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Evening star., 1933-03-29
Uncommon Sense
Beware of a CO,Uard
BY JOHN BLAKE.

7 T Is the towards in burning build
ing who start a panic and make
the work of the fireman doubly
hard.
1t was the fear Of the early
Colonists that resulted in the terrible
massacre In which a tribe Of Indians
was shut up in a stockade, and even
the women and children were put to
death.
It is the towards on board . vessel
in distress that the officers must sup
press if any one Is to escape from the
vessel alive.
In business organizations 1t is the
incompetents who complain to the boss
about more competent people and
sometimes succeed in getting them re-
moved.
BullieS are always towards.
In THE Story of a Bad Boy" by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, book which is
just as readable today as it was 40
or more years ago, when it was writ
ten, one of the older schoolboys says
to new arrival, in effect: Don't
have too much to do with Conway. He
may get afraid of you and lick you"
Conway did get afraid of the new
arrival, but as soon as he discovered
that the new arrival was not afraid of
him his nerve caved in and he lost the
fight.
More often than not nations go to
war because they are afraid of other
nations and because they want to con-
Quer them and annex their territory.
If you hear that one Of your ac-
quaintances is going around knocking"
you, be assured that he is afraid Of
you and take his attitude toward you
as compliment.
If you find yourself knocking" in
return, be careful. For there must be
cowardice ip you.
Jealousy is always mark OF cow
ardice. An actor is jealous OF another
actor because he knows in his heart
that the object of his jealousy is
better actor and may some day sur
pass him.
Make up your mind that you will try
to rise on your own, and without trying
to get dangerous rivals out of the way,
and you will be happier and more likely
to get where you want to go.
x :;
Do not pay the compliment Of envious
fear to any one with wnom you are
associated.
Don't fear to express your convic-
tions, even if you know that somebody
is likely to laugh at them.
1t is men of courage who have won
righteous wars, who have discovered
continents, who have rid the world of
tyranny and superstition.
They are the men who have saved
and spread civilization.
In the long list you will find no
towards at all.
Courageous as you may be, you do
not want to be stabbed in the back
And when you have been convinced
that some one who is thrown in with
you is cowardly. be on guard against
him. His cowardice will always render
him dangerous.
(Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-03-29
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPROWLS.
The Eyewitness.

Some years ago, two men planned and
carried out an experiment on the eye
witness capacities of 40 business men.
The experiment consisted in the enact
ment of carefully rehearsed fake
quarrel. When the storm" cleared, the
witnesses were asked to reduce their
observations to writing, since the whole
affair appeared to be case for the
courts.
What were the results? Thirteen of
the 40 men failed to record so per cent
of the important events of the fight"
And even in the recorded events, some
thing like SO per cent Of the statements
were in error.
What is the reason for such erroneous
and incomplete observations of human
events? Why, in particular, is an eye
witness not an eyewitness? The an
swer is, misplaced attention.
The same thing keeps you from see
ing through the tricks of a sleight-of
hand artist. Your observation is di-
rected toward the face of the performer
instead Of toward his bodily movements
In other words, an eyewitness doesn't
see what is going on, because as a rule
his attention is centered upon the per-
sonalities of the participants instead of
upon the acts of the participants.
(Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1933-03-29

the distance He could hear Blacky
the Grow cawing and Sammy Jay
screaming and he just had to stop
and use his own voice little just to
let others know how fine he felt and
how good it was to feel that Winter
was over.
When he tired of this he ran along
a familiar limb that led to the en-
trance to his big. comfortable Summer
home 1t wasn't until he was almost
there that he noticed anything out of
the way. Then he discovered that the
dead leaves that had hung over lat
doorway when he last saw :. were no
longer there and simost at the same
time ne noticed that the doorway had
been made larger
At once he ew inf1to a rage. "Some
one has been here!" he barked. "Some
one has been meddling with my house
Probably it was that meddlesome cousin
of mine" OF course he meant Chat
terer. What he wanted to make this
doorway larger for I don't know unless
1t was for pure mischief. If he were
here now I would teach him a lesson
he never would forget. But he isn't
for I can hear him scolding off there
in the distance this very minute. !
hope he hasn't torn my bed all to
pieces. 1t would be just like him. 1t
wouldn't surprise me at all if he has
taken some of it awav for his own bed. "
With this Happy Jack started in. He
started and that was all It was as far
as he got. You see the instant he put
his head inside he was unpleasantly
surprised. His bed was occupied. Yes,
sir, In his bed and sound asleep was
!, Unc' Billy Possurn. ,,,
2 (copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1933-03-29

How could much-needed measures be
doomed to defeat
If a man with larynx Of leather
Could not rise from his chair and emit
hectic air
For II weary hours together?
Let Parliament choose its own course
In regard to procedure of state,
But we are too wise to enforce
Restriction of endless debate.
Our statesmen shall stand on their
feet, if they choose,
And talk till their vocal chords
sever;
No hope can there be for the Land
of the Free
Unless talking continues forever.
Safety First.
Sing Sing prison makes about
quarter Of a million a year on its in
dustries. We trust that the money Is
not kept inside the place.
Warning.
If the French don't come across
pretty soon, we'll get the repeal measure
through and start Drink American
campaign.
They Need a Lesson.
We hope it costs the Japanese as
much to win war as it did us.
Copyright, 1880
Evening star., 1933-03-29
More Truth Than Poetry
J.
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
Dangerous Example.

Dangerous Example.
The British Parliament has at last
adopted restricted debate.
What's this? Must British M. P.
Who has millions of words on his
chest,
Before he can set them all free
Be gagged and restrained and re-
pressed?
Must even a Lord be explicit and terse
When, discussing the needs OF a
nation,
He is ready to speak for as long as a
week
With never an instant's cessation?
Suppose, in our own U. S. A.,
The gavel should fall with a bang
When a scion had spent half day
In emitting a wordy harangue,
Pray what would become of the free
dom of speech
Guaranteed by our wise Constitution,
And the liberties won at the point of a
In the days of tne old Revolution?
Evening star., 1933-03-29

T YAPPY JACK, the Gray Squir-
rel, il not only thrifty in the
matter of storing up food
i / against hard times. but he also
believes in living well at all
seasons. And SO Happy Jack has a
Winter home and Summer home.
His Winter home has walls Of wood,
for it is likely to be in hollow Of a
tree. His Summer home he builds
himself, big, comfortable nest of
sticks, leaves and strips Of soft bark
with a roof. The roof is important.
It is made SO as to shed water
This last Summer Happy Jack had
built himself an extra good Summer
home. 1t was we'll up in big tree, but
not high enough to be among the small
branches and so likely to be swayed
and perhaps shaken loose by high
winds 1t was firmly built in the
crotch made by three branches OF
how the wind might blow SO long as
the tree stood. The foundation was of
sticks and the walls were of twigs
cut green, with the leaves still on
Many of them were cut from the tree
in which the nest was built and others
from neighboring trees so that he did
not have 20 go down to the ground.
His bed he had made of strips Of fine
bark, leaves and moss. The entrance
was on one side and so placed that it
was partly or quite hidden by hanging
leaves. With the coming of Winter
Happy Jack had moved to his snug
Winter home in a hollow in a tree,
but now and then he would visit his
Summer home just to see that all was
well there. He might want to use that
home again next Summer instead Of
building another. He considered that
home just as much his as was the
one in which he was living The fact
difference in his mind. Hadn't he built
that home himself? OF course, 1t was
his
On this particular morning in early
Spring he had nothing in particular
to do and hacnened to think of that
Summer home. II would be just the
place for him while Mrs. Happy Jack
was taking care of the babies He was
not wanted around at that time This
he had learned long ago. Truth to
tell he had no desire to be around
then. He much preferred to be off by
himself with no family cares. So this
morning Happy Jack decided to run
over to that Summer home and have
look at it.
Part Of the way he travelled on the
ground. running from tree to tree
Part of the way, the greater part. he
travelled through the tree tops, jump
ing from tree to tree. 1t was in this
way that he finally arrived in the tree
where his home was He did not go
to it Immediately. 1t was a lovely
morning and he was feeling in high
spirits. He could hear his small cousin,
Chatterer the Red Squirrel, scolding in
Evening star., 1933-03-29
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
A Sap" p"

A Sap"
We have an inquiry from a reader
as to the slang term sap to describe
a simpleton or a fool. Also the Ques-
ton as to whether this is contraction
or derivative of the Latin "sapiens."
Strangely, in using the term. people
never associate it with the sap" which
is the sap of tree. And yet that, as
nearly as it is possible to pin 1t down,
is how it started
We have sap" in the slang sense in
which We use it today from the much
older "saphead' with the same con-
notation-a weak-minded or stupid fel-
low And saphead, in turn, is with
reference to the sap which is the juice
that flows in trees, and which might
as well be the content of some people S
heads for all the evidence they give
of having brains.
(Copyright. 1933)
Philadelphia has more day nurser-
les in proportion to population than any
city in the country.
Evening star., 1933-03-29
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

named the Mitten, Sunset Falls. Hindu
Temple, the Milky Way and Solomon's
Temple.
Places people visit are fairly dry, but
there is one spot where you can look
through hole in the floor and see an
underground river. 1t is carving other
chambers which may be common sights
to folk who live in centuries to come
CFor Travel" section of your scrap
book UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1933-03-29
My Neighbor Says:

Turnips and beets are improved
by adding one or two tablespoon
fuls of sugar when cooking.
1t is well to wash all plants
occasionally with soap suds, espe-
cially ivies; then rinse plants with
clear water.
Before sweeping a rug or car
pet, take an old round tin, pierce
holes in the bottom and fill it
with common salt. Sprinkle this
over the carpet. 1t prevents the
dust from rising, brightens the
colors, and wards off moths.
Put raisins in a basin and pour
boiling water over them Let
them stand for a few minutes,
draining the water off, and you
will find that the stones will
squeeze out easily without taking
away from the flavor.
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1933-03-29
Borscht.

One small onion, two tablespoonfuls
butter, two quarts meat stock, two cup
fuls minced beets, one cupful minced
carrots, one-half cupful celery, minced;
two cupfuls cut cabbage. two potatoes.
three fresh tomatoes or one cupful
canned tomatoes, one tablespoonful
vinegar. salt and pepper, one-haH cup
full sour cream.
Mince onion and fry in butter until
light brown. Add to meat stock with
the other vegeta bles. Simmer two hours,
season with vinegar, salt and pepper.
Serve and acd to each serving one
tablespoonful sour cream.
Evening star., 1933-03-29
Fried Carrots and Apples.

Four medium-sized carrots, 4 tart ap-
piles, tablespoonfuls butter, l table
spoonful sugar, "a teaspoonful salt
Scrape the carrots and cut them length
wise into thin slices. Core apples but dc
not pare and cut into slices about "a
of an inch thick. Place a single layer
of the apples and the carrots in large
skillet with the butter. cover tightly
and cook until we'll Drowned, turn. and
brown the other side. Just before the
sugar and salt.
Evening star., 1933-03-29

tremendous hand
to hold opposite a
two no trump bid
der, but caution is
necessary in case
your partner had
a big club suit as
the backbone of
his bid. Respond
at first with three
spades, SO that he
W i'll not subse-
quently over rate
your early control
of that suit. If he
b ids three e no
trumps, bid five
diamonds. If he
again signs off by
b / d d in & five no
Evening star., 1933-03-29

pass, but over five spades bid five no
trumps, locating an ace: over six dia-
monds pass for fear of a spade finesse,
though you know now that there is no
ace out against you.
If the partner at any time mentions
clubs. be wary of a misfit and take
the bid back to the same number of
diamonds. Should he mention hearts,
raise him once in hearts to show the
ace. Always allow for spade loser
unless the opener should Immediately
Evening star., 1933-03-29
N A T u r E. S
C H IL D r E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Mountain Ash.
SOrbus Americana.

TINE mountain ash Is one Of our
most attractive small trees of
the native forests. It Is found
L from Newfoundland to Mani
toba and Iowa, extending to the
mountains Of North Carolina. AL
though this little tree is more common
in the North woods, it is found in favor
able situations on the higher elevations
in the South, where it is abundant.
You may distinguish your mountain
ash by its compound leaves. which are
from 6 to 10 inches long and arranged
alternately along the twigs. They are
Evening star., 1933-03-29
In the Endless Caverns.
7 JUDGING by the names given

JUDGING by the names given to
parts of the Endless Caverns of
Virginia, we might decide that
~ they contain a large portion of
the worlds wonders
One place inside the caverns is known
as Grand Canyon" another as We
suvius in Eruption" and still another
as THE Fountain of Youth"
Poor old Ponce de Leon failed when
he tried to find fountain of youth"
in Florida; but if he could come back
to earth he might see an object with
the name at least. 1t is a "stalactite"
from which water trickles down, day
and night.
Water from rains or melted snow
seepS into the ground and finds cracks
Evening star., 1933-03-29
Concluding Remarks in Response
to Two No Trumps.

7 THINK have now dealt with all
types Of responding hands except
such a holding as
Sp. @ xxxx Di. xxx
HIT. A Cl
where you have two biddable suits. one
with two of the top three honors, and
Evening star., 1933-03-29
Conquering Contract
By P. HAL SIMS

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
player. He ,pds captain OF the re-
noUned -Four Horsemen" team, and
has 1oon "a national championships
since 1924
Evening star., 1933-03-29

bid five spades over your three spades,
which you may interpret as showing A
K ." of spades with two other aces.
Now seven spades are in the bag. With
A j 10 of spades. he should not i'm
mediately 60 beyond four spades, as he
does not know whether your suit is
headed by the king or queen. A double
guarantee of no losers in that suit,
plus three aces and no shaded or alb
normal factor in the original opening
bid.
Evening star., 1933-03-29
Bedtime
Stories
Unpleasantly Surprised.
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.

A grin is father of a smile:
II you cant smile Just grin awhile.
-Unc Billy PosSum.
Evening star., 1933-03-29

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The Washington times., 1933-08-03
NRA CODE AIDS
OHIO TRADE

CLEVELAND, Aug. 3 0.N.S).
Vast improvement in retail trade
marts, given impetus by the NRA,
was noted in northeastern Ohio
during the past week, a survey of
business conditions disclosed to-
day.
The pickup was particularly
evident in automobile sales, with
Cleveland, Canton and Wooster
reporting gains of from 100 to
251 per cent over last year. De-
partment store sales in "key"
cities in this section of the State
also increased.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
Nudists to Escape Arrest
In Prince Georges County

pose themselves before persons
on the highway or street or in
a town, he said. This nudism
would come under that charge
only if somebody sees 'em."
The assertion is important in
somuch as Bowie would be asked
to prosecute nudist violators if
brought before the police court.
1t opens the way for nudists to
locate camps in a woods or near
a river and to inclose their camps
with a fence so that a public
view is not allowed.
Nudist club organizers are said
still to be searching for appro-
pirate spots in Prince Georges
for clubs as close to Washington
as Capitol Heights.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
|RK.
PRESIDENT

HYDE PARK, N. Y. Aug. 3
NN.SD.-ReportS of kidnapping
and gangster outrages from coast
to coast drew President Roose-
velt's attention today, as he set in
motion a program designed to
curb crime and aimed particular
" at the racketeer.
At the same time, the President
awaited with interest news that
the Navy Department had its
S238, 100000 building progr a NJ
under way. Approving the recon-
mendations of Chief of Naval Op-
erations Admiral William Stand
ley and Naval Construction Chief
Rear Admiral Emory Land, the
executive gave the "go head sig
nal for $46,O0O,000 worth of con-
struction.
This will provide for the build
ing of 81 of the ships, and will
put thousands of men to work.
The restful routine of a Today
vacation in his family home gave
the President an opportunity to
think over the crime situation.
He has been a student Of crime
prevention for years.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
|NENJOU To LET
WIFE co FREE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 GN.SO.
Adolphe Menjou, suave film actor,
today had agreed to pay his wife,
Kathryn Carver, former film
actress, $4,000 to complete settle
ment of all claims.
He further agreed not to contest
her suit for divorce when it comes
up for trial probably next week,
and in return Miss Carver agreed
to file an amended complaint
eliminating mention of another
woman.
In her complaint Miss Carver
had alleged that Menjou had been
attentive in New York City to
Isabel Georgi, a stage actress.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
Outing Held Today
Bu EXCHANGE Club

The Exchange Club Of Prince
Georges county will hold it's an
nual outing today at Fairhaven,
Md. Members and their friends
will drive to the beach resort by
the way of the Defense Highway.
Persons attending are re-
queSted to bring lunches and
bathing suits. The party will be-
gin at l p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03

Cotton piques, linens,
straws. Crepes, large
and small brims.
Mostly white; a few
paste Is and dark
shades, 21h to %.
The HeCht Co.
Basement.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
MILITIA TO PARADE

CAMP RITCHIE, CASCADE,
Md, Aug. 3.-A parade of the
three regiments of National
Guards encamped here will fea-
ture the Governors Day cere-
monies today, with Gov. Albert c.
Ritchie in the reviewing stand.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
Auto Dealers Staff
Entertained at P1rtU

In celebration of the New
Deal" Benny Ourisman, president
of the Ourisman Chevrolet Sales
Company, staged a party for his
entire organization at Epstein's
last night. The Presidents re-
covery program was discussed.
Among the guests were Harry
Schneider, Chevrolet Motor Com
p-ny representative.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03

Nudism may not be classed as
indecent exposure, as is threat
ened by Washington police, in
Prince Georges county, according
to a verbal Interpretation given
out by States Attorney Alan
Bowie.
The charge Of indecent ex-
posure pertains to those who ex-
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
Zion Sunday School
To FrOLic SATURDAY.

The Sunday school department
of Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church
will give its annual outing Satur-
day at the Suburban Gardens.
New officers for the Sunday
school elected include Mrs. Nellie
Burton, erintendent; Miss
Gladys Seldom, assistant superin-
tendent; Miss Sarah Hamilton,
treasurer; Miss Amelia Harris,
secretary, and Homer Sneed,
statistical secretary. The Rev. w.
D. Speight is pastor of the church.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
CHURCH PICNIC

The annual picnic of st. Pc
ter's Church will be held at Oh
ney, Md, August 8.
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Beau Brummel

And as Berry DOTTED his
broad, brown derby to the
coy damsels in their wells and
bustles, his polished black
hair gle am e d under the
startled sun, a match for his
beautiful h a n d | e b r mus
tache. It was E. Berry Wall
who introduced the cocktail
into New York society and
who stole off to Baltimore in
Eighty-seven to marry
beautiful debutante who had
been favored by the atten-
tions of the Prince of Wales.
And after forty-five years,
Mrs. Wall, still adoring the
prismatic gentleman who led
her to the altar, tells the
world that he's the model
husband.
He doesn't work. He tried
work once when he became a
stockbroker. But Wall Street
took a million and a half
away from the King of the
Dudes and that finished him.
He put the rest Of his for
tune into bonds and retired
to La Belle France. And
there he's the leading patron
of the races and a fancier Of
chow dogs which he buries
in state.
Copyright, 1888. King Features
syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1933-06-22
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt whose influence
Cantor ROSenblatt
A Great Artist and a Great Man
"Seest thou diligent in his business, he shall

"Seest thou a diligent in his business, he shall
stand before kings" says the Bible
Cantor Rosenbat whose sudden death in Jerusalem
announced here Monday digent in his business He
could have stood not only before kings but He felt
should refuse all offers appear before royalty
declined command" to appear before the Emperor Fran
CHS Joseph He also put aside the fortune which he could
made upon the operatc stage, for the reason.
No less authority than Enrco Caruso said that Cantor
Rosenblatt had voice pure gold His wonderful voice
brought him the of the Jewish John Mccormack He
could have received $4,000 performance in grand but
he chose rather devote his talents his religion and
his people.
Equally admirable in Cantor Rosenbatts character
his fine Of commercial honor Some years ago he became
bankruptcy Though he not legally liable for the debts
he had incurred he insisted paying the and by 1881
not have held him on, which he felt that he owed
His death will be widely mourned throughout the country
great artist and great