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Evening star., 1938-01-09
Young Poet
Pens Story
Goats
New Incidents Are
Added to Great
Adventure.

THE plight Of the two goats that fell
into the tolls Of the law here
several weeks ago when they were
discovered by park police munching
forbidden" grass In East Potomac
Park has inspired 13-year-old Julia
Hackenberg Yarnell Of 210l New
Hampshire avenue to write 3 poem.
The goats, you may remember. we're
observed strolling about the park for
some time before the police captured
them, reported the find to headquar-
terS and later turned them over to
the District Pound. In = day or 80
they were sold and, it u hoped, found
q happy home.
Julia thought the incident would
make . good subject for . poem. Her
account Of what happened Is fictitious,
OF course, but here it is:
Billy and Nanny Go on . Lark.
The other day q pair OF goats
Who longed to have q lark
Were both arrested by police
In East Potomac Park.
They tried to run, but lost the chase,
They couldn't foil the law,
And so they had to spend the night
Upon q bed of straw.
Next day in court the solemn Judge
Had bid them tell their tale,
hi elx> kno olx
And than began to wall.
"Oh. Nanny, Nanny, tell him why
We left that tiresome stable"
50 Nanny started to explain
As we'll as she was able.
"Our farmyard life was very sad"
She said between her tears,
"And We had been mistreated there
For almost three whole years.
"And then, alas. the other day
We saw q snow-white dress
That had been hung out in the yard
To let it dry, guess.
1--WE hadn't had thing to eat
The blessed live-long day
Except some corn the pig had left
And some OF Dobbins hay.
I'VE took the dress from of the line
And then We saw our doom.
The mistress came to save the dress
And hit us with the broom.
Right then and there We both agreed
To run real far away.
But il We had been better goats
Wed not be here today"
The stern old judge who never smiled
Had whiskers drenched with tears
Said he: That Is the grandest joke
I've heard for years and years.
Before the sentence is pronounced
Have you q thing to say?"
Then Billy said: Il wish that I
Could have bit of hay
The judge then laughed and said to
them,
You have q home at last,
You've had adventures, thrilling ones,
guess you're glad they're past.
I'm going to keep you for my own
And treat you kind forever,
And to the farm you'll never 60
No, never, never, never"
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Clubs Date
Back Many Years

RESIDES the many religious and
ceremonial organizations among
the Indians. there are also clubs or
voluntary associations which began
far back in the days when the Indian
roamed the plains freely and each
tribe lived as he wished. Some of the
clubs started long ago. and are bound
up closely with the older beliefs Of the
Indians.
One Of these associations among the
Blackfeet Indians Of Montana is q
club for the young men and boys. It
Is called the Mosquitoes" and there
are rigid requirements necessary for
membership.
For the married men Of the tribe
there Is also special organization.
The name of this club Is the Dogs, I"
and most Of the men belong either to
this or to the Ravens" group dedi-
Gated to the carrying out of order and
police enforcement when there Is need.
The older men usually belong to the
Buffalo Bulls" composed Of elderly
chiefs who are beyond the years Of
police duty but whose wisdom in tribal
matters Is often sought. This last club
Is the highest In rank and Is in the
nature Of m honorary organization.
Evening star., 1938-01-09

A FTER that the radio was finished.
but Warren's costume wasn't.
Over his shoulders he draped a tiny
black cape to hide the shoulder straps,
and on his head he placed a lamp
shade fringed with brown and yellow
Inside Of this were four electric light
bulbs, not too close to his head, how
ever. This gave the effect of a lamp
sitting on top Of the radio A battery
inside the radio box made it possible
to light the dial, the tail-light and
the lamp
THE most fun I ever had with this
outfit was on Halloween Night" War
rem said. Il went out on the street
and walked back and forth through
the crowds, ringing a bell to attract
attention. After that several people
called to get me to fix their radios"
His costume having served its pur-
pose, Warren discarded the queer
structure, but his business Is still en-
joying the fruits of his advertising VEN
ture. In fact, he has been so success
full in securing servicing jobs that he
plans, upon his graduation at Gordon.
to enroll at Mckinley High School in
order further to specialize in electrical
shop work. Later he intends to 60
to an advanced school.
Some day, he said, he hopes to own
an electrical supply and repair store.
When that day arrives he hopes he'll
have more advertising stunts up his
sleeve. for his past experience has
convinced him that advertising pays.
Evening star., 1938-01-09

parts and repair equipment.
LIS business venture dates from that
windfall.
Starting out in a small way, he in
creased his patronage little as salts
fed customers recommended his work
Warren. however, wanted more busi-
hess. What he needed, he figured
was more advertising.
And then he had his big idea-the
building of his radio costume"
Cardboard. polished up with brown
furniture polish to make it look like
wood, was the basis for this novel
radio, which was large enough, OF
course, to cover his body.
In the top he cut round hole for
his head and shoulders and in the
bottom another hole provided space
for his legs. Once he climbed into it,
the box-like structure was held in place
by straps over his shoulders.
An Illuminated dial, a speaker and
three knobs completed the radio effect.
Then Warren decided to add sort
of automobile motif to the costume.
On the back he attached an automo-
bile tail-light and below it, instead
of license plate, card bearing his
name and address.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
HISTORICRAWS X By Leslie Hartley
THIS MARBLE STATUE OF
L ALEXANDER HAMILTON IS

THIS MARBLE STATUE OF
= ALEXANDER HAMILTON IS
THE WORK OF HORATIO
STONE, AN AMERICAN SCULP-
TOR. ORIGINALLY PLACED IN
STATUARY HALL ABOUT 1868,
1T WAS LATER REMOVED TO
ITS PRESENT LOCATION, IN
THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAP
ITOL, BECAUSE 1T WAS NOT
CONTRIBUTED BY A STATE.
A LEXANDER HAMILTON, born
January II, 1757, on the Brit
ish Isle of Nevis. in the West In
dies, was forced to support himself
at the age of IL and came to
America three years later. Having
adopted this country, he fought
for its independence and became
one OF the outstanding statesmen
of the infant Republic.
His work as first Secretary of the
Treasury, in Washington's admin
istration, when he laid the ground
work for q sound money system in
this country, is perhaps his greatest
contribution to posterity.
Hamilton advocated . strong
centralized government and = lib
eral Interpretation Of the Consti-
tuition, theories which are widely
approved today, but which were
opposed bitterly at that time BY
leading statesmen, notably Thomas
Jefferson.
In 1904 he became involved in
= political dispute with Aaron
Burr, accepted . challenge to night
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Riddles

THE Riddle Man wants to thank all
the boys and girls who have been
sending him riddles during 1887 He
hopes you'll have a happy 1898 and
keep right on sending him your best
riddles.
l. Did you ever hear the story Of two
holes in the ground?-Jessi Mae
Moen.
2. What's a good thing to part with,
John Kull.
3. When have elephants feet?-
Paula Klatz.
4. What's the best way to raise
Strawberries? Ruth Schneider.
S. What do you do when you want
= drink in the night?-Bob Hudson.
ANSWERS.
l. Well, well. 2. A comb. 3. When
there's two Of them. 4. With a SPOON.
S. Look under the bed and you'll find
q spring.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
kay's Corner
BY Katherine Houison
BUTTERFLY CURTAINS.

"HEN you want to dress up your
room. why not try your hand
at making butterfly curtains? The
design can be adapted to any style
OF curtain and is effective on any
material-tafIeta, pongee, organdy,
voile, homespun or net. You can make
the curtains yourself, or buy them
ready-made.
You'll need . good selection OF
scraps Of both plain and figured ma
terial for the wings OF the butter
flies. On silk curtains it's best to
use silk pieces, but for any other ma
terial, percales and prints are fine.
As you can see by the Illustration.
several different butterflies have been
used. You can make your own pat
terms in various sizes with q little
practice.
Use figured material for the large
Evening star., 1938-01-09

- plNAC VI "bba 1Iolil Vic lll~ldtCo
over. the carvings on the cane tell
! the story of the incident which helped
to bring about the Spanish-American
War, as well as details of the brief
conflict.
II believe the writer of those verses
about hand me down my walking
cane must have had in mind the
walking stick which my daddy gave
me and which is my hobby" Betty
Mae writes to The Star.
II would like to tell you about it,
but We must go back many years.
"REFORE 1898 there was an old
salt who sailed on a siX-masted
schooner to ports known and un-
known, out of Boston, Mass When
the Spanish-American War broke out
in 1898 he signed up with the Navy
and didn't rest until he had secured
a piece Of wood from the Inflated
battleship, the Maine, which was
blown up in the harbor of Havana on
February Is, 1898.
1HlS Olu Salt WnltLled Out the
shape of cane 37l2 inches long and
III inches wide at the top, with a
slight graduation toward the bottom.
"On the cane, with no patchwork
or piecing done, from top to bottom
he carved first the name of Admiral
Dewey, with two cross-fags as decora-
tions. Underneath these followed a
modern cannon of that period and
then the Spanish-American War
chronology: The date and hour of the
blowing up of the Maine The num-
Der Of men killed, 266. The first Amer
lean killed, his name and rank Ad-
miral DeweyS flagship. the U. S.
Olympia. and the names of the vessels
Which composed the battleShin feet
Evening star., 1938-01-09
All About Cats.
A GRAMMAR school boy handed in

A GRAMMAR school boy handed in
- the following composition on
"cats":
Cats that are meant for little boys
to maui and tease is called Maultease
cats. Some cats is reckernized by how
quiet their purrs Is and these is named
Purrsian cats. Then cats what has
very bad tempers is called Angorie
cats, and cats with deep feelins is
called Feline cats. I don't like cats" /"
Evening star., 1938-01-09

ra d 10 repairing
more or less acci-
dentally. All Of
his family are in
terested in me-
chanics, he eX-
planned, and as
long as he can re-
member he's been
studying electric
ity as a hobby.
About two years
ago. however, an
oil er brother
married and left
home and Warren
fell heir to a
ollant,itV of radio
Evening star., 1938-01-09

=
Our word diamond is built around
PUZZLES. The second line Is . poor
golfer. the third is stunned, the nth
is underneath and the sixth Is mois-
ture. Can you form the diamond?
UzzLEs
L
Behedd rord for mount and oct
part OF tree. Behe1d q Uord for
confidence and get something found In
iron.
In the sentence below the missing
words are spelled differently but pro-
nounced the same
The perspiration from his
as he swings the AZ.
Whenever worry upon him,
the deyout man always -.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Strong Medicine.

A COLORED woman went to her
husbands physician and said:
-"Doctah. Abs come to see If yo' ar
gwine to ordah Rastus one of dem
mustard plasters again today?"
Il think, Mandy. perhaps he'd bet
ter have one more"
We'll. he says to ak yo' kin he
have a slice Of ham wit 1t cause it's
mighty pOw'ful to take alone"
Evening star., 1938-01-09
The Drawbacks.
"DEAR MRS. PUCKET," 4

DEAR MRS. PUcKET," school
teacher wrote to the mother of
4 pupil, William was absent this
morning. Will you please tell me what
Kept him out of school?"
Dear Ma'am," was the reply. evil
lie is keeping time for his father. Last
mite he cum home with an exampel
about how long would it take man
walking 3 miles an hour to walk
two and q half times around 4 field
4 miles square. And as Willie amt
no man, We had to send his pap."/
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Correction.

Willie: There was a burglar in
our house last night"
Teacher: And what did your
father do under those circumstances"
Willie: HE wasn't under the cir.
cumStances-he was under the bed
Evening star., 1938-01-09
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Thief of Purse
Pursued and
Caught.

MADELINE BRENNAN of 1886
Monroe street NV. reports to
The Star that her most exciting ad-
venture was chasing q pocketbook
Snatcher.
"A friend and I were playing on
the corner of Park road and Nine
teenth street one day a little over a
year ago." she wrote.
"A lady was walking down the other
Evening star., 1938-01-09

The Star lrill pay 81 for each
story it publishes on the subject
My Most Erciting Adventure"
uritten by a boy or girl reader
OF the paper.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Young Residents Of Capital Area Follow Hobbies
Carving on Girls Cane
Recalls Spanish War
Battleship Maine, Dewey and
Victory Are Recorded on
Walking Stick.

ct AND down walking cane Betty Mccrahon sings to
And the cane she receives is we'll worth little coaxing she
She
Q S.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Walking Radio Brings
Business to Student
Ingenuity Shown in Costume
Warren BrOde Used
AS Advertisement.

IMAGINE
where furniture
| This pecace-strange it might a
folks
you've probably
yearold
Warren says good idea because doubled
Evening star., 1938-01-09
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
/. To decorate.
4. Burial vault.
Z. Serious.
8. We.
IL. Annoy, irritate.
IL. Steamship (abbr).
l3. Price.
Is. Domesticated.
II. Musical note.
18. The smallest state (abbr).
10. Wise man.
81. Places.
%. Paid (abbr).
"a. Division Of . drama.
26. Exclamation.
q. Kind of flower.
90. Nearest.
80. An insect that stings.
VERTICAL.
1. Extensive trip.
2. Exists.
3. To change location.
4. Theme. subject.
S. Used with either"
6. Foundation.
8. Exist.
10. Vegetable dish.
II. Strike.
a. A children's game.
16 Part of verb TO be-"
49, To extend over.
| 20. Where the sun rises.
2l. To boil slowly.
%. A merchants establishment.
Is. Court (abbr).
y. Chopping tool.
| %. The sun god.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES,

I. The explorers are Byrd, Peary
Clark and De Soto.
2. Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures
3. Cold, over, Lena and dram.
l. Beau. bow.
S. st t0ay. Ga (b)le.
6. Crossword Puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1938-01-09

A student at Gordon Junior High
School. Warren entered the field of
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-12
NEW DEAL TO WANT
8 BILLION MORE COIN

WASHINGTON, Dec. ~. (UP)
President Roosevelt's 1910 budget
estimates were expected today to
call for expenditures of $8,000,-
100000 or more in the next fiscal
year and to assure another large
treasury deficit.
The budget message will be SUBJ
mitted to the new congress during
the first week of January, prob
ably January A, the day after con-
gress meets.
Budget plans are carefully kept
secret until estimates are read be-
fore. Congress- But upon the basis
of known administration plans it
does not now appear possible that
Mr.. Roosevelt will be able to bring
government costs in the next fis-
cal year low enough to justify
hope for an early budget balance.
The current fiscal year is bud
geted for revenue of SIS, 900, 270,-
900, expenditure of $8,085, 1877
600 and a net deficit of approx
mately Sd, 100000.
Fiscal years begin annually on
July l so that there remain almost
seven months of the current Pc
riod.
In the first five months and
eight days of this fiscal year the
deficit has increased daily by an
average of almost s10,000,000
and from congressional Republi-
cans and Democrats there is a
rising chorus of protest and crit
icism.
There is no substantial pros
pect, however, that congressional
criticism will be translated into
action to reduce gov
eminent expenditures sufficiently
to make any major change in the
condition of the treasure.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-12
PAN AMERICA MEET
FACES BUSY WEEK

LIMA, Peru, Dec. IL. (UP)-
u. s. Secretary of State Cordell
Hull will propose to the eighth
Pan American conference a plan
of consultative action among all
the American republics for a COM
mon defense Of democracy in the
western hemisphere, it was re-
ported last night.
Although members of the Unit
ed States delegation were silent
regarding the proposal, it was UNI
derstood to envisage not only the
possibility of armed aggression
from outside the new world but
also attempts to implant un-
american political systems.
In such event, according to the
plan, the Fl American nations
would consult among themselves
'regardingrths best way to defend
themselves.
The project, based on the con-
sultative system created at tie
inter-American peace conference
in Buenos Aires in 1886, will not
provide for formal defense
agreement, although such would
be implied in the wording. A for
NAL treaty Of defense would find
little support among the South
American countries, and Hull, ac-
quainted by experience with the
attitude Of those countries, was
not expected to press for such
pact.
The Argentine delegation also
was understood to have q consul
tative plan, not quite as broad as
the United States proposal, and
including meetings among the for
eign ministers Of the American
republics not only for discussion
of political problems but cultural
and economic ones as well.
On the eve Of what is expect
ed to be the busiest week of the
entire conference, it also was re-
ported the delegates, united on a
pace program for this part of the
world, would be asked to seek an
extended armistice in the Spanish
civil war leading to ultimate set
Element of that conflict.
According to an unimpeachable
private source, the Chilean dele
CATION has consulted with other
representatives regarding reso-
luton to be introduced calling
for q suspension Of hostilities in
Spain.
The Chileans, it was said, seek
to have the resolution offered as
the Joint action Of the 81 Ameri-
can republics at the conference.
All the new worl dcountries, I'M
der the Chilean scheme, would Of
Continued on page SKI.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-12
NEW WORKERS
BUY RESIDENCE
B. Weitz Home to Be Oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
r. ]. Williams

Sale of the B. Weitz home, at
Ola Fourth avenue west, to K. j..
Williams, retired business man Oh
Canandaigua, N. Y, was announe-
ed today by the Station Insurance
& Realty Co. The purchase price
was not made public:
The sale was made for Julius
Kahn of Savannah, Ga, who
bought the property from MIR.
Weitz. b.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams plan TO
come here shortly and make Hen
Jacksonville their permanent home.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-12
FRANCE MOVES
TO TIGHTEN ITS
GRIP ON f()NlS
Would Bar Further Italian
immigration; Strengthen
Army Posts
By REYNOLDS PACKARD
Copyright, 1888, United PresS

lSOpyEIShtS 1900 ShteSe
TUNIS, French North Africa.
Dec. IL. (UP)-Resident General
Erik Labonne and a corps of col
onial experts yesterday formally
recommended immediate restric-
ton of Italian immigration and
strengthening of French mill
tary establishments in Tunisia to
cope with Italy's territorial aspi-
rations.
SIN view of today's present CO.
lonial policy French influence
must be reinforced and protective
measures taken against Tunisia
becoming over-populated with
Italians" said a report dispatched
to the government in Paris.
The recommendations, in the
form of a 29-page report trans
mitted to Premier Edouard Dalai
der, took a serious view Of the
Italian demands which precipitat-
ed week-long disorders and riot
ing in the streets Of Tunis.
The commission under Resi-
dent General Labonne said that
although Tunisia is only a pro.
tectorate, it must be considered
to be part of the French North
African empire" because "Tunisia
is the first line of defense Of
France"
It was understood on authority
that the report would be follow
ed by another, drafted by mill
tary leaders, urging an increase
in Tunisia's coastal Notifications
because Tunisia "is most likely
to be the target of an Italian at
tack in the near future"
The report sent to Paris today
that every inch OF
Tunisia as we'll as all other
French possessions in North At
RIGA be "held at all costs"
Regarding immigration, the re-
port suggests that severe restric-
lions be placed upon Italian citi-
zens both from the Italian main
land and from Italian Tripoli.
"Italian colonists in Tunisia
have more cohesive character than
the French population which has
become heterogeneous as result
of liberal naturalization measures
Continued on page six).
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= SERIAL STORY
CHlIC Tile | INIT COPYRIGHT. 1859
ONI y -I"L ING
BY ADELAIDE HUMPHREYS

1t was no small feather in
Salley's pretty cap to have been
invited by Corey, either. Corey
was president of his senior
class, best fraternity on the
campus, keyman. He was the
only son of Peterson Porter,
the steel magnate, no mean ac-
complishment in itself.
They made a handsome cou-
pie, Sally and Corey, swinging
along, hand in hand, toward
the practice hill where contes-
tants would be getting in trim
for the big meet the next day.
Sally was as small and dark
and sparkling as Corey was big
and smooth and fair. More
than one head turned to look
at them, more than one remark
signaled them out. "There goes
Corey Porter, senior president,
swell guyw and, chats Sally
Blair. She was voted the most
popular girl in her school and
now she's to be Queen of the
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-12
LOOK FOR NAH.
CONTROL over.
MEMEL SOON
Diplomats Look for Lett
Town to Become An
other Danzig &
ANNEXATION MIGHT
HURT UKRAINE AIMS
By WALLACE CARROLL
Copyright, 1888, by United Press

LONDON, Dec. ~. (UP)-Sun-
days Mcneil elections, resulting in
a large German majority in the
Lithuanian-held tory, are
viewed by diplomats here as; Il
prelude to German control of the
Mcneil area. !.
Within the next few months
Germany is expected either to
coordinate" Mcneil with the
Reich or to annex it outright.
Coordination would give Mcneil
a status similar to that of Danzlg.
Mcneil would continue to be the
principal channel for Lithuanian
imports and exports, as Danzigs is
the chief port for Poland's foreign
trade. But Memel, like Danzig,
would be under effective German
control.
Observers here believe that
Chancellor Adolf Hitler may tenn
porarily freeze the Mcneil prob
lem in this way if actually he in
tends to hunt bigger game in the
direction of the Ukraine, as has
been reported. They point out that
he can take Mcneil whenever ne
wishes, therefore it would be Bad
policy to risk worldwide outcry
by Selling it just before he under
takes a bigger adventure.
However, an cutlery would be
his only opposition. After Munich.
Great Britain and France certain
ly would not seriously concern
themselves with small, distant
Memel after they had been forced
to swallow German absorption of
Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. And
Lithuania, with present sovereign
ty over Memel, is too weak to
dream of opposing Germany.
Hitler might annex Memel if he
thinks it desirable to impress the
German people with a new tri-
umph, but annexation would not
give great economic or strategic
advantages to the Reich. Annex
alton would be chiefly useful as d
political card inside Germany be-
Continued on page six)