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Evening star., 1939-07-02

SAFE At sscoNo But the Johnny elbow
infection until he have properly
help protect the hurt adhesive
Just stick it's And BandAid
awkward hard-to-bandage surfaces.
Evening star., 1939-07-02

Western High Schools big erod-
uotin9 Gloss is shown in the two
groups obove. More thon 325
students hod received their d.
pIomos in the school auditorium
just before they come out on the
Iown for the pictures. Rideout.
Evening star., 1939-08-08
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Among the strange trees of
Queensland. Australia is one known
as the bottle tree. If you view it
from a short distance the trunk
looks like a huge bottle.
The trunk bulges out in the mid
die. and this gives it the bottle
shape. The tree grows to height
of 40 to SIS feet Sometimes the
largest part Of the trunk is IL or l3
feet wide.
The bottle tree is green the year
around. It has leaves shaped some
thing like those of chestnut trees.
Through its soft, spongy wood,
very sweet sap flows. We are told
that men lost in the Australian bush
have saved themselves from dying
of hunger or thirst by eating the
syrup" found in bottle trees.
Among the other trees OF Aus
tralia are the ironbark, the turpen-
tine, the silky oak and the black
wood. The Towering trees include
the tulip tree, the fire tree and the
flame tree, all of which have orange
or red blossoms.
| The ironbark tree supplies some
Aof the strongest wood in the world.
Wis wood has been widely used in
hiding ocean vessels and for wood
Uen bridges. 1t wears like iron"
Related to the ironbark are many
giant trees of the eucalyptus family,
There are more than 200 kinds OF
Evening star., 1939-08-08

these trees, among them the blue
gum, the cider gum, the peppermint
tree, the bloodwoods and the
stringybarks.
Eucalyptus trees differ a great
deal in height, some kinds rising
less than 80 feet when full grown.
Other kinds tower high in the air.
There have been reports of trees
reaching heights as great as 400
Evening star., 1939-08-08

The queen of spades was opened,
The way the cards lay, the best de-
clarer could do was to 60 down 500.
Actually he misplayed the hand
slightly and went down 300 At this
point the partners got into row as
to who had overbid the hand, and
/ finally appealed to us.
The answer is that both overbid
their hands slightly. However, the
final contract of three no trump was
not a bad one since, if declarer
could get away with the loss of but
one club trick, the hand would be a
laydown. However, after the double
we think South should have run out
to four clubs, since it should have
been obvious to him that the
double meant but one thing-club
strength in back of his partner.
Yesterday. with both sides vulner-
able, you were the dealer and held:
AAKQ654
v32
>32
%Q63
What was your correct bid2
Answer: Your correct bid is one
spade With good six-card suit
and hand above average in high
cards, it is safer to bid on the first
round than at a later stage.
Score 100 per cent for one spade.
40 per cent for three spades (since
your suit is not solid, this bid is
dangerous vulnerable), 40 per cent
for pass.
Question No. 206.
Neither side is vulnerable You
are Howard Schenken's partner and
hold:
AK654
vA86
<A32
&874
The bidding:
Jacoby Schenken Burnstone You
Pass Pass Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, 1nc)
The Four Aces will be pleased to answer
Evening star., 1939-08-08
Fred Neher

Four Aces system Of Contract Bridge, send
with YOUR request to The Four Aces. care
of The Evening Star a STAMPED t3c>.
self-addressed large size envelope and you
will receive an outline without any charge
Evening star., 1939-08-08

letters from readers If stamped g cent?.
self-addressed envelope is enclosed with
each ton, addressed to The
Four Aces. care of The Evening Star
II YOU desire the pocket outline Of The
Evening star., 1939-08-08
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES.

(Davld Bruce Burnstone, Merwln D Msler
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenker
worlds leading eam-of-four. inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in existence
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Bottle Trees

feet. but proof has not been found
for any of that size.
The tallest tree in Australia, so
far as certain records 60, seems to
be one not far from the city of Mel
bourne. 1t is 326 feet high, which
means it rises about the same dis
tance above the ground as a 30
story building.
Eucalyptus trees are naives only
of Australia and of Tasmania, an
island close to Australia They have
been planted, however, in Southern
Europe. and in Southern parts a
the United States, chiefly in Cali
fornia and Florida.
When blue gum is about Is years
old, it can be cut for saw timber. but
if it is left standing it will keep
growing higher and larger. Blue
gums make fine shade trees. and
blossom with pretty white flowers.
For nature section of your scrapbook)
If you wish a copy Of the leaf
let Flying Machine Pioneers"
Just send a self addressed 3-cent
stamped envelope. Address to me
in care of The Evening Star.
G~e& RAJ
Tomorrow: Cannon Ball Trees.
Evening star., 1939-08-08
The Siqns Weren't Riqht

There are great many hands
which with a reasonably good break
will produce a no trump game, but
which with bad break will go down
several tricks. With such hands the
proper technique, if doubled, is to
run to your suit.
East, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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CHAPTER vIu

Hitler dld not dare risk the pre-
serteed popular election but had
his own henohmcn make him head
Of the state. stlll, everything de-
pended on whether the generals
would accept this stroke CT force.
This was possible only because the
then War Minister Won Blomherx
supported him In . proclamation.
Actually. RiomberE voluntarily
gave Hitler = new title and sd-
dressed him In this proclamation
a. "Fuehrer of the German Reich
and People On the same dsy.
the German army pledged al
legianee 10 q new chief executive
who. with such rank, does not
even exist.
After all this was over. Hitler
scheduled = popular election In
which the German people were per-
mitted 10 confirm the usurration
Of their highest leadership. To
fDahc Aftts ttt%NRt ab1Sfitatsf saw
testament Was needed from
Hindenburg. However. on August
%. II days after Hlndsnburs's
death. no such testament was yet
known either 10 his own son or
TO the secretary Of state. Meissner.
Suddenly, four days before the
election. there appeared a tesla
ment. Just discovered. which the
London Times called az once
equally important I. the Reich
stag fire"
Nobody has ever seen II. the
original manuscript has never been
photographed. tho place where II
was found and the reason why II
was not found earlier were never
announced. Half OF II consists OF
excerpts from Hindenburs's me-
moirs. The other half Is an cx-
preston Of hope that the move
ment "of my Chancellor Adolf
Hitler" may continue 10 benefit
the German people.
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DAYLIGHT Thief
STRIKES TWICE

Activities ~ . daylight hasrsar
caused reisee esneeFr Tuesday
after reports II I've hcses -lcsssnss
were ehsiked M u hls secss Man.
day. Places ssnssesed wsse the
hemss At Frank Rlsehe<f. liza -
I'D st. and william IaAsrs. ioia
20. seth ct,
Authorities learned they wsre
dealing with IN armed burglar
when Bsschoff rsrcrted that twn
guns were stolen from hN heme
between $40 p. m and 1880 p ~
rhe burglar entered through IN
unlocked front door, tceh . -
calihsr German mauser and . -
Gather automatic IL ~ American
make.
LaMsre's home was leeted while
he ~ss IL work. between : .. N.
and ,. m. A watchdog tied IN
the hack yard. usually unoordisl
to strangers. was found inside the
house when LAMsre returned. The
house had been ransacked. but
nothing was miseina
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CENTURY PLANT
IN BLOOM HERE

An odd looking plant was float.
Ing amid debris in flood waters
at Glendale, Cal, during January
of 1894.
Mrs. J. d. Stockton, 1921 So.
eoth St, happened TO be in Glen
dale at the time and was attracted
by the unusual plant, which had
been uprooted by swirling waters.
She retrieved the plant, brought
it to Tacoma, where she planted
1t in the yard at her home.
Taking root in the rich soil, the
plant soon began to grow.
Today the Agave Americana, or
Century plant, has a spread of 81
inches and each of the four pink
and lavender colored blooms
measure two feet in height. Leaves
at the base are 10 inches across.
Some Century plants have grown
as high as 40 feet. Mrs. Stockton
hopes hers will pass that mark
in time.
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Hitler Will Fall.
A Revealing New Biography
And Amazing Prediction
Ru Emil Irdrria
By Emil Ludmig

And because these thoughts
cannot he reeon<lied with the fan.
damenlsis 81 the gospels. the new
Germany's fight against the nshie
|. logical Any foreigner may
rad In the tests % warnera
operas how agreements arr ksps
In the German code. The Germans
had been unhappy without a sword
The acclaim 81 the world for their
Inventions. ship lines. serpelins.
for their great musicians physs.
cists. writers did not compensate
their pride a. long - the wnFli
DID not tremhie again before the
gigantic maii-clsd Moioch ~ the
German army. Nobody can deny
the genuine ideall~n with which
the German Mani youth h fiiled.
for this youth IA purnaeious. ready
10 60 10 war. and prepared fer
heroic death. II IL true they have
never seen war with their own
eyes, a. ne havs. For the time
being. however. they really 10 not
care either for tranquility or
peace or personal happiness. they
want the sacrifice for the national
Fellowship. the victory 81 the Ger
man way Of thought. Just -
others believe In God. 20 they be-
lieve In the superiority u the Ger
man race and IN their right To
govern the world. All this not
only has been promised TO them
by their new leader. bat he has
begun TO make II . reality before
their eyes.
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C. {. SOCIETY
TOHOLD RALLY
Three Day Rally in
Gig Harbor Opens
on Friday

GIG HARBoR Terminating an
unusually busy summer season.
the Christian Endeavor society of
the Memorial Presbyterian church
Of Gig Harbor win hold = three-day
young peoples rally on Friday.
Saturday and Sunday. with Frank
sheldon OF the Philadelphia Theo-
logical seminary. and Bernie
Ramm OF Seattle the featured
speakers
The varied program Il an.
nounced As follows T.iS p. m.
Friday. pre-prayer. followed by
song service directed by Paul Ben
ton OF Tacoma; selections by =
special church orchestra directed
by Stuart Kimbail Of Gig Harhor.
and the main address by Bernie
Ramm. Saturdays program, 10
start At 4 p. m. viii be recrea-
tional. followed by $50 p. m.
picnic supper and camp fire serv-
ice. Sunday, the Young Peoples
Bible class will be taught by Frank
sheldon; Bernie Ramm viii address
the IL a. m. service. and both
speakers will address a special
meeting at the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Gig Hsrbor at
p. m. Frank sheldon will lead the
regular Christian Endeavor service
at I p. m. at the Presbyterian
church; song service will begin at
7:3o. and Bernie Ramm will speak.
Two hundred young people from
Pierce, King and Kitsap counties
are expected for the non-sectarian
rally. Stuart kimball il chairman
OF the general committee In charge
OF arrangements. with Ruth schar-
pegge, John Smircich, Harriet New,
Grace Larsen and Carl johnson
working with him. Heading the
other committees are Nyle Conk-
lin. publicity; Doris Pearson. food:
Helen scharpegge, song sheet and
ribbons; Earl Conklin, transpor-
tation. and Harriet New and Ruth
scharpegge, housing and registra-
tons. with large group working
under their direction.
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Deep Sea DiUer
win Hunt Bedv

skAfrl1 4 80 60 tlver
was hzr~s se1Hy - s<psers z.m-
nammlsh i.ke tnttrn fu< ~ ks<sv
a Chester vsaxnen. h<is<v<d nas<
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trial against IL niMrl49 m&efp
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mat generally meant rain. but Il
also meant that 1t would help push
Us along on the wide south reaches.
Drifting down ST. Joe's waterfront
we passed several of the inevitable
shack towns. There, too, we saw
our first shanty boats actually in
the water. There had been several
south of Rulo, but they had been
drawn up on the bank and made
INTO more or less permanent homes
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COOLEST here
IN NINE WEEKS

nd spa f<el : ~ eh,iiy whsn
yrn awakened Tuesday nrrnlHx
Il was the cola~sl here since
1ans -. vita = minimum s<zup<rs-
tnre q - d<xr<es Mansiess high
ct was - degrees.
Rainfall - MansAs tofAkei II
lneA n Txcnma. krsnssnx ne total
for Tho meath IL 10 ineA. witch
= : dst1ei<n<y Il - inch. rks
shortage sines N fret II ne rear
row totals srs lneh<s
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These would probably be cut loose
10 hoat downriver before the cold
weather set In and land in the
south Mississippi sometime during
the northern winter. The occu-
pants would either live in them
there or sell them and come back
up north the next spring and build
another and repeat the procedure
the next year.
Not many years ago every one
living along the river was suspi-
cious OF these shanty boat people,
and along the Mississippi some Of
them do live dangerously close TO
the edge OF the law. But today
there are fewer. Some, of course,
are the traditional vagsbonds who
make a questionable living any
way they can. But most are slight
ly disabled soldiers from either
the Spanish-American or the
World war who draw a slight, but
livable pension from the govern
ment. 1t costs them little to live
and as long as they have food. to-
bacco and dog they are happy.
The outdoor life Is about as good
a cure for them as anything could
be and most of them will pass
away the rest Of their years on
the river. These men, though
headache to the big towboats when
the shanty boat is drifting, live an
honest life and pay for whatever
they get. The people along the
river are fast learning to differ
entiate between the two types and
there is always warm welcome
for the war veteran, for the people
know that nothing will turn up
missing after they are gone.
Bullets Miss Canoe
Since the Plattesmouth affair at
the rifle range, we seem TO be
always getting in the way OF guns.
We were hardly out of st. Joe
when a bullet whined and skipped
the water just back of the canoe
before we heard the report of the
rifle. 1t was few minutes before
we could distinguish the two
youths on the shore who were evil
IDENTIFY carelessly shooting at drift
wood floating down the river.
Whether they saw us or not we
don't know for before we could yell
and wave our arms another bullet
skipped over the water uncomfort-
ably close to use. They evidently
were ignorant OF the action of bull
let's hitting the water at an angle,
for when we did catch their atten-
ton they pointed to something in
the water quite close to them and
fired again. That was too much,
for that bullet, we swear, went
right between us. II was time for
action then. Bob dug into the duff
file and hauled out the rifle, though
at the time 1t was empty, and be-
sides it was only bluff, for we
were close enough 30 the boys
could see what he was doing. The
boys let out wild yell and scram-
bled up that steep bank and flop
ped in the tall weeds before the
rifle was even in Bob's hands. We
laid 1t in plain view across the
thwarts and padded on, confident
that no more bullets would bother
us, at least from that direction.
Pass AfchIson
In the early afternoon we passed
along the foot of the high bluffs
on which perches the city Of Atchi-
son. There was nothing in par
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This was emphasized the day
before election in a radio speech
by Hindenburg's sen In words to
the effect that his father had
seen in Hitler his immediate sue.
cessor as head Of the German ma
ton. In spite OF all these tricks.
more than five million Germans
at that time stili refused 10 ae-
quiesee. which In the face Of strict
supervision of what could no longer
be called an election, appeared N
a great demonstration OF the last
UNSOLICITED Germans.
Notwithstanding all his strokes
Of force, however. Hitler without
doubt has given the Germans posi-
tive successes What then did Hit
Ter bring the Germans The COM
mand and the sword. Since they
the only such nation In history
obey not out OF necessity but
out OF passion. they were fright
ened by that liberty which was
granted 10 them for only II years
of their history. They were happy
only when they again had some
one 10 command them. When Hit
Ter in a momentous speech hurled
the word obedience at them three
times In succession, the radio
waves trembled with the storm Of
frenzy his word aroused in the
crowd
Sword symbolieal
As for the sword, IL IL merely
symbolical. for the truth In that
swords nowadays exist only In his
torieal films. They are no longer
used In war, where the machine
gun. n less romantic subject for
pictures and songs, has taken It's
place. The German sword which
the victorious enemy had torn from
them and which now was entrusted
TO them by Hitler. was for this
thoroughly bellicose nation the
great gift and the final fulfillment
OF a passionate desire. For three
hundred years. and particularly the
last so. the uniform had dominated
German streets.
The lieutenant was the dream NJ
all young girls--medsls. parsdes.
flags were the glamour Of life. All
this had been nonresident for the
past II years because a nation just
defeated cannot be lifted no rapid
~. neither materially nor spiritual
iy: also, because the leaders OF the
republic lacked Imagination. Yet
when there was again a helmet for
every barber and high boots for
every chimnsy-sweep. the hearts
Of this soldieriy nation exulted.
There are today In Germany more
riding boots than In the pzmpas.
but no horsmen. Richard Wagner
had restored the symbolic value Of
the German sword. and every one
Of his listeners felt personally I'm.
rliestsd when. on the opera stage.
he saw sisTmund drawing the
sword FROM The ashfre<
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Ito re Continued,
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Pass .Afchison

In the early afternoon we passed
along the foot of the high bluffs
on which perches the city of Atchi-
son. There was nothing in par
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AOUW MEET WEDNESDAY

Initiation IT nsw members will
feature a meeting of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmsn 10 be
held Wednesday night. starting at
8 o'clock. In Eagles hall. with Ar
thur Woodruff presiding. Follow
ing the rites an informal program
viii be presented. At a recent
meeting grand lodge officers were
feted.
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HAY FEVER
Test This Quick Relief

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tssr- k<lisf 1<sasly s<Giss he . f~v nln<
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'C0nOeiStS NARROWLY
escape Ritze.FIe
boys, Shooting at Driftwood, Cause
Lynds to Draw Gun for Protection

article.
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t.lins
Mont aewn the Greatest The ssunsss from
'peA' exclusively Tacoma fims. mouth Their stories
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By LOUISE and BoB LYNN

sborho AIeHls0N MoThe day we showed off from the
changed to the northeast s' 0u' 'ne "lna hao
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ticular TO put in TO- and we were
afraid that II we did put In, the
city would disappoint us after see-
ing its beauty from the river.
Aside from Fort Benton, the river
view of Atchison is the most beRu-
tlful we had seen on the river.
Seated atop shsrp-rising bluffs a
hundred feet high, the great trees
shading vast expenses OF green
lawns around comfortable homes
gives an air Of cool charm to the
scene. A bustling freight train,
putting noisily at the foot OF the
bluffs, only served 10 intensity the
scene after 1t had gone by.
A few miles farther gathering
darkness and clouds warned us
that il was time to look for a
camping spot. The first one we
came TO was almost perfect, but
there was a farmhouse just across
the road that ran along the top Of
the levee. Somewhat unfamiliar
with Missourians and their regard
of strangers. We went to the house
and asked If 1t would be alright
TO camp in the little grove. The
lady must have mistaken us for a
couple Of rough and ready river
rats for she wouldn't speak to US
at all. Instead she gave US an
emphatic mo" through the me-
dium Of a hired hand. At one time
or another someone from the river
must have wrongcd that good lady.
Our retreat was somewhat lacking
in dignity for we had TO walk
almost sideways in order TO keep
hungry-looking police dog in our
line Of vision. He gave US. a rear
guard escort all the way TO the
canoe.
Fight Mosquitoes
That last camp site vas almost
perfect and the next one. mile
or so downriver was perfect. A
little flat, grassy plot, shaded by
stately cottonwoods. From the
looks Of things II was something
Of picnic ground. Here. too. there
was a house just across the road
and we felt we should ask. People
OF the river dislike crossing roads.
Once across road. no matter how
near people live 10 the river, they
don't belong TO the river brother
hood. Even II it's just a wagon
track they are considered on the
outside. But cross IL we did and
asked the owner for permission 10
camp. To our CONSERVATION he
shook his head. The sun was down
and the short twilight was almost
at an end. A place had 10 be found
and found quickly.
But we read that headshaktng
wrong. He was thinking II us when
he did that. Since the skies have
become cloudy. he told US. the mos
quitoes have been - bad on that
little bottom land that no one could
stand II there He told us 10 get
our stuff together and bring IL up
10 the house. There was a big fam
lily that took up all the house Itself.
but there was also q fine, big
screened-in porch where We could
sleep. We thanked him and hurried
back 10 the canoe. Peculiarly
enough we hadn't noticed the mos
qultoes when we had put In a few
minutes before. but when we went
back they moved in 10 the attack
and II was necessary 20 keep a
towel constantly swishing about
our necks and shoulders. In Just
about nothing fiat that canoe was
unlozded and up on the bank and
we were on our way. a. the double.
hack 70 the farm with our beds.
They were 10 bad that the farmer
came out and sprayed Us - that
we wouldn't carry any Of the little
pests inside.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-16
JOHN HOWARD PLAYS FEATURE ROLE IN NEW
 MYSTERY. COLISEUM

Hollywood's ranking mystery- comedy team, John Barrymore. John Howard, Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny and E. E. Give, are seen on the screen of the Coliseum Theatre for the last times in Bull dog Drummonds Peril" the new thrill-romance from Paramount. More than dozen other well known players. including Porter Hall, Eli- zabeth Patterson, Nydia Westman and Michael Brooke, are in the cast.
 By virtue of their previous per- formances in Bulldog Drummond Comes Back" and Bulldog Drum mond's Revenge" these leading five are referred to in studio parlance as a team" rather than a cast and play their familiar roles in the new picture, drama of the war waged by the worlds most powerful dia- mond syndicate against Q great British chemist who has discovered the secret of manufacturing perfect jewels from chemicals in his labora- tory.