davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

Glazer out of the water with faxed
confederation from Rourke of what
was actually the truth. But the old
man hadn't done it. The old man was
something more than master mar
liner, not something less.
Alan lifted his head
I'm here to take full responsibility
for this collision" he said. 1T was my
fault. | started to blow two blasts
The whistle lanyard broke in my hand
Captain Glazer didn't cross signals on
me. He made the correct decision
within an instant of my own"
"Ahw said Commodore Glazer. The
syllable conveyed his deep content
"a broken whistle lanyard! Unfor-
tunate! Most! That seems to clear up
the matter very satisfactorily, Glazer
said softly to Purvis.
The head of Somers & Co., didn't
seem to hear him. He had his eyes
shut. Suddenly he opened them. And
how long had you had the Maria?"
MIR. Purvis asked Alan.
"a week. Long enough to be fully
responsible for that rotten lanyard"
Purvis nodded He looked at Whit
son. you agree with Commodore
Glazer that Captain Wickwire's state
ment clears up the matter very salts
factorily?" he asked.
Eyes, sir" said Mr.. Whitson. 1t was
plain sailing now. That broken lam
yard certainly does clear it up
FURvIS shook his head. He kept his
eyes on Whitson. Captain Wickwire's
statement merely complexities the mat
ter" old Purvis said. you told me
that Captain Wickwire had crossed
signals on you. Yet now you agree
that he blew first. Explain thatr'
Though he had been an office man
all his life, Purvis's voice of sudden
rasped out that command like mas
ter of ship. Mr.. Whitson gulped and
looked wildly at Glazer.
BE stillw said Purvis fercely to
the commodore, when he would have
spoken. MIR. Whitson, how could
Captain Wlckwire have crossed sig
mails on you. as you asserted to me?"
There was no answer, and if there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

sixty would also have lied at the
age of thirty. | am beginning to
realize that | once made a bad mis-
take"
He pressed button. "My compli-
ments to Captain Wickwire and ask
him to step in here" he said to the
clerk who answered.
mot this one" he added impa-
tiently, as the clerk stared at Alan.
THE senior Captain Wickwire, wait
ing outside for his ship"
The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
Bad MISTAKE
Continued from poge nine

of the sea. But the crumpling of the
bow of the Maria, run down instead of
grazed to make a better case for
Glazer, ceased to sound in Alan's ears.
Instead he heard his fathers voice, out
of his distant childhood: BE damned
to fouling your profession"
The old man could have blown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

been Whitson in his panic could
have thought of it. And GlaZer.
II one more attempt to speak, took
ige in his dignity.
We'll discuss this later, Captain"
. Purvis said to him. Il will talk to
)tain Wickwire now"
llone with the little man behind the
desk, Alan Wickwire felt his
glance no less severe.
You'll take your chances
with the inspectors at the in
quiry, Captain Wickwire." said
Mr.. Purvis. "If they don't bear
down hard you won't be in
eligible for command too long,
if at ALL" He coughed. I'VE
have many ships and can ex-
pect difficulties from time to
time. A master with a reputa-
ton for veracity can be useful"
Eyes, sir" said Alan.
Purvis frowned. Meanwhile
/ suggest you learn more about
the breaking strain of old lines
on your fathers lobster boat"
yes, sir" said Alan again.
Purvis drummed on his desk.
He seemed to be looking
through map of the world,
back through the voyages of
many ships around that world.
And when he spoke, it was to
himself.
Il don't say that because a
son is truthful in a bad moment
his father was truthful" He
raped his desk with a bony
knuckle. But | do say that a
man who lies at the age of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24


Maria instead of merely sideswiping
her. Before the engine room responded,
Rourke, who had fattened out against
the wheel, threw out hand as -
if clutChing at him.
We've got him - dead to
rights, srr' he said "Iie crossed
signals on us. It's time - and
years ago - that that fella got
his. Give me your story, sir --
I'll make it stand! That whistle
lanyard bruCk with you hangin'
onto it, in the force of the col
liSion"
Alan was speaking briefly to
the chief. But Rourke's words
replaced that crumpllng sound
in his ears. No other man on
the ship knew when that Ian
yard had parted. Glazer had
played this dirty on him, as he
had played it on his father. But
do was tell a brief straight
sounding story:
81 saw the Glorlana ahead.
She had good speed on. | had
little way. | blew once and or
dered right rudder, to pass to
the right. The Gloriana blew
twice, crossing my signal. Then
after a moment, she blew once.
1t was too late. She ran me
down"
Simple, almost true. No
whistle lanyard Glazer had it coming
to him. From two generations of Wick
wires he had it coming to him. But now
Alan had more Immediate job - q
ship to beach or to keep af1oat Ions
enough to make drydock in that fog.
He turned from the speaking tube
Keep your mouth shut" he said tC
Rourkc mot a word to anybody"
NED-EYED and exhausted, but with
his damaged ship safe, Alan came next
morning to the office of Somers & Co.
Behind him was Rourke.
Mr. Purvis was waiting for him. In
the outer office someone else was wait
ing - Robert Wickwre. Alan had
time to shake hands with his father.
He didn't look so old; that leathery
face had the timelessness of the sea
about it. Good luck" said the old
man. you'll need it. Glazer is in
there. got down as soon as | could. "
Glazer was there - and SO was
Whitson, the one officer of the Gloriana
that Alan had mistrusted, a per
petually smiling man with voice too
soft for sea duty. Glazer was ready.
Old Purvis looked over Alan care
fully. Purvis wasn't hostile; he was
inqulrlng - and worried, as usual
Purvis had worried longer than most
men live. The Glorlana has been
surveyed and will sail this afternoon y
he said. But first - of course - y
He Indicated Commodore Glazer.
The master of the Gloriana was as
calm as usual, but his eyes were as
watchful as a mother cats. Il have
given Mr.. Purvis the details of the col
lision, MIR. Wickwire," he said. For.
tunately, the recollections of MIR
Whitson, who was on the bridge with
me, agree with my own. They will,
hope. check with yours.
Purvis had looked with intense
anxiety at Commodore Glazer while
he spoke; now he looked at Alan.
Fresh from that brief moment with
his father, it seemed to Alan Wickwire
that he had left him for good and all
Now be would tell his lies and he
would beat Glazcr. But in beating
GlaZer he would be Joining the GlaZerS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24

wrong. Realizing that almost at once,
he had corrected his signal with a
single blast and ordered the right
rudder to correspond. That had put
him in the right - and full into the
Maria instead of merely sideswiping
her. Before the engine room responded,
Rourke, who had fiattened out against
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-23
Soft, Smart Frock
With Nautical Air

y EMEMBER how nice you used
N to look and feel when you
tripped off to school in a fresh
white blouse with a sailor collar?
Well If you're in the junior size
range, you can take upon yourself
that same naive, engaging charm,
by making this frock with sailor
collar and rows and rows of braid.
Design No. 1888 has very soft and
feminine lines, however sailorfied
its spirit, because the skirt has
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-23

smart impressed front fitness and
the blouse is gathered to round
out your bustline.
Carry out the nautical idea by
making it up in blue chambray
with white braid, white linen with
navy braid, or beige with scarlet.
It's good style for checked ging-
ham and sharkskin, too. Send for
the pattern right now. Be among
the first to wear it!
Pattern No. 1888 is designed for
sizes II, 10, IS, II and 10. Size 10
requires Az yards of 35-inch ma
terial without nap; 8h yards
braid. Send order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-23
Overenthusiasm

It is unfortunate, considering
that enthusiasm moves the world,
that so few enthusiasts can be
trusted to speak the truth.-Bal-
four.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-23
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR PEOPLES
COURTS"

"This amendment provides for establish
ing Peoples Court in this State by adding
two new sections numbered Ala and Alb
to Article Nv of the Constitution. The
first section l1-A) establishes Peoples
Court for Baltimore City and regulates or
provides for regulating all matters relat-
ing to the Court, the Judges of the Court
and the Constables and Clerks. The Sec
ond section (41-B) authorizes the General
Assembly to establish a Peoples Court in
any other county, Incorporate city or town
Of this State and to provide for all matters
relating to said Court and the Judges,
Constables, Clerks and Employees of said
Court; and below said synopsis shall be
printed the words "For Peoples Courts
Amendment" and Against Peoples Courts
Amendment" as now provided BY law, and
Immediately after said election due re-
turns shall be made to the Governor OF
the vote for and against said proposed
amendment as directed by Article XIV Of
the Constitution and further proceedings
had in accordance with said Article XIV.
Approved: April 20. 1889.
CHAPTER 200
AN ACT to amend Section Fl Of Article 4,
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Engineer J. H. King
Finishes 52-Year
Career on Railroad
He Hos Never Had
A Wreck Nor Injured
A Passenger

Seventy-year-old James Henry
King pulled on his oil-stained dun
garees yesterday morning, climbed
into the cab OF q latest type elec-
trio, streamlined train and opened
the throttle that took him on his
last run.
In 81 years on the line James
Henry King has been the eyes and
brains of thousands Of trains for
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
In 1888 he took his first job with
the company as an engine wiper.
Those were the days when the old
funnel-stacked woodburners were
beginning to become obsolete and
Pullman sleepers were something to
dream about.
He was quickly promoted to fire
man, and in 1902 he was made full
fledged engineer.
He has looked at millions Of miles
of track, face thrust into wind, rain
or blackness, but he never had q
wreck or hurt passenger.
He recalls a time when ne was
bringing train to Washington
with President Taft aboard.
The conductor came to the front
of the train just before we left"
Mr.. King said. "'Give it good run
today" the conductor said. "Presi-
dent Taft is in the rear
$50 I said: "A President in the
rear? That's nothing; there's a
King in 'front.'"
This and many other runs the
retiring engineer remembers, but he
will remember the last ride yester-
day the longest. His s-year-old
granddaughter, Eta Langmaack Of
Metuchen, N. j., was on the train
he brought to Washington yesterday
afternoon, and the two Of them had
the time of their lives posing for
photographers in every city they
passed through from New York to
Washington.
His retirement started officially
last night when he took the train
back to New York.
Today he was in Metuchen, where
he makes his home.
James Henry King has plans for
the days to come, which will no
longer be so busy.
I'm going to Florida and try for
some of the fish down there" he
told reporters yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
2 Held in $500 Bonds
In Robbery Charges

Luther July, %, and Marshall But
lei. 18, colored. accused of forcing
two young white women into an
automobile Thursday and robbing
one of them, were held under a
total of $4,000 bonds each for grand
jury action yesterday when ar
raigned in Police Court before Judge
John P. Mcmahon
The two were held under 10000
bond each in connection with two
robbery charges and an additional
$4,000 each on charge of at
tempted robbery A third colored
youth, who was said to have been
involved In the robbery attempt. was
held under So, 900 bond for the grand
jury.
July and Butler were charged with
obtaining $40 from one of the wom-
en- and $50 in a liquor store rob-
berry in the 400 block of First street
Sc. the latter on December 20.
The two women. Miss Mary Bell
Nelson, 81, and Miss Frances B0ur-
cier, %, were walking along a street
in the Northeast section when ap-
preached by one of the youths, who
forced them into the automobile.
One of them then covered the two
women with a pistol on the back
seat while the second one drove.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Eugene N. More|and
Dies in Hospital Here

Eugene Marion Moreland, Sc,
Arlington County (Va,) inspector
and sealer of weights and measures,
died yesterday in Sibley Hospital
after a brief illness. A native of
Washington, he had lived in Ar
hngton 20 years. making his home
at 1925 North Illinois street.
Mr.. Moreland was a past master
of Columbia Lodge, No. 285, of
MaSonS.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Olive v.
Mcreland, and three daughters, Mrs.
Marion Elliott of Anderson, H.:
Mrs. Dorothy King and Mrs. Mar
jorie Wells, both of Arlington.
Funeral services will be held at
pm tomorrow at the Ives funeral
home. 2847 Wilson boulevard, Ar
lington. Burial, with Masonic rites,
will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Mrs. George Sherman

Mrs. Mary Mason Sherman, widow
of George L. Sherman. and a Wash
ington resident for so years. died
Sunday at her home, 2120 Third
street NE
Born Mary Mason Meredith, in
Louisa County, Va, Mrs. Sherman
was direct descendant of George
Mason, author of the Bill of Rights
She was member of the Order
of the Eastern Star. the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and
National City Christian Church.
Surviving are son. George Mason
Sherman, and a daughter. Mrs
Sarah D. Griffith, both of Washing
ton. and two sisters, Mrs. w. B.
Sims and Mrs. Aubrey Meredith,
both of Louisa, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at the Hines chapel,
290l Fourteenth street NV, with
burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Mrs. Helen Linthicum,
Lawmaker's S Widow,
Injured in Traffic
Unidentified CoIored
Womon Fatally Hurt
In Piseotowcy Crosh

An unidentified colored woman
died at Providence Hospital this
morning, and her companion was
in critical condition. as the result
OF an automobile accident last night
on Highway No. 224 about half a
mile south of Piscataway, Md.
Another accident in nearby Mary
land last night resulted in head
injuries to Mrs. Helen Linthicum,
rs, of 705 st. Paul's street. Bal
timore, widow of former Repre-
sentative j. Charles Linthicum of
Maryland.
Mrs: Linthicum was hurt in
collision near Laurel on the Balti-
more boulevard while returning
home from Washington in a car
operated by her chauffeur. She was
brought to Doctors Hospital here
by the Branchv;lle Md Fire De-
partment ambulance. She was not
believed to be seriously hurt.
Police said at least one occupant
of the other car was hurt. This
injured person, whose name was not
learned, was taken to a Baltimore
hospital.
Ihe colored woman who died at
Providence is about Is years old
she weighed about l20 pounds and
was 5 feet 2 inches tall. Her COM
panion, police said, was Julius Epps.
29, colored. of 2445 P street NV
who suffered fractured skull and
left leg. His condition prevented
pollce from questioning him.
Car Left Highway.
The car in which the two were
riding ran off the highway, struck
culVert and overturned. The in
]ured were taken to the Naval
Powder Station at Indianhead, Md,
given first aid and brought to
Washington.
Joseph Pugh, 29-year-old colored
porter Of 1926 Eastern avenue NE
was held for Police Court action
yesterday under the Negligent Homi-
cioe ACT by a coroners jury for
responsibility in the traffic death
OF Mary Josephine Blake. 70. of &c
l street NV, who died Christmas
LAY. The woman was struck bv
Pugh's car as she walked across K
/ street at North Capitol street
Christmas Eve She died earlv the
next day after being treated for
fracture Of both legs and of the
! pelvis
Woman Hit by Truck.
Alberta Carroll, colored So Of 45o
. street NV, was slightly injured
yesterday afternoon when struck bv
delivery truck while crossing Penn
sylvania avenue at Seventh street
NV. She was taken to Providence
Hospital. where she was under treat
ment for head injuries today. Her
condition was said to be not serious
Mrs. Laura E. Garland. As, of
Kansas City, Mo- was under treat
ment at Casualty Hospital today for
slight head injuries received last
night in collision between a car
operated by her husband and an
other al Constitution avenue and
Twelfth street NV.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Former EmpIoye
OF Science Service
Indicted in SHORTAGE
District Grand Jury
Returns IS True Bills
To Justice Adkins

The District grand jury, making
its final regular return, today in
dicted Howard Bandy, 80, former
assistant treasurer of Science Serv-
ice, Inc. on a charge of embezzle-
ment. The alleged peculations took
place over period starting in Jure,
1884. it Is charged.
The grand jury will remain in
session for the next three months
to continue investigation of alleged
foreign propaganda and subverSive
activities and a new District grand
jury will be sworn in next week to
consider the regular grist of crime
In addition to these two grand juries
which will be in session, a third
grand jury-that considering pos
Sible viola tions of the laws relating
to campaign expenditures--Uill also
be in session.
Justice Jesse C. Atkins received
the grand jury in Criminal Court
No. l of District Court. The jury
handed up IS indictments. John IT.
Roane. colored. "a. was indicted On
charge of first-degree murder. Ee
allegedly stabbed to death Mary
Jane Harris, %. at 7l2 Twenty third
street NV. on December %.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Booker Edwards.
William Everhart, Clarence McCoy,
Marjorie A. Durham. Harold j.
Leighton. Roland j. Dickinson and
Gerald Horner. grand larceny:
Joseph w. Brown and Leroy j.
Adams. joyriding and grand lar
ceny; Joseph Weldon Brown, house
breaking and larceny and larceny
from the United States and from the
District of Columbia; Leroy James
Adams. Joseph w. Brown. Whitfield
Holiday, James H. Smith. FLOYD
Van Denmark. James Martin. Rus
sell G. Burnett and John Thomas
Rose, jr, housebreaking and lar
ceny: James R. Cephas, Odom S.
O'Shlelds. jr.: George A Willis,
housebreaking; John Thomas
Rose, jr.: Gilbert H. Pons. James
M. Anderson, Ralph E. Ricken-
hacker. Pauline Dotson. Julia
Stone and Carl c. Bowen. robbery,
Carl c. Bowen. assault with intent
to commit robbery; Carl C. Bowen.
Herbert ]. Skinker. Dave Hogan,
Don Pedro Leak. Lloyd C. Flynn,
Raymond E. Snidow and La Vonia
Clayton, assault with a dangerous
weapon: Walter Nicholson. assault
with intent to commit robbery; Car
lis Wesley Sims, assault with a dam
gerous weapon and violation of the
Liquor Taxing Act of 1884; James
w. Ezell, assault with intent to COM
nit carnal knowledge; Edward N.
Bergh, embezzlement: Thomas Ev-
erett Perkins, perjury, in conjunc-
ton with filing marriage license
application; Angelic N. Staicos, cir
culating indecent literature; Joseph
T. Weeks. taking money from the
mails; Charles Henderson, escaping
from the Ninth Street Property Yard
of the D. C. Workhouse on Novem-.
ber IL; John Hart and Richard N.
Jackson, grand larceny; Katheryn
Vaughn, David F.. Metler. jr, and
Myra Lee Roseberry. forgery and
uttering: Lee Han Toy, Raymond
Kim Lee, violation of the Harrison
Narcotic Act and the Narcotic
Drugs Import and Export Act.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
Marshall Field, Sd,
Weir Called Before
Grand Jury Here
20 Subpoenos Issued
For Campaign Inquiry
Resuming Next Week

When the special District grand
jury inquiring into presidential cam
paign expenditures resumes its work
on January it will hear a number
Of notables, including Marshall
Field, Sd, publisher of the New York
newspaper PM and chairman Of
the Business Mems League for
Roosevelt, and Ernest T. Weir, steel
official and chairman of the Re-
publican Finance Committee.
Assistant United States Attorney
William S. Tarver. who is aiding
Special Assistant to the Attorney
General Maurice M. Milligan, in
charge of the investigation, today
announced the sending out of a
number of subpoenas for nearly 20
witnesses TO appear before the grand
jury about a week hence.
F. Trubee Dawson, curator of the
American Museum of Natural His
tory, an Assistant Secretary of War
in the Hoover administration, who
is member of the Republican
Finance Committee, is slated to ap-
pear, bringing with him a number
of records.
Reports Due Today.
The grand jury is ferreting out
possible violations of the Hatch and
Corrupt Practices Acts. Political
organizations are required to make
their reports concerning expendi-
lures to the clerk of the House OF
Representatives by today.
Subpoenaed- to appear before the
grand jury week from today are
Kenneth R King, Chicago. assist
ant treasurer of the Republican Ma
tional Committee &C. Barney Good
speed, treasurer. is ilD: Mr.. Weir
Attorney Oscar Ewing of New York
City, Attorney Wayne johnson. New
York City, chairman of the Finance
Committee there. and Ross Harris
who is associated with the John
Price Jones Co. New York City. and
was active with Lewis w. Douglas
former director of the budget. chair
man of the National Committee of
Democrats for Wil!kie.
Others Summoned.
Summoned for January are the
manager of the ST. John Letter Co.
Inc. 80 East Forty-fifth street, New
York City; David Niles of the Carl
ton Hotel here. who was associated
with the Independent Voters for
Roosevelt and Wallace: Mr.. Dawson:
William H. Settle of keystone, Ind.
chairman of the National Commit
tee of Agriculture and Morris P
Davidson. Roosevelt Hotel. New York
City, chairman of the New York
State Committee.
Scheduled to appear before the
grand jury on January 9 are: Mrs
Thomas F. McCalliSter, 5l4 Wolf
street. Alexandria, Va, director of
the Women's Division Democratic
Digest; Charles E. Meyer, treasurer,
Businessmen's League for Roosevelt,
Biltmore Hotel, New York City; Mr.
Field; Vance Mccormick, advisory
chairman. Democrats for Willkie,
Harrisburg, Pa: William r. Sic
mans, Baltimore. Willkie Club of
Maryland, and Harry w. Harrison,
Peoples Committee to Defense Life
Insurance and Savings, Philadel-
phia.
Evening star., 1940-12-31
British Report Loss
Of 1890 Tons of
Shipping in Week
" the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-The Ad-
miralty announced today that
43 300 tons OF merchant shipping
were lost due to enemy action"
in the week ending December
%.
Eighteen ships were lost, 1t
said, of which Is totaling 32,849
tons were British and three with
a tonnage of 10,451 were neutral.
Naval circles commented that
the lowered rate of sinkings of
the last two weeks indicated
that counter-measures taken
against submarines will succeed
in reducing materially" the
effects of their attacks.
$50 far" one informant COM
mented, the quantity of ship
ping destroyed by enemy raid
ers causes no undue alarm"
The average weekly loss dur
ing the war, excluding losses
in the withdrawal from Dun
kerque, was placed at 63,2s7
tons.