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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Den0unces Russian Moves
In Europe.

In Europe.
To the Editor Of The Star:
American public opinion, representing
cross section of our people, stands in
condemnation of the aggressive and
provocative tactics of the totaIitarian
relationships of Russia, Germany, Italy
and Japan.
The G. I. O., meeting in convention
recently, saw fit to condemn Soviet
Russia as an aggressor, and rightly so.
She already has shown her treacherous
hand in the present debacle in Europe.
This was clearly demonstrated by her
invasion of an already diSmembered
Poland and later by her provocative ag-
erosion against the peaceful and hardy
folk of Finland. And to top all this,
she gradually brought about subjuga-
ton of the Baltic States, which up till
now had shown high degree of prog
ress and stability.
1t was unfortunate that Hitler was
fighting the Allies when he should have
been in combat with Soviet Russia. He
could have done great service to the
people of Europe if he could have de-
livered the people of European Russia
from the yokedom of atheistic and de-
bilitating effects of Communism.
Probably Soviet Russia has already
paved the way for such an invasion by
Germany because of her already menac-
ing position in the Baltic. Let's hope so.
August 8. JAMES MITCHELL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
No Pork Barrel Defense

In a report submitted to the Ma
tional Defense Commission by Secre-
tary IckeS, sound arguments are
presented for establishing certain
essential war industries in the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific Coast area.
The Far West is a large producer of
copper, mercury, zine, tungsten and
other essential defense materials.
These must now be transported to
the East for processing and fabrica-
ton. Through the use of the vast
hydroelectric power resources de-
veloped by Government projects,
these materials, the report points
out, could be manufactured into
munitions in the Far West, If facili-
ties were available, thus securing a
wider geographical distribution to
our defense industries. This is a
desirable objective.
William S. Knudsen, in a letter
to Senator Arthur Capper on July 6,
made it plain that the Defense Com
mission, in its long-range plans, rec
ognizes fully the need for spreading
the industrial load over as wide an
area as possible. His statement was
in reply to request by Mr. Capper
that the Defense Commission estab-
lish more industrial plants in the
Middle West to prevent too great
concentration of munition factories
along the Atlantic seaboard, and give
better balance, in our national
economy, between agriculture and
industry.
A decision as to the location Of
new factories needed to produce war
materials must, however, be left to
the technicians. To permit political
considerations to determine the dis
tribution of national defense con-
tracts would endanger the whole
preparedness program. Unhappily,
of late, there have been some indica-
lions that political considerations,
and the desire of members of Con-
gresS to secure contracts for their
constituents, have delayed rearma-
ment. With the United States facing
grave crisis, the injection of politics
into the defense program is not to
be tolerated. The interests of the
country must come first, and in times
like these there is no place for the
pork barrel.
Because of the shortage of NUM-
lions and equipment required by the
expanding Army and Navy, it is es-
Sential, right now, that defense
orders be placed with plants equipped
to make speedy deliveries, wherever
these plants may be located. In the
long-range effort, the Government
will be able to achieve a broader
geographical distribution of defense
industries, and to give due weight to
strategical and economic considera-
tionS, including the ACCESSIBILITY Of
establishing additional defense plants
in the interior, where they will be
less exposed to a foreign air attack:
In long-range planning, it is likewise
of vital Importance that the sites for
munitions factories to be selected by
experts and not by log rollers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

legislation. The only flexible item In
the present tax structure Is the
power of the Commissioners to fix
the real estate tax rate, and the
present rate of $1.75 per 500 value,
which now produces about sixty per
cent of the general fund, cannot be
increased without working serious
injustice. The third is the logical
one-to cut the requests until they
conform with the expected income.
Furthermore, a balanced budget is
one of the few remaining require
mentS of the Federal Bureau of the
Budget since it decided to withdraw
from detailed consideration of the
city's estimates and place the re-
sponsibility for submitting proposed
expenditures direct to Congress
where it properly belongs, on the
Commissioners. The submission Of
an unbalanced. budget by the Com
missioners would lead Immediately
to resumption of Budget Bureau
control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1Deu.

small as possible. This will keep out
starlings, at least.
Other lovers of this beautiful creature
will be inclined to believe that such a
theory as to their scarcity is rather too
glib and easy.
It would be convenient, certainly, II
the blame could be placed surely on the
sparrows. Then We could get rid OF
the sparrows, and automatically we
would all have bluebirds again.
Common sense tells us that the cause
and cure are not so easy. 1t is the same
with the question as to what caused the
sudden collapse of France. Everybody
has theory.
When you start to take the theories
apart, you begin to see that any one
theory is too glib and too easy.
1t is the same with birds and the why
and wherefore OF their lessening In
numbers
1t is easy enough to say that before
English sparrows and starlings there
were thousands of bluebirds, and that
since the arrival of these species the
bluebirds have been on the decline.
That is true, as far as 1t goes, but
since the importation of those birds
many changes have come about in this
country, including a vast increase of
human population, the coming and
Towering, if you can call it that, of the
automobile, and the saturation of the
atmosphere with the end products Of
gasoline combustion.
Every one admits that the bluebird Is
lovely, graceful, even dainty creature.
1t may be that the dilution of the air
with gas fumes and end products has
had something to do with their lessen
ing in numbers. The tumult and noise
going on all over America may have
something to do with it.
Like many another dainty and beauti-
full creature, the bluebird seems rather
i'll prepared against the arrows of out
rageous fortune.
Those great storms left thousands Of
them dead in the fields, even in barns
and outhouses where they had sought
shelter
No other species suffered from the
same storms.
1t was years before bluebirds began
to appear in gardens again. and since
those dates the number has been vastly
less than before.
1t may be that this species cannot
cope with modern problems.
Who Of us but can sympathize with
the bluebirds, If this is the case?
The writer has never had but one
bluebird pair in his garden in the
past 10 years, and this pair remained but
one afternoon, inspecting a nice house
AS we have stated before, those per-
sons who have buebirds in this vicinity
winter or summer, are fortunate. To call
them rare strikes such fortunate persons
as error, but If they could come to such
gardens as those of ourself and our cor
respondent. they would soon realize that
bluebirdS, in this day and age, are far
and few between. This sad lack may
speak for the lack of happiness through
out the world. How could the bird of
happiness be happy today?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Dear Sir:
Maybe you can help solve the problem
of our vanishing bluebirds. Since spring
vicinity, and. as I am particularly fond
of these birds, 1t is lonesome yard with
out even glimpse of them.
"Up in Maine, where spent two weeks
mentioning, the bluebirds were missing,
too, in spite of my search for them.
do you suppose it is diminishing
species?
ever since I can remember we have
had these lovely birds nesting with us,
until they seemed a necessary part of our
place.
Last winter q family of them de-
lighted us by coming rather regularly
to our feeding station in quest of the
wild bird seed, but when nesting time
arrived they disappeared and were seen
no more.
There may be reasons for this.
For instance, we have had crops of
flowers and vegetables in the garden
until two years ago, and the field was
then allowed TO grow up as it pleased
with a luxuriant weed and wild flower
garden as a result, attracting numbers
of song Sparrows.
"Thus there is no bare ground or culti-
waited spots that bluebirds seem to need
to find their food. Then there were bird
houses that were all occupied by wrens
az %l,;1
year. This may have discouraged the
bluebirds. but it seems doubtful to me.
IF bluenirds are rare species, it may
not be strange that We have had none,
but there must be some reason. We want
this gentle and confding bird next year.
Can you tell me ways of Turing them?
Sincerely, G. B. S."
Two great storms in the spring of 1895,
and the winter of 1912, killed thousands
and thousands of bluebirds, since when
they have never been as abundant as
before.
This does not mean that certain Sec
tons do not still have them. Especially
is this true in winter hereaboutS. There
is one locality in Washington, which We
have called here the bluebird belt,
stretching across Wesley Heights, where
scores of these beauties spend the cold
months.
Usually there are small groves of sap
lings and tall bushes nearby which seem
to attract the birds.
These birds are fruit eaters. to some
extent, and small fruit trees will attract
them In the main, however, they are
in no sense hostile to any paintings.
The great bulk of their food is insects,
at least 65 per cent. In winter, they
eat more vegetable matter.
There can be no question that the
bluebird is a disappearing species.
Just where the fault lies no one seems
to know exactly. Some friends of this
bird place the blame on the English SPAR
row. which can get into the houses made
with openings large enough to permit
the entrance of the bluebird.
In making a house for the bluebird,
care should be taken to make the door as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Wife Convinced of Need
For Military Training.
Wichita, Kans.,
August Is.


In spite OF being the wife of one OF the
men between 81 and 80, am in favor
of CONSUMPTION and impatient over the
distractions that peace organizations
are putting in the way of passing this
bill.
The organizations for peace at any
cost warn us that CONSUMPTION means
dictatorship, loss of all the privileges
labor has won, and loss of our young
men ON foreign soil. These arguments
avoid the real issue. There is no longer
any question of fighting abroad. OF
course every one of us, women too, will
lose privileges we have enjoyed and will
have to obey orders from our Govern
ment when the time for action comes.
But each of us should stop and think
that under Hitler or any totalitarian
master there would be no unions for the
peoples protection, no private views ex-
pressed or individual inclnations con-
sidered, and wages would be half as
much, hours twice as long. Our opinions
would not be wanted on such question
as consumption, nor would we be able
to seek work of our own choice after
period of military training as we will
be able to under our present Govern
ment.
Just as we. have firemen ready to put
out fire even before the fire breaks
out, so we should have men and in
dustries organized ready to defend this
country from attack before this country
Is attacked.
We should be willing and eager to
make sacrifices now in order to insure
our right to fight for and to enjoy
individual opportunity and freedom Of
speech later. Under a totalitarian
leader, if we attempted to fight for
anything that the leader did not APP
prove Of we would be disposed Of very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
An UnreuIistic Vote

The principal purpose of the Lodge
amendment to the BurkeWadsworth
bill, as explained by its author, is to
prevent the sending Of any con-
scripted American troops to Euro
pean battlefieldS.
That the Senate should see fit to
take formal action of this nature
indicates that the propagandists who
, have played on the fears of some of
the American people by charging
that the President secretly desired
to send American boys to die in
European wars have done their work
we'll. There is not the slightest
reason to suppose that President
Roosevelt or any other official enter
tains for moment the thought of
sending American soldiers to Europe
Present military factors make the
suggestion absurd, but the apprehen-
sion to the contrary dies hard. That
being the case, there may be some
political benefit in the adoption of
the amendment, which limits the
field of service of drafted troops to
the Western Hemisphere and the
territories and possessions of the
United States, including the Philip
pines.
This advantage, if any, is purely
political, however, for the amend
ment is of no practical military i'm
portance at this time. But if the
United States were to be forced into
war with a major power in the Pacific
or Atlantic an entirely different situa-
ton would arise, and in that event
1t may be presumed that this i'm
prudent and impractical restriction
on the use of troops would be
promptly repealed
Earlier yesterday, the Senate, by
the relatively close vote of thirty
nine to thirty-two, defeated another
amendment which would have re-
stricted the use of drafted troops to
the United States, it's territories
and possessions. When the possible
effects of such a restriction are
analysed 1t seems incredible that
thirty-two members of the Senate
could be persuaded to support it.
Had this proposal been written into
the law this Nation, for example,
would have been unable to use its
drafted soldiers to prevent a hostile
army from invading Canada or any
of the Latin American countries in
the region of the Panama Canal
So far as our prospective main land
forces are concerned, the United
States would have to watch with
folded arms while potential enemy
landed troops and established bases
within easy striking distance of our
borders. From standpoint of
rational defense, such proposal is
so utterly absurd that the support
1t commanded in the Senate is
almost beyond comprehension. Had
1t been approved, and a switch of
four votes would have brought
approval, we would have drastically
circumscribed our capacity to de-
fend the United States proper, and
any thought of upholding the Mon
roe Doctrine, to which, incidentally,
the Congress is committed, would
have had to be abandoned.
Fortunately, majority of the
Senate was unwilling to commit this
country to any such ruinous policy.
But the fact that the proposed
amendment received as much sup
port as it did is very disturbing, for
the vote reflects substantial I'M
willingness or inability to deal real
istically with the situation in which
we find ourselves, and this ostrich
like attitude may prove disastrous
in the not-too-distant future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
No Limit
To Star Service

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

The new United States warplanes
are said to cost $3.50 per pound,
which is simply another way OF put
ting the old adage about an ounce
OF prevention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Horn Blowing Fines Could Have
Balanced Budget.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Had the authorities done as they prom
Used and fined the auto horn hooters $40
each time they hooted, the budget could
have been balanced.
This noise is a disgrace to any city,
especially the Capital of the United
States.
Will nothing be done about ita
August %. G. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Letters to the Editor

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bear the name and address OF
the Uriter, although the use OF
a pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
Control of Pests

Untold harm is done by these small
intruders every day of their existence.
Their control is essential to the we'll
being of mankind. How to war success
fully on ants, moths, flies, mosquitoes,
cockroaches, termites, rats and mice is
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27

@. Who was the White Woman Of the
GeneSee?-E. C. r.
A. Mary Jemison Q743-1843) was cap
tured by Indians from her Western
Pennsylvania home when she was IS
years old and lived with them the rest Of
her life. She married first young Del
aware warrior, and, after his death, an
old chief, Hiokatoo. After the American
Revolution she was given large tract
of land on the Genesee. She leased much
Of it to white settlers and became noted
for her kindness and philanthropy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-27
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-20

Herman FRANKIE, Pierce CO.
Deputy Sheriff, Succumbs

Early in 1889 he contracted pneu-
monia and since last September
had undergone two gall bladder
operations.
He first became III while on
duty watching over ruins OF the
Boeing Aircraft company's $500
600 substratosphere plane which
crashed near Alder March is,
1889, on a last checkup flight.
killing 10 men. He watched over
the wreckage many hours at a
time, and as a result OF exposure,
contracted pneumonia, from which
he had not fully recovered by the
time he underwent the operations.
His death came as a shock to
employees in the Pierce county
sheriff's office.
He lived at ITO Ea. oath st. and
was a member of /. o. o. r. in
East Tacoma and of the Eagles.
FRANKIE was born on June 8,
1881, in st. Louis, Mo, and came
to Tacoma in 1914. He worked
at various occupations before
being employed by the sheriffs
office in January, 1889. AS a
deputy sheriff, he was assigned to
prowl car duty.
Surviving are his wife. Jennie
c.; one son, Mahlon; one step
son, Lester Brown; three sisters,
Mrs. Minnie Heine and Mrs. Pau
line Bowman, both of Tacoma.
and Mrs. Rose Waldo Of Daggett,
Calf; and two brothers, Henry
FRANKIE and George Brinkman,
both Of st. Louis, Mo.
Funeral announcement will be
made by Piper's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-20
Minister Arita
Under Attack
JAPAN

A near-riot broke out in the
lower house of parliament at Tokyo
today, when Foreign Minister Ha-
chiro Arita refused 10 answer an
Interpolation, DIR. Ichiro Kiyose,
who charged him with incompe-
tence and subterfuge in dealing
with the seizure by a British war
ship of % Germans riding on the
Japanese liner Asama Maru.
Members rushed the rostrum,
shook their fists at Arita. pounded
their desks, stomped and shouted.
The speaker ordered the guards
to eject one member, but that man S
sympathizers surrounded him and
scuffled with the guards. The
speaker then ordered recess and
the house was cleared.
Members shouted at Arita:
Fool"
Coward"
Foreign minister of Japan OF
Britain ?"
Some wept.
Spectators said 1t was the row.
diest session in wears.
DR.. Kiyose said Britain had re-
fused to express regrets over the
Asama Maru incident until japan
agreed to forbid the passage OF
belligerent militarists on Japanes,
ships. Therefore, he said, foreign
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-20
Deposiiors Favored
In Court Ruling

PORTLAND - Federal Judge
McColloch ruled late Monday that
the First National Bank OF Pendle-
ton. Ore, must pay its depostors
S339.151 in interest. as well as
their deposits, which have already
been recovered,
The decision came down in the
case Of Raymond l.. Elliott, re-
.ceiver, against the bank and stock
holders.
The bank. a result OF the con-
solidation of the old Inland Empire
and First National banks in 1881
was taken over Feb. /, 1884. by
the comptroller of currency. He
declared the bank as having beer
suspended Oct. II, 1882, and 1t il
from that date that interest or
deposits run.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-20
Map Plans for
Community Affair

Plans for coordination Of COM
munity fairs were formulated
Monday afternoon when represen-
tatives OF various districts
throughout Pierce county met at
the county agents office at the
courthouse.
Discussion centered around
premium lists, entry systems.
publicity. methods Of awards. dates
and scheduling judges. 1t was
agreed that master premium list
should be prepared by the county
agents staff TO serve as a guide
in preparing premiums for future
community fairs. Grouping of
ribbon orders will be investigated.
A meeting is scheduled for mid
August to train secretaries and
clerks in using uniform entry
blanks.
Community representatives at
tending the session included Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Bower, Explain;
Archie Anderson and J. Holm
quist, Edgewood; Mrs. Homer
Dugan, South Summit: Mrs. AL
bert Larson and A. F. Firmin, Fox
Island; McAlister More, Gig Har-
Dor; Mrs. Olga Fisher, Fruitland;
Mrs. Ella Grueger and Mrs. Robert
Soden, Orting; r. T. Schudy,
Lacamas; A. NJ. Richardson, coun-
ty agent; Miss Elizabeth Kelley,
assistant county agent, and Reed
S. Hansen, assistant county agent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-20
ODDITIES

SALT LAKE. CITY-D eputy
Sheriff d. Weston Tomander to-
day sought the person who planted
five powerful bear traps in an ir1
rigation ditch to discourage chil1
dren from wading.
BARKER. y. Y.-En route to 4
fire the fire department trucld
sputtered. stopped. The gas tank
was dry. When it arrived behind
tow truck. the flames had
gained Roadway, but were ex1
tinguished before they caused Sc
we're damage.
30 L O N-If ships report al
submarine" 400 miles south cd
Boston. coast guards will ask theml
to take another look. The steamer
Coloradian reported last night that
a dead whale, rs feet long, had
been sighted floating in that area.