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Evening star., 1940-11-02
ARLINGTON, Va.

Dear sir:
"The many squirrels on my place are
doing something never observed before,
and will appreciate your comment
on 1t.
They dig up many nuts and acorns
previously planted. turn them around
and over, then rebury them in the same
hole.
"Is this standard performance, a1d
do you know reason for It?
yours truly, B. E.''
This action, as far as we know, is not
universal among the squirrels.
It is largely an individual action of
some one squirrel which seems to have
the miser instinct more than the aver
age.
The animal scents a buried nut, digs
down, investigates it, and then, finding
it does not choose to eat it Just then,
covers it up again.
In doing so, 1t naturally fails to put
the nut back Just as 1t found it, and to
the observer it seems as if it deliber-
ately shuf1les and turns it around for
some purpose.
X
This action is probably no more than
an inspection to see If the hidden food
is in good condition.
1t would be going a bit far, we be-
lieve, to feel that the animal somehow
knows that his stock ought to be turned
over, or even inspected.
1t is more likely that the rodent SIM
ply smells the food, which either he or
some other squirrel put away some time
ago.
There is nothing to prove that every
squirrel has his own treasure trove, and
that he alone knows about it.
What is considerably more likely is
that every squirrel knows where every
other squirrel buried some nuts or acorns,
and that this is known not only through
the scent but also by means Of telltale
marks left in the digging.
1t must be supposed that over the CEN
tuIlcS IllcSc ACCl1 lldfC DCCL uO>
ing much the same, and that by this
time every one of them is able to find
food buried by others.
Il II Il X
The observer of squirrel tactics often
feels that the little animals do a great
deal of food hiding which comes to
nothing.
This is proved, for one thing, by wal
nuts and other trees which come up in
places where they seem decidedly out
of place.
A walnut tree, for instance, starts
growing right next to the foundation
wall of the house.
There can be no doubt of what planted
that walnut tree.
A squirrel did it, by burying the nut
there, and then forgetting about it, as
we say.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
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Evening star., 1940-11-02
Army SONGS

To veterans of the American Ex-
peditionary Force, the disclosure that
some Of the popular songs of 1917
and 1918 no longer hold high place
in the affections Of our soldier
singers will doubtless come as a sur
prise, and as not altogether well
come reminder, perhaps, OF the fact
that a new generation has come Of
age since the first World War. Ac-
cording to straw vote taken among
Regular Army units by the morale
division Of the Adjutant Generals
Office, "The Star Spangled Banner"
ranks first in popularity, followed by
America" and God Bless America"
Conspicuous by their absence from
the list Of the first ten are such
favorites of the A. E. F. as "Mademoi-
selle from Armentieres," "Madelon."
"Oh, How I Hate to Get up in the
Morning" and "Over There"
Although many Of the songs Of
our past wars have been forgotten,
some have become part Of the ma
tional heritage. Yankee Doodle"
a favorite in the War Of 1ndepend-
ence, still survives. Dixie" was q
product of the Civil War period. Both
in training camps in the United
States and in its billets in France,
the spirit of the American Army,
during the other World War, was
reflected in its songs. Many of these
were new. Some, like Pack Up Your
Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag" were
taken over from the British Army.
Others were old Army ballads which
citizen soldiers learned from the reg
ulars. The famous "Caissons" song
of the field artillery, written in 1908
in the Philippines by Edmund L.
Gruber, an Army lieutenant, en-
joyed great popularity during the
A. E. F. years, and is still favorite
of American soldiers. That the ex-
panded Army of 1910 and 1941 will
have contributions of its own for
the American songbag seems alto
gether likely.
Streamlining and mechanization
have changed military tactics, but
songs still hold an important place
In Army life. And the morale divi-
sion, in providing recreational facili-
ties for the hundreds of thousands Of
Americans now being called to the
colors has done well to recognise this
fact.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
THIS AND THAT
By Charles =. TY1cetpell.

Not only he forgot it, but every other
squirrel forgot it, too.
x* y Il
Squirrels will hide in the ground many
sunfower seeds and peanuts, which they
secure from bird feeling stations.
We have watched them do this in q
haphazard manner all over the yard.
One squirrel spent all OF a cold win
ter's afternoon burying innumerable
sunfiower seeds over a space of so by
so feet.
1t was impossible at the time to be-
lieve that either he or any Of his COM
panions would ever find those seeds, and
subsequent events bore this out, by show
ing that none of them did.
AS far as could be noted. no squirrel
ever dug in the yard at all during the
spring and summer months.
We may suspect that animals, no less
than humans, often do things which lack
real reason behind them.
That is, they do one thing, then forget
about it, or go through various actions
which may be interpreted as having keen
intellect behind them, but which actu-
ally has none. Among the animals, this
intellect is often called instinct.
The cat, for instance, likes to cover
up the food it is eating, once it is fin
ished.
If you give it a plate of salmon in the
yard, as soon as it has finished its meal,
and secured all the food it wants, it will
solemnly paw leaves and grass over the
plate.
If you feed the animal on the lino-
leum in the kitchen, it will nevertheless
try to cover up the dish by solemnly
paving back and forth at the linoleum.
This Is instinct at work with a venge-
ance.
Our belief is that what one squirrel
buries is open to all other squirrels
which happen along.
This is true generally in nature.
The big blue jay, finding peanuts at
the bird feeding station, will fly away
time after time with a peanut, to be
placed in the crotch of some nearby tree.
After he has made repeated trips for
half an hour, he will fly out of the
neighborhood, leaving his treasure to
all other birds.
In this way jays and other large birds
hide many small seeds and grains, in
cluding the much-valued sunflower seed.
And it is in these crevices of bark that
nuthatches and other smaller birds find
them, and feast upon them.
In this way the entire animal kingdom
helps the entire animal kingdom.
There is nothing in nature tanta-
mount to mans savings institutions,
where each store is credited to one per-
son alone and given to no one else
The theft of one squirrels food saw
ings by another is common occurrence
in the trees and the gardens 1t is open
to question whether it can be called
theft, since there is no such thing as
ownership among them.
Evening star., 1940-11-02

On October II Senator Alben w. Bark
ley in a speech in the Senate denounced
this statement as false and buttressed
his denunciation with a telegram from
Mr. Quayle, who labeled the statement
"as without foundation in fact"
Another instance Of Misrepresentation
may be pointed out in the page adver-
tisement by the "willkie-McNary Cam
paign Club Of the Republican State
Committee In and for the District Of
Columbia" entitled Americans! What
Of q Third Term?" published in The
Evening Star of october 23 in opposition
to President Roosevelt for third term.
Among the opponents Of the third
term the advertisement includes Senator
George w. Norris Of Nebraska, who is
quoted as having spoken In favor of the
La Toilette resolution against the third
term passed by the Senate in 1928. Any
person reading the statement attributed
to Senator Norris would unquestionably
conclude that he is opposed to the third
term under any and all circumstances.
In q. radio address on October Is in
favor Of President Roosevelt, Senator
Norris, in discussing the third term,
said:
"The opponents of President Roose-
welt have referred to various articles
and speeches that have been made by
many public men in opposition to third
term. Among the number they have
referred to me and quoted part of what
I said in 1923. But in doing this they
are unfair, think, and unjust, in that
they quote some of what said, but do
not quote all of 1t. In that debate I
said. I can conceive also of conditions
under which would be in favor of the
election of a President for third term
I stand with the immortal Washington,
who said, on April %, 1788, in letter to
Lafayette: 7 can see no propriety in pre-
cluding ourselves from the services OF
any man who, on some great emergency,
shall be deemed universally most cap
able of serving the public believe
such condition is now before U.S."
In view of the statement by Senator
Norris, the quotation in the advertise
ment is Misrepresentation of the facts.
He did oppose the third term as gen.
eral principle, but declared that occa-
sions might arise when it would be justi-
fed. He now holds that one of those
occasions has arisen.
To my way Of thinking, a newspaper
of standing like The Evening Star
should scrupulously guard against being
made the vehicle for false statements,
either direct or indirect, about persons
holding public office.
October Is. JULIAN PIERCE,
Evening star., 1940-11-02
The UnfoIIing Leaves

The maple tree Is Midas-gold.
Her boughs autumnal beauty wear
As one who walks the windy void
With yellow flowers in her hair.
My thoughts are kin to such late leayes:
Myself, to such an altered bough;
But there's no Midas-magic these
May touch with golden glory now.
For I've some bitter thoughts in me,
Like leaves Of leather, sere and brown.
TneyH rattle in my memory
Long after maple leaves blow down.
BRANSON BLAKE.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
ANYTHING Goes

The political campaign of 1910 is
rapidly getting down to the level Of
an old-fashioned free-for-all. To use
a popular expression, it has reached
the point where anything goes. No
charge is too fantastic to be made,
no inSinuation too absurd, if there
seems to be chance of garnering
vote here and there. If there were
any such thing as political rule
book, the orators would be throwing
it at each other before the campaign
is over.
For the most part, the preposter-
ously extravagant electioneering has
been carried on by the shock troops
of the two parties, but even the
presidential candidates are not en-
tirely immune.
Consider, for example, Mr.. RooSe-
velt'S astonishing inSinuation last
night that Mr.. Willkie is the candi-
date of the Nazis and the Commu-
nists. That ridiculous charge has
been rather freely made in the past
by lesser New Deal speakers but its
Endorsement by the President of the
United States is something new for
this campaign. The purpose, of
course, is obvious. The New Dealers
began their campaign by endeavoring
to discredit Mr.. Willkie as the candi-
date of "big business" as the repre-
sentative of the reactionary forces
In America. But that did not take
Liberals of varying degrees, many of
whom were once welcomed in the
New Deal inner circle, embraced the
Willkie cause. Hence, it became
necessary to devise new line Of
attack, different approach to the
voters, and there was born the "un-
holy alliance" and the Presidents
admonishment to remember what
the collaborative understanding be-
tween Communism and Nazi-ism has
done to the processes of democracy
abroad" Electioneering of this sort,
even in the closing days of a bitterly
fought campaign, is dangerous busi-
ness, for, if taken seriously by the
public, it could leave scars that would
be difficult to heal after November S.
But the President is not the only
offender, as is evidenced by his
opponents surprising attack yester-
day on the administrations foreign
policy.
At one time or another during the
campaign, Mr.. Willkie has specifically
approved of aiding Britain and China
while opposing the spread of aggres-
sion. He has urged a more drastic
embargo against Japan than now
exists. He has Endorsed the estab-
lishment of closer relations with
Latin America. But, nevertheless, he
made the unqualified charge yester-
day that Mr.. Roosevelt'S foreign
policies are leading us straight to
q war for which we are totally un-
prepared" There is no possibility
of reconciling that statement with
the facts or with MIR. WILKES own
record, and even his warmest sup
porters must deeply regret it's ut
terance.
For the voters, there is no reprieve
In sight until Tuesday. AS the
campaign draws to a close they may
look for even greater inconsistencies,
even more startling absurdities from
both sides But there is this to re-
member: The record has been made.
The issues have been drawn. Last
minute pyrotechnics are productive
of loud noises and weird lighting
effects, but they cannot alter the true
picture that has already taken shape.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
A Reader Sets
The Record Straight.
To the Editor Of The Star:


As q regular reader Of The Evening
Star and as one who relies on the ac-
curacy of articles in it, feel impelled
to criticize at least one Of the seeming
misstatements recently made by Joseph
Alsop and Robert Kintner in their syn
dicate6 article "The Capital Parade"
Under this heading in The Evening Star
of October Is, these coiumnists stated
that during the 1888 campaign Oliver A.
Quayle, jr., treasurer Of the Democratic
National Committee, promised House
Democrats that by the September be-
fore the voting there would be 100000
for House fights, and then is said to have
explained, when September rolled
around, that the two big brewers his eye
was on had already been tapped for
$4,000 apiece for Senator Alben W.
Barkley's celebrated Kentucky primary"
Evening star., 1940-11-02

John L. Lewis declares that labor
has not been given representation in
the present cabinet" Perhaps not
full representation, but it certainly
has had a scout" there.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the t0riter, although the use of
q pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star yeserUes
the right to edit all letters tUith
q Ute1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
Notes Paradox
In Kennedy Speech.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Ambassador kennedy's speech last
night presented a strange paradox. He
devoted Is minutes to telling US that
diplomacy was useless now, only tanks,
guns and airplanes count, all of which
we lack. Then he urged the reelection
Of Mr.. Roosevelt, not because he had
been great leader in building up our
defenses, but because Mr.. r. knows the
tricks" which he had Just emphasized
were worthless.
October 30. &C, CROSBY.
Evening star., 1940-11-02
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Evening star., 1940-11-02

A reader can get the ansper to any
question OF fact by trrtttng The Ere.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskir, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How much of the worlds gold is
In the United States?-J. A. H.
A. The United States holds over 81
be in the world.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
College Art Students
DispIuy Work Here

One hundred and fifty oil paint
ngs by student artists in colleges
and universities throughout the
United States have been placed on
exhibition in the Interior Depart.
ment Art Gallery.
Walter j. Greenleaf of the United
States Once Of Education, execu-
tive secretary of the gallery. said
the display will be on view until
January 81.
Canvases include life studies,
landscapes, composition and still
life. '
Colleges and universities repre-
sented in the art showing are:
University of California, University
OF Southern California. Northwest
ern University, University of 1li-
nois, School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, University of Kansas,
Maryland Institute, School of Fine
and Applied Arts; School of the
Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston: Art
students League OF New York,
Grand Central School Of Art, New
York University. Syracuse Univer-
sity. Woman's College Of the Uni
versity OF North Carolina, the Gin
cinnati Art Museum, Oberlin Col
lege, University OF Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania Academy Of Fine Arts,
Moore Institute Of Art, Science and
Industry and University Of Wash
tngton.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Phi Theta Pi Initiates
Glass at Struyer

Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Pi, To-
Gated at Strayer College, initiated
Is young men at formal ceremonies
at the Continental Hotel yesterday
Raymond Parrott, president OF
the chapter, presided at a banquet
Immediately following and intro
duced as guests of honor L. E.
Smith. director Of admissions OF
the college; w. c. Lowrie and
Charles F. Cronin, instructors in
Strayer College Of Accountancy, and
Shelley Edwards. James Sneed
Schell Hoye and Edmond Biciocchj
OF the alumni group.
The initiates were George Wen
ner, Theodore P. Crowley, Don
O'Connor. Walter Clements, Robert
Fulcher, Richard Bragan, Caleb l.
Fisher, Richard G. Wantz, Frank
Smith, Maurice Brown, Herbert
Finch, Earl M. Wood and Ross
Stevens.
Paul Matthews, president of the
alumni chapter, was guest of honor
at party on Friday given at the
home Of L. E. Smith, sponsor OF
the group. Mr.. Matthews recently
resigned from the presidency be-
cause he Is leaving washington to
accept a position in Norfolk. Shell
ley Edwards, vice president, will AL
the unexpired term of Mr.. Mat
thews until the regular election OF
omcers is held in February.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.,
Travel Editor.

Going home for Christmas, . gift
that binds anew the ties Of q scat
tered family, again this year is
offered at reduced rates on the holi-
day counters of the railroad lines.
The so-called Eastern roads, serving
an area roughly described as the
Northeast quarter of the United
States and touching such distant
Midwest points as Chicago and St.
Louis, have reduced fares in Pull
man cars to 21a cents, with 10
per cent reduction in charges for
Pullman lower berths, rooms, Sec
tions and seats.
The Pennsylvania Railroad points
out that going trips may be made
any time between December 20 and
January l, with return Journeys
beginning not later than January S.
These dates apply generally on all
the Eastern lines. Stopovers, pro-
vided they are completed within the
time limits, will be permitted at all
points.
In addition, the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad is offering three special
trains at excursion rates from
Washington to Chicago, one spon-
sored by the Iowa State Society for
the Central West State societies
Leaving December 20, this train of
individual seats in air-conditioned
Evening star., 1940-12-15

after the Spanish city was burned
by Henry Morgan and his pirate
band in 1871. they reverently COL
lected its tiles, stones, wooden
beams and transported them to
what is Panama City today.
One of the most valuable and
beloved Of the old church was q
painting Of the Virgin, venerated
by rich and poor alike as a pro-
tector from misfortune and Ill luck
Of all kinds. As the painting was
being carried into the present city
Of Panama it is said to have grown
so heavy when passing its present
shrine that all efforts to lift 1t
from the ground were fruitless
Taking this as q holy omen, the
priests decided to build the new
church then and there. The paint.
ing of the Virgin still draws par.
ticular interest.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Santa Revs Up to
Take Gifts to
South America

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 14.-There Is
still time to catch the South Ameri-
can Santa Claus, Pan. American
Airways announced in reporting
final shipping dates for sending air
express packages to Latin America.
Last-minute departures of clip
pers carrying packages to Latin
America which will be delivered in
time for Christmas include:
Wednesday,, December 10, for
British Guiana, Dutch Guiana,
French Guiana, Leeward Islands,
Mexico and Windward Islands.
Thursday, for Argentina, Brazil
and Uruguay.
Friday, for Bolivia, Chile, Costa
Rica, Ecuador, FL Salvador, Guate-
mala, Honduras, Nicaragua and
Peru.
Saturday. for the Dominican Re-
public, Haiti, Paraguay, Puerto Rico
and Trinidad.
Sunday, December %, for Colom-
bia, Jamaica and Venezuela.
Monday, December %, for the
Canal Zone, Cuba and Panama.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Lake Placid Crowns
Winter Royalty Dec. 28

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Dec. a.
Frankie Masters, dapper young
maestro, and his songbirds, Marian
Francis, will be crowned King and
Queen Of Winter at Lake Placid in
Evening star., 1940-12-15

The Australian metropolis, Sydney,
calls itself the New York OF tho
Pacific" 4HNn
Evening star., 1940-12-15

the Olympic Arena on Saturday eve
ming, December 28.
The crowns Of snow and ice will
be bestowed upon the pair by Lowell
Thomas, news commentator and
world traveller, in an elaborate cere-
mony OF pageanty and figure skat-
iEg.
The coronation march and cere-
mony will be the opening number
Of q program which will include q
Winter Sports Fashion Show by q
wen-known Fifth avenue store,
which will show the latest in ski
and skate wear, and figure skating
exhibitions by artists Of the silver
blades.