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Evening star., 1952-02-28
Theodore Roosevelt BRIDGE?

There should be some way of reconciling
the plans for an street bridge across the
Potomac with the long-standing plans for de-
veloping Theodore Roosevelt Island as nature
sanctuary" The effort which Engineer Comnlis-
sioner Robinson is making to bring about an
agreement between the District and the Roose-
velt Memorial Association is well worth while
It is to be hoped that some understanding can
be reached that will preserve the beauty of the
island without blocking proposals for bridge
approximately midway between the Memorial
and Key bridges
The association has a right to guard ieal-
ously the wooded island near the Virginia shore
which 1t presented to the Nation in 1882 as
memorial to Theodore Roosevelt Major General
Frank r. Mccoy, president Of the association,
says the goal is to create in the midst of the
noise and confusion Of the Nations Capital an
island of solitude and natural beauty where men
may find lost values and perSpectives." Congress,
In accepting the gift, guaranteed that no de-
velopment plan would be adopted without the
associations approval An article on this page
gives the history Of the memorial project.
The purpose Of making the islanh a place
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Opening Relief Rolls

Public interest and concern which has
been aroused ever The pF0Visi0hs OF tha
Jef1hef amendment with RsaaFd 30 DUba
lle assistance rolls demands that the
Issue De- dealt With eeuFaae6usly and
ebjeetlVeiV,
We need 10 seFt out what IA bshiBd
these attacks on public welfare and
particularly what IA behind the de-
maAas By s8lfle RF8Hps that The names
ana amounts OF RPaHts OF those FeeeIVs
INC PUZZLE assistance be made available
f9P pubiie scrutiny, This seems 10 be only
one OK many disturbing and fVlghtens
ING lRVAslens OF Individual rights now
R9lnG on IN this country, This issue
eanngt be separated from tho hysteTla
10 which mere and more Americans are
s4eeHmbing=the hystepla Of destroying
What ~ fundamental 10 our existence
~ a free Natlen by a use OF the very
means which we deeFy In others, Shame,
humiliation, punishment are outmoded
as ways Of making people behave, Ex-
posing hundreds Of thousands of indi-
ylduals, who for various reasons have
found 1t necessary TO receive public
assistance, to public humiliation viii
not eliminate those few who, also for
various reasons, may not be entitled to
1t.
Let us look ut this problem in its
proper perspective. Attacks on indi-
Evening star., 1952-02-28
This and That

There comes time In the life Of every
home bird watcher when he grows stale.
Only common sparrows, starlings and
pigeons tend to visit his stock Of freely
exposed foods.
The beauties Of birdland-the evening
grosbeaks, the cardinals, the titmice, the
Jays, these and many others-he sees
less frequently.
And the squirrels!
These come to be nuisance to the
watcher, as he sees the rodents monopo-
lie the Sunhower seed.
Well, what is to be done about IL?
It all becomes good lesson in life,
really, not just the life Of birds. but all
life.
This is one of the fine features Of
watching and feeding the birds, or feed
ing and watching them, whichever way
one chooses.
Sometimes the watching comes first,
Now and then determined person puts
out food and draws the winged ones to
him. Previously he may not have seen
one.
Nearby Maryland and Virginia have
been blessed with many winged crea-
lures. In other cities residents do not
feed the birds because they seldom see
any.
Even here, In what once was q bird
paradise. the numbers tend to grow
smaller year by year.
Smaller. that Is. IN the home plaCe.
Evening star., 1952-02-28

where men could enjoy the beauties Of nature
has been hafnpered by the islands inaccesSbliity
TO al but canoeists and other boatmen. Perhaps
the 'plans for the new bridge Couid be made DO
flt In with the high purposes Of the memorial
group. Al now 0i1afted, the route followed by
the bridge would pass over only one tip Of the
island II might be possible to move II even
farther away from the isiand-aithough IL
should be kept sufiieiehtiy distant from the
Memorial Bridge as not 10 detfaet from that
fire structure.
II built near Roosevelt island, The bridge
might be made TO serve the assoeiatlef's en-
pressed objective Of making the island available
10 ylslt6fs who want 10 eet away from Che
huflysbufv OF city ilie A pedestrian stairway
e6uld be provided 20 accommodate nature levers
who eain6t now reach The island because OF
lack OF WateFeraft In this way the island could
Dc appreciated by mere people than have been
able 10 ylslt II In the pastr And, a. O Anal
t9Hehr the structure might appropriately be
named the Theodore ReeseVeit Bridge
Evening star., 1952-02-28

rabbits In one State. SO that new ones
must be brought from other States.
At the very same time, fox hunts of
500 persons are on the move to kill of
, the foxes.
In this interplay Of forces, 1t is only
natural that the birds must suffer, too.
Bees are killed by ODD sprays.
Even large birds (eating insects killed
by various spray materially die from
eating the dying insects.
He or she who likes the birds, and
feeds them at home, must assume the
robes OF philosopher when the birds
tend to stay away.
There is not much to be done about
It. since the reasons for 1t are hard to
find, and often too far away to ever
discover.
The best thing. certainly. Is to be
philosophical about it. Keep up the
feeding. and hope for change.
Above all, do not be impatient at the
more common birds. the English SPAR
row. the starlingS, the pigeons. All OF
them are hungry.
Even the squirrels, In the cold, need
food. No one can rightly censure them
for finding out where food is to be had.
The more ones birds play out. the
more OF, philosopher one can be. Or
can he? tits an age-old question. and
bird-feeding might as well bring 1t UP as
anything else.
TO him who overcometh, shah be
given the crown Of life. And there are
many ways "a overcoming.
Evening star., 1952-02-28
BY Charles E. Trocewen

There has been an increase In un-
wanted species and fewer and fewer OF
the others. Changes In natural food
supplies play a part.
just what man does Is relatively
unknown.
The incessant use Of poisonous sprays.
the flash Of lights. the humming auto-
mobile tires-these and other factors
seem to be having a detrimental effect
on bird life. <s
More and more watchers here miss
their cardinal families, they say. 8
Then they look around for cuiprit.
If they see cat, they think 1t Is cat.
II they see squirrels, they want to be-
heve the squirrels are responsible.
-
It must be kept In mind that changing
conditions, including building operations.
maybe miles away. have an influence.
A correspondent wrote the other day
that some years ago he saw hundreds of
birds, of all sizes, slain on the roads.
Today he sees very few.
He wants to know II the birds have
got trafdc-wise, or have they all been
slain by the cars?
Here again is difficult question to
answer.
All that can be said with any GER
tainty Is that the natural tendency of
going human communities is to make
life very dif1cult for many small living
things. Q
We have told Of the ki,,inr Of All the
Evening star., 1952-02-28

end Of Memorial Bridge, A service ferry
landing would he at the north end,
Sole reminder of the islands me-
mortal role would be q simple stone
overlook on o height above the public
landing
Landscaper Olmsted said It would
take century to perfect the forest. But
he promised the wait would be worth
1t. r'ai
1T Is clear" he wrote, "that no other
aiIi-would be SO appropriate for CON-
memorating the personality and in
terests Of the man, Theodore Roosevelt" !"
II the association remains adamant.
only Congress can overrule it. The law
says not only must the Roosevelt Assoc
ciation approve any plan, but the as
sociation can veto anything "incon-
sistent" Clearly, states the association.
any bridge is Inconsistent" with plans
for development Of the island.
Oddly, the memorial planners them.
selves once advocated q bridge. It would
have tied an island road to the Virginia
shores memorial parkway.
And World War II pontoon struc-
ture actually crossed the island for
emergencies.
The island. in fact, once was the Po-
tomacS main crossing. George Wash
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Maryland Teachers Paw

Many obscure reasons have been given
by opponents OF Maryland H0use Blll
BiB ~ 70 WHY Maryland teachers sh0Vld
h6b receive a $500 Statewide increase
In pay, but the comment by he0nstant
Reader" In Fhe Star, February "A, hits
bei9w the bell,
e9nstant Reader stated MARYLAND
teachers and some Representatives In
the eeneFal Assembly are endeaVeping
70 bFlnR back the spells system y
This suggestion IA outrageous, since ON q
matter which appears 10 no politics In
lts least attractive form, the teachers
IN q gr9pn or slngly, have yet 10 speak
tor themselves In favor Of an increase,
House Bill 6l9 Ia dead, Those OF US
who want q salary increase for our
teachers are not, Fortunately, Prince
Georges Countys Senator Fletcher has
assured VS. that Commissioner Latimer
feels that we can pay q $500 increase on
q county level, am certain the many
voices In favor Of this increase will in
clude those Of the "parent-Voter lobby"
whose better educated children will, in
the future, benefit from the economy
OF hetter-paid teachers,
Frances Townsend Trammell.
Evening star., 1952-02-28
I. RS Admirers Take Up His Biz Stick
By James a. Dsone

IN esefted Theodore Roosevelt island "A
- the last plAee any District Engineer
Commissioner normally would Set foot,
But Brig, Gen. Bernard T. Robinson
seems not only 10 have put his foot Oh
II, but Ia II.
is60Seyeit island for 40 years has been
special project With WaShifEt6iiB 1afk
people, III 1883, u was beusht for $685.
900 BY Theodore H66seveit admirers and
HANDED 10 the Government. The glft
WAB f6R u bafk=e6fsldefe fitting
memorial Fhe Rough Rider used 10
swim there 10 IA said, 66hgressl aeeepts
Ing gratefully, gave the d0h6Fs the last
w0Fd on all plans
, Depression and war INTERVIEWED, and
plans were blee6nh0iedi But they
weren't f9FR0Hen, Gen, Robinson
proved this In pP0p0sIng=WIth hIs hlRba
way aldes==ll new bpIdRe, Fhe bpIdgeIs
ieeatlen=HeeseVelt Island
Nal Gen. Prank H. MeeeV, ReeseVelt
memorial Association president, pBt 1t
blHntiV, HE called II Illegal Park 0fHs
elais eeheedr old blpepFlnts were pulled
eytl ana the Island development came
alive again.
The Roosevelt Memorial Association
does not want q bridge or any part Of q
bridge, on the island,
What 1t wants Is q rescreated wood
lana Wilderness, like that the first set
tiers found, Not statue, but the whole
forest would be the Roosevelt memorial,
The public wouldn't be excluded, but
gasoline would, Footpaths, but no roads,
would be provided, And the only access
to the island would be by ferryboat,
Gen, Robinsons proposed highway
span would ruin the nature plan, Gen.
Mccoy contends.
That plan is ready. It's execution
was started, in fact, when CCC boys
cleared dead wood, planted 10000 trees
and shrubs and cut trails in the 'SOs.
Now the association plans to ask Con-
gress to finance the remainder, with the
Roosevelt centenary-O October az, 1855
as the target date.
Frederick Law Olmsted, noted land
scape architect. drew the design. Con-
striction cost would be rnoderate-the
estimate, $635,000. Proposed is this:
A new hardwood forest would cover
most Of the 80 acres. A cleared picnic
area would be near the center, COM
plete with fireplaces. At the north end
would be q rustic shelter house with re-
freShn1ent stand. There would be sew.
eral miles Of foot trails.
Public access would be at o south.
end ferry landing. Frequent boat service
would connect with Columbia Island
and parking lot, near the Virginia
Evening star., 1952-02-28
-csHrtsg oEmstsa RFpsp AssAltsstu,

ingt0n used the ferry there, as-so it's
said-did Rraddock on his way to defeat,
In the early l800s stone causeWay led
from the island to Virginia, leaving the
terryboat to ply the Georgetown Chan
mel. Parts of the causeway remain.
In causeway days John Mason--of the
prominent Virginia family--lived on the
island, entertaining notables in a brick
mansion. Parts of the mansion walls
stood until recently. Later an athletic
club and boat club took over, and
there was even dance hall. One hot
July 5000 spectators watched balloon
ascend. In more recent times George
Washington University proposed an
island stadium. and real estate develop
ers an apartment project. Wartime OSS
agents were trained there and FBI
agents are now.
And In 1882 the memorial association,
with It's purchase, saved the rustic island
from other proposed uses by purchasing
IT from the owner, the Washington Gas
Light Co.
All that is history. Now due Is re-
turn to nature. The only threat Is Gen.
Robinson's bridge plan-which viii have
to be abandoned or 50 changed that 1t
will meet with the approval, instead of
condemnation. Of the Roosevelt Memo
rial Association.
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Pensioners q. the Polls
b. b. BuckshOt.

Chairman Robert Doughton and his
Democratic-cont House Ways and
Means Committee are doing more to
defeat the Democrats in this falls
election than any other group by refus-
ing to allow any one of the several
old-age pension bills now before them
to come before the House for record
vote. at g4E t@ 81.
This Is precisely what former Chair
man Harold Krutsun Of Minnesota and
his Republicans controlled Ways and
Means Committee did d few years ago.
It 50 it1censed senior voters that, when
the votes we're counted In the fail Of
1g4S, not only was Knutson sotindly
defeated for the first time In his long
career, but the g. D. r. took d terrible
licking In the bisgest political upset on
record,
No party can ignore the pleas Of sew
efal million voters ever % years OF aye
and still viii af1 election
Charles r. Martin.
Evening star., 1952-02-28

viduals, their rights and their reputa-
lions. Is one OF the favorite sports Of
this troubled period. Every step we
take IN this direction results in fur
ther deterioration Of our standards of
decency and our individual and national
integrity. We cannot pull down the
other fellow without pulling ourselves
down, too at ft
As q social worker, I feel that an
accounting. Of stewardship for public
funds expended for public assistance
IS an obligation OF those who are re-
sponsihH Tor public welfare programs.
] also believe that there are ways Of
achieving this without putting indiyid-
uals and families in public stocks No
one who knows anything about public
welfare win deny that there are some
people receiving assistance who are not
entitled to 1t. The number Is infnitesi.
NAL compared With the many who are
rightfully in need Of help, and the
methods proposed to get them of as
sistai1ce are neither realistic nor demo-
cratic.
Eileen BlaCkey,
Editors note: The right of the tax
payers to know how their money ID
being spent Is an older concept In this
c5tihtfy than the relatively new system
Of public relief This Fight can and
sh0uld be exercised without ethbarfassl
ffietit 0f those OH public relief f0iisj
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Discovery

Strange hon I used to think that I
Was better qualified than You
To choose the nay i0ent, the jon
I needed, and all beauty, too.
When lust around the corner. Lord.
There matted, for ny finding out.
Your tDdD, and more OF loneliness 80.
And jov than dared dream about
Elaine v. Emons
Evening star., 1952-02-28
World Day OF Prayer

People IN more t1an 100 alHeTent countries
tomorrow viii Join IN prayer, The movement
began in the United States In 1887 and originally
was limited to home missions In 1920 1t became
international when Canadians united with Amer
leans in the undertaking, Seven years later
other nations began to cooperate, The World
Day of Prayer in 1852 will start in the Fiji Islands
on the edge of the international date line and
will circle the globe and the clock. Millions OF
men, women and children are expected to par
ticipate. Locally, the General Department Of
Church Women of the Washington Federation Of
Churches is the principal sponsoring group.
The idea of community prayer is by no
means restricted to Biblical authority. 1t also is
represented in the lay literature of ancient
Hebrew Greek and Roman times. In 1907 Mme
de Stael, writing in "Corinne," declared: "To
pray together, in whatever tongue or ritual, is
the most tender brotherhood Of hope and SYM
pathy that men can contract in this life" Still
earlier, Benjamin Franklin had advocated the
practice of individual prayer in his famous Poor
Richards Almanac, 1757," in which the reader
is urged to: "Work as If you were to live 100
years; pray as if you were to die tomorrow"
The motivation for tomorrow's observance,
of course is to be found In the age of confusion
and disaster in which living generations find
themselves involved General acknowledgment
of the need for divine guidance In finding our
way out of trouble expresses an instinct implicit
in men and women the world over Whether
one prays in crowded cathedral or alone in
ones home, 1t win be good to pray when people
of good viii everywhere are praying.
In Washington the House restaurant on its
breakfast menu features. seltzer, aspirin and
bicarh This is for spots before the eyes, like the
zeroes in billion.
$a
IA wildlife writer tells Of fish being attracted
BY such things as buttons and green cloth. Eyi-
IDENTITY pool sharl1 ~ 4
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Hatch Act In ArIineten

Fhe Hatch Act must be libeFalised
where IL pertains 10 Washinatens suba
urban area n the rights OF Federal
workers and OF the area V0ters are not
10 be permanently restricted Fhis IA
especially true OF ApilnGten County
where a. suit has been fled 70 enforce
constitutional provisions AGAINST the
simultaneous holding OF Federal and
local pesltl9ns, Under the acts pF9r
visions, o thiFaspaFtg organization
heAPlshes as q supposedly Renspelitleal
Rreup, Nothing could be less nom
pelltleal for II holds nominating eenr
Ventions, collects and spends campaign
funds, alssemlnates caEanaign literature,
elects candidates. In short, goes through
oil the motions OF genuine political
party,
Despite its minor voting strength-its
single successful opposed candidate In
last falls election received only SIS per
cent Of the total vote cast-this third
party has successfully gained complete
control Of Arlington's government, BY
their balance Of power, the minority
Nonpartisans have succeeded in frus-
trating the expressed wishes Of two
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Macarthur q WindmiIl2

Among your Fair Deal columnists Is
q little lady Don Quixote who Is battling
windmills. Her puny efforts to belittle
the character Of Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur are about as ineffective as snow
fake falling on o giant.
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Nv THE HARKTN RRRVTgR

O. Does the PTemleE Of Frames ehaoss
MS Gahlnet9=-H, y, 4, -
A, The President Of the Republic
nemlnates the Premier, and the PFemiaV
ehoosas A cabinet no thinks will win
the approval Of q majority Of the Par
lament, The PFemleF and his cabinet
are then voted upon by the Parliament,
Either may be dlsappFoVed, II both are
dlsappFoyed the President must nomi-
nate another Premier,
Evening star., 1952-02-28
Questions end Answers

.BgAsVssbsA EiaeEEA tes Mh. .EA,I IA,BsgssEpis
sStSs w sAsssisss ytsN
Evening star., 1952-02-28

Q, What general of the Civil War led
MS men on horseback even though he
had only one armq-H. ], T.
A. Gen. Philip Kearney, who lost an
arm In the Mexican War, was familiar
figure galloping along the battle front,
the reins Of his horse held firmly In his
teeth. Kearney was brilliant cavalry
leader, termed by Scott "the most per-
feet soldier" he ever knew. l
Evening star., 1952-02-28

@. Please describe the international
flag Of good WILD. r.
A. The World Flag Of International
Goodwill, the U. N. Honor Flag, is white
with four upright pillars. symbolizing
the four freedoms. upon 1t. The pillars
are usually red, but blue and green are
optional colors. This flag may be used to
honor particular country or person.
Its scope depends upon the occasion.
@. When did the Japanese people
begin the custom Of climbing to the top
Of Mount Fllji to see the sunrise9 I
-E. ~.
A. The custom is not very old as the
history Of Japan goes. It began 400 years
ago on day when the EhintO priest,
Kakugyo Hasegawa, stood In penitence
an block Of wood at the foot Of Full
yama before climbing the 71a miles to
the top.
Evening star., 1952-02-28

n wildlife writer tells Of fish being attracted
BY such things as buttons and green cloth. Evi-
IDENTIFY pool shark 1. s4t /.
Evening star., 1952-02-28

In washington, the House restaurant on its
breakfast menu features. seltzer. aspirin and
bicarb This is for spots before the eyes, like the
zeroes in billion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-21
Baton Twirlers
Will Compete

Prof. Manley r. Whitcomb, d.
rector Of Ohio State University
bands, will function as chief Judge
of the third annual Baton Twill
ing Championship Contest at the
1852 Ohio State Fair Aug. 1920.
He will be assisted by Jack K.
Lee, director of the University of
Michigan Marching Band and Rob-
ert s. Arthur, director of the Uni
versity of Pittsburg Bands, as
associate judges. Devon Kesling,
Ohio State University's all-time
great drum major and baton twirl-
ing expert, will act as contest field
manager and will give 15-minute
demonstrations each day at the
opening of the contests.
Boys and girls between the ages
of 6 and 81 years will compete in
10 classes of five divisions; two in
termediate, four junior and four
senior. Junior and senior champ
ions will be crowned, followed by
the awarding of the Ohio State
Fair Grand Championship. Juniors
and seniors and boys and girls r
eligible for the big championship.
The Devon Kesling rotating
trophy will be presented to the
champion. Entries for the contest
close Aug. 1.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-21

Hall and Lugibill bought of S. S.
Motter and Eli Motter a a load of
good fat cattle, consisting of steers
and heifers, the former furnishing II
head that weighed 1890 pounds, and
the latter eight head weighing $3.50
pounds. The load cost over $1,000.
Over 600 fowls, representing 2S
varieties, are on exhibit at the poul-
try show in the town hall.
Jacob Amstutz is teaching the Hill
vile school. Miss Loomis of Bea-
verdam, the regular teacher, is quar-
antined. Mr.. Amstutz recently was
granted a life teachers certificate.
Ebert Griffith of West Virginia,
sold his 300 acre farm for $4,000
and is looking for a farm in the
Bluffton area.
Mrs. Rose Lehman of Saskatche-
wan, Canada, was the guest of Will.
lam Lightner and family.
]. P. Owens is operating a mea'
HidIhet III CoHheCtloA Will HIS sioS
cry.
Godfried Fankhauser is busy max.
ing brooms and purchasing broom
corn from farmers in the area.
Miss Louella Geiger is home from
a two weeks visit with friends al
Chicago and Goshen, Ind.
/. B. Stith saw mill has contracted
for work at Ben Leichty, W. H.. Rade-
baugh and Eli Motter farms.
Hochstettler and Agin, stock buy
ers, purchased two steers from Peter
Balmer, weighing 2790 pounds and
paying him s22S.20.
A sled load of jolly young people
from Ames Chapel YER entertained
by Leonard Wingate and wife OF
Bluffton on Wednesday evening.
Erastus Huber and family enter.
tanned three sled loads of youngsters
at their home in Bluffton.
A jolly surprise was given Miss
Ruth Long of Paulding Center, re
Gently, on her birthday anniversary
The girls say they put her under thu
bed! Attending the merry making
were Misses Rosa Stober, Edith ant
Sadie Miller, Welcom Reams, Alic'
and Mary Vermillion, Hazel Desen
berg, Mildred Chainey and Rubie an,
Ruth Hesser.
N. w. Cunningham will lecture a
District No. /, Liberty township