davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1919-10-05

The answer 10 - easy ths4 Il seems
hardly necessary 20 interroesee Emma
Goldman as to whether she IL IN an
archist and IN undesirable citizen.
Evening star., 1919-10-05

Numerous Statesmen are out with
reservations which they confidently
believe will be the best part Of the
treaty.
Evening star., 1919-10-05

Being District food administrator WA
no easy Job, nor II that Of chairman OF
tho District fair price committee. Ask
Clarence R. Wilson. He has been the
ono and fs now the other. He knows.
Mr.. Wilson was sitting in his office
at the Department Of Justice the other
morning. reading the latest news. when a
visitor came in. The visitor was a
sympathetic sort Of fellow. who has been
in France fighting in the hrst-line
trenches, and has come homo again to
take up the peaceful walks Of nfe.
The chairman Of the fair price COM
mittee Of the District Of Columbia felt
that there was a fellow he could unbur-
den his soul to. and he did 1t. Perhaps
what he said will help throw little
light on what 1t means to be chairman
Of the fair price committee. that is work
ing hard to keep the prices OF foodstuns
from soaring out of sight
.Took at this" said Mr.. Wilson, feel
inRiy, as he pointed to the news stories
on the first page Of the paper ne had
been reading. ''Steel men strike. Great
britain tied up by strike. mayor OF
Omaha nearly hanged. murder here.
He paused for breath. Then he said:
"And yet they expect me to keep down
the price OF FOOD.
Mernbers on the organizations that
hold conventions IN the National Capt.
tai usually adorn themselves with big
h.dees at least six inches long to tell
the populace who they are. Washington
ha. long been used to these badges. so
that It hardly blinks ut . badge foot
long or notices the saudy colors-
ant the American War Mothers,
eomposed OF mothers Of American SOL
a,.r. in the world war, came to Wash
in1ton last week without the sign Of
badge. A few Of the officers. 1t Is
t.n. wore badges, but the rank and
ala of tho delegates did not.
Rut before they left the city they
ali mad equipped themselves with nice
vhite badges. Why they did 50 forms
q little story by itsen. ana snoMs,
n>rhsps, the temper OF some members
- Conrress on an important public
'ss%v ssxera1 Of the delegates. motherly-
,ooLin1 women, went to visit the
Csnitoi one afternoon. and while there
Were passing down . corridor. When
thny ran into group OF senator's.
The hall was not very wac, Aao
there was scarcely room Tor All to
rass af once. Ono legislator drew
hsek and said to his fellow legisla-
% stand back and let these suffras-
wi Whsn the delegates reported this
sneech to the convention. resolution
Evening star., 1919-10-05
| Price
Rule.

marine insurance and other minor ex-
penses to port Of destination. The
obligation Of the shipper with regard
to deAveky ceases as soon as the
goods aeeSt6pped. The merchandise
buyer. and the shipper assumes no re-
sponsibility for its arrival at port Of
destination or for any damage it may
suffer during the voyage or during
the discharge.
Bills Of Lading and Insurance Poll
cies, Responsibility Of Shipper. The
conditions Of the bills of lading and
Of the insurance policies which cover
the goods detailed in these orders
form part of said orders.
3. The shipper is met to be held re-
sponsible for any unexpected con-
tingencies or any case of "force ma
5eure." and without prejudice to the
generality. Of this stipulation the
shipper is specially exempt from re-
sponsibility in case Of strikes, floods,
fires, accidents. delays or other diff
culttes in transportation to seaboard
or ocean transportation or in case of
interruption Of these services by acts
Of government or other competent
authorities. or delays in the departure
of vessels, or any other causes beyond
the control of the shipper; all unex-
pected expenses, such as carriage,
railroad. freight, storage, fire insur-
mace. ETC.. are to be for account of
the buyer.
4. In case Of war the shipper may
insure the goods against war risks
for the account of the buyer With
out the necessity of consulting the
buyer.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
Exercise for All.

Exercise for All.
Base ball goes out with glad acclaim.
And every one rejoices;
For those whe cannot play the game
Can exercise their voices
Evening star., 1919-10-05

Several of the European govern.
ments announce . ststs Of perpetual
crisis.
Evening star., 1919-10-05

more and Ohio. and in some measure
relieve the capital from the monopoly
of a single line service. The enter
prise, however, was handicapped by
financial limitations. In The Star of
September 80. 1859. is the following
on the subject:
TT has been supposed that the Bal
Evening star., 1919-10-05

On = number OF occasions drms IN
Barcelona, Spain. 20 Consul Leonard q.
Dawson reports. have re-
DECIDING aussted the assistance OF
the consulate general IN
"1es' deciding commercial tsls-
grams recetved from business houses
in the United States. oftentames
these Messages are In codes OF which
the consulate general has no copy
nor can fitting codes be located tn
Barcelona Similar reports have been
received from other United States
government ofIices. Tho ofnctsIs OF
the United States buresu Of foreign
and domestic commerce IL preparing
to supply codes to all the principal
foreign ofiices and IL seeking the co.
operation Of American business houses
and the publishers Of al commercaA
codes to this end.
While the House merchant marine
committee 10 endeavoring to dfaft an
American marine insurance law. ad-
Evening star., 1919-10-05

Comments have been made that
American concerns corresponding with
the far east often use let
Letter ter heads which do not
u..a. show the business in which
they arc engaged. II is
suggested that q clear statement of
the principal lines carried. or even
the nature OF the business may lead
to some very desirable trade from
unexpected sources.
Tn American consul general at Sgd
ney. Australia. reports that the pub
lie library at New South Wales. sgd
ney. is very anxious that American
manufacturers continue to send their
trade catalogues and journals, 20 that
the American section Of this collec-
ton in the library may be kept up
to date. Ths American consul gen
eral will forward any such literature
sent to him.
REPEATED and numerous requests of
this kind are being received-for ex-
ample. American manufacturer are
advised that by ssnding catalogues
Neat,Ists Sna nrtss i',sS ,t to - the consulate ct
considerable equipment to 4 company
recently formed for the utiiixation
or waste or refuse from coal mines.
Among the plants to be erected are
super-power station. kinE
plat: pa eeai-Tsshins plant concrete
ti1stfon works and . light railway.
-
Investment opportunities in span.
ish Africa are IN example Of how
the American technical
EuRineerS engineers are In demand
w...., In al parts Of the world
and how American capi.
tai 10 being solicited to carry on
these development projects. Trade
Com mmissioner Arthur N. Youns re.
ports that Spanish financial interests
specializing In African development,
particularly In the colony Of Fer.
nando Po, desire to secure the co.
operative participation Of American
capital IN the development Of Q larr,
land coneession, port works and q
shivping enterprise. This concession
consists Of about 24.710 acres ana is
reported to contain large supplies
Of dns woods and other tropical prod
ucts. The United states bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce 10 adj
there 10 IN extensive demand IN
SLAM for tools and cutlery. due 70
that countrys Agricultural and indus.
trial development
WILL P. KENNEDY.
Evening star., 1919-10-05


cargo will not be
Invoices Must passed by the
Go With Cargo. on..a ] MARITIME -
accompanied by invoices and other
documents. The American Chamber OF
Commerce requests that the widest
publicity be given urging American
exporters to mail invoices so as to ar
rive with the cargo. thus keeping Sc
rious criticism from American trade
methods.
The quoting Of r. o. B. New York
for foreign shipment has been confus-
ing and has occasioned some feelings
among foreign buyers Of sharp prac-
tice BY American concerns. The trade
commissioner Of the bureau Of foreign
and domestic commerce at Melbourne.
Australia, has recently called to the
attention Of tho United States gov
ernment authorities several cases
which indicate an element Of uncer-
tainty In quotations made by export
ers. Several Australian importers
have requested his Interpretation of
IF. o. B. New York" In every case
the American exporter has held "F.
O. B. New York" meant only payment
Of freight to the city of New York
that is, carriage. warehouse and other
incidental charges are for the account
Of the importer. Where goods have
been shipped promptly. the question
has not been important, but with the
long delays due to unsettled shipping
conditions, the securing of export H.
censes and other causes for delay, the
question as to who was to bear these
charges has become seriouS-
It would seem from the tnvesttga.
tions that have been made by the fed
eral bureau from its New York Of
nee that there 10 an element OF un-
certainty and a varying practice
among American concerns a. to their
method Of quoting "F. O.. B. New
York" With inland firms It appears
to be the general practice to quote
in this way, while with professional
exporters in New York quotations are
usually made 'rF. O. B. vessels New
York" The latter quotation Is. OF
course, preferable from tho stand.
point Of the foreign importer. ana
also because Of its eliminating any
possibility Of misunderstanding Tne
federal authorities suggest that nIms
quoting IF. o. B. New York sno0!o
take pains to explain that Az charges
after arrival in New York city: o.
other ports. are for the account OF
the importer.
Evening star., 1919-10-05
DimcuIt Definition

Di@calt Definition.
Exactly what IL bolahevisms.
II wouldn't Undertake to say. It
looks As If the bolshevists themsair.s
were beginning to quarrel on the
paint"
Evening star., 1919-10-05
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

tfmore and Potomac Railroad Company
have not tho requisite funds to push
forward the work rapidly. from the
fact that 1t has seemed in . hating
fact that in the last report OF Gov
Bowie. president Of tho road. he
stated that an issue of bohds was in
contemplation. Gov. Bowie. however.
has taken pains to repel any such
inferences. He claims that the road IL
other road not subsidized by govern
ment. and greater progress. for In
stance. than the Point OF Rocks road.
built by the great Baltimore and
Ohio. with its overlooking treasury
We should hope it was! II 1t is max
ing no more progress than that con-
Germ. with its single gravel car.
Washington may we'll despair OF see
ing it completed within the lifetime
Of the present generation.
Mr.. Bowie says upon the BOND
question that no road has been built
without bonds. and that: The part OF
the Potomac road which will be built
before we issue any bonds. and upon
which we propose to predicate, VIII
have of course. two or three times
bonds will be applied to the compile
ton of: so that we will have much
stronger basis for the issue OF our
bonds and the value attached to them
than most roads This is all correct
and to the purpose. Go ahead ana Is
sue the bonds and let the ROAD ron
on.
The Franklin School building vas
dedicated October .. 1869. and The
Star Of that day
Franklin School contained . three
column report Of
Uedlcatlon. the ceremonies The
building is described in that account
as one of the finest edifces erected
for school purposes In the United
States, IAN ornament to the National
CAPITAL and q credit to our public
school system" The Star said regard
ing the structure:
"The edifice is in all respects the
best for the purpose for which It was
designed in this part OF the country.
and indeed. it is claimed by many TO
ba the finest and most complete
schoolhouse on the western continent.
The lot on which It is situated was
purchased by the corporauon ,,t sUo
< 600 feet. which is admirably et.
uated. 1t being on very hign groana
and one Of the bes. drained ned lots 9,nd.r IN
one roof there are essentlaiiy t~o
With tn ssDa1.ss sSys ssa T5a' fda rs sn
accommodating in all 900 pupils ana
originally calculated for ,afs1msdisee the sssH
and secondary schools OF the nrst
school SI% district. though present emer-
sencies may compel q dinerent ap-
- thA rooms.
"The design of this building va us
Nj. cluss. architect. who ,+ins has = sups 70
NJ II q. Wilson. for several years q
Of the board ,sd,. Of Trustees ,s ass for
pFu Fsn,, ths first he devoted much OF his
time and attention to seeing that the
work was carried forward: - cnais .,,
man of the building committee. unsii
he ceased to be q member OF tne
board. To his successor. J. 9; SroMn.
much credit is also due for the man
nar In which he has superintended the
finishing and furnishing OF tho ouiio-
ing"
Evening star., 1919-10-05
Strict Business,

Would you throw . tomato At that
speakeri" asked . rough auditor.
NO." replied the grocer; mot un.
less he paid for it in sdvsneas
Evening star., 1919-10-05
somelAing 1n1fng.

somezAtng Sff1tng.
sThere's ono thing I regret about
prohibition" said Uncle Bill Bottle.
top.
"What's that"
ut has deprived mo Of the first
class entertainment those temperance
lecturers used to put up"
Evening star., 1919-10-05

Washington was hoping fifty years
ago for the early completion of the
Baltimore and Po-
r a p Railroad tomac railroad to
afford competition
GAAaAces. with the Baltf-
Evening star., 1919-10-05
STRAWS In THE TRADE CURRENT


panies and insert the r. p. A. clause
Gree from particular average) IN
their insurance policies comes from
Consul Henry p. Starrett in Adelaide
Australia. He points out that IN =
letter dated July %. Charles Atkins q
Co., Ltd. ono Of the leading machin-
cry importers Of South and West Aus
tralia, draws attention to the o1nef-
ence between the wording OF marine
insurance policies issued in America
and what are known as Institute
Cargo Clause No. g." issued by the
British insurance companies, and re-
ferring particularly to the term "Free
from particular average" 1t appears
from the letter that If cargo is dam
aged by a vessel which strikes
rock. but afterward manages to reach
port, under the British policies that
fact constitutes a technical strand
ing" and the insurance company is
made responsible for the damage, but
some American companies evidently
repudiate any liability for damage
sertion of the following clause Is rec
ommended:
Warrant free from particular aver
age unless the vessel or craft be
stranded. sunk or burnt,
Insurance but the assurers are to
~ pay the insured value of
any package or packages
which may be totally lost in loading,
transshipment or discharge. also any
loss Of or damage to the interest in
sured which may reasonably be at
tributed to fire. collision or contact of
the vessel or craft or conveyance with
any external substance (ice fncluded)
other than water. or to discharge Of
cargo at a port OF distress. also to
pay landing. warehousing. forwarding
and special charges If incurred
Comment on an important phase of
trade promotion il found in a report
just received from Consul Albert W.
Pontius. in Canton. China. in which he
points out that the lack OF American
firms will always act as a handicap
to the satisfactory development of
trade with the United States The pro-
motion Of American trade in that To-
cality, he says, can best be accom-
plished by establishing American
business houses or connections in
Hongkong, the proximity Of Canton
making representations there COM
para lively simple matter. Whenever
possible quotations should be made
elf. Hongkong or Canton American
manufactured goods arc in high IA
vor. he says, and are being sold in
gradually increasing quantities. It
must be remembered that much Of the
existing trade is for goods consumed
by a population whose purchasing
power is small
Exporters Association in Buenos
Aires, Consul General W. Henry Rob-
ertson has transmitted from Argen-
tina the English translation Of the
general conditions Of sale adopted by
the association when taking orders in
that market for American products:
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note that the preliminary steps ZOE
the organization were taken here just
fifty years ago. In The Star of oc-
tober 2. 1889. is the following news
item:
yesterday a number of ladies met
in the parlors of the Young Mems
Christian Association to take steps
for the organization of IAdteS
Christian Association. DR.. Gram
mer of Baltimore made few remarks
upon the general plans OF procedure:
and Gen. D. o. Howard made brief
address, showing the need Of an or
Eanization of this character. in which
he said that steps had already been
taken for the establishment OF a
refuge for unfortunate females
where they may be guarded by home
influences and taught habits of in
dustry and profit. A house had been
procured and was in process OF
furnishing. Here their help was
needed. In accordance with the voice
of the meeting, a committee was ap-
pointed, consisting of ladies of the
various churches of the city, who
were to meet at the Young Mems
Christian Association rooms Tuesday
noon, October s. to make arrange
ments for a general meeting Of the
ladies for the purpose Of organising
a Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion."
Evening star., 1919-10-05

Consul General Sammons has cablet
from Shanghai that after October 3(
Evening star., 1919-10-05

When the plan was proposed ant
executed Of replacing the Long hridg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
100000 TYPHUS CASES
ON CAUCASUS SLOPES
Red Cross BUSHES Relief to Kuban
Where Many Are Dying of Dis
ease Without Drugs.

Core spondence of the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 30.-A Cossack herds
man from the eastern corner of the
Black sea. in high astrakhan cap and
faded long coat, recently wandered
into American Red Cross headquarters
in Paris. He had sold everything he
owned in order to meet the expense
of a journey across Europe to tell the
Red Cross that the Cossacks of Kuban
were dying of typhus.
He told his story to the commits
sioner. who ordered an imme date in
vestigation. Maj. Edwin c. Dexter of
Urbana. Ill. formerly head of the
Montenegrin Unit of the American
port on conditions. He found there
were 100000 cases of typhus on the
slopes of the Caucasus and that
throughout the Kuban district there was
a lack of all drugs and medical supplies.
Not only were the people dying Of
disease, but the wounded soldiers of
the arm9 engaged in frontier fighting
were without dressings or anes-
thetics for even major operations. Not
in the whole of Kuban was there a
single ounce of ether or chloroform
AS result of these reports, the
American Red Cross has QUILTED a
ship to proceed to Kuban with com
plete equipment for 500-bed hospital
800 tons of drugs and 1900 tons of
clothing. Ten Red Cross officers and
fifteen American relief administration
workers make up the unit. which will
establish a hospital and distribute the
supplies, with the full authority of the
de facto government of the Kuban
republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
TAKING HIS PLEASURES
NOW MORE SERIOUSLY
Visitor to London Theater Notes
Marked Changes Since War in
Tone and Dress of Audiences.

LONDON. June "a Correspondence
of the Associated Press).--Americans
who have not been in London since
the beginning of hostilities, but who
are now here in large numbers. are
finding many changes in the city and
it's institutions. Particularly is this
true of the theaters and music halls.
where in other days they enjoyed
the audience as much as they did the
program.
bra the other night. There he had
often seen the ballet Tut there now
he found new world. There was
a ballet, to be sure, but this time
it was Russian ballet But what
surpy;Sed him most was that between
eatn ballet the excellent orchestra,
conducted by capable Russian.
played classical music and the audi
ence sat still and listened to it. Very
few people left their seats, and the
girls in the PIKE rows did not ogle
the young Zen in the stalls. There
seemed 70 be no more connection
between the performers and the audi
ence than there usually is at a con-
cert n ~ae not so in other days.
The audience, too, surprised him.
1t was of the thoughtful kind, and
more fashionably gowned than be-
fore the war. Nearly every one, he
observed, was in evening clothes, the
women paying particular attention to
the mode of the moment. A notice
asked the audience to smoke as lit
tie as possible" and, as he remarked
there was no vocal evidence of the
proximity Of the bar.
In a one-time music hall, where a
popular actress was being featured
and where the sallies from the stage
formerly were greeted with uproari-
Gus laughter, there was now nothing
more apparent than good-humored
tolerance.
IT suppose 1t is the war" he said
for it is certain the Londoner is
taking his pleasures much more seri-
ousiy than when 1 vas last here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
PARCHMENTS PRESERVED
IN DARK, STEEL DRAWER
Present Appeals as to Care of Dec
laration of Independence and
Constitution Recall Report.

The present appeals that are being
made for better care and safety of
the originals of the Declaration of
the nation, now stored in the State
War and Navy building. recall an
interesting report of the committee
of the National Academy of Sciences.
which was appointed some years ago
to examine the original copy Of the
Declaration of independence and
comm unicate with the Secretary of
State as to its care and preservation.
The report was as follows: THE
instrument has suffered very seri-
cusiy from harsh treatment to which
IL was exposed in the earlier years of
the republic. folding and rolling
having creased and broken the parch-
ment. The wet-press copying op-
Grafton. to which it was exposed
about 1920. for the purpose of pro-
ducing facsimile copies, removed a
exposure TO the action of light for
more than thirty years while the in
strument was placed on exhibition
has resulted in the fading Of the ink.
particularly of the signatures. The
present method of caring for the in
strument seems to be the best that
can be suggested.
/, The committee is pleased to find
that no evidence of mold or other
disinsegrating agents can be discov-
cred upon the parchment. by micro
scopic examination, or any evidence
that disintegration is now in progress.
The committee suggests that a
photograph be taken of the document
from time to time to aid in future in
vestlGations.
,j'The committee does not consider it
wiseato apply any chemicals with a
view TO restoring the original color
OF the ink, because such application
could be but partially successful, as
considerable percentage of the
original ink was removed in making
the copy about 1920 and alsS because
such application might result in seri-
Gus discoloration of the parchment
Tor the last nine years." says the
report. "the Declaration has been
kept hat in frame between two
sheeas of glass in q drawer of steel
case, and seldom exposed to the light
and air, Sand the committee of sci
entists suggested that the instrument
be kept in the dark and as dry as
possible and never placed on exhibit
ticn.,fy
The State Department, in making
this report public some years ago
denied that the declaration has even
been on exhibition at any of the great
fairs since the Centennial exposition
in ts7s. It was returned to the De-
partment of State in 1877, and since
then has never been out of the de.
eartment building, and had not beer
ON exhi bition, even in the department
for some ten years or more.