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Evening star., 1943-05-29
Woman's s 100000 Legacy
For Policeman Contested
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, May 29.-Tornal con-
test Of the will Of Mrs. Florine G.
Mix, who left third of her $780,
900 estate to the policeman who
walked the beat in front of her
home, was filed in Circuit Court
yesterday by her 97-year-old
mother, Mrs. Sarah w. Fester Of
Atlantic City, N. J.
The action alleged a strange at
tachment" existed between Mrs.
Mix, who was IS when she died last
October, and the policeman, Henry
o. Larsen, 80, now serving in the
Navy. 1t contended that Mrs. Mix,
the widow of real estate dealer,
was influenced by unnatural fat
terry" on the part of Larsen, and
that she consulted him constantly
about business and social affairs.
Her will said Larsen was being
left $4,000 cash and the $25 900 MIX
home because he had been such q
good policeman" during the many
years he had had the beat In that
neighhorhood
Evening star., 1943-05-29

following ships. The waste thrown
overheard entices them to hang
around. But they have been OBJ
served sitting around in a circle as
though exchanging the news.
Without the aid of the wind,
clearwater has difficulty in taking
OF. Once up, he can, with a few
rapid beats Of the long, slender
wings, gather enough momentum to
glide, and sometimes he seems to
enjoy racing into the teeth of a
stif gale. 1t Is wonderful to watch
them tip to one side, then skim
along as If anxious to get home.
However, they sleep upon the water,
and their JOY in life seems to be
skimming above It.
While they are very fond of the
food We cast overheard, most of their
living comes from the various ma
rine organisms. The small fish that
travel in schools appeal to them
and serve as sort OF bugle call for
many birds to appear from every
where to dive headlong into the
water after them. The great splash
Ing sends the frightened fish below,
and the birds take off again.
Little is known of the courtship
Evening star., 1943-05-29

WWDC, 7:45-Dr. puj Moi, Minister from
1haiIand.
WhAl, 8:t5-Boston Pops Concert: Jesu,
Maria Sdnroma. soIoist for Ger,hwans Con.
terto in F.
WRc, o:00-Bam Dance: 10 the Great
Ldkes Naval Training Station.
WhAL, 9:30-Spotiqh' Band: Tommy luck
Evening star., 1943-05-29
T axe Ny Word for it
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Mailbag.

Houston: Battle fronts are often
referred to as "theaters' of war.
Battle fronts are certainly not places
of amusement.-A. c.
Answer: The literal meaning of
theater is "a place for viewing" and
even the Romans used the word
(theatrum) in the meaning of The
sphere or theater for any action" "
Incidentally, the pronunciation is
not thee -AY-ter." Better say
THEE-uh- ter.
Somerville: How is the word do
Of the musical scale pronounced?-
L. M. L.
Answer: Say doe, to rhyme with
hoe, foe.
Stockport: We have an argument
for you to settle. Can one say that
a letter has been "censored' even
though nothing in 1t has been de-
leted?-M. S.
Answer: Yes. II a letter has been
examined by a censor, it is proper
to say that it has been censored, y
Deweyville: Please pronounce the
word L1CHEN, a kind of moss
D. F. G.
Answer: 1t does not rhyme with
Kitchen" 1t is pronounced ex-
actly like the word "liken'
Port Arthur: Please explain the
distinction between "fammable'
and "inf1amma BILE. H. H. B.
Answer: The words are identical
in meaning: "Capable of being easily
enkindled"
Kansas City: Is there any author
ity for commentator HIS pronuncla-
ton OF "EF-wart" for the word
effort ?-B. N. M.
Answer: think he must be try
ing to say Effort" a pronuncia-
ton that has some dictionary sane
ton, but which is a little on the
pompous side. Best American usage
rhymes the second syllable with
pert thus: Ebert.
Last call for my new pamphlet explain
ing the combining forms" Send a
stamped t}c), self addressed envelope to
Frank Colby. in care Of this paper. Ask
for Combining Forms Pamphlet. It's free
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate, 1ncJ
Evening star., 1943-05-29

just ahead of me. Now We shall
see what We shall see.
He walked softly as he drew near
to the old house. If Peter was way
down inside it wouldn't matter how
he approached. But II Peter should
happen to be only just inside the
doorway he might take it into his
head to run If he should hear foot
steps, particularly if those footsteps
were not heavy enough to be those
of Reddy or Granny or Old Man
Coyote. Jimmy didn't intend to
give Peter q chance to do any such
thing. If Peter once got outside
that old house his long legs would
soon put him beyond Jimmy's reach
and Jimmy knew it. If he was to
give Peter the fright that he had
made up his mind to give him he
first would have to get him where
he couldn't run away. So Jimmy
walked as softly as he knew how
and he approached the Old house in
such a way as to keep out of sight
of Peter should he happen to be
lying so as to look out of the door,
way.
At last he reached a position
where with one jump he could
land right on the doorstep. He
waited a few minutes and cooked his
head on one side to listen. There
wasn't a sound to tell him whether
Peter was there or not. Then he
lightly jumped over to the doorstep
and looked in at the doorway. There
was no Peter to be seen.
IF he is here he is way down
inside thought Jimmy. Il wonder
if he really is here. I think III
look about bit before I go in"
Now the doorstep was Of sand,
as Johnny Chuck's doorsteps al
ways are. Almost at once Jimmy
chuckled. There were Peters tracks
and they pointed straight toward
the inside of Johnny Chucks old
house. Jimmy looked carefully, but
not single track pointing the other
way could he find. Then he chuckled
again.
The scamp is in here, all right"
he muttered. He hid here and
watched all that happened and then
decided to lie low and wait until
he was sure that the way was clear
and no one would see him" In
this Jimmy was partly right and
partly wrong as you and I know.
He started down the long, dark
doorway minute. Then he made
up his mind. "1'll 60 down and
Evening star., 1943-05-29

er's from Huntington, W. Va.
WRc, ,0:00-hion Dollar Band; Pre-
miere, with Barry Wood al tho helm.
WT0P. i0:i5-Bus Ribbon Town: Jos {.
Brown.
WRC, 1i;t5-StoN Dramas Music d
Erich zann,' ghost story.
VOL. It:3o-S Saturday Bondwaeon Guest
star, orchestra.
Evening star., 1943-05-29
Points for Parents

Mother: Now that scnool will
soon be out, let's plan together so
we both can do as much war work as
possible but not both be gone too
constantly from home at the same
time"
Evening star., 1943-05-29
Ordeal in Coyote Den
Is FotoI to Tropper
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CODY, Wyo., May pa Govern
ment trapper, who survived six days
in coyote den after being pinioned
by falling boulders, yesterday lost
his fight for life
Barney Roussan died in hospital
where rescuers had carried him
after his long ordeal, described by
DR.. R. c. Trueblood as the most
gruesome I've ever heard Of"
The trapper had subsisted, Dr..
Trueblood said, on the raw flesh Of
coyote pups. Mr.. Roussan crawled
into the den seeking the coyotes.
Rocks tumbled down, falling on his
back and legs.
Two boys discovered his predica.
ment six days later.
Evening star., 1943-05-29
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Jimmy Skunk was smiling as he
ambled toward the old house of
Johnny Chuck, near the foot of
the hill. There was no one there to
see him and this made him smile
still more. You see, the odor of
that perfume which he had thrown
at Reddy Fox just little while
before was very, very strong there
and Jimmy knew that until that
had disappeared no one would come
near the place, because it was so
unpleasant for every one To Jimmy
himself it wasn't unpleasant at all
and he couldn't understand why
other people disliked it so. He had
puzzled over that a great deal. He
was glad that it was so, because
on account Of it every one treated
him with respect and took special
pains not to quarrel with him.
L guess it's a good thing that
Old Mother Nature didn't make us
all alike" said he to himself. Il
think there must be something
the matter with their noses and I
suppose they think there is some
thing the matter with my nose. But
there isn't Not a thing. Hello!
There is Johnny Chuck old house
and private affairs of the shear
waters It is believed that they re-
tire to some lonely Antarctic island
There the mother finds a shallow
niche in rock or burroW and de-
posts her solitary egg in it. The
youngster arrives provided with a
coat OF down in gravish color that
does not attract undue attention.
The parents feed their infant by
the method known as regurgitation.
The food is an oily huid-a predi-
gested formula filled with vitamins
for growing shearwaters.
AS soon as junior can take off, he
joins his parents on their tireless
flight over the ocean blue. When
the weather becomes too cold, the
birds fly farther south.
Shearwaters are most often seen
by fishermen off the great fishing
banks. During July and September
they are especially abundant. Then
no doubt, they seek more congenial
climate where food is easily OBJ
tanned.
Evening star., 1943-05-29
Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY,
GREATER SHEARWATER.
(PufinuS ornrfs

Shearwaters, petrels and fulmars
belong in the family Procellariidae.
With the albatrosses. they form the
order Of tube-nose swimmers. The
name of the order which describes
its main point OF difference from all
other orders is the tubular form of
the nostrils. The other character
istics are the bill. which is hooked
and enlarged at the tip, and the
upper section is longer than the
lower. The rather short tail has
II to IA feathers. The wings are
long and pointed, and the plumage
IS compact and oily. 1t is said that
the body fat of these birds has been
used for illumination purposes.
Shearwaters apparently prefer to
be alone-that is, most of the time.
Solitary shearwaters may be seen
Evening star., 1943-05-29

make Peter a call and I won't
bother to knock he chuckled and
poked his head inside the doorway
But that was as far as Jimmy
Skunk went. You see no sooner did
he start to enter that old house
of Johnny Chuck's than he was
met by a lot of yellow jackets,
which. you know, are a kind of hor-
net. And they were in very bad
temper, were those yellow jackets.
You see their house was just inside
that doorway and they already had
been quite upset once that morning
by Peter Rabbit So the instant
Jimmy Skunk started to enter out
they poured, all ready to fight.
But Jimmy Skunk had no in
tention of fighting. He knows all
about yellow jackets and the sharp
little lances they carry in their
tails. and he has the greatest re-
spect for them. He backed out in
a hurry and actually hurried away
to a safe distance. Then he sat
down to chuckle again.
I know what happened" said he.
talking to himself. Peter Rabbit
popped into that doorway. Those
yellow jackets just naturally got
after him. He didn't dare come out
for fear OF Reddy Fox and me, so
he just naturally had to go back
further into the house to get away
from all those yellow jackets. Now
he's afraid to pass them again to
get out. He deserves to get stung
for playing such a trick on me.
think Ill sit in front of the door,
way and call in to Peter that I
know he played that trick on me
and that will pay him right back. +"
YYTTr z ssVr,.x 40 l. NJ,
Evening star., 1943-05-29
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(CIRCULATION DEPT.)
Or Give Your Carrier
Your New Address

\A/ORLD events are
w much too vital for
you to miss reading your
fovorite newspaper for q
single day even amid
the turmoil Of moving!
So, if you're planning to
move, make sure Of re-
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r A Stor Route Teaches
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Evening star., 1943-05-29
on INE AID TODAY.

W0p, 6i5-people's Platform Sir William
Beveridqe on his plan for Bftans social 50.
turty system.
WkAL, 7:30-Enough and On lime: The
Army Service Forces program. inauourated by
II. Con. Brehon 5omeNe|I and Maj. Raymond
Massey.
WRc, 7:3o-Eler Queen: Adventure Of
The Death 1rsps."
Evening star., 1943-05-29

A LITTLE Want Ad" in The
Star brings a LOT Of results. Ma.
5000.
Evening star., 1943-05-29

Lnst-mtnute changes in radio pro-
grams sometimes reach The Star
too late TOR correction that dau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-17
WOMEN WON'T TALK I
v DCklE DNEpCOkl MAPT &~b.4yT COPYRIGHT. ieA3.
MINI NJ INOO'N ''"N\' &ssEkES&-&s

center of the path. That was evil
IDENTIFY what had stumbled on in
the dark.
I pushed my way determinedly
through the bushes and made mar
rowing circles around the place,
but 1 didn't see anything to &C
count for the light that had been
there last night. 1t looked as if
my curiosity was wasted, and then
just as I turned reluctantly to go
back to the path my eye was
caught by a metallic CLEAN where
one of the long shafts of sunlight
pierced a thick clump of the berry
brierS.
I walked over to the bushes and
there was a spade stuck down in
them for corcealment. My blood
pressure mounted. I pulled the
spade out, getting my hand
scratched in the process, and looked
the ground over again.
l saw place close to the fallen
tree where it looked as if the leaf
mold had been recently loosened.
The way I dug would have
been a revelation to a WPA man,
and suddenly small brown packet
came flying out with the dirt.
1t was mans wallet. There
was worn lettering on the flap,
ID, c. and inside a thick sheaf
of fresh increased bills, the kira
the bank gives you. took the
money out and counted. 1t was
in bills of $40 and $40; $500 in all.
Something was still lodged in a
corner of the wallet. I shook it..
A diamond ring came tumbling
into my lap. A big square dia-
mond in a platinum setting that
insolently caught the sunlight and
flashed it back in streaks of fire
picked it up with clammy fin
gers.
1t was Kathy's diamond
1t was true, then, what I had
guessed last night, reflected as
unfastened the pin at the neck of
my black sheer dress and slipped
the wallet down in my bosom next
to my sink.
I had known that the note Shaw
had found in Comics room, and
; which led to her mistaken con-
fession, had been sent to Kathy
instead of Connie. That was the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-17
NEXT: Slow-growing giants

discovery had made as I thought
the situation over. Derek had
written: I'm in the old play
cave" That would have meaning
only to Kathy. 1t was Kathy who
had played there with him. Con-
ME would know nothing about it,
Then l had spent thu rest of the
night wondering when and how
Connie had come into possession
of the note. If Connie had inter-
copied the note before it reached
Kathy there was the probability
that Kathy knew nothing about
Derek hiding ip the ravine But
I knew now that that was out.
aKthy had seen Derek. She had
given him the money and her
ring. AS to why somebody had
later removed these valuables
from Derek's body and hidden
them in the woods, I hadn't the
foggiest notion.
Aside from that mysterious an
gle, the facts as I knew Or could
reasonably guess Them began to
fall into a logical sequence of
events. Connie had learned some
how about the note from Derek,
and she had decided to see him
herself and send him away before
he could cause another family
scandal That explained the bitter
quarrel between the girls.
And now I could guess, too,
where Kathy had been going that
morning-the morning of the day
we found Derek - when she had
almost turn over G lint Mattison
and me in the lower hall. She
must have been on her way to
the bank to get this money for
/ Derek. And Deputy Shaw must
know it, too. That was why he
has asked her repeatedly if she
/ had stopped any place in the vii
lage except at the gas station g.
and why he had looked at her so
peculiarly when she denied it.
The chief deputy was no fool.
| He could put two and two to-
gether, and there was every
chance in the world that he would
add it up to four
Well, I couldn't do anything
about Shaw, but could call Clint
Mattison off.
ITO BE COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-17
KATHY'S DIAMOND
CHAPTER XIII
HENRY

DerekS funeral was held at the
village undertaker's. We went in two
cars. Margaret and Will Grady and
his wife in the limousine driven by
the faultless John. Walter and
Kathy and I in the roadster, Walter
driving. Connie pleaded off with
sick headache and went to bed in
stead.
The services were short.
Margaret didn't cry at all She
vent up to the grave on Wills
arm and stood looking down at
the closed casket long time, and
then she turned blindly away,
A county car was parked in the
drive when we returned home,
and saw some deputies down in
The ravine They seemed to be
searching for something.
Walter went upstairs immedi-
ately to see how Connie was,
Kathy, Margaret, Will and his
wife also disappeared upstairs,
and / went into my study to wait
mpatiently until the nosy police
should leave, I had something to
do and not much time to do it in,
for not even to save my immortal
soul would l have gone into the
woods again after dark.
The police poked around down
In the ravine and ON the side lawn
for a long time. I watched them
from the study windows. At last
it dawned upon me that they were
looking for the gun-the gun that
had killed Derek. The fine hair
lifted along the back of my neck
If they found the gun there would
probably be fingerprints on it
And Shaw had had all finger
printed as a matter of routine.
1t was nearly dinner time be-
fore the officers gave up their
search.
The spookiness of the night before
was gone as I crossed the creek and
hurried along the familiar wood
path toward the Cottage. The sun
was still a couple of hours high in
the sky.
I stopped to r<;onnoitre when
I reached the place where I had
hurt my ankle. Yes, there was a
twisted tree root showing in the
Evening star., 1943-02-14
Red Cross Points Out Hazards
That Cause Home Accidents

Does your maid wash your butcher
knife in pan with other dishes?
Do you throw broken glass and
razor blades into waste baskets?
Do you know how to coil a garden
hose so that it will be free of kinks
in case of minor fire? Are your
children allowed in the kitchen when
you are frying doughnuts in deep
fat, and do you allow handles of
frying pans to project over the edge
of the stove?
These and hundreds of other haZ-
ards are listed for consideration and
elimination in the 9-hour course
in home accident prevention given
by the local chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Cabinet members, Senators and
Representative have indorsed the
movement as wartime effort be-
cause OF the man-hours it may save.
Here Is an excerpt from one of these
letters from Representative Baldwin
of New York:
Thank you very much for your
Evening star., 1943-02-14
British Bombers Hit
Docks and Factories
In Holland, France
DoyIieht Raids Follow
Second Night Attock
On Western Germany
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Feb. 13.-British bomb
ers hit docks and factories on the
coast Of France and Holland in day.
light raids today following the
second successive night attack on
targets in Western Germany.
An Air Ministry communique said
Bostons and Ventures of the bomber
command attacked docks and ship
ping at Boulogne and. st. Malo.
widely separated points on the Chan
mel coast of France, and iron and
steel works at Ijmuiden, Holland.
None of the bombers was lost.
the communique said, but six fighter
planes accompanying the formations
were missing.
Fighters Act as Escorts.
Many squadrons of fighters es-
corted the bombers in these attacks
and made supporting and diversion
ary sweeps" the coinmunique added.
1t said the escorting squadrons
destroyed three enemy fighters while
one of the Ventures accounted for
q fourth.
Observers along the English coast
reported Allied aircraft moving in
both directions over the Channel
almost continually throughout the
forenoon.
Fighters were seen returning from
the direction of Northern France
while other formations, flying high
er, were heading toward the con-
tinent.
Nazis Raid Coast Area.
Shortly before midday, German
planes bombed and machine
gunned a town on the southwest
coast Of England. The explosives
caused considerable damage to
shops and residential property and
1t was feared that many casualties
resulted, including number killed
The extent of last nights raid,
following by only "a hours the as
sault on the big naval base and
submarine building yards at Will
helmshaven, was not disclosed i'm
mediately.
The German radio, however,
acknowledged damage at one point
but insisted the raid was of the
nuisance" variety.
Evening star., 1943-02-14

jscausiins ' {. Merriam peiPi7' sS' PIE New s~
Albert Williams, 26. peland, Fla. and
Juanits R. Kitchen, 81, East Orange,
Henry Ray, q, ,I7sa 10th st: nv. and
Robert l. Baines. 80. United States Army.
Louis A Maxwell, IS, 40 x st. NE. and
Virginia l. Miller, 2l Bqckingham, Va.
and Evelyn Wormiey, is, 25@ 18th
and Eunice A, Mslioy, IS, zoos Gales
Franklin P. Burroushs, 20. Kensington,
Mo.' ana Helen c. Platt, 20, Bethesda,
David s. Campbell, 80, 1901 Arsonne pl.
Nv; Nv, sRd , Agnes J. Crawford, "A, Green
Robert Lee visel. 90, New Haven, Conn,
and and Dorothy L. HeIlemann. 10. 1922
ssnd Eltzabsth A sweeney, 81. 7os
nv. and Mary +. jackson, Is. 1888
Frank P. Pusateri. -2e. 524 srd st. ne,
and Roberta M. Lang %. 2s17 Conn.
and ehsrmae DrasseT. ss.i s'i2s /
Thomas L Herlihy, IS. $3.50 North Cap
itol St., and Rosemary T. Loughiin.
%, 3o33 10th ST. NV
and Anne N. NJ Battles. saf r. IS. Is II; i5ss N N
j. Raymond Nunan 81, shorehsm Hotel
John g. Baumann, -, 10ls goth st. NV.
and Jane Elizabeth Fisgins, II, Ar
Leo s, vaughan, 81, 1903 NJ st. NV.
ana. A; Josephine MannberE, 80, 1886
Dorsey A. Beacham, ~. "a r. L ave NV,
Leon NeHs 8 Hssdlsy a2
MsEdsiena stTOsahi, II, 1915 r. /.
ThR9ss 2ssn Wssnsr ii H. BSRs rsq rPd P
John G. Shelby, 33, United States Navy,
and Mary 9. Van Horn, AS. 1901 i4th
Ernest Z. Cooper. is, 4ss Newcomb st
,.e., and Rachel r. Allen, II. 2217
cnsriss Sherwood. or, United States Army,
sssf, Eva conS NJ MarSfau s 1874 Nsyiop
&C.. and Beverly j. Johnson, 10, 1919
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sad at, MsEIoFie Evelyn stahi' 3d. TakOma
o.ofre c. Hines. ir.. 80, 1891 x st. NV,
and Marie A. Peppler, 90 Kelly Station,
Henry of. 50. 40 Rock Greek Church I'd.
NV; and Pearl Newfeldt, ~ 73o Rock
soS.fs S.fsk r csS5sh Maston nd p $500 l4h st nw
and Doris L. Smith, 30 24I0 20th st.
George z. Bush 81, Winter Harbor Me.
and Alta L. Crawford, -, 1889 Girard
Arthur r. Frey, %. 1867 Irving st. NV,
and Jessie M, Gullion 20, 100 Lamont
RENO Turunen. IS. Quantico and Nina
NJ. Finkel 23 Ashley Pa
Raymond j.. Curtin. 81. United States
Army, and jamie H. Curtin, 25, 1913
gath st. NV.
Issued at Alexandra.
Herbert L. Wright. 2I Vinton. Va. and
Mary Jane Atkinson. % Washington.
james D. Starting n. and Mildred Y.
Thompson, rs, both Of Washington.
Laurence Littmsn. y. and Myrtle G. Curry,
23: both OF Washington
Charles G. Ridgeley, 2s. Salt Lake City,
and Jessie l.. Thomas "a Alexandria.
Albert Balletto, "a and Rita Phyllis Lewis,
%. both Of Washington.
Raymond J. Fox. 40, Little Greek. Va, and
. GLADYS 3. Verts, -; Washington:
Norbert J. RakovSki, 25, Tenafy. N. j. and
Dorothy ]. OPT Hop, 20, WallinGton.
Ncbl. Ellsworth Stewart ~. and Gwen
oolyn Ann Nolan, s. both Of Alexandria.
somsrS %, both OF WASHINGTON
Car william Anderson. 26. Petersham,
Mas and Celeste C. cornheld, %,
Herbert W. Flesher. ~. and Eula X Graf
Samuel H Turner. 81 and Mamie Henry,
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Evening star., 1943-02-14
EmpIoyer-Union Por|ey Called
In Sweuter-GirI Controversy

John w Robinson, president of
the Vought- -Sikorsky Aircraft Work
ers, UAW (CIO), union, Local 877,
said, meanwhile, that the dispute,
which caused SO employees to be sent
home, would be taken to the State
Board of Mediation and Arbitration
and possibly to the United States
Cancellation Service in Washington.
At the moment, the deadlock is
headed for a management-u union
conference in Hartford Monday at
which an international epresenta-
tive of the union will appear.
Girl workers in the def1ector de-
partment reported for work today,
Evening star., 1943-02-14

however, clad in jackets instead Of
sweaters.
A conference on the subject re-
suited in stalemate when union
officials suggested that the girls be
permitted to wear sweaters until a
new uniform had been decided on,
The office personnel wear sweaters