davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1951-05-25

This outfit includes sturdy aluminium finished metal
frame mounted swivel rollers Hos comfortable inner
spring notress with rolled edges ssoI insulation and
loyers Of cotton felt covered with striped ticking Box
springs to match. Twin or double sizes
Kann's-Furniture- Floor
Evening star., 1951-05-25

This outfit includes Colonial style pineapple poster
bed, mahogany mople-finshed on hardwood "sm-
mons coil springs with angle iron frome green enomeIed
and Hotel Special" innerspring ottress with ssoI in
suction ond layers of cotton felt covered with /5-oz
ticking. Twin or double sizes
Evening star., 1951-05-25

Threeposition odiustqbe back style with white enomeed
metal fromes Choice of solid color, plaid, two-tone
florol plastic coverings solid color soilcIoth Solid
eolor of turquoise red green plastic green turquoise
or yellow soicIoth.
Evening star., 1951-05-25
Famous Bunting" Love-Seot Gliders

The thicky padded cushions covered with drobe,
-resisont, washable viny Plastic in red blue,
green and yellow The back cushions are trimmed with
ooy florol design Solid metal ends with perforated
front panels. Boil bearing suspension. piece inner
spring scot.
Evening star., 1951-05-25

Plastic covered heodboord in soft eeesheI color and in
nesprng otress with layers of cotton felt over siso
insulation rolled edges novelty striped ticking Podded
top box springs have hardwood base frame and mohog
any finished legs. 33 inches wide.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

fifth consecutive week. It COM
pared with $20,07s, 900, 900 the
previous week and $15,865, ,OO0, 900
a year ago.
Steel production was down a
little from the preceding week but
continued at the exceedingly high
rate of 1913 per cent of rated
capacity.
The Treasury announced it will
sell $1.250.0O0, 900 in bills" which
may be used to pay income taxes
next March. Purchasers who
don't use them for tax payments
can cash them in on March Is.
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Business Survey Lifts Hope for Civilian Jobs

1925 billion in the second quarter
and 1913 billion in the first three
months.
Oil Output at Record High.
This week crude oil production
hit 6,257,l50 barrels, a record high
for the fifth consecutive week.
The previous weeks figure was
6,223,450 and a year ago it was
5.803 200.
Business was borrowing at a
record rate again for expansion,
inventory and other purposes. The
total of business loans was $2O,-
Ill 900, 900. also a record for the
Evening star., 1951-10-14
By Riehord Fiske
Associated Press Finoneiel Writer

Associuted Press tinoneiei Writer
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. - There
was slightly more hopeful note
in civilian goods circles this week
while defense industries main
tanned their familiar high pro-
duction levels.
The civilian trade boost most
businessmen expected after Labor
Day still hadn't appeared. but a
scanning of third quarter figures
indicated dangerous inventories
had been pared down bit. And
some lines were moving out of
the summer slump, albeit the
movement was slow.
A goodly number of business
men were looking forward to an
exceptionally active Christmas
season.
The New York buying firm of
Felix Lilienthal g. Co. noted IAN
improved outlook in spite of a
sales decline" This attitude, the
company said. appeared to be the
retail opinion generally.
Employment at High Level.
One of the most encouraging
signs, Lilienthal commented, is
that employment Is at it's highest
level since 1916.
During the week the Defense
Production Administration an
nounced the Government would
cut down on the manufacture OF
many civilian items in 1852.
But Manly Fleischmann. head
Of the agency. said he believed
there still would be enough fol
normal needs.
Mr.. Fleischmann said the
chances were production Of such
items as refrigerators, stoves, ra.
dios, TV sets and home appliance.
would be reduced.
But, he added, because dealer.
are currently amply supplied
there should be sufficient to mee1
normal consumer demands.
The cuts on metals for con.
sumner products were set at III:
per cent for steel. almost 80 PEI
cent for copper and close to II pc
cent for aluminium. effectiv,
January /.
Inflationary Trend Seen.
In Chicago, the PURCHASING
Agents AsSociation-men who bu.
industry's supplies-heard A. w
Zelomek, economist, predict infla
tionary trends for next year.
With income rising and sup
plies of appliances and auto
mobiles limited. an inflationar.
gap will begin to open up again
Mr.. Zelomek said.
! 1t won't be a big gap. he added
but "a gap big enough to act a
a stimulating business factor"
The result, he predicted. woul'
be: Upward price pressure; sof
lines such as textiles and apparel
will be held by a growing exces
of purchasing power, and con
sumer buying will again becom
| more aggressive.
Aggressive Planning Urged.
He urged the purchasing agent
F.. not to let doubt and uncertaint
, undermine their thinking. This
the time, he said. for aggressiv
and constructive planning.
: During the week the President
| Council of Economic advisers re
ported industrial output continue
to rise in September.
| The Federal Reserve Board
r production index climbed to %
per cent of the 1859 average
This was two points above tn
) August level and compared wit
: the years low of 213 in July an
with 211 in September. 1850.
The council also reported tots
: production of goods and service
/. in the third quarter ran at
/ record annual fate of 1923 billior
compared with an annual rate c
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Business Briefs

Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
mestic and foreign, amounted to
254. 4.035, 900 barrels on October 6
a net decrease of l,484 900 barrels
for the week. Domestic crude
was down 477,000 barrels, foreign
crude 1907, ,000.--Bureau OF
Mines.
British Exports to Mexico
doubled in value in the year end
ed with June. and imports from
Mexico were five times as great
as in 1949.-Board of Trade
Journal, London.
BituminOus Production in the
week ended October 6 came tc
1O,875, 900 tons, compared with
II .050,000 the week before anC
II 1880 in the corresponding
1850 week.-National Coal AsSo-
citation.
Motor Vehicle Production last
week was estimated at 91.611
cars and 24,429 trucks, compared
with $4,000 cars and 22.35;
trucks the week before and 142,.
O47 cars and 25.862 trucks in ths
similar week last year.-Ward'
Automotive Reports.
Money in Circulation increased
1928 million in the week ended
Wednesday to total Of $28, ,448,.
600, 900. This was $1.109,000, ,00(
above the similar week a veal
earlier.-Federal Reserve Board
American Seating CO., Crane
Rapids manufacturer of transpor'
Itation seats and equipment. hs'
purchased the S. Karpen Trans
Iportation Seating Division Of th'
international Furniture Co. O
Chicago.
Union Pacific Railroad plans i'm
mediate construction Of a $5.l
million main diesel repair shop a
Salt Lake City.
Hartford Rayon Corp. stock
holders will vote at a specia
meeting October 81 on a plan II
sell their company's property ans
assets to Bigelow-Sanford Carpe
Co.. Inc. which now owns ST.!
per cent of Hartford Rayon''
common stock and 54.6 per cen
of the preferred.
PocahontaS Fuel Co. announced
the election of Armstrong r
Matthews of st. Paul, Va, a.
president to succeed Hugh r
Hawthorne, who becomes chair
man of the board.
Bergdorf Goodman. New Yorl
department store. announced th'
election of Edwin Goodman a
chairman Of the board. His son
Andrew Goodman, succeeds hin
as president.
! Lehigh Portland Cement Co. re
ported net earnings for the nin'
months ended September 80 o
$4,216,938 or $2.16 a share. VS.
$5,O87 1903 or $2.68 in the com
parable period last year.
/ King -Seeley Corp. earned 50,
051. 1851 or $4.39 in the July 81 fis
cal year, VS.. S2.788.686 or $6O6.
Sloss- Sheffield Steel e. Iron Ct
net for the three months ende
September 80 was $576,466 Q
$l.16, VS.. 1891 ,260 or $199.
Vanadium Alloys Steel c.
earned s1,896,822 or $4.57 in tn
June 80 fiscal year, VS.. $858.84
or $2.07.
Schick, Inc, earned $545,1 1873 G
81 cents in the nine months ende
September 80, VS.. $855.517 O
$1.43.
Congoleum- -Nairn, Inc. earne
81 1,843, ,088 or SLAB in the yea
ended with September, VS.. s.
$780, ,225 or 1928.
Grand Union Co. earned $800,4
or $1.13 in the half ended Sep
tember /. VS.. S1.070, 500 or SIG;
General Instrument Corp. re
ported a loss of $625, ,603 for tn
six months ended August 80. VI
net profit of $487,167 or 81 i
the like 1850 period.
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Arlington Youth Is Held
In Assault on Merchant

A 17-year-old Arlington boy
was charged with assault and bat
terry last night after police said he
was involved in a fight that hos
Ipitalized Arthur F. Souther, who
twice sought the Democratic
nomination to Congress from Vir-
lginia's 9Th District.
The boy is employed by a mer-
chant next door to Mr.. Souther's
store.
Arlington Hospital records
showed that Mr.. Souther, 80, suf-
fered tenderness" Of the jaw and
was admitted for observation.
Arlington police said Mr.. South
|er told them he first was accosted
by the youth on Saturday. and
his glasses broken and shirt torn
at that time. Last night, police
said, Mr.. Souther went to investi-
gate who fired q firecracker IN
his soda shop in the 5000 block OF
Wilson boulevard. AS he walked
into the front part Of the store
Mr.. Souther said the boy jumped
him and hit him in the jaw.
When police arrived they found
Mr.. Souther in a dazed condition.
Police later picked up the boy
on q warrant sworn to by Mr..
Souther.
Raymond Ward, who operates
q delicatessen next to Mr.. South
er's store. also was charged with
assault. =
Evening star., 1951-05-14

by the paraders, and hear the
stomp of marching feet to the
cadence Of Blaine. Blaine, the
Man From Maine"
Most Cost About $4,000.
The people who built these
houses were not wealthy. But the
chief clerk Of a department. or
a United States Attorney for the
District. or Government scien-
tist of that day was relatively
wealthy when 1t came to the size
of the house he could build. Mr.
Proctor has looked up the price of
those larger houses-designed by
an architect named McGill who
built a house in LIE Droit Park for
himself-and none Of them cost
more than $4,000.
It was an exclusive subdivision
It had a fence around it with a
gate on Rhode Island avenue. The
residents had their own watch
man. The boundaries Of the orig
inal were T street to Elm street:
Second street to Sixth street. The
original streets had other names.
T street was Maple street; Second
street, LIE Droit avenue. How the
original promoters chose the name
seems to be lost In antiquity. lie
Droit. which Is French for "the
right" has q political meaning
which America IS becoming aware
Of today. It means conservative
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Three Women Attacked
by Purse Snafchers

Three women were attacked by
purse snatchers yesterday morn
ling. One Of them received a badly
Icut thumb.
Mrs. Jane Sawyer, q, colored, of
625 Fifth street NE, was crossing
Union Station Plaza shortly after
midnight with her husband,
Fletcher Sawyer, when a knife
welding purse snatcher grabbed
for her pocketbook. In a short
struggle before the colored man
fed he cut Mrs. Sawyer's right
thumb but failed to get her purse.
Mrs. Sawyer was treated for sew
|ered tendons of the thumb at
Casualty Hospital and released.
Mrs. Virginia Keeper of 612
Massachusetts, avenue NV. told
police a small colored man entered
her home through the open front
door about 9:15 am. to sell her q
newspaper. AS she was paying
for the paper he grabbed her wal
let containing $13 and fled.
Mrs. Virginia Abney, 80, $40 K
street NE, reported to police that
IA light skinned colored man
grabbed her purse containing SIT
Just after she left a cab at Sixth
and K streets NE. about $3.50 am.
Evening star., 1951-05-14

slum conditions the Negroes
moved away from recurring in
this recently preferred residential
section.
Like other representative groups,
the lie Droit Park Civic Associa-
tion is concerned about play
ground space for the children of
the area. The children are now
able to play on property owned
by Freedmen'S Hospital but when
the hospital gets around to build
on it there will be nothing for
them.
One Of the most picturesque of
the old houses is occupied by the
Frelinghuysen Group of Schools
offering adult education to "em-
ployed colored persons" It was
founded in 1906 by DR.. Jesse and
Mrs. Rosetta E. Lawson and its
president emeritus is 92-year-old
DR.. Anna j. Cooper. a former
principal in the public school
system. Its schools are religion,
law. academy and opportunity.
It is a humble institution in the
shadow Of Howard University and
an instance Of the Negro's interest
in education. Informal and un-
accredited, it compares with the
mutual Improvement organization
started in Philadelphia before the
Revolution by Benjamin Franklin,
one OF the roots of the University
of Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1951-05-14

tor. The Stars antiquarian, $4, 900
was spent on planting trees when
lie Droit was subdivided from farm
land In 1878. The elm probably is
a survivor.
The old trees and the old houses
combine to give you a picture of
the place-from the books you
have read.
People were living in these
houses in January and February
of 1877 when the citizens Of Wash
lngton were faced with the dis
turbing possibility that there
would be no inaugural parade on
March 4 because there would be
no President to inaugurate-no
marching of the local cadet corps,
no opportunity for leading citi-
zens to baSk in the refulgence Of
the national spotlight.
Whether Samuel Tilden or
Rutherford B. Hayes had been
elected had been thrown in the
laps of Congress. An alliance Of
Northern Republicans and con-
servative Southern Democrats
managed to elect the latter "a
Republican, in time for the in
augural.
While Washingtonians. then as
now, could not vote, there were
political parades in the Capital
and people living In these houses
went down to Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to see the torches carried
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Doctors Cancel Speech
by vogeIer at Press Club

Bethesda Naval Hospital au-
thorities today Cancelled the sched-
|uled National Press Club talk
Wednesday by Robert A. Vogeler.
Mr.. vogeler. who recently was
released from Communist prison
IN Hungary. entered the hospital
on May 3, suffering from NAL
nutrition and fatigue.
Admiral Clifford A. Swanson,
commanding officer at the hos
pital, said:
"Mr. Vogeler's condition has i'm
proved markedly since his admis-
sion to the hospital. However, it
Is the opinion Of his doctors that
interviews and public appear
ances should be postponed until
his disqualification can be termi-
mated. probably some time prior
to June J."
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Buying Income Here
Per Family in 1850
Topped 13 Areas

Both the District and the
Washington metropolitan area re-
corded the greatest 1850 increases
in effective buying income" per
family among the nations IA met
Iropolitan areas having more than
l million population, Sales Man
Iagement magazines 22nd annual
survey OF buying power" reported
today.
Income per family within the
District, after federal income
taxes, increased 1858 to reach a
record high Of $6,569. The WASH
lington area per family income in
crease was $452 to reach s5,873
for last year. The city per family
income is second only to San
Francisco among the leading
metropolitan areas.
Buying income, after federal in
come taxes. in the Washington
area for 1850 was $2,388, ISL 900,
the magazine reported.
Retail sales in the metropolitan
area. increased 9 per cent in 1850
to total $1,6s8.520. 900.
Automotive sales showed the
greatest 1850 gain here with an
increase Of "a per cent to total
$685.. $4,000. Second were furni-
ture-household sales with a
II per cent rise to total $83, 1886. :
600. Other sales included food.
$780,, ,056. 900; general merchan-
disc, 1921. .787. 900, and drug, $685.
645, 900.
According to the magazines
survey. Washington has q quality
OF market index" of 142, meaning
that the city has a sales potentia,
~ per cent greater than average
for its population.
The magazine pointed out that
its per family figure is the aver
age resulting from dividing total
income by total number of fanai-
lies. It is substantially higher than
the median figure obtained by
the United States Census.
In addition, the survey said the
population in Washington as of
January l, 1851, totalled 1885,
200. This is an increase of / per
cent since the census was taken
last April.
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Home Builders Meet
On Mortgage Market
Described as Dried Up

A group of home builders today
tackled the problem of where to
find money to build houses
throughout the Nation.
They were here for the National
Association of Home Builders
Board Of Directors meeting, sched-
uled TO run through Thursday in
the Statler Hotel.
William P. Atkinson, association
president, said a shortage of mort
gage money, coupled with credit
restrictions on home purchasers,
poses a serious threat to the Ma
tion's building program.
Ascribed to Bond Policy.
''The mortgage market has
dried up," he said. Investors
would like to nut more money into
homes, but the money isn't avail
able to them"
He said the Governments
change in policy on the resale Of
bonds Is primarily responsible for
the lack Of mortgage money.
Investors had been selling their
bonds to get money to put into
housing" he added. "But now il
they sell their bonds they have to
take a capital loss. and they aren't
going to do that"
Mr.. Atkinson said the public has
obtained a false impression that
the building business is booming
because of the number Of homes
started so far this year.
Meet in Closed Session.
1--WE have started 5000 homes,
but most Of these were begun be-
fore credit restrictions were
placed on buyers" he said. 'The
effects of the credit restrictions
are going to be noticed in the next
few weeks in the number Of homes
which will be started"
The associations finance COM
mittee was meeting in closed ses-
sion today to discuss what could
be done to loosen the mortgage
market. Other closed committee
meetings were being held today.
The boards general meeting
gets under way tomorrow, when
reports from the committees will
be heard. A reception for dele
gates and their wives is scheduled
for $50 pm. today at the Statler.
Evening star., 1951-05-14
80 Stafford High Pupils
Unhurf as Car Hits Bus

Thirty Stratford Junior High
School children escaped injury
this morning when an Arlington
County school bus was hit by y
car at Fifth and North Monroe
streets. Damage to the bus was
minor.
The bus driver, Howard Yarnell,
A, Of the 1000 block of North
Eleventh street. told police he had
signaled for a left turn and was
moving from Fifth street into
Monroe street when q car on his
left struck the bumper and left
front fender Of the bus.
Evening star., 1951-05-14
7 D. {. Measures Passed
When Called Up in House

The House today passed and
sent to the Senate bill to trans
fer jurisdiction over building and
loan associations here from the
Controller Of the Currency to the
Home Loan Bank Board.
The House also passed and sent
to the White House a bill to pro-
tect the Civil Service rights Of a
member of. the police or fire de-
partment while serving as director
Of the Office of District Civil De-
fenSe.
In acting on this bill, the House
agreed to a Senate amendment
which the House was told would
Improve the bill.
The amendment struck from the
original bill the privilege OF the
director to withdraw at his dis
cretion retirement funds credited
to him.
~ The two measures were acted
on by the House when called ur
by Chairman Mcmillan Of the
Heuse District Committee.
Evening star., 1951-05-14
longfellow School Names
New Board OF Trustees

Reese L. Sewell, headmaster of
the Longfellow School for Boys.
Bethesda, has announced the ap-
pointment of a Board of Trustees
which includes Ernest P. Paland.
Thomas j. Barlow. DR.. Julius S.
Neviaser, Edward F. Ragland,
John o. st. Clair, Capt. Allen
M. Shinn, U. s. N, and William
M. Talbot.
These trustees have assumed
management Of the, school cor
poration and are planning the
addition of secondary grades to
the eight-grade curriculum by
consolidating with the Dewitt
School.
1t had been announced previ-
ously that the Dewitt School, now
at 1855 Upton street NV, would
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Owl, EntongIed
In String Of Kite,
reed by Police

II 1t hadn't been spring, the owl
In the treetop wouldn't have been
caught -literally-in the predica-
ment in which it found itself.
Mrs. Jack Connelley, sos
Nicholson street NV, heard a
commotion in a mulberry tree in
the back yard this morning, in
vestigated, and found that an owl
had become entangled In q kite
string and couldn't free itself.
She called police to the rescue.
Pvts. Temple A. Dykes and r. J.
Jefferson tied a knife to the end
OF q pole, climbed into the low
branches and used the impro-
vised spear to cut the kite sking.
The owl. unhurt, few away.
Evening star., 1951-05-14

as opposed to the radical left.
The park was a project of A. L.
Barber, who purchased farm land
for the purpose and enlisted as a
partner a man who had not only
a farm but a fine house in the
neighborhood. That man was
David McClelland and his house
Us still standing. It is the Negro
Elks Club on the north side of
Rhode Island avenue at Third
street.
The house with its square tower
and extensive grounds is a famil-
lar sight to every one who has
driven out Rhode Island avenue
on the way to Baltimore. The box
wood in the garden has been care
fully tended by the Elks. They
should be credited with the pres
ervation Of an interesting bit of
old Washington.
Many Overcrowded Dwellings.
LIE Droit Park is not all houses
built In the '70s and '80s. It con-
tains row houses Of the turn of
the century, the brick buildings
with the rectangular bay windows
which are all too familiar in the
older parts Of the city. It also
contains recent Government-built
low rental housing and many
overcrowded dwellings, that give
older residents like zeph Moore,
an attorney. concern about the
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Soop Box Derby
Guide

Washington area youth
who plan to enter the 1851
Soap Box Derby are urged
to register now at their near
est Chevrolet agency. The
event is a coaster race for
boys II to Is. in which con-
testants drive cars Of their
own building. The city cham
pion gets a free four-day trip
to Akron. Ohio. to compete in
the All-American finals on
August IL.
Time-June 80.
Sp0ns0rs-The Star and
Metropolitan Area Chevrolet
dealers, in cooperation with
the District Department of
the American Legion.
Prizes-Hundreds Of gifts
given locally. Top national
prizes are q $1,000 college
scholarship and o new Chew
rolet sedan.
Evening star., 1951-05-14
Brioreliff Benefit PIoy

The Briarcliff Junior College
alumnae Of the Washington area
will sponsor benefit performance
OF Heaven Can Wait" by the
Little Theater Of Alexandria at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the Alex
andria Recreation Hall, 1905
Cameron street NV. Proceeds
viii go to the Briarcliff Junior
College building fund.
Evening star., 1951-05-14

side balanced by CONFERENCE.-The
to keep them relatively burglar
proof. The windows of the stable
were broken. There was nothing
that looked like $45.000 and the
reporter said as much.
THAT house brings in a lot Of
income" said Mr.. Thompson. BY
this time he was at the curb and
rubbing the polish on his shiny
Cadillac. ''It has ID apartments,
some Of them with parlor, bed
room and bath"
He went on talking.
when was a boy they wouldn't
let us up here-except we were
working here" he said. 81 used to
deliver papers. The gardens were
wonderful. You could smell the
flowers the minute YOU csossed
Sixth street."
Many of the gardens are still
kept up.
Splendid Trees Around.
Some Of the trees are magnifi-
cent. There is an elm on lie Droit
Circle (Third and T streets where
the trolley cars used to turn
around) that is unlike the elms
OF the Ellipse and New York ave-
nue.. II is . tall elm. It is like
those splendid trees one sees on
vacation tours In New York or
New England pastures.
4 According to JoilY, rIaoeft Proc.