davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
D. c. Fairgrounds
Track Meet

Johnson ,. ''ss55 New. New York Ave. Il
Twin Oaks. ....2d Henry aI, I,om Polk' : :
Bioomingdaie .1412 Happy Hollow. 6
Macfarland lib
7O-POUND CLASS
5O-Meter Run-Won by James Durkin
(Eckington); second, Norman Baker
(Bloomngdale) third. John Pope (Ne"
Rnnning Broad Jump--won by Nor
man Baker CBloomingdale) second,
ti',' tie between Tom Bayer (Bloomingdale)
and Walter Kurland (Bloomingdalel.
min RunRlhE GIohGson5 n'En second 7. Davis tMac
farlandO; third. tie between NJ. Guigley
(Hamiltonl and T. Bayer blooming
dalel. . /1 o,,;,
Morton and Francis Wles): second,
johnson (James Hollis and Benny
steiner): third, Steve Burns and Jack
. 22o-Meter Reiay-won by Eckington
(Junior Durkin Vincent Healey. Lefty
Mostow, Francis Wiles): second Noyes
(Steven Burns, Vernon Hollidge' Jack
View (Joseph Mahaney, Ben Johnson
Lewis Pesano. Arthur BrasseD.
s5-POUND CLASS
soMeter Run-Won by David Niemitz
Hamilton; second, Joseph JOSEF KLrI.nG Leyine
(Bloomingdale). w. L To
seph Kiiroy (New York Avenue); sec
ond, % David Niemitz (Hamilton); third
Con Marshe (New York Avenue).
CGrPgr 1GcRington9; T" third A. Dillon (Johnson).
34O-Meter Relay1Won by Hamilt9a ton
George stahl, N. Himmeifar6, Berpara Pa rt
View iJoseph Levin, Fred Granny L..
Gianino, B. Ehrlick): third New YORK
Avenue rJerry Connally. Roy Lamerise'
Joseph Haley, Billy Colbert.
1OO-POUND CLASS
so-Meter Run-won by, Adolph Fer
siano (Johnson): third. Paul Carmel
Running Broad Jump-won by Wick
Oasis (Johnsonl; second; second Sfsep S9Seph 1n9n Me1Sn
Running High Jump-won by Wick
Oasis (Johnson): second. Second story
(Happy Hollow): third, Paul Carmel
'4o- s4o-Meter ter 'Relay-won by Johnson ID.
Fernandez. B. Welsh. E. Miller. V. Gus
manol; second New RGrSa RorH AyeHHe y MsrsS 81 :
third. lexington "a. Edwards. F. Hea-
ley, ]. Grove. w. Newcomb).
115-POUND CLASS
70-Meter Run-Won by Wilbur Lynch
(Macfarland); second, Joseph Bruno
(Eckingtonl; third. Ashley Farrell
Running Broad Jump-won by G.
Sisler (Johnson); second. ]. Morton
Twin Oaks); third. B. Turner (Ecking-
Running High Jump-won by l..
Blame (Johnson); second. c. Meyere
(Macfarland); third. B. Sisler (John-
44o-Meter Relay--won by lexington
tAndy Farrell. Jim Rollin, Edward
Turner. Warren Newcomb); second,
Johnson (Bill sisler. Burton Rogers
Jack Powers. Eddie Poole): third. John
son (John Marinelli. Lester Lear John
Davis, Lanny Blaine).
UNLIMITED CLASS
Keane (Henry Polkj; second. George
King Irwin Oaks): third. Thomas Far
Running Broad Jump-won by A.
Wall Irwin Oaks): second. G. Kluge
(Hamilton); third, J. McKenna (Noyes).
Running High Jump-Won by Al
Wahl Twin Oaks); second. Joseph
McKenna (Noyes); third. H. Mills
Haif-Miie Run-won by Paul Smith
(Eckington): second, Shorey Allen (Twin
Oaks); third. Clark sirayzi (Blooming-
4OO-Meter Relay-won by Twin Oaks
George King. Pep Hunter, Andy wahl,
G Cross): second, Henry Polk (Fitz-
simmons. Buddy Iarbos. !. Keana. John
Dow; third, lexington (James Stew
art. Joseph RechuchL Richard Hunt
Thomas FarrelD.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
Hagen Finishes Fast
To Beat Golf RiUaL

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 16.
Walter Hagen, U. S. golf pro,
came from behind to defeat Jack
Mclean, Scotland's leading anna
eur, 2 and l, in a 36-hole match
here. Hagen was Z down at the
end of the first 18, which Mclean
covered in Ct.
However, Hagen captured five
of the first nine holes of the after
noon round and squared the
match on the eleventh hole, going
ahead to score a medal Of Sc. Nc
Leans game fell apart in the
afternoon, slumping to II.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
MEET
BILLED TODAY

The Eastern Conference play
ground field and track meet is
scheduled this afternoon for the
Eastern High Stadium, with the
first event to start at 2 o'clock.
Rosedale, which has landed the
honors for the past four years.
will strive to make it five in a row.
The Rosedale representatives
will face sturdy opposition from
Benning, Edmonds, Hayes, Lud-
low, Peabody, Maury, Stuart and
Wheatley.
Delegates from the johnson
playground landed the Central
Conference division meet in the
Tech Stadium yesterday rolling
up IS points. lexington counted
81 points to place second and
Twin Oaks third with "a points.
Other teams scoring points were
Hamilton, 1872; Bloomingdale,
1412; Macfarland, 13; New YORK
Avenue, IL; Noyes, 8; Henry-Pok'
8; Park View. 7, and Happy Hol'
low, 6.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
] D OK EYS
UNDER QUIZ

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
Aug. 16.-The National Steeple-
chase and Hunt Association today
began consideration of the cases
of Jockeys E. Ball and D. HUT.
both of whom we're suspended
yesterday after Cito, odds-on tav'
orite, won the selling steeplechase
event.
Forbis, ridden by HUT, and Sar"
daneza, with Ball up, came to me
finish together, with Clto, rlooen
by Rigan Mckinney, millionaire
amateur. the only horse trying 70
win. Ball and HUT were denied
further admission to the course
and their cases referred to the as
ISOLATION.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
REYNOLDS
TROTT|NG RACE
FAVOR|TE

GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. 16.
Before what promises to be the
greatest crowd in harness horse
history, IL fleet 3-year.olds, the
largest number ever to start in
the Hambletonian Stake, will go
to the post at o'clock this after.
noon at Good Time Park here
to win glory and $4,000, which
goes to the victor of this richest
of all trotting races.
With the mile track in perfect
condition, thousands of additional
seats in place and ideal weather,
Goshen today was the Mecca for
harness horsemen from near and
far.
ThrObbing Metropolis
Special trains, buses and cara
vans of automobiles brought thou
sands of fans into Goshen, which
jumped from a village to a throb-
bing metropolis overnight.
When the final $500 payment
was made on the IL starters late
yesterday, the purse totaled $40,-
462 for this years blue ribbon
trot. Seventy per cent of this
will go to the winner, 20 per cent
to the second horse and 10 per
cent to the third.
Well Spotted
Mary Reynolds, due to impress
sive work on the grand circuit
this summer, and holder of the
advantageous No. 3 spot, is fa-
Vored to cop the Hambletonian,
with the filly's leading rival
Brown Berry, placed at Some-
what of disadvantage of start
ing in eleventh position in the
second tier of horses.
King Ben, another leading
contender, will get the word from
Starter Steven Phillips in fourth
position, while Spencer McElwyn,
leading tWo-year- a year ago,
is the pole horse.
Spencer McElwyn, Hy. H. Knight
Childs.
Atlantic volo, I. O. Blake. Brusie.
Mary Reynolds, w. N. Reynolds.
White.
King Ben. W. H. Cane, Thomas.
Captain Hanover, Hanover Farms
Berry.
Hollywood Portia, ]. L. Dodge,
Dodge.
Poplar Hill. Henry Oliver, Stokes.
Prince Hall. Thomas Ashworth,
Pittnan.
Sir Raleigh, Allan J. Wilson. Brit
tenfield.
Mary Sunshine, Harry W. Scott,
Crozier.
Brown Berry J. I. Lyle, Egan.
Meurice. William Hughes, Parshall.
Arranged in order of post posi-
tions.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
Headline DueIs
On Tap In Fair
Tennis Today

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Chief
matches today in the Women's
National tennis championships at
Forest Hills follow:
1880 p. M.-Miss Sarah Palfrey VS..
Miss Marjorie Sachs, Cambridge, Mass.
2:3O-Miss Alice Marble, San Fran
cisco, VS.. Miss virginia Rice, Boston.
3:3O-DOubles: Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody and Miss Elizabeth Ryan, Cali
fOrnia, VS.. Mrs. w. W Hester. jr., and
Miss Florence Le BOutillier, Westbury,
Long Island.
4:SO-Mrs. L. r. C. Mitchell, Englnad,
VS.. Miss TheOdOsia Smith, Pasadena
Calf.
VS.. Miss Edith Moore, MOntcIair, n. j.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
Converse to Coach
Mexico u. GridderS

MEXICO, D. F., Aug. 16.
Through the generosity of Harry F..
Sinclair, the American oil man,
Mexico University has been able
to sign Allan D. Converse, jr., of
Greenwich Conn.,, as football
coach. He was a Yale guard in
1888 and was a member of Yale
elevens in 1881 and 1882. Con-
verse sails from his home today.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
Sox Fans Solaced
By Al Simmons Play
(By Times Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Aug 16-Although he hasn't been hitting his
best in the last couple of weeks Sox followers have truly
taken to AL Simmons the sugger whom Owner Lou Coms
key weaned away from the Philadelphia AS last winter for
that fair price $100O which also found Dykes and Mule
Haas coming to the Sox in the deal.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
SIGN JEWISH PLAYER

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Still
persistent in their efforts to land
a Jewish ball player capable OF
performing in big league style,
the Giants have purchased Lefty
Weintraub, outfielder Of the
Birmingham club Of the Southern
Association.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
COMMERCE WINS

Commerce defeated the Postof
flee, in the Colored Departmental
League, yesterday, to 2. Bland
pitched for the winners and al
lowed three hits.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
POWER PLANT NINE SEEKS

The Capital Power Plant un-
limited team seeks a contest for
Friday. Call National 1920,
branch 139, during the day.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
$4,000 AT NIGHT GAME

Night baseball in Montreal got
a big send-off when more than
$4,000 fans attended the inaugural
of the new lighting plant at
Royal Stadium.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16

Fans have written in to Windy
City scribes that
Hes been the one bright
spot of the teams appearance
day in and day out. And he
promises to inspire the SOx on
to even greater things in sea-
sons to come, especially after
the management adds a little
more pitching strength to bal
ance everything"
Simmons gave the fans plenty
to rave about the other day
against the Detroit Tigers when
he threw two men out at the plate
in the eleventh inning of that con-
test. Play was nip and tuck in
this fray, according to the re.
ports, and both teams staged
threatening rallies in the extra
innings before the Tigers finally
won out in the seventeenth,
6 to 5.
In the eleventh, Rogell, Tiger
shortstopper, singled to right. He
moved to second on a passed ball,
then White drove a long single to
left. Simmons dashed in for the
ball, took careful aim and
whanged it into Catcher Frank
CRUDE, who touched Rogell out a
yard in front of the plate.
Again Saves Run
White took second on this ex-
cellent throw and tried to score
a moment later when Gehringer
poked a single to left. Simmons
again came in quickly and threw
to CRUDE at the plate, catching
White by a step while the 5000
or more fans in attendance went
crazy with amazement.
Yep, Simmons is the apple of
the fans eye in this city of "a
Century Of Progress" And plays
like he made in the above game
with the Tigers are endearing
him with the Sox followers just as
much as if he were banging out
two and three hits a day-which
is his normal gait in top notch
batting form.
So much for Mr.. Simmons.
The Sox punched two hits to
take a 1-to-0 lead in the second
inning of their game yesterday
with the Griffs. Appling doubled
and Dykes tripled for the marker,
the "side" going out quickly af-
ter this brief uprising.
The Griffs nearly tied the
count in the fourth when Ma
nuSh beat out a swinging bunt
to RHYME, and took second on
The Washington times., 1933-08-16
BAUSCH stems
On PRO ELEVEN

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Big Jim
BauSch, former Kansas football
star, has signed a contract to play
with the hicago Cardinals in
the National Professional Football
League this season, it was an
nounced today. He will play full
back.
Bausch was hailed as the great
est all-around athlete in the world
after establishing a new decathlon
record in the 1882 Olympic games
at Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1933-08-16

The Griffs nearly tied the
count in the fourth when Ma
nush beat out a swinging bunt
to Rhyme, and took second on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16
He Missed Something

The report of the Osborne Association, Inc, of New York, which is included in the 1883 Handbook of American Prisons and Reformatories, is going to be read thoroughly by Connecticut officials and public citizens. It speaks in critical tones ! of our state prison and the state reforma- tory at Cheshire. However, Warden Charles s. Reed has announced that the report is quite evidently based on cur sorry one-day visit paid to his institution two years ago by an investigator for the association. Probably the same dispatch was displayed in studying the other instl- tutions mentioned.
 There is no doubt but what our state prison can be criticized because of it's age. Perhaps we should construct a modern structure, but if some of these social serv ice workers and organizations would show just how the money can be obtained to finance such projects they would be more helpful than by pointing out the very obvious faults. However, we wonder 1t the Osborne treatise contains the infor- nation that in the last few years the state, through the proper authorities, has made many repairs at Wethersfield; has trans ferred all women prisoners to Mantle; has bought and equipped model prison farm at Enfield.
 The women's farm received the most commendation in the report. The reform atory at Cheshire was praised from physical aspect. It was called one of the best in the country in this respect, but treatment of inmates was not liked. Of course this is purely matter of opinion. You can't find any two authorities on ponology agreeing The dark ages of inn prisonment are gone, to be sure, but the ways and means of correction still differ in their application in the various states. We doubt if Connecticut is out of step, very much.
 However, had this investigator cared to press his case he might have taken look at our county jails. Then, indeed, he could have supplied copy for his employ CTS. Even right here in Connecticut we find fault with them and with the scarce opportunities they present to change the attitude of the inmates with regard to respect for law and order. Even the physical aspect of the county institutions could not have stood up under the scru- tiny of the Osborne Association, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16

but the amount of debt, and start paying off our debts, publis and private.
 Just how the feat is to be accomplished the writer does not say. It is obvious, though, that the suggestion fits in with the plan now attributed to the govern ment, of deflating the dollar to 50 cents. This would automatically double the num- Der of dollars available. Then in theory, at least, twice the old number of dollars would find their way into peoples hands in the form of income. Prices also would probably be twice as high. But so would savings. So it would be twice as easy to pay off debts as it has been with our 1OO- cent dollars.
 Debt is seen at last as a basic problem of the times. Our total indebtedness in ] this country, public and private, is esti- mated at more than $200,000,000, and has been growing for many years. When we were paying off our public war debt, our private peace debt mounted. This pro- cess may coStinue until some permanent control is established. The dollar-cutting plan alone can hardly be more than a temporary expedient, to tide us over for few years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16
Single Federal Tax

We can hear the critics of the Roosevelt administration rising to their feet right now to proclaim loud and Justify their lack of confidence in the single federal tax on liquor. We can already read the headlines that declare here is one more instance ot Roosevelt's tendency towards socialism. Perhaps there will be disciples of Henry George in sufficient numbers to claim that the President is merely stealing their thunder. However, the contrary is quite true in all instances.
 President Roosevelt in advocating but one tax on liquor, and that to be levied by the federal government, does not con- template the Georgian theory nor that of socialism. He merely strives to clear away much of the red tape now cluttering up the legalization of liquor manufacture, importation, and sale in the United States. There would be proper allocation of taxes to the several states under the plan, now z said to be receiving serious consideration < lat the White House.
 4 The single tax theory of Henry George applies solely to land, as we recall it. The idea was for the state to abolish all taxes Z except one. This would be collected from the real estate owner, the rental of the land being accepted as the tax. It was VlICudl COIllloCdIlOu Ol 1dllu Oy ClO oNcoS because ultimately there would be no in- ] centive for anybody to own land. That { same situation almost exists today so high have become the taxes on real estate. There can be no comparison between this theory and that of President Roosevelt as regards the solitary liquor tax.
 In theory the single federal tax sounds fine, but we wonder if in practice it would work out so well. If Uncle Sam could collect a sufficiently large tax per gallon so that the states might share, vast amount of collecting and bookkeeping would be abolished. But the allocation of the share, to which state might be en- titled, would certainly be in constant dispute. Still we have the state allocating funds among cities. Perhaps the federal government could do the same thing. This would necessitate larger liquor tax than now considered, but one no larger than that collected by the two forms of gov ernment combined. It's worth serious thought
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information
HISTORY

In the early days of settlement here a committee regulated the running of the community. Among their duties were the establishing of the common field and the com- mon fence; to protect grass and grain from cattle, and such duties. The common fence was important in the division of the early land al- lotments and as specific boundary lines, and Mattatuck's early history Is so closely allied to the history of the common fence that each is in- separable.
 We read also that the first pound was established near the southern extremity of the town in 1705 and one of the first pound keepers was John Scovill, who held that office in 1706, later being promoted to the office of constable. In 1716 there were four fence viewers; in 1722 eight men were required to do the necessary work. Town gates at this time were maintained by the town. And too, at this time swine were allowed to roam at large. The year 1729 witnessed the allowance of a flock of sheep in the town, thus the original colonial law of keeping sheep in a pound did not hold good in this instance. Between the years 1739 and 1753 there is little men, tion, and in fact no record of fence constables (fence viewers so- calIed). Anderson tells us that the common fences functioned as boun- dary lines until after 1900, and even portions could be identified until as recent as 1893.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16
Paris Letter
By MARY KNIGHT


 Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Paris (UP)-France's famous talking clock" sponsored by the ministry of posts, recently mas demonstrated that speech instead of silence is golden.
 Money saved is money made and the robot clock" by speaking the time to an average of 100000 in- uuirers 6. year, brings in revenue to the state of 100000 francs, The new "talkie" clock can tell the time to thirty people stimuli taneously. The inquiries are fatrly well distributed from @. m. to II D. m. but the peak hour IS about 8 a. m. when hundreds dial Odeon 84,O00 to get the correct hour.
 The mechanical clock operates on the photograph and loud speaker principle, except that in- stead of records, 8 strip Of hlm, equipped with a sound track, is used. Time Is recorded on 90 strips of paper, 24 for the hours, 60 for the minutes, and 50 for the seconds. on sound track varying width and density. The strips are wound about a drum which Is driven by an electric motor con- trolled by highly pendulous clock. Light falling on the paper wound drum is reflected to a pho- o-electric bell which conevrts the very bright and dark lines into electric impulses. The cell is con- nected with amplifiers and three loud speakers. Thus the electric impulses are changed into me- chanical vibrations. One loud speaker announces the hour, an- other the minutes, and a third, the seconds. Each speaker is shifted periodically so that the hour speaker shifts from one strip to the next very minute, and the seconds speaker moves every ten seconds. Tn this way the speakers always utter the time in the proper sequence.
 The wisdom of the talking ticker" is evident in the fact that the clock refuses to talk when no- body is listening. It does not speak just to hear its own voice, | but only when some one is asking for the tiime.. Lamps. drums. am- plifiers-the whole orchestra of it's l interior-is turned off until . tele- l phone call comes in, but when 1t gets q customer, regardless of the hour, the robot operates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16

{ @. Us steam invisible?
 A. Live steam is invisible, and the white cloud commonly called steam is a condensation of the va DOT into small particles of water, which are visible. : o. How many suicides and homicides occurred in the United States in 1892?
 A. Homicides, 11,016 and sui cides 2O,8S0.
 o. What is the annual per capita consumption of cigarettes in the United States?
 A. The estimated consumption Is about HOO per capita.
 c. Is branding of cattle still practiced on the ranges?
 A. In many states it is still used as a means of Identification. and to enable inspectors at the slaughter points to trace the own ership of diseased animals.
 c. Was Archimedes Q Greek?
 A. Yes. He was born at Syra- cuse in Sicily.
 Q. Of what are ping-pong balls made?
 A. Celluloid. The two halves are nodded separately and joined together.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16
So They Say

The National Association for the advancement of the Fine Art Of Drinking has no right to bar wo-- men. Suppose women were barred from the other arts-music, paint ing, and literature, for instance.
 Mayor James Catlin of Car
 mel, Calf.
 Some navies give the men liquor before a battle, but we depend up- on good American grit.
 Secretary of the Navy
 Claude Swanson.
 
 That most dangerous explosive public opinion-is becoming more explosive and more dangerous.
 Newton D.. Baker.
 Having developed the necessary technique for almost unlimited production of wealth. the engineer no longer can afford to stand aside while financiers. promoters, and politicians so tragically bungle the problem of it's distribution.
 Dean A. A. Potter of Pur-
 due University School of
 Engineering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-16
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
Drama Of Cotton By Blind Author

The menace of ruin overhung
 John Holden as cotton dipped low CT and lower. The value of his vast holdings dwindled day by day. A few more points drop and his fortune would be wiped away, his million dollar estate, his joy and pride, lost, and his enemies tri- umphant.
 Seeking to escape, for the mo- ment, from the strain of the cot ton exchange, he visits a friend who dabbles with science, a vii sionary to all his wealthy &C., ouaintances. There he learns of the fred demon," kin to the boil weeyil, ,scourge of cotton, which the scientist has brought into be- ing.
 He sees his salvation. De- struction of cotton crops of the south and in Egypt will send the value of his holdings sky high. An experiment with growing cot- ton shows that the beetles will eat their way through it with raven ous fury.
 Stories of the destruction of cotton by a new menace hum over the wires. Cotton prices rocket. Holden is ready. He buys two
 million bales from the farm board. He crushes the bears. And then let the reader decide If right triumphs, as he will be swayed strongly for or against John Hol- den, who moves implacably toward his goal. Outside the book itself, there is drama in the writing of it. The
 author is A. J. Wright, of wide ex- perience in the financial arena,
 who fashioned a readable work of fiction despite the handicap of blindness.
 "The Red Demon" is published
 by G. P. Putnam's Sons and sells for $2.