davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-01-07

Behind the maid was the little rat
faced man.
Miserably Henry watched as she
greeted him. He saw her take the
ferret's arm, and together they went
back into the apartment. She didn't
even turn to wave goodby.
Henry felt utterly desolate. "Why
would he come tonight?" he thought.
Tonight, just as dream was about
to come true?" He stood by the win
dow waiting, but she didn't come out.
Finally he took his hat and went out
to neighborhood bar.
His drink cheered him. "Tomor
row." he said softly. Tomorrow!
Hewas still glowing when he reached
the office the next morning. He hardly
noticed what Jordan said; then the
impact of the words hit him: Vice
president wants to see you - matter
out in Cleveland - just the man -
wash up the job in couple of weeks"
Cleveland "a couple of weeks.
Weeks away from "Her." And Lucille
would be back - Henry squared his
shoulders and went in to see the vice
president.
That night he took the plane to
Cleveland He could talk to her
about that. flying around the country
on business. When he got back he'd
Evening star., 1940-01-07

an odd procedure for tree, though.
Ordinarily bark is shed in winter and
acquired anew in summer.
WITH wingspreads of eiercn inches,
the exquisite green. black and gold
butterflies of New Guinea are the
largest known to man.
bandit beetles in Kansas grain fields
lie in wait for and rob red ants carry
ing seed to their homes.
Carl kuLBeR0
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Continued from pogs twelve

shine, blue water, golden fruit, Dino
at her side day and night - we're dust
in her mouth.
Nothing happened after that. She
lived years with Dino. many years.
They never so much as spoke of
Rupert. One day Dino went back to
Italy. She had not wanted to 60, but
she gave him money enough to 60 and
Evening star., 1940-01-07
DREAMS END
Continued from pose thirteen

Continued from poss thirteen
bribe the doorman and get her name,
he'd send her an amusing note, ask
her to lunch in some swish place, and
then - and then - His heart sang.
He wrote Lucille that he was going
to Cleveland and not to hurry home.
He sent Lucille couple of pairs of silk
hose, service weight, and wondered
what ''She" would wear - something
gossamer, he knew.
In Cleveland the job went beauti-
fully but took more time than he'd
expected. When it was finished, he
caught the first plane back to New
York. "She" would be waiting!
At the Office. Jordan greeted him
warmly, the vice-president asked him
to lunch the following day. Henry
was pleased, but eager to 60 home
home to her.
He TAXED to his apartment, tipped
the driver handsomely. After all. a
well-turned-out business man, who
lunched with the vice-president of his
firm, couldn't be a cheap skate. He
went up the stairs two at time, his
glossy new brief case under his arm.
his new hat on at confident angle.
"Henry!' Lucille opened the door.
Darling, what do you think! told
you there was something funny about
that girl in garden Number Three.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

to come back. Then she grew fright
ened because there was 50 little money
left of all that she had earned, which
Rupert had put into banks for her.
But it was not money alone which
sent her back to New York to try once
more to sing.
While Dino was gone she must
Evening star., 1940-01-07
PROCESSION OF SONG

II don't care" she cried defian
II have chosen Dino"
Eyes, you have chosen him."
agreed.
And then Dino said, too proue
"Wait - it is natural that maj
angry when another wins the won
he loves, but /"
Rupert put up his thin, long ha
mo, you have won nothing
from me-" he said. "You have
only destroyed something" He
hesitated and then went on, his
voice dry and bitter: This
woman herself is nothing but
common streetwalker - thing
that belongs where she was born
- on the docks of Naples. There
she would be now, had l not
heard her sing one day. by acci-
dent"
She felt her brain grow black
as he spoke. She hated him. She
fad hated him all these years.
She turned on him.
"You cold beast - she
screamed.
1t was at this moment that she
saw there was blond young man
standing at the door. holding in
his right hand a large bouquet of
lovely white roses.
Pardon me-" he said breath
lessly. Il was looking for Made
moiselle Pallioni."
Then he saw her, still in Dino's
arms. He must have heard. He
gave her a long look and she saw
his face grow white.
Il do beg your pardon" he
said family. and, after a long mo-
ment. disappeared with his roses.
Poor young man! She had never
seen him before, or again. But
he had served some purpose.
After he was gone there was moth
ing to say. Her anger was broken.
She felt only unutterably sad.
Rupert waited. then bowed.
"Goodby, my dear" he said to
her simply. and went out quickly.
When he was gone she put her t;
on Dino's breast. Take me far ava,
she said.
So they had gone away. to Calf
MIA. Before leaving. she had tried not
read the notices of Polonowski's OPP
ing. but she read every word. d.
afterward. all of California - 81
Evening star., 1940-01-07


parents were dead and the half
ruined old castle was his. Against
her will she made ready to 60 and
live with him, for she was grow
ing old and nearly penniless.
But the strangest thing hap
pened to her the day before she
was to leave New York. A lawyer
brought her a legacy from Rupert
"a strange legacy. 1t was simply
food and shelter as long as she
lived in a New York hotel which
she had never heard of.
All day, in the midst of her
locked trunks and bags. she
thought about this legacy of
Rupert's. Once he had said to her
in the strange musing way she
never understood: when you
are old, you will have nothing"
She had only laughed. 1t had
seemed impossible then. But
Rupert was always right, she
thought drearily. Then she real
lied suddenly what she had never
before been willing to realize, that
with her true being she hated
Dino. If it had not been for him!
She wanted. never to see him
again.
So. without telling Dino. she
simply disappeared. He had
never found her, nor did she now
know whether he was living or
dead. 1t no longer mattered to
either of them.
is that way" Madame Rubin
said solemnly over Mrs. Whit
takers finished marcel.
Nov then, ma'am, 90 and
have a good time. Tonight is
'e Burche, yesterday was Pallioni.
tomorrow is one we don't know
Is fair enough - life"
=, =
fks Fad
1t week: Another story of Madame
Rubin and Mrs. Whitaker:
Mrs. Whittake1's Secret"
Evening star., 1940-01-07
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

find out whether she still could sing.
She could not. After one concert she
knew her voice was gone forever.
There was no Rupert to bring it
back. She had read in the papers that
same summer that he had been killed
in an avalanche while climbing in the
Alps. Dino wrote that he had decided
he wanted to live in Italy now that his
Evening star., 1940-01-07

Swishins lovoris every doy helps
keep sore throots and colds owoyl
Swishing means vigorously work
ing tongue and checks, forcing
Lavoris in between the teeth =.
along the gums, over the tongue
and into tissue creases. Lavoris
chemically coagulaees and re-
moves the stale film in the mouth
- that coating which harbors
germs and fermenting, odor-pro-
ducing accumulations. ibis action
is distinetively ebaraeferistic of
Lapori5.
Swish is the right word for
the right way to use Lavoris
to keep the mouth and throat
clean and healthfully stimulated.
You'll like the fresh, ringling
after-efect, for Lavoris is medici--
nal in action but pleasing in taste.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Civil Rights Preservation
Is Conference Theme

The National Conference on Con-
stitutional Liberties in America,
announced as a conclave to consider
plans for preservation of civil rights,
will open tonight at 8:15 o'clock in
the National Press Club auditorium,
with Prof. Robert K. Speer of New
York University presiding.
About 200 delegates of civil rights
groups and labor organizations are
expected to attend the three-day
conference, according to Merle D.
Vincent of Washington, temporary
chairman.
Speakers tonight will include the
Rev. Owen A. Knox, president of
the Civil Rights Federation of Mich
igan; Pearl M. Hart, chairman OF
the Civil Liberties Committe, Ma
tional Lawyers Guild; Alderman
Earl B. Dickerson, Chicago; Harold
j. Pritchett, president of the Inter-
national Wood Workers of America
and James Dombrowski, member of
the Southern Conference for HUI
man Welfare.
Discussions of the rights of citi-
zenship, minority political and ra-
cial groups, aliens and labor, will
continue tomorrow and Sunday
Edwin S. Smith, member of the
National Labor Relations Board,
will discuss Civil Rights and Ma
tional Defense" at luncheon
Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Allen
Take Virginia Golf Leads
BY the Associated press

os tne Associated Press.
OLD POINT COMFORT Va
June THE co-medalists, Mrs. Lily
Harper Martin of Portsmouth and
Mrs. H. N. Allne of Newport News
TOOK early leads in their Virginia
Women's Golf Tournament 18-hole
seminal matches today.
Mrs. Martin, defending cham
plon, had Cup advantage over
Mrs. Grayson Dashiell, Richmond
at the fifth hole and Mrs. Allen was
l up on Mrs Helen Wise. Langley
Field, at the fourth.
Mrs. Dashiell wasted three shots
coming out of a sand trap to lose
the first hole to Mrs. Martins boeev
.. The Richmonder also dropped
the second to the titleholder's par s
when she topped her brassie Sec
ond shot for less than so yards
The sand trap jinx continued to
harass Mrs. Martin at the short
third, and she lost to Mrs. Dash
lells par 3. They halved the fourth
with par As, and Mrs. Dashiell con-
ceded the fifth, dog-leg over wa
ter, after taking six shots to reach
the green.
Mrs. Wise and Mrs. Allen halved
the first two holes, the first in bo-
gey IS and the second with par SIS.
Mrs. Wise's drive off the first tee
carried only about 100 yards, but
she made a nice recovery. Mrs.
Allen had to sink 6-foot putt
to get her par on the second. Mrs,
Aliens par 3 sent her one up at
the third, and they halved the
fourth. when both missed short
puts.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Mystery Woman
CoNopses Near
Fort Myer

A neatly-dressed young woman
who police believe to be an amnesia
sufferer was taken to Emergency
Hospital today after collapsing on
Lee boulevard, near Fort Myer, Va,
narrowly missing an automobile as
she fell
The woman, who bore no clue to
her identity, told Arlington County
Police Sergt. James Scott she did not
know who she was, and Sergt. Scott
said the only coherent statement he
could obtain was that she was
hungry.
D. M. Sprinkle of Winchester, Va,
told police he was driving along the
boulevard when the woman COL
lapsed just after his car passed her.
The Clarendon RESCUE Squad took
her to Emergency Hospital and she
was removed later to Gallinger.
Sergt. Scott said he learned the
woman was seen wandering around
aimlessly in the vicinity of Lee
boulevard for more than half an
hour before she fell
He described the woman as being
about % years old and said she
appears to be of italian descent.
She is dark-complexioned with dark
hair and was wearing a checked
dress. She had q ribbon in her hair.
Detective Sergt. Hugh Jones Of
Arlington County planned to ques-
ton her this afternoon,
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Court Rules Plaintiff Must
Answer Written Queries

A person filing suit in District
Court must be prepared to answer
questions put in writing by his op-
ponent or the case is liable to be
thrown out of court
This developed today when Justice
Jennings Bailey dismissed a neg
1igence suit because the plaintiff
had failed to answer, since April II,
questions asked her by the owner of
the building.
Justice Bailey acted at the request
of the law firm of Toomey g.
Toomey and Attorney Joseph c..
Suraci, representing Vincent l..
Toomey, 1o15 Fifteenth street NV,
owner of the premises at 2231 Tenth
street NV, who asked that the
plaintiff, Olivia Jones, show rent
receipts, the lease, and answer oues-
tions relating to another tenant
renting the premises.
Mr.. Toomey denied that he had
rented the apartment to the plain
tiff, but indicated that she had sub
leased from another party.
The plaintiff asked $4,000 for
alleged injuries, including a frac-
tured right thumb and bruised left
nip, when door fell on her.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Civilian Clubs Banquet
Honors Bethesda Unit

The Washington Civitan Club and
the newly-formed Bethesda Civitan
Club last night banqueted at the
Congressional Country Club on the
occasion Of the presentation Of q
charter to the new club.
The charter. listing % members
was presented by Henry Ortland
jr., of Annapolis, governor Of the
Chesapeake district of Civitan.
Presiding at the banquet was DR..
E. E. Merriman, president of the
Washington Civitan Club.
The charter was received in the
name Of the Bethesda club by A. w
Hurt, treasurer of the new club.
Paul M. Ludt is president.
An address, "Civitan International
Its Aims and Purposes" was made
by Arthur Cundy, international Sec
retary OF Civitan. A guest at the
banquet was Dr.. Franklin Tyler,
representing the Richmond Civitan
Club.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Ruling Seen os Move
To Establish Ownership

NEW YORK. June 7 (P.-The
ruling of the Treasury today that
any securities imported for sale
must be passed on by the Federal
Reserve Bank was seen in brokerage
circles as an effort to deal with the
problem of establishing ownership
OF stocks and bonds made out
merely to bearer" rather than reg
istered in the names of individual
investors.
1t has been customary for many
foreigners dealing in American Sc
curities to have them made out to
bearer" and to arrange transac-
tions through their banks. There
fore, some said, it was likely that
banks in Holland and Belgium held
for clients substantial amounts of
American stocks and bonds unre2-
istered in the names of their real
owners and it would not seem diff
cult to ship these securities mere
for sale through neutral countries.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
High School Bond
Members Tour Capital

Sixty boys and girls, members of
the Willmar (Minn.) High School
Band, stopped in Washington today
to 60 sightseeing before they start
home after a 9-day tour of the East.
The band members, who left the
community of Willmar seven days
ago, had their picture taken on the
House steps of the Capitol. Repre-
sentative Andersen of Minnesota
welcomed the group.
Varying in ages from II to 20, the
band members are chaperoned by
several teachers of the school and
their wives John Saari business
manager Of the band, and Nicholas
Jadinah, the band director, accom-
panied the group.
After pictures were taken, the
group hustled to the buses awaiting
them to get in some more sight
seeing before leaving Washington
tonight for home.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Kuhn Memorial Cup
Given 10 Bethesda
Library Leaders
Award Made at Annual
c. Of c. Banquet at
Kenwood Club

Award of the Oliver Owen Kuhn
Memorial Cup to Mrs A. Brook
house Foster and her associates on
the Bethesda Library Board fea-
tured the Bethesda Chamber of
Commences sixth annual banquet
and first annual ladies night at
kenWOod Golf and Country Club
last night.
Nearly 200 members and their
guests attended and were enter
tanned by talk in which DR.. Roy
Tasco Davis related many amusing
incidents which occurred while he
was serving as United States Min
lister to countries in South America
DR.. Davis, now president of Ma
tlonal Park College, was an envoy
to Guatemala, Costa Rica and
Panama during the administration
of President Coolidge.
Mrs. Foster and her associates are
the third recipients of the Kuhn
Cup, donated by The Evening Star
IN memory of its late managing
editor, who was an active Mont
gomery County civic worker and an
honorary life member of the Beth
esda Chamber of Commerce
through which the trophy is
awarded.
John A. Overholt. past president
OF the chamber and chairman of
the Awards Committee, made the
presentation and recounted how
Mrs. Foster and a small group of
aides started the movement which
resulted in the estab blishment of the
Bethesda Public Library in 1899.
Burrell H. Marsh, jr., retiring
president, in behalf of the chamber
presented to Clarence C. Keiser,
new second vice president, a COM
olnation phonograph and radio in
recognition of his services as execu-
tive secretary during the last year.
j. Henry Hiser, newly elected
president, presented Joseph A. Can
trel, member of the chamber and
former member of the Maryland
House of Delegates, who presided
as POSTMASTER.
j. Horace Smithey, director of
the Chevy Chase Chanters, sang
several solos, while the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Senior High School
Band played Dancing followed the
dinner.
Evening star., 1940-06-07

Tags that are miniatures of the
campaign poster picturing child
clutching her doll amid the ruins
OF a war-devastated city were being
pinned on contributors to the Dis
trict Red Cross Chapters war relief
fund today.
The shiny new tags, identifying
the person as one, ,of thousands CIV
Ing their money to relieve suffering
In Europe, are being given to past
contributors as we'll as those making
their donations today and in the
future
Drive Passes Halfway Mark.
Workers in the local drive were
forging ahead on the second half
OF the Districts 100000 quota.
total of sl54,790 having been reached
with yesterdays collections of
$17,258.
Among the contributions received
yesterday was s1,O08 from Mrs.
Majorie Post Davies, wife of the
former Ambassador to Belgium, who
is now special adviser at the State
Department.
Other gifts yesterday included
Capital Transit Co., $500; Loew's
Theaters employees, s413,25; the Civic
Education Association, s465: DR..
Edward Meigs, 5000; Pattern Makers
League of North America, $500 and
Joseph H. Hines, 500, and employees
OF The Star, $1978.16.
Sl,O0O,000 Cargo Ready.
Meanwhile. the national head
quarters of the Red Cross prepared
to load the S. S. McKeesport, leaving
Baltimore, Md, today for New York
City, with cargo valued at 81 l.OoO.-
600 for refugees pouring into France.
The vessel, chartered to the Red
Cross by the United States Maritime
Commission, is scheduled to leave for
Bordeaux about Thursday.
Two Washington women, Miss
Helen Holbrook of the Home Eco
nomics Section, Agriculture Depart
ment, and Miss Melva Bakkie. nu-
tritional consultant on the Red Cross
staff here, were among those select
ing the supplies the ship will carry.
The national fund totals s8,l71.215
today. headquarters reported.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Nazis Reported Tapping
8-Months' Oil Reserve
By the Associated Press

1S the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 7.-Germany. &C.
cording to an excellently informed
Nazi source, entered the war last
September with an oil and gasoline
reserve for six months.
These reserves, this source said
today, were increased during the
winter to eight months, and only
now are being touched.
The Polish campaign, according to
this information, paid for itself in
that sufficient oil and gasoline were
found to make it unnecessary to
touch the then-existing six-montt,
reserve.
During the winter synthetic pre-
duction was said to have been
stepped up while shipments were
arriving from Rumania and Soviet
Russia, so that, this source said
reserves rose to an eight-month
basis.
He added that the campaigns in
Holland and Belgium again paid for
themselves, so that Germany is now
entering the great French offensive
with the eight-month reserve just
beginning to be touched.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Buses Hit by Strike
Get Police Escorts

Escorted through Maryland by
State police, buses of Safeway
Trails, Inc, whose operations had
been halted by a strike of drivers
seeking more pay, were operating
today on regular schedule between
here and New York City, Thomas F.
Barry. attorney for the concern
here, reported.
Local Washington Baltimore serv-
ice has not yet been resumed, Mr..
Barry said, only the New York run
going through on schedule. Thirty
five buses had been tied up by the
strike, which began early Tuesday.
The Safeway company informed
the Maryland Public Service Com
mission Of the temporary suspension
of operations and asked State police
to provide an escort when oper-
ations were resumed. Police head
quarters announced in Baltimore
last night that police protection
had been arranged" an Associated
Press dispatch said.
THE buses went through on the
dot today" Mr.. Barry said. 'tAs
for the union, we're through. They
have violated the terms of the con-
tract"
Locals 988 and 6S2 of the Broth
erhood Of Railroad Trainmen have
demanded an immediate wage in
crease, from cents mile now paid
to 5 cents mile for drivers in serv-
Ice over six months. The union
also asked extra compensation for
changing tires.
TO increase the wages now paid"
the company said, would be abso-
lutely impossible" The firm is op-
Grating at a heavy loss now, it
was said.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Dismissal Faces
Aliens Employed
By District
Steps Will Be Taken
When l94l Supply
Bill Is Signed

Immediate steps will be taken as
soon as the l941 District supply bill
becomes law to bring about the dis
charge of any employe of the mu-
nicipal government who is an alien
or who has not applied for citi-
zenship papers, District officials said
today.
Maj Daniel J. Donovan, auditor
and District budget officer, said a
QUESTIONABLE would be sent to all
regular and per diem employees to
determine if they are citizens of the
United States or have applied for
citizenship up to the date of enact
ment of the supply bill-now await
ing the signature of the President.
This move, similar to rules in
serted in the Federal appropriation
measures, was prescribed in an
amendment to the District appro-
priation measure proposed in the
House by Representative Van Zandt,
Republican, of Pennsylvania.
The provision, accepted by both
Senate and House, reads: mo part
of any appropriation contained in
this act or authorized hereby to be
expended shall be used to pay the
compensation of any officer or en-
ploye of the Government Of the
United States or of the District of
Columbia unless such person is
citizen of the United States, or per-
son in the service of the United
States or the District of Columbia
on the date of the approval of this
act who, being eligible for citizen
ship, had heretofore filed a declara-
ton of intention to become a citizen
or who owes allegiance to the United
States"
Maj, Donovan, as auditor, will be
required to certify to the controller
generals Office that no one lacking
the citizenship requirements as out
lined is included in the pay rolls Of
the District.
Evening star., 1940-06-07
Shanghai Rumors Say
u. 5. May Take Over
French Concession
British Abandonment
Also Said to Be Weighed;
japanese Coup Hinted
BY the Associated Press.

oS nsSoSIdtcu ElCSS
SHANGHAI, June 7.-Rumors
that Great Britain and France are
considering virtual abandonment of
their interests here and elsewhere in
China caused visible Tightening
tonight of police precautionary
measures in Shanghai's foreign
controlled areas.
The outstanding tale in this talk
all denied by representatives of
the nations involved-was that
Americans were negotiating to take
over the French concession.
The French concession has a
population of 100000 mostly Chi
nese, about third that of the
International Settlement, which is
administered by nine foreign NUM-
cipal councillors, including two
Americans and five Chinese. Some
1000 Americans reside in the two
areas.
Japanese both here and in Toxic
seemed inclined to take the story of
the French-American negotiations
seriously. American and French
authorities, however, informed the
local Japanese counsul-general that
the report was not true and that no
such action was anticipated.
Another report, featured in the
Chinese press at Chungking, provi-
sional capital of the Central Chi
nese government, was that the jap
anese army at Shanghai, upon
1taly's entry into the European war"
Is planning to seize both the Inter-
national Settlement and the French
concession with the assistance of
the local Italian defense unit"
The japanese declared that they
had no such plan and pointed out
that the local Italian force-a few
hundred sailors-could not be an
important factor in any such action.