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Evening star., 1942-02-14

this effort when small businessmen are
prevented from extending themselves
in a productive way? Were it not for
the newspapers, many of them would not
even know that there is q war. Others,
forced out Of business by war-materials
shortage, realize all too keenly that war
is here. Neither group can be said to
be in war harness, and it is natural that
each feels disappointed or even frus-
trated.
I am sure that the Government would
1nd an overwhelming idealistic response
from small business If it would open op-
portunities Of more complete express
sions to it. No American can help feel
ing the desire to do a larger part than
usual. And he is willing to do this part
with no additional compensation. to
extend himself to the utmost to do more
than he expected of himself in the
past. In peacetime, complacent and
self-satisfied, in wartime he is restless
and eager to do more. II our Govern
ment fails to sympathize with this new
zeal, II it fails to capitalize on it for
the benefit of all, it will lose a great
opportunity to forge the national will
into one idealistic purpose. the preserva-
ton Of democracy by practicing de-
mocracy. SOCRATES.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

tain June" "The Honorable Percival. I"
Quinn" and "Mr. Pete & Co."-all
these were Mrs. Rice's own. She
wrote with admitted effort, yet not
without pleasure. Her judgment was
sound, her instinct kindly. The
characters she brought to life were
people her readers generally were
glad to know. That circumstance,
undoubtedly, accounted for the tre-
mendous popularity of her most
notable successes. The, Cabbage
Patch community became world
famous through plays and motion
pictures as well as in original printed
text.
Mrs. Rice was happy in her
achievement, and she leaves a name
that will not fade and an example
well worth emulation.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Her Valentine

A fragile heart-shaped thing Of paper
lace
Once long ago, I sdU her place Il
here;
I ohmpsed the dream Of youth that
lit her face,
Like autumn sunlight o. 9 lsdt
1rotDn sere.
In iDids hoop-skfrts upon q scdlnut
stair,
She tripped to meet g lad With
stDord and spur;
For he was tall and young and
debondir-
(The ohostly picture dimmed In
memorys blur).
That day the cdpalry had ridden tdy,
He bo,Ded to kiss her hand and
hurried on :.
at Gettysburg he sleeps beneath a
STAR.
She found this pdlenttne Dhen he
had gone.
The blue torget-ms-nots the
cupid's dart -.
Kept phantom trust for decades,
In her heart.
MARY PERRY WHITAKER.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
More Purkinq DeIirium

Sharing the car on the way to and
from work is an excellent idea and
should be encouraged by the sensible
exposition of its advantages to those
who drive and share the cars.
But why couple this sound idea
with such obvious nonsense as re-
warding those who drive the cars by
destroying the Mall and turning it
into a parking lot? Fortunately for
Washington, the use of the Mall for
such purposes will have to be ap-
proved by Secretary Ickes. The Star
does not believe he will give assent
to any such outlandish proposition.
The Mall parking plan is symbolic
OF the shallow, superficial thinking
about the parking problem that has
plagued it since it became a problem.
Some $4,000 automobiles come into
the downtown area every day for
all-day parking. This scheme is to
give an estimated 1900 cars-in re-
turn for the drivers playing the
good Samaritan-the right to park in
the Mall drives. Traffic Director Van
Duzer, who perfected the marvellous
maze of Union Station, offers the
happy thought that if the Mall drives
will not accommodate the cars wear
ing Good Citizenship stickers on
their windshields, the grass can be
torn up and they can park there.
Congress has passed the fringe
parking bill, a measure based on
engineering surveys which indi-
Gated conclusively that the park
ing problem will never be solved by
jamming more automobiles into the
downtown area And now comes this
absurd about-face with the propo-
sition to abandon all that and turn
the Mall into parking lot with the
result that by the time our agile
traffic experts have replaced all the
grass with their beloved concrete and
cinders, there will be no automo-
biles to park. If one is in doubt about
this, consult Mr.. Leon Henderson.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Alice Hequn Rice

In recent years it has been fash
ionable to treat lightly that depart
ment of literature to which the books
OF Alice Hogan Rice belong. They
have been supposed to be "out of
date" and it is true that they lack
the MARKHAM and Freudian touches
which latterly have distinguished
more than few best-selling novels.
But those who have contemned them,
1t would seem, have not read them
fairly. Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" written in 1901, still has the
power to win friends and influence
people. The heroine was philoso-
pher, and the sum and substance of
her philosophy lay in keeping the
dust off her rose-colored spectacles."
She exclaims at the opening of the
story: MY. but it's nice an cold
this mornin'! The thermometers
done fell up to zero!" and her final
words at the end of the little volume
are: Looks like everything in the
world comes right, if we jes' wait long
enough"
OF course, it is necessary to work
as well as to practice patience. Both
"Mrs. Wigs" and her creator knew
that very well; both were willing
to labor. The former habitually
"bustled," and the latter was busy
with her pen from her girlhood until
her death-the fruits of her long
career included at least twenty pub
lished titles. She also was an ener-
getic and helpful friend to many
good causes in her native Kentucky
and in the country at large.
Born at Shelbyville, she was edu-
Gated in Louisville and married there
in 1902 a gifted young poet who
shared her artistic enthusiasms, her
love of travel and of people. They
were partners in several books,
but 'Lovey Mary" sequel to Mrs,
Wigs" 'Mr. OPP" Sandy" Cap
Evening star., 1942-02-14
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Traceaceu.
host to . too-early robin. to try sever

host to . too-early robin. to try several
foods.
Bread and milk, or bread soaked In
water or milk, is q food worth trying.
Ground beef, II available. might be
put out for them, although not every
one will sample 1t.
This is strange, since you might think
onhand that it would be the nearest to
worms. Perhaps II it were scraped and
formed into long worms" 1t might make
. greater appeal.
We hope that no one will sneer ut the
idea Of feeding the birds in these times
Perhaps soma person, here and there.
who has not succumbed to the lure Of
this gentle sport" as our correspondents
call 1t, may think 1t unwise to feed the
birds while millions are starving.
The point Is, We believe. that q little
goes q long way, with the birds. It
would not be taste, for human, but
1t Is q full meal for the songsters.
Much Of the feeding may be done
with leftovers, with things which other
WIoc WUulu 30 VI WdSIS.
This does not mean that garbage. as
such, is to be used. Clean, wholesome
bits alone are good.
The range Of foods which the birds
will eat is amazingly large Out of it
there Is always something to put out for
them.
= + =
Civilian morale Is a much-used phrase,
and it might as we'll be put to work for
the benefit of the birds and their hu-
man friends.
Bird feeding is a real part Of genuine
conservation.
In times when billions of dollars worth
Of property is being blown up all over
the world, 1t is well to remember that
those persons interested in conservation
will find it all the more necessary to con-
tinue this work.
Home defense applies against all
enemies, not just the Japanese and the
Germans. tWhy not Germen. as
plural7)
We still have such enemies as in
difference to waste of our national re-
sources, lack of appreciation of beauty,
intolerance Of the views OF others.
These forces, too, must be fought, and
In fighting them we kill two enemies
with one shot when we help conserve
our national natural resources at ths
same time.
Fried bread, as suggested, ought 10
appeal to many different species.
1t contains both carbohydrates and
fats.
These are essentials for vinterins
birds.
Nothing is more American than our
bird life. We must preserve it.
What would our land be, without
the bold jays, the flashing cardinals,
the little chickadees?
Certainly without them 1t would not
be exactly the same as with them. The
person who feeds the birds may feel
that he is helping save something very
essential to the American scene and
character,
Evening star., 1942-02-14
"HYATTSVILLE, Nd.

Dear Sir:
I'VE are constant readers Of your
column, two Of the many hereabouts
who read 1t, and appreciate and, per-
haps. quote you so frequently as to
make you appear dogmatic. Seriously,
there are many who consider you q
philosopher, and are grateful for being
introduced to the gentle sport Of feeding
the birds. We do 1t the year around
In our suburban yard in Cheverly We
have suet tied to trees and . shallow box
across the terrace railing near the
kitchen window. We have the usual
assortment Of Observation-Disclosures titmice
downy woodpeckers, juncos and. oi
course, a large flock of sparrows. They
are all welcome and give US no end of
pleasure.
I'VE have seen our friend the dowriy
woodpecker use his head for more than
q hammer. If he Is at the feeding box
when a jay swoops down from the tele-
phone wire he doesn't leave in a hurry
as do the other birds who may be there.
He Just runs underneath the box and
takes an occasional peek over the edge
to see when the jay is gone, then when
the coast Is clear he comes up and fn-
tshes his meal or his drinking.
Our main purpose in writing to you
is to ask you to tell your readers about
the universal bird food-fried bread. We
were so sorry last March when the bliz-
zard was over to hear that many robins
had died, as you said, from lack OF food
We had four all during the storm and
they ate enormous Quantities of fried
bread. Robins also will eat toast, but
we have not seen them eat plain bread.
We originally got the idea from you,
but you seem to have forgotten it. We
crumb the bread by hand and fry it in
the bacon fat which we save or which
our friends save for us. We have seen
the downy woodpeckers leave their suet
for it, the nuthatches and titmice pass
up sunflower seeds for it and jays stand
and gobble it with gusto. 1t is the one
food the robins seem to relish
You may edit this letter as you please,
so long as you tell your public about
the fried bread for birds.
Sincerely yours, M. and M. w. B."
Where. in nature, would birds get any
thing remotely resembling fried bread7
Yet they eat it with gusto, as our cor
respondents state.
1t is amazing the number of foods the
songsters will consume
They range all the way from seeds,
which are natural enough, to coconut
cake. which is scarcely natural to any
bird.
Robins love coconut cake, but not
particularly the coconut, as you might
at first think. They will eat 1t, but
prefer the cake itself
Raisins are good for those first robins.
Apple is another food for them.
1t must be kept In mind that robins,
like all living things, are some times
quite "choosey."
Every bird will not eat everything.
So it is good plan, If you are the
Evening star., 1942-02-14

@. Please give some information con.
corning the Bushido.-C. MP.
A. Bushido. which means, literally.
warriors way or principle" is an un-
written code of laws governing the mobiles
OF Japan. somewhat like the European
chiyalry. 1t emphasizes loyalty, idel-
ity, bravery endurance, frugality and
the valuing Of personal honor above life.
@. What birds are most frequently
killed by automobiles?-C. til.
A. Birds of America" by John James
Audubon, revised edition, says that the
red-headed woodpecker is one of the
birds most frequently killed by auto
mobiles.
@. The retiring Archbishop Of Can
terbury is the seventh son of a seventh
son. Are such persons supposed to have
superior powers?-T. v. S.
A. From ancient times seven has been
regarded as mystic or sacred number.
The Babylonians and Egyptians held a
seventh son In great esteem and the
seventh son of a seventh son was re-
garded as especially notable.
@. In what direction are Chinese writ
ings written7-C V.R.
A. Chinese characters are arranged in
columns beginning on the right-hand
side Of the page and running from top
to bottom.
O. How many battleships took part in
the Battle Of Jutland?-W. ST.
A. In the famous Battle Of Jutland,
fought in the North Sea on May 81,
1916. between the British Grand Fleet
and the German High Seas Fleet, the
British used 81 capital ships, % Of
which were battleships. The Germans
used n capital ships, % Of which were
battleships.
@. Is Panama considered to be q part
Of Central America?-D. Mr..
A. The Republic Of Panama is q DO
htical division Of South America.
O. How many counties form the Irish
Free State?-N G. M.
A. The 26 Southern Irish counties were
erected into the Irish Free Stats.
Q. How long will daylight saving Or
war time last7-T. D. +.
A. The clocks will not be turned back
until six months after the end OF the
war.
@. What was Lord Beaverbrooks mama
before his elevation to the peerasea-
c. z. E.
A. Lord Beaverbrook tths Baron
Beaverbrook), before his elevation TO the
peerage on June 2 1917, was known
as Sir William Maxwell Aitken. He IL
a native Of New Brunswick.
@, Why is Father Time always repre-
sented as an old man with . scythea-
r. T. s.
A. The personiflcation OF time as an
old man goes back to a very ancient
period. Many authorities connect him
with the Greek God Kronos who is al
ways designated as an old man wearing
q white robe. In ancient Sanskrit lit
erature there is reference to the fact
that the sickle was the symbol of the
crescent moon, the father god OF the
cycle wear
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Headed Riqht

In ordering the heads of all Fed
eral departments and agencies to
survey their personnel requirements
with a view to transferring to war
work employees no longer needed in
regular activities as result of the
lengthening of the Government work
week, the President is headed in the
right direction. There is nothing in
his order. however, which provides
basis for hope that the Governments
need for war workers will be satisfied
by this method.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the matter
OF these transfers has been under
study for several weeks but that no
estimate of the number of workers
who might be affected is available.
A very rough approximation may be
arrived at, however, on the basis of
the number of Government employees
-131 ,000-who were on the rolls here
before the total began to be stepped
up as result of war activity. With
the work week of these employees in
creased by five hours, there has been
made available in theory the equival-
ent of $4,000 new workers on a a.
hour week basis. This, of course.
would be affected by an increase in
the regular work of the employees in
question, and perhaps by other fac
tors.
But any realistic approach to the
matter gives little reason to hope
that $4,000 regular employees will be
made available for war work as
result Of the action which the Presi-
dent has ordered to be taken. Nor
would this be a satisfactory solution
II that maximum number were to be
made available What is needed is
curtailment of non essential gov
ernmental activity as we'll as trans
fer of workers. Yet the President
has made it plain that he will not
take the initiative in this respect and
that, in fact, he is inclined to frown
upon any such curtailment.
If there Is to be any arbitrary cur
tailment of the Governments mani
fold activities, he said, the impetus
and approval must come from Con-
gress. In other words, his position
Is that the hard and unpleasant duty
OF curtailing or discontinuing activi-
ties. including those which have
come to be identified with the New
Deal, is the exclusive responsibility
Of the legislators.
That is an attitude on the Presi-
dents part which presents Congress
with a challenge, and it is to be
hoped that the legislators will accept
1t, Congress already has made a
start in this direction, through the
activities of the Joint Economy Com
mittee and the vote of the Senate
Appropriations Committee to ap-
prove the Tydings resolution for
thorough-going investigation of the
possibilities of cutting down on non
essential Federal activities. With
the President having clearly marked
out the point beyond which he will
not 60, it remains for Congress to
provide the American people with
the full relief from unnecessary Gov
eminent activity which the realities
OF the war so urgently demand.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the answer TO any
question OF fact by Drtting The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Warrington,
D. c. Please incIose stamp tor reply.
@. Is the retirement pay Of . soldier
subject to income tax7-M. z.
A. The retirement pay Of . soldier
whether he Is retired from disability or
age is taxable under the income tax law.
The pension Of Spanish American War
veteran or OF q veteran Of foreign wars
Is not taxable.
@. Have termites ever been known 10
destroy documents?-F. q. P.
A. At one time In the United States
Capitol termites devoured . copy Of the
Rulea Of the House Of Representatives.
also treasured document containing
Jef1erson's comments upon the Consti-
tuition. An election In Manila once was
disputed and the Judge ordered the bal
lots recounted. When the box wa
opened 1t was found that termites had
eaten all the votes.
O. What does the term "chetntk-
mean when used In speaking of Yugoslav
guerrilla soldiers?-M. C.
A. The word "cheta" means company.
Hence. "chetnik" is merely . member
OF cheta or company.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Letters to the Editor
Soldiers Father CriticiIes
Lack Of Realism on Home Front.
va th a Hdifn. ~ rrha lf.-.

Soldiers Father CriticiIes
Lack Of Realism on Home Front.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
When are We going to realize that We
have Q tough war to VIM When, also,
are we going to realize that there will
have to be tremendous upheaval right
in Washington amongst the higher-ups
50 that this war may be prosecuted by
men who can produce results? If what
we are getting now are results in 4 do
or-die war; then may God have pity on
this Nation and its people.
We are in terrible fix because we are
not, by long stretch Of the imagination,
doing an all-out job here at home. Too
many of us are more interested in how
much we can get out of this war, instead
Of thinking about how much We can give
of ourselves toward winning it. So far.
we have been talking a good job. instead
Of doing it,
In the first place. the buck privates are
being inducted into the Army, without
a grumble on their part. at S2l month:
that is fair But the celebrities and those
who have drag are getting themselves
placed on the Government payroll In soft
jobs with fat salaries.
Our far-seeing Congressman have not
been too busy to take time out to vote
themselves nice pension. Who is there
to say them nay? This is worse than
shocking.
The Normandie just suffered a dis
astrous fire when we were preparing her
for active use. What next? What do
we need to wake us up-an earthquake
or an actual invasion?
There is q shortage of stenographers
and secretaries in Washington. Well,
walk into the Interior Building and you
will see ofices occupied by two men and
q secretary for each one. Why can't one
OF these girls take care Of such an ofhce7
One girl easily can handle the work for
both men.
am not pessimist saying we cannot
win this war. I say we can win it. but,
we will have to come out Of the trance
we seem to be in, and do lot more than
we are doing, individually and COL
lectively.
feel I have right to criticize our
lackadaisical attitude because have q
big stake in this war have q son in
1t for 18 months and want to see more
success and less sabotage on the home
front than I have seen.
MORRIS SHORE.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Praise for Mrs. Roosevelt
From Traditional Republican.

I am certain that any American whose
mind and heart are not poisoned by
political acrimony admires the gentle
and brilliant wife of our President. I
have been a Republican all my voting
years up to the last presidential canvass,
and If instead of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Mrs. Roosevelt had been nominated for
the ofice Of the Chief Magistrate of the
Nation, I gladly would have voted for
her. No European dynasty has ever been
composed Of finer lot Of statesmen and
gentlemen than the Presidents Of the
United States from Washington to the
present occupant Of the White House:
and none Of these exceptional men ever
had better helpmeet and associate than
Eleanor Roosevelt.
HYACINTHE RINdROsE.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

these patients did not lose consciousness
was the fact that the force applied to
the head was concentrated in such .
small area compared to the entire area OF
the skull that generalized acceleration
Of the brain was not produced. The
speed with which the objects were travel
ing was 30 great that the head was
struck, perforated and penetrated before
the brain as q whole had time to be set
In motion"
Evening star., 1942-02-14

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the ,oriter, although the use OF
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters tpith
q DieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Wants Government to Appreciate
Zeal Of Small Business.

ZCu OF 6LHHu DuS&1tc1os
To the Editor Of The Star:
The congressional report on small
business shows very definitely that Gov
ernment contracts have been awarded
primarily to big business.
Now, this condition presents . prob
lem that Is not Just . matter Of getting
small businessmen on the gravy train.
The point is that America is supposed
to be making an all-out effort. How
can 1t be claimed that we are making
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Opposes Use Of boulevard"
In Naming Street for Hero.
70 the Editor Of The Star:

70 the Editor Of The Star:
AZ one long resident In the locality and
In close touch with the development of
Conduit road, am gratined to have 1t
bear the name Of the hero of the Philip
pines, but do regret to have that name
coupled with the misnomer boulevard"
Is it would be in this case, by amend
ment to the bill voted upon in the House
February 10.
boulevard" is an imported word and
connotes primarily pleasure drive, deco
rated with shrubs and ornamented. All
sorts pass over Conduit road and find
1t . pleasant drive, but not designed for
Q pleasure drive.
For brevity also I believe road" much
to be preferred. Let 1t be Macarthur
road, as originally presented to the House.
MARY ELNOR LAzENBY.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
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Evening star., 1942-02-14

The British are faced by a short
age of whisky. However, their early
ancestors won some rather strenu-
Gus battles and campaigns on good
old Saxon ale.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

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