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Evening star., 1942-05-18
Police Boys Show Open
To Nuts of All Types

Police Boys Club No. 5 will hold
It's annual dog show tomorrow night
at the fifth precinct. Prizes will be
awarded for practically everything
except the best pedigree.
Awards will 90 for the longest
tail, longest nose. ugliest dog, hand
somest, best decorated, fattest, tall
est. etc.
The marble shooting champion
ship scheduled last Saturday was
postponed until Saturday, May 80.
Evening star., 1942-05-18

tourney since last November, was
an entrant, along with Claggett
Stevens, new Manor Country Club
pro, playing in his first Middle At
lantic tourney since he left town
four years ago.
The two associations have joined
hands this year in sponsoring tour
naments, to save gasoline and tires.
In past years the pros held their
tournaments on Mondays and the
Maryland association came along on
Wednesdays with its affairs, But
this year, with the accent on gas
and rubber saving. together with
prevention Of duplicate tournaments,
the two organizations put their
heads together and decided to
amalgamate for purposes Of these
Journeys. 1t was a good move and
one that is certain to work out to
the benefit of both outfits.
Heavy Play at All Clubs.
The gent who, with sour pan,
predicted golf would go into tail
spin when gas rationing went into
effect probably blew his brains out
when he looked at the country club
automobile parking lots on the first
Sunday of rationing.
For every club around town re-
ported unusually heavy play. 1t may
have been that the links customers
had some holdover gas in the tanks
of their cars, bought before gas
rationing. But whatever the answer
the truth is that yesterday was the
biggest Sunday of the year at most
clubs.
For example, when George Diff
fenbaugh passed the 300 mark at
Kenwood he stopped counting.
Probably $50 people played the
course. Congressional played 24O,
Columbia had 233, and at Washing
ton more than $50 played. Strangely
enough, the play fell of at East
Potomac Park, usually crowded from
dawn to dark. Manager Ted Farr
estimated the play at East Potomac
at about two thirds Of normal.
Thompson Scores Ace.
Bob Thompson socked a 5-iron
shot into the cup for an ace on the
163-yard fifth hole at Prince Georges
to lick the birdie deuces Of Eddie
Bean and Joe Balestri and the par-3
of John R. Miller. Pro Al Houghton
staged a two-ball foursome tourney,
won by Forrest Thompson and r. L..
Keeler with 76-9-67. Second were
Dick Milbourne and S. D. Smith,
with 79-11-68, and S. c. Heller
and B. Austin were third with 99-
28-71.
Three tied in a selected hole
tourney at Washington with net
cards of 81. They were Lafayette
Franklin, sr., 39-8-31; r. D. West
wood, 38-7-3l, and F. D. johnson,
38-7-31.
Woodmont staged -weepstakes
tourney in three classe~. Glass A
winners we're: Bob Phillipson, 81
Ito; Ellis Edlowitz, 83-12-71;
DR.. S. Bogdonoff, 86-1t72, and
Dave Workman. 86-14-72. Glass
B, Sam Samuels, 89-16-73; DR..
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Goteou Pigeon Is First
In 30O-MiIe FIiqht

A bird from the loft Of George
Gateau won yesterdays 30o-mile
pigeon race from Concord, N. c.,
sponsored by the East Potomac Rae
ing Pigeon Club A close second was
j. r. Dougherty's entry.
Results, with name of loft and
average yards per minute:
George Gateau, 1.O61 80: J. r. Doush-
erty, LOCI 10: r. Durity, 1,060.05: Al
Koran. 1:067.25;. Chaney & stafiel.
J. Hsiiey, 1o52.S5: ]. e. Kovaeh. 1.O51.55:
A. FIaherty. .I,05O.s7; George Christy.
I,O5047; Burdette & Valdivis, 1,O49 .65:
United Loft. 1,04S.67: Edv. Gates,
1,O4S.O2: Henry Reckewes. 1,040. Al: East
ern Loft, 1,0399O; Douglass & Laing.
l;oss :oo Alvin Dqianey; l,93s .92; NIKE I I
Carl sterzer. 1.o2e.sO. and D. Moran.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Entire Grid Team
Murines-Bound
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ORLANDO, Fla, May l8.-
Every member of the starting
lineup of the Rollins College
1912 football squad has joined up
as potential United States
Marine officer.
Under the procurement plan
for obtaining second leutenants,
they will remain in college until
they have received their degrees.
Then they will be assigned to a
candidates class for q Six-month
training course.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Yankees Tie Canadians
In War Fund Golf Tilt
BY the Associated Press.

I
VANCOUVER, May l8.-MarNn
Bud" Ward, United States amateur
golf champion, and another Spokane
golfing star, Neil Christian, finished
all even in a war charity golf exhibi-
ton against Ken Black, Canadian
amateur champion, and Fred Wood.
British Columbia open champ, yes
terday.
1t was estimated the match netted
almost 81 500 for the Queens Cana
dian fund.
Black turned in a 3-under-par SO
in the match play exhibition, fol-
lowed by Ward with 10, Wood with
a 72 and Christian with a 70.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Junior Aces Divide Poir

Maryland Junior Aces broke even
in two games yesterday. They
topped Glover Park Juniors, e-3, in
their first tilt and then dropped a
81 decision to the Cottage City nine
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Koyo Promised as SovoId, Nova
Pit Short, Steomy WoIIops
Lees Deceptive Left Hook Floors Mate
While Co-Monoger Is Boosting of 1t
By LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

left hook equally short straight right may be the
Savod fight headinng the Navy
Relief Fund Griffith Stadium Thursday night and
think merely question OF which LANDS
first.
owned operated by Savold obser-faced
hall bouncer getting attention legitimate
Evening star., 1942-05-18

field on time forced Manager Larry
Williams to use three pitchers in the
outfleld. making total Of four in
the game.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Big Field Seeking Pro-Amoteur
Golf Honors at Congressional
Cos Rotioning No Check to Sunday Poy;
Thompson Gets Ace at Prince Georges
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

big amateur links tourney under the Joint aus
pices of and the Maryland State Golf
Association largest field Of the Congressional to-
pros Washington and few from Balti
partners competed for War bonds and stamps
Leo Waper former p G. A. champ hasn't played local
Evening star., 1942-05-18
CreeI Nine Wins Two

Cr.el Brothers baseball team took
both ends Of yesterdays double
header over Sligo A. C. at Takoms
Park, winning 10-1 and 81.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
With BILL AcxERn4n
Frederick County Hos Wealth Of Trout;
DeodIine on Boot Numbers Neors

Last difficult to make trout fishermen believe
there large fish in Maryland streams Small cree Of small
fish the rule Because fishermen particularly those who
brings
Evening star., 1942-05-18
Sullivan Pitches Two-Hitter

Bill Sullivan tossed two-hit ball
yesterday for the Surf Club as it
whitewashed Garvin's Grill, TO, in
a softball game.
Evening star., 1942-05-18
SPORTS Mirror
By the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press.
Three years Chicago Cubs
and Brooklyn Dodgers played
ls-hntng, 9-to-9 deadlock.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Death of the Rose

What caused the petals OF the rose
to fall?
There UaS no Uind, nor any sound
at all
To jar the quiet of the drowSy day.
Yet suddenly upon the ground they
lay,
A huddled heap, pathetic, Quiuer-
ing;
And I had seen this strange and
cruel thing.
II they had Uithered, / might UNDER
stand;
But they uere peluet still beneath
my hand,
Their color still as radiant and fair
As 1Dhen they first untolded to the air
And croWned the summers beauty;
still as s1Deet-
on, pititul to see them at my teeti
Yet, is it sorroptul when one can
say:
"Here perished loneliness, ,oithout
decdy"7
ALICE BOORMAN WILLIAMSON
Evening star., 1942-06-25

II one Is fortunate enough to have .
tree with a trumpet vine on 1t, every
effort should be made to keep the handy
man from cutting 1t down. We mean
the vine, not the tree.
Typical handy men have a great aver
sion to trumpet vines.
They will cut them down at the drop
OF hat.
The long bells are never so pretty as
when besieged by a couple of humming-
birds, the all-green female, and the
green male with the ruby at his throat.
One pleasing feature of this species is
its friendliness.
1t will come to a window box, while
you are eating breakfast. and stand
still in the air" right before your eyes.
In the garden, If you keep reasonably
quiet, it will fly down readily to a flower
not more than two or three feet away.
In this way 1t is possible to get a
really good look" at it. and to see for
ones self the remarkable rapidity of the
beat of the wings as the bird remains
poised in the air above the throat of the
flower.
The hummingbird is a true good
neighbor" bird, being found only in the
Americas
The ruby-throa is the only one which
lives in the Eastern United States.
L.
birds across the Gulf of Mexico will
never cease in the minds of interested
persons.
1t is in our minds that these things
are marvellous. There they take on an
entirely new heroism Probably the
ter thought!
They just launch out, in the dark, and
make the 500-mile fight without food or
rest.
When they land in various parts Of
Central America they are about played
out. Hundreds Of them die.
Recent investigations by experts have
revealed that thousands OF birds of all
migratory species die as the result of
migration, the lack of food and great
fatigue.
The nest of the hummingbird is about
the size of an English walnut, although
some of them run as much as two inches
across.
The egg is very small, about the size Of
navy bean, and the baby bird almost
unbelievably small.
They grow rapidly, however, on in
sects brought by the mother. The "old
man" flies away at this time.
The young may be identified by their
frequent habit of perching, rather than
standing still in the air. This latter
habit. no doubt, is the very height and
peak Of hummingbird creation, and Is
not to be learned in few days
Like human aviation, it takes time.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Cab Drivers Strike

Highly irregular as was the pro-
cedure employed, the House District
Committee is to be commended for
its successful intermediation in the
deplorable strike of a majority of
Washington's taxicab drivers yester-
day. Chairman Randolph and
his colleagues properly were con-
cerned with protecting the public
interest in the transportation emer-
gency which prevails here. The taxi
cab industry has become invested as
never before with a public interest,
as result Of wartime conditions,
and any unnecessary interruption of
cab service creates situation
warranting extraordinary remedial
measures.
A particularly distressing aspect of
the cab dispute is the evident lack of
confidence displayed by representa-
tives of the cab business in the
Public Utilities Commission, the
agency set up by Congress to deal
with taXicab service. The PUG
cannot escape portion of the blame
for this development, although the
long delay in completing the person.
mel OF the commission may have
contributed to feeling in some
quarters that the commission was
relatively unimportant body. The
commission itself has not added
greatly to its prestige by its handling
Of the taxicab rate problem It's
members publicly have disagreed
over important phases of the con-
troversy. The complicated zone and
subzone system of rates which
finally was worked out is baffiing to
many drivers and customers alike.
And the attitude of Chairman Ham
kin in passing of a drivers union
strike threat as "a joke was not
conducive to alleviating an explosive
situation.
Whatever the merits of the drivers
complaints as to inadequacy of re-
turn under the new multi-zone rate
plan, their action in taking a vaca-
ton" in protest cannot be condoned.
True, an initial appeal to District
Court had been turned down on a
technicality, but a due regard for
the interest Of war-engrossed
Capital should have impelled them
to pursue their legal means of redress
to a logical conclusion. They cannot
legitimately pursue any other course
henceforward, now that temporary
backto-work agreement has been
reached. 1t is obvious from yester-
days experience that a strike of
Washington's taxicabs in the present
mass transportation crisis is a seri-
Gus handicap to the war effort and,
as such, cannot be tolerated.
Evening star., 1942-06-25

readers spine never has been ex-
celled, and his courageous ironicism
concerning social issues probably
never has been equaled. Invariably
the most notably independent Of
literary men, that quality In his
character IS evident in his farewell
to his friends, sent to them on the
eve Of his disappearance: "qood-by.
II you hear Of my being stood up
against q Mexican stone wal! and
shot to rags. please know that I
think 1t a pretty good way to depart
this life. It beats old age, disease or
falling down the cellar stairs!"
The Dictionary Of American Biog-
raphy" prints the date 1914 as that
Of his presumptive demise, but enters
a question mark after it in compli-
ment to Bierce's last achievement.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
RoiIroud in Alaska

The proposal by the House Appro-
priations Committee that the Army
be authorized to survey a rail route
through Alaska that would facilitate
the movement Of military supplies
from the United States comes nearly
two decades after the interior of the
vast American outpost was linked to
the Pacific by the Alaska Railroad.
Tapping rich mineral and farm
lands, this line was authorized by
President Wilson in 1915, climaxing
years of discussion. AS originally
conceived, it was to run from Seward,
on Resurrection Bay 4l2 miles north
to Nenana. Eventually it was car
ried So miles farther to Fairbanks. 1t
was at Nenana, on July Is, 1923, that
President Harding drove the golden
spike marking the final step in
construction.
Two routes have figured in previous
speculation as to the feasibility of
expanding Alaskan rail facilities.
Either would be approximately paral-
lei to the great highway now being
built through the territory. The one
which seemingly has drawn the most
attention follows the "a" route that
was among the three proposed for
the highway. This starts at Prince
George, British Columbia, a terminal
of the Canadian National system, and
runs northwestward by way of White
Horse to Fairbanks The distance,
is approximately $500 miles. This
route, through the mountains, is
nearest to the coast. The other is
father to the east, but is west of the
new highway From Fairbanks to the
Bering Straits is about 600 miles.
That Army officers are optimistic
over the prospects for constructing
the railroad was indicated by Lieu
tenant General Brehon B. Somervell,
commander of the Armys Service of
Supply, who spoke hopefully of the
project before the Appropriations
Committee. 1t is plain that it
would be a tremendous undertaking,
equaled only by the tranScontinental
rail construction that opened the
Western half of the United States.
Carried through to success, the line
would be of valuable assistance in the
pocific uor
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Bierce's Centenary

II Ambrose Bierce still lives, he Is a
hundred years of age. 1t was on
June "a, 1842, that he first saw light
of day. The scene in which his life
began was humble log cabin on
Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County,
Ohio. Where and when and how he
came to the end Of his strange
career nobody knows. The mystery
of his fate has remained unsolved
since 1918, when, lonely and weary
of the world" he disappeared in
Mexico
Despite the unchallenged fact that
he was one of the greatest masters
of language ever produced by the
American race, Bierce had no ortho-
dox educational background. His
best school" was the Civil War,
throughout the whole of which he
served with heroic distinction. A job
in the Mint took him to San Fran
cisco in 1866 and it was there and
at about that date that he first
demonstrated his natural powers of
expression. Contributions to the
Argonaut brought him employment
as editor of the News Letter, in which
position he soon made himself
recognized force. The Overland
Monthly published his earliest short
story in 1871. Shortly thereafter he
went to England to join Tom Hood
the Younger in the production of the
periodical London Fun. Returning
to California in 1875, he wrote for
the Wasp and other papers until
William Randolph Hearst engaged
him for the Examiner in 1887.
Bierce's Washington period COM
menced in 1896 when he appeared
at the Capitol to oppose the attempt
of the Central Pacific Railroad to
win release from it's obligations to
the Government. AS correspondent
Of the New York American, he con-
tinued the active practice of his own
particular brand of journalism until
1912. His Tales Of Soldiers and
Civilians" published in 1891, and
Can Such Things Be?". 1898, were
too "modernistic" for popular ap-
proval, but they won for their author
the applause of many Of his pro-
fessional contemporaries. The linn
tied company to which he chose to
address the work he really cared
about he described in his Devils
Dictionary" 1905, as those "enlight-
ened souls who prefer dry wines to
sweet" He followed Poe and Bret
Harte and in turn Influenced Ste
phen Crane and o. Henry. His
capacity to send cold shivers along q
Evening star., 1942-06-25
CustodiuI Puy Bill

The so-called cuStOdial pay bill
which finally Is to be taken up in
the House after long delay would
help several groups of workers who
particularly need help, and at the
same time would benefit the Gov
ernment
The legislation proposes a $1,000
minimum wage for all adult, full
time workers, in lieu of the present
minimums Of 81 ,020 and 81 ,080 in the
subprofessional and custodial classes.
The hourly rates for charwomen
would be increased. The minimum
for building guards would be raised
from $1,000 to $1,50O, with corre-
spending increases for officers, while
journeymen and mechanics on main
tenance duty in buildings would re-
ceive $1,860 instead of $3.50 as a
starting wage.
The scales proposed are justified,
especially il consideration Is given to
rising living costs. OF additional i'm
portance In this connection is the
fact that at present wages, the Gov
ernment is experiencing difficulty in
retaining this class Of workers,
many of whom are able to better
themselves in private industry.
In addition to caring for lower
paid groups. the bill would revise the
grades at the top Of the Classification
Act scales, providing additional salary
steps, and raising the maximum from
$4,000 to $40 900. 1t was these changes
in the upper brackets that stirred the
opposition responsible for blocking
the bill in the House. However, as
was recently explained to the House
Civil Service Committee by William
H. McReynolds, administrative as
sistant to the President, the new
rates proposed are necessary to at
tract administrative officials whose
services are needed in the war effort.
The legislation is supported by
President Roosevelt, and the worthy
obiectives at which it aims should
assure passage.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Argentine Dilemma

The sinking by a German sub
marine of another Argentine mer-
chant ship, the Rio Tercero, puts
further strain on the bonds which
tie Argentina to policy of prudent
neutrality" The serious view of the
Incident taken by Argentina's Under
secretary for Foreign Affairs, Roberto
Cache, is additional evidence of the
fact that grave doubts are arising
even in high government circles as
10 the prudence of such a policy, in
view of Germany's recent declaration
of unrestricted submarine warfare
In the broad stretches of the Atlantic.
The torpedoing of the Rio Tercero
comes just as the ruffled feelings of
the Argentines were being smoothed
by Nazi apologists after an earlier
sinking, which had been described
as case of mistaken identity. But
the apologists at the German En-
bassy in Buenos Aires will have diff
Guilty in convincing the Argentine
government that it should excuse the
destruction of the Rio Tercero. This
ship. according to all accounts, was
marked by number of large Argen-
tine hags painted on her sides and
was attacked in broad daylight with
out warning by submarine which
later surfaced so that its captain
could question survivors.
This flagrant violation of Argen-
tina's proclaimed rights as a neutral
may have been intended as a warn
Ing that Germany intends to leave
no loopholes in her planned blockade
Of Atlantic supply routes. If Argen-
tina submits to the threat and calls
her ships from the danger zones, she
will have compromised her neutrality
In Germany's favor. But in return
she can expect no trade favors from
Berlin and will be in poor position
10 seek trade favors from the United
States.
Such is the dilemma which con-
fronts Acting President Castillo and
his neutrality proponents as the
resignation of ailing President Ortiz
Evening star., 1942-06-25
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

A reader cdn get the dnstper to any
question Of fact by tDrttin0 The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. C. Please tnclose stamp for return
postage.
@. How much Of the worlds rubber
supply is now controlled by Japan7-
L. K. S.
A. Japan now controls over 90 per cent
of the worlds rubber plantations.
@. What painting ranks next 10 tho
Sistine Madonna In tmportance7-S.
D. G.
A. The Assumption OF the Virgin, by
Titan, is by many critics regarded as
the greatest single oil painting in the
world next to the Sistine Madonna.
@. Has there ever been an estimate Of
how much wealth there is at the bottom
of the ocean?-M. T. L.
"A. Some economists have estimated
the value of treasure at the bottom Of
the ocean at three billion dollars, taking
in only such wealth as gold and silver.
jewels, and ornaments and disregardins
merchant cargo.
Evening star., 1942-06-25
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. TrdcetUeu.

Blooming Of the albizzia trees brings .
average small garden will have one or
two all the time.
Few birds excite more interest, on the
part OF children and their elders alike,
than the ruby-throated hummingbird.
1t is the only hummer which comes to
these parts, 1t is small. vet defiant, and
possesses the ability Of practically stand
ing still In the air.
When these qualities are combined
with beauty and grace, and q prime color
appeal, the attraction Is no ordinary
one.
The fine thing about the hummingbird
is that practically every garden in city
or suburbs, may have the species easily,
at no more cost than planting bell
shaped flowers.
These may range from the dainty pc
tunias, in a window box, to the lordly
gladioli, from the trumpet vine to the
cardinal flower, the scarlet sage and
false dragon head.
Red is preferred, although pink Pc
tunias, the favorite Of most human be-
ings, Is also we'll liked by hummingbirds.
Little will be found in the bird books
about this small bird (perhaps the small
est which comes here, being a creature
of the city.
Yet no species, not even the English
sparrow, is more of city bird than this.
There is not small typical Washing
ton backyard to which it will not come,
especially in the cool Of the evening,
If some of the flowers mentioned are
planted.
Hummingbirds have long bills which
enable them to dip into the bells Of
certain types Of flowers.
The longer the bell, the more Ger
tainty there is Of insects.
Tiny insects are the preferred food Of
the ruby -throated hummer.
He is looking for them, rather than
nectar. The popular impression is not
altogether wrong, however; the hummer
likes sweet, as we'll as anything
lured to yard.
Small vials, or test tubes filled with
sWeetened water, are hung on shrubs.
Usually from two to half dozen Of
these tubes are used. The mixture in
the tubes comes almost to the lip.
Florist and other shops often offer
small tubes with flared lips, resembling
flowers, and done in various colors
Ruby red is the best hummer attractor.
but green and yellow do nicely, also
1t is dificult to keep a hummingbird
from something to eat. no matter how it
Is put out for him.
4
The large, deep bells Of the flowers
Of the trumpet vine are peculiar favo-
rite OF these birds