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Evening star., 1936-11-15

reserve list Of 10 vessels which are
ordered out in emergencies such as
those at Hatteras and of Nantucket.
The service Is really part Of the
United States Lighthouse Service.
which maintains over $4,000 different
aids to navigation on the costal and
inland waters of the country. The
complete personnel Of the Lighthouse
Service numbers some $500; of these,
500 are stationed aboard lightships
and roughly $500 operate the tenders
used to service the lightships and
lighthouses with food and fuel, provid-
ing in many cases the only contact
with the shore.
From Portland, up in Maine, south
to Florida, across to Texas, up the
Pacific Coast to Umatilla Reef, Wash
ington, and on some Of the Great
Lakes, these lghtships dot our far
flung waters. The largest ship is
around $50 feet in length, others are
under 100. This is not large as YES
sells 60, but all are constructed or
equipped with the service for which
they are intended in mind.
THEY are really floating lighthouses,
with electric lights up to 10000
candlepower placed high up on their
tall masts. Located between lenses
which increase their power many times,
these lights have range of up to IS
miles, and the electricity with which
they are operated is generated by
Diesel engines. Then there is the
powerful and efficient fog signal ap-
paratus aboard, and the modern radio
beacon which has radius Of 100
miles.
Particular attention is paid to the
strength Of their moorings, because a
lightship blown of her station would
be more Of a menace than an aid.
This is particularly true of the out
side" lightships, those anchored at
isolated points such as that at Man.
tucket Shoals. some IS miles offshore
and 10 from the nearest land.
There are four officers aboard the
usual ship-captain, mate, engineer
and assistant engineer, and possibly
a fifth officer in charge of radio COM
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Wheat Prospects Up.

A SSURANCES are given that the
= United States will have an ample
supply of domestically grown wheat
next year.
The planting already under way or
accomplished for next year gives in
dications of the second largest in the
history of the country. With normal
growing conditions an oversupply will
be produced and may to some extent
reduce wheat prices toward an export
level.
Unless growing conditions should
turn so poor that q crop rs per cent
below normal Is produced, the United
States will be under no necessity TO
import next year unless small quanti-
ties Of hard wheat are obtained from
Canada as usual to bring about .
better baking -four.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Barnacles Loved to
Ride on Bottoms of
Old Sailing Vessels

IN THE days of the old wooden sail
ing ships which piled the tropical
seas there was not one but carried an
extra stowaway cargo. in the form Of
barnacles glued to the bottom Of the
hull.
Often the ships were driven into
harbors and tipped on their beams
ends to be scraped by the grumbling
sailors, who hated this additional liv-
ing cargo and the endless hours Of
labor in the hot sun.
Today, barnacles are not so great q
nuisance as they formerly were. The
iron plates Of modern ships are too
hard and too slippery for the shelled
animals to cling to comfortably, and
steamships are not obliged to wait in
harbors for favorable Winds delay
which formerly gave barnacles the op-
portunity to attach themselves to the
hull.
At best, these little sea animals,
relatives of clans and oysters, are not
swift swimmers And most OF the
time they are quite unable to swim at
all. It is only Immediately after they
hatch from their eggs that they swim
about, In search Of some piece of rock
or wood on which to settle down.
Young barnacles are odd looking,
very different in youth from the adult
barnacle familiar to the sailor. And
for . long time no one realized that
this curious little creature was young
barnacle. It was named "nauplius. ["
It Is only after the nauplius at
taches itself to q rock or some board
with its long feelers that it develops
q double shell for its protection. From
time to time, the new shell sections
are added to its roof" until it gen.
orally has five compartments. Below
the shell hang several pairs Of long
arm-nke appendages which wave cur
rents of water into the barnacle's
mouth-and in the water. hundreds Of
tiny creatures which are the barnacles'
regular menu.
Barnacles are commonest in warm
seas, but there are countless numbers
Of them on sticks and stones in north.
ern waters as well.
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cleaner to resemble o turkey head,
using small black buttons or paint for
the eyes and yellow paint or wool for
the beak. Curve the cleaner into
neck and fasten 1t to the small end Of
the cone.
Use q double piece Of cleaner.
twisted, for the legs, spreading 1t
apart for the feet. II the turkeys don't
stand steady, glue the feet TO pieces
of cardboard.
You can use Autumn leaves or
feathers for the tails. Spread them
in a fan shape and glue them to the
large end of the pine cone. Set the
turkeys in two rows in front Of the
coach and harness" them with o
colored ribbon down each side. Fas.
ten the ends to the coach"
Pine cone turkeys make fine place
cards or favors II you pick out small
cones and mount the birds on colored
cardboard stands, with the names OF
the guests written on them in con-
trasting colors.
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100000 Work Highways.

% DAD building this year with the
aid Of Federal funds went on at
q pace which has proven highly bene-
ficial not only to the unemployed but
to those who must use the highways.
More than $4,000 miles of road were
started toward improvement during
the year, nearly half billion dollars
being made available for the work.
About 100000 men found employ
ment on the work and 800 grade
crossings were eliminated.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Fake Remedies Taken.

THOSE who prey on the ignorant
- sufferer still ply their trade, but
che Pure Food and Drugs Administra-
ton, keeping an eye open for them,
continues to round up those offering
remedies which are not at all.
For instance, q recent seizure was
q liniment, claimed to have an Indian
origin. It was supposed to be efica-
cious in the treatment Of burns, sores.
ulcers, flesh wounds, external infiam-
nations, swellings, headaches, nerv-
BUSINESS, rheumatism, lame back and
injuries caused by barbed wire and
rusty nails. Somehow. hangnails were
overlooked by the manufacturers.
The linament was largely kerosene
containing small amounts Of mustard,
eucalyptus and camphor.
Another remedy attributed to the
Indians was a weak water solution
Of EPSON salts with very small
amount Of an iron compound. This
was o cure for liver, kidney and in
testinal disorders, fly, sick headache,
pains In the back, sour stomach, loss
Of appetite, chiIls, ague, acute indi-
gestion and that tired feeling-in fact,
mostly Ills which any ordinarily good
laxative ut far less the cost probably
could relieve.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Riddles

CAN you imagine 1t, Riddle Fans7
- Some Of our readers don't know
the difference between q plain, COM
mon, everyday joke, and q riddle.
Not long ago the Riddle Man got Q
note saying several riddles were in
closed-and the inclosure was nothing
but jokesl Good Jokes, it's true-ard
the Riddle Man laughed at them
but they still weren't riddles, and
that's what he wants.
1. Why do boys smoke'-Jamis
Ray.
2. What has horns and Is danger
ous?-Helen Massey.
8. What nut lives in South Amer.
ica?-Barbara Dickson.
(. Why is an elephant his own
servant?-Muriel Warger.
5. When Is Q cook cruel?-Hazel
Cartens.
ANSWERS.
I. Because they're too green to
burn. q. An automobile. 8. Brazil
nut. I. Because he carries his own
trunk. 5. When she beats the eggs
and whips the cream.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Young Magician
Should Be Alert
For Fresh Ideas
By Thomas the Magician.

DV HOWUS IHSC IEI USICbUUs
IN ALL my writings I don't believe
that have ever mentioned the i'm
portance Of q beginner-or o profess
sional, for that matter-learning all
that can be learned from the other
mani
I sincerely believe that this holds
true for any profession as well as
magic. Just remember that even q
carnival performer can teach you q
great deal about showmanship even
though you think you know all the
tricks Of the trade"
I can think Of instances when I
have learned many valuable wrinkles
in presentation from "pitchman," or
street performer. On other occasions
I have watched sideshow performers
and from them got ideas that have
improved my show a great deal.
So just remember that it pays to
remain eager for improvement and
your rate Of progress will be increased
accordingly.
Our effect today, Mystic Coin Sc
lection" Is very popular with coin per-
formers. I hope you will find it as
popular with your audiences.
EFFECT: The performer passes a
Evening star., 1936-11-15

~ ECAUSE that eminent scientist,
x Prof. M. T. Noodle, returned
to the campus Of his alma
mater for alumni homecoming
day, foot ball players in all parts Of
the country now have new way Of
initiating the pigskin.
Prof. Noodle, who attended the
University Of Comp and received more
degrees than q thermometer. went
back q short time ago to meet other
members of the good old class Of
'93%. While there, he witnessed the
annual foot ball game between the
University Of Comp and the Punkin-
vile Barber College, which Comp won
after terrific struggle by q score of
90. Impressed by the dificulty Of
blowing up foot ball. the great in
ventor put his mind to work and pro-
duced a new goofy gadget which is q
marvel Of ingenuity.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
KAY'S CORNER I
Pine Cone Turkeys !
VIII Decorate Your
Thanksgiving Table,

THANKSGIVING is on the way.
with turkey, dressing n every
thing. And here's a centerpiece you
can make for the family table.
Select a well-shaped pumpkin, hol-
low it out and I'LL it with fruits and
Autumn leaves. Then make six or
eight pine cone turkeys" depend
ing on the size of your table, and
harness" them to the pumpkin
coach.
Pine cone turkeys are made by
adding pipe cleaner heads and legs to
the pine cones. Shape piece OF pipe
Evening star., 1936-11-15

borrowed coin for inspection and asks
that 1t be marked for identification.
After several members Of the audi.
ence have inspected the coin, the
performer places it in borrowed hat
together with five or six other coins
Of the same denomination, which he
also borrows from the spectators.
He explains to the audience that by
his "super-sensitive touch" he is able
to pick the marked coin out Of the
hat while 1t is held high above his
head by any one who cares to assist
him.
This he does with absolutely no
hesitation!
EXPLANATION: The secret Of this
effect is quite ingenious. When the
coin Is passed to different persons in
the audience for them to examine it,
q certain amount Of the heat from
each persons body is absorbed by the
coin. This naturally makes the coin
warmer than the rest Of the coins,
which are borrowed and dropped into
the hat without examination. There
fore the longer you can manage to
have the spectators handle the coin
the easier it will be to pick 1t out Of
those in the hat.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

Stand OF about feet. Allow five
tosses TO each player. High score wins
the game.
You can originate other tossing
games for your own amusement, such
as tossing rings at pegs and minia-
ture horseshoe pitching and ball toss
ing games. ANY of these will give you
and your friends many hours of keen
amusement.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Buffalo for Sale.

NOV and then the Federal Govern
= ment has an unusual sale to make.
The Department Of Agriculture, seek
ing to prevent overgrazing on land
under the control Of the Biological
Survey, found it necessary this Fail
to offer l7S buffalo and 81 elk for sale.
First choice went to those who
might seek the animals for propaga-
tion. Those who wanted them for
other purposes came next. Failing to
dispose of the animals by sale, the
Survey as O last recourse offered to
capture, crate and ship the animals to
ZOOS which would pay the necessary
costs involved.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

Mother-what's the matter, Rich
ard?
Dick-I ran away from school today
and Just remembered now that 1t
was . holiday anyway.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Sham booed.

Policeman Ito woman driver)-Hey,
you, what's the matter with you, any
way?
Lady Tin trafnc)-Well, oficer, you
see I just had my car washed and ]
can't do a thing with It!
Evening star., 1936-11-15
A ResonrcefnL Gnnk.

shipwrecked professor-In my own
country, you ignorant fools, I'm re-
garded % . man of letters.
Cannibal King-Good! Well make
you into alphabet soup.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

Younger forget these things They do not realize how
world changed just But they
then they will realize
that still wonderful changes during their lives
toes" minute II
keep with all these rapid must get the
education possible We because the
rapidly unceasng effort for to keep
with 1t.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Takinf No Chances.

Drowning man-Save me! Save me!
Excited man on the bridge-It's as
deep as can be there. Can't you swim
over that way . little where it's shall
low?
Evening star., 1936-11-15

"Have you improved your bicycle
riding lately2"
"On the contrary. ] would say that
I've fallen Of quite Bit"
Evening star., 1936-11-15
PREPARE FOR MORE WONDERS

7 ESS than 80 years ago automobiles were far
more q novelty than airplanes are today.
Even some of you boys and girls can re-
- member when radio so new that every
body marveed at it, but today receiving set is
found in almost every home.
1t is only short time since there was no such
thing as a telephone. Electric lights and Gil the
other marvels of electricity are very young, and
talking pictures go back emily about seven years
In fact, motion pktures of any kind were strange
and wonderful novelty to Your parents.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
TAILO r S
O

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
I. Loads.
8. Bend.
10. On the condition that.
IL. To color,
l3. Mother.
IA. A citrus fruit.
16. Close.
18. A beverage.
l9. To make mistake.
20. In.
%. Musical part.
%. Middle Western State (abhr).
"a. Disfigure.
Is. Street (abbr).
~. Measures Of distance.
90. A curved sword.
VERTICLE.
2. University Of California (abbr).
3. Impolite.
4. Arid.
5. Level.
6. Point of the compass (abbr).
2. Rhythmic, animated, as song
o. Common vegetables.
IL. A demon.
i3. Places Of commerce.
IS. A pad.
II. Snakelike fish.
Al. To leave out.
"a. Extent, as of territory.
as. The whole.
a. Greek letter
2s. Steamship (abbr).
ANSWERS.
I. Cape, pants, shawl and sweater.
2. The diamond is T, sap, shire
sailors, prose, ere and S.
8. BELT best - lest - lost-loot-
LOOP.
GOWN - town-tows-tots-tats-
HATS.
4. Goats. Pants. SR
3. Crossword puzzle solution. "a
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Puzzles

i
r ETS get started on our puzzle voy-
age this week with fairly easy
picture puzzle.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

-
Tailors make clothing, and our word
diamond as well. The second line is
tree juice, the third is an English
county, the fifth is unrhymed writing
and the sixth is before. Form the dia-
inond.
rAr5oas /
;
Here are two word chains dealing
with clothes. Change only one letter
ut a time, and be sure all your words
are really in the dictionary.
Change BELT to LOOP in five
moves.
Change GOWN to HATS in five
moves.
Behead clothes worn in Winter and
get a grain. Then behead clothes worn
all the year round and get insects.
5
CDnScvunDn pUrYYIE
Evening star., 1936-11-15
BY RAY J. MARIAN.

RIGINATING tossing games
in which skill is needed to
win is not dificult and will
provide good pastime for
Evening star., 1936-11-15
MEANWHILE SkAAoeoeEG CONTINUED
70 LARASS THE eESiEGERS,
MAKING NIGHT RAIDS ON THE
TURKISH CAMPS AND WEAQiNG OUT
MS oppoNeNy 6y CONSTANT AlAQMS.

BUT SkAnpeReEo SECRETLY FOLLOWED
TAE cReSTEAiiEh Turks. AND AS nE
SuC1ANS WEAQr Aahvx WOuNo SOW.
" THROUGH The pOct<S PASSES T4E
MEN OF TIE EAGLE 'SMoOpeD DOWN
AND NEAQty CUT iT 70 PIECES .."--Y
Evening star., 1936-06-16

Picture Salvation lassie singing
in bar room: girl in Battery
Park arguing with a cop; a rail-
road train that roars onto the stage
at the incredible speed Of half mile
an hour; a group of dancers who trip
hither and yon, like the Elida ballet.
Picture bullets flashing and rajahs
burned alive and heroineS being saved
and all this not only in 80 days,
but within the required hours of an
evenings entertainment.
THE Roadsiders score again with
this fun-fest as they've been
doing with most everything else for
the past two seasons. They've posi-
bly, become even a mite more profess
sional. Lines are no longer tripped
over - only single tree hops" the
hero over the head, and the heroine
is not only handsome, but talented.
AS stated above, We will have to skip
the naming of the actors until tomor-
row-except for George Harrington,
who We could recognize under that
amazing silk hat and the English ac-
cent that came straight from Bond
street.
Anyway, It's worth your very good
while TO see how that bet Is settled on
the stage and how these energetic gen.
tlemen get around the world in the
required time.
We've never seen anything quite like
it. It's more fun than Tobacco Road"
much, much more fun.
Evening star., 1936-06-16
"FLYING DOWN TO RIO"
is REVIVED AT LITTLE
Gay Musical Which Teamed
Astaire and Rogers First
Time Here Again.

A COUPLE of years ago the R-K-o
= Radio film people produced a
musical cinema entitled Flying
Down to Rio" and thereby made a
chapter in Hollywood's history. Not
that the picture Is an epic; though
it's gay, bright, elegant. filled to the
br1m with tunes you still hear on the
radio, doesn't have dull moment and
is thoroughly enjoyable from be-
ginning to end. What makes Flying
Down TO Rio" as important as 1t Is
IL cinema annals Is the fact 1t Is
the first film in which Mr.. Fred As
taire and Miss Ginger Rogers were
teamed to dance and make witty,
light hearted love to each other.
The mere mention Of the current
revival Of this pleasant musical en-
tertainment at the Little Theater
probably is enough to call out in a
body all who have their hearts light
ened by an hour and q half with
Fred and Ginger, all whe saw the film
when 1t first was released and want
to see 1t again and all who didn't see
it, but who have heard about it. These
citizens came out In such droveS
Sunday they almost broke the Lit
ties house record.
The Astaire-Rogers team wasn't
starred in Flying Down to Rio," in
fact was billed below everybody else
in the cast, but the two have more
celluloid footage devoted to them than
any one else in the picture and they
are much present all Of the time to
contribute their bright amiabilities
to the tuneful festivities. Their
"carioca" still is one fine dance.
There are other extremely pleasant
things about Flying Down to Rio"
too. There Is, for instance, Miss
Dolores Del Rio, in some of the most
attractive moments she has ever had.
There are scores and scores Of eye
filling chorus maidens, who probably
would drive Billy Roses Fort Worth
press agent into a complete delirium,
and, though Hollywood's present-day
chorines are a shade longer and
leaner than those of even two or three
years ago, these lassies are some
thing indeed as they cavort on the
wings of a fleet airplane. There is
music, too-"Carioca," Music Makes
Me" Orchids in the Moonlight" and
Plying Down to Rio" All hit tunes
and it's an 8-to-1 bet you'll
come out Of the Little humming or
whistling that last one. H. M.
Evening star., 1936-06-16


TO OUR frank and admiring amaze
ment the cast last night got
around the world in 80 days like no
)ody's business We missed the last
even days and are loath to, report
hat somewhere between here and
Rockville our program got away from
$50 we will have to postpone the
revelation of most Of the acting roll
Of honor until tomorrow. Neverthe-
less any one of those Indians is q
inch for Hollywood-that girl who
,omes out and sings Casey Jones"
las got Grace Moore or Mae West
either will do) laShed to the mast
nd Edith Aliens scenery is something
lat Joe Meilziner couldn't improve
ION.
Picture then this barn theater rife"
tn q Jules Verne classic as it was
ife" last night with a distinguish
and enthusiastic audience that in
Ided every one from Anne Ives (she
ng throughout like duck) to Baron
,ul Schell, who was observed drink
pop" between the acts.
Picture the small, tidy stage framed
a blue frame, on which there are
yes or clouds or hunks of rolling
nething.
Picture a curtain made Of shining
luloid, on which a map of the
)rld has been brightly painted and
hind which Indians are so gallant
at when they hit the dust they make
ON for each other on the stage as
ey die.
Evening star., 1936-06-16
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

R-K-O Keith's-"Show Boat" at
11:l5 am, 1:1s, 1928. 5:27. 7:31 and
9:35 pm.
Earle-"Sons O. Guns" at II am.
1850, 4:2o, 7:10 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 12:4o, $3.50, $40 and s:l0
pm.
Loew's Fox-'Forgotten Faces" at
1880 am. las, 4:40, 7:35 and 10:l5
pm. Yasha Bunchuk's overture at
1920, 800. 6:15 and $50 pm. Stage
shows at 1855, $50, Gas and 800
pm.
Belasco "The Guardsman," at
1908, 2:o6, 4:o4, 6:o2. 8 and e:58 pm
Pillow That Broke Plains" at 1880
am. 1928, 1926. 5:24, 1922 and 9:2O
pm.
Metropolitan-"Law in Her Hands, {"
at 11:20 am, 1:10, 1855, 4:40, 6:25,
$40 and $50 pm.
Columbia-"Small Town Girl" at
11:55 am, 2:25, 4:5o. 7:1o and
$40 pm.
Little-"F1ying Down to Rio" at
1920 am, l:24, 1928, 5:32, 1886 and
9:40p pm.
Palace-"Fury," at HIS am. 1:20.
1925, $50, 7:35 and 9:40 pm.
Tivoli-'These Three" at 2, $50,
$40, 7:30 and 9:25 pm.
Ambassador-"Sons o. Guns" at
6:l5, 8 and GAS pm.
Evening star., 1936-06-16

made from his screen writings, he
purchased the ship and fired the
captain.
Sam Goldwyn's Hollywood friends
are delighted to know he has left
Doctors Hospital In New York and
will return to Hollywood within
week or so Spring Byington, ex-
pecting two girls, aged l8 and 20, from
whom she has been separated for
several years, Is telling people she
Is busy rehearsing how to greet
grown-up daughters >. Lois Long
c'Lipstick" of the New Yorker) ex-
poets to accept the offer she has
received for a three-nhonth writing
assignment on Joan Crawford's next
picture.
Joe e. Brown says he Is taking
lessons in English in order to make
himself understood on his forthcom-
ing trip to England . Dick Powell
has built a 6-foot wall around his
Toluca Lake estate to keep out the
hordes Of admirers who invite them
selves to see him.
Roland Young decided to act as
peacemaker in the recent Merle
Oberon-M -Marlene Dietrich misunder-
standing, and at a recent party
brought the two girls together, made
them kiss and promise they would
never quarref with each other again.
He walked away well satisfied with
his Boy Scout deed for the day until
some one pointed out that the girl
he had addressed as Miss Oberon"
was Fay Wray!
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