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Evening star., 1942-07-18
Sweet Gurnerinq

Nop are the hours made OF fragrant
s1oeetness,
OF parp and ,ooot from, clouer to
the comb
As golden Dings zoom on honeyed
mission
And Nth a stolen cargo hurry home.
Busy the moments, field and ,oayside
bending,
And fouered pials filled NTH sugary
store;
Many warehouse palls are almost
bursting
With succulence from ceiling to the
floor.
No,p is the time, my heart. Make
haste to garner
Before the Dintry 1Dinds pile snotr-
drifts high;
Make haste to store abundant sum
n,er glddness
To fame the hearth and parm the
body By.
Take some blue ornament from this
bright day;
Lark song and cloper meadow tuck
array.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Lafayette Squore

The Commission of Fine Arts and
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission are we'll advised to
consider the future development of
the area surrounding Lafayette
Square. Members of those bodies
know without being told how historic
is that portion of the city and how
important it is that it should be pre-
served and maintained unspoiled.
Even in the midst of the greatest of
national crises, the essential values
of Washington must not be sacrificed
without compelling reason. During
the war little, II anything, can be
done in the sector north of the White
House, but when at last victory has
been achieved the projects visioned
by the planners, including the new
annexes to the State Department
and the Treasury Department, should
be undertaken without further un-
necessary delay.
Lafayette Square has been de-
scribed as a garden in which "are
focused, more than in any other
place, the sequence Of events and the
impress of great personalities in our
history" The name, traditionally,
was chosen by the first President in
honor of the noble French soldier
whose heart was enlisted when he
heard of American independence.
Before the ground was acquired by
the Government in 1791 it had been
the property of the Pierce family
from 1885 onward. A farmhouse
stood at the northeast corner sur
rounded by an apple orchard. There
was private cemetery just south of
where the equestrian statue of
Andrew Jackso4 executed by Clark
Mills, now stands.
According to legend, the strip
bordering Pennsylvania avenue once
was occupied by the temporary lodg-
ings OF laborers engaged in the con-
struction of the Executive Mansion.
Later, race course was laid out in
that portion. There also was a
parade space for military musters
nearby. The earliest systematic i'm
provement of the neighborhood is
attributed to Thomas Jefferson. 1t
was not until after the War of 1872
however, that anything noteworthy
was accomplished. Then, in 1916
the building Of st. Johns Church at
Evening star., 1942-07-18
THIS AND THAT
Bv Charles Z. TrdcetreH.

he had run . family Of catbirds out Of
my lilac bush.
Jays are pretty to look at, but OF all
the birds think they are the rowdies.
I'm just rowdy enough to like them,
though.
Tell N. M. b. that when the female
mocker nests again to listen to the sweet
song that goes on all night while she
sets and she'll be willing to forgive the
cussing that they do at the cats while
the young are in the nest. Mockers are
sometimes pest, but taken by and large
they are lovely, and If she knew that
they are almost what Is described as
nightingales she'd read her poetry into
their every action. And are they brave!
If they were as large as they are brave,
we'd have to give them the country.
VERY truly yours, A. E. D."
AAA Il
'Belling the cat" Is an idea almost as
old as humanity.
One may wonder whether it ever did
any good During the daylight hours
the birds can see the approach Of
marauders. and at night the tinkling
Of the bell would do little good. because
the nest cannot be moved and there are
no human friends at hand to scare
them away.
Tho best scheme is to keep cats In
during the nesting season. Cat owners,
at any rate, ought to keep their pets in
during the early morning hours and
from supper time on.
Mockingbirds do more than any other
species to put ''the fear Of the Lord"
into housecats.
Blue jays make fine dives at them,
but they seldom do much damage. 1t
is different with mocker He dives In
because he means business. Literally,
he makes the fur fly.
The jay is often the leader Of the
pack when various species band together
to drive . marauder from the prox-
unity Of nest.
This spectacle is always q surprise to
those who have not seen 1t. They have
heard of birds getting after cats, but
think 1t Is just one species. It amases
them to see sparrows, jays, cardinals,
catbirds, mockingbirds and all the others
in the neighborhood unite in. hurting
bird invectives at the pussy -footer.
Not only do they all yell and shrek
! at him, but many Of them, especially the
| jays and mockers ny down at him.
The jays make fine show rs they
flash directly at the offender. They
often strike him in the middle Of the
back, but as far as our observation goes
they do little damage.
Nor can jay make Is much sheer
racket as q mockingbird. This noise
is an angry grating sound, . rasping
somewhat resembling the 'krek, krek,
krek" Of an angry squirrel
Squirrels do not like cats, either, and
often spot them even before the birds.
Then they will hang, head down, on the
tree trunk and keep up this grinding
grating sound, which sounds very angry
indeed, as 1t is meant to be.
AS we write this black squirrel, the
first In ten years, goes around the side
Of the garage from the feeding station
and up the maple tree. Let US hope
he decides to stay.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Says Britain Should Grant
Immediate Freedom to India.
70 the Editor Of The Sta,

Az eue koAtOI O1 AuS 6tHI
What pity 1t is that the energies Of
India's millions now are devoted to an
anti-British fight instead OF being ac-
lively directed against the Axis! What
pity-and what crime!
But whose crime is it?
The answer must be given tactfully,
for although many consider Great
Britain to blame this is no time to take
pot shots at an important Ally. Rather,
it Is time for constructive suggestions.
Here is what wish to offer:
India no longer is British problem" !"
To the extent that her position can in
f1uence the duration, and perhaps the
outcome, of the war, India is also a
United Nation and an American problem.
If the Indian situation continues as at
present, Japan can march in, gather
supplies and thus, being enabled to hit
harder at China land us), gain stronger
grip on Asia and definitely prolong the
war. Increased American suffering and
loss OF life is part Of this picture.
The best that Britain can hope for
is precarious grip on India for his
torically brief time, since India will
fight for her freedom until she gets it.
An equal possibility for England Is that
she will, by her present attempt to hang
on to India, lose India entirely, and
perhaps see Japan replace her In India S
trade. (This could happen even though
we win the war;
On the other hand, with Indian free
dom granted Immediately, We can be
sure, according to every report, that
India will be q powerful force and an
active source Of manpower and supplies
on the side Of the United Nations-on
our side. In addition. British industry
can feel assured of most If not all Of
the tremendous Indian market for dec
AIDES to come.
Today the question OF Indian freedom
is a military matter. bound to have an
important effect on. our war effort. AS
an Ally, we have right to discuss it
with Great Britain, even as we discuss
other important matters pertaining to
the war.
I think our President and State De-
partment should urge upon Great Britain
the immediate granting Of Indian free
dom as step toward winning the war.
JOHN p. GROVES.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
ARLINGTON, Va.

Dear Sir:
IT have lived in Washington since
1895 with a few years out In Texas,
Florida, etc. Well, to be exact. should
have said Washington or its environs.
I have lived In Arlington County most
OF the time since 1917.
II have written Just one other letter
to q newspaper, but having enjoyed
your column so long feel must reply
to N. M. B. In The Star recently, when
she complained Of mockingbird's racket
in defending its nest.
II am condemned 1T seems) for life
to the support Of Siamese cat and he
is the great hunter Last year he
almost drove me crazy bringing dead
birds to the porch. Finally he made
the mistake of getting a large mocking-
bird by the wing and trying to get into
the house with it. The porch extends
across the front with steps at one end.
Five Knockers blitzkrieged him and I
seated him of the steps. Result-he
lost about 10 patches of hair and lost
the bird, which was not hurt, and the
Knockers few away.
"You can believe this or not, but It
really happened-they lit on the rail and
on the window ledges adjacent to the
porch and. dive bombed him, and every
time they lit the fur flew.
"He abandoned the pursuit OF birds
for the season.
He can't understand why, when he
catches rats and moles and snakes and
brings them in, he Is swell cat, but
when he brings in bird he is q tramp.
Anyway, this year pair of blue jays
nested in my neighbor's yard, and the
cat couldn't show his face without .
barrage of screams that no mocker could
ever match.
HE couldn't stay inside and lie on
the window sill Hront or back without
this chorus Of 'caws' until was almost
driven, insane.
MY son and finally took to swapping
parts of paper clips at them by means Of
rubber bands, 50 we could even hear
ourselves think.
ut was maddening, but We realized
the birds angle, too. AL we asked was
that they would not perch on our porch
rails, front and back, and wake us at
5 am.
The sad finale is that the darned cat
finally caught one of the jays and since
then We have not only not seen one, but
haven't heard one.
Now the redbirds are taking up where
the blue jays left OF, but their whistle is
not as bad, and have 'belled the cat
actually.
| II have five Christmas bells on ribbon
on his neck, and am careful that he il
not out early mornings or late evenings
when the air is heavy and the young
birds have trouble taking oil, and all this
year the blue jay is the only dead bird
I have seen, and he brings all his catch
home
Between you and me, 1 don't blame
him much for the blue jay, and had .
little private grudge at this jay-because
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Urges Medals for FBI Men
Who Caught Nazi Saboteufs.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Will some one rise in the House or In
the Senate to move that congressional
medals be awarded to ]. Edgar Hoover
and those Of his aides who have 50
tngeniously and speedily solved the
problems Of apprehending the German
spy-saboteurs landed on our shores from
German submarines?
I am sure neither Mr.. Hoover nor
any of his assistants need the medals
to inspire them to work for the safety
Of our people and country. But 1T =
time when heroes in other fields Of en-
deavor are being accorded public rec
ognition, 1t would seem to me only proper
that the heroes of the FBI, who have
nipped in the bud what. might have been
a great national disaster, should not be
overlooked by the Government and our
representatives In Congress.
j. ANTHONY MARCUS.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Reports Condition Normal
At Beach Resort


To the Editor Of The Star:
I am native and resident Washing
tonian who has been coming to Cape
May, N. j., for many happy summers.
When announced my plans to return
this year, I was warned frequently by
well meaning friends that bathing was
impossible because of oily waters and
that all boardwalk pleasures were cur
tailed because OF nightly blackouts.
However, braved these unhappy FORE
casts and have been enjoying two pleas
ant weeks OF glorious sunshine and In
vigorating salt water.
AL of the activities on the boardwalk
proceed as usual with the exception Of
the blue lights used for illumination
and the presence Of coast guardsmen who
patrol the beach. A regulation prohibits
any one from being on the boardwalk
after am, but that does not interfere
with the average vacationer.
MRS. MARY H. GATCHEL.
Cape May, N. j.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.


A reader can get thei ansiper to dny
question OF fact BY Dritin0 The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington.
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for return
postage.
@. Are the Slav or German countries
gaining more rapidly In population'-
N. Y
A. The Slav people are forging ahead
OF the Germans In their birth rate. In
an average German locality Of 1000
inhabitants the annual increase in popu-
lation is less than six while In similar
community In Russia the gain Is %.
@. Why are filibusters more common
In the Senate than in the House?-
N. c. M.
A. This Is due to the fact that the
rules of the Senate permit unlimited
debate unless cloture is voted. House
rules limit debate.
@. What famous generals OF the past
were never defeated?--L. F. D.
A. Alexander the Great, julius Caesar
and the Duke of wellington never SUI
fered defeat.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

creases above the cost-of Living level.
and, under wartime conditions, en-
ployers In some industries may be
strongly tempted to grant them.
As the board put it, the way to,
stabilize is to stabilize. And the time
to do it is now-all the way down the
line-by act of Congress.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Insists Organized Labor
Strengthens Democracy.

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Frank r. Kent's fear Of the part labor
and its representatives will play in
the coming elections bespeaks = wide
spread ignorance Of the forces we are
fighting on the hve continents and on
the seven seas. Fascism in italy and
Germany won the support OF imam
cial circles for unbridled aggression
abroad through its suppression of la
Dor at home. In fact, 1t has become
one OF the corollaries of this war that
the more labor is strengthened and
geared to the war effort the further is
the advance toward victory.
The participation OF labor In the po-
litical life Of the country, far from
nullifying the American system, injects
a new virus which will keep it an ever
Towering democracy. No longer can 4
few stuffed shirts select candidates and
formulate policies in a smoke filled
room of swanky hotel.
Whatever the virtues or vices of q
closed shop. it has created a more re-
sponsible attitude on the part Of the
individual workman and enabled indus
try to avail itself of the counsel of the
pooled strength, wisdom and experience
or organised labor. 1t is an ingratitude
Of the rankest sort to impugn the SIN
Evening star., 1942-07-18

@. What Is. the correct name for the
hollow at the base OF the throat?-S. A.
A. The term is "sternal notch"
@. In making animated cartoons, how
many drawings are necessary7-C. r. v.
A. Comics and Their Creators" by
Martin Sheridan, says that 1t takes from
10000 to $4,000 different drawings to
make one reel Of film.
Q. Why has Rome not been bombed
by the Alhes?-D. E.
A. Rome was declared an open city,
hence the British undertook not TO
bomb 1t.
@. How much did 1t cost to raise the
submarine squalus after 1t foundered in
1887. N.
A. The cost was about 100000. It
has been renamed the Sail11sh.
@. How many birds are there In the
United States?-S. B.
A. According to reports Of the Audit
bon Society," the number Is approximately
5,75o, ,o0o. 900.
@. What il the correct pronunciation
Of the name Sevastopol?-v. NJ. NJ.
A. The usual pronunciation is Se-vas-
to-pol. However, some Russians place
the accent on the third syllable. making
1t se-vas-to-pol.
Q. Is sugar always sweet7-R. g.
A. Not all sugars arc sweet. Some
actually are bitter.
Q. How many facets has . diamond
cut in brilliant style7-F. K.
A. A diamond cut in standard brilliant
style has SO facets.
Q. Is 1t still the custom to baptize and
christen church bells?-A. D. M.
A. This custom is observed In Roman
Catholic countries.
@. Where was the entrance to hell
supposed to be according to ancient
belief?-C. r. v.
A. The ancients believed that the en-
trance to the internal regions was Aver
nus, q volcanic crater lake near Naples,
Italy. It's name Is derived from the idea
that no bird could ny across 1t because
Of its poisonous vapors.
Q. What constitutes the force Of gravi-
tation?-D. A.
A. 1t Is not known. Man can work
with gravitation, use 1t and measure 1t
in some places, but no one has as yet
discovered what 1t Is.
Q. What is . cognovit note?-A. q.
A. A cognovit note (cognovit actionem)
is q written acknowledgement by .
debtor admitting his liability In an ac-
ton, and giving authority to his creditor
to take the necessary steps to obtain
Judgment against him. A cognovit Is
usually given by debtor in considers
ton of further time being given for pay
ment.
Q. How old is the Grand Can
yon?-F. w.
A. Nature has been making 1t for over
1,000, 900 years. The Colorado River has
been the principal agent in forming 1t,
but the walls have been exposed to de-
struction by rain, frost, landslide, wind
and chemical action. Scientists claim
that the earth's history is more COM
pletely revealed here than anywhere else
In the world.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

The Children's Book - compiled
especially to provide entertainment
for the younger members OF the
family, this little booklet will be en-
joyed by the grownups too. because
the stories and verses included are
from some of the bestowed classics
Of childhood. For vacation times or
rainy days there are riddles, paper
folding, scrambled names and lots OF
other interesting things to do. To
secure your copy of this publication
inclose 10 cents in coin wrapped In
this clipping and mail to The Star
Information Bureau.
Name
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Address
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Complains About Waste
OF Effort on Utopia.


It requires but scant Imagination to
picture . reconstruction period, fraught
with incredible difnculties requiring dec
AIDES to solve, following the war.
The notion that four glorious free
dons are destined to envelop mankind,
when hostilities cease, with bonus from
"Bossy" tossed in for good measure, "a
quart Of milk daily for every living souD
is hardly calculated to impress men Of
practical minds.
Utopia cannot be legislated into being
by ambitious politicians, and we suspect
our globe can hardly furnish enough
contented cows to make the bonus" pos
sible!
The tasks that confront humanity are
immense. The road, leading to better
things, Is rough and long. Energy should
be used for more constructive purposes
than pursuing Utopian butterflies.
EDMUND K. GOLDsBOROUGH.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Wants Radio to Garry
Symphony Programs.

TO the Editor Of The Btar:
The concerts given by the National
Symphony Orchestra Ut the Water Gate
are outstanding but not everybody can
get seats to hear them. A half f-hour
broadcast of each program. think, would
help q lot. WILLIAM w. WRIGHT.
Editors Note: water Gate concerts are
being broadcast whenever feasible.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Dissents From Editorial
On Alcohol for Rubber.

To the Editor of The Star:
I refer to the editorial entitled "Un-
wise Proposal in The Star Of July Is,
which states that there Is no con-
vincing evidence to support" the as
sumption that alcohol as a source of
rubber has been sighted"
In view of Donald Nelson's admis-
sion to the Senate Agricultural Sub
committee that the decision to make the
bulk of synthetic rubber by the oil
process may have been an error, 1t seems
to me that your editorial misrepresents
the facts.
There is observation-disclosures far more
convincing than the editorial utterances
OF The Star-that the production OF
rubber by the alcohol method has
been hindered, discouraged. discriminate
ed against. not merely by mistake but
deliberately and from motives Of selfish
interest in direct opposition to the pub
He interest. Z. Z. dALBNArTH.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also reserved
Evening star., 1942-07-18
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 reserpeS
the right to edit all letters tpith
a Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Meroher of Tho Asxociafed preSS

Entered as second -class matter post ONCE,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

9. What Is. the correct name for the
hollow at the base OF the throat2-S. A.
A. The term is "sternal notch"
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Miss Evelyn Sipes
Becomes Bride of
Mr.. Howard Kuhn

The wedding of Miss Evelyn
Kathleen Sipes and Mr.. Howard
Richard Kuhn took place last eve
ming in the Mount Rainier Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Clarkson r.
Banes officiating.
White lace and net was worn by
the bride, who is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond L. Sipes OF
Brentwood. Md. She was given in
marriage by her father. She wore
a finger-tip veil that fell from a
small jeweled crown and her bou-
ouet was of white roses tied with
white satin streamers.
Miss Lily Buckholtz, wearing pink
lace and net. was maid Of honor.
Her headdress was a halo of pink
flowers and she carried an arm
spray OF pink roses and blue del
phinium. Mr.. Walter Good was best
man.
Mr.. Kuhn Is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Kuhn of Chicago The
group of ushers included Mr.. Ray
mona OlpeS- j., DlOIilel VI lilc VI iOe,
and Mr.. Robert Rausch.
Mrs. Leslie Jones played the we'd
ding music. Miss Ruth Tillman
sang.
A reception at the home of the
brides parents was held after the
ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn leav-
ing later for Indianhead, Md.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Lillian Murphy
lis Married to
Ralph Carrello
Ceremony Performed
At ST. Josebh's Church
By Msgr. McAdams

Before an altar decorated with
white gladioluses and palms. Miss
Lillian Augusta Murphy. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs William C. Murphy
was married TO Mr.. Ralph A. Car
relic yesterday morning at St
Joseph's Church by Msgr Edward
P. McAdams.
Miss Margaret Louise Murphy
sister Of the bride. was the maid OF
honor. She wore a gown of pale
blue net and lace with matching
tiara and veil. Her bouquet was Of
pink roses and blue delphinium
The brides attendants were Mis-,
Lucille Murphy, another sister, Mis-.
Evelyn Gibson, cousin: Miss
Dorothy Parkhill and Mrs. Lawrence
Lucas All wore blush pink net ano
lace gowns with matching tiaras ano
wells and their flowers were pale
pink carnations and delphinium
Mr.. Gale A. Carrello. brother OF
the bridegroom. was his best man
and the ushers were Mr.. John NJ
Connell, jr: Mr., Lawrence Lucas
Mr.. RAYMOND A. Watson and Mr.
Francis D. Quaid
A reception at the home of the
brides parents followed the cere-
mony. As her going-away costume
Mrs. Carrello wore a yellow suit with
matching accessories. They will
make their home at 225 Hawaii
avenue NE. after wedding trip to
the Pocono Mountains.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
The Present
Eniwined with the Past

It's like turning back the pages Of history to step into This
coorfu Sheraton bed-chomber The furnishings remind
thot they designed IeSureY oge thon ours
Such restfu room IS q hoyen from the tense pace OF
modern Ife