davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-08-16

respect to the $1,000 maximum cost
standard adopted, Mr.. Kniskern
said. The association has pointed
out that in some cities, particularly
in the larger cities, cost Of $500
rather than $4,000 would be fairer
mark to shoot at.
More Reconditioning Work Seen.
With demand for new housing
being pushed up by the rise of
national income occasioned by the
defense program and by the 20 per
cent increase in marriages which
has marked the past year, the as
sociation urges that in all defense
areas every encouragement be given
to production of housing Of the type
and in the localities where it is
needed by defense workers." Mr..
Kniskern added. He predicted a
great new wave of activity over the
country in the reconditioning of
existing houses and multi-family
dwellings for defense needs, aided
by recent changes in Title I of the
F. H. A. Act which increases the
size of loan for such purpose which
is inSurable under this title, and
extends the term permissible for
over-$2, 500 loans. Rehabilitating and
reconditioning, especially where it is
carried on simultaneously through
out neighborhood, is action that
the association has repeatedly
pointed out would save costs in
the production of emergency hous-
ing, both in material and time.
Further, it would minimize the diff
flculty of urban readjustment and
the likelihood of ghost towns in
the poSt-emergency period.
With new construction and re-
construction as the balance wheel
for rents, real estate boards over
the country have volunteered to
cooperate with mayors committees
and other local civic and business
groups and themselves have taken
active leadership in the work of
keeping housing supply in line with
demand and of keeping, voluntarily,
balanced rent situation" said the
realtor head.
Mr.. Kniskern warmly commended
the speed with which Congress has
acted on the current bill to triple
the amount of mortgage insurance
that may be issued for housing in
defense areas under the new Title
Evening star., 1941-08-16

prove to be essential to national
defense"
Plastics and plywoods, it is
thought. can in many instances be
used instead of metals in household
equipment and hardware. Develop
ment of such substitutes" Mr.. Knis-
kern said, may even point the
way to permanent economies OF
great aggregate value to the home
owner and home buyer
In the application of rules that
may be promulgated giving priorities
to housing for defense workers and
in defense areas the association has
had the assurance of Housing Co.
ordinator Charles F. Palmer that
f1exibility will be employed with
Evening star., 1941-08-16
H. E. Ryerson Purchases
Mount Eagle Estute
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BRYANTOWN, Md, Aug. 16.-
Herbert E. Ryerson of Washington
has acquired the old homestead
known as Mount Eagle. with its
260 acres. The place was formerly
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Tolson. 1t is noted for its four
quaint chimneys and is of Flemish
bond brick. Mr.. Ryerson plans to
modernize the structure and to re-
store some parts of it. The sale
was made by Leonard Snider, La
Plata broker
Evening star., 1941-08-16

Natives of South Africa have
formed a mission of mercy for ami
mails.
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ence ran around the building to the
left. Deepen your voice. Pretend
you're a man. Wen try to scare
this fellow into thinking we are the
police"
They sped through the rain to
the shelter of the porch. Come
on, Sergeant" said Henry loudly,
and you, too, Lieutenant. He's in
the building. He can't get away
from u.s."
"Okay, Chief" Richards voice
trembled slightly in spite of its
basso. Henry hoped the murderer
would mistake the tremble for the
eagerness OF a fighting man in a
hurry to reach the kill.
Follow me, men" Henry or
dered, and stomped into the build
ing in imitation Of an army.
Across the threshold, Of sud-
den the darkness told him II was
all silly and futile. No murderer
was going to be fooled by so patent
a trick. And suppose the fellow was
standing there, watching their sill
houettes as they came in the door
way?
Fear had Henry by the heart.
He leaped sideways. pulling Rich
ard with him.
"G-gosh, Pop" whispered the
boy. did you hear something ?"
Henry sought desperately for his
courage. "Everything's okay, Ser
geant," he doomed. Keep your gun
ready. Too bad we haven't enough
men to surround the building. He
may run for the back door"
Richard whispered, 81 thought
we wanted him to go that way?'
I'VE do" Henry breathed. "Laur-
ence has the only light to recognize
him by" Louder he said, We've
got the front door blocked. Lieu.
tenant. Keep your flashlights
ready, men. I'd like to get look al
this fellow"
Pulling Richard behind him
Henry moved toward the right
through the inky blackness OF ths
hall. He walked heavily, then eau
toned his men" to be careful
mot so much noise, fellowsl May
be we can sneak up on him" HI
began to rise up and down on hi
toes when he found the floor would
squeak under him. II sounded lik,
a dozen men tiptoeing down tn,
hall, he hoped.
The building was tenanted b,
strange sounds. Henry tried to con
r vince himself ii was just a colon,
, Of bats that their presence was dis
, turbing into fight. There wer
tappings on the walls, thin scrap
, pings. the drip Of unseen water nix
l the footsteps Of a ghost pacing on
! Of the empty rooms.
Il don't like this" chattereI
I his son.
' "Okay C-captain!" said Henri
to hearten him. Bringing that sub
, machine gun was a g-good idea
. Keep 1t up front so your men won
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AzZZNMG WzHl7
RICHARD HOUGH7OW/

be in the way when you s-start mr.
ing" A moment later he added for
good measure, Put on your masks.
We may have to use the tear gas"
Still there was no sign that they
were pursuing anything except
phantom conjured up in their own
imaginations. Henry stood notion
less. He decided they had gone too
far from the exit already. The fell
low wasn't soaring easily. Suppose
he didn't scare at all? Suppose he
called their bluff!
Richard lifted his lips. close to
one Of his fathers ears. "Listens
hear boards creaking!"
There was no mistaklng it-a
faint sound that could only be
made by the cautious movement OF
heavy body.
Hes not far away"
Hes opening a window"
The shrill protest Of long I'M
used sash being lifted out through
the night. Shoes scraped across a
window sill.
He'll" cried Laurence from the
rear Of the building. There he
goes, Catch him, Henry"
Henry had no intention Of doing
any catching, but he was embold-
ened to the fight OF their quarry.
Down the hall he and Richard ran.
They found the dim glow that
marked the window. 1t was open. A
cold win blew in.
Henry stuck his head outside.
His eyes saw fairly well, as they
were accustomed to the deeper
darkness inside. The man they
were after was stumbling across a
field toward the road. There was
something vaguely familiar about
the lurch of his gait, but Henry
couldn't identify him.
They walked back toward the
front door, their hearts easier. Il
wonder why he came here?" Rich
ard asked.
There's an old saying that a
criminal returns to the scene Of his
crime"
On the front porch they paused
and fumbled along the wall until
they retrieved the umbrellas they
had left there on first entering the
building.
do you think he'll come back p
I'm sure OF II. He's a member
OF the model railroad club. Hell
have to come here-and appear in
nocent."
They walked down the steps Il
the basement train room. Pop!
whispered Richard. "Fhere's some
one else inside! Do you suppose he's
, come back already, while we were
, getting the umbrellas ?" He moved
to protection tehind his father.
! Henry thought It must be Laur
ence, but II was not Laurence. HI
, took a step back, treading on Rich
: ards toes in the doorway. It wal
Hans Svensoni
Ito Be Continued)
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CHAPTER TWENTY. NINE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
HENRY FOUND his son stand
ing with his back to the model rail-
road right-of-way. hands gripping
the table behind him. The 15-year-
old boys wide eyes stared at the
outer door of the big room. 1t shut
with a lar and click, and foot
steps ran across the outer porch.
Henry, although he had dashed
into the room expecting the worst,
was unarmed. He asked breathless-
ly. "Who was it?"
The boy could only point TO the
door. He had lost his voice.
From under the scenery, in from
the train dispatcher's room, ducked
Laurence Hardness. He gripped a
screwdriver in one hand like dag
ger. mo one here"
There was" said Henry. "Rich-
ard saw him. He went out the door.
What did he look like, Richard ?"
The boy shook his head. IL
only saw half his face. heard the
door opening He peeked in and
saw me and pulled his head back
again"
A crash sounded overhead.
Hes entered the lodge!" Lau.
renee gasped. Maybe we can trap
him"
It seemed a foolhardy idea &c
Henry Suppose he's got gum
He'll think we have guns, too
But we HAVEN'T
Good grief" exclaimed Lau
renee. This may be our only
chance TO get to the bottom Of thu
mystery OF Ives death. Are we go
ing to let 1t slip through ouI
hands,"
Again the deciding factor wa
Henry,s desire to appear hero t.
his son. "All right" he agreed
What will we do?"
Follow HIM"
"G-goshw said Richard.
Henry grabbed up the only wea
pom he could find-a brace from
wooden packing case. 1t had
wicked looking nail in the enc
Laurence led the way out the door
with Henry close behind and Rich
ard in the rear.
Laurence paused in the shelte
Of the overhanging roof "Mayb
he'll try to escape through the bac
door. I'll run around there. 70
and Richard 90 in through tn
front door. Make plenty Of nois'
I'll hide my candle and wait 70
him. II he makes a dash for tn
back door / may get look at hi
face.
Henry groaned, Richard, II onl
you were better acquainted wit
the members Of. the club and ha
recognized him.
Gosh, Pop, it's not my fault
don't know them better. You kno'
| wanted
We'll. never mind now" Henri
zrasped his son BY an arm as Laul
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A CHASTITY Record

What CHASTITY record! Nine
deaths without counting one
mother who committed suicide be-
cause her son was killed in a game.
Why this unnecessary and avoid
able carnage +? For the honor of the
school? Nonsense - scholarship
constitutes the honor Of the school.
No-for game only few can
play, that Injuries rather than pro-
notes health, that is abysmal in
its stupidity, that in ethics has
descended TO the level Of the num-
bers racket.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
C. D. B.: What causes a heart
TO skip beats? My fiancee is both
cred by this trouble. Sometimes
the skips are quite frequent. She
had a near nervous breakdown
about ten years ago, and is subject
10 moderate Oppressive SPELLS"
Answer: Skipping heart-beats
that can be felt by the patient are
common form of the regularity
of the heart and have no serious
significance. They are called extra
systoles and are probably caused
by nervousness.
nice to sprinkle around in enemy
territory, though it isn't mentioned
that that's OSRD's purpose in look
ing for 'em. It wouldn't be civil
lized warfare. AS if there is any
such thing!
Weather Research
Weather's important. Navies
especially are dependent on it.
That's subject that's being
probed intensively.
And psychology enters into the
quation.
We hear a lot these days about
4 war OF nerves" Also there's
The item Of morale. I've seen II
referred to in print as morals"
but l think that's a typographical
error or something.
Well, all that stuffs within the
realm Of psychology-mentality. It
takes alenists doctors for crazy
folks to understand 1t. OSRD has
EN- at it.
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EWALD STANDS MUTE

Detroit, Mich. Aug 29-AP-Roi
ert G. Ewalo, ousted city council
man. stood mute yesterday before
Recorders Judge John J. Maher
when he appeared for examination
on charges OF accepting a $4,000
bride in connection with the award
ing OF the original 100000 Her
man Gardens Housing Project con
tract Judge Maher ordered a plea
OF innocent entered for him.
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Today's Horoscope

II your birthday is today, look
for help from a secret source
which will be given you during
the next year. as we'll as through
the military. You should, how
ever, be cautious in business deal
ings, correspondence and when
travelling. The child born on this
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28
Fifty Years Ago

the metal covers off catch basins
and manholes in South Euclid, Gar
field Heights and Maple Heights.
Oficials said nearly so have
been stolen. their vaue ranging
from $3.50 to $40.
To foil the sewer bandits. the
lids will he replaced with wooden
covers.
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SPENCER EXTENSION CLUB
RECEIVES KNITTING LESSON

Spencer Extension Club met
Tuesday with Mrs. Otis Tooze for
an all day meeting. A second les
son in knitting was given the
members learning to turn the
heel OF a sock. A continuation Of
this lesson will be given Tuesday,
Sept at the home Of Mrs. Arthur
Briggs
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Watch Your ManhOIeS'
Warning From Cleveland

Cleveland. Aug 2S- AP-Cleye
land suburbs have warned their
residents 10 look out Tor open
manholcs.
Encouraged rs thu boost I'm scrap
prices. thieves nave been lifting
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NAANHN a.
stand for FPC
and FEC IRE
spectively Fed
eral Power and
F e al Com
missions) are
more rec en- I.
o p NJ a n q
o p A c S are
quite up TO date.
OPM is Director
Bill Knudsen 8
Office OF Pro-
duction Manage
ment. OPACS is
rather compli-
Gated. II stands
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SPENCER CLUB MEETS

East Ypsilanti. Mich, Aug. rs
Spencer Club met Thursday with
Mrs. George Tedder for a cooper
alive luncheon and regular meet
ing There were ten members and
four guests present. The guests
were Mrs. Shankland and two
daughters and viii Wizard.
Spencer Club will sew for the
Red Cross September 10.
The next regular meeting will
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yer. Colorado for a few weeks.
Mrs. Anna Beach has returned
from a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. S
l.. Lawrence. Owosso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Weaver re-
turned last week from two weeks
vacation at their cottage at Otsego
Lake
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for Once OF Price Administration
and Civilian Supplies.
Leon Henderson, the nations
ceiling-fixer on our living costs IS
boss of 1t. The 50 at the tail end
Of it tends to give the impression
that OPACS is plural-to suggest
that one should says "OPACS are
rather than "OPACS Is" An enaly-
sis of the whole thing, however,
proves that is is the correct verb
for II.
The Congressional directory con-
tains list, pages and pages long,
of these government Offices, COM
missions and miscellaneous agen-
cies1such as ADA, BTA, FWA,
PWA. IVA, csc, FTC, SEC, GAO
and NLRB, to mention just a few
OF em.
The directory doesn't yet include
OPM and OPACS, though. They're
too recent. Later editions will
have 'em. As for OSRD, that's
only barely started. Its personnel
is exceptionally large, fora govern
ment Office. and it's tremendously
distinguished, but financially it op-
crates unusually moderately, on
little allowance OF mere $l0,-
100000
It's full name is ONCE OF Scien-
tific Research and Development.
At its head, Just conscripted by
President Roosevelt to direct its
activities. is DR.. Vannevar Bush,
president of Washington's Carnegie
Institution. Maybe OSRD will
keep him too busy TO continue as
the CTS president, but that's the
lob he was drafted from.
His STAFF Is Big
Doc Bush-s staff consists Of prac-
tically every scientist Of any con-
sequence in the United States, in
elusive Of a lot of foreign savants
who are refugees in our midst al
present. For instance, Doc Elm
stein, inventor Of relatively. Anc
when say savants, 1 mean saw
antesses also. There are women
wizards ("witch" is a kind Of a
mean term), as we'll as masculine
wizards, in Doc Bush's OSRD. II
there's qualified savant or savan-
tess in the country who hasn't beer
in the docs dragnet for selectees
he or she has been done an in
justice and ought TO come forward
and raise a holler by enlisting In
the ranks Of the forcibly chosen
inductees.
OF course the docs specialists
will concentrate on the production
Of new and more than ever de-
structive sorts of weapons and am
munition and improved planes and
things.
They're trying to hit on a gaso-
line that won't explode except in
the cylinders Of the auto or plane
or tank where it's desired TO have
it do so. So enclosed, it's urgently
necessary for it to tear loose, but
it's far from pleasant to have it &c
of when some saboteur puts a
match TO it. Dynamite, for ex-
ample, busts violently when corkec
up, but, when unconhned, simply
burns peaceably, and can be put
out by squirting water on it. That's
the quality of gasoline OSRD i,
tinkering with.
Surgery and doctorihg in genera
are being studied furiously This
line Of investigation may lead tC
discoveries thatll have their util-
ity in the interest Of civilian pa
tents later, but it's for military
purposes that OSRD is digging
into it just now.
OSRD is on the trail Of germ,
likewise. Nominally the notion i.
o catch and nullify the mean type
If EN-, such as are likely TO be prev
alent when wars are raging. l.
might be that bad germs would b.
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TO EXPAND AIRPORT

Battle Creek. Aug. 2s-Condem-
nation proceedings have been auth
orized by the city commission
against 10 pieces OF land in Ayia-
ton Heights. needed for the ex.
panion OF Kellogg Airport.
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Al Pharmaceutical Meeting

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Warner at
tended sessions OF the seth an
nual meeting OF the American
Pharmaceutical Association in De-
troit last week. Mrs. Warner was
an assistant hostess at bridge
luncheon for the women at the
Detroit Yacht Club on Tuesday.
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Mrs. Briggs is nutrition chair
man and Mrs. Leo Hosman hous-
ing and general chairman for the
club. Mrs. Walter Weaver and
Mrs. Karl Huston are preparing
a program for the coming year.
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DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
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Half-Forgotten DAYS

Twenty Years Ago
Henry Ford have liking Ypsianu for he
vas here again and dined At the Travellers Lunch
Much criticism being heard concernngthe method and
OF trimming
Peter Marsh is sole Of The Huronside Garage
having purchased the hall Of his George Hueb
Ter, Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County, OF primary school fund
303i7 which is 1850 for child Of school in the
The eiys share will be s2o9ss50
Deaths Samuel Hosmer SO. Of the Civil Albert
Davis 81
Fifty Years Ago
Ais JnHHle GAFAen
She has tho position Of principal.
Miss Celina Charbonneau has Champion
will teach this
Birth daughter Mr.. and Mrs
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Hn S-zS

date will be very clever in the
arts, science and occultism. Pro-
vided erratic impulses are con-
trolled in business, speech and
writings, success is assured.
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East Ypsilanti News

be Thursday. September 4, with
Mrs. Fey Gilbert.
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One-Minute Test Answers

One-Minute Test Answers
l. Queen of the fairies in
Shakespeares "Midsum m er
Nights Dream"
.. The Pamir plateau in Gen.
trail Asia.
3. In LonL-h, England, in 1853.
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Your Health

Scholarship Instead
of Football Should
Carry School Honor
By Logan clendening. NJ. D.
Last year when l protested
against the useless and senseless
annual crop of injuries in football,
| was told that there was mot very
much football injury"
Inasmuch as reports that vari-
Gus coaches and athletic directors
give out are utterly unreliable, ]
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Nature Of Injury

Total number Of men injured
(some received more than one in
jury 675.
College or University .......192
High School or Junior College 443
Grade School .............. 81
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the salutation. MY dear Mrs.
Jones" is considered more formal
than Dear Mrs: Jones'"
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employed a clipping bureau 70
send me the records of all football
injuries. My list is not complete
list, l am sure, because my clip
ping bureau operates in only one
section Of the country, and in mid
season l had to ask for a wider
distribution Of reports. But ever
so, the summary is appalling.
take the liberty of laying these
results before the fathers and
mothers whose boys are urged to
play in High School football. II
would also apply TO college football
but the players there should be old
enough TO look out for themselves.
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Mrs Leo Hosman and family
have Joined Mr. Hosman in Den
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675

Nature Of Injury: deaths, o.;
amputations, > brain hemorrhage,
.; -ruptured kidneys, 8; eye, 4;
neck, 8; split tongue, ,; fractured
vertebrae, z; conclusions, 16; in
ternal injuries, ~; collarbone, "a;
face injuries, II; charlie horse,
IL; chest, . heart attack, L; blood
infection, /; ruptured blood vessel,
/; teeth knocked out, 3; head, IA;
lime burns, is; back, II; disloca-
tions, Is.
Broken Bones: hip. 2: hand q:
pelvis, j; skull, 8; wrist, 7; jaw, 3.
Sprains: ankle, As; wrist, 2: un-
specified, 81. Knee: broken. 2.
unspeeifed, 81. Ankle: broken,
%; unspecified, 81. Shoulder:
broken, 5; unspecihed, 33. Ribs:
broken, 8; unspecifed, 5. Arm:
broken, IS; unspecified, Is. Nose:
broken, IA; unspecifed, 4. Foot:
broken, 4; unspecified, 10. Leg:
broken, Sc; unspecified, So. Un7
specified (but evidently NOT
minorl Sc.
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Office of Scientific
Research, Development
Latest in Alphabet
BY Charles p. Stewart

OSRDl THAT'S the latest OF
EN-. ice, meaning Interstate
Commerce commission. ices an
old story. Everybody knows what
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Hints on Etiquette
In commencing a formal letter.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28
Words OF Wisdom

never knew a man who could
not bear the misfortunes of an
other perfectly like a Christian.
Pope.
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3. In what country was the first
subway constructed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-28
Une-1Iinute Test

L. VINO WAS llldNld
2. What is the roof OF the
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Smoot Corp. Wage-Hour
Injunction Is Asked

Wage-Hour Administrator Philip
B. Fleming today asked District
Court to issue an injunction re-
straining the Smoot Sand & Gravel
Corp, 1920 K street NV, from
violating the wage and hour law.
Gen. Fleming filed a complaint
accusing the firm of paying less
than the required wages and work.
ing its 200 employees overtime with
out proper compensation. The COM
plant contended the sand firm has
been paying its workers less than
Is and 80 cents an hour. in violation
OF law, and working them longer
than A hours a week without pay
ment for overtime.
Solicitor Gerald D. Reilly of the
Labor Department, Assistant Solici-
tor Irving j. Levy and Principal
Attorney John j. Babe signed the
complaint.
The Federal Government recently
presented evidence to a District
grand jury regarding the company,
but the jury took no action. Then
the authorities filed in District
Court a civil suit charging violation
of the Sherman antitrust law and
accusing the firm of having an illegal
monopoly.