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Evening star., 1949-03-30
This and That
By Charles Z. TraceWeu

Several times have heard birds at night
that have sounded disturbed" writes GG.
THAT is to say, long after they have gone
to roost.
mo sudden light going on in the house or
any one walking under the trees that might
account for startling them from their
slumbers
"A sleeping bird seems so vulnerable with
his head under his wing, it occurred to me
that cat might be able to steal up on him
and be we'll within pouncing distance before
the bird is aware of the enemy.
rs this possible?"
1t is possible. but not at all probable.
House cats do not like to climb trees in
the dark.
They seldom do.
just at dawn.
This is one reason why all friends of cats
should keep their pets in the house at night,
and not let them out until the sun shines.
The house cat at nesting time, may creep
up a shrub and gather in the nestlings, but
he always does it at dawn, not in the night.
And he seldom takes to trees, even then,
because he does not like to climb trees. as
rule.
Birds are not in much danger while asleep.
to attract the attention of cats
The cat loves his own life. and is in no
sense a squirrel. He can climb it is true, but
he does so only at an effort
And cats, as rule. are not given to effort
They take the easiest way, at all times. That
is one thing the professional cat haters hold
against them. that they act neither like
men nor dogs.
Cats act like cats. and so refuse to climb
If they can stand still.
Cats will not run if they can walk, they
will not walk If they can stand, they will
not stand if they can lie down, they will not
stay awake If they can sleep.
That is the cat, all over. and so no one
need worry about them roaming through the
night in search of the birds
The cat in the night is looking for his
own kind.
He is either searching for lady cat. Of
which there are precious few out on any one
night, or for tom to fight.
Fighting his own sex, and making love to
the lady cats
That occupies the entire night life of the
tom cats at large.
He is much too occupied to be searching
for birds.
The average cat has much too low regard
for birds. anyway to spend any time looking
for them in the dark.
A bird to cat, is just little something
that moves.
When he gets it in his mouth, it is-to
him-just a bunch of feathers.
Who would like mouthful OF feathers?
4
Birds sleep by bending at the elbow" thus
hooking their long claws around the limb on
which they perch.
When they straighten up. the claws release
their hold.
The better the bird sleeps, the tighter it
holds to the limb
This Is why no bird falls from its perch.
1t may be presumed that the tightening
and loosening of the claws, is perfectly
automatic operated by real electric impulses.
said impulses being part of the whole bird
organism.
We would be willing to bet that no cat,
sneaking up on eleeping bird, would ever
get closer than fo5 feet.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Interstate Gambling Problem

District Attorney Fay's chart showing
the interstate ramifications of the gam
bling racket in this area indicates why 1t Is
difficult to wage effective warfare on the
racketeers without such broad authority as
Mr.. Fay possesses. The Washington police
have made many sporadic raids on the
local fringes of the ring, but professional
gambling still survived. Mr.. Fay has struck
at the nerve-systems of the interstate syn
dicates-the ticker and telephone network
without which the racketeers are helpless.
An effective blow at this communications
nerve center can have paralyzing effects.
The bookies here are completely depend
ent on fast communications from the race
tracks The information which they need
has been supplied by telephone from COM
munication control centers in Prince
Georges County, Maryland, and in Arling-
ton County, Virginia, according to the
United States Attorney. The control CEN
ters, in turn, have elaborate ticker services
which relay latest developments from the
race tracks. It Is to the credit of police
Of the District and of Montgomery County,
Maryland, that no ticker stations have
been found to exist in their Jurisdictions.
Mr.. Fay says there is one in Arlington. The
real nerve center of the gambling racket
seems to be in Prince Georges County,
which long has had an attraction for pro-
fessional gamblers.
One trouble in the past has been that
such attempts as have been made by police
in the various Metropolitan Area jurisdic-
tions to stamp out gambling have not been
co-ordinated. Even If District police had
exerted their best efforts toward cleaning
up the local gambling joints-which may
be doubted-they would have cleaned up
but one relatively unimportant sector. As
long as the headquarters of the racketeers
continued to flourish undisturbed in nearby
areas, big-time gambling was bound to
60 on.
Mr. Fay is in the fortunate position of
being able to wage his anti-ganbling war
fare across State lines. Furthermore, he
has the active support of the Department
of Justice, the services of Federal grand
jury and the authority to hire expert in
vestigators trained to fight interstate
crime. Mr.. Fay seems to have made effec-
tive use of all the weapons at his COM
mand, although the full story is yet to be
told in court. But the Intervention of the
District Attorneys Office in the local
gambling situation does not relieve the
District police of their responsibilities in
the matter. The racketeers should be hit
and hit often-from every angle and in
every sector For experience has shown
that once the pressure is relaxed, the
mobsters who manage to escape Jail lose
little time in e-establishing themselves in
new surroundings.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Nv THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Who is the author of the saying that
a man is as old as his arteries?-B. M. P.
A. Sir William Osler u849-1919. the
famous English doctor, is believed to be the
author of the saying.
@. What happens to all the mail addressed
to Santa Claus at Christmas time?-E. P.
A. Mail on which there is no return ad-
dress is sent to the Dead Letter Of1lce. This
would include mail addressed by young chill
dren to Santa Claus. The Post Office De-
partment says that at Christmas time many
stamp collectors like to have mail sent
to friends with Santa Claus marking. TO
do this, covers are prepared similar 10 nrst
day covers They are all wrapped IN one
bundle and sent to the postmaster at santa
Claus, Ind, with instructions to cancel the
envelopes with the Santa Claus postmark
and mail them to the individual addresses.
@. How are child offenders punished by
the Juvenile court?-L. w.
A. Ordinarily first offenders are released
m probation, that is, on the promise Of
good behavior. In connection with the
Juvenile courts there are probation ofncers
whose business it is to visit the homes OF
offenders on probation and to see that the
orders Of the court are being carried OUT
The child, If sentenced, is sent to re-
formatory or industrial school rather than
to . penitentiary.
Evening star., 1949-03-30

ness-not for aggression but for prompt
and effective counterattack In the event
of aggression against us. 1t is reassuring
to know that our defense forces are taking
steps to make certain that our fighting
men never again will be compelled to fight
as blindly as they did in some Pacific
areas during the late war.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
w. Letters to The Star ssaa,ss

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Driter, although it Is permissible for
a Uriter knotDn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet. .,
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact By writing The Evening star InforTstien
Please inclose three (3) cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
The Individuals Rights Emphasized
To the Editor of The Star:

The Individuals Rights Emphasized
To the Editor of The Star
Our Constitutional liberties guaranteed to
the individual are slipping from us. The
founders Of the American Republic aimed to
make our Government a government Of law
and not a government Of men. Certain
inalienable rights were guaranteed to the
individual which under our Constitution
were not to be overridden or abridged by
any majority or by the highest law-making
power in the Government. But Of late. Con-
gress has delegated certain prerogatives of
government administration to certain bu
reaus which has clothed them with absolute
authority These bureaus enacted certain
codes which have deprived the citizens of
their inalienable rights and they have cir
cumscribed the liberties of the people which
are theirs by right under the Constitution.
The Government is being made the master
of the people instead of their servant.
Our natural and God-given liberties and
rights are being .nullif1ed through collectiv-
ism or by majority rule. There are certain
group organizations who are using our Gov
ernment as tool to gain advantages At the
expense not only Of the individual citAen,
Evening star., 1949-03-30

One of the larger cyclotrons, for crack
ing things, may be necessary to determine
If an implacable Vishinsky is as tough as
an immovable Molotov
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Medical and Dental CHARGES


I believe that "socialized medicine" GER
tainly is preferable to commercialized medi-
cine" There was time when the doctor
asked the patient If the fee could be met.
but now the patients ability to pay is not
questioned.
One dentist, to whom had always paid
my bills promptly. placed my last bill with
. medical association to which must pay
monthly This is similar to buying furnl-
ture on the "installment plan" My medical
and dental bills for 1948 were equal to a
years rent.
Many ministers and teachers are as highly
educated as doctors and dentists, but they
are satisfied to receive salaries for their
work. In fact doctors and dentists depend
upon teachers for their training.
I should think that If doctors and dentists
enter the medical profession because they
wish to serve humanity. they should be glad
to make medical and dental care available
to all. HELEN w. WATERHOUSE.
Evening star., 1949-03-30
Closed Shop Defended

To the Editor OF The star:
I am surprised that you published the
letter from Angelo j. Cottone without frst
correcting few errors in regard to the
closed shop You. as an employer Of men,
bers of the International Typographical
Union, know that they must be members
before they can 60 to work. You also should
know that there is no check Of dues and
that Mr.. Cottone is 100 per cent wrong as
to compulsory attendance at union meet
ings.
He may be right as to attendance in
some unions but for every one he names
1 will name ten. and certainly the I. r. u.
is not one Of them in which attendance is
compulsory.
Apparently. Mr.. Cottone has not been q
member of his union long enough to have
absorbed any Of the values a union stands
for in the way of rights and benefits gained
by united action which were fought for
long before he was born.
MALCOLM A. DENT.
Editors Note: Mr.. Cottone's letter.
printed March II, does not refer to the
International Typographical Union.
Evening star., 1949-03-30

Reliaion in New Mexico Schools
To the Editor Of The Star:
According to G. M. Aldridge in The Star
Of March 21, THE people Of New Mexico pay
taxes to support q system Of public schools,
and they now are asking those who want to
attend religious schools to attend the institu-
tions supported by the various churches"
If that is so then the taxes paid by the
people of New Mexico evidently have fallen
far short of the amount necessary to enable
the State, counties and cities to erect
sufficient number of school buildings and to
pay salaries high enough to attract the
requisite number of qualified laymen and
laywomen necessary to staff them. Other
wise, it should not have been necessary to
engage 143 religious to do this work. These
government entities. therefore, seem to have
found it necessary economy to utilize re-
ligious teaching communities and, in some
instances. their buildings.
It may be that q New Mexico Judge has
served notice on the churches that the hand
Of organized religion will not be tolerated
in the public till; and If he has 1t sounds
ridiculous. Considering the poverty and the
sparsely settled nature of much Of that
State, it seems likely that the people OF
New Mexico do not hold that view. 1t is
removed from the New Mexico till" by
using the services and buildings Of the re-
ligious.
The barring of 143 religious from teach
ing in the public school system OF New
Mexico. a rural State would appear to place
that system under a great handicap. Ger
tainly a sudden necessity to replace 143
qualified teachers in the District Of Columbia
or any other urban region, where 1t may be
presumed there is more plentiful supply
of teachers and also higher pay, would be
more than hardship.
Instead Of beating about the bush. would
it not be more pointed to suggest that the
New Mexico decision and also the recent one
in North Dakota may be the results OF
bigoted attacks against men and women who
are as genuinely patriotic citizens OF the
United States as their fellows. who are
equally as we'll qualified to teach. and whose
only offense is that they have dedicated
their work to the greater honor and glory
Of God? FRANCIS JOSEPH.
Evening star., 1949-03-30

Veterans Pensions Refused
To the Editor of The Star:
Billions for Europe? "Oui, oui; ja. ja;
quite So"
Pensions for old United States soldiers?
mo- you buns That would be q raid on
the Treasury OLD SOLDIER.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Britain May Be JoIied
By Report on Slump
In Dollar Reserves
ay re Asss< sosse sFsss

LONDON. June 3o.-Br!tons may
get . tolt next week when thstr
financial chief. Sir Stafford CrIpps
tells them how far Brisagns gold
and dollar reserves have sunk in
the last three months. Estimates
place the decline at $50 900 900 TO
5000 900 900.
American Treasury Secretary
Snyder Is expected 70 confer next
week with cripps and Prime Min
lister Attlee on Britains MONETARY
plight.
Elsewhere vital talks are COINS
on. or being scheduled. between
high Western economic leaders.
Policies Debated.
. In Paris the "cabinet" OF the ls-
nation Organization for European
Economic Cooperation, is debat-
ing on the immediate future OF
i Western Europe's financial and
trading policies.
/. Sir Oliver Franks. Britain's Am
bassador to the United States. has
been told TO speed a scheduled trip
home for talks with Foreign Sec
+ retary Beyin and Cripps on the
overall economic situation.
!. The British government has
+ a tln@ m Souap rnYp 10 n
governments and Southern Rho
desia to- send finance ministers TO
London by mid-July to study the
situation brought about by the
sinking dollar resources of the
whole sterling area.
i An official source took a grave
view Of the British economic pic
ture.
Britain's reserves stood a little
under the $500. 900. 900 H2 :
900 ,000) government-set danger
line at the turn of the year. In
the first quarter they sagged by
f2o. 900 900.
Position Not Good"
The source said: The govern
ment was not much worried by
that drop. 1t is, though, very con-
cerned at the decline shown in
the second three months OF the
year. The position today is not
good"
Meanwhile. Mr.. Attlee has or
dered his labor and transport mins
listers to speed plans to cope with
4 threatened showdown Of the
nations railway system.
The nearly .000-Strong Ma
tional Union Of Railwaymen an
nounced it will begin a showdown
policy on the country's overworked
rail system Monday until its claim
for q l0-shilling ($2) pay increase
for 10000 lower-grade workers
is met.
An official said Mr.. Attlee and
his ministers have two possible
courses II a showdown comes: Be
gin using troops in railroad OPP
erations. or proclaim a state OF
national emergency.
Evening star., 1949-06-30

A government department In
Auckland. New Zealand, is 10 years
behind in its work because Of staff
SHORTAGES,
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EApA AND GARDEN

TOR SOIL, Ill dirt. blue stone. road
srayel and sod. sH. 6110 or 10
%ANTsp TO BUY-dood tractor
pillow and manure spreader. Cali DU
4oO1 or ME. 1900. -26
ROTOTILLERS-Sp cleanup sale
Choremaster and attachments. JAG.
cues 4-wheel tractor and plow
S536. See us for parts or service
CENTRAL MOTOR CO., CH. 1000
5000 Lee hwy. Arlington. Va.
BOYLE TREE SURGERY. for tree
removals, spraying, trimming. Sligo
f2I3 Or RA. 1879 after q p.m.-4
BIRD BATHS, benches, boxes, urns,
stepping stones, IN concrete. S2lb
Mass ave Sc. VI. 2464. 20
BULLDOZERS, rent or cantract fol-
land clearing d. excayating; reas
rates; free estimates. AT. Ol25'
BULLDoZERS, rent or contract. reas.
rates; tree estimates. Call AT. 0725.
TREE REMoyABLEs. pruning. all
phases tree work; fully insured;
Tree estimates. Call COLUMBIA
TREE SERVICE co. sH. s1sss or
o MA sol eeLiErKAc. H. @. a. With
bulldozer and double lain. pillow;
less than 10 hrs use. Ress. Oh.
1884. I'd
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BOATS

4AHBOAT, Chesapeake I6 type;
priced to sell; Cal ALE, EN-. q 1872 = m sat
Lift ~ beam sleeps & has "a, Pal 4
engine room, galley and pilot house
spotless. Reas. No trifiers. Call
SELL INDIAN LANDING. 20, new
weekdays. a>5, 81 or See MRS. Mason
Buzzard Point Boat Yard. 80
SAILBOAT, 26-ft. Marconi: new rig
gins, fine Gray engine, head, keel;
excel. cond.; a beauty! UN. O727.
40-FT. SEDAN CRUISER. sleeps 8;
beautiful condition and ready to go;
rev twin Packard engines installed
last year; sO-watt Harvey Wells
radio phone; new airfoam mat
tresses. 32-volt generator. COZ,
stainless steel galley ei bo1
s 1s5ss s WHEELER Df! YAcHf co.
ave-, Baltimore. Md. 81
1871 CHRIS-CRAFT custom de luxe
runsbout, 145 h.p.; fine cond..
less than pS one hundred as,fd fifty HIS rs
s!s ;s.0ic col nG sTADFiE1D e''0'i al A''
BOAT LUMBER-Marine plyyood;
Free boat plans, Mercury Cupboard
Motor. Open all day Sat. and Sun.
Now then, try RoBINsoN,S, 1888
Kenilworth ave. me-. AK. 1900.
FISHING PARTIES Day, night;
Chesapeake Bay. Herring Bay.
Eastern Bay, Sharps Island. Gooses,
For reservations, call CAPT
ANTHONY KING. WA. 4192.
HACKER SPEED BOAT, Scripps mo-
tor. excellent condition; one of the
finest built. Inspect Corinthian
Yacht Club. Call TO. 5l19 after
2 pm. Any reas. offer accepted.
GREY s-8I-2x1-Redu in
excellent condition; will demon
Berwyn, Md, or call TO. $40.
ANY reasonable offer accented 26s
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HOUSES UNFINISHED

NEW MODERN HOME. 2 bedrms !;
Chestnut st. ne Dir: r. l. to Mon
roe. TT. to Chestnut. TT. to house.
$500 WISCONSIN AvE..s bsdrms.,
pointment only. Avail. Aug. is.
Mr.. WATERMAN, ME. 400. -25
$50. ALABAMA AVE. s.E.-Detached
brick house, 6 rooms, "a baths,
basement, gas heat; Sl35. Call
HALL & BRO, Ii. 1881. -25
COND., brick, semidet..
3 bedrms:. Sc. mr.. shopping center
per mo-; avail. immed. AT. 0:S2
M a5ssT r. COUNTY. near sandy
Spring. 8 miles from Silver Spring
on Layhill I'd. troute lS2)-Beautiful
Williamsburg modern brick home. 8
garage. sun porch, screened porch.
3 fireplaces, oil burner, one acre of
ground and vegetable garden. Avail
able Oct. ]; $500 per month. Can
be shown by appointment. Call Miss
schr1t u or Mr. Mr., Jenkins: sHANN ~
LEE HWY. vA.-Det., 4 bedrms. and
bath, oil heat; rent. S125 mo: Shown
by sppt; only. L. R. TURNER. Real
lOI. OOO Itu 81. s.W. ME. IOt f.. --O
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. town house,
32-ft. liv. rm. with ] 5 IT. of glass
doors opening into charming walled
patio with fountain: large walled
garden in rear; summer ventilating
system: electric kitchen: 3 bedrms. ::
excellent closets; Pa tiled baths;
designed and decorated by Charles
Goodman; perfect for. the small
sophisticated family desiring to en-
terrain; 5000. TIE. 0Sl5. -25
5-RM. BRICK BUNGALOW on bus
line. in Radiant Valley, Md: vacant;
$l20 mo. Call MRS. MANN. RE.
NEARBY VIRGINIA, COW. for PEN
tagon. Belvoir and Navy employees;
. bedrms., new cond.. S91 so, lease.
TU. 1888 after 6 pm.
8 RMS. . baths. full basement, gas
heat. available by August /. Month
ly rental. Sl35. 410S Sth st. NV.
A. D. TORE REALTY CO., HO.
1900 rs
COLoRED - IA ROOM suburban
house for rent: suitable for guest
house or hotel Call Elk. 1917. .
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poous WITH BOARD (cont.,

THE CLUB SHANNON, 2s17 Conn.
ave, NV; dble. rms; also vacancies
to share with lady or man: maid
service, switchboard selected menu
c ARi MASON MASON, 1925 N. H. ave. NV,
Dupont area-Has lovely rooms for
men and women: unlimited phone
for GOOD food. 1t costs no more to
live at the best. Telephone NO. $40.
FOR VOTING MEN AND WOMEN in
very lovely and cool home. Our
food is delicious, our service excel
lent. DISSIN'S. 2013 Mass. ave.
NV, DE. 919S. ~
234? 39th ST. N.W.--Loyely single
A HOME you will love; for refined
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1926 10Th ST. N.W.-Nice singles.
S47.50 up; double; bsmt. single, $40;
excellent meals. 1T
rooms in remode.ed, redecorated
bldg, running water in every rm.,
large closets; dances and free
movies. recreation room; $4s to
$3.50 mo. Excel. food, Bendi1
washer 1925 2lst st. NV. NO
1ssa MASS. AVE. NV. downtown
Lge. attrac. dble,: also nice ssle,
sos; excellent food. Is
CALVERT HOUSE. 1401 18th NV
A cool, comfortable home ideally To-
Gated; excellent food and service;
sic D ST. N.E.-Rm. and board for
gentlemen. Tableboard with lunches
packed 81
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APARTMENTS WANTED

LANDLORDS-No charge for refer
ing your house or apartment for
rent to Capital Transit employees who
need family housing. Just phone
MI. 1858 weekdays, $50 to g.. and
say II want ndr to lis dv some h hoHslngR
f T1msn e dssa.. sG GSy Turn w .Dt
pref. Georgetown; SbO-S60. MI.
N f.Sa cA I'VE z md Ri; CONN; 2 bed
rooms furn. or unfurn. Wo. 1884.
DEPENDABLE PARTY of 8 adults de-
sire care Of 2,bedroom house from
NEED FIRsT7FL0oR APT. or duplex:
Ex-GI LAW STUDENT and Canadian
bride-to-be desire unfurnished apt.
NV; section. De 1ol1. Ext. q
HOUSEKEEPING SERVICE or child
care in exchange for apartment for
myself and employed daughter. Box
EMPL. MOTHER. daughter. 10. want
iinston; refined, clean. Gil. 1892.
d. C. POLICEMAN. employed wife.
unfurnished apt. Gail RE. $500, EXT.
REFINED EMPL. couple desire effi-
cheney or l-bedrm. apt, furn. or
unfurn;; kit BATH NV. prefss.ed.
Andrews FIELD personnel need
furn. or unfurn. apis. and houses.
HI. 300, Ext. 6122. No rooms.
TWO REFINED young ladies' desire a
! or 2 room furnished apt. in apt.
ARMY OFFICER desires small fur
nished apt. until Nov. /; Arlington
apt. house pfd. Box 29s-V, Star.
WANTED apt for veteran and wife,
. children. age and s; furnished;
prefer NV section: Reasona6le.
Lamont st. NV. Washington TO-,
1t. COL. Marines. bachelor. desires
furn. 1-bedrm., lr,, k. and b.. apt;
Aug. list; $50 max. AID. 1912 sfter
UNFURN. APT. bedrms; three
adults: near transportation: Sc.
pref; $50 max. Box 30s-V STAG
TWO OR THREE BEDROOM APT.
permanent Navy employe; two teen
age children. | boy. l girl. VIII do
carpentry. maintenance or odd Jobs
for fair consideration on rent Glebe
1892 all day Sat and Sun; after
4:3o pm. weekdays. Good refer
STATE DEPT. EMPLoYE with daugh-
ter in COLLEGE who is away most OF
the year needs ,unfurnished one
bedroom or efflciency apartment:
f msz; So 3 t. Can RE. $780, Ext; ~ al
TWO BEDROOM unfurn. apt. in apt.
bldg. NV. for l permanent Navy
employe (FD, university teacher
sl1o. Phone VI. 5000 after 5 pm.
FURNISHED APT, 3 rooms, private
kitchen and bath; Sc. or ne. sects. !;
. adults, one infant. RA. 1915. ~.
AIRLINE EMPL. and wife. both en-
ployed desire "a bedroom unfurn.
apt. Up to S65. Gil. 4162 after 8
FURN. OR UNFURN. apt, NV. apt.
bldg, young cple.. no children; Box
3l5-V, Star. -
FURNISHED APT. until Sept. 5 for
couple, 2-year-old daughter: prefer
Arlington or NV; max. 500 month.
CAN Elk. AGO. Ext. 10 or 2ls7'
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY profess
scr needs 2-bedrm. apt. conven. to
downtown. Please call HU. 1865,
5 to 9 pm. Monday.
PHYSICIAN veteran and wife: un-
furn. l-bedrm. apt. NV. pref; no
children, no pets. EN-. 5000. 20