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Evening star., 1938-03-14
Federal Domination.

State rights apparently went with the
wind when the Virginia Assembly sought
to enact legislation designed to protect
its citizens against jerry-builders only
to find that it was so dominated by the
Federal Government that the law as
finally approved may turn out to be
nullity.
AS originally introduced and passed by
the lower house, the bill provided for
the creation of State board to examine
and license all general contractors bid
ding on projects of more than $4,000
The bill went to the Senate and came
out of committee approved, and was rid
ing along very well in the Senate when
member produced a telegram which
had been sent to the Virginia highway
commissioner by the head of the Fed
eral Bureau of Public Roads. The tele-
gram said that no projects would be
approved by the bureau where Federal
funds were involved if the bill was made
applicable to them.
This was a concrete example of how
far the Federal Government has gone
in meddling in the States. But it was
suf1clent to cause an amendment to be
made to the measure, which not only
took care of the roads threat from the
Federal Government, but excepted all
work dependent upon Federal or State
funds or funds of political subdivision.
This is the nullifying feature, apparently,
when the fact is taken into consideration
that the Federal Government has it's
finger on almost every building project
now. The ramifications of the Federal
housing are so great that almost every
home construction job has Federal
money involved.
furthermore, contractors who now are
IN business or who go into business
before September l next are to be given
licenses without examination, thus leav-
ing no guarantee to citizens that those
seeking their building jobs are able to
qualify under examination
The bill as originally introduced merely
provided a means for the State to as
sure to its citizens that those who sought
to do their building were qualified to
handle the job. 1t is therefore hard to
understand why branch OF the Fed
eral Government should object to a
State giving assurance that those who
did its work were competent to per-
form 1t.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

stay With us the year round. It must
never be forgotten that while the main
motive must necessarily remain humani-
tartan, one of the very distinct lesser
motives Is human enjoyment.
We who love the birds would be wor-
rying ourselves needlessly by attempting
to conduct eXneriments on any extended
scale.
The birds do not worry their funny
little heads about food They simply
eat what they find, provided it is of
the type they will eat. Practically all
the birds which remain here over win
ter, as dictinct from the migrators. are
seed and grain eating, and, in some
cases, bread eaters. One of the chief
instances of the latter is the starting,
mentioned so many times here as an in
tereStlng bird to observe, no matter
what any one may think of it otherwise.
If you want starlings in your yard,
you can have them any time you want
by putting out bread.
These wise fellows keep scouts out
constantly in all parts of town.
That is not all. These scouts have
some mysterious way of communicat-
ing with the main bands. They do not
fly and tell their comrades. Their COM
rades just come to them.
X x
The date of April is is a good one to
discontinue feeding.
By that date the weather should have
opened up permanently; the natural
foods of the birds, both migrating song
sters and those which stayed with us,
should be easily got at by both sorts
March hoc ic
unpredictable in Washington. 1t often
has been the worst month of the year
Those who have fed the birds here
until this time should continue to do
so, at least until the date mentioned.
There are some good reasons for dis
continuing feeding. For one thing, it
is more natural for the Songsters to eat
as nature intended them to eat They
need the exercise, for one thing! And
here is something which is seldom men,
toned, but 1t is fact, we believe, that
the gardener wants his garden for him
self in springtime. If he has been in
the habit of permitting the feeding
blrds to have it, his very presence in
the yard will tend to scare them away,
at least interfere very seriously with the
habits they have built up all winter
AAiSii biiCiC Vic illdtlel VI SbUtlQS Ine
grass IN trim. The feet of the eating
birds have worn bare patches beneath
the feeders, and these must be repaired
New seed must be put in and the up
coming grass must have a chance to
grow unmolested.
X X
The garden, from the middle of April
on, ought to be peculiarly the nesting
place OF the migrating birds. The stay
at-homes have had their fling at it.:
now let us turn it over to the catbirds
and the wrens, and the thrushes and
the others which by that time will be
with us.
The territorial theory of bird song
simply means that each male bird Sc
lects certain spot of ground, and filings
out his song over it. He stakes out a
claim, as it were, with his voice: other
birds OF the same species are thereby
warned to keep away from his nest.
1t is possible to have four or five nests
in 5O-foot yard. Last year We had
robin nest, cardinal nest, flicker
nest. catbird nest and Baltimore
orlole nest in the garden.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

he was not pretending. Rather, cruel
ty, ignorance and greed were real
enemies which he regarded it an obli-
cation to oppose with all his strength.
He was not a modern Don Quixote, tilt
ing at windmills. On the contrary, he
fought real errors, real evils, real sins
of an imperfect society. It may be men
toned also that on occasion he won a
real victory. America needed such "a
crusader, and his life was not by any
means a failure.
Perhaps his agnosticism may be re-
garded as a constructive philosophy. He
was a doubter, but not a cynic. The
human race, he believed. was capable
OF a greater maturity. He prodded 1t
forward with a sharp yet not malicious
stick. At the end he may not have
been content, but he certainly had no
reason to complain about lack of prog
ress. Mr.. Darrow survived long enough
to see with his own eyes tremendous
gains for the species which he insisted
must have got its start in a jungle. If
a battalion or two had wandered up a
blind alley he was not convinced of the
tutility OF the march of the main pro-
cession.
He will be remembered by conserva- =
tives as well as by radicals, possibly be-
cause he never belonged completely to
either party. 1t was his fate to be
out of step with everybody, yet never
out of sympathy with any one. Mr..
Darrow was a paradox in everything
except his humanness.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Will Parking Meters Be
Used as Hitching Posts? ?
To the Editor of The Star,

To the Editor of The Star.
Your recently printed editorial, under
the caption Park and Pay" seems to
contemplate the use of parking meters
by motorists only. Is 1t not possible, If
parking meters are brought into use,
that District residents may witness
closer approach to using public high
ways for stables than would be the
case were such meters to be for motor
lists only? Will the privileges afforded
by the meters be denied to a resident of
nearby State who may come to the
city with yoke of oxen or a pair of
mules hitched to vehicle? Under the
existing traffic act, parking is defined
as leaving ANY vehicle" standing on
public highway, whether or not attend
ed. The word "vehicle" manifestly has
VIDE coVerage because the term motor
vehicle" is defined in the act as every
vehicle propelled by an internal-com-
buStlon engine. or by electricity or
steam, except traction engines, road
rollers and vehicles propelled only upon
rails and tracks.
Hence 1t appears entirely pertinent to
inquire whether the parking meters will
be lmbedded securely in the sidewalks
SO as TO serve also as hitching posts for
animals hooked to vehicles? If not
and yoke of oxen or a team of mules
were to walk away with the parking
meter and lnfiict damage. might not the
municipality be made joint defendant
IN an action at law instituted by party
seeking to be reimbursed for such
damage?
Whlie the law could be drawn so as
TO contemplate use of the parking meters
by motor vehicles only, it is likely that
the courts would hold such a proviso
Tree from discriminatory qualities in
tnus attempting to exclude vehicles
drawn by oxen or mules?
EDWIN S. HEGE,
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Religion in Washington.

II ever in the history of modern times
religion has needed friends, the moment
is now. Throughout the world policies
at variance with spiritual progress enjoy
prosperity which thoughtful Ameri-
cans must deplore. What is happening
to Austria is symptomatic of the fate
foreshadowed for the whole of civiliza-
tlon-unless somehow men and women
OF good will, laboring together in the
name of the Prince of Peace, can build
strong dikes against the rising flood of
greed and violence.
The annual appeal of the Washington
Federation of Churches has been an
nounced in the face of sea of troubles
at home as well as abroad. No citizen.
reading the newspapers or listening to
the news broadcasts of the radio, re-
qulres to be told that everything precious
to democratic self-government, cultural
evolution, the preservation of the intee-
r1ty OF the institutions of the home and
OF society at large, and even Of honor
able maintenance of individual existence,
is threatened on every hand. The
shadow of the universal storm already
hangs over the District of Columbia.
Yet here particularly the cause Of Christ
should be defended. It was the intent
OF the founding fathers of the Federal
Union that the Capital should be a
Christian community, and their hope
is not dead in the hearts of the bene-
ficiaries of their foresight, conscience
and genius.
Surely the money wanted for the sup
port of the Federation for another year
will be subscribed with generous enthu-
siasm. The campaign provides an op-
portunity for Thousands to testify for
Evening star., 1938-03-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Dear Sir: enjoy your articles on
birds very much, but the other day you
said that redbirds, bluejays and star
lings do not eat out Of feeding boxes.
II have two feeding boxes in my yard
and every one of the above birds comes
each day and eats as though starved.
II have already bought 60 pounds Of
the smallest chicken feed that is sold
for birds at feed stores. We drive out
to Silver Spring to get it and all the
birds are crazy about 1t.
II feed them even up to April IS and
they eat just the same. I also have
friends in other parts of the city and
when visiting them I saw both redbirds
and bluejays eating out OF the feeding
boxes.
Il was surprised myself to see the
starlings and blackbirds eating from my
boxes. Yours truly, c. T. M.
"P. S.-Please excuse me for writing
this, but l just could not help letting
you know that those birds do eat out of
feeding boxes"
X X
The more one knows about birds, the
more sure he will be that it is dangerous
to dogmatize about them.
LII OliC al " CllCS cav ohC VI WIZ ASSNi%Ao,
in the next they will not.
All that it is possible to say is what
one has seen.
In the yard we know best, the male
cardinal, or redbird, has never been
seen on a feeding station shelf. The
female often alights there after the
other guests have left.
Bluejays occasionally use the shelf or
dc h,,t ;,,
the main do such eating as they do
from the ground.
AS for the starlings, they spend prac-
tically all of their time spread out over
the yard, searching for grubs or the
like.
We have from one to three feeders
going practically the year around, and
can count the number of starlings that
have patroniZed them on the fingers of
one hand.
One wise old startling sat in the tray
Of a feeder one snowy afternoon for
several hours, but he was not eating, he
was just protecting himself from the
elements.
These feeders have been kept stocked
constantly with a variety of feeds and
seeds. including mixtures commonly sold
do WlluUlIu lceu, LIE UdDy CHICK leeQ
mentioned by our correspondent, and
the larger scratch feed.
In addition. the birds have had bread
of various types. oatmeal. suet, even bits
of meat. They have had apples, cheese,
raisinS, nuts
dozen starlings once surrounded
plate of salmon, originally put out for
stray cats, and feaSed heartily there
from.
But they do not like our feeding sta
tions particularly.
There can be little question that the
shape, size and type Of construction of
one feeder might repel certain birds.
whereas these same individual birds
might readily take to feeder of an
other shape and type.
These are matters on which it would
be exceedingly difficult to get any real
data.
The best plan is to put up stations and
let the birds come as they will Too
much attempt to be scientific in this
matter would defeat one of the main
purposes of feeding the songsters which
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Drawing the Line.

Drawing the Line.
Heard an argument one day.
Angry emphasis arose.
1t went on in such way
That it almost led to blows.
Now all hands have settled down
To the work that must be done,
Often thinking with a frown,
OF the loss of rest and fun.
Arguments were made, we guess,
To bring various views to light.
Every kind is success
If it doesn't start a fight.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Harry N. Low and the
Capital Bicycle Club
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The brief biographical notice of the
death OF Mr.. Harry N. Low. published in
The Star few evenings ago stated that
Mr.. Low was an original" member of
the Capital Bicycle Club. I regret to
advise that this is an error.
The organizers of the Capital Bicycle
Club were Messrs. Krauskopf, Herbert
s. and Frederick D. Owen, L. P. Einolf,
L. ~ Jesunofski, Frank Wood and my
self-of whom I am the sole survivor.
The club was organized January 81,
1879, and its register shows that Mr..
Low joined June 9, 1883, nearly 9ia years
after its birthday.
MAX HANSMANN.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
A Booklet on
Interior DECORATING

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Evening star., 1938-03-14

their faith, their confidence, their anxi-
ETY. that God shall not be friendless in
an age of confusion the like of which
1t is difficult to find in the entire
chronicle of human experience.
The Star regards it a privilege to
commend every effort In behalf of re-
ligion in Washington. Currently it is a
duty to assist the Federation as never
before.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

President Roosevelt is at least SHARED
the need of asking anybodys racial an
cestry even in the most delicate financial
problems. The quest at present is for
simple prosperity and not method of
securing tangible advantage.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

There are interviews in which time
might be saved if Mr. James A. Farley
could be depended on to take charge of
the presidential interests. The Farley
viewpoint can always be relied on for
a system of abbreviations which permit
time for all the superficial courtesies.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Calls Attention to Error
In Story on Helen Keller

To the Editor of The Star:
In your comment on the article about
Helen Keller in the last issue of This
Week you stated that Helen Keller was
born deaf and blind. May I make
correction? She was not born deaf and
blind, but became so as the result of an
illness at the time she was 10 months old.
HENRIETTA r. BOYCE.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Compares Saloons to
A Pack of Mad Dogs
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Mad dogs or the saloon, which?
According to the best information
can get, there are about 1900 saloons in
Washington that pay the Government
for the privilege of selling liquor to men
and women, and if they get drunk, they
ment.
Is that right?
If the Government should turn out
1900 mad dogs on the streets, instead
Of 1900 saloons, and they should bite
Evening star., 1938-03-14

A great many questions are asked of
Mr.. Ickes which relate to his present
residence rather than to his citizenship.
1t is large country and many points
may be covered by one interrogation.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

AS Mr.. Ickes announces his policies
or opinions it may be little hard for
Maryland, where he now resides. to
determine whether she has local boss
or not
Evening star., 1938-03-14

AS events progress there is a feeling
of envy for the prosperity Vienna might
have enjoyed by collecting royalties on
the Blue Danube waltzes instead Of
mingling into incidental troubles.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

New York wife says she killed her
policeman husband because he would
not stop beating her He may have been
a gallant officer but he showed bad
judgment in exhibiting his courage.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

Science has tremendous work ahead
if it is expected to provide enormous
water expanses without inundating lands
which might possibly be proftably
worked for metals
Evening star., 1938-03-14

The Pacific Ocean contains so many
islands that trouble hopes may be based
on the possibility of creating misunder-
standing between two or three of them,
however small.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

men, women and children, would the
Government kill the dogs or imprison
the victims of the dogs, as they do the
victims Of the saloon? &
THOMAS KELLEY.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

If another tower of Babel is to be
erected it is feared that special con-
sideration will have to be given to quick
results and safety restrictions.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

Money may have to be utilized on such
rigid terms that anybody desiring to
start war will have to pay in advance
Evening star., 1938-03-14
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Evening star., 1938-03-14

I'm seeking to make prisons comfort
able and homelike," said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, 1T may be well to re-
member that most criminals left happy
homes in the first place."
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Modern Improvement.


Strangely fortunate are we
Who Inventions aid have known.
We can talk across the sea
BY the latest telephone.
We can hear about the strikes
And the cost of living high
And the mutual dislikes
That have set the map awry.
All this marvellous display
OF invention fails to cheer.
Wish they would invent some way
To improve the news we hear.
"Womens rights" said Uncle Eben, "is
liable to encourage too many loaf1n' mer
to permit de wife de proud privilege OF
supportin' de family"
Evening star., 1938-03-14

Jud Tunkins says he's afraid the
farmer has been giving so much atten-
tion to politics and finance tnat he's
afraid the prize pigs and pumpkins at
the next county fair are going to be
smaller than usual.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Renaissance,

Gone are those good old days so crude
Which we recall with some regret,
When folks would say you were dude, "
If you should smoke cigarette.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
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Choosing His Enemies.

"A man who succeeds in politics" re-
marked the confidential friend, lis sure
to make enemies"
"Of course" replied Senator Sorghum.
Sometimes the enemies do incalculable
damage, but fool enemy is likelier than
not to produce valuable publicity"
Evening star., 1938-03-14

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-08-04

Evidently the Administration is am
mindful of the fact that the difference be-
tween despotism and constitutional COX
eminent IS the difference between force
reason
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-08-04

j ISN'T the amount Of brains ore pos
se-ses that counts but the use that is made
81 them
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Italy forbds The expectation Of
Genuine antiques, but this will not keep
Americans from Juggling nome the other
Hd
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COMPLICATIONS HALT
WORK ON HIGHWAY
Continued from Fage One)

t0ontNlLeU rom age OtleJ
Y Porter some years ago, in
winch was expressed the know
.eaza shat Mr.. Singleton was car
Illa4 III a wonderful work for
tho county Mr. SINGLETON thank
Tito u0aro and assured them
Is s.cretar< that the vora uould
~ carried On to the lmlt 81 the
funds available
Half Million Gallons Of Water
Earl Aa4n1s. menbkr OF the
AQ educf Conmi.~loa addressed
the board, stating ulat VIM
DoQgnul chanman or tue com
mission. was now assembling data
ta be prskented. t. the. PWA in
.anncctioh with the request fo d
Iuae and the probable use Of the
.oaul of water by different orr
aa.luuoie wa ~ be- Incorporate
/. i 1hc data
Mi Porter sand that the county
would IN al probability use
9eu1 100000 gallons yearly, and
C1,rk Sawyer was instructed t.
Hltc letter to TINS effect to Pc
Ten Chairman Doughtry
Bedside nursing project 4c-
counts uerc broucht 81 the a1t,u-
81 tine board. showing indebted.
i. IL HI SmQ 5u covering pay If
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TODAY'S COMMON
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t4ysteria is pronounced
HI te1 ii i. not his ter
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-15
GOVERNOR PLEDGES
ENTIRE PROTECTION
TO co Ne WORKERS
Tells Delegation State Will
Assure Them Right To
Return To Jobs If
They Wish
THOSE DESIRING TO
STRIKE MAY DO so
Statement of Policy Applies
to Whole. State, Hoey AS
sures Workers Who Call at
His Office; No Plans Made
To Send National Guard to
Greensboro

Raleigh, July 10, AFH Eighteen
men who said they represented more
3,249 of the 1851 or SO regular en-
ployees of the closed Cone textile
mills at Greensboro, received assur-
ances from Governor Hoey today that
they would have the protection of the
State if the local authorities failed
to protect workers when the mills
reopened.
The mills closed Monday when
workers protested against wage
cut. The governor said the men told
him they had petitions signed by g.
249 of the regular employees of the
four plants asking that the mills re-
open, and that two of the petitions
had been in circulation only since
late yesterday. He said the workers
said they had been "well treated"
II told them" said the governor,
"that in North Carolina every person
has a right to strike or to quit work
individually or collectively, but that
those who wanted to work had a
right to do that. If the majority want
to go to work, the State of North
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