davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona sun., 1948-10-08

continued, "To whom should make
this check out, Miss Jenkins?" he
asked, as he fingered rapidly
through his checkbook.
James," Mrs. Holloway broke
in, perhaps we better not be too
hastY. Supposing we talk this over
this evening, and Miss jenkins
she NODDED in the saleswoman's
direction-"can drop in tomorrow
and get your final decision" Turn
ing quickly to Miss Jenkins, she
added, I'm sure that's perfectly
all right with you'll"
A shadow darkened the sales
woman's eyes. She glanced at ]. P.
and then back to Mrs. Holloway.
'W-weu, I" and stopped.
Mrs. Holloway smiled gently. II
knew you'd understand" she said,
ard then quickly rose to open the
door for the somewhat bewildered
Saleswoman.
j. P. chewed at his freshly lit
cigar furiously. .'But Martha" he
burst out, ''you-you don't seem to
understand. want to buy that car
-now-not tomorrow or next week
or next Christmas"
"Have you made the check out,
James?'' she asked calmly.
"And just what has that got to do
with you running this-this woman
out of here I certainly intend to
make it out. And furthermore"
"Yes," she countered, you're go,
ing to make it out, James. But not
to her! Instead to your son."
J. P. choked for moment. Il,
I told you," he fiared, 81 was not
going to send him one cent, and I
meant just that" He tapped nerv-
ously on the desk with his forefnger.
"Any man with the intelligence he's
supposed to have, letting some silly
woman come along and make a
complete fool of him . Well. =
he groaned-''it's sometimes diff
cult for me to believe he's my. SON."
Mrs. Holloway smiled. ''But
James, you've just proved beyond
any doubt that he is your son.
j. P. gave her blank look. Just
what do you mean by that?"
She paused. - 1T took me four
days to inquire around and locate
the right woman. 1t wasn't easy.
In fact, I wasn't sure until yester-
day."
j. P. grunted. a deep frown puck
don't follow you. First. you stop
me from buying a new car; now
you're talking in riddles" He
brushed the ashes from his vest un-
consciously, then added. would
you mind explaining just what this
is all about?''
She nodded. mo, 1 wouldn't
mind. In fact. I've looked forward
to it."
IAN right, all right. I'm wait
ing" he urged.
"Just this: Your son fell for a
charming woman with a smooth
sales talk; so did you. Those sheets
of paper in her briefcase aren't
worth the paper they're written on.
She's a phoney; so was Jimmy's
friend When I was introduced to
her. she apparently didn't recog-
nize my name, but 1 knew hers.
She's the woman who swindled your
son."
Arizona sun., 1948-10-08

All night ngntS nelp TO prevent
stampeding of turkeys on range.
Blackhead of turkeys causes
heavy losses. Phenothiazine pow
der mixed in the mash at the rate
Of one ounce daily for 100 birds, has
been found effective in preventing
losses, because it destroys cecal
worms which are carriers of the
blackhead organisms.
To make lambs tick proof, spray
them with DDT. Mix one pound Of
a so per cent wettable DDT pow
der in Is gallens of water and apply
it to the back. belly. sides and
around neck and ears. One appli-
cation should last for two or three
weeks.
Two essentials for livestock and
poultry in late summer are shade
and water
Arizona sun., 1948-10-08

TRAILING smoke from an ex-
l. pensive cigar, stoutish j. P. Hol-
loway led his wife from the ele-
vator and into his private office.
Knew the moment you called" he
hared, Jimmy had wired for more
money. But I'll not send him one
cent. Not one red cent! You under
Stand?"
Mrs. Holloway settled herself in
the nearest chair. The gentle ex-
preston on her small, motherly
face did not change "As matter
of fact" she said softly, II did hear
from Jimmy, but"
KNEW it," J. P. interrupted,
knew it all along. You were sit
ting right here when I told him
would absolutely not tolerate any
foolishness from him while he was
attending college," He hesitated
momentarily as he pulled furiously
at his cigar, then added, "And now
that he has gone and invested over
his head in this-this blind enter
prise with this woman whom he
thought was his friend, and she has
run out on him with the capital and
left him without as much as fare"
It was then the intercom buZzed.
j. P. tipped the button irritably.
"Yes?"
IA Miss Jenkins to see you, sir"
came voice through the intercom
set.
HAS she an appointment" he
asked.
'Oh, goodness!" Mrs. Holloway
broke in hurriedly. James, for
got to mention her. I asked her to
stop in today"
J. P. frowned. ''Wen, who is
she?" he asked caustically.
I'VE met yesterday at Mrs. Wei
lington's dinner party" she replied,
as she patted an imaginary gray
hair in place; then added, "She is,
I think, associated with the Delbarn
Motor corporation in Detroit; there
fore, I'm sure, in position to help
us buy a new car sooner than we
could have hoped to otherwise. :"
But I don't want new car" he
countered, 81 have just had our old
car overhauled."
''But-surely, James," she re-
turned somewhat pleadingly:; "you
can spare her a moment"
j. P. paused rnomentarily as he
relit his cigar. and then tipped on
the intercom set. ''Send Miss Jen-
kins in" he said briskly.
What j. P. saw entering his office
a moment later was dark, slender
woman, and in the mid-afternoon
light she was almost beautiful. The
coil of her black hair pinned into a
chignon at the nape of her neck,
the tailored gray suit with the white
pleated blouse was very becoming
to her straight shoulders, and mar
row slender hips, he thought.
''Tt's SO nice of you to permit me
few minutes of your valuable time,
Mr. Holloway" she began. Then,
with slight nod toward Mrs. Hol-
1oway, she added, 1--WE heard so
much about you and your rapid ad-
vance in the business world, that
it's really quite pleasure. :"
j. P. grinned. THANK you," he
said. as he adjusted his tie. "E"
Your wife," the saleswoman in
terrupted, ''has told me that you're
interested in new car"
''W-wen, 1 really"
'"That's fine, ''-she leaned closer
-. Its certainly a privilege to
have this opportunity of explaining
our new car and system to intelli-
gent people" She paused to turn on
additional charm. ''The fact is, we
are merely trying this new car out,
and want only to try it through peo-
pie of your high reputation"
This, she laid some sheets
carefully before J. P.-"wil help
Arizona sun., 1948-10-08
One-Wheel Power Unit

The power unit, designed by Carl
ton M. Edwards, Cornell university,
for Lincoln Arc Yielding foundation,
can be used to drive numerous front
mounted garden tools, farm tools,
lawn mowers or snow blades. A
cultivator tool bar can be attached
Arizona sun., 1948-10-08

across the rear of the frame. Cast
er wheels on each end Of the tool
bar will adjust depth and give three
points on the ground for balance.
All welding on this unit can be
done with 3/16-inch diameter elec-
trode. using approximately 180 am
peres welding current.
Arizona sun., 1948-10-08
MFICTIONcoRNER
BOOMERANG
By ROY CONSUMER

Holloway down Jimmy until beautiful proved
that fuher and son cut from the pattern.
Arizona sun., 1948-10-08
Herds and Flocks

All night lights help to prevent
stampeding of turkeys on range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Cottage Won by Laborer
Sold for $3.50 at Auction

The Golden Key" house of st.
Michael's Catholic Church, Silver
Spring, was purchased at auction
yesterday by DR.. William B. War;
drop for $4,350.
The IL STORY prefabricated, Cape
Cod cottage, located for the last
five months on public land at Fen
ton street and Pershing drive, Sill
yer Spring, was won two weeks
ago by a colored laborer at the
Washington filtration plant.
The winner, Charles Edward Perry,
rs, accepted cash payment of $500
instead and left disposal of the
house up to the church.
More than 100 persons attended
the auction yesterday. DR.. Wardrop
said he would move the house to a
corner lot at Bonifant and Fenton
streets, two blocks from its present
location.
The Rev. Joseph J. Deppe, pastor
Of the church, said proceeds of yes
terdays sale will 60 toward the par
ish's building fund as did money re-
ceived during the rattle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Dog Executions Stopped
By Gas Chamber Leak

The District Pound has been I'M
able to put dogs to death for week,
1t was learned last night, because
the old execution chamber leaks and
the new one won't be finished until
Wednesday. \,
Net result is that Poundmaster
Frank Marks has more stray and
lost dogs in his pens than ever be-
fore-165 homeless CANNES.
: Mr. Marks appealed last night
for the public to help him find
homes for the dogs-which are of
all sizes and shapes. The pound
master, however. has been sending
all old or sick dogs to one of the
humane societies for execution.
The pound, at South Capitol and
I streets, is open to the public from
8 am. to 3 pm. on weekdays. 1t
costs 50 for a dog and So for a Ii
cense, he explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
2More D. Agencies
To>Ask Deficit Funds;
Total Now $4,000

New deficiency appropriations to-
falling $4,000 will be asked by two
District agencies when Congress re-
convenes, it was learned last night,
bringing to $427,o0 the amount OF
deficiency requests scheduled thus
far by city officials.
The new requests are:
$4,000 for new equipment for the
Districts six-mile railroad at the
Lorton tva.o Reformatory.
$4,000 for the Public Welfare De-
partment to pay st. Elizabeths Hos
pital for INDECENT District patients.
The $4,000 request to be made by
Director of Corrections Donald
Clemmer includes $1,000 for a new
diesel electric, Aston locomotive
and $4,000 for railroad ties and
roadbed equipment.
The locomotive now used on the
Lorton line was purchased second
hand Is years ago and prison Of
ficials described 1t as very old
The line, which Is used to haul
bricks and sludge, runs from the
Occoquan Workhouse to Pohick sid
ing where it connects with the
Richmond, Fredericksburg g. Po-
tomac Railroad. Approximately $50
cars roll over the line each year.
Welfare Director John w. Tram
burg said the $4,000 deficiency re-
quest was made necessary by in
creased costs of caring for patients.
The Districts bill at st. Elizabeth's
is 100000. Mr.. Tramburg said
funds on hand to pay the bill fall
about $4,000 short. He described
the deficiency request as practically
automatic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Analyst Sees Two Deficiencies
Behind Problem of HOSPITALS

but strongly urged the need for vol
untary hospitals and private prac-
titioners to pull together and not
apart"
On the subject of stronger hos
pital administration, the editorial
proposed this should be something
more than simple bookkeeping and
purchasing and petty housekeep-
ing"
There must be under the ad-
ministration first of all a fiscal
policy which is frankly honest, and
moral, and economical" the edi-
torial demanded. 1T must be based
on records, accurate, complete and
current enough that deviation from
a goal of solvency will be recognized
within a month of its occurrence.
Secondly, the administration
must be the center and the key to a
dynamic policy of institutional
relations to all of its affiliated
groups and especially to the public,
and realize that certain readjust-
ments are necessary to conform with
costs and standards of living"
The medical staff. 1t was sug-
gested. also should be given an EN-
larged role"
Mr.. brakes views, delivered be-
fore a meeting of the Interpreters
sional Conference of the District,
were disclosed publicly for the first
time last night in the annals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Piece Of Toy Pistol Removed
From Lung Without Surgery

Five-year- David Mason Is re-
covering at his home near Indian
Head, Md, after having a piece
of a toy pistol removed from his
lung.
His father, Merle G. Mason, en-
ploye of the Naval Powder Factory,
said David had been playing with
the pistol last week when part of
the trigger broke off. The boy put
1t in his mouth and sudden jolt
apparently caused him to swallow
the metal.
x-Rays disclosed the trigger was
in his lung, not in his stomach.
Rushed to Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital here, David was
operated on by a specialist, who
used a bronchoscope to remove the
foreign body without surgery.
David was playing yesterday about
his family home in Potomac
Heights, Md, his father said, ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
5 New Policemen Added
To Force in Alexandra

Five new policemen were appoint
ed to the Alexandria police force
by City Manager Nicholas A. Cola
santo yesterday.
The new appointments bring the
force to within seven men of its
standard strength of 80, according
to Maj. Edgar A. Sims. police sup
erintendent. The new policemen
who will be sworn in tomorrow, are:
Joseph Alton Petit, 81, of TOO
Ramsey street; Carl Thorton Melton,
81, of 129 North Fairfax street; Will
liam Albert Evans, "a, of $40 East
Glendale avenue; George M. Stin-
nett, jr, "a, of 400 Mount Vernon
avenue. and Herman Rufus Wright,
|21, Of 319 East Windsor avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

Washington's Halloween spookery
has the cant-hardlies.
In what even police were forced to
admit was hardly" more than an
ordinary Saturday night around
town, the city staged a feeble OBJ
servance.
There were no witches riding
vacuum sweepers and citizens asso-
Citations apparently did good job of
protecting fire alarm boxes from the
more rabid celebrants. They supple
mented a sharp police watch to pre-
vent false alarms.
Police, nevertheless, had some
vandalism calls, most of which
could be traced to misguided Hal
loween urges, they said Over go
complaints received before II pm.
ranged from broken windows and
the building of street barbados out
of pilfered furniture to removing
bus stop signs, letting air out of tires
and overturning garbage cans. One
report was received Of an auto
splashed with paint.
One tiny island Of joy was on the
upper reaches of Fourteenth street
NV, between Columbia and Park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

parently. none the worse for his
experience.
This was one Of 1903 home acci-
dent injuries treated at local hos
pitfalls last week, the Red Cross
Accident Prevention Service re-
ported. Three adults died from fall
injuries in their homes, and four
week-old boy died after being
dropped accidentally by a four
year-old child.
A 3-month-old baby swallowed a
toy train wheel, a 2-year-old girl
swallowed some external medicine
capsules. 3-year-old boy drank
linament, and a 2-year old child
drank some liquid deodorant.
The 1948 injuries to date, the
Red Cross announced, were 5042,
compared to 1850 for the same
period in 1947. Deaths from acct
dents rose from 181 during the
period last year to 2l7 this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
D. E., Guard Renew
Fight on Disposition
OF Armory'Renta|

Another fight has broken out be-
tween the Commissioners and the
District National Guard over dis
posal of money received in rentals
for use of the Armory drill hall, 1t
was revealed last night.
Guard officials have asked the
Commissioners to turn the dispute
over to Controller General Warren
for a decision as to which agency
is entitled to 5000 forfeited by
George Washington University.
GNU students had agreed to recruit
500 National Guardsmen last year
in connection with the annual
Homecoming dance, but failed.
Meanwhile, the National Guard
has refused to relinquish the 5000.
Leonard P. Walsh, chairman of the
three-man armory board, declared
that District Auditor A. r. Pilkerton
has held that any funds collected
for use Of the armory prior to the
boards formation should be held for
the board.
Mr.. Walsh said he believed the
money belongs to the board rather
than to the National Guard. Other
members Of the board are Commits
sioner John Russell Young and Brig
FGen. Albert L. Cox, commander of
the guard.
The dispute is the first to arise
since the board was created at a
time when the Commissioners and
Gen. Cox reached an impasse in
their inability to agree on disposal
of funds collected for use of the
armory drill hall. Prior to the
boards formation, a state of open
warfare existed between the city
heads and guard officials.
Eventually. $4,000 in armory
funds were turned over to Mr.
Walsh's board when the Commits
sioners and Gen. Cox agreed on
formation of the compromise board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Howard U. Rated First
In Air Supply Training

\ The Air Reserve Officers Training
unit at Howard University has been
rated first In the instruction of Air
Force supply among units in IA
leading colleges and universities, it
was announced yesterday by Col.
James J. Carnes, chief of the de-
partment of military science and
tactics at the university.
The unit also won fourth among
nine leading institutions specialize
ing in transportation in q program
for testing and evaluating training
given at colleges in various special
lied fields.
Howard was rated one of seven
honor schools" among 81 institu-
tions which competed in the Air
Force examination, 1t was an
nOunced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

roads where even a dog was dressed
Up for the occasion-in a clown suit.
Children went at the celebration in
the happy and approved mild form,
drew frowns only for liberal soaping
Of windows in the area. Confetti
flew and blanketed the sidewalks.
There were numerous private
parties. but through it all was a
decided oearth of adult Disgusting.
One stern character, clad as a des-
ert sheik stalked out of a down.
town bistro and looked as though
he'd lost his Arabian stallion,
Street Lights Broken.
Downtown streets were quiet. Few
masked faces showed up for the
occasion.
Police had reports of a number of
broken street lights and fewer than
10 false alarms. At 10:45 pm. they
had call that boys were throwing
firecrackers into a dance hall at
Forty-f1fth and Macomb streets
NV.
Trick or treat" groups did con-
siderable door-rapping, but it was
in orderly fashion for the most part,
police reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
DC. Drops Plan 10 End
Traffic Congestion on
Pennsylvania Avenue

Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young has decided that all plans
for eliminating traffic congestion at
Fourth street, John Marshall place,
Constitution and Pennsylvania ave-
nues NV, are too expensive and
should be shelved for the time being
it was learned last night.
The latest plan to be considered
called for elimination of Capital
Transit streetcar tracks on Penn
sylvania avenue between Sixth
street and the Peace Monument and
erection of traffic characterization
islands at strategic points in the
busy intersection. An earlier plan
called in an underpass.
Cost Put At $4,000.
Taking out the tracks would cost
100000, according to engineers
estimates, while the characterization
project would require $4,000. Sew
eral weeks ago, District officials
dropped the $4,500,000 plans for
building the underpass at the in
tersection because of the expense
and the Districts fiscal plight. j..
Asked If he had formally notified
other members of the joint board of
Commissioners and the Public Utili-
ties Commission that he favored
scuttling the channelization plan,
Brig. Gen. Young said: Il would not
deny that"
He said he planned to call a
meeting before the end of the year
to discuss the matter with District
Commissioners John Russell Young
and Guy Mason and Public Utilities
Commissioners James H. Flanagan
and James Lauderdale.
Capital Transit Opposition Seen.
Capital Transit probably would be
required to pay the cost Of removing
the tracks and repaving the street
If the characterization plan were
adopted. The transit company feels
that it should not have to assume
this cost because the traffic problem
at the intersection is regarded as
caused by automobile traffic.
District officials believe Capital
Transit would take the case to court
if the city were to attempt to force
it to engage in the costly re-tracking
enterprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Community Fair TO Open
AT Sandy Spring Thursday

The 18th annual Sandy Spring
community fair will be held Thurs
day and Friday at the Sherwood
High School in Sandy Spring. ="
Featured will be a livestock show
by members of the local All Club
and Future Farmers. Exhibits will
include household and farm prod
ucts, hobbies and school exhibits.
The fair is sponsored by the
Sherwood chapter, Future Farmers
of America, the Future Homemakers
of America, the Maryland State
Fair Board, All Clubs and other
community farm and civic groups.
1t will be open from $50 to $50
pm. Thursday and from $50 am.
to $50 pm. Friday.
Entries can be made at the school
Office from $50 to $50 pm. We'd
nesday and from 8 am. to noon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
USO Club for Camp Pickett
Will Be Opened at Blackstone

A United Service Organizations
club will be opened at Blackstone,
Va, to serve personnel at nearby
Camp Pickett where District
draftees will be trained Secretary OF
Defense Forestal announced yester-
day. It will be operated by the
USO and the YWCA.
Mr.. Forrestal said the revival of
the USO, begun at his request, was
being completed rapidly to serve
the needs of the expanding armed
forces and that establishment of
clubs in IS communities had been
assured.
The first of the clubs was to be
opened at $3.50 pm. today at Peters
burg, Va, to serve nearby Camp
Lee.
Mai. Gen. Russell B. Reynolds,
chief OF Army special services and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Inauguration Week
Expected 10 Bring
Record Crowd Here

It's still two days before the Ma
ton decides who will occupy the
White House the next four years
but already the Greater National
Capital Committee is preparing for
a record influx of Inauguration week
visitors.
Considering it from all angles, the
Board Of Trade committee members
look for perhaps the greatest tour
list crush that any Washington event
has drawn.
But even so, they are quick to
deny rumors that all hotels are sold
out for the week beginning January
Is and climaxing with the Inaugural
ton four days later. Many hotel
reservations are being made on a
tentative basis and rooms are still
available.
Such a squeeze eventually will
come, however, and the committee
has set up clearing house to make
available to visitors every inch of
extra space in hotels, tourist homes
and private homes.
Frank E. Weakly, president of the
Hotel Association of Washington, is
in charge Of the clearing house for
transient accommodations. Like
other committeeman, he figures in
augural week will break all records.
at must be recognized that it has
been years since the last full-scale
inaugural took place." he said
Therefore, the country and the ad-
herents OF the winning ticket. will
tlamor for a big show. And if the
sentiment I have heard expressed
in Washington continues, any in
augural committee formulated is
going to accede to this demand"
MIR. Weakly said his committee
had gone to work early realizing
this will be the first "big" Inaugural
ton since the date was moved up
from March 4 to January 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

chairman Of the Joint Army Navy
Air Force Service Committee on
Welfare and Recreation, was desig-
mated to represent Mr.. Forrestal at
the opening of the club which will
occupy a Federal building and be
operated by the YWCA and the
National Catholic Com m unity
Service.
Other agencies which will help
operate the clubs are the 'YMCA,
National Jewish Welfare Board,
Salvation Army and National Trav-
elers Aid Association. ~,
The armed forces currently are
served by 81 operations conducted
by various member agencies OF the
wartime USO with USO funds. The
new clubs will bring the total to
1873 Enhanced activities. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
U. of M. Establishes
Philosophy Department

A Department of Philosophy in
the College of Arts and Sciences at
the University of Maryland was an
nounced yesterday by DIR. H. G.
Byrd, president.
The new department, to be
headed by DR.. Charles A. Baylis,
will offer courses in February, it
was said.