Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1930, Page 101

PUZZLES 1 WE are starting off this column with some- thing good to eat—a muffin. Get your teeth into it! i FOOD FOR THOUGIT. The definitions are: HORIZONTAL. 1 Quantities of medicine. 4 X 6 Large monkey. 8 Small round cakes. . 9 For example (abr.). 10 Tourists’ association (abr.). 11 Lord high chancellor (abr.). 13 A chum or companion. 14 Part of verb “to be.” 16 Warnings. VERTICAL. ixture of flour and water. separate with a sieve. Christmas saint. ish made of eggs. book of the Old Testament. ‘ehicle. vegetable. In regard to. 2 While we are thinking about food, let's iry some word chains on this subject. Change one letter at a time and always form a real word. Change BUNS to CAKE in four moves. Change COOK to DINE in five moves. 3 This word square is started for you—can you finish it? The third line contains something farmers use, and the second means a sign. You must figure out the last word for yourself. POSE >e>duaE o 4 Four kinds of fancy cakes are concealed in this picture puzzie. Guessing them should give you a real appetite for dinner. GUESS THESE KINDS OF FANC CAKES 5. In a word series, the last letter of each forms the first letter of the next word, with last letter of the last word being the same the first letter of the first word. Form a series of five five-letter words, the first being a fruf the second meaning older, the third part & harness, the fourth swiftness and the expiring. i Behead a word for rascal and get a place to spend an outing. Behead a word for insult and get a clumsy fellow; behead this and you will have not in. Federal-Aid Highways THE extension of the Federal-aid highway system was given a considerable advance during the fiscal year of 1929, when 7,022 miles of roadway were built. Of this amount 3,101 miles were concrete and 917 of macadam. The rest was of gravel and other secondary road materials. States during the same period constructed eapproximately the same amount of new roads without Federal aid. The Federal road system now covers a total of 78,096 miles. G%e BOYS and GIRLS PAGE. The Fair-Weather Sailor. The Story of a Boy Ilhose Luck TV as T'oo Good. “Let me sce that paper, Filene,” said Jack. BY W. BOYCE MORGAN. Ken Filene has transferred to Faraday Academy as a junior and he soon becomes one of the most g:ruln boys in the school. He goes out for basket 1 and beats Grimey Grimes, captain and center, out of his position. Monk Laws, Ken's roommate, marvels at the ease with which Ken seems to get everything he wants and warns him that some day he’s bound to have some tough luck. Monk wonders how Ken will stand ug under adversity, being so ac ed to nothing but good luck. Ken realizes that Grimey Grimes is his bitter enemy, but does not fear him. Then one day Grimey abused Carrots Hall, a young boy from the lower school, and when Ken takes his part a fight ensues, in which Ken is victorious. The basket ball coach stops it and the younger boys give the coach a vivid acount of what happened, thus putting Ken still a notch higher in public favor. . INSTALLMENT III ’l‘m! news of Ken's fight with Grimey was soon known all over school, for the young boys who had seen it were not slow to sing the praises of their champion. Ken became the idol of the lower school, and everywhere his popularity rose higher and higher. Monk warmly praised his roommate for defending Carrots against Grimey, but, as Ken had ex- pected, he ended the praise with a warning. “Things are still coming your way, roomie,” he said soberly. “I don’t want to croak, but remember that some day the breaks will change. Then you mustn't fold up and quit. I hope you won't.” Ken laughed. The applause of the school was ringing in his ears, and he loved applause. He had always had it, and it stimulated him to more and greater accomplishments. This was vividly shown in the next basket ball game on the Faraday schedule, when the team journeyed away from home to play Custer Military. Ken started the game at center, and he was the darling of all the Faraday rooters from the first tip-off. Spurred on by their cheers, he gave another exhibition of beautiful basket ball. He was all over the floor, and his shooting was a marvel of accuracy. During the game he accounted for more than half of Faraday’s total points, and was the main reason for its winning a one-sided victory with a score of 43 to 21, The students now began to have visions of an undefeated season, and Ken's name was on everybody's lips. The newspaper in the town near where the academy was located always wrote up the games in lengthy fashion, and the praises of the sports writers were sweet to Ken. The papers began to talk of what college he would go to when he had finished at the academy in another year, and predicted that several universities would be after him before Ieng. Then basket ball was forgotten for a time under the stress of examination week. Ken’'s lessons always came so easy to him that he worried little over the tests, but he was not foolish enough to face them without studying. He passed them all with fiying colors, and as the end of the week approached he had only his history examination left to take. The examination was held on Thursday after- noon. On the same day Monk was to face his chemistry test, and the two roommates wished each other luck as they walked to Henley Hall, which housed the classrooms. Then they parted, and Ken climbed to the second floor, where his examination was to be given. The instructor had not yet arrived, and the students were clustered about the door. Ken, as he joined them, passed close to Grimey, who had failed in the course the year before and was repeat- ing it. The basket ball captain glared at him, but never uttered a word. Then the instructor came, gave them the questions, and departed. Faraday used the honor system, and nobody watched the boys as they took their tests. But cheating was such a disgrace that any dishonesty was almost unheard of, and the boy who “cribbed” could be sure that he would be severely punished by his fellow students who formed the honor council. = Ken looked the questions over, and smile: with satisfaction. He would knock this one for a loop! He started to write, and for a time worked busily. Then he misspelled a word, . and reached into his coat pocket for an eraser. He was surprised when his hand encountered a plece of paper—he did not remember what it was. He drew it forth, unfolded it, and then stared at it in amazement. In his hand was a piece of typewriter paper some 6 inches square, covered with green typing. And Ken almost uttered a cry of shocked surprise when he saw that it was a crib! On the paper were all the important events and dates covered by the history course. And it was typed in the green ink that nobody but himself used. How in the world—? Ken had been gazing in puzzled abstraction at the slip of paper. Suddenly he was startled by a hand on his shoulder, and he looked up into the shocked eyes of Jack Condy, president of the junior class. “Let me see that paper, Filene,” said Jack. His voice was strained. Ken handed him the paper dumbly. The class president glanced at it and drew a deep breath. Then he spoke, and never in his life had anything been as hard for him to say. “Filene, I never thought you'd cheat. I'm sorry, but there is only one thing I can do, and that's repert you to the honor council. You might as well turn in your paper and leave.” “But Jack,” cried Ken. “I never saw that paper before. I don’'t know how it got there. I found it in my pocket.” Jack Condy smiled grimly. He wanted to believe, but he couldn’t. “I saw you stop writing, take this paper from your pocket and study it,” he said sadly. *“And that's your typing—I'd know that green ink anywhere.” He paused. “You'd better go, Filene. You'll hear from the honor council later.” Ken, his senscs reeling with the realization of the catastrophe, slowly got to his feet. He turned in his paper at the desk, then walked blindly toward the door. He was conscious of the faces of his classmates as they watched him go. Some of them locked shocked, some of them looked contemptuous, some angry. There was not a friendly face in the room, but the most unfriendly of all was that of Grimey Grimes. OQutside, Ken paused and drew a deep breath. “It just can’t be,” he murmured in bewilder- ment. “I never cheated! How did that paper get there?” With a groan he staggered away. “This finishes me,” he told himself. “From now on I'm just dirt to all these fellows. I'm ruined!” To Be Continued Next Sunday. Manganese Enriches Soil. 'HE paiustsking process of elimination, by which chemists often work out their most important discoveries, has brought to light the fact that the metal manganese is one of the important components of a rich soil and is vital to the growth of plant life. The discovery came about during the solving of the problem of why a certain tomato-grow- ing afea of Southern Florida failed to give a good yield with ordinary commercial fertilizer, yet brought ferth bumper crops when treated with barnyard manure imported from Northern States. A careful analysis indicated that the only element present which was not present in the commercial fertilizer was manganese, and a fur- ther examination of the soil disclosed s lower percentage of manganese present than is usually found in garden soil. The addition of a small amount of the metal made an immediate improvement in the yield of tomatoes, and further research is belng car- ried on in an effort to find out just how far the manganese contrcls the yleld of various crops. Arlington Mystery. Continued From Second Page. Pickle Nastertiums,” “Vinegar of the Four Thieves,” “Quire of Paper Pancakes,” etc. A great raany letters resulted from the first story about Mary Randolph's grave at Arling- ton, published in The Star’s Magazine of Sune day, December 15. One Virginia lady wrote that some years ago she saw the old grave and made a copy of the unusual epitaph to show to an elderly aunt in Richmond. It de- veloped that she was related to Mary Rane dolph; her aunt knew considerable of the tras= ditions handed down from previous genera- ticns about *“The Queen.” Mrs. Harrison'’s letter, while it is not the first to disclose the title by which Mary Randolph was known, gives information which is worthy of notice: The Ampthill house, as pictured in your article, was not the home of Colonel Cary, but a namesake of the original which was built in Cumberland County - years later, on the James, but above Richkmond. The Ampthill estate in Chesterfield County is now owned by the Duponts, and there is scarcely a vestige of the old Cary home to be seen. Mary Randolph married when about 20 years old, her cousin, David Meade Randolph, “Presqu’ Isle.” - . * - . For many years their home had been in Richmond—a large brick house on the south east corner of 5th & Main Streets, There Mary Randolph was queen indeed; for many years she and her husband dispensed the most lavish hospitality, She became a famous housekeeper, and in after years she compiled and pube lished, in 1824, “The Virginia Housee wife,” which for many years was a pop- ular guide to the ambitious house- keeper. The Randolph home in Riche mond afterwards became the home into which Edgar Allen Poe was adopted and raised by Mr. and Mrs. Allen. 1 ALTHOUGH there seems to be some diiier- ence of opinion as to how many children were born to Mary Randolph, it is fairly well established that her line today persists only through her second son, William Beverley Randolph, 1789-1868, who lived in Washing- ton and was well known. It is believed by one of her descendants that she died in this son’s home, in the 1800 block of I street northwest, William Beverley Randolph was long a prin- cipal clerk in the Treasury Department, and from 1857 to the time of his death he was chief clerk of the office of the Treasurer for the United States. In 1816 he married Sarah Line gan, daughter of Gen. James M. Lingan of the Continental Army, who. lived in Georgetown, The eldest son of Willlam Beverley and Sarah Lingan Randolph was James Lingan Randolph, 1817-1888, chief engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio Raiiroad Co., who married Emily, daugh- ter of John Strother. Two of their sons were Beverley Strother Randolph of Cumberland, Md., and Lingan Strother Randolph, who be- came a professor at Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute, at Blacksburg. . Several of Mary Randolph’s great-grand- children and great-great-grandchildren have been very gracious and most helpful in. fur- nishing useful information about their f ancestral dame. One of these may be mentd Edmund Randolph Codwise of Gaithersburg, Md., who was named for the lawyer who became President Washington’s first At ey General; Mrs. Albert Livings- ton Johnson of Washington and Florida and aer sister, Mrs. Benjamin Dailey of Cincinnati. Doubtless there are other great and great- great-grandchildren of Mary Randolph who have not been heard from, but who are never- theless proud of her. Judging by the number of descendants of William Beverley Randolph who are living today, it is not very likely that Mary Randolph's line will become extinct. The War Department wanted to know who was Mary Randolph, and surely it has been made known. Now that the identity of this charming and gracious lady has been fully established, perhaps ere long a bronze tablet beside her grade on the hillside at Arlington will tell all who care to read that she was in< deed a Randolph of Virginia, 1 Cross Word Puzzle Solution. 2 BUNS—bars—bane—cane—CAKE. COOK—Cofk—core—cone—dope—DINR. 3 Pose, omen, seed and ends. 4 Muffin, ladyfinger, doughnut, and cooke, 5 Grade—elder—ruins—speed—dying. 6 S-camp. F-l-out.