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The Washington times., 1936-10-24

In selecting the proper brush
for painting you should consider
not only the quality of the brush,
but it's size, width, comfort in
handling, and the material on
which it will be used. Smooth
work must be done with smooth,
soft brushes; rougher work with
coarSer brushes.
The Washington times., 1936-10-24
Summer Cooling Is Only
One Phase of Better
Modern System
Bv JEAN GREEN

When home has been anticipated during many years OF
apartment living, has definite picture OF what it
should look like It will be easy keep Clean well ventilated
the kitchen will be compact and pleasant to work in
She will know exactly what type of living she wants,
how many bedrooms and what the house will look like from
the outside all things that contribute to the health
The Washington times., 1936-10-24
Annual Shower

The annual sheet shower of the
ladies auxiliary Of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged is scheduled
for Monday, November 9, at 1125
Spring Rd. N. w.
The Washington times., 1936-10-24
Winter Activities in Full
Swing With Arrival
OF All Saints Day
By MARY PADGETT

With the approach of Halloween the club Of the
Nations Capital swings into its full schedule of winter acv
ties Next week offers number of interesting and varied
affairs in which hundreds of cubwomen will take part
The Washington times., 1936-10-24
Paint Brush

VOTE AMERICA
Evening star., 1936-09-14
Bedtime Stories

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
For idle folk was never meant
The happiness that brings content.
old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
Natures Children
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
(Polioptila caerulea).

When the trees are deep in foliage
and when insects are numerous, the
gnatcatchers are very busy, indeed
twig to twig, as they feast, and take
time of to sing their sweetest love
songs. Each is not sociably inclined,
as his charming cousins, the kinglets,
are, but he has their way of nervously
fitting about as If he could not make
up his mind what was the right thing
to do.
There is one thing that is most in
teresting to his friends, and that is
the way he tackles his family RESPONSE
bilities. He helps to collect the build
ing material for the nursery. He
naturally permits his bride to select
the building site, which, according to
family traditions. is anchored on a
horizontal limb of some deciduous tree.
There is lot of work put into the
dainty cradle. No slipshod affair or
any pains spared to make it cozy.
The interior is about ia inches
deep and about that in width. It is
cup-shaped and beautifully contracted
at the edge. The outside walls are
composed Of grasses, old stem leaves,
withered flowers and horsehair. To
add charm and beauty to the walls
lichens are caught here and there
with fairy threads of spiders silk.
Inside the walls are covered with the
down of milkweed and cattail. Can
you imagine anything more fairylike? !?
On this dainty mattress are laid
four or five greenish or blush white
eggs, speckled with brown, lumber
and lavender.
Father takes his turn keeping the
precious eggs warm, and when his
little mate is sitting on them he sings
joyfully to her. This is little un-
usual among birds, for at this time
they keep quiet in order not to betray
the location of the nest. And believe
1t or not, he carols in glee when he
Is keeping the tryst.
However. he does not give in easily
to an enemy and turns upon him
Evening star., 1936-09-14

"The wind is strong. 1t probably blew overheard" )"
Tarzan observed. II hope So" Marting replied:
I'VE know its contents, it is Of further value
to us. But certainly wouldn't like to have it fall
into the hands Of our mysterious enemies, whoever
thev are"
Evening star., 1936-09-14

TIE MEH's STORE. SECOND F1ooa.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

heard for any distance. Some bird
lovers say the efforts of the ardent one
in Spring sound strangely like the
squeak of a mouse. I will leave it to
you to describe the true sound of this
woods creature. There is always just
the right word to describe sound and
you may hit on the one that fits it
exactly.
During migration, the blue-grays
are not so timid or self-effacing. Then
you can see the trim visitors who are
ever on the go and unconcerned as to
who sees them. That is why you may
catch a sight of them in city parks as
they are en- route to or from their
vacation or honeymoon.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
PENDERGAsT IMPROVED

KANSAS CITY, September IA Cp).
IT. J. Pendergast, leader Of the
Kansas City Democratic organization,
underwent a second abdominal opera
ton yesterday and his physicians de-
scribed his condition afterward as
exceedingly good"
Pendergast was returned here
aboard a special hospital train last
week from New York. where he had
been Ill for several weeks. One opera
ton was performed in New York.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

w yHILE in your woods listen
Af for the characteristic call
wv note of the dainty little
' blue-gray gnatcatcher; 1t
has . sound much like that Of
banjo string and can be heard for some
distance away. He resembles the cat
bird and looks like small edition.
This tree policeman is of the East,
but he has an industrious cousin in
the West, who does his duty to the
trees during the Summer months. In
the South he Is one Of the sweetest
singers, but his voice Is too faint to be
Evening star., 1936-09-14

with all the wrath In his makeup.
If you should dAre to come too close
he will pour forth some Of the most
accusing notes you can imagine, and
usually he succeeds in chasing the
intruder away.
Copyright. 1936,D
Evening star., 1936-09-14
"RARE" FLOWER NOT so
Water Hyacinth Sold Under Title
of "Florida Orchid"

water dyaclutn Soio OuueT AAtAe
of "Florida Orchid"
MIAMI, Fla, September II OP.-
Visitors returning from the Great
Lakes Exposition at Cleveland re-
ported yesterday a shop there was
selling-for Is cents, too-"a rare and
exotic Florida water orchid" to be
planted in lily ponds and fish pools.
They said the rare flower turned out
to be q water hyacinth-so prolific
here that they clog canals and streams.
The Government has spent thousands
Of dollars to clear them out.s
Freight tonnage on japanese rail-
ways Is s per cent higher than IN
1885.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

The price of $3.50 on these overcoats is
much lower than their regular price must
be this coming season-in fact you will
save almost half again as much as this
special price by buying from this group
now. We can give you these exceptional
savings because we ordered these coats
months ago so the manufacturer could
tailor them during his slack season at
lower cost.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

In this group are all the popular fabrics,
models and colors- carefully tailored to
our high standard Of style and quality.
They are Woodward & Lothrop quality
standard throughout.
So we say to you-No matter what the
weather tonight think of buying your
overcoat tomorrow.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

it is Maj Browns fond hope that in
the not too distant future funds will
be available to establish club head
quarters in every precinct.
This year at the sixteenth annual
Metropolitan Police Christmas party
with headquarters in the fifth pre-
cinct, which will be given in CO.
operation with The Star. Warner
Bros. N. B. c., parent-teacher asso-
Citations and Metropolitan police cam
paign for the city's needy, the men,
bers of the various Boys Club head
quarters from all sections of the city
will assist in packing the baskets.
tying up gifts and in whatever other
ways their aid may be helpful. In
the club rooms they will be busy mail
ing out letters in connection with tho
campaign.
They will have no separate Christ
mas party for themselves, but their
Christmas this year will consist
rather in aiding in the general holiday
activities that will make possible
baskets and gifts for those whose
Christmas would otherwise be cheer
less.
Some of the police baskets will no
doubt find their way to the homes of
some of these under-privileged chill
dren themselves, but any application
is investigated by the officer on the
beat. Capt. Joseph C. Morgan is
chairman of the Metropolitan Police
Christmas party this year and Jack
O'Connor. plainclothes officer of the
fifth precinct, who has for so many
years directed distribution Of Christ
mas baskets, will again take charge,
with the aid of Boys Club members.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Sunday afternoons, such as foot ball,
basket ball or base ball.
The showers are very popular with
the members, who are furnished towels
and soap and given every inducement
for physical cleanliness. Often social
service work Is done and hospitaliza-
ton arranged for any child in need
OF such medical attention.
The Boys Club is. of course, Off
cially headed by its founder. Maj.
Brown. Its board of directors con-
tains the names of men and women
who have been active in the life OF
the community and whose names are
associated with good works every
where in Washington. The present
Board of Managers is made up of
James z. Colliflower. president; John
A. Remon, vice president; William C..
Shelton, secretary; Robert v. Fleming
treasurer: L. Gordon Leech, record
ing secretary; John E. Scott, director.
and James A. Councillor, controller.
THE activities of the clubs and their
maintenance are all dependent
upon contributions. Once a year
Boys Club Week" is observed in the
District. and during this period all
newspapers in Washington, radio sta
tions, theaters, churches, business
clubs and citizens associations unite
in O common effort to raise revenue
through associate memberships or
other memberships for the mainte-
nance or expansion Of the clubs.
Oficers of the force make house
toulouse canvass selling memberships
that range from the one dollar ''asso-
ciate" to contributing" memberships
at five dollars, on up through Sup
porting" and maintaining" member
ships. Boxing benefit shows at the
American League Park in Washington
have also proved source Of revenue
and contributions have been made by
interested citizens.
While the Boys Club ut present pos
sesses enough TO carry on currently.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

According to Secret Service men,
lack of alertness on the part of the
American public makes it possible for
men like Barr to raise bank notes and
have them passed.
There are other ways of detecting
spurious money. For instance, there
is the feel" of the paper. Those who
handle a great deal of paper money
can tell almost intuitively when a bill
is counterfeit. 1t is good rule. when
in doubt. to compare the feel of a
questionable bill with one that you
know Is genuine
It Is also well to note the serial
numbers and series designations on
paper money to see that they are the
same. A magnifying glass often will
disclose when the denomination of a
bill has been raised, for invariable
linking done with a pen shows ragged
lines when highly magnified.
Every one should guard against
counterfeiting and report immediate tely
when they have discovered a spurious
bill. Don't wait when you have de-
tected one.
Call the nearest policeman. He will
take care of the preliminary work
and see to it that the proper Federal
officials are notified
If people handling money gave
more than passing attention to bills
that come their way. we'd have little
trouble in this direction" one of the
authorities says. ANY one who han
dies paper money should be aware of
the fact that l0-dollar bill does not
carry the portrait of George Wash
ington."
Yet that Is the picture all OF How
ard Barr's l0-dollar bills carried
George Washington. A legitimate To-
dollar note out of the Bureau of En-
craving has picture OF Alexander
Hamilton. Twenties carry a portrait
of Jackson: flfties. Grant: one hun
dreds, Franklin: five hundreds. Nc
Kinley. and a thousand-dollar bill q
picture Of Cleveland
Barr. in his cell, had plenty of time
to improve upon Uncle Sans cur
rency to the extent Of raising one dol
lar bills to ten; but even he-artist
that he is-could not make over 9
portrait OF George Washington into
that of Alexander Hamilton.
Out Of cell in the State Peniten-
tiary at Nashville came what the
Secret Service men, in jocular mood
refer to as a sell-out-for one of the
raised notes was passed on a warden
Copyrisht by Ledser Syndicate.
All Rights Reserved.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
POLICE BOYS CLUB

school education, aggressive. experi-
| enced in athletic direction. with ex-
cellent character and over IL years Of
age"
1t is under the leadership Of such
boys as this that the keystone" OBJ
| jectiSes of the Boys Club movement
are carried out, as listed by Maj.
Brown: ID To develop correct speech,
beneficial sports and clean habits
among the boys of Washington; (2)
to cooperate with recognized agen-
cies in their work to develop good
citizenship in youth; 80 to teach boys
the fundamentals of law observance:
| ca to direct properly recreational
activities and lessen juvenile delin-
quency; (5) to create interest among
Washington citizens as to their re-
sponsibilities to youth.
In order to place responsibility on
the boy himself, certain employees Of
the clubs are drawn from the mem-
bership, and to them are paid small
salaries. They are held accountable
for the conduct Of boys under their
SuRCA ACy dSt do CAlCCk pOyS
for equipment in the club rooms; they
supervise the library, keep the records,
instruct in wrestling, boxing and other
activities, and, in short, take charge
of club activities in the absence Of the
supervisor. The supervisor himself,
so far as possible. is selected from the
club body.
Aside from these salaried members,
the staff includes others who are free
| ly giving their time and talents to the
cause. Such are the musicians, who
furnish free instruction to the musi-
cally talented members, and certain
athletic coaches, who supervise sports
activities. Also manual training is
given under teachers who are dona ting
their services.
IN THE Southwest club, known as
mo. T." a dental and medical
clinic has been established, and boys
are given free dental and medical at
| tention under an understanding staff
Of dentists, doctors and surgeons, all
Of whom contribute their services
without charge The medical staff is
headed by DR.. Leon s. Gordon, M. D.,
whose official title is director of Police
Boys Club Medical and Dental Clinics.
Miss Edith Adams is the registered
nurse in charge of the clinic.
The club rooms themselves include
gymnasiums. reading rooms, showers
and game rooms. The libraries con-
tain the finest Of boys books, and
these may be read freely within the
club by members. In the game rooms
are pingpong tables, checker tables
and tables for other games. In the
gymnasium are facilities for soft ball,
tumbling. wrestling, volley ball. box
ing, track, and badminton. Out Of
doors, either In club grounds or at
camp, there : are tennis, horseshoes,
base ball, foot ball, track and SWIM
ming. Within doors there Is free In.
struction In stringed instruments,
voice or dancing. The boys can also
learn to play the harmonica under .
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Razor Blades and Clever
Penmanship Change 81
Bills to TWenties and $40
to $1OO.

Mysterious silence has
shrouded the actipities OF the
United States Secret Seruice
for more than q halt century.
The country has marUeled
oUer the breaking up of coun-
terteiting rings and capture
of the men inDolved in this
netdrious business, but the
details haze heretofore been
buried in the terse report,
cease closed" Ho,D the Secret
Service succeeded-the meth
ods used, the dangers faced,
the thril-packed battles is
non described in a series OF
articles OF lDhich this is the
fourth. The fifth in the series
,DtH appear nert Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
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Continued From First Page)
put it. 'the main thing on the pro-
gram. plenty of good eats!"
The second camp season. in 1885,
extended over a four-week period. and
about 800 boys enjoyed all the novelty
and thrill of camp life at Camp AL
bert c. Ritchie, in Cascade, Md.
The Boys Club now has its own
camp owned and operated by the
membership. 1t is Camp Ernest w.
Brown, and 1t is in Scotland, Md, a
short distance from Scotland Beach.
The camp. operated for a four weeks
period each Summer, will accommo-
date SO boys at time. During the
four weeks period last year 387 boys
enjoyed Summer vacation there.
The camp has large mess hall,
sports fields and all the appurtenances
of a vacation spot. There are horse
shoe courts, base ball field, swimming
facilities, fishing, hiking and boating
facilities, nightly campfire, lessons
in woodcraft and bunk houses, each
OF which accommodates seven boys
and camp councillor.
No charge Is made of any kind to
the boys, who are provided with every
thing necessary for a good time, in
cluding bed linen, blankets, towels and
similar necessary articles, outside of
actual wearing apparel. The boys take
care OF their own bunk houses and
have a fine time generally. Boys who
have made applications for camp to
the club or to the police in their pre-
cints are notified week prior to leav-
ing whether their application is to
bring them the coveted vacation. The
director, Sergt. Scott. and Maj. Brown
stress the fact that a boy need not be
q member Of the club fill in such
an application. Any boy desirous of
going on one of these vacations may
fill in an application form. which may
be obtained at the police station within
his precinct.
ROYS are selected according to their
needs, as ascertained by the off,
Ger on the beat. The application is
very simple, asking only for name, ad-
dress and age of applicant; whether
or not he attended camp the previous
year. ana If so. where: the number of
brothers and sisters he has; whether
his father or mother is working and
the occupations. Then, under this
statement, the boy signs his name, II
agree to play fair. keep all rules of the
camp and obey my captain"
The application is also signed by
the parents.
Supervisors, councillors and life
guards at the camp are, for the most
part, boys who have been selected
from the ranks of the club member
ship for their good influence upon
other boys. or outstanding qualities of
leadership and character. As stated
In the club manual, "The board Of
managers will approve club leader
in good health, who commands re-
spect Of boys, with ct least q. high
Evening star., 1936-12-13
AUT0M0TIvE BRIEFS.

David s. Hendrick, president Of
David 8. Hendrick, Inc, Nash-LAfay-
cite distributors for Washington and
surrounding territory. announces the
appointment Of e. +. Sullivan to his
sales force. Sullivan. because Of his
experience and knowledge q the
Alexandria market. ID being assigned
to that territory.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Of 20 on the back Of /. With his
clever pen he made the back Of the 81
bill look like the back of a 20. He
took the back of a $40 bill and pasted
it to the front of /. That frontis-
piece was raised to 90 Thus Barr
found a method of saving himself
lots of trouble-and passing only
half-counterfeit bills. He got away
with that for some time until the
Secret Service agents grew tired of this
man in a cell who flooded the South
ern States with queer money.
They wrung a confession out OF
confederate. Then they confronted
Barr. Unable to refute the charges
against him, he was indicted in Nash
vile for note-raising Brought before
United States Judge Gore to answer
the indictment against him, Barr
pleaded guilty.
This was the first breathing spell the
prison officials had since the Secret
Service traced Americas second Jim
the Penman to cell. Although How
ard Barr had many years TO serve un-
der the grand larceny charge. officials
of the State of Tennessee were so
glad to get rid Of him that they
waived all claims on him-turned him
over to the custody OF the United
States authorities.
PARR was convicted and sentenced
to 10 years in the Federal Peni-
tentiary at Atlanta-a term shorter
than he had to fulfill on his lesser
charge. but that made no difference.
In Atlanta Barr will make no more
trouble for the Secret Service.
His money-raising days are over"
an offcial Of the Secret Service re-
marked the other day, discussing the
Barr case. only money he can raise
now will be legitimate-for work in
the penitentiary, il he chooses to do
So"
Nevertheless, Secret Service men
and experts at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing express admi-
ration for Barr's ability with pen and
ink. Some Of the notes he raised are
on exhibit in the Treasury Depart
men, shown to young men training
for detective work as the highest form
of this nefarious art.
With all this artistry behind them,
however, the Barr notes could be
passed only on a gullible public. They
are handsomely done, but they have
their give-away-and the give-away
on any raised note happens to be the
picture Of a President of the United
States.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Accessories Demand
Swamps Factorie S
Purchasers of Cars Exhibit Greater Interest
in Radio Equipment Heaters and Other
Gadgets- Safety Awards.
Bv g. Adams H0ward.

automobile industry between
which things
~
Alliance Rapid
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Half of Plane Production
Suitable for Private Use
Growth of Individual Flying Is Reflected in
Report by Bureau Of Air
Commerce.
By Joseph S. Edgerfon.
Commerce

APID growth private and flying reflected
-
built
4 suitable for by the
Evening star., 1936-12-13
MOTOR PERFECTION LIMITS STAFF BUT NOT ITS
Secrets of the Secret Service By John Jay DAILY

The Secret Serpice men
rushed to the cell. But be-
fore they could retrieve the
counterfeit bill. Barr s,DaI-
loDed 1t, thus destroying the
evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-16

one expertly roll it until 1t is no
bigger than a walking stick and
shows not one single wrinkle. Fur
ling Is an art.
An English friend who stops in at
his umbrella makers twice day
for furling showed me how it's done
and the best description I can give
of the process is that it closely re-
sembles the maneuvers Daniel
Boone must have gone through
when packing the powder and shell
into his muzzle-loading gun.
Tunney, I am sure, could have
directed me to the proper shop, as
he no doubt goes the English one
better and has his umbrella furled
four times daily. Unless I can get
in touch with him land I might
pssibly do this by posing on the
telephone as the Duke of Gloucester
or Bernard Shaw I guess I'll have
to discard my umbrella and simply
wear a Macintosh.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-16
.8:1 lQ;{KXB
SPORTS
PARADE
By Henry McLemore

LONDON, Sept. Is. U.R)-This is
a purely personal bit and you have
full permission to skip it and read
other and more interesting reports
from London such as, perhaps, the
arrival here of James Joseph Tun-
ney.
The former heavyweight cham
pion of the world, am happy to
report, is just as charming abroad
as at home and as a result is
every bit as beloved here as in
New York. His interview with
the press was gracious thing.
He stood at the head of a flight
of stairs and yelled down to the
journalists that he did not wish
to be disturbed and that he was
here purely for The purpose of
making first hand study of
European conditions.
I was not at the interview but
friends who were told me Tunney'S
English was pure Castilian Cockney
with a dash of Oxford and Wor-
cestershire thrown in.
I am sorry I did not see James
Joseph because being SO thoroughly
English he undoubtedly would be
able to tell me the name of a re-
liable shop to patronize when I
want my umbrella furled. And I
am badly in need of such informa-
ton for my umbrella hasn't been
properly furled since I came here
and people are beginning to wonder
just what sort of i'll bred fellow am.
In London a gentleman who pro-
fesses to be well turned out sartor-
tally has hs umbrella furled at least
twice a day. That is, he goes into
his umbrella makers and has some