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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03
Nit 6pitettek?

meszetesen Hartman is a mas
penzen spekulalt es a vasut-
cs0d0k milliardokba keriiltek
a nemzetnek.
De ezeknek az empire-buil-
dereknek legalabb vizioik vol
tax, legalabb nyujtottak vala-
NIT azokert a szazmilliokert,
amiket 0nmaguknak osszera-
boltak, mik0zben a k0z0nseg
mindig-nindig veszitett.
A Van Sweringenek okosab-
bak voltak.
Ok soha nem epitettek, Ok
SOha mem reszkiroztak.
Harcos indianok helyett Ok
t6zsde- -ugyn0kokkel vereked-
tex, vasutepitesek helyett Ok
valtokkal es reszvenyekkel dol
goztak. Spekulaltak.
Semmi egybet mem tettek,
mint spekulaltak.
A jazzositott lazas boom.
evekben valtot-valtora, resi-.
venyt-reszvenyre halmoztak, es
a cleveland palyaudvaron XII.
viii semnit mem epitettek a
nemzetrek azokert a szaz.
milliokert cserebe, amelyeknet
a kracn el6tt urai voltak.
A cleveland palyaudvar'
masok terveztek es a Var
Sweringenek azon csak ron
tottak, mikor abbol a Pennsyl
vania yasutat kikenyszeritet
| TEX.
AIT mondjak, hogy a ha
lottakr6l j6t vagy semmit, m
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03

sem. Aniota elvalt Lenket6l hiaba pro-
bait akarmifele szorakozasba menekiilni
- egyre csak Maria es Maria jart az esze-
ben.
Edesanyja kenyeztette, babusgatta,
bemutatta ismer6seinek, iinnepelte, de La
jos, bar sok kisertesnek volt kiteve
tarsasagban, most az egyszer tartozkod6
es unott volt. Juci teljesen tanacstala-
null allott vele szemben es csak annyit
latott, hogy fla boldogtalan Mar ARA
kezdett gyanakodni, hogy ITALIAN 6miatta
busul, mikor egy nap megerkezett a
Lenke levele, mely vilagot deritett az egesz
rejtelyre
Ere aztan Juci egyszerre tisztaban
volt mindennel Is neH is latott azonnal,
hogy rendbe hozza, amt masok elron-
tottak.
Maria kapott egy aranyvagasu karton
lapot, amelyen bizonyos zongoraleckek
megbeszelese vegett masnap delutan negy
6rara Calliard asszony magahoz kerette az
Avenue Kleber GIBBS szamu hazba.
Maria ugy gondolta, hogy valamelyik
hirdetese reven jutott f0lszolitashoz,
szepen felolt0zkodott es e1ment az Avenue
Kleberre, gibbs szamu haz portasanal
Madame Caliard utan tudakozodott A
portas az els6 emeletre utasitotta, ahol
egy feherbobitas szobaleany fogadta es
bevezette egy kis Louis XVI szalonba,
amelyben egy feherhaju, feherruhas DANA
vart ra
Leiiltette es hosszan, szelesen kerde-
zoskodott t6le, hogy miota van Parisban
es hogy el ebben az idegen nagy varos-
ban. Maria ketszer is ra akart terni
zongoraleckekre, de az uriasszonynak min
dig akadt valan1i ujabb kerdezni valoja.
Egyszer aztan csongetett es besiet6 $40
baleanynak AIT parancsot adta, hogy
fiat szolitsa be a szomszed szobabol
Maria ait hitte, leendo tanitvanyat
fogjak bemutatni Is erdeklodve fordult az
alto fele, amelyen ebben pillanatban be-
lepett - Lajos.
Egy masodpercig meglepetve egy-
massal farkasszemet neztek Ere egyikiik
sem volt elkesziilve. A mask pillanatban
azonban Maria mar verv0ros arccal ug-
rott fol a helyerol.
= Bocsanat, - fuldokolta, - ugy
latszik, itt valami tevedes van. Mert
remelem, hogy mem szandekos ez a do
log.
(Folvtatasa kovetkezik)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03

akkor a ket Van Sweringen
0r0kre ket nevtelen ember
maradt volna, inert semmit
nem epitettek, amiert a mil
liokat kierdenaeltek a nemzet-
t6l.
Tiz eve 0veke volt az igaz-
sag, a tisztesseg, a dics6seg,
tiz eve annak a nagy es beteg
aramlatnak a tetejen usztak,
amely a depresszi6 szennyes
es pusztito arjat zuditotta az
orszagra.
Ma mas erkolcs0k es mas
igazsagok, mas meglatasok es
mas rlegertesek kezdenek
eletre kelni, es eek szerint az
vi meglatasok szerint hamis
balvanyokat imadott a nem-
zet a ket meresz es ugyes spe-
kulatorban.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03

ertekesebb darabjait sikerult
megmenteniuk, inert eleg
penzt es hitelt kaptak hozza,
hogy a hitelez6ket - kifreezol- :
jak.
Hogy otven millios adossag
helyett harom millioval szur-
hassak XII azoknak a szemeit,
akiknek tartoztak.
Termeszetesen a csaszarsag-
max befiitottek, de a Van
Sweringen fejedelemseg meg
ICY is megmaradt, kisebb, de
ertskes vasutak alakjaban.
Ha ,neggondoljuk, hogy
volt lido, mikor a ket Van
Sweringen szaz milliok felett,
es az e.nberek tizezrei felett
tudott rendelkezni, 0nkentele-
nil ait kerdezziik 0nmagunk.
tol, hogy NIT epitett hat ez a
ket enber.
Mert peldaul mikor a Ford
ezer million gondolkozunk
akkor el kell ismerniink, hogy
Ford epitett.
Epitett Hill, a hajdani vasu1
kiraly, aki vakmer6 elszant
saggal - termeszetesen a ma.
sok penzevel - vasutat epitett
az eszaknyugati vadonba e
egyseges birodalmat csinalt a;
ellenseges indianok szetszag
gatott orszagab6l.
Epitett Hartman, akinel
nyugtalan kalandor we're egyil
vasutat a mask utan fektett'
a vegtelen prairiekre, bar ter
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03

A ket hires, vagy hirhedt
Van Sweringen testver koziil
a masodik is meghalt a ma
pokban S ezzel az amerikai
gazdas5gi elet legbetegebb
korszakanak ket neves szerep-
l6je lerett lie a nagy szinpad-
rol.
A Var Sweringenek nevet
ismertek az egesz orszagban.
Tizenot eve mint meresz
telek-spekulatorok tuntek fel
Cleveland varosaban, akik a
boom lazas napjaiban csak-
hamar vagyonhoz es kitin6
baratsagokhoz jutottak.
Az egyik telek-spekulaci6juk
reven egy beteg kis vasuthoz
jutottak, ICY leptek be a
vasut-spekulatorok el6kel6 so.
raba.
Megszereztek a New York
Central es annak reven a
Morgan-haz baratsagat, e.
volt egy par ev, mikor ez a ket
ember vi vasuti-csaszarsagrol
almodott, mikor benniik lat
tax az vi vasut-imperium fe
jedelmeit, mikor Clevelandot
teljesen Ok uraltak.
A nagy krach 6ket is maid
mem eltemette, de vasutjail
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03
A TEbOL YDABA KELLENE TENNI

ferjjel, inert volt k0ztlik egy,
akinek haromszor eskud0tt -
ket valassal fiiszerezve - 0r0k
huseget.
Ketsegtelen, hogy Mrs. Tho
mason mem ep elmeji no es
ha mar tebolydaba mem zar-
jak, legalabb ait kellene a bo-
londok hazaba becsukni, aki
tizediknek setal vele a meg
gyalazott oltarhoz.
Egyebkent es termeszetesen
a sokat eskud0tt es meg t0b-
bet Walt h0lgy mem fizet ra
az uzletre, inert az egyik ferje
gazdag es Greg volt es nagy
vagyont hagyott az asszonyra,
haromon pedig id6nkent tar
tasdijat kollektalt.
Talan jo lenne valamikepen
gondoskodni rola, hogy a va
lasok es hazassagok szamat Ii
mitaljak, ugy a t0rvenyszeken
mint az egyhaznal, ha mar a
jo-izles vagy az egeszseges
oszt0n mem kepes AIT egyes
egyeneknel megtenni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03
(Folytatas.)

- Szeretnem, ha meg tudnek elni
magam embersegeb6l.
Sandor felora mulva folallt es ajan-
lotta magat.
Irja fol nekem cimet, - szolt
Maria. = Mem merem ARA kerni, hogy
gyakrabban keressen fol, de ait szeretnem
megis, ha tudnam, hogy hova fordulha-
tok, ha egy biztos jo emberre van silk
segem.
Sandor odaadta a nevjegyet.
- Ha megengedi neha feljovok, hogy
nincs-e valamire szuksege.
Maria kutatva nezett szemebe
- Mem kellemetlen maganak velem
talalkozni? - kerdezte. - Mert velem
nagy jot tesz, ha gyakrabban latom
Sandor majdnem olyan boldogan BAN
dukolt hazafele, mint egyszer regebben,
mikor a Schmied-koncert utan a Lenke
kezszoritasanak emleket vitte magaval az
els6 talalkozasrol-..
Mindennapos lett penzioban es
szabad idejet csaknem mind Mariaval
t0lt0tte. Arrol, ami k0zelmultban erte
6ket, sohasem beszelt egyikiik sem, de
egyebk6nt az idegen legkorben, anely ko-
riilvette Oket a sok ember kOzott, akik-
r6l mem is sejtettek, hogy melyik mifele,
mindaz a vonzodas. ami csaladi es barati
kapcsolatok irant el az ember sziveben,
egymashoz lancolta oket es meghitte tette
kozottuk viszonyt.
A Maria lelke gazdagon kibontakozott
Sander elott es az idegen kultura Macy
t0rtenelmi hatterevel egyszerre es egyutt
tette meg szivehez az utat Maria lelke-
mex szepsegeivel Mindaz, ami Lajoshoz
vonzotta es ami Lenkehez kototte eddig
- mindazok lelki szlksegletek - most
Maria fele tereltek szivet.
Maria pedig megismert Sandorban va
lamit, amit eddig meg mem latott soha
olyan kozelrol es tisztan: egy becsiiletes,
jo embernek lelket. Meghatottan es egy
kis Observation-Disclosures vette eszre, no.
cyan lesz rabjava ez jo flu.
Estenkent, kietlen november hide
gekben, szotlanul uldogeltek a kandallo
el6tt, amig fol mem hangzott dinerre
hivo gong lepcs6hazban. A kozonyos
tkmak mar hosszu ideje fogytan volt ko-
zottik, inert Sander most mar csak egy
dologrol tudott volna hosszasabban be-
Szelni
Egyszer egy delutan megis csak szoba
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03

keriilt kozottuk minden. A jelen is, multi
is, jov6 is.
Sander kisirt szemmel talalta Mariat.
- Mi baja? - kerdezte. - TOrtent
valami?
A leany kezet nyujtotta es szomo-
ruan mosolygott.
- Az tortent, hogy LATHAM Lajost az
utcan.
- Beszelt vele? - kerdezte Sander
izgatottan.
- Mem. Egy fiatalemberrel volt. O
mem lathatott engem. A Rue Royalon egy
ekszeres boltbol jottek XII es beiiltek egy
maganfogatba, aztan elhajtottak. Ha egy
perccel elobb megyek ARA, osszeutkozlink.
Es miert izgatja ez fol ennyire? -
kerdezte Sandor hosszu hallgatas utan. -
AIT hittem, hogy mar mem olyan eleven
ez a seb...
Sandor elkezdett sziik kis szobaban
jarkalni Marianak pedig lassan megered-
tex konnyei A kezebe temette az arcat.
A flu megallott elotte es nehez sziv-
vel, de h6si elhatarozassal mondta:
- Mondja, Maria, hat olyan dolog
ez a maga eleteben hogy mem lehet jo-
vatenni? Ha akadna egy ember, aki
szive minden melegevel azon iparkodnek,
hogy elfeledtesse magaval AIT, ami volt,
aki elkovetne mindent, hogy maga sohase
erezze ait, hogy valaha megcsalatkozott".".
Maria meg er5sebb zokogasra fakadt:
- En- most is Lajost szeretem, mem
tehetek rola es szeretni fogom, erzem,
orokke. Pedig most ell kell veszitenem
miatta magat is, mint ahogy elveszitettem
mar miatta nenemet, testveremet, az
otthonomat, mindent es mindenkit Uta-
lom miatta magamat, de mem tudok mast
szeretni most Sc, csak AIT az embert.
Sandor sokaig tilt szotlanul maid
f0lallt es ait mondta:
En- most elmegyek, egy kicsit
egyediil kell lennem. De maid vissza-
jovok es aztan mem beszelink tobbe en-
rolam soha.
Elment anelkiil. hogy feleletre vart
volna. Mire visszajott, mar dinerhez
szallingoztak az emberek, S 6 mem ment
fol Maria szobajaba, hanem bejelen-
tette, hogy oft fog ebedelni.
Mikor leany elokeriilt, Sander mar
oft tilt az asztalnal Is egy kis pupos
hollandi leannyal diskuralt a gobelin-mi-
helyekrol, olyan k0zonyos hangon,
mintha semmi sem tortent volna. Maria
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03

hosszan megszoritotta a kezet es AIT
mondta neki magyarul:
Maga a legjobb es legnemesebb
ember vilagon.
Mire Sandor franciaul csak annyit
felelt:
- Ne gorombaskodjek velem.
Es azontul mem esett t0bb $40 k0-
z0ttiink dologrol, de Sander eljaroga-
tott hozza ezutan is es Mali neni min
den heten kapott egy-egy kepes levelezo-
lapot, amelyen OFT volt nindkettojuknek
alairasa.
Az oregasszony fokozodo megelegedes-
sci latta, hogy a ket kedvence ossze-
keriilt es gondosan elrejtette ezeket
lapokat Lenke elol, hogy az valami-
keppen a sajat igazolasat ne olvassa XII
beloliik.
Varju Mali kiilonben tevedett, ha ait
hitte, hogy Lenke orini tudna ennek a
dolognak Tevedett, ami termeszetes is,
inert Lenke azert volt Lenke, hogy VarJu
Mali soha meg ne birja erteni az utjait.
Az oregasszony peldaul kepzelete-
ben most is meg Lajossal es Sandorral
sz6tte-fonta a huga tortenetet, ait pedlg
ami a SCENE lattara tortent, eszre sem
vette.
Sivany most is jarogatott hazhoz, de
most ahhoz a taktikahoz folyamodott,
hogy tobbet foglalkozott Varju Malival,
mint Lenkevel Mali neni mem barat-
kozott vele most sem, mem valtoztatta meg
rola valo nezetet, de Sivany makacs udva-
riaskodasa es konok tisztelete megis csak
megtettek a maguket annyira, hogy Mali
neni engedett valamit merevsegebol.
Mostanaban mar megesett, hogy
egy-egy percre magukra hagyta oket, mi
alatt az uzsonnat keszitette es Sivany
meg Lenke 6rizetlenul is valthattak egy-
egy szot.
Egy ilyen alkalommal tortent, hogy
Sivany megint megprobalt kozeledni Len
kehez, an1ire ezt a meglepo valaszt kapta:
= Ne kinozzon, es ne nehezitse meg
helyzetemet. Eleg boldogtalan vagyok
en- ICY is!
- Hogy-hogy? Mem szereti Lajost
ugy-e?
- Lajos secret es nekiink, akik ezt
probakomediat kitalaltuk, mem szabad ct
megcsalnunk, ha belehalunk Sc!
- De ha maga mem szereti!
AIT mem 1nondtam!
- Lenke en- mem ertem magat -.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03
IRON
A NAPTARERT

es kiildje be a szallitasi k0lt-
seget meg ma. Ha el6fizetese
rendben van, ket naptart rem
delhet. Egyiket - ha akarja
elkiildjiik az 6hazaba, vagy
akarhova, ahova 0n kivanja,
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1936-12-03

vagy akar mindkett6t elkiild-
jiik az 0n cimere. Egy nap
tara rs centet, ket naptarra
so centet tessek kiildeni. -
Mem el6fizet6knek penz&rt a
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Or was it? It was maddening, counting of the hours from eight to six. A good, steady job that ab- sorbed her was what Jane wanted. For more than year she had talk en anything -typing, holiday clerk ing, switchboard work, anything Ghe could get. She couldn't admit defeat; she couldn't go back to that little middlewestern town until she had found what she had been look ing for when she set out alone for the city.
 Back in Indiana Jane had been a girl of high, keen spirit. She was the middle child in 8 family of five and had neither the intense self-reliance of the flrst-born or the home-loving content of the last born. She wanted to see things and do things that were beyond the ken of her companions in the town. And Jane was practical. When she wanted a thing, she went after 1t.
 In the midst of the final letter in her wire basket, she looked up and saw Dickie Landon grinning at her. Dickie was no more than glorified office boy, at his first job. He had tried to date her every day for month.
 Have you ever been to Coney Islcnd in the winterp" Dick asked. '.That's the best time. No crowds, no hot dogs, just the long sweep of the ocean and"
 And a breeze so cold it'll freeze the marrow in your bones" she re- piled. No, thank you. I'll take cruise to the South Seas on 8 lux Sry liner"
 She smiled knowingly for she had just typed letter to a very wealthy woman who had written the travel editor of the magazine, asking about cruises to the South Seas.
 "Aw, come on," Dick begged. Just this time. You're no killer for looks, Jane. but you knock the shine oil the others in this building. I ought to know. I've tried to date them Nll."
 Jane flushed a little, but she
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smiled at Dicks naivete. He was as open and frank in his observa- tions as child.
 NEVERTHELESS she paused in d. her work long enough to glance at her image in the wall mirror. She had dark-brown eyes and a pert, cushioned mouth. Her red- dish hair was set in smooth waves away from high, white forehead. She had never thought of herself as being especially pretty, but there were plenty of young men who turned around to look after her when she passed on the street.
 At this moment there came the faint sound of a ships horn from the river. Jane glanced quickly to- ward the window which overlooked the shipping at the piers Far down she could see the tugboats nosing a giant liner, like a sleek greyhound, out into the water.
 Streamers of white paper hung from the stern of the ship, and faintly Jane could hear the noise of the sailing. She could see the black throng on the pier-head, waving handkerchiefs to the people on board the departing cruise ship.
 She stood up and tried to dis tinguish people on board the ship, but they were too far away. The ship steamed down the bay, carry ing those people to life, color and gaiety on tropic seas.
 Down to the sea in ships" es- capped Janes lips. Then she sighed
 Huh! It's one of those cruises to nowhere" Dick Landon scoffed I'll bet they don't have any more fun than we had on the Show Boat last summer. We used to go up the river and back all in one night"
 But Jane didn't hear him. She picked up a newspaper and turned to the steamship columns. "Tht s. s. Orinoco sails to-day at noor with 440 on board. Among th' passengers are Prince Raoul d'Es' pinay; Jack Fields, fnternationa
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rounds of the agencies" Jane said. I'm through at the office; there isn't any more job. Won't you come down and share my misery this afternoon?"
 Alice said, Have you had your lunch2"
 No"
 Well, you little idiot, go to Kra- mer's on Canal street and order some hot food. And wait for me there."
 Jane left the booth and entered the little white-table-top restau- rant with it's pleasant smells of vegetable soups and pastries. She sat down at 8 table before the win- dow and ordered 8 bowl of clam chowder.
 She and Alice had often made the rounds together. Alice wanted steady job, too, but had found nothing except spare typing jobs to do. There was something dis heartening about entering crowd ed employment bureau alone, but together, Jane and Alice sailed into the agencies, one after the other, with chins up and spirits soaring. Employment managers liked to see them come in. The harassed man. agers always said, Nothing for you two girls to-day. But I'm looking out for you. Come again tomor- row."
 Someone had left a newspaper at the table and Jane picked 1t up to look at the "help wanted" section. But, with 8 sigh, she put 1t down. It was the same old story, nothing in her line.
 But a headline caught her eye. "Sardine Prince Visits America" Below was a picture of Q blopd; smiling, personable Scandinavian youth, aged 2l, who was making his first visit to the United States. He was the son of 8 wealthy pack CT of-curiously enough-sardines. He was in this country to make a study of his fathers business in- terests. He was too handsome, Jane thought idly, scanning his features.
 The young man was quoted as saying, I'm crazy about American girls. I might marry one before I go home. Who knows?" And for moments Jane stared at nothing.
 She transferred her thoughts to words as her roommate, Alice, sat down at the table, ordering @ cup of coffee.
 where do girls meet men like that?" Jane asked, pointing out the smiling male parsonage. Certainly not in an officel There's Jerry, who's worried sick about his own wife and two kids, and Dickie, the office boy, and"
 Dreaming again!" Alice com- mented drily. "Why must you pick out sardine prince to yearn aft CT? What you want is a job!"
 When Jane didn't answer, Alice went on pithily. You meet men like that on shipboard-taking a cruise to here, there and wonder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-09

They and the fishes don't inhabit dry land. That's how close we'll ever get to one"
 ZANE came back to earth with a y start. Lets get going" she said. we have to make the round before dark"
 The two girls were systematic in their job Hunting. They knew the short cuts on foot and subway from place to place. They stepped into an ele- vator and were carried up several floors. As the elevator approached the employment bureau, the steady hum of feminine voices could be heard, rising crescendo. Jane once said 1t was the sound of tortured souls.
 When the elevator doors were open the noise of the waiting room almost knocked one back into the car. Low voices, shrill voices, busi- ness like calls and shrieks of laugh ters. Hysteria and an occasional joyful squeal. Underneath the up- roar-the steady undercurrent Of human wants and wills and ambi- tionS.
 It takes little steel in one, Jane thought, to advance cheerfully into such a picture of hubbub and ex- citement, but she managed it to-day. She and Alice stood in line, adding their chit-chat to the volume or noise about them. AS they ad- vanced, one applicant after another, toward the harrassed manager, their hopes scared until-when at last it came their turn to be spok- en to-the answer came, resonant and clear, Sorry, nothing for you to-day"
 After they had visited 10 agen- cies Janes spirit Jagged. Its no use," she said. We've done this so often it's like a dance routine. And still we never find jobsl Whats the use?"
 They were standing before a bril- liantly lighted show window. It was the office of a steamship com pany and there was a gorgeous ois- play of color in the advertisements. There were signs which glorified the islands set in tropical seas. ber- muda. The Bahamas. The Isle or Pines. "Spend your winter in Sun ny Spain" "The roses bloom m Venezuela in winter" Port au Prince. Gay Havana. rake q cruise"
 There seemed to be magic in the names and magic in the red ana gold and green tlnts. In the mlu- de Of the display was q giant shlp mOdel--a white cruise ship, A sign underneath said. "This Is your hotel throughout the triangle cruise. sale ing tomorrow. Nassau, bermuna nine days Of glorious romance un- derneatb e tF0pic moon"
 Jane vas 90 absorbed that she did