Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1937, Page 32

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1937. MOON MULLINS. A Weak Plot. —By WILLARD SO THAT MANNY THE MUSCLE HELD YOU PRISONER IN A TUMBLE DOWN SHACK ON A LONELY ISLAND, DID HE,LOR PLUSHBOTTOM? HA! You DIDN'T MENTION NOTHING TO ME ABOUT BEING AT PINKEY LUB'S APARTMENT. TRUTH? NOTORIOUS RACKETEER o RELEASED ON #25.00012 goND. LORD 4.2 PLUSHBOTTO PREFERS o/ THE A ANNY DUEMUSCI.E MAINTAINS MR. AND MRS. Before and After == = SNSTHING JUST A LITTLE Box OF CANDY OM, WHAT MADE You Go o ALLTHAT | SHouLD “TRINK YouD GuESs WHATS “THE MATTER.. Youi- COMMON SENSE OUGHT To TeLL You You NEVER BRING ME A THING ANY MORE —THATS WHAT ITIS. | MIGHT AS WELL BE A PERFECT STRANGER. BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED — ! 8 DONT SAY | NEVER ERING You ANYTHING. HERES Samandiichs 0 FIVE-CENT PACKAGE i I'™ OVERWHELMED, \ A Mt MAYBE, BUT IT DOESNT. WHAT == Jane's eyes grew wide with wonder as she beheld the figure of Kavandavanda seated upon a great throne. She had expected the king of the savage Kavuru to be some wild barbarian. His surroundings were truly barberic, but Kavandavanda was a beautiful youth, Every haughty, indolent line of his pose bespoke the autocrat. Here, indeed, was a king—nay, some- thing more. Jane could not rid herself of the thought that. she was looking upon a god. as he sat alone upon the dais, with the two leopards chained at his side, He. too, was appraising, but his serene expres- sion gave no hint of his reaction. “Kneel!” he commanded suddenly in imperious tones. Jane stared at him defiantly, but made no move to comply. Then two of the fat slaves scowled darkly and started toward her. —By NORMAN MARSH. DON'T GET M IN SIGHT!? Ogdli led his two charges near the throne; then as he knelt himself, he gruffly ordered them to do likewise. Annette did as she was bid: but Jane remained erect, fearlessly appraising the man upon the throne, whose eyes were fixed on her in a steady gaze. DAN DUNN. Secret Operative 48. SEE, THEIR CAR |VYEAH--THAT HAS STOPPED!! |TOMMY GUN DID THE BUSINESS, ), TWO FINGER!? ILL TRY-- BUT THEY'RE TRAVELLING FASTI? ONE OF THE BOYS GOT IT--HERE COMES A CAR-- I'M GOING To GRAB IT! MESCAL IKE. NOW JEST ‘CAausSE SCHOOL 1S OUT FER TW' SUMMER AINT NIO REASON i FER YUH TO GIT LPITY -ER .ER. AN’ THEN THAR'S f CEOGCRAPHY BOOK. LEARNIN' IS \ HALF TH' BATTLE OF LIFE. TAKE 'RITHMETIC, FER INSTANCE -WE LEARNED THET TWO TMES FIVE 1S TEN, TWO TIMES | S 1S TWELWE, NINE TMES | Across, . River in Brazil. . Avoid. Beast of burden. Cain's brother. 5. Beverage. Sandarac tree. ‘Fume. Make as one. . Town in Belgian Congo. . Mahometan teacher. . A hard tough substance. Crack aviators . Portuguese gentleman. . Footlike part. . Sick. . Swiss canton, . Unit. . Within. . A collection of articles. . Hastened. . An inert gas. Assuming. . Article. 7. Household god. . Negative. . Instruments used dancing. . Sports. . Salutation. . Prong. 9. Earth goddess. . High in music. . Gypsy. . Superlative ending. Ethiopian title. . Golf term. . Sour. . Biblical name. . Cavern. . Peanut: Sp. . Blazing. . Land in Orkney Islands. - Kind of cheese. . Deceives. 5. Roar of the surf. . Knowledge. . Vigilant. ~AVE YOU GVER NOTICH . Cultured. THAT BRANY ME‘E: ‘GEOD OUT W THE MOST Beaursul GIRLS. Down. A self-contradictory statement. A gastropod mollusk. System of government, Standard of Turkey. Sagacity. Climbing plants. Revise. Those who sell in small lots. . Lattice for vines. . Mahometan Negro. . Brazilian palm. . Oathedral church of Rome. . Eradicating. . Featherlike, . Sofas. . Harangue. . Cereal grain. . Abundant. . Extinct bird. . Kind of confection. . Tropical fruit. . School for advanced puplils. Old race of India. . Bullfighter. 5. Raise. . Hardened. 9. Pluckiest: collog. . More unusual. . American coin. . Mature. . To check. Twizzler Answer. If 8 hen and a half lays an egg and | 8 half in a day and a half, then six hens lay 28 eggs in seven days. | MOPSY —By Giadys Parker | Aw- DADDY - JUST A TEENSY- WEENSY TRIP 10, PARIS ? WHY, N0 CONCETED TG L (Copyright. 1937, by 8. L (Trade Mark Reg U 8 True Stories of G-Men Activities Based on Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation—Modified in the Public Interest. /BS,3IR/ 'VE PULLED SOME BIG JOBS W MY || | MEAN VOU G~MEN HAVE DAY -~ | LAR, BANK. || BANK ROBBERY GAME —AN' AR AN OLD RO L“GID:\NNEB%C:“%LMW%T TIMER | OUSHTA KNOV/ ANT . TR B PR BN R Bopammann - in Spanish . WUHAT DO YOU MEAN,ECDIE 74 Ao _lof‘OQQO\V: THE “IANG” DETHROKED. iy W mfi..\l!’. golden center. They are about 1, inches across, solitary, and at the end of a simple or branched stem which is sometimes one and a half feet high, The leaves are very interesting, as they are odd-pinnate, the lower ones long stemmed and from 7 to 15 form- Solution to Yesterday’s Purzle, dians used the freely flowing juices for another purpose—war paint. ‘This flower is very happy in a corner of your wild flower garden. It makes a charming additien, and serves beautifully as a background for the dwarflike flowers. You can de- sunny, to see the exquisite snow-white Ppetals before they drop to the ground. Fortunately for flower lovers, the “here today and gone tomorrow” blossoms are numerous and some of them may be seen opening on a plant each day. Laws Protect Flowers. A number of States have passed laws to protect our rare wild flowers. New York, for example, makes it a misdemeanor to pick trailing arbutus, are racing over the flowers, seeking refreshment. Madam Burnet does not serve liquid refreshment. She is lib- eral with her pollen for bee bread, and this is her payment for cross-fer- tilization. Late in the day of the flower's debut the petals fold up tight Nature’s Children BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. AMERICAN BURNET. Sanguisorba canadensis. flowering dogwood, mountain laurel, UMMER vacations are ideal times for inspecting the many flowers to be found on the borders of woods, low hillsides and in the woods where the soll is rich and moist. Here you will find the American burnet, whose range is now from Nova Scotia to Florida and westward to Nebraska, and she is still eager to send her children ahead. The flowers are pure white with a 4 43 ing the leaflet. From July until September some flowers may be seen in bloom. They are beautiful in their silvery-green cloak, before they throw it back to show the charming white blossoms with their golden heart. The sad part of it is that the flower lasts such a very short time. You must go early in the morning, if the day is bright and { After the insects have visited the fairylike, ivory-petaled flower there appears what would seem to be a round leaf cape on the smooth red- dish stem, It unrolls and finally covers the narrow oblong seed box. A newly opened blossom which is in the pistillate stage keeps her anthers closed tight, and pollen must be car- ried from this hostess to another by the short-tongued flies and bees that s to protect the valuable golden dust for the next day's guests. This is the plant that sheds its “blood” so freely when wounded. In the olden days, when our grand- mothers had to depend on available natural resources, they would gather these flowers and use the orange-red juice to color their sugar, tint cake icings and similar dainties, The In- 4 pend upon the burnet to return each year, and she will raise a fine family for you to give to your friends. Filipinos Importing U. S. Lumber. | A shortage of lumber in the Philip- pines has been averted by importing 6,000,000 board feet of American timber. lady's slipper and gentian in public lands, woods and highways. S T R Big Ships to Visit. Battleships from the nations of the world will anchor off Treasure Island, site of the 1939 Golden Gate Interna= tional Exposition, during the World's Fair of the West. o