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Evening star., 1939-06-30
Auto Inspections

II it is a fact that some of the
inspectors checking District auto
mobiles under the new inspection
law have been overly jealous in re-
tecting cars because of unimportant
details, Traffic Director William A.
Van Duzer has acted properly in
requiring that official zeal be tenn
pered with little judgment, but it
would be most unfortunate if his
order in this respect should result
in the passing by the inspectors of
automobiles with lights or brakes
which do not measure up to reason
able standards of efficiency.
During the early stages of enforc-
ing regulation of this sort 1t is to
be expected that number of driv-
ers. failing to appreciate the impor-
tance of having brakes and lights
In as nearly perfect mechanical con-
dition as possible, would be apt to
feel, should their cars happen to be
rejected, that the inspectors were
unduly exacting in making the ex-
hminations But if this regulation,
one which is certainly in the inter
ests of public safety, is to be effective
1t must be strictly enforced. There
is a real danger, when leniency is
encouraged in some particulars, that
the inspectors are apt to give other
classes of defects the benefit of the
doubt when in fact they should result
in refusal to approve the car. 1t is
to be hoped, therefore, that Mr.. Van
Duzer and those working under him,
while exercising reasonable discre-
tion, will not yield to pressure for
laxity in the inspections, regardless
of the source from which it may
come.
The Traffic Director has been
quoted as saying that probably a
Evening star., 1939-06-30
EncircIing' the Reich

Brltalns note Wednesday in reply
to Germany'S denunciation of the
1895 naval agreement was essentially
a denial of policy of "encircling"
the Reich and a warning to Chan
cellor Hitler that British policy is to
erect a defensive wall around the
Reich to protect its neighbors from
further aggressions.
The word "encirclement" has con-
noted to Germans for a generation,
at least, a policy of inclosing the
Reich within ring of nations anx-
ious to strike extensively at the first
opportunity, policy Of commercial
and economic strangulation which
puts the Reich at the mercy Of those
nations which control the seas, the
markets and the raw materials of
the world.
In that embellished sense Of the
word Britain took great pains to dis
pei German fears, but she coupled
1t with unequivocal statements that
British policy is defensive encircle-
ment Of Germany. Her guarantees
to the small states of Europe, she set
forth in her message to Berlin, are
for the purpose of contributing to
the removal Of anxiety "by assisting
smaller nations to feel secure in the
enjoyment of their independence, to
which they have the same right as
Britain or Germany itself"
Furthermore, she argued against
the "encirclement" allegation, Brit
ain could only be hostile to Germany
if Germany were to commit an act
of aggression against another coun-
try" But the implication is clear
that British action is not to be gov
erned anywhere in Europe by whether
her direct interests are affected by
any warlike action in which Ger
many engages. German aggression
in whatever part Of Europe is a mat
ter of direct concern to London.
The British note was far from an
appeasement message, although 1t
strove to ease anxieties, particularly
in the German public, that Britain
is set upon strangling the Reich. It
offered new economic discussions,
contingent only upon the prior estab-
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Children on the Shore

Oh, calling waters! Now the warm, blue
tide
Surges again on every sunny shore.
Bright feet OF children flash where rip
pies glide
Up the white sand-to whisper back
once more
Now on the briny fringe of the world,
Far seawinds blow. The children turn
from play
To watch the breakers foamy plumes
unfurled
In ceaseless rhythm through the sum-
mer day.
Indigenous as fin or weedy shell
The children's home Is here. From
misty age
The ocean voices weave their ancient
spell,
limiting an immemoriai heritage.
Waking in each young heart eternally
The rapture, pain and wonder Of the sea,
INEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
'Heodwoters' Ducks

visitors to Headwaters Farm,
Secretary of the Interior Ickes'
home, near Olney, Maryland. may
see, II they will, several flotillas of
ducks maneuvering upon the surface
OF pond. The birds would be ideal
cltlzens for a totalitarian state,
Their lives are spent following their
leaders. But the leaders lead them
nowhere except up and down, across
the water and back.
OF course, the incessant parade is
interesting to watch. An onlooker
with certain appreciation of
symmetry Is pleased with the ORDERLY
formation OF the ducks as they swim
hlther and yon in the wake of their
respective captains. It is only when
the performance has been long OBJ
served that its futility becomes i'm
pressive. The birds move gracefully
enough. A marvellous economy of
enort Is represented in their active
yet patiently senseless padding. One
slow gesture of a foot will send a
duck a considerable distance. A
slight wiggle stops the wiggler with
the greatest of ease.
And the birds are very solemn
about 1t all. They are quiet creatures,
Only rarely does any sound arise
from them. They are too busy to
talk too sober to laugh. Hour after
hour. day after day, they trail their
leaders up and down, across the
water and back. If they leave the
pond for a while, it is only that thew
may return to it as promptly as
possible. Obedience is their diety
What passes in their tiny brains
is matter for speculation. Should
they ever stop to think, they might
stage revolution. Instead, thew
continue to be ducks. Mr.. Ickes
smiles at them and anticipates an
other blast against Der Fuehrer and
II Duce.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. Trdce1ueI.

Specimen days from . bird diary are
furnished by local correspondent. A
bird diary is q good idea.
Those who like the birds, who feed
them. and get real pleasure cut Of watch
ing them, may keep bird book of their
own, just as they do a garden notebook.
The small doings Of the songsters tend
to slip the mind, but If they are put
down, as they happen, in black and
white, they are saved as long as the
book lasts.
Sample days from the diary are as
follows:
May 1l-Sunday last the crested fly-
catcher came back. One pair stayed
around the house as they did for while
last year. We happened to see them
looking in the wren and chickadee
houses, although without looking they
could have told there was not room for
them.
However, they were house hunting,
and didn't turn anything down without
investigating. This gave the idea Of
making nest from an old walnut log
which had been brought up from the
back of the lot last fall because it had a
natural hole in it and might some time
serve such purpose.
80 the cellar was full of chiseling,
prying, saving noises all evening and in
the morning there appeared fine ready
to order hole-in-a-tree for Mr.. and Mrs.
Flycatcher.
feet from the ground, but on giving it
the once over for day or two, and
having no prospective tenants, we decided
to pry 1t of and raise it to a place where
several branches came out of the tree.
Now the time of waiting had arrived
and like newly set up real estate agents
we held our breath.
Less than an hour later we heard
Mr.. Flycatchers raucous calls and chat
ter, and there they were, one after the
other inspecting the vacant dwelling.
We were anxious for them to take it.,
but were uncertain; specifications call
for an inch longer. and an inch larger
around. but one can't always find a log
to measure up to Government standards! /!
Two days passed without further de-
velopments. This morning as we were
at breakfast we saw Mrs Flycatcher 20
to the house with such a mouthful of
grass and sticks that we could hardly
believe our eyes.
Mr.. Flycatcher sat on the limb above
the box chattering and calling When
ever his better half left for more ma
terial, which was often. he accompa MED
her, waiting until she had crammed her
bill as full as she could carry, then re-
turning with her to the nest perching
on branch. encouraging her with all
his might, as far as noise was concerned.
but we failed to see him help one bit
about the hard work of building.
Since they have decided to rent the
house for the season, they have been
busy all day. can see Mr. Flycatcher
now. He is perched on a pine near the
nest shrilly whistling and calling. Now
and again he makes warbling sound
in his throat. So we shall have new
neighbors. and interesting ones. we think.
We are particularly glad to have them
to find out for ourselves If they really put
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Against Third Term
For Roosevelt.

To the Editor of The Star:
The seeming determination of Mr..
Roosevelt to be a candidate for third
term has aroused great opposition in
Wisconsin. Instead of that selfish de-
termination, he should thank the DEM
ocratic party for naming him twice as a
candidate and expressly refuse to be 4
candidate once more.
At present in Wisconsin the political
parties are lined up as follows: The
oficeholders, the Progressive higher tax
party of the La Follettes, the Socialists
and the Communists, sort of a Bull
Moose party, favor the third term; the
combination of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis is opposed to a third term and
the real Democrats are not only op-
posed to third term, but on the Presi-
dents record, desire a different. candi-
date.
The Presidents great blunders were
the awful waste in the attempt to take
care of the poor from Washington, the
waste of money on water power de-
velopments that are not needed, use
less canals and needless high -salaried
ofhcers; the pending bill to promote
business until election and the increase
Of the public debt by billions, which
has caused the sale for taxes of mil
lions Of poor mems homes. Most of us
Democrats, as citizens, would feel OBJ
lised to campaign against the third
term candidate.
CHARLES NJ SCANLAN.
Milwaukee, Wis.
.11,ne A
Evening star., 1939-06-30

. piece of snakes skin in the nest, as
the books say.
Il ~
May 23-Was putting strings on the
sweet peas out front near the giant tulir
tree. For several days of and on have
remarked on lisping, trilling noise about
the yard.
Il continually heard this sound and
kept noticing tulip tree buds falling to
the ground.
Suddenly out of the dim past over .
bridge Of 20 years it came to me
THE cedar waxwings!
II flew into the house for glasses to
confirm my identification and found that
I was right.
BY the time we had reached the tree
and focused the glasses, the birds had
gone. We were greatly disappointed, but
I suddenly had a thought. Wait here
and watch this tree while 60 and look
at the tulip trees in the back woods
'"The sun was still shining on their
tops. Lo and behold! I could see the
waxwings flying around or sitting in the
branches swinging to and fro eating the
blossoms.
Some were hanging head down and
feeding like parrots. We got fine
chance to observe them and watched for
some time, when something frightened
them and the whole flock disappeared"
These lines, from r. T. NJ Bethesda,
Md. are set down in the way the writer
chose to make her bird observations.
Others might prefer a more concise
statement of facts, so that finding them
might be easier in future years.
Both methods have their good points
A great deal depends upon the indi-
vidual keeping a bird diary, just as it
does on the keeper Of 4 garden notebook
The latter may be full-fiedged account
in story form, or jotting down Of dates
names. and places, with results OF the
planting.
One good way of keeping a bird book
Is to become especially interested in
some one species and to keep a running
comment on its habits, etc. Other birds
might be jotted down in an off-hand
manner, without the detail
Bird watching, as most subjects, opens
up IN an amazing way, after one takes
it up. AS the interest grows, the details
grow, so that In time the observer finds
everything of real interest, whereas at
first he tended to slight things.
An ambitious Baltimore observer,
writing in the Baltimore Evening Sun,
took apart a deserted field sparrow's
nest, and found that it was composed of
535 whole objects. and 424 pieces, making
a total Of $50. There were l25 horsehairs,
used as the lining, four human hairs,
29l fine grass stems, etc.
This nest was only ~ inches deep and
inches in diameter, outside and ~
inches wide and IL inches deep, inside
Taking bird nest apart would be in
teresting for certain temperaments, but
others would prefer to have the nest
intact. 1t is the same in keeping a bird
notebook or diary. Keep 1t the way you
like best
Evening star., 1939-06-30

couple" Of his inspectors, Of whom
he has fifty, will not waive any
shortcomings. II that is the case,
Mr.. Van Duzer should consider
whether it might not be better to
replace those two inspectors instead
of issuing a general order which
might have a bad effect on the
morale of his entire staff.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
The Third Term

Senator Wheeler of Montana, ap-
preached by supporters of the Roose-
velt third-term boom, not only de-
clined to be considered as a running
mate for the President, but also de-
nounced the movement to renomi-
nate and re-elect Mr.. Roosevelt.
A majority, probably large ma
jority, of the Democratic members of
the Senate are opposed to a third
term for Mr.. Roosevelt-or for any
other President of the United States.
They believe with Thomas Jefferson,
Andrew Jackson and other Demo-
cratic Presidents that no man should
be elected to more than two terms.
General Jackson persistently recon-
mended to Congress while he was in
Office that President should be linz
tied to one term. So far, however, not
many of these Democratic Senators
have expressed themselves publicly
regarding the third term.
The lengths to which the Roosevelt
third-term boomers are prepared to
go are revealed, however, in the pro-
posal made to Senator Wheeler that
he be candidate for Vice President
on the Roosevelt ticket in 194b. Only
a year or two ago, the New Dealers
were sending Mr.. Wheeler vastly diff
ferent messages. He was informed
then that the New Deal inner circle
regretted that he was not to be a
candidate for reelection In 1880
that the New Dealers could "elimi-
nate" him.
More recently, realizing the need
OF aligning again with the President
those Democrats who left Mr.. Roose-
velt when he tried to put through
Congress his Supreme Court reorgan-
izing bill, the New Dealers looked
with favor upon the Montana Sem
ator. Whether this was with the ad-
vice and consent of the President
has not been divulged. The prompt
rebuff which Mr. Wheeler has ad-
ministered may bring retorts that he
was never seriously considered as a
possible running mate for the Pres
ident.
Senator Wheeler was liberal long
before the Roosevelt New Deal. In
1924 when the Democrats nominated
conservative John w. Davis for Pres
ident, Senator Wheeler jumped the
party fence and ran as vice presi-
dental candidate on the Progressive
ticket, headed by the late Senator
Robert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin.
Senator Wheeler believes now, how
ever, that the Democratic party is
the proper avenue of liberal govern
ment.
But Mr.. Wheeler does not believe
that liberal government can be main
tanned If a President is to be per-
petuated in Office. In his statement
to the press, the Senator said he did
not think that President Roosevelt
would be candidate for renomina-
ton. He added, however, that il he
were candidate, it would be
mistake
President Roosevelt has taker no
public steps to date to check the
movement for his denomination. It
is said that he will say nothing, leav-
ing the country and the Democratic
party guessing what his attitude will
be toward third-term nomination.
A reason urged for his reticence is
that to speak now would either de-
stroy his influence with Congress or
set himself up as a target for attack
long before the next campaign.
Gradually, however, as in the case
of Senator Wheeler, leading Demo-
Gratis are taking sides on the third
term issue.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

of the United States dollar and all our
people.
Let Congress, if it wishes. take "one-
man power" away from President
Roosevelt in certain other things, but
not the power to stabilize the United
States dollar against the manipula tions
OF certain antagonistic foreign nations.
as we'll as giving the selfish specula tors
IN every financial center of the world
the chance they are evidently hoping for.
At present our dollar and the British
pound sterling are the yardsticks by
which the valuations of all other cur
rencies Of the world are measured. OBJ
servation, at short range, in most of the
countries of the world. is convincing
that the American dollar is the premier
money Of the world, with more than
one-half of the monetary gold of the
world back of 1t. The purser of every
passenger ship plying the seven seas,
generally has supply of United States
currency on hand. The money changers
who come aboard ships always have
American currency
II, for reasons of political bias, men,
bers OF Congress think they must take
from the President the powers of die
tators" 1t is hoped they may realize the
power they are giving the dictators OF
Europe and the spectators to play havoc
with our dollar unless the President has
the power to devalue the dollar in an
emeleency.
JAMES MARTIN MILLER,
Takoma Park Md.
June %.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

lishment Of mutual confidence and
good will, which is the necessary
preliminary to calm and unpreju-
diced negotiation"
But the burden Of establishing that
confidence and good will are put en-
tirely up to Germany, Just as in that
portion Of the note devoted to a pos
sible new naval agreement the bur-
den of establishing that it will be
free from unilateral denunciation is
placed on the shoulders OF Berlin.
Although Britain would look upon
a new naval limitation pact with
Germany as all to the good, if re-
spect for it could be assured, Britain
makes no weakling's plea to Germany
20 negotiate successor to the 1895
agreement which Chancellor Hitler
denounced April % before the
Reichstag.
Many obstacles stand in the way of
naval negotiations between England
and Germany at this time. First of
all, OF course, is Chancellor Hitler's
desire to be free of limitations while
German military and sea power is
still on the rise. Second is the inter-
national situation as a whole with
Germany reluctant to accede to a
status quo until she has gotten all
she wants or all she believes she is
likely to get. Third is the patent in
ability Of Germany to 60 beyond her
own signature as a guarantee of re-
spect for any treaty which might
result, and the value OF that sigma
ture now Is dubious indeed
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Wants Stronger Boycott
Against Japan.

To the Editor of The Star
Every indication goes to show that
public opinion Is hardening aRainsa
Japan and becoming favorable toward
China. The boycott Of Japanese goods
is growing in favor, but at present it
is only partly successful.
Why can't the newspapers take Lead
ership in the boycott? If silk stockings
and neckties were replaced by goods
of all-American make the effect on
employment and profits would be ben
eflcial. 1t is true that there would be
some disturbance while the silk manu-
facturers were changing to rayon and
Isle, but the stoppage would be tenn
porary and would affect comparatively
few.
But suppose that by means of silk
sales Japan should win the war in
China. She then would be able to
enslave Chinese labor, seize the resources
Of China and in time take possession
of the remainder Of the Orient. We
then would stand to lose more than a
billion dollars year of sales to the
Orient and that would be 4 permanent
loss-a loss that would make it hard
for countless Americans.
Why should not the newspapers, to-
gether with their advertisers-the retail
merchants-make effective the boycott
on Japanese goods? Nothing but good
would ensue. The women Of the coun-
try will fall in line If they are made to
understand that the wearing of rayon
and Isle is really to the advantage of
Americans. At present they do not
fully realize the fact, but the news
papers could easily bring them around.
June Is. DANIEL c. SULLIVAN.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

Soviet authorities reject as "ab-
surd" the Mendelian law of genetics.
Soon they will be in the class Of the
late Messrs. Dowie and Voliva, who
held out to the bitter end that the
world was nat.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

1t was tough back in 1914-1916
when trouble shifted between the
eastern and western war fronts. Now
1t swings in a much wider arc-ap-
proximately from slovakia to Tien-
tSin.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

There Is a current saying about
three generations from shirt
sleeves to shirtsleeves. It has often
been almost as brief a transition
from manacles to monocles, and
also vice versa.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Defends Presidents Power
To Devalue Dollar.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Even for those members of Congress
who now hesitate to give President
Roosevelt too much power" those of
us who have seen at close range the
activities of the spectators in foreign
exchange in New York, London, Paris
and even as far away as Shanghai, can
not help but hope that our Senators
and Representatives on the "Hill" will
rescind their recent act in taking away
from the President the power to de-
value the dollar.
Very likely that power would never
be used. But If the power to devalue
is vested 80 our President can use 1t any
day the ruthless spectators in this
country and abroad will not take the
desperate chance of piling up fortunes
In exchange speculation at the expense
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the Driter, although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. Please be brier
Evening star., 1939-06-30

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
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
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Asks Where Franklin
Gets Glasses.

Gets Glasses.
To the Editor Of The Star:
After reading Jay Franklin's article
in today's Star am writing to ask you
If you could tell me where he buys his
ose-colored glasses7 E. T.P.
June a.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
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Evening star., 1939-03-23

Prices are for the District Of Co.
lumbio until the close Of business
Saturday, March Is, 1889. Due
to the Virginia "Unfoir Trade
Practice Act," some prices are
slightly higher in that Stote. NO
SALES TO DEALERS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-20
No Mystery About Mr..
Stokowski's Trip

THE mysterious Leopold Stokow-
ski. eminent musician who be-
came national figure when he
conducted the orchestra through
the Liszt rhapsody in 100 Men
and Girl" is making another trip
TO Europe under an assumed name.
The fact that he embarked on the
steamship Normandie under an as
sumed name put the music writers
in quite a Utter They recalled
the Grets Carlo incident and
others In the career of the eminent
orchestra leader and then diseov-
cred that he was only slipping
away 10 conduct q series of five
concerts. beginning with the Lon
don Philharmonic. The other con-
eerts will be in Stockholm, Copen-
hagen. Paris and Budapest. In the
fall he will be back for the season
with the Philadelphia orchestra.
With the mystery taken out, the
incident remains important as in
dicating the universal character of
music. Mr.. Stokowski is welcome
everywhere with one exception;
Germany doesn't like him.