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tolia, leaving the matter of security" N
the hands OF the Soviet government.
Such a request was made in 1889 by
Assistant Commissar Potemkin when
Turkeys Foreign Minister Saracoglu
visited Moscow to discuss future Turkish
Russian relations with the u. S. S. R.
This request was rejected and Saracoglu
returned to Ankara empty-handed.
In recent months Turkey has been
subjected to violent attacks from the
government-co controlled press in Mos
COW. The Ankara government was ac-
cused of being pro-Fascist and of shell
terlng Nazis and FaScists, although no
concrete proofs were given. 1t also was
severely criticized by the Russian radio
services for not having celebrated We
day with the same enthusiasm as ex-
listed in Russia. These may appear as
minor matters, but to those who know
that the Russian press and radio serv-
ices are the spearheads of the Moscow
government such attacks are considered
ominous
In recent weeks Ankara reported
and there has been no confirmation
from any other quarters-that impor-
tant army maneuvers were taking place
on the Russian Turkish borders, in
which large number of Red troops
were involved.
At the same time the Turkish Foreign
Office is concerned with rumors that the
U. S. S. r. is preparing strong note, de-
manding the immediate settlement of
the question of the straits, and that
portion of the % Red divisions which
are now in Bulgaria are being concen-
trated on the Bulgarian Turkish border.
Neither the American nor British gov
ernmentS, whose representatives in Bull
garia are being confined to the limits
OF Sofia knows if these reports are
correct. The Turks maintain, however,
that they have definite indications that
there is a large concentration OF Rus
sian forces on the Edirne srC<. Some
American observers, who had heard SIM
liar alarming reports when the Germans
were in full control of Bulgaria and
suspected German coup" against
Constantinople, are inclined to discount
these reports.
The Turks insist that their informa-
tlon is accurate and are linking the
reported concentration with the impend-
ing Russian demand that Turkey ac-
cept their point of view.
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From the Leavenwerth (Kans) Times.
Early this month house in Toronto,
Canada, was wrecked by an explosion
when shell kept as a memento from
World War I fell off window sill.
There probably will be such souvenirs
brought or sent home from this war.
Unless it has been made certain that
shells have been emptied of their loads
they are unsafe to have about.
Many fatal accidents have occurred,
too, from the explosion of grenades
kept as curiosities. That lesson should
have been learned thoroughly by now
and there should be no opportunity
left for World War II to make peace.
time toll because of shells and grenades
being kept around homes with loads
still in them,
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Letters to The Star
Servicemen Join in Discussion
of Bonus PROPOSAL
% the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Every week the Overseas Edition OF
The Star reaches me In far-off corner
of the globe. 1t sure Is a welcome sight
not only to me but to my buddies who
have never been to Washington
An article in "GI Jottngs" caused
quite bit of conversation among the
fellows. The article dealt with a veter-
ans bonus bill, introduced in the House
by Chairman Hankin of the House Vet
erans' Committee. 1t proposed bonus
of $40 a week for all servicemen who
have seen more than 80 days service.
AS far as the bill goes, it is all we'll and
good, but how about the veteran who
has seen several years of overseas and
combat duty in comparison with the
veteran who has seen nothing but duty
in the good old U. S. A.?
Don't get me wrong Servicemsn
aren't looking for handouts, but they
do want some compensation for the
time they spent rolling in mud, lodging
enemy fire and listening to drill ser
geantS. PFC. HENRY p. BLISS.
Pacific Theater
To the Editor Of The Star:
Considering the currently proposed
bonus BILL we appreciate the sincere in
tentions of the originators, but we be-
lieve that the present basis of payment
is an injustice to the men who actually
have been fighting the war.
In our opinion the men who have
risked their lives deserve more consid-
Grafton than those who have not. Ger
tainly, man who has spent the war
in the States deserves less than a man
who has been in forward area and
far less than man who has bled for
his country.
Certainly the requirements (being
only that service men or women have
80 days in service and a discharge
other than dishonorable) are in our
estimation not enough, for obviously all
service men and women are not in the
same category. Shall those men who
were at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Two Jima,
North Africa, Anzio and Normandy
receive no more than those who have
spent all their service within the United
States Gin countless cases doing such
essential work as answering a tele-
phone or polishing staff carr?
We recommend that the bonus be fig
ured on graduated scale-perhaps a
point system similar to the Army's
system for discharge A bonus bill based
on length of service. time overseas, COM
batant and noncombatant duty seems to
us the only fair basis.
E. C. BRADSHAW:RM 1fc.
HARRIS KAPLAN, RIM &c.
San Francisco, Calf.
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able the appropriation which the
House committee was unwilling to
recommend.
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Protests Against Sending Food
To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial, Policy in Germany"
June 4. brings to light one of the exist
ing conditions in Russian occupied Ger
many in which we Americans are
interested just now.
To quote your words: According to
reports, the Russians are making a
special effort to provide adequate food
supplies for the population and to ar
range for public entertainment Tin
Germany. Moreover, the occupying
troops evidently are permitted to frat
ernie with the people, and the general
indication is that the program as a
whole is meant to create as cordial an
atmosphere as is possible in the cir
cumstances"
Needless to say, the adequate food
supplies" which the Russians are giving
to the Germans are obtained from the
lease-lend food shipments we Americans
have paid for by taxation to be sent to
the Russian people for their use-and
not to feed the Germans.
BY their policy of feeding and frat
ernizing with the Germans, 1t is quite
evident that Russia intends to convert
Germany to communism as soon as pos
sible. thereby obtaining complete control
Of that country for her future purposes
as yet unknown but to Stain.
However, due to the prevailing short
age of food and meat supplies in our
own country, the United States, and the
fact that Russia is the principal re-
cipient of our lease-lend food and meat
supplies, as a plain American citizen. I
protest sending any more food to Russia
as it is being used to propaganda and
feed the Germans and not the Russian
people for whom the bargain was made
by our Government for use Of our war
time ally, Russia.
NELSON MERCER.
Wants German Prisoners Used
To the Editor of The Star:
This letter concerns millions of fine,
loyal and matchless Allied soldiers,
throughout the world
1neTt HAS DecIl great Oeal Oh talk
about sending thousands of soldiers
from the ETO direct to the Pacific
theater Of operations, especially service
units. We have done an excellent job
and we don't mind cooperating and
working together for good. 1t would
be pleasure for us to 60 to the Pacific
as fighting infantrymen. I ask this
question: Why should so many of us
go as common laborers? We have over
half million German prisoners of war
in the United States of America who
are getting fat and falling in love with
our country.
Why should German prisoners, who
were allies of Japan, stay in the good
old U. S. A. while our splendid soldiers
60 to the Pacific and build airf1elds
and roads? feel that voice the senti-
ment Of SO or perhaps 100 per cent of
the Allied soldiers in the ETO.
TVS RAYMOND C. FERRELL.
European Theater.
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Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Bird Girl: Saeagawea, by Flora
Warren Seymour, with illustrations
by Edward C. Caswell tBobbs- -Mer-
rill: s1.5O-Still another addition
to THE Childhood of Famous
Americans Series" this one by an
author whose name appears on
the list for the first time. 1t is
the story of an Indian girl, a child
of the poor ShoShoni tribe.
Son of Thunder: Patrick Henry,
by Julia M. H. Carson Gongmans,
Green: $2.50}-The story of Patrick
Henry, written especially for boys
and girls. A valuable addition to
any young readers library.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
by Lewis Carroll (Whittlesey: $1.25)
New edition of an cid, old favor
lite, designed especially for children's
libraries. With the famous Tenniel
illustrations.
The Book for Junior Woodsmen,
by Bernard S. Mason Barnes: $3
If you like living in the woods, you'll
like this book. 1t is treasure chest
of information of value to campers,
mixers. every one who likes outdoor
life. 1t should be in the library,
especially of Boy and Girl Scouts.
The Silver Inkwell, by Phyllis A..
Whitney (Houghton: s2)-Story OF
a girl who wanted to write but got
sidetracked by a program to aid
neglected children. How she gets
back on the track makes story that
most girls will enjoy.
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imagine how used she was to kit
tens.
They were born in the woodshed
and every day they would drink
milk from their mother They could
not hurt you, and they were very
little and squirmy. When they
played with each other, they pulled
each others tails lot. Their names
were Inky. Mittens, Fuzzy Ball,
Fluffy and Baby Twinklenose
Mamma Cat was very nice about let
ting us hold them.
One day we found that Mamma Cat
had been missing for two days, and
wondered what had happened to
her. She had been run over by a
car, and the baby kittens were very
lonesome, but now they are big
enough to take care of themselves
Disliked Cats.
There was a dog on the farm
and he didn't like cats very well
His name was Sarge, but he was
really very nice. He is some kind OF
terrier. There was one trick that
he knew, and that was when you
said, ''Up Boy" he'd jump up on
you, and lots of times he'd do it
without your saying it.
The day before We came home
they got 101 baby chicks and, golly,
were they cute! First, we put them
in the sandbox; then, after awhile
we got some little coops for them.
Frisky is a pet squirrel, and he
is kept in big cage that hangs on
a tree. We fed him peanuts, cereal
and stones from our prunes.
Learned to Churn.
We saw the cows MIXED by elec-
tricity and some MIXED by hand.
While we were there we walked
through whole line of them, and
their hind feet were toward us, and
it looked an awful lot like they
were going to kick us.
Some mornings. Mrs. White let us
churn. You put cream in some
thing that looks like a small barrel.
There is a handle. After putting
the top on the barrel, you turn the
handle for a long time. Then you
find you have made butter, and the
juice that's in there with it is called
buttermilk, and it's lots of fun to
drink the buttermilk that you made
by yourself.
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Win a Cash Prize
| Writing, DRAGGING
| For Junior Star

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have not yet finished high school,
you are eligible to write or draw for
The Junior Star. AS many as five
cash prizes of 81 are awarded for
the best contributions published
each week, and writer's of stories
which, in the opinion of the editor,
are of sufficient merit are issued
cards identifying them as Junior
Star reporters. Here are the rules:
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2. Stories, articles. poems, ETC., must be
written on one side of Eaper; II type
ings must be In black ink or crayon on
white paper and must be mailed fat, not
rolled or folded.
3. Name, age, address. telephone num-
ber and school of the contributor must be
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any contribution IN whatever form he
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Pianist Joins Quartet
For Library Concerts

Another pair of concerts is an
nounced by the Gertrude Clarke
Whittall Foundation in the Library
of Congress when the Budapest
String Quartet, assisted by George
Sell, pianist, will be presented in
duplicate programs on Thursday
and Friday nights at $3.50 o'clock in
the Coolidge Auditorium. Mr.. Sell,
eminent Czech pianist, made his
first appearance here with the
Budapest ensemble last season scor-
ing pronounced success. Besides
being chamber artist of distinc-
ton, Mr.. Sell is also conductor
directing many of the major orches-
tras and being featured as conductor
OF the Metropolitan Opera.
The program will consist of Mo-
zart's Quartet in E Flat Major" for
violin, viola, cello and piano, Bee
thoven's String Quartet in F Ma
jor, Op. 1876" and Brahms Quintet
in F Minor, Op. "a" for strings and
pian0
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Stewart Plans Recital
At St. Patrick's

Gene Stewart, organist of st.
Patrick's Church, will give a recital
on the recently rebuilt organ of
the church on Tuesday, October l6,
at 8:15 PM. presented by st. Pat
rick's Parish. The tonal reconstruc-
ton of the organ was by the Moller
Organ Co. under the personal super
vision of the late Richard White
legg, internationally-known tonal
expert
MIR. Stewart. who held a Peabody
Conservatory scholarship when II
years old, later studying with Louis
Robert, Howard Thatcher, Gustave
Strube and DR.. Rollo Maitland of
Philadelphia has concertized extern
sively throughout the country. He
was staff organist for the local Co.
lumbia outlet and gave over 400
radio recitals and has been concert
organist for Woodward g. Lothrop
for the last 10 years. He has de-
signed several organs in Washing
ton churches and dedicated that of
the Shoreham Hotel besides record
ing sound pictures for the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The st. Pat
rick's Mixed Choir will be heard in
one number on the program.
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Kreisler to Open
Dorsey Season

The renowned violinist, Fritz
Kreisler, will be the first artist to be
presented by Dorothy Hodgkin Dor
sey in Constitution Hall this sea-
son his recital being scheduled for
Sunday, October 81. This concert
and that of the Don Cossack Chorus
and Dancers, Serge Jaroff, conduc-
tor, on January Is, 1916, are special
nonseries events. In addition, Mrs
Dorsey announces 10 events to be di-
vided into two series.
The first series, consisting of five
Sunday afternoon events, all at
o'clock. will offer recitals by Claudio
Arrau, Chilean pianist, November 4;
Artur Rubinstein, Polish pianist, De-
cember 2; Ezio Pima, basso, Metro
po]itan Opera, January 20; Heifetz
violinist, February Ia, and Bidu
Sayao, Brazilian soprano of the Met
ropolitan Opera, March 3.
The second series consists of four
Sunday afternoon events and one
Tuesday evening event-James Mel
ton, Metropolitan Opera tenor-at
$50 o'clock. Recitalists on the four
Sunday afternoons are: Gladys
Swartout, mezzo-soprano, Metropol-
itan Opera, November 18; Robert
Casadesus. French pianist. January
s; Francescatti, violinist, March II.
and Vladimir Horowitz, pianist,
March 81.
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Rornherg Concert
On Wednesday

Signlund Romberg, composer con-
ductor and pianist, will bring his Or
chestra of so pieces and soloists for
a program of classical and popular
works in Constitution Hall Wednes-
day at 8:45 pm. Creator of II mu-
sical shows, the latest of which is
the Broadway success, ''Up in Cen
trail Park" and of many songs, Mr.
Romberg will include selections from
these in the program Wednesday
playing excerpts from his operettas
himself. (
Among the soloists will be Marie
Nash, soprano; Gene Marvey, tenor;
Grace Panvini, coloratura soprano
and Mary Becker, violinist. All OF
these artists have appeared on the
Romberg programs here before, with
Mr.. Marvey returning after honor
able discharge from his Army serv-
ice as sergeant. Mr. Romberg will
play selections from Blossom Time, u
Student Prince" "Maytime, New
Moon" and Desert Song" The
concert is being presented under the
auspices of Jess Mcmahon and the
Lido Club of Washington.
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Music Club to Hold
Member Additions

The Friday Morning Music Club
beginning its 60th season this year
announces additions for all classes
of active membership on Friday, Oc-
tober 26, at 10:30 am, in Barker
Hall, YWCA, Seventeenth and K
streets NV. All musicians inter-
ested in joining the club as active
members should communicate with
the chairman, Elizabeth Butterheld,
LOT Taylor street, Chevy Chase, Md.
String players interested in join
ing the string ensemble should apply
to the conductor, Cecilia Mahoney,
2110 North Sixteenth street, Airing
ton, Va. The club also invites asso-
ciate members, the committee chair
man of which is Zita Mcbride, 3O03
Tennyson street. Katherine Riggs
Burchard, president of the Club, and
Kathryn Hill Rawls, musical di-
rector, also may be contacted.
The Additions Committee consists
of Gertrude Mockbee, Catherine
Speh and Dorothy Guion, for piano;
Ann McGuffey, Hazel Arth and Ger
trude Lyons, for voice; Cecilia Ma
money, Jean Heers and Frances VAN
dersluis, for strings. Dorothy Radde
Emery and Susannah Coleman are
the overall members of the COM
mittee.
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ground, and they were fluttering
around the yard without their
heads. She got some boiling water
and put the chickens in it, feathers
and all Then she took the chick
ems out again and put them in
cold water. That loosened the
feathers and she pulled them OF,
and the chickens looked just like
the ones you get at the store.
We went fishing and swimming.
We made our own fishing lines, and
sometimes we caught sunflsh and
sometimes we caught swapping
turtles. We would dig our worms
III the chicken yard and would catch
grasshoppers for bait on the way.
Snake in Yard.
We went swimming in a big mud
hole. There was great big stone
there that was on the edge that
we sometimes dived off. But we
weren't allowed to on account Of
snakes. Mrs. White showed us a
snake she found in the yard in the
tall grass. All the chickens were
standing around something, cluck-
ing, and Mrs. White went over and
killed it.
One day a COW broke loose from
another farm and came to our
farm and got into the pasture with
our cows. Mrs White told me to
open the gate and try to make her
go out. picked up big stick and
padded her with it. After while
she went out.
We helped pick tomatoes and
corn. You pick the tomatoes that
have a little red on them because
they will ripen after while. When
you pick the corn you pull the
husk down little to see if the
ear is fully grown.
How to Ride a Horse.
One time Mr.. White brought two
horses and ploughed the garden,
and we watched him. One horses
name was Nelly. We all rode the
other horse, called Ruby If you
want the horse to go to right you
pull the right rein tight, to go to
the left you pull the left rein hard,
and to stop you pull both reins hard
and say. Whoa, boy!"
One day Mr.. White bought some
little baby pigs. and we thought
they were twin girls. Then we
found out that one was boy and
one was girl They were white
and black and the pirl had q rret
tier face than the boy, as she had
pink on it, and had curlier tail,
too.
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Choir Program

The Sower," setting of the par
able, by Harold Darke. will be sung
by the Chancel Choir of the Coyen-
ant-First Presbyterian Church to-
night at $3.50 pm, under the direc-
ton OF Theodore Schaefer. The solo,
lists will be Katherine Hansel. So
prano; Sergt. Nancy Waugh. con-
tralto; George Barritt, tenor. and
Paul Hume and Sergt. Jordan Bent
ley, baritones. Maj. Ralph Covell of
tne British Army staff, will play the
organ prelude, Darke's Fantasy on
Darwall's 148." DR.. Darke is organist
OF Cornhill Chapel, England.
sergt. Bentley, a paratrooper re-
Gently returned from Europe, was
formerly soloist at the Covenant
ne is now on temporary duty in
washington. Maj. Covell was re-
Gently awarded the Iicentiate di-
ploma from Trinity College. Lon
don. He will return to England
Wlthin short time to civilian life
and a new position as director of
music.
Evening star., 1945-10-07
Safety Circus Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving Safety Circus series of
chalk-talks to pupils of elementary
and junior and senior high schools.
The program is sponsored by The
Junior Star in cooperation with
school authorities of the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia. This
week Inspector Mansfield is sched-
uled to visit 10 Alexandria schools:
Monday, II am, Barrett; pm,
Jefferson; Tuesday, II am, Mount
Vernon; 2 pm, George Mason;
Wednesday, II am, Maury; 2 pm,
Macarthur: Thursday, IL am, Lee;
2 pm, Washington; Friday, IL M,
Parker-Gray; 2 pm, Lyles-C Crouch.
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Work by Kinder
Included in List
|Of PremiereS

New works by American and
European composers, resulting in
seven world premieres and nine To-
cal ones, is scheduled for the sea-
son by the National Symphony
Orchestra, which opens its season
under the direction of DR.. Hans
Kinder on Sunday, October %, in
Constitution Hall. These will in
clude the first hearing of COM
position by DR.. Kinder.
Bohuslav Martinu's "Scherzo, -
written for and dedicated to DR..
Kinder and the National SYM
phony, will be premiered as will also
George Antheil's The Golden
Spike" Wallingford Riegger's "Fu-
neral March," Percy Grainger's
Suite" Dag Wiren's Overture
and variations on Darling Cory
by Weldon Hart. Among the first
performances in this city will be a
new version of Samuel Barber's
symphony No. l." Vaughan Will
liams' Fifth Symphony" William
Schuman's Side Show Antheil's
Decatur in Algiers," Ponce's CHA
pultepec" and Darius Milhaud's s
Concerto for Two Pianos"
The luncheon meeting of the Ma
tional Symphony Women's Com
mittee, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
chairman, on Wednesday at 1890
pm. in the Statler Hotel will in
augurate the campaign to sell every
seat in Constitution Hall for the
Wednesday night all-subscription
concerts. The first of these will be
on October 81, when Marjorie Law
renee, soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera, will be soloist.
The opening concert of the SYM
phony's 18th season will be played
on Sunday, october %, pm, with
Nathan Milstein, violinist, as soloist.
Mr.. Milstein will be heard in the
Bruch Concerto in G Minor" and
the novelty of the program will be
work by Antheil.
Evening star., 1945-10-07

Canada's capital city, Ottawa,
bears the same name as an Indian
tribe. This tribe made its home
in the Georgian Bay region, but
some members of it made journeys
to the Ottawa River. Ottawa"
came from a word meaning ito
trade" and was common to the
Cree, Nipissing. Chippewa and other
tribes, as well as to the Ottawa.
Among the cities in the United
States which bear the names of
Indian tribes are Cheyenne, Omaha,
Wichita, Sioux City. Sioux Falls,
Peoria and Spokane.
The word hammock" came from
Indians who lived in the tropics.
In telling of an event during his
first voyage, Columbus wrote:
"a great many Indians in canoes
came to the ship today to trade
their cotton and their 'hamacas.' or
nets in which they Sleep"
Among the other words which
arose from Indian languages are
tomato, squash, succotash, hurri-
cane, toboggan and moccasin. The
coyote, the moose and the. caribou
are animals which were named by
Indians.
Scores of languages were spoken
by the various tribes and some
Indians could not understand what
other Indians had to say unless
Sign language" was used. A picture
made for the American Bureau Of
Ethnology shows two groups Of In
dians using sign language to send
messages from one side Of canyon
to the other by kind of wireless
telegraph"
A warrior shown in the back
ground of the picture has one hand
raised to send the question, WHO
are you?" In the foreground the
leader of the group raises both
hands with index fingers pointed
upward to reply, we are PawnesAs