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Evening star., 1937-10-24
Posers

/. What is the cover OF foot ball
made of?
:. What is the famous Leaning
Tower called? Where is it?
3. What is the British figure corre-
spending to Uncle Sam?
4. Who were the three Presidents
of the United States who were assasi-
mated?
S. Is a sponge derived from a plant
or an animal?
6. Explain the phrase playing pos
sum-"
7. What famous ship went down as
the result of collision with an ice
berg?
8. What is called the Dark Conti-
nent, and why?
ANSWERS.
/. Pigskin. 2. The Leaning Tower
of Pisa. It is in Pisa, city in the
northwestern part of Italy. 5. John
Bull. 4. William Mckinley, Abraham
Lincoln and James A. Garfield were
the three assassinated Presidents. 5.
Animal. 6. 1t means to "lie low and
keep quiet" The opossum, when pur-
sued, hangs on to branch and pre-
tends to be dead. T. The Titanic. 8.
Africa. so-called not because OF its
dark-skinned inhabitants, but because
of the great number and density OF
unexplored areas.
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Pictures Seen
In Star Groups

CONSULTATIONS are groups oi
~ stars, which ancient people, who
were always seeing things" anyway
believed looked like bears, or armored
men, or winged horses or birds.
To the ordinary person the sky seems
completely speckled with stars, and
although one can squint and make
a few of them seem to look like a
bear or scorpion, it is pretty difficult
to find them again the next night
But that is exactly what people who
lived hundreds of years ago did
exactly. And drew pictures of them
and wrote down the, names.
The Great Dipper is known to al
most every one. 1t can be found in
the northern sky on most any clear
night-seven stars, roughly outlining
a cup with a long, bent handle at
tached. Sometimes it is tipped and
again it is upright, depending on
whether it is Spring or Autumn. To
us it looks very much like dipper
But the ancient people did not know
what dipper was, and naturally they
didn't call it that. Instead, they
added some other stars to the group
and thought they saw a bear with
long tail. Quite poor bear, but SO
they called it. .
There are many consultations, and
they change places in the sky with
each change of season. One must
learn them for the whole year if one
wishes to know them all. But once
one knows them, it is easy. for they
come in the same order and in the
same places in the sky year after
year.
All of the stars really move, but
they are so far away from us that
they seem to stand perfectly still. The
most interesting thing about the con-
stellations is the stories of why the
Greeks and Romans called them what
they did. But that is another SUBJ
ject.
For us, they are things of beauty,
and mariners read them as easily as a
"landlubber" does a map-and know
exactly how to steer their ships.
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My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Ride on Elephant
Gives Thrill
To Visit.

HELEN McDORMAND. 13, of 404
Aspen street, Takoma Park, Md,
reports her most exciting adventure as
follows:
lone Summer two years ago I was
visiting relatives in Massachusetts, and
we decided to drive to New Hampshire
to visit the animal farm in Hudson.
After inspecting the bird and ami
NAL cages, I came upon some children
riding an elephant. I asked the train
er if I, too, might have ride. He told
he 1 could. / was very excited at the
thought.
"I climbed upon the elephants back
from a high platform. At first was
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KAY'S CORNER
BY KATHERINE HOUISON
TRIP TO GRAVE YARD.


THIS Halloween stunt is "spooky"
enough for the most hilarious
party, and sure to make cold chills
run up your spine before it's over.
The cellar makes fine graveyard. I"
Use about 20-watt bulb in the light
and cover it with green paper to give
dim, eerie light. Fasten it up so the
light doesn't strike the floor anywhere.
It's a good idea to have the house
rather dimly lighted, and when your
guests arrive, tell them you're taking
them to graveyard to see a new
stone.
Lead them to the cellar stairs and
start them down. At the foot of the
stairs you've placed a bed spring COW
cred with an old piece of carpet. You
can step to one side in the half-dark
so as not to give it away and listen
to the shouts and laughter as the
crowd founders around.
AS they go on they'll walk into piles
of "bones" which will rattle realistic
cally on the cement floor, causing more
thrills and chills. Use meat bones you
have saved or dry corn cobs for this.
Scattered over the floor the guests
will stumble onto bodies" made of
sacks stuffed with leaves or hay.
Finally, guided by you as host, some
one stumbles over some dirt just as
you warn them they're near an open
grave, and it's time to flash on some
lights and let them see what everything
is. The dirt has been brought in from
the garden and your new stone proves
to be an ordinary rock from the same
place, set at the head of the grave"
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Riddles

SOMETIMES it's a long time after
~ you send in your riddles until you
hear from the Riddle Man. But he
wants you to know that he receives
them all, and will write you letters as
soon as he can.
l. How can we always get dough?-
Mary Feagan.
2. A banana and an orange were
on a table, and the orange rolled of.
Why didn't the banana?-Gerald
Crandall.
8. Parts the laundry; parts a
weight; both make name we cele-
brate.-Lolita Lewis.
4. What has one head, one foot
and four legs?-Marvin Davis.
5. In what far land OF old renown
does every doughnut crisp and brown?
--Marilyn Levy.
ANSWERS.
/. By mixing flour and water. O.
The banana was yellow. 8. Washing
ton. 4. A bed. S. Greece.
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DAHLIAS, zinnias, asters, gladioli,
marigolds.

DAHLIAS, zinnias, asters, gladioli,
marigolds.
These mark a lovely autumn gar
den and a garden makes a swell
hobby. according to 10-year-old Char
lotte Schneider of 1850 Owen place
NE.
The best time of all in gardening
comes when you go out and gather
an armful of blossoms TO put in the
house or give them to your friends,
she says.
But gardening is fun all the way
through, from the first moment you
look at a catalogue to plan what you
wish to have, and even when you're
spending a lot of hours with the rake
and hoe, fighting insects and weeds,
she found.
Charlotte bought the bulbs and seeds
necessary for the garden she had
planned through her school and then
she enlisted the aid of a neighbor
in the project.
I'VE had never had flower garden
at our house before" she said. Il
chose the back yard for my garden
spot and did most of the work myself.
I even did some of the spading, but
my friend next door helped me lot"
Once the garden was planted, how
ever, the work had just begun. Char
lottle found that its care was enough
to keep her busy most of the summer.
Plants had to be tended at least three
times a week and it was usually neces-
sary TO water the ground around them
every other day.
The work was we'll worth the effort,
though, and until frost came the
Schneider home was kept gay with at
tractive bouquets. which were all the
more appreciated because Charlotte
had provided them.
Shes going to have another garden
next year, too. she said, and one that
will begin to flower early in the spring.
I'm planning to get tulip bulbs to
set out very soon now" she explained,
land early next spring I'll get my
seeds planted. guess I'll keep on hav-
ing a garden for long time now"
Another interesting hobby for girls
was demonstrated at Wheatley this
fall when, in hobby show sponsored
by the school PIT. A., 6-year-old Rita
Botkin entered marionette doll made
out of an old silk stocking stuffed with
cotton.
Two long strings attached to the top
of the dolly's head and one at the tip
of each arm were sewed to small
square of pasteboard so that, by little
manipulation, the doll was able to
achieve a good many life-like motions.
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frightened at being so high in the air,
but the animal trainer assured me /
was perfectly safe. I felt much better
when he was seated beside me, though.
Then l began my ride.
Things looked very different from
so high in the air. What thrill it
gave me to think was riding live
elephant!
When I first started I could not
get accustomed to the swinging gait of
the animal, but once got used to it,
I could sit back and fully enjoy the
ride.
After a while I came back to the
platform. When had descended was
ready to go home and think of my
exciting event of the day."
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tions and other groups.
In addition. he's a member of the
art staff of the Western Breeze, his
high school newspaper, and is re-
sponsible for the decorative cartoon
which appears on the front page OF
the paper, which is published BIZ
weekly.
Attrac cted by the water-color exhibi-
ton at Western, We looked up the
young artist and found him modest
felloW-rather reluctant to talk about
himself.
He's been drawing and painting as
long as he can remember, he said. but
had never studied art until he began
his course at Western. He hopes 70
continue his art work at the Cor
coran next year, and eventually take
up commercial art.
That Western thinks we'll of his work
is attested by the one-man show-an
honor reserved for outstanding stu
dents His exhibition, which was
hung last Spring and is still in place,
includes five water-color paintings OF
scenes in Georgetown and Burleltn,
near his school. John, who likes sun
light and rural quiet, has managed
to imbue these scenes with that ef-
feet.
For several years, John said. he has
managed to earn small income from
painting posters, and for the past two
wears has landed the contract Tor
posters advertising the annual churcn
carnival held by Our Lady OF victory
Church.
He has another source Of income,
however, which has nothing to DO
with painting. For John likes string
music as hobby, and plays the guitar
in a small string orchestra. This
group gets together several times d
week for rehearsals. and frequently
plays for square dances in the vicinity
of Clarksburg, Md.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

TOHN PAUL JONES, often called
the Father of the Navy" is
commemorated as national hero
on Navy Day, october 81, by mill
tary and patriotic organizations.
One Of the first outstanding
heroes of the United States Navy,
Commodore John Paul Jones won
his greatest fame in l779, when, in
command of the Bon Homme Rich
ard, he captured the British vessel
Scraps in one of the greatest naval
combats in history. This episode
depicted on this memorial which
is inscribed: "In life he honored the
flag. In death the flag shall honor
him."
Born In Scotland, he was chris
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Eskimo MuklMkS.

NGUKLUKS are boots worn on long,
- snowy trails in Winter; they are
made of deerskin, padded with sweet
grass inside and beautifully beaoeo
and dyed. The Eskimo women soften
the soles of the boots by chewing the
hide for sewing. If they are not sewn
properly water gets to the feet IN
Winter and freezing may set in. The
most popular Eskimo girl is one VINO
has strong teeth-she gets all the
beaux!
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nlDlllOn Oh WdUSI-
color pictures.
which is hanging
in the lobby on
the second floor
at Western High
School.
John also Is
winning a repu-
tation for himself
as a commercial
artist a in his
n e i g h b orhood,
and for several
years has been
receiving S m a ii
contracts for pos
ter work from
church organiza-
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tened John Paul and assumed the
Jones' after coming to America.
Apprenticed to shipmaster at the
age of IL, at II he had risen to
second mate; at 81 was sea cap
tain; at % became first lieutenant
for the Continental Government in
the American Revolution, and a
captain at 20. Later he served as
rear admiral in the Russian service.
John Paul Jones died in Paris at
the age of As, was buried in the old
st. Louis cemetery for foreign Prot
estants. His remains were brought
to America in 1905 and placed in
the marble sarcophagus in the crypt
of the Naval Academy Chapel,
Annapolis, Md, permanent
shrine.
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Eskimo UmiQkS.

ESKIMO umiaks are truly magic
boats; they are a veritable boat
overcoat" which one may actually
wear" in the water The boat is
made of waterproofed skins, long and
narrow, with seat hole in the center.
Eskimos don their waterproofed
clothes, then step into the seat hole
of the boat. There is a drawstring
in this and they pull it up securely
about their waists and are ready to
paddle off. The Eskimos are very
skillful in handling umiaks and can
turn completely over in the water
with them, coming up dry as bone
on the other side!
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Rabbit Foot
Is Emblem
For Club
Makeup Tasks
Included Under
Its Duties.
BY GLORIA LUBAR.

The words Rabbits Foot Club" may
mean nothing to you, but they cer-
tainly spell good time to so Central
High School students.
This is a makeup club, started 10
years ago by Central High teacher,
Miss Martha E. Griggs.
The name is significant, combining
the symbol of good luck associated
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Just as a Favor

"HAVE you seen my dog this
morning?"
Seen him? I should think / have"
said the butcher. He came in here
and stole a leg of lamb, bit my leg,
and then upset q customer into some
eggs"
Dear me! Well, I wonder if you'd
mind putting this Lost notice In
your Window"
Evening star., 1937-10-24
School Art
Is Way to
Success
Western Student
Has One.Man
Exhibition.

lust II, and still a high school
student, John Oakley of 5042 Con-
duit road northwest already is enjoy
ing taste of success in the field he
hopes to follow in the future-art.
His most noteworthy achievement
to date, perhaps, is "one-man" ex-
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2. The diamond is S, rim, RACES,
signals, mealy, sly, S.
8. PASS - past - pact - pack -
pick - KICK.
BACK - buck - puck - punk -
PUNT.
A. Bench, ball. bucket, blanket, belt,
bird. buckle, board. band, basket,
bandage, bottle, bag, back, bush,
baton, banners.
S. Whenever we needed three points
we could generally depend on Pete to
deliver a field goal.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

with the rabbits
foot and the ira
dition that a
rabbits foot is
considered a ne
cessity in a make
up kit because it
makes makeup
go on smoother.
Central has long
been known for
its excellent pub
lie dramatic per-
formanceS. But
before this club
W as organized
there was always
one drawback -
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She's q Cat

JONES: I want to get divorce from
my wife. / work like a horse all
day, and when go home she treats
me like dog.
Magistrate: I think you've come to
the wrong place. You'd better go and
see the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals.
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Gipe Dad Credit.

TEACHER docking over Teddy's
i home work. don't see how it's
possible for a single person to make
so many mistakes.
Teddy (proudly)-It isn't single
person, teacher. Father helped me.
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He Got Zero.

A TEACHER was giving his class
a lecture on charity. Willie" he
said, eff saw boy oeating donkey.
and stopped him from doing so, what
virtue should I be showing7"
Willie (promptly)-"Brotherly love-"
Evening star., 1937-10-24
House That Jack Built

>HEEE are eXcept10ns 20 al ruIes,
you know"
Indeed. Where's the exception to
the rule that we all must die?"
"Ah, that's the exception to. the
rule that all rules have their excep-
tions."
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Trv the Ice Box.

EIRST Cannibal drumming into
camp: "Is late fo' dinna?"
Second Cannibal: you is; every
body's eaten"
Evening star., 1937-10-24

the expense of hiring professional
makeup artist before each play. so,
YOU see, organization of the RABBITS
Foot Club was almost necessity.
On Joining the club, members have
to go through an initiation, by SUD-
mitting to makeup applied by other
members. And-well you just can't
tell how these poor Perc Westmores OF
the future will turn out.
The club membership is limited to
SO, and so cents in dues Will cover
each members entire stay in the club.
Meetings are held every Friday, when
members experiment on each others
faces for the program.
At present Miss Lottie Fahrenbruch
is the faculty adviser, working with
Miss Griggs, founder of the club. New
officers have just been elected. They
are: Jean Duke, president; Anne
Mckinley, vice president; Georgia
Gianarakos, secretary; Annette Bur-
roughs, treasurer, and Jacquiline Wal
dron, makeup custodian. Many for
mer members of the club have gone
ahead in theatricals. To mention one
case, Dorothy Croissant, now cos
tune designer at the Roadside Theater,
is a former member of the club.
would like to add that quite
number of these Rabbits" are hired
by amateur organizations as makeup
artists.
Editors Note: Are you member
of an unusual club? Would you like
to see an article describing its activities
published on this page? Gloria Lubsr
IA. of 1346 Park road is writing this
series of stories on interesting clubs
organized by boys and girls in Wash
ington. You may get in touch with
her by calling the editor of the Chill
dren's Page of The Star at National
5000, Extension 260.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
YOUNG Residents of Capital Follow Varied Pursuits and Hobbies
Puzzles

4
PROBABLY you have "ducked" for
apples many times, and know
how much fun it is. Therefore. you'll
enjoy our apple this week, which we
give you In honor of Halloween.
A HALLOWEEN APPLE.
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In Riqhf Place

" 4 RUDDER," explained the boy
who knew his boats, SIS stern
Evening star., 1937-10-24

A,D! Flies Don't Wear Shoes.
IBID you hear about the boy who
- got job in a blacksmith shop?
Seems he was too small to shoe horses,
30 they put him TO work shooing flies.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
HORIZONTAL.

HORIZONTAL
l. Exclamation.
8. Him.
5. A motor car.
Z. Semi-precious stone.
8. A male deer.
10. Bishop (abbr).
IL. Breathing organ.
IL. Indefinite article.
10. Butter substitute (abbr).
IA. A monster.
is. Electrical engineer (abbr).
is. A New Jersey radio station.
II. Same as Is horizontal.
18. Observe.
20. Boy.
%. Fragments.
IS. The middle Of the day.
VERTICAL.
2. Night of ghosts.
3. An evil spirit.
4. Halloween fruit (pl).
6. Frightened.
z. A musical instrument.
9. Joint of the leg.
1e. Boys nickname.
81. SO.
%. Hobo.
"a. Robert (abbr.).
,
Frights are common on Halloween,
and we also find them in our word dla-
mond. The second line is painting and
drawing, the third means operatic
melodies, the fifth is famous lake in
the West and the sixth is feminine
abbreviation for saint. Complete the
Evening star., 1937-10-24
FRIGHT S

FRIGHTS
;
A good Halloween word starts
word square for you. The second line
means "all right" the third is title and
the fourth means look at.
B o N E
o
N -
2
Here's a real Halloween problem.
Can you find your way to the luscious
pie and avoid the terrible ghost? Use
your pencil and don't cross over any
lines.
Evening star., 1937-02-05

waiting ambulance There he was
joined by his wife-among his first
questions was "HoW's my wife?"-and
hurried to a hospital Is miles away
in Clarksburg. the nearest large city.
The original belief that he had
drowned in a subterranean pool had
been based on footprints leading to the
waters edge and actions of his pet
dog which led searching parties to the
water, swan to the center of the pool
and whined. A large part of the
rescue efforts had been concentrated
on draining the water to locate his
body.
But through the week-long search.
his wife, Mrs. Delvera johnson. quietly
watching the rescue efforts, insisted:
Bob is alive. He was too good a
swimmer to drown In that water.
He's lost somewhere in the mine"
Her confidence was given its first
major support Wednesday with dis
covery of his hat, coat and miners
lamp on the distant edge of the pool.
Then rescue workers theorized he
swan across the water, dropped hts
lamp and, unable to find his way In
the dark. began days Of wandering
throughout the dark passageways.
Men who worked in the mine before
it was abandoned by the Pittsvein Coal
Co. as worked out" in 1923, said
several miles Of passageways criss-
cross the main shaft cut into the side
Of a mountain IS miles east Of Clarks-
burg
Evening star., 1937-02-05

L|KE[YNEXT WEEK
IS Proposed Changes
Studied-Park and Shop
Project Fought.

Decisions on IS proposed changes
in the permitted uses of properties
in many different areas Of the Dis
trict will be reached by the Zoning
Commission in an executive session,
which probably will be held next week.
The commission Is allowing extra
time for digest of the many sharp con-
tests developed, during the two days
Of public hearings because Of the
length of the cases scheduled and
because of demands of other duties
of commission members.
Residents of Chevy Chase, under
the leadership of officers of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association, waged a
fight in the final session yesterday
afternoon to prevent development of
q park and shop" retail project on
the east side of Connecticut avenue
between Legation street and Military
road.
Owner Backs Change.
Changing the zoning of the block
from residential b" and &C" areas
to first commercial was urged by the
owner, Fulton r. Gordon, real es-
tate operator, and his attorney, James
c. Wilkes.
Wilkes argued the substitution Of
buses for street cars on Connecticut
avenue had made highly desirable
tie provision of off-street parking for
cars of store patrons. He said Cor
don was unable to build an apart
ment house there because of the low
grade of a part Of the site. which
would greatly increase the cost.
Edwin S. Hege and a score of other
Evening star., 1937-02-05
MAN LOST 8 DAYS
IN MINE RESCUED
West Virginia Searchers
Find Johnson Two Miles
From Entrance.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
PENNINGTON, w. Va, February
5.-Robert johnson. lost eight days in
debris-filled passageways of an aban-
doned mine. was carried to safety to-
day. alive, well and puflng happily on
a cigarette.
I'D given up all hope" said the 36-
year -old rural mail carrier to rescue
workers who found him nearly two
miles from the mine entrance early
today.
johnson, who carted coal from the
mine In his spare time for sale to
neighbors. was found huddled behind
a heap of jagged chunks of slate.
Rescue crews at first expected dim
Guilty in removing the slate, but had
little trouble reaching the imprisoned
ma.I.
Three of the scores of volunteers
who had searched the mine day and
night since johnson disappeared
January 27, heard his feeble cries for
help while exploring narrow tunnel.
His first words were to assure him.
self he hadn't merely imagined light
had cut through the dark.
Didn't Lose Light.
C. P. Pride, assistant safety director
for the State Department Of Mines
quoted him:
IT told myself Bob. please don't
lose that light
He didn't.
As the rescue party came closer he
called to Mike Stanko. jr.; Edward
Whitehair and William Westfall, all
his friends and neighbors:
Take your time. I'll guide you by
your light"
They cautiously approached the
heap of slate, reached through hole
and gripped Johnson's hand-assur-
ance he was safe.
Then Woro went to the surface;
sped through this little community OF
about 400 population in Northeastern
West Virginia.
Pride and eight others gathered
stretchers and blankets.
They hurried into the mine, waded
and swan through deep pool OF
water covering nearly an acre where
originally many believed johnson
drowned while trying to open cloeged
drains.
Pride told OF administering first aid.
and declared:
"Johnsons physical condition was
excellent, considering the long ex-
poSure. He had been drinking sulphur
water and his lips were badly parched.
He thought he had been in the mine
for q month"
Placed on a stretcher, johnson rec
ognized one by one the men who
carried him from the mine. wading
shoulder deep through five feet Of icy
water.
Near the mine entrance they
halted. 1t was comparatively warm
in the mine but outside heavy snow
was falling.
johnson was carried a quarter OF a
mile down a snow-covered path to q