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Evening star., 1939-02-26
Timely Poems Submitted
By Young Contributors
Prize Is Awarded for Verse
Sketchins Lincoln's Life;
Many Others Received

This being February. the month
in which both Washington and Lin
coin were born. the Junior Star mas
been bombarded by contributions on
those two great men, and also on
the month itself.
From the many interesting con-
tributions received, we have selected
one prize winner and three runners
up, all of which are printed here
with. The author of the winning
contribution, to whom check for 81
will be mailed tomorrow, is Ann
Elizabeth Briggs, 13, of 1929 Twenty
fourth street NV. An eighth-grade
pupil at Friends School, Ann COM
posed her poem as an assignment in
her English class.
The other children whose contri-
buttons are published here are !:
Agnes Bayne, A. Box 40O1, Chevy
Chase, Md, student at Blessed
Sacrament School; Dorothy Brinck-
man, II. Clifton Station, Va. and
Shirley Randall, 49, Berwyn, Md.
OF the many other contributions
received, the best were by Alma Belt,
ID, Route 4, Anacostia. D. c.. and
Janet Jenkins, IA, of 1908 P street
Sc, both of whom are hereby
awarded honorable mention. Alma
is pupil at Surrattsville (Md) High
School and Janet at Anacostia High
School.
The successful contributions
poems-folloW.
LINCOLN.
In little log cabin not far away,
A baby was born on a cold winter S
day.
His parents were poor, as poor as
could be,
But this didn't hinder young Lincoln
you'll see.
He studied by day, he studied by
night.
He studied by the fireside's Pickering
light;
He took the old shovel and scratched
on its back,
He borrowed books and things that
he lacked.
He split many rails, he worked in a
store,
He worked in the fields and did
many things more;
He then studied hard. a lawyer to be
Hoping some day to help set the
slaves free.
He ran for Office in his own home
State,
But was defeated by votes so great,
That had he been weaker soul,
He wouldn't have tried to make the
goal.
He finally was elected to serve for
his State:
Then he sought the Senate, body
strong and great.
In this he was defeated, and Douglas
took the stand;
But brave Lincoln. by his firm de-
bate, gained favor in the land.
He was then chosen president
OF this dear land of ours;
He labored hard to keep the peace,
He exerted all his powers.
But war was soon upon us
To set the Negroes free;
Brave Lincoln steered the ship oi
state
To safe harbor DER the sea.
We love to honor Lincoln,
His memory We hold dear;
He struggled. worked and conquered
His name we still revere!
| ANN ELIZABETH BRIGGS.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
WASHINGTON AND THE
CHERRY TREE.


CHERRY TREE.
When George Washington was but
little hoy.
His father bought him a hatchet;
He began to chop a cherry tree,
Though he knew he was going to
catch it.
When Georges father came home
that night.
The boy looked as sad as he
could be:
He just couldn't get off his mind
( What he'd done to that cherry tree
Then Georges father spoke up and
Lets take a walk before going to
bed"
While out in the orchard the father
looked around
And saw the cherry tree, cut to the
ground.
Who did this, Georye?" the father
asked
George hung his head in shame.
who did this, George?" the father
asked
Come on, son, tell me his name."
Father, cannot tell lie;
I did it with my little Ratchet"
After George had told the truth,
We are sure he did not catch it!
AGNES BAYNE.
WASHINGTON'S LIFE.
He was only an infant, weak and
small,
Who learned to walk with many a
fall,
Obeyed his mothers every call
The baby Washington.
He was only a boy like other boys;
He had his sorrows and his joys,
He had his books. and also toys
The schoolboy Washington.
A strong young man, his mothers
son,
Skilled in handling horse and gun;
That skillfulness all his honors
won
The youth Washington.
Now general, honored by man,
He will fight for his country as long
as he can;
This made him father of our land
General Washington.
He had ability men to lead;
He seemed to see their every need,
And did them many useful deed
President WASHINGTON
For years we remember his triumph
song,
How he fought against the wrong
Memories of Washington!
DOROTHY BRINCKMAN.
FEBRUARY IN REVIEW.
February has % days, the shortest
month of the year;
1t brings us many important things
that every one loves to hear.
February was Ground Hog day;
His shadow he did not see-that we
can happily say.
February IL was Lincoln'S Birthday;
We love this man, every one should
say.
February IA was st. Valentines Day;
We sent love to our friends, to make
them happy and gay.
February % was George Washing
tons Birthday;
The lesson he gave us Is always to
obey.
So, you see, little February, although
very short,
Gives many . lesson that cannot be
! bought. SHIRLEY RANDALL.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

students. A baritone, he played the
role of the pirate king in last falls
operetta, Pirates of Penzance," and
made a big hit. He also has repre-
sented Roosevelt in three radio
broadcasts.
Although Jack likes classical
music, he's always ready to swing
out any of the more pupular tunes.
Work with the school choral group
has been his only training, and he
insists he isn't going to follow sing
ing as a career-because, he ex-
plains, that would make it job,
and then it wouldn't be any fun"
Evening star., 1939-02-26

stand It's nature
when I tell you
that nearly all
the girls are
wearing wooden
shoes. And what
a racket they
make as they 60
clippity- clopping
through the cor
ridors between
classes!
Jack Lansdale
is rapidly win
ming recognition
as one of the
high school sets
most promising
Evening star., 1939-02-26

cross on its top. Around the head
is the inscription, Napoleon I,
Emperuer."
On the reverse side of the medal
are the words, "Campagnes de 1892
A 1876 Campaigns of 1892 to 18l5)
followed by a few more words of
French, meaning: To my compan-
ions Of glory, my last words. St.
Helena, March 5, 1861"
James is the son of Col. and Mrs.
David NJ Crawford, Ais North
Northwood street, Arlington, Va.
His grandfather now is patient
at Walter Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1939-02-26

8 cents for each
additional one
Vincent Pot
ter is directing
a drive for
popular music
in the lunch
room And
while on the
subject of lunch
rooms, it might
be added that
the S t u d e n t
Council is start
! n G another
"Lunc h r o o m
Cleanup Cam
paipn,"
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Wood Shoes
Are Fad at
Roosevelt
'Clippity.cloppitis'
Is Chief Result
OF Fashion
BY PATRICIA HOLDEN,
Roosevelt High School.

An epidemic of clippity-cloppitis
has Roosevelt in its grip right now.
Maybe you've never heard of this
strange malady, but you'll under
Evening star., 1939-02-26
THE THIMBLE.

The definitions:
Across.
y !. To stitch,
4. Cloth made from fax.
6. Warm.
Z. Childrens game.
9. Neuter pronoun.
II. Father.
II. Tiny.
IA. A finger cap used in sewing.
II. For example (abbr).
18. College degree (abbr).
10. Animals hair.
81. To sever.
%. To sew loosely.
e. Toward.
q. The heavens.
%. Near.
!. To take seat.
2. Half an EN-.
3. Damp.
4. Parcel of ground.
5. Short sleep.
y. OuSSCSt.
8. Look steadily.
10. The turned edge of garment
IL. Artificial hair.
13. To flow back, decline.
is. Medicinal plant
16. Trimming used in sewing.
10. Stout.
20. Request.
%. To make lace.
"a. So.
25. Boys nickname.
=
Two kinds of cloth are hidden in
the sentence below.
He drew line near his cot to
notify us which part of the tent
was his.
; ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
l. Ruse. add G. form urges.
Halt, add E. form lathe.
2. Paris and Rome.
g. The diamond is o. ace, altar
octagon, eagle. roe and N.
1. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Puzzles

All you girls interested in sewing
will recognize the form of our cross
word puzzle this week. It will keep
your finger from getting Jagged. but
watch out for some of it's pointed
words!
THE THIMRIE.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
StudentPhOtO
Contest Held
At Central
Drive Opened for
Popular Music
At Lunch
BY GLORIA LUBAR,
Central High School.

NNIlII dI 11IkII OCIUUI.
All Central students are eligible for
the Camera Clubs picture contest.
now in progress The entrance fee is
cents for the first photograph and
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Blame the Printer

Waiter! I've found a needle In
my soup!'
Waiter: Beg pardon, sir, typo
graphical error. 1t should have
been a noodle"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
Hollywood Sighh And Sound5
By Rohbin coems-

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov 4-Dorothy Iamour who is almost always draped in prints called Singapore skirts in the prints front.
 And she's pouting about hearty pout just little She didn't put it that way engaged in private peace offensive" Dan Cupid It's gosspy reports You know. b R Preston a new wosome that state affairs public prints
 SGltry Lamour daped in burgeoning cold Singapore skrt-which might be sarong all knowwas the set of "The Singapore" was giving out between aspirins the subject
 "Its this way" she said, when like person going to out with him. But it doesn't love- Even there lot of good friends of mine that morebecause there have been gossip tween don't dare hello hi-ya when club cafe-because then there's another columns and it's embarrassing them o me.
 of like to be noticed papers-I hope they don't stop 1atbut I'm afraid people going get and tired of reading about turning with so-often You press agens"she turned a of tribe always thinking up things not forgetting that last big going from the for and have baby Then husband eHerbe does that leave me?
 Oh" this to the p a again-"so want me to make
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
Will ItSnow For Turkey
 Football!

The players and spectators in Ju- neaus first annual Gold Bowl foot ball game, to be held on Thanksgiv- ing Day, stand better than 50-50 chance of having fine weather in which to view and participate in Alaskas initial major football con- test.
 On the basis of Thanksgiving Day weather records for the past g years, the forthcoming event may well be played in a temperature of around 37 degrees, the average temperature on Turkey Day every year since 1917, and with dry, firm ground un- derfoot.
 According to H. J. Thompson, chief meteorologist of the United States Weather Bureau here, the highest temperature for g Thanks giving days past was B degrees, the lowest, 21 degrees, and an average of 37. During the 22-year period there were six absolutely dry and clear holidays; six when there was measurable snow on the ground;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
NOW
 AT Pei'cy's
 exclusively
W/ CHOCOLATES Yt. F>.yYA CHOCOLATE SHOPS

about Lamom Preston? Wouldn't be swcejust Bob getting off the Chicago making
 personal appearance with picture? Fine thing I'd be safe because I'd home But Bob he'd be limb
 There's another thing Somebody wrote that the Lamou Preston thing couldn't Bob only 2l That Lamour sound like decrep old lady doesn't " fShes 22D
 suggested this probably publicity teup between Paramount Warner Bros the latter being interested Elizabeth thought might something
 Personally, it occurred to that simple reports gentleman. stop running together cty department them But the follow his simple rule here's helping hand I give Besides I'm unomantc who's going with whom
 The matter much less interesting to at least than scientifically pertinent becomes used sarongs? Are they into many hundreds of wipers for used blades or what?
 herself doesn't a museum, and the resthey what with the beatings she takes in fury of pcuress like "Typhoon" and "Iir
 
 do know, though" says D that haven't got I'd like to have
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04

two days when there was only trace of snow, and eight such days when, with extremely mild weather, 1t rained sporadically during the day.
 The sponsors of the forthcoming Gold Bowl championship--sounding somewhat like the perennially opti mistic Los Angeles Chamber of Com merce-point out that during the past g years there has not been a football game on Turkey Day, aS- serting that this year the powers that-he in weather control have had ample warning of the approaching event, and will doubtless bless the day with fine weather. a prognosti- cation which is simply wishful thinking and can, as we all know. result in anything, short of 90 de- grees in the shade!
 Head coaches Tom Dyer and Con rad Puhr report that several addi- tional players reported to both squads Thursday evening as result of the call made for at least P addi- tional men, but that more prospec- tive players still can be used.
 Tommy Greenhow, meanwhile, has transferred his football affections from Puhr's Baranof Bears to Dyer's Sourdoughs. the switch being nec- essitated by the fact that the fleet footed former Columbia quarterback and baseball player reported to the wrong squad by mistake on his first turnout.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04

out the Supers in the last frame by eight pins. In the second game the Snipes won by another slim margin of 23 pins. In the third game, Snipe bowlers "blew" in the last frame and fell into a tie.
 Snipe pinsters Iyersen and Ward and Supers keglers Duckworth and Dunham rolled a ball each to decide the winning team.
 Iversen got nine pins on his ball and Duckworth got a stike. Ward knocked over nine pins, and Dun ham, rolling from the southpaw cor her, had only to get nine pins to win, eight pins to tie.
 The ball hooked nicely on to the southpaw Brooklyn side, took half the face of the king pin and there was splash of pins. Seven pins went down, three stayed up, and the Snipes won the third game of the evening
 Scores were as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
ANGOTT WINNER
 IN TEN FOUNDER
 OVER ARIzMENDS
Number One Challenger, Lightweights, Comes Back
 After Being on Knees

CHICAGO, IL, Nov. 4 - Sammy Angott, of Louisville. Number 1 chal- lenger for the worlds lightweight championship. registered his seven- teenth straight victory last night by defeating Baby Arizmends, Mexican lightweight of Los Angeles, in ten rounds.
 Angott, 9 years old, was knocked to his knees in the second round, but rallied and went on to get the decision.
 Arizmends, 26, has engaged in more than 400 bouts during his career covering many years in the ring.
 Angott weighed 135 pounds and Arizmends 136 3i4 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
BEER KEGLERS
 LED BY TALLY
 OF 555 PINS

Gillian of the Rainier Beer keg- ling squad marked a 555 score last night at the Brunswick as his team swept to four wins over the Bruns- wick team.
 Irving's Market m de clean sweep of it's match with Home Grocery and California Grocers and Druggists split even.
 Tonight's games are Case Lot vs Irving's Market and Home Grocery vs. Independents. Sunday, Juneau Florists roll Rainier Beer and New Alaskan rolls Brunswick. Monday George Brothers try Cosmopolitans and Royal Blue goes against Bar Der Shop trio.
 Last nights scores are as follows
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04

question of the admissability of cer- tain evidence involving the Cana dian Aluminium Company l. Judge Caffey ruled that govern ment evidence had been sufficient to warrant finding the existence of a conspiracy among the principal defendants and the foreign alumin- um producers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
FINAL SCORES,
 FRIDAY GAME5

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov 1. - Film actress Astrid Allwyn has filed a divorce suit against her actor hus- band, Robert Kent. She charges him with cruelty. The couple was mar ried in Mexico in 1897. Miss Allwyn asked custody of their small daugh- ter and alimony of $100 a month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
FOUR BOWLING SQUADS TIED IN
 ELK5' kEGLING

Bowling league standings for the Elks, released today, inclusive of last nights games, show four trios tied in number one position, Luck ies, Engineers, Snipes and Amazons, each with nine wins and but three losses.
 Individual averages will be com piled by Monday. league officials said.
 Standings to date are as fol- 1Omc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
MONOPOLY CHARGES
 UPHELD BY COURT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.--Govern- ment charges that the Aluminium Company of America heads an in- ternational monopoly of aluminium are upheld in preliminary opinion by New York Federal Judge Caffey.
 Judge Caffey's opinion came on a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
pitzer Wins
 Cornhuskinq

LAWRENCE, Kans., Nov. flaw renee Pitzer, lanky Indiana farmer. outshucked the pick of eleven states in the National Cornhusking con- test here.
 Pitzer shucked a net of 28.29 bush els in 80 minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
5NIpE pINSTERS ROLL ST0RYB00k
 FINISH AT ELk5

Last night at the Elks bowling alleys, after the Editors had won two of three from the Dolphins and the Amazons had won all from the HumpieS who forfeited, none of their keglers showing up, the Snipes and the Supers had nip and tuck tussle.
 In the first game, the Snipes nosed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
GOLDs-E-N FUR STORE

GOLDS-E.N FUR STORE will be open evenings from ' to 9 We have just received a large ship ment of short jackets and coats in different kinds of furs. The prices will surprise you.
 You are welcome to come and see our stock. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
MRS. TUCKETT RETURNING

Mrs. Charles Tuckett, of Doug las. who has been visiting relative, in the States for the past severa weeks, is returning home aboard the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
HOSPITAL NoTEs

Fred Marquardt was admitted to St. Anns Hospital this morning suffering from foot injury received while on shift.
 After receiving surgical care, Tyra Effner was dismissed today from St. Ann's Hospital
 Mrs. H. HermanSon underwent an emergency appendectomy last eve ming at St. Ann's Hospital She is visiting in the Capital City from Bremerton, Wash.
 William FaWcett was a surgical dismissal today from the Govern ment Hospital
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
CRIMSON BEARS
 SLIP WALL0plNG
 OVER ON ALUMNI
Fast High School Basket. eers Puts Up Good At-
 taek, Plenty of Drive

The Crimson Bears of Juneat High School opened their l939-4( basketball season in high-handeo fashion in the high school gym last night when the lads walloped the All umni five, 60 to 12, before a smal crowd.
 The school boys opened on theii opponents in the first quarter wher they made II points before the All ums even touched the ring. The Bears especially looked good witf neat passing attack and plenty of drive, out-running their oppon- ents throughout the contest. The half ended 27 to 4.
 Points for the Alumni were scarce until the closing minutes of the ini- tial quarter when Harry Lucas made the first basket. As was plainly noticeable during the game, the All umni was not in the playing condi- ton the school team displayed and became slowed toward the end of the game as the high school team gained speed.
 High scoring honors for the game vent to Vernon Hussey who hit the ret for l2 points, while his team mate, Donald Murphy was second gh with a total of 10 points. Every gil school player scored during the eame exs pt Jores.
 Krugrees scored high for the Elums wiHl, a total of three points.
 PreIim of Scrubs
 In the preliminary game, the second and third string high school ys, tro ng on the court as the eds an6 tro Whites played a 2 r. F ge~e. favoring the Reds. Ted nith high for the Reds with f ve r if wTila Herman Porter rotherad r.ne Of his teams 15 coun- |
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04

CLUB MEETING
 Business meeting of the Juneau Woman's Club, Tuesday, Nov. ', at 2 pm, Pent House, Alaska Elec- trio Light and Power Go.
 MRS. c. c. RULAFORD. adv. Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04
MEETING-LuNCHEON

By Business and Professional Wo- mans Club Monday noon, Nov. 6, ] at the Baranof Hotel Iris Room,
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04

DIR. STEyFS. CHIROPODIST, Makes Arch Appliances to measure office 10 Valentine Bldg Phone 648
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-04

Totals ............ 482 462 445-1389 Average; did not bowl.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Harmon Rushes for 2O3 Yards
In Is Tries, Leads Michigan
To Ut Victory Over Yale

rest Evashevski. Again Harmon
converted
Michigan's third touchdown,
scored midway of the second period,
was another Harmon inspired tally,
Tom going over on a plunge from
the 1-foot line on fourth down.
Again he kicked the point.
The last Michigan score, Har-
mons 59-yard journey down the
sidelines, was an artistic piece of
work in which the Michigan junior
fooled no less than three would be
Yale tacklers into diving into thin
air before he crossed the last chalk
line.
Yale Tallies in Air.
Unable to gain on the ground
(Michigan's line yielded a net total
of only 81 yards), Yale found the air
the touchdown road in the last
period, marching 81 yards. with
Henry Wood taking Fred Burr's a.
yard pass just over the goal line for
the score.
Howie (Two Kick Kaye, the Yale
place-kicking specialist, came in and
converted.
Harmon's 81 points today lifted
his scoring total for the season to
73 points. His feat of gaining 2O3
yards from scrimmage left him with
an average of better than IL yards
a try for the first four games of
Michigan's schedule.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Southern California
Romps Roughshod
Over California
26-0 Victory Is Most
One-Sided in Their
Series Since 1926
By the Associated Press.


BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. 28-
Southern CALIFORNIA; laundering
Trojans passed and pounded one
lap nearer the goal of most football
teams-the Rose Bowl-today with
a smashing 26-0 victory over Uni
versity of CALIFORNIA; Bears in one
of the annual classics of the far
western season.
Three devastating surges in the
third quarter turned the contest
from a fairly close battle into a
wild rout. The Trojans scored
three times, twice on successive
drives after taking kickoffs.
It was the most one-sided win in
this series since 1926. When the
debacle was over some $1,000 fans
were convinced they he'd been
watching q Southern Califnornia
eleven potentially one of the most
powerful in many a year.
The Trojans tossed combined
running and passing attack ct the
Bears that at times had the home
team floundering around like a prep
school eleven.
Califnoria put up q gallant battle,
but 1t was . futile tight.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Sy the Associated Press.

8y the AssoclAteo f1esS.
PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. 2S.-A
resourceful Princeton eleven, scoring
in every way points can be piled up
on a gridiron, defeated a hapless
Brown foe, 26 to IL, today in Palmer
Stadium.
A wind blown crowd estimated at
$4,000 watched the Tigers unleash
a lightning attack on the men from
Providence, R. l., in the games
opening minutes, rolling up a COM
Portable lead they never relinquished.
Brown did not make a serious
offensive thrust through the whole
of the first half. And only In the
third period, when it passed its way
to all its dozen points, did the
Bruins take the, attack away from
the home forces.
Before the game was full min
ute old, Sophomore Bob Peters broke
through a surprised Brown line and
raced n yards for Princeton touch
down.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Wesleyan Checks
Amherst, 1914


AMHERST. Mass, Oct. 28.-
Wesleyan bafhed Amherst with q
barrage of forward passes today to
win the 48th football clash be-
tween these Little Three" rivals,
1914, before crowd of 1000 per-
sons.
Coming from behind, the visit
ing Cardinals piled up a two-
touchdown lead and then fought
furiously to beat fourth-period
drive by the Lord Jeffs.
Amherst scored one touchdown
in the final quarter and was on
the Wesleyan 5-yard line pound
ing for winning touchdown
when the game ended.