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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Timber Offered for Sale.

LYNCHBURG, Va, March (Spe-
ciaD Mature and overmature timber
is to be offered for sale by officials of
the Natural Bridge National Forest in
the section of the Government area on
Bear Hollow Watershed, Botetourt and
Rockbridge Counties. The timber is on
1901 acres of nationally owned land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07

University of Chicago has 1892
students.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

NEARLY everyone at some time or other
- likes to try his hand at making designs
especially if he is offered the opportunity to
show his skill in cutting out patterns in paper.
This is a favorite pastime with girls and boys,
many of whom become very skilful in creating
beautiful designs of wonderful intricacy.
Here is the first of a series Of new cut-out
puzzle designs which should not only prove to
be very entertaining and instructive. as well
as stimulating a love for the artistic and de-
veloping originality in creating beautiful
patterns.
First cut out the entire square which con-
tains the black and white triangular design.
On a sheet of plain white paper draw a square
exactly twice as large as the one containing
the triangular design. This gives you a square
exactly six and one-half inches in size. With
dotted lines divide the large square into four
squares which are of the size of the square
containing the triangular pattern. Next
neatly paste the triangular design over one
of the small squares Of the large square. AS
soon as the paste has thoroughly dried, fold
over the large square twice, until only the
square containing the black and white design
appears as the top square. Then fold again
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
How to Play the Game '"Tableaux!!''

subjects confined to catch words
such as advertising slogans, titles
of melodramas, movie titles, song
hits, etc, and announce the cate.
CORY selected to the audience be
fore the curtains are parted
Possibilities in titles may be sug-
gested by the following: "The
Aviator's Bride or Up in the
Air." "The Street Cleaners Re-
venge;" Saved by a Hair;' "Se-
crets Of the Night Club" "The
Village Queens Triumph"
To arouse the utmost original
ity and nonsense among the
guests, prizes can be offered for
the funniest, the stupidest, the
easiest to guess tableau.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Trick With
Checkers

WHEN made with rapid moves,
Wv which can easily be learned
with practice. this puzzle with
checkers will battle the keenest
observer for a while, if he is not
familiar with the trick.
Place eight checkers, four red
and four black, in a straight row,
the reds at one end and the blacks
at the other. The solution Of the
puzzle consists of arranging IN
not more than four moves of two
adjacent checkers each all the
eight checkers so that they will
appear in alternate colors in the
re-arranged row.
The first move is to place the
index and middle finger on the
second and third red checkers
and move them to the right end
of the row.
For the second move put the
first two black checkers in the
places left vacant by the two red
checkers.
The third move is made by
moving the fourth black checker
and the next to the last red
checker to the places last va
Gated.
To make the fourth and final
move transfer the first red
checker and the first black one
from the left end of the last row
formed into the vacant space in
that row. The eight checkers
will now be arranged in a straight
row, black and red alternating.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Cross Word Puzzle With
Questions and Answers
HORIZONTAL.

What is the name Of the Queen
of England?
5-Who is the national poet Of Scot
land?
9-What British queen was the last
OF the Stuart sovereigns?
12-Any open surface (plu.l.
14-Chinese card game.
15-Lyric poem. FL
16-Chinese weight.
17-Aspect.
19-What American novelist Is the
author Of This Believing World?
21-Spread for drying.
23-Consume.
24-Who IS queen OF the fairies In
English folklore?
2@Numerical unit.
26-Whose wife was turned into a
pillar Of salt?
28-What French ~orientalIst wrote a
celebrated Life Of Christ"f
29-In what manner.
31-Contend with.
93-Tumor.
35-A county in the State Of Mime
sofa whose county-seat Is Owa-
tOnna.
sS-A written discourse upon any
subject.
4O-Suffix: like.
41-Title OF respect.
42-sWLo was the father Of Ufyssesf
44-PaEt.
43-Printer's measure.
46-PertainiDg to the fir.
47-fD what part of England are ths
scenes of several Of Thomas
Hardy's novels laid2
49-Aeriform fluid.
51-Dfcay.
b2-Indite.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
How to Cut Out Paper Patterns

diagonally so that only the black
and white designs appear as a
triangle.
Take great pains to make all
folds exactly on the dotted lines.
Only by doing this can you be
sure to secure a perfect pattern.
Now you are ready to cut out
the design. With your scissors
cut out all the black parts only.
Be sure not to unfold the paper
until after you have cut out all
the black parts. To cut out the
black parts inside the design in
sert the point Of your scissors or
use a sharp penknife, taking care
not to tear the paper.
After you have cut out all the
black parts carefully unfold the
paper and you will have a beauti-
full pattern. You can make the
design appear as a silhouette by
mounting it on black cardboard
or vary the color Of your design
by mounting it on cardboard Of
any color you choose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

glasses, acquiring a mustache,
beard, umbrella, and so on.
AS an example: At one gather
ing the portieres yer parted re-
vealing the coolest bridal couple
of the "Gayy Nineties" that was
ever seen. The tableau was
called "The Tin Type" The grim
groom wore his hair parted in
the middle and plastered down.
Borrowed spectacles rested on
the end Of his nose. leaving per
fectly crossed eyes in full view.
His brows were penciled and
his cheeks roughed. A huge bar
tender mustache cut out with a
scissors from a dark area in a
magazine illustration was held on
his upper lip with soap. Around
his neck was a high turn-dowD
collar that turned up for the oc-
casion. The coat of his suit was
borrowed from a much larger
guest and was buttoned high.
Large cuffs projected from his
sleeves. The cuffs of his trousers
were turned up to a gawkish
length. Derby, cane and gloves
held rakishly in his tense hands
completed the nightmare.
The bride was radiant in an
incredible dress made by slipping
a long nightgown over her clothes
and blousing it high with a white
sash. Her veil was formed by a
couple of lace curtains pinned
together. She wore long white
gloves and clutched a large bou-
quet consisting of a single cauli.
flower luckily found in the
kitchen.
The group presenting the tab
leau which requires members of
the audience to guess the title in.
tended by them should choose
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
VERTICAL.


1-Grain artificially terminated.
2-What is the name Of Maurois'
recent biography OF ShelleyI
BIN law. an action.
(which of the Caroline Islands iB
an important cable and coaling
station Of the United States?
6-What province Of North Ireland
has its independent government?
7-Spawn of fish.
S-Did George Washington sign the
Declaration Of Independence?
9-Bustle.
the law Of gravitation?
11-Where did the forbidden fruit"
grow?
13-Feminine pronoun.
15-Circle.
18-On what river in Switzerland Is
Bern located?
19-Interdict.
.20-Novel.
22-What strait separates France from
England2
24-What French Revolutionary leader
was stabbed In his bath by Char
lotte Corday2
27-Unite.
20-Feminine possessive pronoun.
30-In what German city are the
famous Rrupp works located9
32-What island in New York harbor
Is used as Az immigrant examina-
ton station?
33-River in Germany.
3Hperson empowered by anotheH to
act for him
S7-Orsan of hearing.
3S-Scrutinize.
39-Church sea-.
40@Grow nd.
43-Mcdicinal fungus.
4+-Michaelmas-daiSy.
46~Rlow upon
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
by Edward Longsireth and
Leonard T. Holton.


TOR those who have true
III love for the ridiculous the
game Of "Tableaux" is
recommended. Here is a game
that is delightfully."- foolish.
Someone volunteers or is con-
scripted to stage a tableau. He
or le then takes thought and
decides upon a subject to present.
One or nor assistants are then
recruited to make up the neces-
sary cast. With these associates
the director steps beyond the
doorway into an adjoining room
and draws the portieres together.
(If the things don't work a
screen must be used.) The di-
rector tells the cast the idea for
the tableau and the production
speedily gets under way.
A curtain attendant is appoint
ed, and when all is ready, at a
given signal, the portieres are
drawn apart, revealing an amaz-
ing and absurd art group.
The title of the tableau may be
announced by the curtain at
tendant, or it may be more fun
to have the members of the audi
ence suggest titles for it, or guess
what the correct title is.
/ With a little invention and a
flair for nonsense on the part Of
the actors this game is rich in
possibilities. The average apart
ment or household will yield as
tonishtng material for makeshift
costumes and properties. Very
dramatic and effective results
can be obtained by rearranging
tia hair adding or removing eye
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Solutions of Last Weeks Puzzles

The position OF the small circles corre+
spends to the arrangement OF the LETT
tiers on the keyboard Of q typewriter.
By starting at the right circle In each
of the ~rectangles and going from circle
to circle each word is easily aseer-
tanned. .
Answer to Last Weeks I
Gross Word Puzzle
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
each number Of the cryptic

Zach number Of the cryptic
~ gram shown here represents
a certain letter of the alphabet.
The method used to conceal the
letter by a number is SO very
simple that you should easily dis
cover it.
AS soon as you decode the
message, however, you will find
yourself confronted by still an
other puzzle in the nature of a
problem whose solution you
should also be able to find.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

Copyright 1929. Premier syndicsts. Inc. @
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

A RE you as smart as a honey bee? -
n "Of course / am" everyone who is asked the question will
answer. Sand much smarter" some may add, with not a little
indignation. -
Well, there is just one way to prove it and that is by an actual
test which scientists have used to ascertain the bees sense of drec-
ton For this purpose a maze was constructed consisting OF sixty
four COMMITMENTS with openings Is shown in the diagram Bees
were placed in the first compartment below the one in the upper
ieft-hand corner and flowers in the compartment in upper right
band corner.
When the bees we're liberated they found their way through the
iabvrinth to the flowers, SO highly developed was their sense of
direction.
Can you do as well on your first attemPtf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

nRISON Puzzles One solution con
sists Of 43 moves as follows: Q
to G, 2 to B. l to E.. 3 to ii,
4 to /, 8 to l., 6 - K. 4 to G. l to !.
2 to J, 5 to II, 4 70 A. Z to F. s to u,
4 to D. s to c. z to A, s to G, 5 to c,
2 to B, / to p. 8 to l. ! to G. 2 to J,
z to III. / to a., z to G, 2 to p, 8 to
e, 3 to FL. 8 to Il. 8 to I, z to *, 3 to
@, 6 to 7. 2 to J. 5 to FL. 3 to G. ) to
G. 2 to B. 6 to p. : to /. 6 to J..
Magic Squares: Move the counters
as follows: 4, 1, 2. 4, 1. 6, Z. 1, 5. s, 1,
8. G. Z. 5, 8, 4, 2. Z. This gives the
following arrangement:
~
which totals II In the three directions.
Anagram: The letters of the gen.
tence. 81, Ina, sold a pin" are re-
arranged to spell INDIANAPOLIS.
Secret Price Mark; The word In
IMPORTANCE.
Riddles: L. A I'M arrow escape. z.
Water when it rains (reignsl. 3. Ire
mendous (Tree mend us).
Stenographers' CryptOgram: TIL g
message reads: MEET ME AT THE
POST OFFICE AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14

THE left half Of this drawing shows a boy, with his back to the
= street, gazing intenty at a show window display Of toys, while
in the right half Of the picture he is shown looking into a room on
the floor above the store.
Can you solve the mystery of how the boy apparently can be in
two places at the same time-that is, standing on the street gazing
in a shop window and also at almost the same time gaze through a
window on the floor above? He does this without moving from the
snnt on which he stands.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-14
Ar. Enigma

MY first is in bud, but. not in
I'VE flower.
My second is in flood. and not in
shower.
My third is a circle, all complete.
My fourth and fifth each other
repeat.
My sixth is a circle once again.
My seventh is found In meadow
and not in lane.
My all comes every Summer with
rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
HARDENED CRIMINALS
GONE, SAYS WHALEN
New York Police Commissioner
Makes Observation in Review
Of First Years Work.
Rx thA Assnciatsd prsas.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 1s.-Review-
ing theSflrst year of his administration
of the New York Police Department.
which was completed today. Commits
sioner Grover A. Whalen declared there
are no hardened criminals operating in
the city now.
Every business must take stock at
regular intervals he said. Our stock
In trade is the criminal element
Through bringing the gangsters and
other known criminals into headquar-
ters we eliminated the criminal from
New York There are no hardened
criminals operating in New York today
The crime we have now is of spon-
famous origin and is done chiefly by
the youths of IL and Is years Of age"
In the list of what he considers the
major accomplishments of his admins
tration he placed foremost the new
bureau of crime prevention. which IS
to begin operation January /. This
bureau is designed to study causes and
suggest remedies for crime.
Second, he placed the reorganization
of the department, with elimination OF
superauthority and restoration Of re-
sponsibility to precinct captains
Other innovations in the department
have been establishment Of q police
college and secret service bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
SOVIET ENVOY TO BRITAIN
MAY BE RECEIVED FRIDAY
Delay in Presenting Credentials,
Which Wales Would Accept for
King, Spurs Speculation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa tee Press
LONDON. December 18-The society
gossip column of the London Daily Ex-
press today said there was much specu-
lation as to reason for delay of K
Sokolnikov, the new Soviet Ambassador,
in presenting his credentials. The de-
lay, it was said, was due neither to
either government nor to M. Sokolnikov
himself.
1t is understood that the Russian
Ambassador will present his credentials
to the Prince of Wales at st. James
Palace Friday morning The prince has
received most of the diplomats since
the Kings Illness, Ambassador Dawes
being a notable exception.
Immediately after M, SokolnikoV
has been received, an exchange of notes
will take place between Great Britain
and Soviet Russia dealing with the
question of propaganda. The Russian
Ambassador also will make a statement
regarding his mission to London and
the general policy of Soviet Russia with
regards to Great Britain.
Many Englishmen regard the execu-
ton of the Russian Gar Nicholas and
other members of the royal family un-
der, the Soviet regime as unjustified
The Gar was IA cousin of King George
King George has not until now beer
confronted with necessity for recogni-
ton of Soviet Ambassador.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
HOUSE COMMITTEE
FAVORS PARKS Bill
Cramton Measure Appropri-
ates $23, 0oO, 900 for I'm
provements in District.

Favorable action was taken today by
the House committee on public build
ings and grounds on the Cramton bill
for acquisition. establishment and de-
velopment of the George Washington
Memorial Parkway along the Potomac
River from Mount Vernon and Fort
Washington to Great Falls, which also
provides for acquisition of lands in the
District and in Maryland and Virginia
for a comprehensive park, parkway and
playground system for the National
Capital
preparation of $1,000, 900 from the Fed
eral Treasury for carrying out this prof.
ect. 1t provides an additional $4,000, 900
to be spent on parks and parkways in
the District,
The George Washington Memorial
Parkway would include the shores of
the Potomac River on both banks, and
the legislation includes protection and
preservation of the natural scenery of
the gorge and the Great Falls and ac-
QUESTION of the old Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal, including the early engineering
work of George Washington.
The Cramton bill provides for extern
sion of Rock Creek Park into Maryland
as may be agreed upon between the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the State of Maryland
for preservation Of the flow of waters IL
Rock Creek and the acquisition of other
sites to protect the watersheds Of the
park area.
The Cramton bill authorizes an APP
preparation of $l6,00O,000 for acquiring
lands in the District of Columbia for
suitable development of the National
Capital park, parkway and playground
system. This full amount would be
available for the fiscal year 1891 and
thereafter as required for the expedi-
tious, economical and efficient accom-
pliShment Of the park program. II
would be repaid to the Treasury at the
rate of 100000 each year.
The National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission would be required be-
fore purchasing any lands for play
ground purposes to request a report
thereon from the District Commission
ers.
The bill was introduced In the Senate
yesterday by Chairman Capper of the
Senate District committee.
The Cramton plan calls for q $23,-
600, 900 development. the entire amount
to be made available at once or when
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
MEXICO is SILENT
ON CLOSING ORDER
Foreign Office Indicates Action Re.
garding Consulate Will Not
Be Rescinded.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
MEXICO CITY, December l8.-The
foreign Office remained silent today
with regard to closing of the consulate
at Laredo, Tex, and there was no in
dication the action might be rescinded
A brief statement was issued last night
that the staff of the consulate would be
transferred elsewhere.
The Mexico City press gave par
ticular prominence to stories Of reac-
ton to the order in the United States
The San Antonio correspondent for Fl
Universal said the order had created a
sensation there and that exporters
we're preparing to ship goods by way
Of Brownsville.
The public here received the order
with amused interest and considerable
speculation with regard to the next
step in what was viewed as game oil
give and take between District Attorney
John Walls, whose attitude toward
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales and the late
Gen. Obregon the Mexican govern
ment objected to, and the Mexican
government
General opinion was that at least fol
the time being the Mexican govern
ment had gained the upper hand. The
closing order was not expected to az
feet international relations. since II
was looked upon as an AFFAIR strict!
between Mexico and Mr.. Walls, with Its
consequent effect on Laredo.
Meanwhile preparations were made
to receive Gen. Gales when he arrives
today aboard special train from
Laredo. A number of governors anc
military commanders have assembled
In the city to welcome the former
president, who is returning from q stay
abroad for his health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
& BODIES TAKEN
FROM COAL MINE
Six of Those Removed Fol-
lowing MCAIeSter Blast
Are Unidentified.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
McALESTER, Okla, December 10
Fifty-two bodies had been recovered at
o'clock this morning from the Old
Town Coal Co. mine in North McAlester,
where yesterday 50 miners were trapped
by an explosion and Frank Parker, a
mining engineer, was killed instantly.
Parker's body was removed shortly after
the blast.
Six Of these bodies were unidentified.
The bodies of the 50 men were in two
McAlester morgues.
The bodies of two men were recovered
just before daylight from the seventh
west entry Of the mine by rescue work.
efs who had toiled ceaselessly since 10
o'clock yesterday morning. The two
bodies were bruised and burned to such
an extent that identification was difii-
cult.
These two bodies, those of Henry
Skaggs, colored, and Walter Murdoch,
white, showed that the terrific blast
which snuffed out the lives of threescore
men almost instantly apparently CEN
tered about the seventh west entry.
The bodies Of Manuel Luna and S. L.
Mata were recovered during the night
They were Mexicans and arrived here
recently from Texas. They went to
work in the mine for the first time yes
terday morning.
Proceed to Ventilate.
Five rescuers who came to the surface
said the bottom of the mine had been
reached by the squads working slowly
down through the eastern side of the
mine. The men then turned their at
tention to the western side. where the
gas fioated, and began the slow process
of ventilating the mine.
They found some rock falls, the men
said, but their work was not seriously
impeded in this direction
Hugh C. Rive, general manager of
the mine, said the company carried no
compensation insurance for the work.
ers. He intimated that the company
probably would be unable to give much
financial aid to the destitute relatives
OF the dead miners, and said he did
not know whether the mine ever would
be reopened.
1t would take huge sum Of money
he said, to put the mine In operation
be faced with the superstition of min
ers, who shun shafts in which great
disasters have occurred.
Rescuers Hampered by Gas.
Drawing the dread menace of FIRE,
rescue workers who had toiled through
the night today continued their grim
task of removing bodies from the lower
levels.
Treacherous gas, which drifted thick
~ through the lower levels of the mine,
hampered the rescue squads of more
than 200 and much of the effort dur
ing the night was directed at curtain
ing off" sections of this danger area
and in attempts to ventilate the mine.
This was a tedious process and 1t was
probable that it would not be completed
until late this morning.
Fifty-two bodies, swathed in burlap,
had been trundled out of the mine
shaft and taken to improvised morgueS.
where fellow-workers had identified As
Of them. Three men had been rescued
carried, unconscious, from the nth
entry of the shaft.
Those still listed as missing are
dead, in the opinion OF Willard D. Hay
chief State mine inspector, who said
that four hours spent in the lower
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