davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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and her friends gigglingly posed for
pictures.
Finally, she took us into her
house. 1t consisted of one room on
the second floor of a typical adobe
country building, the first floor of
which was set aside for sheep,
chickens and the children. The
second-story room was barrenly
furnished. 1t had only a large bed
covered with beautiful tufted
spread-a bureau, mirror and three
trunks. On the bureau and pasted
on the mirror were innumerable
pictures of Maria nursing bambinos.
Most of the community had
trooped into the house with us, so
conversation with Maria was diff
cult. 1t consisted chiefly of gay
laughter. After a few difficult pas
sages concerning her husband, off
in the fields, the health of the "bam-
bino in Florence" and other triv-
ialities, she swooped down on the
realities of hospitality.
From nowhere Maria produced
three fresh eggs. She gave one to
each Of us. instructing us at the
same time to break off their tops.
This done. she raised her egg in
front Of her and, with the toast
Salute downed its contents neat.
Our stomachs jumped at the sight.
but the laughing. staring faces of
the entire population of the place
shamed us into returning the ges-
ture.
In Florence we learned more
about Maria's business from our
friend Sonora Franzi, her former
employer.
When her little Camilla was born
Senora's doctor sent for a wet nurse
whose milk was said to be like
honey" She turned out to be a
large. strapping girl and arrived
terrified. for she had never been
away from her primitive, mountain
home. They poked and pricked her
with needles and all kinds of silvery
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Proctor
Continued From Page C-4.)

Carroll of Rock Greek had consid-
cradle to do with the placing of the
Capital where it is today, and his
advance knowledge in this connec-
ton might we'll have been RESPONSE
bic Tor his brother, the archbishop.
selecting the Georgetown site for
the college. However, under any
circumstances, it certainly proved
most fortunate venture.
Father Carroll was then probably
residing in the vicinity of Forest
Glen, where he erected a house of
worship in 1774. Here about this
period also lived his brother Daniel,
the commissioner, and other men,
bers Of the family, and in the old
sacred cemetery surrounding st.
Johns Church, Forest Glen, sleep
many members of the family and
those with whom they were con-
nected through marriage.
First Bishop.
However, this particular branch
Of the CAROLS originally resided at
Upper Marlboro, Md, where the
Rev John Carroll was born January
8, 1875. In 1884 this distinguished
divine became the head of the Cath
ollc Church in the new Republic
Six years later he was appointed
by Pope Plus VI first Catholic Bishop
of the United States and, in 1903,
first Catholic Archbishop of Balti-
more. He died in Baltimore on
December 3, 1915. and the National
1ntelligencer of December S chron-
lcled his death as follows:
Died,
"At Baltimore, on Sunday, about 6
O'Clock in the morning, that great,
good and pious man, the Most Rev.
DR.. John Carroll. Archbishop of Bal
timore (of the Catholic Church,, in
the 80th year of his age"
On December 7 the Intelligencer
carried a column article laudatory
Cf the deceased archbishop and in
Guiding a sketch of his career 1t
said: He was a gentleman of that
distinct social group which was COM
posed of the fathers of the Republic.
His scholarship was recognized by
all in his own day. and at his death
he left the Catholic Church here in
q firm condition"
When the little mission was es-
tablished at Forest Glen, Montgom-
cry County had not been formed.
Father CAROLS parish extended
from the present church to the
northern tier of counties in Vir-
ginia and included half of the State
of Maryland. AS would be sup
posed, this part of Maryland was
wild and undeveloped country
and the size of the church-31 by SO
feet-was quite adequate for the
needs Of the parishioners who came
there from miles around to worship
God.
In the early days Georgetown,
then quite a port of entry, was also
quite seat of learning, and in
1779 we find William Writ being
sent from Bladensburg to George
town, miles distant, to a classical
academy kept by Mrs. Rodgers.
Says Mr.. Writ: II was placed at
boarding with the family of Mr..
Schoof1eld, member of the Society
Of Friends. They occupied small
house of hewn logs at the eastern
end of Bridge street. Friend School,
field was a well-set, square-built,
!. honest-faced and honest-hearted
man: his wife was one of the best
OF creation"
Many are familiar with the life
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The tolloUing is one OF series
OF Weekly articles 1Dhich appear
in The Star by Thomas L. DAM
mann and his 1Uite Harle. These
tUo young people are travelling in
Europe and Writinq as they 90 of
Dhat they find interesting, and
The Star prints their articles us
. the impressions OF t1Uo young
Americans. Mr.. Ddmmann, a
Harvard graduate, 1UaS business
manager of the Haruard Crimson
and gained experience as q re-
porter in Chicago and Nashville.
He and Mrs. Dammann hare
traUeled Uidely.
By TOM AND HARLE DAMMANN
FLORENCE. - Maria is wet
nurse: she makes her living by
nursing other Italian women's
babies through their first year. She
is 26 years old-she looks Sonar
ried and herself the mother of three
children. When she is not away
working in Florence or Rome. she
lives with her family in a small
settlement near Frosinone, south of
Rome.
The married women in this
settlement are all wet nurses. The
other outstanding feature of the
village is that it is a settlement of
children; the wet nurses have to
bear children when they are not
working so that they can obtain
more work. Like Maria, they are
simple, genuine peasant women.
robust of bosom and kindly of
heart. Their laughter comes di-
rect from the sun kissed earth.
But the wet nurses of this village
are part of a delightful racket pc
culiar, so far as we know, to de-
lghtful Italy.
1t is very simple Women must
have babies; it has long been the
custom in Italy. Moreover, Musso-
lini has been as bombastic, as plead
Ing and wheedlng on the subject of
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the year she would take with ner
all Camilla's old clothes.
Even though these were but few
Of the matters covered in the con-
tract, it seemed like a good bargain
to sonora. Maria was efficient; her
heart was as big as her bosom, her
smile was beaming and her milk
healthy. Little Camilla thrived.
But Maria had an eye for pretty
clothes and trinkets. One day she
came to Sonora Franzi and said: II
have just seen such a lovely dress,
sonora. think you should get it for
me, because I must always look nice
when take the little one for az
airing"
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increasing the production OF chill
dren for the Fascist state as he has
been on any subject in his ken. So
Italian women must have children
and that includes women of all
classes-married of course.
Long Nursing Period Advised.
In Italy the doctors say that
baby must be nursed for a minimum
of six months after birth: most
babies are not weaned until after
the first year. Artificial nursing of
any kind is considered unwie and
the milk OF COWS or goats is unsafe.
Some women haven't the strength
to nurse their own babies the re-
quired time and many others-par-
ticularly in the upper classes-don't
wish to.
That's where Maria and her sis
ters-in- industry come in. One sees
them on the streets or in the parks
OF the larger towns pushing baby
carriages. Pretty pictures they
make, too, dressed as they are in
full, gayly colored skirts, loose
blouses and heavy girdles which
draw in the waist and accentuate
the bosom. But the women in
Maria's home town don't dress in
this manner; most of the seven
meters in their skirts have had to
be cut up into clothes for their chill
dren.
We had a letter of introduction
to Maria from a former employer.
Maria couldn't read the letter and
the only person in the village who
could read was away the day we
called. But she was happy to see
us because we could tell her of "the
bella Sonora in Florence and her
little bambino."
First, Maria introduced us to her
children-three husky. dirty brats
they were, whom she had difficulty
sorting out of the swarm of young
sters who were gaping at our bella
machina from America" Then she
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Maria would nurse little Camilla. In
return sonora would pay her SIS.
Also, she must supply Maria with SIX
petticoats, six girdles, six skirts, six
blouses. six of everything she would
wear. Then, the contract stipulated
that on certain occasions-ChrisU-
mas, Easter, Marias birthday, her
saints day, the day on which Ca
milla first said mama" the day
when she first said papa" to men,
ton the most important-senora
would give Maria presents of money
and clothes. In conclusion, it was
mutually agreed that when Maria
finally should leave at the end of
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morning the girl came screaming
into Senoras room. Her face was
swollen and red, as If she had
mumps and scarlet fever all at once.
They have tried to kill me-" she
walled. They pushed a prickly
stick in my mouth and rubbed my
teeth with it. Oh, I want to 60
home"
Sonora did not argue. The con-
tract was torn up and the girl
rushed off to her mountains.
Then came Maria. She was an oid
hand; she had nursed two other
bambinos already and came with
fine references.
For one year, the contract read,
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shiney instruments she had never
seen before. They told her 1t was
nothing: only necessary to test her
for diseases and the like.
Tremblingly she signed her con-
tract with Sonora. But that was
only the beginning. They gave her
a bath-it took two people to give
it, because the simple soul had never
been SO near water in all her life.
Then they took her to her room,
where there was a bed covered with
clean white sheets and blankets
terrifying to sleep in. The girl was
upset and her milk became unfit
Tor Camilla. Sonora had to hire
nurse for her wet nurse. Next
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Il have bought you enough clothes
already sonora replied. II can't
afford any more"
Maria pouted and left the room
sullenly. Next day Camilla was
nervous and upset. She cried all
that night, so the doctor was called
to examine her.
Something must be wrong with
Maria" the doctor told sonora.
Camilla is really all right, Just suf-
fering from a little indigestion.
Sonora knew what was wrong.
She bought Maria the dress she
wanted and Camilla quickly became
we'll and stopped crying.
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Coast League Baseball Tabs

FULLERTON. Calf. Two o
pitchers, on opposing teams, today
wore splints on their hands, both
suffering fractures in costly ex-
hibition game yesterday in which
Sacramento defeated Portland B
to !. Ad Licka of Portland broke
a bone in his left hand. while
Jack Card of Sacramento frac-
tured his right hand.
ONTARIO, Calf. Collecting Is
hits off two pitchers, the Seattle
Rainiers yesterday defeated the
Los Angeles Angels, to 3. In an
exhibition game. Turpin and
Walker held the Angels to 10
hits.
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BY NORLAGF

PARADISE VALLEY -The sun
which had skulked munshly be-
hind clouds every Sunday Of the
skiing season here. skipped out
brightly yesterday and Saturday.
TO make the first annual Bremen
ton ski carnival a happy memoir
able affair for more than $500
fans -a record number this year
Xerl Nelson. Seattle racer. cop
ped the mems open SALON event.
running a course down Alta Vista
in 1.071 He was followed
through the finish gate by Kelly
Oeschh. in 1.47.4 and John Put
nam. University OF Washington, IN
los.
Only 10 seconds in time sepa-
rated the first place winner from
Bob Sculy. Washington Ski club
who finished iast. so closely were
the Il entrants matched.
Jane Scully. also Of the WCS.
vas awarded the women's per-
petual trophy when she bested
three other racers IN the feminine
slalom event. Her time was IS 8
Genevieve Looff of the Penguin
SKI club. was second. Trudy jain.
WSC. third. and Marion Heston.
Seattle. was last.
Ric Sundsten of Seattle was the
winner of an obstacle race which
kept the large crowd chortling and
gasping most of the afternoon.
Jack Crandsll, Seattle. was second
and Howard Peterson of Puyallup
was third Special awards we're
given to Lewis Hauge of the PEN
gums for the best performance"
and to Gene Farr, Seattle, for
finishing 18th
Bob Johnson won the junior race
Saturday. Ted Holdridge was the
only other contestant. The race
was limited to kitsap county resi-
dents.
Saturday night at Paradise
lodge. in as breezily-staged a cor
onation ceremony as every enter
tanned the valley, Queen Elva Jar
stad was crowned while her attend
ants, Phyllis Ford and Mary Jane
Arthur plus about 80 courtiers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
Believe Ward p PARADISE Draws
On Title Way Record ThrOn3s

Expressing the BELIEF that Dsvcy
Ward Is headed for the champion
ship flight, possibly as weller
weight but more probably as a
middleweight or hght-heavy. Ia
coma.s veteran ring observers are
predicting the local fistic phenom
viii write an important chapter
in what promises 10 be brilliant
career when he meets Eddie Spina
OF Portland in the six-round main
event on Thursdays boxing card
at Greenwich coliseum
They advise. therefore. that all
who IN future years want 70 be
able 70 say Il knew him when
should be on hand for the scrap.
which happens to be Wards first
main event and quite possibly the
first IN which he will be com
PEELED TO 90 the full six-round
distance Spina Is one of the most
rugged little men ever 10 appear
IN a Tacoma ring.
Promoter Will MaXlon an
nounced today he had signed
Ray Morgan OF Portland TO
meet Toulouse in the four
round opener, thus completing
the card.
Curly Hopper, highly recon-
mended Indian lightweight from
Oklahoma, comes here 10 meet
Smith in the six-round semi
windup. while Leo Turner. Oak
land Negro middleweight reputed
to be one of the niftiest boxers
to show here in some time. is pair
ed with Mike Kanski of Fargo, n.
D. Tacoma and way points, in
the six-round special event
A four-round second prehmin-
airy will bring together Hank Cur
tbs of Tacoma and Johnny Nc
Cure of Portland. welterweights
Mcclure is the former Puyallup
boy who fought for some time
under the name OF Don Grove.
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a Wins Northwest DOWnhiH Title
Favor Oregon
In PIay-0ffs

SAN FRANCISCO - University
OF Oregon. Pacific coast entrants
and University OF Oklahoma.
champions OF the Missouri valley
were established firmly today as
favorites to win the final
games OF the western playoffs in
the national collegiate A. As has
ketbHll tournament at Treasure
island tonight.
Oklahoma PLAYS Utah state.
Rocky mountain representa-
tive, In the first game on the
program. and Oregon takes on
University of Texas, South
west winners, In the second.
II the contests run true to cx-
pectations. Oklahoma and oregon
viii meet Tuesday night to de-
termine the western team TO meet
Ohio State at Chicago March p
for the n. G A A national title.
The first of tonight's games was
the only one of the pair affording
some basis Of comparison. Okla
homa twice defeated Colorado.
which won the Rocky mountain
conference race but declined to
come here for the series. Utah
State. the runner-up. was substl-
tuted. On that basis the Sooners
coached by Bruce Drake. can be
expected to eliminate Dick Rom
ney's team from Utah.
oregon was favored over
Texas ON the strength of the
Ncbfoots' double win over
California for the Pacific
Coast conference champion
ship and also on the fact lit
tie was known of Texas here.
The games will be played in the
sports coliseum at the Golden
Gate international exposition
which seats 1900
On Tuesday night, tonight's los
ers meet in the consolation game
10 start the evening and the final
lists play the second game.
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MOI the only
intensely popular land
has It's distinctive now.
VIM, some OF these evenings there's going 20 be little
roundshouldered guy with long neck and suueaky
voice and flat feet and rapidly departing Uranium uzz trip
ping out a s0ftball diamond
And he's going put his hands on his knees like he did
"hen ne was younger and pla, second base and the
outfleld and he going to bark and and work him
sell into fever Of enthusiasm and excitement
Hes going to kid himself that he still retains
aglly the platter rhvthm-like
win the willow and neeness of the paths
And then the next day he'll limp
eh CABINET ana get ms dear frau to rub the
ana after that he viii put his house slippers evening
take MS paper TO his chair
life at home where ne belongs
N
Then he'll tell the eight yuy
Tor sobaiL But he won't that
They'd give him the giggies ~
ana hat Mite with the
here this me
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
DoubIe-headers
Announced Here

Sunday afternoon doublc-head-
ers Will be played at home by the
Tacoma Tigers this year. doing
away with the policy of splitting
Sabbath games one in the after
noon and the other at night, Prexy
Jack Quill made known Monday.
The Tigers are scheduled at
home on II Sundays, the first
being April 80 when the Van
eouver Capilanos come here as the
fourth visiting club in the open
ing round-robin series.
II II the idea of the club TO
dedicate some of the Sunday
afternoon contests to cities in
southwest Washington. The
twin-bill idea will make IL
worthwhile for more fans To
come from Olympia, shelton.
Aberdeen aud other =. W.
cities. The Tigers number many
fans In these cities now and
the list will grow under the
new policy.
Although no definite decision
has been made as yet, there mas
been talk of setting Sunday. June
Il, aside as Old-Timers day. II
is the day before the national
observance of the Centennial OF
baseball and as Tacoma is not
scheduled TO be at home on the
18th. the pioneers of the game
here will have their day Of honor
"a hours in advance. All former
Northwestern and Pacific Inter
national league players would be
invited.
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Cammaranos, Dairymen
To Decide Third Place

Tied for third place al the END
OF the regular season. Medosweet
Diaries and Cammarano Brothers
will tangle in the feature game
of an added attraction program at
the Lakewood ice arena Wednes-
day night. Alt Heidelberg and
Griffin Fuel are tentatively book
ed TO play an exhibition in the
opening fray on the program
The winner of the Cam
marano Medosweet fray will
face Griffin Fuel for the right
TO meet the Alt Heidelberg> in
best two-out of three series
for the league title. il was de-
cided by league officials sun
day.
Il was originally planned 10
open plsyoff series this Nednes-
day but the tie for third place
necessitated postponement OF the
title play for one week.
Medosweet Diaries pulled a sur
prise last Wednesday when they
downed the lesgue-lesding Beer
Baron five in an overtime fray,
Z 10 6. The win gave them the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-20
Bell Marksmen
Shoot In Tourney

The Bellsrmine r. o T. c. unit
has Just completed its firing IN the
national r. o r. c. matches for
the Hearst trophy. The aggregate
scores were. Team "A" Joe La
Porte. Frank CLASSY. Joe Ford
Armand LaFrambose and BOZ
Green, S32; Team b" Albert
kase, Dick Pittenger Dick Gilman,
Jim Rogers and Maurice CLASSY
763.
High individual score went 10
Joe Laporte. 173. Winning teams
will not be announced until after
all targets have been checked and
marked by the war department.
Mai \ l.. Warren. federal
instructor. also announced the
completion of this match
check-up on the match scores
for the year shows Corporal
Joe LaPorte, Company b" to
he the winner Of the annual
craftsmanship medal for the
current year.
The new medal. presented for
the first time by the team of Ia
coma 5 14Sth field artillery for the
best record in craftsmanship of
the year by first year r. o. T. c.
student. will go to Private Albert
Kase. Company B" Sergeant F.
A. Villaescusa, regular army, has
been the instructor of the r. o. T.
c. rifle teams during the past year.
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ny UNITED PRESS

ssssE7A'
HANFORD. Calif.-oakland had
lead of seven games to four to-
day IN the clubs spring training
season exhibition series with the
San Francisco Seals. A timely
single by Manager Johnny vergez
yesterday gave the Oaks q AZ
win.
Los ANGELES ~ Fay iScow)
Thomas. who annually burns up
the Coast league with his pitching
but can't seem to click in the
majors. today goes on the mound
for the Los Angeles Angels when
the local team clashes with the
Chicago Cubs at Wrigley field.
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ca|ento Retains
No. Two Ranking

NASHINGTON-Tony Galento
who will be examined tomorrow
by the New York Athletic COM
mission to determine whether he
! is physically fit to fight Joe Louis,
retained his No ] spot IN the n.
b. AS quartrly list OF challengers
today
The association. however. dis
claimed sponsorship of the roly-
poly Orange, n. j.. barkeep. who
has been signed to fight Louis for
the title in June.
Bob Pastor, who once STAYED
10 rounds with Louis. has ad-
justed his differences with the
New Jersey commission and
was rcinstated as the No. 2
challenge. Lou Nova, Max
Baer and Red Burman were
named after Pastor in that
order.
In the other divisions, n. b. a.
ratings were:
Light-heavyweight u75): John
iitiig A%'NiSt Iidillflpls mtlib
Bettina, No. ] challenger.
Middleweight t160): Solly krie-
ger, champion, Fred Apostoh, No.
] challenger.
W g / c r weight (140: Henry
Armstrong champion; Charley
Burley. No. / challenger.
Lightweight $3.50; Henry Arm
strong champion; Lou Amhcrs
No. challenger.
Featherwelght t126): Vacant,
Leo Kodak, No. l challenger.
Bantamweight as; Sixto Es-
cobar. champion; John (ko) Nor
gan. No. challenger.
Flyweight ui2): Vacant; Peter
Kane, No. i challenger
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Boston Favored
To Win Ice cup
BN UNITED PRESS

The Boston Bruins. who broke
five records IN winning the Ma
tional hockey league Champion
ship were heayyw favorites to-
day to win the Stanley cup, en-
blematic of world ice supremacy
Playoffs begin in three cities to-
morrow night
The Bruins meet the New York
Rangers in the first game in a
best of seven series at Madison
Square Garden tomorrow night,
while the New York Americans
engage the Maple Leafs in To-
ronto and Detroit's Red Wings
play Les Canadiens at Montreal.
The defending champion Chicago
Black Hawks failed to make the
cup playoffs by seven points.