davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-01

Miss Margaret Fitzmaurice of South street has returned from New York where she spent the past few days.
 MT and Mrs s. c. Trainor of Starview avenue have been stop. ping at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-01

Sister M. Irene. who has been stationed at Sts Peter and Paul's convent, has been transferred to tho Mt St Joseph's college, West Hartford.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
1900 METEORS FALL
IN RECORD SHOWER
Number May Even Be Larger.
Reaches 120 an Hour at
Peak Period.
By the Associated Press.

0y tne ASSOCldleQ fTeSS.
MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY
Calf. August 12-One of the greatest
showers of meteors in modern times
fell into the earth's atmosphere last
night and early today to brighten the
skies and record itself on sensitive
Photographic plates of astronomers sta
toned on Southern California noun
tains.
J. Wesley Simpson of the American
Meteor Society, here from Illinois to
watch the spectacle said he and his
assistants had counted LOO fire balls,
some of them as bright as the planet
Jupiter and one, the trail of which
glowed for Is seconds, brighter than
Venus.
"Of course" he commented. "some
of our counts were necessary duplica-
tions. but j. Fletcher Hickerson on
Mount La Crescenta has not reported
his count yet, and it is safe to say that
our figures will be increased at least
500 or 600''
The third station recording the
count by eye and camera was at Bar
ley Flats, in charge of j. Arthur Peder-
sen.
The meteors. known as the Perseids.
which put on an annual show, fell at
the rate of 100 an hour from 2 to 8
am. said Simpson. Three stations we're
utilized to create simultaneous photo
graphic height" This permitted cal
culations as to the height of the balls
when they were first seen. their height
when they burned out. their course and
other data. The meteors will fall again
tonight, visible over the entire United
States.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
SCHOOL PAY CUTS
AND CR0WD|NG H|E
Arlington Superintendent:
Makes Public Annual !:
Academic Report.
By . stan Correspondent Of The Star.

=
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va,
August 12.-Reduction in the cost OF
operating schools Of Arlington County
through cuts in salaries, overcrowding
Of class rooms and failure to provide
proper type Of equipment is a danger
GUS type Of economy, and is likely to
injure the efficiency of the school sys-
tenn in future years, 1t Is declared by
Supt. Fletcher Kemp in his annual
academic report. made public today.
The report shows that the per capita.
cost OF education in Arlington County.
was reduced from $42S0 during the
1892 session to s36.99 during the
1923 session, or TO approximately
Of teachers also were reduced, the su-f
perintendent says, the reduction reach
ing the figure of $4790 during the
year. This average reduction was &C
complisheI, it was pointed out, not by
cutting the salaries agreed upon at the
beginning Of the year. but by paying
lower salaries to new teachers en-
ployed.
An increase in school enrolment Of
337 over the previous year is shown IN
the report. This brought the total en-
IOllInenI 10 o,Sof SLuQenLS. Inc Dulk OF
the increase was in Washington-Lee
High School, where the enrolment was
advanced from 1,109 to l948.
In announcing an increase in school
attendance from SO per cent to "a per
cent Supt. Kemp states that this COM
pares favorably with the attendance in
other parts Of the State, the State av--
erage being only SO per cent. -
While the attendance increased 337
during the year, the School Board found
it possible to add only five teachers, in
creasing the total from las to $50 The
teacher load was necessarily increased
because the percentage Of new students
was greater than the percentage Of new
teachers.
The schools of Arlington County have
the highest rating Of those Of any
county in the State
Evening star., 1933-08-13
ROAD AND BRIDGE
BUILDING IS URGED
Seven-Point Program in
West of Montgomery Coun-
ty to Be Pushed.
BY q stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY q Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
POTOMAC. Md, August 12.-1mme-
diate development of a seven-point road
and bridge construction program in
the western section Of Montgomery
County was advocated at a mass meet
ing of 100 residents Of the Potomac dis
strict held in the Potomac School last
night under the sponsorship of the
Bradley Hills Community League.
Foremost among the proposed projects
is the building of the bridge, which the
Federal Government is planning to
stretch across the Potomac River at
Great Falls. and a resolution urging
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie and the Board
of Montgomery County Commissioners
to move to accelerate construction Of
the span was adopted.
Other projects included on the pro-
gram are construction of miles Of
Massachusetts, avenue from the District
of Columbia line into Montgomery
County, hard surfacing Of ~ miles Of
the Seven Locks road from River road
to Bells Mill. hard surfacing Of miles
OF the road from Bells Mill to the Po-
tomac Pike, hard surfacing Of 2l2 miles
Of the road from Travilah into Po-
tomac, construction of shoulders and
elimination Of sharp curves along the
Potomac Rockville road, and the con-
struction Of an additional mile of road
between Potomac and Seneca.
DR.. George L. Edmonds OF Rockville,
newly elected county commissioner for
the Potomac and Rockville districts, at
tended the meeting and assured those
present that he would confer immedi-
ately with other members Of the board
to determine the possibility Of putting
through the program and would make
a report of his progress on the matter
at a second mass meeting scheduled
here September 8.
1t was pointed out that the proposed
improvements would play an important
part in the development Of the entire
western area Of the county.
The 2l2-mile stretch Of road sug-
gested between Potomac and Travtlah
would link those two communities with
hard-surface highway as there is
already l mile of paved road leading
from Travtlah toward Potomac, 1t was
said.
Charles H. Merryman, president of
the Bradley Hills Community League,
! who presided. said that his organiza-
ton has already received assurance that
l mile of roadway along Massachusetts,
avenue would be constructed this Sum
mer and that there is probability that
the second mile proposed at the mass
meeting would also be built.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
THIS BIG Rucc D DODGE
WILL SAVE YOU MONEY!
"NEVER SAW 4 CAR THAT
COST so LITTLE TO RUN"
SAY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS
As GOOD LOOKING AS 1T
IS RUGGED, TOO!

You can depend on this big new Dodge
Six to stand up under miles and years of
hard, everyday driving. It's built to take
punishment-and keep running expenses
down to rock-bottom.
Dodge engineers gave this car every
test they could think of-put it through
trials that sent lesser cars to the repair
shop in as little as II minutes.
Il Car That Can Take 1t!
They wanted to give you brakes that
would be safe. So they put hydraulic
brakes into the Dodge Six-and burned
tire after tire until they had what they
wanted.
Dodge engineers gave you Centrifuse
brake drums. They lastlonger. Don't score.
Prolong the life of brake Innings.
They wanted a body that wouldn't need
frequent "tightening-up." So they gave
the new Dodge Mono-piece steel body.
And as for operating expenses! Owners
declare they're saving hundreds of dollars
just because Dodge has economy
features that make big savings possible!
Just think k-with the new inserted valve
seats, Dodge valves don't need grinding
for 10000 miles and more!
Oilite springs metal covers
Evening star., 1933-08-13
Colored Messenger to Retire
After III Years With Uncle San,
Henry BraxtOn Has Served Under Nine
Secretaries of Treasury and Has Seen
as Many Presidents Inaugurated.

he has been q perfect messenger for
years.
Braxton'S album, which contains his
precious service records. Is filled with
letters from cabinet officers and other
high officials. including Longstreet and
Hampton. He knew Josephus Daniels
when the present Ambassador to Mexico
was humble clerk in the Interior De-
partment.
When Daniels got to be Secretary of
the Navy he entered Braxton's son.
William H. Braxton, in the Navy and
put him on battleship. Secretary
Daniels was fully repaid During the
World War the younger Braxton saw
service with a machine gun company
in a colored American division brigaded
with the French Army. For heroism in
action he was decorated with the
French Croix de Guerre by Gen. Petain.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
RENO DIVORCE GRANTED
Leon q. Howe, Connecticut Busi.
ness Man, Charged Cruelty.

RENO. New, August u UP).-Leon S.
Howe, New Britain. Conn, business
man, won a divorce here today on
grounds of cruelty from Alice P. Howe
of Hartford
The transcript of testimony was Or
dered sealed. The court was under
stood to have approved terms of a
property settlement agreement dated
July "a. 1888, whereby Mrs. Howe will
receive $3.50 per month.
Mrs. Howe did not contest granting
Of the decree and was represented in
court by counsel. She and Howe mar
ried in Jersey City April II, 1910.
Evening star., 1933-08-13

Henry Braxton, esteemed colored mes
senger in the ONCE of the controller
general Of the currency, Is retiring vol
unfairly at the end Of this month, after
Al years in the Government service.
Thirty-five Of his years he has spent
in the Treasury.
Everybody who has had anything
much to do with the Treasury during
passing decades knows Braxton and
respects him. He has seen no less than
nine Secretaries Of the Treasury come
and go and nine Presidents take ONCE.
All the Secretaries knew him well and
nearly all the Presidents.
Braxton will tell you that he came
to Washington from q farm in VIII
liams County, Va, as AN office seeker"
during Cleveland's administration. Now
under another Democratic administra-
ton.
Democrats Help Most.
In his long Government career Brax-
tor has Jared better under the Demo-
Gratis than he has under the Repub-
licans. President Wilson waived the
civil service rules for the colored mes
senger to give him the status OF q
clerk with extra pay. When the late
President Harding took control after
eight years of Democratic reign. Brax-
ton was reduced again to the status OF
a messenger. But he doesn't complain.
It was John Skelton Williams. con-
troller of the currency under Wilson,
who generously righted wrong by Sc
curing the executive order making him
a clerk. Braxton was a messenger in
the Office of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury then and Williams took such a
fancy to him that he had Braxton
transferred to his Office. He discovered
that in doing so he had deprived him
of an anticipated promotion.
Williams was a man who fought his
political enemies hard, but stood by his
friends to the last. He wrote a very
convincing letter and President Wilson
Immediately gave Braxton his promo
ton.
Parents Were Slaves.
For five years before he entered the
Treasury service Braxton, the son OF
slave parents, served under two Confed-
crate generals, James Longstreet and
Wade Hampton. Each was United
States commissioner of railroads.
During the Inauguration of President
Roosevelt on March 4 last Mrs. James
Longstreet, widow Of the general, who
had come to Washington for the event
from her home in California. espied
among the unfamiliar crowd tall, dig
nified colored man It was Braxton,
whom she hadn't seen for years. As the
crowds whirled by them, they stood on
the sidewalk and talked about old days
in Washington.
From administrations Of President
Theodore Roosevelt through the eight
years of President Wilson. Braxton was
as well known at the White House as
he was at the Treasury. There was
scarcely a large evening reception or
dinner at which he did not act as a
waiter or attendant. Even in later
years he has been Impressed" into
service by Treasury officials. a service
he Is happy to perform, for he has a
reputation as a perfect waiter" just as
Evening star., 1933-08-13
ARRAIGNED IN SWINDLE

CHICAGO, August - R.-William
Elmer Mead, reputed international con-
fldence man, was arraigned today on
fugitive warrant charging him with
swindling w. j. Hamilton of Lima, Ohio,
of $4,000 on a fraudulent securities
transaction.
The hearing was continued until
September 2, pending extradition pro-
ceedings apd to await receipt OF in
were understood to have been filed
against him.
Evening star., 1933-08-13
OFFICER UNDER KNIFE

BY . STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
SILVER SPRING. Md. August Ia
Montgomery County Police Laurence
Dixon is recovering at the Homeopathic
Hospital in Washington from an emer-
gency operation for appendicitis which
he underwent at that institution this
morning.
Dixon was seized with appendicitis
while on duty at the local substation
Of the county force Wednesday night
Evening star., 1933-08-13

1JIC1i d1lo lCSlulCI,
as a fashionable
Summer retreat,
today it is an emp
ty ruin. A few
mountaineers live
nearby. Tourists
come to use the af-
fluent shell as a
romantic sprin g.
board into the past.
But usually it is
abandoned to hon.
eysuckle vim e S
creeping over the
sills and the winds
that play with its
sa gging doors.
Gapland had its
inception in the
civil War TOWN
Evening star., 1933-08-13
BY WILLIAM HILL

"UCKED into a gap of the Blue
Ridge Mountains, about 60 miles
northwest of Washington, is an
i estate that is the decay of a
dream-an aristocratic vision
whose grandeur caused its own destruc-
ton.
Five rocco stone buildings compose
Gapland Begun in 1885 by George AL
fred Townsend, author, poet, newspaper
Evening star., 1933-08-13
Dodge $3.50 O. Esup~s
With PATENTED FLOATING POWER

Mitchellville. ingalls, Motor Co.
Prince Frederick
Lusby Motor Company, Inc.
Rockville. Reed Brothers
Seat Pleasant, Seat Pleasant GARAGE
Silver Spring. Snyder & Richardson
TakomA Park. B. e. Schrider
UDper Marlboro, b. Frank Duvan
VIRGINIA
AloxAndIia, achooley Motor o.
Ma16hsu, Beatty Eros.
Clarendon, Kirby'S Service
Evening star., 1933-08-13
TWO HURT IN FIGHT
TREATED AT HOSPITAL
One May Have Skull Fracture
Both Booked on Charges of
Drunkenness.

Two men were treated at Casualty
Hospital last night for injuries said to
have been received during a fight at
house IN the 300 block Ninth street
northeast.
The men are Frank Rose, 40, Of the
300 block Ninth street northeast, a
contractor, who was charged at the
ninth precinct station with being drunk
and disorderly. and Lee Brewer, At, of
Lee Heights. Va. who was charged with
being drunk.
X-ray photographs were to be taken
to determine whether Rose has q skull
fracture
Brewer was said to be Roses brother
in-laX
Evening star., 1933-08-13
Homecoming at Hillsboro.

HILLSBORO Va, August IL (Spe-
ciaD Centenary celebration. reunion
and homecoming day at Salem Church
of the HillSboro-Buemont charge will
be held August 13. The presiding elder,
the Rev. Dr. E. L. Woolf, will preach
in the morning. Services will be held
IN the afternoon and evening.
Evening star., 1933-08-13

In the early part of last century. the
United States Government took prompt
and energetic steps to avenge any out
RACES against American shipping. A
case in point was the Malayan ports.
infested with pirates. American war:
ships made frequent visits there and
an American political agent visited the
native states to arrange for trade.
Evening star., 1933-08-13

The Tfew Motor Company
1909 14th st. NV.
Edwards Motor Co.
5000 Rhode Island Ave. NE.
Fred's Sales & Service
32S9 NJ st. NV.
Gardner Stuart MOTOR. Ing.
$50 II 81. NE.
Kaplan . Osswf0fd, Inc.
232o Champlain d. NV.
Evening star., 1933-08-13

Torrey Motor Company
1923 Il" Street NV.
MARYLAND
Allentown
Padgett Motor L Tractor Co.
Bethesda, Bethesda Motor Sales
Bowie, Monroe Baldwin
College PARK, Sellers d Donovan
Great MIlls. Cslloway's GARAGE
oucons Chapel Service Station
La Piaty Mitchell Motor Company
Evening star., 1933-08-13

never need oiling to be smooth and eff
cient. Patented Floating Power engine
mountings give you amazingly smooth
riding. BY smothering engine vibration,
they save wear -and-tear on your nerves
-. wear -and-tear on your car.
And because Dodge has no excess weight
fewer pounds per erhorsepower-you save
in gasoline. People write US that they're
getting as many as 20 miles to the gallon.
Get the Facts for YOURSELF
But you don't have to take our word for
any of the things this big new Dodge Six
offers you in performance, stamina, or
economy. Get the facts for yourself!
Your nearest Dodge dealer will be glad
to tell you about the Dodge Showdown"
Plan. It takes all the guesswork out of
buying ganewcar-letsy you compare Dodge
Evening star., 1933-08-13

70 combat the white butterfly pest In
new Zealand, fund has been raised to
tnport killing parasites.
Evening star., 1933-08-13

for yourself its vital
safety features. Learn
the truth about the
many ways you can
save money with the
big, new Dodge Ski
Evening star., 1933-08-13

with competitive cars on an impartial basis.
Go to your dealer today. Ask him about
the Showdown" Plan. Make this big
new Dodge Six prove itself to you. See
how smoothly, how quietly it rides. Check
The Washington times., 1933-12-09
Two New Acts in
LaParee Show

LaParee, Washington's newest
restaurant and night club, has de-
finitely Caught on" judging from
the crowds to be found there dur
ing any luncheon, dinner or sup
per period.
Attracting dancers is the Emory
Daugherty Orchestra Of nine men
with Emory swinging a baton in
his inimitable style. Smooth
rhythms, so popular these days,
predominant in the repertoire of
this very excellent band. Charlie
Cliffe and Ray Beck are the fea-
tured vocalists.
For those who like entertain
ment with their dancing the man
agement has secured the services
of two very talented acts, in this
instance prior to their New York
appearance. Eva Elkin and Ro-
manoff and Wyckoff comprise the
floor show together with versatile
members Of the Daugherty band,
appearing twice nightly and at
luncheon on Tuesday and Satur-
day. Romanoff and Wyckoff, a
pair Of novelty dancers, are headed
for the Paradise Cafe in New York
following their local appearance.
LaParee prides itself on both its
cuisine and inexpensive menus.
There is no cover charge during
luncheon, dinner or supper.
The Washington times., 1933-12-09

was featured with Hal Kemp's
Orchestra in the swanky Mark
Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco.
It was Skin" Young who
thrilled the patrons of Club
Michel with his renditions Of
when Day Is Done" Minnie
the Moocher," and other songs
that he made famous, in his in
imitable manner.
Sharing the spotlight with
popular Skin" Young is the ia
nous Marion Wilkins, well known
to all those who follow the
theater. Miss wilkins has
teamed up with Jack Meyers, and
they do a special dance arrange
ment of RavelS "Bolero," and .
dance to "St. Louis Blues" This
is their first local night club ap-
pearance.
Others who are appearing In
the Michel's Broadway floor show
are Nita Carol, charming and
beautiful songstress, and Lillian
Lorraine, who Specializes in fancy
dancing. Charlie Wright, Of
course, "Struts his stuff" with his
big accordion and leads his snappy
Meyer Davis Orchestra with verve
and precision.
The Washington times., 1933-12-09
Hangar Rea dies
For Holiday
Season

To assure patrons of the Han.
gar Club the best entertainment
available during the coming holi-
day period, Host Bill Levy this
week is in New York combing the
booking agencies and visiting
various shows.
Whatever talent he may engage
is sure to be a delightful surprise
to night club habitueS who are,
themselves, always looking for
the best.
Meanwhile Maestro AL Davis
leads his High Filters to dizzier
heights Of popularity at the
Hangar Club, where popular per-
sonages of the air and stage join
well-known folk about town for
an evening of gaiety.
Floor shows. presented twice
nightly. now are changed on Sun
day. Also changing from week to
week is Joan Moss. blues singing
mistress of ceremonies.
An impromtu duet one night by
Miss Moss and Vocalist Babe
Frank was so well received, they
have now teamed up for nightly
presentations.
Hilarious skits by members Of
the High Filters, which have be-
come a feature of the Hangar
Club, will continue next week
despite competition of the Marx
Brothers on a local scren.
The Washington times., 1933-12-09
Crosses Continent
For Movie Work

For the first time in amuse-
ment history, half a continent has
been spanned weekly for six
weeks so that an entertainer
could fill two engagements stimuli
taneously.
The feat was achieved by
Charles Buddy" Rogers, whose
orchestra was playing at the Col
lege Inn at Chicago. Rogers also
played a leading role in the film
musical, "Take a Chance" with
James Dunn, June Knight, Lillian
Roth, Cliff Edwards, Lillian Bond,
Dorothy Lee and Iona Andre. The
picture is now showing at Warner
Bros Earle Theater. Take a
Chance" was produced for Para,
mount in New York by Laudence
Schwab, William Rowland and
Monte Brice.
Rogers worked throughout the
week at the studio, flew to Chi
cago Friday night in order that
he might direct his orchestra in
person over the weekend, and
returned to New York by air
Monday morning in time for film
work,
The Washington times., 1933-12-09
MadriIIon Has
Dancing Stars

A genuine Argentine tango
danced to the beautiful rhythms
of "Poema," the tango recently
composed in honor of President
Roosevelt by the distinguished
South American composer, Ed
wardo Blanco, is a new feature
of the Madrillon floor show.
Julio Triano and Anne Sui
tana, solo dancing stars Of the
Madrillon, have been rehearsing
this tango and will use it for
their first appearance as a duo.
Young Senor Triano, who is a
native of the Argentine and was
reared in Panama, knows how to
dance the tango as only South
American can and Miss Sultana
has proven the clevereSt Of
pupils.
The Harlem Strut" Of Triano
as presented to the weird tones
of 1.-The St. Louis Blues" has
proven one Of the most popular
numbers ever presented at the
Madrillon. It has everything
slick dancing, that burn-it-up Har-
lem spirit and nothing less than
a touch of inspiration in inter
preting the reckless melancholy
of the music.
Carmen Cortez, lyric soprano,
charms both with her personal
ity and deep and flexible voice.
She will present a new group of
songs beginning Monday and will
also make a special appearance
at the Thursday luncheon session.
Besides being favorite rendez-
vous for numberless small lunch
con, dinner and supper dance
parties, the Madrillon is also
selected by a number of promi
nent organizations as the scene
Of their get-together meetings.
The alumni of Catholic Univer-
sity and the young Democrats"
are among those who hold their
regular luncheon meetings at the
Peter Borras resort.