Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1930, Page 113

i [} i i PUZZLES - Well! Just see the fine fellow we have with us this week! You'd better keep away from those horns, because they look as if they could butt. THE GOAT. The definitions are: HORIZONTAL. 1. Part of verb “to be.” 3. Familiar term for agricultural students, 6. Coilege degree (abbr.). . 8. Implement for propelling a boat. 10. Another device for propelling a boat. 13. What a goat will eat. 14. Small mound of earth, in golf. 15. And so forth (abbr.). 16. Like. VERTICAL. - 2. Mother. 4. Name of animal pictured here. 5. Of sound mind. 6. Remains of a fire. 4. Food used as a lure. 9. A grain. 1. Measure of length. 2. Left guard (abbr). i We have musical terms in two word chains this week. Try to change one word to the other, changing one letter at a time, and al- ways forming a real, “dictionary” word. Change CLEF to FLAT in four moves. Change NOTE to TUNE in three moves. il Add a preposition to a small flap or tag and get a house cat. Add another preposition to & piece of metal and get a member of the no=- * bility: S Here are four cities of Canada, but the letters got all mixed up so we can't tell what they are! Can you straighten them out? 1. MARNEOLT 2. KONSOTASA 3. RONTOOT 4. THOILMAN e We are starting a word square for you, hop- ing that you can finish it. The second line is something found on a watch, the third is on the calendar, and the last line is used in Winter. ADDS D D -] T Come on, you musicians! The words in this puzzle are all familiar in music. GUESS THESE MUSICAL TERMS Slight Mistake. John (after first night on board ship)—I say, old chap, where have my clothes gone? Steward—Where did you put them, sir? John-—In the little cupboard with the small glass door. . Steward—I'm serry, sir, but that isn't a cup- board, sir, that's a porthole. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 6, 1930. %e BOYS and | GIRLS PAGE The Great Animal Argument. A Story for Boys and Girls Who Like to Laugh. “Borrowed!” howled Harry wrathfully. “You stole him.” BY EARL F. JENNINGS. The jumior class of Punkinville High School must win the annual debate with the seniors in order to have a chance of winning the upper class achieve- ment trophy. The scniors are upholding the affirm- ative of the question, ‘“‘Resolved, That horses are more useful than dogs,” while the juniors have the negative. Bing Fraser, junior president, learns that the seniors plan trickery and takes steps to combat it. When the debate starts, Willie Nilly, speaking first for the seniors, is quite nervous, but really makes some good points in favor of horses. When he finishes and comes down from the pltaform he blows through his fist at Harry Jensen, first speaker for the juniors. Harry gets up and starts his speech, but is overcome by violent sneezes, and Bing Fraser claims a foul because Willie has blown pepper in Harry's face. INSTALLMENT IIL : FOR a few moments it looked as though a riot would take place in the room. The seniors and juniors were all on their feet, glowering at each other and exchanging threatening words. Mr. Lopscottle loudly shouted for order and finally succeeded in mak- ing himself heard, although there -were still ominous rumblings from the excited students. The principal then turned to Harry, who was still sneezing. “Are you feeling any better, young man?” he demanded. “Are you able to eontinue with your argument?” Harry appesared to be feeling very sad about something, but his tears were caused by pepper rather than sorrow. Nevertheless, he was no quitter. He got to his feet, wiped his eyes and bravely tried to continue. ; “It’s a dirty trick,” Bing whispered to Ross Jones, the other junior debater. “We ough$ to win on a foul.” Harry still had to sniff now and then, but he managed to bring out several good argu- ments in regard to the faithfulness of dogs. After that he proceeded to the subject of their intelligence and he had little difficulty in con- vincing his audience that dogs were smarter than horses. He stressed the fact that dogs could do all sorts of tricks, such as sitting up, speaking, playing dead, chasing balls or sticks and jumping through hoops, none of which a horse could do. So, in spite of his sneczes, he did very well and when he came down from the platform the juniors outdid them- selves in their applause and cheers. Then came Ed Smith, the star senior debater and the second speaker for the affirmative. Ed faced his audience with a look of calm c¢onfi- dence. g “The first speaker for the affirmative,” he said, “proved to you that horses had been very useful in history and also that they were use- ful on farms and in cities. Now I shall show you that horses are more useful than dogs by establishing two more points. In the first place, horses are used for many things after they are dead, such as making soap, cordovan shoes and fertiliger.” ‘This argument had the juniors worried. They hadn’t thought of .taking up the question of usefulness after death and, although they held a hurried consultation, they couldn’t think of anything one could do with a dead dog except bury him as quickly as possible. AND BEd was not yet finished. “Finally,” he went on, “I will show you that horses are more useful than dogs because they don’t get mange, fleas or hydrophobia; they don't chase cats, they don’t bark at the moon, they don’t lie around sleeping all day as lazy dogs. do. To prove just how useless dogs are, I will show you one as a horrible example.” Ed suddenly signaled to a couple of seniors in the front row and they immediately jumpad up and hurried from the room. Wondering what in the world could be happening, the audience waited breathlessly. Then the two seniors reappeared and mounted: the platform, dragging after them a skidding, protesting browh dog. Harry Hansen jumped to his feet with a cry of rage. The animal the seniors had brought in was Pete, his dog! The two seniors handed the rope by which they had been towing Pete to Ed Smith and left the platform. Then, a smile of triumph on his face, Ed faced the audience, which was howling with glee. “This perfect specimsn of canine uselessness,” said Ed, “is the property of one of my worthy opponents. We borrowed him for the occa- sion.” “Borrowed!” howled Harry wrathfully. “You stole him, you dirty crooks. Come here, Pete! Come down here!” Now, as I told you before, Pete wasn’t good for much except eating, sleeping and scratching, and obedience was not one of his virtues. When Harry called him the dog looked down at his master, decided he didn’t really want him, wagged his tail gently and then calmly curled up on the floor and closed his eyes for a good, long nap. “Oh, oh, oh!” groaned Ross Jones. “We're licked to a pulp! There’s your own dog up there, Harry, knocking down all your argu- ments about faithfulness and intelligence. We haven’t got a chance now!” memmmwmpped Ross’ arm. “Don't give up yet!” he whis- pered. “This is a smart move by the seniors, of Pete had given his side of the debate. In loud tones he proclaimed the virtues of the horse and denounced the faults of the canine family. While Harry writhed, Ed pointed out all of Pete’s many bad points and through it all Pete tly snored at his feet, unaware of the platform with the know done. Ross Jones, champion orutor of the school, prepared to speak for the juniors. As he left Harry his face was grim. “We've been the underdogs in this debate from the start,” he muttered, “and now we haven’t a ehance. But I'll keep talking until Bing gets back, at least.” (To be concluded next Sunday.) Advantage of Radio. Mrs. Gordon (to husband, whe is “listening- in” on Sunday evening)—Tammas, Tammas, ye musn’t laugh like that on the Sabbath. Tammas—Laugh, wumman! The minister has just announced a collection, an’ here I am safe at hame! Liberal Service. Smart Student—Do you charge for water in the coffee? Restaurateur—That, of course, is thrown in. Flapper—I'd like to try on that rose dress in the window. Salesman—I'm very sorry, miss, but that' a lamp shade. o8 POSERS Each of the terms in the column to the left is copmonly used in one eof the studies or branches cf learning in the column to the right, Can you connect each term with the study in which it is used? ‘ 1. Sine Physielogy 2. Divisor Geometry ! 3. Dynasty Chemistry ; 4. Parse Trigenometry > N, 5. Pitch History g < 6. Hypotenuse Arithmetic 7. Larynx Physics 8. Molecule Grammar 9. Isthmus Music 10. Inertia Geography ANSWERS Sine with trigonemetry, divisor with arithe metic, dynasty with history, parse with gram- mar, pitch with musie, hypotenuse with geom- etry, larynx with physiology, molecule with chemistry. isthmus with geography and inertia with physies. RIDDLES If some of these early warm days give you Spring fever, there’s no better way to clear the cobwebs out of your brain than by guessing riddies. Here are five cobweb chasers! 1. What sauce is the merriest? 2. Why was a slacker in the World War ke 2 custard pie? 3. What has two legs without any feet, Yet often is seen as it goes down the street? 3 4. Why is a cake like a base ball team? e 5. Why is a man out of funds like a baker? ANSWERS 1. Caper sauce. 2. Because he 'was yellow clear through and didn’t have enough crust to g0 over the top. 3. A pair ef trousers. 4. Be- cause it must' have a good batter to be suce cessful. 5. Because he needs (kneads) dough. Pirates Met Deserved Fate, The two men below shared “honors” with 8F oy " H gi i 7 ‘égs g 1 i 1L H Efligs agascar, then the stronghold of the priates. No one was there and his expedition failed. His men were grumbling and the situation was desperate, so Kidd decided to turn pirate him- self. He captured a big boat called the Que- dagh Merchant, in which he collected a Jot of treasure. He kept up his pirating until his name became so famous that England sent out a special warship to capture him. Kidd was 2. CLEP—Clew—claw—flaw—FLAT. - NOTB —none—tone—TUNE. 3. Tab-by. Bar-on. lo;' Montreal, Saskatoon, Torente and Hamile 5. Adds, dial, date and sled. 6. The words in the picture pumle ave sharp, key, scales‘and pitch.