Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1936, Page 55

D. . SEPTEMBER 27, A4 I H7T 1936—PART FOUR SRR E] THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, THOSE EYES OF YOURS E HAVE all heard of the remarkable achievements of unfortunate people who have lost their sight. The blind now Tead their own books and magazines, which are printed in Braille type, a special kind of Puzzles ‘All Girls Are Poison’ By W.Boyce Morgan. Training in Foot Ball By Horace Webber Davis, 2d. A LOVE FOR THE GAME ¢ e UT this puzzle out and paste it to cardboard to stiffen it. When ths WOULD you like to receize a little note from the Riddle Man? Then send him a riddle! He not only prints paste is dry, carefully cut out the pieces. The object of the puzzle is Lo arrange these pieces to form a letter V. 4 s In the diamond below, the second line is a chart, the third is an award of merit, the fifth is faded, and the gixth is went first. Can you form the diamond? raised letters which can be felt with the fingers, Many of them operate typewriters, play musical in- struments and do other surprising things. We even know of one of golf! young man who plays a good game ‘We all must admire the courage and determi- nation which make these activities possible. Yet we can't help wondering how much more these blind people might accomplish through these same qualities, if they en- Jjoyed the use of their eyes. Many people go blind through no fault of their own. But we can prevent much trouble by taking care of our eyes, and since they are such priceless possessions, we should never do anything to injure them. Don't read in a poor light, or continue when your eyes are tired. Don't look at very strong lights for a long time.. Don't rub your eyes with dirty hands. And if your eyes are examined and you are told to wear glasses, wear them faithfully. Do all you can to keep your sight good throughout your life. Make a Decorative Wind Vane To Set Up in Your Back Yard 4 O° = G NECEGGARY \F ONE 1S T0 GO FAR N FOOTBALL — CONDITIONING FOR -~ PLAY |5 OF THE UTMOGT J} WAPORTANCE. R/DIAIG * A BICVCLE /6 AN EXCELLENT KNFE -4 STRENGTHENER - GET INGTRUCTION FROM GOMEONE WITH ACTUAL FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE. AVOID ROUGH., SANDLOT PLRY the best riddles which he receives from you readers, but he also sends eyery contributor a little note of thanks.. 3. get busy and dig up those tricky ques- tions! o 1. Why is a snowstorm like & good , Jjoke?—Pear] Lackey. 2. Why is a railway guidebook like a pair of handcuffs?—Geraldioe ‘Woods. 3. A face that never sleeps, a heart that always beats, two feet that never leap, and two hands that always creep. | What is it>—Giliman Jay. 4. What is the most useful crea- ture?—Mrs. Herbert Rehberg. 5. What is the recipe for honeymooa salad?—Christine Bell ANSWERS. 1. Because you can always see the drift of it. 2. Because it is made for | tourists (two wrists). 3. A clock. 4, | A chicken, because you can eat it before it is born and after it is dead. 5. Just lettuce alone. A win;;wi;:gil}éllMHA its Clothespin Tops, Low Score Wins Fagures qut Sromwood Wzth & scroll saw arnd mounted on & melal 2 [} [} // /é i By Ray J. Marran. Jed leaped forward, frantically unfolding the blanket. Foo-p ball is an ideal sport tg | they would like to, should think twice A SMALL rubber ball, held with a develop boys and young men, | both mentally and physically. before they join in the unorganized sandlot games. With improper equip- amptogU>n string &0 as to make the ball INSTALLMENT V. her. | swing in a wide circle, hits the bowl- — In the sentence below, the missing words are spelled differently, but pro- nounced the same. He discovered that had left to be—had been——for charges, = ‘Take a four-letter word for go by, add L, rearrange the letters, and get strikes with the hand. Take a four-letter word for an inler, add I, rearrange the letters and form & means of speaking. s CROSSWORD PUZZLE. The definitions: HORIZONTAL, 1. Pointed end of an arrow. 4. Group of musicians, 7. Upon. 8. Employ. 10, Word used with either. 11. Pale. 13. Barrier for water. 15. A serpent. 17. To print. make public. 18. Affirmative, 19. A number. 21. A black wood. 24. Mother. 26. To be in debt. 27. A preposition. 28. The river of Hades. 29. A valley. VERTICAL. 1. Brave. 2. Indefinite article. 3. Vehicle. 4. Busy insect. 5. Opposite of 18 Horizontal, 6. To let fall. 9. Of slight depth. 11. Entertain, . Evil, unpleasant. . To imitate. . Feminine pronoun. . Sweet potatoes, . A brief letter. . A container. . Nevada (abbr.), . Same as 27 Horizontal. . Boy's nickname. PUZZLE ANSWERS. 1. V puzzle solution. the shoes he| heard her scream, he saw im- mediately what had happened. As she whirled about the room the long piece of gauze which she held in her hands swished through the flame of the candle. Immediately it blazed up. With a scream of terror, she flung it from her. But it was too late. The flame had leaped to her filmy costume. Jed was on his feet almost as soon as Caroline screamed. In a flash of horror he realized her danger. An- other second and her costume would | be ablaze. In an empty house, still| | uncompleted, there was no rug, noth- |ing with which the flames might be smothered, But there was something! The wool blanket which he had pulled from a neighbor's line, to use in place | of a sheet in playing ghost! J “Stand still, Caroline!” Jed shouted | {the words gnd leaped forward, fran- | tically unfolding the blanket. He | threw its folds about her and pushed | | her to the floor, desperately smother= | ing the fire. Caroline, her eyes wild | with terror, could not understand for | a moment what happened. Then, as the fire went out and the pain of | ; her burns began to be felt, tears filled | her eves, and she began to sob. ‘ | Jed pulled her to her feet. “Can | {you walk. Caroline>” he demanded. | “I've got to-get.vou home. to get home. - We've | doctor.” ED'S eyes had momentarily left | Caroline, but as soon as he We've got | got to get a | BHA\'ELY she stopped the quivering | | of her lips. “I—I'm all right! now,” she faltered. Then, “Where did | yow come from?” “Never mind ‘that” Jed glanced anxiously at the scarf which Caroline had flung aside. ing ember now. L |svamp9d it out on the floor, turned on | his flashlight, and put out the candle. | | And at that moment there was a | noise by the front door of the house. | Jed turned his light in that direction, and it fell on the white, scared faces | of Hoops Hooper and his three com- | Ppanions. “We saw it all, Jed.” said Hoops in a strained voice. “We were scared silly.” Jed said nothing except, “We've got to get a doctor for Caroline.” Then, with Hoops on the other side of her, he began to help her from the house. One of the other boys ran ahead, but | found the Twill home in darkness. When Jed and the others got there, Caroline gave him the name of a doctor, and Hoops telephoned him. Then Caroline told him where her | parents could be reached, and he called them. AHALP hour later Caroline was in bed, with bandages on her arms and legs where the flames had scorched 2. The diamond is S, map, medal, saddles, paled, led, 8. 3. Soled, sold. 4. Pass, add L, form slaps. Cove, add I, form voice, 8. Crossword puzzle solution, [BAIN|D)| o] 07| O] [D]A] ) 7| Z £ BO[2Y] 2 ARO[V, Webb Davis Left A Great Record At Yale, Andover YA LTHOUGH he was one of the lightest men on the entire squad, Horace Webber Davis 2d played regu- larly in the Yale line during the 1935 foot ball season. Facing heavier oppo- nents week after week, he proved tha® although & good big man may be better than a good mttle man, the little man still has a chance if he's good enough! ‘Webb Davis prepared for Yale at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass, where he played guard for three years and ceptained the team in his final year. During his first year at New Haven he was captain of the Yate freshman team. For the next three years he played with the varsity, hold- ing down a first-string guard position during his senior year. Only 5 feet 7}2 inches tall and weighing only 165 pounds, he nevertheless played every minute of the Pennsylvania, Navy, | Army, “-Dartmouthi - and- Princetst sames. . The other boys had gone home, but Jed still sat in the living room of the Twill home, twisting his necktie with nervous fingers. Before him on the floor lay the blanket, burned and charred in a half dozen places. Mrs. Twill walked into the room, “Gerald,” she said, while Jed winced at the name, “will you come here a minute? Caroline wants to speak to you.” Jed, somewhat embarrassed, fol- lowed her. Caroline was sitting | propped up in her bed. Her face was | still pale, but otherwise she seemed to | have recovered her poise. She gazed | at him for a moment. | “Jed Walcott,” she said. “what were you doing in that new house?" Jed's eyes were on the floor, “Why. I—well, you see, I—-." He faltered | ana stopped. Then in a rush he ex- | plained how he had planned to get revenge on her. “But at the last minute, I decided not to,” he said earnestly. “I realized it was a dirty trick. I was going to | tell you about the fellows coming. so you could leave before they got there But I guess I'd have been too late anyway.” I\IRS TWILL was standing beside | Jed. She put her hand on his!| shoulder. “Caroline was & very silly girl, Gerald,” she said. “We never knew anything about her dancing lessons, until she told us a few minutes ago. And I'm afraid they would have ended tragically if you hadn't been there with that blanket. And Caro- | line is more grateful than she can tell you. Aren't you, Caroline?" { Jed didn't look up, but he heard Caroline whisper, “Yes.” Then he mumbled something and fled from the room. But at the door he turned and hurried back. “Don’t worry about those fellows laughing at your dancing, Caroline,” he said stoutly. “I don't think they will anyway, but if they do, hear from me! And—and hone: I think you dance swell.” MR‘ TWILL was on the front porch as Jed hurried out. The man | stopped him with a word. He seemed | embarrassed as he began to speak. | “About that broken window, young man,” he said. “You just forget that, | won't you?” “Oh, thank you, Mr. Twill.” “And if there is anything else I can | do for you—anything at all—." | Suddenly Jed looked up. “There is something, Mr. Twill.” he said quickly. “That blanket in there—the one I| used to put out the fire—well I, hooked it off Mrs. Trent’s clothesline, | I guess she'll be pretty sore when she | finds out about it. Do you suppose | you could square that for me?” The ghost of a smile flickered across Mr. Twill's face. | “I feel sure I can, young man. Il | High Lights of History— D1vot zod Pzg‘vefler type l N7, WA V., m By Ray J. Marran. ITH one of these wind vanes pivoted to an upright mailed on a roof top, or on a clothesline post in the back yard. you will always know from which direction the breeze is blowing. Wind vanes may be made in many | styles. The easiest way is to cut an animal or fish shape from soft wood and mount it on a metal rod placed in a hole bored in the bottom edge | of the design. You can copy the fish desigr illustrated on a piece of wood 4 inches wide by 12 inches long, blocked off in 1-inch squares. Another simple vane is made by using a small celluloid toy animal for an ornament, mounting it on one end of a 24-inch stick and tacking a tin tail to the other end. A good pivot for a vane of this type is a bed caster. | Remove the wheel and nail the stick between the two metal tabs of the wheel socket. Propelier-type vanes are amusing, for the wind makes the propellers turn. They may be made with two or | four blades. The one skeiched is mounted to a base, with upright axle supports and a tail, to make the whole vane turn on a pivot with the wind. The propelle: shaft of this type of vane may be harnessed for power to see Mrs. Trent the first thing in the morning.” Jed said good-night and hurried down the walk. when he got home. As he walked along the street, his mind for some reason jumped to his cousin Dick, and he grinned in the darkness. “Boy!” he murmured to himself. Dick certainly started something when he sent me that lacrosse stick.” THE END. Royal Pawns—Part V. It was getting late, | and he'd have some explaining to do | Zow to khgrness & Windmzll to operate toys Cellulord toy Bed caster vith Wkeel zernoved operate small toys. This can be ac- ‘mmpluhed in two ways. First, you can attach & small pulley wheel to the propeller shaft, from which an endless belt runs to the toy. Second, a crank will pull an arm back and forth, like the piston driver on & steam locomotive, So if you have a wide-open space in your yard, you will have no trouble in making vanes of this type operate. ol s A Pert Query VA YOUNG man home from college wished to inspire his little sister | with awe of his learning. Accord- ingly. he pointed to a star and said. | “Amy, do you see that bright star? It's bigger than the whole world!” “No, it isn't,” said his sister. “Yes, it is,” declared the young col- legian. “Then why doesn't it keep off the | rain?” was the triumphant rejoinder. Famous Sayings. AMSON—"I'm kid.” strong for you, | harder they fall.” | Nero—"Hot stuff! | fires burning.” Cleopatra— Antony.” Helen—"“So this is Paris." Noah—"It floats.” Methuselah—"The | years are the hardest.” | e In Just @ Minute, Hap: “The geologist thinks noth- ing of a thousand years.” Sap: “Gosh! I lent one ten dol- lars last night Keep the home You're an easy Mark first hundred —By J. | David—“The bigger they are, the | The requirements of the game | make such development inevitable, | but the great enjoyment is in the play itself. To have the fun that can be | had out of a good, hard game of foot ball, requires preparation of a rigid and often tiring sort, but those who are willing to make the necessary sacrifices will be more than repaid. A few individuals may be more fortunate than others in natural abil- ity to play foot ball, but the amount of work and training required of them | is not diminished by that fact. Foot ball is not an individual's game, for 11 men must always work in the spirit of co-operajion and team t has substitutes who are ng a berth in the first | line-up, and thus creating healthy competition and a spirit of co-opera- tion among more than the 11 men who happen to- start any particular game. Brains. the willingness to work, | and team spirit make the winning teams, and certainly the ones you like | to watch. | & THE conditioning for play is of the utmost importance, and a good | trainer will be & mental as well as & physical conditioner. But prepara- | tion begins before one ever sees a trainer. A healthy outdoor life with plenty of exercise cannot fail to lay for the rigors of a.foot ball season. | Simple calisthenics. if done correctly for 15 minutes a day, will go a long way in starting to toughen the mus- ‘: cles of the body. It should be borne in mind that the best sleep is that which is obtained in the night and not | in the morning; also, that foods eaten between meals should be avoided. It is often a great temftation to | start exercising 100 violently-when the | inspiration suddenly comes that you want to play foot ball. The enthu- siasm of the moment may result in overdoing exercises, without working into them by degrees. The strains on the muscles may result in pulled ten- dons. which may be weakened per- manently. All injuries should be reported to the coach and watched when one is under his care. Often seemingly slight injuries are neglected and games | missed on account of their recurrence after improper treatment or none at all. The hard, sharp contact of mod- ern foot ball causes fewer injuries than & slow, pushing type of game | would, but & knee injury is 4 com- | mon occurrence. A twisted knee has ended a number of foot ball careers. | Riding a bicycle is an excellent knee | strengthener: it is used to build up | knees weakened by wrenches and | twists, but the best time to strengthen | the knee is before it is twisted. BOYS who want to play foot ball in college and do not have the op- | ! portunity to start playing as early as Carroll Mansfield | haps now and then we'll give you| ment and no knowledge of the game this type of recreation is more often | harmful than helpful. In almost every neighborhood there is someone with foot ball experience who would spend an afternoon or early evening in aiding in instruction. If the group which wants to play approaches him, the chances are that he will be glad to assist them. In the sand-lot games characterized by a lack of foot ball knowledge. seri- ous injuries sometimes occur, and a boy may be unable to play foot ball when the proper time comes, merely because of the injury sustained at an carly age. The question of size and weight has troubled many foot ball aspirants. In- | dividuals have eaten heartily and ex- ercised regularly, all the while worry- ing about their weight and wondering why it will not go up. One of the surest ways not to gain weight is to worry about it constantly. The de- | velopment and strength of the body are more important than its weight. | ERE pounds never made a foot ball player. Pounds do carry an advantage—it is said that a “good” | big man js better than a “good” little | man, but it is also true that a “better” | little man is better than a “good” | big man! More than ever before, mental alertness, speed and judg- ment are counted on in a foot ball player, and these qualities minimize ! the concern for size Above all, one must want to play foot ball if he is to make the grade. Endurance. speed and alertness must | be backed by a love for the game and a strong desire to play it. An out- | standing example of this spirit was the performance of & center on one of the leading Eastern college teams last Fall. As a sophomore the man played end, but was unable to hoid his position in his junior year. In that year he played in the backfield of the scrub eleven. His last year he was shifted to center, and started every game his team played last Fall. He wanted to play foot ball, regard- less of the position he played. and he was willing to_put everything he had into his job. ' Physical condition and the ambi- tion to play foot ball are, the essen- | tials for a starting point for the aver- | age boy, those who as young men play | ldea for Schoolbook | Covers Starts New Department for Girls By Katherine Houison. 'HIS is a new department just for girls, and I know we're all going to get a lot of pleasure out of it. We'll talk about anything and everything you girls are interested in. and per- some ideas that will be helpful or amusing. If you girls have to accept Big, Sister’s used school books, here’s a way to cover them with new and ing pins arranged in the center of a ard table and knocks them over to indicate the score in this entertain- ing indoor game. Unlike most games, low xcore in- stead of high score wins. That is, the player who takes the least number of SE T0B uaLr OF CLoTues B (1 Foa o shots to knock all of the pins over is the winner. To make the game you will need a large, single wire rack to place over the center of the table. This wire is easily bent, and is held to the table by mounting the ends in two heavy wood bases. A string threaded through a sponge rubber ball is tied to the exact center of the top bar of this frame. The pins (the top halves of clothespins) are placed on the top of the card table and in its exact center. Now, hold the ball as high in the air as possible and allow it to swing. not directly at the pins, but to one side, so that it will swing in & large circle and knock the pins over by hitting them from the rear. Pins knocked over from the front do not count, and should be set up again Harnessing the ball to the wire prevents a player from chasing ball: after each shot, and adds noveit: to a game that will amuse any num- ber of players for many hours. Evidence of Weakness “BREDREN," said the colored preacher, “you have come pray for rain. Bredren, de founda- tion of religion am faith. Whar is yo' faith? You comes to pray foh rain and not one of you brings his umbrella.” ver Al ACK—Could 1 borrow your tie tonight, old man? Ed—S8ure, if you'll return it to Tom - and tell him to be sure to give it to Bill. to green Shoppers (Continued From Page 4.) action and is able to protect deficien- cies which drive away guests. Soon after another analyst returns to see if the service has improved and again surveys the house from cellar to garret. HOPPING for a living is a little known profession. Those who do it are not encouraged to talk about it to their friends, since once these ° persons are known as service shop- By ARQANGING THE marRIACE OF HIS SON, GUILDFORD; TO LADY JANE GREY, ONE OF THE HEIRS TO THE THRONE, JOHN DUDLEY THE LORD UNITED HIS FAMILY WITH THE _ BLOOD ROYAL OF ENGLAND. 1T WAS GENERALLY EXPECTEP THAT IN THE EVENT OF EDWARDY DEATH THE CROWN IN ACCORD- ANCE WITH THE WISHES OF HENR VIl wouLD GO TO PRINCESS MARY, THE YOUNG KING'S ELDEST SISTER) WHO WAS THEN A SPINSTER OF.37. BY THIS STROKE THE SCHEMING DUDLEY HOPED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE ROYAL SUCCESSION - FoR THE Boy KING, EDWARD W1, BuUT THE CRAFTY LoD PROTECTOR INVEIGLED THE DYING BOY TO MAKE A NEW ORDER OF SUCCESSION, SETTING ASIDE HIS SISTERS, MARY OND ELIZABETH, AND BEQUEATHING THE THRONE 7O HIS COUSIN JANE GREX \WHEN THE ROYAL PHYSICIANS INFORMED THE LORD PROTECTOR THAT THE SON oF HENRY YIIT WAS BEYOND HUMAN AID, HE DISMISSED THEM AND EMPLOYED A NUMBER OF QUACKS. . . THESE .TOO, WERE SOON DISCHARGED, AND THE DYING KING WAS LEFT 7O THE "CARE "OF A WOMAN WHO DEALT IN CHARMS AND POTIONS -~ THIS LATER GAVE RISE TO A RUMOR THAT EDWARD HAD BEEN POISONED: IN THE MEANTIME, DUDLEY, FEARING AN UPRISING OF MARYS| PARTISANS, RODE AWAY WITH THE SECRET OBJECT OF TAKING THE PRINCESS INTO CUSTODY BEFORE LADY JANE SHOULD BE PROCLAIMED QUEEN.~ 7o BE CONT. | N o Zh i EDWARD, ATRAGIC FIGURE, DIED ON JuULY 6, 1553 - - \ But DuDLEY, TO GAIN TIME FOR THE EXECUTION OF HIS SCHEMES, KEPT THE YOUNG KING'S DEATH A SECRET pretty toilcloth ‘“‘dresses.” Get some table oilcloth, your oil paints and a can of white four-hour enamel. You can use your school brushes if you're carefu to clean them thoroughly in turpentine when you are through working. For an easy “dress,” choose an oil- cloth with a pattern on it—sprays of flowers or a checkered effect—and cut it to fit your book. But if you want a more elaborate outfit, make a white oilcloth cover and paint a design on it in colors. If you mix enamel with your oil paints, they'll “stick” to the oilcloth and won't crack. For those who can't draw, select your design and transfer it with yel- low carbon to your white cover—or black cover, if you prefer it. I sug- gest yellow carbon because dark lines will be hard to cover with your paints. Another idea is to transfer an out- line to your cover and fill it in with black enamel and oil paint mixed, for a silhouette. A clever and original way to iden- tify your books is to have the same design on all of them or to put a shield in the center with your initials on it. _ No Hero He S.umo was hired on a railway gang. At the close of the first shift he was all tired out and sought the boss. “Mister, yo'sho’ yo' all got my right name down on the pay roll?” “Sure,” said the boss. “Here's your name—Sambo Simpson. That right?” “Yes, sur,’ replied Sambo. “Ah just thought you might have me down as- Samson.” Vicious. Beasts 'UDGE—You are accused of shoot- ing squirrels out of season. Have. you any plea? Him—TYes, your honor, self-defense. o | pers in any store, their usefulness in that spot is finished. Men and wom- en of all ages, sizes and types are employed. The man who would buy auto accessories might not be sent to an exclusive men’s store. The matron of imposing girth stays out of the Junior miss department. The woman | who tries on $35 hats must have the | manner and clothes of & person ac- - | customed to luxury. | Shoppers have been known to | buy professionally with unsuspecting friends along. It would seem that women with this acting ability missed | Broadway by only a pound or two of | flesh or too much downrightness about | the eyes. Reports must be a revelation to the clerks who finally see themselves as their customers see them. * * * a courteous little clerk with a weary air of resignation——" one re- port concludes. Sales ability rating of above average was given a clerk who said, “I hope the little one enjoys her dress. Even children feel happier in pretty things.” After each checking in a store, com- | plete reports are sent to the manager. | All clerks tested are called to the office after a discreet lapse of time— 50 that they will not be able to identify the shoppers—and are shown their re- ports, good or bad. Shoppers report, not only on clerks, but on beauty operators, ordering by telephone, | elevator - operators and adjustment and delivery clerks. Persons who shop professionally come from every walk of life, are trained, and when they prove their ability they start their travels, The Willmark Co. believes it is a’good investment to keep seasoned shoppers permanently on the job in spite of the train fare involved. Experience is needed to test experience, it seems. And so it is that many women adore shopping and spend long days in.des partment stores, seeking the advice of their favorite clerks about evesything they buy. 4 |