davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-07-10
THIS AND THAT
By Charles =. Trace,DeH.

the male, ours are similar to the female,
except perhaps more shiny on the back,
and darker in color.
My idea Is that they are young birds
Of last season, and an overflow from
some nearby colony. In this way, be-
lieve one can attract the martins. They
are not easy to get. but once you have
them, they are said to return year
after year.
Yours for more martins, G. B. s."
The chirping Of purple martins has
been likened to soft laughter.
Chirps Of most birds are extremely
musical, but are often overlooked.
Commonly the bird books speak of
the harsh chirp" of the English SPAR
row.
This Is plain calumny.
While this sparrow cannot be COM
pared in musical ability with its cousin,
the song sparrow, it has many sweet
notes.
It's chirp is only harsh when the bird
Is fighting or trying to drive a cat away.
Perhaps the writer's of the early bird
books heard the bird only in the streets
Of cities, where often they were excited.
Listened to rightly, which means with
sympathy, the song of the English SPAR
row, especially when combined with that
of many other sparrows. is interesting
and agreeable to the ear.
The ordinary chirp of the robin is one
OF the most beautiful of all sounds
made by birds, but probably it is over
looked by nine out of 10 bird enthusiasts
To hear the robins chirp, or cluck,
at it's best the listener should not be
more than 10 or Is feet away.
The best way to hear this good music,
one of the simple yet beautiful folk songs
of birdland, is to work up raisin friend
ship with some robin.
A raisin friendship, in case you have
never heard Of it, is friendship ce-
mented with raisins
Since they are very sticky, the bond
is quite firm!
Get In the habit of sprinkling few
raisins out the back door, in the grass,
at some regular time. Before breakfast,
or after supper, is such a time.
Some robins, among others. will come
to the feast, and will be there regularly,
waiting, often apprising you of your
lack by chirping softly.
These chirps are really conversational,
with an anticipatory something In them
which combines pleasingly with human
talk.
We, as humans, are always looking
forward to something or other, and the
birds, in the main, are able to agree with
us, especially when it comes to food.
Keep an ear open for the small mu-
sical noises which the birds make.
These noises are not songs, in any
sense, but merely the notes from which
songs are made Since the birds were
the first musicians, even their simple
notes are full Of exquisite music.
Evening star., 1943-07-10

Walk Only to Center on Center Walk
Light (some of these confusing signs
have been changed, but not alb and
unless the signs change or the light
changes when you are in the middle
of the street and you are hung up in
the middle of the traffic with no pro-
lection. fNote-Don't expect the police
man to protect you because he won't.
He must have been told not to enforce
the law, which gives a pedestrian the
right of way to cross to the other side
of the street when he has started across
on a green lightD Otherwise it is per-
fectly safe to cross on the green light
unless a policeman stands there and tells
you not to cross"
This may seem little complicated
but it gives you an idea of why we have
SO many traffic accidents in Washington.
SIDNEY BAUM.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the anStOer to any
question OF fact By forittng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, director, Washington,
d. C. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
O. How much gasoline does a heavy
bomber use at normal speed?--M. McC.
A. The Ofice of War Information
states that a heavy bomber cruising AT
ESQ miles an hour, burns three and one
third gallons of gasoline every minute.
@. Which OF the Presidents was inter-
ested in birds?-E L. H.
A. Theodore Roosevelt is said TO have
listed more than 80 kinds of birds seen
in the White House grounds or nearby.
Seventeen OF them nested there.
G. How many verses are there in the
Bible?-M. v.
A. There are slight variations In DIFF
ferent computations of the number of
verses in the Bible. DIR. John Horne,
taking as his basis an old English Bible
of the King James version, counted 31,l73
verses. Mark G. Goodger in 1929 counted
31,373 verses in the American Standard
version, and in his last reading of the
Bible. the King James version, he counted
31,102 verses.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Favors Abandonment
OF Sovereign Rights.
To the Editor OF The Star

To the Editor OF The Star:
read your editorial Of July on Sem
ator Vandenberg's bill for postwar par
ticipation of the United States in the
rehabilitation of presently occupied coun-
tries and was amazed to find that you
were OF the opinion that the old-time
isolationists had changed their coats.
Nothing is more evident than the fact
that the world will need all the assist
ance it can get from the countries that
are democratically inclined, and nothing
is more apparent than the fact that any
aid given must be by teamwork OF all the
powers that can participate. For the
United States to agree to participation,
but only on the basis of its retaining its
own sovereign rights, places the other
nations in the position of never knowing
whether or not they are going to be
aided by the United States. In other
words, the United States would not be
a member of the team but just volun-
teer who plays the game at its pleasure
and changes the rules as the game pro-
ceeds. This character of assistance
would be of absolutely no value to the
world and would lead to the confusion
and breakup of the team that resulted
from the same insidious, illogical rea-
soning of the early twenties.
The experiment of sovereign states
joining federation and still retaining
their sovereign rights was attempted in
the Continental Congress and was
lamentable failure
If your newspaper, which unquestion-
ably is one of the leading newspapers Of
the United States, would come out fatty
for total participation by the United
States after victory-including submer-
gence of sovereign rights (whatever they
are) to the extent necessary to produce
good results, you would be doing an in
calculable service to humanity and would
be precluding disaster and future wars.
The United States, after this war is
over, is either going to be a participant
in governing the world and leading 1t to
democratic ideals or it is going to sit
on the side lines and watch the begin
ming of another war.
You accomplish things in this world
by united effort, along one definite line
or you do not accomplish them at all.
Senator Vandenberg's bill is the first
step toward future isolationism and
could not possibly be interpreted as
progressive legislation looking toward
world betterment
JOSEPH T. MAGUIRE,
Evening star., 1943-07-10

which was fixed as late as 1909 by a
treaty with Britain. Before that,
Thailand then Siam had claimed q
vague overlordship which, In turn,
was the last vestige of an ancient
Siamese predominance over all Ma
laya, clear down to what Is now
Singapore Much the same is true of
the Shan States, two of which have
been just ceded to Thailand by Japan.
The Shan region, mass of rugged
mountains inhabited by many wild
tribes, has for many centuries been
a debatable borderland between
Thailand and Burma. Neither coun-
try has ever effectively controlled the
Shan tribes But, as is customary
with loose-knit Oriental empires, one
or the other has at times been strong
enough to get the Shan tribes to
acknowledge its suzerainty and pay
tribute.
1t will be interesting to see how the
Burmese take those Shan cessions to
Thailand. The Japanese are trying
to excite Burmese nationaliSm, too,
though presumably at Indias eX-
pense. 1t is true that the British
recognized the realities of the local
situation by dealing with the Shan
tribes as separate entities and never
incorporated them administratively
with Burma. Nevertheless, the Bur-
'mese undoubtedly cherish their his
toric claims to the Shan country and
may get as excited over the Shan
cessions to Thailand as the Ruma-
mans do over Hitler's partition of
Pennsylvania between them and
Hungary. Jealous nationalists are
apt to be as deficient in the sense of
humor and proportion as they are in
historical perspective and apprecia-
tion of current realities.
At any rate, Thailand seems for the
moment to be Tokio's whitehall
boy. There is, of course, reverse
side to the medal. Japan is exploit
ing Thailand for all it is worth, and
is creating day of reckoning in case
of eventual defeat. Then all such
territorial gains will be much like
patterns traced on sea beach, to be
obliterated by the incoming tide.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
FoiIure Of an Expedient

0Ii0iO W MI EARSOiSuA
While the cases of Robert Morss
Lovett, Goodwin B. Watson and
William E. Dodd are still to be dts
posed of by the President and the
Senate, it is enlightening to review
the record to date of the Dies Com
mite charges.
Last February, Chairman Dies
named in the House thirty-nine
Government employees as "crack-pot
and radical bureaucrats," challenging
their fitness to hold Office because
of their alleged affiliation with GER
tain "subversive" organizations. The
House was quick in its response, for
MIR. Dies is persuasive talker. While
it defeated motion to prohibit pay
ment of funds to any of the persons
named by Mr.. Dies, it struck out the
salary of William Pickens, Negro
Treasury employe, and was raring
for further action along the same
lines when the Kerr Committee was
set up to give each of the accused
a hearing.
1t developed almost Immediately
that five of the thirty-nine persons
accused by Mr.. Dies no longer were
on the Federal payroll, an oversight
by the committee Investigators which
was attributed to the lack of up-to-
date information from the executive
departments. But five from thirty
nine left thirty-four, including Mr..
PickenS, who was put back on the
Treasury payroll with the under
standing that the Kerr Committee
would look into his case
In its Investigations the Kerr Sub
committee exonerated three employees
DIR. Frederick l.. Schuman, Arthur
E. Goldsmith and Jack B. Fahy. It
found three "guilty"-Dr. Lovett, Mr..
Watson and Mr.. Dodd. In a brief
report to Chairman Cannon of the
House Appropriations Committee, in
serted in the appendix of Thursdays
Congressional Record, Mr.. Kerr wrote
that three others-Marcus Goldman,
Nathaniel Weyl and Davis Wahl-
were cleared, there being insufficient
evidence to support charges against
them. Mr.. Kerr also reported that
his subcommittee was winding up It's
work for the summer recess and
would meet again next November.
In setting up the Kerr Subcommit-
tee, the House evidently hoped to
dispose of the Dies Committee list of
suspects" and at the same time re-
move that source of criticism which
lay in the fact that the accused had
not had an opportunity to defend
themselves. But at the end of six
months only six out of thirty-four
cases have been disposed of; twenty
five are still to be heard and three
remain the source of a controversy
that has been given as compromise
to the President and the Senate to
settle. The fundamental Injustice of
secret trials-even at the hands of as
conscientious a group as the Kerr
Subcommittee-iSt the source of un-
diminished criticism, which becomes
more pointed with each finding of
guilt"
If the Kerr Subcommittee serves
the purpose of constantly agitating
the question of a more careful selec-
ton of employees in the executive
departments, something may be said
for it. AS special tribunal, eStab-
liShed to dispose of the Dies indict-
ments, it is an obvious failure.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Lesson for Every One

From the Holyrood (Kans) Gazette.
There's story about the soldier who
was planning to cash in his war bonds
and make a trip outside. He changed
his mind because of dream he had had
that night. 1t seems he was in fox
hole. picking off Japs in large and salts
flying quantities. Suddenly, a sergeant
tapped him on the shoulder and took
his rifle away from him. Whats the
idea, sarge?" he asked. The sergeant
replied, "The guy that lent us the money
for this rife wants 1t back"
Evening star., 1943-07-10
An Impending Danger
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
There are clever and far-sighted men
in Germany today who are already look
ing beyond the inevitable downfall of
Hitler to see what can be retrieved for
their country from the disaster. They,
too. are interested in the "Bolshevist
bogy" as a propaganda theme and may
even now be inspiring it. For even if
this weapon is powerless to avert military
defeat by driving wedge between Rus
sia and the English-speaking nations
during the war, it may yet save Germany
from the consequences of defeat by di-
viding them in the hour of peace.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
FALLS CHURCH. Va.

Dear Sir.
Several days ago one OF your corre-
spondents mentioned his desire to at
tract purple martins, and since these
birds are actually nesting in our martin
house this year, should like to relate
my experience in attracting these de-
sirable birds to our premises
Our martin house was bought in
March, 1941 Armed with information
gathered from number OF reliable
sources concerning the martin, we had
the house erected on sloping hill, about
40 or so feet from the trees, on strong
pole about rs feet high.
About the latter part of April. the
martins came, tried to chase out the
English sparrows who already had their
nest built, but did not succeed. On May
Is they started to build and stayed
around till about July 4, when they left,
not having succeeded in raising any
young
This pair was visited by several
other pairs during the season. Last year
the martins came and inspected the
house, but none stayed. A pair of star
lings managed to raise family, much
to our disappointment.
This year our house was newly paint
ed and not erected until May 2, as we
were unable to get help in putting it
up, and also because we were afraid the
English sparrows or starlings would at
tempt to nest in it.
"The day before the house was up.
pair of martins came, circled around
the martin site, then examined an old
two-room bluebird house.
THE next day we secured help in
erecting it, and the pair of martins
came the day after. For few days
we only saw them for an hour or so,
then they would disappear, but finally
they came with another pair.
About May Is there were three or
four pairs, and that day they started
building operations. BY the first OF June
there were eight pairs of martins, and
nest building continued until about the
5th of June.
"At present they are no doubt ready
to rear some nestlings, as only the
male birds are in evidence, bringing food
to their mates all the time.
"It will be a new experience for me
to watch this phase in their family life,
and I hope they have success.
THE purple martin is very interest
ing bird. You never know them until
you have them right on your grounds.
Their courting, nest building and
aerial flights are most enjoyable to
watch. Their warbling and chirping is
very pleasant to the ear, and they have
a very variable vocabulary.
Some notes are so soft that one has
to be very near to catch them. Their
most musical note sounds like which
er-whirr' and ends with grinding note
not heard unless close by.
Contrary to the descriptions given
Evening star., 1943-07-10

Ocean Is so much vaster that pro-
tective measures are less possible. 1t
also may be partly due to the estab-
lishment of airfields in Fukien Prov
ince from which American planes
can bomb Japanese shipping passing
through the protected strait between
China and the island of Formosa. In
any case, the facts are there, and
they must be bitter to Toxic.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Chaos in Traffic Directions
Alleged by Critic of Signs.

AlRgcu Dy CTlLc OF SISnS.
To the Editor of The Star:
1t is amusing to read the new signs
around town: Gross Only on the Green
Light"
What they mean to say is: Gross
only on the green light unless the
signs read Gross on the red light Gas
at Dupont Circle unless it is the
inner circle lights instead of the outer
circle lights unless. although the light
is green, but a vehicle is making a right
turn behind you or a left turn in front
of you, or unless the green light has
little arrows on it pointing this way
and that, but if 1t is a double
green light, one alongside the other,
beware, that is the most dangerous
of all and unless, in addition to the
green light, there is walk sign read
ing Don't Walk or even If 1t reads
Walk unless it says Walk on Center
Walk Light Only when It means
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Questions Fairness of Judging
All A Drivers Alike.
To the Editor Of The 81

To the Editor Of The Star:
Having read of possible canceling
Of the A books, I am asking If such ac-
tion would be just or fair? Are A drivers
the only ones who go pleasure driving?
Is it just that conscientious motorists
be deprived OF essential driving because
of those who violate the rules?
There are many persons who live just
between stores who have no other means
of getting groceries home, having to
carry them four or five blocks, maybe
farther; nor could they attend church
or go for dinner, due to the curtailing OF
bus service in many sections.
CARRIE G.. SMITH.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Driter, although the use OF
a pseudonyrl for publication is,
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters tUith
a pie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-07-10

@. How many States are drained by
the Columbia River and its tributaries?-
JVB
A. The Columbia River drains an
area OF some 1000 square miles. It's
tributaries reach into seven States.
@. Please explain the method OF seillng
ships by Inch of candle "-E. E. w.
A. This was method in use at LIoyds
during the 18th century. Bidding starteu
when the candle was lit, and the last
man to bid Just before the candle sput-
tered out got the properly.
@. When was the Christian Endeavor
Society formed?-L. S. C.
A. The society was organized in 1881
through the efforts of a group of about
so young people who met in the parlor of
the Rev Francis E. Clark, Congrega-
tionaI minister OF Portland, Me.
O. What Is the worlds record for ais
tance made with a surf casting fishing
pole?-S. S. F.
A. Field and Stream says that on Au-
gust 25, 1910, August Primo" Livenais,
jr. made record cast of los feet inches
at Monterey, CaIlt.
@. Which of Keats odes was written in
a few hours?-M E.
A. The poet wrote the "Ode TO
Nightingale" in three hours.
@. When did Britain acquire the Isle
of Man?-C. L. B.
A The island was sold to the BRUSH
crown in 1765. 1t still possesses its own
Legislature and law courts, and its old
customs are preserved.
@. Where was Cher Ami. famous
pigeon of the last war, bred?-E. G.
A. Cher Ami dear Frlenul was
Matched in England When he was 2
years old, the United States entered the
World War and Cher Ami was among
the 500 homing pigeons given to the
United States Army by the English.
Q. Is there any friction IN connection
with the rotation of the earth on its
axis?-S. B. G.
A. The rotation of the earth is more
nearly frictionless than anything which
man has been able to construct There
is a small amount of friction, due cnleny
to tides.
@. Did many Hessians remain in this
country after the RevoIution?-R JB
A. Nearly 10000 Hessians were brought
to the United States and nearly $4,000 OF
these never returned to Germany A
small proportion were killed or died Of
wounds. Many died of sickness and 9TH
ers deserted, but the remainder seUtIed
in America at the end of the war
Q. Is the making OF arrowheads a lost
art?-R. B. N.
A. The Bureau OF American Ethnology
says that the art of making arrowheads
from flint is not lost but is still con-
t1nued in some places by the Inolans.
Briefly, the process is to chip the nlnt
with piece of bone held against the
flint which is accomplished by a uuucK
pressure, not a blow, knocking OF a make.
@. Please define "unearned incre-
ment.'-A. P. r.
A. The term means a gain in value
of property not due to any act of the
owner as, for instance, the progress of
community may increase the value of
land. There may be unearned incre-
ment also in the value of securities
objects of art and the like.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
They have improved and perfected

They have improved and perfected
cigarettes in every conceivable way
They resist heat and dampness. They
are packed in watertight tins SO they
can be foated ashore to our troops
About the only thing left to which
they are nonresistant is the habitual
moOcher
Evening star., 1943-07-10

II don't speak very good Spanish, "
admits Miss West in reference to her
newest forthcoming picture, "but
they'll get what I mean" No doubt
they will.
Evening star., 1943-07-10

Fortune Telling-If you were born
in Cancer, June 81 to July %. you
are sensitive, conscientious, and easily
affected by your surroundings. Yours
is bright and intelligent mind and
you have a strong personal mag
|, netism and enjoy the company of
the opposite sex. These are only a
few of the characteristics of a per-
son born under this sign. Additional
traits, and qualities of persons born
under different signs are given in
the fortune-telling booklet-a 48-page
booklet providing entertainment for
young and old See what your birth
date foretells about your personality
To secure your copy of this publica-
tion inclose Is cents IN coin, wrapped
in this clipping, and mail to The Star
Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1943-07-10

A wonderful new discovery Is re-
ported from Italy. 1t is that the first
three years Of war are by far the
easiest.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
GPO Employees
Not Granted Increases.

Not Granted Increases.
To the Editor of The Star:
Your explanation of the raise granted
to few of the Community Chest work.
ers as being generally less than the sal
ary advances granted throughout the
Government service and private industry
Is much appreciated.
But, ito put the record straight" as
you say, be it known that there are
thousands of Government employees who
received no raise whatever.
Certainly this is true of the per diem
employees of the Government Printing
ONCE. Also we are required to work all
holidays now, with extra compensation.
HAROLD H. PIERCE.
Evening star., 1943-07-10
Thanks for Publicity
Graciously Expressed.

=
Graciously Expressed.
To the Editor of The Star:
Approaching the generous attitude Of
the newspapers OF Washington in print
ing reports submitted by our publicity
director, Rev. Mr.. Robert S. Fries:
Resolved, That we express to the press
the gratitude of the Potomac Confer
ence of Seventh-Day Adventists in camp
meeting assembled at Takoma Park from
June "a to July for its uniform kindness
and generosity in favorably reporting our
meeting, and pledge our united efforts to
guard those liberties which the press has
enjoyed under the protection Of our
Incompatible Constitution.
H. j. DETWILER, President.
W. B. MOHR, Secretary Treasures.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-02
Shelby Woman
Is Dead al 81
Mrs. Cello Mompe
To Be Buried Mondoy

Mrs. Celia Mampe, resident
of $3.50 Schoenherr road, Shelby
Township for the last 20 years,
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Stade, 1920
Romeo Plank road, Davis, early
New Years morning at the age
of 81 years.
She is survived by two daugh-
tiers Mrs. Fred Stade of Davis,
and Mrs. Celia E. Hoffman of
Detroit, and one son, Joseph
Mampe of Shelby Township. AL
3 surviving are IL grandchil-
dren, one brother and one sis
ter.
Her husband passed away in
June, 1889.
Services will be conducted
from the SchWarzkoff Funeral
Home on Monday at 9:3O and 10
o'clock at st. Lawrence Church,
Utica, with the Rev. E. j. De-
Keyser officiating. Burial will
be in the st. Lawrence Gene
terry.
Prayers will be said on Sum-
day evening at $3.50.