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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-21

open, and it was - il was
the day he usually sends me flowers So We'd
nesdays - and OF course Duff didn't have a
cent. but naturally it didn't matter the florist
trusted him of course. And everything went
on just usual We went 10 the theatre
and Duff gave them an l. o. L. 1t was cute
But l was scared. You know we cot quite
solemn that night and l almost decided we
ought TO marry. Duff said yes but we would
have to wait for the depression TO end. no
one of course is ordering portraits and his
little bit Of money still has to go for his
mother
My eyes took in the flowers in the room,
without my thinking ! knew that those flow
ers must cost Duff just about what stephen
was earning now
Stephen, said lis now garage mech
anico
Vck looked at me startled Really"
Yes Apparently cars go right n-and
filling stations and it was has chance so he
took it He gets twenty-five dollars a week,
raised from twenty-five
But how you live on that"
l laughed We've been living fine. It's
enough for food and heat, and make the
children's clothes"
But what do you do for fun"
looked al her startled why" l said,
1 guess HVlng is just ABOUT all the run we
have. II seems enough
You're wonderful, Peggy really you are"
Il don't know how wonderful it is but 1t
keeps me busy and think we've never been
so happy Getting up in the morning, and get
ting Stephen off to work with a pair Of clean
oVeralls -"
"He doesn't, oh really e."
yes, but he does And getting the chill
drcn's breakfast and sending them off 10
school ! don't have 90 go with them any
more Norms seven now and he's the grand
reliable one-and marshals them all Stevie
too, who always has his head little in the
clouds, and SUE, who's been put in second
grade without having to 90 TO first grade at
all.
"She picked up reading when weren't
looking. out Of the boys readers and they
sort of helped her along and ! didn't know
thing about it The only thing that bothers
stephen and me is that Stevie, it turns out
has talent for music. Mother died"
oh"
Yes and father nearly died, too. So we
suggested he come and live with us I think it
saved his life For we've kept him pretty busy
The children adore him. and Norm is just
like him. and they both are always at some
scheme They made cabin down in the
back with hunks in It. and they both slept
there one night think in mortal terror Of
Indians or something. and they fixed up a
stage I'M tho attic. and Suic who is always
dressing up wrote play and they charged
admission and gave tho money for what they
called poor children" And Dad tells them
stories. And it's grand 90 have him he helps
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-21

the CHILDREN with the dishes, and he stays in
with them, when stephen and want to 90 20
a movie, or are invited for bridge
But l started to say that when mother
died we took her piano and Stevie started
in fooling with IT. First off he just played
chop sticks, and then he began 10 play "varia-
tons" and it was really sort Of fun to hear
him. What bothers Stephen and me is that he
ought TO have lessons
I'VE do have Miss Collins come in once a
week fifty cents that's all she's charging
now in the depression But whether it's be-
cause she doesn't know how 10 handle Stevic
or what he hates lessons and won't practice
and yet l know there's something there he'll
pick up some tune and after he gets the tune
picked out on the keys. why he'll work out the
whole thing it sounds bangy sometimes, bat
every once in while 1t sounds all right
Stovie has us a little worried all around he's
not like Norm who runs with the pack SO
to speak. But SUES a darling She's bright
and gay and loves fun, and is smart at school,
and loves dressing up and pretending
She comes by il honestly" Vicki said.
Yes"
But l thought you were going to rehearse
right after -
yes Max did have something for me.
l didn't take IT,
,
"Well it's hard 20 explain stephen hadn't
earned anything IN more than year And be
was having what that man said this after
noon. psyche pathological reaction against
unemployment He just thought Of himself
no good and life as not worth living and he
felt he'd let me down l thought at that time
the best hing for him would be a vote Of
confidence so l gave it 70 him"
Yes but you did have rights toward your
self, too"
I LAUGHED. Il guess exercised them,
! Vicki. You see, it's different with me. love
stephen l couldn't be happy without him"
oh I know" and VicN grew soft and
warm Il know / love Duff too, l couldn't
live without him"
Right then though it would have meant
doing without stephen and couldn't do that
for any part in any play in the world"
1T does seem a pity, darling. though You
were so good Everyone said you'd probably
always be limited TO certain kinds of things
but Max, of course, could have picked them
for you"
We'll" I said chccrfully, that's all over.
My only ambition at the moment is stephens
He wants gasoline station Of his own-be-
licve IL or not
Lucky YOU Here ! am struggling along
worrying about next months rent. You know
I don't get but two fun pages month now.
and I'm not always sure Of them. Look let
me show you my new suit
She went 20 the closet and came out with
a lovely suit in a kind Of mauve plaid.
Il Just had 10 have it. l was ashamed TO
go up 10 my clients. didn't tell you that
Duff and I've gone in for bicycling? It's
such fun We go mp TO the park Sunday
mornings and ovorybody.is up there bicycling
like mad oh dear some day wcll have some
money and 20 TO Bermuda My doctor says
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-21
(And Now Go on with the Story)
VIII

IT WAS long time later that 7 saw VicM
L again II WAS two year, u fact The Spring
y of 1883 There had been little shopping to do.
and there was nothing ~ bnc mo 90 Now
York and ] was busy enough
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-21

Continued ON Page ~
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

There is a good story ABOUT olo.
time bowling which appears IN many
history books.
Back in the year 1888 people IN
England were in fear Of an attack
from the Great Amanda. which
was known to be on its way from
Spain.
Sir Francis Drake, noted sea
captain, made ready for the at
tack. He was to command num-
ber of English war vessels.
One day Drake was taking part
In an outdoor game Of bowling
when a messenger came to him.
"The Spanish Armada has come
In sight!". the messenger reported.
VERY WE'LL" replied Drake. We'll
have time to finish this game and
beat the Spaniards afterwards"
Perhaps that story is not true, or
perhaps part of it has been lost.
1t might be that the condition OF the
tide in the English Channel made
Drake know he had time to finish
his game. The English did whip
the Spaniards in the sea battle, and
Drake played an important part IN
the victory.
Drake may have had q special
reason to want to finish his out
door bowling or bowls" The game
can hold . persons interest very
strongly.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

At the end of this horrible auction,
West led the ten Of hearts, ana
East's ace captured dummys queen.
A trump return rode to Vests king.
and the next trump was won by
dummy. South went after the dia-
monds, but East held the trick with
the Jack and led another trump.
Dummy won and led another dia-
n1ond, East winning with the queen.
With trumps out Of the dummy,
East thought it time to lead MS
partners suit, so shifted to the seven
of spades. South played the king,
and West won with the ace.
At this point West had, besides the
rest of his spades, the deuce OF
hearts and the ace of diamonds.
Most defenders would automatically
return the heart but West saw
that South would then have an
easy play for down three. Dummy
would take the heart king, while
South discarded the low spade.
Then South would enter his hand
with the spade queen to clear the
diamonds.
Instead of leading the heart, West
led a low spade! Dummy won with
the ten. cashed the heart king, and
returned heart for South to run.
And on this trick West cleverly dis
carded the diamond ace! That
allowed East to win the next round
of diamonds and cash heart trick.
South was thus set four tricks Mt
ting punishment for his bad bidding.
Yesterday you were Merwtn
Maier's partner, with part score OF
go, and, with both sides vulnerable,
you held:
0KJ53
8 AJ10
AJ1o96
The bidding:
Maier. schenken. You. Jacoby.
IA Pass INT Pass
Pass Dbl. Redbl. -
Pass Pass CD
Answer-Double. You are ready
to double this or any other contract
undertaken by the opponents. Even
II your partner has . minimum
opening bid, you should have the
enemy lashed to the mast.
Score 100 per cent for double,
nothing for any other bid.
Question No. 946.
Today you hold the same hand,
but the bidding is different:
Maier. Schenken. You. Jacooy.
IA Pass INT Pass
20 Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1941-12-18
ShulI-WiII
ShouId-WouId

These four words stump the
best Of NJ. Which h correct, II
shall be glad to" Or Il win Be
glad to-? II should like 70 80"
or II would like to CO.? My sim.
pie key explains these trouble
some auxiliaries 20 that they
need bother you no longer. Sup
ply II limited. Ask for your free
copy today. Send . stamped
(3-cent), self-addressed enve-
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Shall-Win Pamphlet. Requests
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dressed envelope bears . scent
stamp.
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Evening star., 1941-12-18

Remove spell the word
letter In center column opposite
the IeteredOut"
correctly it's fruit
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER OUT.
LeterOut
Cd IACKER-CREAK Ohinges may do this.
PAISIED-PLAIDS (they rather Scotch.
(N IGNORES-ORGIES wild parties.
DINGLE-EI6IIN (wel-known city in Illinois,
INFESTING-FEINTING for decepton).
Evening star., 1941-12-18
SIow-SIowIy

Philadelphia: We beseech you to
settle q dispute before we come to
blows! Should the signs read Drive
Slow" or Drive slowly"7-M. E. g.
Answer: Either is correct, for
both slow and slowly are adverbs.
For a safety sign, I should prefer
drive slow" as having what the
advertising men call more punch" /"
Slowly is the more formal Of the
two.
Other adverbs that have two
forms are: Loud, loudly; soft, softly;
cheap, cheaply; sharp, sharply;
quick, quickly.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
.BowIind

Pictures dating back to ancient
Egypt and ancient Greece show that
bowling games of some sort were
known. What the rules were, we
cannot say.
Bowling took place in Northern
Italy and in France more than 1000
years ago. It seems that the balls
or ''bowls" were rounded stones.
There are records of early bowling
games played under covered sheds,
as well as on open fields.
Holland may have been the birth
place of the game Of mine pins"
In any case it was popular there
about 300 years ago. The bowling,
we are told, was done on beds of
clay"
Early Dutch settlers in New Am
sterdam brought the game of nine
pins to this continent. English
settlers brought the game of bowls.
For general interest. section Of
your scrapbookO
If you want a free copy of the
illustrated leaflet STAMPS and
Stamp Collecting" send . 3-cent
stamped, addressed envelope in
care Of The Evening Star.
| 1,eA Ra.a
Tomorrow: More About Bouling.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

The Four Aces will be pleased to an:
sver letters from readers II q stamped
13-cent), self addressed envelope Is in
closed with each communicatio1 ad-
dressed e the ACES sesre eads ts. poepes
outline Of the Four Aces system Of
contract bridge. send with your reauss.
to the -Four Aces. care OF The Eyenmg
large-size envelope and you Will receive
an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

where's in the room" Right: The
book is somewhere in the room.
Evening star., 1941-12-18

In our story tomorrow we shall
take up the rules of outdoor and
indoor bowling. We shall see that
they differ a great deal.
AS in the case of most sports and
games, we do not have complete
history of either bowls or bowling:
They grew up long ago, and 1t seems
the inventors did not make . rec
ord of their work.
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRAN KCOLBY.
This Weeks
Sin ~ the 1onoue

Wrong: 1T is raining, but I am
going anyways" No. Omit the "s."
Better say: 1t is raining, but I am
going anyway.
Wrong: II could not find him
anywheres. Right: could not find
him anywhere.
Wrong: "She was nowheres
about" Right: She was nowhere
about.
Wrong: "The book is some
Evening star., 1941-12-18
Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Purnstone, Merwin D.
Mater, Oswald Jacoby and Howard
Schenken, worlds leading team-of-
four. inventors Of the system that
has beaten every other system in
existence.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-29
FOR SIGNED ORDER AGAINST OIL

But eighteen months before the oil administrator and several of his cabinet colleagues did not win. The same issue was at stake. It came up at d dinner given by the late Lord Lothian at the British Embassy in August at which Secretary of War Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Knox and Secretary of the Treasury Nor benthau decided to ask the Presi- dent to embargo all oil and scrap iron to Japan.
 The President agreed and actually signed the executive orders. But they were never published. When the State Department saw the orders, it's officials almost jumped down the White House throat. So the orders were changed to apply only to aviation gasoline and No. l scrap iron, though later modified to include all grades of scrap.
 This debate over appeasing Japan has continued inside the cabinet ever since. The State Department has contended that to cut off oil meant an immediate Japanese at-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-29
The Army's Recommendation
(The Cincinnati Enouire

(The Cincinnati Enqurer)
 The Armys request that Congress retain selectees. reserviss, and National Guardsmen in service for the period of the national emergency, instead of mastering them out at the end of their scheduled period of training is matter that should be con- sidered by Congress and the public alike in the same light as the original call to service
 Virtually the same arguments apply. on both sides applied in the of the Selective Service Act when it was being debated in Congress and throughout the nation. On that occasion. Congress and the nation followed the advice of the military experts and the men entrusted with the actual re- sponsbility of national defense It agreed first that the state of the world required the raising and training of much larger army than possible through the recruiting system. And then it was agreed, second, that the nation had historic right to ask sacrifices the part of its manhood. The original Selectve Service Act-which almost every one now agrees was wise and necessary phase of national defense-was written in the hope that years training would be all that would be required of those selected for Army service but it contem- plated the possibility that their services might be needed longer, and provided for action by Congress should an extension of time be advisable.
 The Army heads and other officials entrusted with the direction of national defense say that it would be both inadvisabe and dangerous to de- mobilize our Army now as the scheduled terms of service by selectees expire The Army Chief of Staff, General George c. Marshall, declares that it might lead to national tragedy"
 It is possible, of course for persons minded to attack the motives of the Army officials in ask ing that the United States Army be kept at maxi mum strength throughout the period of the world emergency But the important thing-and it should be the decisive thing-is that the Army heads are the men best qualified to judge the necessity of such move And they say it is necessary for na- tional defense. They want to insure against made quate training. The present Army is a thing of mushroom growth, with seasoned men sprnkled far and wide in it's organization If there is continual turnover in the ranks the development of com- pletey seasoned and trained army, judged by modern standards, is unlikely The early dearth of equipment also makes longer training necessary If we wish to take no chances with national defense the judgment of the Army heads will be respected and followed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-29
BUILDERS OF ' WOODEN SHIPS
 NOW WAIVED
Industry Revived Again as Many Vessels Required
 by Navy Department

SEATTLE, July 29.-A healthy squirt was given the Northwest wooden shipbuilding industry this year by the Navy, officials of the Thirteenth Naval District. pointed out today. With scores of wooden minesweepers, and patrol craft, building in yards at Seattle, Ta- coma, Bellingham, Astoria, and Coos Bay, men who know how to build wooden vessels have come into their own again, it was stated.
 Before the Navy's interest in the Local Defense Fleet there was an increasing interest in welded steel construction for fishing ves- sels and cannery tenders" spokes- man for the Navy said. Tt was only question of time until weld ed steel might have entirely sre- placed wood in the fisheries. Then the Navy began to purchase fish ing vessels for conversion. and proved by tests that small wooden ships are satisfactory fofss patfol and minesweeping. Later I} sSe- gan the present program Sld- ing theis owh Heoden ships. The fer isuN fias sBe5h4 splef,dtd rexiYall of wooden shipbuildps ,lot azilt E1 provide Navy-vesseis hist to re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-29
PROTECTION FOR CARVERS

Protection of the Eskimos of the Boring Sea against cheap oriental competition in their own ivory carving art is one of the principal aims of the House Bill q6O6) which was approved last week by the House of Representatives committee Ter ritoria Affairs
 The bill would limit the killing of walrus to just those animals needed by natives for food or by prospectors and explorers for food when other food is available It also would prohibit export of raw, uncarved walrus ivory from Alaska. To put teeth in the act fine of $500 or imprisonment for six months is provided for any offenders.
 Against the doubts of some members of the congressional committee that the act might work a hardship on some of the Eskimo settlements by pre- venting the natives from selling their uncarved tusks Alaska's Delegate to Congress, Anthony J. Dimond, and Seton H. Thompson, assistant chief of the division of Alaska fisheries fish and wildlife ice stationed in Washington, testified that passage of the act may actually put money in the pockets of the northern tribes.
 The way things stand now, raw ivory is sold to dealers outside the Territory they explained then the tusks carved by orientals and shipped back to Alaska curo stores. to be sold native-carved ivory At the same time, the Bureau of Indian Af- fairs, through it's school system, is placing emphasis on ivory carving and other Eskimo arts and crafts, young members of the tribes may be able to dupi- cate the masterfu carving work of their ancestors.
 Under the act of 1908 Thompson told the Rep resentatives, warus allowed to be slaughtered for ivory alone, but because of lack of enforce ment, it is believed that the 15O0 walrus killed annually far in excess of the food needs of the 1,50O Eskimos living in the section where they de- pend on the big tuskers for their food requirements With the additional law to prevent export of raw ivory, this excess slaughter could be stopped he believes
 cpllc f0r only about sl0, it brought out at the hearing. But that ivory carved by cheap oriental crafts in the states, bounces back in the Alaskan mar ket to undersen, in their own markets, the carved products of the Eskimos themselves.
 Thus the bin it was shown will serve the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-29
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs i,,cline
 but do mot compel"

This is not an important day in planetary direction. Neptune is in benefic aspect, but this may not be lucky sailing date.
 HEART AND HOME: This is not lucky day for women. The stars may cause unrest and depression, In many places the temperature may cause discomfort. As tn e wearing of uniforms will be wide spread the summer heat may be felt by girls engaged in difficult tasks. With the early fall de- mand for many teachers and nurses will cause a great number of enlistments in public service. The need of care for the unfortu- mates belonging to the nation should not be ignored, because of desire to aid foreigners.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Agricul- ture that depends upon irrigation is under fortunate prognostications While many farmers will suffer from unusual crop conditions there will be renewal of optimism among those who provide grain and other food materials. Wise Government policies will aid the production of fruits and cereals. The problem Of workers for fields and orchards will be serious, but will be helped by the employment of .farmerettes.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Personal opinions now should be submerged beneath national royalties. The habit of criticism which will be encouraged by subversive agencies should be overcome Although Tree speech is guaranteed by the Con- stitution, perils lie in the spoken and the written word. The seers who read the stars stress the fact that for the United States the time has gone by when there is any profit in fault-finding sregarding Government policies.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS In this 60th year of the Aquarian Age the struggle between the high CT and the lower forces of human ity, between the beast in man and the spark of the divine spirit is believed to mark the beginning of new epoch. Out of this period of great tribulation must appear n civilization that is real a new yen- ture in the development oof man kind. In coming days there will be dark hours for those who battle for liberty, but victory is promised. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of Steady advancement, For those whose aims are unselfish much success is fore told. ss 49t
 Children born on this day prob ably will be fortunate all through their lives. They should be healthy, and wise.
 Copyright, 194D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-29

going to Japan. To hell with de- fense, if the government is as screwy as that"
 So Ickes called the Coast Guard and asked them to act before the oil was loaded. They did.
 Then things began to boil. It did not leak out at the time. but the State Department complained to the White House that Ickes' action had mterfered with the policy of ap- peasing Japan so she would not go south to the Dutch East Indies. And the President called in Ickes.
 However, Ickes held his ground. He insisted that he was not meddling in foreign policy, but that it was nonsense to ration oil and gas on the Atlantic seaboard and at the same time let Japan ship oil away from the Atlantic seaboard.
 In the end Ickes won.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-29
BOMBARD TOKYO

Naval Strategists make no secret at to what they would do to curb Japan. They consider it foolhardy and suicide to send lot of U. s. warships across the vast expanse of ocean to Singapore or the Dutch East Indies.
 They figure we are going to get into the war anyway, and it is good strategy to deal knockout blows in the very first round. They favor sending waves of U. s. bombers from the Philippines to rage the paper and bamboo cities of Tokyo, Yoko- hama, Kobe and Oaska. They also favor sending the fleet, plus airplane carriers to the coast of Japan.
 They favor doing this immediate ly. There is no use. say the navy men, of punching at mans legs when you can strike for his heart.