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La gaceta., 1940-08-15
Cubs, en- Chicago tuve que aus.
penderse a causa de Ia lluvia.

En- doc EXTRA a. E q = h'zo
unaVcarera y esta "a .r to G {,
la terxera de los Gigantes, en- ell
momentoOaiifal. Hubbell Y Err
ickson sostuvieron un duelo de-
pitchers, p1gando las Abejas
cinco hits y los Gigantes ocho.
Manuel Salvo domino a los neo-
yorquinos en- ell segundo juego
y no pudieron anotarle carre-
ras. Salvo ha ganado mucho &C.
reno, como pitcher desde que
lie echaron los Gigantes.
New York lie, 8h, lie; Boston
DC, 5h, 2e.
New York DC, Oh, lie; Boston
&c, Oh, lie.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

Ademas de la pelea principal
entire Buster y Raul, la empire
sa de Benjamin Field anuncia
para manana 81 siguiente pro-
grama complementary; Fran
kie Thomas de rival de Young
Allen, EN- Ell semifinal a OchO
asatos; Ricardo Hernandez con
ira Young Dundee, de st. Pc
tersburg; Ulysses Vale frente a
Red Bryant, Y Jack Barja de
contrario de Oscar Rodriguez.
l programa, apreciado en-
conlunto, c. &c primer orden.
Carabantes es una "estrella'
en- la America del Sur y 81 ia
suerte lie ayuda, 10 sera tambien
en- la del Norte.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15
CON LOS GUANTES
CdrabanteS VenceTG
PrOgrGmG ErceLente

De modo que ell Sr. Buster
Carroll, a pesar de que afirma
conocer bien a los pGgiles lati-
nos y sabe como buscarles las
'tcosquillas" para derrotarlos,
sera vencido ell viernes, en- Ben
iamin Field, por 81 chiNeno Raul
Carabantes.
Carroll es un p1gil de la Guar
ia division; pero siempre rinde
sus mejores esfuerzos, no inn
porta quien sea su contrario.
Carabantes tiene la convic-
ci6n de que su destreza es supe-
rior a Ia de Carroll y como el O.
pinan los que lie han visto ejer-
citarse.
Otra de las caracteristicas
de Raul es su modestia y 81
conducta lie ha conquistado va
muchos amigos.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

Ganaron los Dodgers eli pri-
mer juego, con los Phillies, Pc
70 en- ell segundo salieron con
las manos en- alto. Casey y Car
Teton lanzaron por los vencedo-
res, en- el primero, luego de que
F%itzsimmons habia colocado las
bases de la victoria. La derrota
Sc lie anot6 a 81 Johnson. Beck
fue el pitcher vencedor, en- ell Sc
gundo, y Carleton ell vapuleado.
Filadelfia sc, Oh, De; Brook
Ign &c, Oh, De.
Filadelfia &c, 11h, De; Brook
Ign &c, 11h, De.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15
DADO HIZO TABLAS CON
r

San Jose, CAL, agosto 15.-
FL campe6n mundial del peso
de moscai Little Dado, con un
peso de lit libras, hizo tablas
con Nat Corum, de Los Anger
les, que pesaba 12l. Dur6 diez
asaltos ell combate. FL filipino
Little Pancho, de Manila, puso
a dormir a Edwood Rovero, re
Sacramento. Pesaba ell derrota-
do 115 libras, tres menos que
Ell vencedor.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

En- ell onceno inning anotaron
los Cardenales la carrera que
necesitaban Y vencieron a los Pi
ratas. Lopez hizo una carrera y
pogo dos hits en- cinco wees al
bate. Fernandez actu6 de cat
cher sustituto y no pogo de hit.
Pittsburgh &c, 17h, 0e; San
Luis 7c, 15h, De.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

is. de New York, secretario, en-
la ca1tidad de 100000. Perte-
nece al Comite de Directories de
la nueva empresa Ell Sr. Ray B.
Cralle, presidente de la Camara
de Concrete de'Tampa.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

De nueYB los Yankees atrope'
laron a rs Medals RoJas, Gsta
vez con Ruffing de pitcher. Ba'
tearon tres jonrrones, por e.
Boston, hacienda las unicas ca
rreras, Lou Finney, Ted Will
Jams y Gimmy Foxx. En- GUAM
to a Foxx fue su vigesimo octa-
vo cuadrangular del aho.
Boston, SC, Oh, 1e;;New York
&c, 1lh, lie:
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

Aquella manana, el Cantine-
no charlaba con un grupo de
parroquianOs de su eStableci-
miento, algunos de los cuales 10
maban yerba mate.
Era la antigua cuadra de to-
do boliche argentine: una gran
estancia cuadrangular, con pa
redes desnudas y encantadas, y
con altos ventanos desiguales.
La puerta, baja, pero anchi-
sima, cogia cast todo el muro
del frente de la caTle y cast nun
ca Sc cerraba.
Una mesa enorme y toSca, de
patas de palo sin pulir, ocupaba
el centre del boliche, en- uno De
cuyos angulos estaba ell mostra-
dor, donde Rosalia o 81 Canti-
nero p~reparaban el matecitO o
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

En- New York; AL Davis, Ell
aspirante q ID corona del peso
weller, venci6 a Johnny Rinal-
di, del Brpnx, que pesaba 14l%
libras. Presenciaron Ell combatC
5000 personals. Joe Inanotti
.Eombati6 en- ell semifinal y de-
rrot6 al filipino Pablo Dano.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

Facilmente atrOpellaron los
Tigres a los Browns, pegando
10 hits y entrando a la gonna
Is wees. Pitcher ganador,
Trout; lanzador derrotado,
Lawson.
San Luis 7c, 11h, Be; Detroit
13c, 15h, 2e..
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

Damos a continuation las ME
didas de Bob Pastor y Billy
Conn, que ell dia 6 de septiem-
bre pelearan en- la Madison
Square Garden, New York:
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

pras o perdiendose por las pra
deras espoleando locamente a
sus animales.
La gaceta., 1940-08-15
LIGA

En- desafio de los Rojos y los
La gaceta., 1940-08-15

lie, al que tOdos conocian por su
mite, sin saber a ciencia cierta
com Sc llamaba. y que era mi
nero cuando habia trabajado.
-Luego 10 vereis, a la bora
del almuerzo.
iva a bajarf
Va a bajar-repuso Rosen
do.
La noticia Sc habia esparcido
r~apidamsnte por la ciudad, que
era, en- resumidas euentas, una
aldea, sin otra Importance que
10 que Ne communicate su esta-
cb6n terminal de Ia linea de
Bahia Blanca.
A las doce, bora del almuer-
20 en- ell pals, donde TODD Ell nun
do viva de la terra. de la cria
del ganado y de las pr6ximas
minas de azufre, Ell boliche Sc
Ilen6 de genie.
Fran lsbriegOs, capataces,
Evening star., 1940-11-12

tartan revolution. Senator Pittman,
working closely with the adminiStra-
ton, led the fight for the original
Neutrality Act, and later rendered
important service in securing enact
ment of amendments repeating the
arms embargo and substituting the
cash and carry" provisions.
Throughout his long career, however,
his dominating interest was in the
welfare of the silver PRODUCES. He
fathered the eight-power silver
agreement, one of the few concrete
achievements of the London Eco
nomic Conference, and played an
important part in bringing about
enactment of the Silver Purchase
Act, a measure which has been wide
ly criticized.
Senator Pittman was gifted with
a personality which won for him the
close friendship of most of his COL
leagues. His early intimate &C
quaintance with adversely had lib
orally endowed him with those warm
and colorful qualities so character
iStic of the Old West, and his death
takes from the Senate a man whose
counterpart is seldom found in this
more prOSaic day and age.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Rumuniun Eurthauukes

Without regard to considerations
of politics and war, the people Of
Rumania are assured of the SYM
pathy of those Americans who have
read of the earthquakes of Sunday
and yesterday with reasonable COM
prehension of their tragic implica-
tions. 1t happens that the Balkan
mountains are part of the same eX-
tenSive elevation as that which pro-
duced the catastropheS of Lisbon in
1855, MeSSina in 1903 and Turkey
last year. The weight of the Atlantic
Ocean and of the Mediterranean and
Black Seas gradually is pushing the
Alps, the Carpathian and all asso-
ciated ridges higher. Inevitably it
follows that there will be "faulting"
throughout the entire seismic belt in
which these mobile areas lie.
But the present series of disturb
ances undeniably may be important
in relation to the progress of the
prevailing conflict in Southeastern
Europe. The contest between Greece
and Italy, of course, is only single
aspect of the struggle. 1t allegedly
was to control the Hellenic Peninsula
that Hitler's ally first moved into
Albania. The Irredentist campaign,
however, involved from the start the
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Credits Roosevelt Personally
For Unprecedented Victory.

To the Editor of The Star:
President Roosevelt has again achieved
a remarkable victory. To win the presi-
dency three times in succession is some
thing that has not only never been done
before it has never before been at
tempted Only an unusually popular man
is capable of such a feat. And it was
done in the face of opposition by more
than two thirds of the newspapers of the
country. That would seem to indicate
that the influence of newspapers on pub
lie opinion is not as great as they sup
pose. Also opposed to him were many
members and former leaders of his own
party, largely on the third-term issue.
All of the nonsensical ballyhoo against
third term was unavailing. And then
John L. Lewis added his voice to the
anvil chorus, but apparently with little
effect. Nearly all of the great financial
interests were against him, and vastly
superior Republican campaign fund was
employed in campaign OF misrepre-
sentation, personal abuse and attempts
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Contends Ickes Overlooked
Southern Newspapers.

To the Editor of The star:
Secretary of the Interior Ickes has
issued statement to the press in which
he calls attention to the fact that al
though a large majority of the daily
papers of the country supported the Re-
publican ticket majority of the voters
nevertheless voted Democratic. He
thinks there must be something wrong.
The newspapers are well-qualified to
make suitable acknowledgement but may
I, as layman, submit remark? AS
I understand Mr. Ickes, he has no con-
Germ about the solid South, where, ap-
parently, the influence of the newspapers
was both effective and salutary. If he
will look closely, he will also find similar
correspondence in the North, where, out
side of New York City, Chicago and
other large cities, there was preponder-
ance of Republican sentiment. Mr.. Ickes
knows-no one better-that in such cities
the majority votes are determined by
influences having no relation to news
papers. G. v. BURNSIDE.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Senator Pittmun

The death of Senator Pittman re-
moves from the Craftsmanship of the
important Foreign Relations Com
mittee man who dealt forthrightly,
even bluntly, with the delicate prob
lens of craftsmanship. The art of
circumspection, which so often
serves to becloud the true facts of
international relations, had little
meaning for Nevada's senior Senator,
a man who learned his diplomacy as
a sourdough on the Klondike, and
who, in approving a proposal for the
application of economic sanctions
against Italy at the time of the in
vasion of Ethiopia, asked: why
shoot a man when you can starve
him to death?"
First elected to the Senate in 1912,
he served continuously until his
death. His seniority rating resulted
In his designation as chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee in
1888, and he remained in the post
during the rise and spread of totali-
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Criticizes Conduct of
Police Officer.

To the Editor Of The Star:
I have been a resident Of the Wash
ington area for two years now and dur
ing that time I have been impressed
with the ineficiency of the Washington
Police Department.
AS long as this bungling only affected
rapidity of transportation, I merely
grumbled and let it go as a bad situation.
On the morning of November 6. however,
was witness to negligence that endan-
gered the lives of probably Is people.
feel that this calls for action and that
the Washington police must be taught
not only the rudimentS of traffic control,
but ordinary horse sense" as well.
At about 8 80 m. large truck caught
fire on Constitution avenue at Fifteenth
street. At the time there was a police
man directing traffic at Fourteenth street
and Constitution avenue "a corner gov
erned by an automatic traffic signal plus
a no-left-turn sign. stood on the corner
and heard the drivers o. two cars stop and
inform the officer of the fire and suggest
that he call the fire department. The
officer looked and saw the fire, then
waved each car on and continued to
direct traffic at Fourteenth street. An
other young man and sauntered toward
the fire to watch it. When we reached
Fifteenth street we discovered no police
man there. All the Fifteenth street
traffic was completely trapping traffic on
Constitution avenue. There were cars
as close as 10 feet to the burning truck.
Flames by this time had completely en-
veloped the engine and cab and were
shooting about to 10 feet in the air.
This other civilian and I finally had to
stop the Fifteenth street traffic so that
the cars could get away from the burning
truck and clear the way for the fire de-
partment, which could be heard in the
distance. 1t is probably unnecessary to
say that the officer at Fourteenth street
was still there directing traffic (still with
the aid of the automatic traffic Light.
Washington should demand and get
a police force that knows its job and
recognizes its responsibilities.
Alexandria, Va. A. WARD WOOD.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
coercion Of Yugoslavia and her
neighbOrS also. Rumania came into

coercion of Yugoslavia and her
neighborS also. Rumania came into
the picture in this connection COIN
cidentally with the development Of
pressure from Bulgaria, Hungary,
Russia and most particularly the
German Reich. A succession Of in
cidentS led to the cesSion of terri
tory won by active participation in
the strife of 1914-1918 and, because
Of domestic repercussions, the abdi-
cation of King Carol, currently an
exile in Spain.
The elemental cause of many, if
not most, of Rumania's troubles is
the possession of petroleum resources
of the highest economic value. Oil
fields appraised among the richest
known on earth have yielded wealth
which under normal conditions
should have provided the population
with comfortable sufficiency for all
its ordinary needs. Instead, the entire
industry has been appropriated by
agents of Adolf Hitler, who now are
understood to rule Bucharest and all
the remaining provinces dependent
upon that capital.
Earthquakes, however, are not
amenable to human dictation. The
shocks which devastated Galati,
FocSani and DoStana, Campina, Pam
ciu and BraSOv did not spare the
wells in the vicinity of Polesti. Dis
patches tell of the destruction of
Giurgiu, a famous oil port, where
sixty-flve per cent of the homes of
the citizens were demolished More
of Rumania," it is said, was laid
waste than would have been DESC
lated in many months of war" The
ruin of refineries and storage plants
as we'll as railroads, dockyards and
affiliated facilities is Indicated
II the Nazi chieftain momentarily
is humbled, something of compensa-
tion may be recorded against the
losses which the innocent Rumanian
people have suffered. The devout
may see in the earthquakes and
their consequences an intervention
OF God not altogether incredible.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
State
Words Before Sunrise

Look from dawn's window, on a world
where dew
Has touched each leaf and blade to
chrysoprase,
Set diamonds glittering on the somber
yew,
Since the last dark of troubled yes
terdays
Penciled in silver, gossamer cobwebs lie
Upon the grass; two birds in early
tryst
Flute drowsily. The muted earth and
sky
Blend in a pearly haze of amethyst.
How far removed from actual hours Of
pain
This gray world seems-like some un-
happy mood
The soul has dreamed of-and forgot
again;
Living a moment In an interlude
Where, STEPPED in memories Of old de-
light,
The heart fears not the morrow-nof
the night.
IDA ELAINE JAMES.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1Dell.

Hawks and owls prey upon chipmunks,
Just as they do upon flying squirrels.
1t must be an interesting sight to watch
a flying squirrel outwit q hawk. 1t is
said that a hawk seldom catches one
Of these odd animals as long as it can
keep to the trunk of tree.
AS long as it feels bark beneath its
claws, the flying squirrel can dodge
around the trunk, just as we see ordi-
nary gray squarrels do, and thus prevent
the big bird from grabbing 1t with its
talons.
If the animal is in flight from tree to
tree, however. it is different matter
entirely, since the hawk knows the flying
squirrel tactics as well as it does. Here
is the manner of flight: The squirrel
goes to the top of a tree and launches
itself into the air, at downward incline
to bring it near the bottom of the trunk
of the tree 1t has selected as its goal.
This downward flight. while swift. is
exactly the sort which enables the hawk
to glide down after it, and by greater
speed to catch up with it and seize it
while still in the air.
1t is said that the landing of a flying
squirrel on tree is one of the most
marvellous sights in nature. Coming
down at a sharp pitch, it goes head-first
until near the tree, then suddenly throws
itself backward, when its webbed legs
catch the air at just the right angle
and the creature lands SO gently that
1t does not even jar it.
Airplane pilots would give anything
to be able to land as easily as a flying
squirrel
1t is an odd fact that the flying squir-
rel, instead of leaping from tree to tree
as ordinary squirrels do, flies down from
the top of one tree to the bottom of the
trunk of the next, then runs up and
repeats the action, thus going through
wooded section in a remarkably short
time, although part of the motion is
directly upward at intervals.
This is not lost motion with a flying
squirrel, owing to its great speed. which
must be seen to be believed.
The mole, that other garden denizen
spoken of, is no such speed artist, but
it can manage to travel huge distances.
when it is considered that it must dig
itself along as it goes.
A good average mole can cover as
much as 100 feet in this way in a few
days, in the course of which it may raise
elevations in the lawn but at the same
time will consume and destroy countless
cutWorms and the like
Scientists tell us that the mole is one
of the greatest benefactors of mankind,
but most gardeners who find their lawns
ruined" as they say, will think other
wise. 1t is not good thinking. however.
as so much of mans thinking is not good
thinking.
We should welcome moles, and repair
their damages, not catching the animals,
but by simply removing the sod along
the run, filling in the tunnels, and put
ting the sod back
If We are fortunate enough to see
mole, We should admire its wonderful
features, and make certain that We
realize at the very time what a real
wonder of nature we are having the
privilege of watching.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Says Irish Should Unite
With Britain Against Hitler.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Now that the fighting is over and alls
quiet on the Potomac, once again, per-
haps, the Fighting Irish lover here" can
take time to help the Irish "cver there
at least with advice if nothing else.
1t would seem that no advice would
be needed after what has happened lover
there" All the small nations were so
afraid Of getting under Hitler's fist that
none would help another. Now where
are they? Under Hitler's boot. They all
become involved" and with what an
ending-slaves of Hitler! Had they
adopted our motto, United we stand,
divided we fall" they would not be
where they are today. Surely any one
of sound mind can see that it is better
to be a colony of England than a
colony of Nazi Germany.
What I am trying to say is this: We
Irish lover here" could show the Irish
"over there" that it is to their interest
to join with England and by so doing
not only help themselves, but help their
countrymen over here to help their
adopted country-the U. S. A. L. F. G..
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Chipmunks and moles are two crea-
tlIres which the auerape garden today

Chipmunks and moles are two crea-
lures which the average garden today
knows little of. at least in the city and
suburban sections hereabouts.
Most persons would regard the former
as friend, and the latter as an enemy,
but both are among the most interest
ing of animals.
If you have a real rock garden, prop
erly made of great slabs of stone, most
of which is concealed, you are much
more likely to have chipmunks.
They are to be found in great numbers
along the rocky steps leading down into
the Zoo from the Adams Mill road
entrance, and in the Bishops Garden at
the Cathedral.
1t is, indeed, one of the delights Of
visiting these places, to be able to watch
these fascinating little creatures, with
their striped back and bright eyes,
Many a gardener wishes he might
have just one pair of chipmunks.
He probably will not have even pair,
because they are very rare except in
such places as indicated. Occasionally
one will come for a time to a suburban
garden, but their preference for stony
work is so great that they must seek it.
This is a hibernating animal, one
which stores away great quantities of
food. Perhaps the rock work ensures
the safety of such stores from rain.
1t is not known whether the animal
eats part of its food before retiring for
the winter, or whether it leaves most
of it for consumption just before it
emerges.
Whenever seen, the chipmunk is a fat
little fellow, made to seem all the
sleeker by its arrangement of five dark
stripes and two light ones on its back.
The colors are bright, ranging from
reddish chestnut through good browns
and yellows. Combined with the roguish
look of the animal, its vivid eyes, and
rapid, graceful ways, they give us an
animal which wins the hearts of all.
They are so swift that few hunters
try to shoot them. Mostly they would
just be wasting their ammunition.
While the chipmunk can and does eat
the young OF DlrCS, In season, 1t cannot
climb very high and is not able to
catch any but the fledglings which perch
very low.
Friends of birds need not be very
much alarmed. If chipmunks were their
only enemies, they would get off easy.
AS it is, man, himself, is a far, far
worse enemy of bird life than all the
chipmunks which ever were or ever
will be.
This is no problem at all in the
average garden, because, as stated, there
are no chipmunks in average gardens
1t reminds one of that famous supposed
chapter on the Snakes of Ireland"
which contained just one line:
There are no snakes in Ireland"
This is all the sadder, since most
friends of animals would gladly trade
few squirrels for an equal number Of
chipmunks.
While this column has received hun
dreds Of letters dealing with squirrels,
it has never had but one letter from
a gardener who had a chipmunk, and
that was in another city.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Lincoln's Example Cited
For Winners and Losers.
To the Editor Of The Star:


Now that the great political battle is
over, it is encouraging to see that so
many political leaders, editors, commen-
tators and other citizens share my view
That this is no time for the winners to
boast and no time for the losers to sulk;
but that it is, rather, time for all Amer
leans to present united front
Might not We all-victor and van-
quished alike-wisely take a leaf from
Lincoln's book, and with malice toward
none, with charity for all 80" strive on
to finish the work we are in. to bind up
the Nations wounds" and TO do all
which may achieve and cherish a just
and lasting peace among ourselves, and
with all Nations?
If we do not, can we hope that gov
ernment of the people, by the people, for
the people shall not perish from the
earth? PAULINE D. TAYLOR,
Friendly, Md.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Questions Addressed
To Americans.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I should like to ask America: why
aren't your factories, every one of them,
going full speed for the mass production
of planes? Why isn't every man, woman
and child sharing in national defense?
If the enemy comes to our shores, he
will not give us time to prepare. We all
should do our best. The things We hold
dearest would be nothing in two min
utes, if bombed"
LOYAL AMERICAN
Evening star., 1940-11-12

to sway public sentiment. To all this
must be added those who were naturally
for a change and all of the dissatisfied
who are prone to blame their personal
misfortunes against the party in power.
Against this combination Franklin D.
Roosevelt triumphed. What a man.
T. r. H.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Believes "Silent Voters"
Preferred BEST Man."

To the Editor of The Star:
The election returns prove that Amer
leans can think seriously. Big business
and employers tried to win the silent
voters for Willkie, but knowing the seri-
GUS crisis coming, they reelected the
best man. JOHN RIGGLES.
Seabrook, Md.