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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
YOUR CHILDREN. MNHpRobey7sRal1ou
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When I was a boy" said Father, T got up at five o'clock in the sum- mer and four-thirty in winter. The
 reason I had to get up earlier in
 winter was because I had stack of things to do before I went to school. No, sir, we kids had to leave home at seven-thirty if we wanted to get through the drifts and over to the school house by nine."
 Mother tied on her apron and be- gan to clear up. "Go and help your Snother, George. That's all the good
 kids are nowadays. to help their mothers wash dishes. Why, we youngsters used to split every bit Of cord wood Mother used in the house and when she needede coffee or su
 gar, we had to hitch up old ToEl and drive six milese to the Corners to gete it. No running down to the grocer's a half block away and back in five minutes. I tell you we kids had to work. Hey-what are you do- ing? Didn't I tell you to help your mother? What're you doing?" Another Occupation "Oh, never mind, Joe! can't get the iron to work and just look at that basketeful of clothes I've got te get finished tomorrow. George is just cutting the end of the cord and fixing the plug in again. l told hiin to-"
 "Ump! Just an excuse to let him out of helping you again." muttered
 Father, stufiing his pipe and reach ing for his lighter.
 Snap! Snap! Snap! "Darn it!
 just had this thing fixed and now 1t won't work! Whats wrong with it,
 do you s.pose?" George investigated.
 "Why, you've no wick. They fixed
 it, but it needs wick. that's all" George took the lighter apart put in the wick and gave 1t back
 His father snapped 1t a few times and each time it fiared up most ob-
 ligingly.
 That reminds me-" remarked
 Mother. "The radiator man was
 here to put the tops on and now do you think can budge those handles an inch? Not bit of it. We'll either | freeze or cook now all next winter unless we can get him out here again. And suppose that means about ten dollars more by the time he counts time here from the city and back"
 "IIl look at it," said Father, saun- tering into the hall.
 He pulled and tugged and rattled and thumped. "Darned if he hasn't
 messed 1t up right. No use" Whats wrong?" called George "Humps!" he shouted. "I'll fix that Just wait. know whats wrong. He went out and got wrench unscrewed the handle and turned it the other way. Then he screwed the bolt in place again. The other was equally simple. Both worked like a charm.
 Before bedtime, George had fixed the stop light on the car, and prom ised to stop on the hardware store the next afternoon to get a washer
 for the bathroom spigot. Useless kids? We'll, not exactly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

Joan brought over birthday present for Ann Miller fettered boldly on the first page. The date of birth was there and on the frontispiece was an enlarged snap shot of Ann, the first one which had been taken when she was about a month old. During the past year Roger, Peter and Nancy had snapped the baby at various times. On the pages of the book were these snap shots with brief descriptive sem tences.
 The book was planned for Ann's own pleasure. It did not list the date she first smiled, first tried to walk, first reached for a ball or such data. But it was planned to give her a record for herself of the important happenings - important that is. to her. She did not know what 1t was "all about" but later on she would show real apprecia- ton for loans gift. 5f
 How about lcafict on laycttes. Nancy has one. Send your request to her, care of this paper, enclosing a stamped, self-addresscd envelope, with your request.
 Copyright, 1881. Publishers
 Snydicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

NEXT: More explanations. c'spyrigist. I9st NEA Seryine. lnr}
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

Sue turned quickly as the girls voice spoke at her shoulder. "Oh, you don't need to be afraid of me. I'm on your side of the war. Sue Merryman. Yes. I've got your name you see. And your number, too. You are a typical modern girl. with just a little too much emphasis on the turn-the- e-other-cheek stuff. You don't fight back as much as Cor rinne does. I'm Madeline Smith, bargain basement pickup"
 "Oh, you're the girl ."
 "Yes. I'm the girl who clcrked with Corrinne. the one to whom Clifford Becker gave your emerald when he stole 1t, because he wanted me to keep still so he could marry Sybil Lester. But didn't get to keep the ring. Clifford still had his debt with me to square. And to-
 She paused and a hard look came over her face, almost as though she had put on mask. :. ITO night. he said if I'd come here at a certain time, and climb up on that balcony, he'd have someone give me the ring. So I came was going to slip along the wall and get in. It was quite convenient of you to call the jeweler. Now l know!" "What are you going to dor Sue asked.
 Ut doesn't matter much what I do. But first I'm going to find the refreshments. if you don't mind. and steal some sandwiches When you haven't eaten for two days, you get hollow!"
 "You haven't eaten?" Sue asked. "Come on, I'll get you some food first. But why haven'i you? Are you .?
 "Yes. I'm broke penniless anything you want to call 1t. lost my job that day ran out ol the store. And the fortune had saved of course went for fur coats and diamond bracelets! Oh, whai does 1t matter what do? Where | I 20? Who cares!" She wiited against the chair in which she had sat, and Sue noticed the deathl, pallnr of her face. Ss,s srd ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
The Bidding

At auction, South is justified in opening the bidding with one dia- mond hoping that his partner will bid spades so that he can get into the no trump, which would happen in this case.
 At contract, the hand is not strong enough for two bid. The writer prefers to open with the four-card heart suit in preference to the five-card diamond suit and would bid one heart, West would oyercall with two clubs, North mas a choice of supporting the hearts or showing his five-card spade sult. As his suit is a major, 1t Is better to show 1t while the contract is cheap, therefore North should pld two spades
 West would pass and South now has what is probably a nine-trlck hand rather than 1O-trick hand and should bid three no trump in stead of showing his minor suit. Don't disclose too much informa- tion' to the enemy if you can arrive at the proper declaration without 1t. Three no trump would be the hnal contract.
 The Play t. < West would open the five spot, his fourth best club, East would play the queen, forcing the de- clarer,s king. Declarer would then start his diamond suit, winning the first diamond in the dummy ana winning in his own hand With the jack. West would show out ana discard the eight of spades.
 This looks like a bad break 1or the declarer with five diamonds In nn atOD. pers in clubs. Declarer' tries the heart suit winning the first heart trick in the dummy with the queen and returning heart to his own hand. The 10 falling from East warns him that East is now un- doubtedly out of hearts.
 The dec1arer must not jeopardize his contract by swinging the King of hearts to see if, they will break E He knows that West holds at ieasf five clubs to the ace, queen in order to make an original bid. The eight of spades has told him that west also holds the ace of spades. He therefore leads the ace of diamonds to inconvenience the West hand. West drops the four of spades, ue- clarer discards a small cluD ron dummy, and East follows With 2 diamond. me, klHS VI uinA.os- s-. nlayed by the declarer and West IS forced to discards g club sWhich gives the declarer a perfect Teading or the hand, dummy dfscafds the deuce of spades and East follows with. a diamond.9 ;sS 2 2 stHsssy " %. v.
 Deciarer leads the six of spades which West Is forced to win with inc ace. West now cashes his three good clubs, dummy following With one club and discarding the queen ana 10 of spades, East following with the seven of clubs and dis carding two spades, declarer follow ing with two clubs and discarding the seven of diamonds. .
 west is now helpless. If he leads inc Jack of hearts, declarer will win with the king ,and, cash the good eight spot. If he leads the six or hearts, declarer will allow the dummy's nine of hearts to hold the trick and will lthen cash the good king of spades in dummy.
 Instead of becoming discouraged with lhad breaks, the declarer, by cIeveriy playing the hand. has made three no trump. = i-s Icopyrisht. 1881. NEA Service. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

Baby Ann was one year old to- day. She had had a hard year of it, starting with collie. adding eczema and a suspicion of rickets. But here she was. curly-haired, fat, chubby and good natured.
 The doctor had ended the collie by finally discovering the right for mula for her food.
 Eczema had been cured by pa tience, careful attention to cleanli- ness and to food. Nowadays most doctors believe that eczema Is due to some fault in the food. It may have too much protein, 1t may be too fat. But the cure is usually the result of adjustment in food.
 Tickets. too, are due to faulty foods. There is a lack of vitamin in the diet. The use of orange juice or strained tomato juice, the addition of codliver oil all help in curing rickets. Sunshine lamps used with care are aids also.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

suddenly emerged. The sundial that had glistened like ivory was lost to view. The house was perfectly quiet when at last Gypsy left the swing. It was 10:30 when she sent Pat to his bed for the night, made the rounds of the doors to see that all except the front one was bolted and then went to her room.
 She had settled on a waiting poll icy but the plan seemed hopeless. Daily she felt the rift between her. self and Jim becoming wider. Whenever he telephoned that he would be delayed, whenever he left for the evening Gypsy wondered if he were spending the time with Marcia. She stayed away from the cottage at the end of the block but one day, in spite of her precautions, she saw Marcia.
 Gypsy had come from the garden. She had been helping Sam trans plant a row of phlox and her cot ton dress, her bare arms and even her face were grimy. Sam led her around the house to have look at the hole he had discovered in the hedge. Sam declared small boys were responsible.
 "Oh." Gypsy exclaimed as they reached the front yard. T didn't realize it was down there!' Conscious of her disgraceful ap- pearance she nevertheless followed the gardener. The hole was in the front hedge, half way between the entrance and the corner. Gypsy got down on her knees to inspect it.
 What are you going to do?" she asked.
 "Fasten it up with wire!" Sam said staunchly. "I'll' teach the little
 beggars to burrow into this hedge!'
 Sam mumbled on belligerently
 Gypsy rose to her feet. As she did so she heard voice saying sweetly How do you do, Mrs Wallace ?" The girl turned. Marcia Phillips and a girl whom Gypsy did not know were approaching. Marcia was dressed in lavender organdie. a broad-brimmed straw picture hat trimmed with lavender ribbon on her head: The other girl was m white. Both looked delightfully."- cool and fresh. The lavender gown for all its simplicity had lines marking 1t was an unmistabale Fifth avenue stamp. Marcia was smiling.
 Gypsy's cheeks crimsoned. She could feel the smudges on her face and arms. In imagination they magnified. "Oh-good morning" she man. aged to say. "I've been gardening Marcia's laugh was a low trill. "How nice!" she said. Such a beautiful morning for it. Come and see me some time!" The two girls passed on. Gypsy watched them. A slow, steady fire began to smolder in the girls heart. "I hate her!" Gypsy told herself. Il hate her! I hate her!"
 Then she hurried back to the house. She did not emerge until she had bathed and put on clean frock.
 That same evening the oppor- tunity arrived that Gypsy had been looking for. She had decided affairs could not go on as they had baap Tim apnoa red to he AS mfSera-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
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get her some food and summon help, but she couldn't leave her
 alone. The girl looked like q
 wrath. She would disappear
 Almost as though they had been summoned, Corrinne and
 Harry came through the door just
 then.
 "Mabeliine! Whats the mat ter?' Corrinne was at the side of the other girl instantly. why
 Madeline. you're all washed out. You .. .aEs s4 s.I
 "No longer guaranteed not to shrink, fade or run like the blan-l
 kets we sold. I'm finding that the game has rotten rules!" Sue explained to Corrinne and
 Harry in a few hurried words. and
 Harry went after some hot coffee and food.
 | what the girl had been talking. or who 1t was who had been entrust- ed with the mission of delivering
 an emerald that was safe in the i sewelry shop. The one concealed in the wardrobe was evidently one of the paste ones that Corrinne and Clifford had used during the in-. cident that had separated Harry and Corrinne for a little while.
 Sue ran to the wardrobe again to see if the stone still lay among
 the shimmering silks. This time | it was gone.
 l Then she slipped into the ball. room, and ran along the. walls tu | the balcony. Miles Roberts saw
 her and tried to make her dance,
 but she smiled and shook !. her head. | Not just now. Miles. I've some. thing important to do. Have yous
 seen Jack?"
 ]! He hadn't, and she hurried on. At tho foot of the steps she stopped. Hack and Barbara were coming down the steps together. Jack turned hje| lhand when he saw her and let her
 see Che flash of the paste enieraId. :. NEXT: More explanations. 4 ff.N,,,,,.gs,3,f feHf MIA Norufo1. linn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
7' ' 'a'777FI MISS IMELpA MASSEY CASEY

Mir and Mrs Joseph DiPietro of Wildemere avenue are registered at the Madison in Atlantic City, N. J.
 Mrs Raymond Book Of sarafac Lake, N. Y, is visiting Mrs Charles Book of Clematis avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
BRIDGE.
BY VIM. 10. MCKINNEY

BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY
 Secretary, American Bridge League
 "Well, I got bad break, part ner," Is the remark often made by the declarer after he goes down on hand. Many times, though, the bad break could have been offset by clever play. The declarer in | the following hand does not allow the "bad break" to rob him of game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28

Marshall Becker shot a 31 1928, six under par, in his final match to win the city golf title of Topeka, KaS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28
HIGH SCHOOLS c [ FEN NR0LMENT I IS
 .162, NEW RECORD
Interclass Basketball Tour nament Will Be Start
 ed Next Week

With 162 students, the Juneau High School has the largest at- tendance in it's history Every seat l is occupied. There was some short age of text books at the beginning of class work, but this deficiency has been remedied by receipts and now the supply is ample.
 Everything is running smooth ly," declared R. s. Raven, Superin- tendent of Public Schools, this morning.
 Basketball is receiving attention. Class basketball practice will start this evening with a turnout of Seniors. Every one of the four classes = Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors-will engage in two periods of practice, and then, next week, the interclass bas- ketball tournament will begin.
 Every class will have a boys team and a girls team and a game between boy teams and a game between girl teams will fea- ture every night of scheduled tour nament play.
 The interclass tournament games will be played in the high school gymnasium. No admission will be charged for them.
 At the conclusion of the inter class tournament, the squad to represent Juneau in the inter high school basketball competition will be selected, and training and prac- tice for these contests will begin.
 Superintendent Raven comment ed on the efficient service of the new mootrbus to convey children living on Glacier Highway to and from school.
 Thirty five pupils are making the trip daily" he said. "The route of the bus is 13 miles be- tween Barnacle Gables, the ol.- ward terminal and town"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28

magazines of cheap repute print ing fiction for fact about Alaska, but they do expect fact material in the American Magazine to bear sons semblance to fact It seems incredible that Dr. Hrdlicka should say regarding the stone cut in an idle moment by MT. Waters that barring the small figure in the Metropolitan Museum, this is, so far as I am aware, the only ex- ample of stone carving by the aborigines of North America in existence"
 Visits Have Been Brief
 pr. Hrdlicka's investigations in Alaska have been conducted along the Yukon River and the Aleutian Islands. He has visited Wrangell only when the boat on which he was a passenger called in port here.
 MT. Powells trip in 1929 was not his first trip to Alaska. In his account of himself in Who's Who in America, he asserts that he was the first person to drive a motor car overland from Mexico to AL aska, 1913.'
 Marvellous Feat
 This is more remarkable than his ethnological find in Wrangell as the road up the Pacific Coast end- ed at Hazelton, British Columbia, in 1913 even as it ends there today, and Hazelton is still some distance from the Alaska boundary. The International Highway Commission which meets in Canada next month would be particularly interested to find how MT. Powell overcame the obstacles of the wilderness, the riv- CTS and glaciers and mountain ranges which line between Hazel ton and Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28
SUNNY TO END
 TONIGHT WITH
 GRUMPY NEXT
Musical Romance Will Be Followed by Comedy
 Thriller, Coliseum

With Sunny" starring Marilyn Miller, showing for the last times tonight at the Coliseum theatre, Grumpy with Cyril Maude in the leading role, will be the head line attraction tomorrow night.
 In Sunny" Miss Miller evidenc- es her wonderful technique as dancer. To maintain this technique she dances at least an hour every day in the year-whether she is ap- bearing on the stage or screen or not.
 Constant Practice Necessary
 Constant practice is necessary for dancer, as every muscle must be perfectly co-ordinated to give the effect of grace.
 Grumpy" is the story of an outwardly brusque but inwardly soft-hearted old mana ret IT ed criminal lawyer who engages in an exciting and amusing bit of sleuth- ing to track down thief who had robbed a young man guest in Grumpy's home of valuable dia- mond.
 Grumpy" Is Comedy Thriller
 Grumpy" is a comedy thriller, packed with human interest.
 Grumpy should bring the kids to the theatre. They'll love old "Grum- py" They'll laugh at him and with him. They'll thrill at his ex- citing pursuit of the criminal-and so will the grownups!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28

where he had obtained it. MT. Case says he thought that in view of the fact the stranger had paid $5 for his purchase he was entitled to five-dollar story, so MT. Case told him it was taken from the grave of old Chief Skowl more than 60 years ago and the tourist was more than satisfied
 T had set no price on the stone; I did not try to sell it, and I told my story after the stranger had insisted on buying the stone and had paid for it." said MT. Case.
 Piece of Tombstone
 Asked where he really got it MT. Case said:
 Tt was in the outfit Walter Waters had several years ago when I bought out his tombstone busi- ness. Walter had the stones shipped from the States to Wran- gell, then when a stone was sold he cut in the lettering. He be- came so adept in his stone cutting that one day he turned out a 12- inch totem. It was inv my junk shop on the waterfront for a time, then it fell down on the beach where it stayed long enough to get little messy and dirty. picked it up off the beach one day and put it in the window of the confectionery store.
 Tt never occurred to me that it had any sales value. But when I got $5 out of it hunted up Walter and told him tourist had paid me $25 for that little totem that had been cut out of a piece of waste marble from one of the tombstones. Now, just two years later this MT. Powell has to write a magazine story and let Walter know I stretched the truth con- siderably."
 Emblem of Raven
 MT Waters insists that the bird is raven and not an eagle, no matter what any anthropologist says. He doesn't know whether to be flattered or insulted when his work of art is described as having peculiarly sinister expression"
 flask are accustomed to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28

that you have here an object which is probably unique-certain- ly of immense ethnologic value. Barring small figure in the Met ropolitan Museum, this is, so far as I am aware, the only example of stone carving by the aborigines of North America in existence'
 T looked at the squat stone image with new interest.
 We have had an expedition working on Wrangell Island. all summer without discovering any thing of exceptional value.' con- tinued the famous anthropologist. Yet you, knowing nothing of such matters, drop off there for an hour or so and in hash-house pick up this unique example of the art of vanished race for $5. May I ask what you intend to do with it? You ought, of course, to present it to the nation, or in any event, to lend it to the National Museum
 On Table in Library
 To-day the curiously carved bird stands on the table in my library at Journeys End, and from be- heath its dropping lids regards me malevolently. like to look at it because it serves to remind me that in going about the world it is well okeep ones eyes open. For one never knows where treasures may be found"
 On investigation in Wrangell, the Sentinel learned that the "old man with a white beard reaching halfway to his waist, behind a counter serving sandwiches to a throng of hungry customers" was T. J. Case, selling ice cream cones to couple of children in his ice cream and sofe drink store
 MT. Case has never worn long beard nor served sandwiches, but that is beside the point. He re- calls perfectly the details of the transaction when he sold the stone figure two years ago.
 Tourist Wanted to Buy
 The tourist asked to buy it, MT. Case says, so he sold it to him for $5. After the purchaser had the figure safely in his possession" he then questioned MT. Case as to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28
CAPITOL WILL
 FOLLOW PAID
 WITH 'DRACULA'
Preview of Vampire Story to Be Given at Mid-
 night Matinee Tonight

After the regular showings of Paid" starring Joan Crawford, and of Rough Seas,' featuring Charley Chase, at the Capitol The atre tonight, midnight matinee, presenting "Dracula," with Bela Lugosi in the leading role, will be given. "Dracula," will be the head line attraction at regular perform ances tomorrow night.
 In Paid" as Mary Turner, the shop girl who is sent to prison, although innocent, and subsequent ly becomes the leader of suave crook gang, Miss Crawford offers a surprise to moviegoers who have seen her only in flapper charac- terizationS.
 Comical Situations
 Rough Seas" gives the versatile MT. Chase chance to put over some more of those comical Situa- tions for which he is so well noted.
 "Dracula" is a weird story of human vampires.
 Ninety per cent of the people are morbid minded!"
 This is the sharp declaration of Tod Browning, director of "Drac- ula."
 Asked to Stay Away
 The photoplay is of such sophis- ticated type that Eric Paulson, Manager of the Capitol Theatre, requests boys and girls, under 16 years old, not to seek admission during the uncanny productions engagement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-09-28
ATTENTION PARSONS

! There will be a Stated Com munication of Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147 at the Masonic Temple Monday evening at 7:3O o'clock. All Masons urged to be present. By order of the w. M.
 J. w. LEVERS, adv. Secretary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-18

Cancer victims have blood more
alkaline than normal, and the In
creased a~lkalinity seems TO be related
to the speed with which the disease
ends fatally.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-18

A French railroad Is experimenting
with rubber wheels for its rolling
oboek.