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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-14
First Stock Tickers

+. Famous First Facts" states that
the first stock ticker was print
ing telegraph which was patented by
R. E. House in 1916 and was first
exhibited at the American Institute
fair in New York city, in 1874. One
of Thomas A. Edison's first inven-
tons was an improved stock ticker
which he brought to New York in
1868. Records of the New York
Stock exchange show that ticker
was first used there on. November
is. 1867. this, being the invention
of Dr. S. S. Laws and E. A. Callahan
Edison himself, as quoted in
Edison, His Life and Inventions, i"
remembered the exciting time with
the indicators on the Black Friday
of 1859 when Gould and Fisk at
tempted to corner gold.
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Art of Making Porcelain
Credited to the Chinese

Porcelain has an interesting his
tory, many centuries old. When we
take a cup of coffee from a porce-
lain cup we are lifting an object
that took hundreds of years to Gre
ate, for, unlike Topsy, it didn't lust
grow writes Claire Winslow in the
Chicago Tribune.
Most of us have an indiscriminate
name for porcelain, faience, and
stoneware. We call them china, but
this is a misnomer. Faience is an
earthenware or pottery, much more
porous and less durable than porce-
lain, and stoneware. while sturdy,
has none of the pure white color
or the plastic quality of porcelain.
Porcelain must always have one
ingredient in its composition-kao-
lin. The Chinese had passed through
the various evolutionary stages Of
the art Of making porcelain and
were producing it as long ago as the
Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368. Abundant
supplies of kaolin, or white clay, ex-
listed in their land.
Although few pieces of porce-
lain reached Europe by devious
routes in the early Sixteenth CEN
fury, most Europeans had not heard
of it before the days of the trading
ships in the Seventeenth and Eight
eenth centuries. Then it was
brought in large quantities and was
considered luxury along with the
introduction of Coffee chocolate and
tea. -........ ...-.. .,-...@ae
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Church News
VOICE OF MT. OLIvET
By Mrs. Arlee Blakey

Calendar for week of Sunday,
January 16: Sunday School $50
a. M; Morning Services, II a. M;
Plans and programs for B. Y. P. u,
4:3O; B. Y. P. u, 6 p. M; Spiritual.
Devotion TAO p. M; Evening Serv-
ices 8 pm.
Monday, January II: Relief So
ciety meets. Wednesday, January
10: Prayer meeting. Thursday,
January 20: Choir rehearsal and
party. All members please attend.
Friday, January Fl; Stereopticon
slides at 8 p. m. at church. Rev.
]. H. Mcdonald has travelled ex-
tensively throughout the world, to
London, Naples, Rome and other
interesting places. He collected
pictures in these various historical
countries and this will be the first
showing in St. Paul. Those who
come to see this will have some
thing to remember the rest of their
lives. g.. .-..-.
Two new missionary circles have
been organized, Sarah C. William
son circle for Foreign Missions, and
the Mamie H. Burroughs Circle
for education. There are now four
circles. These circles and other or
CARNATIONS of the church are COM
peting in the contest to raise the
largest amount of money over $40.
The award will be a silk quilt.
After the long, dreary day is
through, be ready to say 1 have
done a good deed, Lord, have
remembered the sick and needy, /
have done what Thou bidst me to
do. May the Lords blessings dwell
around you all. .-.a.a-~-
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Card of Thanks


We wish to express our deep ap-
probation to the. friends of the
Twin Cities who so kindly remem-
bered us during the illness and
death of our beloved husband, faith
er and brother, Rev. Samuel Drake,
who died January 2, 1888.
The sympathetic expressions of
flowers, donation of cars and other
acts of kindness shall never be for
gotten.
Mrs. Emily ]. Drake, wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Small,
daughter and son-in-law,
Mrs. Rosa Duke of Tulsa,
Okla, sister.
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lin Metn0riara

In sad and loving memory of my
beloved husband, james Thomas,
who departed this life one year
ago, January 9, 1887.
How sad is this day to me,
The day on which you died;
Your memory will cling to my
heart I
Till l rest by your side.
Lovingly,
Mrs. Mary Thomas, wife.
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Turtle Life May Reach
to Four Hundred Years


In spite of all the fun poked at his
lack Of speed, the tortoise has an
enviable record for long life.
Indeed the turtles of the Gala
pages islands are probably among
the>oldest of all living animals. And
although they are now practically
extinct because Of their delicious
ness as food, relished alike by
the crews of whaling ships and by
buzzards and dogs and pigs, none
Of them has ever been known to
die of old age. If they die, asserts
a writer in the Washington Star, it
is because they have been killed by
human being or some other crea-
ture, or because they have met
with some such regrettable accident
as falling off a cliff. Many of the
immense turtles of the Galapagos
islands are believed to have lived
for 300 or 400 years.
When Charles Darwin, the great
scientist, visited the islands some
years ago, he wrote:
II frequently got on their backs
and then upon giving them a few
raps on the hinder parts of the shell,
they would rise up and walk away"
Some of them, Darwin said, were
four feet long and weighed as much
as 400 pounds.
The turtles had wen-beaten paths
from the lower regions of the is
lands to the fresh water springs in
the higher parts, Darwin declared,
and in the early days sailors are
said to have followed these trails in
search Of fresh water. Although the
tortoises drink great deal of wa
ter, often burying their heads under
the surface on and off for two or
three days to tank up" Darwin be-
lieved that they could live on islands
where the only fresh water supply
was the rain and the dew.
Although his pace is slow, the
turtle manages to cover several
miles day, when migrating, be-
cause he walks tirelessly and de-
terminedly, day and night.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-14
"short Selling"

Short selling is selling in antici-
patton of drop in price; in broker
age practice. the trader need not
have the stock in his possession at
the time of the sale. If for example
a stock sells at $50 and the price
falls to $40 before he has to de-
liver it, he could buy at that price
and make $40 a share profit. The
So-called bulls" buy in the expec-
tation that they can sell at higher
prices. St0cks remain in the own
ers' hands & there is no sale.
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Wayman A. M. E.
Hi-Lites
Rev. E. A. London, Pastor
Hi-Lites

"Chosen to Serve" was the title
of the discourse delivered by Rev.
w. H. Thomas, guest speaker, Sun
day morning at Wayman Church.
Rev. Thomas is retired Episcopal
minister who visits US frequently,
always bringing an inspiring mes
sage. We not only heard an ex-
ceptional sermon, but also were
blessed with the attainment of a
new member, Miss Isabelle Greer
of Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Greer is
II years old and singing evange-
list and in joining with US intends
to further intensity her work con
the battlefield of the Lord" Way
man is now the proud possessor of
two singing evangelists. Mrs. Myr-
tie Hill, the other evangelist,
preached the evening sermon, US
ing as her topic, Somebody
Touched Me-" All of those pres
ent at this service realized in this
message a fitting climax to Sun
days worship.
The clubs and organizations are
starting the New Year with an
unusually active calendar. During
the week of Jan. 10 to Is the Mite
Missionary Society met with Mrs.
Anna Battles of SOP Bryant Ave.
N. The president, Mrs. Myrtle
Hill, has extended an invitation to
the public, welcoming them to all
meetings. Tuesday evening, at 8
p. M, the Busy Bee Club was the
guest of Mr.. J. C. Batsell, 523
Girard Ave. N. The club opened
a membership drive on that eve
ming, and has urged all old mem
bers to be present at future meet
ings, also those who wish to be-
come members. On Wednesday
evening, at p. m, the Eureka
Club met at 419 Aldrich Ave. N.
This club, although newly organ
lied, has made remarkable prog
ress since its inception and is con-
tinuing its good work with the an
nouncement of Lemon Social to
be given at the home of a club
member, Mrs. D. Goldsmith, 1889
9Th Ave. NJ, on Jan. &c, 1888. Fri
day evening of this week prayer
meeting is being held in the home
of Mrs. M. Keith, 713 Fremont
Ave. N. All friends and visitors
are invited to this meeting.
On Saturday, January 18th, the
Busy Bee Club is sponsoring a
Chitterling Supper at the home of
Mrs. C. Brown, Ais Dupont Ave. N.
Supper will be served from $50
p. m. on, so all you cooks put
away your pots and pans, lay
aside your aprons, then come out
to delicious supper and spend a
grand Saturday evening.
On our sick list this week we
have Mr.. Albert Jackson of 1000
18th Ave. NJ, and Mrs. Fanny
Jackson, both of whom are in the
General hospital. Mr.. B. S. Greer
chorister of Wayman choir, is con
fined to his home. Mr.. ]. H. Lane
has been i'll since the holidays. We
are wishing q speedy recovery fol
all these, our members and friends
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-14
The Camorra

At one time the Camorra just
about ran the Mediterranean coun-
try. Organized among the prison
ers in Naples about 1920, its original
purpose was to help criminals.
Thieves, murderers, evil-doers of
every description focked to it. A
youth had to serve a years ap-
premiership before becoming full
tiedged camorrista.
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Card Of Thanks


We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the friends and organi-
cations who so Loyalty remembered
US during the illness and death of
our beloved wife and mother, Mrs.
Mary Judy, who died January a,
1888.
The sympathetic expression of
flowers, donation of cars and other.
acts of kindness shall long be re-
membered.
William H. Judy, husband,
Mrs. lie Vina Judy Myers,
daughter.
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Below the Rio Grande

It is interesting how the Mexican
people came to refer to Americans
as "Gringos." During the Mexican
war many Of the American regi-
ments going South were recruited
from areas in Georgia, the Caro-
hnas and Kentucky, largely peopled
by Scotch emigrants AS they
marched into Mexico they sang
Robert Burns song in which APP
pears the line: Green Grow the
Rushes, Oh!'. repeated again and
again: The Mexicans mispronounced
the first two words and evolved
"Gringo."
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Lesson for January Is
BEGINNING A LIFE OF SERVICE
ssoN TEXT-Mark 1910.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 1:l4-28.
GOLDEN TEXT-The time is fulfilled.
and the kingdom of God Is at hand:
repent ye. and believe the gospel.-Mark
lis.
PRIMARY ToPIc-Jesus' First Help
erS.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Why the Fishermen
Followed Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
Deserving Now.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Adjusting Life to Service.
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uhanged Points Of Che Stars

There is tradition that Betsy
Ross, as early as June, 1776, made
! Stars and Stripes flag from pen.
ell sketch supplied by Washington.
but changed the points of the stars
from six to five, believing it to be
1 more symmetrical design. Stars,
both five and six-pointed, are found
on the crests and coats-of-arms of
European families.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-14
GEORGIA CUNNINGHAM

Georgia Cunningham, mother Of
Mrs. Sweetie Green, and Mrs. c.
Wilson of st. Paul, died Monday,
January 10, at Ancker hospital.
Funeral services viii be held to-
day, January IA, at Neal Funeral
Home, Inc, at 1:3O p. m. Rev.
H. C. Bothic will officiate. Inter
ment in Forest cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
It's Lots of Fun:
CHILDREN BUILD
FREIGHT train

When Congress Heights play
ground children, from 7 to II
years old, began their study of
transportation in the handicraft
classes they did not know it would
be so much fun.
Starting from the ground up
the children, by way of learning
the rudiments of railroad trans
portation, had to make a complete
freight train.
They didn't use their own ideas
of how a train should be made but,
with oatmeal boxes. paper milk
bottle caps, cheese boxes and lolly'
pop sticks, they assembled a real
likeness of freight engine and II
freight cars. Paste to fasten the
cars and engine parts together
was made by the youngsters and
they applied the paint to their
handiwork to make it appear more
real.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
3 PettiCOQtS
For Dance
inEtOn Times staff Photo

She'll wear three petit
coats tonight.
Not as a display Of mOdeSty
although she is a modest
young wOman-Or to show
her contempt for the current
heat wave, but glamOrOus
Garcia GOga, Spanish dancer,
contends the petticOatS are
an absolute necessity in the
execution of artistic Spanish
dances.
Miss GOya will perform at
the final sunset concert of
the National Symphony Or
cheStra at the Water Gate
tonight at 8 p. m. She will
execute a group of six Span
ish dances, which include
DeFalIa'S dance No. / from
la Vida Breve," Albeniz
Tango in D major, GranadOS
"ROndalIa AragOneSa" and
intermeZZO from "GOyeScaS,"
LecuOna'S "MaIaguena Gita-
niIla" and Retane'S "FadO
Blanquita."
During the dance group
the orchestra will be con-
Quoted by Francis GarZia.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17

looking hands and fingernails.
The same solvent that removes
paint also removes fingernail
polish" she laughed.
SHE PAINTS!
What does a paint tester do or
her vacations? Mrs. Sentel laugh
ingly parried the question.
"She paints!" came back the
answer.
Zone vacation, I helped to
paint the farmhouse where I
live in Virginia. White with
green shutters. I can sling a
five-inch brush with the best of
them!" she chuckled.
For II years Mrs. Sentel has
worked in the paint section at the
bureau. In recent years some o,
the work of her feminine finger:
has touched upon numbering Post
Office trucks. She has been max
ing tests to help improve the quail
ity of enamel on the trucks.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Street Car Hurts
Boys With "Ja!opY'

Impact of street car colliding
with the "jalopy" they were push
ing across the intersection of
Second st. and Indiana Ave. N.
W. this morning painfully in
jured two youths.
William BailiSs, 16, 9141a D st.
S. E. suffered a broken leg and
his companion Henry Smith, Is,
of 1860 Tenth st. N w. was also
injured. They were taken to
Casualty Hospital.
Sound of the crash was heard
by Lieut.. Warren o. Embrey. De-
tective Bureau, VINO summoned
ambulances. None Of the street
car passengers was hurt.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17

For the next two years she will
make cement water paints, many
times over. "I'l vary their COM
positions to try to find out what
makes the best paint-best for
looks and best for wear-on ma
sonry surfaces" she explained.
WATER COLORS
Out of it all she will be helping
to develop specifications for ce-
ment water paints for Govern
ment use. Indirectly. Of course,
her findings will help to raise the
standards of such paints for pri-
vate use. They're so-called be-
cause water, rather than oil, is
their vehicle"
At her fingertips Mrs. Sentel un-
leashes quite a batch of weather" !"
Lights glowed in the "weathering
machines" in the corner of the
laboratory where she preSides.
She peered into the strong glare
In the round machines where she
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
.LANHAM VIEWS.
z AIRPORTS AS.
D. C, SOLUTION

Washington may have two air
ports, one beyond city limits and
one near the downtown area, Rep
resentative Fritz Lanham, chair
man of the House Public Buildings
and Grounds Committee, indicated
today.
The city port. which might be
the present Washington-Hoov
field or the Gravelly Point site,
both a short distance from the
center of the city, would be for
short flights in the interest Of
speed.
SECOND DISTANCE PORT
The second port, to be located
on the outskirts of the District,
would be a terminal for planes on
long flights, where the impor-
tance of reaching downtown wash
ington at the end of the journey
would not be important.
The advantage of the double
airport plan, Chairman Lanham
said, would be that in event of
fog or bad weather closing one
field, the other would be available.
TO SPEED ACTION
Lanham said that as soon as
Congress convenes next year, his
committee will Immediately start
considering available sites which
have already been proposed.
The committee wants to give the
Capital the best airport possible
and as soon as possible, he eX-
planned.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Death DrUer Is Indicted for Manslaughter
Zoo
Monkey
Baby

The Zoos got some new
features.
Top billing goes to q little
wrinkled face infant, who
opened his eyes on this world
yesterday, offspring of the
pig-tailed monkey pair. These
are natives of the East Indies,
where natives make pets of
them, put them on leashes
and train them to pick COCO
nuts. No such labOrs will be-
fall the new arrival. He'll just
have to spend his life in a
cage, doing nothing but eat.
ing. sleeping and peering out
at humans.
The other features are
lodged in the snake cOllec-
ton. They comprise a couple
of Side-winder rattleSnakeS,
three leaf-nOSe snakes and
nine other reptiles, all con-
tributcd by Wesley Feagin, Of
Long Branch, Cal, after their
capture in the Southwest sec
ton Of the nation.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
0|d-Timers Join
Playground Kids

OldsterS and youngsters who
have frequented Garfield Play.
ground in the immediate and in
the distant past will meet again
today in the third annual home
coming at the playground.
Miss Evelyn Sheridan, director
of the playground, has arranged a
competitive program including
softball. Refreshments will be
served.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
J. B. Dickrndn Urged
Seen for District Post

BelieOing that the citizens of
Washington should haze a sag
in the selection of q successor to
Commissioner George E. Allen,
The Washington Times is pre-
Senting a series of articles in
1D1ich q score of ciDic leaders
haze been giUen the opportu.
nifty of nominating their choice
for the neU Commissioner.
JOHN A. BREsNAHAN-Today
nominated JOHN B. DICKMAN,
ST., to succeed Com mi S oner
George E. Allen.
Mr.. BreSnahan Is an attorney
and secretary Of the National
Democratic Club of the District.
Mr.. Bresnahan is past president
of the North Cleveland Park Citi.
zenS Association, member of the
Society of Natives, the Bar Asso-
citation and the Board of Trade.
MR.. DICKMAN, widely known
in labor, civic and fraternal cir
cleS, is president of Columbia
typographical Union, No. 101. He
was an organizer of the National
Union Assurance Society and the
Association of Retired Veteran
Union Printers.
He was a founder and is past
president of the North Cleveland
Park Citizens Association, is vice
president of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants and is Past
Grand Chancellor and Past
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
'GOOFY' INDIANS
Lived in Kansas City;
ObliQue Skulls

A race of mound-building
Indians once inhabited the
Kansas City area, the Smith.
sonian Institution announced to.
day on the basis Of the recent
discovery of mounds some three
feet high surmounting under.
ground stone chambers.
DR.. Walso R. Wedel, of the in
Stitution's staff, said the stone
chambers contained skeletons and
cremated remains which indicated
the aborigineS which once roamed
that region were distinguished by
ridged skulls which gave their
foreheadS an obNque arch.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
DRINKING when
CAR KILLED BOY,
JURORS CHARGE
Murder Count Laid in
Wife Staying

A tlrSt-degree murder mdlcLr
ment against Edward B. Bishop,
35, for the hammer Staying of his
wife, Mrs. Jennie S. Bishop, ~,
July %, in Pension Office Park,
was returned by the District
Grand Jury today.
The Grand Jury also indicted
Walter Jackson. 81, colored, who is
accused of driving @ car which
struck and killed 12-year-old Da-
vid M. Mockabee, July %, near the
boys home at 616 L St. s. E.
MAIL CARRIER INDICTED
The grand jurors also returned
an indictment against Edward A.
Fowler. 56, of Riverdale, Md,
postal letter carrier, on charges If
interfering with the prompt dis
patch of the mails.
Bishop was asserted to have
struck his wife repeatedly on the
head before several witnesses. He
told arresting police that he be.
came angered with her because
she had been running around
with other men,"
Police said Jackson was drink.
ing when his car struck the Mocka-
bee boy, who had been riding q
scooter, huEling him against an
ice truck.
LETTERS LOOTED, CHARGE
Fowler, who postal inspectors
contend obtained approximately
$500 over a years tampering with
mail passing through his hands,
was specifically indicted for tam
pering with letters addressed to q
local furniture company and q
Philadelphia mail-order firm.
Others indicted were: Helen Ma.
tilda Dawson, manslaughter; Will
liam Mcdowell, second degree mur.
der; John E. Carter, second de-
gree murder; Samuel L. Johnson,
assault with a dangerous weapon;
John E. Jackson, assault with Q
dangerous weapon; Paul Roose.
velt Lacks, assault with danger.
GUS weapon.
FACE TRIAL FOR ASSAULT
Leland v. Cox, William Lusby
and Ray Sisk, assault: Eugene Her
ring, William r. Kesterson and
Jesse H. Tanner, assault.
Richard K. Oliver, William e.
Snowberger, William S. Cave, and
Joseph K. Gosselin, assault with
intent to commit robbery; Hilary
L. Swami, robbery; Phillip K.
Daniels, robbery; Thomas Weaver.
Curtis Davis and Walter Swami.
robbery; Louise N. Southers, rob-
bory; Besse G.. Buchanan, grand
larceny; Russell M. Bailey, grand
larceny; Stanley Hudeck and
Katherine Hudeck- grand larceny:
Walter A. Spriggs and Ernest
Davis, housebreaking and larceny;
Crosby Littlejohn, HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny; Archie c. Greg
ory, housebreaking and larceny;
Midereian Williams, houSebreak-
ing and larceny.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
BY LUCIA GIDDENs

Already she can visualize many
homeS-aS humble as "cinder
block" houses s-beautlfied by the
yellow, green or gray paint which
she viii help to develop.
WORKS IN LAB
= Mrs. Sentel was found at her
work behind a door, tersely labeled
&C. sentel." No indication-from
that blunt label-that a visitor
would find a jolly young woman
with q boyish bob and with a
smudge Of white paint on her left
cheek, at work in the laboratory.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17

had placed samples of paint OF
panels.
WEATHER MACHINE
zone month in this machine
is equal to a year outdoors" she
explained. The samples are sub
jected to rain spray and to a
strong light which Stimulates
sunlight, to determine whether
the paint holds up or deterio-
rates quickly.
II love my job, but it's not a
job for anyone who prizes good
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
ROAD BOARD
CanadG-U. S. Project
To Be Studied

Five men were appointed by
President Roosevelt yesterday as
the American members of an inter
national commission which will
study the proposed location and
construction of a highway linking
the Pacific Northwest with British
Columbia and the Yukon territory
IN Canada and Alaska.
They are Warren G. Magnuson
and James w. Carey of the State
of Washington; Thomas Riggs, of
New York; Ernest H. Gruening, OF
Maine, and Donald Mcdonald, OF
Alaska.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Soldiers Ankles
Broken in Fall

Plunging Is feet to the ground,
Private Clayton Allison. 81, U. S
Army. broke both of his ankles
yesterday at Boiling Field. Allison
was washing a window when he
slipped and fell. He was taken to
Walter Reed Hospital.
The Washington times., 1938-08-17
Vendor Fined IS
For ILLEGAL Sales

Fred Meierdiercks, 25, 800 block
of Fifth st. N. w., was fined IS
by Police Court Judge John P.
Mcmahon yesterday for unlawful
selling of ice cream. He became
the third within two days to be
convicted.