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Evening star., 1933-05-24
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II you would improve your memory,
do something that you would be glad
to forget.
A mans busy day Is when he stays
at home to rest and his wife gets him
to do few little odd jobs around the
house.
When q woman accuses her husband
Of having poor judgment, his mind
slowly wanders back to the time when
he asked her to marry him.
There must be warmth in the sparkle
Of q diamond. A glove Is seldom worn
on jeweled hand.
Appearances would indicate that
heaven sometimes helps those who have
already succeeded in helping themselves.
Some people wait until they are re-
quested to do things, and some others
wait until they are requested not to.
A man never knows what he can do
until he tries-then he's very often
sorry that he found out
"A Texan carried lucky penny until
1t wore q hole In his pocket, through
which he lost $40 gold piece.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
LITTLE BENNY
ii LEE PAPE.

Me and pop and Smy puppy dog
Junior was taking wawk before sup
per, and some man stopped going pass
cd to look at Junior, saying, That's not
q bad little dog. and pop said. Thanks
for the compliment. his mother was
Lady Nickoteen and his father was
Lord Effingham Sprinter, and his grand
parents were Heatherway Dutchess and
Lansdale Prince, II that means any
thing to you.
o, very little, the man said Tn quite
a dog fancier, in fact I've judged wire
haired foxes in a good many shows, so
that's why stopped to look at this
one. OF course a pedigree is all rite
in its way. we've got to have breeding.
but when 1t comes down to brass tacks
dog has got to stand on his own
legs and his own ears and his own tale,
he said.
Well just offhand I should say It
would take pritty smart dog to do all
that, pop said, and the man said, Now
about this dog of yours, If you asked
are o kay but his front legs could be
shade thicker His ears are nice size
but they have tendency to fold back,
and his tale, could be q lot straighter,
there's no doubt about that, he said.
OF course say this quite impersonly,
mean I speak purely as q dog fancier,
I have no doubt the dog has good dis
position and all that sort OF thing, he
said.
Quite, quite, pop said. But then none
Of us are perfect, or at least very few.
For instants take yourself. Your nose
could be several degrees less pointy
without departing from the normal.
your chin could be few angles more.
decided, and your stummick line would
be more esthetick If 1t departed little
from the convex and betook itself to
the perpendicular, he said. Not that
I wish to be personel, have no doubt
that you are fine fellow in every way,
I'm merely speaking from the stand
point of the ideal, he said.
I was discussing dogs and I consider
that quite uncalled for. the man said.
And he kept on going looking as II
he wished he had never stopped.
Proving even judges awt to mind
their own bizness out Of Office hours.
Evening star., 1933-05-24

Her babies are wide awake and covered
with soft down at birth. Rabbits are
makers Of burrows or users Of aban-
doned homes of other animals, and
their young are blind and naked at
birth.
Any one who has tried to chase q
hare will assure you that rabbit goes
snail's pace compared with the swift
ness Of the hare. The rabbits have
short ears, short legs, and are not able
to maintain any speed long, whereas,
the hare is long-legged and swift
footed, and cannot only make his get
away in record time, but can Jump over
low bushes, turn at right angles almost
at top speed and keep up the gait.
Few animals of America are better
known or have a wider range. The
family Is prolific one, and in spite OF
the great loss among the young, 1t man
ages to hold its own. Bald and golden
eagles take a heavy toll, and foxes,
lynx, hawks and owls are ever on the
watch for the tiny babies. As soon az
the first children are able to take care
Of themselves, they are left to their
own devices, as the mother must get the
nursery in order for the next triplets.
During the Summer. the heavy hair
uldkcS ltlc dIluildl seek COOL places
The coat is reddish-brown mixed with
cinnamon, the underparts are white,
and the ears tipped with black. As
soon as the cool weather comes, the
hare is differenS creature. It races
over the fields, and before the first
snow flies, its coat matches the white
fields about it. Only the black tipped
ears betray its presence. When 1t lies
down the shadow cast by the folded
ears makes the hare more like a mound
Of snow than ever.
They are not provident or thrifty like
the squirrel. They must hunt every
day or go hungry. The bark Of trees or
almost any green vegetation Is accep-
table, and their habit of girdling trees
has been costly. During the day, they
crouch almost motionless and half
asleep. Through the Winter they seek
the sunny side of their form" and 20
forth to hunt at night.
Copyright. 1933.)
Evening star., 1933-05-24
OUR CHILDREN
Home.
BY ANGELO PATRi.

Home.
~HIIDREN do not see the short
coning5 Of home. To them 1t
I is q perfect place. Everything
~ in 1t Is just right because 1t is
home. If we do our best to
keep them In that attitude we can make
hone the ioveliest place in the world.
We need not point out the shortcomings
that we see and feel. We can let them
be submerged by the atmosphere Of Sc
renity and affection.
Mother, can bring Carol home with
me for dinner tonight? Her mother
had to go to see her mother. Carols
grandmother, you know, and said we
would be glad to have her come for din
ner. We could study together this eve
ming. Can II"
"Of course That's a fine idea"
Can we have the pink china? I'll
dust it and set the table and I'll help
put it away"
"AIl right. I think there are some
pink forget-me-nots near the edge of
the garden and I'll pick them for
bowl for the center. Well feel like
party"
The mother who said that knew that
the dining room rug was shabby, that
the lighting was old style and rather
ugly, that the meal would be simple to
frugality, all very different from what
their guest was used to seeing or hav-
ing. But her affectionate good sense
told her that 50 long as her little daugh-
ter thought It fine place to bring her
guests 1t was Just that kind Of q place
and she must do her share to keep it 50.
Many times we make the children feel
uncomfortable about bringing visitors.
We point out the deficiencies of the
house. count the bath rooms, enumerate
the lack IN linen, silver, service and
whatnot until the children are forced to
feel ashamed Of their home and ali that
Is IN 1t. The old-fashioned notion that
the spirit Of home was what counted is
the better one. Guests, whether they
are children or grown-ups, are not con-
certed about the equipment Of the
house. What they are looking for Is q
warm welcome. An extended hand and
an open heart that make them feel that
IN this house there is place of honor
Tor them, q place Of peace and serenity
where they can expand In security.
/ believe 1t Is q mistake to grieve
about the worn places in the rugs and
the rubs on the furniture. It Is a pity
to throw out the old chair that bears
the traces OF long service. The house
that Is kept like the one on the maya
Nne cover cannot have the feeling of
nome because homo Is where q family
lives. Living makes marks on peopIe's
faces, rugs and furniture. Long service
puts character into all Of them, and be-
hind the character and shining through
1T. Is the spirit that makes them worth
while.
Accept the children's unspoiled atti-
Evening star., 1933-05-24

happily In the Spring sunlight. The old
world laurel is a somber, heavy, formal
tree with flowers of no charm.
Country folk call our laurel "ivy" Con
account of the dark evergreen leaves,
suppose) and they call our rhododendron
laurel" reserving the name rhododen-
dron for the purple rhododendron Of the
high mountains. In New England, the
quaint name Of calico bush is given tc
laurel, and indeed the dainty, prin
flowers look like the dresses Of CIR
children in the hoop-skirt age, like pink
dotted, very starched print cotton.
I like the Latin name OF Kalmia, fol
it commentaries good old Peter Kahn
Linnaeus' fayorite pupil, who botanizet
hereabouts in the days when we vert
still subjects Of King George III.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
SPRINCTIME
BY d. C. PEATTE.

waterpower or fertile soil or deep
harbors.
Beauty has even been called "casn
crop" and while dislike the CONNER
cial sound of the expression, 1t is rough
ly accurate Maine, California, Florida,
Minnesota, and Western North Carolina
"sell'' their beauty every year, wisely
taking care, however, that nobody shall
thieve it. At least they take some care.
They could do lot more BY restraining
the eager graduate Of the landscape
architecture course, the person with de-
lusions of grandeur, and the city fathers
with metallic notions Of progress and
improvement. >-
Our laurel, of course, is not the laurel
of Europe, of poets and victors, alias
also the green bay tree that f1ourisheth
and goes into your soup. Our represent
atives of the true laurel family are sas-
safras and spice bush. But the old
world laurel Is not to be mentioned in
the same breath with our enchanting
shrub, dancing with thousands of white
and pink flowers, its leaves glittering
Evening star., 1933-05-24

Gw d.. ~
~. A 1oxxx C. XXX
bid only two hearts. Making only
A minimum take out, you bid the
higher ranking five-card suit first, since
you are not announcing 1.-TWO OF the
ton three honors," as you do when
Sumping to three on the first round.
The opener bids two no trlmpS: NOW
bid four diamonds, showing definitely
a five-card (because minor secondary
suit and q desire for slam based on
values which did not justify an i'm
mediate Jump take-out, but which,
nevertheless, still inspire slam hopes
though the openers first rebid was
siRn-of. With a normal no trumper,
not shaded, but below four primary
tricks and with only two aces, such as
sP: sp; < kk9axx AZ q 4 Jxx
your partner would now bid four hearts
This shows merely that he has normal
support for your f1ve-card heart suit
and does not prefer diamonds for
trJImps. It Is sign-of as far as ne
q concerned.
Cue Bid at night Time.
Next, YOU bid your void suit, four
spades. knowing you to hold 10 red
cards he cannot fail to recognize 1t as q
cue bid. However, he does not know
whether you have the singleton ace or
Evening star., 1933-05-24
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

floor usually 1t was Garner who
answered, instead Of the Democratic
leader.
Although he is a recognized expert
In parliamentary procedure, his friends
say that Garner is not what one would
call a student of the subject. His
knowledge has been acquired by OBJ
servation Of the workings Of the rules
on the floor. Possessed of good men,
ory, he never forgets particularly
adroit parliamentary maneuver. But
the Senate Is not the House. And it Is
up to Watkins to steer him along the
correct route.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
How it Started
The Primrose Path.
BY JEAN NEWTON.

This is a popular expression IN mod
ern speech to describe a pleasant way
Of living-that is, an easy. ef1ortless
way It has come to have special
significance, when applied to young
woman, of a life of ease and luxury
which inevitably leads to destruction.
The primrose path" comes to mod
ern speech out Of Shakespeare. We
have it from the third scene OF act
two of Macbeth, at the opening OF the
scene, where furious knocking brings
q porter to open the gate of Macbeth's
castle. The porter says:
KNOCK, knock; never at quiet What
are you? But this place is too cold
for hell. I'll devil-porter it no further;
had thought to have let In some Of
all professions, that 60 the primrose
,Esy 10 the everlasting bonfire.n.@
Copyright, 1882
Evening star., 1933-05-24

OfSaStrOuS. "A VOlQ
holding is an almost
fnsuperable defect
for no trump play.
Even in a suit con-
tract 1t may be a
complete duplica-
ton. There is not
only risk. but ac-
tual probability,
that your partner
holds liking or
ace-king-jack k In
that suit. For
slam purpos e S.
values are probably
n e e de d in the
other suits. Hold
ing only two and a
half primary tricks
In q hand such as
Evening star., 1933-05-24
Foamy Sauce.

Cream "a cupful Of butter and add
II cupful of granulated sugar, small
pinch of salt. tablespoonfuls of boiling
water and well-beaten egg yolks. Cook
over steam and stir constantly until
ttickened. Fold into this the we'll
beaten egg whites, "a teaspoonful Of
vanilla and / tablespoonful Of lemon
juice. Serve at once with pudding or
cake
Evening star., 1933-05-24

to the customs and habits Of every guest
that comes, but do try to let 1t express
the family spirit as 1t is and at its best.
Give what you have. 1t Is what your
guests. young and old, need. Show your
children that you believe in your own
handiwork and they will agree with you
and get much good in believing.
fCnnyrirht 1aalA
Evening star., 1933-05-24
Stuffed Celery.

Cut the celery into pieces convenient
for handling. Fill the hollow Of the
celery stalks with soft cheese, plain or
nenner nmts olives or a combination
of two or more of these. Serve on the
plate with another salad or as relish.
Evening star., 1933-05-24

row.
He Is Charlie
Watkins, omciany
the Senate's min
ute and journal
clerk, but that
body's parliament
tartan as well.
w atkins s kept
Dawes ruling cor
rectly when q slip
on the part Of the
Vice Presid e n t
might have caused
him embarrass-
ment. Dawes lee
ture to the Senate
at the beginning Of
his term aroused
the ire OF a great
Evening star., 1933-05-24
Pineapple Cream Whip.

Fold one and one-half fcupfuls ol
crushed drained pineapple and eight
quartered marshmallows into half q
cupful of cream stifly beaten. Then
fold In one egg white beaten stiff. Add
Just enough green vegetable colortne
to give faint green tinge. Chill thor
oughly and serve.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
Ny Neighbor Says:

II you want . jelly to set
quickly. the best plan Is to dis
solve the gelatin In q small guam
tfty Of hot water and then add
cold water to make up the
amount.
To remove laundry marks from
household linens, place linen on
clean blotting paper and wet the
marks with carbolic acid (poison).
Repeat II necessary, then rinse
linen in clear water.
White spots on furniture caused
by heat can be removed by q
cloth which has been saturated
with wood alcohol. Wipe dry and
polish with q clean, soft cloth,
(Copyright, 1033.)
Evening star., 1933-05-24
N A T u r E'S
C. HI | L d r E N
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Hare.

Hare.
Lepus Americanus.
THERE Is vast difference between
a rabbit and hare, but, to
most people, they are the same
animal. Jack rabbits and snow
shoe rabbits, so-called, are really
hares, while swamp hares and cotton
tails" are true rabbits. Besides, the
habits are very different. The varying
hare is so called because of its habit
of changing its clothes to suit the sea-
sons. It is representative Of group
of IL species and subspecies.
A hare never makes burrow but
lives in a form" above the ground.
It is home which is used by the
mother and Is lined with fresh leaves
and grass before her triplets are born.
Evening star., 1933-05-24

Mr.. Sims Is universally acclaimed the
greatest liuing contract and auction
player He iDos captain of the renotDn-
ed -Four Horsemen" team and has tDon
~ national championships since 1924.
These articles are based on the Sims
system, which includes the one-ouer-
one principle Uhich the Sims group OF
players ,Das the first to employ and
deDelop.
Evening star., 1933-05-24

A TALL, serious young man. who has
"A kept two Vice Presidents from stub
oing their toes on the tricky parlia-
track Of the Senate, is out to
maize IL three In n
Evening star., 1933-05-24

OlOOu1 IlOW III IllC 4Co 2AAAA
country around Washington.
Like other members of the heath fam
lily, such as rhododendron,, azalea,
trailing arbutus and sparkleberry, 1t
grows in the poorest, most sterile and
acid soils. To it we owe the happy
circumstance that what would be sad
gray waste, like similar areas in parts
Of New England, is actually flower
ing wilderness"
Unfortunately, the laurel, like the
dogwood, has been singled out for the
attention of our bush-breakers. flower
snatchers, root-yankers, who pretend to
love flowers 1t is sometimes sold on
the streets, and I constantly see lovely
branches of laurel strapped just above
the poisonous fumes of the exhaust
pipe. or on the rear Of cars returning
from the family raid, on Sundays, upon
country beauty. Only cries of shame
and hoots of derision will restrain
these vandals Of our native natural
beauty. For beauty, like the beauty OF
laurel, Of dogwood. of water and hiE,
Is among natural resources, assets like
Evening star., 1933-05-24
Mountain Laurel.

~ UR magnificent mountain lau-
rel, that makes such sight
upon the Blue Ridge, Is IN
~ bloom now in the red hill
ce,,pfrx's oro,,pd WasfinQtOn
Evening star., 1933-05-24
ding With a Void Suit Over
One No Trump.

IN o not count void suit as any
part. Of trick for your first
response. If you do, you will
- mislead your partner and the
result may be that he will take
you out Of suit-slam you can make
into a no trump slam which will prove
The Washington times., 1933-05-11
Soldiers Transform Fort
Into Bonus Camp

At 5 o'clock last night tired in
fantrymen drove the last stake
and hauled taut the last rope, fell
in for chow, then rumb1ed off by
motor transport for Fort Meade.
Today the Veterans Administra-
ton is in charge. Everything
possible will be done to make the
bonus seekers comfortable.
Streets Laid Off
There are 20 company streets,
all opening toward the parade
ground. Each company has 40
tents, enough to sleep 800 men,
and is provided with electric lights
and running water. Food will be
served three times daily from
Army field kitchens located on
adjacent tennis courts.
Thoughtful officials even went
so far as to erect a mammoth
"chaplain's tent" on the parade
field, where speakers will be able
to harangue as many veterans as
care to crowd around. Lorries
will transport the men to Wash
lngton on regular schedule.
The Washington times., 1933-05-11
League Waits Report
On Paraguay'S Move

GENEVA, May II G.N.SO.-
Disarmament was thrust into the
background today as the League
Of Nations proceeded to wrestle
with it's most thorny problem
since the Sino-Japanese dispute
Paraguay's declaration of war on
Bolivia.
The League is faced with the
task of acting in the first formal
declaration of hostilities since the
organization was founded.
The special committee appointed
some time ago to study the dis
pute between Paraguay and Bo.
1ivia in the Gran Chaco was
called into emergency session.
The committee was expected to
call a special meeting of the
Council to act in the situation as
soon as Paraguay furnishes the
League with a detailed report out
lining her reasons for declaring
war.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, May II
T.N.SO The Bolivian high com
mand today reported its artillery
forces had repulsed a Paraguayar
offensive in the Gondra sector OF
the Chaco region early today, the
first big attack since Paraguay
formally declared war on Bolivia
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1933-05-11
PARLEYS KEEP
SCHACHT HERE

President Roosevelt and the
American experts have become
so engrossed in the conversations
with the German representatives
to the little economic conference
here that DR.. Hjalmar Schacht,
the president of the German
Reichsbank. today was undeter-
mined as to the date of his de-
parture.
Schacht, who came here as
Chancellor Adolf Hitler's personal
representative, did not intend to
remain more than three or four
days, but the American experts
have been so desirous of seeking
information from the German
financier on currency matters
and assuring Germanys coopera-
ton at the world economic con-
ference that the conversations
have been prolonged.
A meeting of the German repre-
sentatives with Secretary Hull
and the American experts was
held at the State Department to-
day. DR.. Schacht also expected
to see the President later in the
day.
The Washington times., 1933-05-11
PARAGUAY MOVE
SEEN A MERE
GESTURE
Soldiers Use Knives, Swords in
Guerilla Tactics; 5000 Her
: Total of Dead, Wounded

BUENOS AIRES, May II
uNS0 With Argentina pledged
TO strict neutrality and Chile and
Brazil taking the same attitude,
declaration of war by Paraguay
will have little effect on the Chaco
conflict, officials predicted today.
Formal declaration of hoStilitieS
against Bolivia was made by Par
aguay for the announced purpose
OF enabling our neighbors to take
up definite positions"
5O-Year Dispute
The warfare is now being car
f1ed on over a broken front in the
Chaco jungle, disputed between
the fighting nations for so years.
Both armies are reported we'll
entrenched but are short of sup
plies. This is especially true of
Paraguay, whose soldiers are vir-
tually reduced to fighting with
knives and swords.
The hospital supplies Of both
armies are virtually exhausted,
and amputations of limbs of the
wounded have been performed for
more than two months without
anesthetics.
5000 COnsumptives
While it is impossible to esti-
mate the strength of the forces,
1t is known that Bolivia has lost
1000 dead and 5000 wounded,
while more than 5000 of her
troops have developed "galloping
consumption" as the result of the
change from the Bolivian alti-
tudes to the atmosphere Of t. ,
swampy Chaco.
With the exception of a few
air encounters, the fighting has
been confined to guerilla war.
fare between patrols.
The Washington times., 1933-05-11
.HALLOCK TRIAL
UNDER WAY

A jury to try F. Jasper Hallock,
former school board clerk of Ar
lington county, was selected today.
Hallock is charged with grand
larceny, growing out of alleged
shortages in his accounts.
The jury consists of A. j. Por-
ter, w. R. Kidwell, P. E. Schaub,
William j. Harris, Thomas L..
Hazel, Julian l.. Nelson, c. L. CAL
braith, F. Y. benson. j. C. Blu
chanan, A. L. Alexander, William
j. Ricciardi, and Verne S. Croft.
Defense Attorney H. Bruce
Green intimated in his opening
statement that all of the acts
charged against the former clerk
are entered in the official minute
book of the school boarC,, and that
he intends to prove they were not
illegal actions.
r. B. Jordan, State auditor,
took the stand as the first of the
main witnesses Of the prosecution
of the former school board clerk.
The Washington times., 1933-05-11

They'll be tenting tonight on
the old camp ground, 6,400 of
them if that many veterans fol-
lowing Emanuel Levine and the
Veterans National Liaison Com
mittee accept accommodations Of
fered them today by the Veterans
Administration.
All day yesterday an infantry
detachment of $50 soldiers from
Fort Meade, Md, under Major
Alexander L. P. johnson sweated
with sledges and stakes to raise
800 Army tents while the whole
parade ground, usually deserted
save for a single caretaker. pre-
sented a scene of feverish activity.
Lights Installed
Squads of soldiers, stripped to
the waist in the afternoon heat,
tugged at canvas and broke out
bales of brand-new stakes. Heavy
motor lorries rumbled onto the
reservation, bringing a seemingly
never ending stream of tents, cots,
blankets and pots and pans,
Workmen from the Virginia Pub
lie Service Corporation hastily
threw up electric light poles,
plumbers laid water lines down
company streets, sanitary inspec-
tors and firemen wandered aim
lessly around the reservation, ask.
ing questions, conferring with
each other. Surveyors, engineers
and Army authorities wandered
everywhere,
The Washington times., 1933-05-11
Greek Church Head
Report Erroneous

Alex S. Economon, member Of
the advisory board of the Greek
Orthodox Church, and vice presi-
dent of the American Hellenic
Educational and Progressive AS
sociation of this city, today an
nounced that press dispatches
naming Archbishop Aftimos
Ofiesh as ranking dignitary Of
the Greek Orthodox Church in
America, are erroneous.
Economon stated that Arch
bishop Athenagoras, head Of the
Greek Orthodox Church, is the
only archbishop of the church
in America.