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Evening star., 1936-12-17
Bedtime Stories
Paddy Takes a Last Look.

A gr,lnt close by startled Peter. He
looked up to see Flathorns the Moose
standing there gazing in the direc-
ton the Geese. had flown. In the
early light Flathorns looked black
and huge. bigger than he really was.
well, they are on their way at last.
I hope they will get through all
right. Now I think I'll be on my own
way" said he.
ION your way where?" asked Peter
wonderingly.
Back home to the Vast Wilderness
where I belong. guess the hunting
season is over now. I must get back
before the coming Of deep snow. I
didn't intend to wander so far from
home. 1t has been very nice here. but
I don't belong here, and the sooner
I get back home the BETTER" replied
Flathorns.
He turned, and without even say
ing good-by disappeared among the
trees. Peter wondered If ever again
he would see Flathorns. Somehow he
doubted it. Flathorns never had
been down there before and proba-
bly, never would come again.
There was thin ice along the shore.
Peter ventured to feel Of it to make
sure. There was no doubt about 1t,
Winter was close at hand. Peter shiv-
ereo a bit at the thought. Then as
he discovered Paddy the Beaver over
on his dam apparently very busy
about something Peter forgot every
thing but his curiosity. He must find
out what Paddy was doing. Away
Peter went, hpperty-lipperty-lip, to
the dam for little way until he was
near enough to Paddy to ask what
he was doing.
Don't bother me with foolish ques-
tions, Peter Rabbit. Can't you see
that I'm busy?" said Paddy.
"Of course, I can see you are busy,
but what are you doing?" replied
Peter. Then he added: IF you ask
me you seem to be looking for some
thing"
Paddy disappeared under water close
to the dam. Presently he popped
his head out and then scrambled out
on the dam. II am looking for some
thing" said he.
"What?" demanded Peter.
I'm looking for any sign Of weak
ness in this DAM" replied Paddy, and
went down on the other side and be-
gan to examine this. This probably
will be my last look" he added.
What do you mean?" exclaimed
Peter, looking startled.
THAT Winter is here and I want to
be sure that my dam is solid and
safe" replied Paddy.
"Oh, that" cried Peter, looking
much relieved. "I thought you meant
that you expected something might
happen to you"
Evening star., 1936-12-17

trees and shrubs are among our few
native trees that have simple and op-
posite leaves. There is one member
Of the dogwood family that insists In
being different and that one Is the
alternate-leaved one. However, when
you go out into the woods next Spring
or along the roadsides, II you do not
happen to have friends who have
dogwoods, examine the branches and
see how the leaves grow or the buds
are situated.
AL during the Summer, the ber-
ries are maturing and are rather
hidden from sight by the glossy leaves.
In the Autumn the leaves take their
turn in calling attention. to them
selves. No riot of color do they
faunt. but the subdued colors that
one is likely to find where the shad-
ows rise and fall. So you will find
here the blue, reds, yellows and red
dish green. But this Is their color
scheme for the quiet hooks. Plant
these shrubs in a sunny situation and
the leaves are as bright and gay rs
those donned by their cousins. That
has puzzled q few who have trans
planted the little shrubs; is 1t true
that the dogwood felt happier In its
new sunny situation?
Do not confuse the cornels with the
viburnums. All you have to remem.
ber is that the dogwoods have leaves
with entire margins and that the
ribs and veins stand out very conspic-
uously, like those found on their
larger cousin, the Towering dogwood
tree.
If the shrub is in bloom, examine
the small flowers and you will see
they have only four sepals, petals and
StamenS. Their friends and perhaps
neighbors, the viburnums, have five.
Birds en- route seem always to plan
to stop over for few hours. at least,
to feast on the berries of the little
''kinnikinnik." So they are valuable
assistants to the tree, for she must
depend upon such cooperation in
order that her children may have
transportation.
Often, you will find many, many,
little silky cornels growing up about
their mother. A few OF the shrubs
could be taken for transplanting, and
those remaining be afforded more
room. One thing be sure of. before
you attempt to uproot one of them
really have good home for them.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-17
Brain Twizzlers
BY PROF. ]. ID. FLINT.

A MOTORIST drove into gas sta
ton which also contained a small
restaurant. He purchased gas and oil
for his car and had dinner, the total
bill coming to S. He gave the station
owner a $50 bill, which the owner
took to a store across the street, be-
cause he did not have change. The
proprietor Of the store gave the gas
station owner change and the owner
gave the motorist $45 change. A little
later the store proprietor ran over to
the gas station and demanded his $50
change back because the bill was
counterfeit. After paying the proprie-
tor his $50. how much had the gas
station owner lost?
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-17
BY rHonNTON w. BURGESS.

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Be sure that you have done your, best.
And leave to circumstance the rest.
Paddy the Beaver.
A LII in a night everything had
~ changed. Jack Frost had ar.
~ rived ard had been very busy
4 a that night. The next morn
ing Peter Rabbit found everything
changed. Peter had spent the night
near the pond of Paddy the Beaver
in the Green Forest. In fact, Peter
had been Just sort of hanging around
near that pond for several days. so
long that over in the dear Old Briar-
patch little Mrs. Peter was beginning
to really worry. You see, others had
been loafing arourd that pond too,
Flathorns the MUose, Honker the
Goose and his flock. Lightfoot the
Deer, Buster Bear and others, apd it
was on this account that Peter had
remained. He feared that, if he went
home he might miss something.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
Slapping Saves Life.

Slapping. scolding and shaking
Cecil Shultz. II, for eight hours, saved
his life at Brisbane. Australia. Nurses,
servants and convalescent patients
kept the boy, who had been bitten by
a snake. from sinking into sleep
that would have meant certain death.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
nv LILLIAN B. ATHEY.

w YE ARE so rich in beautiful
W. shrubby dogwoods, we rare
Wv ly stop to think how bare
our woods would be without
them. They are slowly finding their
way into gardens whose owners appre-
ciate their beauty and charm. They
are not given to height, and on this
account make handsome border
shrubs.
The silky cornell has a nickname
Evening star., 1936-12-17

There had been a great fight be-
tween Flathorns and Buster Bear, but
otherwise it had been very quiet and
peaceful there Everybody seemed to
be Just loaflng about with nothing
special to do. Even Paddy the Beaver,
than whom there is no harder worker.
sat around. You see, it had continued
warm unusually late, most OF the
thrifty folk had finished preparing
for Winter, and everybody was just
resting and enjoying the pleasant
weather and doing nothing.
Now in just one night all was
changed. Peter went down to the
edge of the pond at break Of day just
in time to see Honker and his flock
rise on their broad wings and mount
above the trees to disappear toward
the Sunny South. He knew he would
not see them again for many long
months.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
Natures Children
Silky Cornell &C. amomum)

and is known as the little ''kinni-
kinick." 1t has beautiful purple stems
and silky leaves. The white flowers
are large enough to be seen from some
Evening star., 1936-12-17

distance and the pale-blue berries
hang in broad loose clusters in the
Autumn.
If you have swampy location. this
will be an ideal place for your group
of silky cornels. Here they do their
best and make a pretty picture all
the year round.
OF course you know how to tell the
dogwoods from their neighbors. These
Evening star., 1936-12-17
The Christmas Toy Ball
SHOREHAM HOTEL
Tomorrow Night

Sonto Claus himself, who will be speeded
to the Shorehom with Maj. Brown, SUPER
intendent of police, and q full police
escort from the airport, will receive WASH
inotons welcome and the keys to the city
from Commissioner Melvin c, Hozen at
the Shorehom's Toy Ball ot lO:45 pm. in
the presence Of distinguished citizens and
honored guests.
Evening star., 1936-12-17

stors Of the Stoee, the Screen and the
Radio will entertain you at this golo event.
Among the heodiners will be Eddie Peo-
body, worId-fomous bonoist; The Ran.
doIs, Marion and Martinez; The Bonners,
Carl and Leone; "Bornee," with Moxim
Loves Orchestra; Stors from Warner
Bros Earle Theoter, and many other en-
tertoiners.
The Washington times., 1936-03-30
CEREAL OPENS
WAY TO HOBBY

J. J. Fishers only link q year ago
with his present airplane model
hobby was his fondness for a GER
tain type Of breakfast cereal.
The cereal company at that
time, for the usual box tops and a
few cents, offered q set for con-
struction of o miniature airplane.
Says Mr.. Fisher: l.
IL was curious. And besides I
did have some connection with
airpIanes, working in the Air
Commerce Bureau. So sent
away for the set. The night I
received Il, I worked hours and
hours, late into the night.
Sometimes the almost micro
scOpic pieces Of wOOd-we use
baIsa wOOd-just wouldn't fit.
Other times, I was q bit more
successful. In the end, however,
when 1 had used up all the
wood and paste and string that
came with the set, the model
was still incomplete. ...-
1.-THE result was that / waited
until my wife had two more
cereal box tops and then with
the extra set, I built the com.
pIete model" o..
Send to the Hobby Editor,
Washington Times, he story ct
IN 0duenfure, unusual experience
or achievement In the pursuit OF
your hobby. All manuscripts tUill
he rofn;1od
The Washington times., 1936-03-30
UNEASY
. AS SLASH
! NEARS

With the spectre of dismissal
lowering over 1900 Government
workers, 10 department Of bureau
today was lacking its quota Of
spectators on who has been ear
marked as the next ak victim
and how long 1t would be before
the actual firing would take
place.
Almost 500 National Recovery
administration workers have def
initely convinced themselves that
they. will not be retained after
tomorrow when the COMMITTEES
for Industrial Recovery, named
by the President last week to con-
tinue with the study Of NRA in
industry, begins to function. EN-
plcyes Of other eremgency bureaus
are equally certain that their fu'
ttre win continue only q few
weeks beyond the April NRA
dsadline. Their belief is founded
on reports, believed to have en-
anated from the White House, to
the effect that 1000 workers are
to be weeded out Of Federal serv.
ice In . "spring cleaning" which
will be concentrated on the tenn
porary and emergency organiEa-
tionS.
According to these reports, the
Federal Housing Administration
and the Reconstruction Finance
Cofporation will be the particular
objective Of the "house cleaning"
No official confirmation has been
forthcoming regarding the re-
portS-a factor which makes
some workers in old-line depart
mentS none too confident.
Leaves Studies
The decision Of Comptroller
General McCarl on sick leave for
Government Printing Office work
ers last week leads observers to
believe that q long line Of similar
edictS may be expected when the
committees appointed by the Civil
Service Commission, s tur d . y
make their reports on interpreta-
ton Of the new leave act.
The fact that Interpretation
and definition Of numerous points
of both the sick leave and annual
leave acts Is placed In the hands
Of administrative officers adds
strength to this belief since it Is
evident that little in the line Of
hard and fast administrative rll:
insS can be expected. This fol.
lows, it Is explained, from each
case having its own particular
merit,
AZ any rate, the committees.
studying annual leave, sick leave
and hours Of duty are expected to
hold initial meetings either today
or tomorrow. Decisions are not
expected to be reached for several
weeks.
NRA Lodge Dinner
Plans were completed today for
the dinner Of NRA Lodge 81, A. r.
q. T., ct Z p. m, in the Lido Cafe,
1908 Eighteenth ST.. N. w. Pro
ceedS Of the dinner will be used TO
hquidate lodge debts.
Printing Office Eete
More than 1000 officials; work.
ers anu friends Of the Government
Printing Office climaxed the week
long celebration Of the Offices
diamond jubilee at a dinner held
in the Wardman Park Saturday
night.
Singers to New York
Rehearsals concluded, the male
chorus Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission today marked time
prior to its departure for New
York, Wednesday, for the concert
Of the Associated Glee Clubs Of
America. Given in honor Of the
Music Educators National Confer
ence in Madison Square Garden
under auspices Of the American
Society Of Authors and Composers,
the program will present over
1000 singers.
The Washington times., 1936-03-30

better. ! sleep soWndlv all night and enjoy
NyO. ."-MrS. AGbeI Sch0tt.
II you are suffering from constipa-
tion, sleeplesSnesS, sour stomach,
and gas hloating, there is quick
relief for you in Adlerika. Many
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after taking just one dose. Ad-
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ing your bowel tract where ordi-
nary laxatives do not even reach.
d.. II. L. Shoub, NetO York,
reports: "IR addition to Intestinal
cleansing, AdleritG checks the
0rosOth OF intestinal bacteria and
colon bGctIN."
Give your stomach and bowels .
real cleansing with Ad1erfka and
see how good you feel. Just one
spoonful relieves GAS and chronic
constipation. Sold by all drug
gistS and drug departments.
The Washington times., 1936-03-30
Plymouth is priced avith the LOvest .b~tit:s packed
uith hEX7RA.T4LUE FEATURES!
Don't take our Word for it,. Compare Value Drive
"AI Three.'L priced Cars. then Decided

roads-the back seat as comfort.
able as the front! Watch your gas
consumptiOn-and you'll see why
Plymouth owners report 1s to "a
miles per gallon!
See how swiftly, smoothly and
straight you stop with PlymOuth's
1907 Hydraulic brakes!-and re-
member that PlymOuth's s the only
one of ''All Three" that gives you
1907 Hydraulic brakes and Safe
ty-Steel body. the worlds safest
low-priced car!
Don'tbuyGmycaruntilyoudriv
this beautiful, new Plymouth and
compareit. l.. . onfeatures Grsdprics
with the others! Telephone or
call today on any Chrysler, Dodge
or De Soto dealer.
The Washington times., 1936-03-30

TTsE THAT LIST Of features when
u you compare IAN Three!
You'll find Plymouth is priced
within $1Oto $3.50 the OtherTwo
Qist prices, fOur-door sedans,
F.O. B. main factory and for
that small difference Plymouth
gives you all this extra value -.
srtrG economy extra safety.
But that's only = small part of
the story. Get out on theroad and
drive ''All Three Find out for
yourself how much more comfort
Plymouth has .. with generous
extra inches of leg, elbow and
shoulder room. How easily it han
dies, with steering that's free of all
traceofwheel6g 6ghtandrOad shock.
See how smoothly it takes rough
The Washington times., 1936-03-30
AOVERTISGMEMr.
C0NSTIPATED
so YEARS

''For thirty years = lad
ehrORie constipGSiOR.
SO1RstiHses I did not 30
for four 0P five. dGNs.
! also had Gto|WE gas
OlO0tiR0, headaches and
pGjR IN the back. Ad.
leTik0 helped right 0eUNv.
N0t0 I eat SGHsG0e.
bananas, pie, daNthin0
The Washington times., 1936-03-30
DIRFcTVoVaAL WATER CIRCULATION

In the picture ct the left, the alR1s fArth0st
from the fan aren't Gettln9 mech banoAc
from the cooling breeze. .i1l00eHatlA9' the
old-type engine cooling system. New eom-
pareit with the picture at the FaAAe. (which
illustrates how Plymouth's Q dlroeei0aal eleo
culation forces cool water 1T hleh velocity
to all exhaust valve assemblloo (Which are
among the hottest spots I'm am 0@9lms)s This
The Washington times., 1936-12-28
FIRE RECORD.

Twenty-four hours from 10 a. m.
December 81 to 10 a. m December 2S:
1919 a. m.-1242 st. N. E.. chimney.
1899 p. m-Fort Mahan, trash.
12:46 m.-150O block Neal st. n. E.,
grass.
12;4s p. m.-Rear 2s12 Myrtle Ave.
N. E.. grass.
1859 p. m.-Rear 112 st. N. E.,
trash.
Id sp. m-6S4 Tenth st. N. E., auto.
1856 p. m.-446 Lamont st. n. W.,
chimney.
1853 p. m.-Thirty-second and Fessen-
den st. n. w, woods.
2:O2 p. m.-First and SITS. N. W.,
false.
1918 p. MILES Half st. 8. W., oil
stove
8:4s p. m.-SO1 East Capitol St..
needless alarm.
7:85 p: m.-Rear 1910 M st. N. W..
so5H, 7:sS p: AnaeOstia Junior High
7:45 p. m.-Tenth st. and Constitu-
tion Ave. N. W., automobile.
S:27 p. m.-Fox 4SS, false.
Seventh ST. N w, ammonia leak.
9;S7 p. m.-S2oo block Nineteenth st.
1907 p. m.-s4l X St. N. D., chair.
1908 a. m.-Rescue So"?d, 1906 Gi-
rard st. N. w. electric icebox
l:10 a. m.-Montello Ave. and Queen
st. N. E, automobile.
$3.50 a. m.-304 Rhode Island Ave
s:a1 a. m.-172s q St. N. W.. tear
gas bomb exploded.
s:o1 a. m.-Fourteenth and d sts.
8. W., automobile.
The Washington times., 1936-12-28
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
BIRTHS

BIRTHS
Morris and Anna NJ. Berger, boy.
John and Mildred Dent, boy.
James 3. and Agnes L. Goldsmith,
girl.
Charles F. and Frances C. Lee, boy.
Joseph H. and Catherine B. Raft, girl.
Calvin W. and Leda o. Taylor, boy.
Kenneth J. and Marjorie l.. Zoeller,
N. Clifton and Margaret NJ. Davis.
boy.
Bernard l.. and Gladys v. Gilbert, boy.
George and VIOLA Gray girl.
James and Edith Mayhem, giyl.
Leon E. and Ruth Shaner. boy!
James w. and Emma e. Wray, boy.
John and Florence Beverly, boy.
Samuel ana Mary Minor, girl.
Clifton and Eta NJ. Scott, boy.
Roosevelt and Della E. Elzle. boy.
John A. and Ada Savoy, girl.
John Boye. 81, Emergency Hospital.
Ellis Frcidberg, 81, Gallinger Hospital.
Helen Lennon, 81, st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital.
sylvia p. We'll. 81. George Washing
on Hospital.
Israel Bachrach, so. 800 Ninth st. s. e.
William A. Boss, SO. Georgetown Hos
Minnie Lsitheiser, 5S. Emergency Hos
pital.
John T. VALLEY, 5s, Gallinger Hospital.
Louis T. Haas 5S, 131 quincy st. N. e.
George A. Wolff, ~, Gallinger Hos
pital.
Reed Hospital.
The Washington times., 1936-12-28
NEW 5. f. CLUB
TO AID 1900

Continued from Local Page)
Uttered with refuse, there will be
a gymnasium.
A row of decrepit houses stands
along Seventeenth Street, and
when they will be torn down, a
health clinic, game room and au-
ditoriuln will be built.
This corner that is now barren
will be made to blossom into a
center for training boys, both in
mind and body, to become good
citizens.
Charles M. Fyfe, who is the
managing director of the club,
pointed out that boys clubs are
positive factors in curbing delin'
quency and reducing crime.
But above all, he declared, it IS
a privilege that is the right of
every boy to have a center for
physical and social development.
Frank R. Jelleff. president Of
the board Of the Boys Club of
Washington since it's establish
ment in 1921, is particularly anx-
ious to develop Washington'S
youth.
It is through his efforts that
the new club is being built. and he
envisions the establishment of 13
such centers throughout the city
to serve the future citizens Of
washington.
The local project to establish
adequate facilities for boys clubs
is an indication Of the awakened
interest in the welfare Of boys
throughout the country.
Director Fyfe pointed out that
Government officials and civic
leaders throughout the country
have interested themselves and
will not rest until comprehensive
program of child development is
accomplished.
Former President Herbert Hoo
yer and Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation head, j. Edgar Hoover,
are in the front ranks of the move
ment, Mr.. Fyfe said:
"It seems that many citizens
are just beginning to realize the
importance Of this movement.
To some it is an old story. Devel.
Opment Of our children into
good citizens is one of the great
est duties of the older genera
ton.
washington, although active
in boys club development since
1921, is far behind such centerS
as Boston, where boys clubs are
an established fact, operating on
a large and efficient scale.
''The Southeast building is
the biggest step in the right di.
rection that Washington has
taken. 1t is now up to Washing
tons citizenry to see that the
boys club movement continues
to develop here, and finally lead
the nation in a movement of
youth training that will be the
pattern for the entire country"
Mr.. Fyfe stated that Washing
ton is in a better position to ac-
complish such program than any
other city, because of the National
interest that is centered on Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1936-12-28

that one out yet, but whatever the
figure. Washington's corps of
skilled plastererS don't feel that
it is quite enough. Were it ample,
there wouldn't be a hundred or
more jobless in their ranks today.
incidentally, that is a good al.
gument against claims that there
is a shortage of skilled mechanics
in the building trades, James
Buckley, business agent for PlaS-
terers' Local Union No. 96, be-
lieves.
There are 355 skilled plasterers
in Washington, labor union Off
Gals say. OF that number, accord
ing to Mr.. Buckley, only about $50
are now employed.
The Washington times., 1936-12-28
Traffic Death Toll
Down Little in Year

The death toll from highway ac-
cidents during 1886 was only slight
ly under that of 1885, census sta
tiSticS disclosed today.
Automobile fatalities in 131 ma,
jor cities totalled 9,176 during the
first 81 weeks Of the year. This
compares with $500 during the
corresponding period Of 1895.
The Washington times., 1936-12-28
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The Washington times., 1936-12-28
DEATHS

Frederick L. Mill, "a. Casualty Hos
pitaL.
Roscoe Smith. %, Emergency Hospital.
Michael Herbert, 1, Children's Hoe
pital.
Ishmael Bruner. so. st. Elizabeths
Hospital.
Arthur e. Oliver. 81. Providence Hos
pital.
Ella Henry, 4S, Freedmens Hospital.
Herbert Cole, AZ, Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Pauline Sally. 30. Gallinger Hospital.
Roosevelt Watts, "a, Gallinger Hos
pital.
Leroy Frye. 40 days. Freedmen's Hos
pital.