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Evening star., 1943-10-24
Bv John Clagett Proctor

BY John Clagett Proctor
Old Market Space, which runs east
and west just to the north Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue between Seventh and
Ninth streets was in its day the prin-
cipal business street in Washington,
and is still quite business thorough
fare. But many an early WaShlngtonlan
can recall when practically IS per cent
of the business Of the city was done
along PENNSYLVANIA avenue from the
Capitol to Thirteenth street and on
Seventh street from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to o street.
No doubt the reason for Market Space
becoming such a popular place, even
when the city was quite small town,
was its proximity to the Center Mar
ket, removed only few years ago
to make way for the National Archives
Building One can hardly imagine what
a really congested section this was until
business began to move uptown, prin-
cipally to F, G and Fourteenth streets.
First Dry Goods Stores
getting a start and up 10 1880 there were
but two small dry goods stores on this
street and it was not until 81 Years
later before Miss DermottS two three
story houses were pulled down and a
five-story building erected III their
place, at the northwest corner of Seventh
and Market Space, known as the Avenue
h1IjiGinLr
occupied for many years for hotel pur
poses and the lower floor from about
1865 by W. B Moses, as a furniture
store, and it was from here that this
firm moved 10 the southwest corner of
Eleventh and F streets northwest. At
about the same time that Miss Der
motifs houses were removed. two frames
lust around the corner on the Seventh
street side were taken down and re-
placed by two buildings OF three stories
each by Mr.. Fowler.
The present building al the corner of
the Space and Seventh street was built
by A Saks & Co. il 1885 and is now
occupied by S. Kann Sons Co as part
of their large holdings in this square
JhS oIQ-eSldDllSleQ 4Iul is no" Ct4e-
brating its golden anniversary.
In 1865, the dry goods stores in this
street were being conducted by M. Tay-
lor & Co, George F.. Allen. Barnes &
Mitchell, Richard w. Carter. who finally
gave up business and went to farming
near Tenelytown. Hooe & Bro. were
at No in this block, Solomon M
Meyerberg at No. 48. F Muhlinghaus a
No. 30, William r. Riley & Bro at No
80 and William NJ. Shuster, who theI
was in partnership with w. H, Clagett
started business in this city at No. 81
Market Space in 1860. In 1865 the SAM
address is given but during the mean
time the partnership had changed L
William M ShuSter and Henry c. Shus
ter, brothers. Later Henry G. went II
Evening star., 1943-10-24

for the boys sweeping the crossings on
rainy days in order that pedestrians
might cross from one sidewalk to an
other without getting their blackened
boots ruined and the girls having their
hose soiled. Perhaps there still may be
among us some early citizens who thus
occupied themselves in spare moments,
in order to make a few pennies that they
might see the circus or a variety show
at the Canterbury, which later became
Ford's Opera House. Indeed, one such
boy who did not leave us his name, had
a unique experience, and has left story
that is worth repeating:
II was one of many boys who did not
have as much spending money as l
could have gotten rid of easily. About
the only way could get spending money
was to earn it. This I did by doing odd
Jobs, carrying water. for very few houses
were supplied by Potomac water in those
days. and in nearly every other way that
came a boys way. One evening I was
especially anxious 10 get some money
and, with another boy. who, like myself
was armed with broom. we entered
into the business Of crossing sWeeperS
depending on the kindness of passengers
to chip III a few pennies. The place We
picked out was from DR.. Samuel B
Waites drug store, then at the corner
of Seventh street and Louisiana avenue
to the old Bank of Washington. There
was a great deal of traffic between those
two points. and the mud was very deer
in consequence Of heavy slush. abou
the Windup of the winter.
Business was very good, or at leaS
the passersby were. and in less than two
hours we had collected about As cents
between us. for We had agreed to divide
equally. The last piece Of money handec
me I thought to be a penny. and, as
afterVard learned the giver also though
so. but when We counted up IN the Hgh'
at the drug store it proved to be S;
gold piece I know that whoever gave
it TO me supposed it was penny, ane
I had scruples about spending 1t. l olt
not have any reason TO DO so. for the 4;
cents We earned outside Of it. with ou
previous capital Of 5 cents, gave us al
We needed which was to get III the Ok
Washington Theater, where the lat
Evening star., 1943-10-24
First Paving Job

There was horse racing on the Avenue
to celebrate the event. goat racing, foot
racing, various kinds of sports and 1t
was an occasion that is not likely ever
TO be repeated. and there are still old
timers who fondly recall this notable
celebration of 70 years ago However, all
this enthusiasm eventually came to
naught for the block pavement, laid at
considerable expense, proved complete
failure III very few years and had 10 be
replaced With asphalt in 1876 and 1877.
Thi. at least put an END TO the mud
holes in the Avenue and the necessity
Evening star., 1943-10-24

had his windows festooned with red,
white and blue; Mrs. E. Lslley's place
attracted much attention by the novelty
Of the decorations, several fancy rugs
being employed: J. w. Kennedy's estab
lshment had large streamer and
American flags on the front; Nolan &
from their Windows
Evening star., 1943-10-24

John T. Raymond was playing In q
farce.
anyhow, the IS was not in the divide.
My partner. a leading dentist here, did
not insist on it, for 1t was regarded more
as a find than part Of our earnings
that IS gold piece remained my property
until two years ago, when I surrendered
it to its owner, who proved the property
by describing the three letters which he
himself had cut on 1t. At the time men,
toned I was in Athens Greece, and
handed him the S. gold piece, which had
the letters T. R. /. cut on il. o. course.
handed him the coin. which, as you may
imagine, was somewhat worn, for I
carried il for many years on my watch
chain. We spent a very pleasant week
together, and on my return there cane
with me two Roman scarf pins. One Of
them. you see I wear. Dr. ---, my
dentist friend and street-sWeeplng part
ner, has the other
Some Early Parades
There have been some noted parades
on the Avenue, especially upon Inau-
guration Day, and all Presidents from
Thomas jefferson to Franklin D. RoOse-
Welt have gone to the Capitol by this
route to take the oath Of Office with
the possible exception OF John Tyler,
Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and
Chester A. Arthur who succeeded to
the highest Office upon the death Of the
President and were not subsequently
elected to that Office. 1t is said that
Grants second inauguration was an
intensely cold Gay. but it was likely not
quite so diSagreeable as was the day
MI Taft became President, when the
line Of march was through a lane Of
snow, banked high on both sides, and
the streets were almost impossible.
The Avenue has also had its scenes
of sadness, including the funeral pro-
ceSSions of several Presidents and in
Vulnerable other distinguished men. But
probably the most notable parade OF al
was the grand review of May % and "a
1865 when the Army, Of the Potomac ant
a portion Of Sherman'S army passed ir
review before President Johnson and
his cabinet.
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Prizes Totaling IS
offered for Best
Contributions

Five prizes of 81 are awarded In
every issue of The Junior Star for
the best ORIGINAL stories, articles,
poems or cartoons by boys and girls
Of high school age and under.
All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone num-
ber, if any, and school of the author.
Written contributions must be on
one side of the paper and, if type
written, double-spaced. Drawings
must be in black and white and
mailed fiat.
The editors choice of winners will
be final and he reserves the right
to use any contribution in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether 1t is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to
winners during the week following
publication of their contribution. No
contributions will be returned.
Writers of stories and articles
which, in the opinion of the editor,
are of sufficient merit will be given
cards identifying them as reporters
for The Junior Star. The editor
reserves the right, however, to de-
cline to issue reporters cards or to
revoke those already issued when
ever such acton appears advisable.
Address contributions to The
Junior Star. 727 Star Building,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Make This Unusual Game
For Use in Small Yard
BY RAY ]. MARIAN.

The balls used In this novel target
game, which can be played in a
small yard, are shot into the air by
a foot-powered catapult, then hit
toward the target with a wooden
paddle.
Make the catapult as shown in
the sketch. by mailing two triangular
side pieces to heavy base. Pivot
the tossing arm between the two
side pieces with a long bolt or a
20-penny nail. Nail fruit jar lid
on the tip of the long end of the
tossing bar. This holds the balls
and prevents them from rolling of.
The balls can be small rubber
balls, old golf balls, or homemade
balls. To make them use round
wad of paper over which string is
wrapped to form a tightly wound
ball 2 inches in diameter. Be sure
to sew the end of the string securely
through the ball to keep 1t from
raveling. Make at least five balls.
The target is merely an area 10
feet square, indicated by driving
four corner pegs in the earth and
stretching string or tape between
the pegs.
To play the game place the cata-
putt 30 feet from the target. Put
a bail In the jar lid on the tossing
arm. Tramp down On the opposite
end of the tossing arm 20 that the
bah b st1ot into The air.. While t23s
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Albatross and Plane
Use T axi Method to
Rise From Water

Can you imagine a bird taxing"
to get start before taking off"
just as an airplane does? Well.
that's exactly how the albatross,
largest Of water birds, gets into the
air.
Most birds, you know, start their
fight by jumping into the air and
vibrating their wings. But the alba
tross uses another system. This bird
lives almost entirely in the air, COM
ing to the water only to snatch a
fish for food. 1t has the largest wing
expanse of any bird, its wings some
times measuring as much as IA feet
from tip to tip. And its large feet
have webbed toes.
When the albatross wants to take
of, therefore, he spreads his wings
out stiff like the wings of an air
plane and then runs along the water
with his webbed feet. AS he picks
up speed, the air gets under his
wings and raises him. And that s
exactly the principle by which an
airplane rises.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

Then the insects are ready to be
mounted. Special insect-pins are
stuck through them. The pins are
long and slender, and will not rust
or corrode, No type of preservation
is necessary for Wasps They are
then mounted in cigar boxes and
taken to the National Museum for
Identification. Each specimen in
Jacks collection bears a small label
telling where and when it was
caught.
Jack takes his hobby very seriously
and contemplates writing a book on
wasps. The introduction is finished
and it covers the structure and
growth Of the Wasps. But, because
the main material of the book would
need to incluoe the habits of wasps
he intends to wait until he has had
ample opportunity to study them.
Most people do not realize the
size and importance of insects as a
group Jack says. He considers his
collections only a small start, as
there are many thousands of differ
ent kinds of Wasps in the United
States alone. He explains. there
are more different kinds of insects
than all other living animals put
together"
Jack participates in many school
activities. He is a member of the
cadets. the National Honor Society
and the Nature, Math and Hilarodes
Clubs. In addition. he has held posi-
tions on the business staff of the
school paper, and In the Student
Council. After graduation this
month, he plans to enter college to
study pre-meGical subjects,
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Use Flower Petals
To Fill Fragrant
POtpOurri Jar
BY ELMA WALTNER.

| GrandmOther called 1t pOtpOurri
mother called it sachet, but by what
ever name you call it, you will agree
that little jars Of fragrant flower
petals are pleasant reminders OF
sunny days all through the gloomy
ones of winter.
Almost any of the flowers that
have comparatively small petals can
be used. I have used peonies, roses
and dahlias with equally good re-
suits.
In the early morning, while there
is still dew on the petals. gather the
flowers. Take only those petals that
are loose and ready to fall. for only
these are ready for treatment
Spread them in thin layer or
cloths and salt well. They should
be stirred and turned every day
until they are thoroughly dry.
For making the potpourri jars
select small cans or jars that have
| tight covers. Make up a mixture
of spices containing half an ounce
each of ground mace, cloves, aIlspice
and cinnamon; ounces of orris
| root and ounces of lavender leaves
The last two ingredients can be pur-
chased from the drugstore.
Place layer of dried flower petals
in the jar, sprinkle over them some
of the spice mixture. Add another
layer Of leaves, then some more
spice Continue in this way until
the jar is filled. Cover tightly and
set aside to ripen.
The jar gives a delightful fra
GRANGE to the room If left uncovered
for half an hour. The fragrance
will remain in the petals almost
indefinitely.
Pretty sachets for scenting hand
kerchiefs or lingerie can be made by
! filling small voile or chiffon bags
with leaves taken from the pot
pourri jar.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

the other 500 United States stamps
A 2-cent yorktown stamp dated 1860
is the oldest of the collection. 1t is
red and bears pictures of George
Washington, an Englishman and
Frenchman A set of five stamps
that came from French Equatorial
Africa is the most valuable of the
foreign collection. The illustrations
on these stamps are those Of the
natives and their surroundings in
solid colors of red, orange, blue, pur-
pie and green.
Norman also saves postcards. Old
United States cards are among the
$50 in the collection.
"Of course, it takes time and pa
tience to collect stamps, just as in
any other hobby" Norman says.
But when you enjoy anything, you
don't mind the time you spend on
it. That's the way l feel about
stamp collecting. Stamps are a lot
of fun, and l think any one who
stasts a collection as a hobby will
not regret it"
For the duration, Norman is saw
ing a special type Of stamp. one with
which we are all well acquainted
the War Stamp of Victory.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

Sia're Jehhihss. now. MIS-. MC
Namara has counted noses ane
found that all her girls are present
Though it seems about dawn tt
these schoolgirls, who would neveI
think of rising before noon on Sat.
urday, it is really 8 o'clock.
Soon, our farmer drives up, ano
all the girls climb joyfully into the
back of his truck, Sun-glasses
lunches and all. We have only q
short ride. for the farm where We
ere to spend the rest of our day, is
only a few miles out into Maryland
All the way out, the girls are chat
tering of last nights dates, the
funny man who went to sleep COM
Ing down on the bus. etc. Before
We realize it, we are jogging up tbs
dirt road that leads to the farm
house. When We arrive, everybody
piles out. having been fully awak-
ened now by the ride in the open
air.
We are standing there with an
overly Large supply of energy, when
our farmer informs us that we are
going to clean onions Everybody
has visions of tearfully working over
h dish of onions. What was this they
told us at AWVS headquarters about
sunshine and fresh air? Horrors,
could there be much worse fate
than crying over onions?
But wait. Mr.. Farmer is dragging
boxes of onions from the barn, and
they are fresh spring onions, not
the kind that make your eyes water
OF course, now We see it alive
are going to work in the sunshine
after all. Mr.. Farmer, by this time,
has brought us two or three boxes
apiece and a knife. All the girls
set to work and there is a contest
to see who will finish the most
onions.
BY the middle of the day every
one is ready to knock off for lunch.
We spread ourselves under the shady
trees on the front lawn and settle
down to eat. Though the sun is
hot, there is a cool breeze blowing
and our rest at lunChtime is all We
need.
The afternoon wears on, with
sounds of gay laughter from out by
the barn. Now and then we hold
contests to see who can keep quiet
the longest. Of course. these are
never success, for with 90 teenage
girls and our beloved Mrs Mac" Gas
the girls call her. we couldn't possi-
bly, maintain silence for over five
minutes.
Before we realize it the clock says
s, and Mrs. Mcnamara informs us
its time to quit. The girls count
their bunches Of onions. only to
find that the youngest girl in the
crowd-Who talked the least, Incl
dentally-has the largest amount.
We gather our things and pile on
the truck for our ride back to Wash
ington. All the girls talk of the
nice tan they've gotten and of low
they were being very patriotic while
getting it. AS We cross the District
line, every girl, I'm sure, is glad she
didn't turn off that alarm and go
back to sleep this morning.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

"a cost of about 20 cents for 25-inch
by 36-inch sheet. Most stores re-
quire you to buy at least six sheets
at one time. If you do buy this
paper. ask for the simplex" rather
than the duplex" type.
Or you can make your own special
paper. Secure very large sheets of
ordinary paper and then prepare the
coating for the paper by using two
teaspoonfuls of common dry laundry
starch for each cup of water Place
the starch in the boiling water and
allow it to dissolve. You will have a
thick solution when the starch cools
Before you apply the starch. coat
the paper with a gelatin solution.
Clear dessert gelatin can be used.
Heat it in a pan of water until dis
solved. After the coating of gelatin
has been applied. brush layer of
starch on the paper. After it dries.
repeat with one or two more layers.
Gummed Labels.
You may also take the gummed
side of labels, coat them with starch,
and use them for making small de-
signs. The gum takes the place of
the gelatin.
The next step is to apply coat of
either varnlsh or lacquer to the
starched side of the paper. Ordinary
clear brushing, or clear spraying
lacquer that has been we'll thinned,
can be used. The main difference
between them is that the spraying
lacquer is clearer in color. You can
apply either by crush or spray. Place
on small coating of lacquer and be
sure that no pinholes remain.
After the lacquer sets you can
then draw the design You can use
various colored lacquers in painting
the design, but for the beginner
ordinary water colors will do the
job. Paint design or drawing on
your prepared paper. When the
water colors are dry add another
coat of lacquer, making sure not to
leave any pinholes This is the seal
ing coat which protects the water
colors when the paper has to be wet
to transfer the design.
How to Transfer.
To transfer the design either cut
the design out, leaving a margin of
one-eighth of an inch around the
outline, or trim the paper to form
a small rectangle. Place the paper
in a container of water and let it
soak for few minutes to soften the
gelatin coating so the lacquer film
will slide off.
When the design shows signs of
loosening from the paper push the
top edge up a fraction of an inch,
hold it against the surface on which
you want the transfer to be placed
and slowly slide the paper from
under the lacquer film, allowing the
film to stick to the selected surface.
The gum coating acts as an ad-
heslve, so smooth out any air bub-
bles with damp cloth and the
transfer is complete. Use a pin to
pierce bubbles that cannot be
pressed out.
To reverse the design coat the
outside surface Of the design with
gelatin, then let it dry before soak
ing the transfer to soften both coat
lngs OF gelatin. If you will apply
the transfer to the desired surface
with the paper side out and peel off
the paper, this will cause the de-
sign to be reversed. You could place
it on the inside of the windowpane
facing out.
Decal transfers can be transferred
onto furniture, chinaware. windows
and. any number of different objects
Evening star., 1943-06-06

worked from $3.50 in the afternoon
until II at night.
When Lois came to Washington
last December she wanted to con-
tinue her work, so she went to Prov
idence Hospital, where she served
as a general nurses aide. She plans
to become nurse when she finishes
school.
Asked her opinion OF high-school
girls working as nurses assistants,
Lois said: More high school girls
should do this work because of the
shortage of nurses"
Lois lives at 2111 Eighteenth
street Sc.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

and took them to their mothers.
She also worked in the mems wards
and on the operating floor. When
she was on night duty, she assisted
In emergency operations and calls.
In the summer, her hours were
from $50 In the morning until 6 at
night. Her night-duty hours were
from II at night until in the morn
ing. When school started, she
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Riddles

l. Why is traffic cop a very
strong man?-Lyla Mae Correll.
2. What has more lives than a
cat?-IneZ Holder.
3. Not fiddle nor a rhyme; yet
it's always marking time.-Jo Ann
Riggs.
4. Why is Smith like an unbaked
muffin n?-Wharlotte Marshall
5. What do liars do when they die?
Dolores Reinhard.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

oo1 ule wal, DuC
they can serve
that purpos S e
d u r / n g attack
from the air.
B e ore this
W a r S t ar t e d,
t h o u S a n DIS of
p e r S on S went
into the "cata-
combs of Rome"
e a C h m on t h.
They were chief
ly tourists from
foreign lands.
L n e n a m e
&C a t a c ON b"
seems to have
Evening star., 1943-06-06

" AlllllStOll.
Jack says there
are three steps in
forming a collec-
ton. First, is
the problem of
catching the in
Sects. This is
d ne with a
cheesecloth net,
usually II inches
in diameter and
about twice as
deep.
The next step
is to kill the in
sects, which Is
done with car
Evening star., 1943-06-06
Fine Opportunities
In Flying Are Open
ToGirls Under Is
By I. r, HEGEL.

Betty Smith of Sand Springs, Okla,
voices the question of 50 other read
ers when she asks: What are the
chances for women to fly in this
present emergency"
Girls under 18 can find excellent
preliminary air training under Or
ganza tions like the Civil Air Patrol
Cadets, the Wing Scouts of the Girl
Scouts, or as Junior Air Reservists
under the National Aeronautic As
ISOLATION
Girls over 18 may find the going
bit rough for the time being. Or
carnations like the Women Flyers
Of America, long active in engineer
ing fight training for the working
girl, are now handicapped by war
emergencies. Mabel Tashjian, sec
retary of the Boston Chapter writes
this information:
Our chapter this past year
doomed and was very active despite
flying difficulties, but we are losing
members rapidly now, with some of
our girls going into the WAACS.
others into the WAVES, and still
others leaving town for aeronautical
schools, defense jobs and civil serv-
ice jobs"
Flying opportunities for girls over
10, as I see the situation, are best
today with reputable flying school.
There are many such schools
throughout the United States. AS
second choice coastal States ex-
cepted, private flying clubs and pri-
vate airports provide lessons on a
reasonable scale of prices. Last of
all, there is always a chance of
engaging in some phase of aero
nautical work and getting next to
fight training in that way. Many
girls are doing that Wars do end
and peacetime chances in aviation
look good. If I we're a girl who
wanted wings I'd start training
somehow, some way, NOW.
Evening star., 1943-06-06

N' ~ - 80 ~ y W.
Sistant.
Lois began her
ira 1 ming in
Omaha, N e b r.,
at Doctors Hos
pital. She train
ed there for
three and one
half months.
Some OF her
m a n y d u t l e s
were taking care
OF IA babies IN
the m a t e rnity
W ar d IS. S h e
bathed the ba-
hiaS nonh dou