davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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dog while boring visitors to
DEATH" Cats. she points out, ARE
not something you can take or
leave alone. like goldfish or arti-
chokes or newspaper editorials"
The results of this collaboration
Of three generations is what re-
viewers call happy. Their accounts
of the birds and beasts which have
adopted them, not only are anus
ing, but informative, containing
many a hint on canine and feline
physiology and psychology, more
than one suggestion on how to
make a bird or a beaver more
contended. &C. B. j.
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14O11y WOOo pig,
but is complete picture of what
happened in the Tyrol before and
after Hitler.
We see, first, the old days, never
to return. when Aspen was islo-
lated and few strangers came,
when the old Tyrolean families
lived as their ancestors had. Then
came skiing, introduced by a
young Jesuit seminarian who had
been taught by a Scandinavian.
In a short time skiers overran
the steep slopes, and the drowsy
old inn. the Alpenrose. run for
generations by the Tanneggs. was
supplemented by q great, gaudy
hotel across the way and life
changed for the villagers.
Final Occupation.
Then came Hitler and the an
nexation Of Austria. Nazi agents
found the mountain resort and
began setting it right. The war
came and the hotels were taken
over. Aspen turned into a rest
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MY GRANNY VAN
BY George Sessions Perry
(WhittleSey House: $2.50.)

BY George Sessions Perry
(WhittleSey House; $2.50.)
Almost every family has beer
stirred up at some time or other
by the presence of a commissar-
type of elderly relative who takes
over the management of internal
affairs as though by divine right
But almost any such tyrant must
be counted a monument of pa
tience, tact and mellow good hui
NOR when compared with George
Sessions Perry's Granny Van, q
holy terror, who pictured herself
as a dear old soul making her
martyrs way through a hostile
world.
Mr.. Perry. a highly successful
Saturday Evening Post writer and
author of several books, who re-
veals as much about his early life
and struggles as he does his Texas
tornado of a grandmother in this
robust little memoir, describes the
old lady thus: I'm features (she)
reminded one of Whistler's moth
er. but with a difference. Whis-
tiers mother was plainly waiting
to die, while all Granny was wait
ing for was for some one to dror
a hat"
Granny self-righteously broke
every law of civilization and do
mestic accord during her Ions
sway over the Perry household, 8
dominion which began when she
moved in with her daughter anc
SON -in-law and ended only with
her death at four score years
George, who rather unaccountably
loved her through it all suffered
himself to be aggravated almost
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interviewed about the Navy's part
and the New York Times on 13
June carried an article by Trum-
bull quoting him. Yet, even then,
Arnold did not know of the loss of
the Hiryu Fourth japanese car
rier sunk in the battle) and mod
estly claimed for the Navy only a
share in the damage. The AAF
pilots, of course, believed what
they said, since it is almost i'm
possible for a high-level bomber to
distinguish between hit and a
near-miSs."
Volume four also covers the
Aleutian campaign, the early
tribulations and successes of our
submarines in the Pacific and the
initial landings in the Solomons.
The next volume will be devoted
entirely to the bloody struggle
for Guadalcanal,"
Evening star., 1949-10-30
Bridge Players
BY Margaret |. Fisher

It's an easy prediction that thu
smashing successes scored by
Washington players in the 19tt
annual District of Columb b 6
Championships at the Shorehan
Hotel will go unequalled for many
years to come. Winning five of the
six major title events and holding
runnerup in four contests, District
fans stole the show from start tx
finish.
Outstanding triumph was the
victory scored in Saturdays open.
by Mrs. Richmond H. Skinner ane
Lewis G. Tubbs who led the fielc
of 80 pairs through two sessions o.
play to retrieve the Woodward
Cup. Since 1941 when H. r. Kine
and Arthur Westrich won the
opens, this trophy has consistently
eluded D. c. contestants.
David Murray, William Poissant
Col. r. H. Skinner and Tourna.
ment Manager James G. Stone
triumphed Sunday over the recorc
field of % teams in the hardest
fought match of the whole series
The new team champions. who
retain possession of the Eynor
Bowl for Washington. produced
75% game in the final round tc
upset the leaders of the afternoon
session. j. D. Boyd, John r. Moore
Larry Reynolds and Mrs. Sandra
Fox. the latter of Coral Gables
Fla.
While easily half of the teams
were composed of out-of town
experts. Washingtonians held all
four of the top honor positions
With the champions winning SO
out Of go boards in play for the
combined sessions, and runners
up netting 361a. Mrs. Virginia
Mcintyre, Fred Karpin, Herbert
Schenken and Ralph Spritzer
were third at 3512. Mrs. Marianne
Boschan, Mrs. E. P. Cotter, Mrs
Frederick Eberson and Mrs. Mar
garet L.. Fisher. second in the
evening session. finished fourth
overall at IS, still in the master
point division.
The heavy lead established in
the opening session over the Sc
pairs in the mixed match, paved
the way for the promising part
nerShip Of Mrs. Freda Bentley
and Lew Levenson to claim the
Capitol Cup. Runnerup trophies
were awarded to Mr.. and Mrs
James Lazard, while Mrs. j. r.
McGhee. jr.-Miller Roberts, Mr.
and Mrs. j. D. Boyd, Mrs. Howard
Campbell, ALFRED Stidham and the
George Kathans, finishing third
thorugh sixth, respectively, share
in the master points. !
The last-minute partnership
formed by Mrs. Breckenridge
Long and Mrs. Harold Young
brought that pair their first major
tournament victory. Outscoring 81
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lotnerS IN Two Gays sessions OF the
womep's pair contest, the new
champions amassed a 24-point
lead over runnersup Mrs. j. r
McGhee, jr. and Mrs. Margaret
L. Fisher to capture the Columbia
Trophy. Mrs. Marianne Boschan
and Kathleen McNutt finished
fourth over all.
In the one-session mems
matinee. Lewis G. Tubbs, part
nered by DR.. A. j. Steinberg
again starred, leading field OF
SO pairs to merit the Presidents
Cup. Baltimoreans Jules Cho-
dak and James Surrock captured
second-rlace trophies. with Gene
Hermann and Paul Kibler finish
ing fourth.
For the second successive year
runnerup prize in the opens fell
to the Philadelphia life master
duo, Mrs. r. c. Young and David
Warner.
The two section consolation
field provided strong competition
Local winners numbered George
Dickerman-Milla Roberts, James
Lazard- William Poissant, and
Mrs. Sandra Fox-Robert Bierly
Mrs. w. r. Plum-Mrs. Brecken-
ridge Long, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Lyons, Mrs. Kathryn Johnson
Mrs. Robert Dubois, and r. A.
Ashton-Vic Zeve placed.
The only trophy lost to visiting
challengers was The Evening Star
Cup which Frank B. Levi of Balti-
more successfully defended in the
amateur Metropolitan pair con-
test last Sunday. Saul L. Green
berg. also of Baltimore, substi-
tuted for w. j. McDevitt with
whom MIR. Levi won the title a
year ago.
Additional master points and
top-score certificates go to other
local players for high scores won
in dual session events: Mrs. Nc
Ghee-Roberts. Mrs. Jennie
Bryant-Thurtell, Mrs. T. E. Tur-
ner-E. r. Shepard, Mrs. H. c.
White-Miles, the James Lizards
and the George Kathans, mixed
pairs: j. D. Boyd-J. L. Roster,
Thurtell-Miles. Karpin-Spritzer
Drs. Gorton and McHugh, opens.
and Mrs. Ellis-Mrs. Becker, Mrs.
Elizabeth Schwalb-Miner Ellis,
metropolitan pairs.
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to uncharted seas. Nowadays the
enterprising traveller must inter-
est scientific societies in commits
Sioning them to make various
scientific surveys. He must SUBJ
NIT prospectuses of scientific prof.
ects to Government agencies, who,
If interested, may contribute per-
sonnel and apparatus. An act Of
Congress is needed to authorize
the participation of these agencies
and also the loan of ships and
planes. Comdr. Rome operated
on a narrow margin of $50,000 on
his last trip.
When not engaged in these prep
arations. the commander and his
wife make lecture tours, and he
works as consultant in the Office
OF the quartermaster general.
Mrs. Rome, after whom an area
the size of Texas at the head of
the Wedell Sea has been named
Edith Rome Land, will not join
him in this projected venture.
She says she wouldn't give up
her experiences in 1946-1948 for a
million dollars, he says, land she
wouldn't go again for $4,000 900,
dollars.
X X X
When personable Pat McGerr.
local whodunit expert, who has
always been considered a most
circumspect young woman, went
to Paris this summer, she was
amazed to find that one of her
mysteries, Seven Deadly Sisters"
in French translation, had been
given a three-asterisk rating on
a Paris book list. One asterisk,
as far as she can make out, means
a book is suitable for every one;
two means okay for adults, and
three apparently means oo-la-la
raised to the third power.
Somewhat bemused by this
long whistle response from
the worlds most sophisticated
city to book which Boston didn't
even consider banning, Pat is,
however, forging ahead on a
stepped-up program which will
result in the production Of two
mysteries a year, instead of one.
Since 1945, she has produced four,
the newest of which, "Save the
Victim" comes out next week.
Big-name mystery writer's turn
out four books year. Pat says
and adds somewhat apologetically,
she could probably do more If she
had one detective character who
turned up regularly in all Of her
stories. Friends who admire the
girl and her work don't see why
she doesn't create lady detective
modelled on herself. Friends feel
confident that a spinster sleuth
with a recognizable resemblance
to the tau, amiable, penetrating
Pat would in no time replace Nero
Wolfe in the affections OF many
a mystery fan.
| X X X X
A man who hangs around the
White House keeping his eye
peeled for just such items, in
forms us that the President, no
mean politician himself, has Just
finished reading about another
successful campaigner, one James
Michael Curley Of Boston, in "The
Purple" Shamrock" by Joseph
Dineen. He didn't only read It,"
our informant says confidentially.
''he liked it,
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UNCLE, AUNT AND JEZEBEL
BY Martha Hedman. (Chdrles
Ccrih1 er's Cone. al

ScT1OHeTS SONS, $JJ
In the home Of her aunt and
uncle in Finland. Martha Hedman
grew up If an era Of leisurely
living around the turn Of the CEN
tury. However. the atmosphere
Of that particular household was
usually highly charged by the
constant battle being fought be-
tween Aunt Mathilda and "Jeze-
bel" over the affections Of Uncle
Matthias: one used as weapon
her well-set dinner table, the
other her natural charms. The
author has pictured this triangle
as entertaining rather than
sordid, and her "reminiscences give
the reader an idea Of the culture
Of Finland during that p1riod.
- I
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A Happy Collaboration by the Korigs
To Introduce the Pets That Adopted Them

THE PIG IN THE PARLOR AND OTHER EXPERIENCES
BY the Karigs (Rinehart; $780,
1t might be explained for the benefit of those but
undoubtedly should the Kargs that this book pertains
family of Capt Kalter Karg u r. novelist Navy historian
quondam Washington correspondent.
who admits contributing whispered asdes
his accomplishments,
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Anabel's Windows, by Agnes
Danforth Hewes (Dodd, Mead;
$2.50)-Stories which the author
heard when she was a girl in
Syria are retold here in charming
fashion. For girls from Z to 10
years.
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and began to
a m u S e his
adopted coun-
try with his
re m i niscenceS
and o b S e r v a.
tions in, prose
and in draw
ings. Then, too,
the new book is
not m e erely a
good tempered
satire, in the
vein of Dirty
E d d e." the
s tory of the
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interesting because the story ol
Midway. the Coral Sea and Other
1912 naval operations is based or
documents and statements from
Japanese as well as American ma
val sources.
Prof. Morrison was commits
stoned in the Naval Reserve to
write this history. Although he
wore the uniform of a naval officer
during his wartime quest for first
hand information, he remains an
objective historian. He gives credit
where he believes credit is due, but
he does not hesitate to expose
mistakes and shortcomings on the
part of the Navy as well as of other
services. Thus he writes bitterly
of the failure of our early torpe-
does to live up to expectations-a
failure which he attributes to
blunders by the Newport Torpedo
Station and the Navy's Bureau of
Ordnance.
Midway as Proof.
OF more current interest, how
ever, are the authors critical COM
ments concerning the performance
of Air Force bombers at Midway
There is ammunition aplenty here
to keep alive the interservice battle
now being waged at the Pentagon,
at the Capitol and in the press
Prof. Morrison cites Midway as
proof of "the vital role of carrier
borne air power in modern naval
warfare" All the damage to the
Japanese fleet was inflicted by
carrier planes, he points out. AS
he views the battle. land-based air
power was a complete flop. In a
footnote he writes:
The manner in which the story
Of Midway was given out at Pearl
Harbor and Washington, creating
a first impression that all the
damage on the enemy had been in
f1icted by Bits and other land
based bombers, was very discour-
aging to naval aviators then, and
to this day has not been wholly
eradicated from the public mind
The first story was broad
cast by a B-26 pilot. On 8 June
the New York Times ran an edi-
torial to the effect that Midway
showed what land-based air power
can do to naval and air power at
tacking from the open sea. On IL
June it ran a streamer headline
Army Flyers Blasted Two Fleets
OF Midway followed by a 'front.'
page dispatch from Robert Trum-
bull at Pearl Harbor, stating, The
Army flyers who actually dropped
the bombs reported personally hits
on 3 carriers, / cruiser, / battle
ship or cruiser. destroyer and
large transport. Gen. Hale was
quoted as expressing his belief
that the battle was primarily won
by Bits, and on page 9 was q
play-by-play account of these
mythical hits by 1t. Col. Sweeney
who concluded: I am sold on the
effectiveness Of high-level bomb
ing. Of ships. Admiral Nimitz de-
clined to allow a contradiction to
be made, but on IL June he per-
mitted Comdr. MUIR E. Arnold,
air officer of the Yorktown, to be
Evening star., 1949-10-30
Bruce Marshall Tells the Storv
OF Another Lovub|e Curute
TO EVERY MAN A PENNY

BY Bruce Marshall. (Houghton, Mit7in Co.; $3J
Long before Hollywood how cheerful not saw
Jolly the clerical life be- Bruce Marshall writing begug
obscure but inspired parish fuled
God with Chrike many human msgvngs
hero. rAbbe just such gentle curate
painfully mindful of the difference and st. Paul
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New Ammunition for the Interservice
Bottle Being Wuqed at the Pentuqon

HISTORY OF U. S. NAVAL. OPERATIONS WORLD WAR H.
VOL Nv: Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions
May, 1942-August 1912
BY Samuel Eliot Morrison. Atlantic- Little Brown; s6)
Reviewed by COLLIER
This important to date in Prof Mosons
authoritative and comprehensive history
World War H. Part of what will be 4volume book
noteworthy because contains the detailed
nened Battle Midway battle which
turning point war; It is particularly
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IS most OF MS readers have, that
he's always entertaining. He does
not fail here in that quality. But
"The Eye of God" is more. For
one thing. it is more of novel in
form and substance than anything
the transplanted Tyrolean has
written since he came to America
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THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C..
SUNDAY, oc1oBER ao 1919
Reading and Writing
Mr.. Gutheim Finds Washington Unlike
Any Other City in the World
By Mary McGrory

Now that he thinks of it, Frederic Guthen wishes he
forthcoming book, "The Potomac
the old used place Capital
ties blow off steam.
yeseyear could
indulge lively according
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ing World" thus adding timely
touch to a timeless topic.
DR.. Mead has spent many
years living among several of the
peoples of the South Seas-the
Samoans, the Balinese, the Ara
pesh, the Iatmuls, for example
With that literary skill which she
has already exhibited, notably in
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DR.. Margaret Mead Presents Her Study
Of the Sexes in d Changing World
MALE AND FEMALE
y Margaret Mead William Morro1o G. Co.: So

BY Margaret Mead (Wilidnl Morro10 Co.; So
Reviewed by WINFRED OVERHOISER, M. D.,
Editor
st.
Among the Of antropologsts interpreted
other cultures than Margaret Mead
standing Not only she told of other
vousy presented to and presents the applicability Of
from those cultures the problems
subtited this volume Chang
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BemeImons Depicts the Austrian
TyroI Before and After Hitler
Reviewed by CARTER BROOKE Jol
I Z = OT IdOD
BY Ludwig Bemelmans. Viking: $3.)

Reviewed by CARTER BROOKE JONES.
The Eye of God mountain Tyrol where
author The people who live Aspen
the foot OF the peak take distinct
and of the stage and play their
of the '30s and 40s.
, 1949-11-05

hind doors. The member, who intro
duced the bill states that there is al
ready a certain amount available to
pay a salary to members. The lunch
con alone is costing $500, and if you
have four meetings in a month that
would amount to $4,000; the Munich
pal Committee refreshment is $500
and if you have four meetings that
will amount to $1,000. If you pay a
salary the lunch can be cut out and
any member who wants to have lunch
can 60 to the Cay O. where he can get
it for 40 cents. That is up to him. | do
not think if you pay members of Coun
Gil a salary of $4,000 per month that
will cripple the Municipality. There
are increases in the estimated revenu-
es so there is no fear that there will
be danger in paying the members who,
are here representing the peoples
cause. No one here is against a salary.
The bill could be amended. l may not
be a member for the next two years,
no one here could tell, but believe
in the principle that when you have
an opportunity to pave. theyway for
your successor do sosYfears ago
cilmen were not. paid for their ser
vice but were permitted to hold gov
eminent jobs SO while the Council did
not pay them the Municipality paid
them. In this case you are told you
cannot hold a job then the Municility
should pay. l am in favor of the bill
as INTRODUCED without modification.
1st Member for Frederiksted Coun-
try District (Skeoch): Mr.. Chairman.
The of the remarks of the last
speaker could be summed up this way
that under the present system we now
have, the patient NAY die so rather
than take the chaHSeS let us kill him
now. I am imfavor3EEsa salary in prin-
ciple but not $4,000 ger month or over
$4,000 per annup4Not-half Of this
amount was put up for Council in past
years. This is notpass live are con
sidering a salary raise which requires
one or two thousand dollars, but many
thousand dollars. AS to whether there
should be a salary I agree, but for a
substantially less amount. 1t will not
be a trustworthy exercise of our duty
if we pass such a bill.
End Member for. Christiansted Coun-
try District (Wilff): Mr.. Chairman. l
would like to ask 1st- Member for Fred
eriksted County, District (Skeoch)
what he considers will be a suitable
salary.
1st Member for Frederiksted Coun-
, 1949-11-05

(Neazer) moved and the motion was
seconded by 1st Member for Christian
sted Town Jacobs) that the bill be re-
ferred to a Committee of the Whole
Council.
The vote was taken on the motion
with the result that 6 members voted
for; none against.
Accordingly the House resolved it.
self into Committee of the Whole at
1855 o'clock pm. to consider Council
Bill No. II.
The Committee arose at 4:50 b.. m,
resolved itself into formal session and
LIST Member for Christiansted Town
Jacobs) who had been elected speaker
said: After discussing the salary bill
in Committee of the Whole members
reached a happy medium and report
progress.
LIST Member for Frederiksted Coun-
try District (Skeoch): Mr.. Chairman.
want to register my objection to the
report made by the speaker of the
Committee Of the Whole. While the
Committee was considering the bill I
was informed that members have
been making from $500 to $4,000 per
month, l should like to be shown the
arithmetic by which that has been
happening for l cannot see how with
twenty-six meetings they arrive at
that figure.
The Chairman Narrigan): You have
already suggested a salary of $500
per month.
lst Member for Frederiksted Coun-
try District (Skeoch): Mr.. Chairman.
am in favor of a salary but l want
to move it up step by step.
End Member for Frederiksted Coun-
try District (Hodge): Mr.. Chairman.
In view of the fact that we have dis
cussed this matter in Committee of the
Whole and the speaker has reported
progress, | 20 that 1st discussion
be closed.
The motion was seconded by LIST
Member for Frederiksted Town Nea-
zer) and the vote taken on it with the
result that 6. members voting in favor
thereof; none against.
1st discussion closed.
End Member for Christiansted Coun
try District (Wulff): Mr.. Chairman
In accordance with Section 20 of the
Rules OF Business | move that Section
II be waived to permit End discussion
to come on today.
The vote was taken on the motion
with the result that Z members voting
yea; 2 nay as follows:
Mr.. S. Christian Chase -. Yea
, 1949-11-05
Nays ...... 2

Mr.. Alva c. Nc Farlane -. Nay
Mr.. Gordon NJ. Skeoch -. Yea
The Chairman (Harrigan): In the
absence of a unanimous vote the bill
goes over to the next meeting on End
discussion.
Item 9.
Municipal Council Bill No. II.
Introduction of and 1st discus
sion on Municipal Council Bill
No. II, Draft of Ordinance to en-
courage the establishment of
New Industries and the Promo
ton of Tourism in the Virgin Is
lands Through the granting of
exemptions from the payment of
certain taxes and fees, and the
Granting of Special Industrial
Subsidies, and for other purpos-
-es; proposed by 1st Member for
Christiansted Country District
Samuel S.. Chase and End Mem
Der for Frederiksted Country
District (Walter I. NJ. Hodge.)
lst Member for Ch~ristiansted Coun-
try District (Chase): MI. Chairman.
Council Bill No. II which deals with
Tax Exemptions has been before the
Municipal Committee from time to
time and we have put it on the desect-
ing table and have performed all sorts
OF operation on it and it is now before
us and you have just gone over it in
Committee of the Whole. l report it
out and ask favorable consideration
on it. | do not think it needs much
~elucldation. | have very great pleasure
in introducing that bill and ask for un-
animous passage.
The Chairman (H~arrigan): Members
the bill is now before you on 1st dis
cussion. To pass this. bill today it is
necessary to have unanimous vote at
each stage of it.
1st Member for Christiansted Coun-
try District Chase: Mr.. Chairman.
move that LIST discussion be closed.
The motion was put to the vote and
unanimously adopted.
1st discussion closed.
End Member for Christiansted Coun
try District (Wulff): Mr.. Chairman. In
accordance with Paragraph 20 of the
Rules Of Business l move that Section
II be waived to permit End discussion
to come on today.
The vote was taken on the motion
by roll call with the result it was I'm
anlmously adopted as follows:
Yeas ......9
Mr.. 5. c. Chase .......... Yea
Mr.. A Sebastian Forbes 49,. Yea
MIR. Ludwig r. Harri0an Va
, 1949-11-05

Mr.. S. Christian Chase -. Yea
Mr.. A. S. Forbes .......... Yea
Mr.. Ludwig E. Harrigan Yea
Mr.. Walter l. M. Hodge -. Yea
Mr.. Frank Elmore Jacobs Yea :
Mr.. Reuben A. Neazer 49,. Yea
Mr., George E. Wulff $500. Yea