davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-10-01
ARLINGTON-A N-ALExANDRIA.
FAIRFAX NET. AREA.
Rents Move Lower.

While home building plunges
ahead, Washington rents continue to
show a declining tendency, which
has been in evidence since Septem-
ber, 1887.
The Labor Department today re-
ported the Washington rent index
using the 1923-25 average as 100
stood at 1856 on June Is, o. of
point down from 868 on March Is
of this year, IL points below 87.7
for June Is, 1888, and IA points
below $50 recorded on June Is,
1897.
Washington rents reached a post
depression peak of 88.2 on Septem-
ber IS, 1887, after a climb from
the depression low of 1877 in June,
1884. The highest Washington rents
in the century were reported in
December, 1925, when the index
stood at 1893. Thereafter a steady
decline took place. BY June, 1888,
the index had reached 86.3, prac-
tically where it is now.
The rent index in June, or cor
responding month in each year, is
reported by the Labor Department
as follows.
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0NSA4 CD upASA4SAASO
In 1889, Harry
G. Meem, the
president, a n =
nounced yester-
day.
Pointing with
pride to the rec
ord of the last
50 years, Mr..
Meem ct a t e d
that the trust
company was or
ganized orr 6 l.
nally under a
w e st Virginia
c h arter nd
opened tempo
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AUGUST.
EIGHT MONTHS.
Families
s7s,4o4. 80 s36.572, o63 s,ee
Home Building Gains.

While total building in August
Jagged behind the same months of
1888 and 1887, residential construc-
tion for the month was ahead of
levels in those years and the eight
month totals forged into new high
ground all along the line.
Metropolitan area totals for Au-
gust and the eight months of various
years follow:
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Cost of Living Up.

While rents have moved slightly
lower, the general cost of living in
Washington has turned slightly up
ward, and as a result of recent food
advances should show substantial
gain in the present quarter.
The cost-of- living index on June
Is this year stood at $50, up L of
point from 85.9 on March IS, but IL
points below 87.2 for June Is, 1888,
and 81 points under 1877 for June
IS, 1887.
Cost-of- living indices for June or
a corresponding month in various
f@1l
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Public Projects Help.

While more than half of the eight
month grand construction total Of
$50 ,258,O38 for the District repre-
sented public projects, residential
activity continued to account for
enough of the remainder to keep
the Capital far ahead of any other
city of comparable size in the num-
ber of families provided for.
The number of families provided
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partner, effect
i've at once, was
announced in
the financial
district yester-
day.
T h e n e W
partner is best
known as one
of the pioneer
automobile dis
tributors in the
Capital, having
entered t h a t
field in 1910 and
managed his
own firm until
I{1 ~&x,~1x~,~
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AUGUST.
EIGHT MONTHS.
Ranks Third in United States.

The District of Columbia by itself
ranked third in the Nation for pub
lie and private construction in the
eight months. Los Angeles was able
to remain in second place by only
small margin.
The leader, New York City,
showed sharp decline from the
same 1888 period, but others near
the top all registered sharp gains.
Volumes for various cities in the
eight months follow:
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Food Prices Climb,


The departments index of Wash
ington food prices rose to 1873 on
June IS of this year from 1870 on
March Is, but was below 80.6 record
ed June Is, 1898, and 87.1 on June
Is, 1887.
Recent advances in food prices
here undoubtedly will cause sub
stantial rise in the food index for
the current quarter. In a supple
mentary study of retail food price
changes between August Is and
September 26, the department
reported sugar advanced 27 per cent
in that period, flour gained per
cent, lard was up so per cent, round
steak and chuck roast both were up
4 per cent, slice bacon gained II
per cent, navy beans advanced 81
per cent, while coffee was per cent
higher. Bread was unchanged, while
pork chops recorded 4 per cent
decline.
The department reported the
marked upturn in these staples was
general over the Nation, but added
that by the end of September the
advance was largely checked.
Trend Is Reviewed.
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Auto Exports to Coin

TOLEDO, Sept. 80 (SpeciaD .-Ex-
pansion of United States automo-
bile exports to Latin America due to
war stoppage of European shipments
would be of particular benefit to
WHY'S Overland Motors, Inc, says
J. w. Frazer, president.
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Hendrick Is Named
General Partner in
W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Finuncier Best Known
As Pioneer Automobile
Distributor Here

Admission of David S. Hendrick,
brother of j. Thilman Hendrick, to
the Washington brokerage firm of
w. B. Hibbs e. Co. as a general
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for in various cities in 1896, 1887,
1888 and the first six months of

Gains Over 1898 Shown.
The eight-month building volumes
for 1899 and 1888 in the various sec
tions of the metropolitan area fol-
lOu.
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rary Offices at Tenth and F streets,
pending construction of the present
Office building at Ninth and F
streets, which was first occupied in
1891. Meantime, Congress passed
an act enabling the organization Of
trust companies in the Capital and
q charter was secured Immediately,
Mr.. Meem said.
The first Board of Directors was
composed of distinguished citizens
who elected Brainard H. Warner
president. On the board was John
Joy Edison, who became president
in 1894 and continued in that Of
flee until 1916, when he became
chairman of the board, which Office
he held until his death in 1885. He
was succeeded as president by John
B. Larner, also of the original board
and active in founding the bank.
After his death in 1881, Mr.. Meem,
who had been with the company
since 1891, was advanced to the
presidency.
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5Ofh Year Observed
By Washington Loan
& Trust Co.
Bank OfficioIs Review
HoIf a Century Of
Notable Progress
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Halt a century of notable progress
in the National Capital is being cele-
brated this week by the Washington
Loan g. Trust Co., the bank having
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Private Rating Fourth.

Private Rating Fourth.
With public construction subtract
ed, private building in the District
itself ranked fourth in the Nation
for the same months.
Private building for the eight
months was reported by Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc, as follows:
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CAPITAL RENTS DRIFT LOWERThe above chart Of the Labor
Departments index of Washington rents shows
cline since 1887 In this PERIOD home construction both the
District Columbia and adjoining sections metropolitan
area, has hit fast pace.
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d. C. Bank Clearings jump.

ID. L. Bank ClearlngS Jump.
Bank clearings in the Capital in
September jumped to S99 PA 037 .21,
in comparison with $89, ,203 sos .89
in September, 1888, an increase of
$10,040,5 ,531.32 during the month,
George H. Bright, manager of the
Clearing House Association, report
ed yesterday.
This was the best showing for any
September since 1929, just before the
Wall Street crash, when Cancelled
checks totaled $114,986, 6,938.61. The
figures indicate that business in the
Capital in September was excep-
tionally good.
In the first nine months of this
year clearings totaled 1881 ,628, ,474 "a
against Washington clearings in
September, 1888, amounting to $837,-
42,854.13, or striking gain so far
this year of $43,985 ,62011.
The trend in check activity indi-
Gates further marked gains in clear
ings in the fourth quarter.
Bergmann Loan League Head.
The Al Washington delegates to
the 47th annual convention of the
United States Building and Loan
League at Atlantic City returned
last night, enthusiastic over the
election of Carl j. Bergman, treas
urer of the Washington Permanent
Building Association, as regional di-
rector for the fifth district of the
national organization. His territory
covers II States and the District Of
Columbia.
His election places him high in
the councils of the national organi-
zation. In q keen contest much
credit for his selection lies with the
delegates from the District of Co.
lumbia Building and Loan League.
Arthur G. Bishop, president of the
local group, said it was the largest
delegation ever sent to a similar
meeting.
Edward c. Baltz, past president
Of the United States league; C. Clin-
ton James, another former head;
William N. Payne, jr., and F. Will
son Camp took very active parts in
al important deliberations.
August Gas Net Improves.
Net income Of the Washington
Gas Light Co. In August disclosed
q deficit of $33,879, compared with
q deficit of tbs in August, 1898
or an improvement of $37.846, ac-
cording TO the statement filed yes
terday with the Public Utilities
Commission The deficit is sea-
sonal. Operating revenues were ur
$23, ,225 and expenses, $8,668.
Net income for the first eight
months of 1899 amounted to $847,-
$40, a gain of s248, ,526 over the like
1898 period, the report revealed.
On the Washington Stock Elk.
change yesterday tiny sale Of Pc.
tomac Electric Power per cent pre-.
ferred stock took place at 111h.
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Banking Offices Enlarged.

The banking Offices were enlarged
and remodeled in 1912. In 1917 q
branch Office was opened on Seven
teenth street, opposite the State,
War and Navy Building, and in
1924 new building was erected
there, which received the medal of
the Fine Arts Commission as the
finest building of its type in the
city. Again in 1927 the main office
building was extensively enlarged
to provide greatly needed additional
space.
Growth of the trust business, Mr..
Meem said yesterday, has out
stripped all other departments of
the company. The large amount of
real estate coming through estates
and trusts neceSsitated at an early
stage the formation of real estate
department, now one of the main
activities of the institution, Mr..
Meem added. The foreign depart
ment was opened in 1919.
The trust company is a member
OF the District of Columbia and
American Bankers Associations,
Washington Clearing House, Federal
Reserve System and Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. Deposits on De-
cember 81, 1899, were but 100000.
Today they are over $4,000. 900.
The present board of directors. in
addition to Mr. Meem, includes
Arthur Peter. William H. Baden,
Hiram Bingham, Frederick M.
Bradley, John H. Clapp. Charles H.
Doring, L. Whiting Estes, George M.
Fisher, Melville Bell Grosvenor,
George P. Hoover, John A. Johnston,
S. H. Kaufman, Carl B. Keferstein,
Alfred H. Lawson, James Alexander
Lyon. Theodore w. Moves, A. Cham
bers Oliphant, William E. Pearson,
Walter S. Pratt, jr.; Tenney Ross,
John Rutherford, Charles G.. Treat.
Thomas H. Welsh and Donald
Woodward
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Stock Market STAGES
Broad Advance al
Week Close
Rally in War Shares
Spreads to Other
Sections of List

What Stocks Did.
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Trend Is Reviewed.

Indices of Washington food prices
for June or corresponding month
in various years follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

pleted log cabin design silk quilt in eight days. The product sold for l SIS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

She indicated figure that stood by one of the pillars of the pier.
 He was, as Christine had inti- mated, a magnificent spectacle - his warm brown skin set of by 9 robe of some rich Oriental ma- terial and belted with a golden cord, through which was thrust an exquisitely chased dagger. About the head of the "mahara- jah" was draped a turban of bright silk, fastened with a single ] gem; and his slender brown feet were laced into jeweled sandals. He stood like a statue, his arms majestically folded, gazing with breeding brows out to sea.
 { Already Christine was at work; anl almost immediately a curious crowd began to gather along the railing of the Boardwalk above. AS she sketched, she heard someone say, She's drawing Chandra - you know-that Indian swami over there"
 As if he had heard, the gor- geous Oriental turned, fixed his eyes upon Christine, and detached himself from his pillar. Although he was not a tall man, there was in his bearing an air of authority before which the crowd fell back. He moved to the railing and stood, looking down His eyes, Chris tine was surprised to find, were not dark, but tawny brown, with lurking yellow lights.
 At length the swami" extended a hand and said in voice aston- ishingly deep and resonant, Tt is good. I will take it."
 When Christine passed the sketch to him over the railing, he slipped a bill into her hand and turned away.
 "Wait!" Christine called. Your change"
 T have said that it is good," he returned, and strode away.
 A woman said, "Of course that was staged. These Boardwalk people advertise each other"
 It did prove to be good adver- Using. Soon Christine was busy For a while MT. Wilmet hovered on the outskirts of the booth; but eventually he melted away into the crowd, and Christine did not see him again that day.
 He had been surprisingly gen. erous about her commission. Al- though she had worked only a little over half day, it would be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
REPUBLICANS SET
 FOR N. H. PARLEYS
Connecticut Members on Committee for Went.
 worth Convention

r Connecticut members have been given important posts on committees in charge of the New England con. ference of Young Republicans, which will be held at Wentworth, N. H., September 8-10. More than 700 Young Republicans from the six New England states are expected to attend the gathering.
 Lewis 8. Goodsell. of Bethel, for mer state president of tl,e Young c. o. P. organization. is chairman of the entertainment and reception committee.
 Connecticut members of the reso- lutions committee, of which Wallace Stearns of Boston is chairman, are L. Richard Belden, Hartford. presi- dent of the Connecticut Young Re- publicans; Sidney P. Simons, former president of Bridgeport Young Re- publicans and a member of the state executive committee; Miss Mary Bel- loni of Winsted, New England coun- cil treasurer, and Miss Ruth Nelson of Willimantic, National Young Re- publican committeewoman.
 Connecticut members of the en- tertainment and reception commit tee are: Herbert Schoiner of Rock vile, Walter Norwash of Naugatuck, Walter Howe of Litchfield, Robert L. Gilbert of Stratforo, Mrs. Hazel Clarke of Chester. Miss Dorice Gren- non of Danielson, Mrs. Irene Baker of East Hartford and Mrs. Helen C. Cummings of Lebanon.
 Connecticut members of the pub- licity committee are: Aram Tellal- Ian of Bridgeport, William Cashman of Hartford; Harold Post of Water bury; George Benedict of Winsted; George MacDougall of New London; Leo Garvis of Stafford Springs; Ar. thur Swenson of East Woodstock and Miss Mary Arrigoni of Durham
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES
Dial Doings
By JIM PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
CHAPTER HI

Christine hurried back to the hotel to assemble her sketching materials. She was to meet her new employer by the Twentieth Century Pier The new employers name, she had learned, was Wilmet-George Wilmet.
 ' When 1t had come to giving her own name, Christine had hesi- tated with an unprecedented reti- cence. Then, almost as if someone l else had spoken, she heard her. self blurting out, "Nevin-Grace 1 Nevin."
 Hurrying along the crowded Boardwalk, avoiding the omni- present wheel-chairs, the lettering pedestrians, and the pigeons that swarmed under foot, eager for the grain thrown them from the benches that lined the promenade, Christine tried to explain her Equeamishness about giving her name. Eventually she excused it on the grounds that Cousin Emma would be embarrassed to find that Q Thorenson was working on the Surf City Boardwalk.
 { She found her workshop to be I . small booth next door to the Twentieth Century Pier - one of the noisiest amusement centers along the Boardwalk. It was sev- eral feet below the level of the walk, and you went down to it by ramp at one side. The "stu- dio" was frugally furnished with an easel, a camp stool, and at the rear. on the beach side, with Q !, bench some eight feet long, hav- ing a slab of concrete for top.
 The place had apparently taken . beating from dampness and frost, for the walls were cracked and crumbling; and someone had recently mended the top of the bench and the floor about 1t with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

fresh cement, into which Chris tines heel sank and stuck.
 MT. Wilnet, coming to her res- cue, was nervously apologetic: I'm so sorry, Miss Thorenson. I had to do some repairing"
 Christine got out her sketching materials and prayed for a chance to use them.
 When, after IS minutes, no cus- toners appeared, Christine sug- gested, Nothing draws a crowd like the sight of someone working at an easel. Why don't I begin with the Maharajah of Bahawai- pur - or whatever his name is?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

ALI SCHEDULES EASTERN STANDARD TIME Tickets Strictly Limited to capacity of trains PUT CHASE IN ADVANCE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
GREEK ROOM FOR PITT

Pittsburgh, (UP)-oreece's Minis try of Public Instruction has made . gift of i60,000 drachmae. or si 200, toward the completion of the Greek room in the University Of Pitts burgh's Cathedral of Learning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
INDIANS EMPLOY WHITES

Metlakatla, Alaska (Up)-Ths isl- and of Annette. of which this city is the principal town, is believed to be the only territory in the United states where white men NoEk xoE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

lo:4s-wABC--Armchair Adventure 11:00-WEAF--Kinney Orchestra.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

Indians. The island is occupied by Indians with the exception of II white persons employed by them. The latter include . policeman. c doctor. q half dozen teachers. 6 cane nery superintendent and two min- istsnA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
ACTIVE WITH NEEDLE AT se

Moravia, N. Y. (UP)-Mrs. Amelia Boyce claims that old age is no ham, dicap to industrial endeavor. AL though 92 years old, Mrs. Boyce com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

South wales stsei mllls are bus- Ier than in ycar1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
CAST OF CHARACTERS
CHRISTINE THORENsON--calne
 e whit her cousin, found mys-
 teFy.
 FILL YARDLEY - had . reaOsn fOr watching Christine. GEORGE wILMET = employed
 Christine as . boardwalk artist. CHANDRA = looked into the fu-
 tre-and into the past.

Yesterday: Unable to locate her cousin. Christine moves to the hotel named in her mysterious telephone conversation. Almost down to her last cent, Christine accepts Wilmet's offer, agrees to d0 sketches at his Boardwalk concession.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-05

seem a bit important then. If she
had told him how disappointed she
was because she was not COing to
the Christmas ball at the Hunt
club, she wouldn't have done it we'll,
because now she couldn't remember
why she had been disappointed. Il
would have done what I've always
done. Given and exchanged pres
ents. Gone to parties"
And they're no longer impor-
tant ?" he asked, not conversa-
tionally, but as if her answer
meant something important to him.
cat the moment they seem too
remote 20 consider their value But
you, Bill? What Go you usually do
on Christmas Day?" That was i'm
portant 10 her.
Drop in at the hospital. Wait
for calls"
1T sounds drea4y."
81 thought it snight-to you.
find it pretty interesting
"Of course" she said contritely
But I thought oh, Christmas
one likes 20 spend with people one
loves"
Does one:" he said, smiling at
her, amused.
She said, "I'd like a cigaret if
you've got one"
Sorry, haven't. you smoke too
much anyway"
IF anyone else had said that 20
her, she's have given him a cool
look and mentioned politely that
that was her business. But because
Bill said it, she felt a small glow
He had noticed her. He was giving
her orders. Not professional orders,
but nice friendly ones, as if he felt
a right to give them.
She said, II prefer a pipe. But
it takes strong, silent man to get
away with it. Are you a strong, 81
lent man, Bill ?"
He shook his head. II zap all the
time, am afraid of mice, blondes
and efficient nurses. Do 1 disap-
point you?"
EYES," she said, you do"
He said, 81 do, huh ?"
az wish you had an adams apple,
two feet less of height and a voice
that squeaks." There, silly, she'd
said it, spoken her thoughts aloud.
They walked for perhaps half a
city block before he said anything
Then all he said was, "Why?"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-05
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue Of power and
authority contained in a certain Deed
of Trust executed by Ed Harris and
wife Mamie Harris and recorded in
book 1874, page 113, Vance County
Registry, default having been made
in payment of the debt therein Sc
cured and at the request of the
holder of the note | shall sell at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash at the Court House door in
Henderson, N. c. on Saturday, De-
cember %, 1899 at II o'clock NJ, the
following described real estate, to-
wit:
Begin at an iron pin on the East
corner; run thence along said road
N 80 E SO feet; thence in an Easterly
direction about $50 feet to point in
right Of way Of S. a. L. Railway, AZ
feet from the corner Of w. w. Harris
lot (roW Ed Harris cOrner) in said
right Of way; thence along said right
of way S 20 w ~ feet to Ed Harris
corner; thence along Harris line 172
feet to place Of beginning. For fur
Their description see Book IS, page
402, Registers Office Of Vance
County, N. C. See also deed from
Mrs. Ida VI. Harris to Ed Harris and
Mamie Harris, said deed duly record
ed in Registers office of Vance
County, N. c., in book 1877, page 358.
This goth day Of November, 1899.
AL. b. WESTER, Trustee.
21-20-5-12