davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1936-09-27

bleatingly. Lord Bromborough took a
cigarette from his case.
Silly old ass" he said. II expect
that moustache of his was clipped off
by body of public-spirited citizens.
1t is absurd to suppose that man
could grow beastly. weedy caricature
of moustache like Potter's without
inf1aming popular feeling. No doubt
they have been lying in wait for him
for months. Well. my dear. so your
weddings off. A nuisance in a way of
course. for I'd just bought a new pair
of trousers to give you away in. Still.
it can't be helped"
mo, it can't be helped" said
Muriel. Besides, there will be another
one along in a minute"
She shot a tender smile at Brance-
peth. but on his lips there was no
answering simper.
What did it profit him. he was ask
ing himself bitterly, that the wedding
was off? He, himself. could never marry
Muriel. He was a penniless artist
without prospects. He would never
invent a comic animal for the movies
now. There had been an instant when
he had hoped that Sir Preston's un-
covered face might suggest one, but
the hope had died at birth. Sir Preston
Potter. without his moustache, had
merely looked like a man without a
moustache. He became aware that his
host was addressing him. II beg your
pardon?"
Il said. Got light?"
"Oh. sorry," said Brancepeth.
He took out his lighter and gave it a
twiddle. Then, absently, he put the
flame to the cigarette between his
hosts lips. Or rather, for preoccupa-
tion had temporarily destroyed his
judgment of distance, to the NOUS
tache that billowed above and around
it. And the next moment there was a
sheet of fame and a cloud of acrid
smoke. When this had cleared away,
only little smouldering stubble was
left of what had once been one of
Norfolk's two most outstanding eye
sores.
A barely human cry rent the air,
but Brancepeth hardly heard it. He
was staring like one in a trance at the
face that confronted him through the
shredding mists. fascinated by the
short. broad nose. the bulging eyes.
the mouth that gaped and twitched.
1t was only when his host made a
swift dive across the table with barred
teeth and clutching hands that brN-
desce returned to its throne. Brance-
peth slid under the table and came
out on the other side.
Catch himr' cried the infuriated
peer. "Trip him up! Sit on his headr'
Certainly not" said Muriel. He
is the man love-"
rs her said Lord Bromborough,
breathing heavily as he crouched for
another spring. well. he's the man l
am going to choke to DEATH"
Il think I should nip through the
window. darling" said Muriel gently.
Brancepeth weighed the advice
hastily and found it good. The window
giving on to the gravel drive, was, he
perceived. open at the bottom. The
sweet summer air floated in, and an
instant later he was floating out. As
he rose from the gravel something
solid struck him on the back of the
head. 1t was coffee pot.
But coffee pots. however shrewdly
aimed, mattered little to Brancepeth
now. This one had raised a painful
confusion, and he had in addition
skinned both hands and one of his
knees. His trousers, moreover, had a
large hole in them. Nevertheless, his
heart was singing within him.
For Phipps had been wrong. Phipps
Consisvsd on poos 15)
Evening star., 1936-09-27
"YouMustH tHaveSpent
Years on Shorthand''
mo; . Learned Il in 9 NEEkSl"
TER employer laughed aloud.

TIER employer laughed aloud.
"Sir spceks! You're joking, Miss
Baker. No one could learn short
hand in six weeks. You have been with
US about month and you are by far
the most competent secretary / ever
had. Surely you don't expect me to be-
ieve that you gained your present
speed and accuracy in only six weeks!
Why's great many of our stenog-
raphers have studied shorthand for
ten months or q year or more and still
they make a great many errors."
THAT isn't their fault, Mr.. Chap
man. Old-fashioned shorthand requires
months Of hard study and practice, and
even when it is mastered it is difficult to
read. But Speedwriting is very easy.
="
''Speedwriting? What's that?"
For answer the girl handed the big
businessman her notebook.
why, this is remarkable, Miss
Baker. It's in simple A. B. C.'s!"
Eyes, surely. That's how I learned it
50 quickly. Any one can learn Speed
writing. There are only q few easy
rules. There are no hooks or curves;
every character you use il a letter you
already know-one that your hand
needs no special training to make"
"Well, that's the most remarkable
thing l ever heard Of. l could use that
myself at board meetings and a dozen
other places. You can write It rapidly,
tool"
'One boy know who studied Speed
writing In his 0sOn home, took court testj-
nsony at the rate Of lO6 words minute
after only Is hours Of study"
literature on Speedwritingi I really b.
lieve Ill take It up mysekl"
Evening star., 1936-09-27
HpeezNzYzll7e
- psAoa ssAaa .ass. aAS on IN
The NATURAL SHORTHAND

The NATURAL SHORTHAND
Tens Of thousands have been freed
from the drudgery Of the Old-fashi0ned
methods Of learning and writing short
hand by this marvellous new system,
which may be written with Q pencil or ON
q typewriter; can be learned In . third
the time needed to master any other sys-
tenn; IL more accurate, and can be writ
ten with amazing rapidity.
Mail the coupon tonight. II win bring
you an illustrated book full Of examples
and stories Of successful Speedwriters
all over the world. No matter scAat your
need for shorthand may be-you caaa Al
that need better with Speedwriting.
THE SCHOOL OF
SPEEDWRITING, Inc.
zCCMadison Ave, Dept s.. New York City
- - -
THE SCHOOL or SPEDwaTTIN0, Inc.
200 Madison Ave, Dept. 50,
4 New York City.
I do want to know more about
Speedwriting. You may send me the !
4 free book without obligation on my
part. 4
. NO"sC. ....'....' .-.......... 4
] A00Te0. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. \
- - - - - - - /. - -
Evening star., 1936-09-27
TRY NATURES ~
own ~
LAXATIVE

E@ constt1aden, Yoa can't beaf Good cd 81.
Slecs. Psss,a cSstaIns - ss,s M: sds ncS e
uss. 8imply haow d. lsaveS I'm ordinaaY Ia.
muscular acesyley q tts bowsls snd asaShinG "a
- An ~ - q TINT yuu ~ Ians's rsa It or
sxpsoss. wfts . posec.rd for FRk3 lo-1ay
LAlsE,S TEA, - pssssis S. Lsslsy, n. Y.
GsSA;$3;|.l3,|;Z|'; H.;
Evening star., 1936-09-27

to grow a moustache. l was relieved.
1t seemed to me that it must be
change for the better. And so it was at
first. But now you know how
it is, sir l often find myself wish
ing those old, happy days were back
again. We never know when we are
we'll off, sir, do we?"
You would be glad to see the last
of Lord Bromborough's moustache?"
"Yes, sir. Very glad"
Right" said Brancepeth. Then
Ill shave it off,"
Shave off his lordship's NOUS
tache?" gasped Phipps.
This very night"
But, sir :"
"Well?''
1.-The thought that crossed my
mind, sir, was - how?"
Brancepeth clicked his tongue i'm
patiently. Quite easy. l suppose he
likes little something, last thing at
night? Whiskey or what not?"
II always bring his lordship glass
of warm milk to the smoking-room."
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Lawrence of Arabia
Saw 0O-M.P.H. Boats

LONDON (R. II Torpedo carrying
speedboats. which could tear over the
water at 70 to 80 miles an hour, were
one of the last dreams Of that TO.
mantle figure, Lawrence Of Arabia
(Aircraftsman T. e. Shaw, 1t has Just
been revealed here.
Lawrence was working on designs
for such q craft when he was killed
in Q motor cycling accident at Wool,
Dorset MAY 10. 1885,.
His collaboratcr. Edward Spur, .
young Bradford engineer. continued
with the designing work and the YES.
sci is now stated to be ready for
building.
The speedboat is Of revolutionary
type, said Spur, and could be f1tted
ITO carry four torpedo tubes or to
transport 200 men at a speed Of more
than 10 miles an hour.
Spur said with Lawrence he made
81 models and tested them at Bridling.
ton (Yorkshire) and on Southampton
water.
"The perfected design provides for
q top speed Of 30 miles an hour with
normal load" he stated. The hull
design and transmission method are
novel, but not fantastic.
There Is no reason why 1t should
not be capable Of crossing the Atlantic
at high speed In suitable weather"
AS an aircraft expert. Spur added.
Lawrence was fully aware Of the perils
which threatened the new vessel from
the air, but the speedboat has been
designed specially to counter this dam
ger Its tremendous speed, coupled
with its ease Of maneuver. made it
virtually immune from air attack. be
claimed.
Evening star., 1936-12-27
TREATY WITH PANAMA
TO PROMOTE HARMONY
Regime of Law and Reciprocity to Be
Substituted for One of Force
and Imposition.

Panama accepted the sacrifices IN.
volved in the 1908 pact In the belief,
widely broadcast then from the United
States, that the people Of the isthmian
republic. would be compensated by the
material benefits and the commercial
prosperity to be derived In the fu.
ture from the construction and opera.
tion OF the interoceanic canal. More
over, the statesmen Of the United
States solemnly declared that their
only aim as the mandatories Of civ
iliSation" was the construction Of the
canal for the development Of peace
and international trade. without him
dering the rights and interests Of the
native people Of Panama. President
Theodore, Roosevelt said that the
United States had not the slightest
intention to establish ai, independent
colony IN the midst Of the state of
Panama or to exercise powers other
than those strictly necessary to con-
struct, maintain, operate and protect
the canal
Expeetsaisns Net Fulnilsd.
In the course Of the three decades
which had elapsed since the signing
OF the Hay-Bunau VarilIa treaty.
however. the expectations Of the Pana-
man people had not been fulfilled.
On the one hand, the privileges grant.
,lContiud0d .ons laee -D.3, 0ulunn .
Evening star., 1936-12-27
By GAsToN NEKvAL.

TINE Congress Of Panama has
just ratified the new treaty
governing the relations Of that
4 country with the United
States. The treaty was signed . few
months ago In Washington, after long
and arduous negotiations, by secre-
tary Hull and Assistant Secretary
welles and the representatives Of the
Panaman government. DR.. Ricardo
]. Alfaro and Dr.. Narciso 0aray. Next
month It Will probably be submitted to
the Congress Of the United States for
approval.
More than 50 years ago the original
canal agreement, the Hay-Bunau Va
riIla treaty, was hurriedly signed at
Warrington under circumstances
which 1t Is unnecessary. to recall here.
but which can at best be described -
unusual. The United States was
granted not only exclusive and ahso-
lutte control over the Canal Zone and
perpetual rights over 1t, but also .
number OF additional advantages COW
ering further appropriations Of land,
commercial concessions for the rome
commissaries, control Of the Panama
Railway, ETC., and even certain pe-
litical rights In violation % Pana.
man sovereignty.
In spite q this. puhlis opinion T.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

mand break through their delibera-
tons. All the windows are double
framed, and there are double doors.
Lord Haldane Mentor.
When the first Labor cabinet met
in 1924, the only minister who had
ever before sat In q cabinet IVES Lord
Haldane, the lord chancellor, and he
naturally became their mentor on
cabinet procedure. He was an in
veterate smoker and induced them at
their first cabinet meeting to allow
him to finish his cigar. But he could
not be the only one, 50 smoking be-
came an accepted practice-a revo-
luton which would have made Mr..
Gladstone turn in his grave.
The smoking habit has rendered
more acute the silent struggle which
goes On In the cabinet between the
members who want the windows open
and those who want them shut. In my
experience. the victory has usually
gone to the enemies Of fresh air, 50
that after . couple Of hours the at
mosphere is dense.
The only person admitted to cabi-
net meetings except members Is the
secretary Of the cabinet, q very high
ofncial who knows more government
secrets than any living man. OF
course. messages frequently have to be
sent into the cabinet room while the
cabinet Is sitting. But - no one can
enter. confidential secretary knocks
at the outer door. . cabinet minister
leaves his place, closes the inner door
before he opens the outer one. Is told
the message, carries it back to the
cabinet and returns the answer.
During the last labor cabinet Mr..
Ramsay Macdonald introduced .
pleasant innovation and began Q cabi-
net library which VIII line the walls
Evening star., 1936-12-27

It Is true that they cannot export
arms and ammunition. But they are
afraid that another American neutral
tty bill may contain an embargo OF,
wheat, cotton. copper, and other raw
materials necessary to belligerents In
such an eventuality. European war.
that blessing in disguise for the South
American farmer and miner, might
not yield the pro1ats which hs expscts.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

been raised in his correspondence, Or
in the previous days sittings Of Parlia-
ment or in the press. His converse
tions are naturally confined to the
handful who are right at the top of
the department. The civil service
consists Of tens Of thousands Of Of.
ficials, but only few dozen Of them
ever acquire q speaking acquaintance
with a cabinet minister. He confines
himself to the major issues Of policy
which he alone can decide, and If he
attempts to enter into the minutiae Of
his department he will certainly fail
in his higher responsibilities. A very
old minister summed up his duty In
the words, MY business Is not to
work my department. but to see that
it Is worked"
In my own experience ut the head
of two departments, one Of which
contained over 100000 officers, the
greatest number with whom had
any habitual contact was about 20.
At II O'Clock the minister Is prob
obAy ouS ~ - No6A&4Cv AACCtAAA8.
walks over from his ofiice to No. 10
Downing street and will arrive there
well in time, for unpunctuality Of even
. few seconds at cabinet meetings Is
an objectionable offense. The cabinet
sits at long oblong table; nine minis
ters sit at each Of the long sides, and
two ct each Of the short sides. The
prime minister sits In the middle Of
one Of the long sides in an armchair.
with an uncomfortably hot fire at his
back In Winter. The room looks out
on the great parade ground Of the
Guards Regiment In st. James Park,
and on Summer mornings when the
windows are open, the ministers can
watch the Guards battalion drilling In
front Of them, while the words OF COM
Evening star., 1936-12-27
Scotland Encouraging
Interest in Bagpipes

LONDONDERRY. Throughout
Scotland . number Of unique schools
viii open during the coming year.
These schools will have . curriculum
OF musical notes and VIII teach only
the bagpipe.
To prevent the youth Of the nation
from losing interest In Scotland's na-
tional historic music, the schools viii
open With Tree tuition.
Evening star., 1936-12-27

Arrives ct Once At 10.
"A minister arrives at his ONCE at 10
O'Clock in the morning. The chief
ofaciAls are waiting for him. and be
discusses with them the policy to BE-
followed ca the subjects which have
Evening star., 1936-12-27
4 ARTLY as q result Of the social
, security law which goes into

Both these aspects Of the New Deal
are desirable from the point of view
Of preserving individualism. They are
desirable in this sense, regardless Of
whether they are desirable In other
respects. It may be that the public
Is served better by chain hlling sta.
tions than by individually owned ones.
Therv y sound srgumsnt that this b
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07

should know what he's talking a.
bout, if he ever will: At least,
he didn't call us q bunch of low
broWs. I thank him for that.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07
Around and About
By FLOYD I. EASTER

Well feel kinda pesnstic to- trying to keep
day. and don't be surprised that
himself So lust
fellow good deal
who is always jealous and sometimes
other good yourself but
that under
when else rises just foot
le above him. 1t is evident in out he dosent bite
his talk his facial expression, and
sometimes walk And
the who wants his ert
friend to stay under him AL Capone
uay the fellow that gets the shot gangsters All that
worst end of the deal the to his
thing He'd
happiness
equivalent Will be That's for the speedy
truth
Of where jealousy and Mrs Gardner
Is permanent and daIned this home Mr.
parcuals Post H.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07

THE ARIZONA CLEAN
a Phoenix Arizona, Saturday Of each week
Entered the Pooce Phoenix Arizona second class mat
ter undr Act of Congress of February 1s, 1880.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS
Advertising Manager Jas L. Davis
OUR POLICY
We array ourselves as the parties of NO individual, group
party defending great of human rights,
wish races religions and parties AS
sentng TO the "eevident the American
of Independence that all created quail
and endowed by their with certain inaenabe right
which e liberty and the pursuit of happiness
shall enuouslY contend for equality of jusc and the
right of m liberty and happiness unhampered by petty pref
udices. and for the political freedom of the Negro.
OUR PLATFORM
The employment of Negroes in all public works sup
ported by public utilities from any fund from which Me-
goes not exempt
Race employees all businesses which paironized
largely by group.
g. Aid and encourage Negro enterprises
Broadcast health restorative facilities our
climate.
s. Encourage and advocate the buying of homes
treating of bank accounts among Negroes,
u g. To fight prejudice and Discrimination
p The advancement of the educahonaly morally
and spiritually
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Per Year $2oo Six Months 81 IS
Three Months Per Copy -.-..-... o5
Payable in Advance
CLEAN COPY MUST REACH THE OFFICE NOT LATER
THAN TUESDAY AT O'CLOCK PM
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07

Have you ever walked down
the street and find a group Of be-
ragged men (and sometimes wo-
men) talking and arguing. They're
usually kicking about the Govern
ment and how it should be run,
and what they could do if they
ever got a chance. It's really a.
musing to listen to some Of their
ignorant sputterings at times, but
it's terribly disgusting if you don't
have pretty strong stomach, and
nine times out Of ten it's a bunch
of buns who don't want to work,
wouldn't work if they could get it,
and want something for nothing.
They're getting it every day, and
don't seem to realize it. Yeah they
would run the government alright,
right into bigger hole than ever.
'The Way Of a Transgressor
written by Negley Farson. $4,000
This interesting biography belongs
in the class of foreign correspon-
dents stories which Vincent She
ans Personal History and wen
known to the reading public. Few
books supply better reading than
these narratives Of the adven-
turous lives of highly intelligent
observers. Negley Farson was
born on the Delaware, educated
in the rough-and-tumble athletic
life of an American university,
went as an engineer to England
before we entered the war, saw
at first hand the vast corruption
which was later to bring down the
Russian empire, did his share OF
fighting, and then semi-crippled,
miliar Europe, drifted into CORES
miliar Europe, dfifted into CORES
pondence.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07

Spent a few evenings at the Dance
at East Lake Park, and darned if
it didn't remind me of Sammy
Ketchell days. Remember F.. 6.
Arthella Phillips seems to be that
away about Harold Tub Head"
Copeland as does Sammy Taylor
and Mary Lou Dungee. Maybe I'm
starting something, but I can only
write about what I see. Call your
shots boys, and don'a throw stones
in the dark. Little" Ira O'neal
seems to take up all the floor
when he takes a notion to truck"
I'd hate for him to run into me
when he clammers across the
floor. Bumpers would sure come
in handy at that time!
Here's another of my pessimistic
wanderings: It concerns the fellow
who is always warning you about
someone or something else. I came
in contact with guy Of that sort
and darned if he wasn't the one /
should have been watching, in
stead Of being thrown of the
track" Maybe I'm stepping on lots
of peoples toes, but don't holler
and nobody will know it, and
besides you should have kept your
toes out Of the way. That's no jive
though. The next time someone
continually warns you against
something that someone else is go
ing to do. you just watch the war
ner' and you'll probably be a darn
S1SuI Sd1SE .AuO lie 1S1OW
who is SO STOPPING SO low to run
under" someone else for g. job is
rated along with the gossipers and
witches that were mentioned a few
weeks back. That's my idea Of a
really low critter. To maliciously
go to a foreman and either knock
the other fellow or take the same
job for a few dollors cheaper is
just about the level as snakes
tunmy. And that's pretty darned
low. Huh
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07

Well somebody gave the Negro
a good name, even If he did have
to call him a 'highbrow." At lea
st that's what DR.. Ales Hrdlicka
(Td hate to have to pronounce
that name) anthropoligist Of the
United States National Museum
reported. He's been measuring
heads for over forty years SO he
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07

But with interludes of salesman
ship and life in the wilderness; for
the ruling passion Of this man is
never to let the routine of success
madness of the world get him
down. His book is rambling and
discursive which is not surprising
since it covers such an extraord-
mary variety Of occupations, but
it has the newspaperman's virtue
Of reliability throughout It's high
points are the voyage from Hol-
land to the Black Sea in a little
boat, to see what was happening
inside Europe; the account Of st.
Petersburg at its cracking point;
and the episode of life in q COM
munity of stranded derelicts from
the great world, on wilderness
lake in British Columbia. Yet it is
invidious to pick favorites In so
rich narrative. It should be said
also that while this is personal his
tory also Of a valuable kind, there
is much political and social his
tory in this autobiography. A book
CONTINUED on page y
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-07

Another case where a mother
should have known where her boy
was, is the case of Herbert Moser,
fourteen years old Mocksville, N.
G. boy who is being bound over to
the federal court on charges Of
theft Of mail from a lock box. /
wonder why he wanted to read a
bunch Of mushy love letters, and
letters of bill collectors asking
debtors why the devil they didn't
pay up. Or did he think he could
find something. Whatev ver his
thoughts he has probably changed
his mind now; just another case to
warn everyone that crime positi-
vely does not pay.
Evening star., 1936-03-06

light would create serious traffic
problem. The council disagreed with
Director Van Duzer and plans were
made to take the matter up with the
District Commissioners.
The group agreed to make their de-
cisions hereafter by majority vote.
which action will replace the old
discussion and general agreement
method. This action will. however,
have no binding power on the council
delegates constituent associations.
The council recommended Peoples
Counsel william A.. Roberts to their
associations for the position OF cor
poration counsel of the District.
Evening star., 1936-03-06

proposed slash, letter was ordered
sent to Chairman King of the Senate
District Committee and Chairman
Norton of the House District CcElnit-
tee, requesting their aid In having the
Senate restore the cut.
The association felt that the need
for national representation in the
Nations Capital was more necessary
now than ever before. and resolu-
ton asking for this right for resi-
dents of the District was unanimously
passed. -''
A project that the community has
needed for almost score of years,
the proposed Oxon Run sewer, = S
discussed by the group, which reaf.
Evening star., 1936-03-06

five improvements are: A new fire
house at Fourteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue, railroad overpass at
Ninth street northeast, the Franklin
street bridge and the Michigan ave-
nue. bridge, the Eighteenth street un-
derpass, and the turkey thicket recre-
alton center.
William j. Weber was appointed
chairman of the Dinner Committee.
A letter from Traffic Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer relative to the
relocation of the traffic light at
Twelfth street and Rhode Island ave.
nue. northeast was read. Van Duzer
said the intersection extension which
would be necessary to relocate the