davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Natures Children
Erythraea
(Erythraea Venusta)

dicinal plants found these herbs to
have medicinal properties. They
have Juice that is colorless and
bitter. The leaves are stemless,
grow opposite along the stem and
are toothless.
This member is known as Can
chalagua by the Spanish Califor-
mans. The plants are also known
to many as California Centaury.
They grow to be from 10 to IL
inches high and have beautiful, ap-
ple-green leaves, which are in me-
thodical rows usually on the stems.
AS with all members in this group,
the leaves are smooth and thin.
The flowers are a brilliant shade
of purplish-pink and attract your
attention at once. They possess
a white or yellow EYE" bright
golden anthers and a green pistil-
a color combination that is en-
chanting. Spring and summer in
California is their time of blossom
ing and they are as cheerful a COM
pany as you wish to see.
The flowers are l to 2 inches
across and, though the colors are
really glaring, they make a splash
of flower that attracts their insect
guests, as well as their human
admirers.
In this region they do not reach
the size they do In the vicinity
of Point Iona. Yet the flowers in
Yosemite are so numerous that you
think they must be larger because
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they create this impression by their
brightness.
Many who are cultivating wild
flower gardens are using this mem
Der and several neighboring ones
for background effects. AS you may
obtain the seeds with little trouble,
you may try a few Of the smaller
type, gradually inviting others to
join them.
The seed container is a capsule
usually two-valved and packed to
the brim with many seeds.
II you are gentian enthusiast
you will find some very satisfactory
blues, purples and pinks among
them. The "eye" in each blossom
is an easy identification field mark
to look for.
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From September, 1922, to May,
1925, he served in the Office of the
chief of cavalry here, and graduated
from the Army War College the fol-
lowing year. In 1881 he became di-
rector Of the Wa Plans Division
Army War College, and remained at
that post until 1885, when he took
command Of the Fourth Cavalry at
Ft. Meade, South Dakota, serving
there until his return to Washing
ton.
For his service in France Gen.
Beck won the Distinguished Service
Medal and three French decora-
tions.
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RuruI Roundup

MINNEAPOLIS R).-Mrs. Frank
Thissen, Glendale farm mother,
wrote Police Chief Frank Forestal:
II have six children. It's almost
impossible to call them on a big
farm. The official basket ball whistle
hasn't enough carrying power.
Could I get a discarded but far
reaching police whistler"
The chief sent her three whistles
and said Take your pick"
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jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

D. HIN ordinary conversation
80 miles an hour" is preferred to
80 miles per hour" Per, in the
sense of or an, Is best restricted
to commercial and technical use or
Latin phrases, as 1000 rpm. rev.
olutions per minute)," $3.50 per
100" Otherwise we say "They cost
$3.50 a hundred" HE drives faster
than go miles an hour" "She earns
$4 q day"
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will retire next
October 81 on
his own appli-
cation after AZ
ars In the
service.
Gen. Beck was
appointed TO his
present post In
M ar h, 1898.
Born in West
minister. Md. in
1879, Gen. Beck
W as graduated
from the Mill
tary Academy in
1901. He served
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with the Cavalry in Texas and the
Philippine Islands.
He served on border patrol duty
in Texas before the World War, and
went to France in February, 1915
In France he participated in the
Aisne Marne, Disc Aisne and
Meuse-Argonne offensives.
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Gen. Beck 10 Leave
Army on October 81

Maj. Gen Robert McC. Beck, as
sistant chief OF stsff, Operations
and Training Division, War De-
partment. has gone on leave OF
Evening star., 1939-08-10
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY,

In the gentian family there are
many interesting members. You
know several of them, no doubt,
since they enjoy wide distribution,
although they are more abundant
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holders Of the Mutual Building Association
will be held on Monday. August IA. 1899,
at O'Clock pm. at the ONCE of the
association. 306 Tth st. sw. for the pur-
pose OF amending the constitution
LINDSEY P RAWLEY
JOSEPH T FITZGERALD
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those made BY myself
personally. PHILIP COSIMONO. 1923 A
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OrnithoIoqicuI Note

BUENOS AIRES (P.-Santiago
Maio, bird fancier, claims his cross
between a Roller and canary is the
only black canary known in the
Western world.
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Ripe Peaches at Quaint Acres,
vile pike. Phone Shepherd $50.
FALSE TEETH REPAIRED
WHILE YOU WAIT
Private Waiting Rooms.
Rob-. B. Scott Dental Tech Rms 901 -902,
Westory Bldg. sos 14th at F. Met 1888
Evening star., 1939-08-10

CARPENTERS experienced. Max Fillmore.
307 Roosevelt ST.. Bethesda. Md. Wis.
Evening star., 1939-08-10

CABINETMAKER with furniture repair
shop experience; full or part time; give
references, experience and salary expected.
Box POS. Star
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HELP MEN.

AUTO METAL MAN, experienced Apply
rear 81 Delaware ave. s.w., between 1875
pm Met 1895
BAKER. white or colored. for rolls and
pastry, all around. experienced % to 40
yrs. Of age: give record of employment and
references; excellent opportunity. Box
2o2-S Star
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FOUND.

BRING OR REPORT deserted stray or iosS
animals to the Animal Protective Asocia-
tion 5000 Wheeler rd Sc Atl. 7142
SMALL YOUNG DOG; very friendly. Call
before 10 m. North 1926.
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COMBINATION CARD WRITER and win
dow trimmer. Experienced. Box 1873,
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BOOKKEEPER. state experience, age and
salary expected. Box 476-T Star.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, SELL GUAR-
SOB Pa. ave. NV
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LQSI

BROOCH oval, blue bet. 3rd St. Sc. and
Agriculture: reward. Call Agriculture
Dept. Br 4343.
CAT male, brown and gray; tabby mark
1ngs; reward. 1927 Park rd. NV. Col. lO322.
DOG. small. black and tan. young male:
Sat. morn. near Chain Bridge. Va: reward.
NO. 111G.
KEYS set, between 18th and R. l. ave.
22nd and Taylor ne. Abs 22nd st. ne.
North 1854.
KITTEN. white male, mos. old; Sun.
S:15 am. on Corcoran st. NV; liberal
reward for return or notice Of whereabouts.
North 059s. 1923 Corcoran st. NV.
MANS RING-Sigma Nu Phi in stone; in
washroom of Peoples Drug Store. 11th
and G NV; reward. Woodley S27S.
WHITE sPITz, male: lost from 37Os Both
pl ne, July %. Reward: Hobart 1881.
WRIST WATCH. lady's white gold Gruen
engraved IN. p. D.. 1925" Miss Jennens.
Mich. 1922. Reward.
WRIST WATCH. lady's Harvel. Sunday,
August q. vicinity Washington Monument,
5th St. Smithsonian Institution or Norfolk
& Washington steamer; valued as gift. LIB
eral reward Reply. Mildred Gold $50
Randolph st. NV, or Mrs. D. c. Patterson,
1850 Rockbridge ave. Norfolk. Va.
WRIST WATCH. mans. link bracelet, front
Nils Bldg. 17th and Pa. ave- reward.
WRIST WATCH, diamond, engraved H z.
W" Wednesday morning. Tel. Natl. 81 1.
Reward. 12s
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statesmen 25-55

Are you aggressive? Can you sell? Are
you capable of Quick training? Are you
interested in new field that has unlimited
possi Utilities and very little competition?
and a sales manager to close YOUR business
If you need help. Our men work about 6
hrs. daily and we have men making more
than 500 wkly. New men can make
better than $50 wk. while learning. In
vestisate this after 10 am, 34l2 r. l.
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SALESMEk.
HELP MEN AND WOMEN.

'ALESMAN to call on grocery and insti-
utional trade: must have car; give experi
nee and BACKGROUND. Box 32-T Star. II.
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CREDIT AND OFFICE MGR. by medium
to high grade mems shop. Present in
cumbent resigning 70 go into another kind
of work SPLENDID position with good
future TO right man. Only thoroughly
experienced man need apply All replies
will be held in strictest confidence. BOX
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O0EK II 7. til LJEHHIIJ.
Secretary au21O12
Evening star., 1939-05-15
Silver Purchase Act
Repeal Is Urged
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Repeal of the Silver Purchase Act
Of 1884 was urged upon Congress
yesterday by 63 members of the
Economists National Committee on
Monetary Policy.
The members issued statement
indorsing with possible amendments
as to detail, a repeal bill introduced
by Senator Townsend, Republican,
of Delaware.
The statement contended that the
country had paid more than 81 100
000, 900 for silver for which it had no
monetary need.
although the cost of the program
does not appear as an expense in the
Federal Government" the econom-
lists said, "the full realization of the
heavy cost of the silver program will
appear when it becomes necessary
to liquidate our enormous hoard of
silver"
The act of 1884 authorized the
Treasury to purchase silver until the
metal attained a ratio one-fourth to
gold in the monetary reserves, or un-
til the world silver price reached
$1.29 an ounce.
Evening star., 1939-05-15
Putnam Car Located
Near Spot Where He
Was Found Bound
Co-Author of Book
On Hitler Revealed
By Publisher
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May 15.-A coupe
belonging to George Palmer Put
nam, So, in which he said he had
been kidnapped and driven to Bakers
field last Friday night, was found
yesterday within half a mile of the
place where the publisher had been
discovered bound.
His abductors, Mr.. Putnam told
the police, spoke German and
warned him to cease publication of
a book, THE Man Who Killed Hit
ler." He said they also demanded
to know who had helped Dean Jen-
nings, former San Francisco news
paperman, write the fiction piece.
Mr.. Putnam disclosed in a state
ment that the co-author was Ruth
Landshoff," the former Countess
Ruth Yorck, who has spent some
time in Hollywood, but now resides
In New York City.
"The book" his statement con-
tinued, sis based on the personal
experiences of the countess, who to-
day expressed willingness to have
her Identity revealed. The actual
writing was done by Mr.. Jennings
THE idea for the Hitler volume,
Its basic plot and title, originated
with David Malcolmson of Santa
Monica, literary critic"
Detective 1t. w. M. Robinson said
Mr.. Putnam's car had been wiped
almost clean of flngerprints, but
that four were found and would be
checked. Lipstick-smeared cigarette
butts in the cars ashtray were too
old to mean anything, Robinson
added.
Mr.. Putnam, who previously had
reported telephone threats over the
books publication, said he was sum-
moned to the Office of Rex Cole,
actors agent last Friday night and
when he reached his garage two
men leaped out at him and over
powered him, driving him to Bakers
field. with another car following.
Evening star., 1939-05-15
Garden Club Arronqes
Spring Flower Show
oecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 15.-Ar-
rangements are under way for the
spring flower show of the Commu-
nifty Garden Club of Rockville, to be
held in the Richard Montgomery
High School here May a.
Mrs. J. Forest Walker and Mrs
j. Harry Gormley have been named
co-chairmen of the General Com
mittee. and Mrs. Walter Young,
Mrs. E. L. Morrison, Mrs. Lewis
Reed, Mrs. w. Randolph Talbot,
Mrs Emmett Dove and Miss Violet
as the other members.
Chairmen of other committees are
Entries. Mrs. Dove; classification
Mrs. George Tillman; staging, Mrs
Gormley; awards, Mrs. w. E
Yocum; Judging, Mrs. Morrison; re-
freshments, Mrs. Talbot; reception
Mrs. Margaret A. c. Welsh: junior
group, Mrs. Loren Schott The show
secretary is Mrs. Henry Latimer.
Evening star., 1939-05-15
District Relief Cases
Decline z Per Cent

A decrease Of 2 per cent In the
number of cases receiving general
relief from public funds in the Dis
trict and in the amount of obliga-
tions incurred for the month Of
March was announced today by the
Social Security Board.
The boards statement revealed a
2 per cent decrease throughout the
country in the number of cases and
an 8 per cent drop in obligations.
Evening star., 1939-05-15
By HANS KINDER.

BY HANS KINDLER.
"He served music without ever
asking it for renown."
Thus spoke Debussy in an article
about Cesar Franck. No truer eval-
uation of Franck can be made. And
it is at the same time the keynote
to the understanding of the greater
part of his music. He was a simple,
nearly medieval mystic, living for
his music only. And this music in
Its turn acts, in an age OF insane
stress, like a soothing, comforting
balm.
Misunderstood by the public as
well as by nearly all his famous con-
temporarieS, Franck was content to
remain unrecognized, happy in his
organ loft in the Church of Saint
Clothilde in Paris. improvising and
discovering beautiful harmonic pro-
gresSions which were his supreme
joy. True, he became the founder of
a large part of the modern French
school: d'Indy, Duparc, Chausson,
Plerne, and others studied under him
and became his devoted disciples
and friends. But the world at large
ignored him.
His symphony was complete fail
ure at first. When in 1889 it was
played against the wishes of most
OF the members of the Conserva-
tore Orchestra who had say in the
selection of the works to be per-
formed, Gounod, then at the pima
Gle of his fame, pronounced the
work to be the affirmation of in
competence pushed to dogmatic
lengths" Franck, himself, when
eagerly questioned by his family as
to the success of the symphony
thinking only of the work itself, re-
piled with beaming countenance:
oh, it sounded well! Just as
thought it would"
Today the Franck symphony is
common property. Notwithstanding
this, its real and deepest spiritual
quality is not always felt. And how
completely does its message fail of its
real purpose, unless this quality is
"realized' in every sense of the word.
For that is what this music is-a
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|Fronck, Living Only for Music,
WAS Content With Anonymity
New Release

The first half OF Cesar
F'ranck's Symphony in D
minor" the 10th masterpiece
featured in The Stars music
appreciation campaign, was re-
leased for distribution today at
the special booth in the lobby
Of The Star Building. The sec
ond half of this work will be
made available next Monday.
The booth is open from 8 a m. to
6 pm, each weekday.
Through the co-operaion of
the National Broadcasting Co.,
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday excerpts
from the symphonies and SYM
phonic compositions included in
the campaign. The program on
which the recordings are heard,
"Today's Prelude" is scheduled
daily except Sunday from $50
am. to 7:25 am. and The Stars
recordings are played at ap-
proximately 7 am,
Evening star., 1939-05-15
German Colonial Groups
To Fly Kioochow Flags
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, May 15.-Imperial flags
which belonged to the garrison in
Kiaochow when a section Of China's
Shantung Peninsula was under Ger
man rule arrived here today 4or dis
play during the German colonial
convention beginning tomorrow.
They are the only flags of former
German colonial regiment still in
possession Of Germany. Japanese
drove Germans out of the KiaochoW
Evening star., 1939-05-15
A. P. Bureau Chief Honored

Brian Bell, chief of the Asso-
ciated Press Washington bureau
was made an honorary member of
Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary
Journalism fraternity, at the Uni
versity of Maryland's annual pub
lications banquet Saturday night at
the Indian Spring Country Clup.
He was principal speaker at the
banquet. held each year by staffs
OF the student publications.
Evening star., 1939-05-15

protectorate in Shantung Peninsula
during the World War.
Ordinarily the flags are on display
IN Berlin's famous "Zeughaus," Un-
ter Den Linden repository of war
trophies and war mementoes.
During march-past of troops,
police and party formations before
Gen. Franz Won Epp, German colo
NAL leader, Thursday noon these
flags will head the procession.
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sermon in tone-as great and lovely
and convincing a one as was ever
spoken by human tongue. And we
can safely say that the masterwork
of this genius now stands in unchal-
lenged pre-eminence as the crown
of symphonic art in France.
Evening star., 1939-05-15
Founder of Modern
French School Was
Content in Organ Loft

(This is the last of a series OF
articles BY DR.. Hans Kinder,
conductor OF the National SYM
phony Orchestra, on the 10 SYM
phonic masterpieces included in
recordings no,O being offered IN
The Stars music appreciation
cQmDdfun J
Evening star., 1939-05-15

Pedestrians have the right Of way
at uncontrolled intersections,
Evening star., 1939-02-01

American Labor, Of New York, Kel-
Ter, Democrat, Of Illinois and Coffee.
Democrat, OF Washington formed
the spearhead of the group battling
the resolution. Representative Marc
antonio is president Of the Inter-
national Labor Defense, described by
witnesses before the Dies Committee
as Communist Front organization.
Mr.. Dies told the Rules Committee
that Representative Keller repeated
the language of a Communist pub
lication in assailing the investigat-
ing committee in a radio speech
January 20. Mr.. Keller countered:
"I've never seen the Communist
publication. stand right behind
every bit Of it the speech). I'm
going to hang it right on Mr.. Dies
nose"
On every House members desk
today was memorandum, distrib-
uted by the trio, denouncing the Dies
Committee. 1t was signed by 100
lawyers, from II cities, but most of
them from New York.
The Washington Branch of the
American League for Peace and
Democracy said Congress should de-
lay an appropriation for the Dies
group until victims" of the COM
mittee have had a chance to reply
to loose charges thrown at them"
Labor's Non-Partisan League also
asked delay.
Evening star., 1939-02-01

ployed wage earners, the chairman
said: LAS long as periodic unemploy-
ment seems to be an inevitable by
product of our industrial machine,
industry and the community have a
responsibility to help workers pro-
tect themselves during the times
when industry cannot use and pay
for their services
Experience has proved, he added,
that unemployment compensation
benefit payments help to maintain
workers purchasing power and
thereby stimulate tagging business
and industrial activity.
Many Already Benefited.
More than one billion dollars has
been spent for aid to needy aged,
dependent children and the blind
through the social security program
since February, 1886, Mr.. Altmeyer
said. This included more than $780,
100000 for old age assistance, $l75,-
100000 for dependent children and
$25 100000 to the blind.
Under the old-age insurance pro-
gram, nearly 270000 claims amount
ing to nearly s12,0OO0O0, have been
paid since lump-sum benefit pay
ments began in 1887, he said.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Receivership Plea
Against Fidelity
Firm Dismissed
U. S. Court Confirms
Report Holding Loon
Concern Solvent
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 1.-Fed-
eral Judge William e. Baker dis
missed yesterday a receivership pc
tition filed against the Fidelity In
vestment Association, just A days
after the proceedings were started.
The court confirmed a special
masters report which declared the
Nationwide investment loan con-
Germ was solvent and recommended
dismissal Of the petition in which
nine Pennsylvania contract holders
charged the company "recklesSly,
carelessly and wrongfully" managed
Its accounts.
In approving the report Judge
Baker also dismissed an exception
by Edward Lamb, attorney for an
intervenor, who had objected to the
56-page report on the grounds that
solvency had been determined by the
sound value theory" rather than the
Evening star., 1939-02-01

RETIRES-Mrs. Marie Louise
Fox, who was retired yester-
day from the Bureau of War
Risk Litigation after 81 years
service. Fellow employees ten
dered her a farewell party at
the Justice Department yes
terday. Mrs. Fox served for
IA years in the Veterans Ad-
ministration before transfer
ring to the bureau.
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Fight on Renewal
OF Dies ProbeL Led
By 3Legis|ators
House Leaders Expect
Victory for Extension
Move This Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A small group Of House members
decided today to fight extension of
the Dies Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities, but House leaders ex-
pected it to pass late this week.
Chairman Dies predicted not more
than 80 members would vote against
his resolution.
The Rules Committee gave Mr..
Dies another opportunity to explain
why he wants the committee con-
tinued for two years with an appro-
priation of $150,O00. He contended
yesterday that propaganda, chiefly
from Communists, was being spread
to discredit the investigation.
Protests reaching the Rules Com
mittee included some from indi-
viduals who said charges had been
made against them during the in
quiry and the Dies Committee had
not given them a chance to reply.
1--WE were begging them to come"
Representative Dies asserted.
Repres natives Marcantonio,
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Chilean President
Asks $125,o00,0o0
For Quake Relief
Sum w Times Greater
Than Budget; Special
Taxes Likely

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 1.-Presi-
dent Pedro Aguirre Cerda today
asked the Chilean Congress to set
up a $500, ,OOG 900 peso ($125 900, ,OO0)
fund for relief and rehabilitation of
last weeks earthquake zone, where
estimates of dead ran as high as
10000 persons.
Congress was expected to grant
his request without hesitation. The
sum, one and a half times greater
than Chiles annual budget, prob
ably will be raised by special taxes.
Re-establishment of railway serv-
ice facilitated relief work, bringing
women, children and injured per-
sons from the quake zone.
United States Ambassador Nor
man Armour, after personal sur
vey of the devastated region, made
plans to leave by plane Thursday to
report on the quake to the State De-
partment in Washington. He termed
the situation in Chillan, which was
demolished, most tragic"
ObServatories around Santiago re-
ported that more than 300 earth
shocks had been recorded in the
past week since the devastating
earthquake which took perhaps 30,-
900 lives.
Many of the shocks were so slight
they were unfelt, but one of mod
crate intensity was reported Mon
day night at La Serena, 600 miles
north of the disaster zone and an
other strong tremor was felt at
Chillan, which was demolished last
week.
The Chilean Congress was ex-
pected to meet as soon as 1t re-
ceives the message issued yester-
day by President Cerda calling spe-
cial session to consider emergency
measures. The session probably will
be convened tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-02-01
Public Is Invited
To Hear Lecture

Paul Mcclure, founder of the
Guild of Social Studies in Australia
and lecturer on THE Christian Rev.
olution," will speak tomorrow night
at 8:15 in Knights of Columbus Hall,
918 Tenth street NV, under aus
pices of the State Council.
Mr.. Mcclure is engaged in world
tour in the interest of Catholic Ac-
ton.
Thomas F. Carlin, State deputy of
the Knights of Columbus, has an
nounced that the general public is
invited to hear the lecture.