davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-07-24
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such words as new, few, now, how"
Colby, you're wrong! The word
cwm, "a circular geological forma-
tion," has Nv" as its only vowel.
Answer: Correct. It's pronounced
koom. to rhyme with room" 1t is
a Welsh loan word used mainly by
biologists.
P. M. c., Chillicothe: When I was
in high school, woman lecturer
tried to persuade the class to give
up the 'lip-lazy" pronunciation
'DIC-tion AIRY" She insisted on
the correctness of "DIC-shur-ry'
Answer: Your lecturer had the
cart before the horse. "DIC-shun-
ry" is "lip-lazy' that is, it's a British
telescoping that is slovenly in Amer
ican usage. All the familiar -ary
and-ery words should have a sec
ondary accent on the third syllable
thus: DIC'tion- AIRY, MILITARY,
SECRETARY, etc.
B. r., Kansas City: We boys and
girls of the Pershing School seventh
grade are wondering which words
are best-"someone, anyone or
somebody, anybody
Answer: They are interchange
able and equally correst. It's mat
ter of choice.
Il
o. G. T., Miami: Please give us
the origins of the words camera"
and kodak"
Answer: Camera is Latin word
that means "a vaulted chamber" ;"
The camera is so called because of
the chamber that separates the
lens from the film or plate. Kodak"
is a coined word invented by the
late George Eastman, and used as
trademark.
M. W., Flint: Please. how should
we pronounce the word "debacle"?
Answer: Either de-BAH-kl or de-
BACK-ull. Debacle, French loan
word pronounced day-BAH-kluh) +,
has the curious literal meaning, 1.-The
breaking of ice," as in river (rup-
ture des glaces).
Are you uncertain about the pronun-
citation OF such words as schedule, gradu-
ate, picture and feature? If so, MI Col
by's leafet on polarization. CHS, will
help you. To obtain copy. send cents
in coin and a stamped. sel-addressed en-
veope to him, care OF The Evening Star,
|P o. Box %, Station G. New York 10.
iC.,uri,ht Th. Nail aynajcate Joe 1oAS
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Natures Children
RUBY THROATS' NONSTOP
FLIGHT
By LiIIion Cox Athey

Six tiny feathered rocket-bombs
weighing about one-tenth of an
ounce each, made the nonstop
fight from the West Indies or Yucca
tan across the Gulf Of Mexico to
Florida, then up the East Coast
until they reached their goal-my
minosa tree in full bloom.
They never fail to appear when
the mimosa offers her fragrant
nectar to all guests. do not know
of course, if they are the guests OF
the previous year. None wear
anklets. But I know ruby -throated
humming birds arrive when the
mimosa needs them. Squeals of
delight can be heard if you stand
under the tree. Each imbiber has
several fluffy feathers at the base
of his awl-like bill. These collect
ripe pollen grains which are left
with the next blossom This pays
the hostess handsomely for re-
freshments enjoyed.
Humming birds are most sbund
ant in the Southwest. where noun
tain meadows in midsummer offer
marvellous variety of bright flowes
The ruby throat is the only species
ranging east of the Mississippi
River, and one of the most beau
tiful.
The males are about 3i+ inches in
length, about an inch shorter than
the females. They are clad in a
metallic bronze-green above with
under parts of red, bronze green
and white. The entire throat area
is a brilliant metallic red turning
to gold or green in the sunlight.
The chin and cheeks and under the
eyes are velvety black. The female
has replaced the black with gray,
otherwise she is almost as gaily cos
TUNED.
Male humming birds are stunt
flyers. AS soon as they can attract
the attention of the females they
fly above the tree to show off their
tricks. Tumbling over and over in
the air as they drop through space.
they right themselves to land be-
SlQe Cne CHOSEN one.
Soon the pair fly away to visit
another deep-throated blossom, this
time a columbine.
Nine. Hummer builds the won-
derful cup-shaped nest alone. It is
placed in plain sight, but so cleverly
camouflaged few see 1t. The out
side walls are of fine bits of bark,
lichen and stems stitched together
with gray spider silk. The inside OF
down from dandelion fern crosier's
and leaves. The finest down for the
mattress on which is placed a pair
of pure white eggs no larger than
garden pea.
The twins when born do not fill
a teaspoon bowl. They are fed
every hour on soft insects, their
parents ramming the food deep in
their throats. Soon they are teeter-
ing on the brim of their cradle or
venturing out on the limb-preco-
cious babies eager to earn their own
living.
Humming birds can fly back
wards. They travel at the rate OF
SIS miles per hour, IS beats per sec
ond. Their big hearts and large
wings and their light weight enable
them to make this speed. They are
fearless toward larger birds and
fight fatal duels with rivals. There
are 4S8 species known, of which lab
reside in the republic of Ecuador.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Ny Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby
Weekend Forum.

Our weekend forum begins with
this question from E. NJ, Of Wash
ington. How is 'tangerine' pro-
nounced? Is the g hard because
the fruits name derives from the
word 'tang'?"
Answer: No. The tangerine, a
small. loose skinned orange, takes
its name from Tangier, seaport and
zone in Northwest Africa. Tango
rine is pronounced tan-juh-REEN.
r. L. j., Oak Ridge: Recently you
stated: ITO the best Of my knowl-
edge, w Is . vowel in English only
when 1t is part Of . diphthcng, as in
Evening star., 1948-07-24

Score yourself as follows: o.,
poor; 3-6, average; TO, superior;
$40, very superior.
ANSWERS.
Track. 2. Corn. g. Joe (Stalin1
4. Oink. 5. Golden bantam sweet
corn. 8. Jack johnson and Joe
Louis were Negroes; the other three,
Caucasians.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr., GEORGE w. Crone

Score one point for correct So
luton to each of the first five prob
lens. The last problem counts five
points.
/. Gil Dodds is famous in which
field of sport?
Basketball Track
Football Baseball
2. Smut is normally looked upon
by farmers as an enemy of their
Apples Soy Beans
Corn Strawberries
3. The Kremlin should make one
think primarily Of which mascu-
line name?
Bob Harry
Joe Winston
4. Head cheese made which char
acteristic sound while on the hoof?
Oink Ba-a
Moo Gr-r-r
5. Which one of the following
would be most difficult for person
to eat who had false teeth?
Concord Duke
Golden Bantam Early Rose
6. Boxing offers the greatest
chance for equality Of opportunity
to various races. as you will note
from checking of the famous heavy
weight champions named below
who were Caucasions versus those
of the Negro race. You deserve one
point for each correct judgment.
Caucasian Negro
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Word Game

FIND 40 or more common English
words in
RATIONAL,
meaning, having reason OF under
standing" Average mark is 43
words. Time limit, 80 minutes.
Rules Of the same, Words must be Of
four or more letters. . Words which acquire
four letters by the addition of IS" such as
bats" cats" are not used 3 Only one
form of word Is used. 4. Proper names
are not used. A list will be published
Monday.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

copyrisht, The Bell Syndicate, Inc, 10
Evening star., 1948-07-24
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

modern way; Isell only II bid Is satisfac-
tory; total fee. S5. You won't 80 wrong
buying or selling . car here Big auction
ave. Sc. or HOO l1th st. Sc. TR. 7113.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

OLDSMOBILE 1941 model S. only $500
cash needed. balance $50 mo-; 4-dr. sedan,
complete with all accessories. and in
fine operating condition; total price, ST.
90, direct from pvt. owner. ST. 1855.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-19
Gen. Taylor Hurt In Chute Jump

BERLIN, R)-Brig. Gen. Tel ford Taylor was injured yesterday when he and seven other Ameri- cans parachuted from a CAY over Berlin.
 Taylor, chief U. s. prosecutor of war crimes in Germany, was brought to an army hospital suf- fering from a wrenched back and a slight hip injury. He landed in a street in Russian occupied terri tory:
 The plane developed engine trouble.
 At least one of the passengers, woman, was reported to have been injured.
 Taylor was returning to Nuern- berg after conferrnng here with Gen. Lucius D. Clay, U. s. mili- tary governor for Germany.
 The plane carried TO persons, including the crew. The pilot and co-pilot stayed with the CAT to make forced landing rather than abandon it over the city.
 Several passengers who landed in the Russian occupied suburb of Lichtenberg reported they had been picked up by Russian sol diers and taken to Soviet head quarters.
 It was learned that Mrs. Taylor was among those who bailed out.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-19
Mixed Foreign Reactions To
 Truman Talk
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) Communist dominated Peoples Democratic party, said Truman is loading the guns-calls for uni versal military training and threatens with direct action"
 The Budapest Communist news paper Szabadnet said:
 "The Truman speech is nothing but a cheap electioneering truck.
 The London foreign office said Britain warmly welcomed" the Presidents speech, 'in particular the emphasis on the essentially de- fensive character of the American policy"
 Premier Themistokles Souphou- lis of Greece, which has been get ting United States military aid, said in Athens the address consti- tuted not only hope but assurance given all peoples of the world that their freedom and independence will be protected"
 CzechoSlovakia's com m n [ press gave scant attention to the speech, and much of that was re- proachful. But The people showed a lively interest. Many listened eagerly to foreign broadcasts.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-19
U. $. Train Service Ordered Cut

WASHINGTON, P-The gov ernment today ordered a 25 per cent reduction in coal-burning passenger train service because of the coal mine shutdown.
 The office of defense transpor- tation order is effective at mid night next Sunday March 21.
 It was issued under the war time powers which the ODT still retains.
 The agency said the step was necessary because "railroad coal stocks today are considerably lower than they have been on pre- vious occasions when stoppages in coal production have interfered with railroad operations"
 The bureau of mines reported two days ago that coal stocks gen. orally were at a dangerously low level.
 At the time the ODT acted, the government was making other moves to end the work stoppage which already has forced the steel industry to cut operations.
 Federal conciliation chief Cyrus s. Ching met with Ezra Van Horn, spokesman for the mine operators, and arranged to talk later with John L.. Lewis, chief of the UNIV.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-19
PIONEER ELECT FRANK DUFRESNE HONORARY

MEMBER
 The Pioneers of Alaska at their regular meeting last Wednesday elected Frank Dufresne to honor ary membership in the order for recognition of his years of fine service to the Territory.
 Igloo No. can rightfully claim him as he first came to Alaska when he arrived in Nome in 1920 to visit his uncle the late Charles Rice. He started out by stalking a claim near Teller but found that he was more interested in the wild game than the gold.
 After serving as deputy mar shall for year he entered the bio- logical survey and later the Alas ka game commission where he was active for 22 years. While in Nome he married an Alaskan girl, Klondie Woofter and his son was born here. He is now chief of in- formation for the fish and wild life commission with offices in Chicago, III.
 The Pioneers have been active the past two weeks on a member ship drive with the entire order divided into competitive teams to see who can find the most pion- eers who are not members. Seven were elected to membership at the meeting.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-19

BUDAPEST, Hungary. R-An official said today the communist controlled ministry of interior had banned the Readers Digest. The U. S. magazine published articles by former Premier Ferenc Nagy, busted last year in the communist coup.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Public Library
By John [. Lord
.ssistant, Technology Division.

Assistant, biNioluH'
For at least another two months
Washington weather will exhibit
two characteristics, the ever pres
ent humidity and frequent thunder-
storms. These summer phenomena
are typical of the air mass usually
present at this time OF year. AS w.
H. Wenstrom explains in Weather
and the Ocean of Air" this hot
humid air belongs to the general
type, Tropical Maritime" The
familiar summer thunderstorms are
characteristic of this moist air,
sometimes heralding the arrival Of
cold front. What keeps up our
morale is the hope of few days of
Polar Canadian air. not SO polar as
a rule by the time it reaches us, but
cool and dry by comparison.
For the amateur who would try
his hand at forecasting for himself.
Wenstrom has chapter, Amateur
Aerology." A book strictly for the
lobbyist is weather for a Hobby"
by Raymond Yates. Both have
directions for constructing some OF
the necessary instruments. They
may be obtained at the Central Lii
brary, Eighth and K streets NV. In
addition, the Technology Division
at the Central Library has Just re-
ceived: Techniques Of Observing
the Weather" by B. c. Haynes.
The advanced amateur can use this
will nrnfit
Evening star., 1948-07-11

United States-Canada, 1848-l948,
but actually there has been un-
broken peace between the two coun-
tries ever since 1915.
The Eightieth Congress authos-
lied many inconsequential postage
stamps, but its instruction to the
Postmaster General to issue a COM
memorative" for William Allen
White, editor of the Emporia Ga
zette, certainly merits public ap-
proval. Few of his contemporaries
more notably deserve his countrys
gratitude. The months that have
passed since his death on January
%, 1914, have proved his worth to
the world at large: Publication OF
his autobiography and of Prof. Wal
ter Johnson's collection of his letters
has confirmed the impression OF his
closest friends that he really was
one of the builders Of the new civili-
zation to which all persons OF good
will look forward. He was not limited
to his own time. nor restricted to his
own Kansan environment.
Mr.. Whites stamp will symbolic
his value. 1t will remind people
that he was a master of modern
English prose-with native Amer
Evening star., 1948-07-11

Blackfeet arouse his keenest admir-
alton, and he has painted, he said.
about 800 portraits of this tribe
alone. Sioux, Cree and Blood In
dians are also represented in the
present collection of recent work.
Tom Spotted Eagle (repro-
ducedD, wearing a handsome feather
bonnet, is we'll known in the Black
feet tribe as an expert in the uni
versal sign language. Mr.. Relss
caught him just as he was beginning
to tell a story about his early hunt
ing days. The old man was able
to hold the position, with his hand
raised, for as long as the artist
needed to finish the picture, after
which the Indian continued his sign
language story.
Mr.. Reiss painted Three Pro-
files" because he wanted to show
the contrast between the character
istic faces of the two old Cree men
and the boyish young one. Turtle
is one of the most courageous bear
hunters of the BIackfeet, and in the
painting is wearing buffalo head
dress which symbolized to Mr..
Reiss the monumental spirit OF the
American Indian. Running
Crane" (painted at the age of 7S)
is depicted in one of the finest old
war shirts "a medicine costume) OF
the Blackfeet, which he claimed had
protected him from all injuries in
the many battles of his time.
Mr.. Reiss found Water Black
bird" typical of Blackfeet women;
her face reveals hard work and
motherly devotion. He calls Egg
Face and Baby" madonna OF the
plains. and says a halo seems to
surround all Indian mothers when
tending their infants.
When he was working in his
studio in Alberta, Canada, an In
dian stepped in with a little boy
whose hair-do and expression so de-
lighted the artist that he asked the
father to hold it" while he did a
quick sketch. The little fellow was
so intrigued that he became cross
eyed staring at the painting. This
painting and "Papoose" will doubt
less be favorites with many visitors.
OF all the models he had, said Mr..
Reiss. little Snowbird (the papoose)
was the most patient.
Evening star., 1948-07-11

An airnail stamp showing the
emblem of the Economic Co-opera-
ton Administration and pubGciz-
ing the European Recovery Program
of the United States may be author
lied shortly and given priority over
other new postal adhesives sched-
uled for release before December 81.
Such a label is wanted to offset
the propaganda of Soviet Russia.
See Looking Ahead" on the editorial
page of The Star today.
1t has been announced that Post
master General Jesse M. Donaldson
will be the principal speaker at
the first-day ceremonies at Fred
erick, Md, August 9, when the
Francis Scott Key stamp goes on
sale.
The number of each individual
commemorative printed rests with
the Postmaster General. He can
order 100000 copies of a given
stamp or 100000 copies. In fact,
he already has begun to cut quanti-
ties on acquisitions sent to the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
This, of course. will mean that some
stamps of the l948 series may be
scarcer than some of the 1947 series.
Philatelic prices, following the law
of supply and demand, will rise
accordingly. =
Samuel r. Young, Executive As
sistant to the Postmaster General
and an astronomer Of distinction,
returned from an administrative
tour of the Nation in time to observe
two of the moons of Jupiter in tran
sit over the face of that planet
Thursday evening. 1T was a sight
of rare beauty" he told his col
leagues the following morning.
The 3-cent Two Jima flag (Ma-
rine Corps stamp and the Scent
Texas Statehood commemorative
were removed from the sales list
of the Philatelic Agency on Wednes-
day.
Postmasters throughout the coun-
try have been notified to restrict
their orders for the scent Five
Boroughs of New York airmail stamp
to such quantities as will be re-
ouired for philatelic use"
Somebody is pretty sure to chal-
lenge the inscription on the Niagara
Bridge stamp slated to be released
at Niagara Falls, N. Y, August 2
1t reads: "A Century Of Friendship
a CENTURY OF FRIENDSHIP
= UNITED STATES CANADA
~ {a4a -,9AB
Evening star., 1948-07-11
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
masters. Additions to Bliss col
lection American paintings.
through the summer.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National Col
lection of Fine Arts, Constitution
avenue and Tenth street-Amer-
ican paintings from private collec-
tions and other gifts and loans.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, Division
of Graphic Arts, Independence ave-
nue., and Tenth street--Prints by
Ruel P. Tolman. through July.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive-Ori-
entail and Far Eastern arts; Paint,
other. American artists; changing
exhibits.
CoRCORAN GALLERY OF ART. Sew
enteenth street between New York
avenue and E street-American
painting and SCULPTURE and the ".
A. Clark collection. New exhibit
tions of water colors by artists of
Washington and vicinity. Amer
lean drawings, through September.
Four one-artist exhibitions. Gates.
Gath. Bookatz and Calfee, through
September II.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY.
1900 Twenty-frst street-Paint-
American paintings, alternating
through the summer
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. East Cap
itol and First streets-Division OF
Prints. Sixth Annual Print EXhibi-
ton, through August Is. Fourth
annual of rare books from Rosen-
valid collection. Paintings and
drawings by Hector Poleo, through
today.
PUBLIC LIBRARY-Eighth and. K
streets Naturalization by Mar
garet Hill. through July.
PAN AMERICAN UNION. Constitu-
tion avenue and Seventeenth street
N.W.-Water colors and drawings
from Argentina. through today.
Paintings by Carlos Otero, through
Wednesday.
WHYTE GALLERY, 1878 connecti-
cut avenue NV.
ARTISTS COOPERATIVE, 1903 K
street N.W.-Members show.
BARNETT ADEN GALLERY. 127
Randolph place N.W.-Contempo-
rary American paintings. through
August.
PLAYHOUSE LOUNGE, 727 Fifteenth
street N.W.-Painting by Winold
Reiss.
ARTS CLUB, 2O17 I street NV
Members show, through septem-
her "a
Evening star., 1948-07-11
News About Stamps
By jones Waldo Fowcett

latelist for more than 80 years. He
has maintained his interest In the
postal issues of the whole world de-
spite the increasing difficulty OF col
lecting on that scale. His main
showing runs to % volumes OF
standard dimensions, but he also
has accumulated some 20 additional
albums of supplementary character.
His portfolios of complete panes
carry President Roosevelt's auto
graph on every sheet from March,
1888, to March, 1945, and President
Truman's from May, 1945, to Febru-
ary, 1916. The United States series
has only about a dozen empty spaces
from 1S47 to 1948.
In the British Empire division,
Mr.. Ickes probably never has been
excelled by any American collector.
Most of the high values are includ-
ed, 80 per cent Of all denominations
being mint.
Dates and place Of sale have not
yet been settled, but an announce
ment of these details probably will
be released soon.
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News,
Portland. Me, reached It's 3.0o0th
issue July S, 1t has been published
uninterruptedly since January Z,
1891.
Patricia Devine, 81 Middlesex road.
Surrey Hills, E. 10. Victoria, Aus
tralia, would like to correspond with
young people in the United States
who will exchange stamps, photo
graphs and music. She is 10 and
writes a neat, legible hand.
Readers interested in the cam
paign to prevent forest fires will be
supplied gratis with poster labels
Illustrating the drive if they will
send addressed, stamped en-
velopes to the stamp editor OF The
Star.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at 8.
The Washington Philatelic So
ciety will hold an auction of stamps
and covers at the Cosmos Club
Madison place and H street NV.
Wednesday evening at 8. Visitors are
welcome. Entrance on Madison place
is specified.
Evening star., 1948-07-11

this and I particularly request you
to remember it.
Just then sharpshooters bullet
struck a surgeon who was standing
near the President and I became
really alarmed for his safety and,
I have no doubt, a little excited, as
I said firmly:
"Mr. President. you must really
get down from this exposed position
1 cannot allow you to remain here
longer. and if you refuse / shall
deem it my duty to have you re-
moved under guard
Wouldn't Sit Down
az suppose the absurdity OF my
threatening to put the President OF
the United States under arrest
amused him, for he smiled, looked at
me quizzically and got down behind
the parapet, where I provided him
with an ammunition box for a seat,
but he wouldn't sit still a minute at
time and was constantly stretching
up his long form to see what was
going on, thereby exposing fully hall
of himself to danger in spite OF all
I could do; and thus he continued
to bob up and down until the action
was over, when he cheered Justify
along with the rest and, bidding US
good night, got into his carriage and
rode away home"
The casualties on the Union and
the Confederate sides are said, to
have been about 600 each. Forty on
the Union side were buried in Battle
Ground National Cemetery on
Georgia avenue near Walter Reed
General Hospital, and the remains
of II unknown Confederate bodies
are buried In Grace Episcopal
Churchyard, Woodside, Md, near
Silver Spring.
AFTERGLOW
BY Elizabeth Wood. (Pellegrint
G. Cudahy;; $780, .,
Mrs. Horne was to all appearances
a staid. conventional housewife with
four children, but underneath her
veneer of respectability was a seeth-
ing, unforgotten love for the man
who had been her lover while her
husband was in Europe. She talked
herself into believing that Blanche.
who had been born nine months
after her husbands return, was the
child of her lover The cruel man
ner with which she treats her other
children and the intense love she
lavishs on Blanche make an inter-
esting story. Written with beauty
and a deep sensitivity, this is a
readable novel. S A.
Evening star., 1948-07-11
OES Activities

Areme Chapter will have cruise
tomorrow evening on the steamer
Mount Vernon, leaving the wharf
at $50 pm.
The past matrons and patrons Of
1885 and the 1946 association will
have a joint picnic at North Beach.
Nd, today. Lunch will be served
at 1:30 pm. -