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Evening star., 1936-05-31
Mogoziss Section

when | came upon them. Why were
they doing it?
A native in the next village ex-
+ planned the miracle. The mating sea-
son was indeed over, but the birds had
not yet begun to moult, and the males
were still visiting their favorite trees
to- practice their dance.
When the courtship season is really
on, the males regularly visit certain
trees. The natives, incidentally. know
the location of all these dancing trees;
village or perhaps an individual
holds proprietorship over each one.
BY watching the tree in the proper
season they can easily snare the birds
or stun them with blunt arrows.
There are several theories as to why
birds go into display during the court
ing season. but no one of them is uni
versally accepted.
BY one theory, Paradise females
perch in the neighborhood to watch
the show and choose d mate. don't
know of anybody who claims to have
seen the females sitting on the side
lines, and there were certainly none
close at hand when | saw the four
males dancing.
All birds presumably have form of
display that precedes the actual mat
ing, although the display forms of
some of them have never been de-
scribed. The strutting, quarreling and
loud chirping of the sparrow is his dis
play. and uniovely as it is, it seems to
find favor with the female of his
species. The peacock's display is
familiar to everybody. and the puffed-
out feathers and gentle cooling of the
pigeon when he goes accounting are
almost equally familiar. The South
African ostrich, as we had chance to
observe in the Geological Park some
years ago, has curious form of dis
play in which he squats on the ground
and extends his great wings, rolling
from side to side and dipping them to
the ground.
The eccentricity of the ruff's dis
play has more than once sent people
away from the Bird House convinced
that some of our birds have lost their
minds" Visitors have actually re-
ported to the keepers that the birds
are insane, and must admit that the
conclusion is reasonable.
Ruffs are a common water bird of
the European marshes, and except in
the breeding season the color of males
and females is nearly identical. But
with the approach of spring the male
develops a special plumage. He grows
a topknot and breast shield and the
new decorations, peculiarly enough,
are different in almost every bird.
One of the most extraordinary sights
in nature is the breeding marshes of
the ruffs. where hundreds of males
congregate to stage their mimic war
fare during the mating season. Heads
lowered. breast shields fuffed to their
greatest extent, every feather standing
out in martial display, the males tilt
at each other and make short dashes
that seem to be either the prelude to
bloody combat or the gyrations of in
sanity,
But the whole process is mimic. If
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by accident one male runs into an
other. even though they were both
seemingly intent on destruction, they
back off with ludicrous haste. They do
everything but apologize.
For impressiveness and beauty in
subdued colors, the display of the
turkey gobbler is well worth watching
Tail spread in a gorgeous fan, wings
dipped and every feather fluffed to its
fullest extent, there is hardly a bird
with more dignified and aristocratic
display.
1t is easy to say that all these
demonstrations in the mating season
are simply efforts at courtship on the
part of the male, who thereby hopes
to attract a mate. 1t is harder to
prove that is the reason. or the sole
reason, why male birds display.
Charles Darwin said in so many
words that the females of the species
watch the display of the males and
choose the most attractive partner"
He was concerned at the time with his
theory of sexual selection and ap-
parently he believed that the bird
with the best" display would be the
first one selected to father the next
generation of birds of paradise, and
that the less beautiful males would
find it harder to become mated-Na-
ture thus working toward greater and
greater beauty.
In more recent years some natural
lists have come around to a belief that
the display is at least partly for the
purpose of frightening off other males.
There are some grounds for that belief
and some arguments against it.
As an extension of the old Darwin
ian theory, however, it might be said
that the display-good or bad-is a
stimulation to the mating impulse of
the females. If that is the case, it
would be reasonable to suppose that
the best" display-in other words. a
display by the male with the most
brilliant plumage and able to perform
his routine with the most verve-
would produce the highest degree of
stimulation in the females and thus
more surely attract mate.
But all that is in the realm of theory
and debate. Certainly the display is
closely connected with the season of
courtship, and conclusions further
than that will have to await fuller
experimentation.
People often say that the peacock is
vain because he spreads his train
more often when he has an admiring
audience Our birds of paradise, with
an even better reason for being vain,
do the same thing; we have noticed
that they display more frequently on
days when the Geological Park is
crowded and scores of people may be
standing in front OF their cages all day
long.
That is nice for the visitors; and a
reputation for vanity can be forgiven
the most beautiful birds in the world.
But | am sorry to say that it isn't
vanity-it's just the excitement and
stimulation of crowds that throw
them into their pyrotechnic con
WILSON'S!
The End
Evening star., 1936-05-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15
ROAMING GTHE AIR WAVES

Jack Benny is well on the road to recovery from the sudden Illness which prevented him from appear lng as guest artist on Fred Aliens Town Hall Tonight program, wed- nesday, and k expected to be at his regular microphone stand for his broadcast with Mary Living stone, Kenny Baker. Don Wilson and Johnny Greens orchestra over m NBC-WJZ network on Sunday, February le, at TOO p. m.
 While Jack will be able to make his broadcasts as per schedule, his physician advised him to postpone his vaudeville appearance in Cleve- land, which was to open on Feb- ruary 2l. He will, however, appear in Pittsburgh, Washington, Balti- more, Philadelphia and other cities as announced previously. The Cleveland date will probably be played some time in May.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, Che WATR Matinee RlnyeFs Oller their second half heur radio dFama. This weeks story is called, "The Colonel Consplrcs." . comedy romance og she south which tells what happens when . father of the old south clashes with hts headstrOng daughter on matters oe love. Included In the cast of shls sparkling story are Thorn
 as Mahcr. Elghthne Doyle, Warren Chamberlain, John Me- Carthy, and Betty Doyle. Kay Tester does Che directing which just about assures It's success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

Yours for the dailing on WATR today 200, Lawrence Lar- rivee, songs Ed Fitzgerald and co. at 4:l5 0:30 WATR sports Reporter .... GAS, Connecticut Raggees 700, Saturday Night Revue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

more specific. for he has chosen two of the more outstanding,
 This time however, he will be Queen Maeve and Queen Deidre, of whom Thomas Moore wrote a poen.
 Among others, Terry will sing "Kathleen Mavourneen, the famous Irish ballad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

M.. .,v. ao. wABC~Wo oods orch; stuart Churchill, Tonor; Orson Wells, Reading. ii.I-WJZ--Nows; National Grange Hour. ,,,, 1a,aO--WEAF--Co Concert orch, Frank Black, Conductor, WOR-Nows; Don DArey' Songs,
 WABC--Hall orch, 1,A0-W EAF--News; Contrera orch. WOR--Forclsn Bonds-Rep. rosentntiyo Emanuel CeIleT of New York; Dr. Max Winkler.
 WABC--Jhck Shannon
 Tenor, ,. fsa5-WOR--I.ohlgh UniVerslty Cleo Club,
 wABC--Variety MuhicaIe' 1saO-WEAF--Beoch Orch. WJZ-old Sklpper's Gnng' WABc-Buffalo Musicale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

Alrpiane construction in the Netheriands is to be concentrated ir one Ipant in which the govern. ment viii hold . large share Of control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

Terry OToole, the entertaining young songster and story tell of the air. confieded that he will continue to acquaint the radio audience with the doings Of the queens of Ireland during his broadcast over Station WATR and associated Yankee Net work stations on Sunday from 6'lS to 6:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

The Saturday Riddle show has been changed for this week to Sunday afternoon at 2;3O. Don't forget the new time .... Edith SaccO has another pro- gram Of songs t0 offer listeners tomorrow at 3:3O =. Again to- morrow night at 1880 the dance music of Freddy Martin and Ian Garber will come Co Water. kury listeners through WATR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

Ous Merry Madcapss rated NO. 10 among Che great radio bands Oe Che country by no less . parsonage than Paul Whlteman, come tO Waterbury tomorrow night Co play Q special Sunday night engagement At the beau- tlful Hamilton park pavilion.
 Sixteen men in all comprise this great dance orchestra, Inc cludlng Bob" Els, the trouba- dour of song. A few years back, just an obscure studio unit at WTIC, the Madcaps have be- come one of the most popular on the airwaves by virtue Of their daily noon hour broad casts over the National Broad- casting company airways.
 The ranking which the Mad- caps hold among the more fam- Ous musical organizations of the country has been wei earned. Each man has been selected for his individual muslcianship and entertainment value. For "swing" music, the muslcian's term for prefect rythm, and for amazing arrangements played with Q flnesse which makes the band outstanding, it Is unsur. passed.
 There will be dancing at Che Park tonight as usual with Joe DiPetro and hls music on the stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

"The Zeigfeld Follies of the Alr," with all the c0l0rful em- bellishment and star-studded glamour the name of Che late Florenx Ziegfeld implies, will be brought tO Che nationwide rae do audience of the WABC-Col- umbla network In . new series Of weekly full-hOur programs starring Fannie Brice, James Melton, Patti Chapin and Al GOOdman's Orchestra.
 The premiere broadcast will be given Saturday, February 22, from 800 to 800 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

csuhlds ere certainly in order for &Isa cnse ng ~Aar. and Mrs Cobb" heard for the first time last night Nn WATR. 10 was tho clevcrcst bit nl dramatic work heard In Water bury radio In some time, and the skelch is good enough for any net work in tho country. Those who heard the broadcast need no fur- fhor urging, but if you missed the HEst program, plan right now to make a regular date with Mir. and Hsrs. Cobb" on WATR every Friday night at . o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
{. j. To MAKE BID
FOR RELAY TITLES
Will Take Part in Two Big
Races in Penn Carnival
Late This Month.

- GEORGETOWN, which from
4 1922 to 1927 won seven Amer
Y lean relay championships in
the annual University Of
Pennsylvania relay carnival, will make
its first serious bid in years on April
"a and 25 on Franklin Field in Phila-
delphia to repeat its great perform
anceS OF the past
James V. Mulligan. coach Of the
Blue and Gray, who has been a COM
petitor or official in q majority of the
carnivals that have been run, plans
to send 1-mile freshman team and
a 1-nile class B team into this years
games.
David Keane, Irwin Warder, James
Gallagher and Douglas Hanks will
carry the baton in the class B mile
race, while Vincent Healy, George
Brogan, Albert Frey and James Nc
Poland will compete in the freshman
mile championship race.
Georgetown teams set world records
in the Emile relay in 1925 and in the
sprint medley championship race the
same year in winning the two events.
The 2-mile mark of minutes AZ sec
onds continues to stand as a carnival
record, as does the sprint medley time
of minutes % seconds.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Ten Major Erents, Team Play
Cire ID. C.. Women Lots of Golf

.c3-Intercity. Richmond at woodmont.
r34wint.reity. Richmond a. Chevy
try CUB EEhtsS 6oss medal MR1y ps 9Bga
e}isiDle, ioT t59phy Fee 50 cents; Entries
sfs1dSWiae fr1s1 S~e se Street. S ce1eland " @ 56s5
GsndcD limit oDh holes te al meea Cub Dasd Dand
slose lsf June eltSst' 30. MIS- . Kennedy. s6SS
14-I5-.JunioE championship. Woodmont
Country Club: Thirty-six holes medal play. play
ST., Entries close September u. Mrs. Jesse
Miller, a oxford street. Chevy Chase. Nd
I7@corby Cup. Columbia Country Club.
EishteeH holes medal play ,b! Hanaiesp o5 cap
Fead Rea cle9siand Msi ss5. Suin'sr '0 w000isy
c,;l 2I-@emPoSt Cup; KepwSOd Country anGi
ssp @ hFsr @ net BayfTS al sHaS &
end District players Fee 81 Ensries e3ss
Terrace: Columbia 7744.
3S-14nteIcity. team match at Richmond chr nd
Country ciT Club. Eighteen holes sO medal play
open to all club and District players; Only
cup Fee so cents. Entries close Septem-
ber % Mrs. c. B Stewart, 16 Sixth street
northeast Lincoln 1869.
October Presidents Plate. Congress
Sional Country Club. Eighteen holes medal
play. Open to officers and members of all
District committees.
12-16-Middle Atlantic championship.
Suburban Country Club, Baltimore.
20-Field day. District teams. First
team at Congressional Mrs Roland Mac
Kenzie. Wisconsin 1915. Second team at
Army and Navy. Mrs. T. J. Ford. Cleveland
1879 Third team at Chevy Chase. Mrs.
oscar Coolican.. Potomac DOLL. Entries
close October II.
2i-Intercity team match. Baltimore at
Columbia.
2s-Invitation tournament. Beaver Dam.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
PLANS FOR &C" DINNER
Committee for April 23 Affair
Will Gather Tonight.
Thomson Swatting King.

Forty members of the Georgetown
Varsity G Fete Committee will meet
at a dinner and business meeting at
O'Clock tonight at the University
Club to complete arrangements for the
annual affair which will be held April
23 at the Mayf1ower oHtel.
Committee chairmen and members
OF the committee now working on the
dinner are as follows:
John Orlosky. general chairman: Thomas
a; Cantwell. chairman of the reception
CHAIRMAN; SI George L. McGurn, vice chair
man OF the ticket committee; Fred Buch-
holz, vice chairman of the ARRANGEMENTS
committee; Il. Mason Welch, vice chair
nan OF the entertainment committee;
Soseph A. Cantrel, vice chairman of the
chairman of the decoration Committee VIC
Committee members: DR.. Victor AIfaro,
Jerome Bernard, r. A. ,Bosley, Dr. John
Srazlnsky; John Carmody, Dr. James r,
Costello. J. Fendall Coughlan, DR., William
Z Cusack. DR.. S. Danzanski. DR.. Matt
Ronahue. Cornelius H. Doherty, Dr. David
ritzgSi66on; w,I;. 4 Blaine EitzgeTald joseph
MSSGEEathi S1f5E Leo Mcclure. pr: James Nc
Marthi]l, D. w. O'Donoghue. II, J. G G.
patterson, Arthur Phelan, Herbert Piilen,
Z. Barrett Prettyman, Dr. John T Ready
=. OConnor Roberts. William A. Roberts
eugene b. sullivan, Edmund Toland.
- Inc executive committee Is as follows:
g; c. Callan, chairman; John Saul, John
W. Finely; Richmond B. Keech, Thomas
A Cantweu, H. G. Murphy, secretary
Evening star., 1936-04-08


a checker and chess wizard,
" Newell W. Banks gave a lone
win to E. r. Shepard in a
series Of IL simultaneous chess
matches at the Capital City Chess
Club, the tallies in his favor totaling
seven outright victories and three
agreed draws.
Playing six games of over-the-board
checkers jointly with his chess en-
counters, Banks, Americas leading ex-
ponent Of exhibition chess and check
ers, gave no quarter, forcing his op-
ponents into a cul-de-sac that yielded
three draws and three wins.
The blindfold master displayed his
genius as a memory expert by con-
Quoting simultaneously with the above
games two match forays of blindfold
checkers against e. e. Dietrich, whom
he defeated, and drawing with B. z.
McLeroy after four hours of strenuous
sans voir play.
Games Of the evening were replete
with thrills and exciting moments
when 1t looked as If the master would
break and turn In q low score. But
Banks, fresh from Winters sojourn
among F4orida's palms and pomegran-
ate blossoms, was in flrst-clasS physical
condition and quite fit for the taxing
effort that a dual chess and checker
match demands of the most robust
champion.
While the master engaged the city's
best, his spouse, Mrs. N. w. Banks,
who accompanies him on this visit to
Washington, busted Herself with her
favorite pastime Of crotcheting "rain-
bow" purses for her friends.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
.EN major tournaments, along
with a lengthy list of interclub
matches and intercity matches,
2 nf

NA~AN bOhA oAOAtS
with lengthy list of interclub
matches and intercity matches,
comprise the schedule of the
Women's District of Columbia Golf
Association, made public today by Mrs.
Ralph w. Payne, president of the as
soeiation.
The season will open with the play
ing Of the Phyllis Keeler Miller me-
mortal tourney at the Washington
Golf and Country Club on April II and
will wind up on october % with an in
vitation tournament at Beaver Dam
The schedule:
rial Washington Golf and Country Club.
limit, 1S. Open to all member clubs Of the
association. No fee. Entries close April
Is. Mrs. G. B. Stewart. 10 Sixth street
2l-Team matches.
39-39MMrs ,,,IS Frank Rover Keefer Cup
ehsy' fhasf e10 ns'ysh 6pss @edi al
clubs of the District Of Columbia and Mary
snd pT Fee sdts, ERtTss 4H1 Close
thorne street Emerson 53l2.
May 5-Team matches.
12-Team matches.
14-Intercity team match.
19-Team matches.
26-Team matches.
21-2&-Star Cup. Beaver Dam Country
Club. Thirty-six holes medal play. Handi
cap limit. 20, Open to all club and Dis
trict PLAYERS. No fee. Entries close May
fourth street northeast. North 470i.,
June 1-5-District of Columbia cham
pionship. Confessional Country Club.
Open to all members of the association.
Fee. 81. Entries close May 90. Mrs W.. r.
Bush, 290l Connecticut avenue. Columbia
a-i3-Maryland State championship.
16-Team matches.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
JUNIORS TO SWIM
FOR A. A. j. TITLES
Champ and Record Holder
Among so to Compete
Tomorrow Night.
TINE youngsters get their turn
tomorrow night in the matter
of District swimming cham
Il niopshins for 1895 when the

TINE youngsters get their turn
tomorrow night in the matter
of District swimming cham
n pionships for 1886. when the
annual District A. A. U. junior meet
is held in the Y. NJ C. A. pool.
More than so boys, Is years old or
less, were taking their last workouts
today in printing to race for four
championships, which will be wide
open affairs, due to the vacancy left
by former winners now too old to par
ticipate as juniors.
One champion and record holder
will be back, however, 15-year-old
Kenneth Kinsella of the Y. NJ. c. A.
team returning to defend his title in
the 50-yard free style. Kinsella was
one of the I've who established rec
ords in 1884, the first year they were
kept. In that year he swan the dis
tance in % is seconds.
Other records which appear in
jeopardy due to the prospect of an
exceptionally strong field are the Is
yard novice mark of 144-5 seconds
set by Robert Stringfellow; the So
yard breast stroke mark of SO seconds,
of Robert Carney; the 1o0-yard free
style record of l minute 8 seconds, of
David Sherline, and KinSella's second
record of "a As seconds in the So
yard back stroke.
Baker Due to Star.
ONE of the most promising of the
threats to the existing marks is
Dick Baker, Central Highs 16-year-
old star, who won every breast stroke
event in which he competed this VIM
ter Baker. forsaking his school to
represent the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow.
however, will compete in the 100-yard
free style, as he is too old for junior
competition, which bars those over Is.
Roy Gibson of Western High Is an
other who may ring up another rec
ord in the 50-yard back stroke. Glib
son recently won that event in the
tri-State championship meet at Will
mington, Del, and is exceptionally
fast for his Is years.
Baker, Gibson and Kinsella are the
three apparent stand-outs in the CITY,
wide competition, which will enlist the
roster Of several complete teams. In
addition to the Central and Western
and Y. M. c. A. squads, teams from
the Ambassador, Northeast Boys Club.
Boy Scout Troop No. 81 and the Jew
ish Community Center are entered.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
ErempIies Colts Uncertainty Little No,v Nssionary
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

I G. WHEAT, Jr., and D. W. Will
son of the Patent Ofice are
tied for first place in the inter-
bureau shooting contest being held
under the auspices of the Home
Club Target Association of the
Interior Department. L. B. Ray
mond collaborated with Wilson in
the most recent match to lead their
team to victory over the Pension
Offlce.
Nick ChaconaS' set of $40 is
practically certain to land him e
part of the prize money of the At
lantic Coast Bowling tournament.
The local star toppled 1l3 pins in
the first game, 110 in the second
and lit in the third.
Pitching the entire game, George
Dumont held the Philadelphia Ma
tionals to six hits while the Ma
tionals pounded out nine to win an
exhibition game here, 80.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
MFSTRAgGGgT OFE TllE TEE
by w. r. NE CALluM

lor Of Baltimore to the presidency to
be vacated by Al Treder of Manor,
while the boys will play in an 18-hole
sweepstakes affair. Quite few Of the
lads will move down to Richmond to-
morrow to practice over the James
River course of the Country Club OF
Virginia in advance Of the open tour
ney to be staged there starting Thurs
day.
Among those who plan to make the
trip, after long Winter without much
practice, are Roland Mackenzie, Leo
Walper, Walter Cunningham, George
Diffenbaugh, Cliff Spencer and AL
Treder. Walper and Witty Cox played
the Winter circuit, while Mackenzie
spent three months at Jacksonville,
Fla.
Out at Washington Lefty Harrell is
~ going to have a get-together Of
his Augusta crowd next week. The
boys who have made the annual trip
to Augusta will play golf, dine and view
the movies taken on the trip last Feb
ruary. This party will be held on
April Is, the same day on which the
women Of the Manor Club will hold
their opening tournament.
And meanwhile Marty West, golf
chairman at Columbia, is getting
Red" Banagan moving on the field
day slated for April 26, which will
mark the formal opening of the golf
course. Yep, it looks like golf is on
the way at last.
Buddy Sharkey, 17-year-old Con-
zaga youngster, today is the first boy
from that school to win the George
town prep school invitation tourney.
Buddy. who plays his golf at Rock
Creek Park, triumphed in the final
round yesterday, licking Dick Myer Of
st. Johns by and 4. Sharkey's VIC
tory gave Gonzaga 10 extra points,
making their point total rs for the
entire affair.
Evening star., 1936-04-08

him, I don't sign with secretaries. Let
me see the president"
That" concluded Mr.. Engel, "was
good enough for me. I signed the kid
and happened to say to him while
doing it, Kid, you look like a pretty
fair prospect
And that's all I had a chance to
say cause he came right back, looked
me in the eyes, and said, kinda funny
like, 'Ya wouldn't kid me, wouldja,
Joe?'
That's the kind Of kids who make
good ball players"