davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

las hacen que los que hacen a
sus hijos. Eres hombre de jul
clio y sabras disimular Ell resen-
timiento de una madre. Yo tie
doy mi palabra de que hacienda
feliz a Mercedes no tardara en-
desaparecer.
Llegaron al fin a la mar libre.
La EsperanzG iz6 algunas velas
y su tripulaci6n dejo los botes
para subir a bordo. Los remeros
de las lanchas recibieron orden
de mantenerse quietos. Todo Sc
Sc despidieron con mucha grite-
ria del captain E inmediatamen-
te pusieron proa a la ciudad.
FL sol iba a ocultarse. Ell fir
mamento azul Sc tenia de p1r-
pura en- Occidente con viva in
candescencia que ascendia has
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

tado entire ustedes; veo alli a
Mercedes, con la cual no tarda-
re en- casarme, Y apenas puedo
creerlo. DioS no ha querido que
fuese a MORN en- tierras extra
mas, sine que viva entire mis- a.
migos al lado de una esposa que
no me merezeo. Despues de DioS
a ustedes Sc 10 debo. Quisiera pc
der demostrarles mi agradeci-
miento no con palabras, sino con
hechos. Creo que la mejor ma
nera sera hacienda a SUI hija fe-
liz Y a este me compromised. A
quel Velazquez calavera, muie-
riego y pendenciero Sc Marcia
en- aquel barco para el Peru. Ell
que aqui queda es un hombre
decente que sabra mientras vi
va querer a su eSposa y respe-
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

Esta muerto y enterrado el
boxeo en- Tampa. Las dltimas
inyecciones tenian Ell "tetanos"
y lie c~ortaron la respiration.
Els cosa probada que ell pu gil
Ilismo no puede sostenerse en-
Tampa a base del tanto por Glen
to, como Sc hace en- las grandes
ciudades.
Les p1giles de putacion EXT
gen garantia cuando Sc les ha-
cen proposiciones tampenas... y
como las garantias no Sc pueden
abonar, los planes Sc derrum-
ban.
Debfan celebrar una asam-
blea los inteligentes locales del
pugilismo Y discutir ell mejor
medic para desenterrar ell cada-
yer, limpiarlo Y 81 es possible re,
sucitarlo.
Algo pudiera hacerse, 81 algu-
nos de los grupos locales Sc in
teresaran con la mayor sinceri.
dad,
La gaceta., 1938-04-05
Los Jefesde Syracuse Sc batran hoy
con las A1as,Rojas del Rochester

re, c; y Jack Mooty, pitcher de
partida.
Moser dice que Sc alegra mu-
che de haber retornado a las fl
las de los Jefes, por cuanto jul
CARA como regular y tiere la cer
teza de volver a las grandes IL
gas.
Ell 'torpedero" Mcdaniel vie
ne bateando con gran eficiencis
" en- ell campo, fildeando, realiza
admirables cogidas.
Joe Mack contin1a distin-
guiendose en- ell CT.
Vigila las practicas de los Je-
fes ell explorador Jack Doyle, de
los Cubs de Chicago. "Yo miro
a todos en- conjunto, dijo aver,
Y a nadie en- particular; pero-..-
La gaceta., 1938-04-05
tarIes a ustedes.

tarles a ustedes.
Ell viejo Cardinal aprob6 con
la cabeza las palabras del majo;
pero la madre replica con acen-
to en- que Sc traslucia a1n la CO
|lera:
NO creas que tie entrego a
mi hija de buena voluntad. 10
hago porque la conozco Y Sc que
81 la eontrariase enfermaria. A
mi no Sc me olvidan los desaires
que lie has hecho y 81 estuviese
en- su lugar puedes estar SECURE
de que no volverfas ahora tan
~satisfecho a Cadiz.
-iSilencio, mujerA inte-
rrumpi6 ell padre con energfa Y
volviendose a Velazquez anadi6
gravemente LAS mujeres per-
DOMAIN meior los agraUios que
La gaceta., 1938-04-05
CON Los GUANTES

La pelota sustituye al boxeo
en- la primera Inca de atraccio-
mes nacionales; pero ell Car del
pugilismo, Mike Jacobs anuncia
Varios combates sensacionaleS
para ell verano y el otono.
La primera de las atraccio-
mes boxisticas Sc ofrece a base
del negro Henry Armstrong, Ell
campe6n del peso de puma, con-
ira Ell hebreo Barney Ross. Ell
campe6n de las lat libras.
TODD indica que Henry pesa-
"a 1873 o 1876 libras y que Ross
tendra un peso no menor de 142.
La ventaja es del campe6n he
breo; pero algunos expertos
Green que Armstrong vencera.
Despues zen JUNO, ell negro
Jose Luis, campe6n del peso
complete, defeHdera su corona
contra Ell aleman Make Schmel-
ing, q. dentro de pocos dias pc
leara en- su pals con Steve Du-
das.
Ajuggar per las ~recientes de-
mostraciones de Luis, Schmel-
ing sera acostado por Ell eti6pi-
co.
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

Hoy :por. la tarde, a las 2:3o,
en- Ell parque de Cuscaden, los Je
fes de Syracuse daran la revan-
cha a las Alas Roas de Roches-
ter en- Ell primero de una serie
de desaf;os que teaminaran aqui
Ell dia II de abril, cuando los Je-
fes leyantaran sus tiendas.
Despues del partido de hoy
con ell Rochester, ma1ana por la
tarde los Jefes jugaran con los
Bisontes de Buffalo, en- Cusca :
len Park; Ell jueves. iran a Tar
con Springs, a jugar de nuevo
On ell Rochester; ell viernes iran
Haines City, a jugar con Ell
Kansas City, y retornaran a
Tampa para jugar aqui ell saba
10 y ell domingo.
Jim Bottomley esta satisfecho
de sus pitchers Y estima que los
:uegos de estos dias acabaran de
redondear su excelente forma.
Contra ell Rochester utilizara
a los lanzadores Jake Mooty, Ste
We LeGault y Bob Wright.
Arnold Moser jugara la ter :
ezra base del Syracuse, a cuyas
filas pas6 desde ell Cincinnati,
en- la tarde de aver. Moser jug6
uno de los jardines para los Je-
fes en- la temporada anterior
pero Bottomley lie probara en- Ia
tercera.
Moser, seg1n los intoI mes da-
dos a Jim, jug6 la tercera base
del club Fort Worth, en- la Liga
de Texas, antes de unlrse al sly,
racuse Ell ano pasado. Ash que.
temporalmente, sustituira a Ler
Kahny en- esa posici6n.
Aver en- las practicas Mosei
iug6 de manera sensational, a
| .rapando todos los batazos que
Bottomley mand6 en- su direc
ci6n. Ill
La Inca de fuego contra las
Alas Rojas es la sigujente: Clos
sop, 2b; Allen Hunt, ri; Dici
Porter, If; Moser, 3b; Mack, CT
Ashley Mcdaniel, IS; Dee Mo
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

exclam6 Frasquito exasperado.
i No quieres que 10 cuente?
Esta bien: tie guardare ell secre-
to. Pero de aquf en- adelante haz
tie cuenta que no eres mi sobri-
no. iQuiero que seas mi ito!
Velazquez ataj6 la disputa lie
vandose a Frasquito. Todos Sc
despidieron del captain afectuo-
samente y de nuevo bajaron la
escala, acomodandose como me-
jor pudieron en- las dos lanchas
que los habian traido. Una vez
en- elias, como ell dia continuase
serene y ell mar sosegado, a uno
de ellos Sc lie ocurri6 acompanar
a la corbeta alg1n trecho. Sc
acept6 con regocijo la idea. Ell
captain hizo al instante levar an
elias y Ell buque, arraStrado Pc
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

Anoche, en- Filadelfia, ell ne
gro John Henry Leyis, Ell cam
pe6n de las IT'S libras, maltra 8
y penci6 a Bob Tow, de Alej n
dris, Virginia.
Tow alcanz6 cierta promin n
cia en- ell pugilismo cuando j. j.
Braddock resolvi6 "protegerlo'.
Viendo Braddock que Sc ha-
bfa ~eluivocado, lie dej6 en- lib1r-
tad de acci6n.
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

AVISO:-Se necesita una Ia
qufgrafa Mecan6grafa para Ell
Departments de Radiologia del
Sanatorio del Centre Espahol,
que liable ingles y espanol, y q
ser possible tenga algdn conoci-
miento dc Rayos x.
Pueden dirigir 10 solicitud al
Secretario de la Secci6n de Be-
neficencia j. Oscar Mares, P.
o. Box SGT Ybor City Station.
La gaceta., 1938-04-05
VICTORIA DE LOS TIGRES

Aver, en- Lakeland, los Tigres
de Detroit vapulearon a los BIZ
sontes de Buffalo, venciendoles
con score de 5 por 8.
Dos de los pitchers del Buffa-
10, Bob Kline y Archer, lama :
ron en- forma admirable.
Laabs, por los Tigres, descar-
go un jonron, un tubey y un hit.
La gaceta., 1938-04-05
DEPORTES
LOS BLANCAS VEN
CIERON A LOS CUBS

Bisbee, Arizona, Abril 5. -
Los Medals Blancas de Chicago
rebajaron la ventaja de los
Cubs, en- los desafios de exhibit
ci6n, derrotandolos aver con ano
taci6n de IL por 8.
El Chicago anot6 todas sus ca
rreras contra el pitcher recluta
Epperly.
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

Los Rojos Y los Medals Rojas
'vialaran juntos hasta Ell dfa IL
de abril.
En- ell tren especial salido ano-
che de Tampa iban 38 peloteros
del Boston Medals Rojas y 81
del Cincinnati.
Las esposas de algunos de los
~peloteros salieron hacia Cincin-
matt en- automovil.
La gaceta., 1938-04-05
La Gaceta
La Gaceta Folletin No. 81
Los MAJOS
DE CADI2
Por
ARMANDO P. L

un paso atras Y, miranda fila
mente a SUI sobrino, Sc santigu6
diciendo con gravedad:
3Sobrino, no nos sopranos.
70 no deshago la sociedad. Eres
Ell 1nico sabio que hay en- Cadiz.
Dejame, por Dios, que cuente es
tie golpe a TODD Ell mundo para
fionra de la familia.
ITO, no la enredemos aho-
xa que estamos todos alegres!-
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

Steele no pora rehuir ell COM
bate con ell italiano Fred Apos-
toll, eel legitimo contendienta".
La gaceta., 1938-04-05

Jim Downing suponsrnas con-
tia6a preparando peleas en- At
lanta, la mas bella e Importance
de Jas ciudades del estado de
Georgia.
La gaceta., 1938-04-05
ia UKGsEFsNn

En- NADIA parece inferior q Er
ME Lcmbsrdi y Virgil Davis.
Con referencia a los pitchers
e:para que lie siryan con efecti-
vidad Lee Grissom, Paul Der
ringer y Gene Schott.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
By J. Earl MOser
Modern Business

Cherchez la femme: Oppor-
tunity doesn't knock in vain for
that newsboy in front of Farm
Credits Old Southern Railway
Building Recently a young and
lovely clerkette emerged from
FCA at lunchtime and stood be-
side his papers. The newSie at
the time was down at the corner,
and when he returned he noticed
that half the men passing would
spot the girl standing (appar-
emily selling the papers,, and
would drop a coin or two and
make a purchase. The newsie
watched until she went away,
while pennies and nickels grew
into a sizable heap. When she
came out the next day and waited
for her lunch date" the same
thing occurred Now it's the
newsie'S regular procedure to
withdraw when the innocent
beauty appears while she sells
five times as many papers as he
would in the same time. His
only grief is when her date" ar
rives too soon after she gets out
side!
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

II mean, would It be all right If
I just went into the kitchen and
got myself a drink"
She was gone before the police
man could protest, and he fol-
lowed her muttering under his
breath. But for all that she was
naturally q timid woman, Rose
Ruskin had to go in that kitchen
and look around for herself.
Her moan came as she saw
the water that had spilled over
the gas jet to the white enamel
tray under the stove.
"Oh, dear God!" she whis.
pered, and even with the police.
man there hard on her heels she
felt compelled to lift the lid off
the kettle and peer inside it.
Here, here!" the policeman pro
tested as Detective Burke loomed
suddenly at the kitchen door.
whats this?" he beloved, but
Mrs. RuSkin couldn't answer. She
could only stand there and look
at Tom Desmond staring at her
in quick terror.
For a moment the man stood
irresolute, his eyes darting from
her to the detective fixing him
with that questioning, hard look.
Then suddenly he broke,
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
ToDAY'S SHORT WAVE PROGRAM

TOKYO, Sis P. M.-Orchestral
Selections. JzK, 15.1 M, 1879
meg.
LONDON, $40 P. M.-"Topics
of the Day" A talk by Collin
Brooks. CSC. 1873 M, 1919 meg. !;
GSP, 1875 m, 1881 meg; ESQ,
1877 m, 1918 meg; GSD, 25.5 m,
11.75 meg; GSB, 31.5 M, 9.51 meg.
SCHENECTADY, $50 P. M.
Portuguese Musicale. W2XAD. 31.4
m, 9.55 meg.
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, 6:55
p. M.-Variety: Concert; Popular
Music. OLR4A. 25.3 M, 11.84
meg; OLR5A, 1877 m, 1923 meg.
MOSCOW, TOO P. M.-News
and Program for English Listeners.
RAN, 31.m., 9.6 meg.
ROME, 1880 P. M.-Tuesday
Symphonies, EIAR Symphony Or
chestra. 2RO, asa M, 11.s1 meg;
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

been wanting to do every morning
when fixed the water for her tea.
I poured some Of it over the
jet so it would look as if it had
boiled over accidentally and then
I turned on the gas and left"
It was after they had taken Des-
mond into the dingy little front
room and he sat there waiting
with the eyes of man who knew
he had nothing to wait for ever
again, that Mrs. Ruskin answered
the detectives question.
The hot water sometimes rurs
that sort of dirty color first thing
in the morning on account Of the
rusty pipes, and knew Tom Des-
mond would never set that on for
his wife's tea unless he knew she
was never going to drink it," she
said simply.
II know" the detective looked
at her sharply. But what made
You suspect him in the first
place?"
"It was the cat" Mrs. Ruskin
began to cry softly. Sometimes
I wondered about his wife, officer.
But I never wondered about that
cat. It was putting Danny out Of
the place to save his lie that told
me he had done it some way. You
see, I always knew Tom Desmond
! loved his catI'
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

crates, individually washed, fair quality,
$l251@.50. Pennsylvania, " crates,
washed, fair quality an dcondition, 75c
Q1.5O: Michigan. highballs, 50@6Oc.
Lettuce-Market firm Two California
arrived; broken and unbroken cars
on track California, Western crates Ice
berg type, 4 dozen 50; fair condition,
$2.5O@2.75. New York. Eastern crates
Big Boston type. 2 dozen. 500 soc.
Potatoes-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals: no cars on track. Truck receipts
moderate. Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
1oO-pound sacks Cobblers. U. S. No. 1,
81; California, 1OO-pound sacks. Long
Observation-Disclosures steady. Truck
and boat receipts light. Virginia, boat
bulk per 100 melons: Tom Watsons
tons. 1880 pound average. SsO@S5.
onions-Market dull. One Massa chu-
setts arrived; ! unbroken car on track
New Jersey. 5o-pound sacks Yellows
Peas-Market slightly weaker. One
Idaho arrived: broken car on track
Washington, bushel baskets Telephones
$2.50@2.75. Colorado, bushel hampers
Telephones, $2.25@2.50
Mixed Vegetables-One Colorado ar
| rived; broken cars on track.
Snap Beans-Market steady. Pennsyl
vania. bushel baskets Round stringless
0VCWS1.
Lima Beans-Market slightly stronger
New Jersey, bushel baskets, $1.96@2
Sweet Potatoes-Market steady;
Louisiana arrived; broken car on track
Louisiana, bushel crates, Puerto Ricans
U. s. No. /. &1.75@1.SO.
Cauliflower - Market steady Lons
Island, crates. mostly around 81.
Tomatoes-Market steady. Nearby
1s-bushel baskets, Soc.
| Oranges 3 California arrived:
broken and unbroken cars on track
California. boxes. $Sd3S0.
Lemons-California. boxes No 1, S42i
@450: No. 2, s3.25m3.50.
Limes-Florida, Y boxes, Persians
75c@$1.
Pears-california, boxes. Bartletts
$25O@275.
Pineapples-Florida, crates $3@3.5O.
Mushrooms-Pennsylvania, S-lb bas
kets. S0@75c.
Rhubarb--Pennsylvan SO@4Oc PEI
dozen punches.
spinach-ohio. 1s-quArt climax has
kets, 400 Soc.
corn-Maryland, sacks. dozen. $500
$1.00.
Eggplant-New Jersey, bushel baskets
cabba So-lb. sack
round type, 40@5oc 1h-bushel hampers
so o soc
Beets-Pennsylvania, Csc per dozsr
punches.
Radishes-ohio, 1s-quart climax has
kets 4095Oc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 15c per quart
Bananas cars arrived: l unbrohel
car on track
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
The Award List
MARLENE BEAUTY KIT

MARLENE BEAUTY KIT:
Naomi GlascO, Adjutant Gen.
erals Office, is invited to stop
by Goldenberg's cosmetics
counter and receive one Of
these snappy, fast-s e elling
"naturalS" for keeping in the
desk for face refreShment.
HIGH ICE CREAM: E. F.
"Chick" Clark, Treasury, has
a slip awaiting at this desk
emitting to a quart of this
tasty commodity on presenta-
ton at any High store, one Of
which is doing business at
3116 Eleventh st. N. w.
MOO Mig HT TRIP:
C h a r e S Lewis, Social
Security, and Jessie Mitchell,
PWA, have two tickets each
awaiting at the Potomac
River Line, Seventh and
Water Sts. S. w., from which
the S. s. Potomac sails
nightly, 8:45.
AIRPORT POOL: Mar.
guerite McCOrd, Justice, has
two tickets awaiting at this
desk that allow a cooling
dip at this refreshing spot
where the beauties gather),
open 9 a. m. to IL p. m.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

IRF, 30.5 M, 9.S3 meg.
BERLIN, S:45 P. M.-Racing
Boats and their Motors. DJD,
25.4 m. 11.77 meg.
ETNDHOVEN, Netherlands, 8:45
P. M.-Experimental Broadcast
on Behalf Of Philips Radio, Find.
hoven, Holland. Happy PROGRAM.
Pei, 31.2 M, $50 meg.
CARACAS, OILS P. M.-MariS.
tany, singer. YV5RC, SIT M, So
meg.
LONDON, 9:2O P. M.-'The Pri-
vate Soldier" a talk by Ian Hay.
GSI, 1875 m, 1926 meg; GSD,
25.5 m, It's meg; Csc, 31.3 m,
9.58 meg; GSB. Bis M, 9.51 meg.
TOKYO, 9:45 P. M.-Songs.
JzK, 1871 NJ, 1879 meg.
PARIS, 1000 P. M.-News in
English. TPB-7, 25.2 M, 11.SS
meg; TPA-4, 25.6 M, 11.72 meg.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
(Prices Paid Shippers-Net #. o. b.

DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
(Prices Paid Shippers-Net #. o. B.
WashinSton.)
BY the Q. 8. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
Eggs-Market steady. Government
grade and dated eggs: Whites, U. s.
extras, large. S2hc; U. s. extras. me-
diums. 2Shc; U. s. standards large.
2Sc; U. 8. standards, mediums. 23c;
U. s., trades. 22c. Nearby ungraded
eggs: Current receipts, whites, 21022c;
mixed colors, 10000.
Live Poultry-Market steady. Fowl
Colored, large. lbs. and up, 1s@19c;
under lbs, 16017c: No. Is, lac; leg
horns 1s@15c; roosters, 1o912c. Chick
ems: Virginia rocks. broilers and fryers,
all sizes, 1s@1ec; No: 2s. 1Sc. Delaware
all sizes, 1s@19c; No. 2s, lac; mixed
coIored fryers, 16@16c; No. 2s lac. Leg
horns, broilers, all sizes, 15917c. Tur-
keys. old hens. zoe: old toms, 17c.
L. G. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS AT
WASHINGTON
South carolina-1S bushel baskets
North carolina--sO crates cantaloupes,
New Jersey-S0 (16-pint) crates blue
west virEinia-7 boxes watercress.
Unknown-s crates mixed vegetab bles.
Apples-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts moderate. Bushel baskets: U. $.
No. i, Maryland, Virginia. Pennsylva mia
and west Virginia, yellow Newtowns, 2
inch minimum, 65@75c; 2A-inch mini
mum, S0c0 0$1: Wealthys, inches mini
mum, 4O@5Oc; 2A-inch minimum, 500
. aiV7iY1 75MSSc. oA
inches minimum s5c@$1; Stars, 2+4
inch minimum. 500 hOc; 215-inch mir.
mum, 75@9Oc; 2% inch minimum. 3ocG
81; Rambos, 2A-inch minimum, SOC SOC
2h-inch minimum, 65675c; 2%-'nch
minimum, 65@75c; 2%-inch minimum
cantaloupes-Market steady; I Mexico
arrived; 9 broken and / unbroken cars
on track. Salmon meats: Arizona, jum
bos 36s and ASS. $3.50@3.75; California
STANDARD flats. o. and 12s, 31.25@1.5o
Delaware, 2-3 crates. 24s. fair quality. 81
Honeydews-Market steady: Arizona
arrived: broken and unbroken car.
ON track. California, standard and
Honeyballs-No sales reported.
Carrots-Market steady; Californis
arrived: broken car on track Califor
mia, Western crates, punched, mostly
around $275. Pennsylvania, bushel has
Peaches-Markst steady; l Virginia ar
rived no cars on track Truck receipts
moderate. Virginia, bushel baskets
Hilea and Bellies. U. s.. No. /, II -rcf
minimum, $1.26@1.5o: 2-inch minimrm
bushei baskets. Elbertas. 2-2A-inch min
imum. a2@22s; unEraded. s1.25 1.s5
bushel baskets. Hales, U. S. No. l. az
inch minimum, S2.6O.
| cslory-Narkst steady. New York. Y
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Affects PWA'ers Only

Some confusion has arisen since
the recent decision by the Acting
Comptroller General, regarding
Civil Service must" appointments
on PWA projects, as to scope Of
the decision. Some reports were
to the effect that "all" emergency
employees in old line agencies
henceforth must be acquired via
Civil Service, but this isn't true.
The decision, according to GAO,
applies only to persons paid with
PWA money and stationed in
agencies not exempt from Civil
Service.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Guilty Coincidence

Horror Item: Employees Of Ac
counts and Deposits. Treasury
are chuckling over the embarras,
sing experience of their units
"Caspar Milquetoast" It
seems "Caspar" and his girl
friend picnicked recently, and
while they used paper dishes they
decided silver knives, forks and
spoons would be necessary
But they stopped by Child's for
hot cakes on the way back, and
when "Caspar" reached for his
purse to pay the bill the silver
ware splashed all over the floor
with a resounding crash Tit
terS, chuckles and outlaws filled
the air as "Caspar" and his in
furiated girl friend skunk out.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
"The Plantation OuUner"

Farm Security's City Club build
ing-aS you probably know-at-
tracts the passer-by with its large
collection of photographs in dis
play windows, largely of types"
the agency has supposedly helped
x. The photography is unques-
tionably superb, Arthur Rothstein,
Russell Lee, Ed Locke and Doro-
thea Lange being those who have
contributed most Of the collection
Amusing, however, and in
dicative of the agency's vivid pink
trend since its inception, is Miss
Lange's cunningly posed portrait
Of THE Plantation Owner" de-
picting a testy old guy who OBJ
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Daily Short Story

and a little scornful as he must
have looked at those other women
clustered outside the door.
The door was closed now, and
when the frenzied knock came the
policeman braced himself as he
opened it as a halfback might
guard against the coming tackle
in football game. But the women
outside the door had settled down
into an apathetic waiting, and the
only one to slip in was a cat.
why, that's Danny" Mrs. Rus
kin said fatty, and her hand went
to her heart as she saw the cat
run into the bedroom and arch
herself against Tom Desmond's
leg. "I-I feel sort Of faint. Could
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Speaking Of Government Workers

'viously would brook no contradic.
ton, with his foot on a shiny auto
fender The background con.
sists of a seated crowd Of young
colored men, the faces of whom
indicate they have considerably
more intelligence than the local
cZar, and your first reaction Is
spontaneous revolt" against those
who have trod upon the masses"
Around the Triangle
Purely Personal: Print sho.
mette, the nterstater, has been
daughtered Wallace z. Perry,
Treasury Chief Clerks Office, and
A. D. sartwell, Internal Revenue,
are announced as winners of the
Treasury NFFE locals recent
membership campaign and will
shortly be Splashed with prizes. i.
Perry is a vice president of the
local, and Sartwell prexy Of the
credit union. Two Coast Guard
teams will contest softball skill
Thursday. S, at the Rejecting
Pool, the March of Times, led by
Oscar Kee, facing the Grease
Ballers, headed by Chick" Clark,
to see who'll set 'em up after the
game.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
BREAKFAST IN BED

"She knows" His voice came in
a rasping sob. ut was this morn.
ing when I woke Lenore and she
Just turned a little and said, oh,
Tom. let me sleep q little longer.
I'm tired And it was like she let
me know how tired I was. How
tired I've been for years now, doing
my own job and hers, too. And
never being able to hurt her and
les her know how I'd come to hate
her for running my life.
Then she went to sleep again
right there before my eyes and I
knew II ever was going to be free
OF her 1t had to be then when l
had the courage. So I did what I'd
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Must>HoUe Patience

Hold Everything: So pestered
has Civil Service Commission be-
come because of the June "a Civil
Service extension E. O.'s, that
organizations seeking "interpreta-
tions" have been told officials
will make no more speeches until
something definite is known
Meanwhile, the Commission has
indicated it will issue a statement
every once in while (such as
the one released Sunday as de-
velopments take shape.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

Our team Is good though boast.
ing mould
Give them the lift they need,
For they shall oroU as DtneS Ue
knoD
That started from q seed;
And By this tnu may conquer all
The teams along the line,
While De remain by faith as
rain
To help the groDing Uif1e.
&C. P. o. FAN.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
HOT WEATHER TALES:

hot WEATHER TALES:
IL For several years a disabled
veteran has achieved Good" and
Very Good" efficiency ratings
working in an agency less than
1000 feet from this typewriter
More than a year ago he was pre-
NOTED to a CAF-2 clerical grade,
continued turning in nice work
But recently he wished trans
fer to another agency and his
achievements entire structure fell
Civil Service Commission
found the man had passed a
CAF-2 clerical test a long time ago
by virtue of his 10-point preference,
his mark being but 70 or so with