davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-01-10
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce,peu.

cold it is on any morning by looking out
the window
Where this plant thermometer fails
is in looking no more shriveled when
the real instrument registers zero.
II +
No sooner has the first jay alighted.
than the second bird flies in the plant
lower down.
This acts as a powerful incentive to
the other to forget its momentary doubt.
1t flies into the feeding station,
snatching seed with the long powerful
BILL
For all its vigor and zest in life, the jay
is not an untidy feeder.
In fact, 1t eats rather daintily, even
when it does so quickly, as most birds do.
Sometimes watching the birds tends to
make nervous persons more nervous still
through the intensely jerky motions of
the songsters.
They have no smooth, quiet turns, but
do everything they do with quick. eager
motions.
The jay does not make habit, as the
sparrows do, of dashing out spoonful
of seed for every one it selects. So it
may be classed as dainty feeder.
The second jay lets out tremendous
squawk at the temerity of it's rival in
getting the first seed.
Full tilt it flies into the feeder at the
exact spot the other one occupies.
Neither bird has any knowledge of the
old saw about what happens when an
irresistible object meets an immovable
force.
The immovable force, in this case,
moves with celerity, leaving the feeder
indeed.
In going it, too, screams defiance to
all the world and especially to the now
successful bird
The winner for the moment seizes
his seed.
He knows that he, in his turn, must
leave, the moment the other flies at him
This moment arrives instantly as the
French say.
So this interchange goes on minute
after minute, with bobbing audience of
sparroWs, looking very tiny in compari-
son with the belligerents, perched on the
other leaf buds.
Finally, one jay gets tired of the battle
carried on with constant screaming. 1t
flies away, leaving the feeding station ia
the other.
The victor gladly shares his spoils
with the sparrows, and it is nothing un-
usual to see him occupying the front
while each side has three sparrows, in
Guiding the English species, the song
sparrow and the white -throated sparrow
Our bluejay is an interesting, spectac-
ular and not bad bird at all when it
comes to feeding station activities. He
| should be, and usually is welcomed in the
winter garden.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

the obstacles confronting it are in
creased many fold in time Of war,
but The Star most earnestly hopes
that the trade agreements legisla-
ton will be renewed by this Con-
gress. When peace comes. 1t must
be founded upon some such forward
looking program and for the United
States to abandon Secretary Hull's
policies at this time would be an
unthinkable backward step.
Evening star., 1940-01-10
Cheap Postage

one hundred years ago today one
of the most notably beneflcent re-
forms of modern times went into
effect. 1t was on January 10,
1840, that the penny post of Great
Britain, now universally extended,
was inaugurated. The plan had been
devised by Sir Rowland Hill, a school,
master who deserves to be remem-
bered as man of excelling genius.
He realized that "the actual cost of
the conveyance of letters through the
post was very trihing, and was but
little increased by the distance over
which they had to be carried" and
proposed that the rates of postage
should be diminished to the mini
mum; that at the same time the
speed of conveyance should be in
creased, and that there should be
much greater frequency of despatch"
Justin Mccarthy explains: His prin-
ciple was, in fact, the very opposite
of that which had prevailed in the
calculations of the authorities. Their
idea was that the higher the charge
for letters the greater the return to
the revenue. He started on the as
sumption that the smaller the charge
the greater the profit. He therefore
recommended the substitution of one
uniform charge of one penny the
half-ounce, without reference to the
distance within the limits of the
United Kingdom which the letter
had to be carried"
Naturally enough perhaps, "the
post Office authorities were at first
uncomprising in their opposition to
the scheme" Lord Lichfield, post
master general. declared in the House
of Lords that "the walls of the post
office would burst, the whole area in
which the building stands would not
be large enough to receive the clerks
and the letters" And he was correct
in his judgment. Larger postal sta
tions and additional clerks were
needed But he was mistaken in his
belief that because the change would
be so much welcomed by the public.
it ought not to be made" Both the
Duke of wellington and Sir Robert
Peel labored to prevent the passage
of Hills BILL Even after it had been
approved, postal officials did every
thing in their power to make sure
that the plan would fail. Yet it
succeeded, soon was initiated by
many other countries, including the
United States.
The adhesive postage stamp which
Sir Rowland had suggested did not
appear until May 6, 1910, but by the
date of its release the new rate
already had proved it's economic
utility as we'll as its popularity.
Postal revenues rose as Hill had in
sisted they would. The social and
cultural significance of his vision
now is conceded without reservation
everywhere under the sun. Sir Row
land himself, it is pleasant to report,
lived long enough to receive his re-
ward. His countrymen raised
subscription to protect him from
poverty, Parliament voted him a
grant of twenty thousand pounds,
Queen Victoria gave him knight
hood. He died on August q, 1879.
and his ashes were entombed in
Westminster Abbey, near to those of
James Watt and other servants Of
their kind who did not dream in vain.
Evening star., 1940-01-10
Commends Evening Star
Delivery Boys.

To the Editor Of The Star:
have been a resident Of the United
States Soldiers Home for q little
over year and subscribe to your valu-
able publication. Ever and anon I drop
little extra in the paper boys hands.
and at Christmas gave each of the two
here a dollar. Both thanked me so
nicely for the gift. One said that part Of
his dollar would help build a glider, at
. total contemplated cost Of $40.
ask you to visualize the fact that
our wonderful boys Of today are des-
tined to be our successful doctors,
lawyers, Presidents and legislators: the
cornerstone of our Nation tomorrow. God
bless these boys-the hope and mainstay
Of our country
REV. A. A. STUCKY, d. D.,
United States Soldiers Home.
January 8.
Evening star., 1940-01-10
Senator and Police Official
Praise Star Safety Articles.


To the Editor Of The Star:
wish to commend your paper on the
fine article on traffic fatalities during
1899 which appeared in The Star of
January /. was very much impressed
with the thoroughness of the study and
compliment j. B. zatman, James E.
Chinn and the other men Of your staff
who assisted them.
I was highly interested in the sug-
gestions made for the improvement Of
traffic conditions. Progress has been
made, but I believe that by following
the program outlined in The Star still
further progress can be made.
Mr.. Van Duzers suggestion that there
be real pedestrian control is, in my
opinion, one which is deserving of spe-
cial attention. Certainly, the problem
of the pedestrian deserves serious study
BY enforcing pedestrian control along
the lines indicated in these articles I
believe the number of fatalities and
injuries can be greatly reduced.
have long been convinced of the
great need for more policemen to carry
out the regulations. No program can
succeed unless it has an adequate num-
Der of men at its head to. see that every
one co-operates.
I noticed that several persons were
killed at uncontrolled intersections, and
I heartily approve the suggestion to
increase the number of controlled inter-
sections.
It Is my belief that a rigid regulation
of the speed on Washington streets would
eliminate considerable number of acci-
dents. Strict observance of reasonable
speed limit would do much to promote
safety.
The Star has again rendered valuable
public service. and again commend you.
January 6. ARTHUR CAPPER.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I have refrained from commenting
on the very excellent and instructive
articles on why Must They Die ap-
pearing throughout the past year in
The Star, as we'll as the articles by
Mr.. J. B. zatman and others as pub
Hshed on Monday, January l. 1910,
because I had heard that the major
and superintendent had commented
on them himself, and he is the official
spokesman of the Police Department.
I thought them Of such value, how
fI1of icc,1aH or GnrSorD diroofiN0
the attention of the members of my
command to them.
have kept "scrapbook" showing
the series of articles as they appeared
during 1888 and have followed closely
the various articles and editorials of
The Star for years, particularly traf1c
items.
believe such constructive articles
do more to help conditions than hun
dreds of others based on criticism or
written In q more radical vein.
am thoroughly convinced that with
q proper sized personnel the Police
Department can reduce traffic deaths
and accidents, but as 1t seems we cam
not obtain sufhcient motorcycle and
trafic men because Of the lack Of
funds do hope we will have the bene-
At Of more such articles and q steady
educational campaign that must in the
end prove beneficial.
AS an enforcement ofhcer with over
20 years in trafnc work and as COM
manding ofhcer OF the Police Depart-
ment's largest unit. believe education
Evening star., 1940-01-10

Minister Hore-Belisha might have
guessed that trouble was brewing
when Neville Chamberlain donned
that trench coat and those plus fours
last month.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

The Firms are lowering so near
the victory mark that 1t is thought
that If they only had Paul Bunyan
and Babe, his blue-eyed OK, they
could pull complete upset.
Evening star., 1940-01-10
Southwest Dogs
Inspire Comment.

Southwest Dogs
Inspire Comment.
To the Editor of The Star:
And Jesus wept" 1t is the shortest
verse in the Bible and the most touch
ing one. The Saviour had the trials and
tribulations of all creation on His mind.
He felt sad, and the gospel writer said
it all in three words.
Now here comes a man who uses a
whole column of The Star Just to tell
us about the barking dogs of Southwest
Washington-one of the worlds minor
headaches, but not to him. Still, he
might consider that biting dogs are even
worse. In the meantime, Mr.. H. B.
Vendors account is quite entertaining.
AS it appears, these night-howling
men or union electricians. AS fast as
one pack gets out of wind, why, it moves
on to Southeast Washington and takes
nap-just to rile the Southwesterners.
In, from somewhere in no mans land,
comes another detachment of Siberian
wolfhounds" and takes over where the
others left of. Really, don't blame Mr..
Wender.
On the constructive side the gentle
mans dog report is quite OK. AS he
shows, the loosely enforced dog license
law brings in, even now, $4,000, while
only an $1,000 are apportioned to pound
and enforcement. The rest of the money,
no doubt, supports jobholders in the
fancier departments while the lowly dog
division is permitted to languish. These
old-fashioned terms 'poundmaster" and
"dogcatchers" should be abolished. Let
there be dignity; make it superintendent
Of the District kennels" and deputies"
In case of bad dog or mad dog the
services of the police are called for. But
otherwise they shouldn't be unduly bur-
dened with dog duties. These gentlemen,
as we see and hear and read, have plenty
on their hands. they are dogged enough
as it Is. FRED VETTER.
January 9.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

This burning but as yet unsolved
question as to who hit Governor
Long of Louisiana with the egg re-
minds those of us who were up to
snuff in the gay COS of the then
favored ballad, who Threw the
Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?"
It might have been any one OF
number of people.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

Sausage is mentioned by Aristo-
phanes as early as 423 BIC. The
Greeks must have had q word for
heartburn also.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

Some nations, alas, survive for
only about as long as the gum on the
backs of their various stamp issues
remains good.
Evening star., 1940-01-10
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the ,oriter. although the use OF
a pseudonyna for publication is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1940-01-10

Germany is said to be raising a
fund to build another Graf Spec.
Sort Of q sinking fund?
Evening star., 1940-01-10

=, The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispa tches
credited to it or not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication of special dispatches
herein also ere reserved.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

is one of our best weapons in the fight
against death and accidents in traffic
MUTTON D. SMITH.
Captain. Commanding Traffic Division.
January 8.
Evening star., 1940-01-10
Gives Information
On Finnish Place Names.


Since certain Finnish geographical
names are now and perhaps increasing
ly will be of interest and importance, I
should like to submit a list of Finnish
Typographical terms appearing on cer-
tain maps of Finland published by the
geographical section, British general
staff, as follows:
FINNISH TYPOGRAPHICAL TERMS.
Finnish. English.
Asema Railway Station
Jarvi (Jaervi) Lake
Joki River
Kangas Sandy Plain
Koski Waterfall
Lahti Gulf
MAXI Hill
Nieni Cape
Pient Small
Suo Big
Saari Island
Salmi Strait
Suuri Marsh
Vesi Water
Vuori Mountain
Consultation of this short list gives
more interest and meaning to such
names as "Soujarvi," "Jokijarvi" or
"Kiantajarvi" Gake Kianta) in the
wasp waist" or Uleaborg section, on
which is located the now much-men-
toned Suomussalmi and also Kiannan-
nienni. FRED A. CARLSON.
January 7.
Asks That Dog Killer
Be Reported.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Did any one get the number Of the
car that ran down a police pup this
morning in the 370O block Of Sixteenth
street NV? If so, please report it to
the police, in the name Of humanity.
January 8. VERA E. ADAMS.
Evening star., 1940-01-10
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance
Member Of the Associated Press

Entered as second-class matter post office.
Washington. D. c.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

old settlement and shipping point ON
the river few miles below Augusta.
@. How large is Westminster Abbey
E. B. D.
A. Westminster Abbey is 531 feet long,
203 feet wide. and its tower rises 225
feet above the ground.
@. How many towns and cities In the
United States are named for Abraham
Lincoln?-L. r. s.
A. Twenty-seven places in this country
bear the name Lincoln.
@. In what direction would ship be
travelling en- route from the Atlantic to
the Pacific by way Of the Panama
Canal?-L. G. H.
A. The vessel would be travelling south
east.
q. Is there plant called Labrador
teak. w.
A. This is the popular name for q
small evergreen shrub Of the heath fam.
lily which grows in bogs and swamps In
Greenland, Canada, and the more north.
ern parts of the United States. The
leaves are tough. densely covered with q
brown wool on the under face. They are
fragrant and when crushed have been
used as substitute for tea.
Q. What is the source Of the quota.
ton, For fools rush In where angels
fear to tread"?-M K.
A. It is from Alexander Pope's Essay
on Criticism"
@. How can obtain booklet that
gives methods for cutting down excessive
weight?-M. w.
A. See page A-2 Of todays Star.
Evening star., 1940-01-10

Q. How can obtain booklet that
gives methods for cutting down excessive
weight?-M. w.
A. See page A-2 Of today's Star.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
WHITEHAIR WILL
Be HERE MAY |
REPORTS INDICATE HE'S
LEADING GUBERNA-
TORIAL FIELD
Especial to The Citizen)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April
19.-District Campaign Head
quarters of Francis P. .Whitehair
for Governor announced today
that Whitehair will speak in Key
West on Wednesday, May l. Fur
ther particulars regarding this
scheduled meeting will be an
nOunced later.
Reports from all over the state
still place Whitehair far in the
lead, and estimates of his plural
ity in the. first primary range
from $4,000 to $4,000.
"Whitehair's aim is to make
Florida a greater Florida, and his
message proves he will attain his
aim, spokesman said.
Men and women in all walks
of life have turned to him as the
ideal man for our next governor.
"He has conducted a clean
campaign. He has confined him
self to his own candidacy and his
own issues and has not said
single word against any of his
opponents. 4
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
ROTARIANS HEAR
: ABOUT RED CROSS

Continued from Page One)
when Founder Harris appeared
in Key West in 1927.
Another visitor at the meeting
was William Wilson of the State
Marketing bureau, who was in
troduced by Secretary S. c. Sim
gleton, of the Chamber of Com
merce.
President-Elec Everett Rus
sell, Secretary-Elect w. T. Fripp
and B. Curry Moreno outlined
some of the incidents in connec-
ton with their representation of
the Key West club at the Holly
wood conference, and promised
to make a detailed report next
week.
President William V. Little
called upon Mr. Singleton to
read a letter from the Portland
Cement Company of Tampa,
lauding the club and the Cham
Der of. Commerce for their, efforts
in helping restore service by the
P.y& o. on the Tampa-Key West
Havana run beginning around the
first of May.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
BRITISH TOOK
ANOTHER CHANCE

Continued from Page One)
defeats on the British. In 1882,
however, Rodney trounced the
French fleet of De Grasse at Qua
daloupe. In the War of 1912 the
British fleet blockaded America.
Napoleon, after he fell from
power, commented: 'In all my
plans l have always been thwart-
ed by the British fleet. The
French Revolution and the ap-
pearance of Napoleon found Eng,
land prepared with a group of
top-notch commanders - Jervis,
Duncan, CORVALLIS, Keith, Howe,
Hood, Collingwood and Nelson
who did as much as anyone to
break Bonaparte's power
In 1893, Hood occupied Toulon
and Howe crushed the French
fleet. In 1894, Hood captured
Corsica and the British beat the
French three times. In 1895, the
fleet seized the Cape of Good
Hope. In 1897, the British crush
ed the Spanish off Capt st. Vim
cent. In 1898, the British foiled
a French invasion of Ireland, and
the same year the British won
command of the Mediterranean
by shatternig the French in the
Battle of the Nile. In 1899, the.
Dutch fleet surrendered, defeat
ed. In 1880, the British seized
Malta. In 1901, the British attack
ed Copenhagen and smashed the
Danish fleet. Then, in 1905, Mel
SON : covered the combined
French-Spanish fleet off Trafal-
gar and beat it so badly that
Napoleon was finished, although
the war lasted 10 years more.
For a century after the Ma
,poleonic wars, Britain remained
supreme at. sea. BY 1861, the Brit
ish had evolved the principle of
the modern gun turret, and by
1880 were building "classes" of
ships in recognition of the con-
cept that a navy's strength de-
pends greatly on the matched
quality of the ships composing it.
In 1905, the British began work
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
lng on a monster steel ship
,aIlod +ba tnroadpo,,o1,t,,

s 3
ing on monster steel ship
called the 'Dreadnought'
Britain entered the World
War as queen of the seas. New
ertheless, one big question wor-
ried Allied strategists: Might not
the German fleet be strong
enough to break their blockade?
The test came May 81, 1916,
when the British and the Ger
mans met off Denmark in one of
the great naval encounters of his
tory, the Battle of Jutland.
Hostilities began in the after
noon, ragged through the whole
night. When it was over Britain
had lost three battle cruisers,
three cruisers and eight torpedo
boats. Germany had lost one
battleship, one battle cruiser,
four light cruisers and five tor
pedo boats. In personnel, Brit
ain sustained losses of 1T men
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19
LIONS HOLD
DEDICATION

Continued from Page One)
"main cog" behind the move
ment which started IS months
ago to build the clubhouse, was
given a rising round of applause.
Entertainment was furnished
by Frank Brosseau and Sandra
Manning, comedian magicians
from the Cayo Hueso club Their
magic acts were thoroughly en-
joyed by the audience. Guest
Adrian O'Sweeney, accompanied
by Lion Armstrong, gave two
base solos-"When Irish Eyes
Are Smiling, and Somewhere a
Voice Is Calling.
Very fine orchestra presenta-
tions were given during the first
period of the evening by the Ca
bana Club Trio, composed of
Jack Crawley, Otto Divanti and
CnarleS Filler.
Final song and a mighty Lions
Roar for the new clubhouse then
closed the program and the
meeting adjourned. All pro-
nounced the affair and the full
course meal served decided sue
ceSSeS.
Guests and members present,
besides the honored guests, were:
Lion and Lioness Allan H.
Armstrong, Lion Joe Allen and,
Lion Guest Miss Virginia Shine,
Lion Defiance o. Martin, Lion and
Lioness Gerald Saunders, Lion
and Lioness Hastings Smith, Lion
and Lioness Raymond Curry,
Lion Sidney Einhorn, Lion and
Lioness Joe Mondul, Lion and
Lioness Andrew Pritchard, Lion
Doctor and LionesS j. c. San
chez, Lion R. w. Craig, Lion and
LioneSs Gonzalo Bezanilla, Lion
and Lioness John Costar, Lion
and Lioness Jack Delaney, Lion
and Lioness C. w. Hutchinson,
Lion and Lioness C. Sam B.
Curry, Lion and LionesS Joe Lo-
pez.
Guests were r. Adrian O'Swee-
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E, Williams,
Cuban Vice-Consul and Mrs.
Jose c. Perez, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
T. Doughtry, Jr., State Represen-
tative and Mrs. Bernie c. Papy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Swift, Mr.. and
Mrs. Halbert Lewinsky, Angel
Alvarez, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ber-
vaIdi, DR.. and Mrs. R. S. Rod
riguez, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Appel
routh, Hunter G. Harden, Isadore
L. Weintraub, c. Sam B. Curry,
III, Mrs. Emma Curry, Miss
Benildes Remond, John l. Scott,
Floyd Six, Jack Crawley, Charles
Filler and Otto Divanti ss II
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19

office of the Collector of Internal
Revenue Jacksonville, Florida. The
following described personal prop
erty, seized from Edgar L. Sanchez,
Transferee, under warrant for dis
traint for the nenpayment of as
sessed taxes due win he sold as
provided by sections S196-3197, Re-
vised Statutes of the United States,
at public auction on Friday, May
3rd, 1910, at IL o'clock A. NJ. at the
front door of the United States
Post Office, Key West, Florida.
1888 Buick Sedan, Motor No. 2836415.
,John L. Eahs, Collector of Internal
Hevspue 4 may 40
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19

captured and 6,O97 killed; Ger
many lost 2,545 killed, none cap
tured.
Apparently, therefore, Britain
was the loser. Actually, the Brit
ish were left in undisputed mas
terry of the North Sea. The Ger
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19

man fleet never again challenged
the British,
At the beginning of the present
war, Britain had a far larger navy
than Germany. The Germans
counted on their vastly superior
air force to even things.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-19

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-12
SANTA RITA TOTAL LOSS

BARANOF, Alaska, Nov. 2. = Special encel-Skipper and owner Christ Pederson of the motorboat Santa Rita had mar row escape with his life, as the re- suit of an explosion on his fish buying trip.
 Leaving Warm Springs Bay, Capt. Pederson stopped the en- zine to clean out the nozzle ot his semi-diesel engine. On start ing the engine again, fire shot out from the base and bilge and he was thrown against the bulkhead by force of the explosion
 Dazed, Capt. Psderson made his way to the forecastle and just then another explosion occurred and ne was knocked down into the hold. He was dazed again but managed to get out and into his tender. By that time the Santa Rita was a blazing inferno Capt. Pederson not only lost the boat, but his personal belongings and his fish money.
 Capt. Pederson was picked up by the passing trol,er Beaver and taken back to Warm Springs Bay. His injuries were not serious.