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Evening star., 1938-05-15

SILVER SPRING.
So5 Glst ave.--Sacrifice for S5 $50: 2
rooms. h.-w,h 2-car garage: sidewalks.
paved street; delighkful neighborhood;
Wllnln minutes walk one-fare bus and
cars: near schools stores. Shep. 1886.
MI. PLEASANT-13 RMS, 3 BATHS,
Si3'5o0; Columbia Hgts.. 10 rms. baths.
Si2'5e0; doWntown. "A rms. 3 baths
Sl595Q; $500 block 10Th NV. 8 rms >
pains $1,000; 1900 Longfellow. rms.
oath. $1,000. These are splendid buys
,or roomins houses and can easily be con-
1erted IN apis. Have Others Call Mr..
Taylor: Ad. 1853. WILLIAM BOSWELL,
w 18th NV. Met. 3033
NEW BUNGALOW.
r,y Four ~; rooms attic. ami. Open. 1907
WILL SELL OR RENT.
4l22 18th ST NV
new condition. detached brick. large
rooms open fireplace, = tile baths; gas
heat; large yard, with an abundance Of
shruobery A real value at Sli .75O: terms
OPEN DAILY AND EYES.
STROUP REALTY CO,
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HOUSES FOR SALE.
(COntfn,ted1

NEAR CAPITOL CORNER, 656 9th ST NE.
Ssis W Sxna4 iss$s isss g. ssi ss
1435 Meridian pl. NV.
= RMS. 2 BATHS, OIL BURNER. RECREA-
t,on room large aH yard Colonial front porch
ssIst sszs. sos $sssss$$ R'1ss,n aasne.s
SSxGEpT1oMaa So@ss II Wadardxs yALUEs ns
Sefs eur e6a e. before g.
g Sne5@aIa aso3rErWoRTEs ySea5s4a BEST Buy.
TS0ms room. Being 5slns TsaCnsItiOned. selee. your
2 LARGE BEDROOM AND a-BATH ROW
Hish School to be built on md deep M sssefd wooeed
lots by very reliable established firm Re-
sstricted d development: Save $500 by order
Hisr sns one now' For details write Box 356-x.
sAUL's 'ADDITIoNI REAL BUY-oPEN
--a9l2 Arkansas ave: NV rms. de-
mSss5n sssson ssolss yfEa y
S912 Q ST, s.E.-sEMI-DET., NEW, 8
other modern features; 5 min. from capi.
SSalder b1sApA. q 3tlsntle sf q Sso2' SShef and
Spring, Md-Large. modern, brick home.
new, one year: Z rms. 2 baths. porch.
Ouit-lh hd.dkC. luIIGu WdliSs lIlSuldtcQ, OAK
floors. oil heat auto. water. heater. Bus
at corner. Home arranged to rent apt if
desired. For sale by owner. Shepherd 1871. :.
COLONIAL HOME, 3 B. r.. .AUToM. GAS
Gated 55o5 Wrlley rd., Westhaven. Nd.
Price; SI0,25O. Wis 1898. Eve. Ad-
FRAME BUILDING. PRACTICALLY NEW,
MR.. GRABLE. National 59ii. 0'' -.
HOUSE. SEM1-DETAcHED; 5Ox125-FT
and snn SS saFsfs h s nsDee S5oS
SILVER SPRING. 9O3 oIsT AVE.-BY
owner-New Groom detached home; ST.
floor lavatory; built-in garage: side porch:
'l.t OF, heat IT, furred and insulated; priced for
BUY, DIRECT SAVE COMMISSION. PET
worth-6-room house ami. new condi-
tion. porches, garage, excellent location;
convenient terms. OWNER, Hyattsville
ATTRACTIVE PETWORTH HOME AR
ranged for complete, apts,: l rented for
$ioo s59 Owner ssTm. will so SCI g equity fer
7l3 WHITTIER ST, N.W.-DETAcHED. 8
large large, rooms and bath, automatic heat. rec
and Seau Tenass S
rage. A real bargain. Georgia 4343.
sAcRIFIcE-BEAUTIFUL 7, RM.-sTU-
dio-liying room baths. 2-car garage.
screened. weatner-Stripped insulated. case
ment windows. stone fireplace. indirect
lighting. chimes. landscaped bus at door:
] 3 min. to city: $3.50: F. H. A. Owner
and builder. Greenwood 1049.
1929 MORSE Me- r and B.. ENCL.
porches. double garage: price right terms
See MORAN, care THOS. D. WALSH, INC.
Dist. 1858.
23s EMERSON N.W.-ENGLISH BEAMED
ceiling !. r, ,step-up d. r. oxford kitchen.
hreplace; Hollywood bath. recreation room:
aatomatic heat p pond; ultramodern;
NEAR GRANT CIRCLE. S5.30O-HOME
or investment; lge. rooms. bath. glassed
porch. gar: now rented monthly for $50;
has, 81 600 first trust: q real give away.
Call Shep. 4S3S-J now.
WASHINGTON REALTY CO.. Geo. 5000.
$5,s5O-COMPLETELY RENOVATED; 8
rooms. modern .semi-det brick metal ga
rage; 9 blocks from Sheridan Theater and
shopping center; a real home value: easy
terms: Cali Shepherd 4a3S-J now.
WASHINGTON REALTY CO.. GEO. 5000.
OWNER MUST SELL INCOME-PRODUc-
ing home. apts.; best renting section.
west 14th; easy terms. Georgia 304s. .
1431 JACKSON ST. NE-WILL SELL AT
sacrifice. flVe-room bungalow. fine condi-
ton porches, large lawn.
TAKOMA PARK
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sos FOREST DRIVE. EVANSVILLE
HILLS. MD.
This exceptionally attractive new five
room brick bungalow conveniently located
IN this desirable suburb represents a
starthng value and is built to suit the
Gear lot or modest cash deposit and
balance less than rent.
MITCHELL QUICK
Wise. 2155. Em 4oRR
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SACRIFICE.

American University Park k-6 rooms
bath; ami; nice location; large lot; beau-
tiful gardens. Don't miss this. S7.450.
Emerson t53S
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JUNE lst FOR 8 MONTHS IN NEARBY
Va.--Nicely furn.. large Groom brick
house. shady and cool: excellent high To-
cation: 90 min. from downtown; no chill
dren: best references required. Alexandria
Evening star., 1938-05-15

"a, ,ISU.
Near 5th and K sts. n.e-Row brick
home. in excellent condition. containing s
large rooms. bath; h.-w.h.. electric Frigid-
aire, new stoye Terms. Call MI. Shelton.
District 1411.I
CONTINUED on Next Page.5
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1903 QUINCY ST. NW.-PERFECT CON-
dition: 4 bedrooms. oil burner, garage:
$50 per mo. OWNER, Georgia $685.
l417 vARNUM ST NV ROOMS, IN
condition; Frigidaire: near schools and
Transportation: $50. Call Adams 1854
Evening star., 1938-05-15

FoXHALL VILLAGE-sMALL HOME FOR
rent to adults for summer months: attrac-
tive surroundings; reasonable. Clev. 6145.
Evening star., 1938-05-15

ARLINGTON. VA.-FOR SALE BY OWN
er. Easy terms. Colonial ,2-story brick.
8. month old; built .by OWNER. Venetian
painted walls: oil heat; beautiful trees:
lot 60X15O. Trust. $1,000 at 512T: lOc
bus blocks, Phone for appointment.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
Basket Ball Old
Yucafau Game

RASKET BALL is the newest of our
popular sports. It was only q
comparatively few years ago that a
professor at Springfield College at
Springfield, Mass, tackled a peach
basket to the gymnasium wall and
set his future Y. M. c. A. secretaries
at trying to throw a ball into it..
That was the beginning of basket
ball, which today is played every
where and rivals baseball and foot
ball In popularity.
But basket ball was played in Amer.
lea thousand years ago. It was Pok-
Ta-Pok, the national game of the
Mayas in Yucatan. The equipment
and the rules differed from our game,
but the objective was the same-put-
ting ball through an elevated ring.
1t certainly was basket ball.
At Chichen TIA we can see today
the court where Pok-Ta-Pok was
played. Chichen Itza was a great
city with population of hundreds of
thousands. Huge audiences would at
tend the games. No doubt its court
was as superior to those in smaller
cities rs Madison Square Garden in
New York is to the town hall at
Podunk. But no doubt, also, each
town had a court as much as possible
like that at Chichen liza and each
played the games by the rules used
at the capital.
We have descriptions, written after
the Spaniards came, of how the game
was played. Our game is sometimes
pretty rough, but It seems as mild as
croquet compared with Pok-Ta-Pok.
This was played at Chichen Itza In q
paved rectangular court 200 feet long.
In the middle Of the long side was the
basket-a carved stone ring 20 feet
above the floor. The ball was of
solid rubber foot in diameter. The
players were not allowed to use hands
or feet to strike the ball. They scram-
bled around on all fours, batting the
ball with head or body. It took q
tough athlete to bounce this rubber
cannon ball OF his head or hip. The
Impact could break q skull or rip open
= side.
From the great city Thousands
crowded around the court to watch the
game and bet on its progress. But they
must have wagered on other points
than the number of baskets shot.
There were no scores like 80 to rs as
Is common in our games. With the
use OF hands forbidden, putting the
ball through the ring SO far above the
players heads must have been rare.
But when lucky man did the trick,
his reward was great. He won owner
ship Of the cloaks and ornaments of
all the spectators-that is, If his
friends, scattered through the crowd,
could collect the forfeits before the
spectators escaped through the exits.
It Is hard to imagine that these
players were amateurs. The skill re-
quired and the great public acclaim
Of . victor more probably developed
. class Of professionals like the bull
fighters Of today or the charioteers
o6 the Roman hippodSems.
Evening star., 1938-02-06

and on the afternoon of our COM
mencement found tnat l had left
an important book in the old section.
THAT night, while graduation exer-
cises were being held, my girl friend
and I went back to get the book, and
while We were upstairs the janitor
came and locked the door, not knowing
We were there.
I'VE had turned the lights on In
the hall on the first noor but the
janitor turned them Oh and It was
pitch-dark. I was 80 excited I
couldn't talk for q minute. Then we
tried all Of the doors and windows
downstairs and finally found . win
dow that wasn't locked. It was 6 feet
from the ground.
I'VE decided to jump, but my girl
friend was afraid. 50 I jumped first.
The ground under the window was
covered with cinders but l landed
safely.
Then my friend started to Jump,
but became 50 frightened she hung
on the edge for about three minutes.
! finally coaxed her to let go. however,
and she fell on her knees, cutting
them with the cinders. But at that
We were safe and both greatly re-
lieved."
Evening star., 1938-02-06

.about Carl" Dave related. Said he
thought Carls turtle was as large as
mine and I didn't believe 1t. So
hunted Carl up and We got together
to compare them"
It's not very important, but Dave
wants to keep the record straight
His turtle was larger.
The important thing, however, was
the fact that Dave and Carl liked
each other. Teaming up right away,
they began to go on exploration trips
together, which reached high point
in the summer of '36 when they set
out for the Florida everglades.
Preparations for that trip were
described in the local newspapers and
their experiences have since been the
basis for lectures the two have given
on several occasions to groups of high
school students.
With $50 apiece, some camping
equipment and Carls automobile they
went alone, following the Atlantic
Evening star., 1938-02-06

Returning through the Cumberland
Mountains in Tennessee, they were
camping in an isolated section when
the mountaineers around became very
much interested in their small me-
nagerie. An invitation to spend a few
days with one of the families nearby
wss extended and the boys accepted
eagerly.
"Our friend had a tWo-room log
cabin and We were very comfortable, u
the two report. I'VE stayed 10 days
and We still keep up with those
friends"
Camping trips not so far from
Washington have been made fire.
quently. One Of their favorite haunts
is spot in Westmoreland County,
Va. where they managed to locate one
Of the few nests of the American bald
eagle remaining in this section. Hav-
ing heard about the nest, the boys
searched through sWampland week
before they found it. In all they
have captured five eagles from the
nest. One of these was tanned, an
other was presented to the Zoo, and
the others escaped.
Carl and Dave specialize in snakes
and have found a number in Penn
sylvania and Maryland. Several Of
their copperheads also have been do
mated to the Zoo.
Though they aren't afraid of snakes,
q first-aid kit and some valuable in
formation on what to do in an emer-
gency has reduced the danger Of
snake-catching expeditions.
Carl was bitten by scorpion once,
but the poison did not enter his blood
stream, and he suffered no i'll effects,
he said.
His narrowest escape probably was
the time eight of his black snakes
slipped from a pen in the yard. The
snakes weren't poisonous, but they av-
eraged about feet in length and
looked dangerous. The neighbors
armed themselves with sticks for sew
eral days whenever they ventured out
doors and Carl came in for some pretty
severe lectures. He managed to sur
vive. though several Of his snakes were
not so fortunate.
Dave had similar narrowing expe-
rience when one of his snakes left its
cage and paid visit to q neighbor's
house. A 6-foot pilot, the snake had
wrapped itself comfortably around the
arms of chair in the living room
when the mistress of the house came
in and took seat. Dave heard her
screams and collected his pet post
haste.
Catching skunks near Seneca, Md,
has been another of their favorite rec
reations. Usually they 60 out with a
band Of boys at night carrying flash
light. When the prey has been cor
nered the boys blind the skunk with
the light, close in and try to catch 1t
by the tail. Because when you keep
. skunk suspended by its tail it's odor-
less" Dave explained.
After an operation to remove the
skunks' offensive secretion, they car
be domesticated, they said.
Though Dave, who lives on McCor-
mas avenue, in Kensington, Nd, Is q
freshman at the University Of Mary
land. and Carl, whose address is 1896
Livingston street NV, is q senior at
Woodrow Wilson High School, the boys
still manage to find time to keep up
their nature observation trips. Both
Of them plan to specialize in science
and hope to make it their life work.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
Readers Comment
On Junior Pare
IN SUBMITTING accounts of thei,

II
most exciting adventures to the
Exciting Adventure column, which
appears each week on this page, q
number Of readers have inclosed notes
to the editor commenting on features
OF the Junior Page.
Many interesting experiences are re-
ported and The Star regrets that only
one adventure can be published each
week. The editor will be glad to pub
lish letters Of comment, however.
though there will be no award for
these contributions.
Here are excerpts from Z few Of
the notes received recently.
Lena Vinokouron Of Forest Glen.
Md. writes: Il always read the Chill
dren's Page. and nnd 1t very interest,"
ing. like the crossword puzzles, be-
cause they are 80 much earsier to work
than the every day ones"
Marion r. HallSer of CreStlaWn ave.
nue, Cheverly. Md. writes: II am IL
years old. and like the Exciting Ad-
venture column the best on the Chill
drens Page"
Nina Karns Of 1874 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV. writes: Il am q constant
reader OF the girls and boys page of
The Star. I consider it q very inter-
esting paper"
Anne Lloyd Of 1918 Irving street NE.
writes: Il am 8 years old and in the
third grade at Crosby Noyes School. I
always read the Children's Page In The
Sunday Star. I like everything on that
page"
Evening star., 1938-02-06
Kay's Corner
BY Katherine Houison,
VALENTINE SCHOOL PARTY.

VALENTINE SCHOOL PARTY.
EOR something different in party
decorations. get sheets of red, gold
and silver cardboard and cut hearts
from each color, as many different
sizes as you like. Well make them
into lovely branches and sprays of
flowers and leaves" You'll need
wire. too-the kind used for making
artificial flowers.
For a branch to decorate the wall,
take long piece Of heavy stem wire,
fasten several smaller pieces to it,
making it look as much like a tree
branch as you can. Cover this with
brown crepe paper to represent bark
Thread pieces of fine wire through
various sized hearts, twisting the ends
loosely together, and attach them to
the branch for leaves. Now fasten
these Singly or in punches around
the wall and see how effective they
are.
Sprays are made in the same way,
but keep the small wire stems closer to
the top. Fasten together several of
these stems of different lengths, and
set them in tall holders or jardinieres
in corners or on windowsills.
For table decorations use shorter
stems and the small hearts. Place 4
wire flower holder in q shallow bowl
and arrange the flowers" in it. Set
it on a mirror. These bright colored
heart bouquets make q delightful CEN
terpiece.
Have bucket with large bouquet
Of flower hearts, folded and fastened
with a clip, on which are written
stunts, questions, etc. When it's
game time, either choose a master of
ceremonies to pick" the flowers from
this bouquet, or let each one pick his
or her own. The hearts might order:
Sing love song" or Propose to one
Of the girls or there might be ques-
tions: What is love?" or Who was
st. Valentine?' Picking flowers for
stunts adds a lot to the fun.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
HISTORICRAMS X By Leslie Hartley
THIS MARBLE PORTRAIT OF

THIS MARBLE PORTRAIT OF
L ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY
GUTZON BORGLUM. NOTED
AMERICAN SCULPTOR. WAS
PRESENTED TO CONGRESS BY
EUGENE MEYER. JR. AC-
CEPTED MAY 7. 1908. 1T WAS
PLACED IN THE CAPITOL RO-
TUNDA. WHICH WAS CONSID-
ERED THE ONLY APPROPRIATE
PLACE FOR THE GIFT BE
CAUSE PRESIDENT LINCOLN
BELONGED TO THE WHOLE
COUNTRY"
T TITLE did anyone imagine in
~ his youth that the lanky, awk-
ward boy, Abe Lincoln. born in
Kentucky February II. 1909, would
be elected President Of the United
States and become known as the
"Great Emancipator"--no one ex-
cept perhaps his mother, Nancy
Hanks Lincoln.
At her knee Lincoln learned to
read and write and also to study
the Bible. His mother died when
he was only 3. but the lessons she
taught left an indelible impression
on her son. 1t Is said that Lincoln
always kept q Bible near and often
read aloud to the colored servants
In the White House during his life
there.
Universally liked and respected.
Lincoln enjoyed . reputation as .
great story teller, but as q young
business man he was . failure.
His fairness, however. won him the
name, Honest Abe"
Later Lincoln studied law and
eventually prospered. His wife,
Mary Todd, was ambitious for her
husband and her wish was fulfilled
when he went to the White House
In 1851. The Lincolns were to
know . great sorrow there, however,
for THAR son. willie, 9isd IN 1852.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
Making Hearts
For Valentines

IN MAKING your own valentines.
you will often find it necessary to
draw heart. and heart is a rather
difficult thing to draw without pat
tern or guide. But here is q method
you can use. and it always works.
Draw square. Then draw circle
with its diameter equal to one side Of
the square. Cut the circle exactly in
half, and then cut out these two semi
circles. If these are then placed with
their fiat edges against adjacent sides
of the square. you will have q we'll
shaped heart. which you can use as a
pattern.
Another way IS to take 4 piece Of
paper and crease it through the mid
die. Then draw half heart along
the crease. so that the crease would
make a straight line down through
the middle of the complete heart.
Then cut out the folded paper along
the drawn line, and both sides Of the
heart will be exactly the same shape.
Evening star., 1938-02-06

nave been reported.
Composing the trio are David Hause-
man. l3, Of 4428 Greenwich parkway
NV: Billy Sommerville. IA, Of 4468
Reservoir road NV, and Mac Kerbey,
l3, OF 1924 Volta place NV.
Fast friends, they work together on
an equal basis. No president. No
manager. No treasurer. When a job
comes in. everybody pitches in and
goes to work. And when it's time to
divide up the profits. the boys usually
decide to put 1t back into the busi-
ness-unless they have sudden long
ing for ice cream sodas!
THEIR workshop is at David's house
in a garage which is filled with
tools, bicycle parts and spare tires
The slogan given above-'Leave with
q smile"-is painted in large letters on
the wall, giving the keynote Of their
relation with their patrons.
Learning the mechanics Of bicycle
repairing was easy, David says. While
their parents looked on nervously. the
boys used to take their own bicycles
apart and then put them together
again. Somehow. they managed to
find the right place for every screw.
Then, through 4 stroke Of luck.
Billy managed TO acquire q number Of
bicycle parts. A druggist friend of his
sold his business and when he Was
preparing to move. Billy discovered q
pile Of broken bicycles which had been
discarded by delivery boys. The drug
gist was glad to have Billy cart the
pieces aWay-and Billy did, putting
them to good use later. by assembling
some Of the parts into satisfactory
machine.
RY THIS time the boys were def
nitely interested in bicycles and
decided to open up the shop.
Their prices are reasonable, they
say, though their work is "high class
A job like cleaning brakes Is billed at
rs cents and they will fix . tire for
Is cents.
Reconditioning secondhand bicy-
cles has been their largest single
source Of profit. Twice they have
bought discarded machines, fixed them
up and made about 50 on the resale.
Even with school in session the boys
find time to carry on their shop. but
they are looking to business boom
next summer when their neighborhood
friends have more time to ride bicy-
cles-and more time to run up repair
bills!
Evening star., 1938-02-06
Boy Starts
Paper at
School
Profits Used in
Various Glass
Activities.

EDITOR ANDREW CONVERSANO,
8, takes a personal pride in some
Of the activities at Noyes School-new
curtains for his classroom, gifts to the
needy at Christmas time and lately q
bus trip to the Zoo.
Editor Conyersano didn't pay for
these things himself. but the Noyes
School newspaper did. And the paper
was Andrews idea.
Ambitious to become printer, An
drew looked about him at school last
fall and saw how many things Of inter-
est were going on. why, there's
enough news here for a newspaper, he
said to himself, and then: why wait
until grow up? I'll just start printing
= paper now"
Making careful notes on various
school happenings. he wrote stories
and printed them all by hand. Then
they were bound into pamphlet form
called the 'Noyes News"
The papers proved popular and the
demand increased Andrew was dis
tributing them free Of charge, however,
and he began to wonder II he could
carry on.
Here the school authorities came to
the rescue. Special provision was made
for the young editor to sell his paper
at 2 cents copy. It was agreed that
al Of the profits should be used for
school mprovements-that IS, all ex-
cept the amount leded for supplies
for the hectograph on which the paper
was printed.
BY now the Noyes News has become
regular third-grade project The
original editor has stepped aside tenn
porarily to give Others the job of di-
recting Its publication. A staff has
been organized which includes editors,
reporters and printers.
| Andrew admits that the lob of edit
Evening star., 1938-02-06
Riddles

If YOU like cake you'll like these
five riddles, for that's what they
are all about. And We have Virginia
HighStreet to thank for them be-
cause she sent them all to the Riddle
Man.
l. What kind of cake would you
buy for q sculptor?
2. What kind OF cake would you
buy for his satanic majesty?
g. What kind would you buy for
babies?
T. What sort of cake would lovers
like best?
S. And what kind OF cake would
you buy for those who sample all
these too much?
ANSWERS.
l. Marble. z. Devils food. ;. Patty
cake. 4. Date. Stuma cake.
Evening star., 1938-02-06

heart-shaped cookies and red fruit gel
attn topped with whipped cream. Pink
lemonade with . red cherry in each
glass Is attractive. You may Also
have a paper basket Of nuts or mints
At each place. and use penny valentines
for place cards.
After all the guests have their wraps
on. throw up their hands and exclaim:
"Oh, forgot to show you my comic
valentines. Well, come this way. one
at = time, and Ill give you . look"
In the hall have q wall mirror co.,
cred with . cloth curtain. stand each
guest before the curtain, then pull 1t
back % he can see himself. Let him
stand outside to watch the fun WialD
the next boy o. girl comes aleng.
Evening star., 1938-02-06

coast on their
way down. Their
chief purpose was
to observe wild
life rather than
to capture rare
species, and in
this they were
successful.
Carl and Dave
couldn't resist the
t e m p t a t ion to
bring back a few
reptiles and what
not. how ever, and
this collection
was responsible
for a very pleas
mt nYr,arionno
Evening star., 1938-02-06

Ing the paper is not all clear sailing.
Some OF its subscribers find it too
thick, others too thin.
In spite Of such criticisms, however,
it makes money. Enough already has
been realized for the activities named
aboye-new pongee curtains for the
third grade classroom. Christmas gifts
for needy persons and fare for bus
trip to the Zoo. made by the class.
Andrew. who lives at 315 Bryant
street NE. still wants to go into the
printing busineSs-but maybe he'll de-
eide to become a publisher, too.