Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1930, Page 7

{ETEMLINE, SAY STARING LOVERS z — a Little Money. 4. New ideas for the control and intimi- “dation of the much maligned English starlings continued to be advanced to- day as officials of the District strug- g«d» anew for more effective remedies rid Washington of the careless little yisitors. Correspondence from readers of The i Star indicates that the problem has een given serious consideration in the home—far too serious, perhaps, for the welfare of the starlings. The birds, of course, have many defenders, who vigorously object to any inhumane treatment such as drenching them with / a fire hose or Roman-rocketing them out of the trees and facades of build- ings where they are wont to roost. Might Control Habits. ‘The consensus seems to be that even though the birds may be a pest in cer- tain respects, their habits can be con- trolled, like the smoke nuisance for in- stance, if the authorities are willing to spend & little money for that purpose. In this connection a municipal roosting lodge - for starlings was propose Josephine Swain Peterson, 1211 Evarts street northeast. “No one seems to realize thet the starlings are valuable birds,” she writes. “If these birds are observed in the day- time, instead of .nighttime, their eco- nomic importance will be appreciated. ‘Would Capitalize Them. “And since the birds cannot be driven away from the Avenue, why not capi- talize them? ®If the starlings are smarter than we are, why not go into business with them? Why not use the starlings for advertising purposes? Since they won't move, build them some kind of roosts along the Avenue. Place them above the trees, with canvas boards be- neath, flood them with light, and let the tourists come and look at them. That will be just one more sight to add to_Washington.” Prom M. Marshall also comes the suggestion of starling roosts. “Probably 3t the city dads would have a few large colonfes of houses built and placed on ].'kdesuls high above the autos and a ttle food scattered around to attract the birds the starling problem would be solved,” he wrote. “Be sure and do not paint the houses bright colors, especially red,” Mr. Mar- shall warned. “Dull gray, tan or brown is the starling’s special color.” Roman Candles Effective. Jennie F. Macarthy, up in Hacken- sack, N. J., who heard of Washington's starling , recalled that the au- thorities there when confronted with the same nuisance some years 8go used Roman candles three or four times with “complete success.” “The birds fled and did not return that season,” she said. “It would seem g o Wasningn 0 starl n.” A fantastic scheme for driving the starlings away is pmfiosed C. Zall, who expressed the belief that a device similar in principle to the automatic windshield wiper, s back and forth in front of the building facades, would solve the problem. “Such & de- vice,” he said, “would destroy the rest of the ‘darling creatures’ wherever they would seek to ‘tuck their little feet un- der the warmth of their folded wings’ +and would be worth the expense of wir- ing and the small amount of current recessary to operate it.” Inspiration Is Found. ‘The problem inspired two of the cor- e nmu to write poetry. Mrs. 8. L. Cole, 328 South Carolina avenue, pro- duced the following: “yes, God made the little starlings, ‘We are positively sure, But, while stopping here in Washington, Our lives are not secure. #He gave us hearts and feathers And wonderful pairs of wings, ‘Yet folks say, ‘“Those old starlings Are such terrible, terrible things!” *“We tried so hard to please with and our mirth, #“On Pennsylvania avenue, where the Stores are so high and fine, ‘We seem to want to wander for A happy night's recline. *The and the branches Have been rudely swept away, And now, Oh angel mother, we ! Have no place to stay! '*We haven't any odor like old , Gasoline and such, ADVERTISEMENT. | d by |And take what he may chpose to give! And the happy, happy auto, how We wish we were loved as much. “We wouldn't hurt your surface If we had some place to go, So_find us stars a boarding house— Don't be so beastly slow. “Some day our little feathers may All come back in style, Then you'll greet us little starlings With a glad and happy smile. “We shan't forget our treatment If we live a hundred years, And we'll ask good old St. Peter to wipe away our tears.” The other poem was Written by a correspondent who signed the initials A. B. W. It follows: God made the gentle little fly (Although I've often wondered why). | ours not to question what He sends, For all God's children should be friends. The fly, he makes his mark in life, So, also, does his loving wife; Likewise his parents and dependents, And all collateral descendants. We may not LIKE the things they do, It's just their little nature to. God likewise made the rat that brings Bubonic plague to slaves and kings. It means no harm, then why should we Curtail its blithe activity? * K Kk And so & thousand we could cite That !ipr“d disease and fith and blight. And each “a part of God's great plan” For picking on defenseless Man— By all means let the starling live, Here’s Another Supporter. Ann H. Cullen, 236 Tuckerman street, also rallied to the defense of the star- Display Their Beauty Only When Clean Call Mr. Pyle Nat. 3257 & 3291 Sanitary Carpet and Rug Cleaning Co. 106 Indiana Ave. N.W. Corns Lift right Out/ A few drops of Freezone does itl Puts the corn to sleep—deadens all pain— and soon makes it 8o loose in its bed of flesh that it lifts right out! Hard corns or soft—all are ended by Freezone. Callouses, too. Get a bottle at any drug store and walk and dance in comfort! FREEZON ADVERTISEMENT. [She 'MRS. MARY E. RILEY Mrs. Mary E. Riley whose photo at 3023 CambridgePlace N. W. and Is|egicines I had tried and the in Washington. She is & great booster for Millers |had at last found a real remedy. (formerly called Herb Juice) and her statement remedy, should be of special interest to In giving her statement she said so many here at home recommended this medi- cine that I made up my mind to try it also, but I never dreamed that the first bottle would help I was suffering with nervous trouble, pains across the back and my feet would swell could hardly put on my shoes, some days they hurt so that I could hardly walk. Then, too, I was always taking a laxa- tive, liver was out of order and appears. here, resides widely known Herb Extract regarding - this ereat her many friends. me like it did. so I due to some disorder of the sys- tem I was also troubled with a | breaking out on different parts ! of my I thought this was due to my nervous condition, but | regardless of what caused it, I | had tried for a year to rid myself Was Convinced With First Bottle lings in a different way. “In my opin- ion,” she wrote, “the starlings should be allowed to roost where they choose. “In a certain sense they may be & nuisance, but what of it? Now, for in- stance, about the smoke nuisance caused by the use of soft coal in this city. Do we attempt to destroy all the apart- ment houses that cause it because we are forced to spend hundreds of dollars every year repainting our houses and having windows washed? “How about the thousands of unnec- essary noises that drive some people, particularly those who are ill, to the verge of distraction? How about the stains left on the streets from oil drip- from autos, and so on, ad in- finitum? These are surely a thousand times more of a nuisance than the roost- ing, for a few hours during the night, of the poor starlings who are not re- sponsible for their existence. “What if the streets do become dirty? They need cleaning anyway. What If the tops of autos are soiled? They can be parked some other place. Let the starlings have the trees on the Avenue or any other roost they choose.” ‘The London archives preserve a will written on a door. Sit down in a cozy sun parlor and travel to the next town, or clear across the continent in one of these buses. 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