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Evening star., 1935-09-08
Hornet Is a Game
For Alert PLAYERS

PLAY hornet at your next party and
see how much fun it is. 1t is
splendid for boys and girls who like a
lively game that keeps them on the
watch every minute.
One chosen player acts as leader
and stands in front Of the others. who
group themselves in rows of about
four each. The leader starts the game
by stirring up an imaginary nest Of
hornets, and the players help by max
ing a buZzing sound. When he says
"a hornet is coming toward your
nose" each player must cover his
nose with one hand and fight of the
hornet with the other. The leader
continues, each time naming differ
ent place the hornet will sting-the
right eye. the elbow, the back and all
the places he can think Of. Each
time the players must Immediately
cover the part named. and to be cor
rect every time they much pay close
attention
The leader can test their alertnesS
by naming one part of the body and
then covering another-for instance,
covering his right eye when the left
one is named. If he can mislead one
of the players in this way. then that
player is "stung," and must act as
though he has been really stung by a
hornet, putting out his cheek, if he
was stung there, or limping. if he was
stung on the leg. After this he takes
the place of the leader, and the game
goes on.
You might like to act as leader, but
If you don't, listen to what is being
said. Never mind where the leader
puts his hand, and you'll be able to
keep your place in line.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

A PEDESTAL BIRD BATH. AND A
SIMPLE METAL OR CONCRETE
TRAY.
foods include suet. pork rinds, cut-up
apples, birdseed. cracked corn, broken
dog biscuit or bread, seeds. wheat, etc.
The food may be put on tray or
shelf on pole or in more elaborate
feeding devices. 1t is particularly i'm
portant to furnish food when the
weather is very cold and the snow Is
deep.
Then there is the matter of bird
houses. Boys who are handy with
tools can build an endless variety Of
them. 1t is important, however, not
to put too many in your bird refuge,
because birds do not like to be
crowded.
These are just a few suggestions on
how you can get started in this worthy
project. If you live in town or city
there may be local Audubon society
there, which can give you much help
and information. Adults who are in
terested in birds will also be glad to
assist. And if you are really serious
about starting such a project, write
to the editor of the boys and girls
page, in care of this newspaper, and
tell him about your plans. He will
be glad to see that you get full in
tructions for every step of the work.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Kitchen Treasures
BY BESSIE E. EARLE.

THE pears are ripe! The pears are
= ripe!" cried Betty, clapping her
hands with Joy. Come, let's pick
some"
How will you reach them?" Dinah
asked.
We'll climb the ladder" answered
Betty.
"Oh, I'd rather be left here"
why, Dinah! Are you afraid?"
Betty laughed at Dinah's fears. I'll
tie you on my back as the Indians do
their papooses."
will be safe?"
Certainly. wouldn't let anything
happen to you, Dinah. How could
learn to cook without you?"
AS Betty talked she stuck her doll
into a small pillowcase and tied 1t
around her shoulders. She was
funny sight, indeed. Up the ladder
she climbed until she could reach the
luscious pears. Poor Dinah, she
closed her eyes tightly, and didn't
dare look down at the ground, so far
away. When they were back in the
kitchen Dinah sighed with relief.
II know a delicious recipe for fresh
pears"
Ssi, eoody!" Betty cried. "A new
recipe!"
These are the directions for the
salad Betty served for lunch.
Fresh Pear Salad.
pears.
1a package cream cheese.
tablespoons cream.
4 cup nut meats.
Lettuce leaves.
Salad dressing.
Paprika.
Wash, peel, cut pears in halves al
X move cores. Into centers place
cream cheese filling. Place on lettuce
leaf and top with salad dressing,
sprinkle lightly with paprikar
Cream Cheese Filling.
Place cream cheese in mixing bowl
and mash with fork. Add cream
slowly, stirring Until smooth. Break
or chop nut meats into very small
pieces, add TO cream cheese.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

care if there isn't very much here-it
will be enough to let me catch my
breath. And I won't have to worry
about where I'm going to eat!"
UNLESS I miss my guess, you won't
have to worry about that for long
time" grinned Ralph. THE next
thing for you to do is to take those
securities down to John Wall. I sup
pose that, legally, they should be
turned over to Tyson Peabody, as he
is the executor of the estate. but I'd
certainly talk to Mr.. Wall first"
You bet I will" agreed Helen. I'll
go down there right now."
CHE picked up the big envelope, then
paused as the expression on
Ralph's face caught her attention.
What are you thinking about?" she
demanded.
Look here" cried Ralph, "how
would you like to get rid of Tyson
Peabody for good? He fully intended
to find this money, which he knew
was hidden somewhere, and cheat you
out of it. I don't see how you can
bear to go on living in the same house
with him and his wife after this"
IT don't either" Helen admitted.
Il dislike them terribly"
Then do what I say, and you'll get
rid OF them!" said Ralph quickly.
Helen listened intently while Ralph
outlined his plan. 1t took him a few
moments to convince her that it would
work, but when they finally hurried
from the room, they left behind them
a note, we'll hidden in the secret drawer
of the secretary.
An hour later, in Mr.. Walls Office,
Helen sat with shining eyes while the
attorney carefully examined the con-
tents of the big brown envelope.
well, young lady," Mr.. Wall said
with smile, you aren't exactly rich,
but you won't have to worry for a
while! If you're careful about ex-
penses, you'll be able to go back to
school. Most of these bonds are good,
and will pay you nice income. .
'As for Mr.. Peabody, it's obvious
that he tried to defraud you, but it
may be difficult to prove it. However,
think it would be well for us to petit
ton the court to have new executor
appointed in his place"
Helen looked at Ralph and smiled.
II don't think that will be necessary,
Mr.. Wall, she said. Ralph suggested
plan to me which I think will get
rid of Mr. Peabody for good"
(To Be Continued Next Sunday.)
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Riddles

/. If a big tree were to break a
window, what would the window say?
-Rhea Lebeau.
2. What has four legs and can run
but can't walk?-Monica Weber.
8. What is most like hen-stealing?
Claude MacRoper.
4. What State is naturally religious?
Joe Lucia.
S. Why are tears like potatoes?-
Leroy Hummel.
ANSWERS.
I. Tremendous ttree, mend us). 2.
A windmill. 3. Cock robin. 4. Mas
sachusetts, because it always has mass
S. Because they spring from the
eyes.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
How to Start a Bird Refuge

wANTED-Enersetic boys and girls
In cities, towns and on farms. all over
the United States and Canada to take
in their communities.
r lows that for want adj?
- Not bad. is it? But perhaps
you are wondering who wants
4 L these boys and girls to be-
friend birds. The answer is. every
farmer, every lover of wild life and
every person who wishes his commu-
nifty to be more beautiful and more
attractive to live in.
But another essential part of
want ad" is missing from the para
graph above, and that is any mention
of pay. Well, your pay on this job
will be a lot of fun, a graet deal of
fascinating and valuable knowledge
and endless satisfaction in knowing
that you have done something Valu-
able and praiseworthy.
Let's suppose that the job interests
you, and you want to hear more about
it. What are your duties? When do
you begin? How do you get started?
Well try to answer all these ques-
tions for you.
In the first place, establishing
bird refuge is a job for more than
one or two people. 1t takes quite
little work, and besides it's more fun
if you have a whole group. So your
first job is to figure out some group
of young people, more or less organ
ized, who can adopt the job as spe-
cial project.
Such a group might be found in a
Boy Scout, Campfire Girl or Girl
Guides organization. 1t might be an
informal club, Sunday school class,
or even a class in ordinary school. 1t
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Good Argument.

GAM. walking in the woods late one
afternoon, was surprised by Wild
cat which proceeded to chase him to
the top limbs of a large oak on the
edge of deep canyon.
The wildcat had soon forced him
perilously near the decaying end of a
long limb extending beyond the edge
of the precipice Sam decided it was
time to demonstrate.
wildcat" he said impressively.
wildcat, if yo' make me go one inch
furdah, yo' is gwine to have to Jump
long ways fo' yo' suppah!"
Evening star., 1935-09-08

which can neither be climbed over nor
crawled under. But building such a
fence around proposed bird refuge
is expensive, and unless you can get
park authorities or a similar body TO
do the work it would be better for
you to adopt another plan.
This consists of putting metal
guards around trees and poles where
bird houses are erected, or nests will
Evening star., 1935-09-08

in cemeteries, near reservoirs, on pic
mic and fair graunds and in the
grounds of schools and colleges.
Having chosen your site, the next
step is to protect the birds from their
Eetural enemies. In most instances
cats are the worst of these, but snakes
and squirrels must also be considered.
The best protection is a fence about
s feet high, with a 2-foot overhang,
Evening star., 1935-09-08


Of sheet metal. They should be placed
at least feet high on the trees or
poles.
THE matter of nesting places is
taken care Of by the trees and
shrubbery in the site you choose. AS
your refuge becomes established, it may
be possible to plant fruit-bearing
shrubbery, which will serve the addi-
tional purpose of supplying food.
Next comes the important matter Of
food and water. If your site has no
natural water supply, you must build
pool or set up bird baths. A huge
pottery saucer makes good bird bath.
If you build a pool. the surface should
be rough, the bottom should slope, and
it should be only a few inches deep.
An adequate food supply is the most
important question Of all in attracting
birds. Natural foliage and insects
will take care of them in warm
weather. but in Winter artificial food
must be furnished. Common Winter
Evening star., 1935-09-08
By Catherine E. WOland

I'm these articles Miss Woldnd,
Who has studied pdlnltStry for
many years, reveals the secrets of
the dge-old art. BelieUe as much
OF it as you Udnt-thats up to you.
At any rate, you're sure to hare fun
telling your friends fortunes. An
amateur fortune teller is aIuays
popular at pdrtieS.)
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Caring for Pets
BY HORACE MITCHELL.
The Value of Pets

/ ET'S all own some kind of bird,
animal, reptile or fish! It's great
fun. Just having a living creature,
not plant, dependent upon us for
life and food and happiness makes us
all feel 100 per cent better.
Every single one of us. every human
being, is a pet lover, whether he
or she will admit it or not. Proof is
in front of every pet store window
You must have noticed the groups of
people that gather on the sidewalk to
Evening star., 1935-09-08
MOREOVER, it is important to get


started as soon as possible. Win
ter is the hard time for birds in most
parts Of the country, and you want
to get your work under way before
the cold weather comes. And the first
job, of course, is to pick site for
the particular bird refuge which you
are going to establish.
If you live in village or small
town, this will be easy. The chief
requirements of such a shelter are
that it provide adequate protection
against the birds enemies. plenty Of
nesting places. and plentiful supplies
of food and water. A wood lot with
a pond or stream in or near it will
probably be best.
In larger towns and cities golf
courses and parks offer good possible
sites. In these cases you will have
to get the permission of the proper
authorities, but this will be easy if
you are serious about the project, for
everybody recognizes the value of
birds. Other possible locations are
along boulevards with broad parking,
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Too Good.

THAT'S a good horse-he goes 10
miles without stopping. Want
to buy him?"
'No-he's no good to me. I live 8
miles from where I work, and I'd have
to walk back 2 miles every time after
I rode him"
Evening star., 1935-09-08

watch the puppies. the kittens, the
birds or the fish displayed behind the
glass.
Lots and lots of people have never
owned pet. They say, "Oh, it is too
much bother!" Lots more people say,
Yes, I've thought of getting myself a
pet, but / never have yet. What
would you suggest?"
Owning a pet is not half as much
bother as some people think. You get
gigantic returns in pleasure and COM
panionship that far exceed the trouble
Evening star., 1935-09-08
True EnOuek.

THE teacher of the second grade had
been talking about great inven-
tions. Now" she said, beginning a
review, Tommy, tell us one impor-
tant thing We didn't have one hun
dred years ago"
Me-" said Tommy brightly.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
The Head Line.

THE line of head, which begins at or
near the line Of life and runs
across the hand, should be even, deep,
of good color and with few or no
Evening star., 1935-09-08
India Produces Manganese.

India holds first place in the world
for manganese with fully IS per cent
Of high-grade ore.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

might be just your gang" or the
fellows and girls who live in your
immediate neighborhood. organized
especially for this purpose.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

s.
The names OF two birds and two
trees are hidden in the sentence below.
Your eyes will have to be sharp to
find them all!
Real archers grasp arrows firmly
and never hold bow loosely.
ANSWERS.
2. The diamond is S, P. w. A., plain,
swallow, allied, nod, w.
8. Observation-Disclosures.
CATS mats-mate-male-nile-
mill-KILL.
4. Saw, swan, gnaws and wagons.
8. Larch. sparrow. fir and owl.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
Puzzles

i
OUR puzzles this week are all about
birds and we start them of with
cozy little home for a pair of song
sters.
THE BIRD HOUSE.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
!. Toward.
3. Winged creature.
5. German for Yes"
6. Belonging to.
5. Singing birds.
IL. Yes.
10. You.
IA. Opera: Abbr.
IS. Therefore.
II. Part Of Ito be-"
18. Small brown bird.
l9. I.
20. New England State: Abbr.
%. Exclamation.
"a. Dove.
VERTICAL.
I. Musical note.
2. Word used with either"
8. Prohibit, ban.
4. Female deer.
5. Noisy birds.
Z. Proposition meaning away, out Of
8. West Africa: ABR.
g. Beside.
10. Left end: Abbr.
II. Spanish: ABR.
16. To be in debt.
II. Girls name.
10. Chart.
81. Domestic fowl
%. Agricultural student: slang.
%. Masculine pronoun.
=
A bird forms the center of the wore
diamond below. The second word il
one of the Government "alphabetica
agencies" the third means ordinary
the fifth means was sick and the sixth
is to incline the head. Complete tht
diamond.
Evening star., 1935-09-08
w
A
S w A w
w

All bird lovers will enjoy these word
chains. Be sure that you form a
genuine word each time that you
change a letter.
Change BIRD to BATH in four
moves.
Change CATS to KILL in six moves.
-
There Is also a bird in our picture
anagram.
Evening star., 1935-09-08

wANTED-Enersetic boys and girls
In cities, towns and on farms. all over
the United States and Canada, to take
the lead in establishing bird refuses
in their communities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04
II Million CCC Shirts
Shrink to a Million

the half of a shirt left, let alone
a months supply.
No explanation was forthcom.
ing from Robert Fechner, director
of the Emergency Conservation
Work program. He was much too
busy to be bothered by little de.
tails such as 2714 shirts per man.
Captain w. F. Zane, U. S. NJ,
right-hand man of Director Fech-
ner, in charge of CCC supplies,
was not quite so busy as his boss.
Just An Error
He explained that in the in.
terests of efficiency and orderly
procedure at CCC headquarters,
each of the Conservation Work of.
ficial cobblers must stick to his
last. And was there not a special
assistant to the director" whose
sole function is to handle all pub.
licity?
So to the publicity man, where
records revealed that each CCC
worker will have to worry along
on two and a half new shirts. Only
1000, 900 had been ordered and the
100000 figure was a typo.
graphical error"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04
WIFE RELEASED
IN Staying

Life began anew today for Mrs.
Esther Edith Patterson, IS, moth
er of four children, who has re-
turned to her home in the 300
block H st. N. E. a free woman.
She was exonerated yesterday
of the fatal stabbing of her hus-
band, Frank B. Patterson. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was
justifiable homicide.
Mrs. Patterson's fifteen-year-old
daughter, Gertrude, told the jury
of the years of abuse to which
her father, a former Marine, had
subjected her mother. The mother
did not take the stand.
After police officers on the beat
near the Patterson home had cor
roborated the young girls story
Mrs. Patterson was released.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04
FUTURE JULY4'S
To BE SILENT
IN ARLINGTON
Merchants Rush Fireworks
Sale to Dispose of Stock
Before Ban Starts

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, July 4.-Fourth of July cele-
brations in Arlington county will
be silenced after this year if the
10 policemen of the county can
keep track of some $4,000 chill
dren.
Whether or not the public is
aware of the fact that the
county board has banned fire
works after this year, explosions
throughout Arlington county got
under way the first of the week
and are coming to a glorious
climax today.
Sales Are Heavy
Merchants selling fireworks in
the county report the largest sale
in years of the "sleep disturbers. !"
They will be forced to close out
any stock on hand by August l..
The necessity to close out stocks
is brought about by an ordinance
adopted by the county board pro-
hibiting the sale or use of fire
works after August /. The ordi-
nance was drawn up originally to
ban fireworks Immediately, but
merchants protested they already
had ordered their stock, so the
time limit was extended.
Alexandria Police Busy
Over in neighboring Alexandria,
the city police force has been
working overtime in an attempt
to halt premature explosions all
over the city at late hours of the
night. In Alexandria, the law pro-
videS that fireworks may be dis
charged only on the Fourth.
But the law doesn't mean much
to boy with a pocket full Of fire
crackers, police have explained to
hundreds of complaining resi-
dents.
The Alexandria Hospital today
asked parents of children living
near the hospital to have their
children go away from the instiu-
ton area for their celebration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04
Well. mates, it's a sad story.

Well, mates, it's a sad story.
Keep your shirts on while it's
told.
Reports that a benevolent
Uncle Sam had purchased 11,00O,'
900 cotton shirts to make some
$1,000 CCC workers more COM
Portable during the summer sent
news men Scurrying to Emergency
Conservation Work headquarters.
They wanted to know what
these $30-a-month Government
employees were going to do with
exactly 271a shirts apiece.
Not that it's any crime to own
271a shirts. But that would mean
brand new khaki garment every
day for four weekS-provided
some sort of a trading arrange
ment could be arrived at on the
last day so that two half shirts
could be pressed into service.
LO, the Poor Taxpayer!
For many hard-working taxpay-
ers in these days of soak the
thrifty" nsider themselves
pretty fortunate if they have just
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04
st. JOseph's Pool
To Be Dedicated

The swimming pool which is
gift to the boys of the st.
Joseph's Home and School from
members of the Calvert Club,
will be dedicated today, and the
boys will get their first swim.
Exercises will be at 10 a. M, with
Msgr. C. F. Thomas, pastor of st.
Patrick's Church, officiating. The
Boy Scout troop of the school
will raise the flag, and races, a
ball game and fireworks will
make the Fourth complete.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04
$4,000 ASKED
FOR D. c. zoo

DR.. William NJ. Mann has re-
quested funds from the Works Ad-
ministration for improvements to
Washington's zoo to cost $275 900.
Chief among the projects is a
new fireproof restaurant for the
public, to supplant the present
structure which the director said
is a "firetrap."
DR.. Mann also wants a new, per-
manent lion house, and altera-
tions to other temporary ZOO build
ings which would make them per-
manent, he told Capt. Howard F.
Clark. deputy works progress ad-
ministrator for the District. A
new, fireproof, haybarn is also
asked,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04

restraining writ against Carl S.
Klein, who is planning to open
a beer store on property neigh
boring the Murphy tract.
2. Whether provisions in the
town charter prohibiting sale of
liquor in the town were voided
by the State repeal law. This
same issue is of direct interest
to 20 other Prince Georges
towns which have not contested
the assertion that repeal multi.
fled town prohibition laws.
Although there are two beer
dealers in Mt. Rainier, only Mr..
Klein was named. He was recent
ly given an ION sale" beer license
over the protest of the town coun-
Gil and church clubs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-04
RAPS
SHERIFF., DIVES
IN NEW RALLY
Promises to Smash Every Ma
chine Within Five Days;
Tax DeIinquentS Hit

CLARENDON, July Slot
machine gambling in Arlington
county was denounced last night
to the accompaniment of cheers
from 500 persons packed into Odd
Fellows Hall for the county's lat
est political rally.
H. J. Odenthal, who is opposing
Howard B. Fields for Sheriff in
the August primary, declared the
machines could be removed from
the county and told the crowd he
would smash every slot machine
within five days after taking of.
flee, if elected, even if he had tC
go to Jail himself for doing So"
Machines Banned
Charges that children were
breaking open their banks to play
the machines, that the machines
went hand-in-hand with drinking
dives, and that nearly every opera
tor of the machines in the county
used them purely and simply for
gambling" were made by Mr..
Odenthal.
Defending his administration,
Sheriff Fields declared the ma.
chimes were licensed for operation
and that he had no way of STOP
ping them. He challenged Mr..
Odenthal to show him a single
case where gambling was being
permitted.
Fellows Scores Jesse
Burning dumps, like the slot
machines, long opposed by the
civic organizations, were closed
through the combined efforts of
the organizations and the political
candidates. This same fate
seemed likely today to overtake
the slot machines.
In the race for county treasurer,
Harry Fellows, who is opposing
Charles T. Jesse, incumbent,
scored Mr.. Jesse for not forcing
large real estate spectators in Ar
lington county to pay huge de-
linquencies in taxation. Replying,
Mr.. Jesse declared he did not want
to put the home owner in the
street and on relief rolls" but
preferred to give them a chance
to pay their taxes.
He cited figures to show that
he had collected more taxes than
it was estimated would be col
lected this year, and had even col
lected more than was levied.