davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-07-18

no particular streams can be named
as being the best streams for gold
panning. All known gold streams
have been worked over and over until
there are no profitable gravels left
for handwork The State of Cali
fornia estimates that prospectors av-
erage only nifty cents to a dollar q
| day.
Q. Was Walter Winchell ever I'm
the NavyP-A. p.
A. He enlisted in 1917 In the United
States Naval Reserve.
Q. What is the average cost Of each
pupil in the public schoolsp-E. p.
A. The Annual cost per pupil In
average daily attendance during 1881
81 was as follows: Current expenses.
ss7'S7; capital outlays, ss4s.
Q. When did the husking bee 20
out Of existence2-A. L. M.
A. The husking bee has not gone
out OF existence. In fact. huskinR
today Is just as popular, and due to
the recent prizes offered. more profit
able than In former times. IL Is true
that husking bees are not the big
social event OF the FAN season as they
we're generation or so ago. Radio,
automobiles and good roads have
| changed the social life of the farm. but
today husking Is on a highly COM
petitive basis, and several States make
q feature of the corn-husking contest.
@. What animal lives the longestp-
B. l.. II.
A. The oldest animal is probably the
Galapagos Island tortoise. While flR-
ures on the longevity OF animals are
not very accurate. It Is estimated that
these giant tortoises live TO the age
of 200 years.
@. How much difference in age was
there between George Washington and
his half-brother Lawrence?-W. LII.
A. Lawrence was IL years the senior
Of George Washington.
Q. What are the toxic qualities OF
heavy water2-C. w. II.
A, DR.. Hugh S. Taylor, head OF
Princeton University's department OF
chemistry, in writing recently of heavy
water, described the curious action
OF engines placed within 1t. In heavy
water yeast ferments sugar only one
ninth as fast as in ordinary water.
Another engine, catalase, found in
the blood, works only half as fast in
the presence Of heavy water. The re-
tarding effect of heavy water, DR..
Taylor suggested, explains why 1t has
been found poisonous to small fish and
plants. 1t is not toxic like carbolic
acid, but cuts down the normal speed
Of life processes.
Q. Where was Alexander Hamilton
buried?-S. II.
A. He was buried in Trinity Church.
yard, New York City. His widow
survived him for so years. dying at
the age OF 81 and was laid 10 rest
in the same churchyard.
@. What Is meant by a Machiavel-
Ian trend7-E. v. G.
A. The word. Machlavellian Is used
in referring to the political theories of
the Florentine diplomat and states
man. Niccolo Machiavelh, especially to
the doctrine that any means, however
lawless or unscrupulous. may be iusti-
nably employed by ruler in order to
establish and maintain a strong cen
trail government. A Machiavellian
trend is characterized by political cum
ming, duplicity Or bad faith.
@. Which is the correct side TO take
when walking on public highway
A. j. p.
A. When walking on the road which
is intended for vehicles, one should
face the oncoming vehicies-that is,
walk on the left-hand side Of the
road.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How Is the game Of eaber played
IT. l.
A. II IA q competition rather thar
q game. A contestant grasps = log
balances one end Of II against hi,
chest. lifts the other end high in the
air, takes a short run and heaves ths
log. The man who throws the los
farthest wins.
@. Please compare Richard dt
Points altitude record with that o.
OMeara and Kronfeld.-S. Z.
A. Richard du Pont made record o.
S. 500 feet at Elmira recently. In 1893.
Jack OMara made a record OF 4,7st
feet. Robert Kronfeld of Austria hold
the world altitude record Of s,4s4 feet
@. Is FARO Agha stili nving7 Il
so, how old Is hem. r.
A. Faro Agha, said 10 be the oldesi
man in the world. died recently o.
uremia in Istanbul. His age wal
given as $50.
@. Does the Information Bureau
answer telegramS7--L. d.
A. Many people who are in q hurrI
for information send prepaid tele
grams, and collect kilograms are sen
In reply. This form OF inquiry 4
expedited.
@. What was Gene Tunney's nght,
ing record?--R. T. II.
A. Total matches. SO; won with
knockouts. IS: won decisions. II; M
decision, IA; no contest, !: lost de.
ciSion, l.
@. Why were the Siamese twins 81
called2--G. T.
A. They were born in Siam, Thes'
children. Joined together from birth
were widely exhibited and the expires
sion. Siamese twins. has now thu
meaning of children so united.
@. What was the cost of the Cap
itol Building at Harrisburg, Pal. H
A. 1t was erected at Q cost o
t13, 900 900.
@. Who was the frst English palntel
granted a peerage2--E. b. B.
A. Frederick Leighton was the first
He was a distinguished artist who be
came president of the Royal Academy
In 1885 he was made baronet, and OF
January ~. 1895, he was raised h
! the peerage rs Baron Leighton o
Stretton. He died on the following
day and was buried in st. Paul
Cathedral.
@. What materials, lighter thar
asbestos cloth, are suitable for stag,
front curtains7-C. I.
A. The National Bureau of Stand
ards knows Of no material lighte
than asbestos cloth that can be useS
for the safety curtain installed II
close the proscenium opening II
theaters.
@. How long is a cowboys lariat'-
r. B. H.
A. 1t is usually so feet.
@. What is done with uninfectec
children whose parents are In lepel
colonics7-A. @. 9.
A. An effort is made TO separate
them from their parents. In tn,
Culion leper colony In the Philip.
pines 2s5 children under IS years o.
age were removed in 1e25. They werl
put in nurseries, institutions, or will
friends. Periodical health examina,
tions are given them. school training
Is provided and they correspond with
their parents.
@. Is carrene poisonous7--M. II. 8
A. Carrene In the trade naml
of methylene chloride. Methylen,
chloride Is poisonous when inhaled.
q. Where are some of the best.
known gold panning streams in ths
United States?-N. 9. M.
A. Government authorities say thal
Evening star., 1934-07-18

Residents of San Francisco object
to references to their town as Frisco" "
In these days of initialization they
should be glad not to find their fair
city designated simply as IS. f."
Evening star., 1934-07-18

When an election is due Senator
Borah is strictly a party man exerciS-
ing his right as a citizen in the pur-
suit of happiness to the choice of two
evils.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Self.Elimination.

Prom the AtchiSon Globe
Now comes the horSeless Cavalry.
And railroad freight train is being
operated by radio-there are no train
men aboard. The machine is taking
the place Of man. Man, the fool, is
sxterminating himself.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

Serenely in quest Of an honestly de-
served vacation, Gov. Ritchie frankly
admits that the ticket he Is most in
terested in is steamship ticket.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

A pleasant promise that icebergs
in the Atlantic Ocean would assure
a cool Summer has proved utterly
fallacious. Icebergs are treacherous,
any way you take them.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

It has long been Col. Lindbergh's
frankly expressed desire to be allowed
to live apart from publicity. An un-
deniable expert in aeronautIcs, he is
neither a politician nor a fnancier.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

A few politicians, having seen the
Blue Eagle grow to maturity, appear
to think it is time to roast the bird
for carving and serving.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Room for Reform.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
According to a headline, Germany
ADOPTS q new foreign policy" And
most Of US feel that there is room for
Improvement in her domestic program.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
n. r. A. and the Ouins,

From the Toledo Blade.
Had they been born in this country,
those Ontario quintuplets could have
been accepted as the answer to Gen.
Johnson's You amt seen nothin'
vet"
Evening star., 1934-07-18

Icebergs may have assisted for
awhile in modersting the weather.
But the heat developed to a point to
dispose even of an iceberg.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Egyptian Hoarders.

From the Muskegon Chronicle.
A Michigan University expedition
has found % 900 ancient coins buried
in Egypt. They certainly had better
luck boarding In those days than We
do nov.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

All that Japan seems TO be asking
at present is that disorders on the
California Coast do not take west
erly course across the Pacific.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
The Big Test to Come.

From the Worcester Evening Gazette.
1t was nice to learn that a 3-year-
old-boy came across the Atlantic
alone. But he will deserve more credit
when he learns 10 cross Fifth avenue
alone and survive.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Philately.

We change our postage stamps and
see
Art impulse besuteous and free.
We have George Washington serene
And WhistlerS Mother we have seen.
But now we seek more modern grace,
Why not show Big Jim Farley's face?
Evening star., 1934-07-18
inconsistency.

From the Austin tTexl American.
How strange 1t seems TO denounce
mere bandits in a land that tolerates
slot machines.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

News from California has ceased to
be merely a round of Hollywood en-
thusiasm.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Selecting a Route.

SELECTING q kOuIe.
I'VE need a leaderl" said the ex-
cited man.
We've got plenty Of leaders," an
swered Senator Sorgham, what you
want to do is to get up a good road
map and show us where and how 1t
is safe and proper to travel"
Evening star., 1934-07-18
New Dealing.

A new deal is my hope so fond
Expectantly ! look beyond
And wonder what the draw will bring
To cards not now worth anything
The ace OF hearts Is what I need
To give a Royal Flush good speed,
And then I sigh, ''Oh, what's the use?
I get a club and its a deuce!"
Evening star., 1934-07-18

Jud Tunkins says if he had his life
to live over he suspects he'd make
just as many mistakes, only mebbe
they'd be a different kind.
Evening star., 1934-07-18
Trust.

do you trust politicians?"
Not always" answered the man
behind the counter. I'm obliged to
trust EN- to levy taxes and manage
improvements. But when they come
into my little grocery store they've
got to pay cash, same as everybody
else"
Evening star., 1934-07-18

I'VE all say We are working for the
benefit OF humanity" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, but We always
remember ourselves as the part of
humanity whose needs We immedi-
ately understand"
Evening star., 1934-07-18

'I has heard some stories dat amt
so polite" said Uncle Eben. but any
funny story Is better dan Q hard luck
story"
Evening star., 1934-07-18

1t looks as if the political campaign
may get rough. Julian Mason. vice
president of the National Republican
Builders, publishes the following let
ter from Poushkeepsie; AT ths New
York stAts senatorial election held
Evening star., 1934-07-18

@. Which is the correct side TO take
when walking on public highway
A. j. p.
A. When walking on the road which
is intended for vehicles. one should
face the oncoming vehicies-that is,
walk on the left-hand side Of the
road.
Evening star., 1934-07-18

@. Is carrene poisonousi--M. Il. 8.
A. Carrene In the trade name
of methylene chloride. Methylene
chloride Is poisonous when inhaled.
q. Where are some of the best
known gold panning streams in the
United States?-N. 9. M.
A. Government authorities say that
Evening star., 1934-07-18

{ COiicSc CdIccI. III dQulJlOn 10 MS
haphaZard struggles for a degree, he
enters into every phase of the life
around him. There are the solemnly
absurd pranks of the students, the
dances and the rites and ceremonies
conducted in the name of the fra
ternities. There are experiences on
the foot ball team and with the glee
/ club, visits during the Summer to the
homes OF classmates, questionable ex-
cursionS in search of good time and
all the rest of the thrills to which
college boys are rightly entitled.
Through some providential agency
unrecognized by Alec. he graduates
and goes home to find job. He has
learned considerable about the ups
and downs Of life but little of the wis
dom required to meet them. His one
actual achievement is the knowledge
that ne loves Mimi more devotedly
than any man has ever before loved
a girl.
When the revolution in the educa-
tional system comes 1t is to be hoped
that the new order will provide
proper means of equipping the thou
sands OF AlecS for useful and sound
economic endeavor. But until there
Is reversal of theory and the fact
that boys and girls should be equipped
by life for an education, rather than
equipped by education for life. is rec
ognized. the thousands of Alecs will
continue to receive a skeptical welcome
in a world in which q smattering
knowledge Of Contemporary Civiliza-
ton" and the Renaissance is of little
economic value. That much-deSired
millennium will also mark the end Of
the unsound practice of installing these
underdone brain trusters as junior
officials and partners in business and
professional establishments, where
they must be taught the fundamentals
by men and women whose experience
has qualified them for positions
labeled "rsssrvsd for Alec"
Evening star., 1934-07-18
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La gaceta., 1934-11-24

rior. Por este lie place andar
por el mundo solo. Sc llamG
malos espanoleS a los afrance-
sados; hoy Sc We que fueron los
es ,anCleS que mas entranable-
mente sintieron y amaron a ES-
pana. Sc llamo malos espanoles
a CASTELAR,, Pi Y Margall Y Ante
MO Maura, que fueron espano-
les de la mas excelsa categoria.
Ultimamente, en- tiempoS de la
dictadura, Sc llam0 NAL eSpanOl
a Blasco Ibanez, que paseo con
gloria ell nombre de Espana p9r
ell mundo. Espana late en- ell al
ma de Azana como ell alma de
pocos espanoles. Pocos espano
les comprenden y sienten tanto
a Espana como Azana."
lie disgustaba, en- algunos
as2ectos, ell rumbo que seguia
ell G9bierno de Catalina. Guam
do en- Barcelona, ell dia del en-
tierro de Garner, visitando la
tumba de Macia VIC en- uno de
los angulos de la explanada la
bandera con la e~strella solita-
ria, protest6 contra ella"
eel mismo dia que por la no.
che Sc produjo ell alzamiento de
la Generalidad, Azana requiri6
a sus correligi9narios de Ma
drid para que urgentemente hi
cieran gestiones cerca de los di-
rigentes de otros partidos re-
puIlicanos, consiguiendo de
ellos que Sc trasladaran por Ell
medic mas rapido a Barcelona,
a fin de colaborar con 81 en- Ell
empeno de disuadir a la Gene
ralidad del prop6sito que en- de
finitiva realize.
Este es la actuaci6n de A
zana; limpia y clara. La que co
rresponde a su gerarquia y a su
credo. Su prisi6n me trae a la
memoria otra prisi6n analoga:
la mia de 1917. Tambi6n siendo
diputado; tambi6n en- u nbar-
co; tambien en- las mism3s con-
diciones".
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
COMITE DEL CONDADO
APLAZA Ell ESTABLECI-
MIENTO DE UNA COLO
MA AGRICOLA

Los Comisionados del Con-
dado parece que no tienen mu-
cha priS1 en- viabilizar ell pro-
veto de estabIecer en- las Ger
caniaS de la ciudad una Colonia
Agricola ModeIo, en- la que puA
dleran haIltr trabajo los hume
roSos agicuItoreS que ahora Sc
encl entran recibiendo auxilio
del GCblerno, pues haStl la fe-
cha no Sc ha tornado ningdn
acuerdo para gproyecharse de
Ia oferta de un million quinien-
tos mil pesos, hecha p9r eli Co
bierno Federal al Condado de
Hillsborough con Ell prop6sito
indicado.
Los Comisionados por invi-
taci6n de w. H. Toole Corredor
de terrenos de la ciudad, WISH
taran esta sem3na unos terre-
nos pr6Ximos nara estudiar la
posibilidad de establecer en-
ellos la referida Colonia Agri-
cola Modelo.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
VA ESTA LEGALIZADA LA.
VENTA DE LICORES

Por primera vez en- diez V
Seis amos, la venta de licores ha
sid0 legali2ada en- la ciudad, al
eXtendersele una licencia para
ell trafico de ~licores a la reputa-
da firm de j. A. Smith Inc, 10
calizada en- la Gale de Lafayet-
tie eSquina a Water.
Esta firma obtuvo el permit
so con una semana de anticipa-
ci0n sObre todOs sus competidJ
res y comenz6 enseguida la ven
ia de bebidas en- paquetes sella
dos como marca la ley.
El VierneS pr6xim9 Ia cOmi4
sion del estado concedera otros
permlsos, que va Sc encuentran
trdmitaci6n.
Entire ellos 9parecen las fir
mas de Smith, Richardson &
Cohroy, dc la Gale Morgan nd-
nero 800, Suarez & Co., de 1918
Doce Ave, y G. Ferlita y Cha,
de 207 Fortune.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
Nuestra admiration por 4

Nuestra admiration por A
zan8, por su clara inteligencia,
probidad y sincere republicans
mo, es grande y enthusiastic.
Creemos nos9tros que Azana
es una de las pocas figuras pres
tigiosas sUrgidas al calor de la
Rep OLGA. Ilientras ell expri-
mer ministro, que gobernaba
pensando en- Espana y en- la fl
delidad de las nuevas institu-
clones a los tr3bajadores, sigue
prisionero en- ell destructor CAL
Gala Galiano", Lerroux es acla-
mado como heroe y su nombre
es puesto a GALES ,paseos y es-
cuelas.
Lerroux, ell "~traidor", por-
que insisti6 en- aliarse con Ia &c
da aunque 6sta fue a los conf
clos de noviembre del ano pasa-
do como agrupaci6n cat6lica Y
monarquica, no cat6lica Y repu-
blicana.
iCabe ell catolicismo dentro
del republicanismo, pero no ell
monarquismO...i
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
Ell JEFF DE POLICIA FOR
TARA Eli CUMPIfMIENTO
DE LAS ~REGULACIONES
DEL TRANSITO

Anoche el Jefe de Policfa
Tittsworth anuncio, que hoy
p0r la manana comenzara una
cuidadosa inspection para obli-
gar al estricto cumplimiento
de Ia regulation del transito de
la ciudad muy especialmente en-
el distrito comercial. Expres6
dicha autOridad que las fuerzas
a suS 6rdenes tenian instruc-
clones del transito de la ciudad
muy especialmente en- ell distri-
to comercial, Expres6 dicha au-
toridad que las fuerzas a sus
6rdenes tenian instrucciOnes es-
peciaIes para obligar a los con-
ductores de taxis a tomar V de-
jar sus pasajeros exclusivamen
te en- las zonaS previamente
marcadas, y que toda contraven
ci0n de esa Orden seria inme-
diatamente perseguida y casti-
gada Nj el pGblico nj los ch6-
fers han hecho case del cumpli-
miento de esa ordenanza, v Dor
clio nos vemOs precisados a to-
mar las mas practicas medidas
en- bneficio de todos.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
Ell arribo del Dr.. Grau. Azana visto por Mar
celino Domingo.

iDando la mas sincera y ca
rinosa bienvenida al DR.. Ra-
mon Grau San Martin, EXPIRE
sidente de Il Republica Guiana,
que arribara hoy de Miami.
La cClonia Guiana, a la que
feIicitamos, prepare un gran rc
cibimiento al patricia, estadis-
ia y sabio catedratico.
Llega ell DR.. Grau a una po-
blaci6n que aprecia bien la O.
bra de gobierno que realizar3
en- A meses, cuando Batista no
habia llegad9 a la categoria de
dictator maximo" y dueno de
finca.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
ULTIMA HORA

En- los momentos de entrar
en- prensa recibimos un telegra
ma de nuestro director Sr. Vic
toriano M~anteiga anunciando-
nos que debido a un ligero ac-
cidente sufrido en- la ruta, ell
DIR. Ramon Grau San Martin,
ex-Presidente de Cuba y la CO.
mitiva que 10 acompana en- su
viaje no podran llegar a esta
ciudad hasta despues de las
cinco de la tarde, noticia que
hacemos llegar al p1blico en-
general.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
Ell SENADOR COPELAN Y
SU ESPOSA VISITAN A
TAMPA


Procedente de Venice, llega-
ron aver a esta ciudad en- viajc
de recreO, ell Senador del Esta
do de New York, Royal S. Cope
land, acompanado de 81 esposa
Ell distinguido miembro del Con
greso tiene su Residential de in
vierno en- la vecina poblaci6n
de Venice que hace frecuentes
viajes a esta ciudad donde cuen
ia con un numerOsO grupO de
amigos y correligionarios.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24

yimiento EN- su primera etapa J
de haber organizado un tribu-
nal que actuaba en- ell Institute
de San Isidro.
Varios derechistas trataron
de agredirle cuando la fuerza
fGblica lie conducia, pero un te-
niente del Tercio 10 evit6.
Operaron contra los rebeldes
columnas dirigidas por los ge-
nerales Lopez Ochoa, Balmes,
teniente corcnel Vague y coro-
mel Solchaga.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24
CUBA AL Ola

1AoIt WI 1obSc ICNIloo nan nAN
dejados ceSantes los empleado:
Sres. l.. Souto Y NJ. Viscaino, {
quienes Sc acuSa de eStar com
prometido en- ell referido deS
falcO.
"A la edad de IA amos, ha
dejado de eXistir en-, la provin-
cia de Camaguey, ell Mayor &c
neral Javier de la Vega, uno
de los pr6ceres de la revolu :
ci6n libertadora. Con la desa-
parici6n del inSigne patricia
solo queda vivo un companero
lie igual graduation, ell Mayor
General Mario @. Menocal, ex-
Presidente de la Repdblica.
-Noticias de Ultima bora a
seguran que fue puesto en- Ii :
bertad tras de haber sido some
lido a una larga y severa inves-
tigaci6n, ell eX-COmandante Pic
Alfonso, despues de comprobar
que Ell no eStaba relacionado
en- 10 absolute con las activida-
des reVolucionarias que Sc in =
wesleyan.
-Hondo disgusto ha causa-
do entire ell personal subalter-
no de la Secretaria de Goberna
ci6n, la disposition del DR.. Ma
"a que obliga a los ordenanzas
de esa dependencia a prestar
s~ervicios de vigilancia noctur-
ma en- los alrededores del edi-
ficio. Esa MEDIA, dic2n los
perjudicados, nos obliga a una
labor de 10 horas diarias, i'm
propia de individuos que reci-
ben I'm salario irrisorio.
Para realizar una inspec :
ci6n general de las obras pu-
blicas que Sc vienen realizando
en- la Provincial de Santa Clara,
ma embarcado ell Secretario del
ramo acompanado de variOS in
genieros del Departamento de
Caminos y Puentes. Las obras
que Sc llevan a cabO en- la refe-
rida provincial son parte del
programa de auxilio a los des-
empleados que intenta lleVar a
la practica ell GObierno actual.
En- las primeras horas de
la manana de hoy tuvo lugar,
a la salidad ell puente Almenda
res, un choque expectacular en-
ire un tranvia y uno de los ON
nibus que hace la ruta hasta 81
reparto la Sierra resultando ell
lamentable accidente, dos per-
sonas muertas y dieZ heridas;
siendo ell estado de algunas de
estaS ultimas de extraordinarla
gravedad. La policia procedi6
al arresto del ch6fer y del mo-
torista, que aparecen ser los
presuntos responsables de csc
hecho.
La gaceta., 1934-11-24

Con ell DR.. Grau llegara ell in
geniero G~ustavo Moreno, un Ii
der "autentico''.
Autentico revolucionario y
autentico cab2llero cubano. Con
el departimos, en- la Habana,
cuando era secretario de obras
publicas.
Como Sc dice en- Cuba: Una
persona decente de verd3d."