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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-04
Demand for Houses TO Rent Proved as
New Homes Let Long Before Bungalow
Construction Work Completed

There is housing shortage in Ell Cenro You've prob
ably heard that before but Aubrey Moody builder has
definite proof.
Moody, who will complete work on two houses for d.
WnsOW 9Th and Commercial streets this week an
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-04
Three More Members OF Iron Guard
Shot i'm Rounlania While 'Escapinq'

BUCHAREST, Dec 3. (UP)-Three members of
the Fascist antiSemitic iron guard shot and killed
today while aegedy attempting to escape from police
The victims Josef Fagadaru, Ananie Ghica and
Andra Petru Police said they had been arrested in con-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-04
Two New Homes Started in Fl CenfrO
During Past Week, MateriaImen
Report; Unique Features Told

El Centros greatest building continued become
greater during the past week construction of two new
homes reported Saturday by Gavin Lumber and Build
ers Supply companies.
Builders Supply is furnishing material for Marshal
Evening star., 1938-03-11

The Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers II . stamped
t3c), self-addressed envelope is inclosed
with each communication addressed to
i you desire the pocket outline Of the
Four Aces system Of contract bridge.
send with your request to the -Four
Aces. care The Evening Star. . stamped
and you win receive an outline without
any cdAYeA
Evening star., 1938-03-11

OLDEST public library in the United
States is the Library Co. of Phila-
delphia. at the corner Of Locust and
Juniper streets in the Quaker City.
Benjamin Franklin originated the idea
of the institution.
Strange as it seems, for the first few
years of the library's existence such
items as stuffed pelicans and snakes
were accepted in lieu of membership
fees!
Austin K. Gray, librarian of the
company, states: In the early days
of the library-l73l-61-m
found it difficult to find the hard
cash to purchase share in the Library
Co. In lieu of 40 shillings therefore,
the directors accepted payment in
kind; a stuffed pelican, stuffed snakes,
robes of Indian sachems, an old sword
dug up on farm set of fossils, etc.
These payments were placed on exhibi-
tion in the library as the curiosities.'
The authority for these facts is
the old minute book OF the library,
kept by Benjamin Franklin. Francis
Hopkinson and others, when they were
secretaries to the board and still young
and unknown"
Evening star., 1938-03-11

West opened the nine Of hearts.
East played the king and Mr.. Won
Zedtwitz the ace. Mr.. Won zedtwitz
looked the hand over and now played
the queen Of spades, followed by the
jack. At this point he was able to
count IL tricks in the event Of q AZ
break in diamonds. Since there was
no sure play against 5-1 diamond
break, he decided to cash his ace
queen Of diamonds and see what would
happen.
It will be noted that he could not
have afforded to draw all the oppo-
nents' trumps since. in the event that
diamonds broke AZ, he would need
the king Of spades as a re-entry to
dummy. Sure enough. East showed
out on the second diamond lead, but
fortunately was also out of trumps
and hence unable to ruff.
Mr.. Won Zedtwitz now thought things
over and saw that his chance of sue
cess lay in an end-play against one
of the opponents, and that the choice
of end-play depended on which one
held the king of clubs. If East held
the king of clubs, he could eventually
be thrown in with heart and forced
to lead away from it. After mature
deliberation, however, declarer decided
that If West had not held the king,
he would have opened e club. Ac-
cordingly, he played three more
rounds Of trumps, discarding . heart
and diamond from dummy, cashed the
queen Of hearts, played low club to
dummy's ace and returned the low
club to his queen. Now, since West
held the club king. he was thrown in
the lead and forced to lead one of his
two remaining diamonds up to
dummy's king-1O.
Copyright, 193S)
Evening star., 1938-03-11
Winning Contract.
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Burnstine Merwin D. Maier,
Oswald Jacoby. Howard schenken.
Wof!os leading team-of-four, inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in existeace)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
How Smart Is Your Child

following mental
ADVANCE or Science the
determine the mental and subsequently
given mental tests At the
is supposed to be capable of activities listed
MonthsTurns head toward ringing
fined sylables, like da da"
attenvey; can hold one object in each hand briefly
Yea-Can play with Objects banging together speaks
four words jargon; hold spoon
helps in dressing +...,., =
IL Monsooks behind reflection; pull object
within reach; speaks five
YearsObeys simple commands
names three out OF five Objects five objects
uses words combination; imitation
larry, 272 words.
YeaCan circle in three trials prepositons
names key, knife, watch pencil
bes vocabulary, 1876 words
YearCan pennies repeats
four dgis (such as 7934); vocabulary, 1,54O words
Years-Can draw imiatvely
colors vocabulary 2072
Years-Knows right from Left
penny quarter die 6 to Is
words - -
YearsCan count backwards give smaies between
Objects defines objects
vocabulary, $500
10 YearCan detect absurdties
three minutes repeats six dgts 20 yabes; vocabulary
$500 words
Years-Can pity and Justice can in
story of picture; vocabulary, 1900
IA YearCan differences president king:
out arihmetical probem dgs
larry, 5000 words
16 YearCan the difference between
and Stupidity syables;
has adult intelligence reads books
ton; vocabulary II, ZOO words.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
Crows, as Pets, Can Be Taught to Talk;
Tongues Naturally Split, Expert Asserts

If you are bored with the usual
kind of pet and want a new thrill,
get crow, and while teaching him
to talk, teach him various tricks,
writes Medora Hamilton Crist in the
Baltimore Sun. You will never tire
of him, for he will do something sur
prising each day.
When strangers hear my crows
talk they never fail to ask: "Did
you split their tongues?" Certainly
not. A crows tongue is naturally
split. 1t is seemingly loose at both
ends and works on central pivot.
The next question invariably is:
'How long does it take to teach one
to talk?" I have never been able to
make one talk in less than ten
months. He will learn to bark like
a dog, NEW like cat and jabber a
number of unintelligible words, but
to pronounce words really clearly
takes almost year. In the mean
time, he will be up to all kinds of
mischief and will learn some new
trick each day, including quite a
few things that you do not teach
him.
One day placed a pan, contain
ing several pieces of clothing, on my
lawn and went into the house for
clothespins. When returned found
that each piece had been taken from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
STRAIT GATE
BY RUTH COMFORT MITCHELL
D

deal like its pilot-shabby, hectic,
not quite clean. kitty, is your
husband" she began, conscien-
tiously chatty.
Husband? Listen; all men are
dogs" she was circling the field.
She looked down. 81 bet this burns
'em up-that bunch down there, you
flying with Poison Ivy" She began
a sudden and reckless climb.
mo, Kit! Why should it?" But
Sarah Lynn had an uneasy convic-
ton that Gunnar and Conrad Jordan
would sternly disapprove. She knew
their feeling about the Kitty Medill
type of flier. Why had she come?
"They say I've lost my nerve. Say
I'm all washed up. Well, I'm not.
I'm just as good as ever was. I'll
show 'em." The small face seemed
wholly composed of sulky mouth and
stubborn jaw. "I'll show 'em right
now. Hang on, kid! We're going to
the circuS!"
She allowed her plane to stall in
level flight, held her joy stick back
and her rudder on and went into
violent tailspin.
Sarah Lynn's heart turned over
and over. She clutched and chung,
thanking her stars that Gunnar was
not watching. Could the mad-cap
recover? What were the men think
ing down on the field, her friends?
Kit closed her throttle, pulled back
on her stick, regained her flying
speed, Strengthened out smoothly;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25

brilliant performance. She grinned
at her passenger. Cali washed up,
am II"
''Of course not! You're marvellous!
That was a gorgeous thrill, Kit, but
! believe we'd better go down, now"
"Oh, let's take little ride!" They
were shooting skyward again. "Why
don't you come up sometime?" She
leveled off and headed for the hills.
Sarah Lynn took pains to speak
pleasantly, casually. exit, this has
been great fun. and I'll bear wit
ness that you're wonder, but I
really must be getting back. My
brothers. waiting and have a hun
dred things to do before we leave"
She held the ship doggedly to its
course. "Say, listen. I'd be doing
you big favor if never few you
back to your fireman. You take it
from me; they're all heels. I could
write a book about 'em, babe. All
alike from that ace of yours to the
dirty deuce I drewI"
Sarah Lynn achieved a laugh.
"But, just the same, must be get
ting home, Kit" She was fighting
swiftly growing anxiety, her eyes on
the instrument panel, her ears lis
tening earnestly to the motor. There
was something about it she didn't
like, an alien sound.
They were flying low over the
mountains, now.
Remember that night in Fres-
no, when the fireman baled you out
like a sack of mail?"
81 do, Kitty, and how kind you
were to me! I'll never forget it.
I've never stopped being grateful,
and I've always hoped I could do
something for you, sometime" She
forced herself to speak steadily.
swell, you squared it all right
when you hoped with me, just now,
showing those buns you had conf
dence-" she broke off, frowning. ;.
Stark terror laid hold of Sarah
Lynn. exit, what's the matter? Let
me fly herl Here, let mel Kit,
what's wrong?"
"Just everything, that's ALL" the
stunt fiier said, her voice rasped
and shrill. "Just everything in the
world! Well, what do we care, babel
Stand by for a crash!"
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lives. The promise of childhood was
being abundantly fulfilled!
Out of the 81 there were five who
tested above 40 (Which goes
through the ceiling" of the best
intelligence tests. Before reaching
% one had done excellent research
work in history, another in mathe-
mates, another in chess. The other
two were already establishing en-
viable places for themselves in cho-
sen professions.
These were cases of true, native
ability, carefully managed and de-
veloped. But educators shudder
when they hear of an ambitious par
ent heaping work upon his child's
head, merely because an intelli-
gence test has shown some degree
of brilliance. Mentally overstuffed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
That Youngster Of Yours
Genius, or Just Plain Kid?
Science Examines These
Child Wonders and
Gives Its Opinion
BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE

Many, many years ago a
polite four-year-old boy sat on
his stool while two portly and
well-dressed women slipped
tea. The maid walked in with
a pot of hot water, stumbled,
and spilled it on the little boys
legs.
"Tommykins! Tommykins!"
gushed one of the women, "did
the nasty water hurt 'oo?"
Tommy looked at her wisely
for a moment, then replied:
''Thank you, madam, the
agony is quite abated."
"Tommykins" was Thomas
Macaulay, who later became
one of England's greatest
statesmen and essayists. Incl
dents like the above stamped
Tommy as a ''child genius" from
whom great things could be ex-
pected.
Thomas Macaulay really amount
ed to something when he grew up,
but was it genius?
Every now and then American
newspapers recite the wonders of
four-year-old child who plays diff
cult sonatas on his mothers piano,
or of a second grade pupil whose
poetry shows remarkable talent.
Immediately such youngsters are
stamped with the title genius or
prodigy and grow up under the
whitening spotlight of publicity.
The Simple Truth.
The prodigy" problem has Of
fered science one of its most fasci-
mating studies these past few years
and some startling decisions have
been reached about child wonders.
In essence, it boils down to the
fact that such youngsters are SIM
ply brighter than average and that
they'll grow up to be perfectly nor
NAL men and women-if handled
properly.
But incorrect supervision can be
devastating. One little youngster
was given an intelligence quotient
rating of 1874 Goo is normally. Her
mother never quite got over the
shock of hearing that her child was
brilliant. She literally stood in awe
when the child was around, waited
on her hand and foot and in the end
made the prodigy entirely de-
pendent on her mother. :
These few cases, in which bril-
liant children have been ruined by
publicity and improper training,
often make parents shudder with
fright to learn their youngster has
a high intelligence. A few "prodi-
gies" have broken down nervously;
some have even gone to the insane
asylum. But the record shows that
most likely they grow up to take a
commanding position in the business
or professional worlds.
Back in 1922 DR.. Leta S. Hollings-
worth of Columbia University
Teachers college selected group of
116 New York children with I. O.
ratings of 100 or higher. Some of
them received specialized training
Tor three years. Then they were
forgotten, left to lead their own
lives.
Bright Children Grow Up.
But last year DR.. Hollingsworth
and DR.. Irving Lorge located 81 of
them, ranging in age from % to Is
years, and examined their private
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25

collection of such pictures.
He shows you, for example, Queen
Victoria carved in wood by various
African subjects, and you observe
she is generally puffy-cheeked,
stout lady with trailing veil and a
sawed-off body. Why? Because the
empires African subjects knew the
Queen from pictures, particularly
one famous half-length portrait. 1t
left them uncertain whether she had
feet like an rdinary woman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
When Elephant Is in "Musth"

AT certain seasons, domesticated
elephants suffer from a disease
called "musth," and then become
fully as dangerous as the rogue ele-
plant of the jungle. When an ele-
plant is Sin musth," white spot
appears on his temple between his
eye and his ear where there is
little hole in his head. From this
hole, fluid oozes out until the ter
mination of the illness, which is
sometimes a matter of so or 80
days. An elephant in "musth"
suffers such intense pain that its
mind is affected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
CHAPTER XII

Kitty Medin crawled slowly and
painfully out of the wreckage. Her
clothing was grotesquely torn and
blood ran brightly from cuts on her
face and body. She limped instead
lily to a large fiat rock at a little
distance and sat down, her hands
over her eyes, shaking, whimpering
cursing.
She kept herself resolutely blind
folded. cts just a lousy dream"
she told herself. "Just a night
mare, like when you eat something
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25

the pan, dragged in the dust and
put back into the pan.
Patience is the keynote in teach
ing crows to talk. Only the cleares.
pronunciation and the same tone
and accent must be used when
teaching difficult sentences.
] have spent at least two hours q
day saying to my crows words that
I wanted them to learn. They woull
almost fall from the perch and 90
through the most terrible contor.
tons, twisting their necks as if in
agony while trying to say some new
word.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
WHITE MAN LOOKS PECULIAR TO SAVACES. TOO!

NEW YORK.-For years, white
men have been staring at natives
and making frank remarks about
how funny they are.
But the tables have been turned.
If you can take it, you can see how
funny white men look to the natives.
Prof. Julius E. Lips, one of Ger
many's exiled scholars, has come
to this country, and published a
book, 1.-THE Savage Hits Back" in
which he shows and explains rare
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25

adult and healthy, and often shrewd.
One South Sea islander carved an
Englishman in precisely our COM
edy fashion, with one glassed eye,
gaping mouth with buck teeth, blank
look, all complete. To the island
ers, the image was DOGGY for ward
ing off spirits. But whether in
tended to be funny or frightening.
the point is the native caught q
penetrating portrait.
G Science Service.-WNu Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25

Likewise, the German emperor,
whom one wood carver portrayed
with proudly lifted head and out
flung chest-and his legs backward.
To understand primitive art, al
ways think of it in relation to the
artist and his cultural background.
This is emphasized by Professor
Lips.
Primitive art is not childlike, he
finds. Nor is it similar to the art of
the insane. In its own way, it is
Evening star., 1938-01-23
Finger Faces-a Raging Indoor Sport!

r r . ,o.oh+ xou il o,oboby hod hot requires no
.o<h investment you hoppn old doll Ground the mouse %
" handsomely fixed Al the o"e p1opee
wv" cor nick out kckkock dower And you wont Inv
q HrownP
Evening star., 1938-01-23

Right Profiles
ore intriguing. too.
The Iody's dork
eye is just the
blunt end Of O
fountoin pen in
the fingers. So you
see how simple It
oil is.
Evening star., 1938-05-12
FUTURE.

THO6 J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS
l43l EYE. ST NV
Evening star., 1938-05-12
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

AUBURN 1895 model 653 sedan. This car
represents the maximum OF value for a
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and Lycomlng engine guarantee maximum
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tires like new and in nice mechanical
shape, the price of this car is a pleasant
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equipped, orig blue. driven carefully;
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
J., United States for the District Of Co
aRs as NO. H9s9s AsHsasz on the 10Th
day of May. 1888. Floodeate Boat House
Inc. CORPORATION, has nled a libel in the
District Of colambs against s the gas iGa screw s
yacht Vesta. her boats, tackle. apparel
and furniture, engines. etc: in q cause of
amount of saaa o So ANp f5''mf WHEREAs l8I 'bs bs
virtue Of process in due form Of law, to me
May sas hsSe seized and i7'h taken en' the
my custody: Notice is hereby given to ali
petition or make due defense at the CLERKS
once OF said Court. in the Courthouse, in
G Of ON 81 psore II tn. h s 5st a.1
May. AID. 1898. on pain or being barred Of
all relief or q having deiault entered. Or
' "~' ' JOHN b = ceLpoYs
HENRY L. PHELPS.
Evans Building.
Proctor for Lbelant
IN NTH, THE IDIsIRIcT COURT Or THE
Heans 1ss tsI taf Ds,ast q
day of May, 1888, Floodgate Boat House.
District Court Of the United states for the
Podjssel Il. her boats. tackle. apparel and and
tract. civil and maritime. for the amount
OF 1857 90. AND WHEREAS by virtue OF
process in due form of law. to me directed,
have seized and taken the said yacht
Dodte'S,l II and have her In my custody
Notice is hereby given to all parties inter-
ested to file their claim or petition, or
make due defense at the clerks ONCE Of
said curt. in the Courthouse. in the City
on or before the 18th day Of May AID
1888; on pain of being barred Of ali relief.
or OF having default entered, or such action
seem proper.
JOHN B. cOLPOYa
q. 8. Marshal
Henry L. PHELPS,
Evans Building.
Proctor for Libelant.
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AUCTION SALES.
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TRUSTEES TRUSTEE SALE SALE OF VALUABLE THREE
sN0SI, STONE Sg sIMEss ssa PKopERTY
SS$shHSpEE III SS$s hHSpE "HAE2H ISLAND AS2 AvENGE iiaa
redeydsd By yItus Of certain deed Of trust duly
ct seq: OF the land records Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and at the request Of
the party secured thereby. the undersigned
TwEhR r shf pAY or on MAY ATYHuRSDAY THE
ss.c1'h.1 roTR 0cLocK ,eI Z a PM; the following
District of Columbia. and designated as
Gs9Fss d,v3E;o, WIliiams " Ian and 4 Jara,ns Sub
plat recorded in Liber W. B. M. folio 81. Of
M the records Of the ONCE Of the surveyor Of
so and 81 in Mariana. B. Lathrop's Sub
ISs Plat r recorded in Liber IL folio 15s. OF
scribeo by metes and bounds in one parcel
In accordance with survey by the sur
yeyor Of the District Of Columbia recorded
IS 'GSf follows a1 far l sa1e ibe
sam, same at t. the intersection of the northeriy
line line 9, G Rhode Island avenue with the east
ming thence northwesterly along said line
0a,n, OF Connecticut di. avenue @ s729 feet to a
said avenue from the north face of the
north. north wall Of premises 1903 Connecticut
nsssin. nsssIe thho6nTSes thence northeasterly
said essterly line of Connecticut avenue
OF 80 degrees 80 minutes as shown on
,sid ,sid plat; ;so.7l feet to q point $500
1749 Rhode Island avenue; thence north
,Weste9iy ives 81 on &C continuation of said division
erly line Of said lot 90; thence northeast
e5 eriy along said northerly line II. feet;
the easterly line OF said lot 81: distant
4 feet north from the northerly line Of
said . lot 30, 90: thence southerly along said
sasterly with said line Of said lot so, So
u sad nronsb re-
Rhode Island avenue. u intersecting sntirs said said
foot west Of the east face thereof. he Dit1s iuae
feet to point on the northwesterly line
Of said Rhode Island avenue. distant .s4
wall: thence southwestery along said line
Of said avenue 107 II feet to the point OF
% ana Rbose Ros aoS By
nue. NV. and 1901 and 1903 Connecticut
money to be paid in cash. balance in two
equal installments. payable in one and
two years. with interest at 5 per. centum
day Of sale secured by first deed Of trust usit
upon the property sold, or ali cash at
the option Of the purchaser. A deposit
OF 100000 will be required At time OF
veyancinE recording. revenue stamps, etc.
at cost Of purchaser. Terms of sale to be
compiled with within 80 days from day of
sale otherwise the trustee reserves the
right to resell the property at the risk
and cost OF defaulting purchaser. after five
Gays advertisement Of such resale in some
newspaper published in Washington. D. c.
JAMES j. BECKER.
Surviving Trustee
ap1S2O.22 2b. 81. o9my2. y2.4.6.9.1011.12 4
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PLYMOUTH 1894 de luxe 4-dr sedan,
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finish. tires and upholstery are perfect
Buy it at bargain today IN this sensational
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Pot. 1900.
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DE SOTO 1888 de luxe (6-cyl) sed.; runs
perfect, good tires; sacrifice. $40. Sun,