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Evening star., 1933-10-08
INSTALLMENT XXXII.

r yERN waited without repeating
the signal. Irene's finger on
" his hand began tapping out q
message, TRY again" Vern
shook his head impatiently.
After an interval of about two min
utes he drew her quietly away from the
base of the tree and out into the un-
derbrush, which was away from the
house, and with his lips close to hers
he thought it safe to whisper: He may
be asleep or drunk, perhaps. If they sent
him up any of that liquor which Krebs
served the rest of us"
Il don't think he would dare" Irene
returned with equal caution. Dummy
would kill him and he knows it."
But the fact remains he didn't an
swer."
"Quite possibly he recognized the fact
that it was not Dummy sending. Per
haps there is some secret signal that
We don't know about"
Perhaps. But on the other hand
this may be the one chance in all the
world which Providence has given us
to get out of this most difficult situa-
ton. I am going to the lookout to see
just what has happened"
She clutched his arm in a panic of
fear.
mo, no." she whispered. Il couldn't
bear that. I would rather go on than
take such a chance. All he would have
to do would be to fire point blank at
you through the hole in the floor as
you came up
Perhaps But it might just as well
be my life as yours, and you don't
have to tell me how long you will live
If you ever left the island as 'Dummys'
wife"
IT knew that you knew" she con-
fessed simply.
We'll then that's that Besides I
don't think that I will visit Mr.. Pancake
via the trap door in the floor. I have
another idea that might work. I'd ask
your permission to try it except that 1t
would take too long to explain. Instead
I think I'll just go ahead and do 1t.
It will be better for you to 60 back to
the house SO that no undue suspicion
will be aroused by the absence of both
of us if we have to try something else.
You had better be there if Dummy
regains consciousness. If necessary let
the Rev DR.. Snyder do his stuff with
his poker"
Irene was loath to leave but he re-
minded her that conversation was dan
gerous and she finally consented. They
parted with one more kiss which Vern
claimed that he needed to carry him
into action.
AS soon as he had seen her cross the
open space of lawn to the house he set
about the execution of the hare-brained
Evening star., 1933-10-08
American Legion
Auxiliary

Victory Unit, No. 4, met September
28in the Board of Trade suite, with
the president. Mrs. P. E. Doleman, pre-
siding. The guests included Mrs. Marie
E. Dyer, the department president;
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor. department
president-elect, and other new officers.
The principal event was the installa-
ton OF the newly elected unit officers.
The retiring president, Mrs. Doleman,
was presented with q past presidents s
Jewel, the gift Of the unit. Mrs. Grace
Jackson, a unit member, presented the
incoming president, Mrs. August, with
chest of silver.
Following her installation. Mrs. Au-
gust announced the following appoint
ments: Secretary. Mrs. Marion Mar
tin; parliamentarian. Mrs. T. v. Walk
er; committee chairmen, Entertain
ment, Mrs r. w. Bywaters; Distin-
guished Guests and Hospitality, Mrs.
Marie Castle; Ways and Means, Mrs.
Grouse; Membership, Mrs. T. v. Walker.
Mrs. August advised the unit she would
make other appointments at the next
meeting.
Mrs. O'Connor announced she had
appointed AIrs. Marie Castle the de-
partment aaWStady and Ars. Evelyn
Copeland, aasistant SECRETARY. )
Evening star., 1933-10-08
15lAl1D GIRL
H FRANK r. ADAMS

| scheme which had suddenly flashed into
his mind as q possible method Of turn
ing the tables on the unscrupulous ty-
rants Of the islands.
First he ascertained the absolute
quarter Of the wind overhead by judg-
ing the direction Of the scudding clouds.
Then he circled around to the leeWard
side of the pine where any noise he
might make would be least apt to be
heard in the treetop lookout.
On that side he found the guy wire
which extended to the top OF the pine
to make it rigid.
Just as he suspected, that particular
| stay, because it had no strain on it, was
| moderately slack although it vibrated
occasionally as the top Of the pine
| whipped back against the wind. It was
braided strand of e-eighth-i inch
| cable, fairly flexible, which was fast
! ened to the base Of one Of the other
pines by belt imbedded in the trunk
with the slack taken up by a turn
buckle.
As quietly as possible Vern unscrewed
the turnbuckle which released the cable
entirely SO that he could hold it in his
hands. He would have given hundred
dollars for about feet more Of cable,
but as it was he fastened the turn
buckle back on the loose end and ran
the strap Of his belt through the eye
hole of the turnbuckle thus lengthening
it approximately SO inches. Also the
belt was something that he could hold
in his teeth. which he did while he reso-
lutely attacked the problem of climbing
the trunk Of the tall pine. There was
only one thing which made this pos
sible and that was the fact that the
lookout had been guyed by stays to that
very tree for so many years that the
tree had grown old in the service and
several successive ring bolts had been
imbedded in the trunk and had grown
upward with the tree itself.
And Vern had been a sailor.
With the belt strap In his teeth he
managed to pull himself up by the ring
bolts to where he could just barely get
a knee grip on the bole of the tree so
that he could swarm up steeplejack
fashion until he reached the first hori-
zontal branches.
There he stopped for q few minutes
rest and incidentally to take up the
slack in the cable which, as he ascend
ed, grew greater He let the turnbuckle
90 now and held the cable in q run
ming moose of the belt.
All set, he started upward again by
the easier route of the branches. The
chief difficulty now was in keeping the
cal BILE clear Of the twigS and foliage.
With any other tree but pine 1t would
have been practically impossible. AS 1t
was he once or twice had to crawl out
on branch to dsengage a snarl.
(To be continued)
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y. G.. Naval Reserve

Ofncers Of the Volunteer Naval Re
serve, resident in the District of Co.
lumbia, who have failed to answer q
communication from Lieut.. Comdr. F.
w. Benson, U. s. NJ, face q loss OF
their commissions unless they can give
q good reason, by October Is, accord
ing to letter sent out by Comdr. Ben
son, who Is inspector-instructor Of the
Reserve in this area.
The letter directing the officers to
show cause before October IS why they
should not be discharged has caused
some CONSERVATION among the ranks ol
the volunteers. It might be explained
serve officers: One, the fleet branch, in
which the officers and men are required
to perform regular drills for which they
are paid, and, the other, the volunteers
which Is supposed to be composed OF
specialists in particular lines, such as
scientists, lawyers, doctors, etc. It is
the latter branch which is affected by
the letter which follows:
THE results Of my sending out q
QUESTIONABLE to all Reserve officers on
July 81, 1888, indicates an unhealthy
state Of affairs. So far of 178 ques-
tionnaires sent out 49 have been re-
turned, 2 unsigned and l indicating
very clearly that the signer was not
interested in the Naval Reserve at all
When you consider that of these 40 re-
plies practically all were from fleet Re-
serve officers the attitude of the volun-
teers raises the question, Why are you
in the Reserve at alp
Your failure to answer the above
mentioned QUESTIONABLE, coupled with
failure to associate in any official OF
unofficial way with feet unit of the
Washington Reserves indicates a total
lack Of interest in the Naval Reserves
You are hereby directed to submit
statement to this Office by October Is
showing why you should not be dis
charged from the U. S. Naval Reserves,
"A failure to answer this letter will
pc considered sufficient grounds to ask
for your discharge.
who has severed his connection with
the Reserve loses his privilege of a com
mission In time of emergency and will
De subject to draft, or whatever means
the National Government may use to
recruit men for that emergency"
Soon after Comdr. Benson came here
a lew months ago as inspector -instruc-
tor, he maugurated plan to increase
the interest of Reserve officers in the
organization, particularly among the
volunteers who have little or no regular
contact with the organization. He de-
sired to have them attend lectures by
outstanding naval officers in Washing
ton, with view to fully acquainting
them with the work Of the naval estab-
lishment. 1t was In an effort to de-
termine just what the officers them
selves desired that he sent out the
QUESTIONABLE, among the questions be-
ing several concerning social functions
This was intended, it was explained. to
determine a means Of having the off,
GERS meet.
A part Of Comdr Benson's program
to improve the knowledge of officers on
things purely naval was inaugurated
yesterday, when he conducted a party
of about SO officers on trip to An
napolis, where they were personally
conducted through the Naval Expert
Evening star., 1933-10-08

Arrangements for the Armistice
night military ball, which will be
given at the Wardman Park Hotel on
! the night of November II, are progress
ing under the leadership Of Senior Vice
Comdr. Nathan D. Golden. It will be
open to the public, who are invited to
participate with the veterans in the gay
festivities of the glad celebration. The
ball will be strictly informal, and will
be from pm. to 2 am.
President Roosevelt accepted the v.
F. WIS invitation to serve as an hon
orary patron Isaac Cans has been
designated as honorary chairman Of
the committee, and Admiral Robert E.
Coontz as honorary chairman Of the
Box Committee.
A smoker was held under the aus
pices of the District Of Columbia De-
partment September 80 at Pythian
Temple. More than 200 comrades were
present. H. s. Burke, commander CT
Federal Post, was chairman. Because
of the absence from the city of Ma
tional Comdr. in Chief James E. Van
zandt and Vice Chairman Of the Ma
tional Legislative Committee George
curtailed "A stirring address on the
need for membership recruiting was
delivered by Past Dept. Comdr. Oscar
w. Hollingsworth.
T. N. T. Pup Tent held its meeting
at Woodman Hall, 935 Grant place,
Tuesday night, with Seam Squirrel Frank
Topash presiding. Ten recruits were
admitted. Nominations were made for
the new "shave-tailS" as follows: Ern-
est Wickstrand, seam squirrel; A. Mas
ters, blanket bum; Cootie barley, hide
gimlet. Further nominations will be
received until the election to be held
at the regular Scratch" October II.
The stated meeting Of the District Of
Columbia Department Council of Ad-
ministration was held in the board
room of the District Building last Mon
day night, with Department Comdr.
Daniel E. Campbell presiding.
The council voted to extend its CO.
operation in the matter of the place.
ment service to be rendered to veterans
under the Federal Governments super
visory direction Of the United States
Evening star., 1933-10-08

grow either a par =
tial score or a game
or a slam. The
sign-ofs, or their
absence, determine
the stopping point.
It occurs to me
that I may have
given you the i'm
preston that I un-
derrate the irnpor-
tance Of bidding
for game. You may
say to yourself,
"Sin1s is always
playing in tourna-
mentS W; h e
hardly ever plays
rubbers; he says so
himself; he is al
o-- -of1~i~ ~
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Meetings This Week.

Monday: 8 pm, Front Line
Post, No. 1401, 808 Eye street;
Front Line Post Auxiliary, Ham,
ilton Hotel; Federal Post Aux
iliary, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue..
Tuesday 8 pm, National
Capital Post, No. 127, Pythian
Temple; National Capital Post
Auxiliary. Pythian Temple; Ad-
miral Robert E. Peary Ship, No.
427, Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, Eleventh and L
streets; Follow Me Post, No. 1880,
Continental Hotel; Advance Post,
Nc. 2194, Continental Hotel.
Wednesday,: 8 pm, Defense
Post No. 2357, 2030 Rhode Island
avenue, northeast; Overseas Mill
tary Band. Drum and \ Bugle
Corps, National Guard Armory.
Friday: 8 pm. Columbia Post,
No. 1893, 1925 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.; Treasury Post, No. 2400,
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, Eleventh and L streets.
Evening star., 1933-10-08

Mr.. Sims is Universally acclaimed
the greatest Huinq contract and auction
player. He UaS cGptdln of the renowned
"Four Horsemen' team, nolD disbanded.
and has ,uon % national championships
since 1924. These articles are based on
the Sims system, Uhtch includes the
ne-over-o7le principle 1Uhich the Sims
group OF players Uas the first to employ
and deUslop.
Taking Chances for Game.
TN the last few articles I stressed
the fact that the game bid in a
major suit is not, in the Sims sys-
i ten, a lone peak which dwarfs the
other SUBMITS The roots of the
game bid, like those of the slams, are
imbedded in the first two rounds of
bidding. From these same roots may
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

local or inter-club championships. The
number of games scored but not bid:
when such games were in the cards and
could have been bid under any known
system. is infinitesimal. Johnny Rau
says 1T just never happens" AS against
this, penalties on game bids were not
unreasonably numerous. and practically
none was for more than two down. Few
were doubled, several were made re-
doubled and many sketchy games were
bid and made which our opponents did
not bid for, usually because one hand
was very weak in high cards and
could contribute only distributionally
This analysis does not include the
hands which we opened with no
trump as on these the advantage was.
of course, even more consistent and
sensational.
(Copyright. 1889
Mr.. Simms will answer all inquiries & on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Veterans of Foreign Wars

Employment Service Of the Department
Of Labor through the off1ce Of David
Ruml, manager of the District OF Co
lumbia Public Employment Service. A
resolution was adopted as will require
the National Legislative Committee OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars to con.
tact the proper authorities IN an enort
to obtain q decision exempting the
wives Of enlisted men from the proV-
sions Of public No. 2l2;. seventy-second
Congress, which prescribes that married
persons diving with husband or wtfe)
employed in the class of personnel TO
be reduced shall be dismissed before
any other persons employed In such
class are dismissed. Formal recognt-
ton was also voted Of the newly created
District Of Columbia Department OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, of which Mrs. Clay Keene
Miller Is president.
Eouality-Walter Reed Post was ad-
dressed September 81 by George K.
Brobeck, director Of the Venterans OF
Foreign Wars, National Service Bureau,
who outlined the policies to be pursued
by the national organization during the
coming year.
william G. Jameson and Oscar q.
Jones were reinstated as members.
Comrade Jameson is charter member
, and a past commander OF the post.
Comrade Jones, who is acting director
Of the United States Employment Serv-
ice, was q former member OF Benjamin
Franklin Post Of Paris.
Nominations for post officers for the
coming year were received, and fur
ther nominations will be received prior
to the election of officers at the meet
ing to be held October 10,
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Rail Executives Cut Fares.

CHICAGO, October z P.-The
Western Railway Executives Associa-
ton yesterday decided on sharp re-
duction in passenger fares as an ex-
pertinent in increasing their business.
They voted to reduce from 6-10 cents
a mile to cents the rate on one-way
rail transportation A 212 -cent-a-mile
round-trip rate was agreed upon and
the present Pullman surcharge Of so
per cent was eliminated.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Bishop W. M. Bell Dies,

PUENTE, Calf, October Z P.-
Bishop William M. Bell, 72, former heac
Of the Pacific Coast district of thu
Church of United Brethren of Christ
died yesterday at his ranch near here
He had been i'll three years. Bishop Bel
came here 16 years ago from Harrisburg
Pa. He had served as bishop Of The
Eastern division for 12 years. He re.
tired four years ago.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
when telegraph and telephone lines
were down.

were down.
The first intra- district drill Of the ma
tional drill competition was held last
week, according to Lieut.. Nicholson.
The drill was in charge Of Chief Radio
man w. H. Leeth. The local Reserve
station, NED, was in charge Of Ensign
B. e. Stahl
It was said Of the drill that the tim
ing and operating on the part Of the
amateurs was good, and the results were
most gratifying.
A special practice code class has been
formed for radio beginners in order to
assist them to became proficient with
view to being promoted to the petty
officer ratings.
It was stated that it Is Of the utmost
Importance to have as many men as
possible trained in order to take ad-
vantage Of the credits allowable for
intra-district contacts and rotation Of
personnel at NED.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
DORAN EXTENDS WHISKY
QUOTA 1000, 900 GALLONS
Action Brings Total for Year to
5000, 900 Gallons Due to Short
age for Medicinal Purposes.

By the Associated Press.
DR.. James M. Doran, commissioner
Of industrial alcohol, has extended by
1000 900 gallons the distillery industry's
whisky quota for the year. bringing it
to total of 18,000,000 gallons.
Originally quota of 100000 gallons
was allotted. Late in August this was
increased by 100000 gallons. The more
recent extension was explained as not
due to the approach of repeal, but to q
lack Of whisky for medicinal purposes.
Under the Celler law, which removed
the limitations from the number of
prescriptions a physician might issue,
drug stores have increased tremendously.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
8O-FOOT SEA SERPENT
HELD SEEN BY SEVEN
Huge Monster, Greenish Brown in
Hue, Said to Have Profile
Like a Camel,

BY the Associated Press.
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Octo-
Der IA reputed 80-foot sea serpent,
reported first seen last Sunday, has
shown itself to at least seven persons.
r. c. Ross of Tod Inlet yesterday said
he saw the creature-greenish brown in
hue and with a profile like camel
off Ten-Mile Point.
w. B. Grant said he saw a creature
resembling serpent some time ago
off Victoria golf links
Five persons Thursday declared they
had seen the monster.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
MRS. HOOVER TRAVELS
Leaves Palo Alto Home for Girl
Scouts Meeting in Milwaukee.

PALO ALTO, Calf. October 7 P).-
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the former
President, left her home here yesterday
for Milwaukee, where she will attend
the National Girl Scouts Convention.
She is an honorary vice president of
the organization. Mrs. Hoover will be
away about 10 days.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Bandits Get 5000 Loot.

CHICAGO, October Z Pl.-Six men
armed with shotguns held up the main
Offices of the Checker Taxi Co. today
and escaped with loot believed to total.
s6,7OO. The bandits kidnapped the COM
pany cashier, but later threw him from
their car
Evening star., 1933-10-08
Ladies' Auxiliary.

The first formal meeting Of the newly
formed District of Columbia Depart
ment, Ladies' Auxiliaries to the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, will take place at the
Marine Barracks Band Auditorium the
evening of November 2, Mrs. Clay
Keene Miller. department president, an
nounced yesterday.
The occasion will be the dedication
of the new colors, altar cloth, Bible and
gavel of the department with all of the
officers and participants in the official
v. F. w. Auxiliary uniforms. The
colors will be dedicated by former Sen
ator Rice w. Means, past national
commander in chief of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars.
Evening star., 1933-10-08
The Booklets.

| Less Government or More? by Louis
Brownlow and c. S. Ascher.
"The purpose Of this essay IS to help
| the reader who wants to get behind the
slogans, who is eager to spend half an
hour in balancing his mental budget
about government, to understand why
government seems constantly to be en-
larging its sphere. what forces are at
work rendering government inefficient
and wasteful, and what forces are be-
ginning to appear which lead us to
hope that more government will be bet
ter government"
Collapse or Cycle, by P. H. Douglas.
An estimate of the theories regarding
the cause and significance Of the de-
preston and a discussion Of its char
acteristics, followed by suggestions for
recovery program.
World Depression, World Recovery, by
H. D. Gideonse.
"No one can understand period like
the present by simply observing current
events as they occur. To study our
banking troubles without drawing into
the picture the developments Of the
worlds monetary system since the
World War, or to study the farm prob
lem in terms Of this years crop sur
plus in the United States. is to treat
smallpox as if 1t were skin disease" p"
Meeting the Farm Crisis, by j. H. Kolb.
'The crisis in American agriculture
dating back to 1920 is being met. It
was enough Of crisis to have caused
the general depression, though of course
many other things combined to pro-
duce that chaotic situation. There is
general agreement that conditions can
not right themselves until farming
comes back"
Living With Machines, by w. F. o.
burn.
"Will the machines Of the future be
our masters or our servants They are
strange creatures with which modern
man has chosen to live, stranger than
the OK and the dog which ancient man
domesticated, and stranger even than
the wild beasts which he did not do
mesticate. Machines, indeed, have
created a new environment"
Background Books.
Recent Trends in Public Administra-
ton, by T. D. White. 1888. JV83.-
W583t.
while the study Is primarily tech
n1cal, the general reader, If he is at all
interested In what is happening in the
form and conduct Of contemporary in
stitutions, will discover here blueprint
Of the structure and procedure of pub
lie administration"
Financial Conditions and Operations of
the National Government, by w. F..
Willoughby. 1881. HT83. .W686f.
"The first understandable financial
80 ~A@
showing its assets and liabilities, where
it gets its income and on what 1t
spends It,"
A Guide Through World Chaos, by g.
D. H. Cole. 1892. HC C672.
IAN sttempt within the compass q
single volume, 70 give the ff9edt
Evening star., 1933-10-08
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Exploring the Times.

Never was it more necessary to be
informed about the political and eco
nomic background of our times in order
to have an intelligent understanding OF
the events of the day than during these
years of the locust"
To this end the American Library
Association has issued series Of book
lets, Exploring the Times" which
combine reading lists with critical ma
terial by authoritative writer's.
These pamphlets may be purchased
at the central building of the Public
Library or at any of its branches for
IL cents each.
The Reading With Purpose"
pamphlets listed last week also may be
purchased at IL cents a copy.
Evening star., 1933-10-08

YERN waited without repeating
! the signal. Irene's finger on
his hand began tapping out q
message, Try again" Vern
Evening star., 1933-10-08

match-point scoring and the bidding
angles that pertain especially to it. He
forgets that his readers play mostly
rubber contract. What they need are
games, not 20 extra points here and
there on close hands,
Evening star., 1933-10-08

In the threestory building to which the Trew Motor
Company has moved the needed and the improved ac
ties required for expanding business due to the wide popular
iy of the Dodge and Plymouth provided On the first
floor uxuriousy appointed salesroo surrounds Dodge and
Plymouth with the display advantages and the dignity such
fine deserve On the second floor ample space for display
and storage of used Cars and trucks for wholesale
housed the third floor The of building gives ideal
space for service and reconditionng work.