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Evening star., 1938-10-27
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES 3. TRACEWELL.

It is not too early to start feeding
the birds. Old hands never stop, keep
ing some seed out all summer, but new
comers to the sport want to know when
to begin.
The best answer is the sooner the
better. The songsters which winter with
us are always hungry, being gifted with
glorious appetites and wonderfully
healthy digestive systems.
There Is no reason to wait until bitter
cold comes, or snow lies upon the ground.
OF course, it is more picturesque, in the
snow, but feeding is Just as necessary
now as then.
The beginner should not worry because
the majority of his guests are English
sparroWs.
There seems to be no helping them.
Measures against them are even more
against the spirit of bird feeding, which
is simply kindness of heart overfiowing
to the small creatures of the wild.
Unless one is willing to accept the
wild guests as they come, without draw
ing any line, he had better leave this
sport to those who know that in setting
up free lunch counter one cannot
be particular or choosy.
The pigeons and the squirrels will
come, too, and there is not much to be
done about them, either, for they are
hungry. too.
Drawing up mental reservations and
enforcing restrictions at free lunch
is rather silly after ALL
If one does not wish to feed squirrels
in suburban and country districts, one
had better not put out seeds and grains
at all.
A creature in the wild knows nothing
of your likes and dislikes.
1t Is hungry, it finds something to
eat, and it eats.
What could be more natural, more
right, more to the point?
The civilized person will feel glad
that this chain comes about without
slaughter. in the case Of the small things
which frequent the feeding station.
In the sequence of nature this is not
usual. In the wild the food eaten by
some creatures is often some other living
thing. This Is all too frequent for pleas
ant contemplation.
Ordinarily there is no killing at a
feeding station, unless introduced by
the hand of man. Let no one intro
duce it, then.
Beginning early on the pleasant chore
Of feeding the birds has one great
advantage.
1t gets the birds introduced by easy
stages so that by the time real cold
weather sets In, they are ready to come
at once.
No coaxing them; they know the air
lanes, and their destination; they have
"smelled out" the feeding station, and
are not shy.
This means that the early feeder will
have just few more birds, in all likeli-
hood, than the neighbor who does not
begin until snow falls.
One can never be sure though-that
is one of the pleasant perplexities ot
this unique indoor outdoor sport.
Sometimes the ate-established station
will be even more popular with the
Evening star., 1938-10-27
guests than the one put into commits

! guests than the one put into commits
sion early.
There still are great many unknown
factors in the art of Turing birds to q
particular station. No doubt among
them are foundation paintings, around
a house, or the lack Of them; presence
of a great many people, or the oppo-
site; better choice of seeds and grains;
drinking water, etc.
1t is not possible to say, in every
setting, that such and such measure
will bring the birds, or any certain
number Of species.
The newcomer must realize that only
very few birds winter here, but that
these are among the most interesting,
including such gems of the air as the
chickadee, the titmouse, the nuthatch,
the mourning dove, the cardinal, the
blueJay, the song sparrow, the mock
ingbird, to say nothing Of English SPAR
rows and the ubiquitous starting
Householders have nothing to fear
| from the latter. The starting prefers
to nest in colonies on public, steam
heated buildings. Even If attracted to
yard during the day. it goes back
to its home" at night
Bread, in any form, will attract star
lings, as we'll as mockingbirds.
If they are not wanted, easiest thing
In the world is to withhold bread. The
| Startling eats amicably with other and
smaller birds; the famous mockingbird
is very much of nuisance at a feed
| ing station. Usually it ends by driving
all other birds away. The ambitious
feeder f1nds himself with one feeding
station and one bird.
| E+ + +
So the thing to do, If you want plenty
OF songsters, is to go easy on the bread
crumbs, as dear to the heart of bird
fanciers as they are, through song and
story.
Breadcrumbs make good addition
from time to time, as they occur in
household leftovers, but they should
never be relied on as the main food
for they have the unfortunate habi,
of attracting both Knockers and starlings
| 1t should be added that even if these
are lured to yard, they do not alto.
gether spoil feeding activities. Maybe
the mocker will be a decent bird, anC
the starlings will merely waddle around
in the grass for a time. Occasionally
on bad day, some old fellow will take
up his roost in the sheltered feeder
| protecting himself from the elements TO,
the time being. The chances are he
will not remain more than half an hour
or an hour; in the meantime the other
birds eat from the ground, which they
like to do, anyway.
Birds are not tidy creatures, in the
human sense. They make a great deal
OF mess in and around feeding sta
ton, but this consists mainly of cracked
and husked seed shells. The so-solid-
looking seed or grain is covered with
hard covering, but soft enough fol-
any bird to crack. in order to get al
the meat within.
1t is a good plan to clean up around
a feeder at least once week, but il
II cannot be managed, no harm is done
In fact, worms may be bred from the
mask of husks, and these make excel.
! lent bird food, too.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

ing manifestations provide the spectacu-
lar, there are other circumstances which
lend the real significance to the race.
Running on an out-and-out New Deal
platform is Senator Robert j. Bulkley.
Although never listed as one of the
New Deals mental and spiritual leaders,
Senator Bulkley has produced a record
of consistent loyalty to the administra-
ton and all Of its legislative objectives.
1t is on this record and what it has
meant to Ohio that the incumbent is
now fighting his battle for reelection.
Opposing him is Robert A. Taft, son
of the late President and Chief Justice,
and civic leader well known beyond
his home city of Cincinnati and his
native State. Representing younger
and more progressive Republicanism
than is ascribed to the pre-New Deal
leaders Of that party, Mr.. Taft still
has pulled no punches in criticising "the
Roosevelt way" and those who follow
it unquestioningly.
Fittingly enough Mr.. Taft also points
to what the New Deal record has meant
to Ohio. Almost q miniature nation in
the variety OF its major interests, Ohio
has tested these New Deal policies for
itself and in the verdict of its voters
may be gained an important insight
on what may follow in l940
And If the answer of Ohio's voters in
1898 is the election Of Robert A. Taft to
the Senate, Republican national leaders
may divert their attention from the
New York racket-buster to the Cincin-
natl civic leader for their 1910 presi-
Dental candidate. Further significance
in the Buckeye contest is hardly needed
to make it worthy Of close attention.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Bennett Memorial.

A campaign for funds to build an
annex to the Central Union Mission for
men in homage to the memory Of John
8. Bennett has just been started. De-
signed to improve existing facilities for
service, such a tribute does honor to
the sponsors as we'll as to the late SUI
perintendent whose living monument
the whole establishment always will be.
The drive deserves success because it
represents the natural development OF
a welfare enterprise which has been Of
great value to the city.
And there also are valid sentimental
reasons why Mr.. Bennett should be re-
membered in a way which would please
him. His mind and heart were devoted
to helping men who had no other friend.
1t was his profession to shelter, feed,
clothe and find employment for unfor-
tunate brothers. His life was spent in
labor which earned for him the designa-
ton Of a modern Good Samaritan. When
he died, all Washington mourned him.
Now his generous example is to be an
inspiration for donors who will rejoice
in the opportunity to contribute to-
ward the further progress Of the ideal
to which he was dedicated. One hun
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars
will be needed. The sum is small, its
efficiency will be great. More particu-
larly, each subscription will symbolic a
spirit Of fellowship in the Nations Capt.
tal-a force wanted here, as elsewhere
in the world, today.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Omens in Ohio.

Somewhat overshadowed in most of
the eastern newspaper headlines by the
dramatics attending New York's guber-
material campaign, political shindig
has been going on in Ohio which is
equally significant and equally spec
tacular.
Harking back to the days when can
didates took to the platforms for face
to-face oratorical competition, two
Buckeye aspirants for the United States
Senate have staged a series of cam
paign debates over the past month. Side
by side, they have addressed audiences
in key cities throughout the State,
greeted at times by cheers, by boos, by
disorders and by all the reactions Of
intense political partisans.
While this procedure and the result
Evening star., 1938-10-27
C0nsideratiO for Public in
Transit Case Stressed.

10 the koltOr OF Inc star.
In your recent editorial on The Auto
Railer Case you have used language
that not only the Public Utilities Com
mission Of the District of Columbia but
all other bodies who administer laws
which directly affect the interest of large
groups OF people might we'll frame and
hang on their walls as a motto:
THE question which the Public Utili-
ties Commission must decide is not
what Is best for the corporate interests
opposing each other. but what is best
for the customers. The public interest
should be the paramount consideration
in public utility regulation. In other
words, the only interest that should be
served is the peoples interest"
The Capital Transit Company is to be
commended for its frank statement of
the reason for its opposition to the
Auto-Railer Company's application-loss
of revenue. While it did set up certain
technicalities upon which it hopes
the Commission can see its way clear
to base denial of the application. it
made no effort to conceal the real
reason.
The Auto-Railer Company also has, no
doubt, one compelling reason for seek
ing to extend its service into the Dis
trict-increased revenue.
If the express service offered by the
Auto-Railer is convenience and a
timesaver for its patrons who must now
transfer in Rosslyn in rain snow and
wind and lose time, not only because
of the transfer but also because the
street cars must stop at practically every
crossing, they should not be denied that
convenience merely because of solicitude
for the Capital Transit Companys in
come. That corporations recourse is
to extend its Rosslyn line, by bus lines.
into Arlington County, which it should
be privileged to do if it so desires.
AS to the effect on M street conges-
ton the proposed service would have.
there seems to be some dispute. That
the congestion during the rush hours
is even now serious seems not to be a
matter Of dispute. This Gordian knot
could be cut Immediately by prohibiting
parking on the south side during the
morning and on the north side during
the afternoon rush hours; in other
words. by the application of the Kings
Highway Doctrine so vigorously enunciat-
ed recently by the court.
A. G. MURRAY.
October 26. Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Acquaint Yourself
With Americas
Historic Churches.

Although the United States is a new
nation. comparatively speaking, it
abounds in places of historic interest
not the least of these are it's churches.
One of the incentives which led to the
colonization of North America and the
subsequent founding of the American
Nation, was an overwhelming desire for
religious freedom. Learn more about
the historic churches of our country.
Order your copy of this new 48-page
educational booklet which pictures and
gives the history of some Of the most
famous churches in this land Of religious
freedom. Order your copy today. Only
10 cents postpaid
Evening star., 1938-10-27

employed with particularly effective re-
suits in veterans litigation. This plan
called for friendly conferences between
attorneys and sometimes between at
torneys and Judges In chambers, with
view to stipulattng legal and factual
issues in advance of trial. These con-
sultations have greatly facilitated hand
ling Of veterans litigation in the courts
here.
The machinery of justice too long
has been ponderous and antiquated. The
courts have acted wisely in taking steps
to adjust themselves to the pace of
modern civilization through such self
imposed reform as pre-trial procedure.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
When Love Is Dead.
(Rondeau)

When Love is dead no prayer nor
pain,
Nor yearning for remembered bliss,
Nor Spring with vivifying kiss
Can bring Love back to life again.
The roses wake meath summer rain;
But nature wields no charm like
this
When Love Is dead.
All travail for rebirth Is vain
All shrinking from that cold abyss
Where one must fain each hope dis
miss
There lies thing forever slain
When Love is dead! D. A. G.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

The medical profession has come
through with hypodermic which makes
the cure Of drug addicts free from initial
nervous shock, excitement and mental
upsets. Some one better get busy on
similar pain-killer for the American peo-
pie when this spending debauch is over
If 1t ever is over.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Twenty Years Ago
The World Var Day by Day
October Fl, 1918.

On a ffteen-mile front between the
Oise and the Serre, the French gained
five miles at some points. They got
across the Serre and beat of many coun-
attacks piercing the enemy's center
the Hunding Stellung. Ludendorf
officially resigned his command.
On their front, Italians continued their
drive against the Austrians. Assisted by
British, they crossed the Piave in q
number Of places and took 5000 prisoners
and flfty-one guns. There was hard
fighting and numerous counter attacks
were resisted.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Shooting Stars.
BY PH1LAEDER JOHNSON.
Peace.

Peace.
OF peace we speak: of peace we sing,
And peace is what we're going to get
Fen though vast armies we must BRING
Into the field-weIl have 1t yet.
And If the dove across the sea
Should dutter, in its discomfort,
A navy-maybe two or three,
Shall on its way forthwith be sent.
We love that dove; yes, day by day
Unto our hearts 1t grows more dear,
And If there is no other way
Well wiring its neck to keep it here.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
October 26.
Denies That Vaccination
Affords Smallpox Protection.

To the Editor Of The Star:
A letter to The Star of October 20
signed m" says: Smallpox, which is
the only disease those who have been
vaccinated never have"
In question 5,432 OF the Royal Com
mission on Vaccination, Sir James Paget,
MD, asked DR.. Chas Creighton, AM,
MD: In your opinion vaccination
affords no protection at all?" Answer:
In my opinion, none at all"
With few exceptions. everybody I
know who has had smallpox was vacci-
mated once or several times previously.
In some London outbreaks "only vac
cinated persons were attacked"
Will M" debate his statement?
H. B. B..
October rs. Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

Budget and Politics Hold President"
ran a recent headline over Hyde Park
news dispatch. Most of us knew that
politics had pretty good grip on him,
but thought that "the quarterback"
could go through the budget at will.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

Certain economists believe that people
are prosperous when they are spending.
Another school, not very popular now
adays, insists that real and authentic
prosperity can be had only when people
are saving.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Should Democracy Be Limited
To Half of the People?

To the Editor of The Star:
1t has been proposed more than once
in this column that all our citizens
OF certain nationality should be
excluded from the majority of occupa-
tions, treatment comparable in princi-
pie to that of the Jews of Germany.
The nationality here subjected to this
arbitrary proposal is the female The
main arguments advanced in favor of
the persecution are Cd that woman's
place is in the home and ca that unem-
ployed men should be given the jobs
held by women. These arguments are
based on the prejudice of past ages,
and on ignorance of the fundamental
principles of freedom on which democ-
racy is based. If the idea of democracy
Is to be maintained, then any person
must be allowed to work in any field
OF occupation in which that person
wants to work, irrespective of race, color,
creed. sex or married status.
ClVlllzatlon can only advance with
increasing enlightenment of the human
race, and approximately half of the
race is female. Now if half of our race
is to be held in bondage, how can man.
kind progress as whole? Woman,
with her heritage of slavery and
ignorance as background. has found it
difficult to emerge as free individual,
and 1t has been just as difficult for
men OF narrow mental limits to see
that women should be permitted to exer-
else the rights of free individuals with
out persecution because of sex.
October Is. DEMOCRACY.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

small business and the countrys general
welfare down to the last count In this
coming showdown it will be neither the
"cat in the cracker box" nor the spot
less shelves he makes much of that will
prove so interesting; but on the other
hand it will be shown that Uncle Sans
little million-unemployed dilemma,
which neither Drs. Hoover nor Roose-
velt have been able to remedy, is mainly
traceable to the chain monopolies
PERRY F.. SKINNER.
October %, 1888.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Another Side Of
Chain Store Question.

Another Side OF
Chain Store Question.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Chain Stores Defended Against
Critics." by Herndon P. Murray in The
Star of October 81 was so one-sided
that feel the other side of the picture
should be presented. Mr.. Murray said
there's an inevitable showdown for the
chain stores with enemies jealous Of
victory. If this Is all Mr.. Murray knows
of the pending struggle fear he is due
for q sad awakening. Yes. lot Of US
are looking for showdown on this
chatn-stoee octopus that has the farmer.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Held in Esteem.

Held In Esteem.
Il suppose you have a certain admira-
ton and regard for our Government"
said the sarcastic citizen.
Undoubtedly" answered Mr.. Dustin
stax. "Our Government has trained
some Of the most efficient men that
We capitalists have in our employ"
Evening star., 1938-10-27
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paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication OF special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Letters to The Star

Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address OF the Uriter
although the use of pseudonym for
publication is permissible. Please be
b7ief!
Evening star., 1938-10-27
UnSeasonable.

Unreasonable.
The autumn leaves once more are tost
In sad profusion at our feet;
Not touched, as usual, by the frost;
But just Frustrated by the heat.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

Money" said Uncle Eben, "hab wings,
an 1t depends on circumstances whether
It acts IKE IN eagle or . goose"
Evening star., 1938-10-27
Preferred Obscurity,

Preferred Obscurity.
why don't you make a speech that
will echo down the corridors of time?"
Whats the use?" answered Senator
Sorghum. 1T would simply result in
future lot of schoolboys making me
seem ridiculous when they got up to
recite."
Evening star., 1938-10-27
TOpsy Turw,

TOpsy Turvy.
And still the world goes on its way
BY dire confusion vexed;
The things that people say one day
Are all denied the next.
Evening star., 1938-10-27

Fame" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, nowadays, is another name
for successful advertising"
Evening star., 1938-10-27

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The Washington times., 1938-05-31
List of Washington Produce Markets

1.25; Sss-100s, 3l.25mIS5; wasty or
scalder. 5096oc, as to size: ParaSons,
113-163c, S1@1.1s; sss-1OOs t1.l501.5O:
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Asparagus-Market firm. Pyramid
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large size, S3.5O@4: few higher large
size, S3.259S.50; few higher, medium to
large size, S2.7513: medium size. $40
ly. S2.25625O.
CabbaEe-Market steady. For relief
Two Virginia arrived: 2 broken cars on
track. Virginia, / a -bushel hampers Do
nestle Round type. 4O@50c.
Cantaloups-Market slightly weaker.
One California arrived: broken car on
track. Salmon Meats, California. ponys
9475; tumbos 3Ss and ASS. IS.
Carrots-Market steady. One Cali
fornia, l Texas arrived: broken and 2
unbroken cars on track. California West
ern crates. S3.5O64; mostly. s3.5O03.75;
Texas, bushel baskets. topped washed,
31.75.
Corn-Market weaker. Three Ala. /
Tex. arrived: broken and unbroken
cars on track. Alabama and Georgia,
crates, S1.7S62.
Celery-Three Fla. arrived; broken
cars on track. Market about steady.
crates, trimmed tops individually washed
2a-10 dozen, S2.75@3.5O: mostly S3@S.2S.
Lettuce-Market about steady. Five
Cal. arrived; broken and unbroksn
The Washington times., 1938-05-31
STOCK MARKET
DRIFTS Low R
AFTER HOLIDAY
SteeIS Among Weakest
On Big Board
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, May 81 G.N.S).
The stock market today returned
to its slow downward drift, as
trading was resumed after the
Memorial Day holiday. Volume
was light, but leaders slipped
easily with losses in some cases
running to as much as two points.
STEELS ARE WEAK
Steel shares, as a result of cur
tailed operations, were among the
weakest on the big board. Repuo-
lie hit a new low for the year.
Bethlehem equaled its 1888 bottom
on a drop of more than a point,
and U. S. Steel lost as much after
opening a point lower.
OTHER LOSSES
Chrysler tumbled more than two
points. Eastman Kodak and Du-
Pont dropped as much. Fajardo
Sugar and Borden were among the
representative issues to slip into
new low ground.
The Washington times., 1938-05-31

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