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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1peH.

pm. and dusk, when the energies of
the parent birds begin to flag, if they
ever do. We are not sure that they do,
but certainly they might. 1t would seem
right that even the tremendous energies
of these pure creatures of nature should
have to begin to give out at some time
or other.
If this is so, then there Is no time
some extra food is appreciated as much,
especially when it is just the right thing
for the young. Ground beef much re-
sembles worms and insects. That is,
it is a good protein food, full of growth
elements. 1t also contains vit&mins,
which birGs as well as humans need,
whether they realize it or not.
People had their vitamins, in the old
days, before the word was ever invented.
Their B-1, for instance, they got in
their bread. Milling took most OF this
out, so that today we are treated to the
spectacle-and it really is that-of put
ting back into our bread what we took
out. Surely this is something 10 make
the gods laugh, if there is any laughter
left on Olympus.
Our correspondents small bird with
the crest is a titmouse.
Many of the songbirds scatter seed
as they eat from feeding stations, al
though perhaps few do it as we'll as the
various members of the sparrow tribes.
None Of this food is wasted however,
in any real sense. 1t only seems to be
wasted, since it is knocked out to the
ground. but there it is found by the same
birds which knock it out.
All the members of the finch family
prefer to eat off the ground. That is
why a feeding station, as such, is not
really necessary in bird feeding. AS has
been stated here many times, most OF
the birds like nothing better than to eat
off the earth, especially beneath shrub
or rose vine They really prefer this.
In the downtown sections, persons who
like the birds often feed them on the
sidewalk, where the food is just as vel
come as it is from the fanciest sort OF
man-made feeding station.
All the DlfdS, DuI especially tIle Sldl-
lings, English sparrows and pigeons be-
come expert in getting such food, while
at the same time keeping from getting
trampled on by pedestrians.
You can always tell the friend OF BIRDS,
in such streets, by watching them as they
pass such impromptu bird feeding sta
lions in the winter.
The bird fancier will walk around the
feeders, whereas the rest of the passers-
by-and this includes about "a per cent
of the hurriers-walk straight ahead,
without one look downward at the little
fellows hopping around on the cold con-
crete
At one time, the English sparrows were
the great city birds but today they have
taken to the suburbs, where they have
spread out in small bands, usually OF
from two to three dozen.
This means that this sparrow is really
no longer a nuisance, since MS flocks are
much smaller; and today he may be
enjoyed at suburban bird feeding sta
tons for the interesting creature he
really is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
More WorpIunes

President Roosevelt's request that
Congress appropriate $3,319,OOO 5000
additional for warplanes is most
timely, in view of recent develop
ments in the European war. 1t is
against the background of events in
the Eastern Mediterranean and the
North Atlantic that the President
asks for $2,79O, 100000 for the Army
Air Corps, most of which is to pro-
vide $4,000 more planes for the Army,
and $529, 100000 for the Navy, chiefly
for planes.
Some of the money, it was reported,
would go for expansion of aircraft
production facilities, particularly
those devoted to the manufacture of
heavy long-range bombers. Richard
L. Stokes, in an article in last Sum-
days Star, asserted that production
of heavy bombers has been tagging,
the present output varying between
1lAVy dIlu olAGy q lllOllCll. LID GypC
Of warcraft is giving a good account
of itself in British hands.
American production of warplanes
has been stepped up steadily during
the past year from 500 in May, 1910,
to 1,427 in April of this year-in-
GLIDING about forty per cent train
ers), but the present combined air
power of our Army and Navy today
is only 7,476 planes of all types, the
Stokes article pointed out. Secretary
Of War Stimson not long ago was
quoted as saying that of the 1000
Army planes, only $50 are capable of
flrst-line duty and none is up to
present-day battle standards. With
requirements of the aid-to-democra-
cies program accounting for exports
OF about seven out of every ten air.
craft manufactured in this country,
the top goal of $4,000 planes for the
Army and Navy is still long way off.
The additional funds urged by Mr..
Roosevelt will be used to speed Amer
lea toward that goal. That the
appropriations will be forthcoming
Is not to be doubted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Mrs. Byron's Election

Through persistent effort Mrs.
Katharine Edgar Byron has become
the first Maryland woman to be
elected to Congress. Refusing to be
discouraged when her candidacy at
first failed to arouse enthusiasm
among Democratic leaders in the
sixth Maryland district, the widow
of Representative Byron pleaded for
an opportunity ito carry on his work"
and finally won. She had a fight all
the way. The party convention that
gave her the nomination was dead
locked for hours. The margin by
which she defeated Republican A.
Charles Stewart, running for Con-
gress for the fourth time, was less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Quotes Scientist on War
As jungle Phenomenon.

In looking over Science for January
81 I came across this from DR.. A. j.
Carlson, professor of physiology at Chi
cago University in an address he made
before the American Association for the
Advancement of Science December 80,
1940 I'm the last analysis, war is murder
and stealing on the part of somebody.
War is the extension Of the practices of
the jungle into modern life. The tech
nique of modern warfare is modified by
scientific discoveries, but the elements
that make for war are certainly not
scientific. Hence the persistence of war
cannot be laid at the door of science.
1t is due rather to the failure of science
and conscience as yet to modify human
conduct essentially For we must assume
that sooner or later reason based on
understanding will modify human be-
havior."
Now it appears that it is to take
more savagery to stop savagery! Is this
an enlightened" age we are living in?
Posterity will not think so.
H. B. BRADFORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
CATHEDRAL AVE.

Dear Sir:
Persons who dislike sparrows please
note: For some time a sparrow with but
one leg has been feeding at my window
sill station.
Now she brings three noisy babies,
almost as large as herself, and she feeds
them in almost strict seQuence-hopping
around one to feed another, rarely feed
ing the same baby twice in succession.
She frequently loses her balance,
falling on her left wing or side where
leg is missing.
IT watched her teaching the youngsters
to bathe, not entering the water herself,
but hopping on her one foot around the
edge of the bath Can inverted garbage
can cover, urging, encouraging and
scolding until all three babies were
splashing.
With the sparrows come smaller
birds-blue-gray back, gray breast, small
black crest They hold seed on hard
surface, using both claws, stab 1t with
beak until the shell is broken. very
nervous bird, quick in fight. Can you
identify it?
"Tamest of all are the cardinals; they
hop along on the inside window Sill,
but or feet from an observer.
All birds, including the song sparrow
get inside the seed basket, where Their
feet sink into the seeds. The song spar
row hops one step forward, and one step
back, scattering seed out and over the
eats.
Except the three young sparroWs,
have not seen other birds bathe in the
garbage can cover. Is it because the
metal perhaps gets too warm in the sun,
or because it is shiny, or perhaps gar
bape can cover lacks esthetic appeal to
bird psychology?
VERY truly yours, l.. K. W..
Most young birds are noisy.
Few make more racket than cardinals,
unless it is the English sparrow baby.
Fledglings would be much better of
if they did not make so much noise.
As it is. they attract various natural
enemies. If they would keep queter,
they would not draw so much attention
to themselves.
Sometimes when the parents are feed
ing a fledgling on the ground the baby
becomes so noisy that even the older
birds seem to resent it.
They will peck at the youngsters, as
If in an effort to get them to shut up.
Cardinal young, and maybe the young
of all species, indicate their desire for
food by slight fiuttering of the wings.
~ y
Usually the young are as large as, or
even larger than, the parents after they
get to the ground stage. They want fcod
all the time, and the old birds have to
hustle to keep up with the demands.
This is where little ground beef helps
out.
Cheaper cuts may be used, or some
withheld from the family dinner, or
maybe the dogs or cats meal.
This food is best ground up at home,
Immediately before serving. A handful
will go long way.
The best time to put it out is between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Discusses Recognition Of De Gaullists
As De Jure Government of France,

To the Editor Of The Star:
The 1nf1exible resolution of the unsur-
rendered components of the French ma
ton to wage uncompromising war
against the foreign forces that violate
France may, in view of the presently
compliant Gallo administrators willing
ness to collaborate with Germany, achieve
for DeGaulle Americas recognition of the
de facto government of territories in his
control.
Belief is increasing in the United
States that De Gaulle represents the true
and unconquerable spirit of France, the
nations determined will to liberty, and
purpose, articulated only by De Gaulle, to
re-establish France as a pharos of free
dom in the earth. Military collaboration
of the Teuton-dominated native admin
istration with Germany might lawfully
and reasonably impel America to recog-
nize the De Gaullists as the de jure gov
eminent Of France. The fact that De
Gaulle occupies no territory in France
is. in law and practice, of no funda-
mental import.
What might be designated as an Amer
lean precedent was our recognition, prior
to that of any government besides, Of
the Congo Free State, whose supreme
magistrate, King Leopold, and citizens"
resided in Europe. The express object
of that "state" was to promote the Gre
alton of free nations in Africa.
Any government is privileged by the
law of nations to grant or to deny recog-
milton to any organization in exclusive
control of a territory and formed for
political purposes, and public interests
ordinarily dictate the decision. The
recognition of liberated Greece was i'm
mediate; that of Rumania, less civilized
delayed. Turkey was admitted to "the
public law Of Europe" only at the end of
the Crimean War, by the Treaty of
Paris, and conditionally. BY reason of
the fact that Turkeys religion denied
equal justice to non Mohammedans, the
Western nations obtained exterritorial
rights in that nation for the protection
of their citizens.
Recognition of De Gaulle would make
it possible for the United States to assist
him as the commander of free people
resisting aggression and fighting for the
emancipation of Europe, and might result
in the accession of the French fleet to
his armament. In America his endeavor
appears to be universally commended.
EDWARD CONN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Urges Fighting Hitler Now
Before Britain Is Defeated.
To the Editor Of The Star:

The time for half measures has passed.
Our national existence depends upon
fighting while there still is time to fight
with some expectancy of winning. We
are prepared now as never before in all
our history in naval strength, but what
will be the case in 1943? With the pres
ent ship-building facilities available, we
will have 400 ships as compared with
922 for Germany, Japan and Italy.
1t is not question of conveys; it goes
beyond that. We must throw all we
have into this struggle while We have an
active ally If Great Britain were to
fall, we would be surrounded by enemies
in the Atlantic, in the Pacific; yes, even
our Pan-American friends show signs of
willingness to cast their lot with the
Axis powers. Argentina and Brazil
would need but little encouragement to
go over bag and baggage to the totali-
tartan gangsters. We must prevent
England from falling; we must do all in
our power to keep England fighting.
Even If England were eventually to be
defeated it would still be good policy to
aid her to the utmost and buy precious
time to prepare.
We should use our Navy in any way or
ways it would be most effective. Every
minute lost makes the problem more
difficult.
Even If the belief of Mr.. Lindbergh
that we never will be invaded were we'll
founded, we still would be in line for
serious trouble victorious Axis would
reduce us by use of economic weapons
to status more comparable to that of
the Chinese coolies than to the life
Americans customarily lead. During the
depression this country was severely
shaken. What would happen if the Axis
should reverse our economy? We have
no alternative but to resist Hitler and
all his works
1t is possible, though not probable,
that an invasion of the British Isles
may succeed or Hitler may win without
an invasion. Should he succeed in cut
ting the lifeline to this country, the
war would be over for England but not
for us. Then Hitler would deal with an
English Darlan and we would have the
task of warding off attacks in two
oceans. Nor would time bring relief:
1t would strengthen the Axis Hitler
uses the resources of each conquered
country effectively. There is no solu-
ton other than resistance to the tide
OF Nazi-iSm. We must fight. No half
measures will succeed. Many have said
that we already are in the war. That is
the truth. There can be no peace with
Hitler any more than there can be a
compromise between a fire and a fire
department. God grant our people the
vision and courage to face this serious
situation RALPH j. HOPKINS.
Argues That Access to Resources"
Is Imperative to Democracy and Peace.
To the Editor Of The Star:
One of the chief causes, if not the
principal factor behind armed conflict,
is the unequal distribution of the re-
sources of mankind. There can be no
peace, no justice, no democracy in the
world until greed is banished from
I,., L..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28

terials in various parts of the world,
and through selflshness has come the
desire to go even farther in the march
to deprive people of their rightful share
of the products of the world, through
tariffs and tariff walls.
A way must be found, and it can be
found if men of authority in the trade
markets and in the world chancellories
will make it possible, to open to all
races and to all nations reasonable &C
cess to the resources of the earth.
FREDERIC FROST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Calls for q New Conservation
To Ideals Of Great Leaders.

TO the Editor OF The Star:
AS true Americans, let us strive to re-
dedicate ourselves in thought, word and
deed to our beloved country, the America
conceived by Washington, Jefferson and
lesser lights, and preserved by Abraham
Lincoln
At this critical time in our history let
us earnestly and prayerfully consider
their aims and attitudes concerning this
country and its future and be guided
by their wisdom, which with Gods bless
ing has made this Nation the great,
progressive democracy that 1t is.
CLARA BOYNTON HADLEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Says Accommodations
Are Not for Poor.

To the Editor Of The Star:
see there still are people who always
like to protest things.
In a late issue of Letters to the
Editor" a communication written by
some one signing only -. D." stated
that there are more good accommoda-
lions than people to fill them. But what
he didn't point out was that these
accommodations don't fit into the
budgets of couples with low incomes.
D. L. LANPHERE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28

than the price Of defeat. Now, II ever,
is the time for determined action and
willing sacrifice on the part Of all. On
some early tomorrow it will be too
late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
How to Get a College Education

-Thirty-two pages of facts and
statistics on this all-1mportant
subject. Much of the material is
from the several educational agen-
cies of the United States Govern
ment. Average estimated costs,
entrance requirements, student
aid and self-help are included.
Invaluable for those interested in
college education To secure your
copy inclose 10 cents in coin,
wrapped in this clipping. and mail
to The Star Information Bureau.
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Address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights OF publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktr.

reader can get the anSUer to any
question OF fact by tDrittng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HaSkin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. OF the unemployed on United
States Employment Service lists, what Is
the classification as to men and women
and age groups?-M.F.
A. There are three times as many men
as women. The median age of unem-
ployed men is 35 and of women 80. One
fifth of the men are under "a and one
third of the women. Thirty per cent are
men in the group over IS and 10 per
cent women.
@. Did any college football teams win
all their games last fall?-M. A. j.
A. Stanford University, Boston Uni
versity, University of Tennessee and
Lafayette College teams won all their
games last fall.
@. Why are the lines of time zones so
jagged?-F. P. r.
A. The lines indicating the time zones
in the United States are drawn arhi-
trarily so that they never divide any
town. Where such division is frequent-
ly unavoidable, the dividing line for
actual use is drawn on the map with
crook in 1t so as to put the whole town
on one side of the line.
@. Were any of Christ's disciples
brothers?-R. F. I.
A. Among Christ's disciples Peter and
Andrew were brothers and James and
John were brothers.
@. Please differentiate between con.
coction, diffusion and infusion and give
illustration.-N. w. A.
A. A connection is a combination OF
different ingredients such as cocoa. A
diffusion of concentration is solution
in which the particles in solution become
uniformly distributed, such as coffee.
An infusion is stepped in water without
boiling to extract useful qualities, such
as tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter. although the use OF
q pSeudonym for publication is
permissible The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q yleU to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28

@. Who we're the 40 Immortals?-C. I.
A. This is the term applied to men,
bers of the French Academy which,
when the roll is full, numbers 40 men,
bers.
@. Were Albert Einstein and his wife
cousins?-N. T.
A. Albert Einstein married In 1917.
as his second wife, his first cousin, Elsa
Einstein.
@. What occupations are followed By
the natives on the Island of Crete?-
P. G.
A. The natives are primarily engaged
in the production of olives, but citrus
fruits are also raised for export. Soap
manufacture, the distilation of cognac,
agriculture and commerce are the i'm
portant industries.
Q. Compare the German and British
navies in 1913.-A. R. S.
A. In 1918 the British Navy had 637
ships, 136461 men, the German Navy
296 ships, $500 men.
Q. How fast is the population of the
United States increasingly. R. D.
A. Between 1890 and 1910 the popu-
lation of the United States increased by
II per cent, the lowest rate of increase
ever recorded at a census in this coun-
try. 1t contrasts with 16.1 per cent in
crease between 1920 and $780,
@. What is the previous question" in
CongreSs?-P. w.
A. A motion for the previous question,
if agreed to by majority of the mem
bers voting, has the effect Of cutting Off
all debate and bringing a direct vote
upon the immediate question on which
it has been asked and ordered.
@. Who coined the phrase "A little
learning is dangerous thing"?-T. M.
A. 1t is quoted from Essay on Criti-
cism," by Alexander Pope.
@. Did the Copperheads of the North
at the time of the Civil War wear any
badge or emblem?-N. P. r.
A. Some of those who were referred
to as Copperheads. who advocated a
peace policy, wore badges of heads cut
from copper cents.
@. Please name few long sieges-
nc.
A. Troy, besieged by the Greeks for
10 years; Tyre by Northumberland for
10 years; Constantinople by the Sara
Gems for five years; Gibraltar by the
Standards for over three yearS. OSteod
by the Spaniards for three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28

O. Compare the German and British
navies in 1913-A R. s.
A. In 1918 the British Navy had 637
ships, 136461 men, the German Navy
296 ships, $500 men.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-11-01

Save a Life Today-Drive Carefully
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-11-01
Liquor Board to Test
V0Liditu of 1871 LGEC

The Montana liquor control board
has ordered institution OF q test case
to determine validity Of a law passed
by the 1871 legislature setting fees for
retail liquor dealers licenses. The
board also declared a 100000 dividend
and awarded the Treator Roofing co.
Of MissouIa a contract TO re-roof the
liquor warehouse here.
Attorneys for the board were in
structed to institute a suit TO test
validity OF the law requiring retail
liquor dealers within five miles Of q
city OF 10000 or more to pay license
fee Of $500. The board maintained 1t
was opposed to collecting confis-
catory tax from any dealer.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-11-01
EGrIy-DGy Montana
COWbOy Passes at Y

George w. Barrow, Y, a Montana
resident for 50 years and one of the
best known of the early day cowboys,
died at his home at Chinook as a
result Of a heart ailment.
Born in Iowa, he came to Montana
when still a young man and worked
for his uncle, George Barrow, who
ran cattle with the kaufman & Stad-
Ter outfit of Helena and with the
Bear Paw pool.
He was a crony of the famous
Charles Russell, the cowboy artist.
Barrow in recent years had been
interested in the theater business.
Survivors include his widow and his
two sons, Jack and George, students
at Montana State college In Bozeman.
Save a Life Today-Drive Carefully
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-11-01
State Tax Receipts
DMe TO Set Record

The 1912 payment of federal taxes
In Montana win be the greatest on
record, Thomas M. Robinson, assistant
collector of internal revenue, said at
Helena.
Robinson said an increase Of IS per-
cent In collections was expected.
Robinson said the Montana office
was rated from first to sixth place IN
the efficiency rating of the 81 districts
Of the nation In past years, only once
dropping to sixth place.
KIeptomania Is an insane desire to
steal.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-11-01

The East Mahoney crude price is based
1Oc below the Salt Creek posting, and
the Wertz and Mahoney prices are
based zoe below the Salt Creek posting.
LaBarge follows AIidcontinent prices
(5c above Salt Creek. 1t is derived
from the average Of the prices posted
by Standard Oil and Texas in Mid
continent. Since Standard posts down
to 81 gravity and Texas stops at be-
low %, the average prices apply TO
LaBarge crude below % gravity.
Medicine Bow, effective z a. m,