davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1942-08-18
By Lillian Cox Athey

Okra must have dry, warm soil
of fair fertility and texture. 1t
must be we'll drained and worked
very deep before the seeds are soWn,
and where the climate is very warm,
the planting can be much earlier.
In colder climates the seeds may be
soWn indoors in fats or flower pots.
However, the transplanting is not
easy to do.
The rows should be from to 5
feet apart, depending on the va
riety selected; the seeds 2 inches
apart and covered from ! to 2
inches. When the young plants are
inches high every other one must
be removed so that l foot is allotted
to each plant. The exchange of
young plants among neighbors will
save time and money at time when
both must be conserved.
When the plant comes into bear
ing the important thing to remem-
Der. besides the working OF the
ground, extra plant food and needed
watering, is to keep the pods har-
vested. Old pods will need the
strength of the plant to mature the
seeds and the plant delays the
development of new pods until this
task is completed. The tender young
pods of not more than 2 to 3 inches
long should be cut from the plant
with an inch of stem to keep the
okra from willing if it is not to be
cooked that day. If you keep your
plants well cropped you will have
an abundance of delicious pods for
the entire summer Where frost is
very late in arriving or hardly
makes its presence felt okra grows
for almost year.
Wash the young pods in cool
water, pour over them just enough
boiling water TO cover, add salt
and cook until easily pierced with
a fork, Is to 20 minutes at the most
Drain surplus water and save for
adding to the next days soup. Sea
son the okra with butter and serve
piping hot with any meat course
Sliced okra pods are an excellent
combination with stewed tomatoes
Cold leftover okra can be added
to any vegetable soup.
The taste for this vegetable may
have to be acquired, but it is worth
while to add this green plant fol
variety and vitamins. The demand
We are told. for young okra pods
! more than doubled this year.
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Uncle Roy's Corner
Nv RAMON COFFMAN.

" there is any ''oneriver coun-
trv" in the world, it is Egypt. The
mighty Nile stretches from one end
of the land to the other.
When the Nile flows into the sea,
1t branches into several streams,
but they all belong to the Nile.
The largest of the branches are
known as the Rosetta and the
Damietta.
Near the point where the Nile
branches is Cairo, the largest city
in Egypt. 1t is the capital of the
country and has population OF
more than 100000 King Farouk,
the young Egyptian ruler, has his
palace in Cairo.
The branch rivers of the lower
Nile flow through what is called
the Mile Delta" The soil in this
delta has been called the richest
in the world
The soil in the delta has been
placed there mainly by the Nile
River. Year after year the delta
has been built up by silt or mud
carried there from higher parts OF
the river bed. With the passing of
thousands of years, 1t has grown In
size. Yet it was large and impor-
tant in ancient times.
The city of Alexandria was built
on the delta almost 1900 years ago.
1t is the leading seaport of mod
ern Egypt and contains about half
as many people as Cairo,
The Nile River is about 1000
miles long and it ranks among the
''three largest rivers of the world =
Evening star., 1942-08-18
BY MiIburn Rosser.
Art Huhto
BY Harold Groy
BY Frank Willard
BY Will Eisner
By Bud Fisher

look Sammy jays mistake and will
believe his story about the traps"
"Chug- -a-rum!" said Grandfather
Frog. I'm willing to, for one, If
Sammy Jay will promise to mend his
ways and stick TO the truth"
Sammy very humbly promised and
once more began to hold up his
head. In the strange way that such
things get around. the story of
Sammy Jay and Old Man Coyote
had soon gone all over the Green
Meadows and through the Green
Forest, so that Sammy found that
his old neighbors were willing to
treat him just as they did before he
made the mistake of telling a thing
that he didn't know was so.
Never again; never, never again
will do such a thing" said Sammy
Jay to himself, and he really
meant 1t.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

mind that Old Man Coyote had been
frightened away and had left the
Green Meadows and the Green
Forest for good, and then how he
had hurried to tell the news.
Old Man Coyote grinned as he
listened. 'It is all true except my
going away" said he. Il had moved
and was busy getting my new house
ready to live in. that's all. 1t is all
true about the traps"
Then what did you move for3'
demanded Billy Mink suspiciously,
Because too many knew where l
lived" replied Old Man Coyote.
Where do you live now?" Sammy
Jay interrupted eagerly.
That's telling" replied Old Man
Coyote. "I don't want to move
again, 50 I think I'll keep that a
secret. Now I hope you will over
Evening star., 1942-08-18

It was introduced into the United
Staes from Africa. Cultivation of
the okra has been almost exclusively
for the fruit pods to be used in
soups. 1t is the heavy mucilaginous
content of the vegetable that gives
the body. or thickening, to sauces,
stews and catsups, and there is a
favor impaired to the dish that Is
distinctly different,
Okra sent to the markets to be
sold for use as a vegetable is packed
in small containers, and each pod
is uniform in size. The older pods
take too long to cook, are stringy
and have gluelike consistency
which is most Objectionable. Dried
okra may be used in the winter
The ripe seeds are black or brown
white-eyed and globular, and used
as coffee substitute.
Any one investing their labor
land and money in raising vege-
tables should make sure the soil
and temperature of the growing
season will be acceptable to the
seeds sown. Unless this Is as
certained in the beginning. a salts
factory result cannot be expected
Evening star., 1942-08-18
SKETH-hfAp
OF
UPPER EGYPT
urff
ME DELTA

Its headstreams rise in the heart
of Africa.
In most countries people are
afraid of floods. or at least do not
like to have them take place. In
Egypt the story is different. The
floods of the Nile are looked upon
as blessing.
Each year the Nile breaks into
food. The waters start to rise in
June and the river Is at its greatest
height in September At Cairo the
highest rise of the flood amounts to
% feet!
High banks and walls alongside
the Nile help save cities from being
flooded. but elsewhere the waters
are allowed to sweep over the banks.
1t has been known for thousands
of years that the flood can do good
to the farming lands of Egypt.
In the first place the flood waters
are needed to give moisture to the
soil Rain seldom falls in Egypt
and without the foods there would
not be enough water for crops. AS
1t is. reservoirs are filled with flood
water and this water is used after
the river goes back to it's low level
(ror travel section of your screpbook
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Take My Word for 1t
By FRANK COLBY.

Digest
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Man Coyote for 1t was he who had

Man Coyote for 1t was he who had
spoken.
Il thought not" declared Old
Man Coyote. Now, what is all
this about, anyway? Grandfather
Frog, why don't you believe what
Sammy has told, you about Farmer
Browns Boy and his traps?"
"Chug a-rum! Why should I be-
heve him?" replied Grandfather
Frog very gruff1y. Didn't he come
around here only two nights ago
and tell us that you had gone away
for good, and then didn't we hear
your voice that very nlght? And he
said he knew you had gone. Chng-
a-rum! Why should we believe
him. I'd like to know"
Old Man Coyote looked surprised.
Yes, sir, he certainly looked sur
prised. And he felt as surprised as
he looked. 1t was the first he had
Evening star., 1942-08-18
heard about leaving the Green

heard about leaving the Green
Meadows and the Green Forest. He
turned to Sammy Jay and demanded
to know how he came to tell such
a yarn as that. Then the whole
story came outflow Sammy Jay
had watched Farmer Browns Boy
take up the traps he had set about
the home of Old Man Coyote and
had followed him clear up to his
own dooryard; how he had then
hurried back to tell Old Man Coyote
the traps had been thrown in a
corner as If never to be used again;
how when he reached Old Man
Coyotes home he called, and called,
but received no answer. and then
how he came each day until he was
sure that Old Man Coyote had de-
serted his home; how then he had
looked every place he could think
of and had finally made up his
Evening star., 1942-08-18
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
The truth at last found Sammy out
And put his troubles all to rout.

And put his troubles all 70 rout,
It all came about in this way:
Sammy Jay had just spread his
wings to fly back to the Green Forest
after saying that he wished Farmer
Browns Boy would come set his
traps around the Smiling Pool when
voice right down below him under
the big hickory tree said: "Oh, no!
You don't wish anything of the kind,
Sammy Jay, and you don't wish any,
thing so terrible as being caught in
one of them to happen to any
of your neighbors. Now, do you?"
Sammy hung his head and slowly
shook 1t as he looked down at Old
Evening star., 1942-08-18
NATURES CHILDREN
OKRA.
Hibiscus esculentus)

Now is the time to become better
acquainted with the okra as d
vegetable. 1t has long been used in
soups, stews and catsups, but it
really is a delicious vegetable to be
served in the place of the old
timers. 1t contains vitamins A, B-l,
c and b.
Okra is cousin of our beautiful
Southern hibiscus. 1t is half
hardy plant, thriving best In
climates that are not too exacting.
Evening star., 1942-08-18

The word DIGEST is both noun
and verb. The noun means "a COM
pilation." as The Readers Digest.
The verb means Ito assimilate," as
to digest food or information.
The noun Is always pronounced
with the long q" sound. and the
first SYLLABLE is accented. Thus:
DY-jest.
In best usaee the verb is accented
on the second syllable, and the Il"
has the short sound as in did, dim,
dip This is in accordance with the
general rule in English that vowels
in unaccented syllables do not take
the long sound. Say: di-JEST,
How Did 1t Start?
Kansas: Please pronounce and
explain the word GHETTO.-A. H.
Answer The word is Italian. Bar
1etti's Italian Dictionary defines 1t
thus: Jewish quarter of medieval
Italian city; Jewish people gener-
ally, a dirty district for living
quarters" The word probably is
from borehetto, a dlmlnutlVe OF the
Italian borgo, borough"
The first ghetto aggregated quar-
ters for jews was created in Rome
in 1856 by the edict cum minis ab-
surdum of Pope Paul ". Says the
Encyclopedia Britannica, English
edition: The papal example ulti-
mately prevailed in almost every
city of Italy, and the name ghetto
originally found in Venice, was gen.
orally applied to the new quarters
thus created The ghettos were in
closed with walls and gates which
we're kept locked at night and or
certain church festivals. Outside
and sometimes inside as well. a
badge or hat of distinctive color hac
to be worn"
The word is pronounced: GET
toe.
Few accomplishments bring richer
rewards than the ability to SPEAK
we'll in public. Send stamped g.
cent?, self-addressed envelope tt
Frank Colby, in care of The Evening
Star Ask for free Public Speaking
pamphlet.
tResleased by The Bel Syndicate. 1ncJ
Evening star., 1942-08-18

The tide Of war Is about 10 turn.
Push il along with War savings
stamps.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Transit Cos at %.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb. IA LP.-Salable cattle,
none: calves, none: compared Friday last
choice offerings $40 lower: even Strictly
dse5e trade
25 lower, choice kinds steady: cows strong
TO 20 higher cutters and common grade
beef cows, up most: bulls and vealers active,
averaee-choice and scaling 1,300-1 $50
pounds, in liberal supply. excessive tom
tinued strain on dressed beef market: live
receipts larger locally and in aggregate
IRENE Top. choice light and Ions yeaTIings,
pounds Feaehsd I4s5:, i,4se pounds o1i . TO to
= TO IL month fed heavy steers sold at
IL 5o-l350 with medium. 2,175 pounds,
al 1880; good, I.S34 pounds, at II .35, and
comparable j ,729 pounds at ZOO: COM
mon and medium grades. all weights. un-
Ger, pressure at 950-li:25 mostly; choice
class 1855 cooFados ioRpsa fat a
di;3s d33H: most most shortfed heifers, 9.75-l2, ,25;
SAUSAGE sasI '9 bS ciGef n s. 5d s5 c5ors Soxn
salable sheep. 1000: total. 1000: late
choice a5-io5 pounds, fed fGS lambs. Sti:eas ia9S
and l. 30; bulk good and choice 9O-106-
pound p%n weights. 11,75-12.l5; few fat sheep,
!. COMPARED Friday last week. after show
ing moderate price upturn on Monday.
prices ,drifted slowly, downward, closing
15-25 lower on strictly choice fed lambs
With, heavier weights and kinds with less
nnlsh declining as much as so: fat year.
linss and sheep were scarce and about
steady; top fed lambs at opening, 1856,
with 1925 and 1875 taking strictly
choice light and handy weights after mid
week: numerous loads of fed lambs scaling
lOn-1G9 pounds, cleared at l1.5O-12 90,
l1.25 downward fat yearlings were
scarce, a few choice lots making 1O.5o;
kholce handyweight fed ewes topped at
90 with bulk OF the moderate supply at
$50 upward
Salable hogs, 300: total $500: supplies
strictly good and choice hogs too small to
make market; few head 250-3OO-pound
butchers. steady at IL 5000: quotable top.
around 1890: shippers took so; estimated
holdover, LOCO; compared week ago, bar
rows, gllts and sows 1910 higher.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Selected Stocks Up
Further Despite
Bad War News
Conners and SpeeioIties
Goin; Many Lower
Or Unchanged
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, Feb. l4--Selected
stocks in today's market ,ntinued
to breast a bad war news current
with moderate success.
While the extension of Fridays
mild average was far from unani-
nous, rails and specialities were in
front most of the time. Gains for
favorites ranged from fractions to
a point or so at the close Of the
brief proceedings, although scatter
ed minus marks were plentiful. Nu-
merous issues were unchanged.
Buying timidity, as we'll as selling
reluctance was pronounced from
the start. Transfers of around 300
600 shares were among the smallest
for a Saturday since last fall.
AS in yesterdays session, brokers
thought support largely was due to
technical factors-the Associated
Press composite had not been up
since February 4-and to the idea
Far Pacific reverses, including the
imminent collapse of Singapore. had
been more or less discounted by the
lengthy market stalemate In add;-
ton. while the immediate picture
of the world conflict was viewed as
bearish, Wall Street remained conf
dent of ultimate victory and conse-
quent strong response of speculative
and investment forces.
Another batch of bright earnings
statements, especially from the rails.
served to revive trading spirits TO
some extent, although these were
offset to. degree by growing tax
problems.
Among stocks doing fairly we'll
were Santa Fe, N Y. Central. Penn
sylvania, Southern Pacific. Southern
Railway. Du Pont, Eastman Kodak,
Westinghouse. Phelps Dodge. U. S.
Rubber, Chrysler. General Motors,
Youngstown Sheet. Caterpillar Trac-
tor, Consolidated Aircraft, Texas Co.,
and Standard Oil IN. J0.
Bonds were shade mixed.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

BOND AND CURB M.
Bonds
By private wire diree, 10 The star.

7 E A S U 4 Y.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Hannah Named Head
OF Railway Express
Office Here
Fills Vacancy Left
By Promotion OF
G. w. Turner
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

w. o. r. Hannah of St. Louis
has been appointed superintendent
of the Washington division, Rail-
way Express Agency. Inc. to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion
of Claude w. Turner to be man
ager of all Government express
transportation, it was announced
today.
The new Washington superin-
tendent started in the express busi-
ness at Louisville, KY, in 1907. Ad-
vancing rapidly he was transferred
in 1913 to Lexington. KY. as agent
In 1916 he was made a route agent
with headquarters in Cincinnati
and after brief service in the first
World War took a similar position
in st. Louis.
agent in several important Middle
West cities. For four years he was
superintendent of the Arkansas di-
vision. being appointed to the Mis-
souri, division last July.
Depositors Spurn Checks.
John F.. Moran, receiver for the
insolvent North Capitol Savings
Bank and the Park Savings Bank,
reports that many checks have not
been called for at the Office at Four
teenth street and Park road. The
checks have been ready for several
weeks.
Mr.. Moran is trying to wind up
the affairs of both banks and has
sent out a plea to former depositors
to obtain their checks. The office
is open daily from 9 to 5, except
Saturdays, when it closes at noon.
ID. c. Accountants Honored.
Two Washington accountants,
Russo H. Crowell, associated with
j. Henry Oehmann, and William
H. Dame. with Price. Waterhouse
q Co., have been elected members
of the American Institute of Ac-
counts, New York reports stated
today.
At the same time Nelson c.
Humphrey, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and Gordon
c. Stubbs, QuartermaSter Generals
Office, were elected associate mem
bers.
Wilmer ]. Waller, an official of
the Hamilton National Bank, will
speak over Radioa Station WJSV at
6 o'clock tonight on Defense
Bonds" in connection with the cam
paign being conducted by the Dis
trict Bankers Association.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 14-Creeping
slowly upward. grain prices today
tackled on fractional net gains in a
market characterized more by lack
of selling pressure than any unusual
urge to buy.
Scattered purchases credited to
professional and consuming inter-
ests accounted for the bulk of the
support. Corn was up about a half
cent, rejecting improved Eastern
demand for shipments from here
yesterday and reports of large
scale feeding in the country. but
other grains registered only frac-
tional gains Soybeans were up al
most a cent in some cases due to
buying attributed to professors.
Traders said the fact that wheat
prices have slipped several cents be-
low levels at which the Commodity
Credit Corp. is offering old grain for
sale to millers had decreased pres
sure Of hedging and had virtually
shut off the flow of Government
agency stocks into commercial trade
for the time being Furthermore,
redemption Of l94l wheat placed un-
der Government loans also has sub
sided materially, inasmuch as prices
at most markets are now at levels
that permit only a profit of few
cents at the most after producers
have paid off their loans and ac-
cumulated storage and interest
charges
Grain men estimated producers
with hard wheat stored under loans
here could sell their grain for about
13 cents more than the original
loan rate but that accumulated
charges would take up most of this
At ST. Louis red wheat was priced
about II cents over the original loan
rate, at Kansas City hard wheat was
IL to almost Is over and at Mime
apolis dark northern spring was
about 2 to over.
Traders said war news and un-
certainty about congressional action
in the controversy involving disposal
of Government stocks Of wheat and
corn continued to make most dealers
extremely cautious. There is legis-
lation pending which would prohibit
Government sales at prices below
100 per cent of parity. Both wheat
and corn are now offered for sale
below this level, with market prices
holding near or slightly lower than
the Government asking quotations.
Some of the demand for corn was
associated with the corn industries
foundation report showing grind
ing by manufacturers Of sugar,
sirups. oils, starcheS and other corn
products has increased substantially
to record proportions. Eleven proc
essing plants ground 10ll8,142
bushels in January compared with
7,293,752 a year ago.
At II am. wheat was l2-% cent
higher, compared with yesterdays
finish. May. s129s.; July. s1313s;
corn ss-'4 up, May, 875s; July, 89s
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb. IA tP.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars others in centS):
Canada.
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars, buying, 10 per
cent premium: selling IL per cent
premium: equivalent to discounts on Cana
dian dollars in New York of buying, 9.al
per cent; selling, 900 per cent. Canadian
dollar in New York open market, "a per
cent discount Ss so United States cents.
Europe.
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates., buying. q OF:
selling, 4 .04 open market: cables, "a.
Latin America.
Argentina. oficial, 2a.17: free. % 80.
down .03 cent; Brazil. official, 6.05n; free.
5.2Un; Mexico. 90. .6Sn.
RATES in spot cables unless otherwise
Indicated. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1942-02-14

Defense bonds-or the Axis bonds?
It's up to yo4.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA contin-
uation of yesterdays good trade de-
mand extended the uptuun in cotton
futures today.
Mills continued to Ak prices ac-
lively presumably against Govern
ment contracts. Scale-up hedging
and profit taking supplied contracts
Traders still were awaiting Wash
ington developments regarding farm
bloc efforts to curb Government
selling below parity.
Futures closed 10 to 35 cents a
bale higher.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
Cottonseed OF,

Cottonseed OIL.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
unchanged. Sales, contracts. AL
switches.
Bid. n Nominal
Evening star., 1942-02-14
(By Private wire Direct to The starJ

s. Unit Of trading, 10 shares. r In bank
ruptcy or recelVership or being reorganlsed
under Bankruptcy Act. or securities as
Sumed by such companies Rates OF divI-
dends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semi-annual declaration. Unless other
wise noted, special or extra dividends are
not included I'd EI dividend II Ex
stock. Declared or paid so far this year.
Payable in stock. G Paid last year. b Pay
able in Canadian funds K Accumulated
dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
S T O C. K
Sales
Approximate Sales Today
~ :00 AM 10 600 l2.UO Noon 10 n00

tUnit OF trading, ten shares: salss
printed in full In bankruptcy or reseivsr-
ship or being reorganized under Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such COM
panies. Rates of dividend in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual declara-
ton Unless otherwise noted special or
extra dividends are not included. I'd *
dividend xr Ex rights. Also extra or
extras. d Cash or stock, e Declared or paid
last year h Payable in Canadian funds
< Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year
Evening star., 1942-02-14
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS

Ter RAW Cp 1st 4As 1e4s 1o2h
Evening star., 1942-02-14

Any one can afford to buy Defense
stamps and bonds-and no one can
afford not to bpv them.
Evening star., 1942-02-14
DOMESTIC.

Chile NIB 6s 81 mat IA IA IA
WV With warrants. XIV without war
rants. n New. st tstp) Stamped
La gaceta., 1942-03-27

cenaS de Mics aparecieron am
te Ell tribunal de Louvain, la ma
yorfa pcrtenecientes al disrito
de Tirdlemont. CUando los macs
tros declararon, diieron que los
ninos estaban en- tai estado mo-
raj que NADIA bueno podia hacer-
SO con ellos. Este es ell peligro
para toda nuestra juventud. f.
Estado de5e hacerse cargo de
ella. La degeneration moral va
aparejada con la debilidad fist
De 1879 muchachos y TO-
638 muchachas que fueron exa-
minados Sc enlcontr6 que 1854
padecian de alguna enferme-
dad. No todas les Intermediates
son peligrosas, como por ejem-
plo, Intermediates de la piel, Pc
70 van en- aumento rapido y sc
pueden convertir en- I'm peligro
nacional. Los casos de eScrcfu-
las son numerosos. La situaci0n
de 10 where's es, naturalmente,
una de las principales causas de
todas las Intermediates.