davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

the stripping who afterwards became her
'groluchon or gigolo.
Hugo often tells, too about tho ludicrous
adventure that bcfcll a couple of police in
spcctors, who had boon assigned the task Of
keeping an eve on Boris. When the Grand
Scigucur decided 90 get rid Of them he treated
them 60 so many drinks that they got tight,
took off their coats and pants. and proceeded
TO cdiry the Grand Duke by dancing Java
in their drawers
His Hgmcss then left the restaurant, be-
lcving they were i'm no condition To follow him.
But the detectives rushed ont into the night
i'm hot pursuit, with their trousers and coats
dangRn& over their arms. and finally caught
up with the Dukeu
lie conducted them 90 "a nearby shelter
one of the sidewalk comfort stations familiar
10 visitors to Paris and there helped the
agents get into their clothes They were in
tcrrupted by gepdarmc making his rounds,
who put the trio under arrest for ''outragng
the peace and dignity of the Republic"
This was not The only time Boris had been
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

els about by the handful He was the gen
cral who takes not one hut carload OF
chorus girls to the wars with him.
Boris was Sc when he died, and II wouldn't
surprise those who knew him If that means
he had 65 years Of wine and women probably
he only sang in his jeweled cradle for the
legends OF his high living go back to the st.
Petersburg Of the last century.
1t was in Paris. however. during various
periods OF exile from either the Car or the
Bolshcviu whose dislike Of Boris was the
one trait they shared, that Boris found the
atmosphere least crampinG to his style of play.
Though Boris expended millions on the
ladies ne had a poor opinion o. his conquests,
and often remarked 20 his brother, the Grand
Duke cyril Every woman is the same.
Nothing is new except their faces" 1t was.
regarded AS unusually chivarous OF him that
1c made an exception in favor Of the lovely
Znaida Sergcievna Rachevsky whom he mar
-ied at Genoa In 1919.
In Paris he held high rcvcl i'm the Royal
Ruba cabaret. on the Boulevard DC Clchy
where Russian women Of high rank cXilcs
fr0m their country acted as Mattresses. He
carouscd too at chez Martianitch." Rue
Lcgcndrc much frequcntcd 10y Prince Yous-
soupCv
But Boris favorito establishment was
NaVm's on Tho Rue Rovalc the Caycst Of
night restaurants a gathering place OF tho
crowned heads cabinet ministers stage beau
tics bankers race track gamblers army oAi-
Gers .aptams Of industry handles. drug
tjGtcts bond sVHdcrs nabobs card sharps
-.artaztrs and Grand Dukes
The Grand Duke and Prince Cousiantin
Of Greece were often so,p here with the ft-
aa4suancy girls Jeanne and Lien. twin
sisters who looked alike dressed aHEe ans
shared their adventure trtu.,.r th.r# The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

Highness amused in his journey over the
Siberian stcppcs. Senorta Heloise Titcomb
had this 20 say Of the expeditions
"The Grand Duke Boris and his brother
Cyril are awfully Jolly fellows and spend most
OF their time with the girls from the theatres.
one night there was great gang OF us in a
restaurant IN S. Petersburg, just before he
was TO set out for The front We were all
telling him how sorry He were 20 have him go.
when he spraug mp and threw out his arms 20
us, in the fetching way he has and said; I
won't part with Won girls I shall take You
all with me-" Tie took along, also, carload
Of champagne for them
on his return he gave a dinner for him
self and the lady of tho moment that cost
$4,000 "a record even for him.
II was not only food and drink however
that ran up The check It was a bit OF horse
play the delicate SAVIOR of which Boris found
more paatable than the picked GELS ohins
or whatever it was the chef tossed of for him
Every few minutes Boris sent for the res
taurant proprietor and boxed his ears at $500
per box It is said that If the proprietor had
not run out OF ears or Boris out Of hands the
bill would have been even higher.
It was in Chicago on the first Of two
trips TO America. that Boris really got 10
first base with the American public as a
playboy Remembering. no doubt. the lad in
Maxim s. ne dflit|lN crank SlppcrSIQll OF
champagne, some said two quarts the slipper
belonging TO n chorus girl in the Wizard OF
on company Such deeds were only wrought
in books Americans had hitherto believed
But here was "A guy actually doing it in real
life. Thousands of young ladies hopefully
had their party pumps champagne PROCEED.
Perhaps the trait that most impressed it
self on tho public. however was Boris habit
OF 1ingng money literally i'm tho pubcs face
this in addition TO the $2O-tips that he gave.
He was in his box at the st. Petersburg
opera one night when a millionaire, a sugar
monopolist, Joined him.
MY pockets arc stuffed with bank notes
the sugar king remarked. apropos of nothing
so far as the contemporary accounts 20, but
obviously feeling his oats
Eyes? Lots have a look" said Boris.
Then grabbing handfuls Of the bills, ne
leaned FAR out over the box and began throw
ing the money at the patrician audience below
Take it, you scum of the earth" he cried
--"Enjoy Romanon Nbounty!"N
After the 1917 revolution, Boris was broke
like Qnost Of the Russian nobility. hut IN about
six years he suddenly and mysteriously began
throwing money around again.
However that may be~aRd in what cir
cumstanccs Boris was, under the German rule
in Paris arc not known now.
But il ne didn't die in the grand manner
wasting money and surrounded by beautiful
women, IL wasn't his fault one may be sure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

Such incidents were common at the time.
In her Memories the Infanta Eulalia tells
that during her visit there. in 1904, three
Gypsy ballerinas were assassinated during a
fctc in a palace on one Of the isles Of the Ncva.
TO GIVE Boris his due it is not probable that
he did anything so commonplace as have
dancing girls throttled or stabbed. More likely
he merely saw 60 it that they got pneumonia
for when they had worked themselves mp 90
n sweat with their dancing he liked TO open
the door and throw a handful Of gems out
into the snow for them 60 scramble for clad
as they were, lightly if at all.
At first he threw rlbicsy but later it
occurred TO him that pearls Would be harder
TO find in the snow and from then on it was
pearls he threw!
When ordered TO the front in the Russo
Jap war he felt so bad at leaving some OF his
actress sweethearts in St Petersburg that he
decided TO take them along TO Siberia with
him in special train. An told. there were
sixteen gathered from the theatres and music
halls and the ladies managed 90 keep His
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

a 4AG VIC N mt
Any Their en- d
would have been a
sardoniC shame, a leer-
ing anti-climaX to just
about the most prepos-
,erously dissolute. fam
tastically futile career
that ever a m a n
dragged with him to
the hereafter.
Boris was in real
life everything you
road about every other
'layboy in history
md then some.
Compared 10 him
IN the Lovers League,
Casanova was a sand
lot rookie with a bat
ting average no bigger
than the size Of his
nat. For high toned
lawlessness and devil
try Boris made Resto-
ration hoodlums seem
like little girls the
week before Christmas.
And for just plain
throwing money around
he made any spend
thrift you mention look
ike a siX-year-old kid
with a nickel
Boris, In real life,
was the m an w n o
drinks champagne out
Of dancers slippers.
He was the man who
0inEs money and low
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

sober, but who sometimes mistook the banquet
board for a couch.
One night, while Boris and this modest
beauty were supping here a handsome young
fellow. who had been dining alone at the other
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12
BY LOWELL MORRILL,

For Is Years The American WeeLIys Correspondent
~- HE Vichy radio gave details when the
death of Grand Duke Boris cousin the Car of
Russia at Paris the other day So maybe he curled
up alone between like ordinary
But If he didn't die by drowning in a marble pool of
champagne and take several lovely and expensive ladies
along because the had already
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

arrested Back in Russia, in 1917 he
and members Of his encourage were
jailed at st. Petersburg for Matching
a plot 60 put the Grand Duke Nicholas
on the throne. But if he was closely
watched as a conspirator, Boris was
not bothered about the bacchanals he
used to stage in his palace at st.
Petersburg. although it was said that
dancing girls who participated in these
saturnalias sometimes disappeared
mysteriously or were daintily muir
dered during the entertainment"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

On n Visit 10 Chicago the
Russian Casanova Grabbed the
slipper From Startled Chorus
Girl and Actually Drank Cham
payne Out of It-FOmding a
Tradition PlaybOys Have Sought
10 Follow Ever Since.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

end OF the restaurant. sat
down at a table opposite La
Frezia, ordered a bottle of
champagne and stared at as
much of her beauty as she
was not at the time holding
in reserve.
She stuck out her tongue
at her silent adorer TO let him
know that She was busy Just
then and when he continued
TO lccr AT her la Frczia
called him. shall we say. q
nmy and told him TO get
ont of her sight
The lad laughed and the
lady unable to contain her
self any longer. loaded him
with iudecorous cpithcts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-12

II December IL. 1919
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

LOST-$5 reward for medium size
yellow female dog collar and Pa.
tag. Face like fox. Return to
513 Commercial. ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
Ell Ceniran in
New Business

Charles Bratton of FL Centre and
Stephen Sturges OF Yuma purchased
the business and equipment of the
Hartnett & Sanders company of
Brawley and will do agricultural
custom work for farmers in Impe-
rial and Yuma counties.
They will do land leveling and
re-leveling and in general prepare
the soil for crops. The Imperial
county headquarters will be in
BraWley and the Yuma county
headquarters in Yuma The new
firm will take over June l.
Bratton has lived in Imperial
county for 18 years. and was en-
ployed for eight years by the Ben
Hulse Tractor company.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
Air Raid Drill at
7 Friday Night

Strange and startling incidents
will feature the air raid drill in Ell
Centre at p. m. Friday night and
tax the efficiency and ingenuity of
the personnel to operate in sector
No. /.
The incidents" will take place
in sector No. l, which is the area
between Broadway and State
streets and Imperial avenue to the
Southern Pacific railroad. The
sector warden is John Smell. Sector
No / is the downtown area of the
city and represents heavy invest
ments in property, equipment,
buildings, and merchandise stocks.
I'VE need more checkers" said
Chief Air Raid Warden Herb FaW-
cett, "and we want wardens in
other sectors in town to be at the
control center at a quarter of seven
to work as checkers and help us
get the situation well in hand"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

FOR RENT-Fur. small 2 rm. house
with cooler, room house. 4 room
flat, elect. box, cooler. Also 2
small Apis. Marie Land, 83l Main.
5-l0
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
Nazi Aniiaircraft
Towers Conctruct
By UNITED PRESS

A Berlin radio broadcast Thurs
day told of the erection of huge
anti : aircraft artillery towers"
around Berlin which the Trans
ocean military expert Maj. Heinz
Rose said were big enough to house
troops and provide room for chill
dren if such was necessary.
Rose said enough concrete was
poured into each tower to build
almost 10 miles of the famous Ger
man west wall protecting The
country
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

LOST-Ration Book No. 2 belonging
to Elige Heron. Return to Ra-
ton Board. ST
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

FOR RENT or SALES room house
with electricity and water, in
Heber. Inquire 483 Orange. 5-8
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
CoIoneI's Son
Dies i'm Crash

MARCH FIELD, Cal, May 6.
CUP)-Second Lit. John F.. Phelan,
"a, son Of Col. C. A. Phelan of the
Frankfort arsenal, Philadelphia, was
one of two killed yesterday in the
crash of an army training plane
near Del Mar, Cal, March Field
officials announced today.
Sgt. Richard j. Kopp, "a son of
Mrs. Meta Kopp, DolgeVille, N. Y,
also was killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
27-FARM IMPLEMENTS
2s-FARM PRODUCTS

FOR SALE-2 acres of alfalfa, readyr
to cut. blocks past railroads
tracks, End house on left side. =
Phone l336M. ST
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

PAINTER and paperhanger wants
work. Phone 1890. So
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
i2-WANTED TO RENT

WANTED TO RENT--Room with
use of phone box. Sarah Carney,
use of phone box. Post-Press Box
II. $40
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

HELP WANTED-Man for milk
house work. See Broadbeck, Quail
ity Dairy. 5-l2
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

MAN OR WOMAN, eligible for a
bond, bookkeeping. Must be cap
able of taking full charge of Of
flee. Write stating experience and
qualifications to Post-Press Box
No. 199 5-7
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

WANTED-White woman or girl to
stay with small baby some nights.
Phone 62 Las Palmas Court. So
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
LOST. FOUND sTRAYED

>~~0~~'0~o~o~N-o~~~~o~-~-
LOST-Black and white fountain
pen by mail carrier on State,
Olive or Brighton. Call 1881. Re-
ward. So
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

HELP WANTED at Valley Steam
Laundry, 331 Commercial, Phone
81. 5-10
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
8-SITUATiONS WANTED

EHPERlENCED waitress wanted.
Good pay. Valley Drug Co. 5-1O
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

WANTED-House man and bar
porter. Apply Barbara Worth
Hotel. 5-10
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
i0-APARTMEN1S FOR RENT
ll-HOUSES FOR RENT

2 ROOM furnished Apt. $3.50 per
week. 1888 Park. $40
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

2-Personals. SPECIAL Notices
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

2 BEDROOM and cooler furnished
house. Inquire mi west New
side Canal. See Effie Belch. ST
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

WANTED Men for work in
Essential Food Plant. Apply
SUNLAND DAIRY
1455 Main
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

FOR SALE, near Ell Centre, q acre
with trees and flowers, electric
pressure pump with good cistern.
large electric water heater; good
l bedroom house not quite fin
ished. Will finish and paint for
$500 or take as is for $3.50. u
cash. See Starr Won Fluss, 664
Holt. SIP
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

LOST-Brown leather purse with
A and C gas ration books and
identification papers. Return to
police station. Reward. Ed Sims.
5-l0
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

LOST, FOUND, ESTRAT
LOST-Springer Spaniel Wed. am.
from car on Hiway 80 near Ell
Centro. Eight months old black
and white. Reward Notify 1t.
Wayne, 1927 Curtis, San Diego.
sill
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

LOST-Large black puppy from
Quality Dairy. Reward for return.
See Russell Broadbeck. 5-8
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-07
Reverence For God Stressed
in High School Baccalaureate

! subject. BE Smart. based on the
Bible text from Proverbs II, REV.
srencs for God IL the first thiHg
In knowledes,-.-~eA Around this
thought he built up message to
the graduates TO follow through
life the principles OF the greatest
teacher ever known. Jesus OF
Nazareth. He told the young
people that 10 acquire happy. use
full lives they must think OF them
selves as members OF one big fam
lily. regardless OF creeds and ma.
tiQnalities. and 10 reverence and
obey the Father OF the world.
The program opened with an or.
gan prelude. followed by the pro.
cessional hymn. during the singing
OF which the graduating class In
blue caps and gowns marched in
together with the faculty. Rev.
William Shaw. pastor OF the
church. gave the invocation. scrip
ture reading. and prayer The
Roosevelt High School Chorus
rendered "Jesu, Priceless Treas.
ure''. and the sermon followed
The service was concluded with
the benediclion by Rev. Mr.. Shaw.
singing OF the occasional hymn,
and The organ postlude.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-07
NavyProbing
ShiipCollisiion

Norfolk, Va. June ms a
Navy investigation was being made
today OF the tragic collision be
tween an ammunition ship and a
tanker off the Atlantic Coast which
took a casualty toll of IS merchant
seamen and naval gunners.
AS survivors revealed details OF
the sea accident which happened
few days ago the Navy Depart
ment in Washington said that a
probe was underway by naval au-
thorities".
The ammunition ship. a me.
dunn sized merchant vessel. ex-
ploded after colliding with the
tanker. or 6s men aboard the ship
heavily loaded with ammunition
there are only three known sur.
yivors. Forty crew members and
25 members OF the naval gun crew
are listed as missing
The tanker. carrying a crew Of
So. and a q man naval gun crew
was swept by flames and badly
damaged before the fire was eN.
tinguished. or these there are
So survivors from the tanker.
Eight members OF the crew ann
10 naval gBuners are missing.
The 81 survivors from the two
vessels. many suffering from burns
and other injuries, we're landed
Al Norfolk.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-07

iors. 10 the music of "Pomp and
Circumstance by Elgar, played by
the school string duet, following
which Rev. Cardwell Pvout, OF Will
lis, gave the invocation. After
the rendition OF FESTIVAL Te
Deum" by the senior chorus. there
was scripture reading by Rev. 10
seph Parker Of Whitaker. Pre-
luding the sermon, a hymn. THE
Lords Day" was sung. At the
close OF the sermon, the senior
chorus rendered "Recessionar by
DeKoven, the benediction was
given by Rev. Charles Carey and
the procession to the music OF the
string duet closed the program.
Have Reception
The Alumni Reunion of the Lin.
coin Consolidated School was Sat
urday evening at : o'clock with
reception and punch in the recrea-
ton room OF the schol. followed
by the march OF classes 10 the cat
eteria for O'Clock dinner. and
the following program:
Invocation. God Bless Ameri.
ca; opening remarks, Eleanor
VANITY. 40 president; welcome,
q. +. vedder, president of board I.
greetings, y. II VandenBelt. prin-
cipal. "Serenade", Lemare- Gray.
seniors from high school chorus:
address. Some Current Affairs
Anthony Englesmsn. professor oil
political science, M.S.N.C.
The business meeting followed.
with officers for coming year elect.
ed as follows:
Jack Day. SO, president: Kath
creme Sparrow Wright. rs vice
president: Murray Day, Jr., SO,
secretary-treasurer; Betty Schaer-
er Kluska. Al. corresponding sec
rotary: Mildred VANITY 40, social
director.
Dancing and a social time fol
lowed in the recreation room and
brought TO a close the 1913 reun-
ion.
The honored community guest
Of the evening was the recipient
OF this tribute, which appeared on
the program: We have as our
very special guest tonight, Mrs.
Ina Champion. good friend Of Lin
coin. Consolidated School and au-
thor OF the history OF our school,
From Ny Window We are happy
that she can be with us
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-07
Truman Will
Probe Nation S
Gas Shortage
Eastern Coast
Not Only Area
to be Affected

Washington. June 7-lNS-The
Senate Truman Committee has
launched a full.scale investigation
Of the nations transportation sys-
TEN as a spread OF the East Coast
gasoline shortage threatened to
affect other regions.
Sen. Harry Truman (D) Mo, 1t
was disclosed today, has sent in
yestisators into the field and the
committee soon will conduct pub
tic hearings based upon their find
ings.
The inquiry embraces both rail
and motor transportation. and will
include a study OF the difficulties
Of war workers in reaching war
plants because of the tightness OF
the gas and tirU situation.
THE committee has investiga-
tors in the field now gathering pre-
liminary evidence for use in the
inquiry" said Sen. James NJ. Mead
CD n. Y, a member. 1T is plan
ned to make a complete inquiry"
Meanwhile, senators and repre-
sentatives from u eastern states
planned a meeting today TO devise
ways OF improving the gasoline
situation, which has affected pro-
duction OF food and movement OF
war materials.
Rep. Hartley (R) y. J.. who call
ed the representative into confer
ence. laid out a plan for improv-
ing the gasoline situation on the
East Coast. ut included transfer
ring full control over rationing to
Petroleum Administrator Ickes.
construction of another pipeline,
tighter rationing in the Midwest
and increased use Of inland water
ways.
Sens. Brewster (R) Maine and
Mead planned to make a special in
uuiry through the Truman Com
mittee into the barge situation.
III We could complete a pipeline
across Florida, provide steel
barges for hauling oil and use wood
barges for other purposes, we
could increase deliveries to the
East Coast" said Mead.
Delay in completing the barge
program, which was approved by
President Roosevelt. has iessened
supplies"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-07

Brings Clash

Washington, June ms A
"headon" clash between the Ad-
ministration and Congress over
payment OF subsidies in the Once
OF Price Administration roll back
order on prices was predicted to-
day by Rep. August H. Andersen
(R) MINI.
The Minnesota Congressman. a
member OF the House Agriculture
Committee, charged that the New
Deal is going ahead with a sub
sidy program" in spite of the fact
that Congress lis dead set against
it,.
In its latest move in the subsidy
plan. the OPA announced that the
retail price OF meat will be re-
duced an average OF three cents
per pound on June q through a
S250.000,000 a year subsidy pro-
gram, payments starting today.
Retail butter prices will also
be cut back 10 per cent on June
10 by use OF subsidies Announce.
ment of further subsidy payments
is expected.
Meanwhile. Rep. Stephen Pace
Cd Ga, another committee MEM
Der, said it was unfortunate that
those who are proposing the sub
sidy program have not consulted
with Congress to work out a solu-
ton"
Pace said he early sought coop
Grafton between Congress and the
agencies involved, but added that
the agencies have gone on in
their own way"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-07
War Minister
milne
in Argentina
RaWsOn Unable
to Form New
Cabinet

Buenos Aires, June 1-INS-Gen.
Arturo Rawson today resigned his
post as provisional president of
Argentine in favor OF War Minister
Gen. Pedro Ramirez.
Announcement OF his resigna-
ton came only a few hours after
the revolutionary leader dissolved
the Argentine congress.
Ramirez, who resigned as war
minister in Ramon s. Cast1lo's cab
met, presided at the first meet.
ing OF the Junta government Fri
day after the rebels occupied
Buenos Aires in swiftly success
full coup that ousted Castillo's $50.
lationist government
4 special decree Announcing
Rawson's resignation was issued
at the government house in the
Plaza de Mayo this morning after
an allnight conference. II stated
that general Rawson. consider
ing his duty done. resigned the
leadership of the military move.
ment, leaving General Pedro Ra-
mirez at the head OF the state"
A second decree cancelled cere.
monies scheduled for noon today.
when Rawson and the new cabi-
ret members were TO have taken
their oaths OF Office
Earlier informed quarters pre-
dicted that several OF the new
cabinet members also would re-
sign, including DR.. Jose Maria Rosa,
minister OF agriculture; Or. Hora.
clio Calderon, minister OF Justice
and public instruction, and Gen.
Domingo Martinez, foreign rela.
tons minister.