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Evening star., 1939-09-04
TILDEN STREET.

AALAIEIN - 1 HEC j..
Dear Sir: feel I must reply to your
article in regard to the mockingbird
being nuisance.
Z I'm defense of the mockingbird I wish
to say our experience has been very
different.
I'VE have been feeding the birds for
years. We feed mostly at the dining
room windows. I have had a feeding
shelf put up there, and as I have been
home great deal, owing to an acci-
dent, I have had much opportunity 6f
watching birds and feeding them.
eve have mockingbirds, catbirds, blue
jays, robins, black birds, doves, starlings,
nuthatches, titmice (many of these)
chickadees, grosbeaks, many varieties
of sparrows, and a great many cardinals,
also have ground thrushes coming for
food.
Il do not encourage starlings at all.
At times need to drive away the blue
jays, as they are very aggressive.
THE robins, too, will drive other birds
away.
THE cardinals do not get on peaceably
together. We sometimes have as many
as or 10 waiting on the tree nearby
while only 2 are on the board
IT / am sitting in the sunroom in
view of the trees and I have no raisins
on the shelf, both catbirds and Knockers
will come to the window and look in.
The blue jay is greedy bird-will
eat up most of the food before leaving
and will frighten any other bird away.
II feed seedless raisins, which the
Knockers and catbird prefer, in fact, ex-
pect to find, sunflower seeds. peanut
hearts, peanut halves and wildbird seed.
I'VE have one young male cardinal
who is real bully. He will drive any,
thing from the board, so l am having
to watch him and drive him away.
The study of birds has been a great
pleasure and have learned so much of
and from them. I feed constantly, re-
plenishing many times each day, during
the entire year.
I'VE have more birds each year. Many
young of all birds this year. Some of
the birds are very tame and will remain
on the feeding board while I put out
food. In winter we also feed suet. I
enjoy your articles very much.
Very truly, J. F. c."
Birds are the way you find them.
II in your own yard there is a bully
mocklngblrd you are very likely to jump
to the conclusion that all Knockers are
bullies.
II you have nice gentlemanly and
ladyllke Knockers, you will incline to the
opposite belief
Any one who has the latter however.
is extremely fortunate, for the bulk of
mockingbirds hereabouts are b.jligerent,
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Urges Abolition of
Horn Nuisance.
S SNtJN O4s
jenkins, MINI.

Horn Nuisance.
To the Editor of The Star:
I wish all those motorists who blow
their horns unnecessarily would read
the very fine article in last evenings
Star august 3D by Capt. M. D. Smith
OF the Metropolitan Police Department.
Some drivers (morons would be a more
appropriate name) seem to take a fiend-
ish delight in blowing their horns to
intimidate pedestrians, especially at
right-hand turns where the pedestrian
Is trying to cross on the green light.
Many times I have waited at cross
ings for several green lights, due to the
selflshness Of motorists who would not
give me the right-of-way on those turns.
Capt. Smith mentioned one foreign
city where ban was placed on the blow
ing of automobile horns, which resulted
in decrease of accidents in which per-
sons were injured or killed. He also
stated that he would like to see civic
organizations get behind a campaign to
make Washington city of no horn
blowing. Here's hoping the Traffic De-
partment will do something to abolish or
at least curb, this nuisance
PEDESTRIAN.
September /.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
A Voice in the Dawn

In recent days the radio has
brought to millions of Americans
a succession of personal, emotional
crises that will remain in memory
long after the less sharply defined
recollections of the ups and downs
of the political crisis in Europe have
passed away. But for dramatic, tragic
eloquence, nothing has surpassed the
measured tones of Chamberlain
voice early yesterday morning as he
said to his people and the outside
world which listened in II have to
tell you now that = this country
is at war with Germany"
Behind those simple words, clean,
clear and unmarried by gaudy ora
tory was the background of the past
year in Europe you can imagine
what bitter blow it is to me that
all my long struggle to win peace has
failed" What might have been done
that had not been done? "Up to the
very last it would have been possible
to arrange peaceful and honorable
settlement = but Hitler would not
have it, He would not have it be-
cause there is no chance of expect
ing that this man will ever give up
his intention of using force to gain
his will"
And as he spoke there came the
recollection of another speech early
on Friday morning last, delivered
with the harsh, fanatical shout and
bluster of a man who, it seemed, in
frenzy sought to bury deeds beneath
a mound of words-"My love of
peace and my endless patience
should not be mistaken for weak
ness From now on we will talk
the same language. There will be
bombs against bombs. We shall fight
until our rights are granted" He'll!
He'll! He'll But for what rights?
The right of death without trial?
The right of life without the free
dom to think your thoughts and
speak them? The right to exist under
a tyranny of lies?
Again-from London in the early
morning, the voice of another man
whose words, cold as steel, strike
sparks to kindle fire that will en-
flame the world-"And now we have
resolved to finish it. May God bless
you all and may He defend the right.
For it is evil things that we shall be
fighting, against brute force, bad
faith, injustice, oppression and perse-
cution. I am certain that right will
prevail"
There are dark and crowded days
to come. Lives are to be lost, lives to
be twisted, warped and saved for a
time, lives to be clutched from death
and set down to start again in some
new world that unseen things are
shaping now. But many years in
deed must pass before the voice that
came with misty dawn from 10
Downing Street on September 3,
1889, will be Stilled in the minds of
those who heard it.
Evening star., 1939-09-04

vessels in his communication to
Hitler-apparently because the Nazi
government already had sworn for
mally before the world less than
three years ago to restrict submarine
warfare according to terms of the
London Naval Treaty of 1880. For
eign Minister Won Ribbentrop, then
German Ambassador to London, &C
cepted the terms on behalf OF Fuehrer
Hitler and the Reich. BY that
treaty Germany Joined with the
United States, Britain, France,
Italy and Japan in denouncing such
unrestricted submarine forays as
outraged civilized peoples in the
World War. The Nazi high COM
mand bound itself upon it's honor
not to sink a non-resisting merchant
vessel without having first placed
passengers, crew and ships papers
In a place of safety"
While details of the sinking of the
Athena are still meager-Germany
has made statement by radio that
the ship struck a floating mine
British advices are to the effect that
some of the fourteen hundred pas
sengers were killed by a torpedo.
Most of the others-including an
undetermined number of American
citizens fleeing the war zone-es-
capped in lifeboats and were picked
up by other ships, If it be a fact
that some passengers were killed
when torpedo tore into the hull
of the ship. there would seem to be
prima facie evidence that the treaty
provisions were violated-providing
the Athena did not resist persist
emily" and actively" the commands
of the attacking submarine to stop
and be searched. Obviously the liner
could not have been carrying war
supplies, for she was heading away
from the scene of hostilities-with
an overload of men, women and
children bound for Canada and the
United States.
The war has just begun. Undoubt-
edly there will be other dishearten-
ing reports from both sides of alleged
violations of the rules of legitimate
warfare and of common decency.
No war is complete without its
atrocity stories. Factual dispatches
OF. the type now being received from
the Associated Press staff men in the
war arena are not propaganda, how
ever. They are disquieting to those
who are hoping against hope that
the Warmad leader of the Nazi le-
gions might be depended upon to
stick to recognized methods of mill
tary action. 1t is but natural that
doubts will arise in the minds of
many persons as to how much faith
may be put in the word of man
who has shown no hesitancy in the
past in trampling upon solemn
pledges if they stood in his path of
ruthless conquest.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
September /.
Urges Removal of Poles
At Sharp Road Corners.

Here is simple safety suggestion,
which to the best of my knowledge has
never appeared in print but which if
adopted would save number of casu-
alties IN motor accidents. Just how
many, 1 wouldn't know. but even one
would be worth while. On country roads.
the most dangerous spots are sharp turns
particularly right-angled ones, possibly
at intersections. There if anywhere
the speeding motorist is apt to leave the
road and when he does, his worst hazard
may be a telephone pole
Naturally enough, for convenience in
installation, maintenance and repair,
the lines must follow the road. There is
no getting away from that, until the time
comes when all wires are buried in
conduits but neither is there any need
to have, always invariably, a pole right
at the most dangerous place. 1 know
personally OF case several years ago
in which young man, driving over an
unfamiliar road, failed to make a sharp
turn and plunged off the road. While
it is admitted that he went far too
FAST all would have been well but for
a telephone pole in his path, which he
struck, killing his companion, a young
woman.
I suggest that the telephone wires be
strung diagonally across these dangerous
corners. 1t should even be economically
advantageous to do so. After all. as
Euclid said over 1000 years ago, a
straight line is the shortest distance be-
tween two points and enough distance
might be saved to eliminate the ex-
pense of an extra pole.
September /.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Believes General War
Will Strengthen Japan.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Japan is the big concern of the white
race DanZig Is not.
Germany signs treaty with Rus
sia. This is the first big set back that
the Japanese have had in their am
bitions to build tremendous, world
dominating, eastern empire. Germany's
action was beneficial to England. to all
Europe, to America and to the white race.
If England precipitates second World
War to keep Germany from taking what
is her own, she will destroy not only
herself but all Europe; she will seat
the yellow race on the throne to which
it has been aspiring.
MINOR BAILEY.
Oak Hill, w. Va.
August 81.
Evening star., 1939-09-04

The so-called Irish Republican
Army seems to be rather like carbon
monoxide gas. You cannot see it;
you cannot hear it; you cannot smell
It; you cannot touch 1t. Yet 1t is 4
deadly menace.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Thinks Roosevelt Had
Reply From Hitler.

To the Editor OF The Star:
In a recent verbal barb and peace
plea, aimed at Dictator Hitler, Mr.. Roose-
velt complained that no reply was re-
ceived to a note dispatched way back
in April.
When Der Fuehrer in a speech de-
hvered shortly afterward and backed up
by his propaganda sheets, made con-
temptuous allusion to governments that
have made a mess OF their own fiscal
and economic affairs presuming to ad-
wise others. wasn't he making a reply?
When the hookup with the Soviet
Union was sprung on the world, wasn't
he making reply?
Isn't failure to make reply in the
empty faulty known as the Language of
diplomacy" sufficient reply? If not,
how many hints does our government
need to keep its nose out, mind its own
business and refrain from the sending
of endless notes and pleas for the con-
duct and guidance, of mad dogs OF Eu-
rope" and aggressofs it has labeled bar
barians?
WALTER BAHNSEN.
September /.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
Comments on Defense
OF Hatch Act Ruling,
B.. G..


Note is taken of Alexander Holtz-
of1s defense of the Hatch Act ruling
your editorial of August 26-and your
comment on his statement.
Your position as regards "the Pitts
burgh case" is consistent with the legal
precept he sets up in his communication,
to wit: In constituting or applying any
statute regard must be had to its ex-
act phraseology, rather than to what
some one believes is the objective or the
purpose of the statute"
In his attempt to idealize administra-
tive procedures, he seems willing to
disparage his own maxim.
LOUIS V. WOULFE.
September I.
Evening star., 1939-09-04
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Evening star., 1939-09-04

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All rights of publication of special dispatches
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Evening star., 1939-09-04

Establishment Of Effective
International Congress Urged.
To the Editor Of The Star:
For nearly quarter Of century the
World Peace Association, now co-operat-
Evening star., 1939-09-04
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September /.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Months Girl Learns Make Pictures With Feathers Pillow
Contest Winners
Prizes Totaling SIS
Awarded for Best
Contributions

The following children are award
ed prizes of 81 each for contributions
published on the Junior page today:
Catherine Broderick, IS, Of 1913
V,street Sc.
Doris Marie Coates, 8, OF 2514 I
street NV.
Janice H. Jones, 13, R. F. D. /,
Silver Spring, Md.
Stanley Musgrove, II, Monrovia,
Md.
Margaret Saunders, IA, of 1418 V
street NV.
Boys and girls from to 18 years
iof age are invited to write for the
(Junior Page. Contributions may be
in the form of letters, stories, poems,
'etc., and subjects may include ad-
ventures, hobbies, pets-in short,
anything of interest to children any,
where in the Washington area.
The best five contributions pub
fished each week will win their au-
thors prizes of 81 each. These SIM
pie rules must be observed:
/. All contributions must be
ORIGINAL.
- 2. All contributions must bear the
name, age, address and telephone
number (if any of the author, pref
erably at the top of the first page.
2. Contributions must be written
on one side of the paper; if type
written they should be double
spaced.
a. The decision of the Junior Page
editor as to the winning contribu-
tons will be final and The Star re-
serves the right to publish any con-
tributions received in whatever form
the editor may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether they are awarded
prizes.
/ S. No contributions will be re-
turned.
, Address contributions to the Junior
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Evening star., 1939-01-22
KAY'S CORNER
BY Katherine Houison.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN
EMPpJODEPV

Next time you want something
new. girls, try crayon embroidery.
Flower designs are always lovely,
so let's make poppy cushion first.
You can buy pattern and stamp
1t on your material or trace off a
flower picture and transfer it with
carbon paper. Both dark and light
materials make effective back
grounds.
Decide whether you want Oriental
poppies or the golden California
ones, and get wax crayons the color
you decide on, with greens for the
leaves and brown for stems. Now
paint your design with the crayons,
shading your petals and leaves as
realistically as you can. If you can
find picture to follow, it will help
you. Be sure to keep within the
edges of your design.
Make the petals darker near the
center, using yellow over the red to
tighten the edges. Use yellow to
shade the leaves, too. Or you can
use several shades of red and green
If you have them, but the yellow
will give very satisfactory results.
When your design is painted, take
matching silk and outline the whole
thing. Make yellow and black
French knots for the centers. A
complete outline of black also gives
wonderful effect with some designs.
You'll soon learn which is more
effective.
Now place your design face down
on several thicknesses of blotting
paper and press it thoroughly with
a fairly hot iron. This sets the
colors so the article can be carefully
laundered.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Junior Page
Scropbook
,y FLORENCE B. ALEXANDER.
ROOSTERS,

- S~ASSs
The first timekeeper that man is
known to have used is the cock. His
value in calling people to work was
appropriately recognized by the an
clients, who dedicated him to Mer-
curry, the god of commerce. After
thousands of years the rooster still
can be depended upon to announce
daybreak. He rarely fails in his self
appointed duty, and he requires no
supervision or repairs
Through the ages his voice has
been relied on as confidently as we
depend today on our wrist watches.
Over 1900 years ago Jesus fixed the
time of Peters denial to Him by the
crow of a rooster: This night, be-
fore the cock crows. thou shalt deny
me thrice"
Fourteen centuries later time was
still being reckoned by the crow of
the barnyard fowl, for Chaucer
wrote:
"Surer was his Growing on his roost
Than is bell or any abbey clock. +"
So dependent were our forefathers
on the morning herald to tell them
the time that they named certain
hours "cockcrows" Two cockcrows
meant 3 o'clock in the morning
Shakespeare told of Romeo and
Juliet's rendezvous lasting until
THE second cock had crowed
The curfew has tolled, It's
o'clock
The hero of play by Sir William
Barrie was chanticleer who
thought his Growing made the sun
rise, and without it there could be
no daylight. Maude Adams played
the part of chanticleer and gave
every appearance of a rooster be-
lieving in himself. When he threw
his head back and thrust up his
body, he looked as If he did more
than merely announce the dawn.
Surely, he must have a vital part in
raising the sun!
However, cocks as clocks have lost
favor in these modern days. To us
they are merely Sleep disturbing
nuisances.
(Copyrignt. 1939O
Evening star., 1939-01-22

pine. Sandpaper the sides and the
edges and paint with white enamel
Print the numbers 0, 0, l, 2, 3, 4 on
the sides of each block with black
paint.
Now then, lineup the horses at
start. Each player takes a turn
rolling the four numbered cubes.
The numbers appearing on the top
of the blocks indicate which horse
may be moved forward-1, 2, 3, or 4.
A horse may be moved forward one
space each time his number appears
on the top side of the blocks. If his
number appears on two blocks he
moves forward two spaces. If three
numbers appear he moves forward
three spaces and If four numbers
appear he moves forward four
spaces. The player whose number
does not appear does not move.
The first horse entering the finish
section wins the game.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

I made up my mind wanted real
shuff1eboard game of my own. I
begged my father to make me one
for Christmas"
Jeans father, Frank Barinott. a
contractor. said he would be glad
to try his hand at making the game
only he didn't know the specif1ca-
tions. The girl placed the problem
before Frederic j. Haskin, director
of The Evening Star Information
Bureau, who put her in touch with
a shuffleboard manufacturing COM
pany in Indiana.
I'VE got discs, cues and complete
directions from this company" Jean
said, land then my father set to
work. We live in a bungalow on the
side of a steep hill; none Of the
ground around our house was suit
able for Switchboard, so we de-
cided to use the basement floor. NY
father used special cement paint for
the lines and numbers, and-well. I
liked my shuffleboard best of all the
gifts I received that year"
Switchboard - originally Shove
board'-was very popular in Eng
land, especially with the aristoc-
racy, as early as the fifteenth cen
tury. 1t was favorite pastime at
the great country houses, and some
Of the boards on which 1t was played
were beautifully made.
The game has been popular for
years as shipboard pastime. Al
though little known In this part OF
the country, 1t is played extensively
in some other sections.
ITS very popular in my neigh
borhood," Jean declared. "All the
children like to play it-and so do
my father and mother, and my big
sister, Beulah
"As for me-" she added, I've been
playing it for more than year now
and I still think it's great fun"
Jean is in the seventh grade at
Taft Junior High School.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Playing With Fire
Is Dangerous,
Girl Learns
Bv JANICE H. JONES,


MONTGOMERY Hills Junior High School.
My most exciting adventure hap
pened at home. One night I went
into my room after some school,
books. AS went in, I took candle
off the mantlepiece, and also picked
up some matches.
AS I am very fond of lighting
matches. lit the candle right away.
I was going to play I lived in olden
days and had to see by the light of
a candle. I didn't play that very
long, though, before I got a little
celluloid box and started making
the tallow of the candle drip into it.
After there was quite bit of wax
in the box, put the candle under it
to make the wax melt again. didn't
think about celluloid burning.
In very few minutes, the box
caught fire / was scared to death.
I threw it to the floor and stamped
on 1t. I soon put it out-but when
I did, I was still trembling.
After I got my books, I went out
Of the room singing, so I wouldn't
look or feel scared. I told my
mother about the incident three or
four months later, and she said:
"My land. child, you'll burn the
house down the next thing you
know"
This happened about a year ago,
but I'll always remember it.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Younger Brother or
Sister VIII Enjoy
This Cork Boat

Do little brother and sister fuss
about taking their baths or do they
like to play with toys in the tub
toys that sometimes are ruined by
water? Here's your chance to do a
good deed and get lot of fun out
of 1t yourself.
Make little cork ship as bath
tub toy for little friend of yours.
Take any good-sized bottle cork,
insert a matchstick or a toothpick
for a mast, scrap of white cloth
for sail and it already has an ap-
pearance very satisfactory for a
little fellow, but it won't sail, so
that won't do.
1t fails to sail because it is top
heavy, but you can remedy that.
Cut little slit in the bottom of
the cork and insert penny about
half way in. This gives the ship
the proper balance to keep it upright
in the water and also gives it more
the appearance of a real sailboat.
If you are good at whiting you
can make any number of original
improvements on the shape of the
ship. But don't forget the little
penny underneath. It is needed for
. boat Of any shape to counter
balance the mast and sail.