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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-07
NOTICE

When down town placing your grocery order with George Broth CTS please remind them of the little account due me, and they will gladly give you receipt.
 adv. D. B. TRIMMER, Phone IA
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Dr. Hrdlicka, famous scientist at Smithsonian Institution, claims that man has from 10 to 100 times more brain capacity than he uses.
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GIRL BORN AT OHSPITAL
 Mrs. Velika Dapecevich is the mother of daughter born this morning at St. Ann's hospital.
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Old papers at The Empire.
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Old papers for starting your fires for sale at The Empire office.
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So long as the gate receipts are
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-25
Chapter 12 KIRK RETURNS A CALL

Looks like you didn't find out much Divitt remarked, donnin the modernistic pyjamas Molly had decreed for him. Not very com municative, take it."
 Molly was in bed, her small face looking weary on the great pillow No, she didn't talk much said Molly.
 But she ought to know the geog- raphy of the house. Naturally, she is not expected to discover the To- cation of the safe on one visit but we ought to get something out of her. All we know is. they've asked her back. That's the biggest part of the business, but it's not an.'1
 ..Divvy, beautiful, what do you want to do this thing for? What you want to go in with Umberto for? He'll get us all in trouble, yet
 "Oh, no, he won't. Umberto's my right hand. How much reform ing you want to do in one year? I've got rid of the hooch, haven't I?-n
 "Divvy, you know Umberto's rum running this very night. Things
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moon ofDeLICHT M MMazea1etB Bell Ho114z0saA

SYNOPSIS: Juanita Basara hides her past, selling cigarettes in Divitt's gambling place. The veil of her costume gives her security and Divitt, his wife, Nelly, Conchita and her son, Gabreau, treat her kindly. As for Umberto, Gabreau protects her from him. Eric Ledbetter, at the resort with Adrian Fouche, Mrs. Belaise and Kirk Stanard, her grandson, tries to tear off Juanita's veil. She evades him, trembling because she has seen Senor Basara of Mexico join the party. Through a thiefs trick, Divitt secures Mrs. Belaise's necklace and the next day sends Juanita, intro duced as Senorita Flores, to re- turn it, saying she had found it. The elated Mrs. Belaise is disappointed when the girl re- fuses a reward. Kirk asks Jua- nita to allow him to call on her.
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INVESTIGATING
 USE OF WOMEN
 BY DRY AGENTS
Director of Prohibition Woodcock Reve als
 Probe Being Made

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2o.-' The Prohibition Bureau has under taken two separate Investigations into the use of women by Federal Dry Agents in obtaining evidence against liquor law violators.
 Director Woodcock annou need the investigations are the result of charger made that Dry Agents of East Sh. Louis are associating and using iewd women to gather evil dence.
 An inquiry will also be made, Director Woodcock said, in reported
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LIVELY COMEDY IS
 AT THEATRE TONIGHT

The Matrimonial Bed" a hilari- ous comedy of mix-ups and laughs, comes to the Douglas Coliseum for tonight only. The Spell of the Circus" is also to show in another of it's episodes.
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RINDEN IS BACK

Lloyd Rinden returned to Doug las two days ago from Haines where he has spent the summer working for the Alaska Road Com mission. MT. Rinden, who is Ath- letic coach and Manual Training teacher in the Douglas High is all ready for the schools opening.
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
LADIES OF EAGLES GIVE
 CARD PARTY AT DOUGLA

The Ladies Auxiliary of Doug las Aerie IT, F. o. E., entertained at a public card party in the Eagles Hall last evening. Eight tables were filled. Following were the prize winners: For bridge, Mrs. A. R Edwards and A. Shudshift, high score; Bernice Edwards and Doug las Gray, the consolation. Fol whist, Mrs. John Feusi and Alex Russell, highs, and Mrs. Joe Riedi and James Edmiston, the lows Refreshments were enjoyed after the card playing.
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Furnished like her title. So tomorrow Divitt tells the marquesa her manners need polishing.
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statements by Andrew McCampbell, Prohibition Administrator of New York that ladies must and will be used but not women of ill-repute, !"
 The last subject was, brought to the attention of Woodcock when an 18-year-old girl was arrested for intoxication and she said she was employed by a Dry Agent to ob- tain evidence. Later the girl aided in the raid of New York speak easy.
 Old Papers ar .fhe Ernpire.
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TRIP TO sITKA ENJOYED

Mrs. Frank Pearce, who return ed the latter part of last week from three weeks visit with friends in Sitka, reports having had a fine time. Margaret Pearce, who accompanied her mother, remained at Sitka for another week.
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NAVY BUSY TESTING PLANES
 WASHINGTON. Performance trials during the fiscal year of 1881 were conducted on 42 differ ent types of naval aircraft, a rec ord number, says the bureau of aeronautics.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Vera Kirkham was twelve years cid Saturday and in celebration of the event entertained number of her young girl friends with a par ty at her home in the afternoon. About 18 were present and enjoyed pleasant time of games and good things to eat.
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sensed-particularly here that she was invisibly guarded. He would meet her protectors, no doubt, be- | fore the evening was over.
 Do you like New Orleans, Sen- orita?"-
 Very much. A little warm, per- haps, but she was accustomed to that.
 "Is it so warm in Spain?"
 She turned slightly from him There is the music!" she began as the Mexican band began again. The dusk was full of La Poloma. The couple near the verandah be- gan dancing.
 Kirk thought suddenly of a white bird an old sailor had brought him once. Tt has song" the sailor said, "a song that will break your heart" But the bird did not sing. Surely no song could have been more heart-breaking than it's si- lence, day after day. Kirk had wanted to set it free, but Nelly had said that it would starve. Yet it had gone free. odd he should think of this now.
 The music had stopped. The couple who had danced went out. Then almost at once the music be- gan again. Over the Waves. The Senorita's eyes met Kirk's. They rose and began to dance. She was fragrant and soft in his arms, nov ing lightly, at one with the music, at one with him
 You dance beautifully, Senorita. And you speak English with such little accent-you just sort of kiss the words, I mean"
 T had an American tutor"
 And he taught you to kiss the wordsl"
 She laughed. He had never heard her laugh before. A ripple of bright sound.
 "If you could have known himl He didn't know the meaning of kisses"
 The music had stopped. They | went back to the bench.
 "Senorita, have something for you"
 Kirk seemed to know her better | now that they had danced togeth- CT. And you must take it, or else
 "Or else what?" softly.
 "Or else some one will be very sad. My grandmother has sent you this ring. It belonged to my moth- CT. My grandmother thinks you look like her. She died when she was twenty -one-when I was born"
 Juanita was looking at him with | dark, soft eyes. Kirk felt that she | was seeking words in which to re- fuse him. Instead she held out her ringless left hand. Slowly Kirk slip ped the ring over her third finger. 1 She drew the hand back, looking at the single white pearl in the moonlight. They were both silent as if a sacrament had been performed. |
 Tell her I shall keep it always" Juanita said softly.
 T will tell her. She wanted you to remember her. But I will tell her that you don't forget"
 The music had begun again and Kirk heard the old cathedral clock striking nine. He wondered if she would let him stay longer-if she would dance with him again.
 And as the last clock stroke died, a woman, entering the Tijon lobby, went up the stair and knock ed on the door of Divitt's office. She was dressed in black, with a scarlet slipper and a mantilla about | her hair.
 Copyright, Dodd, Mead and Co.) |
 Furnished like her title.
 So tomorrow Divitt tells the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20

improvement for each class and for individual projects should depend upon the relative traffic require ments, present and early future. Political consideration should not be allowed to interfere with the work in any case.
 Local bodies such as civic so- cieties. chambers of commerce, mer- chants associations and other or- ganizations of like character should Keep in mind the fact that the day of local meetings to raise subscrip- tons for local road development is virtually no more, and that the road itself, through it's money earning capacity in the collection of motor license fees and gasoline, taxes, has taken over the fund-raising job. And having taken it over, to the great relief of the citizenry, there should be no opposition to the practical su- pervision C: its use on the roadway to secure the best and most last ing transportation results possible.
 state supervision of highway con- struction, wherever portion of the funds are provided by the state, does not mean interference. It means only that all communities receiving such funds may share, in addition to their respective allotments of cash, in the broad training and engineering ex- perience which has brought the road In general up to it's present earning power. In that respect, following the road dollar with state supervision wherever 1t goes, means constructive help."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20
HEROES . WELCOMED HOME
 TOLONDON TOWN
Capt Campbell, the Speed Demon and Charlie Chap- lin, Comedian ExtraOr= dinary, Given Big Recep= ton
By ARTHUR F. DEGREvE


 United Press Stan Correspondent
 London. Feb 20.-(UP)-Englan welcomed home two popular heroes to-day, one a king of speed and the other the most famous exponent of pantomime, Captain Malcolm Camp bell and Charlie Chaplin.
 Captain Campbell, who set a world land speed record in his Bluebird racing automobile at Daytona Beach, did not live up to his speed reputa- ton when he arrived a. Southamp- ton so late that a banquet in his honor was held without him. It was not Campbelps fault, however, for the liner Mauretania ran aground off West Brambles and remained stuck in the mud for three and a half hours while a reception committee waited at the docks. Six tugs finally refioated the liner.
 Charles Spencer Chaplin disem- parked from the Mauretania at Ply mouth, glad to reach his native land and get off the liner that had kept him sea-sick during the Atlantic crossing. Chaplin received a pop ular ovation seldom equalled in Lon don.
 Chaplin received reporters at the Carlton hotel in the same suite Tn which Aristide Briand, French for eign minister, discussed develop ments. or the lack thereof, in the London naval conference just a year ago. He said that he still was using the same cane and the wierd pair of shoes with which he began his ca reer in moving pictures and which have helped him to make millions of cinemagoers laugh.
 Asked if he kept his shoes in a safe, Chaplin replied, "No. they just lie around the studio"
 His questioners wanted to know if he would make talking pictures. II may do some work in the talk ies,' he confessed, "but not with their present character"
 Chaplin said that he had no plans to retire. Motion pictures are my only pleasure and diversion," he said He plans to make London his head quarters and to visit various Euro pean countries, including Germany, France, and Spain, ith short ex- l cursion into Hungary.
 Captain Campbell will receive a knighthood for his record breaking performance at Daytona Beach. A government official boarded the Mauretania and handed Captain Campbell a telegram from Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald. T am glad to inforl.l you that his majesty has been pleased to approve that knighthood should be con- ferred upon you," the telegram said.
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More Stable Policy
 Urged In Road Work
Various States Counseled to Extend Their Supervision
 of the Road Dollar

Washington, D. C.-"Stable organ tzations and policies are essential to the orderly progress of the country's E highway program. This" according to a bulletin issued by the Ameri- can Association of State Highway Officials, applies equally to the highway work of any county or other political subdivision of state.
 With forty-four state legislative bodies going into action to produce new laws and in many cases to re- wise old ones, state highway officials are endeavoring to impress upon the members of each law-making body the. need for following the road dollar with state supervision, if the most lasting results from its appli- cation are to be obtained for the public.
 Unless all expenditures on high ways are correlated under adequate engineering and economic super vision, any money allocated to local road construction is likely to be no part should be wasted. The use of the highway for political aims rather than economic reasons is a hangover from the horse age, and it is devoutly hoped that the road building decade now opening will be able to proceed without falling into the old-time political ruts.
 "To insure the best and most far reaching results in highway expendi- lures, each state and each political subdivision should have a uniform. adequate, and informing system of accounting, and reports showing re- ceipts and expenditures should be is- sued under subjects that can be un- derstood Sad compared with similar reports elsewhere. In other words, to make the rules governing the management of highways as uni- form as possible.
 ''The order, type. and extent of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20
MRS MILAN HAS
 WON FIRST POINT
 IN DIVORCE CASE
Millionaire Publisher Tried to Secure Decree in Mex= ic0, But She Entered Lee gal Preventative

Washington, Feb 2O.-(UP)-Ef- forts of Edward B. Mclean, million aire publisher and sportsman, to prosecute a divorce action in Cuer- navaca, Mexico, were interrupted to- day by a restraining order obtained by his estranged wife, Mrs Evalyn Lucille Walsh Mclean.
 The order was granted by District Supreme Court Justice Adkins after Mrs McLean's lawyers charged the Mexican suit was instituted to cir cumvent the local court order di- recting the publisher to pay .$7,5OO a month for maintenance of his wife and children. Mrs Mclean charges failure to pay this maintenance, and asks that her husband be cited for contempt of court. ~-e74a--7sS1s !
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when evidence was completed, the decision was reserved until the child was able to appear in court. Ruth was in court this morning and until Judge McNiff rendered his de- cision. was in company of her aunt, Mrs Don.
 There were no dramatics at tached to the exchanging of custo- dians. Ruth showed no exaggerated emotion when she left her aunt to go to her father. MT Joel took his daughter and the second Mrs Joel to local hotel after the court ses- sion.
 Ruth is the daughter of Mir Joel and Mrs Don's sister, Dora Gottlieb Joel. Shortly after Ruth's birth, her mother died and Mrs Don, then living at New York brought the child, ultimately to Waterbury where she has since resided. Mir Joel has since remarried and through his counsel, Attorneys John F. McGrath and Joseph J. Davis, informed the court he had a good home for his child. Mrs Don through her coun- sel. Attorney Herman Weisman sought to maintain custody of the child on the grounds that she had become greatly attached to it.
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OBITUARY

| SANDULLI = Giuseppe Sandulli,
 age 57 years, one of Waterbury's S
 most prominent Italian residents,
 died early this morning at his home, | 173 Easton avenue, following brief l illness. He was a native of Italy,
 but for the past 35 years made his
 home in this city. He was a grad
 uate of a university in Italy. For a
 number of years, MT Sandulli con- | ducted a jewelry store in this city, | retiring in 1922. He was member of Loggia Italia, Order Sons of It.
 ally, was recently supreme judge of | first president of the Sons of Colum- | bus society established in 1911. MT Sandulli was very widely known throughout the state and was highly admired and respected by all with whom he came in contact.
 MT Sandulli is survived by his wife, Mrs Emilia Sandulli; three sons, Dr Gaetano R. Sandulli, Car mine and Guido Sandulli; five daughters, Mrs Carl Gemino, Misses Hope. Mary, Norma and Mercedes Sandulli, all of this city; two broth
 CTS, Carmine and Rosario Sandulli in Italy.
 The funeral will be held Monday
 morning at S:15 o'clock from his home to ASt Lucy's church at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 DULEY-Mrs Elizabeth (BisselD Duley, age 90 years, widow of Hart ley w. Duley, died yesterday after
 noon at the home of her daughter. Mrs Frank L. Kainz of 22 Arch street following short illness. She leaves two sons. Ernest E. and Leon L. Du1ey: two daughters. Mrs Kainz of this city, Mrs H. J. Morse of New Haven; also 12 grandchildren and great
 Mrs Duley was a native of Litch- field. born October 29, 1S4O. the daughter of Garry and Sarah NJ. Bissell. She made her home in Wa terbury since a young girl and had a very wide circle of friends through out the city. During. her early years, she was a member of the choir of St Johns church. She was a communicant at Trinity Episcopal church.
 The funeral services are to be held tomorrow afternoon at o. clock at the Stewart Funeral home, 219 West Main street. Rev Henry Baldwin Todd, officiating. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery, Nauga- tuck. Friends are invited to call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening.
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FUNERALS


 The funeral services for Miss Mill dred l.. Spicer, age 16 years, daugh- ter of MT and Mrs Budd Spicer of HOS East Main street are to be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the Alderson funeral home. 70 Central avenue. Rev Samuel Budde officiating. The body will be placed in the vault at Pine Grove cemetery. Friends are invited to call at the home this evening between and 9 o'clock.
 The funeral services for Alfred E. Upham of 1903 Watertown avenue, prominent World war veteran, were held yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central and burial was in Riverside cemetery. Committal services were conducted in Hall memorial chapel. The pAilbearers were Walter Low ell. Roland s. Hotchkiss, Claire L. Hollister. Robost Chesson, Weston M. Jenks and. E. l.. Richmond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20
TRIED
 TO MAKE ESCAPE
 AND TOOK BULLET
Jack Kalb of Brooklyn, N. Y., Was Facing Long Sentence in the Superior Court at Bridgeport

Bridgeport. Conn, Feb 20 (UP).- With .Lolice bullet in his leg, Jack Ka!b, 25, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was recovering at Bridgeport Hos- pital today after an unsuccessful at- tempt to escape from superior court where he faced long prison term on charges of robbery.
 Walking out of the courtroom with Acting Public Defender Harry Silverstone late yesterday. Kalb com mandeerad passing automobile. While tie driver disputed with him, police shot Kalb in the leg.
 At the hospital police found vial. said to contain poison, in his cloth ing. He was said to have told off, cers he preferred death to long prison sentence.
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FORMER CONVICT
 TRIED TO RETURN
 TO PRISON HOME
James Roberts Told a Strange Tale About His Ups and Downs - Jail Will Get Him This Time

Los Angeles, Feb 20.-UP)-Fol- lowed over the country by his rec ord as an ex-convict, James Roberts, 34, tried his best to return to prison by forging check, and failed, ac- cording to a confession which police said to-day he had made. Roberts, who said he formerly was a wealthy stock broker of Windsor, Vt, told his story as the district attorneys s office prepared to charge him with petty theft, which carries sentence of possibly 30 days in the city jail.
 "I was a successful business man when feel into the hands of swind- lers and was defrauded," he said. 'T tried to get my money back the same
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THEY WON'T VOTE

Madrid, Feb 20.-(UP)-The re- publican and socialist leaders who have been in jail here since the abortive revolutionary movement last December decided unanimously to- day to abstain from participation in the new elections planned by the government.
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CONFIRMATION AGREEMENTS

The following compensation agree ments were filed at the office of Commissioner Frederic M Williams to-day: Scovill Manufacturing com pany and Elizabeth Tarket of Crockett Hill, finger injury, $7.97 weekly; Margherita Del Piano of East Mountain, finger injury. $5.32 weekly; James Cavallo of Lakewood road. leg injury, $19.49 weekly; American Brass company of Ansonia and H. Little of Ansonia, toe injury. $9.03 weekly.
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McNiff Decides For William Joel
 In Common Pleas
Child Had Been in Custody of Aunt Mrs Meyer Don of This City-No Dramatics Mark Return of Child to Parent

Judge Miles F. McNiff awarded custody of three year old Ruth Audrey Joel to her father, William V. Joel of New York city, in de- cision handed down in common pleas court this morning. The father brought the action on ha- beas corpus writ to recover custody of his daughter who was being cared for by the child's aunt, Mrs Meyer Don of Waterbury.
 Trial of the case took place this week before Judge McNiff but Ruth was not in court owing to illness. The case proceeded however and
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way, and was not so clever. I was caught and sent to prison for three years. My wife divorced me and took our son with her. When I was released from prison in 1925, I thought that by all the rules, I had paid my debt to society. Such was not the case.''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20
JUDGE CARROLL c. HINCKs
 TO PRESIDE IN NEW HAVEN

Judge Carroll c. Hincks will pre- side over the United States court at New Haven at the opening of the federal court at New Haven / next Tuesday. It will mark the first time Tor the local judge to occupy the bench since his elevation to the bench of the federal court. A total of 19 cases are to be heard accord ing to the tentative list compiled by Clerk Charles E. Pickett.
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Wife: Pm thinking of going to the Riviera for. the season. How much would 1t cost me?
 Hubby: Ncthing. should think, Wife: Nothing?
 Hubby: Yes. thinking about ft won't cost you anything.-An- sWers
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LEAVING ON WEST INDIES CRUISE

J. Francis Smith, commissioner of the board of health, director of the Merchants Trust Company and president of the J. F. Smith Lumber Company and William H. Jones, member of the firm of Jones & Nor
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gan, will leave tomorrow on the .Kungshclm" for trip to the West Indies. They expect to return by the 11th If March.
 The ''Kungsholm," of the Swedish American line, makes the West In- dies cruise via San Juan, La Guayra and Curacao.
 ty days, most of which will be con- sumed i;l~the eruise.e--< --~se-.,
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Employment in the Irish Free States protected industries is more
 than twice the number in 1922.
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PAPERS FILED

PAPERS FILED
 IN CIVIL ACTIONS Notice of the pendency of a civil action has been filed at the town clerks office by Frank J. Hodson against Harvey S. Linsenberg. The action Is to foreclosure of mort gorge on Bishop street property and Is returnable in the common pleas court the first Tuesday of March.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20

In a recent week 1928 ships used the Port of London
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20

League was reported by pl1ysicianf to be "still serious and unchanged.x'
 Johnson is in a hospital here suf- fering from . nervous breakd0wp of diabetes.
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BAN JOHNSON SERIOUS

St Louis, Mo, February 20-UP) The condition of Ban Johnson, former president of the American