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Evening star., 1938-07-04
Dissolution Of Nazi
Bund Organizations Urged.

AM very much concerned and inter-
ested about the menace to our coun-
try in the Nazi Bund organizations in
our United States
happen to be an American who can
CLAIM my inheritance from those stalnch
and faithful souls who first settled our
shores both in New England and Vir-
glnia in the early 1600s.
Might 1 say on behalf of all men who
had share in making America that
we need to engage in Nationwide
propaganda telling about the spiritual
life OF the progenttors of our Nation.
how they would spend hours in PRAYER
before taking public stand on an i'm
portant question concerning the people.
ioday we are like the little red hen: we
like the results but don't want to be
ootnered With the ways and means.
How often have we seen pictures of
the Pilgrims on their way to church
walking through the wilds, with shoul-
dered gun and watchful eye
The few have spoken to about the
Nazl Bund are totally ignorant concern
ing it and the public needs to be in
formed more forcefully. I can only
hope that our Government is not asleep
concerning the bund.
Can any true American visualize an
American Army training camp, COM
PEELED to use only English tongue, giving
the U. S. salute to the U. S. flag within
the borders of Nazi Germany, let alone
IN "a of its important cities?
Yes. this is free county, but 1t won't
be long if such organizations are not
dissolved
1t is like the story of the Irishman
who, having lately arrived in this free
country. walked up to a man in the
street and exultantly punched him in
the nose. Whereupon the gentleman
protested and our newcomer said. well,
isn't this free country?" "Yes," came
the reply, but your freedom ends where
my nose begins" and so we say to
Nazism and every other un-American.
ism. your government ends where ours
begins. ELLEN NORCROSS ECKEIs.
Evening star., 1938-07-04
Prince Bertil of Sweden,

Washington regrets endlessly that it
was deprived of the privilege of welcom-
ing Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of
Sweden and his consort because of the
illness of King Gustav's heir in New
York, but the Capital has been privi-
legged to be host to the Crown Princes
sturdy third son, Prince Bertl, who has
effectively pinch-hit for his father since
the Stockholm royal party's arrival in
the United States last week.
All who had opportunity on Monday
to hear the prince broadcast in his
fathers behalf had ample evidence that
he is a young man of quality and
capacity, worthy in his own right to
fill the representative role which was
so unexpectedly thrust upon him.
Washington's greeting of Prince Bertil
is seasoned with the sincere hope that
his father will be speedily restored to
health. Crown Prince and Princess
Gustav Adolf are no strangers in these
parts, being well and agreeably re-
membered from their visit of ten years
: ago, when they unveiled the Ericsson
Memorial in Potomac Park.
The National Capital has a special
interest, as the political metropolis of
the Republic, in receiving Swedens
royal emissary. The United States ties
with the northern European democracy,
whose pioneer sons and daughters
founded New Sweden on the shores of
Delaware and Pennsylvania three hun
dred years ago this summer were
eloquently acclaimed in Secretary Hull's
Tercentenary address at Wilmington.
He recalled, along with other far too
little known facts of Sweden's portion
IN the creation and development of this
country, that it was one of the first
powers to enter into a treaty of COM
merce and amity with the United States
after Yorktown. And, reverting to a
modern theme especially close to the
heart of the Secretary of State, he
pointed out that one of the earliest
countries to enter into a reciprocal
trade agreement with us four years ago
was the Scandinavian nation that
Americans these days are so proud to
honor.
The hour is appropriate, too, to re-
affirm Washingtonians' fondness and
respect for the cultured diplomat who
for twelve years has represented King
Gustav in the United States, Mr.. VOL
mar Bostrom. The Minister and his
wife must have come to look upon the
Capital almost as their other home town,
so long and so actively have they kept
the flag of Sweden flying on r street.
Those who will visit the Legation today,
to pay their respects to Mr. and Mrs.
Bostrom's princely guest, will have con-
splcuously in mind the service this
gracious Swedish couple has rendered in
drawing ever closer the ties linking their
country with ours. 1t may be taken for
granted that Minister Bostrom's con-
structive diplomacy at Washington.
eliminating in the epochal events of
the Tercentenary, commands the same
high regard in Sweden as it does here.
Evening star., 1938-07-04
Firearms Regulation.

y President Roosevelt has signed bill
requiring the licensing OF interstate
shipments Of firearms and outlawing
sales to persons under indictment, or
who have been convicted of crimes or
who are fugitives from justice While
this new law must be regarded as step
in the right direction, it should not be
confused with the firearms legislation
sought unsuccessfully at the last session
OF Congress by Attorney General Cum
mings.
The new law was proposed as a sub
stitute for the Cummings measure, but
it will not be accepted as such by De-
partment of Justice officials or by others
who are deeply concerned over the ease
with which gangsters and other outlaws
obtain their weapons A careful reading
OF the statute reveals serious flaws, the
most absurd of which is provision that
shipments must not be made know
ingly" to lawless elements. How is a
shipper OF arms to know whether his
customers are law-abiding persons or po-
tential or confirmed law-breakers? And
If he should know that purchaser is a
criminal, how could the Government
prove that he knew it? Apparently the
law will strike only at the dealer who the
Government can prove is in conspiracy
with the underworld and dealers of
that ilk appear to be an exception
rather than the rule.
The Cummings bill would have re-
quired the registration without fee of
every pistol, revolver and gas gun, which
are the hold-up mans favorite weapons
since passage of the act requiring regis
tration Of sub-machine guns and saved
off shotguns. 1t also would have COM
PEELED each purchaser of pistol or re-
volver to pay 81 tax and submit his
flngerprints. The predatory gunman
was not expected to comply with the
registration requirements, of course, but
If he were caught with an unregistered
gun on him he could be sent to prison.
oHuer Ine new law criminal still may
buy his pistols at sporting goods and
hardware stores with little or no fear of
Federal prosecution-and if he should
be found in possession of a revolver, no
charge could be lodged against him for
being armed.
1t is to be hoped Mr.. Cummings will
renew his fight for more effective fire.
arms regulation at the next session of
Congress.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

and led to the framing Of the Constitu-
ton for the Union, the inhabitants of
the Federal City again petition for
redress of their grievances. They ask
specifically that when the new Congress
assemblies consideration be given with
out further unnecessary delay to their
just complaint. What they desire al
ready is conceded to millions of their
fellow countrymen. They would have
reason to be ashamed, if they did not
protest against the discrimination under
which they languish.
Evening star., 1938-07-04
Just as there are more robins this year

than ever before, 80 there are more cat
birds, aristocrats Of the kingdom OF
feathers.
This bird Is a sort of crown, in the
fascinating sport of observing; he sell
dom attracts much attention to himself
until one has been watching birds for
a long time.
Then the observer wonders, all OF a
sudden, why he did not pay attention
to the catbird before.
The answer is easy. This bird is an
aristocrat, and real aristocrats never
attract much attention to themselves.
They have a certain reserve which de-
fends them from the curiosity of the
vulgar.
Every one knows aristocratic dogs.
While there are some breeds supposed
to embody this characteristic, as mat
ter OF birth, there are occasional speci-
mems in all breeds which possess it.
Such dog holds himself aloof, not
in snooty way, but simply as matter
of innate characteristic He will not
run to you, nor after you. He believes
in himself and in others. He minds his
own business, and asks that you mind
yours.
The catbird, for all his queer mewing
cry, is an aristocrat from the tip of his
curiously elevated tail to the end of
his bill. Above all, he is q musical
aristocrat
Not for him the placid friendliness OF
the robin, and yet he will sit on the peak
OF gable outside your window in the
morning and give you serenade such
as few other birds could give, with the
exception of his cousin, the mocking-
bird
His cries and songs are enough diff
ferent from average bird cries and songs
to put them in a class by themselves.
This means, of course, that a person
with fixed idea of bird song, such as
the sweet chatter of a canary in a cage,
will not like the catbird's output.
"Whatl call that song?" he might
ask hearing the famous call which gives
the bird its popular name. tThere are
other names given it in the country
places, such as snake bird, ETC., but they
are only localD
Rightly listened to, even the catlike
NEW is pretty, because it has character,
not so much because it seems to be i'm
ltative of another creatures typical
song"
There are certain cries by the wood
wind, in Maurice Ravel's "Rapsody
Espagnole," which are not bad imita-
tions of catbird's typical air signature,
although. Of course, they were never in
tended to be.
The catbird is not a musician in the
classical sense. 1t is straight out of the
heart of Nature, and it's music is Ma
lures music to the same degree that the
spring song of the robin is Natures
music. 1t is only as mans music gets
away from Nature, and become man.
that it is good music. Todays search,
among musicians, seems to be in the
nature OF an effort to get away from man
and his necessarily artificial ideas of
music, but many think it doomed to
failure. since artificial music means clas-
sical music, and classical music is the
real music-at least SO it seems to many.
This is big question, and can be no
more than noted
The catbird does not worry his sleek
head. He just stands up and sings,
pouring out his notes in careless abund-
ance. After all, what sort of singing is
better?
The human singer who simply sings
is not she or he the real singer, the real
musician. after all?
Evening star., 1938-07-04
Letters to The Star
Protests Disc0ntinuance
OF Northeast Street Car Service.
To The Editor II The Star

Protests Discontinuance
OF Northeast Street Car Service.
To the Editor 4 The Star:
FOR many years there has been a
marked propensity on the part of
Federal and District officials to retard
development of the metropolitan section
of Northeast Washington. the territory
south of the railroad right of way to
East Capitol street and eastward from
North Capitol street to the Eastern
Branch.
No more glaring evidence of this atti-
tude is possible than the action of the
Public Utilities Commission in ordering
discontinuance of street car service to
Eighth and F. streets NE This is the
last straw.
No matter how things have gone
against us heretofore, we have made
allowance for pressure from outside
sources and endeavored to be generously
tactful and long suffering in the hope
that sooner or later the light of reason
would penetrate the commissions un-
derstanding.
The evidence against removal of this
particular street car service was in such
complete agreement. and so overWhelm-
ing, that our counsel thought it unwise
to prolong the hearing by calling all of
his witnesses. The case for the COM
pany was flop. We had every reason to
believe, from the actions of the members
of the commission, that they were going
to play the game on the level. But evi-
IDENTIFY they are not allowed to do it.
Practically every move the Public
Utilities Commission has made since the
merger has been a throWdown for the
public. Their inability to grasp the
local transit situation has helped tangle
it into knot impossible to unravel,
causing unjustifiable raises in fare, in
reference with the service; and, by
loading up the non-paying bus enter
prise. then allowing the cream of the
quartet to get away, left the outraged
stockholders holding the bag while the
favored few got the ducats.
We should have had enough punish
ment when this self-same commission
hamstrung the peoples counsel, max
ing it impossible for us to have the rep
resentation to which we were entitled.
Getting away with that foul Job en-
boldened them, so they now try kicking
us while We are down.
While Congress was making it's spec
tacular fight against the holding COM
panies throughout the Nation a year or
Two back, the one that operated in the
shadow of the Nations Capitol con-
tinued merrily on it's way by grace of our
Public Utilities Commission. and ap-
parently intends holding on to its COP
per-riveted cinch.
We've learned bitter lesson. Our
consideration was construed as fear.
Our confidence in the present set-up has
been destroyed. We must have our
street cars on F street as they are
at this writing. We are not going to
give up the fight.
ALFRED D. CALVERT,
President Lincoln Park
Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1938-07-04
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Hero.

The Hero.
The sound of sorrow still reverberates
AS if the world were one great tolling
bell
And everywhere moving throng awaits
In reverence as 1t hears the solemn
knell.
The babel ceases for little while
And every language that mankind has
known
Is hushed in mouths of Innocence or
guile
1t is time for thought and thought
alone.
He toiled for happiness and for repose
To ease the paths that other men must
tread,
But for himself the weary way he chose
Lit by the stars eternal overhead.
The din again will rise-and every land
Will name him and weave words of
subtle art
And be perplexed--for few can under
stand
The beating of a bold and generous
heart.
Evening star., 1938-07-04
Fourth of July.

Americans celebrate the Fourth of
July because they understand pro-
foundly, that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" The purpose of their
annual observance of independence Day
is the reafflrmation of their devotion to
freedom. 1t is the occasion on which
they pledge again their loyalty to the
institutions established by the founders
OF the Republic. They wish it to be
known to all the world that their faith
IN government of the people, by the
people, for the people" is an active,
energetic, militant faith.
OF course, the Nation now and again
Is invited to compromise its patriotism.
Apostles of foreign schools of thought
have labored for years to win the United
States for undemocratic theories. Com
munism and fascism under various
names, have been loudly preached by
dreamers who blindly would improve"
society by regimenting every citizen into
mediocrity. Other reformers, perverting
the language of idealism, have blatantly
urged class competition-the arbitrary
levellng OF two-thirds of the population
Tor the supposed benefit of one-third.
But the average man, the average
woman, is not deceived. The campaign
to suppress individual liberty has failed.
Even the "underprivileged" want the
Constitution maintained, its Bill of
Rights defended. The Fourth of July
means lndependence-freedom from in
terference-to poor and rich alike. It
symbollzes in its ceremonies the essential
dignity of existence under the Star
Spangled Banner, a privilege which has
no price in any market, cannot be
bought nor sold, is not traded for
promised favors nor bartered for the
bitter bread of charity The millions.
distressed as they may be in a period
OF panic, cry out with Patrick Henry:
rs life so dear, or peace so sweet, as
to be purchased at the price of chains
and slavery? Forbid 1t, Almightv
Powers!"
Changes, certainly, must come: but
II their result be the betrayal of the
moral forces which, through more than
century and half, have made the
Fourth of July worthy of celebration,
they will be regretted by every soul that
breathes. Almost alone today, the United
States preserves a civilization unsnoiled
oy expedlency and coercion. Here, as
nowhere else on earth, opportunity for
natural, unhampered progress survives.
The humblest child still may be chosen
IN his maturity to be his countrys lead
er; riches still may be achieved by un-
shackled genius; fame still lies within
the reach of any noble spirit; distinction
still is the reward of generous service
TO humanity; the license to read and
tnlnk still is untraduced; free speech
still hourishes with only momentarv
denial: God still may be worshiped
without peril of any penalty.
The masses know their debt to the
trainers of the charters under which
they prosper. On Independence Day.
they pay their debt of gratitude: and
the inspiration of the celebration con-
tinues with them unabated in it's inf1u-
ence as the hands of the clock move
onward and history continues to be
written.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Gov. Nice has notified his friends that
he is now prepared to accept the Office
for which experience has best qualified
him. The lessons of nearby State poll
tics are not easily learned, but their
outcome is at least exciting.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Intelligence is demanded by the police
on the part of motor drivers in and ada
cent to the city. 1t is, perhaps, a great
deal to ask, but as our civilization grows
more complex, the necessity of leaving
details to subordinate individuals in
creaseS
Evening star., 1938-07-04

The education of the American public
is not complete with a mastery of the
initials that the English language has
provided. In the solution OF great prob
lens there are still number of Greek
letter societies to be heard from.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Birth and money are inevitably asso-
clated, Even the children known as
Dionne would have been less prosperous
If they had been ordinary quadruplets
instead of quints.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

The pictorial arts are still cultivated
and in the stress of politics it is possible
for an eminent parsonage to smile and
look as if he were really enjoying himself.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address of the uriter,
although the use OF a pseudonym for
publication is permissible. Please be
brief,
Evening star., 1938-07-04

There are still some influential voices
lifted in favor of the old-fashioned lot
terry. 1t has its faults, but the criticisms
OF new-fashioned gambling are none
the less disturbing. Mere change of
name does not induce assumption of
innocence. The game, for instance now
called "Bingo' is no less perilous to
morals than when it was referred to
as "Keeno" excepting, perhaps, in its
appeal to both ladies and men.
Evening star., 1938-07-04
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Evening star., 1938-07-04

If it is possible for Mayor Frank
Hague to restrain Jersey City police
from violating rights of free speech"
he may go step further and protect
citizens of New Jersey from interference
with simple rights of existence at sum-
mer resorts.
Evening star., 1938-07-04
Federation Committee

Federation Committee
Expresses Gratitude.
To the Editor Of The Star:
pRES1DENT ROOSEVELT. by signing
the Taxicab Liability Insurance Act,
at long last has brought to a happy and
what is probably the most consistent, de-
termined and unprincipled lobby ]eveled
IN opposition to any necessary and pro-
Evening star., 1938-07-04

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Thankful.

Il hope your constituents are grateful
to you for what you have done for
them"
Il hope so,' answered Senator Sorg-
hum; but must confess am thankful
for the arrangement which makes COM
pensation for my services independent Of
the gratitude of my constituents"
Poverty" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown. 'is just like wealth in one
respect; whether it is disgrace or not
depends entirely on how you attain it,"
Surprising.
Men marveled whereso'er his voice might
reach
And oft with envy was their marvelinp
fraught,
That one could draw such dividends of
speech
From such modest capital of thought
Evening star., 1938-07-04
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Whoppers.

That fisherman is always talking
about the whoppers he caught"
HE doesn't catch them," said Miss
Cayenne, "he merely tells them"
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Some men," said Uncle Eben, "is
mighty contrary. DeyU pay good money
foh de worst kind of Ikker an dey won't
touch de best kind of advice free of
charged"
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Q. How much weight does marathon
runner lose in a race?-L. FIJI.
A. Leslie PaWson. winner of the 1898
Boston Athletic Association marathon,
lost 7la pounds in that race.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Delivered by Carrier-City and Suburban
Regular Edition
Evening star., 1938-07-04

Q. Who said "An expert is one who
knows more and more about less and
less?-H. j.
A. 1t is line from commencement
address by Nicholas Murray Butler.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

@. Why is gelatin used in the manu-
facture OF some ice cream?--J. l.. T.
A. 1t is used extensively in the manu-
facture Of ice cream in quantities rang
ing from or to 05 per cent to insure GER
tain physical properties. notably smooth
ness and resistance to melting. It is
referred to in the ice cream industry as
a Stabilizer.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

doxical difference The Victoria observ-
atory astronomers concluded, however,
That they actually were getting two CAL
clum lines superimposed upon each
other. One was from the calcium ac-
tually in the star. The other was from
the great clouds of calcium atoms in
interstellar space
The discrepancy could be accounted
Tor very exactly by the assumption of
the 2O0-mile-a-second revolution of the
celestial system about it's center of grav
lty. The great calcium clouds take part
in this rotation as we'll as the stars
and their spectra are affected in the
same way by the speed of movement.
They simplify the problem of rotation
because they are inert masses of cosmic
dust dragged along by the mass OF the
stars with no proper motion Of their
own away from the general direction of
the whole, such as if manifested by the
sun and by most of the local star sys-
TENS
In the southern heavens are great
masses Of stars distinct from the
galaxy itself, the clouds of Magellan.
Distances of these have been calculated
by the appearance among them OF a
rare type of star known as the Cycni
type. The assumption has been made
that all have luminosity about 25,000
times that of the sun.
Determinations reported by DR.. c. S.
Beals of the Dominion Observatory of
seven such stars in our own galactis sys-
tenn show that they actually have a
range of brightness of hundred-fold.
There is every reason to believe, DR..
Beals said, that the same hosds true for
the same type of stars in the clouds OF
Magellan and that the calculations
made on the basis of their assumed
brightness must be discarded.
Evening star., 1938-07-04

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