davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-07-02

that superstitious nonsense7" Again
she probeda Nancy's face with her
eyes.
mo. I don't. I've always been
very much interested in such things.
Well" Mrs. Sinclair rose. Il
think perhaps you and I may be
able to come to an arrangement
But we will discuss the matter fur
ther in my sitting room upstairs
Come with me, Miss Duval Let us
leave this room to the spirit Of FL
len Fairchild.
Prefers Cats Methods.
The suite upstairs had evidently
been done over for the present ten
ant. 1t was cheerful with prim-
rose yellow walls and chintz drapes,
big, soft easy chairs, and moss
green carpet which felt like velvet
underfoot. An orange kitten which
Nancy had seen sleeping on the
porch was now curled up on the
cushioned divan.
"Spunky believes in the divine
right of CATS Mrs. Sinclair said,
smiling. She touched bell and,
when a maid appeared, ordered tea
served.
Nov, Miss Duval, DR.. Cornell
has recommended you very highly.
He says that you trained at an in
stitution noted for turning out good
nurses. And l can see that as a
companion you may be quite salts
factory. 1 don't really require much
nursing, but occasionally have at
tacks of rheumatism.
The maid returned carrying a
tray laden with tea, sandwiches and
cake. Spunky suddenly raised his
head. shifted the air. and hur-
riedly ensconced himself in his mis-
tress' silk-clad lap, purring loudly
Mrs. Sinclair laughed, and fed
him bits of cake, which he accepted
delicately from her fingers.
Sometimes l wish human beings
were more like cats" the old lady
remarked with sigh. When
Spunky wants cake there no beat
ing around the bush and pretend
ing He comes and gets it. But
when people want things from
you-"
A Tragic Incident.
She left the sentence unfinished
but Nancy could imagine what she
meant. Rich people, particularly
=
pestered by relatives vino thought
they should share in the wealth
She had seen so much OF it al
the hospital Relatives flutterine
around the beds of rich patient,
with gifts of flowers and books
always hoping to be remembered
In the will.
As Nancy slipped her tea, a paint
ing which hung over the mante
drew her gaze irresistibly. 1t wa,
that OF young girl wearing q
white decollete gown, holding 9
bunch of blue gentians loosely in
her fingers. The blue of her eye.
matched the flowers, and the arts,
had caught much of the spirit a.
we'll in the clear. candid gaze. Mrs
Sinclair saw that she was lookins
at II.
NV daughter Beatrice. She dieo
shortly after that painting va,
made. Just before she was to make
her debut-she was drowned In
Florida"
"Oh. I'm sorry" Nancy mur-
INJURED. She's very lovely"
Yes, she was lovely" Mrs. Sim
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Germans Claim 10 Ships
Sunk by Subs and Planes

BERLIN. July 2 CP)-German
submarines have sunk seven British
merchant ships totaling 40,200 tons
off West Africa and in the North
Atlantic and the LuftWaffe has de-
stroyed three more vessels totaling
II 500 tons in waters around Eng
land. the German high command
announced today.
It's communique said one hostile
steamer had been damaged by gun
fire and another large vessel Grip
pied by bombers in English waters.
Informed sources said that some
of the U-boat victims were travelling
in a convoy.
German naval artillery was re-
ported to have dispersed a weak
unit of British planes which tried
to approach the northern German
coastal area yesterday The Ger
mans said two attacking planes
were downed.
Other British planes. attacking
singly, were said TO have been re-
pulsed by German fighters. anti
aircraft guns and naval artillery in
attempts to raid the occupied
French and Dutch coasts.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Seuboord Orders 500
AH-Steei Box Curs

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July q
The Seaboard Railway today
ordered 500 all-steel box cars from
the Pullman STANDARD Car Manu-
featuring Co. plant at Bessemer,
Ala.
Delivery is scheduled to begin in
the first quarter of 1912 Ap-
proximately 10000 tons of steel,
mostly plates, will be required.
The order involves approximately
$500 900.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Lake Superior
Ore Shipments
| Set June Mark
nv the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, July 2-Shipments
of Lake Superior iron ore on the
Great Lakes set new June record
last month at 10,789.574 gross tons
the Lake Superior Iron Ore Asso-
citation reported last night.
Shipments for the 30-day month
we're slightly under the all-month
record set in May at 1l,0Sl, ,199 tons.
but the difference was less than a
days loading. Over June, 1910 the
increase was 1927 per cent.
The previous record for June was
10.174434 tons, set IN 1929.
The seasons total reached 28825.-
566 tons. up 6692 from the COM
parable 1910 period.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Oil Output Declines
On 13,4OO.Bb|. Drop
In California Fields
Gasoline Stocks Continue
Seasonal Fall but
Aviation Supply Rises
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July "A drop of
13.400 barrels daily in California
caused daily average crude Oil pro-
duction in the United States to de-
cline to 3,847250 barrels for the
week enoed June % from 1851, 800 a
week ago.
Refining companies owning 862
per cent of the Nations potential ca
pacity operated at 9l8 per cent of
their ability, indicating a run to stills
of 3.930,o00 barrels of crude daily.
Last week the figure was 3.845 600
barrels and year ago 3,608,000.
Finished and unfinished gasoline
stocks at the end of the week totaled
81 ,46l 900 barrels, continuing the
seasonal decline, and compared with
919l6,000 barrels a week earlier. A
year ago stocks were "a $4,000 bar
rels. Aviation gasoline stocks rose
to 74ll 900 barrels from 7,243000
The country's gasoline production
for the week was estimated at 49,
252 900 barrels, compared with 12,-
875 900 IN the previous week.
Imports of crude and refined oils
totaled 1884 900 barrels, daily
average of 204,57l, against .467 900
barrels a week earlier for a daily
average of 209,57l.
For the six months up to April.
the United States Bureau of Mines
estimated daily average receipts in
bond al 40 400 barrels.
Refinery operations for the weekly
period were reported as follows, on
Bureau of Mines basis:
Crude runs to stills daily aver
age, 1890 900, increase $4,000.
Total United States gasoline pro-
duction weekly, 1882 600 increase
$4,000.
Total finished and unfinished
stocks tXJ, 91461 900, decrease
ass 900.
Gas oil and distillate fuel. 35.132.-
900. decrease 1000
Residual fuel Oil. 90 1896 900. de-
crease. 385 600.
tXl includes 7,4ll 900 barrels avia-
ton, gasoline.
Evening star., 1941-07-02

as Japan's course in international
affairs. the Diplomatic Review
stressed efforts to settle the conflict
with China, the strengthening of an
East Asia sphere of co-prosperity
and observance of both Japan's Axis
alliance and her neutrality pact with
Soviet Russia.
The Diplomatic Review. a BIZ
monthly publication supported by
the japanese Foreign Office. carried
its summary in an editorial vir-
tually on the eve of an expected an
nouncement by Premier Prince Fu-
mimaro Konoye
The japanese press welcomed Axis
power recognition Yesterday of the
Japanese supported Marking re-
gime as the national government of
China. regarding this as cementlng
Japan's relations with the head OF
the Marking government, Wang
Chlng-Wei.
The newspapers said this would
stop what japanese regard as un-
founded rumors that an attempt
would be made to settle the conflict
with China through negotiations di-
rect with the Chungking govern
ment.
They said now the China conflict
would go on until Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's defeat.
Reneats Konove's Stand
The Diplomatic Review reiterated
what has been said by Premier
Konoye. Foreign Minister Matsuoka
and others regarding Japan's inter-
national purpose
"Japan'S purpose in maintaining
military alliance with Italy and
Germany as we'll as neutrality with
Soviet Russia the review said, lis
to establish a new order which will
be corresponding in Europe and
Asia
Japan does not wish the Euro
pean war to be enlarged fur
ther.
TT depends on Japan to COM
plete establishment of a new order
In East Asia before she steps into
any other affair.
Third powers should not meddle
in the China incident and Japan
should demand establishment of a
new order in East Asia no matter
how the world war turns or how the
world situation changes"
Evening star., 1941-07-02
S12,71O,ooO,o0O
Spent by Treasury
In Last Fiscal Year
Nearly Half Used
For Arms; Deficit
Passed Five Billions
MILLIONS OF
nOIl ARS
3; the Assoo.ated Press.

r. the Associated Press.
The Treasury announced today it
spent sl27lO,0O00OO. including
s6,048 100000 for defense, in the last
fiscal year. The expenditures were
s51O3 100000 above income
An official review of the fiscal
year which ended Monday night
showed huge increases in both eX-
penditures and revenues over the
preceding year. but made no men,
tion of the program for the new
year, which includes 500 .269 900 900
of anticipated spending as a result
of the defense program.
HighlightS of the last two fiscal
years, as shown in the statement
included
1a39-4O- 1g4O-4l
Defense
costs Sl,55a. 100000 S6. .o4s 100000
Total
Spendg ggS 600 GOO l@.71n 600 O0n
Revenues 5.3St 600 200 1907 .Ou0. 900
Me- dehclt 36ll uUu.o00 SOB. 100000
Debt a VI.
end 40 967 900, 900 4sy6l 900 0O0
In the next fiscal year. the Budget
Bureau has estimated that defense
alone will cost Sl5,500 100000 and
total expenditures will be S22 ,269-
100000. Figuring on the new So
100000 tax bill now pending in Con-
gress. the Treasury looks for ap-
proximately $500 .00O,0 900 of rev.
enues, which would make the deficit
SO, 1863 10000
The past years s7607 ,000, 900 rev.
enueS-which does not include So
cial security taxes-were the high
est in the history of the United
States. Spending, however will not
pass World War peaks until this
year.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Jersey City Livestock

JERSEY CITY. July p United states
Department OF Agriculture Cattle
salable. 25u: total. 40. Cows. steady 10
easier; spots, - lower; mediums. 80
& 90. cutter and common. 6.25-T.n0;
Gamers $3.50. Bulls barely steady;
top - lower: medium TO good sausage
kinds. 1.15-a 00 cutter and common
1.O0-1 50 No steers on sale.
VealerS and calves salable. SO: total
2.OlO Veslers mostly ~ lower: good
and choice nesrbys, II 00-l2 80, COM
mon and medium, S50-lO.0O: culls
6.5n-s 90.
Hogs salsble 30 go on Jersey City.
90 on New York.: total, o4O Butcher
hogs mostly steady; good and choice, 1875
pounds, 1890.
Sheep and lambs. salsble. Ga0: total
$3.50 Spring lambs mostly so lower
one load good and choice 15-pound Ken
lucky sprinsers, II so. bucks 100 less.
part load medium around VIrginlas
1895. straight
Evening star., 1941-07-02
firestone Shows Higher
Six-Month Net Profit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON. Ohio July 2-Firestone
Tire & Rubber Co. today announced
net profit for the six months ended
April 80 of s4,789, l65. or SITS a
common share. up s2,223,5O4 from
the same period year before, when
net profit was equal TO so cents a
share.
President John w Thomas said
the newest net profit figure was
after deducting depreciation. inter-
est. Federal taxes including an estl-
mated s6000O0 excess profits taxes
and after providing s1.500 900 addi-
tional reserve Tor future declines n
foreign exchange and other cen
tingencies.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Raids
Continued From First Page '

bombed in the overnight raids which
cost the British two planes.
Both the Scharnhorst and Gnei-
senau, 26,0O0-ton German battle
ships. have been reported BY the
British in BreSt and straddled sew
eral times by British raiders.
These recently were joined, &C
cording to British reports. by a TO-
000-ton Hipper class cruiser, pre-
sumabIy the Prinz Eugen, which the
British said was heavily damaged in
the sea battle in which her raiding
partner. the IS. 600 ton German bat
tleShip Bismark, was sunk.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Odd Lot Dealings

The Securities and Exchange
Commission reported today these
transactions by customers with o6d-
lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for July l.:
1876 purchases involving 49,173
shares; 2.378 sales involving 5223l
shares, including 35 short sales in
volving $50 shares.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK July lP-Confusion
over recently imposed price ceilings con-
tinued the domir atIng factor in Worth
Street today. Sole business so far this
week has been IN cotton twills and drills
to cover against Government awards.
Higher bids failed TO uncover any
further supplies of wooden piece goods
after awards of large Government con-
tracts
Piled warn Wesves were slightly more
active at stronger prices, Mills re-
mained reluctant to make forward CON-
mtnents pending clarIfication of the yarn
shortage situation
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Delaware & Hudson
Orders IS Locomotives
,r-hn a--rr-n.nd praSs

BY the AssCClated Press.
ALBANY. N. Y, July 2.-The Del
aware & Hudson Railroad today
ordered Is fast freight locomotives
from the American Locomotive Co.
Schenectady, at an estimated cost
of s3,25O0O0. They will be ll6 feet
long, Weighing about 4a3 tons and
capspl of IS miles an hour. De-
livery is expected late next year.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Lincoln Service I per cent pfd.-l0
at Is, 10 at As,
Capital Traction 1st 5s-s10O0 at
103'4, $1,000 at 1O3l4.
Cancellatlon-The sale as Of yester-
day, Capital Transit Co, 8 at Is,
was Cancelled.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
Girl {n\A1b{te
by 6lso lowtou

story Dupa returns to her home Mount
school and finds father
breakdown from the erapagances OF hts we
younger daughter They social climbers and utterly
they incensed at Eancy
suggestion that they should try to econo,nise she
family doctor at his Office and ne tells her of job
$50 to Deahy Mrs Sinclair,
nepheWs at beautiful old Fairfield Hail.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
CHAPTER ii.

ITS grand of give me the chance Dr. Cornell Nancy SAID
had
Cornell thinking father
Mount
Pleasant weekly should him. decided
might settled his
Evening star., 1941-07-02
London Money Rotes

LONDON July > lP, ,-Mon.v l p~r
cent Discount rates Short bills. / AZ
per cent; 3-month bills l 32-1,.
Evening star., 1941-07-02

Continued tomorrow
Nancy meets one Of the Sinclair
nephews.
Evening star., 1941-07-02
London Tin Quotations

LONDON july . tP,.-Tln steady spot
tS5S los bid 1855 1hs asked, future
1850 SIS bid, f261s asked
Evening star., 1941-07-02
London Bur Silver

LONDON July . tP, Bar silver e3s,d
unchanRsd. Equivalent ~ AZ cents
Evening star., 1941-07-02
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
STOCKS

-FA3E7 = 2 y
Ter RI q " Cp 1st 4i4s I94s 1OOlz
Evening star., 1941-07-02

Continued From First Paee1
Evening star., 1941-09-07

More shells, fewer cors. The
heydoy Of American QUITO pro-
duction, for the PRESENTS over.
lnsteod Of quito ports. los nm.
she'll cosines ore moving oIone
on q monoroiI eonveyor in this
picture in the OIdsmobiIe force
plant at Lonsine, Mich.
Evening star., 1941-09-07


nd
is n
England
Evening star., 1941-09-07

Women "spork" the oireroft
defense proerom. The nimbIe
fingers of hundreds Of women
workers ore assembling q new
type ovation spork plug at this
Flint, Mich, pIont.
Evening star., 1941-09-07

A view Of the stream
lined. liquid cooled eviction
engines on the assembly line
Of the General Motors Allison
Division pIont at Indianapolis.
Used in the swiftest fighting
pIones of the defense pro-
erom. these engines ore q
precision job unoppronohed in
the motor cor field. But the
difficulty Of mass production
hos been mastered.
- Wide World Photos.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21
Rector Held;
Fire probed
Detroit Church
Quilted by Fiomes

oDETROIT, April al R -
The Rev. William c. Bryant,
rector of st. Thomas Episcopal
church, was detained by police
today while detectives inveSti-
gated a fire at the church Sat
urday night.
The church was damaged SO
that Sunday services were held
on the second floor of the brick
structure, which is located at $40
Vest Grand boulevard.
Detective Edward G.. Eggers
If the police arson squad said a
IAN of kerosene was found in
the basement of the rectory, ad-
joining the church.
Assistant Prosecutor William
r. Bolio said today he would
consult the rector's physician,
after hearing report that Bry-
ant was injured in an automo-
bile accident about Is months
ago.
Bryant, who is 35 years old
and a native Of Canada, received
his theological degree FIR o m
Huron College, London, Ont,
and was ordained in the deacon
ate in 1880. He served pastor
ates in Louisville, KY, and Chi
cago before coming here a year
ago.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21
Mckay Case
May Never
be Tried

ODETROIT, April 81 - R -
Federal Judge Arthur F. Led
erie said today he was strong
ly impressed" by arguments that
Federal indictment charging
Frank D. Mckay with defraud-
ing Edsel Ford was invalid, and
added that I'VE may never have
to try that case"
The comment came during
arguments on another case in
volving Mckay, after an issue
was raised to the effect that q
grand jury cannot act on mat
ters 1t did not start to investigate
during the term for which ii
originally was impaneled.
The grand jury which return
ed the Mckay indictments was
called for the March-April-M May
term in 1910. Attorneys have
pointed out that Edsel Ford,
president of the Ford Motor
company, and Harry H. Bennett,
Ford personnel director, did not
appear as witnesses until Oct
ober. &tN@
Mckay, Michigan Republican
National Committeeman, was &C.
cused in the indictment of de-
frauding Ford of $9,918 by err
roneously representing that GER
tain advertising bills Tor poll
teal campaign were unpaid
when in fact, the government
charged, they had been paid.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21

and $l,O0O,O0O as weary Are
fighters, many of them on duty
all night, kept watch for fresh
outbreaks in the tinder-like
pinelands of Ocean, Monmouth
and Burlington counties.
Red Cross and local agencies
set about caring for the home
less and for the thousands of
firemen from all sections of the
state who answered calls for as
sistance.
The injured list included rs
Fort Dix soldiers-l4 of them
in an overturning truck as they
sped to fire duty-and eight
persons treated for smoke in
halation at Lakewood's Paul
Kimbail hospital. Many others
were treated at the scene of the
fires.
Vzevolon Glazof, SO, died of
a heart attack while beating out
flames which ignited his Lake
wood home.
Lakewood, a winter resort in
the Ocean county pine belt took
the brunt of the fires fury. At
least as homes were destroyed
and approximately $50 persons
left homeless.
Elsewher in Ocean county, 10
of the IL homes in the hamlet
of Archers Corner were de-
stroyed, and seven more went
down before the flames in Cass-
vile. Five more were RACED in
Hlmeson, Monmouth county.
State forest fire service head
quarters at Trenton said well
over 10000 acres" of pineland
and underbrush had been burn
ed off in the three countiese. In
1910, the total acreage destroyed
by forest fires was only 17,486.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21

One Weslkss
illness Esasl

OMrs. Emma nsvanlaot eti( |;
away at her hcme, 1101
avian drive. early tin Ipcgl
following IN illnagB e GO 1 \;
Mrs. Devantisr 49, nl 4
Len0x township. IL d1fl 1 4
Mr.. and Mrs, John shlz I : M Il
She was . life rssidsnt q T.
comb county. 3 ~ Y &; 81 IA III VI
On November y. ~
was married 70 AIboft y u
vantier. The conple lived ~ Il
years on Z farm wh1c -
known a. the Old HGfs16G s
farm. For the pGgt - xoneo
they lived On Moe1vion ~ 4 &
Nrs DevantieR m ~ Si
lifelong member u Zt16 -.
gelical church and N lxx
member Of the Laliss Az ~
ciety. 81 '72 84 sSSss Es'sa'
She is survived ~ ~ ~ 20 =
band, three children ~ l
liam Z. Hummel Hairy y
Leslie Devantiar: three TN
children, Mrs.s John IN
Bruce and June Devantt q M
survived BY : sistsrs M ~
Kesner Of New Haven ~ Jl
Edith Austin q HoGeos l::ss
Services win ~ co.. %
from the home 90 Wo6 TX
ut 400 and 3:30 e'c1ock ~
Evangelical church. Ile1vs & &
Whitman Officiating Durtol Wf
be m Clinton Grove 1eo9 I:
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21

ically receive . quote Of German
bombs. There are, Of the half
million Boy Scouts in Britain
$4,000 who wear the National
Service badge which vouches
for a special training and ma
turity which entities them to do
'ront line war in civilian centers.
But when q blitz does begin the
whole 100000, whether they
wear the National Service Badge
or note are In there doing . good
job. Sometimes It's only guard.
ing I building about 70 collapse
o. IN the case Of the younger
boys, serving tea from canteens.
But the total effort expended Is
impressive.
Though many Scouts have re-
ceived many medals, only one
has ever been awarded the Vic
toris Cross, highest award which
England confers upon any hero
His name was jack Mantle,
and when he came Of ase ~ en-
lisfed In the Kings Navy - {
seaman. Soon he was q Leading
seaman assigned 10 the Hdyle.
bonk, end when this ship We ot-
licked by German bombers Gn
July Z. 1910. 70 was Jsck Mn
tis's starboard .pcm-pom wAtee
coatinusd - aSs <ep1ts beGnkl
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21
Britain Pins Heroes Medals on Boy Scouts

and the terrific raking which The
top deck was receiving from The
machine guns Of that German
plane.
Bleeding and dragging Z brok-
en- leg and with the rest Of his
own little gun crew dead. he
somehow managed to keep that
gun going and drive Of the Ger
man bomber.
Eventually the Foyle b Z a K
steamed into the protection Of
heavier craft, but by then lead
Ing seaman Jack Mantle was
dead.
So they awarded him the VIC
toria Gross, posthumously.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21
Canadian Troops
Seek Estapees
Three Noxis Said
Killed So For

OPEN1NSULA, Ontario, April
81 - up - Weary Soldiers and
guards plodded the snowy Wild
erness of the northwestern On
tario bush country today and
watched the railroad tracks In
search of nine German war priS-
oners still unreported after .
mass break from Canada's most
isolsted internmenfi camp.
fMeaeer reports reaching this
station house on the railroad be-
tween Schneider and White Riv-
er indicate that 10 Of the 20
non-commissioned officers Of the
German air force who broke out
of camp Friday night are ac-
counted for. Three were re-
ported killed in addition to the
l6 said to have been captured.
The possibility that even more
Of the prisoners may be dead
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21
Romance
ON Upgrade
During 1910

CLEANSING. April n - ~ -
The state health department an
nounced today that marriages IN
Michigan totaled lo,3l1 last
year, . gain Of 3 per cent over
1899, after = two-year slump IN
weddings.
DR.. H. Allen Meyer, state
health commissioner, said the
percentage increase was the
third largest since the - PR
cent gain In 1919 when the
boys came back from Francs and
from Cantonmeuts." \
Industrial boou1s and the ap-
proach Of The dram undoubtedly
were m influenee n the n
crease Of marriaoea particuloEly
in the second haN q the yoar,s
said Dr.. Meyer. ~ /.