creeper, I'd certainly like to see one. “Sincerely, J. D. P.” * k% % Everything is important in bird watching—whether the bird walks or hops, whether it moves straight forward or looks one way and then the other way, how its total iength compares with other birds, just what striking features it has, and how these compare with similar details on other species, and especially how they differ from them. Bird observation is a good thing be- cause it teaches people not only to see details, but to realize that they see them. There is a difference. For in- stance, in all walks of life it is per- fectly easy to see something and yet really not see it. We all know how this is. We may enter and leave a building without once realizing whether it is made of brick or stone. Once our at- Letters to Disappointed in Home Gtate Democrats. To the Editor of The Star: It has been reported in the papers that the Advisory Committee of the “North Carolina for Roosevelt” movement adopt- ed a resolution urging the State Demo- \ cratic Convention to vote for Mr. Roose- velt, if his name is presented, “until he is nominated or until his name is with- drawn from balloting.” I am a native of North Carolina, but such action as this would destroy all pride I have for the land of my nativity but for the fact that I have a suspicion that this organization is com- posed of officeholders whose primary consideration is holding on to their jobs. It is hard to understand How our people can so far forget their glorious heritage and traditions of patriotism and devotion to our institutions as to be willing to abandon their principles and all they have heretofore stood for by repudiating the fundamental and vital rule against & third term, which will lead to dictator- ship, and by supporting a man who has prided himself on the fact that he has broken all the promises he made the people and every principle of the party that twice made him President, and who, in addition, by his utopian experi- ments, almost ruined the South socially and economically. Verily all that I have loved and ad- mired in my State and her people, their conservatism, their love of freedom, their individualism and self-reliance have gone with the wind. The promoters of this third-term idea are a different breed of North Caro- linians from those who gave us the Mecklenberg Decldration of Independ- ence, and of those who followed Lee in the incomparable Army of Northern Vir- ginia and stormed the heights of Gettys- burg in Pickett’s immortal charge. May our State be saved from the pur~ suit of such folly and from the ultimate ruin that will inevitably follow four more years of Roosevelt and the New Deal. May 1. ALEXANDER S. LANIER. Suggests Justice Stone For Presidency. . To the Editor of The Star: The reason for the threatening de- bacle of our financial structure is obvi- ous. Professional politicians in Congress are running the Government; men who never earned a dollar and would not know how to go about the matter of ob- taining an honest existence, are con- tinuing to create great deficits, in order to prolong their haphazard regime. * Our two major parties are as dead; and unless a strong life-giving hand touches their comatose bodies, causing | them to spring upon their feet, I shudder to contemplate the morrow. ‘We have good men who could steer this ship of state, but alas, two few of them are in politics. A national election is just in the offing, but no important candidate has offered himself, promoted by either the Democrats or the Republicans. I think it is very evident, that, after eight years of most earnest effort and great achievement, President Roosevelt, who has constantly been hampered or throttled by a profligate, or procastinat- ing Congress, will not want a third tention {s called to the matter, we see that i is stone, but if some one had asked us before, we ould not have said for the life of us. Watching the birds may be done in the same two ways, that is, without really knowing, and with complete or reasonably complete knowledge. ¢ LR In order to achieve this, the observer must really observe. He must learn not to, scorn details. This valuable Jesson in time comes to be carried over into all walks of life. This is not being nosey, but knowing. There, again, there is a difference. It is possible to look at a fledgling robin, and not realize that it has a spotted breast, just like a mature wood thrush. They belong to the same family, of course, but this particular feature only manifests itself in the robin young. The question of whether birds walk or hop is always interesting. Most of them hop along, but there are some walkers, and the value of knowing which does which is often realized in identification, when the fact that one does one or the other distinguishes it from a species which at first sight much resembles it. * kX % Bird observation ought to be cf value to persons in various walks of life, in- cluding women who sell clothes and therefore deal in colors. In trying to identify birds, it is most important to really see red when you say red. Color blind persons do not ordinarily make good bird watchers. They are par- ticularly hard to help identify spectmens, because their color description often is not accurate. A color seems to them to be orange, when really it is red. So if they say they have seen “an orange bird,” they cannot get much help from one who tries to think over the orange birds he knows, when what he should have been told was red, so that he could picture the red birds. * k% x This minute grasp of a bird's appear- ance, however, is not at all-necessary to the enjoyment of watching the song- sters, and trying to identify them. Let us make this clear. Just blundering around is a great deal of fun, and has its recompenses, For one thing, it does not make one nervous. Just as opera glasses will do, when you want a close-up, although real “bird glasses” are better, so half-way obser- vation of our birds is far, far better than no observation at all. To really watch birds is perhaps not as easy as it looks, judging from the many persons who really pay no atten- tion to them at all. Springtime is not only the merry, merry ringtime, but jt is bird watching time, above all, when local gardens not only have all the songsters which win- tered here, but scores of species which have just come to us, some of which will go on North, stopping with us for a few days if we feed and water them. the Editor Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer. although the use of a pseudonym for publication is permissible. Please be brief! certainly is a man of great courage, but during the seven years gone, there has been no articulate voice in either the Senate or the House. I do not mean that our Representatives and Senators are all bad at heart, but if the heart is right, the head is wrong and if the head is right, alas, the heart is wrong. Finally, I believe, if the Republican party would awaken from this awful nightmare—stop its incoherent babbling and look around for an honest and able man unshackled and unafraid, they would find him in the person of Justice Stone of the Supreme Court, who 1s | not a politician, but as sturdy and strong as his name indicates. He is a liberal and brainy man, who would bring dig- nity and majesty to the White House. MILO ELSON EMMERSON. May 5. Defends Democratic System From Alien “Isms.” To the Editor of The Star: Show me the kind of fruit a tree bears and I'll tell you the kind of a tree it is. Show me the fruits of any particular type of government, and I can easily classify that type of government, as to its desirability. There are undeniable statistics showing that this democratic, capitalistic type of government under which we live, has provided more food, per capita, more clothes, more bathtubs, more automobiles, more telephones and more of everything that makes for com- fort and happiness than Communism, Fascism and Nazi-ism combined. This type of government under which we have been able to have more comforts than is offered by any other was not easily se- cured. It came about through the labor, thrift and blood of our forefathers, who laid down their lives that their children might receive a rich inheritance. It is the type of inheyitance which provides for those who are worthy of participat- ing in its provision. To be worthy one muast work, save and invest, and for those who are willing to submit to this prerequisite assuredly will share in the estate. I am one of the heirs, and am appre- ciative for having been blessed with such industrious, thrifty and intelligent an- cestors. I am willing to share this in- heritance with any man, whether he be Russian, German, French, Italian, Chi- nese, Japanese or from any other race or nation, because it is the type of wealth which can be shared without depriving the direct heirs, so long as participants qualify by loyalty to the inheritance, recognition of the necessity to work, save and invest their savings. However, when I invite others to share my inheritance I rebel when these guests tell me t the “bilt of fare” isn't as good as which they have at home. There is a differ- ence between free speech and treason and it is high time that this be recognized. Let's build an impregnable fence around our estate so long as vandals roam the world. Let's recognize our priceless inheritance and safeguard it from within and without. May L X N Answers To Questions By Frederic J. Haskin. A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Evee ning Star Informasion Buresu, Fred. eric J. Huskin, director, Washtngton, D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply. Q. What State leads in traffic safety? —D. H. B. A. In 1939 Rhode Island led with only four trafic deaths per 100,000,000 vehicle miles. Q. What radio program has had the record number of lsteners?—H. C. A. According to the Crossley report, the highest rating ever shown was the Louis-Schmeling fight in June, 1938, Next in rating was the farewell speech of King Edward VIII. Q. How many stops do the sleeper planes from Washington, D. C. to Los Angeles make during the trip?— 8.G.R. A. These planes make from three to six stops during the night to replenish their gas and change pilots. Q. Has any jockey ever ridden thres winners in the Kentucky Derby?—E.G.Z. A. Isaac Murphy, the Negro jockey known as the Black Archer, rode Buch- anan in 1884, Riley in 1890 and Kingman in 1891. Earle Sande rode Zev to victory in 1923, Flying Ebony in 1925 and Gale lant Fox in 1930. Q. Is there any commercial use for the seeds of grapefrujt?—L. H. M. A. Oil from grapefruit seeds is now being utilized. It has a pleasant nutlike aroma and can be used in salad dresse ings and in the textile industry, Q. What is the derivation of the ex- pression “with a grain of salt”?—J, W, A. The use of the phrase dates back to Pompey, the Roman general, who added a grain of salt to his suspected drink, as an antidote for poison. Q. Is the popular song “A Little Boy and a Little Girl” derived from a clase sical composition?—C. M. 8. A. The song is based on Edvard Grieg's “Norwegian Dance.” Q. Please give the epitaph which Ben- Jjamin Franklin wrote for himself.—S. T. A. “The body of Benjamin Frankiin, printer (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding), lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more, in & new and more elegant edition, revised and corrected by the author.” This was written when Franklin was 22 years old, but never used. Q. What is Tatol?—C. D. R. A. This is the trade name for anti- freeze alcohol which is being produced from cull potatoes at a plant in Moscow, Idaho. Q. Why do the officers of the Loyal Regiment wear a double line of black lace in their gold lace?—C. T. R. A. This regiment served with Gen, Wolfe at Quebec. His death is memo- rialized by the black lace. Q. How tall is the Premier of Japan? A. Admiral Mitsumass Yonal is 5 feet 10 inches in height, Q. Who said “T would rather be Burgomaster than Premier”?—H. M. A. The late Adolphe Max, Burgo- master of Brussels, thus declined a premiership. He became Burgomaster of the city in 1909 and his resistance to German troops during the World War has become a part of military legend. Laurels of various kinds were conferred upon him, among which was the French Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. Q. Is Sholem Asch's “The Nazarene” considered an accurate portrayal of Bibe lical history?—T. B. M. A. To guard against inaccuracies the author submitted his work to the most outstanding authorities on Biblical hise tory. In addition he assembled a library of 1200 volumes for his own research. The book was begun in 1907 on the occae slon of his first visit to Palestine. Sub~ sequently he made three more trips to that country, visiting places of note mentioned in the Old and New Testae ments. Q. How many colleges offer courses in Journalism?—B. D. E. A. More than 450 colleges and univere sities include the study of journalism in their curriculums. Q. Is it correct to use stationery that folds twice for a social letter?—E. 8. T. A. A paper that folds twice should be used only for business purposes. Social letter paper should be folded only once and fitted into a square envelope. Q. Who was the first woman to become & member of Congress?—L. T. H. A. The first woman elected to the House of Representatives was Jeannstte Rankin of Montana, who served from 1917 to 1919. The first woman member of the Senate was Mrs. Rebecca Felton of Georgia, who held office from November 21 to 22, 1922, under appointment by the Governor of Georgia. ¢ Q. Please explain the term shaving mill as applied to water craft—T. B. H. A. The term shaving mill was formerly applied to a small privateer, a privateer being an armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the commerce or war vessels of the enemy. The Argonaut In his young veins the blood of seamen ran, And in his heart the song that saflers sing When eager eyes turn heavenward to scan The space between blue sky and bil- lowing \ ‘White sail. And if on every rising surge ot;:;:hhwlmluuhmu- It is the old and deep ancestral urge fimkfihmthm‘;bcymdlhlbp man’s sight. S Acranl:.;m waters of the rock-rimmed Omtlrlodunuwlthhlsfilwm !:xumn;tntmluholloodultw The mariner sals on until the dark, O brave young heart, take care. Chart mmmwfl. dreaming, you forget the light- ELEANOR A. PAY. T |