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flakes fall on them, is much like the
fun boy gets rolling in the snow, too
unmistakable to question.
Arriving in September, the junco has
been named the snowbird. Before the
snow flies is your time to get ac-
quainted with him. The slate-colored
coat, the gray vest and white under
parts make it easy to identify him.
About the size Of sparrow, it has con-
spicUouS white outer tail feathers,
easily seen from a long distance when
the bird is flying
In April the juncos depart for the
Catskills and Northern New England
to raise their families. The junco lover
has a sweet, short song. 1t is for his
beloved's benefit only. Few people hear
the wooing song of the snowbird 1t is
gentle. soulful strain, short and con-
vincing to the modest little listener
Junco mothers have decided ideas as
to where they wish their babies to be
born. Why they seek a crevice in a
bank. tangled roots, or underbrush IN
which to build nursery, is past find
ing out. 1t Is well thought-out dwell
ing, and care is taken to make good
home for the children. Dry grass and
moss are used for the exterior, while
choice moss and fine hair are woven
into a soft rug on which the four or
five greenish white or blush white eggs
are laid. The eggs have a wreath of
reddish purple, brown and lilac about
the larger end. In some parts of the
country the babies arrive the first Of
MAY. later in other parts.
After the parental duties are over,
thu birds join their friends and rela-
tives, the baby juncos soon finding their
own wee seeds and juicy berries. BY
the time the snow is ready to fly again,
the snow birds will be vending their
way toward their old stamping grounds.
copyright, 19331
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contrary, 1t may be an extremely pow
erful hand and one that contains q
five-card suit. A current idea Is that
If hand contains bidable suit no
other opening bid is to be considered
but that of the suit. With this belief
heartily disagree. One of the sound
est principles Of all games Of the whist
family was on defense to lead through
strength and up to weakness. I have
come to the conclusion that the advan-
tages are with the declarer, when no
trumps is the eventful declaration, If
the long suit which forms the backbone
Of his hand has not been revealed to
the adversaries at the start.
Importance of Being Able to Rebid.
When bid no trllmps like to be
prepared to rebid to three If my part
ner bids two no trumps.
If my partner bids two of a suit I
wish to feel reasonably safe in rebid-
ding the no trumps, and, at the same
time, If his next bid Is three OF his
suit. showing weakness for no trump
that this partial score bid will be made.
For these reasons you should be pre-
pared to let your partner play the hand
in his suit. Consequently, no trump
should not be bid with void. singleton
or worthless doubleton. Should you
hold a doubleton, it must be as good
as @ x, unless your hand Is extremely
powerful In three suits when ] could
be considered strong enough.
characteristics of the No-Trump Hand.
The ideal hand for this bid is one
containing one or more tenaces. This
feature makes it extremely desirable
that the hand should be led up to on
the first trick The tenaces may be
40, Al, KJ, K 10 9, @ 10 x, or, in
rare instances, 9 x x. A protected
king or kings also requires the lead to
come up to them and can influence a
close decision.
Should the hand contain no-trump
values, but not in tenace form, SO that
the opening lead would confer no OBJ
vious benefit, then an opening suit bid
is desirable, with the hope that your
partner can mention the no trumpS,
which you are anxious to raise to game
with him as declarer.
Copyright. 1933)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that inclose a self-addressed,
stamped envelope.
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WINTER
By d. C. PEATTIE.
Winter Gardening.

7 INDOOR or Winter gardening around
Washington shows every stage from
the bay-window rubber plant that
i was in style during the presidency
Of Chester A. Arthur. or the still
earlier aspioistras that belong in the
era of antimacaSsars, through the be-
gonias and asparagus ferns, to the Sc
we're, chic, geometrical style moderne'
of castus- -cluttered window SillS.
The window gardening Of Washing
ton Is zcned in about the same way
that the houses, or districts, are zoned
by date The obsolete regions, once
fashionable. now run down, still do
homage to the India rubber plant, plant
god of the masses. pet bane Of the
esthetically thin-skinned.
grow, never drop their leaves. Spring
trumpets on its golden horns in vain; :;
Autumn reaps her scarlet harvest {;
Winter RACES; the rubber plant never
changes its expression any more thsn
the face Of the Queen of Spades and
one rubber plant is as like another as
two deck Of cards. It never even dies.
Otherwise its cultivation Is one OF the
most exciting sports.
In the cultivation Of ferns. there pre-
walls an almost equal monotony. Only
two sorts Of ferns are commonly grown
the Boston fern and the asparagus
fern. The asparagus fern is not fern,
and only in its fancier, uglier, and
more brownstone-front phase is the
former Bostonian. Back in the era OF
starched shirtwaists and leg-o-mutton
sleeves, some nice, respectable sword
ferns. Sent up from Florida. began to
90 freakish in a Boston nursery. The
leaflets began to fringe, curl up, frizz
primp and blotch. and go into every
form Of curleycue and gingerbread that
the mind Of Back Bay could imagine
These were considered vastly fine in
1895, and received a shower of resound-
ing names, in the most tasteless gar
dener's Latin. Even today many for
lists find themselves unable to think
Of ferns. except in terms Of the Bos-
ton fern.
like the sword fern as it was. and
still sometimes is, though 1t is better
in a setting of wild palms In Florida
than in most houses. because Of its size
and rigidity. But if I were going in
for ferns for the house in Winter, ]
would take up something dainty and
graceful, like birds nest fern. or oul
own enchanting little spleenwortS and
ebony ferns. which are compact, ever
green and jolly.
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DILL llVAI - lO1O1AIO ". Burgess

times and food is scarce I. having
turn for another. He is right. will.
But not for a few days. No, sir. not
for few days. Not until he thinks
that visit of mine was just chance and
that I am not likely to return. We
have something more important to do
first"
what is more important than get
ing enough to eat?" demanded Mrs.
Reddy.
Reddy grinned again. Making sure
of our safety, my dear" he replied
promptly This IS strange country to
us and the first thing to 90 is to ex-
plore it and find a safe retreat in case
we are hunted Safety first, my dear
Safety first Am I not right?"
Somewhat grulgingly Mrs. Reddy ad-
thing to do was to find a home that
would do for tine time they might
choose to stay This was, Of course,
just good Fcx sense. So they made
themselves familiar with the hills and
the meadows, the rocks and the woods
the thickets, paths, roads, stonewalls
fences and locations of the buildings
Of the surrounding farms. And be-
cause Fox memories are very good in
deed they remembered everything they
saw, just where it was and all about
it.
At the same time they kept their
eyes open for place of safety in time
of need; a safe retreat; a place where
they might rest in peace when they
we're not hunting; temporary home
They looked for old unoccupied Wocd-
chuck holes especially. Part CT the
time they kept together and part o1
the time they SEPARATED. It W. We
they were thus separated that Reddy
made a discoverr. Satisfied with 1t re
barked sharp. Thcre WIS en- answer
ing bark from Mrs Reddy and pres
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imum primary trick requirements
should be the same as the requirements
for opening the defensive hand with
one in suit; that is, three primary
tricks plus secondary values, except
when the primary tricks consist of
three aces.
With Three Bare Aces
Three unprotected aces call for a
bid for two reasons:
Cd They enable the partner, if he
becomes the declarer, to have enough
early control to set up his suit or suits
before the opposition have a chance
to clear their suits This is a tremen-
dous advantage in the play:
(2) 1t is less likely that the oppo-
nents will bid into a game with only
one ace between them. If they do SO,
it is usually through extreme distribu-
ton or else they have enough high
cards to bid three no trumps, a bid
that thrse aces will often fail to en-
barraSS
Suit Bids Not Necessarily Preferable to
No Trump.
My opening bid of one no trump
does not proclaim weakness. On the
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before he reached his 33d birthday
was due, in part at least, to the weak
ening of his body by excess.
Because Of his conquests (and not
because of true greatness of spirit) this
King is known as Alexander the
Great" He came to the throne Of
Macedon at the beginning of his twen-
ties. Before long he invaded Greece
and brought that proud land under his
power. Then he led an army into Asia
Minor.
Wherever he went Alexander won
power He entered Phonecia, Palestine
and Egypt, and each Of these lands
came under his sway. Then his army
defeated the Persians in the Battle Of
Arbela. Before long he became master
of the Persian empire and entered the
ancient City of Babylon.
Not content with these conquests,
Alexander pushed eastward until he
crossed the borders OF India. The na-
tives of India were advanced in tn,
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UNCLE RAYS CORNER

arts of peace, but they were not expert
in the game OF war" They were de-
feated in several battles.
There is no telling how far Alexander
would have gone into India If his SOL
diers had not come close to revolt They
said that they would not go farther east,
and Alexander yielded to them.
Returning to Persia. the conouering
King paused in Babylon. He planned
to make a journey to the south. but
before the time he was to leave he
spent two nights and days in drunken
revel. Thensa fever came upon him,
and in 10 days he was dead
The empire which Alexander had won
by warfare did not stay together long
Those who lived aft,r him fought for
for it, and 1t fell to pieces.
The City of Alexandria. Egypt, had
its beginning while this conqueror was
in the land Of the Pharaohs
UNCLE RAY.
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N A T u r E S
C. H IL D r E N
JUNCO.
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

JUNCO.
j. hyemalis.
THROUGH the skies be leaden and
the ground covered with snow.
not berry in sight and the
i winds blowing through the leaf
less trees, the little snowbird
will seem as happy as can be. He
has faith in finding food when he Is
hungry. His cousins, the quarrelsome
sparrows, join him in the farmyard,
when times are little hard. The mod
est little juncos mingle with the birds
which accept the food provided by the
farmer for his poultry, or as is so often
the case now, the bird cafeterias.
Wherever you see them they behave
like gentle folk. They are never greedy
and wait their turn to dine. You can
train them to take food from your
fingers. They are trusting little gray
clad Quakers who know you will not
hurt them.
Snow storms seem to increase their
Joy in living. They are often seen, in
swinging from twig to twig, to find a
limb that will shower them with snow.
Their evident pleasure, as the soft
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emily he saw her trotting toward him.
He was sitting beside an old barn part
ly in ruins Near by was an old cellar
where once had been a house. All
about bushes had grown and young
trees had started. It bore the unrnis-
taxable air of desertion.
I've found It'll" cried Reddy as Mrs.
Reddy approached.
Found what?" asked Mrs. Reddy.
"Our new home," replied Reddy
proudly THE retreat we have been
locking for"
(Copyrieht, 1033)
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Light Over Stove.

You will find 1t very helpful to keep
small flashlight hanging over the
kitchen stove. then, when 1t Is neces-
sary to look at things in the oven, q
flash Of the light Is all that Is needed.
This saves much time. as well as many
unnecessary burns. Many times cakes
are burned on the bottom or are
doughty In the middle because you can.
not move them to look at them,
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Pineapple Brown Betty.

Brown two cupfuls Of bread crumbs
in two tablespoonfuls Of fat. Place
half the crumbs In a creased baking
dish. Add q No. 2 can Of crushed and
drained pineapple. sprinkle with one
third cupful Of brown sugar, and add
six maraschino cherries. Cover with
the remaining crumbs. Add the pine
apple juice. Bake in a quick oven for
20 minutes. Serve with whipped cream
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coarsely. Add also two or three spiced
pickles, chopped. Moisten well with
either plain mayonnaise dressing, or.
for variety, use one of the combination
dressings. Let stand In a cold place to
blend well, then serve on lettuce or
watercress. Half cupful of any
chopped cold meat makes q tasty ad-
dition to this salad.
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~ EDDY FOX felt rather proud as
\ he led Mrs. Fox away from
II their home in the Old Pasture
i toward the new hunting grounds
he had discovered. He was fill
ed with the spirit of adventure. II
promised to be exciting, and Reddy
likes excitement. If Mrs. Reddy old
not altogether share his feelings she
said nothing. If there wSs better
chance to get enough to cat she was
willing to take that chance.
It was a clear, cold night. The moon
was shining and the glistening white
snow made it almost as light as day.
They travelled some distance apart, for
they were hunting as they went along.
There was always tie chance OF pick
ing up a Mouse or surprising Rabbit
and. hungry as they were, they couldn't
afford to miss such chance. Neither
had any luck until they were well be-
yond the familiar country OF their
hunting range. Then Mrs. Reddy sur
priscd a venturesome Rabbit who fool
ishly had left the safety of a hramble-
tangle. After that Ms. Reddy felt bet
ter.
At last they reached the neighbor-
hood where Reddy had caught that fat
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showing a weak
hand.
These two bids
are not to be con-
fused with one an
other and until we
deal with responses
we will endeavor
to avoid further
reference to the
response bid of one
no trump.
The one no.
trump opening bid
is always q good
defensive h a n d .
Therefore, the min
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Vegetable Salad.

Mix together well one cupful of
cooked peas, one cupful Of canned, red
kidney beans. one cupful Of diced
celery, one-fourth cupful Of minced
onion and half q cupful of tomatoes,
from which the seeds have been re-
moved, the more solid portion chopped
Evening star., 1933-01-30

"OVER THERE" SAID HE, rs
WHER I CAUGHT THAT FAT
HEN"
hen by boldly selling it in broad day
light from right under the farmers
nose. In the moonlight he could see
the farm buildings. over there" said
he, "is where caught that fat hen"
II do hope we can get another IN
the morning" replied Mrs. Reddy.
I'VE won't try" said Reddy in most
decided tone.
"What?" cried Mrs Reddy. Did you
say we won't try? What did We come
30 far for If not to get another OF those
fat hens I should like to know! Tel
me that!" e.
Reddy grinned. my DEAR" said he,
"hunger has dulled your usually sharp
wits. It is too soon to visit those hens
again, and you know, it. That farmer
Eiu be watching for us to return; He
Inks that because these are nalo
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Useful Bags.

These are large paper bags that carry
groceries from the store. They are
also convenient to use as trash re-
ceptacles. Turn down the top of the
bag about an inch, then turn again to
stiffen the edge. Square" out the bag
and it will stand alone. Place one of
these bags in the wastebasket or in an
inconspicuous corner of each room.
All kinds of trash may be thrown In
them. When filled, they are easily and
quickly gatherer up, the top twisted so
that the contents will not spill out,
the bag carried to the burn pile or the
incinerator, and fresh ones set out.
Some 5000 American missionaries are
said to be at work in foreign lands
Evening star., 1933-01-30

those words before. think
of them as l start to write about Kings
who have conquered nations.
Among all such Kings in ancient
times, Alexander of. Macedon stands
forth as the most brilliant leader in
war and as the one who conquered the
most farflung empire. Yet 1t seems
that he did not conquer himself. AT
one time, when his brain was muddled
through drinking too much wine, he
killed a close friend. AleXanCer'S death
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Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed
the greatest liufng contract and Guc-
tion player He pds captain OF the
renowned -Four HorSemen" team
and has ,Don "a national champion
ships since 1924,
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One No Trump Opening.

IN my previous articles on the Open
ing Bid" have avoided mention
ing the one-no-trump bid. This
i was because I felt that this bid
needed separate articles
There are two forms OF no-trump
bids that we use:
Cd An original bid
(2) A response to an opening bid,
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Reddy Finds a Retreat.

The wise will always be discrete
And know they have safe retreat.
-Reddy Fox.
Evening star., 1933-01-30
Kings Who Conquered.

~ TE who conquers himself Is
IS greater than a King who
conquers nations"
/ i Perhaps you have heard
Evening star., 1933-01-30

Some 5000 American missionaries are
said to be at work in foreign lands.
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deal about marriage being failure and about
husbands and wives who give to understand tha they
wv understood" "unappaed by their
partners But reality marriage not failure Nor is the
Evening star., 1933-01-30

INDOOR or Winter gardening around
Washington shows every stage from
the bay-window rubber plant that
l was in style during the presidency
Evening star., 1933-01-30

(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1933-01-18
The Electric Oar.

The latest thing in outboard motors
is the electric oar. It LIS not designed
for speed, but for an easy and quiet
passage through smooth water. The
propeller blades are located on the end
Of an oar and the boat is driven and
steered by the same device. A small
motor issbuilt on the handle end Of the
oar and this is driven by storage bat
terry in the stern of the craft. A small
boat can be driven through the water
at rowing speed and for fishermen NOV
ing about for the best location, the elec-
trio oar has the advantage that 1t does
not frighten the fish away. It's oper-
alton Is easy and quiet.
Evening star., 1933-01-18

Across.
/. King who visited the Christ child.
z. Wavelike molding
IL. Strike.
IA. Red oxide of titaniun.
IS. Water plane.
II. Muse of astronomy.
18. Discern.
19. Negative.
20. Wood for thread.
%. Employ.
23 Faith.
IS. A continent.
81. Speech defect.
49, Waist ribbon.
30. Constructs.
80. Greek letter.
49, Land measures.
IS. Sanity.
81. Gem.
40. Turkish coin.
d. Unit of electrical current strength.
d. Makes faces.
a. Urchin.
A. Regard.
46. Highlanders tongue.
So Turf: var.
So. Civil wrong.
So. Theater seat.
54. Assault.
Sc. Cat.
So BoOr.
SO. Saddle footholds.
6l Lively.
SO. Medicated lozenge.
Ca Thinner.
IS. Malt brew.
sc. Squint.
81. Underground ducts.
Down.
/ Porcine noises.
2 Dawn
g. Standing.
Evening star., 1933-01-18
Protection From Lightning.

Lightning, formerly terror to cleo
tric service, no longer is feared by light
and power systems. This Is because of
the triple effect of better built transform
ers, more effective lightning arresters
and Of better understanding Of light
ming. A surgeproof transformer has
been developed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
COMEDIANS REVEALED
STEALING RADIO SHOW
Crooners and Sopranos Are Suffer.
ing, According to Poll
of Nation.

Comedians are stealing the show"
over the radio these days at the ex-
pense of crooners, classical sopranos and
others Of the hot and cold varieties of
entertainment-and the latter are find
ing 1t far from laughing matter.
Program reviews covering the past
year show how widespread this trend
has been. New programs in 1888 will
feature more of the comics of the stage
and screen. The phenomenal successes
scored by comedians now performing
before the microphone have spurred
program sponsors toward the lighter
form of entertainment.
Six comedy acts now carried by net
work programs are listed as the most
popular on the air In a national poll Of
radio favorites conducted by Variety,
theatrical publication. Of the first
dozen favorites, eight feature comedians
Eddie Cantor, Ed Wynn and Jack
Pearl are the first three choices in the
poll. Amos n Andy, who long ranked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
Major Radio Features

CLASSICAL.
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra. WJSV. $780, Cathedral
Hour, WJSV, $50: Electric Sunday
Circle Concert, WRC, 900.
VARIETY.
Capitol Theater Family, WRC, 1l:15a;
Wee Lawnhurst, WRC, AIS; Rubi-
noff's Orchestra, WRC, 800; Pa
rade of Melodies. WJSV, $50; Jack
Benny and Ted Weems Orchestra,
WJSV, 1000.
DRAMA.
Moonshine and HOneysuckle, WRC,
$50; Roses and Drums, WJSV, 500;
TALES Of the Foreign Legion, "
WJSV, $50.
SPEECHES.
DR. julius Klein, WJSV, 100; David
Lawrence, WRC, 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08
MILLION CANADIAN RADIOS
Dominion Had 77o,43e in 1881,
Says Statistics Bureau.

An ofncial census of radios in Can
aoa' newly announced by the Dominion
bureau OF Statistics, reveals that TO-
4 sS6, radio sets were in use as of June /,
1881. In the year and half that has
interviewed it is believed the figure
has reached nearly 100000.
Against Canadas population of TO-
567063, the 1881 census shows approx
lmateIy 20 radios per 1000 of popula-
ton. Assuming an average of slightly
over tnree persons per family, the CEN
sus indicates that about Is per cent of
all Canadian homes had radios when
the count was taken.
AS In the United States, the radio
population seems to be concentrated
largely in the urban centers. The Ca
nadlan census shows 550,935 radios in
cities, 1884 on farms and 103,l47 In
rural non-farrn houses. Toronto leads
the cities with 81 ,656 radios and Mont
real Is second with 7O,164.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08

mo. l." dropped to fourth place, fol-
lowed by Burns g. Allen, Guy Lombardo,
Jack Benny, Rudy Vallee, Ben Bernie.
Music That Satisfies" program, Kate
Smith, Al Jolson and Myrt and Marge.
Variety states that there was no uni
versal air favorite shown in the poll,
with different performers ranking first
in different towns and sections of the
country. At present Thursday night is
held to be the big radio night because
of the many big network features I'm
questionably," says the publication,
Thursday nights cinema crosses ma
tionally must evidence a sharp drop
with that sort of home-entertainment
opposition"