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La gaceta., 1942-10-29
"a GACErH
faltaioa la parte princiuai, 81 d.

faltaba Ia parte princiuai, 81 d.
nero.
Los orpresarios nc po'fan O.
freezer cara 0tfes mln.nas' Y
los mejoles pdgilas Sc apart
ron de Tampa.
Hay al pcesense a5uuIercia
2e dinero; rcro no hsy stiles ..
d,cuado5 para ofre.ar pcisas En-
los mosas del invierno y ia esca.
sez de g.adiador,s, con motive
del sery!cio militar, Is evijenta.
Aparentemente, 81 las cosas
no sufren una transformation
-cmpleta tenderness todcs que ea.
2 rar, en- cuanto Z. boxao proIe
icna,, Ia Hegada de m .jores
dias.
No hay locales, no hay boxea-
y, ademas, el d1saliento es
o, idente.
La gaceta., 1942-10-29
Op0RTES
Ell Case DE LONGVAL
Y Ell PUBLIC0
Carta de Perico de los PaloteS

Relacionada con la suspension
del pitcher Longval, acordada
Ell martes por Ia Liga Internacio
nal, recibimOs una carta que d.
ce: Me parece justa la suspen-
sion del pitcher Longval, por Ell
geSto que hizo ell pasado domin-
so, en- Cuscaden, donde Sc ha-
bian reunido mas de 1000 perso
mas para p%reSenciar un partidO
de pelota; pero es n~ecesario con
denar tambi6n, aunlue sea por
medic de estas l%ineas, a ciertos
individuos del publico que, con
evidente despreOcupaci6n, acos-
tumbran a molestar a los pelote-
ros Y decirles palabras mai So
nantes.
Antes de que LOngval hiciera
Ell gesto "impropo', enfadado
porque lie retiraban del "box" y
por la inconSecuencia de algunos
espectadores, va varios malcria
dos lie habian gritado, a mansal.
va, "'higado," "sebo de perro,'
etc, etc.
Caballeritos "emboscados" en-
81 p1blico, miembros de la Quin-
ia Columna deportiva, hostiga-
ban al pelotero Y, sin embargo,
Ia mayoria de los a~sistenteS ma
da decia.
LQuien paga % c~entavos de
La gaceta., 1942-10-29

Los Panteras ccmJetaran
hoy su preparaci6n para ell par.
lido de manana, en- esta ciudad,
con u potente eQuipo del insti-
Int Andrew Jackson, de Jack
sonvile.
Cen Ia. exception de Bobby
Fol,cr, el coach" Price Leeper
Ho3ra jisponer del conjunto de
Tco,entes muohachos.
El "once" de Palma Ceia os-
tenta yictorias, alcanzadas con-
tournaments, sCbre Ell lorna
e. Julia Landon y los Tigres de
Orlando
La gaceta., 1942-10-29

Los Jesuitas toman muy en-
serio, porque conocen la poten-
cia del contrario, ell partido del
venidero domingo, en- esta ciu-
dad, con Ell TEN de la Academia
st. Leo.
En- las practicas de aver Sc
distinguierOn Vincent Sulten-
fuss, Buddy Frese, Fernando
Lopez, All Fernandez, Joe Lopez
y Bob Abbot.
Fresa y S~ultanfuss llevaron ell
bal6n e hicieron varios touch
downs.
La gaceta., 1942-10-29

Como saben que ell team de
l&aland es de primer orden,
los Terrier de HiNsborough Sc
"aaordicionan' para el partido
con los Draadnaughts, que Sc e.
fo-tuard en- la vecina ciudad.
Joe Lewis sera q captain en-
este juego; pero Marcelino
Huerta, segdn Sc cree, continual
I'd dando las senas.
La gaceta., 1942-10-29

Los Caimanes jugaran Ell ca
baIo en- Washington, D. c., con
los C3' liners de Maryland.
lido e, equipO f-oridano Sc
Asl.a Ell p~arfoctas condolences
-cos, cen Ia Exception de Joe
G 's' c, al 'l3ft eri", Y Percy
III 1lir8ar, eli 'Iuartar5ack".
u T;lrlej cmbarcaran en-
Gainesville.
La gaceta., 1942-10-29
CON LOS GUANTES
MIRANDA AL PASADO
Y AL FUTURE

Hace algunoS amos teniamos
dos arenas" de boxeo, la del
Circulo Cubano y la del lie de
Artilleria.
Patrocinaba los combates, en-
Benjamin Field, la Comisi6n
La gaceta., 1942-10-29
La Gaceta Folletin No. 423
TONIC TERCRRO
"A MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE

huevos, jamon, 10 que quiera!. L..
Una sopal
-iNo, gracias! - reSpondia
ketty, que adn temblaba como
una hoja-. No tengo mas que
sed! Aqua, aqua!
- Beba, hija mia, bebal iPo-
bre %criatura. Tan hermosa!
y ahora mismo Sc va listed
a zanzibar ess ropas-ahadi6 la
duena de la casa, q. era la riqui-
ia del barrio.
La gaceta., 1942-10-29
YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM
hot las
during 80 to 81 Years
of Age!

II you-like so many women be-
tween the ages Of S8 and 52-suher
from hot flashes, weak. dizzy, ner-
vous feelings, distress Of "irregu-
larities', are blue at times-due to
the functional middle age period
In a woman's llfe-start at once
try Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. It's the best known
medicine you can buy that's made
especially for womeR.
Pinkham's Compound is famous
70 relieve such distress. Taken reg
ularly II helps build up rests
lance against such symptoms. 1t
La gaceta., 1942-10-29

La entraron en- una alcoba. V
Ia obligaron a aceptar prendas
interiors; y un trajecito sencillo
de una muchacha de su edad.
Evening star., 1942-08-03
Sidewalk Bus Terminals

In normal times, of course, the
sidewalk bus terminals-especially
those used by the Maryland and Vir-
ginia buses-would not be tolerated.
The waiting passengers block the
sidewalk and the buses take up a
large part of available street space.
These are not normal times and some
inconveniences of this sort cannot
be escaped.
But it is difficult to understand
why greater effort is not made by
the authorities to find some relief
from the growing congestion on GER
tain streets. On the west side Of
Tenth street, for instance, between
D and E, the sidewalk is so crowded
in the morning and afternoon that
it is difficult to find passageway. TWO
lines of buses are often parked at
the curb, practically closing the
street to southbound automobile
traffic. Conditions on Eleventh
street between E and F, especially
during the late afternoon, are little
better.
There is a block Of Eleventh street,
south OF Pennsylvania avenue BE-
Evening star., 1942-08-03

tween the old Post Once Building
and the Internal Revenue annex,
closed to the public as a thorough
fare and used chiefly as parking
space for the vehicles Of a relatively
few Government officials. Recently
one lane on the west side of this
space has been diverted to use as a
terminal for Capital Transit buses,
which proceed south after loading
and turn west into what remains of
c street. Why is this whole area not
used for terminal? At least three
lanes of buses, with loading plat
forms and even temporary sheds for
protection of passengers, could be
accommodated in this space. And
such use would eliminate much OF
the congestion on Tenth and
Eleventh streets.
II this is not wholly feasible, Tenth
street south Of Pennsylvania avenue
Is more suitable for a bus terminal
than the congested part Of Tenth
north Of D street, now used. Other
remedies might suggest themselves
if the Public Utilities Commission or
the Traffic Department gave the
matter proper study.
Evening star., 1942-08-03

diers in letters and diaries are much
more abundant from the North than
from the South. There is q
dearth Of materials relating to the
work OF women on both sides"
AS to the kinds of material want
ed" DR.. Martin mentions letters,
diaries, journals, maps, plans,
sketches and pictures, especially
photographs and Photographic neg
atives,' The quest for everything
useful and helpful in the perfecting
Of the archives of the crisis of four
score years ago is deserving of con-
sideration now for It's own sake. It
also furnishes a suggestion for an
organized effort to preserve the pa
pers OF the prevailing struggle. II
the documents of the Second World
War are collected In 1912, the Library
will not be searching for them eight
decades hence.
Evening star., 1942-08-03
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles f. TracetreH.

seen that the wood thrush is a gentle
man, and the mockingbird nothing but
a roughneck.
The mockingbird Is not bad bird,
I will admit, but cannot, in my estima-
tion, hold a candle to the thrush or the
catbird. or the little song sparrow, or to
that true American. the blue jay. There's
a bird for you! I think the people of
this whole vicinity, where we have so
many birds, owe you a great debt Of
thanks for sticking up for the jay. You
see things fairly, and in perspective, and
state them in an above board and decent
fashion. Many thanks for your splendid
work. Sincerely, M. J. L."
4 +
CHEVY CHASE, Md.
Dear Sir:
Il note in your column of the oath
you say, in speaking of the catbird,
mockingbird and brown thrasher. that
many eminent ornithologists say that
of the three, the catbird /. the best
singer
Now that catbird is prime favorite
L
have never known-and I have studied
birds, their habits and songs and also
read pretty much all the worthwhile
books, treatises concerning our birds
that there Is any question in the minds
OF ornithologists but that the mocking-
bird, in the words of Nuttal is the un-
rivaled Orpheus of the forest and the
natural wonder OF America or as stated
IN the Book Of Birds, published by the
National Geographic Society, because
OF its incompatible medleys and imita-
tive powers, the mockingbird Is the most
renowned singer of the Western Hemi-
sphere
Il wonder If you will name, aside from
one writer Blanchan. these many emf
nent ornithologists' you cite in your col
umn so that some Of us may be apprised
OF the Importance to be attached to
their opinions in thus standing opposed
to the opinions of the most eminent of
our serious. as opposed to casual, stu
dents OF birds. In citing your authori-
ties, assuming that their qualifications
give authority to their opinions, I think
your sense OF fairness will overcome
your disinclination to yield to the mock
ingbird his rightful place among our
birds, and compel you to admit that an
objective evaluation of the subject can
only lead to the logical conclusion that
your eminent ornithologists' are like
Johnny of World War I. whose mother
exclaimed while seeing him in a parade,
Look, everybody is out of step but
Johnny
Come, Mr.. Traceweu, don't be jealous
OF the mockingbird Your elevation of
other birds in your column to the place
belonging to the mocker won't change
the status In which our really eminent
and the people Of the South-students
have placed him. The thrush is a nice
bird, but don't try to use that nice fel-
low, the catbird (by the way, the au-
thorities list in order the mockingbird.
brown thrasher and cstbird as our best
singers to raise up the thrush and beat
down the mocker. 1t isn't cricket.
Yours truly, w. A. NJ"
Evening star., 1942-08-03
Rooms for War Workers

It is usually a dangerous step,
from the point of view of the prop
erty owner, to weaken the protec-
ton of zoning regulations. For this
protection represents tangible
asset In home ownership. But the
amendment to the zoning regula-
tions adopted on Saturday by the
Zoning Commission, permitting war,
time use Of residential property in
restricted areas for boarding houses,
Is recognized as war measure, and
contains adequate provisions against
the sort of abuse which would lead
to deterioration of value in such
areas.
It has been felt for some time that
some such step was desirable If it
made possible an increase in the
supply of suitable living quarters for
war workers. Whether it will or not
is another thing. But. the original
proposal to open restricted areas to
boarding houses through legislation
was opposed, partly because 1t was
believed that the Zoning Commits
sion could accomplish the same
thing without legislation, and with
more assurance that the boarding
houses would not last after the war
emergency.
The Zoning Commission evidently
felt that a real demand now exists
for boarding houses in restricted
areas. At any rate, 1t Is to be hoped
that the commission is not respond
Ing to the same sort of pressure, from
+ few special interests, which led to
the attempt to push legislation
through Congress on the same sub
ject Still more rooms for war work.
ers In private homes would become
available, however, through enact
ment OF legislation, approved by
the House, to exempt private home
owners from full compliance with
landlord-tenant laws. Such laws.
necessary for the protection OF ten
ants in general were not intended
to apply to the homeowner who
rents one or two rooms. Enforce
ment OF such laws in the last war
left unpleasant memories with many
homeowners who found themselves
unable to get rid of undesirable
tenants without lengthy and ex-
pensive litigation. If private home
owners are freed from the require
ments which apply to professional
boarding house and lodging house
keepers, more Washington home
owners not only will be willing but
anxious to supply rooms to temporary
war workers.
Evening star., 1942-08-03
"TAKOMA PARK.

Dear Sir:
Thank you very much for your recent
article on the catbird. Few writer's have
as much common sense as you in assess
ing the true relative values OF the birds.
To hear some people 60 on, one would
think there is no other bird in the world
except the mockingbird. 1t is a good
bird. but by no means the paragon, in
my judgment. In my yard the only bird
which really acts nasty to other birds is
this same mockingbird 1t will not let
the others eat but 1t doesn't want to
eat, itself. Isn't that being a dog in the
manger?
THE catbird has always been my favor
lite. I much rather like to hear it sing
than the mockingbird The catbird puts
more thought into his song than the
mocker. When he wants to initiate an
other bird, he does not do like the mock
ingbird, put the other birds notes off
key, but gives true rendition, up to the
point he ceases. AS you have so Justly
stated, the catbird may not give the
entire song, but the portion he gives is
correct. The mockingbird, on the other
hand, will repeat time after time a very
poor tmitation-it can scarcely be called
that-of some other bird, without being
aware evidently that all his notes are
sour.
If bird is going to initiate another
bird, 1t would seem to me, he ought to
AN 0tyrL ~ t.. 1t
ability to sing correctly, on key and
especially IN tune. I have listened to
many mockingbird songs, and have often
been disgusted with the birds in their
utter lack of pride in their profession
as musicians. How can any musician
even feathered one, take another birds
song and initiate it off f-key. so that it is
complete mockery of what 1t is trying
to initiate? II I were a mocker, and
couldn't do better than that, would be
glad to stick to my own song.
"Mockingbirds, as distinguished from
most birds. have no real songs Of their
own. They have nothing of their own
except that harsh, grating noise which
one OF your correspondents spoke of
recently. I have friend who was
nearly driven frantic by mockingbird,
which for weeks on end spent all Its
time flying around the neighborh6od.
chasing all the dogs and cats, and even
getting after people, all the time making
this terrible noise. You advised people
to wait until the nesting season was
over, then the bird would calm down
and sing again in its flowing melody. ,
So far my friend tells me, there has
been no flowing melody, or any other
kind OF melody, nothing except this harsh
noise, and now and then creaky imita-
tion of the wood thrush.
Il am very fond Of thrushes and have
always felt that this is another neglected
bird. Therefore am glad to compliment
you upon your assertion that this is your
favorite. The thrush truly has qualities
possessed by no other bird When one
compares its behavior with that of the
much.praised mockingbird, 1t is easily
Evening star., 1942-08-03
Virginia Justice

Governor Darden of Virginia will
have the public's full support in his
denunciation Of the preferred treat
ment" accorded the sheriff of Pitt
sylvania County after he was ar
rested by State policeman on a
charge of reckless driving while
under the influence Of intoxicants. :"
AS explained by the Governor, the
sheriff was permitted to plead guilty
to reckless driving before a Campbell
County trial justice court and was
fined $1O0.
Mr.. Darden said he was advised
that "this extraordinary action was
taken without the hearing of a
scintilla OF evidence and in the
absence Of the prosecuting attorney
Of Campbell County" He added that
"the indefensible star chamber pro-
ceedings resulted in paralyzing
the law enforcement of the Common
wealth." and what is worse, make it
impossible for the Commonwealth to
test the matter further" And as the
Governor pointed out, nothing is
more likely to bring the administra-
ton OF justice into disrepute than to
shield public officials while private
citizens are subject to prosecution.
The administration Of Governor
Darden has been making deter
mined effort through the State police
to curb traffic violations. The most
serious Of these violations is reckless
driving while under the influence of
intoxicants. It is not easy for State
trooper to arrest the chief law en-
forcement officer of county, but In
the case in question the policeman
according to Mr.. Darden, did his
duty fearlessly and conscientiously.'
Often, too, a Governor will refrain
for political reasons from interfering
In case OF this sort, and Mr.. Darden
is to be commended for focusing
public attention on this case and
bringing the facts to the attention
OF the Circuit Judges Of the jurisdic-
ttons involved.
Evening star., 1942-08-03
Civil War Archives

The documentary materials neces-
sary for an accurate understanding
OF the War between the States grad
ually are being assembled in the
Library OF Congress. Important pa
pers recently given by a grand
daughter of General William Te-
cumseh Sherman serve to direct the
attention Of scholars to the steady
growth Of the archives of 1861 to
1855 in the worlds greatest biblio-
graphic establishment. The con-
tribution of Miss Fitch supplements
quantities of letters generously made
available by other donors.
BY way of Illustration of the prin-
ciple involved 1t is interesting to
observe that the Library now pos
sesses documents which once be-
longed to more than sixty distin-
guished characters of the Civil War
period. The list includes Presidents
Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Garfield
and Harrison; Vice President John
c. Breckenridge, Secretaries Jere-
miah S. Black, Gideon Welles, Hugh
McCulloch, Simon Cameron and Ed
win M. Stanton; Chief Justice Sal
mon P. Chase: the Confederate
statesmen Jefferson Davis and Alex
ander H. Stephens; the soldiers P. G..
T. Beauregard. Benjamin F. Butler,
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, John A. Lo-
gan, George B. Mcclellan, Philip H.
Sheridan, the naval officers Matthew
Fontaine Maury, David Dixon Porter
and Charles Wilkes; such other ia
nous persons as Francis Lieber. Carl
Schurz and John Slidell.
DR.. Thomas P. Martin. speaking
for the Library's Division of Manu-
scripts, has explained: I'm some in
stances the collections of the great
leaders have been dispersed or de-
stroyed and small remnants only
have been acquired In all such
cases, 1t is highly desirable that the
families of the contemporaries with
whom such leaders are known to
have corresponded should look care
fully to the preservation of all letters
received and copies of letters sent
TO such men. The Library has much
mot too much) material relating to
the Army in the war but compare
lively little relating to the Navy
Therefore the naval history mate
f1als would be particularly welcome
The accounts given by common SOL
Evening star., 1942-08-03
Half Liqht

No1o the unhurried tUilight settles
do,pn
Oper the summer land,
Making calm, deliberate chanoe
from day to night.
As II some great director, far Of
stage,
With sure and prdcticed hand
Flooded the Landscape Nth a mellon
light.
Gently such dusk torbids the care
tul chores
That flled our day,
But calls not yet upon the staring
lamps for aid,
Entreats this hour for quiet memory.
Pleads that she may
Project the past again, In shado,py
parade.
And TOR the young, for phoms her
bitter stUeet enchdntment
Far IN the future lies,
What castles nop, ,chnt shimmersng
ntrdges,
Form In the pesper skies
HELEN CONNOLLY.
Evening star., 1942-08-03
Fuel Oil SHORTAGE

Even IN these sultry August days it
is entirely appropriate that the Presi-
dent and Petroleum Co-ordinator
1ckes should be directing public at
tention to the very real prospect of
serious fuel oil shortage this winter.
In a community like Washington,
where thousands Of homes are de-
pendent on oil heat, the possibility
which Mr.. Ickes envisions of heatless
days in January and February is a
matter of genuine and immediate
concern. There will be no chance of
solving this problem If it is not faced
until cold weather is here. Unless
there Is to be severe suffering and
such serious damage as frozen water
pipes in midwinter, the necessary
preparations must be made now.
AS the President and Mr.. Ickes in
dicated, the public can do its part
by converting homes to other types
OF heat where that is possible, and
by installing insulation and weather
stripping in those homes that cannot
be adapted to coal, gas or some other
kind of heat.
But the problem is not one which
can be solved by public cooperation
alone. There must also be very
substantial measure of assistance
from those Government officials who
are in control Of fuel oil supplies and
who should be in position to know
just what quantities of this fuel will
be available when the really cold
weather sets in. Certainly, much un-
necessary suffering can be avoided If
these officials will make available to
the public accurate and complete in
formation concerning fuel supplies.
Under no circumstances should there
be repetition of the flood of con-
Trajectory statements which have at
tended the gasoline shortage.
II those households which cannot
be converted to other fuels are going
to have to get through this winter
with rs per cent less oil, the occu-
pants should be advised of that fact
at the outset Of the heating season.
This would enable them to start out
with house temperatures lower than
those to which they have been ac-
customed, but which they could rea-
sonably expect to maintain through
out the winter. There can be no
doubt that 1t would be better to start
the cold season with temperatures in
the home OF IS or so degrees, than to
begin at 10 or IS degrees and then
have to cut this down sharply, or do
without any heat, when the FIRST
real cold weather arrives.
The average householder cannot
plan his heating schedule, however,
unless he knows with reasonable GER
tainty what he can expect in the
way OF fuel deliveries. And it is in
this respect that the Government
of1cials, in addition to straining
every resource to get fuel into the
shortage area, can render a real
service by laying all Of their cards
on the table at the earliest possible
time.
Evening star., 1942-08-03
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Replies to Defense
OF Poll Tax.


To the Editor Of The Star:
In r. M. C.'s recent letter opposing
poll tax repeal, he said: "If the poll tax
were designed only to prevent those of
low income from voting, little could be
said for it."
That is precisely what the poll tax
Is designed for. In the constitutional
conventions and legislative debates lead
ing to its adoption 1t was stated over and
over again in State after State that it
would disfranchise the poor. Poll taxes
were adopted by the rich and powerful
when they felt their dominance threat
ened by the Populists in the 1905. And
ing the poor. In Mississippi, with the
lowest per capita income in the country
1903 per annum, only per cent of the
people voted in the 1910 election against
national average of 80 per cent.
But r. M. C. admits this very point in
his last paragraph: The question is
whether our destinies are to be guided
by those who have something to lose or
by those who have nothing to lose"
That. however, Is not the question. The
question is rs the United States de-
mocracy?" If so, does that not mean
that every adult citizen has an indie
feasibly right to vote? The poll tax
denies him that right. Hence the poll tax
is an enemy of democracy.
What R. M. c. proposes and what the
poll tax accomplishes is not democracy
but oligarchy-the rule of the few. The
rule of those able to pay the poll tax,
not the great mass of the citizens who
are unable to pay 1t. But oligarchy Is
tyranny. Tyranny Is what our fore
fathers fought to free this country from
Tyranny is what we are fighting against
now. And when we win this war and
when the poll tax is repealed our des-
TIMES will be guided, not by those who
have nothing to lose, but by all of us
who have something to gain; for all OF
us gain by the spread of democracy, the
surest foundation for a strong Govern
ment and Z just.
q. W. FOWLER.