davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Why some biographies succeed bet
ter than others Is an interesting ques-
| ton. now that this form of writing is
| giving the novel a tuSSle for first place.
1t is a separate question from why
the new biography should be so
hugely successful in the first place.
The delight of cultured readers In
biography is no new thing, there SIM
ply are more cultured readers today,
with the spread of better living condi-
tons and more leisure.
Newer biographical works, taking adj
vantage Of this human interest in other
human beings, feed up lives SYM
pathetically treated.
These historians 0or such the new
biographers are) stand not so much
outside subject as did the old writ
place inside his personal life, and to
bring the reader there, too.
All of them attempting to do the
same thing, to achieve the same pur-
pose, it is surprising how much more
successful some Of them have been
than others.
Ludwig's Napoleon" for instance,
has run away from Josephson's "zola
and His Times" Hacketts Henry
splendid biography.
Why?
\ X X X
It would seem that those works
which get down to affairs which also
arise In the lives of average men and
women take the prizes Of popular favor.
Such a book as Napoleon" for in
stance, wins universal acclaim because
every one is interested in ambition.
JoSephSon's splendid book on lola fails
to win the same plaudits largely, we
think. because the average reader is
not so much interested in the writing
business.
The success of Napoleon Is the same
success, with variations, which most
ambitious men hope for themselves.
While many might hesitate at govern
mental reins, all want to get ahead. "
It was because Napoleon represented
the ambition wishes of most men that
the world is so interested in reading
about him. H. C. Wells explains this
very well in his Outline of History"
continue to think that his portrait Is
overdrawn and essentially unfair,
smacking too much of the traditional
English viewpoint, which saw Napo-
leon I as demon, rather than a man.
II
The mass of readers are not partic-
ularly interested in the writing game.
as such. They will swallow easily some
details as to the color of paper upon
which the great Alexandra Dumas
wrote, but the inner life of the business
interests them about on a par with
their interest in the way soap is made.
So "Zola and His Time" although of
surprising interest to any one peculiar
ly interested in the writing business,
made no such popular appeal as did
Ludwigs Napoleon"
Zola's Dreyfus affair, famous in its
generation, catches the attention of
the modern reader to no such extent
as an account of Henry Wits wives.
The affairs of the French army sew
eral generations ago are not to be
compared, in the popular mind, with
the positive interest of the relations Of
men and women as depicted in Hack
ett's sparkling Henry VIII"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Justice.

There is too much democracy in
Justice. Prof. Raymond Moley, noted
Columbia criminologist, insists that
radical changes are essential in the
present machinery of court trials IN the
United States if the crime problem Is
to be dealt with sanely and intelli-
gently.
In the first place, he says, the jury
must 20. There is much popular preju-
dice in favor of trial by jury OF
ones peers" due to the tradition that
it is a fundamental Anglo-Saxon in
stitution. This, he says, is due to mis-
information. Actually it originated as
a device of tyrants. 1t was not the
creation of the people, but OF Frankish
kings.
The passing of the jury, he points
out, is progressing rapidly, If somewhat
insidiously. Prosecuting attorneys are
keeping cases away from it by the
familiar devices of nol-prossing them
or accepting compromise pleas of guilty
to lesser offenses.
unfortunately. the prosecuting attor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Stop a minute and think about this
| fact You can ask our Information
bureau any question of fact and get the
| answer back in q personal letter. 1t Is
a great educational idea introduced into
the lives of the most intelligent people
| in the world-American newspaper
readers. 1t Is part Of that best pur-
pose of a newspaper-service. There
J Is no charge except 2 cents In coin or
stamps for return postage. Get the
habit of asking questions. Address your
letter to The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, director,
Washington, D. C.
@. How large a population must a
city have in order to have police de-
| partment?-T. E.
i A. There is no arbitrary number of
population required before city may
have regular police department. In
| fact, many incorporated towns have
police departments which vie with
many city forces.
@. What is meant by relative humid
| ity?-A. A.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
, relative humidity is the ratio Of the
! amount of invisible water vapor in a
given volume of air to the amount that
would make this air saturated at the
same temperature. In short, it is the
ratio between the amount Of invisible
vapor present to the maximum amount
that could be present at the same tenn
perature. In measuring humidity, only
the invisible water vapor Is considered,
and not the drops of rain or droplets
of fog.
@. Are there any other lakes as large
as Crater Lake which occupy the basins
of volcanoes?-N. P. c.
A. While there are other crater lakes,
there is none which compares in size
with Crater Lake. which fills the great
caldera where once Mount Mazama
raised its peak.
@. What is the yield Of cacao trees
and how much do the pods weigh?
IN. D.
A. The average yield of cacao tree
is 20 pods, weighing about one pound
each.
@. Name two or three of Friml's
, comic operas which were first produced
in the United States.-M. B. r.
A. The first ones produced in this
country include The FREELY" High
Jinks" and "Katinka."
@. What is the temperature Of the
water in the springs at Hot Springs.
Ark IN M. F.
A. The waters range in temperature
from 102 degrees Fahrenheit to lat
degrees Fahrenheit, most of them hav-
ing a temperature of 135 degrees to
las degrees Fahrenheit.
@. In what field did the chain store
first appear?-C. C.
A. It was in the grocery field that
chain distribution first made its ap-
pearance. Chain groceries now do
about one-third of the grocery business.
Next in size are the 5-and-10-cent
store chains.
O. Is Konrad Bercovici q gypsy?
S. o.
A. Bercovici was born in Rumania.
but has no gypsy blood. However. he
is the adopted son of Murdo, a great
gypsy chief. He has associated with
gypsies through many years of his life,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PKILANDER JOHNSON.

Small Time Adventure.
Why risk our lives in canoe
When there are clouds above so fair
Like islands in the upper air,
Which airplanes call us all to viewp
Why paddle lazy waters through?
Yonder dirigible new,
From which traveller up there
May see the tropic foliage rare,
And next polar route pursue
Why risk our lives in a canoe?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Great canal projects are in contem-
plation. Any picturesque hopes, how
ever, of the revival Of the old mule and
the towpath are denied even to the most
ardent sentimentalist who dreams of
the dear old days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Russians and Chinese engage in bat
ties in entire neglect of usual formali-
ties. Neither side wastes much time in
arguments seeking to convince the world
at large that the other side is entirely
in the wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

The Brooklyn man, Sidney Franklin
in his bullf1ghting demonstrations,
shows an American sense of fair play
by conceding, now and then, that the
bull has a shade the better Of the
argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

When a Zeppelin wishes to avoid
rough weather it makes for Arctic re-
gions. The dirigible has completely
revolutionized ideas as to climate
chasing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

The G. o. P. is preparing for another
historic demonstration Of ability to
secure complete harmony at the precise
juncture in affairs when it is most
needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

A nonstop" flight is an exhilarating
adventure when it remains true to its
title. The tragedy takes place when the
designation becomes a misnomer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Every true citizen of the Pacific slope
sympathizes with diplomats who have
to remain in Europe when they might be
reveling in the glorious climate Of Cali
fornia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Making a Landing.

Making q Landing.
The aviator, here and there,
Occasions grief profound.
He's very graceful in the air,
But awkward on the ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

A few more tourists enjoying a gen.
uine welcome to our city will make a
d. c. license plate look like a compare
tive rarity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

There is no use in trying to remind a
confirmed stock speculator of the value
of wise Ben Franklin's advice against
going into debt 's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
AM Other States and Canada.
N,.r,hor ~ the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication Of ell news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

New Orleans continues to have more
serious traction problems than those
pertaining only to valuations and car
fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
An Added Symbol.

From the Arkansas Democrat
The four essentials of modern prohlbl-
ton enforcement are faith, hope, char
ity and o six-shooter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Just Gives 1t More Steam.

From the Lansing State Journal.
Cussing is silly waste Of effort.
Note how little effect it has on the
weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Labor day is now celebrated by even
more golf than usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
ELOQUENT Expression.

GIUQUCHG NAPECb0IU1Is
what did the traffic officer say to
you?"
II did not mind what he said," re-
piled Mr.. Chuggins, $50 much as what
his facial expression indicated that he
thought"
almost every man thinks he could
conduct a government" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, Gin spite Of the his
toric fact that all who rise to power
sooner or later fail in the attempt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Other Folks, Business.

Other Folks Business.
$50 you advise young man always
to mind his own business?"
Il won't be so positive about that"
said Senator Sorghum. "A first-rate
politician has the art of convincing
most everybody that he is attending to
their business better than they could do
1t for themselves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
No Place in Prison.

From the Savannah Morning News.
Chain commercial establishments are
all right in their way, but these chain
prison riots are oil to the bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Jud Tunkins says one Of the advan-
tages of a vacation is the way it makes
you enjoy home cooking when you get
back to work,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Ratio hy Carrier Within Che civ

The evening Star. .45c per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
Cwhen Sundays .60c per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
when Sundays. CSC per month
The Sunday Star ...........5c per copy
ColleI ton made at the end of each month
Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone
National 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Unheeded Advice.

The old philosophers we read
And VOW their reasoning was right,
Their peaceful rules we long to heed
Yet some one always starts a fight!
"De fust song bout farm relief" said
Uncle Eben, come out when I was
boy, startin' Down in de cornfield, hear
dat mournful sound"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

ne TeldCeS CIle tApuISdleu dCCouAO WHICH
Ulysses gives of his wanderings to
Penelope on his return to Ithaca.
X y X
Sir Hugh Clifford, governor and high
commissioner of Malaga, has written
book, "Bushwhacking. And other
Asiatic Tales and Memories which is
based on nearly half a century of ex-
perience. He has been a British official
in the Far East under three sovereigns.
The ten tales in the book give glimpses
of the relations of white and brown
races and of different brown races to
each other in the East. He calls the
Malay Peninsula 1.-The jumping -of place
of Southern Asia"
A revision of an old work on evolu-
ton, by a scientist of note. is From
the Greeks to Darwin" by Henry Fair
field Osborn. 4 It is an account of the
development of the evolution idea
through "a centuries. In his preface,
DR.. Osborn says that in study
ing the whole subject over again from
the beginning to the present time he
has discovered new lines of thought.
at have myself discovered many addi-
tional proofs that the evolution idea Is
in itself a product of "a centuries of
evolution, a process of ascent, OF am
pliffcation and of Qualification of great
ideas and principles at first only dimly
perceived"
y + X X
One of the new Lincoln stories un-
earthed by Lloyd Lewis for his book,
| Myths After Lincoln" is the anecdote
of the Civil War President and the
newspaper reporter.
How does your wife's family spell
! its manner" asked the reporter.
ooh, with two 'ds' always" said Lin
coin. zone ID was enough for God but
not enough for the Todds."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

Printed rayon wolfe of super
sheer texture, filmy and transpar-
emit. Lovely printed floral patterns
In first demand for Spring and
Summer frocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
SUNDAY STAR wAsHINeToN, D. Ii. APRII Il 1g-PART /

st DEPARTING Store day h season 10 abrgamcd ehahonum
and tribute he @ the asa
89c e CO. T.: f. c If ::: f.: :.
i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

80 inches wide, firm, box-loom
weave, every thread silk. A COM
plete selection of the fashionable
colors, white and black.
Street Floor.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
ARE, <IGHT CLUBS PASSI<Gr

Troubles Of night club proprietors seem 10 be multiplying. Because one or two have been pestered by the authorities in Connecticut does not prove much But when one reads tsiling the troubles that these pur- veyors of high pressure amusement are undergoing and the poor husl- ness being experienced. one IS in- c1lned 70 think the high tide in the prosperity of these institutions is in the past
 Of course there are various types Of night clubs. an it is the more vicious sort that are feeling the pinch of slightly changing times. Numerous places where people 20 to dine and dance always have ex- isted. but were not regarded as night clubs until in recent years Such places, where they still exist. are not night clubs in the actual meaning Of the term \ night club 10 be the genuine article. must be a place where there l. no limit to be- havior as well as what one con- sumes: likewise there is no limit to prices.
 The modern night club of this character is an economic absurdity. Their clients are composed largely of curiosity seekers, who visit such a place once. get blked. and never do go again. There are signs that all those who care 10 do so have satis- fled their curiosity; and just 3t this moment the dry authorities grow more impatient, the Jones law is in
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
ON THE DUTY OF \ CRITIC :: RN LeOroe .lCan Nathan

Every once Tn so often some or our managers, playwrights, and &C., tor. detonate with objection to what they designate as the 'clever' school for dramatic criticism-"clever. in their vocabulary, standing for des- cription of such dramatic criticism as endeaVors to be readable and amusing.
 IL is the contention of these per sons that dramatic criticism should concern itself impersonally with the subject up for criticism, and should not attempt 10 be of itself entertain ing and smile-proNoking. We'll well. what do they want, these odd persons? I'll tell you.
 They want a school of dramatic criticism. which, by its own dullness will, in comparison, celebrate thelr meliocrity. Is a matter of fact, dra- matic criticism MIST he divingly humorous. merry, and witty.
 Somebody's got to supply the amusement for the thoater- going public
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

south winds. shifting to westerly on Saturday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain tonight and Saturday; warmer in central portion tonight: colder Saturday: increasing south and southwest winds probably becoming strong and shifting to west and northwest Saturday morning.
 Conditions: A disturbance of in. creasing energy overspreads the cen- tral Mississippi valley, St. Louis 29.39 inches. It is producing showers and thunder storms from Iowa and Illinois southward to the Gulf and eastward to the southern Appaia- chian districts. Heavy showers were reported from the flooded sections of Alabama and northern Georgia. In. settled weather and foRgy conditions prevail over large areas of southern New England and throughout New York state and Pennsylvania. Tenn. peratures continue high east of tho Mississippi river and are somewhat loweg over portions of the western plains states and the Rocky moun- tain districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with occasional rains
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

in this city. The facts therein given belied the current belief in some circles that public taste is steadily sinking
 This city experienced considerable of a ruction over public reading matter recently, so that an address as that given by Librarian Temple was unusually appropriate.
 Ideals are changing for the bet ter, declared the Hartford visitor. We are looking facts in the face such as we never did before. Ten years ago I thought fiction was not worth while. Today I have changed. It broadens our sympathies. Thirty-five years ago We thought children had no business in libra ries Today we build libraries and departments for them.'
 If Mr. Temple as recently as ten years ago thought fiction was not worth while he has come to see facts with 6 more reasonab ble vision comp paratively late in his profession al experience. Fiction always has had the power to broaden our sym pathies;" and from the time when the first novel was written to the present 1t has had more universal influence upon the thought of man. kind than any other type ot litera- yure.
 His illustration Of the difference of opinion that existed regarding the character or tendency of some lit- erature was convincing. The conclu- sion was inevitable that where such diversity of opinion exists the be- !icfs Of no one type of reader is worthy to prevail.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

effect and the outlook Is most dis- astrous.
 Meanwhile the places where there is no convert charge, where he food is reasonabl priced and only such liquor consumed that was brought on the hip. are growing in popularity. reports from the Great White Way indicate.
 Maybe, after all Barnum eXas8er- ated | bit when he said a sucker was born every minute.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

Diego, Calf: Port au Prince. Haiti; Pensacola, Florida; Pearl Harbor. Hawaii: Lakehurst. New Jersey: Hampton Roads. Virginia: Guam: Gould Island. Rhode Island: and Cocosola Panama Canal Zone.
 Q. What is the origin and mean ing of the name Fife?
 A. It is an ancient name derived from Euphemia, Greek name meaning flair speech" 0. Do humans breathe air through the pores of the skin?
 A. No.
 Q. What is the average yield of tobacco per aero in Kentucky?
 A. In 1928 it was 775 pounds
 Q. Who are the members of the United States Civil Service commits sion?
 A. William C. Deming. George R. Wales and Miss Jessie Dell. William c. Deming is the president of the commission
 " ulu nave CUul | testers?
 A. For their entertainment. The earliest testers or fools were proba bly, real ''naturals" or half witted folk: but later the folly was mainly assumed. and served as a cloak for plain speaking and ri- baldry.
 Q. Where was Michael Arlen born and educatedo What books other than The Green Hat" has he written?
 A. Michael Arlen was born in an Armenian village about 32 years ago. He was taken to London when five years old and educated in London schools. For eleven years he struggled along working for newspapers or magazines in London as a free lance writer. His first book, ''The London Venture" was published before he was twenty. but it was not until he wrote These Charming People" that he flashed into prominence. Following this success came "The Green Hat and Mayfair The Dancer of Paris followed. He married Countess At lanta Mercati in May 1928.
 Q. When did Admiral Robert F.. Peary die?
 A. In 1920.
 c. In what poem does tho fol- lowing line occur: Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you."?
 A. 'Life's Mirror," hv Mary A DcNere who wrote under the pen name of Adelaide Bridges.
 Q. What is the name Of tho leading woman who appeared with Jack HoElc in the motion picture sorinl lightning Bryce" produced years ago?
 A. Ann Little.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
TIME TO CLEAN UP

A man, believed 10 have been under the influence of liquor, fell and injured himself in a Grol Q street tenement, and subsequently died. The incident caused officials and others to visit the abode. and they reported it dirty and filthy"
 A Herald reporter was among those who paid such visit. He de- clsred that he had seen much in his young ,fe-in the trenches in France and in various places where his profession has taken him since. He added he could stand consider able, too: but that the tenement re- ferred to was beyond description, Tn his opinion. he said it was q menace 10 the health Of the community.
 egardinz the words of the re- porter as reliable we are inclined to inquire as 10 how such things are permitted by the delegated euthori- ties? We should thlnk the Board of Health would be immensely interest cd in such matter. That. we opine, is what he Board of Health IS for.
 The police likewise could have a hand In such 7n affair They could at least report what they see 10 the health authorities
 There ls plenty of law or the sub feet What 2 needed is more action.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
PiaIN&UII S tpIET

II was en important step for PIainville when steps were taken 10 provide q town court. This will be reality in approximately three and one-half months, with Merritt o. Ryder at the helm and Cornelius Prior as deputy judge.
 Thus will he ended the present justice court system, which has been found unsatisfactory and which long ago was out of step with such an important town as Plainville has grown 10 he.
 On occasion we took pains 10 point out the inconsistencies of the justice system in Plainville and we share the qualification of Plainville residents upon this evidence of progress.