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Evening star., 1942-06-22
Brothers Instinctively

Perhaps never before in the his
tory of the world have plain and
humble people sacrificed so much for
humanity at large. Whole communi-
ties have yielded up all that they
possessed to the end that civiliza-
ton as a whole might not perish
utterly from the earth. The number
of individuals who have died for
freedom and for fellowship since the
present conflict began is legion.
OF course, it may be convenient to
think of the lost and the fallen as
single group, one company Of
martyrs. Yet the entire purpose of
their immolation, surely, would be
Knocked if it we're not understood
that each of them was a separate,
Independent person-each a distinct
integral soul.
At the War Department Building
in Arlington on Saturday, far from
the fighting fronts of Asia, Africa
and Europe, the elemental principle
of untrammeled human character
was demonstrated. James Mitchell,
an iron worker, saw high tension
wire pulled down by crane and
tried to disengage it. George Love,
. laborer, unhesitatingly went to his
Evening star., 1942-06-22

ury has proposed and the committee
has approved a plan to complete the
transition from the present system
to the proposed new method in two
years instead of one. To accomplish
this, beginning January l, a with
holding tax of 10 per cent, after Ger
tain exemptions, would be levied at
the source Of income. About half of
the receipts would be credited against
quarterly tax payments due next
year on 1912 incomes, and the bal
ance would be held over to meet
taxes payable in 1914, when the 10
per cent deduction plan would be-
come fully operative.
Obviously, this program would i'm
pose an extra burden on the taxpayer
during the coming year. But If there
is any way in which this can be
avoided, 1t has not yet been sug-
geSted, and there is good reason to
believe that majority of taxpayers,
understanding the long range ad-
vantages which would accrue to
them, would be willing to assume the
additional burden during the first
year Of the plans operation.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Indiunu Time

1t Is often said that a stopped
clock is better than an inaccurate
one, because the stopped one is right
twice day and the inaccurate one
is never right. AS practically no
timepiece except an expensive chro-
nometer is really accurate. most Of
us 60 through life a few minutes
early or late. except every few days
when we forget to wind our watches
and accidentally get right on the
nose of Father Time. In those in
stances, the correct time may be
almost anything, but when the STOP
page is intentional, custom DEGREES
that it be at $40. Dummy clocks
outside jewelry stores usually record
this hour, as do most advertisements
depicting watches. Perhaps the
symmetry of the minute and hour
hand is thought pleasing to the eye,
even though those hands often seem
to form the sides Of sad and droop-
ing mouth instead of the cheerful
upward smile that could be obtained
from Isl or 1000.
Now this firmly rooted tradition is
attacked in Indiana. The Watch
makers Association of that State
passed formal resolution that when
in the course of advertising events it
becomes necessary to stop a clock, it
be done at 7:55, After the war, per-
hapS, dead clocks in Indiana may get
away from the new lopsided setting,
so in tune with the modern world, but
for the duration they are to remain
at 7:55-the exact time, according to
the association, when the attack on
Pearl Harbor began.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trace,Del.

be much more destructive In every way
That they kill many birds Is disputed
by many Of their friends.
The best opinion of students is that
the habit of eating bird eggs and killing
fledglings cannot be ascribed to the
squirrels generally. 1t is felt that 1t Is
Just q personal habit, built up by each
individual
Thus some do, some do not.
Perhaps the same can be said of the
blue jays. Not all Of them, by any
means, do damage to the eggs and young
of other species.
1t Is easy to see how any squirrel or
bird which once got taste Of fresh
robin egg might like to try 1t again. 1t
is also understandable how any friend Of
birds, seeing jay with a dripping egg
in its claws, would be inclined to cry
havoc with all jays. But it may be
argued that this is not the best attitude.
There is enough hate and recrimination
in the world already. without adding to
the flames. Hate will consume the hu-
man world, unless some people keep
backlog Of love and admiration.
- ~
The blue Jay is held to be a great
friend Of the squirrels, especially of the
red variety. 1t shrieks out the presence
of intruders, in this case of hunters,
long before the animal sees them.
There are undoubtedly many ways in
which the various creatures of field and
forest help each other, ways that are not
known to man.
These are in addition to those known,
such as that instanced, and the hiding
away of bits of food.
The jay will carry away whole peanuts,
or sunfower seed, cramning them into
his cheeks.
He then secretes them in crevices of
bark, or even puts them in the ground
Here they are found by squirrels, and
by many Of the songsters, including the
brown creeper and the nuthatch
A highly inquisitive person who had
nothing else to do except roam the woods
with pencil and notebook no doubt could
find out many more ways in which the
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other.
1t would make no difference at all
whether they intended to help each
other. The point would be whether they
did, Intentionally or unintentionally.
Squirrels are among the most interest
ing Of all the smaller animals. For that
reason we dislike hearing of the per-
petual attempts, on the part of many
kind persons who feed the birds, to drive
these rodents away.
better plan is to accept them, and to
try to satisfy their food wants as we'll
as those of the songsters. separate
feeding station, we'll stocked with pea
nuts and sunf1ower seed, will keep them
busy for long time. They need not be
feared at regular stations. Birds get
along with them very well. If the sta
ton is elevated, the squirrels will occupy
it. while the birds eat from the ground
beneath.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Collecting Taxes

In approving the Treasury plan for
a modified Withholding tax, the Ways
and Means Committee has taken a
step which, while involving immedi-
ate hardship, should lead in the long
run to a more satisfactory method of
income tax payment.
At present, except for relatively
few provident people, one years in
come tax is paid out of the next
years earnings No argument is
required to demonstrate the undesir.
ability of that procedure, and this is
especially true at time when taxes
are mounting and earnings, in many
cases, are declining or are apt to
decline. The problem, of course, is
to bridge the gap in some not-too-
difficult fashion for those who have
not the resources to catch up with
the plan by paying two years taxes
out Of their income for one year.
To meet this situation, the Treas
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Compulsory History

once more the demand Is heard
for compulsory courses in American
history in the institutions of higher
learning frequented by American
youth. The cry which first was
raised quarter Of century ago now
is repeated in the report of special
survey conducted by the New York
Times. An editorial printed in that
distinguished paper yesterday de-
clared: Courses in the history of
the United States should be required
OF all students in our colleges and
universities, regardless of their aca-
demic program. 1t is just as impor-
tant that teacher, doctor, lawyer or
accountant know the history of this
country as it is for the statesman,
journalist or economist This is an
obligation that cannot be shrugged
aside by our educational institu-
tons
With such sentiments naturally no
patriotic citizen will disagree. 1t is
obvious that people cannot be ex-
pected to care very much about
traditions Of which they are ignorant.
The fact remains, however, that the
work of teaching American history
is not task that can or should be
left in any major part exclusively to
the schools. The record of the
Times itself is case in point. No
daily journal of news and opinion
has accomplished more in the culti-
vation of an intelligent compre-
henSion of the annals of the Nation.
It's contemporaries among periodicals
published in cities and towns from
coast to coast have helped with the
work Of educating and re-educating
their readers to appreciate the essen
tial values of American civilization
The Federal Government and most
State and municipal authorities, like
wise, have made it a duty to con-
tribute to a general knowledge Of
history. Motion pictures and radio,
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the chronicles of America with
systematic regularity. Even when it
is granted that the element Of
compulsion is absent in such instruc-
ton, it still remains evident that the
average adult acquires worthwhile
training, one way or another, in
historical truth. Especially since the
appearance of H. G. Wells Outline
of History" in 1920 there has been a
boom" in popular interest in his
torical themes. Witness the vogue
for biographies and for novels of the
type of Margaret Mitchells Gone
With the Wind"
That is not to say that the Times
Is not justified in agitating for more
serious consideration Of American
history at the hands of the makers
of curriculumS. If it be true-and
there is no reason to doubt it-that
81 per cent of the institutions of
higher learning in the United States
do not require the study of United
States history for the undergraduate
degree, something should be done
about it.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Summer SoIstice

Here is the flood tide OF season;
this deep hush
OF gardens droDned under the dark
peace of midsummer night;
Here is the rose come to its fatal
tullness in this hour,
The madonna lilies, unmoDing,
radiant Dith their o1Dn light.
The neD moon Is descended, but in
the Spdngled sky,
Clear and changeless, the familiar
guardian stars,
Golden Cdpelld, Dhite Spicd and
shimmering ReguluS,
Course silently onDdrd, remote
from all mortal ,Dars.
What changes the years will bring
Uill not change these:
The rose ,0ill fo,per again and, tn
its time, leaf turn,
And al,pays aboue the stiffness OF
midsummer's eDe
These faithful and unUduerirg
stars tpiH burn.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
ARLINGTON, Va.

Dear Sir:
my apartment windows look out Upon
sylvan scene ideal for squirrels
woodsy park, tall trees, running brook.
THE squirrels are the common gray
variety, frisky and friendly, jumping up
on the window sills and taking nuts
from my hand.
"A few days ago was amazed to dis
cover a stranger among them-a squirrel
with light-tan coat instead Of the con-
ventional gray.
"A little smaller than the gray BROTH
ers, but even friskier. tried to coax him
to ne window sill for a nut, but he
wisely waited to see If could be trusted.
"A day or two later, second member
Of the tan family appeared, little
smaller than the first. but with a light
tan coat just like his brothers.
The grays don't seem to resent their
presence at all, and now every morning
they have their breakfast frolic together
THE tans have accepted me now as
friend and readily come up on the win
dow sill for as many peanuts as I care
to dispense.
Are the newcomers albinos-or what?
Il have seen red, black, and gray Squir-
rels. but never through long years of
observation have I seen anything in fur
like these.
Il am sure you can identify them.
with constant appreciation Of your
column,
Sincerely yours, c. r. Med"
Tan squirrels are just color phase of
the ordinary gray ones.
Gray and red squirrels have we'll
defined color changes, according to 10
cation.
Both species are spread all over the
country and are often found in various
colors, especially as to the stomach.
Both standard squirrels, as they might
be called, have the black, or melanistic
phase.
All colors seem to be acceptable to all
other colors, except the black. 1t is
common observance that the black forms
keep we'll to themselves.
The only time in u years that black
squirrel has come into our yard was
that severe winter about four or five
years ago.
He remained only little time, and did
not come back again. 1t was probably
the presence of 10 gray squirrels which
decided him against remaining.
Black squirrels may be found in Ar
lington near the National Cemetery, in
Silver Spring, and near the E. v. Brown
School on Connecticut avenue.
An albino squirrel would be all white,
or practically so.
Only an expert could be sure which
sort Of squirrel he might be seeing, when
he sees one of the color variations.
The red squirrels are found mostly in
densely wooded areas. They are not as
friendly as the grays. and are said to
Evening star., 1942-06-22
the Daily Worker recently wrote in his

the Daily Worker recently wrote In his
paper:
When the Baltic countries, faced with
the immediate prospect of subjugation
by Hitler chose to get rid of their own
Fascists and remain free under Soviet
system, the U. S. S. r. Immediately took
all measures necessary to help these peo-
Piles protect their territories"
We know that the -four freedoms" OF
President Roosevelt and the aims of the
Atlantic Charter nowhere propose that
a people be free under Soviet system
Moscow this spring has celebrated Lat
Wan, Estonian and Lithuanian free
dom" days-marking the freedom"
which began when Latvia, Estonia and
Lithuania were annexed to the Soviet
Union. 1t is plain that here lies wide
pit yet between Washington and Moscow.
Perhaps the second anniversary Of the
Russo German war Will have 1t closed.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
Bv Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the ansper to any
question OF fact by tDriting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington.
DC. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. How large is the Mexican Navy
P. N. D.
A. The Navy Of Mexico consists OF 8
escort vessels, 10 coast guard patrol boats
and minor craft, and is used chiefly to
police the coasts.
@. Which is the oldest city still In ex-
istence in the world?-E. N. D.
A. Damascus in Syria Is thought to be
the oldest inhabited city in the world.
Its foundation is attributed by Josephus
to Uz, the son Of Aram.
@. Where is the place in the United
States from which seven States are
visible?-O. H.
A. From the top of Lookout Mountain,
near Chattanooga, seven States are visi-
BILE: Tennessee. Alabama, Georgia, So:lth
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia ard
Kentucky.
@. How fast can snakes travel?-T. D.
A. Contrary to popular opinion, snakes
do not move very fast. The blue racer,
one Of our swiftest species, never travels
over 2la miles an hour.
@. How many church cantatas did
Bach compose?-E. N. G.
A. Bach wrote 295 church cantatas,
of which there are about 200 In existence.
Almost all were written during the latter
part of his life.
Evening star., 1942-06-22

@. What Is meant by the expression,
Dying in the odor Of sanctity"?-K. E.
A. In the Middle Ages it was popularity
believed that sanity persons, when dying,
gave off a delightful odor.
@. Is it really possible to kiss the
Blarney Stone?-N. T. D.
A. The true stone is set into the wall
of the tower of Blarney Castle. 1t can
be kissed only by person held over the
parapet.
@. Who divided the ages Of man into
seven?-B. R. G.
A. This was first done by Hippocrates.
Shakespeare subsequently borrowed the
arrangement.
O. How much brighter than our sun
Is the star Canopus?-H. A.
A. Canopus which is the second
brightest of the fixed stars. enits more
than $500 times as much light as the sun.
@. Why was Sun Yat-Sen chosen to
be represented on the new stamp COM
memorating China?-S. D.
n. 1OSllIldSICl 1CIlCIdl " dACl SLdUCd
that Dr. Sun Yat-sen. who died in 1925,
was selected for a place on the new
stamp by reason of the fact that he is
symbolic of the new China which he
founded in 1911-12. Sun Yat-sen on
many occasions stated that he had been
inspired by Lincoln and that he had
been motoviated by the principles laid
l,, -
Gettysburg.
O. What do the letters S. c. D. mean
on discharge from the Army?-P. J.
A. The initials S. c. D. on an Army dis
charge mean surgeons certificate of dis
ability.
@. What is the best way to get rid Of
an odor?-R. L.
A. Odor is caused by the presence OF
minute particles of material in the air.
The only way to eliminate the odor is
to eliminate the material An odor may
be masked by a stronger odor.
O. In diplomacy, what is meant by a
career man?-D. R. D.
A. 1t is one who has devoted his LIE
to this particular profession, as distin-
guished from one who is appointed di-
rectly to a high position, as of an am
bassador.
@. Can rush porch rug that has
faded be painted?-P. r. F.
A. Attempts to restore the original ap-
pearance and serviceability by painting
are not always entirely satisfactory. 1t
is suggested that hard-drying, flexible
type of enamel of the desired color would
have good possibilities.
@. To how many positions is a watch
adjusted?-N. G. M.
A. Good watches usually are adjusted
to five positions. These are: Flat with
the dial up. fiat with the dial down, on
edge with stem up, on edge with stem to
right and on edge with stem to left.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Says School Pictures
Strengthen Home Front"
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t was with feeling Of pleasure that
saw in The Star the photograph Of
graduating class from Division 10 to l3
of the local public school system.
Even if these groups have not been
interspersed among the former groups
shown, it is commendable and for
ward step.
Public funds support all and the prog
ress made by all Of the young folk CT
our community toward a better and
more enlightened citizenship should be
of common interest.
I thank you for another evidence that
tends toward a fuller democracy for all
Of the people on the home front.
MISS F. LOUISE MADELLA.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the Driter, although the use OF
a pSeudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Uith
Die,U to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Objects to Romantic" Designations
OF Washington Streetcars and Buses.


To the Editor of The Star:
Perhaps part of the confusion OF
Washington traffic traces back to the
names carried by streetcars and buses.
Suppose 1 am stranger. and I see
such designations as Brookland, Friend
ship Heights, Cabin John, Riverside
Stadium-what am to think?
In Philadelphia the Fifth street car
stays on Fifth street, the Broad street
subway on Broad street. the Market
street L on Market street. You can get
off at whatever hundred you are lock-
ing for.
The trains of the subways OF New
York are furnished with maps. Surface
cars state their destinations via"
Why need the Nations Capital transit
system be so romantic" in wartime?
MRS. DOROTHY S. HOECKER.
Evening star., 1942-06-22

Admiral NimitZ's bulletins tell of
loss of contact with japanese war
ships during the night. They give a
new Interpretation of the old phrase,
Ships that pass in the night
meaning passing rapidly out of the
picture.
Evening star., 1942-06-22

assistance. In few minutes both
were dead. That one man was white
and the other colored did not mat
ter. What survives is their essential
spiritual quality.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Expresses Appreciation Of
Gallery Concession to Photographers.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The trustees of the National Gallery
of Art are to be congratulated-and
thanked-for permitting visitors to use
their own cameras inside the building.
I know of only three other galleries
where similar courtesies to photograph
ers. amateur and professional, are ex-
tended, namely, Dallas, Detroit and the
Metropolitan in New York.
DAGUERRE, Jr.
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Canning and Preserving-The

canning season is here-and so is
sugar rationing-but supplement
tary material has been added to
our booklet which solves the
problem. Offers suggestions for
cutting down on use of sugar,
and substitutes for sugar in can
ming and preserving. Offers more
than 100 tested recipes for fruits,
vegetables, meats. How to make
tasty jellies, jams. conserves and
marmalades. To secure your copy
of this publication inclose 10
cents in coin, wrapped in this
clipping, sand mail to The Star
Informa ton Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Advocates Special Day
For Writing to Soldiers.

To the Editor of The Star:
We have had Mothers Day and
Fathers Day. Now let us have Re-
membrance Day for sons who are scat
tered over the globe fighting our battles.
Just a line or two so that the boys in
the service will know we are 100 pet
cent with them. Why not make the
second Sunday in August special occa-
sion for writing our soldiers?
ROBT. +. MATTINGLY.
Evening star., 1942-06-22

A new British naval slogan seems
to be, Hit the Hipper and win a
cigar!"
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Believes 1t Infeasible to Separate
German PEOPLE From Their Leader.

To the Editor of The Star:
After an absence Of almost two years.
I am back in the Nations Capital. back
with the full knowledge that have to
share and endure all the hardsihps and
inconvenience of an overgrown and con-
Evening star., 1942-06-22
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispa tches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1942-06-22

gested city. Automatically, my eyes
turned toward The Star as the best
rejecting mirror of life and public opin-
ion radiating from the hub of the coun-
try. Scanning through its columns, spe-
cially the editorial page. a letter to the
editor attracted me. The writer, Harry
Stark, twice in less than two weeks has
written, urging immediate peace for
mula to prompt rebellion in Germany"
No peace formula" no matter how
charitable" and acceptable to the Ger
man people, will ever stir them to rise
or revolt against their overlords. Our
bitter anrd tragic experience drawn from
the First World War should have been
ample proof that there cannot be any
peace without a final crushing victory
over the enemy. We cannot force new
rulers upon the Germans
1t is absolutely ridiculous and futile to
talk of offering palatable peace terms to
the German nation. You can't separate
it from Hitler. There is no divorcing
the innate character of the people from
their leader.
Therefore, not only their overlords,
but the German people themselves,
should be made to pay for the unprece-
dented suf1erings and cruelties they have
inflicted upon helpless millions.
Our goal is set, and our task is very
clear. With answering loyalty in our
President and a full trust in our cause
and that of our Allies, we should carry
on this life-and death struggle relent-
lessly until our enemies are crushed and
the menace of future wars is removed
forever. Then we can sit down and talk
peace" calmly. M SARKISIAN.
Requests Evidence to Support Charge
OF British and French Dominance"
To the Editor of The Star:
Words, words, words. Philip Light
foot Wormeley, 4th, In a letter to The
Star says: Selfish dominance Of the
League of Nations by Britain and
France made realization Of the Leagues
ideals impossible Their policies
have in time damned themselves and
America need make no apologies for hav-
ing refused to adhere to them"
Just what does Mr.. Wormeley mean?
What was "Britain's selfish dominance"
of the League? When? How? Where?
Why?
Mr.. Wormeley goes on: "The ideals
envisioned in the League never were
questioned by the American people"
But did not America refuse to join the
League and help to make it work. and
was not the very idea of the League the
conception of far-seeing American
President?
Like the lady in David Copperfield,'
I merely "ask for Information.
ROSA DARTLE.