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Evening star., 1940-06-28

until after they had travelled as far
south as Haiti.
OWego started out from this
country as sloop, but the first
northwest gale changed all that.
Buying a secondhand sail on re-
turning temporarily to Florida,
they carried on until Nassau. There
the sloop became a yaWl, the boats
original main boom serving as the
mast for the smaller mizzen sail.
Little did they have to worry
over broken dishware. Scooped out
coconuts served as cups and dishes,
and they were easy to replace.
Six bags of coconuts gathered in
Florida seemed a great bother on
sailing for the islands. But when
water ran low and the only water
available at Cat Cay cost 25 cents
gallon. those coconuts came in
handy. What was left over they
traded off in Nassau for other sup
plies.
Potts plans to leave the ships
company here. Keys. whose plans
are indefinite, will continue to make
Washington his home while re-
painting and renewing equipment
on the boat. Later he expects to
sail around to Annapolis.
One thing is definite: The Owego
and its skipper will sail again in the
fall for the South.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Launching Crane Site
Needed 10 Assure
Regatta Here
Navy Yord Now Closed
To Presidents Cup
Events Big Croft

The fate of the 1910 Presidents
Cup Regatta hung in the balance
today as officials combed the WASH
ington water front in search of a
suitable location for the large Navy
crane used to launch the power
craft entered in the regatta.
With national defense prepara.
tions blocking the use of the WASH
lngton Navy Yard, scene heretofore
Of launching operations. regatta
heads nave been forced to look else
where for such a site.
A final decision is expected to be
reached by the Board of Directors
within week on whether the affair
scheduled for the middle of Septem-
Der will be held as usual.
Meanwhile. Navy officials have
promised boatmen the use of a
crane, providing they find a place to
set it up.
A regatta spokesman voicing the
opinion of the associations board,
expressed confidence the regatta,
including both sail and power. will
be held as originally announced.
only war will keep us from
coming out again this year" he said.
Even if power events are Cancelled
for some reason. it is believed the
sailing races, for which The Star
each year donates the trophies, will
be run of.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Plans for Gold Cup
Race Already Are
Well Advanced

Headquarters for the 1910 Gold
Cup championships, to be run or
Northport Harbor, Long Island. Aug
ust II, have been opened in Rookie
feller Center. in New York. H. Ru-
dolph Kunhardt, commodore of the
Indian Harbor Yacht Club, which is
sponsoring the regatta, has an
nounced.
All committee activities in con-
nection with the championships will
be handled from the new Offices in
the r. c. A. Building.
Direction of the regatta affairs
will be in the hands of an execu-
tive committee representing Indian
Harbor Yacht Club of Greenwich
Conn, the village of Northport
where the races will be staged. ano
the American Power Boat Associa-
ton.
Commodore Kunhardt heads up
the Executive Committee as chair
man, and other members appoint
ed are Oliver S. Redfeld. George
H. Townsend, Clarence Young. Da-
vid Gerli, William Bradford. Henry
F, Richardson. Charles F.. Chapman
Sheldon Clark, E. K. Wilson and
Russ Gudgeon.
Warren will serve as chairman
of the Regatta Committee and
Chapman as chairman of the Race
Committee.
The work of arranging prelimi-
nary details for the Forthcoming
championships already has been
done Commodore Kunhardt stated
The course has been approved
pit arrangements planned and ample
provisions will be made for the vis-
iting fleet. working committees. Of
fetal guests and spectators ashore -
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after sailing from the States that
sent them back to Miami minus a
mainsail.
Went through a second gale
anchored off Cat Cay in the Ba-
hamas that found them using Coco
nuts for drink when their water
ran low.
Snapped to their hearts content
tropical scenes photographers would
give their all to shoot.
Lived the life of natives, sub
sisting on fish. corn "grits." conchs,
crawfsh and coconuts.
Acquired suntans to make the
broWnest life guard at local pool
green with envy.
Living, they found, was cheap. Be
tween them they averaged about $50
month for expenses. 1t was a
budget that required no accounting
for doctors bills or repairs on the
automobile. Only the approach of
spring in the North fastened their
return to the States. and then not
Evening star., 1940-06-28
0arsmen Of Virginia.
Maryland in Meet
Here Sunday
Potomoes Will Oppose
Visitors in First of
Round Robin Series

A custom begun a year ago-stag-
| ing of a four-club regatta by rowing
groups of the Southern area-Will be
resumed here this Sunday, when Po-
tomac Boat Club plays host to oars
men from Alexandria, Richmond
and Baltimore.
Visiting Clubs competing are the
Old Dominion of the nearby Vir-
glnia city, Arundel of Baltimore and
Virginia of Richmond.
Nearly so oarsmen, representing
the best of the four clubs, will be on
hand for events scheduled to begin
at l pm. off the clubhouse on the
Potomac River at Georgetown.
Sundays regatta is the first of a
round-robin series which will see
regattas held by each of the other
clubs in home waters during the
summer
Capt. Norman Maroen, local coach.
has been training enthusiastic
squads with as high as 20 men
turning out. In his opinion, Poto-
mac S teams nave nigh chance of
scoring the major victories.
Events include races for single
sculls, four -oared gigs, quadruple
sculls and the feature eight cared
crew race. In between events wives
and friends of club members who
have been receiving training under
Jim Burch, champion canoeist, will
stage short-distance races in canoes.
Entrants include Burch's wife and
his two daughters, all accomplished
paddlers.
The regatta is oper to the public,
according TO Club President George
Herman, and as many persons as
possible will be accommodated in
front Of the clubhouse. Otherwise. a
good view is promised from the Key
Rridpp
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Electrical Contractors
To Make Fishing Trip

Electrical Contractors Associa-
ton holds its fifth annual fishing
trip tomorrow at Solomons Island,
with more than 125 representatives
of all branches of the electrical in
dustry expected to attend from
Washington.
An auto caravan to carry this
crowd will leave the Peace Cross at
l pm.
Twenty-Five prizes for various
fishing feats will be awarded during
the dinner following the fishing to-
morrow by Edward R. Bateman,
chairman of the Prize Committee.
Carl S. Winkler is general chairman
of the Fishing Committee.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
BY GEORGE HUBER.

This week again has been marked
by an increase of rock catches in
Chesapeake Bay. The boys over in
the Eastern Bay opposite Galesville
and Shady Side are getting more
and larger ones by cumming, and
Capt. Harry Woodburn of Solomons
also reports more rock by cumming.
Largest catch there so far, he says,
was Is weighing between and
pounds.
In spite of these attractive reports.
hardhead still is the main fish in
the Bay, and if you 60 down ex-
pecting rock be prepared at the
same time to accept croakers if
nothing better offers. Catching
stripers this early in the season still
is hit or miss proposition. Capt.
Woodburn suggests that early morn
ing should be the best time for rock.
The Potomac River near Wash
ington still is slightly muddy, al
though not as bad as it has been
for the past several weeks. and
there's chance that you could pick
up a few tail-enders from the big
rock run which mostly was missed
here because of the dirty water.
The Maryland black bass season
opens Monday morning, and until
then rock will be the main interest
around Washington.
Catching hardhead should be easv
you'll find them almost anywhere
you go. The upper Bay around
North Beach, Breezy Point and the
Gooses is much better than it was
week ago, although the best hauls
still are being made a bit further
down at Solomons, Benedict and
Ridge. The report from Uncle
Blllie's Pier at North Beach predicts
bad fishing for the next few davs.
but that report was made on a dav
when the wind was blowing and the
water was cloudy. Those conditions
probably have changed now.
Eddie Roach, proprietor of one of
the Marlboro Pike eating places.
gives an example of what can be
done in the way of fair catches on
the Gooses. 1t was nothing spec
tacular, but still satisfying enough
as his party with Capt. Leslie
Frampton of North Beach on the
Hi-Ban caught 35 big hardhead and
one 4l2-pound trout.
Going bit further afield A. H. G.
Mears of Wachapreague over on the
Atlantic Coast of Virginia Eastern
Shore reports that channel bass
fishing still is holding up there
Weather is fine, he says, and bottom
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Wood Has Worthy Foe
In College Cupboard
Meetin Desmond
Younester Who Annexed
SohooIboy Grown Now
Is ViIIunovu Frosh

GENEVA, N. Y. June 28-When
Gar Wood, jr.. of Algonac. Mich,
and Tulsa University faces the
starting gun in defense of his inter-
collegiate cupboard championship
here tomorrow and Sunday in the
eleventh annual titular regatta of
the Eastern intercollegiate Outboard
Association, his chief rival looms up
in the person of Frank Desmond of
Short Hills, N. j.
Desmond. who won the schoolboy
crown while representing Canter-
bury School at Montauk Point. Long
Island, last June, will carry the COL
ors of Villanova in his first year of
college competition.
At the 1899 regatta on Long Island
, waters, Wood and Desmond were
! the outstanding stars in their re-
spective divisions. In collecting 1926
points to win both the individual
! and team crowns. Wood set new in
tercollegiate speed marks in the
three classes, 42037 mph. for class
A, 48.754 for B and 53.731 for c.
Dominant as SchoolbOy.
Desmond dominated the inter-
scholastic section. winning all three
classes in convincing style and is
expected to give Wood a rousing
battle for college honors next week
end.
Arthur Wullschleger, commodore
of the E. I. o. A, was expected to
engage in stiff duel with Wood
in an effort to win back the inter-
collegiate crown he held in 1888.
The recent Cornell graduate. how
ever. was to report in Texas on June
26, where a job in an Oil company
awaits him. Clinton Ferguson of
Waban, Mass, who finished second
to Wood last June. no longer at
tends Hobart College and therefore
is ineligible to compete for the COL
lege crown. although he will par
ticipate in the alumni race.
The field of candidates to succeed
Desmond as interscholastic ruler is
wide open. Bob Johnson. a high
school student of ST. Paul, Mimi,
who has built up an enviable reputa-
ton in the Midwest, is coming
East with complete armament of
motors and may start a domination
of the secondary school ranks as
Wood did in his high school days.
Girls in Midget Glass.
In the midget invitation event the
| famous boating sisters. Irene, Fran
ces and Betty Defbaugh of Caesar
Rodney H. S. of Camden. Del,
again are popular contestants.
In the celebration of the tenth
anniversary of the Eastern Intercol-
| legiate Cupboard Association. which
was formed in 1890, large turnout
of alumni drivers. including former
champions. is expected. A special
race for accommodates and cham
pions of the E. l. o. A. will be staged
during the two-dav regatta on Sen
eca Lake, according to Everett b.
Morris, executive secretary OF the
organization. Midget class ano
alumni handicap events also Will oe
staged.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

oUTBoARD MOTOR. 4-cylinder, 16-h.p,'
Snort four EVenrude with starter ana gen
erstor: can be seen in Washinston' AL
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Bernard Higgs' Pudge
Flies to Victory

Bernard Higgs' blue-chec,: hen.
Pudge, won the East Potomac Fac
ing Pigeon Clubs 500-mile race of
the season when she beat 221 COM
petitors from 26 other lofts in a
flight from Gainesville, Ga.
Because of transforms encoun-
tered en- route home. only four birds
homed the second day and five the
third.
Following is the average speed
in yards per minute of the first re-
turn to each loft. 18 fanciers failing
to report a single bird:
Bernard Higgs 5a6.63; James Phipps.
596.o4; w. NJ. Reinhardt, STOOL; H. C.
Ham, 54Slg: E. Gates. "a 90: George
Thomas. 1880; United Loft, 1913 :23;
Happy Landing Loft, 323.35; E. ]. Nalley,
.}2u.H3.
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Districts Sa Power Yhmen Seek Glory in To-Day Series of Reqattas
Rod and Stream

fishermen are getting IS to so trout
per day. Kingfish also are beginning
to strike.
Ocean City still is without its
first marlin catch of the season, but
with the crowd of anglers over there
tomorrow and Sunday, something
certainly should happen. In the
meanwhile the boys there are
satisfied with exceptionally good
catches of sea bass, porgies, founder
and trout. Bluefish, generally there
about this time, haven't shown
enough for it to be said definitely
that they can be caught all the
time there yet.
Evening star., 1940-06-28

Two New Englanders who taught
natives of the Bahamas a speedy
method of opening their coconuts
ended carefree tramp of the West
Indies and sea tour in Washington
this week when they docked their
small auxiliary yawl at Capital
Yacht Club.
They are George Keys. 24-year -old
skipper of Darlington. Conn. and
George Potts. 26, of Greenwich,
Conn, mate and crew of the 30-foot
yawl OWego.
Out Of job, but the owner of
15-year- r-old sailing boat, young
Keys, who studied photography at
the Mechanics Institute in Roches-
ter, left his home last September
and headed south. He met Potts,
an unemployed landscape artist, in
Florida and the cruise to the islands
was born.
Sailing from Miami in January,
the two for the next four months:
Experienced a northwest gale soon
Evening star., 1940-06-28
Changes in Come Laws
In Virginia Proposed
Hy the Associated Press


RICHMOND. Va, June 28.-The
State Commission of Game and In
land Fisheries will meet here on
July 20 to act on recent proposals
which have been made for changes
in game laws.
The commission, after a public
hearing, will act on the suggestions,
and if approved, will be made ef-
fective for the next hunting season
Evening star., 1940-06-28
D S. Beots Maritime

Although slightly outhit, D. G. S
claimed a 3-to-1 triumph over
Maritime which it beat yesterday
on six singles.
Evening star., 1940-07-28

spheres of influence: Cd The German
controlled area of Europe and Africa;
(2) North and South America. with the
possible inclusion of Australia and New
Zealand; t3C Russia, and 10 Japan.
Continuing he said:
ANY one who studies the natural re-
sources of this country in relation to the
world, any one who studies the popula-
ton of this hemisphere in relation to
its natural resources, cannot help reach
the conclusion that the world civiliza-
ton of the next hundred years, at least,
depends chiefly on us. New scientific
discoveries may shift the Importance of
natural resources as we now know them.
1t is possible that the science of the
future, combined with the more rapidly
growing population of Canada and Latin
America, may reduce the importance of
the United States. The immediate fu.
ture, however. is ours in an extraordi-
nary degree. Twenty years ago we we're
like boy who has had to take on family
responsibilities at the age of is. We are
older now; we have benefited from that
experience, and we can and will do a
better Job after World War No. O."
National Planner Speaks.
Thus spoke a national planner who
would make his plans fit into a hemi-
spherical program. The views. though
expressed in the accents of the Ames
Agricultural College and not Harvard.
coincide with the views of President
Roosevelt.
At Chicago some Of the delegates and
many in the galleries booed every mem
ton of Secretary Wallace's name. The
denunciation, of course, was not directed
so much at the man as at the manner by
which the President was forcing his
nomination on the convention.
Among all the New Dealers, Secretary
Ickes. Mr.. Douglas, Secretary Hopkins,
Attorney General Jackson. even Secre-
tary Hull, the President could not have
found nominee of broader vision The
convention would have preferred more
regular" Democrat - Representative
Rayburn. Senator Byrnes, Postmaster
General Farley, Speaker Bankhead, Mr..
Jones or Mr.. McNutt.
The selection of one of these would
have weakened the New Deal appeal to
the lower income groups. The Presi.
dents will prevailed. The campaign will
be waged on the issues of the third term
and economic democracy" And If Sec
retary Wallace should become President
Wallace, the Roosevelt policies would be
ably continued.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Flight Over Hemisphere Reveals
Bristling Guns, Fearing Hearts
24,250Mile Trip Linking Alaska to South America
Discloses Latins Troubled by
Nazi Nightmare
Nazi Nightmare

(Mr. Edgerton has just completed
q surrey trip as the guest OF Pan
American Airways oper its interna-
tional system of air,Days connecting
the United States and Alaska and the
American republics. The trip also in
cluded transcontinental crossings by
tiUo United Air Lines routes and from
Washington to Florida oUer the East
ern Air Lines route. A series OF daily
articles dealing ,Dith the South Amer
ican flight, transmitted by 1irnlatl
from points along the international
route, now is appearing in The Star.
This article is a brief summary OF the
high lights OF 24,250 miles OF flying in
80 dduS)
Evening star., 1940-07-28

Grande do Sui, where the German e]e-
"ent is very strong and a substantial
proportion of the population is German
speaking. Interviewers at Porto Allegro
wanted to know what were the political
aspects of our trip. We rolled on I'D to
Rio, gasped at the marvels of this gem
among cities, and landed to hear more
OF the fifth column in South America,
and in Brazil in particular.
The navy yard at Rio was buzzing. Six
beautiful new gunboats have been COM
mlssioned or are about to 60 into service,
new destroyer was ready to leave the
ways, two others were under construc-
tion' three new submarines lay outside
the yard and a battleship was in dry
dock undergoing modernization. The
new naval aircraft factory was getting
into production. Recruits from outlying
states were in training. The atmosphere
was one of tension and resolution.
Everyone asked about the attitude of the
United States, assured us of the friend
ship of Brazil, urged stronger economic
and political bonds and supported the
hemisphere defense plan.
Other Brazilians were interested in
the same problems during the long two
days of flying up around the eastern
shoulder of South America, only LOO
miles from the African coast Military
and civil aernonautics activities have
been reached new heights in this critical
area the Brazilian government has built
more than so airports along the shore
and inland for civil and defense pur-
poses. There are naval bases strategi-
cally located; it was assumed by many
with whom we talked that the United
States would make use of these air and
naval bases in event of emergency.
Port of Spain Blackout.
On through the Guianas. At Para
maribo we landed across the half sunken
hulk of big German steamer, scuttled
in the harbor, apparently with intent
to block the channel, when Germany
invaded Holland. At Port of Spain,
Trinidad, there was a blackout and
whirlwind of rumors as the guns banged
Our stop at San Juan, Puerto Rico,
Wdo ulduc dAlAlu tIlIli, 1dSG UcSGTOyeTS
and big patrol planes, at anchor in the
magnificent harbor or on the way in or
out. The airline has been routed to
clear the site of the great new Army
Air Corps base facing the Mona Pas
sage. And so to Santo Domingo, Haiti,
Cuba and home.
The general impression gained from
such hurried trip is that the people
of the Americas everywhere are alert
to the dangers they face in world of
chaotic change; that for the most part
they are bitterly opposed to totalitarian
aggression but that they are not yet in
accord on the details of economic,
political and military cooperation to
meet the menace. There is a fierce
pride in the hearts of most of these
people for their countries and the Amer
ican way of life; even in the lands of
dictators there is deep-seated belief in
the merit of democratic institutions. If
these Americas are to be undone 1t is
more likely to be accomplished by vile
than hy direct aggression.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Soviet Aims at the Dardanelles
AS Reich Sets for British Blow
Preoccupation of Germany Gives Stain His Chance
to Slice Off Parts of Rumania in
Drive for Straits
Bv Constantine Bro,cn,

Once again 1t is RIssia's turn for an.
other grab to consolidate her possessions
In Eastern Europe. The Moscow govern
ment intends to complete the occupa-
tion of those parts of Rumania which
connect the Muscovite Empire with the
Dardanelles. Germany's consent to such
an operation had not been obtained on
cially at the time of this writing, but
well-informed quarters believe that 1t
will not be refused.
The Reich is now straining itself for
the final blow at Great Britain. It can
not be bothered with such trifle as the
maintenance of Rumania's territorial
integrity. The move against Great
Britain will not start until the begin
ming of August, according to the latest
authoritative reports. There will be con-
tinuing air raids, of course. directed at
British lines OF communication and am
munition plants. But the main attack
from the air will not occur until the re-
stunning Of the German armies has
been completed. This has been some-
what delayed by the attacks of the Brit
ish airmen on the German bases In
France. Serious damage done in Flan-
ders and Holland must be repaired; light
motorized units, specially trained land
ing forces and certain types of naval
forces are now in process of concentra.
ton.
In the meantime, Russia intends to
complete her rounding up of the eastern
states. After the Baltic provinces have
been restored to the empire, Stain in
tends to realize the century old dream of
all the rulers Of Russia-the occupation
OF 1stanbul and the Dardanelles Straits,
Two Routes to Objective.
There are two ways leading to the
former capital of the Turkish Empire
one by sea through the Bosphorus, the
other through the Dobruja, across the
Balkan mountains to the Tchataldja
lines. thence to Constantinople and the
straits.
The first route is the quicker but the
more difdcult. It includes naval and
landing operations which the Russian
Navy has not been able to master either
under the Czarist or under the Com
munist regimes. The Bosphorus can
easily be mined and, weak as the Turkish
naval forces are. they can make serious
trouble for Stains forces The opera
tions by land through Rumania and
Bulgaria would take longer, but, on the
whole, would be simpler.
H;r0 roro1 IS :,
by circumstances to place his country
and his throne under the protection of
the mighty German empire. The oath
Of fealty was received in Berlin with
a scornful smile. But it was accepted.
There is no question that Hitler desires
Rumania to be reduced to a small state
which he would like to merge eventually
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-02
was commenced Jan. "a, 1899,
and was ended June 2. 1899.

During this slme process, 1t was
necessary for a diver to make fast
stout cables between the placed
anchors and the bridge piers; upon
Foss men and boats rested the
grave responsibility of the divers
safety and attendance.
Then, as construction progressed,
to the Foss company fell the task
of transporting-despite wind, wa
ter or other circumstance-count-
less barge-loads of gravel for the
cement mixers, tons OF bulk con-
crete, loads of lumber.
Worked 100 Hours
The bulk concrete constituted an
unusually difficult phase Of the
tugboat hauling. When a pour
was once commenced, there could
be no stop until it was complete,
regardless of raging tidal currents
and everything else. Upon oc-
casion. at least, the tugs, scows
and their crews worked without
pause for 100 hours.
Other side-lights TO the project
were pumping water for various
purposes with the powerful pumps
of the Foss tugs. and washing
scows with the nozzled fire hy-
drants which is regular equipment
on numerous Foss tugs.
Fuel oil and water were con-
stantly being hauled In special
barges 10 service the dredge