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Evening star., 1939-12-23
Adoption of Philosophy Of
Henry George Urged.

To the Editor of The Star:
About 60 years ago two Americans
gave to their country and to the rest of
the world unusual benefactions. One of
these was Thomas A. Edison, whose dis
coveries and inventions are known to
every one. They had the advantage of
being tangible and were almost imme-
diately accepted and put into use.
The other was Henry George, whose
discovery of a great natural law which
when it is accepted and conformed to is
destined to be of greater advantage to
mankind than any other. But this bene-
faction had the disadvantage of being
intangible and consequently not easily
understood. It is involved in the science
of political economy, the most important
of all of the sciences in relation to human
welfare, but which unfortunately has
been discarded by nearly every institu-
ton of learning, its place being taken by
unscientific substitutes, such as political
science, economics, etc. But conformity
to the natural law that was discovered
by Henry George is at this time more
urgently needed than ever before. Its
acceptance will be rewarded by pros
perity and world peace; its continued re-
lection is certain to result in an even
greater degree of lowered incomes, un-
employment. poverty, social distress and
warfare. HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Wichita. Kans.
Oecemher 10.
Evening star., 1939-12-23

Haslemere, in Surrey, to Farringford,
his home in the Isle of Wight, the jour-
ney is made by train from Haslemere to
Southampton thence by boat to Cowes,
and thence, by train again, to Fresh
water, the little village at the extreme
western end of the Isle of Wight, near
which, and perhaps mile inland, is the
poets home. So far as know, there is
no "harbor at Farringford," and GER
tainly there would be no stormy night
passage" to that point from Southamp-
ton. Nor was the poem written at night
after any such passage, but really on the
train between Haslemere and South
ampton.
Now as to the moaning of the bar"
Again refer to the Memoir" page
354, Vol. II:
"On May 2lst 1880, Lord Brassey
kindly lent us his famous yacht, the
Sunbeam. Mr.. Andrew Hichens, my
father and myself cruised in her down
channel to Dartmouth, Plymouth and
Salcombe"
Now there is harbor at Salcombe,
lne moSt southern point OF Devon. InlS
harbor has comparatively narrow OPEN
ing on the sea, with several stretches of
water making back into the land There
is a sand bar here and it was on the trip
in the Sunbeam, when one day she set
out from that harbor that Tennyson is
said to have heard the phrase, the
moaning of the bar" Such sound is
not the result Of storm, but is caused by
the tide, when low, running over a sand
bar. Some one on the yacht is said to
have asked, Shall we have enough
water to 60 out?" The reply was, Eyes,
unless we hear the moaning of the bar"
This was in May, 1889. The poem was
written in October of that year.
WILLOUGHBY READE.
Alexandria, Va.
December 10.
Evening star., 1939-12-23

him as "a good and valuable citizen" I"
He richly deserves this characteriza-
ton for his remarkable labors in be-
half of the community he adopted
so long ago, after coming from his
native Baltimore. AS a member Of
the Board of Indeterminate Sentence
and Parole, of the Board of Educa-
ton and of many other organiza-
tions, public and private, Mr.. Cans
has proved to be a most useful men,
ber of the community. He will cele-
brate his eightieth birthday anniver-
sary on February l. His birthday
present will be retirement from the
exacting duties of the A. B. C. Board.
Mr.. Cans has fully earned the right
to take life bit easier from now on.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Concerning the Origin
OF Crossing the Bar"
To the Edifnr If The 2tar.

At the head of Frederic ]. Haskins'
column in The Evening Star of Decem-
ber 18, a column generally most accurate
in its statements, I find an answer to
L. M. which I believe is incorrect:
@. Is it known what bar is referred to
in Tennyson's Crossing the Bar?
"A. Tennyson had in mind the bar
across the harbor at Farringford on the
Isle of Wight, where he was making his
home. The poem was written after a
stormy night passage"
know the Isle of Wight well and have
twice had the pleasure of visiting at
Farringford during the lifetime of the
late Hallam, Lord Tennyson. From him
I heard the same story of the genesis of
the poem, as you will find in his famous
biography of his father on page 1865, Vol.
II. It reads as follows:
r'Crossing the Bar was written in my
fathers 81st year, on a day in October,
when we came from Aldworth to Far
ringford. Before reaching Farringford
he had the moaning of the bar in his
mind, and after dinner he showed me
this poem written out"
From Aldworth, the poets home near
Evening star., 1939-12-23
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trace1uell.
This is a good day to give thought to
the humble English sparroWs,

This is good day to give thought to
the humble English sparrows.
And, il you live in the suburbs, to
the cardinals, the titmice, the chicka-
dees, the nuthatches and many others.
Giving thought, in this case, means
giving food.
We select the sparrow, in particular,
because it is everywhere, In the down.
town, in the suburbs, in the countryside.
Wherever you live, English sparrows
will be on hand, to accept your kindness,
just the same as If they were the pref
tiest and most interesting songsters in
existence.
Strangly enough, they haven't the
slightest idea that big bird books, writ
ten by humans, call them dirty, despi-
cable fellows
Nor, if they could know, we feel sure,
would they agree to the indictment.
Many friends of birds likewise fail to
agree; they find these sparrows, despite
the many slurs against them, interest,"
ing in their own right, as well as excel
lent samples of survival.
They are, of course, city birds, above
all. There they are much tanner than in
the suburbs, where they incline to be-
come rather jittery at the approach of
human beings.
In the city streets they must be brave
to find what little food they can.
ic
Christmas dinner for them on the side
walk in tree boxes, even in cutters.
There is not much chance that they will
get run over. Few living things, indeed,
have solved their own traffic problems
better.
Sparrows are not particular about
what you feed them, but prefer grains,
seeds, breadstuffs of all kinds.
During the past five years body of
experimental evidence has grown up to
show that the English species has been
rather maligned without enough credit
being given them for their excellent work
in eating weed seeds.
More attractive birds are praised for
this trait, why not the English sparrows?
1t is interesting for Washingtonians to
recall that this species was introduced
here in 1871.
They were brought here in cages, and
these structures were taken to some of
the parks, where they were hung up, and
the doors opened. The idea, humani-
tartan one was that the birds would be
afraid, after their trip overseas, and
would find the cage a place of refuge.
Franklin Square held a number of
these sparrow cages.
Perhaps some of the oldest inhabitants
can remember them
Evening star., 1939-12-23

1t must be kept in mind that the birds
were not held In disrepute then.
They were brought here to do service
in cleaning up inimical caterpillars, at
tacking the trees.
That this job was beyond them is very
plain now, but when they fell down on
1t, it was held against them at the time.
The caterpillars multiplied-and so did
the sparrows.
BY 1900 they had become numerous.
"Since the automobile has largely re-
placed horses" says one authority, spar
rows have considerably decreased in
numbers, but they are still abundant"
In recent years, with the advent of the
starlings the sparrows have taken to the
suburban areas, not that they are afraid
Of the larger birds, but because these vie
with them for foods.
The sparrows as class. and this spe-
cies in particular, are among the shrewd-
est of all birds. 1t did not take them
long to find out that feeding operations
were going on in nearby Maryland and
Virginia.
Year by year this combined indoor
outdoor sport has grown. The English
sparrows have been among the first spe-
cies to take advantage of it.
With them usually come cardinals,
members OF the sparrow clans, and those
other true sparrows, the song sparrow
and the white -throated sparrow.
Wherever English sparrows congregate,
in suburban sections, especially at feed
ing stations, they bring with them some
Of these relations.
The curious fact is that some bird
"lovers," as they call themselves, well
come song sparrows, but grow red in
the face over English sparrows.
While there can be no doubt that the
song sparrow is prettier, more interest
Ing and more desirable species at a
feeding station, we must submit that no
one has right to call himself or herself
bird lover" if he or she hates and
hurts.
Real bird lovers, good title despite
its false claimants, will be glad to well
come the English sparrows and bid them
to the feast.
They will repay it all in their afternoon
song festival, a popularity of this species
which has not been heralded enough.
Indeed, some enthusiasts by driving
away these sparrows, deprive themselves
of this festival.
1t consists of the birds congregating on
shrubs and vines in group and singing
Justify for many minutes, all together
boys and girls, and the devil take the
hindmost.
It is really good choral work, with the
poor singers lost in the general hubbub
of sounds, which, heard with the windows
! closed, are really very pretty in the cold
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Truce of Christ

Approach of another anniversary
of the birth of the Prince of Peace
finds a major section of His followers
on earth at war.
It would be a beautiful gesture, at
least, if arms could be stacked, can
non silenced and airplanes grounded
over the Christmastide in a truce of
Christ. This has been suggested to
the warning nations by the Pope and,
it is understood, has not been found
practical by France and Great
Britain. No word has come from
Germany.
The attitude of the allies hardly
can be criticized. In the flrst World
Evening star., 1939-12-23
A Safe Proposition

One of the greatest social problems
of the ages is what to do with a
thirteen-year-old boy of Tulsa, who
is making a bid for the throne left
vacant by the retirement of Jimmy
Valentine. The lad not only admitted
cracking sixty safes, but gave in
court a practical demonstration
worthy of the great master himself,
by Sitting forefinger in true Valen-
tine style, to increase it's sensitivity,
and opening the county attorneys
safe in three minutes fiat. Juvenile
officers admit being stumped, as they
say he is brilliant and will, unless
checked, develop into super-crim-
inal somewhat on the order of Sher-
lock Holmes chief pain in the neck,
Professor Moriarty. A reformatory
will not do, say the officers, as there
is too much chance that he may as
sumo the chair of burglary and grad
uate an entire class of safe knockers,
even under. the undoubted handicap
of not having the proper laboratory
equipment available for his course.
It is reported that bevy of psy-
biologists are being sent for to rally
round and try to straighten him up.
This seems unnecessary, as the boy
himself has expressed desire to
join the G-men. Perhaps this will be
the only way to prevent the forma-
ton of a disastrous one-man crime
wave. Similar tactics were employed
over century ago. when the United
States found it advisable to put on
the pay roll Jean Lafitte. pirate, who
made good and exercised his talents
so well that New Orleans and vicin-
ity became anything but health
resort to the British Navy. Mr.. ]. Ed
gar Hoover, however, is said to be
somewhat dubious about the scheme,
as he wants his men to crack cases,
not safes.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Letters to the Editor
Urges Action Concerning
Parade of Afflicted.

Urges Action Concerning
Parade of Afflicted.
TO the Editor of The Star:
I wonder if there is any other city
in this country that has as many un-
fortunates on parade as our Capital
City has.
They seem to have their regular posts
in the shopping area, especially on
Seventh street between F. street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
There is the cripple who sits on the
sidewalk amid the tramping crowds. He
must be taken there and deposited, then
lifted and taken away after his days
work of looking as woe-begone and mis-
cradle as possible. He sits through wind
and rain holding out bunch of lead
pencils, his hat in front of him to
catch the money that is thrown to him.
There is a tall, gaunt man with a
hacking cough holding his thin, ragged
coat together at the throat. He has
shoestrings or matches to sell.
A blind girl is led through the crowds.
An old woman is selling lavender. A
man without legs is propelling himself
on board on wheels by pushing with
his hands on the pavement. He seems
to be able to get along under the feet
of the passing crowds. A blind man is
playing an accordion.
They are not beggars. Most of them
have something to SELL One old woman
was clasping some week-old papers. In
her case they served as we'll as late ones
for she did not expect any one to take
them, nor did she expect any one to
ask for change from the coin dropped
in her cup.
A kind-hearted lady bought a news
paper each day of a very old colored
man who stood on one of the busy
corners. His coat was ragged, the winter
wind whipped it around his thin old
body. In pity she bought new over
coat for him, good warm one.
The next day she noticed that he still
wore the old coat, and asked him about
it. He said, Lady, abs keeping that new
coat for Sunday best, ah don't want to
get rain spots on it."
If she had been as worldly wise as she
was tender hearted. she would have
known that the old ragged coat was a
business asset. She found out after
ward that he owned brick building on
U street and had larger bank account
than she had.
I agree with the visitors in Washing
ton-something should be done for the
sake of the dignity of the Nations Capt.
tai, as well as for the morale of the
people who trade on their infirmities
December 49, E. M. H.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Enjoys Whistlers Who
Pass Home.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
For some time have wished to write
you of two whistlers who pass the Louise
Home. They do me so much good. I
listen for them and to them with JOY.
One comes about II o'clock at night
They are both evidently youths. This
first whistler is so CHEEKY, so spontaneous
so carefree and happy.
The second comes just before it is
light in the morning. He, think, would
be enjoyed over the radio. Such bird
notes, such compass. He, too, seems
full Of joy. I do love to hear them both.
have no idea who they are.
ONE OF THE LADIES IN
December 20. THE LOUISE HOME.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Approves Investigation
OF Liquor Situation.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I was glad to learn, through one Of
your correspondents, that another bill
will be introduced in Congress to investi-
gate the liquor situation in Washington.
However, am not in accord with Mr..
Kane's suggestion that Government
stores should be established without an
investigation. feel that thorough
investigation should be made by q con-
gressional committee which will expose
to public view the whole rotten setup Of
the liquor industry in the District Of
Columbia. Then Congress will be forced
to establish Federal dispensaries here
and the chiseling practices and the sale
of off-standard liquors which are so prev
alent today will be thing of the past.
/. And most important of all, no deliveries
Of liquor to youngsters in their teens.
December 20. g. F. G. ].
Evening star., 1939-12-23

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Oriter, although the use OF
a pseudonyn for publication is
permissible. Please be brief
Evening star., 1939-12-23

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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
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Association, In order to bring down from
the quarry at Quincy to wharf on the
Neponset River the granite needed to
build the Bunker Hill Monument. The
second railway of the country was built
about a year later in Pennsylvania.
Cars began running on it in May, 1927.
1t was used to transport anthracite coal
from the mines in Carbon County to
wharf on the Lehigh River at Mauch
Chunk, distance of miles.
@. What section of the United States
produces the most cranberries?-S. s.
A. The largest cranberry producing
area is on Cape Cod, where three fourths
Of the Nations crop is grown.
Q. What become OF the U. S. s. vir-
ginia?-C. d. G.
A. The battleship Virginia was stricken
from the Navy list July IL, 1902. She
partment and sunk September S, 1923.
This vessel was disposed Of in accordance
with the Washington Treaty limiting
naval ornaments.
@. How many thoroughbred farms are
there in Kentucky?-W. P.
A. There are more than $50 thorough
bred farms in Kentucky, most of which
are located in the bluegrass section.
@. When was the actual end of the re-
cent civil war in Spain?-S. B. D.
A. Gen. Franco proclaimed the official
end of the war on March %, 1899.
@. Please give the source of the ex-
preston Sweets to the sweet
G. F. T.
A. Sweets to the sweet, FAREWELL" is
from Shakespeare's Hamlet"
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Birthday Surprise Party Held

Miss leila Otto and Mrs. Beryl
Otto were hostesses to a surprise
birthday party given Saturday even
ing, November 5, for Billy and Olive
Otto, at their home near Grantsville.
The evening was spent playing games.
Music was furnished by Mary, Anna,
and George Dieling, and Dorothy
Fresh. At late hour refreshments
were served
Guests included Grace Otto, Babel
Broadwater, Ida Liddie, Elizabeth
Martin, Anna Dieling, Mary Dieling,
Dorothy Fresh, Mildred Fike, Lula
Jenkins, Evelyn Bickford, Jennie
Bickford, June Bickford, leila Otto,
Bane burst, Billy Bailey, Ellis Mar
tin, James George, Dale Broadwater,
George Dieling, Ellis burst, Mahlon
Warwick, Robert Warwick, Garland
Hummel, Cecil Fike, Ray Fike, Will
bur Friend, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bick-
ford and children, Elaine and Donna
Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Broadwater and
children, Billy and Freddie, and the
guests of honor Billy and Olive Otto.
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WANTED-Transportation to Flor
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Lake Park, partly furnished if desired
Inquire at The Republican office. Adv
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Good condition. Apply at office of Dr.
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If you are suffering from the aches
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McHENRY

Misses Ruth and Margaret Brant
spent the weekend with their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs William Hast
ing, at Hoyes Run.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Mason, Oak
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason
and little son, Charles, of Mt. Lake
Park, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Harvey.
Mrs. William Walton, who spent
the summer and fall with her mother,
Pearl Mclean, returned to Pittsburgh
for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l. Wright had
as their guests over the weekend Mr..
Wright's son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoye Rodeheaver and
family, of Swanton, and on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Savage, of Sang
Run.
Miss Lillian Harvey spent the
weekend in Oakland with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ronald McIntire.
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ing her sixth birthday. Halloween
decorations We're carried out with
candle lights making a lovely setting.
Games were played.
Mayor Oscar Hall, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Frank Murphy and Mrs. George Daw-
son left on Tuesday for Westernport
to attend the Convocation of the Epis-
copal church being held there.
Miss Vivian Clary and Miss Betty
Martin left here on Wednesday morn
ing for Washington, D. c., where they
will spend several days.
Rev. F. G. Coleman will have
charge of the evangeIistic services
which are being held at the Baptist
church in Loeb Lynn Heights. The
services will continue through until
November 10. So far a great number
have attended these meetings.
The Neighborhood club met on
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. w. B.
Love. Assistant hostesses were Mrs.
Gay Hayden and Mrs. Timothy Moon.
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PAID LOCAL NOTICES

FOR SALE-Home Comfort range,
in excellent condition. See A. P. San
ders, nd-Advertisement 37-3f
SEVEN ROOM HOUSE for RENT
located one-fourth mile from coal
mine. Apply Sam U. Yoder, Frostburg,
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in good condition; located on the Dan
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Inquire of Henry Yommer, near Jen-
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vert pipe from a number of concerns
by letter, and that they had taken the
lowest price offered.
The present commissioners have
had rather a stormy career since their
election last November A citizens
committee attempted last fall without
success, to force them to annul a con-
tract for the purchase of approximate
ly 100000 worth of road machinery
Then early this year, due to a change
in the levy date, there was no money
from taxes coming into the treasury
and they faced the possibility of hav-
ing federal and state welfare money
cut off because they couldn't furnish
their share locally. At this time a
"Mr. X" showed up at the last minute
and loaned them the money, when
banks refused to handle any more
county orders because the Commits
sioners found they could not pay
interest on them. Finally a law was
passed by the legislature enabling
them to borrow enough to cover this
difficulty and since then no major
difficulty had arisen, until the grand
jurors were called in September
They began investigation of alleged
violations and recessed until last
Monday when they declared their
work completed and found the indict-
ments.