davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-02-12

! mistakes, sometimss-and II IL only
natural they would, what with H.
0o0, 900 individual payroll accounts
to handle. The mistakes are being
discovered now.
Write to the Glass G Allotment
Division, Army Finance Center, st.
Louis 20, Mo. It will 60 as far
as 1t can in making arrangements
to suit you.
(You may Drits to Moi. Mai In
care OF this sse.Dspaper IN connection
tDith your otDn serrtce.tonnectsd
problem. Inclose q selt.addyessed
stamped enve'ope.)
(From Associated Press Nswsfeatures)
Evening star., 1949-10-23

shots are recommended prior to
a Mexican trip. In fact, travellers
returning to the United States
are required to present a certifi-
cate showing vaccination within
the last three years. Otherwise,
they get 1t right on the spot.
II AA
Money Matters-Another point
under scrutiny of American travel
agents is the extent of the bar
gain under last June's devalua-
ton Of the peso. At first blush
it would seem price ceilings are
effective and the full bargain is
being passed along to travellers.
"Chiselers" have been curbed, too.
Mexico's devaluation set an
official rate of 8.65 pesos to the
United States dollar. Prior to
that, the official exchange rate
was 4.85. But that price could be
bettered materially outside the
Mexican banking system. The
unofficial exchange rate was
or 7.
Some tourists. are surprised
when they see price tag on an
article marked $40 that would
hardly sell for more than 50 at
home. The secret is that the sign
Evening star., 1949-10-23
7 raveIer's II otebook
Travel Agents Learn More About Mexico
~, Eutra lila l.
By Jacques FutreIIe. Jr.
The Stars Travel Editor

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 22.-Pity
the poor travel agent! OF all
people, they are the ones who
can't travel solely for recrea-
ton, can't get away from it ALL"
It's a busman's holiday whenever
and wherever they go.
They can't let a bit of spectacu-
lar scenery go by with a mere
"ah." They take a professional
interest in it, file it away in their
minds with fitting words to de-
scribe it. The more interesting the
country is as a vacationland, the
harder they work at 1t. Eyes are
glued to timetables and menus,
native customs and weather
There are dozens of things to see
hear and remember. For travel
agents have to know all the
answers about what's on the other
side of the horizon.
*sx 4
Assembled in Mexico Right
now. the greatest aggregation o1
American travel agents ever te
assemble on foreign soil is in
Mexico. More than 600 United
States travel retailers and whole
salers attended the opening ses.
sion Of the annual convention o1
the American Society Of Trave
Agents on Thursday in the Palac.
Of Fine Arts.
After the closing business meet.
ing today and the banquet to.
morrow most of them will scat
ter on a series Of postconventior
tours busmen's holidays tt
famous and byway places within
Mexico.
The travel agents will go bacl
to the United States with some.
thing of preview Of world-wid,
1850 travel offerings. Practical!
every country interested in lur.
ing the American tourist and hi.
dollar is represented at the con.
vention with tourism executives
new travel literature, posters ane
novel displays.
But Mexico is being brought te
their attention vividly with trip.
to such picturesque places a!
Oaxaca. bright with eterna
springs; San Luis Potosi, where
opals are sold on the streets
Acapulco. the old Pacific seaport
that became a sparkling resort
Veracruz, named La Villa Rics
de la Veracruz (the rich town O.
the holy cross) by Cortez wher
he landed there in 1919 to star
his conquest.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Also, Guadalajara. famous for
it's beautiful girls. native handi-
crafts and blown glass: Forth,
with its acres and acres OF now
ers; Mazatlan. with its South Seas
scenery: Merida, gateway to the
ruins of ancient Mayan cities.
X X X X
The Seasons On Most OF
ASTA's members have been IN
Mexico before. 1t is an old friend
of theirs. But even those who
now are casting appraising eyes
over the variety Of scenes for the
first time have long known the
answers to tourist questions.
Alert to the business OF keeping
up with the vacation world, they
will tell you:
Now is the time to go; further,
there never is a time not to go
to Mexico. There used to be a
distinction in season. The best
time was considered to be october
through May. That was based on
the idea that winter is the dry
season and June through Sep
tember the wet. Rare, they will
tell you, are prolonged drizzles
and sunless days. Wet-month
rains usually come as heavy
showers in the afternoons, with
sunny mornings and bright, crisp
evenings.
Winter or summer. Mexico's
temperatures are on an la carte
basis. You can pretty much select
what you please. cool or warm.
But the temperature choice is
made by elevation. IT you like
it cool, go up, not north. If you
like it temperate, go down. not
south. If you like it hot. 60 down
some more"
Most Of Mexico's resorts lie on
a high plateau. Such cos
mopolitan city cannot be classed
as a resort. but Mexico City is
among the highest "musts" on
the Mexican itinerary. 1t is al
most $500 feet above sea level.
This loftiness puts the capital
we'll up into the "tierra fria," or,
cold country. The temperate
stratum (tierra templada) lies
between 5000 and $500 feet.
Famous towns in this range of
temperatures include Guadala-
jara. Jalapa and Oaxaca. From
sea level to about 5000 feet lies
the terra caliente. In this hot
country, you'll find Acapulco,
Fortin and Mazatlan.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

OF the peso. or Mexican dollar, is
the same as the United States
dollar. A $40 price tag in Mexi-
co means $1.16 in American cash.
Here is a handy table of equiv
alents. Tuck it away. You might
be going to Mexico some time
Soon v0lIrSe1f
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Travel Light Travel agents
even quote statistics on mercury
readings and precipitation off,
hand. For instance. the average
temperature for November is 81
degrees Fahrenheit In Mexico
City. 80 in Acapulco. They pre-
sent more remembered picture
by passing along this all-time
maxim about Mexico City: "A
blanket at night and the shady
side Of the street at noon are the
rule" Also, I'm Acapulco. sum-
mer clothes are never out Of
season."
AS to what to take for q Mexico
vacation Of only a few weeks, the
universal advice is summed up in
two words: Travel light. But in
clude topcoat at any season and
raincoat during summer months.
Go on from there, according to
the predominant climate selected.
If it's above the Caliente coastline,
take a wardrobe suitable for
spring and winter. Toward the
turn Of the year. accent warm
clothing in packing - heavier
coats. heavy suits. Mexico man
ages to get along without central
heating. and the thermometer
dips toward the low 30s in the
capital on winter nights.
Sports clothes are reserved for
resorts. such as Taxco and Aca-
pulco. Stacks, gay shirts and fancy
jackets are appropriate wear for
men there. Business suits are
hardly ever completely out of
place, and in Mexico City they
are much more correct. Women
are expected to limit slacks wear
to resorts, the country and while
touring in automobiles. But mo-
toring does not excuse slacks on
Mexico City's streets and in res
taurants. Shorts are rarely ac-
ceptable. almost taboo.
y y -
Staying healthy-There's a wide
range Of advice about staying
healthy in Mexico. They 60 from
don't drink tap water anywhere"
to forming a habit OF taking a
siesta in the early afternoon.
In knocking about, especially
outside large cities, resist the
temptation to consume water
from the handiest source. Bottled
drinks and mineral water are best
for those who want to bet on a
"sure thing" every time. Hasty
indulgence in native food can
bring an inner turmoil that is
unpleasant, to say the least. Take
it easy, like the proverbial ele-
phant testing wooden bridge for
his weight.
Experience shows 1t is wise not
to rush about. like a Washing
toms Birthday shopper after a
series of bargains. From Ma
tional Airport, barely above the
Potomac, to Mexico City's rari-
fed atmosphere is quite a jump.
Feel your way with digestive
processes as well as exertion. Eat
and drink lightly the first day
or two.
Peal raw fruits. But many a
healthy American has not re-
sisted the tempting breakfast
Strawberries in the Hotel Del
Prado. Visitors shouldn't think
the siesta is Sissy" or a sign of
age. Try it out. In small towns.
shopkeepers lock up and snore
in their homes in unison in the
early afternoons anyway, so shop
ping activities can be curtailed.
The casual-paced business tempo
in Mexico City even slows down
during siesta hours.
Visitors are urged to try an
other Mexican custom. The
heavy meal is at noon, with a
light repast at night. And If the
altitude continues troublesome
try it lower. Acapulco is about
the same height above sea level
as the White House.
Vaccination and antityphoid
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-09-23
ISRAEL'S ROAD
BY HARRY KoVNER

BY HARRY KOVNER
Clipped and shorn,
Bent and worn,
Still, move on he must
To reach the land he lost.
Turned out of home
And forced to roam
To all the four ends
Of unfriendly lands.
Forever blocked,
Suspected, knocked,
Abused and detested;
Scorned and molested,
Shut in ghetto-walls
Like cattle in stalls.
Massacred and pillaged,
In city and village.
Burned at stake
For Christ's sake
Yet, this manned Jew
Nurses no hate.
With staff and pack
On his broken back
He wanderS all over.
With God at his side
And the Torah as guide
He is not despaired.
Nor unduly scared.
His faith is sure and firm
In Gods good time.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Mrs. Brandon Denies
.Suspecting Sabotage
BY the Associated Press

HONGKONG. July 13.-Mrs.
Dorothy Brandon of the New
York Herald Tribune said today
she wanted to make very clear
that I did not suspect sabotage"
of the Dutch airliner that crashed
near Bombay yesterday.
Mrs. Brandon, who left the
group of American correspondents
which was aboard the Inflated
airliner, said she and William r.
Mathews, Arizona publisher, made
up our mind back in New York
before the plane left" not to re-
turn with the others.
In an interview here today, Mrs.
Brandon said I'VE were the only
two people who planned to come
north. I had a three-month Far
East assignment and Mathews
wanted to go to Japan
(Mr. Mathews in Manila
yesterday quoted Mrs. Brandon
as saying "the plane would be
sabotaged as sure as your life.~
Mrs. Brandon said one Of the
party had complained on the way
to the Dutch-sponsored tour Of
Indonesia about the 3,4G9-mile
nonstop fight to Mauritius and
that was probably the reason the
correspondents had asked per-
mission to land in India on the
way back.
Mrs. Brandon is the mother in
law of Whitelaw Reid, editor Of
the Herald Tribune.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Youth Held in $1,000 Bail
In Criminal Assault Case

Charles H. Tapp. 10. today was
ordered held under $4,000 bond
for grand jury action on a charge
Of raping a 25-year-old Washing
ton waitress in his apartment In
the 1900 block of Lee highway,
Arlington.
He was given a hearing in q
closed session of Arlington County
Court. Police arrested Tapp July 8
after the waitress complained that
the offense had occurred the pre-
vious night. She got on street
car in Washington and told mo-
torman what had occurred and
was advised to inform Arlington
police.
Last week, the Rev. Charles VIII
liam Miller, SO, who occupies an
apartment next to Tapp's, testi-
fled in County Court that he
heard no outcries during the al
legged assault. The waitress told
Judge Hugh Reid today that she
could not scream because Tapp,
who had lured her to his apart
ment on the pretext of meeting
his family, held his hand over her
mouth.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. *** A-a
1896 Killer Regains Sanity,
Heads Back 10 Death Cell

The legal pathway back to the
death cell in the District Jail,
where he lost his mind in May,
1910. has been cleared for James
Bostic, colored. 81, who was con-
victed IL years ago of numbering
a l6-year-old colored youth.
After Dr. Winfred Overholser
Of st. Elizabeths Hospital reported
that Bostic had regained sanity
Justice Jennings Bailey in District
Court late yesterday signed an Or
der directing that the convicted
killer be returned to the District
Jail.
The next legal step. court Off
cials said. will be to bring Bostic
before judge, who will set new
date for his execution.
Bostic was found guilty of mur-
der in the first degree for shooting
William Tuckson. jr., 16, during
an alteration in the 1000 block o1
First street NV, on October 9
1886. He was sent to the death
cell to await execution.
Successive stays of execution
were obtained until May. 1910
when District psychiatrists re.
ported that Bostic had become
insane during his confinement
and recommended that he be
transferred to St. EliZabeths.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
China Reds Tried 10 Gel
|0Iiveto U.S..
By the Associoied Press

The State Department said yes
terday that Shanghai police
backed by armed Chinese Com
munist soldiers, tried to get Amer
lean Consul William M. Olive to
sign a denunciation of the Amer
ican Government while he was
held on a charge Of violating traf-
fic laws.
Mr.. Olive was forced by brutal
beatings to sign the confession
and apology" which was pub
lished last week in Shanghai, the
department said.
The consul was released Satur-
day after having been held on q
bread and water diet for nearly
three days.
The State Department detailed
the story of his "inhuman treat
ment" after receiving full report.
from Consul General John M
Cabot.
Mr.. Olive, 80. a native of Iron
ton, Mo-. has been under medica
care since his release.
American officials in Shanghai
Nanking and Peiping have beer
directed to make sharp protests tt
the highest Communist official!
available.
Diplomatic authorities here sale
the response will show what re.
gard the Chinese Communist!
have for international law ane
basic human rights. or the extern
of their ability to control local Of
| ficials,
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Johnson Asks Congress
To Approve Defense Fund
By the Associoted Press

Secretary Of Defense johnson
asked Congress today to approve
a $623 100000 bill for military
construction of the utmost ur-
gency" to improve bases at home
and abroad.
A statement from the Secretary
was presented to the House Armed
Services Committee by Eugene M
Zuckert, Assistant Air Secretary
It emphasized that almost a third
of the total would be spent for
Alaska and Pacific defenses-
more than 10000
Mr.. Zuckert also read a letter
from Donald F. Carpenter. former
chairman of the Munitions Board
who directed the worldwide study
that produced the bill in final
form.
Particularly in Alaska and the
Far East there exists a necessity
for providing strong outposts," Mr.
Carpenter wrote. Such facilities
are necessary in accordance with
the approved strategic plans OF
the Joint Chiefs of staff"
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Senator cCarthy Censured
By Wisconsin Court
By The Assoeioisd Press

MADISON. Wis, July 13.-The
Wisconsin State Supreme Court
yesterday censured Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican. of Wisconsin
for a violation of the State Con-
stitution but ruled it found no
ground for disciplinary action
against him.
The court dismissed q COM
plant by the State Board of Bar
Commissioners asking disciple
nary action against the Senator
The board contended he was
guilty of unethical conduct and
had violated the constitution when
he ran for the Senate in 1916
without first resigning a Circuit
Court judgeship.
The court ruled that Senator
McCarthy's action definitely sub
jects him to just censure." How
ever, 1t continued. his acts did
not meet the condemnation OF
the voters in 1916, nor was he
derelict in discharge Of his duties
as q lawyer and Judge"
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Veterinarians Back Foes
Of Compulsory Health Plan!
BY the Associotsd Press

DETROIT, July 13.-The Amer
lean Veterinary Medical Associa-
ton gave its support today to op-
ponents of ANY system of COM
pulsory health insurance or system
of political medicine such as now
is under consideration in Con-
gress."
A resolution, approved by the
associations House OF Representa-
tives at its convention here, said
"the United States today enjoys
the benefits of the highest medical
standards in the world"
"All these benefits Of medicine
and veterinary medicine have
come about under a system of free
enterprise" it said, "and wherever
government has assumed control
Of medical services. the standards
Of such service have deterlorated,
with tremendous multiplication of
costs and increase of tax burdens. f"
The resolution further declared
that such a system may lead to
national bureaucratic control"
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Bombay
Continued From First Page.)

had made takeofs short time
before.
Private funeral services for the
Americans will be held this eve
ming in the coroner's court
American residents of Bombay
and American Ambassador 10y
Henderson will attend. The main
service for all As victims will be
held tomorrow in Bombays town
hall.
Seven to Be Cremated.
The American consulate re-
ceived instructions from the State
Department to have seven Of the
bodies of the correspondents Gre
mated at the request of relatives
who want the ashes sent to them.
The Netherlands Consul said a
kim Constellation from Holland
is expected to arrive here tomor-
row with Dutch officials and detec-
tives assigned to investigate the
disaster.
Searchers said many Of the
bodies recovered had been mnagled
and charred almost beyond recog-
milton. Some of the Americans
were identified by papers found
on the bodies. Mr.. Henderson and
American reporters here who were
acquainted with the correspond
ents identified the others.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
|317th Airborne Reservist.
To Man Training Plans

About $50 officers and non COM
missioned officers. comprising the
cadre 317th Airborne Infantry
Regiment of the 80th Airborne
Division, will map plans at 8
o'clock tonight at Fort Myer, North
Post, for their two weeks train
ing period starting July "a.
All reservists of the Washing
ton area, the group will take a
special two weeks course in air.
borne training at Fort Bragg, N. c.
Many of the men are veterans of
World War II and others are just
out of schools, a spokesman said.
During the evening Corpl. Col
fredo D. Sansalone, of 1922 Bla-
densburg road NE, will be COM
missioned a second lieutenant in
the reserves at a special ceremony
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Lack Of Evidence Frees
7 Men in Gaming Cases

Gambling and lottery charges
were dropped against two men In
Municipal Court today when the
prosecution failed to present SUI
f1cient evidence.
The men are: William G. Sach-
lis, so, of the 1900 block Of Morse
street NE, who was arrested at
Thirteenth street and New York
avenue NV. yesterday after de-
tectives said they saw him accept
a bet on a horse. and James Koki-
nos, "a, of the 1900 block Of F
street NE. arrested yesterday in q
variety store in the 800 block OF
Twelfth street NE. after detec-
tives said they saw him taking q
play"
Mr.. Sachlis had been charged
with setting up a gaming table
Mr.. Kokinos was charged with
operating a lottery and possession
of numbers slips.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Lava Found in Crater
Dormant 300 Years

Lava has been reported in the
long extinct crater of Mount Nya-
ragongo in Belgian Congo and
the towns Of Coma and Kisenyi
pleasure resorts on the shore o1
Lake Kivu, frequently are shaken
by the rumbles.
Close watch Is being kept be.
cause the nearness Of the 5000.
foot high giant may give little
time for people to escape.
Scientists say that Nyaragongc
has not erupted for 800 years. but
as long as history records 1t has
emitted to slow column Of smoke
Prof. A. Tazieff, official geologist
Of the Congo, thinks the lava ha.
begun to rise because the safety
valve provided by nearby Mount
Kituro, which erupted in 1o48
has been cut off.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Knickerbocker Was Suing
Daily Worker for 500, 900

NEW YORK. July 13 (P).-H. r
Knickerbocker, radio commentator
and newspaperman killed yester-
day in the plane crash in India
had instituted a 100000 libel suit
against the Communist paper. the
Daily Worker.
Mr.. Knickerbocker's attorney
announcing the suit, said it was
based on an article in the paper
last April which characterized the
commentator as a "Nazi sympa-
thizer."
Mr.. Knickerbocker had beer
giving a series of broadcasts about
the trial of II Communist Party
leaders now under way in New
York.
Mr.. Knickerbocker's attorney
said the suit might have to b.
dropped because Of his death bu
that the matter still was under
study,
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Chinese Red Buyers
Expected in Jupun
BY the kssociotsd Press

TOKYO. July 13.-Sanzo Nozaka
Communist Party executive COM
mitteeman, said today that Chinese
Communist buyers are scheduled
to visit Japan soon in an effort to
reopen trade.
Nozaka's statement was made
to a group of japanese exporters
and manufacturers at Gifu.
The japanese Communist Party
he said, is ready to Cooperate
with serious capitalists" In pre-
noting Japan-C China trade on q
"nonpartisan basis"
Occupation sources would moi
comment.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Philippines Question Policy
OF u. 5. on Jap Reparations
By the Asxocioted Pras1

The Philippines demanded to.
day that the United States say
whether it's order suspending pay
ment Of war reparations by ia
pan is only temporary or per-
manent.
Philippine Delegate Carlos P
Romulo told the 11-nation Far
Eastern Commission that forma,
statement of intent is important
to the interests" of the Philippine
government.
Mr.. Romulo also made a new
attack on the order suspendine
war damage payments. He con-
tended that the United States has
no right to wipe out the claim OF
the Philippines. He charged that
Japan Is being treated altogether
too leniently as compared to Ger.
many"
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Pinheod Wosps Fight
Fruit Fly in Mexico

Parasites known as pinhead
wasps are conquering the fruit
fly. or "black-fly." which has done
millions of dollars worth of dam
age in recent seasons in the Vera
cruz and other regions. Mexico
City reports. More than 10000
acres of citrus and banana plan
tations had been affected by the
fly, which was sweeping the coun-
try until the counter parasite was
brought in from Singapore.
The wasps eat the larvae Of the
fruit fly and can never become
dangerous as they are capable Of
living of nothing else, it is said.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Clark Heads Chest Fund
Drive in County Area

P. E. Clark. Prince Georges
County agricultural agent, has
been named chairman of the 1850
Community Chest Embarrassing
campaign in the Marlboro, Mel
wood, Nottingham. Brandywine
and Aquasco districts, Smith H.
Purdum, campaign chairman, has
announced.
Mr.. Clark, who lives In Upper
Marlboro. is also president of the
Boys Club of Prince Georges
County.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Congressional Inquiry
Urged by Mrs. Rogers
By the Assoeiotsd Press

Representative Rogers, Republi-
can. of Massachusetts, yesterday
proposed that Congress investigate
the kim airliner crash near Bonn
bay and all other air accidents
during 1948 and 1949. for evidence
of sabotage.
She introduced a resolution for
an inquiry by the House Com
merce Committee. The committee
would look for evidence of sabotage
and determine whether air safety
regulations are adequate.
Mrs. Rogers did not explain how
Congress could investigate the
Bombay crash, which involved a
Dutch plane in Indian territory.
She told a reporter she was not
sure what authority Congress
would have.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Permit Issued for School
On Tract in ArIinqton

The Arlington County Board
last night granted a use permit
for private school for boys on
the old Lothrop tract, now the
Nathaniel H. Luttrell. jr.. estate,
at 6407 Wilson boulevard.
Requests for permits to erect
several gasoline service stations
along Fairfax drive were deferred
and one was withdrawn. Also
deferred were requests for q vari-
ance from height regulations on
apartments.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Church Supper PIonned

A supper will be served at 5 pm
Saturday by the women of St
Mary's Catholic Church, Landover
Hills, Nd. as part Of q nightly
festival this week for the benefit
Of the church building fund.