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Evening star., 1941-09-13
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce1DeH.

them there and was piling up feast
for himself.
That same day, the yard next to
ours had been completely burned of
to get rid of the crab grass.
Gould it be possible that the heat
drove the japanese beetle grubs out of
the ground, and some species of bird,
having eaten all it could hold, had
carried these up there for future feast
ing?
1--WE cleaned the disk thoroughly, put
fresh seed out, and this morning the
nuthatches and cardinals are back,
having a grand time.
But the curiosity of the neighbor-
hood still remains unsatisfied. Could you
help us out on this?
Sincerely, E.B."
1t sounds very much to us as if the
blue jay is the culprit in the great
grub mystery.
The Jay is notorious for carrying food
away and hiding it until he gets ready
to eat it.
We watched jay one Sunday morn
ing fly away with "a peanuts which we
had put out for the squirrels.
He would fly down, seize a peanut,
then fly up to big tree in the back
Of the yard.
There he carefully wedged it in a
crotch.
Jays hide all sorts Of foods, including
acorns and seeds, especially sunfower
seeds, Of which they are extremely fond.
Stomach analysis, according to Birds
Of America" indicates that about rs
per cent of the jays food consists of
vegetable matter and that most of this
is acorns, chestnuts beechnuts and the
like.
such noxious insects as wood boring
beetles, grasshoppers, eggs of various
caterpillars and scale insects constitute
about 1912 per cent of his food. Pre-
daceous beetles constitute about 81 per
cent. This leaves but l per cent for
the birds and eggs, the mice, fish, sala-
manders, snails and crustaceans that
make up the remainder of the diet"
oCO45C N4ddNClI, III IIIc dIOI cIIleII-
toned book, tells the following:
That the jay has a sense of humor-
which is not common among our birds
also seems to be obvious. Often it is
humor of the grim kind, but not al
ways as will be appreciated by those
who have read Bakers Blue Jay Story
in Mark Twains Tramp Abroad
Here we have a most amusing yarn
about how jay tried to I'LL up a de-
serted cabin with acorns; how the other
jays took look, one by one, and how
the whole flock then sat around in
the trees and guffawed over the joke"
Wilson Flagg, in Birds Of New Eng
land" says of the jay:
"Ha is an industrious consumer Of
the larger insects and grubs, atoning in
this way for some Of his evil deeds"
A farmers bulletin. No. 513, Of the Bu-
reau of Biological Survey, says: THE
blue jay probably renders its best serv-
ice to man in destroying grasshoppers
late in the season and feeding on
hibernating insects and their eggs, as
they do in the case of the tent cater
pillar and brown-tail moth. Beetles.
and Weevils of various kinds also fall
as their prey"
Evening star., 1941-09-13
"CRESTWOOD DRIVE.

Dear Sir:
Having read your most interesting
column, This and That for some time,
and learning many facts from it, I
would like to ask you a question.
"You have explained so many queer
happenings in the animal world. 1 am
hoping you might solve this mystery
and thus satisfy the curiosity of the
whole neighborhood.
I'VE live on the edge of the woods
of Rock Greek, so took great joy in
fixing a feeding station for our many
feathered friends.
Needless to tell you, the squirrels
would clean it off before the birds even
had chance. Each day We would
try new scheme to outWit the squir-
rels, but before long they had found
way to overcome each new obstacle
and thus get to the food, which con-
sists of cracked grain, captaloupe seed
and sunfower seed.
Finally we hit upon this scheme: We
strung a piece of barbed wire from one
tree to another, distance of about 80
plate, 8 inches in diameter, on mar
row wire about feet long.
"All seems to be we'll, for about a
week now. Mr.. Squirrel has left it
serenely alone We have had a flock
of visitors, especially cardinals and nut
matches
But yesterday another surprise
loomed up. At 4 pm. I noticed the
little disk was entirely empty, so covered
1t with sunf1ower seed, so our feathered
friends would have a nice supper.
"At o'clock I noticed quite COM
motion; the nuthatches would fly over
the feeding station, land on the wire,
chirp in a frightened way, but would
not light on the disk, where the seeds
were.
Soon our pair Of cardinals would
do the same thing Light on the wire,
look down on the disk, chirp frantically,
and fly away without single seed.
I'VE watched for some time, and
finally came to the conclusion something
was on the disk that was frightening
the birds
I'VE investigated and 10 and behold
on the disk among the seeds we're about
a dozen horrible looking grubs We
emptied them on a paper and called
in the neighborhood to help explain
the mystery.
The grubs varied in size from
inch to almost inches in length. We
are sure, from description in a pam
phlet on the subject. that they are jap
anese beetle grubs. but how did they
get up there?
The disk is about 10 feet from the
ground, not near any trees. but sus-
pended between two.
There were none on the ground be-
meath it. so even If they could have
fallen off a tree, how was it they
landed just on the little disk and none
on the ground beneath?
Many and varied explanations were
offered but none held water. until one
neighbor suggested the following:
Maybe some other bird had carried
Evening star., 1941-09-13

was the capital of his heart and
mind.
Whether or not his books are to be
incorporated in the accumulation
made by the Folgers remains to be
seen. Meanwhile, his example will
be an inspiration to those who will
carry forward the enterprises of
scholarship and fellowship to which
he was devoted.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Showdown in Toxic

The intense struggle between
moderates and militarists over Japa-
neSe foreign policy has reached a
decisive stage. Premier Konoye,
after pursuing a cautious middle Of
the-road course, seems to have
backed the moderates and virtually
defied the bellicoSe army leaders
and the fanatical patriotic societies.
AS a member of one of the few noble
families who have personal access
to the throne, he presumably has
persuaded the Emperor to enter the
political arena on the moderate side
This, in ITSELF is an almost revolu-
tionary step, despite its technical
legality. In theory, Japan's Cod
Emperor is absolute the source of all
authority and subject to no consti-
tutional limitations. But in practice,
the Emperor remains in austere
aloofnesS. Now, however, the En-
peror has acted directly in a con-
troverSial issue by creating a ma
tional defense headquarters" apart
from the regular army establishment
and commanded by General Otozo
Yamada, conservative known to be
out of sympathy with the military
high command. His imperial ap-
pointment, however, invests him with
prestige and authority above that of
the regular army chiefs. Here, then,
is an instrument which can be used
to compel the militarists to bow to a
moderate foreign policy-if the army
and the patriotic societies do not
counter this move by revolutionary
action of their own.
Such counterstroke Is by no
means improbable. Twice during
the past nine years the extremist
wing in the Army has attempted
revolutionary action with the idea
of establishing military dictator
ship. In both those cases the would
be revolutionists acted on the theory
that it was necessary to save the
Emperor from bad advisers and that
the new regime they had in mind
would restore the purity of imperial
rule which had been corrupted by
Western political innovations. This
time, such slogan would be harder
to maintain, because the Emperor
already has taken a definite stand
in favor of the present constitutional
government. Yet the extremist
leaders are desperate men, who in
the past have stopped at nothing and
who have everything at stake 1t S
difficult to imagine them tamely
submitting without making su-
preme attempt to retain their power
and make their cherished policies
prevail. If Premier Konoye and his
moderate supporters really mean to
reverse japanese foreign policy and
abandon imperialtstic aggression for
a genuine understanding with Amer
lea and Britain, violent opposition
from the militarists seems almost
certain, even though 1t prove vain.
However, there is no proof that
Prince Konoye has so fundamental
a step in mind. His record, and that
of most of his supporters, show them
to be imperialists, bent, like the
army, on an eventual japanese
domination of the Far East. Where
they differ from the army and the
patriotic societies is in methods; not
in ultimate aims.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Approves Arrest
OF Bus Driver.

To the Editor of The Star:
On September I experienced a rare
treat both as a pedestrian and automobile
driver. At about $3.50 am. at the inter-
section of Pennsylvania avenue NV
near Ninth street, a bus driver delib-
erately entered the intersection against
the red light. His view was unobstructed,
yet with the apparent contention that
he was one of the privileged class, he
sped across the intersection. This feel
ing Of superiority on the streets of Wash
ington 1 have seen exemplif1ed by cab
drivers and streetcar operators as well
as the aforementioned "busies."
Just when my detection at this usual
sight was at low ebb, policeman COM
manded the driver to pull to stop and.
after ordering the passengers out, drove
with the driver to the station. 1t was
an act worthy Of commentator.
CHARLES N. BRATCHER-
Evening star., 1941-09-13

@. When was the Eastern State Peni-
tentiary at Philadelphia built?-M H. L.
A. The cornerstone was laid on May
%. 1928 and the institution was opened
for prisoners on October %, 1929.
@. How many persons attended the
1941 races at the Indianapolis Speed
way?-M. p.
A. Attendance was estimated at more
than 10000.
@. Is NICOTINE acid the same as nico-
tine?-T. NJ. A.
A. No. Nicotine acid is a vttamin
found naturally in wheat and other
foods 1t has none of the qualities Of
nicotine found in tobacco.
@. Where was the first indoor SWIM
ming pool?-E. J. H.
A. 1t is believed to have been one
which was opened in London in 1742
@. How many times has the Liberty
Bell been rung since it was cracked7-
K. M M.
cracked on July s, 1885. From time to
time it has been tapped, making a dull
sound. This has been broadcast several
times.
@. What proportion of the population
lives to be 100 years old?-W. A. j.
A. Only four persons out of 1000
attain this age.
. @. How old are the Goodwill IN
dustries?-H. B. w.
A. The Goodwill Industries originated
when the Morgan Memorial Industries
and Stores, Inc, received its charter
from Massachusetts, August 29, 1905.
The national organization dates from
1910.
@. How many Americans were killed
in the War of 1812?-P. H.
A. There were 1877 killed and 3,737
wounded.
@. What percentage of motor fuel
is used by farmers?-E. S. H.
A. Twenty-Five per cent of all motor
fuel is used by farmers. They own one
third of all the passenger cars in the
United States and are among the great
est users of trucks.
c. Was The Strange Case of DR..
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" the story that
Stevenson was debating when he died?
e. J. H.
A. The author was debating weir
of Hermiston" on the day he died. DIR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" was written in
1886, as the result of nightmare.
@. Where is the Colon Archipelago
M, T. E.
A. The name is sometimes applied TO
the Galapagos Islands which lie about
600 miles west of the coast of Ecuador
@. What was ducking- -stool?-R. j. T.
A. It was kind of chair in Colonial
times used for ducking scolds. dis
orderly women, dishonest apprentices,
ETC., in pond.
@. What is the Order of st. Francis
of Assisi?-P. T.
A. 1t is a religious order Of frisrs,
novices and lay brothers founded by
st. Francis of Assist in 1905 and con-
hrmed by Pope Innocent III in 1910.
They are bound to poverty.
@. Was Uncle Tom in Harriet
Beecher Stoves book marriedp-D. NC.
A. His wife was Aunt Chloe.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

variety grown here in the past has been
unsuitable because it is susceptible to
boring insects.
New species have been introduced from
the Orient and have been found very
resistant to insect destruction. II is
proposed TO multiply greatly the plant
ings Of these high value bambooe.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the tUriter, although the use of
q pSeudonyD1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reSerUeS
the right to edit all letters NTH
q uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

Hard candies of assorted fiavors
replace the traditional chocolate in
the United States Army's emergency
field ration. victorious" Ger
man doughboys dream of nights
about capturing Yank outfitted
with either form OF confection.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

How utterly ridiculous is war;
women and children butchered on
roads and in their homes, on the one
hand, and new artificial leg
dropped by special agreement to
serve a captured crippled airman
who had damaged the old one in
bailing out.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication of special diSpa tches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

Historic Churches in the United
States-Within its 48 pages are
pictured So of the famous churches
of this country which have much
to commend them both from the
standpoint of history and archi-
lecture. The descriptive and his
torical text accompanying the
photographs gives a keen insight
into the customs and mannerisms
of the pioneer Americans. If you
have any interest in the old and
historic churches of this great
country you will want a copy of
this book. To secure your copy
inclose 10 cents in coin, wrapped
in this clipping, and mail to The
Star Information Bureau.
Name
--------------------
Address
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSktn.

A reader can get the nnSWer to any
question OF fact By tCrtttng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. How much money is lost through
forged Government checks?-W. T. J.
A. The Treasury Department says that
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
194l, approximate loss through forged
or manipulated Government checks was
$496, ,558.53.
O. Please give the total area and
population Of the countries at war
J. M. H
A. The total area of the warning
countries is 28927 ,458 square miles and
the total population is 629,4lS,364
@. Does Winston Churchill smoke ex-
pensive cigars?-C. S. F.
A. The Prime Minister'S cigars cost
about so cents apiece.
O. Where did the catawba grape
originate w. ii. L.
A. Originally 1t grew wild on the
banks of the Catawba River in North
Carolina
O. How long can a man live with
out food?-J. A U.
A. Science has concluded that an
adult man can live from IS to 20 days
without food or water; but beyond
that the length Of famous fasts has
been contingent upon the use Of water
throughout.
@. Who is considered the greatest
ambidextrous baseball pitcher who has
ever played?-C. B. K.
A. The National League Of Profess
sional Baseball Clubs says the greatest
ambidextrous baseball pitcher of all
time was Anthony j. Mullane, a pitcher
in the American Association and Ma
tional League in the 8Os. He seldom
used his left hand. however, doing most
of his pitching right-handed
@. Is there enough phosphorus in the
human body to make safety matches?-
H. P K.
A 1t is estimated that there is suf-
ficient to make 1900 safety matches.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

A reader can get the dns,Uer to any
question OF fact By Urtting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSkin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered as second-class matter post ofice,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

@. Is NICOTINE acid the same as nico-
tine?-T. NJ. A.
A. No. Nicotine acid is a vttamin
found naturally in wheat and other
foods. 1t has none of the qualities of
nicotine found in tobacco
Evening star., 1941-09-13

@. When was the Eastern State Peni-
tentiary at Philadelphia built?-M. H L.
A. The cornerstone was laid on May
%, 1928, and the institution was opened
for prisoners on October %, 1929.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

@. Where was the first indoor SWIM
ming pool?-E. J. H.
A. 1t is believed to have been one
which was opened in London in 1742.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

@. How many persons attended the
ls41 races at the Indianapolis Speed
way?-M. p.
A. Attendance was estimated at more
than 10000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

THIS famous HOT TEST kssps
j right on astonishing motor
esperts. In the face ri bllstssin1
heat, rpm" - nov Thsrno-
CHARGED with IN exclusive conn
pounding does what NJ OShss
motor oil can DO.
Test tubes NJ oil are sst In =
hot plate metal ''esespe" strips
curve out Of each tube. Thsn, the
heat
Thermo- CHARGED RPM
ss0ys pDfi Ia seems TO say when
the eoina Gets tough, I'm the oil
that stays on the Job psotscsin1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Thomas Sees
Only Disaster
Doesn't Believe
England Con Win

There's not enough difference
between Hitler and Stain to war
rant the shedding Of a single drop
o. American blooa. Norman Thom-
rs. veteran Socialist leader in
America, told an audience Of 500
to 900 persons IN Odd Fellows
temple Monday evening.
Thomas declared out-and-out for
American isolation In the European
struggle and urged the advantages
Of negotiated peace.
Victory for either side would be
disastrous he said. He declared
that il the British should over
whelm Hitler, as 50 many Amer
leans hope. nothing but chaos
would result in Europe because
there is no organization TO estab-
hsh order and Europe would be
brought 10 ultimate Bolshevism.
i However. Thomas declared it his
opinion that England cannot defeat
Hitler.
The audience appeared almost
unanimously in agreement with
Thomas point Of view.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

Hospital activities OF Sio-
tion hospital. Fort Lewis,
ore mony ond worried, IN
GLIDING both work ond en-
tertoinment, os evidenced
by the two photographs
shown here.
Above, Mrs Edword Arm
strong. knitting instructor
for Pierce county chapter,
Americon Red Cross, is
shown giving instruction TO
one of the hospitol potients.
Pictured ore, left TO right,
Ernest Anderson, Mrs. Ed
word Armstrong, lst Lieut..
Herbert D. Lewis and Miss
Ethel Schuremon, ossistont
Red Cross field director ond
O member OF the stoff OF the
commanding officer. Col. A.
7. Clark.
Knitting instruction OF the
hospitoI comes under the
American Red Cross wor
relief production deport-
ment, whose chairman is
Mrs. Henry DuFour. The
boys OF Fort Lewis Ortho-
pedic hospito hove been
working hard 70 help swell
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Arrest Suspect
For Attack on
Woman in Home

After eomhsnr the sn f1th ard
Nenfcs a ARA mere than a.
hour early Tuesday. polic- ssr~ss.
~ Leland Adams % a as -
Tacoma ave. for Investigation of
assault uron Mrs Sarah Heart.
~ i2tsis 50. Menro<
she told ofncefs King ard n.
johnson that Adams poanaed 90
her door few moments after
midnight and demanded entrance.
Alone and in bed. she refused
Adams kicked In the door. hfesk.
lng down door and lamb together
sent to Mt. iioAr.is I'D And
began choking her. shs reported
>ei~e ef the struggle ~ss
heard hs Rarney ofm-h,.
tau driver. living nest dor
~ isIs "a. Naaree. ~ha ran
90 Mrs. Hesrd's assistance.
nte suffered cuts and bruises
In q .euffte with Adams .hirh
upset furniture all shreakh
the h.u>e.
when tho officers arrived On =
rush call ffnm the telephone
operator they found Adams gone.
While they were securing the
nclghhorhcod they received an
ether eali that Adams had phoned
Mrs Hoard. telling her ne was
coming hack To kili her
Cruising further, they Jaw =
car suspected Of hslng hls At i7th
and Monroe and caught Il at
Union. Adams was taken hack
To Mrs. Hoafd's home ard ldcntl.
fled. She told the officers Il was
tho second time he had broken
into her home The FIRST time
she didn't report 10 anyone. she
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
L. D. R. 10 Meet
On Tuesday

Senior Lutheran Daughters Of
the Reformation Of Central La-
theran church will meet Tuesday
with Misses Helan and Ruth ug-
land at 81 Broadway Beginning
at S o'clock. Miss Katherine Clark
viii preside.
: Central Lutheran Ladies guild
viii meet on Wednesday AT the
church. Mrs. A. y. Lybsck. presi.
dent, will meet with msmbers Of
her cabinet in tho pastors study
at II o'clock Luncheon Will be
served in the guild room ~ /
o'clock by circle 3. with Mrs. l. A.
Woltsrs, chairman. assisted ny
Mesdsmes y. ". Bsmiss. A. L.
johnson. Effis King. Ben = knut-
sen. Harold NJ Larson. Roy A.
Haltby. Gertrude Olson. Paul
Guam. Kent Rothermsi and Thor
G. ToilefsOn.
The program planned for the
afternoon seseion viii include an
interesting talk by Mrs o. q.
Loftness. STAINED Glass Win
doYs" A report viii be given on
the fall convention Of the woui-
ems Missionary federation Tuesday
~ Bothel. by Mrs Charles l.
Drowley, delegate from Central
Lutheran gtiild
Members are requested 10 bring
mission boxes At this meeting
Mrs c. A. Benson. misslon chair.
man.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

A. the monthly meeting o. the
Lincoln Citizens club Tuesday
evening. Seymour =. Todd. chair
man of the committee on Deauti-
ful lawns. All announce the win
nsr in the contest which has besn
under way all summer
Dr.. q. o Walters vii preside
~ the meeting which viii start Al
: .. m. IN Horsfal nall. 80. 3sth
ana Yakima.
A program ~ entertainment has
been arranged By a committee
headed By Clayton L. LUpton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Appointment Made
By Maj. Gen. White

s1sT DIVISION - MAJ. Cen
George A. White Tuesday an
nounced appointment of 1t Col
Clarence IL Olson Of SSeetgrass,
Mont. as chief Of the divisions
c. supply section. Col Olson
formerly was ordnance officer for
toe division.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-15
Report on Aluminium Plant
Given Forum by Stevenson

railroads are developing immense
demands for aluminium which viii
he USED wherever possible 10 re-
place steel because Of IN. weight
advantage"