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Evening star., 1940-10-26
Jackson Editorial Draws
Praise and Criticism.
To the Editor OF The Star:

! o tNe EdltOT OF ne 0Lar.
AS an American citizen who admires
fair play and decent behavior at all
times wish to thank YOU for your most
admirable critique of Attorney General
Jackson's libel of Wendell Willkie.
What is happening to the culture Of
Office forget not only the dignity Of that
Office but the fair face Of truth" itself?
What sort Of men are these New Deal
erS' who are so desperate to win that
they grow violent and risk their own
regulations in an effort TO smear their
opponents? Decent Americans will not
support the use of such tactics.
As taxpayer, may I inquire why
these cabinet officials and other high
salaried New Dealers are out on the
stump" for Roosevelt instead of at
tending to, and working at, the jobs for
which We pay them? AS taxpayer, I
demand that they earn their money as
1 have to earn mine All that Mr. Jack
son is doing is to lower the dignity Of
his office, and I know of two votes at
least, for Willkie that will be cast on the
strength of the Attorney Generals fam
tastic charges. c. E. COATES.
October %.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Dear SIT.
For the past few days, in the late
afternoon, we have had dozens of birds
in the yard and trees.
ut has been wonderful to just stand
by the window, and, with the aid of field
glasses, when necessary, watch them as
they frolic and play together. For this
is just what they seem to be doing.
How the mockingbirds do revel in
the few remaining berries between their
game of tag with one another. FIRE.
quently they 20 after the bluejays. too,
but these more colorful birds aren't as
playful as their gray friends.
And how the Knockers do love the
bird bath! Hardly is one there drink
ing or splashlng before another bird
flashes by. giving the other one hint to
leave How beautiful are the mocking-
birds when flashing their lovely wings!
To me the mocker is a versatile bird
You hardly know what TO expect Of him
next.
The common silver maple in our front
yard, which we think is far from beau
tiful, has attracted many species of birds
for some reason.
To-day I saw perhaps a dozen myrtle
warblerS fitting through it, a doWny
woodpecker enjoyed some bugs there, as
we'll as a sapsucker (Which seems to be
an unusual sight hereabouts).
"A trim nuthatch ran nimby up and
down the trunk, seeming to find some
delcacy, and the juncoS enjoyed the
tree. too, probably because it was a
place to perch. The Knockers and Jays
used the tree as place to play their
game of tag.
Then on the ground, where some
grain was scattered, saw whte-throat-
ed sparrows, song sparrows and one
beautiful male towhee.
This is a fine group of songsters AS
I watched the fine colors of the towtee.
as he scratched away, hoped he would
stay all winter. As yet, he has not STAYED
with us any winter previously.
Il will consider myself fortunate if the
toWhee consents to winter with us.
agree with you that he is fine bird
Then there was the catbrd. which may
have been attracted by the grain, and
hoped daintily under the window until
a frisky mocker darted down at him.
soaring him away.
The last wild thing saw as turned
from the window was half-grown rab-
bit, hopping about the shrubbery, his
white tail the only target showing
against the earth.
so I had perfect hour with nature,
an hour I shall not regret.
Sincerely, G. B. s."
Hours so spent are never regretted.
Even these hustling, busting persons
who are never still, and who sometimes
tend to feel that sitting down is sin can
find it in their hearts and minds to en-
JOY such perfect hour with nature.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
An Apple q Day

The 1910 election campaign is apt
to be remembered in history for its
fruit and vegetable motif, even if it
is never discovered exactly how
many votes can be sWayed by a
hurled tomato. The latest Repub
lican victim of misdirected fruit is
Gloria, an elephant at the Pitts
burgh Zoo. Some foul fiend sabo-
tagged Gloria, symbol of the Grand
Old Party, by Sneaking green apples
into her hay.
Apples can be instruments of eth
er good or ILL., They caused the
downfall of man, but at the same
time one a day keeps the doctor
away-but not if they are green and
come in bushel lots They gave
Gloria a monumental tummyache,
one that made the proverbial woes
of the giraffe with a sore throat seem
like a mere pin prick Fortunately
the plot was discovered in time, and
Gloria's diet will be carefully watched
at least through the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
Detective work on the case has
slumped, however To date the cul-
prit remains as completely unidenti-
fled as that notorious saboteur of
other days-the mysterious individ-
ual who put the overalls in Mrs. Mur-
phys chowder.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles E. TrQceUeU.

They feel that this is not sheer idle
ness and they are right.
1t is sort of communion with sanity.
We may feel sure that the men who
are causing SO much destruction, misery
and human suffering do not find any,
thing interesting in watching birds or
rabbits.
If they did, they would not be drop
ping bombs on their own kind. 1t is
impossible to imagine the animals going
to these terrible lengths.
Pick out the worst animal you can
think of. and all it would do is eat you,
if it got hungry and you happened TO
be around at dinner time.
But if We in our turn, are drawn into
the universal madness, let us make sure
that we keep our sanity, even in the
depth, by keeping a firm hold on the
pure things Of nature.
Love of four-footed things. of birds,
of plants and trees and fields of grain,
of waving forests
These help keep the heroic English
ptODle Sdlle III Illtll SlcdC IlOuI VI IIldl-
Here is a otograph-"released by
the censor" as we'll it notwithstanding a
thin-faced little soldier holding up a
scraWny black cat which he has just
dug out of a ruined building in London,
The cat, frightened, is slapping at him
with its paw. but the little man pats its
head and grins from ear to ear for all
that.
Smiling he is happy with his love of
nature, but if he had kicked the cat, he
would be a ready victim to the filters.
As it is. he will give his full measure
of devotion to his country.
Human beings can do and dare if they
keep in touch with their sources of
sanity.
One of these, without any doubt, is
the hour with nature, an hour which no
one can regret.
This is not wasted time, but keep
ing in touch with creatures and actions
which soothe the mind, bring happiness
to the heart and enable one to go ahead
with more conviction afterward.
ne dlllllldlS anu DlTOS Oh IQe war
zones, wherever these zones may be. are
the innocent victims of mans terrible
urges toward destruction every 20 years
or So The psychologists believe that
while one portion of mans nature yearns
for survival, another portion longs for
reunion by way of death. and that this
eternal war of the human mind leads to
the perpetual wars.
Fortunately, the animals and the birds
have no such psychology
And if we study them more and watch
them enough, maybe in time We can
grasp and apply some of their goodness
and elemental decency.
Catbirds. by the way, will not be seen
hereabouts in most yards. almost all of
them leaving for the South by the end
of October.
A few have been seen as late as the
first week in December, but they are
exceptions
Evening star., 1940-10-26
To The Editor of The Star:

10 me Edifor OF The Star:
Some of those who are opposed to
a third term for any President and who
desire least of all third term for
any Roosevelt, are using one argument
against a third term that seems fall
laclous. That argument Is that at some
time after his Inauguration in January,
1941, and after he has become COM
1ortably settled in the White House
Tor another four years, Mr.. Roosevelt
would resign and hand over to Mr..
Wallace the reins of Government.
While the thought of Mr.. Wallace
becoming President. even for dav. is
enough to send cold chills down the
spine of the average American citizen,
the mind of the citizen may be readily
relieved by the definite, positive as
surance that it will never happen-not
through the resignation of Mr.. Roosevelt
Most people will concede that Mr..
Wallace in the position of President
would be tragedy, calamity. Should
Mr.. Wallace now be travelling around
the country, dreaming blissfully of the
time when President will resign and
hand the office over to him, he is due to
have his dreams rudely disturbed if he
ever becomes conscious. There is neither
a hope of Mr.. Roosevelt resigning to
let any one become President, nor is
there any reason to fear he will do so
No Roosevelt ever resigns anything,
Especially this one. He is resigned to
his job. not from it.
New Deal Roosevelt will never resign.
and the only hope for the country is his
defeat in November. Otherwise he will
be here from now on. ICONOCLAsT
October %
Evening star., 1940-10-26

surance in the prosecutors pledge
that the liquor raids are the begin
ming of drive to see that the clos
ing hours are strictly enforced.
Probably it is more than a coinci-
dence that the raids were timed while
the grand jury is in session. That
body, aroused by the situation, has
appointed a special committee to
cooperate with the prosecutor in his
liquor drive More results should be
forthcoming.
Evening star., 1940-10-26

To the Editor of The Star:
In one of your editorials of october %
you referred to the speech which Robert
jackson made in jamestown, N. Y, on
October % as one in which all the rules
of the game were broken. Whether you
meant by that statement that some de-
fnable sacrosanct rule of behavior had
been violated, or that you simply chose
to play the role of mystic, have not
decided. But what is obvious. is the
fact that you have not given very i'm
partial treatment to the utterances of
Mr. Jackson.
Perhaps I am being naive in wishing
to see the newspapers of the country
play more impartial role in the cur
rent political contest. However, I do
wish that journalism in this country
might be tuned to more thoughtful
and objective level than has been the
case so far in the campaign.
Mr.. Jackson made statements in
jamestown which are probably regard
ed by Republicans and the pro-Repub-
lican press of America as totally vicious
and without basis. On the other hand,
his remarks may conceivably seem re-
markably fortnight and real to large
numbers of others. Mr.. Jackson, in la
beling Mr.. Willkie as "lawless. irrespon-
slble and ruthless, no doubt has infor-
nation which leads him to that belief.
I'm sure the New Republic Magazine has
the information, if Mr.. Jackson has not.
Certainly the Attorney General has the
right to speak his opinion freely with
out reaching the nadir of political eX-
tremism.
Speaking of tax-exempt bonds there
is no question that Mr. Jackson gauged
the intelligence of his audience so that
he did not have to draw picture for
them to explain the conditions envelop-
ing the immunity that taX-exempt
bonds have had in Congress. Whether
the Congress is Democratic or Repub-
lican means little. your argument to the
contrary Notwithstanding. There are
.nough men in Congress who are re-
SponSive to the pressure OF financial in
terests so that it isn't necessary for the
financial interests to betray their hand
in blocking the attempts to remove the
tax exemption.
The trend Of your paper and Of the
Evening star., 1940-10-26
Navy Day

Tomorrow is Navy Day. Because IL
falls on a Sunday, this years Nation
wide commemoration, under the
usual auspices of the Navy League
and in full cooperation with the
Navy Department, will be extended
over the week end. Churches Of all
denominations have been asked to
include thought appropriate to the
day in Sabbath sermons.
At no time since its inception in
1908, when the birthday of Theodore
Roosevelt was chosen as fitting
occasion for the annual celebration
Of Navy Day, has the attention of the
American people been so centered on
the paramount need of sea power as
our first line of defense. Last sum-
mer, when war events in Europe sud-
denly brought vividly home to us the
menace that would face this West
ern World. should Britain succumb,
Congress gave enlightened heed to
the United States naval require
ments. 1t authorized plans and
funds of nprecedented dimensions,
to provide at the earliest possible
moment a fleet capable of defending
vital hemisphere interests, in both
the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Developments in Europe and Asia
cumulatively demonstrated that
safety for this country can only be
assured by two-ocean Navy. Fortu-
nately, legislation to that end was
enacted shortly before the conclusion
of the German Italian Japanese
pact Had there been no other justi-
fication for expenditure of the bill
lions Of dollars it is now proposed to
devote to making ourselves secure at
sea, the new league of aggression
signified by the triple alliance of
totalitarian powers, and its undiS-
guised threats in our direction
would alone warrant the tremendous
burden we have undertaken. Nor
could there be any more salutary
method of warning all concerned
that the United States is ready, re-
gardless of cost or sacrifice, to safe
guard its democratic way of life
against all corners.
Second only to the decision to es-
tabhsh a tWo-ocean Navy is the ac-
QUESTION from Great Britain of a
great chain of strategically located
naval and air bases in the Atlantic.
IT is impossible to OyereStlmate the
value of these positions for hemi-
sphere defense or Of similar bases in
the Pacific, which may also be Sc
cured. The bargain with Britain has
we'll been described as IAN act of Su-
perlative craftsmanship"
The American people, in their
overwhelming majority, profoundly
hope the incalculable days that lie
ahead may continue to bring us the
blessings of peace. But the country
is as preponderantly determined
to remain fully prepared for
war should it be forced upon us. A
powerful and efficient Navy is our
sure shield against attack, especially
If bulwarked, as we intend'it to be,
by an effective air force. Great
Britain magnificently survives be-
cause of her possession of combined
sea and air power. Her resistance is
an enduring reminder to us that we
cannot afford to relax an ounce of
effort in the program so to grid our
selves that the United States, too, in
supreme emergency, will be able to
give as invincible an account of itself
as our British friends are doing.
Navy Day is an ideal hour in which
to renew the Nations high resolves
on that score.
Evening star., 1940-10-26

vast majority of the American press of
today is far off the path so courageously
heWed by the Joseph Pulitzers and the
William Allen Whites
DAVID L. SUTHERLAND.
Evening star., 1940-10-26

This world has had some great
brains-Watt, Whitney, Morse, Edi-
son, Bell and that advertising genius
who first thought of writing "jane
smith" instead Of "Jane Smith"
Evening star., 1940-10-26
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Evening star., 1940-10-26
He Doesn't Think
Roosevelt Will Resign.

October 2:
Evening star., 1940-10-26

Hours so spent are never regretted.
Even these hustling, busting persons
who are never still. and who sometimes
tend to feel that sitting down is sin. can
find it in their hearts and minds to en-
JOY such a perfect hour with nature.
Evening star., 1940-10-26

O. When were railroads first electri-
fled?-W. K. H
A In 1895, the Baltimore & Ohio elec-
trlfed 36 miles of the railroad serving
Mount Royal and Camden Stations.
Evening star., 1940-10-26
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WASHINGTON. D. c.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-12
AMERICANA: SPECTATOR SPORTS
By RAY PEACOCK. AP Feature Service Writer

Just one of the mob. in a dol
lar-ten seat, IS our man George
champion of the underdOg, bel
ligerent non-combatant, believer
in miracles and disciple of the
true faith, SpOrtSmanShip.
With George, in a new bonnet
that looked so cute before IT had
to 60 it alone in traffic, IS MS
lady - wide-eyed, comparing.
wondering how she and the hat
are standing the competition
But make no mistake. she IS hep
every minute to what's going on
out in the arena-even if she
does favor the fighter in the pur-
pie trunks because orchid is her
colOr.)
For various reaSonS-and don't
mention shortneSS of breath
George no longer indulges in any
thing more strenuous than golf
and volleybaIl at the Y. There
fore he takes his sports by re-
mote control 1t is George and
his folding money who make
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-12

possible the giant boxing arenas,
hockey rinks, field houses and
other assorted stadia Tor stadiums,
If you like that betterl.
See George watching a prize
fight, and he's a regular Dempsey
weaving and bObbing, feinting.
rolling with the punch, keeping
that old left out there all the
time
At a wrestling show, he's a
regular card. You can't tell him
that it's all done according to
scenario. He tTembleS with fury
when the villain of the sketch
tries to wrap the hero around a
ring post, howls his indignation
when the hero is boosted out
amongst the typewriters and
cameras. Once, back in 81,
George picked up his chair and
started for the ring to save the
tottering juvenile from extinction.
but a COP persuaded him that
justice. as always, would triumph.
That's George, All-American
Spectator.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-12

PULLMAN, Wash, Dec. 12.-
One Of this years top-notch pass
ers is a guy who couldn't even get
a suit with the 'midgetS" in high
school because he was too smalli
He IS Billy Sewell, Washington
State College wisp 6rival players
spell 1t wasp OF a halfback-
You'd expect a William who
pitched nearly 1000 yards of
passes would be known as Wild
Bill, but Sewell Is plain Billy"
up and down the Pacific slope.
He's small-175 pounds under
full football load. Shedding tack
leTs IS he scans his receivers.
slim Bill is as unc0ncerned as a
telephone pole carrying $4,000
volts.
When he came to the United
States from England and entered
high school at Tacoma, Wash, ne
wanted to play the American va
fiety of football.
He drew a suit with the mid
gets but when the uniform drap-
ed over his slight frame like a
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-12
WASHINGTON STATES WEE WISP
Is A WASP TO GRIDfRON FOES
BY JACK HEw1Ns. Ap Feature Service Writer

collapsed circus tent. the coach
took the suit back.
Billy put on weight gradually
thereafter but never played any
high school football After grad
uatiOn he PLAYED for an independ-
ent team and its sponsor, seeing
MS possibilities, urged him TO go
to college.
He hit the headlines last year
as a sophomore when ne pitched
and punted State TO a 60 victory
over highly favored Washington.
His best jobs this year were
completing 10 of 16 passes against
UC.L.A-, for 149 yards, and COM
pleting Is out Of % against Con
zaga.
His passes. 30 completed in 100
attempts in nine games, totalled
988 yards. AS a punter Billy
averaged 42.63 wards Der boot last
year and around SO yards this
season.
Things like that keep remind
ing Pacific Coast Conference
coaches that the W.S.C. wisp will
be IN their hair again in 1941.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-12
HOLT


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and that statement was bare
knuckled Rush Holt, who IN the
next five years was to cause more
smoke on the Senate floor than
any man In recent years, with the
exception of the late H1ey Long
Hs Starred Seen
Almost before he had warmed
his Senate seat, he was N a row
with the party that had elected
him and In less than two years,
the Senate patronage committee
singled him out for punishment
by taking his patronage away. His
'misdemeanors" by that time had
mounted to what any old-line
party man would consider q stag
gering total.
He waged a filibuster against
the first Guffey coal bill (which
cost him the support of West Vir-
ginia cold miners and John L.
Lewis by reading to the Senate
for hours. AesOp's Fables.
He attacked the WPA. He op-
posed the reelection of his Dem
ocratic colleague, Senator NJ NJ
Nicely. He was keynote speaker
at Father Coughlin's social jus
tice convention in Cleveland and
held "a conference" with Repub-
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-12
MAJORS LIMIT
E, NIGHT GAMES
- s...E .
CANCEL SPRING TRAINING
ALL-STAR CON-
TEST
CRx Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Annual
winter joint meeting of the
American and National Leagues
ended here yesterday with a last
minute controversy.
The bone of contention was
limiting night games for any one
club to seven. This rule applies
in the senior circuit. Which sought
to have it enforced in the junior
loop. When the leagues mana
gers got together to decide the is
sue, an even vote /. resulted.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
reelected as baseball commits
sioner at this meeting. rendered
the deciding vote in favor of the
limitation.
Last year the St. Louis Browns
played Il night games and the
Philadelphia Athletics eight.
Cancellation of the all-Star
contest during spring training
was also ordered by the mana
gers, and at the same time stamp
ed their approval on an annual
game at the birthplace of base
ball, Cooperstown. n. Z.
Any player drafted into the
army viii be placed on his clubs
national defense service list and
not recorded against its player
limit.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-12
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