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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21

With the mandatory power and the
Council, the commission had always
placed upon the Palestine mandate"
according to the Mandates Commits
sion report. On this point all seven
members who participated in the
commissions work agreed.
The commission divided, however,
on whether the mandate might not
be open to new Interpretation
which, while respecting its main
principle-the establishment of a
national home for the Jews in
Palestine-would be flexible enough
to be in accord with the white paper.
Four held in the negative; three took
the position that existing circum-
stances justify the white paper policy,
provided the Council is not opposed
to 1t.
Now the whole matter Is dumped
into the lap of the League Council,
which is more fully empowered to
deal with it than the Mandates Com
mission. The Council will have
before it the question whether the
British plan as now laid down con-
fnts with the mandate, the point on
which the commission was unani-
mously in the affirmative.
If the Council finds in the light of
present political conditions-a factor
which the Mandates Commission did
not attempt to weigh-that the plan
is not contrary to the mandate, Eng
land will have full authority to pro-
coed with its execution. If, however,
the Council finds that the plan is
contrary to the mandate, then one of
two courses is open: The Council
can accept the view of the commits
sion minority that existing circum-
stances justify new Interpretation
on the mandate, or Great Britain can
apply to the Council for modification
of the mandate to cover the British
plan.
In the latter event the whole
Palestine question will be due for
another airing in Parliament, which
last May approved the governments
white paper policy. Whether Parlia-
ment would approve request for
modification of the mandate-which
would appear to Zionists and their
sympathizers as a direct attack on
the principle of the national home
depends upon the decision of the
League Council.
Whether Britain is given a clear
path to settle the Palestine question
in her own way or whether the entire
question is thrown back into chaos
is conjectural.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Wants Married Women
Returned to Homes.
To the Editor of The Star

10 the EQllor OF Inc otal.
Women are demanding bigger political
jobs for themselves: they have been
making their noise" since they were
given the ballot. Many say they have
been freed from slavery" But where
have they attempted to place men-from
statesmen down to the "white-collar"
worker on relief, or the small grocer, or
fruit vendor? And where are the un-
fortunate sons and daughters of these
"emancipated" women drifting to-? I
shall answer my own questions for fear
the 'beclouded minds" of some have not
been able to think clearly, or see the re-
suits of thousands of babies, children
and young boys and girls confined in
Government maintained institutions
from day nurseries to founding homes,
asylums and prisons. Often this has
been the result of neglected home care,
inadequate training by mothers who
really feel no deep devotion for home,
children or husband. Many OF these
mothers become businesswomen or poll
ticians for "gain"-usually for more
money-sometimes from sheer love Of
publicity, but their motives" at first are
to help improve politics or some phase
of welfare work.
If all women could realize the impor-
lance of training their sons in the quail
tiles which make honest and trust
worthy men they would not feel the
urge to enter every phase of business
life and politics.
If I were President I would issue an
order dismissing all married women from
the Government service and replacing
them with married men Gas far as it was
wise), or capable single men.
Until married women are made to feel
that they are "slackers" in holding jobs
which they do not need they will con-
tinue to desert home, husband and chill
dren, and the Government will have to
enlarge the budget to provide more
asylum room for these wifeless husbands
and motherless children.
realize that there are many cases
home and family, that there are many
unworthy, incapable husbands and
fathers. But it only takes wisdom and
justice combined to balance the scales
and the quickest way to secure this bal
ance is to get corrupt politics out of our
governmental affairs and women out of
politics and back to home and children,
while the Government pays the husband
and father a decent salary to maintain
an honest, comfortable and secure home.
This will solve the tragic unemploy-
ment problem and restore man to his
true position in life-the self-respecting
supporter Of his family. JUSTICE.
August le.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Political Corruption

The city of Waterbury, Conn,
has demonstrated that it is pos
sible for community to conduct
a successful fight against official
corruption without aid Of the Fed
eral Government. Last year an
extraordinary grand jury indicted
more than two-score prominent resi-
dents of the manufacturing city on
charges of conspiring to defraud the
municipality of more than a million
dollars by means of graft, juggled
accounts and other forms of venality
The grand jury named as the leader
of the ruthless and corrupt band"
the city's Mayor, Frank Hayes,
powerful politician and erstwhile
lieutenant governor of the State.
After a trial lasting almost nine
months, a jury of nine men and
three women has convicted Mayor
Hayes and eighteen other defend
ants of the grave charges against
them. Another was convicted by
Judge without jury trial, two plead
ed guilty and still another defendant
pleaded nolo contendere-in effect
similar to a guilty plea.
The investigation which led to the
disclosures of cheating and stealing
on grand scale began in January,
1888, when the city elected new
controller, who proceeded to delve
into the city's fiscal affairs. States
Attorney Hugh Alcorn of Hartford
County took over the prosecution
work and carried it through vigor-
ously to conclusion. Almost stimuli
taneous with the announcement of
the jury's verdict in Waterbury, a
Federal Judge in Texas was casti-
eating the neighboring State of
Louisiana and its biggest city, New
Orleans, for leaving to the Federal
Government most of the burden of
Kidding Louisiana of political cor
ruption. At a hearing on the re-
moval of a defendant in Federal
"hot oil' case, the judge declared
that graft would not be suppressed
in Louisiana $50 long as rubber
stamp men hold the seal of State
and put an o. K. on the crooks that
happen to be over and above them"
He referred to the fact that certain
municipal and State officials who
have been named in the various in
quiries are still in office. It was the
Federal Government which lifted the
lid from the pot of venal politics not
only in Louisiana, but in the baili-
wicks of BOSS" Pendergast in Mis-
souri, and Jimmy Hines in New York.
The victims of these bosses were
the citizens-yet these same citizens
went to the polls year after year and
perpetuated in power the machines
on which the politicians fattened. It
is. just as dangerous for the voters
to be rubber stamp men" as for
public officials to be. But, as has
been demonstrated in Waterbury,
it is possible to clean house in
State and local governments with
out necessity of calling on the Fed
eral Government for aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Shifting Of Taxation Seen
As Urgent Need.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The recent setback given by Congress
to the New Deal spending lending pro-
gram is sign Of beiated recognition of
an economic reality that was apparent
to many in advance of its adoption. 1t
is beyond human ingenuity to devise any
method of taxing wealth that will not
operate to discourage its production.
Hence increasing such taxation directly,
or prospectively, by borrowing, for pur-
poses Of relief to the needy and subsidies
to failing industries is in reality merely
drawing on a diminishing supply to
spread over a broadening surface.
1t is interesting to note that while our
economic royalists" have been barred
from participation in the New Deal pol
icies, their kind have been very much
IN the saddle in England, and yet the
internal policies here and there have
been as twin brothers and with like re-
suits. Hence a question as to who are
our real economic royalists."
With all the New Deals urge for con-
structive action, it is matter for concern
to many of its we'll wishers that it has
not cast even squint at the possibilities
OF diverting taxation from its present de-
structive effects to constructive uses.
One effect of New Dealism more certain
than if planned that way" has been to
turn large blocks of capital from indus
trial enterprise to investment in COM
paratively unproductive land holdings
as farthest removed from onerous taxa
ton and giving most assurance of ulti-
mate profit without risk or labor.
The situation calls for a general shift
ing of taxation from wealth to the social
values in land as the source of all wealth
which, in effect, would be a process of
untaxing, as the so-called land-value tax
really means collection of individual in
debtedness to society-the taking of So
cial values for social uses, as advocated
by Henry George and century before
his time by the "physiocrats" of France.
WALTER N. CAMPBELL.
August II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TraceUeH.

Where is the bird lover who has not
wished to be present when the hedglinys
fly from the nest the first time?
Many ardent watchers nevertheless Is IL
to see this highly interesting spectacle,
owing to the fact that living has mar y
other duties.
An East Falls Church, Va, observer
has just witnessed the first flight of a
family Of young wrens, and was so stirred
by the process as to send this column a
letter about 1t. as follows:
Dear Sir: submit the very latest Of
my observations on birds, which sight
was offered me yesterday morning, and
which is doubtless the last, since it is
about the end of the nesting season,
which has been full of interest for several
months.
Since I have been catering to the
wild birds for four years by erecting suit
able houses and furnishing proper foods
for the various birds, I have waited
these many years to witness the exit of
the baby wrens, who made their de-
parture Sunday morning shortly after
o'clock while I breakfasted a short dis
lance away.
k4
1.-THE first signs I noticed of their
mothers preparations for their de-
parture was her reluctance to release
the last two or three morsels of food
she brought; although bringing it within
reach Of the f1edglings, she would fly off
to nearby branch, which interpreted
to mean come and get it,
They were not slow to take the hint
The first one emerged partially and went
back into the house, but came back i'm
mediately and perched for several min
utes on his front porch, before taking
OIL to nearby limb and finally with fall
tering wings to nearby bushes.
THE second and third followed closely,
each resting on the porch few minutes
before making their unsteady flight to
the bushes.
THE fourth, however, seemed to take
a nose dive and landed safely on the
soft thick grass, where it paused for a
time
The complete departure of the four
fledglings was accomplished In about 20
minutes, although noticed in the early
afternoon the mother wren returned, and
looked into the house, presumably to
see If every one was safely out.
What fine instincts these little birds
have! Sincerely, o. E. c."
X X
Sometimes young birds go back to the
nest after their first flight, sometimes
they do not.
In any case, they give it up very
quickly and no doubt gladly, for a lin
tied confine is not to the liking of
winged creatures.
Birds share with man a dislike of be-
ing Gagged, but like man, many specimens
suffer exactly what they do not like.
Man can cage himself, in addition,
through mental bonds, something I'M
known to the feathered two-legged crea-
lures Of the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Union Member Replies to
Justus Letter.

Justus Letter.
To the Editor Of The Star:
In letter published in The Star of
August 16 Inez Justus makes an attempt
to place the blame for the failure of re-
tirement legislation on Luther c. Stew
ard
In his conference report Representative
Ramspeck had inserted in full two let
tiers, one from William Green president
of the A. F. of L., and one from Luther
C. Steward as chairman of the Legisla-
tive Committee of the National Legisla-
tive Council of Federal Employe Organi-
cations. The letters were addressed to
Mr.. Ramspeck as chairman of the House
conference committee.
Mr.. Green stated in his first para
graph: The American Federation of La
Dor and the organizations affiliated with
it which are directly affected by the
measure favor a per cent deduction in
this retirement bill"
Mr.. Steward stated in his second para
graph: THE National Legislative Council
of Federal Employe Organizations is
strongly in favor of S. 281, particularly
the following provisions: Five per
cent deductions from employees salaries.
."
According to Inez Justus an organiza-
ton that favors per cent deduction
would be opposed to Az per cent de-
duction. Is it not more logical to sup
pose that the organizations that wanted
per cent deduction would be the ones
that would balk at an increase? Espe-
cially when Mr. Green's letter dealt with
that subject alone?
Mr. Ramspeck had something else to
say: I'm more than 100 speeches deliv-
cred to groups of Federal employees dur
ing the past two or three years, have
stated to them frankly that could not
and would not support legislation reduc-
ing the optional ages Of retirement I'M
less the contribution of the employees was
substantially increased. In the face of
the opposition of certain groups the Sem
ate conferees declined to yield in the
matter of contributions, and as result,
the agreement was reached to eliminate
the lower optional ages"
August IT, HENRY G. NOLDA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21

A fair observer, therefore, might say
the birds are much better of, in some
respects.
Young birds have yet to acquire the
timidity which marks most OF their
elders.
They have yet to learn through per-
sonal experience the number of enemies
which wait for them at every turn.
Especially are they unafraid Of man.
Young of English sparrows, for in
stance, will remain at a feeding station
long after their elders have flown away,
on the advent Of human
One young sparrow remained in the
trough until the grain was poured in
upon him, when he condescended to fly
away.
Observation of fiedglings is made diff
cult by the fact that they are so large
At some feet they look for all the
world like their elders, in fact in some
species are even larger.
If you see robins on the lawn, quite
evidently feeding their young, feel sure
that the very large, fluffy ones are the
babies.
This will be apparent in a moment,
not only from the piercing cheeps which
come from those bills, but also from
the fact that into them are popped the
worms dug up by the smaller BIRDS the
parents.
The nest is cradle, not home.
Many people refer to 1t as the birds
home, but that is not so-a birds home
Is the air everywhere.
1t is as much at home one place as
another Fledglings want to leave the
nest, naturally enough, and do so the
moment they can get up enough nerve.
Once they are out, they seldom return.
Nor have the older birds any further use
for it. 1t is not often that they use a
nest a second season, and no other
species will use it, either. This is rather
queer. Many nests are beautifully built,
good for several seasons. The observer
might think, off hand, that almost any
1f~SNASot
to find a ready-made nest But no, they
want to build a new one each time.
This is instinct, as we call it, the bundle
OF actions and reactions which are the
result of centuries
Wrens return to the same house every
spring, but at once began to clean out
the nest.
1t is likely that sanitation is at the
bottom of this. Without words or scien-
tiflc knowledge of any possible kind. the
birds nevertheless do know, in their own
way of knowing that once-used nests
are likely to have lice and other inimical
types of crawling life in them including
mites. So the birds weave an entirely
new nest, or cradle, each season, out of
fresh clean grasses, and other natural
fibers, chosen with rare discrimination,
just about as we'll as if they could talk
it all over beforehand, probably better
because they can't.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Like Horps of Gold

(Rondel.)
Like harps of gold, are mother hearts
While each child plays upon the strings:
And one selects strong, martial parts,
Another-sweet and tender things.
This one joyous cadence brings
That gift surprising all the arts
Like harps Of gold, are mother hearts,
And each child plays upon the strings.
But at ones touch, hot tear starts
From weary eyes-for peace takes wings;
His theme thru strident measures darts,
And soon the air with discord rings
Like harps of gold, are mother-hearts,
And each child plays upon the stringsl
D. A. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Recalls Decision
OF Judge Gould.

To the Editor Of The Star
Your editorial in The Star of this date
on the civil liberties of suspected cri,ni-
mails recalls to my mind a decision by
Judge Gould concerning the six-hour
law. He held that the law applied to
citizens Of good standing free from Grim
inal records and did not apply to a man
or woman who had bad reputation or
to habitual criminals.
I had gone to him in a case of about
the same nature as the one giving rise
to your editorial and I thought he
summed the law up exactly right. A man
who continues to live a suspicious life
cannot claim the same protection and
damage due man in good standing.
August 10. E. E. DUpDING
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21

Judging from descriptions of Car
dinal Innitzer's latest pastoral trip,
being a Prince of the Church in the
Reich is rather like umpiring in a
class D baseball league. About the
only difference is that the Nazis do
not throw pop bottles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Star Praised for
Soap Box Derby.

To the Editor Of The Star:
AS I was listening to a broadcast of
the National Soap Box Derby yesterday
it occurred to me what fine piece of
work your paper did in promoting the
local Soap Box Derby held in Washing
ton last month.
have heard a great many favorable
comments on the vigorous way in which
you handled the affair and on what
must have been on your part great deal
of cooperation with the American Le-
gion and others interested in the event.
hope you will continue it next year.
August Is. ARTHUR P. COE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21

An educational expert recommends
the reduction of American voting
age to include school children OF
eight years. The ''lollipop vote" may
yet swing q national election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21

the power to promulgate regulations
governing such matters.
I think the authority the Police De-
partment now possesses should be in
creased and broadened, not curtailed.
Our city is due for a cleanup of the un-
desirable classes, hence my espousing
such legislation required to do a good lob.
August 10. HENRY F. ASH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21
Suggests F0rty-Eight-Hou
Suspect Law.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Kindly grant me space in your paper
to advocate that the Police Department
be granted the authority to hold all
prisoners, witnesses and other pickups
for investigation for 48 hours or longer.
when the occasion may warrant The
present limit of six hours is far too short
time for the police to make thorough
checkup and learn facts. The Board Of
Commissioners should b clothed with
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WASHING TON, D. C.
MONDAY August 81, 1899

Main once: 18th st and Pennsylvania Ava.
New York once: ITO East 42nd St.
Chicago once 435 North Michigan Ave,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21

@. What was the first great mystery
story?-T. NJ H.
A. The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic
Romance" by Horace Walpole, publish
ed in 1885, was the forerunner of mod
ern mystery stories. Its influence was
even manifested in the work of early
American writer's, including Charles
Brockden, Edgar Allan Poe and Ma
thaniel Hawthorne.
@. What is salmon called after its
return from the sea to fresh water?-M
j. H.
A. 1t is then known as grilse.
@. should like to learn some of the
better methods of canning-S. Ed.
A. See Page Az of todays Star,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-21

Q. What Is the Excalibur sword?-E.
M. R.
A. In Arthurian legend Excalibur was
King Arthur's wonderful sword which
was given to him by the Lady of the
Lake.
Evening star., 1939-05-03


the es * o UGH decorator qHt or dht
La gaceta., 1939-03-25
LAS ELECCIONES DE LOS
ESTUDIANTES DEL ms
TITUTO HILLSBOROUGH

En- ell banquete celebrado en-
ell Country Club de la Isla Davis
por los estudiantes de bachillerd
to de 1ltimo ano fueron seleccio-
nados los siguientes j6venes
Srta. Jewel Fernandez como la
mas bella; E. w. Borden, como
el joven de ;mejor apariencia
Frances oakland fue escogido
como la muchacha mas repre-
sentative y Jose Aizpuru como
ell mas representation. Willie
Lee Kennedy fue escogida como
la de mejor figura; Sindo Vale,
como ell de mejor constitution
fisica y el mejOr atleta; Miss
Echand, como la mejor atleta I;
Miss Jewel, la mas dulce; Miss
Ruth West y f. W. Borden, los
mas escepticos Miss Sara Neil
Brown y Robert N1hez, los mas
ingeniosos; Miss Kennedy y
Jack Monroe, los mas graciosos
Catherine Storey y Robert Nj
hez, los mas traviesos; Caroline
Miller y f. w. Borden, los me
jores vestidos; Ruth Roshener
Vint Admic Adkins, los mas br.
llantes; Violeta Gordon y Ed.
ward Gordon, los mas timidos
Betty Lou Jackson y Hubert AL
mand, los. mas eircunspectos
Miss Kennedy y Jose Aispuru
los de mas personalidad.
La muchacha ideal debera te.
ner los ojos y la nariz de Miss
Fernandez, los dientes de Miss
Kennedy, la sonrisa de Wanda
Lane y el cabello de Ruth West.
Fl muchacho ideal, la boca y
ell pelo de Borden, la sonrisa, Ia
tez y la nariz de Jose Aizpuru
y los ojos de Jack Monroe.
La gaceta., 1939-03-25
IDENTIFICAD0S LOS RES
TOS HUMANOS ENCON-
TRADOS EN- UN BOSQUE

Los restos humanos encontra-
dos en- un bosque por Ell lechero
Jack Mote, de esta ciudad, fue-
ron identificados aver como los
de Jack Burns Lyon, de al amos,
qre desapareci6 81 pasado IL de
octubre de 1886 de su domicilio
del so de la avenida South Da-
kota.
Realize la identification ell
eondestable Culbreath, acompa-
hado por la Sra. J. E. Maginnis,
hermana de Lyon. Las llaves en-
contradas en- un lugar cercano
facilitaron el trabajo.
Estimase probable que la
muerte lie haya sido producida
por una enfermedad del coraz6n
o la picada de una culebra de
cascabel.