Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1933, Page 24

MAGAZINE PAGE. » NATURE’S , _ i Uncommon Sense More Truth Than Poetry Conquering Contract By P. HAL SIM! Mr. Sims is universally acclaimed the greatest living conmtract and auction mlayer. He was captain of the re- nowned “Four Horsemen” team, and has won 24 national championships since 1924. Concluding Remarks in Response to Two No Trumps. THINK I have now dealt with all| bid five spades over your three spades, which you may interpret as showing A K * * of spades with two other aces. Now seven spades are in the bag. With A J 10 x of spades, he should not im- mediately go beyond four spades, as he does not know whether your suit is headed by the king or queen. A double- raise in this situation should be a guarantee of no losers in that suit, plus three aces and no shaded or ab- normal factor in the original opening types of responding hands except | bid such a holding as Sp.Qxxxx DiLKQxxx HU A X cl x ‘where you have two biddable suits, on2 with two of the top three honors, and an outside ace as well. This is a | tremendous to hold opposite a two no trump bid- der, but cautior is necessary in case | your partner had a big club sult as the backbone of his bid. Respond at first with three spades, so that he will not subse- quently overrate | your early control of that suit. If he bids three no trumps, bid five diamonds. If ke again signs off by bidding five no trumps, you must pass, but over five spades bid five no trumps, locating an ace. over six dia- monds pass for fear of a spade finesse, though you know now that there is no | ace out against you. If the partner at any time mentions clubs, be wary of a misfit and take | the bid back to the same number of diamonds. Should he mention hearts, raise him once in hearts to show the | ace. Always allow for a spade loser unless the opener should immediately Bedtime -+ Stories P. Hal Sims. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Unpleasantly Surprised. A grin is father of a_ smile ¥ou can't smile sust grin, awhile. —unc’ Bill Billy Possum. seasons. And so Happy Jack has a ‘Winter home and a Summer home. His Winter home has walls of wood, for it is likely to be in a hollow of a | tree. His Summer home he builds | himself, a big, comfortable nest of | sticks, leaves and strips of soft bark with a roof. The roof is important. It is made so as to shed water. This last Summer Happy Jack had built himself an extra good Summer | home. It was well up in a big tree, but not high enough to be among the'small branches and so likely to be swa}‘ed: and perhaps shaken loose by high | winds. It was firmly built in the crotch made by three branches of | goodly size, and Happy Jack cared not how the wind might blow so long as | the tree stood. The foundation was of sticks and the walls were of twigs cut green, with the leaves still on.| Many of them were cut from the tree in which the nest was built and others from neiggboring trees so that he did | not have ®o go down to the ground. His bed he had made of strips of fine | bark, leaves and moss. The entrance | was on one side and so placed that it | was partly or quite hidden by hanging | leaves. With the coming of Winter | Happy Jack had moved to his snug Winter home in a hollow in a tree, but now and then he would visit his Summer home just to see that all was ‘well there. He might want to use that home again next Summer instead of building another. He considered that home just as much his as was the one in which he was living. The fact that he was not living there made no difference in his mind. Hadn't he built ;lhxt home himself? Of course, it was is. APPY JACK, the Gray Squir- | rel, ig not only thrifty in the| matter of storing up food | against hard times, but he also believes in living well at all | On this particular morning in early Spring he had nothing in particular to do and hapneved to think of that | Summer home. zt would be just the place for him while Mrs. Happy Jack | was taking care of the babics. He was not wanted around at that time. This he had learned long ago. Truth to tell he had no desire to be around then. He much preferred to be off by himself with no family cares. So this morning Happy Jack decided to run over to that Summer home and have & look at it. Part of the way he traveled on the ground, running from tree to tree. Part of the way, the greater part, he traveled through the tree tops, jump- ing from tree to tree. It was in this way that he finally arrived in the tree ‘where his home was. He did not go to it immediately. It was a lovely morning and he was feeling in high spirits. He could hear his smal! cousin, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, scolding in | hand | 3 | =500 points net, Fine Judgment Is Not Always Properly Rewarded. North-South vulnerable, not vulnerable. Bidding: West East Pass 7 Sp. East-West AJxx Yxx 0 & A-0-J-10- (xxx ahx ¥ 10-x-x-x 4 J9-x-x-x-xX & None pionship contest Sir Derrick Wernher, who assists me in preparing these arti- cles, sat South and made a brilliant “‘compromise bid” of five instead of six hearts. He felt sure, after North showed no diamond losers, that six hearts could be made—but he judged that West, an | extremely courageous and alert bidder, would take the sacrifice in clubs—or possibly revert to his partner's spades —rather than allow the bidding to stoo at six hearts. Actually South made seven hearts, as clubs were opened and the declarer rightly played for the drop in hearts in spite of the temptation to play East for a singleton. However, on these holdings there would b2 no justification for bidding seven hearts. but every expectation of making six. Wernher's deduction was right, West assured him that he had every intention of going to seven clubs over six hearts, or to seven spades over seven hearts. Seven clubs doubled would have yielded 600 less 100 honors whereas this way North-South scored 710, the most thev could have gotten against opponents of this caliber—Irwin Fried and Anne Rosenfeld of Cleveland. However, my former teammate did not get the top or near-top he deserved on this hand, as at several tables the North-South pair were allowed to play the hand at six hearts, and at one table seven hearts were bid. doubled and made. That is the luck of pair contes (Copyright. 19 Pointed Paragraphs He who owes a parting shot is never pressed for payment. Insane self-love is sometimes called jealousy. The woman who always wears a smile is faultlessly dressed. Courtship and romance are more in- teresting than marriage and history. Every time the wind raises a dis- turbance it is sure to blow about it. The average back yard by any other name would not inspire a landscape | painter. An expert is a man who is able to explain things so thoroughly that no- body can understand them. When old age comes accept it grace- fully, any other way is clumsy. If we are wrong an ally is always welcome. Indolence too often assumes the mask of patience and gathers in her rewards. Divorce is the cold lunch that fol- lows love’s banquet. THE EVENING CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. Mountain Ash. Sorbus Americana. mountain ash is one of our most attractive small trees of the native forests. It is found from Newfoundland to Mani- toba and Iowa, extending to the mountains of North Carolina. Al- though this little tree is more common in the North woods, it is found in favor- able situations on the higher elevations in the South, where it is abundant. You may distinguish your mountain ash by its compound leaves, which are from 6 to 10 inches long and arranged alternately along the twigs. They are made up of 13 to 17 leaflets and are stalkless, sharp-toothed along the mar- tgins. They are pointed at the apex and rounded at the base. | In the early Summer or late Spring, you will find the white flowers arranged in flat clusters measuring from 2 to 4 inches across. They appear, as a rule, in the warmer climates in May, after the leaves are fully developed. The bright red berries are most at- tractive, and another feature to depend | upon for identification. They are their brightest in September and are arranged |in flat-topped clusters. | In the Winter the stout, reddish brown twigs may be found with their ;purpluh or reddish, sharp-pointed, gummy buds. |~ The mountain ash is too small a tree | to produce wood that has much com- | mercial value. It is valuable as an or- | namental tree and is gaining in popu- |larity. | In the Autumn the leaves turn all |shades of dark brown to violet, clear |brown and yellow, but they never have a tint of red. | The mountain people use the dried berries for teas and medicines. becaus2 | of the astringent properties they pos- | sess. The value of the tea is doubt- ful. The wood of the tree is close- grained, rather weak and too light and soft to be of much value. It is a pale | brown color when polished, but has | been found to be of little value as lumber. | " As to lineage, the esh trees are sur- | passed by ncne. Thev belong to the olive family, which grew in Palestine | and Assyria. There are many members of this family and there are 16 repre- sentatives native to North America, amcng them some of our handsemest | trees. (Copyright. 1833 How It Started | ‘ BY JEAN NEWTON. i A “Sap.” | We have an inquiry from a reader | as to the slang term “sap” to describe | a simpleton or a fool. Also the ques- tion as to whether this is a contraction | or derivative of the Latin “sapiens.” | Strangely, in using the term, people never associate it with the “sap” which |is the sap of a tree. And yet that, as nearly as it is possible to pin it down, is how it started. We have “sap” in the slang sense in which we use it today from the much |older “saphead.” with the same con- notation—a weak-minded or stupid fel- |low. And saphead, in tum, is with | refercnce to the sap which is the juice |that flows in trees, and which might as well be the content of some people’s heads for all the evidence they give of having brains. (Copyright. 1933.) PSR el Philadelphia has more day nurser- ies in proportion to population than any city in the country. MODE OF T PART OF THE WAY, THE GREAT- ER PART, HE TRAVELED THROUGH THE TREE TOPS. the distance. He could hear Blacky the Crow cawing and Sammy Jay screaming and he just had to stop and use his own voice a little just to | let others know how fine he felt and | how good it was to feel that Winter was_over. | When he tired of this he ran along | a familiar limb that led to the en- | trance to his big, comfortable Summer | home. It wasn't until he was almost | there that he noticed anything out of | the way. Then he discovered that the | dead_leaves that had hung over *Mat door¥ay when he last saw * ‘were no | longer there angd &imost at the same | time he roticed that the doorway had | been made larger. At once he ew infito a rage. “Some | one has been here!” he barked. “Some | one has been meddling with my house! Probably it was that meddlesome cousin | of mine.” Of course he meant Chat- | terer. “What he wanted to make this doorway larger for I don’t know unless | it was for pure mischief. If he were here now I would teach him a lesson he never would forget. But he isn't | for T can hear him scolding off there in the distance this very minute. I hope he hasn't torn my bed all to pleces. It would be just like him. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he ha taken some of it away for his own be: With this Happy Jack started in. He started and that was all. It was as far | as he got. You see the instant he put | his head inside he was unpleasantly wurprised. His bed was occupied. Yes, #ir, In his bed and sound asleep was ; Une’ Billy Possum. (Copyrisht, 1933.) S HE MOMENT Fried Carrots and Apples. Four medium-sized carrots, 4 tart ap- ples, 2 tablespoonfuls butter, 1_table- spoonful sugar, s teaspoonful salt. Scrape the carrots and cut them length- wise into thin slices. Core apples but do not pare and cut into slices about Y of an inch thick. Place a single layer of the apples and the carrots in a large skillet with the butter, cover tightly, and cook until well browned, turn, and brown the other side. Just before the cooking is finiched sprinkle with the sugar and salt. / Largest selling cane sugar “Sweeten it with Domino” qucx easy desserts! ..baked applestuffed with snowy ‘‘Philadelphia’ Cream Cheese, or fruit pie with a cheese meringue. sold in bulk. Never » il i marked | LA KRAFT-PHENIX PRODUCT a STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, ~ SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. CLYDE BEATTY, HELPLESS AND AT THE MERCY OF A FEROCIOUS TIGER., WAS SAVED BY NERO, A LION WHO ONCE HAD ATTACKED AND NEARLY KILLED HIM. MARLENE DIETRICH HAS HAD SEVERAL EXACT DUPLICATIONS OF THE MALE ATTIRE SHE WEARS TAILORED FOR HER SMALL DAUGHTER. v by e 0t b FOOD USED ON MOVIE SETS IS COATED WITH MINERAL OIL SOTHAT IT wiLL PHOTOGRAPH BETTER 229 UNCLE RAY’S CORNER In the Endless Caverns. UDGING by the names given to parts of the Endless Caverns of Virginia, we might decide that they contain a large portion of the world’s wonders. One place inside the caverns is known as “Grand_Canyon,” suvius in_Eruption,” and still another as_“The Fountain of Youth.” Poor old Ponce de Leon failed when he tried to find a “fountain of youth” | in Florida: but if he could come back to earth he might see an object with the name at least. It is a “stalactite” from which water trickles down, day and night. - Water from rains or melted snow seeps into the ground and finds cracks INSIDE THE ENDLESS CAVERNS. in the rocks. ing under ground cuts passageways in Instead of a crack between come to be a large chamber or cave. Limestone rocks are well fitted for the carving action of underground water; and thousands of limestone caves have been located in different parts of | the earth. After a cave is formed, water is like- 1y to trickle from the roof or ceiling. Falling drops leave bits of limestone be- hind as they tumble into the caves. Thus the “stalactites” are formed. They usually have the form of an icicle, but not always. In one part of Endless Caverns, lime- stone bits have formed into what is known as the Snowdrift. Elsewhere we find Neptune's Throne. Theater Curtain and Elephant Rock. The last has for- mations which suggest the heads and trunks of elephants. The guide may tell you that Apart- ment House Radiator was so named be- cause of its shape and “because it is cold and brown like a radiator in an apartment house.” One passage in the caverns is called Lovers’ Lane: and another is known as Fat Man's Misery, because it is narrow. Still other objects in the caves are HELLO ! | HAVEN'T another as “Ve- | As years pass, water flow- | HOW ARE YOU, named the Mitten, Sunset Falls, Hindu Temple, the Milky Way and Sclomon's Temple. | there is one spot where you can look | through & hole in the floor and see an underground river. It is carving other | chambers which may be common sights to folk who live in centuries to come. (For “Travel” section of vour scrap- | bock.) UNCLE RAY. | Use this coupon to join the 1933 Scrapbook Club! | | To Uncle Ray. | Care of The Evening Star, | ‘Washington, D. C. Dear Uncle Ray: 1T inclose a stamped envelope carefully ad- dressed to myself. Please send me a membership certificate and a leaflet telling how to make a Corner scrapbook. Name .. E W. SPROWLS. The Eye-Witness. Some years ago, two men planned and carried out an experiment on the eye- witness capacities of 40 business men. | The experiment consisted in the enact- ! ment of a carefully rehearsed fake quarrel. When the “storm” cleared, the witnesses werc asked to reduce their observations to writing, since the whole | affair appeared to be a case for the | courts. ‘What were the results? Thirteen of the 40 men failed to record 50 per cent of the important events of the “fight.” | And even in the recorded events, some- were in error. ‘What is the reason for such erroneous |and incomplete observations of human |events? Why, in particular, is an eye- witness not an eve-witness? The an- swer is, misplaced attention. | . The same thing keeps you from see- ing through the tricks of a sleight-of- hand artist. Your observation is di- rected toward the face of the performer instead of toward his bedily movements. |In other words, an eye-witness doesn't | see what is going on, because as a rule | his attention is centered upon the per- | sonalities of the participants instead of | upon the acts of the participants. | (Copyright. 193 | HATED TO SEEM RUDE TO HER, BUT ITS Places people visit are fairly dry, but | rhmg like 50 per cent of the statements | MARCH 29, 1938. Beware of a Coward BY JOHN BLAKE. T is the cowards in a burning build- ing who start a panic and make i the work of the fireman doubly hard. It was the fear of the early Colonists that resulted in the terrible massacre in which a tribe of Indians was shut up in a stockade, and even the women and children were put to death. It is the cowards on board a vessel in distress that the officers must sup- press if any one is to escape from the Vessel alive, Dangerous Example. The British Parliament has at last adopted restricted debate. What's this? Must & British M. P. In business organizations it is the| Wnho has millions of words on his incompetents who complain to the boss | chest, about more competent people and |Before he can set them all free sometimes succeed in getting them re-| Be gagged and restrained and re- moved. Must ven a Lord be explicit and terse Bullies are always cowards. When, discussing the needs of & In “The Story of a Bad Boy” by nation, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, & book which is | e 15 Teady to speak for as long as a just as readable today as it was 40 or more years ago, when it was writ- ten, one of the older schoolboys says | Suppose, in our own U. S. A., to a new arrival, in effect: “Don’t | The gavel should fall with a bang have too much to do with Conway. He | When a sclon had spent half a day may get afraid of you and lick you.” In emitting a wordy harangue, Conway did get afraid of the new (Pray what would become of the free- arrival, but as soon as he discovered dom of speech ¢ that the new arrival was not afraid of | Guaranteed by our wise Constitution, him his nerve caved in and he lost the | And the liberties won at the point of a fight. gun * X ¥ X 1In the days of the old Revolution? More often than not nations go to war because they are afraid of other | | nations and because they want to con- quer them and annex their territory. If you hear that one of your a quainiances is going around “knocking” you, be assured that he is afraid of | you and take his attitude toward you | as a compliment. If you find yourself “knocking” in | return, be careful. For there must be cowardice in you. | Jealousy is always a mark of cow- | ardice. An actor i jealous of another | actor because he knows in his heart that the object of his jealousy is a | better actor and may some day sur- pass him. | Make up your mind that you will try | to rise on your own, and without trying | to get dangercus rivals out of the way, | | and you will be happier and more likely | to get where you want to go. s 3 Do not pay the compliment of envious | fear to any one with wnom you are | associated. weel ‘With never an instant’s cessation? My Neighbor Says: ‘Turnips and beets are improved by adding one or two tablespoon- fuls of sugar when cooking. It is well to wash all plants occasionally with soap suds, espe- cially jvies; then rinse plants with clear water. Before sweeping a rug or car- pet, take an old round tin, pierce holes in the bottom and fill it with common salt. Sprinkle this over the carpet. It prevents the dust from rising, brightens the colors, and wards off moths. Put raisins in a basin and pour boiling water over them. Let them stand for a few minutes, draining the water off, and you will find that the stones will squeeze out easily without taking away from the flavor. (Copyright, 19: WOMEN’S FEATURES.’ BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE. How could much-needed measures be doomed to defeat If a man with a larynx of leather Could not rise from his chair and emit hectic air For 12 weary hours together? Let Parliament choose its own course In regard to procedure of state, But we are too wise to enforce Restriction of endless debate. | Our statesmen shall stand on their feet, if they choose, And talk till their vocal chords sever; No hope can there be for the Land of the Free Unless talking continues forever. Safety First. Sing Sing prison makes about a quarter of 2 million a year on its in- dustries. We trust that the money is | not kept inside the place. Warning. If the French don't come across pretty soon, we'll get the repeal measure through and start a Drink American campaign. They Need a Lesson. 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