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Evening star., 1937-07-03
Nazi Church War.

BY jailing the Reverend Martin Me
moeller, the backbone of the resistance
to attempts to subordinate the Evangel-
ical Church to the will of the Naz! state,
Hitler manifests his determination to
wage war to the knife on German Prot
estantism. With DR.. Niemoeller's ar
rest, the government takes a decisive
step to silence leadership of the move
ment which opposes the program to
bring religion under the political yoke
and suppress freedom of conscience.
The imprisonment of their most con-
spicuously courageous spokesman cl-
makes a drive which has placed any
where from fifty to one hundred Evan
gelical pastors behind the bars. pending
trial for defiance Of the Nazi cult DR..
Niemoelier was accused of making
agitatory addresses in both divine serv-
ices and public assemblies, slandering
leading figures in the state and advo-
eating hostility to laws and ordinances. "
His activities also we're pilloried as sup
plying material for the anti German
foreign press" Being in no doubt of his
impending apprehension and prosecu-
ton. Dr. Niemoeller boldly announced
the creation of secret leadership to
carry on the work of the church in place
OF officials who find themselves in the
clutches of the law. AS an American
commentator in Berlin cables, German
Professionalism has thus become a cata-
comb church, with its leaders, like the
early Christian bishops, forced to func-
ton in Stealth
DR.. Niemoeller's arrest was apparently
timed to Danish the last vestige OF ef-
fective opposition to the so-called elec-
ton planned for tomorrow for ratif1ca.
ton OF the plan to harness the Prot
estant creed TO the Hitler chariot. Just
prior to the militant pastors incarcera-
ton, DEGREES were issued denying to the
church ali facilities for election propa- =
ganda Of its own and transferring its
financial administration to the state. To
the last. the government was warned by
eminent moderates like Foreign Minister
Won Neurath, Reichsbank President
Schacht and Finance Minister Won Kro-
sigk that Niemoellers arrest would not
only outrage the sensibilities OF German
Protestants, but aggravate resentment
abroad of the Raich's neo-naran crusade
The Nazi autocrats were not impressed
by these arguments. They are plainly
bent upon pushing to the bitter end the
new Kulturkampf against both Prot
estants and Catholics, to say nothing OF
the unrelenting persecution Of the Jews.
Hitler, Goering Goebbels and Kerrl
profess to believe that the safety Of the
totalitarian regime demands that the
church in Germany be purged Of its
fundamentally spiritual nature and i'm
pregnated with racial mysticism, regard
less OF the violence thus done to Chris
tian doctrine. Whether the Maxi dicta-
torship commensurately assesses the
eventual effects of ruthless war on the
faiths can only be guessed. To the out
side world its policy savors not only OF
brutal unrighteousness, but OF political
madness and suicide.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

salty shippers who look to the river for
their few hours OF recreation In the
afternoons and over the week end.
But one OF the most compelling rea-
sons for the allotment OF funds now is
to accomplish the development Of 4 part
Of Washington which has Jagged far
behind in the whole program OF National
Capital improvement and beautifica-
tion-a program, by the way, in which
the Corps of Engineers Of the Army has
played most prominent part.
Washingtons ramshackle water front
is little short of disgrace to the Capital
City. The engineers plans would trans
form the water front area, making 1t
attractive and pleasing to the eye and
at the same time taking full advantage
OF the utilitarian opportunities which it
affords. The improvement program has
been spread out, wisely enough, over
eight years. The annual allotments will
not be large, while the improvement
can 60 ahead without too sudden dis
ruption to the business OF Uncle Sans
tenants who now occupy leased or rented
space along the water front, which is
all United States property.
The river channel is now being
dredged to a depth of twenty -four feet,
all the way to GEORGETOWN. The water
front improvement program, undertaken
this Summer would represent the neces-
sary, accompanying project. 1t will be
good news for Washington when the
initial allotment OF funds for the first
years work is made
Evening star., 1937-07-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

Dear Sir: have read w. E. G.'s plea
for birds as against cats.
MY feelings are for the cats every
time. 1t is dog nature to chase cats,
cat nature to chase birds, and so on
down the scale.
Many cats wear bells and II the birds
haven't enough sense to get out of Pussy's
way. they deserve their fate.
Beautiful but raucously noisy blue jays
in our neighborhood are rapidly driving
away more attractive birds, so all the
blame need not be put on the cat Yours
truly. a. L. M"
From Alexandria, Va, the following
Dear Sir: May be one of the first to
offer my congratulations to w. E. G.,
Landover, Md. He has expressed my
sentiments in regard to cats and birds.
I am fortunate to live where there are
many birds, and I have seen the neigh
bors' cats who do not touch birds when
they have been we'll fed commit crimes
which I hesitate to mention to one who
loves cats Sincerely, ID. M. G."
Dear Sir: Two cardinals this Spring
built their nest in a small cedar tree next
to my porch. All during the very bad
storm of wind and rain that we had
that lasted for several days, Mrs. Cardinal
sat upon her nest, the tree bent low,
but she patiently sat there, only leaving
for short intervals for food
Il had found a male cardinal that
had flown into my radio wire dead on
my porch roof outside my bedroom WIN
dow, and I had had it mounted
Perhaps you will think it cruel of me,
but had teased Mr.. Cardinal by placing
the mounted one on my porch railing
tthe porch was screened). 1t was in
teresting to watch his reaction. How
ever, he finally seemed to sense that the
dead cardinal could do no harm and
became Indifferent to it.
They were my star boarderS for I
furnished them with sunflower seed, and
detected an air of excited pride in Mr..
Cardinal when his babies were Matched.
I watched them each day, replenishing
their rations whenever they grew low
One morning I thought of my little
family and went to see if they were all
right.
ITO my horror and CONSERVATION the
nest was lopsided and there were no
baby cardinals. I went outside and there
on the ground were some tiny feathers
and little leg.
There are several cats in ny neigh
borhood. and I have found them several
times in trees stalking their prey. How
can you defend them? 1t was really
pathetic to see Mr.. and Mrs Cardinal
calling and searching with food in their
mouths for their babies. They only
stayed around one day. and I have not
seen them since Sincerely, F. H. D."
No one could or would defend such
actions on the part of cat.
One only apologies for him, pointing
out that it is in his nature to do these
things and if any human finds them
lamentable. as all must, he must 60 far
ther back than the one culprit.
Cats have been killing birds all these
centuries, but humans have done their
share Of killing them, too.
1t was man. not cat, which extermi-
mated the millions upon millions of
beautiful and harmless passenger
pigeons.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

Left to the cats, America still would
have had these wonderful creatures,
whose annual migratory flights were one
of the wonders of Nature.
Nature, in setting up the system
whereby one living thing eats another,
may be said to have known what she
was doing, no matter how much the
kindly human may shrink from the
eventualities.
A certain sacrifice there was. but when
the great balance was drawn at the end
OF any year, it was seen that the living
far exceeded the killed.
Thus cats and birds have lived to-
gether in the world for centuries, with
both continuing to live and to progress
as tribes
While the sensitive person must shrink
from such sad happenings as listed land
while the writer here does not agree with
the first letter above, to the effect that
bird which does not get out Of cats
way deserves its fate), it must be re-
membered that mans inhumanity to
man is far exceeded by his inhumanity
to beasts and birds.
The migratory bird law was invoked
only the other day against persons con-
victed of Staying and selling certain
water fowl as SQUAD"
There is on record the history of the
terrible slaughter of certain sea birds by
an organized expedition, which took ad-
vantage of their lack of knowledge and
hence fear of man to club them into
determination.
Cats as bird slayers, therefore, are
really not so bad, although no individual
instance is pretty to see or hear about
Nature, strange aggregation of all
things, made the gentle heart of certain
civilized persons out of the same stuff
she constructed the claws that catch
and the jaws that bite
In her long list Of inventions will be
found little of everything that is; she
made love, and at the same time did not
put her ban on cruelty.
Concepts of God and devil Heaven
and hell are ancient attempts to ex-
plain this duality of things, with what
success must be left to the individual
1t is not fair to cats to rush to the
conclusion that every destroyed nest is
their work
If one does not see the thing done,
one really ought not to jump to con-
Clusions.
AS for us, we have watched cats and
birds for many years, and have yet to
see one Of the former climb tree after
either birds or nests.
We do not say this has not happened
but that we have never seen 1t happen
birds nest is frail thing, at best
We watched the Baltimore oriole
build her nest at the tip of long locust
branch. We knew it would blow down
and, sure enough, it did. There were
no birds in it, nor do we think there ever
had been any Evidently the pair de-
cided the location was not safe, for the
nest had not been finished. although
lined with small, soft, yellow feathers
from the breast of the male.
Our point is that We nor any one
else would have right to cry cat, cat.
just because there are no birds in a
nest. Let us be sure who or what kills
them.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
The Gambling Indictments

The fact that five members OF the
police department were named in the
indictments returned yesterday against
more than hundred persons accused of
violating the gambling laws-together
with the indictment of another police
man for alleged extortion-is apt to
overshadoW in some minds the i'm
portance of this extraordinary round
up of the suspected leaders in Washing
tons gambling racket
If that is the case it will be unfortu-
nate. The most important thing to re-
member about the indictment of the
policemen-Who will, of course, be given
an opportunity in open court to defend
themselves-is that the cases against
them were worked up in close CO.
operation between the police department
and the United States attorneys Office,
with whatever assistance may have
been rendered by the agents of the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue. The
police department is, in other words,
AlC1PAAAS w SiColl leo o"ll AlouSC Va any
suspected dirt that may be found. Five
policemen have been indicted-not the
police department. itself, And five
policemen out of a total uniformed and
plainclothes force of more than 400
men represents an insignificant proper
ton.
Public interest in the cases which
have now been reported on by the grand
jury was aroused last March, at the
time Of the spectacular raid on an estab-
lishment maintained in the Albee Build
Ing. That raid was followed, it will be
recalled, by several others. What
marked the attacks apart from other
raids in the past was the smoothness
with which they were executed, showing
the result Of detailed planning in ad-
vance. The police were there on time
and knew what evidence to look for
and where to find it. The Albee Build
ing raid was followed by another round
up Of great number of suspected book
making establishments throughout the
city, and while this folloW-up was not
failure, its complete success was marred
by the discovery that there had been OBJ
vious tip-ofs in advance from unknown
sources.
The care with which the raids had
been planned, however, must have mar
rowed at the outset the sources of the
tip-off. The indictments yesterday in
dicate where the leak may have oc-
CURED.
United States Attorney Garnett has
established fine record for himself and
for his office in his war against the
gambling racket in Washington. His
efforts have been the more praiseworthy
because they have resulted in real ac-
complishment. More than one "big
time" gambler is already behind the
bars. Yesterdays indictments represent
no fash-in-the-pan gesture against
gamblers. AS the defendants will doubt
less learn during the trial, the cases
have been prepared with extraordinary
thoroughness, such preparation begin
ming weeks before the first raid occurred.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
A Query As to Mrs.
ROOsevelt's Taxes
To the Editor Of The Star:

To The Editor OF The Star.
have just returned to my home, after
a visit to Washington, D. c. If there is
any satisfactory explanation to be given
as to why Mrs Roosevelt can take off the
total amount of the money she earns and
says she turns over to charity, while the
average taxpayer is only permitted to
take of IS per cent. what is it?
In this time of tax evasion" hue and
cry 1t would seem to me that tax evasion
is tax evasion whether the evaders be
Raskob. Du Pont or Roosevelt.
In this era of the more abundant life"
let us all pay our taxes on an equal
basis. and not favor some one who has
plenty Of money, and always has had.
MARY THOMPSON.
indianapolis, Ind.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
In Sight at Last.

For many, many years Washington has
seen the enactment of river and harbor
legislation carrying millions of dollars
appropriated for such work in all parts
OF the Nation. And for many, many
years civic groups and the National
Capital planning agencies have sought
IN vain for the improvement Of the
long-neglected and very dilapidated
Washington water front.
With enactment of this years War
Department appropriation bill, however,
the delayed improvement of the water
front is at long last in sight, with only
one more hurdle to cross The author
ity has been given by special act OF
Congress. The plans have been prepared
by the Corps of Engineers. And now
the money is about to be appropriated,
and will be made available provided the
Secretary of War and the Chief Of Engi-
neers make the necessary allotment to
begin the first years work on an eight
year program.
There are many considerations weigh
Ing in favor of prompt allotment OF the
necessary funds. One is that the plans
contemplate the construction of piers
that will again make Washington port
for much water-borne commerce for
which local facilities are now lacking
The commercial aspect Of the improve
ment is, therefore, important. Another
is that the plans contemplate yacht
basins to accommodate the growing
number OF pleasure craft, not the fine
yachts Of the tax-evading millionaires
by the way, but the small boats Of the
Evening star., 1937-07-03

Much has been gained by the study of
eccentric homicides In fact, the inves-
tigation is expensive and too often leads
to conclusions which appeal neither to
calm intelligence nor to emotional SYM
pathy. Yet famous crime is almost
sure to bring into action some one with
a claim to attention as famous lawyer.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

1t is a matter OF historic record that
the problems of taxation must be con-
stantly studied with a view to meeting
new needs and curtailing old ones. AS
Mr.. Robinson studies the situation he
should find methods which he can apply
to meeting new needs as we'll as to their
curtailment. He should be looked to for
some serious and helpful expression on
the subject.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Alaska.

Alaska.
Alaska! Alaska!
The home of ice and snow!
The silvery land of promise,
Where the golden nuggets grow.
The home OF splendid forests
And streams of mighty pow'r.
What once we thought a wilderness
Became hopes choicest nowr.
Alaska! Alaska!
The lure that you extend
Brings men close back to nature,
To call each other friend
A symbol OF the future
Which this whole earth will view
A land that's now awakening
To bid great dreams come true.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
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Evening star., 1937-07-03

The Fourth of July arrives with de-
mands for patriotic remembrance by
those who have regarded the day with
sincere reverence, even If some able book
keeper showed way of helping the firm
to avoid expenses in incidents of patri-
otto expression.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

The Maryland Legislature has to con-
slider taxation from some new angles and
meet new situation with plans that
combine old wisdom with modern
exigencies.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

One reason why George Washington
is remembered as serious and thought
full man is the fact that he was aware OF
hardships of the future and had to study
to meet them.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

Italy and Germany will not be encour-
aged in an attitude of warlike defiance.
Spain will continue to wait and see what
benefit she is to expect from such devel-
opments in the neighborhood.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
LAissez Faire.

LAfssez Faire.
isn't our friend, the political boss,
rather abrupt and dictatorial?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
He won't last much longer"
What are you going to do about it?"
Nothing. Simply let i'll nature take
its course"
Evening star., 1937-07-03

Stain is said to be apprehensive of the
future. The same report comes from
Japan. China may yet have to do some
thing about a matter that threatens to
become urgent.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

The Fourth of July is still national
holiday and The Star Spangled Banner"
is a success on numerous musical neigh
boring programs as we'll as at home.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

In \ few days this country will be
celebrating the Fourth Of July and re-
calling the fact that the old holiday still
means great deal to the average citizen
Evening star., 1937-07-03

According to Dan Beard, If you want to
lead long and useful life study law, if
you like, but be sure to become scout
master.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Elisian.

From the New Haven Journal-Courier.
Apparently those workers who want
to 60 back to work have noticed that
the strikers are simply removing
"ration3" from corporations"
Evening star., 1937-07-03
= Good Openings.

From the Pontiac Press.
Government service is one high-pay
growing business the smart 1887 gradu-
ate will not overlook.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

Jud Tunkins says the only kind of
courage 4 man who rocks the boat shows
is defiance of public opinion.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
Busy John.

From the BIRMINGHAM AEe-Herald.
John Lewis is busy man. He's trying
to fx everything but the Hours OF
Iniquity and the Wages Of Sin.
Evening star., 1937-07-03
The Easier l.

The Easier Lot.
The humber task is often
The easier by half
The golfer does the fretting
And the caddy has the laugh.
Heart Still in the Same Place.
when we were first married you sent
me flowers and matinee tickets"
Henrietta" replied Mr.. Meekton,
customs change with time I am spend
ing just as much now buying groceries
and tickets for your lectures"
Trade is the great civilizer," said HI
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, but 1t must
be honest trade or else it becomes a de-
morali1er."
Procrastination.
There's plenty of time" said the morn
ing sun,
As he laughed in the rosy sky
So I smiled at the task that was still
undone
And the hours went drifting by.
And the day grew short and the shadows
long
And the moon with the silvery beam
Taught the breeze to whisper the same
old song,
There Is plenty Of time to dream"
The clock is in contradiction set
AS 1t rings with . careless chime
The hours are too short for the task
and yet
There Is always plenty Of time"
when you says Safety first" said
Uncle Eben, you wants to make it
sumpin better than just . new version OF
the old remark, Look out for No. L."
Evening star., 1937-07-03
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Evening star., 1937-07-03

The Easier Lot.
The humber task is often
The easier by half
The golfer does the fretting
And the caddy has the laugh.
Evening star., 1937-07-03

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-09-09

Sec Is. $500. a distance of miles,
Betterments, $1.661.00.
Grading and crawling County Road
No. 759, Division No. 6, Project 1, from
EH Cor. Sec. 20. 49-15 to VIZ Cor.
Sec. 20. 49-15. distance of 10 mile.
$2.115.00.
Graveling County Road No. s26, Dr.
vision No. l. Project l. from VIZ Cor
of Sec. Is. 55-19, to e. 1I16 Cor. of
NEH Sec. Is, $500. a distance of 2
miles. Betterments. $l.178.00.
Installation of culvert replacing old
Bridge No: N-e-l7-l. COUNTY Road No.
sss Division g s No. 2 Pr95ect l. aof from n
North of EA Cor. Sec. Z. 62-19. dis
lance of 800 feet. Betterments. S341. 22
Sponsors share for stucco finish
Cook garage No. 2503, Division No. 3.
Project 40. $250.OQ.,
No. 3. Project 81. s2.000.00.
Tower Garage, No. 1889. Division No.
3, Project Oh. $250.00.
Labor, material and equipment
WPA, Division No. 4. Project so.
Upon motion of Commissioners Muir
ray the County Highway Engineer was
authorized to proceed with the work
described in the above mentioned
estimates.
Upon motion of Commissioner Ost-
dahl. the County Board adjourned at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon of August
10. 1897.
Chairman of the County Board
W. II. BoRGEN.
County Auditor and Ex- Officio Clerk
of the County Board.
(Seal of County Auditory
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-09-09

Now. Therefore, Be It Resolved
That the County Auditor is hereby
the sum of $40.000.00 to the Federal
Works Administration Fund; and to
allot the sum of $S4.231.54 to the 1895
oyerdraft account: and to allot the
sum of $104. SS7.0S to the estimated
tax delinquency account for 1897; and
to allot the sum of S117.271 to the
unexpended 1896 budget balance ac-
count: and to transfer the sum of
$15.000.00 to the various Road and
Bridge Divisions for bills and con-
tracts contracted during the year 1886,
and not paid to date as shown on the
records in the County Auditors Of
flee, and the County Auditor is here
by authorized and Instructed to make
the above mentioned transfers and to
make such payments out of said funds
as are allowed by resolution of the
County Board; and in the event that
there is balance in the estimated
tax delinquency account, for the year
1887. said balance shall be transferred
into the Federal Works administration
Fund and be applied on interest or
warrants payable from said fund.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote: q 4 20
Yeas-Commissione Jones. Ander-
son. Veranth. OstdahE Murray. ABBY
and Chairman Schadewald-7.
Nays-None. 49,
Adopted August 10. 1887.