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Evening star., 1936-03-29
Mother Says Son
Is Too Young to
Study Magic Art
By Thomas the MAGICIAN.

Dy i QOIndS the Magician.
SEvERAL weeks ago a lady called
- me on the telephone, and by the
tone of her voice I could sense that she
was troubled.
1t seemed that her 10-year- r-old son
had become magically inclined, and
had been practicing some small tricks
diligently. She seemed very much
concerned about the lads recent tend
ency toward the mystic art" and
so came to me with the plea that the
boy was too young. and asked me to
speak to him and tell him just that.
The mother was positive that Joe,
for that was her sons name, would
listen to my advice. considering that
I had been in the entertainment field
for some time.
After she had finished, calmly told
her, much to her amazement, that
wholeheartedly disagreed with her, and
that I was Of the opinion that Joe
was not too young to study, practice,
and perform magic. I also attempted
to show Mrs. Harmon that this lads
interest in the ancient art would de-
velop into one Of the most interesting
and profitable hobbies ever known.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
By Sheila McIv0r.

LTHOUGH the Royal Canadian
~ Mounted Police form one of
~ the best-known and most
n picturesque bodies Of law
enforcing officers in the world, it is
difficult to get these reserved and
modest men to talk about their work
known as the silent force" they con-
slider duties which range all the way
from herding cattle to trailing danger
Gus criminals. merely part of the day
tasks
These men are charged with pro-
tecting the lives of settlers in isolated
parts of the North American CONT
nent from the Pacific Coast to the
Yukon, and into the far Sub-Arctic
territories. where the Inhabitants are
Eskimos and there are practically no
white men. Their determined. fear
less and unconquerable spirit is we'll
expressed in the motto usually attrib-
uted to them: Get your mani" But
as a matter of fact, their real motto
is the even more inspiring phrase,
Maintain the right
The Royal Canadian Mounted Po-
lice we're organized in 1873, when the
sparsely settled regions Of Canada
were indeed a dangerous land to
live in.
IN THOSE days the settlers had to
be protected against IndiaAs. and
horse and cattle rustlers. The pio-
neers had to be exceptionally brave
and hardy people to be able to with
stand all the rigors and hardships
which were involved in attempting to
carve homes out of the wilderness
Travel by dog team, canoe, or oxen
required months to cover a distance
which today is speedily covered by
| modern transportation airplanes
trains and power boats.
Accordingly. the "mounties" had to
share all the difficulties and hardships
which the pioneer settlers had to face
The qualifications demanded of
these men were discipline, chivalry
Evening star., 1936-03-29

few comments on the various parts,
praising Audrey Bayliss particularly.
But yours is the best job of the
bunch, Walt-and I'm not just flatter-
ing you," Mr.. Stone finished.
Walt flushed with pleasure, but the
actor was not through. 1T seems too
bad that your part is so unpleasant" !"
he unused, land that this Dave fellow
walks away with all the fat scenes. ="
He paused, then looked closely at the
boy beside him. "Of course" he said
pointedly, that's not necessary"
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Legends Don't Tell
Why We All Love
April Fool Franks

The first Of April. some do say
Is set apart for All FOOLS day.
But why the people call 1t so,
Nor I, nor they themselves, DO
know"
THIS rhyme appeared in Poor
Robins Almanac" in the year
1850. II expresses the bewilderment
Evening star., 1936-03-29

WoOoeu CnOppnS DOWl.
Only q small size bowl should be
used. It Is mounted to three Inch
square sticks for legs. The tops of
these legs are screwed to the rim Of
the bowl
Before attaching the legs, measure
the location for each leg and try to
get the spacing even by dividing the
circumference Of the bowl into three
equal sections. Allow the legs to cross
each other to form tripod stand. A
small nail at the point of crossing viii
hold the legs in this position. The
nail and the joint may be hidden with
q bow Of ribbon.
Paint the entire stand In a pastel
shade of quick-drytng enamel, then
line the inside of the bowl with silk
of a harmonizing color. Attach the
lining to the edge of the bowl with
tiny tacks, and cover the tacks with
. strand Of braid, sewed to the lining.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Riddles

WITH April Fools day coming, you'd
better save up your best riddle to
ask your friends on that occasion.
Here are five that may help you get
the last laugh.
/. What fish is very musicale
Homer Lee Hauptman.
2. Who are the men who have made
their marks?-RoSemary Drake.
8. Widow Bigger had a son who
was larger than she-because he was
a little Bigger. But Widow Bigger
married Uncle Tom Bigger. Which
was then the largest?-Joan Kepford
4. A boy was locked ont of the
house. How did he get in?-Jean
Carpenter.
ANSWERS
/. The Tuna. 2. Those who have
never learned to write. 8. Mrs. Bigger,
for now she was twice Bigger. 4. He
ran around and around until he was
all in.
Evening star., 1936-03-29

HORIZONTAL.
1. Loose covering Of pocket.
4. Capable.
7. Stupid person.
8. Belonging TO.
10. So.
II. Drag, carry.
l3. Secret observer.
IA. The sun god.
is. Word used with either"
Is. To equip with weapons.
II. False head of hair.
10. Strong alkaline substance.
20. Sick.
81. To acquire knowledge.
"a. Kind of quartz.
IS. Fairy tale monster.
VERTICAL.
/. Victim of an April 1st prank.
2. Advertisement.
3. Play on words.
4. Playing card.
S. Exist.
6. Simple, not difficult.
9. Covered with fur.
10. Spring month.
IL. Pluckily.
l3. Scattering seeds.
Is. Too.
l8. Delight.
%. Prefix meaning former.
%. Reserve oficer (abbr.).
,
The first day of April Is the time
for pranks. so pranks start of our
word triangle The second word Is a
kind of race, the third is an associate
or helper, the fourth is a negative
vote and the fifth is the abbteviation
Of State.
PR A NKS
A ---
n -
K
Can you think Of five words that
rhyme with fool? Here are some hints:
/. Something to sit on.
2. A place 10 swim.
8. To lose heat.
4. A large group of fish.
S. A regulation.
PICTURE ANAGRAM.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
No Better Hero

Walt Enders tries out for the Spring
dramatic club OF Jackson High School His
desire to win the leading role is increased
BY the fact that his mother and father
However. when the cast is announced. he
dnds that he is to play the part OF Jerry
heroine in the old melodrama. The Trial
of Trevor Grant" Dave Hogarth has won
the leading male role. while Audrey Bay
heroine. walt goes home, bitterly disAp-
pointed. and breaks the news to his mother
not trying hard enough Walt is angered
by this accusation. which he regards. as
ing to realize her own dramatic ambition.
through him He finally decides. however
that he'll have to make the best OF his
small part.
Evening star., 1936-03-29

of the people of that time as to the
origin Of April Fools day. We are not
much better informed as to the reason
for the pranks played on that day,
but there are several interesting ex-
plantations which We may consider
here.
One is that because Noah sent the
dove from the Ark before the waters
Of the flood had subsidized, causing the
bird to 60 upon an apparently foolish
errand, we are entitled to send our
friends upon similar expeditions.
In France, the one who Is fooled is
called the poisson d'Avril, or April
fish, meaning that he is young and
caught in the trap of wiser folk.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
ALITTLE BIT INDEPENDENT

"HESE words from the title of song which
was very popular last Winter. They also
describe a characteristic which is very
desrable-within reason.
According to the dictionary. one Of the
meanings of independent is self-reliant And We
all admire the self-reliant person who has con-
fidence in himself and who needs and asks help
from nobody else.
But independence, like lot Of other virtues.
becomes less desirable when it IS carried too far.
uo,, ore so jndenendert that ynu "dont a
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Good SbeHer

Mrs. Fooey-Why did you take your
little grill out of school?
Mrs. Nutt-'Cause the teacher didn't
know nothing She told Elnora that
w spells four when any idiot ought to
know it spells ivy.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
He Got the Job

Politician-My boy says he would
like job in your department.
Off1cal-What can he do?
Politician-Nothing
Official-That simplifies it. Then
we won't have to break him in.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Walt looked at him in surprise.

Walt looked at him in surprise.
What do you mean?" he inquired.
We'll" said Mr.. Stone, lin our
profession, the matter of killing an
other actors best scenes-of grabbing
his act, so to speak-has been de-
veloped into a high art. OF course,
I'm not suggesting that you do any
thing like that to Dave. But if you
did want to do it, could show you
ways of spelling all of his big mo-
ments!"
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Puzzles

A PRH Fools day will be here
soon and all you puzzlers must
be on your guard so that you don't
deserve Ounce cap such as the boy
in our crossword puzzle Is wearing.
AN APRIL FOOL.
Evening star., 1936-03-29

selfish and that's the form that
independence takes in a lot of people.
feelings
nobody
make those pleasant must
thought the likes the disk the interests Of
Evening star., 1936-03-29

Take a three-letter word connected
with bowling. Add letter to the end
and form tree. Add a different let
ter and form a measure. Add still
another letter and form a color.
ANSWERS.
/. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1936-03-29

She seems to want to know how often
a cat can be pulled out from under the
stove by the tail before the cat turns
and scratches the dog that does the
pulling.
The cats yowl and make a great
fuss, but they don't make any big ef-
fort to get away from the dog. In
stead they just stay in the kitchen
and keep on playing with her. Some
day cat will turn on Becky and hurt
her and she'll stop this business.
Meanwhile, Becky grows. She's
over feet when she's stretched way
up on her hind legs. She'll jump out
doors through the library window.
and the window is about feet from
the floor. And then she'll turn around
and jump right in again. The lawn
outside is about feet from the win
dow sill.
AS watchdog she is ideal. A good
retriever, too. And we have hopes of
making a sheep dog out of her later.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Sewing Stand Easily Made
Of Wooden Chopping Bowl
By Mary Lu Smith.

NOVEL yet very neat-looking
n stand for holding your sewing
~ accessories can be made from
Il n n wooden chopping bowl.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
INSTALLMENT IL

w YHEN Waits father came
M home that evening, he
" " heard the bad news and
then looked over Waits
Evening star., 1936-03-29

Short Short Short Story
Algie saw the bear.
The bear saw Algie.
The bear was bulgy.
The bulge was Algie.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
DISTRICT LEAGUERS
MAKING COMEBACK
Return to 10-Team Roster, Vote
Down Late Rolling-Pricci
Renamed President.

EXPERIENCING one of its worst
- years last season the District
Duckpin League, possibly the fast
est duckpin circuit in the country,
today appears well on the road to
recovery following an enthusiastic
meeting last night at the Lucky
Strike.
The outlook frightened for the all
stars as team representatives prac-
tically assured the league Of return
ing to its original 10-club roster. A
return to 8 o'clock rolling was voted.
The midnight rolling last season
caused much contention.
The directors reelected Joe Pricci
as president and named Dave Burrows
vice president to succeed Perce Elicit.
Ben McAlwee for the seventh year
was chosen secretary-treasurer and
oficial scorer.
Heurich Brewers, last seasons
champions, Convention Hall, Lucky
Strike and Arcadia are the only hold
over clubs from last year. George
town Recreation, Northeast Temple
and Hyattsville will be back after a
years absence. Rose Liquor Co.,
headed by Joe Harrison. will be
among the new clubs. A strong team,
with Bill Krauss at the helm, Is in
the making.
The league will open its campaign
on September "a.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
SOME HAVE STUFF
TO WORRY yANKS
Hi|ton's Triumph in 1911
Is Last Achieved by Son
of John Bull.
BY W. r. McCALLUM.

ARDLY conceded q chance to
~ win the championship itself,
the IL British invaders who
u u have come to America for the
Walker Cup matches and the national
amateur golf championship of 1896
may cause little havoc in the ranks
Of the Americans before they are
whipped in the title joust to start 10
days hence at Garden City, Long
Island.
British golf (amateur golf at least)
doesn't measure up to the American
standard, if the records mean any,
thing, for the dear old sons Of John
Bull have not won an American anna
teur title since 1911, the year Harold
Hilton bounced spoon shot off a rock
at Apawamis and whipped Fred Here
shoff, the original hard luck guy. The
nearest any British entrant has come
to grabbing the American title was
back in 1928 when Phil Perkins went
to the final at Brae-Burn, where Bob
Jones snuffed him out by the conclu-
sive count of 10 and 9.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
GERMANS SK|LLFUL
HANDLING GAMES
Technical Ability Praised
by Yankees-Had Great
Organization.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

n YEW YORK, September 4.-Re-
M gardless Of the mixed view
4 approached the 1886 Olympic
games, they returned with admiration
not only for the spectacular pageantry
marking the Berlin show, but convic-
tion that Germany set a new high
level for efficiency in technical IA
cilities.
Much Of the friction developed In
the so-called combat sports" such as
soccer foot ball, wrestling and boxing,
would have been minimized, in the
opinion of several American. leaders,
II these events had followed the ex-
ample Of the I. A. A. F., which placed
entire charge of track and field Off
ciating in the hands of the Germans.
The only non-G German officials among
the track judges and timers we're two
Americans, Gustavus T. Kirby and
Charles J. Dieges, both Of New York.
Work Almost Perfect.
THE technical perfection Of the
German organization was the
outstanding feature Of the games to
me-" Maj. Patrick ]. Walsh of New
York, vice president of the A. A. u,
told the Associated Press. The start
ing. timing and judging were handled
without a single critical mistake.
Whenever close finishes could not ac-
curately be judged, motion pictures
were quickly viewed to give the cor
rect placing"
Accustomed as they have been to
Evening star., 1936-09-04
HitIer's Support Striking.
THE spontaneous unity of tn,

THE spontaneous unity of the
German people in their respect
for Hitler was striking" said Fred
Steers Of Chicago, chairman Of the
American Women's Track and Field
Committee. The chancellor's obv-
ously keen interest in all sports was
reflected by the mass enthusiasm as
well as the heights to which German
athletes scared in his presence
1T afforded a glorification of what
We recognize as the old college spirit"
added Dean Cromwell, University Of
Southern California track coach.
Figuratively speaking, however, the
Nazi government always had masses
Of people ION the BENCH" ready to
be dispatched to any part of the
great Reichsportfeld to bolster the
attendance, if needed. The reserves"
consisted of thousands of sightseers
from various parts of Germany,
brought to Berlin daily on excursion
trains as part Of the power through
Joy" national movement.
There were few occasions when the
main arena was not jammed to its
capacity of 100000, even for nothing
more exciting than the qualifying
trials for the hammer throw.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
YER first major championship
i safely tucked away In her ca
pacious golf bag, Mildred

T TER first major championship
- safely tucked away In her Ca
pacious golf bag, Mildred
4 L Babe" Didrikson, Texas star
and probably the outstanding woman
professional golfer Of the world, was
back in Washington today for a stay
of several days, probably until after
Labor day, when she will embark for
Northern points, have a look at the
mems amateur championship and play
an exhibition match in Michigan.
The long-hitting Babe won the
women's Eastern championship at Rye
Beach, N. H., few days ago, beating
Helen Dettweiler, her Washington
host, in the final round The victory
marked the first important win for
the lanky Texas girl.
TT ISN'T probable that the Babe"
= will play at Congressional Monday
in an exhibition match which will
mark the first Washington appear
ance of Patty Berg. the freckle-faced
Minneapolis kid who was playing to-
day in the final round of the Mason
Dixon tourney. after whipping Mrs.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Torrance Is No Set-up.

MOT named on the British team is
son of John Bull who has played
In American championships for some
years, but man who will be hard to
lick in the coming tournament. This
man is Tony Torrance, a London den-
tist. who has managed for several
years to give good account of him.
self in the Journeys. Torrance takes
his vacation about championship time
each year and comes to this country
for few rounds of golf. He has done
fairly well in the American champion
ships, going to the sixth round at
Brookline in 1894.
The new crop of British amateurs
are unknown to Fred Mcleod but
Freddie, who, despite his new Ameri-
can citizenship, thinks British golf is
pretty sound, believes that one or two
OF the British boys may do well at
Garden City. They tell me this
Thomson boy is good" says Fred.
And they say that Jock Mclean is
plenty hot, too. They may not win,
but they'll give a good account of
themselves"
Evening star., 1936-09-04
DEFEAT IS WORST
IN WALKERSER|ES
Pinch Stroke of Dunlap in
Six Inches of Water Is,
d HighIight Of Play.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.


INE VALLEY, N. j., September
ID 4.-There is an old ballad that
goes to this effect-"Of fifteen
i hundred Englishment, went
home but flfty-three-the rest IN
Chevy Chase were slain beneath the
greenwood tree" II you care to sub
= stitute Pine Valley for Chevy Chase
and eliminate the So survivors. you
. have the true story of the ninth
Walker Cup competition, where, out
Of IL starts, the British invaders
, failed to win a match. They halved
three contests and lost the other nine
matches in one of the most over
whelming avalanches that interna-
tional golf ever has known.
They finished AZ holes down in the
concluding singles, which is evidence
needed to report the essential for
mulas of a defeat. a debacle and a
rout, to say nothing of slaughter
and massacre combined. This makes
the ninth time in a matter of IA
years the British have taken Ameri-
can dust at golf.
To make it even worse, it is the
first time the British ever were shut
out. They were beaten, IL to l. at
Chicago in 1928, but at least they
scored one valiant thrust delivered by
Tony Torrance against Chick Evans.
At Pine Valley they only knew the
slogan of the Alamo. an epic Of ami
hilation viz, "Thermopylae had
three messengers Of defeat-the Ala
mo had none"
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Americans can outstroke the British,
In amateur golf.

Americans can outstroke the British
In amateur golf.
But championship gol. is quite q
different matter from team play, and
well may 1t be that one or two of the
British boys will get along pretty well
in the title tourney at Garden City
where the strongest British invasion
since 1922 will be on hand to try to
lift the United States amateur crown
Hector Thomson, British amateur
champion is a rugged man. He had
to be to go through the endless match
play rounds Of the British tournament.
So Is DR.. William Tweddell, captain
Of the British side, who held Lawson
Little to 1-up victory over the &c.
hole route last year. So are Jock Nc
Lean, Harry Bentley, holder of the
British closed championship. and Cor
don Peters.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
STAGE NOVELTY RACE
Owens to Run 100 Yards, Robin.
son to Do IS in Reverse Gear.

NEW YORK, September 4 (P.-
Jesse Owens and Bill Robinson will
put on novelty race at the Newark
ball park Sunday when the Olympic
sprint and broad jump champion at
tempts to cover 100 yards before his
tap dancing rival runs rs yards back
wards.
The race, which will not affect
Owens amateur standing, according
to George Weiss, general manager OF
the Newark Bears, will be a part OF
an oldtimers' celebration. Both Owens
and Robinson, q master at running
backwards, are donating their serv-
ices, according to Weiss.
In q game between former Newark
players, Walter johnson will manage
one team and Buck Herzog the other.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Americans Far in Front.

IN THE years intervening since the
rock episode at apawamis. the
Americans have managed to grab five
British amateur championships, which
puts Uncle Sans lads away out in
front. Combine this record with the
showing made by the Americans in
the Walker Cup jousts and you have
a fairly definite idea Of how much the
Evening star., 1936-09-04
Two Made In Competition.

1NO MAuc IN competition.
TWO aces were made in competi-
ton. one by Peter Cassella of
Valley Stream, Long Island. in the
Glen Falls open championship, and
the other by Paul Anderson of Lin
coin, Nebr, in the seventh annual
Lincoln Newspapers Junior tourna-
ment. Cassella had a 73 for his
round, but Anderson lost his match,
3 and 2. despite the ace.
The hole-in-one family also gained
one of its youngest members when lie
Roy Dolvin. II, of Eureka, Calf,
sank his shot on the 101-yard elev-
enth hole OF the Eureka Golf Club.
Young Dolvin has been playing golf
for only three months.
The record of the week also indi-
Gated. however, that youth by no
means has monopoly on this hole
in-one business, for In addition to
Galloway, Roger A. Patterson, ST.
year-old dean Of the Montana anna
teurs, dropped his tee shot at the 145-
yard fourth hole Of the HaNe, Mont,
Country Club.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
NEWS AT HARVARD.

NEW YORK, September 4 OP.-
Mrs. Harry Humphrey of Yakima,
Wash, announced here her brother,
Tom Bolles, had been selected as
rowing coach at Harvard, but Bill
Bingham, Crimson graduate manager
Of athletics. said it was news to him.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
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W. By WRMeCAllu~ ~

Betty Meckley in the semi-final yes
terday. The contract of the Didrikson
gal with the Goldsmith Co.. who en-
ploy her. is said to specify that she
will not play exhibitions unless she
gets paid for them. So it's hardly
likely she will play at Congressional
except In informal matches as no
Evening star., 1936-09-04

spectacular spcrUing events ami tre-
mendous crowds, American observers
not only were amazed by the heights
scaled by the Olympic pageantry, but
simply staggered by the size of crowds
witnessing all events. The average
daily attendance for 16 consecutive
days Of ceremony and competition
was nearly 100000. The aggregate
Of 4,50o,oOo tickets sold dwarfed any,
thing In Olympic history. 1t doubled
the Los Angeles attendance in 1882.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
H0LES-|N-0NE FALL
TO OLD AND YOUNG
Men, SO and 81, and Boy,
II, Swell Nations Total
for Year to 1,078.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
"a vEW YORK, September A.
N The most interesting new
conner to the Associated Press
l hole-in-one family is Christo-
pher Galloway of Rochester. N. H.,
69-year-old gentleman who says he
taught King Edward VIII of Eng
land now to play golf.
Galloway was one of 10 to score
aces this week. bringing the total
membership Of the club for the year
to 1,078.
Playing his home course. Galloway
hit spoon shot 1913 yards into the
cup for the fourth ace Of his career.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
WANTS A D0UBcE BILL.

A doubled header for Labor day is
sought by the Clarendon A. C. Call
Clarendon 1927 after pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-04
D. c. LINKSMEN BEHIND

Walper, Barnett, Cox Far Down
List in Hershey Open.
HERSHEY, Pa, September 4.-Or-
vile White of Overland, Mo-, five un-
der par with q So yesterday, held
two-stroke lead over Sam Snead and
Harry Cooper entering the second
round Of the Hershey open golf tour
nament today.
Three Washington entries were far
down the List. Leo Walper shot "a,
Bob Barnett. IS. and WHY Cox, 70.