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Evening star., 1936-01-28
Custom of
Mourning
Modified
Convention However
Exacts Conduct Be-
coming to Respect.
BY EMILY POST.

D4 EAAAA AOoAs
DEAR MRS. POsT-I know that
an srticle or. tie subject OF
mourning is = sad one to suggest,
but 1t is Just one Of those things that
sooner or later nearly all Of us are
called upon to face. At present my
sisters and I are very much at sea
on the subject Of mourning for our
dear mother. because yesterdays Gus
tom of going into solid black does
not fit into today's picture, and yet
our feeling Of love and Of respect are
no less profound than those which
people Of yesterday expressed by
hiding behind heavy crepe wells. Our
real question Is this: How can q
family of professional and business
people keep from being misjudged If
they do not 60 In to unmistakable
mourning and yet how can the evi-
dence Of private grief be adapted to
business? And how about my young
est sisters who are great outdoor
enthusiasts? viii they be lacking in
proper respect If they 60 ice skating
and skiing with their friends? And
should I ask them to stay away from
the younger dances? And just how
far may try to keep up for their
sakes? Or to put it more clearly: How
long should girls OF sixteen twins)
be kept at home and in black? And
for how long should my two sisters,
Is and ~, and Che oldes) wear
black to business? In short. regardless
Of feeling. how exacting Is present.
day mourning etiquette?
Answer-Probally due to the merg-
ing of business and society, as we'll as
to the changes brought about by our
increased interest in outdoor sports.
the mourning customs of yesterday
have undergone q complete modifica-
tions. In business you should not wear
obvious mourning at ALL Wear black,
Of course. but no crepe. and not dull
black without relieving 1t with white
somewhere In other words, wear as
nearly deep mourning as you can
without being CONSPICUOUS. Let your
young sisters wear dark grey sports
clothes. but otherwise they. as well
as you and your other sisters, should
in private life wear black for six
months. (All white. you know, Is just
as deep mourning as all black) And
conventionally six months OF second
mourning. outdoor sports are always
proper, but 1t will not do at all for
any of you (not the twins ,either) to
20 to dances or to any large parties.
Invite the young friends Of your twin
sisters to the house as much as you
like, but do not give any real parties
for them. In other words, practice
your own definition Of conduct be-
coming to dignity and to loving respect
Evening star., 1936-01-28
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Ut WILL soon be Spring again and
trips planned for the woods, mead
ows or streams will be in order. So
L begin now to list the little crea-
lures and the big ones, too, you wart
to see. It will help you to see more
Of them. II you will group neighbors
together.
When you are searching the damp,
messy woods FOR ferns, Spring flowers
and moses, keep your. eyes open for
the little bright newt. II you
are quick enough to catch one. you
will find, after his first shock is over.
that he does not mind the experience
at all.
Stroke him gently and see how alert
ly he looks at you with those bright
black eyes with their golden rims.
Then, having assured himself your
attentions are honorable. he will stroll
up your arm.
II you do not find one Of these TAX
ing his constitutional over the leaves,
turn over some stones or logs. Perhaps
they have been waiting for the sun to
be a bit warmer before venturing
forth. Or did they know that few in
sects are abroad in early Spring?
The moment your attention is di-
rected elsewhere your little guest slips
away. Be sure and inspect the friend
ly chap, so that you can describe mis-
colors and the reddish-band down :he
middle OF the back. You have noticed
or will, that the tail is rounded, not
fiat. This convinces you that it is not
a water dweller.
You may have nevis for pets, but
you must know what their needs are.
Bright sunshine and open spaces do
not appeal to nevis. They prefer the
dim. damp woods, where nat stones
and logs offer quick concealment. Later
in the Spring hunt under stones for
the few eggs In their transparent
jelly.
Many nature lovers have been known
to call nevis or salamanders. lizards.
They are shaped something alike, it is
true. But you know that nevis have
smooth. moist skin, like frogs. Lizards
always have scales, like their ktnfolks,
the snakes. Then you look in damp.
cool spots for nevis and 60 to where
the sun is hot, fiat stones available for
a sun bath and hot sands to creep
under. for lizards.
Lizards prefer Southern climates.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Tempest in Teapot.

4 TEMPEST in a teapot, a storm
in a teacup, whirlpool in a
puddle-these and other similar In
teresting phrases have found favor In
the English and other languages to
express great excitement over small
matters.
The original line IS derived from q
Roman proverb. "Excitabat enim fuc-
tus in simpulo," which, translated
literally, means HE aroused storm
in a ladle." It is quoted by Cicero
in his DE Legibus."
Also, in 1.-The Deipnosophists," by
Athenaeus, in circulation about two
centuries before the birth Of Christ.
we find another instance Of its usage
in the paragraph:
"Dorion. ridiculing the description
Of a tempest in the Nautilus OF Tim
otheus. said that he had seen q more
formidable storm In boiling sauce
pan"
Getting down to comparatively
modern times, the Russian ruler, Paul
l., is said to have characterized the
troubles in Geneva at the end Of the
eighteenth century as tempest In
q glass Of water.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
Bedtime Stories
Unexpected Help.
itefoot. II was Just going up for q

Whitefoot. II was just going up for q
look around"
Don't" warned the young Grouse.
zone or the other will be sure to
catch you. I've just had two narrow
escapes and really don't know what
to do. expect any minute Reddy
Fox will dig down after me here. He
knows I am under the snow here. He
almost caught me in another snow
bank. I'm frightened almost to death.
You see, If I fly, Terror the Goshawk
will catch me. If stay down here,
Reddy Fox may catch me-"
Perhaps I can help" said timid
little Whitefoot in his squeaky voice.
How can any one like you help?"
demanded the young Grouse.
II might" squeaked Whitefoot.
"Yes, sir, really I might"
"Just where are you, anyway" de-
manded the young Grouse.
Whitefoot poked his head out from
under the old log. You see, he had
a nice little runway along there just
under the old log. Here I am" said
he. Il can tell you what I'd do If
were In your place"
What would you do?" asked the
young Grouse.
I'D work my way along this old
log until I reached the end Of it,
replied Whitefoot.
What good would that do?" de-
manded the young Grouse.
when I got to the end OF 1t
would dig away the snow and craw
right inside this old log. That Is what
I'd do If I were in your place"
do you mean to say that I car
get inside this old log if I try?" askec
the young Grouse.
Il don't say you can," replied
Whitefoot. but If I were in your place
I'd try, and I wouldn't waste any time
about it. If what you tell me is true
Reddy Fox is likely to come digging
down through that snow any minute
II you'll excuse me. think Ill gel
away from here right now. 1t seem.
to me that it is rather dangerous
place for a Mouse or Grouse to be
and I know a Mouse that isn't going
to be here"
Wait minute" begged the young
Grouse, but Whitefoot had disap.
peared.
tCopyriRht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-01-28
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

hael Gottreb oswald Jacoby Howard schenken. worlds
.nf-four inventors of the system that has beaten
ever other in eXistence)
Evening star., 1936-01-28

Grouse. "But don't, don't dare
move. I know Reddy Fox will try to
dig me out. He almost caught me
before, and the next time he will
catch me. Two against one isn't fair
at all. Reddy. can't catch me in the
air. That Hawk can't catch me down
here under the snow. If there were
only one or the other, would be
safe enough. But as it is, don't
know what I am going to do"
Meanwhile he had burrowed along
under the snow and now he had come
to an old log. He crouched close to
that old log. Perhaps that would pro-
tect him if Reddy Fox should dig
down. Then he heard squeaky voice,
and he noticed that it seemed to come
from almost under that old log. What
are you doing down here?" asked the
squeaky voice.
Who are you?" asked the young
Grouse.
I'm Whitefoot the Wood Mouse"
replied the squeaky voice.
Obi" said the young Grouse. Are
you hiding from Terror the Goshawk
and Reddy Fox, too?"
Are they both out there?" squeaked
Evening star., 1936-01-28

anteed, since Mr.. watson might nave
some such holdings as seven diamonds
to the king queen jack and nothing
else, but even then, on a heart OPEN
ing, the hand would be practically
ironclad and after all Mr.. Maier is not
one to wait until his slam is guaran-
teed before he bids it.
Now we come to Mr.. Watson's bid
of seven spades. Many of our read
ers will say, hadn't Mr.. Watson all
ready bid the full value of his hand
by bidding and rebidding his dia-
monds?"
The answer is: ayes. He had bid
the full value of his high cards, but
he had not clearly shown that his
high cards were all in diamonds" The
fact that Mr.. Maier could open with
a bid of one only. and then leap to a
slam practically by himself, indicated
to Mr.. Watson the exact type Of his
hand.
Mr.. Watson reasoned that he must
have solid trumps, first round control
of the two unbd suits, and losers In
diamonds only; hence, he contracted
for the grand slam, which was. OF
course made.
Evening star., 1936-01-28

w YHAT to do! Covering on
\A/ the ground under the snow
w in the Green Forest, a
young Grouse wished with
all his heart that he knew what to
do. He had been driven in there by
Terror the Goshawk. He knew that
as long as he stayed in there he was
safe from Terror. Yes, sir, he was
safe from Terror the Goshawk. There
was another, however, he was not safe
from, and he knew that. This was
Reddy Fox. Only few minutes be-
fore, Reddy had almost caught him
as he lay hidden in another snow
bank. He knew that Reddy must
know where he now was.
If I only dared put my head out
to look around" thought the young
Evening star., 1936-01-28

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
In time Of need may fortune. send
Young Grouse.
Evening star., 1936-01-28

low-svung body is yellowish under.
meath, dotted in black He Is as narm.
less as his red-banded cousin.
He does not mind being a star board.
er IN your aquarium, but you must
put roof on it or you will lose your
pet. OF course, his neighbors must all
be friendly toward each other, for there
is little chance Of escape in close quar-.
ters, as you know.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-01-28
Houses
BY GEORGE ELLISTON.

BY GEORGE ELLISTON.
And did you never feel your house
Look at you with seeing eye?
Your mood gives permanence to this
Foundation houses laugh and
sigh.
I know that this is true. for when
! have come home quite glad and
gay.
I have felt this-the merriment
A house can know, and surely say.
And when I have come to my door,
My heart filled up with bitterness,
I have felt this-my house send forth
The sympathy that is caress.
And so it is I know the truth
That houses feel, they laugh and
sing,
But only those may find this out
Who seek the magic in each thing.
(Copyrisht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-01-28

such bids. M. u.
Maier and L. H.
Watson. members
Of the Four Oce-
lots team, win
ners Of the chal-
lenge team OF
four champion
ship Of t h e
American Bridge
League last Sum-
mer, and runners
up to It's in the
Vanderbilt Cup,
are exceptionally
good in this par
Evening star., 1936-01-28
Natures Children
Red Banded Newt
(Plethodon erythronotus).

nevis ask only for moisture. That "a
why you see them having a lark over
the leaves. after rain. They are fair.
ly soaking up the water.
The little cousin you are likely to A..
In ponds, springs and brooks, any shal.
low water, is the newt known to most
of us by the name Of spotted-water
newt. You have his biography. Hs
has row Of bright rec buttons on
each side, with black borders. His
Evening star., 1936-01-28
Bourgeois Peerage.

The British peerage and the British
landed gentry OF today are made up
far more OF bourgeois than OF aristo-
cratic elements.
Evening star., 1936-01-28

ONE of the distinguishing features
~ Of any really fine partnership Is
its ability to reach small and grand
slams when the cards held warrant
The Washington times., 1936-02-27

A guest room you'd be proud to offer to
your friends. A youngsters room thdt
would instill pride dnd orderliness into
qnY boy or girl. Of solid mdple :. . per-
mqnentlY in good taste. Furniture they
cqn grow up with and use for years.
Rugs, Lamps and Drapes may be had at
a Uery nominal added cost.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
SUICIDE PACT
SURVIVOR HELD

WELL, Va. May 8.
Charged with the murder of Mrs.
Edith Atwater, Wilford Thomp-
son, 27-year-old painter, today
was held without bond pending
a meeting Of the grand jury
June 8.
Thompson confessed to shoot
ing Mrs. Atwater in a hotel here
last Monday, declaring he killed
her in a suicide pact but "lost
his nerve" Both Mrs. AtWater
and Thompson were married, he
told police, and since they could
not marry they decided to die
together.
After shooting her, he said, he
turned the gun on himself, but
the weapon damned and then
he lost his nerve. He summoned
Tony Anagnostak, manager of
the hotel, to the room. saying
"See what / have done"
The manager called police and
T h ompSo was arrested. He
waived a preliminary hearing
when the case was called in
police court yesterday.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
MdxWeu Appeal
For Bail Won
Over Court

RICHMOND, Va, May 8 U.SO.
Edith Maxwell. Il. Wise county
teacher who was sentenced to
serve IS years in the penitentiary
for having murdered her father,
Trigg Maxwell, by striking him on
the head with q slipper, scored q
point yesterday toward being lib
Grated from Jail on bond when
Judge z. e. HudginS, Of the SUI
preme Court Of Appeals Of Viz
ginia, granted a writ Of error on
the application for bail in the
case.
The question Of bond Is to be
argued before the appellate trt-
bunal in Wytheville on June q,
when the appeal for q new trial
also is to be heard. The entire
court must pass upon the matter
Of release on bond.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
BOYS TRAINING
FOR SEASON.

The baseball team Of the Boys
Club Of Franklin Street N. E.,
Is training these days for the
season." which begins when
school ends.
Under the direction Of Center
fielder william Brown. jr., Of
1916 Fifth st. N. E., its 10.year-
old president. the club Is pre-
pairing for the District Boys. Club
Baseball League, in which it will
compete with several other local
boys clubs.
The Franklin Street Club was
formed about q year ago by
parents In the neighborhood, who
have since financed some activi.
ties Of the club by bingo parties.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
WOMEN PACK
DEATH TRIAL

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 8
GNsJ.-The second day of the
trial Of Ronald Parsons, "a, chemi-
cal plant worker charged with the
mutilation murder Of Dorothy Fee,
%, on q lonely road near here the
night of March 5. opened today be-
fore q courtroom packed with
women.
Prosecutor j. Blackburn watts
demanded the death penalty for
Parsons, while Frank Burdette,
counsel for the youth, indicated
he would seek to prove that Miss
Fee injured herself accidentally
and bled to death.
Robert Hoffman, IS, prosecu-
ton witness, told the jury he saw
Parsons at the scene Of the crime
late at night while returning from
a motion picture show.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
VICE
HIT BY JURY

NORFOLK, Va. May S.-De-
claring vice conditions in this city
are appalling" the Federal grand
jury today urged a thorough
investigation and cleanup.
In a recommendation to Federal
Judge Luther B. Way. signed by
all 10 members Of the jury, it was
asked that the Federal, State and
local authorities be assigned to
the task Of investigating and
cleaning up the white slave traffic,
narcotics traffic and illegal sale
Of liquor.
Just what action will be taken
has not been determined. The
State alcoholic beverage control
board recently started a cleanup,
revoking the license of a number
of beer parlors for selling hard
liquors and other violations of the
law.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
BIRTHS

Charles and Violet Koones, boy.
Stanley and Helen Hanes, boy.
Bernsley and Frances williams, boy
Quentin ana Ida Stephenson, boy.
william and Katherine Vandoren, girl.
Harry and Nellie James, boy.
Enoch and Ruth Spence, boy.
Hugh and Gladys Collins. boy.
Edwin and Elizabeth Poole, boy.
Elton and Emily Orgel. boy.
Raymond and Elizabeth Anderson, boy.
Carl and virginia Goodson, boy.
Harry and Helena Faust, girl.
William and Elizabeth Teeple, girl.
David and Dorothy Chenay, girl.
Arthur and Bertha Cline, girl.
Lyman and Florence Morris, girl.
Alexander and Bessie Britton, boy.
Joseph and Anne Bernhard, boy.
Edwin and Margaret Parham, girl.
Arthur and Edna Kearns. girl.
Milton and Ana McGhse. boy.
Corneal and Helen Mack, boy.
Chester and Clara Mussehl, boy
James and Cora Sisk, boy.
Max and Sylvia Greenfield, boy.
Vernon and Evelyn Stickley, boy.
John and Marjorie wallace, girl.
william and Anna Cantry. girl.
Charles and Cora Fyfe, girl.
Richard and Evelyn Duell, girl.
Joseph and Helen McCaffery. girl
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
Mrs. T. E. Waggaman
Dies at Va. Home

1928 Garfield st. N. w. He was
so years old.
Mr.. Roberts, an engineer and
an attorney, had been with the
4. c. C. since 1920. He was the
author Of several articles on tech
meal subjects.
He took his bachelor Of arts
and civil engineering degrees from
Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre
Haute, Ind, and a law degree from
washington College Of Law.
Among his fraternities were Phi
Sigma Phi, Tau Deta ri. and Sigma
K. He was also a member Of the
District bar.
Surviving him are two daugh.
tiers, Mrs. J. Mitchell owens and
Miss Sara Roberts, both Of Wash
ington, and a son, Shelby C..
Roberts, of Savannah, Ca.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Joseph Gawler Funeral Chapel,
1850 Pennsylvania Ave. N. w., fol
lowed by interment in Louisville
XIV
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
13 SENTENCED
COUNTY

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, May
S.-Thirteen persons convicted in
Prince Georges county circuit
court during the last month were
sentenced yesterday. Am on g
those given prison terms were Vic
tor Redmond, formerly Of the 5000
block of Piney Branch Rd., who
was sentenced to three years in the
Maryland penitentiary after he
had plead guilty to assault and
battery on a 9-year-old Mt. Rainier
girl last November. Two of the
assault charges on the indictment
were dropped by the State.
Ellery Doolin received year
in the Touse Of Correction for as
Sault and battery on Lyle Hester.
county policeman. Doolin is al
legged to have pushed Hester over
q chair during a Scuffle in the
police station in HyattSville when
he was being arrested on a dis
orderly conduct charge.
Frank PraWC was given two
years in the Maryland Penitentiary
for enlightenment; John Boyd,
four years for robbery, assault with
a dangerous weapon, larceny and
receiving stolen goods. Benjamin
Young was sentenced to two and
q half years for cruelty to ami
mails; Arthur Hawkins, two years
for forgery; James Stewart, Is
months for assault with intent to
kill. Morris Dyson received two
years for hous sbreaking, larceny
and receiving stolen goods.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
Numbers Charge
BrinQs Fine in Court

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 8.
Charged with operating a mum
bers game" L. H. Madison, 80,
who gave an address in the 600
block of Princess ST., Alexandria,
was fined $500 and given . sus-
pended Jail sentence Of 80 days
in Police Court here yesterday BY
Judge James Reese Duncan.
Attorney Harry F. Kennedy.
who represented the accused,
noted an appeal to the Corpora
ton Court and renewed the bail
Of his client for $1,000. City At
torney Carl Budwesky prosecuted
the case.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Louis smuchlsr. %, and Rena Kap-
Ian, %, both of Baltimore, Nd.
Md, and Louisa J. Anderson. II. Phil
Frank Nonestied, 20, PIainfisld, N. j..
and Betty Renkas. 81. Scotch Plains,
Morris Epstein, 20. 53I Columbia
Road n. w, and Sonia Finkelstein. "a.
1000 Florida Ave. n. e.
Norman P. Scala, ~. Dupont Circle
Apis, and Helen N. Powers, II, Cam
bridge, Mass.
Herman Lasky. ss. and Edna A.
Cluster, %. both of Baltimore, Nd.
Daniel e. Mackieweiz. 81, and Jose
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
Hastings KeynOter
For Maryland COP.

BALTIMORE, May S.-senator
Daniel o. Hastings (RO of Della.
ware will be the keynoter at the
Republican State convention to
be held here tomorrow.
With no State issues involved
this year. no State platform will
be adopted, and the chief bust
ness of the convention will be
the election of Is delegates to
the Republican national conven-
ton.
The delegates will be pledged
to vote for Gov. Harry w. Nice
as a "favorite son" candidate
until they are released by the
governor to vote for some other
candidate.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
Virginian Keeps Up
>Anti-Speed Crusade

RICHMOND, Va, May 8.
Pleased but not satisfied by one
signal victory, e. E. Schultz per.
sists in his drive to clean up
the speeders on Lamar Avenue"
Irked by fast driving In his
neighborhood, Schultz spotted o
speeder a fer days ago, pursued
him. got the license number and
swore out a complaint. Then he
appeared in court and testified
he had to go as miles an hour
to get the license number. The
speeder was fined SIS and the
court commended Schultz's cru
SADIE.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08

It was rumored that a move
will be made to have the conven-
ton adopt q unit rule" under
which the delegates would cast
their votes together as ordered by
the governor.
There will be four delegates-at-
large named by the convention
and two from each congressional
district.
Senator Hastings has long been
active In Delaware politics, having
served as attorney general, Secre-
tary of State and judge of the
Supreme Court before being ap.
pointed to the Senate in 1928. He
was born near Princess Anne, on
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
EIks to Hear Dr.. Johnson.

DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, presi-
dent Of Howard University, will
speak at a Mothers Day program
sponsored by the social session
committee Of Columbia Lodge Of
ElkS at the Fraternal Home. Third
and Rhode Island Ave. N. W., sun
day at 3 p. m. A candle celebra-
ton has also been arranged by
the committee of which William
L. Tancil Is chairman.