davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

I would send
him to Chica-
go to drink
in every word
that B enc S
m az utter.
That boy
would come
. W ay from
the classroom
with q clear
er conception
of what is &C
tually going
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
"U. S. of Balkons''

War clouds are hovering
over Europe again. II there
were any highly intelligent
diplomats in the Balkan states
they would some time ago have
united these states under one
new flag, thus preventing de-
struction ct the hands Of pow.
erful neighborS.
After all, they used to be one
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

But this lack Of good breeding
goes back to the training re-
ceived in adolescence, when
there is not the proper training
by parents and schools. Unfortu-
nately. not enough stress is
placed on courtesy"
&AN
Mrs. Nan HilIman, 1882 Huide-
koper Pl. N. w., housewife:
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
'ELsssa'' Kickb0ck

MY only desire regarding
those criminally savage throw
backs in Europe. and the sheep
like traitors in this country
who help spread their disgust
ing foreign ismS, is that some
day they may have this Frank
enstein turn on them with itS
slobbering, drooling jaws. and
spike them on its fangs Of hate
to satisfy its lust for blood.
l. r. D.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

country (ancient Greece, un-
til selfish eonQuerors and reli-
gious differences separated them.
A United States Of the Balkans
would draw other countries un-
der its flag, with a united Eu-
rope as the eventual result
and as the only preventive Of
future bloodshed.
+. b.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

"No, indeed. I
would be proud Of
my escorts man
nerlineSs in public.
There is too little
Of such courtesy
shown in this city.
Men take seats
without concern for
those around them.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

OF the oppressed peoples oI N4At
tel-Europa.
WE READ Of men, women and
w children living under the
hedges, of babies being born in
bitches, of thousands upon thou
sands of human beings being
kicked from pillar to post and
back again by the lords Of the
new era-the era Of saVagery
which has been intensified since
Edouard Benes needed the orders
of France and England and gave
up his post. But we don't get
to read the half of it, to know
what is behind it, how it is con-
stituted right now, what will be
the end. No man can explain
the terror OF past and future as
can the former president Of
CZechoSlovakia.
I sat in q plainly furnished
room in the castle at Prague
where the then foreign minister
had his office. He told me that
as long as the great powers-by
these he meant in particular
France and England-guaran-
teed the sovereignty and indie
pendence Of CzechoSlovakia, Just
as long as that there would be
peace in Europe. But, even
then, he had no illusions as to
what might happen, NO deep and
abiding faith in the two great
European democracieS.
War, he told me, could as
easily come about to the west as
to the east. A spark could set it
off just aS q spark set off the
conflagration which began in
1914. And If the wind Of bad
luck blew the sparks in the direc-
tin Of the English Channel there
was q better chance of C2echO-
Slovakia surviving than If the
wind blew toward the Ukraine.
So, I reason. when the sparks
began to fly, and In his direc-
ton, he did what he could-but
with the bitter knowledge that
the end was inevitable.
T DO not believe there Is any
L doubt but that Hitler de-
manded BeneS' resignation as q
part, though an unpublished
part, of the Peace Of Munich.
Benes himself did not surrender.
Like little Engelbert DollfuSs Of
Austria he would have died
firSt-as DollfuS did die at the
hands Of the Nazis. Nor did he
flee. It is certain that Cham
berIain and Daladier demanded
Benes' free passage out Of his
country before they agreed to
his resignation. It would not
have looked so good for the
great democracies if Schusch.
ntgg'S present tragic fate In
Vienna had also overtaken the
little patriot.
From his peaceful study in
Chicago Edouard BeneS will
doubtless keep in close touch
with what is left Of his country
and his countrymen. Czecho-
Slovakia is no longer q fortified
obstacle in . German march
to RuSSia-which is q march
preferred by England and
France to q march across the
Rhine. It may, under his alb
sent direction, become o secure
little island Of peace Of which
there are q number in Europe
q place so small and 50 simple
that it escapes the cupidity Of
powerful neighborS and Is
therefore withdrawn from the
brutal hurricanes Of war and
ambition.
But by that time Edouard
BeneS, it is hoped, win have
found peace and contentment
in the land Of his adoption-and
viii stay here.
(CouyriRht. 1898, by the WashinRton
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

II don't see why
q man should give
up his seat to a
woman, unless it is
to an old person.
He pays the same
amount of fare and
is entitled to keep
his seat, especially
If he Is eScorting
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

"T ha t depends
on the age Of the
person who is
s t ding. OF
course, if it's an
old om an or
som cone with
crutch eS, or .
W man with .
baby, I would not
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

forgive my escort, especially If
he allowed an elderly lady to re-
main standing. Men have often
given me their seats and I have
given up mine to elderly ladies.
Politeness never hurt anyone
and is never lost"
81
Mrs. Maud H. Jones, 3706
Campbell ST., Brentwood, Md,
housewife:
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

women after o days work. II q
woman is old or has q little
child, either q man or woman
should give her q seat. Young
women should not feel slighted
in this respect"
Mrs. Louise Zifkin, ALL
Eighteenth st. N. W., dress de-
partment manager:
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

Certainly n o t.
I've always been
pleased when my
escort showed such
good manners. A
man should give
UP his seat to q
lady, even if he is
escorting an other
lady. I'd never
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

II don't object.
I like my husband
to be considerate
in this respe C t.
However, WON e n
need not neceSSaEi-
ly have the pref
erence for seats,
because men C an
be lust as tired as
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

consideration Of women around
him. If there Is Q group Of
young women standing. per
haps it is better to keep his seat,
but not II one woman Is stand
ing alone In Q street car aisle"
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

object. In fact, I would urge
him to give up his seat. But
when I'm comfortably seated
with my escort I want to re-
main seated and chat with him.
Besides, women are always de-
manding equal rights, so we
should not complain If men live
UP to the standards we SET"
4 = 4
Mrs. Beatrice Brown, Frank
lin Park Hotel:
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Anti-Semitism and Senitis1n

WE UNDERSTAND that two whispering campaigns
w are going beneath the roaring surface of the
xovernorship election fight in New York.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Your I. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

Score 10 for each Of these
general questions and 20 for the
puzzle.
/. Which Of these letters is
called q liquid (sound)?
o u K "
2. What is the Sword-like Inn
plement used in fencing called?
3. If . food is picric has it q
"a bitter or (b) sweet taste?
4. Time limit 30 seconds: II
y of q barrel Of flour costs IS,
how much will 2 bags of flour
cost, one containing % Of q bar
rel, and the other 5-6 Of . bar.
rel?
S. What are kttchen-middenS?
(a) asbestos gloves (b) prehiS-
toric mounds (c) pans.
6. Check wrong spelling: (a)
reconnoiter (b) reconnoitre Co
reconoitre. ~
2. What body Of water is
sometimes called THE Herring
Pond?"
8. In what state was the first
prohibitory law enacted against
intoxicating liquors? (a) Maine
(b) New York (c) Massachu-
sets.
Q. WORD PUZZLE: The mid
die letters reading down spell
the name Of a man much in the
public eye right now. ACROSS.
/. There was q great, Zeal OF
fuss made over him recently.
2. This adjective describes his
mind.
3. What he is by profession
(two wordS).)
4. He had q vision Of greater
honors to come.
S. And received an affirma.
tive vote.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

II could n e er
object to such o
gent lemanly act.
Only q silly woman
would find objec-
ton. I always ad-
mire q man who
shows his breeding
and th0ughtfulness
by the court te0ug
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

versities-that of Chicago.
envy the students who will
listen to the little patriot-and
if I had q boy of university age
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown By the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Of
writer WILDE eomittd duponre
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
The Inquiring.
Photographer
The Washington Times In
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to :
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Some women object to their
escorts surrenderins their seats
to women who are standing in
q public conveyance. Do you?
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

THE ANSWERS
Miss Sally March. 1851 Mas
SachusettS Ave. N. W., hostess:
The Washington times., 1938-11-01
Respect For Flag

L 4 4
The Washington times., 1938-11-01

koper Pl. N. w., housewife:
Evening star., 1938-12-09
6. U. Cast Will Give
Abraham Lincoln

Planned as a Mask and Bauble
Club contribution to Georgetown
Universitys sesquicentennial ami
versary, John Drinkwater's histori-
cal play, abraham Lincoln" will
be presented tonight at 80 o'clock
in CASTOR Hall.
A cast of So players, with Carl H.
Watson, jr., in the difficult role of
Lincoln and William j. Driscoll, jr.,
as Mrs. Lincoln, concluded rehearsals
Evening star., 1938-12-09

last night after more than three
weeks of practice. All the stage ef-
fects and authenticated furnishings
for the play were arranged by the
students themselves and required
much historical research.
Both Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Driscoll
are seasoned members of the COL
lege dramatic club, and on a recent
trip to New York they had the ex-
perience of meeting and consulting
with Raymond Massey, the actor,
who is appearing in another ver-
sion of Abraham Lincoln" on
Broadway. On similar occasion,
when the Georgetown students pro-
Evening star., 1938-12-09

duced "The Tavern" several years
ago, George M. Cohan, It's author,
gave them some personal coaching
in the play. ...
Others in the large cast who will
be seen in leading roles include
Thomas Mullahey, Grover Whalen,
jr., son of the president of New
York's World Fair; Robert w. Barn
lit, Robert Merkle and James Foley.
Arthur Behrens of the university
staff has been coaching them.
Heading the list of patronesses
for the performance were Mrs.
Roosevelt, Secretary of Labor Per-
kins And Lady Elizabeth Lindsay,
Evening star., 1938-12-09
| D. A. R. Presents F|aq
To Civic Association

With appropriate ceremonies, the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation was presented an American
flag by the Daughters of the Am"ri-
can Revolution at a meeting last
night In All Souls Memorial Church.
Harry c. Grove, president of the
association, accepted the flag on
behalf of the group from Miss
Evening star., 1938-12-09

wife of the British Ambassador.
The Ambassadors Of France and
Belgium headed the Committee of
Patrons.
Mr.. Driscoll is president of the
Mask and Bauble Club, which has
established an excellent record for
amateur performances in Washing
ton. AS the regular production
manager of the club Mr.. Watson
has been called upon for double
duties during part of the rehearsals.
Seats for the performance may be
obtained from the college.
Evening star., 1938-12-09

Grove announced Nominating
Committee will present a slate of
officers for the coming year at the
January meeting. Leon Pretzfelder,
Dr. w. H. Ross, Walter Gilbert and
Julian Boiling were appointed.
A vote of approval was given an
appropriation for the District of
Columbia Suffrage Committee. Mr..
David Babp reported that proposed
revisions Of the associations bylaws
would be acted on at the next
meeting.
Evening star., 1938-12-09
Lillian Chenoweth, State regent Of
<1n n

Lillian Chenoweth, State regent of
the D. A. r.
Two buglers of Boy Scout Troop
8 acted as color guards. A program
of music, arranged by Mrs. William
M. Carrigan, soloist, concluded the
presentation. Guests included Mrs.
Harry c. Oberholser, vice State
regent, and Mrs. William d. Leetch,
chairman of Committee on the
Correct Use of the Flag of the D. A.
r., and DR.. Edward w. Thompson,
president of the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association.
In short business session pre-
ceding the ceremony, President
Evening star., 1938-12-09
Honeymoon Goes On
With Armed Guard
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOclated PTeSS.
JERUSALEM.-"Please don't shoot
we're just married." was the ap-
peal chalked on the back of a car
in which Charles Tunstall Evans, a
senior British official, left with his
bride, Kathleen Armstrong, on their
honeymoon in troubled Palestine.
An armored car escorted the motor
Evening star., 1938-12-09

Sun tan Is ultra-vogue In London.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-06-03

the race still needed a champion
that exploitation and discrimina-
ton had not automatically disap-
peared because the Fourteenth
Amendment labeled them illegal.
Again liberty was crushed, and
again the Negro newspaper fought.
However, the Negro newspaper
remained journalistically illegiti-
mate-purely medium of propa-
ganda. But from that time for
ward great change began to take
place. Certain papers commenced
national distribution, and many de-
veloped special feature depart
ments - hitherto unknown. Com
ment and propaganda became rele-
gated more and more to their
rightful positions on the editorial
page or under properly by-hned
columns. Papers were serviced by
great national news agencies, and
many operated their own print
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-06-03
The Truth at Last

Neghbor a
conspicuous the reelection Franklin
the Saturday Evening Post:
is, as know, no northern city in which
Negroes obliged considerably for decidedly
poorer quarters than other section of the population
Negro tenants in Chicago, for instance from eight
dollars month for the which
white tenants had paid from four five dollars"
There the unvarnished Negroes
that their experience In city properties advertised
and for sale to whites which Negroes duplicate
Yet whenever housing under discussion the whites
strict properties ownership occupancy Negroes
cheaper The truth such
ready cheap.
practice for the deaden districts to be turned over
to Negroes based the
No allowance made depreciation
as whites pay for the latest and best
Furthermore they with factories yards neghbor
Saying that housing made cheap by Negroes does not lead whites
to put cheap price it. Quite the contrary they raise the price, and
then explain that the excessive profit justified by the
American practice exemf the Bible that him
not shall be taken that which he hath
Where Negroes of
TODD whites they must be with housing papab cheap
shells and plaster that freeze them parbo
in summer Always at the same high price
Negroes build homes themselves charge high
e rates of interest and discount their mortgage higher
Insurance companies add to the premiums explaining
the neghorhods into which public opinion forces Negroes
risks.
America has greater charges
makes Negro pay for home 1t damns him body and soul for profit
Real estate bodies talk about saving values for whites
Guiding Negroes At the time they price Negroes houses by the
month and collect by the week. grab that nets them cent
Any landlord who souess squeeze
of profit make 2O the cheaper type housing
they are doing it. All this effort at restricting Negroes into certain
districts is not to save white properties good of cacua
ing greed herding its victims
While recognize the weight of authority this article
ley Highs yet will have
will catch with nmb flsehood money
prejudice is too deeply ngraned indifference
much the American habit Good conscience intelligent
born of realization that health morality common
throughout community for the high principles
the law way behind.
Somehow or other good living possible the
people Every must be home chooses
Up to the public has gotten its opinions
and greedy landlords has assumed that housing labor
duty bound keep the Negro place. possible
Negro doing public half-way-K c.
Call,
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turn the trick. 1t would not be
too difficult to find somewhere in
these communities someone capable
and trustworthy to whom to loan
the money.
And just that easily a business
could be established without call
ing upon an outside source for a
single dollar or the opportunity.
And that is why 1 was so intrigued
in the coming together of thou
sand of our people for a night of
pleasure.
It marks a so much more i'm
portant possibility of bringing
them together in an effort for that
self preservation we need and will
continue to need until we, our
selves, supply that need.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-06-03
EthiOpia's Farewell

The representatives of fifteen yesterday
black sick and defeated bowed gently all walked
slowly out of the Council Geneva They had listened silence
while the oneme Emperor of the last black
world thought
lost and he knew it. overwhelming
statesmen present had already made their decision
also he knew that his dignfed
than his auditors They knew it, his
tasted the of giving the Council the
the most acute discomfort has
hvered the funeral Grafton death that
The honors of the Halle
symbol the end of epoch starred
and hypocies The tragedy Negus
he completely dominated his primitive empire but
heightened because he could have saved the
had not counted the support of the League
the The other colonial
vcon into their condemnation of Italy DOING
had done before The sanctions
The nations the League nations
Now the ahces and unreates of
its Dreams and the bare dyghted stage pathetic
ing frightening figures but that wholly
romantic Even that Great Bytande States today
lining the at Geneva by erang its policy
of the fruits of aggression has joined the acquesng
conquest far cruel than that Ethiopia not
granted Halle Seasses privilege bidding
farewel.-New York Times.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-06-03

throughout the North. Some viO-
lent, some persuasive-al were
dedicated to a ceaseless, unyield-
ing battle against the SOuth's great
institution of enslavement. The
Indifferent Yankee conscience could
not long Withstand the constant
battering of the little pamphlets,
and to them goes credit for the
enlistment of many thousands to
the ranks of the abOlitiOnists. It
took great men and minds to keep
up that steady flow of thousands of
printed words during those days,
and giant among them was Fred
erick Douglass, who is today her
aided the greatest pamphleteer our
nation ever produced.
But during all these years of
constant anti-slavery agitation, the
Negro newspaper, although accom-
pishing fine work, was becoming
journalistically warped. For it is
acknowledged that the prime func-
ton of a newspaper is to collect
the editorial aspect is secondary.
news and impartially present it;
However, the one excuse for the
existence of Negro journalism at
that time was to maintain an I'M
ending flow of propaganda. In
some cases, whole editions were
published without a single news
items; in others, news was so
thoroughly colored that it could
scarcely be classified as such.
The great reaction came with the
Emancipation Proclamation. The
majority of Negro publications
deeming their battle wOn-simply
ceased to exist.
Soon, however, it was found that
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thus that could be kept within the
Negro community's purse.
True it may be that no one man
in this area is prepared to meet
the expense involved in securing
proper equipment for this bust
ness. May I suggest how it can
be done by the communities?
st. Paul and Minneapolis each
have a Credit Union. Fully trust
worthy because of state law. Each
of these institutions would be glad
to loan a few thousand dollars,
safely, if the money could be had.
Members of these Unions and
friends of cooperation could easily
raise the few thousands needed to
establish a business. A dollar or
two from many individuals would
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torial attitudes would also be well
coined. All this can be accom-
plished, however, through but one
medium-the determined, whole
hearted support of the reader. Dis
regarding the stupendous service
newspapers have rendered the race,
there are those who consider it
fashionable and sophisticated to
knock and SANDER our journals at
every possible opportunity. This
attitude must be changed-it be-
speaks ignorance, ingratitude, and
lack of vision. It is in the hands
of the average reader to transform
our newspaper into journalstically
fawless creations. And how can
we do this? Through intelligent,
loyal patronage of advertisers in
race periodicals. Such course
would benefit the consumer, the
young job-hunting journalist or
printer, the newspaper as COM
mercial enterprise, but most of all
the race itself, which, by this ac-
ton, would retain it's most vital
and efficient weapon. A "big
stick" which no industrialist, bust
ness man, or politician would dare
defy.
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shops.

Still, the profession has not YET
found itself. Standards are moi
firmly set; there are too many
glOrified nd-bills functioning un-
der the title newspaper" and gen.
orally degenerating the profession.
Large national publications, in a
frantic attempt to corner greater
circulation, have allowed them
selves to become too localized. For
instance, there will appear on one
great lifeless page, news of Read
ing, Pennsylvania, Santa Barbara,
California, Springfield, Illinois, and
several intermediary small towns
all written by rank amateurs and
of absolutely microscopic news
value. Editorial comment is still
too often injected into news items.
But in the future these things
may be remedied. A revitalized,
reorganized national news service,
with possible wire facilities, would
be tremendous asset. And, if a
goal of journalistic purity is desir-
ed, makeup and composition must
veer away from the present sensa-
tional tendencies; while the as
sumption of less hysterical edi-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-06-03
Editorial JOttings

Whoever wins the schmelng bout the old World will keep
right You'll still have rent the butcher and
candeck Nohern States whether Joseph Barrow his
Naz Mox takes it home to Hiler!!
What trying is that it's perfectly all right to take
the which will the middle
month but don't let boxing match make lose of
humor Every time Champion fight hood
lums seize his victory display their ignorance pub
c Pride the accomplishment of the bronzd youth pardnabe
but of the exhibitions of nrestrained joy which the
folks rather nauseang and harmful the chances
of the embryo Joe Louiss who along later.
the candidates could know what number of radio
fans do when political talk behalf Candidate So So
nounce they would spend their shee readily for radio time
The King of Cambod who dismissed 100 of his 200
week. offers lesson American who have heck
ting rid of wife when she wants hang