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The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13

completed, it would be only a
matter Of building another ~
miles to reach the fringe of the
District line at Anacostia. The
new route thus created would rep
resent cutoff of some IL miles
from the nations capital to the
Morgantown bridge, and would be
a supplemental link to the propos-
ed Baltimore Washington super
highway.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-02-13
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Evening star., 1942-08-28
Appeal for Russiu

Approximately three-quarters OF
Washington's quota OF the $6,000,000
national goal of the Russian War Re
lief campaign has been pledged. The
amount yet to be raised is s25, 900, and
a special effort to collect that amount
Is being made today.
Certainly, the purpose of the drive
requires no further explanation. The
money is needed to provide medical
and surgical supplies for the brave
armies Of the Soviet Union. 1t will
be spent to aid soldiers who are
proven allies of the United States in
the struggle with both the Germans
and at least potentially the japanese.
They are fighting Americas fight as
well as their own No serious ques-
tion can be raised about their
achievement nor about the graft
tude to which they are entitled. They
have earned all that is solicited In
their behalf-and more.
Other cities from coast to coast are
doing their share, and Washington
ought not to fail. The sum for which
the local campaign committee has
appealed is small. 1t should be over
subscribed, and The Star sincerely
hopes that 1t will be. The offices OF
Russian War Relief, Inc, are at 1918
Connecticut avenue NV.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

In 1895, a third III 1898. The Presi-
dent abolished the National Legisla-
ture on the ground that 1t served
merely to stir up dissension. He
drove rival leaders into exile and i'm
prisoned such Of their followers as
endeavored to keep in touch with
them. Yet the generality of Brazil
ians testify that his regime has been
soft" not hard"
Small in stature, bronzed, facile in
conversation, smoking long black
cigars with obvious enjoyment, DR..
Vargas has been good copy" for
journalists from the United States
who have visited Rio de Janeiro. His
English is sketchy, and the circum-
stance permits the helpful interven-
ton of his charming daughter and
secretary, Nine. Alzira Amaral
PeiXoto. Her cooperation, it is
worthy of notice, has been a source
Of strength to her country and it's
neighbors during the past few
months.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Fighting the Jups

Any lingering hope that the war
with Japan will be a short or an easy
one should be dispelled by the reports
of American diplomats returning
from the Far East on the liner
Gripsholm
The consensus of these men, when
they have been willing to talk for
publication, is that the japanese are
cruel, tough and courageous foe;
that they are prepared for long war
and will fight to the end. This, Incl
dentally, is point Of view which
confirms the opinions expressed by
our own military men who have re-
turned to this country after seeing
action against the japanese. With
out exception, these Army and Navy
men have testified to the fighting
qualities Of the enemy, and, in many
cases, they have expressed astonish-
ment at the seeming failure of the
American people to understand that
this war cannot be won without
| exerting far greater national effort
than that which has been put forth
| to date.
| Perhaps the most outspoken OF the
Evening star., 1942-08-28
BETHESDA, Md.

"BEIHESDA, ND.
Dear Sir:
Il don't know where the blue jays
have been but they are back now, with
a big squawk, and I am glad to see them,
for they have always been favorites
of mine. So many people pretend to dis
like this bird that it has always pleased
me 10 see how you stick up for it, and
think you are right. because the jay Is
really one of the best birds we have.
People who do not care for it, or who
make, out that they don't, say that 1t Is
a bully, but I have been watching birds
for nearly half century. and have yet
failed to see it try to bully any other
birds.
"As you have often said, and as Mark
Twain said before you, the blue jay
has a real sense of humOr-that makes
him from time to time fly at other birds,
Just to watch them run, but that is a
trait not unknown among human beings.
think we can appreciate this Any one
who has ever stepped out from behind
a door and cried Boot will understand
perfectly how the blue jays feel about It,.
Sincerely, G. H. W
The blue Jays are back, true enough.
And in much better voice than ever.
The other morning a big one was
perched in tree about so feet from the
| house.
He was screaming in tone which
| would have made any one think a cat
| had him.
| Yet there he was, all by himself. stick
| ing out his neck and uttering that hor-
rible cry.
Suddenly he changed his mood.
This time his cry became one of de-
fance, not of fear, with tones Of chal-
lenge.
Some observers fail to give the Jay
credit for it's musical ability.
They are even inclined to dispute 1t!
title of song bird, title which, by tht
way, is given not SO much on Bird
vocal output as on its possession OF I
certain type of vocal apparatus.
The blue jay has much wider rang
of tones than careless observers believe
This is because they fail to see the bir'
when it is making some of its differen
sounds. Often they attribute certain
sweet notes to other birds, when all tn
time it is an old jay out there in the tire
that is making the noise.
Jays like best to scream, with typics
infection which most Of their friend
believe denotes good humor. Whether
does or not must depend upon the fidel
ity of the judgment. There can be httl
question that there is a certain amour
of humor about the bird, of the sol
which, among humans, Is commonl
called practical joking.
| Jays like to fly into feeding static
at full speed, descending upon a grou
of smaller birds with yell as If bar
Of raiders were coming.
Usually the birds scatter, but whe
one stands its ground, nothing at g
, happens to 1t.
In the bird world, size Is paramour
The cardinal pushes sparrow out
, the tray, and it, in turn. yields to ia
The jay leaves when turtle dove al
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Our Auxiliary Police

The Commissioners have Just
appointed fifty-three new police
privates, bringing the force to with
in about eighty of the authorized
strength of It'll. These vacancies
will be filled as rapidly as the Civil
Service Commission can certify new
applicants, and the Metropolitan
Police Force will be larger than ever
before.
But even with full strength, the
police force would be unable to meet
the demands Of Washingtons in
creased population were if not for
the splendid work being performed
by the volunteer auxiliaries. There
are some 3,941 on the rolls now, with
over 800 awaiting approval, Every
day, between 4 o'clock and mid
night more than $50 of them report
for duty at the precincts and the
Womans Bureau and are assigned
to regular street or traffic patrol
work. Many of them are on beats
that otherwise would 60 unnamed.
In addition to other duties they are
affording needed protection for the
great number of women who are
working at night in the Government
and who must travel unescorted
through the streets.
Many of these men 60 on duty
after a hard days work. They are
volunteers in every sense of the word,
working without remuneration of
any kind beyond the satisfaction
that comes from doing their part
In the war effort The whole COM
munity is indebted to them for their
tine, unselfish service
Evening star., 1942-08-28

should not spend any more money until
nearby Maryland and Virginia had
taken more adequate steps for elimina-
tion of pollution in those areas. At that
time, July "a, Mr. Ickes announced
keen interest in freeing the Potomac of
pollution and willingness to open the
purse strings for that purpose. Had the
District accepted this offer, it could have
gotten a As per cent grant of Federal
money and SIS per cent loan, the latter
on most favorable terms, amortized over
period of years.
During the summer of 1888, the Izaak
Walton League Chapters in this area
carried on an extensive drive to free
the Potomac drainage of pollution, re-
sulting in the adoption of more than 25
projects to cost over $500, ,000 In this
work, 1t had the support of many civic
organizations and an aroused public
opinion
For Mr.. Gordon or any one else to i'm
ply that the leagues motives in such
activities were for the sake of "the fish
that might appeal to members of the
Izaak Walton League" constitutes gross
ignorance of the purposes of the league,
and represents the position frequently
employed by those opposed to our OBJ
jectives in an effort to belittle our real
intent.
Mr.. Gordon is right in saying I'VE are
concerned about dumping this sewage on
communities downstream The rapidly
growing population in communities below
Washington are the ones to suffer most
from our past short-sightedness and 1t
is hoped that at the first opportunity
our District fathers will seek to rectify
the mistakes of the past and elevate the
Capital of the Nation to position where
it can view with pride its handling of its
industrial wastes and sewage and i'm
prove the suitability of its water courses
for healthful recreation.
LEWIS RADCLIFFE.
Vice President, Izaak Walton League
of America, Inc.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Discusses Women in War Work
With Regard to Time After War.
To the Editor of The Star.

10 the Editor OF The Star.
I listened with great interest to the
Radio Forum program Monday night as
I am young married woman with an
office job and whose husband no doubt
will be in the service In the near future.
All this talk of women taking over the
mems jobs is all right and it is a splendid
gesture on their part, but I think that
the understanding should be when the
women take these jobs that they are to
give them up when the men come back
from the war. Surely, American wom-
en- don't want the same condition to
exist after this war as after World War
No l.
I, for one, would be very willing to give
up my job to a soldier, sailor, etc. and
do know that good many large COM
panies are promising the men their jobs
when they return.
This is a point that l think should
have been brought out In the broadcast
MRS. J. H. gambler.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
President Vurqus

Recent events have brought the
name of the President of Brazil into
prominence in the press of the United
States, but the average reader as yet
knows little of his personality and
character.
Getulio Dernelles Vargas was born
In prairie village on the Uruguay
River In Rio Grande do Sui, April 10,
1888; was educated in local schools
and became an infantry sergeant at
II. But his army career was brief.
He preferred the law to soldering
and, having been called to the bar
at "a, he soon was public prosecutor
In the city of Porto Allegro.
Meanwhile, DR.. Vargas instinct for
politicshad carried him into journal
ism. He twice won election to the
National Chamber of Deputies and
gradually achieved fame as par
tisan leader possessed Of natural
talents far above the ordinary gifts
of his contemporaries. By 1926 he
was Minister OF Finance, IN 1877 ne
was governor of his native state.
He gained the chief magistry by
force when President Washington
Luis attempted to control the choice
Of his successor, October 3, 1880. The
system Of administration which he
has created since that date has beer
called "a democracy in its own Brazil
Ian way" It's author describes 1t al
a second republic" striving to i'm
prove the health and economic anc
cultural condition of the masses, HI
stresses equality of opportunity be
tween men and women, create
economic freedom for workers ant
dinninution Of foreign influence II
trade and commerce" The new con
stitution which he promulgated Jul
IA, 1884, Is supposed to provide thos
reforms.
DR.. Vargas naturally expecte
energetic opposition to his program
nor was he disappointed One arme
uprising occurred In 1892, secon
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Hard to Digest

Love makes the world go round"
said some poet or near-poet, and in
agreement Is an official of the New
York Institute of Dietetics, who
maintains that love aids digestion.
Serenity and happiness, he says,
make 1t possible for the system to de-
rive the utmost food value from
whatever is eaten, in contrast to the
unfortunate diner who, harassed and
unloved, might as we'll eat sawdust
for all the good it does him.
In sharp disagreement is another
eminent physician from Johns Hop
kins, whose disagreement, however,
is based not SO much on medical ex-
perience as on practical knowledge
Of life as it is and not as it ought to
be. He Is willing to concede that
serenity and happiness are all to the
good, for digestive purposes, but can
not himself digest the theory that
they are the inevitable by-products
of love. How does he get that way?"
he says, of his New York contempor-
ary Even poets admit that the
course of true love never runs
smooth. The lover, before marriage,
is forever upset for fear he will lose;
the husband, after marriage, is upset
for fear he will fail to please"
viii some neutral umpire settle the
argument, by staging an eating con-
test between lovers, married or other
wise, and corps of hard boiled
bachelors?
Evening star., 1942-08-28
THIS AND THAT
Bu Charles f. TrnceUeU.

pears. The peaceful dove is not at all
peaceful, in reality, except in a certain
general sense.
Those who have opportunity to watch
the dove closely know that it is very
determined in getting its rights, espe-
cially when food is concerned.
And the blue jay is q special enemy
of the morning dove. The dove sees 10
that. 1t mates the jays, and runs them
every chance it gets.
After watching the bluff Of the jay,
an observer is always surprised to see
how quickly it Gains down and leaves
when dove sticks out its turtle-llke
neck and makes after it,
There should be no surprise, however,
since in the bird world the smaller al
most invariably gives way to the larger.
The regularity Of habits OF the blue
Jays has led some observers to believe
that it knows the time of the day, can
tell time as well as anybody.
This is going bit far. Perhaps the
! jays have a better sense of light values.
| ones credulity. that all birds have this
sense, but that some have it just a lit
tie better than others.
A friend whose honesty is unques-
toned, both in large and small matters,
tells us that he watched pair of Wrens
earlier In the summer, and that the
male and female changed places on the
| OF cfly 0.0D
There was no difference, even Of a
minute. during the days he watched this
interesting change.
Jays one winter-six of them-came to
our feeding station at exactly 7:20
O'Clock every morning.
Usually they remained about Is min
utes, sometimes only 10, and again a;
long as 20 minutes, but never longer
This was not an observation of a few
days, but one which ranged over al
least three months. The birds did no
appear every day. usually being absen
on Friday, for some unknown reason
but when they did come, they appeared
almost precisely at 7:2o o'clock.
Some fanciful person has declared
tnat tIle Jays are lTle1uS ol LIle ueVl
and go to see him on Fridays, but thi
legend, for such it is, undoubtedly aros
as part of the universal dislike for thi
, day.
Blue Jays are fond of peanuts an
sunf1oWer seed. The former they like
carry away and hide in crevices {
t trees. We nave watched jays carry ava
In this fashion an entire bag of pea
: nuts, one peanut at a time until the
t all were gone
One of the real services to smalle
Y birds, although entirely unintentional
this carrying away and hiding of foo
4 What the squirrels bury, few birds ca
p find, but what the blue Jays park
the trees most of the birds can get Tt
jays also bury peanuts and other foo
n in the ground, usually somewhat loose
Il beneath leaves, which they manage
put over the food We believe that foo
t. so hidden are meant for immediate CO..
Il sumption, whereas those carried to tire
Y. and left in forks or crevices are intend,
= for later meals.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Advent of Autumn

These are the signs that autumn
has begun
Though summer Is TN brightest,
fullest fotDer:
A copper haze surrounds the noon
day sun,
The ,Uind bIo,ps cool at an eurlv
morning hour,
The last speck fades from a tedgling
robins breast,
Its parents rhapsodizing poice Is
still,
One yelloaD ash-leat falls to its final
rest,
A cricket chtrps beside houses
sill.
And the heart that repsss In a ,porld
OF bloom
Stops dancing at a thought OF ,ptn-
ter's gloom
sUDIE STUART HAoER.
Evening star., 1942-08-28

diplomatic commentators was Addi-
son E. Southard, former American
Consul General at Hong Kong. MIR.
Southard watched the japanese re-
duction of that city and paid tribute
to the skill, fearlessness and spirit of
self-sacrifice of the Emperor's
soldiers.
ITO stop the Japs,' he said, you've
got to kill them. That's what we've
got to do and that's what we must
begin to realize"
AS yet there is little evidence that
this country, as whole, has made up
its mind to wage the kind of fight
which grows out of this kill-or- be-
killed spirit. And that is one Of the
reasons why we are still losing the
war.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Explains Interest of Walton League
In Potomac Pollution Problem.

To the Editor of The star
Referring to the article appearing in
The Star of August "a, quoting Mr..
Gordon on the pollution situation, 1t is
evident that the District Governments
sins of omission are returning to plague
us now.
In the first place, instead of our Com
missioners undertaking to make Wash
ington a model city of the Nation, they
were not stirred into action to prevent
the pollution of the Potomac until the
Public Works Administration, under Mr..
Ickes' leadership, made study of local
conditions and recommended an $8,000,-
900 sewage disposal plant. Instead Of
adopting Mr.. Ickes' proposals, they
adopted the halfway measure of build
ing 81 900 900 plant. AS late as August
8. 1898, the Commissioners were urged
to apply to the Public Works Administra-
ton for the additional 100000 needed
to complete the present plant, but turned
it down on the ground that the District
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Reports Pleasant Experience
With Children and a Garden.

10 the EDITOR OF Inc star,
I read with some concern Mrs Apple
tons letter In The Star, telling of the
acts of vandalism committed in her
garden, and I am wondering why her
experience cannot parallel my own in its
entirety.
7, too, have been nearly 80 years max
ing a garden. Mine, too, has Towering
trees, beautiful flowers in abundance. and
now this year rhubarb and great stalks of
corn, A bird bath with running water is
one center Of interest, a sundial another.
In addition, little pool and duck
would seem to make 1t perfect "setup"
for childish depredations. Directly across
the street is school, whose attendance
through the years has run as high as
800 pupils. Yet never In all this time
has an unkind act of this sort been
committed in my garden. Nor do see
anything unusual in the situation.
The children of this neighborhood-I
am happy to say it-love my garden.
They watch it's seasonal changes with
interest, discuss 1t in their classrooms,
and feel kind of ownership in it's
beauty. Every year teachers bring their
classes through it. I am still meeting
children" from what must have been
the first class at West School, quite
grown now, who quite wistfully say: "Oh
I remember how beautiful I thought
| your garden when I was little girl
or boy, as the case might be.
Indeed, one does believe most fervently
In law and order, but these things have
! but scant meaning unless they go hand
in hand with love and respect. Children
| are so grateful for an understanding
word; so happy when one takes time to
explain the fun and loveliness of garden
it makes one ashamed that he doesn't
do it oftener.
Instead of sunmoning the police to
guard ones property, one may build
up much more interested, and far
more fitting band in somewhat this
manner. Say, by inviting a group OF
representative boys in to pick and sort
apples, with generous samples AT
another time, as fall draws near, to rake
and burn leaves, and so, by friendly acts
make the boys feel that they are wanted
even needed
ISABEL A. THOMPSON.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Asks Patience With Argentina
In Harmony With Democracy.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Republic of Argentina has the
most potent legislative branch of any
nation south of the Rio Grande; and be-
cause of that sole fact I do believe
Argentina requires the longest time to
arrive at a definite conclusion in her
relations with the United States of
America. If, for instance. America had
been functioning by decree instead of
having itself strong Congress, our re-
lations with the Axis never would have
been SO dilatory as they actually were
until brought to an abrupt head by
Pearl Harbor.
Democracy implies division of opinion
and of debate. I have no doubt Of
Argentina's final decision to join with
the United Nations.
HENRY STONER.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
A Dubious Decision


cided the little STEEL case several
weeks ago it awarded the steel work.
ers pay increase Of SIS cents an
hour retroactive to February Is
There was no complaint as to the
retroactive clause because February
Is was about the time that the dis
pute was certified to the board.
Some criticism was made of the
amount of the increase, however be-
cause, while 80 cents was authorized
to bring steel wages in line with
higher living costs, the balance of %
cents was granted to compensate for
what the board called a change of
rules in the middle of the game"
This phrase applied to the fact that
the President called for stabilization
of wages on April 27, some time after
the steel case had been certified to
the board, but before the decision
was announced. In other words, the
board felt that If the case had been
decided promptly after February Is
the workers would have received
more than they got following the
Presidents call for stabilization, and
the 2.3-cent increase was designed to
compensate the men for this state of
affairs.
When the "big steel" case reached
the board, however, an entirely diff
ferent set of facts was presented.
Nevertheless, the decision on the re-
troactive feature and the amount Of
the increase was the same as that
in the little steel case No change
in the rules" was involved in the
big steel controversy, but the full
5.5-cent increase was granted, and
| 1t was made retroactive to February
Is, despite the fact that the case did
not come before the board until
| August 9.
In the big steel case the workers
| had contract with the companies
which could be reopened upon ten
days notice or Cancelled on twenty
days notice. Notice was given by
the union in July, with the result
that the contract remained in effect
until August 9, which, the employers
contended. should have been the re-
troactive date, since the union hac
not moved to cancel the contract
sooner.
The board overrode this contention
on the ground that such a decision
would have been based ION purel,
legalistic grounds of form and not o
substance" The fact that the EN-
ployers were right, under the term
OF the contract with the union, wa
dismissed by the board with the OBJ
servation that by long -establishe,
custom, wage adjustments In stee
follow an industry wide patterr
This is tantamount to saying tha
the terms of contract, entered int
through collective bargaining an
lived up to by the employer in goo
faith, properly may be ignored whe
they interfere with granting tn
workers something they think the
ought to have because they have bee
accustomed to getting it in the pas
II the board proposes to carry tn
policy through to It's logical cor
clusion, it will be setting a preceder
OF expediency which may be ez
: pected to prove harmful to industr
to labor and to the country.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the tOriter, although the use OF
a pseudonyna for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
Uie1O to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
bachelors?

With Hitler and Hirohito rolling
right along, some Of us have become
a bit weary of headlines telling of
the blasting" of Jap and German
bases by United Nations flyers. A
pleasant change has recently ap-
peared in a Boston newspaper
"Wallop."