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Evening star., 1937-06-27

The horse didn't have q saddle, but
still wanted to try.
We started off at a trot, but all
Of sudden my horse went running
wildly around corner. Being ner-
vous, pulled her name to stay on
better, but this, of course, made her
run faster
Il couldn't stop her and she kept
going around and around the block,
with me hanging on for dear life.
But what else could I do? l didn't
dare jump off, so l just left it for
fate to decide.
People all around the block began
to get their children out OF the way,
but none OF them was helping me- At
last couldn't say how long. but it
felt as If it were years-the owner
came and stood in the path Of the
runaway horse. He caught hold Of
the reins and she stopped I climbed
down. shaking with fright.
Then I got on another. tanner
horse, and rode a few minutes 30 (
wouldn't be afraid Of horses after.
wards"
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Residents of Capital Area Follow Varied Pursuits Hobbies
Ancient Sign Language
Used Daily by Moderns
Boy Scout Signs Similar to Old Indian SYM
bols to Be Practiced at Jamboree- Serve
as an International Speech.

to above head as high as can be
reached.
Halt-Right hand raised, palm out
ward; pushed backward and forward
slowly.
Woman-Hands raised front to top
Of head. palms backward and thumbs
in. Make motion of parting hair in
front Of ears and back, sweeping down
and flowing out, as Indian woman
wears hair
Gun-Right arm placed high across
chest, with index finger pointing out
past left arm a little above elbow,
In the way gun is carried.
Walking-Hands and arms swing
ing alternately back and forth, a little
to the front, several times
Meeting-TWo index fingers brought
together horizontally in front.
Snake-A wiggling, zigzag motion
made with foref1nger pointing down
and outward.
Robe-Hands loosely closed, passing
by each other in front Of chest, in
imitation OF putting on of robe or
blanket
Lake--Circle made In front with
both hands.
Hot-Breath blown slightly as If
painting
Cold-Clenched hands held close in
front of body, arms and hands made
to trembe.
Rain-Hands loose and limp above
head, shaken gently with fingers
| downward.
THE handclasp is the Indian peace
sign, but it must be made with
the fingers spread, 50 as to be In
capable of concealing a weapon.
Gestures in the sign language
should be given with exactitude. vigor
and simplicity; they must be accurate
in description and easy to recognize.
The sign language appeals directly
| to the eye. 1t will be in use
at the Boy Scout Jamboree in Wash
ington this year and later. at the
| International Meet in Holland The
signs for Boy Scout and Scout master
are shown in Figures and 7. This
! foremost gesture language is Of high
value in developing keenness Of per-
ception and rapid. accurate thought
1t has grown to be bond between
boys all over the world. and Is an ac-
| tive promotion Of international un-
derstandlng.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
One Mail q Year
In Arctic Circle

July 18th, or therea bouts, is to be a
day OF history for all points north
Of Canada! The Arctic Circle Is
nearing its one-mail-a-year delivery!
The S. S. Nascopie, Of the Hudson
Bay Co., will then set sail on her
yearly cruise to all points in Baffln
Island, which include Lake Harbor,
Pangnirtung, and Pond Inlet, Port
Burwell on Ungava Bay. The ship
then calls At Craig Harbor on Elles-
mere Island. This last stop is the
furthermost north Of her itinerary, and
she does not return until the following
year.
Stamp and postmark collectors
would do well to query the post Office
Immediately. II they wish to send
letters to be mailed 1T these points.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Riddles

THESE riddles were sent in by Del
mar Westerrnan. The Riddle
Man thought they were SO good that
he is printing all five of them for you
riddle fans to work on. We all thank
you. Delmar
l. Always stays. yet leaves at night:
Has a bark but doesn't bite.
2 Not fiddle or a rhyme.
Yet it's always marking time.
3. Not web but often spun;
Every hill possesses one.
4. Not An artist. people say;
Yet he draws things every day.
5. Has face and like a mouse.
Often runs around the house.
ANSWERS.
I. Tree q Calendar. 3. Top. l..
Horse. 5. Clock.
Send your riddles to the Riddle
Man. in care Of this newspaper! II
they are good ones. he will print them
with your name.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
BY MARIA Won vROOMAN.

DO YOU know that every day each
OF US uses an ancient language
without being aware Of it? A Ian
guage which began at the time OF
prehistoric man; one that has helped
the stranger in foreign places and
Is mode Of communication without
spoken words-the sign language?
Every day we use it. The hand
shake, pointing with the index finger,
nodding or shaking the head, waving
an arm and dozens OF other motions
We practice hourly are based on the
sign language. The foot ball referee
uses 1t in every game to convey
to the crowd the cause Of penalty
The base ball umpire explains a play
by its use.
According to all Indications, an
American sign language dates from
earliest times. The present-day type
has been In use since the middle Of
the eighteenth century. 1t origina ted
because OF the need OF the Indians
to communicate with members Of
other tribes. There is a basic system
OF movements and meanings, with
only such differences as correspond
to dialects in spoken languages, due
to locality.
RASIC signs familiar to all Ameri-
can Indian tribes include the fol-
lowing
Indian-Back OF left hand rubbed
with index finger OF right. tDenoting
Il am the same color as you" See
Fig. H.
Bear-Fsts in front Of chest with
thumbs up. Bear has little upstand-
ing ears. Fig a.
Tepee-Both index fingers brought
together in form of "v" That is
the inverted shape OF a tepee, or
Wl2Tam. Fig 81
Fish-Hand held rather stifly In
front of body, edge up and fingers
close together. Move forward in short
zig-zag motion, from wrists. Zig. ~
Kntfe-Right hand held edgewise
and moved across top of left hand
(Forward and backward cutting mo-
ton, Fig. 81
Man-Index finger held in front OF
chest pointing outward. Fig. 81
OTHER familiar words and their
signs are:
Chief-Forefn2e Of right hand ex-
tended and hand raised from waist
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Jdban's Fnefy Night.

DRIES are given out on FREELY
night in Japan, when every one
hunts these bright little insects. They
are gathered in quantities and let
loose at special park for the chill
den to catch again The children call
them little lanterns" and put them
in net bags as they capture them.
Sometimes as many as 10000 f1reflies
are caught on Firef1y night. The child
who catches the most in his bag gets
a prize
Evening star., 1937-06-27

years ago she learned of tuition
scholarship to Misericordia College in
Dallas, Pa. offered the student with
the highest four-year scholastic rating.
Il began working for it right away"
she declared
It was not until she sat with men,
bers Of the graduating class for the
final commencement exercises that
she heard the announcement which
assured her of success, however.
She will study for an A. B. degree,
specializing in journalism, she said,
because a newspaper job Is her next
ambition. Her taste for writing was
crystalized this year when she was
editor of her school magazine, the
Triangle.
Charlotte's scholarship to Mlseri-
cordia Is not her first. She won her
tuition at Trinity on her high rating
at the elementary school she attended
In Clarendon, Va.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Ivy Planting
Exercise at
Gordon High
Vines Sent From His
toric Schools for
Service This Year.
"nH! GORDON HIGH, in memory
~ rhnouoh oil tho wars ueIl t,lr,,

oh! GORDON HIGH. in memory
~ Through all the years well turn
to thee;
Each through his own green ivy vine
Shall find In thee welcome shrine"
Thus sing the members of the grad
Mating class each June as two Of their
number with two from the class that
will graduate the following February
plant Ivy in front OF Gordon. This
year some Of the ivy comes from the
Sir Christopher Wren Building at
William and Mary College in Will
iamsburg, Va.
The building is the oldest of the
college buildings. William and Mary
Is celebrating it's 300th anniversary,
and last year Harvard University,
from where it is hoped the other ivy
plants will come, celebrated its 300th
anniversary. These colleges are the
oldest in the United States In former
years the ivy has come from the fol-
lowing places
1932-Mount Vernon, Sulgrave
Manor via Bryn Mawr.
l933-George Washington, George
town University.
l934-Johns Hopkins. Goucher
l935-American University, GAL
laudet
l936-Jamestoun St. Augustine
A trowel made in our metal shop
Is used to plant this ivy. and the song
sung by the classes. the chorus of
which appears at the beginning of
This article, was written by Frank A.
Woodward, the principal.
The pupils who plant the ivy are
eelected because they are outstanding
tn scholarship and citizenship-La-
verne Klelnwachter in the Gordon
News.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

cite, however. already is following a
two-point program.
First. she takes advantage of every
opportunity for experience in amateur
dramatics. Second. she attends the
theater often, always with a critical
eye.
AS stage manager recently for 4
play at the Bethesda High School, she
gained some valuable background.
The job called for general assistance
to the faculty member directing.
Jeanette's duties were varied.
At rehearsal she had as much to do
as the regular cast. She was stand
in" for absent actors, looked after
noises of1-stage. such a. - telephone
rings" knocks at the door," prompted
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Girl Reveals Ambition
To Be Movie Director

lines and watched for cues. At the
last minute she was kept busy looking
after changes Of scenery, checking up
on intermission time, and lowering
in the side wings In case Of an emer-
gency. In between acts she hustled
dance.
1T WAS a busy routine, but just the
sort Of experience jeanette is seek
ing.
Most movie directors have been
assistant directors first" she said.
Their position Is much the same as
stage manager-remembering lots of
things for the director"
AS for her study Of moving pictures,
jeanette has decided they need a new
viewpoint-and that it should be sup
piled by women directors.
Women aren't getting a fair break
in pictures" she said by that.
mean they are not getting strong
roles
"All girls are expected to do is to
walk around and look pretty. They
weep lot and always wind up by do
ing exactly what the hero wants
They don't seem to have many ideas
OF their own and If they do. the pro-
ducers always seem to like them to be
pretty bad ideas
And It's usually the same old story
Boy meets girl. They f9ht. make up,
and that's the finish
jeanette said that when she has
completed high school she will special
ize In dramatics during college. In
the meantime. she hopes she'll have q
chance to visit Hollywood for first
hand information on how movies are
made.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Nebtnne's CARPETS.
IN HOLLAND. land Ia being

IN HOLLAND. land Is being re-
claimed from the sea by the sink
ing of vast brushwood mattresses.
weighted down With rubble and basalt.
The Dutch children call them King
Neptune's carpets" Over the Zuider
Zee. land has been reclaimed on this
foundation and new towns built for
an overflowing population. Wind
mills guard. the new land from the
ever jealous sea. and in the center
Of each new village is q hill, the terp,
which Is safety platform in case q
floods.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

WOMEN movie directors?
They are few and far between
now, and that's too bad, in the opin-
ion of Jeanette Owen of Friendship
Heaghts Md
The moving picture industry needs
more women, jeanette believes. She
hopes one Of these days to get out to
Hollywood and prove her point.
At l4-with several years OF school
ahead-there's not much a girl can
do to crash the cinema industry jean
Evening star., 1937-06-27

drawback, because it's often diflcuit
to match such small fighter. Ray
mend, however. rates as an AL
boxer" club officials say. and his
record shows he's won lot more
bouts than he's lost.
AS for his poetry, it too, is pretty
good in the opinion Of Raymond's
friends.
The late c. J. Brown. formerly di-
rector of the club. used to help him
with meter and rhymes and together
they worked about poem about the
boys club. The fact that there is a
boxer in the story adds to its interest
HERE it is:
A little boy came in the club,
His look was real forlorn,
His clothes we're made Of rags,
His shoes were badly worn.
He looked around at all the boys
With great big staring eyes,
He saw the games that they enjoyed;
His whole face showed surprise.
He saw kid called "Frisko Ike"
With gloves on in the gym.
And then he thought unto himself,
Il wish was like him."
That's not exactly a true incident,
Raymond explained. though it's apt to
happen any day at the club.
He HAS written many other poems,
many of them on religious SUD-
jects. Some day he wants to publish
them. In the meantime, he writes
new verses every week or so.
Besides his desire to publish his
writing, Raymond has another burning
ambition at present-to win a medal
for his boxing. He's in line for some
thing soon if he keeps up his good
record.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

But what they liked most was to hang
by their knees
And 60 for a swing on The flying
trapeze
They did daring stunts, and, if Jocko
should fail,
He'd hook onto Mike by the end OF
his tail
(Copyrisht, 1879
Evening star., 1937-06-27
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Bareback Ride Puts
Girl in Peril When
Horse Is Wild.

CONNIE KING. IA. of 1901 Six.
teenth street northeast. reports
her most exciting adventure to The
Star as follows:
One Summer day. several years
ago, I was visiting at the beach" she
wrote. "A man at the resort had sew.
eral horses and I decided to try to
ride, though Id never done it before.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Cuddles and Tuckie
BY FRANCES ROYSTER
WILLIAMS.

We talked with an old organ grinder
today
Who tinkled his tunes as he Travelled
our way.
He used to perform in a circus, he
said
But now he goes round with an organ
instead.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
Tuition Won
On Work in
High School
Girl Realizes Her Am
bition After Four
Years Study.

X EEP your eye on your goal
That familiar advice proved to
be sage counsel for Charlotte Grams
ton, ls. OF 1904 North Washington
Boulevard, Arlington. Va. who is
richer for it by substantial college
scholarship.
Charlotte was member of this
years graduating class Of the Holy
Trinity School at Thirty-sixth and o
streets. When she first enrolled four
Evening star., 1937-06-27

His monkey had been in the big circus,
too,
He told us about all the tricks that
he knew;
Now Jocko he said, used to be in
band
And played all the song hits from
Monkey-monk Land
Evening star., 1937-06-27

Then he and his brother, big Curly
Tail Mike
Would ride for a while on a scooter
and bike
Around and around in the old circus
tent
And wave to the children wherever
they went
Evening star., 1937-06-27
BOXER and a poet.

4
n Club Of the Metro
~ Ninth
been thinking had better take look
Raymond change
slight
Evening star., 1937-06-27

The Star ,Dill pay 81 tor each
story it publishes on the subject
MY Most Erciting Adventure"
prttten by boy or girl reader of
the paper.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

~
Thdgraders Peabody School, Fifth and streets north
] did they learned inter-
- eting
They S
by silkwoms.
however,
Evening star., 1937-06-27

so many eggs that there will be enough
for every third grade in Washington
to make similar study next year.
The eggs will be placed in refrigeration
until next Spring.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

THE puzzlers are going SWIM
ming this week, but the path
to the swimming hole is hard
L to find. How long will it take
you to locate the one route which
leads to the cooling waters?
Start at the bottom with your
pencil, and don't cross over any lines!
Evening star., 1937-06-27
For the Puzzle Fans

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
l. City of Peru.
4. Fog.
g. A secret watcher.
8. Ocean.
10. Anger.
IL. A comic fellow.
IS. Behold!
II. Dined.
l8. Ammo Domini (abbr).
10. Indefinite article.
20. Through, by.
81. Personal pronoun.
%. Overturn.
"a. Possessive pronoun.
rs. Rowing implement.
%. A serpent.
20. Happy.
81. Insects.
VERTICAL.
2. Solidif1ed water.
3. So.
4. Belonging to me.
S. Title of respect.
7. Voices an objection.
8. To spatter water about.
8. Athletic club (abbr).
10. Within.
II. To make precious.
l3. Laplander.
IA. Part Of verb TO BE-"
is. Upon.
l8. Morning (abbr.).
%. We.
%. Toward.
IS. Sick.
~. Study Of painting.
%. Advertisement.
%. The Keystone State (abbrD.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

How many words of three or more
letters can you form from VACA-
T1ON? The puzzle editor found "a;
perhaps you can do even better.
Here's a word diamond built around
a good hot weather word. The second
line is a shoemaker's tool, the third
means songs, the fifth means more
crippled, and the sixth is an abbrevia-
ton for series. Complete the diamond,
S
w
SWIMMER
r
9ehead . word for q new type OF
music and get part Of an airplane.
Curtail a swimming stroke and get
part Of q chicken.
s.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

pheasant, whirling up from behind q
tiny island of hardwoods, banking
toward the east. Ben and l both
shot, but there we're trees in the way
and the distance was great. We
missed, saw the bird veer suddenly
and realized it had spotted Aaron. 1
saw Aaron lift his old 10-gauge. 1t
was perfect shot. The gun roared;
roared a second time-and the cock
scared happily on its way.
l looked at Ben. I knew he was
thinking the same thing. Old Aaron
had never missed before. He was a
crack shot.
A Ill day we hunted. Toward mid
afternoon Ben knocked over a
partridge in some heavy growth above
the swale. And that's all the game
we saw.
1t was hard being cheerful on the
drive back. When came out Of the
barn the sun was nearly set. stopped
short. Fifty yards away, close up to
the house, Otto had stiffened to =
point. picked up my gun, jammed
home shell, went hurrying across
the yard. "All right, boy" I said.
The dog stepped forward. There was
a whirl of wings-and then something
surprising happened. The gun at my
shoulder was knocked upward. 1t ex-
ploded and the shot sprayed HARM
lessly into the air. I whirled, and
there was old Aaron staring at me
in fashion that clipped short the
words that were on my lips.
Damn you! That's Raymond"
I stared at him. raymond"
gulped. And then as though some
one were shouting the explanation in
my ear 1 understood. My mind
flashed back to last night, to this
morning coming up the ridge into
the sun, to Aaron missing the perfect,
shot.
The old mans eyes we're tortured.
He looked guilty, ashamed. He
dropped hi eyes and dug his toe
into the ground
Look" he said Il like you boys.
like to have you come up here. A
man gets lonesome-damn' lonesome.
He makes friends with things-with
people-and-things that come to his
door" He looked up at me then,
steadily. levelly. Il guess I'm an old
fool"
looked at Ben. I felt a lump in
my throat Finally said:
why, shucks, Aaron, We like to
come Finding game doesn't make the
party / mean, the next time suppose
We leave our guns at homer"
And We did.
(Copyright 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Emperor Refused Advice.

The former Emperor of Germany.
as youth, did almost everything in
the hope Of strengthening his withered
arm. Once, learning how to scull, his
teacher cautioned him about getting
into the light boat, explaining how
he must use extreme care and get ex-
actly in the center. But William of
Hohenzollern, who had never taken
advice from any one in his life and
was always convinced that he himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

You won't get good shootin' this year,
boys. No, sir. 1 amt seen sign Of
feather in the usual cover Well have
to trek clear over to Talbots piece,
an mebbe that'll prove poor huntin'. /"
So that was It'll Poor Aaron. His
wife had died five years ago. and he
lived pretty much alone. We came
up every Fall for the bird shooting,
which was always good. We came,
too, because We liked Aaron.
6 I laughed from sheer relief. What
shucks" 1 said. I'VE don't have to
have good shooting to make this party
complete. Personally, I enjoy the ex-
ercise and getting outdoors and the
company and watching the dogs work"
Aaron's old eyes lighted up. And
Ben, as though sensing my purpose,
nodded cheerfully. why, sure" he
said. There are other things that
make a hunting party worthwhile be-
sides finding game"
Orange lances of light were streak
ing across the sky when we emerged
from the house next morning There
wac q cAlh1 ~ bditk w eAiN OH tilC iiClua
behind the barn were white with frost.
The dogs--two English settlers named
Otto and Chris-strained at their
leeshes.
Suppose we try the cornfelds
flrst," I suggested. THE tramp will
warm us Up"
mo use." old Aaron cut in. mo
birds there at all. We'd better take
the car and head for Talbot's piece"
THE Talbot piece" was a deserted
farm that lay miles from Aarons
place along an old wood road Though
it looked like excellent cover, it had
never produced many birds.
There's likely to be birds feeding
over there" Aaron said.
I unlocked the leash catches and
Otto and Chris leaped away. We kept
them close, spreading out fanshaped,
moving toward the ridge summit. Ten
yards from the top the sun hit me full
in the eyes. thought: What dumb
bells! Not knowing any better than
to come up into the SUM-"
But as it turned out it made no diff
ference. We went over the ridge and
took diagonal course down the other
side, to keep out of the sun. The dogs
quartered the whole area and struck
no scent We reached the bottom,
moved through an ancient asparagus
field, over q stone wall, through a
bayfield, and along the river bank,
where the sun was warm and pleasant.
No birds. No sign of birds. Not
even a trail. Nothing.
We paused to rest. Better try the
swale," Aaron said matter of -factly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
Boat Builder, 1903. Dies.

RYDE, Isle de Wigh, September II
N).-Stephen Salter, head Of a firm
OF boat builders which supplied the
shells in which Oxford had its longest
run OF victories against Cambridge,
died yesterday. He was almost l03
years old.
Salter was the grandfather of the
late Countess of Cardigan. who was
killed in fall from London hotel
window July ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

Jury yesterday returned murder in
dictment against Margaret brennan.
20-year-old stenography student, in
the staying of Paul Reeves of Iselin,
father of two children. Reeves was
slain September 7.
The indictment Yas svoted by the
April term of the grand jury after
hearing so minutes testimony that
included the alleged confession made
by Miss brennan, who, according to
Police Chief George E. Heating. as
serted she shot Reeves in his home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
GUNS AT HOME

They'll be getting
down into it now"
What will?" Ben
asked, grinning.
The swale, which
was really a swamp
dotted here and
there by islands
of hardwoods, COW
e re d a 10 acre
area. The growth
was so thick that
half the time We
couldn't see the
dogs. We stumbled
through it, Is yards
apart, carrying our
guns at high port.
1t was tough walk
ing.
Mark" Ben said
sharply. The dogs
were both at point.
They moved up at
B e n S command.
The bird broke un-
eXpectedly-a cock
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new ALIEN CONTROL
PLANNED BY FRANCE
Chautemps Names Ministerial
Group to Draft Law-Result
of Bonn bings.

b. the Associated Press.
PARIS, September IT, Premier
Camille Chautemps yesterday named a
ministerial delegation to draft a new
law to control foreigners in France
the result Of last Saturdays bombing
OF two headquarters Of employer feder-
atoms. Two policemen were killed in
the blasts.
Minister Of the Interior Marx Dor
naoy was designated to head the COM
mission, which includes the ministers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17

when he insisted on carrying on their
Illicit relations after she told him
she feared she WAS pregnant.
Judge Adrian Lyon, who received the
indictment, referred the case to the
Court of Oyer and Terminer for trial.
No trial date was set.