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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-25

You are thinking of nothing but getting home to a warm fire and a good supper, when suddenly a new light pOurs down from the sky. You stop and look up. This light is soft and golden; many colors grow and dissolve in 1t. You stand transfxed.
 You hear voices, a whole choir of them. Angelic and sweet the music floods the night. Gradually you dis cern floating figures lifted on great and shining wings. The voices swell to a rich crescendo and go ringing on through the world-"For Christ the Lord is born r'
 The light fades. The music dies away. You are left alone in a coun. try lane. It Is dark and cold. You shiver a little and stumble on In a new, disturbing wonder.
 But the familiar lane takes on a different aspect. It is leading you not home but to a low stone building. There are voices within. You hear many people moving about. Without realizing the direction your feet are taking you find yourself stepping over the low threshold of a stable. There Is the sweet scent of hay, the soft breathing of cattle. Somewhere, half hidden by a wall there Is a misty light. You go on, stepping quietly and your heart begins to beat with a smothered rhythm. You advance, finding your self confronted by a scene of great simplicity. A mother and her child, a manager, the big eyes of cattle glow ing In the shadows. The glory thai was in the skies a little while ago seems centered above the baby's head
 How would you feel2 What would you do? When the vision faded, would you ever again forget the beauty and meaning of Cbristmas3
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-25

those days when I am tired but must keep on just the same?
 "Will you please bring me plenty of patience so that on days when my nerves seem lon edge I will not take it out on my children?
 Will you please bring me a pack of unselhshness 80 I will not make too many demands on my children and so
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-25

Another enjoyable Ladies night was spent by Elks and their ladies at a card party in the Bills Club rooms last Friday evening. Prizes for high score were won by Miss Dorothy Johnson and Charles Dar- well, and for low score by Mrs. c. M. Coulter and L. M. Campbell The hostesses for the evening were Mrs. H. V Callow and Mrs. E. NJ. Campbell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-25
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NORTHWESTERN

The Northwestern arrived in port Monday morning southbound hay ing been delayed by stormy wealth CT. The following persons took pas sage from Wrangell: To Seattle Mrs. L. A. Willard, Stanley Jekill i; To Ketchikan-Mr. and Mrs. Young john, J. H. Clayton, P. ohman, F. L. Lawrence. Max McGillivray, Bert Libe, O. F. Erickson, P. E. Verney
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-25

Miss Gertrude Carlstrom arrived from Seattle on the Victoria Tues day evening to spend the Christmas holidays ut home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-25
EAR SANTA CLAUS :

EAR SANTA CLAUS:
 'Will you please bring me for Christmas a good supply of appreciation for all the cooking and nending I do throughout the year?
 Will you please bring nlentv of kind Wnrds for
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-12-25
VI ka skiorIha I3ann.Ns Iker1 aS

UPPOSE for instance that you were walking along a coun- try lane at night. That 1t Was very cold and frosty, that the snow creaked un- der your feet, and the twigs on the bare trees snapped when the wind tourhpd them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22
THE GOLF CONTEST
 AT COUNTRY CLUB
Kiwanis Club Trimmed the Rotarians By Score
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WON CUP FOUR TIMES

The Kiwanis club golf team trimmed the Rotary club aggrega. tion last week at the annual contest held at the Waterbury Country clut by a score of 1895, taking two out of the last three annual golf match es held between these two clubs There were seven foursomes in play
 Although the Kiwanis club won the team match, Rotary succeeded in winning more individual prizes, carrying away nine to six for the Kiwanis group.
 The Rotary winners were: frst prize, low net, Bob Leach; second prize, low gross, Dick Bronson; fifth prize, third low net, Harry Camp; sixth prize, most 3's and 4's, Harold Manning; ninth prize, best drive on No 8, Ed Fitzgerald; sweepstakes won by Bob Leach, second by Dick Bronson; birdies won by Dr H. Ev- erett Alien and Dick Bronson.
 The Kiwanian. the Kiwanis club bulletin, says: The Nickel Plated Gold Line Punch Bowl belongs to Kiwanis. We won it fair and square from Rotary"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22

spectators along the line of march by their enthusiasm.
 Governor Wilbur l., Cross, Mayor Frank Hayes, many past chief exc. cutiyes of the city and score o1 other officials viewed the parade from a stand erected in front of the City Hall. Escorted by local city officials and officers of the order Governor Cross and Mayor Hayes led the parade from the Elton tt the City Hall. Later in the after noon they addressed the Eagles ant their friends at Lakewood Park Their speeches. mostly splendid com. mendations of the principles of tht order and the humanitarian meas ures of legislation advocated bS Eagles throughout the country, were broadcast to the large assemblage by means of huge amplifiers.
 Joseph Hickey of Ansonia, presi' dent of the state aerie, William F Kelley, state organizer and Ray. mond $. Bergan, president of the Waterbury Aerie also spoke. Int latter as an souvenir of the occas' ion presented Governor Cross witf work of Prof c. Ruggiero of this Citys i1Ao OASSiAVhty NO.SS~ A'e pleasure over the gift.
 Governor Cross remarked on the success of the parade and also ex. pressed the hope that the Eagles would soon be successful in obtain. ing an old Age Pension law foi Connecticut. You all know that stand for old age pensions: I ex' pressed my attitude on them in my inaugural speech"
 Hartford, Meriden, Naugatuck anc Bristol Aeries had floats in the par ade. From the Capitol City came one showing an elderly man and woman seated on benches in front of small cottage. Keep the Old Folks at Home was the slogan Naugatuck's beautiful float showed several young girls seated about Z blue and white pylon, and eact displayed shields with the principlt of the order printed in gold letters Bristols float represented boat II blue and while colors. Meriden'' entry bore a sign, We are not or c"" wo", to the poor house thank: to the Eagles"
 A.Inc .cu..y every aerie in the parade and they came from all parts of the state, had some feature worthy Of comment. The Harttort and Meriden contingent were led b! details of policemen from their re- spective cities.
 The American Legion band from Hartford in gold and black uniform' and gleaming helmets, Torrington'' uniformed degree team, with tunic' and trousers of dark purple, tho local units of the Connecticut Ma tional Guards, St Frapcis Xavier Drum Corps of Waterbury, Nauga tuck's spirit of '76." The New De parture Harmonic band, St Franci! Orphan Asylum corps. the young sters of St Augustine's. Bridgeport and many others contended for hon CTS.
 The parade was led by platoon of police with Sergeant Patrick Hill borg in charge. A detail of Water bury Bremen was in charge o Captain George Holmes.
 Attorney William T. Keavpey O. this city was grand marshal. Hi' aides, officers of the state and Wa terbury aeries, past worth president and other officials were attired 1T dark coats, white flannel trouser and wore straw hats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22
Cochet Given
 Bad Trimming
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 Englishman. He never was able fo hit his stride and Sharpe. taking advantage of his opponents weak ness forced the pace throughout. |. Sharpe, while he did not play a brilliant game, played a steay one and refused to be drawn into er- TOTS.
 Cochet was a far cry from the superb player so familiar to Vim biedon audiences. His stroking was cratic and he was unable to cover the court in his usual T'blan- ket" style.
 Cochet's defeat today marked the second year in succession he has been eliminated from the tourna- nient by an "outsider". Last year it was Winner Allison of Texas. who surprised everybody. including him self, by taking Cochets measure.
 Sensing Cochet's poor physical condition to-day. Sharpe made 1t a point to como at the net as often as possible. From this vantage point he time and again smashed Co., chet's ineffective returns to all cor. ners of the court. Sidney E. Wood, Jr, of New York, who is expected to be this couptry's No 2 singles man when and if the United States payis cup team reach. es the challenge round. advanced into the second round by an easy straight set victory over the Indian Ram Singh. The scores were: 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Christian Boussus. youthIui French Davis cup player. moved in- to the second round by dsfeating Louis Raymond, veteran south AT, s rican player; 1-s, e,o. s-s' soth Frederick Perry, rated as the most promising of all British play CTS, defeated the veteran ], Cum mins. also of England e-1, 6-s. s-s'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22
Five Thousand At
 Rotary Convention
Thirty Resolutions Up for Discussion at First Days Ses-
 sion in Vienna To-day

Vienna, June 22.-Five thousand
 Rotarians and members of their
 families from all corners of the world
 were getting settled in Vienna to
 enjoy the first typicalIy European
 convention of Rotary international
 which started to-day. From hrst to
 last, Europeans have planned and
 arranged the details of this convsn-
 fore for a thorough discussion the
 economic problems now confronting the world.
 Unemployment, international H.
 nances, tariff walls. league of nations.
 questions from which internationai friction ari3es, are on the program. Sma1i informal assem blies will .pur- sue the exchange of thought on these subjects on the friendly basis of Ro-
 tartan fellowship which lends a ready ear to the other fellows view
 Some 90 resolutions are up for
 discussion to-day before the voting delegates assembly. but these per tary administration. One resolution
 proposed By the Rotary club of Mon treal, Canada, would urge Rotary clubs to study school text books so that mischievous or misleading in- Formation about other races or coun- tries could be pointed out for elim- Eination. These resolutions will be voted on at wednesday's session. :.
 Ofncers for the coming year will be rominated tomorrow, ballots VIII be cast on Wsdbesday and the re. suit made known on Friday The international reprsseptatiyes In each of the 76 districts around the world have already been seiected Py the clubs back home and htetr npmiria /. . tions will be ratified here. These 70 district governors" have been at Isemmering for the past week pre-
 pairing for their years work.
 The economic aspect of interna- tionai relations will receive more at tention' on the convention pr0gram | than perhaps any other one topic. Alter the officia1 greetings and re- Iports to-morrow, Lord Robert Cecil, British, Representative on the Geneva conference will talk on lthe political phase of irtsrpational aftairs under the title of "Disarma- tnerit." ,,,
 Discussion of trade problems will start on Tuesday afternoon whep the delegates are grouped by yocations. Fo,ir major industries win be re- viewed by those in the w9olen, cot ton, feather and iron and steel traoes.
 Especial attention will be given m ,these assemblies to layins eHe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22

lgroundwork for subsequent investiga- ton of international economic ills.
 The important feature of Wednes-
 days session is an economic clinic which will examine some of the
 major international points of fric-
 ton. Wednesday afternoon is open for informal social affairs or trips to some of the historic scenes around Vienna. Five,separate language groups will
 meet Thursday Inornring to discuss
 Rotary affairs in their countries and after that the plenary session will discuss international cooperation in teh arts and sciences.
 Having examined the economic and political points of contact and lconfict, the delegates will meet
 Thursday afternoon for an interna- tional business practices conference which will, after a fashion, summer ize the whole discussion.
 The closing session on Friday will lagain take up the social aspect of linternational relations. Dr Louis R.
 Grote of Frankfurt a-M, Germany will speak on World Wide Human Relations" in elaboration of Rotary's sixth object, the advancement of in |ternational goodwill and understand ling. An economic view of the same ltheme will be presented by the prin- lcipal sneaker from the United Estates, Edward A. Filene, Boston merchant and economist. His topic will be World Prosperity and stan dards of Living" showing the inter relation between economic conditions in every nation.
 In preparation for this convention, lthe first Rotary congress in ''the heart of Europe" the European Ro- tarians held an European convention | last fall at The Hague and found the discussion of delicate questions of international relations quite in harmony with the friendly atmos- |phere of Rotary gathering. One especially noteworthy international meeting since, in Luxembourg a few
 weeks ago, explored still further lthe possibilities of informal discus sion amnog Rotarian business men lof the great international difficulties.
 Building upon this foundation, the
 Europehn Rotarians-nearly 25,0OO of theni-have brought together i've thousand representatives of more than sixty countries to talk over their common problems in confidence and amity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22
Hathaway Tells
 His Own Story
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 that "Pinky" was not an idler or playboy but rather an industrious fellow who had worked at dozen or more jobs since leaving high school, from operating a hot dog" stand to serving as spare man In 2 post office.
 Hathaway, neatly clad in blue serge suit and wearing flashy pur- pie cravat, showed no sign of her vousness as he stepped to the wit ness stand. He stood emotionless with his hands ip his pockets as he told of his fateful friendship with Verna,
 Hathaway told how he was gradu. ated from Durfee high school. Fall River, Mass, In 1928 after making Q name in athletics and subsequently attended Herricks institute.
 He passed a civil service examina- ton and obtained relief work at the Providence post office. Unable to get n regular job Hathaway said he worked as delivery for a grocery store, as bod carrier for a construc- ton company. and as laborer for the Fall River street department. He said he also worked as an assist ant purser for the New England Steamship company ana operated concessions at Island park, q Rhode Island resort. and at the Broekton (Mass) fair.
 Hathaway also testified he had served us campaign manager for his father, State Representative Louis E. Hathaway of Fall River, Mass. and had aided the campaigns of several mayorai candidates In that city.
 He first saw Verna. he said, when he visited Truesdaie hospitaN in t'all River, where she was q student nurse. last January. Telling oi their meeting. he said, VI looked a' her and Hhe looked at me. She smiled and 1 smiled"
 Leaving the hospital with John Manning. an employe, . few nh: utes later. the defendant nald, hs snw the gifl again and they es' changed smiles.
 Hathaway saia Mannlng told hlnI several times later that Vsrna had nshed about him..
 MaRniax isft the haseilAi ssasiis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22

afterward. Another friend at the institution, Gene Roy, pastry cook however told Hathaway a week prior to Verna's death. Hathaway said, that Miss Russell would Ike to meet the fellow with the fur coat on" The defendant was wear ing a fur coat when the student nurse first saw him.
 "I said, Can you make arrange ments?" Hathaway testified.
 file said. certainly I can. I'll see her tomorrow in the dining room. You give me ring tomorrow about five minutes of one and III let you know" the defendant quoted Roy.
 Hathaway testified he telephoned to Roy next day and was informed 1t would be all Tight for him to tele- phone to Miss Russell at the nurs- es' home. He called her immedi- ately. he said. and arranged for the date" of March 23. the night Verna met death. They planned to go to q dance. the defendant testified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22
France Recites
 Her Position
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(Continued from Page 1) cabinet will discuss the Hoover plan to-momrrow, with particularly con- sideration on whether it might jeop- ardize the integrity of the Young plan and interfere with the "uncon- ditional annuities" payments from Germany.
 With official comment withheld pending a study of the proposal. the newspapers generally regarded Pres ident Hoover's plan skeptically, fearing it would necessitate too great sacrifice by France.
 The semi official newspaper, Le Temps, commenting on the plan, said: France will have a word to say if it is proposed to apply the same simple solution of years ad. journment of the annuities destined as reparations in the proper mean ing of the term"
 The general trend of comment was that France would be willing to pass on to Germany any benefits initiated by the United States, sacrificing the conditional paymemnts which Ger many normally would make. How ever, suspension of the uncondition- al annuities was not enforced and 1t was generally accepted that the pro posed plan should not include such payments.
 Le Temps said that "the proposal Is sensational and may be interpreted as a profound modification of the Young plan, which does not envis- age a moratorium of such charac- ter, covering an ensemble of annui- ties payable by Germany. The Unit ed States and France will bear the main cost of salvation of Germany, if 1t is understood that the suspen- sion does not apply to governoment obligations hled privately, that is, commercial debts"
 Germany pays France about $199,- 108. 900 year at present. France pays $B4,790,00O on her war debt to Britain and $39,9s3,000 on her war debt to the United States. retaining about $96,000.0o0 separations pay ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22

pledged to secure passage of the nec- essary resolution when the United states congress meets in December Additional congressman were expect ed to call on him to-day to assure their support.
 Acceptance of it by all the inter- ested powers should go long way toward lessening the burdens of de- precision and restoring prosperity al home and abroad"
 The proposal means money out of her pocket for the United States temporarily-about $246,0O0,00O due in allied war debt principal and in- terest payments in the next twelve months. Tn the present state or the budget, with the government ap- proaching the end of the nscal year June 30 with deficit Of nearly a billion dollars, this extra load IS not welcome.
 President Hoover emphatically de- clared he still is opposed to cancel lation of the war debts.
 II do not approve in any remote sense of the cancellation of the debts to lis," he said. World confidence would not be enhanced by such ac- tion." ,,-
 The present temporary relief, MT Hoover explained, was prompted be- cause there was no desire to extract any sum from debtors beyond their capacity to pay "and it is our view that broad vision requires that our govArnment should recognize the sit- uatlon as 1t exists n
 In closing MT Hoover, alluded to the proposed world disarmament conference to be held in February. Without saying directly that further American aid would be continsent upon the cooperation of other pow, CTS in reducing armaments, he said that "inasmuch as the burden Of competitive armaments has contrib uted to bring about this depression: we trust that by this evidence Of our deeire to assist we snail nave contributed to the good will which is SO necessary in the solution Of this major question"
 Only the gravest dangers in Ger
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22
British Doctor
 to Clear Mystery
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He refused to make any statement or reveal the nature of the contents of the letters, saying that he "be- lieved it would be unethical for me to make any statement to anyone before I have seen the New York authorities" However. he did an swer many of the questions put to him: ing to the Starr Faithful case, aside from the letters she is reported to have sent your" he was asked.
 "The only evidence I have con- sists of three letters from Starr which I have turned over to Cunard Line officials" the doctor said. He said these letters would be turned over to Edwards.
 "Do you think this evidence which you have will solve the mystery"
 "If didn't think I had some in | formation of great value l wouldn't waste a well-earned leave to come over here. 1 hope to be able to clear up the mystery surrounding the 72-hours between her disap- pearance and the discovery of her body"
 "Do you think information in any of the letters may lead to an ar- rest?"
 q sincerely hope not" he an- swered.
 Dr Carr then said he knew noth- ing of the incidents aboard the Franconia, when Starr is reported to have been lowered over the side to a tug in drunken condition and taken ashore, other than that she twas discovered on board without ticket and was put off" He did not know what she did on that day, he said, and saw nothing of two men reported to have been with her. It would be violation of pro- fessional ethics, heh asserted, to say whether the girl had been intoxi- cated. He also denied quarrelipg with her and said he knew of no one who had quarreled with the girl.
 "I first met Starr when she be- came patient of mine aboard the Aurania in June, 1927," he said. "She was on a world cruise at the time. I had seen her three times professionally since we first met. | "I saw her on several other oc- casions in a n-professional way since we met, but such meetings were infrequent because I was on world cruises much of the time and she, too, was quite a traveller. never went anywhere with her ashore, our meetings being exclu- sively aboard ship"
 | How did Starr appeal to your" | Well, she was beautiful girl. That's the first thing anyone would say about her. I think. She was striking. She was an intelligent girl. She was alert of mind"
 Dr Carr refused to answer when he was asked if he had ever been In love with Starr. It had been re- ported the 2b-year old girl was "madly" in love with him, and ire. quently visited his ship when It was In port here.
 "Did you discourage starrs at tentions?" he was asked.
 "I wouldn't eare to say as te that" he replied.
 Did you ever receive any gift from herr"
 "Dld you ever make any gifts tS her7"
 Would you be surprised f it de' veloped starr committed nulcideY | Not particularly. ! read n { London newspaper within q fort night that she had once attempted ,auIclde To Ensland by use of . hyp l.,,;'fS. lsbs yeu think she a'd commit
 VI weulan't wan. io essg.sH. ,! ., Ioplnion," he answered. "t'm Inter