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Evening star., 1939-11-25

Nazi pressure to wrest from Rumania
trade terms which would unduly
favor Germany's effort to bolster her
war economy with resources of the
Balkan nations. Tatarescu is known
as pro-British and pro-French in his
inclinations.
The breakdown of the German
Rumanian negotiations grew out of
the Reich's search for increased
supplies of foodstuffs and raw ma
terials-chiefly oil-at lower prices
than at present, a maneuver which
reflects both Germany's growing food
and oil stringency as the allies
tighten the blockade, and Germany's
curtailed ability to make deliveries
of her own products in exchange for
imports from Rumania.
Germany is said to have sought
readjustment in the exchange rate of
the Rumanian lei and the German
mark to increase the marks purchas-
ing power in terms of Rumanian cur
rency. In a protocol signed Septem-
ber 20 Germany and Rumania fixed
the rate as ALSO lei per reichsmark,
but the German request now is to
increase the rate in lei to 60, which
would have cheapened Rumanian
products in terms of German currency
by about one third. The Rumanian
refusal, in which some of the cabinet
members did not concur, then led to
the breakdown of the negotiations.
The next move is up to Germany,
and that some effort will be made,
perhaps by applying greater pressure,
to persuade Rumania to yield to the
German demands is to be expected
in the light of the Importance Ger
many has placed on trade with Ru-
mania in the past two months.
Evening star., 1939-11-25

good one and should be carefully
considered.
The majority of farmers prefer to have
farm labor live on the farm The land
lords should welcome the opportunity to
secure Federal Government funds for the
construction of a new dwelling if the
present house is menace to the health
OF its occupants. The owner of the land
could secure the lending agency by
agreeing to include in his county taxes
an amount sufficient to amortize the
building loan within specified time.
The housing plan provides for long
term financing of 60 years duration.
Those who favor the plan are, to say the
least. optimistic in their belief that the
houses will be habitable 60 years hence.
If Montgomery County is to be used as
the guinea pig for this experiment, why
not limit, for the present, the construc-
tion of these houses to village for white
workers and village for colored workers.
This will give Montgomery County prop
erty owners an opportunity to study the
feasibility of building % more villages in
the county.
Should the present plan prove to be
failure, values within several miles of
these communities will be adversely af-
fected. There are many problems to be
solved before definite locations are estab-
lished for these villages. Many people
by choice prefer to live in a secluded
spot. 1t is impossible to make them COM
munity-minded. Many occupants of the
dilapidated tenant houses will be resent
full of any effort to remove them. 1t
might be well to question the present
occupants of such establishments to de-
termine if they are desirous of living in
the proposed villages.
CHARLES E. CONNER.
Ashton, Md,
November %.
Evening star., 1939-11-25
Zoning Violations

All Montgomery county reSldentS
will owe debt of gratitude to the
Mayor and Council of Takoma Park
if their efforts to start prosecution
of violators of the zoning laws are
successful. Although their move is
intended primarily to stop violations
within the town, it is probable that
prosecutions, once started, will not
be confined to the limits of Takoma
Park.
The councilmen are out of patience
with Park Commission officials for
failure to stop the violations. Their
chief complaint is that the number
of two-family houses in areas zoned
for attractive single family dwellings
is increasing. They have criticized
the park group for allegedly ap-
proving plans that indicated two
families would occupy a building
even though the applicant said it
would be a one-family structure.
The commission also was accused
of approving applications when the
plans for new residences were
marked mon conforming"
In the face of such charges the
Takoma authorities ordered the
town building inspector to swear out
warrants for the arrest of persons
responsible "for any zoning viola
tions that come to his attention"
and refer the cases to the States
attorney for prosecution.
There are two sides to all contro-
versies, and in this instance Park
Commission spokesmen have said
that they do not believe any permits
have been approved that do not
comply with the zoning law. They
say that town authorities should
swear out warrants for the arrest
of offenders, If they know of any,
although Takoma officials have con-
tended it is the duty of the park
body to initiate prosecutions. Fur
thermore, the park group says it is
only an agency that acts in an ad-
visory capacity regarding zoning. At
all events, substantial county citizens,
such as the Takoma councilmen, have
repeatedly asserted that the zoning
laws are being violated in Mont
gomery.
1t is apparent that nothing is to
be gained by prolonged contro-
versy between town and county au-
| thorities. The utmost cooperation
Evening star., 1939-11-25
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TrucepeH.
Blue jays, missing at local feeding sta

Blue jays, missing at local feeding sta
tions since early summer, returned rath-
er suddenly recently.
Probably they were in the woods, or
maybe far North, but here they are
again, as large and colorful and saucy
as ever.
This annual return Of the jays re-
garded as common permanent resi-
dent hereabouts, Is unknown to persons
who do not watch birdlife carefully.
This amusing rascal of bird is q
mysterious as well as cheeky songster.
Only those who have not watched the
species closely will argue its musical
ability.
Actually, in addition to it's hoarse
screams, it has some very soft and fine
notes in its repertoire. 1t can COO as
softly as any dove when it wants to.
1t seems that in this locality the laws
like to depart every summer, returning
every now and then for flashing visits.
This will not mean that some neigh
borhoods will not have the big birds
almost every day
Some observers prefer not to have
them, others contend that they do not
harm other birds in the garden.
The reputation of the jay as killer
and thief is carried so consistently in
the books that it seems dangerous to
dispute them, but there is more than one
watcher who will be willing to say that.
at least in his experience, he has seen
no particular misdeeds on the part of
these big birds.
They will insist that while they have
seen purple grackles slaughter many a
fedgling, they have yet to witness the
same deed from the bill of jay.
~
AT the feeding station, jays are not
reared much by other and smaller con-
sumers of assorted seeds and grains, to
say nothing of suet, apple. peanut hearts
and other dainties beloved by them.
1t is true that the sudden descent of a
pair OF jays will cause them to fly up, but
1t is easy to see by their actions that
they are not much afraid.
Turtle doves and cardinals will come
back at once, and since the jays seldom
remain long, it will not be many minutes
before the sparrows and others will be
back
Often jay makes an onslaught on
feeder for no other purpose than to
amuse himself by seeing how quickly the
others will fly away.
The careful observer will feel quite
sure that the big-crested fellow means
no particular harm by this charge
The very shrill trumpet note with
which he heralds his approach says as
plainly as words, almost, Watch out.
here I comet Look at me; let me see
you rum"
X
This IS the trait in this bird which
most observers find in him, no matter
Evening star., 1939-11-25
Library of Congress Held
Appropriate for State Papers.
To the Editor of The Star.

A few days ago the cornerstone of the
Roosevelt Library was laid by the
President. At this time he extended his
greetings to the chipmunks, descendants
of his friends of boyhood days, and
presented them, figuratively speaking,
with "the keys to the CITY,"
He, however, omitted to give list of
subscribers to the fund of $35O,000 raised
to make the library possible 1t would
have been interesting to know whether
the list contained the names of the
much despised capitalists, industralists
and other graduates of Wall Street.
The papers to be placed in the library
will include those of the family. If
these are those of the immediate
family and as voluminous as their talks
on all public questions over the air today,
should think they will be most interest,"
ing and of untold value to the historians
Of the future. The papers covering MIR.
Roosevelts term as Governor of New
York should be placed in the archives of
that State. In the Congressional
Library are placed the papers of WASH
ington, Madison, Jefferson, Cleveland,
Theodore Roosevelt and many other
Presidents, those of the Continental
Congress, and also those of Abraham
Lincoln, which are to be opened later.
Properly guarded, beautifully preserved,
edited and bound in volumes accessible
to students and historians, these doc
uments will be kept without extra ex-
pense to the Government, and in my
opinion, the Library of Congress is the
proper place for such historic documents.
MARY LOGAN TUCKER.
November a.
Evening star., 1939-11-25
The VenIoo Mystery

In time the world may learn the
truth of the mystery of Venloo;
whether the two British agents kid
naped there were negotiating with
Germans-Nazi or anti-Nazi-sin-
cerely seeking basis for peace, or
whether they were, as the Gestapo
charges, seeking to stir up revolt in
the Reich and were drawn into a
Gestapo trap.
The activities, seizure and "con-
fessions" of Captain Richard Henry
Stevens and Sigismund Payne Best
are so yelled by fantastic claims and
counter claims that the facts are
difficult to get at. But out of the
various versions it seems to be estab-
lished that Stevens and Best, official
British representatives, were in the
Netherlands negotiating with Ger
mans of one stripe or another; their
mission was known to the Neither
lands government and they were
accompanied in their movements by
a Dutch intelligence officer who was
killed in the Venloo incident when
the Britons were seized on Dutch
territory and carried into Germany.
German, Dutch and British stories
diverge on the purpose of the Britons'
activities and in identifying the
parties they were dealing with. Brit
ISM and Dutch stories are that
Stevens and Best were responding
to peace "feelers" from high German
quarters; the German version is that
the Britons were deliberately hoaxed
for the purpose of attracting them
to the border where they could be
seized. On the periphery of these
versions is the interesting conjecture
that the Britons actually were in
contact with dissident German ele-
ments who were seeking to deter
mine whether an anti-Hitler coup
would provide Britain with a basis
for peace negotiations.
In any event, Stevens and Best
were no ordinary British spies whose
activities could be disavowed by the
British government. They were act
ing with the full knowledge of their
principals and when they reached
the Netherlands took the precaution
OF notifying the Dutch government
OF their mission, receiving as an
escort the Dutch intelligence officer
who lost his life at Venloo.
Slngularly consonant with the
theory that dissatisfied German off,
GERS and industrialists were broach-
ing the possibility of a coup against
Hitler is the flight from Germany to
Switzerland November IL, three DAYS
after the Venloo incident, of Fritz
Thyssen, Ruhr industrial magnate
who helped to obtain financial sup
port for the Nazi movement in it's
early days. Yesterday Thyssen's
properties in Germany were reported
to have been confscated.
Whatever may have been the true
mission of these 1889 Bruce Lock-
harts, the Nazis are making the
most OF their precious quarry in
order to picture Great Britain as the
arch-foe of the German nation.
Evening star., 1939-11-25
The Bride

November is a lovely bride,
She wears a Paisley gown;
That billows to her tiny feet,
So warmly shod in brown.
Adorned with pearls of frosted dew.
She comes across the wolds:
Carrying bronze chrysanthemums,
Wild fern and marigolds.
A drifting cloud becomes her veil.
Held by crescent moon:
The fruit and grain of harvestime,
Are all her wedding boon.
The wind upon some leafless boiieh
Plays low from Mendelssohn:
AS by the altar of the year,
A bride is kneeling down.
The wild geese, flying overhead
Call out their shrill alarms;
November, laughing, hurries now
TO winters out-stretched arms.
MRS. VALERA r. LEHMAN
Evening star., 1939-11-25
how much they may regard him as q
thief and prettily colored rascal

how much they may regard him as a
thief and prettily colored rascal.
And If we apply to birds the same cri-
terions we do to humans, we may be
willing to believe of them, as of humans,
that no one with sense of humor can
be altogether bad.
This aspect of this bird is manifest in
almost everything he does.
Large-111a inches in length-prob-
ably as heavy as pigeon-the blue jay
takes every advantage of it's size by in
timidating smaller birds in the ways
mentioned, but always with that tongue
in-the-cheek attitude which rather
keeps it from being altogether rascally.
The person who watches this bird
carefully, which means fairly, will come
to the conclusion, we feel sure that it
is more sinned against than SHINING.
This the watcher will find himself all
the more ready to do if he belongs to
the large class of those who somehow
find that beauty is an excuse for many
things besides being.
Surely this is one of the most striking,
lows who fan the air with wings.
Campanula blue, grayish-violet blue,
rich cobalt blue-theSe are some of the
descriptives used to designate its most
striking coloration. But when to this
magnificent tinge are added the white
tips to feathers, and various black mark
ings, together with fine tone of gray,
we have one of the most magnificent
flyers in all birdland And what a cocky
crest!
Common names of the jay are not
complimentary.
In various parts of the country he is
known as corn thief, nest robber, blue
coat, common jay, or just jay.
Certainly his corn thefts cannot be
very large, and as for his nest-robbing
procllvities, he scarce deserves to be put
IN the same class with that real bird
criminal, the grackle, whose mean and
cruel yellow eye, when contrasted with
the lmpish gleam of the jay, puts him
in an altogether different and worse
category.
More than three-fourths of the jays
diet consists of vegetable matter, but
far from being corn, it mainly consists
OF acornS and the like. 1t seldom eats
much at feeding station, but likes tc
carry away what it finds, hiding it for
future use in crevices of bark and
inches where boughs meet tree trunk.
In this it may be regarded as some
what of an unwilling philanthropist
since many smaller birds, including the
titmice and chickadees, find these hidden
bits, and eat them at once. Indeed, il
may be questioned whether the jay ever
intends to find them, himself; he is such
scatterbrain
There are other jays in the United
States, including the Canada jay, Ore
gon, Florida, Arizona and California
jays, and the green jay, none of which
ever gets to this territory.
Evening star., 1939-11-25

will be required to make the zoning
laws the safeguard they should be
for the development of progressive
communities like Takoma Park and
the other residential settlements of
suburban Montgomery. The Takoma
Council is to be commended for try
Ing to clear up bad situation.
Evening star., 1939-11-25
Protests Hunting of
Wild Creatures.
To the Editor of Tho Star.

The Animal Protective Association as
an organization sponsoring the protec-
ton of all innocent animal life, expresses
its sorrow and disgust that a certain
class of so-called intelligent human
beings of this Christian land, must get
part of their amusement by going into
the beautiful autumn fields and woods
and spreading terror, pain and death
among their peaceful, speechless in
habitants of fur and feather.
VIRGINIA w. SARGENT,
November 81. President,
Evening star., 1939-11-25
Star Thanked for
School BrOadcasts.

To the Editor Of The Star:
We wish to commend you for the
fine work you are doing for the Junior
High School pupils of Washington in
sponsoring their radio broadcasts. The
experiences gained through participa-
tion in these programs are adding q
great deal to the education of our chill
dren
Mr.. Coyle, your representative, gave
us splendid guidance. We are deeply
appreciative OF his help and wish to
thank you and Mr.. Coyle, through you,
for the opportunity of going on the
air and for helping us to put the pro-
gram over. D. c. DeLEON,
Chairman of Program Committee,
Randall Junior High School
November "a.
Evening star., 1939-11-25
Urges Moderation in
Montgomery Housing Plan.
To the Editor of The Star:

The Montgomery County rural housing
project has reached the controversial
stage, which is at it should be. The pro-
posed plan is a lifetime proposition and
should, therefore, be considered from
every angle.
The Star of November 81 advised its
readers that one member of the Board of
Directors Of the Montgomery County
tMd) Farm Bureau suggested that
houses should be built on the farms
to replace existing shacks. The idea is
Evening star., 1939-11-25
proceed.

They claim that Red Grange in
his prime could piroutte half the
length of field without letting a
single opponent lay a hand on him.
Bet he could not walk block on F
street, no matter how warily, with
out several good bumps from repre-
sentatives of the weaker sex.
Evening star., 1939-11-25

, The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 4
the use foi republication of all news dispatche
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in thi
paper and also the local news published herein
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1939-11-25

There are two sorts of ancient
sphinx: One which kept quiet and
one addicted to riddles. The Presi-
dent cannot seem to make up his
mind which sort he wishes most
to be.
Evening star., 1939-11-25
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bear the name and address OF
the Uriter, although the use OF
a pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. Please be brieft
Evening star., 1939-11-25

Horse-drawn hack drivers are
about as scarce these days as chime
tuners used to be.
Evening star., 1939-11-25
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company and nine engine companies to
assist in combating the big fire.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-07
2 Obligated, 2
Suspended BY 66
The Crooksville Local Urges
Members To Attend
All Meetings

Crooksville, Ohio.-Local Union No.
&c met on August 20, with our presi-
dent, Russell Brannon, in the chair
and Sister Rose Miclethwaite acting
as vice president. The attendance
was very small as it was the third
meeting night in the month.
Two new members were obligated:
Brothers Bernard Lawrence and Leon
ard Fealty of the sagger making
shop. Two members were suspended
for non-payment of dues, Harold Bush
and Ida Russell. All members should
check up on their dues and defense
assessments, as the officers and men,
bers are insisting on little strictness.
All members are urged to attend
the meetings regularly as you become
more interested and then you will not
want to miss a session.-O. C. &c. -,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-07
Hollywood Signs
Pact With IATSE
Five-Yedr Contract Signed
With American FEEDER
ution Athlete

Los Angeles, Calf. (AFLWNS).-
Organized labor in Los Angeles is
definitely and justifedly jubilant with
the agreement signed by the major
motion picture producers and the In
ternational Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees and Moving Picture
Machine Operators of the United
States and Canada, A. F. Of L. affili-
ate.
Representatives of the union inter-
preted the agreement as pledge that
will give members of A. F. of L. studio
locals an undisputable closed shop,
better working conditions and immedi-
ate wage increases, and in addition,
ending threats of strike of 10000
studio technicians and other locals on
that group.
In an article giving an account of
the terms and significance of the
agreement the Los Angeles Citizen,
organized labor's official newspaper,
said:
"In the agreement, it was announced
the producers also pledged themselves
to ENTER negotiations within a reason
able time and to continue diligently
until consummated,' upon collective
bargaining demands for improved
wage scales, hours and working con-
ditions.
"The pact was signed by John F.
Gatelee and Frank Sticking, repre-
senting the AFL Union, and Joseph
M. Schenck, Walter Wanger, Frank
Freeman and E. J. Mannix of the pro-
ducers' group.
"IATSE locals involved are Camera
men, Sound Technicians, Laboratory
Workers, Propertymen, Gripmen, La
borers and Utility Workers, Set Elec-
tricians, Costumers, Makeup Artists
and Studio Projectionists.
"Studios affected by the agreement
include Columbia, MetroIGoldwyn-
Mayer, RKQ, 20th Century Fox, Uni
yersal, Warner Brothers, Walter Wan
ger and Hal Roach.
1T was understood that other AFL
studio locals signatory to former pro-
ducer-employer basic pacts are nego-
tiating for agreements with the STU
dos through their International
Unions.
"The dual group backed by the c..
l. O. made strenuous efforts for sew
eral weeks to prevent the signing Of
the agreement by the IATSE repre-
sentatives and the studio managers,
but. evidently their claims to member
ship and possible dire action against
the studios, did not have very much
effect. ., ~.
"Other international groups, par
Continued ON Pare TWoA
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-07
Attendance Good
l3l Meetinq
Ask Locul l2'sAid in GETTING
Suspended Members
In Line

Local Union No. 131 held their
regular meeting August 81, with a
good attendance. The members will
be more regular in their attendance
now that the weather is getting cooler.
We were sorry to have to suspend
number of members. The following
names were read and suspended:
Kenneth Adams, Gale Clutter, Harry
Holcomb, Elmer Holcomb, Eliza Jones,
Walter Langford, Norman Mercer,
Kenneth Nelson, Ben Springer, Ray
Taylor and Glenn Title. We would
like to ask the membership of Local
Union No. IL, jiggermen, to help us
to reinstate all Of our suspended men,
bers.-O. C. 131.