davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Guard Discovers
Prisoner Dead

At 4 the next morning, a guard
found him nearly dead; his pillow
was soaked with blood and it had
soaked through the thin mattress
and was dripping on the floor.
He hadn't let a peep out of him
all night. And, from what he told
ME later, I found Just how far
he'd gone to avoid being caught.
At shave-time, before they took
his blade away, he had cut into
big vein on his arm. Then, he
had made q tourniquet out Of a
knotted handkerchief and applied
it. He had borrowed my maya
zine, and had given it back, and
had sat around until lights out
at $50. Then he had climbed
into bed and had pulled off the
tcurniquet and tried to bleed to
death where nobody could see him.
They gave him trapsfusions-
either of blood or salt water
and they saved his life. Then they
put him right back in his cell and
kept giving him razor blades at
shave-time, He didn't use them
right away. He thought he was
under observation, He waited
three weeks and then cut him
self again-with a razor blade.
This time they found him earlier
and got him to the hospital, and
as soon as he could get out of
bed they put him in one of the
observation cells there.
He didn't lose much time. He
wet down space in the middle of
the cell floor, and then he wet
down a chair and stood 1t on the
wet spot. Then he wet his feet
and hands, and stood on the chair,
and unserewed the electric light
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

anything we do school work Is
over for the week . that's that,
but the home work will still keep
your nose to the grindstone (.
Mother makes you wash your neck
and ears and scrub your teeth :,
and 1t must ell he done over again
for dinner.
The older folks feel the same
way about 1t, too Mother
hardly sits down after washing
the dishes until it's time for her
to get another meal Grand
mother Is sewing on the same
buttons she worked so hard over
last week and wonders how
they got off again,
COLUMBUS CORRECT
Columbus was absolutely right
when he discovered this old
world Ii ROUND the only
thing he forgot was to tell us
where 1t started and where it
finished it's like a merry-go-
reund-we can't get off to rest,
for II we want to enjoy the ride,
We must stay on or someone else
will grab our seat.
:. and 50, as the Skipper
dusts off the desk and sorts the
club mail with one hand we
prepare for the new additions set
for next week see you on the
"Merry,goFound," Ship ahoyI
THE OLD SKIPPER.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
GUARD DRILL
D. C.. Artillery Starts
Trip Tomorrow

The 260th Coast Artillery, D. C.
National Guard, will travel to
Brunswick, Nd, tomorrow by mo-
tor convoy, starting at T:55 a. m.
ct the Water and o Streets Ar
mory.
The advance party will leave the
same location not later than 7
O, m.. placing markers and guards
en- route. and will arrange parking
and messing areas at Brunswick.
Mess will be served there at noon
and supper will be Just before
entrueking for the return to the
home station.
The following assignments will
be In effect for the movement:
Major William j, Heale as opera
tlons officer; Lieut.. John A. Bar
telt Is assistant operations Off
Ger; Lieut.. Wilmer @. Kemper as
reconnaissance officer; Lieut.,
Charles H. Talbot as assistant
reconnaissance officer.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
WINNERS NAMED
IN MIXED PAIR
BRIDGE CONTEST
Mrs. Chas. Kavanaugh
MotherShed ViCtorS

In the wee hours Of this morn
trg Russell j. Baldwin, tourna
Haent director Of the Distrtc
bridge championships bein
played by the washington Bridge
League at the Shoreham Hotel
finished match-pointing the Mlxec
Pair championship for the Capita
cup.
The last hour of figuring hac
been spent searching for an elus
i've three points which might
make all the difference in the
world, as the margin between the
winners and the runners-up was
fractional at times.
HERE Is RESULT
The following is the result o1
the hectic check Of points,
The new Mixed Pair champions
are Mrs. Charles Kavanaugh and
John Mothershed, 72112; second
Mrs. A. j. RoSenbloom Of Rich
Snond, and jeff Click Of Cleveland,
Ohio, Tia; third. Mrs. A. P. Stock
Wis and Al Roth, 688.
The others trailing closely were
Jeanette Marcus, Of Omaha, and
w. H. Leary, 6821a Mrs. H. c.
Wolfe and Roy Thurtell, 672;
Mrs. Stanley Newman. of Balti-
more, and DR.. Charles Duffy, of
New Bern, N, c., 671l2; Mrs. L. w.
Lord and Harold B. Karp, OF Balti-
more, $40, Mrs. P. H. Woods, OF
Drexel Hills, Pa, and Lloyd Tubbs,
of Arlington, Va, 669l2; Mrs. c..
AZ Hall and P. e. Henninger.
SAM, and Mrs. Mennie Barry and
4. M. Sheppard, 65612.
HIGHEST SCORES
The three highest scores Of the
evening were made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Van A. Clarke. 36l; Mrs. H.
C. White and Charles Goren, OF
Philadelphia, 357, and Mrs. Allan
Rutherford and James Sourilis, OF
Baltimore, 354h.
This afternoon the blue ribbon
event of the tournament opened
at 2:30 with the Open Pair cham
pionship being played for the
Woodward cup. The winners, in
addition to the trophy, will receive
six National Masters points, and
the runners-up three National
Masters points. The event is open
to any pair of bridge players.
FINAL TONIGHT
The final session will be to-
night at $50. A special game
will be held for non-qualifiers
simultaneously with the final ses-
sion, with individual prizes for the
winners and runners-up. Other
pairs who have not been elimi.
mated from the open'palr event
may enter this game.
This event has been won for
the past two years by DR.. E. B
Conolly and Thomas Hamlin
Mrs. Allan Rutherford and Mrs.
II, H. Cairns, Of Baltimore, who
won the event in 1885, have en-
tered and will attempt to take the
trophy back to Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

} On his last try he jumped off .
moving train over across the bay,
and hid out for 10 days, and when
they found him he told the news
paper boys: "I'Ve been looking
for toadstools. If I'd found any
they'd never be taking me back
to the Rock. I'd ratheE die thar
go back there. It's hell.hole."
He wasn't fooling. He tried tc
die just a week or so after they
brought him back. He had the
cell next to me, and around $50
one night, right after shave-time,
he asked me for something Ia
read. Against the rules, I passed
him a magazine, TWO hours later
he passed it back.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

liberately, rolled down his shirt
collar. and then spread his jacket
over the butchers block, and laid
his head on it, and said: %. K
Let her 60. Make it a clean job"
When nothing happened. the
sailor said: Come on-let her go.
I want to get 1t over with" His
partner cussed him out for ding
bat, and told him he'd be damned
If he was going to pile UP any
more time Just to make the sailors
time go faster, The sailor got sore
so sore that he didn't talk to his
partner again for weeks.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
flv1las Elzz
NOT
Fiction
Convict Asked
ToHoVe Head
Cut OFF

bulb and jammed his wet fingers
into the socket.
They were right. He got jolted
pretty bad and then gave up, After
that they gave him . spell in the
straightjacket. When they untan-
gled him again. he tried to cut his
throat with glass from q broken
light bulb. 1t was Just q scratch.
His last go-around on the ROCK
came while he was still under OBJ
SerVation, His food was brought
to his cell but he didn't want II,
All he wanted was the fork. He
bent one prong downward, ana
jahbed 1t into his wrist-he worked
it under q big vein and pried, He
kept prying until the vein was
lifted clear out Of his wrist. Then
he bit it-in two.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
| ThriIIiHg
FAC IS
Revealed
About Rocks
Only Suicide

I'm a neW, tactudl series of
articles dealing tUith "The
Rock" p. r. Reed, author of
Murder on AlcGtrGz," is pre-
Sentin0 neD details of the
ttOisted HUes and strange con-
ditionS on Americas DepiFS
Island. 1t Is an inside" du-
thentic story, based on Reeds
49 months as an AlcGtrGe
prisoner. Today. in the second
OF the series, he introduces
numerous prison characters
Who, he believes, fit into the
category OF "SubstGndGrd con-
StitutionS.")
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

NN0N VIZ AA
ever WJsV for
another jolly
Crew broadcast
-. Monday, at
6:A5, the "Old
skipper" starts
q new safety
broadcast over
the same sta
tion, More
q U d itions dur.
ing the week
Tor new mem
bers,
B 0 Q N 9 at
tinaAa a. th0IIaI1
We n er get
through with
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Subway
Contract SiQned

The Chicago subway contract,
making available a grant Of $18.-
100000 for construction of . $%0,'
100000 project to speed up that
city's downtown traffic, was signed
yesterday by PWA Administrator
1ckea,
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
LIQUOR KING, BROKE ,
JAILED IN FORGERY

CHICAGO, Nov 5-Frankie Parker one time millionaire
alrpane booegger under indictment as a member of
an alleged forgery ring headed by George Bugs" Moran,
surrendered in the criminal court of Judge Robert e
rome Dunno and went to JAIL unable to raise 900 bond
Parker grew rich during prohibition directing a syndi-
cate that flew liquor into the country from Canada and
other points In recent years. however, he has been
ported "broke"
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

"a college chum Of mine wrote me that
she was caming to the city next week,
She wants me to find her q room. What
would you suggest, Phyllis"
II don't know, Off.hRRa, MEFe
but some of my friends have found rooms
through the furnished room columns Of
the Herald Times,
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Asked To Haze
Head Chopped Off

Those he talked to - they
weren't many, because the sailor
thought the whole stir was down
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

I0morFow afternoon at 2, we
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Skip Ready
For Safety
Stories
Ry DON HIX
Heigh-ho, shipmatesl

HeIgn'ho, sfllpmateSI
All hands are on deck today to
put the good ship Happiness" and
her sister ship, the "MakeBe-
lieve," in spic,and-span. ship.shape
order for this Ia the end of
another club week,
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

ANOTHER BROADCAST
Evening star., 1938-03-03
R0SS|A INSURANCE
SHOWS INCREASE
Net Premiums Written in
1887 Constitute Gain
of $85,662.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeC1el DlSphICn 10 me SLdf.
NEW YORK, March 3.-The annual
report of the Rossia Insurance Co. OF
America, made public today by G. F.
sturhahn, president. shows gross
premiums amounting to s6,728,s7s
written by the company on all busi-
ness ceded to it during 1887. After
returns Of premiums totaling $t,9ll,-
725, on account Of cancellations, re-
ductions In amounts of reinsurances,
ETC., gross premiums, less returns, were
$4,817,152. Retrocessions to other
companies Of $l,003099, or about 20
per cent Of gross premiums, less re-
turns. left net premiums written In
1887 amounting to s3,8l4,054, an In
crease OF $85, ,662 over 1896.
The extreme lowness of current
yields on high-grade issues reflects
business fears and governmental easy
money tactics, according to Mr.. Stur-
hahn in his letter to stockholders on
company operations In 1887. These
fears" he says, in discussing general
economic conditions, "arise out of gov
ernmental activities and policies. tax
burdens, and fundamental weaknesses
Of the capitalistic system itself as it
is now being operated. The recent
collapse in security value may be laid
to the consequent reluctance of enter
pr1sers to borrow in a capital market
glutted with funds, which, in turn,
has led those who must invest to bid
up available issues to unjustified
levels"
Net premiums written during the
year on the company's American busi-
ness increased by se61,8l4, or nearly
% per cent, this requiring an addition
OF s464,074 to the premium reserve
However, the December 81, 1886, pre-
MUM reserve on foreign business,
amounting to s227,770, becoming fully
earned during 1887. resulted in a net
addition OF s23e,3o4 to the reserve,
which totaled s3,oS4,45O at the close
of 1887. The net addition to the
premium reserve, when subtracted
from net premiums Of s3,s14, 064, leaves
s3,577,749 as the amount of pre-
miums earned, against s3,705,477 for
1886.
Net earnings Of the company on in
yestments, after expenses and taxes,
were s243,40s in 1887. an increase over
1886 Of S2l BAL. After net losses of
100000 sustained on sale of securities
during the year, the net investment
result was an income of sl82,508.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
SLUMP POSTP0NES
MOTOR CHANGES
Cheaper Models and Rear
Engines Not Expected
Within Year.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 3.-A number OF
motorcar makers are experimenting
with new smaller types Of cars, out
there Is little If any prospect that
these units will be brought out this
year.
Primarily the experiments were be-
gun with the object Of determining
how good and serviceable 4 car could
pe produced below a certain price
maximum. The maximum was fixed
at level lower than the lowest price
of the current models. As 1t became
evident the industry would have its
hands full marketing its present lines,
any plans the manufacturers may have
had for introducing the lower-priced
units were deferred indefinitely.
In several instances. however, the
motorcar makers have carried their
experimental work to the point where
these units could be brought out on
short notice should competitive de-
velopments warrant.
In pretty much the same status are
plans for rear-engine cars, which came
in for considerable talk a year or so
ago, when distribution was around its
highest level for nearly a decade.
There are almost as many arguments
Evening star., 1938-03-03

currently for and against the rear
engine car as there are around the
prospects Of the introduction Of a
low-priced and practicable DIESEL
powered passenger vehicle on volume
basis.
Most talk about rear-engined cars
leads inevitably to discussions Of the
proper weight distribution, which
many engineers believe has been at
tanned comparatively recently in the
conventional type Of passenger auto
mobile. Solely as a safety factor, q
number Of State highway and vehicle
administrators contend that driver
sitting closer to the front of the car
than IS possible with the power plant
under long hood as in current models,
would react to dangerous driving situa-
tions much more quickly.
Evening star., 1938-03-03

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Bonds of
speculative rating moved downward
today, with second-grade rails leading
the way.
Low-yield bonds continued we'll sup
ported A few corporates improved
small fractions and United States
Governments recorded gains ranging
from 1-32 to 6-32.
Down / to or more points in late
trading we're Wabash First SIS, 1899;
Southern Railway General IS, Nickel
Plate s12s, Great Northern As, 1s46,
&C.; St. Paul 3i2s. Delaware d Hud-
son Refunding Is and Colorado q
Southern 4i2s
Although trading was light selling
activities broa dened toward the close.
Heaviness of the stock market tendeo
to depress trading sentiment.
The foreign list was mixed, with
declines predominating in japanese,
Polish and South American groups.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
q. s. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK, March LP-Prices quoted
in dollars and tlirty-xeconds.
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. March 8 R'-Susar fu,
contract was easier under further. liaui-
dation and hedge selling. promoted By ths
decline in the spot market, while the No: I
March No. 8 sofd 81 to 2;ls and ~. "a. :.
OF the last hour. when the list was about
points net lower. The No. was un-
changed to IA point net higher. with Sep
tenber selling at 1.1017.
Raw sugar was quiet today, but the tone
was easier and a sale was confirmed OF
5000 bags Of Philippines from store to a
from the last sale There was no buying
interest above this level.
Refined was unchanged at 1854 10
for fine granulated. with demand confined
to nearby requirements.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, March. 3, tP,.-Copper
export. 1908 Tin. barely steady: spot
and nearby, 4L.75; future; 4l.s7h, Lead
Louis, 4.35. Zinc. steady: East St. Louis
spot and future. AIS. Iron. aluminium,
antimony, quicksilver, platinum and vol.
frantic UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
TRI.C0NTINENTAL CORP.

NEW YORK, March 3 Especially -
Directors Of Tri-Continental Corp.
have declared the regular quarterly
dividend Of $l.50 a share on the Sc
cumulative preferred stock, payable
April to stockholders Of record
March 16.
Evening star., 1938-03-03

NET PREMIUMS WRITTEN DURING
THE YEAR.
District of
Total Columbia
Fire SIS 1898
Motor vehicles 10o $50. 54 S442 26
lorna do, WIndstorm
and cyclone % e5249
Extended coverase 1881
SoO9.O49.21 S44226
d. NJ. ODAFFER. President.
NJ D. LINCOLN. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
Gath day of February, 1885.
(SealD KENNETH n. PROBASCO.
Notary Public.
Notary public, Franklin County. Ohio.
Ny commission expires April ~. 1883.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
0DD.LO DEALINGS.
~ the Associated Press,

The Securities Commission reported
koday these transactions by customers with
pdd lot dealers or specialists on the New
YORK Stock Exchange for March 2: 3.243
gurehasss invoiyinE IS ms0.Sos shares; 1850
Evening star., 1938-03-03

MONTREAL SILVER,
MONTREAL March 3 rPp-Silver fu-
tures opened 1910 higher. Bids: March.
~ 50: NAV. 44.45: July 44.3n.
Evening star., 1938-03-03
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. March 3 R.-Crude rub
beY futures opened Q TO- ID lower. March.
~ ~; Nay. 1A.s2b; July, 14.9o-1S.oo
Evening star., 1938-03-03

Totals S44s.747.5c s3O75.22
A. r. PHILLIPS, Vice President.
J. G. NIEDERLITZ Asst Secretary
subscribed and sworn to before me this
day Of February 1888.
(Seal) j. HOMER REED
Notary Public Kings County. No. IS.
., Certificate hled in New York County,
No. 21O
'on the basis Of December 81. 1887.
market quotations for all bonds and stocks
owned. this company's total admitted as:
sets would be increased to S2416179.67
and surplus to S7a6.s14.33.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
HOPKINS EXPLAINS

Our economic life, based on a
profit motive, is the most effec-
tive economy known to assure
the well-being of ALL" says Harry
L Hopkins, WPA Administrator,
who holds that our national policy
should include Government con-
tribution to purchasing power,
when needed, and competition on
a scale we have not known for
many years.
Mr.. Hopkins told the special
Senate Committee on Unemploy-
ment and Relief that it was the
moral obligation of the Govern
ment, as we'll as a good business
step toward recovery, to provide
a job for every employable per-
son absolutely needing aid He
contraSted the widespread fears of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
POLITICAL RALLY
ON TAVERNIER KEY

Peace Justice f. r. Lowe. Of
Tavernier, writes 10 The Citizen
the information that plans have
been perfected for a big political
rally to be held in the Tsvernier
Theater on the night of April %
az o'clock.
All candidates in the coming
primary election of MAY 3 are be
ing extended a cordial invitation
10 attend. and tell the good PEG
pie Of Monroe county how highly
they can recommend themselves
for the political preferment
sought"
Music and refreshments will
be furnished free and Il IS expect
ed that the biggest gathering Of
voters ever to assemble in the
district on the upper KEYS. will
attend
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
WASHINGTON NOTES

1882 and 1888 with the relative
security now offered the jobless,
the bank depoSitors, the farmers,
and insurance holders.
Mr.. Hopkins insisted that the
lone central and abiding purpose
of the present Administration is
to "fortify conSumer-purchaSing
power" The present recession, in
his opinion, is the result of four
main causes: The first the failure
to fortify purchasing power, coup
led with the resultant "tremen-
dous increases in inventories, I"
the failure of the promising
building revival because of rising
COSTS" and the general unwar-
ranted increase in prices"
Mr.. Hopkins blamed the CON
trolled and monopoly prices" for
the fact that in 1885 and 1896 the
highest two per cent of all Ameri-
can families received "conSidera-
/ bly, more income" than the entir>
lowest third. This, ne said, result
ed in an inability on the part of
the lower group ito buy the goods
and services and furnish the pur-
chasing power necessary to keep
the economic machine going" For
this reason, there must be nation
al intervention to stimulate COM
petition for the purchasing power
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
Government Ne;s $35,OOO,OOO
Profit From PWA Operations
lsnecInI 10 The CitIaenl


WASHINGTON, d. c., April
27.-The Government has receiv-
ed more than $4,000. 900 as a re
suit of profit from PWA bond
sales and interest collected on Sc
curitles, the Public Works Ad-
ministration Division of Accounts
reported today to Administrator
Harold L. Ickes,
The total of all interest collect
ed through March 81, 1888,
amounted to So. $40. 204 50, while
the profit to the Government
from the sale of bonds amounted
to Sl2,858, 566.ll, the total of prof
it and interest being $35, $685.
77063 In financing the Public
Works program, the Federal Gov
eminent paid on an average of
23-8 percent on borrowings while
states. municipalities and other
public bodies which borrowed
from PWA paid 4 percent.
The Public Works Administra-
ton has sold to the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation $60l,-
318,06l.2I worth of securities,
most of which were municipal
bonds which were posted as col
lateral for PWA loans for the fl
nancing of useful Public Works
projects. The Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation, acting as
agent for PWA, has sold $43l,-
$50, 909 As worth of these bonds to
the public.
The $12,858, 56611 profit is ac-
tual realized cash profit for the
Government 1t represents the
excess paid by competitive priv
ate investors bidding for the pub
lie Improvement bonds examined
and purchased by PWA as loan
security in financing permanent
improvements assisted in the pro-
gram designed to develop con-
struction employment and aid
heavy industry. Premium sales
of such security attesting the
quality of PWA's lending record
are continuing.
The latest report received by
PWA from the RFC shows that
RFC still holds $170,487 ,15l.76
worth of securities, including
$40, l89. 02784 worth of railroad
bonds, while the Public Works
Administration holds in its port
folio SAT 1927, 032.41 worth of Sc
curities of public bodies which it
has not yet turned over to the
RFC for sale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

AROUND MIAMI
tBY CONTRIBUTOR
0O00 9

A dribble Of the winter crowd
still trickles up and down Flag
Ter Street and the stay thru
May" slogan seems to win more
converts in Miami every year.
Stores have been running sales
since March and will continue
The sale is lure that seems new
er to fail, and with season prices
a hold-up no wonder. Easter help
ed many to break even who lag
ged in the red. But competition
is doing good work, except in the
drug-department stores which
compares prices and keep 'em up.
Miami reluctantly admits Key
West is enjoying a mild BOOM,
etc. All the Island City needs is
a branch of a mail order house
to cut out lot of Miami'S trade
to the South, and in Cuba. It
takes a lot of money to move a
big merchandising plant, but once
it arrives it does business. Note
for a group of forward-looking
Key Westers to get there first"
in a lucrative field.
But the wiseacres, as has been
limited, see the handwriting on
the wall hereabouts and know the
big rent days are nearly over
Owners of land can afford to
build but last winter showed ex-
pected crowds to be tickle. Mr..
Pioneer, who knows the signs,
sold his property at about the
right time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
RECOGNIZED

AS a practical necessity. the
United States has recognized the
absorption of Austria by Germany
and the German Government has
been asked for assurance that it
will respect Austrian indebted
ness to this country. This involves
S26.005. 480 of so-called war debts
and S38, $4,000 of bond obliga-
tionS issued by Austrian corpora
tions entities. War debt have been
in default but most of the private
debts were being met before Ger
man annexation. In addition, Aus
trian territory has now been in-
cluded in the trade ban against
Germany, which has heretofore
definitely refused to recognize of
to grant the United States equal
commercial rights. 3