davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1928-12-15

Majesty is not losing grUund'. Il was
signed by Sir Stanley Hewitt and Lord
Dawson of Penn. Last nights bulletin
announced that an operation on the King
for drainage of the right side of the chest
had been successfully performed in the
evening ano thai His Majestg's conc ion
was satisfactory. The bulletin was sign
ed by six medical men, including Sir
Hugh Righy, Honorary Surgeon to the
King, who performed the operation and
Doctor Francis ShjpWay, Senior Hon0ra-
ny anaestetlst to Guys Hospital. The 0p-
Grafton was completed shortly before
eight O'Clock, the Prince of Wales and
the Duke and Duchess Of Yor being
with the Queen while it was performed.
The likelihood Of the operation was limited
in the afternoon bulletin, which mentioned
that some purulent fluid had been remov-
ed by puuc ure during the m0rrjN~ AID
thai I4tyHe. drainage would b. nocOs,ar5.
Al am. .eI 2!}ci' ,,3o A. t., ID
pGetaI5t prior t)Il.tnl .n., % r3i'a.
st4..> NO make clear Ii. u.1 e J. IN !.
Ions aHI aElta5,.i- .t'..,, ~ Is nAcs-
sary ~ 5 ., that IN &t12ral DlOOu ~
lection ana toXaculd ,,ere~In the first
two weeks prominent features and caus-
ed one time grave anxiety. Moreover,
the case has not presented the characters
islics of typical paeumlnla Seven DAYS
ago the condition OF the general Infection
had 0eto ne less prominent and The blood
cultures we're sterile, tn0u2h all medical
M Nui llOW thar starliIfy OF blood cut
lures is 1)C conclusive evidence tlat tn
general affection ut5ca45ei Dlrlas the
last five days the temperature had a@alu
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days the ability which made him an outstanding smesnber of the parish theatrical cssts in bis youth
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but would lay up a great fortune.
 The professors memoirs quote Hall as saying: " I'm going for that metaP."
 "I've Got it!v
 Six months later Hall came to the laboratory and said: "Profes- sor, I've got it." In his hand lay a dozen little globules of alumi- mum, the first ever made by the electrelytic process in this coun- try.
 Jewett pulled out his watch and noted that he had class.
 Return" he told the student, ''in two hours and tell me all about it.
 A few months later the same invention was achieved by Paul l.. V. Heroult, in France. Contro- versy over who was first with the invention led to court action, which Hall won, mostly because of testi- mony of his old professor.
 Hall loved his Alma Mater with a devotion that always found ex- pression in gifts, and when he died the great sum was willed to it.
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other of the correspondents would come the questions.
 Will you comment on So and Sos statement GovernorY
 How It's Done
 Yes. 1 believe and he would launch into detailed discussion of the question involved. Perhaps some bit Of the information would be confidential, something he could not say for publication at the time. This part is off the record he would remark, and then without further ado, he would plunge ahead with some state- ment which gave the newspaper men a complete understanding Of the situation for their information and background. but which would have been, at least. highly embar- rassing to the governor if printed.
 Sometimes the governor has re- galed the writers for an hour or so with interesting stories and anecdotes recalled by some point in their talk, acting out the parts of the characters in the stories. He is an excellent mimic and carries over from his amateur theatrical
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POPCORN BALLS tTEn)

POPCORN BALLS (TEN)
 ? quarts freshly popped corn
 ctIp sugar
 1 cup ri1olnsses or sorghum
 ? tablespoons vinegar
 # cup water
 tablesboon butter
 A teapsoon soda. e
 Carefully inspect the popcorn and discard all unpopped kernels. Mix, the sugaf, inoissses. vinegar water Sand butter. Cook, without stirflnE, over a moderate fire Until a small portion slowly poured into cold water becomes brittle. Add the soda and mix well and pour over the popcorn. Mix thoroughly with a long handled spoon until the syrup has become well blended with the corn. Let stand until cool enough to handle and then take up by handfuls and press into balls in the palms of the hands.
 Popcorn balls quickly lose their freshness and should net stand more than two or three hours. The corn may. be pDpped previously if desired and when ready to be made in balls may be relocated in . slow oven. Do not salt the pobcorn to be used in balls.
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Free and Easy.
 WithF Press;Nuisld Bun
 "OGicinl Spokesn,a,,'
tconrlnuea rroai Page one i,

keep. from print the confidential and personal remarks passed in the discussions.
 Presaging unprintable statements by This is off the record" he has revealed to them some of the in nermost secrets of his political and executive strategy. He has allowed himself to be quoted di- rect upon virtually all of the im- portant questions of his admins tration, and he has verbally un- dertaken to answer virtually all the questions shot at him from po- lltlcally speaking-both friendly and unfriendly newspaper editors.
 Informal Meetings
 In contrast to the highly formal meetings with the correspondents in Washington. the Albany confer ences have been both informal and gay. For instance, during the campaign, he frequently met the news men in the executive mansion. They would sit in a circle abont the easy chair in which he-more often than not-- would curl mp with his legs across it's arms. Then iron one or an-
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oBERLIN, O., Oct. BOA boy who worked his way through Ober- Hin College by moving lawns and beating carpets, and left 1t S12,- O0O, 900 when he died, was hon. ored here today.
 The boy who died in 1914, was Charles M. Hall He invented the modern process of making alumi- mum. The program today also marked the tooth anniversary of the discovery 0f aluminium which Hall made commercially possible.
 Oberlin Alumni associations in all parts of the world were asked to meet and honor the memory of the institutions most distinguishe cd graduate.
 Memorial Tablet
 The memorial to Hall will be @ tablet. placed on the house in the rear of which he worked in shed Hall found the key to the process Feb. 23, 1886. He at once told Professor Jewett, his old mentor in chemistry, now dead and Jew .ett's good memory of that event later resulted in Hall winning a law suit involving ownership of the fabulously important process.
 The tablet on the house at East College and Pleasant street, un- yelled today, reads:
 In This House, Charles Martin Hall discovered the electrolytlc process of making aluminium, Feb. 23, 1886. the year following his graduation from Oberlin College, thus making available for industry a metal long known but little used"
 sia Life Story
 The life story of the earnest young student of chemistry is flc- ton in every day life.
 Professor Jewett took care be- fore he died to record his associa- tion with Hall He recalled him as boy of IA, coming to his laboratory to buy test tubes with money be had scraped together. J One day in class, said Jowett, he remarked to his students that If anyone could perfect a process whereby aluminium could be made on commercial scale he not only would De benefactor to the world,
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To all persons concerned:

To all persons concerned:
 My wife, Mrs. Lillian Bahrt, has left my home, and I have made settlement of all property rights with her and she has ex- ecuted an agreement not to hold me responsible for any of her debts in the future. will there fore not be responsible for any debts incurred by the said Lillian Bahrt from and after the 5th day of September, 1928.
 HENRY L. BAffRT.
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OFFICER COTTRELL
 TRANSFERRED SOUTH

Warrant Officer F. B. Cottrell, Pay clerk on the Coast Guard Cut ter Unalga, has been transferred to the base at Oakland, Cal. II. c. Scholl from base headquarters at San Francisco, will succeed MT. Cottrell, who leaves on the Yukon for Seattle tonight where he will join his family and all will go south and make their home in Oakland.
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.Helping~ +Ior1len1aker

ust enough to blend. Too much nhxlng, handling or rolling will causc, the doughnuts to become tough.
 When the ingredients arc mixed, plhce upon a well flUured board and roll out until tha dough, Is one-third of an inch thick. Fry in deep, hot fat until wsil browhed on the under side, turn With fork and brown the other side. Remove on fork and let dfip. Place on edge side by side oh q soft paper which will absorb any suplus fat. When cool the doughhuts may be covered with powdered sugar and stored In an earthen- ware jar or the cooky box. Some persons prefer to sugar the dough- nuts when ready for serving.
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By LOUISE BENNETT WEAvEn
 REFRESHMENTS FOR

By LOUISE BENNETT WEAvEn ADVERTISEMENTS FOR
 HALLOWEEN popoorn Balls Apples Da nuts Cider Ham sA idwiches Coffee Pump If Pie Topped with
 thlpted Cream baeeh ts Cider 2.--k Walnut Fudge
 Nut Bread Sandwiches
 Pear Salad Sngared Popcorn and Nuts Pumpkin Pie Coffee Jellied Fruit Salad. Colored Yellow Brown Bread Sandwiches Orange Bherbet Gold Cakes Coffee
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FIREMEN ANSWER
 MIDNIGHT ALARM

Chimney sparks from tho Frye Bruhn store building, caused fire alarm to be turned in about mid night last night. There wasf no resulting blaze, The apparatus that answered the call returfied to the fire housesafter inyestlkat- ing. .sel a.sy .a.ssS
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DoUoHNuTs (Llbbt. spIey ones)

1. cup sugar
 3 ta0lespoons fat, melted. 2 egks :.
 teAspoon sAlt teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg. 1 cnp milk
 | cups flour.
 q teaspoous baking powder. Mix the fat and sugar. Add the eeks aud bept for 2 minutes. Add the fest of the ingredients and mix
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0berln College today will dedicate tablet to the memory o Hall who worked his through the institution by beating carpets and moving lawns and left SIP when He discovered the eectroyc of making aluminium shed which be at he of the home abov The will be placed the wall of the home Hall IS pie tured he looked in his student days.
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Suggestions For Halloween

Make small butter balls Into pumpkin shapes and insert stalks of parsley for the stems.
 Dip stick into melted chocolate and mark faces on popcorn ba'is apples, cookies, cakes and round waters.
 Make jack O lantern faces on red apples by cutting through the thin red skin. aBs.
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Chostiy Sisters TerTify Manila
 After Nighttall

(CoEtlnued from Page Onej
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number of the children were taken | i'll with the influenza during the epidemic and much to their disap- pointment had to give up their parts and few of the numbers loriginally intended for the program were cut out.
 The hall will be prettily deco rated, the work of the men of the decoration committee under Hans Berg, who is also chairman of the entertainment committee. A Christ mas tree that reaches to the ceil- ing glittering with scores of light ed lamps and decorated with ( burden of tinsel and colored or naments, is in place in the hall
 There will be presents gwen by Santa Claus himself to all the youngsters there and the lodge members wish to explain to the children that it was with much difficulty that Santa was induced to stop over on his return trip to the North Pole and be here to hand out the candy and toys to the children tonight.
 The Women of Mooseheart will serve refreshments after the pro- gram to the attending crowd which will include the greater part of the members of the order in and around Juneau and they are all in vited with their wives and chil- dren.
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GETS S25,OO0
 FOR DRY PLAN
Wins Award for Suggesting How Enforcement Can
 Be Accomplished

WhSIIINGTON, De c. 27.-Fed- eral Prohibition agents expressed the opinion that the $25.000 prize whining plan of Chester Mills for Prohibition enforcement is good one. but virtually all of his sug- gestions are now already in ef- feet.
 Mills. former Prohibition En- forcement Administrator of fine New York District has won the w. C. Durant award. He adyo- cated curbing diversion of indus trial alcohol and suppressing the independent denaturing plants and scrutinizing permits. He also urged that dry enforcement be taken out of politics.
 Prohibition Commissioner Dorap said Mills proposal was "mere- ly old stuff for new money. adding that diversion of alcohol was a minor source of liquor production.
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MOOSE WILL GIVE ANNUAL XMAS. TREE
 ENTERTAINMENT

From two to three hundred youngsters of parents, members of the Moose Lodge, will be the spe- cial guests of Santa Claus at the 18th annual Christmas tree and program that is to be given at the Moose Hall at 73O o'clock this evening.
 Since the local Order was or ganized here over 15 years ago, the Christmas program has been one of the biggest events of the Lodge for children during the year, and this season 1t is going to eclipse any held in the past ac- cording to the various commit tees in charge of the evenings en- ltertainment.
 The Moose Legion. the Women of Mooseheart and all of the asso- .ciated bodies have heen preparing the several entertaining features of the program for some weeks past and a good time for all present Is assured.
 The big entertainment of the evening will be the several speak ing, singing and acting numbers put on and staged by the kiddies themselves, with over 50 children taking part during the program Mrs. C. Ingman with Mrs. K. Hil- dre have been coaching the chil-e dren in their various parts for nearly a month and at the final re- hearsal the young tots carried off their parts with perfection. A large
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tCoLtlnued rom Page Onej some have been painted and I few have been made of flowers The crosses range from simple t1 elaborate. Some consist of just two straight lines. Others have been executed artistically and with much care.
 The story of the three sisters has had the effect of curbinc neighborly visits in the evening Fearing that they might find the dreaded phantoms on their thres- hold, people answer knocks at the door after nightfall only with the greatest of reluctance.
 Even more incredulous. and also more serious, is a supersti- tion disclosed in a recent Phil ippine constabulary report from Davao, Mindanao, in the south ern part of the archipelago.
 The report said that Chinese store owner and three other Der sons had been killed by the Atlas. . pagan mountain tribe, to fulfill a superstition that wife must be buried with the hands of four murdered persons in order to en- ter paradise.
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Destruction of Rum
 Source of Expense

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Li- quor seized by customs and val ued at $3,6O0.OOO for the year is a '.source of expense rather than profit" Customs Commissioner Camp declares. as all is destroyed under the present Treasury De- partment policy.
 I've have no way of telling the quality of the liquor; the best way is to destroy it," the says.
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Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. s.
 Weather Bureau

Forecast for Junean and vicinity. beginning today: Fair and slightly colder tonight Friday erly winds
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B. M. Bel,rends Co.,. Inc.

Is years experience. hopes Hoo- Yer has not the same notions of fishing as MT. Coolidge, who de- scribed it as "childs play"
 Fishing here is not 'child's play Capt. Gilbert holds. of any thing it IS a mans job to hook and land these monsters of the sea"
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Soldiers Routed from Barracks by Fire Which
 Destroys 2 Story Bldg

FORT SWELLING, Minn., Dec. N.-Forty soldiers were routed from the quarters when fire of undetermined origin destroyed the two story barracks of Company l.. Third Infantry. The loss is esti- mated at $10,O00. The barracks were built in 1875.
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FREMONT, NeD., Dec. 27-- Nine teen-year-o Josephine M. Schae- fer took an airplane ride during a Fourth of July celebration at Hum phrey two years ago. Thai settled the career question for her. She would be a pilot.
 Her father, Joseph. Schaefer of Norfolk, didn't take so kindly to the idea. Josephine determined upon earning her own money 10 pay the tuition at flying school But jobs for young women were scarce.
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The girl came to Fremont, tried several jobs and finally found she could make and save more money as waitress. Che worked 12 hours day, every Gay until she had saved SG00. With it she maid for q 50-hour course.
 Josephine now is finding out that an ambitious aviation enthusiast spends many hours on the ground toying with valves and pistons be- fore she goes aloft.
 Her father relented and bought the girl flying togs.
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big one will do and never tires. He's fond of fishing and can take advice"
 Capt, Harry Coons of the yacht Eagle Eye" thinks Hoover will get a thrill in the Gulf Stream. They strike like falling boulders, !" Capt. Coon says.
 Capt. William Gilbert, a guide of
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NOTh.-observaons Paul. Dutch lfarbor Kodiak Ju Prince Rupert, Portland Fran cisco made at am.
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Gulf Stream Fishing
 To Test Hoover's Skill

tconsinn-n rro= -ase one.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
DARR SAYS POLICE
HERE ARE NOT BAD
Few ..BIack Sheep but
Force Generally Honest,
He Tells Chamber.

Barring a few black sheep" the
members of the Metropolitan Police
force of Washington generally are
honest in the performance of their
duty and sincere In their loyalty to the
service, Charles w. Darr, acting presi-
dent OF the Washington Chamber of
Commerce, declared lasi night at the
FIRST rail- meeting OF the organization
at the Willard Hotel
Mr.. Darr, chairman. Of the chamber
committee on police, rire< protection and
public safety, urged that the 1citizenry
ana ottlclaluom of Washington con-
slider ali phases of the work OF the
local police before leveling criticisms
at the department as a whole.
Let us place ourselves IN the posi-
ton of the average policeman who is
honest and giving good service. before
voicing criticisms OF the department"
ne urged.
"Inere is less crime here in proper
ton to the population of the District
Than In any other city in the United
States.
There are, of course, few blac:,.
sheep in any organization of the SiL.
of the Washington police force, but how
lew out OF Tile .0.al vi nSal.y I,4oU
IIlEIlU0IS VI GAlC uCpdl OillCilt.
An appeal for contributions for aid
for storm sufferers was made in let
ter to the local chamber from William
Butterworth, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States.
plea Tor greater care III autollU-
bile driving, as means of minimizing
The amounting toll of deaths in auto
mobile accidents, was delivered by
Howard M. Starring, manager of the
safety department Oh the American Au-
tomobile Association.
The chamber voted unanimous ap-
prevail of referendum No. So of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States on the agricultural situation,
which urges, in part, tariff for the
benefit of farmers, cooperative meas
ures and the appointment of farm
board to make definite remedial rec
concentrations to Congress for action.
c. Manson Foote's submitted a report
for the membership committee, show
ing the addition of So new members
since July l.
The local chamber will hold joint
banquet at the Mayflower Hotel next
Tuesday evening with a delegation
from the Allentown, Pa, Chamber OF
Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19

luton protesting against such methods.
The resolution. copies of which were
cent to President Coolidge, prohibition
authorities. the Distrist Commissioners
and the chief of police, alluded to the
wholesale and indiscriminate shooting,
assaultina. and rough handling of coll
ored citizens of the District by Federal
prohibition agents and members of the
Metropolitan police.
The resolution charges further that
the police have broken and entered
private homes without proper warrants
or without lawful cause, have destroyed
private property and have otherwise
conducted themselves unlawfully and
without restraint"
Laying emphasis on the desire of coll
ored citizens to cooperate In proper law
enforcement, the resolution stressed the
belief of the ministers that the con-
tinuance of present methods will result
cnlv In greater disrespect for the law.
The Ministers Conference includes
the pastors of all colored Baptists
churche In Washington and nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
DRAMA is PLANNED.

The st. Peters Players, met yesterday
and outlined plans for the year after
newly-elected officers were installed by
Rev. j. c. Murphy. supervisor Of the
players. The officers are Alfred A.
McGarraghy, president; Katherine
O'Donnell, vice president; Helen Cuddy,
secretary, and Howard Smith, treasurer.
Special committees were appointed to
handle club activities. Miss Agnes
Mccarthy was placed In charge Of
music. Miss Blanche Lothrop, Robert
Dillon and Francis McGarraghy are to
handle all direction work.
The first play of the new year was
announced to be ION The Hiring Line. y
The play Is under the direction of
Robert Dillon and the cast includes
Catherine Davis, Blanche Lothrop.
Mildred Repetti Margaret Conley, Nor
man Sims, Thomas O'Donnell. Francis
McGarraghy, Howard Smith and Ernest
Conley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
ARMY OFFICERS CHANGED.

Lieut.. Col. John c. Fairfax, U. S.
Infantry, has been relieved from duty
with Organized Reserves at Greenville.
S. c., land assigned to the 22nd Infan.
try at Camp Mcclellan. Ala; Capt
John Lynch, Infantry, has been trans
ferred from Providence, r. l.. to Fort
Sam Houston, Tex: Capt. Harold a
Barnes, Quartermaster Corps. from the
Philippines to Trenton for duty with
the New Jersey National Guard; Capt
David e. Barnett, 22nd Infantry from
Fort Mcpherson. Ga, to Greenville
s. c.. and Capt. Harold w. Webbr,
Signal Corps, from Fort Banjam',
Harrison, Ind, to Fort Monmouth, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
RECORD DAY FOR DISTRICT
CORPORATION COUNSEL
Assistant Disposes of GIT Police
Cases-Fines Assessed Against
Prisoners Total $1,000.

Figures compiled at Police Court yes
terday show that the number of cases
handled through the assistant corpora
lions counsel's Office Monday were
greater than any other day this year.
Altogether SIT cases passed through the
office. OF these, sos we're on the col
lateral list and 1863 locked up. The
amount of fines collected from the
record number of prisoners was only
$1,000 however, which is considerably
less than the average. according to
Financial Clerk A. j. Sanford.
Although records for other years we're
not available at court yesterday. Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Edward M.
Thomas. In charge of the office. who
has been at the court IA years, says he
does not recall day when more cases
were brought into the Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19

Rube Goldberg once said. "You can forgive
man for wearing a wrist watch, YOU can
find some excuse for the man who plays the
ukelele; you can sympathize with the man
who has fiat feet but no one can excuse the
man who is afflicted with an ingrown
Crouch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
COLORED MINISTERS
DECLARE GRIEVANCE
Baptist Conference Protests Meth
DDS Employed Against Race by
Police and Prohibition Agents.

Charges that violent and illegal
methods are employed by local police
and Federal prohibition officials in en-
forcing the laws among colored resi-
dents of Washington were aired at a
meeting yesterday of the Baptist Min
listers Conference and resulted in the
adoption by that body of formal reso-