davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
Distressed People

Tennessee is only one Of =.
many States now borrowing
from various agencies of the
Federal Government which may
not pay it's loans, be they mu-
nicipal, county or State, unless
what President Roosevelt
rightly describes as IAN out
worn system of government
built in the days of the OK cart"
is modernized to meet the needs
of the days of the automobile.
Why should the people of
Tennessee be taxed to support
the maintenance of 95 county
governments when the tax bur
den involved is distressing the
people of the State, causing
thousands to lose their homes
and depriving many children of
the schooling to which they are
entitled?
One of the reasons why the
States of South Carolina, Flor
ida, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas are now wholly de-
pendent upon the Federal Gov
ernment for the relief of their
destitute unemployed is because
they have failed to modernize
the machinery of their State
and local governments. A horde
of unnecessary State and local
officials are eating up the pub
lie money that ought to go for
schools, constabulary, public
works and other useful State
services.
Florida does not require ST
county governments. Arkansas
has been practically bankrupted
by the burden of supporting IS
county governments, each with
it's flock of political locusts
feeding upon the people.
A scientific survey of govern
ment in Mississippi has demon
strated the stupid waste in
volved in continuing all OF its
81 county governments.
The IS parishes, each with its
group of tax-eating officials, into
which the State Of Louisiana is
divided, and the 46 county gov
The Washington times., 1933-11-16

which is simply to hurt.
Do you endorse honesty?
Sneeringly they inform you that
Everybody knows you wll.G4s
are all simply writing
whatever you're paid to write;
not caring whether it's true or
not"
Do you advocate purity?
Leeringly they insinuate that
you're mo better than you
should be" yourself.
Do you criticize the Status
Quo-demand a better deal for
the Under Dog-suggest a gen.
eral housekeeping for America?
Promptly you're labeled trait
or-spy-filthy, sneaking thiev-
ing Red!"
Do you, out of pity for some
other broken-hearted mother,
share your own grief, as you'd
share black bread and sour
wine? Then you're "shoW-
ing off-trying to get sympathy
for yourself-pretending you
had a child. which you prob
ably never did, anyway"
So they come-sneering, leer-
ing, snarling, swapping. Every
popular columnist gets them by
the thousands. o. o. Mcintyre
had something to say about
them the other day.
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
States May Not Be Able
To Repay Federal Loans
By James T. Williams, Jr.

ernments that dig into the
pockets of the people, who make
up the citizenry of the tax.
ridden State of South Carolina,
are two more flagrant examples
of obsolete government in this
country that ought to have been
dispensed with long ago.
The time was when the
squandering of the peoples
money upon the support o.
more than 5000 county govern
ments, $4,000 townships and
additional thousands of smaller
subdivision of government was
a matter Of main concern to
the several States.
If any substantial amount Of
the hundreds of millions of dol
lars which the Federal Govern.
ment is lending to State and
local governments today is ever
to be repaid, their governmental
hand-me-downS from ox-cart
days must be transformed into
strong and simplified State gov
ernments designed to serve Q
modern American state.
On his way from the Fed
eral City to spend his Thanks
giving holiday at Warm
Springs, Ca, President Roose-
velt's train will pass through
two States which have faced
the facts presented by obsolete
government and followed where
the facts led.
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
Three-E1inute Journeys
By Temple Manning

wealth in rne Lombard capital
have left their mark on the city
by contributing great palaces
and serving as patrons to artists
whose works have become mas
terpieceS.
Milan Cathedral
A pleasant walk in Milan is
from the railroad depot to the
center of the town, until one
reaches the Piazza della Scala.
OF course the famed opera
house is on this square, with
the attractive theater museum
adjacent. Right opposite is the
lovely Marino Palace with its
graceful courtyard and spacious
salons.
The interior of Milan Ca
thedral is as imposing as its
exterior. The stained glass
windows are overwhelmingly
beautiful. A grand morning
can be spent in the Cathedral.
Then one goes to the little door
and stairway near the Medicl
monument or else takes the out
side elevator in order to get out
on the upper terraces. On the
topmost of the cathedral ter
races one rests and gazes on the
vast panorama of Milan and
the country side as far as the
distant chains Of the Alps and
Apennines.
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
ONCE OVERS
Might Have Been Worse

Might Have Been Worse
You may regret that you did
not marry one of those other
persons you might have mar
ried.
The partner you have, you
have seen at his best and his
worst.
Because, if you take any such
position, you would not be in
line with the truth.
He or she might have had
personal equations far more
irritable to you than your pres
ent life partner, but you did
not know or perhaps you have
forgotten.
In certain circumstances the
best of men and women have
mean StreakS.
You are not an exception to
that rule.
If you had married one of the
other possibilities you might
have been mated with one who
would not overlook, or be as
tolerant as your own partner.
Everything considered. your
own weaknesses included, your
life has been comparatively
happy, hasn't it?
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
Milan

Milan
Milan is probably the gayest
town in Italy, and so, II the
traveller doesn't include 1t on
his itinerary he is really miss
ing something that should be
seen to be enjoyed. Few cltles
offer so much as does this lovely
town of northern Italy, with its
glorious cathedral, its magnltl-
cent art, it's music, shops and
CAV restaurants. The surround
ings are beautiful, but If the
traveller does not wish to wander
beyond the precincts of Milan
itself he will find plenty to see
or do. There is an excess OF
activity, business, industrial ana
social, but this does not detract
from the charm and ancient
serenity of the Tuscan metropo-
lis. One walks through hus-
ting business street only to turn
into little, quiet street that IS
reminiscent of the middle ages:
Such contrasts always lend
charm.
Very little remains of the
Milan of the Roman era except
some remains in the museum IN
the Sforzesco Castle. that lovely
building which has been so
beautifully restored, and which
is, itself, almost a history Of
Milan. All the great merchants,
the financiers who amaSSed
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
Inside Story

Here is the fascinating story
of the origin of the Portrait OF
the Artists Mother" Whining.
ton, N. c., in 1864 delightful
old Southern city then, even as
it is today. Negro roustaboutS
feverishly loading 1000 bales OF
cotton into the hold of the good
ship Advance. The captain and
the crew tense with nervousness
as they speed the loading and
prepare to run the blockade OF
the Federal fleet, lying out in
the Atlantic beyond the range
of the guns of Fort Fisher.
From the bridge the captain
is about to give the command
weigh anchor" when a car
riage drawn by a pair OF lath'
cred horses rolls upon the dock.
The captain stays his order.
From the carriage steps a Slight
serene, aristocratic lady.
az have here" the lady sHy'
in her gentle though tmPerIoUs
voice, "a letter from the Gov
The Washington times., 1933-11-16

Whistler's Mother" perhaps
the most widely copied of all
paintings, is about to begin a
tour of the United States. With
the consent Of the Louvre.
which guards the Mother" for
the Republic of France, the
famed work will be exhibited IN
many large American cities, to
be returned to the Louvre IN
Paris in June of 1884.
Odd to recall that when this
picture was first shown in the
United States, 40 years ago, at
the Chicago Worlds Fair, 1t
could have been purchased for
$1,000. Now it is literally price
less.
Extreme precaution is being
taken to guard the Whistler
painting 1t is shown only IN
completely fireproof buildings
It is protected not only by a
guard on constant duty and a
protecting iron rail, but by a
concealed mechanism so deli
cate that if the painting is
moved in the slightest degree
an alarm sounds. For further
protection, a detailed photo
graph of the painting is taken
by each museum on the day OF
its arrived and departure. The
genuineness of each photograph
is vouched for by the affidavltS
of museum officials.
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
National Concern

These are the States OF
North Carolina and Virginia.
The one under the adminiStra-
ton of Governor o. Max Gard
ner and the other under the
administration of Governor
Harry Flood Bird, now a United
States Senator from Virginia,
reorganized State and local GOV.
ernments to meet the challenge
and supply the needs of the
day of the automobile.
The first step taken by Gov.
ernor Gardner and Governor
Byrd was to call in the Insti-
tute for Government Research
of the Brookings Institution at
Washington. It's experts made
an independent and thoroughly
scientific survey of the organi-
Zation and administration OF
State and county government.
In the light of the facts ad-
duced by this survey, the gov
ernments Of North Carolina
and Virginia were modernized
and simplifind to the tremen-
dous benefit of the people Of
those States.
Mississippi, Alabama, New
Hampshire and Iowa have been
similarly surveyed, and reor-
ganization is under way. What
these States have done the
other States of the Union can
do. In fact, they should be
encouraged, # not required, to
provide for such a survey if the
Federal Government is to con-
tinue to go to their relief upon
the theory that they are good
financial risks.
(Copyright, 1893. The Washington
Times)
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
100000 Copies

And that is the story of how
the. most famous, if not the
greatest, painting ever to come
from the brush of an American
artist had it's inception. For
the lady who came in haste 10
the dock in Wilmington, N c..
that day in 1864 was Anna
Mathilda McNeill Whistler
James Mcneil w h Stler S
mother.
The masterpiece, which was
the first painting by an Amer.
can artist ever to be purchased
by the great Louvre Museum in
Paris, is Jimmy Whistler'S "Por.
trait of the Artists Mother"
Five million copies of that
portrait adorn homes from one
end of the world to another.
AS her adoring son painted her,
and as we see her, Whistler's
mother sits in low chair,
whose outline is family dis
cernible. It is her left profile
we see as she sits with her
hands folded in her lap, her
neat feet. in black slippers, rest.
ing upon a low foot-stool. She
is all in black, except for a cap
of white lace, one end of which
trails gracefully over her left
shoulder: a touch of fine lace
at her throat, and the lace
handkerchief in her folded
hands.
So she sits, thoughtfully gar
ing into space, perhaps a little
sadly. So it was she remained
with her boy. who always called
her Mama" until she passed
on IN nineteen hundred and
three, leaving Jimmy Whistler
in the fulneSs Of his fame.
Copyright, 1898. King Features
Syndicate, 1nC)
The Washington times., 1933-11-16

Because he made the mistake
of lapsing into prophecy instead
of sticking to engineering, Harry
S. Berry has been relieved by
the Secretary of the Interior as
State engineer for Tennessee OF
the Public Works AdminiStra-
ton.
In an effort to accelerate ap-
plications from Tennessee for
Federal loans for public works,
Mr.. Berry addressed a circular
letter to all the civic organiza-
tions in that State in which he
made in effect the prediction
that municipalities asking for
loans will not be expected to re-
pay them.
1--WE have seen," said this en-
gineer turned prophet, "what
the Tennessee legislature did
with reference to relieving the
counties of their road bonds,
and we may judge the future
by the past"
The Washington times., 1933-11-16

OF all columnists, none is
more respected or beloved than
"Odd," and justly so. Quiet,
friendly. always fair, he goes his
way-telling of the beauty and
charm, the quaintness and
pathos Of life as he sees it
making us more stupid and p9ev-
ish souls his debtors. Yet the
Shippers are out to get "Odd,"
too. For he says:
"In all my years of writing I
have never answered those cor
respondents who hit below the
belt. Time takes care of them.
It does. indeed! Time, and
their own cussedness. For how
does a Secret Sniper get that
way? Is he really disturbed by
your treatment of a subject?
Does he sincerely desire to serve
society by advancing more in
telligent ideas and showing up
your nonsense?
No, indeed! If such were his
motives, you could respect them
and him. Constructive criticism
is a fine thing. An honest enc
my is a gallant foe. But no such
healthy impulse lies behind the
wallops "beloW the belt" OF the
Secret Sniper.
The Secret Sniper Is secret,
and Sniper, because he's soured.
by his inferiority.
The Secret Sniper, like other
human beings, wants his place
in the sun. And should have it.
But he won't endure the long
grilling required to get it. He
wants G d-a n d Society-to
hand him his good luck on a
silver platter-right now! And
when that doesn't happen, he
sees red.
His frustrated egotism then
proceeds to build a drama about
his own defeat. If he can't be
a master mind, he can at least
be a martyr. Other men may
have their brief moment in the
spot light. But Gods picking on
HIM. The whole worlds arrayed
against HIM. And that should
certainly be Front Page News.
Forthwith, he proceeds to turn
any and every chance remark
into a personal insult. If his
friends and family are indiffer-
ent to him, he's peeved. II
they're exasperated, he's perSe-
cuted. AS for columnists-he
"hates 'em one and all, damn
their eyes!"
For are they not occupying
the space and monopolizing the
glory which should be his, by
rights? Why, if he had the
break, he'd make 'em all look
like two-spotS!
This being impossible. he does
the next best things. He snipeS
-sneers, slanders and belittles.
And out of it all he gets an i'm
mense satisfaction. He'll 'larn'
'em!" He'll show the world that
he has power, too! He'll make
people afraid of him-make peo-
pie pay attention to him!
Why is a Secret Sniper?
That's why.
Why is it best to ignore Snip.
ers-"let time take care Of
them"-time and their own cuss-
edness? That's also why.
And so, the next time someone
hits YOU below the belt, remem-
Der "Odd"-and tell him we're
all grateful.
Only, darn it! Philosophy
may be fine-but what a bang
I'd get out of giving one of them
q swell sock in the eye!
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate, InC,)
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
Planes for $500
Why Not?

'Flvver planes to sell cheaply as ow-prced cars have
been talked about for years. like the weather. nobody
done much about them.
Hence is interesting to that Eugene Vidal director
of aeronautcs in the Department of Commerce. proposing
the manufacture of 10000 of them for to licensed and
student pilots and mechanics at the low figure $O0 each
There $4,000 licensed pilots in the country II 900
pilots least $500 arpane mechanics who can
fly could learn with minimum of training
Mr. Vidal proposes that the aircraft industry 60 into mass
production Of twoseater planes with landing speed of not
than rs miles hour safety factor and believes
that $00 would the cost of each 10000 of them could
be turned out.
Putting low-cost planes the market would be great
stimulus to business recovery in many lines besides the air.
plane industry and there engineering why
plane Of that type price feasible the
small car was fifteen twenty years ago.
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
The Human Side of the News
Whistler's "Mother' Closely Guarded on Tour
.Bu EdUin C.. Hill.

ernor of North Carolina which
permits me to sail on this ship
for England"
The captain bows low again,
summons a steward and sends
his guest to her quarters. 1t is
not for him to ask why lone
woman so resolutely ventures
the danger Of shot and shell
through which his ship n i5'
dash to win free pf the T7rke'
blockaders. BuJ i 10 Ia IN
quired, she would have reHl1d.
81 haze boy in EnRio"'
He needs me to look af,Hr
him. What greater reG'on
could n1othsr haze?
The Washington times., 1933-11-16

he u S u a |
thing. L v e
actually had
form" ones!
Sometimes a
half OF e n
friends W i'll
receive dupli-
Gates in t h e
same mail.
What q r e
they about?
any subject
" II do a &
10 n G as the
S e n d e r can
achieve h i S
~ nA~ nN n
The Washington times., 1933-11-16

with each other. But the Wo-
man who never lets a man have
a private thought is putting the
"sin" in sincerity.
A man is not actually middle
aged unless he can remember
when he had to chew a pepper
mint to disguise the cocktail,
before kissing girl, instead Of
wiping off the lip-rouge, after
ward.
The Tired Business Girl Is
not looking for somebody to
mother. What she wants is
a cooperative husband with a
Boy Scout training, who can
fix his own bath. find his own
sox and turn the toast while
she fries the bacon.
Any bright girl knows that
q man likes to think Of him
self as "inscrutable", and that
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

it is always fatal to love for a
woman to let him know that
she is wise" to him.
Even if the Stay-at-home girl
were not almost as rare as a
roller towel, the business girl
would be a better matrimonial
bet; because, no matter how
much a man may admire a par
lor ornament, what he needs,
in these times, is a working
partner.
No matter how much a wo-
man may harden her heart
against men, they can always
manage to get around her so
long as her vanity remains as
soft and impressionable as a
custard pie.
A woman may be planning
to junk her husband as worth
less, but the moment she sees
another woman trying to ap-
propriate him, his value goes
up like the thermometer in July.
Somehow, woman's far-famed
intuition never seems to tell her
~
a., M?::Ss
when she has reached the last
kiss.
Copyright. 1898, King Features
Svndicata. Incl
The Washington times., 1933-11-16
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

When They Hit Below the Belt
Another vicious letter this
orninng Anonymous, OF
course. They nearly always are.
No, wasn't surprised. They're
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
NEW DEAL IN BOOKS
Administration Disregards Degree in
College in Job Awards.

81 science NtfffCe
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Evidence
that the new deal" in adninistra-
tive circles includes a willingness
TO disregard formal university de-
grees, if a man knows his subject
and can do the work demanded of
him, is furnished by the appoint
ment Of Lee a. Strong to be chief of
the bureau of entomology, United
States department of agriculture.
succeeding DR.. c. L. Marlatt, who
retireS Oct. l. Mr.. Strong has no
college degree of any kind. He is
a competent entomologist, but his
knowledge Of insects, the harm thev
can do, and the means for combat
ting them is all self-acquired.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
SPEAKER ADVOCATES
POOR FARM MERGER
Social Welfare Group Hears Plan to
Reduce County Costs.

Consolidation of county poor
farms to provide more efficient
management and save taxpayers of
the state thousands of dollars was
recommended by A. D. Sullins, La
fayette. in a talk to the Indiana
state council of social welfare at the
Washington Wednesday.
Mr.. Sullins. retiring president of
the Indiana County Superintendent
and Matrons of Poor Farm Associa-
tions, asserted that the manage
ment of county poor farms has i'm
proved greatly in the last few years,
but the trend is toward consolida-
ton.
Ninety-two counties of the state
and Julietta hospital for the insane
are represented in the association
of which Mr.. Sullins was president
for many years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
LAME DUCK ACT
WILL GO into
EFFECT OCT. Is
Norris Amendment Rules
Out Defeated LegiS-
IatOrS.

BIZ Scripps-Hotoard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-On Oct.
IS obsequies for lame ducks will be
in order.
The lame duck amendment to the
Constitution becomes effective on
that date, ratified by all forty-eight
states, and from that day on no man
or woman will legislate for the
United States after he has been
voted out in an election.
Adoption of the Norris lame duck
amendment was assured months ago
when the necessary thirty-six states
ratified it. However, no state wanted
to have its signature missing on this
document. They kept right on rati-
flying. Floridas o. X. was the last
to reach the state department
Congressman and their STATS get
an additional months rest this year
because the lame duck amendment
moves the day on which congress
convenes from the first Monday in
December to the Bird day of January.
incidentally President Roosevelt
gains another month in which to
continue his drive toward recovery
unhampered by criticism from the
legislators.
Presidents Term Is Short
When President Roosevelt eventu-
ally leaves Office, however, his term
will have been shorter than that of
any other President if he fails of re-
election. and shorter than that of
any two-term President iven if he is
reelected in 1886. His successor
will be inaugurated in January in
stead Of the traditional March 4.
Congress must consider important
new legislation this winter as a re-
suit of the amendment. For the
first time it is given the right to
determine by law who shall be Presi-
dent If neither a President nor a
President shall have been
chosen or shall have qualified at the
beginning of term.
Election Law Set Out
1HouBH Jue SlCudClOH mas never !
arisen in our national history, law
makers have long been bothered by
the possibility that a tie in the
electoral college might throw cleo
ton of President into the house of
representatives and election Of a
Vice-President into the senate, !
where further ties might easily
occur. Neither has there been any
provision for the death or incapa-
city of both President and Vice
President-elect before the start of
their terms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
STUDY HYBRID INDIAN
AND SPANISH RACE
Scientists Investigate Cross Breed
ing in Mexico.
B,y Science Service

Ry Science SerUice
IXMIQUILPAN, Hidalgo, Mexico,
Oct. 6.-What happens when races
mix their blood is being studied sci
entifically in the case of Otomi In
dian and Spanish crosS-breedS in
villages of the Ixmiquilpan region
of the state of Hidalgo. How we'll
mixed breeds of human beings re-
produce themselves in comparison
with the pure races from which they
sprang is being measured. The
results of the investigation is ex-
pected to throw some light on the
disputed question as to whether
hybride of pure breeds are best.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
FISH CAUSE OF BOOM
Business Flourishes as Schools Con-
tinue Near Harbor.

HARBOR BEACH, Mich. Oct s
Unemployment here was diSsipat-
ed completely when whitefsh.
sought along the lake shore for
many seasons, established them
selves right outside the harbor.
Commercial fishing concerns in
creased from four TO thirty-five. ice
plants operated at full capacity and
general trade improved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
HUNTS BLUE-JAY MEAL
So Explains Man in East When
Questioned on Shooting.
By United Press

% HIttu Ffcss
BELMONT. Mass. Oct. 6. =
Stefano Grillo, so, recently was
stopped by police in residential
section here from shooting bluejays
ana starhngs for his supper" AS
ne had hunting license. he was
not arrested, but advised to seek a
less populated aIea for his hunting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-10

Three games will be PLAYED in the Capt.
f fon S seaTs R on e and Ma iop
teams tangle IN the opener. The second
game Will bring together Sigma Club and
Lincoln Chiropractic College The night
cap will pit DeMolav against the VIM H
Block Company team Blocks are out after
the league leaders scalp tonight and r
real game is ANTICIPATED. The first game
opens at 1880 D. m.