davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27

At special meeting of the Del
aware City school board all mem
bers of the 1930-1931 faculty were
reelected for the coming year. The
teachers reelected were: Principal
Samuel A. Scholl for his fourth
year; Miss Madge Pollard, Miss
Grace Smedley and Albert E. Fa-
sick, high school; Miss Virginia
Walls, seventh and eighth grades;
Mrs. Ebenora G. Clark, fifth and
sixth grades; Miss Alberta Cooper,
third and fourth grades; Miss
Mary Melvin, second grade; Mrs.
Pearl G. Harris, first grade.
Smyrna times., 1931-05-27

Frank Sapp, of Milford, has a
So bill drawn on the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, of Milford, dated
October 81, 1861, and signed I. A.
Hazard, cashier; w. N. Dorsey,
president. He also has a ten cent
bill of the City of Wilmington, dat
ed 1861, John F. Miller, treasurer;
]. M. Turner, president. He also
has bill of 20 shillings, dated
1776, and a beautiful Columbian
half dollar with the silver cut
away leaving in relief the ship of
Columbus.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01

CALSHOT, Eng, Oct. (U.SD
Flight Lieut.. g. H. Stainforth
today revealed that he set q
new worlds airplane speed mark
of 4O8 8 miles an hour with his
eye fixed on a cloud--so blurred
were other landmarks at that
terrific speed.
Official notification by the air
ministry that he had bettered his
own previous mark of 379 miles
an hour brought little comment
from the flight lieutenant who
was playing cards in the officers
mess here. Stainforth said:
81 thought / had done 1t"
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
WILSON AMENDS
REMARKS ON
THE LEGION
Methodist Dry Softens His
Criticism; Claims Words
Were Somewhat GarbIed"

ALTON, H., Oct. u.N.S.).
While asserting his earlier re,
marks on the subject had been
'misinterpreted," DR.. Clarence
True Wilson insisted today that
the American Legion has been
"at the mercy of a rough ele-
ment." He said:
"NO one would attack the
American Legion as such"
DIR. Wilson is general secretary
Of the Methodist Episcopal Board
Of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals. Before the South
ern Methodist Episcopal confer
ence here, he said:
'It (the LegiOn) contains too
many noble and true citizens,
but they have a perfect right
to say Of the crowd that opened
mp Detroit for a big carOuSe
and established their head
quarters over in windsor.
that these men will be con.
demned by their own members
who think the American Legion
ought not be used for an at
tack on the constitution Of their
country.
"As to their voting wet,
have only to say that If that
is their sentiment they have as
much right to vote wet rs I
have to vote dry. But they
ought not to wear that uniform
while in company with Iewd
companions and in drunken
orgies, and they cannot do it
without raising the indignation
of the American citizen"
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
Ely Is ReGppOinted
Safety Group Head

Selden M. Ely. supervising prin-
cipal of the fifth division of pub
lie schools. yesterday was re.
appointed chairman of the com.
mittee on safety.
Others reappointed to the com
mittee include Miss Miss Elsie
E. Green. Miss ]. r. McCardell
Charles K. Finckel. Miss Ruth
e. Dick, Miss H. M. Knighton,
and Miss Annie c. Keliher for
the white schools; and John c.
Bruch. Miss L. G. Robinson, Mrs.
F.. B. Gould. and Mrs. M, T.
Latimore, for the colored schools.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
Relief for COLOred
JObLeSs Discussed

A relief plan for unemployed
colored people of the city was the
topic of a mass meeting held at
the Bulah Baptist Church, Six
tieth and Dix SITS. N. E., last
night. .,.....
The principal speakers were
Miss Mamie H. Burrows, presi-
dent Of the National Training
School for Women and Girls, of
lincoln Heights; Dean George A.
Parker, of the Terrell Law School,
and president of the Federation
Of Parent. Teacher Association; DR..
?. r. johnson, Frank Coleman,
and w. H. James.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01

"Humpty Dumpty" "Old
Mother Hubbard" and other char
acters of Mother Goose should
have no part In the education
of a child in the opinion OF DR..
Ales Hrdlicka, curator Of physi.
cal anthropology at Smithsonian
Institution.
Instead, DIR. HrdIicka believes
the child would receive. more
mental stimulus by studying an
thrOIogy, the science dealing with
the origin of man. He believes
that anthrOpOIogical study is
more important than q knowledge
Of biology, botany and geology.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
Monks to Celebrate
Feast of st. Francis

The feast Of st. Francis Of AS
sisi, founder Of the Franciscan
order, will be celebrated Sunday
at the Franciscan Monastery with
services throughout the day
The celebration will begin with
= solemn high. mass at 9 a. m.
Dominican fathers will .officiate
1T the mass. Solemn benedic-
ton will be said at $3.50 p. NJ,
after which the prayers of the
"TranSitus" will be chanted in
commemoration Of the death Of
st. Francis at Assist, Italy.
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
OUD FLIERS' LANDMARK

Then he unconcernedly returned
to his cards. Later, however
Stainforth said:
my greatest difficulty was
to keep my mind clear. When
diving into the three.kilOnieter
course at Z miles q minute IT
was impossible to make out
landmarks. Everything was Just
a confused blur. The only
way out of the difficulty was
to keep my eye fixed on .
cloud bank. I felt no bodily
thrills, nor iii effects-the speed
was too terrific to feel or
think"
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
HRDLICKA HITS FAIRY TALES .

DR.. Hrdlicka's views were ex-
pressed in a statement to the
Progressive Association in which
he said:
'sNine.tenths and perhaps
more Of the faults, sins and
suffering Of humanity Is due to
ignorance rather than to pure
mischief"
The Washington times., 1931-10-01
BAETIER A DIRECTOR

BALTIMORE. Oct. Edwin
Baetjer has been elected q direc-
tor and member Of the executive
committee Of the Baltimore Trust
Company.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
UPTURN IN INDEX
OF WHOLESALE PRICES
First Advance Since March Report.
ed in Summary Covering
Past Week.

For the first time since March the
wholesale price index OF the National
Fertilizer Association advanced during
the latest week. This index advanced
from 6S.6 to 680 during the week ended
June IS. The advance Of the latest
week follows exceptionally sharp de-
clines during the two preceding weeks.
A month ago the index stood at 71.4,
while q year ago it was S8.9.
OF the IA groups comprising the In
dex, 4 advanced, 4 declined and 8
showed no change. The largest gain
during the latest week was shown in
the group of grains, feeds and live stock,
due to better prices for wheat, cattle
and hogs. The group Of other foods
advanced more than one full point.
The groups of miscellaneous COM
modities and metals advanced very
Among the declining groups the
largest drop was shown in the group
of fuel on account of another sharp
cut In the prices for petroleum, fuel oil
and gasoline. The group Of textiles de-
clined slightly due to reductions in the
rrices for cotton and cotton yarns. The
groups which showed no change during
the last week were agricultural I'M
plements, automobiles, mixed fertilizer,
Chemicals and drugs, building materials
and house furnishings. -
FOR the first week in many months
the number of commodities showing
price advances outnumbered the COM
faodities that declined. During the
latest week prices for % commodities
advanced, while commodities that de-
cIined numbered is. Among the com.
modities advancing were wool, lard
cottonseed oil, raw sugar, -four, apples
cornmeal, wheat, corn, feedstuffs, cat
tie, hogs, lead, zinc, silver and coffee
Listed among the commodities that de.
clined were cotton, butter, coconut oil
lambs, sheep, melting steel, petroleum
Rasoline and rubber.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
STOCKS SAG AGAIN
IN DRAGGY TRADING
Speciality Group Is Target
for SeIIing-U. S. Steel
Hits New Low.
By GEORGE T. HUGHES.
eeIal pispatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1e.-In another
session Of low volume and dull trading
stocks lost more ground on the ex-
change today. The market held well
above the low Of June 2, but there was
no effective support and prices sagged
from start to finish, reaching their lows
in the last hour.
Commodity markets were weak also,
with q loss Of 81 a bale in cotton and
with the price for wheat at Chicago
the lowest for 80 years. Magms Copper
cut its dividend In two, putting the
stock on 81 annual basis, against %
previously paid.
American Can broke through par In
burn Auto was OF 8 or Q points and
United States Steel sold within points
Of the 1891 low. The utilities made the
best showing, and next to them the
food stocks. Agricultural Ahares were
weak throughout.
The feature in the railway list was
the sharp advance in st. Louis-South-
western common, rejecting the South
ern Pacific ofer Of exchange Of shares.
The ratio was one of Southern Pacific
for three Of Cotton Belt common, which
WOSAA AAO0A - RAANC AAOAAl SO W 81 AL
St. ouis-Southwestern with Southern
Pacific selling from 70 to 80. Cotton
Belt opened up over points and held
most Of the gain. other rails were q
shade lower, but not as weak as they
had been on Wednesday, when the de-
pressing picture painted by the roads
themselves in their application to the
Interstate Commerce Commission af-
fected the market.
Specialties which were sold more
freely than the average included j. !.
Case and Jol1ns-ManVille. It looked aS
II the sponsor for Case had retired from
the field temporarily. At any rate the
price broke over points. Johns-Man-
vile came down about the same amount,
but here some step orders we're caught
on the decline. U. s. Industrial Alco-
hol was another weak spot, on almost
8 points.
During the morning American Can
and u. 8. Steel went to new lows on the
present reaction, Can selling down al
most to par, and Steel under $88 a
share. The dividend meeting on Steel
is scheduled for July 28, more than q
month away, but there was a good deal
OF discussion about the probable action
Of the directors. The general belief Is
that the rate will be reduced to IS or
perhaps to 81 q share, but there Is a
minority that maintains there will be
no change.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

Note-AM stocks are sold In one hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (sOs 25Os
Evening star., 1931-06-18
HOOVER APPROVES.
BANK LAW CHANGES
Greater Protection to Depos.
itors Urged by President
in Recent Address.
BY G. B. UPHAM.

The influence of the administration
was definitely and positively placed be-
hind current proposals for changes in
the banking laws Of the country In
the speech OF President Hoover Monday
night before the Indiana Republican
Editorial Association.
1T Is Obvious" the President de-
clared, that the Federal Reserve Sys-
TEN was inadequate to prevent O large
diversion Of capital and bank deposits
from commercial and Industrial busi-
ness into wastefui speculation and stock
promotion"
The banking system must be or
ganized, the President continued, to
give greater protection to depositors
given this statement by the announce
Inent on the same day by the Federal
Reserve Board that during the first
five months Of 1881 some Sic banks
have suspended. This number does not
include the fatalities among outlying
banks around Chicago since the first
Of June, accompanying and following
the taking over Of the Foreman-State
National Bank by the First National
Bank of Chicago.
There was much comment at the
bAIAC WAtCAA, Al CDLudLyp 1oOU, Tie COu-
troller Of the currency, testifying before
the House Banking and Currency Com
mittee. declared that II bank failures
continued at the pace set during the
first two months Of the year, 1880 Wouli
have over q thousand such suspensions.
The actual number was l,345. The
present year seems to be well on the
way to eQualing the 1880 record, with
over 500 having succumbed during the
first five months Of the year.
It is significant that 405, or 30 per
cent Of the banAj that failed during
this period were not members of the
Federal Reserve System. Proposals for
greater depositor protection in the
banks OF the country. described as
necessary by the President, are likely to
center around amendment to the Fed
eral Reserve act.
The bank failure record Of recent
years. with heaviest losses among the
small country banks, would seem to
lend color Of validity 10 the contention
OF Controller Pole that branch bank
ing by strong banks In the commercial
centers throughout their trade areas Is
one method Of giving greater protection
to depositors. Loop bankers in Chi
cago were positive last week that had
branch banks been permitted in outly-
ing districts of that city, the banking
situation would not have developed as 1t
did.
The positive tone Of the Presidents
address Is being interpreted by both
bankers and legislators as indicating
that the executive branch of the Gov
ernment will be behind legislation at
the next session Of Congress to reduce
the number Of bank failures and to
prevent a diversion Of credit from busi-
ness to speculation.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star., 1931-06-18
(Reported bT ). 4 W. eeliaman 4 cor

Frances le3I-32 appropriations for
The preceding yeaEs .,.--,.---4.-
Evening star., 1931-06-18
PARIS BoURSE PRICES.

PARIS. June 1s R.-Prices moved
irregularly on the Bourse today. Three
reP cent rentes, So francs As centimes
Five per cent loan, i03 francs is CEN
!. Exchange on London. 124 francs 261k
Confines. The dollar was quoted aA 26
Evening star., 1931-06-18
PERIOD OF DULL STOCK
TRADING Is EXPECTED
speclaI pispsteh . The Sac.

NEW YORK, June 13.-Wall Street
expects a period Of from q month to
six weeks Of extremely small stock
trading. Normally. brokerage business
drops OF toward the end Of June and
reaches rs minimum proportions Of the
year In the first half OF August. Then
1t begins to reflect the return of vaca-
tionists and the larger developments In
business which show up around Labor
day. Conditions now are somewhat
similar to those of last January when
daily transactions dropped TO an aver
age Of $500 600 shares and out CT which
prices which eliminated on Febru-
AIRY 25.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Recdyed BY PryatW Wire e Tn

rivats Wire Direct to The Star once.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
We Make Loans on
Listed Stocks and Bonds.

Monthly Payment Loans on Auto
mobiles, Furniture and other Per-
sonal Property, with indorsers, to
Government employees and other
home owners permanently employed.
Legal interest. Room 734, Southern
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-19
FARMING PUTS THAW
OUT IN FEW YEARS
Chattels Advertised for Sale at
Winchester Where Play Boy Of
Broadway Has Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, March 10
Harry K Thaw, play boy of Broadway,
is going to quit dirt farming in Virginia,
he let it be known yesterday. The owner
of Kenilworth Monor, one of the famous
old Colonial estates near here, which he
purchased some years since, has given
practical farming thorough. t-ial and
has decided he Just cannot make 1t a
go, so he has advertised a dispersal sale
for March "a However, 1t is Thaws
Attention to retain Kenilworth as q
country home Instead of the fields
being plowed for grain crops they will
be planted to grass clover and alfalfa
and the crops sold. It was said at the
manor house that the proprietor was
not there.
However. the man of many escapades
caused to be posted large bills announc-
ing the list of live stock and articles
to be sold at public auction on his
premises. Pictures of horses and cows
adorn the Thaw sale bill. He announced
that on all sums of $40 and under cash
win be required and that over such
amount eight months credit will be
given the purchaser to execute a nego-
table Understanding note, but that no
property shall be removed until tsrmS
of sale are complied with.
Property to be disposed Of include two
good horses, five Jersey COWS all CIV
ing a good flow of milk; five Jersey
heifers, jersey bull, pure-bred Berk-
shire SOW, Duroc SOW and 10 shoats.
Implements include a binder, three
wagons, single and double-shoyel plows,
harrow. drill. tractor outfit complete,
two sets of tug harness. collar, brides,
haItsrs and "other things" He will
also sell a high-powered automobile in
good shape, motor truck, cream sepa-
Tator and some feed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-19
HARDING TOMB RITES
ARE SET FOR JUNE is
Marion, Ohio, Memorial to Be Ded-
icated by Hoover, With Mel
lon Also Present.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
MARION. Ohio, March 19.-With
June is fixed d dnitely as the date
when President Hoover will dedicate the
Harding tomb here, Hoke Donithen,
chairman of the executive committee Of
ths Harding Memorial Association an
nounced Tuesday that details Of the
ceremonies would be arranged at a
conference with the President after the
latt;r returns from his trip through
the Caribbean.
Donithen's announcement was made
after he received a telegram from Jo-
seph S. Frelinghuysen, association pres
ident, instruct!ng him TO proceed with
plans for the dedication on June 16. the
date already suggested by the Waite
House
Besides Mr. Hoover. Donithen said
Andrew Mellon, S cretary of the Treas
ury. Felinghuysen and himself would
attend the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-19
NOTES CONFESSING
TO KILLING STUDIED
Crank Theory Probed in Note
on School Girls Death.
kidnapping Threatened.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, March ie.-In-
vestigators tried today to determine
whether the person who had written
them notes confessing the brutal slay-
ing of Virginia Brooks was a clever
criminal or a crank.
A mole signed the doctor was found
Tuesday under the door of a gasoline
service station near the place where the
10-year-old girl disappeared on her way
to school February H. Detective Lieut.
George Sears said then he placed little
credence in the note, but after a second
note was received yesterday containing
a threat to kidnap another girl to prove
the criminals superiority" Sears said
the messages would be closely investi-
gated.
The first note boasted the writer had
committed the perfect crime"
Juan Tala nontes, "a, formerly of San
Diego, was arrested in Los Angeles yes
terday as a suspect in the Staying of the
girl, whose BODY was found 10 days ago
in a gunnySack north of this city.
Gov. James Rolph, jr., announced the
State would pay 81 900 reward for the
arrest and conviction of the slayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-19
$115,213 ROADWAY JOB
GOES TO NEW YORK FIRM
Philadelphia Bidder Makes Low
Offer to Widen Three Stretches
of Street.

The w. P. Mcdonald Construction Co.
Of New York submitted the low bid yes
terday for the job of paving the csnter
parkway of Bladensburg road from L
street to the District Line The esti-
mate, on the basis of a center strip of
asphalt, was $l15.21340. Work on this
project. which will give motorists wide
roadway. completely paved, for travel to
Prince Georges County, Md, is ex-
pected to start April IS.
The Union Paving Co. of Philadel-
phia was the low bidder for a contract
to widen three stretches of street The
three ioce tons are H street from Sew
enth street TO Ma ysachusetts ave nue.; B
street (now called Constitution avenue)
from Fourteenth street 70 Virginia ave-
nue., and First street from B street to
Union Station Plaza. The bid was
Sl5l,I67.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-19
SUPERIOR CO. BIDS LOW
on INClNERATOR PLANTS
Eleven Concerns Compete for
Projects to BE Started
April ].

TsSuIatIc-. "a oids for the contract to
construct TWO inciT.eIators for the Dis
-.1ct yesterday showed the low bid,
S574,000. was submitted by the Super
loT Incinerator Co in partnership. with
J.. E. Myers Of Dallas Tex. The next
low bid was 317, by the Morse
Soulger Destructol Co. New York.
The lowest bid on the o street plant
IN tile Southeast section alone also was
offered BY the Superior Incinsrator Co.,
which asks S299, 900 and the same con-
Germ put in the lowest bid Of $l8l 900
Tor building the Georgetown incinerator.
Eleven bids in all were received. The
Commissioners expect to have the con-
tract awarded and work started by April
!. The cost was estimated by District
engineers az $625.000 TO $650,00O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-19
Clearance! Lamp
Bases s. Shades

(6) S5.95 TwO-candIe mo or
Floor Bases, Friday. =. %O'|O
$9.S5 Two candle OF or
Floor Bases, Friday. -. gro
(sO) 1898 Unreasonable Bases.
floor, bridge and table OF or
styles. Friday. ........ %A'|O
~ S15.75 Bridge @Q or
Lamp Base, Friday. =. %O'1O
(8) SIS Floor and no ar
Bridge Bases. Friday. %O'10
(16) $685. Floor and Table
Lamps; complete with @7C or
shades. Friday. 49,. ~A~O
Samples. Of $5.75 CeIanese Floor
Lamp Shades, "as Is" @C Or
Friday ........:.....
Samples Of $S.s5 CeIanese Floor
lamp Shades, cas- is" 90 90
Friday ...............
100 ORIGINALLY 81 Par"hmentized
Paper Floor and Bridge =Oc
Shades ................ ~
PALAIS ROYAL-Fonrth Floor
Evening star., 1931-12-06
AUTOMOTIVE EXPORTS
DECREASE IN OCTOBER
BY the Associated Press


The Commerce Department reports
the value of total automotive products
exported from the United States during
october amounted to Se,l7S,196, a de-
crease of S769l04, or IT per cent from
the previous month. II was 4l.6 per
cent under the same month last year
Truck shipments, however, were de-
cidedly improved in the class Il ton
and not over ~ tons and the group
total exceeded the September figure
by about $4,000.
Due partly to the lowered domestic
production as well as the increased
truck shipments. the ratio of total ex-
ports of passenger cars and trucks 10
total output increased to ga per cent
as against So per cent for the January
October period.
With the exception of Belgium and
Denmark, all the leading truck markets
strengthened their demands during the
month. British India and Japan ac-
counted for the largest increases Like
wise, each Of these leading markets re-
ceived greater number Of truck units
than was recorded during the CORE
spending month Of last year.
Evening star., 1931-12-06
STOCKS SHOW GAIN
Unsteady MARKET
Traders Encouraged by Re-
ports of Improvement in
Retail Trade.
BY CLAUDE A. JAEGER,


NEW YORK, December 5.-The
financial markets ended the week with
q new wave of cheerfulness today.
The effects Of a calmer appraisal
of both domestic and foreign conditions
was apparent. The statement Of Adolf
Hitler, reiterating the German Fascist
party'S respect for private debts, tended
to quiet uneaSiness over the Central
European financial outlook
While week end surveys reported little
change in basic industrial conditions
at home, signs Of distinct improve
ment in retail trade with the approach
of the holiday season appeared to have
stimulated general business sentiment.
Share prices surged up about l to
4 points for many prominent issues.
Recoveries Of 2 to 4 points we're regis
tered in such issues as United States
Steel, American Telephone, Consolidat-
ed Gas. American Can Eastman, Allied
Chemical, Chesapeake & Ohio, New
Haven, Union Pacific and Santa Fe.
Issues up a point or more included
General Motors, General Electric. Beth
lehem, Sears, Woolworth, American
Smelling. Borden, General Foods and
others. In the main, however, oils and
COppers we're narrowly changed
Stock sales for the two-hOur session
spproximated 800, 900 shares and the
closing tone was distinctly strong.
Wall Street is eXpectantly awaiting
the Presidents message 20 Congress
next week and the announcement Of
the December Is Government financing
which bankers understand may appear
Monday.
News from Washington that the Pres
ident had decided to withhold specific
accommodation on the railroad Situa-
ton until matters now pending are out
OF the way was not regarded as dis
appointing Bankers pointed out that
the wage situation to be thrashed out
at the brotherhoodS' meeting in Chi
cago next week is the outstanding mat
ter now before the carriers.