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The Washington times., 1933-03-13

In the following CeSC tHeTe
are 10 divisions, each of these
being subdivided into 10 or five
questions.
In order to find your own
score, allow yourself one point
for each correct answer unless
otherwise noted. If your final
total score is 100, you may count
yourself as being exceptionally
we'll informed. If you make a
grade of so, your fund of gen.
eral information still is average.
In which countries are the
following: Lucerne; Genoa;
PotSdam; Sahara Desert; Ober-
ammergau; Seattle; Kremlin;
Ypres: Leaning Tower of Pisa;
Cathedral of Notre Dame.
II
With what does one associate
the following names: Mozart:
Galsworthy: Caesar; Jefferson;
Milton; O'Neill; Lenin; Elm
stein; Joffre; Gandhi.
III
Name 10 different musical
instruments.
Name five animals that have
horns; also five that are NAM
mails.
In which countries are the
following money denominations
used: Pound; Mark; Ruble;
Peso; Yen.
Also name five products that
come from pig.
vi
To which Kingdom (animal,
vegetable, or nlneraD do the
following belong: Eel, silver,
tomato, fly, frog.
Who wrote the following:
Main Street." midsummer
Nights Dream" "Counseller At
Law" 1.-The Kennel Murder
Case" THE 1lliad.'
VII.
a. Which is the largest river
in the world?
b. Are the North Pole and the
North magnetic pole identical
places?
c. Which ocean is larger, the
Atlantic or the Pacific?
d. Which large city is built
on plateau?
e. What is meant by the Cote
d'Azur?
Note-Two points allowed for
each correct answer.
VIII.
a. What does H-2o stand for?
b. Where does salt usually
come from?
c. What is meant by the car
bohydrates?
d. What is bronze composed
Of?
e. How do you find the area
of a circle?
Note-Two points allowed for
each correct answer.
TX
a. Who discovered the circu-
lation of the blood?
b. Who invented the electric
light?
c. Who invented the first
steamboat?
d. Who is credited with in
venting radio?
e. Who discovered the anti
dote for rabies?
Note-Two points allowed for
each correct answer.
K.
a. To what is the term lame
duck" applied?
b. Where has the latest war
been going on?
c. Who was the first to enter
the stratosphere?
d. What is meant by the
electric dollar?
e. What is the name of the
famous Fascist dictator?
Note: Two points allowed for
each correct answer.
ANSWERS
I.
Switzerland, Italy, Germany,
Africa, Germany, United States.
Russia, Belgium. Italy, France.
II.
Music, novels and dramas,
roman history, Declaration of
independence, poetry, dramas.
Russian Revolution, theories of
relativity. battle of the Marne,
Indian reformer.
III.
Piano, violin, saxophone, cor
net. cello, guitar. mandolin,
banjo, flute, harp.
Note: Others may be given.
The Washington times., 1933-03-13

usually the latest addition to the little crowd whom she
dragged along and insisted that he must "join the
party discovers that he is giving it.
Another method of the meal moocher is to tell two
persons that each is eager to meet the other It s of
course arranged that they meet at meal time The
The Washington times., 1933-03-13
Interesting Bridge Hands
By E. V. SHEPARD

Luck in Duplicate Games
Especially in pair matches
luck plays so important a role
as often to beat the best play
ers, allowing inferior pairs
scores beyond their merits. The
scores made in duplicate play
on the hand shown below we'll
illustrates what luck may do.
The Washington times., 1933-03-13

chief enthusiasm at the introduction is her own interest
in the menu
Her bait is always perfectly fascinating place.
or marvellous person. you'll "just adore!'
Her gift for promoting parties is really her
graft"
The Washington times., 1933-03-13
By FAY KING

Many a gathering you see is merely some meal
moocher's racket.
Those whom she gets together are all under the i'm
preston that the other fellow is giving the party But
Evening star., 1933-04-04

shaped. as most of the locust flowers
are. They appear in May or June, the
pollen bearing ones arranged in small
spikes and those producing seeds bios
soming in small clusters. The bees
hold high carnival when the flowers
are in bloom. The flowers, while very
small, hold an abundance Of nectar
and are very fragrant.
The wood is almost as heavy as
white oak 1t has a wide range of
uses. It's range Is extensive, growing
well In the soils of Ontario to Kansas
and south through Pennsylvania to
Florida and Texas. The drawback to
this tree is that it grows in the open
height of 70 to 140 feet, and Is from
3 to feet in diameter.
1t is an Old World tree, with pods
thicker than those of the honey locust,
but resembling ours in every way, that
has been sold on the streets of New
York and called "St. Johns Bread"
1t is believed to be the honey spoken
of in the Bible that John the Baptist
ate during the days he was in the
wilderness.
1t is in the early Summer that the
pods are filled with sweet, honey-like,
gelatinous pulp, and that is the reason
boys try to climb the trees in spite of
the villainous thorns, in order to reach
them. BY Fall the pulp is bitter and
soon the seeds develop.
AS a hedge this tree Is ideal. The
seedlings can be planted in row and
the tree thrives on pruning OF course,
as a hedge it is only valuable where
cattle are inclosed, and they are wise
to the ways of the locust and are not
hurt by the thorns.
(Copyright, 1033.)
Evening star., 1933-04-04

|HE redbud tree is the most un-
expected and delicious little
beauty of our Spring fora I
i say unexpected, because in this
our (so-calledD temperate zone,
most of the trees do not go in for
snowy blossoms: they leave that to the
wildhowers and the bushes. The big,
utilitarian, majestic trees are content
to put forth the most modest blossoms,
mere dangling catkins like the birch,
oak and poplar, or at any rate devoid
of petals. as in the ash. maple, elm,
plane and the like. A tree with snowy
blossoms is rare with us; but, of course,
some of the exceptions are glorious,
like the crabapple and the dogwood.
The redbud tree gets into the busi-
ness OF Towering couple of weeks be-
fore the dogwood. And not only that,
but its color, rose majenta, is star
tling; the quaint shape of the flowers
Qike sweet pea) is odd indeed, and
to set off the whole. the flowers are
borne on the naked wood, as botanists
say-that is, before single leaf is on
the bough. Spring Towering trees that
want to capture our fancy entirely are
well advised to adopt this custom. That
is Why the Chinese magnolias are
stead of our native species, for the
Oriental kinds bear flowers bigger than
tulips on the bare branches; when
leaves appear before the flowers. more
than half the surprise and glory of
Towering Is lost to the beholding eye
When you travel on the train at this
time of year from, say, New York to
Georgia, you are no sooner south of
Baltimore than you begin to see the
redbud in bloom in every open field,
peeping out of the first tender greening
Of the copses and spinneys and drift
ing across the fine rhythmic slopes of
the Maryland hills. The world seems,
for moment, like fairyland and when
you cross the Potomac and find the
same symphony repeated all through
Virginia, enchantment is boundless.
Never had one realized that this part
of the world could be so beautiful.
Up in the mountains they give you
a different name for the redbud; they
call it Judas tree, a name they have
carried over, like their spinning pat
terms and their grammar, from Old
England. The Judas tree is one of
the thousand and one species on which
self, it's flowers turning then, once and
for all, from white to red. I like the
name of redbud best.
One wonders what insect it is, at this
precious time of year. that fertilizes
the redbud tree, for it Is obviously not
a wind-pollinated species, like most all
the other Spring trees. There
are early Spring insects that might per-
form this rite. Bombylius Is a sort of
fly that looks and acts much like a
bee, that is already on the wing, while
there are hosts of beetles that might do
the deed!
Evening star., 1933-04-04
N A T u r E. S
C. HI IL d r E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Honey Locust.
Gleditsia triacanthos.

7 UNLIKE its sister, the yellow 10
Gust, this tree Is very hand
some. In fact it Is said to be
~ our most attractive large pod
bearing tree. 1t Is feathery
and attractive through the early Sum-
mer and has a great deal of character
in the Winter
The thorns of the honey locusts are
thornS. indeed. and are from 4 to
6 inches long. Boys who love to
gather the long locust pods find that
it is well nigh impossible to pass
these sharp pointed three pronged
spears. 1t is one of the easiest of
marks to look for in identifying your
tree Then the rattling pods are also
fine help. They are purple and
glossy. curve. and cluster close to the
topmost branches. They are sturdy,
and defy the wind until they wish to
depart and continue their growth.
There are about 20 seeds within the
pod, chocolate brown and fiat.
Throughout the Winter the tree is
rather angular in appearance, but
"alive-looking." though no buds may
be seen, as yet, on the branches. Later,
the foliage mass will appear. This
locust has once-compound or twice
compound leaves, with their even
number of slender leaflets. They are
silvery green at first, turning yellow
in the late Summer. The green pods
show many shades of red during the
hot Summer days, but gradually turn
brown and glossy as the Winter ap-
proaches.
The flowers are greenish and in
conspicuous, and they are not pea
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Pointed Paragraphs

The man whose bluff is not some
times called never existed.
A man doesn't mind being abused be-
cause of his great wealth.
Many a woman who can speak four
languages will not allow her HUSBAND
one.
We meet a lot of people every day
who put questions merely for the pur-
pose of getting chance to answer
them.
Some people attempt to do others
that they are dunned by.
Honesty, like other policies. often
runs out the day before the fire.
Health is better than wealth, but
the latter is always an interesting in
valid.
Probably the worst mistake a man
can make is to correct the mistakes of
his friends.
Eternal vigilance is the price of pre-
tending to be other than what you are.
A miss is better than a mile, mas
much as she doesn't have to purchase
chiffon hosiery for $3.50 feet
Some people who claim to have seen
81 Summers are telling the whole truth.
The wise man never boasts of his
knowledge, but the man who thinks he
is wise does nothing else.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
My Neighbor Says:

If pink color Is desired to aid
a color scheme, whipped cream
can be tinted with vegetable col
oring and makes a pretty dessert
when served on top Of white cake.
Frost caramel cakes with white
or caramel frosting.
A teaspoonful of powdered alum
mixed with ordinary polish will
give a stove a fine luster and
with half the work.
Never throw away the wooden
skewers which come with meats
from the market. Wash them
and keep them in a kitchen
drawer. They are useful when
cleaning paint, to get into inches
and corners.
Rice and other milk puddings
must be cooked very slowly to be
good. It is only in this way that
the starch grains have time to
swell and thicken the milk thor
oughly.
To clean brass, use plain am
monia. being careful not to have
the cloth wet enough to dampen
the surrounding wood.
Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1933-04-04
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

And have a few thousand left over, at
least,
To make matters right with the mod
ern modiSte
There's abundance of masculine beauty
Among gentlemen clad in blue jeans,
But damsels don't care to exist on a
fare
Consisting Of bacon and beans
They can stifle all passing emotions,
Lock a handsome lad straight in the
eye,
With glance that says, who, my good
fellow. are you?"
When they think what his wages
won't buy.
All of which doesn't prove they are
lacking in heart:
It just goes to show they are pretty
darned smart.
Vain Wish.
Now if the Government could Just
get the sea to give up the gold it is
boarding.
Nothing to Worry About.
Nobody will be deeply concerned even
if the bootleggers are in for a season Of
unemployment.
Copyright 1880
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Can You Blame Them

Can You Blame Them?
am weary Of cinema cave men,
Who, when a young damsel draws
near,
Have only to say, in a top-lofty way,
Hello, there, Good Looking, come
ere"
It is my observation that ladies,
In spite of the popular tales
OF life in the raw, are deficient in awe
OF iron -jawed, black-eyebrowed
males.
They think vastly less of those manners
of his
Than of how much his personal bank
balance is.
Perhaps about one in a thousand
OF maidens will heave a deep sigh,
And will feel quick start of her pulses
and heart
When a tailor-made athlete strolls by.
But most of them manage to stifie
Any wild. uncomfortable thrills
Pill assured that the lad in the snappy
Scotch plaid
Can defray all the housekeeping bills,
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Meat Loaf.

One pound beef, one pound pork, one
cup soft bread crumbs, one Glove garlic,
one small onion, one tablespoonful salt,
one-half teaspoonful pepper, one tea
spoonful curry powder, white Of one egg,
one-half cup tomato pulp.
Put meat, garlic and onion through
meat grinder. Add crumbs. seasoning
and grind again. Add egg white, milk
and tomato pulp and mix thoroughly
Shape into loaf, put in bread pan, cover
with strips Of salt pork or bacon and
bake in hot oven, 450 degrees Fahren-
heit, two hours.
Evening star., 1933-04-04

81 Velma Martin, one of the pupils
who listened to my recent
i school talks, when you said
that the sun is a hundred or so
times as big as the earth"
1t is, indeed, a puzzle to think of
the sun being so much larger than
the earth. We see the sun in the
sky, and it looks hardly as large as
the bottom of dishpan; but the most
careful study has gone to prove its
great size.
If you look at an airplane from a
distance of few feet, it is of goodly
size; but the same airplane viewed
when it is in flight or miles from
you will look like bird.
The average distance of the sun
from the earth is almost 100000
miles. When we think of that, it is
no wonder that the sun appears to
be small.
The diameter of the sun is 109
times as great as the diameter of the
earth. This means that if hole
5000 miles wide could be cut clear
through the sun, there would be space
in the hole for 1o9 balls the size of
the earth!
To make one hole of that kind in
the sun would take away only a small
part Of the matter in the sun.
Hundreds of other holes of the same
width might pierce the sun, and each
one would have enough space for many
balls the size of the earth.
IF any one ever tried to reach the
Evening star., 1933-04-04

the well. He turned around TO the
Speaker, and with look Of surprise,
replied:
Why. er-to debate"
And he seemed bit nonplussed when
the Speaker required him to explain
just what he wanted to debate.
Perhaps the freshman Representative
who has made one Of the best impress
sions on the House so far is the young,
tousle-haired gentleman whose Illinois
district takes in territory that Abraham
Lincoln once represented.
His name is Everett Dirksen of Pekin.
who defeated the veteran William Ed
Hull in the last election.
Dirksen, who during his campaign
won the sobriquet of "the baker and
delivery boy" because of his habit Of
making deliveries of bread himself from
his bakery during rush hours, always
gets "a hand
He speaks with a deliberate and earn
est drawl that is pleasing to hear.
He told five anecdotes in his maiden
speech which lasted only four minutes.
Each brought howls of laughter.
There is little cockiness about him.
He admits that it all is strange to him,
that he has a lot to learn, and that he
is trying to learn it.
Evening star., 1933-04-04

amateur1sh, but
rarely apologetic.
Time was when a
new member made
his maiden speech
on the floor he
prefaced it with a
statement that he
realized he was
new to the congress
sional W ay, but
that he hoped the
members would
bear with him. for
he felt he must ex-
press himself.
Most of the new
comers have shown
little of that SO far.
They have jumped
in with an air of
Evening star., 1933-04-04
MILADY BEAUTIFUL
BY LOIS LEEDS.

part Of your hair bleached to match the
light ends. Have this done at beauty
shop, because if you try to do it your
self you will get more streaky effect.
The peroxide should be applied just to
the dark spots and not all over the
hair If you use the bleach in your
shampoo soap or in the rinse water the
light brown parts will be made lighter
as well as the darker parts, so that
you would still have a streaky effect.
When your hair has been treated as
suggested the gray will not be SO notice
able. 1t would be a mistake to use the
henna. 1t would make the white and
light hairs an unnatural pink or car
roty shade Besides red hair would be
unbecoming to one Of your coloring.
LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1933-04-04

confidence that they can clear the hur-
die with ease.
For example, in the midst of debate
the other day one of them arose, ad-
dressed the Speaker, and without wait
ing for recognition started for the well
of the House.
For what purpose does the gentle
man rise?" asked the Speaker.
BY this time the gentleman was in
Evening star., 1933-04-04
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

sun, could hep" asks Henrietta
Sontheimes
At the present time, there is no
way for us to reach the SUM- At a
future day, rockets may make it pos
sible for person to travel that far;
but should not advise the trip.
There would be a hot reception for
any person who dared to go to the
sun! Mighty flames thousands of
lmiles long rise from the sun; and there
is nc doubt about their burning power
Let us suppose, Just for a moment,
Evening star., 1933-04-04
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

CLOWLY, and on the part of some
- rather surely, the new members Of
the House are venturing out into the
open and making themselves heard in
debates on the floor Of the House.
The debuts Of some have been rather
Evening star., 1933-04-04
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit Juice.
Dry Cereal With Cream.
Omelet. Toast.
Orange Marmalade. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cream of Celery Soup.
Carrot and Pea Croquettes.
French Bread.
Rice Pudding. Tea.
DINNER.
Clear Soup.
Dreaded Pork Chops.
flashed Brown Potatoes.
Creamed Turnips.
Alligator Pear Salad.
French Dressing.
Spice Pudding. Coffee.
OMELET.
Two cupfuls boiling milk, l
tablespoonful -four, eggs beaten
separately. Let milk cool some
what, then stir into the eggs and
-four. Butter an earthen dish,
pour in and bake 20 minutes.
(Set on the stove a few minutes
before putting in the oven)
CROQUETTEs.
Melt 31a tablespoonfuls butter,
blend in tablespoonfuls flour
seasoned with "a teaspoonful salt
and Ia teaspoonful pepper, then
add ! cupful milk by degrees and
stir until thickened. Press
cupful each cooked carrots and
peas through a sieve, add them
to the sauce, season with pepper
and salt if needed, then remove
from the fire, stir in ! beaten
egg and set aside until cold.
Form into cones, roll in fine
crumbs, dip in beaten egg, roll
again in crumbs and bake in a
hot oven until Drowned.
SPICE PUDDING.
One cupful Drowned bread
crusts, 2 cupfuls scalded milk, y
cupful molasses, y cupful raisins,
u teaspoontul salt, a teaspoon
ful nutmeg, "a teaspoonful Gin
namon, "a teaspoonful cloves.
Soak bread crusts in milk until
soft, then add other ingredients
and bake in a moderate oven,
stirring occasionally at first.
Serve with cream. Cook As min
utes. Make servings.
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-04-04

that we could live after reaching the
sun, and could travel around it on a
railway train. If the tracks were laid
around the equator of the sun, and
If the train went at the speed of 70
miles per hour, the journey would last
4 years and months.
For Science section of your
scrapboOk.)
A diagram of the sun and planets
appears in the leaflet, "Marvels of the
Sky" which Is sent without charge to
readers who mail a stamped self-ad-
dressed envelope to Uncle Ray in care
of this newspaper. UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
StreakY Hair.

- EAR MISS LEEDS-My hair is
very long, thick and nice, but
1t is three different colors. On
- top it Is dark brown and gray
and the ends are light brown.
hen was a schoolgirl my hair was
yellow. I have not used a hair dye
Evening star., 1933-04-04

Import duties on pretzels and Pass
over bread have been increased by
France.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Large Knuckles; Wide Fingers.


Dear Miss Leeds-I am always being
deprived of the youthful fun that am
entitled to by my beauty problems
Here they are: Very large knuckles,
wide fingers, pimples, freckles, black
heads, large pores and dull hair I'll
appreciate your help. A. B. WINTER.
Answer-You cannot change the
natural structure of your hands, but
you can improve their appearance very
much by keeping the nails well mani
cured and the skin smooth and white.
Massage your fingers each night with a
food cream after cleansing your hands
thoroughly. The massage movement
for tapering the fingers is like the
action of working on a new pair of kid
gloves; massage from the tips down.
ward. Your other problems are treated
fully in my free leaflets, which you may
have If you will ask for them and in
close stamped, addressed enve-
lope. Ask for "Blackheads and
Pimples," Unhealthy HAIR" Com
plexion Ills" and Facial Packs"
LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Curling Ends Of Hair.

Dear Miss Leeds have a slight
natural wave In my hair, but the ends
are so straight that I have to use
curriers' every night The ends have now
become frizzy as though I had been
using irons on them. Is there any
remedy for this? ROCHELLE.
Answer-Put few drops of cily bril-
liantine or other hair oil on your palms
and rub the dry ends of hair between
them daily. Tight wrapping on metal
curriers' every night tends to break the
ends so that they are different lengths.
A good way to solve your problems
would be to have the ends permanently
waved. II you do this be sure to apply
hair oil daily. LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
SPRINCTIME
BY d. c. PEATTIE.
Redbud Tree.

redbud tree is the most un-
expected and delicious little
beauty of our Spring fora I
i say unexpected, because in this
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Wonders of the Heavens.

ri SURELY was puzzled" writes
~ Velma Martin, one of the pupils
who listened to my recent
i school talks, when you said
Evening star., 1933-02-11
SCIENCE RELATION !.
TO RELIGION TOPIC
Rev. Russell CIinchy to
Preach at Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church.

Speaking on the relation Of science
to religion. Rev. Russell J. Clinchy
minister of Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church, will preach tomorrow
morning the fourth In q series of five
sermons on THE Religious Message OF
the Heretics" His subject tomorrow
is Huxley, Scientific Religion"
At the session Of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Adult Forum tomorrow
morning DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin presi-
dent Of George Washington University
Will deliver an address on The Laws
OF Life" DR.. Marvin will lead the
discussion following his address.
Mrs. Edward F. Parsons, wife Of a
former Congregational missionary in
China, will be the guest speaker at the
luncheon meeting Of the Women's Guild
Wednesday morning. She will tell OF
China. The guild will give a card
party and tea Friday, from Q to 5
o'clock, at the home Of Mrs. w. G.
Stuart, 3446 Oakwood terrace, when
women In the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Parish will be guests.
Entering the one-act play tourna-
ment OF the Drama Guild and Com
munity Center Department, the Mount
Pleasant Players will present a per-
formance of Booth Tarkington's farce
The Trysting Place" The play will
be given at Eastern High School next
Thursday evening, under the direction
OF Miss Wilda Kilbourne, with q cast
composed Of Misses Marion Rose, Caro-
lyn Sebastian and Verna Volz and
Messrs. Charles Collingwood, Hugh
Wingard, Gerald Brooks and William
Kilgore.