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Evening star., 1939-09-03


Carrying only . bag of peanuts. I
started walking. After a few min
utes I discovered a small tunnel.
1t was dark and looked very mys-
terious. At the same time, the ex-
plorers instinct in me told me 1t
would be exciting and loads of fun
to enter.
Crawls Through Tunnel.
I had to crawl on my hands and
knees because the ceiling of the
cave was so low. Munching my pea
nuts as I went along, I crawled to
the end of the tunnel. There I
found another one and proceeded
to enter it. For about an hour
and a half I kept crawling around
and changing passageways, trying to
find my way out.
I realized, finally, that was only
getting myself farther into the cave,
and the best thing for me to do
would be to sit down and wait for
some one to find me.
Hears Noise.
A few minutes later I heard a
sound of some sort. Hoping it was
my mother and father calling me,
I shouted.
Ten minutes later I was with my
folks. They told me they had been
looking for me for two hours. When
I asked how they had found me
they replied, You dropped peanut
shells, and they made path lead
ing right to you"
Now you can understand why I
like peanuts that you shell better
than any other kind.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
hee Boys Start Coaster BUS Company Haul Passengers
Just
Between
Yourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor,

The ingenuity of youth is shown in
rather striking fashion in two Of the
stories published in today's issue Of
The Junior Star.
One of these yarns tells how three
enterprising boys solved the spend
ing money problem by selling min
iature "popsicles" made by freezing
favored water in the ice-cube COM
partments of the refrigerators in
their homes. Nowadays, nearly every
house and apartment is equipped
with a mechanical refrigerator, but
this is the first time I've ever heard
of one being used to manufacture
popsicles. And yet the idea is so
simple-so obvious, even-that once
it's brought to your attention, you
wonder why 1t hasn't been tried be-
fore.
With this interesting story, Ellen
Laubscher makes her debut as cor
respondent of The Junior Star, join
ing Mildred Sears, l6, and the Web
ster twins-Mary and Elizabeth, is
in covering" Roosevelt High
School when it reopens this month.
A reporters card was issued to her
Immediately on receipt of the story.
Ingenuity of a different sort Is
demonstrated in the story about the
"P. F. g. w. Transit Co., Inc" Lots
Of boys have built coaster wagons Of
one kind or another, but this is the
first time I've ever heard of the idea
being adapted to the transit" busi-
ness.
When I was a boy I used my
coaster wagon to pick up a bit of
spending money now and then by
hauling packages from the carline
Buses were unheard of in those days,
however; and even if they had been,
I'm sure that the idea of organizing
transit company" wouldn't have
occurred to me. And as for the idea
of raising capital by selling shares
of stock-gee whiZ, felloWd just
about have to be a natural born
f1nancier to think of that!
The nearest I ever came to de-
veloping a business" of my own
involved the sale of works of art"
read somewhere that artists actually
were paid for drawing pictures, and
since 1 was at the crayon and water
color age. 1t struck me that might
just as we'll sell my work as to throw
it away. One of the artists I'd read
about had received $500 for one of
his paintings, so I figured it ought
to be easy for me to sell mine for
nickel apiece.
And it was, too. I canvassed the
neighborhood, carrying a home
made portfolio" of paintings. The
first woman to whom / exhibited
my masterpieces" offered me a
dime for all 10 of them-and, having
no head for business. 1 accepted.
The fact that I was selling my scent
paintings at an 80 per cent reduce
ton in price didn't occur to me; my
only thought was that I was getting
rich with startling suddenness.
Think of it--a dime all in one piece;
the price Of two ice cream cones, or
10 licorice sticks, or even a big bag
Of marbles, and all for a. few draw
ings!
Evening star., 1939-09-03

hours of hard work. using ideas from
the construction of racers for the
Soap Box Derby, in which Bobby
and Alfred were entered. Lack of
funds for necessary equipment held
them up temporarily and they
moved lawns, cleaned out Easements
and sold newspapers and magazines
until they had accumulated almost
enough to buy what they needed.
More capital was required, how
ever, SO they incorporated. Using
a hectograph they printed shares
Of stock which they sold for cents
each. Seventeen shares were sold
altogether, and this gave them the
necessary capital. John, who lives
at SOL Third street Sc. and is a stu
dent at Gonzaga High School, was
made treasurer, and Alfred was
named secretary of the corporation.
Alfred, also a Gonzaga student, lives
at 302 South Carolina avenue Sc.
Ready for Use.
The bus is finished now and ready
for operation. 1t is made of scrap
lumber and odds and ends gener-
Evening star., 1939-09-03

making writing fluid. Have your
pen very clean. Dip 1t into the fluid
and write a message on the shell of
the egg.
There will be no trace of writing
on the shell. Peel the egg and see
what is on the inside. On the white
surface of the solid albumen you
will find your message written in
brown lettering. Who would think
of looking for a message on the in
side of an egg! However, an agent
did think of it, and the spy was
captured.
If you can get hold of violet ray
lamp you can try these two: Dis
solve an aspirin tablet in very little
water. Use the solution as ink:
write your message on paper. This
leaves no trace, but when you expose
1t beneath an ultraviolet lamp tAe
unseen writing begins to glow. Il
Lemon juice used as a writing
fluid will have the same effect.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
BASEBALL Is HOBBY.

Dear Editor: Some people look
at baseball as just a sport; it Is my
hobby, as well as favorite sport. l
collect anything pertaining to base
ball and its players. I have snap
shots, autographs, also approxi-
mately 100 baseball cartoons by Jim
Bergman.
My favorite autograph is that of
Mickey Cochrane. I have baseballs
autographed by Carl Hubbell and
Buddy Lewis. The latter ball was
hit into the stands on July 4, 1898;
crashed my way through so swarm
ing fans and grabbed it up. Lewis.
who had batted the ball, put his
name on It for me.
WRENToN l. ALDNDo1. u.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Prizes Totaling $5
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.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper; if typewriter
they must be double-spaced.
4. The editors decision as ITO 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 4
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contribution.
5. 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 r>erves 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. G.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Quick Quiz

l. Which State is known as the
Wolverine State?
q Which is the Prairie State?
3. Who wrote Alice in Wonder
land" under the pseudonym Of
Lewis Carroll?
4. What American statesman was
called Jack the Giant Killer?
5. What English prime minister
was known as "Runnymede"?
6. What American statesman was
known as the sage of Monticello?
7. On what team does Joe Di
Maggie play? In what league?
8. Who took the leading part in
Robin Hood?
Evening star., 1939-09-03

Oi0ria GrlSS0. WOTk are re-
quired, but, luckily, Gloria loves it..
II practice at least an hour every
day" Gloria said. "and then attend
an advanced dancing class twice a
week" A professional dancer needs
plenty of polish, and Gloria plans
to get that by continuing her les
sons for some years to come.
Gloria has appeared in her spe-
cialty at benefit performances at
nearly all the Washington hospitals,
and she likes these particularly, be-
cause the patients enjoy the dancing
so much.
One of her happiest memories is
the time she danced at the Colo
NAL Village (Va) ballroom and the
Washington Golf and Country Club
In connection with President Roose-
velt's birthday ball.
Gloria lives in Suitland, Md, and
this fall will attend the Surratts-
vile Md High School. She likes
school, but to her mind there is
nothing that can compare with
dancing.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

now are in a number of different
colors, and have a variety of de-
sign. They also are divided into
four sizes.
Besides my collection of paper
wrappers, have 1926 paper dolls,
1886 postcards, IS milk bottle caps,
81 cigar bands, 26 perfume bottles,
81 gum wrappers. and souvenirs
from foreign countries and the
United States.
I also have samples of sand from
the shores of the Atlantic Ocean,
Pacific Ocean, Lake Erie and Lake
Michigan. Last, but very important,
I have 13 four-leaf clovers.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Girl Uses Spare
Time to Make
Dresses
BY THELMA VAUGHT. 13,
Hyattsville (Md) High School.

When you have spare time on
your hands-what do you do with it?
I had quite a bit of spare time
this summer, so I decided to make
some of my school dresses. With
my mothers help, they turned out
successfully. started out by max
ing two aprons. Then 1 made a
potholder and then a nightgown.
Since then, I have made figured
lawn dress, blue, pink and white
dresses, and a green Eton suit, all
by hand. This work has kept me
busy and hope it will help me with
my home economics in school.
My ambition is to be a secretary
but dressmaking is profitable, too.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

keep cool is to dip into the stock.
One way or another the entire stock
of the product usually is gone be-
fore II am. and the shop has to
close up.
One day they sold more than so
of the midget ice confections at 2
cents apiece-or for cents. They
offer many favors, including orange,
lemon, lime, pineapple, cherry and
root beer.
Jackie and Pat usually preside
behind the counter of the store,
while Fritz, the handyman, pre-
pares necessary signs and generally
paints and repairs equipment. Law
renee Buddy" Laubscher, 8, a new
addition to the firm, is the organiza-
tion's advertising man, and it's his
duty to circulate around the neigh
borhood on his bicycle rounding up
more customers.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

Switchboard is popular game
on board ocean steamships, and it
also may be played at home for real
fun. OF course, a long, narrow
space is required, but an adapta-
ton may be played in any space
about Is feet long. A sidewalk or
concrete driveway may be just the
thing.
Draw the court diagrams on the
sidewalk with chalk. The wooden
disks used for the game are cut
from soft wood with keyhole saw.
Make IL of the disks and paint six
of them red and six white.
Cut the showing paddle from soft
Evening star., 1939-09-03

pine. Whittle the handle from a
l by inch stick, and nail short
sections of material the same size
on the head to form the paddle
blade. Cut the end of the blade
concave to fit the shape of the disks.
Each player should be furnished
with a stick and six disks.
Two or four persons may play
this type of Switchboard. Players
take turns showing their disks at
the target diagrams The disks must
stop inside the section lines to score
count. The player showing his
disks into court sections which total
the highest score at the end of five
turns wins the game.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
BY GEORGE HADDOCK.

Make way for the P. F. & w.
Transit Co., Inc, Washington's new
est busline, and probably the only
one anywhere in which the firm s
high officials get out and push.
Determined pushing, in fact, is
the only means of locomotion other
than coasting down hill. And there
won't be much of the latter because
there are no brakes except the drag
ging feet of Bobby Pierce, 13: John
Fitzpatrick, Is. and Alfred Wilkin-
son, l3, whose last names form
the full title of the company.
Bobby. who lives at 507 Third
street Sc. and goes to Hine Junior
High School, is president of the
corporation, which was formed in a
last-ditch effort to raise money to
buy wheels for the firms only car
rier, the rakish vehicle shown in
the accompanying picture.
Worked for Money.
Bobby, John and Alfred COM
pleted the miniature bus after many
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Spies Employ Clever
Methods in Sending
Secret Messages
By A. E. BARRIS.

There has been much in the pa
pers recently in regard to spies. In
% months nearly 600 persons nave
been arrested fo- espionage in Eu-
ropean countries alone.
We do not know all the ways
spies work, but secret agents have
discovered some of the methods they
use to send messages. Here are a
few. 1t will be fun to give an ex-
hibition of them and mystify your
friends.
The first one comes from Russia.
Take a hard-boiled egg. Mix sugar
and alum with very little water,
Evening star., 1939-09-03

in Pennsylvania,
and that after
noon proved to
be one I'll never
forget.
A guide took
a group of 10
of us around the
C a v e S. Mother
and dad were
talking to the
guide, and, as
Chelr taK Qldn I
interest me, I
asked if I could
look a r o u n d
w ! h mothers
consent, I began
nv exnlnraf.inns
Evening star., 1939-09-03
The Willow Tree
Prize Contribution.

Bethesda tMd) Elementary School.
What a pretty willow tree!
All its leaves are green, you see.
The happy birds build nests in it,
And from its branches swallows fit.
1t shakes its leaves like long, green
hair
When winds stir in its branches
there.
The morning sunlight makes it
grow;
At noon, the frisky breezes blow.
All day it looks up at the sky,
And holds its boughs up very high.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

l find 1t very in
teresting.
In the sum-
mer, my collec-
tion increases
very slowly, but
d u r ng tn e
school year, my
friends contrib
hte to it gener-
ously. At pres
ent I have 50
different types
OF wrappers, and
I'm always on
the lookout for
m O r e. The
p
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Night in the Toyshop
Prize Contribution.

BY ANNETTE SHAPIRO, IL,
J. R. West School.
The shopman had shut and locked
the door
And all was quiet in his store,
When, suddenly, there came from
of the shelves
Toys dancing and prancing like
little elves.
First came the horses and then q
clown
Not one of the toys was wearing q
frown.
All were happy and very gay,
They jumped around and started to
play.
Then little doll from France
Came out and did q little dance.
The hobby horse gave rides to all,
While two seals played throw the
ball"
The sound of keys was heard from
the door,
Then there was silence in the store.
To their places the toys quickly ran,
So nothing was known by the toy
shopman.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Puzzles

Today's puzzle column has prob
lens appropriate to Labor Day. We
start with some jumbled words that
represent industries. Rearrange the
letters and find out what they are.
l. Ii SEXTET
2. BRING MULE
3. PORT RAN STATION
4. LESTE
Now for some quick word chains.
Remember, change only one letter
at a time and always make a good
word.
Change TOOL to WORK in four
moves.
Change MINE to COAL in six
moves.
Even our word diamond today is
centered around an appropriate
word The second line is a rodent,
the third a bird. the fifth means
weary and the sixth is a boys nick
name. Now complete it.
L
A
B
LABORER
r
R
q
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

pa oSk wv
In their ice
boxes they freeze
cubes of water
favored W i t h
fruit juices. The
procedure usually
takes all night,
a n d in t h e
m o r n i n g t h e
boys stick tooth
picks in the
cubes as handles
and tn e y r e
ready for busi-
ness.
The customers
find them good,
Evening star., 1939-09-03

Gloria, at II,
is a We t e r a n
acrobatic dancer.
She has studied
for five years
with the inten-
ton of making
dancing her ca
reer when she
finishes school.
To dance easily
and gracefully,
particularly In
this strenuous
form of the art,
plenty Of prac-
tice and hard
xIyf,rl oro 10
Evening star., 1939-09-03
He'll Probably Be One

Old Lady: Son. can you direct me
to the Peoples Saving Bank?"
Boy: "Yessum, for a quarter"
Old Lady: Isn't that a mighty
high price, my boy?"
Boy: mo, nam, not for a bank
director"
Evening star., 1939-09-03
School

BY BETTY ALICE WRIGHT, 8,
Owensville (Md) School.
School is the place
I like to go,
For there are lots Of things
Id like to know.
like my teacher
And she likes me,
She teaches me
Geography.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Quick Quiz Ansyers

l. Michigan. 2. Illinois. 3. Charles
Luttridge Dodson. 4. Randolph.
S. Disraeh. 6. jefferson. Z New
York Yankees. American. .. Enrol
Flynn.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Prize Contribution.
BY ELLEN LAUBSCHER, Is,

Using the freezing the ceboxe their homes
nave found
When the weather hot Jackie Dennis TO- friends
In the neghborhood
wooden stand front of
they begin to shout their wares homemade
fast fheyc
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Dancer Finds
Great Fun
Girl, II, Practices
Strenuous Art
Every Day

What would be violent exercise
for most people, Gloria Grisso does
as matter of course-and considers
1t great fun.
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Girl Collects Paper
Wrappers, Has
IS Varieties
By FLORENCE NJ. HUNTER. Is.

Mount Rainier Md High School
A year ago I added to my numer-
Gus hobbies the collection OF loose
leaf paper wrappers. To my friends,
this seems an unusual pastime, but
Evening star., 1939-09-03
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

J.. Pageant.
4. Scheme.
Z. Wireless.
8. Neuter pronoun.
10. Slang for hobo.
IL. A golf shot.
II. Kind of cloth.
13. Loud report.
Is. Soil.
IT, Either.
18, Proposition.
10. Make amends.
2l. Large group.
%. Evil deeds.
/. Vessel.
2. Same as II horizontal.
8. Linger.
4. Pastry.
S. Exclamation.
6. Granny.
9. A dangerous growth in the body.
10. To speak thoughtlessly.
13 Wander.
a. Rodents.
Is LARS.
16 Clothing.
49, So.
20. East Indies (abbr.).
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

Now, when he's not on guard for me,
My faithful little pup
WIN sleep inside his tent until
Ny hugle wakss him up
Evening star., 1939-09-03
BY FRANCES ROYSTER
WILLIAMS

He wig-wags signals with his tail,
And, though I shouldn't brag,
He stands up straight at my
command
And than ssiutag tho 1aR.
Evening star., 1939-09-03

and the boys themselves like them.
too. In fact, one of the ways they
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Girl Lost for
Two Hours
In Cave
Peanut Shell Trail
Leads Parents
To Rescue
Prize Contribution.
By GLORIA-JOYCE LOWY, 13,

A few years ago I went on q
weekend trip with my mother and
father. One day we started out
to see the beautiful Crystal Caves
Evening star., 1939-09-03

as fast as they can
they make their
Evening star., 1939-09-03

Z. Chalk, pen.
8. Carnation, carousal, carnage,
carbon and cartoon.
4. .Tolled, told.
"Hullo, George. Are you using
|your ball glove this afternoon?"
"Yes, I'm afraid I am
splendid! Then you won't be
wanting your tennis racket; I've
broken mine"
Evening star., 1939-09-03
Cuddles and Tuckie

He doesn't have a uniform
Or even any gun,
But when It comes to AShting hes
A. brave - any ene.
Montana labor news., 1939-01-05
Roster of Anaconda Unions

Central Labor Council of Anaconda. Meets
first and third Mondays of each month
in Mill and Smeltermen's Hall. Ana
conoa. Mont. President. C. B. Askelock,
Hammill, Plasterers Union; recording
secretary. Walter Healy. Hold Carriers
Union; treasurer, Dan S. Lyons, Plumb
ers and Steamfitters Union; trustees,
James Gardiner. Teachers Union; Tim
Donohue, Operating Engineers Union:
Martin %Scanlon, Anaconda Topographic
International Brotherhood of Transfers
Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers OF
America, Local No. 101. Jack Weist
president; Tom O'Brien, vice president,
Jack Anderson, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; Her
man Villeneuve, recording secretary;
John Mogus, business agent; and Bud
Howard, ]. G.. Sestrich, JOIN Monohan
Tom O'Briens Nm. Howard, trustees;
Durbin Stevens, Joe Crosswhite, Tom
O'Brien, delegates to Central Labor
Meets lst and Srd Thursday. 100 Main
United Association of J-ourneymen Plumb
ers n Steamfitters, Local Union No.
673. President, Dan E. Sullivan; vice.
President, Fred Conger; Recording Sec
Tpetarye Forest saltembergeri Treasurer
Tuesdays at Carpenters Hall.
International Hold Carriers, Building and
Common Laborers' Union of America,
Local No. 235-Meets the first and third
Mondays at A. o.. H. hall on East Com
mercial Ave. Ronald Mcdonald, Pres;
Glenn McPhail, Vice Pres; Frank Healy,
Sec'y-Treas. and Business Agent.
Officers of Local 927 of the International
Union of Operating Engineers are as
follows: President, M. B. Mcdonald; vice
president, Rudy B~laskovich; financial
rotary, ]. r. Booth; guard, Chester
Hughes; conductor, eugene Smith,
Montana labor news., 1939-01-05
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

Va 4 VI
In the Matter of the Estate of EUGENIA
DUTCH, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that in
pursuance of an Order of the District
Court of the Second Judicial District of
the State of Montana, in and for the Coun-
ty of Silver Bow, duly given and made on
the 18th day of December, A. ID. 1898, in
the matter Of the estate of Eugenia Dutch,
deceased, the undersigned, as administra-
tor of the estate of said Eugenia Dutch,
highest bidder for cash, on and after the
ninth (9thl day of January. A. ID. 1899,
at nine o'clock A.. M. of said day, at room
number 422 in the Hennessy Building,
corner of Main and Granite Streets, Butte,
Silver Bow County, Montana, the follow
and interest of Eugenia Dutch, deceased,
and of her estate in and to the following
described real property situated, lying and
being in the County of Silver Bow. State
% and fifteen l15) in block numbered
nine (9) of the Melrose Townsite, accord
ing to the official plat and survey thereof
on file and of record in the office of the
County Clerk and Recorder of Silver Bow
County, State of Montana, together with
all and singular the improvements and
appurtenances thereon and thereunto
appurtenant or belonging.
Said sale will be made at private sale
and bids or offers in writing will be re-
ceived at 422 Hennessy Building, Butte.
Montana, or may be delivered to the adj
ministrator personally or may be filed
with the Clerk of the Court.
Terms of sale, Cash upon confirmation
of the sale by the Court.
Dated, December Is, 1898.
EUGENE F. MOLLEUR, AS Admins
traitor of the Estate of Eugenia
Dutch, Deceased.
c. j. CHRISTIAN, Attorney.
First publication December %, 1938.-3T.