davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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master sleeps late that Id like to snuggle up
there with him. 1t makes me darn mad to see
you presumng they would like your company
and getting away with it. That internal
purring - while I'm not even allowed to bark
If my legs were longer could see what goes
on. They'd better be careful! I've heard that
cats lie on peoples chests and steal their
breath q think you would steal anything. and
l don't like the way you look at our new
tropical fish.
You're no respecter of property. l have
come to have some regard for the upholstery
here, but will you ever learn not to sharpen
those villainous claws on our best brocade
chair? Are you keeping them in condition in
case forget myself some day and make pass
at you? 1t exasperates me and frazzles my
nerves to see you spring from the chair to the
mantle and then to the top of the bookcase.
Do cats really love people the way we dogs
do? Perhaps they do in their own funny way.
I've seen you squirm with delight as your
mistress stroked your back; but again I've
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" YOUR advent startled me. Imagine!
" A cat under the same roof, and l
haven't rushed you once! You've
not been with us long only since
my master brought HER to live with us. and
she brought you. liked her - she smelled
so nice and she seemed to like me. But you -
lady though you may be - smelled distinctly
cat. My good Scotch nose told me you were
here even before saw you. wonder what my
master thought OF you No matter what he
thought, you seem to be here to stay. Every
one knows cat has nine lives. How many are
you going to spend with us9
In my exuberant puppy days if spied one
of your kind I'd always give chase. Later,
when was taken out on the leash, l would
make ferocious plunge - but always with
the comforting thought that my master would
pull me back before l could (as he thought)
harm the cat. It's sort of tradition with US
dogs, and one has ones pride. It's been years
since caught up with and cornered one of
YOU Your ability to handle that situation.
your lightning-like rapier thrusts and the
fearsome hair-raising front you presented
made me wonder why you cats ever bother
to run.
However. it's very lucky for you, m1ady,
that I'm not the bull terrier that lived next
door He wasn't content with just chasing; he
meant business. He was real cat hater and
when he tailed tabby it meant messy
finish. never approved of him and was glad
when he moved away. His bad temper wasn't
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They could even put their heads in my mouth
1t was who helped them get their first
mouse. Which reminds me: if you were dis
appointed at not finding any mice here, that
was my doing. I'm one of the best darn mouse
catchers here-abouts. if do say it what
shouldn't.
But you are a quiet enough creature - too
quiet at times. 1t gives me the jitters to find
you have suddenly come up in back of me.
They should put bell ON you. Relaxation is
certainly fine art with you; but when you
close your eyes think it is just to see better.
You never miss anything. Since the first day
you arrived your cats curiosity has made you
poke your patrician nose into everything.
You've just opened those baby blue eyes.
although haven't made sound Or have I?
Gee. hope haven't been thinking out loud.
Well. what if have1
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for a Lost ScOttie." !
must confess an un-
willing admiration for
the effortless way you
clear our backyard
fence. Is it what you
have found on the
other side that ac-
counts for that wise,
all-knowing expression
which 50 irritates me?
I've watched you
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reserved for cats only. Once
when | found the gate open and
wandered into his yard ! was
treated in much the same
manner.
You are rather beautiful, and
shamelessly aware of it. I've
watched the endless prinking
which is a daily ceremony with
you. You never look dirty. Why
the eternal washing? | never got
washed more than once a month:
but since your arrival the wash
ings are more frequent. sup
pose I've you to thank for that.
What a show-off! Whenever
people talk about you, you strut
up and down the room waving
that plume Of a tail, and guess
you know you're picturesque on
that blue velvet cushion. | used
to like that spot myself, but only
for reasons of comfort. Is it just
your cats conCeit that makes
you look at yourself in the mirror
so often? You're not foolish
enough to think it another cat.
guess it's just a feminine trait;
but that doesn't make it any
more reasonable.
You have so many privileges
that are denied me. The one l
envy most is that you can 60 out
whenever you like, as soon as you
like, with no strings attached.
No Internal leash you stay
out as long as you like and come
home when you please. But had
to laugh in my whiskers the day
you were caught in the rain.
Water rolls off me like it does
ducks back. But you! You
looked like dirty dish rag.
Fastidious you! You're no
common ragamuffm alley cat. l
suppose you have a pedigree like
me, but your mistress has extra
ordinary ideas about freedom for
cats. If / stayed out nights galli-
wanting as long as you do there
would be an ad in all the papers
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Amaze Mc!''

7ou're shou0-qf; .you're lazy; y0u ad things
could me1er ger aq0ay oDifh/' - I'm esaspe,ated
Scotie giqvs piece Of his mind to neac
cat thafs come to Hze in his house
BY A. SCOTTlE a, bnr4ed to MORGAN DENNIS
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heard her call you repeatedly and you pre-
tended not to hear her. My master would
wear out his socks if he waited for you to fetch
his slippers.
You don't amuse by learning difficult tricks.
Now. don't enjoy sitting up precariously on
my hind legs - feel lose dignity - but
do it because it seems for some reason to give
my master pleasure. But of late when do
my stuff fancy see you looking at me with
such an air of scornful indifference that it
makes me self conscious. If ever went over
backwards I'd never live it down Yet it isn't
any silier for me to sit up than it is for you to
play with catnip mouse all day or endlessly
to watch water dripping from the tap.
Now. like kittens, and you might have
some some day. suppose you'd be snooty
about them though, and not let them come
near me. l used to know some kittens up in the
country; doubt if they were anything spe-
cial, but they were nice little fellows and
used to let them play with my tail - and it's
not everyone let take that liberty! used to
mind them when their mother was off
hunting She knew they were safe with me.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-17
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

George S. Olive. tax board mem
Der. indicated he would request
complete explanation of increases in
teachers salaries when school board
officials appear at the tax hearing
tomorrow.
Mayor Kern was to attend this
afternoons session.
Board members yesterday reviewed
the items and checked a number of
the increases for further investiga-
ton.
Murray Morris, manager Of the
indianapolis Merchants Association,
was appointed to the tax board by
Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox to take
the place of Harry w. Britton,
Beech Grove Town Board chairman,
who is unable to serve for business
reasons.
A tentative schedule outlined by
Frank w. Quinn, board chairman,
calls first for review Of the civil city
budget, next the school city and the
county requests and then those
of townships and towns.
Night sessions will be necessary
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to complete a thorough review be-
fore Oct. /, the last day allowed the
board to make final rates and levies,
Mr. Quinn indicated.
At yesterdays session Mr.. Quinn
asserted that there will be no chance
to keep the rates within the 81 and
$50 limitations and predicted the
board would declare al emergency
as required by law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-17
CITY OFFICIALS
EXPLAIN BUDGET
TO TAX BOARD
B9etCher Defends Items
Calling for Total of
S6.051.529.

Led by Walter Boetcher, city con-
troller. officials Of the indianapolis
civil city appeared today before the
Marion County Tax Adjustment
Board to explain items in the 1886
budget requests of S6051 ,529.65.
While the budget request of the
school city was being examined,
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created check-book money to fill
the gap made by the previous call
ing and non-renewal of bank loans.
AS to the remaining four and a half
billions, it may at least be said
that it is turning over as income
more actively by government pay
ments into industry, than it was
when in the hands of cautious in
vestors who had withdrawn it from
business and virtually boarded it.
Whatever may be said against our
huge government debt, it may be
said, in its favor, that it was one
way mot, I believe, the BEST to
restore our impaired circulation
This is the point commonly over
looked. Mr.. Eccles did not over
look it.
And there is one advantage in
the government S doing the borrow
ing instead of the people. The new
money will be more permanent.
The banks can't call" billions of
government bonds as they could,
and did, call commercial paper, thus
destroying money for business.
Except for that part of the addi-
tional IL billions which has been
offset by the fag-end calling and
non-renewal of past bank loans to
business, this newly created check
book money, when dispensed by the
government, has every prospect of
turning over in production for many
years to come, until, in fact, the
government bonds now held by the
banks come due, or can be sold to
the public.
BY that time they can presumably
be replaced by commercial loans, or
otherwise. Just now it is most re-
assuring to know that the nations
circulating medium is relatively per-
manent, and can not suddenly be
broken down by the Whims or feaps
of bankers or their private GUS
toners.
When the community begins to
pay its (private) debt to the banks,
it eXtinguishes money-deposit cur
rency," Mr.. Eccles testified; land if
that process of def1ation gets under
way, it is more or less self-gener-
ating, and it is very difficult to stop
it."
Now it has been stopped The
billions which the government has
borrowed of the banks and has in
jected into business are now, for the
most part. permanently in the
check-book accounts of business
and can rot easily be destroyed.
Copyright. 1885. Index Number Insti-
tute, Incl
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But, also, in normal times this
money creation does not mean in
flation, since old loans are being
paid off enough to prevent it, and
every $1,000 paid of destroys that
much money In boom times this
normal equilibrium is upset and
much more money is created than
is destroyed; when the reaction
comes, much more money is de-
stroyed than IS created.
Mr.. Eccles declared that one-third
Of the money with which the nation
did its business had been wiped out
since 1929, mostly by such paying
Of bank loans. He added:
The Wiping out Of a third Of our
deposit money by bank liquidation
Of debt, and by bank closings, &C
Centuated the depression
To close the gap he advised in
February, 1888, in testimony before
the Senate Finance Committee, that
the government borrow Of the banks
and so create the money which the
banks were unwilling should be
longer created out of private bank
loans.
Mr.. Eccles here put his finger on
and its remedy. In the two-year
period since March 81, 1888, the
government did exactly this, Dor
roWed of the banks and so cooper
ated with the banks in restoring the
missing money. It increased its to-
tai interest bearing debt by seven
billion dollars, from 81 billions to %
billions.
About go per cent of its seven
billions of new bonds was taken by
banks in exchange for bank credit.
that is new check-book money.
Forty per cent was taken by in
dividuals, in exchange, presumably,
for pre-exiSting money.
Thus, the GO per cent which the
banks took added four billions of
newly created check-book money to
the country's circulating medium.
The three billions which individuals
took did not add to the country's
circulating medium.
During the present fiscal year the
government is committed to an in
crease of four billions more indebt-
edness to carry out the work-relief
program.
This makes a total of II billions
of new debt. About six and a half
billions of it resulted in newly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-17
Dies in Crossing Accident

BIZ United PrcSs
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. I7.-Her-
bert Anderson, 80. was killed in
stantly yesterday when he drove his
truck into the path OF an Indiana
Railroad traction car at a crossing
near here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-17
Business Under the Ne0 Banking Rules -
New Buying Power Is
Permanent, Says Expert
Governments Borrowing Provides New Deposit
Money Which Banks Can Not Call
BY IRVING FISHER
Professor Emeritns Of Economics Yale Tnive

his testimony before banking committee Of the
House Mariner Ecces Federal noted that
one source of for business had largely cut of That
commercial loans
large Every this
being Checkbook $1,000
bank adds $1,000 balance checkbook This
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-17
LILLY REFUSES
TO JOIN FOSTER
HOME SQUABBLE
Composers Niece Supports
Claim of Pittsburgh
Birthplace

Perhaps the ghost Of Stephen
Collins Foster wanders through the
rooms Of the frame cottage which
Henry Ford purchased IN the be-
lief that it was Fosters birthplace.
Perhaps, as the city Of Pittsburgh
contends, that spirit figure hovers
over a brick structure in Pittsburgh,
which is known as the Stephen
Foster Memorial Home"
But J. K Lilly. indianapolis COL
lector Of FOsteriana, isn't con-
cerned at all. In fact, Mr.. Lilly,
who characterizes the fight between
Mr.. Ford and Pittsburgh as a cat
and dog" affair. says he isn't in
terested in the Ford purchase. He
has not seen it, and he says he does
not want to.
Foster Hall Not Interested
Furthermore, ne does not want TO
be quoted as to what he personally
believes about the authenticity %
the alleged birthplace at Greenfield
Village.
We at Foster Hall have been all
through the details of that fight, "
Mr.. Lilly said today. We are in
terested in our own collection Of
Fosteriana but have no interest in
Mr. Ford's purchase.
Mr.. Ford believes he has tie
original birthplace. Mrs. Evelyn
Foster Morneweck, Mr. Fosters
niece, says he has not Mrs. Morne-
week comes to indianapolis fire.
quently, and I consider her very
responsible authority"
With this brief statement. Mr.
Lilly leaves the argument to Mr.
Ford and the city of Pittsburgh.
Ford Home" Opened This Year
The building which was purchased
by Mr.. Ford's agents in May, 1894,
was dedicated this summer at
Greenfield Village.
According to Mrs. MorneWeck,
who, Mr.. Lilly says is supporting
Pittsburgh in the argument with
Mr.. Ford. the original birthplace
was torn down after it passed into
the hands of Andrew Kloman, a
partner of Andrew Carnegie, in
1864
In 1814-1815, William B. Foster
built his homestead, the White
Cottage. on his farm two miles east
of Pittsburgh. which he called
Lawrenceville, Mrs. Morneweck
says. I'm this White Cottage my
father. Morrison Foster, was born
in 1928 and Stephen Collins Foster
was born July 4. 1926"
Frame House Replaced
In 1864 the frame structure was
torn down and replaced with brick
by a later owner of the property"
Mrs. NIorneweck says And so it
stands today, at 5000 Penn-av,
Pittsburgh, and is known as the
Stephen G. Foster Memorial
Home
Mrs. MOrneweck not only is posi-
tive in her opinion of this house,
but provides a history of the house
purchased by Mr.. Ford
Another frame cottage of similar
structure to White Cottage was
built at the foot of the hill. and be-
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gan to be mistaken for the old Fos-
ter homestead, she says. The
records of Allegheny County show
that it originally was the William
Toman homestead, built some time
after Jan. 8, 1923. by Mr.. Toman, a
carpenter"
But Mr.. Lilly, secure in the
authenticity of his own Foster COL
lections, doesn't care. He still thinks
it's a fight for Mr.. Ford and the
citizens of Pittsburgh.
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Builders to Hear Entomologist

Frank N. Wallace, Conservation
Department entomologist, was to
speak on "Termites" at the luncheon
today of the Construction League of
indianapolis at the Architects and
Builders Building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-17
TRAFFIC Signals CHANGED

The overhead traffic lights at
Bslmont-av and w. Washington
are being replaced with lights at
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SEPT. II, 1885

the corners Of the intersection.
Complaints have been made that
the overhead lights often are not
visible to automobile drivers.
Evening star., 1935-05-05
SOftic
by MATT TAYLOR

down easy. 1t was better to be brusque. De-
fate 'em; puncture their bravado with the
first punch. Uusually Bella found it quite
simple. But this pale. eager.eyed girl -
Oh. wouldnt they ever learn? Wouldn't they
ever stop coming?
I'm afraid it's no use. honey" Bella said.
II wouldn't bother to watt
But do you suppose -"
mo-" said Bella.
IF waited. couldn't you send in my name
sometime when he's free, mean?"
Bella sighed. "All right. If he's free, I
will" That was safe enough. Bella knew
they had to find out for themselves. It only
took few hours, or few days, of waiting.
The benches were pretty hard.
"You haven't asked my name" the girl re-
minded her. Its Marjorie Dorn.."
Miss Dom." said Bella nodding. She
turned to the next in line. He was a rangy
young man with long narrow face and dark
pleasant eyes, "Yes?" she said,
II want to see Mr.. Gorheim." he told her
in soft southern drawl. "It's about
scenario sent him. My names Towley."
IF you enclosed postage" said Bella
YEARLY, ''yow manuscript will be returned
to you."
But don't want it returned" said the
young man. AT least, want someone to
read it first. I've been phoning for week, and
l can't find out anything. I've got to see
Mr.. Gorheim."
I'm very sorry. But -"
"I'll watt" said the young man.
Bella saw him take seat on the bench
beside the tinid Miss Dorm. An hour later
she noticed they were talking. She shook her
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head and sighed. Buoying each other up, she
thought to herself.
At noon they presented themselves at the
window. To her complete surprise, Bella found
herself lying to them. Mr.. Corheim, she said,
had left for the day.
It bothered Bella all afternoon. In her
job. if you began to feel sorry for them, you
were licked. She made up her mind. if they
appeared again, to let them have it straight.
But that evening, when she walked into her
favorite restaurant for dinner and saw them
smiling at her from table, she smiled back.
And when Miss Dorm asked her to join them,
she found herself sitting down.
1t was 50 old story, Bella thought, as
she listened to Marjorie Dorm, that she al
most knew what was coming next. Miss Dorn's
grandmother had been an actress. Yes -
there always was an old trouper somewhere in
the background to supply the inspiration.
Then Miss Dom had younger sister to sup
port and educate. Check again. There always
was someone quite young or quite old who
needed help. Finally, Miss Dorm taught
school - taught forty noisy rebellious chill
dren in the foreign quarter of large city.
The work was beginning to get on her nerves.
Yes, true to form even in that. There was
inevitably something dreary and hopeless
from which they sought escape.
Twice Bella took deep breath and steeled
herself to interrupt. She wanted to say,
Listen honey. I know all about it, and
I'm sorry. Honest, I'm sorry. know you'll
keep fighting forty kids until the sparkle
goes out of your eyes, and your smile won't
light up your face the way it does now.
You'll work your nerves to frazzle for that
Evening star., 1935-05-05

ELIAS business voice was about as
gracious as traffic cops; her manner
as friendly as a subway guards. She
- sat behind wired window at the
entrance to the small studio that housed
Max Gorheim Productions - stately blonde
Horatio. single-handed against the horde of
gate-crashers. 1t was also her duty to handle
the studio switchboard Thus she sat between
two mad worlds - the crazy movie world of
the eccentric Max Gorheim behind her, and
the movie-cazy world of milling pests in
front of her.
She had held the job for two years, which
proved there was iron in her soul. She turned
back the swarm of sightseers. statesmen, actors
and authors who used every possible trick to
get through the heavy wooden door that
unlocked only when Bella pressed little
button on her desk. There were would-be and
has-been actors. There were men with trained
Australian teddy bears; men who could imi-
tate the song of the canary; men who had
invented a new way to make studio MOON
light There were women of all ages and
sizes. There were doll-faced children who
would curtsy for you at the drop of the hat
If one of them got within curtsying distance
of the temperamental Gorheim, Bella would
be fired. Oh. motley crew. Deluded hopefuls,
perennial pests. Bella hadn't an atom of
sympathy for any of them.
This summer day was no worse than usual.
and no better. Bella raised her steely blue
eyes from the switchboard and saw pale,
oval-faced girl outside the wire window.
''If you please, said the girl, may see
MIR. Gorheim?"
The girls eyes shone with the eager light
Bella knew 50 well. She was new; Bella had
never seen her before. Besides. she was
dressed too simply. and her makeup wasn't
startling. Bella frowned. This was her cue
for crisp, blunt refusal. But instead she
said, What was it about?"
The girl colored slightly. II want to
see him about working in pictures" she said
timidly
Bella had long since stopped letting them
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kid sister, 50 she can grow up and be popular
and well-dressed and marry some nice young
guy and leave you fiat. After that you'll be
just Aunt Marjorie. and you won't be good
for much except to take care of the children
now and then. Aw, honey - I know all that,
and hate to think about it.
But honey, whoever told you this was the
way out gave you wrong steer. Oh. know
you're pretty. and know you can act -
maybe. But what of it9 There are a couple
of thousand more just like you, and lot of
'em have you stopped because they're playing
under different rules. So why don't you beat
it, honey. before they take the heart out of
you1 Go and gamble in Wall Street, or join
gold rush. This amt the way out"
She wanted to say all this. but she didn't.
Instead, she said possibly Mr.. Gorheim
wouldn't be 50 busy tomorrow.
It was the same when Ed Towley spoksa;s
piece. He had left his meare job ION the small
town weekly that was getting him nowhere,
and packed his boxful of scenarios. The cor
respondenoe school said they were splendid.
He had sent Mr.. Gorheim the best. MIR.
Gorheim was a genius; he liked vital dramas.
If Mr.. Gorheim would only buy this one -
"Ill ask his secretary about it," Bella
heard herself say.
1t was criminal to let them hope. But two
evenings later Bella had dinner with them
again, and on Sunday they all spent the
day at the beach. "The sooner they leave
the BETTER" Bella thought to herself. School
was opening for Marjorie Dom in two weeks.
Ed Towiey's money was almost gone. When
they left. Bella would be her cold, unfeeling
self again. and glad of it. But in the mean
time
She traced Towley's manuscript. Miss
Cohen, the secretary. had left it lying around,
and Paddy, the Office boy, had taken it home
with him. Paddy's grandmother was bed
ridden and would read anything. He thought
the old lady still had it. But she couldn't
just put her hands on it.
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