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The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Sign on the highway at Aberdeen,
Md, site of big gun proving
grounds: "machiniStS wanted"
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

War department office slightly
bare! Judge Hastie in Puerto Rico
attending the Caribbean conference
and Truman Gibson in Chicago.
News rather scarce round those
parts.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Rev. T. S, Stewart, newly elected
pastor of Friendship Baptist
Church, is really bringing things
to pass. Several have been added to
the church under his administra-
ton. He has been there only few
days. Rey. Stewart resides al 1414
E. Jefferson Street, and is CORES
ponding secretary Of the Arizona
General Baptist State Convention.
He has been in the state approx
mately one year and is quite an
able preacher. The church is max
ing wonderful progress under the
new leader
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Miss Louise Jones of Los Angeles
is visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sylas Jones, 1882 East
Washington Street. Miss Jones is
much impressed with Phoenix.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
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The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Mr. Herman Jones of Los Ange-
les, Calf, came TO Phoenix to
spend Easter with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sylas Jones, 1882 East
Washington Street. While in the
city, he and Miss Deborah Lang of
Tyler, Texas exchanged marriage
VOWS. The couple left Immediately
for Los Angeles where they will
make their future home.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
PHOENIX VISITORS

Mrs. Lavon Hamilton returned to
the city Saturday, April IL, to
spend a few days with her daugh-
ter and granddaughter of 815 E.
Monroe Street.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
S'O([IE2.,|.ADI[!l

Jefferson Street, left the city Fri
day for Arkansas after receiving
a message informing her of the
death OF her sister
Mr.. j. w. Pigee was admitted to
Good Samaritan Hospital WedneS-
day, April 8, in a very serious con-
dition. He was under the care of a
special nurse for two days. He is
some better at this writing.
Mrs. Walter McMath is now en-
ployed at the Good Samaritan
Hospital, after passing the Red
Gross examination Mrs. McMath
and one other were the only col
ored that were in this class during
the examination.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Mrs. Bertha l.. Davis of Los An
geles, Calf, spent Easter in
Phoenix with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Davis is the Employment Sec
retary Of the American Advance
ment League. While in the city,
she was the house guest of her
Sister-ln-law, Mrs. Gross, 1877 E.
Monroe Street. She was dinner
guest Friday, of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Carriger of 800 S. 5th st.
Wednesday evening, she was in
vited to the Anniversary Of the
Amateur Music Club, given at the
Community Center. After spend
ing the first of the week at Buck
eye, Arizona with Mrs. Gross, Mrs.
Davis was very busy meeting new
friends, She left Sunday for her
home i'll Los, Angeles, after spend
ing an enjoyable week.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

New group of young ladies hold
ing ''conclave" here over the week
end. They call themselves the "DebS
About Town" and as fine group
of youngsters as ever got together,
They plan to do something about
the soldiers entertainment, etc.
Navy department announce
ment last week caused stir
among newSmen, althO it had
been planned to make some kind
of an announcement at the OFF
conference. Asst. Sec. Walker
promised to keep the press
posted on future developments.
Arthurine Willis, who secretaries
for Judge Hastie, is in Chicago
for a brief visit
Judge w. G. HueSton says the
reason there are not any more
outspoken Negroes around is
that each of them, or rather those
who could or would have real
message, are all sitting around
waiting for Uncle Sam to reach
over and point his finger at him
and say come on down here to
Washington, 1 need you at $4,000
year.
incidentally, why has Mrs.
Crystal Byrd Fauset been pay
ing frequent visits to that Of
flee up on 14th street? Surely
she can't be asking for advice
or information.
Already there are repercuSSions
on the navy business. And there will
be lots more. Phone calls and wires
were sent some papers Tuesday af-
ternoon by certain divisions which
felt they were interested in the
fight, Now who is going to claim
credit?
And there are those who dOn't
feel the Negro is being honored by
sending him to AuStralia-where he
wasn't wanted before. Strange are
the ways of adverSity-or something
The Anglo Saxon just doesn't seem
to care who protects him when his
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Just in passing, who is going to
be the Mr.. Big in the Navy De-
partment now that the bars have
been partially dropped? A wild
scramble is predicted for the post
and the assistant advisor with no
names mentioned yet, but plenty
of takers when and if the post is
created. Selah.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

SICK
Mrs. A. j. Horton, 1G01 E. JEFF
ferson ST., returned Thursday
from Texas after spending several
weeks with relatives. Although her
condition does appear impriv-
ed. she is very i'll at this writing.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Mrs. Viola McNeeley Lyons of Is
E. Jefferson Street, returned last
week after spending Easter with
her daughter, Mrs. Bette Moore,
in Los Angeles. She reports very
pleasant visit.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
CAPITOL COMMENTS

life and welfare are in danger
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

The boys are wondering how come
Judge Hastie went to Puerto Rico
to conference while all of that
mess ragged at Camp Dix? That
would come up now.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

incidentally, why has Mrs.
Crystal Byrd Fauset been pay
ing frequent visits to that Of
flee up on 14th street? Surely
she can't be asking for advice
or information.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Mrs. Lizzie Williams of 11O6 E.
Evening star., 1942-07-27

to the Steamship Taiyo Maru,' even
though 1t may strictly mean Steamship
Taiyo Ship BY the way, believe that
the Japanese regard this word with
particular affection, If not reverence.
And likewise that the Chinese have no
corresponding word. And, furthermore,
that the sampan, a common small boat,
Is not called 'maru,' because it has no
name at ALL
This particular 'maru' was originally
German. being part of Japan's division
OF penalties after the war. She was
named, while in the German service.
the Cap Finisterre.' Evidences of her
Teutonic origin are to be seen through
out the ship, particularly in the great
dining saloon, the decorations of which
are decidedly not Japanese in form or
color. The ceiling Of this great hall TN
which I was writing) is particularly
Nordic"
And that was the ship-now sunk by
an American submarine-that bore to
Japan IN 1929 a party of American
Journalists travelling to the Far East
under auspices OF the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace-originally
German, then japanese and now the
victim Of An American submarine in a
war IN which Germany and Japan are
battling with the United States.
G. A. LYON.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
High Authority

A Star reporter, following the
scent through a battling maze of
public relations officers with the
dogged perseverance Of a hungry
bloodhound, has turned up Secre-
tary Knox as the mysterious high
authority of the Navy Department
who refuses to give up the gorgeous
but little used automobile parking
lot on the old polo grounds.
Building the parking lot there at
cost of $l15 900 was a wasteful mis-
take in the first place Despite
hysterical claims to the contrary,
tearing up recreational areas in
order to park automobiles a mile
away from the Offices of their own
ers is not a contribution to winning
the war. And this original mistake
has been emphasized by the fact
that the owners of automobiles sim
ply will not use these acres of virgin
asphalt. The huge lot is less than 20
per cent occupied.
1t had been the hope of the au-
thorities charged with provision of
recreation space that the polo
grounds would be turned back to
them-for they are losing still more
land in West Potomac Park as a site
for new women's dormitories. Asphalt
paving of the parking lot could be
used for highway construction-for
asphalt is now very difficult to OBJ
tain. War Department spokeSmen
have indicated informally that their
part of the big parking lot would be
cheerfully surrendered 1t is vir-
tually unused, anyway. Secretary
Knox, of course, is in a position to
prevent all this. He can hang on to
the parking lot for the duration. But
1t is still to be hoped that, being a
reasonable man, he will find it better
policy in the end to make the land
available for the best use of the
greatest number of people. 1t is not
serving such a use now.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles +. TrdceWell.

Some gardeners and lawn makers have
the idea that it is impossible to water
a burnt patch in the lawn until the
sun goes down.
Nothing could be more untrue. When
ever grass needs water Is the best time
to water 1t.
The popular idea. that one shouldn't
sprinkle when the sun is on the grass.
arose through the use of that very word,
sprinkle.
To sprinkle in general parlance is to
skim light spray for a few minutes.
Such watering merely vets the sur
face, and does give hot sun. continued
for many hours. some opportunity to
burn" the blades, making a poor lawn
look worse.
Nothing of this sort will happen If the
nozzle is taken off and the hose simply
placed on the ground. 1t should be
moved every Is minutes or so. One of
the good features of this type OF home
garden care is the fact that one does
not get all wet every time the hose is
moved
Much ingenuity and artistic sense can
be exercised in fitting small sunken bird
baths into the garden.
Nothing elaborate need be attempted,
The birds do not care
Pans of various materials may be sunk
into the earth, and surrounded with
row of stones. The effect is surprisingly
pleasing, depending upon whether the
site has been we'll selected
Small corners and odd places are the
best. The birds like them. and they
tend to be more artistic than sites in
the open.
One need not fear for the birds Baths
near shrubbery are favorites with them.
Proving cats are part of their history.
They usually manage to escape them. II
they did not. there would be no birds.
The loss of baby birds by falling out
OF the nests is far higher than through
cats and other marauders. Once a
bird is out Of the nest, it cannot get
back, and the parents have no way of
getting it back. Some species, but not
all will feed the young on the ground.
The jays are among those which do
this. Robins do not. as a rule.
~
Ice cubes in the bird bath on a hot
day are not a bad idea, but we would
not say that they are really necessary.
| Contrary to general opinion, the fine
spray from the hose is not highly re-
garded by most Of the birds.
| Sometimes redbird will fly through it
but as rule birds tend to shy away
from sprays of all types and intensities
| The open end nozzle on the ground is
less spectacular, but it does the bird.
more good.
One use of the spray is to thoroughly
wet down the leaves of all the shrubs.
Then, when all is dripping wet the
birds like to come and sit beneath them
and shake their wings against the leaves
In this way they get nice bath ane
much general refreshment.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Ancestral Home

like to think OF young lad being
In the uerp house his great grand
father built,
And rocked in an old cradle In q
quilt
His grandma made OF pieces dettly
From her gay piece bag. like to
think OF him
Raising his young poice where his
grandpa did,
Sliding the bdnnister his father slid,
And scaling the same heights OF
hickory limb.
like to think he fddles nth his
planes
In the same room nhere thep made
boats and kites,
That in the stream OF change he
feels fo,p
OF permanence in their blood
through his peins,
Kno,ping his young and sturdy link
nnites
With their long lifeline from the
long ago.
ISABELLE BRYANs
LONGFELLow.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Contingent Fee Bill

The Senate Naval Affairs Com
mittee Is scheduled to take up for
consideration tomorrow the House
approved bill prohibiting the pay
ment of any contingent fee on any
Government contract. Because of
the extremely broad character of this
proposed legislation, 1T is to be hoped
that it will be carefully scrutinized
by the Senate group.
The bill was passed by the House
after hearings conducted by it's Com
mittee on Naval Affairs had brought
to light the payment of what were
properly described as courageous"
commissions and brokerage fees for
services in connection with the pro-
curement Of Government contracts
But the House approved bill is not
aimed exclusively at preventing the
payment of unreasonable fees 1t is
Intended to prevent the payment of
any contingent compensation, rea-
sonable or unreasonable, because, in
the language of the House commit
tees report, 1T is felt that any excep-
tions would result in difficult CUES
tions of interpretations and fact, and
would limit the usefulness of the
legislation"
Thus, the question before the SEN
ate committee is whether, in order
to prevent the payment of the
undeniably outrageous commissions
which have been collected in some
instances, it is necessary to ban the
payment of any and all commissions.
legitimate or otherwise If it should
appear, after appropriate study Of
the question, that there is no other
alternative, then it seems clear that
the House bill ought TO be adopted
for the enrichment of these wartime
sales engineers" at public expense
must be stopped.
But 1t seems equally clear. from
an examination of the record that the
House has not given adequate con-
NluGI dJlUJl W dIICl ia llNN i'llIt
dies or to the Importance Of the
services which are rendered by legit-
innate commission men and bona flde
statesmen working on contingent
basis. To wipe out at one stroke
all of these intermediates between
the businessmen of the country and
the Government, many of whom are
rendering important and proper serv-
ices in the negotiation of both wal
and non-war contracts, in order tC
reach the relatively small number
who are abusing their positions would
be to apply an exceedingly drastic
remedy. For this reason, it is to be
hoped that the Senate committee
through the medium of adequate
public hearings, will consider the
possibility Of some alternative legis-
lative approach which would elimi-
nate the evils of contingent fee COM
pensation without also prohibiting
activities which are both valuable
and legitimate. II this cannot bt
done, then the pending bill shoulc
Evening star., 1942-07-27
H STREET NE.

Dear Sir:
Recent days made me sensible of the
plight of the song birds in hot weather.
I tried putting out water for them, but
they did not seem to pay much atten-
ton to it. I thought they would fairly
have their tongues hanging out, but they
didn't seem to mind the heat much.
L wish you would tell us sometime Of
the best ways to put out water for the
birds, and why they don't bathe as much
in hot weather as in cool. From my
that they much prefer bathing In the
spring than in summer
There is one thing that is necessary,
and that is to keep the bird bath filled.
Between the sun and such birds as come
I sometimes have to fill ours twice
day.
Sincerely, G. H. j."
The birds are so busy feeding young
ones that they do not have time to
bathe.
Still. they like water, and plenty of it,
There should always be two types OF
bird baths in every yard devoted to
caring for bird life as we'll as for floral
life
one usually seen in most home gardens.
The other should be sunken bowl or
pan of some sort.
Each caters to some of the species
Song sparrows and other small birds
prefer the sunken type, while cardinals
and species in that size class take more
readily to the elevated sort on pedestal
What is the very best way to take
care of the water needs OF birds in hot
weather?
Our preference is for the hose with the
nozzle taken of.
Lay the hose on the ground, and turn
down the flow slightly.
The water seeps into the soil and
makes puddle in the lawn at the
nozzle. It also covers the ground for
many feet in all directions
This makes a natural combined bath
and feeding ground which all types Of
birds like
Robins, in particular, 90 for it in a
big way. 1t serves them their favorite
food.
There Is no finer sight in the yard
than number of robins grouped near
the end of the garden hose.
The householder is killing two birds
with one stone"
He is watering the BIRDS" at the
same time he is caring for his lawn.
Many persons still have to learn the
value Of water on grass. They know
about it in theory, but not in actual
practice-at the right time.
The right time is always important
both in war and peace. In the still
peaceful home garden the necessity OF
water at the right time Is not always
| recognized.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Keeping Borgoins

Following a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House
last week. william Green, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
told reporters that he and Philip
Murray. head of the Congress of In
dustrial Organizations, had insisted
that there should be no interference
with the three-point procedure for
handling wage disputes which is now
in effect. He voiced particular re
sentiment at any interference by
Leon Henderson's Office of Price Ad-
ministration in the wage stabiliza-
ton program.
I'VE have relinquished our right to
strike in exchange for that wage
adjustment setup," Mr.. Green said.
That was a bargain with the Gov
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Tux-Exempt Realty

Yesterdays Star contained an in
tereSting comparison and analysis Of
the two bills recently introduced to
clearly the realty tax status of re-
ligiouS, charitable, educational and
other benevolent" institutions in the
District maintained without private
profit to individuals.
One of these, the Hunter bill,
serves to broaden the base for tax
exemption and would restore to the
tax-exempt list most of the proper
ties which the Commissioners, in
their new and strict Interpretation
of the laws, have held to be taxable.
In the opinion Of tax authorities at
the District Building, the bill would
serve even to extend tax exemption
to some properties which up to this
time have paid taxes.
The other bill, sponsored by sena-
tor McCarran. divides tax-exempt
institutions into eight classifications
and carefully defines the conditions
they must meet to be so classified.
According to the municipal authori-
ties, the McCarran bill would restore
to the tax-exempt lists about half of
the properties, valued at S25 900, ,000
which the Commissioners, in a series
of $50 opinions, have held should be
taxed
IL the McCarran measure repre-
sents policy at the District Building,
1t removes the apprehensions of
those who felt that the recent series
of opinions on tax exemption reflect
ed the Commissioners intention to
tax many hospitals, educational,
religious and charitable institutions
which heretofore have been tax ex-
empt. The bill still leaves them
exempt from taxation but is specific
not general-in it's provisions.
There can be little quarrel with
the bill in this respect; In fact, the
bill seems to be fair and reasonable
in the ground it covers. 1t does not
attempt to cover all the ground or
all types OF property. And by it's
failure to include them, many prop
critics which hitherto have enjoyed
tax exemption would be taxed. Sen
ator McCarran feels that these cases
can be discussed at hearings on the
bill and if there Is merit to the tax
exempt argument, they can be given
that status.
Discussion of these bills In COM
mittee hearings will be Of great
value. In addition to clarifying tax
exemption in the District, it will
emphasize the number Of institu-
tions and properties which are To-
Gated in Washington because this Is
the Capital and which have been
| given tax-exempt status because of
| their value to the Nation-although
of no measurable value to the local
community of Washington. 1t is
not believed that Congress will pro-
ceed now to tax many of these insti-
tutions. But the mere fact that they
enjoy exemption from taxation
underscores one of the National
Governments obligations to con-
tribute generously to the mainte-
nance and development of the Capt.
tai. The local community is top
heavy with tax-exempt property
Revenue in lieu of the taxes such
property ordinarily would pay must
come from some source or inf1ict
upon the local community of tax
payers an unjustified burden.
Evening star., 1942-07-27

ernment, and we insist that 1t be
carried out" This was a demand
which Mr. Green might have been
fully justified in making if the labor
groups which he and Mr.. Murray
represent had kept their end of the
no-strike agreement, but what are
the facts as to that?
On Saturday two of the industry
members of the War Labor Board
Roger D. Lapham and Cyrus Ching
directed public appeal to labor to
live up to its nostrike pledge by re-
quiring 252 AFL building trades
men, now striking or a war job at
Dayton, Ohio, because of a juriS-
dictional dispute, to go back to work,
Earlier in the week, Dean Wayne L.
Morse, public member Of the board,
denounced this same strike in a
statement which had the indorse-
ment of Board Chairman William H.
Davis. Declaring that Mr.. Green
and Mr. Murray were obligated to
set up machinery to settle the dis
pute, Dean Morse said that they
have not lived up to that obligation"
And, to round out this picture,
there should be cited the recent re-
port of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, which showed that there were
1872 strikes in war industries in June,
with a loss of 254,653 man days of
work. This represented a sharp in
crease over May, and brought the
total number of man-days lost in
strikes since January l to 906,043.
1t is against the background of
that record that Mr. Green says he
and Mr.. Murray will insist that the
Government carry out it's bargain.
In making this demand, needless to
say, their position would be stronger
if the facts indicated they were
equally determined to live up to their
side of the agreement.
Evening star., 1942-07-27
Calls for Sacrifices"
On the Part Of the President.

On the Part Of the President.
To the Editor of The Star:
The other day perfect stranger con-
nded to me that he guessed he would
go out and burn up some gas" since he
had about ~ gallons left on his old
rationing card"
This seems to typify the spirit OF
many of the people these days. The
word Sacrifice means to them only
that the other fellow should give up
something.
Perhaps this is not surprising when
the head of our Government has set an
anything but worthy example along this
line. II the President would sacrifice
dabbling In politics for the duration or
would sacrifice some of his pet New Deal
boondoggling schemes Or would sacrifice
a few votes by cracking down on either
the farmers or organized labor, perhaps
his example would tend to make both
Congress and the rest of us fall into line
voluntarily
They are talking of schemes for COM
pulsory savings-i.e for compulsory sac
riflce for the masses-but how about
compulsory sacrifices for the higher ups?
ONE OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE