davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-01-19
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Q. What Presidents made 20 or more ap-
pointmentS to cabinet posts during their
term of ofhce?-W. II. c.
A. Jackson named 20; Tyler, 81; Grant,
rs; Theodore Roosevelt, %; Wilson, 20:
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Is. In some cases,
one person may have held more than one
cabinet post, in which case he would, of
course be counted twice. Up to the present
time, President Truman has named % cabi.
net members, which number does not include
the two Secretaries of War and the Secre-
tary of the Navy who later became Secretary
of Defense when the War and Navy Depart
ments were combined.
@. Why are woollen fabrics the warmest
for clothing?-F. E. r.
A. Wool is natural insulator. Not only
does the woven fabric diminish the radiation
of body heat, but its fiber is poor conductor
Of heat because of many air spaces.
@. Were the Jews of ancient times op-
posed to cremation?-M. F. G.
A. The constant practice of the Jews was
to bury the dead either in the earth or in
a rock tomb Genesis, xv.15; xxiii.19).
Cremation has always been regarded by
them with horror (Amos, ii.D, and was
prescribed as penalty only in certain flag
rant cases Genesis, xxxviii.24).
Q. How did the Navy obtain fresh water
for drinking during the last warp. H. S.
A. For drinking purposes, sea water Is
distilled and large vessels of the feet carry
their own distillation equipment. In addition,
during the war, the Navy had several ships
which were used as water making ships.
These were capable of distilling 10000 gall
Ions from the sea in single day.
@. How Is it possible for some snakes to
live year or more without food?-D. j. B.
A. Some snakes can survive for as long as
three years without food because Of the low
energy requirement for simple body MAIN
tenance.
@. When application is made for a cer-
tificate of derivative citizenship must the
applicant appear in court?-H c. C.
8 A. The applicant is not required to apr
pear in court or to answer questions other
than those on the application blank.
Evening star., 1950-01-19

is away from coroner inquests and toward
medical examiners, on the ground that
inquests involve functions duplicating those
OF the grand jury, that they impose on
the coroner judicial functions in addition
to his medical responsibilities and that
often inquests result in a premature dis
closure OF prosecution evidence. The
House committee has done well to include
study of the coroner system in its over
all investigation of law enforcement in
Washington.
Evening star., 1950-01-19
Lost Harvest

Motherhood (,ohen they aDere smaID
Left, she plead, no time at all
For her pen to reap and bind
Harpests of fruitful mind
She deplores f1,otD they are grotn1),
U,abelieuably alone,
Empty hours and tallotu fields
Barren, no,D, OF promised yields /.
HAROLD WILLARD GLEASON.
Evening star., 1950-01-19

Big, Tapping ears signify stability and
integrity, an anthropologist finds. One
fears, however, the COP elephant will need
larger buildup for the ordeal ahead.
Evening star., 1950-01-19
School of Medicine.

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
'oriter. although it is permissible for
,oriter knoDn to The Star to use
a nom de plume Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-01-19
Questions and Answers

A reader get the answer to any question
o. fact BY writing The Evening Star Information
5ureau, 316 Eye st. ne, Washington 2, D. C..
Evening star., 1950-01-19

This thing Of letting day pass without
shaving introduces a new accent to the
metropolitan scene: The S am. shadow,
for morning wear.
Evening star., 1950-01-19
Would Name New Bridge
For Confederate President

To the Editor Of The STAR
Concerning the question of naming the
new South Capitol street bridge, it Is here
proposed that it be called after a dis
tinguished American who strove to do the
right as God gave him to see the right
namely: Jefferson Davis. It should be titled
''The Jefferson Davis Memorial Bridge"
There is in this city, which now is assumed
to represent, to conserve and to reflect the
history and traditions of the whole of our
country, not single public monument Of any
prominence to solitary one Of the great
leaders Of the Confederacy. There hardly
could exist more munif1cent display of unity
than thus would be expressed should this be
done. CHARLES A. CARRICO.
Questions Hundreds of Thousands Estimate
OF the Congressional Record
To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Star Pictorial Magazine for Sum
days January is, appears story 'The ALL
Night Lights at GPO."
In the course Of that story it's author, Hazel
Harper, says that at am. machines wrap,
address and shunt into mail sacks the hun
dreds of thousands Of copies Congressional
Record going out Of town."
! believe the daily printing of the Record
is about $4,000 copies and, Of course, a sub
stantial percentage Of that printing remains
in town. Surely that is far cry from hun
dreds Of thousands"
Has the circulation Of the Congressional
Record suddenly increased or Is this sloppy
piece Of feature writing? The circulation flg-
ures Of the Record are easily obtainable. Why
guess? r. !. NACHTRIEB.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-02-15
Montana Experiment Station
"a Experiment Station
Fertilizers Can Increase
Potato Yields, Quality
BY F. M. HARRINGTON

COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS are
not a substitute for good cultural
practices, but when used properly
will add distinct values to a potato
crop. have indicated previously my
ideas to some phases of production
and specifically the place of manures
and green manures. Build up the soil
first with organic materials and then
we can expect, with the additions of
the right commercial fertilizer mix
lures, to move into the high produc-
ton class.
In order to use commercial fertil-
izers intelligently, one must have
realization of what each contributes
to the crop. This is necessary in
order to properly balance our mix
lures.
A good fertilizer program for po-
tatoes for general average use will be
the application of 200 to 300 pounds
of 10-20-0 mixture at the time of
planting. This should be applied in
bands about inches from the seed
piece and at about seed piece level.
Modern planters are equipped with
fertilizer attachments which deposit
the material as described. For nom
irrigated fields the use of a $500
mixture is probably best-a reduc-
ton in the amount of nitrogen used.
When Organic Matter Is Low
Furthermore, our experimental re-
suits indicate the need of using more
nitrogen in proportion to phorpsorus
when our soils are low in organic
material. Under such conditions,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-02-15

about equal parts of nitrogen and
phosphorus will be about right. One
could obtain such combination by
mixing two sacks of sulphate of am
monia with one sack of treble super
phosphate-giving roughly 13-14-0
mixture. Use this at the rate of 200
to 800 pounds per acre.
1t is not advisable to use either
nitrogen or phorphorus alone; the
results do not justify. In our tests
we have obtained slight gains by the
use of 100 pounds of sulphate of am
monia. No further increase came by
increasing the amount. The same
thing happened when we used phos-
phorus alone. This merely means
that for potatoes most soils need
both nitrogen and phosphorus. The
addition of either alone gives an I'M
balanced mixture.
Does 1t Pay?
Does it pay to use commercial fer
tilizers? Look at the figures from
one of our plots for 1949. With
out manures or fertilizers, we
had a yield of 21,852 pounds on an
acre basis. With the addition of 800
pounds of 10000 mixture, the
yield was 32,167 With both manure
and fertilizer, the yield jumped to
39,917 pounds. With potatoes worth
around So on the farm, one can cas-
lily see that manures and fertilizers
paid big dividends.
Phosphates in particular have con-
tributed lot to Montana potato
growing-but need to be used with
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-02-15
Alfalfa Seed Production
By RALPH D. MERCER
SEEDING
SEEDING


Spring-Dryland-7-1Oft 14-15 lbs.
Flood irrigati IL
irrigaton-12 ga lbs.
Fall irrgaion-12
Spring-Aprl Is
Fall Seeded survival
problem,
seedlings free of mixture
available moisture. Harder
harvest unless cultivated the last time
Sweet the that
thistle the bother
Alfalfa with should 10
second usually produces the best seed
alfalfa clipped the will be in full bloom July
full will
Thirty required develop
Maturity weather conditions and soil
Alfalfa the
g. Alfalfa
There cleaning machinery that will
of mixtures weeds while the
TO- Alfalfa should with the
n he
H. Alfalfa of
alfalfa
r. Alfalfa seed production needs consideration by
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-02-15

better
ingt this grass on our diverted better SOIL
than old stands sound to plow stands
higher Include pasre crested
rotation plan
profit
hammermll avoid irritable
advisable
grown o soybean meal cake.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-02-15

Interior Finish Booklet "
gives monY valuable fps,
with fvll-color Illustrations,
for remodeline the home.
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Wake Forests Expulsion
Of Gridders Upheld
By shs Assoeio&sd Press

WAKE FOREST, N. c., Jan. o.
The Wake Forest College faculty
has upheld the expulsion Of three
star football players for cheating.
Three other members of the squad
were placed on probation.
The six allegedly cheated on .
pre- Christmas chemistry exan-
ination. They denied the accusa-
ton.
The gridders expelled were:
Guard Ray Cicia Of Ansonia.
Conn.,; Tackle Bill George Of Nor
rfsville. Pa. and Reserve Tackle
George Sniscak Of Lansford, Pa.
The three placed on probation
were: Halfback Bill Gregus of To-
ledo, Ohio: Bill Wilhelmy, SUBJ
stitute halfback from Ansonia,
Conn.,, and Dick Medlecot, substi-
tute guard from Bethlehem. Pa.
All had at least one more year
of eligibility.
Evening star., 1950-01-09
BY the Asseeietsd Press

LONDON, Jan. "a Gin
derella horse may bring the
royal family its first victory
in the Grand National Steeple-
chase in 80 years.
The horse is Monaveen,
which shot from rags to riches
when Princess Elizabeth and
her mother the Queen bought
him last fall.
Two years ago Monaveen. a
s-year-old brown gelding that
looks . little scrawny for q
jumper. ran in . claiming race
and failed to finish. Now he's
the winter book favorite for the
big chase at Aintree, made world
famous by the Irish Sweep
stakes.
The only royal horse ever to
win the race was the Prince
Of Wales Ambush II In 1900.
A lover Of horses since she
was given . Shetland pony at
the age Of I. Princess Eliza
beth urged the purchase Of
Monaveen after q tip from Tony
Grantham. the royal Jockey.
Although owned in partner
ship. Monaveen races in the
colors OF. the sparkling blue
eyed Princess-scarlet, purple
hooded sleeves and black cap.
Monaveen already has won
almost three times his reported
purchase price Of $4,000. In
four starts he's finished first
three times and second once for
$s,260 in prize money-quite q
change from his pre-royal ca
reer Of five victories in II starts.
The sudden turn-about in
form has been hard to figure
and die-hard followers of the
sport still are leary. Despite.
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Maryland Jockey Club
Directors Facing 7
Problems at Meetinq
Ay the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. e.-The first
meeting Of the Maryland Jockey
Club directors since Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt sold 80 per
cent Of his stock is being held
this afternoon at Pimlico.
Vanderbilt sold his stock last
October to a syndicate Of 16. He
retained 13 per cent. The Jockey
Club owns three Maryland tracks,
Pimlico. Laurel and Timonium.
Today's meeting is the first op-
portunity for any change in man
agement, II there is to be any.
Harry A. Parr III, a member Of
the syndicate, now is president.
A Jockey Club spokesman said
there was no agenda for the
meeting. But two important top
les could very well come up.
First, the Jockey Club must de-
eide this year whether to spend
about half a million dollars on
improvements or forfeit the money
to the State.
Accumulated Since 1914.
The money has accumulated
since 1914 at the rate of one-half
Of / per cent on all money bet at
Pimlico. All tracks in the State
are taxed the same, but Pimlico
is the only one that hasn't drawn
on it's funds.
Generally, the money must be
spent within three years of COL
lection or revert to the State
However, because of the war the
tracks were given until December
ii Of this year to spend the money
collected In 1914. 1945 and 1916.
The Jockey Club has delayed
expenditures at Pimlico, attempt
ing instead to close the track at
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Roller Skaters Choosing
Queens at Riverside

High school and college girls 16
years of age and over, who have
roller skating experience, are in
vited to compete for the Miss
Washington Area Skate Queen"
title. The contest gets under way
tonight at Riverside Stadium At
3 o'clock.
A board Of judges will select a
queen nightly through Sunday
The queen, who will be selected
from among the seven f1nalists
will be awarded an all-expense
paid trip to Denver to compete in
the Roller Skating Rink Opera
tors American Beauty Champion
ships July 10-15.
Evening star., 1950-01-09

announced q schedule that oper-
ates the same time as Havre de
Grace, Pimlico and Laurel.
Havre de Grace officials already
have announced they will seek .
change to avoid conflict with New
jersey. The Jockey Club is ex-
pected to feel the same way.
The Racing Commission will
meet January II to consider any
such proposals by the tracks.
Evening star., 1950-01-09

is primarily for passage Of an an
nual budget and relating fiscal
matters.
Change in Dates Due.
Besides deciding what to do with
its Improvement fund for Pimlico,
the Jockey Club is likely to pro-
pose a change in the present dates
for 1850 racing.
Since adoption Of the dates for
Maryland. the New Jersey tracks
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Rogs-Riches Horse May Win
Grand National for Royalty

the impressive recent record
Monaveen was allowed to start
his last race at odds of 10 to /.
He won by eight lengths.
The winter book price on
Monaveen for the Grand Ma
tional has dropped from the
high 2Os to the current favor
ties role at 16 to /.
Some of the experts, however,
continue to warn against him.
Monaveen is small, speedy
horse skilled at quick jumps.
They point out that the Grand
National is a long, grueling test
of ~ miles-a mile and a half
longer than anything he has
won, and needing more staying
power thah speed.
Monaveen. sired by Land
scape Hill out of Great Double,
isn't a total stranger to the
course. In his one claim to
fame before being sold, he ran
in the Grand National a year
ago. And he led the field from
the start until he fell about a
mile from home.
His handlers are enthusiastic
about his chances and because
of the great popularity of his
royal owners he's bound to be
the sentimental favorite-if not
the actual betting choice
comes post time at Aintree.
March Is.
Eighty-six steeplechasers, in
cluding Russian Hero, the g.
to-1 winner of last years
Grand National, have been en-
tered for the 1850 event.
Ex-British Ring Champ Dies
DARTFORD, England, Jan.
R.-Dick Smith, winner of the
British light-heavyweight boxing
championship in 1914 and 1918
died yesterday at his home here.
Evening star., 1950-01-09

Baltimore and consolidate it with
Laurel. A bill authorizing such a
move was vetoed by Gov. Lane
last year.
The Jockey Club, therefore,
must decide this year to use the
money or lose it. Or to try again
for a move to Laurel to spend 1t
there. The latter is not likely, a
club spokesman said. since next
months meeting of the Legislature
Evening star., 1950-01-09
Silver Spring A. A. Five
Is Montgomery Victor

Silver Spring A. A. doubled its
opponents scoring power in regis
tering a 50-25 victory over Nor
in a Montgomery County Parks
Basketball League game last night.
Other results:
Elks, SO: Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad, 80. Colesville, 43; WV, &c.
Tom Auto, 5S; GPO, 33.
Evening star., 1950-01-09


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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Bridges Denounces
His Conviction On
Perjury Recently

SAN FRANCISCO, April 90
GA crowd OF 1000 heard West
Coast Labor Leader Harry
Bridges sdenounce his recent pera
jury conviction.
1t was the first of a series of
speeches the Australian-born
Bridges says he intesds to give in
the larger cities.
He called it THE. story of the
Bridges frameup." He said:
"A new legal gimmick has
been devised. ! am forced to
prove l am not what | am not.
This attack is not meant only
for the Communists. Believe us
we surely know. II is not meant
for militant left wing or fight
ing trade unions. Is
1T is not meant only for the
Owen Lattinores. -
1T is meant for you people
too
Bridges was sentenced to five
years on charge he lied under
oath wh..i he told a Naturaliza-
tion Board he was not member
of the Communist party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Use Sidewalks At
|Bayyiew Park To
Protect Plants

City Recreation Director Paul
C. Alburg said today that he
wished to call to the attention Of
the many people using Bayview
Park thai it is now necessary for
them to use the sidewalk en-
frances only when entering the
park.
Small plants have been plant
ed all along the Truman avenue
side in an effort to develop a
beautiful hedge and in the last
two weeks ten of these plants
have been destroyed either who'll
ly or partially by people walk
ing on or kicking them as they
.'cut" through.
There are two easy accessible
walk entrances, one at Florida
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
|6,OOOLondon
Workers Are
Out On Strike

LONDON, April 20.-G4'p.-
More than 5000 London water
front workers are idle as the re-
suit of wildcat strike.
It began yesterday when near
" 1000 lockers in the Royal
Dock group quit work to support
their demands for tho reinstate-
ment of three fellow workers
The three had been dismissed on
charges that they led a Conmun-
Unsupported walkout last year,
The work stoppage threatens
Britain's economy for it has inn
modified at least 35 ships carry
ing food.
The Port Labor Executive
Committee has condemned the
strike as d breach of national and
Continued on Page SixI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Harry Carey Goes
By Amplane To
Miami Hospital

Harry Lee Carey, "a, of 1922
Angela street was transported by
air from Boca Chica Air Station
at / pm. yesterday afternoon to
the Veterans Hospital in Miami.
The air trip was made in a JRB,
which is a small transport plane.
Carey was injured Tuesday
night when a motor scooter he
was riding on South Roosevelt
boulevard threw him into the
roadway.
He was first taken to Monroe
County Hospital in an ambulance
from the Lopez Funeral home,
but later was transferred to the
U. S. Naval Hospital.
He was last reported as recover
ing rapidly from the injuries SUI
stained in the crash.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
.Eisner SAYS
Story Is All
.Poppy-Cock''

Mayor Louis NJ. J. Eisner said
today that the article in a Miami
morning newspaper stating that
he would step down from the
Mayorship and take an appoin-
tive position with the city is
without foundation, and pure
"poppy-cock."
The people elected me to serve
as q Commissioner and | will con-
tinue to serve in that capacity,
during the remainder of my term
in office" Said- the Mayor this
morning =
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Rent Control
Office Files
Suit Locally

Suit has beer filed in Federal
Court by the rent control office
of Miami against Jesus Fernan-
dez, 1907 Olivia street, for charg-
ing $50 rent at GOT Francis street,
instead of $3.50 as directed by
the local rent control office.
The suit alleges that Fernan-
dez refuses to make restitution to
the tenants of the property. The
suit asks for treble damages, an
injunction and for restitution of
money paid more. than the rental
control osfice said should be
charged for the property,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Defense Secretary Gets Report On
Question OF More Money For Air Force
And Navy Planes; To Advise Congress

WASHINGTON. April 2o.-(H1.-The joint chiefs of staff
have given Secretary of Defense Johnson the
question of whether money is needed for force
and navy planes.
Reporting this response inquiry today. defense
department spokesman said Johnson studying the report
and will advise Congress of his decision
The joint chiefs study requested Johnson after
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told congressional commit
recently defense budget
be increased by ssOoooooo for additional Alaskan defense
and aircraft
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Owen baltimore Was Member OF
Communist Cell, Says Budel1
Placed Many
Communists
Writer'S On Nom
Red Magasime

baltimore Directed
To Organize Communist
Writers In 80; Said To
Be h, China Conspiracy
WASHINGTON. Apr. 20.
-lAP).--The former Com
munist. Louis Budenz. tes-
titled to a Senate commit
tee today that Owen Latti-
more was a member of a
Communist cell.
The cell Budenz said.
was in the Institute of Pa
cific Relations. although.
he added. the Institute was
not a Communist organiza-
ton.
Budenz said he knows
baltimore was associated
with two men he identified
as Soviet agents. Budenz
named the agents as an Of
fetal Of the institute, Fred
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
.2S7 Persons Have
Cast Absentee
Ballots To Date

Up to date there have been a
total of 287 absentee ballots cast
lin the primaries to be held on
May 2. according to an announce
ment today by Howard England,
who is taking the place of his
father. John England, as super
visor of registration of the coun-
ty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Battle OF Hainan
Island Now In
Its Fourth Day

TAIPEI, Formosa, April 20
.FP.-The battle of Hainan Is
land is in its fourth day, with the
Chinese nationalists reinforcing
their troops. Both sides agre6
that the battle is the Commun-
lists big attempt to take the is
Iland 10 miles from the Chinese
mainland. And some nationalist
say the fate of Hainan will be a
big factor in Nationalist hopes
for survival and an eventual
comeback
Well-equipped Chinese Ma
ltionalist troops are said to be on
the way to Hainan. And the Ma
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
TRUMAN SIGNS MULTI-BILLION
DOLLAR HOUSING BILL TODAY

WASHINGTON, April 90
(R.-President Truman has sign
ed the multi-bill dollar housS
ing bill without any comment?
The measure provides incen-
tives for building by families
with low or moderate incomes,
but it does not contain the con-!
troversial cooperative plan re-
commended by the President,
That plan was rejected by both
the Senate and House. 1t would
have set up a two-billion dollar
program of house building by
co-operatives and other non-pro-i
fit groups.
The measure signed by the
President provides for an expanN
sion of almost four billion dol
lars in the federti housing pro-
gram through loans and mort-
gage guarantees. II also turns
over to state, county, and local
authorities aoo&t 150 housing
projects which now are controls
led By. the public housing adj
ministration.
Here are some of the other
provisions of the new law:
1t provides an increase of two.
and a half billion dollars in tbs
federal housing administration
insurance on home mortgages.
It provides a five7year extern
sion of the repair and moderniza-
ton program for homes.
1t provides for direct loans
for educational institutions to
modernize or build housing
facilities for students and faculty
members.
And it extends the: repayment
period of veterans home loan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-20
Pleased With
Spirit Of
Teachers Here

Mitchell Ferguson, field super
visors of instruction for the
State Education Department, said
Wednesday that he had found
many fine examples in Key West
of good teaching practices.
I'm especially pleased with the
fine esprit de corps displayed by
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