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Evening star., 1942-12-21

Holes are bored In the branch and
these are filled with mixture of suet
and seeds. If this stick is suspended
somewhere In the yard it will attract
the best birds, the chickadee, and others
of the smaller songsters.
Peanut butter with few raisins mixed
in with it also may be used as filler.
No Christmas garden would be COM
plete without squirrels, Peanuts and
sunf1ower seeds are favorite foods of
these rodents. 1t is difncult to say
which they like best.
Small squares of cardboard may be
made into books for the squirrels. A
very thin layer of peanut butter is
spread on the two inner surfaces The
squirrels will read" the books by hold
ing them up in his paws in the most
studious manner The reading" will
be done with the tongue, as the observer
will soon see.
A pretty custom at Christmastime we
think, is to place holly wreath on
tree in the yard.
1t should have big red bow and all.
It should be real holly wreath, with
real holly berries
Do not try to fool the birds at Christ
mas
If the berries are real, the songsters
will eat them. Heaven knows what
would happen to them If they should
make mistake and swallow some of
the us-looking buttons which
masquerade as holly berries on fake
wreaths.
Mockingbirds and starlings like an
apple cut in two.
If there is any cooked macaroni left
over. put some of 1t out in the yard. It's
wormlike appearance may prove attrac-
tive to some bird hard pressed by the
cold.
Be sure to give the birds water and
dust at Christmastme. Do not mix
them up-this would make mud
A shallow bowl Of water In the middle
of the afternoon is Just right.
The dust is provided by stirring the
soil some place in the flower border
Where II is sunny.
The dirt is made as fine as possible
The birds will do the rest.
If the day is snowy a shovelful of fine
ashes is good for them. 1t will provide
grit.
Those often disregarded birds. the
English sparrows, are especially fond of
dust slicks.
Probably it is due to this fact that
some persons call them dirty birds, but
such short-sighted observers have not
stopped to realize that this Is perfectly
natural sort of bath and is regarded by
no bird as in any sense dirty. We have
no moral right to regard birds and
animals as humans, and to ask them to
live as we do. We take water baths,
and like them. The birds take dust
baths and like them. That is all there
is to it.
Any odds and ends of cake, mince pie
and fruits should be put out for the
birds. Crumbs and scraps too small for
human consumption will make a big
feast for the birds, who, when it comes
spring. will repay all by consuming mil
lions of tons of insects which If left alone
would harm the food effort Of the Ma
ton.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
A Growing Need

FeSJOT TdIlOn OF RaSOllne ratlOn
books, even with reduction in B"
and &c" allowances, has postponed
Indefinitely major test of the ade-
quacy of public transports. ton facil-
tiles in the Metropolitan Area. That
test still may come, in the form of
another and more drastic invalida-
ton of ration coupons or through
gradual but accelerated depreciation
of tires and private automobiles.
How would the test be met?
Here in the District the Capital
Transit Company has shown its read
mess to assume a tremendous in
crease in its already heavy load by
quick abandonment or curtailment
of feeder bus lines, adding a sub
stantial number of vehicles for han
ding mass movement of traffic to
the downtown areas. What would
happen in the case of the Mary
land and Virginia bus lines, even
now lacking the equipment to handle
properly their present rush-hour
traffic?
There still are eXpedients which
can be adopted, such as more extern
sive staggering of opening and clos
ing hours in the Government. But
the nature of the threatened emer-
gency this week, although it did not
materialize, again emphasizes the
weakness in our public tranSporta-
ton facilities represented in the lack
of any centralized unified regulatory
control over the various transit lines
serving the Metropolitan Area, There
Is no one public agency now capable
of seeing that adequate tranSporta-
tion for the Metropolitan Area as
whole. at the lowest fares possible, is
provided in the public interest If
the Office of Defense Transportation
has such authority, it has preferred
not to use it. And the ODT is chiefly
interested in conservation. and not
the adequacy or cost of public
tr9 nsportation service
Some day the normal demands of
population expanding beyond the
District boundaries, will require the
regulation Of all public transporta-
tion in this area by single agency
either the District Public Utilities
Commission, with enlarged jurisdic-
ton, or some other body created for
tI,o hu p,,t
long as the war continues, there is
danger that increasing shortages of
gasoline and rubber will put a load
on Metropolitan Area public trans
portation facilities beyond existing
capacities Of competing, separately
owned and operated companies.
Plans for the pooling of equipment
in the public interest, regardless of
ownership of competing lines, should
be as we'll prepared for the outlying
areas as the plans of the Capital
Transit Company for handling the
problem in the District of Columbia.
Senator Burton of Ohio is still
hopeful that the traction lines now
serving the Metropolitan Area will
soon come to a voluntary agreement
on uniform fares and inter-c company
transfers This would be an i'm
provement and might eliminate some
existing inequalities in fare. But this
Is only short step In the direction
of the unified regulatory control of
transportation in this area which
eventually must come.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TraceueH.

Birds of the Washington region are
going to get special attention this
Christmas.
1t will come about simply because
there are more people feeding them.
Today nobody thinks 1t foolish to put
out food for the birds. 1t is realized
that when America begins to raise more
food the farmers need every one of
>their bird allies
So we expect that everywhere in
Washington and nearby Maryland and
Virginia the wintering birds are going
to have real Christmas.
If you have no special bird feeders
and seeds, bread crumbs will do.
Most OF the bread on the market now
Is enriched with vitamins and minerals.
These are good for the birds, too. At
one time when white bread was really
devitalized product, many friends of
birds thought that bread was not good
bird food. Even at that time, however,
experts did not share this opinion.
Bread was not complete food, but it
was never believed the birds would eat
1t alone. Persons who had fed the birds
for several years realized that birds are
restless creatures, and insist on flying
around to see what they can pick up
With the growing popularity of bird
feeding 1t was realized that birds usually
find seeds and grains put out for them
by their friends. They like bread but
will not stun themselves with it alone.
Every person can put out bread crumbs
and should do so whenever he thinks OF
1t. The only drawback of using bread
in this way is that it will attract star
lings. These big birds, of course, are
birds as we'll as any.
A birds Christmas tree might be tried
There are two forms, live tree and
a dead one.
The live tree, q nice evergreen in the
yard, may be strung with peanuts
threaded on string. The blue jays
especially will like these. Doughnuts
may be hung on with bit of string
Pieces OF suet are distributed over the
tree in a similar manner.
Inc OedQ Tree Is, Oh course, Jne Ola
cut Christmas tree. This will mean that
the birds will not get their tree until
after the holiday. but they do not mind.
1t is an excellent way to use a dis
carded tree. The three is placed firmly
in the ground, and over its branches are
poured Christmas mixture. This mix
ture is made by drying and grinding
bread, dog food, and mixing it with a
small quantity of a favorite bird seed
mixture Sunf1ower seed should make
up prominent part. Be sure that
hemp and millet are in the mixture.
Take a quantity of beef suet and melt
1t. and then stir the mixture into it.
This mixture is then carefully poured
over the branches of the Christmas tree
while hot. Care should be taken to get
1t on the branches and not to let 1t get
on the ground.
There may be an unlimited guest at
this Christmas tree. Some wandering
dog will smell the suet and meat For
such guests a handful of dog food should
be placed at the base.
Any one who can find an old piece of
branch foot or so long and an inch or
two in diameter can make for the birds
an excellent feeding device.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

O. How much of a salary cut will
President Roosevelt have to take to
come within the estimates of the eco
nomic stabilization director for a net
income limit of $25,00O?-C. G.
A. His salary cut will be $1,000.
O. Who referred to the present war
as "A great war of liberia tionTaAR N.
A. Stain used this expression in re-
ferring to the present conflict. y---,
@. How much larger than Europe Is
Africa PC. O.
of Europe.
@. Was the Bible ever adopted as q
constitution by one of the Colonies?--
P. T. w.
A. On April 10, 1893. the settlers at
Quinipiac, Conn, held a convention in
barn and adopted the Bible Asastcon
stitution.
Q. Where did thes poiaisettta get Its
name?-N. T. F.
Joel Poinsett, who brought itoto the
United States from Mexico. -1ixaN
@. What food value IL lost when milk
Is dried?-P. F.
A. Dried skim milk has all the flood
value Of fresh milk except fat and vita
min A.
@. What happened to lths painting Of
the battle between the Monitor and the
Merrimac which formerly hung IN. the
United States Capitol?-B. c. "A. CO
A. This painting by William p. JHsfsall
was removed when ana elevator was
placed in the Senateawing and has never
been replaced.
Q. Please give some facts about the
Blue Hole in Castalia, ohio-RrS. g.
A. The Blue Hole in Castalias Ohip. IA
a basin of cerulean blue water OF un-
known depth and unchanging3 te,ripera-
ture. The volume OF the ffow IS 1000 0D0o
gallons daily.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

Rommel's army now makes one
think Of the so-called glass snake"
The only difference is that this little
creature, when deprived OF Its after
half. is able to grow . new one very
rapidly.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
To the Editor Of The Star:

First Georgetown Reporter" Of The Star
Remembered By His Daughtef.
To the Editor Of Ths Star:
regret exceedingly that In your edi-
torial Ninety Years Ago" you did not
mention Richard Plummer jackson Of
the washington bar as the hrst George
town reporter. He walked from George
town TO Ninth street In summers heat
and winters cold In order to carry copy.
He was my father.
CoRDELA JACKSON.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Plight Of Public Servants
OF Yesterday Discussed With sympathy,

OF Yesterday Discussed With Sympathy.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Hope you will permit in your columns
our earnest plea on behalf of those SEEM
ingly unable to plead for themselves
the utterly forgotten public employees Of
yesterday. forced from their positions
because of age or disability or the false
economy act" of some years ago.
While their brothers and sisters still
In the public service find mighty friends
in the legislative and executive branches
and in the public press, they seemingly
are alone and utterly forgotten,
They, too, find the cost of things and
services they must have higher in price
and still mounting. They, too, have to
pay heavier and increasing taxes on
incomes admittedly below the level Of
bare existence. And they also are ex-
pected to buy until 1t hurts War bonds
and stamps and contribute literally to
war or community funds.
Public servants of today, when they
retire, receive annuities proportionate
to their former earnings. Those of yes
terday are weighted down by . ceiling
Of 81 200, II of the upper brackets, beyond
which they cannot hope to 60. I. AZ an
inevitable result, some Federal employees
retiring : bare year ago receive but =
half or even third Of what those now
retiring receive, though they earned the
same amount or even more. and paid
practically the same amount to the re-
tirement fund.
When the present Retirement Act was
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Driter, although the use OF
a pseudonyn for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
a DieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

before Congress, the plea of their spokes-
men for like treatment brutally were
brushed aside and they were told in so
many words to be content with their
meager $1,000 year, even less in too
many cases.
Your forgotten retirees make no in
ordinate requests. They merely would be
lifted to the plane of their now favored
brothers, thus be enabled to exc out
their remaining years in comparative
comfort SAMUEL SALOMAN.
Says Magazines Should BE Saved
And Soldiers Invited to Dinner.
To the Editor of The Star:
Christmas is only a week away and
not one newspaper has said one word
to its readers about inviting servicemen
to Christmas dinner. You easily could
run daily article stressing the fact that
thousands of these men are away from
home for the first time and will feel
real badly if no one asks them to his
home.
Another thing, nothing ever appears
about saving newspapers and magazines
for the boys, then delivering them to the
nearest camps. anti-aircraft units, etc
The boys like detective stories. pictorial
magazines, etc, comics from daily and
Sunday newspap pers, etc.
How about starting Christmas week
invitation campaign for the boys?
HERMAN H. DIERS.
"Ex-Journalist" Testifes to Approval
OF One Certain Local Daily Journal.
To the Editor Of The Star:
"Reahst' writes to The Star congratu-
lating your paper on 80 years of high
class journalism. After reading it for
"a years. he believes 1t to be Washing
toms best newspaper.
1t only took me few days to find this
out. I came here last April, washed in
by the war, and as is my usual custom
when I arrive at a new place which I
know will be home" for while, cast
about for the best newspaper That is
as much part Of my life as the food I
eat. Being an ex-journalist land still
one at hearD. am very critical In Sc
lecting that best" paper. The choice
in Washington was not dificult to make.
Working in the War Department
leaves little time or inclination for the
pursuits we might ordinarily follow. But
one still available to all OF us and one Of
which never tire is quiet evening in
my apartment, relaxed and ut ease, with
the days issue Of The Star, perusing its
contents and enjoying myself especially
with the contents Of the editorial page
Sunday and Evening Star" for me
means release from exacting ONCE du-
ties to my own sanctuary. there to enjoy
those newspaper hours" with my favor
Its paper. I'm so glad somebody started
The Star % years ago!
NADELYNE ROUssM.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

Full many q passenger car rolled
merrily home last Friday which
failed to roll out again last Saturday.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

Children's FavorItse osongs+-In-
cludes all the popular nursery songs
such as Little Boy Blue Little Miss
Muf1et." Ring Around a. Rosy"
Little Bo-Peep" "Baa.r Baa,P Black
Sheep" Jack and JillD and many
more. This new publication also
contains instructions gfor playing the
singing games. Every child will find
his favorite in this collection Of l18
nursery songs. singing games, folk
songs, patriotic songs and Sunday
school hymns. Complete with words
and music-arrangemerits In keys
within range of childre1I's voices. To
secure your copy of this publica tion
inclose 25 cents in cotne wra apped in
this clipping. and raaif to dThes Star
Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Huskin's AnsweYwsr
To Questions sn
Bv Frederic J. Hdskf11.

reader can get ftS 0Hstrer to'ant
question OF fact by d,rSttn1 TbsvEpe- r
ming Star Information Bnsee9, Fred "
eric J. Hdskfn, director W1shfm1ton,
C. Please i,,close sturtp tor rstnrn
postage.
@. Are spider webs snsedr irrHny war
industry7-L. d. M.
A. For many precision rlinstrumenbs OF
war only spider websr are nfine enough.
They are used for cross -hairs on gun
sights bomb sights AndsTangeh finders
and periscopes in battlsships Hand' sub
marines
@. Is it true that infants at birth do
not shed tears?-I. o. D. &c
A. Infants do not she'd tears when
crying for several weeks after birth.
@. Who was Laurence Hope2+G3I. F.
A. Laurence Hope wasatherpeff name
of Adela Florence Cory cNieoisen ,tfS6s-
1so4), an English poet who wrote I'm
dian Love Lyrics"
O. Did college enroflmentsa decrease
this year?-F. G..
A. The United States once ofa Edu-
cation reports a drop of nearlyol4 per
cent in enrolment In institutions OF
higher education.
@. Please tell something About the
shrew-M l. K
A. The shrew is about hah ti1s size
of mouse. 1t eats its weight IN food
every day.
@. How much woods does lit take to
give as much heat az tom of coal?-
N. C.
A. The heating value of aston of an
thracite coal is equaled by zone cord Of
oak, hickory, hard maple orayeifow birch.
@. From what country does most OF
our cocoa come?-B. N.
A. The bulk Of our cocoa GENES from
French West Africa.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Widow Of Consul General lmbrie
Comments on Story Of His Murder.

comments on story 0i HIS Muruef.
To the Editor of The Star:
An article by Helen Lombard in The
Star of December is on Persia states:
AN American diplomat in Persia who
failed to appreciate the depth of re-
ligious fervor of the masses was as
sassinated while taking pictures of a
sacred procession in the streets of
Teheran."
1t is difficult to understand what
Helen Lombard means by "a sacred pro-
cession," but this is of minor impor-
tance.
The facts are that there has been
only one American diplomat assassinated
in Persia. He was Robert Whitney
Imbrie, my husband, who was not taking
pictures nor watching a sacred or pro-
fame procession, neither was he assassi-
mated by mob.
The following is quotation from the
press release of the Department of State
of July Is, 1924: The American con-
sular representative would appear to
have had no reason to anticipate danger
from VlSlling Ine pal IiCuldI pldCc WHeie
he was the victim of the unjustiied as
sault 1t is most regrettable that it is
necessary to add to this statement that
the facts before my Government do not
indicate that the police or military au-
thorities made any adequate effort to
protect the American consular repre-
sentative, and there appears in fact to
be evidence which it is believed the
Persian government will itself desire to
investigate most vigorously, that certain
military elements participated in the
assault" KATHERINE IMBRIE.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

@. Who was Laurence Hope9+G8I. F.
A. Laurence Hope wasatherpen name
of Adela Florence Cory cNicoisen ,tf865-
19O), an English poet who wrote I'm
dian Love Lyrics"
Evening star., 1942-12-21

@. Is 1t true that infants at birth do
not shed tears?-I. o. D. n .C
A. Infants do not she'd tears when
crying for several weeks after birth.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Member of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter post ONCE
Washington, D. c.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-19
Chocolate Soldier" Happy
Blending of Romance, Song

THE Chocolate Soldier" new
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer musical
comedy, which opens at the Koo-
tenai theatre Sunday, offers Nelson
Eddy in gay. romantic role, and
introduces Rise Stevens, new sing
ing star.
Not only does the picture give
Eddy's voice full range with wide
variety of songs, but it gives him
part ideally suited to him, as a
young singer and husband deter
mined to find out whether or not
his wife loves him and him alone.
Their harum-scarum domestic life
reaches its climax when he mas
querades as his own rival.
For the first time on the screen,
Eddy sings in two voices, his nat
ural baritone and bass, in playing
the dual roles.
A notable addition to this must
cal extravaganza is the glamorous
personality and brilliant voice of
Rise Stevens. The first American
girl to portray the fiery Delilah in
Samson and Delilah" for the Met
ropolitan opera in % years, she
sings one of the arias in the pic
ture and proves herself a definite
screen find"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-19
Rainbow Girls Have
"Scavenger" Hunt

Members Of the Order Of Rain
bow for Girls met Friday evening
at the Masonic hail and enjoyed a
"scavenger" hunt under the direc-
ton of Chairman Mrs. Arley
Thompson, member Of the Rain
bow advisory board.
The 20 Rainbow girls and guests
present were divided into four
groups for the hunt and each girl
was asked to collect rummage for
a rummage sale to be held later
for the purpose Of raising funds for
expenses of attending grand assem-
bly,. Leader of the winning group
was Wanda Mourar, guest.
Following the hunt, the girls re-
turned to the hall for dancing and
refreshments. Mrs. Fred Cloutier
at the piano played music for dane
ing and those in charge of refresh
ments were Phyllis peRosia, Hell
en- Rasmussen and Pauline Kienitz
Assisting Mrs. Thompson on her
committee were Barbara Peterson,
Carole Staley and Margaret Maize.
Present for the affair was Mrs. r.
C. Rice, mother advisor Of the
order.
The party was reported to have
been highly successful.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-19
Lincoln S Voice
Down The Ages

President Lincoln, affectionately
dubbed Father Abraham" by the
rank and file of his soldiers, al
ways spoke to them in a spirit OF
comradeship when he visited their
camps. His speeches and writings OF
30 years ago seem like messages to
the indomitable men of our army
and the people of America today.
On sultry August day. 1884, adj
dressing the l66th Ohio Regiment,
he declared: II always feel inclined,
when | happen to say anything to
soldiers, to impress upon them the
Importance of success in this con-
test. 1t is not merely for today but
for all time to come that we should
perpetuate for our children's chill
dren that great and free govern
ment which we have enjoyed all our
lives Still, let us not be over
sangunine of speedy. final tri-
umph. Let us be quite sober. Let us
diligently apply the means, never
doubling that "a just God, in His
own good time, will give us the
rightful result"
He denied no citizen the right to
express an opposing opinion, but
he called upon all factions to stand
up for the country's defenders.
Answering serenaders from the
White House portico November 10,
1864, he said: May l ask those who
have not differed with me, to join
with me in this same spirit towards
those who have? And now let me
close by asking three hearty cheers
for our brave soldiers and seamen,
and their gallant and skillful COM
manders."
Lincoln did not possess the polish
of formal society, but no President
lfa4@Apaid more graceful compli-
ment to the work of women in war
time. In an address March Is, 1864,
he praised their efforts: II am not
accustomed to the language of eu-
logy ! have never studied the art
of paying compliments to women.
But must say, that if all that has
been said by orators and poets since
the creation of the world in praise
of women were applied to the wom-
en- of America, it would not do them
justice for their conduct during this
war. | will close by saying. God
bless the women of America
How Lincoln would deal with
isolationists and agitators is hint
ed in the following quotation from
Car. Sandburg's biography, THE
WAR YEARS"
Pointing to the death penalty as
a requisite of military organiza-
ton, he president Lincoln) in
quired: Must shoot simple-mind-
ed soldier who deserts, while / must
not touch a hair of a willy agitator
who induces him to desert? This
is none the less injurious when eff
fected by getting father, or broth