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Evening star., 1950-11-02
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1.-The Mei,'s Store. Second Floor
Evening star., 1950-08-19
By Charles f. TroceWeH

1t is fine bird nice to have around,
and as friendly as basket of chips, as
the old saying has it.
Many birds like clotheslines.
Cardinals, jays. and especially cat
birds love to perch on the sWaying line,
often to the annoyance of the house
wife.
1t is amazing how a whole line Of
clothes may be in the yard for several
hours, without an accident, only to have
one happen just before the clothes are
taken in.
In the main. the birds offer little dam
age, nothing that a dash of water will
not remedy.
y Another "clothesline bird" is the hum
mingbird. that darling of the bell
shaped flowers.
The line full of clothes is often looked
upon by the ruby breasted hummer as
his own particular teetering place
Some persons harbor the belief that
hummingbirds never alight and remain
motionleSS.
To the contrary they are at rest as
much as any other species, but their in
cessant activity and fast-huttering wings
lead some observers to think they have
never seen them perching.
Perhaps the smallneSS keeps them
from seeing the hummers at rest. Our
one species of hummingbird is a real
bird. in every sense, and likes to take
time out" as well as another.
Evening star., 1950-08-19
Advantages Of MiIitoy Training

Again as in George Washingtons time,
and at the time of every one of our wars,
we confront the tragedy of our failure
to require by law year of military
training for the youth of our country.
Compared with the waste of money
in every war resulting from the lack
of training. the cost of universal train
ing would be nominal
If We now had some six million youths
trained during the past five years -
checked and graded at leisure - we
would know where we stand in the mat
ter of supply for our armed forces. And
we would be nearly ready for any war
that might be precipitated over night.
The armed services reject an over
whelming percentage of the men called
in the draft. They naturally take the
pick of our physically and mentally
trained youth. Thus, to escape duty to
his country. young fellow needs only
to neglect his teeth, eyes, health and
education, in order to send better man
to face bullets.
1t is almost a lifelong conviction with
me that our country might have avoided
its great wars if it had had universal
military training for it's youth and that
a year of training for our youth would
add good many years to their lives.
1t is my belief that Communist propa-
ganda and fellow traveller" policies re-
Evening star., 1950-08-19
This and That

There are least auklets. least bitterns.
least herons, least petrelS, least sand
pipers, least terms and least vireos.
The least f1ycatcher is the smallest
of the common fiycatcherS, a little
shorter than the common sparrow, but
it is easier to think it larger.
The "chebeck" name comes from its
usual cry, che-bec, accompanied with a
jerk of the head
1t is very friendly bird, and likes
nothing better than to nest close to a
house
Perhaps this is not a sign of friendli-
ness, really, but merely recognition on
the birds part of the desirability of be-
ing around humans, who bring with
them plenty of insects, attracted By
flowers, food etc.
The least f1ycatcher, as his cousins,
eats many insects harmful to man. He
does not draw the line quite as well as
some, and therefore takes in his daily
toll some insects held to be friendly to
man.
He does not eat grain or fruit.
He is about inches long.
His upper parts are brown, with the
under parts WhitiSh.
Often in bird descriptions the term
"whitish" really means slightly grayisn.
The swallow-like tail is there, all right
In seeking food, the bird dives straight
into the grass, or against the side of
tree trunk, as we'll as catches insects in
the air.
Evening star., 1950-08-19

before he Joined the Army. and in 1921
the up-and-coming Japanese were
screaming for engineers to supervise
building projects. He found little diff
Guilty in lining up construction projects
which would assure him an income of
100000 to 100000 a year. With these
commitments, he resigned from the
Army. explaining that civilian oppor-
tunities offered him more than he could
ever hope to make in military life His
resignation was accepted with the sub
rosa understanding that when his spy
mission was completed he could rejoin
the Army in his old grade of captain.
Much of his engineering revenue was
plowed back into espionage activities
which he even now refuses to discuss in
detail. The great japanese earthquake
of 1923, however, put him out of bus
mess. He sought to rejoin the Army
BY then the Government was in the
midst of an economy wave. and he was
Evening star., 1950-08-19
Fuvors Manual System for Deuf


The letter Of w. Wathen-Dunn in Sum-
days Star concerning teaching the deaf
continues an old controversy.
Mainly, it involves the theoretical VS..
the practical. It cannot be covered in
a few sentences and the public has no
interest in ng-drawn-out discussion.
But since Mr.. Wathen-Dunn is appeal
ing to the District Board of Education
to establish an oral day school for deaf
children, the board should inform itself
thoroughly before taking that step.
Following Mr. Wathen-Dunn's ex-
ample, I will define my own qualifica
tions and interests in an attempt at
enlightenment. I am past the three
score-and-ten age and more than three
score of those years have been passed
in total silence since one nights dew
astating illness. I have no kin engaged
in the work; therefore. have no ma
terial interests in the matter. write
only from experience or credible in
formation.
I learned speech at my mothers knee
and still use it, mostly with my children.
My early school days In a one-room
country school where the pioneers
stressed the three Rs did not offer much
opportunity to acquire an extensive vo-
cabulary. There the teacher assigned
the lessons, but the big boys made the
rules.
After myself following the teaching
profession for two decades during which
observed the general fallacy of the
oral method of instruction, quit. From
teaching. entered the newspaper field
and for Is years owned and edited half a
dozen weeklies. had no silver spoon
with which to stir up the pottage; there
fore, it meant hard work and plenty of
it. The last paper, starting from scratch,
was published in a city of over 10000
people. After seven years, I converted
it into an afternoon daily with local
businessmen backing the venture-with
both morning and evening competition
Throughout all this I knew people
avoided me when I attempted oral con-
verSation.
Restoration Of the deaf to society is
a delusion, a chimera highly touted by
the oralistS. Some individuals can make
the grade however they may have been
taught; but as to mass mingling-it's
out. Who will willingly give up gen.
eral conversation or listening to music
to concentrate upon the deaf person
present? We dare not be burden to
our friends.
Mr.. Wathen-Dunn's chief objection to
the Kendall School for his daughter ap-
pears to be that the manual method is
used there as well as the oral. The
trouble with parents is that John Smith
thinks his child as capable as Jim Jones
and objects to what he terms diScrimi-
nation when instruction methods differ.
Meanwhile, children may be equally cap
able, but along different lines. Einstein
is an acknowledged first-class scientist.
but I doubt if he could have attained
Beethoven's status as composer (even
though Beethoven was deaf when he
composed his best music) and vice versa.
True enough the sign language is
Geographic rather than English. but it
is comprehensive and beautiful when
Evening star., 1950-08-19
A Shabby Performance

No one wants to add to the distress of former
Congressman Andrew J. May. He was convicted
of accepting more than $4,000 in bribes while
serving as wartime chairman of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee, and he is serving the
jail sentence that was imposed on him. This
with the troubled conscience that must be his, is
punishment enough for Mr.. May.
But this attitude is a far cry from the dis
graceful performance in the House last week.
which saw Majority Leader Mccormack, assisted
by Republican Dewey Short, actually paying high
tribute to this man who betrayed his trust. To
learn that Mr.. May has been described on the
floor of the House, despite his trial and convic-
tion, as "a great American" and as man of
whom his constituents could be proud, makes one
wonder to what depths our political morality
can descend. Certainly, in this instance, 1t has
reached new low.
Evening star., 1950-08-19
Letters to The Star

correctly used and a godsend the deaf
never will give up. Why criticize it and
make Latin which ScatterS its parts of
speech in a haphaZard manner through
out a sentence. required part of
school curriculum?
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell and his
father primarily were instructors of
phoneticS in Scotland before migrating
to Canada, and the younger Bell was fol-
lowing the same profession in Boston when
he accidentally was discovered by two
wealthy men with deaf children. There is
an extensive feeling among the deaf of
this country that Dr. Bell, in spite of his
good intentions, did us grave disservice
in his advocacy of pure oralism and
eugenics as applied to the deaf. The
oralists have been very active and played
upon his prominence as in certain other
cases. They are the ones who will bonn
bard DR.. Fusfeld at Gallaudet College
with case histories for his files.
Those who have confronted the prob
: lens at issue in the everyday world
should know best. The National Asso-
clation of the Deaf and practically every
State association, has condemned the
exclusive use of the oral method. 1t is
deficient in educational value and time
consuming. Oralism, at best. is merely
educated guessWork and total failure
in church services. debates, etc.
Being shut off from the world of sound
is not a cheerful conception of life.
Taking the ratio Of one deaf person to
each thousand people. with a mastery
of the sign language. the deaf as a gen.
eral rule, are not isolated, being able to
meet and talk freely. AS for oralism-
it leads to situations which would be
ludicrous were they not tragic.
o. G. Carrel
Evening star., 1950-08-19
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.

ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Dear Sir:
II wonder If you can identify my
'clothesline birds
Il see them only when I hang out
clothes.
They love to ride the lines. When
I jiggle the rope they ride gaily. and
sometimes rise only few inches above
it. and flip around facing the opposite
direction.
They chip at me, and turn their
heads from side to side when talk to
them, and show no fear, letting me get
within a few feet of them.
They have a brown back, with tan
stripes on the wings, and have gray
breast. They are slightly larger than
a sparrow. They have swallow tail.
Il am so glad to know that you come
to the defense Of the startling and the
sparrow
We feel that the reason we have so
few beetles this year is that the starlings
just take our lawn in rows. We don't
see them eat the grubs, but they are
eating something, and we are not
bothered with the beetles.
I'VE feed them all the year.
Sincerely, j. L. c."
Probably the least flycatcher, some
times called the chebec.
There are a number of 'least' birds,
80 named because they are smaller than
others of the same genus.
Evening star., 1950-08-19
Fred Allen Nominated to U. N.
Gaylord. Virginia.

We need funny man in the U.N,
and I nominate Fred Allen to represent
us as an alternate delegate.
The Communists lie just as unblush-
ingly as the NaZiS used to do The free
world knows that North Korea, at the
inStlgation Of Russia, attacked South
Korea. What is the Communist story?
That America started the whole mess
by having the South Koreans attack
their northern cousins
Now an honest man faced with a liar
naturally boils with anger and that is
one of the very results the liar wants
to produce. Why not turn the tables on
the lying Communists and have the
whole world laugh at them? Fred Allen
is the man for the job. AS the best
American comedian for making up cork
ing jokes on the spur of the moment,
he could do the world great good by fol-
lowing Mr. Malik at a meeting of the
Security Council of the U.N. The laugh
ter he would set off would ripple out
in giant waves to all corners of the
earth. Give that treatment to Mr.. Malik
or any other Communist speaker and
before long his sense of shame would
be restored to him and never again
would he dare to tell an audience of
free men the monstroSities Communists
have spawned in recent years.
The deadliness of the Communists is
no laughing matter. They are fanatics
who actually believe they can conquer
the world. But We must restore their
sense of shame to their representatives
in free countries, so that they can re-
port back to their masters that the out
side world refuses to listen to lies any
longer.
I hereby propose the organization of
the Fred Allen for U.N. Alternate Dele
gate Club and ask you to extend my
invitation to all good Americans to join
me in this movement
Charles L. CusumanO.
New York
Evening star., 1950-08-19
By WiIIiom Hines

1--WE years ago today a stocky Ameri-
Il can officer stood on the apron of
Nichols Field, Manila, awaiting the ar
rival of an airplane. The officer was Col
Sidney Forester MaShbir of 4934 Indian
lane NV and the aircraft he "Sweated
OUT was the peace plane carrying armi-
Stice ENJOYS of the imperial Japanese
government to Gen. MacArthur'S Philip
pine headquarters.
In all but legal fact, World War II
ended the moment the plane TAXED to
halt and the Japanese ENJOYS dismount-
ed. At the same instant, a strange and
unprecedented American spy story
reached its climax
Col. Mashbir had been an American
spy in Japan in the years after World
War I. He had been pledged to secrecy
about his mission by congressional lead
ers in 1928-secrecy that would last until
after the war with Japan" as one per-
ceptive legislator put it to him.
Even as junior officer in the Arizona
National Guard before the First World
War, Sidney Mashbir had been intelh-
gence-conscious. When he joined the
Regular Army in 1917, he specialized in
military ounterintelligence. and after
the war developed plan for an espio-
mage network in Japan.
In the normal, unimaginative fashion
of the Army, Capt. Mashbir was posted
to Tokyo as an assistant military at
tache. Within "a hours after confiden-
tial orders were handed him in Wash
ington. an official of the Japanese for
eign Office in Tokyo queried the American
Embassy there, who is this Mashbir
who has been assigned to your Embassy"
Some one, it was plain. had planted a
Japanese spy in the American War De-
partment.
1t became equally plain to the military
attaches staff in Tokyo that if Capt.
Mashbir were to be Of any value as a
spy, he must sever his connections with
the Army. And. remembering the
Japanese agent in the War Department,
the break must be a genuine one, and
its cause equally authentic.
Col. Mashbir had been civil engineer
Evening star., 1950-08-19
Some Clarifying Needed

President Truman'S reluctance to complicate
the emergency legislation program by pressing
for universal military training law at this
session is understandable. Less understandable,
however, is the apparent conflict between his
press conference statement on UNIT and Defense
Secretary JohnSons urgent request to Congress
for immediate consideration and enactment of
a standby training statute
The President told reporters that while he
always has been for such a law, it is a contro-
versial issue that must not be allowed to shunt
aside other defense legislation of immediate i'm
portance. 1t is hard to reconcile this comment
with Mr.. Johnson'S earlier White House-approved
letter asking for action on the proposal now It
is too bad that this confusion was allowed to
arise, for the failure of the President and his
Defense Secretary to get together on what, If
anything, they want from Congress at this time
leaves UNIT as much in the air as ever.
There can be no doubt as to the Presidents
stand on the training issue proper. Mr.. Truman
told Congress nearly five years ago-just after
the close of World War II-that the time had
come to institute program Of training for the
youth of America. In his message then he warned
that the atomic age did not obviate the need for
trained manpower, ready to respond in an emer-
gency. He has repeated his plea for UNIT several
times since But Congress was not ready for this
drastic step toward peacetime preparedness. The
cry after the war was for rapid rehabilitation
of our forces. Opposition to "militarization" OF
the Nations citizenry was powerful. Mr.. Truman
even avoided use OF the word military" in de-
scribing his training plan And UNIT died in
committee pigeonholes.
The case for universal military training is as
strong today, however, as it was when the Presi-
dent proposed it in 1945 While training pro-
gram launched now would be of little help in the
Korean emergency, it could prove of great value
if the fighting spreads and is of long duration.
Besides, the psychological effect on Russia and
her satellites undoubtedly would be considerable.
Many of the young men being drafted today
would be better able to enter their Army careers
if they had had the benefit of preliminary basic
training.
There is no reason why congressional COM
mitteeS could not begin consideration of the varl
GUS UNIT bills at this session, even If no reports
are made to the floor before the session ends.
This would not interfere with the enactment of
the urgent legislation which Mr.. Truman properly
wants Congress to pass first. In this way much
time could be saved in the handling of UNIT
legislation in the event OF crises calling for
a go-ahead sign on the training plan. The De-
fenSe Department says there are not enough in
structors right now to take on UNIT in addition
to the drafteeS. But it would be prudent to have
standby authority ready on the books when the
program becomes feasible. clarifying state
ment from the White House might facilitate COM
mittee consideration Of this matter at the least.
Evening star., 1950-08-19

In defense planning. have been Won
dering if it might not be we'll to offer
refreSher courses to older nurses who
have not been on active duty for years.
Nurses who have married. raised fami-
lies and taken care of them through
various illnesses have kept up with their
profession to a large extent.
However, they do need instruction
concerning the newer treatments and
medicines and especially those relating
to atomic warfare.
There no doubt are great many
nurses who would be able and willing
to "brushup" and be ready in case they
were needed.
Evening star., 1950-08-19
He Quit the Army to Spy on Japan

informed that current policy prevented
his being readmitted to the service at
a time when other men were being dis
charged. For nearly five years he
sought by one means or another-includ-
ing private legislation in CongreSS-to
get back in service. Then, in 1928, he
was asked, 'for patriotic reasons" to
say no more until after the showdown
with Japan.
When war broke out in 1941, Col.
Mashbir returned to active duty as an
emergency officer and organized Gen.
MacArthur's Allied Translating and In
terpreting Service. AS a side line he
conducted psychological warfare against
the japanese he knew so well, and coun-
seled Gen. Macarthur as the war
neared it's end to promise the Japanese
that no harm would come to their En-
peror.
Finally, in 1947, private bills were in
troduced in Congress for his reappoint-
ment to the Regular Army. Loosely
drawn, the bills were opposed by the
Army as setting precedent for other,
less justified, appointments.
Col. Mashbir appears-five years after
his encounter with the Japanese at
NICHOLS flelQ--JO nave d SOOQ CIldIlCe 1OI
readmision to the Regular establishment.
A new bill, by Delegate harrington of
Hawaii, spells out Col. Mashbir's peace
time spy services as a preamble to the
proposal for his return to the Regular
Army as a colonel.
Well-to-do from civilian investments
and patents, Col. Mashbir has had no
ak to grind in his 25-year fight
to get back into the service. Why has
he sought so persistently to rejoin the
Regulars?
There is a place in the Army today
for men who are willing to do the kind
of work 1 did in the 1920s," he explains.
Perhaps complete separation from
service will be necessary if they are to
carry out their missions. I want to
establish for them precedent that will
insure them a continuation of their
military careers when their secret work
is over"
Evening star., 1950-08-19
Question Still to Be Answered

The procedure adopted by Senator Pepper
in the local investigation of overlapping has
much to commend it. Testimony in executive
session prevents the indiScriminate public reve-
lation of information which might be more val
liable for the committees purposes if temporarily
withheld while other leads are being developed.
1t also prevents the unnecessary dragging in of
the names of individuals who may have no
relevant connection with the case. After sitting
such testimony in executive session, the Senator
is bringing it out in open testimony later on, or
is giving its import to the reporters
AS the whole story is thus developed, it is
to be hoped that Senator Pepper will provide
some adequate explanation of what has, from
the beginning, been the really intriguing aspect
of the case This relates to the nature and extent
of knowledge, by his SuperiorS, of 1t. Simmons
activities as an investigator in cases with which
the Metropolitan Police Department had no
known connection. He was retained in some
capacity by Senator Brewster, according to what
the Senator has Said-and he was paid in cash
for his expenses" A somewhat comparable in
cident is mentioned in connection with another
committee of Congress- And while Superintend-
ent of Police Barrett has said that he does not
condone wiretapping, it is understood that Maj.
Barrett recommended 1t. Shimon to members of
Congress-
A witness has testified that 1t. Shimon said
United States Attorney Fay knew of his activities
in one case. What was the nature of the infor-
nation which came into the possession Of
Mr.. Fay and Maj. Barrett, and which led to
the mysterious transfer of 1t. Shimon from the
District Attorneys office to a precinct? And
where did the Department of Justice come into
the case to the extent of asking for and receiving
from Maj. Barrett a report on the business?
In other words was 1t. Shmon conducting
his ENTERPRISES as a private individual or as a
member of the Police Department assigned to
the United States Attorney? If he doing it
as private individual without the knowledge
of his superiorS, the fact should be made plain
If he acting with the knowledge of his
SuperiorS, part some of the time, the Police
Department would seem to be about as much
involved as It. Shimon.