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Evening star., 1938-08-02

has only advisory power, but the Presi-
dent is expected to be guided by its rec
concentrations, and it therefore is Of the
greatest Importance that these recon-
mendations be formulated entirely in
the light Of those factors which the COM
mission has recognized-"the benefits to
the public. the taxpayers, the Govern
ment and the employees"
It is particularly noteworthy that the
commission has set face against piece
meal exemptions-that is. bringing
under civil service a group Of workers
in one agency, and allowing personnel
performing the same duties in another
to be on the outside. This anomaly has
existed for many years and for no other
apparent reason than that the excep-
tions created patronage.
Properly supported, the Presidents
program can constitute the most pro-
gressive step in personnel administra-
ton that has been taken by this Gov
ernment since the civil service law was
enacted. The principles laid down by
the Civil Service Commission will do
much toward making this certain.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

other and another, and when a bewil-
dered. distraught people crawled out Of
the ruins they found themselves in the
same old era, governed by the same
eternal verities. Customs, manners, in
dustrial methods and government forms
may change. but Old Man River of vital
principles. eternal realities and ire
vocable moral laws keeps rolling along,
serene and immutable.
Glib Government propagandists extol
in fluent and plausible speech the New
Deal, which was old a thousand years
ago. Their schemes are worn out and
threadbare by repeated trial and failure.
The Fascist governments are tottering.
Germany and Italy are bankrupt. The
poor in both nations have been reduced
to slavery. The total gold reserve of
Italy would not pay for the Grand
Coulee Dam or one months Roosevelt
deficit.
The road to the land Of milk and
honey is rough and rocky. There is no
short cut. Man or nation may not reach
it save by toll and thrift.
What a grand and glorious feeling it
would be to awake some morning and
find that the administration through the
urge of common sense and overdue
qualms, had decided on change of pol
icy, to substitute patriotism for politics,
to practice what it preached, to be hon
est and sincere and fulfill the promise
made in its platform Ito achieve a bal
anced budget and the reduction of the
national debt at the earliest possible
moment"
DANIEL c. BENNETT.
Winchester, Mass.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
THIS AND THAT
b. CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

from high into the air to within few
feet Of the earth.
Looked at from below, as the bird
flies up. these marks do. indeed. seem
20 resemble the sound holes in some Of
our fretted instruments, such as the
mandolin.
The wing spread on this bird is very
large, the body small, and beak tiny, but
1t is . great fighter, as many an older
man can recall from the days Of long
ago. When one Of these birds is cor
nered it can put up tussle, all right.
Some people confuse 1t with the whip
poor-will, but the latter has no wing
marks, and is slightly smaller.
Ornithologists say that there Is
comblike affair on the inner edge of the
middle claw on both feet.
This comb is believed to be used by
the bird in attacking lice. Interesting,
II true, as the old saying has 1t. There
are great many such interesting
facts" connected with birds, but just
how any one is to prove or disprove
them remains puzzle.
Any one who sees a nighthawk over
his yard may be sure OF the bird by the
fact of its actions, in combination with
its peculiar scream, unlike anything
he has ever heard.
At first he may think Of an owl, but
on hearing it again he will feel quite
sure he is mistaken, and he will be right,
for no owl ever made exactly this sort
Of sound.
There is little chance Of confusing
this bird with the whip -poor-will. either,
although some insist on doing it. The
call is entirely different, and the latter
is not often heard or seen over city.
whereas the bull-bat Is often found In
the urban precincts.
Man often gives derrogatory names to
natural things he wishes to kill or abuse.
Thus many plants held by him to be
weeds" are given the prefix dog" or
toad"
Similarly. no doubt. the nighthawk was
called bull-bat in order to fasten on 1t
the loathsome name of the latter.
This was done in order that it might
be used as target without qualms.
That the plan worked was shown by
the fact that until recent years the
nighthawk was becoming less and less
in numbers.
This was a pity. for there were many
really harmful things to shoot at.
1t is pleasant to report that scientists
note an increase in nighthawks at the
present time.
Perhaps If America had been less
ready with the gun, in its pioneer days.
we would not have had any country as
we know it today, but it is pretty sure
that we would have had great many
more birds. which would have been to
our advantage in countless ways.
If we had millions Of nighthawks,
swallows and other insect-eating birds,
it is inconceivable that the Japanese
beetle ever would have got foothold
! in this country.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
On Firm Ground.

The Civil Service Commission is doing
no more than was expected in announc-
ing that the civil service reform program
contemplated in President Roosevelts
two orders Of June "a is to be spread
over as much territory as possible.
With something like 10000 positions
eligible to be brought under civil service
by presidential order-though in all like
lihood it will be found feasible to cover
in less than 100, ,000-it is only natural to
expect, as the commission does, that
there will be pressure" for widespread
exemptions. To give way to this, how
ever: would be to defeat the intent Of
the plan. The commission, 1t is true.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

eliminating the allegedly illegal prac-
tices. That is a proper attitude for the
Government to take. provided the grand
jury proceedings are in no sense used as
Club" to compel the signing Of such
q decree.
While 1t is not likely that the officials
of the medical societies will look with
favor on the signing Of a decree, they
should be free to decide tina. point
without being subjected to pressure or
promises. The issues here at stake are
too important to permit the develop
ment of a situation like that in Mil
waukee recently, when Federal judge
dismissed a grand jury after it had voted
Sherman Act indictments against some
automobile finance companies because
he thought the Justice Department off,
cials had used the grand jury as device
to force acceptance of consent decree.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

Nighthawks over Petworth attracted
d great deal Of attention recently.
These queer birds, often called bull
bats and goat suckers, although they
have nothing to DO with either bulls.
bats or goats, have erratic methods OF
flight, and harsh nasal cry.
They put on their best shows just at
dusk, and it is probably for this reason
that some people think Of them as bats.
Every name in connection with this
bird seems to be a misnomer: To think
Of 1t as hawk, in any sense, is not to
know much about hawks. It has
small, weak bill, and no hawklike atti-
tudes. despite its name in some sections,
the mosquito hawk.
Il ~
The nighthawk belongs to the So
called nightjar family of birds, which
includes the more famous but less often
seen whip -poor-will.
All these birds have little moustache
processes at their bills which make them
look very unhawklike. indeed.
Scientists say the nighthawk is not a
hawk, but rather a hycatcher, a name
given to many smaller birds.
It is said to be one of the most vo-
racious of feeders, living entirely on in
sects it catches in flight.
For this reason the old sport of shoot
ing them is held to be one Of the major
crimes of youth against bird life, not
only because of harm to the birds. but
also because of the fact that in killing
them man has deprived himself Of one
of his best aids in insect depletion.
** **
The wavering, erratic flight Of the
to do with his being used as target,
or redbird, was responsible for crimes
against it when our Republic was young.
The famous long rifles of the colonists
took toll of thousands Of these beautiful
birds before national protective laws
came into existence.
Thousands of bullbats, so-called, fell to
the hunters rifles, but the United States
is paying for that slaughter today in
uncounted and often unresisted hordes
of insects.
AS the battle against insects Of all
kinds grows year by year, the world is
beginning to realize better than ever
before that the birds are our best friends,
and are in themselves with very few ex-
ceptions, harmless to man, besides aid
ing him in battling the insect armies.
X X X
The nighthawk cannot be confused
with the various bats, although it puts
on it's best shows at dusk, and has a
wavering flight.
It is much larger than bats hereabouts,
and its peculiar nasal cry is like nothing
else in the world of sound.
Even the scientific name Of this bird
is wrong Translated, it means "stringed
instrument of the evening"" referring to
another popular superstition, that the
white marks in the wings are holes.
through which the wind whistles as the
bird makes one of its precipitate drops
Evening star., 1938-08-02
The Medical Probe.

The Department of Justice, in an
nouncing its proposal to initiate grand
jury proceedings against the American
Medical Association and the District Of
Columbia Medical Society is relying on
the assumption that the Sherman Act
applies to a monopoly of professional
services as we'll as monopoly of goods.
That is a novel proposition and a ju-
dicial determination of its validity should
be welcomed by the medical profession
as well as by the courts. The extent to
which government can or should regu-
late the professional work of doctors is
highly debatable proposition, and the
first step in resolving it is the ascertain-
ment Of how far, as a matter of law,
the Government can go in that direc-
ton.
If the courts uphold the right Of regu-
lation it will then be incumbent on the
Department Of Justice to prove that the
members of the medical organizations
have in fact combined to do the al
legedly illegal acts. Until that proof is
forthcoming the public should endeavor
to keep an open mind on the question
and not become prejudiced against q
profession on the strength Of charges yet
to be substantiated
The department has suggested that it
would recommend withdrawal Of the
grand jury action II the doctors would
agree to sign Z suitable consent decree
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Dam Builders.

A while ago 1t was proposed that the
Government import beavers from Can
ada for use on certain irrigation and
reclamation projects. The theory is
that these intelligent little citizens of
the land of the Maple Leaf would waste
no time in becoming naturalized, but
would Immediately start building dams
at no expense.
This enterprise is inadvisable. In the
first place, the beavers would work far
beyond regular hours for wage Of a
few strips of bark day and would un-
doubtedly take jump in the lake the
first time a c. I. o. organizer tried to
line them up. In any event they would
have no money with which to pay dues.
The effect on w. P. A. workers would
be appalling. Imagine the horror felt
by group Of these men looking at a
beaver dam. One gang of these little
chiselers would be cutting down trees
with their teeth faster than w. P. A.
worker could do it with an ak; others
would be constructing their miniature
Boulder dams without the aid Of walk
ing delegates and at no cost, and still
others would be building homes without
mortgages. The onlookers would grow
dizzy just from looking at these poor
benighted creatures, and, most dreadful
of all, there would not be single beaver
sitting down and doing nothing.
What will really put the skids under
this un-American project, however, is
that these beaver tribes, while officially
on the Government pay roll and de-
irving benefits therefrom, would be un-
able to vote. So there is no real danger.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Wants to Know About
"American Bizarre"


To the Editor Of The Star:
lust what is the American Bizarre?
What is any bizarre?
Who gives that organization patent to
canvass this neighborhood, sending two
representatives in two weeks?
Caller A, a looking individual.
came up the front steps short time ago
to thrust out dirty slip of paper bear
ing the words please :. 10 cents q.
American Bizarre"-what more, don't
know. On receipt of dime he made as
if to pass over some printed matter
titled American Bizarre" showing no
dismay at refusal Of it, and betook him.
self off our front porch. He had spoken
not a single word-the inference was
that he was dumb-what pity.
Then the other night a surly husky,
who would dwarf a lumberjack, caller B.
showed up with the same sort of note
"a little cleaner, perhaps) from. yes.
good old American Bizarre. He also
served by silently standing and waiting
until broke out, But a man was here
Just last week." Surprised into speech,
caller B stared insolently, then repeated,
Last week." No afhiction of speech
there; certainly, but he didn't open his
mouth again, not once, not even for q
conventional Thank you, man," as he
deliberately counted his nickel and five
pennies. Worse still. he offered nothing
in exchange, no bizarre" only his de-
parture, thankfully noted.
Coming so soon after the when You
Give. It Hurts" article in the Readers
Digest, this episode in two parts was
enough to provoke any one to an out
burst. After all, In this city, where we
have our Community Chest and our Or
ganized charity, is there any excuse for
strong men, seeming to masquerade as
mutes, begging dimes? I'd rather that
20 cents had gone down the sink.
I WANT TO KNOW.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Labor Savers
For HOmemakers

OF all the many ways there are to
simplify everyday living. hundreds are
detailed in the booklet HOUSEHOLD
HELPS. This booklet might well be en-
titled First Aid in Domestic Emer-
gencies," for there is scarcely q problem
that arises to worry the homemaker that
is not treated in this little publication.
No matter how efficient you may be you
will find many valuable labor and money
saving suggestions. It is distinct con-
tribution to modern living. Send for
your copy Of this booklet today. Ten
cents, postpaid.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

American politics has a way of intro
ducing sudden and strange results. In
spite of his laborious deliberations as a
student of affairs, Mr.. Maury Maverick
frankly admits difficulty in UNDER
standing how his defeat could have been
possible.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Shooting Stars.
Along the Hudson.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Along the Hudson.
When first a steamboat found release
We heard its echoes thunderful
Sound far into the future, Peace!
Its wonderful"
A railway train came to increase
The speed. where bumps were blum
derful.
1t brought at last the echo, Peace!
It's wonderful"
Now happy song will bid men cease
To come with purpose plunderful
To mar the gentle chorus, Peace!
It's wonderful"
Evening star., 1938-08-02
virginia Primary.

The personalities involved, the issues
raised, the bitterness of the campaign
and the contrasting methods Of vote get
ting used have made this years pri-
mary in the nearby eighth Virginia con-
gressional district Of interest beyond
the borders of the State.
Rivals for the nomination, whose fate
is to be determined at the polls today,
are Representative Howard w. Smith,
55-year -old incumbent, and 32-year-old
William E. Dodd, jr., son Of the former
Ambassador to Germany.
The spirited campaign has been
marked by many bitter exchanges be-
tween the candidates, one Of the most
sensational involving q charge by Mr..
Smith that another Representative had
a speech by his rival inserted into the
Congressional Record after getting per-
mission to insert speech by former
Ambassador Dodd. Mr.. Smith claimed
that the speech was franked through the
mails by the same Representative. In
reply, Mr.. Dodd said there was no i'm
propriety in the case and asserted that
the charge indicated the desperate"
nature of the campaign.
Mr.. Dodd has attempted to make the
issue a strictly New Deal versus Old
Deal fight. He has campaigned under
the slogan "A vote for Dodd is vote
for Roosevelt" He has accused Repre-
sentative Smith of being a reactionary
who conspires with Republicans to kill
New Deal legislation. Every possible
local issue, such as the Jefferson Me-
mortal and municipal power plant for
Arlington County, has been dragged into
the campaign by Mr.. Dodd in an ef-
E fort to put his rival in an unfavorable
light. Although he failed to receive
direct presidential blessing" Mr.. Dodd
was elated when Secretary 1ckes sided
with him in blast at Mr.. Smith over
P. w. A.
Against these attacks Mr. Smith re-
manned calm, confident that the voters
will return him to Congress, as has been
their habit for the past eight years, on
his record. Observers say, too, strong
party organization will be solidly behind
Mr.. Smith His statements have been
few and far between and only in the
closing days of the campaign did he take
to the radio, although Mr.. Dodd has been
using the ether, the mails, the press and
sound truck to push his campaign for
weeks. Mr.. Smith proved himself we'll
able to meet his opponents charges and
to be capable of an aggressive attack.
He has emphasized that he uses his best
judgment on proposed legislation while
Mr. Dodd he says, intends to be an
automaton.
The Virginia poll tax, which must be
paid six months in advance of an elec-
ton, is expected to be an important
factor. Many persons whose interest has
been aroused by the dramatic campaign
ing of recent weeks will be unable to vote,
1t is said, because they did not pay their
poll tax in February. Organization Dem
ocrats, who are expected to support Mr..
Smith, customarily keep their poll taxes
paid.
THE fight is one Of the hottest ever
1aged in the district and probably pre-
sages heavy vote which should, among
other things, give an indication of the
comparative value of publicity versus
party organization support in political
campaign.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

Motion pictures have attained de-
gree of admiration and confidence that
should cause reticence about the pub
lie discussion of financial methods.
Unfortunately star performer or pro-
ducer can offer no guarantee as to art
facilities along with assurances of COM
mercial supremacy.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Twenty Years Ago
The World War Day by Day
AuxuSt 2. 1918.

Most Of Scissors fell to the allies.
The Crise River was crossed, and, among
other villages, Ville-en-Tardenois was
taken. Near Rheims, Gueux and Thillois
were captured.
Scissors and the, Crise Valley were
key points to attack the Vesle Valley,
next objective. Both sides Of the mar
row salient projecting into the allied
lines were now squeezed in, and Luden-
dorn was compelled to confess failure
and retire. T.,
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Rising Prices.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
A New York woman has been awarded
$4,000 annual alimony. chiefly because
hubby once threw q plate Of creamed
chicken at her. Who said food prices
weren't goi4g upf
Evening star., 1938-08-02

An aviator never knows just when his
most difficult test may arise. Even
when he crosses the ocean safely he be-
comes involved in some of the most
delicate considerations in local politics.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

1t is not easy to follow the argument
of a newcomer to the throngs on the
left bank of the Hudson, who replies to
objections by simply displaying an ap-
parently unlimited number of thousand
dollar currency notes.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

Some venerable cultist will yet arise
to champion the idea that ancient ex-
perience may occasionally assume the
lead in dominating public thought.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

Occasionally a New Dealer appears
who claims consideration because, of all
the deals proposed, his stands out as the
newest.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
FreedOm!

From the Lynchburg Advance.
While the Constitution guarantees
freedom to the American citizen, the
Government was compelled to turn down
an applicants appeal for a loan in order
to get divorce.
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Fortunate.

IT," said the long haired man, "am
welded to my art"
How fortunate" replied Miss Cay
enne. "You can at least get your divorce
without filling the newspapers with
gossip"
Evening star., 1938-08-02
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Same Old Results,

Now men revise with some surprise
The weapons in wars awful game.
News forms bring sorrow to the wise
But the results are still the same.
Evening star., 1938-08-02

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Evening star., 1938-08-02
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Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address of the triter,
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publication is permissible. Please be
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Evening star., 1938-08-02

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Evening star., 1938-08-02
No Unalterable Prejudice.

No Unalterable Prejudice.
"Is there any possibility of your ever
allying yourself with the Communist
party?"
There are no impossibilities," an
swered Senator Sorghum; IF by any
chance the Communist party should be-
come strong enough to sway elections
and dictate patronage should be with
it or nowhere"
Men appoint the school teacher" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "but can
not tell him who deserves punishment,
since pupils recite only a small portion
of what they are thinking"
Evening star., 1938-08-02
Disturbance.

U1Stuf0anCe.
Oh. going fishing in the bay,
Oh, do not scare the fish away.
Let not your resolution grim
Persuade you to get out and swim.
For who shall say the folks that sleep
Eternally, lost in the deep.
May not arise, afar to skip,
Resentful Of companionship.
"Dar is words dat we repeat wifout
knowin' what dey mean," said Uncle
Eben. "And maybe as we reads de Good
Book, we finds EN- mo- soothin' dan
some 70 understand" n
Evening star., 1938-08-02

WASHINGTON, d. C.
TUESDAY :, 1888
Evening star., 1938-08-02

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance
Evening star., 1938-08-02

@. What star had the first elaborate
dressing room in Hollywood?-J. K.
A. 1t is said that the first pretentious
dressing room to be built In Hollywood
was the bungalow used by Gloria Swan
son while working.
Evening star., 1938-05-13
Those Who Don't Mind No. l3
Haze Their Busiest Day of '38

Members Of the Royal Order Of
ake-Any-Set-of-N, -N,lmbers-an and Well
Get -Thirteen-Out-of-I rolled out Of
bed early today to prepare for their
busiest "a hours in the year 1888.
For today is Friday the 18th.
While the timid folk who hold the
day to be most unlucky pulled out
their rabbits foot and set about de-
vising ways and means Of remaining
alive at least until Saturday the 18th:
the Take-Any-Set, ETC.. went to work
to show the number 13 doesn't mean
a thing.
Any one who would add. substract.
divide or multiply and get 13-and be
proud Of twas pulled away from the
breakfast table to let the world know.
Those members of the Royal Order
who could do all four arithmetical
maneuverings for any one unfortunate
enough to get in their path were set
ting new records.
For example, Boy Scout Troop No. 13
Of the District never thought thing
about it today until some one made it
admit that: It's a part Of the 18th
Scout division, it was organized April
IS, 1884, with nine Scouts and four
officers (get it?), it will hold meet
ing tonight and the scoutmaster was
81 on March 13.
At any rate, research on this un-
lucky combination ADVISES you should: