davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-01-22

banana plantation; 4p, dark green
and brown, orange grove: 6p, violet
and brown, view on Prlestmans
River; 9p, brown, Kingston Harbor:
1sh, light green and red brown,
sugar plantation; 2sh, ultramarine
and dark brown, bamboo walk; Ssh,
ochre and blue, island scene, and
Josh, dark green, coat of arms.
Gerard Ten Eyck Beeckman has
supplied the following additional list
of firms using postal meters: Hotel
Astor, New York: American Law
Book Co., Allis-Chalmers Manu-
featuring Co., American-Hawaiian
Steamship Co., American Chain &
Gable Co., Art Metal Construction
Co., Autopaint Co.. Agfa Ansco
Corp, Bank of America, Beech Air
craft Corp, Crucible Steel Co., Co.
lumbia Pictures Corp, Commercial
Investment Trust, Inc; Carrier
Corp; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Co.; Cities Service Oil Co.,
Certainteed Products Corp, Crosley
Radio Corp, Champion Spark Plug
Co., Colgate-Palm Olive-Peet Co.,
Standard Oil Co., Florida Power &
Light Co., French Line, Firestone
Tire & Rubber Co., Faultless Caster
Corp, Fuller Brush Co., General
Motors Acceptance Corp, Gimbel
Bros, B. F. Goodrich Co., General
Fireproofng Co., Great Northern
Railway Co., Grey Hound Lines,
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., General
Tire & Rubber Co., General Electric
Co., Hartford Accident & Indem-
nifty Co., Isthmian Steamship Co.,
International Business Machine
Corp, International Ticket Co.,
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp, Metro
GoldwynM Co., Eberhard Faber
Pencil Co., Mergenthaler Linotype
Co., Masonite Corp, Mccormick
Steamship Co., National City Bank
of New York, First National Bank
of Chicago, National Biscuit Co., Ma
tional Lead Co., Northern Pacific
Railway Co., Paramount Pictures,
Inc. Ralston-Purina Co., Hotel
Mayf1oWer. Pan-American AirWays
Corp, Philip Morris Co., Ltd; R. c.
A. Manufacturing Co., Inc; R. K. o.
Pictures, Inc: Sheel Petroleum
Corp, Seiberling Rubber Co., South
ern Pacific Co., Scott Paper Co.,
Swift & Co., Seth Thomas Clocks,
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp,
Texas Co., Transcontinental & West
ern Air, Inc; Underwood Elliot
Fisher Co., United States Lines Co.,
United Fruit Co., United States Steel
Corp, United Artists Corp, Station
WOR, Union Pacific Railroad,
youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., and
Zenith Radio Corp.
Also, the States of Alabama, Mas
sachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Ohio,
Oregon and Wisconsin, and the cities
of New Orleans and Pittsburgh.
Four commemorative stamps and
two souvenir sheets will be issued
by Lithuania to mark the Goth an
niversary of national independence
next month.
The National Junior Stamp Ex-
hibition (Najex) for 1889 will be
held at 2 West Forty-sixth street,
New York City, May II to 20, in
elusive.
No announcement has been made
as yet as to provision for first-hight
covers for Imperial Always trans
Atlantic mail service, scheduled to
start June /.
Vertical coil stamps of the presi-
Dental series 1c, 11ac, &c and &c
values-will 60 on sale in Washing
ton exclusively on Friday. Booklet
panes of the 1c, &c and Sc denomina-
tions also are to be released on the
same date. Sales, however, are
limited to the Philatelic Agency.
Lord Harlech, colonial secretary IN
charge of stamps issued for British
Evening star., 1939-01-22
4 5 4 2
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This writer in the circumstances
and on the above hand would bid
three no trump. The hand is much
too strong for bid of one club, it
is not strong enough for two club
bid, and three clubs cannot produce
game unless partner has the three
Evening star., 1939-01-22

cision will afford the newcomers a
slight advantage, as it is figured to
be less difficult to maintain per-
centage above average for the re-
naming 10 games of the series than
to do so for the entire % games of
the season.
Winners at the meeting on Tues
day night at the Wardman Park
Hotel were, section A, Substitutes,
II boards; Rangers, 1012. Section B,
Mixed Party, II boards; Coast Sur
vey, TO- Section c, Allies, 1912;
Stays, 11H2.
Each of the three series of games
now in play at the Fairfax Hotel
will conclude during the first week
in February, when season prizes will
be awarded to the several winners
Immediately thereafter three new
series will be started. The series
termination does not apply to the
beginners game which is conducted
there on Saturday evenings.
Vessel Stewart has started a Sat-
urday Night Bridge Club at Ward
man Park Hotel which will be con-
tinued for the remainder of the sea-
SON Winners last Saturday night
were Mrs. Daisy Mott and Fred Hay
den. first; DR.. E. B. Conolly and w.
G.. Jones, second; E. L. Bono and c..
M. Hall, third.
X II II r.
Warren A. Gardner was the win
ner of the term trophy at the Hotel
Roosevelt with percentage of .568,
E. G. Daniel was second with .546,
while Miss Jeanette Blech tied with
Goodwin Graham for third place.
Each player had an average of .538.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
By Frank B. Lord.

In computing the merits of good
bridge players the pair that makes
the most skillful defense Is the one
that is likely to come out on top
in the end. This is especially true
In duplicate bridge. In rubber
bridge one pair may hold a pre-
ponderance of winning cards and
thus make the most points in a
series of rubbers, but in duplicate
the board score will be cut down by
the strong and skillful defending
pair, and even when holding poorer
cards than their adversaries they
may be board winners, which is what
counts in duplicate.
For example, the pair that pre-
vents its adversaries from making
game when game is bid, or holds
them to four in major suit when
five could be made by poor defense,
will win in the long run.
Most text books on the game and
the illustrated hands in syndtcated
newspaper stories dwell too much
upon the successful hand. In most
instances they are set up to enable
the declarer to win his contract. Too
little is said about methods of de-
tense, which, If employed, will de-
feat a contract, and if not used
will allow the declarer to make his
bid and perhaps an extra trick.
The play of the hand given here
with is an excellent example of
superb defense which defeated a
four-heart contract in two instances
in a recent table duplicate
game.
North.
AK GA
v10 43
<AQJ8
@73
West. East.
ATS Asa6 So
+Ios s54s2 IS
AK QJ6 "A 10 942
South.
"A j 10
oJs72
<K6
In some instances the bidding
went:
South. West. North. East.
~ Pass - Pass
~ Pass ~ Pass
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Some OF the stamps of ST. Pierre MiQuelon
french possessions in North America, sho10n this
mau couer kindly lent By Dr. Albert C. SchWang of the
LIBRARY OF Congress- The value color and subjects 25c
men nth their catch on per 5otr oreen othouse and ice
foe 175tr blue same 2tr, uolet Soldiers Bay Langade
175 50c Pierre Marie relief
StorS StnH pboto
Evening star., 1939-01-22

The National Junior Stamp Ex-
hibition (Najex) for 1889 will be
held at 2 West Forty-sixth street,
New York City, May II to 20, in
elusive.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

-Four commemorative stamps and
two souvenir sheets will be issued
by Lithuania to mark the Goth an
niversary of national independence
next month,
Evening star., 1939-01-22

No announcement has been made
as yet as to provision for first-flight
covers for Imperial Airways trans
Atlantic mail service, scheduled to
start June l.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07

flesh offered as a sacrifice on
their affairs. This was not so much
because the pagans we're them
selves fastidious, but in order that
the gods might not be offended by
an unpleasant smell. The use of
church incense logically followed
in the course Of time.
According to an authority on
the subject Of perfumes. quoted
by Princess KropOtkin, ladies OF
ancient Greece used different
scents for different parts of then
bodies. Later the idea prevailed
that a woman should use one dis
tinctige perfume exclusively
1t is related that perfumerv wff
introduced into England during
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth by g
Count Of Oxford, who brought it
from Italy. Court ladies in the
time of Louis XVI of France bath
Cd in crushed strawberries wash
ing off the fruit with fresh milk
Madame PomDa dOur is sold t.
have snent 100000 year for per
fumerv. which seems q bit extr
VACANT.
1t is rather surprising to learn
that Napoleon was the greatest
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07

This is the open season for
camping a fact received with
mixed emotions by many. There
are the Indifferent, for whom
camping in any form holds no APP
zeal, or there are the enviOus who
10 their camping in their office
chairs or in the porch rocker on
not summer nights, and think
longingly of cool streams and
owls hooting in the moon-hiding
}emlocks above. Finally, there
are the blissfully ignorant. who
in response to the nomadic spirit
that is the heritage of all be-
flivvered Americans. just go. fol
lowing where the road leads
hem
1t is this last category of camp
ers which has inspired most un-
o9siness in the guardians Of the
wilderness and in the old timers
among the hunters, fishers and
campers. The automobile has
given them the widest possible
range OF activity with the result
shat the wilderness is no more
Those who go camping to get
awav from the crowd and to find
solitude and quiet must strike
deeper into the few remaining
frontiers with each successive
outdoor season. Even then they
follow the flivver trail of cans
newspapers, cardboard boxes, cast
off tires and old camp fires. But
the new camper is satisfied with
things as he finds and leaves
them. and he is by far in the ma
jOrity.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07
II Oj'IG& languages

In comprehensive work on
Iansua ges ot The world, published
in Paris, no less than $3.50
tongues AVID systems Of writing
are listed. But the actual number
worthy Of classification as distinct
languages has bscn computed by
OH ;als OF the French Academy
to be 2.796.
Chinese, including its many dia-
lects, is used by more people than
any other language in the world,
about AS million. There are
about $4,000 different characters
used in Chinese writing.
English is spoken by about 225
million people, far more than one
half of whom are citizens of the
United States. Several million
more in various parts of the
world know enough English words
to make it possible for them to
carry on simple conversations for
the purpose of barter and the like.
Russian and it's various dialects
is spoken by more than 100 mil
lion. Other principal languages,
with figures representing the num-
Der of millions by whom they are
spoken, include the following:
Jaanese. 80; Spanish, so; German
rs; French, 81; Portuguese, AZ and
Italian, 43.
The above figures are the esti-
mates of the number of people ac-
tually speaking the languages
ramed, and do not include those
Of native colonies and others who
do not use the language of the
governing nation. India, for ex-
ample, while under British rule,
has more than goo million inhqb-
itants who do not speak English
but use scores Of native languages
and dialects.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07
The First Census

Provision for the taking of a
census Of the United States every
- years is made in the COnstitu-
ton, and this was originally in
t.aded principally fer the purpose
Of determining how the represen-
tati0n in the House of Representa-
ii -es Should be apporti0ned.
TIE first census to be taken in
1880. in accordance with bill in
troduced in the House by James
Madison, who later became Presi-
Int This simply provided for a
count Of the population. divided
into the following classes: White
males over Is. white males under
IS white females, free blacks and
slaves
Madison at first wanted to list
the occupations of the people, but
fear of opposition by the citizens,
who might suspect that the gov
eminent was trying to get line
on their incomes so as to levy
higher taxes, caused the Senate to
strike out that provision
Six months was allowed for the
taking of the first census, the to-
tai cost of which was $44,377. In
some sections a good many people
objected to giving the mere infor-
nation concerning age, but fair
ly good job was done and it was
shown that the new nation had a
population of 3.929,214.
The taking of the 1910 census
will probably require the services
of 100000 persons, and the enum-
orators will be expected to COM
plete their part of the work in 80
days. The count is expected to
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07

male user of perfumery in history
and that Gin three months of 1906
he soaked up 1872 bottles of eau de
Cologne"
But artificial odors were frown-
ed upon by the British parliament
of 1870 which passed a law pro-
viding that amy girl, woman or
widow who shall entice any man
to marriage by the aid of perfume
shall be subject to the same pen
atty as that in force against sor-
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07

James Murphy of Albuquerque,
N. NJ in court for intoxication,
told the Judge: Il don't drink
anything but whisky, coffee and
water. When l can't get whisky,
l take coffee, and when I can't
get coffee, | take water"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07

Perfumes are said to have been
first used by early barbarians to
kill the offensive odor of burning
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07

Gerry, and the marriage shall be
declared void"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-07-07

show a population of about 1872
million. The population shown
by the census of 1880 was 122,775,-
046.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Stocks Sag, but Rally;
u. ). Bonds Continue Drop
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated fTeSS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Security
markets stirred uneasily today, with
Wall Street stock prices off 81 to
50 in leading issues at the worst,
while wartime control was extended
over the worlds financial machin-
cry.
A slow rally cut losses after an
early dip partly erased the gains
scored toward the end of last week
Trading was in moderate volume.
The suspense over European set
tlement seemed to be wearing on
traders nerves. Without the anchor
of a stable British exchange rate,
foreign currencies swung widely
Some were quoted only nominally.
The pound sterling at one time here
traded around $429, off about 20
cents from last weeks final quota
ton.
United States Government bonds
resumed decline after a week.
end recovery and a wave of buying
pushed world grain markets up
again. Chicago wheat futures rose
for gains ranging more than 2
cents a bushel, but lost part of the
advance
The action of British authorities
in restricting sale of foreign securi-
ties owned in England was brake
on nervous liquidation. Trading in
American securities in London
ceased and European markets gen.
orally were quet.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
200 j. ). Scientists
AT Edinburgh Farley,
Fear Being Stranded
Agriculture Department
Hos Is in Scotland; Aid
Of Embassy Sought
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

EDINBURGH, Aug. % (by cable)
Fearful they will be stranded
abroad more than 200 scientists as
sociated with the American Federal
Government. American colleges and
American scientific institutions here
to attend the Seventh International
Congress of Genetics are seeking the
aid of the American Embassy in
London to get transportation home
DR.. Hugh c. McPhee. chief of the
Animal Husbandry Division, Bureau
of Animal Industry. Agriculture
Department, conferred with AM
bassador Kennedy on the plight of
the scientific lost legion" He is
said to be hopeful q special ship
will be made available for the genet
icists, most of whom had booked
passages on the Cunard White Star
boats Cythia and Britannia. Those
vessels September l sailings have
been Cancelled. The conference,
which opened August %, closes Au-
gust 30.
Apprehensive over the potential
danger to them in the European
war crisis, the geneticists and their
wives have moved from their hotels
to college dormitories to make it
possible for them all to remain in
q group at all times. The Scotch
scientists who are in charge of the
meeting are doing everything in
their power to help their American
fellows.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
7,5O0, 900 British Pupils Drilled
For E Evacuation of Big Cities
Children Return to Glasses Carrying
Gas Masks, Clothes and Food
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 28.-A million and
a half school children tramped the
streets of London and 80 other key
cities in the cold light of dawn to-
day as Britain prepared for any
emergency with a rehearsal of its
evacuation plans for children.
BY 6 am. the streets of the poorer
sections of London were filled with
children. Instead of their lunches
they carried gas masks; instead of
books, a change of clothes and 48
hours rations.
1t was the dreaded first day back"
after the summer vacation for many,
but there were not any stragglers.
The children treated evacuation as
a huge joke. They laughed and
yelled, brandished sticks at an
imaginary "old 'Jtler," and sang on
their way to school.
Their mothers walked alone beside
them. They talked in low tones.
There wasn't any gaiety among them.
BY am. teachers were putting
the children through their drill,
seeing they had the necessary pro-
Evening star., 1939-08-28

visions and making sure their identi-
fication tags were in place.
Many a mother thought she was
seeing the last of little ALI or Liz
for months to come. There was a
widespread feeling that this evacu-
alton, a rehearsal, might be turned
into the real thing before it was
over.
So while the teachers instructed
their pupils what to say to the
country families who will board
them, the mothers stayed outside
the schools, anxious knots of whis-
pering women.
After instructions the children
were marched of to bus and rail-
road stations from where, in time
of war, they will be taken to safe
havens in the countryside.
The mothers tagged along. Under
the plans the destinations of each
child will not be known for several
days after they leave London.
After the evacuation drill the
children took up their school lessons.
They'll bring their gas masks, their
clothes, their rations to school every
day for . while.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
BRITAIN STANDS FIRM IN REPLY TO HITLER
FUEHRER RECEIVES NOTE THIS AFTERNOON
Nazi Chief Held Willing to Accept
Friend Like II Duce as Mediator
European Situation

At Berlin it was stated that
Chancellor Hitler would receive
Sir Neville at 10 o'clock tonight
a pm. E. S. TD to receive the
reply of the British government
to Germany's proposals for solu-
ton of the German Polish crisis.
page AID.
France closed her Rhine
frontier with Germany today,
the only persons permitted to
cross being German residents of
the French frontier zone and
tourists returning to Germany.
Meanwhile Premier Daladier pre-
pared reply to Hitlers letter of
yesterday page AID Text of
Hitler's letter on page AT. Text
of Premier Daladiers August 26
letter to Hitler on Page AT.
Fascists in Rome said Premier
Mussolini was ready to lend his
good Offices to settlement of the
European problems, but indicated
that Britain and France would
have to satisfy Italy and Ger
many of their good will. page
A-3D
The last of the German ves-
sells in American ports-the Ham,
burg American liners New York
and st. Louis-have sailed for
Germany without passengers and
planning no stops. German line
officials insisted that the liner
Bremen would arrive in New
York this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
page A-3)
Gen. Nobuyuki Abe, considered
a moderate in japanese politics,
was designated by Emperor Hi
rohito to form a new cabinet to
replace that of Baron Kiichiro
Hiranuma, who resigned earlier
today as the result of the Ger
man-Soviet non-aggression pact.
page AID
German observation balloons
were reported aloft over the
German-Polish border. Poland
reported that frontier guards and
buildings were being almost con-
stantly attacked not only with
rifles but with machine guns and
hand grenades. page A-4D
The Soviet Parliament took
steps today to ratify the German
Russian non-aggression pact by
meeting and adopting an agenda.
The lower house met for four
minutes, giving Premier Molotoff
a loud ovation. page A-2)
Replying to Canadian Prime
Minister Mackenzie King, who
addressed a peace appeal to him
Friday, Premier Mussolini said
that he would leave untried no
effort to safeguard the peace of
the world-a lasting peace that is
just peace" page A-2)
Hungarian police and military
sentries are guarding key points
in Budapest as an aftermath of
Hungarian Nazi demonstrations
which resulted in clashes with
police. Although there has been
no general mobilization. more
troops are being called to the
colors. page AID
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Partial Btack-0ut
OF French Coastal
Cities Is Ordered
Story Sent via
U. S. Cruiser Says 1t
Is Effective Tonight
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A message from the Associated
Press. reported from Southern
France, sent via the cruiser U. S. s
Trenton, said today that a partial
black-out of French coastal cities
had been ordered for tonight.
The message was signed by Roy
P. Porter of the Associated Press
bureau in Paris. 1t added that
women were replacing men in civil
positions as thousands of reservists
f1ocked toward the frontiers.
The Navy said the Trenton, which
has been in Southern France, was
en- route to Monaco.
The dispatch, relayed to the Asso-
ciated Press bureau here by naval
communications, said:
Southeastern France cut COM
pletely regular communications from
Paris other departments by official
censorship Telephones forbidden
outside Alpes-Maritimes Depart
ment. kilograms must be sub
mitted officials for approval.
Long distance communication all
cities must be in French language
even to cruiser Trenton. Preliminary
evacuating order frontier zones
issued French citizens.
Partial blackouts coastal cities
ordered tonighu Bars cafes closed
after pm. Nice and Cannes Juan
les Pins calm. although tourists leav-
ing precipitately Women replacing
men civil life as thousands reservists
flock toward frontier zone Requisi-
tioning horses, mules, automobiles,
gasoline continuing, although plenty
food"