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Evening star., 1934-08-17
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

| now bid four clubs To put it mildly,
what on earth Is the purpose Of that
bid? West surely doesn't expect to
play the hand at four clubs. If dou-
bled, does he expect to exit in four
diamonds? Moreover, there has been
no indication that North and South
are going to bid four spades. Now
they surely will And North did.
Although East's overcall cannot be
criticized, suppose North and South
got to a game all by their lonesomes.
How would South play the hand? He
would probably try for the flnesse
in clubs twice, and hope to find the
king of hearts behind North's queen /;
South would go down two tricks.
without that assinine four-club bid,
South might still be set. But now
now he has count on the handl
West led the seven Of diamonds
with q bright smile. East went up
with the ace and returned his single
ton club. South went up with the ace
The king Of spades was played and
the king of diamonds, followed by q
small spade. South was planning to
finesse the jack, but Vests play Of
the queen made that rather unneces-
sary.
South now led the jack Of diamonds
from dummy. East covered with the
queen, but did South ruff? He did
notl He discarded a club. He wss
going to make this contract.
Right away East was embarrassed
for lead. In fact, the whole thing
was over at this point. There are
two suits he can lead-hearts or dia-
monds. What happens if he leads a
heart-the jack of hearts? South lets
1t ride to the queen in dummy, plays
a small heart back to his ace and
throws East in the lead with the
third heart. East must now play a
diamond. allowing declarer to ruff
In dummy and discard q losing club
from his own hand.
II East returns a diamond the hand
is now reduced to double dummy play.
South discards his last losing club,
ruffs In dummy and plays a small
heart back toward his ace. East, we
presume, goes up with either the jack
or ten and is allowed to hold the
trick. He is once more end-played.
A heart lead rides to the queen in
dummy. A diamond lead permits a
ruff in one hand and a discard of
losing heart In the other.
Did you ever think I'd make four
spades?" said South proudly.
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-08-17
STRIPED RACER.

chance really to inspect this snake,
you will see that the scales on the
sides are yellow, with a black line
running through the center of each.
This color effect on the ground-color
has q tendency to make the snake
look as If it had straight yellow
stripes along its sides. hence the
name.
The racer has a dark head, the
edges Of the shields have narrow
margins Of white or yellow, and be-
hind and in front Of each eye there
is a light spot. The lip plates are
yellow.
The reason the snake has such q
stony expression is that he has no eye
lids. There is transparent, horny
disk that protects his eyes and when
he sheds his skin he also gets new
pair of "eyeshields.
OF course, you know that the forked
tongue Is used as a "feeler," testing
the surface of the objects he encoun-
ters in the same fashion that the cat
or mouse uses whiskers.
The swiftness with which these
travellers get over the ground or OBJ
jects is always source of amazement
to those who watch them disappear
from sight so quickly. Snakes really
walk on their ribs. The process is q
wonderful mechanical one and an
other interesting thing to study.
Racers are rather excitable and
high-strung. For this reason they
are mere hearty eaters and they do
not thrive in captivity.
For their food they prefer rodents,
and as these creatures are destructive
pests, 1t is well for us that the striped
racer and his relatives can get away
so quickly, for snake. no matter how
valuable it is to us, comes under the
classification of being dangerous,
therefore he must be killed. A snake
Is one Of our most important tree pro-
tectors. A field or pine mouse will de-
stroy 10 trees 0ruit) during a Winter,
but a snake will, during year, con-
sumo a great number of these rodents,
so 1t is Of vast importance that you
really are sure that the snake you are
stoning is a harmless one or a poison
GUS one. It is time we really knew
our friends Of the outdoors. Once we
have the facts about Natures chill
dren, we can then go out among them
with a feeling Of safety as well as
pleasure.
If you see the striped racer near q
building, the chances are it Is after q
mouse or a lizard; maybe a frog or
an insect. Still, 1t may be q mother
racer who Is looking for moist place
in which to lay her eggs. The babies
are gayly striped little fellows who
soon outgrow their swaddling clothes
and shed them.
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Evening star., 1934-08-17

and water or ginger ale for refreshing
Summer drinks.
A cupful of sugar to every quart OF
water is a good basic recipe for lem
onade, requiring about half a cup1ul
of lemon juice. The same proportion
of water and sugar will take about
one cupful of orange juice for orange
ade. A little lemon juice Will I'M
nroye orangeade, giving 1t tang With
ont in any way interfering with the
orange flavor. Grapefruit juice ADDED
tn either orangeade or lemonade
also good. Loganberry juice, rasp-
berry Juice, the juice of crushed cur
rants, pineapple juice, or almost any
fruit juice, combined with lemon OF
ange, or lime juice, ice and ginger ale,
makes a satisfying drink.
Ample Iemonade.-Wash the apples
and dice them, using the entire apple.
Cook with enough water to cover.
strain through cloth, and add one
cupful of sugar for each cupful OF
iuice. Dissolve the sugar In the Juice
and cool. Fill glasses half full OF
this apple sirup, add to each glass the
Juice of half lemon, and fill up with
water or ginger ale and top with
chipped ice or green ice CUBES.
Drop a dipper Of ice cream into q
tall tumbler, pour ginger ale over the
ice cream and whip the whole until 1t
Is thoroughly mixed.
Sarsparilla poured into half a glass
full of cream, TO which piece OF ice
has been added, is good Summer
drink.
Fruit Punch.-Combine the juice Of
three lines with two lemons, one or
ange and one cupful Of canned pine
apple Juice and chill thoroughly. Add
one quart of ginger ale just before
serving. Add ice cubes. No sugar Is
needed, as the pineapple sweetens the
whole drink.
Think OF q mint and grapefruit
cocktail, latticed potatoes, jellied
chicken salad, iced tea with tang Of
lemon, and a slender glass Of vanilla
parfait with pineapple sauce and ice
box cookies cut to resemble flowers.
Could anything be more tempting?
Red and Yellow Cocktail-With a
vegetable cutter prepare small balls OF
bright pink watermelon and bright
yellow cantaloupe. Sprinkle lightly
with powdered sugar and two table,
spoonfuls of lemon juice, and chill
thoroughly in the refrigerator. Fill
cocktail glasses and garnish with
sprigs of fresh mint.
Tomato Ice.-SeaSon tomato juice
or prepared tomato juice cocktail to
taste. Pour into a freezing tray and
freeze. Stir every half hour. When
ready to serve, beat with q fork and
place In cocktail glasses with sprig
Of mint or parsley,
Evening star., 1934-08-17
Who Are Your,
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HAsKrNs ELLIS.

This name has been one Of dis
tinction in America since the begin
ming Of the Pilgrim settlement at
Plymouth. Among the company OF
brave Mayflower passengers was the
gallant John Alden, who was q cooper
by trade. He was born In England In
1899. The whole world Is familiar
with the romance Of John Alden and
Priscilla Mullens. and the naive words,
why don't you speak for yourself.
John"
John Alden was one of the signers
Of the Mayfiower Compact; one of the
founders Of the Plymouth Colony; a
deputy Of the General Court, 164l-
40; q member Of the Council of War.
1646-67: treasurer of the Colony.
l656-59; deputy governor in 1882.
His career was brilliant and his serv-
ices to the struggling province were
invaluable.
There are many descendants OF
John and Priscilla Alden now living
In various parts of the United States
who are carrying on" with the tradi-
tional honor and industry Of the
family Of Alden.
(copyright 1q34O
Evening star., 1934-08-17
tCopyrisht. 1934.)
Uncle Ray
0ld-Time Fire Fighting.


BUILDINGS along a water front
~ often are little more than fiinsy
fire-traps. They are likely to be old,
and of wooden framework; and may
be stored with goods which will burn
easily. In addition, there is danger
from goods placed upon piers.
To battle water front fires, flreboats
came into use more than half CEN
tury ago. 1t was found that they
could be used to send out powerful
Jets of water. To fight fires on ships
burning in harbor their value was
proved to be beyond measure.
New York City was a pioneer in
the use of fireboats. Charles T. Hill,
telling Of the best boat in New Yorks
little feet in 1895, said:
In build she looks like rather
handsome tug-125 feet long and 26
feet wide. She is built of steel and
iron throughout, making her fire.
proof. She has two large boilers.
eight double-acting steam pumps, and
O small direct-acting pump.
These pumps have a throwing
capacity of fully 10000 gallons Of
Evening star., 1934-08-17
An Early Autumn Model for Street Wear
Smart. Conservative Selection
for Town Frock Which
Reflects New Style.
BY BARBARA BELL.

N 70 MATTER at what point in
your thermometer the mer-
Y curry stops to register these
days, the time has come when
you must give thought to your
first wool dress for Autumn.
The dress sketched today Is
smart. yet conservative. choice for
the woman who wants good-looking
town frock that will reflect the COM
ing mode without running into too
much money, as so many Of the
first -of-the-season clothes do. This
model comes in variety Of fabrics.
The heavy sheer woods are liked by
many, and so are the new crepes.
The latter have an appearance Of
spongineSs without actually stretch
ing out Of shape after the first wear
ing; in fact, they retain q nicely
tailored air on only an occasional
pressing-a quality that is not only
attractive, but actually necessary,
since the entire style OF the dress
is dependent upon the trimming &C.
cents of braid or ribbon. The plain
cut of the sleeves follows the lines
generally adopted for daytime styles.
Their simplicity brings into bolder
relief the ingenious handling of the
neckline, and the conspicuous place
ment of the novelty fasteners. The
latter are optional affairs that may
be of beautifully executed compost
ton, or metal; or they may be of
the trimming, folded and whipped
together, then twisted into snails.
Both are being used and one is as
attractive as the other.
AS to the seasons colors-black is
in the lead, with all shades of green
following. Brown is popular, too, and
in its wake come all shades of terra
Gotta and red tile. Brilliant blues
are used in conjunction with black,
in many of the smartest plaids and
checks. This combination is evenly
balanced with touch of white Wine
and burgundy are the most favored
Of the warm, dark shades Of red.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1416-B is
designed in sizes IA to a.. Size Is
requires as yards of 54-inch material,
AZ yards of trimming.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-08-17

w YHEN Reddy Fox asked Wig
\A glenose what time he was
wv planning to visit the patch
of clover the next day, he
asked too quickly and a
little too eagerly. Wigglenose didn't
notice 1t at the time, but later remem-
bered it. He had replied that he
probably would go over there at about
the same time he had gone that day,
about the middle of the afternoon.
1T would be safer to 60 early in
the evening. after the coming Of the
Black Shadows" said Reddy. 1T
really isn't safe for young Rabbits to
be moving about in daylight. There
are too many enemies abroad then.
Take my advice and wait for me to-
morrow evening. I want the pleasure
of seeing you enjoy that clover"
However, Wigglenose didn't say he
Evening star., 1934-08-17

A F1REBOAT AT WORK.
water every minute. The water Is
drawn in through the sides Of the
boat, below the water line. There
are about 10000 little holes, each
three-eights Of an inch in diameter,
bored in the sides Of the boat, through
which the water is drawn in.
There are AZ outlets, and they
differ in size from two and half to
six inches in diameter. From a three
and-a-half Inch opening a solid stream
can be thrown a distance of 800 feet"
On June morning in 1900, bales
Of cotton on a pier at Hoboken, N. j.,
caught fire. The blaze spread quickly,
and some of the boats in dock caught
fire.
To the rescue came fireboatS Of
the New York feet, and as soon as
possible they were throwing jets Of
water on vessels in danger. One OF
these was the Saale, a large passenger
steamer. 1t had been cast loose from
anchor In an effort to escape, but 1t
was burning now; 400 steerage
passengers we're in danger of death.
1t was hard, If not impossible, for
any Of them to find a way to leap
into the water from their low-placed
quarters.
Bravely the fireboat men came close
and, under cover of streams of water,
boarded the vessel and fought their
way down to the steerage deck. One
hundred and fifty persons were
brought out alive.
The firemen believed they had
saved all who could be reached when
they heard cries from the shaft
tunnel" between the engine and the
propeller. With great effort they
managed to enter the shaft-tunnel
and save the lives Of % men who
had tried to find safety there.
Fireboats have been improved in
recent times, and are still doing fine
work in harbors and along the water
front.
(For history section of your scrap
book
The leafiet called "Marvels of the
Sky" contains diagram showing sizes
OF the planets and their distance from
the sun. 1t tells about Donati's comet
and other wonders. II you want O
copy, without charge, send a 3-cent
stamped return envelope to me ir
care Of this paper. UNCLE RAY.
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Evening star., 1934-08-17
End Play Upon End Play.

~ OUTH got himself into con-
tract, and then he had to
make it. His opponents over
. calls helped him quite q lot,
however.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.

bREhArAO1 1.
Raspberries Dry Cereal with
Cream
Chicken Livers with Bacon
Squash Muffins Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Tomato Bisque Toasted Mufins
Rice Pudding with Raisins
Tea
DINNER.
Lamb Stew with Vegetables
Boiled Potatoes
Steamed Dumpltngs
Cucumber Salad
French Dressing Apple Pie
Cheese Coffee
SQUASH MUFFINS.
Two eggs, well beaten: one
cup cooked and strained squash,
one cup milk, q little salt, two
cups -four, two teaspoons baking
powder. one tablespoon butter.
Bake thirty minutes.
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Evening star., 1934-08-17
Wigglenose Dimes Early.

The best of plans are brought to naught
BY things Of which you haven't thought.
-Reddy Fox.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
Lemon Tarts.
BY DICK MANSFIELD.
REGISTERED U. 8. Patent ONCE.

Roll some short biscuit dough very
thin, cut with q 2Ha-inch cutter as
many pieces as desired: with sill
yer thimble cut three holes In half
of these, pierce all with a fork and
bake in a moderate oven, being care
full that they do not turn brown.
When cold, put one teaspoonful of
lemon jelly on each solid round and
gently press on each "three-eyed"
cover.
Evening star., 1934-08-17

THIS was originally q surname Of
local origin. taken from the Saxon
words aid" meaning old, and dun"
meaning q hill-"the old hill" Evil
IDENTIFY the first to adopt the name
were dwellers near one of the ancient
hills of old England.
Evening star., 1934-08-17
Dorothy Dix Says
Single Women Are Better Off Than Married
Sisters Who Slave Unrewarded for
Grouchy Husbands.

pity old maids? Why do old maids pity them
mothers anxious for their daughters
wv would rather they unhappiy married
be married at all? Why does woman feel that
getting the capital prize the lottery
Evening star., 1934-08-17

q
Is bound
In loneliness?
Evening star., 1934-08-17
Refreshing Drinks.

II a complete range of bottled bev-
erages is kept cooling in the refrig-
orator, it is no trouble at all to please
individual tastes in drinks. Make q
supply Of sugar sirup by boiling four
cupfuls Of sugar and four cupfuls Of
water together for 10 minutes. Seal
in hot. clean jars, cool and keep in
the refrigerator. Add to fruit juices
Evening star., 1934-05-09
Sticks to Old Method.

TIE was reproving Mr.. Foxx's boy
ish levity and irreverance, but
he also was stating his carefully
considered opinion about hitting to
left. Mr.. Ruth always has punched
the apple to right. The method has
given uniform satisfaction over a
period of 20 years. There's no reason,
as far as he is concerned, to cross up
the spirits of destiny in the shocking
manner suggested by his young rival.
And the old methods have been
working very well for the venerable
mahmout this year. Mr.. Ruth may
know that an old mans place is on
the wooden seating facilities furnished
by the club, but he betrays no sign of
knowing it.
The Babe scratched his head and
hunted around for his right shoe when
he was visited. You always have a
suspicion. when you talk to Mr.. Ruth,
that he's not sure just what teams are
in the league and whether the YAM
KEGS represent New York or Chicago.
He still is haZy, for instance, about
the surnames of those two youths who
play second and short for his club.
Home runs?" mused the Babe.
yeah, I'm doing pretty good" Sta
tistics indicate that, at his present
rate, the doddering old fellow may
write a new record in the book. How
about it?
Evening star., 1934-05-09


Michigan? Yes. I know Harry
Kipke has lost some stars, but he has
a fine squad back. Michigan will
have line that won't be far from
220 pounds, with good kicking and
good passing on the side"
How about Elmer Layden and
Notre Dame?" l asked.
"Layden is getting on extremely
WELL" Dick said. He has had fine
Spring season and his main problem
now is building up line. There will
be no need to worry over Notre Danes
backs. Layden will have a power
backfeld and a faster backfield. and
if he can work out one or two prob
lens in his forward wall there will
be little to bother him
Indiana will be much better and
SO will Chicago. Purdue has lost
bunch of stars, but there will be 9TH
Of the best l ever saw.
Northwestern? No bother about
our line, but the same old problem
with the backfield. Give me one
Rentner' or one Hank Bruder and I'd
take my chance. But you don't stum-
BILE over great backs any too often.
When you get a Rentner, Bruder, a
Purvis or a Lund, you are lucky. The
same goes for Berwanger of Chicago.
And for Laws of Iowa. Therell be
lot OF fine backs in the Conference
this year
1T also will be interesting to see
how Schmidt at Ohio State and Bo
McMillin at Indiana work out.
think both will do well. but that first
season In the conference always Is
a tough one for any coach. They
don't let you sit down and breathe
very long from the first game to the
last"
(Copyright. 1894 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nco
Evening star., 1934-05-09
% Set Fast Pace Home Grounds Dykes at Helm Sox Battle Here
THE SPORTLICHT
The Long Wait.
BY GRANTLAND RICE


OMETT1ING
-
for had
- their amateur championship
. No American home bred had open title
About this
Olympic scheduled 1916
Olympic lost forgotten
But the golf schedule
In Punch lost no time IN sounding this soganabeed
Fette OF sloth that hang and hobbe u.s.
s
Scarce hare we time. ere the spiders gobble
Robinson;
We
To ercel the World Games
to the Odd
We neither leap
PoLur
u1H a plaster
That Teuton and Yank
And the tdr-aWay Japs and the sedqe-borne La
Shall tall handle
And the gods shall the oleaster
he q "a Rriish shcLeek
Evening star., 1934-05-09

Cleveland and a much better
game against the Browns here.
Whitehill still is considered In
fine fettle by Manager Cronin de-
spite his breakdown yesterday .
the Washington pilot figures the
Earl will go in fine form within
another week he can't see how
a left-hander who carried on to %
victories last year can be failure
this time.
Cecil Travis came out Of the
hospital yesterday to look at the
ball game he was not in uni
form but he was expected to
be today Cecil will be out at
third base before the week ends
>. Cronin looked after his defense
Evening star., 1934-05-09
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
uncluding yesterdays games.)
American League.

American League.
Batting Red Sox, .47s;
Vosmik. Indians, AL.
Runs-Kuhel and Manush, Sen
ators, l8.
Runs batted in-Reynolds, Red Sox,
%: Gehrig. Yankees. ID.
Hits-Reynolds, Red Sox, "a; Man.
ush, Senators, 80
Doubles-Reynolds and Werber,
Red Sox, and Greenberg. Tigers. 9.
Triples-Reynolds. Red Sox, S;
Manush. Senators. 4.
Home runs-Ruth, Yankees, 6:
Foxx, Athletics, and Bonura, White
Sox. S.
Stolen bases-Walker, Tigers, 9;
Gehrig. Yankees, S.
Pitching - Gomez and Ruffing
Yankees, and Thomas, Senators, 40.
National League.
Batting-P. Waner, Pirates, 1894;
Suhr, Pirates, and OFT, Giants, 379.
Runs-Vaughan. Pirates, 25; Med
wick. Cardinals, and Klein, Cubs. 18.
Runs batted in-Medwick, Cardi-
mails. %; Suhr, Pirates. 81.
Hits-Moore, Giants, 80; Leslie,
Dodgers, Klein and w. Herman,
Cubs: P. Waner. Pirates, and Med
wick, Cardinals, 26.
Doubles-English, Cubs, 8: Collins,
Cardinals, and Ryan. Giants. 7.
Triples-Suhr, Pirates, 6; w. Her
man, Cubs, 6.
Home runs-Klein, Cubs, Z; OFT,
Giants, 6.
Stolen bases-Martin, Cardinals,
Piet, Reds, and Frey, Dodgers, 3.
Pitching-Bush, Cubs, SO; Lucas
and Chagnon, Pirates. and Walker,
Cardinals, 20.
Evening star., 1934-05-09
Minor Leagues
International.

International.
Buffalo. IL; Baltimore, 4.
Rochester, 7; Syracuse. 6.
Montreal, 5: Albany, 3.
Newark, 4; Toronto, !.
American.
Milwaukee, IL: Toledo. s.
Columbus. 5; Kansas City, 3.
Others not scheduled.
Pacific Coast.
Hollywood, 3; Seattle, /.
Sacramento, Z; Los Angeles, 5.
Missions. 2; Portland, /.
San Francisco, 9; Oakland, 2.
Southern.
Atlanta, 7; Little Rock, 2.
New Orleans, 3: Chattanooga, /.
Nashville, 5: Memphis. /.
Knoxville, 3; Birmingham, l.
Texas.
Galveston, 6: Tulsa, l.
Oklahoma City, 7; San Antonio, S
Beaumont, Z; Fort Worth, 2.
Houston, 4; Dallas, 3.
New York-Pennsylvania.
Reading. 2; Hazelton. 7.
Wilkes Barre, 4; Birmingham, O.
Williamsport, 4; Harrisburg, l.
Scranton, 8; Elmira, 7.
Evening star., 1934-05-09
Best Win Streak of Year.

DY WINNING yesterday for the
n third successive time over the
White SoX, to 6, the Nationals
ran into their finest winning streak
of the year. That victory was their
fourth in a row. Not so great, per-
haps, for a club that swept to the
pennant last year, but a fine tri-
umph to record.
Their win put them in second place
IN this American League race and
with the win they maintained their
pace with the sWatting Yankees. They
are but two and one-half games be-
hind the bludgeoning New Workers.
It was a great exhibition OF game
ness the Washington club gave in its
third tuSsle with the White S0X
Beaten off in the early going by four
runs due to a powerful drive by Zeke
Bonura in the third inning, Joe Cro-
nins charges fought back with an
earnestness that indicated they are
in fine fettle to carry on their fight
for a flag.
Early in the game Earl Whitehill,
left-hander of the Washington club.
was washed aside. The Nationals got
a run off Tommy Gallivan in the first
inning without a hit. He was wild
enough to issue pair of passes in the
first frame and they resulted in one
tally. But in the third inning White
hill was nicked for two hits and an
error by Boken that filled the sacks.
Evening star., 1934-05-09
"No Good College Players.

"No Good College Players"
"IIOW about college material?"
I we asked in an effort to turn
things our way. Have they
been picking up some promising COL
legians in the West?"
Hoinsby smiled painfully.
There aren't any good college ball
players any more, are there?"
No one seemed to have an answer
as the rajah glanced about the group.
THE way see it" he said, sis that
base ball is dying out in the COL
leges. Lots of places in the West
they don't play it at all any more
why? I don't know. Maybe the
boys are getting so much money out
Of foot ball that base ball isn't i'm
portant to them. The game isn't
fashionable"
Hornsby waited a moment and
then, since no one saw fit to attempt
to correct his disillusioned views he
dismissed the subject with a wave of
his hand.
But you can still get them from
the sandlots," we suggested.
Which showed how much We knew
about organized base ball. 1t ap-
pears that, under a comparatively
new dispensation, any sandlotter who
appears promising is the sole quarry
Of the minor leagues. They take him,