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La gaceta., 1942-09-25
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La gaceta., 1942-09-25
LA GACETA

de 21a dcsafios por parte de los
Pajaros Rojos.
Froilan Fernandez y Ernesto
lombard descargaron dos hits
cada uno.
Boston &c, IN, 2e; Brooklyn
sc, Oh, 4e.
La gaceta., 1942-09-25

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La gaceta., 1942-09-25

siguiente: 104 juegos ganadoe,
As perdidos Y dos por jugaf.
Brooklyn: 101 partijos CANA
dos, 80 d~errotas y tres desafios
por jugar.
La gaceta., 1942-09-25

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WELL WORTH TRYING.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-04
ALL BRAND NEW FOR FALL

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models. Sovs at i.A4,..k4.2A .5o
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-04
The HNTEx PLAN OF PROGRESS"
in gear with Anniversary lime!

. This new and progressive order Of mer-
ehondising set the Stage for this greet 18th
Anniversary Celebration many months
oso. Todoys, and every future announce
meni, will reveal new and greater achieve
rnents Of the "Plon Of Progress" all
ereoied 10 save you money as you've never
saved before. Visit your nearest Fintex store
during our Anniversary Celebration. You'll
find ihot u will be d decidedly profitable
experience.
Evening star., 1942-03-20

critics so that at least two boats, q
police and fire boat, can be obtained
Immediately"
Yesterday Secretary Knox inspect
ed anti-sabotage precautions in
Baltimore harbor and said he had
found there a greater degree. Of
consciousness Of the dan
gers of sabotage ana fifth-column
activity than II have found any
where else on my present tour"
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Knox Tells Portsmouth,
Norfolk 10 Get Fire Boats
a, the Associated Press.

b. tire Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March 20.-"It. Is
an absolute necessity that Norfolk
and Portsmouth at once provide fire
and police boats" Secretary OF the
Navy Knox said today after an in
spection of the water front here.
Il am going to submit ofiicially
this necessity to the two cities" he
said, "and urge them to meet their
responsibility. A lot Of the local re-
sponsibility has not been met"
You can emphasize this point.
that such protection must be furn-
ished. and that I will almost promise
to see that the communities get pri-
Evening star., 1942-03-20
Vuso Order to Meet

Representative Jackson, Democrat,
of Washington will speak at the 37th
anniversary celebration of the Vasa
Order of America. Drott Lodge, No.
1853. to be held at 9 pm. tomorrow
in the Hamilton Hotel. A dance will
follow. At its last meeting the lodge
purchased a 81 900 Defense bond.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Key to the CITY

Washington, the very hub of the
Good Neighbor Policy, fell down
badly on the job the other day.
When Mayor Menocal of Havana
dropped in at the District Commits
sioners' Office on a visit, there oe-
Cured a catastrophe painfully remi-
niscent of the one suffered by Mrs.
Hubbard's celebrated dog. The box
in which were normally kept the
keys to the city was bare, and so
His Honor got none. Much embar-
rassed, the Commissioners explained
that former visiting celebrities had
walked off with all the keys, and that
metal priorities prevented replace
ment. The best that could be done
under the circumstances was to pro-
vide Mayor Menocal with an escort
of honor and an apology.
To redeem the fair name of the
Capital, let its citizens round up all
those odd keys they have not used
for years because they never could
find where they fitted, and turn them
in to the District Commissioners.
Any kind will do. Fortunately, al
though the city itself is real enough,
its locks are just as symbolic as the
KEY meant to open them.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
BIockout Test

AS far as the average citizen was
concerned, last nights test blackout
Of homes and private establishments
Tan be put down as an overall sue
less. Certainly, if the criterion Of
success is the degree of what black
out experts like to call observation,
the rank and file of residents of the
District and nearby communities
made a commendable showing. Here
was convincing proof that the peo-
pie regard civilian defense as a
serious business and are willing to
cooperate in all essential security
measures.
One thing should be remembered,
however The mere absence of light
from any given building last night
did not itself establish that the
owner or occupants had made full
and proper preparation to enable
them to carry on in event of an
actual air raid. Many citizens COM
piled with the blackout order by
the mere expedient of turning out
all lights and going to a show or
retiring for the evening. When it is
considered that real blackouts might
last over a period of days, the ne
cessity for equipping homes or busi-
ness establishments with Opaque cur
tains, dimmed lights and similar
facilities can be appreciated. In
extenuation of temporary measures
used last night. wardens pointed out
that householders had difficulty in
obtaining suitable materials because
Of depleted stocks in many stores.
Adequate supplies probably will be
available in plenty of time for the
next test.
The glaring exception to the rec
ord of community cooperation last
night was to be found among the
Government departments. Why Fed
eral buildings. three months after
declaration of war, should be excused
from joining in blackouts of the
National Capital is a mystery that
the average dutiful citizen would
like to have answered. It is obvious
that the deplorable lack Of prepara-
ton by Federal authorities would
mean a serious interruption to vital
night work in numerous Offices if
enemy raiders should decide to at
tack the city before Government
departments get around to the job
Of putting up blackout curtains and
extinguishing unnecessary lights.
Some of the Federal buildings would
have made excellent targets for bonn
bardiers last evening This situation
should be remedied without further
delay.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Denies "Complacency"
OF American People.
To the Editor Of The Sta


Is it not bit vexatious to contemplate
the heavy-duty service to which the in
nocuous word "complacency," which in
Its general signification denotes 'satis-
faction" is being used in all types of war
news these days?
The mvarnished truth Is that there Is
neither now nor has there been at any
time since the outbreak Of the war in
Europe, in September 1889, anything
short of definite purpose on the part
of the American people to be adequately
prepared for any eventuality. For this
purpose, and without the utterance of q
syllable of criticism to the contrary, bill
lions of dollars have been unstintingly
and ungrudgingly appropriated and con-
tracts have been let for desperately es-
sential supplies. Delivery and Judgement
of supplies where they are seriously
needed is the primary problem, however
and it is upon this aspect of genuine
preparedness that real emphasis should
be placed.
But it Is very evident that until such
men as Harry Hopkins, whose forte dis
tinctly is that of social welfare worker,
and others quite as conspicuous for their
unf1tness are replaced by qualified men,
proper preparedness never will be
attained.
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trdce1peH.

That is the story in q nutshell, per-
seed
He is back, and he is determined to
remain.
Every morning, just after light, he
arrives on the roof next door.
Then he planes down to the ground,
ands struts across the yard with the
peculiar bobbing movement Of these
birds.
Although we have taken care 10 clean
up seeds and husks beneath the feeding
stations, he Is never discouraged.
All day long he goes from one tray 10
another, trying to get something to eat.
He must succeed well enough to make
1t worth while. Now and then he flies
to the slanting roof Of the main sta
ton, where he peers over the edge,
wondering how to get his big body into
the platform below.
So far, he has not been able to make
up his mind.
In the meantime, when he looks over
the edge, he begins to slide down the
roof, since it is enameled.
Down he goes. with a great Hopping
of wings Smaller guests fly away at
the fluttering. Peter Pigeon Is dis
couraged, but he Immediately begins to
think, evidently, that somehow 1t must
be his fault. Up he goes, to repeat the
whole performance over again.
noSn xako J,a f,r y,Srory,
tence
Thirty-two times we drove him away,
to have him fly down a thirty-third.
Then We gave up.
1t was no use.
Old tin cans, carefully cleaned inside
and out, and their labels removed, for
a mythical collector who never comes,
proved poor missiles.
Tin cans few around the ears of Peter
Pigeon, but each miss was as good as
a mile, as far as he was concerned.
Soon the bright cans lay all over the
ground, recalling ancient pictures Of
slum areas.
The pigeon did not mind, and neither
did the small birds.
AS can went ny1ng through the an,
they all departed, TO fly back the mo-
ment It lit.
r
Peter Pigeon still roams around the
yard.
Perhaps we shall relent, and fix him
feeding station all to himself. 1t won't
be any sillier than present world condi-
tions.
Peter is hungry, sure enough. Squirrels
make rushes at him. blue jays shrek
their distaste, sparrows fly over and
around him.
He pecks at the freshly cleaned
ground, waits for some smaller birds b
toss over a billful of grain.
Life" he seems TO say, "is getting
tougher every hour for honest folk. "
Evening star., 1942-03-04

money. II it should be frittered
away by wasteful Government,
somebody is going to hear from the
taxpayer-and that somebody is
going to be his Congressman.
If this watchfulness on the part of
the taxpayers, and the knowledge on
the part of Congress that their tax
paying constituents are keeping an
eye on them, should serve to check
waste in war expenditures and the
even more inexcusable extravagances
in the field of nom essential spending,
the higher taxes will have served a
really useful purpose. To date, the
spenders have been disinclined to
curb themselves. Perhaps a tax
paying public, hit where it hurts, will
turn the trick.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Comments on Minorities
Interested in Anglo. American Relations.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
I heartily agree with DR.. Felix Morley's
prescient article in The Sunday Star to
the effect that the core of United Ma
tons setup is United States British
cooperation"
DR.. Morley believes that one of the
difficulties in the way of the all-impor-
tant maintenance of unity is 'the ex-
cessively pro-British sentiment fostered
by a minority of Americans during the
difficult period of neutrality" He sees
necessity for an eventual reaction to this
pro-British sentiment II the pendulum
is not to swing dangerously in the op-
posite direction.
confess that I cannot follow DR..
Morley in this part of his argument-at
least not unless he attributes equal
importance, and equal danger unless
there is a reaction, to the excessive
anti-British sentiment which was fos-
tered by another minority of Americans
during our neutrality.
DR.. Morley calls for a realistic def
milton of the precise aims for which the
English-speaking peoples are fighting,
and cites with evident approval the
common sense economic agreement"
with Great Britain which was made in
Washington on February "a, as what is
wanted in the political sphere.
But I see that powerful elements are
preparing to oppose this vital economic
pact, which, with the Atlantic Declare
tion constitutes the most complete
demonstration Of American British CO.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Paying the Bill
The $o.61O.OO0 900 war tax

The $4,000, 900 war tax program
submitted to Congress yesterday by
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau gives the American people a
grim preview of what total war is
going to mean to them in terms of
dollars and cents
1t is too early to attempt to pass
judgment on the details of the new
tax schedules. Because of their I'M
precedented character, and with a
national election in the offing, it may
be taken for granted that Congress
will go over the schedules with the
greatest care before making final
decisions. But there is little doubt
that the Treasury Secretary's pro-
posals in the main will be adopted,
for the simple reason that the neces-
sites of this war and its postwar
problems leave us no reasonable
alternative.
The picture is not one of unre-
lieved blackneSS, however. Mr.. Nor
genthau, in submitting the new
schedules to Congress, pointed out
that "the new taxes will be severe
and their impact will be felt in every
American home" For example, an
unmarried person earning $4,000 a
year would pay an income tax Of
$3.50 under the proposed rates. Any
one paying such a tax on $4,000 in
come is going to be interested in
finding out what happens 10 the
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Different Kind Of War

It may be natural for Americans
IN middle life to think of the Sec
ond World War in terms of reSem-
blance with the First. But there are
elemental differences between the
two conflicts which it would be folly
TO neglect. Possibly it is not too
much to suggest that eventual VIC
tory depends upon prompt and eff
fective recognition Of the fact that
the prevailing struggle is something
altogether new in the experience of
the people of the United States.
For example. it is a matter of his
tory that no tank of American con-
struction ever appeared on the west
ern front during the contest of
1914i918. Tanks operated by the
American Army in France were Of
French or British make. Manufac-
turers in the United States were just
beginning to produce tanks when the
Armistice was announced
Even more important, except for
four 14-inch naval guns, the First
Army. commanded by Gen. John J.
Pershing and Maj. Gen. Hunter Lig-
gett, never fired a single cannon or
a single shell made in America.
The United States was dependent
upon its Allies throughout it's entire
participation in the First World War.
A partial list of materiel purchased
in France included 514 tanks. 1,19O
155-millimeter hoWitzers, 3,O35 75-
millimeter guns. 1892 Hotchkiss ma
chine guns, 10000 Chauchat auto
matte rifles. 100000 trench-mortar
shells, 5.011.000 75-millimeter shells,
100000 bombs. 122 92-inch how
itzers, 212 8-inch howitzers, 865
6-inch Newton mortars and 1850
S-inch Stokes mortars.
Fortunately, Great Britain and
France could supply these necessary
weapons and munitions. They pos
sessed the plants and the tools for
their manufacture, as the United
States at the moment did not. Had
they been unprepared to equip the
A. E. F.. the German Empire almost
certainly would have emerged from
the strife triumphant.
Now, approximately quarter of a
century later. the American Army,
Navy and Air Force must be provided
With arms. munitions and machines
Of every necessary sort by the civil
hn population of the United States.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
A correspondent writing to this column

A correspondent writing to this column
the other day told the story of an owl,
which he called Oliver Owl
This desire to name animals is in
herent In persons who like them.
So we have Jenny Wren, Peter Rabbit,
Ollie Owl, Charlie Chipmunk, Sammy
Jay, etc.
Now let us add Peter Pigeon.
Pete Is an old gray and blue pigeon
Of the wild class, strictly.
There is nothing fancy about Peter.
He comes and goes as he pleases, as
free as taxicab driver.
A year ago he was member Of band
of II which met every morning on the
roof next door.
This was their gathering place for
the descent into our yard.
In the yard were and are busy bird
feeding stations.
Here was food for the asking. Any
busy bird titmouse or pigeon, found it
to his liking.
Peter was one of the band, then.
He enjoyed the mixtures in the sta
tions as well as any chickadee.
- ~
Seventeen pigeons, however, have their
drawbacks, as most persons know.
Starhngs, too.
Pigeons eat more than they are worth.
The question was how to get rid of
them without harming them.
Harm and i'll were rampant enough IN
the world.
goes to the extent of feeding them, is
not likely to harm them.
X 4
A roofing and painting job did the
trick
1t frightened the birds away, so that
they never came back again.
Occasionally a few of the old band
would drop in, just to look things over.
BY that time the discovery had been
made that if the feeding stations were
placed in shrubbery, the pigeons would
not like it and would go elsewhere.
This is the best ordinary method to
discourage them. Feeding stations
placed bodily in flower beds or among
shrubbery, on a stake, either Of steel or
wood. will attract the. small birds as
well as ever.
Pigeons, however, being large, heavy
birds. require some clear space for a
take-off.
All the songbirds are able to fly from
standing in a minimum Of room. Their
wings beat the air, and they fly away
like shot
The pigeon and the dove, its relative,
require room for clearance. Both species
make whistling noises as they go up,
but the sound of the doves wings is
much clearer toned, more like whistle.
Peter Pigeon came back the other
day.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Wants Dupont Circle Air Wardens
To Return to Their Duties.

Wants Dupont Circle Air Wardens
To Return to Their Duties.
To the Editor Of The Star:
AS an afraid warden in Arlington,
Va, I was interested in reading of the
resignation of the wardens in the Dupont
Circle area.
Of course, there is nothing to keep
those wardens, or any others, from re-
signing. However, I, for one, wish to go
on record as condemning those who
resign merely because of dislike for
certain occurrences in the Office for
Civilian Defense. And as for the lack
of money and material, can't they do
as other areas are doing-use their in
genuity to provide substitutes for the
time being?
Regiments in the Army cannot resign
because they are underequipped or be-
cause they do not like the appointments
made within the War Department.
Don't the Dupont Circle ex-wardens
realize that we are at war and that, by
their action, they are serving only the
cause Of disunity?
I sincerely trust that they will return
to their posts and that in the future
they always will remember the oath
they took when they we're sworn into
the service Of civilian defense.
@. ". CALDWELL, u.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
VoHished OWNERSHIP

Time, in it's ledger, hos married doson
q score
OF mounting years, since os sns0U
boys ne ran
on barefoot feet Through tee3s ~
menlbereG door;
No,D, soebs OF lace e,scjsoje ss ,otds
span.
Grass coners tsss ,oesessoss posats teIs
fence
Says drH'skessss ne Hsoo hsds =
dead;
Damp mold OF stair and ssooe booss
evidence
Decay seeks ost kosese tsssteasoated.
Hot sun noaD beats ypon TIE ovboy
Dhere
The trellised Dines goUe cool, re-
treshing shade;
But on the bench carved letters still
are there,
And phlor blooms IN the garden Nsat
tDe made:
These, a,sd a DthotD eroson from a
ship,
Remain to prose osm sonished osO~er-
skip.
KATHERINE ADHAfAM.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Discusses "Appeasement" of Labor Union
At Expense of National Defense.

To the Editor Of The Star:
With the appalling loss in production
from past strikes (68 in January and
more than 100 in February, why are. we
afraid to enact vigorous anti-strike legis-
lation?
It is freely stated that more than
80 per cent of labor is anti-strike at this
time, 50 why is the tail permitted to
wag the dog? Maybe the 10 per cent
do not have sons or brothers in the armed
forces. The 80 per cent are glad to work
for wages that are above a pre-emer-
gency scale that already was liberal.
When we think of how Henry Ford,
the pioneer of high industrial wages-s5
a day minimum for laborers-was virtu-
ally crucified on the closed-shop issue,
we might we'll ask whittier are We
headed?
Our whole price and wage philosophy
was disrupted by the initial granting OF
exorbitant wage demands. The con-
cession encouraged later demands in
volving strikes at the expense of arma-
ment and equipment to supply those who
get but $21 month on the firing line.
The "appeasement" of labor in this
matter of higher wages and resultant
increases all along the line are making
our war and our taxes about half again
as much as they would otherwise be.
Why should there be time and a half
and double time for those getting
ALREADY appeased" higher wages?
I don't believe the relatives OF our
fighting men will stand for these condi-
tions much longer.
The President on February % def
nitely indicated production must not
stop Yet what action has been taken on
pending strikes?
My hat is off to the 1000 shipworkers
who according to Tacoma, Wash. A. P.
dispatch of February IS, routed 400
picketing welders with shouts of Don't
be a white Jap" and Work for Uncle
SAM" and forced five auto loads of them
to 70 back after three weeks of idleness.
3.
Evening star., 1942-03-04

1--WE do not plan any mass evacua-
tions of japanese" is the latest word
from General John L. De Witt out on
the Pacific Coast. However, if they
can get near enough to that coast
you can bet that the Japs plan some
for some other people.
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. H0stin.

A reader can get the dns,Der 10 any
question of fact by ,orttin9 The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j.. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please i1close stamp for reply.
G. How many direct statesmen are
there in the United States?|F. B. Z.
A. 1t is estimated that at the present
time there are upwards Of two million
salespeople gainfully employed in selling
direct to homes, Offices, stores, etc., Ia
the United States
O. Who originated the saying that
ignorance Of the law ID no e1ousee-S.
T. q.
A. Ignorance Of TIE lew sxcasss no
man, not that all men know the law,
but because It's an excuse every man
will plead, and no man can tell how
10 refute him." Is from Table Talk:
Judgments" by JOHN Selden 1sS4-i654).
Evening star., 1942-03-04
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the priter, although the use OF
q pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserDes
the right to edit all letters NTH
q uieD to condensation.