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Evening star., 1934-01-10

TAP, tap, tap. Sammy Jay cooked
his head on one side the better
to listen. There it was again,
tap tap, tap. zone OF the
Woodpecker cousins is at work
over in that old tree" thought Sammy.
He listened again more intently. 1T
is Hairy" he decided. "Downy taps
bit faster than that declare / have
never seen two people look more alike
excepting for size than these two cous-
ms. And such busy fellows as they
are! Just watching them gives me
pain in the neck. It, does so. Their
heads bob back and forth SO fast that
II watch them long my own neck
begins to ache. I certainly am glad
that I don't have to work for my liv-
ing as they do. I wonder what Hairy
Is finding over In that tree now. I've
looked it over time and again and at
this time of year there is nothing there
1 can see. and I think my eyes are
pretty good if do say SO. I'll pay him
a call and see what he is doing"
So Sammy flew over to the old tree
and there, Just as he expected, he found
Hairy the Woodpecker. Very neat and
trim was Hairy in his black and white
suit and very smart was the scarlet
band on the back of his head as it flew
back and forth while his stout bill hit
the branch on which he was working
tap. tap. tap.
Good morning" said Sammy Jay.
How do you like this cold weather."
I'm not complaining" replied Hairy
and stopped work to look Sammy over
with pair of bright eyes. Are you?"
mo. Oh. no." replied Sammy some
what hastily mo indeed! Why should
I? There is always plenty to eat over
at Farmer Browns house. Under the
circumstances why should complaint"
You shouldn't" replied Hairy. But
I would have more respect for you If
you worked for your living as do"
why should I work when I can get
all 1 want without working?" retorted
Sammy Jay.
For your own self-respect." replied
Hairy.
"Pooh!" exclaimed Sammy Pooh
again! The smart get what they need
or want the easiest way they can"
"Pooh!" retorted Hairy in his turn.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Conquering Contract
-Bv p, HAL SIMS

undoubtedly the safest spot and that
in which you are least likely to be
doubled If everything is wrong. When
rebidding, in the form OF either two no
trumps or three hearts, the opener has
in fact
Assumed That You Had Some
Kind of a Rebid
II only as a safety measure: and you
did not let him down. Your rebid
consisted only in that little fifth dia-
mond, the key card which says: III
opener makes a strong rebid, we can
not be slaughtered in three diamonds;
we can probably not even be dou-
bled, either because the enemy, holding
the massed diamonds. is afraid of
driving us back to hearts or no trumps;
or because he may be greedy and with
hold his double, if he is on my left,
expecting my partner to bid three no
trumps or some other bid he would be
equally prepared to double" These
are the reasons why it Is Of even
greater importance that
Level in q FOur-Card Suit,
Your Hand Should
Contain a Rebid.
In this case the rebid cannot be in
your short suit; it must be in the
hand as a whole. You must be able to
foresee the next move that you may
be called on to make. Otherwise bid
one no trump, awaiting your partners
rebid, If he can make one over this,
sign off. When faced with the choice
of responding with one no trump or
with a sketchy four-card. suit, ask
vnlIrSpf this nllpStiOn.
IF I bid two in the suit and he bids
two no trumps, can I now raise to
three no trumps without a qualm?"
If the answer Is no." bid only one
no trump. The exception would be II
you held good trump support for your
partner (x or K x) SO that II
he rebits in the form of two no trumps,
you can take him back to three in his
original suit-a signoff showing the
way to safety, since with anything
but q weak hand you would raise to
three no trrmps or perhaps four In
his suit, since you now reveal some
support for it.
Unless the path to safety is apparent
to you. be wary OF bidding a sieve
Definitely, you must know what your
next bid can be, and 1t must be one
that positively shows wherein the un-
doubted safety of the hand lies, before
you takeout in a lower ranking four
card suit. Tomorrow will explain
this in more detail.
tCopyright. 1934)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on con.
tract that are addressed to this newspaper
with self-addressed. stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
How Good &?

TT ALL came about because of the
progress card. Miss Maria kept
progress cards on which she
i entered the achievements of each
child in her class. When John
Henry made bird house and brought
it in for her to see she examined 1t
carefully and entered its arrival on
his card. When Steven won the
medal for the best-cared-for pet in
the show, that fact was duly recorded
on his card. "One forgetS how they
are growing II there is no record OF
such things" said Miss Maria.
She had two boys, brothers, in her
class. Tom was forever and always
in hot water. Hector was good. No
question about that. He was good.
He never gave anybody trouble. His
mother, on her frequent visits to the
school to inquire about Tom, would
sigh and say: Il can't understand it.
His brother never gives anybody the
least trouble. Tom Is forever start
ing something Wherever he goes, he
leaves his mark. If only he was as
good as his brother, I'd be the happiest
mother alive"
The end of the year came and Miss
Maria scanned her progress cards and
10, Toms name led all the rest. The
Things Ie IldQ OOllG Will CICOuS "
himself covered both sides Of the
card and most of another one. He had
taken care of the plants and the gold
fish and both had fourished. He had
made shelf for the homework books
He had painted the window boxes. He
had brought in eleven different bits
Of completed work. He had earned
his clothes by selling a weekly maya
zine. He had scored in the Scouts. He
had set the broken leg of pet dog
when there was nobody else willing to
do it, cared for the animal until he was
whole again and restored him to his
grateful owner Say what you like
about Tom Whaley; to me, he's the best
kid in this town." said he. I'm an old
man with nobody but my dog to care
for me and that kid stood by me in my
trouble Mark my word. He's the best
one of the lot and some day this
townll know it."
I'm with you" said Miss Maria. "He
has broken string of windows, lost a
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Uncle Rays
Corner
Frozen South.

- COTT and his men were by no
means the first to venture into
the Antarctic. Scores Of others
~ had gone before them. None had
found the South Pole, but Sir
Ernest Shackleton had reached q point
only 81 miles from the pole, nSt quite
three years before.
The adventures Of Shackleton and
his party would make a thrilling nara
tive; but here we can but mention them
as we follow the Scott expedition.
Soon after passing through the bliz-
zard, Scott reached the base of the
Beardmore Glacier. Here the remain
der of the ponies were killed. 1t was
a sad event, but the ponies could not
be used in crossing the glacier; and
their flesh was needed for food.
With dog teams and man teams the
party started up the side of the mighty
glacier. There were three man
teams" Of four men each, and each
team pulled $50 pounds-170 pounds
per man.
1t was not an easy thing to pull the
sledges upward, and sometimes days
journey took them only miles closer
to the South Pole.
During much of the time the men
went ahead on skis. To protect their
eyes from the glare Of the snow they
wore goggles fitted with colored glass.
They allowed their boards to grow
for two reasons; 1t was too much
trouble to shave, and the boards helped
keep their faces from getting so cold.
On December 21 Atkinson and three
others were ordered by Capt. Scott to
turn back toward the starting point.
They had done their work faithfully
and we'll.
Eight men went on toward the South
Pole. BY the day before Christmas
they had climbed to a point about
5000 feet above sea level. The tenn
perature was low, and the men found
their breath turning to ice on their
boards.
On Christmas day they exchanged
Evening star., 1934-01-10

greetings, but renewed their southwark
journey.
Lashly, helping to pull one of the
12-foot sledges, slipped into a crevasse.
1t was fully 80 feet to the bottom, and
II 1t had not been for the harness by
which he was hitched to the sledge, he
would have been killed. AS it was, he
was dangling there until his comrades
let down q rope by which to haul him
up.
At 8 o'clock that night the adven-
turers set up their small green tents
and from their stores they permitted
themselves enough food for a hearty
Christmas feast. The meal included
pemmican, chocolate cakes, raisins,
caramels, cocoa, butter and biscuits.
CFor adventure section Of your
scrapbook)
The Surprise Leafet" will be mailed
without charge to readers who send me
a stamped return envelope. This leaf
let contains riddles and tells how to
perform magic tricks. UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright 1894
Evening star., 1934-01-10
| N A T u r E. S
Hill ID II E "
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Roadrunner.

Roadrunner.
@OCK O. THE DESERT is bird
we'll worth knowing. He is
Y 4 found in the Southwest, and
Is q swift runner of the hot
desert sands. His speed pro-
hibits close observation and his gar
mentS hide him from your sight. His
mate builds her nursery in the crotch
of a tall cactus, whose bayonetS forbid
undue familiarity.
The roadrunner travels the desert
sands almost as fast as lightning, seek
ing the shadow of bush or cactus, If
he finds he is being watched, and re-
sorting to freezing" if he finds re has
been discovered when he is out from
their protecting shade. With his BODY
crouched close to the ground and his
color aiding him effectively to hide,
the roadrunner tries to make good MS
escape, and nearly always does.
They have the brightest yellow eyes,
| that watch you from a shadow near by,
and Cnce they find you looking them
in the eye and their place discovered,
| they make a dash for another BUSH
| Travellers are few in the desert, and the
roadrunner has no way to know your
intentions are friendly and purely in
| the interest of science. Therefore, he
is cautious and makes friends slowly
| Most inhabitants of the desert are
protected with horns or scales. The
roadrunner depends upon his coloring
and his swiftness to outwit his enemies.
| 1t is for this reason the mother builds
| her bulky nest in the cactus. She is
| fully aware of the fact they are at the
| mercy of many desert neighborS more
| faVorably equipped. So the nursery is
| built in the cactus, with its bIlStllng
lance-like leaves. and the hawk, lizard
and snake dare not venture the blades
sharp thrust, even though they hear
the hungry babies cry just above their
reach.
| The nursery is a massive affair, about
one foot across, and, as rule, you Will
find newly laid eggs, naked babies and
| older youngsters in the nest at the
same time. The eggs are laid at in
tervals The mother sits on ner nest
and views the landscape about her.
Often her tail is propped straight up
IN the air against branch of prickly
cactus The sun helps to brood the
eggs, and the time is unusually short.
At first the infants are ugly and
wabbly, with a greasy black. Besides,
they are naked. They have great ap-
petites, and do lot of crying, which
sounds like the whimper of a BABY. The
mother scurries down the rough bark
of the cactus and races over the sands
in search of swift lizard, sWifter
/ mouse or snake. Whatever she
catches, she holds it tightly about the
middle and returns to her hungry
brood The caught one protests Wig
orously, but soon it is going head first
down the throat of a roadrunner in
FAINT, and the mother is on her way to
where the lizard Is taking a sun bath.
The mother can always tell which
babies have been fed. The tail of the
victim bangles from the mouth of the
| RoADRUNNER
Evening star., 1934-01-10
WHO ARE YOU:
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

his brother and arrived in America
before 1888. He settled in Roxbury,
Mass, where he became active In the
affairs of the colony. He was a mem
Der Of John Eliot's church In Roxbury.
He participated in the early struggles
with the Indians and was q member Of
the colonial Legislature, 1654-65. 1t Ia
related that he was one Of the n SOL
diers who attacked and all but exter-
minated the Pequot Indians in their
fort at Mystic, Conn.
The name has sometimes been spelled
Cornwell. It originated in the locality
Of Cornwall, England, which derived its
name from carna and Gael, meaning
the altars Of the Gauls, the ancient
conquerors Of England.
This coat Of arms was borne In Eng
land by the Earl Of Cornwall.
Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Woman Selects a Mayor.

For the first time in centuries .
woman has selected q mayor. She is
Lady Nesta Wilmington, and the man
is Caleb Morris, who will be at the head
of the government of Newport, Wales.
Mrs. Withington's power to choose came
from her office of Lord Marcher Of the
Barony of Kames. When Wales was
being invaded a thousand years ago lord
marcherS were given land and rights in
order to conquer the country, and from
that time their right to rule has re-
manned. Until recently Morris was
ranking sergeant in the Glamorgan
constabulary.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
How 1t Started
With a Grain Of Salt.
BY JEAN NEWTON.

Take that with a grain of salt, u
we say meaning, don't take it too
seriously" The phrase is very popu-
lar one in modern speech to indicate
something that should be accepted with
reservations.
This Is translation OF the Latin
"cum grano sails" The English ex-
preston as we use it today, however
has been traced back as far as 1647,
when it was used by Trapp in the old
then were not as sarcastic as they
sometimes are today. It simply meant
Ito accept with certain amount OF
reserve"
Copyright, 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-01-10

PRECIOUS MOMENTS.
household, know that if the place looks
untidy, the blame of it falls on her
shoulders. She will probably find the
members of the family will rally to
her aid. Not one of them will want
his or her negligence to revert to the
disparagement of one they love.
Apart from this friendly attitude
about the matter, there is another one
totally practical The homemaker can
promote her cause of saving time
through orderliness, by seeing that
there are definite places in which to
put things. There Is one reason for
leaving things around which Is pardon
able, and that Is not having places for
them. You often hear child, when
told to put an article away, say, in a
voice with whine: Where shall 1
put it? I don't know where it be-
longs"
The homemaker may be a woman
Who, although she puts things away,
does not put each item away. For eX-
ample, something may be needed from
g. ribbon or lace box After getting
the wanted article, the box will be
carefully placed where it belongs, but
one or two pieces of lace or lengths of
ribbon will be omitted from it. After
an, 1t Is often the putting away of these
little oddments that makes such in
roads on the homemaker's time. Pick
ing up this and putting away that steal
away precious moments, which, during
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Apricot Dessert.

Wash one pound Of dried apricots.
one-fourth pound of prunes. Put them
one-fourth pound of seedless ra.sins and
in a pan and cover with water, and let
boil until cooked. Remove from the
fire and let it cool. Shell fourth
pound of almonds, put them in boiling
water for one minute, then skin them.
Serve the apricots cold with six or seven
almonds on each serving.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

infant for some time after it has been
fed. When not tail is in signt, the
baby will receive another lizard. It's
a great system the roadrunner has
evolved, for keeping count on the fed
ones.
The roadrunner is also known as the
Mexican paisano, cuckoo, snake killer,
and. the name that suits him best,
cock O. the desert. He is feet long.
and one-han of this length is for the
handsome black tail, with its thumb
marks of white on the outer edges. The
coat is gray and black, with bronze
green tints. When the bird is excited,
his crest is raised, his tail erected, and
a general expression of alertness Is
shown by this very interesting bird of
the sandy wastes.
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Mr.. Sims IS universally acclaimed
the greatest living contract and auction
player He ,Dds captain of the renowned
-Four Horsenen" team, notU disbanded,
and has pon "a national championships
since 1924. These articles are based on
the Sims system, Dhich includes the
one-oDer-one principle, which the Sims
group of players 1Oas the first to employ
and deUelop.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

TINE coat of arms here illustrated
Is borne by the descendants of
the Cornwall family. which early
i settled in Massachusetts, and
Connecticut. The immigrant
ancestor was William, born In England
in the beginning of the seventeenth
century. He served as sergeant at
arms for Charles I.
William Cornwall left England with
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Sp. J x x
Hts. X x
Di. @ 10 Z < <
CT. K x X
We saw that the
hand could rea-
sonably end up in
either two hearts,
three diamonds,
three no trumps,
four hearts or five
dia m on d S, and
that any of these
contracts W ou l d
have to strike very
bad luck in order
to fail. In a word.
your two-diamond
response will not
Evening star., 1934-01-10


beneath solved the puzzle correctly the
spell automobile
The puzzle illustrated automobile
cooperation
follows $50
awarded
which following
Automobile
Studebaker
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Ford
Packard
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Evening star., 1934-01-10
Ways i'm Which Time Is Wasted
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

q day, make one lose time, and time Is
q precious thing.
The tidying up after task should
be considered as much . part OF the
work as getting the things out. Strange
to say, this is not always so considered.
What constitutes q completed Job u
something mothers can help their little
folk to understand at an early age.
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-01-10
I r IS amazing the amount Of time
. homemaker finds she devotes just
to putting things away. What

70 puIIlAB tiAAASo o"@y'
ever she gets out she may put
away, but some other person in the
family may not be so particular. This
may be because she was lenient when
children were young, and now they feel
It is not essential to consider putting
things away as part Of job. Or 1t
may be no fault Of her own that things
are left for her to put away. She real
ICES the tasks should not fall to her
lot, but if she does not ask, or rather
remind others to put things away, they
are left for her to attend to. And II
she mentions the thing more than
once, she Is made to feel she is nag
gtng.
One way that may prove helpful is
10 let the children, or those of her
Evening star., 1934-01-10
The Takeout at Two.

v ESTERDAY examined the
" possible bidding developments
I If your partner opened the
i bidding with a heart and you
responded with two diamonds
on the weakest hand permitting o
Evening star., 1934-01-10
Bedtime
Stories
Independent Fellow.
By THORNTON ". BURGESS

The independent find q wsy
To meet their problSms every day.
Hairy the Woodpecker.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

Mr.. Sims will answer all INQUIRIES on con-
tract that are addressed to this Newspaper
with self-addressed. stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

sixth rule for being knockout with your daughter in
refrain from giving advice making suggestions tt
hardest thing that woman is ever called upon to
REQUIRES almost superhuman self control for mother to
in silence being wasted and hi
uined by mistakes of young woman who doesn't know
rincples of housekeepng
The Washington times., 1934-05-01
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO BE HEARD IN CHORAL FESTIVAL

choir, under the direction Of Nor
ton M. Little, with Claude Robe
son at the organ. An admirably
presented tenor solo featured the
work of this choir.
The choir of st. Johns Church,
directed by T. Guy Lukas, was
third on the list. In this choir
the sopranos are boys. It's offer
ings comprised three Sixteenth
century works, sung a capella.
The Burrell Class of Calvary
Baptist Church presented an eX,
cellent ensemble under the leader
ship of Florence Howard, and the
last two choirs to be heard were
those of st. Adams, directed by
Walter Nash, and National Bap.
tist Memorial Church, directed by
George Ross.
Six other choirs will be heard
in the second concert Of the
choral festival tonight.
The Washington times., 1934-05-01

lPlerCe Hall. All souls unitarian
Church, Fifteenth and Harvard
Streets, Wednesday evening, at
8:15 o'clock.
Six Washington church choirs
participated last evening in the
opening concert of a series of
three sponsored by the Columbia
Bible Training School. The con-
cert last night was given at First
Congregational Church, where the
second one takes place tonight.
The third, in which so members
of the National Symphony Or
chestra will take part, will be
given at Constitution Hall to.
morrow evening.
The Epworth M. E. Church
mixed choir opened the program
last evening, directed by Robert
Ruckman. Next came the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church
The Washington times., 1934-05-01

,Keefer, the National Choral En-
semble will present an "Adven-
ture in Music" added to the sea-
sons regular series conducted by
Mary liant Couch, chairman Of
the music committee. Popular
selections are planned, as well as
the classically written prize COM
position. One such selection is
the well known Florodora Sextet,
which the singers will present
in the costumes Of the period in
which it was originally sung.
The Washington times., 1934-05-01
Ode to Be Presented

Twelve Washington singers will
entertain members and friends
Of the Women's City Club Thurs
day, at $3.50 p. m, when the
National Choral Ensemble will
give a program including the
lode to st. Cecelia," composed
by Dorothy Radde Emery, which
won the 1884 prize choral award
of the National League Of Amer
lean Pen Women at the recent
national convention in Washing
ton. Mrs. Emery, representing
Maryland in the league. was one
Of two State prize winners.
Organized by Flora McGill
The Washington times., 1934-05-01

silky, full-bodied shreds and fully
packed into every Lucky so round,
so firm, free from loose ends. That's
why Luckies keep in condition.
why you'll find that Luckies do not
dry out, an important point to eve,y
smoker. You see, always in ALWAYS
-Luckies are kind to your throat.
The Washington times., 1934-05-01
BISHOP FREEMAN TO SPEAK

The Right Rev. jams h. -
man, Episcopal Bishop of w
ington, will address a meeting in
Gadsby's Tavern at 8 o'clock to-
morrow night under auspices OF
the Alexander cathedral COM
mittee. His topic will be The
significance of the Cathedral in
the Nations Capital"
The Washington times., 1934-05-01
CARD PARTY PLANNED

A card party for the benefit
of st. James Catholic Church
will be held by the Bell Club at
8 p. m. today in the auditorium
at Thirty-seventh st. and Rhode
Island Ave-, Mt. Rainier. Md.
Mrs. Daniel A. Campbell and
Mrs. Thomas r. Graves will be
hostesses.