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Evening star., 1935-01-29
Uncle Ray
Canals Of Europe.

MORE than any other country in
AVA Europe, Holland is famed for her
canals. They form great network,
and in some parts are used for trans
port more than the roads.
Another purpose Of the Dutch ca
nails is for drainage. Since Holland
is a very low-lying country 1t Is
especially important to have ways OF
leading of the rainfall.
An important canal has been built
to join Amsterdam, the largest city
of Holland, with the North Sea. This
canal is only about 20 miles long, but
it is wide and deep enough for fairly
large sea-going vessels.
A long canal exists in Southern
France. 1t is called the Langue-doc,
and has a length of 148 miles. This
canal, with the help of rivers, forms
a waterway from the Bay of Biscay
to the Mediterranean Sea. 1t Is not
very deep, but it permits passage OF
barges and other vessels which do
not need a deep channel.
Nature shut of the Baltic Sea from
the North Sea with a jut of land al
most 300 miles long and. in one Sec
ton, about 100 miles wide. This "Jut"
is chiefly Denmark, but the lower
part of the peninsula belongs to Ger
| many.
If We go back into history We find
that waterway was opened in this
region $50 years ago 1t joined the
two seas by making use of the Elder
River, which flows into the North Sea.
The canal was 26 miles long, but
only 81 feet wide and 9 feet deep.
The town of Kiel was at one end OF
it, but it was known as the HolStein
| Canal.
A little more than a century later
| a new project was started; and a
canal was cut from a point near the
] mouth of the Elbe River to Kiel. This
was finished in 1895, and was much
broader and deeper than the Holstein
| Canal
The Kiel Canal was greatly enlarged
! during the six years before the out
break of the World War. 1t now has
a depth of 81 feet. and the length is
| So sea miles, or 81 land miles. In
a recent year more than $1,000 ships
passed through the Kiel Canal.
(For history section of your scrap
book.)
Seven Wonders of the World! Dc
you know what they are? Would you
| like to know more about them? II
so, write to Uncle Ray to ask for
his Seven Wonders" leaflet. and in
close a Scent stamped envelope ad-
| dressed to yourself. UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Little Benny
BY LEE PAPE.

WE was eating breakfast, ma eating
w and tawking on account of feel
ing cheerful. and pop drinking his
coffee to himself like somebody wish
ing they was still in bed, and ma
said, I shouldn't be serprised if il
would rain, it certainly looks like II
and bleeve it will.
Pop not saying what he bleeved
and after a while ma said, If 1t doesn't
rain it certainly bellies its looks.
Let it rain, can take it, pop said
and ma said, Such slang, no wonder
Benny doesn't express himself more
elegantly with such an example as q
model to go by as criterion.
What I meant was, even the con-
tingency of a pluvial precipitation
taking place will find my head un-
bowed and not even buddy, POP
said, and ma said, Well, I didn't
! mean to infer that there's any writ
ten or spoken law against using plain
English.
Plane English and linguistic ele.
gance reside in spheers so funda-
mentally contrary that their degree
| of oppoSlteneSS merits the adVerba
qualification of diametrical, pop said
! and ma said, All rite. all rite, my lands
| for goodness sakes I've heard enough
Do you meen your auditory pre-.
ceptions have accumulated sufficient
impressions? pop said, and ma said
I meen go ahead and use slang til
| you're black in the face.
Oke with me, pop said.
And he put on his hat and over
coat and started to go out, saying
I'll be seeing you, or as the Boston
chap said, Certain Deems of lite re-
fracting on your fizzical presence viii
affect my optical faculties in such q
manner as to give me an accurate
reproduction of your highly esteemed
lineaments.
Being elegant.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

"HE trapper whose supply of
meat Glutton the Wolverine
had stolen from under the
4 pile Of logs where it had been
hidden for protection was an
old hand at trapping the little peo-
pie who wear fur. Every Winter
since he was boy he had trapped,
and he thought he knew just about
all there was to know about the
habits OF those he trapped. This was
his first Winter in this particular
section of the north country, and he
had laid out long trap-line. To
cover it on his snowshoes took him
several days from home cabin.
OF course when he returned there
after Glutton's visit he saw at once
that he had had visitor. His first
thought was that a bear had been
there, for he just couldn't imagine
any one else with the strength TO
pull apart that pile Of logs. OF course
no bear had any business to be out
and about at this time of year,
but he couldn't imagine any one
else doing such an amount Of work
However, when he came to examine
things he knew that this was not the
work of a bear. He had never had
any experience with Glutton the VOL
VERNE, but from signs which he found
he guessed who the thief was.
Was that trapper angry? Oh my,
my! Every scrap of meat was gone.
He had none for himself and none
for his traps. He must go hunting
and lay in a new supply.
"How that fellow could have eaten
all that meat had there is beyond
me-" he muttered. Probably he has
hidden some of it somewhere"
He hunted long and carefully
Finally he found one piece buried
under the snow, but this piece had
been so scented that it was useless
to him. You know Glutton, like his
cousin, Jimmy Skunk, has a bag OF
scent which to every one else is most
diSagreeable. So when he has more
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Chocolate Cream Pie.

Melt two squares of chocolate, add
two cupfuls of milk gradually, stirring
constantly until smooth, and heat in a
double boiler. Mix five tablespoonfuls
of white flour with three e-fourths cup
full of sugar and a pinch Of salt and
add to the milk. Stir until thickened
and then cook for Is minutes. Add
two eggs, slightly beaten. and cook
three minutes longer. Add one table
spoonful of butter, cool slightly, then
add one teaspoonful of vanilla. Put
into a baked pastry she'll Serve cold
with whipped cream, or cover with
meringue and brown in a moderate
oven.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Conquering Contract
BY p. HAL SIMS.

seemed previously, will surely return
a trump, and South may easily go
down.
Therefore, South made a safety
play. He led out a small club, West
hesitated a few hours, and finally
permitted East to win with the eight.
East returned a trump, which South
won in his own hand, and laid down
the ace of clubs. When the king drop
ped, South knew that his contract
was safe. He could now try for
overtricks. He entered dummy with
the ace of hearts, and laid down the
ace of diamonds, on which he dis
carded club. Vests queen drop
ped, setting up the jack for a discard
of the other clubs.
Thus South made five hearts.
TomorrOw's Hand.
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Chicken Croquettes.

Melt three tablespoonfuls of butter,
add five tablespoonfuls of -four and
blend to a smooth paste. Add one
cupful of milk gardually and cook
until thickened, stirring constantly.
Add two cupfuls of chopped cooked
chicken, half a teaspoonful of celery
salt, a little salt and pepper, few
drops of onion juice and two tea
spoontuls of chopped parsley. Cool
and shape. Roll in fine dry bread
crumbs, dip in slightly beaten egg and
roll in crumbs again. Fry in deep fat
for three minutes.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

THE idea that there is any rela-
l. ton between ones strength and
the length of ones whiskers and hair,
has probably been implied from the
account of Samson. There are prize
fighters and foot ball players today
who believe that they are stronger
when they let their whiskers grow.
Scientists have carefully investigated
this subject, and have found no evi-
dence whatever that there is any re-
lation between the two. The United
States Army regulations require the
soldiers to shave regularly.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
End Bad Cough
Quickly, at One
Fourth the Cost
Home-Mixedl No Cookingi Easyl

Home-Mixedl No Cookingl Easyl
L~-~~O~~-~~NN.N~~.~
Millions of housewives have found
that, by mixing their own cough medi-
cine, they get a purer. more effective
remedy. They use recipe which costs
only one-fourth as much as ready
made medicine, but which really has no
equal for breaking up obstinate coughs.
From any druggist, get 212 ounces
OF Pinex. Pour this into pint bottle,
and add granulated sugar syrup to fill
up the pint. The syrup is easily made
with 2 cups sugar and one cup water,
stirred a few moments until dissolved.
No cooking needed. It's no trouble at
all, and makes the most effective
remedy that money could buy. Keeps
perfectly, and children love its taste.
Its quick action in loosening the
phlegm, clearing the air passages, and
soothing away the Inflammation, has
caused it to be used in more homes
than any other cough remedy.
Pinex is highly concentrated com.
pound of Norway Pine, famous for its
healing effect on throat mem
branes. 1t is guaranteed to
give prompt relief or money -.
refunded.
|1PlIlNlEA&
IL fOP CouQhS~A
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Dorothy Dix Says
Does Nature Provide Mate for Each of U.s. or
Must We Hunt Up Our Own?

MISS DIX: believe that there certain ain mate
created by Nature for every person. do you believe that
| ! up to us to select our own mates? TAS
Answer am sentimental enough to believe
the wide wide world
body am very
finding affinity remote as to be negligible.
OCCASIONALLY predestined mates do
meet and when that happens have what call love at first
together eb They have need acquainted They have
they have found what they seeking and quest
end Such marriages the old phrase made in heaven
happy marriages people who have found
their mates The unhappy marriages those in which the husband
marriage bound getting the husband wife who the
right for the individual
THE little anything to do
fretful dscontented married to
provide them with comfort And men who are unahf
TO who S s1s v 8So M
off the water and then who and irritable
who are shiftless and lazy and poor providers
about wives who homy dumb
have found mates
their husbands
ntorab because they answered corresponding
how often second marriages are happier than first
chances of winning in the matrimonial
finding which Nature intended for about
and trust to Lady Luck 10 orlg our pre 10 S we Ia SG
married at all Nor feasible to wander about with o
hands, searching for the right one as Dges eacno
for honest man.
The best we can carefully
and to try she fills the
hill or not It is of course
opportunity at least to exercise our own
and discrimination.
UNFORTUNATELY few people take the trouble really
They leave the most important thing in their
the girls they work next to in an
the girl boy they met week end without any reference
whether they up to their ideals satisfy
and wives. "''~'' DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Who Are You?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

a fair for statecraft and served his
district in the Assembly. He was also
a member of the Council Of Safety
prior to the Revolutionary War.
The name of Huger is now well
known in many other States.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

food than he can eat at one time he
buries what is left and leaves little
of that scent. Then If any find it
they will know that it Is his food
and will leave it alone.
The trapper knew then that it was
useless to try to find any more and
his anger was greater than ever. He
made up his mind then and there
that he would make it his business to
kill Glutton. He should shoot him If
he couldn't trap him. No Wolverine
could steal his supplies and not pay
for them! No, sir! He had read and
Evening star., 1935-01-29
A Little Chat on English.
BY JOS. l. FRISCH.

M. S.-"Potatoes taste bad" not
badly" is the correct form, for the
reason that no real action is expressed.
Potatoes, having no tongues, can
not taste. Only where action is ex-
pressed, with a few exceptions, are
the ely" forms Slowly, badly, family,
sweetly. etc.. used.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

After the queen of hearts dropped,
South spread his hand and claimed
a grand slam. PLAY cards!" shouted
both opponents. So South still
claimed grand slam.
Copyright. 1935)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on con-
tract that are addressed to this newspaper
with self-addreSsed. STAMPED envelope.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Great Lakes Trout.

-HIS trout is well known in most
of the large lakes from New
Brunswick and Maine west
l. ward throughout the Great
Lakes region. Also from Van
couver Island northward to Alaska,
Hudson Bay and Labrador. 1t is
known from Henry Lake in Idaho and
elsewhere to the headwaters Of the
Columbia River.
AS this trout enjoys such a wide
range it has collected many names.
In the Great Lakes region it Is called
the mamaycush, in Vermont the
Evening star., 1935-01-29
MENU FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST.
ORANGE .TIIinn


Oatmeal with Cream.
Corned Beef Hash, Chill Sauce.
Popovers. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Tripe Fred in Batter.
Boiled Spinach.
Rolls. Mock Cherry Pie.
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup.
Baked Beef Roll.
LyonnaiSe Potatoes.
Broccoli, Butter Sauce.
Fruit Salad, Mayonnaise.
Crackers. Cheese. Coffee.
CORNED BEEF HASH.
Remove skin and gristle and
most Of fat from cooked corned
beef. Chop meat and add equal
quantity cold boiled chopped
potatoes. Season with salt and
pepper, put into hot buttered fry
ing pan, moiSten with milk or
cream. Stir until well mixed.
spread evenly, then place on part
of range where it may slowly
brown underneath. Turn and
fold on hot platter. Garnish with
sprigs of parsley and diced beetS.
TRIPE FRIED IN BATTER.
Cut tripe in pieces for serving
and boil 20 minutes, which makes
it nice and tender. Beat one egg,
add one-quarter cup cold water,
one teaspoon salt and flour to
make a batter. not too thin. Dip
the tripe in the batter and fry
until a nice color on both sides
If there is any batter left pour it
into the spider and cook with the
rest. Be sure to have plenty Of
grease in the spider. If you use
fresh tripe add one tablespoon
vinegar to batter.
BAKED BEEF ROLL.
Chop finely one and a half
pounds beef, one-half pound lean
fresh pork, one onion and two
green peppers. Add one cup dried
crumbs and one teaspoon salt,
mix thoroughly. Form into roll
and place in baking dish, lay
eight slices of bacon on the top.
Pour over the whole a can of
tomatoes and bake for about one
and a half hours. Remove the
meat to a hot platter, thicken
and season the gravy and strain
it over the meat.
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Refusing a Finesse.

Mr.. Sims is universally acclaimed the
greatest living contract and auction
plauer. He Wds captain OF the renowned
stFour Horsemen" team, 1lo1D diSbdnded,
and has 1Oon "a national champion
ships since 1924. These articles are
based ON the Sims system, toh1ch
includes the one-oUer-one principle
phich the Sims group OF players iDas
the first to employ and develop.
rN YESTERDAYS advance plug on
todays hand, I said that South
was playing the hand for four
l. hearts. I didn't mean five hearts
nor six hearts; nor, on the other
hand, did I mean three hearts
South should concentrate ON his con-
tract, let the overtricks fall where
they will.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
The Angry Trapper.

IT'S never easy to admit
Another has sharper wit.
old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

BY JOHN HARVEY FURBAY, Phi. d.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

MISS believe that there certain mate
created by Nature for believe that it
1 select mates? TIA. S.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

to look carefully we can
this and that whether he she fills the
procedure which liable to make
opportunity at least to exercise our own
and discrimination.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
ENGLISH MOVIES
SIGN j. 5. STARS
Dix and Madge Evans to Sail.
High Salaries Said to
Be Met.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. April 6.--Michael
Balloon, English film executive. will
sail for home next week with five
first-renking American movie stars
under contract-but he denied tonight
that he had staged a one-man raid
on Hollywood player lists.
Richard Dix, Madge Evans, Helen
Vinson and c. Aubrey Smith already
have initiated contracts proffered by
Balloon, who came here In search
of talent for Britain's expanding mo-
ton picture industry
In addition, he announced:
by Monday, shall have signed one
other player and two writers"
Americans Cooperate.
Hollywood producers insisted Bal
cons efforts here had received their
cooperation, particularly in in
stances of loans" Dix and Miss
Evans both are under contract to
American companies. Executives at
their studios said they expected to
have the use, on loan, of British stars
in exchange.
On his arrival here several weeks
ago, Balloon said
THE purpose of my companies Is
to bolster the appeal of British pic
lures for American audiences by hav-
ing in the lead-roles American play
ers who are well known.
Heretofore, England has made its
Evening star., 1935-04-07
EASTER WEEK RIOT
FEARED IN IRELAND
Approach of Anniversary
of Gun Battle Finds
Nation Tense.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CORK, Irish Free State. April g.
Increasing tension gripped Ireland TO-
night, as in every year since 1915,
with the approach Of the anniversary
of the Easter week which saw streets
of Irish towns swept by gunfire.
President Eamon De Valera. who
has been embroiled in 1reland's tur-
bulent politics since the early days
of the independence movement, will
unveil a memorial at the Dublin Gen.
trail Post ONCE Easter Monday to
commemorate Easter week of 1916.
Plan Counter Demonstration.
Extreme Republicans. who have
been at the President hammer and
tongs because he has not moved
toward republic as fast as they wish,
are reported planning a counter DEM
onstration along O'Connell street,
Dublin's main thoroughfare, where
the post Office is located.
Saorstat Gree State) police already
are preparing extensive precautions
to curb disorders. beginning Q week
from next Monday.
Newspapers Guarded.
Day and night police guard had
been mounted at several Free State
newspapers, especially those favoring
the government. while branch Offices
of De Valera's Irish press. which pub
nshes an edition in Dublin, are espe-
cially guarded.
The Republicans, more than 100
of whom recently fell into the police
net in a cleanup drive" have no
newspaper. Their weekly was sup
pressed a fortnight ago.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
PUPILS AGAIN WORK
FOR POSTER PRIZES
Annual Dental Health Design
Contest Is Scheduled to
Close May Is.

Washington school children this
year are again working on posters
for entry in the annual dental health
Prize poster contest conducted by the
District of Columbia Dental Society
The contest opened last week and will
last through May IS, it was an
ncunced yesterday.
Cooperation in the contest Is being
given the dental society by DR., Frank
Ballou, superintendent of schools; the
District Health Department and Miss
Ethel Gray. head of the District Art
Department.
The contest is open to all pupils in
the junior and senior high schools
and to those in the sixth grade Of the
elementary schools Gift certificates
Of from IS to $40 will be awarded
to the winners.
The Contest Committee is composed
of DR.. George F. Kane, chairman;
DIR. Charles B. Murto, vice chairman,
and Drs. Dudley King, S. D. Amato
Charles E. Coulon, Joseph F. Manley.
James J. Greeves. Harold S. Young
and j. Keaveny.
Evening star., 1935-04-07

may be obtained in advance at the
willard, Mayf1ower and Dodge Hotels,
or may be purchased at any OF the
houses visited.
Women socially prominent in
Georgetown will be hostesses at the
open house" both Friday and Satur-
day.
The hostesses will be Mrs. William
M. Beall, Mrs. Theodore N. Gill, Mrs.
John Small, Mrs. Clarence Charest,
Mrs. Spencer Wood, Mrs. James Ber-
RAIL- Mrs. William Charming johnson,
Mrs Fulton Lewis, Mrs. Walter
Wheatley, Miss Eliza E. Darneille,
Miss Emily Corcoran Matthews, Mrs.
William Conant, Mrs. Helen B. Bote-
Ter, Miss Mary Dean. Miss Mildred
Dean, Mrs William Ballantyne, Mrs.
David A. Greenlees, Miss Katherine
Dougal, Mrs. Carl T. Shoemaker, Mrs.
Ronald Earle Fisher, Mrs. Arthur
Lind, Mrs. Louis Mackall. Mrs. George
Llewellyn Nicolson. Miss Mary Mar
bury, Mrs. Jefferson r. Keen, Mrs.
Harry B. Jordan, Mrs. Edward Croft,
Mrs. Howard Hinckley, Mrs. James
Young. Mrs. Robert Woolley. Mrs.
John Sewer. Miss Annie G. Buckley
and Mrs. Bernard Wyckoff.
At each house hostess acquainted
with the history Of the house will
tell visitors of points of special in
terest.
Evening star., 1935-04-07

endless war with her husband. In
which she will seek custody Of all
four of her children"
Other Children Here.
The three others are in the custody
Of DR.. Simpsons parents in Washing
ton, D. c.
Mrs. Simpson took Patricia from
school at Buffalo last February IS and
brought her to Topeka, where Mrs.
Pedroja and DR. Simpson instituted
habeas corpus proceedings to recover
custody OF the child.
No testimony, other than that by
Mrs. Simpson herself. Judge Hungate
said, had been offered to show the
mother was fitted to care for the girl
Evening star., 1935-04-07

films primarily for the British Empire.
We are opening campaign now to
make cinemas that will appeal widely
to American audiences"
1t was understood here that the
British studios met the salaries Of
Hollywood. Dix, who was said to
be earning between $4,000 and
$4,000 per picture, reported the stu
alton created by England's heavy tax
on the income Of foreigners had been
satisfactorily arranged" in his case.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
"Red" Thought Under Fire.

To wipe out all Red" thought In
Osaka. Japan, the procurator's office
has started series of lecture meet
ings at schools and various associa-
tions including ex-soldiers and young
men and women's organizations, under
the leadership Of the procurator. The
lectures may be extended to small
groups in homes, possibly to indi-
viduals with Red" leanings. The
campaign may also be tried in other
Japanese cities.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
Woman and Dog Must Match. ="

The Villefrance Carnival on the
French Riviera will hold a contest to
select "the most beautiful woman ac-
companied by the most beautiful dog.
Mistress and pet must match" too.
Points will be scored by the woman
whose clothing most perfectly blends
with the color Of the CANNES coat.
Shades Of black. brown. gray and
white are expected to be most preva-
lent
Evening star., 1935-04-07
GENERAL MOTORS
SHOW IS OPENED
Advanced Auto Design Is
Featured With All Prod.
uctS Displayed.

Embodying almost all the advanced
automotive features. including stream
lining, knee-action wheels, all-steel
turret tops and the beauty that goes
with the modern-day automobile, all
the products Of General Motors went
on display at the Washington Audi
torium yesterday.
Besides automobiles, the show also
is featuring refrigeration and cooling
systems made by the corporation.
Representatives of the various deal
ers in General Motors products in
Washington are demonstrating the
cars.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
DAVIDSON TO SPEAK
Mechanical Engineers to Hear c
& p. Publicity Man.

Robert H. Dawson, in charge Of
publicity and advertising for the Ches-
apeake & Potomac Telephone Co., and
for several years assistant editor of
the Transmitter, will address the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers Thursday at 8 pm. in the
auditorium of the Potomac Electric
Power Co.. at Tenth and E streets.
Dealing mainly with the romantic
side of the development and use of
the telephone, Mr.. Davidson's talk,
Telephone Rhymes and Gadgets,"
also will touch the technical side.
An informal dinner for the speaker,
to which members are invited. will
be given at the Raleigh Hotel before
the meeting, at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
Party to Aid Auxiliary.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS. Md, April 6
(SpeciaD.-A luncheon and card
party will be given Tuesday afternoon
in the fire house here under the
auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Capitol Heights Fire Department
The luncheon will be served at noon
and the card party will begin at 1870
O'Clock.