davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1937-07-18

interesting to see one Of our ancestors
names in print in connection with
some object or purpose having to do
with the city's early history. And
though the writer knows he cannot
please all-however much he would
gladly do so-yet he knows some one
Will recognize name or two, dear to
him, or to her. in the following list
of names Of the officers and members
of the Union Fire Company for the
year l84l. They are:
Edmund Hanly, president; William
B. Magruder, vice president; Charles
Calvert, secretary; William H. Perkins
assistant secretary, and Samuel Stott,
treasurer.
Engine division-John o. P. Deg
ges, captain. Members: Thomas
Smith, James Mitchell, Terence Drury
George j. Abbott. H. Benezett. John
D. Barclay, Richard Brown, Charles
Calvert, John Chism, Elijah Dyer,
John Dewdney, Francis H. Darnall,
Samuel Drury, Robert Earl, Edward
Edwards, John Rawling, Horatio Fitch,
Francis Godfray, Joseph Goodyear,
Barton Hackney, J. L. Henshaw.
Andres Hoover, Thomas johnson. T. T.
Parker, John Keith, John E. Lewis,
Alexander McIntire, B. Mulraney,
George MarkWard, Edward Owen,
John Owen. Thomas L. Potter. Samuel
| Redfern, John c. Roemmele. Augustus
/ Schneider, Frederick Schneider. Wen
lin Sauter, James Speakes. Ferdinando
/ TurJon. William R. TAFT. Louis Vivans,
John Vernon, William Wilson and
! John J. Williams.
Hose division-James Kelly, cap
! tain. Members: G. T. McGlue, John
Wilson, William Brown, R. w. Bates,
A. Baker. J. Delany. A. Dixon. Will
liam Ford. Nicholas Funk, Edward
Gather, William Henly, Fiodoardo
Howard, George w. Harkness, Enoch
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cities. Philadelphia and Baltimore. 1t
would cross the Hudson on the exist
ing Bear Mountain Bridge.
The super-road would cross the
Delaware River near Lumberville,
above New Hope. on new bridge.
Another new bridge would be re-
quired over the Schuylkill River near
Valley Forge. The Susquehanna would
be crossed at Conowingo by use of
the roadway on top Of the dam.
The roadway would connect with
Philadelphia via a spur running from
the vicinity Of West Chester.
The second step would be a trunk
route from New York to Pittsburgh.
1t would start just north of New
Brunswick, N. j., and would connect
with the Boston-to- Washington route
south Of Somerville, N. j. 1t would
leave this route near Doylestown and
run west, skirting Reading and Har-
risburg. 49,. ...
THE aims Of the superhighways
l. Safety would be promoted BY
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ENGINE HOUSE CENTURY OLD
Union Company, Reaching Its Major Milestone Has History
Linked With Home of the Association of the Oldest
Observation-Disclosures in October

The history of the Oldest Inhabi-
tants' home is interesting, since here
was organized, in the 40s, the Union
Guards, of which Edward Handley and
James l.. Cathcart we're the successive
/ commanders. and here they met and
| had their armory. The hall was also
used at times for other than meetings
in the interests of military and fire
companies. not infrequently political
club meetings. and when. about l849,
additional public schools were author
lied one of them was located there,
as the pupils of Mrs. Rodier will re-
member
From 1892 the old building was
occupied by the Volunteer Flremen's S
Association and since April 7, 1909, the
Association of the Oldest Inhabitants
has met here. Many years after the
former organization had its beginning,
it deposited from time to time a large
number of relics which finally grew
into quite museum. 1t is probable
that there are no surviving members
of this association. but the Oldest In
habltantS are very proud of this COL
lection and are not inclined TO let any
of the relics or souvenirs go out Of the
building, for fear they may be lost or
damaged.
All the old volunteer companies are
here represented in one way or an
other, particularly in the lower room.
though there are some relics In the
room where the meetings are held In
1908 the veteran f1remen were for
tunate enough to locate the engine
which was used by the Columbia En-
glne Company, founded in 1904, and
reorganized in 1914 This engine, said
to have been built in 1850, was, curl
ously enough, found in an out-of-the-
way Virginia village and placed in the
Union Engine House. Here are also
hremen's trumpets. belts, hats and
other relics Of the volunteer fremen,
including a leather bucket dated
"l727' bearing the name "P. 3. Key"
or Philip Barton Key of Georgetown
relative Of Francis Scott Key author
Of The Star Spangled Banner"
There is also on exhibition in the
nall, collection of fire markers.
which were placed many years ago bv
the fire insurance companies on build
lngs in order to distinguish the prop
erty upon which they carried insur-
ance.
HE old bell, which j. Tized so
highly by the Oldest Inhabitants,
has been associated with many of the
early activities of the city and is
tolled each Independence day upon
the stroke of noon. 1t is his
toric relic, and on April %, 1909, dur
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King, William PettigreW, Louis A.
Schneider, William Serrin, William
Stewart and A. Thompson
House carriage guards - George
Hensly and John Knoblock.
1t is quite likely that the Tooth
anniversary of the Union Engine
House will be celebrated in some fit
ting way by the Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants at its October
meeting, when the history of the old
building will be fully covered.
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Toledo Fourth Port.

# REMAINED for an inland port,
Toledo, Ohio, to rank fourth among
the ports of the United States in total
tonnage Of freight handled last year,
Over Toledo's docks passed 24.8O0,.
900 tons Of freight Of various types
with . value Of sl15,e37,ooo. New
York, Of course, was hrst.
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Ii
eu
B. B. Dranea and i.
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Republican

Continued From Page ~
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By John Claeen Proctor.

HUNDRED years in the life
n of building in some Of our
~ older American cities does not
4 mean very much, but in city
Evening star., 1937-07-18

A FTER the burning of the Infirmary
= = Hospital in Judiciary Square, on
November 4. 1861. the need for up-to-
date fire apparatus in Washington was
clearly seen, and by order of Simon
Cameron, then Secretary Of War, the
first steam fire engine located in this
The Washington times., 1937-01-15

Prices Quoted Are Effeeti0e IN Washington
and Vicinity Until the Close of Business
Saturday, Jan. I6, 1887.
The Washington times., 1937-01-15

Freshly killed here in Washing
ton and delivered direct to our
markets in special refrigerated
trucks.
The Washington times., 1937-01-15

A new idea in sausage Be sure to see it! T
pound home and you'll discover a. new thr
sausage flavor REMEMBER = NEVER
RAW PORK-COOK THOROUGHLY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
MICHIGAN RITE
AT CATHEDRAL
TOMORROW

Bishop James E. Freeman will
deliver the sermon at the
peoples evensong service in the
Great Choir of washington
Cathedral tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock.
The preacher at the celebration
of the Holy Communion at II
a. m. will be the Rev. Charles W.
Lowry, jr., professor Of systematic
divinity at Virginia Theological
Seminary, who has been leading
a conference this week at the
College of Preachers on "Whitsun'
tide Preaching"
Several Members of Congress
from Michigan will attend the
evensong service when public Off
Gals and residents Of that State
are to be commemorated in Wash
ington Cathedral at all services
for one week under the Union
of States" plan.
The Michigan State flag, pre-
sented by Miss Grace M. Merchant
in memory of her mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Mer.
chant, of st. Joseph, Mich, will
be carried in procession and there
will be special prayers for the well
being and prosperity Of all the
people in that Commonwealth.
Lawrence B. Saint, of Hunt
ingdon Valley, Pa, for seven years
director of the Washington Cath
edral Stained Glass Studio, will
arrive in Washington this after
noon to be the guest of honor
of the Archaeological Society OF
Washington this evening at Guns
ton Hall, 1906 Florida Ave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
Business
BdrometerS

Broad program Of Government
tested Standards" for staple lines
Of merchandise is well beyond the
let's-talk-about-it stage. While gen.
eral use Of standards will be no
overnight accomplishment, three
important groups are swinging into
action-N. r. D. G. A., American
Standards Association and United
States Bureau Of Standards.
The bureau in Washington Is
now at work on standards for bed
ding, upholstery, electric refrigera.
tors. Shrinkage and color-fastness
tests also are being devised. Aim
is to develop uncontroverted facts
for labels, advertising, sales talks.
Once established. double-barreled
job of making standards profit
able falls on retailerS-to insist
manufacturers use them, to sell
consumers on reliability of "star1d-
ards" information.
Net Profit Gains
Net profits Of the country's
leading department stores in
1886 more than doubled 1895
showings, according to National
City Bank comparisons of major
corporations. Their 1924 per cent
gain over '35 was the greatest in.
crease Of any group of corpora
tons in the merchandise classifi-
cation. Per cent of return by de-
partment stores leaped from 3.8
per cent in 1885 to 7.8 per cent
last year.
National City's computations
also reveal that high rates Of re-
turn by mail order houses and
merchandise chains in 1895
scared even higher in 1885. Mail
orders, with net profit gains Of
As per cent over 1885, increased
returns from 11.4 per cent to 1872
per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
u. 5. NEEDLESS
ALUMINUMC0.
HEADSSAY
International News Service

The Government prepared for
one Of it's most important legal
battles today as the Mellon-con-
trolled Aluminium Company Of
America denied it was violating
the Sherman antitrust laws.
With former Secretary Of the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon as one
Of the defendants, the Justice De-
partment yesterday petitioned the
Federal Court for the Southern
New York district to dissolve the
company on charges that it viz
tually dominated the entire world
supply of aluminium.
"MeddIing" is Charge
The company's formal reply
will be filed within 20 days. Off
Gals meanwhile accused the Gov
eminent Of constant meddling in
its affairs. A spokesman said:
'The Aluminium Company
has been the most investigated
company in America. One in
veStigatiOn by the Federal Trade
Commission which lasted for ap-
prOximately seven years resulted
in a decision clearing the COM
pany of all charges"
Although the Government
named various members Of the
Mellon family as codefendantS,
the petition credited the former
Treasury chieftain as being Elm
fluential" in shaping the policies
of the company. Mellon was q
director Of the company from 1892
to 1921 and still owns a large pro
portion Of the company'S capital
stock.
Mellon Silent
Mellon declined to comment on
the Governments suit and his at
torneys said he had entirely with
drawn from active management Of
the company.
The Government contended that
control of aluminium by a single
combine constitutes threat to the
national defense, since consider
able quantities Of the metal are
used in rail, air and water trans
portation. A rise of / cent per
pound in the carload price on
March / was cited by the Govern
ment as "unwarranted" in view of
the company'S heavy rise in earn
ings last year.
The company, however, pointed
to the fact that it has consistently
sought to bring down aluminium
prices, observing that quotations
had been lowered from SO a pound
SO years ago to 20 cents a pound
now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
BLACKWELDER
WILL PREACH
ON TRUTH

DR.. Oscar F.. Blackwelder,
pastor of the Lutheran Church
of the Reformation, will speak at
the II a. m. services on Does
Truth Crow"
At the evening service DR..
Blackwelder will continue his cur.
rent series Of sermons on Get.
ting Along in a Different World"
using for his theme els Goodness
a MYTH" The question Forum
will be resumed.
The Senior Luther League will
be addressed at 7 p. m. by In
spector L. c. Schiller. of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
on Work and Functions of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation"
The intermediate Luther League
will attend a District Rally at
st. Paul's Church from 5 to
7 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
''PIodding Pilgrim"
DR.. Miller Topic

DR.. Raphael HARDWOOD Miller,
minister of the National City
Christian Church, will preach at
the morning services tomorrow on
the subject Flooding Pilgrims"
At the evening service Mrs. j. Ray.
mond Mills will be ordained into
the ministry. At this service, her
husband, the Rev. J. Raymond
Mills, minister of religious educa-
ton of this church, will preach the
ordination sermon, why We Go
to Paraguay" Mr.. and Mrs. Mills
will sail August l to AXE up work
as missionaries in Paraguay. Le-
Roy HaIbert, of the Mt. Pleasant
Congregational Church, will speak
to the Alpha Alumni Christian
Endeavor group tomorrow evening
on what Are Cooperatives?" The
Thursday Church Night Fellow.
ship Dinner in the Social Hall at
6 p. M, will be in honor Of w. H.
Pinkerton and Mrs. Gertrude
Pugh, who will soon leave Wash
ington to reside in Los Angeles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
STOCKS RALLY
AFTER EARLY
A.: TUMBLE
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, April "a Q.N.S0 g.
The stock market met support
and rallied in today's abbreviated
session after a selling furry in
the first hour sent the ticker two
minutes behind ....
Losses running to nearly four
points were cut down in most
cases but the list closed lower.
Selling was persistent from the
opening following yesterdays
break. At their lows the indus
trial averages were around the
bottom for the year.
u. S. Steel closed off fraction
ally after being down over a point.
Other Steels were down, though
pairing earlier losses.
General motors closed I'M
changed afte' setting a new low
for the year. Chrysler, supported
most of the session, closed off
slightly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
SILENT BL0C"
HOLDS FATE OF
COURT PLAN
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Service

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Service
The future Of President RooSe-
velt's Supreme Court plan today
rested with a small bloc Of nom
committal Senators, after the Sen
ate judiciary Committee closed
seven weeks Of public hearings at
which opposition speakers far out
numbered advocates.
A poll of the committee, which
begins secret deliberations Tues
day, showed the Administration
had no chance of a favorable re-
port and faced the danger Of an
adverse recommendation. A Sc
ond poll disclosed all attempts to
modify the Presidents proposal
to name six new justices to the
high court undoubtedly would ba
defeated in committee.
9tO Z Against Plan
The first poll showed nine Sena-
tors opposed to the six-justice plan,
seven favoring it and two still non.
committal. The second showed a
vote of at least 10 to 8, possibly II
to Z, against modifying the plan so
as to authorize the appointment OF
less than six new justices.
Senator AShurSt CD Of Arizona,
chairman, meanwhile announced
he hoped to get the bill into. the
Senate to start debate by May 20,
He predicted two weeks of secret
deliberations by the committee
with another 10 days consumed by
members in preparing reports fol
the Senate.
Divided Over Procedure
Ashurst would not venture a
forecast of the final outcome, aside
from his usual prediction that
time is our ally and victory will
be with us in the end" He 10
vealed there was a sharp division
in the committee over the method
of considering the bill, with some
Senators insisting all proposed
amendments should be acted upon
in committee before the bill is
reported.
Opposition leaders were jubilant
over their prospects. Senators
King Cd Of Utah and Burke CD
of Nebraska Joined in predicting
final defeat of the SiX-Justice bill
King said:
"The original proposal to add
six new justices to the Supreme
Court is dead. The only real
question at issue now is whether
Congress will add lesser num-
Der. In my Judgement, the
whole proposition is dead"
Burke said:
at seems to me the opposition
witnesses at the public hearings,
from Senator Wheeler down to
Democratic state Chairman
Smith, of Connecticut, presented
unanSwerable objections to this
packing of the Supreme Court.
They have made it clear this pro-
pOSal is dangerous to democracy,
destructive to the independence
of the Federal judiciary and a
step toward dictatorship.
"This criticism, coming from
scores of the nations most out
standing leaders of liberal
thought, all of them Democrats
and supporters of the President
on most other issues, can lead
only to rejection Of the proposal
to end the independence of our
Federal courts"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
|. A. Kelly Appointed
To Loan League Posi-

L. A. Kelly, office of the Comp
troller of the Currency, has been
appointed member of the super
visors' division Of the United
States Building and Loan League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
Mail Ship SaiIings

The following shows the
names of ships, the lines Oper-
ating them, their times of sail
ing from New York, and when
their regular and supplementary
mails close. The time shown is
Eastern daylight saving time.
Dates after names of ports in
dictate scheduled date Of arrival.
~ Indicates mails must be
specifically addressed to this
steamer. " Indicates supple
mentary mails will be accepted
on pier up to 10 minutes before
sailing time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
SCIENCE TOPIC
PROBATION

probation After Death" is the
subject of the leSson-sermon in all
the Churches Of Christ, Scientist,
tomorrow. The golden text is
from Revelation 1913: "I heard a
voice from heaven saying unto me,
Write, Blessed are the dead which
die in the Lord from henceforth;
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they
may rest from their labours; and
their works do follow them"
Among the citations which COM
prise the lesson-sermon is the fol-
lowing from the Bible: every val
ley shall be exalted, and every
mountain and hill shall be made
low; and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough places
plain" isaiah 40:4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24

TOMORROW
No mail ship sailingS listed for to-
morrow.
MONDAY
New FOundland and West Indies
NOVA SCOTIA (Furness Withy), st.
Johns May mails close p. m, go
by rail to Boston and thence by steamer
Parcel post for Newfoundland.
NERISSA (Furness), ST. Kits April %
Basse Terre 20, Martinique 30. Barbados
May 1. Trinidad 2 and Georgetown s.
Pier 96, N. r. (West 56th St.)-Mails
close a. m. (supp. mails to 10 a. n.y.
sails noon. Letter and prints mails for
Antigua, Barbados. Caripito, CIudad Boil
var. Dominica, Guadeloupe, Guiana, Mar
Unique, Montserrat, st. kits. st. Lucia
and Trinidad; parcel post.
No other mail ship sailings scheduled
for Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
Money Markets

NEW YORK April "a GN.S.).-Bank-
ers acceptance market was quiet, with
rates u to IL per cent for 80 days.
Five-eights to 9-16 per cent for 60 and
30 days. Three-fourths to u per cent
for 120 days, and y to Y per cent for
$50 and $50 days.
Commercial paper market was mod
erately active with rate unchanged at
/ per cent.
Time money was offered at IA per
cent for maturities up to 80 days One
and one-half per cent for four, five and
six months maturities, all unchanged.
Call money renewed at l per cent,
UNCHANGED
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
Naval Stores

NEW YORK, April "a s.).-Lin
seed OIL per pound, 11:3c; carlots. Tur
pentine. firm; 4O%c. Rosin, firm; com
mon SC,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
The Weather
CONTINUED from Page q

kOOHLluucu IEO1u age ~
ing; slowly rising temperature in
east and central portions.
Tide Table
High tide today at 1909 a. m.
and 1881 p. m.
Low tide today at 1888 a. m.
and 2:06 p. m.
High tide tomorrow at 7:48 a. m.
and $40 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at 2:16 a. m.
and 2:49 p. m.
Sun and Moon
The sun rose today at 500 a. m.
and sets at $3.50 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 5:19
a. m. and sets at 1854 p. m.
The moon rises today at Sol
p. m. and sets at $3.50 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at 7:01
p. m. and sets at 4:27 a. m.
Temperatures
4 p. m. ..... 66 4 a. m. ..... At
8 p. m. ..... SO 8 a. m. ..... At
Midnight 80. 81 Noon ....... so
Departures
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January /, 1887, 381.
Excess of temperature since
April /, 1887, 80.
Accumulated excess of precipita-
ton since January l, 1887, 2.03.
Deficiency of precipitation since
April /, 1887, 0.06.
Temperate Same Date Last
Year-Highest, So; lowest, 40.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-24
Washington Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid Shippers-Net F. o. B.
WuahintUou\

WashlntgOn)
BY the o. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
~Eggs-Market quiet. Prices unchanged.
Current receipts, 20 cents; hennery
whites, II cents. Government graded and
dated white eggs met prices paid ship
pers, (. o. b. Washington: U. s. extras
large, "a cents; u. s. extras, mediums,
20 cents; U. S. standards, large, PIN
cents.
Live POuItry-Market generally steady
at unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored,
heavy, IS to 10 cents; Leghorns, IA to Is
cents. Chickens, Rocks, % to "a cents;
crosses, 81 to % cents. Leghorns, TX
to IN pounds and up, 21 cents; smaller
sizes. IS cents. Old guineas, rs to 80
cents each. Turkeys: Old hens, Is to
Is cents: old toms 1k cents
Evening star., 1937-04-29
Use for the Element Rheniuni.
By Phillips

The element Rhenium Was discoy.
cred In Germany 10 years 40 and.
while 1t was generally thought to have
some great commercial possibilities,
no way Of making practical use Of it
was discovered, although many scien-
lists In different parts Of the world
were working on the problem. Re-
Gently the announcement was made
that c. G. Fnck, of the Division of
Electrochemistry at Columbia, had
divised method Of depositing it
upon metal surfaces in much the same
manner as electro-plating. An OUT
standing characteristic of the paate Is
its resistance to the most powerful
acid knoWn-muriatic,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-12-18
TURNER VALLEY

CONTINUED from Page onel
hole pressure on every well in the
field. working on from five to seven
wells at a time. The result OF
these tests will not be known until
next month.
Operators are allowed to acidixe
their wells or take other steps %
get production at a maximum at the
time OF the test. The potential
shown by the government may be
considerably in excess OF the present
estimate OF $4,000 barrels, as a
result. However, the stttled pro-
iuotion viii doubtless be no less
than 10000 barrels after the effects
IF the acid wears off
The field is the acid mans para
disc, these wells taking 10000 gal
Ions of acid per shot. Tney in
crease an average of 500 per cent.
The oil is now being stored in the
field and an accumulation of around
5000 barrels is expected.
The rock pressure Of the field IN
June. 1887, averaged $50 pounds
per square inch. The pressure has
dropped off greatly in the older gas
areas but in the oil area wells are
coming in with a rock pressure OF
from 140O to 1900 pounds per
square inch.
With the arrival Of new drilling
contractors and improved methods
the drilling time has been reduced
from six to seven months to four
to five months per well. Winter
drilling will continue. meaning that
early spring viii see a number OF
new competitions.
In view Of the foregoing facts,
which are fairly accurate, it is ap-
parent that Canada will require no
Montana production to care for its
refinery needs and should Turner
Valley develop a production OF 50.-
600 barrels per day, which is not
beyond reasonable possibility. pipe
lines will doubtless be built 20
east and west markets. The total
requirements of Alberta and Saskat-
chewan are less than the present
potential production of the field
and these provinces lack sufficient
refinery capacity to supply all OF
the current demand for refined
products.