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Evening star., 1941-01-20
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Down in South Florida, in the
heart of the last vestige of Americas s
vanishing frontier, the natives
(white and brown alike hope the
United States Government follows
through an Interior Department
plan to set aside a vast area of
Everglades territory as national
park.
Few people ever have been over
much of the halfland, half-Water
country between Carnestown and
Key Largo, on the west and east,
and between the Tamiami Trail and
Cape Sable, which is included in
the proposed Everglades National
Park" The country is the home
of a few hundred Seminoles, a few
hundred white settlers, and possibly
the hideaway of few refugees from
justice. Or so the whispers in that
sometimes sinister region would
have you believe, on that latter
item.
1t also happens to be the widest
unsettled Tin the main piece Of
country anywhere in the East, a
land inhabited mainly by bear and
panther, deer and raccoon. A
country cut up and separated by
devious, tortuous winding salt water
creeks. striking into the Everglades
from the ocean for 80 miles and
more into back land seldom visited
by human beings.
Sinister, Beautiful Country.
A score of tidal rivers cut in from
the Gulf of Mexico. inhabited from
March to November by tarpon. the
great fighter Of the shallow waters
and at all times by grouper, jew
fish, jackhsh, snook, reddish, shark
and trout. A sinister, beautiful
country where the royal poinciana
rears its regal head on the high
Evening star., 1941-01-20
|Furman's S Petworth
Lads Get Winning
Duekpin Start
Campaigning for City
Junior Honors Goin
Edge on Clarendon

Bidding for the city's junior
duckpin title, Francis Furman's Pet
worth youngsters are of to a win
ming start, having gained a lead OF
81 pins over the Clarendon Juniors
in the first block of a 10-game series
with a score of 1888 to 2,776, rolled
at Petworth.
Tony Batista, only a stick shy OF
600, was tops for PetWorth, with
Billy Marvel and Capt. Bud Colin,
the citys junior champion, close
behind with 597 and 500. Len Kirch-
ner starred for the invaders with
598.
The Clarendon quint, after losing
the first game, STA to 562, spurted
to the front with a second-game
count of 610 and held on until the
fourth game, when PetWorth made
its winning charge with 63l. The
final block will be rolled at the
Clarendon Bowling Center at pm.
Sunday.
The Antlers are running three
games ahead of Justice for the Elks'
League bunting, with the Stewards
game back of the runnerup and
Charity, Esquires and Band pinmen
| still having a chance to overtake
| the leader Ed Mulvey, who hasn't
confined his stellar rolling this sea-
son to helping Convention Halls
pacesetting District League team
is tops with 167-407. Roger King,
tops in strikes and spares with 80
and 126 also sets the pace in av-
erage with 116.
A $50 poke by Johnny Micro Of
the leading Ramblers and a
39O-set by Jack Talbert of the Hot
Shoppes were high lights in the Ice
| Palace Commercial League.
! Garnering top single Of 154, r.
Everett was a potent factor as the
Examining quint posted highs Of COS
! and 1887 in the Treasury League.
Counting 377 at Brookland. F.
Barrows of Chief Clerks furnished
one of the high lights.
John Colbert of ST. Aloysius No. 2
was a standout in Section G of the
/ Washington Catholic League when
he fired a season record game of 1856
and a set of 378 at the Queen Pin.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Chilean Skiers Bringing
Two Sets of Brothers

Two pairs Of brothers are on the
ski team which the National Ski
Association of Chile is sending to
the United States to compete in
Eastern and Western downhill and
slalom events this winter. They are
Eugenio and Ignacio Errazuriz and
Julio and Jaime Zegers. who, with
Enrique Zerrilla and Arturo Podesta
as manager, will make up the squad
scheduled to arrive in New York
January 27.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
By DILLON GRAHAM,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-You
should know Clarence Red Bur-
man, the fighter, maybe before
it is too late.
Burman is a red-headed young
Baltimore married man with two
children and a couple of gold
teeth. He has been chosen as
Joe Louis No. | victim this year.
They fight for the heavyweight
championship in New York the
end of January. Some say it will
be the end of Burman, too.
Some ringsters are second-story
workers, but Burman does his
damage downstairs.
He is known along Slug street
as just about the best body
puncher among the heavies. Some
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Body Punishment Will Whip Champion, Burman Figures
Sock Him Chin

Mr.. Louis, he don't crack that
dead-pan even for chuckle.
Burman hasn't fought any of
the so-called top 10 among the
heavies. Burman says they're
scared Of him. Others say Bur-
man just isn't good enough to
draw a sizable gate against them.
Anyway, Burman's year-long yip-
ping at Louis heels finally got
him the chance he's been bleat-
ing for.
Louis was sluggish in his De-
cember fight against Al Mccoy
and Burman thinks Joe will be
sluggish. enough January 81 for
Irish Red to win.
Oh, yes, Burman has agreed to
give Louis a return match if Red
wins. But Joe didn't say any
thing about a return If he won.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Undefeuted Bruins Whip
N. J. Champs, 51-30

The newly organized Washington
Bruins, colored professional basket
ball team, already are counting the
season a success. They are unde-
feated in four starts. the latest vic
tory coming yesterday when they
downed the Bridgeton Reds, cham
pions of the New Jersey Industrial
League. 51-30, at Turner's Arena.
During the first half it appeared
the Bruins we're headed for their
first defeat. The Reds started fast
with Spot Spoltare leading the way
and took an early lead. They
couldn't maintain the pace, how
ever, and Soupy Campbell and Tar
zan Cooper spanked last-half drive
which netted % points for the
Bruins, while the Reds could gather
only r.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

fighters are known as graceful
picture boxers. Well, Burman
isn't. He's rough, hugging,
mauling gent.
AS the next fellow to hop into
the path of the Dusky Destroyer,
Burman is entitledsto a few re-
marks and comments Generally
those hit by J. L. are too dazed
to engage in post-mortems.
Red figures it's just matter
of intelligence.
Those fellows who have been
beating by Louis just didn't have
any new ideas" he explains.
It all goes back to the first
Schmeling fight.
Max kept popping Joe with
rights to the jaw and finally
knocked him out. So what? SO
every fighter jumped at the idea
Evening star., 1941-01-20

that all he had to do was to hit
Louis on the whiskers and it
would be all over. This strategy
turned out disastrously for all
Of them"
Now this guy Burman-he
thinks.
He has a new idea. He figures
Louis can ba taken if you bang
his midriff.
And being a good body
puncher myself, I think I can
take him. I'll have his tummy so
sore that he'll start letting his
guard down to block punches and
then I'll borrow Schmeling's idea
and rock him to sleep with q
clout on the chin"
To hear Burman say it. 1t
sounds almost convincing. But
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Sports Mirror
By TIE Associated Press.

by Ute HSSUVIdItu fTtNS.
Today a year ago-Parker
Hall. Cleveland back. named as
National Football Leagues most
valuable player for 1889 season.
Three years ago-Amos Alonzo
Stagg denied he planned to re-
tire from football coaching. say
ing he planned to continue until
I am 100"
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Army Won't Accept Him.
He Keeps Hockey Job

By The ASSoclated PresS
TORONTO, Jan. 20-Conn Smythe
was back at his post as general
manager of Maple Leaf Gardens
today after a visit to Ottawa dur
ing which he tried unsuccessfully
to get into the Army.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
No Shorpshooter Wanted
At Prediction Post

The official wrong Handicapped
should be a man of dignity like Mr.
Corbett or Mr. Tunney. He should
have unwavering faith in his own
judgment, like Mr. Corbett or Mr.
Tunney. He should be able to give
a thorough, weighty analysis of the
situation, involving the ages, rec
ords and styles of the two fighters
and then come without fail to the
wrong conclusion.
Mr.. James McLarnin has many OF
these qualifications. He has dignity
He is an earnest talker who believes
in himself, and he is very good on
analysis I am beginning to think
that James is right in line for the
old Corbett portfolio.
In picking Conn over Louis, he
has taken step in the proper di-
rection. Of course. if Conn does
beat Louis we will have to get rid
Of Mr.. McLarnin right away. That
will wash him up. We can't have
this ancient and honorable position
filled by Sharpshooter.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
McLornin Is Looking
For Dignified Job

The only Snag is that the great
James McLarnin, former Welter-
weight champion of the world, may
be trying to build himself into an
other Jim Corbett or Gene Tunney.
Ever since Mr.. Tunney stopped
picking winners year or so ago,
a vacancy has existed. The job
of official wrong Handicapped is
wide open.
This plum usually falls 10 for
mer heavyweight champion, but Mr.,
McLarnin is a fellow with a good
record and nice manners, and he
may get it.
Mr.. Tunney was not the best
man for the post, because he some
times picked EN- right-not often,
but sometimes. The glorious Cor
bett tradition calls for complete, 100
per cent wrongness. When Gentle
man Jim was the Handicapped. the
gamblers knew they could rely on
him. They waited for Mr. Corbett's
selection to appear in the papers.
Then they rushed out and bet the
other way.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Music by Tommy Dorsey
Is Not Desired

You could get Tommy Dorsey to
play an accompaniment to that
spiel" suggested Hymie Caplin.
You would do the vocal. Then, If
nobody believed it, it still would
sound nice"
Mr.. Conn was indignant.
This clipping is no interview with
Conn" he snapped. ITS an inter-
view with the great Jimmy McLar-
min"
What does he know about it?"
"He says I'm gonna win, don't
he?' said Mr.. Conn.
Yes" admitted Mr.. Caplin, glanc-
Ing through the clipping.
We'll" said William, ramming his
argument home, that proves he
knows what he's talking about, don't
it?"
This strong line of reasoning over
vhelmed Mr. Caplin, who went out
and ate a herring sandwich on
whole wheat to restore himself.
1t certainly looks as though Mr..
Conn will make hash of Mr.. Louis,
come June
Evening star., 1941-01-20
From the
Press Box
Conn Next Heavy Champ
If McLornin Is Right
BY JOHN LARDNER,


NEW YORK, Jan. 20 CNANA0.-
Sweet William Conn, the Pittsburgh
zephyr, is carrying around in his
pocket newspaper clipping which
says he will beat Joe Lewis next
June. This makes the bout itself a
mere formality, and Sweet William
has half mind not to waste his
time training for it.
He will send a copy of the clip
ping to Louis. If Joe reads it and
realizes that the jig is up. he can
save everybody a lot of trouble by
reSigning his title to Mr.. Conn i'm
mediately, in which case William will
open a saloon in Pittsburgh and rest
on his laurels, which will be placed
near the bar so that William can
keep an eye on the cash register.
The newspaper clipping quotes a
leading authority. 1t says that the
zephyr will stab Louis dizzy. 1t says
he will make a monkey of the
champ. Naturally, this sounds like
an interview with William Conn,
and the boys wondered at first why
William didn't get record made
of it, instead of carrying around a
fragile clipping, which is likely to
moulder away in his pocket.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

John Colbert of st. Aloysius No 2
was a standout in Section G of the
Washington Catholic League when
he fired season record game of 1856
and a set of 378 at the Queen Pin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31
the Raiding Insects.

under this treatment Unfortunately the ants
are not able 70 find all the buried ones and a
rev Lomechusa population springs from tho
forgotten ones Ultimately they weight the
social structure so heavily that II breaks down
and the colony pershes "
one difference. long noted between man
and ant is the great variety of forms and
sizes 70 be found in the same species Of ant
and the same nest all born of the same
queon-mother For instance the queen OF the
Carchara Nidua is several thousand times a
hig as the largest OF her worker classes
Her size might caus, her 20 crush her OWE
eggs al the start To prevent thus several ~
the smallest workers ride on her hack aIl
through the nuptial flight and thus arc ready
10 attend 10 her needs when she sets mp house
keeping on her own
In some ant Commuuilos. i1r. Has ms
points ont the dead queen is accorded g. ci'i.
GUS kind Of reverence Dead workers arc iU-
differently thrown ASIDE. bat The queens body
may he retained carried abett' and 'rcatrrt
with the most marked attention so long a, D.
remains recognizable"
Bodies Of ants that may have scurrct
Under the feet OF the dinosaurs have hco1
embalmed in amber for modern eyes TO study
But there also living fossils" SHOWING
all their main stages of development
In the tropical forests is the mighty army
devouring anything in It's path including mar.
unless he runs Splendid fighter and hoa
fully organized for foraging though The crc7-
ture is, 1t has seen its best days Like the
Arab, il is nomad. because II is a meat-cater
exclusively and the nomads day has passed
The ants that are conquering The o7~h
arc nervous. adaptable types suggestive ~
the advanced races Of man They hapc be-
come either vegetarian or mixed eaters and
some have learned 10 use mans ships to con
quer one country after another
Man never really conquered his planet
until he stopped being hunter and fisher
living prccariously on such animal food as he
could kill In Egypt or somewhere around
the Mediterranean agriculture was invented
and It was the farmer-solder producing hs
own food who inherited the earth.
Some species Of ants cxcavatc chambers
in which they plant. fertlize, weed and har-
vest their crops, like tho skifull farmers thov
are They have been doing this SO long tha'
tho fungi they use, like mans h,.' Cfsifr
have become extinct IN their original 'id
form Therefore. as in the case Of the Alta.
it is necessary for the queen before her nuptial
fight TO pack her pouch with a supply Of the
precious spores
Though the conquering ant races have lost
the individualism equivalent 20 that in demo
cratic countries and passed into striking
equivalent Of totalitarianism, Or Haskns sees
what may be signs of a return toward ant
democracy.
one thing that may keep man from ever
stagnating permanently in totataransm, IL
the fact that human babies can't he produced
IN the way that-arts are. a dictator M
doubt would dearly love ia have that Job
done by one gg-laying machine. which h.
could control and make it turn out only ant
like slaves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

hcaitatc-te feed them AS readily as %Re Of their
own deserving sisters
Despite this charity Che hce'les do not hosi-
tate 60 dcvour ant eggs and larvae whenever
ihc crafttry fancy change OF diet a strong
ant colony can stand this taxation. just as
rich human city is able TO support its criminal
classes but that is not the worst Of IL
The wrctched beetles lay their own eggs
carclcssv throughout tho most whore they
arc found by tho neat ard orderly ants which
give them the same care as their own. Those
that hatch out devour everything in sight
including ant eggs and larvae. But human
beings take similar care Of the criminals
children not only feeding and housing them
but fixing their teeth and removing adenoids
and tonsIs a. public expense.
only one error prevents the Lomechusa
from Immediately overrunring and destroying
the host colony Of ants whose social instincts
II has so completely exploited" Or. Haskns
states The larvae Of the beetle pupate I'M
der ground and tho pupac must remain COW
crcl with Garth until ready 20 hatch Tho
ANITA tlyac are sleo buried Nhilc spinning
Coroous However when spinning is COM
plctcd tho ant larvae are disintcrrcd and
cleaned
The beetle pupae however, promptly perish
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

after mating with one or more males,
discard her wings and dig with her
own fair hands a home for herself in
the ground There she should lay her
eggs and wait patiently Until thov
hatch and grow into the first crop OF
workers who will bring her food. take
care Of all future eggs, enlarge the
nest and attend to everything except
her one job Of egglaying. But this
means long, hungry wait and some
of tho royal girls have found an
easier II loss honorable wav
After the brief aerial honeymoon.
this type Of dtshoncst and impatient
queen shamelessly appears AZ the en-
trance to the nest OF some other
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

My a few thousand years ago man
I started trying 10 be civilized, but FOR
~ more than 30 million years the little
ant has been working at that same problem
And now at last, Or. Caryl p Haskins
ResearcB Professor at Union College, has
made a scientific comparison Of the ants social
failures and successes with mans standings
along the same dubious path.
All the stages Of man from the individual
list living with his family as a solitary unit in a
cave the first primitive tribe, meat-eatng
hunters nomadic races, savagery, barbarism,
aguculturists who plant, weed, fertilize and
harvest their crops through denocracies and
into totalitaran states, are 70 be found
In all creation not many creatures are
more unlike than man and his little
nuisance the ant yet in attempting to
form state. their methods, achieve
ments and Weaknesses are 50 similar as
10 be startling
In his fascinating new book. OF
Ants and Men Just published by Prem
tice-Hau New York price S275l, Or
HaskiHs points oHt that-the ant is the
lord OF the insect world quite as much
as is man IN the heavyweight animal -
class
Man has learned to inhahit most all
kinds Of land including tropics and arCtcs,
but so has just one other creature, the ant
Though much more is known Of the ants
ancestors than humanitys, there is miss
ing link between the first known ant and its
nearest relative the wasp Just as evoutionists
say there is between man and his cousins, the
ape family
While the individual ant will work its little
head off feeding and building up a great ant
city and die =heroieally vars with foreign
ants it tolerates thieves and parasites to the
same stupid degree as man does. These traits
have long been known hut Or Haskins now
reveals why the ruling race Of the insect world
is so easily beguiled, plundcrcd and ruined.
II turns ont 10 bo one Of the same weak
rcssos which often cause men 10 make fools Of
themselves The ant like man. falls for an
incratatnE personality man with win
ming smile and a charming voice can make a
city state or entire nation pat itself in his
power on The strength Of hC promises
The ant however, Judges personality, not
ny vUTCC- or expression buf by smell Any
insect having n smell that promises tho ant
citizens something they an yearn for c7a havo
anything \ wants Too tate 'he demdod ant
learns that the rule Is not always handsome is
as handsome smells
To realize why the most successful ot
insects is so easily humbucecd by plausible
smeler one must understand something Of ant
motives and what might almost he called ant
politics Even IA the to'alitauan ant states
there IS no terrorism or even punishment. Ants
are not made 10 work ard obey the laws Of
the nest by the "hullet-motive' or the prison
camp motive as In Soviet Russia or Nazi
Germany. but by The hunger motive
II is believed that from tho queen down
most ants fccl almost constant hunger for
some sort Of uutument all their lives
Just hccauso an ant has filled rs pouch
with raw food docs noI,meau that IT IFS NOT stlll
hungry ~ tho pouch goes on a preliminary
form Of digestion. separating the ndacsthc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

meadows. In the second case it artfuIy con-
structs its dwelling between the Wajls of The
nests Of larger ants and runs tiny thlcadhkc
galleries, which 1t alone can traverse INTO tho
chambers of its host whence II may rob them
Of their eggs and young larvae
In the third case the thief ant moves hag
and baggage right into mans abode and lives
on him from then on. a far more outrageous
imposturc is perpctratcd by ant-rovaliy The
time-honorcd and respectable procedure for
Young future queen is, at swarming time 10
Fly from the nest where she was born and,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

waste from the pure food fN
which takes on fluid form. N
hungry ant oncountering one ~
with a full pouch can tell by its AN
nlsrvelouslv delicate sense OF smell M
whether the contents Of the other are
ripe to be eaten If so II bcgs a drop III
and invariably gets It, Or. Hasklns z
suspects that an ant gets a satisfaction \
from regurEitatng the contents of its
pouch, somewhat Ike that person derives
from telling what he knows
But that is not he whole story Of hunger
and promising smells. Worker ants not only
feed their huge queen as if their lives de-
pended on IT hut they endlessly lick the entire
surface Of her skin and do the same for the
voracious little larvae from the moment they
hatch from tho queens eggs
There Is a profit motive in all that labor.
The skins OF queen and larvae constantly
secrete substances Of high food-vaue 10 the
worker ants which may be something like
vitamins OF small bulk but precious In
return Tor Tins unknown delCaCy, queen and
larva not only get fed regluEitatcd liquid but
have their skins constantly clcanscd Of harm
ful spores The queens odor Is apparently
empowering IN its promise OF food treasures.
Ants eyes are probably their least i'm
portant sense organ and, in the darkness of
the nest, Of no use at all In human beings
the senses of taste and smell are combined,
with ants it is possible that smell and touch
are united because both are IN The anjennae.
Anyway smelling is believing
The insect world being fun Of imposters
such as defenseless flies that look like dan
Perous wasps II rs not strange that some
creatures should develop spurious odoTs Any
onc'with a promising smell gets royal wei
como IN am amt Ci'y. Among these rcprobates
Is the little yellow thief ant, common IN the
United States which can bc honest when it
pcaacs or rob other ants or human beings.
'ln The FIRST case" says the author 1t
c<oaya'os au independent nest IN the open
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

1881, by American Weekly Britain Rights Reserve
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-31

Professor Caryl II.
HaskinS Points Out
That Like Us These
Insects Have Adapted
Them selves To All
Climates; Fight For
eigncrs HUT Tolerate
Crooks, Just AS We
DO: That Like Mans.
Their Civilization Is
Based on Hunger
and They Can Breed
Thousands of Citizens
tO Our One
Evening star., 1941-11-02

cost of acting now may be great,
the cost of acting later when We are
forced to fight defensive war
against tremendous odds will be fal
greater.
We can allow the 'one-by-One'
strategy to march on from victory
to victory, with ourselves the last
victim, alone, with no one to aid
us; or we can defeat it by timely
action. at a cost greater than We
needed to pay had Mr. Lindbereh's
advice been rejected in 1898, but
not at the cost We should have to
pay were We TO continue TO accept
that advice now
These are the cold, hard facts of
the military situation viewed in the
light Of experience and of the les
sons OF centuries OF warfare One
can only hope that even at this
late day Mr.. Lindbergh may find
time TO con those lessons before he
again makes use OF his wide au-
dience to offer military advice to his
fellow countrymen
tCoryrisht. 1871. ChicsSo Daily News. In: