davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona sun., 1947-03-07

he thought, for fellow to be caught
doing this kind of work.
''Whatcha doin'. Frankie?" in
quired Eunice, not disdaining the
obvious for the sake of starting the
conversational ball rolling. want
t'know somethin'?" countered
frankie, brusquely.
The curly golden head nodded as
sent. 'Well, I'm gonna be a juggler
in circus when I grow up" Are
va, Frankie?" Eunice's big blue
eyes shone with admiration. 'Sure
I am. Didja ever see juggler?"
"Oh, yes-he throws up balls and
plates and"
Eunice clapped her hands,
jumped up and down yelling. Let
me see you do it-let me see you
do it."
frankie glanced quickly around.
His mother was still in the pantry.
He looked at Eunice. The admira-
ton shining out of her blue eyes
warned him he could not disappoint
lady.
He took the last plate and ap-
piled the dish towel thoroughly.
Finally the plate cleaned and glis-
tened and he could pretend no long
er that any damp spot remained.
Suddenly he took the bull by the
horns and tossed the plate upwards.
Eunice shrieked as the, plate whirled
in her direction. Mrs. Morton
bobbed her head out of the PAN
try just in time to see frankie fall
forward and clutch the plate before
it hit the floor.
my stars, frankie - what on
earth are you doing?" said Mrs.
Morton.
frankie got to his feet, brandish-
ing the plate to show it wasn't
broken.
Gee, <ma - I was just shown
Eunice how I can juggle and I
slipped. But it's all right - I'm
through shown her now"
well, 1 should hope So" sighed
Mrs. Morton as she packed the
dishes in the kitchen cupboard, safe
from further experiment.
"Oh frankie - just reme-n-
bered something" declared Eunice.
Mama made some ice cream for
lunch and there's lot left. She
told me to ask if you'd come over
and eat it,"
will II" shouted the recent ex-
ponent Of the art of juggling. why,
I'll even help your mother dry the
Dishes"
dishes. Frankie?" teased his
mother.
frankie thought fast. That men.
ton of ice cream had made him
talk too much. Certainly, ma" he
laughed and commenced to make
juggling motions with his hands. II
just love doin' dishes - now that
I'm practisin' to be juggler. can
hardly wait to get my hands On
those plates"
"Get out Of here - you. you poten-
tial diplomat!" commanded Mrs.
Morton. And couldn't help smiling,
proudly. as she watched him rae.
ing across the back lawn headed
for ice cream.
Arizona sun., 1947-03-07

secreted by more than 60 unexpected
guests who spent from two to three
days with her during a storm.
The guests started coming in
pairs, then in carloads, finally in bus
loads. When the house started fill
ing up, Mrs. Wolfe was glad she
had just brought five loaves of bread
from town. She also had several
pals of eggs she had been unable
to send to market and she served
them-fried, scrambled. boiled and
Arizona sun., 1947-03-07

perfectly audible, the articula-
tion seems to be indistinct; but
after a few trials. the ear be-
comes accustomed to the pecu-
liar sound and finds little diff
ficulty in understanding the
words"
That picture of the telephone, as
depicted in the first telephone ad-
vertisement of May, 1877, represents
a marked contrast to the instrument
of today.
The advertisement is recalled in
connection with the observance of
the Tooth anniversary of the birth
of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor
Arizona sun., 1947-03-07
House Sprouts Hidden Cash after Storm, Victims Leave

poached, It wasn't long, however,
before only crackers and mayon.
naise were left.
Two Of the guests struggled two
miles to the village, carrying back
all the food they could. BY that
time Mrs. Wolfe was refusing cof.
fee grounds.
BY noon of the third day everyone
had been rescued-after the mayon-
naise had given out and Mrs. Wolfe
was passing out dry crackers.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Lunar Fairy Tale

Crossed BY moon -sjJrer IN 6uskt palm,
The yard ties IN q spell a. cool and
pale
AZ a deep lustsrsd pearl serene and
calm
As the charmed courtyard Of q je,ry
tale.
Surely the chatelains has 5ust gone
doUn
A rabbit bnrfow after hawthorne pins
For holding ledf-ldce or t0llosr-co1n
70 the bright cord the sodry spider
spfns,
Kno,pino no mortal shade wtl dare to
change
Ths lunar pattern, that the trsr,d ,o1J
pass
Cat. footed, careful not to disoTrdnge
The moons white hneH ble6chtng 0S
the grass. YETA GLLE1PIE
Evening star., 1947-01-27
The Atom in Congress

The newly organized Senate-House
Committee on Atomic Energy prom
ises to be one of the most important
in Congress. It's operations, at any
rate, will cover a field that has
opened up unprecedented and rev.
olutionary vistas, not merely for
America but for the whole world.
Headed by Senator Hickenlooper,
the Joint committee is made up Of
eighteen members-r1ine from the
Senate and nine from the House,
with the minority Democrats repre-
sented by four from each body. AS
defined by Congress in the law estab-
fishing domestic control of the atom
and setting up the United States
Atomic Energy Commission, the
new committee will have extensive
powers as a kind Of offset to the
unique and extraordinary powers of
the commission itself.
Thus the committee will conduct
continuing studies of the commits
sion's work and of problems relating
to the Nations development, use and
control of the atom. In addition, all
domestic atomic legislative matters
will fall within its province, and it
is authorized to call upon any Fed
eral department or agency for help,
information, ETC. At all times it is
to be kept fully and currently in
formed" by the commission regard
ing the commissions activities, and
it is to report periodically to the
Senate and House, recommending
whatever measures it deems advis-
able.
In structure and otherwise, this
is an unusual congressional body,
but certainly not nearly so unusual
as the subject with which it will
deal. Our atomic law involves sys-
tenn Of checks and balances, and the
Joint committee Is the most impor-
tant safeguard set up against pos
sible executive abuses of the COM
missions immense powers. But its
function is not meant to be merely
that of a policeman in the domestic
field. Given intelligence and vision
on the part of its members, it can
play a key role in developing the
atoms breath taking potentialities
as a servant of peace, health and
prosperity in our own land and other
lands as we'll.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
End of Cupone

It is symbolically interesting that
AL Capone has died so soon after
the death of Andrew j. Volstead.
No two names were more intimately
associated with the famboyant and
sordid dry era In the case OF Vol
stead-an upright and well-inten-
toned American-the association
was a matter of accident rather
than design. He had sponsored a
necessary law to enforce a consid-
cred decision of the American peo-
pie outlawing the sale of liquor.
The law failed because people would
not support it. His name became
identified with the failure. But the
role played by Capone was entirely
different.
Here was a man who seized upon
the noble experiment" as the
opportunity of lifetime. DELHI
erately, cold-bloodedly, ruthlessly,
with a kind of perverted genius, he
built himself a grim but dazzling
empire that netted him a fortune
estimated in the tens Of millions
of dollars. Merchandising the an
cient vice commodities as a mere
sideline, he made bootlegging his
big business. Corrupt and corrupt
ing. he ruled by bribery and terror
In a way that made half the world
look down it's nose at the seeming
Jungle of our American democracy.
During his reign as underworld
king of Chicago-then known as
the crime capital of the universe
there were literally hundreds OF
gang murders. These were the
"rub-outs," the sudden machine
cummings in the streets, the "one-
way rides" and the massacres against
walls that wound up as fabulous
mobster funerals and eventually
were romanticized in the movies.
Directly and indirectly, as everybody
knew. "Scarface Az was responsible
for most of this carnage, but
neither his own kind nor the law
could get him for it. Ironically it
was an income tax evasion that
brought about his undoing-a rela-
lively piddling thing that finally
toppled him and placed him behind
the bars in Atlanta and Alcatraz.
After that he was finished. Broken
in health, reduced by paresis to a
child's mentality, the foremost OF
our former public enemies was
shell in his last days-at the age OF
only 48, another and almost pitianle
illustration of the hackneyed pre-
cept that crime does not pay
But the chief significance OF
Capone's career is not that it serves
as an excellent preachment against
individual wrongdoing. He symbol
lied an era, but he did not of himself
make it. The era made him. He
would have amounted to nothing
much had not the usually law-abid-
ing public looked with contempt OF,
the experiment he turned into a
Evening star., 1947-01-27

The snarls, procedural and otherwise,
in which the deputy foreign ministers
have become involved in London are
drastically reducing the prospect, IN the
opinion of Washington observers, that
the "little Big -Four" will be able to pre-
sent detailed treaties for Germany and
Austria to the Council OF Foreign Min
listers when it convenes IN MOSCOW
March 10.
Up to this point progress In the Lon
don talks has been 50 scant that 1t Is
regarded as almost certainty that
many questions will have to be left for
top-level settlement in Moscow. This
is true not only because these issues
are highly controversial, but also he
cause the deputies will not have time
before the Council meets to thresh out
the myriad Of differences-n1ator and
minor-involved in the varying att-
tudes.
Already the fostering issue Of how
great q voice in the small states VIII be
given in the making of the treaties has
broken out in the London consultations,
with Russia trading acrimonious re-
marks with Australia and resorting-
not uniustly, but with Ill grace-to the
argument that the Big Four bought
their right to dictate peace to the dc
feated nations at terrific price IN
blood.
The Russian argument Is q familiar
one, having been heard both at Paris
and New York. Some progress was
made against 1t at both places. under
the leadership Of the United States.
From its vantage point within the Big
-Four this country has espoused the
cause Of the small nations to the ex-
tent that it could, while recognizing the
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Ii Could Happen Here

The Star begins publication on
this page today of series of articles
concerning Russian espionage in
Canada that should be of interest
to every American citizen, not only
because it is fascinating real-life
spy story but because it describes
a pattern of fifth column infiltra-
ton that could happen as easily
here as it did in Canada.
The series is based on the report
of the Royal Commission whose
investigations have resulted in con-
viction Of a member of the Canadian
Parliament and a number of trusted
government scientists and other
civil servants who placed loyalty
to communism above loyalty to
their government. Some of the story
has been printed piecemeal as the
amazing and disturbing revelations
unfolded In recent months. The
purpose of the present series is to
bring the significance of the COM
plete report into sharper focus.
The report makes 1t clear that
Canadian Communists are no diff
ferent from United States Com
munists; that their theological
concept Of loyalty bears no resem-
blance to the ordinary meaning
of the word in a democracy, and
that this theological fixation renders
them readily vulnerable to the
inducements and persuasions of
those who would recruit them for
undercover service to Russia. AS
the Royal Commission puts it, the
Canadian spy operations followed a
general pattern" of communistic
strategy that has become familiar
in other democratic countries.
Against the background of con-
spiratorial operations revealed to
have invaded the innermost circles
of the Canadian government, the
disintegration here in the past few
months Of our own safeguards
against communistic infiltration of
the civil service, because of made
quate appropriations, is something
to worry about. The Royal Com
missions report should be required
reading for every Federal personnel
officer, for the Civil Service Com
mission and for members of Con-
QreSS,
Evening star., 1947-01-27
This Changing World
By Constantine Broom

fundamental truth that the force to
preserve peace in the new order must
come from the Big -Four.
This is one Of the problems with
which Secretary Of State Marshall will
20 to Moscow prepared to deal, for the
issues in which the small states claim
interest transcend the powers Of the
deputies to make decisions.
The procedural question Is the least
Of those confronting the deputies, VINO
have yet to come to grips with the
substantive questions for which their
conference is being held. Up to now
they have done little but receive claims.
-. *#%
On the Anglo American side the de-
mand for minimum Of political unity
under q federAlized system Is coupled
With q desire-althoueh somewhat les
sened recently-for economic unity.
There is reason to believe that London
and Washington are becoming reccn-
ciled to an inevitable economic split I'm
Germany and desire to strengthen West
ern Gerrnany's economic ties with the
rest of western Europe rather than
with Eastern Germany.
The new French declaration of q pro-
gram for handling Germany-both dur
ing the occupation and after-brings
her much closer to the British and
American views than she has ever been
before, and the reason may be found
in Britain's commitment to an alliance
with her neighbor across the Channel.
France Is now lined up with the other
Western powers in favor Of q federated
Germany and appears to have Let drop
her insistence on internationalization
of the Rhineland and Ruhr, although
she continues to demand anpexation cf
the Saar.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

What's in Name, Anyway"
To the Editor of The Star: ~...
The letter to The Star from P. j.
Manno, branch director, United States
Cancellation Service, handed laugh
to the bystanders Of the recent labor
strife in Government cafeterias.
The Cafeteria Workers Union claimed
they were locked OUT; that they were
not on strike" This was an important
point since they obviously were attempt
ing to gain sympathy from the Federal
employees, who were the real victims
of the controversy
In Mr.. Manno's letter, he referred to
the strike as a strike" It's good to
find some one, who should know strike
when he sees one, call 1t by its right
name. Congratulations! A member Of
the United States Cancellation Service
has rendered a greater service than he
realized He has punctured the hoax
which was designed to fool 10000 Fed.
eral employees.
A FEDERAL EMPLOYE.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Eyes of Isxus,
BvDdsid La,cyence e

rOlm the new orleans TimeS-PtcAyune
Contrary to popular belief, "The Eyes
OF Texas" was not written by the man
who had been working on the railroad.
or levee, but by John Lang Sinclair, q
University of Texas student circa 1908,
who died the other day in New York and
has been inferred with signal honors
IN San Antonio. 1t is likewise untrue
that the Eyes" is the State anthem of
Texas, or even the national anthem. On
the. other hand, both to Texans and
others, it has long been more than the
adopted song of the State university.
Mr.. Sinclair composed the parody as
sort Of joke on the late William Lamb
din Prather, university president. The
title repeated phrase. 1t is said, that
Mr.. Prather was fond of using in assem-
bly, addresses. There is some confusion
as to whether it was the "eyes Of Texas"
thai. we're on them, or the "eyes Of the
Soutt," as famed Robert E. Lee used to
say at Warrington and Lee when Mr.
PrAther studied there. Anyhow they
were on them; and they could not get
away, even during the tall travels that
Texans are always engaged on. For q
glee club number, 1t has gone over pretty
big. There Is norecord Mr.. Sinclair ever
brAnched out further as lyricist.
The curious thing about the piece Is
the number of Texans 1t annually trans
Inutes out of Towans, New Yorkers and
even Lotlisianians. It Ia almost ideally
fitted for convivial occasions, IN that the
music has no tricks but does wonders
for the larynx. diaphrann and lungs: and
on such occasions, blow us down Il the
whole room doesn't suddenly All with
native sons, singing their hearts out for
the Lonestarland. Little did Mr.. Sin
clair know that he would becoms the
Stephen r. Austin Of meJody.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Helping the Orchestra

To the Editor of The STAR
Your recent editorial on the National
Symphony Orchestra was timely. May
suggest that certain groups in the
musical community, namely the amateur
orchestra and string groups, should read
this editorial with special interest?
These groups have an excellent op-
'portunity to help the National Symphony
in it's campaign to raise funds. It is in
their own best interest to do so because
worthwhile amateur groups are possible
only in a community having strong
professional group.
The help that amateur groups can
give is unique. Few can contribute any
great sum Of money but most can afford
an associate membership. The greatest
help they can give is actively supporting
the campaign in the organizations where
they are employed. Owing to their true
appreciation of the worth of strong
symphony, they can enter the campaign
with enthusiasm.
1t may be of interest to you to learn
that the board of one such group the
Washington Civic Orchestra, decided
about month ago to lend all aid pos
sible to the National Symphony. 1t has
volunteered its services and they have
been welcomed by j. p. Hayes, general
manager of the National Symphony.
May say also that The Stars spon-
sorship of the symphony and its pro-
motion of community concerts is splen-
did action? T. L. BROWNYARD,
Chairman, Executive Board, Washing
ton Civic Orchestra.
Evening star., 1947-01-27
Downswinq in India

A number OF recent developments
in India indicate the approach of a
new crisis, primarily between Hindus
and Moslems, but likewise involving
Britain in its responsibilities toward
India as, a whole.
The first outstanding incident was
the passage by the Constituent As
sembly of Jawaharlal Nehru's reso-
luton calling for the formation of
an independent sovereign republic.
This was the resolution originally
proposed some six weeks ago but
tabled for further consideration by
the Assembly, Notwithstanding the
fact that this body, owing to its
boycott by the Moslem League, is
entirely controlled by the Hindu
dominated Congress Party. The
reason for this adjournment was the
resolutions provocative character, q
virtual defiance alike Of the British
government, the Moslenns and the
native princes. The legal status of
the Assembly is such that it has no
power to take any such action.
Nevertheless, the Assembly ap-
pears to be arrogating to itself the
prerogatives of ll-f1edged legis-
lative body. 1t has announced that
it will go ahead with it's constitu-
tional labors, Notwithstanding the
fact that the British government has
announced it would not ratify AS
sembly decisions taken despite the
league and the princes. Still more
provocative is the action of the
Punjab provincial government, con-
trolled by the Congress Party, out
lawing the provincial branch of the
Moslern League defense organization
known as the National Guard and
arresting all the leagues provincial
leaders.
This action has already touched
off rioting in the Punjab, which has
spread to Bombay and is likely to
spread to other parts of India. The
Punjab is one of the most poten-
TALLY explosive parts of India. Sit
uated near the northwestern border,
a slight majority of its $4,000, 900
inhabitants are Moslems, but there
are strong Hindu and Sikh minor
tiles, and all Punjabis are of pro-
verbally bellicose disposition.
In all this Britain Is caught
Evening star., 1947-01-27

suuarely In the middle. The British
government has announced repeat
edly that it will give up its authority
only to an Indian regime which rep
resents the will of all major factors
and that meanwhile it will do its
utmost to maintain order and avert
civil war.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

vast, lush racket. The main moral
Of all this is that q bad law, an un-
popular or unsupported law, can be
worse than no law at all. The story
Of Capone is proof enough Of that.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

Tomorrow: How man whose con-
science troubled him decided to tell what
was going on and the difficulty he had IN
making anybody believe him.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

Ground was broken for the new
Christians Market and at Crutch-
er's Camp work has started for the
installation of a septic tank.
F.. M. Edwards and his son g. A.
Edwards, have been visitors
at the home of Mrs. John A. Hult-
berg. The brother could only re-
main few days, but the father
plans on a visit of several weeks.
George Hultberg has rented his
home at the Village Garage to Ell
don Davis.
Connie, the 3 year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Burchard Buss,
was seriously injured Sunday,
when she fell from ladder at the
Hofmeister Rodeo grounds. She
injured her shoulder and may
have some head injuries.
Mrs. Hofmeister is spending a
few weeks in Seattle, and Mr..
Hofmeister is still employed at
Soap Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mensinger and
family are moving to Mckee City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Selah, who
have lived at Hills Camp, and
their grandson, Clutch" left Janu-
airy IL for Montana to visit their
daughter Edith. Butch is to remain
with his mother, who operates a !
cafe there.
Margaret Hupy left Sunday by |
bus for Chehalis on business. She
plans to visit a daughter in Shell
ton.
Leroy Spencer is visiting with |
his sister, Mrs. Sarah Nelson, after !
10 months with the army
Mrs. Ella Crutcher will leave
his week for Spokane. She plans
o make her home near Farragut,
IDAHO, as her son Bob is going to
AXE special training there. She
!lso spent some time in Yakima
his week. E
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

entered by the Washington State
Motor Vehicle Division, Chief
Kershaw said, from information
supplied by police and law en-
forcement officers of the state.
AS operators licenses are issued
for the new period, clerks in the
motor vehicle division would Sc
lect the appropriate symbols for
Individual drivers.
For example, a driver with a
conviction for a traffic fatality
would receive a license marked
with blue v in the upper center.
Diagonal colored lines would iden-
tify other types of moving traffic
offenses: green for speeding, red
for negligent driving, broken red
and blue for drunken driving,
orange for hit and run, yellow
for failure to stop at arterial stop
signs, and brown for reckless driv-
ing. Repititions Of the same Of
Tense would be noted by numer-
ais over-printed on the symbols.
According to the Kershaw plan,
convictions would be outlawed
after four years. Thus reformed
drivers would eventually display
clear records again.
Blank licenses of each type
would have to be printed for the
use of clerks in the motor vehicle
Chief Kershaw ex-
planned, but the additional ex-
pense in printing and clerical
would be many times
offset by savings in life, limb and
he predicts.
Officials of the AAA have ex-
pressed interest in the idea, and
have indicated that their organi-
Eation would back the proposal,
chief Kershaw said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-02-06

Identifying symbols would b