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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-03-27

can honestly say I've never faced a
season with the keenness feel now"
"Pd like to bet somebody" Mac
Phail said, ''that Brooklyn will show
you the finest spirit in either league.
Every man on the club knows we
are all shooting for a pennant, and
that we have a first-class chance to
win."
What about those Red pitchers?"
/ asked MacPhail Meaning Wal
tiers, Derringer and Thompson, to
mention only few"
"They may not be as tough this
season as they were the last two
years." MacPhail said. paul Der
ringer is still great pitcher. but
he isn't any rookie.
For that matter you are going
to see much better pitching this sea-
son on the Brooklyn side of the
fence. Much better. Higbe alone
will make a big difference. I think
he'll do better than 20 wins. He
may even reach Is with his share
Of the breaks. Hamlin will be more
than useful. So will Wyatt. Out of
the lot we'll get at least four good
starting pitchers, with others who
can help lot.
"And don't forget what told you
about Reese. He means a lot to
ball club"
Brooklyn is still the peoples
choice" No other club in baseball
has SO many far-hung hamlets work.
ing along Rooters' Row. pulling for
Brooklyn to win.
The answer is that Brooklyn is
baseball's daffiest baseball town,
with the lone exception of Detroit.
Baseball to Brooklyn is something
more than pleasant way to kill off
a summer afternoon. It Is a big
part Of the soul Of the old city,
where the average fanatic begins
practicing quick starts for the bug
house early In March.
And now Brooklyn has Snowman
and a ball club that carry an even
deeper appeal than usual. Both Reds
and Cardinals will have to be strong
er than they were last summer to
keep these Dodgers from boiling
over.
Their Main Problem
According to most of the master
minds connected with the Dodgers,
their main problem is center field.
.'If we get this spot fixed up In
the right way I don't think any club
can beat u.s." one Of them told me.
III we don't. the job viii be . lot
tougher. You know how important
center field play Ii to any champion
ship club. The line Of winning
strength runs through the middle
catcher pitcher second base and
center. Both shortstop and second
baseman are concerned with second
base play. I think wen get this
fixed up. But It Is the only spot
now that.is giving us any worry"
Larry MacPhail has worked out a
Dodger spring schedule that will
keep his earnest athletes hard at
work until opening day.
Its not as tough, however, as it
looks" he said. We've split the
work up among two or three teams
to give everyone chance to show
what he has under fire. No one
will be overworked and l don't be-
lieve there is any chance that wen
hit the old home yard tired or stale
This part of our training win be
closely watched. We have enough
reserve strength this time to send in
T. 'aisf when it is needed"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-03-27

II. Schwartz, his wife,
To
Savings Institution of Sandy
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
AS A COURT OF EQUITY.
No. 9791 Equity.
ORDERED, this 18th day of
March A. D. 1941, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, as
a Court of Equity, that the sale
made by Frederic L. Thomas to
William A. Rose and reported in
the above entitled cause, be rati-
fed and confirmed, unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 10Th day of April
next: Provided a copy of this
order be inserted in some news
paper published in said Montgom-
cry County, once in each of three
successive weeks before the said
10Th day of April, 1871.
The Report states the amount
of the sale to be $4,000.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
636 Clerk.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Vindicuted Vegetable

South Africa is reported to be suf-
fering from a wartime shortage
Of spinach" in the exact phraseology.
Offhand it would seem that at long
last this humble vegetable is recog-
nized officially as a powerful NUM-
ton; and that Pop Eye the Sailor
Man, finally achieves vindication
after vilification.
Can it be that the war will be won
on the Transvaal spinach field in
stead of on the playing fields of
Eton and Harrow which, according to
wellington, settled the battle of
Waterloo? And when it is won, and
the latest Napoleon destroyed, will
all nations have to keep on eating
spinach Indefinitely, to prevent be-
coming pushovers for the next
Napoleon, or will they be able in
time to break training and switch
over to broccoli and other less mar
tial vegetables? No one knows; but
meanwhile, to play safe, let all
American parents, in spite of op-
position, serve it to the youngsters
and force them to finach that
spinach to the last shred.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
The U. S. O. Compuiqn

There are many obvious reasons
why the United Service Organiza-
tions' campaign for funds to finance
their work should succeed. Only
S25O,OO0 is sought in Washington,
and the local drive is scheduled to
end on Thursday next. BY the time
indicated the entire amount, it is
hoped, will have been raised.
1t would be well if the local quota
could be exceeded Recent develop
mentS have suggested that the need
of the citizen army for recreational
facilities is increasing from week to
week. The calling up of more men
will stimulate the demand.
Especially in the Nations Capital,
visiting soldiers should be made
heartily welcome The hospitality
accorded them they properly may
regard as measure Of their coun-
try's attitude toward its defenders.
Every dollar contributed in behalf
OF their accommodation and enter
tainment will yield dividends of
patriotism and solidarity.
Not every resident of the District
of Columbia has been solicited. Some
are out of town on vacation. Many
who remain in the city have not
yet responded to the appeal. The
Star asks all its readers to help. A
coupon is printed daily for the
convenience Of donors.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Arqentinu's Anniversary

1t is 5,216 miles from Washington
to Buenos Aires, but current events
have served to shorten the distance
in theory if not in fact. President
Roosevelt, greeting the people of the
Republica Argentina during their
celebration of the one hundred and
tWenty-fifth anniversary of their in
dependence, declared that during
these critical times it is
especially heartening to participate
in an eloquent expression of the
unity of ideals which firmly binds"
the several countries of the Western
Hemisphere.
Such words would have meant little
had they been uttered fifty years ago.
Conditions In the world as recently
as 1892 called for no particular iden-
tification of interest among the
diverse communities of the Americas.
Yet as far back as 1916 there were
ties between the United States and
the provinces of the Silver River.
The constitution of Argentina, when
it was adopted in 1858, showed note
worthy similarity with that framed
at Philadelphia in 1888.
Generally speaking, however, only
casual mutualities bound Argentina
and the United States during more
than century of their parallel
existence. The compelling changes
In communication and transporta-
Evening star., 1941-07-11

ton since the opening Of the present
century were necessary, 1t would
seem, to prompt an effective frater-
nifty in pan-America. Now, in reac-
ton to processes more or less cata-
clysmic, the western half of the earth
is being unified. The impact OF "the
challenge abroad to the Christian
civilization which they cherish as a
precious heritage" is apprehended by
all the nations of the New World.
Resolutely faced, of course, that
menace to which Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ferred may prove to be a beneficial
power in its constructive effects.
Something was required to bring
together the liberty loving peoples of
the Americas. The passing of the
next few months may serve to show
that evil on occasion brings forth
good. Perhaps the friendship of
Argentina and the United States may
prove to be one Of the great creative
motives of the age.
Meanwhile, let there be no cues
ton about the sincerity of the good
wishes extended to the citizens of
the Argentine Republic on the an
niversary of their separation from
Spain. Their brothers, their neigh
bors in the United States truly enter
tain for them the kindliest and most
generous feelings.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Vogroncy and Crime

testimony at the House SubcOm-
mlttee hearing on law enforcement
in Washington has served to revive
agitation for enactment of a more
effective vagrancy law for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Commissioner
J. Russell Youngs announcement
that Corporation Counsel Richmond
B. Keech and Chairman Walter L.
Fowler Of the Commissioners Com
mittee to Investigate the Police De-
partment are drafting a proposed
law with teeth" in it is welcome
news to persons familiar with the
weaknesses Of the present vagrancy
law. Police and prosecutors have
found by experience that there are
loopholes in the statute that make
1t unenfOrceable in certain types of
caSeS-and the underworld has not
failed to take full advantage of this
fact.
The law specifically groups under
the general vagrancy classification
persons known to be pickpockets,
thieves, burglars and swindlers, but
with a qualifying phrase that, in
effect, precludes them from being
convicted of vagrancy if they have
Visible or lawful means of sup
port" The local courts have held
that any one with a bank account
or bankroll has visible means of
support" The Court Of Appeals some
years ago dismissed a vagrancy
charge against a prostitute because
she was able to show that she pos
SesSed a large sum of cash. Under
this Interpretation of the law,
officials say, it is impossible to obtain
vagrancy convictions of known law
less characters of any description if
they can prove that they do not lack
for funds-hoWever ill-gotten they
may be. If the "or" in the phrase
visible or lawful means of support"
had been an and" the law probably
would have been a much more potent
instrument. The penalty clause of
the law provides another loophole for
vagrants. The law makes no pro-
vision for imposition of a Jail SEN
tence unless the convicted person is
unable to raise $500 bond. Many
fragrant offenders have been turned
loose by virtue Of this escape
clause"
That it is possible to draw up a
vagrancy statute that is capable Of
effective enforcement is attested by
the fact that many States have laws
that are working satisfactorily. 1t is
more than likely that the stringency
of vagrancy laws elsewhere tends to
spur migration to Washington Of
trampS and other undesirable tram
sientS. A thorough study of statutes
in other jurisdictions should be help
full in framing vagrancy law for the
District of Columbia that can be
made to stick" in the courts. With
out such a law, the police are seri-
ously handicapped in their task of
combating crime in the Nations
CAPITAL
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Labor Wins Aquin

Ihe action OF the House in voting
down all legislative restraints on
defense strikes, vote made possible
by a coalition of Republicans and
Democrats, is not altogether sur
priSing.
This legislation, known as the May
bill, was opposed by the adminiStra-
ton floor leaders. 1t had also been
made clear that the President was
not in sympathy with it, and lobby
lists for the c. I. O. had conducted
an especially vigorous campaign
against the measure.
Another and undoubtedly an i'm
portant factor was the prevailing
relative harmony on the defense
labor front. A few weeks ago, when
strikes and undisguised defiance of
the Government were rampant, it is
quite probable that the House would
have voted overwhelmingly for the
legislation. But as of yesterday.
presumably in the hope that the turn
for the better will be permanent,
the majority in the House evidently
concluded that it was the part of
discretion to let what they considered
well enough alone.
While this may prove to be wise
policy, nevertheless there should be
a clear understanding of what the
House has refused to do.
The May bill had three principal
provisions. The first was designed
to encourage use of existing media
ton facilities (Which the President
has said must be uSed) by author
lzlng the Government to take over
defense plant if either employer
or employe refuses, in event of a
dispute, to make use of these facil-
lties. The second was intended to
prevent mass picketing-a technique
by which some labor groups have
been able virtually to blockade struck
plants. And the third, seemingly
the most desirable, was designed to
prevent men on strike from using
force or threats of force to prevent
other Workmen from going to and
from their jobs.
In striking down all of these pro-
visions, and in refusing even to 90 on
record as condemning strikes or lock-
outs in defense plants, the House. in
effect, invites labor to discipline
itself. If labor assumes that obliga-
ton all will be well If motif there
should be revival of reckless and
irresponsible labor activity-the
members of the House who voted
against the May bill certainly will
be charged by public opinion with
a major share of responsibility for
that evil.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trnce1cell.

paws under It, in one Of the great cat
poses.
The catbird flew down to the top rail Of
the lattice.
There are five of these horizontal bars
about a foot apart.
The bird few to the top rail, and
there made its famous mewing cry.
The cat paid no attention at all.
The catbird waved its tail, then new
down to the next bar In the lattice.
"Me-e-ew!" he called. Squawked, If
you prefer.
Still the cat paid no attention.
Down to the next rail went the bird.
Flirting Its head and tail, 1t let out an
other call.
Still the cat slept On.
Down the lattice went the bird, stop
ping at each landing to give a high
miaow which would have done credit to
the cat, itself.
The latter worthy still paid no at
tention to the bird. Cats are stubborn
creatures. They want to do what they
do it when they want to do it.
A cat taken down from 4 chair will
go right back to the forbidden place
the moment your back is turned, al
though 1t may be placed in an even
softer spot as a substitute. There is no
substitute for a cat. 1t wants what it
wants when it wants 1t.
Well, the catbird now was on the last
rail, and about foot above the dish
of raisins.
Would it fly down all the way, ard
perch on the rail not more than two
feet from the cat?
The difficulty was that the cat, al
though its eyes were closed, was facing
the dish of raisins.
The bird seemed to look the entire
situation over. 1t paused as If it were
considering what to do.
Had the animal been turned around
the other way, 1t would not have blufted
the bird Being a sensible creature, the
catbird decided discretion was the better
part OF valor. 1t knew, too, that you
can't fight a tank with a pitchfork.
But it would not give up without
saying its say.
Perched two feet from the cat, and a
foot higher, it elevated its head.
Then it gave mighty call, veritable
squawk of defiance, before it flew away.
4 ~
No one who has not seen catbird
at very close range has ever seen this
bird.
Persons who are thoroughly familiar
with 1t, yet always at some distance, are
amazed at how refined its appearance is
at close range. The fit of its black cap
is perfect. The blending of the various
blacks and grays is mastery.
Above all, the eve Of the bird is seen
TO be, not impudent, as one thought
but mild and gentle. Here is another
creature, one realizes, whose bark is far
worse than its bite.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Elder Statesmen

This has been something OF a red
letter week. for the Senate's elder
statesmen-Senator Glass of Virginia
and Senator Norris of Nebraska.
The former, eighty-three years old,
was unanimously elected president
pro tempore of the Senate yesterday,
succeeding the late Senator Pat Har-
rison. In the past it has been GUS
tomary for both major parties to
nominate a candidate, but Minority
Leader McNary, in tribute to Senator
Glass, seconded his nomination, thus
making his selection a unanimous
one.
Senator Norris, veteran Of twenty.
eight years in the upper chamber,
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Is celebrating his eightieth birthday

Is celebrating his eightieth birthday
today. On the record of that
service, as Majority Leader Bark
ley told the Senate yesterday, "there
is no man on either side of the
chamber" who commands more re-
Spect from his colleagues.
Both Of these men have been public
servants in the finest sense of that
term, and it is eminently fitting that
the Senate should have paused to
pay It's respects to them. But the
Senators from Virginia and Nebraska
command not only the respect and
admiration of their colleagues, for
the Nation as whole gladly joins
in the tributes which have been paid
to them.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
MeIodious Certainty

This summer is 80 beautiful, dear
Lord,
That lOould be a child again and
keep
The lovely wonder of it all, record
1t in my heart. This meadotDlund to
steep
Forever as it does today In bloom,
AlUays a sapphire stretch OF glad
dening sky,
And beneath each lifting tree the
shady room
Built of still leaty shadops. Truly I
viii hare much need OF summer
iUhen the tUind
Turns cold and skies are gray
monotony.
Truly it ioill be 1ell to hear the
thinned
Stdccato yet melodious certainty
(As through the bleak and tredcher-
Gus 1Odys pass
OF amazed young robins chirpirg in
the grass.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1941-07-11

Definite arrangement should be made
at . window or on the porch to bring
the catbirds close ut hand.
This can be done by putting . small
box or saucer OF raisins on the window
sin or porch rail.
The catbird Is one Of the songsters
which can be appreciated only st very
close range. Farther out, 1t passes as
just . bird. whereas up close it is seen
for one of the true beauties Of the
summer.
Now there Is nothing 4 catbird likes
better than raisins. Seedless raisins, II
you please. Experiments made with all
kinds show that this bird has . definite
preference for the seedless sort.
Close view Of the catbird shows 1t
also remarkably serious bird.
At distance it seems rather on the
comical side, with its Haunting neck
and strange cry. Although 1t sings as
wildly well as the mockingbird, almost
its mewing cry is its distinct vocal con-
tribution.
1t Is remarkably cat-like call, in
deed. Persons who are fond of nouse
cats, and therefore are pleased with
their liquid miaow, know exactly how
cat-like this cry is.
Perhaps 1t is in order to saw that
the house cat, contrary to some popular
opinion, has one OF the most beauti-
full voices in all nature.
1t is clear, high soprano, of distinct
musical quality, although the popular
joke has it that no listener could DOS
sbly like it.
Honestly heard, the cats miaow is as
clear as bell, and filled with Infections.
1t is curious fact that If two fighting
cats stop to argue, one sings In So
prano and the other is alto, or tenor
and bass, as you choose.
The cat which first adopts the one
register forces the other, evidently, to
take the higher or lower, as the case
may be.
Instead Of being comical, the catbird
at close range becomes simply serious
gentleman with q sense of humor.
There is green dish on the porch
railing. 1t is filled with raisins, which
attract catbirds at all hours of the day.
On this railing often sits cat.
Catbirds and cats, Of course, do not
mix, in one ser1se, although in another
they perhaps mix too well.
The birds hold to the latter view,
evidently. They are cautious about COM
ing down to the dish when the cat is
on the rail-
On the other hand, they often fly
down when the cat is asleep On the
porch but five feet away.
The other day we thought We were
going to see a super brave bird get a
raisin while the cat was exactly feet
from the dish. on the rail or level
with it,
The cat was curled up. with its front
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Calls Attention to Article
On Garage "Racketeers."

To the Editor Of The Star:
I attended as the representative OF an
organization the recent meeting at the
District Building, called in the interest
of the saving of gasoline.
When it was brought out that the use
of less gasoline would weigh heavily on
dealers, reducing their profits, 1t was
suggested that to make up for such loss
of profits, the dealers, as automobile
mechanics, could recoup by the fees they
could collect for adjusting carburetors
and making repairs needed to render
cars more efficient.
At this point in the discussion I called
attention to the leading article in the
july number of the Readers Digest,
entitled The Repair Man Will Gyp You
If You Don't Watch Out i'll which the
author, Roger williams Riis, recounts his
experiences during a trip OF several
months and extending over the entire
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Letters to the Editor
Readers Curiosity Regarding
Gold FOurths" Satisfied.

ReaderS CURIOSITY hegaTOlnS
Gold Fourths" Satisfied.
To the Editor of The Star
On July The Evening Star printed
a story headed July Cool Spell Sets
Record for Capital
1t was stated the maximum tempera-
ture was 68 degrees, recorded at the
Washington National Airport at 10:30
am Search Of records extending back
to 1870 proved this to be unprecedented.
However, upon referring to one of my
scrap books find a story printed in The
Star on July 4, 1888, headed Coolest
July in 26 years recorded in National
Capital-Mercury drops to So degrees,
equalling temperatures of 1907 and
July 81, 1885,
The story read in part: only once
before In Weather Bureau history has
such a chilly Fourth of July dawned on
Washington. And that was 26 years
ago when citizens celebrating the holi-
day took along an extra carriage robe,
or donned turtle -necked sweaters before
mounting their bicycles. This morning,
as on that of 1907, the mercury got down
to 50 degrees-an all-time record in this
locality for July, equalled . third oc-
casion July 81. 1896"
ANDREW K REYNOLDS.
Editors Note: The Weather Bureau
saws The Star was correct on both
occasions, the confusion being due
to the fact that this years article
had reference to maximum tempera-
ture and the 1888 article to minimum
temperature The bureau states that
the lowest minimum temperature it
has recorded here for July 4 is 81
degrees, which occurred in 1907 and
1888 On those two holidays the
maximum temperatures were 81 and
70. respectively. This years maxi
mum temperature on July Of 68
degrees was the lowest maximum for
the day in the bureaus history. The
minimum temperature on that day
was "a degrees, far from being
record. Another cold Fourth was
that of 1909, when the mercury
dropped from maximum of IA to
low of IS degrees.
Evening star., 1941-07-11
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Husktn.

A reader can get the ansger to any
question of fact by ,Drtttng The Ere
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. HaSkin, director, Washington.
DC. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Is any part Of the Norwegian Navy
taking part in the present war9-E. B. r.
A. The 1000 O00-ton fleet Of Norway
munitions and supplies for Britain.
Nearly half Of Britain's oil and gasoline
is said to be brought by Norwegian
tankers.
@. How many people visit ths Statue
OF Liberty in q year?-I. II. B.
A. The Statue Of Liberty had se6 900
visitors in 1910; 248 900 in 1899.
@. What country owns Cnpperton Rock
of the western coast of Mexico7-E. p. T.
A. Although claimed by Mexico for
many years, the island was awarded TO
France by the King Of Italy in 1881, the
question Of its ownership having been
referred to him years before.
". HOW UluCI uOcS HIppupOuU1lfua
weigh?-F. r.
A. A hippopotamus weighs about 30
pounds at birth and about 3 tons at
maturity.
@. When was the use Of durndum bull
lets outlawed?-T. L. P.
A. The use Of dumdums was outlawed
by the Hague Convention Of 1907.
@. What proportion of labor In the
United States is unioni5ed?-L. P. A.
A. approximately 10000 900 out Of
total 100000 600 workers in the Unite1
States are claimed as members OF unions
by organized labor.
@. When was blood TRANSMISSION first
performed on human being?-C. B.
A. The first blood TRANSMISSION in
human being was performed successfully
in 1867, using Sleeps blood.