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Evening star., 1938-05-31
CHEVY CHASE. Nd.


"Dear Sir: Are you listening to the
veery these precious days OF his stay
with US on his way north to the Adiron-
dacks2
HE is very like his brother. the wool
thrush, only his back Is more olive. His
song has an unearthly sweetness and
aspiration comparable to the song Of
the lark In England.
1T is an unforgettable experience to
hear him sing high in a pine by the
silent lake at the setting Of the sun in
the mountains.
Yours truly. L. v. NJ"
No doubt>this was the mysterious bird
we heard In the garden Sunday week
ago, songster whose clear resonant
melody came through all the other songs
Of the birds.
The veery Is reticent fellow, Keeping
well hidden most Of the time.
There is just certain time in late
May when he will be heard in this Vi
cinity. =
His song Is diminuendo, with sort Of
tremolo effect. But how can the song
OF this bird. or Of It's cousins, the wood
and hermit thrushes, be put into words?
The thing is impossible. The songs Of
some birds seem to resemble words, but
those OF the members Of the thrush FAM
lily are absolute music Of the highest type.
So lovely Is the veery's song that some
times the singer has been called night
ingale, real tribute.
The veery also is known as Wilson's
thrush, in honor of Alexander Wilson,
the great bird painter. Not 50 much has
been heard Of Wilson, in recent years,
but any one who has examined his port
folio knows how fine an artist and nat
uralist he was.
instance, will appeal to many bird lovers
great deal more than the great Audit
hon's painting.
1t Is said that Wilson never heard the
song OF the thrush named after him (the
veery). This shows how rare a sound
1t is.
Walt Whitman, great amateur nat
uralist, paid marked tribute to the her
NIT thrush.
The wood thrush, the veery, the hermit
thrush-these constitute the greatest
trio OF singers In all bird land, but only
the song Of the first is well known.
Otner thruSheS are the gray-cheeked
thrush and the olive-backed thrush. A
great deal Of personal experience is
necessary before any friend Of birds can
tell them apart, even when he sees them.
AS Tar as we know, the two latter seldom
II ever are seen or heard in these parts.
The singing period of most birds is
about six weeks. After that, they sing
occasionally. but not nearly 50 much as
during early spring and the first few
days Of summer.
The veery looks a great deal like the
wood thrush, but its back is more olive,
as our correspondent says. The length
Of this bird is given as " inches, that
Of the wood thrush as 7N inches, 30 they
are about Of size.
81 =
The brown thrasher, q very large bird,
often is confused by the amateur bird
watcher with the wood thrush, but It Is
much larger, and totally lacks the very
refined appearance Of the wood thrush.
The wood thrush, paragon Of birds, is
Evening star., 1938-05-31
Recession Here and Abroad.

It is both distressing and puzzling to
note that indices of production, fairly
reliable measure of economic welfare,
show the United States to be suffering
in much greater degree than any other
major nation from the industrial slack
ening Of the past eight months.
The popularity of this circumstance
Is reflected in the fact that the true
tnterrelation Of nations in the worlds
economy was plainly evident during the
depression of 1e29-193s with all the prin-
cipal producing and consuming countries
suffering in comparable degree. And
through the succeeding four years, all
participated In about the same propor-
ton in the rising curve OF increased eco
nonic activity.
For instance, the production level Of
the past few years reached a high of
118 In the United States, 13o in the
United Kingdom and llo In France. Yet
Evening star., 1938-05-31
Broken Bottles Unsightly
And Dangerous to Public
To the Editor Of The star:

TO the Editor OF The Star.
Campaigns are waged constantly--pro
and con. A very recent one consisted in
cleaning Washington. truly a worthy
cause.
Might we not carry this just one step
further, really only inforcing the statutes
Of this District? Particular attention
must be paid to the Saturday niehter.
who indulges on public property and
casts aside the glass container-often
upon the highway.
An unsightly condition, as well as q
danger to children and a menace to
the autoist.
Complaints registered, with hasty
prosecution OF the offenders will do much
toward remedying this situation.
SIDNEY T. LIPpEL.
Evening star., 1938-05-31
Espionage for Congressman.
FROM the ulinois State journal

Senator Rush Holt, one Of our Wash
ington correspondents reports, has be-
come possessed Of police dog, which
he leaves In his office at night. He has
been annoyed by providers 4who, appar-
emily, have been going through his pa
pers and documents.
Correspondent Mallon says one West
ern Senator's Office has been entered on
three occasions recently. He knows
some one has been going through his
papers, because he has had them SO ar
ranged that any change in the arrange
ment could be readily detected.
Espionage In washington is common
enough. However, no one has yet been
caught ransacking congressional ofiice.
The only direct revelation ever secured
along this line was when Castor Means
confessed that he raided ofiices when he
was Justice Department agent. CASTOR
was 20 unreliable that his testimony
didn't establish = case Of espionage.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

Twenty-four years is estimated as the
approximate time since the beginning
Of war between great powers Of Europe.
The memory Of it fingers poignantly and
makes even more of an impression than
the custom that was inaugurated Of per-
petual debt.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

One Of the cheering influences Of base
ball and other sports is that the signif-
cant announcements are made directly
by the performers without much inter-
vention by medical authority. The doc
tors are entitled to occasional periods Of
repose.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

As finance Is studied by the National
Government, 1t becomes apparent that
. debt is regarded as losing nothing in
its importance because it is contracted
among ourselves instead Of with foreign
nations.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

President Roosevelt in discussing the
bill which he allows to become q law is
frankly reminiscent of the historic cu-
rate who consumed his boiled egg with
the assurance that some parts of 1t were
very good indeed.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

Sally Rand went to church and made
an excellent Sunday talk. It is q pity
that natural talents should so often be
subordinated to hard and unpleasant
rules In the process of making a living
in questionable ways.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

A man with Q shotgun fired on
Washington, d. c., physician as he was
riding with his wife and baby, near
Rockville, Maryland. The suburban po-
lice now have unsolved problems OF no
less importance than those which beset
the crowded metropolis.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

The courage Of new political figure
is manifested by the recently appointed
justice Of the Supreme Court, who be.
deves evidently that he may be abso-
lutely right even when experienced
minds frankly disagree with him.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

While he is not encouraged to par
ttcipate In public demonstrations, active
politicians are generous in listening
carefully to any comments that Mr..
Rush Holt, though bereft OF patronage,
may have to say on the situation.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

Japan has brand-new cabinet, but
has not decided to call the enterprise
on which she is engaged with China q
"war." In some matters it must be
admitted that the older civilizations
progress slowly.
Evening star., 1938-05-31
Schuschnigg's Fate.


For some time reports have persisted
that as soon as the Nazis were securely
saddled in Vienna, they would deal with
certain Austrian leaders who had dared
to obstruct the German conquest. For
mer Chancellor Schuschnigg was, of
course, the arch culprit in Berlin's eyes.
He was placed under preventive ar
rest" In Belvedere Palace, and forthwith
subjected to every sort Of indignity.
Among these prosecutions was the in
stallation Of radio apparatus which
compelled him to listen to Nazi propa-
ganda broadcasts, including violent
abuse Of his regime. It was not sur
prising to learn that DR.. Schuschnigg
presently succumbed to a nervous break
down.
Now comes news that he has been
spirited out Of Vienna by the Nazi "po-
litical police" and incarcerated at some
secret provincial spot preliminary to his
being hailed for treason before the Ger
man Supreme Court at Leipzig. Coin
cident with his transfer are reports"
Of discovered documents discriminating
Schuschnigg In q heinous pilot" to pre-
serve Austria's existence as free state.
The history of his country's destruc-
ton will hardly enshrine the last Chan
cellor's name in letters Of glory, but 1t
cannot fail to depict him In the final
analysis as the victim Of circumstances
over which he was utterly without con-
troll Schuschniggs fate was sealed at
the Berchtesgaden interview with Hitler
on February IL. The chancellor essayed
a brave front when he declared before
his Federal Diet twelve days later that
austria must remain Austria" and
warned his Nazi-owned minister Of in
terror, Seyss-Inquart, to curb pro-Ger-
man agitation. The doomed statesman
ventured another exhibition OF fiber
when, on March 9, he ordered the fateful
plebiscite, at which all his people over
twenty-four years old were called upon
to vote for "a free, independent and
social for a Christian and united Aus
tria." Three days later Adolf Hitler
rode into Vienna at the head Of his con-
quering legions, and Austria became q
mere geographical term.
Chroniclers Of Schuschnigg's downfall
viii ascribe 1t to many causes. Some will
say It was foreordained by the anachro-
nism which the ''victors" Of Versailles
created when they set up the dsrepit re-
public Of Austria. Others will record that
the Western democracies were mainly re-
sponsible for the tragedy which befell Vi
emma last March-the unwillingness or
inability Of either Great Britain or
France to lift an intervening finger, the
British because Of their lust for peace
with the dictators at any cost, the
French because Hitler timed the in
vasion to coincide with one of Paris
paralyIng cabinet crises. Yet other
historians will aver that Mussolini was
the lord high executioner of Austria's
nationhood, for while II Duce modified
at the Brenner when the Nazis assaa.
mated Dollfuss, he stood mute and In
glorious while they murdered Austria IT.
self.
Memories of the Reichstag fire trial
mockery warrant the expectation that
a trial Of schuschnigg for treason will
be no less travesty on justice. It's
purpose will be to justify before world
opinion the rape Of Austria in the name
alike Of manifest Germanic destiny and
central European peace"
Evening star., 1938-05-31
The Izaak Walton Flames.

From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
The ancient home of Izaak Walton,
most famous Of fishermen, burns to the
ground In England. You should have
seen the size of the flames that got away
from the f1remen.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

As duties Of a genial nature multiply
the President may find it necessary to
learn a number Of lyrics besides the rec
ognized classic Home, Home on the
Range"
Evening star., 1938-05-31
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Evening star., 1938-05-31
Winning Answer.

From the Macon telegraph.
Woman applying for citizenship papers
in Ohio was asked How is the Constitu-
ton changed in a republican form Of
government" "By the Democrats" said
she, and was given 100 on that one.
Evening star., 1938-05-31

There may sometimes be trivial wish
that when countries in Europe were be-
ing rechristened q habit of selecting
shorter names might have been encour-
aged.
Evening star., 1938-05-31
Athlete.

you take much interest in athletics?"
Eyes. In politics my wife Is perfectly
competent to attend to the speech max
ing. But there are moments when 7
long to get really serious and put on
the gloves"
Evening star., 1938-05-31
Shooting Stars.
~ PHn.ANDR JOHNSON.

vicissitudeS.
I'd like to be exceeding rich
With coin ct my command.
I'm puzzled by the taxes, which
I do not understand.
I'm puzzled by the tasks intense
Which nations must survey
And by the projects SO immense
That work the other way.
It is sorry truth to tell
As human toll extends.
We know our enemies too well
But ask, "who are our friends?"
Evening star., 1938-05-31
Hearing and Believing.

Hearing and Believing.
''You must not believe all you hear in
politics"
I'm thankful" rejoined Senator
Sorghum, IT am not shut out in way
that prevents me from hearing anything
at ALL"
Evening star., 1938-05-31

Truth" said HI Ho, the sage Of China
town, 'lies at the bottom Of well. but
1t is sad to have TO use artillery for
purposes Of pump priming."
Evening star., 1938-05-31
From ArthurdaIe. W. Va,

"Three little Maids from school are vel"
We sang 1t with elation.
But Is youngsters, you'll agree
Now get the information.
Evening star., 1938-05-31
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Evening star., 1938-05-31
Mystery.

His strange remarks have not missed
They sometimes leave me nat.
Says he, Il am columnistl"
And say What Is that?s
Evening star., 1938-05-31

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Evening star., 1938-05-31

Il listen to de radio VIII deep respeck,"
said Uncle Eben. IF It tells me what /
don't believe, I Kin always switch Do dial
and CT sompan' dat suits ma
Evening star., 1938-05-01

Turkey will spend nearly $13,0O0,-
900 to improve it's railways.
Evening star., 1938-05-01
Diesmans Celebrate
Silver Wedding
Anniversary.

MR. and Mrs. Justin Diesman cele-
AA brated their silver wedding an
niversary last night at an informal
reception at their home at 760 Thir-
teenth street Sc. The house was
decorated with spring flowers, with
mixed white flowers predominating.
The buffet table had a centerpiece Of
white flowers flanked with white
tapers in silver candlesticks.
Mrs. Diesman received her guests
wearing a black crepe dinner gown
and a corsage of roses and lilies Of
the valley. The hosts were assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. William Howe Of
Arlington, the latter cousin of Mrs.
Diesman.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thomas Allen, Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Bigham, Mr.. and Mrs S. E. Childs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Riley, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Ellicott, Mr.. and Mrs. De
Witt Lingley. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Ellicott. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Terry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Mount, Mr.
and Mrs Samuel Hamilton, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. l. Klock, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Held, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wheatley,
Mr. and Mrs Charles Crawford, Mr.
and Mrs George Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Broaddus, Mr. and Mrs. r.
E. Ellicott, Miss Mamie Geatty, Miss
Irene Madigan and Miss Amelia Mac
Fadyen.
Evening star., 1938-05-01

election Of officers. Mrs Edward Son.
neborn will give the opening prayer
There will be a musical program, fol-
lowed by social hour, with Mrs.
Adolph Kretchel as hostess. Mrs.
Mark Lansburgh. the councils presi-
dent. will preside.
The triennial convention of the
B'nai Birth will take place at the
Willard Hotel Saturday, May 8,
through Wednesday, with banquet
Monday night. Mr.. William B. Bank
head will be the guest speaker.
The annual donor luncheon of the
Washington Chapter of the National
Home for Jewish Children at Denver,
Colo. will be held at the Mayaower
Hotel Tuesday. May IT. at 1890
o'clock
Mrs. Ella Adler is visiting her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Davidson, at their home in
Red Bank, N. j.
The formal golf season will open at
the Woodmont Country Club today
with a breakfast.
The open spring dance Of the Pi
Tau Fl Fraternity will be held on Sat-
urday at 10 o'clock in the grillroom of
the Hotel Carlton.
Evening star., 1938-05-01
Society Out
En- Masse
For Race
All Roads Led
To Annual
Classic.

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1938-05-01
Dance, Supper, Luncheon
In Silver Spring Area
Miss Nellie Hewitt Is Hostess
In Honor of House Guests.
Mrs. Reed Entertains.

ISIS NELLIE VIRGINIA HEWITT daughter Of Capt
M Hewitt entertained party
evening in
Island NJ " Miss Mary Clark
Mich Miss Hewitt and her guests
College Emmitburg Md
Harrison H
luncheon
Merng Mrs John Revie Mrs Gnge
Frank Last Of Silver Spring. Harry
Of
Md, and Mrs John Thompson Of Montgomery Hills Md.
Mr. and Mrs lie Roy w Boughton of Hlande visiting
Boughtons the
Evening star., 1938-05-01
Residential News
In Sandy Spring.

SANDY SPRING, Md, April 30.
Mr.. and Mrs Douglas Whitlock
and Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Kirk, 4th,
entertained jointly at the Whitlock
home today with a breakfast. which
preceded the point-to-point races in
Worthington Valley There were about
25 guests from Washington, Balti-
more and Crestleigh.
Mrs. Francis Snowdea has returned
to her home, Inglewide. after spend
ing the winter in Louisville, KY. Mrs.
Snowden has as her guest at Ingle-
wide her daughter, Mrs. j. J. hampton.
Evening star., 1938-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip S. Peyser and
their young son, who have been max
ing their home in Little Rock, Ark,
for the last two years, will return to
Washington May 10 to reside here.
Miss Elizabeth Ann kaufman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D.
Kaufman, was honored at a luncheon
yesterday, followed by a shower, at
Mrs. KS Toll House The hostess of
the afternoon was Mrs Herbert L.
Freiburger. The marriage of Miss
Kaufman and Mr.. Frederick j. Bash
WITT will take place in the early sum-
mer.
Mrs. Pack Visiting
In New Orleans.
Mrs. Horace Pack left Washington
on Tuesday for New Orleans, her
former home
Miss Rosalie Weinberger. accom-
panied by Miss Lucy Farnsworth, will
sail Friday from New York on the
S. S. Orizaba for a six-week trip
through Mexico.
Mrs. Nat Wildman Of New York is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Goldenberg.
DR.. and Mrs. Aubrey Fischer NC
tored to Charleston. w. Va, and are
spending the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Silverstein, DR.. Fischer s
brother-in-la and sister.
Mrs. Norman Fischer left for Big
Island, Va. Wednesday, where she is
spending a week with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Marcuse.
Mrs. Ira Berman of New York is
staying with her sister, Mrs. A. Bry-
laWski.
Mr., Edgar w. Warner and his
daughter. Miss Mildred Warner, mo-
tored here from Erie, Pa, for the week
and are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
We'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harris of Pitts
burgh were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund I. Kaufman. Their
daughter, Miss Beatrice Harris, who is
senior at Goucher College, was with
them. The engagement of Miss Harris
to MIR. Joel S. Kaufman was an
nounced in the early spring.
Mrs. Laura HeidensfeId
Visiting in Georgia.
Mrs. Laura Heidensfeld is visiting
friends in Augusta, Ga, for a stay of
several weeks.
The Council of Jewish Women will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:l5
O'Clock at the Community Center, Six
teenth and @ streets NV, for the
Evening star., 1938-05-01
Annual Luncheon Given
By Mrs. r. A. Ramsay
TakOma Park Resident Hostess.
Mrs. A. G. Murphy Entertains
At Bridge Luncheon.

A. RAMSAY
nu Ony Inn The affair." annual Mrs
in the Mexican
The William of Worcester,
Shearrer Mrs
Peter Ramsen Mrs Durwad Fisher Mrs Walter
Mills Mrs N Bressman Mrs Duncan Stewart Catherine
W. L. Holt, Mrs J. r
Magathan Mrs Norman
Mrs Dudley c. Jackson Mrs j. Stnson Mrs
Wilson, Mrs Harold Axel
Guy Seaman Mrs Grace Van Allen Mrs Charles
William M.
Evening star., 1938-05-01


card party Monday evening at her
home near Wheaton.
Mrs. Walter Artz
Hostess at Luncheon.
Mrs. Walter w. Artz entertained at
luncheon and bridge Thursday after
noon at her home in Woodside Park
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Jester have vis-
iting them Mr.. testers aunt, Mrs.
Annie Kinnersley, of Fort Worth, Tex.
Mrs. Margaret O'Brien gave bridge
luncheon at her home near Wheaton
Wednesday.
Mrs. Roger Prichard entertained at
luncheon Wednesday at her home in
Woodside
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard F.. Divine
have visiting them Mrs. Devine's uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Divine's uncle
Britain. who have just returned from
stay of five months in Miami, Fla.
Mrs. Raymond B. Robinson gave
party Monday evening at her home
in Northwood Park in honor of Mrs.
Keith L. Bright, also Of Northwood
Park
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
Hosts at Dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Solomon enter
tanned at dinner and bridge Monday
evening for Mr.. and Mrs. John Whit
ney of Ellsworth, Me, who were house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eben M. Whit
comb of Seven Oaks Manor.
Mrs Howard Griffith is lending her
home for an outdoor card party which
The Woman's Democratic Club of Sill
yer Spring is holding May g.
Mrs. Richard Gott entertained the
members of the Thirteen Club Thurs
day at her Forst Glen home
Mrs Raymond j. Heilman was host
ess at luncheon Wednesday, entertain
ing at Brook Tea House.
Miss Vesta Cassedy. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Miller A. Cassidy, enter
tained at buffet supper party and
dance Monday evening at her home
in Woodside.
Mrs William j. Brannan was hostess
at bridge Friday evening.
Mr.. Donald Witherspoon of Green
vile, S. c.. is visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Witherspoon.
Mrs. Walter S. Lephfew entertained
her sorority at bridge Tuesday evening
at her home in Indian Spring Terrace.
DR.. and Mrs. William j. Kettler
entertained at dinner Tuesday eve
ming.
Miss Magda Pierce Of Chicago. ILL.,, Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Killing.
Evening star., 1938-05-01

Lee. Mrs. Edna Hickey, Mrs. Margaret
Rabner, Mrs. Sidney Alexander and
Mrs. Maud Phares.
Mrs. Constance Goodman and Miss
Leila Cliff will entertain the chapter
Wednesday evening at 7:45 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. Goodman, 28l4
Thirty-fifth street NV.
Evening star., 1938-05-01
J.E. B. Stuart Chapter
Card Party.

Plans are being completed for the
card party given by the J. E. B. Stu
art Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, at Confederate Memorial
Hall. at 1922 Vermont avenue NV,
May 16 at 8 o'clock.
Miss Mary Weynick, chairman of
entertainment, is being assisted by the
Misses Margaret Cockrell, Doris Casey,
Mary Boyd, Ethel Berry, Catherine
Sexton. Mrs. Roy Albert, Mrs. A. w.
Tuck, Mrs. S. w. Henry, Mrs. Virginia