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Evening star., 1940-05-29
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Traceuell.

bird. which IL olive-broWn on the back,
with under parts Of white. but streaked
with black.
The ovenbird once was known as the
golden-crowned thrush.
Its flight song was q favorite Of
Thoreau, who never quite succeeded in
seeing which bird made 1t.
The flight song, as the bird rises into
the air, is more varied and lyrical than
the teacher" utterance. It occurs when
the creature leaves the tree top and
scars into the air for some so feet.
Both song and flight cease at once,
the bird dropping straight down again.
Sometimes it sings in the same way while
In the bush.
Our correspondent gives a nice pic
ture of quiet place.
Sometimes we think we shall all have
to move to Obion bottom, with things In
the world being the way they are.
Anyway. 1t is a good place to know
about.
land, the birds OF Poland, the birds OF
Belgium
Poor birds!
Before the bombs begin to burst, let
us who live in the suburban sections
and the real country wake up early
these mornings in order to listen to the
bird chorus.
We have something which city dwell
lers know only in little.
They have a few cheeps and chirps,
but we have the overwhelming blending
Of thousands of birds in chorus which
defies description.
1t begins earlier and earlier, as dawn
comes, so that you have to be a light
sleeper. or have some one wake you up,
or maybe be so sensitive to beauty that
you wake yourself up, In anticipation.
1t is worth 1t, this morning song of
the birds.
Many people live their lives without
hearing it. Some, misguided, call 1t
noise"
Listened to properly, the birds morn
Ing chorus possess something of the
rhapsodic quality of the great symphony
orchestra playing one of the master
works.
To some listeners, 1t will seem impos-
sible for any ears to read words and
meanings into this matin serenade.
This music is pure music, absolute
music, In other words 1t is instrumental
1t holds together through sheer inten-
sity, like all great music permitting the
listener to read into 1t whatever mean
ing-not words-his heart and mind
make up for it.
Fortunately, we do not have to 20 to
Obion bottom for this.
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Suggests Action Against
Subversive Activities.
To ths Ekitor of The Star:

Most Of us are heartily behind the
Presidents somewhat belated proposals
for national defense.
With an eye to what the "nfth column"
accomplished for Germany in both Nor
way and Holland, would 1t be too great
an effrontery to suggest that it would
be q good idea to stop entertaining visit
ing groups of Communists in the White
House? Also, even If Mr.. Roosevelt is
not interested in the great and patriotic
work being done by the Dies Committee,
might one humbly hint that there are
millions of patriotic Americans who do
not appreciate hearing that work char
acterized by the President as q sordid
business?
In other words, believe express the
sentiments Of millions Of liberty y-loving
Americans when I say, Lets stop cod
ding these thousands Of subversive ver-
min and really start getting tough with
them" 3. II. MUATORD.
Nay -
Evening star., 1940-05-29
&C STREET Sc.

U STREET S.E.
Dear sir:
Il have long enjoyed your column,
and believe you could clear up 4 bird
question have always been anxious to
settle. ...-
when used to 60 fishing in Obion
Greek bottom rs years ago. there was
always some bird calling, Wheeler
wheeler. wheeler
Just those three notes, never more,
II have never heard this bird else
where. but 1t is possible 1t may be In this
vicinity.
"The other day was down there on q
fishing trip.
This bird was still calling for
wheeler
Gould you by chance tell me Just
what kind Of bird this was? It has
gray feathers and white breast.
"Obion bottom Is 127 miles northeast
Of Memphis, Tenn. Much of this bottom
has been cleared Of its timber, but there
are still a great many kinds Of birds.
AT one time have seen timber so
thick that 1t fooled the owls. My brother
here IN Washington always wrote me in
the spring, wanting to know II the great
owls still hooted in the daytime down
there.
THE forest was so dark the owls
thought 1t was night, I suppose.
"Or do the hoot owls make those
1rightful sounds at any or all times?
X 4
There are still enough birds In mid
die fork, Obion bottom, to make YOU
think the whole world is populated
solely by birds, as I did the evening OF
May T.
1T would have been a treat for YOU.
I am sure
After this, have resolved to 60 back
every year in May, If possible.
All day long you can stay in there
and never hear an automobile honk or
grind its gears.
Probably If there were cars, the bird
songs would drown out the noise.
Sincerely yours, E. H. A."
~ y
The ovenbird, the Baltimore oriole,
and the cardinal all have songs which
might be said to call wheeler"
The ovenbird. in particular, seems to
say teacher, teacher, teacher, teacher"
with the accent on the last syllable.
This might seem to some as being
wheeler, wheeler, wheeler, wheeler"
The oriole at times pumps out a rapid
"cheeper, cheeper, cheeper. cheeper,
cheep!"
The cardinal often utters notes which,
by lively imagination, might be twisted
into wheeler"
None Of these birds. however, could
be said to have gray feathers and
white breast" unless possibly the oven.
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Comments on Americas
Acquisition Of Territory.

have read with interest in The Star
Of May Is, 1910, Mr.. w. B. Edwards re-
ply to the letters recently contributed by
"Cold Realism" and Mr.. Don Gallagher. I
am amazed that Mr.. Edwards is so naive
as to believe that the United States did
not acquire any Of its immense terri
tory by aggressive means. Before de-
nying the truth of some of "Cold Real
ism's" statements, he should at least
have informed himself Of the methods
whereby we enlarged our boundaries
The facts am about to recite are de-
rived from "The Rise of American Civili-
zation" by those distinguished historians,
DR.. Charles A. and Mary Beard; the
Roman and Arabic numerals refer to the
volumes and pages, respectively, Of the
1-volume edition. 1880.
In the early part of the 10th century
SPANS hold on her American possessions
weakened. Incidents occurred-just as
they do nowadays-with the result that
IN 1918 Gen. Andrew jackson invaded
Florida, acting on vague orders" from
Washington, and occupied the country.
As the Boards put it: I'm these cir
cumstances, there was nothing for the
King of Spain to do but make the most
Of the inevitable" and accordingly he
ceded Florida to the conquerors Il, .32).
After. Mexico had broken with Spain,
we took advantage of the feebleness Of
the Mexican government to occupy the
Mexican provinces of Texas and Cali
fornia, with the result that Americans
outnumbered the Mexicans. We inter-
fered with the. internal affairs of Mex
leo, set up Texas as separate republic,
and finally took her outright. James X.
Polk was scarcely inaugurated as Presi-
dent In 1S45 when he coolly told his
cabinet that California was to be an.
nexed" Il, 604). The war with Mexico
decided the fate Of those countries.
In 1854 three American ENJOYS abroad
issued the famous Ostend Manifesto, in
which they declared that Cuba was es-
sential to the welfare Of the United
States, and that. If peaceful means failed,
we had every right to occupy the island,
by force Of arms, If necessary Il, $50.
But, fortunately, Congress rejected this
brilliant proposal-and waited until 1893.
During the 10th century Americans
emigrated to Hawaii, and became so
powerful there that in time they domi-
mated the islands. In 1875 we succeeded
in getting the native King to agree not
to cede any part Of his dominions to any
nation but the United States UI, $3.50.
Later on We started revolution, over
threw the local government, set up the
usual republic-and then annexed the
Islands wholesale.
There are other instances that may be
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Letters to the Editor
Scores House Passare
OF Pension Bill.
~ A. 0A.x-- 4 srS 49,

10 tNe EultOI Oh Inc St3I.
What can the Representatives In Con-
gress be thinking about to have passed
such ruinous veterans pension bill?
Such an act by Congress is unthinkable
In the best Of times, but now when our
national debt limit is in sight and the
highly important and expensive ques-
ton Of national defense is so imminent,
1t would seem that Congress actually is
willing to "sell out" our country for the
sake Of reelection!
And it is hard to find words to express
the contempt that patriotic ex-soldiers
and citizens feel for that pressure group
Of veterans who are trying to push our
Government to the wall with their un-
just demands!
Let us hope that somewhere along the
line this bill will be filed in the waste
basket where it belongs. D. "A. G.
May H.
Evening star., 1940-05-29

The flight of Queen Wilhelmina to
England is said to have shaken the
faith of her subjects considerably.
With all due respect to this -estimable
monarch, 1t must be admitted that
she is not quite the Queen Boadicea
brand.
Evening star., 1940-05-29

fees made for the sake Of national
security-sacrifices of profits, Of
social benefits, OF other advantages
of normal ways OF life-but the
sacrifices will reap dividends of ma
tional and social security in the end.
In that spirit America turns its face
unflinchingly to the heavy task
which lies ahead.
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Believes History
Will Repeat.

Believes History
Will Repeat.
To the Editor Of The Star:
World dominion was almost In the
grasp of Spain, the last barrier being
England; and England had to be crushed.
But the cause Of liberty was protected by
the breath Of the Almighty and the ships
Of Admiral Drake.
England also was saved from her enc
mics In Ireland, as described by Patrick
Lally:
Although Sarsfield Patrick, Earl Of
Lucan, an Irish Jacobite general, men,
Der of the Irish Parliament; served in
army of James II, against William of
Orange; killed at battle of Neerwinder,
July, 1899 covered himself with undying
fame, they were in the end overpowered,
and the Irish Army volunteered to go to
France, where they formed the Irish
Brigade so famous in history. The
manhood of Ireland now turned toward
France and the United States, and the
nation fell into comatose condition last
ing hundred years.
wolfe Tone (born in Dublin, June 90
1853; committed suicide in Dublin Prison,
November 10, 1898; Irish revolutionist,
one of chief founders of United Irish
mem succeeded in once more rousing the
spirit of the people, and after efforts
never before excelled by one man, he Sue
ceeded in getting the French govern
ment to equip fleet of so battleships,
well manned, commanded by three ad-
mirals. Fifteen thousand veteran troops
were on board. The grand armament
left France for Ireland, December, 1796.
A storm of unnatural severity broke and
scattered them like chaf1 A thick fog
also settled over them, to add to the con-
fusion, and once again England was
saved by the elements.
again the Batavian Republic collect
ed great fleet of Is battleships, $4,000
veteran troops, and offered them to Ire
land. The expedition was ready for
months, becalmed. This is known as the
Trexel expedition, and was one the best
ever organized. And England was again
saved by the elements.
"One more Tone succeeded in having
France furnish another force. Once more
1t was wrecked by storm. Tone was
captured and either murdered or COM
mitted suicide. e."-"Facts Of Irish History
and English Propaganda" by Patrick J.
Lally; pages "a, rs.
Hitler and the English-ha Irish are
determined that England must be
crushed, but England again will be deliv-
cred and the cause Of civil and religious
liberty safeguarded. ULSTER PAT.
Nay =.
Evening star., 1940-05-29
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bear the name and address OF
the iortter although the use OF
q pseudo1yn, for publication Is
permissible. Please be brief!

cited, but these are sufficient to refute
Mr.. Edwards assertion that we never
have been an aggressor nation. Mr..
Edwards should also inform himself on
the Indian situation by reading Col.
Jennings c. Wise's scholarly work, THE
Red Man in the New World Drama"
ds3D. He will learn that we, as a Ma
tion. have not always played fair with
the aboriginal Americans.
I am fully aware that will be accused
OF giving a very one sided and unattrac-
tive picture Of our national history. Such
has not been my desire. I sincerely be-
lieve that we have had glorious past,
and that We have brilliant future.
May IS. PROFESSOR HISTORY.
Evening star., 1940-05-29

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
FR0SH CRIDMEN
CALLED TO WORK
Bumgarner Urges Boys Inter
ested In Football To Re-
port At Gym Monday
BY GLENWARD BLOMME

Coach Floyd Bumgarner, neaC
freshman coach at MINIS, has Is
sued a call for all boys interested
in football to report to him in the
gymnasium on Monday immediate
ly following the end of the seventh
period.
There was a lot of likely material
among the ABS frosh who attended
the exercises on yesterday morn
ing at the High school and Coach
Bumgarner wants to see every lad
out who loves to carry a football
and to tackle.
Equipment has been purchased
and every boy who makes the squad
will be outfitted from head to toes
in brand new togs.
This is the first year the fresh
men have had a team. They will
play a regular schedule and by the
time they graduate to the varsity
these lads will know plenty of foot
ball and New Hanover High will be
able to again hold its wv among
the larger schools of the state.
Coach Bumgarner has been in the
school system for several years and
has plenty of experience and is a
great fellow with young boys. His
baseball team was among the top
teams last year and made a good
showing in the state races.
Now is the time for the incom-
ing freshmen boys to get off on the
right foot and come out for this
football team on Monday.
The high school varsity will open
ifs third week of practice on Mon
day and Coach Black still is looking
for more players to fill the great
ROTC field to capacity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
CONN WON'T MEET
JOE LOUIS = YET
Uncle Mike To Save Him I'm.
til Spring; Joe May Be
Idle During Winter
BY SID FEEDER

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-R-Pro-
moter Mike Jacobs and Billy
Conn's BOARD of strategy have
seen the light.
They won't feed" the Pittsburgh
pretty boy to Joe Louis this year,
in spite of his impressive 1th-
round knockout of Bob Pastor in
Madison Square Garden last night.
"Uncle Mike" made that plain
today after talking with Johnny
Ray, Billy's manager, about the
immediate future of the white
haired boy" from the smoky city,
who, although weighing only l74
pounds, has skyrocketed himself to
the forefront of the heavyweight
picture.
While paying Billy and Bob $10,-
297 each as their shares of last
nights gross gate of $49, 412, JAG
os explained however, that Conn
will not be inactive during the fall
and winter, although he won't face
Louis until late next spring, at the
earliest. AS his next start Conn
is slated to tangle with the much
travelled Buddy Knox in Pitts
burgh Sept. 0. After that, pro-
moter Mike revealed, he is al
ready planning to put Billy back
in the Garden here November ID
against another heavyweight, pos
sibly Arturo Godoy, the durable
Chilean, or Tommy Farr, the dit
to- Welshman, who cabled two
days ago that he is flying to this
country in November and would
like a fight.
With Conn out of the title picture
for the time being-and this is
probably the wisest decision his
handlers have made since they had
him climb into a ring for the first
time-Louis, too, may find himself
idle for the winter. There is no
heavyweight around who a make
either an artistic or financial sue
css of Drawing the Bomber. And,
while Conn showed himself as a
Furnishing puncher against Pastor,
with some of the neatest left-hook
body pounding a fighter has dished
out around here in a long time, ne
still doesn't add up to Louis.
Meantime, Jacobs also an
nounced that Henry Armstrong
would put his welterweight cham
pionship on the line October 4 IN
the Garden against Fritzie ivlc,
one of the five fighting iviZcs Of
as a result of his recent victory
over Sammy Angott, recognized as
lightweight champion by the Ma
tional Boxing association. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
CIVILIANS TO TRY
OUT FOR CIVlTEN
Tickle Toes Probst To Re-
place Twinkle Toes Buch-
heit AS Pepper Upper
BY BILL

A host of Civitan hopefuls will
assemble at "1O1 Ranch" park at
22nd and Chestnut streets Monday
afternoon at $50 o'clock TO battle
for positions for the powerful Civil
ten, the team which will try te
redeem itself for a heart-breaking
loss of last year to the Exchang
ties when those worthless eked-out
a 6-5 win over the favorite ten from
the Civitan club.
Civiten is expected to present a
seasoned group of veterans, and will
have a more experienced, more con-
fident and more comical group OF
stars than last year. Only n of
the ten men who played last year
to lose in the finals-will be miss
ing Thursday night -Twinkle-Toes
Buchheit-and he is being replaced
by Joe "Home-Run" Steele.
The Civiten is prepared to meet
all comers," stated Captain Pete
Dust Moose) Moose, land if any
person thinks a squadron of Mes.
serschmitts is attacking the city
from the east Monday afternoon
just remind them the Civiten is get
ting the kinks out for the cham
pionship fight"
Practically every member of Civil
tan is going to help the team in it's
victory-attempt, and the club is pre-
pared for any emergency.
Team physicians will be Civilians
Mebane and Anderson. with Chap
lain Robert Jerome accompanying.
Since Twinkle-Toes Buchheit isn't
here to spark the team, DR.. Twin
kle-Toes" Probst, famous for his
success in keeping a team on its
feet, will be the inspiration. Alan
A. Marshall will be officially-desig'
mated umpire, and will be response
BILE for at least a moral victory
after every contest. Veteran John
(Cue-balD VESSEL, bald-head and
all, will be om%nipresent as water
ivy DOD 1otl3 o1ia AOoA
Woodbury., purchasing agent, will
constitute the 'rooter's' division.
The boys likely to get action in
clude:
John "sly" Fox, left fielder; jim
mie carl Hubbell' Herring, pitcher;
Addison "Mullett" Hewlett, catcher;
(C) Pete Just Moose" Moose, Bird
baseman; Joe "Home-Run" Steele,
short-fielder; Sherwood "~Slugger'
Dudley, center fielder; Donald Hank
Greenberg" Koonce, LIST baseman:
Sandy "Sucker" Marks, shortstop:
Julian Eddie Collins" Taylor, End
baseman; STRAIT "Fireball" Donnell,
utility man; Mickey George Chase
Hall, right fielder; George Dizzy
Dean Canady, manager; "L'Ever'
eady" Fisher, utility outfielder; Bud
dy "Vincent DiMaggio" Cooper,
utility infielder; Post "Mel OFT" Loi-
selle, utility infielder.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
State Gr;dsters Meet
In First Scrimmage

RALEIGH, Sept. 7.-(P-Two N.
c. State college teams today FLASHED
in the first scrimmage of the sea-
son as Coach Williams doc New
ton brought to an end the first
week of practice in the Wolfpack
camp.
An eleven, led by Carter at cen
ter, scored twice during the twenty
minutes of play. Doug Dickerson
starting tailback, and Jack Hucka,
bee, who was substituted at wing
back for Hobart Ferree, made the
two touchdowns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
Standings
Tragedy Hats Pliers
For Second Victory

FAIR HILL, Md, Sept. 7.-R)-
Misfortune and tragedy stalked
Emile Pfizer, veteran horseman, in
his bid today for a second straight
victory in the $4,000 Foxcatcher
national cup steeplechase.
Pliers Farndale, 1899 winner and
favorite in today's event, fell at the
final jump while fighting to take
the lead from Holmdel stables Car
termoor. A few minutes later, while
a crowd of $4,000 looked on, Farm
dale was destroyed.
Cartermoor, clearing the barrier
safely, went on to win the Cruel
ling test and take down a purse OF
$3,019.8O for his owner, Bernard
Prentice of Bedminster, N. j. Parma
was second and Bots Chabot third.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
BIG TEN SHES
FROM ROSE BOWL
Question Tabled Until Meet
ing In Chicago In
December
BY CHARLES

CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-P-There
will be no Rose Bowl game between
the football champions of the Pa
cific Coast conference and the title
holders of the big Ten at least
until Jan. 1, 1912, if then.
Faculty representatives of the
Western conference, meeting today
at the request of big Ten ath
letic directors to vote on the pro
posal for. a fixed post-season series
between the two conferences, failed
to reach a final decision.
After a two hour discussion they
decided to canvass the views oil
members Of their respective facul
ties and consider the plan further
at their next meeting in Chicago
in December.
AS result of today's action, the
Rose Bowl committee will continue
it's plan of selecting a team from
the nations outstanding grid aggre.
cations to oppose the Pacific coast
team in the game Jan. /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
Tar Heels Show Little
Improvement In Drills

CHAPEL HILL, Sept. Z. -OR-
Coach Ray Wolf and the Carolina
gridders devoted two blackboard and
dummy drills toay to the weak
S and errors of their initial
scrimmage, and checked up with
another short scrimmage, but the
results showed little Improvement.
The Veteran forwards opened &C.
c~asional good holes, but the block
ing lacked consistency, and the stub
born reserves threw them back time
and again. Jim Lalanne and Johnny
Pecora carried the brunt of the ball
carrying, while Saylor, Beers, and
Glamack stood out on defense.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
STARDUST II WINS
YACHTING TROPHY
Defeats Higgins Teal Te
Take Season Award For
A And B Classes

The Stardust II, owned and sailed
by John Colucci, Jr., ruled the roost
at Wrightsville Beach last night
having defeated Everett Hugslns
Teal in the runoff for the season
trophy of the Carolina Yacht clue
for Class A and B boats.
At the conclusion of the Labor
Day race the two yachts were tied
in total points for the season and
a runoff this afternoon was needed
to break the tie.
The Stardust II came in ahead
of the Teal about two minutes after
covering the course before a good
wind.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
POINTER WINS

PIERSON, Man., Sept .7-tR-
Farmwood Traveller, pointer owned
by U. M. Fleischmann of New
York, was named bird dog cham
pion in results released today of
the Dominion Field trails being
held in this southwestern Manitoba
district.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-08
Erratic Putter Puts
Snead In Half-W ay Tie

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. 7.-R-
An erratic putter kicked away Sam
Snead's supremacy in the SIS 900
Anthracite Open Golf tournament
today, sending him into a halfway
deadlock for top honors with Ed
oliver of Hornell, N. Y, at 1873.
The ,Shawnee-on-Deawarel golfer.
medalist with a five-under par IS
yesterday, balooned to 70 in today's
1S-hole round, taking 10 puts on
the outbound nine.