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publications. OF these H. L. West
over, an expert on grasses and an
experienced collector of plants and
seeds, recently returned from a trip
abroad with weighty evidence that he
had not forgotten Betty during his
travels. Thanks to him, she now has,
among others, samples of gympsum
crystals from desert in Turkestan;
stone from the Acropolis in Greece:
limestone flint from Turkey, and
stone from st. Isaac's Church in Len
ingrad, Russia, now museum.
Pieces Of lava from a volcano in
Hawaii and coral from the romantic
Waikiki Beach were sent by friend
of the family, Mrs. jeanette A. HYDE,
formerly collector of customs in Ha-
waii. Specimens of mineral from the
Andes in South America were brought
by more Agricultural Department
friends. Garne.s from South America
and opals from Syria arrived as
Christmas gifts. And stibnite from
the mountains of Central Utah was
not too heavy for DR.. John A. Widt-
soc, prominent educator of that State,
to mail after he had seen her colec-
ton,
And so it goes.
RUT Betty, while grateful recipient
of these gifts. does not depend on
others for increases in the collection.
One Of her priced specimens is q
piece of obsidian she herself picked up
by the side of the road during a motor
trip through Yellowstone Park. Petri-
fed rock from Wyoming, fossil rocks
from Mount Lake Park, Md, granite
from the mountains of North Carolina
these and many more we're added
during various vacation trips.
Building up such collection is a big
job for l7-year-old girl with other
interests, but Betty says that its just
a recreation. She attends Central
High School and for a career. hopes
to land Job as a hostess on an ocean
liner or an airplane.
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Memory Gains
By Trunk Game
7 ONG before there were any rail-

7 ONG before there were any rail-
roads in France the French peo-
pie travelled in coaches drawn by
four and sometimes by SIX horses. A
trip which we think very short today
took a long time n those days so it
was necessary to have trunks where
ever you went. It was from this
custom that The Trunk" game
started
The game has been brought to some
parts of this country, but it is not
known here as widely as it is across
the sea.
1t may be played by any number,
but it is better not to have more than
10 or u. The players arrange them
selves in row, either standing or
sitting
The first IN line starts by saving. Il
am going away tomorrow and in my
trunk have put my coat" The Sec
ond person repeats, saying. II am 60
Ing away tomorrow and in my trunk
I have put my coat and my suit" The
third person in line also repeats, and
adds one more article, such as a hat,
a cap, or anything that would be taken
on long trip. Each person must re-
peat all the articles named by the
others In line in their right order.
BY the time six or seven people have
told what they are taking in their
trunks, it begins to be hard to remem-
Der the list and the order in which it
was named. AS soon as some one fails
to repeat it properly. he or she must
drop out of line. 1t is only by paying
the closest attention that those in line,
especially those who are beyond the
fifth or sixth position, will be able to
name the list in the correct order.
Those who are unable to repeat cor
rectly the list of articles going in the
trunk should be made to pay a forfeit.
The winner of the game is the one who
Is able to repeat the longest list in it's
right order, and as a reward he should
be allowed to choose the forfeit to be
paid by those who had to drop out.
Because of the close attention neces-
sary while it is being played. THE
Trunk" is a game that trains the men,
ory and keeps the players wide awake
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Soap Maker
Needs Skill
In Mixtures
Different Kinds Are
Made With Various
Changing Rules.
IF YOU cook fat with cauStic soda or
potash, you get soap

IF YOU cook fat with caustic soda or
potash, you get soap
While soap is the main product
from such cooking, glycerin, another
valuable material, is also obtained
Where the soap is made commercially,
the glycerin is separated and drawn
of, later to be purified and used in a
hundred ways, which range from max
ing nitro -glycerin, a most dangerous
explosive, to a mixture for keeping
automobile radiators from freezing in
the Wintertime
Nowadays, modern soap has much
done to it after it is really soap. The
old, simple soap still works. but it has
neither the perfume Of toilet soap nor
the roughness of securing soap. These
qualities are now added before the
soap is made into shape to be sold
from stores.
In large soap factories. tons of oils
and fats and caustic soda are used
every day. But it was not many
years ago when every home made its
own supply of soap. Fats from meats
were saved and the ashes from the
wood stove were kept dry in barrel
for soap making Our grandmothers
boiled the meat fats, and washed the
ashes with water and strained them
till the liquid was clear and yet con-
tanned enough potash to make soap.
Then the oils and pure fats were
mixed with the potash from the ashes,
and cooked into white SOaD
The same process is used in factories.
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Riddles

NOW that school is almost over,
you will have lots Of free time
on your hands. Come on now, boys
and girls, and use some Of it to think
up some good riddles and send them
to the Riddle Man. He's counting
on you!
/. Three frogs were sitting on log
and one of them took q notion to
jump in. How many were left?-Betty
Craven.
2. Why are hot rolls like cater
pillars?-HoWard McGhee.
3. What is the difference between
the North and South Pole-Ruth
Schorling.
4. Why is a kiss like an Oliver
Jack Olson
S. Why are hens the most economi-
cal things farmer can keep?-Asa
Lambert.
ANSWERS
l. Three. He just took notion, but
didn't jump. 2. Because they make
the butter fly. 3. All the difference
in the world. 4. Because the first
one is hard to get. 5. For every grain
they give peck.
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Half Dollar
VaniSheS in
Clear Glass
Water Trick Offers
Opportunity for
Mystic Effect.
BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.

BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.
THIS weeks effect. believe, was the
very first magic trick that seemed
to make me want to be magician.
The trick was performed for me by
a young friend who had just received
a magic set for Christmas. I was only
a youngster then, and when my friend,
Bob Mauzy by name, made 50-cent
piece vanish in glass of water, must
admit I was thoroughly mystified.
Since that time I have done the trick
at least a hundred times for the
many youngsters who visit me at my
home to see some real magic!
Effect: The performer displays a
glass about half full of water. This
having been examined, he borrows
a half dollar and a gentleman's hand
kerchief
He places the half-do in the
center of the handkerchief and hands
it to spectator assistant, asking him
merely to drop it into the glass OF
water. All Of this is done under cover
of the handkerchief.
AS the gentleman drops the coin into
the glass, it is clearly heard by all
present, but when the handkerchief Is
lifted, the coin is seen to have van
ished, and the water may be poured
out of the glass!
Explanation: This time the glrn-
mick Of this startling effect is an in
nocent little watch crystal just the
size of a half-dollar.
The half-dollar is exchanged for the
watch crystal under cover of the hand
kerchief. The crystal has been con-
cealed in the palm of the hand while
the unprepared articles are being
passed for examination.
The crystal under cover of the hand
kerchief is then handed to the spec
tator, who supposedly drops the half
dollar into the glass of water. Instead,
he really drops the watch crystal,
which, when the handkerchief is
removed, is invisible in the bottom
Of the glass.
incidentally, the water may be
poured out of the glass without ever
revealing the presence Of the ginmick.
because If the bottom Of the glass is
about the same diameter as the crys-
tal hurried examination will reveal
absolutely nothing. The gimmick will
adhere to the moist bottom Of the
glass.
Evening star., 1937-05-30

Unfortunately, however. there was no
light, because the moon was not out
and there are no street lights In the
country AS result, We walked into
raspberry bushes and trees and became
more and more confused.
after trudging along in this fashion
for long while. We did not seem to be
getting anywhere and my sister began
to cry. Then my brother and l be-
came worried. 80 We sat down and
tried to figure out just which way we
had come.
I'VE we're huddled together in a for
lorn group when suddenly We saw a
flashlight, and then a man carrying
1t. It was our father on his way to
the spring house.
He looked down on us with surprise
and asked why we didn't go inside in
stead of sitting out there in the dark.
Then we realized that we were only
a few yards from the house!"
Evening star., 1937-05-30

For some years past arCheolo-
gists have been uncoverng in the
Plains States evidences of a settled,
agricultural "civilization" which was
there before the bison-hunting tribes
encountered by the white men. This
civilization probably vas ruined by a
succession of drouehts.
The party will seek further evl-
dence Of this, it was announced at
the museum.
AS preparation for an opportunity
such as this. Gates and Hugh TO.
about five years have worked to-
gether in building up scientific COL
lection Of Indian relics, an account
of which several weeks ago was car
re thJc Dapcrf',y thew
Evening star., 1937-05-30
yMost
Exciting
Adventure
Small Trio Fears It's
Way Has Been Lost
as Night Comes.

JOSEPHINE MEASE of 1910 Sigsbee
place northeast reports that her
most exciting adventure occurred on
farm of IA acres in Pennsylvania
MY brother, sister and l were visit
ing there for the first time" she wrote
The Star, "and We thought it would
be interesting to explore the whole
farm. So We started out at about S
o'clock in the afternoon, going first
through the corn field and then
through peach orchard on to small
mountain. Here we decided to stop
and rest.
soon it began to grow darker and We
knew We had better start for home.
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she picked up every stone that looked
interesting, and her father, loaded
down with the finds, became the first
to render substantial aid to her COL
lection.
Soon she was running over to the
National Museum to have her minerals
classified. There she found a friend
In j. H. Benn. in the geology depart
ment, who not only identified her
specimens, but. in return for small
services, added several contributions.
ONCE the collection had assumed
the proportions of really SCI
entific hobby, Betty found that practi-
cally everybody she knew wanted to
help-particularly members of the
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John
follow scientific
University Maryland
e
eventual goal.
longed
for
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Welcome Death.

yourself! I'm going tc
shoot you"
What for?"
II always said if ever met a man
homelier than I. I'd kill him"
Am I homeller than you?"
you certainly are
We'll. then; 90 ahead and shoot"
Evening star., 1937-05-30
For the Puzzle Fans

figures, nothing but
* figures, all mixed up with no
rhyme nor reason! But if you
take ruler and pencil and
draw three straight lines in the proper
places, you can divide this drawing
into six parts, and the figures in each
part will total up to 40. Try it!
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Geftinf Into Hiqh,

Teacher to year-old: 80 you have
broken OF = tooth, have you? How
did you do it,"
seven-year-old: "Oh, shifting gears
on Q loljpop."
Evening star., 1937-05-30

"TOMMY, can you tell me one Of
the uses of cowhide?"
Er. yes air. It keeps tho COW to-
sether."
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Residents of Capital Area Follow Varied Pursuits and Hobbies
Friends Give Minerals
For Great Collection
Betty Jane Merrill Has 800 Specimens and
Hobby Has Been Followed Since Her
Youngest Days, in Suburban Home.

YOU don't want to find yourself country
Betty Merrill
/ tell about collection
specimens to
Of
Betys hobby started
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Hunt Old Civilization
Young Washington Scientists to Make
Unique Kansas Visit.


~ Tuesday Summers
They will accompany Dr. Waldo r Wde
rcheoOy National archaeological
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The Star uill pay 81 for each
story 1t publishes on the subject
my Most Exciting Adventure"
uritten bg boy or girl reader OF
the paper.
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an od-tme Indian fighter had modern with
wouldn't
of would probably
The modern world pay to
them because they familiar
automobiles than paid within
Indian the Warpath
Evening star., 1937-05-30
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

HORIZONTAL.
l. Marsh or swamp.
3. To remove hair with a razor.
T. Exclamation.
g. Expire.
9. Part of verb TO be-"
10. Toward.
II. Mother.
f3. A hobo.
Is. Street (abbr).
II. An opening,
l8. Seagoing vessel.
20. Exist.
81. An iron alloy.
%. Therefore.
Is. Exists.
26. Used with either.
%. Distant
30. Automobile association (abbr.).
81. Political dishonesty.
80. A GROWING insect
VERTICAL.
l. Bed in train.
2. Exclamation.
3. Yes (SpanShD.
liS VA LIEU CUAC VI q Ol
5. Virginia (abbr),
s. Printers measure (Pl.)
8. A large cupola.
10. Stories.
IL. Remains of fire.
IA. Steal.
is. To bind
l8. To agitate
10. A fold Of cloth.
%. Mist.
"a. Not on.
o. Railroad (abbr).
%. Near
30. Indefinite article.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES
l. Crossword Puzzle Solution.
Evening star., 1937-05-30


Now for word diamond The sec
ond line means to confer knighthood
on a person, the third is stunned. the
fifth is under and the sixth is moisture
that collects on vegetation. Complete
the diamond.
PUZZLES
l.
E
Behead word for active and get to
move with lever. Behead a shop and
get ripped; behead this and get crude
metal.
Here's the beginning OF a word
square. The first word is an eating
implement. the second is musical in
strument, the third is a flower and the
last Is part of ship It's easy now!
B
L
Evening star., 1937-05-30
OUR EDITORIAL

WHEN we read about the hardshipe of the
pioneers who settled the Western part of
the United States. We admire their courage and
endurance. And We are apt to shudder over
stories of some of the Indian raids. in which
many young boys and girls were killed. Perhaps
We wonder how children ever kept from being
frightened to death in those days, with so many
dangers around them.
But just stop and think of this minute: More
boys and girls are killed and badly injured by
Evening star., 1937-05-30

She saw barrel near the pond
And brought it in minute,
And laughed the whole way home to
see
Her brother walking in 1t. |
(Copyright. 1879
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For some years past archeol
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archaeology at tn
State Of Kansas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13
FIELD GOAL GREAT
GR|DFACTORAGA|N
Maryland, 'Bama and Tex.
as Among Teams Aided as
Art Is Revived.
BY the Associated Press.

Alabama, Baylor and Maryland can
testify that the kicking of field goals
is not an entirely forgotten art.
There have been weeping and wall
ing among some oldtimers because
the goal from field isn't the popular
weapon it used to be. Nevertheless.
more than three dozen college games
have been decided this fall by this
kicking margin.
Baylor'S hopes of an unbeaten sea-
son were shattered last Saturday when
Hugh Wolfe of Texas booted a 90
yard field goal. The same day I'M
beaten Alabama saw tie with Tulane
looming before Sandy Sanford kicked
the CrimsonS farther along the VIC
tory trail with 23-yard goal.
Maryland called on Pershing Mon
dorff, transplanted soccer player, to
score field goal that enabled the
Ierraplns to beat Virginia Military.
to Z. A month ago Mondorf came
through with late goal to whip Viz
ginia.
Carnegie Tech whipped Notre Dame,
Idaho Won from Utah, St. Mary's beat
San Francisco, Washington State won
from U. c. L. A, Centenary defeated
Texas Christian and Washington hum
bled Stanford through this same me-
dunn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13

Army Association, there are only
10000 left for the general public.
Naturally, the public gets mad.
There is stack of letters on my
desk every day, each one pointing
out that the applicant is taxpayer
and is going to see the Army play
or take it to his Congressman.
Practically all the members of
the Army Athletic Association are
officers or ex-officers. They and
their families flock to New York
and Philadelphia annually for
West Points two big games.
They are the ones who sup
ported Army's athletics from long
years back, when there were no
big gate receipts, and we can't 60
back on them now" March said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13

TRADITION is lovely thing in foot
ball. Today at the Yankee Sta
dunn the Army was to face Notre
Dame before a crowd of 10000 per-
sons. The reason the crowd won't be
larger is that there is no more room.
In football sense, who is Army and
who is Notre Dame? Each has been
beaten. In fact. Notre Dame has lost
twice. The result was to mean little
as far as football nationally is con-
cerned
And yet. unless you were early with
a ticket application, or were the close
relative of scalper, you stood nc
chance of seeing Army and Notre
Dame play in one of those battles of
what
1t just happens that Army
versus Notre- Dame, even men,
toned in plain type, means
whole lot.
1t began back in the days when
Notre Dame was little Midwestern
college and then one day stormed the
hills of West Point. With fellow
named Gus Dorais pitching and fell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13

ana MS pass 1nterceptlon scored the
deciding points. Against Western Re-
serve he threw two touchdown passes
and his aerials to the / and 10 yard
lines set up the other two
This not only is interesting,
but is probably true. Mr.. Decker
should know.
Meanwhile, by saying that Syracuse
would have beaten Maryland with
Sidat-Slngh in the lineup seems to
be taking a good deal for granted.
Competent critics who saw that game
say that Maryland, at least on that
particular Saturday, simply was the
better team and that one player would
have made no difference
Mr.. Singh. or Mr.. Sidat-Sineh, in
cidentally, was to have his hands full
today. He was to stack up against
Columbia's Sid Luckman in head-to-
head pitching duel If he can outpitch
Luckman with that football, the SYRIA
cuse story may become more autlen-
tic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13

DECKING the winners:
Army-Notre Dame-At Yankee
Stadium.
Georgetown New York U. - The
Hoyas, we hope, we hope, we hope.
Pittsburgh Nebraska-Well, what do
you think?
Tennessee Vanderbilt - You pays
your money and takes your choice.
Yale Princeton - Yale drops
back but Princeton, in good
hands, is dangerous.
Penn State-Maryland - At Penn
State.
California Oregon-The Far West
erners should take this one.
Brown-Holy Cross-Anything can
happen. Watch this one.
Pennsylvania-M ichigan-Both from
good barns.
Alabama Georgia Tech-Wish we
could see it.
Lafayette Washington and Jeffer-
son-How about those Lafayettes beat
ing Georgetown and staying united
and unbeaten?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13
Army Ticket Shortage Inks Public
Irate Taxpayers Disappointed

moment, is the deep-eyed villain
who's holding out on the common
people. He handles half the
tickets.
Every ducat to today's game was
disposed of weeks ago, and detec-
tives employed by West Point have
been haunting the trail of every
ticket Spectator in the city. When
they find ticket that has been
sold originally to member of the
Army Athletic Association, that
member is dropped forever.
We have only 10000 tickets to
begin with" Capt. March ex-
planned. "Notre Dame disposes of
the other 10000. Then, when we
have taken care of some 5000 APP
plications from members Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13
TURFD0M MOURNING
DERBY DICKS DEATH
Thompson, Bradley Trainer for
Years, Saddled Four Winners
of Kentucky Classic
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-The BODY q,
H. j. Thompson, veteran race
horse trainer whose Kentucky Derby
triumphs earned him the nickname
Derby Dick" was taken back to his
native bluegrass country today while
racing circles mourned his passing
the 62-year-old turf figure, who
had suffered from heart disease for
three years. was found dead in his bed
yesterday at the Stafford Hotel here
His body was shipped last night to
Lexington, KY, for burial
For 81 years Thompson trained the
thoroughbreds of Col. E. R. Bradley
Kentucky sportsman. He had been in
Baltimore for the recent Pimlico
meeting.
In 1921 Thompson sent Behave
Yourself and Black Servant to a ONE
two finish in the Derby. He scored an
other. Derby double for Bradley with
Bubbling Over and Bagenbaggage five
years later. In 1882 he sent Burpoo
King out to win. The next year he
won with Brokers Tip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13
High Powered Big Ten Tits.

THE Midwest, minus a contender for
the mythical national title for the
hrst time in some years, has a quartet
of high-powered Big Ten battles in
Minnesota Northwestern, Ohio State
Illinois, Wisconsin-Purdue and Iowa
Indiana. As usual these games prom
Use plenty of action in rivalries as old
rs Midwestern football.
Alabama, leading Southern eleven,
meets a tough opponent in Georgia
Tech, a team that can be very good or
very bad. If they play at their best
the Engineers are no ones 'breather"
and the Crimson Tide may smash in
vain against the sea wall at Birming-
ham.
Louisiana State encounters Auburn
in another first-flight Southern clash.
Other games in the same sector are
Mississippi State-Sewanee, Tennessee
Vanderbilt and Mississippi-Arkan
The scrambled Southwestern situa-
ton offers Southern Methodist Baylor,
Texas-Texas Christian and Rice
Texas A. and M. in an effort to
straighten out the rankings in the
sector.
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Props Clash for Grid Laurels;
Wilson High Gallant in Defeat

- CHOOLBOY attention was TO-
cused on the Gonzaga st. Johns
game this afternoon at the
- Catholic University Stadium,
where many expected the city's scho-
lastic unofficial champion" to be de-
cided in the battle between those ira
ditional rivals.
In addition to meeting for the pri-
vate school championship, the winner
undoubtedly will be recognized as
Washingtons best schoolboy eleven.
both st. Johns and Gonzaga having
proven themselves superior to or the
equal of the interhigh series best
teams.
Wilson, first to complete its inter-
high schedule, failed to win a game,
but both its team and its student body
deserve praise for the manner in which
they accepted its destiny. Yesterdays
losing stand against Central and the
spirit of the Tiger roofing section was
an example.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13
Grid Results

Local.
Miami. 21: Catholic u, O.
central. Is Wilson, o.
Anacostia. IA: GEORGETOWN Prem, &.
Landon, O; St. Adams. o.
Washington-Lee. IA: Western, g.
West Virginia Wesleyan. r: Salem, q.
Ehode Island State. IL; Providence, O.
ale Jayvees, Is; Princeton Jayvees 10.
South.
Wake Forest, "a: Wofford, O.
blrmlngnam Southern, So; Spring
Mercer: 20: Tampa, 0.
Howard, 80: Emory and Henry 0.
LOUISIANA Tech, 0: Southwestern LOU
lslana, 0.
West.
st. Olaf Z; st. Thomas, z.
Hastings. 20; Peru, o.
Coe.. z; Grinnell 0.
William Jewell. 13; Culver Stockton, z.
Kansas wesleyan, 10; Baker, 6.
ottawa. IA; Bethany q.
Fort Hays State, z; College Of EN-
Southwest.
Texas A. & l.. 80: Stephen Austin. &.
Ark Kansas Tech "a; Southwestern
Far West.
Willamette, 8: Pacific, O.
Pomona. O. California Tech O,