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Evening star., 1941-07-23
Fire Protection

Two local groups interested in
housing problems-the Washington
Building Congress and the Washing
ton Housing AsSociation-recently
have announced their opposition to
the proposed new fire protection law,
expressing instead preference for
legislation which would vest in the
District Commissioners discretionary
authority to promulgate such rules
and regulations as may be necessary.
This matter now is under consid-
Grafton by a special subcommittee
of the House District Committee,
which has been holding hearings on
a fire protection bill drafted by
committee of District officials after
a study of recommendations made
following an investigation OF the dis
astrous o street fire, in which three
persons were killed and five injured,
last year. This bill is intended to put
teeth in existing laws governing fire
hazards, one of the principal changes
being to require fire escapes on all
buildings in which sleeping quarters
are provided for ten or more persons.
At present escapes are required only
when accommodations for ten or
more persons are provided above the
first floor, and this, it is contended,
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Roads for Defense

Out of the S2500O0,000 voted by
the House and now pending in the
Senate for construction of roads and
highways vital to the national de-
fense, the District of Columbia would
receive $467,5
While the city'S highway depart
ment has prepared a general over
all" pattern of such roads and has
carried on informal conferences with
the Public Roads Administration, no
definite program for the use of this
specific appropriation has been
worked out. This is largely due to
the fact that in addition to the
normal Federal aid program, the de-
fense highway construction measure
covers two types of ALLEGATION of
funds. Additions to the national
strategic network of roads would be
financed by Federal funds, with
matching appropriations from local
sources. On the other hand, alloca-
tions for the building of access roads
Evening star., 1941-07-23
On q Dog

This human thing against ,Dhose feet
you rest,
With soft bro,0n eyes upraiSed as
though to see
The UiSible, incarnate Deity,
Might not be God by any sterner test.
His head droops lou upon his
shrunken breast
As he goes shambling for beg
Qar's fee
With duHed, hurt glance that
speaks the history
OF one once proud, noto stoned and
dispossessed. q.
You, slape- companion, in your tan
black fur
Less ragged than the sovereign you
attend,
Look on Nth gaze OF silent wor-
shipping ...
Till in his heart forgotten prompt
ings stir,
and stroking you, no longer NTH
out friend,
He fouts mans scorn, and feels once
more king.
STANTON 4. ooeL1NTZ.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
THIS AND(THAT
BIZ Charles T. Trdcetcell.

q little ground suet. make 4 very ac-
ceptable mixture. The suet Is better
added In the winter.
A small amount of sand should be
added, If possible.
Any one can mix his own by using
sunfiower seed, hemp and millet and
some chickfeed thrown In.
Canary seed Is excellent, but 1t is
rather too expensive to use in :arge
quantities.
There are q great many other seeds
and grains which can be added but they
simply complicate the mixture, and many
of them are mere filler" not being eaten
to any particular extent by most of the
wildbirds. Canadian peas, for instance,
are sometimes used, but few birds eat
them, except the partridges, and most
Of us do not have these beauties.
Raisins, the seedless sort. are liked
by catbirds, mockingbirds, robins, jays,
brown thrashers, and starlings.
Ant eggs, TO be found at pet shops,
ought to be liked by various Of the
smaller birds, but, to feed in quantities
they would be prohibitive. Meal worms
draw some birds.
Ground beef is excellent at nesting
time. Watermelon and canteloupe seed
may be tried. Peanut butter, in small
quantities, is excellent. 1t is said that
course, and We know they will eat cake,
as who wouldn't
Peanuts in the shell are relished by
the blue jays
There are no mystic mixtures, in bird
feeding, although some persons think
there are.
After you have found a mixture. at
price you can afford, test 1t out on the
birds, and if they eat it, we'll and good.
II they don't, find another
They will always eat moistened bread.
and sunfiower seed and, in winter, some
good beef suet, which your butcher will
throw in with your order.
These, and q little baby chickfeed,
will go a long way toward feeding the
Songsters the year around.
There is really nothing difficult about
feeding the birds. Even a feeding sta
ton is not necessary. The ground may
be FUSED with great success Most
species like nothing better than to eat
OF the ground. 1t is natures great
table.
A bowl Of seedless raisins on window
sill or porch railing will bring you many
interesting guests.
A slice OF bread moistened with water
will call them to the lawn.
Chickfeed with some sunhower seed
mixed in will be welcomed at all times
/ of the year.
Do not fear that feeding the birds in
summer will harm them. There is not
. vestige Of proof of this. While it may
be admitted that summer feeding is
hardly necessary, from the birds stand
point since there is plenty of natura
food, it does keep more Of them around
the house, and especially it gives pleasure
to those who put out the food. And
as at all seasons, it brings the bird,
close enough so that one really becomes
acquainted with these finest friends OF
I man.
Evening star., 1941-07-23

is inadequate to assure the safety of
the occupants OF some 5000 or more
rooming houses.
Both the building congress and the
housing association have indicated
that they are in sympathy with the
objectives of this proposed legisla-
ton, but they strongly urge that the
detectives can and should be reached
through the enactment of legislation
which would empower the Commis-
sioners to take such remedial steps
as are necessary.
In their opinion, it is unwise to
embody fire protection measures in
specific legislation which tends to
freeze standards as of the date OF
its passage. Experience has demon
strated the difficulty of securing con-
gressional action to keep the build
ing code abreast of changed condi-
tions, and spokesmen for the two
housing groups believe that the de-
sired f1exibility in this respect can
be had only by giving the Commits
sioners power to make the necessary
rules and regulations.
The spokesmen for the building
congress and the housing association
who have given testimony on this
matter are experts in their field.
That being the case, it is to be ex-
pected that the House subcommittee
will give careful consideration to
their proposals when it resumes its
hearings
Evening star., 1941-07-23
ERNEST CHARLES RICK
Gives Another Interpretation
OF Letter ~" In 1918 and 1s4I.

olVeS AnOtner lntefpreta tiOn
OF Letter ~" In 1918 and 1s4l.
To the Editor of The Star:
The Sunday Stars editorial, ~ for
Victory" describing the psychological
offensive of the apocryphal Col. v.
Britton, who is mobiizing anti-Nazi
sentiment throughout Germany and the
conquered countries, behind the common
symbol for Victory and the Nazi in
sistence upon its inevitable "ersatz," to
wit "V for Victoria" reminds this writer
Of an incident in France, the day follow
ing the armiStice of 1918:
I WAS stationed at q hospital in
Gondrecourt and it was part of my duties
to give medical and surgical care to
fairly large group Of German prisoners
confined at q nearby work camp. As
my knowledge of German was merely
that of q high school graduate, my at
tempts at conversation were comical
and often futile. Among my patients
was an extremely patriotic German
youth, about my age, whose loyalty to
the Vaterland had not been subyerted
by our high caloric diet and other Sc
ductive luxuries of democracy. He fol-
lowed the fortunes of Germany with q
heavy heart.
The day following the armistice We
managed between his bad English and
my worse German, to come to some un-
derstanding Of the historic and fateful
event. The armistice was 4 "waffenstill-
stand" or, literally, weapons standing
still" As understanding and realization
spread over the youths drawn face, he
muttered, "Alles list verloren!"
When I finally puzzled out the trans
lation, 1t meant: "All is lostl"
Today, as in that tragic hour, "v"
stands not for Viktoria but for "verloren,'
the German word for lost"
THOMAS Z. MA1TItoLY, NJ D.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
ARLINGTON, Va.

Dear Sir:
Through reading your article in The
Evening Star have become particularly
interested In the birds Of our vicinity
and have had 4 feeding station built.
But being . stranger in Arlington do
not know where to 90 to procure Wild
bird seed. No place in the shopping
center keeps 1t 30 I am kaking the liberty
OF asking you where 1t can be gotten in
Washington.
It want the wildbird seed and sun
flower seed. Being an elderly woman
in poor health 1t is impossible for me
to 80 about hunting these places and I
shall greatly appreciate it II you will
send me the address Of some one who
handles these seeds.
Thanking you for your kind atten-
tion to this matter, remain
Very truly yours, L. H."
addresses, it may be stated that all pet
shops, and many hardware stores. handle
bird seed, or wildbird feed, as 1t Is called.
This is mixture Of various seeds and
some grains.
Hardware stores in large cities have
discovered that they can help them
selves through seasonal dull periods by
stocking various seeds and grains and
mixtures thereof to supply to the ultra
modern cult of persons who insist on
feeding the birds
1t is curious fact that this is almost
altogether an intellectual, citifed occu-
patton.
Farmers, despite the aid which the
birds give them in destroying insects,
look upon bird feeding with great mis-
giving.
But in the cities, and especially in the
large cities, the fact that birds can be
lured to gardens and windowsills, and
thus bring q touch of real nature close
to one, is something which has been
greeted with open arms.
The question of what to feed the birds
has always seemed, especially to the be-
ginner, 4 complicated one. ..
AS q matter Of fact, it Is not in the
least complicated, but very simple Some
persons want to be told that intricate
mixtures, with strange proportions of the
varying seeds and grains, are what are
needed.
The truth is that anything bird will
eat is good bird food.
Moistened bread is good, and better
than ever today, since bread has been
fortified with vitamins There is no dan
ger now Of birds or humans getting
polyneuritis through the eating of bread
If a bird friend fed nothing but this
bread, the birds would not suffer They
would supplement it in summer, at least
with grass and other seeds, buds and
soft insects.
Chickfeed, as sold 1T all grain dealers
and most hardware stores, is . better
bird food than some persons will admit
II little sunnower seed is mixed
with it, 1t makes = very good ordinary
everyday mixture for the wildbirds. Even
the cardinals will eat where there is
sunhower seed
Hemp and cracked corn. mixed, with
Evening star., 1941-07-23

We fear even milk will become rare. As
We have no raw materials, q part of our
mills are forced to shorten the work time
Up to now We had always enough to eat
and the rations are still sufficient. Prices
rise continually and we hope that the
end will come soon and be a good end
Every piece of ground is planted here
with vegetables and especially potatoes
We had hard winter and even the lake
OF Zurich was frozen. Spring was cold
and rainy. I was again in the service
from January to April, both in the
mountains many hours from the station
and a good way from the nearest noun
tain village. Everybody was on skis
and 1t was hard service The soldiers
lived in military cottages, especially
built, and during the first weeks without
lights. During this service I went to
Lucerne to a special school for fouriers'
for military service.
IN the meantime. may God bless
America and may peace soon prevail"
The letter was signed, Emil, q Soldier
Of Switzerland"
ERNEST CHARLES RICK
Evening star., 1941-07-23

@. What is blue sky lav?-B. 2.
A. 1t is a law enacted to provide for
the regulation and supervision Of the
sale Of stocks, bonds or other securities,
so as to protect the public against those
which are obviously unsound or that do
not meet certain standards. The term
originated in allusion to remark of the
proposer of the first such law in Kansas
in 1911, that some companies sought to
capitalize the blue sky
@. In a military parade. should the
Army or the Navy go first?-W. E. B.
A. According to Army Regulations:
The Army being the senior service,
precedence should be accorded to the
Army over the Navy in all ceremonies,
parades. etc, on shore in which tbs
forces of the Army and of the Navy are
participating.
@. What age group in the. United
States has the largest number Of arrests7
L. T. P.
A. During 1s4e age 10 predominated
in frequency of arrests, and was followed
by ages 81 and %, respectively. There
were l06 6,29s persons less than 81 years
old arrested and fingerprinted last year.
@. For what period of time are broad
casting Stations licensed by the Federal
Communications Commissioner. G. A.
A. Stations are licensed for a period
of one year. Requests for renewal of
license are made on special forms.
Q. When did Ad Wolgast and Battling
Nelson fght?-G. B.
A. On February ~. 1910. Adolph VOL
CAST was the winner in a ring battle with
Battling Nelson at San Francisco. Calf.
This fight lasted 40 rounds.
@. What was Michael Collins last
message to Churchill?-R. C. D.
A. Tell Winston we could never have
done without him"
Q. Who invented the staff in music?
S. C. D.
A. Guido of Arezzo is called by many
the father of modern music. He invented,
or for the first time systematically used,
the fines of the staff and the intervals
between them, and thus fixed the princi-
pie of modern musical notation.
@. For whom are the Pribilof Islands
named?-W. H. A.
A. They are named for Geressim
Pribilof, a Russian navigator, who dis
covered them in 1786.
@. How many insects are eaten by the
millions of bats at Carlsbad Caverns,
N. Mex.-A. T. P. "a
A. 1t has been estimated that during
the summer months these bats consume
q total of liz tons of insects nightly.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Husktn.

reader cdn oct the dnstDer to any
question OF fact by Drittno The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How much money is spent for
alcoholic beverages in the District Of
Columbia7-R. j. D.
A. The retail expenditure for alcoholic
beverages In the District of Columbia has
been conservatively estimated at $50
100000 for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1910.
A. Is the Queen of England dark or
fair -haired7-W. A. S.
A. Queen Elizabeth has black hair,
blue eyes, and gardenia- white skin.
O. What are the total losses of Japa
nese soldiers since the war with China
began?-E. B. j.
A. In the four years of warfare 1894
26s japanese have been killed or wound
ed and 24,o82 taken as prisoners, making
q total of 2,o18,351.
Q. How near old the Gallup poll pre-
dict the last presidential election?-J. P.
A. The Gallup poll predicted that 55
per cent of the popular vote would be in
favor of President Roosevelt. He actually
received 81 per cent of the popular vote.
Q. What is the National Parachute
Jumpers Association?-M. K.
A. It is an organization composed OF
flyers who have made five certified para
chute Jumps.
@. How does the moon get its light?
F. l..
A. The moon is not a luminous body,
but shines with reflected sunlight. 1t is
illuminated either directly by the sun or
more dimly by sunlight reflected from
the earth.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Quotes From Letter
Received From Swiss Soldier.

10 the 6oltOI OF Inc otAl
A recent letter from 4 German
speaking Swiss soldier in Zurich reveals
many interesting facts concerning the
worlds oldest republic during these hectic
days in Europe. The author says: Many
things have changed in Switzerland since
I wrote you last. We take q great
interest in the events in the United
States and hope that the New World will
do its duty rs right democracy. We
cannot understand why thousands Of
American workers still strike ut . time
when others give their lives for their
countries. At the end We think Hitler
will not win, because the world cannot
be ruled by one dictator.
Switzerland feels this war harder every
month. Nearly everything is rationed
now, all sorts Of food, clothing, shoes,
soap, oil, butter. and since the beginning
Of June coffee, tea and cocoa. As We have
not enough food for our COWS and great
part Of our meadows were changed into
arabic land ~ miss meat and butter and
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Gives Personal Impressions
OF Christian Endeavor Convention.

To the Edltor OF Ihe Sftr.
Spending part OF my vacation at At
lantic City I came in touch with 4
worthwhile assembly Of American young
people. 1t was the international Con-
vention Of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety.
Although not q member of the c. E.,
dropped in on them at Convention
Hall. which I was told will accommodate
over so 900 persons. The auditorium was
filled. Mr.. Rodeheaver announced a
hymn and made the request that when
We reached the words Il choose Christ"
those who wished to do so would raise
their arms. Thousands of arms were
raised and how different was the
gesture from the Nazi salute to Hitler.
These young people were a free, clean
crowd of American youth. No fear of
q Gestapo was in their hearts, only the
love OF God and Of America.
At another session, I witnessed .
scene that told Of the courage Of the
Chinese people, both young and old.
A c. E., worker from China was in
troduced as the speaker. he began his
program by singing hymn in his native
tongue. He was possessed of voice
that reminded me Of John Charles
Thomas. He told the story of Chinas
march toward complete freedom. Say
ing that he would sing the theme song
OF Chinas c. E., he sang the first
verse in his native tongue. Then having
announced the number of the song In
the song book he invited the audience
to finish singing the song with him in
English. They did 50 with enthusiasm.
He had q very hne command of Eng
lish, evidently 4 university man. Could
the young people Of China have been
present at this meeting. they would
have been inspired with its spirit OF
loyalty to them in their service for
God and country.
Could the Calamity James" have
been present, they would have been
compelled to admit that American
youth is not going to the dogs" but
is marching steadily onward and up
ward JOHN N. QUINN.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Juvenile Vandalism

The seriousness of the juvenile de-
linquency problem in Washington is
strikingly revealed in the report of
the special committee appointed by
the Commissioners Traffic Advisory
Council to investigate vandalism af-
fecting such traffic equipment as
parking meters, street lamps and
signs and damage to StreetcarS and
buses. The committee found that
taxpayers and transit interests are
paying toll of thousands of dollars
annually because of depredationS
committed by WayWard children,
chiefly in the central Northwest sec
ton. 1t is this part of the city,
incidentally, which has the worst
crime and health records.
The committees study was
prompted by the wave Of parking
meter robberieS which has plagued
District officials in recent months.
During the fiscal year which ended
July l there were 1887 such theftS,
which was an average Of four loot
ings for each meter in service. Some
meters were broken open at least
a dozen times. The committee esti-
mated that the amounts stolen, plus
loss Of revenue due to meters being
out of service and cost Of repairing
damage, run close to $4,000 year.
The committee was particularly
interested in ascertaining why other
cities have not had the meter
vandalism trouble experienced here.
1t found that most Of the offenSeS
here were committed by compare
lively small number of boys, many
of whom were repeaterS several
times over. Inquiry disclosed that
of fifty-one boys arrested from July
/, 1910, to February II of this year
for seventy-one meter thefts, twenty
had been arrested two or more times.
Approximately 30 per cent of
those arrested we're released to their
parents without court action. Of
the remaining boys brought into
Juvenile Court, four were placed on
probation, one was continued on pro-
baton. three were referred to chill
dren'S welfare agencies, one each
was committed to the National
Training School and the custody of
The Board of Public Welfare and
eight cases we're listed as pending.
Carrying its inquiry to Juvenile
Court, the committee learned that
the court is laboring under a num-
Der of handicaps, outstanding among
which are an insufficiency of con-
f1nement facilities for local juveniles,
inadequacy of the probation staff
and lack of a pSychiatric clinic to
advise the court regarding problem
children" The committees recon-
mendationS are we'll worth while.
They include the enlargement of the
probation staff, establishment of a
pSychiatric clinic, provision of ade-
quate detention facilities for de-
linquent and mentally deficient chill
dren, creation of additional play
areas for white and colored children
in the downtown area and diScon-
tinuance by the police of the practice
of turning youthful offenders over
to their parents without legal action
"a practice which could give a per-
Sistent offender clear record in
court. A very practical final sugges-
ton was that all parking meters be
equipped with a foolproof money
chamber of type tested and proved
by the Department of Vehicles and
Traffic. This sort of prevention
would not cure juvenile vandalism,
but it might save the District thou
sands of dollars in losses and repairs.
Fire Protection
Evening star., 1941-07-23

Newest camping gadget is a sleep
ing bag of reinforced special paper,
wind and waterproof, and weighing
only three pounds. The question is,
has it a Upper, or does the woods
man, when retiring for the night,
give an imitation of a pound of
pretzelS wrapping itself up? And
does a paper knife come with it? 4
Evening star., 1941-07-23

A machine has been invented to
make sweet potato chips which,
dried, may be used to manufacture
starch. Perhaps some gustatory
pioneer will try them out as an alter
native to the inevitable Saratoga
sort.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
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