davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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to discuss ways and means for
tanning" the beauty from the
Southland.
Two years after their wedding
a daughter was born to the
James Brown Potters. Jim's
family was pleased when the in
FAINT was christened Anne"
Just as they were Mortified when
Cora declined to call her daugh-
ter other than Fiji"
This same Fiji Potter was
later to figure in one Of the
United States Of Americas more
scandalous divorce cases. For
she grew up and married James
Stillman.
And who among us has yet
forgot the foul odor of the Still
man divorce case with its I'M
pleasant charges and counter
charges.
Jim Potter's family clung to
the hope the arrival of Fiji
would cause Cora to devote less
time to the frivolities of society
and4he theater and more to the
staid and steady circles in which
Potters of that red plush era
moved.
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Died Forgotten

But when she died, in Febru-
airy, 1886, alone and forgotten in
her tiny house on the French
Riviera, this woman who made
international social history IN
the Eighties" and 'Ninetiesp
was old and haggard. And looked
Tar more than her 7S years.
She had lived-and she had
suffered. She had sacrificed
an unquestioned social position,
her husband, home and daugh-
ter for a career as an actress.
IN return, dramatic critics on
both sides of the Atlantic
"panned" her performances. 1t
was only their gallantry that
stopped them from writing
amateur" after her name.
Mrs. James Brown Potter was
born in 1857. daughter of Col.
David Urquhart, then a rich
planter and banker Of Louisiana.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Mayfair Gives Tips
On Easter Creations
CONTINUED from Page one)

It navy pompadour (proper your 1871 coure) made
OF straw fabric draped in complexion yelling
Mrs. William Downey another deems the "sarched
look MUST Of Spring frocks.
See the Nettie Rosensen creation she has chosen
II is twopece black crepe frock with fascinating treat
TnerT Tie We collar embroidered
in leaf design which repeated gold the pearl
buttons Of the bodice CTS little things like this that make the
Easter Bunnys perk
Then over her Mrs Do"ney would carry tailored coat
of cloud drift red original Mangone model dark lape
When mlady Easter shopping, she invariably casts
loving something the evening for Lent viii
be and there'n be parties galore.
Intrigungly feminine IS the dinner gown Of flesh chiffon
(simply miles oi falling soft cuging folds skirt
~ The bodice boldly decoee for either your tanned
snowy white shoulders is exquisite black Chanly lace.
You will notice that this being year the dinner
and evening gowns using long sleeves.
The last time the fashion designers Paris this became
p mandate in style.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Made Her LiveIier

Instead, motherhood seemed
to make Cora Iivelier. She was
discovered (much to the hor-
ror of Bishop Potter) by Ward
McAllister's gay coterie and
soon became a giittering figure
in the "Tinsel Set"
However, it took a sensational
happening to bring the under
cover domestic discord of the
James Brown Potters TO the
point where there was a definite
break.
Cora Potter had been invited
to visit in one of the great
houses in Washington. BY this
time she had achieved some
fame for her recitations. And,
as an amateur" ranked high.
During that visit in Washing
ton-the year was 1SS6-Cora
was invited TO dine with the
William c. Whitneys at their
home--Mr. Whitney, father of
the late Harry Payne Whitney
and the late Payne Whitney,
being secretary of the navy at
the time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

her to recite for President Cleve-
land and his guests.
Cora's selection of a poem
that night started her on the
path that led TO the south Of
France-and obscurity.
She elected to recite "Ostler
joe" the story of a cockney
London hostler who extended
forgiveness TO his pretty young
wife when she came home to die
in his humble quarters, after
a series of escapades with gen.
tlemen of the English nobility.
In the long years that fol-
lowed Cora Potter never would
admit it was in a spirit of mis-
chief that she decided to recite
Ostler Joe" in the presence of
the President of the United
STATES.
Many, however, have always
suspected she deliberately set
out to shock those gathered in
the Whitney drawing room.
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After Rich Husband

When the Civil War broke out
Cora was sent from New
Orleans TO Paris to finish her
education. She returned at the
close Of the war TO find most
of the family fortune gone, the
t7fi-T1ufiIdrt plantation m ruins.
IT was then she decided she
must help rebuild the fallen
family fortune by annexing a
rich husband.
Hardly had she thought up
the idea Of marrying for money.
instead Of for love. than James
Brown Potter, Just out Of col
lege. arrived from New York on
a visit 10 New Orleans.
One glimpse at the titan
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TATTLE TALES OF Old New
l. York.

TATTLE TALES OF Old New
Il York!
II was more than half a CEN
fury ago that the late Mrs.
James Brown Potter. as Cora
Cruuhart, embarked on a CLAM
orouS career that was to carry
her far afeld from her native
New Orleans-and cause her 10
die forgotten. broken-hearted
woman in q hamlet in the south
of France.
No woman received the ac-
claim society accorded Cora
Urquhsrt when she landed in
New York back in 1877 as the
bride of the wealthy and socially
consequential James Brown Pot
ter.
Alasi The same people who
chanted Cora's praises as she
entered New York society,
sneered as she staged her I'M
graceful exit-to become one Of
the worlds worst actresses,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Determined to Wed

And Jim, then %, was deter-
mined 10 take her back to New
York as his bride-certain she
would create a Juror.
James Brown Potter, son OF
Howard Potter, a distinguished
New York banker, was heir to
millions.
His uncle was the eminent
Bishop Henry Goldman Potter,
who had married at n ripe old
age Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark,
an impressively rich widow.
Years later, when she was Bit
ter against her husbands ecclesi-
astical uncle, Cora Uruuhart
Potter coined a bon mot that
became famous.
Some one in London asked
Cora why Bishop Potter at the
age of 10 had married the
wealthy Mrs. Clark and Cora re-
piled. in vitriolic tones, because
he fell in love with the widows
mite and she fell in love with
the Bishops miter"
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Captures London

Therefore it wasn't surprising
when Mrs. Paran Stevens,
newcomer who had blasted her
way into New York society with
her husbands hotel-made mil
lions, graciously offered Cora a
change of scene-a trip TO Eu-
rope with all expenses paid.
That trip PANIED out well for
Mrs. Paran Stevens. For even
she couldn't have guessed that,
on their arrival in London, Cora
was 10 meet the then Prince Of
Wales (afterward King Edward
VII and grandfather of the
present Duke Of Windsor).
At once the Prince. Of Wales
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gotten woman" He didn't even
mention her in his will.
In an effort to benefit her
ailing health she moved from
the Isle of Guernsey to the
south of France. There she
heard of Kyrle Bellows death
and from that time on saw
but very few people.
And there she lived until 1885
the southern belle who gave
up everything because she
thought she was "the greatest
actress in the world"
Tattle Tales OF Old New
York;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

became enarnored OF Cora Ur-
quhart Potter.
As il a magic wand had been
waved Cora Immediately was
swept into the gayest social
sets in London.
At home the Potters heard OF
CeFa,s scotland, er. royal"
-triumphs, with arched eye
brows. Jim Potter was advised
TO ask for divorce.
Perhaps it was the drama OF
her entrance into London So
ciety that revived Cora's inter-
est in the footlights.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Chose 'OsfIer joe

Among other guests at the
dinner party were President
Cleveland and his spinster sister.
who served as the Presidents
Official hostess.
After dinner old Mr.. Whitney,
who was fond Of Cora and liked
to hear her read poems, asked
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Audience Shocked

Before Cora had finished
"Ostler joe" President Cleve-
lands outraged sister fled from
the room and poor Cora, on her
return to New York next day.
heard newsboys at the railroad
station shouting "all about Mrs.
James Brown Potter's vulgar
poem-and how she shocked the
nations official hostess"
The Potters en- masse read the
newspapers before Cora reached
home. Bishop Potter conferred
with brother Howard, and How
ard conferred with son Jim.
II was decided the Potters
had stood all they could from
the self-willed daredevil Jim had
married.
Society Immediately took
sides-the "Old Guard" lined up
with the Potters and Ward Nc
Allister's set backed up Cora.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

Potter threatened to secure that
long postponed divorce.
In 1899 Jim won an uncon-
tested divorce in Rhode Island
and remarked six years later.
On many of her appearances
Cora was booed by audiences.
But she wouldn't admit she
wasn't an actress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Daughter Born

The Potters, in turn, admitted
Cora was easy-to-gaze-upon. But
her defiance Of the social laws
they laid down brought about
more than one family conference
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
TATTLE TALES Of
OLD NETWORK
MAAM So@1he1n Belle
thought She Mla1 Q1eat
Achen Mt '@laffed'
by CAolty KNickERbockeR
by CAolly KNickERbockeR
Esr,tsr.a. uui'.d st.i., Psi'ns oth's

haired. hrown-eyed and Hvacious
Cora and Jim Potter was madly
In love. He found Cora the
most fascinating creature he'd
ever met.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23
Aa1I
1 ee,rg4o1M1onn
CoTTON WEDDING

MR.. AND MRS. ARMI-
STEAD GREENE ALLISON
Hitchcock, married March %,
1910.
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REGULAR So VALUE

shampoo and Hsirssyls.. sol
OIL Of White Hsrns ...s.f.00
Clsirol Shampoo Tint. ..f.50
Evening star., 1941-08-11

"All ruined" he says, but like
an act of God, the affairs were
untouched.
His chin trembles. The 18th
century library is Quilted, the floor
Uttered with cindered, ruined
books. 1T is very hard to burn
a book" The leaves cleave to-
gether under pressure. Only the
flyleaves burn. / open one. 1t
is dated 1853 and written in
Latin. "The Cannon Law of
France"
The House of Commons,
bombed and burned, is clean and
slick-looking in the empty cellar
like ruin so strangely small. The
middle is black. On much of
what once was the floor charred
papers are scattered. Votes and
proceedings of the House of
Commons, Monday, the 9th of
June, 1865" OF galleries flank
ing the House where ayes de-
molished nays untouched.
England still says no.
The gallows humor and ironic
underStatement of Londoners.
The taxi drivers account: Moth
ing happened to me throughout
it all, but me Aunt Maud 'ad a
bit of a bad time. 'Ad 'er 'ead
blowed off" A firefighter says:
1--WE wasn't what you'd call really
prepared at first for the fires,
but the bombings were a bit of
an innovation in England"
The firefighters men and
women sleeping in stations on
mattresses on the floor ready to
spring into the streets at the
sound of the siren. An i'm
mense army of them, part-time
workers, whole-time workers,
paid and unpaid ladies and
ladies maids, dentists and car
penters, lawyers and teamsters,
oxford accents, East End accents,
each knowing his or her exact
task, each ready for unforeseen
Observation-Disclosures, soldiers
of the realm.
Must Create Peace.
Ernest Bevin, Minister of
Labor, broad and brawny, says,
II talked that pacifist palaver,
too. Now 1 know that you have
to create peace not hope for it
by default. I now know the de-
fene of the people is the first
social service. But the man who
works, must eat, and you cannot
revolutionize diet in the midst
of war. Coal miners sometimes
lose from 3 to 7 pounds in
weight in one day in the mines.
A miners wife and children cut
their own rations in order to
feed their man. Tell our brother
workers in the United States to
see that we get more meat. sugar.
cheese and tea. That is a British
workman's diet"
A Cambridge intellectual:
workers are eating more sem
sibly than they have in years.
They always had too much
protein and not enough vege-
tables"
Take your choice.
Rosy Cambridge and gray
Evening star., 1941-08-11

crease within the next few days.
More communiques about re-
sounding military exploits in Rus
sia will be fed to the French
government and finally the aged
chief of state will be confronted
with a peremptory demand to
either yield or face the conse-
quences.
Particular pressure is being put,
according to reports, on Gen.
Weygand who stands between
the wavering Marshal Petain and
the yielding Admiral Darlan.
Berlin's friends at Vichy point
out to him that the Germans
have enough strength in Spanish
Morocco to annihiliate the feeble
force which he has at his dis
posal. Moreover, the advocates
of a thorough German-French
cooperation tell him that Vichy
would not give him any support
should he be so i'll advised as to
oppose the Germans and their
associates in North Africa.
Although nothing definite has
happened yet as a result of the
important week end meetings
in the capital of unoccupied
France, the general feeling is
that Of peSsimism.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
The Great Game of Politics
Some Thought Being Given to Problems
OF World When War Is Ended

The real idea behind the lattes Is
to balance and cooperate with q
similar economic commission In
England, the joint endeavor being
not only to devise and adopt such
economic measures now as will
aid in the blockade and embarrass-
ment Of the Axis powers but to
evolve plans which, once peace
has arrived, will revive international
trade and reopen the channels of
commerce between nations all over
the world. In creating this COM
mission the President appears to
have acted wisely. 1t is also difficult
to see how he could have done much
better than put Mr.. Wallace at the
head, particularly as Mr.. Hull, whose
knowledge along these lines ex-
ceeds that Of any one else, will be
on the commission.
Has Youth and Vigor.
Because Of his heavy duties as
Secretary of State, the President
could not make Mr.. Hull chairman
of the commission; but his presence
on 1t was clearly essential. The Vice
Presidents position made him the
one man who properly could be put
over the Secretary of State. Without
disparaging Mr.. Wallace's other
qualifications, that fact had consid-
cradle to do with his selection.
There was the advantage of his
youth, vigor and lack of any official
burdens outside of those entailed
in presiding over the Senate. 1t
may be said that Mr.. Wallace has
no notion that the President has
clothed him with power to become
the B. M. Baruch of the defense
organization. The need for such a
man is very great, but Mr.. Wallace
is not that man, and he has no idea
of trying to be.
The really fine thing about both
the Welles speech and the Wallace
commission is the feeling they en-
gender of assured victory for the
Allies. Clearly, both were based
on that belief. Neither means very
much unless Hitler is defeated.
Both, obviously, look to the post
war period. Each is indicative of
confidence that peace is not too far
away and that when it comes it
will be an Allied peace, not Hitler
peace and not peace negotiated
with an unbeaten Hitler. Nothing
could be clearer than the stand
which both Mr.. Churchill and the
President have taken that there can
be no peace until Hitler is crushed.
The fact, then, that we have be-
gun to talk and think and plan
about peace tremendously strength
ems the conviction that, if we neither
weaken nor relax, he Is sure to be
crushed. Certainly that feeling Is
growing daily here among those
who know most about the facts.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

prejudice or bias of union offl-
cial? What provisions are there
in the constitution of each union
that are equitable and protect the
right of the worker to continue in
his job when the union Is at fault?
What right of appeal has the worker
when the Government grants the
monopoly power of life or death
over a mans job to small clique of
union officers? Many a union dis
misses members because they some
times attempt to set up a rival
union. But now an employer Is
forced to freeze the existing union
membership under penalty of loss
of jobs no matter how arbitrary
the relations between unions and
individual workers may become and
no matter how high the dues go or
the special assessments or fees that
may be levied. Here we have ar
unlimited taxing authority which
if upheld In this Kearny case Will
give an economic power over the
worker far exceeding in its possi-
bility of abuse any economic pres
sure that an employer ever had
over a laboring man in the past.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

cussed without eyoklng tne cilaIse
of appeasement.
The speech of Acting Secretary OF
State Welles a few weeks ago, IN
which he envisioned a postwar CO.
operation of America, England and
the other democracies in an effort 10
insure a re-established civilization
against again being torn to pieces,
was one evidence of this. II that
speech meant anything, it meant a
resurrected and revitalized League
of Nations (no matter by what name
it is called in which America would
play the role for which she was cast
20-odd years ago and from which
she contemptibly shrank.
In such league the weight Of the
American British combination in
evitably would dominate. Most per-
sons will agree that world peace and
international stability being to the
interest of both these nations, their
Joint control would be the surest
way to achieve those things. II
they cannot be brought about in
that way, they cannot be brought
about at all. At least, no suggestion
of an even reasonable alternative
has been made in a great many
wears. and certainly it is clear that
the policy of isolation, which this
country embraced when it rejected
the League, will be utterly un-
tenable once this conf1tct is over. No
intelligent man thinks we can re-
vert to that doctrine. That, at least,
has been proven beyond dispute.
International Field.
The second evidence of the official
look beyond the war is in the ap-
pointment by the President of the
new Economic Commission, of which
Vice President Wallace is the head
and which includes seven members
of the cabinet. 1t is true that the
announcement creating this COM
mission and designating the Vice
President as chairman was some
what cloudy, and the notion was
promptly promulgated that, at last,
yielding to pressure, the President
had named single head with full
power to coordinate all defense
activities. That idea turns out to be
just 100 per cent wrong. That man,
unfortunately, is still to be named.
Mr.. Wallace and his commission are
to function in the international, not
the national, field and the defense
organization is today just as head
less and just as confused as 1t was
before the Wallace commission came
into existence.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
This Changing World
Germans Asking French for Bases Only
In Northern Africu and Not on West

him hard and that unless a de-
cision on what the admiral calls
a minor issue, is reached within
the next few days, the Vichy
government must expect some Sc
we're Tightening up of the Ger
man. occupation.
Furthermore, the French lead
er pointed out that from all he
has been able to gather in Paris,
the Russian campaign will be
over by Septeilber l and the
Germans will get busy in other
sections of Western Europe. A
refusal by the Vichy government
to let Germany use bases which
she needs badly now, might have
unpleasant consequences for
France.
America Shipping Supplies.
As for Americas support to
Gen. Weygand consisting Of ship
ment of a number of tankers,
cargoes with gasoline, oil and
certain foodstuffs, the admiral
is reported to have said that
these need not be suspended as
long as the Germans don't move
toward Dakar.
He feels confident that the
American Government will not
misinterpret the action of the
Vichy government and the rela-
lively unimportant quantities Of
fuel sent to Casablanca and
Dakar from the United States
will continue to flow in as in the
past. But even should the Amer
ican Government become angry
because of facilities given to the
Reich in Tunisia, the African
provinces can live without that
assistance.
In usually well informed quar-
ters it is believed that the Ger
man pressure at Vichy will in
Evening star., 1941-08-11
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Admiral Darlan, on his return
from Paris, where he conferred
with Won Ribbentrop's repre-
sentative, Otto Abetz, informed
Marshal Petain that for the
time being the Germans are not
asking for bases on the Atlantic
Coast Of French Africa. All
they want Is permission to use
in the French bases in North
Africa, Sfax Sousse and Bizerte.
1t appears that the attacks Of
the r. A. F. on the Italian ports
in Lydia have been very damag-
ing and in order to assure a
continuous flow of supplies, war
material and reinforcements to
the Axis forces in North Africa,
Germany needs these three naval
bases.
Evening star., 1941-08-11
RendeI Named Minister
To YuqosIav Government

b. the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. disappointment
of George William Rendel as British
Minister to the Yugoslav govern
ment in London was announced
today.
Mr.. Rendel formerly served at
Berlin, Athens, Lisbon, Madrid and
Sofia.
Leaving his post as Minister to
Sofia after the German occupation
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Executive Resigns

GREENFIELD, Mass, Aug. II up.
The Greenfield Tap & Die Corp.
announced the resignation of How
ard M. Hubbard, president and gen.
eral manager since September 1910.
Mr.. Hubbard will become president
of the Elliott Co. of Jeannette, Pa,
manufacturers of power units.
Mr.. Hubbard came here from Cleve-
land where he was treasurer Of ths
Harris-Seybold-Potter Co., printers
supplies manufacturer.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

m 1 g h t, ev e n
now, properly be
given t % t h e
problems OF the
future. 1t is true
that there has
been no really
Gle arb e a d ed
thinking on this
score, but the
stage seems to
have b e e n
reached where
the prospect OF
an end to hostil-
tiles can be dis
Evening star., 1941-08-11

like an au-
reole around
mis- pale, old
I a C e, / S
framed in the
S h a t t e r e d
arches of the
18th century
C h a pei in
Lambeth Pal
ace, W h ! h
has been the
residence of
the head of
t h e Church
of England
for 300 wears.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

lining.
Without being
q Pollyanna, I
can truthfully
8 a y t h a {
draftees are
lu ky 10 be
tucked away in
a camp where a
heavy pack, a
tough top SER
geant and poor
pay are their
chief hardships.
There they
Evening star., 1941-08-11

dllOW tIlc III 81
step to be taken
which inevitably
must result in
complete gov
ernmental con-
troll of labor
unions? Will the
entire shipbuild-
ing industry in
the East, hither-
to open shop"
be compelled by
the Government
itself to 60 on a
CLOSED shop"
I.n
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Old Isthmus Railroad
To Be Rebuilt by Mexico
b. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 11.-Mexico
will rebuild an old railroad across
the Tehuantepec Isthmus and pro-
vide ample reserve fuel stocks near
both ends of the Panama Canal
against possible United States en-
trance in the war.
The railroad, which would carry
freight between the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans if the Panama Canal
should be restricted by war meas
ures os damaged by bombs, can be
overhauled in four months, 1t was
announced. The government will
spend about $2,400, 900 on the 190-
mile line which now carries limited
traffic and has had frequent wrecks
President Manuel Avila Camacho
ordered immediate transport across
the isthmus to Salina Cruz on the
Pacific part of the 1886, 900 barrels of
reserve fuel oil now in Puerto Mex
leo on the Atlantic. This will per-
NIT shipping which formerly re-
fueled in California to obtain fuel
in Mexico.