davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

but have been investigating here
and there, such as this California
Institute of Technology and the
University of California, and etc,
and / find that they haze been
making a kind of radium, only
different kind in each place, with
DIR. Charles G. Lauritsen doing it
in one place and DR.. j. j. LiVin-
good in the other; well, anyway,
they make this radium by shoot
ing at something else with a rife.
OF course this is not a regular
rife. such as is used to shoot ami
mails. targets, the enemy, and etc,
but is more like machine gun
only a small one, and if l had not
met this scientist in Berkeley l
would not -knoW any more than
you do about it, but he explained
it to me as follows:
You see, DR.. Livingood, who
performs the experiment you seem
to be trying to describe, proceeds
thus: he takes a small piece of
bisnuth and bombards it with
nuclei and it turns to radium e."
So, wishing above all things to
be accurate, as you have so often
told me, / asked like this:
What is a nuclei?"
And he replied, why a nucleus
is the center of an atom"
Now, boss, you know what an
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

portly man looks more impressive
in dark suit with dignified hair
stripe, and why short man
should not wear wide lapels,
broad-brimmed hats, bulky coats.
These squares also help us to un-
derstand why a short. stout wom-
an should not wear stripes that
go round n round; and why, if
woman's ideal height is 1.-The
height of a mans heart" the too
tall girl should not wear length
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

when the sky seems blue, though
space is colorless.
But some of the queerest
tricks the eye plays us is when it
tries to tell us that straight lines
are bent = lines of the same
length are not the same length
circles are distorted-squares are
not squares.
For example, take Figure l.
Quickly - which line is longer?
Now measure the two lines and
see how your eye has deceived
you. Yes, both lines are the same.
PTICAL illusions are not easy
~ to explain. Seeing things
as they "ain't," the psychologists
tell us, is due in some cases to the
optical mechanism of the eye; and
in others it is due to our own
visual sense, which, through asso-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

a high ceiling, and at once II be-
comes even loftier and colder,
whereas horizontally striped dra-
peries or wall paper, or wood or
color paneling cutting the height
of the soaring walls, will bring
the ceiling down and create a
cozy feeling.
Volumes have been written on
the line magic with which the eye
fools us. See in Figure 5 how a
simple arrangement of angles
makes the circle look distorted,
just as the perfectly straight lines
appeared bent in Figure 8.
The classic example of how
architects use the principle of OPP
tical illusion is the Parthenon in
Athens, Greece.
- REEK architects discovered
" that tall columns, if
straight, look as if they are thin
ner in the middle. So they made
the majestic columns of the Par
thenon bulge outward in the CEN
ter to compensate for the eyes
error.
Also, the long lines of the arch
itrave, the beams surmounting
the columns, have curvature of
several inches to make them look
straight. They would look sagged,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22
Don't Believe All You See Your Eyes Tell Lots Of Lies!

had they been made straight. And
further, the axes of the columns
are not vertical. They incline in
wards nearly three inches, to cor
rect a common optical illusion Of
buildings seeming to lean inward.
In modern skyscrapers, one Of
the worst problems architects
had to deal with was the check
erboard and distorting effect Of
row on row of windows BY
grouping windows together in
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22
BY lenore D. Young

co YOU really think seeing is
= believing" Don't fool your
self. The eye lies and lies and oh.
how it lies,
You know. of course, how your
eye fools you when railroad
tracks seem to meet: when trees
and telegraph poles seem to
merge into a wall as they pass
your window in a speeding train;
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

"peke" on a leash, because the
contrast makes her look so much
bigger.
THESE same devices for fool
ing the eye are brought to
our service in architecture and
interior decoration. Give a room
with a low ceiling. prominent pan
els, picture holdings and wall
paper with horizontal stripes or
motifs, and II becomes smaller
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22
"A m y
Your puzzled,

nEAR BOSS: About this science business you were so
- curious about, well, it that things are moving
very fast and particularly these colleges and schools
up and down this Pacific Coast and before long will be
able turn pair of old shoes and get back gold wrist
watch, understand it. only there catch in yet
and will tell you what it is
So far make out-and course these scientists
DOCTORS and etc. very stubborn about telling you
thing and especially in English any other language
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

strategic spacings, they contrived
the soaring. column-like effects
they needed. Indeed they have de-
veloped many ingenious devices
to carry the eye upward in
straight, sweeping lines by fool
ing the eye with it's own visual
illusions.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

anybody could understand if he
knew any other language; well,
anyway, these scientists need
some practice in this presto
change business. and right now
they are practicing on radium.
What they actually do is more
or less mystery to one and all,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

wise lines. Take a glance at Fig
ure 2. and you will realize why
a short. stout woman should not
wear mushroom" hats, and why
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22

tical lines seems higher than the
width; the one with the horizontal
lines seems stubbier than the
height.
So you can see why short,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-22
Dear Boss:

It seems that TO be a sci
enlist you have TO be a
good shot. and why some
Of these radium makers
don't get Jobs in The cir
Gus is more than | can ex-
plain.
Your puzzled,
Evening star., 1936-05-17
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Amaranth and Century-Decatur
Lodges convene tomorrow evening,
Webster and Capital Lodges Tuesday.
Mount Vernon Lodge Wednesday and
SyracuSians Lodge Friday.
Grand Chancellor Elroy S. Young
and associate Grand Lodge officers
made their Official visit to Syracusians
Lodge Friday night and will visit
Century-Decatur tomorrow night.
Supreme Chancellor Reno S. Harp
made surprise visit to Union Lodge
at the comforting of the knight rank
on the Mothers day class. He in
dorses the request of this domain to
have the Supreme Lodge celebrate its
seventy-fitth anniversary here in Au-
gust, 1888
Grand Chief Meta Moore of the
grand Jurisdiction Of Virginia, will
make her annual official visit to
Friendship Temple Wednesday eve
ming. An elaborate program has been
arranged and banquet will be served
Members Of Rathbone Temple and
Martha Washington Temple of Alex
andria and the grand chancellor and
his associate Grand Lodge officers
have been invited.
The grand chief will officially visit
Martha Washington Temple on
Thursday evening and Rathbone
Temple Friday evening.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

The regular postage series for
Surinam forecast several weeks has
appeared. Two designs are represent
ed The official list is: Heraldic ship.
1ac, yellow brown; 1c, yellow green;
11ac, light blue; &c, black brown; 21ac,
dark green; &c, deep blue; 4c, bright
orange; SC. gray; &C, red; 7ac, purple;
Queen Wilhelmina, 10c, orange; 12hc,
gray green; 15c, gray blue; zoe, yellow
orange: 21c, gray; Csc. brown rose;
SOC, gray violet; 35c, olive; 50c,. olive
green; Queen Wilhelmina, larger-sized
portrait, 1G, gray blue; 1.50G, brown
olive, and 2.5G, brown purple.
Charles j. Phillips, for many years
philatelic adviser to the late King
George v, is the author of a colorful,
interesting and informative book en-
titled Stamp Collecting" published
by Harry L. Lindquist, 100 Sixth ave-
nue.. New York. The table of con-
tents lists chapters on THE Use OF
Evening star., 1936-05-17
12,714,OO0 STILL IDLE
DESPITE JOBS GAINS
Special Dispatch to The Star

SptSiai DispdtCu 70 L ne star.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The num-
Der of persons unemployed in the
United States in March was reduced
to 12,7l400O from 1907 900 in Feb
ruary. a decrease of $4,000, according
to the Alexander Hamilton Institute.
Unemployment in March was also
lower than in the corresponding
month last year, with a decrease Of
$1,000. The total number unem-
ployed a year ago was 1921 900.
Unemployment in March. however,
was higher by $4,000 persons than
at the low point for the business re-
covery movement in December. 1885,
when the unemployed totaled 12,032.-
900.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
ODDS ON ROOSEVELT
NARROWED TO 2 TO |

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The odds on
Roosevelt are narrowing a bit in the
Street. 1t is reported that one sl0,-
600 to $4,000 bet was made this
week, making the odds 2-to-1 against
the 3-to-1 quotations heard not SO
long ago. Previous to this weel, S
wager odds had been quoted 1l-to-5.
Copyright. 1866
Evening star., 1936-05-17
TRADING TO BE RESUMED.

CHICAGO. May 16 (P.-Futures
trading in potatoes of the Idaho and
round white varieties for delivery next
October and January will be resumed
on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Monday, Lloyd S. Tenny. business
manager, announced today. Last year
the January Idaho contract opened
in October.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
MORE ORE SHIPPED.

NEW YORK, May 16 (P.-Execu-
tives of Great Northern Railway Co.
estimate that the iron ore movement
this year will total around 13,000,0 900
tons against last years volume of g.
soc, 900 tons.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL OLYMPIC TRYOUT

The Stamp Department OF
The Star announces a special
cachet for the Olympic games
tryout marathon race from
Mount Vernon to Washington,
Saturday, May 30.
Collectors should send SELF
addressed, stamped, sealed,
reGdy-to-go, standard (6A
size coverS not later than
Thursday, May %.
Address,. Stamp Depart
ment, The Star, Washing-
ton, D. G..
Evening star., 1936-05-17

With particular reference to his ut to the Galapagos
Islands in 1885, the memory of Charles Dari great British
of science accorded phatec homage In series of
of Ecuador The vales and
subjects Too cents gray ap Of m island group cents
tortoise of type for hch the islands wee named 20 cents
uioe portrait OF Darn and sketch OF the ship Beagle IN
tphch he his tourney around the 0rd shilling red,
Imaginary portrait Of Christopher Columbus and shings,
blue, shore peU
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Double e-Decked Coaches.

Double deck passenger coaches with
a capacity of 300 have appeared on a
railway line in Germany.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
HELP-MEN AND WOMEN.
lCaHNf-axl

COUPLE. white, refined. to care for room
ing house in exchange for living 0uarters:
experienced references required. Met O6s9.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

Entrance to Third International Phiateic Exhibition
(TIPEX) Central Palace York. Saturday
ing, May teo minutes before the doors opened to
throng collectors from all parts of the United States and
from 40 different foreign countries This photograph shos
OF several long lines of rStcomer aiting to be admitted to
the building. H E. Harris Co. Photo
Evening star., 1936-05-17

Lost and Found Advertisements
may te found on page A-3. COL
unln /
Evening star., 1936-05-17
BU SINEss AND PROFESSIONAL.
NEEDED
EACHANGE-
o14 National Press Building

BoOKKEEPER (F). Jewish. experienced.
full charge, public accounting helpful.
Bookkeeper CF,l for. hotel, knowledge of
shorthand and typing; Gentle. single.
Stenographer tF), experienced. age p 70
30. college background and interested in
educational work; good salary, Stenog-
rapher tFD. experienced. familiar with
medical terms; salary SIS week. stenos-
rapher tF.l for real estate firm; must be
rapid and have college BACKGROUND; quick
advancement, excellent salary. Assistant
bookkeeper tFl. experienced typiSt. age
- to 2s Gentle; must be alert and have
personality good salary; Telephone. solici-
tor and personnel clerk tF): must have
know.edge of bookkeeping and tipping. and
good personality: age - to 35. expert
enced only; excellent opportunity Sales
man IN for exclusive glass novelty shop.
have ability and desire to manage, inter-
ested in home furnishings and interior
decorating not over 80 years old; excel
lent opportunity with quick advancement.
Messenger tMl for medical laboratory;
have own motor cycle or can acquire; will
develop into salesman. Stenographer (MD
for large corporation, assistant 70 execu-
tive; experienced only; salary $50 week.
PERSONNEL SERVICE,
1911 G. St NV
Evening star., 1936-05-17

MAN, young, as assistant in
credit office to handle auto
mobile installment collec-
tions. Stenography, tipping
and experience necessary.
Only replies giving full de-
tails of past experience will
be considered. Address Box
481-K, Star office.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
WANTED-AGENTS.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

DOMESTIC.
RUPHER S Employment Agency has OPEN
ingS for colored domestic workers; refer
ences required. 1887 llth st. NV. 49,
RELIABLE AGENCY Decatur 5561-14O2
1Ith-furnishes l cooks. mattresses maids.
nurses. s.h.w. part-tlme day workers.
housemen. 1a'
DOMESTIC AGENCY" 1925 9th NV. has
openings for cooks. INV. maids. wait
resses, mothers helpers.
DOMESTIC AGENCY " Decatur 241a or
North 9011, furnishes cooks. housemen,
e INV. aids. porters. chauffeurs. dish
washers. buffers. bus boys.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL.
NEED stenographers. expert typists book
keepers. dictaphone operators, experienced
ana capable beginners male and female.
for daily openings. BOYDS. 1888 st.
NEEDED!
Stenographers. exp. ases IS to 80.
capable of loo w.p.m. dictation and 45
w.pm. tyDing. for either temporary or
permanent positions.
TypStS. exp. ages rs to %. capable Of
so w.p.m. for either temporary or per-
manent positions.
Apply for test Wednesday at 3 pm.
No CHARGE Unless Placed.
THE WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE
Evening star., 1936-05-17
WHITE BOY

WHITE BOY
Between Is and 20 years old,
for stock work in a local
store. Must be a reliable,
energetic young man who is
willing to start as a beginner.
Address Box 24-M, Star
Office.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

Plate numbers for the Texas COM
memorative are: 21537 to 21540, in.
elusive.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

FURNITURE SALESMAN.
To qualify you must be ex-
perienced, energetic and have
real sales ability. Apply EN-
ployment Office, 4th floor,
Lansburgh's Dept. Store.
WANTED Licensed steam
engineer. See Mr.. Lanham,
Palace Laundry, 9th and H
sts. NV, Monday morning,
May Is, 1886.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

To sell Philgas. which is an exact dupli-
cation of city gas service for homes be-
yond gas mains. Entirely new sales plan
which includes modern stoves OF greater
efficiency. also more than 5O'c reduction
in gas rates for automatic water heaters
and Electrolux refrgerators. This pro-
gram is being followed by WJSV broad
casts, direct mail and billboard advertising
This is a real opportunity to establish
"ourSef permanently with a very progress
sive company in business which is prac-
tlcaIly non-seasonable and verv essential.
For further details apply Monday a m. at
the Rockville Office, or phone Mr Nimmo
kenSlngtOn "a for annnlntrnan
Evening star., 1936-05-17

The Arkansas stamp, announced by
Mr.. Farley some weeks ago, will be
released at Little Rock June Is: the
Oregon stamp about the middle Of
July and the Army and Navy heroes
series beginning August /.
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Shoe Selling Experience.

Can use several students. for Saturday
Apply in person. Mr.. D P Miller, VIM.
Hahn q Co, 1907 st. NV
Experienced body and fender
man, steady work, apply to Mr..
Tracy, service manager, Sullivan
Chevrolet, 460 N. Y. Ave. NV.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

MAN settled to work on place in country.
near city: room and board and an oppor-
and poultry. Address Box 269-K. Star
Evening star., 1936-05-17

LESMEN--EveTybody buying book
matches. labels. carbonized sales books
pricing sets. memo books complete line
business, stationery. Wonderful sideline,
Somlm; dally; Free sales portfolio. WillenS
2l32-KX GLADYS Chicago
Evening star., 1936-05-17
FARM SALESMAN.

We want men with real sales ability to
SetI farmers. Iarse property owners and
schooiS paint and roof coating sold on
ing until they harvest crops This propo-
Sltlon REQUIRES no Paint experience Excel
lent nnanclal Arrangement for the men who
qualify. Only Inteilieert men with sales
AFFINITY need apply. Address Box 2l5-K.
Star office
Evening star., 1936-05-17
statesmen.
SALESMAN

-high class. grocery experience preferred:
established house. steady employment with
advancement il able to show ability. Reply
IN own handwriting. stating age. height.
weight. experience and salary expected. Ad-
dress Box 20U-K Star office
Evening star., 1936-05-17
WANTED-SALESMEN

AVAILABLE AT ONCE Rawieigh route Of
$50 s1I families Only reliable men need ap-
cash required Write today. RaWieigh' 8.
Dept. DCE-4-Z. Chester pa
Evening star., 1936-05-17

cleaning and pressing shop: must be expe-
rienced and have references. Address Box
142-K Star Oflce
Evening star., 1936-05-17

The Washington Air Mail Society
will meet at the Hotel La Fayette.
Sixteenth street, tomorrow evening
at g. Reports on TIPEX and the
American Air Mail Society Convention
are feature of the program. Visitors
invited.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

SALESMAN WITH CAPITAL to invest in
utuSnal I,a Val business opportunity. Address
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

circular Is using Meat Sundies
and Preserving Meats in Lard
Alice M. Child, Division of Home
Economies.
How would the feeding value OF
ffrst-cutting alfalfa grown under
irrigation compare with that of
timothy hay grown on land not ir-
regated?
When the two kinds of hay are
grown under like conditions, alfal-
ia ordinarily has about double the
feeding value of timothy hay. 1t
contains about twice the amount OF
protein and quite little more min
erals, particularly calcium and
phosphorus. The fact that you are
comparing the first cutting alfalfa
grown on irrigated land with timo-
thy grown on land not irrigated,
probably would bring these two
feeds somewhat closer together in
feeding value. The alfalfa would be
coarse and high in fiber content;
while the timothy likely would be
much finer and probably somewhat
lower than the alfalfa in fiber
content. Even so, the alfalfa would
be considerably higher in protein
content and think would still have
a somewhat higher feeding value
than the timothy. The timothy
would probably reach a value of
about three-fourths that of the al
falfa.-W. H. Peters, Division of
Husbandry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
TALKING TURKEY"
agnes PLAINLY


If all the turkey growers would
set aside fund to be used to ma
tionally advertise Tin Good House.
keeping, Saturday Evening Post,
etc. eating more turkey meat,
people would become turkey con-
scious"-but until they are able to
do this very thing lot of us need
to get busy talking Eat More
Turkey the Year Around" Our lady
buyers can help a lot by asking
their meat market man to split
turkey in halves for them. When
the dressing is tucked underneath
the half and baked it is both ele-
CANT to look at and delicious to
eat.
Now is the time to pick over
your breeding stock, again throw
ing into the butchers pen imma-
ture, scrawny birds as we'll as
crooked breasted ones. In order to
make a consistent improvement
each year, records of breeding must
be kept. These records should have
brief description of the good and
bad points Tin shape and COLOR of
the male heading the pen, every
section from his head to his toes.
The same thing applies to every
female mated to him. Weights
should be recorded, too (see Stand
ard of Perfection).
Have some method that you can
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
Spaniel Dog Gets
Case of Wanderlust
Wanderlust of Canine Costs Owner
$500 Return Fare-TalSes
Train Ride

All sorts of things happen when
you own a dog. One particular
member of the specie found the
wanderlust bursting within him
and decided ride on the train
was the best cure for his ailment.
"Spud", the faithful dog of Herman
1erfus, is the wanderer of which
we speak.
1t seems Spud wandered into one
of the passenger trains last week
and when his presence was dis
covered he was in st. Cloud. He
Immediately made known to mem
bers of the railroad crew that he
was in unfamiliar surroundings,
and they phoned back to Sank Cen
tire where they had stopped the
longest on the run. A description
of Spud led Agent Paul Kuefler
to believe it was the property of
Mr.. Zerfus. So he inquired if the
dog had been lost. Well, the climax
was reached when upon receipt of
the dog Herman was obliged to
pay three dollars return shipment
on the wandering canine. Spud
roamed around the city for several
days in disgrace for his unseemly
conduct and is now quite content
to remain by the fireside.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06
A-H Clubs Have Fine
Seed Show Exhibit
Included Canning. Clothing, Thrift,
Baking. Corn, Potatoes, Fur
nishings and Bird Houses

Stearns county All clubs put UP
one of the finest group of exhibits
at the st. Cloud Seed Show, JAN
uary 29-Feb. 1. Exhibits included
canning, clothing, thrift, cake,
cookies, bread, room furnishings,
corn potatoes and bird houses. The
quality and quantity of the Willing
Workers All club exhibits was ex-
traordinary winning first honors at
the show and will receive gallons
of ice cream as a prize. The Sank
Valley All club won third place in
number points received in prizes
and the Albany Climbers, fifth
place. Second and fourth places
were won by Benton and Sher-
bourne county clubs who likewise
put up some splendid exhibits.
Miss Hester Staples of the Sank
Valley Club, st. Cloud, acted as
chairman Of the Stearns County
General Arrangements Committee.
She was assisted by other members
of that club and members Of the
Willing Workers Club.
Preceding the afternoon pro-
gram on Saturday the Stearns
County All Council held a special
meeting at which time plans were
made for the editing Of the All
Messenger, monthly club-paper
edited by the county organization.
A preliminary day was set In March
for the All Leaders Annual meet
ing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-02-06

check on the progeny Of each in
dividual. True, the trap-nest is the
only positive method Of accurate
records and 1t Is well worth the
time and effort spent, especially
during the breeding season. Many
Of you have no doubt raised some
outstanding birds in your flocks at
some time and were proper re-
cords kept, such a specimen would
be invaluable to you for future
breeding. Trap-nets tell us whether
a hen Is a consistent producer, the
number of eggs laid in each clutch
and gives you accurate informa-
ton of the time and age when your
turkeys begin to lay. This Is very
important because egg production
has been advanced from 2 to 5
weeks in many flocks by selection
and breeding Of early layers. IF
you are unable to use trap-nets
there is another method by which
you can keep fairly accurate rec
ords and which will help you in
the improvement of your flock. In
turkeys there Is wide variation
in shape, size and color Of eggs
and after your pens are mated and
the females start to lay, a little
close observation will soon deter
mine just which female is laying
an egg Of certain size, shape or
color. AS all the eggs in a clutch
will be practically alike, you will
have little trouble in determining