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Evening star., 1933-10-29

THE bus came and Mr.. Penwiddie staggered
! aboard. This was going to be a tough
journey. but the first leg Of it was established
anyway Maybe he should have taken q taxi.
But Sabbatia spoke feelingly about the use OF
taxis these days.
He took one Of the parallel settees in the bus;
it offered more elbow room Now the thing
inside loomed bigger than ever. Mr.. Penwidde
relaxed and entered into q pleasant trance
wherein he pictured all sorts Of possibilities
emanating from his dramatic purchase
Even if most of him thus sweetly en-
gagged, another percentage OF him began to note
the looks Of three persons sitting across from
him. Two women and man. The man was.
also, not himself. He. too victim OF
recent purchases, undoubtedly liquid, and his
eyes and speech showed it.
He tried to focus his roaming eyes on the
bizarre bundle and the object Immediately
transported him.
.ewhazzin the bundle, feller?" he remarked.
"Squeer bundle Whazzinit?'
Mr. Penwiddie frowned, then gazed away
through the bus windows at point most in
definite. A lot of good it did.
SHAY, feller. It can't breathe in there!''
suddenly cried the man. He shook a Waverng
finger at Mr.. PenWiddie. "Betcha there's dog
in there! 'S'terrible way to carry dog
around, feller. Y'oughta let him out. whyn't
you cut mole In 1t SO he can DleaLne, ney
feller?'
There is no dog in there" firmly stated Mr.
Penwiddie.
The man stared at him. Well whazzinit,
them"
4 AR. PENWIDDIES brain was not too agile
W. But this fellow must be appeased somehow.
The women were looking at him with express
sions that made him uncomfortable.
GA bass fiddle, if you must know" re-
marked Mr.. Penwiddie loftily unable to think
up anything else.
The man blinked, then laughed uproaringly.
"NI thought it was dog! Haw! Haw!" he
leaned unsteadily forward and waved reckless
arm. Listen feller. les me and you give
I'll concert, hey! I'm a singer see, an you're
q bass fiddler. Les give concert. Cmon.
Peel that bass fiddle, feller. Yessir Peel it
like banana, heyl Haw Haw!"
Mr.. Penwiddie was not hysterical-yet. But
he beginning to feel jumpy.
The wavering finger accused him again. The
voice behind it grew a little belligerent "Y'r
fraud You haven't got no bass fiddle in
Evening star., 1933-10-29

what it was! Are you crazy all Of q sudden7
With things as they are-nobOdy knowing
what's going to happen-and you buying grab
bags. Prize packagesl You're just plain crazy,
that's what"
Now, Sabbatia. Don't run on. Let me
open it first before you explode all over the
place 1t may be a Ming vase. Or couple
Sabbatia rose like 17O-pound partridge
Ppprrruuuuutttt!
She stalked from the house Jason followed.
The pruning shears hung the garage wall
and Sabbatia yanked them off the hook.
Turn on the light" she snapped
Mr. Penwiddie took the shears. He clipped
the heavy tape that wound around it.
Of came the crazy quilt And here was an old
white puff, torn in places. More tape to cut
Mr.. Penwidde turned the bundle to get
better light on it-and Sabbatia let out a
frightful shrek! Mr. Penwidde faltered.
nearly dropped the bundle.
"L-l-look!" she cried There! "A human
hand Ohhhhhhh!"
The world reeled for Jason Penwiddie. He
forced his eyes to turn to the bundle. He
-shvered-then willed himself to look
again.
1t was hand dark brown hand-holding
a bunch of cigarsl
"Hah! Hah!" he laughed Historically "Hahi
Hah!"
Sabbatia began to shake violently. She shut
her eyes, She could hear Mr.. Penwiddie fran
tically tearing cloth.
There Sabbatia! LOoki Old Rain -in-the-
Face himself"
She forced her eyes TO open.
"Wha-what on earth"
why it's only cigar store Indian. Sabattia"
laughed Mr. Penwiddie with quavering ripples
in his voice. 'I haven't for years.
And you know, this bundle has been in storage
for DE- lava t. Ia. all
Luck" snorted the nearly-recovered Sab
batia. Luck"
The wooden Indian was cleaned up and duly
Installed in the corner of Mr. Penwiddie'S den.
Sabbatia may have been immovable object
but Mr.. Penwidde was an irresistible force, in
his quiet way.
But night about six weeks later, there
came ring at the door bell Mr.. Penwiddie
was alone, Sabbatia being at a meeting of the
Pickwick Club
THERE gentleman at the door, asking
for Mr.. Penwiddie. He had a deeply tanned
face and gray hair and the roll of the sea was
in his gait as he entered the living room.
Are you Mr. Jason Penwiddie?" he asked.
"You don't know me but got your name from
the storage warehouse. You bought Tee-O-
WOWO-1 mean 8 cigar store InQlan Whlk0
back"
"Oh. yes I did"
The man seemed to study Mr. Penwiddie.
would you sell him back to me?" he finally
asked. "You see, I paid the storage charges
for years. And then, three years agony luck
went bad. I've always been at sea-and
never had a place for Tee-O-Wowo and"
so that's his name I've been calling him
Rain In the Face"
The man laughed. my brother and always
called him Tee-OWowo. You see, I'm
sailorman Always have been. But my brother
ran q cigar store in Salem for many years.
He's dead now
We'll, my brother and were always fond
of old Tee-O-Wowo because we sort Of grew
Continued on Fifteenth PG0e
r-
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Mr.: Penwidde
simpIy couldn't
resist a bargain
HARRY IRVING SHUMWA1

4 sHETHER Mr.. Jason Penwiddie
dreaded coming home now and
again was a question. There
were those familiar with the
circumstances who would have
preferred joining q cannibalis-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01
The Union Mans Creed
Let's Stay With Lit

| believe that in union there is
strength believe in the union | rep
resent, in the cause | am fighting for
and my ability to win the fight, and
in the pleasure of defending my
union. | believe a man can get what
he goes after, and that fight today
is worth a war tomorrow. / believe
no man has taken the count until he's
down and out and has lost faith in
himself. / believe in today and in the
fight l am waging, in tomorrow, in the
battle | hope to continue, and in the
future for decided victory. | believe
in genuine backbone, associated with
the best brand of grit, sandwiched
with the ability to look the whole
world in the face, and all fortified
with a pure heart, born of a noble
birth and patronage. ! believe | am
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01

"The greatest knave | know Of is
the constable that brought me here
81 don't know if he is the greatest
knave, but | do know he is the great
est FOOL" said the mayor.
"When / count the number of spots
there are in deck of cards | find
three hundred and sixty-five, as many
days as there are in year. When
count the nmber of cards in pack
| find fifty-two. The number of weeks
in a year. | find there are twelve
picture cards in a pack, representing
the number of months in year. And
on counting the tricks l find thirteen,
the number Of weeks in a quarter. So
you see, a pack of cards serves for
a Bible, almanac and common prayer
book"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01

81 have been, " said the soldier.
"about six weeks on the march.
have neither Bible nor common prayer
book; | have nothing but pack of
cards, and | hope to satisfy your
lordship of the purity Of my inten-
tions."
Then spreading the cards before the
mayor, he began with the ace:
when / see the ace it reminds me
there is but one God. When | see the
deuce it reminds me of the Father and
Son. When | see the trey it reminds
me of the Father, Son and the Holy
Ghost. When I see the four it re-
minds me of the four Evangelists that
reached-Mathew, Mark, Luke and
John. When | see the five it
reminds me of the five wise virgins
that trimmed their lamps. There were
ten, but five were wise, and five were
foolish and were shut out. When
see the six it reminds me that in six
days the Lord made heaven and earth.
When I see the seven it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested
from the great work which he had
made, and hallowed it. When I see
the eighth it reminds me of the eight
righteous persons that were saved
when God destroyed the world, viz:
Noah and his wife, his three sons and
their wives. When | see the nine it
reminds me of the nine lepers that
were cleaned by our Savior. There
were nine out of ten who never re-
turned thanks. When l see the ten
it reminds me of the ten command
ments which God handed down to
Moses on the tablets of stone When
| see the king it reminds me of the
Great King of Heaven, which is God
Almighty. When | see the queen it
reminds me of the Queen of Sheba,
who visited Solomon, for she was
wise woman as he was a man. She
brought with her fifty boys and fifty
girls, all dressed in boys apparel, for
King Solomon to tell which were boys
and which were girls. The king sent
for water for them to wash. The girls
washed to the elbows and the boys
to the wrists, so the King Solomon
told by that.
"Well," said the mayor, "you have
described every card in the pack ex-
cept one"
"What is that?"
"The knave," said the mayor.
81 will give your honor descrip-
ton of that, if you will not be angry"
II will not" said the mayor, "if you
do not term me to be the knave."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01
AS THEY'D SAY 1T NOW

Noah-It floats.
Solomon love the ladies'.
Helen of Troy-So this is Paris?
Samson-I'm strong for you, kid.
Nero-Keep the home fires burning.
Jonah-You can't keep a good man
down.
Methuselah-T first hundred years
are the hardest.
David-The bigger they are, the
harder they fall.
Queen Elizabeth to Sir Walter Raj
eight-Keep your shirt on.
Columbus-I don't know where Pm
going, but Pm on my way.-Benning-
ton Banner.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01
THE RELIGIOUS CARD PLAYER

A man, a soldier by the name of
Richard Lee, was taken before the
magistrates of Glasgow for playing
cards during divine services. The ac-
count is thus given in an English
journal.
He first looked at ONE card and then
at the other. The sergeant Of the
company saw him and said:
Richard! Put up the cards; this is
no place for them"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01

"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services were over the
constable took Richard prisoner, and
brought him before the mayor.
WELL" said the mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for?"
"For playing cards in the church.
"Well, soldier, what have you to say
for youreslf?"
much, sir; hope"
very good; if not, | will punish
you severely"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01
Yerbum San

Fred: "Kisses are the language OF
Lowell"
Hilda? "Well, why don't you say
something ?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01

a man of this calibre.
With this spirit within us we ar
bound to win, and we will. Amen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-01

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Evening star., 1933-12-31
that in light Of these menacing de-

that In light Of these menacing de-
velopments the Soviet does not intend
to be caught mapping and is having
due regard to the preparedness for
which conditions call
Recent Toxic dispatches make light
of Moscows war alarms, assert that
tension between the two countries is
diminishing and not increasing, and
point out that Japanese forces in
Manchuria are outnumbered three or
four times by the Soviet armies east
of Chita
The net of all these charges. denials
and counter claims is that a situation
in The East, where Soviet and japanese
interests impinge in the region of Man
chukuo and Siberia, has come about
whereby an armed clash must be reck-
oned with in the outside world as an
ever-present possibility. A frontier in
cident might be the spark to set the
conflagration alight There is ample
conflict of policy and rival aspirations
to enable both Moscow and Toxic to
contend that war was unavoidable and
justifiable.
With the Soviet and the United
States about to embark upon friendly
relationship, the fact cannot be too
often emphasized that this country is
in nowise obligated to take sides with
Russia should she become embroiled
with Japan. Nothing of that sort is
nominated in the bond which Mr.. Lit
vinoff and President Roosevelt signed
in Washington on November 16. The
American people will hope for the
maintenance of peace in the East and
their Government would do its utmost
to that end. Recognition Of the Soviet
involves for us no possibility of an en-
tangling alliance.
Evening star., 1933-12-31
tbe emblttered groups decided in a

the embittered groups decided in a
national convention to refrain from
taking part in the March parliamentary
elections. contending that it has been
arranged in advance that Radical candi-
dates shall be defeated, although Presi-
dent JuSto promised fair elections, and
political observers believed the Radicals
might elect as many as twenty-five
Deputies. If they contrived to make
such a showing. the rehabilitation of
the party as an influential factor in
Argentine national affairs was definitely
foreshadowed.
BuenoS Aires cables report that
Radical party leaders have been alb
solved from responsibility for the armed
revolt in the provinces. At Rosario, in
Santa Fe Province, something like
pitched battle has occurred between
rebels and loyal troops, with consid-
cradle casualties on both sides. The
Argentine Radical party claims the
membership of seventy per cent of the
nations voters. 1t is said that only
its extremist element, which is behind
the troubles now raging in the provin-
cial regions, demands the restoration
of the party organization by violence.
One of the conspicuous successes OF
the Montevideo conference was the
strengthening of Argentine American
relations. long strained. due to the per-
sonal entente cordiale established be-
tween Secretary Hull and Foreign Min
lister Saavedra Lamas. The United
States is by way of cementing its trade
relations with Argentina. For all Of
these reasons, apart from our abiding
wish for domestic tranquility in the
other Americas, it will be. hoped in
Washington that conditions in the great
La Plata republic will speedily become
normalized.
Evening star., 1933-12-31
THE NEW YEAR
JAMES FREEMAN. D. D., LII. D, D. L,
Bishop OF ahngton.

praise ourselves by standards othe.
than those that concern material values
and so-called prosperity? Can we en-
vision America once again restored to
its proud place of power and influence,
with its people secured against mis-
fortune and want. without the restora-
tion of those things that strengthen
and stabilize character? Can we feel
any sense of security for our homes,
our children and our industry unless
we give ourselves with renewed devo-
ton to those institutions that stand
for our highest moral and spiritual
ideals?
In this we make no plea for any ex-
elusive expression or brand of religious
faith be it Catholic, Protestant or jew
ish. We do make plea for the place
which religion must occupy, as expressed
in terms of conduct, and we solemnly
urge that we make the recovery of it in
our lives our chief and immediate buSi-
ness in the year that lies ahead.
AS we look confidently forward to a
new year, to the dissipation of the shad-
cws that have darkened our horizons,
to the return of happier and better days
for all our people, to more of equity and
fair play in our industrial work room,
to more of decency and wholeSomenesS
in our home and social relations, let us
be reminded that these things are given
to people that pursue the ways of
virtue, that live by a moral code and
that reverently recognize and worship
God in all the concerns of their life.
America will survive the strains and
shocks only as she eXalts character and
gives religion q commanding place in
hel life.
In behalf of the churches of every
name, in behalf Of those character
building agencies that do their large
part, in behalf of homes and firesides
that stand for the best and cleanest in
human relationships. we make our New
Year appeal. May God lead us to see
our way as we ascend again our mount
of vision, and upon the pathway Of the
opening year may He shed the light
that has never failed us, even when
selfish pursuits blurred our vision and
inpeded our course. With deepened
reverence and renewed faith and cour-
age. We enter the new gateway, highly
resolved that this Nation, under God
shall fulfill her high destiny and that
the more abundant life shall be the
just reward of all her citizens
Evening star., 1933-12-31
Russia and Japan.

Because of the resumption of diplo-
matte relations between the United
States and Russia-or rather, to be
technically precise, the establishment
of American relations with the Soviet
Union-rumbleS of war between the
Soviet and Japan take on added in
terest for this country.
A day or two ago the New York
Times published a remarkable inter-
view. which it's Moscow correspondent.
Walter Duranty, had with Joseph
Stain, the most powerful parsonage in
the Moscow government in his capacity
of general secretary of the Communist
party. Mr.. Stain discussed Japan
with striking candor. While he well
comes Soviet relations with the United
States, because they Improve the
chance of maintaining peace" he con-
siders there is grave danger" of war
with Japan and, because of it, the Sow
let must foresee the peril of attack
and prepare for self-defense."
Close on the heels of Mr.. Stains
statement came yesterdays even
franker illusions to the situation by
Foreign Minister Litvinoff, speaking
before the Central Executive Committee
Of the Soviet Union. Mr.. Litvinoff Is
reported to have charged that Japan
and Germany are plotting aggressive
war, presumably against the Soviet.
Japan is the darkest Stormcloud on
the international political horizon" the
commissar for foreign affairs is quoted
as having said, land she is deliberately
provoking us to stronger actions than
protest" Then he referred to the
dangerous and unjustified claims re-
garding the Chinese Eastern Railway
and other points of Russo-Japanese
friction in North Manchuria. Mr.. Lit
vinof echoed Mr.. Stains assertion
Evening star., 1933-12-31

A new deal in American life must
contemplate something more than the
stabilization of the economic and in
dustrial order, else the tragic lessons Of
the period of depression will be lost to
U.s. Legislation plays its important
place in shaping the destiny of the
Republic, but it does not and cannot
determine the moral character OF a
people. "The government of people
never gets ahead of the religion OF the
people," said the late Calvin Coolidge.
He was simply confirming the Judgment
of history, more particularly the his
tory of our own country. Every right
minded. loyal citizen has been COM
PEELED to think more seriously in these
recent years Of those things that are
indispensable 20 the security and hap
piness of our people.
In reckoning the elements that con-
tribute to these ends we are bound to
consider moral and spiritual values
and the institutions that represent
them. Even those who make no pro-
feSSion of religion and recite no creed
concede that society is held together
and safeguarded against disaster and
disintegration by strong moral princl-
pies and religious sanctions. We OF
hLlCIlId al pal IJIIuidi AdNC iNpenVeuiJ
affirmed this In the face of all our
apostasy and our reputation for COM
mercial cleverness and mechanical in
genuity we are faced with the fact that
the lowered moral tCne of our Nation
is a large and contributing factor in
the long g-continued and disastrous de-
preston. Loss of confidence springs
out of a loss of respect for moral stand
ards. Panics grow out of suspicious
engendered by the feeling that some
thing is fundamentally wrong in our
corporate life and that moral principles
have ceased to be operative. The dis
closures of corruption and maladmin-
iStration in places of trust provoke not
only bitter condemnation, they shake
the very foundations upon which order
ly society is builded and rendered Sc
cure
AS We stand today upon the thresh-
old of a new year is it not possible for
to give heed to those elements that
constitute our peace, our happiness
and our continuing security? Can we
not soberly and sanely look at the situ-
alton in which we find ourselves and
make a fresh and firm resolve to ap-
Evening star., 1933-12-31
The Airport Project.

The inadequate and unsatisfactory
airport facilities for Washington now
existing demonstrate more forcefully
| than anything else the real need for
and desirability of the proposed de-
velopment described in Fridays Star.
| The present airport on the Virginia
side of the river is too small. A dan
gerous hazard is created by the
travelled highway that crosses the
| landing field. Extensive enlargement
Is impractical without use of Govern
ment land The future of the COM
mercial airport is uncertain, and its
ability to survive under present condi-
tions is something that must be de-
termined almost month by month.
The problem of adequate airport de-
velopment for the National Capital has
many years Every Congress has been
presented with bills embodying one
scheme or another. But on the one
hand there has been the local COM
munity, without funds for a municipal
development of its own and without
authority to spend them if they were
available; on the other has been the
National Government, too busy or
lacking the interest necessary to take
affirmative action. Commercial de-
velopment on a scale commensurate
with the Importance of Capital City
project has been impossible.
The solution may lie now in joint
action by the Public Works Admins
tration and the Civil Works Admins
tration. A project has been placed be-
fore the former, which is to receive
thorough investigation. AS the trans
fer Of Government property is in
volved, any decision by the Public
Works Administration to advance nee
essary funds for land purchase and
construction work might have to be
predicated upon congressional sanction.
If that is true. it is to be hoped that
a definite plan will be embodied in
IeSlSldLlOIl anu llldL SUCH ltSLSIdlIOIl
can be presented to Congress early in
the next session with the full backing
and Endorsement of the various Gov
ernment agencies interested in the air
port development.
A nationally owned and operated
airport for Washington would be, as it
has often been pointed out, an appro-
pirate part of National Capital de-
veloment. The great future which is
promised in commercial aviation en-
courages the belief that a Government
owned and operated airport would in
time pay for itself. In connection
with the initial expense, there is the
compensating element Of immediate
employment. Such a development here
is in line with the air port de-
velopment projects under joint ad-
ninistration of the Department of
Commerce and the Civil Works Ad-
ministration, and is in complete accord
with the Governments policy of en-
couraging the advancement Of avia-
tion.
Evening star., 1933-12-31
Revolt in Argentina.

Just as the Pan n-American Conference
in neighboring Uruguay was adjourn
ing in an atmosphere of holiday peace
and good will, Argentina has been
plunged into domestic unrest. which
caused the Buenos Aires government
last night to declare a state OF siege
throughout the country for an indefinite
period. The immediate occasion was
the discovery of revolutionary plot
leading to violent disorders in four
provinces. The action taken by the
government, which is equivalent to a
state OF war, followed cabinet meeting
at which it was decided that the revolt
must be suppressed at any cost.
The Argentine uprising" appears to
be a disfranchised voters revolt, Ex-
tremist elements among a million So
called Radicals, who have been deprived
Of the right Of suffrage since re-
bellion in 1880. appear to have insti-
gated the present disturbances. Re
Gently reinstated in their voting rights,