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Evening star., 1935-12-21
Britain Seeks Allies.

At the close of his swan song in the
House of Commons Sir Samuel Hoare
reminded Parliament that I'VE are now
entering a much more dangerous phase"
of the international situation resultant
from the Italo- Ethiopian conflict. There
upon he made no bones about saying
that Great Britain, which has so far
borne single handed the brunt of actual
defensive measures against a possible
italian attack, must now have some
thing more than general proteStations OF
LOYALTY to the League" Words and good
intentions, the departing foreign secre-
tary indicated, must be supplanted by
deeds in the form of concrete military
steps. Stating that an aggressor always
has his forces mobiliZed" and can strike
with appalling speed" Sir Samuel bluntly
warned that not moment is to be lost
If the sanctionist powers are not to be
taken fatally unawares by an Italy
goaded into desperation.
The British government is moving in
the direction suggested. 1t is sounding
the five other powers which share con-
troll of the Mediterranean, with view to
obtaining pledges that they will support
the British fleet if it is attacked by the
Italians. That London scents imminent
danger of some reckless blow by Mus
solini is manifested by the rushing of
strong British land and air reinforce
ments to guard Egypt against the posi-
bility of an italian raid from adjacent
Libya.
The Mediterranean powers from which
Britain seeks assurances OF aid are
France, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and
Spain. Hardly any of them, except
France, is in position to render susstan-
tial naval assistance in the form OF war
ships, but all possess harbors or islands
which would afford the British forces
In the Mediterranean valuable port, base
and shelter facilities in the emergency
of clash with Italy. Their combined
armies, too would comprise formidable
force to counteract the million troops
which Mussolini modified for use in
Europe following the opening OF the
Ethiopian campaign.
France, on which the British have
hitherto mainly relied, presumably re-
mains firm in her readiness to join IN
any defense against Italy, but London
quite evidently feels the need OF addl-
tional bulwarks 1t has been tacitly ad-
mitted that the French fleet at the mo-
nent is not so situated as to be able
to offer a maximum of support in the
Mediterranean. Apart from notorious
French reluctance to break with Italy,
Paris, always with an eye to the Ger
man menace, is not enthusiastic about
depicting French strength in the North
Sea.
From the outset of the Ethiopian affair
Great Britain has consistently main
tanned that League action to coerce Italy
must be truly collective and not the sole
responsibility of single power, however
strong. Now that collapse OF peace nego-
tiations conjures up the sudden peril OF
war as the consequence of other means
that may be necessary to curb the ag-
gressor, Britain is on reasonable ground
in demanding that she no longer carry
alone the burden of vindicating League
authority. John Bull wants something
besides lip service from his partners in
the great adventure of collective action
to enforce peace.
Evening star., 1935-12-21
Roughneck Rhyme.

R0ughneck knyme.
Tryin' to be bit polite
In spite of all the news;
With a coat just right and a necktle
white,
Silk socks and shiny shoes.
Tryin' to heed the message sent
BY some Utopian bard
Tryin' to be little gent
And it's often pretty hard.
Hummin' a song about the range
Where the cattle may stampede;
Tryin' to like the ways that change
AS we frolic or think or feed.
Tryin' to like what may be sent
In q world that is on its way.
Tryin' to be little gent
But just wasn't built that way.
Medals is fine" said Uncle Eben, but
dey amt much good to man who is so
high hat dat plain folks can't get close
enough to read de inscriptions"
Evening star., 1935-12-21
How Much?

Thought I heard battle cry
In some far-distant vale.
Thought I heard as winds swept by
A long and piteous wall.
But Trade will always come along,
Our tender hearts to touch,
And mention Peace in accents strong
And say "If so, How Much?"
Evening star., 1935-12-21

To Joker Joe Miller, much misunder-
stood in English literature, is attributed
the conundrum, "Why does a chicken
cross the road?" The answer being "Be-
cause she wants to get on the other side" !"
1t seems simple enough, but does not
quite satisfy popular impressions as to
shifts in European diplomacy.
Evening star., 1935-12-21
Variation.

"What is the population Of Crimson
Gulch?"
THAT depends" said Mesa Bill, "on
whether the Snake Ridgers are making
raid. The population of our fair city may
vary from seventy-five or eighty to no
body whatsoever"
Evening star., 1935-12-21

A universal language has long been
the dream of linguists. The idea is
hindered by the fact that it is of little
use for radio talk to the immediate
populace.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

School children are being chided for
losing their school books. Some of the
have made youngsters feel that it might
be safer to lose them than to read them.
Evening star., 1935-12-21
A Tin to the COLLEGES.

From the Worcester CMass.) Evening Gazette.
The major league base ball clubs get
plenty of off-season publicity by en-
gineering big player trades and pur-
chases. It's clever idea, and maybe
somebody ought to remind college foot
bali authorities that 1t isn't patented.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

The hat of Senator Borah is in the
ring, as an admonition, perhaps, that
whatever may happen in fervid counSels
in Cleveland, Ohio, he will have some
thing to say.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

A small flying machine which would
enable a pedestrian to hop across the
street without interfering with motor
traffic might be valuable invention.
Evening star., 1935-12-21
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
,Jubilant Eve.

JubiIant Eve.
Everywhere the evergreens
Mantles bright are flinging.
Public carols in the square.
Hark! The people singing.
Everywhere the arms are full;
Gifts and wreaths of holly.
Thousands spending without care
Tight purse-strings q folly.
Everywhere in the dusk skies,
Peace on earth defining,
Thru snow crystals in the air
Winter stars are shining.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

The "lie detector" is at best test OF
emotional reaction. 1t cannot be of any
benefit where theorists in social mathe-
matics happen to get the wrong answer.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

Republican convention at Cleveland,
Ohio, may be considered glory enough
without demand for still another Ohio
candidate.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

Times move SO rapidly that an effort
to resuscitate N. r. A. looks about like
reversion to horse and buggy days.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

European affairs approach the point Of
complications where it may be relief If
some dictator in chief will undertake
arbitrarily to settle all controversies.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

Many traditional ideas are being at
tackled, but even Hitler does not dare
assert that there is no Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

If he will read the news with care, Halle
Selassie may feel lucky not to be kid
naped and held for a ransom.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

leave something to show the future gen.
Grafton of taxpayers where their tax
money was expended.
PERRY r. SKINNER.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

Europe is developing spirited debate
on the question of new deal for the old
League of Nations.
Evening star., 1935-12-21
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Evening star., 1935-12-21
The World Rolls On.

do you favor the steam roller in poll
tics?"
Decidedly" said Senator Sorghum.
1--WE are lucky if we can attend to our
own problems of pie, patronage and pres
tige and not get mixed up in foreign
affairs, where they use tractor tanks"
Jud Tunkins says good politician
knows way to take the credit or avoid
the blame for something that was going
to happen anyhow.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

@. Is 1t safe to eat cakes and candy
that are colored?-E. r.
A. All colors used in food manufac-
turing are required by law to be certified
harmless by laboratory of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

@. How is yodeling accomplished?-
NJ L. B.
A. 1t is done by sudden changes from
chest tones to falsetto and vice versa.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

@. When was the Southwest Confer
ence organized?-B. K.
A. The Southwest Conference, which
includes six Texas colleges and the Uni
versity Of Arkansas, was established in
1914.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

@. Who was Amado Nervo?-E. G.
A. He was a Mexican poet, diplomat
and Journalist. His poetry is odd and
obscure in the modernistic manner. but
is greatly admired. He died in 1919.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

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question OF fact BY tOritinc The Washing
tom Evening Star Information Bureau.
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@. Are electric clocks harder to repair
than the spring driven models2-G. S. A,
A. According to william j. Pruneau,
who repairs all the timepieces in Fed
eral offices. electric clocks are much
easier to mend.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

Q. How many miles has President
Roosevelt travelled since he has been in
ofhce?-K. r. M.
A. This month the President will have
completed $4,000 miles of travel,
Evening star., 1935-12-21

@. What is an ammonite?-L. C. F.
A. One of type of extinct marine
mollusks, related to the nautilus and
resembling it in having an elaborately
coiled and chambered shell The type
included numerous species which were
widely distributed during the Mesozoic
era.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

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@. Please give some information about
Max Factor, coSmetician.-H. M. K.
A. At the age of Is Max Factor, who
is now 81 years old, left Russian syna-
gogue school to become makeup boy for
a travelling opera troupe. His first cos
meticS factory was in Russia In 1904
he exhibited at the st. Louis Exposition.
Establishing business in Los Angeles,
he specialized in obtaining exclusive in
dorsements of his products from celebri-
ties. He now has 10 distribution plants
throughout the world and in Hollywood
he has opened an elaborate 100000
studio.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

@. What is the length of the crest Of
Niagara Falls?-H. P. B.
A. On the American side the crest
measures 1,060 feet; on the Canadian
side, $500 feet.
Evening star., 1935-12-21
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Evening star., 1935-08-09
which bore the coat of arms here

which bore the coat of arms here
given.
In the western part Of Lancashire
q few miles from the River Lune is
the City of Lancaster, the ancient
home of the Lancaster family. This
city was the site of an old Roman
camp or fortress during the fifth CEN
tury, or before the arrival of the
Angles and Saxons. The remains
of this fortress, which antedate the
old Lancaster Castle, signify that
this was a stronghold of great i'm
portance. The name Lancaster is
derived from the two Roman words,
"Alauna," meaning the River Lune,
and "castra," signifying camp or
fort-"the fort on the Lune." Lam
cashire indicates the county or shire
of Lancaster and was formed in the
twelfth century into a county Pala-
tine from four other counties for
the Earl of Lancaster.
The first to bear the name Lancas-
ter was William de Taillebois, Baron
of Kendall, the governor Of Lancaster
Castle In the reign Of Henry II, about
1180. He dropped the patronymical
De Taillebois" and assumed the sur
name of Lancaster.
There are numerous families In
America bearing this name whose
ancestors migrated from England at
different periods. 1t appears, how
ever, that most Of them settled first
in Pennsylvania, and in that section
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Natures Children
Galapagos Tortoise (Testudo Ricina).

bony fortress that protects it from
most of its foes.
They are a slow-moving lot, these
awkward looking creatures, but they
have the highest degree of intelli-
gence among reptiles. At times under
stress they seem to exercise reasoning
powers equal to those of some Of their
warm -blooded neighbors. They are
all afflicted with wanderlust and range
over large territories, but with a
n1ethodical trend rather than the aim
less prowling of their other neighbors,
the lizards and snakes.
Their home is a burrow or followed
out place, always to be found among
bushes or rocks. They return to this
haven regularly after the days hunt
ing is done. Some tortoise live in
the sun-baked deserts in a long bur-
row, leaving it at dark to hunt for
the creatures whose own domiciles are
in the cactus and sparse vegetation of
the area. They do not mind scarcity
of water
Many tortoiSeS are unusually marked
with etched lines in startling designs
and intricate patterns. Such shells
make very handsome cases for jewels.
Africa has the greatest number of
tortoises. This one whose picture Is
before you is from Albemarle, in the
Galapagos group, and is the largest
CT the New World species. A healthy
fellow will tip the scales at 300 to 500
pounds. The length of its shell on
the curve will be over feet and the
the height over 20 inches.
Despite the belief that a tortoise
takes so long to grow up, he attains
his majority and great size in about
20 years. But they do live to be
very old and many a patriarch can
prove by marks on his horny roof
that he has passed the century mark.
In captivity they soon learn to
know a keeper and come ambling
Evening star., 1935-08-09

toward him full speed ahead, their
and demeanor cheerfully expectant.
They do not like to have their heads
patted and will quickly withdraw
into their shell and hiss. I hope
you will not be too disappointed at
being deprived of the pleasure of
this friendly overture. They are not
vicious, however, even though one
blow from their knife-sharp jaws
would crush mans head.
You should see the courting tortoise!
The lady tortoise selected for the
honor of being bride stands still,
cycling her suitor as he makes his
ungainly circuitous trips around her,
stopping occasionally in a position
to face her shell. At each pause
he raises himself as high as his
stubby limbs will stretch and bumps
shells with her, repeating the thump-
ing dozen times. His deep bass
trumpeting always goes with the pet
ting" The maiden continues to eye
him with cold reserve, but the court
ing tortoise understands her wiles.
A sun bath is greatly enjoyed by all
tortoises. They can, with little effort,
emulate the Sphinx in immobility.
These creatures are the last sur
vivors of the once great army, whose
fossil remains speak Of past glory
when they were masters and trod the
globe. Is it any wonder they look
so wise and ancient?
Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Bedtime Stories
The Provoking Voice.

Despite this, he never has learned to
keep that great voice of his stln. He
has never learned the value of silence.
It happened that on this particular
night Grandfather Frog sat on his
big green lily pad enjoying the moon
light, and, because he was enjoying
it, he felt that he must tell all the
Great World about it. "Chug- -arum!
Chug-arum! Chug-arum!" He was
in good voice. At least it seemed so
to him. He kept at it. He forgot
everything else. He was simply lost
in admiration of his own voice.
Now that was a most provocative
voice. Yes, sir; it was a most pro-
vocative voice. Every one who heard
it knew whose voice it was. and
among those who heard it were sew
eral with a special appetite for Frog
meat Down the Laughing Brook,
near the Big River. Quawk the Night
Heron had been vainly trying to catch
a meal. Grandfather Frogs voice
came to him. 1t seemed to mock him
because of his failure. Quawk stood
on one leg and listened. "Tll get that
fellow one of these days." said Quawk.
"I have more than half mind to go
up there now"
Hooty the Great Horned Owl, hunt
ing over the Green Meadows for a
Mouse, heard that provocative voice
and snapped his bill angrily. Grand
father Frog thinks himself smart, but
one of these nights he'll sing once
too often" Hooty changed his course
and headed toward the Smiling Pool.
Bobby Coon, who was out hunting
for Frogs in the swampy place at the
upper edge of the Smiling Pool,
stopped to listen. II wonder" NUT
tered Bobby to himself, 'if Grand
father Frog is sitting on the shore
tonight. If he is out on his big green
lily pad I can't get him, but If he is
on the shore I might have chance.
I think I'll look into the matter"
Billy Mink, who had just had a
good dinner of fish, heard that voice
and shook his head. IF didn't have
a full stomach I'd go down there to
the Smiling Pool and teach that silly
old fellow how foolish he is to tell
everybody just where he is"
Over in the Green Forest Buster
Bear sat up to listen. Il didn't know
what I wanted, but do now" said
Buster to himself. I'm Frog-hungry.
Yes, sir; I'm Frog-hungry. I haven't
had any Frogs for quite some time.
That foolish old fellow down there at
the Smiling Pool is just reminding
me of how good Frogs are. I think
I'll go down to the Smiling Pool and
see if 1 cannot catch few Frogs"
So it was that Grandfather Frogs
provocative voice stirred up certain
longings in the very ones whom he
had most reason to fear.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1935-08-09

PARTICULAR NIGHT GRAND
FATHER FROG SAT ON HIS BIG
GREEN LILY PAD, ENJOYING
THE MOONLIGHT.
ing. There appears to be no reason
for it, unless it is that he likes to
hear his own voice.
Now, Grandfather Frog is very old,
and among his neighbors he is thought
to be very wise. That is his reputa-
ton. However, regulations very often
are not founded on fact. No, indeed.
If Grandfather Frog were as wise as
he is supposed to be you wouldn't
hear that great voice of his at all
You see, there are people who would
like nothing better than to catch
Grandfather Frog. He knows it. He
has known it ever since he was
little fellow. He has lost count of the
number of times he has had to make
q frantic plunge into the Smiling
Pool to escape from a hungry enemy.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Airmail Doubled.

Airmail service between England
and South America is being doubled.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
associated themselves with the So

associated themselves with the So
ciety Of Friends. Many Lancasters
were Of that faith in England, but,
because Of religious intolerance and
prosecutions, fled from England to
America, where they hoped to worship
In their own way.
1t was into this settlement in Penn
sylYania that Ann Chapman, minis
ter in the Society Of Friends, brought
back with her from one of her visits
to England Thomas Lancaster, a
youth then 9 years of age. Thomas
was educated for the ministry and
made useful citizen in his COM
munity. In 1725 he married Phebe
Wardell in the Wrightstown Meeting
of Friends. This was the beginning
Of a large family Of Lancasters In
Pennsylvania, and descendants Of
Thomas are found in this original
settlement today, as well rs in Mary
land, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio. Ten
nessee and a great number of other
States.
(CopyriRht 1Q35O
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Wood Modelling Popular.

Another hobby for boys, and yet
one that the whole family may enjoy,
is that of wood modelling. It is done
with plastic wood, which may be OBJ
tanned in nine colors and also all nat
ural wood colors, in cans or small
tubes. When taken from the tube or
can, plastic wood can be easily nodded,
in very much the same manner as
putty, except that it must be worked
very quickly, as 1t hardens in a very
short time.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Innuendo.

pursue your trade of scandal picking;
Your innuendoes, when you tell us,
That Stella loves to talk with fellows" :"
Thus, swift, illustrating perfectly
the modern use of innuendo.
An innuendo hints rather than
states directly and unequivocally that
which is injurious to the character or
reputation.
This connotation is a curious de-
velopment of the original sense of the
word which is derived from the Latin
verb innuere, to nod, and, by extern
sion, to intimate.
From this, innuendo acquired the
significance Of an oblique suggestion
or implication, which, in the course
of time, evolved into our idea of a
derogatory insinuation.
(Copyright. 1880
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette.

A. c. A.-Canapes are finger foods.
These should be small enough not TO
be awkward to handle and made so
that the fingers will not become
messy. Olives wrapped in bacon and
held with toothpick, cream cheese
rolled in Clipped beef and fastened
with a toothpick, and similar ap-
petizers are called canapes. Canape
is pronounced kah-nah-pay.
Evening star., 1935-08-09

A. South. West. North. East.
sp. Pass. 8 ci. Pass.
q Sp. Pass. Pass. Pass.
North's hand is somewhere in be-
tween a one no trump and two no
trumpS response. He wisely chooses
the more conservative course and
then shows further strength by his
club bid at the three level. An orig
1nal two club response is bad, because
North's next rebid must be two no
trumps, thus showing hand equiv
alent in strength to the overbid he
refused to make.
@. What Is the correct bidding on
this hand?
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Industry WIDESPREAD.

Almost every State in the Union
has one or more enterprises engaged
In the manufacture Of electrical goods,
The largest producers are Illinois,
Pennsylvania, New York, Massachu-
sets, Ohio and New Jersey, each of
which has an annual production run
ming well above 100000.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Some people dearly love to hear
Themselves, no matter who is near.
old Mother Nature.

1T IS fact that some people seem
dearly to love the sound OF
their own voices. You probably
q know some who are like that.
Most of us do 1t doesn't seem to
make any difference who is about.
They will make themselves heard.
and If 10 one listens to them they
keep on just the same.
1t sometimes seems as if Grand
father Frog is one of this kind. You
know, he has a great, deep voice, a
voice that can be heard for a long
distance. And how he does love to
use it, Almost any night you can
hear him as he sits on his favorite
big green lily pad in the Smiling Pool,
shouting "Chug- -arum! Chug-arum!
Chug-arum!" I presume he thinks
he Is singing, but really he is shout
Evening star., 1935-08-09

A. BY all means bid an aggressive
hand like that. Not only can West
make four spades the way the cards
are arranged, but he can make game
in combination with either North or
South. Yet no one at the table
has an opening bid, except possibly
South-fourth hand. North and
South have a good save at five clubs,
Or five diamonds.
@. What is the proper bidding on
che following hand?
Evening star., 1935-08-09
Health Affects Conduct.

In New York school district, ex-
animation of nearly 300 problem"
children showed only 20 per cent to
be in fit physical condition, proving
the close relation between good health
and good behavior.
Evening star., 1935-08-09
RY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

IF you want to be very exact and
know just what belongs in the
Order Testudinata, all you have
Il to do is to bear in mind these
three groupS-those tortoiseS that are
strictly landlubbers, the turtles be-
longing to the semi-aquatic and
marine species and the terrapins,
speaking only of the hard-shelled,
fresh water species.
You can recognize the Galapagos
tortoise, as distinguished from all
others you meet, by the Shell" the
Evening star., 1935-08-09

A. A spade overcall by West will
make the slam that much easier to
reach, but at any event, the best
bidding is:
South. North
/ CT. j HI. Tor Y NJ. over op'''
4 Ht MT.
g Ht Pass.
Copyright. 1887
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