davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
More HOLd-Ups:
WOMAN SCARES
BANDIT AWAY
With AUTO HORN
Cab Driver Escapes
From Robber on Foot

A blast from an automobile horn
and a flight on "shank's mare"
frustrated two armed would-be
holdup men in separate sections
of the city last night.
While parking her automobile
in the rear of her home at 1908
Allison st. N. w. last night, Mrs.
Louise Sherman was startled to
see q man jump on the running
board and thrusting a gun in her
face demand her purse. Instead
Mrs. Sherman pressed the horn
button and at the blast from the
horn the man fled down the alley.
FOILS ROBBER
A taxicab was left driverless
in the first block of K St. N. E.
for a short time last night when
the driver, Henry Kelly, 80, of $50
East Capitol ST., fled as an armed
colored man tried to hold him up.
Kelly told police he picked up a
fare in the 1400 block of East
Capitol St., and was told to drvie
to the first block of K st. N. E.
There the man drew a gun ano
demanded Kelly's money. Kelly
leaped from the cab and fled down
the street. His aSsailant did like
wise-in the opposite direction.
PURSES SNATCHED
Eva M. Jameson, 3501 Thir
teenth st. N. W., reported thai
her purse containing $40 was
Snatched by a colored youth as she
walked along P St., near Dupont
Circle, last night. AS the youth
fled down the street he dropped
an air pistol which was turnet
over to police.
Maud H. Hassler, 80, of 800 !
st. N. E., reported to police that 1
white youth Snatched a purse
containing small amount o
change, from her hand as Sh'
walked in the 900 block of Fiftl
st. N. E. last night.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
GIRLS CLUBS
Report Requested BY
DR.. BGLLOU

Members of the Board of Educa-
ton will turn from matters such
as school furnaces and vocational
education to talk about girls to-
morrow. -:
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. Superin-
tendent of Schools. has asked the
Community Center for a report
on girls club activities at the
various centers, and will submit
it at the melting tomorrow.
Reorganization of the clubs,
which are for girls only, is being
undertaken. The clubs bid fair,
Community Center officials pre-
dict, to rival the number of boys
clubs in the city.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
2.5M Protest
NenU II. 8. Hours
Shift From $50
To 9 Jams
Traffic

Twenty-Five hundred Of the
1000 Department of Commerce
employees have signed petitions re-
Questing restoration Of the $3.50
.. m. to 4 p. m. work day.
The department yesterday,
under orders from Secretary
Daniel c. Roper, went back to the
0 a. m. to 4:3O p. m. shift.
s-YEAR POLICY
For more than three years the
department had been starting to
work at $3.50 q. m, in conjunction
with a program Of staggered hours
of Government departments to re-
lieve traffic congestion.
Employees of the Bureau OF
Standards, which is under the
Commerce Department jurisdic-
ton, succeeded through petitions
in going back to the $3.50 a. m.
shift today, after they also had
been ordered to report for duty at
0 a. m. yesterday.
There is none more hopeful
than Traffic Director William A.
Van Duzer that the Commerce en-
ployes will succeed in getting back
on the $50 shift.
MESS" HE SAYS
After viewing the maelstrom OF
traffic in the vicinity Of the Com
merce Building during yesterdays
rush period, Van Duzer described
the situation in three words:
Its mess"
He contended the change in
hours threw several thousand ad-
ditional automobiles into the
streets, causing tieups and choking
downtown traffic.
Many CT the employees, in sign
ing the petitions, noted it takes
them twice as long to get to the
office in the morning than under
the earlier shift.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
THREE INDICTED
FOR STONING

ARLINGTON, Va, Oct. 1s.
Three youths charged with ston-
ing the home of a one-armed wonl-
an farmer we're indicted on felony
charges yesterday.
A joint indictment charges
David Laughlin, %, of Glen Car
lyn, and two companions, IA and
13, with throwing rocks at the
home Of Mrs. Annie E. Gross, 102
South Carlin Spring Road
the night of September 6. Each
pleaded mot guilty" Judge Wal
ter T. Mccarthy set trials for
November %.
In the Arlington county court,
where the youths were ordered
held for grand jury action, Mrs.
Gross, who operates a truck farm,
testified she fired a shotgun with
her good left hand, out of a sec
ond story window to scare off the
boys after they had stoned her
home.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18

1t Is astonishing unbeliev
able again it's the unpredict
able Ripley Contest starts next
Monday in the Washington Her
aid. Tel. RE. 1894 for Home De
livery.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18

Hat" which she will pre-
sent to the national archi-
visit, Mary Pickford plans
to visit Mt. Vernon, Lees
mansion, Ford's Theater
and the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Miss Pickford will also
confer with John A. Ihl-
der, executive director of
the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority of the District.
Washingtonians will not
get a glimpse of Buddy
Rogers, film-star husband
of Miss Pickford, however.
recovering from injuries T
dent.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Md. Volunteer
MISSING i1O Spain

All efforts to find Vernon Selby,
former West Point cadet, who
fought with the loyalists in Spain
and has been reported missing in
action, have failed, his mother,
Mrs. Walter o. Selby, OF Rock
Hall, Md, revealed.
Mrs. Selby said her son must
be a prisoner, or perhaps he is in
q hospital and his letters can't
come through"
State Department officials be
lieve more than half of the 4,000
Americans who served with the
loyalists were lost in action
Nearly 1900 American volun
teers are being withdrawn from
Spain.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
|Be1seS Accepts
Chicago u. Chair
|OpO Democracy

CHICAGO, Oct. Is (I.N.SJ.
DR.. Eduard Benes, former
president Of CzechOsIOvakia,
will lecture on democracy at
the University Of Chicago, 1t
was announced today after
his cablegram Of acceptance
to a faculty post was received
by President ROb bert NJ.
HutchinS.
President Hutchins said DR..
BeneS will act as q visiting
professor under the Charles
r. Walgren Foundation. He
said the Czech statesman ex-
pected to start for the United
States in the near future.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Five False Alarms
Keep Engines Busy

Five false alarms in less than
three hours kept the Washington
Fire Department busy last night
The alarms were at Forty-eighth
st. and Sheriff Rd. N. E.; Forty.
eighth St. and Meade Ave. N. E;
Division st. and Bell Ave. N. E.;
Division st. and Ames Ave. N. E..
and Fourteenth st. near H ST.
n, w.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Rescuers Speeding
To Six Aboard TuQ

The Coast Guard Cutter Morris
Is speeding to the assistance of the
tug Mac Ray, with six men aboard,
in distress in heavy seas off the
coast of Alaska near Seward. The
Coast Guard reported last night
advices reaching here reported the
tugs pilot house had been washed
away.
The Washington times., 1938-10-18
Mary PickfOrd
LIN I'D. e.. Tomorrow

Americas Sweetheart will be visitor in the Capital
tomorrow.
Bringing with her COPY of the film, "The New York
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
A CENTRALIZED
PUBLICITY BUREAU

In the adjoining column is a letter
from former State Senator Ben Hulse.
president of the Imperial county fair
board, which is naturally very gratifv
ing to this newspaper More than that.
however, we believe one paragraph of
the letter is of vital Importance to every
one interested in the growth of Imperial
county 1t deals with a centralized ad-
Vertlslng and publicity agency.
From time to time this column has sug-
geSted the need for such an agency, to
coordinate the present scattered at
tempts to gain favorable notice for In
perlal Valley. Because the county fair
Itself has become the county's biggest
single publicity vehicle. the suggestion
naturally followed that such an agency
might very we'll be controlled by the
present county fair board
Although the fair board president
does not champion this latter suggestion.
his favorable reception of the general
idea leads to the belief that his support
might be obtained. In that event, it is
necessary only for the various other
agencies unselfishly to concentrate their
efforts so that the greatest amount of
good can be derived from the least eX-
penditure.
The Associated Chambers of Com
merce of Imperial Valley already have
taken one step in the desired direction.
The next step is to set up an efficient.
all-year organization headed by some
one who is expert in such matters. He
should have no other duties Advertising
Imperial Valley to the world is a full
time job. He should be able to write
articles acceptable to any editor, to leave
a favorable impression with anyone t.
WHOM he talks, and to originate endless
new ways of telling the public outside
Imperial Valley of the endless resources
available in the valley.
Such an agency would not replace any
chamber of commerce in the valley.
These are too valuable to be endangered
1t would, instead, materially broaden the
field of furnishing material about the
valley for general public consumption.
There is already definite need for
such an agency As the valley grows,
the need will be more acute. The sooner
it can be established, the farther ahead
the valley will be.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
a Good Book

II a book is worth reading, it is
worth buying No book is worth
anything which is not worth much;
nor is it serviCeable until it has
been read, and re-read, and loved
and loved again; and marked, so
that you can refer to the passages
you want in it, as a soldier can
seize the weapon he needs in an
armory, or a housewife bring the
spice she needs from her store.
Bread of flour is good; but there is
bread. sweet as honey, if we would
eat it, in a good book And the
family must be poor indeed which
once in their lives, cannot, for
such multipliable barley-loaveS, pay
their bakers bill. We call ourselves
a rich nation, and We are filthy
and foolish enough to thumb each
others books out of circulating Ii
braries - John Ruskin, 18l9-1900.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
ALIENS BITING HAND
THAT FEEDS THEM
lKiWaniS MagaZinel

No human being can understand the psy-
chology of that man who makes every effort to
get away from one Of the old world countries and
come to Canada or the United States to enjoy
the political and religious freedom allowed under
our government, and Immediately joins some or
ganization designed to overthrow the very gov
ernment which is giving him the liberty he
sought at the time of his emigration.
Strange as it seems it is true that most of
the reds, radicals and other destructive forces
in our two countries, aliens who have never
become citizens. It is among these people that
we liberty loving people find our greatest prob
lem.
We have them in both countries by the thou
sands. Our alien registration laws, or rather
our lack of such laws, makes it impossible for
us to keep any trace of them We do not know
where they are now where they came from or
whittier they are bound.
1t IS high time took a leaf out of the
books OF the countries from whence these aliens
came and compelled them to register and re-
register every time they move that we may keep
a finger on them prevent their becoming citizens
if they are undesirableS, and deport them if they
become dangerous.
Kiwanis devote itself to no better public
affairs objective than the enactment and rigid
enforcement of alien registration laws
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03

Tree ana Mrs. FiSke. Doesn't that
sound like grand start for lad
who wanted to act? Socially. too,
Tyron Power was at an advantage.
His family boasted a coat OF arms.
Bear in mind his motto as you
follow his career Through cross
to crown.
Wouldn't you think all he would
have to do would be to walk INTO
a managers office and send in his
card? Can't you visualize that man
aeer meeting him. arms outStretch-
ed. before he made the door?
Well. that's just what did not
happen to Tyrone Power.
Tyrone Power, ST., mad trained
his son for the stage, and got him
a small part in The Miracle Man
in which the Senior Power was
to play the lead But the father
died and the son was let out. He
made stabS at other movie jobs.
No luck. He tried again and again,
but he couldn't even get ON as an
extra.
Discouraged, he left and went to
Chicago There he finally got small
Jobs at the Century of Progress EX-
position. Did his bits on the radio
Next. he came to Broadway, but it
was the same old story. Modern
Screen Magazine once told a story
of his finally making a hit on
Broadway. How? Well, he didn't
have carfare so he walked His
shoes hurt his feet, so he took them
off. Broadway was attracted to
him at once.
Finally. Tyrone got a job with
Katharine Cornell who was cast
ing Romeo and Juliet He did
so well. she gave him a part in
saint Joan" Again his work was
good. Then, all of a sudden, Holly
wood scouts located this new and
unknown actor who, months before
had been virtually kicked off every
lot in Hollywood.
Nothing but unfaltering courage
ana weather beaten confidence en-
abled Tyrone Power to ride the
tide and weather the gale.
There are few normal human be-
ings who aren't interested in edu-
eating themselves along some line
Yet I wonder how many of you
who read this have paid a visit &c
the public library recently to bor-
roW a book? How many of you
have read such books as The Epic
cf America. by John TrusloW
Adams, or The Story of Mankind
by Hendrix Willem Van Loon?
Splendid books that you will en-
Joy reading
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
THE kETEER
Is ACTIVE AGAIN
California Lcgionaire

During the early years following the signing
of the ArmiStice, it will be recalled that many
So-caled former service men took to the high
ways and byWays offering this and that for sale
to the sympathetic public. Most of the sales
proved to be fake propositions and the public
for long period of time unfortunately was
fleeced. Because this form of graft became so
widespread, The American Legion inaugurated
a nationwide program to protect the public
and It's members from these migratory racket
eers. Articles appeared in many of the local
papers warning readers against these wolves of
the highways.
During recent months. however the racket
eerng epidemic seems to have reappeared in
certain portions of this state. In a small por-
tion of certain district, some $4,000 was gouged
from sympathetic listeners. These industrious
statesmen last were heard from in the Santa
Cruz section. where fake receipts were issued
and checks made payable to the individual and
not to the organization which they pretended
to represent were caShed and the money of
course went into the pockets OF these men, the
supposed representatives Of one Of our veterans
organizations.
While the program that they represent, name
ly. that of the sale of outstanding set Of
books, is a commendable one. nevertheless our
Posts should be continuously alert and have
understanding in their communities that the
subscription to or purchase of any periodicals.
set of books, flags etc, first should be approved
by the local Post the local Council The De-
partment urges its Posts in the various commu-
mites to be particularly alert and to endeavor
to prevent this fleeing of their citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03

BY ROGER BABSON
What are the basic troubles?
FIRST, everyone knows that trucks,
buses. and automobiles have
scooped a lot of the railroad busi-
ness. SECOND, of course, is the
increase in taxation. A THIRD is
the mollycoddling of labor for poll
tical reasons and the higher costs
of such a policy. FOURTH is the
interference with railroads by ig-
norant and selfish politicians
fright now there is a bill before
Congress to limit train-lengthS to
seventy cars The idea is to make
more useless jobs at a cost OF
$l50,000,000 annuallyD FIFTH is
that arrangements have too small q
stake in their total enterprise. AS
a result, they are not so ready to
fight for their real owners (thc
stockholders) rights.
Five Life Saving Possibilities
Is there any hope of overcoming
these terrific problems? Several op-
timistic developments are on the
IlOl lLOIl. 10 UllC lllOlSdOC III
rates, already granted. 1t should
turn in around $200,000,000 addi-
tional revenues based on current
traffic 1t is not all that the roads
asked for but too big a boost in
rates would force traffic over to
ships and trucks. Second is the cut
in wages looming ahead. Manage
ments have the courage TO push
these wage cuts now because they
know that if present conditions
should continue their own jobs will
be in danger! A 10 per cent wage
slash would keep another $780,
000,G00 from draining out of the
railroads cash register.
Third. other expenses can be
Slashed. Big strides toward operat
ing economies have been made il
recent years. This trend can bC
emphasized. Loans for modern eff
cient equipment by the RFC will bo
a factor. Fourth, real consolida
tionS of competing roads are eX-
pected. Duplicate terminals, par.
allel trackage, dual offices will bt
eliminated. Equipment will be pool.
ed. This is really bullish! Fifth
there is the hope of general bust
ness betterment. A 20 per cent gain
in traffic is needed more than any.
thing else. 1t would give the road.
time to catch their breath, to pur.
chase efficient equipment and tt
work out their consolidation plans
carefully.
Hold Most Rail Securities Now
Now, what should investors do?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
IT is TIME
THAT WE GREW UP

at is time we grew up" said President
Paul Palmer of the Brawley chamber
of commerce, urging that every city in
Imperial Valley work for the good of
all of Imperial Valley, abandoning petty
inter-community strife.
Never have we heard terser state
ment, aimed so we'll.
1t has not been the single fault Of
Brawley, or Ell Centre, or CaleXico, or
Holtville or any other valley city that
the past has been marked by petty jeal
ousies. 1t has, to certain extent, been
the fault Of all Of them. 1t is time all
of them realized that what harms one
valley community cannot help harming
every other valley community
Suppose El Centre had succeeded at
some time in the past in cutting Braw-
ley off the u. S. highway. What would
the result have been.
Imperial Valley?" the visitor might
later say to friend, "Yes-it's pretty
place-but it's only got one fair-sized
city. Not much chance there for busl-
nessl"
Which town would have been hurt
most-Brawley or Ell Centro?
Yes-it is high time we grew up, and
began working for one another, instead
of against one another.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
Bruce Cation Says
- Spring Brings Best Out of the Worst

Ali, Spring-What you do to peo-
pile, even such hardnoSed guys as
would take an 11-year-old shoe
shine boys outfit away from him.
1t was last winter" when little
Joseph Bornino was working late
in Chicago a city which at times
has mothered SOME rather unso-
cial characters. Joe wasn't doing so
good SO when he saw three men
come out of a tavern he beat it
across the street to ask them how
about a shine.
Now perhaps the three men had
been too long in the tavern, or
maybe they were just that kind of
men, but anyhow they pushed
Joseph in the face. grabbed his
shine outfit, jumped in a car and
departed the scene, laughing loud
ly at their deed.
1t was the only outfit Joseph
had and he of course was mighty
unhappy. He went home and told
his dad. His dad told the police.
The police told the reporters. The
reporters told Chicago. And pretty
soon the whole town was just an
indignant as Joseph Bornino.
But the first lush days of spring
came on. Spring brings many
things to many people. To ono of
the men who swiped Joseph Bor-
nino's shine outfit it brough re-
morse. He walked into neighbor-
hood police station and confessed
the crime. He called himself a
bum and said that he was sorry
about the way he acted. He told
the police where they could find
his accomplices. The police got
them. One of the mems wives
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
News Behind
the News
Europe in America :.
What Can BE Done? -.
Nv RODNEY BUTCHER

WASHINGTON.-Nazi Germany
ana Fascist italy have invaded
Latin America by radio and nu-
merous officials of this government
are trying to agree ON what to do
about it.
A government brOadcasting sta
tion to send short wave counter
propaganda below the Rio Grande
may be proposed by the recently
appointei residential committee to
study international broadcasting.
That's why American broadcast
ing companies are falling all over
themselves in a rush to put on
special programs for South America.
Although these companies have done
little of this before, they don't want
the government in the broadcasting
field and seek to show that 1t ism I
necessary.
"Flagrant misrepresentation det-
rimental to American business, as
well as propaganda which sneerS
at American culture and lampoons
democracy. is charged against Ger
casting StationS-eSpecially the for
mer-by informed officials. Ger
many broadcaStS to South America
in Spanish ami Portuguese six hours
each night and uses a radio beam
which can be directed toward any
individual Latin American repub-
lie.
The effectiveness of the foreign
propaganda and extent to which
both it and American programs
reach the average Latin American
are among questions being studied
by the presidential committee
which is headed by Chairman
Frank McNinch of the FEC. Nc
Ninch is understood to favor Gre
alton of a government station.
Such a station, operating six or
eight hours a day and requiring
a considerable organization, would
cost between two and three mil
lion dollars a year. Private COM
panies are unwilling to spend that
much without some return ana thus
far they have been barred from
making advertising profit on their
short wave frequencleS
Recently the FEC loaned both
General Electric and the non-protlt
World Wide BroadcaSting Founda-
ton two of the So-called Pan AM
erican frequencies." These and
other broadcasting agencies are now
trying to stagger and coordinate
programs so there will be some
thing on, all the time, for South
America"
This governments chief propa-
ganda effort has been the Office
of Education's Brave New World
series of 26 long wave broadcaSts
dramatizing Latin American his
tory and culture This is in English
and hasn't been heard in South
America much, but the idea is to
build good will for Latin America
in this country and at the same
time to make the Latin Americans
feel good about the attention they're
getting.
The Chavez -McAdoo bill for a
~. S. Pan-American Broadcastlng
Station" which would be operated
under State Department supervi-
sion from San Diego will be UP
for a hearing soon. FLORIDA is be-
ginning to promote a similar pro-
posal for Key West0
The radio telephone lobby prob
ably can block government sta
ton proposals, at least for awhile
The outlook as to substitute plan
is confused. But some form OF
government operation, subsidy, CO.
ordination, cooperation or Other
participation seems fairly certain.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-03
ESCHEWiNG THE
MERCENARY MOTIVE
Mr. PauI A. JenklnS, PuoIlSner
The Post and Press
MY DEAR MR.. JENKINS:

The Post and Press.
MY DEAR MR.. JENKINS:
Because of the unusual length OF time II
has taken to complete the business OF the I'M
perial County Fair am late in expressing the
Boards sincere appreciation FOR your very tine
cooperation prior to and during our ninth annual
fair.
You are TO be complimented upon your excel
lent fair edition. II the first edition OF this
nature with every ear-mark of cooperation
rather than edited from a strictly mercenary
standpoint.
You not only gave the people Of Imperial
county a true picture of the growth of our fair
but pointed out the benefits to be derived from
an agricultural associations fair.
I am heartily in accord with your editorials
regarding the centralizing of our advertising
agencies 4 sufficient number Of people inter
ested in building-up real advertising program
for this county can insist upon their monies
beig expended toward the advertising OF this
county and its products
I am one-hundred per cent for such pro-
ram as outlined whether it be in the hands
of agricultural association or in the hands
of an agricultural association or in the hands
OF another organization.
Again, want to thank you not only for the
Fair Board but personally for your cOmmenda-
tory remarks and generous contributions in MAX
ing our fair complete success
Gratefully and cordially yours,
FORTY-FIF'TH DISTRICT
AGRICULTURAL ASSN.
BEN HULSE President