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Evening star., 1941-07-19
Natures Children
Common Garter Snake
(Eutaenia sirtalis)

nomic Importance, because it seeks
earthworms. frogs and toads. Some
OF its relatives are especially valu-
able because of their fondness for
small rodents which have one desire,
that OF destroying our property.
we count as friends those
that assist in keeping the number
as low as possible However, in any
case the garter snakes are of great
interest to us As they 50 willingly
become friendly, are perfectly harm
less, and are used in schools for
the purpose Of teaching students
actual truths about reptiles.
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scher died July 10-less than three
months after her husbands death
she left a testament bequeathing
only small part of the estate she
inherited, and referred to an earlier
will.
That is the one which is lost,
Mrs. Heckscher's attorney, George F.
Thompson, disclosed yesterday IN
Surrogate's Court, nor can any po-
tential heirs TO the vast estate, as
yet unevaluated other than at the
formal figure more than $4,000"
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Bv LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

Dy LlLL1hTN So<A n uL1
Garter snakes are perhaps our
most abundant harmless reptiles.
They are strong and hardy, and may
be found in nearly every part OF
North America. 1t is the very last
reptile to seek winter quarters and
the first to make its appearance in
the spring. On very warm spring
days, it even ventures forth to take
a sunbath before 1t is ready to come
from its retreat for good. Where
the soil is soft, the reptiles burrow
in. and where rocky places offer a
retreat, many of the garter snakes
are known to retire for some dis
tance down, so they are completely
away from the cold and frost.
About August 10 the mother gives
birth to her babies. The garter
snake belongs to the striped-snake
species. and all are viviparous. There
may be 10, and there may be so
In the brood. They are lively young
sters, and from the beginning are
Independent. Earthworms are eager
ly sought, and moist earth or damp
locations are the places you will find
your pretty little garter snakes. In
a short time, If earthworms are
abundant, the garters are hunting
for, and finding, too, young toads
and frogs. Though the earthworms
always remain first choice, frogs
and toads form the larger part of
the diet. If food has been plentiful,
the reptile will mature in one year
and the following spring will find
its mate.
In captivity these snakes do very
well, though at first they resent
being made prisoners They show
their discomfort by giving forth a
strong and offensive odor when they
are handled. At last all their rancor
subsidies, and no more gentle or
good-natured pets could be desired.
In . short time, they will take food
from your fingers and come to be
petted when you approach their
cage.
The older generation gradually
takes on weight and becomes stout,
A very large specimen will be about
SO inches long. The ground color
may be olive, brown or black. The
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conductor" was man of affairs.
And the man, were he politician,
banker or manufacturer, who had a
pass" on the railroads was just
about at the gates of heaven-on-
earth.
Big Topic of the Day.
westward the Course of Empire"
swept. Southern Pacific! Northern
Pacific Through to the Pacific!
These were phrases that thrilled the
youngsters of the 1860s far more
than did Yankee Clipper flies the
ocean" in the 1930s. BY the CEN
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tennial year of 1876 the railroad was
master of transportation. Canals
had largely been abandoned. The
trade routes had swung east and
west. Excursions, dining cars, palace
cars, sleeping cars, mile a minute
expresses" these were the
talk of the town, the village and the
metropolis.
Thousands of railroad souvenirs,
in the form of pictures and posters,
were silently tucked into American
attics during the 1905. BY the first
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Alexandria Approves
Building Code Pleas
ey a staff CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 49,
Two applications for exemptions
from the building code have been
granted by the Board of zoning
Appeals, Secretary Francis H. Fan
non announced yesterday.
One by the Adventist Lutheran
Church concerned regulations af-
fecting its new building on lots %,
% and "a in Braddock Heighs, and
the other was for permission to con-
struct a brick and cinderblock addi-
ton to the store of Mrs. D. L. Cooper
of 106 Glebe road. No opposition
was offered to either application.
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Mrs. Heckscher's S Will
Disappears, Court Told
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 19-The will of
August Heckscher's widow, disposing
Of most of the late philanthropist-
financier's fabulous fortune, is miss
Ing and an exhaustive inquiry has
produced no known heirs or next
Of kin.
When Mrs. Virginia H. C. Heck
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O. (. S. Fete TONIGHT

A lawn party will be held 7 o'clock
tonight at 23 Cecil avenue, Hyatts-
vile, Nd, by Trinity Chapter, Order
Of the Easter Star. The affair is
for the benefit Of the chapters Ways
and Means Committee.
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decade of the Goth century they were
being destroyed as junk. Railroads
had ceased to be romantic. The
horseless carriage had arrived. But,
other thousands OF railroad pictures
and posters escaped destruction.
And these, now, in many cases. are
worth as much as a share of railroad
stock. In some cases they are as
valuable as a railroad bond.
What kind Of pictures? The kind
shown here. Lightning express
trains! Locomotives all dressed up
in their best bib and tucker of brass
and paint! Look well at these me-
mentos of another day ...a great
era in the history of this vast land
of opportunity. These pictures, once
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cab and tender of the express" to
the left are very much like the
carvings that adorned your great
grandmother's solid walnut bed
stead. Our ancestors expressed their
ideas of beauty, even on express
trains!
(Copyrisht, 1941, F. W. Schmidt, Inc)
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middle stripe usually covers the
middle row of scales and a half
row on each side. This stripe may
be green, whitish or yellow. Usually
these stripes are vivid, because they
contrast so we'll against the dark
ground color. The abdomen is
white or pale yellow, with
two rows of small black dashes on
the margins Of the plates. The
upper lip plates match the color
of the abdomen. This form is so
extremely variable, it is difficult to
give a true pattern color.
This reptile is beautiful and
harmless neighbor of the outdoors.
1t cannot be said to have any eco
Evening star., 1941-12-07

with Mack. They danced at the pavilion
where between tunes on the juke organ,
they could hear the soft mutter of the surf
and the clash of palm fronds Under late
rising moon, they drove across the long bridge
to the mainland. In Sarasota they danced to
the music of local bands and at two in the
morning bought beer and sandwiches at a
stand near the bay
When they reached Julian's home, dawn
was stretching sleepy arms into the sky From
a pine tree mockingbrd tried few tenta-
tive notes. The only reveille we'll have this
morning" Julian said. How'd YOU like
Louise"
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Mack went up to his room. unpacked and
sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the
wall but seeing instead the way Ann Hender-
sons dark hair cured about her head; the
wide, level dark eyes; her mouth with its
almost straight upper lip and the lower one
full and soft for kissing. .. For kissing by
Julian. He wrenched himself erect, pacing
the room with violent strides.
What's wrong with me? he thought. A
fellow takes me home with him on leave and
get mad at him for having good-looking
girl. must be going nuts.
Julian had.a date with Ann that night,
and there was a pretty red d-haired girl to go
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II Short Story Complete in This Issue
~HE came out of Julian's house, saw them,
- and ran toward them along the hedged
~ hibiscus. Julian dropped his bag. put
his arms around her and kissed her while
she was laughing and saying how handsome
he looked in his uniform.
He said. Ann this is Mack Spencer. the
sergeant who makes my life miserable. And
this is Ann Henderson, who makes the whole
west coast of Florida beautiful"
She held out her hand. and Mack raised
his own hand before he remembered the suit
case he still carried He dropped the bag,
feeling awkward at Julians laughter.
MIR. and Mrs. Rogers, Julians parents,
came out then, and after greetings everyone
went into the house. 1t was the biggest house
Mack Spencer had ever SEEN The living
rooms huge window framed view of lawn
and white beach and blue gulf. But Mack
had been raised on this coast so he turned
back to look again at the girl. He had to
make distinct effort to keep from staring
at her while he talked to Mr.. Rogers. Il was
in the National Guard, he explained. That's
how happen to be sergeant" He said that
Julian was making good soldier and getting
along fine.
Ann said she must go home She and Julian
went out together, and Mack was not aware
that he was staring after them until Mrs,
Rogers said, She's so pretty I'm not sur
prised that Julian has ideas of marriage when
his service is completed.
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which they had upon his spirit. He
loved the artS-all of them-with a
passionate devotion Most especially
he valued truth and simplicity. 1t
follows that there is a quality of
timeleSsnesS about his creations
Mother and Child" in the Corcoran
Gallery and the portrait of Mrs
Brush in the Freer Gallery-a fine
example of his noblest manner-dis-
play his fidelity and his unpretending
accuracy. Four little daughters and
an infant son were his favorite mod
els. He assured their immortality by
his enthusiastic repetition of their
innocent beauty and grace. The
family lived alternately at Florence
in Italy and at Dublin in New Hamp-
shire. If any contemporary group
excelled them in their ardent quest
for the ideal, the circumstance is not
of record.
Mr.. Brush taught many younger
painters and helped them climb to
success. Dying at eighty-five, he had
come to the conclusion that real art
is on the wane," yet the fact that he
Is not forgotten by his countrymen
is evidence that what he called "the
mad whirl" has not destroyed the
romantic reality for which he lived
and labored in his prime.
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A CAUSE
By the Rt Reu. James E. Freeman D. D. IL. d. D. c. L.
Bishop OF Washington.

ITO this end was I born and for this
cause came I into the world, that
might bear witness unto the truth"
This in a single statement was the
crowning purpose of His life. To &C
complish this He would sacrifice every
thing, even life itself. Plate could not
understand such zeal, such utter conse-
Grafton, hence all he could do was to
ask: What is truth?" and the poet adds,
"he would not stay for an answer"
To Christ, the revealer of truth, it
was truth, and truth alone that should
ultimately set men free. Emancipation
through truth, this was His message, this
was the high cause to which He gave
Himself even to death.
1t is such cause that again must
challenge the best in men. II is a cause
that concerns the deepest most precious
things OF life. Some of these things
we have let slip these more recent Years.
The cause of making life richer, nobler,
more satisfying, investing 1t with
strength and power, giving TO it sense
of objective, has been lightly held.
Other things, other causes, and less
worthy, have displaced this greater
cause. The result has been a lowered
morale, a lessened sense Of divine power,
the power not of ourselves" that makes
men strong and fit to meet the exigen-
cies of life Religion Is more than cults
and creeds. it is a cause, the cause of
truth, truth that concerns mans saliva
ton here and hereafter. his investment
with the qualities Of his divinity.
Such a cause entails suffering, deep
conviction unremitting devotion and
heroism Of the finest type. Those who
have beer His exemplsrs have followed
His way and in following it have been
the greatest benefsctors of men. Dying
at the stake, Latimer and Ridley affirmed
that they were lighting a flame in Eng
land that by the grace Of God would
never be put out, and it never has been,
for it flames brighter in afflicted Eng
land today, and by it the people of
Britain trace the road that leads to
victory May like fame be enkindled
in America Christianity is cause that
calls forth our best and it takes courage
to live it
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Highway Hearing

The Highway Departments anal
ysis of WaShington'S traffic prob
lens, with recommendations for
their solution, is so comprehensive
In it's concept and SO important to
the future of the Nations Capital
that no time should be lost in afford
ing official and private interests a
full opportunity to discuss the pro-
gram in public hearings. Initial re-
action to the plan in its broad aspects
has been generally favorable. That
there will be objection to certain
projects and proposals is only natu-
raj. The program calls for a series
of major engineering operations that
will alter materially the face" of
the city. 1t involves a tremendous
capital outlay, totaling in excess OF
$44,000,000.
Some of the operations will entail
collaboration by Federal and State
authorities. Many of them are yet
to be passed on by park and plan
property owners, business interests
and plain citizens will be affected,
directly or indirectly, by phases of
the vast undertaking. They may
have valuable suggestions for i'm
provement of the broad program and
for elimination of recommendations
In the report which may be deemed
undesirable.
Once the technical, eSthetic, safety
and related considerations are dis
posed of, careful attention should be
given to the financing of the pro-
gram. The report dismissed this
phase in rather summary manner by
suggesting that the gasoline tax in
the District be doubled, without going
into the essential questions of bene-
fits which, in some instances, would
be shared by Federal and State juris-
dictions. Cost of the SO 5000 pro-
posed tunnel between Alexandria and
Shepherds Point, for example, could
not justly be charged in toto against
Washington motorists. Obviously
the city of Alexandria, the State of
Virginia and communities to the
south and north of the District
would derive advantages from such
a tube. So would the Federal Gov
ernment, if the crossing is viewed
from the standpoint of national de-
tense. Certainly Washington motor
lists will want to know some more
compelling reasons for a tWo-cent
increase in the gasoline tax than
those cited in the report-namely,
that a number of States impose
higher gasoline taxes than the Dis
trict and that such a boost would
reduce the number of years in which
the whole cost could be liquidated.
All of these technical, fiscal and
other questions can best be threshed
out in a public hearing, as the re-
port itself points out. The CommiS-
sioners, in whose hands the lengthy
document now rests, should call a
hearing at an early date and extend
an invitation to all concerned to
appear. Congress, which ultimately
must pass upon the program, will be
benefited by such a preliminary ex-
change of opinions.
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Merchant Seumen SHORTAGE

The announcement by the Bureau
of Marine Inspection and Navigation
that shortage of Seamen exists in
most of the principal ports of the
United States directs attention to
the need for an immediate expansion
of the facilities for training person.
mel to man our growing merchant
marine. A survey conducted by the
bureau at the request of the director
of the Selective Service System re-
vealed scarcity of licensed officers,
engineers and Seamen, either present
or prospective, at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Norfolk, Seattle, Port
land and other ports. Two principal
reasons are given for the shortages.
One is the drafting of many seamen
into the Army, and the other is the
fact that large number of mer-
chant sailors recently have obtained
jobs on shore, in shipyards or fac
tories
In a memorandum to local draft
boards, officials of the Selective Serv-
ice System pointed out that the mer-
chant marine faces a shortage of
seamen. Though the draft law does
not permit exemption or deferment
of an occupatio class, local boards
enjoy wide discretionary authority,
and in many instances the public
interest probably would be better
served if a seaman remained with
his ship instead of being drafted in
the Army. Under the present law,
sixty-five per cent of the crew Of a
merchant vessel must be able-bodled
seamen, with three years experience
or more. A modification of this
rule, reducing the required percent
age of able bodied seamen in ships
crew, has been proposed as one
means of overcoming the present
Evening star., 1941-04-27

Causes have moved men to heroic
deeds and supreme sacrifices. There is
a vast difference between the appeal of
a system however well conceived. and a
cause. The cause of freedom so moved
Patrick Henry that he cried out, Give
me liberty or give me death!" So great
was his loyalty to the young republic that
Nathan Hale regretted that he had but
one life to give for his country.
The long record of human achievement
is the story of those who, inspired by
some great cause, counted not their lives
dear unto themselves. Our age has been
SO engrossed in the pursuit of fascinating
schemes, the building up OF vast me
chanical devices and the rearing of ever
loftier buildings that its sense of devo-
ton to some great. soul-stirring cause
has been blunted if not atrophied.
Some one has made a clear distinc-
ton between assent and belief. We as
sent to many things We never give deep
thought to: what we believe must have
its foundation in some tested principle
or ideal When youth is challenged by a
call to the colors, they respond because
a cause is involved. Their belief in and
love for the republic spurs them to ac-
ton. We need, all of us betimeS, some
thrilling cause to stir us from our
lethargy. One of our strong leaders has
admonished us lately that we are too
complacent and that it is threat TO our
security Our patriotism is a cause, it
is love of country, and love of country
is a cause, a thrilling cause. Religion,
a firm belief in God and His overruling
care, His presence in all human affairs,
is a cause. challenging cause. Creeds
may be only assents, but devotion to
the high claims of our religion is
cause worthy of the best We have to
give There can be no such thing as a
passive religious faith, because faith is
dynamic, il drives to action.
At the supreme moment in the life
of Christ, when He stood before PLATE,
the petty Roman governor, He stated in
one sentence the whole motive, the driv-
ing impulse of His life Answering the
governor as he piled his captious ques-
tions He uttered these memorable words:
Evening star., 1941-04-27
George De Forest Brush

When the story of modern Ameri-
can painting finally is written, the
name of George De Forest Brush
necessarily will have to be included
among those of artists most richly
entitled to remembrance. He was a
man Of undoubted genius. His talents
were noteworthy in application to
all the interests of his life. A multi
tude of friends have testified to the
charm of his personality. The larger
public admired his pictures unre-
Servedly. He was at once popular
with professional critics and with
throngS of lay visitors to the salons
in which, during fifty years, he ex-
hibited.
Mr.. Brush, it is important to un-
derStand, was enthusiastically ma
tive of the United States. He studied
in Paris under Jean Leon Gerome,
than whom there was no more COM
petent instructor. Then, when he
had learned to draw and had culti-
vated mastery of color, he re-
turned home to chronicle on canvas
the fading independence of the In
dians of the far Northwest. Among
the works of that portion of his
career was the dramatic Moose
Hunt" dated 1888, now in the Smith
sonian Institution. The previous year
had seen his marriage to Mittie Tay-
lor Whelpley, the wife he made
famous in classic series of portraits
executed between 1901 and 1918. His
inspiration, he seemed to think, came
from the Renaissance, but it more
probably was Greek.
The sources to which Mr.. Brush
was indebted, however, do not mat
ter so much as did the influence
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Says President Turns
to New Dealers
By OUen L. Scott.

The return of businessmen to
position CT real power in Washington
is proving short-lived They remain,
many of them on a dollar-a-year basis,
but the power they WELD in the councils
of Government is slipping fast.
There are several reasons. For one
thing. the businessmen guessed wrong
in their advice on the ability of American
industry to meet all armament needs
without broad program Of plant ex-
pansion They decided there would be
no shortage of aluminium, that steel
capacity was adequate, that stringent
price controls would not be necessary,
that priorities could be applied piece
meal and in only a very few situations,
and that business could be pretty much
as usual.
Things aren't working out that way.
AS result, President Roosevelt pays
less attention to the o. p M. leaders
He has given Donald Nelson control
over the vast powers of procurement
outside the regular machinery of o.
p. NJ. He is turning back to two original
New Dealers for fulfilment of tasks of
greatest importance.
These two are Harry Hopkins and
Leon Henderson. Hopkins and Hender-
son are old associates. To Hopkins is
going the real power to administer the
Lend-Lease Act and with that power
to guide the whole defense program on
its policy size. To Henderson is going
power that can become most important
of all-the power to administer price
controls.
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shortage, by widening the field Of
potential employment.
Since an expansion in our mer-
chant fleet is an important part Of
the defense program, the shortage of
seamen disclosed by the bureaus
survey is a cause for justifiable con-
Germ. For, unless trained crews are
available to man them. the new ships
cannot be used immediately Realiz-
ing the need for additional training
facilities, the Maritime Commission
and the Coast Guard, it was revealed
last week, are planning to enlarge
their training programs. This is
clearly a step in the right direction,
for thousands of additional officers
and men will be required to operate
the ships now under construction.
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nomic system is to stall or is to work
effectively
In an emergency like the present, the
normal functioning Of markets is upset.
This means that the price machinery
can get cut of hand unless controlled.
The control is to be in the hands of
man who understands what makes the
wheels GO round and is aware of the
difficulties and the importance of the
task he has undertaken.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

1t is announced that plastics made
from Brazilian coffee may soon be
used in the construction of airplanes
This ought to make them good to the
last drop.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

For three hundred years Bolivia
produced gold at rate of ST 900 900
or more per year. The Bolivians also
had a better use for this gold than
to stick it down in a hole.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

Electricity, it is announced, is be-
ing used in Russia to help grow
vegetables If the vegetables are as
poor as is Soviet electricity, Brother
Ivan will be in for a hard summer
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Recipe for Victory

From the New York Times:
This war will be won by machine
power brought to bear at the right points,
in suficient quantity and at the right
time. 1t will be won by Hitler's enemies.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

Premier Konoye announces that
Japan will not use force to realize
her ambitions. Why, of course not;
she has never even thought Of doing
such a thing.
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Evening star., 1941-04-27

WASHIN GTON, d. C.
SUNDAY April 81, 1941