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Evening star., 1934-06-23
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

lently and claimed the rest of the
tricks
The crucial play is on the third
trick South should not flnesse the
nine of hearts. Here are the posi-
BILE trump situations: West has either
four or five hearts to the king-10-
the contract cannot be made; East
has four hearts to the 10-spot-if
East has also four diamonds the hand
can be couped. Naturally. one of the
black illnesses must work TO make this
play. II East has only three dia-
monds. but West has both the king
of spades and the king of clubs. the
hand can be couped West has three
hearts to the king-l0; a heart trick
must be lost. West has the king
small of hearts and East has three to
10-spot. By playing the jack of
hearts, South can end-play East later
with the 10-spot and force East to
lead into either spades or clubs. Be-
cause West made short-suited open
ing. East's diamonds can be counted
accurately and South can easily
enough blank the East hand of dia-
monds. This play of the jack of
hearts also takes care of the posi-
bility that West has the king-l0 of
hearts alone. In other words, it Of
fers two chances for success.
l should also believe that West had
the king of spades from her club
lead. Spades seem the more logical
play if she wishes to put East in the
lead AS a matter of tact. West had
the king-10 of hearts alone, the king
of clubs, the king of spades and a
doubleton diamond AS the cards lie,
South can make a grand slam at
hearts. Instead, she lost so points by
trying to guess out the hand.
Moral-"If you can't end-play an
opponent. perhaps you can squeeze
him.
tCopyrieht, 1934l
Mr.. Sims will answer all INQUIRIES on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper. with self-addreSSed, stamped en-
Velope.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Lemon Tarts.

Place one cup of sugar. a pinch
of salt. and one cup of boiling water
together In the upper part of a dou-
BILE boiler. over boiling water. Add
four teaspoonfuls of cornstarch dis
solved in four tablespoonfuls of cold
water and cook for 20 minutes, STIR
ring vigorously until the mixture is
transparent, and then occasionally
during the remainder of the cooking.
Remove from the fire and pour over
two beaten egg yolks. Add four table
spoonfuls of butter. three tablespoon
fuls of lemon juice and half tea
spoonful of grated lemon rind and
mix we'll. Fill tart shells and top
with meringue. To make the me-
ringue. beat two egg whites until they
almost hold their shape, add six table
spoonfuls of sugar and beat until the
egg whites do hold their shape. Place
in the tarts and brown in a slow oven
for Is minutes.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

and scantily covered with hairs. The
family enjoys a wide distribution over
North America. There are 81 species
and subspecies, found from Canada
to North Carolina, and westward to
the Pacific Coast. They have an in
teresting cousin in China. too.
They all hibernate. Not so much
as some of our famous sleepers, but
with the first cold snap they seek their
comfortable dwellings, and remain in
doors until warmer weather invites
them forth.
Sometimes the more thrifty men,
bers store food In the living room
AS a rule they fast and stay in DOR
mant state until the weather is more
to their liking.
Jumping mice are harmless and in
offensive. In fact, they love to be
petted. During the Summer you can
see them scurrying through the grass.
They are accumulating fat for the
Winters fast The jumping mice are
not numerous enough to be much of
a problem. Sometimes they seem to
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

ized. 1t was Reddy Fox and Mrs.
Reddy. They were hunting for mice.
They stopped so near that when he
sat down the tip of Reddy's tail al
most tickled her nose.
DO you know what would like?"
asked Reddy.
Il know a lot of things you would
like" replied Mrs. Reddy. What is it
in particular this time?"
Some young rabbits replied Reddy
and Mrs. Peter Shivered.
L would myself said Mrs. Reddy.
Peter and Mrs. Peter should have a
family about now. but if they have l
presume they are over in the Old
Briar Patch. How 1 do hate those
brambles!"
mo more than I do" replied
Reddy. I'VE haven't been over there
for some time. It will do no harm to
go over and look around there a bit.
If Mrs Peter has babies. the nest is
likely to be near the edge of the
Briar Patch, and it might even be out
side. I've known a rabbit to make her
nest out in the open. though why she
should is beyond me- l certainly would
like a dinner of tender young rabbits "
He smacked his lips, and Mrs. Peter
shivered again. What if they should
start to nosing about in the grass in
the hope of finding a mouse! Her
nose was filled with the strong fox
scent, and it seemed to her that her
heart was humping loud enough to be
heard.
we might as well look about over
there" agreed Mrs Reddy. Even If
we do not find a nest we may be able
to find out if there are any young
bunnies about in the Briar Patch. The
matter is worth looking into Mice are
good eating, but a couple of young
rabbits would be better"
Once more Mrs Peter Shivered.
while we are here we may as well
look about thoroughly for mice" said
Reddy. At that Mrs. Peters heart al
most stopped beating.
1T would be waste of time" re-
piled Mrs. Reddy Now that you have
reminded me of youno rabbits find
I am not especially keen for mice. The
sooner we look the ground over
around the Briar Patch the better"
Just as you say. my dear" replied
Reddy. getting to his feet We'll lose
nothing by looking. Young rabbits!"
Once more Reddy smacked his lips
and Mrs. Peter shivered. Then Reddy
and Mrs Reddy moved away in the
direction of the dear old Briar Patch
and Mrs Peter drew a long breath.
tCopyriEht 1934l
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Little Benny.
BY LEE PAPE.

pOP was smoking and thinking in
his private chair and ma was
looking at magazine, saying, There's
some very intriguing vacation aver
Elements in the back of this maga-
zine, Willyum.
Try the front of 1t, pop said, and
ma said, Listen to this among the
mountain resorts. it says, Come to
Rookherst in the Pines, paradice on
earth. where the air is like neckter
and songberds abound. Well, you
couldn't very modestly ask for more
than a paradice on earth, could you,
Willyum? she said.
I've never even asked for as much,
pop said. and ma said, And here's
the seaside places. How does this
sound to you. Willyum, Rockledge by
the Sea, take a little trip to Gods
country, where sublime climate and
a sky of perpetual heavenly blue
combine to exilerate the young and
inviggerate the old, she said.
1t sounds all rite for Benny, but
neither you nor are exactly young
or precisely old, so it mite play some
nasty trick on us. pop said, and ma
said, 1t all comes down once more to
the annual perennial choice between
mountains and seaside I declare l
don't know wich sounds the more at
tractive, paradice on earth or a
little trip to Gods country, what do
you think, Willyum? she said
Well I'll tell you, pop said. I think
with a couple of 3 dollar and so cent
celestial electric fans and unlimited
cold angelic lemminade and the
ETHEREAL song of an occasional baff1ed
mosquito outside the heavenly screens,
could find a blissful inexpensive
paradice rite here, he said. Or as
old Omar frazed it. with cold cuts in
the refrigerator. and thou, home would
be paradice enow, he said, and ma
said, o. l mite of known l couldn't
expect a sensible anser from you
Meening she didn't like the ideer.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Dorothy Dix Says
When Despair Grips You, It's Upt You to
Get Yourself Out of It.

D girl Of ns snman os oss ssss ssa
sverythlns happy: ali
~ life and for no reason at all have no interest in my studies
is the rem remedy I'd, '~''' BET.
Probably what ails liver wit said that
whether life worth living depended altogether liver
and no. other one timing done to @ @ the wG h
humble but effective blue pill.
IACKADAIs1CAL you yourself
and ss1ss psu % n Is msnea to @ sss
good physician and have him find out the root of trouble
the those to live with them for
lack of little medical attention.
may explanation why
Girls that such nursing secret
that they have manufacture falling love with the pic
they have except screen thinking they
stale Improbable
OF COURSE that the case you will outgrow year
and be Just as thrilled with life all the other girls are But
despair you
effort determination You must
own will power.
find that for yourself Nature and civilization and society give us the
imaginable They people every variety
They give US all sorts Of cultures They give us music books art and
work and But these we have to fashion our
own interests Nobody can do it for u.s.
ONLY stupid imagination
" feel and mind
thrill anything anywhere Every
landscape has beauty every road leads adventure every
country neighoor-
hood has its tragedies and comedies and love idyk
whatever do
ALL your studies
depends how well apply yourself to them and
how much you try to get out of them just as whether
a regards drudgery a career.
ND the best way of overcoming something
try to make some one else happy.
Don't coddle your think that it
romantic" different" from other girls 1t merely
shows that you are either ob moDa or aD 'aaa ~
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Don't Guess About Hands.

Don't Guess About Hands.
TINE Aggressives are ahead 100
points on the first three rub
bers. They are also game in
u with 200 points, and have 300
points above the line. The
Conservatives have 100 points above
the line
East (Mr. Aggressive) dealt today's
hand. The bidding was passed around
to Mr.. Conservative in the North po-
sition. who opened with one no
trump. This was his hand:
sP a9s. 4 4 5 2 - ci 3t < K}I8 ! io8
East and West passed throughout.
South responded with two hearts.
This was her hand:
Sp. % Di. A @ )
North jumped to three no trumps
and South showed her diamond suit
by bidding four diamonds. North bid
five diamonds. South responded with
five hearts North's proper bid at
lilo pOlAll live lIO u
strong desire to be the declsrer. de-
spite South's indication of two bid
dable suits. The hand must. of
course, be played in a small slam
after Norths strong bidding If North
plays the hand at six no trumps, he
will probably get either a spade or a
club lead, and the contract cannot.
then. be defeated North. however, bid
six hearts, wanting to show a fit in
the heart suit as well as the diamond
suit and hoping for a grand slam con-
tract. South thankfully passed. feel
ing that she had probably overbid her
holdings.
West opened the nine Of diamonds
evidently either a singleton Oh a
doubleton Now l want you TO study
the two hands and figure out how YOU
would play them to make a small
slam. AT first sight, this would seem
to be typical guess" situation. You
have a choice of two finesses-one in
each of the black suits You can
afford to lose a trump trick. but you
must manage to locate one of the
black kings to make your contract.
There is also the matter of a trump
finesse. South decided to take this
chance, despite the risk of Vests
trumping a diamond return if the
finesse lost She laid down the queen
of hearts, king covered and ace took
on the board. Now the question of a
trump trick shifted to the 10 of
hearts. South played small heart
from dummy and finessed the nine
spot in her own hand West took
the trick with the 10 and led a club
South studied long time over this
lead. She finally decided that West
would not lead from the king of
clubs. She went up with the ace in
dummy, played the jack back and
discarded a small spade from her
own hand. West took the trick with
the king of clubs. Mrs. Conserva-
tive at this point said, "Fudge!" vio-
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Mrs. Peter had gone out to meet Flip
and at the risk of her life led him
around to the opposite side of the
Briar Patch.
Peter had spoken his mind freely
about what he called such foolish
ness. but Mrs Peter had answered
never a word Those six "abies we're
still safe under their blanket over in
the long grass, and that was all that
mattered.
That night as she lay nursing them
she shivered as she thought of what
would have happened had Flip found
them, and he certainly would have
found them hao she not so bravely
led him away. And then she shivered
again. There was faint ruStling in
the grass. Some one was coming that
way She held her breath and list
ened. Then her worst fears were real
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Casual Afternoon Frock Of Figured Fabric
Natural Flexibiity of Season S
Sheers Makes Them Very
Useful for Summer Day.
BY BARBARA BELL.

CASUAL afternoon frock of
~ figured fabric is one of the
a most useful costumes a woman
Il n can have for a warm after
noon. The natural f1eXibility
of this seasons sophisticated Sheers
make them invaluable to those who
try to keep their wardrobe expendi-
lures within the budget.
The model shown in the sketch is
especially fitted to adapt itself gall
lantly to the average woman's semi
social needs. 1t is the sort of thing
she can wear to an afternoon movie
followed by dinner at a sidewalk cafe.
or to a roof garden, or she may safe
" wear 1t to a matinee, a tea. or an
afternoon movie and later go on to
a roof garden where dining and
limited amount of dancing may follow.
Capes are distinguishing feature
of all the new Midsummer frocks.
The use of them eliminates sleeves en-
tirely and at the same time provides
the fiattering effect of the covered
shoulder The one used on this dress
is cut to give emphasis to the slender
hip lines. This is done through some
witchery Of manipulation, involving
the belt so that an impression of
youthful slenderness is produced,
whether you are so endowed by ma
ture or not The designer of this
dress claims for it the merit of re-
tanning its chic lines either with or
without a girdle. In very warm
weather this must surely be regarded
as distinct point in its favor.
Figured frocks of cotton sheers
prove irreSistibly chic to many smart
women, while others continue to be
intrigued by the beauty and wearabil-
ity of printed silk. Either fabric is
chic. and both are to be recommend
ed in afternoon frocks that reflect the
moods of Summer
Barbara Bell pattern No. l364-B is
designed in sizes "a to 46. Size "a re-
quires Al yards of 35-inch material.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
eaSy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Ny Neighbor Says:

When making custard pies,
satisfactory results may be OBJ
tanned if the undercrust is par
TALLY cooked before the custard
is poured into it. Pastry needs
a stronger heat than custard to
bake it.
A slice Of cake covered with
crushed strawberries makes an
excellent quick dessert.
When cleaning bamboo furni-
ture, go over it with a brush dip
ped in salt water.
Go around with an oil can
when housekeeping. Oil the
caStors on furniture, put a few
drops of oil in the oil hole of
the vacuum cleaner. and if the
hinges on the doors squeak, oil
them.
Copyright, 19341
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Drnhnost

THE arms illustrated were borne
by Right Rev. Samuel Provost,
first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of
New York. He was fifth in descent
from the original colonist, David
Provost, a Huguenot, who came to
America in 1888 and settled in New
Amsterdam. He came by way of Hol-
land. where his family had settled.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Baked Rice PUDDING

Three eggs. two-thirds cup sugar.
two cups milk. one teaspoon vanilla.
one-fourth teaspoon salt, two-thirds
cup boiled rice. two tablespoons but
ter.
Mix ingredients and pour into but
tered baking dish. Bake so minutes
in very slow oven. Cool and chill
Serve plain or with cream.
Clip this for your file.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Copyright, l934)
Clipped Beef on Toast.

Melt four tablespoonfuls of butter
and saute three tablespoonfuIs OF
minced green peppers and three table
spoonfuls of minced onion until they
are a golden brown Then add one
fourth pound OF Clipped dried beef in
small pieces. Saute slowly for min
utes, then add half a cupful of -four
blend and stir il. az cupfuls of milk
slowly. Bring to a boil, place over a
double boiler. and add little paprika
or other seasoning If necessary. Serve
on rounds of buttered toast.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Lemon Snow.

Soak IA tablespoonfuls of gelatin
in one-fourth cupful of cold water
for five minutes. Add to one cupful
of boiling water and stir until dis
solved. Add one cupful of sugar, one
fourth cupful of lemon juice. and half
teaspoonful of grated lemon rind.
Set in a cool place until the mixture
begins to thicken Beat the whites
of three eggs until stiff Pour the
lemon -and-sugar mixture slowly on
the stiff1y beater egg whites. beating
constantly. Pour into molds lined
with sections of orange Cool until
set. Unmold and serve with. thin
custard sauce.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Dreaded Pork Chons

Use six lean pork chops cut rather
thick. Roll in fine dry bread crumbs.
Slice one medium-sized onion and
cook in fat until slightly brown. Ar
range the chops in the pan and
sprinkle with salt and pepper and the
juice of half a lemon. Brown one
side, turn, and add water almost to
cover. and cook in a moderate oven
until tender, removing the cover dur
ing the last Is minutes.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Zip THE TERRIER spent most
of a bright sunny forenoon
r getting hot, excited and more
or less scratched by brambles
and briars as he vainly tried
to get at Peter Rabbit and Mrs. Peter
in the dear Old Briar Patch. He didn't
give up until he got briar in a fore
foot and couldn't get it out. Then,
whimpering, he started for home,
limping as he went He hadn't found
that precious secret of Mrs. Peters,
and the funny part is that Peter
hadn't. either Neither of them had
the slightest suspicion why it was that
Evening star., 1934-06-23
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons
Ready-to-Serve Cereal
with Cream
Bacon and Eggs
Popovers. Coffee.

Popovers. Coffee.
DINNER.
Fruit Cup, Celery. Radishes
Roast Duck, Brown Gravy
Sliced Apple Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Green Peas
Frozen Fruit Salad
SUPPER.
Sardine Rabbit, Pickles, Olives
Hot Biscuits
Sliced Peaches Ice-box Cookies
Tea.
POPOVERS.
Two cups -four. one teaspoon
salt, one-half teaspoon soda, one
teaspoon cream of tartar, sifted
together. Beat separately the
whites and yolks of two eggs. To
two cups sweet milk add the
yolks. then slowly sift in the flour
or so to make smooth batter
Just before putting into the pans
fold in lightly the beaten whites.
Bake in a hot oven 80 minutes.
Serve Immediately.
FROZEN FRUIT SALAD.
Four egg yolks, four table
spoons tarragon vinegar, four
tablespoons sugar. Cook in dou-
BILE boiler till thick. Cool. stir
ring occasionally. Stir in one
pint of whipped cream, one can
of pineapple, cut in dice or shred
ded; one-half pound blanched
almonds, cut up; one-fourth
pound marshmallows, cut up.
Freeze. pack in mold in ice and
salt for three hours or freeze in
mechanical refrigerator.
SARDINE RABBIT.
One tablespoon butter, one
tablespoon -four, one cup milk,
one cup grated cheese, one can
sardines, two teaspoons mustard,
one-fourth teaspoon paprika, salt,
pepper. Make a white sauce OF
the butter, flour and milk. Add
the cheese and stir until 1t has
melted. Add the sardines which
have been faxed. Add the sea-
sonings, heat thoroughly and
serve on buttered toast or toasted
crackers. This recipe serves four
persons.
(Copyrisht, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINs ELLIS.

The Provost family were originally
from Normandy, where the name was
spelled Provost, and 1t is still well
represented in that part of France.
This family. although not numerous
in America, has furnished prominent
citizens and distinguished men and
women in the professional, political
and industrial realms.
tCopyright, 19341
Evening star., 1934-06-23
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Jumping Mouse.

JUMPING mice are very dainty
and interesting. They are shy,
and do not show much evidence
~ OF being mean. In fact. they
are friendly little folks. with but
one desire uppermost-to get out OF
your way.
Long hind legs. and tails as well as
leaping ability, have given them the
name of kangaroo mice. They do not
have a pouch to carry their young in
as do kangarooS.
Like the famous high jumpers, the
kangaroos, their hind legs are very
muscular, enabling them to leap great
distances for their size Their tails
aid as balancers. This is long, slender
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Gooseberry jam

Eight cups gooseberries, one cup wa
ter. eight cups sugar. one teaspoon
cinnamon, one-half teaspoon cloves.
one-fourth teaspoon salt, one table
spoon lemon juice. Carefully select
berries and remove stems. Add rest
of ingredients, cook slowly and stir
frequently until the mixture becomes
thick and jellylike. Pour into ster-
ilized jars; when cool. seal with melted
paraffin.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Copyright, l934D
Mrs. Peter Shivers.

'Tis those We love and hold most dear
For whom we feel the greatest fear.
Mrs. Peter Rabbit.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
player. He Uas captain OF the renoUned
-Four Horsemen" team, notU disbdnded,
and has Won "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based on the Sims system, Which
includes the one-oUer- principle,
Which the Sims group OF players waS
the first to employ and deUelop.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Leads in Movie Theaters.

Great Britain now has twice al
many movie theatsrs as France.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that addressed to this news
paper. with selt-sddresSed. stamped en-
Velope.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

TINE Aggressives are ahead 100
points on the first three rub
bers. They are also game in
Il with 200 points, and have 300
points above the line. The
Conservative Inn
Evening star., 1934-06-23

. EAR MISS DfX-I girl of Is, freshman in college
have devoted parents whom good home good clothes
everything to make happy but have lost all interest
life and for at all have interest studie
don't when funk interest in boys
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-12-13

With the ending recently of the amazing OF
"Baby the notorious Dinger gangsers
by again the OF the United
States department Justice battle against such type OF
crimes things bring front the question OF the worth
and desraby federal police Since the United
swung it's forces its crime the country IS
steadily gaining the upper hand such forms or crime
acketeering and kidnapping 1t seems there is cas
among types oenses First there wn
might be termed local oense; then there the state oens d
federal oense who is guilty OF teoea
pretty we'll that his punishment is sure and certain
The when the country young knew 1t was
fool with the federal lhey couo
pull hodups they learned to respect uncle
Sans Many criminals such Al Capone have gone
laws they eputed to nave
broken but negectng federal income tax returns
number of different federal oflcer mas Deeter
portnty officer getting his man. He does not
have boundaries the entire country is ms
hunting ground wait for the cooperation
of distant police department when the fleeing criminal
have wait uncertain extradtlon
hearings bring trial Also he out OF the reach OF
local political and perhaps of petty eaousies between
officers localities Of local cooperation is very
and in instances the ted
service of value of bureau OF
assisting municipal police do their work How to sup
reen the local forces with the federal service to eaten tn
moving offender without undermining the morale OF
local law enforcement the serious question that must pe
out becoming evident that sort OF teoai
coming the effectiveness OF federal ponce mas
repeatedly fact it downright necessity III
combating certain types Of crime