davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1933-06-28

or castles or buildings of city are ap-
parently seen in the sky The most
noteworthy example Of the FAta Nor
CANA occurs between Italy and Sicily.
The mirage is made by light rays bent
in layers of cold and warm air.
@. What is the largest and heaviest
insect which can walk upside down on
A. 1t is probably the gecko, the
general term applied to any lizard OF
the family Geckonidae. The group Is
cosmopolitan in distribution, occurring
anywhere In warmer climates, even m
the remoteSt oceanic islands, and Is
adapted to very diverse habitats. The
geckos are for the most part not larger
than the common American chamelon,
that is, nine inches, including the tail
g. Are all babies cross-eyed at BIRTH
A. At birth an infants eyes are not
co-ordinated or capable of working to-
gether. In about two months she eyes
begin to work harmoniously and when
the child Is about a year old che habit
Of parallel vision should be established.
@. What is the difference between a
gourmand and gourmet?-H. q.
A. A gourmand Is one whose chief
pleasure is eating. A gourmet Is q
connoisseur Of food and wine. The
first regards quantity more than quality,
while the latter chooses quality rather
than quantity.
@. When was the word welcome"
first used?-A. A. K.
A. The various forms Of the word
were used as early as 800. Welcome
was used IN its present form with the
exact spelling in 1875 by Cursor Mundt
as follows: Thyme Offering Is well
come" and "Biddis welcome home
@. How many of the Washington
quarters are being coined?-R. K M.
A. There were 6,248, 800 Washington
quarters coined in the year 1882. These
were the only quarters coined In that
year. These coins were widely circu-
lated. They were minted at all three
mints. This new design for the quarter
has been adopted and will be used for
future coinage Of quarters.
O. How many shades are used In
making mosaics?-N. L.
A. The modern mosaicists Of Venice
have 10000 varying shades to use In
the creation Of mosaics.
Q. Have any Americans become ciu-
zens Of Russia during the last three
years?-E. 8.
A. 1t Is estimated by unofhcial OBJ
servers that about 1000 Americans have
become citizens Of Russia during that
period.
A. Please give a recipe for chocolsts
milk shake.-C. e.
A. Use az tablespoonfuls of choco-
late strup to two-thirds cup Of milk.
Shake thoroughly In q shaker, adding
Ice II ingredients are not cold. For
sirup. use four squares unsweetened
chocolate, u teaspoonful Of salt, IA
cups Of sugar. l u cups boiling water.
Boil minutes. Keep In refrigerator
until needed.
q. Is It true that the nnonument
called Cleopatra's Needle in New YORK
City Is 50 hard that modern stone
cutting instruments make no tmpres.
sion upon it?-E 8.
A. This Is not true The substance
Is 70 soft that the question Of remov-
ing the Needle from Central Park and
placing 1t under cover u being consid-
cred seriously.
q. Which Of the three names. May.
Frances, and Beside Is most commoof
r. L. 8.
A. Mary 3 much more In ~ than
either Frances OF Bessie. There = no
civilized tongue In which there = not
an equivalent for the name Mary.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Approves Editorial on
Consistency and Economy
To the Editor of The Star.

10 the EQlt0r OF The Star.
Congratulations on your Saturday
editorial, Consistency and Economy"
It hits the spot. You might have added
that every move of the last Congress
appeared as If that organization be-
ueved the Federal employees to be exclu-
sively lot Of Republican enemies. It
is well known, on the other hand, that
the rank and file of federal employees
pay no attention to politics and, in
fact, are forbidden by law to take any
active part in political matters.
Your article of the same date on the
Bureau of Standards applies equally
well to every scientific organization in
the Government service. With the
scientists the work Is everything and
no sacrifices to further it have been too
QeAk ". l. MeATx&
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Behold the man squatting on hi!
lawn, hour after hour, pulling some.
| thing out of the grass.
What is it he is pulling so per.
sistently out Of his lawn?
1t is what he calls crab grass, but
| the more he pulls the more it seems tt
| grow, he says.
The gentleman is wasting his time
He will get his legs all sore anc
a "crick'' in his back, without harmins
the weeds much.
x + X
A better way to rid lawn of un-
wanted grasses-for such they are-is
to plant more of the grasses one does
desire to live there.
Yet this plan, so beautifully simple
is scorned by the lawn pickers. They
like the direct method of kneeline
down and pulling out, they say.
"It's the only way to get rid Of the
pesky stuff" they declare; but they are
mistaken, at the same time they make
themselves sore and lose their tenn
perS.
1t might seem an easy Job to get rid
OF crab grass and other unwanted
things, but it is difficult job only il
one insists on attacking it squarely by
the uprooting method.
The better way is to get so much oi
the desired grasses growing that there
will be no room for the undesired.
This advice, like most, is easier said
than done. perhaps, but if the lawn
discover that it has the merit of being
eminently practical.
It works
And, after ALL the world Of gardeners
as Of all other worlds, loves an action
which works.
Theory is fine, but makes hit with
humanity when it may be translated
into action which works out" in prac-
tice.
There are many theories which will
work out in practical life if a certain
amount of patience is used.
Conversely, If patience is lacking, or
If one doubts too much the theory, even
when he begins to apply it, he will seize
upon the first excuse to give over the
whole affair.
Thus, in relation to lawns, the weed
fighter often will not give the theory OF
control by grass a fair trial.
He would rather grub around on his
knees.
Well, If he enjoys tt
But the point is that he does no,
seem to enjoy it at all. Forever and a
day, according to our observation, he
is complaining about the weeds in his
lawn, and "how they come back, no
matter how many are uprooted"
He has learned part of the lesson
but not all of it.
He proves to himself quite forcibly
that his method will not end the
nuisance he is fighting He does not &c
far enough, however, to find out-for
himself-what will do the trick.
X X X x
If handwriting will not end the
trouble, Natures method of forcing out
the unwanted by growing the wanted
might work out very nicely.
1t will not occur overnight. 1t is
true.
It requires time and persistence
some work. and some money.
With ordinary attention to these
things, under average growing condi-
tlons, any lawn can be made compare
lively weed-free, or unwanted grass
free, which is almost the same thing.
The attack on the undesired guests
may be begun at any time, preferably
in Spring or Fall, but at this time
too. If Summer is selected as a be-
ginning one may combine some of the
old weed-pulling practice with the new
theory, because it will be necessary to
uproot patches In which to plant new
seed.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
On the Eve of the Great Change.

NOC 1Or IlICy years lldS tiiciC ocSh oo
much uncertainty and anxiety on the
part Of the Government employees In
WASHINGTON In respect to continuance
In service as now prevails on the eve
of the new fiscal year, when the re-
iuctions in force are to take place In
consequence Of the economy program.
There has been no definite announce
ment Of the policy to be pursued In re-
spect to transfers, furloughs and dis
missals. It would seem that the vari-
GUS departments and bureaus are work.
ing, If not at cross purposes, at least
without any coordination In this mat
ter. The appropriations have been cur
tailed and it is up to the heads Of the
administrative units to determine their
own methods of retrenchment. In some
cases the reductions Of force are to be
effected by outright discharges and IN
others by system Of furloughs and on
the basis of spreading the work.
In these conditions 1t is no wonder
that there is misunderstanding and
doubt regarding what will happen on
Friday, the last day of the fiscal year.
and what the state Of the Federal serv-
ice will be on Saturday, when the new
year begins. There is evidence that
sincere effort is being made to lessen
the force of the blow that will fall upon
the various services Of the Government.
In the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, for example, it has been sought to
minimize the outright dismissals in the
most depleted branch Of that unit by
the adoption Of q four-and-a-half-day
week and the ALLEGATION Of the surplus
force to various other branches. This.
however, has not been found feasible
and instead Of reassignments q large
number of the employees will, as plans
now stand, be placed on ninety-day
furloughs in the hope that by the end
of that time some. If not all Of them,
may be assigned to other duties in the
commission or elsewhere in the Gov
eminent service.
In the organization Of the force to
administer the relief works to be
financed by the Government In the
various States there Is opportunity to
place numbers Of capable, and in some
cases technical, operatives in positions
In the field" that is, in the States
themselves. It is to be hoped that this
Will be done, not only for the sake Of
the workers who are ousted from their
long-held positions In Washington, but
for that Of the relief administration
itself. Such people, accustomed to
many cases with the details of the pro-
posed projects, will be far more efficient
than newcomers, chosen at random or
through political preference by the State
administrators who are about to be
named.
AS the time approaches for a great
change in personnel in Washington, 1t
Is pitifully certain that there will be
much suffering among those who are
definitely dropped from the rolls. BY
whatever rule or series Of rules Of pro-
cedure that may be adopted, there will
be many worthy, competent and faith
full employees Of the Government, some
with long records Of service. to be sac
rificed. They should go upon a roster
of preferred availables, to be given first
chance Of employment which a change
Of conditions may afford.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Dry Goods Wage Code an
''Insult to Humanitv''
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
I heard Gen. Johnson's speech Mon
day evening about bringing back buy
ing power by short hours and a living
wage. And then 7 read of the great
generosity" of the National Dry Goods
Associations code, For experienced
saleswomen, 48 hours per week, $10-$l2
minimum (and few will ever get more)
For this woman must dress neatly,
necessities.
1t is an insult to humanity.
Undoubtedly they believe others
should get good pay, so they can sell,
but it shouldn't apply to them.
j. M. MCCARTHY.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Daily Doubt.

Daily Doubt.
Life used to be easy
AS days went along,
With sentences breezy
Or bits of a song.
Now life is in tether.
So Ill have we Jared,
We do not know whether
To laugh or be scared.
With promise so charming
One day comes the news.
The next it's alarming
And tends to confuse.
As hope comes a cropper
We're left unprepared
To know If it's proper
To laugh or be scared.
Evening star., 1933-06-28

The famous physician DR.. Hugh
Young reports that Senator BoEah will
be out Of Johns Hopkins Hospital in
three weeks unless Implications a-ise.
The physician is to be congratulated on
the fact that his patient is not likely
to develop complications physically as
easily as he does politically.
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Gold hoarders, when exposed, will be
reprehended by their neighbors, and yet,
such Is the popular respect for any
thing traditionally precious, mineral or
metallic, little envied.
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Opponents Of repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment will now make inquiries In
Southern States, hoping that they can
not be wrong all the time.
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Ocean travel is so prominent in states
manship that the phrase "Ship ahoy"
may soon be recognized as one Of the
regular phrases in formal diplomacy.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
The Ultimate Coal.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Trying to borrow a billion dollars,
the Federal Government received offers
for 5000, 900 600 worth Of Certificates.
Possibly some Of the bidders thought
their money might as wen 20 to Wash
00foA - vAE q ano4h1A
Evening star., 1933-06-28

a Government worker is glad to be
notified that his job is still intact, though
somewhat mutilated in the pay en-
velope.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Chanped StanJ.rJ
Copyright, 1887

NHanRed Standard.
From the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
Once more the Gulf Stream Is re-
ported to be changing its course.
Probably gons a the coral standAsA
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Jud Tunkins says a good many ten
mis- players make mistake of being
photographed too much, believin' that
every picture taken on the jump Is
goin' to make 'em look like Helen
Wills
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Habit.

When nations have to cross the sea
BY some shrewd stroke perplexed,
The greatest question seems to be
Whose move 1t will be next.
And Uncle Sam, with nature soft.
May hear somebody say,
Good loser he has proved SO oft,
He'll always be that way"
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Wide Variation

The Bay Of Fundy's tide Is high:
Quite soon it will be very low.
And that's the way, none can deny.
That public sentiment must 60.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Value of Impression.

DO you deny that you were on the
gift list Of that Wall Street Santa
CLAUSE"
Certainly not" answered the small
time spender. Whether it's true or
not, the report helps to improve my
credit"
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "a
man thinks he's got clear conscience.
when Ill hes rot u q careless memory"
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Not an Exclusive Accomplishment.

Not an Exclusive Accomplishment.
What do you think causes the delay
in the foreign conference?"
II can't say, for sure" answered
Senator Sorghum. But you must re-
member that the United States Senate
isn't the only place where a good job
Of filibustering may occasionally be
DONE"
Evening star., 1933-06-28
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20 the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news s
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Gold" said Hi Ho, the sage OF
Chinatown, us q good friend; but 1t
has q rowing disposition"
Evening star., 1933-06-28
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20
JeGlOusy-Crazed Husband
Murders Rival in Battle

Crazed by jealousy, Robert Nc
Kinney, 50, of 1907 North Pershing
avenue, shot and killed Finis Eng
land, 40, Sunday night in an apart
ment at the rear of 447 East South
street, home of Mrs. Francis Land,
mother Of the wife in the case, Mrs.
Myrtle Mckinney.
Police, who lay in wait near the
PerShing avenue address to arrest
Mckinney, met no resistance when
he appeared early today.
Mckinney has signed a state
ment, detectives say. stating he
was jealous Of England and admit
ting the Staying. He asserts, police
said, that England attacked him
with stove poker and knife and
that he fired in self-defense after
two shots in an effort to scare
England.
The McKinneys separated last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20
ECONOMY BILL
BECOMES LAW
Signed by Roosevelt After
Being Rushed to Him
From Senate.
RN Tnifed Preas

BY I HtieG PfeSS
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
$5OC,OOO,0OO economy bill, cutting
deeply into veterans benefits and
providing for reduction of govern
ment salaries, was signed today by
President Roosevelt.
Upon a sweeping delegation Of
power from congress, the President
now is free to slash the billion dol
lar veterans cost of federal en-
ployes.
In conjunction with the estimat-
ed $150,000,000 in taxes from legal
lied beer and the $137 100000 gaso-
line tax, the measure is expected to
bring the budget to a near balance
and restore the impaired credit Of
the federal government.
Final enactment Of the measure
was delayed over the weekend by
the senate recess after leaders in
both houses had whipped the
through over strong pro-
tests against the delegation of
power.
Vice President John N. Garner
signed the bill Immediately after
the senate convened today. 1t was
post-haste to the White
House.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20

Dec. Is, the husbands statement
continued.
Il tried to get her to come back
to me, but she refused" Mckinney
told police.
"On March 10, my stepson, Wood
row Gregory. told me he had heard
my wife and England talking about
me. Woodrow took my part, and
told me that England drew a knife
and threatened him." Mckinney
wrote in the statement.
The wife, two sons by former
marriage, Claude, Z, and Wallace, 4:
her mother, and England were seat
ed in a room Of the apartment at
the South street address to which
they moved Sunday, when McKin-
ney appeared at about $50.
Refused admittance by Mrs. Land,
Mckinney, who said he wished TO
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20
PERIL IN
STATE GROWING
White River Rising Steadily
Here; Warnings on
Other Streams.

Flood conditions, with rain turn
ing snow and the prospect of tenn
peratures considerably below freez-
ing were faced by Indiana today
with spring only few hours away.
White river is rising steadily here
and flood warnings have been issued
to points on the Wabash, White
and Ohio rivers.
Low sections in and near Indian
apolis are flooded from the heavy
rains of the last three days. Acres
of farmland south of Indianapolis
were covered with water Sunday
afternoon and, near Southport.
Easements were filling as lowland
waters spread
Machinery of the state highway
commission is in full operation,
with commissioners asserting road
conditions will be worse than dur
ing the disastrous flood of 1913.
James Adams, commission chair
man, and William j. Titus, engi-
neer, are in Seymour directing
Workmen
At Ravenswood, it was reported
the river had risen rapidly during
the night and several families near
the banks were ready to move, if
necessary. The river road is not yet
touched by water, but residents said
they expected it would be covered
later today.
The Wabash is three feet above
flood stage at Lafayette and 1.3
feet above at Covington. At the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20
WORST OHIO VALLEY FLOOD SINCE
1913 FEARED; BLIZZARD IS ON WAY
Zdngara Dies in Electric Chair
for Assassination of Mayor Cermak
Last Words Express His
Hatred for World of
Capitalists.
By UnitedPress

By United Press
RAIFORD, Fla, March 20.-A
snarling, scornful Giuseppe Zangara
spat out his last words of hatred
for capitalistic world at GIT a. M,
and commanded Sheriff Dan Hardie
to push the button"
Nine minutes later he was de-
clared dead, in retribution for the
assassination of Mayor Anton j.
Cermak of Chicago.
With the same bravado, the same
grimly satirical comments that
marked the pain-ridden bricklayer's
demeanor since he fired six shots in
his mad attack on Franklin D.
Roosevelt, thirty three days ago, he
made his exit by way of the state
prisons electric chair.
At 1926 a. m. the prison doctor
applied the stethoscope over his
heart and announced Zangara was
dead.
Push the Button Last Words
Lousy capitalists" he tainted
the witnesses in the execution
chamber as his guards led him
through the door. Then, with a
touch of the sarcasm that marked
his court appearances, he demand
ed, What! Nobody take pictures?"
mo scared of chair! You no
have to put me in chair"
He seated himself in the chair,
and spoke again:
Push the button!"
Sheriff Dan Hardie, upon whom
fell the duty OF throwing the
switch, said, Just minute, joe"
Apparently the scornful prisoner
was attempting to phrase one more
sentence. 1t appeared to be good
bye" The electric current, jolting
through the small body, cut the
words short.
SpurnS Religious SOlace
The doomed man spurned all of
fers of religious solace, and when
the prison chaplain, L. o. Shelf
field, entered the cell to read from
the Scriptures, Zangara barked out,
defiantly:
Get to hell out of here"
The hsplain, however, remained
in the cell, and zangara listened
with Some degree of attentiveness
as verses from st. John, the four
tenth chapter, were read. zangara
had been given a Bible during his
stay on death row, but had not
read it.
zangara was dressed in a pair of
grey trousers, no shoes, a white open
neck shirt and white belt. His
head was shaved
AS he entered the execution
chamber, zangara handed a sheaf
of papers to the superintendent, L.
F. Chapman, saying they were his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20
BRITAIN CUTTING OFF
SOVIET NEGOTIATING
Decide on Step as Result
of Arrest of Six.
BIZ Tnifcd Press

BIZ United Press
LONDON, March 20.-Great Bri-
tain has decided to suspend trade
treaty negotiations with Soviet Rus
STA, Captain Anthony Eden, under
foreign secretary, announced in the
house of commons today.
The decisionSwaS reached as a re-
suit of the arrest in Russia of six
British employees of the Metropoli-
tan-Vickers Co., Ltd, charged with
plotting sabotage.
Eden said that despite repeated
requests. the British ambassador.
Sir Esmond Ovey. had not yet been
allowed to interview the arrested
men and had been unable to obtain
details of the charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-20
ATHLETE DEAD;
HINT FOUL PLAY
Death After Bridge Party
Argument Investigated
by Police.

Doubtful that the wounds of Won
Donald Taylor, 81, of 923 Leland
avenue, could have beer suffered in
a fall, authorities this afternoon are
conducting an investieat of the
death of the former athlete, who
was found fatally injured in the
street in front of his home early
Sunday. The tragedy followed a
bridge party argument at the Taylor
home Saturday night.
DR.. John E. Wyttenbach, deputy
coroner, questioned Mrs. Kathryn
Taylor, the widow, and other wit
nesses, more than two hours this
morning, when examination of Tay-
lor's body indicated that he had
suffered blow on the side of his
head
Possibility that Taylor also may
have suffered a skull fracture is be-
ing checked through X-ray pho
tographs. He died Sunday night at
city hospital without regaining con-
seriousness, after being found in the
street with blood streaming from
his ears and nose.
According to the story Mrs. Tay-
lor told detectives, she and her hus-
band and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Smock, SIT North De Quincy street,
played bridge Saturday night when
Taylor objected to attending
movie.
The bridge game ended about 9
after a friendly argument, Mrs.
Taylor said, and the Shocks went
home Taylor, she said, had been
drinking and fell down. When
Taylor arose, according to the wife,
he struck her and she ran from the
house to spend the night at the
Smock home.
Mrs. Taylor said today she does
not know whether her husband fol-
lowed her.
Taylor was discovered after milk
man had noticed him and asked one
of his patrons to notify police.
Taylor was graduate of Armour
Tech, Chicago, and won his mono
gram there in basketball. He for
merly played basketball and foot
ball at Central high school, Fl.
Wayne, and was well known in anna
teur wrestling circles.