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New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
HOUSE TURNS DOWN
 HAMDEN CITY BILL
Measure Compelling Marriage
 License Publication Passes
kAYERY HAS BIRTHDAY
Colleagues Honor Fairfield S0l0n oQ b8th Anniversary - Legislators Combine Observance With One for St. Patrick's Day.

State Capitol. Hartford, March IS R-Passage in the house of the bill making publication of marriage H. cense applications compulsory. re- jection of the bill making the town of Hamden . city, and celebration in the senate of the 5Sth birthday of Senator Albert E. Lavery of Fair- field. constituted the chief business of the general assembly, today.
 Judge Peck, of Bristol. reporting the favorable attitude of his commit tee. the judiciary, on the marriage license bill. explained that most of the sentiment was for passage of the measure, but intimated opposition came from one source. MT. Deane of Hamden insisted on knowing the source. and Judge Peck said it was Town Clerk Schiller of Naugatuck. who has publicly stated he will re- fuse, even if the measure becomes an act. to do more than place the mar riage intentions records at the dis posal of those who want to see them.
 The Hamden bill fell through without comment. and the vote was unanimous.
 The senate spent half an hour In congratulating Senator Lavery on his birthday. ending by passing a resolution. presented with q speech by Senator Durant of Guilford. of- fering the upper body's felicitations.
 Honor St. Patrick's' Day
 Congratulatory speeches were hu- morous and serious. the humorous portions centering on the coincidence of Senator Lavery's birth on St. Patrick's Day, his Scotch ancestry and his English given name. It was explained the senate was cele- brating his birthday two days ahead of time because St. Patrick's day falls on a non-session day.
 A large cake. . huge shamrock leaf and green crepe paper dec- orated Senator Lavery's desk. Speeches were made by Majority Leader Peasley of Cheshire. Minority Leader Bergin of New Haven. Sem ator Smith of Hartford. Senator Hull of Bridgeport. Senator Hart of Bridgeport. Senator Connor of Hart ford and Senator Fox of New Lon- don. Senator Hart ended his speech in his usual manner by demanding roll call.
 Lieut.. Governor Rogers in an- nouncing the unanimous results of the vote pointed out that it was the first time a roll call had 50 ended.
 Poison Measure Passes
 The senate then resumed its busi- ness. passing the exposure of poison bill. which has occasioned much comment. This prohibits the placing
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
Mustard Plasters
 Better Than Rays

London, March Is P--An official report Of a committee O. the British Medical Researci council deny possible benefits iu artificial light treatment gave rise to considerable discussion in English medical circles.
 The Investigators said there was no reason to believe that artificial light could do more than a mustard plaster, which is Infinitely cheaper"
 They declared their confidence in the efficacy of the ray treat nent in certain special cases, but said they wished to combat what in effect they intimated was a popular craze for the ar tificial light treatments upon which great sums of private and public money were being use lessly expended
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 At least five towns in southern Alabama were under water today with the fate of the residents in doubt as numerous creeks and riy- eFs which traverse that section Of the state continued to rise.
 Regular channels of communica tion were cut of and reports Of con- ditions were received mainly from refugees and from outposts of the national guard. which was in charg- of rescue work. No check Of th, number of dead or injured was pos sible.
 Screams Plainly Heard
 At Elba, Ala. where 4.00O persons were marooned by the high water. an observer who communicated with the national guard base from a tree mile away reported that only the tops Of taller buildings could be seen above the water. He could hear the screams of the marooned citizena
 Brewton, Ala. was under water and communication was cut off when the telephone exchange on the second floor of q building was flood ed. Other towns flooded included Fiomaton, Castle Berry and Big Creek. :.
 lnlrty-rVe persons were rescued at Big Creek and S7 were taken to
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
DRIVER SENT TO JAIL
 FOR FATAL ACCIDENT
Andrew Rostacki, Who Killed J. V. Sk0mars,
 Gets Six Months

Andrew Rostacki. 22 years old, of Newington, driver of the automobile which fatally injured John U. Sko- mars of Church street, Newington, when the latter was walking on New Britain road with his sister Tuesday evening. March 5. was sen- fenced to jail for six months by Judge Isaac Wolf in superior court yesterday.
 He was defended by Public De- fender John F. Forward and when the charge of criminal negligence was placed against him he pleaded guilty. Attorney Forward asked the court to take into consideration the fact that Rostacki was never in trouble before and that his family is
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
Relief Leader Advises Governor Deluge Has Fallen 10 Inches-92 Persons Rescued From Rooftops By National Guard,men.
No Check on Number of Dead or Injured Is Pos. sible Until Abatement of Swirling Waters Makes It Possible for Rescuers to Enter Community.

Montgomery, Ala, March Is ~0National Guard Lieut.. Kel- soc. in charge of a rescue de- tachment, reported to Gov. Graves today that the tide has turned and that the water is beginning to fall in the vicinity of Elba, Ala. where 1000 resi- dents have been marooned since yesterday.
 The officer reported he was in a position from which he could see Elba citizens on the housetops and that the water, after rising for time, had fallen about ten inches. His de- tachment, he said. picked up Is persons. Taken with earlier reports this makes a total Of s2 reported rescued.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
CHILDREN DI CUP WEALTH

Samara. Russia. March IS R- Treasure valued at several million rubles. has been excavated by chil- dren from a children's colony bor- dering on the Sarovsk desert. The valuables consisted of old diamond studded icons. gold coins and other precious objects.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
LINDBERGH FLIES AGAIN

Brownsville. Tex. March IS R- Col Charles A. Lindbergh left here at 10:is o'clock this morning in his lieved he intended to fly north
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
Rebels Are Defiant

Torreon. Coahuila. Mexico. March 14 Pp-Revolutionary forces con- centrated here have no intention of evacuating Torreon in the face of the reported advance of Mexican government armies, General Jose Gonzalo Escobar. rebel commander in chief. declared today in a state- ment to the Associated Press.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
FIVE ALABAMA TOWNS UNDER WATER
 WITH FATE OF RESIDENTS IN DOUBT:
 FLOOD REPORTED RECEp|NG AT ELbA
WIDELY SCATTERED SECTIONS
 MENACED BY FLOODED RIVERS
(By Associated Press)

Nby ASSUcIaLeu PTeSSJ
 Hooded rivers menaced large section of the United -> today particularly in Alabama and other southern 1 le situation in Elba Alabama was acute with the -5 it's 400O residents uncertain National guardsmen az route to the ravaged city to aid in rescue work c- z '~'ton, Alabama, under water and telephone < cut of.
 u y communities in Nebraska, Wisconsin, Mime
 : a and Illinois felt the effects of spring freshets b sralns set in, no further trouble was expected
 - Mississippi was rising rapidly At Memphis, the river was more than two feet above flood level It was indicated that the crest of the swollen waters would be reached there by the middle of next week.
 In New England the Connecticut and other rivers were rising The Mohawk, in New York state was above food level.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

By the Associated Press
 Battle lines between federals and revolutionists around the strategic ely of Torreon grew closer today as powerful rival armies reported advancing on one another in an ef- fort to come to grips.
 The wide encircling movement of General Gales, federal commander 1n-chief, to close in on Torreon and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

June week awards at the
Naval Academy. Midshipman
John B. Webster receiving
from Secretary of the Navy
Adams a navigating sextant for
leading the graduating class in
practical navigation.
G Associated Press Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

No more birds for this kitty.
He lives in Riverside. ILL.,,
where all cats were ordered to
xue,r bells - Associated Press Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
Caramel CuStard.

Put one cup Of granulated sugar in
a small, heavy frying pan or a deep
saucepan and stir constantly over q
very slow fire until the sugar Is melted
and golden brown in color. Add very
gradually one-half cup of boiling water.
Be careful in doing this, as melted
sugar Is so hot that 1t will sputter vio-
lently as the water is added. 1t will
also harden in Jumps. Continue stir
ring and cooking until the suger melts
and you have smooth caramel strip.
Beat four eggs until light, add one
quart of scalded milk, one-half tea
spoon of salt, four tablespoons OF sugar
and one-eighth teaspoon of nutmeg.
Butter deep baking dish and spread
caramel strip over the bottom and
sides. Pour in the custard, stand the
dish in pan of hot water and bake in
very moderate oven 1928 degrees)
about so minutes or until the custard
is firm. Remove from the oven, cool
and then chill before serving. Turn
out carefully. The caramel will make
q sauce on the bottom Finely chopped
almonds may be sprinkled over the
custard just before serving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
Clothes That Are More Feminine
BY MARY MARSHALL.

clothes that are more feminine. And
even the very little girls have been pro-
vided with dresses that are entirely
girlish and yet as comfortable and prac-
tical as the clothes worn by their
brothers.
Little girls dresses show no dispose
ton to grow longer nor is there any
appreciate change in the place Of
waist lines because most little girl
dresses now, as last season, are made
hanging straight from the shoulder or
with shallow yoke.
White wolfe with colored embroidered
dots, white lawn with cclored organdie
pipings, plain linen used with printed
linen, printed striped pique, pastel or
CANDIES with occasional colored en-
broidered floral designs. ginghams of
wide variety-these materials are all in
cluded in the new dresses for very
little girls.
Sometimes the most effective frocks
for children are those that are most
easily made. This weeks diagram pat
tern shows how to make charming
sleeveless frock from cotton or thin
silk. If you will send me your stamped,
elf-addreSsed envelope will gladly
send 1t to you with directions for max
ing and sketch of the finished frock.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.
Nature of Religion.

Many people wonder about religion,
whence it came, what it's made of. The
following questions have often been
proposed: If the race were to start all
over again. would men come to have a
religion? And If they did evolve a re-
ligion. would 1t be substantially what it
Is today?
These are. of course, hypothetical
questions. But they are good questions
and worthy of serious consideration.
They indicate something very signifi-
cant: Human beings would like to
know, if possible, what the real essence
Of religion is.
There is no reason to- doubt that re-
ligion of sort very much as 1t is today
would be evolved, If the race were again
to come into existence and to make it
self at home with its surroundings.
Upon second thought it may occur to
you that these questions are not, after
all, SO very hypothetical. They have
been answered dozens of times, for doZ-
ems of races have sprung up In various
isolated sections of the earth. And they
all developed a. religion. And all these
diverse religions are similar in one re-
spect. Every one of them possesses an
element of magic. They may differ in
ever SO many other respects, but they
always make great deal of use of SUI
pernatural powers and forces.
Taboos, such as black cats and magi-
cal numbers, are remnants of prehis-
toric religion. now made over in thou
sands of ways into modern forms.
fCopyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
BY JESSIE A. KNOX.

While those who are old at the house
keeping game welcome gladly the
wealth of foodstufFs available in our
markets today, many Of that large army
of new housekeeperS are confused and
bewildered when confronted with q
dozen Of more varieties of vegetables
fruits. etc, and are at loss as to how
to select or to buy them wisely. For
this group the following hints may
prove helpful:
Vegetables.--Fresh leafy vegetables
should have a bright, crisp look. Let
tuce should feel solid, and the outside
leaves should not be wilted and dry
Green beans should break with a snap
and should be free from brown spots
The pods Of fresh peas should be green
and crisp. Avoid yellow ones and pods
that look dry or that show signs of
mold.
Flabby cucumbers are a poor buy
Overripe tomatoes or ones that are soft
or shriveled will be lacking in favor
and expensive, no matter what the cost
Carrots, beets and potatoes should
have a smooth appearance, and not be
withered. Carrots and beetS are best
bought with the tops on. Overlarge
vegetables are not always the best; in
fact, medium size ones usually have the
most flavor.
Fruits.-The same rules apply in
buying most fruits. Look out for bruised
spots, or those brown specks that indi-
cate decay. as such fruit win spoil
quickly. In buying berries, select those
which are firm, but ripe, Avoid baskets
that look damp. as the fruit on the bot
tom is likely to be too ripe or mashed.
Oranges, grapefruit and lemons should
have close-grained skins and should feel
heavy for their size.
In buying both canned fruits and
vegetables, it is always best to purchase
only reliable brands. If you are not
sure which these are, study the adver-
tisements in your magazines and news
papers.
Meats.-Meat should have q fresh,
moist look and a bright color. Very
dark, dry looking meat is seldom fresh
Tender meat is fine grained and the
flesh is well mixed with little streaks
of fat and has no hard gristly tissue
Tough meats are coarse grained, are
usually lean and have much connective
tissue which looks like gristle. Tough
meats, however, can be cooked so that
they become tender and very palatable
If you are buying chopped beef. be sure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
By ]. p. GLASS.

On the evening of July 4, 1776, the
delegates to the Continental Congress
meeting in independence Hall, Phila-
delphia, signed the Declaration OF In
dependence.
The solemnity which had marked the
debates preceding adoption had passed
The signers could relax and even joke.
When Col. Benjamin Harrison of Vir-
ginia declared that Congress must hang
together in defense of the immortal
document. Benjamin Franklin wittily
Eyes, we must all hang together, or
we shall hang separately"
Fat, ponderous Col. Harrison looked
down on lean. little Elbridge Gerry and
chuckled.
Gerry" he said, when the hang
ing comes, shall have the advantage;
you'll kick in the air half an hour after
it is all over with me"
Agreement had not been attained
without tremendous struggle. Prior
to and following Tuesday, June IL,
when Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman
and Robert R. Livingston had been
named committee to draft the Decla-
ration, the conservatives had fought the
idea of complete severance from Eng
land.
The first meeting of the committee
resulted in the choice of Thomas Jeffer-
son to write the Declaration. The doc
ument was to be ready for the opening
of Congress on July /.
All events had by then announced
the arrival Of the time for decisive ac-
ton. Quickly Congress went into
committee of the whole to consider the
resolution introduced by Richard Henry
Lee on June 8, moving that the col
onies were, and of right ought to be,
free and independent, and that their
allegiance to the British crown ought
to be dissolved.
There was brief pause. Then John
Adams stood up. Burning with con-
viction, he burst into great speech
which was one of history's most men,
orable feats of oratory. although not a
single line of 1t Is preserved, since 1t
was not reported. His flood of ire
sistible argument, causing Jefferson to
call him the Colossus of Debate" and
Stockton to style him 1.-THE Atlas OF
independence" made adverse action
impossible, although the conservatives,
led by John Dickinson Of Pennsyi-
vania, continued their arguments to
the end
The next day, July 2, IL colonies
voted for the resolution. On July
the Declaration of independence was
read. on the evening Of July 4 agree
ment was reached.
July 3 John Adams wrote two letters
to his good wife, Abigail.
Yesterday (July a. he said in one.
"the greatest question was decided
which ever was debated in America,
and greater perhaps never was nor
will be decided among men," In the
other: 1.-THE second day of July. 1915,
will be the most memorable epoch In
the history of America. 1t ought to
be commemorated as the day Of de-
liverance, by solemn acts Of devotion
to God Almighty. It ought to be
solemnized with ponnp and parade, with
shows. games. sports, bells, honflres and
Examinations.
Posterity chose TO celebrate July 4.
the date of the agreement upon the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELpRRp.

At regular intervals someone writes
me: what do you think about butter
milk? Can give 1t to my older child
as we'll as the baby?" Or, "Is butter
milk as good as sweet milk for children?
My son likes it better and will drink
all give him"
Buttermilk made from churned sour
milk Is entirely fat free, and for those
children who find fat in any form irri-
tating, it Is a more successful food than
SKINNED milk, which cannot always be
entirely freed of fat 1t is just as good
as the milk 1t is made from, which only
means that If the milk was good, clean
milk and churned as soon as soured,
the resultant buttermilk would be excel
lent; and If the milk were old and dirty,
no amount OF churning would make it
fit for the small child to drink.
Unless you do your own churning, or
know the churner and his product, it is
safer to make buttermilk at home by the
use of some of the we'll known agents
for turning sweet milk into sour, such
as Bulgarian bacillus tablets or an aci-
dophilus culture. With these, one may
buy the best grade of milk, use whole
milk (if the child has no difficulty with
the cream content1, and "set" the milk
as one would bread, In covered pan on
the BACK OF warm stove or IN a warm
place and let it incubate for IL hours
or longer. Then the cream is SKINNED
of, If fat-free mixture Is better for the
child, the whole beaten smooth with an
egg beater, and for the small baby the
sugar and water necessary for the for
mula added to 1t. The child of months
or so may have 1t just as it Is.
Tactic acid milk, which Is Just another
form of buttermilk, is made with whole
or skinned milk and Tactic acid added
to it drop by drop, or mixed first with
water and sugar and then this mixture
added TO the milk. Mothers who have
reared their babies successfully on this
type of formula do not need to be told
how good it is. The others may feel
safer with a buttermflk with the con-
tents Of which they are more familiar
than with the Tactic acid milk
For the child who Is recovering from
an attack Of diarrhea, the soured milks
are marvellous. For the child who has
eczema because of an intolerance for
fat. these milks are solution to fat
free formula. For the child who is a
chronic vorniter. and has difficulty with
sweet milk formulas. these thicker miiks
should be given trial because Of their
thickness and their ease of digestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
TriRing Defects.

Perhaps 1t is just phase Of extreme
youth, something all OF us passed
through at some time, to be bothered
and overly anxious about every small
defect. No doubt most of these slough
OF and some remain but are forgotten.
Most Of these apparent defects are not
noticed by any one but the one who
is searching for them. They cannot be
delectg at all then because most people
want to look lovely for others to enjoy.
Many 3 tiny mole or other blemish en-
hances q beautiful skin, setting of its
natural wkisteness, just as the old time
beauty spot" did long ago. The lovely
skin that will freckle seems to come In
for great deal Of worry to its owner,
yet whoever found that freckles de-
traeted from the beauty of the person
who has them? No one but the girl
herself. Occasionally, it is a boy,
though. I have found that worry over
the shape Of the nose Is mostly q mas
cuiine worry. Girls usually confine their
objections To turned-up nose, but
men long to change the entire shape of
q nose, II they object to 1t at all.
Lines in the skin come In for much
anxiety, yet an absolute unlined face in
q n1atured woman is characterless. The
lines from worry, tenseness, ill-temper,
are ugly. The way to avoid these is
to cultivate repose of manner, not TO
allow yourself to become tense, frown
or droop the corners of the mouth. OF
course, circulation and muscles must be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26
Lamb With Cabbage and Rice.

Separate one head of cabbage leaves
and put them into boiling water for
about two minutes to make soft enough
to roll. Do not boil. Mix three cupfuls
of cooked chopped lamb with one cup
full Of rice. Season with salt and pepper
and moisten with water to make soft
enough to mold. Put some of the waste
cabbage leaves In the bottom of the
kettle and place cabbage rolls on top
Of each other. Cover with boiling water
and place small plate on top to hold
in place. Cook slowly until tender. or
for about an hour. Serve with mashed
potatoes and gravy made from the liq-
uid la the pan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-26

BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was taking terms sneezing and
blowing, and ma sed, Nowizzent that
PERFECTLY awful. you've gone and got
another cold, now aren't you ashamed
of yourself2
No, but thanks for your sweet wom-
anly sympathy, pop sed, and ma sed,
don't wunt any thanks and its not
sympathy. You got that cold from pure
unadulterated carelessness and I'm al
ways telling you to be careful. bet
anything I can lay my finger on the
very spot you cawt it. You went around
to the bowling alley last mite and just
slipped on your coat but no vest, told
you vestless weather hadent arrived yet
but you persisted, and now look at the
result, she sed.
WITCH just then pop sneezed a fearse
sneeze, saying, Lissen to it, too. don't
bleeve that had a thing to do with 1t,
he sed, and ma sed, Well IL it dident
I know what did. Last mite perfeck
gale started to blow through the bed
room and woke up and called to you
to close a window or a door or some
thing, but you calmly slept on as
though there wasent a human voice
within miles, and that's just how you
cawt that cold, she sed.
lACAl W4Ay AANtCht yOu Nt&t@kA JucS
like 1t, you were sporting in the same
breezes, pop sed, and ma sed, don't
know. it would take q germ specialist
to tell that, and anyway If you dident
catch 1t last mite can tell you exackly
where you did catch it to r
And I can tell you where I cawt it
from A to z, pop sed. know the his
terry of this cold and If you wlnt to
know whose carelessness brawt it on,
it was yours, he sed, and ma sed, How,
name It? and pop sed, There's q hole
in my trousers pocket that you've been
giving me empty promises to sew up
for about 2 weeks, in other words 2
weeks OF accommodating drafts have been
blowing through that hole and at last
they have eliminated In this cold
Such silly senseless ideer, you awt
to be d writer. ma sed.
WITCH he Awt.