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tradition of valiant courage still re-
membered. Among his descendants
are many noted Americans, includ-
ing members of the Bayard family
The new commemorative will go on
sale at Dover, Del, October 4.
Gault Mcgowan Of the North
American Newspaper Alliance radios
from Heidelberg: THE trend to-
ward artistic merit In new issues OF
Bizonal postage stamps is reflected
in the Cologne Cathedral series
which was due on August Is, ap-
proximately the Tooth anniversary
of the laying of its foundation stone
by Archbishop Conrad Of Hoch-
staden. His tomb lies in the chapel
Of st. John.
Cologne is in the British zone of
occupation and the stamps follow
the artistic precedent set by the
stamps of the spring Hanover fair
and revealed in the preview of the
new Bizonal issues. The new BIZ
zonal issues, I understand, have been
delayed in distribution by the dis
covery of certain hitherto unnamed
defects.
Most interesting of the Cologne
series is the IL pfg. blue showing a
reproduction of the stained glas;
window in the Chapel of the Magi
THE traditional bones of the
Magi, or Three Kings formerly
Evening star., 1948-09-12

light of day in Richmond. Va. In
one respect, at least, it quite likely
that Betty held one record for
Washington actresses. and that was
for the number of times she had
entered into wedlock.
Without looking the matter up, 1t
seems that she at least eQualed the
record for marriages hung up by
Nat Goodwin and De Wolf Hoppe
and in a much shorter space o.
time, for she had taken unto herseE
seven husbands by the time she was
Is years old-if the age given when
she married for the last time was
correct.
Miss Ordway's first husband was
Arthur Padelford of Baltimore.
Their honeymoon included trip
abroad, and within three months
the bridegroom was suing for =
divorce. After becoming free, she
made her debut at the Columbia
Theater, Chicago, on January 7,
1889, in a short-lived opera en-
titled THE Kings Fool" and from
this time on she adopted the stage
name of "Bettina Gerard" Her
second husband was Jack Rafael, a
tenor, soon to be followed in order
by Harrison j. Wolfe, William G.
Beach, Philip Schuyler, Frank Turn
er and Francis G. Witter, whose wife
she was at the time of her death,
which took place in Roosevelt Hos
pital, New York, on January 8, 1905,
of pneumonia.
Some folks feel they are getting
off cheaply when then can sit snug
ly in their homes and listen to
grand opera or maybe musical
comedy for nothing, all through the
invention and perfection of the
radio. Indeed, one must admit that
it is a luxury, but then, looking
backward several decades, the old
timer does not find himself so badly
treated either, for upon certain oc-
casions at least, he, too, could en-
Joy a first class operate perform
ance, with augmented orchestra,
fine costumes and elaborate scenery,
for the liberal price of 10c and Csc
for reserved seats and If you don't
believe 1t, here is the proof in q
Star "ad" of October IL, 1886:
"Herzog's Ninth st. Opera House
Comic Opera Week,
Commencing on Monday, Oct. IL.
Corinne,
The brightest jewel in the coronet
Of art supported by the strongest
company of comedians and lyric ar
fists ever organized.
Prima Donnas.
Change OF Bill Daily.
Monday afternoon and night, Capers
Wednesday Chimes Of Normandy
Thursday Girofla
Friday Mascot
Admission Preserved seats, 1oe
and 25c."
| If any one has doubt as to the
quality of these performances, the
writer is ready to testify, from per-
sonal knowledge, that they were
about as good as those given by any
light opera company of that day or
since, and that the lover of music
got decidedly more than his moneys
worth. OF course it was not Metro
politan Grand Opera, and no one
expected 1t to be, and If it had been,
many who did attend would not
have done so, for the lighter strains
Of opera always served to draw q
better crowd in Washington.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Win aCash Prise
Writing, Dra,Oing
For Junior Star

II you are not more than 10, or
have not yet finished high school,
you are eligible to write or draw for
The Junior Star. As many Is ivs
cash prizes Of 81 are awarded for
the best contributions published
each week, and writer's Of stories
which, In the opinion of the editor,
are Of sufhcient merit are issued
cards identifying them as Junior
Star reporters. Here are the rules:
1, All contributions must be orisinal.
g Stories, articles. poems, etc.; muss
be written on one side OF paper, II type
written they must be double spaced. Draw
inss must be in black ink Or ersson Az, ,nt on
white paper ana must Dc msaieo na'' ho'
rolled or folded.
5. Name age. address. telephone mum.
Der and school Of the contributor must %
eontributions &C M and on the back OF drawings.
4. The editors choice Of winners Is fnal
and he reserves the right to puonsn any
contribution, in whatever form ne tni1kSs nsS
Ia prize. He may also withhold prizes
awarded for contributions found not 70
be original.
Checks for contributions awarded
prizes today will be mailed this
week. Address your contributions to
The Junior Star Editor, 72 Star
Building, 1l0l Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Washington 4, D. c.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
By John CIoeett Proctor

snow. Though the entire fire de-
partment was soon on the ground,
| it found itself helpless and unable
to get a stream to reach the top of
the building. 1t just simply burned
itself out. The fire started at $3.50
o'clock Sunday morning, and was
not declared officially out until 4:45
pm, the same day.
The Silver King" had just va
Gated the theater and Dads Girl
was scheduled for the week Of De-
cember 6. So close did the fire start
on the heels of "The Silver King,
that three of that shows employees
Including the stage carpenter and
two scene shifters, nearly lost their
lives by remaining overnight in the
! theater.
Prof. Daniel B. 1mmich, whom
many will recall as a popular band
leader of that period, and who in
later years had charge of the music
at Glen Echo, lost all of the orches-
tra's equipment, including musical
the theater overnight.
The adjoining store to the north
of the Academy building was kept
by A. M. Tubman, and three doors
above Tubman's was the well-knoWn
candy establishment of Michael
Briel, and how we'll does the writer
recall the handmade chocolate
drops he frequently bought here at
this store for his best girl, who, by
the way, is still very fond of sweets
Academy of Music Began
A few years after the burning OF
the Lincoln Hall, the present build
ing, or what is now known to most
everyone as the Academy of Music
was erected. From the beginning 1t
was used for theatrical purposes
w. H.. Rapley was the manager and
at least for TIME, Otto E. Sell
hausen was the treasurer. .t
l. FROM the programs the writer
saved OF this theater, he finds that
he saw, in 1896, "A Bowery Girl,
Fanny Rice in "At the French Ball,
Hoyt's plays, in which Bell Archer
appeared; Flo Irwin in ''The Widow
JONES'" "Gayest Manhattan" one OF
Roster and Bials spectacular pro-
ductions, and "A Hot Old Time" fea-
turing Johnny and Emma Ray. He
also saw here The Two Orphans
and numerous other plays.
One of the particular perform
ances he witnessed in this play
house, which he shall always re-
member, and which quite likely
some readers saw, too, was q COM
plimentary testimonial given for the
benefit of that exquisite little &C
tress Annie Lewis, one OF Wash
lngton's own talented stage celeb.
rites. Miss Lewis was then III at
her home in Chevy Chase with tu-
berculosiS.
Record in Marriages
Betinna Gerard, whom the writer
saw in vaudeville at the Academy OF
Music, in 1900, was also a well
known Washington girl, having
been the daughter of Brig. Gen
Albert Ordway, appointed the first
commander of the District of Co.
lumbia militia, April 10, 1887. Her
stage career was slightly different
from that of Miss Lewis. Indeed
temperamentally, they were decld-
edly different. although it would
seem that both were born for the
stage. Miss OrdWay first saw the
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Stamp News
By james Waldo Fowcett

were preserved In this chapel. but
they are now in q reliquary In the
cathedral treasury. They were
reputedly brought by Empress Helena
from Palestine to Constantinople-
during her third century pilgrimage
in quest Of sacred relics-and later
were taken to Milan.
Frederick Barbarossa In 1854
presented them to Archbishop Rein
aid Won Dassel of cologne and his
early Episcopal successors conceived
the idea of building . cathedral
worthy to hold them, plans which
matured when the old church on
the site was partially destroyed by
fire. However. the cathedral was
only finally completed in 1880 from
the proceeds of q lottery.
1T is much like Amiens Cathedral
and Is considered the finest Gothic
church in Germany. The so pig.
blue showing the cathedral facade
clearly illustrates the French in
fiuence, but the carvings on it have
not reproduced well and do not show
up clearly under the microscope
The result is Q blurred impression
in Photographic enlargements.
1.-THE 6 pig. brown, showing the
crowned head of the Madonna, and
the "a pig. red, which shows q view
Of the cathedral, are both executed
in the medieval artistic tradition"
Max Johl, philatelic historian
and an authority on post Office can
cellations. will be guest speaker at
a banquet of the Pentagon Phila-
telic Society on october 81.
The American Philatelic Society
convention Of 1850 will be held in
Washington.
Add to the list of literary men
who collect stamps the name of
Archibald Rutledge, poet, resident
of Spartanburg, S. c.
Carl D. Shoemaker will present q
demonstration of magic at q meet
ing of the Washington Science Fic-
ton Association in room 1880, Trans
portation Building, next Sunday
evening. Philatelic visitors welcome
The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at the home Of Rolston Lyon,
217 R1ttenhouse street NV, ton1or-
row evening at 8. c. c. Fisher is
to report on the Los Angeles con-
vention.
Evening star., 1948-09-12

He was dropped in a claiming race
at the age of 2. Mrs. Ethel u.
Jacobs then claimed the chestnut
son of Equestrian-Stop Watch 1or
a mere 81 500. Stymie never ran IN
the Kentucky Derby, but he was
second in the Wood Memorial IN
1914, and ran sixth in the Preakness
at Baltimore in the same year.
Stymie will retire to the stud IN
Kentucky. So good-by to great
champion. Best of luck, Stymie.
Ivan w, Gar OF Russia. proposed
to Queen Elizabeth of England and
was turned down.
Evening star., 1948-09-12

American first-day cover enthu.
siasts. nonplussed by the sudden
announcement that the Canadian
post Office department no longer
will furnish first-day service when
new stamps are released, have ap-
pealed to the postmaster general
of the Dominion to withdraw the
order. Specifically referring to the
4c Responsible Government COM
memorative scheduled for first-day
sale October /, they have told the
head of the postal network of Can
ada: "The courtesy of f1rst-day cover
service Is . universal practice of
the postal systems Of the world in
proper recognition of the financial
support given those systems by the
stamp and cover collecting public.
Meanwhile, hundreds Of Amer
leans are sending envelopes and re-
mittances to the postmaster at Ot-
tawa for first-day processing.
Collectors desiring copies Of the
address delivered at Palomar Noun
tain Observatory by S. r. Young,
executive assistant to the Post
master General, may obtain them
by writing to him in care OF the
Post once Department.
The Post Once Department Is
troubled about the Moina Michael
commemorative or commemorative
which 1t is required by Congress to
issue. Public Law 811-80th Con-
gress calls for "a special series OF
Scent postage stamps" Does that
mean one design or more than one?
It could signify any number.
The stamp and cover collecting
public is invited to attend the first
day ceremony arranged for the City
Post Office, North Capitol street and
Massachusetts avenue NV, We'd
nesday morning at 10, when the
new slogan dies for the campaign
against forest fires are placed ir
use. Sharing in the program will
be high Post once and Agriculture
Department officers, representatives
Evening star., 1948-09-12

of New York" Ever since the be-
ginning of his career he has been
called '"The Bargain Baby" This
can be easily explained, for he was
claimed for $500 and he has
earned, in his racing career. $911,-
1885, This total has made him 1.-The
worlds leading money winner
horse"
Stymie has been to the post 126
times. He has won IS times, been
second 81 times and third rs times.
In his IS wins, 25 of these have
been stake races.
Stymie was bred by Max Hirsch
at the King Ranch Farm in 194l.
Evening star., 1948-09-12

Just whether the old Academy OF
Music building at the northeast
corner of D and Ninth streets will
be used again for legitimate theat-
rical performances, certainly cannot
be answered at this time, although
its adaptability for theatrical pur-
poses seems to be a matter OF
opinion.
The Lincoln Hall Building on this
site was completed in 1869, and the
Young Mems Christian Association
took quarters here, where it main
tanned parlors and lecture rooms,
for lectures by such celebrated
speakers as Henry Ward Beecher
r. De Witt Talmage and Frederick
Douglass. Later the great diva
Christine Nilsson, sang here in con-
certs, and to vary the program, on
January 81. 1880, the National
Woman Suffrage Convention was
held here. and few days later a
meeting was held in this hall in
favor Of suffrage for the District. On
December S, 1885. the Fifth Annual
Convention of Labor Unions opened
here, and 1t was also in the old
building that the project for erect
ing Garfield Memorial Hospital was
crystallized, at mass meeting held
on the evening of october 5, 1881
less than a month after the death
OF President Garfield.
The site selected for the Lincoln
Hall was, and had been for a long
time, occupied by the pretentious
home Of Hudson Taylor, one OF
Washington's early booksellers. The
house stood back from the street,
we are told, and had quite large
garden with some fine old trees
growing on it," one of which, a
beautiful ash, was sold to Samuel
Kirby, when the grounds were being
cleared. Being a cabinetmaker, Mr.
Kirby made the wood into furniture
@. A. r. Headquarters
For many years the third floor
of the new hall was used as the
headquarters of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, and this and other
tenants finally crowded out the
Young Mems Christian Association,
whose struggle to carry on here was
not successful. Evidently the Grand
Army of the Republic also vacated
at an early date, for in 1881 we find
the two upper floors being taken
by Prof. Henry C. Spencer for his
Spencerian Business College, and it
was in his clasSrooms that many of
Washingtons most successful men
acquired their business education.
In 1884, the main hall in the build
Ing was rented to Daniel Herzog OF
Baltimore, who opened in that year
what became known as Herzog' S
Ninth Street Opera House. The at
fractions here included nearly every
thing theatrical: Comedy, tragedy,
burlesque. drama, melodrama and all
Finds of musical shows. 1t was not
long, however, before Herzog was
succeeded in the management OF
fi1e house by Joseph K. Strasburger,
with j. NJ Davis as treasurer.
N It was while Mr.. Strasburger was
managing the theater that it caught
fire, early on the morning of De-
cember S, 1886. and was completely
destroyed, leaving only the bare walls
of the once superb Lincoln Hall.
This was one of the many spec
tacular fires in Washington's history
and could be seen for many miles
around. The weather was freezing
and the ground was covered with
Evening star., 1948-09-12

ure out of the dolls by Just looking
at them and, ever so often, rear
ranging them.
Each doll is distinctly different
and has an individual story behind
it. Their costumes are gay but de-
lightful and made to the last detail.
Among my favorites are the bride
group and the month dolls
The approximate value Of my col
lection now is $100.
Evening star., 1948-09-12

Of the Forest Service, the State For
esters' Association, the various con-
servation organizations and differ
ent philatelic societies.
Collectors desiring covers bearing
the slogan die-"Remember: Only
You Can Prevent Forest Fires
and the cachet reproduced herewith
should send self-addressed and
stamped envelopes Of standard size
(6 by 3A) to the Forest Service
room 1924, South Agricultural Build
ing, not later than Tuesday. S pm
"
The design for the Sc Volun-
teer Firemen's stamp features a
portrait of Peter Stuyvesant. last
Dutch governor of New Amsterdam
He was an amputee, who left q
Evening star., 1948-09-12

OF SCarCln2 q COIIeCIlUIl.
This idea was a solution to the
all-time problem of what to give a
child for various holidays.
To date I have 81 dolls and keep
them in two cabinets, with an all
glass front so as to show them of
Throughout my collecting I have
only once received duplicates.
Even though I have out-grown
playing with them, I still get pleas
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Desert Saga
Prize Contribution
a., kAnrv knkh vvn Iielev ~

By Mory Kothyn llsley. II
Trinity Preparatory Seheel, Leicester, Nd.
Black night.
Starry sky:
Desert sands,
A nomad's cry.
Pickering fires,
Silent men
Dreaming dreams
OF adventures yen.
laundering hoofs,
A courier's call:
Cleaning swords,
Alerted-an.
Attack at dawn,
Skirmish brief;
Bloody sabers,
A mothers grief.
Sons Of night.
These nomads brave.
And with nights mystery
They 60 to their grave.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Prize Contribution
By CoroIie Hurley. IS
Woodrow Wilson High School

Many people collecting dolls is silly hobby for
teen girl but enjoy 1t.
When Mother brought quaint Swiss doll
tall obtained much pleasure from 1t that soon
received another this time Southern Belle.
with constantly until Nom thought
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Prise Contribution
By Nancy Hickey, l6
Hyott,yjIIe Hjoh School

Recently Syme forced to retire due to broken oone IN @ M
New Jersey seVeral WeeAs as
happened Jacobs his patient ana
Ing trainer retired racing the next day.
idol racing fans ever since ne was
old He often called Brooklyn The Sweetheart
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Our Complete
Model Department

is under the man.
ooement of men who
| know their Hobbies.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
Dancing Dreams Fall Flat.

After choking up our dinner, we
weakly wobbled to the night spots
Our spirits picked up and the dinner
was forgotten. Moonlight, dancing
ETC., was ahead of us. Ahhhhhh
But we played slot machines much
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20
The AnsDers

/. The Ohio.
2. Nevada.
3. No. Many early Egyptians
and Indian gods were equipped
with halos.
4. One hundred and sixty-seven
feet.
5. Thirty-two and two-tenths
feet per second.
6. Sixteen per cent.
z. Nine pounds.
8. Two.
9. Three and three-tenths per
cent. The amount of money put
into insurance by the average
family rose from $40 in 1900 to
$40 in 1916.
10. Yes - for when water which
has been recently heated freezes,
the ice is usually far more COM
pact as it has less air in it and
will burst a pipe easier than
frozen cold water will.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20
Country Doctor
Prescribes for
SeIf-It's School

HARRISBURG, PA.-The country
doctor in Pennsylvania has re-
turned to school to learn the latest
progress in the medical field. This
new venture in medical education,
never attempted previously any,
where in the world, has been hailed
as pattern for other states"
Sponsored by Pennsylvania Medi-
cal society. the project has been
accorded an enthusiastic reception
by some $40 physicians Of small
towns and rural areas.
Students attend one eight-hour
class a week in the nearest of six
centrally located instruction CEN
ters. Teaching centers at present
are in Allentown, Harrisburg,
Johnstown. Oil City, Wilkes-Barre
and Williamsport. The course ex-
tends for 10 weeks.
Instructors are medical experts
from leading training institutions Of
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia They
lecture morning, afternoon and eve
ming on the latest know-how in
medicine. Practical phases of dag
nosis and treatment are covered, in.
structors explaining the best tech
niques known to the medical pro-
fession.
OF the $40 doctors who took the
opening course $50 were general
practitioners. most of them from
small communities and rural areas.
Sixty-two were specialists in inter-
nal medicine. 81 were surgeons, 80
were obstetricians and gynecolo-
gists and Is were neuro-psychia-
triSts.
This program has proved that
the general practitioner. especially
the typical country doctor. seeks to
keep himself abreast Of the latest
progress in medicine" Dr. Charles
w Smith. chairman Of the medical
society's graduate education COM
mittee. said in commenting on suc-
cess Of the venture.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20
ASK ME- .
ANOTHER 4
A General Quiz
The Questions

1. When Eliza crossed the ice in
"Uncle Toms Cabin" she crossed
what river?
2. What state has an average
rainfall of only 1881 inches?
3. Was Christ the first person to
be painted with a halo?
4. How high are Niagara falls?
5. The acceleration of falling
bodies due to gravity is what?
6. Milk consumption in the u. S.
today is how much higher as COM
pared to before the war?
z. How many pounds of wool are
required to make an a1-wool suit
for the average man?
8. How many stars are worn by
a major general?
9. How much of the national in
come are American families
spending for life insurance and an
nuities?
10. Will a frozen hot water pipe
really burst before a cold one?
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20

Leftover dried cake? Make an ice
box pudding, baked pudding or toast
and serve with jelly or custard
sauce.
Rice >makes nice puddings, meat
balls, croquettes, spoon bread or
spanish rice. Try it also in soup or
as a casserole with meat and gravy.
Stale bread may be made into
crumbs for toppings, extender or
for rolling goods before frying; use
as french toast or melba toast; crou-
tons or bread cases; bread pudding
or brown betty.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20

q cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, softened
n cup firmly packed brown sugar
teaspoon cinnamon
1 quart sliced apples
"a cup strained honey
2 tablespoons butter
Sift -four once, measure; add bak-
ing powder and salt, then sift to-
gether. Cut in shortening until mix
ture resembles coarse meal. Add
milk all at once; mix until all flour
is dampened. Turn out on board;
knead lightly, then pat into a rec
tangle about Va inch thick. Spread
with softened butter, sprinkle with
apples and brown sugar and CHINA
mon. Roll as for jelly roll and cut
in 10 pieces. Place apples in a but
tered casserole. Add honey and but
ter. Place rolls on top Of apples
Bake in hot oven for so minutes.
Serve warm with plain or sweetened
whipped cream.
If you want to save flour in pud-
ding, you might try this flake pud-
ding, made with apples:
Apple Flake Crunch.
(Serves 4 to g.
cups pared, cOred and sliced
apples
2 tablespoons brown sugar
@ cup orange juice
u cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
u cup corn fakes
u cup -four
u teaspoon nutmeg
l tablespoon grated orange rind
Arrange the apples in creased
baking dish. Sprinkle the two ta-