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Evening star., 1937-07-11
Riddles

TODAY the Riddle Man has five rid
dies for you which came to him
from a party who liked them when
she was young" He hopes you can
guess them and that you'll still like
riddles when you're old.
l. What is the favorite fruit OF his
tory?
:. If boy broke his knee what
would he do?
3. If baby broke its knee, where
would it 60 for help?
4. What smells most in drug
store?
S. In what place are two heads
better than one?
Evening star., 1937-07-11
Residents of Capital Area Follow Varied Pursuits
Girl Works Out Method for '"Traveling" at HON
Builds Dutch ViI-
loge for First Jour.
ney to Holland.

NEE the world-even If you have
to do it In your own front yard,
says travel-minded Betty Ann
- Wine Of Lee Heights, Va.
And she's taken her own advice, for
though she's never been out OF the
United States. Betty Ann, neverthe-
less, has visited" one foreign coun-
try and expects to make more exten.
sive tours this Summer.
Her plan is simple.
Just select the country you want
to see, and build miniature town or
village from it out of cardboard. she
suggests. Such village can be set
up out in your yard or on the living
room floor And it's surprising how
much you can learn about the Gus
toms and geography of the country
you are visiting"
Betty Ann-who plans to put some
real miles behind her one Of these
days-started her home journeys with
Holland, because she was studying
that country at school.
>I1L lldu lloW DuJSii tlllI-
dren wear wooden shoes and odd
caps, and live along streets which are
really canals. She had learned further
how new sections of Holland are be-
ing made into solid land above what
was once the ocean and how red
topped roofs and tall churches are
characteristics of typical Dutch viii
lage. All OF these she carried out In
small reproduction of a town In
Holland she has built at her home
at 42l5 Larcum lane.
But what would village be with
out people to live in it9 Betty Ann
asked SO she made some Dutch paper
dolls, too-eirls with stiff lacy caps
and wide skirts, and boys with wide
pantaloons and tight fitting jackets.
Numerous other details have been
carried out.
A pair of nesting storks perch on
one Of her roof tops. because Hol-
landers think storks bring good luck.
A red ribbon on another dwelling in
dicates a Dutch boy baby has been
born there. On the canal boat
waits to take vegetables to market.
Everything in the village, in fact, is
Just as Betty Ann read about it in
all the books on Holland she could
find.
IN ADDITION to her Dutch village,
Betty Ann has started small
museum, where many countries are
represented
Assembled on table in her room
and guarded by large Please Do
Not Touch" sign, the museum is
growing rapidly. Articles include
turtle skeleton, shells, rocks. pressed
flowers and leaves and specimens Of
butterflies. A long. thin stick tipped
with sulphur-one of the first matches
made in America-is there. with a
tiny straw donkey from Mexico and
a carved Swiss bird with a whistle
in its tail
One of the loveliest pieces is a
stained-glass Gothic window design
made of colored cellophane and card
board.
Churches In Holland have win
dows like this" Betty Ann explained.
Il made this one after I looked at
some colored pictures OF foreign cathe-
drals" She held the window up to
show the effect against the light.
Some day I hope to see the real
windows in the great European
churches" she declared.
And. of course, I want really to
go to Holland. If meet any Dutch
children I'll tell them all about our
country, so they can make minia-
ture American CITY,"
Evening star., 1937-07-11
An Insect TRAGEDY.

WHAT has become Of your
w brother7" inquired q friendly
mosquito.
He met q terrible fate" answered
the other. Those human beings
poured kerosene all over the place"
But he liked kerosene"
Yes, that was the trouble. He
gorged himself with it and then COL
lided with lightning bug"
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with skeleton figures, man running
or jumping, two men fighting, a dog
chasing q man, a dog jumping
fence, a horse running. and so on.
Your own creative ability should pro-
duce many clever strips and give you
lots of fun exhibiting your movie
Shov to your rfiendS.
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several inches back. yet in a direct
line with the peephole in cardboard
OBJ. This hole in A Is for holding
the wire axle in place on the base
board.
To keep the wire axle and the box
absolutely vertical, the top end Of
the wire viii have to Be bald With 4
Evening star., 1937-07-11
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Family Saved in Fire
When Home Burns
to the Ground.

nORIS HARRIS, II. of Fairfax
Station. Va. R. F. D. No /, re-
ports her most exciting adventure to
The Star as follows:
One night after everybody had
gone to bed and to sleep I woke up
choking with smoke.
Il jumped up and felt my way to
the door leading to my mother S
room. AS I looked around, blaze of
fire was running up the side of the
house next to my room window.
Il woke my mother as quickly as !
Evening star., 1937-07-11
Feast Is Means
OF Introduction

A FTER we have shared a meal with
some one, we feel much better ac-
Quainted, don't we? The custom of
introducing strangers to one another
1t feast dates from the time Of the
earliest men of whom we have any
record.
When tribesman brought home
bride from a neighboring tribe. it was
natural that his friends should look
upon the stranger with suspicion. She
might be possessed Of evil powers. She
might be the cause of calamity among
them.
So, in order to make her one of
themselves, feast was prepared. Meat
was roasted upon a great fire. and
the newcomer shared the food with her
husbands people. Then the captive
woman was considered member of
the tribe. and she was no longer
feared by those among whom she had
been brought to live.
Evening star., 1937-07-11
GOOD SALESMAN.

ONCE when was living in a small town near
a large city, used to walk from my home
down into the business district of the little town
each afternoon to buy an evening paper. During
the walk I passed probably dozen newsboys
selling papers on various corners, and would
buy my paper from any one Of them as the fancy
struck me.
But after a short time my attention was at
tracted to the boy who sold papers in front Of
the post Office. He a chubby little freckle-
faced lad always smiling and alert. I would
Evening star., 1937-07-11
ANSWERS.

l. Dates. 2 Go to the butcher and
get kidney (hid nee), 3. Go to the
butcher and get a Weinie twee knee.
/. Nose. S. In barrel.
Evening star., 1937-07-11

could and then ran back to my room
to wake my sister. She ran downstairs
to open the front door, and mother
got the small children out OF bed.
I'VE all rushed out of doors, and
soon after We got out the house fell
in We did not save anything but our
lives"
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would sell another 2cent get the
nickel when ngly refused he would A right Thank
Come again"
did back again. and again
other And always he had his
smile and his THANK you and word about the important news OF
the That will along" real salesman.
Evening star., 1937-07-11
HEI,PFIu, GROCER

HELPFUL GROCER.
Mrs. Barker: How does it happen,
Mr.. Schmitzer, that you sent me only
II oranges when I ordered a dozen2
Grocer Schmitzer: You see. Mrs.
Barker, one Of them was bad I knew
you wouldn't want it, 50 threw it
out.
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Send your riddle to the Riddle Man
in care of this newspaper! If they are
good ones, he will print them with
your name.
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A real East West" friendship.

real friendship
Sch the between little
of UmkaW chancellor
Cynthia w.
of
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BAD LUCK.
why are you eating with your
knife"
My fork leaks"
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They're Experts.

T1TY BOARDER-I suppose you
hatch all these chickens yourself?
Farmer-No. We keep hens for tha4
purpose.
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y"
Take a four-letter word for place
to sit, add F, rearrange the letters and
form banquet.
Take four-letter word for a story,
add S, rearrrange and find something
to write on.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
Evening star., 1937-07-11

CURRENT ISSUE.
sHOW old is your baby brother7"
Hes this years model"
Evening star., 1937-05-07
NEW SCALP GIVEN
: WOMAN VICTIM
Sklr-grafting Operation Re-
ported by Dr.. James A.
! Cahi|I, jr.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

A skin-grafting operation by which
. Washington woman was provided
with an entirely new scalp and right
ear was reported at the scientific
assembly of the Medical Society of
the District of Columbia yesterday
by DR.. James A. Cahill, jr.
She was the victim of one of less
than 100 complete scalpings in medi-
cal records, aside from those in In
dian warfare. A seamstress in a
local factory her scalp and ear we're
pulled off when her hair was caught
IN the fywheel of a machine. Treat
ment in most of the past cases either
has been a complete failure or an
indifferent success.
The Washington surgeon used the
eo-called "tube-f1ap" method First,
two large flaps of skin were cut loose
from the woman's back at about the
level Of the shoulders. Only the
upper ends remained attached. They
we're twisted around so that the outer
sides would be uppermost. Then the
loose ends were grated to the severed
edge 70 the scalp on the lower part
of the neck.
Now Has Only Thin Scar.
When the blood supply had been
established in this flap from its new
attachment the other end was cut
loose from the shoulder, spread over
the entire scalp and attached to the
severed edge on the forehead The
graft took well, with the result that
the woman now has only thin scar
on the right side off her forehead
as memento of the accident.
The missing ear was replaced with
the flap from the right side Of the
back in much the same fashion.
This skin tissue was moulded with
a series OF operations so that it took
the form OF normal ear. To COM
plete the job bit of cartilage was
removed from the side and grated
in to form an ear flap. The entire
procedure required nearly eight
months.
Successful surgical treatment of
the strange condition of "webbed fin
gers an hereditary abnormality
which quite often is reported in medi-
cal records, was reported by DR.. Rob-
ert E. Moran. In this condition the
fingers of one, sometimes both, hands
are grown completely together so that
the hand is practically useless. Surgi-
cal treatment in the past has been
quite discouraging. When the fingers
we're cut apart skin did not grow
sufficiently to cover the separated
sides, AS result the fingers were
doubled up and the hand was still
useless.
In these hands DR.. Morgan found
between each two fingers what he
calls butterfly area" of inadequate
tissue. 1t extends for some distance
into the side of each finger and is
shaped like butterfly with partly
opened wings.
In he new operation the fingers
are first separated and then the
butterfly area" cut away. They are
replaced by skin tissue from some
other part of the body. Then the
fingers are pressed together again
with the result that once more the
hand is webbed. But after the new
tissue has had a canoe to become well
established in its new environment
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DR.. Moran again cuts the fingers
apart. There now is plenty OF skin
to cover them. The result is a per-
fectly normal hand.
Strange Nervous Maladies.
Strange nervous maladies were de-
scribed by DR.. F. j. Eichenlaub.
One is trichotillomania, or hair
pulling. 1t is found both in mental
hospitals and orphanages Victims
pull out patches of hair all over the
scalp, producing a bizarre patchwork
of badness. In the mental hospital
DR.. Eicnenlaub said, it is usually due
to an obsession of some kind, 5ut in
an orphanage it may occur as an
epidemic. One child has something
actually wrong with the scalp which
causes patches of hair to fall out. He
becomes an object of curiosity and
concern to those in charge. Other
children are jealous of the attention
he gets and try to make themselves
look like him.
Another is neurotic excoriation.
Eruptions appear on the skin in BIZ
zarre forms, such as straight lines and
sharp angles, never followed by ac-
tual infective processes This is
found IN insane hospitals, where it
Is form OF compulsion neurosis. The
victims are impelled to scratch them
selves just as other insane persons
are compelled to swallow needles, ETC.
1t also, DR.. Eichenlaub said, often
is found in general practice by ma
fingers who have suits against their
employers or against some public
utility. There may have been
slight breaking out" in the first
place, but they continue it by the use
OF their f1ngernails or acid
1t also is found, he said, in other
wise apparently normal persons who
develop fixed delusion that there
is some parasite under the skin and
are perpetually trying to scratch it
out. They tell the doctor the scratch
marks were made by the parasite.
"Pickers' Disease"
Still another was the so-called
"pickers' disease" The victims seem
compelled to pick at some rough
part OF the skin until they produce
sores which may be difficult to cure.
Once started, habit gets the best of
them and they cannot stop. Often
they believe they are suffering from
some malignant infection.
An actual condition induced bv the
nerves, he said, is "hyperhydrosis. )"
excessive sweating, especially of the
palms of the hands and soles of the
feet. No demonstrable organic cause
can be found for it, he said, and it
Is believed undoubtedly to be due to
highly nervous condition.
Still another malady is excessive
Itching of some part of the skin for
which there is no sufficient physical
cause, although it may bring the VIC
time extreme discomfort. This also,
DR.. Eichenlaub said, is referred from
the nerves and may result from a
badly cooked meal, overwork, disap-
polntment in love or hundreds OF
similar causes.
Evening star., 1937-05-07
Hanrahan to Talk at V. PI

ARLINGTON, Va, May (SpeciaD =.
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han will leave today for Blacks
burg, Va, where on Saturday he will
speak at the eleventh annual meeting
OF the Virginia Social Science Asso-
clation, at Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute. His subject will be, "v1hy the
Delay in Reorganization of County
Government"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24
TORRINCTON COPS
 TOPLAY FIREMEN

Torrington, July 24-There will be but one ball game in Torrington Sunday but this game Is one of the most important of the year for some of the fans. It is the annual Police Bremen game, staged at Fuessenich Park every year, and plenty of rib ping takes place between the mem- bers of the two departments of the city. There are more prizes offered for individual and team accom- plishments in this game than any other time during the baseball sea- son, the leading prize being the Michael's Trophy.
 The starting chucker for the fire men will be Charley Herpich, with Bill Hoysradt, ST. doing the receiv- ing. Others included in the lineup are: Massut, Rosenbeck, Larry Hoysradt, Rougoet, Hohenesse, and Downs, and other capable ball handlers. The pavement pounders starting battery will see Eddie Mur- phy on the mound with Chief Hugh Meade and Hefty Savage dividing the catching honors. Other members of the team to be seen in action will include Harry Copley, Mgr. Barbiere, Considine, Wall, Bierce, LefIoskey, Ddenski, and few other members of the force.
 Game time is slated to be at 2:30 with Mayor Ernest E. Novey throw ing out the first ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24
FULTON PARK
 BASEBALL LIST FOR NEXT WEEK

300 8. m.-silver Stars vs Tab
 Midgets. 10:30 a. m.-TrojanS vs Vi-Ru-
 Cats.
 200 p. m:-Hamilton vs Fulton
 Cat Fulton). 400 p. m.-Junior Knights vs
 Diamonds. Tuesday, July 27- 800 a. m.-Pilgrim Jrs. vs Bull
 dogs. 10:30 a. m.-Tabs vS Vi-Ru-Cats. 200 p. m.-Meteors vs Trojans. 400 p. m.-Cracker Hills vs Cru
 saders. Wednesday, July 28-- 800 a. m.-Meteors vs Bulldogs. 10:30 a. m.-Crusaders vs Junior
 Knights.
 200 p. m.-Fulton vs Fuller Cat Wednesday, July 400 p. m.-Pilgrim Juniors vs
 Diamonds. Thursday, July 29- 800 a. m.--Cracker Hills vs Vi-
 Ru-CatS. 10:30 a. m.--Tabs vs Trojans. 400 p. m.-Pilgram Jrs. vs Cru-
 SaderS. Friday, July 30- 800 @. m.-Cracker Hills vs Tabs. 10:30 a. m.-Bulldogs vs Trojans. 200 p. rl1.-Junior Knights vs Vi-
 Ru-CatS. 400 p. m.-Meteors vs Crusaders Saturday, July 3l- 300 a. m.--Bulldogs vs Diamonds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24
LABUT|S GAINS
 PCA SEMI FINALS
Young Chase Player Has Good Chance for Title;
 Burke Beaten

NewMgton, Conn.,, July "A (UP) Four of the younger set of the states professional golf contingent will battle 1t out tomorrow for the championship of the Connecticut Professional Golfers Association at Indian Hill Country club.
 Al Labutis, Chase, will meet Ilcb Perkins. Stafford Springs, in the first semi-final match, while Henry Gerardi, home club assistant, will match shots with Wally Martin, Norfolk pro.
 The quartet of youngsters elim- mated some of the best of the old CT pros in Connecticut during two rounds of match play yesterday.
 Gerardi defeated Don Canausa, and Herb Armstrong, Goodwin Park, in his twin rounds, while Perkins disposed of George Seibert, Wampanoag, and Jack Williams, New Haven.
 Wally Martin defeated Paul Bell, Torrington, in 21 holes and then vanquished Cliff Bruneau, Wood bridge Hills, 2 and 1 in the night cap. Labutis defeated Eddie Burke, 3 and 2 Naugatuck, in his morning round and then went on to edge Graham Reid, Pennington, and 2 in the afternoon skirmiSh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24
BETTINA AND LIPPS
 AT BEACH TONIGHT

Walnut Beach, July 24-Melio (Mike) Bettina, Beacon, N. Y and Joe Lipps, Atlanta Ga, meet in the eight-round star bout heading a professional fight card at Walnut Beach Stadium tonight. The first bout will start at 800.
 With Lipps out to gain revenge for a 10-round setback suffered at the hands of Bettina at Florida sev- eral months ago, the customers can expect some red, hot fighting. Bet- tina light-heavyweight, has been campaigning in the heavy weight ranks of late, with 8 fine record. Lipps will sport a weight advantage over the New York Ital- ian, but Bettina figures to offset this with additional hitting power.
 Ruby Bradley, veteran Holyoke, Mass, Negro featherweight, will box Biff Lemieux, New Bedford, Mass, in the six-round semi-final. Le- mieux has been going along at a fast clip and hopes to turn in a win over the popular Bradley.
 Irish Johnny Sullivan, New Haven will box Jackie Wolgast, New Bed- ford middleweight, in i've rounder, while another five will bring together Gene Gregory, New Haven, and Red Dupre, New Bed ford lightweight.
 Frankie Young, hard-hitting New Haven welterweight boxes Al Comes, New Bedford, in the opening four.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24
ALLEY OWNERS
 OUTING SUNDAY

Several of Waterburys better duck in bowlers have made plans for at- tending the first annual outing of the Connecticut Alleys Owners as- sociation, to be held tomorrow after noon at the Arbieter Maenner Chor Park in West Haven, where the out standing bowlers of the state will gather for good time and to do what they can to promote interest in the bowling game. George L. Ise- mann of Washington, D. C., execu- tive secretary of the National Duck pin Bowling Congress will be among the prominent guests to address the bowlers and will probably have something to say about the next U. s. Sweepstakes which will again be held in Waterbury next Jan- iiary. Joseph Tone, state labor com- missioner and George B. Parker of WilIimantic, president of the state bowling association will also be 8AEHA#t it 4HE MI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24
MEDWICK DOWN TO
 .4O4 STILL LEADS

New York, July 24-(UP)-Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals out fielder, and Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees first baseman, continue in the major league batting leads, &C., cording to the official averages re- leased today and including games of Thursday.
 Medwicks average dropped from All to .404 but he continued to hold a substantial lead over Paul Waner, Pittsburgh, who had an average of BIT. Gabby Hartnett, Cubs, dropped from second to third with an average of .376.
 Gehrig dropped eight points as his average shrank to .37l. Sam West, St. Louis Browns, climbed from sixth to second, adding 13 points to his average for .360. Cecil Travis, Washington, dropped from second to third with .359.
 Lou Fette, Boston Bees, took the National league pitching lead, with 12 victories and 3 defeats. Red Ruffing, Yankees, came up to tie Roxie Lawson, Detroit, for the American league pitching lead, each with 12 victories and 2 defeats.
 The other leaders follow:
 Runs-(M-Galan, Chicago 75: (A)-DiMaggio, New York, 79.
 Hits-(N-Medwick, St. Louis, 129; (A)-Bell, St. Louis, 118.
 Doubles-(N-Medwick, 34; (A) -Bonura, Chicago, 31.
 Triples - (N) - Vaughan, Pitts burgh, 10; (A)-Kreevich, Chicago and Kuhl, Washington, 10 each.
 Home runs-(N)-Medwick, POI: (A)-DiMaggio, 25.
 Runs batted in-(N)-Medwick, 94; (A)-Greenberg, Detroit, 93.
 Stolen bases-(N)-Galan, IS; (A) Chapman, Boston, g.
 Club batting-(M-Chicago .293; (A)-New York .292.
 Club fielding-(N-Chicago .977; (A)-Detroit .978.
 The 10 leading batmen in each league:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-24
hsAISON SEEMS
 SURE OF TROPHY
One More Win Retires Longwood Cup-Mrs.
 Sarah Fabyan Beaten

Brookline, Mass, July 24.-(UP) With his right forearm bandaged tightly, Winner Allison of Austin, Tex, today opposed eight-seded Gil- bert Hunt, Washington, D. C., in the final match for possession of the Longwood Bowl, at the 45th Longwood tennis tournament.
 Entering the final round by vir- tue of his sweeping 6-2, 9-7, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Gardner Mulloy of Coral Gables, Fla, in the semi-finals yesterday, the former national champion will permanently retire the famed trophy today should he beat Hunt.
 Fresh from her upset victory over top-seeded Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Eabyan in yesterdays semi-finals, Mrs. John Van Ryn of Philadelphia, seeded fourth, faced the hard-hit- ting Helen Pedersen of Stamford, Conn, seeded second in the wo- mems finals today.
 Finding 1t unnecessary to extend Himself after winning the first set easily from Mulloy yesterday, Allison ioafed in the second, and was forced to sixteen games. With the score nt two-all in the third set, Allison swept the last four games.
 Hunt defeated his doubles partner yesterday, second-seeded Bob Har- man, Oakland, Calf, 4-6, 7-5, 5-7, d-i, 6-O, eliminating the only na- kicnally ranked player in the mems tourney. Harman is ranked 18th.
 Mrs. John Van Ryn whipped Mrs. Kpabyan, ranked third nationaly, when the latter tired and blew a B-3 lead in the third set, losing 4-6, e-3, 7-5.
 ' Miss Pedersen smashed her way Into the final round by conquering lifth-seeded Virginia Rice Johnson pf Boston, 6-4, 6-4.