davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1947-09-29

AT that, We Henry MeLsmsrs
beat the regular train, because you
see We were travelling in the private
car of the railroads president. It
was lent by him to an American
friend We had met in Lima, Wilbur
(BilD Powell. Of Washington and
New York. and he graciously asked
US II We wanted to accompany him
to Otavalo to see an Indian fair
that ID probably the biggest and
most eolorful in South America.
To be- fair to the little train, it's
. wonder that 1t ever makes the IS
mile run ut al. From Quita to Ota-
valo the roadbed twists and turns
like . snake, and . derailment
wouldn't be = very happy thing,
what with precipitous gorges q dime
q dozen.
Railroad Used As Highway.
To make matters worse, the In
dams use the railroad as q highway.
It makes for much easier walking
than the side Of . mountain, 50 they
troop along 1t by the thousands, driv-
ing all manner of animals before
them. We stopped q hundred times
to keep from running over sheep,
pigs, dogs, burros, cows, chickens,
and what have you.
The fair is held every Saturday,
and 1t opens promptly at daybreak.
So in order to be on time we went
down Friday and spent the night.
There Is . whole story in the hotel,
but that will have to wait for an
other day. 1t is run by q venerable
gentleman from Brooklyn, who has
been IS years in Ecuador without
returning once to the States. But
his heart is still in Brooklyn, and
the first thing he wanted to know,
over q glass of beer, was how the
Buns were coming along in the
National League. I wish I knew
myself. But news from the States
doesn't get in here.
We were in the heart of Otavalo
when the sun came up over the
Andes, and you never saw such a
sight. There must have been 40.-
600 Indians of all descriptions gath
cred in the various market places.
There were the stately Otavalos, in
their short white trousers, white
shirts, red and blue ponchos, and
tremendous red hats. The men
wore their hair In long pigtails, and
the women, resplendent in brilliant
costumes, were adorned with what
seemed to be dozens Of gold chains
and bracelets. and their fingers
were heavy with rings.
Other Tribes Come to Trade.
Down to trade with the Otavalos.
who are the most independent and
industrious of all the South Ameri-
can Indians, were thousands of
members of other tribes. The SAM
bizas could be picked out by their
big. fiat hats, and the Caranquis
Evening star., 1947-09-29

Our spirited leader, President Tru-
man, daShing from Rio de Janeiro
to grapple with a crisis that had
everyone in Washington troubled,
was 50 eager to reach the front line
of battle that during the last several
days Of his trip, he had the Battle
ship Missouri proceed at the dizzy
speed of Is knots. Even that might
get him to Washington too soon, so
he trans shipped at Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, to q slower boat. the USS
Potomac.
Meantime, he announced that he
could see no reason why he should
call a special session of the Con-
gress. The economic situation in
Western Europe might be so des-
perate that, unless something were
done to remedy it, we would be
handing Western Europe to COM
munism on a silver platter, but even
that did not worry Mr.. Truman. A
more clever and more experienced
statesman, II he had said anything
at all, might have been content to
announce that he could not decide
whether there was a necessity for
calling q special session of the Con-
gress until he could consult with
his advisers in Washington. But this
would not do for the man who always
knows the answer to the question
before the question itself Is pro-
pounded.
Crawls Out ON Limb.
He proceeded to crawl out on a
limb already occupied by Speaker
Martin of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and other political know
nothings. If the 'myopic Speaker
Martin could see no reason for a
special session of the Congress, why
should President Truman have any
better foresight?
Now that he has been back in
Washington several days, he has
taken a quick survey of the situa-
ton. He has talked with Secre-
tary Marshall, and with that oblig-
ing friend of the farm lobbies and
the big food interests. Secretary
Anderson. The result is that, me
too-ing" Senator Taft, he has de-
cided to take the desperate political
chance of asking the American
people not to eat SO much.
OF course this would seem to be
an easy way out for President Tru-
man, who is a candidate for re-
election. To ask the people to eat
less beef and not to feed wheat to
livestock may give the appearance,
to the unthinking Of Affirmative
and vigorous Governmental action.
Evening star., 1947-09-29
This Changing World
Vishinsky Attacks 'Warmongers' in u. N.
While Russia Actually Prepares for War

Moscow needs chaos everywhere out
side the iron curtain. For Moscow
to achieve its plan for territorial and
political aggrandizement. 1t Is essen
tial that there be major disorders In
France and Italy. 1t Is equally es-
sential that confusion reign in Aus
tria and Germany. as well as in the
Far East. Only by obtaining these
results can Russias policies prevail
Obstructionism Promoted
Mr.. vishinsky realizes that the
peace-hungry Western countries will
make q serious attempt to settle
their differences, in the hope that
reconstruction, then would be pos
sible. In order to prevent such
agreement-which might be disas-
trous for Russia's aims-he is at
tempting to keep the world on pins
and needles, and is succeeding to
some extent. Openly he is making
the United States the chief target
of attack, but behind the scenes he
and his aides are doing an excellent
job Of disruption, as In the Pales-
tine case.
The Soviet Union and its satel-
lites are now in close touch with
the Arabs, who are told that Amer
lea Is Jewish dominated and will
be compelled to do anything the
zionists wish. Russia is fully aware
of the strategic value Of Saudi
Arabia and Iraq. She has been
irked for some time by close Amer
ican relations with those two Arab
states.
Russia has been concerned over
the oil concessions granted Amer
ican firms in those rich countries,
and is worried over reports that we
are building airflelds in that area.
While they have taken no open
stand on this matter, the Soviet
delegates have done their best to
represent tn mselveS as true
friends of the Moslem world, which
extends from Pakistan to the At
lantic. None of the Arab states in
the U. N. like the Soviet system of
government, but II they can find q
strong supporter In the U. S. s. r..
they would not hesitate to adopt
definitely anti-American and
anti-Western attitude.
Behind the scenes, as well as in
open discussions, the Soviet delega-
ton is doing thorough job of dis
ruption. Mr.. Vishinsky expects
fruitful results from the war-weary
American people. But even If
America refuses to be intimidated,
the Soviet delegation hopes to be
able to impress the nations of the
Old World with, the futility Of re-
sisting Russia's drive to domina-
tion,
Evening star., 1947-09-29
On the Record
Only Europe for Europeans Policy Seen
Able to Promote Security for u S., Soviet

a tyrannous scoundrel, but that she
threatened to subjugate the con-
tinent and Great Britain, take over
the British Empire or make q
forced alliance with it, and thus
menace the security of the United
States. The other crimes of Ger
many were deplorable; this crime
was intolerable.
The United States accepted the
eastern annexations and satellites
of Russia. not because they were
justified in right, but because they
did not threaten the security of
the United States.
Distrust Is No Crime.
The United States should not ac-
cept the domination Of the Mediter-
ranean or any Atlantic or North
Sea power because it would threaten
our security. So would extra Euro
pean domination of Germany.
1t is not a crime Of Soviet policy
makers to be distrustful of the
United States. 1t is their duty
Soviet leaders can no more tolerate
the domination of Europe by the
United States-for that would
threaten their security-than we
can tolerate Russian domination
of it.
If the Soviets and the United
States both want peace, we should
both declare and mean a policy OF
Europe for the Europeans" That
policy means that no changes OF
government from right or left re-
suit in extra European military al
liances of any kind. We should be
for the freedom of Europe because
only a free Europe is compatible
with both Soviet and American
security.
II Soviet leaders care more for
communism and Communist ex-
pansion than they do for Russian
security. they are incompetent. II
our leaders care more for spreading
our brand Of democracy than for
national security, they are misled
Actually, the interests of the
U. 8. s. r. and the United States
are not necessarily in conflict, il
what both countries are seeking is
security. Peace, in the world as it is
will not be accomplished by theo-
logical debates about good and evi,
right and wrong, but by reason ano
realism.
And only when the issues between
the u. s. s. r. and the United
States are settled is there any
prospect for collective security.
(Released by the Bell syndicate. Inel
Evening star., 1947-09-29

thing of the Dorothy Thompson.
kind. Instead, it is to protect the
security of the Nation, avoid-if
compatible with that purpose
wars and. If not, win them. II
a nation champions democracy,
freedom, etc, that championship
nevertheless must serve the purpose
of protecting the security of the
nation.
Distrust is not a crime of states
men but primary virtue. Trust
always must have a basis in fact.
Britain, France Are No Threat.
We trust" Great Britain and
France because it Is inconceivable
that they, as independent powers,
could threaten our security. Only
If either were in military alliance
with a great land-power, such as
Germany or Russia, could she be-
come a menace to the Atlantic. 1t
is. therefore, to our interest to pre-
serve the power and integrity OF
Great Britain and France, regardless
of the kind of government they have,
provided 1t is not a government
which would sell out to others.
We did not fight Germany be-
cause 1t was fascist" any more
than We fought Italy until Italy
Joined with Germany to become a
war coalition. We do not like the
government of Spain. but Spain is
no menace to our security as long
as she is independent and not al
lied with great continental power.
1t is not the business of our
foreign policy to save other coun-
tries from their sins. but to save
the United States. Thus, the only
justification for war against Ger
many was not that she was led by
Evening star., 1947-09-29

OF collective Sc
curity which in
evitably would
include modif-
cation of ma
tiona "sov-
ereignty"- y"-there
is serious mis-
conception of
what a foreign
policy should be.
The purpose Of
a foreign policy
Is not to pro-
mote democracy,
the -four free
dons" or any
Evening star., 1947-09-29

we should do to-
day, and what
we are doing, to-
day should set
the pattern for
tomorrow. It
does not matter
a bit whether
what we did yes
terday was as
wrong as pos
sible. 1t is prec-
edent that we
must follow, es-
pecially If there
by the Govern
ment can post
pone making a
vital docfSi0n
Evening star., 1947-09-29

SA~S W." SA OAAS
out Of one Of
w alt Dlsney's
cartoons.
The train con-
sisted Of an
ancient lO-Seat
bus, mounted on
railroad wheels,
and you'll get an
idea Of its speed
when I tell you
that 1t took US q
bit more than
six hours to
make the IS
mile run.
At that -,A
Evening star., 1947-09-29

u II u y II z j /
frie n d s acute
attacks of indi-
gestion.
Mr.. Vishin-
sky, who earned
his place in the
Soviet hierarchy
by his methods
in forcing false
confessions out
of old-line Com
m u n lists who
W ere ling
purged. Is trying
to apply the
same methods
in the TT NJ
Evening star., 1947-09-29
By Harold L. Ickes

The American Government is re-
luctant to admit that it can learn
by experience. 1t proceeds on the
theory that what we did yesterday
Evening star., 1947-09-29
By Dorothy Thompson

In q world where international
relations are governed by power
politics, as they currently are-due
to the lack of an effective system
Evening star., 1947-09-29
.cLemore
Tokes Ancient Troin
To Visit Indion Foir
By Henry McLemore

OTAVALO, Ecuador. Mickey
Mouse and Donald Duck would love
to have made this trip with US from
Quito. because We came on 4 train
t~A ~k~~f
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15
Dep. Of Commerce Issues Regulations For Sending
 Of Foreign Gift Packages

A series of bulletins outlining regulations governing the sending of gift packages to persons living abroad has recently been issued by the department of commerce, according to N. w. Goding, district manager, Juneau.
 The bulletins cover the regula- tions of the country of destination on importation of gift packages; requirements for import licenses, rates of duty, or any exemptions from import duties on gift ship ments. United States postal regu- lations and export control regula- tions are also covered.
 Bulletins are now available on shipments to Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, France, The Netherlands, Cuba, Mexico, Der muda and British West Indies, Southern Rhodesia, India, and Pakistan, as we'll as most of the Central and South American countries. Interested persons can obtain copies by addressing the District Office, U. s. Department of Commerce, Juneau, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15
Wife. Burns Auto To Keep Husband
 From Driving It

COLUMBUS, o. CP) - A 36- year-old mother Saturday faced filing of arson charges after as sistant state fire marshal Gayle Owens said she had acknoWl- edged destroying the family's H. year-old car to keep my husband from running around"
 Owens said Mrs. Ethel M. Lewis, mother of four children, had declared in a written state ment that she poured two gallons of kerosene on the car and set f afire.
 Owens quoted Mrs. Lewis as saying she refused to let her huS- band, Malvern, 38, take the ca when he returned home after a weeks absence and that she burned the car when he left for o;J
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15
DRAWING FOR FORD SEDAN SATURDAY NIGHT

The Nome Bar Owners ASSocia- tion has announced a dance for next Saturday evening at which time a new Ford car will be given away for the Alaska Crippled Children's Assn.
 All tickets purchased entitle the holder to free admission to the party which is the first dance of the season. The tickets are ob- tainable at the Drug Store, Arctic Shop, Richter Photos, and all bars.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15

coal production has been extreme ly disappointing under govern ment management. Rationing has become more and more severe. burdens of the people have be- come more and more heavy. To day, the very future of England is threatened by strict govern ment regulation and management of industry.
 In this dark hour, Englishmen should study their own history. They will find that whenever in dividual freedoms were greatest, it was then their prosperity was the most genuine. If we in Amer ica think soberly and act in our best interests, we will act with wisdom to preserve the funda- mental patterns of our economy: the right of private ownership of property and the freest possible exercise of private management of our entire economy.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15
STUDIES OF ANIMALS INDI.

cate that the greater their mental capacities the more sleep they re- quire, according to the Encyclo- paedia Britannica.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15
HEALTH DEPT. CON- PLETES NUTRITION SURVEY IN THIS AREA

ment's two and one-half month study of nutrition as a casual fac tor in eye alterations in children and adults of the Boring Sea area.
 The three-member team con ducted the nutrition survey from April Is to July 1, travelling by plane and carrying a laboratory with them in boxes. Towns visited in the study were Unalakleet, White Mountain, Kotzebue, Point Hope, Kivalina, and SelaWik.
 While no conclusions as to the positive relation of vitamin defic- iency to eye conditions will be an nounced until all data have been analysed in the study of nearly 1000 cases, Christine Heller, nu- triton consultant for the Territo- rial department of health, stated that cases treated with Vitamin A showed definite improvement.
 For many years doctors, nurses, and teachers, have reported the high incidence of eye alterations among the Eskimos. The condition results in scars known as "opaci- ties which impair the vision, and in some cases cause blindness. Equipment furnished by the de- partment of health made it posSi- ble for the team to run Vitamin assays on samples of food gener- ally eaten in the area, and to make analysis of vitaminS in blood sam ples to determine vitamin defici- ency.
 Miss Heller collected over 900 records of daily diets and infor- nation on yearly food consump- ton.
 Members of the nutrition team were Dr. Carroll F. Shukers, medi- cal nutritionist of the University of Arkansas, pr. John R. Totter, biochemist of the University of Arkansas, and Miss Heller.
 The group travelled from town to town in the Boring Sea area, setting up office and laboratory in | the Alaska Native Service schools. | Teachers and nurses cOoperated in the survey by reporting and bringing in cases for study.
 One observation made was that families with good food supply don't seem to suffer with eye con- ditions. However, it is thought that other factors such as poor hygiene may contribute to incl dence of the disease.
 A proposed plan for study of the problem was drawn up last fall by Miss Heller, and was pre- sented by pr. C. Earl Albrecht, commissioner of health for Alas ka, to the United States health service, division of nutrition. Fed eral funds were granted, and add ed to those of the Territorial de- partment of health for the project.
 It is known that vitamins A, C and some of the B complex are factors in eye health. pr. John R. Totter reports that Laboratory findings of the Territorial depart ment of health nutrition survey of l947 indicate a widespread lack of vitamin C (ascortic aciO among Eskimos of the Boring and Arctic seacoast.
 Natives of Unalakleet who have vegetable gardens and good
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15
Mother In Red Cross Finds Son In Tokyo

TOKYO, (P) - Mrs. Emily E. Hunter figures shes one lucky mother.
 Sent to Tokyo from Italy, where she spent two years in Red Cross work, she found her son, It. Ralph Hunter, with the civilian intelli- gence education section of Gener- al MacArthur's headquarters. She will serve as supervisor of the First Cavalry Red Cross club.
 The Hunters are from Scars dale, N. Y.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-15

months to a year. Ire yolk of the sea gull egg contains consider able amount of carotene and vita min A.
 Other foods found in the Bering Sea area recommended for high vitamin content are salmon ber- ries, rose hips, sour dock, fire bush, and willow greens.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-10-01

,odgovorna "a vse, in eeprav je
sele pred trent lett spoznal ta-
kle Broziusov plavz z zaplete-
MIN ustrojem, star pa je sele
pet in dvajset let. Kramarenko
je preucil nacrt novega plavza,
dolgocasil je inzenirje izpra-
sevanji, razpoznaval je vse Sc
stavne dele in spoznal, kako de-
luje.
A koliko je minilo casa in ko-
liko je' zapravil moci, da je
spoznal in obvladal tale plavz!
Zdaj pa Sc mu je plavz uprl.
Spominja Sc deseterih takih pri-
merov. - Zakaj ne DELUXE?
Kramarenko zacne preiskova-
ii. Odpre ventile "a zracenje,
spusti paro v cilindre, ogreje
jih. Nato odpre iztok. Plavz ja-
me dobro delovati. Preprosta
rec. Ohladil Sc je bill, on pa ga
je ogrel.
Grodelj brizgne prvimi is
krami, nato pa je bio, ko da
padajo vse zvezde neba ma ko-
seek zemlje deseterih stirijas-
kin metrov. Taljeno zelezo te-
&c blescece in svetlo, magic in
svobodno po zlepu.
Ne da bi trenil gleda Krama-
renko, kako napolnjuje grodelj
vagone, in pomilovalno rece:
SAM, ii in Lesnjak sta
cudaka. Niti zavedala Sc nista
da bi lahko bilo po wanna.
Tako sem uzaljen, da bi Kra-
marenka najrajsi pahnil po o.
KEN zlebu v wagon, nogami
bi zgazil tisti tekoci potok. Pa
Sc rajsi samo obrnem in gren
brez pozdrava domov.
Komaj sem bill kaksna diva
lueaja cd plavzev, Sc obrnen
in vidim, da Sc razliva tekoce
zelezo ma zemljo. Pohitim nazaj
spotikajoc Sc oh mrko strlece
zelezje.
Grodelj Sc je razlil cez vago'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-10-01
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lavSkega Oblaclla ObrlSe pOtnO
cello in lase in pozorno gleda ma
leseno obutalo, XII sc cadasto
kadi.
Kramarenko in JAZZ sva stara
prijatelja. Srecal sem ga ma Ku-
banu, v Ukrajini in ma Krimu.
Imenovali smo ga "Bozjastni-
ka". Med izvrzkom clovestva je
bill brz opazen. Kadarkoli so ga
ulovili ukradeno prtljago, nj
zbezal kakor drugi, marvec je
telebnil ma zemljo, Sc valjal in
sc metal kakor riba ma suhem.
Ljudje so Sc zbrali; socutje,
vzdihi, slabotnejsi so zapirali
oci, mocnejsi pa so zavlekli
Ljenga v bolnisnico in pri tenn
pozabili ma prtljago.
V bolnisnici Sc je Kramaren-
ko zavedel, pogledal in Sc "a
hvalil zdravnikom kakor je We
del in znal, nato pa spet izginil
" gneci zelezniske postaje.
zavidali so mu spretnost, "a
radi katere nj nikoli sedel v "a
poru, nikoli mu nj bilo treba
dati prstnih odtiskov ma krimi-
nalni policiji in nj spoznal poti
v poboljsevalnico.
Nasi tovarisi so sc hotel uci-
ii pri MEM. Pa nj slo: ustne
Jim MISC posinele, nj Sc polka
zala pena, jecanje je bilo sla-
botno.
Nato sem izgubil Ljenka "a
nekaj let izpred oci in sele tu
sva Sc spet srecala. Vzgojili sc
bill tudi MEGA, kakor meme, v
komuni brezdomcev, samo da
nekje ma Uralu.
Pristopim k plavzarju Kra'
marenko in mu ponudim ciga.
reto. Ko globoko in pozeljivc
vlece dim, ne izpustim njegove'
ga posinelega lica il oci.
Pomocnik Lesnjak stoji yes
zmeden. Izteza sc napeto in ne
razume tega. Nj vajen postava'
ii brez della, zato omejeno vpra'
Sa:
- Kramarenko, kaj pa zdaj
Plavzar vzdihne, ugasi ciga
reto in klikne, maj mu dade
glino, lopato in zelezni drog.
- Samo brz, zganite Sc!
On udari prvi stero iztoks
in Sc skrije "a zelezni dimnik
Sklonim Sc "a MIN. Samo po
mocnik Lesnjak stoji bre
strahu in sirokiml zamahi od
metava pepel in zlindro. Pc
senceh mu lije potocek umaza
mega znoja. Niti ne sluti ne
kaksna zareca in hitra smr1
lahko plane IL zanemarjenegs
iztoka. Vsega tega on ne We
sicer ne bi bill tako pogumen.
Lesnjak je prezivel tN ir
dvajset let v stepi in gozdu. Pa
stir je bill. Noge in roke je pri
lagodil koraku volov.