davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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somebody offered you thing like that
would you Just say Thank you" and
not leave him present? Would you
really be such a rotter?
The American people are not realists
in politics. They create this power in
district leaders because of their own
apathy and refuse to see that the dis
trict leaders are naturally forced into
patronage to get jobs for themselves
and their friends in order to live.
Now the question in New York is
whether Miss Mathews is going to get
the axe" as co-leadsr in the nineteenth
district, or is to be quietly eliminated
by the process of apparently natural
selection. 1t is undoubtedly true that
she has described the situation pre-
cisely. She has said it in the incest
possible way. But her little speech at
the conference nevertheless is as perfect
case of bean-spilling as has ever been
known in New York politics. 1t does
not in the least mitigate the offense
that Miss Mathews was arguing for
the establishment of system of sal
aried political leadership No Tam
many overload would want such a sys-
tenn adopted. No taxpayer would ever
want to see the public pay roll enlarged
to such an extent. And no reformer
would ever expect to find the present"
system abated by the paying of salaries
out Of the public purse to the dispensers
of patronage.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Ticket-Selling Police

There may be nothing extraordinary
in the fact that an American Legion
post has set out to raise money by
staging tremendous ball, billed as
American Legion's Columbia Mardi
Gras and Coronation Ball." which will
be "the greatest social event ever
staged in Washington" and which will
be featured by the award of $4,000
In prizes to various fortunate candi-
dates in Miss Columbia Personality
Contest
And there may be nothing extraor-
dinary in the fact that the prizes are
presumably to be paid for out of the sale
of tickets, and that the New York
concern in charge of the money-raising
campaign will receive sixty per cent of
the gross receipts.
And there may be nothing extraor-
dinary in the fact that as the Ameri-
can Legion receives support from the
Community Chest the money sought in
this campaign canpot be raised in the
name of sweet charity or welfare work.
as the Community Chest does not per-
NIT such campaigns on the part of its
constituent members.
But it is to some extent extraordinary
that the Washington Police Post of the
American Legion is to be the chief local
beneficiary of the campaign, end that
the linking of the names of the police
and American Legion furnish the cam
paign with a prestige that may not be
wholly appropriate. The question of
propriety is always raised when mem
oers OF the police force are permitted to
enter money-raising campaigns, regard
less OF whether the members of the
Police Department may likewise hap
pen to belong to the American Legion.
A policeman with something to sell is
serving two masters.
1t is suggested that the officials of the
Police Department thoroughly examine
the objectives of the campaign and de-
eide whether their benevolence is of a
degree that will warrant the use of the
name Police" AS far as the American
Legion Is concerned, the campaign may
be nobody else's business.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
The Russo-German Trade Deal.

There is more than a suggestion of
the Frankenstein monster in the deal
just approved at Berlin, after long
negotiations in Moscow, whereby
Russia contracts to buy SIS, 900
worth of heavy German factory equip
ment for use in Soviet key industries.
From every standpoint the trans
action is remarkable. Not only does
Germany, as a result of it, engage to
cooperate substantially in building up
the Communists manufacturing struc-
ture-the goal of the five-year plan
but the Reich government, under the
agreements terms, assumes seventy per
cent of the credit insurance risk.
Thus, if the Soviet defaults on its
bills for the German goods, the ma
tional treasury at Berlin undertakes
to guarantee the payments to the ex-
tent of 52,50Oo0o The German firms
themselves stand to lose only $22, $780,
000 Credits are to run from fourteen
to twenty-nine months, the Russians
70 make an advance payment of twenty
per cent in the form of commercial
bills payable in twelve to twenty
months, as orders are placed. The
Soviet must do business in Germany
before July next.
German steel, iron and electrical
manufacturers, who are the principal
beneficiaries of the pact, are hard
headed business men. 1t must be taken
for granted that they are entering into
the bargain with their eyes wide open.
Yet they must also be conscious of what
may happen if the one-time peasant
state to their east should be converted
into mighty workshop. In that hour
the Reich will acquire an industrial
neighbor who will be in position to
make itself an exceedingly ugly COM
petitor. notwithstanding ali this, the
Germans seem to have no hesitation
either private enterprise or the govern
ment-in going the limit toward the set
ting up of a rival who, through prox-
unity TO the German market and the
unapproachable advantage Of forced
labor production costs, would operate
under conditions the Germans could
never match.
German economic necessities are
grave. Depression is general, unemploy-
ment widespread, and correlated po-
litical conditions coTespondingly un-
settled. The Germans have a proverb
which says that, when the devil is hun
CRY he eats flies. It would look as If
Germanys plight were indeed desperate
If it dictates the wisdom of the current
arrangement with Russian arrange
ment consummated on the same day
that the Reich authorities ran down q
nationwide system of factory espionage
in Germany, carried on by Soviet agents
well supplied with cash and allegedly
operating with the cognizance of the
oficial Russian trade mission" TO Ber-
lin
There is a lesson in all this for Amer
ican manufacturers and exporters, more
interested in ephemersl trade profits
from Russia than in the long-haul view
of Communist obiectiyes
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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D. c.
@. Do young Filipino girls enjoy
sports2-L M
A. Before the United States bought
the Philippines the little Filipino girl
enjoyed no outdoor life. This condition
has, however, changed. She now plays
tennis, basket ball, golf, croquet and
other games.
@. Is Paul Robson in Europe now?--
A. He is making a farewell concert
tour in the United States before going
to England, where he is to play the
lead in Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy
Ape"
O. Which country has Tacna and
which africa &C. B.
A. BY treaty, the Province of Tacna
was allowed to Peru and africa to Chile
O. How does lie detector work.
A. The lie detector is an instrument
designed to show changes in respiration
and blood pressure of a psrSon being
questioned. Sharp variations In these
two functions are believed to indicate
that the person is telling an untruth OF
attempting to deceive.
O. Which is better for the eyes. day
light or electric light, to work by?-P
A. D.
A. If the eyes are properly protected
and there is no glare from the stand
point Of the eyes, there is very little
choice between daylight and electric
light.
@. What are the special properties
of an incubator in caring for babies?--
A. F. K.
A. The Public Health Service says
that an incubator is simply machine
which keeps baby very warm and
protects it from drafts and cold. Incu-
bators are used in the care of children
born prematurely.
@. What color are colored garments
when put into a dark room?--J. F. D.
A. The presence of light Is necessary
to produce color; therefore when OBJ
iects are taken into a dark room where
there is absolutely no light they will
have no color.
@. who published the first edition OF
BLEAK House" and Little Dorrit" P
j. M.
A. They were published by Bradbury
g. Evans, BLEAK House" IN 1858, and
Little Dorrit" in 1857.
c. I hear that in Alaska some Of the
schools have bath room. If so, why?-
G.. C.
A. To the schools equipped with bath
tubs children come once a week to take
a bath Their teachers instruct the
children in bathing, and care for the
younger pupils.
O. When and where did the custom
of kissing originate?-M. E. w.
A. Kissing is of such ancient origin
that it's beginning is not known. Lii
liam Eichler ssays that as a form oi
greeting and affection the kiss did not
come in until comparatively late. The
Scandinavian people have tradition
that kissing was an exotic introduced
into England by Rowena, the beautiful
daughter of Hengist At banquet CIV
en- by the British monarch in honor oi
his allies, the princess, after pressing the
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

ence. He speaks several languages, un-
derstandSI very many more, and has
natural aptitude and tact in govern
ment In the administration of his
exalted churchly cfflce, he Is kind and
liberal. emuIating in his tolerant and
reconciliatory attitude the great Popes
Of the Renaissance. OF his ability as a
peacemaker, we need only to refer to
his tactful, friendly negotiations with
the Italian government, which brought
temporal and civil autonomy for the
Vatican, despite many serious political
difficulties and animosities. In reverent
affection, we salute the Pontih on the
approach of the auspicious anniversary
of his elevation to the highest seat In
vered and solemnized throughout the
world.
BogOta Citizens Protest
Proposed Plan to Number Streets.
FL TEMPO, Bogota.-There has been
much discussion IL the press and on the
part of the public generally as to the
most desirable nomenclature of the
streets, plazas and districts of Bogota.
In recent years there has been par
tial simplification of the system in the
numbering of some of our streets and
avenues in rotation, though stimuli
taneouSly with the adoption OF this
convenient and understandable enumer-
alton there has been much disSatisfac-
ton.
Many citizens deplore the disappear
ance of all the old names, with their
historical, religious or patriotic remi-
niscences. What is gained in the IA
cility of going about the capital and in
finding desired locations is greatly dis
counted by the loss in sentimental and
picturesque allusicn.
What romance can cling to any ad-
dress as austere and prosaic as "the cor
ner Of Twelfth street and Seventh ave-
nue.? How much more alluring to di-
>rect our course to 164 Gale del Puente
de San Francisco, TO 100 Avenida de "a
Republica, or to II Carrera de las Dos
Canpanas? Unhappy the day for this
city and nation when the Plaza Bolivar
is restyled Public Square No. l." and
the Parque de Santander Recreation
Ground No. f."
The present method of designation is
not really agreeable to any one. The
practical element wish everything num-
bered east and west, and north and
south, from the center of the city. Those
of more delicate sensibilities want all
the dear names and associations pre-
served. Whether the authorities will be
able to adopt a middle project, suff-
GENTLY clear of ready comprehension,
and yet complying to some extent with
the predictions of the antiquarians
and conservatives, is uncertain.
Certainly the simplest method would
be the most economical and the most
efficient for many people can read num-
bers who cannot read names. Besides
numbers cost much less and do not
need to be replaced as often as elabo-
rate signs.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
The Speakership Race.

Booms for potential candidates for
are born almost every hour. The list
has increased until these candidates for
the Speakership are as numerous as the
candidates for the Democratic nomina-
ton for President in 1882. And now
comes report from Illinois that the
Republican members of the House there
are lining up for the nomination of
Representative Fred A. Britten to sue
ceed the late Speaker Longworth. He
is put forward by his colleagues in
Illinois as a Western candidate. en-
phssizing the contest which has been
expected between the two sections Of
the country over the Speakership. But
other battle lines will be drawn IN addi-
ton TO the sectional lines. There will
be the Conservative group against the
Progressive and the wet group against
the dry.
Not only must the Republican candi-
date for Speaker in the coming session
Of Congress fight desperately to be
nominated, II reports be true, but he
must fight a most unusual battle to
win the Speakership over his Demo-
cratic opponent after he shall have
been named. The Democrats have but
one choice for the Speakership. Repre-
sentative John Garner OF Texas. II
there is another Democrat in the field
for this Office he has not yet been men
toned. With the House almost evenly
divided between the Republicans and
the Democrats and a single Farmer
Labor member, who may yet hold the
balance Of power, it is no wonder that
the Republicans are worried over the
coming contest.
Representative John @. Tilson Of Con-
necticut, the Republican floor leader OF
the House and a member Of the So
called Lcngworth- Tilson-Snell trium-
virate. appears to be the logical and
leading candidate today for the nomi-
nation for Speaker. While the late
Speaker Longworth was Speaker, Mr.
TIlson was ma jority leader. He was th'
unanimous selection Of the Republican
caucus Of the House for reelection al
aeader in the new Congress. But Mr.
sTilson has his enemies. who regard hin
Is too conservative. Progressiyess par
@mdlaR1g taAosea On he. Benate, ere dsaa
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Why Leaders Get Presents. y


1t is dollars TO doughnuts that
Tammany chieftains in New YORK are
muttering deep round oaths against the
loquacity and frankness of woman
politicians. Since the adoption of the
nineteenth amendment and the adnis-
sion of women to the vote they have
had TO make place for representatives
of the feminine electorate in their
councils and their organization. One
of them has been named co-leader of
the nineteenth Democratic district in
Manhattan, with Martin j. Healy. the
same Mr. Healy who got $4,000 loan"
from Mrs. Ewald on the eve of her
husbands selection for a judgeship.
Miss Mathews, Leader Healys sister
worker has just given a talk before
conference on public affairs of the New
York City League Of Women Voters and
it is giving great annoyance to the
higher-ups Of Tammany and the party
in general. This is what she said that
caused the stir:
The district leaders are expected to
put in a great deal of time and energy
raising money. managing campaigns and
providing captains and workers, but
there is no provision anywhere for sup
porting them / suppose no political
party ever pays its district leaders a
salary. Is it reasonable to expect a
man to do all this work for nothing?
Nobody would do all this just for love
of country.
Then there occ,,rs a VACANCY for Snv,a
big position and the district leader gets
a chance to recommend some one;. if
| he Is a Democrat in New York or a
Republican in Philadelphia that recon-
mendation means election. Now, If
somebody offered you salaried position
of $4,000 q year for fourteen years
would 1t not be natural to offer that
person o present? Indeed one could
scarcely be ankungxAteflaI ~ not to Il
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No lack of funds will hinder the plans
OF the Spanish royal family, whether
seeking rest and pleasure or planning
retirement which will permit close at
tention to possibilities of a return to
power. The public in Spain may be dis
appointed TO note that their economies
have been more effectual in personal
affairs than in the administration of
state finances.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Eternal Inuuil

Eternal Inquiry.
About friend we used to sing,
He is as happy as a. Kingi"
But sorrow marks his manly brow,
For Kings are not so happy now.
The path Of powr grows rough, because
Dictators get the big applause
For anything they choose to do;
And they control the pay rolls, too.
No longer dose serene renown
Attend the scepter and the crown.
Ex-kings are only asking that
They have a cane and new hat.
Dictators also go their way
When they have had their solemn say,
And leave the public at loss,
Inquiring, Who's the Real Boss?"
Evening star., 1931-04-16

Arrests are being made in Chicago to
carry cut program of reform. The
underworld is hoping that the intcn-
tionS distinguishing the period immedi-
ately aft1r an election are closely re-
lated to the good resolutions that dis
tinguish a new year.
Evening star., 1931-04-16

Cherry blooms in Potomac Park may
have been delayed just long enough TO
give the japanese prince and princess
an opportunity to enjoy their signifi-
cant beauty
Evening star., 1931-04-16

1t is the opinion of Mr.. Galsworthy
that an experience with financial de-
pr1ssicn has caused many Americans
to appear less hurried and more con-
tented locking. Many Americans are
fairly good poker players who have
learned not to allow their countenances
to reflect their mental operations.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Oh! Oh!

From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
Admiral Byrds overcoat was stolen
while he was posing for a picture in
Florida. But il the Florida promotion
literature is telling the truth he wouldn't
need an overcoat down there anyhow.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Givers and Takers.

From the Hartford Daily Courant.
Dorothy Dix holds that woman's
idea of good husband Is one who gives
his wife a liberal allowance, but many
of them really prefer a husband who
is satisfied with q small allowance him
self.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Sure to Be Busy.
the Shreveport Journal.

From the Shreveport Journal.
The Department of Agriculture at
Washington says that at this season
of the year garden is a GodSend to
the NAH out Of employment. Sure!
But there's no such thing as being out
of job for the man who has garden
on his hands.
Evening star., 1931-04-16

1t Is said that Trotsky would like to
go back and work in the Bronx. New
York might be more inclined to plead
for him with the Federal authorities if
his literary productions showed greater
iiberality in including wise cracks"
Evening star., 1931-04-16

Such is the personal popularity of
Mayor Jimmie Walker that serious in
vestigation is liable to be interrupted at
any moment by some band desiring to
play For He's jolly Good Fellow"
Evening star., 1931-04-16

While the Senate cannot undertake
further Investigations Immediately, Sem
ator Borah will seek to facilitate future
business by conducting a few prelimi-
nary inquiries on his own initiative.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Honyer's Helloers.

From the Savannah Morning News.
Telephonic conversation with the
White House has doubled in the past
two years. Perhaps Mr.. Hoover finds
it easier to control conversation by tele-
phone.
Evening star., 1931-04-16

April has proved versatile month,
providing sport suitable for all ages.
Those not young enough to enjoy egg
rolling had only few days to wait for
base ball.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Improving the Game.

Improving the Game.
do you think women have improved
politics?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum
Politics is something like whist 1t
seems simple game at first. Any ele-
ment of complication that can be
brought in is regarded as an improve
ment."
Jud Tunkins says he can't believe
there will be another war. People who
enjoy physical danger can depend on
racketeers to provide all that can be
reasonably desired.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
BaY State Progress.

From the Cleveland News.
You can't call Massachusetts, unpro-
gresSive. Its Legislature voted to allow
base ball on Sundays from 1880 to $50
pm, instead of merely from to 6.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Oiling Required.

A Robot has no brains at all.
You'll find instead
A bunch of wheels, both great and small,
Within his head.
He must have oil to be content,
Thus plainly showing
1t needs the human element
To keep him going.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Poverty and Art.

From the San Bernardino Sun.
Book reviewers are talking about the
good stuff written these days. Must be
something In the tradition that authors
do their best work when they're
Evening star., 1931-04-16
An Other States and Canada.
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Evening star., 1931-04-16
Risky.

From the Florence (Ala) Herald.
An Oxford professor recommends as
sociation with pretty young women as
inneiR .Wite Nlexe< q lnooi no. .-.rr.-.-,ss..
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Bitter Enders.

From the Birmingham News.
The Moslems In India seem deter
he u bound to be right more or leest pZ
Ud48 NN1@A9 4A---. a--, a -
Evening star., 1931-04-16
influence Humble, Yet Mighty.

IUIIUCuCC IIuIHDICJ TIT NIIBHtys
They also serve who only stand and
wait" e.
1t is a proyerb still quite up TO date.
They VINO stand up and cheer bid base
ball thrive,
And serve to keep the Glorious Game
alive.
Evening star., 1931-04-16
East Worker.

Fast Worker.
The brave cashier, as bandits fed,
Exclaimed, Il swiftly flgger.
What's more, 1t may with truth be said,
I'm qu.cK upon the trigger!"
"Old Satan" said uncle Eben, don't
have to use muca temptation wifi so
many people botherin him to try an
show en- a good time"
Evening star., 1931-04-16
In Request.

In Request.
do you receive many invitations?"
YES" answered Mr.. Chuggins.
Scarcely a week passes that do not
receive a card politely informing me
that myself and fiivver will be welcome
at the nearest police station"
Evening star., 1931-04-16
Rate by Carrier Within the CITY,

Rate by MaiI-Payable i'm Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Evening star., 1931-04-16

Fashions must change said Hi Ho,
the sage Of Chinatown. We soon be-
come tired of ourselves and wish to be
disguised as somebody else"
Evening star., 1931-04-16
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a Speaker since 1862 when Theodore
M Pomeroy was on March 3 elected
Speaker for a single day at the close of
the Congress. The only other Speaker
from New York during the history Of
Congress was John w. Taylor, who pre-
sided over the House during the Nine
teenth Congress, from 1925 to 1927.
Samuel S. Cox of New York was ap-
pointed Speaker pro tempore for few
days in 1876. The argument is put for
ward, therefore, that New York is en-
titled to this honor. Furthermore, Mr..
Smell is an upstate New Yorker, from
a section of the State where the friends
of national prohibition are still strong
and he has not yet wavered in his
allegiance to the eighteenth amendment.
X
Chairman Jouett Shouse Of the
Executive Committee of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, out in CAL
ifornia, the home State of President
Hoover, has made one of the severeSt
attacks yet on the Hoover administra-
ton, mentioning the President fire.
quently by name. IAN harassed and
indignant Nation is preparing" said Mr..
Shouse, "if / read the auguries cor
rectly, to rid itself of the most inept,
inadequate and incompetent admins
tration that fate has brought to Wash
ington in at least two decades" Harsh
words. but in line with the efforts of
the Democratic organization to belittle
at sll times the G. o. p. administration
and President Hoover. In Republican
circles 1t is declared that reports from
out in the country indicate that the
Democratic organization has been over
doing the personal attack on Mr. Hoover
and that it may prove a boomerang
But that is not what the Democrats say.
It is easier to attack than to defend,
and the Republicans are expected to
take the offensive, and have been doing
so somewhat recently. Their contention
is that the Democrats have no con-
structive program to offer although
they attack what the Republicans have
been doing. That Is, nothing except q
repeal Of national prohibition, and to
that large number of the Democrats
t1aesnHa1QeaE dnsnoha gahacNiha.