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Evening star., 1942-10-24
somerset,


Dear Sir:
There are several birds which come
to our yard at this time of year only
I do not know why this is, but from
now on is the only time when we see
them.
These birds are the toWhee, the Car
olina wren, the junco, the brown creeper
and the big blue jay.
Il realize that many observers have
them at different periods, but in our
yard it is seldom that we see towhee
at any other time than this
Several years we have had a fox
sparrow in November. but we do not
look for it regularly.
THE towhee is one of my favorites.
I wonder how many people know this
one when they see it?
II recall once you told of having q
towhee all winter long. That must be
an experience, in bird watching, for we
have never seen ours more than two
or three weeks.
1--WE look forward to seeing these va
rious birds at this season, and imagine
that many other householders do the
same. Sincerely, M. L. c."
The five birds mentioned bv this cor
respondent are well worth watching for.
Some readers may wonder why the jay
was placed in the list. In their yards
the blue jays are year-round visi-
tors. But this is not always the case.
Many sections have jays only at certain
times of year.
Often these big, handsome birds will
neglect certain section of the suburbs
for months at time. Then suddenly,
without warning. they will return with
swoop and yell, as is their custom.
The jays once visited our own yard
every morning at 7:2O o'clock all winter
through
The next year they forgot their sched-
ule, and did not show up for several
months. Mostly we have jays the year
around, but only for short time every
day.
The brown creeper is the second small
est songster we have, being not much
longer than the ruby-throated hum
ming bird, although it is much plumper
or more plump, as you please.
1t is good idea to look for this one
during the fall months. 1t is Just the
color of the bark OF most trees, and /,
difficult to see, unless one Is used to
looking for such things.
1t is with birds as 1t is with tropical
fish IN an aquarium. The person un-
acquainted with such beauties often
looks at tankful, but really does not
comprehend what his eyes see. He may
be said, indeed, not to see what he sees
Only some acquaintance will give him
the ability to realize what he sees as he
sees 1t. Often in looking into a tank
where hundreds OF the young of the
gourami, for instance, are swimming. the
gazer will not see them at all. This is
because he does not look small enough. >
He is not mentally prepared for fishes
OF such size, and therefore fails to see
them. The same is true for young
guppies, few days after they are born
! "A visitor may be shown a tank and will
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Differs With Critic
OF Tax Bill.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Basil Brewers editorial" which ap-
peared in The Star on October 10 as an
advertisement headed "A Disastrous
and Dishonest Tax Bill must have
stirred many readers with a desire to
reply. I am not an economist, but I
cannot believe that sound economic
theory or even common sense will sup
port all OF Mr.. Brewers statements.
The vicious tax SPIRAL resulting
from the threatened necessary payment
of one years taxes from the following
years income sounds completely false.
Surely the new tax rates are fair enough
so that a man can afford to pay cur
rent taxes from current income. II 1t
is more convenient to pay the following
year, he can still afford it If his income
is stable or increasing. The year when
the income will not pay the past years
tax" is not inevitable unless his income
is rapidly declining.
The $184 900 900 obtainable by limita-
ton Of incomes to s25,OoO year is, ad-
mittedly, negligible. To the extent that
this tended to kill initiative, it would in
crease the tax burden on business and
those in the lower brackets, but by how
much?
Taking such an extreme example in
his illustration of the "1-cent incentive"
I think Mr.. Brewer is distorting the
facts. Certainly no system of private
enterprise could exist on incentive of l
cent per dollar of profit but our sys-
tenn depends not on the handful of men
who will find themselves in this position,
but on the hundreds of thousands of
smaller businessmen who still will be
getting a fair share of their profits. In
any case, We hope the war is providing
business with some incentive other than
profit.
Finally, Mr.. Brewer proposes sales
tax or purchase tax to fill the place OF
the income tax. This could succeed only
by creating an extreme condition of in
f1ation The income tax appears to be
the surest preventive for imitation, as
the very theme OF Mr. Brewers argu-
ment points out GORDON ALLEN.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
One Years Truininq

The effort now being made in the
Senate to require full year Of train
ing for soldiers under 20 before
they could be sent into action rests
on the assumption that one mistake
can cure another.
1t has long been evident that the
minimum draft age would have to be
lowered to permit the induction of
young men in the 10 and 10 year old
groups. And it was pointed out re-
peatedly that this step, being in
evitable, should be taken at the
earliest possible date so that these
men could be given the maximum of
training before being called upon to
face the enemy. But, for one reason
or another, no action was taken. A
step that was hard to take was not
taken, and now we are faced with
the consequences of that mistake
consequences which cannot be
avoided by making another blunder.
In all probability the next year OF
the war will be decisive one. To an
ever-increasing extent, American
soldiers will have to assume the
burden Of the fighting. And they
will have to fight with the training
that they have had. Enemy troops
were trained for three or more years
before being sent into combat, but
they started long ago. 1t would be
desirable, Of course, to give our SOL
diers equal training, but the war will
not wait for that.
The question, then, Is whether we
should trust the men responsible for
the direction Of the fighting, or
whether Congress, lacking the ability
to read the future, should attempt
to tie their hands by restrictive
legislation which might invite dis
aster year hence. Obviously, the
former Is the wiser course. Last
year-before the start OF the war-a
serious attempt was made in Congress
to forbid the use of drafted troops
outside this hemisphere. 1t is evident
that such a restriction on the use OF
troops would have been sheer folly.
Is there any reason to suppose that
Congress now can exercise greater
gifts Of clairvoyance?
This is time when the people and
Congress must have confidence in
the men who are directly charged
with the prosecution of the war. No
one can seriously believe that they
want to send half trained troops into
battle. But they should not be held
responsible for the winning of the
war, and at the same time be denied
the freedom to employ troops as
changing conditions and their best
judgment may dictate.
We cannot hope to win the war
by fastening legislative shackles on
the men who have been chosen to
fight 1t.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Autumn Intermezzo

Astray from summer on this autumn
noon,
A little ainaless ,rind goes wan-
dering by,
Wistful, preoccupied, remembering
A wait beneath a once familiar
sky.
His step is hesitant as though he
grieDes
For lack of mid-May daisies in tho
grasses;
Instead, he finds the golden poplar
leaves,
Scud1es them idly, heaves sigh
and passes
The hour is tntermeszo-sun,mer
dream
Fading on muted poodwinds. At
its close
The earth utU Waken to a sterner
theme
And rush ,Uith Quickening tempo
to,pard the snoUs.
Flee, little breeze. before those
trumpets start
Wild symphonies In vhtch you play
no part.
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Explains Labor's Opposition
To Experience Rating.

To the Editor of The Star
Your editorials and news stories state
that most District employers favor the
experimenting amendment to the
unemployment compensation law, and
you state that employers should be taxed
according to the burden they place on
the surplus fund, comparing it with
workmen's compensation.
Thoughtful employers, especially those
who are not merely hoping for a re-
duction of their tax, believe there Is no
comparison because an employer can
control accidents in his plant but he
has little control over his volume Of
work
For instance, building contractors, de-
partment stores, and even newspapers,
undoubtedly would prefer to have steady
employment for all employees, but they
are victims Of number of factors
beyond their control Under experience
Cor merit> rating they would pay high
tax; while banks. professional ofhces,
etc.. would enjoy low tax.
In my opinion, which Is supported by
many thoughtful cit,zans, there y no
Evening star., 1942-10-24

feeling the influence OF vast centrip-
etal powers, among which may be
cited the English-language press,
radio, motion pictures and-para-
doxically--the impact Of the pre-
vailing global war. 1t may seem in
credible that what separates human
ity also should unite 1t, but the
ssality is proven beyond question.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Chicken Hotel

A simple way of raising a mort
gage-on paper-is to raise chickens.
In practice it does not always work
out that way. For example, those
who try to raise them from other
peoples hencoops, at night, eventu-
ally find themselves barred from
prosperity, the bars being an inch
thick, closely spaced and effective for
quite while. Others, more ortho-
dox IN their methods, suffer reverses
ranging from epidemics of Group to
the inflexible attitudes of feed deal
ers who want cash on the line. To
produce profitably hens seem to need
all the pampering expected by hotel
guest
This must have been the opinion
Of Earl Geiger of Brooklyn, Iowa,
who has converted an old barn into
a flve-story apartment hotel for
chickens. 1t has running water in
every room, an electric elevator, put
together from odds and ends; sun
lamps, twenty-four- hour cafeteria
service and a maternity ward from
which the proprietor collects 200
dozen eggs week. There is plenty
of room for each. guest, and the
annual hotel bill is only 300 eggs or
so. This works out all right because
overhead is reduced by Mr.. Geiger
acting as room clerk, elevator opera
tor. bellhop, chef and janitor. Un-
like other hotelkeepers he has no
objections to squawks from his
guests-not when each squawk
means that another dividend has
been declared.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Frunco-Africun Crisis


gripped both France and its African
colonies is reaching a stage wherein
almost anything can happen. The
two phases, epitomized by Vichy and
Dakar, though physically far re-
moved and strategically diverse,
should be viewed as organic parts of
larger whole.
For the moment, Dakar holds the
spotlight of dramatic interest. Ad-
miral Darlan, commander in chief
of Vichy Frances armed forces, has
flown to Dakar after broadcasting to
that colony special message from
Chief of State Marshal Petain,
couched in bellicose language. You
proved your loyalty magnificently in
September, 1910, when, attacked
without reason, you made a victori-
GUS resistance of which unhappy
France is justly proud Today new
threats are heard against you at a
time when heroic empire defenders
elsewhere are being overwhelmed by
numbers, knowing that their sacri-
fees will not. be in vain when the
day OF reckoning comes"
That passage from the marshal's S
address, coupling the repulse of the
Anglo-Free French forces from
Dakar two years ago with the cur
rent British invasion Of Madagascar,
sets the provocative tone of Vichy
which Admiral Darlan, the chronic
Anglophobe, will doubtless intensity
during his tour Of Dakar and other
parts Of Vichy-held West Africa.
Both Vichy and the local colonial
authorities have consistently warned
that any attack would be resisted to
the uttermost. Indeed, Vichy has
recently been going out of its way to
voice its anxiety that such an attack
is contemplated from points In West
Africa held by British and American
forces.
Yet, while the Vichy regime is thus
carrying chip on its shoulder
toward the United Nations, the
ground seems to be crumbling under
its feet at home. The immediate
reason for this is German pressure
for the conscription Of skilled French
workers to labor in German fac
tories. Pierre Laval has done his
best for his German overlords, but
French labor is proving defiantly re-
calcitrant. Now, the German au-
thorities in Occupied France threaten
to take matters into their own
hands and draft French workers
there by force. The wave OF wrath
full indignation which is rolling over
all France in consequence appears to
be splitting even the men of Vichy
asunder Seemingly well-founded
reports are filtering across the, near
by Swiss border that France stands
on the verge of open revolt, and
that the Vichy government Is eon7
sidering the possibility of moving to
Africa II chaos in France should
come.
Such move would preciptate an
extraordinary situation. It could
hardly be made with German assent,
and Germany would then unques-
tionably place the whole of France
under its direct military occupation
Where would the self-exiled Vichy
regime then stand? 1t would be on
the outs with both the Axis and the
United Nations. Could so anomalous
position be long maintained2 Those
are queries which, while today un-
predictable, may soon be answered by
the course of events.
Evening star., 1942-10-24

1t is predicted that after the war
the average well-to-do American
family will own not only an auto
mobile but also a plane. No doubt
both will be housed in the same
building, a hangarage.
Evening star., 1942-10-24

Advocates Special Insignia
For Those Who See Combat Service.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Do you not think those who do the
fighting should somehow be known
apart from others?
Men, women and children are uni
formed, splashed with insignia and titles
and glamorously go forth to the wars
but never reach the combat zone.
think those who do should be signally
distinguished and honored above all
oth@h P.W,
Evening star., 1942-10-24

O. Have any birds other than pigeons
ever been used to carry messages?-J. l..
A. Pliny records that wealthy Romans
took swallows to attend races in Rome
At their conclusion they stained the birds
with the winning colors and released
them to fly back with the news.
O. To whom did Hitler dictate "Mein
Kampf"?-N. V. r.
A. Hitler dictated the book to Rudolf
Hess when they were together In Lands
berg Prison.
q. Has sculptor ever been able to
model two pieces simultaneously?-R. c.
A. George Grey Barnard had trained
his hands to work separately and he was
able to model lump of clay with each
hand.
@, Why is the name Pago-Pago pro-
nounced as though spelled "pango-
pango"?-R. L. E.
A. In the Samoan language e" is
always pronounced ing"
@. What is the composition Of the
new nickel?-E. H.
A. The new scent piece will be COM
posed of IS per cent silver, 56 per cent
copper and 8 per cent manganese.
@. What is the derivation of the word
"ounce"?-E. G. H.
A. The word ounce Is derived from
''uncia," meaning twelfth of a pound
and twelfth of foot.
Q. Where is the largest tropical for.
est in the world?-N AR
A. 1t Is in South America, IN the
Amazon Basin and covers an area of
approximately two million square miles,
Q. Does the brain shrink in old age?-
D. E.
A. The brain attains full weight at
IS TO lS years except in unusual cases.
1t remains approximately the same until
about so years of age. when 1t begins to
decrease in weight. At 80 about per
cent of the weight has been lost.
Q. How many Philippine Campaign
Medals have been issued?-M K.
A. Approximately 3s,el7 Philippine
Campaign Medals have been awarded
to date.
@. Which Is considered to be the best
representation Of Christ In art2-P L. H.
A Many art critics accord this dis
tinction to Titians Christ With the
Tribute Money 1t was painted for the
Duke of Ferrara, and Is in the Dresden
Gallery.
@. To whom does Bahrein Island, In
the Persian Gulf. belong?-P. A. G.
A. The island is an independent prin.
cipality under British protection. Since
the discovery of oil 1t has averaged In
production as much as the State OF
Pennsylvania In recent years.
@. What country has the longest miles
In the world?-J. P.
A. The miles in Norway are the
longest, one Norwegian mile being
equivalent to seven American miles.
@ What is the significance Of the
stripes around the right armhole Of the
Navy uniform?-B. w. M.
A. The Navy Department says that
the red and white stripes on the shoulder
seams indicate the branch and class of
enlisted men in the naval service. Men
Of the seamen branch wear on the right
shoulder seam a white braid on blue
clothing and blue braid on white
clothing. Engineer forces wear on the
left shoulder seam a red braid on both
blue and white clothing.
Evening star., 1942-10-24

Fire in California movie studio is
reported to have caused $1OO 900
damage. If pictures of the fire turn
out well, however, it may be possible
to save the entire loss by producing
supercolossal 100000 picture whose
plot is the burning of a California
movie studio.
Evening star., 1942-10-24

Whooping cranes have been re-
ported flying over Washington for
the first time in years. 1t is possible,
of course, that some cranes have
always been here, but Just didn't
give a whoop.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact BY Urtttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director. Washington,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for return
postage.
@. May person living In q foreign
country be named beneficiary on War
bond?-H. T. N.
A. An individual living outside Of the
United States, its Territories and insular
possessions may be named as co-owner
or beneficiary on a War savings bond
only when such person is temporarily
residing abroad.
@. How many triple plays were made
during the 1912 baseball season.
M. Med.
A. There were three triple plays in the
National League during the 1912 season.
performed. respectively, by New York,
Boston and Chicago. There were no
triple plays in the American League.
Evening star., 1942-10-24

As war measure, suburbanite
recently devoted part OF his lawn to
raising pigs. Evidently he believes
that the pen is nightier than the
sWard.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Comments on Complaints
OF Those Who Are Suppressed. !"

OF Those Who Are "Suppressed.""
To the Editor Of The Star:
My business is curtailed by conditions
Guess I squawk, sometimes. I have
thousand clients in Washington-mer-
chants, auto dealers, tire dealers, refrig-
orator dealers, gas and fuel dealers, sun
dry salesmen and so on. Because. of war
conditions they have surrendered more
or less voluntarily or reluctantly con-
stitutional rights which each feels are as
fundamental as that of free press
Sometimes it doesn't make sense Yes,
they squawk some, too. It's the Ameri-
can way. Only the echoes of our par
ticular squawks are pretty largely con-
fined to the walls of our own establish
ments or our limited circle of friends
they soon cease to reverberate.
But when you newspaper or radio fell
lows have worked hard on story and
then have it suppressed, remember you
have an enormous amplifier. And you
have developed the technique of going
out onto the middle of the old Concord
Bridge, draping the Bill of Rights about
you and firing squawk heard round
the world" We have war to win We're
all In the same boat. Let's all pipe
down. DWIGHT T. SCOTT,
Evening star., 1942-10-24

Shipping interests have to spend
at least million dollars annually to
remove barnacles from ships. That
would be a bargain sum with which
to get them off the Government.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Proposes Abandoning
Christmas Greetings Custom.

Would it not be wise to refrain from
mailing of Christmas cards this year out
OF consideration for our overworked
postal employees? Also the Government
has requested that we only purchase
necessary articles and surely the sea-
sons greetings do not come under that
heading. pleasant as 1t is to send and
receive them US,
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1rriter, although the use of
a pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Nth
q uieaU to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Finds Fault With
New Deal Spending.


To the Editor Of The Star:
Inasmuch as the New Deal has reared
its structure on debt while fostering the
idea that borrowing is a blessing, it is
not surprising that men of the mental
caliber of William Allen White should
express doubts as to its soundness.
1t is safe to say that the Roosevelt
administration owes much of its popu-
larity to prodigious and profligate spend
ing. The notion that money should be
respected has been relegated to horse
and-buggy periods, and the slogan:
Save for the rainy day. has been sup
planted by Spend in order to save" AS
result we are involved In incredible
fiscal disorder. History records that
governmental extravaganza demoralizes
people. Human beings become like
robots, devoid of incentive and ambition,
when a nation becomes too paternal
and dictatorial
Nc one can deny that many New Deal
measures have been adopted for the good
OF struggling men. On the other hand,
who can deny that other policies in
cluding "squandermania' are detri-
mental to true progress and at utter
variance with the Jeffersonian idea Of
democracy?
EDMuND <. ooLDsBoRouoH.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Haskin Quiz Book-The popularity

Haskin Quiz Book-The popularity
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answering Of questions is the Oldest
form OF education-of finding out
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about. See how many you can
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reason to. base unemployment upon
workmens compensation.
Organized labor is opposed to expert
ence rating because we believe it fair
to tax all alike and because we know
from experience in other States that en-
ployers will be reluctant to hire employees
for short periods and debit their ac-
counts when they are laid off
WILLY ARNHEIM.
Evening star., 1942-10-24
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered ~ second class matter post ONO
Washington, D. c,
The Valley settler., 1942-07-31

night at the attractive
 cabin on the Sherrod farm. Among those who wore pres-
 ont were, in addition to
 tho honor gusstss Nr. and
 Mrs. Carl Wilson, Ar. and Mrs. Harry Mmsr, Nr. and Mrs. P.k.Mullansy, Dr.. and Mrs. LeRoy Flora, Nr. and Mrs. L. C. Stock, Ar. and Mrs. Bill Curtis, Ar. and Mrs. Clyde V. King, the Rev and Nrs. o. H1ber Randall {, the Rev. Woodrow Kurth,
 Mrs. Earl Albrscht and Jane 'Nrs. N. Cope and children, Mrs. Victor John son, the Nisses He1en Johnson, Mae Stephenson, Gladys Schustsr Cleanore Engdall, Nessers. Jack Cope, Harold Rice, ,Noil Miller, Nr. and Mrs. Thuma and Hr. and lrs. Sherrod. DANCE . SATURDAY NIGHT
The Valley settler., 1942-07-31

In farewell compliment to Ar. and Ars. Frank okorny and Nr. and Mrs. Vernon Nore- man a delight full picnic party was arranged by Mrs. Max Sherrod and Nrs. Harold L. Thuma, which took place last