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Evening star., 1937-11-28

tionary Force and also in the French
army. World War and later the Ameri-
can EXpeditionary Force. During that
service he started collecting World
War posters, of which he has 4 900, and
World War medals
The medals always caught my eye
SO be made me custodian of his COL
lection Of l.400. These include medals
from the entire world, all armies and
navys. also regimental collar orna-
ments. and believe me the ones from
the foreign armies are very beautiful.
Daddy and Mother often have the
medals on display. so great care and
attention has to be given in taking
special care OF the ribbons as hum
dreds can't be replaced. Also, many
| countries of the period are no more
and the medals don't run in dupli-
Gates either.
We'll, not only do pack the medals
carefully. because of the finish in
metals and enamel. but just before
an exhibit they have to be polished
and brushed up with the finest grade
| Of silver polish. and that's my job, too.
Before q medal can be touched each
ribbon has TO be placed in a cloth sack
to protect 1t from stain. etc
Now. other girls have hobbies that
are Interesting, but I wonder if any
other hobby embraces art. history and
value like mine. Daddy says I am
,raS aryjnu Spp,afhipo Fnr ,>net ar;t1,
hope so, and hope to exhibit them,
too.
May I mention a few of the med
ais?
We have one given to member Of
the crew that sank the S. S. Lusi-
tania. Also, We have the medal and
arm band issued by the Committee
International Of the Red Cross Gen.
eva, to the man who served in Ger
many for the Red Cross in prison
Camps where Allies soldiers were held
prisoners Of war.
Another medal came from the no
blity of Austria and has q secret COM
partment for drug or poison. In fact,
Daddy claims we Che and u have
them all.
Now. don't think for one minute
we missed or sighted the United
States medals, for We have these, also.
Il hope you like my story and can
use it. don't believe very many girls
my age nave such a hobby and, may
/ say. the responsibility
"YOurs very truly,
LORRAINE McCRAHON."
Evening star., 1937-11-28
animals Face
Food Problem

WE HUMANS, who take our bread
In our hands and carry it without
further ado to our mouths and in
emergencies cup our hands to carry
water to our lips, seldom consider
the problem which confronts most
animals obliged to get food to their
mouths without the use Of hands.
The monkey is the only animal
which is as we'll off in this respect as
man. Mice and squirrels and chip
munks do nearly as well, by sitting
up and employing their forepaws to
grasp food and to carry it to their
mouths.
The praying mantis, skinny, ugly
insect uses its front praying" legs to
carry food to its mouth. And crabs
and Holsters are not badly off because
their pincers end in two fingers with
which they can carry food
For convenience in getting food to
its mouth the elephant. with its long,
1.-THE trunk. comes next. This trunk.
which is really only a stretched-out
nose. not only carries the elephants s
food from considerable distances, but
it easily picks up choice morsels with
the lip-like end Of the trunk.
Most birds use their tongues and
bills only to get food with, but the
owl and the parrot stand on one foot
and pick up insects with the other.
balancing quite comfortably on q
single leg.
Evening star., 1937-11-28

time, talks by members are given and
the speakers try to bring out the re-
lationship between all Of the units.
Not only does this club afford its
members many enjoyable hours. but it
also lays the foundation for work Its
members hope to do when they gradu-
ate
Probably the most ambitious unit Of
the club TO date Is the radio unit.
Members Of this branch hope to start
an amateur radio station in the not
too distant future. Also, several MEM
bers Of this unit are working, through
the club, for radio operator licenses.
The camera club Is experimenting
on new types OF picture development.
The aviation unit is modelling planes
and plans to build model with a gaso-
line motor.
The club Is headed by Julian Lorenz
and Ethel Allison is secretary. Joseph
Cryden, physics instructor, is faculty
adviser.
Right now the club as a whole is
working on program for a school
assembly. As feature of this pro-
gram, the radio unit Is planning to set
up tranSmitter for broadcast from
All automobile on the outside.
The Scientific Hobbies Club, by the
way, is only weeks old, but it seems
destined to have lively future.
Well, good luck to these young scien-
fists!
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used until it is possible to remove the
paper and still retain the form of the
glass
Now stand the glass on the table,
placing the cone over it.
Suddenly pretend to remember that
sheet of paper must be placed under
meath the glass. AS the paper is laid
on the table by member of the audi
ence you lift the paper cone with the
glass inside from the table and hold
it over your lap. Making certain that
the bottom of the cone is below the
table top. quietly drop the glass out
into your lap!
Now, when the cone is placed back
on the tai BILE, it will look as if the glass
is still inside, for it retains the same
shape as before.
Holding the cone with one hand,
bring the other down sharply upon 1t,
smashing it upon the table.
At the same time you smash the
cone on the table let the glass slide
gently from your lap to the floor and
in this way you can show the spec
tators how the glass penetrated the
table.
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acquaintance. He began to discover
various lunchrooms nearby where the
| folks were friendly, and time proved
that he has not averSe to begging for
bone. Then, II years ago, when
Magruder'S grocery store moved on to
the corner of Eighteenth and M
| streets, he developed a sweet tooth.
Finding friend in L. o. Slack, man.
ager OF the store, Sparkle formed the
habit Of dropping in for a visit and
receiving sweet cake during the call.
In fact. he grew very particular
about that cake. II it were not of the
finest quality Sparkle wasn't inter-
ested. Also, if it were little too hard
for his preference, he refused it firmly.
Nor were sweet cakes his only in
dulgence. The Checcias, being very
fond Of their dog, found themselves
tempting his appetite. and Sparkle
was introduced to such delicacies as
ice cream and warm coffee, the latter
properly favored with sugar and
cream.
THE result of so much attention is
that today, going on 19 years old,
Sparkle Is a pretty thoroughly spoiled
dog-but also one that is pretty gen.
orally loved
Due to his advanced age. he sleeps a
lot-in the summer curled up on a rug
just outside the door of the Checcias
shop and in the winter curled up in
side. He makes his daily rounds on
schedule though. First he calls on his
favorite lunchroom, about block be-
low his home. and waits outside the
door for gift. If this is not forth
coming quickly enough, Sparkle con-
tinues on down the street q little to
the lunchroom that Is his next pref
erence.
Then, around l o'clock, he calls on
Mr.. Slack at Magruder's. II the man.
ager happens to be out, his secretary
is instructed to look after Sparkle and
bark or two is all that is necessary
to insure service.
The rest Of the day, for the most
part, is devoted to short maps and then
little quick Journeys out into the street,
for Sparkle has numerous friends
around he likes to greet.
He was stolen once-but returned
home, with piece Of leash around
his neck, which he had evidently
broken with his teeth:
He came back full of excitement
and barking just as if he had to tell
us about it," Mr. Checcia recalled.
If Sparkle could talk, I think hed
be human. He wants to talk. Some
times, think he can talk"
Mr.. Checcia can reminisce for hours
about Sparkle. How he understands
two languages, Italian and English.
How he runs along the street witr.the
neighboring children and nips them in
the ankle If they outdistance him.
He doesn't hurt them," he explained,
but he just wants to tell them they
can't run any faster than he can"
How he goes up to the water trough
at Eighteenth and M streets on hot
days, takes drink and then leisurely
bath, followed by nap in the park,
to cool himself of.
One thing he doesn't like to talk
about, though, is Sparkie's old age.
After having the dog for more than 18
years he can't bear the idea of a
parting, and he's afraid Sparkle won't
be here much longer.
Sparkle, however, seems to enjoy
his seniority. The older he grows the
more people seem to think of him.
And If he were asked to give his recipe
for a successful old age, he'd probably
say, Just make as many friends as
you can"
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Riddles

HERE we are again with five teaseF,
all sent in by girls. And they ale
good ones. But what's wrong with you
boys? How about sending the Riddle
Man some OF your favorites?
l. If you were to throw . white
stone into the Red Sea, what would It
become?-Kathryn Price
2. What forest has no leaves?-Betty
Liptrap.
8. What is in patches yet never had
q hole?-Josephine Smola.
4. Why isn't dogs tail like q rich
man?-Betty Cortright.
5. What fruit is to be found on 3
dime?-Helen Kulina.
ANSWERS.
I. Wet. 2. A pine forest. 3. Cab.
bage. 4. A rich man keeps two cars
and . dogs tail keeps s-waggin'
(wagon). .. A date.
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Title Lends
Mystery
Vanishing Glass
Reappears
By Magic.
BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.

BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.
NO DOUBT you will wonder what
can be the outcome of trick
with such q name as our effect has
this week-"Vani-tration" AS q mat
ter Of fact, you may think that many
times when you read these articles
However, in using these titles I am
trying to give you an idea of what to
call the tricks when presenting them
to an audience.
Some day you may want to get up
written or printed program for one OF
your shows and then you will have an
idea of how to put bit Of mystery
even into the program.
Perhaps you have already solved the
mystery of the word "Vani-tration."
At any rate. If you haven't, I'll tell
you now that since the trick is both 4
vanish and penetration, have COM
bined the two words and produced
the title, "Vani-tration."
Effect: The magician shows a glass
tumbler and paper cone fashioned
to fit over it. He places the glass on
a table at which he is sitting and puts
the cone over the glass
Now. with one long sweep, the per-
former smashes the cone.
The glass has vanished! !
To the audiences great surprise the
entertainer then reaches under the
table and brings forth the glass. prov
ing that the glass penetrated the
table and fell to the floor!
Explanation: The paper cone Is
made beforehand by wrapping a piece
Of newspaper around the glass, to be
Evening star., 1937-11-28

|
| large brindle and white dog, whose
| parents We're bull dog and a
collie, he lives with Mr.. and Mrs.
| Pasqualino Checcia at their home,
| 1l74 Eighteenth street NV, where they
have a shoe shop. 1t cannot strictly
be said that he belongs to the Chez
cias-that is, that he belongs only to
the Checcias-for Sparkle long ago
adopted his whole neighborhood Even
people who have only occasional busi-
| ness to take them into the vicinity of
the Checcia shop seem to have a
proprietary interest in Sparkle. Maybe
it would not be saying too much to
say that Sparkle belongs to WASH
ington
He was born in March, 1919, in the
same house in which he's now living
and the years have done little to I'M
pair his health. He is slightly deaf,
1t is true, but his vision is still good
and he's able to enjoy a bone. His
general we'll being is all the more
remarkable because of the fact that
Sparkle has always gone his own
way-With little regard for the hazards
of traffic.
His outstanding quality, perhaps, is
an abundant friendliness, which he
began to display When he was still
a pup.
THE Checcias have two daughters,
one little older than Sparkle and
one little younger.
When they we're small Sparkle took
it upon himself to keep the children
amused. but his duties did not end
there. He set himself up as their per-
sonal guardian, and when Mrs. Chec-
cia wantedSto call either of them home
she sent Sparkle out after them.
Neither Lena nor Marguerite ever
disobeyed Sparkie's orders when he
interrupted a visit with bark that
meant Your mother wants you," Mrs.
Checcia says.
Soon, however, Sparkle enlarged his
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Posers

1--WE Of the following statements are
true and three of them are false.
Can you hnd the true ones, and cor
rect the other three?
l. Vodka is drink associated with
Russia.
2. Mckinley was the President re-
sponsible for the completion Of the
Panama Canal.
8. The god of war is known as Mars.
4. Kipling wrote Captain Courage
ous.''
S. Beethoven was a famous COM
poser of orchestra music.
6. The guillotine was used in France
during the World War.
7. Little Eva is a character appear
ing in Uncle Toms Cabin"
8. Rosa Ponselle is noted today for
her ability to play the violin.
ANSWERS.
l. True. 2. False (Theodore Roose-
velt). 8. True. 4. True. 5. True. s.
False (used during the French Revolu-
tion). Z. True. 8. False. (Metropoli-
tan Opera starr.
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Big Bird Cage
Easy to Build

Recently I saw something you'd like
to have: a big bird cage 1t was on
the lawn of nice house and it con-
tanned q whole lot of different kinds
of small cage birds. They were flying
around in the sunlight, twittering and
chuckling to each other. and their
flashing bits Of color added whole
lot to the attractiveness of the place.
The cage was about feet high at
the sides. with peaked roof that ran
up 2 or feet more. The sides
were about 8 feet long and 4 or feet
wide. The roof was made Of matched
boards and covered with asphalt
shingles.
The frame was OF two-by-fours, cross
braced. and at one end was boarded
up place made into nesting compart-
ments. with holes about 2 inches in
diameter bored for entrances At the
back . hinged board opened on the
nests.
Roosts were fastened on the Sides
but not across the full width of the
wage, HOSou1S Ay AAS bIuS IllSIIt SlIAhS
them and be injured. Cuttlefish was
held in wooden clips at various points
The floor was made Of wire netting
and the loose grain and droppings fell
through to the ground.
The wire netting all over both sides
and the end opposite the nests was
half-inch cellar window wire.
On the floor were hoppers Of feed
and crockery fountains for water. In
the center big shallow pan held bath
water, and those birds were certainly
spattering themselves!
There were strawberry finches in
the cage, and canaries, linnets and
parakeets. There were blue, green
and yellow varieties of these.
They all got along well together,
too. Some were 30 tame they'd hop
up to examine the human beings that
looked at them. ..............
Evening star., 1937-11-28
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Search Averts
Suffocation
In Home.

T EO UTTERBACK, 13, of 1906 Ran
dolph street NV. reports to The
Star that his most exciting adventure
ccurred eight years ago.
Il had been left alone with my
older brother, who was told to lock
the bedroom door," he wrote, "but my
brother fell asleep without doing so
Il was awake, so I got up and
went into another room in which
there was an air-tight wardrobe.
climbed inside tn play and acci-
dentally closed the door which could
only be opened from the outside.
When my mother came home and
went into the room to get me I was
Evening star., 1937-11-28

hobby
But let Lorraine tell about 1t her
self. Here's letter from her written
In last week to the editor OF this page:
Dear Sir:
Il believe that my hobby, a large
and historical one. possibly has no
equal, even If you and l include mu-
seums. For my daddy does visit all
the museums in the many cities here
in the United States, Canada and even
Europe, and he thinks So Now may
I tell you about my hobby?
My daddy, Edward H. McCrahon.
served in the Mexican Border Expedi-
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Did You Notice

That yonng readers OF this page
hare contributed three OF the
stories used today
An unusual hobby. caring for
fine collection of medals, is de-
scribed in q letter by Lorraine
McCrdhon, II, OF 2526 Seuen-
teenth street NV.
. Impressions OF school life In
Sutherland are gipen in q letter
from JacQueline Cherallaa. IS. OF
112l NeU Hampshire avenue NV.
And Gloria Lubar. II. Of, 1916
Park road NV. continues a series
OF articles on Gibbs.
The Star TiV be glad to receire
similar articles from youthful
readers OF the Children's Page.
II the letters are interesting
enough they miH be published as
UritfeH.
Evening star., 1937-11-28

ERECTION Of the bronze
statue OF Freedom on the
dome of the Capitol, in 1868,
was accompanied by great Sc
crecy. The War Between the
States was in progress, and
Washington was encircled by
forts. The thousands of soldiers
eneamped nearby had learned
that the hosting. Of flag from
the dome Of the Capitol would
signify its completion t.. and
awaited the event with interest.
Though the nnal work on
Evening star., 1937-11-28

Motor trips enable us TO study geoR-
raphy at first-hand, so We'll give you
some motoring word chains. Change
only one letter at time and always
form genuine word.
Change TANK to FULL In five
moves.
Change NAIL to TIRE in five moves,
;
You shouldn't have much trouble
with this word square. The second line
means to wander, the third is level and
the fourth is proceeded.
G r E W
r.
w.
Each of the words below is kind
OF ship with the letters disarranged.
l. CHENOROS.
2. SPOOL.
3. .CURRIES.
4. FATERIG.
rDocc 1xyopD ny-17yr
Evening star., 1937-11-28

PLASTER CAST A BRONZE
STATUE CAPITOL
ON EXHIBITION AT THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE WHERE
WAS PLACED IN $780, THOUGH STATUE OF FREEDOM
MOULDED IN THE CLARK MILLS FOUNDRY IN BADENsBURG
THE CAST ITSELF MADE
FORD. MANY MSEAPS OCCURRED DURING JOURNEY FROM
ITALY TO NEW YORK. REQUIRED MONTHS. THE
VESSEL IN WHICH THE TRIP BEGAN SPRANG
THEN WAS SHPWRECKED ON THE ISLANDS EVENTUALLY
CHARTERED SHIP WAS SENT FOR
ITS IMMENSE szE-THE CAST is ALMOST 20 FEET
SCHOONER COULD NOT
WERE SENT SEVERAL MONTHS
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the building had been handi-
capped by war conditions, never.
theless, on December 2, at high
noon, as scheduled. the statue
was unveiled. At 1915 an
American flag fluttered above
the statue while q national
salute of IS guns was fired
from the field battery on Capi-
tol Hill. This salute was an
sWered by similar salutes from
Forts Stanton, Davis, Mahan,
Lincoln, Bunker Hill, Cameron,
Corcoran. and Scott among
others.
Evening star., 1937-11-28

HOBBIES CLUB.
This organiza-
ton Is divided
into three parts, q
camera unit, air.
plane unit and
radio unit. Each
unit meets every
other Wednesday
TO discuss, expert
ment with and
demonstrate its
own hobby.
Then, once a
month, all the
units get together
for a grand dis
nllSSiAn At this
Evening star., 1937-11-28

nowhere to be found. My mother
and brother started to look for me.
They could hear my faint cries, but
could not tell from where they were
coming. They thought had fallen
through the attic floor between the
walls.
After much frantic searching, my
mother happened to come into the
room where was and found me In
the wardrobe.
Il had large blue spots all over
me and it was long time before
regained consciousness
Evening star., 1937-11-28
The definitions

Inc QeIlnltlOnS.
HORIZONTAL.
l. Circumference, border.
9. Beams, as Of light
10. Ripped.
IL. Before.
IL. Young hog.
13. Steamship tabhro.
IA. North River (abbr.).
Is. Take notice (abbr.).
II. Night tabbr.).
18. A plaything.
20. A pad.
81. Adam and Ewes home.
%. Sport.
"a. Ruined.
VERTICAL.
l. introduced formally.
2. Organs Of hearing.
3. A grain.
4. Exists.
S. Eastern time (abbr).
6. Uppermost part
7. Ireland.
8. Remembered with regret.
Is. Argur, portend.
II. Title.
19. Affirmative.
20. A month in spring.
%. Same as horizontal.
%. Proceed.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
l. Pennant, pulley, pencil, pin, pad,
package, pen, pan. pot, pail, pumpkin,
puppy, purse, pitcher, pie, pajamas,
pipe, pegs, pocket, picture, paws.
2. The diamond is H, cob, Gala, Hol-
land, bland and D.
3. Bite, add r, form tribe. Lace,
add M, form camel.
4. Fair, fare.
Evening star., 1937-11-28
POetic.

"A PUPIL was asked to write a short
- verse using the words analyze
and anatomy. Here's what he pro-
duced:
my analyze over the ocean,
My analyze over the sea,
MY analyze over the ocean
O bring back my anatomy!"
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Dog Has Lived 19 Years
And Is Still Active
Sparkle Increases His Circle
OF Friends and Gets
Many a Feast.
BY FRANCES LIDE.

BE
record for dog-neary the old
| Washington. according
When the canine fortunate happens
the achievement takes Importance
Sparkle
The good many readers this
Evening star., 1937-11-28

S e v eral years
residence in the
U n t e d States,
have decided to
return to their
old hom ca
small Swiss city
of some $1,000
persons.
Things are diff
f e r e n TT h e
scenery, the peo-
pie, the language
and the schools.
E S p e C tally the
schools.
She thinks her
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Looking After War Medals
Is Fascinating Hobby
Lorraine McCrahon Tells How
She Takes Care of Her
Dads Collection.

(UsToD1AN of collection Of l4oO
that llyear-od girl would Andi
job that keeps Lorraine MCrahon
$ q
The medals Of collection
Crahon
Evening star., 1937-11-28
And II Had No Pa,v.

DURING the reading OF story q
teacher paused to ask his pupils II
they knew the meaning Of the phrase,
"the sharks hungry maw."
Its starving mother, sir" called out
0 little boy promptly.
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Girl Writes
Of Swiss
Experience
Student in Western
Has Memories of
Lake Geneva.

TURN the clock back five years and
try to imagine 10-year-old
American girl suddenly transplanted
from New York to Switzerland.
She is with her parents. who. after
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Hobby
Formed at
Wilson
Group Specializes
In Scientific
Interests.
BY GLORIA LUBAR.

STUDENTS Of Wilson High School
who are interested in scientific
hobbies are very much excited these
days. because club has just been Or
ganized at Wilson called the Scientific
Evening star., 1937-11-28

The Star tDill pay 81 for each
story it publishes on the subject
MY Most EXCITING Adventure"
,uritten by boy or girl reader
OF the paper.
Evening star., 1937-11-28
PARKED Too LOnp.

HOW MUCH does It cost to run your
car, Tom?"
II can't say how much it costs to
run it, but it has cost me over $50 to
leave 1t standing still"
Evening star., 1937-11-28
Residents of Capital Area Follow Varied Hobbies
Puzzles

i
HERE'S picture puzzle which will
be easy for all you geography
students.