davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

booster with nothing but praise
for the city fathers.
Theaters, movie houses,
hotels, shops, restaurants are
all on a high standard. There
are magnificent parks beauti-
fully laid out and well kept, es-
pecially King Park with its de-
lightfully arranged ZOO. Bloem-
fontein is primarily the educa-
tional center for the province,
but it draws students from all
over South and East Africa.
The climate, it is interesting
to note, has brought two Of our
own amous institutions to
Bloemfontein.
OBSERVATORIES
Both Michigan and Harvard
universities have built observa-
tories on vantage points Of the
nearby hills, to make and gather
weather observations as well as
astronomical data.
The majority of the residents
and visitors spend their leisure
at Mazelspoort, some Is miles
from the city. Boating, swim
ming, golf, fishing, tennis are
INDUCED in aridSt surround
ings that are perfectly lovely.
The municipality is response
BILE for delightful little bunga-
lows that can be hired for a
song. Just a few miles from
this river retreat are game pre-
serves, which give one the real
Africa, the Africa of big game,
rather than an Africa of be-
nevolent and enterprisinL city
fathers bent on boosting storage
plants, clinics and model
suburbs for the natives.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
British Economist Replies
To ShipSte0d

DTIttSR EcOnOnGtSG NePLtGS
To Shipstedd "*'
Senator .shipstead has an in
genious but not Original plan
for disposing of the allied war
debts. "- sd. a.
He suggests that the British
bonds held by the Treasury
should be issued in small de-
nominations to the American
public who would buy them and
use them for the purchase Of
British goods or services in
Great Britain. The Treasury
would take the cash and retire
its own bonds and so reduce
our national debt.
SELLING THE BONDS
How many of these baby Brit
ish bonds does the Senator sup
pose he could sell to the Amer
lean public?
Let us say the public would
buy these ~ per cent bonds to
the tune of 100000, 900, a
rather liberal assumption. They
would have to be sold at a dis
count, of course, but let us pass
that over.
The British bonds remaining
in the Treasury would still be
over four billions and the an
nual payments by an unimport-
ant amount.
Then these baby bonds must
be taken over like travellers
checks and used in England for
tourist purchases.
But these purchases are al
ready counted in as part of
England's invisible export trade
which has to be balanced
against British purchases OF
American goods.
BACK WHE@E WE STARTED
If these tourist purchases
are now used to liquidate Eng
lands war debt there remains
lust that amount Of money less
for the purchase of American
goods.
So we are back again where
we started.
If similar or larger amounts
of British dollar bonds are used
by American tourists to buy
Canadian goods the same results
follow. The Canadian goods are
used to liquidate British war
debts instead of providing dol
lar balances with which to pur'
chase American goods.
INSOLUBLE PROBLEM
Boiled down, the Senator's
proposition is to transfer British
promises to pay from the Trea'
sury to private American citi'
ZenS. =~
He seems to admit that the
problem of finding dollar bal
ances with which Britain may
meet those obligations is almost
!, inseluhle, unless We have tc
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Uec<1IGultGzzeA- OK
4H2M
F. Romer
CLEMENCEAU

CLEMENCEAU
THE French Tiger"
! was crotchety about
many things. including
his diet. Calling one day
for conference with Foch,
he stunned the doorman
by saying: ~ am Clenen-
ceau. | come to lunch
with General Foch. Here
are my noodles, They are
all | want to eat!"
Copyright, 1881, by =. ROmsr
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
THE ANSWER

c h ri StmaS
c a / d S, be-
cause I feel
it d ep e n ds
e n t / rely on
the taste of
the in d ivid-
ual. A per
on sending
cards should
consider what
the recipient
would enjoy
g e t t ing. In
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Christmas
is a j oy o u S
S e SON, so
why nc. JOY
full and gay
c a r d S. I
would m u ch
rather receive
ca that
bring laughs
j n S t e ad Of
those full of
old fashioned
S e n t i'm ent.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

and lovelier. I like to see the
comic cards reserved for Valen-
tine Day."
X X X
C. w. Snead, 629 Seventh st.
S. W., U. S. Special Police, De-
partment of the Interior:
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

frivolous and comic greeting
cards. In my experience :. have
found that most individuals
really enjoy comical cards."
X X X
Miss Virginia Bergman, 1920
Sixteenth St. N. w., college stu
dent:
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best. I like
to see people
m erru and
jolly d u ring
the Yuletide
season. life
is serious at
it's best with
out Chris t.
mas being a
serious time.
OF courS e,
people should
not forg C t
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
WORLD!
Bv Elsie Robinson
pyrighG 1887. King Features Syndicate, Incl

tn HAT empty chair at the Christmas table
l. "I cannot bear t!' she cries. ever since our
darling died, seven months ago, I've been able to
hold myself steady in a sort of living DEATH But now
know I'll break. seeing the place where she used
to sit all empty now, without her laugh her gay,
sweet Ways-Oh | dare not face it!"
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Traffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims in the District Of Co
lumbia since January l. 1887.
is graphically shown by the
death watch.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

But everyone has right to his
own taste, and I really like and
appreciate all the greetings I
receive"
\ X
Miss Inga Belgau, 1924 La
mont st. N. W., beautician:
II like the comic cards the
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Eyes, I rath-
er disapprove
of CO nj c al
c h ri stmas
cards. I think
that religious
and sc n t l.
mental cards
are more in
keeping with
the spirit Of
C. h ri stnlaS,
as well as
mure tasteful
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

disrupt our international com.
merce in the process. -
The problem Of finding these
dollar balances In order to pay
not the Treasury but private
American citizens is Just as Id.
soluable. For the nature Of the
obligation has not been altered
in the slightest degree by sub
stituting a lot Of private Atnerf
can citizens for the American
government.
AS for the transfer Of colonies
to the United States, I am sure
the Senator, in his more re-
Elective moments, could hardly
approve of this bartering OF
peoples from one flag to an
other without the consent of the
governed. ~ -
A BRITISH ECONOMIST.
xx*
More Police Needed
Once again the so-callad
traffic experts have begun agita"
tion for a prohibition Of park
ing in the downtown section Of
Washington and a ban on
nocturnal parking throughout
the entire city. --,.-.
It appears to me that the
more economical thing for the
experts to do, would be to see
how they can cut down on the
restrictions already existing.
Heaven, as well as everyone In
Washington, knows it is i'm
possible to enforce the present
one.hour parking regulation IN
the. downtown section with the
current police force.
With a no-parking restriction
it will take at least twice the
number of policemen now on
duty in the downtown section
to see that the streets are kept
clear Of automobiles
But with a prohibition
throughout the city on all-night
parking, it is virtually impoS'
sible to estimate just how many
policemen would be needed to
enforce this requirement.
Besides. as has been often
pointed out in answer to argu.
ments for parking prohibitions,
a parked automobile never has
been known to kill anyone.
PTVU
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Three-Minute JOURNEYS
By Temple Manning

Although other cities in South Africa popular
and better known to the tourist Bloemfonten
people living in the Union of South Africa than do such
towns Cape Town johannesburg East London Durham
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

my opinion both types are ap-
propriate if sent discreetly."
X X
Miss Lucille Larkin, 619 Otis
Pl. N. W., beautician:
"As long as a card is not in
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

- .
Il have al
ways felt that
C h ri stmaS
should be a
time of good
feeling a n d
6 o cd fellow
ship, and as
much a happy
season as pos
sible. So, for
this reason, I
p a r ticularly
like cheerful,
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

the religious side Of Christmas,
but it, too, is h time for joyful
ness and good will"
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
The Inquiring'
Photographer
The Washington Times in
viteS you to submit timely |
and interesting questions to |
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

THE QUESTION
Do you approve of the grow.
ing tendency toward comic
Christmas cards instead Of the
customary religious or senti-
mental types?
THE ANSWERS
Miss Margaret Pugh, 2401
Fifteenth st. N. w., nurse:
Il don't disapnrove of the
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Voice of the People

cOnne themselves to zoo words Please
give full Names will be omitted
quested the right to shorten letters
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

re lily bad
t a S t e, I do
not see any
thing wrong
a b ou t t h Q
comic Up e
of cards for
Christmas or
New Y e a r.
OF c. ou r S e,
one cannot
send q card
with a joke
to a, person
who W VI d
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

C. V. Hyson, 104 Mckinley
St., Bethesda, Md, insurance
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-25

fort to the user, but the phrase
that a person has not had a cold
for 20 years suggests more that
he has come into the period of i'm
munity from colds rather than
that any particular remedy will
actually prevent them. t
We eventually acquire innnu-
nifty to colds, and people over 40
are seldom subject to them. They
are certainly not as likely to catch
a cold once or twice a year as
those at the age of 20. Those who
do catch cold over the age of 40
are likely to be the ones with
chronic respiratory trouble of the
nose or lungs, as described in the
article yesterday.
The commonest recommendation
for the prevention of colds that
reaches this column is the use Of
fruit and fruit juices, especially
lemons and oranges and grape
fruit. Undoubtedly these natural
fruits are useful through the win
ter and help to keep the body neu-
trail. Another favorite remedy is
the use of sodium bicarbonate to
alkaline the body. AS I say,
these are harmless and can be
tried by anyone who wishes, but
prevention of colds is certainly cct
guaranteed from their use. M
Not Much Progress Made
We have not made much prog
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-25

blotted the check and folded it.
''You just get anything you want
with it. And if that's not enough,
there's more where it came from"
"a hundred dollars! Oh Martha,
we can't accept that. There isn't
anything we want that costs as
much as that"
'"Then keep it until there is or
buy yourself some pretty Clothes"
Martha said in a final Tote, know
ing all the time that the check
would go into the little bank book
Janet had shown her when sfa
opened the desk for the pen.
Janet peered at her suspiciously.
Martha Colby, are you giving me
this because you think we need
lit ?" she demanded.
"And why should think you'll
need it?" Martha replied calmly
Didn't you just tell me that your
husband has a good job and bright
prospects? Now, you just forget
it and buy something pretty for
yourself and a necktie for Joel.
BY the way, where ; he? I'd like
to see him before CO."
Hes /. why he had to
see someone for dinner tonight.
He's trying to. make some con-
facts. That's the way you get
jobs in the theater," she explained.
"Oh, Martha, please don't go.
Please have dinner with me. The
days are so long e. I mean noy'
I have so much time -. and :. :"
she floundered helplessly and
wished that she could have re-
called her words.
Martha thought: Jane can wait
and I'll explain to her tomorrow
why I didn't meet her at the rail-
road station.
Aloud she said, "Well, now that's
what I wanted to do but l was
afraid to ask. What say we go
to some real bang-up expensive
place to give me a thrill? It's nay
party and We'll go and see show.
I haven't done that IN years.
Pshaw, if you aren't here when
Joel gets home after the theater,
he can wait a few minutes. I'll
have to get the 11:3O."
Lights danced in Janet's eyes.
It'll be fun, Martha! I'll just
change my things and We'll get
started right away"
/ Joel was there when Janet came
home. He got up out of the big
chair. Janet saw three things at
once-his newspaper was still
folded, unread; the tray beside the
chair was Uttered with smoked
cigarets; JoePs face was dark and
all the light had gone out of it.
II wasn't with Grafton" he said
after he had kissed her. Il just
didn't want to come home The
notice was on the board this after
moon. We close Saturday"
Ito BE Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-25

tiful, smelly Victoria at Fifty
ninth street and for two whole
hours we rode through Central
park at midnight. Joel bought me
some white flowers to wear in my
hair and, for little while after
he told me was the prettiest girl
he knew, I believed it,"
Martha sighed wistfully. She
thought that charm made up for a
lot of other things in a man.
1--WE dined at the Ritz one
night" Janet continued boastfully
and thought what fun it was to
talk to someone who knew her.
another night we went to the
Turkish Room and danced until 3
o'clock. We saw two matineeS on
days when Joel had no matinee
and we . we went TO- the Aqua
rum and the Art Exhibit in the
Village and we held hands all the
time"
cit sounds delightful. Don't
tell me the honeymoon is over"
"Of course, it isn't. It isn't ever
going to be! But we can't afford
things like that any more. Joel
is only getting $75 week and we
really did spend an awful lot.
Poor darling, he has never saved
a penny. Money melts somehow
when you go out after the theater.
You know, movies and midnight
supper and we often decide to go
somewhere to have nightcap and
hear some music"
Young lady, you'd better save
or go back to work. What would
you do if Joel's show closnd?"
"We'll meet our trouble when we
come to it. We started saving two
weeks ago. Oh. how wish mad
saved when I had my job instead
of buying furniture. But Wen be
all right. I'm a careful manager
and the management thinks the
show will go on until summer any
way"
All the things Martha had read
in fiction about struggling actors
CdIIlC DdCh W Il5I. OOOhlIlS Oil GSS
over a gas-ring. Trunks held by
formidable landladies. Riding in
day coaches on drafty trains all
night. Managers who disappeared
with the money before the actors
were paid.
"Well. for goodness sake, / al
most forgot!" She reached for her
spacious purse. II came to bring
you a wedding present. wanted
to buy you something" she fished
in the depths and thought of the
dinner set she had ordered. but I
had no idea of what you'd want so
think you'd better get something
for yourself. I meant to do this
before l left home, but you know
my pens never write. Got foun-
tain pen. Janet? ?"
Janet brought her a pen. Mar
tina wrote quickly and signed ner
name with a flourish Then she
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-25

ress in the treatment of colds
since the days of our grand
mothers, and I believe the old.
fashioned heating and sweating
system is as good as anything for
treatment.
The ordinary cold which does not
fasten itself on the basis of q
chronic infection of the nose.
throat or lungs, runs an acute
course Of about three days, with a
recovery period of about two weeks
in which the sufferer is more un.
comfortable to his neighbors than
TO himself. The first day, as we
said yesterday, ushers in the cold
with a raw uncomfortable feeling
in the throat, tightness in the nose,
a decided sense of chilliness on the
surface Of the body. This latter
symptom is a point Of attack by
treatment which has proved itself
through the years. If, on the first
day, the victim is lucky enough to
be at home where a faithful rela-
tive can give him, or her, the
works., this is what should be
done:
A preliminary dose of epson
salts. A hot mustard foot-bath
before an open fire or radiator.
A teaspoon Of domestic mustard
tied in a muslin bag, should be al
lowed to soak in a quart of cool
water. Do not put the mustard in
hot water because that, if first ap-
piled, will not extract essential oils
from the mustard. When the pa
tent is ready a gallon of water at
40 or 100 degrees F. may be
added. Remember that the feet
are more sensitive to hot water
than the hands. While taking the
foot-bath, the patient should drink
a glass of very hot lemonade with
five grains Of aspirin. And then
get into bed, well covered up, until
the reaction with sweating sets In.
There is no good scientific ex-
PLANTATION Of the effectiveness Of
this treatment, although there are
some suggestions. ternitz
found that heat or cold applied to
the feet would increase mtra-
crallial circulation.
The dialation of all the surface
blood vessels makes the patient
more comfortable and seems to In
luca q reflex action.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-25

colds. Many of
these are &C
conpanied by
a reconnnen-
dalton to the
effect that the
user has not
had a cold for
30 y e a r S,
sometimes 20
years. In gen
eral, the rem
e d i e s a r e
worth trying;
at least, they
a r e harmless
and may give
mental nnm-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-25
READ THIS FIRST:

Janet Macleod has just married Joel
Paynter, second-rate actor, whom she
met few weeks previously at a cock
tail party. Because Joel asked Janet
to stop work, she has had to econO-
mize Martha Colby, her best friend,
visits Janet in their One-room apart
ment.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-25
Old-F0shi0ned Treatment
For Colds Still Effectiue

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. ID.
EVERY YEAR about this time,
this department receives many let
ters from generOus-minded readers
giving us methods of preventing
The Washington times., 1937-08-05
I'd QUARTER NET
UP FOR AMERADA

Amarada Corporation and sub
salaries report for the second
quarter of this year net income of
$552,991, after all charges includ.
ing operating and administrative
expenses, taxes, lease rentals and
abandonments, depreciation, de.
pletion and drilling expenses.
This is equivalent to 10 cents
per share on the net outstanding
stock and compares with sass, 299,
equivalent to So cents per share,
for the second quarter of 1895.
Gross operating income in the
second quarter amounted to 3d..
535,623 against $2,652,358 in the
second quarter of last year, while
$1,931,857 was charged off for de.
probation, depletion and drilling
expenses compared with $1,4O2, 500
in the corresponding period last
year,
The Washington times., 1937-08-05
BRISTOL-MYERS
EARNINGS DOWN

Tentative report of Bristol
Myers Company and subsidiaries
for quarter ended June sc, shows
net income of $394,627 after
charges, Federal income taxes
and estimated provision of So
399.79 for surtax on undistri-
buted profits. equivalent to ST
cents a share on 686,378 (par
So of capital stock outstand-
ing.
This compares with $777,298
or $1.13 a share in preceding
quarter and $519,464 or 76 cents
a share in June quarter Of pre-
vious year.
For six months ended June 30,
last, net income was $1,171 1926
after charges, Federal income
taxes and $27,656 Surtax on un-
distributed profits, equal to $1.70
share, comparing with $1,179,-
$50 or Sill share in first half
of 1886.
Net income for the IL months
ended June 80, last, was ST.
267, 1927 ~:ter charges. Federal
income taxes and $63,196 surtax
on undistributed profits. equal
to $3.50 a share, against $2,404,-
1911 or $3.50 a share for the II
months ended June 80, 1885.
The Washington times., 1937-08-05
ACACIA PLANS
THREE MEETINGS
OF QUALITY CLUB

Announcement was made to-
Cay by the Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Company Of q series
of regional meetings Of the vii.
liam Montgomery Quality Club.
membership in which is the mark
of outstanding production and
conservation.
During the past six months
there has been an increase Of
so per cent in the numper Of
Acacia agents who have earned
membership in this group.
The District of Columbia
branch, it is pointed out, holds
the largest membership in the
club and its representatives at
the Southern regional conven-
ton, to be held August IL and
Is at Sea Island, Ca, will con-
stitute the largest single group
at any of the three gatherings.
District of Columbia Branch
agents who have earned the
right to attend the Sea Island
meeting are as follows:
D. M. Aaronson, J. B. Allison,
J. A. Barbeau. @. M. Beeton,
Nathan Burns, W. B. Crossan, D.
M. Crouch, w. c. Daniel, J. I.
Ford, C. C. Cove, ST., c. c. Cove,
jr., E. P. Hands, H. R. Hardisty.
H. G. Harms, o. D. Heise, L. e.
Hendrick, H. j. Kamerow, T. P.
Kilroy, w. j. McCausland, R. c.
Merritt, L. G. Morris, F. B. Rogers,
P. L. Rogers, G. S. Schroeder, r.
W. Tatum, H. D. Weant, F. B.
williams, R. w. Winfree.
The Eastern and Midwest re-
gional meeting will be held at
French Lick, Ind, August 10 and
20. and the Pacific Coast meeting
is scheduled for August 80 and
81 at Coronado Beach, Cal.
The gatherings will be attended
by Acacia officers and interesting
and instructive programs have
been arranged.
The Washington times., 1937-08-05
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

market steady. North Carolina, bushel
baskets Elbertas, U. s. No. |, inches
a.s5. az inches minimum I5.s50s. $50.
Sales from cold storage: Bushel baskets
ElbertaG U. s. No. /. 1-2h inches mini
mum, fair condition. %: bushel baskets,
ts i' cOHd Il No. ,i7sd N Tnsnla bushe
baskets. Carmans u. s. No l, az inches
minimum, sO@60c, few higher; Earl
Bellies. az inches minimum. S1012s.
car on track. Supplies light; demand
light: market steady. Colorado. bushel
hampers Telephones, S2.1o02.2s: fair
condition. .1:sO0L7S. New Jersey. bushel
Potatoes = Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket weak. lOO-pound sacks Cobblers,
U. 8. No. /. New, Jersey. s1.OS;
light: market steady. Maryland. bushel
basketa SO660c; h-bushel baskets, Is
o SSc. New Jersey 1S-auart climax bas-
WateTmeIons-1,2 200. virginia, by boat
arrived; truck receipts liberal; supplies
North Carolina. Tom watsOns $40
round average: 81 Csc each each. u.,,.,,
1 broken car on track.
Lima Beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market weak. Pennsyl-
vania. bushel baskets, $3.50.
light; market steady. Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets Savoy type, 6O@75c.
Oranges - California arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
California. boxes. t4.2S@s.25 as to grade
Huckieberries - North Carolina, 100
lave per quart. Virginia, 14015o per
quart.
quarts, 30@sSc: pints, $50 zoe. Maine,
IS6 zoe per quart, Nova Scotia, zoo
Avocado - Florida. flats, H@1.2s,
6S.5O; flats. 75c6$1.
Beet. = Psnnsyivsnia. sS0SSO per
dozen punches.
LimesEFIorida, Key. as busheI boxes,
Pineapples-Cuba, crates, sS0S.SO.
Carrots - Pennsylvania, 30@55c per
dozen punches; bushel baskets topped,
$3.50 Ohio. 16-quart baskets, soc.
BrOccOll-Pennsylvani bushel crates,
$3.50.
baskets, fair quality, S5c Isl.
Snap Beans-Pennsylvania,b ushel bas-
kets, flat type, 7Sc9S1; round type
SIPS.
Cabbage - Pennsylvania, IN buShel
hampers, S5c.
Sweet Potatoes - Louisiana, bushel
crates. Puerto Ricans. $2.2S.
COrn-Maryland, sacks, dozen. 81.
Honey Balls-One California arrived,
broken car on track.
HOneydews-No carlot arrivals; l UNI
broken car on track.
Pears-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track.
The Washington times., 1937-08-05
BROKERS' LOANS
DECLINE IN JULY

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The stock
exchange reports members col
lateral borrowings at the close of
business July 81 amounted to
S1.173.757,508. a decrease of $12,-
570,073 compared with the June
30 total of S1,186.327581.
Total face amount of Govern,
ment securities pledged as col
lateral for borrowings included in
the above total on July 81 was
$28,572,650, against $41,147,100 on
June 30.
The low point for brokers loans
since the stock exchange started
publishing these figures was
reached July 81. 1882, when they
amounted to $241 ,599,943, as COM
pared with the record high of
$8,549, 383,979 on September 30,
1929,