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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

the service and a personal friend
Of the boys father.
John Payne is the young man
and Randolph Scott the sergeant
that tries to make him lose some
of his overweening pride and ar
rogance about himself. but to no
avail until the loyalties in his fell
low marines and national emer-
gency bring him TO his senses.
A FAMILIAR THEME
This is on the order OF the ear.
lier army and navy pictures which
have employed the formula of the
smart-aleck and the true-blue
character. but il is presented
somewhat differently and is SO
well acted that il carries convic-
ton even at this late stage.
Payne seems almost suspiciously
true to life as the big-muscled
wise guy but il he's only kidding
it's fine acting, while Scott has
never exercised his strong silent
technique to better advantage.
PRETTY ADDITIONS
We are sorry we can't say the
same thing for the girls. Maureen
OHara. the navy nurse who gives
Payne the fatal heart ailment. and
Nancy Kelly are both so artificial
that we think they must have got
ten their dramatic training from
Madame Tussaud.
Miss O'Hara is q triflc more be-
lievable and both are so lovely in
Technicolor that their attempt at
performances doesn't really mat
ter.
A great supporting cast, includ-
ing some of the actual members of
this heroic corps all contribute To
To the Shores Of Tripoli'
something well worth seeing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
No Pampering

JOEL McCREA, star of The
Palm Beach Story" does not be-
Ieve in pampering his two sons.
Although children of a star, they
attend public school and have
nightly chores to do on the ranch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

"The Wishing Weil' has a
message In cipher for you. Daily
and Sunday Times. .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
Adventure Stalks
State Double Bill

YOU'LL FIND more fifth col
umn activity adding-up to 10 times
excitement on the Palms-State
screen this week when Danger
ously They Live" opened yester-
day on the same bill with a good
all fired western, Wild Bill
Hicock Rides.
In Dangerously They Live. Z"
John Garfield. young and inno-
cent bystander Of a doctor. tries
to free his prosecuted patient.
Nancy Coleman, from the clutches
Of a NaZi nest Of spies.
Highly exaggerated though the
film is it has plenty of tense
moments, including everything
from an asylum escape to a SUBJ
marine denouement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18
CHANGE OF COSTUME

We were slightly surprised 10
find that Constance Bennett, the
slim and ultra-sophisticate had
gone in for sagebrush drama, but
there she is all bedecked in some
fine Orry-Kelly calico TO take the
part of a gambling girl operator
who knows a man from Montana
when ne sees one.
This time it's a stage coach
romance of the far West in pio-
neer days and while Bruce Cabot
as Wild Bill gets in a lot of action
history forbids his getting beyond
third base with Miss Bennett
This offers more action, less
timely. but Of the more healthy
outdoor type. I'll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-18

The only name Munce knew
him by was Rocky" Later
Rocky joined the parachute
troops, and Munce has lost track
of him. But he'll never forget
Rocky. nor ever be out OF his
debt. Rocky made a marine out
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Recreation Bill

With but few minor changes, the
Senate has passed the District recrea-
tion bill which was approved by the
House last summer. The House must
concur in these changes or arrange
a conference with the Senate to iron
out the differences 1t is to be hoped
all steps necessary to enact this
measure into law will be taken
speedily.
For more than ten years the unfit
cation of recreation facilities and
personnel provided in this bill has
been sought by many leaders in the
public recreation field. Recently
even those who favored another type
Of consolidation have added their
support to the BILL so that it is now
Endorsed by the Commissioners, the
Board Of Education, the Office of
National Capital Parks, Chairman
Frederic A. Delano and members of
the Presidents Recreation Commit
tee, the Board Of Trade, the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, the
Council Of Social Agencies and still
others. The bill places recreation
now Jointly under the Board of Edu-
cation and the commissioners
Under a seven-member board.
II unified policy direction and
Evening star., 1942-03-31
AboIishinq the Peeroqe

The London Herald, a journal OF
not altogether unprejudiced opinion,
has suggested the replacement of
the House of Lords with "a brain
trust to be chosen ION a repre-
sentative basis" But the notion thus
expressed must not be thought to
be either novel or new. It was set
forth by Gilbert and Sullivan in
"Iolanthe" in 1882 "A Dukes exalted
station they insisted. should "be
attainable by competitive examina-
ton" In support of their proposal
they cited the undoubted fact that
in the glorious days" of Good Queen
Bess the Peers made no pretense
of intellectual eminence"-a cir
cumstance allegedly in no wise hurt
full to the Merrie England of that
wonderful time.
Much more serious, however. was
the complete elimination of the up
per division of Parliament during
the revolution" of Oliver Cromwell.
The Commons voted the Lords out
of existence on February g. 1649,
and they did not meet again until
April Is following. In order to un-
derstand the logic of the reformers
in their design of abolition it is
necessary to remember that Charles
I had been executed and. since there
was no king. there was no demon
strated need for a traditional great
council" of royal advisers. The first
monarch definitely to be obliged to
consult with the barons and the
clergy had been the tyrant John,
compelled to that concession by the
Magma Charta. won by the Peers
at Runnymede in 1915.
Probably there has been criticism
Of the higher branch of Parliament
from the beginning, yet it may be
wondered If its destruction would be
in the interest of the nation or the
empire. DR.. George Burton Adams
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Key to Victory

A recently appointed school music
director of large city comes right
out fatty and says singing VIII help
win the war. He says it is one of the
most important contribute Is that
civilians can make to the war effort,
and that this holds even for those
who are not singers" but who try
anyhow.
Offhand it is difficult t. see how
singing is going to stop the Japs,
although no doubt it is fu, ly as good
as ping pong and badminton for that
purpose, and merits co-ordinator if
they do. The work of the mon
singers" ought to be deadly, however.
especially to the sensitive ears of
experts, who automatically vince at
sour notes. Off-key songs should
make them realize how horrible war
is, and put them in a killing mood;
very desirable if there were any Japs
around, but not so good IL the only
logical objectives are the singers
themselves. The song, con sidered as
a weapon, should be used very eau
tiously by the amateur or bathtub
songster, lest it take on the charac-
teristics of another weapon, the
boomerang.
Somehow one cannot help feeling
that the Axis is more concerned
about the sting in our armed forces
than the sing in our civilian loopula-
ton; but, as Churchill suggests, the
key to ultimate victory u B Sharpl"
Evening star., 1942-03-31

Of Yale University in his "ConStitu-
tional History of England" remarks:
1.-The bicameral legislature has been
highly praised by many students of
politics and by some has been at
tributed to the political genius Of the
Anglo-Saxon race" and Price Col
lier In his England and the Eng
lish" declares: II believe that the
House Of Lords is, as a rule, a surer
interpreter of the sober wishes of
the English people as a whole than
the House Of Commons"
II necessary. even in the midst of
war, the issue could be submitted to
the people. In that case, it is posi-
BILE that the London Herald might
find itself sadly disappointed. So
long as individuals born in poverty
and obscurity may rise to wear
ermine, the Lords is an institution of
democracy and, therefore, not natu-
rally unpopular with the masses.
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Horse-ond-Bueey Days

Old Kronos' mheel may take back
udrd turn
When youth, berett OF tires, utu
cease to Spurn
The ploddino horse and fimSy
eQuipage
That set the tempo for a happier ace.
A miracle may happen-1rhen a ride
Again means jogging through the
countryside
With time to notice blossoms on the
trees,
To hear q Wdrbler flute his eCStdSies.
Along q lane NTH neddo1p grass
groWn oUer,
Eyes may hare time to spy four
leaf cloUer.
When moods are cool and ferns NTH
sunbeamS checkered,
The SpeedieSt may forget to break
record;
May euen dredm-then start and
flick his horse
Who likes to dream little, too, Of
COufSc
He dnsDers Uith q flourish Of his
tail,
But still proceeds to emulate snail.
And uhen the summer day is almost
done,
The buggy turns to,oord home at set
of sun.
The road curUes gently up long.
long hill
And Twilight perfumes from the
mendoDs fill
The stdrht dusk. From quiet hdunts
nearby,
A whippoor,piH repeats his urgent
cry.
Something as pure and tremulous
as q fo,Der
Breathes through the hush and
sueetness of the hour.
II other uses claim the driUer's
hands,
The reinS may trail; the old horse
understands.
Such pictured memories long ldtd
dDay
May spring to Dipid life again today
When from enforced necessity and
lack
The beauty OF q simpler ,Dorld comes
back.
INEZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1942-03-31
THIS AND THAT
Bp Charles Z. TrdcetoeH.

OF the birds hardness, extraordinary
fecundity, diversity of food. aggressive
disposition and almost complete I'M
munity from natural enemies"
OF the food habits Of this sparrow,
birds Of America" says:
The English sparrow among birds, like
the rat among mammals, is cunning. de-
structive and filthy. Its natural diet con-
sists of seeds, but it eats a great variety
Of other foods. While much Of its food
consists Of waste material from the
streets, in autumn and winter 1t con-
sumes quantities Of weed seeds and in
summer numerous insects. The destruc-
tio.l of weed seed should u-deniably
count in the sparrow's favor. Its record
as to insects in most localities Is not
50 clear
I'm exceptional cases it has been found
very useful as a destroyer of insect pests.
For example, during an investigation by
the United States Biological Bureau of
birds that destroy the alfalfa weevil. Eng
lish sparrows were feeding their nestlings
largely on weevil larvae and cutworms,
both Of which are very injurious to
alfalfa. In this case the sparrows. at
tracted by grain in the fields and poultry
runs and by the excellent nest sites af-
forded by the thatched roofs of many
farm buildings, had left the city and
taken up their abode in the country,
where the weevil outbreak subsequently
occurred. Unfortunately, however, farm
ers can rarely expect such aid against
their insect foes. Whenever this bird
proves useful. it is entitled to protection
and encouragement In proportion to its
net value"
This, We must submit. Is a rather
roundabout way of saying that the spar
row does eat insects, ah right, and prob
ably helps farmers. but that the writer
won't admit it any more than he has to.
And this, we believe, is the usual way
Of looking at this bird. He is damned on
all sides, and only begrudgingly given
credit for anything.
The same work further says: The
English sparrow destroys fruit, as cher
ries, grapes, pears and peaches. 1t also
DESTROYS buds and flowers Of cultivated
trees, shrubs and vines. In the garden
1t eats seeds as they ripen and nips of
tender young vegetables, especially peas
and lettuce. as they appear above the
ground 1t damages wheat and other
grains, whether newly sown, ripening or
in shocks. AS flock of so sparrows re-
quires daily the equivalent of quart Of
wheat, the annual loss caused by these
birds throughout the country is very
great. 1t reduces the numbers OF some
OF our most useful native birds. as blue
birds, house wrens, purple martins tree
swallows and barn swallows. by destroy
ing their eggs and young and by usurping
nesting places"
The above TRADE must be taken with
grain OF salt Most birds do some in
Jury. It Is coming to be realized that
the English sparrow cannot possibly be
as bad as all that! Certainly in the
home garden he is CHEEKY, happy bird
soul, exemplifying in little the qualities
of determination and persistence which
made America great and which will en-
able us to win the war, If we remain
true to them.
Evening star., 1942-03-31
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa.

Dear Sir.
For some years I've been much inter-
ested in your column and yesterday in
our nature and garden department Of
the club I gave a talk on English
sparrows.
II used some Of your material and a
great deal from my own observation. I
really am fond of the little fellows and
I told the ladies that at the risk of their
everlasting dislike Of me, was going to
defend the English sparrow.
II was surprised at the number there
who agreed with me.
But want to ask you one or two ques-
tions. For what purpose were they orig
inally brought over here? Was it not to
destroy some kind of insect?
II understand a Mr.. Bever, one Of our
early settlers, sent to England for pair
when there were horses, and grains and
seeds were in the streets.
do these birds eat insects?
And do they do any harm TO gardens?
"I really am very fond Of them. They
are dirty, but no more than any other
birds, when there are so many together.
I'VE have a mulberry tree not far from
our feeding block, where these little fel-
lows gather until time to feed, and the
way they arrange themselves on those
branches makes q beautiful picture.
MY son, who lives in Arlington, Va,
sends me your column, and I want to
thank you for the great pleasure 1t
has given me.
Sincerely, w. E. NJ"
According to The Book Of Birds" is
sued by the National Geographic Society,
house sparrows were introduced from
Europe to Brooklyn, N. Y, In 1850 and
1852 by Nicolas Pike to destroy canker-
worms. which had become a pest in
shade trees.
This work says that "for some 20 years
they were confined largely to cities of
the Atlantic Coast, but by 1900 there was
scarcely a hamlet from Maine to Cali
fornia that did not awaken to the chirp
Of this little immigrant"
May Thatcher Cooke, in Birds Of the
Washington Region" declares: This
species WAS INTRODUCED III washington III
1871. Cages for them were hung in some
Of the parks Of the city, notably in
Franklin Square. They became very
abundant about 1900. Since the auto
mobile has largely replaced horses, Eng
lish sparrows have considerably de-
creased in numbers, but they are still
abundant. Four or five broods are some
times raised in one season. A female
has been seen carrying straws as early
as February IA 1880, but the nesting
season begins usually early in March, -
BIRDS Of America" issued by the Gar
den City Publishing Co.. says:
The English sparrow or European
house sparrow was introduced into Amer
lea in 1885, In the fall of that year eight
pairs were brought to Brooklyn, N. Y,
and liberated in the following spring.
Since that time many importations
have been made, and small lots Of spar
rows have been carried from one locality
to another until now the bird is natural
lied nearly all over the United States.
This rapid dissemination is a result
Evening star., 1942-03-31
Praises Plan for Houses
That Women Would Appreciate.
- ~ r5itor ~ The Star,

To the EDITOR o1 Inc otal.
have been reading the series of
articles on the housing problem by prom
inent architects which have been pub
lished in your paper. and I am so
favorablv impressed with William
Hamby's conception of house that
felt impelled to write you. !
1t does seem that he has struck the
right chord in housing and is to be
congratulated on his plan for better
living and easier work for the housewife.
Looks as though a woman, with such
a home, would be inclined to remain
in it and not want to go out TO work
as so many do and have done for the past
10 years while leaving their children
in the care of servants.
OF course, we all must do our part
during this war, but II such homes could
Just be built now in separate units and
we could be permitted to purchase them,
instead of the f1imsy houses being built
with Government funds. what blessing
1t would be to us.
MARGARET H. WORRELL,
National legislative chairman,
Ladies of the c. A. R.: presi-
dent, the Wheel OF Progress.
Holds Cheap Alcohol Not Obtainable
From Common American Grains
To the Editor of The Star:
In The Star for March u, DR.. William
J. Hale. a chemist of Midland, Mich is
reported to have told a Senate commit
tee that alcohol can be produced from
farm prsducts at "less than 10 cents a
gallon" and corn, rye, barley and other
grains are named as the source materials.
AS one who always has been interested
In agriculture. I should like to believe
the above claim But as chemist I
know that 1t is chemically impossible to
obtain such cheap alcohol from the
grains And here are the reasons:
The alcohol is obtained from the
starch in the grain. And bushel OF
corn. for example, contains only enough
starch for rs gallons of alcohol. This
holds only for good corn: poor corn
would not yield as much alcohol. And it
also assumes what the chemist calls
"ouantitative yield'-that is, 100 per cent
efficiency in the conversion. More than
25 gallons of alcohol cannot be obtained
from a bushel of corn, because the ma
terial simply is not there. And in prac-
tice. the yield is always somewhat less
than the "theoretical yield"
Now if this alcohol brought 10 cents
per gallon (not '1ess than 10 cents" as
DR.. Hale is reported as claiming) 1t
would bring only Is cents for our bushel
of corn. But what farmer wants to raise
corn for rs cents bushel? Even so cents
is considered . low price. (The present
price, to the farmer in the Middle West,
is so to 10 cents per busheD And note
that so far we have considered only the
principal raw material, the corn. But
other materials also would be required
in the manufacturing process. And we
have allowed nothing, yet, for labor, for
heat and power, for interest on capital,
for depreciation of plant and equipment,
for insurance and taxes, for overhead
and the cost of merchandising, all OF
which must be paid out Of the sale
price OF the alcohol.
The point which wish 10 e11nphASfDe
Evening star., 1942-03-31
The Buckley Cose

versing a ruling by Police Court
Judge hobart Newman, the Court OF
Appeals has held that M. Edward
Buckley, jr., local attorney, must
stand trial on a charge Of drunken
driving which was brought against
him In July, 1910
The history of this case has been
an extraordinary one. Following his
arrest, Mr.. Buckley pleaded not guilty
and demanded jury trial. Before
the trial was held an assistant cor
poration counsel, without talking to
the complaining witnesses or the
arresting officers, nolle pressed the
drunken driving charge. The COM
plainants first learned Of this action
through the newspapers.
After the original charge had been
dropped, Mr.. Buckley, in keeping
with an agreement said to have been
made at the time, went before Judge
Newman and pleaded guilty to a sub
stitute charge of driving on the
wrong side of the street. He was
fned SIS, the maximum penalty be-
ing a fine OF $500, ten days in jail, or
both When these facts were brought
to public attention through the press,
the corporation counsel overruled
the action of his subordinate and
ordered that Mr. Buckley be prose-
cuted on the drunken driving COM
plant. The defendant entered a
plea OF former jeopardy, contending
that since his guilty plea to the
minor charge had been accepted he
could not be tried for drunken
driving
Police Court Judge George D. Neil
son denied this contention, the de-
fendant again entering a plea of not
guilty and demanding a jury trial.
Later, he withdrew his demand for
q Jury trial. electing to have his case
heard by the court. This necessi-
tated transfer of the case to Judge
Newman, who, refusing to be bound
by Judge Nelson's ruling, sustained
the plea OF former Jeopardy. In do
ing 20 he took the newspapers to
task, asserting that he would not be
"swayed by the clamor Of the press"
In overruling Judge Newman, who
had cited some Alabama decisions in
support of his position, the Court of
Appeals said that the law in the
District on the question of former
jeopardy is we'll settled, and that the
test Is whether the same evidence is
required to sustain both charges
obviously not the case with regard to
charges of drunken driving and driv-
ing on the wrong side of the street.
I'VE explained the law so thor
oughly and settled it so definitely for
this jurisdiction" the appellate court
said, "in Sims vs.. Rives (an earlier
decision) that it would be supereroga-
tion to say more here. A Judge
OF the Police Court is not warranted
in looking to decisions of the Court
Of Appeals of Alabama rather than
10 those of the highest appellate
court of his own jurisdiction for the
law"
The net result of all this litigation
Is that Mr. Buckley will be obliged to
stand trial-nearly two years after
the date of his alleged offense. Re-
gardless of his guilt or innocence, it
is delays such as this which impair
the enforcement of the laws and
undermine the confidence of the
public in their courts. When the
local court merger is completed and
the new chief Judge takes Office, it
Is to be hoped he will see to it that
there is no recurrence of incidents
Of this kind.