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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

tons. At Versailles, indemnities were
required for Belgium and France,
but the delegates OF the United
States, acting in line with the pattern
of prevailing sentiment at home, re-
fused to accept anything. The
League of Nations then inundated the
Carolines, Marshalls and Marianas
to Japan, and the arrangement was
confirmed at the Washington con-
ference in 1922
OF course, the Japanese govern
ment solemnly covenanted not to
fortify the former German islands.
Even after it was known that Toxic
had broken its pledge, Congress still
declined to take steps to protect
adjacent Guam. The romantic
transcendentalism of the American
mind continued until Pearl Harbor.
How seriously it handicapped the
defense forces of the United States
now is obvious. No wonder, then,
that the State Department, releasing
the story of Mr.. Longs Illustration,
says: ANY intelligent approach to
another world settlement must take
into consideration the errors }.
of the last"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

they eat their meate. With their
knyfe, which they hold in one handle,
they cut the meate out of the dysshe;
they fasten the forke, which they holde
in the other handle upon the same
dySshe so that whatsoever he bee that
sitting in the companie of any others at
meate should inadvisedly touch the
meate with his fynggres he will give
occasion Of offense unto the companie
as having transgressed the laWes of good
manners The cause of this Curl
ositie is because the Italian cannot by
any means indure to have his dysshe
touched with fyngRres seeing all mems
fynggres are not alike cleane. Hereupon
I myself thought it good to initiate the
Italian fashion not only when I was in
Italy but also in England, since I came
home, being once quipped for that fire.
quent using of my forke by certain
learned gentleman, Laurence Whitaker,
who in his merry humor doubted not
to call me furcifer' only for using
torke at feeding but for no other cause"
1t is interesting to remember that
Queen Elizabeth, for all her bejeweled
magnifcence and her 5000 dresses of
silk and satin, never saw q fork, and
picked up meat with her fingers.
Spoons are older than Mr.. Deute sug-
gests. I have in my possession the
oldest known English silver spoon and
this dates from 14O0 AID. To be born
with a silver spoon" goes back to Chau-
GER. Most people used wooden or bone
spoons. "Spon" is Anglo-Saxon for "a
chip of wood" The words for spoon
illustrated the difference between the
civilizations of Northern and Southern
Europe. In the thickly afforested north
ern countries the spoons originally were
chips of wood. In the countries around
the Mediterranean Sea, where shells
were abundant, the spoon originally was
a shell and the words for spoon today
in Greek, Italian, French and Spanish
meant originally "a SHE'LL
Mr.. Deute is not quite. accurate on
turkeys and geese. The wild turkey, 1t
is true, originally was found in Amer
lea. But the early Spanish discoveries
took it to Europe and tanned it. 1t is
mentioned more than once in Shake
speafe. Domesticated and much i'm
proved as table bird it was brought
back to America by the Pilgrim fathers,
and it seems likely that they ate it at the
first Thanksgiving. In England it is still
associated exclusively with Christmas.
The goose there is not a Christmas bird.
but is eaten at Michaelmas september
29). In earlier days the roasted OK used
to play prominent part. The boar's
head survives in few places. Brought
in with flourish of trumpets and other
ceremonial which has been preserved
unbroken for 600 years, 1t still is eaten
on Christmas Day at Queens College,
Oxford, a college of which several dis
tinguished Americans are alumni.
ERIC UNDERWOOD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
A Better Pay Bill

Removal of the three objections
given by the President in withholding
his approval of the police and fire
men pay bill will result in Sounder
legislation. And the greatest i'm
provement will be to recognize, along
with the claims of the police and the
flremen, the ample Justification for
an increase in teachers salaries. AS
the President pointed out, approval
Of the police and flremen's increase
alone would have created "a dis
elimination against another large
group of employees, the District school
teachers"
In the eighteen years since the last
Increase in teachers salaries, stand
ards for the teaching profession have
been raised, as they should be. Col
lege degrees are required now where
two-year normal courses were suffi-
cient In 1924. But at the same time,
compensation in comparable profess
sional work, especially in the Federal
oC4 WIG, Id illSIlCl. Ills 1dCG mas
caused many teachers to seek the
better-paid positions and has resulted
In an increasing number of vacancies
among permanent teachers in the
District school system.
An objection mentioned by the
President In falling to approve the
police-firemen's pay bill was that the
Increased salaries were made perma-
nent. That is particularly i'm
portant point at this time, when
present abnormal conditions in en-
ployment and pay scales are caused
by the war and In all probability will
end with the war This is an 1nop-
perfume time to seek permanent in
creases in pay rendered inadequate
by inflated war costs. But it is an
appropriate time to correct tempo
rarily some OF the inequalities in paw
scales which otherwise may not
adjust themselves until after the war
Is over.
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Unnamed Sonos

Play to me, dear, but do not name
the song,
For mould enter an uncharted
land
And for 10hile 90 dreamtly along
Letting the music lead me by the
hand.
Your melody may drap me touard
the seq
Though the songs title neuer
teiened 1t So
Or Suing the gate, long sealed In
memory,
To bright garden that used to
kno,D.
But let the music speak. Let the
1Oind and storm
Assail my listening heart; or let
the sun
In shining cadences tall soft and
1Ddrn1.
oh. golden notes! What need OF
iOords for one
Whom music s,cays nth such CON-
pellinp uoice.
So clearly bids to ueep or to re-
1oice,
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Feeding Our Allies

In his statement Sunday night
relative to the new food-rationing
plan, Elmer Davis, chief Of the Office
OF War Information, took pains to
answer at length some of the COM
plants against sending food to our
Allies when that results in shortage
Of food in this country. This was a
wise thing to do.
These criticisms, in the main, fall
into two classif1cations. First, there
has been some resentment of the
assertion, frequently heard, that food
rationing for civilians is necessary
so that American soldiers may have
plenty to eat. The objection here is
not to providing an abundance of
food for our soldiers-every one
agrees on that. And 1t also is realized
that the men in the service eat more
than they ate while in civilian life.
But, when due allowance is made for
this, the fact remains that this in
creased food consumption Is not
sufficient to justify a reduction of
Is per cent or Whereabouts in civilian
food supplies, and the people know
1t. Obviously, large part Of the
food saved by rationing is being sent
abroad to the people of other nations,
and the American consumer, while
Tightening his belt prefers to have
fhn ronnrI CIV irl, H., l.;
spect. This is what Mr.. Davis has
done, and his frank statement on
this point certainly will smooth the
way for the sacrifices that the people
Of this country will be called upon
to make during the coming year.
Secondly, because of the earlier
tendency to gloss over the fact that
large quantities of food were being
sent abroad, there has been made
quate public understanding of the
reasons iustifying this policy. Mr..
Davis dealt with these reasons
directly. Our Allies, he said, are not
fighting for our sake, and we are
not sending them food for their sake.
Rather, we are feeding them because
they are fighting with us m COM
mon cause, and it obviously is to our
advantage to keep them fighting at
maximum efficiency. AS he pointed
out, every German killed by a Rus
sian is one less German to be killed
by an American, or to kill an Amer
lean. This is the stark truth of the
matter, and, when it is stated in
plain language, the people will I'M
derstand and accept the necessity
for it.
During the months ahead the
pinch of some food shortages may
be severe. Had the Government
waited until then to set forth in full
Its reasons for sending food out of
the country, it certainly would have
been more difficult to sell the pro-
gram to the people For this reason
it was wise to lay all the cards on the
table before the rationing program
begins to hurt. In this way, the
people will understand why they have
to give up certain things before the
deprivation makes itself felt, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trace,peH.

the sky like magnet. They seem big
and black in the general wilderness, and
have certain clownish aspects which set
them of from all the other birds
To have some fun, tie doughnut to
q stake near a window. When one
starting clings to the stake, pecking at
the doughnut, comrade flies in to get
his share. But starlings do not like to
share anything. The first one rises into
the air with sQuawk, and the second
goes up after him, the two facing each
other as they fly up and then break
away. This is repeated many times.
The male cardinal is undoubtedly the
most vivid of the birds found hereabouts
at this time Of the year. Whether it is
the most beautiful, friends of the blue
jay may doubt. There is something
about the white background which sets
really seen the Jay bird until he has
seen him closely in the snow
The male cardinal is unique bird.
His scarlet dress seems blood red against
the snow.
During the recent storm young male
sat on trellis few feet from the VIM
dow. His feathers were pulled out to
give him the maximum insulation
against the cold.
He was as round as the proverbial
butter ball
His coat was not a uniform red by
any means. The front half of him was
as bright as a tomato, but the hind
half OF him was very much darker
shade of red, almost mahogany.
There was, of course, no distinct line
between the two. They blended into
each other in Natures perfect way.
Every now and then he would turn
his head slightly so that we could see
his black mask. AS he sat there ne
seemed to be one of the most beautiful
birds in the world, but we realized that
all cardinals are beautiful. This one
was in just the right light and setting
to display him at his best.
The standard list of the winter birds
in this vicinity includes the cardinal,
blue jay, song sparrow, white throated
sparrow, English sparrow, starting
chickadee. titmouse, white breasted nut
hatch, downy woodpecker, red-bellied
woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, hooking
bird, flicker, few blue birds, mourning
dove and pigeons.
There will be others upon occasion,
such as the red-breasted nuthatch, the
Carolina wren, and in late January the
purple finches and the fox sparrows.
There may be a few others, but the
above are the birds which are fed in most
of the winter gardens hereabout
Surely they are enough, since they
comprise some of our most beautiful and
interesting birds.
One fortunate thing Is that the per-
son who puts out food regularly will
actually have more birds in the winter
than in the summer. This comes about
because at nesting time the birds stake
out territories, and only limited num-
Der live In any one yard. In winter when
they need carbonaceous foods to keep
them warm, they are glad to come to any
place where they can find it, even if it is
no more than tin roof downtown or a
hard sidewalk trod by many other two
legged creatures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Islands Lost in 1919

No nation justly can complain
about being penalized for its faults,
but it sometimes has happened that
the American people have been
obliged to suffer for their virtues. An
interesting case in point recently was
disclosed by the State Department.
1t refers to an effort to prevent GER
tain German possessions in the
Pacific falling into Japanese hands
in 1919-an endeavor which unfortu-
nately failed with results now sadly
apparent.
To understand the strategic values
involved in the matter it is necessary
merely to glance at the map showing
the expanse of water lying between
Hawaii and the Philippines. Scat
tered over the chart there are three
groups of islands bearing the names
Caroline, Marshall and Marianas or
LadroneS. Those tiny dots upon the
surface of the ocean, as Breckenridge
Long, then Third Assistant Secretary
OF State ana now Assistant secretary,
realized, formed a screen" which
might menace communications be-
tween Honolulu and Manila. Ger
many owned all three archipelagoes
at the outbreak of hostilities in 1914.
Mr.. Long advocated temporary resto-
ration to the Reich in 1919-as a
preliminary to acquisition by the
United States.
But traditional American idealism
interfered with the plan. In har-
mony with the policies of 1883 and
1908, President Woodrow Wilson on
January 8. 1918, told the world that
I'VE demand nothing peculiar
to ourselves" Public opinion sup
ported his disavowal Of compensa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
The colder the day. the more the birds

The colder the day, the more the birds
enjoy a feeding station
If there is snow on the ground, they
are raised to a perfect pitch of enjoy
ment
They fly, they sing, and above all they
eat, If the householder keeps them sup
piled with seed and grain.
Another requirement is that the food
be protected from the snow by roof
over it.
This latter requirement is often over
looked by kind-hearted persons who
establish fiat trays on posts and the like.
While birds which winter here are
capable Of pecking through snow and
even ice, they do not like to do so and
are quite human In the way they handle
an open tray in snowy weather.
They fly away to some other feeding
place the moment the picking gets diff
ficult.
1t is best therefore to put roof over
every feeding box This not only pro-
tects the food out also invites the birds.
If the maximum enjoyment from the
songsters is desired at least two feeding
stations will be necessary. The birds
like to fly from place to place. In doing
so they give real enjoyment to the
watcher. A bird Is most bird when it
flies just as a fish is most fish when 1t
swims.
Birds so enjoy their own flying that
they make the watcher realize that he is
seeing them thus at their very best
Especially when snow is on the ground
the many fliers which are lured to the
winter garden by supplies of food put
on their finest show.
This is because the snow gives them
a wonderful background Not even the
perfect green of summer so displays bird
life.
1t Is satisfaction for the person be-
hind the window to know that so long
as the birds have food they are not cold,
no matter what the temperature is. They
are veritable machines for turning food
into heat. They do this very quickly,
and aid the conversion by much exercise.
The flying, then, has purpose. In
addition, birds have perfect insulation
In their feathers. These exquisite
adaptations shed both cold and moisture
On dry cold days sometimes the birds
do not seem to be enjoying themselves
very much. They are very human in
this, too But on snowy days, with or
without sunshine, they evince their hap
piness very plainly.
If snow Is falling, they fly like little
f1ends, and gobble food as fast as they
can, and who can blame them?
snowy day shows even the most
doubling observer why a feeding station
on stake is best. 1t also demonstrates
perfectly the need for roof
AS the snow continues to fall the birds
finally give up trying to peck food In
places where there Is no cover, In time
the supply Of seed is glazed over.
This will not mean that bread crumbs
and even slices Of bread cannot be
thrown out in the snow. Usually these
are eaten so quickly that they are not
lost
20 Few birds are more welcome in the
snowy garden than the starlings. A
slice of bread usually draws them out of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Name

@. Does going from one climate into
another affect the playing quality of a
football team?-J. J.
A. Players may be affected by change
OF climate Teams coming from warm
climates into moderately cold climates.
where the air is pure and crisp, are
very often helped by the change.
@. Why Is the diamond used as the
insigne of the Army Finance Depart
ment?-G. L.
A. The War Department says that
the diamond was chosen as the insigne
Of the finance department of the United
States Army because OF Its simple design.
The choice was an arbitrary one and has
no particular significance.
@. What three famous literary men
were born In India?-H. T. w.
A. Three outstanding writer's born in
India are: Thackeray, Kipling and Ia
gore.
@. How far distant from Italy is
TlInisia "A. S.
A. Tunisia approaches as close as go
miles to the shores of Sicily.
@. Are any Of the present-dav con-
cert pianists pupils of Listz?-B. C. H.
A. Moriz Rosenthal, who recently cell
ebrated his Both birthday, was a pupil
of this great teacher.
Is submarine affected by the differ
ence in density between fresh and salty
Water?-F B.
A. Archibald M, Low saws that on
entering fresh-water river, submarine
displacing 1000 tons In the sea would
only dsplace about 975 tons.
O. When were ice cream cones hrst
made?-E. r. j.
A. Ice cream cones were introduced at
the Worlds Fair in ST. Louis In 1904.
@. How many people in this country
are said to pay attention to styles Of
attire?-S. S.
A. 1t is reckoned that out of popu-
lation of 100 600 900, two-thirds pay more
or less attention to style.
~. WHAT Is lne origin OF Jne express
sion: "Hobson's choice"?-S. P, F.
A. 1t owes its origin to Thomas Hob
son, an old carrier and livery stable
keeper who piled between Cambridge
and London in the 18th century. When
man came to Hobsons stable for
horse, he found that he was obliged to
take the one nearest to the stable door,
In this way the carrier considered that
he was serving each of his clients i'm
partially.
@. What is the function Of the tower
that appears to be part of many cotton
or textile plants in the country?-E. u.
A. This tower is used to house the
stairway going to the different floors OF
the mill, which the operatives use in
going to and from their work In some
cases, in very old plants, a bell was
installed in the top of the tower, and
this bell was usually rung by the watch
man early in the morning to wake the
workers who lived in the village adjoin-
ing the mill so they would have ample
time to get breakfast and get to work
on time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

1t Is the flag end of the season, but,
to use gridiron metaphor just once
more, Adolf now knows how a hith-
erto unbeaten team feels when
forced back from what seemed a
certain score. Eventually he will be
backed up to his own goal posts;
have to kick from his own end zone
and then be buried under an ava
lanche of touchdowns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSkin.

A reader con get the ans,Der to any
question OF fact BY pritin1 The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
. O. How many secretaries has winston
Churchill?-G. EV.
A. Mr. Churchill is reported to keep
six secretaries busy.
@. How long after a soldier Is re-
ported missing is he considered legally
dead?-N. Y.
A. Under the present law the Secre-
tary Of War or of the Navy is required
to declare missing man legally dead
after a l2-month period has elapsed.
@. Are crickets trained to fight in
China?-B. N
A. Crickets are in1bued with the
natural instinct to fight. In China they
are caught and carefully tended to take
part in cricket-hghts in which the stakes
are sometimes very large. The good
fighters are believed to be incarnations
of great heroes of the past. When a
victor dies it is placed in a small silver
coffin and is solemnly buried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

A commentator recently remarked
that Laval's attendance on an i'm
portant Axis conference "signif1ed
that he definitely has been admitted
to the Axis ring, even If on a lower
plane than Italy" Any plane lower
than 1taly's would seem fantastic,
but If there is one, Laval is the emf
nently proper occupant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

Government will be spared the diff
cult task Of defending its program
after opposition to it has arisen.
This Is the proper way to go about
such a matter, and Mr.. Davis is to
be commended for his part in it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1rriter, although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit oil letters nth
q Uie1O to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Offers Suggestions for
Wartime Feeding Of Dogs and Cats.

Offers Suggestions for
Wartime Feeding Of Dogs and Cats.
To the Editor Of The Star
The first to be affected by necessary
food rationing are our animal pets.
Shortage Of dairy products, fats, and
especially fish oils $50 essential to a
balanced diet for dogs and cats) has
led the American Humane Association,
Albany, N. Y, to issue a leaflet warning
pet owners to supplement this lack in
the animals diet.
When cod liver oil (rich in vitamin AZ
cannot be obtained, or canned oily fish
Of any sort, and eggs, butter, cottage
cheese and milk all are needed for
human consumption, liver (Which is not
to be ratione6 and other glandular
organs such as kidneys, should be fed
the pets frequently. To this meat should
be added cooked vegetables which are
highly colored, such as carrots, including
their skins; yellow corn, string beans,
spinach, and even tomatoes. These con-
tain vitamin A in the form of substance
called carotene.
Some animals, however, cannot digest
vegetables and must find their vitamin
in another form. For them vitamin
A tablets may be purchased. Night
blindness, sore eyes, membranous trou-
bles of the bladder, nose and throat,
skin infections, ricketts,, may be due to
lack in the diet quite unsupported by
an owner who perhaps is feeding one
kind of food exclusively.
Fresh foods always contain more nutri-
ment than prepared, and raw meat is
more nourishing for the animal than
cooked. Remember, your pets are en-
tirely dependent upon you for the right
food. And your soldier wants to flnd
his pal alive and well when he returns
home.
F. c. ALBIN, Secretary
Animal Protective Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

Second President Held
To Have Been "UndefiIed" English.
To the Editor Of The Star:
In the interest Of historical truth I
should like to assert that the second
President Of the United States-John
Adams-was not an Ulsterite. He was
Of English extraction pure and undefiled.
His forebears emigrated from the County
of Somerset, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

A strike is all right in its place
but the best place for 1t b q bowling
alley, not Z war plant.