davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-10-26

hadn't wanted shot. Nor could she see any
sense to the way the trail meandered crafty
through the broken prairie. There were strag-
Cling patches of brush here and there, and
cutbanks which offered momentary relief
from the glare of the noon sun, but the trail
always recoiled from these havens avoiding
them by wide margins.
She saw Cebe watching the thickets and
coulees and she began watching them also,
hoping to sight whatever game he was seek
ing.
No game appeared. They reached the
stream at noon. She was disappointed when
Cebe chose naked sand bar out in the sun
to water the horses. She looked longingly at
the shade of timber few hundred yards up
Evening star., 1941-10-26

stand still, and that night would not come.
This land was alien to her. Cebe was alien.
other.
They topped divide, and she saw timber
and the glare of another stream. Cebe point
ed, pride in his eyes. There's the place."
0ARAH looked at the cabin. Built of post
oak logs, it was new, but beginning to weather
to the inevitable color of its background. 1t
had shingle roof and a rock and mud CHM
ney. As Cebe lifted her down she realized,
with faltering heart, that there was but
single room.
A mule and two milk cows hung their
heads over the rails of a corral. She saw slab
sided hogs roofing in the brush along the
stream. A stack of wild hay, an empty slat
crib for corn, and a smokehouse stood in the
ruddy glow of sundown.
A rost-blackened vegetable patch showed
beyond the corn crib and there was sizeable
planting of corn ready for harvest.
They were now grpped by vast embar-
rassment. Cebe steeled himself to touch this
girl who had only been photograph to him
until this day. Picking her up gingerly. he
carried her formally across the threshold.
He set her down. Over his shoulder she
saw there was but single bed in the room.
1t had one leg, the walls serving as its main
support. A slow flame kindled in Cebe's face.
His big hands began to tighten on her arms
She turned aWay. suddenly, and he reluc-
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Evening star., 1941-10-26

ketCh dog TO ma II.
Her lips frightened. Iowa." she said, lis
somewhere out west. came from Ohio"
I'm always gettin' them crossways in my
mind" Cebe apologized. "All them states up
there run to the same formation anyway"
Then he pulled the team hard up. half
rising from the seat. For moment Sarah
couldn't make out what he was staring at.
Suddenly she saw movement on the skyline
ahead. 1t looked like line of human heads
peerng at them. The heads vanished.
Cebe had started to reach for the Henry
repeater beneath the seat, but now he settled
back and gave the buckskins their heads
again. Bunch of young does" he remarked.
I'm hold the team if you want shot at
them," Sarah volunteered.
Plenty closer to home No use totin' meat
thirty miles when it comes right to your door"
Sarah didn't exactly understand why he
had reached for his rifle in the first place if he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

It's just one granddaughter
after the other for Mrs. Rudolph
Geroux. and the latest additions to
a list that now has reached seven,
arrived within 4S hours of each
other at Grace Hospital.
No. 7 arrived at $50 a. m. Sat-
urday when daughter Mrs. Alyce
Boucher, %. of 4O30 st. Clair. fol-
lowed the family tradition and
brought forth her second daugh-
ter.
No. 6 had arrived Thursday
morning at the same hour to
daughter Mrs. Veda Towle, IS. of
GOT Penrose, also her second
daughter.
The two are both in the same
room at the hospital. q
Mrs. GerouX, who lives at 440
Peterboro, was slightly" disap-
pointed when the seventh grand
daughter made her appearance
but took the news calmly, saying:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
3Confess Plot
To Wreck Train
ny international New, service

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb. Is
Three men who confessed that
they had attempted 10 wreck a
Southern Pacific passenger train
after having failed 10 extort $50
900 from the railroad were held by
federal authorities today.
Arrested yesterday by FBI
agents. the three were Bernal Cul-
YER Carter. 20, of Indianola, Ind. /;
Owen McHenry. "a. ST. Johns,
Kan, and Kenneth Alexander Len
non, 20. Franklin, MINI. All were
employed as pin-setters in a Sac
ramento bowling alley.
Their effort to wreck the South
ern Pacific Limited in the noun
tains above Colfax was discovered
last Saturday by a trackwafker,
who found A spikes removed from
the rails on a curve.
The men also were questioned
the wreck of the South
ern Pacific streamliner, City of
San Francisco. in-f939 when %
were killed and 108 in
iured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

II is not known generally that the
purchase of Alaska from Russia,
contaminated in 1867. was only
half OF the far-seeing plan of Sec
Rotary of State w. II. Seward.
Stewards project was to gain
control of both the North Pacific
and North Atlantic. Amid much
grumbling, he achieved permission
TO purchase Stewards Folly" But
his plan TO acquire Greenland and
Iceland was defeated.
Nevertheless. a pamphlet pub
lished that year by the United
States State Department titled
Resources of Iceland and Green
land" and written by Benjamin
Mills Peirce opens with the state
ment:
iceland Is country OF the
Western Hemisphere and Is an
integral part of the North
American continent"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
UrgesU.S. Make Iceland
A Fortified Gibraltar
Noted Arctic Explorer Tells Strategic
Value of North Atlantic Island
in Hemispheres Defense
BY VILHJALMUR STEFANSSON
worid-Famous Arctic Explorer
Cnnvright. 1911. International News Services

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 49,
Early this week it was announced
in Berlin that long-range Nazi
be mbers had machine-gunned a
British air base near Reykjavik.
Iceland.
That incident should have been
emblazoned as a warning TO the
United States and all other peace
loving nations of the new world.
1t was the first military attack
of World War III upon territory
of the Western Hemisphere.
Too little known to the Ameri-
can public are the facts that all
of Iceland is farther west than
some of Greenland. and as far
back as 1867 Iceland was claimed
to be part and parcel of the
North American area by the
United States government.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Weather Reports

There is another significant rea-
son. Weather normally comes
from the west and travels east
ward. England, with weather re-
ports from three key points, Ice
land, Greenland and Labrador,
knows what the weather is going
to be when she sends her bombing
Squadrons over the continent. Ger
many can only guess at the
weather where her luftwaffe raids
the British Isles.
But just the same, ii seems to
me that Britain made a serious
blunder when she occupied Iceland,
because that nation is one of the
Pan-American nations geographic
cally, and is entitled to protection
of the Monroe Doctrine. She could
have been kept safe from the NaZi
hands. without a single soldier or
sailor, as long as the Reich was
not ready 10 60 to war with the
United States.
The way l figure il, Britain put
the United States into diplomatic
hole by the occupation. Should
the United States now invoke the
doctrine. she would thereby be
pledged to force England to evacu-
ate the country-a course she nat
urally is highly reluctant to take.
Iceland, in the virtually unan-
imous opinion of geographers, is
in the Western Hemisphere. A map
issued in 1889 by the Geodetisk
Institute of Copenhagen, shows
that a line drawn due south from
the northeasternmost tip of Green
land would run so miles to the
east of Iceland.
The United States government
held this belief many years ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

whether the arrangement should
continue.
Before outbreak of the war,
three of the nations four political
parties had gone on record as OPP
posing its continuance, preferring
complete severance from European
ties. The party not on record was
the numerically insignificant Conn.,
munist party. q
The nation nominally is wholly
independent at present. because
after Germanys invasion of Den
mark the Icelandic parliament an
nounced that the king had lost his
job because he was no longer able
to function.
This, then. is Iceland, a country
which belongs-and wants to be-
long-to the new world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Iceland Excluded

When President Roosevelt in
formally, but significantly, stated
at his press conferences that
Greenland was a portion of the
Western Hemisphere. thereby CIV
ing notice to warning powers that
the Monroe Doctrine was in effect
for that land, he might also have
included Iceland. There were rea-
sons why he didn't, as I shall ex-
plain later in this article.
The name Iceland is an I'M
fortunate misnomer in the sense
that it gives a false impression OF
the land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Women Forming
Greek aid Teams.

Plans for formation Of women 5
solicitation teams by the Detroit
Friends of Greece Committee will
be announced al a special lunch
con of Grecian food Monday by
Mrs. Dudley c Hay, executive
chairman of the women'S division.
Tire luncheon. at the Greek
Britannia Cafe. AIS Monroe ave-
nue., will feature such Greek
dishes as avgolemon. grilled lamb
and chicken. stuffed cabbagf
leaves and paklava.
"Greece does not seek war
materials" pointed out Mrs.
Hay. but she needs smbulances,
medical supplies and clothing,
and these can he shipped
through the Mediterranean Sea,
which is open, Of course
Members of the organization
who are aiding in the relief work
include Mrs. Edward J. Jeffries,
Mrs. Homer Ferguson. Mrs. Sid a.
Erwin. Mrs. James r. Walsh,
Mrs. Eornan- Johnston Mrs Viii
liam Connolly, Mrs. Duncan Camp
bell and Mrs. Charles b. Warren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

nation-except Germany.
Since 1882, when l became adj
wiser on northern operations for
Pan American Anyways, we have
sent four research parties TO
Greenland and one to Iceland. each
of which remained a year study
ing flying conditions. Reports also
were made TO the United States
government.
We found the climate favorable
for aviation both in Iceland and
along the northern half of Green
lands east coast, which has many
areas easily convertible into air
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
MONEY-BACK
GLAND TABLET
Calls for Trial

Every cent will be refunded II Giendage
fails to benefit. That's how sure we are
that We have one OF the best gland tablets
known. Many unsolicited testimonials have
proven this to our full satisfaction. YOU
too. may prove II without risking a penny.
Glendage, in convenient tablet form, Is
the private prescription Of Jos. A. Puma,
Graduate Pharmacist II ceatsins the ex-
tracts from the glands Of healthy animals
and It's purpose Is to help stimulHte all the
glands % healthy activity. In our opinion
you VIII be surprised az it, invigorating
action. Vigorous health is necessary for
success In all activity today.
Asthma rheumatism, constant tiredness
nervousness. and others are ailments fire.
quentIy caused by gland disorders
You owe y 20 yourself and family to try
this new gland tablet u is = real gland
product and carries an unlimited money
back guarantee II n does not give com
plete subtraction 30-dsy treatment So %.
At kinsel and Cunningham Drug stores.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Oppose Continuance

Iceland, it should be remem-
bered. is an independent nation.
1t became independent from Den
mark in 1918, agreeing by treaty
to have the same king as Denmark
until 1912. when a plebiscite was
to have been held to determine
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Easy to Cross by Air

I am sure that if Germany ever
should occupy Iceland. she stimuli
taneously would take control of
Greenland's east coast. Canada
might then seize the west coast.
Greenland is easy to cross by air.
The result would be titanic air
battles over Greenland's high,
frozen interior plateau - well
within the Western Hemisphere,
according to President Roosevelts
statements concerning Greenland.
Germany would know exactly
where TO place its airdromes and
all about flying conditions. Her
methods in Iceland were typical.
Every excuse was developed to
survey Iceland.
Icelanders are a north European
people of Norwegian and Irish
blood. While violently anti-Nazi
they were extremely friendly with
Germany before the Nazi party
came IN nOwer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Moynihdn TO Speak
AT KiWanis Meeting

Circuit Judge Joseph A. Moyni-
han will speak at Detroit No. l
Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Statler
Tuesday noon. The address will be
patriotic, in keeping with the Feb
ruary birthdays of Lincoln and
Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
9TH Granddaughter Born
ONLY 48 Hours After 9Th

I'm not really terribly par
ticularr but grnudpop Is some
what put out. Hes hoping that
one of our two daughters and
two sons who are married WIZ
some day soon give him ~
grandson"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Brilliant Idea

The NaZis sent exchange teach
ers to the University of Reykjavik
and elsewhere. They undoubtedly
studied the country in detail. Also,
The Nazis evolved the brilliant
idea of encouraging gliding in
Iceland.
For years they sent planes to
help Iceland learn the sport"
and Icelandic skies were filled
with Germans soaring in elders
and looming in motored planes. l
doubt that they missed much.
All the islands harbors are ice
free the year around except about
one year out of four when strong
northwest winds blow large foes
of ice down from more northerly
regions. blocking some northwest
erly harbors until the wind
changes.
Reykjavik and other southerly
harbors never have ice. Iceland,
it should be remembered, is bathed
by the warm Gulf Stream.
Larger Than Ireland
The temperature of the capital.
Reykjavik. during the coolest
month, January, is the same as
that of Milan or Philadelphia. The
waters of Philadelphia's port are
more likely to freeze than those
of Reykjavik because they are
colder the year around.
Iceland is about 20 per cent
larger than Ireland. It's 300 miles
of coastline are full of beautiful
harbors. Scores of them are ideal
as submarine and surface craft
bases. Areas available for con-
struction of airfields are plentiful
and flying conditions average good
throughout the year.
All these military possibilities.
in a land squarely athwart the
middle of the New York-to-Eng-
land shipping lanes. No wonder
England hastily assumed military
control, and no wonder Germany
would be more than eager to GUST
heri
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16
Studied Conditions

Iceland is suited ideally to be
the Gibraltar of the North At
lantic. 1t could be such a fortress
for the Western Hemisphere.
The United States knows more
about Iceland's potentialities as
an aviation base than any other
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

that open up for
The place Virginia where played They
had to move out six big buses to provide floor space
THINGS il is happier forget The time all had 10 elmo
= and push the bus of the mud the
accident a western road
Jerry Jerome who studied be doctor sick, tainted.
and had to be treated by the ambulance doctor
Are Bernstein who studied to be lawyer around telling
everybody be anything the dance hall
who wouldn't allow the sextet to play.
II paid for II and II working"
The afternoon Zgge Eman local before the
then couldn't find his back the night opened
and discovered instrument IT,
played the night before.
DERSONAL problems Worst inconvenience travelling the
homey problem of laundering and cleaning
There's time leave clothes either TO be washed
cleaned if you're playing night in each spot
When got Detroit this Spring for weeks engagement
there wasn't clean shirt. sock short in the band
checked hotel and II wardrobes
the laundry and cleaner with rush orders
At looked going to have to play in bath
robes Sl5-and still delivery. II $50 before
starting nudist the Eastwood Gardens We
hazards First trip Harry James made
with he his down while he for his
staredand Harry had to home for insurance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

women is largely matter of intelligence and persistence
QIs ii all right foo girl whose name Anastasia tell
her friends her socially?
A-Absolutey all right Only you have sign your real
first legal
Q-Thi question may silly but would like know if
should be measured before after he
haircut?
hat too large you can put something inside the band to make
Q-Does lather soften a beard?
Al think not Plenty of water put on the face makes the
whkers up straight Laher
In fact hardens the beard little.
EDDIE MEADE. Boxing manager
The next great heavyweight will the United States
Army" says Eddie.
How many great heavyweghts army so
far? Ofhand / think any .
Gene Tunney from the marines. Tom Shsrkey Jack
Sharkey and Ernie Schaaf from the navy.
Jack Two Hole" Brown Trottng horse driver. Called
Two Hole because he has finished second place times
than any driver in the country.
The origin of nicknames could be interesting bit of
research.
Iron Man" McGinnty ncknamed he often
pitched two games day.
Elbows" Mcc;adden got ne always
jabbng opponents with his elbows
However don't know why Mysterious Billy" Smith
called mysterious got
Why did bring this up have delayed myself Is minutes
trying think of the Of the fellow who called The
Joplin Ghost"
was your nickname when you were child?
AS previously reported mine "Dodo" given by
uneeng high explained nickname
by telling dodo "A bird that had been dead 10000
years"
ssCo BARBARA GRAY intensely by
~ their husbands" writes a New Yorker.
81 lot who tough day at
Jobs
bored their wives"
Note the peach Michigan unusually good this
Michigan peaches good Georgia peaches? Are
Delaware peaches better than either?
used to fine peaches in the backyard when lived
ut Nyack, n. Y.
Anyway think I'll declare Commute ntermssion and
and New York peaches cup
won't faint from hunger before dinner time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
HALVORSEN APPEARS

However, he appeared pune
tually. l heard him clamor-
ing outside in the corridor,
demanding TO be admitted.
The door was opened.
Doctor Halvorsen, after
rapid glance at me, per-
emptorily commanded the
warder to telephone the prison
physician. Until the latter
arrived, Doctor Halvorsen
stomped up and down the dun
geon corridor. treating the
officials on night duty as if
he were the owner of the Oslo
Jail. At last the prison doctor
arrived.
The examination of the
patient began. 1t was con-
Quoted by Doctor Halvorsen
who referred 10 me as his
valued client" The young
prison doctor gave the older
man a free hand. / moaned
and writhed, let my breath
come like the fitful gusts of
the doldrums, clutched my
chest, doubled up and groaned,
and showed symptoms OF
choking.
Doctor Halvorsen spoke
earnestly and rapidly 10 his
colleague.
Immediate removal" he
doomed. And then: THE man
must have special care. 1 give
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

I ETTERS from those
II drafted youngsters pile up
every morning on my desk.
Letters. too, from their moth
ers, wives and sweethearts
Pretty hard 10 take. those
letters. Get you down.
Maybe l shouldn't say that
Maybe l should ignore the
loneliness. the bewilderment
and rebellion which run be-
tween the lines.
Show only the heroism. Yet
sometimes. or so il seems 10
me, there's greater heroism
in doing the thing you hate 10
do than in doing something
that sets you all afire.
/ keep thinking of the red
haired boy with the stick-out
ears. He was sort of fed up
on this heroism thing, himself.
Perhaps because he'd heard so
much about IL beforehand.
Flags waving drums
beating pretty girls
marching ahead with batons.
telling him how he must be
brave 'for his country's sake
How he must remember
the men who had died TO save
America"
Then his mother crying
thanking God she had a boy
10 give TO her country"
But his sweetheart, she
didn't cry. Her lips were gray
ashes. her eyes black caves Of
despair as he bent above her.
II hate war! I hate war;"
she whispered. at isn't brave.
It isn't beautiful. It's horrible
and I hate IT,"
IT HAD shocked him, hearing
L her talk like that, then.
But afterward, when the
excitement was all over and
he had settled down in camp,
he began to understand, began
TO feel the same way.
That's when he started 10
write TO me. And /, too
being caught in the fierce tide
of the old feeling :. had been
shocked. too.
See the honest, clean face
in the picture he'd sent me
the eager. proud courage
l had felt sick. 1t was
wrong ;. terribly wrong
for any American to feel like
this. He should have been
glad to go!
OR SHOULD HE?
Day after day, as the pile
Of letters mounted, l began TO
wonder. Proud? Why should
he be proud? Why should he
want 10 fightf
Because others had died be-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20
Do It for Yourself. Advice
To Drafted Youngsters
By Elsie Robinson

fore him? Was that enough
reason Wasn't there a better
reason for a boy 10 die?
And suddenly / saw the
answer, as he and thousands
of other boys were seeing 1t:
There was a better reason
why he and all the rest should
def they had TO die. There
was a prouder. cleaner reason.
They did not need TO die for
their country, simply because
their fathers had died before
them. They did not need TO
he brave, because others had
been brave.
THEY NEEDED TO DIE
AS THEY EEDED TO
LIVE. F n f l. Y AND
BRAVELY NOT FOR
THEIR COUNTRY'S SAKE
OR THEIR FATHERS
SAKE =. BUT FOR THEIR
OWN SAKE,
BECAUSE THEY, THEM
SELVES, WERE WORTH
WHILE!
And / saw, with clear
true brightness that this was
the answer 10 all our human
questioning. This was why we
struggled and hoped and re-
belled.
1T WAS AUSE WE
Il HAD SOMETHING IN
OURSELVES WHICH WAS
TOO FINE TO WASTE.
EVEN IF NOTHING ELSE
SEEMED WORTH WHILE
EVEN IF EVERYTHING
. ELSE SEEMED HATEFUL
AND OOKED AND
CRUEL WE WERE
WORTH WHILE.
FOR GOD HAD PUT A
PART OF HIS OWN BRIGHT
SELF INTO OUR STUPID
CLAY AND THAT PART
WOULD A L w A Y s BE
WORTH THE STRUGGLE
AND THE PAIN.
He had written to me in his
bewilderment, the red-haired
boy with the stick-out ears.
He had asked me il / could
tell him the answers"
I've tried TO, youngster. It's
the only answer I know. And
/ think it's the only answer
you need just the knowl-
edge that you. yourself. are
always worth all that you may
cost.
Do il for yourself, son.
Keep the faith for yourself.
as He kept IL for you. For
ever and ever. Amen.
1871. King Features sypd., ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

Early in 1888 Jan V0ltiH WGs
assigned 10 Weld ComiHtern Gc-
tirities IN the Scandinavian coUn-
tries. II smashed the SedmeH's
Union of Sioedcp," Voltin iorote.
he then trent on TO NorWdg. In
NUrik, TdltiH noted numerous
German tourists" preparing, he
bciicrcd. for a rdr against Rus
sia. In the middle of his mission,
Taitm is arrested by Norwegian
police. "IH peUer 90 TO Germany
n prisoner" he roCs utter a long
uQHiSitioH.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-20

-. Ahoskie, North Carolina winchester
Virginia .. Dayton Detroit ..
Denver.
You get band s-eye view of America,
made up largely of gas stations. hot dog
stands, dance halls. drug stores. long
stretches of lonely highways whzzing past
as you're trying TO sleep on bus between
dates.
All sense of time and place goes Ride
play sleep ride play
sleep 4. .. ride d. play sleep
Then one morning you wake up and see
Fifth avenue bus
"Ha! New York again"
ONE nighter once overs The new spot
- we opened in Washington, d. C., where
the owner was so excited he forgot 10 put
in piano.
1t being a Sunday night, when we
arrived we had TO scout around to find