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La gaceta., 1939-11-04
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eficacia
Pesaba 81 vencedor 1879 libras
Y 81 derrotado media libra mas.
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Harry DAWSON. hermano del
pdgil Al Davis, superb a Henry
Ferrara, en- la c~ategoria del pc
so lipero.
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Evening star., 1939-08-13

youth generally replies: Il can do anything"
Since this is not jack -of-all-trades era"
said the expert, the boy seldom gets the job"
What he is quite likely to get, instead, is
trouble And often the first step in that direc-
ton is to join gang Gangs have been multi
piled by the depression. A recent investigation
in Chicago ran 1873 gangs to their lairs.
Between 25OOO and 10000 boys and young
men were associated in this dubious fellow
ship. The streets were their playground and
almost any shack or back room their hang
out. Almost all of them had lawlessness of one
kind or another on their records. The street,
said one of the Chicago investigators. grants
no diplomas and gives no degrees. But it
educates with fatal precision"
The education" of the young. criminal
Evening star., 1939-08-13

devilment it can get into. We generally get
a bottle of whisky and get canned"
Although most of these unemployed Mary
land youths had received over the average
amount of education, more than two-thirds
of them had had no vocational training what
soever. That fact reduced their chances for
employment A somewhat similar inquiry in
New York City indicated that less than four
per cent of the ex-high-school students inter
viewed had ever - by so much as lifted
academic finger - been given any vocational
assistance An expert in the business of aiding
youth told me what happens when the aver
age grade or high-school graduate applies for
a job. The prospective employers first ques-
ton almost always is: well. what can you
do?" To which the prospective but unframed
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Birds Will Flock to This
Easy>to>Make Bath
By KATHERINE HOI1SON.

Birds enjoy bathing just as much
as human beings do. and a place
where they can take a dip will at
tract them to your yard. Here is
a bath that is both practical and
easy to construct.
Set fencepost in the ground,
then cement a shallow pan to a
board slightly larger and fasten it
on top of the post. Add braces, if
necessary. Sprinkle sand on the
board for a beach" 1t is best to
use shallow pan, for most birds
prefer only an inch or two of water.
Sprinkle little sand in the bot
tom of the pan so they won't skid"
on the smooth surface Birds like
natural colors, so you can enamel
the pan in soft shades of gray, green
or brown to weatherproof it.
Place the post where the sun can
warm the water, yet near a tree so
the birds have perch to dress on
after their bath Be sure it is high
enough to keep cats and dogs from
bothering the birds.
1t is important to keep the bath
clean. Change the water at least
once a week, oftener if necessary,
and wash the pan out each time.
Bits of fat and bread hung from
tree limbs will help to entice the
birds to your bathhouse, as will pans
Evening star., 1939-08-13
By HUGH r. DUNCAN IA

You can have lots of fun If you
will study the traits of an ant or a
colony of ants. A good way to do it
is to construct an ant castle of your
own and fasten it to corner of your
bedroom windowsill.
Here is the way to construct one:
Obtain four wooden strips, 12"X1"x
1/l6" thick. Glue them together to
form a square; leaving off the top
strip until the castle is finished.
Putty pane of glass in the front Of
the square and glue a thin piece of
box wood in the back.
Use Garden Soil.
Into the enclosure thus formed,
sift 2-inch layer of garden soil and
on top of that inches of white sand.
Mix some plaster of paris with water
into thick paste. Pour this paste
to depth of inches on top of the
white sand. When this is nearly
set, use long stick to mold minia-
ture houses, streets, tiny hills and
mountains. If you wish to have a
more artistic and attractive castle, a
good suggestion would be to have a
main street with little side streets
leading OF to the houses, and q
square in the center Of town.
A hole for food and water delivery
Evening star., 1939-08-13

to distinguish the different ami
mails and becomes familiar with
their habits. I watch the children
visiting here and their faces brighten
as they look at the animals
The sergeant cautions boys and
girls to 'be careful" He told OF
one little girl who went too close
to the bear cage when no one was
around. The animal bit her and
| clawed her arm. She was only
years old-and now, said Sergt
Tavinsky, she'll always be crippled
in that arm"
Much laughter is caused by the
Zoos two small jaguar cubs Born
last March, they are still in the
cute" stage, and there is usually
crowd around their cage.
| During recent visit to the Zoo
Charles Kimbell. 5, of 3402 Fifteenth
street NE. was awed by the prairie
dogs.
Il like to watch the little dogs
run in and out of their holes,' he
said. They're always so busy, and
one of them always keeps watch
to see if any one is coming"
Charles doesn't like the lions
They roar too much" he explained
Evening star., 1939-08-13

tlon," Harold explained. "a friend
gave me one of Denmark's first
seals, issued in 1904, and I've been
adding to it ever since. Now I
have seals from Argentina, France,
Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Ice
land, Union of South Africa and
many other ountries-including
the United States, of course
Il have complete set Of seals
from the Danish West Indies, as the
Virgin Islands were known before
the United States bought them"
Christmas seals were first issued
by Denmark in 1904 to raise funds
to fight tuberculosis Miss Emily
P. Bissell of Wilmington, Del, read
of the plan in an article published
in the old Outlook Magazine, and
put 1t to use in her home city. That
first issue-in 1907-brought in
$1,000.
Then Miss Bissell took the plan to
the American Red Cross, and the
first Nationwide sale of seals was
conducted in 1908. raising sl35.OOO
Until 1919, the annual campaign was
carried on by both the Red Cross
and the National tuberculosis Asso-
citation. but since then it has been
handled entirely by the latter or
ganiZation
Evening star., 1939-08-13
10y Tells How to Study Ants in Castle on Windows

and of soil is that the ants, when
carrying their dead to their burying
ground, accidentally carry sand into
the soil, thus making observable
paths to and from their cemetery.
Queen Defends Rights.
The queen is often forced to de-
fend her royal rights. Frequently
when another ant feels eligible for
this exalted position in the colony,
she challenges the queen. If she
wins she is proclaimed queen, but
should she lose, she is killed by the
queen and taken down to the bury
ing ground.
It is fun to capture your own COL
ony of ants, rather than to purchase
them, but in either case it is essen
tial to have a queen. You may find
any number of colonies in country
woods; sometimes these may be hv-
ing in mounds or they may tunnel
under the ground.
One never tires of watching these
busy folk. Ants are always nov
city. If you wish to give them a
piece of silk fiber you can watch
them as they take it into a dwelling,
or spin fax or a waxy compound OF
it in the open. There are many diff
| ferent kinds of ant castles, but the
one explained is OF the most simpn-
hed type and Is very popular.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

Phyllis Reagan, 3, of 21l7 Thirty
second street Sc, another recent
visitor to the Zoo, showed no in
terest in the animals, spending her
time, instead, watching the other
humans.
Carlos and Bruce Stewart, aged
7 and S, respectively, went to the
Zoo while on visit to Washington
from their home in McKeesport, Pa.
Il like the monkeys and their
tricks best" Carlos declared. How
did they learn so many?' Then
he added, somewhat beWilderedly
There are so many of everything
I think they're all very nice!"
Asked for his comment on the
Zoo, Carlos younger brother said
after some dehberation: I'D rather
ride on kangaroo than a giraffe.
I like the way kangaroos jump"
The Zoo was started April 30, 1891
with two elephants, Gold Dust and
Dunk. They were presented to w
H. Blackburn, now head keeper of
the Zoo, by the Adam Forepaugh
Show.
Il had no place to put the ele-
plants at first" said Mr.. Blackburn
| so I kept them tied to a tree"
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Bird Masters 20 Words,
Learns to Laugh, Too
His Strange Cries
Scare Cemetery
Caretaker
Prize Contribution.
BY MARY ESTHER RICE, IL,
0xnn Hill lMd J School

OAOH NNuj OCIUUl.
One bright Sunday afternoon
Daddy and I were walking through
our woods when. suddenly, we spied
black bird hopping along the
ground.
"A baby crow!" I shouted Il
want him for a pet"
We finally caught him, but, to my
dismay, Daddy said he would have
to be killed at once, because crows
are destructive to cornfields and
also steal and eat turkey eggs
After pleading tearfullv, however, l
was allowed to keep him.
At first he would not eat. But
by using an eyedropper l was able
to give him milk and in a few days
as he opened his mouth, would
give him egg-yolk
The bird longed for his freedom
so let him out of his box, thinking
he would go away. He refused to
leave, however, and has since shown
himself to be the most faithful
as we'll as the most unusual-pet
have ever had.
He roosts in a Wistaria vine under
my window He now has quite a
vocabulary-at least dozen words
Each day 1 used to say, Hello
Pete" and he finally answered very
plainly, Hello He has even
learned to laugh. He likes to visit
around the neighborhood, but he
won't let ANYBODY pet him but me.
The caretaker of nearby ceme-
terry was startled one Gay to hear a
strange, raspy voice crying "Mama!''
Quite disturbed the old man went
home and got his shotgun. AS he
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Prizes Totaling SIS
| Offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the five best contributions published
each week The following rules
must be observed:
l. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name. age, address, telephone
number df any, and school of the
author must appear at the top of
the first. page of every contribution.
3. 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 examples of what is wanted
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, Star
Building, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

friends at Taft
j u n or High
School, has been
taking dancing
lessons for a
g ood m a n y
years. She has
given exhibitions
of her talent in
various hotels
and theaters, as
we'll as in school
assemblies.
MY big ambi-
ton is to be
a dancer, of
course" S al d
Mimi, "but I'm
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Friendship
Prize Contribution.
BY WANDA CLARK, 16,

Mckinley High School.
More golden than the sunlight
That sends its rays afar,
More lovely than a white cloud
And brighter than a star;
More lasting than a granite rock,
AS stately as tree,
Happier than bubbling stream
That dances out to sea;
Refreshing as a gentle rain
That's sent down from above,
Is friendship. strong, unfailing,
Made up of trust and love.
Kept living by simple faith,
Real friendship grows each day
From a sweet and glad beginning
And never goes away.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Riddles

The first three riddles printed be-
low were contributed by Peggy Dis
ney, IL, of 1886 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. Sc, the two others by Betty
Alice Wright, Lothian, Md. If you
know any riddles just as clever, send
them to the Riddle Man, and he will
print them with your name.
/. What always goes with a wagon
but is not part Of 1t?
2. What has a mouth but never
speaks, bed but never sleeps?
3. What can you give to somebody
else and still keep?
4. What is round and full OF peo-
pie?
5. What talks but has no mouth?
ANSWERS.
/. The noise. g. A river. 8. Youl
word. 4. The world. 5. A radio.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

balls, we had no trouble in getting
customers. We would often get tips
of S cents, and even 10 cents. from
adults for snowballs that were larger
than the regular size.
When business began to run low
we would take our wagon and move
on. We we're we'll satisfied with our
receipts and continued our business
for a long time. I never had so
much fun, and I also had the spend
ing money that I so badly wanted.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Nature
BY JUNE DANIELS, 9,
John Quincy Adams School.
title Reg. U. 8. Patent Office

I often like to lie and look
The sky is like a picture book;
The white clouds all come drifting by,
And seem to brighten up the sky.
A swan comes floating on the brook.
Then alights in a nook.
Nature always can be found,
For God Is near the whole year
round.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Our Pussy Cat
Prize Contribution.
BY ALICE ANAGNOS, 9

st. Paul's School.
Our pussy cat has soft fur coat
That fits from ears to feet;
Her little tongue so red and rough
Will keep it clean and neat.
Her yellow eyes glow bright as fire
When she is in the dark;
Sometimes I stroke her furry coat
And it gives off a spark.
She has a long and bushy tail
And cushions on her feet.
She purrs a gracious Thank your
When we give her things to eat.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Happiness
By MARY X. RUDDY, IA,

BY MARY X. RUDDY, IA,
Sacred Heart Academy.
I set out one day for happiness;
The road seemed paved with joy.
My aim was true; I thought success
Was meant for girl and boy.
The end of the road seemed just In
in view;
My heart and feet were light.
But the end of the road evaded me
1t never came in sight.
The day is done, the night is here;
But with the dusk comes knowl-
edge sound
That happiness and the end of the
road, u
Though elusive, can be found!
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Dancer to Become
Good Secretary
As Insurance
BY STELLA DE ROSA, 13,
Taft Junior High School.

Dancing is fine career, but
Miriam Harper, 13, of 1917 Otis
street NE, is going to learn to be
"a good secretary" too-just to play
safe
Miriam, known as Mimi" to her
Evening star., 1939-08-13

lliCi Ciy an OIL
to
tell p ar e n t S
where to 60 in
case their chill
dren are Sepa-
ra ted from them
The lion house
is the headquar-
ters of our police
force" explained
DR.. William M
Mann, director
of the Zoo. Or
dinarily the Of
flcerS on duty
look after lost
hoyc and uirlc
Evening star., 1939-08-13

the success Of
the local SNOW
ball man" At
the time, there
were a number
of small chill
dren in our block
W no b ou G h t
snowballs regu-
larly, so we de-
cided to get their
patronage.
Getting started
was not so easy
as we thought it
would be. There
w e r e c u p S,
Evening star., 1939-08-13

but sometimes-especially on hoi-
days-so many children wander
away from their parents that we
have to engage special nurses to
take care of them"
Head Of the Zoo police is Sergt.
L. A. Tavinsky, who has been a
member of the force for 16 years.
THE Zoo affords great educa-
tional possibilities, Sergt. Tavinsky
pointed out. IF youngster comes
to the Zoo very often he learns
Evening star., 1939-08-13
A Poets Awakening
By JUNE McREYNOLDS, Is.

BY JUNE McREYNOLDS, Is.
Last week I wrote a poem;
To me, it was brilliant bit
OF sentiment and rhyme,
And my poor heart was full Of grief
When it didn't appear that time.
We poor would-be poets suffer
Disappointment's bitter pang
When we find our pet thoughts
Aren't worth q hang.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

Adrienne l. Barry. spoons, napkins
and favored sirups to be bought. We
had some difficulty in getting a
SNOWFALL scraper Arrangements for
the delivery of ice had to be made
and signs had to be painted. When
we had obtained a wagon. put our
equipment into it and tackled on our
signs we were ready for business.
Since we charged only cents,
q small price for such large snow
Evening star., 1939-08-13

Mimi, "but I'm Miriam Harper.
gong to be good secretary, too,
just in case"
To carry out her secretarial am
bition, Mimi, now in the 9Th grade,
plans to take a junior business
course, which includes typewriting
and bookkeeping.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

pulled the trigger the breech broke
sending the charge in another di-
rection
Unseen in the heavy foliage of an
oak tree, Pete continued to call
"Mama!"
The cemetery now has another
caretaker
Evening star., 1939-08-13

month. You see,
Harold, who is
l8, and lives at
63l4 G eorg i a
S t r e e t, Chevy
Chase, Md, is a
C o II e ct or of
Christmas seals.
And his collec-
ton, started in
l 9 3 4, includes
seals from about
20 foreign coun-
tries.
Il became in
tereSted in seals
as a sideline to
my stamp collec-
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Prise Contribution.
BY RUTH BUCHANAN, II,
Hanfrai Iiuh Cchnnl

Signs scattered through the Zoo
logical Park-the Zoo to you-say:
Lost children will be taken to the
Lion House"
But that isn't warning; it's
Evening star., 1939-08-13

of drinking water set in shady spots.
If you cater to their likes and dis
likes, word will soon get around by
bird telegraph that your garden has
wonderful bath and you'll see a
phase of bird life you've probably
never seen before,
Evening star., 1939-08-13

Across.
l. Measure used for ice cream.
4. Beverage containing ice cream.
8. Trouble, hustle.
10. Not many.
IL. You and I.
IL And so forth (abbr).
IA. Exist
Is. Atmosphere.
IT, Illuminated
10. The rich part of milk.
20. Boys name.
81 Watering place.
%. Tear.
25. Mount (abbr).
o. Therefore.
%. A pointed piece of wire.
30. To cut grass.
81. Device for slipping ice cream
soda.
Down.
I. Animals foot.
2. Thought, notion.
3. Negative.
5. Belonging to.
6. Obligation, liability.
Z. ReVerentlal tear.
9. Neuter pronoun.
~ Mistake.
13 Grasp, embrace.
=. 16 Solidified water
18 A mischievous spirit.
20. Lighting device.
% To declare openly.
"a. Within.
26. 1t is.
81. To scatter seed.
29 Night (abbr.).
30 Mother (abbr).
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES,
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Chevy Chase
Boy Follows
Odd Hobby
Christmas Seals
Gathered From
Many Lands
BY HARRIET WALLIS, II,
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
Class of 40

Can you imagine anybody inter-
ested in Christmas seals in August?
Well, Harold Atkinson is-and not
only in August, but in every other
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Courage
BY VIOLA PATTERSON, IL,

Browne Junior High School,
If you can't be like the other fellow
Don't give up; be the best you can
For you must take the back seat
some time
That is life, you understand.
II you can't be a great big captain
Be fellow in the crew;
Then some time you may be able
To be a great big captain, too.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

2. AS, at, gas, gut, gust, sag, sat
stag tag, tug, us.
3. The diamond is T. the, taunt
thunder, ended. Ted and R.
1. Robe. Dame.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

Green Cavalryman: II don't like
the looks of this horses head"
Drill Sergeant: "Oh, that's all
right; you'll soon get over It,"
Evening star., 1939-08-13
'SnOWballs'
Earn Money
For Girls
Writer Tells How
Business Was
Established
Prize Contribution.
By ADRIENNE L. BARRY, IA,
George Washington High School,
Alexandria, Va.

Several summers ago girl friend
and I began little business that
provides both amusement and spend
ing money. Our idea came from
Evening star., 1939-08-13
Puzzle

There's usually something good
In a package shaped like this, and
often it's
ICE CREAM
Evening star., 1939-08-13
CAT GETS ATTENTION.

Dear Editor: I once had a large
Maltese kitten. He would spend
hours making you laugh, just be-
cause he liked to be the center of
interest. He would play with the
dogs tail, and run and stop short
on the hall rugs to slide on the
waXed floor.
One morning, mother was hang
ing picture over the davenport.
1t was a large picture and needed
a big nail. Sammy sat on the arm
OF the davenport watching the nail
as it was driven in. Then, as mother
turned to get the picture he jumped
and caught the nail with his front
paws. He was very much pleased
with himself as he hung there,
swinging back and forth. OF course,
he got the attention he was look
ing for.
JEAN BEVERLY BRYAN, is.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

can then have a better vision of how
ants utilize the water. The well can
be filled every day by inserting a
long eye dropper through the de-
livery hole.
The reason for the layers Of sand
Evening star., 1939-08-13
The
MA1LBOX
HOW NOT TO FISH.

Dear Editor: One day my sister,
our cousin and I went to q big
swamp to wade in the water. Soon,
we tired of wading and decided to
fish. We tore a string from my
handkerchief, tied it to the end of
a stick, killed frog to use as bait.
We tied the string around the
frogs leg and threw it into the
water. We thought We could catch
the fish when they were eating the
bait, We waded into the water.
thinking We could chase the fish
to the bait
We kept the bait in the water
about two hours; then we lost
patience and went to find out from
my brother why we could not catch
any fish. He told us we needed
hook and worms for bait. He also
said we had scared the fish away
by wading in the water. We gave
up fishing.
BERNETTE MARSHALL. Is.
Evening star., 1939-08-13

should be bored in the wooden frame
at the end OF the main street and 1t
should be kept plugged with cork.
It Is advisable to have a well of
water nodded in the plaster near
the pane Of glass. The spectator
Evening star., 1939-08-13
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.

!. Crossword puzzle solution,
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-04-07
DIstojnik CCC t&boru zastre.
len cernochv.

Vice nez sto 1fednikI a cho-
vancG z taboru CCC prohleda-
valo lesy ma sever cd Mount
Carroll, H., patrajice pc dvou
cernosich, kteT1 ~zastTelili poru-
cfka Paula La Mastera, velite-
lie taboru CCC a unikli do lest
s koristi $500, pripravenych
ma vyplatu.
Lupici prchli pesky z taboru,
ktery je mill a pGl ma sever cd
Mount Carroll.
Cernosi vesli do 1Tadovny
taboru, kdyz porucfk La Mas
ter pripravoval vyplatu pro
200 cernych chovanc1 taboru.
Nell masku ma obliceji a kaz-
dy mel v ruce revolver.
Kdyz La Master je spatfil,
sahl pc SVEN revolveru. Lupici
lined vystrelili a porucik byl
zasazen ctyrmi kulemi. PAX
jail Sc sbirati penfze, jez mel
ma stole a prchli do lesa. Po-
ruclk zemrel cestou do nemoc-
nice We Freeport.