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Evening star., 1931-12-25
N A T i r E. S
C. II IL d r E n
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY,
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
CRAB SPIDER,
Thomisidae.
BIZ FANNY z. CORY.

4 PALE green-white spider, mov-
" ing through the grass in a crab
~ like fashion, with legs arranged
4 a fore and aft, is the crab spider,
with her two rows of small ewes
and her awkward gait. Touch her and
she curls up, pretending she Is dead
She is one of the most clever hunters
in the spider world. She does not set
snares or weave nets. She cleverly imi-
tates the coloring OF the flower in which
she hides and StabS her victim in the
nape of the neck. She does not truss
up her prey before she dimes upon him
Her stiletto is filled with a fluid which
paralyzes the bee and she dimes in per-
feet safety.
The huntress turks in the flower clus-
ter waiting for the busy nectar and
pollen seeker. When the head Of the
industrious bee is buried in the cup OF
the flower. the bandit. from her vantage
point. rushes out and gives quick
thrust of her dagger to the nerve center
of the bee. The struggle is short one
The assassin drinks her victims blood
and tosses the empty body away.
Again she creeps to the flower and
hides behind its petals. Another bee
three times her size comes buzzing along
Evening star., 1931-12-25
ERIuT SALAD.

Mix together equal quantities
of peeled and shredded pine
apple, celery cut in small pieces
and skinned and seeded white
grapes: add one-half cupful
blanched and shredded almonds,
moisten with cream SALAD dress-
ing, place on crisp lettuce leaves
and garnish with cherries.
Canned pineapple may be used.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-25
RAISIN PUDDING.

One-third cupful rice, one cup
full cold milk, one cupful seed
less raisins. one cupful cold water,
one-half teaspoonful salt, one
tablespoonful butter, two eggs,
one-half cupful scalded milk, one
teaspoonful vanilla or grated
rind and juice of lemon. Wash
rice well; put rice, cold milk and
water in pan and cook until soft;
add butter and raisins and set
aside to cool. Beat eggs, add
scalded milk, little sugar and
fiavoring; combine with rice:
pour into buttered baking dish
and bake slowly till firm. Pour
a little melted butter over the
top, sprinkle thickly with pow
dered sugar and return to oven
to glaze.
Evening star., 1931-12-25

make the skirt and collar and cuffs
OF brown diagonal woolen with vivid
treen diagonal woolen for the bodice.
Trim with brown wooden buttons.
Spanish tile wool jersey with brown
3efsey trim and brown bone buttons
Is particularly smart for school wear
For pattern of this style. send Is
cents in stamps or coin directly to
The Washington Stars New York
Fashion Bureau. Fifth avenue and
Twenty-ninth street, New York
Don't envy the woman who dresses
well and keeps her children we'll
dressed Just send for your copy of
our Winter Fashion Magazine.
1t shows the best styles of the COM
ing season. You will save $40 by spend
ing a few cents for this book So 1t
would pay you to send for your copy
now. Address Fashion Department.,
Price of book, 10 cents. Price Of pat
tern, Is cents.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Clam Fitters.

Drain one and one-half pints of
shucked clans from their liquor and
chop them fine. Beat two eggs, add one
and three -fourths cupfuls of sifted
flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der and one teaSpoonful of salt, half a
cupful of the clam liquor, two table
spoonfuls of melted fat, and the chopped
clans. Stir until we'll mixed Beat
some well favored fat in skillet, drop
the batter by spoontuls into the fat, al
low sufficient space between the fritters
for them to spread and rise. brown on
both sides. drain on absorbent paper
and serve at once.
Evening star., 1931-12-25

L /
PAST, AND WHEN REDDY LOOKED
UP AT HIM AND GRINNED RUNTY
GRINNED BACK.
so merry. 1t seemed to Runty that there
were happiness and good will in the
very air he breathed OF course. he
couldn't know that Farmer Browns Boy
had remembered all the other little peo-
pie in the Green Forest too
So it was that the spirit of good will
was abroad everywhere on Runty's frs.
Christmas and there was no Ill feeling
anywhere. There was Joy in the very
sparkle of each tiny snow crystal There
was great peace in the hush of the
Green Forest. Somehow there was no
fear but instead feeling of great
peace, as if there were no i'll in all the
Great World. 1t was the spirit of
Christmas which the little people could
feel even though they could not under
stand it May you, too, feel it this Won
derful day!
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-25

Because cooperage Arms viii not
extend credit to them, wine growers Of
France are seeking other containers,
Evening star., 1931-12-25

Note-Analvsis of handwriting is not
uesttoafors. but ali dorce it is interesting
and lots Of fun: The Star presents the
II uou uish to hare vour Mritino
urdlyzed send a sample to Miss Mockd-
bee, care OF The Star. along D,th
2-cent stamp. II mill be either inter
preted in this column or you wtli receire
a Handwriting dndlVstS chart rhtch you
Irill find an interesting study
Evening star., 1931-12-25

A hydroplane base is to be built ad-
joining the harbor Of La Rochelle,
France.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Sliced Bananas Whole Wheat
Cooked Cereal with Cream
Scrambled Eggs Mullins Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Tomato Bisque
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches
Raisin Rice Pudding Tea
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup
Turkey Hash with Green Peppers
Creamed Turnip
Baked Potatoes Fruit Salad
French Dressing Crackers
Cheese Coffee
MUFFINS.
Cream one-fourth cupful but
ter, add one tablespoonful sugar
and one beaten egg and beat
thoroughly. Mix and sift two
cups -four with three tablespoon
fuls baking powder and one-half
teaspoonful salt and add alter
nately with three-fourthS cupful
milk. Turn into buttered muffin
pans and bake in hot oven.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Ee-L A< (
N<~
oA<+ (

THE extreme simplicity of this
/ writing might suggest a certain
taciturnity on the part of the
L writer. This would never ex-
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Smart Collar and Cuff Set
BY MARY MARSHALL.

III A PATTERN for a collar that
~ any one can make" This is
~ what reader has requested
and she goes on to say that
while she wants to make
Evening star., 1931-12-25

VERY woman can look we'll in the
~ Empress Eugene. Glengarry ana
and Robin Hood modes once she
- has mastered the comparatively
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12

Washington, Oct 12-CUP) -l Union Electrical Workers of Chi- cago failed today in their effort to oycrturn federal court injunctions forbidding them to boycott and strike against buildings in which "open shop" Western Union Tele- graphic electricians were working. The supreme court refused their petition for a review of the case.
 In this case local No. 134 Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, contended it was a fun 'damental of trade unionism that union men be not compelled to work with non-union men. Such a policy was said to be essential to collective bargaining.
 Federal Judges Wilkinson ana Carpenter granted injunctions on petition of Western Union, which were unheld in circuit court, for bidding a boycott of buildings In which non-union electricians were working.
 The union declared it was not defending violence, and chargea the company with violent methoos including employment Of proies, sional gunmen." But IL deIenoeo it's authority to refuse to work on such buildings and denied the contention of the federal courts that such boycotts interferred with interstate commerce.
 Macintosh Loses
 Washington, Oct. 12.-UP).- Prof. Douglas Clyde Macintosh Yale theology professor and Miss Marie Averill Bland, New York city nurse. were refused reconsideration by the supreme court to-day of the 5-4 decision of last spring Wnlcn denied them citizenship because or their conscientious scruples against war.
 Professor Macintosh refused to take the citizenship oath without making the qualification that he would bear arms only In event or what he considered a just war. Miss Bland flatly refused to swear to hear arms at all, although she was willing to assist the nation in any other way.
 The five members of the court held that this was sufficient to bar from citizenship. Four members, headed by Chief Justice Hughes, who wrote violently dissenting opinion, held that they should be admitted in spite of their con- scientious scruples.
 Chain Store Tax
 Washington. Oct 12-(UP)-The supreme court to-day refused to reconsider its 5 to decision of last spring which upheld the val idity of the Indiana law putting graduated tax on chain stores.
 A rehearing of argument in the case was asked by Chester H. Jackson, executor of the estate of Lafayette A. Jackson, proprietor of a large chain of Indianapolis Neighborhood Shops Lafayette A. Jackson died shortly after the court decided against him in a test case.
 Can Search Suspect
 Washington. Oct 12-(UP)-The supreme court to-day rejected contention that a federal dry agent cannot arrest a suspect and search his person for liquor with out a warrant.
 Appeal for a review of his three year sentence under the Jones and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
BY RAY BLACK
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stan Correspondent. Federal Building, Chicago, Oct 12.-(UP)-The $12,5O0 automo- piles in Al Capone's garages, the $7,29S.15 worth of floor lamps, chaise lounges and other furnish ings in his Palm Island, Fla, man. sion, and the $30 shirts in his bu- reau drawers were checked up by witnesses at the gang leaders in- come tax fraud trial in federal district court to-day.
 This was part of the govern ment's effort, in its income tax trial, to show that Capone's regal spending indicated regal i'm income.
 Jean Rieves, smartly dressed bookkeeper for the Jack Niles Furniture company, Chicago, where Capone bought most of his furni- ture, stood alongside Judge James H. Wilkerson's bench boring over bulky ledger and identifying en- | tries as Capone purchases.
 The glimpse into drawing room and music room followed previ- ous view in the Capone kitchen and over the estate. given by gov ernment witnesses to show that Ca- pone lived in luxury although he never paid income tax.
 He is specifically charged with evading $215,00O tax on six-year income of $1,03S,654.
 Next came a glimpse into the Capone garage, where a fleet of costly automobiles were kept. D. c. Buxton, Chicago auto dealer tes- tified to selling Capone specially built Mcfarland cars, one of which cost $12.5OO.
 Then haberdashery salesmen told how Capone bought custom made shirts at from SIP to $50 each and collars that cost $2 each. He ordered a dozen shirts at clip and paid cash for them. Peter Arl and Earl Corbett, shirt and haberdashery salesmen, told of one typical visit of Capone to the store with three friends. Capone bought 2S ties at four and five dol lars each, and 2s handkerchiefs at two dollars each for himself, and half a dozen similar ties and handkerchiefs for his three men. P. H. Mincer. rug salesman, told of selling Chinese rugs to Capone and delivering them to his Prairie avenue address.
 Bills for the purchase of fur niture were made out to Parker Henderson, former manager of the Pone De Leon hotel at Miami and Capone's Florida purchasing agent. but Miss Rieves said her books showed that Capone paid for them | himself.
 One payment of $1,50o was made | in three checks. The next three payments were in checks made out by Jack Guzik on the Equitable Bank of Chicago. One payment of $289.15 was in cash.
 Capone, wearing a dark purplish- hued suit, was chewing gum vigor- ously as the trial resumed. Phil D'Andrea, Capone's body guard-chauffeur, appeared before Judge Wilkerson on a contempt of court charge based on carrying a concealed weapon into the court room Saturday as a prelude to to- days trial session. D'Andrea was arrested Saturday by secret service
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
SOCIETY

Miss Simonne Deschenes enter tained the members of her Happy Go-Lucky club at her tome on La- val street on Thursday evening. Plans for the club Halloween par ty were discussed. Entertainment was enjoyed and a duncheon was served. Those present were Misses Adrienne Arcard, Doris Brodeur, Catherine E. Cook, Simonne Des- chenes. Della Marehand. Helen Tessier, Mary LaVasseur, Juliette Hamel and Alma M. Donais.
 At a meeting of the YoIanda club held Thursday evening at the club rooms on West Main street final plans were made for a Halloween party which is to be held at Christ chapel on October 22. Miss Emiline Membrino, chairman of the enter tainment committee assisted by Miss Lena DelPo and Miss Mary DeCicco will have charge of the affair. The following new members were initiated into the club: Misses Laura Carserino, Katherine Macri Edith Giordano and Florence Scu- lilo. The next meeting will be held November 5th.
 Miss Isabel Margaret Bagley daughter of Joseph P. Bagley of Walnut street extension and Ed ward F. Thibodeau, son of Mrs Mary J. Thibodeau of Easton ave- nue were united in marriage this morning at 8 o'clock at St Thomas church. The ceremony was per formed by Rev William Judge. A special musical program was rem dered by Miss Mildred Roche.
 The brides gown of rose pearl velvet was fashioned in princess style and her turban hat was of corresponding shade. She carried an arm bouquet of Briarcliffe roses and bovardia tied with ribbon. Miss Kathryn Reilly, the only attendant of the bride, wore a frock of Pistachio green chiffon velvet and corresponding hat and carried a bouquet of Tails man roses. MT Thibodeau's brother, Harry E. Thibodeau of New Britain was the best man.
 Following the ceremony a recep- tion for about 50 guests was held at Lakeside tavern. Out of town guests attended from Boston. New York. Hartford and New Britain. MT Thibodeau and his bride left on a wedding trip to Virginia, the bride wearing a travelling dress of golden brown tweed trimmed with natural wool. Upon their return they will reside at 27 Sarsfield street,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
EUROPE SENDING
 HER STATESMEN
 TO THIS COUNTRY

washington, oct. 12- (UP)- Italy's foreign minister, Dino Grandi, Is t6 visit Secretary Of State Stimeon next month, shortly after Premier Leval of France concludes his conversations with President Hoover.
 Thus the mecca of world dipio- macy moves westward. Just as statesmen and potentates con- verged on London in pre-war days, SO now they are coming to Wash ington to talk over world problems war debts, repara- tions and the depression.
 The Italian foreign minister will sail from Naples on November q. arrive in Washington about No- vember IT, and sail for Italy about November 27.
 The impending visit grew. out of an informal invitation extended by Stimson in Rome last summer. The foreign ministers of the United States and Italy had formed firm friendship at the London naval conference. It was renewed in Rome.
 A formal invitation to Grandi was extended Saturday through Alexander Kirk, charge d'affaires ad interim at the American em- bassy in Rome. Grandi accepted promptly.
 Rigidiy adhering to official eti- quette, Stimson asked Grandi to visit him, not President Hoover. Only heads of states exchange visits.
 However, Stimson told Grandi he would ''be pleased to take this occasion to present you to the pres ident of the United States, who has expressed qualification at the pros- ;pect of seeing you. Both the pres ident and the secretary of state feel that such an opportunity for personal acquaintance and discus sion would be of the greatest value."
 There is no doubt in informed circles here that Grandi and Mir Hoover will have a long conversa- tion about international affairs. Stimson probably will be present.
 Although there have been recent rumors that Premier Mussolini would come here. the prospect of Grandi's visit was kept secret.
 The foreign minister assured Stimson that Mussolini approved of the visit and thought it would be of great value.
 The American people will see in Grandi one of Europe's most youthful but most successful states men. He is only 32. A dark beard makes him appear older. His youth expresses itself in an athletic carriage and a fondness for weli- cut clothes.
 By profession Grandi is a law yer and a newspaperman. As a politician he has forged to the front by adroitness and courage. The first quality was demonstrated in his effort, successful so far, to stand out for naval parity with France. The second was amply at, tested by his opposition to Musso- lini in matters wherein they dis agreed. It is understood, however, that Mussolini is a great admirer of his foreign minister and Is largely responsible for his advance in politics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
WATERFOWL

| Sweetheart Town the American
 theater tonight and tomorrow
 Legion auxiliary musical comedy
 will be presented at the communi-
 ty theater tonight and tomorrow
 night.
 The leading parts are taken by | Frederick Salisbury as the hem pecked husband and manager of Sweetheart Town hotel and Mrs Glenn Dustin as his wife. The rest of the cast is as foll-
 ows:: Mary Parks" Helen Will
 son. Martin Pierce," Lindsay
 Beveridge. "Mazie Woods Laura
 Maxwell," Joe Brooks" Theron
 Beach; Professor Lightheat." Henry Copeland; "Almos Black"
 Walter Greason; Peggy Bigelow"
 Peggy Burns. "Tillie Bigelow" El-
 sic Root; Squire Bigelow," Ar-
 thur Copeland; Miss Koba;
 Esther Ericsson. Members in the chorus include:
 Dorothy Talmadge, Eleanor Tal-
 madge. Eileen Hull, Avis White.
 Gladys White, Gertrude White.
 Dorothy Egan, Florence Ericsson.
 Georgianna Therien, Evelyn Wal ton, Dorothy Ryan, Jane McGow- | an, Ann McCuSker, Ineima IOney,
 Ali ecAdams, Arlene Humiston. Lillian Lindsay and Eva Thomas. There will be a speciality by Miss Myrtle Norton. Reserved seats may be obtained at the Post of- flee drug store.
 Two cars collided at the Taft school corner yesterday afternoon A car driven by Eli Hicock of Southbury and one driven by Ed. win hall of Derby figured in the crash. Nh one was injured. Of- ficer Harly ordered both men to appear in courts.
 The children of Mary Society of St. Johns church will hold a public card party in the school hall this evening at o'clock.
 Court Merritt Hemminway, Fores- i ters of America will hold a regular
 meeting in their hall on the Full ton building tomorrow evening at
 o'clock.
 MT and Mrs John Meagher, Miss Dorothy Murphy and Miss Cath erine Sorenson have returned after spending afew days in Boston. Joseph Planning has returned to New York after spending the week end with his parents MT and Mrs James flaming on Highland ave- nue. s Dr and Mrs Howard Gould and family of Bayonne N. J. are spend-
 in ga few days at their summer home on the Northfield road. s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
NO VIOLATION IN BILL OF SALE LAW
$l2,OOO WORTH
 OF JEWELRY WAS
 TAKEN FROM CAR

New York, October 12 - (UP) - Theft of an overnight bag con- taining jewels valued at $12.000 from the automobile of Mrs War ren J. Lynch, wife of the vice. president of the American Steel Foundries. on October 5, was re- ported by the police last night. They had suppressed the original report of the theft. The theft is believed to have occurred while Mrs Lynch, who was Clara Hughes Spining of Cincinnati, was return ing to New York from her summer home at Cannondale, Conn.
 Mrs Lynch had sent her chauf- feur into store in the Bronx to make a purchase. She went into another store when she saw some- thing which attracted her, leaving the luggage unguarded in the back of the car, she reported. The overnight bag was missed when she arrived at her apartment, she said. The bag contained dia- mond chain, a platinum chain strung with pearls. a pendant. a diamond broach, two diamond bracelets, and a platinum ring set with sapphires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
Claims Insurance
 Values Misleading
Commissioner Dunham Claims December Valuation Rather Than June Should Be Used in Annual Statements

U
 Describing the use of security values as of June 30. 1881. instead of those as of December 31, 1881. for the purposes of the annual statements of the insurance com. panies for 1881, as a ''subterfuge" and "misleaaipg," Cotnmissioner Howard P. Dunham of Connecticut. former president of the National Convention of Insurance Commis- sioners, has filed a dissenting. opin- ion on the proposed change which has been. approved by the conven- tion's committee on the valuation of securities. of which he Is 2 mem Der.
 In his statement setting forth his dissenting opinion, the Connecticut insurance commissioner calls at- tention to the fact that g similar plan was presented before the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
Judge Claims
 State Fails To
 Present Evidence
From Baltimore to Stand Trial Here on Charge of Breaking Law-Piano involved

After the City of Waterbury went to the expense of having one Peter Scitano, 33, returned here from Baltimore on the charge of violat- ing the conditional bill of sale law. Judge John +. McGrath ruled in court this morning that there was no evidence to hold the accused on the strength of the information provided by the state. Scitano, father of five children, was arrest ed in Baltimore and brought back to Waterbury yesterday in the cus- tody of Lieutenant William Pol lard. It was alleged that the de- fendant contracted for the pur- chase of a piano and not only lied to make stipulated payments but was responsible for the remov- al of the instrument from his place of residence without the per- mission of the original owners, a local music store.
 After looking over the papers which were represented as a bill of sale, Judge McGrath declared that 1t was one-sided agree ment and that these was no evil dance of any responsibility.
 Attorney William K. Lawlor de- lending Scitano informed the court that the accused was obliged to leave Waterbury in search of employment. He had notified the agency to call at his home and ts.ke the piano back. His request was not needed, his lawyer claimed While in Baltimore working to support his family by saving and chonping wood Scitano's relatives here closed up the little house or shack in which he was living and after holding his furnishings in storage for several weeks shipped them to Baltimore.
 The state claimed that the Bal timore authorities had obtained in- formation showing that Scitano
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
UNITED PRESS
 HEADAT VATICAN
Karl A. BickeI and Wife Were Granted an Audi- ence By Pope Pius

Vatican City, oct 12--(UP) The pope granted an audience to- day to Karl A. Bickel, president of the United Press Associations, and Mrs Bickel. They were presented by Thomas B. Morgan, United Press manager in Rome.
 The pope expressed pleasure to hear from Bickel of the interest his recent encyclicals aroused In the United States. He imparted his blessing to the three visitors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
Boy Is Sentenced to Life Term on
 Change of Plea

Crown Point, Ind, Oct 12-(UP) Perry Swank, 15-year old slayer of an elderly filling station attend ant, changed a not guilty plea to guilty to-day and was sentenced by Judge Martin L. Smith in Lake county criminal court to life im- prisonment. =.
 The boy who had confessed he shot Eugene Duckworth, 70, to death to get $45 and had given $44 of his loot to a young un- wed mother and dropped the other S1 in a church collection plate, was unconcerned as the brief trial progressed.