davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Japan Approaches Bankruptcy
But People Enjoy Prosperity
Emergency Steps Token to Conserve
Resources for Prosecution of War

products would soon 60 into opera
ton. japanese newspapers said the
government had decided on this step.
even if the living standards of the
people must be lowered for a time. :"
But the individual Japanese, con-
verseiy, has more money today than
he has had for long time. Hotels
and pleasure resorts are jammed.
Trains are overcroWded.
This is due to the fact that Jap
anese business, inside the country.
has been so stimulated by the boom
in heavy industries making NUM-
tions) that the laboring class has
come upon sudden wealth.
But there is very little in the
luxury line to buy with it. So
the Japanese workman is spending
it on travel and gew-gaws. He can't
travel aboard, because government
regulations allow him only 1000 ven
($272) for expenses.
Prices Arbitrarily Stabilized.
The government has arbitrarily
stabilized prices. But operating
costs, borne upward by the rise in
wages, have sky-rocketed. Conse-
quently the margin of profit has been
virtually wiped out. On many jap
anese products today there are
handling fees or service charges"
amounting to few sen. The retailer
who can't raise his prices to meet
his costs thus has sought to avert
losses.
Thousands of bankrupt business
men are turning. as salaried men,
into other industries.
This domestic situation is not so
acute as the problem of finding
money to finance the war There is
also the problem of financing the
peace.
Six months ago japanese financial
leaders were supremely confident
that japanese economy could do both
Today there is a strong atmosphere
OF doubt, hesitancy. uncertainty evi-
dent in Toxic Pessimism is not
openly expressed, but optimism has
evaporated.
Since the beginning of the war
Chinese leaders have insisted that
Chinese resistance could be con-
tinued long enough to cause a COL
lapse in Japan's economic structure.
Neutral observers doubt today that
Japan will crumble in this way. But
stalemate, wherein Japanese
finance would be burdened with the
cost OF maintaining a great army
fighting on the continent for an
indefinite period of time would in
crease already dangerous stresses.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Declaration
To Be on Display
| 7 omorroW

The Declaration of Independence
will receive visitors on its birthday
anniversary tomorrow courtesy
the elderly document is extending
for the first time during the Is years
it has been on display at the Library
of Congress.
Ever since it was first placed in
it's golden shrine in the Library,
bronze doors have Changed shut to
keep out the public on just two days
a year, Christmas and the Fourth
of July. While in its honor small
boys were lighting f1recrackers and
their folks were quitting work, the
yellowed parchment of democracy
lay in aristocratic, unapproachable
isolation.
But tomorrow we're throwing the
doors open from m to 4:30 pm" "
Chief Assistant Librarian Martin
Roberts said today. More and more
we notice great crowds come from
all over the country at this time of
year. For many it's the one trip of
lifetime, and we can't keep them
OUT
Employees have volunteered to
work on the holiday. They will be
repaid in time of later in the year.
Evening star., 1939-07-03

zone and collided with the right
front fender of his car His state
ment was corroborated by the testi-
mony Of several witnesses.
The jury decided the victim was
responsible for his own death. An
autopsy showed he died of frac-
tured skull and resulting hemorrhage
and conclusion.
Mr.. Shapiro was advised by Cas-
ualty physicians to remain at the
hospital. but he insisted on leaving.
declaring, according to testimony,
that he felt all right. He was taken
to Garfield five hours later by his
brother and was admitted in a crit
ical condition. A brain operation
performed Saturday failed to save
his life.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Game at Best on 1Ith.

Game at Best on 11th.
The American professionals game
was at its best on the l1th and 18th
holes. On the first of these, a 1914
yard one -Shotter, he stuck No. 5
iron on the green and ran down the
putt for a deuce. while on the 18th.
3l4 yards, he drove the green and
canned a 9-foot putt for an eagle g.
Little's efforts stole galleries from
all over the course as news of his
fine play on the back nine reached
the golf-mad Scots. Meanwhile
Reginald Whitcombe, the defending
champion. played smoothly in tour
ing the new course in 72, even par,
and seemed sure of place in the
championship proper unless he
should blow up completely tomorrow
Despite ideal conditions, most of
the scores continued to range in the
middle 70s.
Bulla Betrayed by Putter.
Although betrayed by an unfa-
miliar putter on four greens, Bulla
managed to hold an early advantage
and finished his first qualifying
round with a one-under-par u.
The big Carolinian was out in IS
and back in 81 over the treacherous
old course.
He wavered at the end when he
failed to make the sixteenth green
on his second shot and was one over
par for 5. He came back at the
seventeenth by sinking 10-yard
putt but two-putted the eighteenth,
a procedure he started on the eighth.
He three -putted the thirteenth.
S. S. Scott had 70 as the morning
players found the course better than
it was last week. The wind had
almost died down by noon.
Bslla explained his poor putting
by the fact that the royal and an
cient had barred his putter as illegal
and he had to accustom himself to
a new club.
Il think if I can get that putter
working well I'll have much less
trouble" he said.
Bob Sweeney, American-born
former British amateur champion,
shot "a; Bobby Locke of South
America, joint second choice with
Bruen, the same score, over the new
course, and Alex Kyle, the current
British amateur champion, a IT.
Diminutive Dai Rees, golflng pride
of Wales, was a stroke lower, while
Len Crawley, veteran Walker Cup
per, and Hector Thomson, 1896 anna
teur titleholder, had 78s.
Archie Compston, veteran inter-
nationalist, shot IA; Jimmy Ad-
ans, who has been second in two
of the last three opens, was a bit
off with his woods and took a rs,
while Brig. Gen. A. c. Critchley,
who runs most of Britain's dog rae
ing and boxing, was two strokes
higher.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Weather Report
Furnished by

Furnished States Weather Bureau,
District OF Columbia-Moy
Wednesday, gentle south
-
Maryland-Most cloudy tonight thundeorn
temperature ~ Ne0 AL
Frgma-COudy,
night local showers thunderstos not
much change temperature. ~
Slightly e. portion tonight ~
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Demand for National
Super Road System
Seen by Woodring
War Secretary ReIoxes
Over Holiday on
Pennsylvania Farm
BY the Associated Press,

~ VIC hoooSidLeO FIcS6-
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, July 3.-Sec-
retary of War Harry H. Woodring
believes the construction of Pennsyl-
vania's $60OO0,o0o express highway
may bring demand for a national
system OF super roads.
He made the prediction yesterday
While inspecting one of the seven
projected tunnels on the Pittsburgh
to-Harrisburg route. The road,
scheduled for completion in IL
months, will have twin lanes for
one-Way traffic and its steepest
grade through the rugged Ale
ghenles will be less than per cent.
Mr.. Woodring, accompanied bv
Mrs. Woodring and their three chill
dren, came to Southwestern Penn
sylVanla TO relax over the holiday
on the Sugar Level farm of J. JACOB
Glessner, a district rural rehabiIta-
ton supervisor.
They came at the suggestion of
Representative j. Buell. SNYDER.
democrat, OF PerryopOlls, Pa. to
whom Mr.. Woodring chanced to re-
mark that he would like to spend
the week end on a farm. Mr.. Snyder
Is the sponsor of plan for net
OF superhighways criss- crossing the
country,
The Secretary, who learned about
farming in his home State of Kans-
as, drove a tractor yesterday on the
farm OF Carson F. Mertz. Farm Sc
curity Administration official. and
both he and Mrs. Woodring took
turns at the reins of pair of work
horses. The youngsters, who haven't
had much farm life, gaped at the
chickens and COWS.
A picnic at the Glessner farm will
entertain the family on the Fourth.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Decker Makes Glider
Flight Of 233 Miles
By the Associated Press.


ELMIRA, N. Y, July 3.-Chester
j. Decker's glider flight to Atlantic
City, N. j., yesterday was the latest
of series of assaults on the Ameri-
can distance record and his strong
bid to repeat as national soaring
champion.
If officials of the annual national
soaring contests rule his 233-mile
flight an official record, it will sue
ceed the present record of 212 miles
set year and one-half ago bv
Levin B. Barringer, of Orange, N. j.
Mr.. Barringer few from Wichita
Falls, Tex, to Tulsa, Okla.
Peter Riedel, air attache of the
German Embassy in Washington,
few from Elmira to WASHINGTON,
225 miles, year ago, but his record
was not official because he is not
an American citizen.
Evening star., 1939-07-03

Weather Conditions Last 81 Hours
The northern disturbance has moved
west St-northwestward 10 the District of
Keewatin, Chesterfield 9S41 millibars
go 06 inches), and broad trough ex-
tends thence southwestward TO Eastern
Colorado and Western Kansas Trout Lake
Ontario. 993." millibarS t29.33 inchesI
and Pueblo. Colo. lOO34 millibars t29 6:}
inches. Pressure remains low over the
Gull of St. Lawrence, Anticosti Island
Quebec. 1005.4 millibars t29.69 inches
An area of high pressure is moving slowly
eastward over the Atlantic States. Harris
burg. Pa, 1025. Il millibars t3O27 inches)
Pressure is high also over the ocean east
and southeast of Newfoundland. s. S
Bremen. 10260 millibars go 80 inches1.
and pressure. is relatively high over Cai-
fornia, Eureka l0149 milibars t29.97
inehes,; Showers have occurred in Flor
ida. the Lower Mississippi and Lower
Missouri Valleys and portions of the Plains
states, the west Gulf States. the Rocky
Mountain region and the North Pac,ic
states. The temperature has risen in the
lake region. the Upper Mississippi Valley
the southern Plains States Eastern Colo
rado and the North Pacific States Else
where temperature changes have been
slight as a rule
River Report
Potomac River muddy Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry; slightly muddy at Great
Falls today
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Thieves Try in Voin
To Crack Theuter Safe

Thieves attempted to crack the
safe of the Avalon Theater, 56l2
Connecticut avenue, some time dur
ing the night, Assistant Manager
Douglas Simmons discovered today
He told investigators there was no
money in the safe and that the
thieves were unsuccessful in trying
to pry the safety vault open. al
though they chiseled the combina-
ton off. They apparently left in a
hurry because they left several
chisels lying beside the safe.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Ogburn to Represent
Tronsit EMPLOYEES

Charlton Ogburn, lawyer, has
been named to represent employees
on an arbitration board to settle
wage differences between the workers
and the Capital Transit Co., Edward
D. Merrill, president-general man
ager Of the company said today
company representative would be
designated in the next day or two
The employees are to ask shorter
working hours without pay cuts.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Pennsylvania Highway
Deaths Drop Is Pct.
By the Associated Press.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July s.
Pennsylvania highway death toll
has dropped by nearly Is per cent
thus far this year, in comparison
with 1888, the Bureau of Highway
Safety in the State Department Of
Revenue announced today.
BY June 26, the bureau disclosed,
500 persons lost their lives, while
702 died in the corresponding period
last year.
The total number of accidents
dropped of by 2,048 from last years
total of 26, ,488, and the number Of
injured fell 1,241 to 20,609.
Evening star., 1939-07-03

ldkcI dlUcT %-
ing treated first
at Casualty Hos
pital and re-
leased on his
own request.
The driver of
the car. Orville
Thompson of
1918 P street
Sc. in a volun-
tary statement
to the jury, said
he was driving
in the center Of
the street when
the victim ran
acrnSS q safety
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Lookout Broadcast
For Missino Officer

A general lookout was broadcast
today for Policeman Walter M
Haywood of the White House police
force, who disappeared Thursday.
No trace has been found of the
policeman, who dropped out of sight
after target practice. The lookout
was sent out by Acting Capt. Herbert
L. Marcy.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Adams Will Speak
On CoyIe's Program

Featuring an address by Mayor
John R. Adams Of Takoma Park,
Md, the Sports According to Coyle"
program over Station WMAL at 6:45
pm. today will be dedicated to
Takoma Park.
Mayor Adams will describe the
towns playground system. His talk
will inaugurate series Of short
speeches by nearby Maryland and
Virginia officials On the daily sports
review program Of Bill Coyle, radio
director Of The Star.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Green Boy GIee Club
To Give Concert Here
By tie Associated Press.

By tEe ASSOCl2CeU FTcSS.
The Y. nj. C. A. Glee Club of Green
Bay, Wis, arranged to sing a public
concert in the Department of Com
merce Auditorium late today.
The concert was to follow a sight
seeing tour by the Is songsters. They
were to leave for home tonight. They
came here from the New York
Worlds Fair.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Auto Driver Exonerated
In Pedestrians 5 Death

A coroner's jury today freed the
driver of a car which struck and
fatally injured Paul S. Shapiro, %,
of 50l2 Third street NV. at Massa-
chusetts avenue and Third street
NE, Friday night.
Mr.. Shapiro died early yesterday
at Garfield Hospital, where he was
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Text for Cell Theory
Taken From Bible
ByYaIe Scientist
DR.. Harrison Discovers
Point at Which Embryo
Begins individuality
8y the Associated Press.

" the Associated Press.
PALO ALTO, Calf, July ga
noted scientist, taking his text from
the Bible, delivered an address to.
day in which he said he had beer
able to determine the stage at which
en- embryo changes from mere
mass of living protoplasm into ar
organized structure of various Gel
types that develops into an indi.
vidual.
The speaker was DR.. Ross G. Har-
rison of Yale University, an au-
thority on embryology and leader
In micro-surgery. The address was
part of Stanford University's SYM
postum on the cell and protoplasm.
DR.. Harrison reported he had
fixed the time of this critical stage
transplanting parts from one into
In the embryo of salamander by
another at various periods of de-
velopment.
During an early stage of develop
nent he cut from an embryo that
part in which the eye normally de-
velops. He grated it to another
embryo at the same stage of de-
yelopment, but he put it into the
area of the belly.
Grated Part Keeps Growing.
The grated part kept on grow
ing-not as an eye, but as a normal
part of the hosts belly.
This established, DR.. Harrison
said that the agency which causes
certain cells to take on particular
qualities and then form the various
organs of the body had not yet gone
to work.
But the same experiment. made at
a later stage Of development, re-
veals the occurrence of "a fearful
and wonderful change, DR.. Harri-
son reported The transplanted
tissue from the eye region goes right
on developing as an eye on the belly
of the host embryo.
Between the two stages of de-
velopment, DR.. Harrison reported
the cell tissue in the eye region be-
form an eye. DR.. Harrison called
this power the organizing stimulus, y
and said it, along with genes and
hormones, brought about cell differ
entiation.
He attributed the stimulus to what
he termed organizer cells" but said
their nature and their means of
travel through the embryo were
not clearly understood.
He said the role of this group
could be proved by cutting the or
ganizer cells" out of the embryo.
When this Is done the embryo con-
tinues to grow by cell division, but it
forms no differentiated cells with
which to make the bodily organs.
The Biblical Reference.
DR.. Harrison's Biblical reference
was verses IA, Is and 16 of the 139th
psalm:
II will praise Thee; for I am fear
fully and wonderfully made; marvel
GUS are Thy works: and that my
soul knoweth right we'll.
MY substance was not hid from
Thee, when 1 was made in secret,
and curiously wrought in the lowest
parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see my sub
stance, yet being imperfect, and in
Thy book all my members are writ
ten. which in continuance were
fashioned, when as yet there was
none of them"
DR.. Harrison expressed satisfac-
ton at thus being able to quote what
he considered reference to the cell
theory many centuries older than
any cited by his colleagues in the
symposium. In modern times SCI
entists first enunciated the cell hy-
pothesis about 270 years ago. The
Stanford symposium commentaries
100 years of development of the
theory.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
White to Get Heurty
Dinner at Walter Reed
BY the Associated Press.

Frank White, former United
States Treasurer and one time
North Dakota Governor, will share
with other patients at Walter Reed
Hospital tomorrow a special dinner
on Independence Day.
Bed-ridden for weeks with COM
plications incident to old age, the
82-year -old former official will be
able to eat heartily" on the holiday,
one hospital attache said.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Interesting Booklets
For Suburban
Home Owners

For the convenience of its
suburban readers, The Eve
ming Star offers practical
booklets that will be of great
help in improving and beauti-
Tying suburban homes. These
books are official publications
OF the Federal Government,
and the small charge is to
cover the cost of postage and
handling. Order your copies
today.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Little Cards a So
To Tie Two Others
In British Open
American Storts Poorly,
But Steals Gallery
With Fine Finish
BY the Associated Press.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, July
3.-Husky Lawson Little, former
United States and British amateur
champion, tanned the unruly old
course of St. Andrews by shooting a
flrst-round 50, under par, today.
to tie Jim Bruen of Ireland and
Percy Allis. former British Ryder
Cupper, for the lead in the first
qualifying round of the British open
golf championship.
OF the Americans only George
Low. jr. of Jenkintown, Pa, fell off
form, limping home with a shaky 81
over the ST. Andrews new course.
Both Little and Bulla turned in
their creditable scores over the
treacherous old course
Low was out in AZ, but recovered
somewhat and came in with 80
His approaches troubled him most of
the way and he didn't seem to have
mastered the vital chip and run"
technique necessary for the course.
Il haven't given up, though" he
said after he came in. I'll be trying
it again tomorrow and perhaps can
squeeze into the championship field. +"
Little, who started out 4-5-4.
pulled himself together from there
on to give an exhibition remi-
niscent of his great days in Britain,
when he won the amateur title two
years in row He was out in 81,
one over standard figures. and came
back in an amazing 80, to lead
Johnny Bulla, Chicago pro, who
had 72.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Two-Humped Camel

A two-humped or Bactrian camel
was born recently in the London
Zoo
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Cubu's S Tomato Shipments

Cuba shipped several million
pounds of tomatoes to the United
| States in March.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
Report fer the Last 4S Hours.

Record fer Last - Hsurx.
tFrom noon Yesterday to noon today,
Highest. IS, 2:15 pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest, Sc, am today. Year ago, s5
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest, 90. on June 16.
Lowest. II. on February, %.
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
prom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest 81 per cent, at 1880 am.
Lowest, 32 per cent at noon yesterday
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow
High - S:54 am. 9:32 m
Low ----- $50 Am. 4:11 am
High ---- go pm. 1000 D. m
Low --------- 9:5S pm. 4:36 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today --- 4:46 T:37
Sun, tomorrow 4;41 7:37
Moon, today S:44 pm. o:42 am.
Automobile tights must b turned on
one-ha0 hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1939-07-03
FOREIGN STATIONS.
Temp Rain

& am. Greenwich time. today)
Temperature. Weafhe
Evening star., 1939-07-03

FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Suryey)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
THE DOCTOR DEALS WITH
 DUODENUMS

Most people above the moron;c grade of intelligence concede that rrigating a sinus or non-surgical drainage of the gall-bladder is a procedure best left to the judgment and skill of the doctor. But good many people who are fairly intelli- gent about general questions think they know as we'll as the ordinary" doctor does whether or how to in- wade areas further north or south for purposes of irrigation and the like.
 Almost daily queries turn up in the mail concerning the advisability of using eye wash or eye drops every day, or nasal sprays or douches, or gargles, or enemas, and as rule the inquiries express or imply their be- lief that some such practice is es- sential for absolute cleanliness, or for good health.
 We'll, life is short and we need not try to rescue these gloomy ginks en masse today. My ulterior purpose in citing these more extreme instances
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Of Interest To Women

Nave you a household problem to solve? Write your question clearly, sign your name and ad- dress, enclose three cent postage stamp and mail to The Woman's Editor, Washington Service Bu- reau, The Democrat, 1913 18th Street, Washington, D. C., for . personal reply.
 @. What can be used to remove grease and dirt from iron articles?
 A. Boil in a strong solution of soda and water. Rub with any good abrasive, using newspaper instead of cloth, and wash in hot soapsuds. Rinse in hot water and dry while hot.
 Q. When substituting lard for butter, what proportions should be used?
 A. About four fifths of cup of lard should be used in place of one cup of butter.
 @. We renectly moved in to rural area where we must rely on 8 well and cistern for water. Is there any way in which we could arrange to have some water heated by the sun to be used for bathing and cleaning purposes?
 A. An excellent method of doing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

A self-made. promising young executive is Bill Jones. But he's forgotten to make over his table manners!
 What will his charming dinner companion think when he unfurls his napkin, shakes it out under the eyes of amused dinners? He'll prob ably take soup from the tip of his spoon, too-butter whole slice of bread at once.
 You'll never make the grade with smart people, Bill, unless you check up on your manners. Correct, you'll find, to lay your napkin across your lap partly folded, use one corner when you must wipe your mouth. You take soup from the side of your spoon and bread you break off and butter in small pieces as you need 1t.
 Unusual foods? No awkward mo- ments with avocado halves served in the rind when you know it's cor rect to eat them with spoon. In public, eat broiled lobster-even the claws-with an oyster fork rather than fingers.
 A pity to let etiquete slips stand in your way. Find out from our 32-page booklet what silver to use, how to eat unusual foods. Gives etiquette for teas, buffet suppers, restaurants-etiquette for formal dinners.
 Send l0c in coin for your copy of GOOD TABLE MANNERS to the Waterbury Democrat Home Service, 6s5 Sixth Ave-, New York, N. Y. Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, and the NAME of book let.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

inst week and last week was yester- day. Tomorrow Is something that never comes.
 Like most other puzzling prob lcnS of little children, this one botkers young mothers to distrac- tien. Jimmy is going to be a sneak and a thief, she thinks, and her heart sinks with shame. He can't even tell the truth when he's found
 Of course. there is such thing zs example. if Q child sees an older child deliberately hide something. then he too may hide . clue to mfsohief to keep from being dis-
 However. seldom does Q very small 7nlld '.steaE" and hide things. He 7ImuI8 loves to have e secret to himself that no one else knows, not <&en hiz mother.
 I1 helones with ether traits of this 4zrlQd, constantly surprising the tEiid with hie growing importance 4* $ rEFson. fEe Is doing a Iot of FEzKlaaAnllna a0 prove that he is
 zAdeAt. 4lcne in hlz fhinklng.