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Evening star., 1940-10-28

Just the day before 1t showed we
established for the first time this season
the bird feeding station beneath the big
rose vine on the west fence.
The songsters had been demanding it,
but neither they nor we realized that
the very next afternoon snow would
blanket the entire scene.
For days the birds had been congre-
eating in the vine of the Van Fleet rose,
in which feeding stations had been
placed annually for four years.
There was no question but that their
memories were gooc. Either through
their brains or their stomachs they re-
called that food had been there before,
and should be there now.
This remembrance was all the more
striking, since these very same birds
had been fed in the yard all summer
long
One medium-sized station had been
kept filled with chick feed, as 1t is called,
while a smaller one had been supplied
with ground meat.
So there was no question of hunger in
the congregating in the rose vine There
was plenty for them to eat in the garden.
What they were doing was wondering
where the regular feeding station was,
at the same time they were limiting as
best they could that something really
ought to be done about restoring IT,
~
This something consisted mostly Of
perching in the vine and chattering ex-
citedly.
The congregation was composed of
English sparrows and cardinals.
We hope that no friend OF birds will
forget that the most steadfast friends
he is likely to have in the winter garden
are these two cousins. They feed to-
gether amicably, and will be present at
all times, whereas some of the rarer
birds, such as the White-throated SPAR
rows, and the chickadees and the tit
mice and the nuthatches and the tow
hees will be conspicuous by their alb
sence, to use an old and sometimes
abused phrase.
English sparrows furnish the back
ground notes of the winter bird chorus.
They are the same as the bass in a
great musical composition.
The treble of the piano, for instance,
has the snowy display notes.
Every listener recognizes the melody,
and watches the pianist's nimble fingers
run up and down the keys at the right
end of the instrument.
1t is the multitudes of notes at the
other end Of the piano however, which
gives the body to the composition, and
which do so much to make it so gen.
orally pleasing.
1t must never be forgotten, in all fair
ness, that the English sparrows are the
great background to the winter bird
chorus.
Perhaps some observers do not real
ize this.
They concentrate so heavily on watch
ing the more pleasing songsters, and in
trying to spot new species as they
come, that they overlook altogether that
the bulk of the birds at the station are
just English sparrows.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Scores Roosevelt's Speech
At Philadelphia.

To the Editor of The Star:
On Wednesday night at Philadelphia
President Roosevelt made a brilliant
campaign speech. His diction, his en-
phasis. his dramatic pauses and his
sarcasm were never better. The audi
ence applauded him wildly. 1t was a
great success.
The President was most brilliant in
dealing with the opposition's attitude
toward labor. After pointing out that
much of the New Deal labor legislation
had been opposed in its inception by
Republican leaders, his voice reeked
with scorn as he spoke of the crocodile
tears" now being shed by those same
leaders over the present ills of labor.
Most effectively he made it appear that
there was no honesty in the opposition
camp; that the Republican leaders lin
cluding, I assume, Mr.. Wendell Willkie)
were deSirous only of attaining power in
order to line their own Stomachs, and
that their expressed interest in labor
sumed solely to win the election. Votes
votes, votes" hoarsely whispered the
President, to the intense delight of
thousands of Roosecrats.
1t is my opinion that Mr.. Roosevelt,
in this brilliant hiStrionic exhibition, was
fagrantly guilty of arousing class hatred
and of dividing the Nation against it
self. At this time in our history, no
man, and least of all the President of
the United States, should make it ap-
pear that large part of the Nation is
out to rob another large part of the
Nation and is prepared to mislead and
deceive unreservedly in order to attain
that end. No man, and least of all the
President Of the United States, should
take the position that only those who
support his particular labor program
have an honest interest in labor's well
fare, and that those who question the
wisdom and effectivness of his program
are either crooked or crazy.
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke Wednesday of
the dignity and responsibility of his
high office His little act on the rostrum
at Philadelphia was hardly worthy of it.
The eggs should fly faster now; and if
Wendell Willkie is elected, he will face
a heap of bitterness left by his prede-
cessor The Presidents Philadelphia
performance deserves to be branded as
a masterful effort to attract the labor
vote at whatever cost to presidential dig
nifty and national good will. so brand
it. A. z. F. WOOD.
October 25
Evening star., 1940-10-28
National Unity

AS the day approaches when the
men and women of this country must
choose a President to serve during
the incalculably difficult period that
lies ahead, it is gratifying to note
that more emphasis is being laid on
national unity at the expense OF mis-
guided appeals to selfish interests
and prejudices which tend to weaken
a nation from within.
1t is true that some speakers in
both political camps persist in efforts
to distort the issues Henry Wallace,
the Presidents running mate, is one
of the worst offenders. His campaign
theme has been, in effect, that vote
for Willkie is a vote for Hitler. At
Albany, N. Y, last week he made the
incredible charge that the German
dictator is trying to throw the cleo
ton to the Republicans. Campaign
ing of this sort is arrant nonsense,
but it is dangerous nevertheless. Its
only effect, should Mr.. Wlllkle be
elected, would be to impair public
confidence in him as a national leader
at a time when full confidence is a
prime necessity. Mr. Wallace, of
course, is fully aware that this is true,
a fact which makes his persistence
all the more difficult to understand.
Various other speakers have spe-
cialized in appeals to special interest
groups, representatives Of each party
upon occasion promising to outdo
the other in satisfying selfish de-
mands that can be met only at the
expense of the country as whole,
Listening to some of these speakers
one gets the impression that the
preservation Of every social gain de-
pends without qualification upon the
election of Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr..
Willkie, the choice being governed
by the particular speakers partisan
affiliations.
But there are exceptions. Alfred
M. Landon's pledge that whichever
candidate is successful will be his
President" during the next four years
sets an example that other cam
paigners could follow with profit to
themselves and to their country. The
same may be said of Secretary Hull's
assertion Saturday that I'VE must
be a united people-united in pur-
pose and in effort to create impreg-
nable defense"
During the week which remains
until election day the temptation to
resort to demagoguery, to appeal to
passions and prejudices, will be
strong. 1t is all the more gratifying,
therefore, to find that some men in
public life are still capable of looking
beyond the immediate considerations
of the campaign to the time when
we must have truly united America,
and it is to be hoped that a besleged
electorate will continue to listen to
their voices amid the hubbub OF
partisan clamOr.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
AviutIon Research

There probably never was time
when the United States was in great
er need of far-reaching, Well-planned
aeronautical research than today,
when the fate of nations and man
kind is being determined by quantity
and quality of warplanes. just as
it is important that nothing be per-
mitted to stand in the way of air
craft production to build up our own
air defenses and aid embattled
Britain. so also is it essential that
the Federal Government should pro-
vide generously for that basic type
of aeronautical research which is
the foundation for new and improved
aircraft.
The aircraft industry, which al
ways has put a large part of its
earnings back into aeronautical re-
search, cannot be expected to keep
I'D research in anything like Its
neacetime ratio under the stress OF
present production efforts. Most OF
its research now naturally is directed
toward speeding up and improving
methods of production. The same
condition prevails at the Army Alr
Corps materiel division laboratories
at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. In
dustry and the military>serviceS have
their hands full with current produc-
tion problems, which cannot be
neglected. At the same time the
need for continued improvement OF
aircraft should not be overlooked;
It NAV prove a few years from now
to be lust as important to national
security as is the need for quantity
today.
1t is encouraging, in the light OF
this background, to note that the
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, the only Federal Or
ganization engaged in basic aero
nautical research, is going ahead as
rapidly as possible with it's own ex-
pansion program. New research
equipment is being installed at Lang
ley Field, Va, for a quarter century
the only N. A. C. A. research center.
The flight research laboratory build
ing at the new N. A. c. A. aeronautl-
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Roosevelt Criticized
For Ignoring Challenge"

To the Editor of The Star:
On the front page of tonight's Star I
read with great amusement Franklin
Roosevelt, jr's, efforts to smooth over the
reason why his father, the President,
would not meet Mr.. Willkie in debate.
He stated: IF you are inviting a friend
to dinner you send a personal invita-
ton, don't you? Mr.. Willkie asked the
President through the press. Do I go
and take an ad in the local paper if I
want Mr.. Jones to come to my house on
a Saturday night?"
So much for the quote. No. Franklin,
jr., one does not Invite" one to dinner
in the way you mention. You are almost
as clever as your illustrious father in
side-stepping an issue. Mr.. Willkie did
not Invite" the President, but he chal-
lenged him to come out in the open
and tell the people things they should
know. You know as well as I do there
is vast difference in being invited"
and being challenged, SO you'll have to
think up another one.
october o. A WILLKIEITE.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Says Press Suppressed"
Part of Knudsen's Speech.
To the Editor of The st

To the Editor of The Star:
I think it is time some attention is
called to the grossly unfair treatment
which the New Deal is receiving in most
newspapers in this campaign.
refer especially to the news treat
ment of speech by William S. Knudsen,
the National Defense Commissioner.
Every one knows that Mr.. Knudsen is
high type of citizen, man who isn't
motivated by cheap interests of partisan
politics. The curious thing is that Mr..
Knudsen's speech, which was carried
over WJSV and the Columbia network
last Thursday, was covered in most
newspapers There wasn't suppression
in this sense.
The suppression was more subtle. In
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Indorses Editorial Urging
More Aid to China.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I congratulate you on your editorial
in tonight's Star on giving more aid to
China and Great Britain and I agree
with you that England and China are
the outposts of democracy and every free
living American citizen should do every
thing in their power to help these two
great democracies.
ARTHUR CLARENDON SMITH,
President, Washington Committee
for the Aid Of China.
October 10.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

When the Navy bought a Million
dollar private yacht for a dollar the
seller perhaps got the best of the
bargain, all things-including taxes
considered.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 7Criter, although the use of
pSeudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters tCith
q Uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

If you close your eyes and listen
hard you may be able to hear the
shade of N. Bonaparte whispering,
Tough luck, Adolf know how it
feels"
Evening star., 1940-10-28
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Evening star., 1940-10-28
Historic Churches
In the United States

In almost every State Of The Union
are old and historic churches of all
denominations, whose colorful and ro-
mantle history pictures the early days
In America. Fifty-three such churches
are included in the booklet Historic
Churches in the United States" Illus
trated with fine photographs, the text
includes, besides historical data, many
little incidents which show that the
rugged pioneers had a sense Of humor.
You will find it excellent reading in
formative and entertaining. To secure
your copy inclose 10 cents in coin.
wrapped in this clipping, and mail to
The Star Information Bureau.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

@. What are the dimensions of the
largest American fag?-B. H. S.
A. The largest flag in the United
States is one in Detroit. which measures
90 by 230 feet and consists of $40 yards
Of red cloth, 881 yards Of white and 2eO
yards Of blue.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

@. Please give the height Of Thomas
z. Dewey.-T. L. H
A. Mr.. Dewey is 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
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MONDAY October 2S, 1910
Evening star., 1940-10-28

@. Why are theater passes called
Annie Oakleys?-M. S.
A. Theater passes are punched with
two holes and the nickname is an allu-
sion to the accurate aim of Annie Oakley,
the worlds greatest woman rifle shot.
Evening star., 1940-10-28
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HdsEtn

reader can get the dnsUer to any
question OF tact by l0rittng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please incIoSe stamp for reply.
O. Is 1t true that thousands af psr-
sons per minute were killed in Ger
many's intensive bombing Of Rotter-
DAMP. z. B.
A. The Netherlands Legation says that
for seven and one-half minutes, 1000
pound high-explosive bombs rained on
Rotterdam. When they stopped the re-
suit was 10000 dead, 10000 wounded.
-Four thousand were killed per minute.
Evening star., 1940-10-28

@. Where is Pearl Harbor?-D H. N.
A. Pearl Harbor, Americas main Pa
,ific base, is in Hawaii, miles from
Hnnnlulu
Evening star., 1940-10-28

in Fall River, Mass.?-W H
A. The textile strike in that city lasted
from July 25, 1904, to January 20, 1905.
@. What is the volume Of United
States mail handled by the railroads?-
T. J. H.
A. OF the 5,7O7 100000 pounds Of mail
handled by the Post Office Department
in 1899, over 5.3ooOoOooo pounds. or
nearly 90 per cent, was handled by the
railroads.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

that dire fate, he decided to make one
final call on play producer who
twice before had had no part for him.
The interview passed just as hope
lessly as before. Qualen recited all his
capabilities in vivid colors, but the
answer was, mo soap"
1t was not until the crestfallen
young thespian was halfway out the
door that he remembered one accom-
plishment he hadn't mentioned. Wist-
fully he called over his shoulder:
81 can play Norwegian character
parts, too."
The producer, in manner of speak
ing, jumped over his desk and hauled
Oualen back into the Office. Our hero
had made this remark to the one pro-
ducer in New York - probably in
the entire world - who was at his
wits end trying to find such a player.
Qualen played the Norwegian jani-
tor in the Pulitzer Prize play Street
Scene for three years. When the play
was turned over to Hollywood. he
played the same role in the celluloid
version. When this job was finished
he returned to New York and got a
part in Councillor at Law, with Paul
MUM. After a year in New York and
a year on the road, this play, in turn.
was sold to Hollywood and again
Qualen got his same part in the NOV
les.
This led to the part of Asa Wyatt,
father OF the quintuplets, in Country
Doctor. Next came minor tragedy.
Qualen was cast as the soldier who
went mad in the trenches in The
Road to Glory, film success of 1896.
1t was small role but big chance.
calling for intensely dramatic acting
to point up the whole picture. He
worked his heart out on it, When the
rushes were run, he got the highest
praise from the director, his fellow
actors, and studio executives.
The picture was previewed in a
nearby town. To the dismay of all.
the audience. after a moment of silence
Evening star., 1940-12-15

parts, such as that of the janitor in
Girls Dormitory and the Sewer rat"
in Seventh Heaven. he returned to
the quints in Reunion, then in Five
of Kind, not because it seemed
good idea but simply because it was
manifest that the five little girls
scarcely could be expected to change
fathers in midstream.
After this came quite pause while
Qualen and the studios impatiently
waited for the public to forget that,
so far as pictures were concerned. the
quints ever had a father.
Not without some trepidation. he
then was given the fine part of Earl
Williams, the crazed, tortured little
Evening star., 1940-12-15

fellow around whom the whole story
of His Girl Friday (nee The Front
Page revolved. His performance in
this was so real that it seemed incred-
ible, if | may repeat myself. that he
was just one of the actors.
Papa Qualen had left Canada be-
hind at last.
Then came his equally fine work as
Muley, the intense, wild-eyed share
cropper in The Grapes of Wrath, and
his portrayal of the father of knute
Rockne in the picture of that name.
In this movie, called upon for family
prayers while the Rockne family still
was in Norway. Qualen abandoned
the script during rehearsal and
prayed in the Norwegian language,
with an effect so real. SO appealing.
that it was retained in the picture.
Qualen recently got parts in two
pictures at the same time. Angels
Over Broadway and The Long Voyage
Home. The former is the story of
kicked about little bookkeeper, hope
lessly chained to his desk, who in sud-
den rebellion decided to get some
thing out of life and then kill himself
He helps himself to his employers
dough. What happens then makes the
story. 1t is his first leading role.
And now we come back to the flute.
MIR. Qualen always has felt - at
least since The Qualen Concert Com
pany - that his accomplishment with
the flute was being wasted. Whatever
his qualifications as an actor, which
he is inclined to dismiss lightly he is
utterly convinced that he is Gods
gift to Hollywood. in the way of
flute player.
Time after time he took this up
with the studios; time after time he
met ignominious defeat. No flute
playing. But MIR. Qualen is person of
singleness of purpose. of tenaclty.
1t is pleasing to note that Axel
Larson in The Long Voyage Home
is flute player of the first water.
The End
Evening star., 1940-12-15

was too late to buy a dozen rolls. The
girl was alone behind the counter.
She bent to pull out tray OF fresh
rolls when Johnny said in tone
almost confidential. Hands up and
don't move"
She did move. She struck at him
with such stunning force that the gun
sagged in his hand. At the same in
slant from door at the back the
owner appeared. With him was a po-
lice officer -.
This was the problem that puzzled
Johnny Smith as he stood twisting his
hat next day in the lineup. How did
the police officer happen to be in the
bakery? What brought him there at
the exact minute of the holdup?
Suddenly out of darkness came a
command. Hand over your hat
Johnny peered beyond the spot
lights white eye. Two men were COM
ing along the aisle. Johnny knew the
tall stoop- -shouldered one was a de-
tective. He knew it before a pair of
eyes behind thick-lensed spectacles
closed on him like steel bracelets.
The detective handed Johnny's hat
to the man whose testimony had
helped convict Mckinney 'Is this the
hat the killer stole from your head
when he made his getaway"
The other popped on his eyeglasses
and examined the brown felt hat. He
looked inside. He felt the brim. He
put it on his head, head too large
for his stunted body. This is the
hat" he nodded.
"Will you swear that George Nc
Nirney, now awaiting execution in
Sing Sing Prison, is the man who stole
it from you?" continued the detective.
mot now | won't" He stared up
at the stage. He stared until Johnny's
insides shook. mot now, though
thought l was telling the truth in
court. This is the fellow who stole it.
Can't we do anything?"
The detective faced the gloomy
auditorium. will the young lady
please step up and identify the gun
found in this prisoners possession"
Out of the gloom came the officer
who had arrested Johnny. Then it
was that Johnny's heart stopped as
still as if he had died.
With the officer was May She too
stared up at Johnny. That's the gun
and he's the guy who owns it. He
Evening star., 1940-12-15
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wish to God | could! Wish we'd
stayed away from that damned trial"
She went out He heard the door SIAM
What Johnny did not know about
women is that when impulse runs
fiot, common sense is no match even
in the most hardbolled. May herself
didn't realize that she had to keep
busy because the uncanny resem-
blance between the man in Sing Sing
and Mays man made her put herself
torturingly in the other woman's
shoes. Suppose it had been Johnny
instead of Gumshoe George! She kept
seeing herself as the wife of the killer.
The result of this attack of nerves
came one day when she rushed from
work to a wretched downtown tene-
ment, an address clipped from the
newspaper. She tore up five flights of
stairs as though something unseen
were driving her with whip.
Mrs Mckinney answered the buzz
er and stood vague and pitiful in the
dark doorway.
"You don't know me-" May said
without giving her chance to speak.
Il came to give you some money.
Maybe it'll help a little. With a kid
to take care of, you need it. don't"
She went there again; couldn't stay
away She never told Johnny what
she was doing He could see she was
happier and that satisfied him. He
congratulated himself on making no
fuss about her job. After all, girl
with pep was better off having some
thing to do.
Occasionally he called for her at
the Five and Ten. They would have
dinner and 60 to movie.
On warm evening, strolling up
town, they passed the Alto Bakery
and May remarked, THAT place does
land-ofice business"
Lets go in." But it wasn't the in
viting fragrance of fresh rolls, pies,
cakes that tempted Johnny. The bak-
cry was jammed with people fighting
their way to the counters. They were
waited on by the owner, his daughter,
and clerk Johnny's swift encom-
passing glance took in the layout.
1t was made to order for a holdup!
For several nights he reconnoitered.
The place didn't close until eight Pm.
The daughter locked up! A cinch!
Entering shortly after eight, Johnny
shut the door and asked politely if it