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Evening star., 1940-05-16
CHEVY CHASE. Md.

Dear Sir:
ut Is with interest I read This ara
That in The Star.
Il am writing TO you in hopes that
you can tell me book on our nearby
birds. Maryland. Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
II have never seen such q book and
would so like to find one.
Although I have lived here over 20
years and have at least two pairs OF
cardinals with me all Of the year,
have never seen them bathing.
Hoping you can help me, am
Cordially yours, s. A. D."
AS far as we know, there are only
two books dealing specifically with the
birds Of this territory.
There are many monographs, PAM
phlets, and the like, dealing with the
scientific aspects of local bird life. These
will appeal to the specialist only.
The two books are Birds Of the
Washington, D. c., Region" by May
Thacher Cooke, an 80-page booklet
published In the proceedings of the
Biological Society OF Washington, re-
vised edition, 1929, and Birds of Wash.
ington and Vicinity" by Lucy Warner
Maynard. 204 pages, revised edition,
1902.
Whether this second publication is
available we do not know. The first Is
a check list, without illustrations which
this column has found valuable. but
which the average amateur bird watcher
IN the home garden might find puzzling.
With the list Of birds Of the region,
as presented by Cooke, and any reason
ably good bird book" containing colored
plates, any one can make up their own
volume relating to the birds of this
section.
Our birds, Of course. are exactly the
same birds as are found all through the
Eastern States.
There is no magic In bird observa.
ton.
Any reasonably alert person living
in the local suburbs will be able to
identify. without stirring from home,
between so and 60 species.
He will not see all Of these In one
day, nor in one year. but over a period
Of from S to 10 years he will definitely
identify that many, If he keeps at it..
No two lists will be exactly alike, but
almost so.
The observer who wants to see more
than this list will have to 60 to Rock
Greek Park. Potomac Park, and down
the Potomac.
The territory known as the WASH
ington region is that included within q
radius Of about 20 miles of the Capitol.
Intensive work has been done by
scientists over long period Of years,
resulting in the identification Of 301
species and subspecies.
OF these. 100 have been reported as
breeding in this area.
The Carolinas exert great influence
on our local birds, sending many Of
them to us.
The list of the birds Of the region, !"
as given In the Cooke monograph,
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Criticizes Lee Boulevard
Speed Restrictions.
70 the Editor Of The STAG:

10 the Eoltox OF Ine 8tey:
Arlington County has posted Lee boule-
ward at 40 miles per hour from Arlington
Bridge to the Fairfax County line. Prior
to this posting, the entire boulevard from
Arlington Bridge to Falls Church was
rated as open country with speed limit
Of SIS miles per hour. And thus began
the infringements upon this highway,
which before long, no doubt, will see it
blocked with traffic lights at every in
tersection and curbed with a residential
speed limit.
In just little more than two years
(the dual concrete parkway section was
completed March, 1880 we see q piece
of highway planning fail As case his
tory, 1t seems to me, Lee boulevard is
worthy of special attention by those who
would plan for the future Washington.
AS I understand the history of Lee
boulevard, it was designed to provide
Washington with modern, open-coun-
try speed travelway from the West. Con-
struction of the first section, beginning
at.Spruce street, back of Fort Myer res
ervation, and west to Falls Church, was
begun in 1894 and completed in 1885. A
l $40 mile section of this was the So
called Falls Church bypass. The bypass,
as such, was short-hved Before long
private real estate developers had 1t
lined with a new piece of Falls Church.
And the bypass became q residential
district, with posted 25-mile speed
limit. The dual concrete parkway was
begun in May, 1887, and completed year
later.
The Federal Government and the
State of Virginia, am told, spent ap-
proximately $4,000 to open up this new
avenue of.approach to Washington. The
general motoring public had the full
benefit of this for about two years, until,
like a magnet drawing steel filings, the
new travelway attracted residential de-
velopments running into thousands Of
homes. Unquestionably the $4,000 ex-
penditure was good investment for
the promoters and developers. But I
wonder how good an investment the
highway planners are going to think it
Is two or three years from now.
When by-passes are engulfed in re-
sidential construction almost before they
are completed, when travelways are
almost Immediately choked by suburban
developments. what kind Of highway
planning will 1t require to assure WASH
ington that 1t ever viii have . modern
system Of highways In and out Of the
METROPOLITAN Area?
May 13. FORREST ALLEN.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
SEQ Call

My heart ID with the sss: blue water
breaking,
The brash salt smell, the spindrift can
to me;
The long slow roar knew Ia sleep and
waking:
My heart is with the sea.
Bound ever by the waves resurgency,
Each after each In ceaseless overtakinr.
! yet should crave my thralldom were I
free,
Held with . spell Of their insistent
making.
Bereaved Of these, restless refugee,
own With bitter thirst that knows no
slakiug
NY hsaxt IL with the zee.
MARION q. ADDINoToe,
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Contends That Commercial
Greed Causes War.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In most excellent letter, "Cold Real
ism" reminds us In your columns that
"the United States, while under no spe-
cial stress, deliberately violated its treat
les again Ind again with the Indians and
more recently invalidated Its promise to
pay obligations In gold" Certainly, the
policy Of grab" has never been confined
to any one nationality although some
may 60 perhaps to more cruel extremes
than others. After all, It IL merely q
matter Of degree.
Some sage has written, @The lack Of
money b the root Of Ill evil" and It
would seem that lack Of land and neces-
Evening star., 1940-05-16

and the new airport to constitute :
distinct danger through It's visibility
reducing haze. the dump today is no
more desirable than 1t was when the
city ordered 1t closed. The City
Councils vote OF five to four on the
issue represents a distinct backward
stem.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
War Obiectives


Appalled, by the flaming destruc-
tion of the European war, nervous
and apprehensive neutrals are look
ing to their defenses in anticipation
OF immediate assault as the world
seeks to learn something OF the prob
able aims and objectives of the bellig-
erents, and especially those of a Nazi
German, which so far has been die
tating the time and location of
hostilities.
Will Germany attack England
across the North Sea from her newly
won bases in the Netherlands? Will
she attempt to smash the Little
Maginot Line through Belgium and
pour into France again? Will she
drive into neutral Switzerland while
Fascist Italy, actively entering the
war, attacks the Swiss from the
south? Will the British and French
fleets in the Mediterranean join
battle with the Italian feet in the
event that Italy moves against
Switzerland?
These questions are being asked
in capitals around the world today.
Upon the answers may depend the
fate Of the world tomorrow.
There is doubt In the minds of
military experts here that Germany
will try conclusions at present with
the Maginot Line. They believe that
the Germans will continue their con-
quest Of Belgium and seizure OF the
North Sea coast as possible jump
ing-off place against England. As
saults on the Little Maginot Line at
Sedan and elsewhere are regarded as
in the nature of probes to determine
the strength of the French fortifica-
tions and as demonstrations to keep
the French fully engaged.
From Berlin, however, it is claimed
that the German troops already have
broken through the extended Mag
mot Line in the Meuse sector, near
Sedan. This same source suggests
that Hitler is employing a slight
modification Of the swinging door"
movement of the last war-a wheel
ing attack In great force on the
allied left wing in the hope of smash
ing all resistance in Belgium and
perhaps of rolling on into France.
If an assault on England is at
tempted, it is believed that 1t will be
confined, for the present at least, to
aerial attacks, supplemented by sub
marine attacks on shipping and
naval forces, and that no attempt to
land German troops in the British
Isles is likely. The British North Seas
fleet is regarded as more than ade-
quate to prevent any German
attempt to send an expeditionary
force by sea. Nor Is there much like
lihood that the British will withdraw
their Mediterranean fleet from its
present positions confronting the
Italian fleet until after the Italian
die is cast.
There are dire portents in the ac-
tivities along the Italian French,
Italian Swiss and German Swiss
borders. Competent observers would
not be surprised to see the flames OF
war break out there at any moment.
In this event, 1t is not unlikely that
great Mediterranean Sea battle may
occur, as France and Great Britain
turn on new foe. They could little
afford to have an active, hostile 1tal-
ian naval force in the Atlantic at
this stage Of the proceedings.
pnn;nn lInela Pa~ue
Evening star., 1940-05-16

&. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,oriter. although the use OF
q pseudonym for publication Is
permissible. Please be brieN
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Insists Mexico
II Friendly te U. s.

10 the Editor Of The Star:
Neither the conservative nor the lib
eral faction in Mexico wants any trouble
with the United States. A. . matter Of
fact, both parties covet our good win
because they know that We hold tho
economic future OF Mexico In our hands.
Now, more than ever before, Mexico
wants to be our very good neighbor. The
Mexicans know that. Secretary Of State
Hull knows that.
May I. WILLIAM BuLIKEN.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Member of the Associated Press.

Entered az second-class matter post ONCE,
Washington D. {.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
WOMEN WRESTLERS
TO APPEAR HERE
Mildred Burke To Meet Gil
liam Thursday Night; Man.
acher, Mccoy To Grapple

Mildred Burke, the Woman's
wrestling champion of the world,
will meet Gladys Gillian, the No.
1 challenger, in the feature attrac-
ton of the weekly wrestling pro-
gram at Legion stadium Thursday
night.
Both grapplers have performed
here before, with Miss Burke al
ways coming out the victor.
Topping off the proceedings will
be a "grudge match between
Sammy Manacher and Bibber Nc
Coy in a Commute time limit af-
fair. Last week the bounding Bib
Der beat Manacher, one of the top
ranking matmen of today.
In the semi-fnals, Pat Newman
will grapple Whitley Grove in a 60
minute time limit bout. Both Crap
piers have appeared here before,
with Newman always the f a n S
choice.
A. Smith, of st. Helena, a form
er wrestler, will be the referee for
the night. Smith asked for the job
with the statement that he'd like
to show the fans some real refer
ering."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
DICK METZ WINS
CHICAGO TOURNEY
Oak Park Pro Cards 72-Hole
Total Of 278 To Grab $1,000
First Prize Money

CHICAGO, July 21.-R-Dapper
Dick Metz, COLTS gamest glamour
boy" outlasted a crack field to-
day to win the $4,000 Chicago Open
championship with a 72-hole total
Of 278 strokes-an even 10 under
par for Tam O'Shanter's tricky
layout.
The handsome professional from
Oak Park, ILL.,, who still takes treat
ment for muscle injuries suffered
in an accident three years a G o
posted final rounds of SO and 70 to-
day-and then watched some of
the greatest experts in the game
try in vain to knock him out of
arst prize money of $1,000.
All of Metz four rounds were
under par u. He opened Friday
with a SO and came back with a
II Saturday before trimming par
by five strokes today On his last
two excursions. But he had to be
that good-for right up to the final
threesome his score was in danger
OF being bettered or tied in a
furious finish which drew applause
from a huge gallery of more than
5000 fans.
The two stars who tied for Sc
cond place with totals of 279, John
ny Revolts, Evanston, ILL.,, and Ben
Hogan, New York, furnished most
OF the finishing frey orks. Revolta,
with rounds Of 81. SO, and "a post
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
Indians Defeat Boston
In Twin Bill, 81, 20
Movie Revues
RIVER" MARKS
BI.JOU PROGRAM TODAY

The very heart of America is
embodied in the familiar melodies
of Stephen Collins Foster, lnsplr-
ationally expressed in such songs
as 1.-The Old Folks at Home"
(swanee River), "Old Black Joe,"
INV Old Kentucky Home" oh!
Susanna" DE Camptown Races"
s.,Jeanie with the Light Brown
Hair, and Ring, Ring de Ban
TO-" to mention but a few.
At goth. Century-For, "Swanee
River has recently been filmed in
Technicolor, a dramatization Of
Fosters life from the time he
reached manhood and knew a great
love to his tragic end. 1t is fea-
tured at the Bijou today.
Few liberties have been taken
with the essential details, for the
facts of the great songWriter's life
comprise the best elements OF
screen drama-a struggle, success
and happiness, then disillusion,
suffering and poverty.
The program also includes A vi
taphone Variety Dean of The
Pasteboard," a Color Cartoon
''Hare-um Scare-um'' and the Ia
lest news events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
British Bomber's Crew
Escapes When 1t Falls

LONDON, July 21.-P-The
belly landing of a flaming British
bomber and the crews escape just
as their load of bombs went off
was described by. the air ministry
today.
The bomber was flying over the
North Sea last week on the way to
the German Ruhr when it met IL
enemy planes, three of which turn
ed aside and attacked. One was
shot down, but the others ignited
the bomber's gas tank and disabled
it's retractable landing carriage as
it made for home.
The plane cleared a coastal cliff
by only so feet and slid to a stop
acros a field. The crew Jumped
out just as their w bombs blew
the machine to fragments. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
GALL THIS AND HEAVEN, TOO"
is FEATURED AT CAROLINA

"All This And Heaven, Too," CO.
starring Bette Davis and Charles
Boyer, will open its engagement in
Wilmington today at the Carolina
theatre. Produced by Warner Bros,
"All This And Heaven, Too," was
adapted from Rachel Fields me-
morable b~est-seller, which has gone
through innumerable printings
since its publication in 1888.
Bette Davis as Mademoiselle
Henriette Deluzy-Desportes and
Charles Boyer as the Due de Pras-
lin are the protagonists in one of
the most sensational murder trials
of all time, a scandal that rocked
two continents and was a contri-
buting factor in helping a French
king from his throne. Featured
with the dynamic star team are
Jeffrey Lynn as Henry Field, young
America cleric who helps Hen
riette % rehabilitate herself, and
Barbara O'Neil as the neurotic,
wildly passionate wife of the Due.
Rounding out the brilliant sup
porting cast are Virginia Weidler,
Helen Wesley, Walter Hampden,
Henry Daniel, Harry Davenport,
George Coulouris, Montagu Love,
Janet Beecher, June Lockhart, Ann
Todd and many more.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
MOSELEY TO HEAD
WILDCAT DIVISION
Greensboro Man Named Lead.
er Of War Veterans At
Burlington Meeting

BURLINGTON, July 21.-R-
Robert Moseley of Greensboro was
elected state commander Of tn e
81st Wildcat) division today to sue
coed A. H. (Sandy) Graham. The
convention went on record endors-
ing the national defense program.
Action was deferred on the Sc
lection of a 1941 convention city.
The officers will decide on tn e
place and date later.
V. L. Trexler of Greensboro was
elected senior vice commander;
Fred Anthony of Gasonia, Elwood
N. Pearce of Burlington, F r a n k
Bailey of Fayetteville, A. D. Cash
ion of Davidson, E. T.. Turley, of
Kinston, and E. W. Eller of Ashe-
vile, district commanders; S. T.
Tutterow of Mocksville, Sergeant
5-arms; Claude Smith of c h i n a
Grove, historian, and the Rev. @.
o. Lyerly, of Greensboro, chap
lain.
The state commander was en-
powered to select his own adult
ant.
At memorial services this after
noon the Rev. Bryan Crosby, state
department commander of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, criticiz-
ed POLITICIANS who would invite
military weakness by spending
onl yfor projects bringing patron
age".
He closed his speech with a plea
that america must remain honor
able" and that memorial d a y S
challenge is to go out and finish
the work of all those who have
died before us in the interests OF
human liberty and decency".
He recounted the costs of TN
preparedness in the first o l d
war and said that only supplies OBJ
tanned from France kept the
American expeditionary force IN
the war. mot a single American
made tank or shell ever saw SER
vice overseas" he said. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
s p O R 7 S

ed, came to the final green need
ing an eagle two to tie. His second
shot a $50 yard iron, missed the
CUP by inches and he had to be
content with an easy birdie for a
final round of SO.
Hogan, with a 1910 to his credit,
had rounds of 10 and IS, missing
a tie when he blew a chance Tor
an easy par at No. IA on his last
round by flubbing a chip S o t.
Right back of Revolta and Hogan
came Amateur Jim Ferrior of Aus
tralia, who made a fine showing
with rounds of 66, 60, u and 69.
On his last round he wentout In
80 but could do no better than
match par on the incoming nine.
Ralph Guldahl was another star
holding a chance going into tn e
final round, but he slipped to a 70,
one over par, after posting scores
of 69-68-72. His aggregate OF 282
was just a stroke under the total
posted by a Chicago veteran, Jim
Fouls, who had rounds today Of
70-71. Gene Sarazen had 286, as
did Willie Turnesa, former Nation
al amateur champion. This was a
stroke tn under the aggregate of
another amateur, MILFORD Wehrle,
and Lawson Little, the National
Open champion. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
OZARK COMMAND" MARKS
ROYAL THEATRES BILL

The transition from drawing
room roles into a herman charac-
terization is a welcome m for
Walter Pidgeon. In Dark Com
mand," now current at the Royal
theatre, Pidgeon plays the role of
the notorious Cantrell, renegade
raider in Kansas during Civil War
days.
Cantrell and his raiders, who
turned down the infamous Jesse
James as a member of their
gang because he was a sissy"
terrorized Missouri and Kansas
during and after the Civil War.
Their technique was to raid North
ern settlements in the uniforms of
the Confederacy, and to raid South
ern towns in the uniforms of the
North. The entire city of Law
renee, Kansas, was laid waste by
their %outrages, with every building
Quilted by fire, and many defense
less woman and children burned or
shot to death.
The famous Dave Appollon with
his orchestra heads the Royal Va
rieties. There is also the Movie
tone News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
CHICAGO, pills
SPLIT TWIN BILL
Prothro's Boys Win Opener,
80: Leiber's Two Homers
Help Cubs Win, S-5

CHICAGO, July 21-LR-The Chi
cago Cubs split a doubeheader with
the Philadelphia Phillies today, the
visitors taking the opener, 8 to z on
a 14-hit attack and the Cubs the
nightcap, 8 to s., on Hank Lelber S
two home runs. A crowd OF 1871
saw the games.
Hugh Mulcahy handcuffed the
Cubs in the first game for his lOtn
decision while his mates pounded
out an easy victory, climaxed by
ex-Cub Joe Martyrs two-run hom-
er.
Rookie Jake Mooty spotted the
Pills four runs in the nightcap,
the tallies coming on two home
runs by Catcher Ben Warren and
Johnny Rizzo, all in the first two
innings. Then Mooty settled down
and limited the Phils to n run
the rest Of the way. The CUBS
tied the score with a single tally
in the fifth and scored the decid-
ing runs on Leiber's second homer
of the game in the seventh.
The split ended the Cubs home
stay with a record of seven vic
tories in IA games. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
White Sox Take Double
Win Over AS, 1913, IL

PHILADELPHIA, July 21.|RE
Jimmy Dykes Chicago White Sox
swept a three-grame series from
the Athletics by taking both games
of a double header, 1913 and 70
before 1920 fans at Shibe Park
today.
Ted Lyons, 39-year-old right
handler turned in his seventh vic
tory of the year for the Pale Hose
in the opener, although nudged for
a dozen blows, including Al Rube-
ling's third and Bob Johnson's 18th
homers with two on in the first
inning. Julius Solters also connect
ed for the circuit off Porter Waugh
an in the first game.
Johnny Rigney pitched his ninth
triumph in the afterpiece, although
nicked for II bingles while h S
mates pounded Nelson Potter and
George Caster for IL. seven Of
which were punched in the fourth
and fifth innings when the S
scored all their runs. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
Teller Gets 18th Win In Open
ing Game With Five
Hit Performance

BOSTON,, July 21.- up -Cleve-
lands Indians swept a doubleheader
and the three-game series with the
Boston Red Sox today, capturing
the first contest, 3-2, as Rapid Rob
ert Feller chalked up his 18th vic
tory and scoring a 20 shutout in the
nightcap despite four-hit pitching
by Boston's Fritz Ostermueller.
Both games were pitching duels,
with sparkling plays afield by each
team backing up the gilt-edged
hurting. Jim Bagby opposed Teller
in the opener and had a FL lead I'M
til the eighth, when he succumbed
to the usual failing of the Sox hurl-
ing corps-the base on balls.
Two passes and Hal Trosky's hit
tied the score and in the ninth the
Indians pushed over the winning run
on three straight singles, the last by
Ray Mack. Teller yielded only five
hits, but one vas Joe Cronin's homer
with Dom DiMaggio, who had walk
ed, scoring in front of him.
Boston hit Joe Dobson freely in
the first four innings of the night
cap, but three double plays ruined
as many scoring hopes. After that
Dobson settled down and limited the
Hose to a single scratch hit the rest
of the way.
Cleveland punched two of it's four
hits in the seventh to put the game
on ice. With one away, Beau Bell
singled, Keltner walked and Bell
scored on Mack's single. Keltner
scurried to third on the. hit and tai
lied on Frank Pytlak's fly to deep
left.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
Attack Upon Imaginary
Fifth Column Conducted

GREAT RIVER, N. Y, July 81.
-R-Affluent Wall streeters a n d
other yacht owners turned their
trim pleasure craft today to an
imaginary attack on an imaginary
fifth column uprising on the shore
of Long Island.
It was the annual weekend man.
euvers of the South Shore Power
Squadron and the marine corps re-
serve third battalion, with rs
boats and 500 men participating.
The imaginary fifth columnists,
deployed along a mile of shore
line including part of the Timber
Point Country Club and several
swanky estates, banged away with
blank-loaded machine guns and ri
fes as the mythical defenders
swept in from Great South bay and
made a landing. Marine officers
stood on the side lines comparing
the respective imaginary casual
ties. The boats averaged about 80
feet long. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
Geraud Believes British
Will Withstand Assault

NEW YORK, KJuly q. R-Andre
Geraud, the French political COM
mentator famed for his pipeline"
forecasts of international develop
ments, said today he thought the
British would be able to Withstand
Germany's onslaught.
He would not amplify the opinion
beyond stating, in Vesponse to a
reporters question, that it w a S
based on more than just wishful
thinking.
Geraud, who writes under t n e
name Pertinax, arrived with his
wife from Montreal. He left France
June II upon the equalization, and
went to England, reaching Canada
a few days ago on a British refugee
ship. 4