davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1938-03-31

nEEP in the heart of the Honduran
jungles Of Central America ma
ture has created fountain of blood
which gushes with sticky, reddish liq-
uid every time it rains.
Awe-inspired natives believe a huge
dragon lies bleeding far back in a cave
from which winding, red river
stretches for miles.
No white man ever was known Ia
have witnessed the strange sight until
word of the dragons blood" river
got to Paul Benin, University Of Wis
consin student.
Near the tiny village Of La Virtud
the river was found in 1884. Chemical
analysis, however. proved it to be
composed Of water saturated with de-
cayed animal and vegetable matter,
which held in colloidal suspension
certain reddish minerals.
Accidents on Relief.
Strange as it seems, whenever the
U. s. Navy hospital ship Relief is
stationed in port at San Pedro, Calf.
most cases Of injuries treated by ships
doctors are the results Of automobile
and motor cycle injuries received while
on shore leave, statistics show. They
are brought aboard at the rate Of six
q day.
Evening star., 1938-03-31
DECEPTIVE Defense.

THE question of when to underlead
an ace on the opening lead can
best be answered in negative manner.
The leader must have reason to suspect
that dummy holds the king Of the suit
to be played for example, when dunn
my has opened with one no-trumph). {.
The second factor is whether declarer
is long or short in the suit. This OPEN
ing lead, always dangerous, can some
times be very successful when declarer
is caught unawares. Today's hand,
played In the mixed team-of-four event
Of the Eastern bridge championship.
creates what we believe to be a record
in undertaking aces.
West dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
AXIS
~K 10 60
>K 108
Ak 1916
A542 A1o3
vA2 vQ76
>As s64 <Q532
&A73 &Q954
"A Qo76
W 963
<J7
4J8
The bidding:
West. North. East. South.
Pass ~ Pass IA
Pass Mt Pass ~
Pass "a Pass Pass
Evening star., 1938-03-31

West, who had passed originally, rea-
soned that declarer could not possibly
place him with three aces; hence he
was running little risk in undertaking.
Vests opening lead Of the deuce Of
hearts was perfectly safe since de-
clarer had raised hearts and, therefore,
could not be short. Declarer made the
natural play Of ducking and East won
with the queen. and returned the suit.
When West next underled the ace of
clubs, declarer should probably have
made the correct guess and gone up
with the king, but he ducked, and East
won with the queen. Figuring that
declarer's raise Of his partners OPEN
ing heart bid might easily have been
made on four, East returned the heart.
West ruffed, and now underled his
third ace. Declarer. rejecting that
West had passed originally and could
not possible hold three aces, again
ducked. and East made his third queen.
West then cashed his two aces, and
declarer was set two tricks. Since de-
clarer, by good guessing, could have
made three spades, Vests deceptive
underleads had actually fooled him out
OF three tricks.
(Copyright. 1e3s.)
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types of trees. They have been
planted along Wisconsin Ave
nue. in Bethesda, and I have no
ticed others on the East-West
Highway. Thus Maryland beau
titles approaches to a Capital
which destroys beauty.
I venture to say that many
more visitors are attracted to
Washington annually by the
cherry blossoms than by. the
Washington Monument, the Lin
coin Memorial or any other
memorial. The memorials are
appropriate, of course, and an
expression of our national tradi-
ton. But the cherry blossoms
have become a part of the ma
tional consciousness.
The jefferson Memorial may
be built anywhere else, and will
be as beautiful as it would be at
the edge of the Tidal Basin. But
where can you find a picture to
compare with the Basin as cir
cled by cherry trees in bloom?
COUNTRYMAN.
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For or Against

In your paper Frank Coleman,
a Republican and secretary Of
the Central Labor Union, asks
President Roosevelt to appoint
John Locher a District Com
misSioner-which was offered to
John Locher Gas stated by Drew
Pearson) by Senator Tydings
of Maryland if he would go out
in Maryland and betray his fel-
low workers who were for Davy
Lewis, their friend. in the prim-
airy.
This has never been denied by
either Senator Tydings nor Rep
reSentative Gambrill. What will
happen to the thousands of me
chanicS and their families if
John Locher is made Commits
sioner-only union men can
work here.
HARRY BLAIR.
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mentor, David Starr Jordan, to
Stanford University in Califor.
mia and who retired some time
ago to live on his modest pen.
sion.
A QUIET, shy little man was
young Cubberley when the
great teacher made him an as
sistant professor at Palo Alto.
In fact he was known around
the brand new campus as
Young" Cubberley. And, as
the ever-growing mass Of Span
ish architecture mellowed in
the California sun, Cubberley
gradually came to be known as
just Cubberley. The years kept
on passing and Stanford
emerged from a dream into a
great seat of learning. And
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17

service of the Lord" in their
work throughout Asia, and God
speed to the Christian japanese
ministers and their wives in the
United States who are bringing
to their people in America, our
own citizens, the great under
standing of the Christ life and
Christ work here on earth.
The one noted person who iS
deserving and entitled to the
great national memorial among
the lovely blossoms of the cherry
trees, which may stand as a
memorial for all ages to come
to the great cause Of Christian
understanding, is President Mil
lard Fillmore.
EVELYN GURLEY-KANE.
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IVA in the Supreme Court

rUST when one gets to thinking of the IVA as settled
u and going for manufacture and sale of Govern
ment electric power, IVA pops into the papers again in
connection with another lawsuit.
LUIS 10 The fact is, of course that Twas
Tot Pound fate isn't yet settled. But the fact also
is that its latest legal battle will, it is
hoped be it's last This latest battle opened Monday be-
fore the Supreme Court and is the high courts hearing
of fourteen private power companies suit for an nunc
ton to stop Twas power program Barring accidents or
acts of God when this suit is decided the IVA fight
should be decided
The main question is: Has the Government constitu
tonal right to make and market electric power, from
river system belonging to the Government in an area
already served by private power
Constitutional companies?
A4: The companies say the Govern
ment has no such right. The Gov
eminent insists it has such right We think the Govern
ent is correct We do believe though that IVA should
nav it's own way that should not sell at rates so
low as to shift part of its costs onto the taxpayers shou
ders Such figures we've seen on the question have
been so cloudy that couldn't make up our minds as to
whether IVA is paying its way not. We hope that
matter will be cleared up in the Supreme Courts ruling
Justices Pierce Butler and James McReynods, of the
courts conservative reactonary wing questioned IVA
lawyers rather omnousy.
This was to have been expected
Retter Fill But it serves as forcble reminder
TLu+ Vuornc,, that there are only eight justices
now on the Supreme Court-the
conservative McReynold Butler and Roberts, the liberal
Brandeis, Stone Black and Reed; and Chief Justice
Hughes, who is sometimes liberal and sometimes not
That vacancy had better be filled pretty with
man of known liberal views Otherwise something might
slip and important decisions go against liberalism
or the New Deal used to happen with great regularity
before the President opened up the guns of his ndgna
ton on the big court.
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"American Position"

For several years we have
been surfeited with grave
situations" in Europe. There has
been a vast amount of blah
printed in your columns in re-
spect to the American posi-
ton" Soap-box orators and
political parsons have been buzz
ing from one city to another
blowing off gas an6 steam,
while the rest of the over-large
tribe of real Americans twiddle
their thumbs.
Now comes Gen. Frank T.
Hines, according to a news item
in Mondays Times, to tell the
people that Mr.. Roosevelt pre-
vented a war in Czechoslovakia.
Any real American with an
ounce Of sense left knows that
Germany took what she wanted
in Czechoslovakia and that Eng
land sold out.
B. j. LAWLOR.
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"CollectiUe Security

Many of those who urge the
United States to enter into a
pact of so-called collective Sc
curity with the democratic ma
lions of Europe seem to have
forgotten the last war, when
that was exactly what America
did. The result was a peace
that ended peace.
These collective security" ad-
vocates usually forget the trends
toward faScism in our own land
during the World War, when
freedom of speech, assemblage
and press was temporarily de-
stroyed.
We can better assist in this
fight by not being drawn into
another world war. We can
apply the neutrality law to the
Japanese Chinese war; lift the
embargo on loyalist Spain, and
fight vigorously for civil liber-
ties in this country.
H. w. L.
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Recently returning from ex-
tended travel, I have the honor
to bring a lovely bit of history
of the beautiful and lovely
cherry trees and their blossoms,
which grace the Tidal Basin.
These famous cherry trees and
beautiful blossoms are consecrat-
ed in His name, may say, and
stand as a symbol of Christ love,
Christ friendship between the
United States and Japan.
On the shores of the Pacific,
before a great audience, I pre-
sented to Toyohiko Kagawa a
picture of the loved cherry trees
and blossoms, consecrated, as
bidding them Godspeed in "the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17
Child Brides Again

The new wave of child mar
riages in the hillbilly parts Of
the country only goes to show
that the United States would do
well to take more care of its
own and do less worrying about
Jewish and Czech refugees. We
have enough sub-standard liv-
ing conditions and unemploy-
ment here, without taking on
somebody else's troubles.
FOR HOME CHARITY.
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women smoke and they do not
like the appearance Of a woman
when she is smoking, particu-
larry in public. A fellow might
avoid a girl who smokes if he
does not approve it. Personally,
I do not object to women Smok-
ing"
x y
Miss Jessie Matthias, 400 block
H st. S. w., fountaineer:
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Wants Action

I'm getting sick of hearing all
the politicians talk about the
young people-how many Of
them are unemployed, how hard
it is for them to find jobs, and
so on. Why don't they DO some
thing about it? TOM 2.
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now. did once but I gave it up
because of my general health.
But don't condemn anyone
who smokes. I've known sew
eral husbands who didn't smoke,
but did not object to their wives
smoking"
X 4
w. r. Pickett, 1000 block
Fifteenth st. N. w., warehouse
manager:
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Wreaking Vengeance
On Poor and Needy

TT IS to the credit of the common and loyalty
i of Washington citizens that only few have used
the stckers on their Community Chest pledge cards
fusng to make payments until hospitals lift restrictions
on the Group Health Association
vengeance on the poor and needy of the community.
Unless the goal of the Chest is reached the 81 agencies
cannot function they should and suffering will
follow.
The Chest needs every dollar of the quota that has
been set if the needs of the underprveged to be
met during this next year. Even the action Of the few
is blow.
The sentiment of the average citizen may be summed
up in the statement of Government worker who said:
I'm a member of the Group
LIkenS suckers Health Association, but OPP
~ Toh r r,r posed to the stickers because l
NS''' ~ do not believe in lynch law.
And use of the stickers is akin to lynch law, for it
Is unjust to those who least afford to have the
Community Chest fail.
The Group Health Association itself has disavowed
the use of the sckers The officers of that organza
ton which has accomplished much for the betterment
of conditions here strong in denunciatlon of the
use of the stickers. They know full we'll the impor-
lance of the Community Chest to the community.
If some hospitals have erred in their stand and there
thousands who decry their attitude it senseless
and harmful to attempt to wreck the Community Chest
because of their action
Protest, if you will, against the action of the hos
pitas But for the sake of suffering humanity do not
hinder this mighty work of mercy the Community
Chest is trying to do.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17

Cubberley came to be called
"Old" Cubberley.
A shy little. dry little man, a
very Woodworking man. was Old
Cubberley. The end of classes
never meant the end Of the
working day for him. He wrote
furiously, back in his shabby
comfortable study-and in time,
as he grew older, he came,
through his books, to be one of
the leading world authorities on
education. He has helped thou
sands of teachers with his
School Funds and Their Ap-
portionment," Changing Con.
ceptions of Education" 1.-THE
Improvement of Rural Schools"
Public School Administration"
History of Education" and
scores of other textbooks on the
most important phase of civiliza-
ton.
NOBODY ever thought of Old
~ Cubberley as being a we'll
TODD man. If they ever consid-
cred the matter of royalties on
his books they probably dis
missed the idea with the usual
observation that there's no
money in that sort of writing"
But 10 years ago, little old
Professor Cubberley slipped shyly
into the office of President Ray
Lyman Wilbur, another of DR..
Jordan's "boys," and laid $4,000
on his desk. This, he said, was
some pin money" that he had
gathered from his hundred-odd
textbooks and he wanted it to
be laid aside by the university
head to fulfill a secret dream"
And on the same day of the
year, for the five ensuing years,
Old Cubberley regularly laid
S.. 600 on DR.. Wilblr'S desk.
A T LAST, as is inevitable with
4 n all professors, there came
the day of Old Cubberley's re-
tirement. Like aged colleagues
in universities all over the world
he was to leave the campus and
the house provided for him and
take over one of his own, even
more modest and unpretentious
than that in which his famous
books had been written. But
before he laid aside cap and
gown, Old Cubberley made an
other trip to DR.. Wilbur'S office.
And on this occasion he laid
100000 on the presidents desk!
A few days ago the university
announced that Prof. Cubber-
ley's total pin-money gifts were
now $55O,0O0. This will go into
a 100000 education building at
Stanford, the most pretentious
gift to a university ever made
by a member Of the faculty.
It is to be hoped that Old Cub
berley will be spared to view his
monument" in Stone-and for
many, many years after it has
become a fact, instead of a
secret dream"
Copyright, 1888, by Washington
HeHald-TimeR
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I h n that's
i'm or t ant
news. 1t is
not only i'm
portant news
hut it is a
d e a u full
story t h e
story of ELL
wood Patter-
son Cubberley,
an Indiana
boy who fol-
lowed h 1 &
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Cherry Blossoms Preferred

AS a resident of Montgomery
county and reader of The Wash
ington Times, I am interested
in the fight being made to save
the Japanese cherry trees
around the Tidal Basin, and
prevent them from being cut
down to make way for the pro-
posed jefferson Memorial.
Montgomery county has &C.
lively under way a program
which calls for lining boulevards
in the county with these same
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17

wv e ii, I don't
think it lessons a
girls chance for
m aria g e. AS a
m a tier of fact,
most men like the
C o mpanionship of
a girl who smokes
with them. How
ever, I don't smoke
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17
ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

VIZ ORD of the gifts of wealthy to universities more
w less commonplace piece of We have come to
consider such generosity less of duty the part
of wealthy and successful alumni 1t is laudabe gesture
and is of expected-somehing make the road more
interesting for the student body easier for Woodworking
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No, 1 don't see
how it poss i b l y
could. In this day
and age, cigarette
smoking by women
is an a c c e p t e d
thing, and certain
ly is not considered
an audacious a C t
any more. When I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17

smoking, especially in public.
It's a useless habit that can
easily be acquired and which
does not benefit person
in least. This goes for men,
too"
X X
Mrs. Hazel FrizZeIl, 1900 block
Rhode Island Ave. N. w., house
wife:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17
Your l. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

BY SHIRLEY SPENCER
Score 10 each for the first 6
questions, and 20 for each of
the puzzles.
l. Where would you be most
likely to encounter a VOYA-
GEUR? (a) On a trip around
the world, CD in the African
jungles, Co in the Canadian
woods.
2. HELLESPONT is the an
Gent name for what strait?
8. A FI.AIL is (a) used in
threshing grain, 90 q torch
for landing field, Co a sweet
heart.
4. What is a CA1SsON and
what is it used for?
S. Who would you expect to
wear a BANDOLEER? (a) A
pirate, (b) q soldier, (c) a drum
mer in q band.
6. What is a SALLY LUNN?
Z. WORD SQUARE: A five let
ter word square reading the
same across and up and down.
i, startle; 2, female horses;
3, natives of Arabia; 4, striped
animal; S, try.
8. PUZZLE: This puzzle was
sent in by a Brooklyn reader
who says he has been losing
sleep over it and asks me if I
know the solution. After a lit
tie research I found that 1t was
an old teaSer which Houdin, the
French conjurer, was fond Of
giving his children's friends, and
as such it is really a trick"
The problem is to draw with
three strokes Of the pencil the
diagram given in the illustra-
ton.
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discovered that my mother
smoked, thought it was per-
fectly right to smoke, too. I
smoke because I enjoy it.
When I'm conversing, a ciga-
rette helps me to relax"
X 4 Il
w. L. Mccoy, 1400 block
TWenty-firSt st. N. W., guard,
National Park Service:
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mo. I've known
some fellows who
didn't smoke until
a fter they met
their future wives.
I don't smoke now,
but I used to. The
re son I stopped
was because I did
not partic ularly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17

1T depends en-
tirely on the fell
low, because some
men have the idea
that cigare t t e
smoking by women
is harmful, e Spe-
cially after mar
riage. Other men
do not like to see
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17

object to my girl smoking on
the street, but if she wants to
smoke she can do so inside the
house. Unless a girl smokes ex-
cesSively, this can hardly be
considered a vice that could In
terfere with her marriage"
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IL a o S o | u GeIy
does. 1 know a
mans idea on this
thing, not only my
own, but I've heard
other men express
their opinion ms.
There are still
many men who OBJ
ject to a woman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17

why should it?
Smoking is just a
case of individual
taste. I do believe
that m ost young
women smoke be-
cause they think
it is smart and not
because they enjoy
smoking. I would
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faculty.
But when a professor swings
around and does that sort of
thing-a professor who saved
for years. so that he could
make this princely gesture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-11-17
Wise Words

He is truly great who hath
a great charity.-ThomaS a
KempiS,
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care to smoke, and so I decided
to stop before smoking became
habit. I don't mind others
smoking. There's nothing wrong
about it. If men smoke them
selves, they should not object
to women doing So"
X \ Il
Richard C. StearnS, TOO block
Hamilton st. N. w., salesman:
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times IN
viteS you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used In TINS column.
THE QUESTION

Do you believe smoking ciga-
retteS lessons a girls chance Tor
marriage?
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Most people have ears, but
few have judgment; tickle
those ears and, depend upon it,
you will catch their judgments,
such as they are.-Lord CheS-
terfleld.
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Letters to the
the writers be init
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THE ANSWERS

Miss Audry Bernhard, 5000
block Sixteenth St., Silver
Spring, Md, chief clerk, patent
law office:
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Nor is it less a virtue to take
care Of property than to acquire
it. In the latter, there is
chance; the former demands
skill.-Oyid.
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Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District Of Columbia since
January /, 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
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Hamilton st. N. w., salesman:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
VENEREAL CONTROL
COURSE RETAINED
Postgraduate Work at Howard
for Colored Doctors to Continue
Another Year.

Howard University announced yes
terday it will continue for another
year its postgraduate course in venereal
disease control for colored physicians.
The course is conducted in Cooper
alton with the United States Public
Health Service, the District Health
Department and Freedman's Hospital
and will be held from September "a
to December %. The winter session
will open January 3, 1889, and the
spring session March 20.
Under the program, each physician
who leaves his practice for three
months to take this course will re-
ceive monthly payment as part COM
pensation for the time lost from prac-
tice. 1t was said.
Physicians who apply for this course
must have been graduated within the
past 10 years from an approved med
ical school. and have served at least
one year as inferno in an approved
hospital. DR.. H. H. Hazen will direct
the course.
The university summer school ended
last week. Fifteen liberal arts students
completed requirements for the bac-
calaureate degree and others COM
pleted requirements for the masters
degree. The degrees will be conferred
next June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

Wreaths to Be Placed on
Unknown Soldiers Tomb
in Arlington.

The vanguard Of 1000 members Of
the National Rural Letter Carriers
Association. expected here this week
for the associations 35th annual
convention, will gather to lay wreaths
on the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier
In Arlington National Cemetery at 2
pm. today.
Raymond H. Combs of Churchville,
N. Y, president. and Mrs. H. G.
Courtney, Norwalk, Iowa, head Of the
ladies' auxiliary, will place the
wreaths.
Also expected this week are about
5000 members Of the womens auxil-
larry and 500 children who belong to
junior organizations. Registration will
take place at the Mayfiower Hotel to-
morrow.
The Post Once Department will
hold open house all day tomorrow for