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Evening star., 1941-07-05
PATRONAGE Rebuke

President Roosevelt has delivered
sharp and well-merited rebuke to
champions of the patronage system
in calling for repeal of the deficiency
bill rider that would deny civil service
status to upward Of $4,000 employees
of the Farm Security Administration.
The legislation is thoroughly OBJ
jectionable, and the manner in which
it was engineered through Congress
is equally so. After the way had been
cleared for bringing these employees
into civil service under the terms of
the Agriculture Department appro-
priation for the new fiscal year, the
prohibitory rider was tackled on to the
deficiency bill, a totally unrelated
measure, and then railroaded
through over the protests of an
aroused minority as the old fiscal
year was ending.
Proponents defended it as an econ
omy move, the argument being ad-
vanced that to give civil service
status to these workers, most of
whom are in county Offices through
out the country, would neceSSitate
raising their pay to Classification Act
rates, thereby increasing greatly the
cost of the service they render.
In urging repeal, President Roose-
welt fatty brands this contention as
untrue" and insists to the contrary,
that the cost in money and
quality of service will be infinitely
greater" if patronage rather than
merit is to control appointments.
That is apt to be the case when pa
tronage rules, and it is we'll that the
President restates that fact at a
time when, as he says, 1T is of the
utmost Importance that we shut out
all considerations of caprice, or
favoritism or worse in the selection
of the Governments workers"
Legislation of this sort is an
attack on the principle of the
Ramspeck Civil Service Extension
Act which is just now becoming
operative, and had the President
allowed it to go unchallenged, it
would have encouraged further un-
dermining of this reform, through
which it is hoped to make an effec-
tive career service of Government
employment.
1t would be regrettable if Congress
diSregarded the Presidents recon-
mendation for repeal.
Evening star., 1941-07-05
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceDell.

at him, and would fly squarely into him,
He never risks it.
Away he goes, with the mother eardi-
nal making another swoop in his di-
rection.
The rustic of the two birds through
the dry rhododendron leaves is inter-
esting to hear.
The fash OF their colors, red and blue,
makes fine picture.
This attack is kept up all day long.
But the jay keeps coming back. He is
not afraid, of course, in any sense, but
has decided not to risk a personal en-
counter with the enraged cardinal.
1t seems as if almost any bird is thus
able to run another species, provided it
flies down boldly and directly at the OBJ
ject of attack, as if 1t really meant busi-
ness.
We wonder what will happen, some
day, when the jay decides to stand his
ground.
AiC jay way VI cdNill6 Sulll4o"CI oCCu
is mighty interesting
He seldom stands on the rim to eat,
but takes his sunfower seed into the
rhododendrons.
There he holds the seed in his claws,
and with five or six blows cracks the
outer covering or shell.
He seldom takes fewer than five blows,
and never any more than six.
The way he holds the seed on the
branch is marvellous You might think,
under such direct and heavy blows de-
livered with all the muscular vim of his
sturdy neck, the seed might slip, but it
never does.
The jay way of flying onto the feeder
is interesting.
We have yet to see one of these beau
tiful birds fly directly onto the ledge.
1t always lands on the roof, then flies
into the plants, then to the ledge. After
it seizes seed, it flies with it back into
the rhododendrons.
Most species will either fly directly to
the rim, or onto the roof and then down
onto the rim. In the latter group are
the turtle doves. These are fairly large
bodied BIRDS, so that the turn in the air
which they must make to get into the
ledge is fairly close. Yet they never fail
TO make the landing perfectly.
They are not easily disturbed at the
station, but if alarmed for any reason
fly out Immediately, with the whistling
sound of the wings which is character
istic of them.
This is not the plain whirr of the
pigeon, but real whistling sound.
There is one visitor to the feeding
station which sweeps all the birds away.
This is the squirrel. No bird disputes
the food with him. He never harms
| them, as far as We have observed, but
is so large and so determined that no
bird will risk perching on the rim with
him.
Evening star., 1941-07-05
Shuke-Up

California has just had another
earthquake, as result of which the
Chamber of Commerce suffered a
mild sprain in its alibi depart
ment, but came up smiling through
the debris and facing the world
bravely. Never, officially, has an
earthquake ever hit the State, and
this one is no exception. After
haSty conference, they called it
rocking chair temblor." Sheer genius
was responsible for this description.
1t conjures up not ruin, but the quiet
calm of old ladies in rocking chairs
on summer hotel porches, agitated
by nothing more serious than the
shameless one-piece bathing suits
worn by the younger generation.
1t is almost cordial invitation to
come to dynamic California and en-
Joy an occasional mild shake-up
beneficial to torpid livers and stale
minds.
Florida's bid for an antidote to
boredom, the hurricane, is not so
we'll handled, but it is not her fault.
1t never comes without notice, and
by the time the United States
Weather Bureau has finished its
account of what to expect, the un-
fortunate Florida Chamber of Com
merce cannot get away with calling
it a brisk invigorating breeze.
Evening star., 1941-07-05
Member of the Associated Press.
Keeping the Faith

For eight solemn minutes yesterday
afternoon America lived with its past.
It was truly stirring experience.
From the newly dedicated library
at Hyde Park the President spoke
briefly Of the example of our anceS-
tors, of the needs of the present
and of the perils of the future.
A people who seem not yet to have
comprehended the magnitude of their
danger were cautioned once again
that the United States will never
survive as happy and fertile oasis
of liberty surrounded by a cruel
desert of dictatorship" When the
President had finished, the scene
shifted to far-off Estes Park in Colo
rado, where the Chief Justice of the
United States led in reclting the
pledge of allegiance to the flag. And
then, in conclusion, Lucy Monroe
sang one verse of The Star Spangled
Banner
That was all-brief, simple and yet
80 profoundly moving that millions
of Americans must for the moment
have been lifted out of themselves.
AS they lived for few minutes
with the memory of the great men,
the bitter sacrifices and the lofty
Ideals from which this Nation was
forged, they must have sensed that
today's threat is deeply personal
one. For freedom is personal thing.
We cannot lose freedom as Nation
and yet retain it as individuals. And
we will not keep it, either as Nation
or as individuals, unless we are will
ing now to make the sacrifices, great
and small. that have ever been the
price of liberty.
It was because this is true, and
proved by all Of our experience, that
the President called upon the people
for a pledge-a pledge OF "our work,
our will and, If necessary, our very
lives"
Upon this generation OF Americans
falls the necessity of keeping faith
with the past by responding whole
heartedly to that appeal. But the
time is short. We are in great danger
of losing the freedom for which brave
men in an earlier day worked and
fought and died unless we act-and
act now-to safeguard it.
Evening star., 1941-07-05
Expresses Appreciation
OF Editorial on PaderewSki.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
With deeply felt gratitude read in
The Star the beautiful tribute paid to
the memory of my great compatriot,
Paderewski.
Only an idealst can truly appreciate
another idealist; hence, I salute the
writer that he belongs to the exalted
spiritual fraternity which transcends the
boundaries of nations, races and creeds,
and recognizes the deepest values of
mankind
Paderewski's genius sprang from his
great soul. He was more than great
artist. He was a great man, true
humanitarian in whose heart burned the
intense "feu sacre," unquenched by dis
appointments, illness or age. Even after
death 1t has the power to revive in his
fellow-men many a dimming flame.
A POLE.
Evening star., 1941-07-05

If there is some bird sound which you
cannot place, blame it on the blue jay,
especially if the note is an odd or I'M
usual one.
The other day we heard a peculiar
creaking sound coming from the small
feeding StatiCn in the rhododendronS.
You have seen and heard these wooden
rattles, in which series Of cogs is run
over by another piece of wood, making
rattling sort of noise.
This was exactly the sound coming
from the evergreens by the dining room
window.
And there was its maker, handsome
jay, perched atop the little house.
He stuck his head into the air, moved
his wings slightly, and again made the
odd sound.
There was a soft wooden something to
the tone, but all in all it was extremely
un-brd-like. 1t suggested, rather, the
wooden rattle.
The jay has many other unusual
noises; indeed, practically all his notes
are on the odd side
Even his usual noise. the raucous cry,
or yell, is like that of no other bird.
1t is at once note of defiance and
scream of pure enjoyment of life.
Sometimes children, in a group, just
yell for the fun of it. (African savages,
by the way, do exactly the same thingD
This is the sort of noise the jay makes
when it arrives on the feeding station.
But one jay more than met his match
the other day.
A female cardinal took a dislike to
him, and proceeded to chase him around
the yard.
1t may be that she has a nest nearby
somewhere, but we have not been able to
locate it.
At any rate, she dislikes the jay. 1t
is the same birG all the time, too,
slightly smaller than average jay. 1t is
one of group of half a dozen which
have been making a run on the station.
Usually jays come to feeding stations
just now and then. One season they
will arrive at exactly 7:20 m, and re-
main just 10 minutes, on the average
All in all, they cannot ordinarily be
regarded as steady visitors at feeding
stations.
This summer the small band of six has
been coming steadily, all during the day.
They are after sunf1ower seed. This is
the great favorite with all the birds
And no wonder. Sunfower seed has a
nut-hke favor. You can taste it for your
self any time by cracking off the outer
shell, You will agree that the birds have
sense as we'll as good taste when they
go for this seed.
4
No sooner does this particular jay fly
down, than the female cardinal is after
him
With clinking sound, characteristic
of the species, she wings her way directly
Evening star., 1941-07-05
InstaIIment Taxes

The TreaSury's pay-as-you earn
plan to enable taxpayers, in effect,
to pay their future tax bills in in
stallments should prove to be a popu-
lar innovation. With the Nation
confronted with a $3,500,000,000 de-
fense tax burden and with individ-
ual taxpayers faced with the pros
pect of drastically increased income
tax levies next year, Government
officials have acted wisely in seeking
a means of easing the impact on
small as we'll as large taxpayers.
Under the Treasury's proposal, tax
payers will be offered the opportu-
nifty, beginning August /, of buying
special save-for- taxes notes of vari-
Gus denominations from current in
come and then turning the notes
over to the internal revenue collec-
tor when corporate or individual in
come taxes come due. Small tax
payers can purchase notes in de-
nominations of $25, $50 and $100 and
these will bear interest amounting
to about 1872 per cent. A second
series of notes will range in value
up to 100000, with interest of about
0.48 per cent.
The Government is not without
selfish motives in devising this saw
.ings plan. 1t expects to benefit in
two ways from the arrangement.
First, it will be able to collect a
substantial portion of next years
taxes during the remainder of this
year and the early part Of 1912, thus
reducing the amount of borrowing
necessary to meet defense obliga-
tions. Second, by diverting money
from non-defense spending, Treas
ury and Federal Reserve authorities
hope to check an infationary price
trend that is giving them much con-
Germ of late. This trend, they fear,
would be accentuated if current cor
porate and individual income is spent
entirely for consumers goods.
If the revenue installment plan
does nothing more for the average
citizen than to simplify the task of
tax paying in this era of rapidly
increasing taxes, it will have served
a useful purpose. If, in addition, it
achieves the purpose of strengthen
ing the Governments financial posi-
ton in a period fraught with dan
gers of imitation, it should prove to be
an important corollary Of the whole
Evening star., 1941-07-05

her assumption Of regal rank. The
Emperor Aurelian, disturbed by her
growing ambitions, finally marched
against her at Antioch. A battle at
Emesa, now known as HONS, ended
in her defeat.
zenobia fell back to her capital, but
Aurelian followed her there and laid
siege to the town. The queen, badly
advised, escaped to ask aid of the
PerSians. During her absence, the
people of Palmyra opened the gates
to the imperial forces. Zenobia and
her son were carried to Rome to
march in the ensuing triumph. Still
lovely to look upon, still brilliant in
conversation, still possessed of her
habitual dignity of bearing, she never
ceased to be heroine worthy of the
name. The last part of her life she
spent with her children in villa at
Tivoli. Meanwhile, Aurelian de-
stroyed the city Of the palm trees.
Now the British and Free French
armies have occupied the Arab viii
lage which marks the spot where the
Palmyrene dream once flourished
Scattered carven stones of ancient
palaces, temples, courts, markets and
innumerable private homes testify to
the glory that the desert yielded in
its prime. A few Americans are
familiar with the place. To them
and perhaps to thousands who re-
member only the name of Zenobia
recent dispatches from Syria are
interesting
Evening star., 1941-07-05
The City of the Palm Trees

Whether it be referred to as Tad
NOR or Palmyra, the ancient capital
of Odaenathus and Zenobia still re-
tains It's facility to move the respon-
sive heart. Every reader of Gibbons
Immortal book recalls his account of
the oasis where crossed the trade
routes between the Phoenician ports
and the Persian Gulf and Petra and
South Arabia. The site is hundred
and fifty miles northeast of Damas-
Gus. Around the Arab novels and
the military camp of modern times
the sandy ocean of the desert spreads
over the plateau of Central Syria.
Beautiful palm trees rise into the
clear cerulean sky; and, shaded by
their fronds, the ruins of an empire
stand as witnesses of a great romance
of long ago.
Not much is recorded Of the origin
Of the famous prince of the Arab race
who, in the second half of the third
century after Christ, recovered vast
SNOil1cAl bCI14UOl1CS IL OllI Vic C4SldllO
and made himself consul" and
lord" of the realm he retrieved. The
palm tree city had been neutral be-
fore the time of Odaenathus. He
chose, however, to be lieutenant of
the empire, attacked the Parthians,
crossed the Euphrates, relieved
Edessa, reclaimed Nisibis and Car
rhae, invested Ctesiphon, probably
brought back Armenia to Gallienus.
Then, abruptly and mysteriously, at
the moment of his intended depar-
ture on a campaign against the
Goths, he was assassinated. His
nephew Maconius is supposed to have
been the murderer.
But Odaenathus had not lived in
vain. 1t happened that, rare among
the leading characters of his period
OF history, he had loved and welded
woman who was helpmate in the
full and exact meaning of that word.
Zenobia, the chroniclers report, was
well fitted to be the consort of the
Dux Orientis." While he was at war
she had supported his policies with
genius all her own. After his
death, she mot only succeeded to
his position but determined to sur
pass 1t and make Palmyra mistress
Of the Roman Empire in the East"
Her beauty was phenomenal, her in
telligence profound, her zeal electric.
In the name of her son Athenodorus
and with the assistance of her gen.
eral, Zabda, she sent her armies into
Egypt in 270 AID. simultaneously,
she planted garrisons as far west as
Ancyra in Galatia and Chalcedon
opposite Byzantium. In these opera
tions 1t suited her purpose to claim
10 represent the Roman state. But
she did not hesitate to call herself
queen and there are coins extant
which show her portrait and indicate
Evening star., 1941-07-05
Finds World a Sorrowful Plac
For Those Who Are Children Now.
To the Editor of The 81

To the Editor Of The Star:
Upon reading Henry McLemores
column in your paper Friday, June 27,
it suddenly dawned upon me that in the
eyes of many of our so-called authorities
on internationalism and many of our
stalwart newspapermen, who have a
sacred duty to perform for the people,
life must be very cheap.
1t is indeed sad era when many
of our supposed leaders, clergymen,
Congressman, executives, judges, verify
bulwarks of society can condone, find
excuses. yes, even gloat over the
destruction of human beings by mass
murder.
This is a sad world for one to bring
a child into now. What philosophy of
life can one teach a child? Where is
the old philosophy, those fundamental
principles of human devotion, neighbor-
illness and consideration we all once
taught?
Perhaps time and tide" will bring
about panacea, even though those in
a position to aid neglect their prescribed
duties. OC-OGENARIAN.
Evening star., 1941-07-05
CritiCiZes Mr.. Ickes for Insults"
Directed Against Mr.. Lindbergh.

Secretary Ickes. like Tennyson's
brook, seems to go on forever. But the
brook conveys a bright and cheerful
message, which is more than can be
said for the Cabinet Member whose
favorite pastime is insulting those who
disagree with him.
Probably it does not occur to Mr..
Ickes that when he hurls rocks at Mr..
Lindbergh, millions of stanch Amer
leans, who may agree with the Lone
Eagle, also bear the brunt of the bonn
bardment.
This happens to be a free country
and man still has the right TO express
his opinion, even if it fails to coincide
with Mr.. Ickes' theories. not to mention
those of other intolerant New Dealers.
Mr.. Ickes' statement that Mr.. Lind
bergh is "a stooge for Hitler" is untrue
as it is unjust
EDMUND K. GOLDSBOROUGH.
Evening star., 1941-07-05
Tells How Guardian Angel
Would Warn America.

To the Editor Of The Star:
If nations had guardian angels to warn
them, think that ours would be calling:
wake up, America! Wake up! Do so
quickly. or you may be too late.
Wake up! Remember that Greece and
Rome were once great nations, but lost
their fighting spirit and were beaten by
younger countries.
wake up, America! Wake up!"
WILLIAM OWENS.
Evening star., 1941-07-05

machine broke down completely, and
the Cars rule came to an end. The
BolshevikS had TO make peace with
Germany on hard terms.
Looking through the centuries, Russia
never has been entirely put out OF COM
mission Her war record, while not
glorious. is very creditable. This is due,
so We read, to the dogged stubbornness
of the rank and file. But in the conflict
with the Germans, the dash of the latter
usually won. Said the late Frank S.
Simonds: Time and again the Teutons,
led by their captains and top sergeants,
scaled mountains of dead and wounded
in order to attain their objective"
The above, in a rough way, is the back
ground of Russia in war.
And now? Oh, well. the personal
equation, the temper Of the combatantS,
no doubt. is still as it always has been.
In addition, of course, there are the new
methods So We will turn the subject
over to the gueSSers.
FRED VETTER,
Evening star., 1941-07-05
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the unSUer to any
question of fact BY tGrtttno The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Are the guards at the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier paid?-H. C. C.
A. The soldiers who guard the tomb
are given regular Army pay.
@. What was the value OF the late
Samuel insults estate?-D z.
A. Mr.. insults estate totaled s909i.
Claims against IT exceeded 81 900 900.
@. Please give the famous comment
on the strawberry made by q British
author.-N. A.
A. DR.. William Butler said, Doubtless
God could have made better berry, but
doubtless God never did"
@. What amount of steel Is used by
the automobile industry?-P. J. D.
A. The automobile industry consumed
approximately 7,325.OO tons of steel In
1910.
@. Where is the new equestrian statue
of Theodore Roosevelt?-M. J. A,
A. 1t has been erected on the Central
Park side of the Museum of Natural
History, New York City.
@. Who was the Chinese woman who
was said 10 have caused the Boxer
rebellion?-T. G. c.
A. Tsze-hsi or Tzu-hsi, the great en-
press dowager," who was the virtual
encouraged the Boxer uprising. She IS
often referred to as the most famous
woman in Chinese history.
Evening star., 1941-07-05

@. What is a magnetic mlne?-J Q. r.
A. 1t is a type of marine mine ex-
ploded by magnetic action set of b. q
steel hull of a passing vessel.
@. Who won the first R. A. F. Y. C. Of
the present war?-K c. H
A. Sergt. Gray. R. A. F, and Pilot
Officer Garland, r. A. F, were the first
to be awarded this honor It was be-
slowed for bombing a bridge over tbs
Albert Canal during the invasion Of
Belgium.
O. What cities in the Bible are re-
ferred to as the cities of refugee
W. R. F.
A. There we're six-Bezer, Ramoth,
Golan, Kedesh, Shechem and Hebron.
@. Did beet sugar originate in the
United States?-P. I
A. Lewis Sharpe Ware. who may be
called the founder of our beet sugar
industry, first visited the important beet
sugar establishments Of France. Ger
many, Austria and Russia.
@. When did Italy enter Albania?-
J. B. o.
A. Italian troops entered Albania on
April Z, 1899. King zog fed and a pro-
visional regime was formed by Mus
solini
G. Who discovered the Importance Of
the silkworm?-E. S.
a. 1t is generally believed that the
Importance of the silkworm was discov-
cred bv Si-ling, the wife of a Chinese
emperor who reigned about 1887 BIC.
She is believed to have invented and
taught the art of silk spinning and
weaving.
Q. When was cornstarch first made?-
T. C. D.
A. Starch was first made from corn in
1912 by Thomas Kingsford at Jersey
City. N. J.
@, Are drought conditions peculiar to
any particular parts of the world?-
D. T. C.
A. Records of many kinds show that
severe droughtS causing major crop
failures have occurred over nearly every
part of the world
@. What is the largest elephant in
the United States?-W. C.
A Ziggie a male Indian elephant OF
the Brookland Zoo in Chicago is now
considered the largest elephant He
stands 10 feet l inch, weighs l0096
pounds and is about 81 years old. This
elephant was given by the late Florenz
Ziegfeld to his daughter.
G. From what is vodka made9-Y. T.
A. Vodka is commonly made from rye,
but sometimes from potatoes and rarely
from barley.
@. When was the Russell Sage Foun-
dation established and what is its pur-
pose?-T. I. A.
A. The Russell Sage Foundation was
established in 1907 for the improvement
of social and living conditions in the
United States. This includes adult edu-
cation, housing improvement, family
welfare, legal aid, prevention Of delin-
quency and other activities.
O. What is the origin Of "sinkus,"
meaning commander in chief of the
feet?-T. O.. w.
A. The title of commander in chief
was abbreviated to &C. in C., U. S."
which in popular terminology became
sinkus.
@. Who originated musical water
glasseS?-W. D. S.
A. Gluck is said to have been the first
to discover the musical possibilities of
glasses filled with water. An advertise
ment published in London in 1746 an
nounced that the composer would play
a concerto for 26 glasses tuned with
water, with orchestral accompaniment.
@. Does q child born out Of wedlock
bear its mothers or fathers name2-J. D.
A. An illegitimate child takes the name
Of the mother.
Evening star., 1941-07-05
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