davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-03-09
AAA Training Program
Outlined 10 Safety Club

Amos E. Neyhart. administrative
head of the Institute of Public
Safety at Pennsylvania State Col
lege, last night told members of the
Washington Safety Society that a
proper attitude and basic knowl-
edge of the physical limitations of
the auto operator were of primary
Importance In the development of
driving skills."
The traffic authority, who Is con-
sultant for the road training pro-
gram Of the American Automobile
Association. gave a demonstration
OF the mechanical devices used in
the program to develop driving
skills and deflate "cocky" operators.
Mr.. Neyhart was guest speaker
at the monthly meeting of the So
clety at the Government Printing
Office. Frank A. Ahern, president,
presided.
Three new members elected to
the society last night were William
j. Easton, Federal Works Agency,
and Robert J. Kennedy, Division Of
Labor Standards, Labor Department,
both active members. and Harold H.
Rice, Capital Transit Co.. associate
member.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
D. {. Air Radioman Weds
Girl He Met in Australia

Aviation Chief Radioman Robert
w. Grady, 81, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. F. Grady. 936 Madison street
NV, was married Sunday at the
Fort Lauderdale (Fla.D Naval Air
Station where he is on duty, to Miss
Heather Reynolds of Albany, Aus
tralia
The couple met when Radioman
CIR dy's unit was stationed in Aus
tralia in 1912 and spent a brief
period at Albany, where the brides
father is resident magistrate. They
did not see each other again until
she arrived at Fort Lauderdale after
a 15,000-mile journey by boat and
train.
Radioman Grady joined the Navy
at II while student at Central
High School.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
1,500 Wounded Soldiers
To Attend Shrine Circus

Approximately 1900 convalescing
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
and Forest Glen, Md, will attend
the third annual Shrine cirsus at
the Uline Arena as guests of the
Washington Lodge, Benevolent Pro-
tective Order of Elks, it was an
nounced today.
The announcement came with the
presentation of check for the SOL
diers' tickets by Henry A. Durkin
exalted ruler, to Howard A. Foley
Shrine circus general chairman.
Tickets for the circus, which is
slated at Uline Arena from March
q to April 2, are being sold in ad-
vance at Billiards., 1340 G street
NV; Almas Temple, 1915 K street
NV, and at the Arena.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
brafcher Loses Fiqht
Against Removal 10
Alexandra for Trial
Hobeos Corpus Petition
Is Turned Down by
Justice GoIdsboroueh

Everett M. "Washie" Bratcher to-
day lost his month-old fight against
removal to Alexandria, Va, to stand
trial June on draft evasion charges
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough of
District Court denied a plea for q
writ of habeas corpus.
Despite protestations Of his at
torney, T. Edward O'Connell,
Bratcher was remanded to the
United States marshal's Office and
placed in the Courthouse cell block.
Mr.. O'Connell's request that the
blond band leader be released under
$500 bond was denied by Justice
Goldsborough, who said he would
not overr,lle the removal order
signed last week by Justice David A.
Pine IN District Court. --s'ssr.
Assistant United States Attorney
John C. Conliff, jr., who represented
the Government, opposed Bratcher's
admission to bond on the ground
that he had opportunity to post
bond previously when he appeared
before United States Commissioner
Needham G. Turnage. Mr.. O'Con-
nell then charged the Government
with attempting to punish Bratcher
for fighting removal.
Mr.. O'Connell said he would 60
before Justice Pine today and ask
him to withdraw the removal war
rant he signed last week. Mr.. Con-
lift said he would oppose such a
move and would ask that Bratcher
be confined in Jail until his trial.
The only other means Bratcher has
of getting out on bail is to be bonded
by the court in Alexandria, and it
was reported today that the judge
who would have to sign the papers
is on the judicial circuit and not
due back in Alexandria until
March 20.
Bratcher is accused of taking
benzedrine tablets to increase his
blood pressure, thereby disqualify-
ing himself for military service.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Kent 10 Resume Stand
In Gem Theft Trial
Of Mrs. DoImage
Retired Attorney Says
Defendant Had Key
To His Apartment

Otis Beal Kent, wealthy retired
tax lawyer, was to take the witness
stand again this afternoon in Dis
trict Court for further cross ex-
animation in the trial of Mrs.
Frances Dolmage, 38, charged with
the theft Of his antique jewelry COL
lection valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Dolmage, wife of a dentist,
has steadfastly denied the theft.
The jewels have not been recovered.
Mr.. Kent testified he discovered
the theft when he entered his apart
ment at 7:20 pm. July %, 1943
Much of the testimony had to do
with the locks to the front door of
his apartment at Sixteenth and L
streets NV. Mrs. Dolmage, who had
called frequently on his mother dur
ing the illness which preceded her
death late in 1912, had a key to q
jimmy proof lock he had installed
on the door, he said. The regular
apartment house lock, he explained,
could be opened By any one with 1
piece of celluloid Aim. s4F
He denied on, cross examination
that he called his second bedroom
where the jewels were stored rthe
cats ROOM. -. '''s.,s !.
"It is where I keep my pets, Mr.,
McNeill," the witness said. II never
refer to them as cats"
In his opening, Assistant United
States Attorney Bernard Margolius
said the woman elevator operator
of the apartment house in which
Mr.. Kent lived would testify she
had seen Mrs. Dolmage descending
the stairs with black leather bag
on the morning the theft was dis
covered.
Mr.. McNeill said in opening that
he would show that Mr.. Kent
charged his client with the theft
after she had refused to aid him
defend breach of promise suit.
Evening star., 1944-03-09

putationS of interest charges
amounting to but few cents, on
retirement deposits - though the
cost of such work was far above
the benefits to claimants and the
work was slowing other operations;
That the commission proposal to
move the division to Temporary x,
at Nineteenth and G streets NE,
would involve many difficulties and
should be re-studied.
Evening star., 1944-03-09

A Inch tree stump was ex-
hibit A In the case of the United
States Government VS.. a couple OF
youngsters, age II and II, respec-
lively, brought to light at a meet
ing Of the North Randle Community
Association last night at Kimball
School.
The story OF the tree, which was
converted into firewood by Boy
Scout who was practicing for his
f1rebuilding tests, was related last
night by Mrs. Catherine M. Rodgers,
3215 Massachusetts, avenue Sc,
mother Of 11-year-old Richard
Rodgers, who cut down the tree.
John Kendrick, IL, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldridge Kendrick, 3213 Massa-
chusetts avenue Sc, is the Boy
Scout who was building the fire.
Mrs. Rodgers and Mrs. Kendrick
today said they were summoned to
the Office Of the National Capital
Parks Police with their sons and
were asked to pay S. each for dam
age to the property which was pur-
chased by the Government seven
or eight years ago as an extension
Of Fort Dupont Park. -
The tree was cut on February ~
IN an surdeveloped area and taken
across the road to developed Sec
ton where the boys built a fireplace
Of stones and bricks. slh - X
"Jo1n lighted the fire with only
three matches" his mother said
proudly. He had been practicing
for long time"
Mrs. Kendrick said her husband
was with the boys when they were
building the fire. They had some
potatoes which they intended to
cook, she said, when a representa-
tive Of the park police drove up in
an automobile and explained they
would have to have permit to build
the fire. Mrs. Kendrick then said
Evening star., 1944-03-09


strange adventure came while his
plane was returning from mission
over France last fall. Over England
1t got into dense fog. The altimeter
was out of order. AS nearly as the
sequence of events can be recon-
structed it just grazed the top of
a hill and bounced into the air for
more than a hundred feet. Then it
came down bouncing several times
against the hillside before the pilot
could stop it. One man was killed
and four or five injured. Others
were knocked unconscious.
Apparently on the first bounce
Sergt. Jones was thrown against
the escape hatch which flew open
and he must have fallen for at least
100 feet. AS soon as he found him
self in the air he pulled the cord
of his parachute, and it was just
beginning to open when he hit the
ground. 1t was found wrapped
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Fire on Vacant Lot Costs BOYS
$40 for Damage ~. S. Park
Porents Are Summoned by Police
After Scout Builds Practice Blaze

her husband agreed that If the fire
was unlawful, they would put it out
at once.
"The policeman said he would
have to make report Of the Incl
dent anyway" she said, land he also
reported the tree being cut down,
although he wouldn't have known
Of that If my husband and the boys
hadn't told him. He didn't see them
doing it."
Officials of the park police today
said that the boys parents had been
summoned to the Office and asked
to pay for the damage, which con-
sisted Of the tree that had been cut.
They emphasized that the boys were
not fined" and that there was no
court record Of the offense. The
proceedings, they said, were in
formal, and the parents agreed to
pay the $40 after a conference.
The park area in which the fire
was built Is about $50 feet in one
dimension and about 100 and 200
feet, respectively, on the other sides.
It lies between Anacostia road and
Randle Circle Sc, and borders on
Massachusetts, avenue.
aA4rs. Kendrick said the BOYS in
the neiehborhood have been playing
In that area and in the wild section
across Anacostia road for years
without objection by the park
police. @1]t ~ -
No signs have been posted on the
property to indicate it belongs to
the Government, but Mrs. Kendrick
said residents of the community
have known that it was Federal
property. 1t was reported at the
meeting of the community associa-
tion last night that fires have been
built there by boys for years. Three
or four pits in the developed area
and a concrete fireplace indicate
that fires are customary in the park.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Christian Scientist
To Lecture Here

Elizabeth Macarthur Thomson, C,
S. B.. member of the Board of Lee
tureship of the Mother Church,
First Church of Christ Scientist,
Boston, will give a free lecture on
Christian Science; It's Healing
Power at sos pm. tomorrow at the
Third Church, Thirteenth and L
streets NV.
The lecture will be broadcast over
Station WINK.
Evening star., 1944-03-09

he Is on the field
when the mis-
sion starts off,
hoping to find
some pilot short
of a crew mem
Der. He has just
gone out three
days in success
sion on some of
the t oug h e S t
flights Of tn e
W ar and has
only two to make
up before he will
be even with his
friends again.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Save This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut
ting down for lack of waste
paper to convert into cartons
for Army and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Every pound
OF old newspapers and maga-
zines is needed. Telephone your
nearest school or notify some
school child in your block to
have your paper picked up.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Firemen Plan Dance

The Cabin John (Md) Volunteer
Fire Department will hold a dance
Saturday night at the firehouse.
Music will be provided by Carmine
Addene and his orchestra.
Evening star., 1944-03-09
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,

UNITED STATION ENGLAND Feb. de-
layedo-Serg
only who fell Flying
tell about it,
been a member coming
this he
three months spent in al.
Army hospital result of his around him. He lay unconscious for
Evening star., 1944-03-09
Over There With Men From Here
FLYER MAKES UP TIME
LOST BY FALL FROM PLANE

This OF series OF stories Star correspondent
District Maryland Virginia soldiers
OF Germany.
Evening star., 1944-03-09

11ainch tree
hbit IN the OF the United unlawful would
States Government couple Of
Evening star., 1944-03-09

tnree monthS WHICH ne spent IN an
Army hospital as a result of his
unique experience. Every morning
Evening star., 1944-03-09

ne must make for all the missions missed during nearly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

DENIM. The Twins" IS
" the third sign of the
zodioc. The oncienfs oiwoys
SOW this constellation os q
twin. the egyptions os two
kids. the Arobs os two peo-
cocks. ond the Greeks os the
twin brothers. Cosfor ond
PoIlUx. ieoding their sfeiIor
Iegions TO triumph. Our COM
mon slang term by jimmy
stems from on old Romon
Doth calling on Cemini.
(See Next Poge)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30
MAJOR DE SEVERSKY

power, but their own guns lex
cept anti-aircraft artillery in
self defense) were immobiliZed
by distance. That is why. as
we shall note below. the mill
tary qualities of the surface
ships of the line had no effect
on the outcome.
In many respects the Saipan
action was repetition of the
Battle of Coral Sea and Mid
way in 1912. In September of
that same year / wrote in a
leading magazine: Those en-
gagements were played up as
sea battles in the official COM
muniques, but they were moth
ing of the sort. The naval
forces never even came into
contact. Those were sea battles
only in the sense that aviation
Fought over the sea and that
navies provided the targets. u"
IT is quite possible that the
L Japs were not fleeing but
Turing us within land based
aerial range. Because such de-
coy is dangerous. they may de-
liberately have decided to risk
old and outmoded units. Our
admirals showed good sense in
rejecting the bait. They might
argue that air power has not
impaired the supremacy OF
naval might, but experience has
taught them to avoid any prac-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30
One Word Led to Another
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer-

CHICAGO, June 3O-Tom Dewey got himself con-
of opinion and rode home pretty Lady Godva
on bicycle built for two
They switched Toms running partner from Gov.
Warren of California to Gov. Bricker Of Ohio That
makes an agovernor backfed for "A. The Republicans
always did like to make the eight the hard way
1t that Warren is poor man with large
family of children all named Eddie He cannot renquish
his SO grand salary favor of 10 grand as FP
of the u S. A. The VP does not even get house IN the
District of Columbia, has social prestige In fact
persons of that kidney classified among the floating
population.
Outside of testimonial vote for Gen. Macarthur,
the voting unanimous whiskers the barber
shop with the barber saving golden curl for his
locket.
AS the gypsy fortuneteller with the wettest tea
leaves predict Dewey and Brcker will run good tough
relay.
Well me and all the other delegates packing up
and getting home for Independence Day counted up
on my fingers and found next Tuesday will be our one
hundred sxty-eighth Fourth of July Even you not
patriot, you will agree that is a lot Of fingers
The delegates have scattered to their homes. That
was their little old Republican trouble in 1892 1886 and
1910. They did get unscattered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30

CHICAGO, June 90 was
" wandering around the Chi
cago Stadium. scene OF the re-
cent Republican national con-
vention, when I ran into Mr..
Ole Olsen, more erudlte hall. Of
the PROFESSIONAL duo Of Olsen
and Johnson.
He was peering about as If
searching for something that
continued 10 elude him.
What are you hunting for,
Mr.. Olsen: 2" / asked. "You have
the indubitable appearance OF
man engaged In q great quest"
II am" said Mr.. Olsen. II
am searching for the slot where
they deposit used delegates"
"As I understand It," he said.
"the Republicans promised Mayor
Kelly they would clean up after
the convention. The mayor, i
believe, Is inclined to be critical
Of Republicans as II Is. and i
do not wish him to have any
excuse for putting more slugs
on us.
II have tried 10 help live up
to the promise. I have picked
up all the old Warren buttons
could And and picked them In
brine. I have added some sun
kist orange peel from California
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WASHINGTON SCENE
BY George Dixon

and IL should result In q very
tasty c0ncoction.
II have also prefaced the
word vice on all the Bricker
placards which formerly only
read president This should
result In great conservation of
paper and undoubtedly put me
In line for something big when
the Republicans take over
Washington.
However. I still do not feel
I have done my complete duty"
MR.. OLSEN, who is not so fat
AA as Mr.. Chick johnson, but
laborlng manfully TO even up
the inequality. said he had been
instructed TO see that no old
delegates were left lying around.
There IL nothing more cal
culated to mar the appearance
Of place" he said. Ethan q lit
ter Of used delegates. I have
found Ave already and I am
sure more are around some
where. The five I found did not
know the convention WAS over
on account OF something they
drank the first day which pro-
duced suspended animation.
IL told them to go home and
they said they would not move
a step until Dewey was nomi-
mated. I informed them Dewey
had been nominated and they
said that was ridiculous, be-
cause, II such we're the case,
they would have heard Gov.
Warren playing q bagpipe solo,
California. Here I Co."
80" added Mr.. Olsen. set
ting fire to his pants for A
laugh, II am looking for the
slot. There must be a place TO
put discarded delegates"
MR.. OLSEN, by the way, took
A'A occasion to give me a philo-
sophie lecture.
do not be mean," he said.
BE careful Of cracks that may
wound. Remember this. no gag
IL any good, unless the victim
so-called--can laugh at IL too.
when Chick and I started
out so years ago we played
every benefit, every little party,
to which we were asked. We
built up Q wonderful lot Of good
will. And now we're cashing In
on II. Half the people who buy
tickets TO our shows confide to
the box office man: r.
"'You know, Olsen and john
son always used to eat at our
house when they came to
Prices Corners"
I'VE are In more strange
houses than George Washing
ton. And let me say this-we
can 90 back"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30
A "HUMANIzING GARBo"

4 "HUMANIZING GARBO"
"a campaign is reported in
progress.
Idea is 10 show that Greta
has been misunderstood: that
she has been aloof because she
is shy That She- really "a
very democratic person and "a
regular fellow type.
l hope this campaign sue
ceeds.
II Miss Carlo would make a
few appearances on the pro-
grams of entertainments for
men in the armed forces it
might help.
GAYS she: More WACs
- wanted seems 10 be the
cry and in desperate tones"
states a Union City. n. j., SUBJ
scriber. WACs require candi-
dates be So inches tall weigh
100 pounds. | am 57i2 inches
tall, weigh SO pounds. They
rejected me. / passed all other
tests; my health is perfect and
l am very strong. / work eight
hours in an office in the day
and at night as a volunteer
nurses aide and am never ia
tigued. l can do anything any
WAC can do and they reject
me. Sticking so close 10 height
and weight requirementSfS just
red tape at it's worst. Let the
WAC authorities use a little
common sense and their enlist
ments will increase tremen-
dously. If a man 4 feet and 3
inches tall can be tail gunner
on a bomber why can't a girl
4 feet Ga inches tall be a
WAC?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30

bare feet. who strolls along
Sixth avenue every afternoon
mumbling prayers.
Stage struck youngsters in
the Fifth avenue library drama
room depeuring dramatic litera-
ture. They may not be able to
afford tickets for shows but
they know more about the thed-
ter than most first-nighters.
The Wall Streeter who lost a
fortune-which left his mind off
key. He now spends his time
buttonholing people in Wall
Street, trying 10 convince them
money is an evil thing.
Louie, the Sixth avenue deli
catessen waiter, who became a
celeb by being bond-selling
whiz. He just opened his own
eatery.
The Grand Central subway
guard who sports a fresh gar
denia in his lapel every day.
The cab driver who heard us
tell pal we couldn't locate GER
tain old books by II. L. Men
cken and Geo. Jean Nathan and
said: I'll be glad to send you
mine" And he did (Hey.
Bub, know anybody who has
Mencken's "A Little Book in c
Maior"
The boss player with thick
scrapbook. II doesn't contain
anything about himself-just
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30

NOW that the smoke of the
~ naval battle west of Saipan
in the Pacific-on June Is and
19-has cleared, we can at
tempt a closer view of the
engagement.
The first thing to be noted
Is that, from the aviation view
point, the battle took place in
a vast "no-man's land" The
theater of action, about half
way between the Mariana and
the Philippines. was outside the
reach Of land-based aviation
from either side.
We need only imagine the
reach of airplanes doubled-as
is altogether possible at the
present point in aeronautical
science-to realize that land
based air power would have
changed the whole picture.
Even the illusion that II was q
naval battle would have dis
appeared. This kind of battle,
fought between contending sea-
borne aviation. is a temporary
phenomenon in the transition
between the epoch of sea power
and epoch of air power.
THE second and most signifi-
l. can't fact is that the sur
face forces, the actual fleets,
were never in contact at all.
They provided floating bases for
their own Air power and floating
targets for the enemys air
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30
THESE DAYS
BY George E.
Sokolsky

properly conducted in the In
terest not of the government
but of the whole American
people.
That is why we do not have
revolutions in this country. That
is why we send our sons freely
TO war in obedience to Congress
and then watch both Congress
and the executive constantly
and carefully TO protect not
only our sons but their future
in our free country. And most
of all we desire to safeguard
the free expression of opinions,
not only in the press and on the
radio. but in assemblies such
as this.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-30
On the
Side

nOGS again: Mean dogs are
~ usually owned by mean
people. That is to say, the pup
is strictly a victim OF environ
ment.
So I note it claimed. I don't
believe that.
Dogs, like humans, are often
the victims of heredity.
CANNES also have ailments
which make them i'll tempered.
They are also sometimes the
victims of circumstances over
which their owners had no con-
troll.
You can't blame an owner for
a dogs meanness. But you can
blame the owner OF a mean dog
for letting the animal wander
around freely annoying and
biting people.
CIDELIGHTS-It was Mon
~ taigne who said: IF you
want 10 know what God thinks
of money look at some of the
people he gave it to"
Now in the state of Washing
ton a boy Is years of age has
married a widow of 81.
Seems TO be an epidemic OF
this sort of thing.
Reminds you OF that play
called The Cradle Snatchers."
Any widows or divorces liY.
ing near you? If so. better
keep an eye on your 16-year-old
son or some night you will re-
ceive a phone call from him and
he will say:
"Mom, 1 just married the lady
next door. She said she would
be more than a mother to me
and wouldn't make me 60 to
school,"