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Evening star., 1943-06-17

are made effective through Adjust
ment Board awards, and the point at
issue was whether such awards could
be attacked by the railroads. The
Court Of Appeals held that the right
to initiate litigation is reserved to
employees under the rail law, and the
Supreme Court split four four on
the issue, thereby affirming the find
ing of the lower court. The tie was
caused by the withdrawal from the
case of Justice Rutledge, who wrote
the Court of Appeals opinion.
The litigation grew out of the de-
mand of terminal enginemen to be
permitted to handle passenger equip
ment between the coach yard and
Union Station, instead of allowing
crews of the tenant lines to continue
to perform this function at the be-
ginning or end of their regular runs,
as the case might be. A board ruling
upheld the employees, and the Termi-
nal Company, faced with an added
ChpClloC CoClllldCCu dU pou,UUU dllllu-
ally, sought court review by means
of declaratory judgment in District
Court, but was turned down. and
then lost on appeal.
1t is difficult to believe that Con-
gress intended the law to be given
such one-sided application, and it is
unfortunate that the makeup of the
Supreme Court does not permit the
case to be decided on it's merits.
Ordinarily, the court grants reargu-
ment when there is a tie, but in this
instance, the case already has been
heard twice, and further argument
probably would not solve the dead
lock.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
THIS AND THAT
BY Charles E. Trace1pell.

indigo buntings and mockingbirds, but
no Baltimore orioles.
CAS- I am from the North some of these
birds are new to me. Can some one tell
me what small bird builds a saucerlike
nest on top Of and near the end of a
small twig and high above the ground? ?
1 DO not see how the eggs can stay in
the nest when the wind blows.
Sincerely, E. c. C..
r X
"F STREET s.W.
Dear Sir:
L read your articles In The Star and
1t Is interesting TO learn of the painted
bunting visiting the environs of the
District Of Columbia, for he Is one beau
tiful bird, and so are goldfnches and
orioles
Il read about the party that has not
seen the oriole. and they are about not
far from his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Canal
road all up toward Cabin John Bridge,
on the grounds of the old hotel.
1--WE been travelling around the sub
urbs Of Washington all my lifetime, but
pS'SA al JSoAc o6o " do dlOllS oCCOQudH
Creek in Virginia when saw large bird
light on honey locust tree and he had
the colors Of an oriole, but was twice as
large. Now he might have been a rare
visitant
He was on that tree turning around
in circles and his note was such as this:
Chew, chew, chew. chew
District of Columbia, but not one that
large.
He was about the size of red-winged
blackbird.
Here's another incident which is rare
to me. Today in the 700 block of H
street NV, on tree you'll see beehive
in the central part of the city. I've been
here all my life, born in D. c. I've seen
beehives in suburbs, but not in downtown
Washington.
Since they have laws that you cannot
hunt around Washington, the beautiful
birds are accumulating around the city
and 1t helps to beautify the National
Capital.
Also, I am one who does not criticize
the Startling. Sometimes 1 think he is
better mocker than the mockingbird and
furthermore he helps to attack the jap
anese beetle. I have noticed the lovlv
sparrow catch beetles. crush them and
feed them to its young, but don't eat
them much themselves. But l think
when the young sparrows are fed jap
anese beetles, they will get used to them.
"Obligingly. D. S."
The yellow headed blackbird, native
of the Great Plains. occasionally comes
to Washington. 1t is considerably larger
than Baltimore oriole and specifically
resembles it. 1t has a yellow, yellow
orange head, where the oriole has black
head. but the colors are much the same.
We have never seen wood thrush hop
from picket to picket. but there is no
reason why one should not. Nor have
We ever seen wood thrush here in WIN
ter, but this is the second such report
we have received. The olive backed
thrush and the wood thrush are two dis
tinct birds.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Futherhood

/ take an interest no,p in ech dark
child / see
In foreign lands. At homeu child
belongs to me.
/ look in ragged bundles helouithir
the arms
OF women trudging ,Oearil. from
shell-torn farms.
/ poke my finger in small fss and
try to think
These grimy, clinging little clDs are
mine, and pink.
oh, someday 1Uhe1, ! hold M son,
must / recall
The dust upon treeless roa, and
hunger in shdpl7
DOROTHY P. ALBAU7H.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

the first and sixteenth. Using the short
form, his tax for 1912 was s2l, of which
he paid s525 on March Is and s5.25 on
June Is.
On January l, his salary with overtime
became $1,752, and on the same day his
wife went to work at the same salary.
Each salary is s73 per payday. Hence,
for the first six months of 1943, a Victory
tax OF $240 was deducted from each,
making total of $3.50
For the last half of 1943. each will
have deducted $3.50 per payday, making
total of s2l120 The total tax thus
Tar counted as payable in 1943 is s5.25
plus s525 plus $3.50 plus s21120, total
of S27930
Now enters the joker. Their total
estimated income for 1943 exceeds So, 500,
and they must file by September IS a
declaration of estimated tax" Assum-
Ing they make separate returns on the
short form, each will have a 1943 tax
OF $l9l. Each also has Victory tax of
per cent of ($1,752-$ -$624 or s33.84.
tAssumlng they bought enough bonds in
l943 to entitle them to the per cent
refund) The total tax assessable against
both In l943 is thus $44968 Since they
will have paid $279.30 otherwise, there
remains sl7o.3o, sS5.19 to be paid on
September IS and also on December IS.
That may be something of a jolt after
months of balyhoo about pay-as-you-go.
But this situation will face every one
who has larger income in 1943 than
in 1912. If the increase is not enough
to make the family income exceed So, 500.
the situation will be similar, but the
additional tax is not due until next year.
H. H. HOWE.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
NEWPORT AVENUE,

Dear Sir:
Il have read your column for years
There are vacant lots on three sides of
our place and creek block away. The
vacant lots are tangle of weeds, honey
suckle, blackberry vines and scrub pine
trees.
Needless to say, they abound with
birds. We often watch a bob-white
whistle his call. Our neighborhood
mocker frequently perches on our CHM
ney to sing. The song reverberates
throughout the house.
'Thrushes seem to enjoy hopping from
picket to picket on our fence
"Wrens started to build a nest in my
low-hanging clothes pin bag. After put
ting layer of sticks on the clothes pins,
they left. I was relieved.
I have never seen Baltimore oriole
since coming to Washington They we're
a common sight when I lived in Wis
consin.
Bird study used to be taught in Wis
consin grade schools. I believe it was
course including observations of John
Burroughs.
L can remember studying booklets,
including one colored and one outlined
picture Of each bird. Children tinted
the outline picture.
This probably does not agree with
present-day creative education,' but it
gave many lasting interest in birds.
Yours truly D. r. L."
"GLENBROOK ROAD.
Dear Sir:
Il have been interested In the This
and That Column about the birds and
would like to tell about a wood thrush
that came to our back yard all winter.
1T was more than half frozen. couldn't
fly, only walk slowly, and would huddle
close to the brick wall when the rays of
the morning sun trickled through the
trees next to us, and suppose made that
spot degree or two warmer than else
where.
1T came to that same spot day after
day and would stay long time. AS I
was unable to buy wild bird food. I
bought canary seed, but it would not
touch 1t and only ate breadcrumbs.
Every day I expected would be the
last time l would see it, for it acted so
nearly dead, Sometimes it would not
come for three or four days, but when
the sun shone it would come back and
stay all the morning and always left by
the same path.
Its back was olive green. but with the
warm weather the green gradually
changed to cinnamon brown, so l am
convinced the olive e-backed and wood
thrush are one and the same.
1T still comes for the bread I throw
out with its mate, along with the robins.
catbirds, cardinals, a crested fycatcher
and towhee, or, as call them, drink
your teas
In the trees by the house I have seen,
besides these named. redstarts, warbling
and yellow-throated vireos, red eyed
vireo, Blackburnian warbler, MARYLAND
yellow-throat, hooded warbler, scarlet
tanagers. tufted titmouse. nuthatches,
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Income Tax Puzzle
For Couples Earning $500 Plus.
To the Editor

Nero fiddled while Rome burned; but
at most he fiddled for only day or two.
Congress "hddled" for five months over
the question of how much taxes to can
eel, while the crying need was for more
taxes to help stop imitation.
And now it appears that ''pay-as-you-
go' will be anything but that for many
a taxpayer. suggest that you get a
copy of the law from the Information
Building at Fifteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, and read it. 1t is well-
stocked with jokers
Consider, for example, the case of a
$1,440 clerk, married, no children. To
simplify the argument, suppose that he
did not get overtime until January /.
1913, and that his pay periods begin on
Evening star., 1943-06-17
u. S. Submarines

| The Navy Department during re-
! cent days has been endeavoring to
give the American people more
adequate picture of the grim and
deadly war which our submarines are
waging across thousands of miles of
blue Pacific waters. And it is a
story which ought to be told, for
these men who stalk the enemy in
his own back yard deserve to be
ranked with the most gallant and
self-sacrificing in the service.
In wartime, especially, life aboard
a submarine is a physical ordeal.
Many of the crew never see the sun
from the time they start on patrol
until they return to their home port,
the physical endurance of the men
| determining the time that a SUBJ
marine can stay at sea. And under
war conditions they are taxed to the
limit. When located and depth
bombed by enemy surface craft, the
| submarine is highly vulnerable
Generally speaking it cannot fight
back with any hope of success. but
must rely on evasive tactics, and if
these fail the men know that they
are doomed.
Last week the Navy announced
that the GrampuS and the Amber
! jack, two Of our most modern subs,
were "Overdue and presumed lost"
That is official language, cold and
| inadequate, but it is the best that
the Navy can do under war condi-
tions. In the minds eye we can
see the Spouting geySers from the
depth bomb patterns which sealed
the fate of the 200 men, more or less,
who took these craft on their last
cruise, but the chances are that, in
point of fact, the Navy does not know
the time or the place or the circum-
stances under which the Grampus
and the hmberjack made the
supreme sacrifice
There are, of course, exceptions to
this rule, and the case of the Argo-
naut is one of them. The largest sub
marine in the American Navy, the
Argonaut was hunted down while
attacking a Japanese convoy off New
Britain and forced to the surface by
depth bombs. Presumably, the COM
mander might have surrendered, but
instead he elected to fight it out,
knowing full we'll what the result
would be. AS it happened, the pilot
Of an Army reconnaissance plane
witnessed this last, hopeless stand of
the Argonaut and lived to tell about
1t. Otherwise, she, too, would have
been "overdue and presumed lost"
But if the Navy knows little of the
last hours of the eight American sub
marines which have been reported
missing in this war, the case is diff
ferent with respect to the damage
which our submarine fleet has in
ficted on the enemy. The submarine
score, as announced two days ago, is
181 Japanese vessels sunk, twenty
eight probably sunk and forty-seven
QdludScu. LII olIlSI WOIQS, dt d COSG
of eight submarines, this branch of
the service has accounted for ap-
proximately half of the japanese
ships sunk or damaged by our Navy
since the beginning of the war.
This is an enviable record, and
glowing tribute to the men who prowl
the Pacific from San Diego to the
shoreline of Japan itself. The full
measure of their devotion to duty will
not be known until the war is over
but it is gratifying that the Navy,
meanwhile, is doing what it can to
give credit where credit is so richly
due
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Feuther-Bed' Issue

A tie vote in the Supreme Court
has stymied an attempt by the
Washington Terminal Company to
get a ruling on the Railway Labor
Act that would determine the right
of the railroads to combat in the
courts the so-called "feather-bed-
ding" or make work" practices of
the brotherhoods, which the carriers
contend subject them unnecessarily
to tremendous expense.
These working rules customarily
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Hoskin's Answes
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haadn.

reader can get the dnser to dny
question OF fact by DritingThe Epe-
ming Star Information Burxu, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Wshtnqton,
d. c. Please inclose stamp r return
postage.
@. What is the pay Of. Chinese
soldier?-N. D. E.
A. A Chinese soldier REEVES six
Chinese dollars month, with Is about
80 cents in American money
O. What is the name Of ie locality
IN this country where 10th decay
scarcely occurs?-F. M
A. Deaf Smith County ir Texas is
noted for the sound teeth { its resi-
dents. Tooth decay appers to be
much lower than the averae here.
@. How many revolutions lave there
been in Argentina?-C. N. s
A. There have been six sice 1910 in
which year Argentina becme indie
pendent of Spain. The recat govern
ment had been in power sine 1890 when
the regime Of Hipolto 1yoyen was
overthrown.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

The United Nations schedule calls
for war guilt trials after victory In
other words, the present rule in
Europe by fury will be replaced by
rule by jury.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the Uriter, although the use of
q pSeudonyn, for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
a rie1u to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

Loss of Sicily will soon deprive
Germany of its main source of
lemons-but their army can still pick
plenty along the Russian front.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

With gasoline lacking for motor
boats, the once-popular Chesapeake
Bay fishing trip is now no more than
a wishing trip.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

While the Luftwaffe seems to be
losing its punch, recent photographs
from Germany show that its chief,
Goering, still retains his paunch.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

Q. What is the favorite sport in the
Army?-E. L. H.
A. The War Department says that
baseball and softball ar the favo-.te
sports of American soldies.
@. do not have time to read long
books. Can you give the titles of some
short ones that tell aboutpeople?-G. C.
A. A good book of tbs kind is "A
Dozen & One" by jim Tuly. Capt
Eddie Rickenbacker's book, Seven
Came Through" is JUS little over
100 pages in length. The Raft" an
other graphic story of men adrift in
the Pacific. is also shot.
@. How large Is a giant squid?-
E. B. M.
A. There is no definite information
since it lives at great depths and 1t is
seldom that more than fragments are
washed ashore. The reat squid is the
chief food of the spgm whale which,
eats about ton d;y. Dying whales
have been reported to disgorge por.
tons of squids half TIE size of whale
boat, with arms NOR. than 80 feet In
lergth. These are probably the two
largest animals in tae world.
@ Has the WAAC a service nag7-
G. G
A. The unofficial WAAC service flag
is white center bordered with red.
IN Mo Sr -,
imposed on the pld insigne Of the
corps figure of the head Of Pauas
AtheAe.
@. Would writing done on two new
typevriters of the same make be ex-
actly alike?-G. B. NJ.
A. i has been sta:ed that the chances
Of pGfect mechanical agreement are
l in 5000 billion. Moreover, two diff
ferent typists working entirely new
machines will produce writing that Is
characteristic of each.
@. How many prisoners have been
taken in the present war?-H. E.
A, Tie total number throughout the
world i estimated at five to seven mil
lion. Germany holds the greater
number.
O. Many reference books spell the
name Gu.dalcanal with a final in
stead of !. Which form is correct?-
N w. S.
A. The Board Of Geographical Names
has ruled that the official spelling Of
this name is Gadalcanal.
@. What causes the noise made by a
falling bomb?-B.E.
A. The War Deprtment says that in
an air raid the boabs, due to the dis
placement of air, make a shrieking,
whistling noise.
@. How far is the land of Tasmania
from Australia?-G.
A. The island. with is noteworthy
for its natural history, separated from
Australia by Bass Strai 14O miles wide.
1t has two strange beass of prey found
nowhere else, several pecies of trees
and over $50 species of lowering plants
unknown in other parts the world.
@. Did Hilary st. Gerge Saunders
write many books before lis Combined
Operations? "?-N. I. D.
A. He was we'll known uthor writing
under the pen name Fracis Beedine.
With his friend John LeSl. Palmer he
produced number of thril.rs. Saund-
ers admits that he has hat share in
no less than five pen names
Q. Please quote the lines fom Shake
speare in which the expressm gliding
the lily occurs.'-G. L. l..
A. In the play King Joh, act w.
scene 2, line II there is the following
passage: To gid refined golt to paint
the lily, to throw a perfum on the
violet, to smooth the ice, or ad another
hue unto the rainbow or with tper light
to seek the beauteous eye OF eaven to
garnish is wasteful and ridiculos excess"
Evening star., 1943-06-17

In the present disturbances be-
tween soldiers and grotesquely garbed
hoodlums, wearers of Uncle Sam S
shoot suit are the ones that receive
public approval.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

The only screen test affecting the
average person is the practical one
of whether or not flies can get
through.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Fortune Telling-A bookIt showing

Fortune Telling-A bookt showing
how to read fortunes in avariety of
ways. 1t tells what the stss predict;
what the lines of your had foretell
and what your dreams men. 1t also
tells how to read cards; bw to in
terpret tea leaves and cofte grounds
and contains wealth of interesting
facts on signs. omens am .supersti-
tions. This kind of study great fun
and affords endless amuement for
parties. To secure your opy of this
publication inclose IS Gets in coin
wrapped in this clipping nd mail to
The Star Information Bueau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1943-06-17

We used to say that statistics would
not win the war, but they are having
a noticeable effect on it right this
moment.
Evening star., 1943-06-17
Address

Q. What is the favorite sport in the
Army?-E. L. H.
A. The War Departmnt says that
baseball and softball ar the favor.te
sports of American soldies.
Evening star., 1943-06-17

@. do not have time to read long
books. Can you give the titles of some
short ones that tell aboutpeople?-G C.
A. good book of tbs kind is "A
Dozen e. One" by jim Tuuy. Capt.
Eddie Rickenbackers book, Seven
Came Through" is JUS little over
100 pages in length. The Raft" an
other graphic story Of men adrift in
the Pacific, is also shot.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-12-29

"Pogum moz, kot je Tito ali Dimitrov je pogum,
moz, XII boje bodocnosti in Sc brigajo svojo
Osebno usodo Njh principi vznik il neomane we're
cloVekovo enakopravnost in njh znacaj e skovan IL
cloveskega dosojanstva katerega ne stavio mono
pola ker vidijo dosojanstvo cloveka sednjem Glove
skem btu-izvzemsi on clovesk element, XII e stanju
razpada in korupce. .:
"Dimrova zmaga mad fasizmom sc je zavrsla pred
desetim lett sodn dvorani Leipzgu Obtozenec je
obrnil proti svojm toziteem in jim je vrge obraz OBJ
dozitev XII ]e prisilia Nacje, da Dmitrova oprost
in mu dovolili odhod Rusjo. Dmitrov e syojhn od
locnim axiom povzrol val protesov po svetu in
nacij ostali svojo justice vred osmeseni medem ko
e Dmitrova obcudoval YES svet.
"Ttova zmaga mad fasizmom je prisa casu, ko je
bila Jugoslavja pod nacisko oupacijo. Vkub okupa-
ci izrebjevanju prebvastva ter notranh verskih in
strankarskh boh, kaere je podzgaa predvojna Jugo-
slovanska rezlmska vada namenom, Ga 81 ohram od-
prto pot povraek in zopeno vzposavtev svoe ne
demokratcne predvojne obast so Tito in negov parti
zani ter dugi nevojas pistas gibanja zavrsi dvoje
.stvari hlra Zadrzaval Is do 80 osiskih divzij
Jugoslaviji in obenem zdruz vecno jugosevanskega
Iprebivalsva Osvobodni 'front.' Polozi temeje bo-
doci demokratcn povojn vadi ali obasti dezele DR.
Ivan Rbar e ceu provizoricne Wade Jugoslavlje ma
terenu in poznan kot demokrat, katerega podpna
o stranke, prpadnkov starega rezima. Nova
vlada je vlada udstva XII ina demokratcen program
"Prcakujem, da bo po vojni osnovana juznoslovan-
ska fedelacja katera bo vkjuceVaa, dovoljenJem boil
garskega ludstva, tudi Bolgaro. Obstaa moznost da
bono videl Balkanu drzav po Svice,
Zdr drzav in Sovjetske unije
''Tito in partizan-kakor George Dimitrov, kakor
Rsi-imajo odprte oc Bez strahu gledajo bodocnost
in zvest svojim vekim idejam in principom boro
vso mocjo in pogumom in drznosto. Zavedajo Sc toka
zgodovne in zato e njih borba kombinaca, k je pona
clOVeSke Veicine.'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-12-29
Lokalni odbor st. 2 JPO,SS

Cleveland, Ohio. - Te vrsti-
ce SO predvsem namenjene ma
sim lokalnim druStvom. Sc V no.
vembru so bila razposlana Va'
bila ali pi S m ma posamezna
d1ustva, XII zborujejo st. clair
ski okolici, prosnjo, da bi Sc
dru5tv2 ma svojih letnih sejah
sp0mnila nase nesrecne stare
domovine in nash trpinov.
V omenjenem pismu sicer nj
bilo ponovne razlage pomenu
nase akciie, XII jo vrsi Jugoslo-
vanski pomozni odbor - Slo-
velska sekcija. Upam, da je
vsakemu nasemu rojaku in ro-
jakinji do sedaj re znano delo-
vanje te clovekoljubne akcije.
Vse, kar je pri tenn potrebno, je
to, da Sc mas, tu naseijeni ma
rcd prebudi in zave velike po-
trcbe, ' kateri sedaj zivi mas
nesre5ni in ma. kriz pribiti slO-
venski narod V teptani in kr-
vjo nedolznih zrtev obliti Slove-
nil.
Bratje in sestre, ali Sc sme-
m 0 Sc nazivati "brate in Sc
stree, ce V TEN casu, ko mi pri-
licno zivimo Sc V izobilju, po-
zabljamo ma svoje nesrecne bra
to in sestre tam onstran NOR
ia? Ce pozabljano na svoje ne
sreGne brate V tel uri trpljenja,
potem pac velja tudi "a mas t.
sti izrek, Xxi pravi: "bratstvo Sc
neha pr dolarju.. -
Ali bono res ameriski Slo-
venci in Slovenke dopustili, da
bi gornje besede kedaj veljale
nam? Upam, da Sc to ne bo nix
dar zgodilo, kajti to bi bill maj
vecji pecat sramote "a mas vse.
Gotovo so marsikateremu "a
vcdnemu rojaku in rojakinji, ko
! je ma boziGni dan sedel pri lepo
oblozeni mizi, nehote usle misli
tia prel-o norja v njegoyo roj-
stno vasico, ki je danes mogoce
lie Sc kup pepela. Misli SO odhi-
tele k onim nasim nesre6nim
jrojakom, XII ma bozieni dan MISC
imeli niti skorjice kruha, s ka-