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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
LANGLEY CARNIVAL
ATTENDED BY MANY
5000 Enjoy Celebration at
Junior High School-Stu.
dents Take Part.

Pupils, teachers, parents of pupils and
tust neiehbors crowded into Langley
Junior High School yesterday afternoon
and last night for the carnival TO cele-
bgate the completion of its i5-room
and auditorium addition. opened last
week for initial use during the next
semester. which begins February /.
A check-up at the close Of the circus
indicated that 5000 persons had at
tended the various performances staged
In ali parts Of the building under the
promotion Of every department in the
school. There was a vaudeville show.
a regular circus sideShow" with an
array Of freaks: there was me-
nseerie q. cleyerly constructed wild
animals" acrobatic stunts and host
Of clowns that gave 10 the celebration
all the aspects of the canvas big top"
Plan Equipment Purchase.
The circus was conducted TO raise
funds for the purchase Of certain equip
ntent not provided in the regulation
material furnished by the school author
tiles and faculty members today ex-
pressed confidence that the goal had
been reached in financial return on the
investment of labor and money Since
every department will benefit by the
enlarged facilities of the school. each
contributed the talents of its particular
students in planning for the show.
Among the school authorities who
attended the circus were; Henry L..
Cilligan. member OF the Board OF Edu-
cation: Stephen E. Kramer first assist
Rn@ nr-Ss% sns~ @~r nf
NJ Ely. supervising principal OF the
fifth division: Henry Draper. supervising
principal Of the first division and
former principal OF Langley: Miss Ade-
laide Davis. supervising principal OF the
third division: DR.. Elmer S. Newton.
principal of Western High School, and
Miss May Firmage, principal of Gales
School
Foremost among the student perform
ers were Carl Carlson. Alice Evans and
Edward ThraSher.
Under the general direction OF G.
Derwood Baker. principal. and Miss
Harriet r. Evans a teacher. a COM
nittee composed OF practically every
member of the faculty directed the
various projects.
Chairmen in Charge.
The several chairmen and their re-
spective activities included: Mrs. A.
Kinnear. circus: Miss z. H Matthews
vaudeville: Miss A. J. Tennyson. side
show: Miss II. Bundick. rodeo: Miss
Merla Matthews. girl acrobats: Ridgely
AIT. boy acrobats: Howard McCauley.
games OF skill: Miss Helen Hodges. tea
room: Miss Emma Bowen. music; Mrs
Julia Lawless. costume making: Miss
n. Patterson. costume design: Mrs. A.
Hartke. grab-bag: Miss Martha Conn,
candy: Miss Kate Gibbs, ticket distribu-
ton: Miss Norma Bose, decoration and
posters: Miss Louise Johnson poster
printing: Miss Elizabeth Lewis. grill
Games: Mrs. c: Thomas. lmwkers. and
Miss Hiidegsrd Hicks. clown makeup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21

"SEABOARD FLORIDA LIMITED"
Leaves 1890 am. daily tsleepers
open 10 PM Miami. West Palm
Beach. Tampa. Sarasota. st Peters
burr second morning SEABOARD. TIA
i4th st. NV. Tel. Main 637. -Advert,se-
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
TURK SAYS HE IS 154:
SEEKS TWELFTH WIFE
Alleged Longevity Champion De-
clares His Mate of oS
Years Bores Him.

Correspondence o. the Associated p~ss.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey.-Zaro
Agha. who claims 70 be I54 years old
Is about 10 take his twelfth wife.
The se4-styled longevity champion Of
the world Is recuperating from a slignr
Illness IN ConStantinople hospital. ard
the aged kurd asserts that his reco, erv
would have been much more rapid i. Il
had not been Tor the visits of his old
woman" whose age O: aS has begun to
make her a bore and a burden 10 he
sprighily centenarlan. He VOWS thai
he viii divorce her as soon as ne Is
released from the hospital and ls, 81
fered his hand and hear; through the
Turkish press 10 any moderately pretty
and Young woman
This is the first tine tha. :ns I'D
man has oeen patient in hospital
Despite this temporary illness II IS SIN
- staiwart that ne plans SON - r
turn IN his ,oh a. the CITY hal 49,
he Is head dOa~SNcner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
SANDING. REPORTED
WOUNDED IN HEAD
Rebel Generals Injuries in
Bombardment Said to
Be Serious.
BY tho Associated press


MANAGUA. Nicaragua, January 21.--
Advices from Ocotal today indicated
the possibility that the rebel general
Augustine SANDING was wounded in
the airplane bombardment of his
stronghold at Ell Chipote last Sunday.
Confirmation OF reports that SANDING
was dead and buried was lacking.
The latest advices as to SANDING, for
warded by the Marine garrison at
Ocotal, said information received from
Nicaraguans coming into the town was
that SANDING was wounded in the head
and shoulder and was attended by a
Mexican doctor. His wounds were
stated to be serious.
Col. Robert II. Dunlap. United States
Marine Corps. arrived here and will
probably go to Ocotal and establish his
headquarters in the region. The U. S.
S. Ogallala arrived at the port Of
Corinto' with Marines and supplies.
Airplanes returning from the Nueva
Segovia district where SANDING had
been active, reported no signs OF rebel
activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21


Newspapers were used to restore the
morale Of refugees in last Springs Mis-
sissippi food. Lieut.. Dixie Kiefer. Navy
aviator. told the House food control
committee yesterday afternoon In de-.
scribing the flying activities OF Navy
pilots during the inundation.
He declared that snakes often took
refuge In seaplanes from the rushing
food waters and that In a number OF
instances pilots narrowly avoided TAX
ing of with a poisonous snake in their
planes
One of the first things refugees,
isolated by the flood waters. wanted, was
newspapers. he continued. and the
pilots dropped of hundreds while ny-
ing over the flooded towns
The naval aviatOrs. he added. took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
Reserve Commissions Issued.

Commissions in the Reserve Corps OF
the Army have been issued by the War
Department to Theodore r. Snyder.
U. S. Chamber OF Commerce as a cap
tain In the Ordnance Department:
Jason d. Byers. IS M street, major In
the Quartermaster Corps: Moses H.
Goldman, $500 Connecticut avenue.
first lieutenant and specialist: Francis
B. McMullen. Battery Park. Md. second
lieutenant in the Chemical Warfare
Service. and william H. MacIlwair
Chevy Chase. Nd. second lieutenant In
the Air Cory,S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
Higher Pay Proposal Endorsed.

The Zihiman bill to increase Police
and Fire Department salaries was in
oorsed by the Caravan Club at its
luncheon yesterday in the Raleigh Ho-
tel Henry c. Stein presided at the
meeting, az which Dorothy Zwittzler
sanT and Wesley Eddy also furnished
entertainment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21

lFprosv was known In ESyr; as carly
as 940a r c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
THEATER MAN PAYS SIS.
Gayety Manager Penalized for New
Year Eve Violation.

With the consent of the prosecution.
Ira J. LaMotte. manager Of the Gayety
Theater was allowed to past SIS col
lateral and forfeit it for a violation Of
the Saturday night closing law New
Year eve today in the District OF CO.
lumoia branch Of Police Court
LaMoite was one of the managers o!
20 night clubs. hotels and theaters
arrested New Year eve. The only re-
naming case against thea;er was that
involving the Strand There has been
no question OF the application of the
closing regulation In the case OF
thcsters
leprosv WAS known In EZyp: as carly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
New Soviet Envoy in Toxic.

TOXIC. January 81 Up -Alexande,
Iroyanovsky, new Soviet Ambassador
to Japan. arrived here today. He sue
eeeds Valerian Dovgolevsky who was
named Ambassador IN France after the
recall OF Christian RakovSky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
LAW HITS ENFORCER.
Official Who Trailed Traffic Vic.
lators Is Caught Himself.

MADRID, Spain. January 81 Oo>.-.
Tnformaciones, Madrid daily newspaper
said today that the former mayor and
chief magistrate OF Madrid, who dis.
tinguished himself by relentless cru.
SADIE against trafic law violators had
landed in the tolls OF the law himself
The new mayor OF the capital as
sessed heavy fine on his predecessor
for not having proper registration
papers for his automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
Newspapers Used to Restore Morale
OF Flood Victims, Naval FLYER Says

courses In levee engineering and re-
ported conditions to the Army engi-
neers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
A Coin Trick

TOSS a coin in the air and as you
catch it in your right hand,
slap it on the back of your left.
Then ask your friends to guess
whether it is "heads or tails" Now
remove your right hand and every
one Is surprised to see that the
coin has disappeared. Here is the
secret:
AS you catch the coin you turn
the back of your hand towards the
spectators, extending your fingers
full length. To your audience the
coin seems to fall into your hand.
whereas, it really drops down your
coat sleeve. You pretend to catch,
however, and slap it on the back
Of your left hand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
Beheadings

MORE work of the word execu-
1YI tioneri Here ara his latest
decapitations in which each be-
heading brought about q wonder
full Transformation. Can you
guess what they are?
/. He beheaded a number Of
human beings and got a printers
measure.
2. He cut off the head Of q
feathered creature and It became
another.
3. He beheaded a vehicle and Il
became a weapon.
4. He beheaded a tree and It
turned into an animal allied to
the horse.
5. He beheaded a large bundle
Of goods and got a beverage.
6. He beheaded an ornamental
bracelet and it became an inclosed
space near the point where two
lines meet.
z. He beheaded a fur-bearing
animal and it became a beast OF
burden.
s. He beheaded a mechanical
device for stopping a machine in
motion and got a garden tool.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
Solutions of Last
Weeks Puzzles

GeDLoCK" OUT THE PROvERB;
n Beginning at +, the fourth letter
on the line above the last, you
can trace out the maxim: There's
many a slip twixt the cup and the lip"
REBUs; Farewell
MOVING DISKS: The moves are as
follows: ? 70 3. o 70 4. 10 10 z. 3 TO s.
4 10 = TO 5. s TO .. 5 TO 10. 9 to o.
. 10 5. ] to 6. 8 to 4. 5 TO 3. 10 TO s..
4 70 Z. 8 20 2. 8 to I. Z to 10.
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTION; One
to forty
PUZZLE PROBLEMS Is times 81
plus Is times 81 equals Is: % plus 81
times q plus 81 equals SO: t3 times 81
times ~ times 81 equals 81.
HOW MANY ROUTEss There are
S21 different routes from house TO Office.
HIDDEN SAYING; Good manners
and soft words have brought many q
difficult thing TO pass.
SIR J. vANBRUGH.
BEHEADED WORDS: 4. Eve, we.
= Fred. red. 3. Eden. den g. Fold.
Did.
RIDDLES; L Because II makes him
nold bis Jaw. 2. Because the last thins
be does Is to die for his cause and that
Is also the last thing any coward can
do. 3 When they have an understand
ing. between them. 4 Because she has
little on her In her own country. x
When Il gets tight" q when they
become" widows. z. Both are light
when they rise.
Letter Addition: s T r
3 Z 5 9 s Q o
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

46-Feminine title Of respect.
47-Nova Scotia (abbr.)
4S-Medieval vessel.
49-Who is the patron saint Of
France?
51-South America (abbr.)
52-Girl's name.
54-Grates.
56--What State is nicknamed
Cotton" or "Yallerham-
mer"?
58-What English novelist writes
under the pen-name Of "Ian
Hay?
60-Who is the Roman goddess Of
flowers and the Spring?
61-What American humorist
wrote FABLES in Slang?
63-More unusual.
65-What woman designed the
first American flag?
66-Agitates.
6S-From what mountain in Moab
did Moses see the Promised
Land?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
RepetitiOns

DUT a word in each OF the first
IL two blanks and then join them
together to form the word to fill
the third blank.
/. Sans sick sister - -
on the davenport saw her brother
- out for a walk.
2. Susie saw the - -
brother performed as a clown in
the amateur show. which consisted
of balancing a - on the end of
his ose
8. "Time after time ! have told
Mary 10 - - lard in her
cooking" said Mrs. Brown, "but it
seems - TO try to make her
understand"
4. "Your coming to school at a
quarter -- must STOP" the
teacher told lazy Luke. Zone day
you will do it just once too -"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

nm I X C S II
The solution Of this problem is
found by finding the numeral
value of each letter and then COM
pleting the addition. The solution
also includes the hidden word.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
Letter Addition

DDlTION by letters is a puzzle
"A that is sure to tax your ability
to get the correct result and find
the hidden word. This puzzle is
based on a word of ten letters
numbered l to o, from left to right,
TO correspond to the ten digits.
The letters of the word are sub
stituted for figures as follows:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

d. you know where the most important national parks of the United
~ States are situated? This puzzle will tell you, if you solve IL. Cut
OUT the blocks, each bearing the small number in the upper left hand
corner and the name OF a national park Place the blocks within the
frame above, according TO the numbers in the middle or each waiting
space The position for block No. 4. Yellowstone. IL the third place
on the second row
Move one block at a time into the one blank space without lifting
any block from the frame o outside of it. When the blocks have been
moved into this order YOU will have solved the National Park Puzzle
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
Nrocc Word D,11Jo - OroaAa-a -.----7 M%%@%%

5-Prefix: TO.
6-Short, sharp blow.
Measure of weight.
Eskimo house built Of snow.
Did George Washington sign
the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence?
10-Befriend.
ll-On what German river are
Breslau and Stettin located?
12-Indite.
14-Who is the American Secre-
tary Of State?
16-Destined.
1S-Prophets.
20-Ceremonies.
22-Bird's beak.
24-What region in Africa lies
between the Red Sea and the
Sahara?
25-Who is the Attorney General
in the Coolidge Cabinet?
27-What is the missing name of
the following English diarist
who described the court life
Of Charles III "Samuel-"?
29-What Civil War general said
War is HELP?
31-What Scotch poet wrote Tam
o. Shanter''?
33-Defied.
35-Melodies.
37-lncline the head.
39-Step Of a stairway.
40-Seed capsule.
42-What is the capital of Bull
garia?
43-What huge inland salt sea lies
between Europe and Asia?
45-Australian prima donna.
46-What was Harpagon, Moli-
ere's famous character?
4S-Approaches.
50-Seize.
52-Near.
53-What famous family Of Ital-
ian violin-makers flourished
at Cremona, Italy, in the six
teenth and seventeenth GEN.
turtles?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

MR.. AARON AMOS hired a
motor al to take him from
New York City to Trenton and
back for twelve dollars. He
stopped at New Brunswick where
he met an old friend, Bessemer
Bemus, who was also going to
Trenton and back.
Come with me-" said Amos,
"and Wen share the expense"
"Al right" replied Pemus.
After their business at Trenton
was done, they both started to go
homewards, and Bemus got off at
New Brunswick. which is just half
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

WHEN Mrs. Quinton Quill was making q tour
w Of the antique shops in quest OF curios, the
collecting Of which is her great hobby, she came
across a square of richly brocaded silk on which
tnere had been embroidered two crosses in gold.
Mrs. Quill at once purchased the piece of silk.
which she decided to use in decorating some pill
lows For this purpose she had to cut the silk
into two unequal squares, each OF which con-
tanned a cross. The cutting was done along the
heavy lines in the pattern. Mrs. Quill managed
to divide the silk without cutting into the gold
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

THE fruit pictured in this rebus,
Il when used in connection with
the letter shown, will suggest the
name of a great American ex.
plorer who received the thanks of
the Congress of the United States
for his discoveries and was fur
Their honored by being given the
rank of rear-admiral. Can you
guess who he is2
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

IN the above diamonds there are
IL a number of letters and a num-
Der of blanks. Cut out the letters
surrounding the large diamond
and fit them into the blank spaces
so that they complete a magic dia-
mond of words. There are Just
enough letters for this purpose.
The letters already in the square
will serve to help you find the
proper words. If you prefer in
stead Of cutting out the letters,
you may cross them off with your
pencil after you have used them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
o

Sunk fence.
A small fish preserved in oil.
l0-Dude.
13-Converse.
15-City in North Dakota.
16-Wither.
17-Periods.
19-Comrade.
20-What is the missing word in
this well-known line from
Poe: "Quoth the -. new
ermore"?
21-Greek physician and philoso-
pher.
23-What Union ironclad engaged
iudecisively the Confederate
Merrimac in Hampton Roads
during the Civil War?
26-Slumber.
28-Exterior.
3O-Fifth month of the Jewish
calendar.
32-Spherical.
Slayer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

AY eight toothpicks, numbered
~ from one to eight, in a straight
row and an inch apart. Now try
to re-arrange them 80 that they
are grouped in four pairs by passing
one t%oothpick over two toothpicks
four times. DO this in four moves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
TOOthpick Magic

Here is a bit Of mystifying magic
II whereby a toothpick is made
to stand upright on a table or
other hard surface. Moisten the
tips of the thumb and forefinger
of your left hand, then take the
toothpick by the end, holding 1t
between the thumb and forefinger
TO moisten it. Switch the tooth
pick to your right hand and, hold
Ing it upright, press it against the
side of the table, with sufficient
force to make it stick.
Practise this trick until you r
"letter perfect" before you at
tempt to perform it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28

way between Trenton and New
York City.
"How much do / over" asked
Bemus.
"Six dollars" replied Amos.
"You travelled half the distance"
you're all wrong" responded
Bemus. 81 don't owe that much"
Then followed a long argument,
but the matter was finally adjusted.
What was the amount Bemus
should be called on to pay7
Evening star., 1928-06-02
The Greene Murder Case
A Philo Vance Story
By S. S. Van Dine
b. scrlhner Sons
BY S. S. Van Dine


younger brother. Next to 1t was the
room occupied by Ada Greene: and al
the rear we're Mrs. Greene'S quarters,
separated from Ada'S by a fair sized
dressing room through which the two
apartments communicated. 1t will be
seen from the diagram that Mrs.
Greene's room projected beyond the
main western elevation Of the house.
and that in the L thus formed was
small balustraded stone porch with a
narrow flight of stairs, set against the
house. leading to the lawn below.
French doors opened upon this porch
from both Ada's and Mrs. Greene's
rooms.
On the opposite side of the hall were
the three rooms occupied by Julia,
Chester. and Sibella, Julia room being
at the front of the house, Sibella'S at
the rear. and Chester's in the center.
None Of these rooms communicated with
the other. 1t might also be noted that
the doors to Sibella'S and Mrs. Greene's
rooms were just behind the main stair
case, whereas CheSter'S and Ada'S were
directly at the head of the stairs, and
Julias and Rex's farther toward the
front of the house. There was a small
linen closet between Ada's room and
Mrs. Greene's: and at the rear Of the
hall were the servants stairs.
Chester Greene explained this ar
rangement to us briefly. and then
walked up the hall to Julia's room.
You'll want to look in here first, I
imagine" he said. throwing open the
door "Nothing's been touched-police
orders. But ! can't see what good all
that stained bed linen is to any one.
It's frightful mess"
The room was large and richly fur
nished with sage-green Satin-nphol-
stored furniture of the Marie Antoinette
period. Opposite to the door was a
Evening star., 1928-06-02
Continued from Yesterdays Starr


There's only four. Big house and all
that, but We don't need much help.
Julia always acted as housekeeper, and
Ada looked after the mater. To begin
with, there's old Sproot He's been
butler. seneschalAand majordomo for
us for 80 years. Regular family re-
tainer-kind you read about in Eng
liSh novelS--devoted. loyal humble.
dictatorial and Snooping. And a
damned nuisance l may add Then
there are two maidstone to look after
the rooms and the other for general
service. though the women monopolize
her, mostly for useless fiddle-faddle.
Hemming, the older maid, has been With
us 10 years. Still wears corSets and
flt-easy shoes. Deep-water Baptist. l
believe-eXcruciating devout Barton.
the other maid. is young and flighty,
thinks she's irresistible. knows a little
table d'hote French. and is the kind
that's constantly expecting the males
Of the family to kiss her behind the
door. Sibella picked her out-she's Just
the kind Sibella would pick out Been
adornlng our house and Shirking the
hard work for about two years. The
cooks a Stodgy German woman,
typical Observation-Disclosures bosomS
and number 10 feet. The old man
engaged her year before he died;
gave orders she was TO remain as long
as she liked There you have the
personnel of the backStairs. OF course.
there is gardener who loafs about the
lawn in Summer. He hibernates in
speak-easy up Harlem way"
NO chauffeur"
"A nuisance we dispense with. Julia
hated motor cars. and Rex is afraid TO
travel in them-Squeamish lad. Rex. l
drive nv own racer, and Sibellas a