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Evening star., 1940-06-08
DR.. Pierce to Preach
On 'Seven-Duy Sabbath

A saying attributed to Jesus which
was discovered on a papyrus found
at Oxyrhynchus. Egypt, If We keep
not Sabbath for the whole week, We
shall not see the Father" will be
the text of the sermon of DR.. Ulysses
G. B. Pierce, minister of All Souls
Unitarian Church, at IL am. to-
morrow. This is the second in a
series of sermons based on such
discovered sayings. and its subject is
The Seven-Day Sabbath"
The adult classes of the church
school will hold their final meetings
OF the season at 10 am, with a re-
port by Leifur Magnusson for the
Current Problems Glass on The
1nterfaith Conference on Unemplov-
ment."
The Ark" will take a boat ride
on the Potomac Tuesday evening
This evening the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club will hold its
annual picnic at the home of DR..
Julia M. Green
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Profit Motive Topic
At Asbury Methodist

DR.. Robin Gould pastor of Fran
CTS Asbury Methodist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on "The
Profit Motive" Because of the ne
cessity of the minister's returning
to Westminster, Md, for the closing
session of the annual conference,
there will be no evening service.
On Tuesday at IL o'clock the
members of the Christian Guild and
any one else who is interested will
meet in the lobby of the Children's S
Emergency Home. 624 Indiana ave-
nue. NV. The group will visit the
home and mission. At lis there
will be lunch and brief business
meeting
On Friday, beginning at 7 o'clock,
the intermediate department will
hold strawberry festival on the
lawn. Proceeds will be used to send
delegates to the summer assembly
in July.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Dr.. Rustin 10 Preach
On United We Stand

DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, will preach tomorrow morn
ing on United We Stand and in
the evening on What Is Man?"
DR.. Rustin has been attending the
session of the Baltimore Annual
Conference being held this week at
Westminster, Md.
Children's Day will be observed
at the morning service, with the
junior choir having flower process
sional and singing as anthem an
American folk tune. The anthem
"Hark, My Soul" by Shelley, will
be sung by the adult choir; the male
quartet will sing Sunset and Eve
ming Star" as offertory selection.
The choir and the ladies septet
will sing at the evening service. The
Royal Arch Masons of the District
will be special guests.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Harvest Mouse
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY,

You no doubt have heard about
these industrious little dwellers of
the fields and burrows and yet never
have been successful in seeing even
one harvesting his winter crop. This
is because they travel under grass
and make such excellent speed they
are well in advance of your ap-
proach, since the weight of your
footsteps ha notified them of your
coming.
In some. localities where food is
abundant, they become so numerous
they may be captured by setting
traps on small bare areas under the
cover of fallen vegetation or grass
This big-eared harvest mouse
travels over the Lower Sonoran val
leys Of all Southern Mexico. Some
of them construct nests in bushes,
but the one pictured here and it's
subspecies prefer the ground. They
seek spots where the grass is espe-
cially thick. Here a snug little
AioiAlC 40 iCu 1CSlOCllCC lS
protected from the sight of the
enemy overhead and not easily found
by neighbors, who are none too
friendly, on the ground. All about
them is an ample supply of food.
Some of the little harvest mice
are excellent climbers. You should
see how eXpertly they scale a husky
weed stem in search of delectable
nutrious seeds. There is no need to
hibernate in the winter. A warm
fur coat protects them against chilly
weather, and weed seeds are always
on hand. You never see a harvest
mouse Fastening to put on a layer
of fat in the autumn to carry him
over lean days. For him there is
no fasting during dreary winter.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Takoma Presbyterian
Plans Children S Day

A Children's Day service will be
held tomorrow in the Takoma Park
PRESBYTERIAN Church at 10 am. The
church school and congregation will
unite for the service. The feature
will be dramatic presentation,
"One Great Fellowship" The sac
rament of baptism will be admin
istered by the pastor.
The Session will meet Monday
evening at the home of Elder John
R. Bovard, 308 Takoma avenue
The church school staff will have a
social Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Marian K Tate, minister
of Christian education, Oil Noyes
drive, Woodside Park. The Board
of Trustees will also meet Tuesday
evening
The Rev. DR.. HALEY B. Taylor
pastor of the Fifteenth Street Pres
byterian Church, will address the
Woman's Society Wednesday at II
am.
The Senior High Christian En-
deavor Society will have a social
Friday evening at the home OF Caro-
Pierce, 504 Aspen street.
Evening star., 1940-06-08

1Or Cne AuleS.
P r e p onderance
Of military and
diplomatic opin-
ion is that the
doom of France
and Britah Is
sealed. Yet even
in such circles
one encounters a
stray and COM
f or t n G belief,
b u | W a rked by
sound argument.
that something
may yet happen
to retrieve what
looks like an ir-
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Children S Pageant Slated
AT St. PauI's Lutheran

The annual Children's Day serv-
ice will be held at st. Pauls Luth-
eran Church at II am. tomorrow
DR.. Henry w. Snyder will admin
lister the sacrament of holy bap-
tism for children. A large group
of young people from the primary
and junior departments will take
part in the pageant, His Wondrous
Works"
AT the evening service DR.. Snyder
Will preach on Temple Builders
On Wednesday afternoon the
Woman's Missionary Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. A. J.
Stirewalt. Mrs Hong of the Chinese
Church will be guest speaker. In
the evening the Church Council will
meet at the church office. The
prepatory and holy communion
service will take place Friday night
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Natures Children

Supplies for his needs are right at
his front yard
Throughout the summer, mice of
all ages may be found From 4 to 6
babies are born in each litter and
these mice are known to be very
prolific. Mothers with their babies
have been discovered in snug nurse
ries at all seasons of the year.
These mice assume economic i'm
portance only when they partake of
too much property belonging to man.
This happens when the harvest
mouse discovers cultivated crops of
valuable grain and growing grass
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Additional Cavalry Unit
Ordered to Fort Myer

The War Department has Or
dered the 1st Squadron of the Sd
Cavalry to Fort Myer. Va.
The squadron includes Is officers
and 214 enlisted men as we'll as
2 scout cars, four trucks and ITO
horses.
The squadron. coming from Fort
Ethan Allen. Vt, will be replaced
by the Sd Battalion of the 7th Field
Artillery. Though no date of trans
fer has been fixed. troop move
ments will depend on completion of
the construction Of additional bar
racks" etc.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
French Plead for Planes
Eve curie Finds Old Glory Displayed
As Tribute to Americun-Mude Croft

mOSC unRlOTlOuS SCOrleS. one 1Ol-
lows: Would you believe that
ran away like mad yesterday after
noon, when I saw three little black
planes coming after me? I flew
farther and farther. They did not
leave me. Finally when they came
nearer I discovered that they were
French. Planes of the squadron
which had bee nsent to look for me
because was late"
Another pilot does not stop to
mention how afraid he is each time
he has to make "pique" on the
enemy and to rush vertically to the
ground at full speed at $50 miles an
hour. Another one speaks about
his plane going backward" all the
time.
A little later I heard from some
one who did not belong to the
squadron the true stories. Com
mandant Hughes, the chief of the
group, who is As years old, was
fighting against Messerschmidt
few days ago. His plane was
brought down and started to burn
He landed to stop the fire with his
extinguisher. He got out of the
plane. took the plane of a young
lieutenant who had landed nearby
and went back to the fight.
The timid young man who sat
next to me at luncheon was just
back from the hospital. Three Cur
tisses had fought against nine Mes
serschmidts. This time the young
man had brought one down. then
was brought down himself and
jumped with his parachute, which
opened too late. The landing was
rather unpleasant.
Proud of Curtiss Planes.
After lunch large bus took the
pilots to the air field In a small
we'll camouflaged building, with a
false forest painted on high
wooden panel behind which stood
the real house, the first thing I
noticed when I entered the rest
room of the pilots was the wall.
Over the pennon Of the squadron
were two big f1ags-the French flag
and the American flag. The tri-
color flag was for the pilots. The
American flag for their best friends
the Curtiss pursuit planes.
We took the car and went all over
the territory supervised by the COM
mandant with dictatorial authority.
All at once 1 discovered what kind
of work it means to be in command
of group of planes. It does not
only mean flying. 1t does not only
mean taking the chance of being
killed. 1t means digging trenches
for anti-aircraft guns, draining the
earth to get rid of muddy soil,
building camouflaged roads leading
to the hidden place of each plane.
| inclosing fields with barbed wires
and taking care of the gasoline pro-
vlsion-not to mention the daily
bureaucracy of post of command
In small Office lieutenant was
keeping all sorts of statistics and
reports. There was daily report,
in sort of big account book
cleanly divided into columns
pilots gone out" killed" mot hav-
ing come back wounded" para
chuted with no damage" and EN-
/ emy planes destroyed: Sure and
/ probable"
The account book had still many
empty pages left.
you see" the commandant said
to me with quiet smile, I'VE are
organizing for hours of war" And
then, more seriously, "a long wal
means a war that we are going to
win. We must have the planes for
this long war"
(Copyright. 1940)
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Wrong Guess in Court
Costs Man and Son $500
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
EMPORIUM, Pa, June ga
wrong guess in court cost Thomas
Peno and his son Fred 5000.
The case hinged on an animal
liver which the Penos claimed was
pork. Game wardens said it was
that of a deer.
The prosecution displayed in
court pork and venison liver
and asked the Penos to name them.
They missed and were fined 5000
for illegal possession Of deer meat.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
The Capital Parade
Phenomenon Of Citizens Demanding Increase
In Taxes Responsible for Defense Measure

Like all the best political Stories
ne nalonal dnse tax bill partly udicrous partly stirring
The joke the surface being spectacle Senator Pat Harrison
OF MISSISSIPPI encouraging his colleagues
tn next soen warning the House leaders Treasury
ues can't hold them; I just can't hold
The original tax bill makesft Having wung from the
by the
delglng Government
tanned traces of the theory that taxes in an
election political
Evening star., 1940-06-08

however, 10 De
contested for
next November
and more than
d ou b | e t h a t
number Of gen.
tlemen either
as candidate for
election or for
senatorial nomi-
nation are VII
tally interested.
twenty nVe OF
these seats are
held today by
Democrats, eight
by Republicans,
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Armory Contract Awarded

WINCHESTER, Va, June 8 (P.-A
contract for construction of a Ma
tional Guard armory here has been
awarded to T. E. Coffey & Co.
Roanoke, Va, by the City Council
Two bids were submitted by the
firm-$47 500 on the basis of original
plans, or $44,079 If l8 feet are taken
| of the drill hall.
Evening star., 1940-06-08

eldIlQluB SeNeTd !
weeks ago with
members of the
House L a b o 7
Committee, in
c l u d n G i t S
chairman, that
the A. F.. of l..
would support
the So called
Norton bill and
would virtually
abandon its ef-
forts on behalf
of other amend
ments to the
w a 6 n e 7 Act.
The impression
Evening star., 1940-06-08

Then the Whole Tribe move In and
help themselves.
Nature maintains her balance if
permitted to do so by man. There
will be hungry owls, hawks, weasels
and skunks always on the lookout
for tender little harvest mice. If a
section of land is too heavily popu-
lated by these grain hunters, and
their natural foes have been thinned
out, clearing the weedy borders of
fields and such places will assist
materially the animals who can
catch them and use them for food.
In desert country the harvest mouse
is rarely seen.
Evening star., 1940-06-08

ea1mament There considerable Harrison
include profits
but they refused the ground that there time
bill of such complex character.
1t is quite possible however that
profits poteers
adjournment And he is
elected he will certainly follow
profits January.
|Releaed by North American &c
Evening star., 1940-06-08

furthermore, that little as the ad-
ministration may like the Byrd
amendment. it will be extremely
hard to resist.
Then, too, Treasury and Fed
eral Reserve officials and New
Dealers close to the White House
are beginning to murmur little
about the new tax plans. In the
next session they had always ex-
pected to introduce an excess profits
tax aimed at the LARGO profits fro,,,
Evening star., 1940-06-08

something as painless as possible,
shove it through Congress rapidly,
and then take credit for great DO
litical bravery.
Even before Pat Harrison got
to work, Senator Robert M. La Fol-
letts of Wisconsin, Senator Harry
F. Byrd of Virginia, and one or two
other members of the Senate FL
nance Committee had decided that
the bill was fraud. At the very
first committee meeting, they pro-
Evening star., 1940-06-08

HE opinions OF the riter this page their o,un not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented
eDor to gOe all sides OF questions of interest to its
readers although opinions man be contradictory oono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1940-06-08
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Irrational as it sounds, it's still
possible In this desert of Washing
ton war gloom to discover an oasis of
hope that the jig is not not up yet
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Labor Law
Outlook
Changes
A. F. |. and War
Prompt Amendments
To Wagner Act
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

1t doesn't pay to be faithless,
either in politics, lobbying or any,
thing else. The American Fedora
ton of Labor entere; into an under
Evening star., 1940-06-08

X X
Gestapo.
A column constituent wants to
know the derivation of Gestapo. It's
one OF the terminological short cuts
Germans are fond of, consisting OF
the first two or three letters of the
words Geheime (secret, Stats
(state) and Polizei (police). Gestapo's
function is ruthlessly to suppress
NTH columnism. 1t has struck terror
into German hearts ever since the
.Nazis seized power, and is mainly
responsible for that so-called ma
tlonal unity which Hitler is given tc
acclaiming.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Italy'S Hesitation,


Mussolini's hesitation in plunging
Italy into the war has been an i'm
portant consideration with Ameri-
cans who refuse to envison the early
hoisting of Allied white flags. They
feel certain that representations as
to what this country might do are
a prime factor in delaying Rome S
decision. Even a ray of hope is dis
cerned in shadowy indications that
Soviet Russia might swing away
from Hitler should Italy carry the
Nazi war into the Balkans. Over
shadowing all these considerations
actual or potential. those who con-
slider the Allied cause not totally be-
yond redemption insist with every
breath that the supreme requisite
is prompt American aid. There is
hourly growing sentiment here along
these lines, as there is on the equally
vital score that the war at last is our
war, too.
Evening star., 1940-06-08

tested bitterly against it, calling
structure broadened income
at the fruitful field of $4,000 ideas
cded with those of Byrd and La Toilette
put his influence behind their Before
vonlsts composed committee majority
begun to gowl and
On Election Eve
1t was then that Harrison went to Chairman Robert
OF the House ways Means Committee
treasury Henry Morgenhau T to that he could
Doughton
tax bill He greatly diked the notion radical
thought
long struggle between Senate House
also approved and in the
bill planned radical
What
and good
lsstence the radical
succeeded La Toilette preaching
income base for the last 10
of Congress the
the presidential election 100000
list all
suddenly become politics.
War Profits
The story a
speech days Senator Byrd
defense expenditures higher
panied by still daring
expenditures those defense
ong the Vgnian the White House
expenditures ought be cut 10 possible
IS to President
tax bill making the 10 mandatory
and the interest the public debt The
Evening star., 1940-06-08

"IJ s A.

Most gratifying single phase of the
national preparedness program is
evidence that the Advisory Defense
Commission will have power to carry
out its recommendations. AS we are
still in the alphabetical era, I sug-
gest as an appropriate trademark
for the commission the magic letters
~ S A." denoting Unity, Speed, Au-
thority. Congress, barring inconse-
quential exceptions among the van
ishing isolationists, is also giving a
~ S A" account of itself. American
democracy is working though it ap-
parently has not discovered methods
Of clearing for action as expedite
ously - the emergency demands.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
The
Political
Mill
Senute Contests
Connot Give 6. O. P.
A Majority
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

In these days Of war and pre-
paredness-or lack OF 1.-THE mind
turns slowly to strictly political af-
fairs. There are 35 Senate seats,
Evening star., 1940-06-08
NaZi Weaknesses.


Without indulging in any wishful
illusions, American authorities are
convinced that conditions on the
German home front are none too
favorable for prolongation of Hitler's
blitzkrieg. He has to wage eight
ming war" just because Of these
conditions. Time is not fighting on
his side. He must deliver speedy
victory after victory-like Norway,
Holland, Belgium and Flanders-to
maintain his peoples morale. Now
that colossal casualty lists are piling
up and food and raw material short
ages are simultaneously more and
more acute. the Germans must
begin to realize what Hitler's far
flung war of conquest means.
have just heard the view ventured
in wise quarters that if the Allies
can contrive to hold the Nazi war
machine at bay until September.
Hitler may have fifth column
of his own to reckon with-a
formidable wave of popular dis
content, aggravated by a mounting
scarcity of indispensable war ma
terials, mainly gasoline, and even
silk for aircraft.
Evening star., 1940-06-08

reparably lost cause. In these never
say-die quarters, conviction is firm
that a turn for the better Is ONLY
possible through maximum of i'm
mediate American aid Planes.
tanks, artillery, rifles and other
sinews. including supplies of every
sort-shipped in an instant and un-
ceasing stream, on credit if neces-
sary-are the all-essential need.
Barring undelayed American help
in mass dimensions, even our op-
timist minority fears Hitler cannot
be stopped, and that Britain and
France may cave in before snow
flies.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Unconquered French.

Nor is British sea power the only
factor bolstering the lingering
prospect of Allied ability to stave off
defeat. There is the unconquered
French Army-the heroic army
which has not received anything
like the glorious credit it merits for
enabling the epic evacuation of
Flanders. Gen. Weygand COM
mands forces that are heavily out
numbered in troops and equip
ment by the masses of men and
machinery Hitler can hurl into the
fray on land and in the air. But
that France remains capable of Of
fering prolonged and tough re-
sistance seems beyond question
What the next few days, weeks or
even hours may bring forth is utterly
unpredictable. Meantime, no Amer
lean soldier acquainted with the
fighting qualities of the poilus and
who knows of the trained reserves
at Weygand's disposal is prepared
prematurely to concede Frances
doom.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Washington Observations
All Is Not Black for the Allied Cuuse,
Unless America Fails With SUPPLIES
GeStapO.

Red tape must be added to the pro-
hibited list.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Allies Assets.

Confidence in the Allies abilitv
to hold out is probably and nat
urally strongest in naval quarters.
Their trust in the invincibility of
superior sea power remains un-
shattered. Our sailormen retain i'm
plicit faith in the Mahan doctrine
that, come what may nation in
command of the sea cannot be
beaten. That doctrine, of course,
was set up before the bombing plane
came along. Yet its devotees en-
phasize that so far the backbone
of a fleet-the battleship-haS not
succumbed to air attack. The Royal
Navy is still a mighty armada in be-
ing Though its losses have not
been inconsiderable. it is Britannia s
sure shield" Until it is lost, the
idea of either invasion or conquest
of the British Isles strikes the
average American naval officer as
preposterous. Not to be forgotten
either, is that John Bull must have
under arms well-equipped home
defense army of roundly 10000
The Royal Air Force is still formid-
able factor. That the Kings navy
army and sky fighters will resist in
vasion with all the tenacitv the
world associates with the British
bull dog was emphasized by Chur-
chill's soul-stirring Never Sur
render" speech.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

The Duce must be cld-fashioned
He issued a declaration of war be-
fore beginning hosilitieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Mr.. RO0SEvElTS
POLITICAL DILEMMA

If President Roosevelt runs for a tmrd
Term as seems more and more likely
each day. he will be caught in the most
embarrassing politico- diplomatic squeeze
of his life.
On the home front he will be forced TO
declare himself one way or another IN the
matter of American intervention IN the
European war. If he does not, the he
publicans will shout to the nation that
he is keeping silence because he plans.
after election, to take the united States
into the conflict.
Therein lies Mr. Roosevelts problem.
Heretofore he has studiously refrain
ed from saying that the United States
will not fight in Europe. He has done
so. it is conceded because of the possible
effect of such a declaration on the NOR
ale of The Allied troops
But if he keeps silence during the elec-
ton campaign, the people Will naturally
assume he makes no promises because
he does intend to send this country into
war.
And. if he does not keep silence-but
comes out for the sake of the campaign
with declaration against United States
entrance into the war-he will tear down
all his carefully built moral help and
leave the Allies gasping, without the nope
he has so carefully kept aflame in their
breasts.
Yet Mr.. Roosevelt cannot be reelected
if the people believe he intends to COM
nit the United States to another bloody
war in Europe. The American people
do not want that They are entitled to
a declaration from all candidates.
Mr.. Roosevelt is unfortunate because
(if he runs for a third term) he will be
candidate to the people at home, but the
nations leader to the people abroad.
What he says may be accepted on this
side of the water as campaign pledge.
but on the other side it is bound to be
viewed as an official declaration from the
President of the United States.
The situation is embarrassing Mr..
Roosevelt. For the sake of the Amerl-
can people, it is a healthy one. And,
after all, it is the American people, the
American nation and the American fate
we are interested in most. We want to
know-we've got to know-the inten-
lions of those who seek election to the
nations highest position.
If that knowledge hurts someone else,
we are sorry-but we'd rather have some
one else know the truth, even though it
hurts deeply, than ourselves suffer ma
tional injury through being kept in ig-
nOrance.