davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-06-23

r6YMoUTH 1896 de luxe rumble seat
Soupe, heater; driven very little bv lady,
medlcal assistant: S55 down. S166s mo
Evening star., 1940-06-23

PLYMOUTH 1897 de luxe coupe, with
reIInpe rsI1sn seat; fine appearing car in ex-
NO 15o; Northeast Motor Co.. Used Car
Lot. o123 Bladensburg rd Nc va
Evening star., 1940-06-23

STUDEBAKER 1888 four door sedan g.
cyl; Sl74. Flood Pontiac, 4221 Connecti-
Evening star., 1940-01-28

ciple" and that interest rates could
be "cut in half" If that practice were
stopped. why continue with this
fetish?" he demanded.
Mr.. Owen, the G. I. O. representa-
tive, urged the need of better hous-
ing for miners and textile workers in
particular. They can afford the $8
to $22 rents charged. for subsidized
housing, he contended, but declared
it was too expensive proposition to
build housing guaranteed to last for
so years.
The conference added three new
members to its Board of Directors
yesterday and reelected the present
slate of officers headed by Mrs. Mary
K. Simkhovitch of New York, presi-
dent. The new directors are Jona-
than Daniels, editor Of the Raleigh
IN. c. News and Observer; Carey
McWilliams, chief of immigration
and housing for the State of Cali
fornia, and Rufus Clement, president
of Atlanta (Ga) University
In a message read to the confer
ence, Mrs. Simkhovitch, who is Ill
at home, advised that every effort
be made to secure from Congress the
subsidies necessary to continue the
public housing program. The House
reduced from $4,000 900 to SIC, 0,0O0,-
600 the appropriation for q. 8. II. A.
subsidies during the next fiscal year,
which would operate to reduce also
the amount Of loans that the agency
otherwise could make to local au-
thcritieS.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Cold Weather Delays Boys
Tests Of Diving Bell Phone
Norbeck Youth
Builds Device
OUT Of Oil Con
BY BEN H. PEARSE,

What John BGeckel, IL, dislikss
most about this cold weather Is thaS
1t keeps him from testing out the
new telephone system he has rigged
up for his diving bell.
John, pupil at the Sherwood
School at Sandy Spring, Nd, de-
signed the apparatus which gives
the Nearer the appearance of q man
from Mars, but which enables him to
descend rs far Is Is feet below the
surface Of the water and will work
farther below the surface than that
when he gets . longer piece Of hose
to supply the air.
The bell was made principally out
of . five-gallon oil can. He cut
out + rectangular piece in front and
fitted in . piece Of airplane window
glass SO he could see where he was
walking on his submarine strolls
and attached the garden hose to the
top. Fresh air is pumped in by
means of q bicycle pump.
The telephone set is not absolutely
necessary, but John thought it would
be q good idea and has spent his
spare moments this winter rigging
It up.
Regular divers have telephone
sets to talk with people on the sur
face and tell what they see," John
explained, 80 I thought I'd make
one, too. Most rivers are SO muddy
you can't see more than S or 10
feet ahead of you and in a SWIM
ming pool everybody above the wa
ter knows what's going on anyhow,
but I thought I would see whether
it would work"
He has two sets of earphones, but
only one microphone to talk
through, which will make 1t impos-
sible for his helper on the surface
to tell him what to do. He believes
that may be an advantage. So far
he has tried out the bell in the South
River, near Annapolis, and the
swimming pool at the Manor Club.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Rutland Gets Backing
OF Mental hyq; e Body

Directors of the Washington In
stitute of Mental Hygiene voiced
support of Health Ohicer Dr.. George
C. Rutland, who would have been
ousted under one plan Of District
reorganization. in a resolution an
nounced yesterday after their an
nual meeting.
DR.. Ruhland has ccmmendably
improved services of the Health De-
partment in the Capital during his
tenure Of office, the directors de-
clared.
I'VE believe this important branch
OF the Government is direct con-
Germ of the community to which 1t
should be responsible and that
it is to the best interest Of the COM
munity as well as in keeping with
democratic ideals for the Health De-
partment to be locally admins
tered" they assertectsn
Mrs. David S. Barry was elected
secretary OF the institute, Com
munity Cnest agency. Reelected
were DR.. Loren B. T. johnson, presi-
dent: David B. Karrick, first vice
president: Mrs. Benjamin F. Weems,
second vice president n1d Keith
Merrill. treasurer. -
Evening star., 1940-01-28
|Mount Wilson S Cumerus Catch
Rare Eclipse Of Double Star

its companion, but 20 times smaller.
Every 973 days the small star dis
appears behind the larger. 1t began
emerging last night, one night later
than the astronomers had calcu-
lated.
The Mount Wilson astronomer
said Zeta Aurigae is the only star
besides the sun which offers an
opportunity to determine what q
stars atmosphere is made Of.
The big stars atmosphere would
make a light globe vacuum seem
q solid by comparison" Mr.. Chris
tie declared. The light of the
smaller, hot star shines almost i'm
perceptibly dimmed through mil
lions of miles of the cooler star &
atmosphere before and after eclipse
by analyzing this light We can
determine what gases are in the
big stars atmosphere"
Evening star., 1940-01-28

undersea boats.
He had a hand in designing the
latest types of submarines now used
by the Navy, and was one of the
men who worked out the design
for the diving bell used in rescu-
ing those who survived the squalus
disaster.
Born in South Boston, Mass, Mr..
Wheater came to washington as a
young man. He started working
at the Navy Department Is =
craftsman. In the meantime he
studied law at National University
and was graduated In 1914. Entry
Of the United States in the World
War caused him to devote his en-
tire time to work Of the Navy. and
he never practiced law although
admitted to the District Bar.
Mr.. Wheater Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Muriel Graham
Wheater: two daughters. Mrs.
Frances Phillips and Miss Eliza
beth Anne Wheater, all Of WASH
ington; two brothers, William A.
Wheater Of Brookline, Mass. and
John Wheater of Wollaston. Mass,
and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Belt of
Greenland, N. H.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. Monday at the Hines
Funeral Home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be private
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Police to Send to Texas
For Ex-Kenwood Aide

Montgomery County police are
planning > send to San Antonio,
Tex, WITHIN the next few days to
return Louis Forsyth, n, former
night manager Of the Kenwood Club
in Bethesda, Nd, to stand trial on
an indictment charging larceny and
enbezzlement of $3.50.
Forsyth was last seen at the club
October 4. 1899. when he told a club
member he was going out for glass
of beer. according to Alger Y. Bar
kbee assistant to State4 Attorney
Ben G. Wilkinson, jr A3eport that
E9GSA was missing from tn safe was
neceiSed bgspolice the follking day.
Ageqks 81 the Federal lEeau of
TnNeAtgation notified county police
that Forsyth was being held by mill
tary police at Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, where he had been
sent for duty after enlisting in the
Army Signal Corps at Houston last
November /.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Rites for Dr.. Hudd|e
To Be Held tuesday al
s.. Pau|'slutheran
Body Of Postor Emeritus
To Lie in State at Church
He Served IS Years

Funeral services for the Rev. DR.
John P. Huddle, 10, pastor emeritus
of st. Paul's Lutheran Church, who
died yesterday at his winter home
in st. Petersburg, Fla, will be held
at 2 pm. Tuesday at St. Paul's
where he had served as pastor for
Is years.
The body will arrive here Tues
day morning and will lie in state
at the church, Connecticut avenue
and Everett street NV, from noon
until 2 o'clock Oficiating at the
services will be DR.. Henry w
Snyder, pastor, aided by DR.. w. c.
Waltemyer of Gettysburg, former
associate here of Dr.. Huddle, and
officers of the Maryland Synod OF
the church. Burial probably will
be in Gettysburg.
Since FetiFement he14 in 1929
Dn Hnndls had BEEN dividing sshis
time bstNesn his home in George
town asresidence in st, Petersbsrs
and. hiss Wits form6 home e h
Gettysburg. T s,s @
A native of Rural Retreat. Va.
DR.. Huddle was a graduate of Roam
oke College in 1891 and Gettysburg
Theological Seminary in 1896. He
was pastor Of the Trinity Lutheran
Church, Germantown, Pa, from
1896 to 1904, when he came here te
take the pastorate at st. Paul's.
In addition to his widow, tht
former Virginia O'Neal of Gettys'
burg, DR.. Huddle is survived by
brother, William M. Huddle, ane
four sisters. Alice. Josie, Susie ano
Oracle Huddle, all of Rural Re.
treat.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. N.-A
three-year wait by william H.
Christie and o. c. Wilson to see
a rare eclipse OF a double star is
bringing them at least a small
reward.
I'VE got a little something on
our Photographic plates last night"
said Mr.. Christie, but the seeing
was none too good.
When the eclipse began Decem-
Der 10 we had fine, clear weather
for two nights and we observed
Zeta Aurigae with every telescope
on Mount Wilson. We still have
week for observations, but it will
be sometime before we can deter
mine the total results" -
zeta Aurigae is composed of q
star 10000, 900 times as large as the
sun, and another just as bright as
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Silver Spring Speakers
To instuII Officers

Newly elected officers of the Silver
Spring (Md) Speakers Club will
be installed at the organization's
fifth annual midwinter banquet at
7p.m. Friday at Burt's Tavern, 1912
New York avenue NV.
Albert F. Adams will succeed Will
liam Wilkinson as president. Other
officers are Willard F. Carey, vice
president, and DR.. Charles Conrad
secretary treasurer. Robert H. Nc
Neill, local attorney, will speak.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
6. A. R. Ladies Name
Mrs. Covert President

Mrs. Blanche Covert last night
was elected president of the Ladies
Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Department of the Potomac At the
A1ganizataoo's 7th annual Con
Nention held at the Washington
Hotel. Aa a
%Other officers elected, all To be
installed at a meeting at $50 pm.
today in the sunroom Of the Wash
ington Hotel. were:
Mrs. Bertha I. Cross. senior vice
president: Mrs. Bess Pearce, junior
vice president: Mrs. Alice M. Burke
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Housing
fContinued From First Page.)

said. Thousands of migrant farm
families in the South and far West
have been forced to live in tents
pitched along the highways, or rude
huts thrown up along irrigation
bitches, without any sanitary facifi-
ties whatever. DR.. w. w. Alexander,
Farm Security administrator, has
said that the scale of living of a
European peasant is luxury COM
pared to that of these families, In
cidentalfy, he has said that 3,00O, 900
new houses would be needed to
house our farm population with any
sort of decency.'"
Adequate rural housing can be
constructed ut less than 81, 500 in
the South and under $2.500 in the
North, it was brought out.
Senator Capper declared that the
income of the 1,700, 900 farm families
which made less than $500 a year
must be raised If they are to find
the money to improve their own
homes. Otherwise, he declared, the
Government should aid them with
subsidies.
Breeds Unrest.
'"The time has come for America
to face this problem" he said. 1T
Is one We cannot afford to ignore
Bad housing breeds discomfort and
unrest, which In turn provide fertile
ground for the propaganda of
foreign dictators and foreign theo-
xies of government. In short, any
sound attack on the housing prob
lem is far r-sighted conservatism. 1t
Is one Of the best ways to combat
radicalism."
Mr.. Voorhis declared the Gov
ernment should strive first of all
to enable as many rural people as
possible to own their own homes
and improve them. Public housing
as such ought to be regarded as q
last resort when other efforts fail,
he said.
The Californian suggested tha,
much could be accomplished In con-
junction with the Farm Security
Administration and the Rural Elec-
trification Administration and sug-
gested direct grants Of funds to en-
able farm families to improve their
own homes. He contended the prAc-
Ece Of bond issues is wrong tn prtn-
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Doughton 10 Run
Again in Response
To Mandate
House Woys and Means
Choirmon Reconsiders
Decision to Retire

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Doughton, Demo-
crat, Of North Carolina, 77-year-oM
chairman Of the House Ways and
Means Committee, announced yes
terday that in response to 4 "spon.
taneous mandate" of his constitu-
ents, he had reconsidered his de-
cision to retire from public life and
would seek reelection.
II am reluctantly agreeing to the
Use Of my name IN the coming pt-
mary" the veteran Of Is consecutive
terms in the House said in . state
ment.
Mr.. Doughton declared that pres-
sure for him to seek reelection
started Immediately after his recent
announcement that he intended to
retire. and eliminated Friday IN
the arrival of a large delegation Of
his constituents, who urged him
personally to reconsider.
The argument advanced by them
and many others, to which am
unable to give q satisfactory an
swer," he said, was to the effect
that 1 should not voluntarily re-
linquish q position of extraordinary
influence which is of particular
value, especially at this time. to the
people of the district and Of the
State. No person possessing .
proper degree Of gratitude and senss
Of duty could long Withstand pres.
sure of such cogent nature"
Chairmen Of House committees
normally are chosen on . seniority
basis,
Evening star., 1940-01-28

chaplain: Mrs. Alice Howard, treas
urer; Mrs. Jessie F. Thomas, patn-
otic instructor: Miss Emma F. Hay
ward, registrar: Mrs. Margaret Hop
kins Worrell, historian, and Mrs Lu-
cille c. Tamm. historian.
Elected to the council of admin
istration we're Mrs. Mary r. Mckee
Ter. chairman: Mrs. Marie Warner
and Miss Vera Hedfern. Wamed as
sdelegates to the national colsvertaon
were Miss Olive Van Wagenar. Ms
Louise w. Dnnwel and Mis1 RIA
fern. ~ gse 80 's'Sss
The annual memorial service viii
be held after the installation of on
GERS tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Alexandria to Be Host
To Knights Templor

By . Stan Correspondent Of The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. T.-R.
Samuel Luckett, head Of the Old
Dominion Commandery Of Alexan-
dria, announced today that the 116th
annual convention of Grand Com
mandery, Knights Templar of Viz
Rinia, will be held in Alexandra May
8 and 10.
c. Phillip Heishley has been ap-
pointed general chairman Of the
Program Committee.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
FairIess Accuses
Monopoly Counsel
Of Confusing Issue
Declines to Answer
Questions Regarding
N. R. A. Practices
4y the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
D. r. Fairless. president Of the
United States Steel Corp, accused
counsel for the Monopoly Commit
tee yesterday of attempting to
confuse the issue" in questioning
him about trade practices In the
steel industry.
eliminating q series Of ex-
changes with Walter Wooden,
Trade Commission attorney who
was questioning him, MIR. Fairless
appealed to committee members
'I can't answer these questions
that are obviously put to confuse
the issue" he declared. II can't
answer them when I don't know
what he is talking about"
Mr.. Wooden had been attempting
to learn from the witness whether
trade practices incorporated in reso-
lutions adopted by the industry dur
ing the operation of the N. r. A.
were still in effect.
Mr.. Fairless insisted that he
could not reply unless Mr.. Wooden
was more specific about the prac-
tees concerned.
Witness Is Upheld.
J. j. O'Connell, Treasury Depart
ment member of the committee who
was presiding, said that in his opin-
lon Mr.. Fairless' position was well
taken.
When Mr.. Wooden continued his
reference to N. R. A. practices,
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah,
broke in to ask the attorney
whether he was attempting to
ratify the conduct of N. r. A." Mr..
Wooden said he was not, but merely
wanted the committee to have what
he considered to be valuable in
formation about steel trade prac-
tices.
Mr.. Fairless consistently declined
to comment on the practices of
United States Steel's competitors,
breaking in at one point of the
questioning to observe:
'Mr Wooden, you undoubtedly are
q busy man and know I am. To
any of these questions my answers
is that I don't know"
Says Competition Exists.
Mr.. Fairless told the Monopoly
Committee that competition exists
even if two or more steel companies
arrive at the same price or have an
identical bid"
The steel official explained that
ordinarily, the industry regarded
prices as competition" although
there were many other phases to
competition which remained when
prices were the same.
He also testified that the basing
point price system was simply .
vehicle for the merchandising of
various products of the steel in
dustry."
Mr.. Wooden asked Mr.. Fairless
and Avery Adams. vice president in
charge of sale for United States
Steel, whether they consulted cr
discussed prices with their con1peti-
tors, before determining basing
point prices.
Both steel executives said this was
not done although they reported
that they kept constantly informed
of prices quoted by their competi-
tors.
That's our job as salesmen," Mr..
Adams told the committee.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

When he gets the racer completed
that he is making out of two cars
he got at q Washington junk yard
he hopes to try it out in several
other nearby streams.
John is the son of MIR. and Mrs.
Richard NJ. Boeckel of Norbeck.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
AL Smiths Seconder Dies

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Jan. n (P).
w. Orr Chapman, -, who Sec
onded the nomination of Alfred E.
Smith for the presidency At the 1923
National Democratic Convention In
Houston, died today. He was a
lawyer.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

died suddenly
Friday after a
heart attack at
his home, 39l6
Livingston street
NV. .
Veteran of IS
years service
with the Navy
Department, Mr..
Wheater was
highly esteemed
as . designer Of
naval craft. In
recent years he
had specialized
In the design Of
submarines and
rescue euuipnne,
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Frank R. Wheater,
Navy Department
Architect, Dies
Veteron Of IS Years
Service Succumbs
To Heurt Attack

Frank r. Wheater, %, senior
civilian architect in the Bureau Of
Construction and Repair, Navy De-
partment, for the last II years,
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Donish Piuy Sufe

Denmark has ruled that no motion
picture film which might in any
way offend any Of the belligerent
nations may be shown IN Danish
theatres.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

Keep your vision and mind cieaf
at all times when driving.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

Drive rs though your child walked
ahead.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-30
ElrOse

There were preaching services at
Bethesda, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Golda Battles and daughters
Mabel and Merilyn attended services
at the u. B. Church in Rawson, Sun
day evening.
Children's day services at Olive
Branch Sunday evening.
The Evered Bish family entertain
ed guests from Cleveland over the
week end.
Miss Flo Stratton and j. d. Cly-
mer attended a memorial address at
Rawson Sunday evening.
Union prayer services at Bethesda
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Ruth Steinman, Mrs. Golda
Nonnamaker, daughter Kaye, Mrs
Anna Koontz and j. O. Koontz mot
ored to Central College Sunday and
spent the day at the Roy Watt
home. They also called on Mrs.
Mabel Schnider and family and Mrs.
Lillian Burwel and family.
Mrs. Libbie Sites of Wichita,
Kansas and Miss Dawn Stonehill of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-30
26S FSA Participants
In Area

Ohio families who have received
loans from the Farm Security Ad-
ministration have repaid one-fourth
of the loans and increased their net
worth and the wealth of Ohio by
nearly half the amount of the loans,
A. L. Sorenson, state director, re-
ported Saturday.
There are 268 active standard FSA
borrowers families in Allen and Put
nam counties who are participating
in the rehabilitation program of the
Farm Security Administration, ac-
cording to Bert o. Marshall, county
supervisor. Their loans totaled $685.
$50 of which $80,110 has been repaid.
Since coming to the FSA, the net
worth of these 26S Allen and Put
nam county farm families has shown
an average increase of 598 per fam
ily.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-30
Last Half Tax COllec-
ton Opens

Real estate tax books were opened
Saturday for the last-half 1889 col
lection, with Aug. l set as the dead
line for. payment without penalty.
Allen county Treasurer Byron H.
Dershem announced that his deputies
Monday will commence mailing state
ments for the June taxes to prop
erty owners in Lima and the county.
Thus far collections of last-half
1889 realty taxes have amounted to
$23, ,443.98, Dershem said.
Sales tax collections Saturday were
$1,262.79, bringing the total for the
week to $6,434.20 and for the year
to date s105, ,40S61, according to the
official.
Personal property tax receipts for
the week were S403.22 and the collec-
ton thus far s76,027.72; and classi-
fled tax collections during the week
were s341.71, bringing the total to
S49, 9,567.68.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-30
Elaborate Paint Job
FIXES

Lima's annual cleanup, paint-up
week got ahead of the publicity cam
paign last week.
One of the advertised events was
to be a lightning-speed complete
paint job of a house by 20 or more
painters.
A large crowd of onlookers turned
out for the event. A floodlight was
spotted on the house. A radio sta
ton set up apparatus for a "stroke-
by-stroke" account of the mass at
tack.
But the stunt failed to materialize.
Lima painters were so busy with
jobs induced by the paint-up week
that less than six were able to show
up for the speed demonstration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-30

Napoleon called on Mrs. Emaline
Nonnamaker Thursday afternoon.
Glen Nonnamaker called at the
C. v. Klingler home near Ada, Sun
day afternoon.
The following called on Mrs. M.
J. Stratton during the past week,
Mr.. n. r. Ebay, Rev. H. D. Camp,
Mr.. and Mrs. K. z. Stratton of
Tiffin; Mrs. Anna Koontz, Mrs.
Golda Battles, Mr.. and Mrs. B. J.
Stratton and daughter Elaine, Mrs.
G. B. Clymer, Mr.. S. f. Nonnamaker,
Mrs. Bertha Hartman, Misses Sylvia
and LaDonna Hartman, Mr.. Elmer
Patterson of Findlay, Mr.. Glen Nom
namaker, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Klingler and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade Marshall, Mrs. Emmaline
Nonnamaker, Mr.. and Mrs. d. ID.
Williamson, Miss Mabel Battles,
Mrs. Ami Nonnamaker, and Floyd
Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ID. Williamson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Marshall and
Mrs. Emaline Nonnamaker, called at
the Willis Bosserman home of New
Stark, Sunday afternoon. !.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-30
Penniless Fugitive Has
$3.50 When Caught

Without a cent in his pocket Dan
iel Mitchell, 20, convicted colored
burglar, escaped from the Lima
State hospital May IA. Thursday
morning when he was picked up by
Cincinnati police his tattered pockets
contained S6,190 in old size currency.
While being registered he told
Lieut.. John c. Davenport he found
the money in an old brick pile used
during prohibition days as a liquor
cache. Police investigated and found
the bricks.
Mitchell was seized while wander
ing aimlessly on a Cicncinnati street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-05-30
Box Car Robbers
Hunted

Nickel Plate Railroad detectives
and Findlay police searced last week
for two men wanted in connection
with box car robbery on the Nickel
Plate Railroad between Fort Wayne,
Ind, and Mortimer.
Two men who were captured and
lodged in jail in Continental, told of
two companions who said they got
off the train at Mortimer and were
going to Findlay. They said they
broke into a box car and stole over
alls and shoes.