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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Stingless Bee Is
Sought by Chemist

New York.-A stingless bee
may develop from experiments
in controlled mating carried on
by DR.. Lloyd r. Watson, profes-
sor of the chemistry at Alfred
university. according to a report
from the Rochester section Of the
American Chemical society.
1.-THE future bee may be gentle,
able to carry a larger load. will
ing to work at lower temrera-
ture, have a longer tongue, and
be more beautiful" the report
says. @t.. ~. III. ..s..
When the stingless bee arrives,
everyone can have honey from .
hive by the hammock on the
porch, it is predicted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
u. S. WOULD RAISE
VALUES OF CROPS
Open Farm Laboratory t.
Conduct Research Work.

Washington. D. C.-The most
modern farm laboratory In the
world has been opened by the De
partment Of Agriculture in an effort
to raise the standards of American
farm products.
In an expensive building are al
the latest devices for testing. grad
ing and classification Of cotton.
grains, wool, hay and other agri-
cultural products. Scientists Of many
years experience are In charge.
Agriculture department officials
described construction Of the new
Standardization building as "anoth'
er step on the long road Of standard
ization and research that seeks ia
raise higher the quality Of American
farm products.
In the building are located the bu-
reaus directing regulatory and mar.
keting agencies dealing with the
principal farm products. Techno'
logical and economic research scien-
fists also are housed In the air.
cooled building.
Cotton experts prepare standards
for use in domestic and foreign
trade. The appeal board Of review
examiners. the final authority IN the
Interpretation Of standards, has IT.
classifying rooms In the building.
Along with cotton Standardization
and classification work, the physical
and chemical properties Of cotton
fbers, lint and seed will be studied
as a part Of the expanded federal
state cotton research programs.
These studies and tests will be Re
lated to practical problems In tn
principal branches Of the cotton en-
terprise from the production OF raw
cotton through to the finished prod
ucts Of cotton manufacture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
SHRINE is PLANNED
FOR HOOSIER POET
Indiana Hamlet to Preserve
Riley's Boyhood Home.

Greenfield, Ind.-This quiet ham,
let has set out to make national
shrine of the rambling, two-story
boyhood home Of James Whitcomb
Riley, painter-poet.
Organizing as the Riley Old Home
society, residents Of Greenfield have
induced the town council to buy the
green-shuttered, white frame house
on United States highway 40, where
the Indiana poet lived until he was
twenty.
Old-timers disagree as to the ex-
act site Of the birth Of the poet. who
glorifed Hoosier virtues to the en-
lghtenment and pleasure Of people
the world over. but agree that he
came into the world in q log cabin
that later became summer kitchen
at the rear Of his boyhood home.
Just how far away the cabin origin
ally stood is not certain.
DR.. Carleton B. Mccullough Of In
dianapolis, who for ten years was
Riley's doctor and conhdant said
that the poet. whose ''ole swimmin'
hole" IS familiar to almost any boy.
was born on the site where the home
now stands.
Blown glass" windows. back
yard bright with hollyhocks in sum-
mer and an old apple tree mark the
Riley home. The Riley society
plans to enclose the backyard with
. white picket fence.
Inside the front door is an unsup-
ported circular staircase built by
the poets father, Ruben A. Riley.
Civil war captain, skilled cabinet
maker and Greenfield lawyer. Be-
meath It is the cubbyhole and clothes
closet 80 graphically described by
Riley's favorite heroine. Little Or.
phan Annie"
The Riley Old Home society Is
seeking to restore the home with
period furniture, the poets library.
chinaware and family pictures. A
bust Of the poet, completed by Myra
Richards week before Riley's
death In 1916. has been placed in the
home.
In the town square stands q half
life-size figure by the same sculp-
tor-the gift Of thousands Of Amer
lean school children who contribute
Cd pennies to pay it, cost
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
- T. .aTrafle Last"

The letters T. L. when used 20
mean q compliment are the ao'
breviation of trade last" These
words acquired this signihcance
from the playful custom OF a person
saying to one Of the opposite SEX
II have a trade last for you. mean
ing that il you will tell me some.
thing nice you heard about me- !
viii tell you Of a compliment
heard about you. -.E.ss #..-a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Oce.n-C.rved Rocks. Shells

Queer ocean-carved rocks and
shells are common to all Oregon
beaches, due to the presence OF
sandstone in many of the rock for
nations of the Oregon shoreline. and
the activity of the rock-oyster. The
rock-oyster drills its home in solid
rock. The action of the sea deposits
portions of the sandstone on the
beach.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Moral Standards Of Mankind
That the moral standards Of man.
kind are ultimately progressive are
due to the revolt of men and women
Of character against the irrational
elements Of conventional standards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Largest Lead Producing Area
The Bonnie Terre-Flat river dis
rict in southeastern Missouri is the
largest lead producing area in the
United States.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
The Eutav Flag

The Eutaw flag was a crimson
banner presented in 1850 to Col.
william A. Washington by MISS
Jane Elliott Of South Carolina.
whom he later married. It was car
ried In the battles Of Cowpens and
Eutaw Springs. Mrs. Washing
ton later presented the flag to the
Washington Light Infantry OF
Charleston, S. G.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Loegers Too CoIlegiate

Astoria, Ore. = Movie directors
seeking rough and rugged loggers
in nearby lumber regions for a log
Rins camp film are having difficulty.
They declare the modern logger
often a university student OF gradu.
ate-is too civilized for dramatic
purposes. .
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
..usly a . Mud Fence"

Some Of the settlers Of the Middle
West tried to make fences OF sod.
Sod houses had been found prac.
teal. Fences were not, since they
had no roofs to protect them. They
soon became unsightly lines Of mud
and tangled roots. A person or thing
which is homely. is therefore ik-
ened to q mud fence.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Child Dairy Route

Edgewood, Ia.-Two Edgewood
youngsters, Eugene and Virginia
Perrinjaquet. claim the distinction
of being the youngest owners OF Z
dairy route in the United States.
Eugene is six years old. and his sis
ter is five.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
The Black Codes

The black codes were laws passed
In the South after the Civil war to
regulate the negroes under the new
conditions. The codes were moder-
ate for the most part, but a few
states had laws which were looked
upon by the North as leading to
future trouble.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
40. nm NeedIes ON Pine Tree

The needles on a pine tree have
been counted and 325,0OO needles
found on one tree, or a total OF 600
square feet of leaf surface which. II
spread out, would cover the floors OF
twenty-five ordinary rooms.-Scien-
tific American.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
"Devil's Darning Needle"

The dragon fly is the object OF
several curious superstitions. Per-
baps the most prevalent is that
this insect will get into children's
hair and sew up their ears. Hence
the name devils darning needle"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
..An Act Of God"

In legal phraseology IAN act OF
God" is an overwhelming natural
event, such as a storm or earth
ouake. which no human being could
be reasonably expected to foresee
or prevent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Movement Of Tornadoes
Tornadoes generally move from
southwest to northeast. A twister
doesn't last very long; fingers In
one place probably less than .
minute. rh 71 ~ ~ s.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Authority Weighty Commodity
Authority is a weighty commodi-
~ as every agitator finds out who
tries to take the law into his own
hands.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Graphite IA oldest ROCKS

Graphite In Oldest Rocks
Some of the oldest rocks in the
world contain beds Of black graph
ite, q form Of carbon that may
once have been part Of q living
organism.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
E|!RiIEFs
Public Sale

On account Of sickness an,
health the undersigned win ~ ~
following, three miles NV ~ .
on Thursday, October Ia. 1927.
Stock
Bay horse weight l4OO lb., 40. !,
sorrel mare, weight 400, ape , :
Guernsey cow, 8 yrs, 6 gal. a a, :
Jersey COW, fresh Dec, 6 yrs. Az
Holstein, 6 gal. day, z yrs old
Jersey COW, fresh Nov, S yrs 4.
Jersey heifer. fresh Feb, lr.,s
Guernsey heifer, fresh Nav !,
p heifer calves, ! month old.
Hogs-Chester White SOW, 2u :,
and ii pigs 2 weeks old. 3 sS,.s
6 months old.
About 40 chickens, White 1eyA..
and r. I. Reds.
Farm MACHINERY
Case mower, S foot cut new.
John beers two-way pillow, nh
Royal Blue No. 81 cream sepan,,
new.
Single horse cultivator.
" section spiketooth harrow
Shovel ditcher
Set harness (new)
Steel wheel farm wagon.
Household Goods
Library table.
2 dressers.
Bedstead, springs and mattress
Cot.
Dining table and six chairs.
Kitchen cabinet.
Range, heater, tub and washbost
Dishes and fruit jars.
Other articles too numerous TO nc
ton.
/ Terms. CaSb
Mary KaufOld, Owner
A. c. Anon clerk
Geo. Hise AucHonss
| f@SI !I77
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Rhino Horn Il Priced

Rhino Horn d Prixed
In India both rhino horn and Loop
ards tongue are much priced. and
even among the very poor man
viii willingly pay away q months
earnings to any itinerant quack who
can produce some powdered horn
or a piece Of dried leopar .
tongue.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Pepys' Diary

Pepys' diary was written IN Shell
toms system Of photography, pub
lished in 1641, which he complicated
by using foreign languages or by
varieties of his own invention.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Another Name for Havana

Another Name for Havana
Visitors to Havana may be In
terested to know that the city was
originally called San Cristobal de Ia
Habana, when founded by Velasquez
in 1915, and the island Of Cuba was
called Cubanacan when Columbus
first landed there In 1892.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
impeachment in Speech Corrected

Impediment In Speech Corrected
Many centuries ago a Greek
named Demosthenes had an imped-
iment in his speech. He conquered
his handicap to such purpose that
he became the most famous orator
of his day and achieved immortal
ifv --.- -.a -@..'-- ~. 49, {
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Man,. MOST Serious Enemies

Mans Most Serious Enemies
Mans most serious enemies exist
In the world of small things: rodents
and insects are sometimes intelh-
gent, and they breed so rapidly that
extraordinary efforts at their de-
struction amount to little unless
kept up continuously. says Hygeia.
the Health Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Gold Producing States
The leading gold-producing states
are California. South Dakota. Colo
RADIO. Utah and Nevada.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

City officials Are Heirs
Maiden, Mass.-The will Of Attor-
ney George Howard Fall, fled in
probate court, left 500 for "sick
and tired city officials. ~"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Park In Rail Station

Rayland. O.-An abandoned Penn
svlvania railroad station here has
been leased for storing automobiles.
The weather bureau says the gull
stream is not responsible for the
changes In Americas weather at
tributed to It. s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

wild Animals Led by Female
Naturalists who have studied the
movements Of big game in many
countries state that wild animals
are usually led by q female when
travelling in a pack or herd. says
Golfers Weekly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Pitch Of Voice Counts

Pitch Of Voice C0untS
The Navajo tongue resembles the
tonal variations Of the Chinese Ian
guage. One word. according to an
authority. uttered at the wrong pitch
may change the entire meaning OF
q sentence.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Very Small Humming-Bir
The humming-bird Of the Amazon
grows no larger than an inch and q
half.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
DESTROYING Habits

Destroying Habits
You can destroy bad habit and
like q weed it viii come up again;
but destroy good habit and it
will grow no more. s-..-..-.&
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Elevation Of Lookout Mountain
Lookout mountain. near Chatta-
nooRa, Tenn, has an elevation
above sea level Of 2,126 feet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Lake Pontchartrain Salt water
Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana
is a salt water lake. 1t communi-
Gates with Lake Borgne and Mlssis'
sippi sound by the Rigolets pass.
through which tidewater flows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

what Won't Picknickers Dot
gainesville, O.-Picknickers seek
ing firewood chopped up the Keep
of the grass" sign in front OF the
Fairport municipal water works.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Pettigo, ireland
Pettigo. a small town. is halt in
the Irish Free State and hall in
Northern Ireland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Thinking Only Of Money
He who thinks only Of money"
said Hi Ho. the sage Of Chinatown,
''becomes a bookkeeper who never
takes q holiday" .s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07

Reich House Well Built
The Butchers Guild House IN fii'
descheim, Germany. built in tn e
wear 1929, is the largest and finest
timber-framed structure in Ger
many.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Pack Mules Strong

Pack Mules Strong
Pack mules are type OF mules
selected for carrying burdens. They
are low down, thick. blocky AMI
mails with strong backs and loins.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
shakesneare,s universality

Shakespeare is SO universal a
genius that from all his writings all
the commentators have not been
able to wiring out one indisputapie
fact about his personal life.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
George IN King in 1760

George III became king in 176o,
ruled for fifty-nine years to see the
American revolution and the war
with Napoleon, and died insane.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Cause Of Tides

Tides In the ocean are caused by
the gravitational action OF the sun
and moon upon the rotating earth.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Mind Brightest in Morning

Mind Brightest in Morning
Psychologists generally agree thar
the threshold of highest mentality
is reached about IL a. m. The mlno
is believed to be less active when
fatigued.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-07
Rnilt First Mausoleum

Built First Maus0leum
''Mausolus. ruler Of Halicarnassus,
died about $40 B. c., and his wife
built q superb tomb. From It came
our word mausoleum."
Evening star., 1937-09-19
1st PRIZE 500, 600. 90
THE RULES

l. The OLD GOLD CARTOON CONTEST is open to every
body residing within the 48 Of the u s.
Columbia with the exception OF the employees of oard
Company, Inc and their families and employees
tsing and sales promotion agencies and their families
Of IS will be released Each will
tain balloons One Of balloons
will be left blank The contestant supply the
versation for the blank balloon using
}. OLD GOLD will pay = First Prize 500
other cash prizes grand total Of 900 aKgregatng
the order Of value to the thousand
ants who write the missing for the 45
whose statements considered original and the opinion
Of the judges and who in all other conform with
Oca Rules The will be awarded
order the merit OF their
The judges decision will be final.
The will be issued in weekly Series OF three
contestants asked supply the required
submit them EACH WEEK. The st Weeks Series Of
beam the release date Of Saturday September 1887 Each
Saturday for fourteen additional weeks there will be another
weekly Seres Contestants should supply e
and submit them weekly during
ing issuance date Of Series In submitting the
Series privileged submit
for preceding Series Thus entering the
during the End Week should submit both the M Weeks Series
we'll the End Weeks Seres and contestant entering during
the 3d Week should submit both the
Series we'll the 3rd Weeks Series; and All Series
should be qualified In accordance with Rule No. Z.
g. requested weekly
WEEK All FREE The first four weeks Series
Evening star., 1937-09-19
A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS CASH
End
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be obtained stands II dealer
supply you viii mail you these cartoons free
ENTRY FORMS be clipped from magazines
circulars will be equally acceptable Once have
for the earlier the remaining
will be mailed to you FREE, issued.
Neatness will Do decorate DO
NOT SEND IN THE CARTOONS. Just supply your
he missing for the blank baoons accordance
with the rules writing these the Entry Answer
Forms provided for this In Of ties duplicate
awards will be made
To qualify for prize the contestant required
each weekly Series of with three OLD GOLD yellow
package three reasonably handdwn
facrms Either will be equally acceptable 1t
make purchase in order privileged
than complete each entry
entry a.; B; Each entry will be judged unit.
contestant eligible prize only namely the highest
prize by individual submitted by that
Upon entering this and by submission OF the
these binding that the
decision OF p Lolard Company all matters affecting the
duct OF the contest the Of the making
OF Awards and the invoked insure individual effort
in fairness all shall be final and conclusive The
Lolard Company will establish individual file for each
contestant but will be responsible for submissions
muncaons unduly delayed the mail either from
the Each entry and becomes the
of p Lorllard Company.
D. Each weekly Series OF together with OLD GOLD
yellow package acsimles specified Rule No
should be addressed OLD GOLD CONTEST P. o. Box g.
Varick Street Station New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1937-10-14

who WAS hurt near his home. and
Lorenzo Bryant, 13, of 2486 Phillips
court, who was injured in the 1900
block of Twenty-fifth street. The
Mcdowell boy was treated at Casualty
for a possibly fractured skull, and
Bryant at Georgetown for internal
injuries.
Oin Robinson, 30, colored, 1857
Howison street southwest, an employe
OF the District Sewer Department, re-
ceived = fractured leg when struck
by an automobile while working at
Fifth and Hamilton streets. He was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
Gus Benas. Al, of 103 Carroll street
southeast, was taken to Casualty with
fractured left leg after being hit by
an automobile at Nichols avenue and
Good Hope road.
Three persons were injured when
the automobile in which they we're
riding Skidded and collided with a
car driven by Levi c. Blackburn 80,
Of Brandywine, Md, on Naylor road
southeast, near the District line. In
undetermined condition at Casualty
today, they were Charlie Cohen. %,
and Louis Schwartz, 80, both of 1901
Thirteenth street. and Theodore
Karet, 33, of 1914 Massachusetts, ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1937-10-14
were in the process OF questioning sus-

were in the process OF questioning sus-
poets.
Detective Comisky, guarding the
rear door, was approached by Clar-
ence Bundy, who became offended
when he was told he must submit to
the questioning, according to another
of1icer who witnessed the fight.
Several intended blows between the
two missed, it was said, and about
this time the dog attacked Comisky
in the trousers area. Detective Oele
saw it and relieved him OF the dog.
Comisky, freed, felled Bundy with a
blow to the head, according to the
witness.
The colored man. who is 81 and
lives in the block with the pool room.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
TRAFFIC TOLL 83,
160VERLAST YEAR
Two Elderly Women Hurt in
Accidents Die-ChiI-
dren Injured.

TWO elderly women, who had been
struck by automobiles on Washington
streets. died last night raising the Dis
tSict's trafhc fatality toll for the year
to 80, which is Is more than at this
time last year. Injuries received in
Virginia and Maryland accidents re-
suited in the deaths OF two other
Washingtonians during the last "a
hours.
The dead were:
Mrs. Josephine Lohmeyer, "A. of 432
Emerson street.
Elizabeth Jefferson, SIS, colored. 2o2
l. street southwest.
David W. Coffman, u, Of 1920
Twenty-third street.
Emil Jung. so, 1925 Oak street.
Mrs. Lohmeyer, mother of Harry E..
Ionmeyer, district manager for War
her Bros theaters, was injured fatally
last night when struck at Fifth and
Emerson streets by an automobile.
which, police said. was driven bv Ed
ward c. Duvall. 20, of 81 Charming
street. She died shortly afterward in
Casualty Hospital.
Was Hit by Truck.
1'he Jefferson woman died in Emer-
eency Hospital of injuries received
Saturday night when struck bv a
truck. which, police said. was operated
by Oliver Ray. 35, colored. 36l N street
southwest. Ray was held on charges
OF leaving after an accident and driv-
Ing without permit.
Co1msn's death occurred at the
winchester, Va, Memorial Hospital.
where he was taken Sunday after the
automobile in which he was riding
overturned near Woodstock. A resi-
dent of Washington for II years. he
vas native of Shenandoah County.
Va.
An automobile collision near t. B..
Nd. Monday night resulted in the
death of Jung at Casualty early today.
Maryland police still were investi-
eating the accident.
Among the most seriously injured
IN numerous accidents yesterday and
last night was Louis Rouleau. IA. of Is
ST. Andrews lane. Silver Spring. Nd
His skull was believed fractured and
his right leg broken when he was
struck on the Colesville pike near
Silver Spring by An automobile which
police said was driven by George H.
Skinner, 35, of 2 Emerson street
northeast. He was in serious condi-
tton at Casualty.
Children Are Hurt.
Two colOred children were injured
seriously when they ran from between
parked automobiles and were struck
tv other rars They were Lawrence
T. Mcdowell. .. of 73o Second street,
Evening star., 1937-10-14
PoolRoom Dogs
Rear Guard Action
SIO,US Police Drive

A mongrel dog hanging to the seat
of his trousers proved something Of
q deterrent to Detective Joseph Pat
rick Comhky's effort to overcome q
colored assailant yesterday, but a good
swift kick by fellow officer removed
the obstacle.
The affray took place in pool room
in the first block OF M street southwest
while Fourth Precinct Detective Co.
misky and Detective Sergt. Howard