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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27
Right Kind" Of Music on Radio
Considered Mixture of Old and New.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I have read letter in. The Star by
Clara Hadley which makes my shoe laces
curl. 1t seems that she is an advocate
of censoring the radio.
Her letter didn't say what might be
wrong with the music to which she OBJ
jects. 1t only said that it was UNDER
mining our morale and culture"
I agree Fundamentally that music can
be stirring and inspiring. But Miss
Hadley goes on to say that certain objec-
tionable songs and instrumental numbers
should be kept from the sir waves. What
music Is she speaking of?
Just think Of going through a day
hearing nothing but Brahms. Beethoven
and Bach!
Yes, music can be helpful to us, II It
u the right kind.
think the right kind" Is a mixture Of
the old and the new.
ROBERT MILLER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27

ing bachelors degree. County po-
licemen start at $4,000, but it takes a
teacher thirteen years to climb to
this figure. Finally, they say, only
eleven students entered the State
Teachers College at Towson last fall.
These things, in the opinion of the
Parent Teachers, invite a breakdown
in the county's school system, and
they are determined to prevent that
if thew can.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27
Iowa Correspondent Wants
Alcoholic Beverages Rationed.

To the Editor Of The Star.
Hope it. will not be too sinful for
little squib from the Middle West to
creep into your paper. Here in this great
farming country, the people are all ready
for spring, which no doubt will drop in
on us real soon. Farmers periodically
are anxious to do their best to produce
food stun.
But farm labor is very scare and
many farmers are unable to find help.
Just what this is going to add up to
Is hard to tell.
= Farm machinery IS much needed and,
for some reason, machinery which is in
the dealers hands cannot be bought As
yet.
There seems to be considerable delay
somewhere, may be red tape.
It is doubtful, whether the authorities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27
Soviet-Joponese Accord

The renewal of the fisheries con-
vent1on between the governments of
Japan and Soviet Russia comes as a
sharp reminder that those two
countries, while ranged on opposite
sides in the world struggle, are
officially at peace with each other.
The agreement itself, though pri-
marlly economic, has political
aspect as a gauge of Russo Japanese
diplomatic relations
The shallow northern borders of
the Okhotsk Sea off the Russian
province of Kamchatka form series
OF fishing grounds comparable in
richness to the Grand Banks of New
foundland. Those cold waters swarm
with marine life which possesses an
unusually high protein and vitamin
content. The Japanese are tradi-
tional fish eaters, and the Okhotsk
banks furnish a major source of the
national diet. Japan's historic
claims to fish in Russias Okhotsk
territorial waters were acknowledged
by the Portsmouth Treaty of 1905
which ended the Russo-Japanese
War, subject to payment by the Jap
anese government for the privilege.
This arrangement was consolidated
in long-term convention which ex-
pired in 1886. That was time of
acute diplomatic tension, punctuated
by armed clashes on the Manchurian
and Monaghan borders Since then,
the fisheries agreement has been re-
neWed annually, each renewal giving
rise to diplomatic bargaining. Last
years extension was signed after
Japan had become involved in war
with the United States and Britain,
but before it's conquests of the Dutch
Indies and Burma. Under these cir
cumstances, Soviet diplomacy ex-
acted stiff price. Japan was COM
PEELED to pay an additional premium
OF 20 per cent for concessions in only
seven of the twelve Okhotsk fishing
grounds. The precise terms of this
years renewal have not yet been
made public. The only detail re-
vealed by Moscow is that the Japa-
nese authorities must pay between
and per cent more than last year.
Incidentally, all payments must be
in gold.
This further increase in the pre-
MUM is interesting in view of ia
pans vastly increased economic re-
sources as a result of her conquests
during the past year. Equally inter-
esting is the fact that Japan is not
interfering with the stream of mer-
chant ships. Soviet-owned or under
Soviet charter. crossing the Pacific
between American or Canadian ports
and Vladivostok. That shipping lane
passes through japanese territorial
waters and could thus be interrupted
at any time. 1t is an important fac
tor in the economic relations between
Japan and the Soviet Union, which
appear to be mutually profitable.
OF course, Soviet-Japanese rela-
lions cannot be judged solely in eco
nomic terms The two countries are
inevitable rivals in the Far East,
on both political and theological
grounds. Yet rivalry need not neces-
sarily spell war. Certainly Soviet
Russia would not lightly invite a
japanese attack on Siberia so long
as it is engaged in a death struggle
with Nazi Germany, while Japan is
similarly absorbed in its decisive con-
flict with America and Britain.
Meanwhile, economic arrangements
may be concluded for their reciprocal
are ruled by stark realists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27

@. Is 24-hour time widely used at
present?-P. N. D.
A. Twenty -four-hour time has been
used on the continent of Europe for gov
eminent purposes, railways and other
transportation. France has used 1t since
1884. Mexico. Brazil, Argentina and
other American republics are similarly
on 24-hour basis
@. Does the oil have to be heated be-
fore it can be removed from a tanker?-
F. A.
A, The Petroleum Conservation Di-
vision of the Department of the Interior
says heavy crude petroleum and heavy
heating oils are heated by steam coils or
pipes to facilitate the easy flow through
the pumps and hose lines when a vessel
Is discharging it's cargo However, the
lighter petroleum and products do not
require any heat.
@. When were Government salaries cut
during the depression?-A. D. S.
A. The first was 8la per cent, July /,
1882; second, ga per cent, April /, 1888,
making total salary cut of IS per cent
The first 5 per cent restoration of salary
began February !, 1884: second per
cent, July l. 1884; third per cent, April
/, 1885
@. What bird makes noise that
sounds like the roar of lion?-C HF.
A. The male ostrich utters hoarse.
mournful cry which has been likened to
the roar of lion.
Q. What does the name Volga mean?
&C. H. L.
A. Volga means holy river" The name
was given by the Firms who occupied
the area around the northern end OF
the river in the 18th century.
@. How many loans have been made
by the Home Owners Loan Corp
N L. R.
A. The Home Owners Loan Corp has
made 1,0l7,823 loans.
Q. When was the sacred cod hung in
Boston's Statehouse ?-N. D.
A. John Rowe, on March II, 1884,
moved the House that leave might be
given to hang up the representation of
cod fish" The efflgy is made OF pine
and hangs opposite the Speakers chair.
@. What jockeys have ridden the most
winners in the Kentucky Derby?-R. D.
A. Isaac Murphy and Earl Sande.
@. How soon after the engagement
should the parents of the bride and
bridegroom call on each other?-H. G.
A. The parents of the bridegroom
elect should call upon the parents OF
the bride-t be within "a hours.
O. What is conscience money7-c.
J. D.
A. 1t is stolen or wrongfully acquired
money returned to its rightful owner
In the United States such money is paid
into the Treasury at Washington, D. c.,
by self-avowed debtors anonymously,
and is known as the conscience fund. In
England the phrase is applied to money
forwarded, as rule anonymously, to
the chancellor of the exchequer for un-
paid income tax 1t amounts to some
$1,000 year.
@, Is there monument in England
Commemorating the sailing of the May
fower?-O. B. L.
A. There Is such monument at
granite shaft and was unveiled on Au-
gust Is, 1918, by Walter Hines Page, the
American Ambassador
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27

Out in Oklahoma a man boasts.
that his hunting coat, worn annually
since 1905, is "in good shape" II
most Of us know our hunting coats,
he may mean good condition, but he
does not mean good shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27
Letters to the Editor

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bear the name and address of
the 10riter, although the use of
a pSeudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
Uie1D to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27
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To Questions
BIZ Frederic ]. HaSkin.

By Frederic J. HdSkin.
reader can get the ans,Der to any
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@. Who was the first Socialist to be
elected to the United States Congress-
B. D.
A. In 1911 Victor Berger was elected
to Congress- being the first Socialist to
occupy seat in that body.
@. Where is the toughest sea?-C. D.
A. Explorers say that the toughest
seas in the world are to be found at the
edge of the Antarctic continent, where
the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans
meet.
@. What is the length Of the barrel OF
a shotgun?-R. R.
A. The National Rifle Association says
that the barrel of shotgun has to be
1874 inches long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27
From an Editor
To the Editor
Horticultural Writer
Discusses Food Problem and
Picks q Former-Leuder

The following letter to the Editor
of the NeU York Herald Tribune 1Uas
,Dritten BY that newspapers horti-
culture editor. 1t is reprinted here
as an interesting and timely discus
sion of pitdl subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-27

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Evening star., 1943-01-07
BY Fronk Willard
BY Herb and Dole Ulrey
BY Will Eisner
BY Art Huhto
BY Paul Foqorty

With that Chatterer ran swiftly
along the branch of the tree he was
in, leaped across to another tree and
then to third, the one in which
was the hollow in which he had put
some of the corn. In few minutes
he was back with his cheeks stuffed
full. Sammy Jay pretended to be
very much pleased, but he ate as
If he had lost his appetite. as in
deed he had. You see he was
wondering what he should say to
Reddy Fox, to whom he had prom
ised chance to catch Chatterer.
He knew that Reddy would think
that 1t was all one of Sammy's
tricks. So, without waiting to finish
all the corn, Sammy politely said
goodbye and few away to the deep
est part of the Green Forest.
"Ha. ha, ha! Ho, no. hol" laughed
Chatterer as his sharp eyes spied
Reddy Fox trying to creep away
without being seen. "Ha, ha, ha!
Ho, no, no! It's my turn to laugh.
Ha, ha, ha! Ho, no. ho!"
Evening star., 1943-01-07
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME

promise to get corn for him when
ever he wanted it, Sammy had
thought only of the easy way it
would be to get all the corn he
wanted without working for it.
Afterward, he had thought more of
the fun of seeing Chatterer in trou-
BILE getting it: so, when Chatterer
had at last found a way Of always
having the corn ready without run
ming any risk at all Sammy had
spent all his spare time trying to
think Of some way to upset Chat
terer's simple plan. He had noticed
that Chatterer always got the corn
for him from certain hiding place
under the stones of the old wall.
All in q flash a plan had popped
into his head-a plan to give Chat
terer such a fright that he would
not dare visit that hiding place
again in hurry. Then. Of course,
Sammy would have the fun Of seeing
Chatterer steal the corn from the
corncrib right under the nose of
Farmer Browns boy. as he had be-
fore.
So there was a sparkle of mischief
in Sar>-l eyes as he came up to
the Old Orchard that morning.
Chatterer saw 1t right away and he
guessed that Sammy had some new
plan under that pert cap Of his.
Good morning, Sammy Jay" said
Chatterer. pretending to be polite
7 had begun to think that you were
tired Of corn. ! have some very nice
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Take MyWord for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Grammar Clearing House

San Fernando: What does "it''
mean in the sentence, 1T is rain
ing"?-I. C.
Answer: While the pronoun ut"
has no antecedent, 1t acts as a noun
as the subject Of the verb. 1T" refers
to the fact that rain falls.
Concord: Is 1t ever correct to use
LOAN as verb, as I'VE will loan
you the money"?-D. T. T.
Answer: Some dictionaries give it
sanction; but since the verb LEND
is the traditional form. should pre-
fer to reserve loan" as a noun only.
as: If you need loan. We shall
lend you the money"
Van Nuys: Is it correct to say
The bread smells well"?-G. R. B.
Answer: No, for it would imply
that the bread has a sense of smell
which is in good working order 1t
is better and mere logical to say:
The bread smalls good. Or: The
bread has good smell.
Pleasant Grove: In plain, every
day English, isn't "ain't" considered
permissible?-M. M. S.
Answer: Amt" is a vulgarism in
any kind Of English. Webster's stig-
matizes it as "dialectal, or illiterate. "
1t is especially deplorable when
used as contraction for have not,
has net, as, I'VE amt been there; he
amt come yet" I should advise
avoiding amt" altogether.
Onawa: / am anxious to become
writer. Don't you think that long
words make writing more musical
and graceful?-A. de c.
Answer: Coed writing is marked
by simplicity and restraint. What
eight cylinder" words could improve
Coleridge's:
The suns rim dips: the stars rush out
At one stride comes the dark?'
No amount of elegant" writing
could make more poignant the most
moving verse in the Bible: Jesus
| wept. John ii35.
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Evening star., 1943-01-07
BY Thornton W. BURGESS

corn ready for you. the very best
could find In Farmer Browns corn
crib. Will you have some this morn
ing?"
Il believe I will" replied Sammy
also pretending to be very polite. 1T
is very nice of you to pick out the
best corn for me and the very
thought of it makes me hungry. ]
believe I would like some this very
minute"
AS he spoke he turned his head
to hide a grin, for, thought he, "oi
course, Chatterer will 60 straight
to that hiding place In the old
stone wall and then we shall see
some fun" He glanced hastily in
that direction and he saw a patch
Of red half hidden behind the wall
and he knew that it was the red
coat Of Reddy Fox. Reddy was hid
ing just where Sammy had told
him to.
Now Chatterer had been doing
some quick thinking. He remem-
bered the sharp tricks Sammy had
played on him before, and he didn't
have the least doubt that Sammy
had planned another. "Of course
he expects me to 60 straight to that
place where he knows I have hid
den corn for him, and II he has
planned any trouble for me that
is where 1t viii BE-" thought Chat.
teref. II think Ill get the corr
from one Of the. hiding places te
doesn't know about"
Evening star., 1943-01-07

Sammy Jay had not been up to
the Old Orchard for several days
and Chatterer the Red Squirrel was
beginning to wonder II Sammy had
grown tired Of corn. But Chatterer
had learned that 1t always is best
to be prepared: 50, every morning
when he visited Farmer Browns
corncrib he brought 4 generous sup
ply back to the Old Orchard and
hid it in several secret places in
different parts Of the old stone wall
and some In q certain hollow in an
old apple tree. Chatterer couldn't
quite believe that Sammy had given
up all hope Of making him more
trouble, so he meant to be prepared.
So when Sammy did appear early
one morning Chatterer was not in
the least surprised. He pretended
to be glad to see Sammy. In fact, he
almost was glad. You see, Sammy
had so many times proved his wits to
be sharper than Chatterer's that
Chatterer wanted to get even. Now,
when Sammy first made Chatterer
Evening star., 1943-01-07
BY LiIIion Cox Athey

care of fruit trees and those on
your lawn. II you are appreciative
of his activities and place a WE'LL
built dwelling for his mate to fur
nish, he will spend the time that
would be taken up with hunting q
site for building in your behalf. It
goes to show that the chickadee has
efficiency plus, and no time is
wasted to keep up traditions.
II you have been too busy to real
ize this home would be accepted,
the happy couple will find a dead
stump left by limb blown away
and this snug domicile will be made
as comfortable as possible. There
will be q plan to this cottage-a
roof, doorway and floor. The one
room will have 4 carpet on the floor
Of hair, fur or wool, and the mat.
tress for the babies will be piled
high with soft feathers. Sure. it is
a small room, but the chickadee is
no giant.
Five to seven babies will arrive
when small insects are abundant.
From the moment dawn appears
until dusk descends on them, the
parents are racing back and forth
feeding their babies and going out
for more insects. Imagine the num-
Der Of miles chickadee parents must
cover to keep their hungry brood
satisfied.
Even 30. the wise young mother
and father find time to have q game
Of tag in between those crowded
nursery hours. They are as eager
for . bit Of pleasure as human par
ents sometimes are; only, chick
adees do not procrastinate.
BY the time the fledglings are
ready to leave the home. they re-
semble their parents though some
what smaller and much more fiuf1y.
They are precocious, and they seem
eager to assume their own respon.
sibihties. When the winter winds
blow. snow Sits through the
branches and storms seem to pre-
vent the happy little hunters from
going out to market. They have
enough reserve fat packed under
their handsome feather coats to
carry them over until they can sally
forth to feast on weed seeds and on
the sunny dde Of the tree trunk
flnd insect eggs or perhaps Z fat
pupae. The life Of . chickades Il
Evening star., 1943-01-07

cap Is q beautiful brown, worn At
the correct chickadee angle.
Like his cousins. he Is an acrobat
and seems to prefer standing on his
head to peer into crannies and
crevices for insect eggs. He is never
still and loves to watch his neigh
bors.
While this chickadee is quite
happy visiting your home yard. he
is most often busily engaged in rid
ding the Pacific Coast region OF
conifers while hidden from sight by
the dense foliage. But he sings as
he works, and though the passer-by
may not see the ardent toiler, his
note Of praise Is most welcome
However, this small insect hunter
does not spend all his time in the
coniferous forests In his district, but
visits other trees needing his at
tention.
Further, he viii and time to take
Evening star., 1943-01-07
Colombo Tire Needs
Set at 100000

Colombia needs at least 200 900
tires . year, according to estimates
made In Bogota. About 10000 tires
are being sent by Brazil and 10000
by the United States. to particularly
relieve . situation described - cal.
amitous,"
Evening star., 1943-01-07

full When not trying to find out
all he possibly can about his friends
and neighbors, he lifts his head and
gives thanks for his blessings. Your
chickadee viii appreciate . hand
out" during the winter days to come.
Is your feeding tray ready?
Evening star., 1943-01-07

| ~ doS 400 ooo
A heart opening would have given
South no trouble at all. The king
would have fallen to his ace and
then he would have gone right after
the diamonds. He would have taken
eight tricks in the red suits, two
clubs and one spade for total Of
II tricks.
But West, seeing no future in a
heart lead, opened the queen of
clubs. Dummy won with the ace
and returned low spade. East
played low and South took the fatal
plunge by flnessing the nine. West
won with the queen and led the
jack of clubs.
Once again South had to guess.
Should he hope for q club block by
winning and knocking out the spade
ace? Should he win and tackle the
red suits? Or should he hold up
| and hope for the ace of spades to
be in the hand that held only three
clubs?
He finally decided to refuse the
second club and West continued
with the 10 Of clubs. South took his
king and rather foolishly decided
to lead another spade. That al
lowed East to take his ace and run
two more clubs. The contract was
therefore set one trick.
It's perfectly true that South
played the hand just about as badly
as possible. but it's equally true that
Vests good choice of the opening
lead had put his side into position
to take advantage of Souths mis-
takes. Nobody plays against perfect
opponents, so it's very important to
be ready to capitalize the enemy's
errors.
Yesterday you were Oswald Ja-
coby's partner and, with neither side
vulnerable, you held:
A10s54
V92
nQ3
&l0762
The bidding:
Lightner Jacoby schenken You
10 Pass Pass Z
Pass 3A Pass CD
Answer-Pass. If your partner
had very strong hand he would
have raised you all the way to
game You cannot have less strength
for the reopening bid Of two spades
and might easily have more, from
your partners point Of view. With
that extra strength you would bid
game; without it you must pass.
Score 1Oa per cent for pass. "a
per cent for four spades.
Question No. l,276.
Today you hold the same hand
but the bidding is different:
Lightner Jacoby Schenken You
10 Dbl. Pass IA
20 "a Pass 90
What do you bid? ANSWER TO-
morrow
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NATURES CHILDREN
CHESTNUT-BACKED
CHICKADEE
(Penthestes ruteScenes) }

(PenthesteS rnteSceneS)
Chickadees are members Of the
titmouse family. This means they
are brimming over with curiosity
and inquisitiveness. One nice thing
about all chickadees Is that they
always announce themselves in un-
mistakable fashion.
This smart little fellow belongs
to the Pacific Coast district from
Northern California to Prince VIII
liam Sound and the head Of the
Lynn Canal, Alaska. and east to
Montana He is five inches long
with upper parts Of rich brown and
underpArts of brown and white. His
Evening star., 1943-01-07
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