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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Durocher, ~Fitzsimmons
Are Banished From Game

BROOKLYN, Aug. 31.-P)-Fiery
Leo Durocher,, manager of the
Dodgers, and Fred Fitzsimmons, his
pitcher-coach, were expelled from to-
days baseball game with thes New
York Giants for protesting too vigor-
ously on a decision in the fifth in
ming.
Umpire Bick Campbell ended a
Brooklyn rally by calling Pete Co.'S
carart out at first after the Dodgers
already had scored two runs and had
the bases loaded. Durocher and
Fitzsimmons, who was coaching at
into the sixth inning and finally
were routed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Pepsi-C olas To Meet
Wallace Nine Today

The Pepsi-Cola nine, recently
withdrawn from the Cape Fear
baseball association, where it was
always something of a power to
be reckoned with, will journey to
Wallace this afternoon for a game
with the nine of the. strawberry
center.
The Wallace nine in previous
game this season has shown con-
siderable strength and fans in the
Wallace section are predicting
there will be a close contest when
the teams meet this afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Newark Bears Recall
Stirnweiss From Tn'

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 31.-R-
The Newark Bears of the Intera'
tional Baseball league announced To-
day recall of George Stirnweiss and
Ken Sears from Norfolk of the Pied
mont league. Both are to report
Tuesday.
Stirnweiss, a second baseman, va;
sent to Norfolk after he was graz
uated from the University of Nortl
Carolina in June. With Norfolk III
has batted 1926 and hit u home run!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
GLOVE CENTER

Fulton county, New York, is the
glove manufacturing center of the
United States. The industry was
founded there in 1850 by Sir Will
liam johnson, who brought a group
of Scottish glovers from Perth to
the county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
Bowling Leagues To Map
Schedules On Thursday

The Recreation Bowling center,
213 IL North Second street, will
open for the winter season Tuesday
afternoon, it was announced last
night.
A meeting of representatives of
the various teams in the leagues
bowling there has been called for
Thursday night when the loops will
be reorganized for the season,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
YANKEES CROWD
LEAGUE LEADERS
Whip Senators For Fifth
Straight Win And 18th
In IL Contests

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-R-The
onrushing New York Yankees crowd
ed the American league leaders a
little closer today by trampling on
the Washington Senators Z to 1 for
their fifth straight victory and 18th
in II games.
Alley Donald, wild as a rabbit, CIV
ing seven walks, nevertheless per-
mitted the Senators only three hits
and had no trouble acquiring his
fifth triumph of the year.
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TWO GO PRO

ERIE, Pa, Aug. 81 up -hf
Kavanaugh, brilliant end from Lou
lana State, and Lee Artoe, star "a
fornia tackle, signed contracts
day with the Chicago Bears oil Il
National Professional Football leag'
Owner George Halas announced
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
CONTRAST

So sharp is the division where
the Gulf Stream moves in toward
the coast of North Carolina, -
miles off Cape Hatteras, that the
bow of a boat may be in blue
water and the stern in green.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01
HISTORIC OLD TUBAC

The S%paniards g%arrisoned what is
now Old Tubac, Santa Cruz coun-
ty, Ariz., in 1852. Old Tubac be-:
came Arizona's first Mormon set
tlement in 1858, and virtually was
abandoned in 1861 due to Indian
d~epredations.
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Efrors: Chapman, Mack, Appling 2.
Runs batted in: Chapman 2, Weatherly,
Pytlak. Webb 3. Two base hits: Chap
man, Trosky, Kreevich, Solters. Stolen
base: Mack. Sacrifice: Keltner. Dou-
BILE plays: Mack, Boudreau and Trosky :;
keitner, Mack and Trosky; Weatherly
and Pytlak. Left on bases: Cleveland
IA; Chicago 8. Bases on balls off: A.
Smith 3, e. Smith Z, Brown 2. Strike
outs by: A. Smith 2, Eisenstat /. Allen
!. d. Smith 2, Brown 2. Hits off: "a.
Smith u in 6 innings; Eisenstat 2 in 2;
Allen l in 4; E. Smith 8 in 8 (none out
in 9TH Brown 4 in 4. Hit by pitcher
by: Brown (Chapman). Wild pitch: A.
Smith. Winning pitcher: Allen. Losing
pitcher: Brown. Umpires: MCGOWAN.
kollH,- Pipgras and Rue. sTime: 2:55.
Attendance: (actuaD SAP.
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Errors: Doerr, Finney, johnson, Nc
Coy, Brancato. Runs batted in. Foxx
2, Williams. Finney, Colbert. Cramer
Bagby, DiMaggio. johnson A, Moses, s.
Chapman, Doerr. Two base Mus. Doerr,
Cronin. Three base hits: Doerr, Cron-
in. Three base hit: Cramer. Home
runs: johnson 2, Doerr. Sacrifice
Bagby. Double plays: Bagby. Doerr
and Finney. Left on bases: Boston Z;
Philadelphia -. Bases on balls off
Caster 1, Bagby 5. %Strikeouts by
Caster 8, Dean l, Bagby 2. Hits off
Caster II in 2 1-3 innings; Dean 4 in 6
%; Bagby 10 in s (none out in 9th) +;
Dickman, none in 1. Winning pitcher
Bagby. Losing pitcher: Caster. UNI
pires: Rommel, Hubbard and Moriarty.
Time: 2:10. Attendance: 1000.
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Errors: Bragan. Runs battPd in.
Rizzo 2, Warren 2. Rowell :, Ross .
Glossop, West, Miller, Moore, Sullivan
Two base hits: Rizzo, West, Miller.
Home runs: Rizzo, Warren, Ross, Nil,
Ter. Sacrifices: Cooney. Double plays;
Schultz, Bragan and Mazzera; Miller
Rowell and West. Left on bases: Phil.
adelphia 2: Boston 5. Bases on balls
off: Beck l, Frye .. Strikeouts bv;
Frye 8, S%trincevich 3, Sullivan l. Hits
off: Beck 3 in 2-3 inning; Frye in
6 Is: Mahan lin 1; strincevich I in
6 1-3. Sullivan ? in 2 90. WinniH:
pitcher: Sullivan. Losing pitcher: FRYE
Umpires: Goetz. Pinelli and Rcardon
Time: POP. Attendance: (actuaD S,Gi
and 1855 ladies and boys.
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HIGHLY SENSITIVE

The swim-bladders of fish are
acukely sensitive to the slightest
vibration and fish sense sound
waves with them, having no outer
ears.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

Special leather cases in which
they carried their own knives,
spoons and forks, when invited out
to dine, were owned by gentlemen
of prerevolutionary France.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-01

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Knoxville Sd; New Orleans Is
(2nd game Z innings).
Nashville 10; Birmingham Z.
Memphis 5; Atlanta d.
(Only games scheduled).
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x-Batted for A. Smith in 7th.
xx-Batted for Eisnstat in 9th.
XXx-Ran for Bell in 9th.
Evening star., 1940-12-27
sum travels during the night, are
also reliShed.

sum travels during the night, are
also relished.
Swampy places, where hollow trees
afford ample lodgings and supply
of drinking water, are to the opos-
sum an ideal home site.
This species Of opossum is the
only one found In the United States
and is found in the wooded parts
Of Connecticut, Lake Ontario, South
ern Michigan, Southern Wisconsin,
Iowa and Eastern Nebraska, south
to the Gulf coast, west to the Tooth
meridian, through the eastern part
of Mexico and into the tropics.
Today the opossum Is gaining In
numbers. It Is considered q rather
stupid little beast, rarely showing
resentment or arnger beyond snarl-
ing and exposing its cleaning white
teeth. 1t apparently passes out
when danger threatens and remains
in this state for some time. 1t re-
turns to the trap in which it has
been caught, showing no sense of
discretion whatever. It escapes pur-
suit by climbing into tree tops,
where it may hang by its tail quite
out of reach Of its tormentor for
hours If need be. AS food the opos-
sum is in great demand among the
colored folks of the South. The
meat is very rich, fat and we'll
favored, going especially we'll with
sweet potatoes, as many who have
eaten it will assure You.
Evening star., 1940-12-27
Natures Children
Opossum
(Didelphis vireiniana)

In order to teach her brood the
importance of holding fast when
once a position has been estab-
lished she will crack the whip" on
them, swinging the unsuspecting
brood in every direction. Startled
and amazed, no doubt, by such
treatment, the scattered youngsters
make immediate tracks toward
their mother and regain their posi-
ton. This is perhaps their first
important lesson, seeking food be-
ing the next in line.
Speaking of food, the opossum
Evening star., 1940-12-27
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.


One of the earliest descriptions
Of the opossum will give you some
idea of how 1t impressed the record
er: "The apassom hath head like
swine, a tayle like rat, as big as
a cat, and hath under her belly a
bag, wherein she carrieth her
yong"
No reference is made to the opos-
sums quaint habit of feinting death.
Until recent year there was no real
knowledge of the wonderful life
cycle of our only marsupial. Many
fanciful tales were believed as to
how the young reached their moth
er's pouch. Not until 20 years ago,
when DR.. Hartman made a very
careful study of the birth process,
was the actual truth discovered.
At birth baby opossum weighs
>Detween and 4 grains 1t would
take II or more of them to All the
bowl of dessert spoon! Further,
the wee one is naked, blind and
altogether very helpless. Yet it can
use the front feet so expertly that
1t can crawl through the hair on its
mothers body and enter the open
pouch, wherein it will find food,
warmth and protection during the
critical weeks following its advent
knto the world.
once within the incubator, the
growth Is very rapid. At one week
of age the tiny baby has increased
its weight to 30 grains, and instead
Of mere fraction of an inch it is
IL inches long with an additional
half inch for the tail When it is
four weeks old the mother opens the
pouch wide enough for the babies to
peek outside, and one week later
they steal forth to crawl upon her
back, twining their small tails about
Evening star., 1940-12-27

enjoys almost everything. In fact,
it is easier to list few items the
opossum apparently passes by rather
than to mention the items on the
preferred list. Persimmons and
sweet corn appeal strongly to them,
and upon these they acquire con-
siderable weight. Chickens, eggs,
small birds, fruit, berries, greens,
fish, frogs and reptiles, all usually to
be found in the range of 2 miles,
which is apparently all the opos-
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Johnny Chuck is usually very
happy. In fact, Johnny Chuck long
ago discovered the best thing in the
world, which is contentment. He
has always been satisfied to sit on
his doorstep and smile as he watched
the world go by, but now q little bit
OF discomfort had crept into Johnny
Chuck's peace Of mind. The fact is
Johnny Chuck has become Just q
wee, wee bit jealous.
Now Jealousy is like the weeds
that grow In the garden. You know
they start from tiny, tiny seeds, and
when they come through the brown
earth they are just tiny. tiny plants,
Evening star., 1940-05-18
By Frank Beck
By Willard
By Norman Morsh
By Bud Fisher

came over to tell him of some tender
young cabbage which he had dis
covered In Farmer Browns garden,
but even that didn't interest Johnny
Chuck.
1t grew worse and worse every day
until all the little meadow people
knew that something was wrong
with Johnny Chuak. He grew 50
cross that no ono could get q pleas.
ant word from him, and then some.
thing happened. It all happened
through Digger the Badger.
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but they grow so fast that pretty
soon they are great big plants that
the farmer has to 60 along and hoe
out. At first Johnny Chuck was Just
a little bit troubled. It didn't
amount to much, but he couldn't
keep it out Of his mind, and the
more he thought about it the bigger
the trouble grew.
Now. what do you suppose 1t was
all about? Why, it was just because
he had found some one who could
dig faster than he could. Johnny
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Signals Oft!

Signals OFT!
Today's hand is fine illustra-
ton Of the vital Importance Of what
Is known as counting out" q hand.
This counting process is determine
ing the number of cards In each
suit held by the other players. In
this instance East could count his
partners hand. He failed to do so
and South was presented with an
otherwise impossible contract.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
40 J82
y Q6
o j 10 %
&J53
s73 ass
y A 10 98 N y KJ3
542 VIE . A @ 8 Z
K S 2
AJAX 1914
2.7
o653
4 K762
The bidding:
South West North East
IA 10 Pass 20
"a 80 3A ~
a. Pass Pass Pass
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West opened the ace of hearts and
continued, South trumping. De-
clarer played the ace of spades, then
q small spade to dummy, and next
cashed his two top clubs. When
the club queen dropped, South saw
that he would just have to risk a
third lead of the suit before draw
ing the last trump, for otherwise
he would be blocked. West trumped
this third round of clubs and laid
down the diamond king, upon which
East signaled violently with the
eight. To East's disgust, West now
played heart Che had nothing else
Left. South, of course, ruffed in
his hand, then discarded the last
two diamonds on his clubs.
Obviously, East should have over
taken his partners diamond king,
then cashed the queen for the set
ting trick, for Vests distribution
had been completely revealed. Since
declarer had trumped the second
heart, West was clearly marked
with seven cards in that suit. Next,
he had shown up with two clubs
and subsequently three spades. BY
process of elimination, therefore,
West held but one diamond. When
the king was played, East should
have overtaken, since he had the
certain knowledge that his partner
could not lead another one.
X X X
Yesterday, with both sides vulner-
able, you were Oswald Jacoby's part
ner and held:
AK10x
YAK
o K98x
4 K 10x
The bidding:
You Schenken Jacoby Burnstone
IA Pass 2NT Pass
CD
Answer: Bid four no-trump. This
is slam invitation that may be
passed, unless partner has a very
good two-no-trump bid.
Score 100 per cent for four mo-
trump, so per cent for three no.
trump, 40 per cent for three dia-
monds (suit too weak.
Question No. $50.
Merwin Maier is your partner.
Both sides are vulnerable and you
hold: 15ses a
4 AJxx
y K 10x XXX
o AK
4 AK
The bidding:
Maier Schenken You Burnstone
IA Pass 2NT Pass
ant Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day. e..
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Chuck is q wonderful digger. My,

Chuck is q wonderful digger. My,
my, my, how he can make the sand
ny when he wants to try. He had
been very proud because no one else
could dig as fast as he could. Peter
Rabbit could run faster than he.
Happy Jack Squirrel could climb q
tree faster than any one else: Little
Joe Otter was the fastest swimmer
In the Smiling Pool, but Johnny
Chuck didn't care, for no one else
had ever been able to dig hole as
fast q he could.
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Now, there was q newcomer 0,

Now, there was q newcomer on
the Green Meadows. Johnny Chuck
had been the first one to welcome
him and had been very polite and
nice to him, and right down in his
heart Johnny was very proud of him,
but the newcomer could dig. My
goodnessl How he could dig! In
fact his name was Digger the
Badger.
SO Johnny Chuck sat on his door,
step and forgot to smile. He was
Evening star., 1940-05-18
lily jealous Of Digger the

actually jealous Of Digger the
Badger. The Merry Little Breezes
danced across the Green Meadows
and pulled Johnny's whiskers and
rumpled his hair. They actually
didn't know what to make of it when
Johnny Chuck refused to play with
them, but just sat and sulked and
sulked. Peter Rabbit came hopping
along and invited Johnny Chuck to
60 down to the sweet clover patch,
but Johnny refused and just sulked
and sulked and sulked. Jimmy Skunk
Evening star., 1940-05-18

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Employer Must ExpIoin

New zealands labor law is de-
clared in wellington to be one Of
the most drastic in the world. An
employer may discharge a man for
good reason, and he must state
that reason. He also must pay the
employe a months extra wages plus
a bonus based on the number of
years the man has worked for him.
Evening star., 1940-05-18
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D. Maier,
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken. world /
leading team-of-f6ur. inventors OF the
system that has beaten every other sys-
tenn In existence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
Bill Raising Navy Yard
Guard Pay Is Approved

The House Naval Affairs Commit
tee today ordered a favorable report
on a long pending bill authorizing
an increase in the pay of the guard
force at the Washington Navy Yard
and other navy yards throughout
the country.
Capt. Frank Baldwin, U S. N, and
other Navy officers testified the
present guard pay scale is too low
to attract men of the type needed for
protection of naval property. The
proposed new scale. Capt. Baldwin
said, would add s83,7oO a year to
the guard pay roll.
The minimum pay Of a guard is
now 81 200 a year. The bill would
fix the minimum at $500. and also
would raise the minimum pay of
heads of the force from $4,000 to
$4,000 year. The maximum pay
would be $3.50 a year and for
officers it would be $4,000.
Chairman Vinson said the Rules
Committee would be asked to grant
special rule giving the bill pre-
ferred status so it can be called up
in the House Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09

spreading raiders struck through a
lightning -streaked sky, guided to
their targets over the worlds largest
city by the red glow of fires and the
incessant thunder of the London
anti-aircraft barrage.
The London press declared unan-
imously that invasion is the direct
objective Of the full-force air war.
An Air Ministry official said Sep
TENDER is undoubtedly a very crit
ical month of the war" and added
that even if England had four times
her force of fighter planes, lit
would still be impossible to prevent
some of the bombers from reaching
the capital"
A government announcement of
British air raids Saturday night
along the Nazi-held coast, bombing
ships and barge concentrations, said
such operations are countering
enemy threats of invasion by sea. "
AS the gray dawn ended London's
latest night of horror-the last raid
ers had disappeared shortly before
the long alarm was lifted at 5:38
am-the uncounted dead were still
being dug from the wreckage OF
buildings and police and air raid
wardens searched for delaying ex-
plosives.
Fires could be seen in almost every
direction from the heart of the city
Stuka bombers carried their scream
ing attack TO the center of London
for the first time, plunging close to
earth to direct their blasts.
Bombs fell near the Houses of
Parliament in Westminster, which
lie alongside Westminster Abbey and
other landmarks. 1t was stated off,
e. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09
Speedy Action Seen
On CONSUMPTION Bill;
.DeIayCIause on Spot
Burke Says Agreement
Wednesday Possible;
2l-44 Age Favored
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
The Senate and House will reach
speedy agreement on their con-
f1icting versions of CONSUMPTION leg
islation, it was predicted today, and
the House provision for 60-day de-
lay probably will be discarded in the
process.
Senator Burke, Democrat, OF Ne
braska was confident in saying that
congressional action on the history
making peacetime selective service
measure would be completed this
week, possibly by Wednesday"
Senator Burke, co-author of the
bill with Representative Wadsworth,
Republican, of New York, was joined
by Chairman May of the House
Military Committee in forecasting a
swift settlement of Senate House
differences on the legislation.
The Nebraska Senator said the
Senate House conference would
make several adjustments to recon-
Gle the divergent versions of the
bill, approved in one form by the
Senate 10 days ago and in a diff
ferent form by the House on Satur-
day night.
The changes Senator Burke pre-
dicted would:
Eliminate the controversial House
provision for 60-day postponement
of the draft to permit further trial
of voluntary enlistments to raise the
initial contingent of 100000 men
wanted by the Army.
Approve the House provision call
ing for registration of an estimated
24000,000 men between 81 and A
years inclusive, instead of accepting
the narrower Senate bracket affect
ing the 100000 men between 81
and 80 years.
Approve the House provision for
communicating by rental or lease of
defense industries with which agree
ments cannot be reached on Army
and Navy orders. The Senate alter
native would have the Government
assume ownership of such industries
by condemnation proceedings.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of
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S5,246, 000, 900 Fund
Mostly AIIocoted
Right After Signing
BY JOHN C. HENRY,
Star stad Correspondent.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept. g.
President Roosevelt today signed the
$5,246, 100000 defense appropriation
bill, by his action giving the signal
for the awarding of more than
So 300. 900 900 in Army and Navy
contracts.
Fixing his signature to the supply
bill at 9 am, the Chief Executive
notified the press. the War Depart
ment and the Navy Department
sinslltaneously-and at once received
assurances of the latter two that
they were prepared to throw the
Nations defense mobilization pro-
gram into full swing.
With these funds, the Nations
defense planners expect to provide
1922 more fighting planes, equip
ment for an army ranging upward
from 1900 900 men, to begin the
building of ships calculated to in
crease the Nays overall strength by
approximately 10 per cent.
SuInmoning newspaper CORE
spondents to press headquarters OF
the temporary White House here
Stephen T. Early. presidential Sec
rotary, disclosed that the Chief Ex-
ecutive had been advised this morn
ing by Acting Secretary of the Navy
James v. Forrestal that the Navy
already had completed surveys OF
shipbuilding facilities, both at pri-
vate and Government-owne yards
and that preliminary negotiations
have been tentatively completed fol
construction of every combatant
vessel included in the authorization
program.
Navy Ready to Award Contracts.
In addition, Mr.. Forrestal advised
negotiations have been conducted
and bids taken for ordnance, public
works, aircraft and accessories, pro-
pulSion machinery and other item
needed to round out the program o
increasing the Navy by the desig
mated 10 per cent.
due to these efforts" Mr.. For
restal wrote, the Navy Department
is ready, immediately upon you
affixing your signature to H. r
1928. to allocate to navy yards anc
to award contracts for the construc
ton of all combatant vessels in
cluded in the authorization bill, ais
to award contracts for ordnance
aircraft and accessories, and publi
works to a grand total of more thar
So, ZOO, 100000
Mr.. Early estimated that the &C
tual signing of Navy contracts wa
under way within an hour of tn,
supply measure becoming law.
524 Million in Army Contracts.
From the War Department, tn,
President received comparably en-
couraging word in a memorandum
submitted by Assistant Secretary o
| War Robert Patterson.
The War Department" Judg
Patterson wired, will be in a posi-
ton to make awards and contract
totaling 1924 100000.
"Of this amount, $3.50 900 900 vii
be assigned to ordnance, guns ant
ammunition; s56,0OO 900 for quarter
master, construction and suppl