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Evening star., 1939-07-16
U. S. Pipe & Foundry
Profit Above 1893

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 15-The United
States Pipe & Foundry Co., reported
today for the six months ended
June 80 net profit of $1,434,915,
equal to $206 a share on the COM
mon stock, compared with $778,294,
or SLIP a share, in the first half
of 1888.
The company has plants at Bur-
lington, N. j.; Birmingham, Chatta-
nooga and at Eddyston, Ohio.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
U. S. Sets Pace in Oil Use

NEW YORK, July IS (SpeciaD -
Consumption of petroleum products
in the United States, per capita, is
double that of the second largest
consuming nation, Canada, accord
ing to Petroleum Advisers, Inc Each
man, woman and child in the United
States uses an average of 81a barrels
annually.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Investment Company
Assets Up Slightly
BY the Associated Press.

| BY Cne ASSOClated Press.
NEW YORK, July 15.-United
States & Foreign Securities Corp,
an investing company, reported to-
day net assets as of June 80 had an
indicated value of about $32, ,121 900,
equal to around $153 share on first
preferred stock. On March 81 net
assets of S31 ,636,334 were equal to
about $151 a share on the first
preferred.
Evening star., 1939-07-16

The number of cars loaded with
revenue freight in the first half of
1899 totaled 15,343, ,122 cars, an in
crease OF 7.8 per cent, compared
with the same period last year, but
a decrease Of 1874 per cent, COM
pared with the same period two
years ago.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
District Business Burometers

Substantial business conditions
results
yesterday.
notable
continued their
postal receipts again ecpd last fiscal
kowatt
half Of
present the business situation
parisons for June other months 1889 with
presented follows:
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Biz Nickel Consumer

NEW YORK, July Is (SpeciaD -
Two billion nickels, weighing an es-
timated 1880 tons, are deposited
annually in public telephone coin
boxes of the Bell System, company
statistics show.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Less Fuel Required

A freight locomotive now per-
forms one and one-half times as
much work for each pound of fuel
consumed as it did in 1920.
Evening star., 1939-07-16
Freight Loudinqs Gain

(See GOLD, Page Bill,
Evening star., 1939-07-16

(See COMMONWEALTH, Page BID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

Mary Jane sirola. must have the
desire to get them, and then you
must have lot of nerve.
Many times autograph hunters are
chased away from the stage en-
frances. Persons interested in col
lecting, however, must not let this
stop them, but should go right back
and keep at it until they get what
they want.
In the year and a half since I
started, I've got the autographs of
Allan Jones, Jeanette Macdonald,
Loretta Young, Shirley Temple,
Wayne Morris, Spencer Tracy, An
drea Leeds, Jean Hersholt, Lionel
Stander and others.
Being an ardent swing fan, the
one I value the most is that of
Benny Goodman. I also have the
autographs of Gene Krupa and
Johnny Davis.
Most of my collection I got at
stage doors, and the rest I secured
at the railroad station and hotels
Many times I've almost been tram
pied in the crowd of fans. My
advice to all would-be autograph
fans is to keep up your courage and
get there early.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Junior Star Scropbook
BY Florence B. Alexander.
PEAFOWLS.

Peacocks always have been glamor
birds. Even Solomon imported them
from the jungles of India to add
gorgeousness to his magnificent
palace grounds.
Though peacocks have not escaped
the fate of lesser barnyard fowls,
only people of great prominence
have been considered worthy of eat
ing them. Ancient Greeks served
them at their most sumptuous
feasts, Romans considered peacock
tongues and brains the quintessence
of royal dishes.
In Merrie England, ceremonies OBJ
served at peacock banquets rivaled
a modern Hollywood preview. To
prepare the fowl for cooking Britalns
did not pluck the feathers out, but
carefully skinned them off, laying
them aside for future use. The beak
was gilded. The fowl itself was
stuffed with rare spices, then
roasted. When slightly cooled, 1t
was slipped back into its coat OF
| feathers, which was sewed on to
keep it in place. The peacock was
then arranged gracefully on a huge
silver charger, ready for serving.
No mere servant was permitted to
carry the peacock to the table. That
highly priced privilege fell to the
most beautiful guest present. AS
she entered the dining room carry
ing her handsome burden, the host
ignited a wad of cotton which had
been saturated with brandy and
stuffed in the gilded beak. All lights
were dimmed. With appropriate
dignity the fowl was placed before
the guest OF honor for carving, job
that called for considerable talent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

Michaei cannon. are the l5-mlle
National Sweepstakes, which he won
by full lap over the other contest
ants last year at the Ellipse He
has won the unpaced Penn State
championship two years in success
sion, the District championship
three years in a row and holds the
unpaced record of l minute and So
seconds for the Polo Grounds course
here.
All this racing is hard on equip
ment, and Bill, who lives at 42O
Seventh street Sc, has used four
bicycles in the last three years.
They cost from $75 to 500 apiece
and the tires, which last about one
race, cost $1,000 a pair.
So Bill goes to night school and
works during the day in his fathers
bike shop at 1924 Ninth street NV,
to earn money for his equipment.
He went to Eastern High School
until his fathers illness forced him
to quit, and since then has been
going to Hine Junior High at night.
His fastest time on a board track
is two-flfths of second slower than
the professional record and the first
time he ever rode on a board track
he won the event by a full lap.
1t hasn't all been smooth and easy,
however, and Bill says he has
figured in some extremely bad spills
in racing. One time, with the field
sprinting at about SIS miles an hour,
three boys tangled and slid about So
feet to a stop. Billy got broken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10


clockWork, this new friend comes to
my back yard and waits directly
under my window until I open 1t to
greet him This happens every
morning, and his punctuality gains
him his morning meal.
Before he gets to my house he
pauses long enough to see If the
neighbours big black and white cat
is around. If the cat is in sight, my
friend climbs the nearest tree or
pole. From a branch or a pole cross
bar-whichever is nearest-he jumps
to the wire which runs to the back
of my house.
Then comes the tight-rope walk
ing act that interests and amuses
me daily. His precarious-or so it
seems to me-walk along the wire
makes me fear that he'll fall right
into the clutches of the cat. But
then I realize that Nature has given
him sure footing and the ability to
60 along such sl1aky places.
OF course I always reward his
efforts and the display of his aero
batic ability by feed of peanuts
which I keep for him and for the
birds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

Margaret Gfnsell. ordinary WOODEN
clothespin like that shown in figure
No. l in the picture. Dolls can be
made to have a face by painting
eyes, a nose and a mouth on the
wooden head. I cut a head out of
cloth, sew it together and stuff ma
terial in it to make it fuller. Then
I secure it to the top of the clothes
pin. Figure No 2 shows the doll
with q cloth head.
I make the arms out of cardboard.
Some people make arms for the dolls
out of wire pipe cleaners or wood.
Cardboard arms are easy because
they can be glued to the wooden
body like those shown in figure No.
3. When the doll has a head and
arms, I make the clothes for 1t out
Of scraps Of cloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

collar bone and one boy was more
seriously injured. He had another
bad fall at the polo grounds two
years ago, but after being bandaged
up and given hot coffee he was set
on wheel, given a push and came
in the winner by 80 feet.
Bill and the other riders who
provide Washington bike racing
fans with plenty of thrills would
like to see a board track built here.
Traffic and rough ground provide
the main dangers here now, Bill
pointed out
What We need is money to build
a track" Bill said, where the
wheelman and the fans could enjoy
the speed and the thrills and still
have safety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Prizes Totaling SIS
Offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write to The Junior Star.
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the best five contributions published
each week. The following rules must
be observed:
l.. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2: Name, age, address, telephone
number Gf any and school OF the
author must appear at the top of
the first page of every contribution.
8. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper; if typewriter
they must be double-spaced.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
S. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the princi-
pal stories on this page today are
good example of what is wanteO j,
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right however,
to decline to issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears. ad-
visable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star, Washington, D. O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
The Culprit
D-:~. Hoafr;buf

Prise C0nfrt0Nfi0H.
BY JANET DAVIDSON, IA,
Gordon Junior High School.
He's white and brown, bout one
foot tall,
He's q rascal and q terror.
He loves to race and chase a ball
If he's quiet, it's his error.
He chews most anything he sees,
He especially cares for leather.
He loves all sweets and cakes and
such
And he even likes my sweater.
At night we tie him in the hall
And he quickly goes to sleep,
And through the wee small hours,
We hardly hear a peep.
But round bout 6 o'clock or so
He thinks its time to waken,
And so proceeds to rouse us all
With a tremendous bit of shaking.
Now guess to whom chat we all love-
This criticism goes.
You guessed it right
It's my dog, Mike,
As all the neighbors know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Call of the Sea
By HARRIET SISK, 10.

BY HANnIEI SISN, ID.
o thou wild waves, who lash thy
selves against
The weatherbeaten shores and
then retreat
And toss the ships asunder in the
mist;
Yet men and boys still feel thy
steady beat!
What hidden secret dost thou share
with men
Who brave the terrors of the deep
blue sea,
And anxiously await the chance
again
To venture on another voyage
with thee?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
By GEORGE PADDOCK.

When a clubhouse must be built
and there are no funds for mate
rials, the members have to get busy.
So Bill Wheatley, jr., II, and Jay
MacKelvie, IA, hustled around, and
within a couple of weeks had the
necessary funds.
First, the boys set up a miniature
shooting gallery in the back yard
of Bills home at 401l Oliver street,
Chevy Chase, Md. With an air.
powered target pistol and three COL
lapsible wooden ducks they began
operations.
Patrons paid 10 cents for three
shots at the ducks, and if they
scored three bullseyes received a Is
cent prize Not many of them did.
Then, branching out, the boys erect
ed a smaller target. The customer
who hit this was to receive so cents
No one hit the big-money prize, so
the receipts remained safe. Bill and
Jay cleared $189 with this enter
prize.
More was needed, however, so one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Riddles

Today's riddles were contributed
by Mildred Robertson, 10. of Route l,
Clifton Station, Va. If you know
any riddles just as clever, send them
to The Junior Star Editor, and he
will print them with your name.
l. Why does Uncle Sam wear red,
white and blue suspenders?
2. What is it that is a cat, and
yet is not a cat?
3. What is the difference between
cat and a match?
4. What has four legs and flies in
the air?
S. How can you keep a rooster
from Growing on Sunday?
Riddle Answers
/. To hold his pants up. 2. A kit
ten. 3. A cat lights on its feet apd
match lights on its head. 4. Two
birds. Get him stuffed on Satur-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

day they set up another kind Of
stand, and soon the neighborhood
was filled with children munching
hot dogs and hamburgers cooked
over an open fire by Bill and Jay.
They took In $1.l0, enough to supply
clubhouse materials.
Lumber was bought, and the
small clubhouse was erected by the
two boys. Now it nils the dual pur-
pose of clubhouse part of the time
and Fort Maryland" the remainder
of the time. Bill and Jay are the
original garrison, but three other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

ested in it and
so expert that
he plans to con-
tinue the sport.
When he was IA
y ars old he
competed in the
Olympic tryouts
and finished in
S i X t h place.
Since then he
has ace d in
towns ana cities
IL yer the
East.
A m on G hi S
C h a m pionshipS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

youngsters in the neighborhood have
been accepted as Junior" members.
Russell Jondreau, 10, the bugler,
sounds "colors" every morning at 8
o'clock, while Lee Carter, 10, and
Phil MacKelvie, 8, and Bill and Jay
stand by.
Jay and Bill say the other boys
will become senior" members when
they pay their 50-cent initiation
fees. Meanwhile, club activities 60
on, with the boys taking turns as
superior ofncer" in charge each
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Quick Quiz

/. Who was the only pacnelor
President of the United States?
2. What four lilylike plants are
used as foods?
3. What is philatelist?
4. Does the hair grow after death?
5. Is the word data singular or
plural?
s. What is the tallest building In
the world?
7. What weu-known medicine
comes from a bean?
8. What is a young swan called?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

ship very inter-
esting and en-
joyable.
might as well
tell you now
that he is a
S m a ii, gray
squirrel. He is
the most intel
ligent little ami
NAL I've ever
seen, and the
only one l know
that uses an
electric or phone
wire to get to
his destination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

so Tar, I've
made six dolls of
different types,
and right now
I'm making a
new one. I have
one doll I've
dressed in farm
er's clothes, a
d a n c ng doll,
colonial and
clown dolls, and
one OrcSScO III q
Catholic Sisters
robes.
To make the
doll, I take an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

many nOppleS' 1
have followed.
The thrill of
actually seeing
one of your fav-
orite movie stars
or orch e S t r a
leaders in per-
son, and having
them give you
their signatures
is what makes
the hard work
worth while. To
be a really good
a u t o 6 r a p h
81 nd" Vol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Panama Impressions

BY JANE BOUTWELL,, IL,
Jackson School.
An old straw hat,
A pair of knees,
A dusky face,
A gentle breeze.
Some old gray ruins.
A nodding head,
A noon Siesta,
A hammock bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
The Robin
By MARY COBB, 10,

Centreville fVa) School.
The robin is working fellow,
He hunts for worms and bugs.
He hops upon our little porch
And sits among the rugs.
He likes to stay high in the tree,
Where he flies like little fairies.
We think he is the best of birds
Though he does eat up our cherries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Girl Tells How to Make Clothespin Dolls
Prize Contribution.

By MARGARET ANN GINGELL, IL,
Kensington (Md) Elementary School
My hobby is making clothespin
dolls and I enjoy it very much. I
haven't a very big collection yet, be-
cause I've only been making the dolls
for a few months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Quick Quiz Answers

/. James Buchanan. 2. Onions,
garlick, shallots, chives. 3. A stamp
collector. 1. No. 5. Plural. 6. En-
pire State Building In New York.
I. Castor oil. 8. Cygnet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Tight>Rope
Act Shown
BY Squirrel
Morning Visits Are
Rewarded With
Peanut Feed
Prize Contribution.
BY GLORIA-JOYCE Lowry, Is.

For the past week and half I've
been seeing and playing with new
friend. He is very small, but he is
beautiful, and 1 find his companion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Prize Contribution.
BY MICHAEL CANNON, Is,

In three Billy Cauman 10 has progressed from lust another
bicycle rider outstanding position bike
has more titles and trophies than he remember
bike
c,nd heedes isonlt.of. tounc e:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
NerveNeeded
In Collecting
Autographs
Courage and Work
Bring Results,
Says Fan
Prize Contribution.
BY MARY JANE SIROLA, 16,

Ny hobby of autograph collecting
Is hard, and there are some disap-
pointments, but I find it one OF the
most interesting and exciting OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

1. Freedom.
7. Pronoun.
8. Wager.
10, Exclamation.
II. Rabbits.
10. One.
a. Black Fr).
Is. Resounds.
II. Proposition.
10. She.
10. Personal pronoun.
%. A kind of meat.
Down.
2. Same as seven horizontal.
4. Same as seventeen horizontal.
S. To place.
6. To make keen.
g. A lot.
9. A male singer.
IL. To go.
H. A distress signal.
16. A brave person.
20. Negative.
81. Within.
Fill in the blanks in the sentences
below with the correct words. Care
fully now!
Goods sent out of country for
sale to another country are.
Goods brought into a country from
another country are.
Answers to Last Weeks Puzzles.
/. Textiles, numbering, transporta-
ton, and steel.
2. TOOL - cool - cook - cork
- WORK
MINE - mint - mist - most
- moat - coat - COAL
8. L, rat, robin, laborer, tired, Ned,
and R.
Cr0Ssu0rd p,1ZZlo Solution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Puzzles

Here's a word square with q geo.
graphical word to start with. The
second word means in a distant place,
the third is couple, and the fourth
means makes a mistake. Form the
square.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

Bill started riding about seven
years ago and has become so inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10

The five strange looking words be-
low are the names of the world S
largest rivers, given in the order of
their length. Rearrange the letters
to form the>correct words. OF course,
If you already know the rivers, the
puzzle will be too easy for you.
Warning: The first river is really
two.
ISMIPISSIPS-RISMOUSI
NAMOAZ
LINE
CONGO
GETZANY'
)
Crossword Puzzle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-09-10
Cuddles and Tuckie
Trade Marx Res o. g. Pat on
BY FRANCES ROYSTER WILLIAMS.

! brought my shovel right away,
Before the others knew it,
And then started in to dig
While Spotty helped me do it.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
LEADERS SPLIT
ON WPA SLASH
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

U.NS) Presi dent Roosevelt
and Chairman Pat Harrison CD
Of Mississippi, of the Senate Fin.
ance Committee, today were in
opposite camps as the Senate be,
gan consideration of the $725, ,000,'
900 emergency WPA appropriation
bill.
Harrison, a master Of parlia'
mentary strategy, was leading Sen
ate forces opposed to the Presi'
dents recommendation that the
appropriation be increased to
1915, 100000.
One of the most active support
ers was Senator James F. Byrnes
D0 of South Carolina. Though
both had gone down the line gen
orally with Administration pro
posals, they were actively assisting
the regular anti-New Dealers In
an effort to override the PreSi
dents relief wishes.
Carrying the leadership for the
stand-by-the-P President Democrats
were Democratic Leader Alben w
Barkley, of Kentucky, and Senator
Kenneth D. McKellar Cd of Ten
nessee. Incidentally, there was in
1,o1Iad q foct of ctrnnUth hntWpPr
Barkley and Harrison. BarkleI
was elected majority leader ovel
Harrison by a margin of only ont
vote during the last Congress.
Both sides claimed victory
Pointing to the House vote fol
$725, 100000 and the 17-to-7 vot'
by which the Senate Appropria
tions Committee recommended
that amount, the Harrison-Byrnes
GlaSs-Adams forces apparently hat
the odds in their favor.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
HAzEN TO SEEK
FUND TRANSFER

Despite the clamor for funds to
build District projects, there may
be an unexpended balance of some
5000, 900 of Public Works Admins.
tration money over the $1S,150,000
which PWA Administrator Harold
Ickes earmarked for Washington.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
made this clear today with the dis
closure he intends to seek author
ity to allocate these moneys to the
Health Department and the Board
Of Education.
Chief among the local projects
financed by PWA funds are the
additions to Gallinger Hospital,
the Juvenile Court, the new Munic-
ipal Court and the Municipal
Center. Also financed by the
Ickes administration are extensive
school, water and sewer improve
mentS.
Hazen said he would ask Corpo-
ration Counsel Elwood H. Sea, for
advice on the legality of the trans
fers of the funds from their goal
as earmarked to projects which
need financial support.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
u. S. Defense
Plans Told
Secretly

U.N.SJ Top-ranking Off
cialS Of the War Department
and general staff met today
in secret conference with
members of the House ApprO-
priatiOnS Committee to out
line undiSclOSed details of the
national defense program.
Those slated to attend the
conference included Secre-
tary of War WOOdring, Gen.
Malin sCraig, chief of staff;
his two assistants, Brig. Gems.
George S. Marshall and
George v. Strong; Maj. Gen.
H. H. Arnold, chief of the Air
Corps, and Maj. Gen. A. HI.
Sunderland, chief of the
Coast Artillery.
Even the usual committee
StenOgrapher was barred
from the session, no record Of
the testimony being made.
Meanwhile, Mai. Gen. C.
M. WeSson, chief Of Ordi-
nance, went before the House
Military Affairs Committee
as it resumed hearings ON
President RoOSevelt'S $751;
100000 rearmament program.