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Evening star., 1938-03-06

Hawaiian steel guitar and Wilbur, the
Spanish guitar. Their programs of
Hawaiian music. spiced with semi
classical and popular numbers have
been popular with local audiences for
four or five years
I'VE got interested in music when
We were In junior high school," one of
them explained, "and we've been play
ing together ever since"
An intensive course Of lessons
launched them as musical enter
tainers. Soon the Lawyer brothers put
over their act so we'll chat some in
their audiences have thought the two
lived for while in Hawaii and
learned it all flrst-hand.
But not So Alden and Wilbur, who
live at 1919 Calvert street NV. were
born in Washington and have at
tended the local public schools
usually the same school. since there is
only is months difference in their
ages
THEIR next scheduled appearance
together will be on the program
for western Mite" to be held April /.
In the past they have entertained on
numerous school and church pro-
grams; at an entertainment of the
Young Democrats Club of Annapolis
last fall; once at national conven-
ton meeting at the Gingham Club,
and many others.
Their tastes are similar in other
respects.
Alden. a senior at Western. plays
shortstop on the school baseball team
and made "all-high" for two seasons.
Wilbur likes baseball, too, and is on
the school squad.
AS for girls, their opinions on this
subject coincide also.
Girls are all right" one of them
remarked, and the other agreed.
They differ in respect to their plans
for the future, however.
Alden wants to be professional
musician. In addition to the Hawaiian
guitar, he plans the banjo, the
Spanish steel guitar and the piano.
He's also a member of private Or
chestra of Western students known
as the "Royalans."
Wilbur who has an evening job at
q local theater, isn't sure just what he
wants to do. but he said it's not
professional music.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Two Readers
Contribute
Verses
Jocelyn Berkman
Is Newcomer
To the Page.

THIS column will be turned into 4
sort of Poets Corner today.
Julia Hackenberg Yarnall of 2l0l
New Hampshire avenue NV, who has
contributed in the past to the Junior
Page, recently submitted poem called
"Monkey-shines," inspired by the cap
ture Of monkey by Washington police
some time ago.
Jocelyn Berkman, Z, of 255l Seven
tenth street NV, is 4 newcomer to
the Junior Page. Jocelyn likes to
draw and has illustrated several of her
poems. She Is in the third grade at
H. D. Cooke School.
Two Of her short poems follow:
Snow Flakes.
Little fairy snow fakes,
Falling on the ground.
And then the fairy queen came
With her shimmering gown
She took her magic fairy wand.
And spread the snow DER town.
C0lOrs.
Yellow is the look of the stars at night;
1t hides in the lilies and gold and light.
Purple is twilight and holy places,
And robes of princes and pansy faces.
And here is Julia's latest poem:
Monkey Shines.
A monkey started out one day
The city fair to see,
He jumped around from place to place
As gay as gay could be.
He cut up foolish monkey shines
As much as he did please.
He leaped along from tree to tree
With most delightful ease.
He frightened all the alley cats
That happened down the street,
And scared the life from all the dogs
That he did chance to meet.
He sat upon the window-sill
And blinked his eyes at me,
He scampered over housetops high
nAN 81 AAAiSu oO oPICClully.
But suddenly and far too soon
His freedom was molested,
Our monkey friend did turn around
And find himself arrested.
Before he knew the reason why
He stood before the judge.
And on the police that captured him
He held an awful grudge.
But when they bribed him with a pipe
He danced around with glee,
A queerer lot of monkey-shines
I never wish to see.
But when his mistress came at last
He sat within cell.
No longer doing monkey shines
But thinking, We'll, well, well.
What have I done for such disgrace
To fall upon my name?
Although I'm going home again
III never be the same
His mistress he was glad to see,
3 She got him out on bail;
No money did she have to pay
To get him out of jail.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Riddles

THE Riddle Man is very anxious for
you to send him your favorite
riddles. 1t may be while before
you will see your name and riddle
in the paper, but he hopes you'll be
patient, and really help him make
the riddle column fun for all our
readers.
/. Where were potatoes first found?
Ruth Jackson.
2. How did the whale that swal-
lowed Jonah obey 4 divine law?-
Ronald Murphy.
3. Why is pig with curly tail like
the ghost OF Hamlet's father?-Eddie
Mae Graves.
4. What has eyes, nose and mouth,
yet can't see, smell or talk?-Richard
Harrison.
5. Why are teeth like verbs?-
Mary Meyer.
ANSWERS.
l. In the ground. 2. Jonah was q
stranger and he took him in. 3. Be-
cause he could a tale unfold. T. A
jack O. lantern. S. They are regular,
irregular and defective.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Copper First
Metal Man Used

COPPER was the earliest metal used
by man. About 5000 years before
the birth Of Christ it was beaten into
tools. Two thousand years later men
had learned to extract it from ores and
Use It, It took another 1000 years
for men to learn the value of COM
bining it with tin to make bronze.
When they learned that the use of
copper became so important in that
easE culture that the whole period
was named the Age Of Bronze.
About two-thirds of all the copper
produced in the world comes from the
United States. Pure copper is found
in Michigan around Lake Superior, in
nuggets and wires and irregular
masses sometimes Weighing several
hundred tons, and sometimes in ir-
regular fantastic shapes which look
like weird and fancy plants.
Copper Is brilliant metal of golden
reddish color. 1t weighs eight times
IS much rs water does, melts at the
high temperature Of something like
1000 degrees Fahrenheit, and tar
nishe4 green In damp air.
Practically al important deposits of
copper ore are believed to have been
caused by volcanic activity. Among
the chief copper ores are cuprite, me-
laconite, malachite and chessylite. The
sulphur ores are, from the economic
point of view, the most valuable be-
cause they yield the richest proportion
Of pure copper.
Compared with other metals, there
is listle copper in the earth's crust.
There is much more aluminium. iron.
magnesium, chromium and nickel. But
even so We managed to produce 1.3
pounds Of copper annually for each
person on earth.
We use all this copper for such
things as electric wires, in telephones
and automobiles, In ships and amrnu-
milton. for coins and fire extinguishers.
Compounds Of copper are used in
paints and dyes, medicines and In poi.
so0s 3o9 insects ana naoldS.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
4 nimals' Tails
Found Useful

MOST animals tails seem to give
the fnal touch of style to the
wearer's costume. But tails aren't
nourished simply because It's quite
the thing in animal circles; each
serves q very useful purpose.
The alligator uses his tail as q club.
The horse considers his tho best fiy
swatter ever made. The 'possum
hangs from tree limb by his tail
and takes . pleasant little swing. The
fox wraps his around his neck as .
mufiier. The fish paddles through the
water by means Of his tail, while the
squirrel uses his ~ . parachute.
Squirrels that have lost their tails
in accidents have been killed by bad
falls, while the usual bushy tailed
little fellow always lands unhazmed.
right side up.
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and at the foot of 1t there were a
great many bushes SO we couldn't
tell what was below.
"All Of us started down and as the
dirt was loose we kept slipping.
THE whistle of a~train could be
heard in the distance, but we didn't
pay much attention because We were
having 80 much fun.
Finally We got to the bottom and
jumped through the bushes with
Tarzan cry. But the cry died on my
lips when fell about 1 feet onto q
railroad track. The train we had
heard was coming closer and was
only about 40 feet away when fell.
Il was scared to death and I had
hurt my ankle in the fall but 1
scrambled to my feet. As jumped
up grabbed hold of q bush and hung
onto it while the train went by.
THE other kids were 20 scared they
couldn't help me.
80 II it hadn't been for that bush
I probably wouldn't be living to tell
the story"
Evening star., 1938-03-06
THIS wild and vicious looking mus

THIS wild and vicious looking mus
tang provides the boy who likes to
play cowboy with 4 mount he can
actually straddle. It Is made from .
short section Of an old log, to which
are nailed upright legs braced as
shown on the sketch.
The head u cut from . wide board
shaped similar to . horses head,
painted, then nailed to the front end
Of the log body. A tail Of frayed rope
is nailed to the other end. The saddle
u made from . folded piece of carpet
or an old gunny sack. The reins and
the stirrups are made from rope.
Nail the stirrups securely to the top
q the log body, 50 when you mount
yoar stesd you can do 50 By inserting
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Scotland Took
An Irish Name

SCOTLAND takes it, name from .
tribe Of Irish people called the
Scots, who crossed the Irish Sea at
the end Of the nth century and set
tied on the west coast Of Scotland
from the Clyde River to the Ross.
legend says that this tribe was named
for Queen Scotia, the wife Of King
Of ireland.
Originally the Romans called soot-
land Caledonia and it, people the
Caledonians.
But by s43 Kenneth AacAlpin, .
chief Of the tribe q Scots, had united
all Of the country north Of the F1rths
of Forth and Clyde under his rule.
Within the next hundred years the
name of his tribe came to be applied
to all OF this territory and 1t was
called Scotland.
Nova Scotia Is, Of course. New Scot
land.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
For the Puzzle Fans

II the sore on his does
not In few days We will
consult q doctor.
Now for a couple of word chains
Change only one letter at a time. and
always form 4 genuine word.
Change WORK to HARD in three
moves.
Change FARM to HOME in i've
moves.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Cheerful Either Unr

Cheerful Either Hay.
Anxious old lady ton river steamer ::
Il say, my good man, is this boat
going up or DOWN."
Surly deckhand: well, she's a
leaky old tub, ma am, so I shouldn't
wonder if she was going down. Then,
again, her b'ilers amt none too good,
n she might 90 up"
Evening star., 1938-03-06

one foot in the left stirrup and throw
ing the other foot over the saddle ex-
actly like mounting q real, live horse.
This type Of horse may not take you
any place. but you will have lots Of
fun playing you are "An Old Cow
Hand From the Rio Grande."
Evening star., 1938-03-06
My Most
Exciting
Adventure.
Bush Saves Girl
After Failing
On Track.

RETTY SHELDON, IL. of 3633
Thirteenth street NV. reports
that her most exciting adventure hap
pened in Virginia about three years
ago
Il was with = group of children
taking . walk in the wood" she re-.
lated. Presently we came to a hill
Evening star., 1938-03-06

Lawyer Brothers Known
For Hawaiian Music
Two Have Entertained on
Local Programs for
Several Years.

s. OTIS people think brothers
remarked Wilbur High
/ brothers"
What folks who know them
that Wilbur his
pretty fine entertainers when it
The brothers
Evening star., 1938-03-06

OUR crossword puzzle this week was
made up and sent in by one Of
our readers. Donal Gilbert, 309 East
Williams street, Owosso, Mich. Thank
you, Donali
Evening star., 1938-03-06
|CuddleS and Tuckie
BY FRANCES ROYSTER
WILLIAMS.

WHEN Chinese meet they bow and
stand,
And shake themselves right by the
hand.
They say their last names first to you
And do their reading backwards, too.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
Couldn't Re HeIbpd.

Couldn't BE Helped.
Jim: mo getting around it-there's
one person you have to take your
hat of to-"
Tim: Who's that?"
Jim: "The barber"
Evening star., 1938-03-06

The Star ioill pay 81 for each
story it publishes on the subject
my Most EXCITING Adventure"
,rritter BY q boy or otrl reader OF
the paper.
Evening star., 1938-03-06

Curtail dishonor and get pretense;
behead this and get kind Of meat.
Behead to annoy and get . condition
free from annoyance.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
/. CROSSWORD PUZZLE sOLU-
TON.
Evening star., 1938-03-06
FIunkine.

WORDS fail me-" muttered the
bos - he aunksa The spelling
Evening star., 1938-03-06

In the following sentence the miss
ing words are spelled differently. but
pronounced the same. What are they?
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
For Defense Only

Both The Washington Times
and Mr.. Roper Of the Depart
ment of Commerce should be
commended by the American
public for the manner in which
they viewed the confusion in
Europe on September i.
The Times carried news
about the impending crisis and
what Great Britain expects of
the United States in case she
is drawn into it. In the same
issue, Secretary Roper ap.
pealed to business men to think
less of the 'jittery" effects Of
war and to concentrate on the
aspects Of impending recovery.
It is regretful that some
newspapers and some public
leaders are encouraging Amer.
ican participation in a Euro
pean war by their ranicky
headlines and extreme public
pronouncementS.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

name of the British empire, not
while our own Government hos
pitals cry out numerically of
the pain of thousands Of forgot
ten men who once fought to end
all wars abroad. America will
stay neutral, but it will not be
found asleep. If invasion Of its
own shores comes, it will fight
to the DEATH"
We want statesmen who will
vigorously support the demand
for stronger national defense Of
American soil. American woman
hood, and for the protection Of
the American people, regardless
Of race, creed. or belief. We
have q fine country, firm and
sound, with sufficient resources
to make US economically self
sufficient, II the emergency
should arise.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Might Cause Crash

The recent statement by Rob-
ert G. Nixon Of International
News Service that Great Britain
has evolved a secret plan to
mobilize the $2,5OO.000, 600 in
dollar credits and investments
in this country and make them
available for the purchase Of
American war supplies in case
of war with a foreign power is
a direct challenge to every free
born American and naturaliZed
citizen.
MIR. Nixon has told the public
that Britain has evolved that
plan as an emergency measure.
knowing that the Empire could
not again borrow the World War
billions unless she first settles
those debts, or unless the John
son act is repealed.
Great Britain expects to be
able to finance her war needs
in the United States for long
enough period to tide her over
until until public opinion here
brings about repeal of the John
son act. declares Mr.. Nixon, who
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Your |. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

NJ SA0AAS@4S@ Ma 1S4N~41@~
True and false United States
history quiz. Score 10 for each
question.
!. The first Supreme Court
met in New York. ....... T. F.
2. There have been more New
York men appointed to the Su-
preme Court bench than from
any other State. T. F.
3. Oliver Wendell Holmes
served on the Supreme Court
bench until his 91st year. T. F.
4. A Justice of the Supreme
Court was once impeached T. F.
5. A United States Represent
ative must be at least 80 years
old .............. t. r.
6. Pennsylvania was once a
part Of New York State. It. F.
Z. Massachusetts, was the first
State to ratify the Constitu-
C4Ou ........ .......... i. r.
8. Martial law when pro-
claimed Supersedes civil law
TT.
Q. The President may adjourn
Congress TT.
10. Congress has the power
to collect income taxes without
apportionment among the
States .T.F.
ANSWERS ON Page 11)
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
ROllin' Along
By w. A. S. Douglas

GUPPOSE try to bring this Sudeten German business
~ close as cansort of lay your doorstep This
Sunday afternoon and sitting easy chair with
hghba in front of me- listening to Zmbas play his violin
It's sort of drzzy outside but not wet enough to prevent
children playing on the lawn next door.
live in Maryland, but could throw stone and hit the
District of Columbia marker Sixteenth Street work in
the District and does everybody around We feel
selves to be Coumbans because matter of fact the
ground upon which live part of the District
We don't like Governor Nice and don't like Marylanders
and above ALL being called Maryanders when
are know, Columbans him where he got it and what
NOW please take this all as plans to do with it.
makebeieve the pur "no,4 w ,,rov be ronles
of illustrating point u.. 1rou,ona no;oa sho ord
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Sonnet to World Peace
YEAR 1888

YEAR 1888
Only, when Love shall take the
place Of Hate,
Suspicion, greed and lust for
blood have died,
And all the tears that wars have
brought are dried,
"Tis only then, each nation can
be great.
When each is careful of the
others fate,
When Youth is priceless, and is
not denied
His heritage of love-with right
full pride
Can use his strength for Peace
will wars abate.
When only the Kind Maker
shall place blame,
And all earth's nations, as one
voice, lend praise
When these same n tionS,
through His love, are one
IT'S only then, shall vanish
earth's deep shame,
Then men no more on blood
stained fields shall gaze
World Peace, will come to stay,
when Love has won.
HELEN HOLTON SNOW.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

quotes expert British opinion"
as his source of information.
It is said that a sudden mo-
bilization of these British in
vestments might conceivably
cause the same crash in stock
values as occurred in 1914. In
that case. let the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration and the next Con-
gress evolve legislation to cope
with this possibility.
Meanwhile, let public opinion
be on the alert to challenge any
such foreign invasion of our
national well-being. This Brit
ish move. If carried out, would
defy our right to the independ-
ence left us by our forefatherS.
TOP HAT.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

WOulU OC Ill we As Ss OVUkAG@
the same fix as are the Sudeten
Germans-and I could throw a
stone into Bavaria.
Not all of us dislike Governor
Nice in Maryland and not all of
us like Dictator Hazen over in
Columbia. But there are Ger.
tain firebrands among us who
demand direct action. Hazen
has announced his intention of
moving into our strip Of country
unless Maryland grants us a
pleblscite On the question of
who shall rule us. The other
neighboring States, who don't
want the war which Hazen
threatens, are doing all they
can to bring about a peaceable
agreement. But in the mean
time machine guns and ammu-
milton have been supplied by
Columbian authorities to the
firebrands among us.
+ i =
W1EIL, I'm sitting here,
" drinking and listening to
Zimhalist, when my neighbor
comes in with a rush and tells
me John Jones, our prime agi-
tator (Fuehrer to YOU'D, is max.
ing q speech over on the corner
of Sixteenth Street. My neigh
Dor has a Thompson machine
gun under his arm and I ask
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

some people expect to be sympa-
thized with for having under
gone suffering. Of course an op-
Grafton is not a pleasant expe-
rience. Persons very dear to
me have had serious operations
which undoubtedly remain i'm
portant events in their lives"
4 4
Mrs. Faye Hall, 1912 G st.
N. W., waitress:
"I've had two operations and
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

Grafton. 7 probably would do a
bit of boasting also, if I were i'll
and an operation caused me to
regain my health. I'm afraid
I'd be just like a lot of other
men and women and bore all my
friends
Il 4 y
"Skeet" Haithcox, 1101 Six
teenth st. N. w., writer:
Possibly the lack Of another
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

understandable human trait to
try to arouse a little sympathy,
and I suppose most people want
to let others know what they
went through and the surgical
knowledge they acquired"
X 4
Miss Christine George, 1851
Parkwood Pl. N. w., cashier:
'I've had a tonsI operation,
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

VAAS &A4SAA ASS4AA k~SAAS~ $780,
killed little Eddie Smith last
night at the rally?"
I didn't know it because I've
been staying close to the house
and minding my own business,
hoping all this mess would be
settled. Little Eddie is 5-year'
old kid who talks nickels out Of
me for ice cream cones when
ever he gets the chance.
why, the dirty murderers"
yell, jumping out of my chair.
"Have you got another Of those
things?"
And I point at the machine
gun.
NO" answers my neighbor,
who has been trying to stir me
up, unsucceSsfully, for some
time, but I've got a revolver
in the house"
Go get it," I tell him.
A ND so, together, we go down
IA to mix in the noisy crowd at
Sixteenth Street, where Fuehrer
Jones holds up the bloody little
shirt which Eddie had worn
when he was killed by the Mary
land troopers. The crowd is
thoroughly mad and very un-
ruly.
And then, as I hold the re-
volver in my hand and my
neighbor eases the weight Of his
submachine gun, a body Of
Maryland cavalry swings round
the corner of the East-West
Highway. I look at the little
shirt held aloft by Fuehrer
Jones and I think Of the last
time Eddie talked me out of o
nickel for an ice cream cone.
I'm seeing red-and I have
that gun in my hand. The man
at the head of the troop, like as
not, is the one who killed Eddie
when they all shot into the
crowd. So let him have it.
The next minute there's gun
fire all over the place. Men,
women and children are falling
all round me. And up Sixteenth
Street comes a squadron Of cav
airy from the District Of Colum-
bia. They charge the Mary
landers-and the war is on.
Just as simple as that-over in
Europe.
Copyright. 1898, Washington
Herald-Times)
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Has Had Enough

Our country needs men Of
courage: statesmen who will
challenge the right Of British
investments in this country by
saying, America has had
enough of foreign quarrels.
wants no part in any of your
future wars, does not intend to
help you finance a new one, nor
will it build ships to transport
to your shores millions Of
American youth to be Slaugh.
tered on the field Of battle in the
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

But for the
t o u n d in g
fathers, but
for the Con.
Stitution, but
for the Civil
War and but
for tremen.
dously impor.
tant strides in
C | v iliZation
and common
S e n S e, W e
would n in
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

one was quite Sc
rious. I must con-
fess I've done a bit
of Dragging about
them, also. I sup
pose I thought I'd
gone through some
thing special, some
thing that few
other people eXpe.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

subject that Is
major in t h Q i r
minds causes peo-
pie to talk about
cir operations,
even If they have
been uninportant
ones. They t e e !
they have under
gone a h q z a r d
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

but I never consid-
cred it important
enough to talk
about. I don't
know whether or
not I would relate
my experiences to
all my friends if 7
ever went through
a really serious op-
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

spared to others, and they want
the world to know about it. It's
lack Of imagination that causes
them to talk about themselves,
and because such talk attracts
attention to themselves.
Il u
Miss Shanna POmerantz, 1887
Nineteenth st. N. w., business
college student:
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

rience. However, I don't believe
ever bored the same person
twice about my operation. be-
lieve I've tried to make others
also appreciate what doctors
can do"
4 X 4
Stanley Dove, of Fairfax, Va,
chief office clerk, Maryland Cas-
11a1tv T0nnnanvs
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

also like to tell of the praise they
received from the doctor about
what brave patients they were.
An operation provides them with
convincing materials to talk
about"
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

"Quite a few peo-
pie I've k n o W n
liked to talk about
tn e ir operations,
and I can't say
that I always found
the subject boring.
Some people really
have had unusual
experiences. It's an
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

ton so I'm not in
formed on the sub
ject, but I've heard
many people talk
about their opera
tions and they seem
to thoroughly en-
joy relating their
experiences. Posi-.
bly, it's because
The Washington times., 1938-09-19
Wise Words

He that from his childhood
has made rising betimes familiar
to him will not waste the best
part Of his life in drowsineSs and
lying a.bed.-Locke.
The Washington times., 1938-09-19

There are but two powers in
the world, the sword and the
mind. In the long run the sword
is always beaten by the mind
Napoleon,