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Evening star., 1928-05-20

II you want to know why so many
families are moving from the city 10 the
suburbs or into the real country, you
will be told that while there are other
advantages to be gained In making this
change Of address, primary reason Is
that parents want to get their children
off the city streets To move to the
country Is one solution of the problem
of traffic and children on the same
street. the one a menace to the other.
But in spite of the number OF families
who have moved out, naturally within
the city limits are to be found the nu-
merous children living In the District
of Columbia. And in the Spring and
Summer this children -and-traft1c prob
lem reaches the danger peak.
With the lengthening days, that bring
hours Of extra daylight to be spent out
of doors, the sidewalks are allurlng
anew to the masses of youngsters living
in the city Like all normal, healthy.
young people, they want the home roof
over their heads at mealtime and bed
time only. They must get out and find
place to play. and, unfortunately for
them, the sidewalks are no longer the
places where they can play with safety,
as children were able to do genera
ton ago.
The tremendous amount OF traf1c.
caused by the increasing number
of automobiles passing over the city
streets every day, has created new
| cause for alarm to the parents OF today,
concerned over the safety OF their
children.
Realizing the vital need Of coping
with and solving this problem, the city
fathers Of our thickly populated cities
have been making special study OF
this matter. Here in Washington, as
elsewhere, they are trying TO alleviate
the situation by providing enough parka
! with Fairgrounds in them, and where
1t ID not possible to have park IN
crowded neighborhood. they are turn
| ing the public schoolyardS into play
grounds for The children living neaI
| them. They are providing athletic di-
rec:ors to train and encourage the chill
dren in the use and the fun enjoyment
of these safety zones Of play, in fact
doing all that they can to get the child
of the street in front of his home.
As in everything else pertaining tc
child welfare, much can be done by the
| interested. official worker. but the great
est amount of good and the fun meas
ure of success can come only when the
parents of the children cooperate.
Every parent who Is bringing up a
family in the City Of Washington should
realize and recognize the traffic menace
with his own child possible victim OF
it, unless he Is kept off the streets and
not allowed to play on them. Just as
soon as child is old enough 10 walk
and talk, even before he is old enough
to get out, unacconhpanied by either
parent or nurse, he should have the
knowledge of the danger of crossing and
playing on the streets well flxed in his
capably receptive mind.
Small children naturally act without
| thinking. 1t is from teaching and ex-
perience that they learn to think first
and act afterward II all parents just
| fully realized. instead Of ignoring. the
Evening star., 1928-05-20

TIME fashion for canary birds Is
decidedly on the increase and
pet shops and department stores
where these SongSters are sold
report an unprecedentedly large
demand at the present time. Many are
chosen for lonely old people-others for
children whose parents have decided
that canaries are the least Objectionable
of all pets. since they cannot carry IN
lection and dirt like dogs and cats and
don't take up too much room in the
small apartment or cottage.
Sometimes they are chosen for their
decorative effect. The sun porch with
its CAV wicker furniture needs a bird
in a gay cage and few growing
plants TO complete the picture. And
as many more are chosen 10 give
cheerful. Sunlnery atmosphere to Ice
cream shops. tearooms and small res
taurants.
A large, popular priced furniture store
recently showed window containing
dozens of cages of lively canary birds
and with them a large sign announc-
ing the fact that any one could now
have a canary bird 1t was 10 cents
down and 25 cents q week until bird
and cage were paid for. Like radios
and automobiles and such necessities
OF modern life. canaries are now TO be
had on the payment basis.
For over four houndred years canary
birds have been kept In cages in
various parts OF Europe-the first ones
brought there from the Canary Islands
by sailors who had long admired their
lovely song But even before they were
taught to live in cages these birds had
been friendly. rather tame little crea--
lures and where they still are found
wild they choose 10 make their nests
around human habitations, for the sake
OF the crumbs they can gather and the
hair and threads they can get for their
nests.
Much as we admire the golden plum
age of canaries now. the wild birds and
the ancestors Of the present cage bird
were not OF striking plumage, being un-
usually of a greenish hue with only an
occasional streak Of yellow.
The present cage bird has been much
modified by breeding--he is larger and
yellower than his wild ancestors, and
has lost the instincts Of his freebooting
forbears. He is barely more akin to
the wild breed than the modern domes-
ticated dog is to the remote Wild wolf
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Quiet House Means Rest
For All Who Live There

be done to increase the quiet tone Of
your house. Just make note OF the
sounds you hear in your own house for
the next few hours and see how many
of these are more or less diScordant
and how many Of them might have
been avoided.
The maid comes into the room to
give you the order list--thump, thump.
thump. as she walks across the bare
floor between the rugs. A simple mat
ter. indeed, TO give her the price OF a
pair Of rubber heels for her house shoes.
There is a rattle and scrape as she
opens the door into the hall--a loose
door knob that could be frightened by
the Use OF a Screwdriver and scratch
ing door hinge that could be made
silent by little oil or rub with slightly
softened soap.
And now you hear the elatter of
dishes In the kitchen-a sound which
would not need 10 come into the front
Of the house at all If the kitchen doors
were kept closed. A swinging door
would set that trouble right.
Then the Ice man lets the back
screen door go slamming back. For IS
cents you could buy device 70 make
| the door close silently. A clock with a
| raucous voice strikes the hour In the
next room. Well. If you must keep the
old clock running. you could at least
neglect to wind the striker. Only
clocks with well pitched, gentle voices
ought 70 be allowed to strike in the
| house OF harnlonies.
| Some one moves heavy chair which
scrapeS and scratches on the fioor~~a
sound that never would have occurred
| II the four legs Of the chair had been
| equipped with the little smooth metal
caps which make them glide smoothly
on the hardest surface.
Old-fashioned housewives used 10 use
paddings 10 give inexpensive carpets the
| cughiony thickness that one associates
with deep-piied, luxurious floor cover
ings. These Innings and paddings did
more than add TO the righteousness oi
the roons-~they did much TO prolonQ
the lives OF the carpets as well. And
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Is your house noisy or quiet? Is it
q place where, once one has passed the
threshold. a restful stiffness comes over
cne, broken only by pleasant. melodi-
Gus sounds? Or is it full Of nerve
racking noises. jarring sounds, banging
doors. scraping furniture. humping
footballs and Shrill voices?
We think a great deal nowadays about
having our homes kept in state Of
sanitary cleanliness, and We are learn
ing to appreciate the value Of fresh air
and good ventilation. We study color
schemes and the lines Of our furniture
and drapery: we study periods" 80 that
in the assembling Of our furniture and
accessories there shall be no clashes TO
offend the taste Of the most discrini-
mating. but we are prone to forget that
claxning sounds are as annoying as
clashing colors or disharmonic periods
and that pure tones for the ears are
sometimes just as important as pure air
Tor the lungs.
Houses really are q great deal noisier
than they used 10 be. For one thing
with the increased hustle and traff1c of
the streets and highways, there Is more
noise, anyway, and we are wisely much
more inclined 70 keep our windows open
than we used 70 be. A great deal OF
osstsaae sound Is bound TO come into our
houses unless We live far from city
streets and motor infested highways.
That situation We cannot control.
Another thing that makes present.
day homes noigieT Is the present custom
OF using bare floors. covered only mere
and there Dy rugs and runners. In the
cause of pure air we have learned 10
open our widows and for the sake OF
cleanliness and sinpltfed housekeeping
We have taken UP the olo-time carpets
that used 10 do 50 much 10 MAKE houses
0uAet, With vacuum cleaners, however,
Il Is possible 70 keep large rugs, and
even ali-oyer carpets, perfectly clean
without much hard work, and there is
AZ increasing tendency 10 go back TO
larger rugs and carpets. E0u!e of the
newly decorated houses SHOW the Use
OF oId-tlme fitted carpets, and others
have floors covered with large rugs that
cover the floor entirely save for The E-
regular space ~ the edge. where no one
Is likely 10 set foot, anyway.
In halls, dining rooms, sun pari0fs
where large carpets might not De de-
ktFz0ge, TIE tGEDsE1nt ssB'S % 3}SbA W.
eg4na is being useo more sno more, and
while this Is hardly Holseiess, II Is
ouieter than bare Booo.
To many persons there Is, ~ course
nothing 50 attractive as nicely waved
fooYg covered here and there BY rugs oi
various sizes. Then, iB the CAUSE oi
o5ietness, care s10ulG be taken ~ ar
range the rugs IN oil the usual roads %
traffic within the house. Stair carpels
ere 4 nuisance, and they are very much
les used here than they we're fea
wears ago or than they are stu Dsee
snrasd. There IL much 70 be SAD
sgsg,9st stair carpets still they do nlak'
f6f an atmosphere of greater quiet u
the house, ...,. -.
Aside from fisgL 11ge-.I.gz&a &- ml.4@A &- I.asl
Evening star., 1928-05-20
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Evening star., 1928-05-20
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

liver oil in the diet tend to act the
same way, They make 1t possible for
the body to utilize every element of the
nutrition. and especially those elements
which have to do with proper formation
of the bones and teeth.
Studies and experiments are still be-
ing carried on, and this fascinating
subject is by no means ended, We are
changing our viewpoint about the dos
age Of cod liver oil and leaning to
smaller amounts than at first. 1t is
possible to overdo artificial sun baths
and real sun bathing must likewise be
Evening star., 1928-05-20

1t is always a surprise TO us to note
the rapidity with which people adjust
themselves to entirely new ideas They
make less fuss and ado over something
entirely novel and unheard of than they
do over relatively simple changes,
Seemingly 1t is easier TO swallow a
whole new idea than TO accept few
new features in an old one
Some years ago we read with a feel
ING OF amazement that in the noun
tains of Switzerland children suffering
from tuberculosis we're being treated by
daily exposures in the nude to sunlight.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

now you know II Is possible to buy In
expensive pads to place under ones
rugs. They may be had In all the usual
rug sizes. They not only tend to hold
the rugs in place on the floor and 10
protect them from excessive wear. but
lmpart even TO the thInnest of rugs
that cushiony feeling and perfect noise
lessness which contributes 10 the well
come noiselessnegs Of the house.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

from a gas stove. Coal gas Is partic-
ularly injurious and an amount that
would hardly be apparent to human
might prove fatal to bird. In Win
tertime when the furnace Is checked
there Is sometimes certain amount OF
coal gas in living rooms not noticeable
to those sleeping in bedrooms with win
dows opened. This may be harmful TO
the canary.
Some birds refuse to take baths and
this is usually because there Is some
thing wrong with the way the bath Is
offered. Bathtubs of the sort that
fasten to the side of the cage with
glass sides are usually most satisfactory.
The water should be Of room heat. A
bit of lettuce or chickweed placed in
the bottom of the tub will usually help
persuade the bird TO bathe, especially
II no other green Is given.
tCopyright 19asl
Evening star., 1928-05-20
Relief Corps Planned.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me.-A relief corps Of
300 members to aid civil authorities In
emergencies is planned by Portland 5
American Legion post.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

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Evening star., 1928-05-20

You can make most attractive cover
to put over your birds cage at night.
There are several ways of making 1t.
One is to make shaped cover like the
one shown in the sketch Another Is
TO cut a square of cretonne. slash 1t
from one edge to the center, cut out
small circle az the center. and bind 1t
all around. Then sew several snappers
along the slashed edge. or else fasten
several lengths of tape to tie 1t there.
The cover shown in the sketch is
modification of this square, not so full,
but made in the same general way.
Then there is the cretonne cover Tor
the lower part OF the cage, cover
which catches gravel and seed that the
bird flirts around Some cages have
a glass or isinglass or metal protector
about the lower part for this purpose.
But II your cage has no such protector.
then make a protector of cretonne. 1t
is lust strip of the cretonne, gath
cred on tape or elastic at the top, and
pulled into a tassel at the bottom. 1t
, is pulled up over the lower part OF the
cage.
When making these covers get Gre
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| often be washed to be wholesome and
! sanitary. Any bindings or tassels
| should also be washable. Only by
washing In hot water and soap can
| they be kept in condition. There Is
| ALWAYS some danger in such a cover.
| that II viii harbor vermin IL your bird
becomes infected. and Just as a matter
of general safety it should occasionally
be washed
Evening star., 1928-05-20
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BY BETSY CALLISTER.

TIME fashion for canary birds Is
decidedly on the increase and
pet shops and department stores
where these Songsters are sold
raport an iirurecedentadiy large
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04
Secret Opposition
Meetings Are Barred

MOSCOW, Dec Is (By Mail|.-
The press publishes a communication
from the Leningrad district control
commission upon the secret meetings
convened by the Opposition during the
discussions upon the political report
of the Central Committee at the Com
munist Party congress in Moscow.
These meetings We're called to draft
the new anti-Party tactic Of the Oppo-
sition. Safarov, the executor of the
"Leningrad Pravda" spoke at these
meetings and referred to the declara-
ton handed by the Opposition to the
party congress as "dexterous man
euver" intended to give the Opposition
the possibility of continuing its frac-
tional activity inside the party. SAT-
arrow and three others were expelled
from the Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04

PACT IS FAR OFF

KOVNO, Jan. 3.--The much-trum-
peted agreement between Poland and
Lithuania, the basis for which was
supposed to have been laid, at the
Geneva arms conference, has failed
to materialize The possibility that
any agreement will be reached in view
of Poland's refusal to relinquish Wilma
is regarded as very slight in official
circles.
A good deal of significance is at
tached to Premier Waldenaras' state
ment that he intends to begin negotia-
tions for a Polish agreement only
after a draft constitution has been
passed. The constitution contains ar
ticles declaring the capital of the
country to be Wilma.
All traffic across the Polish from
tier has been suspended and the sit
uation is virtually the same as before
the Geneva arms conference when
Premiers Waldemaras and Pilsudsk
pledged to maintain peace.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04
Paris Legion Head
Charged With Craft

PARIS, Jan. 3.-Charges of extor-
ton in connection with the hotel bills
paid by the American Legionnaires
during their jamboree in Paris, will
be explained" by ex-commander Ed
ward Thorn who is leaving here to
face an investigation committee in In
dianapolis.
The legionnaires claim that the
Paris reception committee charged
exorbitant prices for their hotel
rooms and are demanding rebates
totalling thousands of dollars.
The charges, which caused consid.
cradle criticism at the time Of the
convention, were declared at the time
to be necessary in order to bring Gen.
eral Pershing and other dignitaries to
Paris and to cover the general ex-
penses of the conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04
Hits Rumania POgroms

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan 3.--The re-
cent pogrons in Pennsylvania are a
violation of the Minority Rights
Treaty to which the Rumanian gov
eminent is signatory, Senator Will
liam H. King, a democrat, declared
yesterday. The senator was making
political capital out of the anti
Semitic atrocities before large audi
ence of Jewish delegates who had
come from all parts of the United
States to the Annual Regional Con-
ference of the United Palestine APP
peal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04
CONTINUE HCOOD
WILL FLIGHT" AS
NICARAcUANS DIE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Coi. Lind
bergh landed safely at Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, this afternoon at 2:55
(E. S. To- after flying from San Sal
vador, according to a cable received
by the state department this after
noon.
SAN SALVADOR, Jan. 3.-With
American marines and bombing
planes shooting down liberal troops
under general SANDING in the neigh
boring republic of Nicaragua, Charles
Lindbergh left San Salvador this
morning on his goodwill flight thru
Central America. He is headed for
Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
When Lindbergh takes off for his
next stop, Managua, he will fly close
to the scene of the fighting between
the American marines and the Nicara-
guam liberals who are fighting for the
independence of Nicaragua.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04
Prosperous u. S.S.R.
RouseS Fascist Ire

ROME, Jan. 3.--The recent restric-
ton placed by the government of the
Soviet Union on Italian imports is
reported to have aroused the ire of
Benito Mussolini.
Every year Italy purchases thirty
million roubles worth of goods in the
USSR, and the unfavorable trade bal
ance is exciting the fascists. AS a
result the Italian government is be-
lieved to be preparing note Ct pro-
test against the murder of the Ital-
ian CONSUL in Odessa by thugs, and
the suicide of the Italian vice consul
at Baku.
The protest, however, is expected
to be merely formal and the note is
understood to be in no sense an ul-
timatum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04
BRITISH POLICE
ATTACK STRIKING
BOMBAY WORKERS
$4,000 Loom Tenders
Leave Textile Mills

BOMBAY, Jan. 3.-Armed police
were called out today to break strike
Of $4,000 textile mill workers. The
strike occurred in the mills of the
Bombay cotton manufacturers and is
considered the workers reply to the
attempt Of the mill owners to increase
the number of looms which each work.
CT must tend.
Starvation wages and the terribly
long hours in the humid atmosphere
Of the Indian west coast, laden with
lint from the looms, has reduced the
workers vitality to the point where
it has become daily occurrence for
workers to collapse at their machines,
the strike leaders say.
The present strike follows the long
struggle Of the Bombay textile work
ers against the unbearable conditions
in the mills. The former strike forced
the Bombay mill owners to give up
the idea of an immediate slash in
wages. When the bosses attempted
to clamp the old conditions on the
textile workers after their return to
The looms the men streamed out of
the mills.
Monster mass meetings of the mill
workers are reported to be in prog
ress under the auspices Of the Work
ers' and Peasants Party. Assurances
of solidarity are being received by
the strikers from the workers in the
few mills that are still operating. The
leaders declare that the strike will
be long and bitter but the spirit of
the strikers is equal to the struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-04
RUSSIA BETTER,
WORKER DECLARES

MOSCOW, December. (By MailD.-
Twenty years ago Meyer Greizer left
Odessa, as youth, to go to America.
Today he is back in his native land,
with the American Trade Union Del
egation.
Change Is Great.
"No one can appreciate the great
change in the past twenty years" he
declared, "as well as a worker in my
position, who knew the old Russia of
the Gear, the priest and the knout. l
well remember the old army and navy,
which were used to Cypress not only
the workers and peasants, but ma
tional minorities such as Jews and
Armenians and the revolutionary por-
lions of the intelligentsia.
Army, Industry Comradeiy.
"Now l see, instead of the old police,
with their brutal and outrageous be-
havior, the new militia, body of clean
and courteous young workers and
peasants. The new red army and
militia is as different from the Gar
ist army and police, as the bright
sunny day is from the black, stormy
night.
"The comradely relations of the
rank and file soldier with his officers
as we'll as of the factory worker with
the director, are a revelation.
when I return to America, | shall
have great message of what l saw
and heard in my land, in our land, the
Soviet Union, the beacon light of all
the oppressed of all lands"