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Evening star., 1943-08-05
Senate Group Plans
Hearing on 2-1erm
Limit for Presidents
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Both sides of the fourth term
question may get complete airing
at public hearings before the Sem
ate judiciary Committee next
month on a proposal to limit fu-
ture Presidents to eight years In
office.
Chairman Van Nuys said today
he would urge subcommittee
headed by Senator McCarran. Dem
ocrat, of Nevada to begin hearings
on proposed constitutional amend
ment of this nature soon after
Congress reconvenes September IA
There should be some very in
tereSting public hearings on this
question. with both sides of the
said.
He added that no doubt fourth
term for President Roosevelt would
be discussed, though the resolution
proposing the constitutional amend
ment would not alter the tenure OF
the President in office at the time
of its adoption.
Senator Bailey Democrat, OF
North Carolina said in Introducing
the proposal that it obviously could
not be approved by a two-thirds
vote of both houses and ratified by
three -fourths OF the State Iegisla
lures in time to become effective
before the 1914 elections.
Senator Van Nuys said he had
received no indication of the ad-
ministration's attitude toward tn.
Evening star., 1943-08-05
Col. Reed 6. Lands
Heads Carrier Command

Col. Reed G.. Landis, as, son Of
Baseball Commissioner K. M. Lam
dis, was named by the War Depart
ment today as the new commanding
officer of the first troop carrier
command of the Air Forces, with
headquarters at Stout Field, In
dianapolis.
Col. Lands has been chief Of
staff of the command. He sue
ceeds Brig. Gen. Fred S. Borum,
who has been given an unan-
nounced new assignment.
Col. Lands, an ace in the World
War, commanded a pursuit squad
ron in France and won the Dis
tinguished Service Cross and Brit
ish Flying Cross. A recognized au-
thority on aviation laws and regu-
lations, he was appointed aide to
the director of the ONCE of Civilian
Defense in l94l. with the rank of
major, and helped organize the
civil air patrol.
Gen. Borum, who enlisted as a
| flying cadet in 1917 commanded
the air transport command before
| his assignment to head the troop
carrier command.
Evening star., 1943-08-05
Tax Leaders Reported
Ready 10 Postpone
Work on New Law
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congressional tax leaders were
reported ready to sidetrack con-
sideration of a new and higher
wartime tax bill until the House
Ways and Means Committee has
examined proposed changes in
the system OF renegotiating war
contracts.
The committee had set September
8 for starting work on a new tax
bill, but indications now are that il
probably will take up the renego-
tiation issue first.
The War and Navy Departments
and Maritime Commission reported
only this week that they had re-
trieved 1855, ,174,0 900 for the Gov
ernment through a review of con-
Evening star., 1943-08-05
ues Of manufacturing propertie.

ues OF manufacturing properties.
A tentative decision to give RI.
negotiation precedence over tax con-
siderations was reported to have been
reached yesterday at = conferences
attended by Chairman Doughton of
the Ways and Means COMMITTEES,
MIR. Disney, Randolph Paul, Treasury
general counsel. and Colin r. STAN.
head Of the congressional tax stafY.
This development came as the
Capital was discussing the general
tax outlook. with speculation divided
as to whether taxpayers might ex-
pect higher income levies or a Fed
eral retail sales tax.
MIR. Disney estimated the reneeo-
tiation issues could be disposed of In
two weeks, and by such a timetabls
the committee could turn to the pen-
eral tax problem by the end of Sep
tember,
Evening star., 1943-08-05

employees Joined them, he added.
The amount of the increase
sought and present wages were not
disclosed.
The plant was the scene Of an
unauthorized strike June 3-4 The
Walkout was attributed by the CIO
union to dispute over grievance
procedure.
Evening star., 1943-08-05
War Output Of Wire
Is Halted by Wa|kout
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TONAWANDA, N Y, Aug s.
War production Of wire was halted
yesterday at the Wickwire Spencer
Steel Corp. Tonawanda plant by q
walkout Of about 1,4OO workers
General Supt. William A. Steele
said
Mr.. Steele attributed the stop
page, second in two months. to a
wage dispute. He said employees in
a small department requested a pay
increase and that the controversy
was in the process of settlement
when they stopped work" Other
Evening star., 1943-08-05

proposal. but he predicted its early
approval by the Judiciary Com
mittee Sponsors have claimed 55
votes for the measure In the Senate
but concede there is little chance
Of obtaining the necessary two
thirds support If the administration
opposes it.
Senator Van Nuys, who an
nounced in 1910 that he was op-
posed to third term for any Presi-
dent, declined to state his attitude
toward a fourth-term nomination
for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1943-08-05
Juckrobbit Adopted
By Love Bird

BY the Associated Press
DALLAS, Tex-Mrs Joe w. Ham
mond put young jackrabbit into a
Gaze with her pet love bird.
The pair, she says, are inseparable
The love bird coos over the rabbit
carcssing him with its bill
The rabbit has forsaken It's regr-
lar diet for birdseed.
Evening star., 1943-06-02

vi; V4sins Ps'Sept wh;e e. g. l1S9 1879 2gth st. NV
Rosa Barrett, 4S, 1925 Corcoran st, NV.
Harry Harvell. A, S15 4th st. s.w
Thomas E. Henson, 30, 1923 st. Sc.
James McRae. 80. L st. NV
Dora Anderson. 90: 1919 Sth st. NV.
Sylvia Perry, !, $500 o st. NV.
Newton G. LeGear, 78. 315 c st. Sc
Catherine M. Gray. n. 1927 Maple View
Fannie Honie. rs. 9O6 crittenden st.
John H. Howell, rs, 716 St ne.
Charles K. Walker 6S. 1875 Sheridan st
Henry H. Matthieson, 81. 1Ol5 N st. NV.
Charles Kaska. SO, St Elizabeths s Hospital
Arthur Roentgen. 81. Wilmington, N. c.
Henry A. Nelson, So. 1881 Brandywine
Louise G. Jenkins, 81. 1920 Neal pl. ne
Judith A. SchmitZ, infant, 1907 Douglas st
Asas n das IS 5oS SE 5s5ssy
Addie Harvey. Al. 1924 3rd St st. NV. 4 .'''"''
Gathering Hackett, 81, 1906 Half st. Sc.
Mary B. Nicoi. IS AIexandria. va.
John s. Langley, 20, 1910 c st. ne.
Samuel Wladovsky. 60, 1914 7th st. NV.
James Kent, infant, st. AIMS Infant House
William Timbers. "a. % St sw.
Rachel NJ. Burroughs, SO, 1928 Swami st.
NV.
Mary Nichols, g., 1875 New Jersey ave, NV
Julia Carpenter, IS. 1880 Dunwiddie st.
Corine A. Butler, 53. 2l3 st. Sc.
Percy H. Simms, 53 1873 Jackson st. ne
Jake Standback, Is. 354 Mclean ave. s.w,
Leanna Bellos, 40. 364 Dixon ct. sw
Frances Coleman, %. 1855 U st. NV.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Fire Guard Field Kit
To Be Inspected at
Conference Today
Outline of 16-Hour
Course Is Presented
At First Session

Leading fire fighters, public safety
representatives and regional civilian
defense officials were to be shown
fire guard field kits this morning
during the second day of the fire
guard conference at the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
The conference convened yester-
day shortly after Civilian Defense
Director James M. Lands an
nounced the formation of fire guard
units in the civilian defense organi-
zations. The fire guards are not
auxiliary f1remen, but they will alb
sorb the present fire watchers.
Training Discussed.
Yesterday afternoon the confer
ence heard discussion of the train
Ing program. Taking part were
l.. w. Hutchins, chief of the educa-
ton unit. fire defense section, OCD;
Joseph w. Marshall, associate edi-
torial writer, training section, OCD,
and Oliver J. Deck, chief of training,
fifth OCD region.
The fire guard course, according to
an OCD announcement, will be a
l6-hour course, designed to give
information on the handling of in
Evening star., 1943-06-02

cendiary bombs and the control of
small fires.
"It will teach them," it said, ito
use recommended fire fighting
equipment on fire and fire bombs
efficiently, and how, through public
instruction in their local communi-
ties, to prevent fires of all types"
To Cover Fire Laws.
The course will INCLUDE discus
sion of fire laws, the local fire de-
partment, how fires start and
spread and the most common causes
of fires. Members of the fire guard
units will also be taught first aid,
artificial respiration, removing per-
sons from buildings and fighting fire
bombs.
Speakers at the opening session
stressed the need for fire guard units
both in the event of an air raid and
as a mean of combating the in
creasing fire loss in this country.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Deaths Reported

John B. Stack, s5. 22O0 10th St NV.
Edward K. Houser. so, 1217 Vermont ave.
NV.
Jacob Osborn, so, 70a c st. s.w.
James A. Drain. 722, Stoneleieh Courts.
William Magruder. 50. I'll 10th st. ne
Margaret E: Griffin, 6s. Mt. Rainier, Md
Alfred w. Whtelaw. 6S. 92O G pl NV
John w. Babson. 81. Herndon, Va.
Katie Crump, &C. Alexandria, Va
Samuel R. Downing, Sc, 71S C St ne
Samuel M. Fittius, "a. 5000 Nichols ave
Sc.
John j. Houser. "a, 3715 MINI ave. ne
Antoinette M. Cole. 63. 715 Randolph st
NV.
Samuel Johnston, 81, 4s17 36th st. NV.
BENJAMIN Farrall, 56. Glenn Dale, Md
Emanuel M. Cutler, So. 1920 Wisconsin
Mike Lochi. SO. WASHINGTON, D. c.
Sadie Kogok. 81. PIP 7th st. Sc
Rose Whitney, 4S, 1920 N st. NV.
Harry Lucier. 81, 1925 18th St NV
Abraham Ayoub 40, 44Ol Fessenden ST.
NV.
Ann Campbell. 40. $500 10th st. ne.
David NJ. TaSh, 40. 81 Farragut st. NV.
Maurice w; Dean. Sc. 2l26 F st. NV.
John F. Scott. Sc. 643 Columbia rd NV.
John H Lewis. 81, @l33 St NV
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Three Of QuodrupIets
Born in Britain Die
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 2-Quadruplets
were born to the wife of a road
worker at Cheltenham Hospital yes
terday, but three of them died short
ly after birth. Only a boy remained
alive today.
The children were born to Mrs.
Alfred j. Court, who gave her age
Evening star., 1943-06-02

as "a little more than 40." They
were baptized Immediately and
placed in an incubator. Physicians
said their weight was little more
than 3 pounds each.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Charcoal for Cars

To alleviate the gasoline shortage
Argentina will grant loans to motor
bus, truck and tractor owners who
will convert their machines to the
use of charcoal burners as gas
producers.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
OVERRIDING q Policy
rom the Providence Bulletin.

From the Providence Bulletin.
Sometimes, in their altogether wise
and warranted policy of warning the
American people against assuming that
the worst of the war is over, our military
leaders speak language so confusing
that instead of spurring the home front
to greater effort, they succeed only in
befuddling it. Thus, at this weeks two
day meeting with industrial, labor and
newspaper leaders in Washington, they
said in one breath that Germany could
not hope to win, and in the next breath
as If frightened by the possibility of
they said that Germany today was
stronger than at any time since the
invasion of Poland.
Statements showing Germanys weak
ness should have great propagandistic
value inside Fortress Europe; and
realistic reminders of the hard and
bloody task facing our Allied forces
should inspire the American home front
to unremitting all-out effort. But when
the two together are expressed awkward
ly, or when one or the other is over
stated, they tend to negate each other,
and the average citizen in this country
is confused to such point that he tends
to lose confidence in the sense of per-
spective of the military leaders who thus
seem to contradict themselves.
Optimism, held within the limits of
reason and based on the simple and OBJ
vious fact that the tide has turned in
our favor, ought not to make any of us
relax No adult American of moderate
intelligence will expect anything but
hard and bitter battles ahead If he is
kept properly informed.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
BETHESDA, Md.

Dear Sir:
"A sure sign that fall is really here
and that winter is on the way, is the re-
turn of the white e-throated sparrow.
Il was seated at my window the other
day when I saw a small bird shaking
himself, Tipping his tail, and preening
himself, as if he had just come from his
bath.
AT first thought it was a song SPAR
row, but soon saw that the bird had
bread stripes on it's head.
1T was white-throat!
This is to me one of the finest of all
the birds, and I am always happy when
see one. I always feel sorry for people
who know nothing about birds at all,
and so think it is just a sparrow.
L imagine that thousands Of white
throated sparroWs are Just sparrows' to
many people who confuse it with the
English sparrow, or even think it is an
English sparrow.
Very truly, M. G."
the great finch family.
1t is a great destroyer OF weed seeds,
including the ragWeed.
1t is called the Peabody bird, in New
England. In other sections it is called
variously the cherrybird, Canada bird,
whitethroat, White-throated crown SPAR
row, nightingale, Canada sparrow and
Poverty sparrow.
This bird has one of the sweetest small
songs in all the world Of birds.
1t is sometimes confused with the song
of the Maryland yellow throat, a war
bier
The white -throated sparroWs song be-
gins with two long notes, rising, with a
series CT high notes following.
The yellowthroat, on the other hand,
sings high note, and then comes down
the scale, with a series of notes on the
lower tone.
Nobody must expect to hear this bird
pronounce either the name of Peabody
or Peverly.
Those were just imaginative inter-
pretetions, putting human names to
bird notes. rather hazardous thing to
do. because the next hearer will not use
the same words at all
Just who "old Sam Peabody" was we
do not know.
Peverly was supposed to be a New
England farmer who. wondering If he
should begin the sowing of spring wheat,
had his doubts resolved by hearing a
small bird say: Sow wheat, Peverly,
Poverty, Feverly."
The heated Imagination Of this van
ished bird lover undoubtedly heard in
the bird song just what he wanted to
hear.
Usually half a dozen Of these fine birds
will come to a garden and remain all
winter. mixing freely with the English
sparrows and the song sparroUs.
Evening star., 1943-10-12

and was much concerned in Unitari-
anism in its European aspect. His
writings, including his study OF
Epictetus and his anthology, THE
Soul of the Bible" were exceptionally
popular. Pamphlet copies of his
sermons, invariably delivered ex-
temporaneousiy and saved by a
stenographer, went to the far
quarters of the globe.
His flock at All Souls will remem-
Der DR.. Pierce as he was on Sunday
morning 1t could not have been
mere chance that he quoted from
"Renascence," by Edna Saint Vincent
Millay:
20 God, cried, no dark disguise
Can e'er hereafter hide from me
Thy radiant IDENTIFY"
Evening star., 1943-10-12
DR.. Pierce

1t was. given to the Rev. Dr.. Ulysses
Grant Baker Pierce to die in his work.
A few hours before the quiet closing
OF his life he had preached to his
people. His years we're seventy
eight, yet the powers of his mind
we're undiminished. He went to his
rest without a single intellectual con-
cesSion to time. That would have
pleased him could he have chosen,
and it comforts those who are left
behind
The larger and better part of DR..
Pierce's ministry was spent in Wash
ington. Born at Providence, Rhode
Island, and educated at Hillsdale and
Harvard, he began his career in the
Baptist denomination, but gradually
was attracted to Unitarianism, per-
haps because of its frankly philoso-
phical character. Learning meant
more to him than it did to the gen.
erality of his contemporaries. Great
books appealed to him with partic-
ular magnetism. He loved the art of
words very much as he loved the
science of demonstrable truth. AS
he grew in capacity of thought, he
also developed a marvellous human
sympathy. No other teacher of his
generation surpassed him in the
tolerance and charity of his judg-
ment. He was a liberal Christian in
the perfect meaning of that phrase.
Success came to DR.. Pierce in
abundant measure. He took up his
charge at All Souls in 1901 The
congregation then met in a building
at Fourteenth and L streets, and he
continued to occupy the pulpit there
until about 1919. When the beautiful
structure at Sixteenth and Harvard
streets was erected in 1924, increased
opportunities for service, most
notably with young people, were pro-
vided for him. His happiness was
contagious. Strangers often re-
marked upon his generous friend
illness as a quality that many asSo-
ciated with him obviously shared.
He was a good neighbor always.
But his interests were not limited
to any one locality. DR.. Pierce was
chaplain of the Senate and for de-
cades a leader in national Unitarian
councils. He travelled widely abroad
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Moonscupe

The moon 1Oas dead-leat golden as
it rose
Round faced beyond the noun
tains and the bay.
But charging cloud fleets, dark as
funeral clothes,
Were hurled, grotesQuely beaked,
across its 1Uay -.
Till, inundated BY that mute attack,
SaOittly it d,uindled to a tarniShed
ghost,
Then to a glo1O, spark aboue the
black
OF those grave SQuadrons, uhose
beleaguering host
Utterly Quenched it -. Yet, as Ue
beheld
A lampless ,oorld, out of that coally
At first an ember, then brizliance
s1Uelled,
And high and bright the moon
began to soar,
And lit its cloud-toeS-like a pledge
redeemed
OF life that droUned in death, yet
neDly cleaned.
STANTON A. COBLENTZ.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Butter and Points

In announcing that all Govern
ment agencies, including the Army
and Navy, will stay out of the butter
market from now until next March,
the War Food Administration has
estimated that civilians during that
period will have between 10 and 80
per cent more of the precious spread
than the average they consumed in
the last seven months. This is an
interesting statistic but as far as mil
lions of American housewives are
concerned, it will not mean very
much unless or until the ration value
Is cut down.
Whether it will be possible to make
a reduction in the present sixteen
points per pound. officials have not
yet ventured to say, but it is safe to
assume that the women of the coun-
try-and the utter-loving men, for
that matter-Will lose little time in
pressing for one. VIA figures sug-
gest an argument for them. Since
last April monthly civilian consump-
ton of the product has averaged 1O0,-
100000 pounds, most of which was
bought on the eight-point ration
scale. But now, with the Govern
ment out of the market, an estimated
production of anywhere from no.
100000 to 130,0o0,OOO pounds will be
available every month, and it seems
at least specifically reasonable to
ask why, if the supply is to be greater,
the point requirements cannot be
revised downward
In any case, however, with or
without reduction of ration value,
the butter situation will be better
than 1t was, notably so if the house
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Crushing Japan Necessary
To Philippine independence.

To the Editor OF The Star:
President Roosevelt has recommended
to the Congress the passage OF legisla-
ton to give the Filipinos their independ-
ence nova step obviously designed to
counteract the intention of the Japanese
of establishing Filipino puppet govern
ment at Manila. The Japanese masters,
it seems, have found Filipino traitor
willing to head that native government.
Japan never will succeed in winning the
favor of the Filipinos in view of her ruth
lessness in exploiting the natives of the
countries in Asia which her armies have
overrun.
However, events have shown that it
will take more than the promise of inde-
pendence to give security to the Philip
pines. I say this because in spite OF
what America had accomplished in the
Philippines before Pearl Harbor in the
way of economic progress. education and
military defense, the soldiers of the
IIlhduO SuCCccued Ill ellSldNllls VIC
pinos. Americas good intentions were
futile against Japanese aggression.
Philippine independence is possible only
when there has been eliminated from
the Far East-nay, from the world
a strong aggressor nation ready to jump
at the throats of the Filipinos the mo-
ment their country is set free. The time
never will come when the Philippines
alone can successfully ward off the at
tack of first-class power. In such an
eventuality, history might repeat itself
in that the United States again might be
too far away to protect the Filipinos.
The only solution to the Philippine
problem, as I see it, would be the estab-
lishment of a new international order
which would make it impossible for any
nation coveting any other nations wealth
to acquire that wealth by the force of
arms. The main thing, then, is to defeat
and crush Japan as a military power.
Unless that is done, there will be no
independence for either the Philippines
or any other small nation in Asia
TEDDY DE NOLASCO.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
Russia Charged
With Aggressions.


To the Editor Of The Star:
The editorial in The Star of october 5
under the caption, Spokesman for Rus
sia,' contains at least one sentence that
seems to indicate your belief that the
American people have very short memo
ries
This sentence is Il quote): Both ma
tions have a deep interest in maintain
ing peace. Neither Russia nor the United
States has occasion to wage aggressive
wars"
I suppose you have forgotten the ag-
gressive war Russia waged against Fin
land in the fall and winter of 1939-40.
I also wish to remind you that after the
conquest of Poland by the Germans, the
Russians marched in and forced Hitler
to give them half of the country.
Russia also has seized Northern Bu-
kowina and Bessarabia from Rumania.
The Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania) were taken over by the Rus
slams under Stain.
GEORGE E. TOLMAN, JR.
Evening star., 1943-10-12

wife is granted some relief from the
Sixteen-point rule that "cribs, cabins
and confines" her in her marketing
operations. Government stocks now
stand at 2oO,OOo,OOo pounds, enough
for all military, lease-lend and SINH
lar commitments up to next spring.
The War Food Administration, in de-
clsrin9 a complete five-month halt
to Federal purchases in this field
reveals an official policy that may
soon affect the production and dis
tribution of other commodities.
Shortages in our civilian economy
apparently, are not being shrugged
off or ignored.