davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Totals 90 23 81 Totals = 27 Il
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Truman social welfare program
After denouncing the housing
bill, which was held up by the
House Rules Committee after pas
sing the Senate, and saying that
it will drastically change the
functioning Of this industry for
generations to come." the letter
goes on to say that. beyond this,
approval of the measure will re-
hease a food of socializing legisla-
ton for medicine, education. pen
sion. social security, ETC."
Almost In Next Breath.
Then. In almost the next breath
the letter declares that "the
most controversial issues have
been postponed until next ses-
SION" These most controversial
issues certainly would include the
so-called "socializing legislation"
which would be released, presum-
ably forthwith and at the present
session Of Congress by passage Of
the housing bill. according to the
organization.
There seems to be a contradic-
ton here which, however, is not
uncommon to lobbying organiza-
tions. Comparatively minor. too,
and perhaps pardonable are other
assumptions. One is that the
housing bill Is something revolu-
tionary. AS matter of cold fact,
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Threatens Byrd
Virginia Political Seers See Trouble for
Senator as Slight Machine Candidate

bank in token Of his fidelity TO
one Of virginia's greatest sons
and pay-as-you-goers.
Don Miller de la Mancha Is
mounted on his horse. Free Society
the editor continues, escorted by
.beauteous damosels from the
women's clubs OF Virginia. He
rides along singing -four and
twenty Harry Byrds baked In a
pie"
Then there Is Candidate Ed
wards. mounted on q steed called
Sales Tax. with many county
supervisors and Democratic chair
men in his train. He sings:
Miller takes the high road:
Battle takes the low road,
But III be in Richmond before
them:
For and my sales tax.
We take the middle road.
And I'll be in Richmond before
them.
RECESSED by The Bell Syndicate. Inel
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This Changing World
Appointment of Mrs. Mesta as Envoy
To Even Small Nation Called Mistake

the leading conservative papers in
the Danish capital protested
against the idea OF o woman Am
lacking the usual quail
the State Department
decided not to ask for the Danish
acceptance Of Mrs.
Mssta. lest that request be coolly
by the Copenhagen For
eign Once.
Until the outbreak Of World
War II ambassadorial positions
were generally regarded as politi-
cal plums and were given 70 i'm
portant contributors to the ruling
political party. President Roose-
welt changed this practice. how
ever. and appointed able Foreign
Service officers to important posts.
Experience Held Vital
The situation. insofar as d.
plomacy Is concerned. has not
changed since the days when Mr..
Roosevelt was departing from the
time e-honored practice Of reward
ing party workers with diplomatic
plums. In fact. the reports which
our representatives abroad gather
from non -oficial sources are far
more important to the State De-
partment's work than those gath
cred from oficial sources.
Ambassadors who have had
years of experience in observing
foreign peoples and economists
are today far more qualified than
are persons with great "savoir
faire" who know how to entertain
with taste and distinction.
While communism appears to
be receding in Western Europe to-
day, there is no doubt that
Is In ascendancy. In
some quarters where the projected
appointment Of Mrs. Mesta is be-
ing discussed. the thought has
been expressed that for the sake
Of our diplomatic work abroad Mr..
Truman might have been much
better advised to select persons
from the AFL or CIO for some
of these Jobs.
The Soviet propaganda about
rotten capitalism"
then would suffer a more serious
setback than from many broad
casts of the Voice of America.
Mrs. Mesta undoubtedly is a
likeable and able person. who has
become known only for her tall
ents as a hostess. To appoint her
to an ambassadorship. even In a
small principality. Is considered
a mistake, however. insofar as our
diplomatic work is concerned.
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the California ns"rs ssl~.sss-
grandmother started 70 care mort
for the poker table than the
dinner table. and Was losing 20
much her husband had 70 ask
the court 10 prescribe the drus
treatnent
Can't Win at Any Game
I am very anxious TO And out
the name OF the drug that
Granny Ia taking. ! want 70 place
an order for Eve or six barrels
OF the stuff. and . hypodermie
needle the sise OF q fire hose
nozzle. Then ] viii start giving
myself O gallon or two o day.
Not that I am q chronic gam
bier. mind you. but happen 20
be q man who can't Win ut any
game OF chance.
The most classic example Of
my being unable 70 win came
years ago in q celebrated far
Western town. The sheriff Of
this wide-open city took q liking
10 me and said that II ] cared
to risk q little money he could al
most guarantee that ! would win
I jumped ct the chance like o
weasel for q puilet. We made The
rounds. and the more rounds we
made the worse luck ! enjoyed.
even though the sheriff gave me q
nice introduction In each place.
I tried blackjack. roulette. bird
cage. poker and the craps table.
and always came up empty.
Finally, the sheriff told me that.
by gum and by golly. he knew .
game I could win at and would
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Strategy Revealed
Real Estate Lobby Shows Signs of Jitters
InLetter to Members on Housing Bill

which the association knows full
we'll, the principle of public hous-
ing in this bill to which it objects
so strenuously was established q
dozen years ago in the 1897 hous-
ing act and by overwhelming vote
Of Congress.
The assumption that the most
controversial issues have been
postponed until next session now
seems also to be slightly In error
In view of President Truman
insistence. conveyed to Congress
now by his Senate leader. Senator
Lucas, Democrat, Of Illinois. that
Congress remain here until 1t gets
its Job done which might mean,
as General Grant once put 1t. III
1t takes all summer"
Adoption by the home builders
Of the fright technique about 80
cialization," which seems to be q
rallying call to opponents Of other
parts Of the Truman social welfare
program. would appear to indicate
some doubt that the Truman pro-
gram Is In as bad shape as 1t is
made out to be.
Progress Is Definite.
Despite the apparent slow move
ment Of Congress, there is prog
ress. A prime example Is In health
legislation. While O bitter and
expensive campaign has been or
ganized against the Presidents
proposal for health Insurance..
nevertheless Mr.. Truman's initia-
tive on this issue already has
forced two different groups in
Congress, including Republicans
and Southern Democrats. to offer
compromise programs OF their
own.
For the third time In recent
years the Senate has passed q
comprehensive housing bill which
is now awaiting action by the
House. Likewise 1t has approved
a Observation-Disclosures bill,
also awaiting action by the House.
Similarly, the House Labor Com
mittee has reported favorably for
House action a bill to increase the
statutory minimum wage. All
these measures can be enacted fin-
ally at this session il Congress
sticks to its work.
The flood" of which the home
builders spoke is possible. But 1t
should not be surprising. 1t has
been long in the making.
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the outcome, but they see many
factors which spell trouble for
Senator Byrd.
The organization has never been
divided nor up against as poten-
TALLY strong candidates as are
two of. the rebels-Francis Pickens
Miller, who is violently anti-Byrd,
and Horace Edwards. a proclaimed
middle -roader. For once, the
people are hearing the inside
story Of how the machine operates
through the Compensation Board
(the font of State patronage.
In the past. Senator Byrd has
held down the vote through the
poll tax. 1t is said here that fewer
Virginians vote in proportion to
population than citizens OF any
other State in the Union. But
this year a large. record-breaking
primary vote Is In prospect. With
the organization split. a good
sized minority could, conceivably.
elect its man.
Woman i'm the Fight.
A big vote will include thousands
of new voters. Both labor and
Negro groups are quietly striving
to increase their balloting strength
against Senator Byrd.
Also, Virginians are vulnerable
to the trend Of the times: there
is q ferment over school problems
and q longing for greater personal
security and welfare. The women
are In the fight. led by DR.. Meta
Glass. former president OF Sweet
Briar College and sister OF the
late Senator. seeking Mr.. Miller's
election.
Over all hang discords from
the unsuccessful anti-Truman
fight, led more or less openly by
Senator Byrd and his forces.
Washington knows Senator
Byrd as the conservative apostle
of economy, q charming man far
to the right Of Senator Taft. In
Washington he Is constructively
q cipher. Negatively he helped
lead the Republicans up the gar
den path to get O sitter cloture
rule to use against civil rights,
and he blocked the Wallgren
nomination for the Resources
Board.
virxinians Enjoy Contest.
Mr.. Miller contends that the
nonentity of Washington. power Is
the tyrant Of Virginia. an absen-
tee landlord who runs the State
with "time servers half-heartedly
fighting a rear-guard action for
a cause that has lost It's mean
ing" The Byrd candidate is State
Senator John S. Battle. whose
legislative record echoes the Byrd
philosophy.
Virginia is enjoying the contest.
The Manassas Messenger describes
1t as q pilgrimage watched un-
easily from yonder hill by Harry
Byrd, the ruler of our land. Candi-
date Battle is seen transported
by q machine with q big piggy
bank at his side. Each time the
speedometer turns, the editor ex-
plains. he drops penny IN the
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uleIlt, dPpJilt
ing this lady Ambassador to the
smallest Of the Benelux coun-
tries.
Mrs. Mesta unquestionably Is a
fine person. and there can be no
objection from any quarter as to
her pleasant personality. Once
this Is admitted. however. 1t is
difficult to understand what quail
fication she possesses for diplo-
matte position.
Called Perfect Hostess.
She is regarded by her, close
friends as an able business woman
and Is known. not only In Wash
ington, but also In certain circles
abroad. as q perfect hostess who
conducts q social salon where Gov
fernment dignitaries. occasional
foreign diplomats and many poll
ticians gather at her frequent din
ners, .luncheons and receptions.
Mrs. Mesta is such an excellent
and considerate hostess that she
seldom has time to do more than
prepare her much sought-after
dinners and receptions and is not
known. even by her best friends,
to have given more than casual
thought to international and do
mestic problems.
Although Luxembourg is the
smallest of the Atlantic Pact ma
tions, it is far more important to-
day than 1t ever was In the past.
The State Department formerly
considered that the American
Ambassador In Brussels could, at
the same time. I'LL the position OF
special envoy to Luxembourg.
Mrs. Mesta Is said originally to
have been selected for the post
in Copenhagen. But after one of
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some signs of
confusion a n d
jitters in it's
m ost rece Mt
w a 8 h l n gton
| e ter to its
m e m b e rs re-
porting on the
h o u sing bill
W hich 1t is
fig h ting SO
vigorously.
Its at t itude
re v e q Is some
aspects Of the
strategy Of op-
nonents nf the
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70 GUE A1 u
gambling fever
II can always
read during tire
running Of n
race because .
second after
the ponies have
broken from
the gate IL be-
comes obvious
that my @lec-
ton couldn't
ousTun O SET
ting hem
II seems that
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bosses, Is Sc
verely threaten
ed by rebellion
within his own
party. Three RI
walls are fight
ing the Byrd
machine candi-
date for gover-
nor and the
situation is. at
the very least.
confused.
Virginia poll
tical seers are
making no firm
-. nhn,,h
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LUX e m b ourg
was only q sub
Ject Of gossip.
nobody paid
much attention
to the rumor.
1t app ars
n o W. however.
that President
Truman is seri-
ously consider
ing. over some
mild and re-
strained objec-
tions from the
State Depart
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By Constantine Bro.cn

SO long as the prospective ap-
pointment of Mrs. Perie Mesta,
well-known Washington socialite,
as United States Ambassador to
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Bv Thomas L. Stokes

One unit of what Is known here as
"the real estate lobby"-the Ma
tional Association Of Home Build
ers of the United States-ShowS
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By Doris Fieeson

RICHMOND. Va, June 8.-After
an almost undisputed rule lasting
% years, Senator Byrd of Virginia.
one of the last Of the political
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.cLemore
Knows Sure Cure
For 6ombIins Fever
By Hsmy .MeLsmers

II vas cuTtnx the running a
The fifth as Belmont ttsai ] read
Of the Los Angeles gran6-so:aeE
who Ia taking xesoix In tAf Arm
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16
DELINQUENCY

We hear mucn about juvenile de-
linquency and the statement is re-
peatedly made that juvenile delin-
quency is a result of adult delinquent
cy.
Perhaps the current discussion con-
corning time may serve to illustrate
Delinquents are persons who for
one reason or another ignore and vio-
late the laws by which Americans en-
JOY their freedom.
From the most primitive period,
man recognized that the sun seemed
to rise in the cast each morning and
set in the west each evening. AS man
became more and more acquainted
with the facts of life, it was dis
covered that the earth rotated on its
axis every twenty-four hours and re-
volved around the sun in 365 and a
fraction days.
The intermediate point between
sunrise and sunset is called noon.
TO avoid confusion, the nations of
the world long since adopted a rule
for the goverance of time calculations
and federal and state laws have been
enacted to conform with this rule.
OF course, in each community in a
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free country, the people determine
when they will arise, go to work and
cease their activities. But the avoid
ance of confusion has been held de-
sirable and conformity with law has
been urged as necessary to the main
tenance of our civilization.
Softness and needless self-ndulg-
ence have been allowed to play havoc
with the inclinations of the less seri-
Gus portion Of our population and so
we have a debate as to whether the
clock should rule the activities of
Americans, or whether its hand should
be moved about at the caprice Of the
movers.
The disregard of law evidenced by
this sort of thing has its influence
upon our young people-our Juveniles
so that disobedience to constituted
authority becomes a sort of fad.
If the adults may change the law
concerning time, the children may Sc
lect their own laws for violation-and
do.
The example of adults to children
ought to be such as will not democrat
ize the lives of the children.
Perhaps when parents return to
obedience to law respecting time, the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16
Hay Cutting
Rules Given

Three reasons for allowing stands
of alfalfa to become mature before
cutting were given today by Conrad
Liden, of the Agronomy Department,
University of Maryland. Too early
cutting reduces the amount Of nutri-
ents harvested, produces a hay that
is harder to cure, and may injure the
stand he warns.
As a general rule, Liden recon-
mends that for the first cutting al
falfa should be in one-fourth bloom.
The second cutting should be delayed
until one-half of the plants are in
blossom and the third cutting should
be no later than thirty to forty days
before the first killing frost. In no
case, should the last cutting be made
after September 10.
For red clover Liden says that
maximum yields may be obtained if
the field is cut when in half bloom.
This means that Timothy in the Glow
Ell stand will be slightly past maturity
when cut
Recommendation for other kinds
Of hay are: Soybeans, cut just as
the lower pods begin to form beans or
cut before the lower leaves begin to
drop severly. Lespedeza may be cut
as perennial hay plant if cutting is
done in Auouct on. carly Cnntau, hon,
and reseeding allowed from the after
math. The best quality Lespedeza hay
is obtained if the crop is cut when the
lower blooms have begun to drop.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16

0. NJ. Rizer, Keyser, district presi-
dent, was in charge. Past Grand
Chancellor Coyd Yost; Ralph o. Mar
tin and Walter Schwinabart, Keyser,
grand lodge officers, attended.
Ormel f. Hoover, Piedmont. was
named district president; Charles G.
Llewellyn, Of Keyser, president;
Thomas N. Dignan, Gormania, score
taly; and Rev. J. E. Hodges, German
ia, D.D.G.C. The next district conven-
ton will be held a Piedmont in Sep
TENDER. A banquet was served by the
Pythian Sisters and Knights Of Ply
thias, Of Elk Garden. About 30 mem
bers attended
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16
Protection Against
Typhoid Fever Urged

"Now is the time for those who
plan to enjoy swimming and camping
during the summer months to protect
themselves against typhoid fever"
DR.. II. II. Riley. Director of the State
Department of Health, reminds Mary
land devotees of the outdoor life.
persons who have not already taken
this precaution should go to their
family physicians for immunzation
now, so that their immunity will have
time to develop fully before the va
cation season is in full swing.
"lnoculation against typhoid fever
is needed by all persons who have
not received this protection since '46.
A physician can immunize patients
quickly and safely, usually by means
of three shots given at intervals of
one week. Since immunity conferred
in this way lasts only about three
years all residents of this State who
enjoy swimming, camping and out
door picnics during the summer sea-
son are strongly advised to repeat
the treatment every third year in or
der to maintain continuous immunity.
although there have been phe-
nomenal reductions in the incidence
of typhoid fever during recent dec
AIDES, personal immunity is still high
ly desirable for those indulging in
outdoor pleasures that may take
them away from approved sources of
water supply or safe food and milk. |
Clear and sparkling water is not
necessarily safe to drink-or even to
swallow in small quantities while
swimming. Camps and picnic grounds
may present unsupported threats to
health even though their proprietors
make conscientious effort to super
wise them carefully.
Typhoid fever is transmitted from
one person to another by means of |
milk, food and water that has been |
contaminated by discharges from a
person suffering from the disease or
from an apparently healthy carrier.
Community efforts to improve sani-
tation, isolate patients and supervise !
the activities of carriers have re-
suited in a great decrease in cases
and deaths since the beginning Of the |
twentieth century. The fact that
there were AZ known cases and five
deaths attributed to typhoid fever in |
Maryland during 1913, according to
provisional figures now available, in
dicates, nevertheless, that there re-
mains a need for continued vigilance
and that immunization is desirable !
protection for individuals who may /
be exposed to the disease"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16
DIED
HERBERT LEWIS FORD

Herbert Lewis Ford, aged 81, died
on Tuesday morning, June II, at 9
O'Clock at the home oef his daughter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Updyke, in Mt. Lake
Park.
He was a retired West Virginia
coal operator and had been residing
with his daughter for about a year.
Born in Salem, w. Va, August 81,
1867, he was a son of the late John
and Martha Davis Ford.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
L. G. Condor, Wilmington, Del; Mrs.
Van King, Charleston, w. Va; Mrs.
Don Bolen, Marion, Ind; Mrs. Up
dyke, Mt. Lake Park; three sons, Sgt.
NJ. NJ. Ford, Bermuda; l.. X. Ford,
Prosser Wash; and George B. Ford,
Berger, Texas; six grandchildren, and
one sister, Mrs. E. O. Davis, Salem,
w. Va.
Funeral services will be conducted
on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Bolden Funeral home with DR..
Denver c. Pickens, pastor of the
Methodist church, officiating. Inter
ment will be in Oakland cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16
EMORY WILSON soMERvILLE

Rev. Emory Wilson Somerville, 49,
retired Methodist minister, and hus-
band of Mrs. Cora Right Somerville,
died Saturday, June 4, at the home of
his son, Francis Somerville, in Berlin
Md, of paralysis.
Son of the late Abner and Lucinda
Leasure Somerville, he was born De-
cember 10, 1862, at Bedford, Pa.
Surviving besides his widow are three
sons, Francis Somerville, Berlin, Md;
Morris Somerville, Baltimore; M-SgU
w. B. Somerville, Fl. Mason, Cali
fornia; four grandchildren and two
great grandchildren; one brother,
Henry Somerville, Rock Falls, ILL.,
Rev. Somerville resided in Grants
vile several years after his marriage
and made many friends. He served
as minister in the Southern Metho-
dist Virginia Conference for % years
retiring in 1889.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Boal Funeral Home,
Westernport. Rev. o. e. Mitchell, Of
ficiated Masonic service at the grave
in Philos cemetery, Westernport, was
in charge of Mt Carbon Lodge No.
28, A, f. and A. NJ, Piedmont, w.
Va.
Relatives attending the funeral in
cluded Mrs. Somerville and son
Francis, Berlin, Md; Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Someville, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Vican and son and Emory Som
eTville, Baltimore; Mrs. Reubena
Shaw, Culpepper, Va; Miss Mabel
Baker and Abraham Shumaker, Boyn-
ton, Pa; Mrs. Eva Bevans Beachy
and Miss Ethel Broadwater, Grants
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Right,
Ridgeley, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16
Pythians Hold District
Meet at Elk Garden

A district convention Of the 18th
Pythian district Of West Virginia,
was held last Thursday in Elk Car
den, W. Va, with members Of Elk
Lodge No. as hosts. Attending were
representatives from Acme 62, Cor
mania, Eagle n of Blaine, Lafayette
3 Of Piedmont, Olive Branch 25 of
Keyser, and Elk Garden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16

The Thirteenth w. Va. pen fugi-
tive was recaptured, leaving only one
still at large.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16

The cub scout minimum age for
entrance was reduced to years by
the Boy Scouts Of America.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-06-16

children will be less inclined to rob
and murder. Reprinted from Somer-
set Daily American, May 10, 1919.