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Evening star., 1941-11-11
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceDeH.

"baby chick feed" with little good sun
flower seed added.
There is no food the wintering birds
like as we'll as sllnf1ower seed. And no
wonderful one has to do is take
sharp knife and split open the outer
Jacket, then taste, to see what 1t is that
the birds-and squirrels, too-like so
much.
1t has a good taste, even to human,
so it must be better than ice cream to
bird.
Fall and winter combine to make the
real bird season for persons who IND
pleasure in watching them.
This is, fortunately, something which
grows with the doing. The putting out
of the seed, the waiting for the birds
to come the first arrivals, the increased
numbers, the different species, the small
problems which arise, the arrival OF the
squirrels
These and many more matters spell
genuine interest to the person whose
mind runs that way. Not all minds do,
! of course Probably the political mind IS
farthest away from the sport of bird
feeding. We cannot imagine Hitler TAX
ing any interest in it. But thousands OF
men and women do, and they find that
II gives them something to do at odd
times as well as often furnishes a good
relief to more serious cares.
- -
There are many good bird books on
! the market.
One which We have found of service is
the bird guide, Land Birds East of the
Rockies" published in handy pocket
edition by Doubleday Doran & Co. This
is by Chester A. Reed. The Illustrations
are close together so that one is able to
see them all, as it were, in a short time,
and thus be able to keep small differ
ences in mind as the strange bird at the
feeding station makes its appearance.
A larger work, really three volumes in
one is Birds of America" put out by
the Garden City Publishing Co. The
only trouble with this book is that it is
so large both in actual weight and num-
Der of pages.
Bird Portraits in Color" issued by the
University of Minnesota Press, is another
work we like very much. The plate:
alone can be purchased in a ring binder
1t must be kept in mind that the birds
of the District of Columbia and vicinity
are, generally speaking, the same bird
which are found throughout the Eastern
United States.
More than 300 species, including water
birds, have been identified in radius o.
20 miles of the National Capital.
Bird identification is not difficult, i
one will look carefully and quickly, with
a determination to catch the points o.
difference which set one species apar
from the others.
Women often make better Identified
tions than men, because they are more
patient and are quick to catch the point!
of difference.
So. If you want to do good job, ge'
the feminine side of the family inter
ested in watching the birds, and in thi!
way your list of identifcations will grow
and you can claim all the credit.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Rebuff for Mr.. Lewis

The nlne-tO-tWO vote Dy WHICH tIe
National Defense Mediation Board
rejected John L. Lewis peremptory
demand for a closed shop in the
captive coal mines may be expected
to mark a definite turn for the
better in the defense labor picture.
1t has been the policy of the
board to consider each labor dis
pute on its individual merits as it
arises, instead of laying down basic
standards for guidance on impor-
tant questions In such issues as
the open or closed shop, however,
It is inevitable that decided cases
tend to serve as precedents in new
disputes, and to that extent a deci-
sion in Mr.. Lewis favor in the cap
tive coal mines would almost cer-
tainly have set off chain of closed
shop demands.
Strikes to enforce the closed shop,
or other organizational efforts,
should not be tolerated under exist
ing conditions, however, and the
Mediation Boards decision in this
case should serve notice on the lead
ership of organized labor that it can
not hope to use the Mediation Board
as an instrument for furthering such
demands. To this extent the ruling
may be regarded as a precedent,
and most salutary one at that.
1t is obvious, of course, that the
boards ruling does not automatically
end the controversy, for there still
remains the question of whether Mr..
Lewis will accept it, or whether he
will once again order the $4,000 cap
tive coal miners out on strike.
So far, Mr.. Lewis has kept his own
counsel on this point. But there is
reason to hope that he will be i'm
PEELED by the interests of organized
labor, If not by any spirit Of patriot
Ism or loyalty to the Government, to
accept the boards finding. In the
past, Mr.. Lewis has been given a
SISdG OCd1 VI ClUOW 1OOIiI anu llC lido
not hesitated verbally to manhandle
the Government and various of its
agencies, including the Mediation
Board, which has been publicly de-
nounced in extravagant fashion. But,
despite these oratorical outbursts, no
one has questioned Mr. Lewis astute-
ness, and he must realize that, as
matters stand, he is near the end
Of his rope so far as obstructionist
tactics are concerned and that grace
ful acceptance of the boards decision
Is the wise course.
He has had full and fair hearing,
and the verdict against him has been
rendered by men whose friendliness
for labor Is not open to question. If
he attempts, under these circum-
stances, to overrule the Mediation
Board by resort to strike, there will
be but one issue involved-whether
Mr.. Lewis or the Government is the
controlling authority in this country.
And, as Mr.. Lewis we'll knows, in
such a test Of strength the Govern
ment is not likely to fall first.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
sixth PRECINCT.

Dear Sir:
Since moving out into the country we
nave been constant readers of your
column and have learned many things
from it about the birds which have
chanced to stop at our feeders-however,
we 10 not know many of them and would
ike TO know if you could advise us as to
What book We could obtain that would
lst tle ol11erent types of birds and make
1t possible for layman to identify them
with the aid of the book. Looking for
ward to another season with the birds
and your helpful column, I am
Very truly yours, H A. s."
=
True interest in the birds makes ALL
tumn and winter the real bird season.
rather than spring.
This is exactly the opposite to what
many persons might think who have not
paid much attention to the songsters so
far in their lives, although we hope they
will from now on.
The merry, merry springtime is famous
in song and story for being bird time.
If you were to ask the average person
at which season of the year the most
songSterS were around house, he would
reply offhand, without hesitation, why,
spring, of course!"
AS a matter of fact, there are far more
birds in the yard where feeding is car
ried on during fall and winter.
This is particularly true in the sub
urban sections The offer of free food,
when food is at premium in nature, is
more than the feathered folk can resist.
In the spring, too, birds are nesting,
and that means that only two or three
pairs, on the average, will nest in the
same yard. Many more fly over, in and
| around, at times. but these do not stay.
The point is that birds stake out land
claims by their songs. This is science'S S
territorial theory" of bird song. 1t
means that birds have another very
pertinent reason for singing so much
| in the spring as well as their desire to
| please and attract their mates. They
want other birds, especially of the same
| species. to stay away. The unconscious
mind of nature tells them, just as well
as If they could read and it were written
in letters of gold on every leaf. There is
not enough food in this yard for many
bird families. SO sing your loudest and
thereby tell the others that this spot is
| already taken!'
| In this way, the number Of young bird
mouths in a given territory is kept down
to a minimum.
Even then the parents have to do a
great deal of scratching to find enough
bugs and worms to fill those gaping bills
| In spring and summer, then there may
not be as many birds in garden as In
the fall and winter.
This fact always comes as surprise
to the person who has not happened to
think of it, or who, perhaps, has never
INDUCED in the combined indoor outdoor
sport of feeding the birds which winter
with us.
Birds for blocks around will come to a
yard, if tray is kept filled with mixed
seeds, or cracked grains usually sold as
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Congressional Privileges

A curious situation Is presented by
the refusal of the House, pending a
study by its Judiciary Committee,
10 permit Representative Fish to
answer 8 subpoena directing him to
appear before special District
grand Jury investigating Nazi activi-
ties in this country.
The House action was taken on the
assumption that the issuance of the
subpoena to Mr.. Fish involved the
Integrity of the House itself" and
raised the question whether IAN in
dividual can waive congressional
privileges" That is a line of reason
Ing which is difficult to follow.
Presumably, the House at the time
OF voting did not know the precise
nature Of the questions which the
grand jury desired to put to Mr.. Fish.
OF course, 1t is reasonable to assume
that the grand jury may have wanted
10 question the New York Represent
ative about alleged abuses of the
franking privilege, despite the fact
that he already has given an ex-
planation of this matter. But, while
this in a general sense may involve
q matter of congressional privilege,
It Is difficult to see how the integrity
of the House could be involved unless
k were to be shown that there was
some lllegality in connection with
the alleged abuses, and in that event
it is not conceivable that the House
would want to raise technical objec-
Mons to the fullest inquiry by the
grand jury. 1t also is reasonable to
suppose that the grand jury hoped
that Mr.. Fish might be able to throw
some light on the sources of some
$4,000 which one of his clerks, who
Is under indictment for perjury, is
said to have received from mysteri-
Gus donors. In a matter of this kind,
1t does not seem that there could be
any question of infringing a privilege
Of the House.
Under the circumstances OF this
ease, it is to be hoped that the Judi
caary Committee will - fit to au-
Evening star., 1941-11-11

But the candidate who really made
the campaign memorable is tall, athletic
f1ashy, American educated Hllarlo
Canine Moncado, candidate OF the MOO
ernist party, which he organized In his
suite at Washington's Mayflower Hotel
in 1888. Dressed in expensive, gaudy
magnif1cence, he travels constantly by
Clipper from California to Hawaii to
Manila and back again. He is founder
and president OF the Filipino Federation
of America, composed of Filipino labor
ers in California and Hawaii.
During the Philippine independence
campaign in the early 1930s Moncado
was a familiar figure on Capitol Hill. He
appeared at many congressional hear
ings to advocate complete, immediate
and absolute independence. He is now
running for President on platform ad-
vocating dominion status for the Philip
pines under the United States"
Colorful, hilarious Hilario Moncado
might easily be the runnerup today II
it were not for the fact that his Modern
ist party has been ruled out of the official
ballot. But there will be many who Will
write his name just the same for the
reason that they like his antics, If not
the idea of dominion status
Most likely the Nationalist partys
candidates for the Senate will be swept
into office by the inevitable Quezon land
slide. A dozen minority candidates may
win seats in the lower house. OF these
the Young Philippines party's Carmen
Planas, the charming, eloquent state
university coed who has been elected
twice to Manila's tempestuous city board
by the greatest number of votes, has the
best chance to be the first woman to sit
in tho Philippine Legislature.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Geese Fire When Ready

Keep moving, make 1t Snappy ana
never relax are watchwords in WASH
ington. Planes replace trains for
speed in transportation and tele-
grams replace letters for speed in
communication. But even before the
emergency this attitude was in
grained in one important part Of the
municipality, the fire department.
Creased poles for rapid descent to
fire engines, uniforms with zippers
and motor starters with zip have
been standard. Changing alarm
gongs and shrieking sirens have con-
tributed to an atmosphere of rude
haste. Fire waits for no man, except
possibly a smoker trying to use a
cigar lighter.
And yet, to prove that the dear
dead days of leisured living may not
be gone forever, recent request for
services of the fire department came
in the form of letter delivered by
a messenger The writer, it is true,
neglected to have the document en-
graved, but just the same it was a
more or less formal invitation to call
on him some time soon. A lot of
smoke was coming up through the
floor, the miSsive said, and the floor
itself was getting hot. The implica-
ton was strong that perhaps the fire
laddies would be interested and
might want to do something about it..
No rush, of course Finish that
checker game and come on If they
had nothing better to do.
The writer got his wish, although
the fire department missed entirely
the spirit of his communication. A
few seconds after the last gasp Of
surprise an engine was charging out
to the smoking abode and splitting
air and ear with siren songs.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Temporary Buildings

In applying to the Budget Bureau
for funds to erect additional tempo
rary Government buildings, the Pub
lie Buildings Administration, under
existing circumstances, is taking
what seems to be the only rational
approach to solution of the Federal
office space problem.
Certainly, it is abundantly clear
that no relief is to be had by further
conversion of apartment dwellings
into office space. During the past
few years, the Government has
leased 1884 dwelling units, but the
net result has been a most serious
aggravation of the Capitals housing
problem without any appreciable
amelioration of the Office space diff
cultieS confronting the Government.
AS expressed by Clay Guthridge,
chief of planning of the Office of
Planning and Space Control, the
space which the Government is
getting by leasing private buildings
constitutes "only a drop in the
bucket" That undoubtedly is true so
far as the overall needs of the Gov
ernment are concerned, and Mr..
Guthridge might well have added
that the adverse effect on the avail
ability of private housing accommo-
dations of these diversions is out OF
all proportion to the relief afforded
the Federal establishment.
It is clear that the time has come
to stop turning apartments into
office space. And If the only alter
native N TO construct more tempo
Evening star., 1941-11-11

@. Why is the Percheron horse so
called?-T. C.
A. The breed originated in LIE Perche,
a district of France.
@. Please give the cost Of erecting the
Statue of LIBERTY. G.
A. The Statue of Liberty was built
by popular subscription in France It
was dedicated and unveiled October %.
1886. The cost of the pedestal and
statue was approximately 100000 II
is estimated that the statue itself cost
s25OOoO.
@. What is the speed Of the bombers
A-2OA at the Windsor Locks Airport?-
J. A. L.
A. They have an approximate maxi
mum speed of $40 miles per hour.
@. How many Republican and Demo-
cratic voters are there in New York
City?-J. B. r.
A. Last year 2,273367 persons regis
tered as Democrats and 758385 as Re-
publicans.
@. Are midgets as large as pygnies7-
L. C F.
A. The average height of midgets Is
from foot 9 inches to feet. The
average height of a pygmy is about 4la
feet.
O. How much money does the Army
spend for newspaper advertising?-M.
G. R.
A. In 1910 the Army spent approx
mately s250,000 in newspaper advertis-
ing.
@. Please give the number Of vessels
in the Navy at the time of the first
World War;. H.
A. At the time of the World War, the
United States Navy included the fol-
lowing vessels: Seventeen frst-class
battleships. Is second-line battleships.
| 10 armored cruisers, first-class cruisers,
second-line cruisers, Is third-line
| cruisers. Z monitors, So destroyers, 19
| coast torpedo boats and so submarines.
@. What Indians comprise the Six
| Nations?-A. j. B.
"A. Inc DIX NdllOllS Is llle 1IOQuOlS III
dian Confederacy. composed of the Mo-
| hawks the Onondagas, the Cayugas, the
Tuscaroras, the Senecas, and the
| Oneidas.
@. Why was the late munitions mag
nate, Sir Basil Zaharoff, knighted?-
D. J. N.
A. For his services to the Allies in
the World War, Zaharoff was knighted
| by George v and decorated by the
| French government.
@. What is the most prolific man.
mal?-J. j. V.
A. The ordinary barn rat is one Of
the most prolific mammals. Considering
the average reproductive rate, and ignor-
ing any deaths, the progeny from one
| pair of Norway, or brown rats. could
exceed 35OO00,0OO in three years.
@. When was the first election in the
| United States?-R. N. J.
| A. The first election in America was
that Of Delegates to the Virginia Assem-
bly, in 1919, IL years after jamestown
was founded. The second was that OF
John Winthrop to be Governor Of Mas
sachusetts in 1881.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Gives Rules for Use
In Case of Fire.

To the Editor Of The Star;
The recent fire in Alexandria Is fresh
In the minds of many of us and should
serve as an example on the point OF
preparedness which I wish to make.
If we want to prevent loss of life by
fire, we should know the following: Cd
Location of all exits from our sleeping
room, or place of assemblage, including
fire escapes, ledges. balconies and ad-
jacent rooms; CO Position of fire eXtin-
guishers, alarms, doors and the location
of fire signal boxes; 90 That losing
ones head and running through hall
ways toward the fire, is the surest way
to get burned.
If fire should be discovered on your
premises, do the following things: %
Spread the alarm and summon equip
ment; (2) Close all doors to prevent
drafts and so confine the fire; 90 Save
your own life and not suitcase of
clothes; "a Don't go out into the hall
way where the fire might be, but call
for help from the window If possible
This is most important.
Why not try fire drill in your home
or apartment?
Stop fires causing loss of life and
property. HENRY G1CHNER.
Evening star., 1941-11-11

rary office buildings-preSumably on
the Mall-the Budget Bureau should
not hesitate to approve the request
for funds from the Public Buildings
Administration. In this connection,
however, it is to be hoped that new
temporary buildings will be tempo
rary in fact as we'll as name, and
not designed in such fashion as to
encourage temptation to retain
them after the emergency has
naSSed
Evening star., 1941-11-11
ChurchiII's Wurninq

No more noteworthy pronounce
ment has been made in this war than
that of Winston Churchill yesterday
in his address at the Mansion House
in the City of London. At the very
start, the Prime Minister struck a
grim note when he reminded his
hearers that the traditional place
for such annual addresses, your
ancient Guildhall," lies in ruins. AS
is his wont, Britain's wartime leader
did not minimize the seriousness of
the situation, yet his Somber review
of the current world situation was
shot through with flashes of re-
strained optimism and infused
throughout by indomitable deter
mination.
The keynote of the address was a
triple warning, addressed, reSpec-
lively, to the three Axis powers
Germany, Italy and Japan. In the
bluntest possible language. he told
Nippon'S militaristic rulers that If
they broke the peace in the Far East
and compelled America to take armed
action against them, "a British (War
declaration will follow within the
hour" Japan was admonished to
consider her relative weakness in raw
material and productive capacity in
a struggle against the combined
might of America and the British
Empire. To cap the climax, Church
i'll announced that the improved
naval situation made possible the
sending of a large fleet, including
heavy units, to the Indian Ocean and
Pacific areas, thus buttreSSing Sing
apore, reaSSuring Australia and New
Zealand, and making possible effec-
tive action in combination with our
own Pacific battle fleet. This portion
of the address concluded with a
ringing eulogy of Free China under
the able leadership of Chang Kai-
shek. Here, indeed, was something
for General TOTO and his fellow
saber-rattlers in TOXIC to note, pom
der and digest at this crucial hour
in Japanese American relations.
To Italy, the very junior partner
of the Axis, Churchills warning was
studiedly indirect. 1t consisted Of a
fiat statement that the morale of the
Italian Navy is broken and British
mastery of the Mediterranean as
sured. The Prime Minister could cite
chapter and verse for this assertion
in the fact of resounding British
naval victory off the southern coast
of Italy, reported only the day be-
fore, wherein a large Italian convoy
was totally destroyed by a light
British squadron without damage to
itself, despite the presence of heavier
Italian warcraft which practically
declined battle.
The warning to Germany was the
grimmeSt of all. Reciting current
horrors of German rule throughout
Nazi-occupied Europe, which is caus-
ing "a river of blood" to flow between
the German race and the subject
peoples, leaving "a stain indelible
for generations and for CEN
turies," Churchill gave notice that
the coming peace offensive being pre-
pared by Hitler would fall on deaf
ears. Britain and it's dominions, he
asserted roundly, will never enter
into any negotiations with Hitler or
with any party in Germany which
represents the Nazi regime"
Such was the Prime Ministers
triple warning to the Axis. 1t indi-
Gates clearly the temper of the pres
ent British government, which un-
questionably reflects the temper of
the overwhelming majority of the
British people. Berlin, Rome and
Toxic, alike take notice.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Insists Time Has Come to Halt
Labor Defiance Of Government.
To the Editor of The Star:

TO the Editor OF Ihe Star.
Now that Daniel j. Tobin, president
OF the A. F. Of L. teamsters' union, mas
ioined his archenemy, John L. Lewis,
bellicose president of the United Mine
Workers, in defiance of our Commander
in Chief in a trying hour of grave ma
tional crisis, perhaps our President will
Evening star., 1941-11-11

thorize Mr.. Fish to answer any
questions which the grand jury may
properly ask of him. If that is not
done, there will devolve upon the
House a clear duty to conduct it's
own investigation of this whole
incident.
Evening star., 1941-11-11

The import and export business has
been more or less ruined by the war,
but by way of replacement new in
dustry has been developed by labor
racketeers-the insult and extort
business.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1uriter, although the use OF
pSeudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the riqht to edit all letters NTH
q rielU to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
The Unknown Soldier

Here In this earth
That gaDe him birth
He lies alone,
Mourned though unkno,0n.
Living, but one
Mote in the sun
Dead, he is all
Who fight, and tdH.
Lost, but q name;
Gained, life and fame,
And 1Udrm above
His tomb, our lops.
KENTON K1LMER.
Evening star., 1941-11-11

A grocery store bandit, after rob-
bing the till, dumped a bottle of ink
over the proprietress. She now looks
as blue as she feels.
Evening star., 1941-11-11

Some are urging that the United
States build for England ships made
of Portland cement. They say that
this would really give concrete help.
Evening star., 1941-11-11
Expresses Appreciation Of
Leaves" from Old Diary.

Leaves" from Old Diary.
To the Editor of The Star:
How pleasant it was to read the first
installment of Elizabeth Lindsay Lomaxs
Leaves From an Old washington Diary
We natives are proud to keep green
our memories of the lives of strong,
simple and courageous Washingtonians
Of earlier times.
ERNEST CHARLES RICK.