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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
Trend Toward Mr.. Hoover
Detected by California Writer.
To the Editor OF The Star

To the Editor OF The Star:
AS an observer in the West allow me
to say that former President Herbert
Hoovers popularity never has been high
er since his food administration days in
the last war than it is at the present
time At no other period in his history
was he as we'll thought of by the best
informed people as he is now
Regardless of party, the myths of that
smear campaign against him no longer
have the influence they once had.
combination of factors have entered
into this fresh national appraisal of Mr..
Hoover. One element IS that the former
President has changed for the better in
several ways. He now shows a delightful
sense OF humor, quality that once was
submerged by an over seriousness.
Consider, too, the experience of his life
prior to the presidency. No other man
has done so much useful work on so
many continents and in so many coun-
tries.
When, today, we talk of the world to
come, who has had greater frst-hand
knowledge or greater understanding of
the entire globe than MI Hoover? At
this crucial time in world history the
country is awakening TO the fact that his
AGILITY and insight are invaluable ma
tlOnal assets. How far this trend toward
the Hoover principles will swing remains
to be seen, but the fact re. lains that his
strength grows by the hour
GEORGE HENRY TDF
RedlandS. Calf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TrdceWeU.

able thing about robin and especially
that first robin how he manages to
give the bcholdcr the feeling that his
arrival should be attended with -four
lsh of trumpets but never is.
So there is always slight diSappoint-
mcnt. following the pleasure of seeing
him
He comes so efoulcssly. and seems
so very much at home
Georgetown is really Georgetown still
despite the fact that it long ago was
taken INFO the city proper
The wonderful old street names were
changed to numbers and letters, but the
flavor of the place remained
It is a community where open collars
are in order, If you want to wear EN-.
OF the Starchiest of starChed collars
People going along the streets seem to
be enjoying themselves more than the
FOLKS over III Washington
If YOU speak to a stranger. you seldom
will get that cold stare, that Just how
dare YOU speak to me" look which is 50
frightening to tinid spirits
Georgetown has a favor all its own
made up of equal parts Of oldness and
neWness
It is surely the most ideally located
community IN Washington, being close
to downtown, yet far enough away to
give the atmosphere of being apart from
the hurry burly.
Georgetown, in making over old homes,
has for many years been far in advance
Of the community procession
The whole tendency. i'll modern cities,
has been toward the perimeters.
Bhghted areas, so called although no
city likes to admit them. have pushed
people farther and farther away
The community of Georgetown long
ago began to rebuild and make over.
Small homes, cheaply built in the
first place, were done over into we'll
built, modish new homes, and found a
ready market at many times their orig
inal prices
In this way Georgetown showed how
older areas Of large cities may be put
on new plane.
Maybe the trees and the birds had
something to do with it. Certainly as
long as any community has these. it
cannot be called "blighted," in any real
sense.
The birds of GEORGETOWN may not be as
numerous as those to be found in out
lying communities of MARYLAND and
Virginia. but the ones they have are
some of the best.
Much may be done in attracting them
by putting out food for them.
The birds will respond all the quicker.
we believe, because there are not so
many persons who put out food in the
city as in the suburbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
Stripping for Action

There have been several recent
indications that-at long last--a real
effort is being made to curb the ris-
ing tide Of Federal employment.
One Of the most interesting of
these is the instruction which
Charles E. Wilson, executive vice
chairman Of the War Production
Board, has given to departmental
heads of that agency to refrain from
hiring additional employees. As a
practical proposition, it seems that
this move was made necessary by
the dissemination Of the Budget
Bureau to approve more employment
funds for the bOard-an attitude
which may indicate that the bureau
itself is looking askanCe at the swell
ing payrolIs But MI Wilson. in his
memorandum to the department
heads, had a pertinent observation
to make.
Good management" he wrote
demands that we make the most
effective use Of our present personnel
and conduct our operations with
maximum economy. The WPB
should begin to reach a stage of
maturity which will permit early
Sterilization Of our organization.
personnel and budget requirements"
In this language. MI. Wilson is
merely fChC.Uo the comments Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11

ciably with the time -and-one- half in
centive to siXth-day work
The experience of many employers in
dicates that in the past substantial in
stallment payment obligations helped
stimulate regular worker attendance.
From now on the Federal income tax can
take the place of this incentive, if the
present law is continued or simply aug
mented by simplifed weekly or
monthly collective system for previously
incurred liabilities.
It seems to me that stimulation of
industrial effort on war production
through tax incentives is much more
important than is the slight gain in po-
htical palatahility that might come from
forgiving last years taxes for low-in-
come persons and basing the tax on
current earnings. "A. T. COURT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
Boys Room

The ,0intry trees stand guard, and
on the sill,
Day after day lies the unheeded
Sno7U:
Sunlight and moonlight as hey
come and 90
Find all UNCHANGED Within. but
sternly still.
What squadrons of abandoned ship,
are these
Forerer sailing on the silent 1GdN7
Where is the bogish artist notC?
What call
Has summoned him to other ships
and seas?
This little model plane that took the
prize
Was dear to one NTH sunny, ,Utnd-
blot0n hair.
(Ho,O often hare these fingers
rested there
Oh, may his 1oinos be strong in alien
Skies
A ,Uorld reborn. a foUer brought to
bloom?
They fight to shape the substance
Of the years
Beyond the sacrifice. the pain, the
fears,
The mother ,Deepinc in the empty
room.
INFZ BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
PROSPECT AVE.

PROSPECT AVE.
Dear Sir:
Il was interested to read Your column
this evening about the birds OF George
town.
Il have been in this city only a week
and have seen plenty Of cardinals, mock
lngbirdS, song SparroWs downy wood
peCkerS nuthatches and tree spalToWs.
all in Georgetown
Last Sunday I was surprised to sec in
Dumbarton Oaks Park a flock Of about
so bluebirdS, Sincerely, A. S, w
There is no reason IN the world why
there shouldn't be plenty of birds in
GEORGETOWN
Not only is it still heavily wooded but
it has such places as tne park msu-
toned, as we'll as Montroae ark. Oak
Hill Cemetery, Glover Park on tie
northwest and is comparatively near
the Potomac River and the old canal
There are hundreds OF oak tr7e, in
the community.
Every home, no matter how Cid or
small, has a garden.
Wesley Heights, not so far aWav is
a garden spot. heavily wooded, and the
winter home of scores Of bluebircs.
Wherever there are trees, there will
be birds
Not even heavy traffic can frighten
them away.
Holy Rood Cemetery, at Wisconsin
avenue and 35th street, is another place
beloved of the birds
Il is possible to see bluebirds and
cardinals flying in and out from the back
windows of homes to the south.
One of the first birds an observer
is likely to, see in Georgetown is the
bluebird, and this is wonderful, be-
cause many sections of the city, and
even some of the suburban areas far o.,
never have a bluebird from one years
end to the next.
1t is no unusual thing. especially
in spring, to look out Georgetown VIM
dow and see one of these beautiful and
rare creatures
The great sleet storm of 1912 nlIled
several hundred. thousand bluebirds
Since that time the species has been
making its way back, but slowly, so
that there still are far fewer blueblrds
than there ought to be
It is hard for most of us to realize
that al one time bluebirds were d.
common around Washington-Uell, a.
most-as robins.
By the way. We had our first robin IN
the yard on February 26.
lawn. and the very next, there he was,
looking as if he had always been there.
Somehow, this is the most unexplain-
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their songs are current everywhere
under new names applied to them
by modern "adapterS."
In the Frauenkirche and the
churches Of Saint Sebaldus and Saint
Lawrence, visitors from the United
States saw the monuments of the
medieval guildSmen. Proof of their
capacity was displayed in the Ger
manic National Museum and. most
particularly, on the carved facadcS
Of the houses and shops of the older
portion Of the city. Such relics were
irreplaceab.e. They now have been
sacrificed to HitlcriSm, and millions
Of Germans must resent their loss
with bitter passion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
Up to the House

The House Ways and Means Com
mittee, having walked up the pay
aS-you-go' hill. is now engaged in
walking down again. 1t has been
conceded that it would be an eX-
cellent idea to put the American in
come taxpayers on a current basis
that they should pay their income
taxes out Of income derived in the
same tax year, instead of paying the
taxes on last years income. But the
transition from the old method to
the pay as-you- go" plan has so far
been inSurmountable.
The committee was confronted
with the need of compelling the tax
payers to meet income tax payments
for both 1912 and 1943 income in the
same year or Of postpOning, Or amor
thing, or "forgiving' the payment
Of the income tax on 1912 income in
order to reach a pay -yOu-gO"
basis. To compel the payment Of two
years taxes in one--With the tax
rates at their present all-time high
would be a terrific burden, result
ing perhaps in many defaults. On
the other hand, the Treasury De-
partment has been adamant in Op-
position to postponing or forgiVing
the payment of the taxes on 1912
income.
So a majority of the committee has
thrown up the sponge. 1t has de-
termined to go ahead with its pro-
posed collection at the source Of 20
per cent Of income, beginning July
/. The taxpayer can elect to apply
this deduction against either 1912 or
1943 income. But, so far as the COM
mittee is concerned, the full tax for
both years must be paid.
The "pay-as-you-go' plan received
great impetus last summer when
Beardsley RUM, chairman of the
New York Federal Reserve Bank,
came forward with program
whereby the taxpayers this year
would be asked to pay throughout
1943 income taxes on 1943 income,
instead Of paying income taxes on
1912 income as required by existing
law. It seemed to many a compare
lively simple solution. The revenue
Of the Treasury, it was estimated,
would be even more during the year,
from this source, Unfortunately, a
phrase was coined. The income taxes
due on 1912 income were to be for
given" 1t has been the chief Stun
bling block ever since-although it
certainly seems that under the Ruml
plan the Treasury would lose moth
ing. and the taxpayers would be
paying just as much, or more, as
under existing law.
Republican members Of the Ways
and Means Committee are reported
to be holding out for the bill offered
by Representative Carlson Of Kansas,
one Of their colleagues. The Carlson
bill is a modification Of the Ruml
plan, under which taxes would be
based on either 1912 or 1913 income,
depending on which was the higher.
This would prevent escape Of large
incomes earned in 1912 by persons
who received small incomes in the
current year.
If the Republican members Of the
House stick to their present plan
they will force a vote in the open
House on this amended Ruml plan.
On a measure of such vital impor-
lance, the people are entitled to
vote by the House. Certainly there
should be no attempt to gag" the
House on this measure, if and when
it is presented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
'Senseless'
ON The Providence journal.

1T"I 1IIF
We must remember that, as Stain
himself has declared. the Nazi war ma
chine is far from being wrecked. Still
to be feared are Hitlers submarines, air
power and land strength. AS the Tu-
nissan battle shows, his troops have lost
neither punch nor morale, and as ship
ping losses make clear, his ability to
strike hard blows at sea is perhaps
greater than it has ever been Add to
this the fact that We cannot be sure of
just what the LuftWaffe has been doing
in recent months, and there is all the
reason in the world to take to heart the
warning voiced by both Premier Stain
and President Roosevelt that COM
plaCcncy at this time is Senseless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
Conudu Shows the WAY

From The JohnstoWn tPa.p Democrat
Canada which last September adopted
a pa%-as-you-go plan for personal in
come tax payment, will develop the plan
further this year, thus carrying to its
logical conclusion the approach made
to the collection of taxes on a
current basis That was the statement
Of Canada's governor general at the
opening Of a new session of Parliament.
Canada has SHOWN the way in rationing
and conservation, and in price, wage and
manpower control. She has made all of
them work. And her workable pay-as-
you-go tax plan deserves looking into.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11

@ What portion Of the total surface
area of the earth toes Europe repre-
sent?-B G Y
A. With all It's OUTLYING islands Eu-
rope includes only about per cent Of
the total land surface OF the earth.
@ How early should children start
having dental Cared D
A. Children should be taken TO the
dentist for an examination as soon as
they have all of their baby teeth.
@ Does an amendment to the Con-
stitution have to be signed by the Pres
ident?-D E. E.
A. 1t does not go to the President for
his signature
@ What is the average life OF
bird?-O F. N
A. The average life of birds is be-
lieved to be five years.
Q. Why do sailors wear bel-bottom
trouse1 SD. 6. F.
A. Sailors Of the United States Navy
| wear bell-bottom trousers so they can
NC iOitCo up cdSliS as Nllen WdSlllIlR
the decks
@. How many large waterfalls are
| there IN Brazil?-E. L. H.
A. There are 37s important waterfalls
in Brazil
@. What was the length of the poetic
| career of Shelley?-M C.
| A. Nine years. He wrote, however,
! more than 10000 lines.
/ Q Is Holland or Netherlands the cor
! rect name of the country7-N, T. 0.
| A. The official name is Kingdom Of
! the Netherlands. The country is some
| times called Holland after the name OF
| two Of its provinces.
! Q. How were railroad cars heated
| three generations ago?-S. B.
| A. BY coal-burning stoves, usually
! placed near the middle of the car.
| @. What is the Southern Cross?--
P. K j.
| A. The Southern Cross is the popular
| name for southern constellation Sit
uated near the Antarctic Circle. 1t con-
sists of four bright stars. The Southern
! Cross is visible all over the Southern
Hemisphere and in the Northern Henis-
| phere up to about latitude IS degrees N.
O. 1t is said that Japan has modelled
her present day civilization upon that
OF various countries. What are they7-
| G.. N.
| A. When Japan decided to adopt
| Western methods she employed the ma
| tionals Of countries whose methods she
wished to follow: Americans for edu-
| cation, postal service and agriculture:
| Germans for medicine. business codes
! and local government: Italians for paint
ing and sculpture; French for railways
| and telegraph; Britons for maritime aids
| and navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
German Counteruttuck

The current German counter
offensive in the Donetz region has
/ probably more tactical than strategic
significance. This Interpretation is
! arrived at by the overall picture
/ gained from viewing a large scale
map Of the whole eastern front
/ rather than confirming ones atten-
ton to the southern sectors. A study
Of weather factors leads to the same
| conclusion.
The progress of Russian arms in
the DOnetz basin since the fall of
.kharkov had reached a point which
threatened all the Axis armies in
the south with imminent disaster.
The Red advance menaced the last
! railway lines leading across the great
river Dnleper at Diepropetrovsk and
ZapOrOzhe. Those were the sole effec-
tive lines Of Axis supply or retreat,
since the spring thaWS had already
set in, converting the gunbo soil of
South Russia into a sticky morass
impossible for wheeled transport
over dirt roads. The German high
command had to stage strong
counterattacks if the situation was
10 be stabilized before the full thaw
period gave them couple of months
respite for reorganization. This has
been done by throwing in a mass of
fresh reserves estimated by the Rus
slams in excess of 100000.
The Axis task was rendered the
more easy by the fact that their
Russian opponents had been battling
forward for some three months over
an immense eXpanSe of rccOnouered
territory Systematically devastated
by the Axis in its retreat. This I'M
piled continuously extended Russian
supply lines, mostly by road, since
the railways had been changed to
standard gauge and were thus I'M
available for broad-gauge Russian
rolling-St0ck The logistics of the
local situation obviously favored Axis
cOunterattackS, which seem to have
caught the Russians over-extended
and have thrown them back in places
fully 100 miles, with the possibility
that the operation may extend even
farther
Yet it is unlikely that these Ger
man successes imply more than
offenSiVe-d defensive tactics. A major
strategic move would seem illogical
from both the local and general
aspects. Mere territory means little
except at certain key points. Such
gains have to be consolidated, and in
this crucial pre-spring season that
is no easy task. The Germans would
have to recapture Kharkov before
stable eastward advances could
have secure flank anchor. And
even recaptured Kharkov would be
partially compromised by the loss of
KurSk and the threat to Orel, the
keys to the Axis defense line farther
to the northWard. Still farther north
the Germans are retiring from the
great RzheV-V wanna salient, thus
abandoning their potential spring
board for another advance on Mos
COW, and are likewise on the defen-
sive all the way northWard to Lenin-
grad and the Baltic. Except in the
south, therefore, the Russians retain
the initiative on the whole front.
All this does not square with the
idea that a genuine German counter
offensive in the Donetz region has
started. The current fighting there
should thus be considered a tactical
sWaybaCk rather than a strategical
change. The general trend appears
baSiCally unaltered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
Letters to the Editor

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the right to edit all letters NTH
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Q. Has newspaper circulation in
creased or decreased since the beginning
OF the war?-K D. E.
A According to N. w Aver Il Son,
there was an increase OF 2,l07 ,029 last
year, bringing the daily newspaper cir
culation to an all-time record high OF
"A 1928
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11

Q. Do Americans eat more butter
than the people OF other countries?-
d E S
A. Americans average Is pounds 4
year. In prewar days Canadians, Aus
tralians Swedes, Firms and Germans
ate considerably more
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Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin

A reader can get the nnsWer, to any
question OF tact by ,criting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
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@ Did Jesus leave any written mes
Sages?-H G..
A He once wrote on the ground with
His finger, but it is not known what the
writing was
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Member of the Associated Press.

Entered the Post Cfficc WASHINGTON D c,
3. SeCOno-class man matteI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11

Q, What portion Of the total surface
area Of the eartl tces Europe repre-
sent?-B G. Y
A. With all It's outlying islands. Eu-
rope includes only about per cent OF
the total land surface OF the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
Name

Address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11

O. How early should children start
having dental care?-D. D.
A. Children should be taken to the
dentist for an examination as soon as
they have all Of their baby teeth.
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Q, How were railroad cars heated
three generations ago?-S. B.
A. BY coal-burning stoves, usually
placed near the middle of the car,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11

Q. Does an amendment to the Con-
stitution have to be signed by the Pres
ident?-D. E. E.
A. 1t does not go to the President for
his signature
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-20

Good Night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-20
independence Hall Now Shrine
Under National Parks Service

PHILADELPHIA, April aO-(uP)-In-
dependence HAL, symbol q . way Of
llas won and maintained By blood
and tears, has at last come under
the stewardship Of the American
peoples people rededieAting ltee&
to liberty on the battlefrcnts o. the
world.
The red brick colonial structure.
built 200 years ago 10 house the
PENNSYLVANIA Assembly, and maine
tanned BY the city Of Philadelphia
since 1916, was declared q national
shrine BY President Roosevelt after
"a years Of effort BY patriotic Penn.
sylvanians.
The shrine win be maintained By
the National Parks Service and the
city Of Philadelphia, which retains
formal ownership.
The SPRAYING building, designed
By an amateur architect from the
picture Of an English building, and
In which George washington was
named commandments Of the
Continental Armies, was begun In
l7S2 and completed 20 years later.
when the state house bell--the Lib.
erty Bell-was hung In It's tower.
The bell was removed to Allen
town for safekeeping as the British
approached the city during the rev.
olution and re-hung when the in