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Evening star., 1940-07-23
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. Trdce,cell.

such things as grasshoppers. army worms,
cutwornas, cabbage worms. cotton worms.
boil weevils, rice weevils, ticks, flies and
mosquitoes.
It may be realized that these are
among the most useful birds we have,
yet . great devastation has been created
in regard to them. Fortunately, this
situation has been bettered in recent
years. with the more widespread under
standing Of true conservation.
The woodcock, more properly the
American woodcock, Is known by differ
ent names In various parts OF the coun-
try.
These names include woodhen, big
headed snipe. big mud snipe. blind snipe,
whistling snipe. wood snipe, night par
fridge. night peck, timber doodle, hookum
pake, Labrador twister, bogsucker, bog
bird. pewee. whistler. big-eyes.
Surely enough variety for one small
bird!
DR.. Thomas 8. Roberts, in BIRD Por-
traits In Color" university Of Minnesota
Press. has the following interesting re-
marks concerning the eating habits Of
the woodcock:
THE woodcock is largely crepuscular
or nocturnal In its activities, spending
the day in damp coverts, boring for food
in the soft soil with its long, heavy bill.
by special anatomical arrangement
the outer one-third of the upper man.
dible can be raised somewhat, independ-
emily of the rest Of the bill, enabling
the bird to seize the worm for which it
Is searching and tease it out Of its lair
without the necessity of opening the base
Of the bill which is held in the firm
surface soil.
THE eyes are placed far back and
high In the head thus enabling the
bird to look through the back of the
head, as William Beebe says, and so
keep watch for an enemy from above
while probing in the mud"
The bird has an arrangement of stiff
feathers on the back, which can be
raised. giving sort of harplike ar
rangement. It is not known whether
this plays any part in the so-called
"nuptial song" Of these birds.
The appearance is very beguiling, part
ly on account Of its roly-poly shape, its
very large eyes and its general look of
innocence.
Just how people can shoot it will re-
main mystery to those who do not
shoot. But here arises the whole general
question of how "soft," otherwise kind
we may dare be, as a race.
If we do not like to shoot, we tend to
be overrun by races which love it. II
we shoot, as the pioneers did, we kill
on 5000 1000 buffalo in IS years, or ex-
terminate an entire race of birds, mil
lions upon millions of them, such as
the famous and beautiful passenger
pigeons, in few years. No doubt the
medium ground is best, where conser-
vation takes firm hand, preventing the
determination Of the races of creatures
but where some shooting allows the
human race to keep a steady hand on
the trigger in case of assault from that
deadliest of all animals, the human
Snecies
Evening star., 1940-07-23

Germany and Italy is less than from q
cultural approach, with the design of a
politico- economic conquest in its shadow.
Germany and Italy, unless defeated by
England, will possess at the wars end
unlimited arms, munitions and military
equipment for which they will desire
markets, and Latin America will be their
prime sphere for such traffic.
Unless measures are taken by the
American republics to defeat this hydra
fronted threat. the classic concept of
dollar economics may meet in the po-
litico-economic world such catastrophe
as the fate of the classic French concept
Of war.
The appeal that Italy can make to
the Latin American peoples is substan-
tlal and the danger to this hemisphere
Is IN that appeal as a vehicle for Ger
manhattan political domination and
economic mulcting, not in the nature or
the substance of the appeal itself.
Italy can with justice boast of the
glory OF her cities that once controlled
the finance and commerce of the world:
OF Genoa and Venice, whose navies pre-
vented the Mediterranean from being a
Turkish sea; Of uneQualed achievements
IN art; of the Renaissance; of endless
contributions to science and the arts,
including opera; of the discovery of the
Americas by an Italian and of the nam
ing OF the Americas for an Italian.
This last fact contains a vital reason.
and there are hosts of such, why a SUBJ
versive employment of cultural appeal
ought to be opposed and defeated.
Against such activities the United
States continental doctrine is opposed,
and that doctrine, the world is now be-
ginning to realize, not only defines this
nations policy of defense; 1t is in indis-
putable fact valid and enduring amend
ment of. and supplement to, interna-
tional law. guaranteeing to the nations
OF this hemisphere the rights proclaimed
by the American Declaration of Inde.
pendence. and denying to non-American
nations no rights recognized by interna-
tional law excepting the right Of con-
quest by force and the acquisition by
non-American nations of territories in
these continents. EDWARD CONN.
July 20.
Evening star., 1940-07-23

expenditures for specified groups Of
products, the new studies will also
be useful to businessmen.
In the past, dependable estimates
Of national income have been lack.
ing. Through its new division, the
Department Of Commerce is trying
to meet the need for such estimates,
with q detailed breakdown Of the
composition Of national income.
Evening star., 1940-07-23
Warns Of Danger in
Cultural Invasion.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The crescent phenomena of the po-
ltico-economic horizons portend storms
for the Americas. The German italian
project for new Europe cannot be so
modest as to confine itself to the Old
World and must include a scheme for
a new Latin America.
The logic of events and the urge Of
imperianstic interests dictate to the ag-
gressive governments a design for the
subjugation, by economic processes, Of
the non-Anglo-Saxon nations of this
hemisphere.
Italy, agreeable to the probable plan
of campaign, will capitalize In the New
World the collapse Of France, which was
lne fountain of Latin Americas culture.
attributing the Gallo humiliation to a
decadent French civilization. Italy will
endeavor to fill the exalted position Of
France. possibly forfeited, in the Latin
world ..Rnd make that worlds cultural
mecca Rome. in place Of Paris.
The ideal of government that would
be recommended to the Latin American
nations would be the sort that Spain
received from Italy. and which is the
antithesis of the American political con-
stitutions.
II Germany and Italy could thus
estrange Latin American peoples from
the United States, these would be pre-
pared for a purposed economic con-
quest that would subject them to the
cessisnaires.
The menace to the Latin American
nations and to the legitimate interests
Of the United States In Latin America
from an open economy u conflict With
Evening star., 1940-07-23

If Senator Barkley was correct in
declaring that the President "has
never had and has not today any
desire or purpose to continue in
office" a glance at calendar will
disclose well over thousand days
when he could and should have said
so plainly.
Evening star., 1940-07-23
Means Of Livelihood More
Important Than Trees.
To the Editor Of The Star:

Two important bills a-e due for Con-
sideratisn by the members Of the Dis
trict committee: One from the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board to control prices
and another from the Public Utilities
Commission to limit the number Of taxi
cabs. All the committee can think
about, however, is whether the trees at
the proposed underpass in the line Of
Sixteenth street will be beautiful.
There are hundreds Of people trying
to make decent living in these two
businesses, but they will never be able
to do 20 as long as members Of the
District committee think trees are more
important than making living.
July 8. z. GLAZIER,
Evening star., 1940-07-23

No. one and notMng-not even
Ivan the Terrible-has succeeded in
slaughtering so many thousand
innocent civilians in so few minutes
as did Nazi airmen in Holland. It
must be a great source of pride to
them to be ranked with active
volcanoes.
Evening star., 1940-07-23
Special Service
For Star Readers

Last year nearly $4,000 readers of The
Evening Star took advantage Of the serv-
ices of the Information Bureau in one
way or another. This means that about
one in every three persons who bought
The Star either had question an
swered or sent for booklet. It is open
to all.
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A compilation of 75o new questions and
answers on special and miscellaneous
subjects that are educational and enter
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Evening star., 1940-07-23

Frances government now is largely
located In Vichy hotel lobby; not
long ago 1t appeared to be most Of
the time In . motorized column
which dpade frequent briet stops. Z
Evening star., 1940-07-23

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ioriter. although the use OF
a pseudonym for publication Is
permissible. The Star reserues
the right to edit all letters Uith
Uie,D to condensation.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
Cabaret PliUOdo

Ell entrante Sabado verificara
su anunciado Cabaret Privado
la Clinica Gel Bien Publico'.
FL primer turno de muSica lie
correspondent a la orquesta la
Tropical y ell segundO a ia So
nora. FL Sr. Victor Gonzalez
presentara los ultimOs Hits
de la, temporada y estrenara
estos numeroS: "Porque, no Sc,
quien sable; ia Parranda';
Rancho Allegro; "El Organi-
Hero, "Boquita Azucarada", Y
les pasodobles alma Espaho-
la" Y "Coplas Granadinas'.
La fiesta empezara a las 10
de la noche y terminara a las 5
de la manana.
Ell precio de las mesas reser-
vadas es de cinco pesos.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
NOTAS SOCIALES
(PoR MARIO RODRIGUEZ

Verbena. Deseamos nombrar los
ComiteS."
La junta tendra efecto Ell mier-
coles, en- los salones de la Cana
ra de Concrete de Ybor. a las
8 100 en- puntO.
En- esta junta tambien infor-
mara Ell Sr. Cesar Rivero, Can
ciller del Consulate de Cuba en-
eSta ciudad y miembro de la
Verbena del Tabaco, de las ges-
tones realizadas en- la Habana
durante su vista. Por ell momen
podemos decir que las invitacio-
mes que hizo a les funcionarios
p1blicoS para que asistieran a
este festival, fueron aceptadas.
AL mismo tempo Sc lie prometio
ell envio del Crucero Cuba" Y
del Yate Presidential Juan
Bruno Zayas". En- ellos vendran
los representatives del GobiernO
Cubano, como tambien la Banda
de la Marina y un team de Pc
lota, team que celebrara uno o
dos desafios con jugadores de
esta localidda.
En- ell Pabell6n de Cuba Sc ex-
hibiran varios p%roductos cuba
nos y tambien literature y peli-
culas.
Sc cuenta con valiosas pare
jas que estan nesayando los dis
tintos bales Latinos america
nos, entire ellos un bonito bale
Indio del Peru. Las GALES de
nuestra barriada seran engala-
nadas con las banderas de las
81 naciones Latino-Americanas.
Tambien Sc proyecta uSar los
escudos de esas naciones.
La Verbena del Tabaco Sc We
rificara los dfas 5, 6, Z y 8 del
mes de Mario de 1941, en- los te-
rrenos de Phillips Field. Como
en- amos anteriores todas nues-
tras sociedades estaran repre-
sentadas.
Las mejores orquestas de Ia
localidad seran contratadas pa
ra esta OCCASION, como tambien
algunas de fuera de la localidad.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
ShOlOer Party

En- la Residential de la Sra. A
licia Rodriguez, 1918 de la ave-
nida 10, lie fue ofrecido en- Ia
noche de aver un Shower Party
a la Srta. Olga Rodriguez. Esta
f~ieStecita Sc la ofrecieron las
Sras. Margarita y Catalina Ro-
driguez, hermana y cunada de
la festejada, mOtivandola ell que
la Srta. Rodriguez, contraera
m%atrimonio, ell entrante domin-
go con ell joven Vicente Capita
no.
Sc hallaban presente: Srtas.
Irene Fernandez, Blanca Pau,
Ligia Vega, Aida Vale, Violeta
Rodriguez, la festejada Olga
Rodriguez, Katie Capitano, Car
men Valenti, Jennie PerronN
Mary Perroni, Nena Ciaravella,
Mercedes Fernandez Della Va
lie, y Lily Valenti.
Sras. Maria Rodriguez, Mar
garita Rivero, Catalina ROdri-
guez, Amelia Cuellar, Ofelia Cha
ravella, Victoria PERI, Regla
Cuellar, Delia Lopez, Rosa Bal
tar, Louise Fernandez, Manuel
Quesada, Vicenta Moya, Felici-
dad Quesada, Adelaide Perez,
Gloria Toleo, Josefina LaROcca,
Sara LaRocca, Josefina Capita
no y Hortensia Garcia.
En- distintos juegos de pasa-
Sc pas6 la noche. Result
taron triunfadoras las Srtas.
Irene Fernandez y Rosa Baltar.
Con refrescos y cakes" sc ob
sequi6 a la concurrencia.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26

J. McLncas contra James o. Nc
Lucas; Hilda R. Dougherthy
contra George w. Dougherthy,
Jr. Jose Flowers contra Evelyn
Flowers; Jose B. Roberts contra
Rowena Roberts; Mary Jayne
Jetmore contra John Jetmore;
Fred Hoffman contra Katie
Hoffman
Nuevas demands: William
Brown contra Anne Brown; Lu
cy M. Meyer contra Teodoro
Meyer; Dorothy c. Adamo con-
ira Harry S. Adamo; Leona Oil
yer contra Jack Ray Oliver.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
UN PARTTDO DE "ESTRE-
LAS" EN- TAMPA

I'm desafio de futbolistas "es-
tellas'' Sc efectuara en- Tampa,
seg1n ell mayor j. F. Carmack,
del Temple Egipto, ell dia 20 de
diciembre.
Int"graran los dos "onces' at
letas de los condados de Polk y
Hillsborough. Sera Ell coach de
las Estrellas de Polk ell Sr. Bob
Pittman, de Barlow, y coach de
las Estrellas del condado de
Hillsborough, Jimmy Hughes o
Spurgeon Cherry.
Cada team sc compondra de
25 seniors escogidos por los
coaches"
Sc entrenaran en- Tampa los
Atletas de Hillsborough Y los
del condado de Polk, en- Lakeland
y Rartow.
Seran seleccionados los juga-
dores de este condado de los
teams de Hillsborough, Plant,
Plant City y los JeSuitas.
Sc hara la selection de Polk
de entire los muchachos de Bar
tow, Lakeland, Mulberry, Lake
Wales, Haines City, Winter Ha
ven, Frostproof y Fort Meade.
Los miembros de las logias de
Shriners han ofrecido Su COO
peraci6n y Sc tiene la seguridad
del exito.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
Foot Ball Dance

Reina gran animation para a.
sistir al bale que pasado mana
ma efectuara Ia Secci6n de Re
creo del Centre Asturiano, en-
honor de los jugadores de nues-
tros planteles de segunda ense-
nanza.
La fiesta cOmenzara deSpues
del partido HillsbOrough {
Plant.
Manuel Sanchez, con sus
muchachos, es la orquesta con-
tratada.
Muy m6dico ell precio de en-
trada.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
De La Verbena del Tabaco

De La VerbenG del TGbdco
Aver tarde estuvimos hablan-
do ~largamento con ell Sr. 10 Cha
noun, p~residente del Comite
Organizador de La Verbena del
Tabaco, y nos inform6 de la mag
nifica cooperation monetaria
que sc esta recibiendo para la ce
lebraci6n de este acontecimien-
to annual. "EstamoS muy %conten-
tos y agradecidos por la esplen-
didez de todos los concentrates
que hemos visitado. Ninguno de
ellos Sc ha negado a contribuir,
sine al contrario, muchos han
doblado la cantidad con que con
tribuyeron ell paSado aho'.
"Quisiera agradecerles me cita-
ran a tOdos los Directories de La
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
~CABALLEROS LEALES
Secci6n JuVeRd

Por este medic cito a todos
los miembros de esta Secci6n
para la junta de costumbre que
ha de celebrarse el Microbes, a
las 8 p. m. Habiendo asuntos
muy importantes que tratar SO
ruega la asistencia de todos, es-
pecialmente de las ninas memo
res de dieZ amos.
La Secretaria,
A. GOnxdlez.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26

La Srta. Olga Rodriguez es
hija de los esposos Tomas y Ma
ria Rodriguez, vecinos del GIG
de la IL avenida, y Ell elegido
de su coraz6n 10 es de los espo-
SOS Joe y Josefina Capitano, re-
sidentes de la Gale Union, en-
West Tampa.
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
DIVORCIOS

DecretoS: Nellie Branan con-
ira Farris F. Branan; Rosalia
Palermo contra Rosario Paler =
mo; Ester Gillet contra Wesley
Gillett; Amalia Vald6s contra
Antonio Valdes; Lavinia Penuel
contra Marvett Penuel Bessie
La gaceta., 1940-11-26
SeguiremoS informando Sc
gun transcurran los dias.
CompaMta de Butos

Despues de allanadas todas las
dificultades con la Secretaria de
Labor de este pals, creese arri-
bara manana a esta ciudad, pro
cedente de Cuba, una gran COM
pahia de Bufos CubanoS, diri-
gida por el simpatico negrito
leopold Fernando.
Otros de los artiStas que VEN
dram, son la simpatica tiple
Srta. Estrellita Diaz, Carlos
Suarez Y la pareja de bales in
tarnacionales Lazo de Arga.
Estos artistas debutaran en-
ell teatro del CircuIo Cubano.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN this col
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. ONLY initials
will be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit: DO you know who
would he interested In buying
photographs of Myths Bricks
men. the Danish Arctic explor-
ere His niece took them and
sent them To his aunt here who
was my step-mother.
A. CHRISTY.
People simply don't buy that
sort OF thing. Since you have
some connection with the pic
lures, even though remote. they
probably have some sentimental
value 10 you. Explorers usually
are much-photoed persons. sell
dom being subject to shyness, 80
picture Of one would not be a
rarely.
Mr.. Fixit: Can You give me
the address of Miss Julie Hay
don, known as Mrs. Average
Woman, part time actor at a
New York theater? r. r.
Miss Julie Hayden. whose cor
rect name is Donells Donaldson.
is something more than a part
time actress. You should be
able to reach her by a letter in
care of the Theatre Guild. 245
West SD st, New York City.
Mr.. FiNit: To settle an argu-
ment, II this correct? When IL
Is 4 p. m. In New York City, 1t
Is noon here? E.I.B.
That is correct during the day.
light saving months. When the
East and West both are on
standard time. the difference is
three hours.
Mr.. Fixif: Please tell me what
Il the color and denomination
Of the Canadian postage stamp
that pictures the two British
princesses. Also, Is the school
boy traffic police system prac-
ticed In other parts Of the United
States: CURIOUS.
Britain's princesses are on the
Canadian one-eent stamps. which
are eolored green and black.
School boy patrols are or
ganized generally all over the
country. Washington WAS one
Of the first to use them though.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Chemistry and Freedom

In the test tubes of the chemists independence is
being created for the United States 1t is independence
Of foreign sources for certain basic materials.
Az scientists bend to their tasks Of research each day
brings us closer to the time when shall longer have
to speak of vital interests in the Far East elsewhere
which might have to be defended by force keep necessary
raw materials coming in.
rubber" made entirely of domestic materials and by fall
new F. Goodrich Co. plant will be producing several tons
Of Ameripol each day. The basic source is petroleum
Buna. Tiokol and other compounds already being
produced partial substitutes for rubber While produc-
ton of all the various synthetic rubbers last totad
only 100 tons against 500 900 tons of natural rubber
start has been made and there is for that
in desperate emergency production of these ersazes
could be stepped enough to provide absolutely essential
rubber products.
This development of chemistry may literally change the
world In the past peoples fought each other for
of materials In the future they all be producing
within themselves all vitality necessary materials thus
easing the for to the of the natural
products The Rayons and Nylons independence of
foreign silk. The Ameripos Buna and Thiokols the Du
prenes, Neoprenes, Guyayues, and Koroseas may
independence of foreign rubber.
There is not single vitality important chemical
that the United States cannot produce That not true
% years ago when swept Europe and the country
found itself cut off from supplies of dyes and drugs
The pascs and resins only beginning to show what
they do and already apane fuselages and wings
being moulded from such materials. whole world
is Towering from those test tubes.
With it could end to the graspng competitive
rush for materials which has often deluged the
world with blood. But here again. will have to show
intelligence than he has revealed thus far if he
take advantage of this glorious opportunity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17

Army men-Messrs. Woodring,
Johnson, Chief of Staff Marshall
have been unfairly pictured in
stories OF their controversy with
Morgenthau over this problem.
Like the treasury chieftain, they
want the allies to win. But
and this was the cruX of their
complaint from the start-they
want such sales to be legaliZed
by congress, and not made on the
basis of an opinion by the obedi-
ent Solicitor General Biddle.
Moreover, they keep in mind the
terrific shortage Of our own
forces in all arms, as evidenced
by the frantic appropriations of
billions for new stuff. So they
want to 90 more slowly and eau
tiously.
Their attitude, however, net
tied the White House. Roose-
welt thought they were not suffi-
GENTLY sympathetic with his plan
for giving aid which now is r.
bit more than methods short OF
war" Therefore, he has handed
the job 10 the exuberantly pro-
allyish Morgenthau. Perhaps
luckily, public sentiment appears
to have somewhat caught up with
Washington since il duee's entry
into the fray.
The army general stsf-the
brsiniest this nation has ever
had-has devised an amazing
scheme for grating European
improvements in weapons and
battle technique on our own war
machine. 1t is privately known
at GHQ as the shuttle system"
The army has a hand-pieked
corps OF observers with the allied
armies in France; had them in
Flanders until the crackup. Their
task is TO obtain information for
the benefit Of our own fighting
folks. ondinsrly. they would
write down their observations in
formal documents. and forward
them 10 the appropriate suthori-
ties in Washington. Their re-
ports might be pigeon holed OF.
perhaps. misunderstood The
lessons they had learned would,
therefore, have no-or a tagging
Influence upon our own prepa-
rations. That Was the system
employed during the World war
before the United States entered.
Now, however, we have q score
OF experts operating in the thick
of the armies-air. artillery, in
fantry, signal corps. engineers.
But instead OF debating their re-
ports. they catch the swiftest
boat 10 the United States, make
a brief visit to Washington and
then dash 10 the plants OF arse
mails which are turning cut the
weapons they have watched In
actual operation. They submit
their reports to superintendent,
foremen and mechanics. and the
modernistie changes they suggest
are installed right in the factory.
This method has two advantages:
% II saves time. and 90 no
damaging commitments are plsc-
ed on paper.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
MONDAY. JUNE II

Benefic aspects are active to-
day after the early hours. The
rule is favorable to constructive
work and especially fortunate
for organizing. There is q
promising sign for contracts
made under this configuration.
Business Affairs: Harbors on
both coasts of the United States
will command national attention
as new problems develop affect
ing commerce. Foreign ships
viii find safe bavens, but viii
face economic difficulties rs
home ports continue 10 be in
accessible. Trade east and west
should be good. Hotels and
restaurants win profit through
the summer when there viii be
much travel.
International Affairs: Venus
eliminating at CspetoWn is for
tunste for South Africa. Poland
should benefit through unex-
pected events before autumn.
The East Indies will be subject
to numerous disturbing influ-
encss including earthquakes this
summer. The Allies come under
more favorable planetary direc-
ton but there viii be blunders
due 10 slow action by naval and
military forces.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the sngury Of n year u
rapid advancement. Inventors
should be especially fortunate,
~ should those who are con-
nected with the navy.
Children born on this day
probably will be extremely mag
netic in personality and en-
bowed with intellectual gifts Of
unusual quality. Mathematical
geniuses belong to this sign.