davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Co-eds OF Washington University
want to debate against man students
Of the University Of Nevada on the
divorce question and Nevada's divorce
law in particular. A little early prac-
tice" perhaps?
Evening star., 1931-12-20

The attitude of the House toward
the Federal contribution to District ex-
penses seems to be somewhat along the
line of the old example Of the railroad
engine that Travelled half the remain
ing distance each day"
Evening star., 1931-12-20

The problem Of trisecting an angle,
recently solved, has bothered intellectual
mankind for 1000 years. Yet plenty
Of poor fish can do it and get away
with the two hookleSS portions
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Rate by Mail-PayablC in Advance.
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All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of all news d:S-
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
ited in this paper and also the local news
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Ghandi is included in the 1882 Brit
ish Who's Who" under the classical
ton of "barrister" He might also be
termed solicitor.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Several California organizations have
sponsored a holiday kissing boom in
tended to help the unemployment sit
uation through the harvesting of an
extra large mistletoe crop. Possibly the
specialists may be lined up behind this
unusual movement
Evening star., 1931-12-20

toward hanging him. I suppose sale
Mr.. Scc11lls.
Your share toward lying would be
the proper word to use here, interjected
the prisoner"
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Massachusetts, news indicates that,
any how, COO fishing banks are still open
and doing business.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
An Object Lesson,

FROM the Rochester Times-Union
chicago is not broke again, only
more SO. And other municipalities
could profit by this example
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Guiteau's performances in tte court
room during his trial drew large crowds
Cu;+eou m OF spectator. who at
VA times seemed to re-
A Ramrage. gard the proceedings
as a form of enter
tainment His sallieS and rejoinGerS
and sometimes his ribaldry provoked
! laughter which the court had difficulty
! in represSing. The following report
printed in The Star of December IA,
| 1881, is typical:
| Mr.. C. A. Bryan of Brooklyn. a clerk
of the Equitable Life Insurance Society
of New York, testified that Guiteau
came to him last February. wanted to
solicit risks for the society and wanted
loan ON account: the request being
denied, the prisoner showed him his
speech; spoke Of his political aspira-
tions and talked very Familiarity of Jim
Blaine and other prominent men.
II never spoke of Mr. Blaine as Jim
Blaine in my life, interrupted tie
prisoner, The prisoner commenced to
denounce the witness as liar, in his
usual voluble way, and the court under
took to check him.
"I want to say now once for all.
said the prisoner, when a witness is
called on this stand and makes state
ments that 1 know are false I say:
| You are mistaken, sir; that is false,
sir, you are liar. sir; and if he still
persists I say: You are an internal
whelp, sir. That is as far as l ever go.
That's equal to the bar room language
| OF consigning man below
The witness testified to lending the
prisoner $40 on March to come to
Washington with. Subsequently he
sent the prisoner $25 for balance due
from insurance commissions. He had
received a perfect avalanche of letters
| from the prisoner after the latter came
to Washington, but most of them he
had destroyed. The prisoner explained
here that he was afraid the witness
was going to cheat him out of his
money Two of the letters we're pro-
duced and expressed the prisoners high
hopes of Office and asked for money
due A press copy of a letter from the
witness to the prisoner was read, i'm
plying that he considered himself under
no obligations to the prisoner. Mr..
Corkhill asked the witness if he thought
the prisoner was trying to blackmail
him, but the question was not admitted
| 'Blackmail q man that wasn't worth
a dollarr shouted the prisoner, and II
burst into derisive laugh. Upon cross.
examination the witness said his opin.
ion was that the prisoner ought to be
hanged.
"'And you came here to do your share
Evening star., 1931-12-20

It was thought all along that possibly
the royal Rumanian brothers might be
out of the trenches by Christmas
Young Nicholas can see which is the
buttered side of slice of bread as far
away as any hungry commoner.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Dissatisfaction with the railroad ter
mlnal situation in this city led to
Railroad efforts, Efforts to ,stsi.. effect remedy
Depots, Star of December l3. 1881
SAYS:
AN act was passed by Congress at
the last session authorizing the District
Commissioners to recommend a suit
able site fer a union railway depot in
this city. or, if in their judgment they
shall think it better TO have two depots.
one in the northern part Of the city
and the other in the southern to select
the sites ard make report accom-
panied by plants on the first Mcudav
in December. and bill containing such
other suggestions as may occur to them
In accordance with this act Mai, Twin
/ ing has prepared a report in which he
says. after referring to the inconvcn-
ience caused by the lines entering the
city at present that he is in favor of
a common central station being estab-
llshed at the nearest practical point
to the business interests of the CITY
| that this depot should be reached by
lines either above or below the estab-
llShed grades Of the several streets to
be occupied or crossed, and that the
passage of the Potomac River south
ward should be made possible to all
under reasonable conditions. He recon-
mends. however. that the building of
this depot should not in any way inter-
fere with the location of any other
depots that may be necessary in the
future. The proper point in his estima-
ton for the river to be crossed is at
| the foot of Maryland avenue and he
urges the removal of the present Long
Bridge The site selected should be at
some point west of Sixth street and
south of C street southwest. and after
giving his reasons pro and con on
several different routes the Commits
sioner says I therefore recommend
that a point at or near the intersection
Of Maryland and Virginia avenues be
selected as place for the Union Depot
The cost to the Baltimore e. Potomac
Railroad is estimated to be s405 1893 95:
to the Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad
s959,87860; total for combined rail-
roads west of New Jersey avenue, 81
o0o 55l.54"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Rate bv Carrier Within the City.

The Evening Star...........45c per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
when 4 Sundays .....-.. soc per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
when S sundays ...... Csc per month
The Sunday Star ..,.......... sc ber copy
COLLECTION made at the end OF each month,
Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone
National 5000.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

"Er man has ter be smaht," said
Uncle Eben, ter make folks talk erbout
him. But no man eber were smaht
ernun ter make EN- stop talkin' eff dey
once TUX er notion"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Intangible.

What do you understand by the term
political influence"
Political influence" rep Q Senator
Sorghum, rs usually something that a
lot of people come around and tell you
they brought to bear, after you have
succeeded in landing a job"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Timely Hint.

When EARLY shopping" is the cry
Which bids each generous spirit roam,
Into the packages don't pry
That are secreted round the home.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

A boy with the whooping cough is
envied by otner boys because he can
make noise whenever he likes without
being reproved
Evening star., 1931-12-20
A Peculiar Potency.

Oh. Wondrous strange is flattery's ways
However thick they serve it,
If you're the object of the praise,
You're sure that you deserve it.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
The Evening Star Newspaper Company


.lth St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
NeE York Offfce: ITO East 42nd st.
Chicago once. Lake Michlgan Building.
England.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
A Perplexed Grammarian.

Say, friend" said Broncho Bob, did
I understand you to say that the plural
Of cactus is 'cacti'?"
yes" replied the young man who is
habitually instructive.
well, such bein' the case, I'd like to
inquire why the singular of 'necktie'
amt 'necktus'?"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
A Complaint.

so you think the farmer is getting
the worst Of it again?"
Yes" replied Mr.. Corntossel. THE
Winters liable to be so mild we won't
have facilities for cold-storin our own
eggs"
Evening star., 1931-12-20

But further, we should include the
ceot payments which would have been
que II we had not reduced the Euro
pean governmental debts to us in the
course OF making the debt settlements.
Inc reduction has been calculated by
almost all responsible economists at ap-
proxlmately so per cent. If we were
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

Prince Malaku Bayen, nephew
Of Emperor Halle SelaSsie I, Of
Abyssinia, and o sophomore at the
Howard University Medica
School, has been married at Fair
fax, Va, to q member Of the cler.
ical staff ct the university.
The girl, who thus becomes q
princess, was Miss Dorothy Had.
ley, Of Chicago. The young royal.
ist met the girl last year. They
are living at $40 u st. N. w.
Emperor SelaSsie gained world
wide notoriety as the result Of his
$4,000, 900 coronation ceremony
several months ago. Prince Mrla'
ku has been mentioned upon sew
eral occasions as the next possible
ruler Of Abyssinia.
Prince Malaku Is the second
member of an African royal fam
lily to attend Howard within recent
years,
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
900 ELkS' to Honor
Past Exalted RULe1

Washington Lodge, No. IS, B. P.
o. E., will give a reception in its
clubhouse, 919 H st. N. w.,
Wednesday night, in honor of
Daniel r. Nihion, past exalted
ruler, who was elected grand
tiler of the Grand Lodge Of Elks
at the Seattle reunion.
More than 600 members are ex.
pected to attend the banquet, at
5:45 p. M. and the program to
follow. The Elks Boys Band
will play. Among Elks to attend
will be: Rush L. Holland, for
mer Assistant Attorney General,
past grand exalted ruler; Taylor
Morrison, district deputy grand
exalted ruler; Michael G. McCor.
mic'I, one Of the two living char.
ter members, and Hugh e. Curren,
exalted ruler, Wilmington, Del.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
SEEK
TRAFFIC AIDE

Members of the Mount Pleas
ant Citizens Association will
present early this week a resolu.
ton asking the District author.
ities to assign a policeman to
traffic duty at the intersection
of Park Road, Mount Pleasant
and Seventeenth Streets North
west at the end Of the Mount
Pleasant car line.
With traffic coming from four
ways this busy corner not infre.
quently has its jams and near
collisions. At its first meeting
OF the winter, held Saturday
night, the police and traffic com.
mittee, headed by DR.. A. A.
Chenay. was authorized by the
association to present the matter
. to the Traffic Bureau.
There was general discussion
Of the several proposals for the
rerouting Of the Nineteenth
Street loop bus line of the w. r.
q E. Company. Members of the
association may appear before
the bus hearings of the Public
Utilities Commission this week.
The Mount Pleasant AsSocia-
tion voted thanks to the zoning
commission for it's declination to
rezone a strip along Mount
Pleasant, from Harvard to Ho.
bart, and convert it into a com.
mercial instead of a residential
zone.
Earl E. Dillon, president, and
John Delamater, secretary, said
the association would present in
IereStlng programs and discus.
Sions throughout the winter,
meeting once a month,
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
to
Broadcast
Program
By STANLEY BIGELOW

John Powell-of the Virginia
Powells, suh!-is one Of the more
interesting modern American
composers.
Most modern effusions are, to
me, just q smear Of dissonance,
as If someone in his cups had
attempted to paint the rainbow
and mixed his colors neither
wisely nor too well.
At any rate, sez I, John Powell
is different. II you don't believe
it, listen to the Parade Of the
States" program the great motor
car combine will put on the
night Of october 10.
It will be dedicated to Virginia,
in keeping with national interest
in the Yorktown celebration.
And John POwell'S masterpiece,
"The Negro Rhapsody" win be
played by, ErnO Rapee'S Orches-
ira. WRC will handle the local
hrna6ca2t.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Three Are PenGLized
For SteQLinQ PQDerS

Three more were penalized to-
day for theft Of newspapers from
street-corner honor racks. Po-
liceman C. w. Pitts arrested Ed
ward C. Carroll, Of IS Fifty-ninth
St., N. E., for taking a paper
from a rack at Eleventh and U
Streets, Northwest, and Carroll
forfeited $40 collateral.
Policeman F. Boneslawski ar
rested Ben johnson, 1910 New
Jersey Avenue, N. W., and Henry
B. Lomax, 921 Westminster St.,
N. w., for taking papers from a
rack at Seventh and N Streets,
Northwest. They were fined IS
each by Judge j. P. Mcmahon.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Here'sWhat
Is Doing.
Today

Meeting-Piney Branch Citi-
zens Association, 8 p. M, Ham
line M. e. Church, Sixteenth and
Allison Streets Northwest.
Meeting and buffet supper
Washington Real Estate Board, 8
D. m, willard Hotel.
Meeting-Ame merican Legion
Ladies Post" 8 p. m, Willard
Hotel.
Luncheon-For delegates to
Pan,American Conference by
Carnegie Endowment, 1890 p.
m, willard Hotel.
Meetfng-efferson Davis
Chapter U. D. c., 4:30 p. m,
Willard Hotel. ..
Dance-Knights of Columbus,
10 p. M, Mayflower Hotel.
observation-disclosures Washing
ton Citizens Association, 8 p. m,
Ludlow School, Sixth and g
Streets Northeast.
Luncheon and meeting-Wash-
ington Council Of Social Agencies,
1890 p. M, Young Women's
Christian Association Building,
Seventeenth and K Streets North
west.
TOMORROW
Card party and meeting
Women's Dental Auxiliary, 8 p.
M, Mayflower Hotel.
eetin g-National Fertilizer
Association, $50 p. m, May.
flower Hotel.
Buffet Luncheon-Women's Ma
tional Press Club, / p. m, Willard
Hotel.
Founders Day Banquet-Kappa
Kappa Gamma Alumnae Associa-
ton, 7:30 p. m, Willard Hotel.
Luncheon - Buy-in-Wa Shington
Committee, 1890 p. m, willard
Hotel. .-
Spelling Bee - Capital City
Spelling Club VS.. Waverly Spelling
Club, of Baltimore, Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth st. N. w.
Joint Meeting-Amicita, Hitika,
Premiere and K. G. clubs, at
Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation Building, Seventeenth and
K Streets Northwest.
Meeting-American Institute Of
Electrical Engineers, 8 p. m, Cos
mos Club. Speaker, DR.. D. o.
Kinsman, '"The Economic Activi-
ties Of Russia"
Meeting -SiXteen Street
Heights Citizens Association, 8
p. m, Northminster Chapel,
Alaska Avenue and Kalmia Road,
Northwest.
Meeting-Sons of Confederate
Veterans, 8 p. m, Confederate
Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont
Ave-, N. w.
Observation-Disclosures Round d
Table, 1890 p. m, University
Club. Address New Develop
ments in Astronomy"
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Name Goodman, LeUy
MUccUbee Officials

Benjamin Goodman and Milton
Levy were elected chairman and
secretary, respectively, of the
local chapter Of the Maccabee
ASSOCIATION Of America at it's
first meeting, held yesterday at
the Sixth Street Synagogue. DR..
Abraham Fink and DR.. Louis
MenSky, prominent in New York
Maccabee activities, addressed
the meeting.
The local chapter will attempt
to arouse interest among Jewish
athletes here for the Jewish
olympic games next year in
Palestine.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

President Hoover over the hurdles
at the Cape Henry celebration
last April.
The President was 18 minutes
late arriving, and Fred had to
ad lib. the time away. Was he
embarrassed? What to say!
What to say!
He read the program, told Of
the landing of the first English
settlers, comm ented on the
weather and the crowd, and then
said:
"You know, ladies aISS gentle
men, this broadcast is under
the direction of the Association
for the PREVENTION Of Vir.
ginia Antiquities"
And 200 F. F. VS. collapsed
then and there.
Justice for Uke
90. Gee, There Amt No JUS
tice." sighs May Singhi Breen.
so the Ukulele Lady becomes q
litigant.
She has filed an action against
the Musical Union Of America in
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
WeddingLifts HotUard Girl
To Abyssinian Princess

Prince Hosea K. Nyabongo. OF
Toro, a British colonial province
Of East Africa, Is q senior in the
school of commerce. Upon the
death of his father two years ago
he was heir to the throne but
would not accept and one Of his
younger brothers became king.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
sparkling vitality
and a clear skin
reflect rich, red blood cells

LIT is good of you say those nice things" she
piled.
Some people just "bubble over with vitality
they inspire compliments
Nature has its own way of making strong body
and clear skin + by its use Of the red-blood-eels.
So often the pressure of work and worry or some
sickness burn up these precious deelIs-then
the hemosobn percentage begins to fall and we wonder
"what is the matter"
If this your trouble. Why not take steps to over
waning :. = 50 are pimpIes. boils and palenes'.
You cannot be low in strength and be happy-lsrs
Be happy.
For generations S.SS. as a tonic has been helping
people gain New Strength better health and happiness Its
ucesu record of over 100 years in restoring strength
and vitality to the blood surely warrants your giving it
good trial.
Why not start taking S.SS. today'-the larger size
represents price saving.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
True to Type
PUZZLE SOLVERS PUZZLE
NON-SOlVER OF
PUZZLERS
.Rv GILBERT SEI.IAES-

. am afraid that 75O girls who have just entered
Hunter College have been making fun OF somebody. Or
perhaps they only tired of questionnaires, for
which blame them After the fifth land often
after the rst questonnaire the impulse to write some
thing absurd or bawdy to an annoy tine lone in Se M
Army by accident had to take it twice Tin two
separate camps, hasten to say) and the same ques;
tons asked In one of them you were supposed
to check the right answer of three to the probem If
i couldn't swim and fell overheard would (a dlVe 70
the bottom and walk ashore, (b) shout for help and
a(c) hold to the boat l checked (a) Inc war was
pretty nearly over anyhow.
: No Wedding Bells
The Hunter girls do not as newspaper headlines put
it. plan to wed-that u.s. all except one. On that sub
ject, have comment is unlikely that what they
plan and do not plan affect me- But when read
that many of them are inclined to drama writing,
puzzle solving sports reading music and journalism as
careers" am baffled and little apprehensive Many
Of these public professions which you cannot escape
no matter how hard you try-drama writing, for IN
stance and journalism. And am afraid am not going
to like the professional readers, either.
But the puzzle solvers make doubt my reason More
of the young voted for puzzle solving than for
cooking and taking of children, so it must be
recognized profession, although had heard OF it.
InocuIated and Safe
So far I have remained immune to the disease OF
puzzles. noculate myself at stated intervals (when
recovering from the flu and long railway Journeys after
sunset and go for years Indifferent to every pencil
and paper game in the world. Even The Book Of Dem-
mas" with moral puzzles and the circumstances of daily
life thrown in failed to do not solve charades
Once, under compusion rolled actress in rug but
recognized Caesar and Cleopatra, gave up.
:. The Obje Of Science
When Einstein says casually that the true object of
science is not to make people comfortable, the
natural reply that in that negative endeavor science has
succeeded plentifuy Edison, dsclaimng the title of
scientist has added to the comfort of the world but
who isolate discover far continents in the heavens
and unearth Deep psychic maades in souls Tor deny
the soul aogether) do not make this world safer
easier place for Pascal little at when he
fho
faith IN the kndness of the outer world had not yet been
shattered We have farther stars to look aand less
hope.
A Positive Purpose
: Being great man, Einstein did not stop with his
negative. The objective of science he said, was to
understand the true nature of the universe Nothing
startling out of that statement the Creeks who
discovered that all things movement had the same
ideal and close to modern theory those who were
that everything in the world consisted of fire. water
earth and air seeking the same final solution
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

City Of washington. District Of Co"
lumbia, SIS:
/. e. J. McoUADE, president Of the
above named bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best Of my knowledge and belief
e. ]. McQUADE,
President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of October, 1881.
(SeaD EVERETT G. NASH,
Notary Public.
r. H. MoRHART,
IT l.. JEFFORDS.
PAUL e. JOHNSON.
JAMES M. JOHNSTON,
HAROLD N. MARSH,
NORMAN FROST,
Directors.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
The Voice That Sells

Some announcerS have selling
voices haven't. One of
the best known Eastern an.
nouncers. after two years with a
leading station, and popular with
the fans, was released suddenly
and silently.
An advertiser had squawked be.
cause he didn't have the convic.
ton In his throat which gives the
listener the yen to buy. Volta
life.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Justice for Uke

general, and its president, J. N.
Weber, in particular, demanding
that they show cause why the
union has failed, at repeated re-
quests, to list the ukuIeIe as a
musical instrument.
May has been playing the
Hawaiian instrument for yahs and
yahs and she thinks the uke and
the union ought to have some
thing in common.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
OYSTER SUPPER LATED

The Clarendon Lodge of Re-
bekahs, No. 2S, will give an
oyster supper in the Odd Fellows
Hall, Clarendon, Va, Friday from
5 to 8 o. m.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Don't Miss These

1880 p. m. (WOL)-G. w.
U. TroubadOurS.
8 p. m. (WRC) - Merry
Dairymen.
8:15 p. m. (WMAL) -
Philadelphia Con cert Or
cheStra.
$500 p. m. (WRC)-Gyp.
sizes. .
1:15 p. m. (WJSV)-Mr.
and Mrs. Dwight DOty.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12

District Of Columbia, Sc: ....
the above-named bank. do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true
to the best Of my knowledge and belief.
WILLIAM c.. STRAUSS,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 9Th day of October, 1881.
(Seal) JAMES F. HITSEL
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
GEORGE e. WALKER,
q, GEORGE A. PREVOST,
A. F. JORSS,
Directors.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
2 OF HER KIN MISSING

Alexandria police have been
asked by Mrs. Irving Claiborne,
528 King St., to search for. her
husband and brother. Chubby Lue,
der, who left home Saturday and
have not returned,