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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-26

on earth. Without exception, workers
are fearful of what is going to come
when the war is over. They are fearful
that we may pass through repetition
of the economic disaster which started
in 1929.
"While our immediate task is to win
an early victory, it is well for the A.
F. w. A. L. to consider a program of
planning for the problems which will
come Immediately after the victory is
won. Should there be complete let
down due to the cessation of war in
dustries, the husbands, brothers, fa-
theirs and sons, many of them who are
now serving in the armed forces as
we'll as on the front lines of produc-
ton, will face unemployment in a
higher degree than we suffered in the
decade before the war started in Eu-
rope.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-26
True Cooperation Needed

at is with this thought in mind
that we desire to stress the vital ne
cessity of this great organization
The American Federation of Women's
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-06-26
ORDINANCE NO. 1895

Authorizing and directing the City Man
ager to enter into a contract with The
Cincinnati Gas g. Electric Company
for the purchase and supply of gas
to the City of Hamilton, Ohio.
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.lnne 2G-1t
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Letters to the Editor
Reports "Unlimited" Drivers
Wasting Gasoline.

Reports "Unlimited" Drivers
Wasting Gasoline.
To the Editor Of The star: Z
On the way to work on the morning Of
August 20 I saw bus driver leave his
engine running, take q passenger seat
and read q newspaper for s or 10 min
utes before reloading. He then started on
another trip with an innocent look on his
face. The following day noticed .
post office truck parked at curb with
the motor running. In three or four
minutes the driver came out Of store
about half block away and drove of.
I watched Government Printing Once
driver park his truck, leave its motor
running, walk across q 150-foot lawn
and enter building. In about 10 min
utes he returned and casually drove
away.
Drivers Of such vehicles, OF course.
must stop many times day. If they
shut of their motors every time they
stop, they will wear down the batteries.
Letting the motors idle, however, also
wears down the batteries, particularly
when the vehicles are left for s or 10
minutes.
Must American boys risk their lives
to transport gasoline to be used 80
thoughtlessly by civilian drivers? I am
sure much fuel could be saved II un-
limited allotment drivers would realize
that they are committing crimes un-
Willingly. OBSERVER.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
The RumI Tax PIun

The announcement that Senate
Finance Subcommittee has decided
to recommend adoption of the essen
tial features of the Ruml pay-as-you-
go income tax plan lends significant
support to proposal which, in prin-
ciple at least, seems to be eminently
desirable.
In explaining the plan, its author,
Beardsley Ruml, treasurer OF a New
York department store and chairman
Of the New York Federal Reserve
Bank, said that his primary objec-
tive is to eliminate income tax debt
and to get the individual taxpayers on
a current basis. His proposal is not
complicated one. Taxes paid on 1941
incomes would be considered as pay
ments on 1912 incomes. Payments
made in 1943 on the basis Of 1912
earnings would be treated as taxes
on the 1943 incomes, and at the end
of the year balance would be struck,
with the taxpayer either making up
the difference due the Government
or receiving refund If he had paid
too much. The effect of the plan
would be to wipe out a years taxes
so that the individual, instead OF
always being one year in debt to the
Government, would be paying taxes
out Of income as it is earned.
The advantages Of such a change
are obvious. Under the present sys-
tenn, to cite one example, If the head
OF family dies his surviving depend
ents must pay the tax on his earn
ings during the last year of his life.
With tax rates as high as they are
now, and as they will be in the imme-
diate future, this is almost certain
to work very severe hardship which
could be avoided under such a plan
as Mr.. Ruml has proposed. The
Treasury, to be sure. would lose one
years tax from the current crop Of
taxpayers, but this loss would come
only as the individual dies or ceases
to earn an income. Thus, the Treas
ury's loss would be spread over =
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Criticizes Checking
OF Seekers Of Recreation.

read with amazement that Leon Hen
derson's office, or gas-rationing Office
in Maryland operating under his juris-
diction, should have spoilers checking
cars OF those driving to the Marlboro
race track and Ocean City.
1t is just as important for civilians
working all year to have little recrea-
ton as it is for the armed forces. The
morale of both must be maintained. Mr..
Henderson's office apparently is not cog
niZant of the fact that many of the
patrons at such places are members of
the armed forces.
Other means of transportation are not
available to either of these places, and
it might be added that most of such cars
carry an average of three persons. It
should also be borne In mind that the
regular transportation system is made
quate to take care of all the traffic where
such transportation facilities are pro-
vided. Since no such facilities are pro-
vided to the aforementioned places, it
would also mean the closing of all such
places with the resultant loss of prop
erty. jobs, taxes. etc.
Mr.. Henderson apparently does not
realize that we are fighting to preserve
democracy. JOSEPH HENRY.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Natures S BIuckout

Tonight, beginning at 9:02, there
will be blackout staged not by man,
but by Dame Nature. The locality
she will choose will be quite large
the entire moon. This blackout was
planned shortly after the moon came
into existence. nor all mans efforts
can do aught to change 1t. 1t will be
superior to mans effort in that it will
be absolutely total for the time
scheduled, beyond the shadow of a
doubt and within the shadow of the
moon. So sure is nature Of this that
she employs no wardens to check up
on errant sunbeams that might leak
around the edge of the earth and
thoughtlessly illuminate the for
hidden area.
Then, satisfied that the test is a
success, Nature will yield to mere
human desires, perhaps touched by
lovers who want q full moon, and
slowly relax the blackout, with no
harm done, except possibly to the
nerves Of parents Of small children
who have clamored vigorously to be
allowed to stay up to see the eclipse.
Evening star., 1942-08-25

to improve Mr.. Dewey's chances BY
cutting down the Democratic total.
In these circumstances 1t will be sur
prising II the ALP succeeds in rolling
up an impressive vote. The greater
probability is that the party leaders
will be unable to hold the rank and
file in line, and that their votes will
be divided between Mr.. Bennett and
Mr.. Dewey.
So far as Mr.. Dewey is concerned,
however, it makes little difference
whether the ALP vote goes to Mr..
Alfange or whether 1t is split, assum-
ing an approximately even division,
between himself and Mr.. Bennett. In
either event, the factional troubles
In the ranks Of the opposition promise
to install him in the Statehouse at
Albany for the next four years.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Cundidute Dewey

With the nomination of Thomas E.
Dewey as the gubernatorial candidate
Sof the New York Republicans, the
stage is set or three-way race In
= which the COP has it's brightest
chance in twenty years of electing
q Governor in the Nations largest
State.
Mr.. Dewey, it will be recalled, came
within $4,000 votes of defeating Gov
!. ernor Lehman in 1888, when MIR.
Lehman had the united backing of
the Democratic organization and the
American Labor party. This year,
however, the forces opposing the
Republican nominee will be badly
split. It is probable that the surface
evidences of the rupture in the DEM
ocratic organization which grew out
OF the convention fight between John
J. Bennett, jr., the candidate OF James
A. Farley and the eventual nominee,
and Senator Mead, who was spon-
sored by the President and the New
Dealers, will be wiped out before elec-
ton day. But it Is hardly likely that
the New Deal element will 60 down
the line for Mr. Bennett as they did
Tor Governor Lehman four years ago.
The other factor greatly enhancing
Mr. Dewey's prospects is the curious
action Of the American Labor party
, In nominating Dean Alfange, little
known figure in New York politics,
rs It's own candidate. In 1888 the
ALP vote won the election for Gov
, ernor Lehman. This year any votes
-- east for Mr.. Alfange can serve only
Evening star., 1942-08-25
CHEVY CHASE, Nd.

Dear sir:
There is q plant which we hear very
little Of any more, but have always en-
joyed 1t and it is the clematis. I can
remember 1t from my childhood, perhaps
that is what makes it seem 30 beautiful
to me. When the small white flowers
come out. think it Is the most beautiful
vine in the world.
People don't pay much attention to
vines any more, but I remember when
I was little the various vines were the
favorites Of everybody. Some people say
the clematis is hard to grow. but I have
never found it so.
I'VE have q dozen or more plants Of
1t and 1t blooms for several weeks, unless
the weather is too dry. Rain doesn't
do the blossoms any good either.
II would like for you to call the atten-
ton of the people to this vine because
1t is in some danger Of being overlooked
and right now we ought not to overlook
anything good.
Respectfully, q. N. c."
Chevy Chase seems to be an especially
good growing territory for the clematis.
It grows "all over the place." offering
Its lacy drifts Of white flowers to all
who appreciate beauty.
Another of its products is pollen, which
gives some persons a sort OF hay fever.
Between sneezes, however, they still
can admire this beautiful vine.
One OF the best features of the various
vines, including the humble morning
glory, is that they bloom at a time when
not so many other things are in flower.
There can be little question that the
vines, as a group, do not occupy the
place they once did.
Just why this Is we do not know, for
they are still the fne-howering, easy-to-
take-care-of plants they always were.
Beginning with the wistaria in the
spring, we have the cardinal climber
later, the trumpet vine. the morning
glory, the clematis, Dutchman's pipe,
kudzu vine and many others.
Clematis, by the way, Is pronounced
with the accent on the first syllable.
The scarlet runner Dedn Is dnotner
good one which may be tried. It needs
good deal Of sun.
Wistaria Is the most famous Of these
vines, but the clematis Is the most
planted.
The Virginia creeper is another good
vine, which people sometimes insist on
getting mixed up with poison Ivy
Suburban dwelltrs usually have no dif-
ficulty telling the two apart, unless they
have Just moved from the city.
Poison ivy has leaves In clusters o1
three, whereas the Virginia creeper grows
five leaves together.
The blossoms Of the creeper are in.
significant. but when they fall they
make a noise like rain.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
THIS AND THAT
BY Charles :. TracssceH.

Sometimes they fall on lilac leaves or
the maple tree leaves and IN 20 dong
make q noise exactly like that Of rain.
It is very easily heard on still sunny
afternoon.
The morning glory still Is the favorite
Of many householders.
In recent years there have been de-
veloped many fine morning gIories. some
Of them with unique color arrangements.
some with glorious single tones.
We know Of nothing nicer for fence
and gate than morning glories.
They can be had in scarlet, or heaven
ly blue" or various tints Of pink. with
white.
Morning glories are ANIMALS, but the
honeysuckle lives forever! We could
not discuss vines without mentioning
this one, for 1t is regarded as a pest by
almost every one, but at the same time
1t is held in high esteem for its blossoms.
Our correspondent discusses the effect
OF childhoods memories In keeping a
corner In the heart for the vines. This
is true OF honeysuckle. No one, even. in
the stress Of war. can forget the ac-
ceptance Of .honeysuckle blossoms by
children.
Bees, too, love them. \
We believe that vines have their best
place in the yard which is not too tidy.
The tidy gardener does not like them.
Neatness, to him or her. is the be-all
and end-all OF gardening.
He-or she-should not 60 In for vines.
But to the person who likes bit Of
the wild, in miniature, nothing is quite
50 good as the vines.
Often there Is spot in the yard
which really looks best untrimmed and
unpruned, allowed to grow wild. Here
a few berried bushes will look very we'll,
and here the vines may be allowed to
grow in profusion.
It is possible, in this way. for even the
most cultured garden to have It's wild
spot, which, by contrast. sets OF the
more cultivated portions.
An area given over to blaokberries, wild
strawberries, with maybe sunfower or
two, and morning glories climbing on
the fence
What more picturesque place, and how
many home gardeners deny themselves
It's beauty because they feel that garden
ing, at its best, should be very neat and
trim?
Neatness and trimness are all very well,
but natures plan calls for things grow
ing wild. That, at least, is the way she
does 1t, II allowed full swing Too often
in the small home yard Mother Nature
Is pushed around as II the owners were
ashamed Of her.
Given full play, nature often produces
amazing results in the back yard The
picture may not appeal to some be.
holders, who have grown afraid, but
there is always beauty In the wild TO,
those who are able to look with wide
open eyes.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Charles A. Hamilton

Perhaps Charles A. Hamilton might
have been deservedly popular among
his contemporaries II he had followed
another trade than that to which in
fact he did devote his talents. He
certainly was possessed of gifts which
would have won friends and In
huenced people had he chosen to
employ them as a physician Or q
lawyer or a merchant Some native
endowment Of intelligence and char
acter came to him by birth. Expert
ence quickened his mind and
strengthened his heart. With the
passing Of fourscore years he stead
lily increased In knowledge and toll
erance. For the perfection Of wisdom
and generous liberality to which he
attained his friends are grateful.
Particularly, they believe that his
spirit was imbued in what he worked
in.
To the end, Mr.. Hamilton was
a newspaperman. The service he gave
to the press and to its readers COM
pletely occupied his life. He was ad-
mitted to Capitol reporters gallery in
1883. The journals he represented
were small-town dailies, most of them
published in Northern New York
State. It followed that he wrote for
a distinctively American public. His
style was graceful, unpretending and
direct. In his trained judgment, the
story was more important than its
teller. With professional detachment
he contributed to "the register of the
times" How much of his production
will endure may be challenged. But
he did not strive for any special i'm
mortality and would not be troubled
If most OF his efforts were lost in a
convenient oblivion.
Such was the paradox of Mr.. Ham
nton's career. He spent his energies
for his fellows, thinking little of him.
self, caring little for reward, con-
tenting his soul with a serenity de-
MED to ambitious and contentious
men. Yet at the last he was aware
that he had not failed. He realized
that he was loved. His boys" had
told him so, and why should he be
skeptical of them? The whimsical
smile which he had worn in recent
years was prompted by well-earned
satisfaction in what he had been,
was and always will be while the
Fourth Estate remembers.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
The LAWYERS Place

Lawyers from the United States
and Canada who were in Detroit for
the opening Of the annual conven-
ton of the American Bar Association
heard compelling appeal from At
torney General Biddle to live up to
their obligation to furnish intelligent
leadership in the cause in which
their countries are enlisted. The
Attorney General, responding on be-
half of the association to an address
Of welcome, could have satisfied the
amenities perhaps, by mere pleas
antries. Happily, he went beyond
that.
Mr.. Biddle made brief mention Of
the historic ties binding the two
nations. More thought provoking,
however, was his warning of the
dangers which they and other free
peoples face from a ruthless foe, and
his emphasis on the necessity for
spirit of understanding that serves
to reconcile those differences which
often divide friends, and enables
them to present a strengthened front
to the enemy.
The hope of democracy rests on
the accomplishment OF this task, and
to 1t the legal profession must dedi-
cate itself, the Attorney General said.
Lawyers have been leaders in the
long struggle for freedom that has
brought us where we are today. The
times are dark; but mems souls have
not been stirred to know the need,
the desperate need, for unity and
sacrifice"
1t was coincidental that Mr.. Biddle
should have echoed much the same
thought expressed recently by Su-
preme Court Justice James F. Byrnes
in addressing the Illinois Bar Asso-
citation. BY training and tradition,
Justice Byrnes said, the bar is
equipped for leadership in these
times. It is the duty of the lawyer,
he added, to render this service.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Credo

The Pickering flame OF liberty still
burns
Upon the broken altars OF the
Dorld-
A challenge to the hearts deep
loyalty
Until the ,oar- stained banners haze
been turled.
The sovereign force that rules the
uniperse
Is greater than a boasting Caesars
might.
1t stirs the fertile earth to lauish
yield
And guides the eagle In Its np,oard
flight.
No hand can stay thawing stream.
No po1ney
Withhold the birds from tollopino
the sun.
The grass Is not lesser green
because
II 0rotps iotthtn the shadotp Of q
gun
Nor shall q brutal tyranrs ruthless
plan
Destroy the rights God has on.
ddined for man.
BLANCHE MARCHANr STEvEiaSON.
Evening star., 1942-08-25

considerable period Of time, and,
with incomes rising, the chances
are that the immediate result would
be to bring In more rather than less
revenue.
Certainly this Is a proposal which
deserves the full consideration that
is assured by the subcommittee ac-
ton. It may be that further study
will disclose flaws which are not now
apparent, but on the basis OF the
facts which have been developed to
this time, the proposal seems to
promise advantages that far out
weigh the objections raised against it.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsk.n.

reader can get the sms,csY TO sny
question OF fact By tcrttino The Foe
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Hdskin, director, Wdshington,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for return
postage.
@. Where is the longest tranconti.
mental railway in the vorld7-A. G. r.
A. The longest transcontinentAl line
Is the Trans Siberian Railway, from
Leningrad to vladivostok 1t was built
by the Russian government. About
$500 miles OF the road Is in Siberia.
@. Is the word "science" mentioned
In the Bible?--G. @.
A. 1t Is mentioned twice in Daniel,
ia, and I Timothy. WAC.
@. How much does IL cost 10 print
the Congressional Record7-P. r. G.
A. The cost is approximately $50 .
page.
@. How many kinds Of spiders are
there?-A. F. j.
A. There are more than 10000 known
species OF spiders, some / 800 Of which
are found In the United States.
Evening star., 1942-08-25
Tells Of Disillusioning Experience
Attempting to Protect . Garden.
vY,o the Ed{tor of The atar.

Attempting to Protect . Garden.
To the Editor Of The Star:
For more than IS years my husband
and I have endeavored to make our
premises attractive with fruit trees and
flowers, which we have shared with
others, as many friends and neighbors
will testify. Also, our premises have
frequently been used for the benefit Of
charitable or philanthropic causes.
Long before our fruit ripens, boys for
many years have helped themselves to
1t, jeering defantly when requested to
desist, sometimes six or seven taking
part in the plumber which has occurred
in broad daylight, as well as by night,
and no call for police aid was ever suf-
ficiently prompt in response to be ef-
fective. However, when an officer Of
the law finally has appeared, the dam
age done in broken trees and scattered
fruit has been proof that a call was not
unwarranted.
A capture of some Of the culprits ap-
parently finally was made, for recently
we received summonses to appear in the
Juvenile Court, where we encountered
the police officer who had evidently tried
to be helpful and made an arrest, for
there also appeared young lad and
his mother.
The man presiding heard the tesh-
mony OF the officer, and also elected q
confession from the boy, who admitted
he had taken part In one of the raids.
To him he gave some good advice, and
dismissed him by saying: Don't do it
again."
To us elderly people who had suffered
property loss and the nervous strain
Of many raids, he made the somewhat
astonishing statement: Boys always
have stolen fruit and always will, and
nothing can stop them-unless you
electrocute them" Further we were told
that II we didn't expect to have our
fruit stolen we mustn't have 1t. Tho
whole attitude was one suggesting that
we were the culprits and guilty Of plac-
ing temptation in the way Of innocent
youth.
1t seems not to occur to the man pre-
siding to order that the boys responsible
for the damage b made to render some