davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La gaceta., 1941-05-22
FL iuez continues:

E. juez continue:
y, no eonociendo listed a es
ia senorita, Stiene listed idea de
pOr que ha querido matarla?
ia mi?-dijo ahora Eulalia
con voz segura, en- ell esfuerzo de
la sorpres que esta declaration
del juez lie habia causado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Lid Lifted

The other day the Supreme Court
handed down a decision on piracy
that would have been approved by
Captain Kidd himself. 1t is not
piracy, said the court in effect, for
milliners to copy other milliners'
creations and sell them in the open
market. A woman's hat, no matter
how ingeniously and painfully built
up out of old lampshades, spools,
wires, dishrags, ETC., is no more
patentable than the nightmare
which presumably inspired it.
With the lid officially lifted and
Easter around the corner, milliners,
free from the charge of plagiarism,
will undoubtedly cut loose as never
before. The customer will benefit
enormously. She will have a wide
selection of everything from flower
pots trimmed with feather busters
to waste baskets decorated with pen
wipers. The choicest products of
loom and fantasy will be hers to
command and, best of all, one of the
Oldest standard complaints of wives
the world over will be eliminated.
When she returns home from a trip
to the milliner's her husband will
not fail to notice that she Is wearing
something new.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Sherwood Anderson

The place of Sherwood Anderson
in American letters is secure. His
first successes were achieved among
writing men who had the wit to ap-
preciate his talents. The general
public, which had ignored his earlier
books, discovered" him in Dark
Laughter" in 1925. Perhaps that was
his greatest effort. 1t confirmed the
expectations of professional ap-
praiserS of literary merchandise as
well as the majority of consumers.
But there already has been rather
too much discussion of Mr.. Ander-
sons novels as though they were
manufactured gadgets for sale in
department store. True enough,
their author belonged to the expan-
sive period before the worldwide
depression finally made itself felt in
America. He reached the apex of
his powers in the prosperous days of
Calvin Coolidge. So it happened that
in his art he was a reaction against
the romance Of that era. His style
was realistic, the stories he essayed
to tell we're "starkly true" The
critics wanted the vinegar" he had
to offer. He was welcomed as a
corrective force"
Meanwhile, Mr.. Anderson was living
as romantic an adventure as any
dreamer could wish. He escaped"
from poverty and obscurity pretty
much as the heroes of the tracts of
Horatio Alger did. From Camden,
Ohio, where he was born September
Is, 1876, he migrated to Clyde, "a
typical rural community" where che
went to work as a timekeeper on a
construction project when he was
twelve and knew all the barrooms in
the vicinity" Later, when seventeen
or Whereabouts, he drifted to Chicago
and "a dull, forgotten Job" from
which he was happy to run away" to
Cuba during the Spanish War. Back
at his starting place he was made
manager of a paint factory. Desper-
ately, however, he wanted to write.
The contradiction between what he
was and what he desired to be created
the explosion" for which he had
been waiting He took his famous
EIGHT steps to freedom" From a
hall bedroom in Chicago he produced
Windy McPherson's Son" It served
to convince H. L. Mencken and Theo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Says Greece Had No Just Claim
On Coast Taken From Bulgaria.

To the Editor of The Star:
Soterios Nicholson in his letter Of
March stated: Italy never had legal
right or title to the Dodecanese Islands"
This, believe. is true; but neither did
Greece have a legal right to the entire
Aegean Coast which she took from Bull
garia after the World War. Mr. Nichol-
sons article shows how all nations make
glibly meaningless announcements and
sign secret treaties when it is to their
advantage to do so.
All the nations are continually cropping
for some practical method by which
profit and privilege may be obtained.
The Greek statesman, Eleutherious Veni-
zeloS tried to make Greece great power
when, backed by David Lloyd George, he
declared war against Turkey. The Greek
Army was wiped out by Renal at SAX
karia, and Greek soldiers died in an
effort to save Mosul for Britain. Now
they think it best to take chance on
coming out on top in war in which
they have less than no say about its
direction and policy.
JOANNE McGEARY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
THIS AND THAT
By Charles z. TrdcetDell.

They do this from ancestral habit,
but also because they feel 1t is safer.
While few OF them are ever attacked
in genuine "blitz" except by hawk,
they feel safer at feeding station
which IS so small that just one bird
can occupy it at time.
In this way they can grab seed
and fly away without interference.
II " tx
In the main, large birds do not pay
much attention to small ones.
This Is the general rule.
The larger one will thrust the head
at smaller ones, but usually this is
more force of habit than anything else.
1t is just a part of Nature.
Generally speaking, the larger birds
tolerate the smaller ones very well.
Man might learn healthy lesson for
himself if he would study the birds
more and pattern himself upon them.
Perhaps in normal times the races of
men live together fairly well, but when
a hawk manages to PA himself in
control of some group of people, then
watch outl
Birds are fortunate, since they know
their hawks by looking at them. The
very sighC of hawk strikes terror into
the hearts of little birds. Photographs
have been taken of them, and the look
in their eyes is terrible
Whether the hawk exerts the power
of fascination over small birds we do
not knew, 1t is likely that it does,
and thus finds them easy prey when
its swift arrow-like fight takes it to
the mark
SnoWbirds, as a rule, prefer to eat
off the ground.
Half dozen of these interesting little
fellows came in with the last snow.
They are not, as usually believed,
kindly birds. To the contrary, these
fought among themselves far worse than
any English sparrows we ever saw
They picked and pecked at each other
constantly.
Nor are they as small as generally
pictured. but are rather on the chubby
side, with a swelling breast which, with
us llpAlI WdlSJCOdI, REMINDS Lne on
locker OF nothing so much as the
famous snuff-box portrait of Napoleon.
A band of so starlings few in during
the middle of the day, just as the snow
was at its height.
They did not pretend to like the
day at all.
They remained huddled up in a large
althea IL the rear of the yard.
There is something honest about
starting. II never tries to chirp as
If it liked what it does not like at all
These birds do not care for snow,
and do not mind showing it by their
poses and actions. These particular
specimens few down to the feeding
stations, ate a few pits of grain, sam
pied the seeds, and then went back
to their perch.
They felt cheered up a little, we
thought, hut not much.
Ho, hum! What a day for starlings
They would be off TO their broad, heated
window ledge downtown on some Gov
eminent department building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Lord Mayor of London
Writes About Guildhall Bombing.

To the Editor Of The Star:
read the editorial on the Guildhall
with great interest and feel sure that I
am echoing the opinion of many Of our
friends in the United States in deploring
the loss of this historic building.
London has had the privilege, on so
many occasions, of greeting and enter
tanning in that ancient and beautiful
hall visitors from your country. 1t has
given us the opportunity of coming into
contact with many of your citizens and
of exchanging views which have helped
to ripen the friendship between our two
countries.
Dissertation of such beautiful old build
ings can gain no military advantage
in fact, it only increases world opinion
against such dastardly acts.
With the aid which is being so gen.
erously and increasingly promised by
your countrymen, we look forward to
victory which will enable us to once
again rebuild our city and bring about
a peace which will be Of lasting benefit
to the whole world.
GEORGE HENRY WILKINSON,
Lord Mayor.
The Mansion House,
London, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Blames "Racketeer Leaders"
For Wars Continuance.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Which way will this world conflict
spread? Will it go to the west and take
in the United States as we'll as many
of the South American countries? Are
Western Hemisphere to be needlessly
sacrificed? Or will the war spread to the
east and bring active conflict between
Russia, Germany and Japan? These are
the important questions which should be
answered by the Congress of the United
States.
1t is a safe conclusion that Russia will
remain neutral if the United States be-
comes involved; but if the United States
remains neutral, it will be necessary for
Russia to help England. Russia cannot
afford to see England lose to Germany,
because she knows full we'll that she
would be the next one on HitlerS pro-
gram of invasion. Let us bear this point
in mind That Russia is Germany's next
door neighbor, while the United States
is more than 5000 miles away.
The United States is strictly CAPT.
talistic country while Russia is decidedly
communistic. They never can agree as
allies, because their ways of life and
governments are antagonistic to each
other. Consequently, if the United States
becomes too active on the side of Great
Britain, Russia may remain neutral and
let us fight her battles. However, If the
United States becomes involved, Russia
might give active help to Germany so
as to prolong the war AND bring about
a complete capitulation of all the cap
italistic countries.
The lease-lend bill will not help Great
Britain. We are too far away and the
time is too short. The only result of the
passage of this bill will be to weaken our
own defenses and to drive Russia from
the orbit of Allied help.
If we are willing to believe that God
made the world, then it is reasonable to
believe that God made the Atlantic and
the Pacific Oceans. He put 10000 miles
of water between this Nation and our
supposed enemies Germany and Japan.
He gave us the two biggest excuses in
the world to stay out of this war. Let
us bow our heads and pray to Him that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Pun-Americunism

In declaring that President Roose-
velts good neighbor" policy must
be translated into material terms"
and must become personal convic-
ton In the hearts of the peoples OF
the Americas" Ambassador Francisco
Castillo Najera of Mexico, in his
address at the dinner Saturday eve
ming of the Little Congress, an Or
ganization of congressional secre-
taries, provided a timely reminder OF
the need for establishing Pan-Ameri-
caniSm on as wide basis as possible.
AS the Ambassador we'll pointed out,
far more is required than Official
friendship" between governments. II
an-Americanism is to be truly sue
ceSSful, he said, it must stir the men,
the women and the children of the
people"
Happily indications are not lacking
that an-AmericaniSm Is achieving
a broader base of popular support.
The war in Europe, which has extin-
guished the lights of liberty through
Sut most of the continent, has en-
lsnaSized, as never before, the essen
tial community of interest and ideals
among the nations of the Western
Hemisphere. Pan-Americanism, of
course, Is not an abstract doctrine,
unrelated to the daily lives of the
peoples of the Americas. It's princi-
Piles of peace, neighborliness and
good will offer large practical bene-
fits to the nations of the New World.
AS these benefits become more widely
realized, therefore, there is good rea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
EAST FALLS CHURCH. VA.

Dear Sir:
1T is interesting and often amusing
to watch the manner in which each of
the birds approach their food, the three
feeding trays being placed so as to be
accessible to the birds yet within eye
shot of the observer while at breakfast
or dinner.
The cardinal couple are always the
first to breakfast the brilliant male
choosing the upper board and the female
the lower ledge. He usually descends
to the outer edge of the board and
sWishes from side to side while he
juggles one after another of the SUM-
flower seeds, allowing the shell to fall
outside the feeder in his gentlemanly
manner, not cluttering up the board
with the rusks, as many others. The
female likewise is a graceful eater
The chjckadee on the ether semi
inclosed feeder, enters one side, picks
up a seed and flies off to eat 1t else
where, out his playmate, the titmouse,
follows closely on his heels, except after
choosing the seed, does a complete
about face, usually taking a drink or
seemingly soaking his seed before eating
The eczens of snowbirds have lost
no time feeding from the ground since
the strong winds have carried most
of the grains to the earth. This seems
to be more to their liking.
II observed the woodpecker for sew
eral minutes pecking on large piece
of suet fastened to maple sapling, after
which he swung himself underneath the
Suet in peculiar position, remaining
for about three minutes as If frozen
to the controls
Il was much concerned over this
until he righted himself, when 1 con-
Guided he must have eaten as much
as he could but was afraid the balance
of the suet would blow away if he left
it out of his sight.
The hluebirds are concerned only
with dogWood berries and bittersweet,
and the six which have been hereabouts
for several weeks fare very well on
these.
Sincerely yours, o. z. c."
y
There was perfect bird picture
during the recent snow at the coconut
shell swung on the arch over the east
gate.
One after the other there came to
this feeding station a chickadee, a tit
mouse, q nuthatch and a snoWbird.
1t is not often that these best of
little bros come in that fashion, one,
two, three, four, with scarcely a pause.
Each bird seized a seed and few
away with it. No sooner was it out,
than the next one few in.
Small, graceful, differentiated by black
cap, crest, white markings and whitish
breast, these birds comprise one of the
finest quartetS in all bird land.
Very small feeders, such as followed
out cocoaut shell, make ideal stations
for the little birds.
They prefer them to large ones where
several birds are likely to be grouped
at once. Small birds prefer to eat
strictly by themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Arlington Mansion
Back Door,

Groom of selena Gray. Personal Msid)
Slim Selend Gray is dead.
Here is her room, her quilted bed;
Her tidy hearth, and her corrShucE
mat,
With rocking chair In front OF
that;
Her black crane fastened over the
spit,
With three-legged kettle hung
from it.
Selena Gray tUtU step no more
Up the lalk to the mansion door;
Tip at datDn to her lady's room,
Lighting a fire in the rosy gloom,
Closing the tUindotDS-lOhiSt, so 1OhiSt,
Windows damp NTH the rtUer mist.
The breakfast tray OF the Lady Lee
Is set NTH prdyerful nicely:
WilIoUWare, and StlDer pot,
A cosy to keep the mullins hot.
careful holo you carry 1t upU
A rose by the side OF the coffee cup.
Selend Gray is dead, and gone,
Who tipped to her ladyS room, at
dd1Dn;
But here Is her hearthStone, bare
and neat,
Her cornshuck mat to rest her feet.
Slim SeIenG Gray is dead,
But here Is her room, and her quilted
bed. EDITH MIRICK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11

dore Dresser. They went to bat for
him." With their help he gained his
liberty, attained recognition, won
success. His more radical friends
mournfully observed that he was not
a campaigner for their particular
brand of social justice Instead, he
preferred conservative approach to
the problems Of the people. Near
the end of his career he found salts
faction editing a country weekly in
Virginia. Such, 1t seemed, was the
goal toward which he had been
striving. He had made of himself the
man his books indicated he hoped
to be. The Story Teller had ample
reason to be content. He will not
be forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11

He give our Congress and President the
common sense to remain neutral in the
present conflict.
The great masses of the people in the
warning nations, such as Germany, Italy
and Japan, do not want war; but the
political hoodluns who are at the head
of these governments ruthlessly are lead
ing their subjects to death and deStruc-
ton. If these racketeer leaders could
be annihilated, the World War would
come to an immediate end. And for the
same reason, if our own political leaders
in Washington made real effort to stay
out of war, the danger of the conflict
spreading to the Western Hemisphere
would be over. We should prepare for
war, but not let the rest of the world
know what we intend to do.
PETER j. CUNNINGHAM.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Political Football

In its treatment yesterday OF a
bill designed to equalize and clarity
the District income tax, the House
fell far short of its responsibilities
as the local legislature of the National
Capital.
The equitable character of the bill
was too evident to permit of serious
debate. 1t was designed primarily to
bring within the scope of the local
tax thousands of persons who live
and earn their incomes in the
District, and who enjoy all the
benefits of residing in the COM
munity, but whose liability to the tax
In it's present form is doubtful be-
cause they claim voting residence
in one of the States. Those persons
who reside in one of the States, in
the sense of actually living there or
paving a tax to the State on income
earned in the District, were protected
from double taxation by a clause
allowing them to claim credit from
the District in the amount of the
State tax. Since all of the State
taxes are higher, this meant that
they would pay no tax here.
The House, however, was in no
mood to concern itself with the
equities of the matter. Overriding
the protests of the managers of the
bill, the legislators voted to adopt
an amendment to exempt all persons
who have a legal domicile outside the
District. regardless of whether they
would pay any tax in the place of
domicile. This amendment nulll1ed
the whole purpose of the bill, and
after several other vitiating changes
had been adopted, Representative
Hunter, chairman of the subcom-
mittee In charge Of the bill, moved
its recommitment, declaring, I'VE
realize it has been scuttled."
1t is significant that the attack on
the bill was led by members from
States which have no income tax,
their position being that the pro-
posed change would penalize their
constituents who live in the District,
as they could not claim any credit
for a State tax. There was no evil
dence that these members were at
all concerned with the penalty they
were imposing on the taxpaylng
residents of the District who must
foot the bill for all municipal services,
such as schools, police and fire pro-
lection. for the benefit Of their neigh
bors who happen to be voting con-
stituents of a member of Congress.
In the course of the debate, COM
plants were heard that the District
real estate tax is too low, that rents
are too high, that apartments and
hotels are under assessed and that
the gasoline tax ought to be raised.
These assertions brought from Rep
resentative Dirksen, principal spon-
sor of the income tax, the remark
that "I have witnessed performances
like this on other District days when
local legislation became political
football, but it is not a performance
of which we can be proud"
There is more than a touch Of
irony In the fact that this pointed
comment should have been made on
the same day that the United States
Court of Appeals, in deciding Fed
eral question of law, reaff1rmed the
doctrine that Congress, in the
District of Columbia, has plenary
legislative power-au the power
that a State has within the territory
Of the State, and more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11

son to believe that Pan-Americanism
will win that place in the hearts of
the peoples of the Americas on which
Ambassador Castillo Najera rightly
sets such great store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Different Views
On Rooming Problem.

To the Editor of The Star:
I read in your paper, March 5, that
Representative ShultZ, Democrat, of In
diana had been told that some girls here,
in order to meet the rents charged in
some of the apartments gang up" in a
room with one bed for two. An inpro-
viSed bed in a bathtub is fixed for the
third occupant.
I think girl who sleeps in bathtub
in Washington at this time is doing so
because she wishes to do so, and is
too stingy and lazy to look for a more
comfortable place to live.
In the past month have spent SIS ad-
vertising single and double front bed
rooms for 81 and S. per week. These
rooms can be inspected by any housing
committee at any time.
live in restricted neighborhood.
There is convenient transportation-one
bus or streetcar fare, 20 to 30 minutes to
the downtown business district.
I have had two applicants. Around the
corner from me yesterday I saw in one
square three signs Rooms for Rent"
r s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
I am of the opinion The Star Is not
aware of the exorbitant prices charged
for ill-kept and third-rate rooming
houses To describe this apartment, 1t
consists of one room 1914 feet by 1914
feet, having one steel bedstead, springs
and a mattress; no bedclothes; one old
studio couch without pillows; one closet,
crudely constructed of sheet rock; one
radiator; one folding table, with three
implanted chairs; one very cheap dress
ing table and one upholstered straight
leg chair. The kitchenette consists of one
refrigerator, out of order; one cupboard,
one old burner stove with baking
oven, one sink and small drainboard,
hot and cold water spigots.
I have lived in several cities and never
have paid more than $40 per month
Here we pay $40 per month and feel that
for value received our dollars are in
deed debated in value. We, like all
other tenants Of our class, would appre-
ciate any assistance.
LUTHER sCOGGINs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11

O. Where is the largest statue Of
Christ on the crosS?-E. Z. D.
A. The largest statue of the figure Of
Christ on the cross is that which sur
mounts Mount Cristo Rey in the vest
ernmost part Of Texas. 1t was carved
from white Texas limestone by Urblce
Soler. The statue is IS feet in height
and the figure Of Christ is q feet.
O. What was the first portrait Of
Washington painted at Mount Vernon?
C. L. S.
A. The earliest portrait of Washing
ton at Mount Vernon was painted from
life by Charles Wilson Peale Wash
ington was 40 years old at the time.
The original hangs in the Lee Memorial
chapel of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, Lexington, Va.
Y. OF how many parts is the brain
composed?-W. D.
A. The brain consists Of four major
parts: The cerebrum, cerebellum, pons
varolli and medulla oblongata.
O. How old is Wendell WILHELM.
j. B.
A. Mr.. Willkie was 40 years old on
February 18.
@. In which of George Bernard
Shaw works does he refer to being
thoroughly worn out before you are
thrown on the scrap heap?-H. M.
A. In the Epistle Dedicatory of Man
and Superman" the author says: This
is the true joy in life, the being used
for a purpose recognized by yourself as
a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn
out before you are thrown on the scrap
heap; the being a force of Nature in
stead of feverish selfish little clod of
ailments and grievances complaining
that the world will not devote itself to
making you happy"
@. Are there any Negroes at West
Point?-H. E. r.
A. There are now two colored cadets
at the United States Military Academy
at West Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-11
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the 1Urtter, although the use of
a pSeudonynl for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters NTH
q UielO to condensation.