Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1936, Page 18

A—18 Nature’s Children Burro. BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. also had my hour | OUNTAIN climbing for burros is anything but exciting, if | you watch a line of these| sturdy little fellows creeping up the steep paths, often with a very stout human on each back. Never | do they complain about their hard- | ships or resent the selfishness of many of their human brothers, If you have ever ridden one of them you know what a dependable-footed crea- ture the burro is. Perhaps you will have ar oppor- tunity to study the voices of some of the outdoor folks. It is amazing what you can learn of Nature’s Children in one afternoon. As you listen to their broadcast, low voices, or call notes, you realize that every animal has perfected some form of communi- cation by which he can get in touch ‘with his own kind. | ‘The burro has a language all hia‘ own, and there is no mistaking what it means after you watch what is, happening, and in some cases even | When you cannot see the little beast. | ‘There is always a sort of determined | air about the burro that indicates he | s willing to stand a lot—up to a certain point. Then he decides “this | has gone far enough,” and the strong | |is & freak distribution, it is conceiv- Winning THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON Contract BY THE FOUR ACES. «David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maler, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken, world' leading team-of-four, inventors of the system that has beaten every other systs in existence.) Safest Spot. NE thing that duplicate play- ers learn early is that, any time a hand will produce a slam, they should consider the possibility of playing it in no- trump, since the few additional points scored may give them a top instead of an average. However, a no-trump slam has another advantage that ap- plies to rubber bridge as well—if there able that no-trump is the only safe contract. The following hand, as bid by Ray- mond Balfe in a recent duplicate game at the Regency Club in New York, illustrates this: North, dealer. Neither side vulnerable. MAAKQJ1073 vJ L3 v . d 0642 . v . Q943 ®AQJI1083 Mr. Balfe. The bidding: North East Pass Pass Pass Pass (1) Mr. Balfe does not make an immediate slam invitational force, since the hand may be a total misfit. (2) Commencing to show his strength. (3) North realizes that Mr. Balfe's four diamonds has been a strength- showing bid. Hence he decides to| give a strong slam invitation. (4) A super-brilliant bid. Very few South 2&(1) 46(2) 6NT (4) West. 2v Pass Pass hind legs render a striking blow. Usually this evidence of his ability to take care of himself is enough, and respect is afforded him. Confronted with a foe that is fool- hardy, the burro roars a challenge and his brethren take up the cry. This sound, once heard, is yours forever, and you know it is the “Come on boys, he asked for it” command. Most of the time the agitators are so amazed at the battle song they be- come too confused to fight. After the scrimmage all is quiet egain. Sometimes a burro becomes lonely. That is a gentler bray, and 1f he is feeling sorry for himself he players with such a freak hand would | think of bidding for the slam in no- | trump. However, Mr. Balfe reasoned | that his partner’s bidding must have | shown solid spades and some re-entry, which would undoubtedly be one of | the minor suit kings. At the same | time, with such a freak hand, there | were great possibilities of & bad break | or a ruff of some sort, and Mr. Balfe | decided that no-trump would be the safest spot for the slam. Mr. Balfe's reasoning was certainly | the alarm. There is no question but she is radioing her child. What you want to do is to see a burro broadcast. A more thorough correct. Rather than jeopardize his tenace position in hearts, West opened a low spade, whereupon Mr. Balfe :{n off all 13 tricks. However, the slawi could not have been made in either of Mr. Balfe's suit and, while a heart opening would have allowed North to make six spades, a diamond open- ing (we admit such a lead would be unlikely) would have resulted in the immediate defeat of that contract. (Copyright, 1936.) 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COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 9.— An escape plot's abrupt failure, as pre- dicted by a doomed killer who refused to go along, led to solitary cells yester- day for six desperation-goaded Ohio Penitentiary convicts, Armed with dummy pistols, a coil of line, wire cutters, flles and razor- edged “shivs,” or knives, the six over- powered two guards and attempted 0 | late Monday to cut their way out of the prison’s “idle house,” dormitory for dangerous men. They might have won, at least to the outer wall, had not a non-partici- pating convict set fire to his bedding to attract tower guards’ attention. The plotters were Joseph PFiikowski, 36, serving life for murder at Cleve- land; Charles Menges, 26, Cincinnati, lifer; Le Roy Keith, 24, colored, who twice was sentenced at Warren to die in the electric chair for murder, but finally won a life sentence at a third trial; Clyde Staup, 21, of Lima; Frank Benszowski, 20, Cleveland, and Mor- ris O'Flaherty, 28, Cincinnati, all three serving 10 to 25 year robbery terms. Soviet Views Changed. Soviet Russia, now an important member of the League of Nations, for many years denounced the League. COLONY'’S TRADE-IN SALE ON THE NEW 1937 FREE HOME TRIAL ® Terms as low as $4.50 monthly. @ PROMPT, EFFI- CIENT SERVICE. ® IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. MODEL 6-5-152 9 Many Models to Choose From D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1936. 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He puts to be free the bray clearly indicates his whole soul into it, throws back | the captive is pleading to be given his freedom. his head, opens his mouth wide, lips | curled back, and only when breathless | Sometimes a burro is mired in the does the bray cease. But watch care- mud or stuck in the snow. There will fully. The burro is thrifty. He only be a long-drawn-out wail, kept up at | talks when he has need to and some- intervals. When a burro is in love— thing of moment to himself or others | that is something else. His bray is a | to convey. challenge, shrill and clear. When a baby burro is lost and is frightened, the most pitiful little wail is sent out for mother, and the mother, in her @istress, surely knows how to send out The burro, or donkey, is & half- brother to the mule. Far more inter- esting and clever, if you will take the trouble to get acquainted with him. 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