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Evening star., 1941-03-01
By Lillian Coz Afhey

Inquisitiveness is his besetting sin!
He Is always prying into some ones
business, sometimes apparently quite
put out over something. His state
OF mind at this time is shown by
his tail cooked perkily over his back,
his voice at high pitch. Then
soon you will hear a clear, strong,
CHEEKY song and you know the mat
ter has been satisfactorily settled
for him.
Bewick's wren is slightly over 5
inches in length. The upper coat
is brown, the under, grayish- white.
The wings are short and rounded,
the tail about the length Of the
wing, the feathers broadly rounded
at their tip.
The Eastern United States ap-
peals to these wrens. They go to
the Gulf Coast and Florida for the
winter, many remaining as near the
northern limit of their range as
possible, especially when winters are
mild.
These busybodies are of great
value to us. Ninety-seven per cent
of their food consists of insects,
tiny bits of fruit pulp and vege-
table matter making up the remain
ing per cent.
They love bugs. The chinch bug
scale insects are searched for and
weevils, beetles and such foes. These
insects hunters, not knowing how
we need the services of the ladybird
beetle, have weakness for our lady
bird friends. However, when the
account is balanced wrens have
such economic importance to us
that we should not lament this
fondness of theirs.
This wren has all the endearing
qualities of the wren family. 1t
takes decided delight in finding
out-of-the-way places in which to
build. We have friends with the
same habits! This adds charm to
the builder. Looking about, YOU
may find cozy little home built
in a discarded tin can, the pocket
of scarecrows coat, an abandoned
shoe or discarded galoSh. Since the
exterior means nothing al all to the
social status of the young family.
why bother? The interior is ar
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Funeral Rites Held
For George Sensner

Funeral services for George H.
Senser, Sc, emeritus head of the
mathematics and science depart
ments of Sidwell Friends School,
were held this morning at the Hines
chapel, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
The body was taken to Fredericks-
burg, Va, for burial.
Honorary pallbearers representing
the school included j. Austin Stone,
Albert E. Rogers, Raymond H.
Powell, Charles w. Wannan, Robert
S. Lyle, Howard w. Bartram, John
E. Fletcher, Grover L. Hartman,
Anthony Latona and w. w.
Arbuckle.
Mr.. Senser, a native Washing
tonian and son of Comdr. George
w. Senser, was killed Thursday
in an automobile accident in Miami,
Fla. He had been a member of
Friends faculty since 1905.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Caroline County Site
Tentatively Picked for
Army Field in Virginia
Level Wooded Area Below
Fredericksburg Would
Be Troining Center

The War Department has tenta-
lively selected a 110,000-acre site in
Caroline County below Fredericks-
burg for establishment this spring
OF It's field training center for the
1st Army, according to informed
Virginia congressional sources, the
Associated Press reported.
The proposed site, it was said, is
comparatively level area of pine
woods and scattered farm clearings
lying between the Rappahannock
River and the Fredericksburg New
port News highway. Troops would
be brought there for maneuvers and
artillery training from the entire
Northeast.
The section is well drained and
served by enough highways and
roads to accommodate large troop
movements. 1t was expected that
10000 to 10000 troops will be
brought there from training camps
from Maine to the Carolinas and as
far West as Ohio.
The fourth supplemental defense
bill, which would provide S1,650 900
for acquisition of the site, passed
the House Thursday and now awaits
Senate action. War Department
officials declined to discuss the
project pending final action on the
bill.
Disclosure of the site. it was said,
might result in rise in land prices,
estimated now at SIS an acre.
The department is urging the ap-
preparation as an emergency meas
ure to provide spring and summer
advanced training in the field for
troops now under basic instruction
In the Northeast.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Sphinx, Census Teams
Meet A. A. u. Tourney
Favorites Tonight

Favorites in the District A. A. u.
basket ball tournament at Heurich
gym will see action tonight as Regal
faces Census Bureau at $3.50 and
Adam Hats clashes with the Sphinx
Silents an hour later. The Hatters
and Royals are first and second half
winners, respectively, in the Heurich
amateur loop and are two of the
strongest unlimited flves in the tour
nament.
At 7:30 Friendship House and
Merrick boys tangle in 145-pound
tilt.
In last nights feature Delaware
& Hudson, paced by Ben Zola, for
mer Georgetown University star,
routed Bliss Electrical School, 47-28.
Other tilts saw United Typewriters
defeat Community Center, 35-16,
and Garvin's Grill top Bowie A. c.,
1920, in 145-pound game.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Marylanders Pay Tribute
AT Funeral Of Byron

.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, March l.
Marylanders paused today to pay
final tribute to Representative
Byron, popular 45-year-old Demo-
crat, whose career was cut short
by death in an airplane crash near
Atlanta.
A congressional escort accom-
panying Mr.. Byron's body arrived
in Washington by train early today
from Atlanta.
From Washington. the cortege was
to bring Mr.. Byron's body to st.
Johns Episcopal Church here,
where it was to lie in state.
Private family services were ar
ranged this afternoon at the home
of the Representatives mother, Mrs.
]. C. Byron. Church services were
scheduled afterward, with the Rev.
DR.. Walter Byron Stehl, rector, OIL
ciating.
Interment will be in Riverview
Cemetery at Williamsport, Mr..
Byron's home.
Active pallbearers will be State
Senator E. Stuart Bushong, Judge
Joseph D. Mish, Charles S. Lane, Sd;
Philip Winebrenner, Frank w. Mish,
jr.; Ross Hostetter, Louis Mabley of
Detroit, and A. S. Mason of Norfolk.
Honorary pallbearers included Mr..
Byron's Maryland colleagues in the
United States Senate and House of
Representatives, Maryland State
officials and legislators, municipal
officials of Hagerstown and Will
Transport and his business asso-
ciates.
Mr.. Byron is survived by a widow
and five sons.
Evening star., 1941-03-01

helpless infanthood they demand
much food and their devoted parents
search everywhere for the tender
morsels necessary for the health Of
bird babies, but detrimental to our
gardens and trees.
BeWicks wren is a tease. He loves
to play Peeping Tom and gives out
screams and remarks to excite the
interest of his friends, family and
neighbors, who should know better
than to pay any heed to this chat
ter, but who fall for it again and
again. The rascal then whisks him
self to a fine broadcasting point.
where he pours forth his finest.
cleareSt notes. By the time YOU
have located him ard approach his
stage setting he will scold and berate
you, then drop out of sight. From
some distance away, as if to make
up for all the teasing, he will sing
you one of the sweetest songs YOU
have ever heard. All in all. this
wren is very charming fellow.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
.lYnchburg U. Alumni
Name Henson President

The annual meeting of the
Greater Washington Chapter of the
Lynchburg (Va.) University Alumni
Association was held last night at
the Highlands Apartments. OFF,
GERS for the coming year were
elected.
Francis A. Henson of Washing
ton was named president. Vice
president Is DR.. A. r. Marshall of
Maryland University and secretary
treasurer is Mrs. T. w. Chewing
of Washington. Named to the
chapters Executive Committee were
the Rev. J. Lloyd Black of Wash
ington, Leonard c. Roy of Wash
ington, DR.. James A. Gooch of
Alexandria, Mrs. Guy NARROW of
Silver Spring, Mrs. Joseph A. Magill
of Arlington and DR.. j. Gordon Bell
of Washington.
Present were the university's
president, DR.. Riley B. Montgomery,
and President Emeritus DR.. j. r. T.
Hundley. Both discussed with local
alumni the question of raising
$3.50, 900 needed by the university
for expansion purposes.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Escaped Convict
Captured in Cellar
Near Manassas
Armed Mon Subdued
In Farmhouse, Ending
Two-Month Search
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MANASSAS, Va, March 1.-Two
officers captured an armed escaped
convict in the dark cellar of farm
house near here last night, ending
a search that has led through four
States for two months.
While two other deputies sur
rounded the farm, about 4 miles
north of here on the Occoquan Run,
Sheriff John Karlin said he and
Deputy Robert Vetter went into the
lightlesS cellar where Lee England,
the escaped convict, lay hidden with
a loaded shotgun.
The 28-year- man escaped
from Charlottesville (Va.) convict
camp two months ago.
Sheriff Kerlin said he knew, how
ever. that England had lived on the
nearby farm and was on the alert
for the mans return to this area.
Last night the sheriff said he
learned that England had been seen
near the farm. He encircled the
farmhouse with Vetter, Wallace
Partlow and Joe Herring.
England heard the officers ap-
preaching and dived through trap
door into the dark cellar, police
said. They claim he refused the
sheriff's order to throw down his
gun and come out.
Telling Herring and Partlow to
watch the other doors to the house.
Sheriff Kerlin reported that he and
Vetter entered the cellar. Their
flashlights picked out the convict in
a corner with his gun raised.
The officers said England refused
a command to drop his gun.
The police then grappled with
England and subdued him after q
short struggle.
Last year, Sheriff Kerlin said Eng
land was convicted of robbery and
arson here and sentenced to five
years in prison While detained in
the Manassas Jail he managed to
obtain gun and made his escape
while Mrs. Kate Garner, wife Of the
jailer, was the only one In the jail
He was recaptured almost imme-
diately and year was added to his
sentence. He escaped the second
time two months ago. He is now
incarcerated in the Manassas Jail
awaiting transfer to the Richmond
Penitentiary.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Goucho, Losing Go to Tax, ,
Walks in New York Snow

streets, hit for the wide-open spaces
of the West Side elevated highway.
He screamed at the driver to stop
and managed to convey the dec
laration that he wouldn't pay the
fare.
SO the cabbie called a policeman
and they all went off to court, where
the driver told Magistrate William
Hoppin that he was taking the most
direct-and cheapest route-to the
consulate and that the fare should
be paid.
A translator relayed this to Soule,
who still refused to pay.
Many exchanges followed, Soule
finally declaring that the United
States Government should foot the
bill.
This was too much for Magistrate
Hoppin, who pulled out s110 and
paid it, himself.
The gaucho stalked out Of the
court and the first thing he saw was
taxi standing invitingly at the
curb. He sneered, turned up his
coat collar and walked away in the
worst snowstorm Of the winter.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March IA
gaucho's serenade was a mournful
one yesterday when, two hours after
being the guest of the Mayor, he
found himself the guest of the city
in the Jefferson Market Court.
The gaucho, Marcelino Soule,
was cheered when he rode up to
City Hall on his horse, which had
carried him 10000 miles during
two and one-half year trip from
Buenos Aires. He brought greetings
to Mayor F. H. La Guardia from
mayors of Argentine provinces.
1t was all in the interest of Amer
lean solidarity.
Then came the guacho's misstep.
He put his steed in a stable and
told a cab driver dn SPANISH to
take him to the Argentine consul
late. This required many gestures,
for the cabbie understood only East
Side English.
Soule shortly became alarmed
when the cab, instead of threading
its way along skyscraped- lined
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Rule Coffin Punts Touchbocks, Urges Ace
Change Grid Code Goes Only Woy Declares Frunny Murray

kicking team between the goal
line and 1o-yard stripe is a
touchback. The ball is then put
in play on the 2O-yard line.
"On the surface this appears
as quite a blow to the kicking
game" Murray said. However,
after thinking it over, I am of the
opinion that it will prove detri-
mental only to the unskilled kick
er and very definite asset to the
control kicker who can kill a ball
within the 10-yard line without
the aid of downfleld work by
teammates
ITO my way of thinking the
ruling goes only half way. I would
like to have the rulemakers legis-
late that any kicked ball crossing
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Bradley Coli Saves
Rich Widener Race
From Mediocrity
Crowd Exceeding Record
Of2e,000 Due; Hash and
HoItuI Rute Chance
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

ASScSAoSCd ACos SpOAOo "AAbCAs
MIAMI, Fla, March l.-They are
running the $4,000 Widener Cup
race today and if it isn't won by
Bimelech, the Kentucky beauty,
there will be lot of headaches to-
night in Hialeah Park.
Bimelech promised to go to the
post about 1-to-2 favorite over the
big field opposing him in the Ia
mile test, despite the fact he was
top-weighted at 126 pounds. His
presence in the lineup saved the
rich race from mediocrity.
Bimelech is the sort of big, pic
ture horse that is loved by the pub
lie almost as greatly as by his
venerable owner, Col. E. r. Bradley,
who was in nearby Palm Beach but
too inflrm to see today's race.
Hash. Haltal Get Support.
In the last two days an earnest
poll of the operators who invest S100
and better on each race has failed
to uncover one who did not intend
to bet on Bimelech and take his
modest return. The 50 fancy, like
you and me, was wavering between
Hash, the second favorite, and
Haltal, the red-hot possibility,
hoping to win at long odds.
1t looked as if the greatest crowd
of the modern history of Hialeah,
even eclipsing the 29,000-odd that
witnessed the Flamingo Stakes a
week ago, might pack the picture
plant. Every seat had been bought
in advance.
Hash, chief threat to Bimelech.
ran him poor second in a special
race at mile and an eighth only
a week ago. So the only possibili-
ties there are Cd that Hash was
only being given a breather, sort
OF feeling Bimelech out, or (2) that
Hash can run that extra eighth of
a mile faster than the big horse.
Neither was given much credence
around Hialeah.
Hash, at least, has one big victory
to his credit. He beat Challedon
last summer at Narragansett-a tri-
umph he still is trying to live up
to. The other entries today, so far
as form or class or past per-
formance was concerned, did not
compare to Bimelech, and victory
for any one of them would prove
great upset.
McCreary Influences Pickers.
There was sure to be rush of
small wagers on Haltal, sufficient
to drive his price down to about 4
to /. The fact that he was being
ridden by young Conn McCreary,
the meetings. leading jockey, helped
boost him into prominence.
Otherwise, there were such run
ners as The Chief, long since
branded a fast starter, but a gutter:
Big Pebble, winner of the second
half of the McLennan in slower
time than Haltal's; Shot Put, last
years distance champion; Sickle T,
beaten here repeatedly this winter,
and others, making about 10 ex-
pected to start.
Freddie Smith, the Cuban-born
boy who rode Bimelech in all his
races last year, was missing from
the saddle today, his place taken
by Don Meade. Eddie Arcaro was
up on Hash.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Newmyer's Average
Scars as He Leads
Friends TO Victory

Armand Newmyer, outstanding
forward on Friends School basket
ball team. tops schoolboy cage scor-
ers in this section with an average
Of nearly IL points game.
He added II yesterday for sea-
son total of 169, as Friends came
from behind to defeat Wilson High
Juniors, 1873, at Wilson. Wilson
led handily for three periods, and
had 31-18 edge going into the final
period. Then Newmyer, who had
made only one foul toss in the first
half, unleashed a barrage that earned
four field goals and three charity
tosses in rapid succession and
changed the complexion of the game
in Friends favor. Ten points apiece
by Brooks and Koeniger were tops
for Wilson's Juniors.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, March L.
Franny Murray. whose talented
toe can make football do tricks,
suggested today that any ball
kicked out of bounds on the fly
between the goal and 10-yard line
be called a touchback.
Murray, whose brilliant coffin
corner punting helped make the
University of Pennsylvania eleven
one Of the best in the country in
1886, asserted the new rule de-
claring a grounded punt within
the 10-yard line a touchback
'"goes only half way"
Under the new rule, approved
last month by the Football Rules
/. Committee, any kicked ball
grounded by q member Of the
Evening star., 1941-03-01

Brewers at the time and the game
ended, 4l-39, in their favor.
American Basket Ball League off,
cials have ruled, however, that the
game was illegal without 10 players
on the floor and Baltimore will be
given a technical foul shot and the
last IL seconds of the game replayed
with five Brewers in the lineup.
1t all will be done on Baltimore's
next visit to Riverside, the 12-sec-
ond period preceding the regularly
scheduled game. Meantime, the
Brewers are prepping for tomorrow's
game with the Jewels In New York.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Hussett Opens Training
Here for Conn Bout

BY special permission of the copy
right owners, Danny Hassett, the
weather r-beaten oak, will be in Wash
ington for the next fevt days to edify
the good burghers with his boxing
skill as he prepares for next weeks
joust with Billy Conn at Uline Arena.
Danl was to begin this new epoch
In District boxing this afternoon at
the Huron gym at 2 o'clock. The
public Is invited.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

LYNCHBURG, Va, March l.
Banging out an all-time record
score for the event, Rosslyn duckpin
stars with 1,784 took the lead in the
women's division as the Virginia
State tournament opened last night.
The games were 621, 563 and 600.
After rolling 371 in the team event,
Lucy Rose gained the lead in the
women's singles with 391. Ida Sim
mons, tops in the big team count
with 387, shot to second place in
the singles with $685. The Norfolk
blond paired with Steve Lindamood
Evening star., 1941-03-01
MioLandl BimeIech Turf Classic Choices Today
Mud, Moisture Favor
C,S. Howard's Entry
In Santa Anita
Stable, Including Porter's
Cop, Is Held at 8 to 5;
sChulledon Rated Al
BY RUSS NEWLAND,

Associated HreSS Sports writer.
LOS ANGELES, March Mud,
moisture and Midland, two elements
and horse, added an IN" to racing
today as the curtain rolled up on
another performance of turfdom' S
Xtravaganza-the 100000 Santa
Anita Handicap.
Midland the mudlark, bred far
from the birthplace of aristocratic
Kentucky cousins, but an equine
nabob nevertheless, was the people S
choice as upward of $4,000 fans
turned out for the seventh running
of. the worlds richest money race.
The Oregon 4-year-old, not the
class of the field because Maryland s
Challedon, handicap king the last
two years. also was an entry, was
the rightful favorite off recent per-
formances.
He won three of four previous
starts here, ran up to every asking
over distance and proved con-
vincingly he could go the mile and
q quarter grind of the big cap.
Four Doubtful Starters.
There was rain in the air, occa-
sional showers forecast, and soft
going under hoof, the result of down.
pours yesterday. Entries closed with
II. named to go postward. Four of
these, Woof Woof. Wedding Call,
Rough Pass and Bolngbroke were
considered doubtful starters in case
the racing strip turned up thickly
blanketed in mud.
There was possibility also that
Porter's Cap, coupled with Midland
as a c. S. Howard entry, might be
scratched before post time (approx-
imately 7:30 pm, E. S. IT,. Porter'S
Cap, 3-year- old flyer in the mud
and winner of the S50000 Santa
Anita Derby. was entered chiefly as
an ace in the hole in case injury or
illness forced last-minute withdraw
al'of his stablemate.
Buddy Haas, husky, hustling jockey,
had the leg up on Midland at 124
pounds. Only the great star, Chal-
ledon. shouldered more weight, 130
pounds, with George Woolf in the
saddle.
Challedon went to the barrier ad-
mittedly at peak form. In his
last out here he ran seventh to Mo
land in prep for the handicap and
turned in a sluggish performance.
At top condition the big fellow
would have been the overwhelming
favorite from the start. A few of
the faithful still liked his chances.
General Manager a Threat.
Tabled as sharpest contenders be-
hind Midland were General Man
ager, with Jack Westrope likely to
ride at 10 pounds; Porter's Cap, If
started, with Johnny Adams up at
104 pounds; Fairy Chant, feet flly
ridden by Harry Richards, at 112
pounds: Can't Wait, 118 pounds and
Jockey Basil James; Royal Crusader,
in at lot pounds and Allan Gray in
the saddle; Hysterical, 112 pounds
with Eugene Rodriguez, and Chal-
ledon.
The race was worth $87,100 to the
winner; $4,000 to the second-place
horse; $4,000 for third, and $4,000
for fourth.
Prerace speculation centered
around the possibility of Charley
Howard scoring Santa Anita Han
dicap triple. Last year he brought
in the mighty Seabiscuit and the
year before Kayak II.
Evening star., 1941-03-01

the sideljne on the fly within this
area be called a touchback. This
addition would be further aid
to the offense as it would de-
mand that the kickers bounce
their kicks out of bounds in this
area.
Officials should favor this sug-
gestion as invariably they ex-
perience difficu1ty locating the
exact spot a fly ball crosses the
sideline."
Murray, a member of the Phil
adelphia Eagles National League
professional football team, advo-
Gates controlled punting. He can
stand in midfield and invariably
kick out of bounds on the 10-yard
line.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Brewers to RepIoy II Seconds
Of Close Win Over Clippers

A unique ruling ordering them to
replay the final IL seconds of last
months game with the Baltimore
Clippers today faced the Washing
ton Brewers.
Because the Brewers had four of
their players disqualified, they chose
to complete the game with only four
men on the floor rather than sub
stitute one of the banned courtmen
and concede technical foul. Ref
cree Chuck Solodare upheld the
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Rosslyn Women Bowl Record
To Lead Virginia Tourney

of Roanoke, Va. to gain the mixed
doubles lead with 759.
The c. & c. Restaurant team of
the Rosslyn Independent League, led
by Leonard Carrigan, its sponsor,
will compete in the mems team
event tonight. Lou Jenkins, Ed
Keith, El Geib, Ernie Hauser and
Paul Fitzgerald will compose the
strong lineup.
Other leaders are: Glass A, Jeffer-
son Recreation. Roanoke, Va, 1,849;
Glass B, Jefferson Recreation and
A. & p, tied, 1,712; mems singles,
Tick Long, Lynchburg, 407: mems
doubles, Powell and Hall of Roa-
noke, TIT.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Natures Children
Bewick's Wren
CThryomanes bewicki)

ranged with thought of comfort for
the babies who, as soon as their
wings will bear them up desert the
nursery and never even know that
the home was unattractive, possibly,
to those who were interested in the
young family dwelling within.
AS soon as the four to seven
infants are well out of their be-
speckled shell prison and their
plumage sufficient to protect them
from the cool night air, they are
of on their own. During their
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Hockey Standings

Results Last Night.
WASHINGTON. s: New York, 4; Atlantic
City, 4; Boston, 8.
Coming Cams.
Tonight-Washington at Boston, River
Vale at Atlantic City.
.Sunday-Washington at Boston, Balti-
more at New York (afternoon), New York
at Baltimore (eYennR).
Evening star., 1941-03-01
Woodwurd's S 1881 Win
Ends Losing Streak

Woodward School cagers ended a
three-game losing streak yesterday
by defeating Jefferson High of Falls
Church, 1881, on the Y. M. c. A.
court.
Only seconds remained when Billy
Noyes dropped the winning basket.
Evening star., 1941-03-01
College Quints
By the Associated Press.

Fordham. SO; GEORGETOWN, AZ.
California, 40; Stanford 90.
Alabama, SO: Auburn. IS.
Oklahoma Aggies, 81; St Louis u, o.
Tulsa, 80; Washington (St. Louis, 90
Arkansas, 40: Southern Methodist, %.
Washburn, 38: Wichita, "a
Kentucky. SO; Tulane. 80.
West Virginia. At; Temple "a.
Duke, 5S: William and Mary, AZ.
Wyoming a; Colorado State, 27.