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Evening star., 1939-09-09
Paradise Lost

Boys, the world over, thrill to- tales
such as Robinson Crusoe, where the
hero is cast away on an island. To
them it is a magic isle remote from
the Senseless restrictions of harsh
world of adults. Many night they
lie awake dreaming of what they
would do if fate would grant them
the priceless boon. About one in
billion gets it; this year the long shot
came off. The lucky winner was Jose
Perez, ten-year-old Ecuador lad.
Jose, an orphan, was tired of a
repressed, humdrum existence. Pre-
sumably, he was at least partially In
the care of an uncle or two or an
aunt or so-the report does not state.
In any event, he broke away from
whatever restraint existed, and joined
a colonist who took him to the Gala
pagos Island group, where he con-
tinued to be restless. After series
of adventures he commandeered
small sailboat and made his way to
Floreana Island, where he was able
to reign as king and sole inhabitant
on one grand and glorious picnic
party, with none of the usual annoy
anceS. There was no one to call him
to dinner on time or insist on his eat
ing his potatoes. Instead, he dined,
whenever he felt like it, on oysters,
oranges, papayas and birds. On one
occasion he managed to kill a goat
and ate it half raw. If there was any
spinach growing on the island, it
meant nothing in his life. He had
with him blanket, a knife and some
matches, having thoughtfully left
behind such hideous inventions Of
science as toothbrush, comb and
soap. AS far as he was concerned,
heaven could wait.
But in this world of woe all good
things come to an end. It was too
good to last. An Ecuadorian cruiser
came shopping around and found
him. The officers told him to abdi-
cate and come on home. In terror,
the youthful monarch of all he sur
veyed made an appeasement offer of
fish and coconuts. It was refused.
He expressed a willingness to nego-
tiate and asked that he be extended
a credit of barrel Of candy, few
dime novels and some fish hooks,
and then be left to work out his
own destiny free from the threat of
expatriation. All to no avail. In the
name of civilization horrible crime
was perpetrated. The entire popula-
ton Of Floreana Island was forcibly
evacuated, removed to Guayaquil and
indicted into the virtual slavery of
soap and school.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Sees America Again
Holding the Bag"
To the Editor of The Star.

I want to thank George c. Shinn and
Congressman j. Thorkelson of Montana
for their very fine letters.
Apropos of repeating the arms en-
barge, The Star has consistently brought
to public attention Congress failure to
enact such legislation and has presented
the benefits of such repeal 1t is pre-
sumed this policy is what Alsop and
Kintner term "molding public opinion"
Constantine Brown is now doing his bit
OF Sculping over the radio during The
Evening Star news broadcast. 1t will
certainly be through no fault of The
Star If the arms embargo isn't repealed.
recent news item informs us that
England and France can pay cash for
year for purchases here. Jesse Jones
says the johnson Act does not restrict
r. F. c. loans to foreign nations Alsop
and Klntner state that there will be
move to repeal the johnson Act if
war comes. After the cash year is up
and the war has just gotten off to a
good start with our airplanes, ammuni-
ton, ETC., We will have to continue to sup
ply England and France, even on credit.
BY then we will have rings in our noses,
being led on with Goth century stream
lined versions Of atrocity yarns, big Ger
man boots dripping with blood q, for one,
haven't forgotten the propaganda pic
lures of the last war; and the same
old the-world- for democracy" gag
hidden under new slogan.
So the merry -go-round will start out
again, round and round, and when it
stops the American people will be holding
the same old bag considerably worse for
wear. M. A. BURTNER.
September 6.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Courtesy Needed

When the commanding officer Of
the Police Traffic Division makes a
suggestion designed to promote
safety on Washingtons streets, he
deserves attention as an expert in
his field. But the proposal to COM
pletely ban all automobile horns is
one which requires close considera-
ton.
The experience of various foreign
cities-Rome, where all horns are
forbidden; Havana, where they are
prohibited during certain hours, and
Toxic, where electrically operated
ones are outlawed-may serve as a
basis of debate, yet the experience
of cities closer to home in their
efforts to enforce anti-noise cam
paigns is more to the point. The alb
sence of conclusive figures on the
ratio of accident reduction to noise
abatement tends to leave the discus
sions in the air. The only definite
information obtainable along the
latter lines relates to the reduction Of
noise in industrial plants and busi-
ness offices, where such campaigns
have had known effectiveness in
increasing efficiency and overcoming
careless practices.
Certainly there is too much need
less blowing of automobile horns on
the streets of Washington. In many
instances it is result of nervous
tension, the remedy for which is the
exercise of self-discipline. In other
cases it is a reflection of bad man
ners, for which there is no remedy
except enforcement of the existing
police regulations. Deprived of his
horn, the motoring boor could enjoy
himself almost as much shouting at
others.
There are relatively few drivers
who have not had the experience OF
apparently avoiding an accident by
judicious use of their horns. Good
drivers frequently motor for months
without using their horns, but most
of them have occasion at one time
or another to be thankful they have
an efficient warning device.
The horn is not comparable with
the old-fashioned cut-out, which was
outlawed years ago. The latter was
designed to increase the efficiency of
low powered engines on the open
road and became an affectation OF
sophomore drivers. The former is a
device required by the safety regula-
tions of all American jurisdictions.
That promiscuous horn blowing is
a nuisance is not to be disputed, and
that many drivers, deprived of their
horns, would depend more on their
brakes is obvious But the correction
lies in the application of existing
regulations by the police and in the
education of drivers to safer and
more courteous practices.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

nor decisive one. Its ef1ect would
be primarily moral. A country d. lven
from It's seat of government fights
thenceforward at undeniable dis
advantage. Yet Paris was evacuated
In the early months of the war, and
France did not lose. Loyalist Spain
batt.ed on, long after Madrid had
ceased to be the republics political
headquarters. The spirit in which
Poland has met the avalanche OF
the immensely stronger force hurled
against her assures her allies and
friends that the fall of Warsaw,
which may be only matter OF hours,
will not necessarily denote collapse Of
the nations will to 60 on fighting to
the bitter end.
There is evidence that the Polish
retreat, in the face of the over
whelming weight of men and
mechanical force-especially tanks
which the defenders have had to
meet, is about at an end. The with
draWal is believed by strategical ex-
perts at Washington, on the basis of
reports from military observers in
the war zone, to have been made
in accordance with predetermined
plans. From now on the Germans,
despite their great preponderance
In man, air and gun power, are
likely to find their progress ma
terially slowed up. On the Vistula,
beyond Warsaw, reputedly strong de-
fense positions are prepared. There
the Poles are expected to make the
first real stand against the Nazis.
Seasonal rains, due in mid-Septem-
ber, will aid the defenders and
hinder the invaders.
There is no gainsaying that the
German army in eight days of war
has achieved impressive results in
Poland, even allowing for the superb
ority in strength of all kinds, with
which Hitler's armies pounced upon
the Reich's smaller neighbor. The
territorial heart of Poland" has
already fallen to the ruthless foe.
Yet the fact that Germany allegedly
has had to transfer large numbers
Of troops to the west encourages the
hope that French activity on the
Siegfried line is steadily assuming
proportions that may yet cause an
effective diversion and progressively
relieve the terrific pressure which
the Poles thus far have had to bear
alone.
The French and British stats must
have anticipated in detail the mill
tary developments which have so
rapidly ensued in the east. In the
words of the old Polish song of liber-
alton, while the land of Kosciuszko
and Pulaski was still under German
and Russian bondage, Poland is not
yet lost"
Evening star., 1939-09-09

of it is difficult to say, but II they could
spell no doubt they would write 1t simply:
Food
There is food in every ice box, the cats
tell each other early.
One cannot open it, of course, so the
thing to do is stand on the hind legs
and stretch the front ones up as high as
possible
This always strikes humans as cute"
and usually gets results.
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The unusual sounds coming from the
pantry could not be explained by cat
nip mouse.
Even a cat which likes to play with
such toy cannot be moved to antics
involving so much racket.
There was a rush, a counter rush, a
clawing, swishing, a Topping
Human Intervention came just in time
to save the bird, which blindly had
flown to the floor
There Quincy simply had laid a paw
on its back, pinning it to the linoleum.
Onrush OF aid for the bird scared the
cat sufficiently to cause him to raise his
paw.
Up flew the sparrow.
This time she lighted on a shelf, from
which she would not come down.
No one could blame her.
Some cats might climb shelves, but
fat cats can't.
The sparrow probably didn't know this,
but she sensed it we'll enough
There she stayed on her shelf painting
visibly from her close call
Il X *&
1t was simple matter to pick up the
cat, like yellow bag of meal, and thrust
him out, then to shut the door on him.
1t was equally easy to pick up the bird.
The window was up, but the screen
was in. The latter was removed, and
the bird placed on the sill.
She poised for a second
Then took off and shot out the window
as we'll as any bird in the world.
Evidently it had not been harmed in
the least
Just how it got in must remain a
mystery. The cat could not have
brought it in, for he had not been out
doors. Obviously the answer was that
the sparrow had flown in or been borne
IN on some ones shoulder Probably birds
literally brought up at feeding station
lack some of the natural caution which
they ought to have.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Tr1ceWeH.

How the Arc got in the pantry was
a mystery, but there it was.
The only feasible explanation was
that it must have come in on some ones
shoulder from the feeding station.
Many of the sparrows which feed
there are so tame that such trip would
not be unthinkable at ALL
One bird was so stuffed with seed and
grain one afternoon that it did not get
out of the tray until seed was poured
down on 1t.
This impromptu bath in food dis
turbed it sufficiently to force it to fly
lazily to the fence, where it stayed to
watch the replenishment of the larder
~ ~
1t might have been the same bird,
female English sparrow. Ladies, in all
species, are very fond of eating.
Here it was in the pantry, sensible
place to CO. indeed if one is hungry.
Rather unusual place for bird to CO.
but then birds do unusual things, at
times, just as humans do.
Nothing is more wrong than the idea
that these creatures are just automatons,
and forever do exactly the same things
in the same way
1t is perfectly possible for sparrow,
every now and then, to feel the call of
adventure and to try flying into an open
door.
At any rate, there was the bird on
the cabinet, close to the electric ice box.
And there, on the floor, was Quincy
the cat
hills, but new to pantries.
Quincy, who is striped yellow, is getting
old and is very fat.
Nineteen pounds, on the four feet
It's a pretty good weight for a cat.
Not quite up to the standard of the
cat owned by the lady who called us
once on the phone and announced that
the creature weighed go pounds.
Quincy weighs 10 pounds, all told,
which holds him down rather well.
He lacks, too, the agility which he had
as youngster.
Sight and smell of bird. however,
can work wonders on even a fat old cat.
Quincy made one leap
And the bird got away.
Straight to the top of the refrigerator
it flew, there to perch in panic
The ice box is an institution we'll
known to all cats. Just what their idea
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Questions Motives of
France and Britain.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Once again England and France are
out to save the world from a horrible
fate, and without additional profit to
themselves. OF course, the elimination
of a troublesome neighbor and the pos
sible expansion of their already swollen
empires do not count. Those dear old
European democracies-hoW they do
love Uncle Sam "a short time ago it was
Uncle Shylock. But suppose this time
the old fellow refuses to pull the chest
nut out of the fire for them? Perish the
thought, but let's suppose, anyway. Will
they lose interest in the entire affair
and decide to let Hitler have Danzig and
the Corridor, the Poles objections to the
contrary Notwithstanding? Remember
one thing, whenever England or France
helps another country, cross your fin
gers, forget the ballyhoo and look for the
real motive. w. H. SHIELDS.
September 7.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Father of WiIIiumsburq'

The Rev. DR.. William Archer
Rutherford Goodwin did not aspire
to celebrity. Long rector of Bruton
Parish, he was content to be a coun-
try parson throughout the better
part of his days. Yet it happens
that he made himself immortally
famous. At the moment of his death
his country salutes him with graft
tude for a notable work we'll done.
The American Institute of Architects
declares of him: without his vision,
his courage and his energy the
restoration Of Williamsburg would
never have occurred"
An instructive love of history and
of architecture appears to have been
DR.. Goodwin's motive. He was born
in Richmond, educated at Roanoke
College and the Virginia Theological
Seminary, taught at William and
Mary College, served a pastorate at
st. Johns in Petersburg. The past,
as he saw it, was not finished. He
recognized in it certain values which
he believed should be preserved.
Widely and deeply read in the ira
ditions of the Old Dominion, he
devoted himself to their fulfillment
in an age which was prone to forget.
The zeal which gave power to his
dream was a contagious force to
which a great philanthropist-John
D. Rockefeller, jr.-gladly yielded.
Not often has money more success
fully achieved miracles. Williams
burg became "a living museum" of
Colonial America.
But it would be an error to imagine
that the restoration of the town has
been exclusively of archaeological
Importance. The contrary is true.
DR.. Goodwin, in effect, has revived a
popular interest in beauty as applied
to and expressed in architecture OF
every sort. He re-eStabliShed a
standard hitherto neglected or mis-
understood. The influence of his
labors is spreading to other COM
munities. Even in the Nations
Capital it is possible to discover its
power. The late Albert L. Harris,
municipal architect for the District
of Columbia, was inspired by it in
the designing of more than a few
public buildings.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Neutrality Viewed as Choice
Between Friends and Foes.
To the Editor of The Sta,

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. Marchetti recently defined neu-
trality as equal treatment OF both par
ties to war" But he neglected to pre-
sent both sides of the question and to
point out just how the arms embargo IS
and the cash-and- carry is not that equal
treatment
The neutrality desired by the State
Department is to prohibit vessels flying
the United States flag carrying arms to
either party, but to allow both parties to
come in their ships and pay cash as soon
as their ships are loaded.
The arms embargo denies the privilege
to both parties to come with their own
ships to pay cash for arms or war ma
terials.
Since the embargo denies privileges
granted by the -and-carry neutral
ity, if the embargo Is equal treatment OF
belligerents, it Is because the privileges
granted by cash-and-carry are also equal.
If the -and-carry is unequal, then
the embargo is also unequal in the
reverse order, since the embargo is the
very reverse OF the cash and carry neu-
trality.
The dictatorships and democracies Of
Evening star., 1939-09-09

To the Editor of The Star:
A letter appeared in your excellent
paper from Elizabeth Achelis president
of the World Calendar Association, stat
ing that what is needed is not so much
stabilized holidays impossible of attain
ment in our present calendar) but
stabilized calendar, a calendar that is
every year the same just as are our
clocks" But the calendar which she
proposes, which alters the weekly cycle
by adding an extra day to the weekly
years, is not as stable as are our clocks.
We do not insert an extra hour into any
24-hour day in Washington like she adds
a day to the weekly cycle once year,
making the days of the week untrue.
Such scheme confuses our calendar and
changes all the holidays and makes them
fall upon different days of the week each
year.
Under the proposed calendar by Miss
Achelis, Sunday would not fall upon the
first day of the present weekly cycle, but
would wander through the entire gamut
of the present weekly cycle. If that is
not confusion worse confounded, We GER
tainly are dull of comprehension.
She further states that her proposed
calendar is "a stabilized calendar, where
in holidays, weekdays and month dates
will be every year the same. Thus order
begets order and stability removes pres
ent confusion" In saying this, she failed
to call attention to the fact that her
proposed calendar has a blank day in
each year which disrupts the weekly
cycle of seven days, and as result con-
fuses the days of the weekly cycle.
September 7. c. S. LONGACRE.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

barge, that action to be followed by
adoption of a cash-and-carry plan
applying to all commodities or
decision to conduct our foreign
trade under the established prin-
ciples of international law.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

Postmaster General Farley recently
kissed the famed Blarney Stone.
Even his political and personal enc
mics will admit that this was In the
nature of an osculatory transporta-
ton of Goals to Newcastle.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

A museum of science is holding a
contrasting exhibition of modern
stylish" hats and primitive head
gear. It is a safe bet that in most
male minds, at least, savagery wins,
hands down and sight unseen.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

How backward European nations
are. "Atrocity" stories have not va
ried a bit since 1914. Ninety-nine
per cent OF them are later disproved,
but all of them are believed In the
beginning.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
Deplores Stand on
Neutrality Issue.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Our present neutrality legislation is
nothing less than a battlefield well
planned with breastworks by politicians
who have isolated our national security
upon this field of self f-destruction. Their
position on the issue of neutrality has
given greater strength to the already
formidable fighting power of Hitler.
September 5. HARRY DANIELS.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t 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
Evening star., 1939-09-09
By Thomas r. Henri.


subject to extensive revision as the result
of further work. It is particularly i'm
portant to emphasize that the present
atomic census applies only to the space
lying in path between the earth and
one particular star. Since work by other
Investigators indicates a considerably
lower abundance of ironized calcium and
neutral sodium In average samples of
space, it is not unlikely that a local
cloud of material with a density higher
than usual exists somewhere between
the earth and this star in Orion. A large
part of the material may even have been
expelled by light pressure from the sur
face of the star itself
"The observation of each distant star
provides single sounding of interstellar
space, and it will be only through a COM
parison Of many such soundings that a
representative picture of space as a whole
will eventually emerge.
THE cosmic significance of inter-
stellar material is still uncertain. Is 1t
being constantly blown off from the stars
by the pressure of their own intense
reaiation, or 1t is the remnant of mate
rial once spread more evenly through
out the universe, from which the stars
were formed, and which they may still be
gathering up as they push on their way
through space?"
Evening star., 1939-09-09

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question OF fact by aDriting The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HaSktn, director, Washington,
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@. Was the slogan, "Grandpa's Pants
Won't Fit Benny" ever used in pres1-
dental campaign?-T. L. H.
A. 1t was the Democratic slogan in
the campaign against Benjamin Harri-
son in 1888
Evening star., 1939-09-09
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@. What is the greatest distance
golf ball has ever been driven?-L. H. P.
A. E. c. Bliss at Herne Bay, Kent
England, In August, 1918, drove 445 yards
Craig Woods in the British open at ST.
Andrews in June, 1893, drove 43O wards
Evening star., 1939-09-09
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G. How many dogs are there in the
United States?-G. EN-.
A. An unofficial census shows that
there are about 100000.
Evening star., 1939-09-09

Q. What plants that grow in this
country were originally brought from
China?-H. N. L.
A. Among them are oranges, soybeans,
tung oil trees, sorgho, camphor trees,
calabash, prose millet and chrysanthe-
NUNS
Evening star., 1939-09-09

@. Are snakes stone deaf and totally
blind?-S. C.
A. They are neither stone deaf nor
totally blind. Although they have no
external ears, snakes receive sound i'm
pressions by means of their tongues.
When a snake vibrates its tongue it is
listening" Snakes have very good eye
sight normally, but when they are cast
ing their skins a film forms over the
eyes and makes their eyesight poor tenn
porarily.
Evening star., 1939-09-09
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
ARREST BOXER
IN NAzI DEATH

NEW YoRK-Ernie Haas. 20
year-oId boxer, has been arrested
in Toronto, Ont, and has confessed
he killed DR.. Walter Richard Engel-
berg. first secretary of the German
consul general here. police said
today.
The confession was announced
by Assistant Chief Inspector John
J. Ryan at New York police head
quarters. Haas was found in
Toronto last night and four police
officers few there 10 question him.
He admitted the staying sitter
several hours Of questioning, Ryan
ran said Haas told his question
ae killed Engeioerg when the
ulsr employe made improper
nceA