davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1932-04-02

, brought about a condition of practi-
cally complete prohibition-a condi-
ton generally accepted in those times,
but which, with the return of peace,
gradually fell into disfavor until today
only one provfnce-Prtnce Edward
lsland-still adheres TO the policy Of
total prohibition.
@. Please compare the population OF
New York with that of London
W. D. S.
A. The differences Of political organi-
cations make actual comparisons i'm
possible. However New York Within
radius swung 20 miles from City
Hall has a population Of 9,85O.873.
London within a radius of 20 miles
from Charing Cross has population
Of se12873.
@. What is the highest-toned wind
instrument K.
A The piccolo is the highest toned
wind instrument. After the piccolo,
the following are the highest toned:
The soprano oboe and the sopranino
saxophone in F.
@. How many national cemeteries
are there in the United States?-C. r.
A There are 80 within the United
States and one in Mexico City, Mex
lco. There are eight American ceme-
teries in Europe for burial of our war
dead.
O. What causes oil to flow from wells
after the wells are drilled?-W. D. P.
A. Gas pressure forces the oil up
ward. When the gas in a well Is ex-
hauSted, the oil ceases to flow. 1t Is
estimated that only one-flfth of the
oil in pool is thus forced to the sur
face. Lately. oil companies have
learned to capture the gas and pump
1t back into the oil pool, where the
pressure is restored.
Q. Please name person who was a
child prodigy and became a great
thinker or writer.-H. T.
A. John Stuart Mill may be taken
as an example. His father began to-
teach him Greek at the age of three,
Latin at seven, and algebra, geometry
and calculus at II. He began the study
OF logic at IL and political economy
at 13. He became a leading English
social and political reformer, phi1oso-
pher and economist.
G. How is Natchitoches, name Of
town in Louisiana, pronounced?-N. L.
A. 1t is pronounced as If spelled
Nak-i-tosh, and is accented on the last
syllable
@. What Indian School corresponds
to the colleges of the white race?-T. H.
A. Haskell Institute most nearly ap-
proashes college standards.
@. How many voters will be qualified
to cast ballots in the presidential elec-
ton next November?-P. E.
A. On the basis of age and regis
trat4on, approximately 58,500,000 men
and women will be eligible to vote.
O. What is leSpedeZa?-A. K.
A. 1t is a type of clover, sometimes
called Japanese clover, introduced into
the United States by the Department
OF Agriculture. 1t grows best in the
southeastern section OF the country.
@ How did it come about that
graduation exercises were called COM
mencement?-D. L. (
A. Originally it was really a COM
mencement, as it marked the inception
OF the pupil graduate as teacher and
his recognition as such by his master
and other members Of the profession.
O. Was Washington confirmed? Did
he receive holy communicates. K !
A. Canon Dunlap says: George
Washington, although never confirmed.
received the communion as often as
circumstances permitted"
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Keeping America Pure
By Exalting Mediocrit,

From the Des Moines Tribune.
Both houses of Congress have passed
and have sent TO the President a bill
to extend the immigration ban TO all
alien instrumental musicians.
But why stop there? Why not ex-
clude the future Csrusos as well as the
future PaderewSkis?
And If American musicians are en-
titled to protection against immigrant
competition, should not our writer's, our
painters and our scientists be given
similar benefits?
What shame IL would be If some
future Conrad or some embryo Einstein
should slip into this country through
Ellis Island and later outdistance some
OF our native talent
No: America must be kept pure ana
undefiled even II that means exaltin0
rnediocrity above genius.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Canine '"Fingerprints."

A dog that was lost has been identi-
fed and restored to its owner by means
OF its footprints, taken some months
ago. This is an application of the
'fingerprint" system that is worth the
consideration of all who possess and
cherish pets. It was not previously
known to certainty that there was su N
dlstinctiveness in the foot marks of the
canine as to assure Identification, as in
the case Of the hands of the human.
Indeed, the cog has usually been relied
upon to recognize its owner, in case of
separation and recovery. Numerous
cases have been settled in court. where
ownership has been disputed, by the
dog itself rendering decision by evi-
dences Of affection that could not be
gainsaid. The dogs intelligence and
memory are unquestioned. This case,
however, suggests the wisdom of pre-
serving prints of the paws Of valued
animals in order that identification NAV
be made absolutely assured. For there
may be instances in which the dog that
has gone astray has been kept by its
finder for so long a time that the
animal has through gentle treatment
and association become attached to its
temporary possessor and in dispute over
ownership will be confused and divided
in allegiance. In such a case the paw
marks will permit assured decision. This
may not be regarded as of particular
Importance of those who are not fond of
dogs and do not regard them as valuable
personal property, but to dog lovers the
matter Of identification is a serious one
and the footprint safeguard against
loss and alienation is well worth adop-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
A Fer,ile Field

From the New York Sun.
Members of the House Ways and
Means Committee propose to exempt
more and more foodstuffs from the
sales tax, ignoring the potential pro-
ductivity of boloney. Think Of the
yield, for instance, on the, annual strug-
- "a get Babe Ruth TO- Sign.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

The purchaser of an automobile Is
doing something to make employment
for factory workers, statesmen, gas-hlling
superintendents, repair men, policemen
and maybe a few trained nurses and
doctors.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Writers of fiction persist in spite OF
the daily disclosure of news stories that
-surpass achievements Of widest i'm
agination Many proverbs have beer
punctured, but Truth is stranger than
fiction" still stands
Evening star., 1932-04-02

A statesman required to figure in
billions naturally fails to feel at home
when discussing his own salary, which
at best amounts to only a few thousands
a year.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Beautiful But Not Dumb.

From the Nashville Banner
professor at Columbia says brains
and good looks ordinarily 60 along to-
gether in children. That being the
case, how did this stuff about beau
tiful, but dumb" ever get such head
way?
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Private automobiles are rigidly regu-
lated by authority. An effort is made
to extend the same supervision to a
public bus, evan though it is larger
and perhaps regarded as more infiu-
entail
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Chinese and Japanese have waited so
long for fight that they are inclined
to insist on informal attacks when the
rules forbid regular warfare.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Public Misfortunes.

From the South Bend Tribune.
A feminine radio listener recognized
a crooner as her missing husband and
notified a sheriff. Unfortunately 9TH
er crocners may have better matrino-
nial records.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Tax legislation has gotten far enough
to call Senator's with talents for investi-
cation to the duty of looking 1t over.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively ertitied
to the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to It or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the lot 81 Iews
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Hindenburg as President OF a vigorous
young republic calls attention to another
punctured proverb-the one to the effect
that it is hard to teach "an old dog
new tricks.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Some Drivers All Wet.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
New York juige Is reported of the
opinion that some men drive better
after they have had a few drinks.
Which seems to be prima facie ev.
dence that they ought not to be al
lowed to drive at al.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Educational experts draw the line at
trying to regard Communist demon
straticn as mere college humor.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

A seat in the New York Stock Ex-
change is no longer regarded as a
financial easy chair.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Filipinos Welcome to 1t.

From the Nashville Banner.
If the Filipinos still want liberty after
the American pattern, let 'en have it,
say We, end serve 'em right.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Atomergs in Politics.
owell Evening LsSder.

from the Lowell kVenins Leader.
The atomerg, which Is said to be the
smallest particle known, may be use
ful in computing the chances of SONS
OF the lesser known political candidates.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

de trouble bout lettin' yourself be
fooled too often" said Uncle Eben, is
dat you gets so suspicious you can't
believe good news, even when it's
true"
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Thoughtful Grasshoppers.
From the Sioux Falls Daily Arsus-Leader.
If graSshoppers are determined to
destroy our crops, It's nice of them to
do so when the prices are low.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
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Evening star., 1932-04-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Prophet With Honor.


fear
Across yon narrow sea
And mighty warriors still draw near
To make men bend the knee
Though genius still steps in to lead
The great inventive clan,
To give our homage We proceed
Unto the Weather Man.
Though statesmen face a rising storm
And calm it with word.
Though wizards of rlnance perform
And singers sweet are heard,
One modest citizen we hear
AS changeful skies We scan,
And humbly turn with Joy or fear
Unto the Weather Man.
place in high esteem you'll earn,
Oh, brave, industrious youth,
BY seeking only to discern
And to irnpart the truth.
There's just one parsonage we know
Whose plain, perpetual plan
HCCpo lluLild1l A1JClboI o6AO"B
And that's the Weather Man.
The Hat.
rs your hat in the ring?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum,
I'm holding on to It, I've got to pass
it around among my constituents to
collect more taxes"
Jud Tunkins says he went to the big
town expectin' high old time and the
only way he could enjoy himself all
evenin' was sendin' letters to the home
folks.
Back Among the Home Folks.
Quoth Uncle Sam, MY cash l see
Confronting various dangers,
Next time 1 won't be quite so free
In playing games with strangers"
In the Wall Street Zoo.
Are you q bull or bear in the
market?"
tin Stax I'm SO scared and ready
to run. I guess you might class me as
a rabbit"
"It is not difficult" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, ito find title TO
fit a great man. 1t may prove less
easy as time passes to find great men
to fit the title"
Taxation Rule and Exception.
We must pay taxes, all of us agree,
But there's a proverb that we learned
at school,
And nearly every one aSpires to be
The great exception that will prove
the rule.
de trouble bout lettin' yourself be
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Two War Points Settled.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Great War proved that arma-
ment won't prevent warfare; China
proves that lack Of armament won't
prevent 1t.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

11th 81. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: Ito East 42nd st.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
European once: IA Regent It,, London,
Eneland
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Jud Tunkins says he went to the big
town expectin' high old time and the
only way he could enjoy himself all
evenin' was sendin' letters to the home
folks.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
The Nat

The Hat.
rs your hat in the ring?"
No" answered Senator Sorghum,
I'm holding on to It, I've got to pass
it around among my constituents to
collect more taxes"
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Back Among the Home Folks.

Taxation Rule and Exception.
We must pay taxes, all Of us agree,
But there's a proverb that we learned
at school,
And nearly every one aspires to be
The great exception that will prove
the rule.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

@. What is lespedeza?-A. K.
A. 1t is type of clover, sometimes
called Japanese clover, introduced into
the United States by the Department
OF Agriculture. 1t grows best in the
southeastern section Of the country.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

@. What Indian School corresponds
to the colleges of the white race?-T. H.
A. Haskell Institute most nearly ap-
proashes college standards.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

@. How is Natchitoches, name Of a
town in Louisiana, pronounced?-N. l..
A. 1t is pronounced as If spelled
Nak-i-tosh, and is accented on the last
syllable.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

@. How many voters will be qualified
to cast ballots in the presidential elec-
ton next November?-P. Z.
A. On the basis of age and regis
trat4on, approximately 58,500,000 men
and women will be eligible to vote.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

@. How did it come about that
graduation exercises were called com.
mencement?-D.L L.
A. Originally it was really com.
mencement, as it marked the inception
of the pupil graduate as a teacher anc
his recognition as such by his master
and other members of the profession.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

oAA oNNOd4lb Va 11IllC1lC lCdIl
relations during the preceding year.
The first volume in this series has Just
appeared. THE United States in World
Affairs" by Walter Lippmann, in COL
labration with William o. Scroggs. This
plan will provide AN annual history.
prepared almost contemporaneously
with events and published while their
influence Is still active" Judging from
the present volume, the series will form
a valuable work Of reference for very
recent history, and will be as interest,"
ing for general reading as the best
newspapers. The period covered by
The United States in World Affairs
Is from the beginning of the third
session of the Seventy-frst Congress.
on December /, 1880, to the beginning
of the first session of the Seventy-sec-
ond Congress, on December T. 1881 &"
The chapters divide our foreign rela-
t1ons in the following way: l. The
Economic Depression; the Evolution of
American Opinion Prior to December,
1880. The Doctrine of Contain
ment: The Seventy-first Congress. 3.
The Deepening Depression in the First
Half of 1881. 4. A Generalized View of
the Effects of the Depression. 5. Con-
ditiOns in Latin America. Attempts
at Economic Sterilization. 7. Critical
Developments in Central Europe. 8.
Conditions Leading up to the Morato-
rum. g. A Respite from Reparations.
10. The British Crises II. The Ameri-
can Crisis of October, 1881. IL. The
Hoover-Laval Conversations. Is. Col
labration with Europe: Armaments and
the League. IA. The Manchurian At
fair. The volume contains many footnote
references, a selected photography, eight
appendices, two maps and q good in
dex. Mr.. Lippmann says in his epi-
logue: ''Of the events described in these
pages. none has been concluded. The
worldwide depression, with all its vast
social. political. economic and financial
consequences, had not ended. =
The evolution of policy and opinion
was still rapid under the pressure OF
emergencies. To say more would be
to attempt to predict history. " The
story has no conclusion. The plot is
not unfolded. The end Is unknown.
There Is no pause In the march Of
events"
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Q. Do members of Congress smoke
while Congress is in session?-B. T.
A. Smoking is not permitted on the
floor of the House of Representatives
or Senate.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
NEW NOTARY PUBLIC

Richard M. Green, of Alex.
andria, has been appointed a
notary public by Governor Pol
lard.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10

we never had quarrelS or
trouble, and there was no
trouble between us over Cur
ley"
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
GEN.H.G. BISHOP
NEAR DEATH

Mai. Gen. Harry G. Bishop,
Chief of Field Artillery, U. S. A.,
is critically ill in Walter Reed
Hospital, where he is being
treated for a heart ailment. Ac-
cording to the latest reports from
the hospital, there is little hope
for his recovery.
He was stricken at his office
in the War Department WedneS-
day and when his illness became
worse he was removed from the
Army Dispensary to Walter Reed
Hospital, where he was found to
be suffering from heart disease.
General Bishop, who holds the
Distinguished Service Cross and
is an officer of the French
Legion of Honor, lives in the
$500 block Connecticut Ave. with
his wife. He has no children.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
4 CHILDREN DIE
IN ARCTIC FIRE

EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 10
GNS0.-Canada's frozen north
land yielded up another tragedy
today as Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Nesbitt recounted the story Of
how four of their six children
had perished in a fire which de-
stroyed their lonely farmhouse in
the Camrose district.
Believing that their oldest chill.
dren had fled to safety, the
mother and father, attired in
their night clothing, carried the
two youngest, Gerald, S, and
Stella, 2, out of the house.
Throughout an Arctic night,
with the temperature at 80 below
zero, the mother, father and two
children huddled inside a hen
house, watching their home go up
in flames and waiting for the
other children to appear.
In the morning a neighbor res
cued them and it was only with
the coming of daylight that the
parents discovered the charred
bodies of the other four children,
Arthur, 81; Sadie, 18; Vida, 16,
and Leonard, 10.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
RUM NEW 7 EVIL
TOFRET GIRLS

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 G.N.S0.
How much she can drink "of
such things as whisky andN gin,
and stick to the proper quantity
are problems facing the average
girl today, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, wife of the President-elect,
believes. She said in a radio
broadcast last night:
zone of the things we hoped
for in prohibition was prOtec-
ton for thu weak. 1 regret to
say 1 feel that conditions
brought about by prohibition re-
quire more strength of charac-
ter than any conditions 1 re-
member in my youth.
"All of us saw wine upon the
table in our homes and many
of us saw a good bit of excessive
drinking. However, very few
girls drank anything beyond a
glass of wine at home.
with wise parents, the girl
of today is able to judge be-
tween worthwhile people and
undesirable ones earlier. But on
the other hand, there are more
temptations and they come
counting her more frequently"
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
SQUARED
WITH HUSBAND
/. OVER CURLEY
Adventure Woman Knows No
Motive Suspect Could Have
Had, Except Revenge

LONG BEACH, Calf, Dec. 10
UN.SJ The central tragic fig
ure of the "Wanderwell mystery
murder" Aloha Wanderwell,
tawny-haired rhinestone woman"
of adventure. today told what she
knows of "Curley" Guy, smiling
Welshman held on suspicion in
the Staying Of the exotic Aloha's
husband, Capt. Walter Wander
well.
She hasn't much to tell that
will help solve the mystery" she
said. Her story dealt with travels
from the vast reaches of the Ar
gentine pampas to the teeming
bazaars of Panama, crossroads of
the Western world, and was col
ored with tales of ships mutiny,
and human greed, and the lust for
vengeance. She said:
"'Curley' Guy had no real
motive to kill Captain-if he
did kill him-but if he believed
he had one. it was revenge.
'He-'Curley'-jOined one of
Captain Wanderwell'S expedi-
tiOns in BuenOs Aires about
year ago. Yes, he was married.
His bride of about three months
was an English girl-very
pretty.
HAD LITTLE MONEY
"They had very little money,
but Mrs. Guy bought an outfit
and went with us, while Cur
ley was to join US later. He
did. tOO-met the expedition
in northern Argentina and went
on with us to Peru. then by
boat to the Panama Canal.
Everyone liked 'Curley,' and
he worked himself up to third
in command, and then trouble
began to brew.
"Well, Curly stirred up
mutiny-plenty of it. A paper
was signed, with demands and
all that-but later everyone
retracted his statements but
Guy and three others.
PUT OFF AT COLON
Gwen after we got to Panama,
Guy made more trouble, circu-
lating reports about us.
$50 he and the three others
were put off at Colon.
"NO, he never made any
morals charges against us.
After the Wanderwells left Guy,
his wife, and the two others in
Panama, they went to Guatemala,
then to Mexico, and then to
California. She continued:
"It must have been about the
time we arrived that Guy came
here, too.
Gas for Captain and myself,
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
WAS
WRONG, SAYS
c. B. SHAW
Why Object to Questioning?
Writer Asks; ProCIaims
Self a Communist
BY JOHN KOBLER, JR.
Copyright, 1882, by International
News Service.)

LONDON, Dec. 10 GN.S) .
George Bernard Shaw, the bad
boy of English letters, reared in
all his dignity today and spoke his
mind about the attempt of
women's organization to exclude
Albert Einstein from the United
States on grounds of being a
Communist" He growled:
Keep Einstein out Of
America? They can't do that.
Why, I'm a Communist, and
they haven't tried to keep me
out. Every intelligent man in
Europe IS a Communist today"
Thus spoke the distinguished
playwright, who will soon visit the
United States for the first time.
asked Shaw whether he
thought Einstein should have re-
fused to answer the questions to
go to America. The playwright
did not think so. He asked:
where was the insult? Elm
stein is so eminent that hardly
any questions as to his views
can be considered impertinent
or unintereSting.
81 have a passport for the
United States, and all the
world knows that 1 am a more
thOrOugh-gOing Communist than
Lenin himself. / have no fear
of attempts by authorities to
question me. 1 am used to
questions and it will be for
the officials to feel nervous.
81 would answer their ques-
tiOns with the utmost frank
ness. That is why the queS-
tiOns probably will not be
asked.
"It is only ones first visit
across the Atlantic that causes
a fuss. When Mary PickfOrd
first came to London they
nearly had to call out the
guards. Now she goes back and
forth and no one stirs.
81 want to stay about five
minutes ir America the first
time and get the fuss over
with. Then 1 can go as often
as 1 like and no one will notice
me-"
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
LORD NONTAGU
PASSPORT OK.

LONG BEACH, Calf, Dec. 10
Q.N.S0. Lord Edward Eugene
Fernando Montagu, a member of
the crew of eight women and
seven men who had planned to
accompany Capt. Walter Wander
we'll, slain adventurer, on a
thrill cruise" to the South Seas,
today cleared his status with
America.
Held for two days for over.
staying his leave in this coun-
try, Lord Montagu, second son
of the Duke of Manchester. pro
duced his legal passport showing
he had entered the United States
from Canada last December.
The passport entitled him to
remain until December 20. Off
cialS said that he could extend
it for another six months.
Lord Montagu was identified at
the British conSul's office in Los
Angeles,
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
.E|NSTE|NS D Fl
ON TRIP PTOU.S.

BERLIN, Dec. 10 Q.N.S0.
Prof. and Mrs. Albert Einstein
began their trip to America to-
day, entraining for Brem e n,
where they will board the liner
Oakland.
Bidding farewell to immediate
relatives, Mrs. Einstein declared
eXcitedly:
can evil shadow is hanging
over this journey. Let's get
aboard, otherwise we will miss
the train. 1 hope the boat
doesn't sink.
"The professor needs a rest.
He will lie bundled up in a
deck chair during the whole
trip"
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
PEANUT RA|SERS
CALL STRIKE

SUFFOLK, Va, Dec. 10.-State
officials claim that there have
been no disorders in connection
with a threatened picketing of
highways in peanut-growing Sec
tionS to prevent hauling of the
gooberS to market.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
HOWGrd President
To Preach Tomorrow

DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, presi-
dent of Howard University, will
preach tomorrow night at Berean
Baptist Church, Eleventh and V
Streets Northwest. Music will be
furnished by a choir under the
direction of Miss Carolyn Grant,
of the Howard Conservatory Of
Music,