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Evening star., 1943-06-03
THIS AND THAT
He probably didn't enjoy the loving car
ue 1avishod ,,pOy, hin,
By Charles E. TraceUel.

He probably didn't enjoy the loving care
we lavished upon him.
They feel compensated somewhat
since an English sparrow built In the
chickadee house. I had not planned to
permit this but found they were as proud
of the sparrow as If it were an eagle, so
will allow one brood to reach maturity
and then I will move the house
Il find that by placing sunflower seeds
in the crevices and bark of the trees the
chickadees and nuthatches don't have
to wait for the English sparrows to
leave. The latter are always present
and chase the small birds away. The
empty shells in the bark of the tree re-
mind me OF the cicada or locust shells
left fastened on the trees after the larvae
emerge as adults and leave their old
suits behind
I'VE have had most interesting wear
with the birds and hope to attract other
species this winter if possible.
Very truly yours, E. c. F."
The two gardens on Western avenue
are about mile apart.
The one with the English sparroWs is
close to Chevy Chase Circle, and the one
with the Warblers is near Rock Creek
Park
1t is interesting to note that children
nnd English sparroWs quite as pleasing
as other birds. AS we have pointed out
here many times, these sparrows in the
suburbs take on gloss to their feathers
and more color, and altogether are
cleaner and better birds than their down.
town relatives
This is not to be wondered at; the
other day we were watching an English
sparrow on Eleventh street, close to
Pennsylvania avenue 1t flew down into
the gutter, waited until a car almost
touched it, flew up and away, amid a
raising of much dust
No wonder the city sparrows seem
dirty.
The latest addition to the list of birds
Identified in our own yard (Which is
about midway between the yards of the
two foregoing correspondents is the
black-poll warbler
This is fine fellow with black cap.
1t is between five and six inches long,
one OF the last of the Warblers to migrate.
Many of them go through here in June.
The one we saw in some tall althea
shrubs was beauty, a male, with the
black crown, the upper parts gray
streaked with black, and the under parts
white streaked with black
White stripes on the wings were much
more marked than in the paintings In
the bird books
His coloration makes a perfect camou-
fage in trees and shrubs so that it is
only good fortune when an observer
sees one.
1t was an amazing thought. that this
small creature which We were looking
at, probably had come all the way from
Brazil
And he was not through his travels.
He would 90 on to Alaska
Five thousand miles. twice a year
that is continent and island hopping
with vengeance
Evening star., 1943-06-03
What Comes Next?

The War Labor Board order
suspending collective bargaining"
negotiations between the coal miners
and the operators as long as the men
remain on strike, while amply justi-
fed under the procedure to which the
board is committed raises a none
the-less serious question as to what
the next move in this deplorable
squabble will be.
John L. Lewis has shown no dis
position to call off the strike. Instead.
he says the board is violating the
Wagner Act and that its order lis
not in the public interest" The
President, presumably, is preparing
some further move, possibly another
direct appeal to the miners to return
to work, but the adequacy of such
step would be dubious to say the
least. Yet there is one possible ave-
nue. Of approach, assuming the good
faith of the parties to the dispute,
which might lead to a settlement of
what the Labor Board calls the most
reckless and Wanton" strike since
Pearl Harbor.
This approach lies in applying the
Wage-Hour Act to the controversy.
For practical purposes the issue has
been reduced now to a question of
whether the miners are entitled to
'portal-to-portal' pay and if so, how
much. Mr.. Lewis openly bases his
claim to this form of additional COM
pensatlon on a ruling by the Fifth
Circuit Court, which was based on
finding by the Wage-Hour Division
in an iron mine case In this ruling,
Mr.. Lewis said, the court held in
effect that his coal miners also are
entitled to portal-to-portal pay, and
that he considers himself under some
kind of judicial mandate to insist
upon it.
II that claim is made in good faith,
why does not Mr.. Lewis seek to en-
force his demand through the wage
hour machinery? And if the issue
really is one of what the miners are
entitled to under this statute, why
is the Government, through Mr..
1ckes. trying so hard to find some
portal-to-portal formula which would
bypass the law and satisfy Mr..
Lewis?
So far as Mr.. Lewis is concerned,
two possible explanations suggest
themselves. One is that, actually. he
has little faith in the legal basis of
his own claim, and that he believes
he can get more by holding up the
Government through resort to
strike at time when the Nations
need of coal is desperate The other
is that he is using the Wage-hour
law only as a talking point, his real
purpose being to demonstrate to the
rank-and-flle of workers that he is
labor's strong mantle leader who
can dictate his own terms and compel
the Government to sign on the dotted
line.
Yet the fact remains that the law
was passed and the Wage Hour Divi-
sion set up to handle just such dis
putes as this. Why not suggest to
Mr. Lewis that he make use of the
law which he says is on his side?
Evening star., 1943-06-03
WESTERN AVENUE.

Otdl Oh.
Il thought you might be interested
in what birds are in different localities
Besides the usual ones seen most
everywhere, we've seen the scarlet tan
ager and mate, the Maryland yellow
throat, black and white warbler, and to-
day, a great thrill, cuckoo.
The coWbird comes to the board every
day. and lately we've had a flock of
or 10 cedar waxWings bathing in the
creek and around the yard.
There seem to be vireos and or war
blers around, but have not been able to
positively identify them.
Sincerely, c. M. c."
WESTERN AVENUE.
Dear Sir:
In following your column I have
learned many interesting points to watch
for in bird life.
I'm addition have found rich source
of information from observing visitors
that come to bathe, rear or feed at the
seed station, Or window where I keep
raisins or Currants.
I'VE have not had a great variety Of
birds, but there is constant coming and
going and waiting turns
The cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches,
doWny and hairy WoOdpeckers, song and
English sparroWs, and one blue jay eat
at the seed station.
THE robins, starlingS and English
sparroWs take raisins from the VIM
dow sill when the mocking birds permit.
Since the mocking birds ate raisins all
winter and rather dominated the yard,
they feel a sort Of ownership and force
the robins to watch longingly while they
take turns feeding and gathering several
raisins to take along. Because they we're
so domineering and fused with each
other SO about their food the children
named them Mr.. and Mrs. Crosspatch.'
We never knew which was which.
Il have seen the cardinals and robins
feed their young raisins and feel sure
that is what the mocking birds are doing
due to their frequent trips.
To-day l saw a robin at the back steps
with raisin. He suddenly discovered
a worm, and laid the raisn down, de-
voured the worm, and then leisurely ate
the raisin.
The past week male cardinal has
been bringing his daughter. fully grown,
to the seed station, and shelling sun
flower seed for her and then giving her
raisin or two.
L have never seen the mother feeding
the young one
"A beautiful blue jay has come to feed
for the past few months. At first he
arrived in a very hilarious manner and
stopped to play around afterward and
hide seeds. But when the robins and cat
birds began to nest they made his recep-
ton so hot he now slips in silently be-
tween the houses, feeds and departs
quickly and quietly. He does not wear a
band on his leg so We know he isn't our
'Puff7es' we raised.
THE children are so disappointed that
our bird has not been seen in the yard
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Tells Of Copy of Jones Flag
Now Coming to Annapolis.


To the Editor of The Star:
so far have seen no reference in
American newspapers to notable addi-
ton which shortly will be made to the
very interesting collection in the museum
of the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
This is a copy of the first Stars and
Stripes to come to Europe. 1t was made
by the women of Yorkshire, England,
and was presented to Admiral Stark,
commander in chief of the United States
naval forces in Europe, few weeks ago.
The original ensign made by the women
of New Hampshire was hoisted by Capt.
John Paul Jones in his ship Ranger on
July 4, 1777, the first anniversary of the
Declaration of Independence.
A couple of years later Jones, flying
the flag from the Bonhomme Richard
converted French merchantmen, carried
it for the first time into English waters.
Fighting prodigious battle off the
Yorkshire coast with the frigate H. NJ S.
Scraps, which was guarding a convoy
bound from Hull to the Baltic, he
boarded the British vessel and forced its
captain, who had lost three quarters of
his men, to strike his colors. But the
Bonhomme Richard had been mortally
wounded by the Scraps and, a rare
instance of vessel being sunk by the
guns of the ship she had defeated, cap
sized, carrying the Stars and Stripes to
the bottom of the North Sea somewhere
off the Yorkshire cliffs.
The copy now given to the United
States a century and a half after the
event was made by women from all parts
Of Yorkshire. the lady mayoresses Of
York, Shefeld, Leeds, Hull and Brad
ford put In stitches, as did their sisters
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Cupricious and WustefuI

In ordering work stopped on the
the job IS per cent complete, the War
Production Boards Non industrial
Facilities Committee should be COM
PEELED to furnish some reasonable
proof of acting in the public interest.
On its face, the stop order appears to
be arbitrary, capricious and wasteful.
This job is part of the construc-
ton of additional approaches to the
Memorial Bridge, undertaken at the
request of the War Department in
connection with the Pentagon Build
ing. It was begun last fall and in
January the facilities committee had
the project under consideration.
After hearing, at which it was tes-
titled that work was 60 per cent or
more complete, no stop order was
issued and work went forward
About three weeks ago the case
came up for review and the stop order
was issued, ostensibly on the basis of
a decision that the work was not
essential to the war effort. But Cap
tain H. c. Whitehurst, director of
highways, says that all the material,
except some sand, gravel and cement
which are available-has been
delivered and is on the site, that
another month or SO would see the
Job done, and there is no logical
explanation for stopping the work at
this late date.
The Star sought this explanation
from officials at WPB, who gave the
following information: There has
been criticism of the WPB by Dis
trict people and officials in the War
Department" who asked why this
Job was being continued when other
things were stopped. The stop
order should have been issued last
January, for it is not believed the
work was, as represented then, go
per cent complete, although this is
"layman's opinion The stop
order would have been issued in jan
uary except for clerical error. The
steel, stone and other materials now
assembled on the site will be permit
ted to remain there until the end of
the war and will be ''preserved
Even if no critical material is saved,
labor will be saved and there are too
many people now in the District
The contractor will have to settle his
affairs as best he can, like thousands
of other contractors have had to do
all over the country.
That seems to be the explanation,
and it does not make sense. The
necessity for completing the job has
been urged by Captain Whitehurst
and by representative of the War
Department, which wanted the work
done in the first place. There is no
plan for using the labor, called off
this job, on some more important
job. And if WPB made a mistake in
permitting the work to continue last
January, when it was so per cent or
more complete, it is pointless to con-
tend that the mistake can be cor
rected now by stopping the work
when it is IS per cent completed and
all critical materials have been
ordered, fabricated and delivered.
If Mr. Donald Nelson and some OF
his assistants can spare a few min
utes, they can be spent profltably in
giving this incident the careful exam
ination it should have For it is this
sort of pointless, bureaucratic fun
bling that WPB has, for the most
part. successfully avoided
Evening star., 1943-06-03

from Scarborough and Bridlington, the
two towns nearest the scene of the action.
Admiral Stark, receiving the flag, said
that in 1779 the Stars and Stripes came
as belligerent, in 1917 it returned to
fight side by side with the union jack,
and in l943 again they fought side by
side to make men free against those who
would make them slaves. He added that
the women of Yorkshire could have ex-
pressed the healing of past wounds, faith
in the present and hope for the future.
ERIC UNDERWOOD
Evening star., 1943-06-03

Address

@. Do giraffes sleep while standing
up?-O. G. N
A. Usually they sleep standing. but
some individuals, and in some localities,
all the individuals lie down to sleep.
@. Where was Martha Ostenso, tho
novelist born?-D. B. L.
A. She was born in Bergen, Norway
The name Ostenso means Eastern Sea-"
@ What was the British "Dora"7-
B. L. D.
A. Dora was the name given by the
British to the defense Of the realm act,
enacted In 1914, for the last war
@. What Presidents wife served as his
secretary?-F. w.
A. Mrs. Polk was the first and only
White House mistress to serve her hus-
band as private secretary.
@. What is the name Of the new IN
ternational language of DR.. Lancelot
Hogben?-T. F. G.
A. The author calls the new world
language "interglossa"
O. Did Luther Burbank develop the
Shasta daisy?-T. L.
A. Yes. 1t is the product OF the
American field daisy the English daisy
and the Japanese daisy.
@. How long has the Comintern been
in existence?-L. E. S.
A. This international Communist or
ganization was founded by the Russian
Communist party in 1919.
O. What is the song that Davy Crockett
is said to have been singing when the
attack on the Alamo began?-P. P.
A. The song is thought to have been
will You Come to the Bow'r?"
@. How many camps for prisoners OF
war are there In the United States?-
C. H. E
A. The War Department has an
nounced that there are a number OF
prison camps in this country but that
their location and the number of pris-
oners will not be made public.
Q. When was the term protestant"
first used?-E. L. H.
A. The term Protestant was first
applied to the adherents of Martin
Luther a German monk. who protested
against the DEGREES of the Catholic states
at the Diet of Speyer, 1929. and later
applied to all who in the 18th century
broke away from the papal Rome
G. How old are the Senate pages and
what is their salary?-F. B. F.
A. A page must be over IL and under
l6 years of age. The salary is 81 a dav
for each day in each month during the
months the Senate is in session.
@ Are criminals AS rule inferior In
lntelligence?-C. F. B.
A. A survey made some years ago by
Simon M. Tulchin after a study of some
l0,500 Illinois penitentjary and reforma-
tory prisoners led to the conclusion that
criminals are not inferior in intelligence
to the population in general.
q. Who originated daylight saving?-
S. R. E.
A. The movement was begun in Eng
land In 1907 by William Wilett. but the
idea originated with Benjamin Franklin
who, While Minister to France In 1784
wrote an article showing that the peonle
OF Paris. by changing their clocks. could
save millions of dollars year In candle,
Evening star., 1943-06-03

The remarks of the President of
Liberia on his visit to the Senate
totaled just twenty EIGHT words.
Some one may yet start movement
to have these engraved on a plaque
to be erected in plain view of law
makers.
Evening star., 1943-06-03

Hitler is said to be troubled re-
Gently with ringing in the ears.
Could it be those British bells, re-
leased from their long silence, and
all that their now unrestricted CHM
ing conveys2
Evening star., 1943-06-03

Haskin Quiz Book-A compilation
OF $50 questions and answers on
special and miscellaneous subjects
that are educational as we'll as enter
tanning, The particular value of the
questions in this collection is that
they have actually been asked by va
rlous persons-they are on subjects
that every one wants to know about.
See how many you can answer. To
secure your copy inclose Is cents In
coin wrapped in this clipping and
mail to The Star Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Barking Dogs
Complained About.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
In serious times like the present it IS
incumbent upon every one not to make
the burdens we all are bearing any
harder. Yet there are people owning dogs
who are consistently negligent of their
neighbors welfare. They let their dogs
bark mostly all night long. No effort is
made to hush them. The authorities
seem to be unmindful of this unlawful
disturbance. People owning these dogs
are sabotaging the war effort on the
home front. CITIZEN.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Uriter, although the use of
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Nth
uie1U to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-06-03

Objects to News About
Britains Leader.
To the Editor Of The Star:
wonder when we are going to get to
hear about America again. In your
paper a few evening ago. Churchill
appeared eight times. We are getting
q little fed up on that. w. M.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnskin

~ Frederic J. HdSkin.
reader can get the ansWer to anu
question OF fact by ,Driting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
er,c J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
Q. Was the Imprisonment of Gandhi
recently declared illegal?-M. E. w.
A. The New Delhi Federal Court de-
clared invalid the Defense OF India Rule
No. rs under which Gandhi was in
termed without trial.
@. What was our Federal debt when
President Roosevelt took offlce?-W. RE.
A. On February %, 1888, the Federal
debt was 31o,62o.
@. How many chinchilla coats are
there in existence today?-S. T. r.
A. 1t is estimated that there are only
about Is genuine chinchilla coats in the
world today.
Q. Please give the dimensions Of the
alrship hangar that is said to be the
largest timber structure in the world.
M. L. E.
A. 1t is 1000 feet long, 237 feet wide
and 153 feet high. The location is
secret.
Evening star., 1943-10-10

Golden girl Of the West. If
EIoine Shepord isn't perfectly at
home omone pIuneine brones
and steers, she gives good
imitotion Of it. And the Marta
tTexos rodeo got q lift when
the Hollywood blond showed up
in this costume with the Gov
ernor Of 1exos os escort.
A. P. and Wide World Photos.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-28
Welfare Needs
Less Money
S2,5oo,ooo
Slash Indicted

LANSING, oct. % go lP) 80
F. F Fauri, state supervisor Of
social security and acting well
fare director, today told the So
cial Welfare Commission the
agency would need So, 100000
less in the next fiscal year to
conduct its operations.
He recommended that the
commission ask the legislature
for an overall appropriation of
S27,728,870 TO finance its va
rious benevolent programs and
administrative costs i'm the 1914
As fiscal year. It's budget for the
current fiscal year is S30,389,.
100.
Fauri said a decline in case
loads, especially aid TO depend
ent children, would permit the
smaller budget.
Fauri told the commission that
S6,377 600 would finance next
years aid TO dependent children
plans compared with the current
total Of S8,213,000 He asked for
S15150, 600 for old age assist
ance, compared with Sl6,048.-
500 For direct relief, he said
81 100000 would be needed for
distribution TO the counties,
compared with 100000 this
year. Aid TO the blind, he said,
would cost s255 600, compared
with S275,00O now.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-28
Pupils Stamp, Bond
Sales Totals Soar

Released today by Superin-
tendant Of Schools l.. Wade Fast,
figures of last week s school
sales of bonds and stamps
reached a total of 50 15435.
OF that amount the week s
high sale Of the Individual
schools went TO the Wilson
school, which sold S79215 worth
of bonds and stamps. This is
the first time that an elementary
school has topped the sales of
a high school.
The individual school sales
were Clemens School, SD 10;
Dickinson. S3205; Donaldson,
s29.25: Grant, 5000; Lincoln,
SI00.95: Macomb, $3.50 IS; Will
son. 1892 Is; Mount Clemens H.
S, s728
To date, the total bond and
stamp sale for the schools dur
ing the month of Octot r reach
ed S895l so, while the year S
grand total ram 10 $40 SOB 10.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-28
Around the Town nj Utica

urday afternoon, Nov. 10. Mrs.
James Merritt, Sr., is chairman
Of the committee in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pointer,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Odgers, of Utica, attend
ed the Major Bowes program at
Masonic Temple, Detroit, last
Thursday evening. Mr.. Pointer
is superintendent of Plant Pro-
lection with the Chrysler Cor
poration.
Troop No. 30 of Clinton Val
ley Council of Boy Scouts will
hold a Board of Review on Mon
day evening, Nov. /, in the Uti-
ca grade school building. Frank
Chapoton will act as chairman
and the meeting will be held al
1880 o'clock. A number of the
boys will receive Second Class
and Merit badges.
Eastiand defeated the Utica
high school football team on
their home grounds on Friday
afternoon by a score Of 27 TO
A social dance was held in
the high school following the
game which was attended by
about one hundred people.
After a visit of two weeks
with her daughter. Mrs. William
Kraft, Mrs. Fred Schoenberg re-
turned to her home with Mrs.
Mary ART. also her daughter.
Gordon Pillifer has been the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Viola
Chapel, over the weekend, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Pointer. Mr.. Pillifer is in linn
tied service and stationed at
Windsor, Ont.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-28
Ensign HighIighis
Navy Day Program

Ensign Bricklemyer, who is
stationed at the Masonic boule-
ward barracks. helped the stu
dents of Macomb School cele-
brate Navy Day by addressing
the schools Wednesday morning
assembly, acquainting the chill
dren with the routine of Navy
pilots in training.
Also giving general informa-
ton concerning the Navy. he
answered the numerous ques-
tions fired at him by his au-
dience.
Bob Siefert showed posters 10
the assembly. which pictured
the Navy ranks and insignia.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-28

The Young Ladies Sodality
of ST. Lawrence church are Civ
ing a Sadie Hawkins dance on
Saturday, Nov. 6, at St. Law
renee hall. 1860 Van Dyke ave-
nue., Utica. The public is in
vited.
Registration for the No. 4 ra-
ton books was held at the school
house on Monday and Tuesday,
Oct. Is and 26. Superintendent
Davis reports about $500 books
were issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Hill left
Wednesday night to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Albert Renchik,
at Fort Worth, Texas. T h e y
spent expect to return to Utica
about Nov. Is.
Circle No. of Trinity Luth-
eran Ladies Aid will hold a
Rummage Sale at tn John
Deere implement store, Cas-
street, Utica, on Friday and Sat-
urdsy, Oct. % and 20. Mrs. E.
Hahn is chairman.