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Evening star., 1952-09-06
BY Charles E. TroceweU

times when the nest is in another yard.
In the case of the missing male, this
may be accounted for by the fact that
it has a territory" or insect-anding
region, in which not even its mate is
welcome. Not all persons know that
hummingbirdS eat insects. They believe
that they consume only nectar, that, in
deed, such q charming small creature
would not eat anything so Grass as bags.
But all baby birds are fed on insects,
the hummer'S tiny children no less chan
the cowbird's gigantic baby. It may be
realized that baby hummer, no larger
than the tip Of q finger. needs pretty
small insects, and these are what the
parents 60 after. They fnd them crawl
ing around in the nectar Of the flowers,
especially the bell-shaped ones, such as
petunia blossoms.
Birds have gone to the woods to moult,
these days. This is peculiarly avian
institution. They come out all fresh
feathered, ready to fly away.
We had not seen q wood thrush for
a month, when suddenly one appeared
in the lilacS by the west fence. It scolded
and scolded, making a Querulous sharp
noise hundreds Of times. saying very
plainly, II see q cat"
The cat was old Blackie, who had
been suffering from an epidemic going
the rounds Of the cat population. August
seems q bad month for cats. One year
it win be distemper. another sort Of
coughing malady. And there are always
fieas.
Evening star., 1952-09-06

able to deration food or denationalize
road transport and steel.
The Churchill. government has re-
duced the nations swollen bureaucracy
by firing 10000 civil servants.
It has reduced income taxes in the
lower and medium brackets through the
device of increasing allowances. For in
stance, married couple with two chill
dren with an income of $2,24O a year
are paying $151 now instead of 1884.
1t has given housing priority over all
other forms of building and has turned
out 11O,964 houses in the first six
months Of 1952-an increase Of 81 per
cent over the same period year ago
when the Socialists were in power. But
1t still has not turned house building
back to the private contractors and it
has not yet reached its goal of 900, 1000
houses year.
The coal mines. as the utilities and
railways. will remain government
owned under the Churchill govern
ment. But it is hoped that coal ex-
ports, an important contribution toward
national solvency, will be twice as great
this year as the 1851 figure of 7.S mil
lion tons.
In foreign relations it remains to be
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Nevodo's Political Fireworks

The political temper of 1852 has been marked
most vividly by widespread conviction that the
voters are eager for a change-of personalities,
policies and practices. -
Both major parties recognized this mood in
choosing their presidential nominees, the Repub-
licans turning to the military profession for
General Eisenhower and the Democrats turning
away from those who had been prominent in the
national administration to name the seemingly
reluctant Governor Stevenson. Scattered pri-
maries have supported this feeling. Maine Re-
publicans retired the veteran Senator Brewster,
Tennessee Democrats abandoned the aging Sena-
tor McKellar and Mississippi Democrats did like
wise by the rambunctious Representative Rankin
Aless extreme Illustration, but one appearing
to have the same motivation, can be seen in
Nevada. Tom Meching, young former news
paperman and only rather recently resident OF
the State, has successfully challenged the long
term control of the Democratic organization to
win the party's senatorial nomination. MIR.
Mechling represented freshness of blood, en-
thusiasm and energy. He campaigned in the
sparsely populated State on virtually a face-to-
face basis, talking personally more than in mass
gatherings to an estimated $4,000 citizens. He
took positive position on precise issues and kept
Evening star., 1952-09-06
This and That

There Is the crow, lark, starting.
grackle and the water thrusheS.
The ovenbird is just bit over
inches long, with a fine long tail and
pretty pink feet.
He bobs his head and tail. and pre-
sents a slightly comic appearance. of
which he is wholly unconscious.
He gets his name from his nest, Of
dried grass arched over with dead leaves,
placed on the ground.
At various periods the ovenbird has
been called the golden-crowned thrush,
the wood wagtail and the teacher bird.
the last from the naive belief that he
says, Teacher, teacher, teacher"
This is one Of the birds that has the
habit of huttering out Of the nest as
If with broken wing. in order to at
tract the attention of intruders away
from the nest.
The water thrush is also seen here
abouts. and it. too. walks very nicely. 1t
is slightly larger than the ovenbird.
1t builds its nest on the ground, usual
ly between the roots of old trees. The
exterior is made of leaves covered with
mud.
Often there is q path Of leaves laid
away from the nest, with q sort Of
platform or doormat In front.
AS for the absence Of the male hum
mer. as noted by our correspondent, this
often happens. Sometimes one will
never see the female In ones yard, but
the male. This latter happens some
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Count Sforzo Is Dead

The cause of political freedom in the world
lost one of its genuine champions in the death
of Count Carlo Sforza, former italian Foreign
Minister.
An aristocrat by birth but democrat by
instinct, Count Sforza accepted the challenge
of political tyranny 80 years ago when the heavy
hand of Fascism settled over his country.
Educated at law, the distinguished son Of line
of distinguished italian families had climaxed
a diplomatic career of 20 years by, serving as
Foreign Minister in 1920 and 1921. His philoso-
phies of political dignity of the individual and
of moderate rather than extreme nationalism
already had been formulated and were reflected
In his unyielding opposition to the totalitarian
creed of Benito Mussolini. He was an exile from
his country through the Fascist years and spent
much of that time In the United States as
lecturer and teacher.
@' In the postwar period of Italys rebirth Count
Sforza served again as Foreign Minister from
1947 to 1851. To the record of those years he
contributed an untifing devotion to the principles
of Italian association with the West and the
development Of the community of Free Europe.
principal architect of the Treaty Of Rapallo in
1920, he sought an amicable solution Of the
-Yugoslav differences in these more recent
years. He maintained a tolerance toward Com
munism in Russia but . repulsion against 1t In
Italy.
His voice will be missed In his own country
and in the councils Of free people everywhere.
Evening star., 1952-09-06

seen whether the Conservatives will be
more successful than the Socialists in
solving such sticklers as. for instance,
Egypt and Iran (although the ConServa-
tives maintain the Hanian Oil might
never have been lost if they had been
running things at the time).
The upShot Of it all is Winston
Churchill. who won the war for Brit
ain. is finding it lot more difficult to
pull of miracles in peacetime. He is
n and he clings to his wartime habits
of intervening in any and every gov
ernment department as he chooses. This
has aroused considerable hard feeling
within his own party.
You hear whispers that "He is too
DID," "He ought to retire" "One-man
government is no good in peacetime''
and ''He doesn't understand economies :"
Some critics declare that what has
been accomplished has been not because
Of. but in spite of, "the old man."
They can't deny. however. that the
spark Of genius still burns in him
brighter probably than in any other
politician on the scene today. Nor can
they deny the fact that any government
taking over at such time would have
had a tough job on its hands.
(Chicaso Daily News Foreign service.)
Evening star., 1952-09-06

up running attack on leaving party control
indefinitely IN the hands of one man.
It happens that that one man in Nevada
has been Senator McCarran, controversial
figure who has often been at violent odds with
the Democratic national administration The
defeated candidate was Senator McCarrans
choice, circumstance that left him vulnerable
to the Mechling line of attack. It Is probably
true that some of the winners votes were gained
because Of the McCarran differences with the
administration in Washington. but it is likely
that more of them were gained because the
Nevada Democrats simply wanted change.
Mr.. Mechling still has hard row to hoe
before he reaches the Senate. Incumbent Sena-
tor Malone, something of maverick himself is
running again on the Republican side. Every
seat is important in the close race for Senate
control this year and the Nevada contest between
two energetic and individualisttc campaigners
should be one of the interesting and hard-to-
predict races in the next two months.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
"TH1RTY-FoURTH STREET.

IE1HI Y -cOOH1d 0INEE1.
Dear Sir:
''As a faithful reader, I turn to you
with q question.
This bird walks around my garden
late in the afternoon, staying close be-
meath but not quite under bushes.
"He Is no larger than sparrow and
very much the same color-of course, I
know there are many kinds Of sparrows,
but when you are not too near them
and they are on the feeding station or
the grass beneath, they all seem red
dish brown.
"And this little fellow does. too, only
he Is Of q more slender build and his
tail is (proportionately) almost as long
as the mockingbird's, and he does not
hop, he walks, and when he walks his
head goes back and forth as does
doves or pigeons.
Please. what is he?
"'Also on tall climbing vine we call
q flame vine is female hummingbird
every day-working as hard as she
can, and once in while resting on
wire or leafless branch when I've had
the chance to look at her through field
glasses, and 1t is always the same. Where
is papa? She is white -throated and has
white tipped tail feathers.
: = Sincerely. NJ. c. B.
This Is the ovenbird. most charm
ing Of the walkers.
Birds that walk, instead Of hop. are,
after all. not too many.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Haunted City

This Is a city haunted By the great.
Here Lineoli, kept his tragic tryst Uith
fate.
Here Whitman strobe. and Edgar Allan
Dreamed beauty into being, long ago.
like to think that Daniel Chester
French
Once sat, as !, upon this Uery bench.
or knoar that in this small cafe
Bojangles danced, and Jolson sang his
heart GiDay.
That sometimes. softly. Woodrow VIII
sons feet
Pro,Dled ancient bookstores once upon
this street.
This shining city! Hoc easy to believe
1t Is place they could not really leape.
That often. in the dusk or breaking
damn
Great ones walk again IN Washington.
Marjorie Holmes
Evening star., 1952-09-06
The Stevenson RebuttoI

It is doubtful that Franklin D. Roosevelt at
his very best, packed an oratorical punch COM
parable to Adlai stevensons.
At Denver, the Democratic candidate was
more or less on the defensive. General Eisen-
howers popular reception in the South, where
he struck hard at the "mess" in Washington,
forced the Illinois Governor to tackle this issue
again. He did it exceedingly well, denouncing
corruption in Office as treason" and promising
that "any crooks ever find in Government will
be exposed and punished as quickly as can
catch them" And he did it in a speech that
was brief, witty, graceful and delivered with the
masters touch. If this campaign is to be decided
on the basis of speaking ability alone, General
Eisenhower is far behind.
At one point, however, Governor Stevenson
seemed to miss the mark. He said he resented
the charges ''that imply that either my honesty
or my fidelity to public trust would be diminished
by election to an Office revere"
This was thrust at General Eisenhower's
contention that ''no man. however honest, can
clean up this mess if he is elected as the nominee
of the administration which created the mess"
That hardly implies any reflection on Gov
ernor Stevenson's honesty or fidelity What 1t
does suggest is that real cleanup In Govern
ment must come from change OF administra-
ton; that no Democrat can perform the ruthless
surgery on his own party that would be necessary
to do the job. No doubt Governor Stevenson
sincerely believes that he could and would do
it. But if he should be elected he will soon fnd
out that it is easier to promise the operation
than actually to perform it on patient who,
in the last analysis, will have been responsible
for his victory at the polls. -.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Prnfitobie Teamwork

Fairfax County and Alexandria will be
beneflting not only themselves but the whole
Washington Metropolitan Area if they are able
TO solve their sewage problems under proposed
Jol1t-diSpoSal compact All communities along
thisSection OF the polluted Potomac River stand
TO gain from the developing movement for
CONCERTED attack on the menace of a near-Septic
river Fairfax County and Alexandria are in
particularly fortunate position to share in these
benefits at bargain rate. Teamwork will do
thestrtc
The Virginia city and county are moving
rapidly and wisely to explore the advantages of
joint disposal of their sewage. They must move
rapidly because the State Water Control Board
Is breathing down their necks. The board has
ordered both jurisdictions to take prompt
measures to halt the dumping of raw garbage
into the river But both Jurisdictions realize that
toosmuch haste could mean waste-waste of more
than SIS million, in fact.
>+John J. Corbalis Fairfax County's sanitary
engineer and leader in the movement for joint
solHtion of nearby Virginia's sewage-disposal
problems, told the Fairfax Board of Supervisors
that an engineering survey has shown that large
savings can be expected from combined facilities.
Engineers engaged Jointly by Fairfax and Arling-
TOM Counties and the cities of Alexandria and
Falls Church have said that the aggregate cost
VI n1c A1cAdll-
dria and Fairfax County would be in excess of
$11 million, whereas joint plant could be built
for about SO million. This plant, in addition,
could save the two areas So million in operating
costs, the experts declared.
The engineers are continuing their studies
into the advantages and disadvantages of various
proposals for sharing facilities and costs of
treatment plants in other parts of nearby vr-
ginia. These studies are somewhat expensive,
but the investment in a survey eventually may
pay extraordinary dividends to all concerned
cleaner safer Potomac River would not be the
least OF these dividends
Evening star., 1952-09-06
CoIor-TV Progress

DEVELOPMENTS in the field of color -television
research indicate that the Federal Communica-
tions Commission will have, to reconsider the
whole question of color-TV standards before the
industry resumes commercial activity In this
field During the hiatus caused by emergency
shortages of materials. an industry committee
has been experimenting with systems designed
to provide the best color pictures on basis
compatible" with existing black -and-white
television. The system approved by the FEC prior
to the shutdown of color-TV manufacture was
incompatible" which means that present re-
ceivers would need adapters to receive color
broadcasts in black and white. The public will
welcome the news that a highly satisfactory
compatible color system has been perfected. It
is news which the FEC cannot afford to ignore.
Most of the television industry disapproved
of the FEC ruling in favor of the Columbia
Broadcasting Systems whirling- disc, incompatible
receiving set The ruling was contested by the
Radio Corporation of America, which had devised
an all-electronic compatible system, but the
Supreme Court upheld the legality of the FEC
decision-although conceding the desirability OF
a compatible method. Before any appreciable
headway could be made in placing the CHS
system on the market, the Government halted
use of critical materials for color TV.
In the meantime, the industry has proceeded
with research and development in the color
transmission feld-with what spokesman has
just described as superb results. A series OF
recent field tests in the New York area with
much-improved RCA color system has convinced
the industry committee that the FEC decision
needs reconsideration. The industry-Sp
system uses signal which enables color pictures
to be received in black and white on conventional
screens without any change in the sets. To
receive pictures in color, however, special color
tube would have to be installed-or q separate
color set purchased. CHS color programs could
not be received on conventional sets in black
and white without installation Of adapterS.
It has become more and more evident that
the original FEC ruling in favor of an incom-
patible system was premature. Fortunately,
because of the emergency suspension of color-set
production, no great harm has been done. 1t is
also evident that the FEC should take new
look at developments in color TV. The public
has right to benefit from the advances made
in color transmission and reception since the
disputed FEC ruling of last year.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Another Sleeping Sentry

With the sheerest horror I read the
letter Of Gen. Dorm defending the action
of the Army in sentencing Sentry War;
rem Mcconnell to 10 years imprison-
ment He revealed that another boy
received the same sentence for the
same offense. What in heavens name
is going on?
Luckily, the Mcconnell case has
pierced our own iron curtain and now
we know that there is one more name
less, silent unfortunate. In the name
of humanity let us find out how many
more of our kids have been sentenced
to spend their youth in priSon
Frank Brady.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
He Should Be Cooperating

It is hard to reconcile Senator McCarthy's
concern over the loyalty of Federal employees with
his critical attitude toward efforts of the Civil
Service Commission to eliminate disloyalty from
the loyalty program One would suppose that
the Wisconsin Senator would be foremost and
loudest in denunciation' of any person or any
act threatening to undermine internal security.
Yet, when the commission suspended an employe
suspected of betraying secrets of the Loyalty
Review Board, Senator Mccarthy disapproved.
There is reason, of course. The secret informal
tion found its way to the Senator and proved
useful to him in his attacks on the State
Department.
Senator Mccarthy told reporters: "It seems
noteworthy that the speed of punishment for
anybody even suspected of helping my fight
against traitors is like lightning compared with
the snail-pace action to root out the influences
which have put us into this international mess"
1t is true that in some cases Government depart
mentS have dragged their feet in pushing the
loyalty program. But certainly the Loyalty
Review Board and the Civil Service Commission
are not in this class The very information which
some. employe of the commission leaked" out
revealed the alertness of the board as to weak
spots. in the security system and its determine
tion to correct them.
That the board and the commission acted
swiftly to discover the weak spot in its own
security setup calls for commendation not con-
demnation. If the integrity of its own personnel
is in question, the whole program Of the board
becomes subject to question. The leaking of any
confidential information concerning loyalty
matters to unauthorized persons, whoever they
may be, is grave offense. 1t may well be-as
Senator Mccarthy alegeS-that the wrong
person" is under suspicion in this case. If Mr..
Mccarthy has information that will enable the
commission to punish the right person for a
serious betrayal of trust at the commission, he
should have given it to the agency long ago.
Silence under these circumstances would be
indefensible.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Patience Toxed, Too

Can you give me any good reason
why District residents must pay
personal property tax? Why isn't every
one in Washington taxed? No doubt
the city could use more revenue. Many
people don't know about the tax and
many more don't want to know about it.
Because am buying my house, must
pay the tax. But there are thousands
of apartment dwellers here and they
do not pay any tax. They don't try to
find out if they should pay. This per-
sonal property tax is, without question,
the most unfair, ridiculous and un-
reasonable one we have.
am very surprised that the citizens
of the District-poor unhappy Govern
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Principal Not the Thing

Two partly analogous cases recently
have been given publicity One con-
cerned Mount Rainier man who repaid
dept of $32 owed since 1892. The
other heralded hero of honesty repaid
in full the benefits received from the
Board of Public Welfare, and decided
later, according to reports, that he still
owed $50 in interest, which he also
fully paid.
If our good Mount Rainier neighbor
would like to follow the same pattern
and qualify to receive a Diogenese
lantern. he may also remit $1.203. 40
to his creditor. this being the interest
on $32 for a period of so years.
william H. Hammack.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Had Enough

The Democratic campaign must base
on the record of Democratic administra-
tion. What are its accomplishments?
1t doubled the cost Of living in 10 years,
raised taxes to onerous heights and
made prodigiouS waste of public funds.
It allowed Pinks and Reds to inf1ltrate
the public service. encouraged un-
precedented corruption in Government
dealings and committed us to the
Korean war without the approval of
Congress or the people when reason
forecast disaster. After two years, with
$40 billion expense, 125.000 casualties,
and the ruin Of Korea with death Of
millions. there is no end in sight and
our hands are tied for fear of Russia.
In addition, the Democratic administra-
ton aided favored groups while many
of us, with relatively fixed incomes,
tend towards poverty.
C. G. Abbott.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Trumon's Loyalty to Acheson

1t was with great pleasure read
where President Truman had the cour-
age to tell the American Legion where
to get of the other day when they de-
manded Dean Acheson be relieved at
once. Thank God our great President
is not afraid Of the truth nor is he afraid
Of pressure groups.
J. Raymond Morris.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Cost of Living
Provoked.

We note your front page notice of the
cost of living rising monthly, but it
would delight our hearts if you would
also tell the people exactly why it rises.
The Government is in the food busi-
ness-shipping food all over the earth,
and the Army living like kings, espec-
tally here in America. Food is grabbed
by the Government for this and that
The grocer will certainly tell you, that
is back Of the high cost of food.
The socialists have us! Those so-called
liberals. 81. .-...
Vera BOarman.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Quietly for Ike

In your issue for August q, David
Lawrence has perfectly expressed the
feeling Of those who, like myself, see
in Gen. Eisenhower a candidate to be
fully trusted. His outstanding ability
and rare achievements, his utter sin
cerity. his fairness, his desire to serve
his country, are sufficient guaranty of
his fitness for, the Office of President,
even if he were never to make political
speech.
The demand for spectacular cam
paigning seems to indicate that many
OF our fellow Americans like political
flreworks-the scorching words, the
rocket glare Of publicity, the verbal
detonations. But wonder if 1t is re-
allied that, to some of us. all this eva
nescent display is wholly distasteful.
We quiet ones. who are seldom heard,
are deeply concerned about our Govern
ment. and we are ready to give our sup
port to man of proved capacity and
integrity: Gen. Eisenhower.