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Evening star., 1942-01-29

was believed that the center Of Japa-
nese espionage in Hawaii was the
Japanese Consulate at Honolulu. 1t
has been discovered that the Japa-
nese Consul sent to and received
from Toxic in his own and other
names many messages on commercial
radio circuits. This activity greatly
increased toward December Z, 1941.
The contents of these messages, If it
could have been learned, might have
furnished valuable information"
The tragic lesson of Pearl Harbor
is too fresh in the public mind to
admit Of any further delay in abol-
ishing the counterespionage restric-
tions which the Roberts board
blamed for the freedom with which
the Japanese fifth column operated
in Honolulu. Only legislative action
can fully remove the F. C. c. Act
handouts from our military and
naval intelligence officers and from
agents of the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation. These dangerous shack
les should be taken off forthwith.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
DoIIur-u-Yeur Men

1t is gratifying that Senator Tru-
man and the members of his Defense
Investigating Committee did not
hesitate to withdraw their careless
and indiscriminate charges against
dollar-a-year men in the Govern
ment service after they had been
told by Donald M. Nelson, chairman
of the War Production Board, that
the committees action had hampered
his efforts to revitalize the defense
setup.
The Truman committee, without
submitting any supporting evidence,
had charged that dollar-a-year men
as class were lobbyists in a very
real sense" and in effect had &C
cused them of being loyal to their
private interests and disloyal to the
Government.
This reckless and obviously I'M
founded accusation was fatty denied
by Mr.. Nelson, who said that con-
tinued employment of dollar-a-year
men was IAN extremely useful ad-
junct-possibly even an indispensable
one-to the war program" He added
that as a result of the committees
blanket accusation he had been
hampered in his efforts to revitalize
the defense setup because these men,
usually induStrialiStS who could not
afford to give up their regular
salaries, were afraid to come here"
In the face of this protest and Mr..
Nelson's assurance that every pre-
caution was taken to prevent abuses
in the employment of dollar year
men, Senator Truman and the other
committee members promptly dis
claimed any intent to hamper the
defense program and urged Mr..
Nelson to engage any dollar-a-year
men that he felt he needed.
1t should be pointed out, however,
that the damage done when an un-
warranted accusation is made can
be cured in part only by subsequent
retraction. If the'Truman commit
tee, as well as other investigating
| groups would keep this fact in mind
in the future, their efforts might be
expected to result in more good and
less harm to the defense effort. In
this instance, as ip many others, it
is evident that the charge was made
without a reasonable effort to estab-
lish its validity. If congressional
investigating groups are to serve any
useful purpose in the future, they
will have to discontinue this ire
sponsible practice. The public, par
ticularly in time of war, has the right
to insist that congressional investi-
eating committees manifest a degree
of self-restraint and a sense of re-
Sponsibility commensurate with the
Importance to the Nation of the
activities which form the subject
matter of their inquiries.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Wire-Topping Bill

Spurred by the disclosure in the
Roberts report that wire-tapping re-
strictions rendered our counter
espionage system in Hawaii "ineffec-
tive" Representative Celler of New
York has decided to make another
attempt to induce Congress to au-
thorize interception of wire and
wireless messages sent by suspected
spies and saboteurs. An earlier ef-
fort, in 1910, met with success in the
House, but Mr.. Celler's bill was
routed by the Senate to the Inter-
state Commerce Committee, where
Chairman Wheeler, for years an
avowed opponent of overlapping,
permitted it to die in a pigeonhole.
Last year the House reversed its wire
tapping stand and rejected, by a
close vote, the Hobbs bill to legalize
overlapping in espionage, sabotage
and kidnapping cases.
Mr.. Celler believes that in view of
what happened at Pearl Harbor, both
Houses of Congress will act favor
ably on this much-needed legisla-
ton. The Roberts report said: "It
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Objects TO Proposal to-
Abandon Western Market.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
To one who has lived in Washington
many years and so is familiar with basic
problems of our community, the present
would seem to be poor time to close
Western Market at Twentieth and K
streets NV.
Quite apart from throwing a group OF
people out of their means of livelihood,
in itself a serious matter, here are some
factors that should be considered:
Western Market provides the only out
let in this large and populous West End
area of Washington to which local grow
ers of Maryland and Virginia can bring
their farm produce and sell direct to the
public. These articles are not only
fresher and often of better quality than
those that must be shipped from dis
tance. but many products are obtain
able here not to be found elsewhere,
such as smoked meats, homemade jams
and jellies, flowers and growing plants.
More and more people are crowdlng
into Washington. The chain store stocks
already are depleted, their prices mount
ing and their service more and more IN
adequate One sometimes can stand IN
line for 20 minutes for the privilege OF
paving ones check. There is only sell
service" no deliveries, no charge ac-
counts, no telephone orders.
Since this already is the situation,
what is it likely to become after priori-
ties on railroad shipments and other
factors have still further restricted the
chain store services? What contribution
is it to defense to cut off vital life line
of supplies?
Instead of abandoning Western Mar
ket in these critical times, with the food
problem becoming more acute, suggest
and urge that it be more widely adver-
tised and publicized so that more resi-
dents may know of the advantages 1T
has to offer. 1 often have been amazed
to meet persons that have kept house
here for years and not even learned OF
the existence of our time-honored West
ern Market.
WEST END RESIDENT.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Complains About Buses
Only Partly Filled.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
In the past few months I have expert
enced a very unsatisfactory means Of
transportation. AS resident Of Wilson
boulevard in Arlington, Va, find it
most inconvenient to arrive at my Office,
in one of our Government buildings, on
the desired hour due to the laxness in
our bus service.
1t seems by the time the Wilson boule-
ward bus has made few stops there is
no room for those who already have
watched bus after bus pass by. Some of
these buses are crowded to the door,
very true, but there are so per cent OF
these same buses with space for any
where from seven to ten additional per-
sons. The space is available but every
one crowds to the front and the drivers
let this situation remain as is
Several times l have called the termi-
nal Office to complain. Their one and
only excuse was that they needed addi-
tional buses and could not obtain them,
though on order. Several weeks ago they
received these much-needed buses and
still I watch an endless chain of un-
crowded buses pass by.
I realize that more people are riding
the bus nowadays due to the conserva-
ton of rubber, causing them to leave
their automobiles at home. But think
the drivers should aid the existing sit
uation by forcing the passengers IN the
rear of the buses to make space for those
who live further down the route.
A. v, w.
Evening star., 1942-01-29

A correspondent advises this column
that uncooked rice is good for attracting
cardinals.
Sunflower seed Is q little better, but
no doubt rice would help, especially II
put in a mixture.
We have never used this foodstuf for
the birds, nor have we ever heard Of 1t
being so used.
There is nothing against 1t, except
some specimens of white rice have been
so polished that some of the minerals
and vitamins have been taken out of
them
This fault has been overcome in recent
years, with the hullabaloo about vita
minis. At one time physical culture
"cranks" declared that only brown rice
was fit to eat.
They claimed that diet of white rice
and nothing else would kill an animal
quicker than If it had no food at all
Birds in the open have an oppor-
tunity to get some animal food, even in
winter, and this is what helps them
nightly if faced with too much of a
carbonaceous diet, as served up to
them by kindly person in his or her
backyard.
There is little likelihood that the car
bohydrate diet Of seeds and grains will
harm in winter any but bird which Is
sick already.
There is some chance that too much of
this food may have bad result in sum-
mer, but not many persons continue to
put out food for the songsters in the
summer.
Probably all that should be done, In
this respect, in hot weather, Is to take
care OF the cardinals and a few others
which like sunflower seed.
This Is the great favorite Of cardinals
and many others, including the gray
squirrels which abound in this vicinity.
We hope no one begrudges the squir-
rels. They contribute great deal to
garden gayety in most neighborhoods.
1t is true that they will scatter the birds,
when they dash up, but soon the feath-
cred folk will be gathered all around in
no way afraid of the four-legged in
truder.
Squirrels are great fun. II looked at
properly, and without prejudice. Often
it is possible, even for the confirmed
squirrel hater, to grow into admiration
of this animal, merely by waiting little
while before trying to take any 'action"
against 1t.
In the interim, the antics and grace
Of the creature will win friends and in
f1uence people.
4
A writer in Horticulture recently told
how he keeps squirrels from getting into
bird-feeding station.
He greases the uprights, two iron pipes,
with bacon fat.
When Mr.. Squirrel approaches conf
IDENTIFY, he cannot climb the creased
poles but slides down every time.
At least, so the writer says, and 1t may
be true
We would like to try this, just to see If
| the squirrels in our yard could not solve
the problem of the creased pipes.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Only q Partial Solution

Revelation that plans are afoot to
obtain priority ratings for materials
to complete the new Kramer Junior
High School for use as Federal
office building will come as dis
tinct blow to the residents of Ana
costa and school officials who have
been counting on the new structure
to relieve the inordinate pupil load
now borne by the Anacostia Junior
Senior High School. For at least two
years the combined high school has
been forced to operate on double
shift.
This seems to be the wartime fate
of many partially complete pub
lie buildings of the District. The
Government has taken over the new
Armory, most of the new Municipal
Center and the new Central Library.
The only alternative to completion
and Federal occupation seems to be
the undesirable one Of letting the
projects remain uncompleted for lack
of materials.
1t is not for Washingtonians to say
what space the Government needs
in wartime and what space 1t should
have. But the observation is ines
capable that the withdrawal of the
Kramer school building from its in
tended purpose will but further ag-
gravate an already serious school
problem in an area largely built up,
in the past year, by war and defense
workers. 1t is the children of these
workers who were to 60 to Kramer
school. Superintendent of Schools
Ballou, who is most familiar with
the school needs, should have been
consulted before the plan was ap-
proved, yet he told a House sub
committee that the diversion plan
was adopted without his knowledge.
The educational problem in the
area doubtless will be increased by
the inability of school officials to get
any favorable priority rating for
even the schools especially designed
to relieve the growing defense popu-
lation. Such matters as these are
of so much consequence that any
action relating to them should be
taken only after thorough discussion
with every one vitally concerned.
While the National Governments
need for office space is recognized,
there must also be recognition of the
public school problem created by
satisfying the Federal space need.
Perhaps careful consultation with
the school officials might have pro-
space for the Government and school
facilities for the pupils.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Minister Hurley

In nominating Patrick J. Hurley
as first United States Minister to
New Zealand, President Roosevelt
has made an excellent choice. A
veteran of the first World War, in
which he served overseas with the
American Expeditionary Forces and
saw action in several major battles,
Colonel Hurley held the post Of Secre-
tary of War for four years during the
Hoover administration. He will thus
bring to his new post both admin
strative experience and an under
standing of military problems and
strategy.
Like Australia, her neighbor to the
north, New Zealand is threatened by
the advance of Japan's war machine
into the South Pacific, and, like her
sister dominion, she necessarily must
rely in large part on assistance from
the United States to protect her
against invasion. For New Zealand
is a small country, with popula-
ton of approximately 00,000-not
much larger than that of Metropoli-
tan Washington. The dominion has
contributed generously to the de-
fense of the mother country, and in
Greece, Crete and Libya New Zea-
landers have fully measured up to
the fighting traditions of the AnzacS
in World War I.
President Roosevelt already has let
it be known that this country is
speeding military and other assist
ance to the outpoStS of the United
Nations in the South Pacific Colonel
Hurley, who was recently nominated
to be brigadier general, is believed
to be on his way to New Zealand if
he has not already arrived there.
Under present conditions, military
problems, rather than diplomatic
routine, may be expected to engage
most of his time and attention. His
Army background and his years at
the helm of the War Department
should enable him, as Minister to
New Zealand, to help the admin
stration prepare adequate measures
for the defense of the two British
dominions down under"
Evening star., 1942-01-29
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles z. Trdce1oell.

One drawback would be that the pipes
would have to be given treatment after
every rain.
But it would be fun to watch the agile
animals try to 60 up and not be able to
make 1t.
If the station were placed near shrub
berry or trees, the squirrels would climb
up them and leap over.
In the communication referred to, the
pipes were approximately nine and one
half feet long, with one and half feet
in the ground.
We believe that "our" squirrels, If
challenged, could leap into the air that
high.
It\is not commonly realized, perhaps,
that most seeds eaten by birds are not
taken whole, but are cut open and the
meat or kernel extracted.
Some species, particularly the smaller
ones, such as the goldfnch, are amaz-
ingly clever at doing this. 1t is said that
the goldfinch can open very small
seed so that to the naked eye it appears
untouched.
Close examination, however, will show
the seed is empty. although as round
as ever.
Certainly this Is true Of sunf1ower
seed, when eaten by any species. Car
dinals love this seed just little better
than other species, we believe. They
ri, nj thrive n
One of the best reasons for having
feeding station at window is to be able
to watch the way the various birds eat
sunf1ower seed Some seize seed and
fly away with it. Chickadees and tit
mice do this.
The cardinals, however, prefer to eat
where they find.
The female, in particular, is daintier
eater.
She cracks a seed and carefully drops
| the bits Of husk over the side of the
station, one by one.
The male is not so particular. but lets
the husks fall where they may.
The meat of the sunf1ower seed espe-
cially of the larger specimens, is very
tasty, even to a human.
Try it. some time, and see what it is
the birds and squirrels like.
The sunfloWer kernels have nutty
| flavor which Is not at all bad.
| Much of the sunfower seed used the
world around was grown in Russia. We
suppose this import is cut off now.
| There can be little question that
Americas needs of sunfoWer seed can
be grown in this country.
Every person with bit Of vacant
| ground especially at the backs of ga
RACES, even in cities, could grow some
sunfowers. Left to ripen, they would
afford the Wildbirds food all fall and
winter. And their cheerful faces and
lush, rank growth would add cheer to
many a human observer, although he
might not stop to pay much attention TO
them at the time
| We are often helped in this way by
sights which we little regard at the
time, but which make good impression,
| nevertheless.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
The Source

American soldiers have been seen
on the streets of Stratford- on Avon.
No military secret is disclosed by
mention of their presence in the
quiet old market town in which
William Shakespeare was born in
1864 and died in 1916. 1t is mere
chance of war that brings them into
WarWickshire. They come and they
go, and to some, perhaps to many,
1t matters little that for the moment
they have been part of the picture
dominated by the greatest of poets.
Yet even casual thought will suffice
to suggest profound significance in
the fact that troops from the United
States have been so close to the
source of the civilization which their
country shares with the England
that Shakespeare devotedly loved.
He was designer of that pattern of
life for the protection of which they
are enlisted. To an extent eXcelled
by no man, he shaped the mind and
nodded the heart of every fellow
creature native to English speech.
The commoneSt words on the tongue
of the average American recruit are
his words. Granted they only dinly
realize it, the vernacular of millions
of humble folk on both sides of the
Atlantic was invented largely by him.
Among the principal joys of seeing
his plays performed or reading their
printed text is that Of the repeated
discovery of proof of the community
of expression which unites the Anglo
Saxon world.
Stratford is the most convincing
demonstration of the tie. The room
In which Shakespeare first saw light
of day, the woolshop of his father,
the grammar school in Church street
which the poet almost certainly at
tended, the house of Thomas Nash,
the husband of his granddaughter;
the site of New Place, the cottage
of Anne Hathaway at Shottery. the
old stone bridge over the river, built
by Sir Hugh Clopton in the time of
Henry VII; the house of the mother
of John Harvard, the gildhall and
the townhall. and finally Holy
Trinity Church where the poets
grave and efhgy are: what are these
relics but symbols of the power by
which, under God, both Britain and
America exist?
Democracy is the name most gen.
orally applied to that dynamic force,
Evening star., 1942-01-29

but 1t Is more than q concept OF
government, more than q system OF
society based upon freedom and re-
sponsibility. Studied in the burning
light of the prevailing revolution. it
will be comprehended as a pure, a
generous and a wholly constructive
aspiration. Shakespeare was the
prophet Of the ideal which the Axis
contemns. American boys who, on
their way to battle. have glimpsed
the promise which Stratford's son
was privileged to phrase will be
strengthened by their experience for
the brave work which they are glad
to do
Evening star., 1942-01-29

such matters. must realize how the heat
is put on members of Congress. but so
far as the reasonable, equitable interests
of Washington taxpayers are to be con-
sidered, or the assigning of our soldier
boys to render identical service for which
more fortunate men will be paid several
times over the drafted mans rate of pay,
what can be expected of legislative
body which in the present national crisis
in the judgment Of our highest author
ity the gravest the country has ever faced
vote themselves pensions, available
when defeated politically, on the possible
basis of an assessment of just one days
pay? All honor to Senator Capper for his
courageous and honest letter to the
President on the subject.
FRED L. WILEY.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Expresses Appreciation A
OF Forum Broadcast.

To the Editor of The Star:
Your National Radio Forum transmit
ted on January 10 through Station
KGKO for the Dallas area was most
interesting and gave the employees and
the public new insight into the matter
of salary adjustments.
The retirement discussion also was
dealt with in a most admirable manner
and wish to express my personal appre-
citation to Congressman Ramspeck, Sem
ator Mead, your very fine newspaper,
your staff and the transmitting radio
station. o. D. ASTON,
Vice President, United Association Of
Post Once Clerks.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Concerning Moons

The thin young moon TOR tDtshtno
And / tDiShed drdently
While the silDer curUe hung tangled
In the old pear tree.
The great tuH moon for Ualking
With ones olUn true loUe :.
A city Street-,Dhdt matter
Or q pathway through the grove.
Tonight the round moon shines upon
The road / tDak tOith you -.
ut shoUs Dhat / ,Das 1DtShing
When the moon ,Das neD.)
B. WILLIAMS.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Discusses Pay Increase
For Firemen and Policemen.

To the Editor of The Star:
The proposal to assign our young SOL
dier boys, receiving s21 per month, to
night police duty in Washington, and a
congressional committee voting to in
crease salaries of Washington firemen
and policemen a full s25 per month, is
at this time inequitable and inconsistent
bevond words. Such class favoritism
must create disgust in the heart of
every soldier so assigned. Haven't the
fairly we'll compensated capital police
and firemen enough patriotism and pub
lie spirit to make just small sacrifice"
in the present grave emergency? OF
course, the saddling of 100000 annually,
as proposed, on the real estate taxpayers
of the District to meet this raise for
favored few is hardly worth calling at
tention to, as things now are being done
Any one, even slightly familiar with
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Huskin.s Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

reader can get the dnst0er to any
question of fact by ,Driting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
D. C. Please incIose stamp for reply.
@. How long can the average automo-
bile tire be kept in storage before 1t de-
teriorates?-O. G. B.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
says that a well-made tire usually can
be stored for year or two without great
deterioration.
@. What did the production Of eggs
amount to last year2-G. o.
A. The total production for 1941 vas
over 10000 ,000, 900 eggs, per cent more
than in the previous record year Of 1890.
@. Can you tell me If the brightly COL
ored plumes are the peacock's true tail.
r. C. 0.
A. The plumes are the tail coverts
The true tail is short and quite plain.
Evening star., 1942-01-29

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Evening star., 1942-01-29

One suggested reason for the wool
shortage in Germany is that so much
of it has been pulled over the eyes
of the people.
Evening star., 1942-01-29

tigations indicate that they contain a
substance which destroys it.
Special investigations were conducted
on the ability of the body to store vitamin
A. This is one of the few substances OF
which a reserve can be built up above
the daily requirements, but in order
to do this there must be plenty Of fats
In the diet.
Evening star., 1942-01-29
Letters to- the Editor

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