davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

''ro the nurse who kindly removed
a pink monkey from the foot OF my
bed. 5000
TO the cook at the hospital who
removed some snakes from my broth,
5000"
Somewhat similar memories prob
ably prompted a Mr. Davis, Of Clap.
ham, England 10 leave five shillings
TO a woman friend which is SUI
ficicnt 20 enable her 10 get drunk for
the last time at my expense"
The most terrible OF hate wills
was carried out without the benefit
OF probate. When Hans Mueller, OF
Munich, Germany, died, his body aC
cording 10 his last wish was di,
played in an upper room Of his homo
When his relatives gathered around
the Co1fln.-the floor collapsed. killing
most Of thcm' Old Hans had sawed
off the supporting beams.
A bit mildcT revenge was taken
by a Londoncr against his nagging
wife by stipulating in his will that
she must walk barefoot 10 the market
place on each anniversary of his
death, shouting that had her tongue
been shorter her husbands life would
have been longer
Only recently, Sir Arthur Lux.
moore. a probate Judge in Kent, Eng
land who had handled thousands of
tcstaments, died leaving rich cs.
tatc-and no Will
THE AMERICAN WEEkLY
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

and kept vigil at night His bed
room was an arsenal of pistols shot.
guns and swords But the courts
declared that Lee was of sound mind,
although admitting that he might
have been somewhat eccentric
This and the following cases miglx
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

ClcnCc introduced
at the trial would
certainly seem TO
indicate that Lee
had been anything
but of sound mind,
He believed that
all women were
witches and he 4
would not sleep i'm y
a bed touched by +
women He mag
iued that certain
Of his relatives ha.
gotten into his teeth
and 10 get rid of then
he extracted IA of hi
sound molars - doinl
the lob himself.
That wasn't all. lie
wore an diversified ha
with a hole on. eacl
side, declaring that i
the devil entered oI
one side he coul.
drive him out througi
, the other.
Lee, always on IN
lookout for witche
and other spcctra
foes, slept in daytim
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11

habit of hiding bundles
Of money under corn
stalks and then forget
ting the hiding places.
When a will was CON
tested in another Michi.
gan case, it was
~ demonstrated that
. the tcstator, one
Rice, had lived for
years under the de
lusion that he was
a financial genius who
would be called at any
moment TO Washington
10 be made Secretary
of the Treasury to iron
out the country's finan-
cial difficulties.
The court upheld the
will, stating that the de-
ceased was a victim of
a ridiculous cOnceit"
and that his state of
mind in no way affected
his testament.
In England, too, the
courts have uph ED
screwy wills. when
John Boys left all his
fortune 10 his house
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
East Picks Strong Team
For Au-Star Classic

has picked the following starting
lineup Jerry Benjamin Of the
Homestead Grsys. center field.
Frank Austin of the Philadelphia
Stars second oase Willie We.Is Of
he. New York Black YanHeeS.
shortstop, B.c6 Leonard Of the
Homestead .GrsyS. FIRST base; JOSH
G oson a. the Homestead GrayS or
Roy. Carr PAMELA Of me Baltimore
Elite Giants. catcher, Gene Benson
II me Philadelphia Stars lef. felo;
RogelI0 LInares. New York G. bans
hight field, and Murray Walk MS
Newark Eagles. third base Match
ing that lineup Of power il a bril-
Liant pitching S,af Of Martin D.hlgo
OF ne New York Cubans. Bill Byrd
OF he Baltimore Elite Giants Roy
Wclinakeg Il ;he Homestead Gra>s.
Bill RiCks ~ the Ph.iaoe. pH,a Stars.
nd Ton Glover OF the Baltimore
Elite Giants
Also ready 10 see action are in
felderS Marvin Barker Of the
New York Black Yankees, Lennie
Pearson Of the Newark Eagles.
and Horacio Martinez Of the New
York CubanS and Catcher Bin
Mackey of Newark.
FOR THE WEST Z VII &c Art
" lson 81 the Brmi,aShsiH Black
BaronS a, second base. JacNle ROB-
.osNN ~ no Kansas Ctt,- Nhv --rb G
a. short Lloyd ,Duckv, Davenport
Of the Cleveland BUCKEYES n left.
Alec Radcliffe o. the Cincinnati
indianapolis Clowns AZ third. EG
Steele Of Birmingham in right. Neil
Robinson of the Memphis Red Sox
IN center. Archie Ware Of Cleveland
AZ first and Quincy Troupe. Cleve-
land catching. The Vests pitchers
are Ss'che, IA 20 and Rocker Nc
Daniels o. the NorarChs. Nerdel
Mathis a. Memphis Gentry JcSSup
and Gycad NcKjrNis 81 Chicago.
Eugene R@cUer - Cleveland and
i.s71r.s Medina of INC Clowns
RcsoHC PLAYERS Cor NC WcS, Wiz
~ IN>'cr lockcu ~ PlrwNgham.
Larry Blown ~ Memphis. Buddy
Ar7'-ar n Cleveland and Art Fen
n'ng'on and Jesse DouG.as Of Chr
caSo
The Tss: Nss selected C~p,res
Fed N-Crsry and VI Il Harris
TIC Vests enc ces arc Virgil Blunt
s"1 Harry Wa Fang Ward
PlsN BAL
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AMATEUR

FIRST FLIGHT - nolc, How
al Anderson To.cGN. Oh.N. %.
VI kcy McGarS. Na>ny.c Tcvo
81 RHhc Poe =. Nance. lri. 80
and Gus House Dc,ro' Ntc1 IS
SECOND FLIGHT 81 ho'cs.
Nolan Jones. Gary. lrd. 2lS I'd.
dc Ma orv. New YORK. y Y oiS
ard Roher; F. Ice. Detro., Men.
26S.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Striees Wins
USO Amateur
Boxing Tourney

StrlzSs AC. boxers interrupted
The monopoly n local amateur
boxing circles held by the Brewster
Center boxers. - the recently con-
Guided USO amateur tourney In
bouts sched led ~ the CSO enter
t=iDTcnt committee in various
army posts hospitals, and recre-
atom Cen,crs occupied BY service
men the S,rigg>' boxers won 20
bouts and lost only - over four
month period
Tbs was tho best record among
,he eight amateur boxing clubs N
Grcaicr Detroit who entered the
tourney. O,hc~ clubs represented
n re bouts we're Brewster center.
A"0uu,.atou. Dearborn. ParkSide.
Shamrock AC II Shland Park
B1v> C-Jb. and Efshiand Park
Re, eaton
S.riEc> \. {. rs nc yoangc>,
claH n The group having been IN
orc Atom ,C>S than two wears. II
VAS founded and : owned by Ira
St,sEs. foYme- lightweight cam
"a Sucr ~ ,ocs, rings. In winning
NO handsome CSO plaque the
S'-Iges club save added impetus 10
the amateur boxing game IN city
TlrzS.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
MOSLEY WINS
INTERMEDIATE
LEAGUE TITLE

Softball Coach Leroy Dozier's
Mosley AC. team captured the
first hall ~ the Michigan Chroni.
Gle intermediate league race Mon
day evening in playoff game
with the Royal Vikings. The
speedy Mosley team. seeking the
Metropolitan Funeral System tro-
ply, wo4 the game and the cham
ponship by 3 10 r score. but a
Royal Viking player stole some OF
their thunder in scoring the only
run registered by his club.
With his team behind one run
70 nothing IN the third inning.
Ri2htfelder Bill Bingham Of the
Vikings punched single into the
'outfeld, and on the next FIVE
pitches. he proceeded 10 steal sec
ond base, third, and finally home
10 talley the Vikings only run OF
the game
MoSley jumped into the scoring
column early. as Second Baseman
Ford came up in the second inning
and slapped single 10 right field
he stole second. and came home
on a single by Davis, the Mosley
catcher.
After the third inning both
teams settled down TO play perfect
ball until the final uprising Of the
new champions in the sixth in
n.nz when thew punched three hits
n score the final two runs Of the
game. Dick" Montgomery. hard
hitting Mosley center gardener
singled IN right. just over first
base: Phillip Latimore then drove
him home with lusty triple He
scored 4 moment later himself. As
Pitcher Stephen Farley produced
The last hit OF the game. a single
over second.
Both pitchers were in fine form
The ROYAL Vikings finger held
Mosley 10 two hits. while Stephen
Farley. ace OF me Moslev mound
san set the Vikings down with
Just three hits.
The second hal, 81 the league
race Will begin this week. a COM
p,ete schedule Of coming games
VIII appear in next weeks Chron-
Gle. -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Boys 'Actiuities
hFuHSwingAt
St. Antoine YIN

Recrea,ional and educational &C.
,:yi'ies have kect busy the more
tnan 500 members ~ The boys de-
-aartnent ef the s. Antoine branch
81 the YMCA. during the past
few weeks
The many activities included two
picnics to Belle Isle. two trips 10
the zoo. two trips 20 WWJ studio,
one educational trip 10 the Art
Museum. one hike 70 recreational
centers on the East side Of the city
and an old Timers" picnic.
On Tuesday. July Il. the "
camping period began With a
group 81 boys leaving for two
weeks steCamp Ohiyesa
The annual snooze party will
come Of AZ the " On Monday
night July 30 All juniors and in
terTeoIates are invited 20 attend
4 pillow viii be me bows pass %
ne hi- pl.ioW-fshtinG contest that
evening
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
OHIO CITY PAY
FIGHTERS WELL,
RESULTS GOOD +!

Cleveland gets consistently bet
Ter hzhts than Detroit for several
-easons. according - Boxinz
Commissioner Sam McAllister. ~
me Ono city. during recent visit
n Detroit.
We see that our Ashters are
paid well, and each fchter must
appear personally and sign for his
check. We paw no fgn,er by
proXy This policy Of the commits
: on eliminates the old boxing evil
Of managers and handlers receiv-
ing fighters checks ana in some
cases never letting the fighter
know jus, how Well he VAS paid
for any particular fght
We feel 'hd' barring New York
Cleveland : tie greatest fight
town ~ nc country Therefore.
Nc pay - 1e. sood 4 gh;erS The
ceTn5>s ancr also disclosed that
Jake I.aNot.a drew down me
b .hcst single check from a Glove
and promoter in recent wears
Ro. y-N0,y JAKE received 50 O0O
tnr dropnins a I0-rouni decision
- ~fir~d Marshall iaSt-pear- Cieve--
lands own Jimmy Ry'ns. lead
inc hcayyVcj sht contender. has
received more than ono $4,000
purse for home town appearances
Commissioner McAl,lster also
revealed that many ~ the stand
out fighters who have helped 10
keep boxing interest in Cleveland
AZ 4 high pitch were Negro bows
From the days ot Johnny Risco.
the Cleveland Baker Boy. white
Ne7VyWe 1ht contender who fought
all corners. including Jack Sharkev.
Ton Hecnev, King Levirskv. and
many ~ the Old hcadl.rers 10
'1~~y R'v0S ~ toSav. Negroes
have shared ne applause 81 orr
local fart crowds LcoN Spencer.
NOW S-h'.Ts ~ Detroit: Leon
Jackson. Ucatwe cht.. and Cnuck
Hunter. wel,e~. are sore ~ the
better known ot oar Cleveland
fighters
From or short interview with
80 co~'ni' = orc. no NcNi-An
CH~0Dirle a,S1' learned that there
: ONLY ore licensed fEh. promo.
or Larry Adkins. o0~~a..0c n
C'rve,sni There. IN ra'she".
s one aHsWc~ - ne Que>, on o.
now docs Cleveland promoters
constantly MANAGE - 0reSer' he,.
Ter H-ht cards thsn Detroit h-ht
! 1,NreSSar-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
DOZEN PELLETS
SENT BY PRO
AIDS VICTORY
BY SOLOMON HUGHES

Credit for my victory goes to
Eddie Miller declared Solomon
Hughes after he had captured the
professional title in the second an
hual Joe Louis Invitational which
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Am. Giants At
Cleveland, AUG. ;

CLEVELAND 49, Tie Chicago
American Giants and the Clevc-
and BacAcycS NH play = night
same here AT Nunic,cal stadium on
: day r,G0t. August 2 4 pitch
crS battle between Euccne Rrem-
rer and Lefty McK!npis IS expect
~ develop
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Jimcrow Policy Of
D. 6. Board Scored

WHITE TENNIhr ahrd ardardar
WASHINGTON. y { NNTA,
The jimcrow policy ~ he n c
Recreation Board. which recently
reaffrwed It's determination TO
keep the races separate on the pub
lie recreation facilities " toe ma
tons capital. was bcra,Cd ~ a
white tennis player ~ 2 'c''cr
written tn the Washington Post last
week The letter. written hy stan
Icy n. Me7gcr. declared that the
n & Recreation Board should
bring rs policy in line with that OF
the nation
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Solomon Hughes Wins Joe Louis Invitati0nal Grown
Russ J. Cowans'
Sport Chatter

John Dendy, former national
and southern champion. failed 10
get in the money in the Joe Louis
Invi,ational. but his 900 pounds of
Drawn enabled him 70 collect sos
from one ~ the spectators al the
Rackham course during the prog
.ress of the tournament.
Deceived by Dendy'S heIf. the
spectator challenged John In
foot race, agreeing tn give the
husky golfer a I0-yard hsndicap.
John beat him by better than IS
yards.
WHAT THE spectator didn't
know Is that John was a good
Splinter during the years ne was
SUDDEN, al Morehouse college.
running The hundred in 10 sec
onds or better He also PLAYED
guard on the football team. and
guard ON the basketball team.
And the golf coach al Morehouse.
back in 1896, didn't know that
DendyN was national champion
when ne enrolled. When the coach
called his golfers out for the first
practice session, he gave some i'm
Structions on the fundamentals.
demonstrating his talk with a club.
Dendy was given fourth position
on the team.
Everything was we'll until the
MorehouSe team went to Tuska-
gee. Ala. 10 play the TuSkegee
squad. and Coach Cleve Abbott
saw Dendv's name on the list.
III this is the same John
Dendy that ] know. then he can
not play against my team" Alb
bot said. One look at DENLY
convinced him that John was
the same young fellow who had
captured the United Golf aSso-
Citations title the year before.
That ended Dendy's college ca
ceer as golfer.
DENDY is assistant pro al the
Nashville Country club His grand
father started work AT the club
more than so years ago. and Johns
father also worked there Neither
Of them played the game.
THE SELECTION Of Jim Can
dvl Taylor as assistant 20 Willie
Welch, manager OF the West team
in the annual FaSt-West game in
Comiskev Park Sunday leaves the
portly Jim in a peculiar position.
During the past two seasons Tay-
Tor was manager Of the Home
stead Gravs. winners Of the worlds
championship As a result he was
selected as manager of the East
team in the annual game.
II is understood that the United
Coli association Will revive is
championship next year The last
CGA tournament was held IN 1890
Walter 'Patl Ball winning the title
and his wife powdering her way
70 the title in the women's division.
This decision was arrived al last
week during 4 meeting Of UGA Of
ficals al the Joe Louis lnvitational.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Tuskeqee In National
AAU Swimming Meet

TCSKEGEE INSTITUTE -Tus-
kecee Institute has been invited 70
send a representative 10 the Ma
uorsl AAU. Outdoor Swimming
Meet which viii De held in Akron.
Ot,o. in August Katherine Boil
Gen and possibly other members
II 80 institute swimming team
Vill he sent 20 Akron - partlci-
rate IN the meet, Coach Abbott
sa1S
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champion.
The 38-ycar-old former caddy al
the Gsdsden Country club and
now a waiter living IN Minneapo-
Is. MINI. had a 38-3S-76 morn
ing round Thursday and toured
the IA holes in the afternoon on
35-2S-73 for 297 TO capture the
$500 top prize.
His score was Ave strokes h. Oh
90 than the 292 shot BY Clyde
Martin IN l94i 70 win the first Joe
Louis tournament. Martin IL. for
the past year. was spectator dur
ing the tournament.
Ben Green. New Orleans. An
ished second 20 Hughes with 30l
scoring IS on his last Is holes
Green had wsged close battle
with Hu shes and Alton Smith. In.
cianapolls who finished third. up
10 the anal nine holes where ne
and Smith cracked
Samuel Stewart. teacher in the
Dunbar Hish school IN Baltimore.
Nd, won first place in the anna
teur division collecting a - on
his final round for total score OF
800 Marcus King led al the end
az - holes as he bla7ed his way
home with a - Thursday after
noon 10 equal his morning round
giving him a total Of 300.
Bv winning the amateur tr'e
Stewart. graduate o. Hampton
carncd an all-expcnSe-paid trip %
Chicago. Although nc has been
yNfas..,y 1lif n tk
Joe LOUIS Tournament VaS fhe frs,
b one he had ever p'syed
SGT Bon evmour De,roi:
grabbed the lead hv shootin. = -
Tuesday as me Tournament, op-
eNei, collecting 3f.3s -Tujs mark
was ;ed bv Jerry Hood. Detroit
and Atom Smith Hood on 37-3s
end Smith on 1896 Hughes was
fourth with q on 3s-3S
Hughes and Smith were dead
locked ~ the end ~ play Wedncs-
CAV. both collecting another -
bringing their totals 10 l4s The
re was broken al the ninth hole
~ the first nine ~ the last IA
holes az Hughes went three up on
his adversary
Hughes captured the top donors
BECAUSE NJ his ability - master
his pu''er He encountered seri-
ous difficulty with his IRONS. bat
Offset this with wizardry on me
green
So, Toe Louis. rrpet,nS IN nc
srateur division. tod for me cad
TUESDAY with a 3q-37--s ~,
dropped ~ frh place "Wednesday
He had sl-S3 Thursday FOR 200 ~
fniSn just outside his oWn prize
l.,
\ best ball rro-ana'cur event
oas the hishlgh' ~ tho tourna.
r'cet TaeSdav. Al Watro.S and
CHuck Kocs,s. white dc'ca,inc
loGs and Thehiorc Rhodes ~
Nashville. SIS ioufs had =
kocs,s had s.. WatroUS 20 ana
Rhodes IS
fcld ~ az started In nc hiz
Second arrus' Tournament The
fr'' ono vac heid n 1914.
t.,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Indianapolis Cardinals
Con DoubIe-heoder

BIRMINGHAM-The Indianapo-
lis Cardinals won both ends of the
double-header with the Jackson
vile. Fla. Eagles at lockwood
Park Sunday, s 20 0 and 10 l.
Pinto Watts hurled 2-hit ball in
the opener. Robinson got four hits
in five trips 70 the plate including
a double and a homer.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28

CHICAGO - Negro bssebsll's
dream game stands poised for de-
cislon'
Teams picked starting lneups
decided upon by the rival managers
and tandom aEoc Win anticipation
he battle-ground has been cleared
for action mex, sunday afternoon
al ChicsEos spacious Comlsney
PARK
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28

IT'S THE thirteenth annual edl-
ton Of he diamond epic. New
luS,re surrounds the series with
he score now standing az a re,
SIX and six. The IVES; pulled up on
even terms BY winning the las; Two
years > 20 IN l943 and 10 last
season Needless % say. the s. 00O
capsci'y Of ne PARK W.l. be taxed
20 the ltnit a the 40 powerful
agCregotionS square of.
Manager " s WEIGH. OF the Ne
gro American Leagues champion
birmingham Black Parons az 1913
and 1914. again VT Manage m
West and the East viii DC pi,oted
by Vic Harris Of nc Homestead
GrsNS. perennial utleholders ~ the
Negro National League Candy
Jim Taylor Of inc Chicago Ar1erl-
can Giants and Frank Duncan Of
the Kansas City Monsrehs Will act
as West coaches.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
SATCHEL PAIGE
Josh Glib
Willie

son Buck Leonard Willie
Wells Neil Robinson &c.. whose
names conjur sensational, fea,s IN
the past ~ ne e0,r drama ths, Is
The Easi.WcS' classic e.. VIl, be
among those present n seton The
two squads ace again exceed nSly
powerful and ElaTarouS
IN ar oHori - halt nc WcS"s
'Wo-Ncsr WANING S'rcsk. the Fast
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ended al Rack
h a m ! a S (
Thursday.
Miller. who
is pro at the
Gadsden. Ala .
Country club.
where I was
formerly en-
p oy e 4. SEN,
me a 4 oZe
new Spaulding
Dot balls.
IT was these
n Q W balls
" h ! c n helped
my driving and
putin 2. con-
iinued the now
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
Taylor, Riley
Score Victories
In Toledo Bouts

Fighting sS the pclHl pals on
l0-rourd double Wiri-up box re
card IN Toledo. Ohio. tWo Detroit
bows Eddie Tay.or. l7o.po nder.
and bounding Charley Riley. i9S-
FOUNDER, won their bouts ~ handy
fashion Tavlo~. nsaS;NE hls frs
star, since losing 4 rdecison
- Nate Bo,den. fourth ranking
iieht-hesvN. stopped Me- Work
man IN two rounds Va nc 10.
route
In the first round. the stream.
lined Workman seemed ~ have ne
better Of the milling. bit near the
end Of The round TaN.or caught
him with several solid shots ~ me
body. 10 slow MS Whir.N nj attack
Taylor renewed his VJmN'clnc
body attack at the beginning ~ inc
second round. Workman could rot
Keep ny INC pace and slipped ,o
he canvas for S.N roJr; late IN
-thaaEaGnd
With the beginning o. .hc third
round. TsN,orS relentless 9od, A..
tack bore fruit. and Workman wen
down for the fGll CO ~. hold Dg
has soc. An after nc fcht CN-
animation by the comni>s doc
tor revealed he suffered 4 fractured
rio Taylor fights next n Eric PM
Riley. Fara DeeS i'CNt-Wc sn;
pro'ege. almost ran into tartar n
little Jorge Robes MEXICAN rs
pound champion, but through 81
pcrlor ln-fGhung and hustle hc
stood of The rushes ., 80 eNre-
rienced little Mexican 20 WIN fve
a. the 10 rounds while dropping
only three 20 cop the verdict Rlle,
is scheduled for : main even ar
pearsnce IN Detro,, IN the near
frstro
Evening star., 1945-02-18

a policeman got bit he would not
get disqualification or compensation
Veterinary Up and Ready.
IT told them they wouldn't have
to worry about getting bit; I'd carry
the dog. So they called the station
house and got the patrol wagon.
yeah, had a ride in the wagon
I had called the vet in Silver Spring
and he was up and waiting for me
The policeman who drove the wagor
said, Listen, sailor, If he f1icks you
too much let me know. I'll kick in
couple of bucks
His name is Archie Clothier,
learned later.
"The vet was nice too. He said il
he tried to take care of every dog
hit by autos without charge they
would be lined up to the B. g. o
crossing. He said he would cut his
regular $40 charge in half. I hac
SIS with me and I gave him that
When T went back he said forget
about it; but if I'm lucky in a craps
game I'm going to send him q fin
$50 that's how it stands. I'd like
to keep the dog but can't do that
to mother with me shipping out
Maybe If you'll put something II
the paper the owner will see it ant
come after the dog. It probably be.
longs to some kid who's heartbro.
ken over the pup not coming home
COR, If the owner don't show up
perhaps it will help me give the pur
to somebody who will give it q goot
home. It's nice pup; you can SET
for yourself"
Evening star., 1945-02-18
81 Left Homeless in Alexandria
BY Fire Get Temporary Shelter

Sixty-one persons. made homeless
in Alexandria yesterday when a
10000 tenement fire destroyed II
frame houses in the 300 block OF
South Patrick street, had been pro-
vided temporary shelter today by
the Red Cross.
Yesterdays blaze, the second tene-
ment fire this month, brought the
city's fire damage for February to
more than $4,000, according to
Fire Chief James M. Duncan. Sixty
colored persons were made home
less February / when flames de-
stroyed eight houses in. the 30t
block of South Columbus street.
A day later, taxi stand on North
St. Asaph street was damaged by
flames, while another fire this
month damaged the Monticello Ho-
tel in the 800 block of King street
Exceeds 1914 Total.
Chief Duncan said the entire fire
damage last year amounted to only
$37, 900.
While the cause of yesterdays
fire has not been definitely deter
mined, Chief Duncan said he was
Evening star., 1945-02-18
Sc, ,967,277 Surplus
Likely in Maryland
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Feb. ia report
of the financial standing for the
State of Maryland for the six-month
period ending January 81 showed
today that the expected surplus at
the end of the fiscal year June sc
was estimated at $8,967, ,277.26.
The report, made public by J
Millard Tawes, controller, dis
closed that cash on hand at the
end of January was S27, 1885. ATS IT
compared to $24 ,229, ,359.38 during
the same period in 1914
Receipts for July to January 81
were s37,949 30463. Disbursements
reported from July l to January 81
were S39, ,927, ,08209.
Important sources of revenues fol
the period were real and persona,
property taxes, $1,750, ,72373; taxes
from corporations, $2,829, ,374.68; H.
censes, $50, 1894: motor vehicle H.
censes, s783, ,e5621 motor vehicle
titling tax, $176,959.57.
Alcoholic beverages taxes, $4.281.-
790.12; gasoline taxes, SIS, 765 ,606 08
income taxes, $2,527 7,51713; inherit.
ance taxes, $956,337.82; State hos
pital and training schools, $751;.
05595: Maryland Racing Commits
sion, $2,185, ,98785; State Insurance
Department, S95 ,050.29