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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15

fact that terrier is coming down the
driveway.
Run, bunny, run!
'Woof! Woofn' cries the dog, In his
best bay, as he sinks his belly to the
ground, after the immemorial pattern
Of his kind after rabbits.
With bound the rabbit is away and
through the fence. The dog banks and
circles helplessly. He has been out
witted again.
He losses defiant last bark into the
air.
Watch out" he seems to say. my
time will come"
No truer words ever were tossed in
bunny's direction.
Life Is incessant pursuit for wild
rabbits That is why the householder
with fenced yard may be glad for his
yard and fence give these wild creatures
few moments Of peace and an easy
method Of egress in time Of peril
We are not to think, however, that
the wild rabbits life is a sad one He
knows nothing better. Maybe man, in
his pride. really has nothing much better.
Our brief interludes of peace are merely
rests in the green grass destined to be
stained red.
Rabbits are among the most pleasing
OF all forms Of animal life to the eye.
Something there is very symmetrical
about both the shape and coloration of
these wild forms, with their soft mixture
OF browns, dark and light bit of gray
mixed in, and that white tuft OF cotton
for tail
In their general color scheme must be
included those dark brown, almost black
eyes. which jut out from the head,
which seem to take in, as no doubt they
do, everything in every direction.
The ears are the climax, the very cap,
OF every bunny. A rabbit without ears
would be like the famous Hamlet"
without the Dane, only more so.
NO rabbit keeps them perpetually aloft,
however. Often they are laid back so
closely that the creature seems to have
no ears at all. This is when he is at
comparative peace with his environ
ment.
Let a sound be heard-and his ears
function equally we'll in any position,
eVdently-they come aloft on the in
slant.
These flexible ears are we'll worth
watching, especially these sudden tran.
sitlons to the super-erect. That is a
bunny at its bunny-est
Those who wish to do particularly well
by the wild rabbits in their yard may
purchase them some of the excellent
mixed food which is sold by shops which
deal in such things.
This food comes in the form of pellets
and is supposed to contain plenty of
alfalfa meal, among other things rabbits
like.
There can be little doubt about the
alfalfa content. 1t is easily recognizable
by its fragrant, sweetly-bitter smell
Alfalfa, by the way, is known among the
Arabs as the father of all foods. u
Herbalists class Saliva medicago as OF
high value, both as tonic and nutrient,
and insist that it is much more than
cattle fodder, claiming that it's roots 20
down to amazing depths. and bring up
to the herb a greater calcium content
than that of any other plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Wild rabbits made their appearance in
the garden the other day. after Win
ter's absence.
Among the animals nothing looks
better in yard than bunny.
The flowers they eat, the grass they
consume, are a small price for the
friend OF animals who likes to watch
them.
The yard becomes, then, that much
discussed thing native habitat. For
tunately for this rodent, everywhere is
home to him and her.
The burrow is usually in tangled,
overgrown lot, where honeysuckle runs
riot. Let no one say that wild honey
suckle is nuisance. The rabbits love it.
If yard has semi-wild place in It,
preferably near the rear the rabbits
will make that home.
Dogs may scent their nest, and be
seen paving around there, or barking
vigorously, but in the main the rabbit
family is perfectly safe.
-
Spring days brought them out at last.
They seemed very sleek, even fat.
A typical wild bunny is very fine
animal, though perhaps its coat is in
habited by both lice and fleas, unpleas-
ant thought, but much more unpleasant
to the animals themselves, without a
doubt.
Two Dummies were spotted in the late
afternoon, hunched up contentedly near
two evergreens at the rear of the garden.
They were not eating.
Some gardeners will call that in their
favor Popularity they are supposed to
devour an entire bed of Seeding petunias
in single night.
Actually they seldom do for they like
fresh grass better.
Perhaps their worst devastations occur
in rock gardens. Typical alpines are
small, and usually expensive, so that
the loss Of dozen or more makes a
real hole in rock garden.
At their worst Dummies are worth all
the plants they eat. A fellow must live
Our friends were seated near ever
greens. looking at the world with wise
Wide-open eyes.
How wide open is rabbits eye?
Perhaps no other four legged animal
has such wide angle OF vision. One
may believe that a rabbit can see COM
pletely around in circle.
This is his biggest protection. Powers
OF flight popularity are held to be ac-
countable for his comparative safety in
world in which all living things are
his enemies, but it may be believed that
his powers of vision are much more re-
sponsible.
Evidently he can see behind him just
as we'll as in front of him. The eyes
bulge out widely to the side and are SO
placed on the head that this sideways
looking is accentuated
Ever at his favorite sport OF eating
grass Mr.. Bunny is safe from intrusion
from any direction.
This makes him willing to trust him.
self in situations from which timid we'll
Wishers hope he will flee instantly.
Mr.. Bunny does not worry.
Perhaps his life is continual worry:
maybe he is used to it. Life is all worry
to him. He is an expert!
Calmly he eats away, regardless of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
The Bulldogs Bark.

1t would be difficult to imagine
more vivid demonstration of Great
Britains invincible passion for peace
at almost any price-than the amazing
situation at Bilbao, the Basque Capital
now under starvation siege by the
Spanish insurgent forces. After recur-
ring rebel attacks on British warcraft
and shipping, the Baldwin government
roared that it would not tolerate inter-
ference with British rights at sea. Re-
Gently, when four merchantmen carrying
food set sail for beleaguered Bilbao, 1t
was taken for granted that they would
have the protection Of the mighty Brit
1sh fleet. To General Frances truculent
declaration that they would not be
permitted to reach destination Britain
replied by sending warships into the
Bay of Biscay headed by the battle
cruiser Hood, the most powerful fighting
vessel in the world. Suddenly this week
Prime Minister Baldwin, speaking in
Parliament, warned British ships that,
because of conditions now prevailing
in the neighborhood of Bilbao. thev
should not, for practical reasons, and in
view OF the risks against which it is at
present impossible to protect them. ap-
proach that dangerous region" This
supine recognition of Frances pseudo
blockade is, OF course, vastly encourage
Ing to the rebels and CORRESPONDENCE
depressing to the Basque Loyalists, who
see their hopes of relief from fatal food
shortage completely dashed. The Brit
ish vessels have made no attempt to
reach Bilbao.
Under the circumstances, Franco
seems fully justified in concluding that
the bulldogs bark is worse than his
bite. The Baldwin cabinet is unmoved
by charges of "un-British" cowardice,
hurled at it by the Labor opposition
and in other quarters. Reluctance to
supply armed convoy Of food ships even
up to the three-mile limit of SPANS
territorial waters, where they would be
brought within the protecting range of
Loyalist shore batteries, is inexplicable
except on the single ground that the
British, fearing international compli-
cations, hesitate to thwart Frances
blockade" 1t is not very edifying
attitude. The Baldwinites in consequence
find themselves under the same sort of
fire they drew when they succumbed
to Mussolini's Mediterranean bluff dur
ing the Ethiopian crisis. It may be
that British side-stepping at Bilbao is
not unrelated to the prospect of fresh
trouble with Italy, which might feel that
1t was at liberty to challenge the Loyalist
blockade" of rebel-held Malaga. The
Fascist press meanwhile is having q
grand time in haunting John Bull for
his reluctance to protect his own ships
and openly urging Franco to attack
them.
1t is, OF course, absurd to suggest
that the British feet shrinks from q
brush with Frances inconseuuential
naval forces. The true significance of
Britain's inaction is to be found in her
willingness to risk even ignominy rather
than any move capable OF turning the
little world war; in Spain into a
genuine European conflict. But the
spectacle Of Europe's strongest sea
power backing down in the teeth of
Spanish insurgent defiance is far from
an heroic picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Plan for Reorganization of
Supreme Court Proposed

To the Editor Of The star
Long ago, in my thinking, revised the
old adage of two" sides to every ques-
ton and made it three; your side, mine
and the right side.
Certain wise and sincere men think
our court should be modified in vital
points. Others, also wise and sincere,
continue In the old belief that the court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Guide Book.
The Federal Writers Project

The Federal Writers Project guide to
the District of Columbia and adjacent
Maryland and Virginia, published under
the title, washington: City and Cap
ital," may not be an unprecedented
classic; but this much certainly may be
and should be said-it is an honest eff
fort In the right direction. Integrity of
purpose is plainly evident in the text.
The directors of the work apparently
were abundantly mindful of their re-
'sponsibility, and the staff that gathered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
An Open Book

I followed path thru the forest,
BY the side of a singing brook;
1t led me along with its merry song
To sheltered, fowery nook
Where 1 sat me down with a book
But my book let fall unopened;
While I studied from Natures page
The way the grass grew, every wild
flower hue,
Forest life In the budding stage
1t was reading profound and sage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15

The immortal Dogberry is revived in
attention by some prominent figures in
debate. He demanded to be written
down and did not much care what was
written so long as he was getting proper
publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15

In some respects the orderly tendency
OF the American people is obviously ad-
vancing. 1t is possible to give lessons
in contract bridge without staging per-
sonal fights in order to make them seem
almost as interesting as boxing or
wrestling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Fataist.

Does the airplane impress you as an
improvement on the locomotive?"
Decidedly" answered Miss Cayenne.
at gets you where you happen to be
going faster whether it Is in this world
or the next"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Patience and Retribution.


do you get angry when you do not
have your own way?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum. IF
I'm sure I'm right, I remain quiet and
feel sorry for the other fellow when his
ideas go wrong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15

Many States are identified in popular
reference by their flora and fauna Ari-
iona produces highly decorated lizard
called the gila monster, whose technique
Is simply to clamp down his jaws and
hold on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Sitting Down Not Quite All.

From the Ann Arbor News.
Labor makes plea for housing
action" says headline, and yet we had
been led to believe that living conditions
in the automobile factories were quite
satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15

Management of regulations in Wash
ington becomes serious posthumous re-
sponsibility. The memory Of Thomas
Jefferson is cherished in affection and
it would be melancholy demonstration
If he were to be held inferentially respon-
sible for such vandalism as the destruc-
ton of the japanese cherry blossoms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
The Next Big Fight.

From the Worcester Gazette.
A Cornell professor predicts that the
next general war will come in 1861. That
Is, of course, If the nations haven't killed
each other oil on the Spanish front
before that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15

New labor rulings may favor men for
employment and finally suppress that
cynical old ballad, Everybody Works
but Father"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Consultation.

The conferences still draw nigh,
It is a busy season.
Well have things settled by and by;
If not, we'll know the reason.
If this big world goes on to fret
In general irritation,
More doctors we can always get
For q new consultation.
Money" said Uncle Eben, lis q little
like religion. Nobody's got 10 much dat
he wouldn't feel benefited by more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
Encore!

Encore!
Springtime goes happily
Forth on her way,
Tossing us snappily
One more bouquet.
Though we grow weary; oh,
Wherefore complain?
Let's heed the cheerio
And try again!
Jud Tunkins says we are going for
ward so fast that we don't have time to
make sure that where we're going to
arrive is where we started for.
Tomorrow promises happiness" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, 'but we
find with the sunrise that the day has
changed its name and the promise is
worthless"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-15
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Evening star., 1937-11-30
Missed Slam.

Missed Slam.
YESTERDAY we discussed q hand
in which two experts bid six and
made i've. Today we have another
hand from the same rubber, in which
they wound up by bidding four and
making six
South, dealer.
North-South, vulnerable.
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K976
= Ak 10 %
4 A 1913 A972
SIS N v543
Va w E as
= QJ3 S 4 K @ 10
4 Jo4 76
AaJ1os
= 762
4 A 853
The bidding:
South West North East
~ IA So Pass
50 Pass ~ Pass
Pass Pass
Evening star., 1937-11-30
Winning Contract

By THE FOUR ACES.
David Burnstine. Merwin D. Maier, Os-
wald Jacoby, Howard Schenken, world 8
leading team -of-four inventors of the sys-
tenn that has beaten every other system in
existence
Evening star., 1937-11-30

West opened the ace Of spades and
shifted to a low diamond. South won
with dummy's ace, discarded his two
diamonds on dummy's king-queen of
spades, cashed the ace of clubs and
claimed the balance of the tricks on
a cross-ruff, since all his trumps were
high. thereby making small slam,
which, of course, had been laydown
from the start.
There was considerable discussion
about the failure to reach this slam,
and while every one felt that North
could bid no more than he did, South
was unable to see why, with mini
mum opening, he himself should have
bid more.
The answer is that South was wrong.
North had invited = slam (under the
-Four Ace System the immediate jump
bid In new suit not only forces to
game but also invites q Slam. Then,
when South had made his proper
rebid to three hearts, North had
raised to game in that suit. Now
South should have revalued his hand
and realized (first) that his partner
had invited the slam, tsecon6 that he
had very strong trumps, (third) that
ne could take the second spade lead.
and (fourth) that he had first-round
control of clubs. Accordingly he
should have realized that his hand was
strong enough to accept his partners
invitation. and should have made the
cue bid of five clubs, whereupon North
unquestionahly would have jumped
Immediately to six hearts.
t0sDyrisht 1ooT.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-14
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HALT|NC INTEREST
ON BONDS UPHELD
Supreme Court, Backing
Morgenthau, Saves U. S.
About ST. 900, 100000.

A decision holding that the Treas
ury Department does not have to con-
tinue payment Of interest on Liberty
Bonds it called for redemption in adj
vance of the maturity date was an
nounced yesterday by the Supreme
Court.
The court divided, to 3, Justices
McReynolds, Sutherland and Butler
dissenting in an opinion which said
the majority ruling gives effect to an
act Of bad faith and upholdss patent
reputation"
Morsenthau Upheld.
The majority opinion held that the
Secretary OF the Treasury did not ex-
coed his authority in calling the bonds
for redemption in advance of the ma
turity date under the terms of the
contract expressed in the bonds.
1t had been commended in three Pc
tltlons that the calls were invalid be-
cause 1t was proposed to pay the bonds
and interest in devalued dollars in
stead of in dollars based on the gold
content value of 1917.
1t had been estimated that an adj
verse ruling would have cost the Gov
eminent more than 1000 00. 900.
Strike Ruling Avoided.
A controversy involving the legality
OF Shutdown strike in the Philadel-
phia plant of the Apex Hosiery Co.
was dismissed by the court as being
moot. The Third Circuit Court had
held the strike illegal, but since the
dispute had been settled and the en-
ployes had returned to work, the high
court decided there was no purpose to
be served in reviewing the legal ques-
tons involved in that decision.
Another ruling upheld the action of
the Atlanta (Ga) School Board in
suspending a pupil who had refused
to salute the American flag in school
exercises. The pupil. a 12-year old
girl, was member of "Jehovah's Wit
nesses," a religious organization. The
Georgia courts had affirmed the action
OF the board and the Supreme Court
decided there was no Federal question
involved that warranted a review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-14
BIRTHS REPORTED

Milton and Jean White. boy.
Ernest and jamie Richardson. boy.
Ray and Dorothy Shoots, boy.
Thomas and Cornelia Peters. boy.
Gresory and Mary Harvey. boy.
Fred and Alice Fllnkhouser, bow.
Harry and Dortha Woods, girl
Harry and Lucille Munson. girl.
Joseph and Ellene Brown. girl.
Robert and Gertrude Harris. girl.
Edward and frankie Richie, girl.
William and Edith Robinson. girl.
Andrew and Mae Smith. boy.
Joseph and Rose Tore. boy.
Gus and Marie Mandes. boy
Julian and Margaret Fisher. boy.
William and Jeanette Cox. boy.
Roy and IneZ Pryor, girl.
Stuart and Mary Gilmore, girl.
Roy and Made Bowen, girl.
Llowellyn and Beulah Howard, girl
Leo and Elizabeth Lee, boy.
Milligan and Katie Morgan. boy.
James and Leila Thompson. girl.
John and Eva Kinsbury, boy.
Isaac and Leola Mitchell, boy.
Fred and Grace Oliver. girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-14
DEATHS REPORTED

Francis Oliver. 95, United States Soldiers
Home Hospital
Thomas c. Henderson. SO. Garfield Hos
pitar
Andrew j. Sanford. rs 43a1 River I'd
James w Dudley, Te. 4455 Conduit I'd.
William Bick. -, Sibley Hospital
William G. Dorsey, Il, 232 9th st. ne
Robert Downey, 20, Gallineer Hospital.
Alpheus Daniel, 90: 1907 Columbia I'd.
William Ennen, g. l223 Newton st. ne
Josephine Unkre, "a. 700 10th st. Sc.
Vincent DiPietro. "a. Emergency Hospital.
James Gardener, go Casualty Hospital.
John Brown. As. Freedmen's Hospital.
Cecilia NJ Murdoch. 30. 933 st.
Infant Marion Davis. Children's Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-14
Less Cotton Acreage.

The 10 principal cotton producing
States in 1885 planted 10.559,000 fewer
acres to cotton than the annual av-
erage during the five years 1928-1932
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-14
Leaves 100000 to Animals.

Over 100000 was left to animal
institutions by Mrs. Hilda M. Tucker
of Molescroft, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-14
Cashew Nut Eating Drops.

India has learned with regret that
Americans are not eating as many
cashew nuts from that country as q
year ago.
Evening star., 1937-12-21
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DRIVING HEATED SEDAN TO NORFOLK
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Call Kensington so for details. 22*
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