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Evening star., 1940-08-14
THIS AND THAT
NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL PARK.
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1Uell.

NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL PARK.
Dear Sir
For a long time I have read your
column in The Evening Star and en-
Joy it great deal.
"At this time every year we receive a
number Of young birds that have fallen
out of the nest, and are brought to us by
people in the hope that we will be able
to feed them to maturity.
Although we pride ourselves in know
ing a little about bird life, the parent
birds know more about the care of their
young. and the nest made of a box that
you mentioned in your column seems to
me a fine idea.
Il have used it in the past great
works.
I'm the Dutch Indies while collecting
animals for the Zoo I had brought to
me a small oriole. I located the tree it
fell from and by putting my sun helmet
in the crotch of the palm tree which
: contained the young bird the mother
soon located her young
THE other day, If recall, you wrote
of albino birds. For several years there
has been a small flock of albino English
sparrows in the vicinity of the bird
house at the Zoo.
More power to This and That
Sincerely. M. D."
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Here is a letter from an authority.
- fo1I hi oIa
sun helmet is not necessary.
An old cardboard box will do equally
well.
Birds are all the time falling out Of
nests. and when they do excited humans
who find them wonder what on earth to
do with them.
Often the nest is too high to reach.
The thing to do is to fix up box, line
1t with soft grass, or tissue paper, and
then tie the box securely in the same
tree from which the bird fell.
In this way the fledgling is where the
mother bird can find it and take care
of it.
oiliSiils young uHu up pN idIiu, do
1t were, is not a task fancied by all
persons.
Even ardent friends of birds often
shrink from it.
, If it must be done, the thing to do is
to accept the cfore, and buckle down to
it. Young birds can eat almost con-
stantly.
1t will be necessary to feed the young
sters at least every hour, with bits Of
scraped beef. yellow Of egg, the smallest
Of angle worms, or meal worms
Sometimes bread and milk is accept
able. Banana, mashed very fine, will
strike the fancy Of some species.
Pigeons and some others can be given
a Cruel made of corn meal and water
The time for young birds for this sea-
son is about over.
Some species have another nest dur
ing August. but not many do.
With the decline of the nesting also
comes an end of the singing for the
Evening star., 1940-08-14

season. This is the one fact which bears
out the contention that bird song is q
pure mating instinct.
While human beings like to think of
bird songs as love songs, they probably
are not that alone, but simply an in
tensification of the normal singing
Scientists believe that singing is also
in the nature of a territorial PROPOSE
ton, that is. the birds sing in order to
stake out a claim.
Others of the same species, hearing
their own song, know that certain bird
has staked out certain territory, and
that an invader will be met with re-
sistance
The idea of the love song will not
down, however, and most of us feel sure
that this idea has a great deal to do
tinct lessening the moment the nesting
season Is over?
The dawn song Of the birds is now
much less than it was a month ago.
Persons newly come to the suburban
sections, who may have been worried
by the great morning chorus, will not be
harassed from now on.
In comparison with the wild chants
Of May and June, and even July, the
August singing at dawn Is very little,
lacking entirely the rhapsodic character
which distinguished it just a few weeks
ago
This morning we could hear but one
bird singing at S am. 1t was not sing
ing but merely sending forth a melan-
choly chirp. In time one other bird
Joined In. We could not identify either
of these sounds, although no doubt they
were made by species with which the
yard is entirely familiar.
All birds have more notes in their
repertoire han>many listeners give them
credit for having Only complete elec-
trical recording of the same bird, made
hour by hour, an impossible task, would
reveal, We feel sure, the full range of
any one birds notes.
A flock of albino sparrows is a fine
sight
Mostly these little beggers run true to
type, that is. brown and black and gray
Usually the males have big black spot
on the breast, whereas the females have
soft gray breasts.
Sometimes semi -albinos will be found,
birds with white spots on the wings or
tail. In some cases, an entire wing or
the tail will be all white.
Albinism does not come from cross
breeding with other species, but is the
result of unknown causes, probably in
f1uenced by food factors
1t is regarded as recessive trait, no
doubt inherited, something which may
be transmitted after a lapse of one or
more generations.
1t is interesting to consider what effect
the modern vogue for sun tan" NAV
have on future generations. Will it help
to create darker skinned peoples. or a
spotted race, or even a whittier one?
While the leopard may not Change
his spots" he may be able to lose them
altogether in the course of time.
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Police BUDGET

On the basis of census figures
showing WaShington's population
growth during the past ten years,
Major Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, would have been
justified in including in his 1912
budget estimate a request for 282
additional policemen. Such an in
crease would restore the ratio Of
policemen to population that pre-
vailed in 1890 At that time the
population of Washington was 4S6,-
$50, the number of policemen, 1852,
and the ratio of police per one thou
sand residents, 25. Now, however,
the city has a population of nearly
$4,000, protected by force of 1,437
policemen, or ratio of only % po-
lice per one thousand citizens. In
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Senate Urged to Fight Against
Anti-Defense Minority.

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Sometimes layman begins to wonder,
and his wonder grows greater when he
sees what Is going on in the Senate OF
our country. 1t seems that the entire
Senate these days is run for the benefit
of and by such Senators as Wheeler Of
Montana, Vandenberg of Michigan, Holt
Of West Virginia and Clark of Missouri
They, above all, seem to be constantly in
the Nmelight and to steal the show to
such an extent that the other Senators
apparently exist for no other purpose
than to draw their pay.
The papers are full Of items about
what Senator Wheeler thinks Of con-
scription, aid to England. etc. Then we
have the Junior Senator from West Vir-
ginia, who has been going around with q
chip on. his shoulder. At the present
time Senator Holt conducts peace meet
ings, and even accuses the administra-
ton of using the ten billion dollar de-
tense fund for political purposes.
Can it be that the others are afraid to
open their mouths lest they offend their
more dynamic colleagues? A bill has
been introduced favoring a selective
draft Of all citizens from Is to IS, but
every obstacle has been put in its path
by this same clique Evidently some peo-
pie never profit by the experiences Of
others. 1t was just such cliQues that de-
stroyed Francel r. @. q.
Aug,ast I,
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Letters to the Editor
Cooperation Urged for
Cleaner Streets.

Cooperation Urged for
Cleaner Streets.
To the Editor OF The Star:
Being an old resident and a taxpayer
Of the District, have been reading with
keen interest your articles on cleaning
up the streets of Washington"
The responsibility does not rest en-
tirely on the city Refuse Department,
the Police and the Health Departments
nor on lack Of appropriations. The prob
lem seems to be one requiring real team
work, and there can be no results except
by cooperation.
Children should be educated to know
that it is wrong to throw trash on the
street or encourage others to do it. am
heartily in favor of taking into court
offenders who maliciously disobey the
regulations.
A few days ago I was walking past
row of perfectly good houses when I en-
countered an empty sauerkraut can
rolling down the street. infested with
flies and bugs.
Whenever 1 see unsightly articles in
front of my house I pick them up and
put them in trash can. Our neighbors,
too, are very cooperative. Our trash
men are expert, they seem to sense am
on the watch.
Last summer my husband and visited
the little city of Suffolk, Va, and the
first thing that impressed me was how
imna aculately clean the streets Were-it
has been lasting impression.
Why not cooperate and make the
many visitors who come here exclaim
Washington is really and truly the "City
Beautiful" with its well-kept streets?
JOSEPHINE r. BUECHLER.
Ano,,ef
Evening star., 1940-08-14

hardship, since the bulk of the loss
resulting from the tax differential is
absorbed by the national distributors.
In the light of these facts, it seems
almost incredible that Congress
should be seriously petitioned to
double tax on the voteless residents
OF the District for the primary bene-
fit Of the oil companies. When the
Poage subcommittee resumes its
hearings, MIR. Battles proposal should
receive the summary rejection that
its complete lack of merit demands.
Evening star., 1940-08-14

country along with Jake Kilrain. AS
the Nations leading exponent of the
physical sciences he was always well
come at the White House. From the
Smithsonian he kept away-too high
brow. Well, John, What did the Presi-
dent CGrover Cleveland) have to say?"
"Oh, we are both big men" The pair had
been feeling each others muscle. Going
in to see Theodore Roosevelt and put
ting a hefty paw on "Teddy's" knee, 81
have a nephew, sir, in the Navy who
wants TO get out. The boy is a good boy,
but he has low tastes. Low tastes, Mr..
President. He wants to be a musician"
Request granted.
Royalty held no terror for the cham
pion. After meeting the Prince of Wales
Qater Edward VID, He is the kind of
man whom you would be proud to intro
duce to your family" Neither could
Carrie Nation terrify him. He did
not give her the chance. Being notified
by the barkeep, in the barroom of his
New York saloon. that the lady was out
front, he disappeared into the cellar.
Carrie" on being informed that the boss
was out, just sized up the surroundings,
passed few remarks on the "iniquity" of
the traffic and left. No further business.
And SO the fates ran. Sullivan, by the
way, is one of the very few pugilists who
made their way into the dictionary of
American biography. (The others are
Tom Hyer, John c. Keenan, and Robert
P. Fitzsimmons). And there they
sleep, cheek by jowl with George WASH
ington and the rest Of the great ones.
Some class! FRED VETTER,
August 10
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Star Questions
Would Fill q Book

The answers to questions Of single
days operation of The Star Information
Bureau would make a book Not all
would have a general appeal. Those in
cluded in this column are but few
which are representative of what people
want to know. Each day brings fresh
grist, and each day brings many questions
never asked before. Ask one yourself.
Origin of Familiar Sayings
A 4S-page booklet giving the origin Of
500 colorful expressions which are typi-
cally American-where and how they
came into use Handily indexed for
quick reference this publication will in
form, interest and amuse you. To secure
your copy inclose 10 cents In coin,
wrapped in this clipping.
Name
Street
City
State
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Declares Speeches Prove
American Democracy.
To the Editor of The Star:

Democracy still lives!
The eover-the-week-end public speeches
Of Gen. John j. Pershing, Maj. Gen.
James K. Parsons, Coils. Charles A.
Lindbergh, William Franklin Knox.
Henry L. Stimson, Hamilton Fish and
Representative Scott Lucas are evidence
Of this.
In what country abroad would such
conflicting public statements be al
lowed? We Americans can thank God
there is still one country on this earth
where people can agree or disagree with
out fear of being shot or hanged for the
opinions We represent
Augast l. MEDNIo q. FROST.
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Victory of Somothruce

Although she must remember Samo-
thrace,
Where the Aegean sings along shore
Whose echoes with lost lyric strings were
grace
Touched into tunes by those who sing
no more,
The brave but broken goddess can per-
ceive
No sons who wear the laurel; yet her
sight
Is not too dim to vision, or to grieve,
The sun-red morning and the tear
starred night.
In afterdays, the clamorous battle done,
The final foe unhorsed, disarmed. and
slain,
She must surmise the victor such a one
As long ago endured. inflicted, pain,
The last Of warriors, champion of the
field,
Bleeding and blind and leaning on his
shield.
8RANsoN blake.
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Recounts Experiences Of
John L. Sullivan.
To the Editor of The Star:

John L. Sullivan lately has been
resurrected in The Star. He died 20 years
ago, but his name is still news. He was
what the average citizen pictures to him.
self as the ideal of a roughneck fighting
man-in the ring and out. Stories about
him are still being told-at least in print.
This writer saw him in the spring Of
1892 in Philadelphia theater. He played
the hero in Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands" A whale of q man, and q
wicked eye. A little later he lost to
Corbett tSeptember, 1892. Having
dropped the ofhcial championship, he
ehserfully billed himself ~ the cham.
piou Of champions and covered the
Evening star., 1940-08-14

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,oriter although the use OF
pSeudonyn for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Cith
q UielU to condensation.
Evening star., 1940-08-14

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication Of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1940-08-14
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post office,
Washington. d. c.
Evening star., 1940-08-14

@. How far do salmon travel?-B. S.
A. red salmon marked by the Bureau
OF Fisheries in Alaskan waters in May,
and caught A days later in a Siberian
stream, was found to have Travelled 1900
miles in that time.
Evening star., 1940-08-14

A reader can get the nnswer to any
question OF fact by Dritinp The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1940-08-14

@. Was Julius Caesar deliberate In
military affairs?-J B.
A. .Froude says: 80 swift was Caesar
that his greatest exploits were measured
by days ."
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Christmas MESSAGE
Of Randolph Cites
Peace in Capital
House D. G. Chuirmun
Sees Growing Role Of
Washington in World

Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee yesterday issued
his annual Christmas message to
the people of Washington-a mes
sage in which he reminded the peo-
pie they are not being terrorized by
Nazi bombs, like the people of Eng
land.
He said also the year 1910 was a
good one" for the people of the
District and predicted that the COM
ing year will find this Capital as
suming an even greater sphere of
importance"
Mr.. Randolph's ste cement follows
This Christmas finds the people
of Washington living in a Capital
which is not being bombed by enemy
planes, as are many other seats of
government across the seas. AS we
go about the pursuits of peace here
in America let US pause and realize
the blessings which belong to us in
the midst of world which is sad
dened and crazed with war.
"The year 1910 has been a good
one in the life of those who reside
in the District of Columbia. Next
year will find this Capital assuming
an even greater sphere of impor-
tance. Increasingly the city of
Washington and its people will be
called on to play important parts
in the shaping of world affairs
keeping in mind always our re-
sponsibility to improve and make
better this community. which is in
many respects the pivot point of
the Nation"
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Air Corps Soon 10 Finish
Survey Of Training Sites
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army Air Corps has nearly
completed its survey of sites for
air training schools to meet its
needs in attaining a goal of train
ing 1000 men year.
Hopeful of reaching the 1000 man
a year rate by next summer and
increasing this to $4,000 men a year
by early 1912, the Air Corps has
conducted the survey to select about
10 sites for schools as an initial
step in its expansion program.
The sites, it was understood.
would be located chiefly in the South
and Southwest. Army officials de-
clined to disclose the locations of
any of the sites until recommended
tions were made, job they expect
to finish early next year.
Some of the schools will be op-
Grated by the Army, others by pri-
vate instructors under Army con-
tracts.
Officers in the field have report
ed on the suitability of various air
ports for such training centers, tnei-
proximity to military posts and to
civilian aviation facilities.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Firehouse Opposed
AT Wisconsin Avenue
And River Road
Georgetown Citizens
Association Would Sove
Site for Library Expansion

The Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation last night opposed establish
ment of fire engine house at Wis
consin avenue and River road NV,
on the recommendation by William
S. Conant, chairman of the Parks
Committee. 1t was emphasized in
the resolution that the property is
District owned and already occupied
in part by branch library, and that
this property should be reserved for
future library development. The
vote was unanimous.
The proposal to pipe natural gas
to the District for general use was
disapproved in general discussion
but action was deferred pending
further study and a report by the
associations Public Utilities Com
mittee in January.
Balthasar Meyer, president of the
association, announced appointment
of standing committee chairmen as
follows: John Ihlder, executive;
John C. Garland, commercial in
terests; John Hadley Doyle, men,
bership; Mr.. Conant, parks; B. A.
Bowles, police; Charles Bates. pub
licity; George E. Custard, health
I. B. Nordlinger. public improve
ments; Milo H. Brinkley, public util-
tiles; Henry w. Draper, schools;
j. B. Wyckoff, traffic: Frank B.
Leech, zoning, and Mr.. Brinkley and
T. Janney Brown, delegates to the
Federation.
A special committee to choose the
best outdoor Christmas decorations
in the community was instructed to
report early next month. Serving
on the committee are Col. w. w.
Buckley, Charles w. Bates and
Richard Mahar.
New members accepted last night
were the Rev. Dorsey K. Sturges,
Constantine E. Mcclure, Eugene C.
Ditto. B. G. Durham, Samuel Levy,
Barker -McKittrick Co., Miller &
Co. and David Aud. The meeting
was held in the Parish Hall of st.
Johns Church, Potomac and O
streets NV.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Exports To and Imports
From Japan Rise Sharply

Exports from the United States
10 japan advanced sharply in Oc-
tober, totaling 26,1s5,0OO against
s17,778 900 in September, the Com
merce Department reported yester-
day.
The gains were due chiefly to
increased shipments OF gasonne'
other than aviation gasoline, re-
fined and scrap copper ana meVai'
working machinery.
The October gains brought tne
value of total shipments to japan
for the first 10 months of this year
to S191,413OOO, as compared with
sits, ,377,0O0 in the same perloo OF
1899.
October imports from Japan
were valued at 1851 900, as COM
pared with $11,124OO0 in September.
Raw silk alone accounted for ST.
100000 of the advance.
The department reported gain
in our exports to China in October,
rejecting increased shipments of
aircraft and parts. For the first
10 months of 1910 exports to China
were valued at $67,9O8,000, as COM
pared to SAC, O,17O,OO0 in the corre-
spending period last year.
Imports in China also increased
In October over September. Our
purchases from China were valued
at s77,581 900 for the first 10 months
of the year as against $46,775, ,000
for the same period last year.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Survey Shows Rents
In Glass Under $50
Increase in Capital
Upper-Broeket Rentals
Decline in Washington
And in Other Cities

In September, 1910, rents in
Washington for homes costing $50 a
month or more were 28 per cent
lower Il ian in September, 1887,
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Lubin reported today. Dwellings
renting for between $50 and $50 a
month were 1.8 per cent lower. and
those renting for less than $50 in
creased 09 per cent.
The survey, based on a sample of
approximately 300 homes occupied
by white tenants in the District
showed little change in Washing
ton rents from September, 1899
to September, 1940 Rooming
houses and furnished houses or
apartments were not included.
For the country as a whole. in
creases in rents for urban homes,
during the past three years, have
been most pronounced for dwellings
in the lower rent brackets, Commits
sioner Lubin reported.
Decline Above $50.
AliC oASllG duFdllCc SlliCS obp-
tember, 1887, in city residential
rents has been due largely to in
creases for dwellings renting for
less than $50 per month, while
rentals between $50 and $50 have
increased slightly in . some cities,
and decreased in others, and those
above $50 have shown a tendency
to decline" he said.
In September, 1910, rents in large
cities for homes costing under $50
were about per cent higher than
in September, 1887. Homes renting
for between $50 and $50 advanced
less than l per cent, and rents in
the brackets over $50 were approxi-
mately per cent lower than the
September, 1887, level.
Later Changes Few.
During the year after the out
break of the European war, from
September, 1889, to September,
1910, rents in the lower bracket in
creased about l per cent, while
those in the middle and higher
brackets declined slightly. Only a
fraction of these changes occurred
between June and September, 1910,
after the rearmament program
moved into high gear.
This is the first time that COM
parsons of rent changes by rent
levels have been released by the
Labor Department. The percei,ta 90
shifts have been computed from
samples OF rents actually paid for
homes occupied by white tenants.
They include proportionate repre-
sentation of rents ranging from SIS
to more than $500 month.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Bus Transfer Order
Will Be Reconsidered

The Public Utilities Commission
will reconsider its order which re-
Gently required establishment of an
interline transfer arrangement be-
tween the Capital Transit Co. and
the Washington, Marlboro & An
napolis Motor Lines, Inc.
The commission announced Sin
view of the voluminous testimony
given at several hearings in this
case, it is the opinion of the COM
mission that no useful purpose would
would be served by reopening the
hearing, and the commission, there
fore, has elected to reconsider with
out a hearing"
Both companies had filed petitions
for reconsideration. Briefs or men,
oranda relating to the case will be
received by the commission until
the close of business Monday, jan
uary 6.
The commission also announced
that it had approved the purchase
of so new buses by the Capital
Transit Co.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

marry Mr. Mccartney" she said as
she left the American Export liner
Excambion at Jersey City, N. J. I'm
Norway we do not do things that
way"
With her arrived two other Morse
women who are to marry Americans.
They are Ellen Knudsen, fiancee of
Henry Melrose of Chicago, and Nina
Tandberg, who will marry Warner
Marshal of New York.
On board when the ship arrived
after a stormy trip from Lisbon were
Is refugees from continental Eu-
rope who will live with American
families for the duration"
Miss Hvistendahl and young Nc
Cartney, who is a student at Har-
ward, met while they were students
at the University of Grenoble,
France, two years ago. Upon dec
laration of war she returned to
Oslo and Mr.. Mccartney returned
to the United States.
DR.. Mccartney said he did not
know If they were to be married,
"We know Miss Hvistendahl is COM
ing here to be our house guest over
the week end and I understand she
plans to enter one of the univer-
sites here" he said. But I would
rather you would not speak of her
as Benjamin's fiancee until we
have had a chance to talk to her"