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Evening star., 1940-05-24

CdEOIlnd panKS, place Wnere tAe
blues-if there are any blues-stop
OF for a spell on their northward
migration. But the bluef1sh run,
which usually has begun long before
this, is missing. A few scattered
snapper-size fish have been taken
by commercial net fishermen and
sport anglers have been denied even
this. There are no signs to indicate
that anything larger than these
1-pound tailors have been or will
be there. And, generally speaking,
no blues along the Carolinas means
no blues in Chesapeake Bay.
The channel bass run there
still Is going strong, though,
with boat fishermen reaping =
harvest.
Capt. Wayland w. Baum of Wan
chese, from which spot Oregon Inlet
is fished, writes that his party in
the last three days landed a total
of q big drum after hooking about
go. And while these anglers trolling
from boats are bringing back meat
for the table, surf anglers are sunk
in morass of poor fishing. A few
drum have been caught by the
wielders of the long rod, but only
one angler in a dozen is making
connections. It's just that the large
body Of fish is offshore.
Late Hardhead Reports.
Coming closer to home, if you want
hardhead fishing this week end it
shouldn't be hard to find. You can
catch them at Solomans and in the
Patuxent River between that point
and Benedict. Also the lower Poto-
mac is featuring hardhead angling
this week. Fish also have been
taken at Shadyside, although the
boat that made the initial catch
had to 60 to the other side of the
bay to do it.
Nothing has been caught at
North Beach or Seaside, but
boat captains there are ex-
pecting to break the ice any
day.
Just to show what is going on at
Solomons. even a northeaster and
rain squalls-conditions which gen.
orally preclude any fishing at all
didn't stop the fish from biting on
Wednesday. A group from The Star
sports department, with Tommy
Doerer Of East Potomac Park golf
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Fore and Aft

Washington Yacht Club has a new
f1apship. She is the smart 45-foot
bridge deck cruiser purchased re-
Gently by Commodore Paul r. DON
ley. Formerly the Malna w, owned
by Bayne Hartnett of Maryland
Yacht Club, the yacht will be named
Mecca II, after his old cruiser
Mecca.
Built by Capt. Noah Smith of
Crisfield. Md. in 1887, sthe cruiser
is planked and trimmed throughout
with mahogany With accommoda-
tions for six. she is powered by a
115-horsepower Chrysler marine en-
gine.
This is Commodore Donley's third
boat since he Joined the Anacostia
River club % years ago.
Maryland Yacht Club sailors open
their season this Sunday with a
special race from Potapsco River
out into the bay.
For Potomac River shippers Sum-
day will mark the close of their
spring series of six races. The start
for the first class is set for 2:15
pm. Coast Guard Reserve Comdr.
Robin Hood again will furnish his
cruiser Folly for committee boat.
The first meeting OF the West
River Sailing Club will be held to-
morrow night in the Town Hall of
Galesville, Md. Slated for action
are election og 1910 officers. ap-
proval of its summer schedule of
races and the election of new men,
bers. Osbourn Owings is commo-
dore and r. Clyde Cruit secretary
A sister ship to the cutter OF
Washlngtonian Phillip Nichols, jr.
is nearing completion at Oxford
Md, for its designer and builder
He is Ralph Wiley and the boat
is a 30-footer modelled after the old
Hancock schooner Wind Dog.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Seeks SoftboII Opponent

Sacred Heart softball team Is
seeking Sunday game on its own
field. Call Woodley 2729 between
$50 and 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-05-24

D. 6. S. Wins by Shutout
D. G. S. blanked G. A. o. yester-
day, 3 to O. Each team made -four
hits.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Scu|I Champion After
Revenge in Regatta
Al Pittsburgh
Burk Will Race AneyoI,
'39 Conqueror; Wisconsin,
Penn in Crew Test
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May a.. Six
events will mark the return tomor-
row of crew racing on the Allegheny
River, where many of the worlds
best professional oar races were
held half century ago.
Highlighting the card are race
between the college crews of Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin and Marietta
and a special mile singles .sculling
match between World Champion
Joe Burk of Philadelphia and Joe
Angyal of Brooklyn.
Angyal beat Burk in a race at
Baltimore last year.
Other events include an eight
cared battle between crews OF the
Penn A. c. of Philadelphia, West
Side Rowing Club of Buffalo and
the Detroit Boat Club; race plttlng
Marietta Junior varsity against a
combination crew of substitutes
from college and club crews, and .
roWboat race for river men.
The regatta is a feature of the
Allegheny centennial celebration.
Evening star., 1940-05-24

ule Chairman Henry D. Baldwin
reported universal" acceptance
among clubs holding regattas this
year.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
BOATS.


OUTBOARD MOTORS AND BOATs-Ben-
dix. Elto Evinrude, Wolverine Old Town.
Many others. Largest display in town.
Terms. s. King Fulton, Inc, 8OS Maine
ave. S.w.
A CHESAPEAKE BAY fishing boat, twin en-
zines, Al condition. See Oscar Hartse,
CHRIs-CRAFT 1898 snort sedan cruiser: in
Phone Hobart 6o7e. '"'' 2s.
s1s 5:ss eias sac COOPER ssa
OUTBOARD BARGAIN = have three
S54 so 1910 new 2-h.p. motors for S3S so
each, with new-motor guarantee: See
Hobbs at s; King Fulton, Inc, sos Maine
ave. s.w. (Termso
oUTBOARD sKIFF, S25. Emerson O434.
CRUISER, 3s-foot, double cabin. bridge
deck; 90-h.p. Packard motor; perfect con-
Club, foot 18th St Sc.
ased seasons condition one like Uems new eeoSs cog
plete with 3-h.p. .outboard motor and
bracket; must sacrifice. 80 18th st. sc.
IDEAL CRUISING or fishing. 80 it.. pract.
Ford conversion: 1895. Wo. 5oa1.
OUTBoARD MOTOR for sale, 1850
syahlaas ss1ng ds s-hg sg5o sD0r''0ur' as new" pig
HOUsEBOAT. completely equipped -$4O0
Hydroplane. 1876. Gu. in.----------- 325
l6-ft. cabin sailboat oat-.----------- rs
Reverse gear, heavy duty---------- 20
Airport Basin. 30. Wash, VI.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Tournament Costino
National AH-Around Cham pion,

Expert casting take just strong
any other sport constantly
both sexes engage in and large fields
staged under the National Association Angling
tournament caster fisherman who spends his off
casting at 3O-nch floating
made rising fish
his skill will not only get vastly satisfaction fishing
but may find and keen
Most OF the fishing tackle daylight cast
ing platform The tournament
his score and fly lines rods and reels receive
one season than the fisherman will give his during
his entire life
The deicacy and precision casting
difficult advanced
beginner has been grounded good form and preferably
out with skilled that his
an instructive feel tor his rod and line similar to that which
grade golfer has for his clubs His
and he work along toward championship ability
kes him.
Casting for differs from casting
counts The fisherman laugh off
with the eageeyed judges flick of that lines
and when competition
aren't
(Last seriesJ
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Hunting License Sale
Heavy in Maryland
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 24.-Advance
distribution of hunting licenses in
dicate that the State Game and
Inland Fish Commission revenue
from license sales this year will be
the highest in a decade, Secretary
Harold Kolmer said.
Kolmer has $163,710 worth of
licenses in his Office. to go on sale
through county court clerks June /.
Kolmer said 1875 licenses were
distributed prior to June / last
year, and he has $4,000 ready to 60
out this year.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Connecticut Reflects
Outbourd Officers

Walter Hallier, commodore, and
all officers of the Connecticut Out
board Association, have been re-
elected for 1910.
The organization plans to sponsor
several regattas on the Connecticut
circuit this summer.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Replacing Of Markers
Is Bio Job in Jersey

The New Jersey Board of Com
merce and Navigation has just fin
ished the annual task of replacing
directional and channel markers
along the inland waterway between
Cape May and Manasquan Inlet.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Three Major Rgatas for Motor and Occupy C. Pilots Next Week
Rod and Stream
BY GEORGE HUBER.
Nav "a loan

We may - well face facts and admit that this promises
for bluehsh height
Chesapeake anglers
blues conditions probably big
chis
predictions what happening down along the
Evening star., 1940-07-08

involving "spy hysteria," the Coast
Guard intelligence service looked into
the situation and discovered evi-
dence that many vessels in the
fishing feet off California were op-
Grating under documents that fraud
ulently listed them as American,
whereas in reality they we're owned
by Japanese. The law requires that
such vessels be owned by United
States citizens. Cooperation of
the Bureau of Marine Inspection
and Navigation and the Justice De-
partment, acting on the information
obtained by the Coast Guard and
other sources, so far has resulted in
the forfeiture of some 200 fraudu-
lently documented boats. Officials
say practically all Of the California
fishing vessels operating now are
fully American owned.
Espionage activities from this par
ticular quarter thus have been greatly
reduced, If not eliminated, by effec-
tive cooperation of different units
of the Federal Government in routine
law enforcement.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
Mexico's Election

The Staying of more than one hun
dred persons and wounding of thou
sands more, as reported in news
dispatches from Mexico City, is
dark side Of Mexico's presidential
campaign and sad commentary on
the state of democracy in our sister
republic to the South.
1t is regrettable that Mexicos first
truly free election in nearly two
decades should have resulted in far
more casualties than the machine
dominated and controlled elections
while Gales was in power.
Far-reaching repercussions of yes
terday's election are to be expected.
The widespread use of firearms,
grenades and tear gas coupled with
theft of ballot boxes in some places
and closing of polling places in
others may provide either side with
the basis for claim of denial of
rights after the results of the voting
are known.
PRESIDENT CardenaS In renouncing
any desire to run for reelection had
promised free expression of the
popular will, and his candidate, Cen
eral Manuel Avila Camachio, had
reafflrmed that pledge. The oppo-
sition candidate, General Juan An
dreu Almazan, recently has charged
unfair tactics on the part of the ad-
ministration, and threatened to dis
regard the results of any voting
which was unfairly influenced by the
administration forces
What the outcome will be must
await the counting of ballots, which
is set for Thursday. The returns may
be issued then or held up, at the
discretion of the government, until
Congress reconvenes September l.
Complicating the whole situation
is the presence in Mexico of a large
number of Nazi-Fascist agents, as
well as Communists, all united in a
conspiracy to foment disorder south
of the Rio Grande.
Evening star., 1940-07-08

are simply myths. 'Safe for democracy"
did not get us in. 1t was mere slogan
and was not coined until the issue had
been settled. We did go in, however, to
make the world safe against German
designs for world power" and that was
our most fundamental reason And we
succeeded! The failure" came wears
later, and, as the rest of us we'll know,
was furthered by the action of our
isolationists in Gripping the League of
Nations. AS for British propaganda"
Wilson had said that the Allies were
fighting our fight" and the rape of
Belgium was far more important than
all propaganda, including the alleged
propaganda of the financial interests.
If you do not believe that, ask the next
10 people you meet who can remember
the other war.
There is thus no justification for the
blind emotion which abhors fighting
across the sea, even if that were strategi-
cally best. In fact, however, as we really
know, there Is no reason whatever to
fear such fighting now for the simplest
, and most conclusive of reasons-we lust
cannot do it.
Yet the dread of such impossible and
Imaginary fighting in Europe has a result
which is very real indeed; it inspires the
attempt to paralyze all efforts to do
anything against Hitler. Every attempt
to do anything against the common
.enemy has been fought on the ground
that in some way-incomprehensi to
the common man-it might cause our
involvement" in war, and that those
who wish to give green light to Hitler
are the only friends of peace"
We thus see that the isolationists.
from 1870 to the present hour. have
played Hitler's game. And some of them
now threaten to split the Democratic
party if 1t will not accept their policy of
assisting the worst enemy this country
and democracy-has ever Known.
July 2. WALTER p. WHITE
Evening star., 1940-07-08
New Industries PROGRAM

If successful in its program, the
1nter-American Development Com
mission will contribute much toward
closer economic integration of the
Americas. An outgrowth of the
Conference of Twenty-one American
Republics which met at Panama last
September to consider the problems
arising out Of the war, the COM
mission, headed by Undersecretary
OF Commerce Noble, is trying to de-
velop new industries in Latin
America, and increase non -competi-
tive imports from Latin American
countries.
At a meeting in New York City
last week, the first since its organi-
zation on June 2, the commission
launched its program by approving
two projects. One is the sponsoring
OF an experimental plant in Brazil
for processing the mandioca root,
from which tapioca is manufactured.
The United States now buys its tapi-
oca from the Dutch East Indies.
about $4,000, 900 worth year. Brazil
has an abundance of high-grade
mandioca, but because of the inabil-
ity of Brazilian producers to process
mandioca in a manner suitable for
the American market, little Brazil
ian tapioca is sold in this coun-
try. The experimental plant will be
stated by Brazilians, and technicians
from the United States will give ad-
vice on processing the mandioca
root.
Under the second project approved
by the commission, group of de-
partment store experts will explore
the possibilities OF developing sources
of supply in Latin America for the
$50,000,000 of handicraft goods and
other specialties formerly imported
from Central Europe. These imports
have been cut OF by the war.
Specialists familiar with the Amer
Evening star., 1940-07-08

lean market will tell Latin American
producers what plant expansions and
other changes will be necessary to
build up an export trade with the
United States.
In encouraging the establishment
OF new industries, the commission
will, move cautiously. It's projects
will be confined to the construction
of plants manufacturing products
that do not compete with those al
ready made in the United States. It
will also insist that the enterprises
1t sponsors be financed by both
Latin American and United States
capital.
Though there has been a trend
toward industrialization in some
parts of Latin America in recent
years, the production Of raw ma
terials remains the cornerstone Of
Latin Americas economy. In ex-
change for their raw materials, South
and Central American countries
have bought large quantities of
Europe's manufactured products.
The complementary nature of this
trade has made it easier for Euro
pean countries to secure barter
agreements in Latin America.
Because of the war, Europe's pur-
chaSeS of Latin American products
have been sharply curtailed. The
loss OF European markets has created
a serious economic problem in several
Latin American countries. BY en-
couraging the development of new
industries, and increasing non-com-
petitive imports, the Inter- American
Devel opme ent Commission will
strengthen the defenses of Latin
America against economic penetra-
ton by the totalitarian powers.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
Natures Fifth Column

AS a sinister sign of the age, a
story is reported from Hopkinsville,
Kentucky, which shows that even
Dame Nature may be going totali-
tartan and promoting her own fifth
column. The wall of a restaurant
there began to bulge alarmingly,
threatening to overturn the struc-
ture. 1t was very puzzling. There
was no apparent cause Plasterers
called in as specialists diagnosed the
trouble, performed a surgical opera
ton on the wall and opened it up.
Inside they found a tree seven inches
in diameter, with its roots five feet
above the ground level.
For years the restaurant had stood
up against the open and more or
less expected assaults of complain
ing customers, dead beats, Short
change artists and tax collectors
only to come near destruction by an
insidious extra column of Nature.
Deprived of publicity and sunlight
and seemingly also cut off from any
possibility of nourishment from a
soil in which it was not rooted, never
theless the tree grew by its own de-
vious methods and was only checked
barely in time by strenuous meas
ures.
Two months ago Hopkinsville and
the rest of the world would have said
that it could not happen; but 1t did.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
ILLINOIS AVENUE.

Dear Sir:
II am looking for couple Of mocking-
birds and wonder II your correspondent
who Is serenaded all night by them down
by the Soldiers Home can help me out.
Last summer pair of mockingbirds
chose my back porch rambler for their
home and built nest on a level with
the eyes, close on the other side Of the
screen.
why they didn't come right in the
kitchen don't know. They could have
had hamburger, noodles, etc. Needless
to say, we became good friends and I
now consider myself one of the worlds
greatest authorities on mockingbirds.
Those big eyes looking at me every
time went on the porch greatly am
plified our home life. I assisted the
little people with their family life in
every way possible, particularly one day
when the last of their three kids ven-
tured to make his debut on the world,
only to hang by thorn.
1T created plenty of excitement in all
surrounding birddom. Even the wren
left its nearby nest and came over to
offer help. was about to call the fire
department, when instead broom poked
blndly into the rambler did the trick
and released the yelling mite, much to
the joy of us all.
For days afterward used to detect
the whereabouts of these feathered off,
spring by their high, electric cheep,' and
go and talk to them
And now want them to come home!
Instead, they're cavorting around some
where else. maybe down by the Sol
dlers' Home. Sincerely, c. L."
A mockingbird has a way with him,
indeed; when it comes to personality,
one of this species is really there"
Mockingbirds are much better in the
average garden in spring and summer
than in winter. Too often in the cold
months they tend to become ruf1ianly in
their ways, driving away other birds
which winter here.
In spring and summer, however, they
are good sports, leaving other birds
alone, unless the latter come to near to
the nest
This will not mean that they will not
chase dogs, cats and even human beings.
This they do with vim adding another
point of interest. Few observers will
resent this trait, under the circum-
stances
There are few sights in this sport
more intriguing than that of mocker
in full flight, after cat or dog.
They fly low across the garden. the
white showing in the wings, headed
straight for the enemy.
| The latter. whether on four legs or
two, waits for no encounter, but always
takes off as fast as he can.
No one wants to dispute matters with
an aroused mockingbird.
Like most birds, however the mocker's
assault would not be very terrific If the
other would stand its ground.
Bird battles in general, seldom amount
to much. There is a great deal of wing
Evening star., 1940-07-08

The conqueror lays low the walls OF
stone:
His ruthless legions trample in the
dust
Blossom and altar cloth and marble
bust;
They heed not cries of fear nor dying
moan.
The lust for blood is in their hearts
alone;
The gods of war in whom they nut
their trust
Bid them march on, nor let their sabers
rust
Till tyranny is seated on the throne.
But, though nfen bow to numbers or To
power,
The inborn love of freedom will survive
And In the struggle will at last prevail.
Though tyrants have their evanescent
hour,
Mans stubborn spirit will not cease to
strive;
The flame on freedoms altar will not
fail.
ANNA M. PRIEsILEY.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
Letters to the Editor
Dislikes New
Street Lamps.

Dislikes New
Street Lamps.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I wish to register my protest against
the new street lights that are being
installed in Washington. They are too
high. They shine brightly into our Sec
ond and third story bedrooms where
the light is not needed and are very an
noying when we want to sleep. This also
means that the trees must be trimmed,
reducing the shade on the sidewalks,
where it is needed. With the lights one
third as high there would be nine times
the illumination on the streets where it
is required
Then there is the expense of making
this abominable and unnecessary change
in our street lights. 1t must cost almost
a hundred dollars to change one light
and the taxpayers must foot the bill.
We seem to forget that one of the great
est. perhaps the greatest, of our needs
is balanced budget and reduced taxes
so that the man at the top can continue
in business and the man at the bottom
can live in comfort.
July 4. CHAs. M. P1DGEON. -
Evening star., 1940-07-08
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1Dell.

fluttering and hopping into the air, but
seldom any casualties.
This is not always true, of course.
Occasionally bird battle (almost al
ways between birds of the same species)
turns into bloody conflict. In the
main these battles are mostly show-off
bouts.
1t is a wonder that great many
birds, old as well as young, do not get
caught on thorns and nails, or entan-
gled in vines.
No doubt maily such accidents occur
where no help can come.
In such emergencies, birds are mostly
helpless. They have no way of bring
ing direct aid. About all they can do is
to f1utter and scream close to the
trapped creature. This excitement
tends to excite the caught bird still
farther; It's struggles increase, with the
In this way it receives help from its
fellows.
We have never seen case Of bird
caught in domestic plants, either in
thorns or in tangles of vines. So we do
not believe there is the slightest danger
to bird life in average paintings of any
type.
1t must be remembered that birds
have been dealing with such situations
for centuries. They are very small, on
the average, much smaller than we tend
to think, and can get through very small
spaces.
They also are extremely wary. They
must be to survive. They seldom put
themselves into positions from which
they cannot extricate themselves.
1t Is always a good plan, in case a
f1edgling gets caught some way, to let
the bird alone, and see how it manages
to get loose.
If it does not do so, then there will be
time to bring it aid.
The greatest danger to young birds
just out of the nest lies in four legged
and two-legged animals. In the latter
classification must be included other
birds. Fledglings of all species are in
real danger from adult birds of other
species.
Grackles, in particular, seem to spe-
cialize in catching young cardinals on
their first day out of the nest. For the
first "a hours the young birds often re-
main close to the nest, but definitely
outside it. often perched on a cane of a
rose, or branch of shrub.
While there, they are easy prey of
the great strong -necked grackles, whose
f1endish yellow eyes show them to be
birds without mercy. Some bird lovers
regard grackles as far worse than hawks,
especially when it comes to the destruc-
tion of fledglings.
Persons who become interested in GER
tain bird individuals must not expect to
see much of them after they have left
the nest. Probably the best way to keep
them around is to feed them with SUM-
flower seed. All seed-eating birds like
these, and the parents will take the
youngsters to them. Birds brought up
on sunflower seed in garden often tend
to remain after they grow up. They
find it easy pickings,"