davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1936-05-23

the compost pile of old leaves mixed
with poultry manure or chemical
fertilizers or both. A. the leaves de-
cay, they turn into . black mass Of
humus that Is very useful for mixing
with soil. Unfortunately, the small
city garden has no space to spare
for such . soil improvement program,
but. IN the large suburban garden,
there 10 usually some spot whers
leaves may be piled In Autumn. Leaves
are Of no value until thoroughly rotted
and, in fact. harmful because they
interfere with water movement in the
soil and make use OF some of the
nutrients In their own decomposition
Once broken down into loose black
mold, leaves become q very useful
source Of fertility.
One way to make q good compost il
to pile UP alternate layers OF sod and
manure and later spade or fork the
mass over into . uniform mixture.
The rotted grass roots take the place
OF the leaves and one has q splendid
pottizg soil. Some writers urge the
placing Of old flower stalks in the
compost heap but this is . little dan
serous because this debris may har-
Dor insects or plant disease. 1t Is bet
ter to burn the garden debris in Au-
tumn. Shade tree leaves are nearly
free Of these hazards.
Club Notes.
THE TAKOMA HORTICULTURAL
CLUB announces that the an
nual Rose and Peony Shows will be
held jointly at the Takoma Public
Library, Fifth and Cedar streets, on
Wednesday and Thursday, May 27
and 20.
In cooperation with the American
Rose Society, silver and bronze medals
will be awarded to class winners in the
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Road Uses Rail Tunnel.

One Of the longest highway tunnels
In the world, the Busk-Ivanhoe, near
Lsadville. Colo, originally was con-
structed for railroad use.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
BY ]. w. WELLINGTON.

T IOME gardeners have had the
. opportunity in the last few
years of observing the crea-
y tinn of entirely new tYneS of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Famous Ringing
Brother Passes
Boys Who Started i'm Fathers
Back Yard Own Greatest
Show ON Earth"

John Ringing, last of the famous
brothers who built up rolling en-
pire under canvas, died at his Park
avenue home last week of bronchial
pneumonia.
The 70-year-old circus car, mas
ter of what was billed from coast to
coast as''the greatest show on earth"
had been i'll only a few days, al
though the driving energy that car
ried him to an eminent place in the
amusement world had been ebbing
fast in recent years.
When he died, in the early morn
ing hours, he was surrounded by a
few relatives, friends, and servants,
with whom he talked, in his low
voiced, laconic way, almost to the
end. Born poor boy, he died in the
midst of lavish art treasures which
had become his hobby in later years.
Began in Fathers Back Yard
John Ringing was born at Nc
Gregor, Iowa, the sixth of seven sons
of harneSSmaker who came to this
country from Germany. The germ of
the Ringing brothers circus was
planted in their fathers back yard,
which became the scene of boyish
shows perforInS5 eeor pins and mar
bles. AS they grew older they organ
lied the Ringing Brothers moral,
elevating instructive and fascinating
concert and variety performances"
touring the countryside as musicians.
Buy Small Show
By 1884 they had saved enough to
acquire small circus, which travel
ed from village to village on three
old spring wagons. The circus boast
ed an educated hog, a headless roost-
er, fire king and Circassian lady.
Brother John was one of the clowns.
Ten years later, the brothers own
ed a circus that required 43 double
length railroad cars, and from then
on they gradually acquired other
shows until the American Circus
corporation, which they controlled,
included Barnum & Bailey,the Sells
Floto circus, Hagenback animal
show, John Robinson, Sparks and
Al C. Barnes shows.
His brothers died, one by one,
leaving John Ringing the sole pro-
prietor of all the larger circuses in
the country.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
OFFERS KING EDWARD
HOUSE IN N. CAROLINA

DANVILLE, Waxing Edward OF
England has been offered five acres
of land in Caswell county, N. c., and
house by James HI. Wilson, DAN
vile tobacco warehouseman.
eff he wants to come over here
and live with us we'll be glad to
have him." said Mr.. Wilson.
"And if he gets married I'll send
him wedding present too," he
added.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
CONFESSES TO MURDER
DONE IS YEARS AGO

Thirty-five years after Henry J.
Koehr was reported accidentally
drowned in 1901, his older brother,
Charles Koehr, now ga, was quoted
by Chicago police as confessing he
killed the youth. All these years my
conscience has troubled me and now
I want to tell the TRUTH" he said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Fletcher on Trip to VINO.

A. L. Fletcher, State Labor COM
missioner, left Raleigh last week on
a trip to western North Carolina,
during which it was under stood he
would hold conferences at Shelby
with Governor-Elect Clyde R. Hoey.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
Burns Cause Most De>ths

Burns are the greatest fatal &C
cident hazard to preschool children.
Statistics reveal that ~ per cent of
all children under 5 years of age
who are accidentally killed die Of
the result of burns.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

H. R. Ekins, New York newspa-
per man who recently completed a
1ecord-breaking dash around the
world by air. The flying reporter
covered the 24,720 mile journey in
less than 1872 days. When he ar
rived in New York, his storm-de-
layed rivals Leo Kieran and Doro-
thy Killgallen were still in Ma
nilla, P. I.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
+ r I e N o OF
BRITISH RUl-

r r I { N o OF
BRITISH Rul-
ERA new and
exclusive photo.
graph Of Mrs.
Wallis Spencer
Simpson. Amer.
lean friend of
King & dward
viii. The posi-.
bility that she
might become
his bride was
reported to be
among the SUBJ
jects discussed
during . recent
e m e r 9 e n c y
meeting Of Cabi.
net Ministers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

car unobstructed. The new grille, new
bar bumpers, headlamps recessed into
fender aprons and slanting V-type
windshield that opens, high1ight the
cars new lines. Seats are wide enough
for three. The rear compartment is
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10

NEW CROPS. NEW
JOBS Wheeler Nc.
MiIien, editor Of the
Country Home Maya
zine. who told the Ma.
tionai Grange conven.
ton that development
Of new farm products
for industrial uses
will provide work for
millions Of unem-
ployed, as we'll as i'm
creasing farm income.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-12-10
IL TIE WEEKS NEWS

eueMos AIRES Halls RoosEvELT-Ths radiophoto shows
Pesdeat President Roosevelt ackncwieds
ing the ride through the streets Of the
Argentine Capital The reception the largest and
jubtlans extended to anyone by Argentine.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
FLORIDA CANAL
FATE HANGS.
IN BALANCE
Action by Senate Due
on Amendment by
Sen. Fletcher
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service
The fate of scores of giant Fed
eral projects, including the Flor
ida ship canal, was at stake today
with Senate action pending on an
amendment to the Army Appro
priation bill, granting blanket
Congressional approval of all
waterway improvements started
by President Roosevelt with WPA
funds.
The amendment, sponsored by
Senator Fletcher CD of Florida,
was opposed generally, because it
ratified many projects never con-
sidered by Congress and specific,
ally because it would approve the
Florida Ship Canal. 1t further
would make $40, 100000 available
for work next year on such
projects.
Fletcher announced $4,000, ,0OC
of this fund would be devoted to
further work on the Florida Ship
Canal. There was no language
in the amendment, however, ear
marking the money. Under the
amendment, the money could be
devoted by the War Department
to any one of a score of projects
started with WPA funds and now
facing abandonment unless fl
nanced locally.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
JafSie emerging victorious from
the verbal Sparring duel.
Health Improved

JafSle emerging victorious from
the verbal Sparring duel.
Health Improved
The Bronx pedagogue'S vacation
in the tropics undoubtedly i'm
proved his health. His yes were
clear and twinkling, his face ruddy
and his movements brisk.
A pack Of reporters trailed Jaf-
Sie'S automobile to his weather
beaten frame home in the Bronx
where, for no apparent reason. the
no comment" fever suddenly in,
fected the entire neighborhood.
Escorted by his bodyguardS, Jaf.
sic stepped from the car and made
his way up the winding walk, OBJ.
scured by trees, to his front porch.
There he turned and, to one # his
guards, q husky, muStached in
dividual, courteouSly remarked:
Thanks very much, Colonel"
The inquiring reporter led a
mass-aSsault to the guard. And
the no comment" game began
again.
Reporter: "YOur name, Mister.
please"
Guard: "NO comment"
GUARD SILENT
Reporter: "The doctor ad-
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
CHIEF SHAKEN
UP AT FIRE

Battalion Chief Millard H. Sut-
ton had q narrow escape from
serious injury and early morning
rush hour traffic was Snarled
badly when two small fires broke
out in buildings at Fourteenth
Street and New York Avenue
Northwest today.
The first fire was in the Of
fees Of Leet Brothers, photog-
rapherS.
After firemen extinguished the
blaze, which did only slight DAM
age, Chief Sutton was making
an inspection when he saw a
small fire on the roof Of 1874
New York Ave-.
He started to investigate this
and stepped through a studio sky
light, crashing 10 feet to the
floor below. Although showered
with glass, he escaped without
scratch.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
InternatsonaI News service

The way has been paved for
transfer Of between 434 and 59A
millions of the 1880 millionS-dol
lar work relief appropriation to
Harry l. HOPKINS WPA in the
next few days.
These funds have been i'm
ponded by executive order OF
President Roosevelt from the RFC
and other agencies.
They will be added to the 1925
million dollars already allocated
to WPA, of which approximately
1,O59 millions has been expended
or obligated. to carry on the Hop,
kins program to the end of the
fiscal year.
At the rate Of expenditures of
WPA in the last five months, aver.
aging $197, ,433 900 a month, the
program would require q total OF
$1.65l. .461. TAO to carry it. to July l.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
MONEY PROBLEMS FACE SENATE LOBBY INVESTIGATORS
Sen. King Backs ID. G.
Relief Fund Need

Rebuffed in an attempt to get
favorable consideration from Rep
reSentative James P. Buchanan
CD Of Texas, chairman of the
House Appropriations subcommit-
tee. of a request that a deficiency
appropriation to carry the relief
program for the rest of the cur
rent fiscal year be restored to
$6O8, 900, the Board of Public
Welfare prepared today to cut a
total of 20,304 persons from the
relief rolls permanently.
In all there are 9,102 cases on
relief rolls. OF these 4,168 cases,
or 9,958 persons, are claSSed as
unemployable. These are to be
kept on the rolls. The other 4,834
cases, or 2O,304 individuals, are
claSsed as employableS and they
already have been notified no
further relief payments will be
made them unless sufficient funds
are forthcoming.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17

MIAMI, Fla, March 1.-THE
battle between Mrs. Harriet Hag-
man Sebastian, former "Vanities"
beauty, and Lieut.. Henry A. SebaS-
tian, West Point football star, Is
on again.
Charging that the officer he
came intoxicated and beat her up
so badly she was forced to spend
several days in bed, Mrs. Sebastian
filed suit for divorce here to end
the twice Solemnized marriage.
The couple eloped in 1881, when
the officer was still a cadet, a
violation of the War Department
regulations. He was court-mar.
tailed for this and ordered dis.
missed from the service, but the
President ordered him reinstated.
The couple married a second
time in 1884, since they had used
an assumed name so the first wed.
ding would not be discovered.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
SISTERS FOUND
GASVICT|MS
CONTINUED from Page u

Coroner A. Margruder Mac
Donald was conducting an in
quest when notified of the case.
He adjourned the inquest. went
to the scene, then returned %
the morgue without issuing a
certificate, pending later inveSti-
cation.
Father Is DaZed
At the hospital the father,
who seemed dazed by the tragedy,
said:
This Is terrible. 1t must be
an accident. There is no rea-
son for them to have COM
mitted suicide.
"Why. they were both over
at our family home at BaileyS
Cross Roads last night. Both
were laughing and in good
spirits, feeling fine. / drove
them back to Washington. and
there was no indication that
anything was wrong.
Bessie had come over to
stay with her sister Nettie and
help her. Neither of them had
jobs but they had nothing to
worry them. This must have
been an accident"
The Washington times., 1936-03-17

Reporter: "Neyer mind, 1 get
it Say, boys, here comes
the grocery boy out Of the
kitchen door. Let's find out,
ANYWAY, what the doctors going
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
PAY
DECISION TO
HIGHC0URT
Writ of Review Asked
To Determine
N. Y. Problem
international News Service

A decision of the New York Court
of Appeals holding unconstitu.
tional the State minimum wage
law for women was appealed to the
Supreme Court today.
Attorney General John j. Ben.
nett, jr., of New York, and counsel
for Joseph Tipaldo, joined in urg-
ing the court to grant a writ Of
review and advance the case so
that it can be decided before the
summer recess.
The appeal was rushed with
unusual speed. The 4-to-3 deci-
sion of the New York Court of
Appeals holding the law invalid
was handed down on March 3.
The question in the case, Attor-
ney General Benefits petition
said, is whether the New York
1888 minimum wage law for
women violates the Federal Con-
Stitution. The New York court,
he said. based it's ruling on a de
cision of the United States Su-
preme Court holding the 1919
minimum wage law for women of
the District of Columbia uncon.
Stitutional.
The case arose when Joseph
Tipaldo was indicted for forgery
in Kings county, New York, for
making false entries to conceal
the fact that women workers in
a laundry were paid less than the
minimum wages ordered by the
Industrial Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
CONTINUED from Page II

trict Committee and ex-officio
member of the Appropriation Sub.
committee controlling DiStrict t
funds, interjected himself into the
situation today. He said, that he
would see Harry w. Hopkins and
the District officials Is soon as
possible to work out an equitable
plan for carrying for those on re.
lief by District and Federal funds.
Senator King also is preparing
to make a survey and tour of
the city to obtain first hand in
formation so that he may be
advised of the needs of the Dis
trict when the District Appropri-
alton bill comes up for action.
AS soon as his other duties les
sen q bit he will make an auto
mobile tour Of the municipal In
StitutionS such as jail, hospital,
ETC., and see for himself just how
much improvement and mainten-
ance money is necessary,
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
Army Asked TO Build
New Indiana Harbor
IrternationaI News Serrlce

international News Service
Strong appeals for creation of
a new Lake Michigan harbor near
Gary, Ind. we're made to Army
engineers here today.
Gov. Paul McNutt and Senator
Minton CD of Indiana headed
the delegation which told the
Army engineers that a new harbor
is needed to foster industrial de-
velopment in the Illinois Indiana
industrial district along Lake
Michigan.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
FUNDS NEEDED
FOR DEFENSE
LAWYER
Plea for SIS, 900 Due
For Opposition by
@. O. P. Forces
international News Service


Money problems held the Sen
ate Lobby Committees attention
today. The Investigators consid-
cred how to provide an adequate
fee" for the attorney who has
been retained to fight their battle
against pending court attacks.
Besides this item, the committee
has pending a resolution asking
an additional $4,000 for its in
vestigating work.
Col. Champion Harris, Of Bir-
mingham, a former law partner
of the committee chairman, Sen
ator Black CD Of Alabama, Is
the committees lawyer. He al
ready has appeared in court once,
to fight the move of the Chicago
law firm Of Winston, Shaw &
Strawn, for an Injunction pre-
venting the Western Union rom
giving up files containing It's mes.
sages. Harris lost this fight when
a temporary injunction was
granted.
Fights Hearst Suit
Now Harris will continue to rep.
resent the committee in the re-
cent suits brought directly against
its members by William Randolph
Hearst, the publisher. Existing
law governing Senate contingent
funds prevents payment Of more
than $500 monthly to employees.
Action on the committees re-
quest for an additional $25 600
was expected tomorrow or Thurs
day, when the Senate Audit and
Control Committee meets. Sena.
tor Byrnes CD Of South Caro-
lima, chairman, indicated that the
committee will approve the lobby
committee request. But when the
measures comes up for action on
the floor, Republicans who have
criticized committee procedure are
expected to unleash a new series
of verbal attacks.
Public hearings were suspended
today, but probably will be re-
SumeG In the near future. Pro
ceedingS yesterday were inter
rupted when.- for the first time
in history, a deputy United States
marshal walked into a committee
hearing and served on Senator
Slack notice of the Hearst suit.
To Ask Injunction
Today or tomorrow, the Hearst
attorney here, Elisha Hanson. was
expected to formally file in Dis,
trict Of Columbia Supreme Court
a request for a temporary in.
junction against committee use of
kilograms sent and received by
Mr.. Hearst last year, pending the
outcome of the Hearst court
action.
The publisher sought an injunc-
tion compelling return Of all tele-
grams of his copied by the com.
mite, or by the Federal Communi-
cations Commission from tele-
graph company files.
Harris revealed the investigators
would challenge the courts juriS-
diction in the case. and explained
that other "ramifications" might
be involved. He refused to say
what these might be.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
Continued from Page u

W 1Alo Usual ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OOS
bing his new derby emphatically
he said:
81 have no comment to n !"
A reporter demanded: ~
do you think Hauptmann
should burn?"
JafSie: 81 have no comment"
Reporter: do you think
Hauptmann murdered the Lind
bergh baby?"
JafSie: mo comment"
Reporter: 81 see, no comment.
How about the st. Patrick's
Day parade? Are you going to
march in it?"
Jafsie: ''NO comment"
Reporter: about Governor
Hoffman nOw-are you going
to see him."
JafSie: "NO-"
Reporter: Eyes, no comment.
Would you be willing to visit
Hauptmann in his cell?"
JafSie: NO"
Reporter: Excuse me. Doctor.
Did you catch any fish in Pan.
ama?"
Jafsie (triumphantly): "NO
comment"
Chronologically and chronically
it was a no comment" interview
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
DR.. CONDON BACK, is UNDER GUARD

dressed you as a colonel. Are
yOu q cOIOnel?"
Guard: "Ne comment"
Reporter: Are you going TO
continue guarding the do :tOr?"
Guard: No" T..
The Washington times., 1936-03-17

to have for his first meal ashore"
Reporter: Hello kid. What
sort Of delivery did you make in
side? Meat? Vegetables? You
know"
Grocery boy: "NO comment"
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
Bomber Damaged

SHELBY, Ohio, March II
Q.N.S0. "A new $55,000 Martin
bomber was slightly damaged but
it's crew escaped injury when
forced down in q muddy field near
here yesterday. Capt. r. H. Kelly
and Sergt. Leslie L. Wells were
flying the new Army airplane
from Baltimore, Md, to Hamilton
Field, California.
The Washington times., 1936-03-17
Treasury Condition

International News Service
Treasury balance as of March
IA: $1,771, ,183, 1929; internal rev.
enue, $685.. .90993: current re-
ceipts, $16,876,O14.80.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-05
EXPERT PLAYERS FOLLOW SIMPLE CONVENTIONS

a player on a number of hands,
can be reduced to nothing in
value by abuse. Remember that
this suit directing discard play
does not come up on every hand,
or even every few hands.
I want to advise my readers to
use natural discarding conventions
whenever possible, and to resort
to the suit directing discard only
when no other play will give the
same information.
Here's a simple hand on which
the natural convention is the best
defense
Against the four-heart contract,
EaSt's opening lead was his sim
gleton diamond. The seven was
played from dummy. West read
his partner for a singleton and
did the best he could to show a
spade entry by discarding his
highest diamond
Declarer shreWdly did not win
the trick with the nine, but went
up with the ace. He then played
the king of hearts.
Now the East player, who would
carry the defensive suit-direct-
ing suit" discard play to the ex-
IRENE, would jump in with the
ace, taking it for granted, from
his partners play of a small dia-
mond, that he must be asking for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-05

hide an unprofessional tendency
to tears.
Dear Katherine" said the doc
tor almost to himself, "all I know
of tenderness and loyalty I've
learned from YOU"
Obviously bracing himself, he
went on more Spiritedly. But
they're not going to lick me! I'm
staying on. think I'd die, lit
tie, if I had to leave this dis
trict!"
EOR a moment neither spoke.
Il Then, with start, they
heard knock at the front door.
1t was Constable Jim Ogden,
shifting from one foot to another,
obviously embarrassed.
We'll, Jim! Anybody sick at
your house? Come in!" greeted
the doctor.
Nope! It's-business, this
time, Doc" Ogden cast his eyes
f1oorward, cropping for words.
Listen, Doc. Here's what it is.
You know that new doctor up at
the mill? Well it seems he's been
a-pokin' his nose into some rec
ords or other, and now he's claim
ing to Mackenzie that you
haven't got any license to prac-
tice."
What nonsensei" exploded
nurse Kennedy.
rs what I told 'em!" con-
flrmed the constable. It told em
they were crazy. I'm sorry I had
to bother you, Doc! I'll be going
now, and tell them"
Wait minute, JIM" cut in
the doctor. He paused percepti-
bly,, then continued with an eff
fort. Its true"
"John! Nurse Kennedy's voice
was agonized. You mean you've
been practicing up here for 35
years without a license?"
=
DR. LUKE'S embarrassment
~ and misery were evident.
Well" he recounted, 81 passed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-05

them very ignorant to try to run
my affairs. What if I were to sug-
gest to them what to do? Living
with them is going to be very hard.
would rather live in one room
than be pestered with no-accounts.
What would you do?
DISGUISED.
Answer-In your place I should
take the unwelcome advice of the
no-accounts and get myself a job
which kept me out of their reach
all day. When I had saved bit
of money / should move into home
of my own located as far as posi-
BILE from the mans family.
1t is folly for young people to
marry before they have money
enough to live apart from their
families.
To marry before you're able to
swing the financial responsibilities
of marriage indicates that you are
accustomed to having your own way,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-05
MUSICALE GROUP
TO HEAR PAPER

A paper on Indiana Composer"
Is to be read to members of the
student section of the Matinee
Musicale at 3 tomorrow by Miss
Helene Pleasanee. Miss Carolyn
Richardson is to entertain the group
at her home, 1889 N. Pennsylvania
st.
Mrs. Roy Slaughter and Miss
Marian Launt are to pour at a tea
following the program. Mrs. r NJ.
Drybrough is to be assisted in the
dining room by Mesdames F. c..
Mcmillan, Robert Mckay and
George F. Goldman and Miss Ruth
Medals.
Misses Betty Schellschmidt, Mar
garet Kapp, Martha Burns. Erma
Day, Suzon Osler and Madonna
Mullonix, Mrs George Biegler and
Mrs. William Goory are to present
the program.