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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

The coffee was hot and fragrant in the thick mugs. The lights of the lunch room were a warm gold against the dark rain of the night outside. The room was deserted except for Sue and Dr Barnes and a sleepy attendant.
 Neither of the two talked much as they ate. Now and then Sue wondered what it would be like to have tea with Jim Young. She wished she could see Corrinne and tell her all about the night.
 The sound of the back door open. ing brought her back to reality The hands on the clock on the wall were nearing five. Morning! The sinister adventure of the night had taken a good many hours. Idly Sue | looked to see who was entering. She put down her thick white coffee mug very quickly. The woman in the entrance was her landlady.
 She looked at Sue with sudden distrustful eyes. Her glance rested on Dr Barnes, and she smiled at him.
 She asked for some coffee in a | container to take out. She eX- | plained to the waiter that she was getting breakfast for someone who was catching an early morning train and she didn't have any coffee | in the can in the cupboard. She | seemed to want the two people from her rooming house to hear her.
 Curious old soul, isn't she?" Dr | Barnes said as she left.
 thiol. i'm CT II and bumped into each other in the l lunch room," Sue said but her eyes were dancing.
 "I think she isn't so strong on all night parties the young dentist went on. "She may wait for us.'
 The woman didn't wait for them. | though. But when Sue was alone in her room she knocked at the door. She entered, her arms folded securely under her apron, i "I would like you to vacate your room by 9 o'clock, please" she said.
 By 9 o'clock. But why?" "You know well enough why. If you think I'm going to have any roomers running around on parties and night clubs all night long, and blowing in at this kind of hours you are wrong. l want the room. v You may have it by s, Sue ans wered. "I can pack easily. There was a robbery at dinner where we were this evening and we were all detained at police headquarters. That is why we were so late"
 "A robbery" The woman came in, closed the door. and sat down. Curiosity had triumphed. Tell me all about it."
 Telling no names, and completely leaving both herself and Lois An drews out of the account, Sue told of the manner in which the men had made the guests stand mp along the wall and had taken their jewelry and money. She explained that they had stayed to talk things over. made the whole thing end quite casually. .. then waited for the effect.
 'Why didn't you explain right away?" the woman asked. You l don't need to move. You are wei come as long as you want to stay.
 Sue smiled wearily. She didn't want to stay. But why not? There was no place else to go. And un- pleasantness wasn't a thing to be avoided by running away. You took pain along when you left.
 She set the alarm clock for noon of the next day, threw the win dows high and let the cool wind rain brushed, blow in.
 "Oh Jack, can't you come back soon?" she asked the night.
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 Copyright. 1881 NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21
Another Of Today -Four Cohans Bows To Famys Stage Traditions But Hen Youngest Daughter Of George M, Appears Secondary
 Role Of New Broadway Play In Which He Stars

the performance. The kid could stepi He was chip from the sold block. However, he was back at college when the semester re- opened, and acquaintances whis- pered that he was not overfiowing with enthusiasm about the pros- pect of stage career.
 Far rather would he play bas- ketball. He's quite a star at Georgetown university, and has talked of becoming professional player. But many 19 year old lad has had such ambitions. Cohan ST, has smiled wisely at the pros- pect.
 In fact, the tale goes along Broadway that the actor so often credited with putting Broadway on the map has made no effort to but has waited for the fermenting influences of time to work. Georgette was on the stage for some time. She attempted no ma jor efforts. Mary has not been heard from by the public. And Helen played small roles in Bos- ton, only to disappear into Holly wood. Although she carried a fa- nous stage name, she appeared in minor parts.
 When she came back to New York, it was reported that George M. Conan was seeking a play in which she would be featured. He was said to have read several doz- en, and dismissed them all for one reason or another. Some he thought too sophisticated some he thought unworthy. And then came the rumor that she would l appear in a play from his own pen. i The presumption was that fiat" part would be created for her ini- tial appearance and that she would be built into immediate stardom.
 On Familiar Theme Instead. Miss Helen appeared unpretentiously and charmingly in a secondary part: The play is "Friendship" and it's an earnest. 2. heart-to-heart talk between George M. Conan and the we'll known younger generation. The younger slightly out-of-style, but that made little difference to the Yankee Doodle boy"
 The results are not altogether successful, but George is in the background, as fine an old trouper as ever, whatever the merits of the play.
 And Miss Helen has finally "come out" with her pappy, which adds at least one more Conan to the theater.
 1 Speaking of second generations it was widely broadcast that Ethel Barrymore's IS year old daughter. Miss Colt. quit George Whites Scandals" after her role had been reduced to a single number because of the addition to the cast of Ethel Norman. The latter, a discovery of but one season ago, was bought away from Aarons and Freedley for s25,O00. and will be starred.
 Miss Colt, however, like Helen Conan. seems content with sec ondary part. for after pow-wow with the producer she decided to continue in the show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

Nancy herself was terribly
 afraid of thunder and lightning
 She had made every effort pos sible to hide the fear from her son
 or her niece. Just because she had been scared as a child by a foolish adult was no reason why she should pass on that fear. By as-
 stunning Q bravery and getting the children to see the beauty of the lightning she had given them a
 sane attitude. The same thing was true of mice. Nancy was frightfully afraid of them. But she would not
 let her fear show in tone of voice
 nor shrinking. Just as children like or dislike certain foods because they hear grown-ups discuss their faddish food likiags. so children become fearful of the same things which | friglsten foolish adults.
 Nancy made up her nind that ln so far as she could she would lay the way for caution but not
 fear In Peter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21
GI(WNIW
 NURSEIE NAZNHH4RT
e Io3I BY NtA SERVICE. INC.

Do you want to economize in these days of depression by wash ir your own hair? An excellent shampoo, and one which you can prepare and use right at home, is half a glass of your favorite liquid shampoo thoroughly mixed with half glass of warm olive oil. A good bland soap which has been dissolved in water makes nice shampoo to mix with the olive oil. Save the tiny pieces of castillo soap from your bathroom, put them in jar with a little warm water and you'll always have liquid shampoo on hand.
 The soap in the preparation will clean your hair and scalp and the oil will serve as a food and tonic. There will not be the slightest trace of the oil after you have soaped your hair once. rinsed it, soaped it again and rinsed it three times. The strained juice of a lem on added to the last rinse-water will make your hair soft and help it to keep its natural color. Don't use more than the juice of one lemon unless you are blonde. as too much lemon juice has a bleaching erect.
 Always massage your scalp viz orously before the shampoo. Be- gin at the hairline on your fore head and work upward with your finger tips (not your nails) to the top. Then begin at the back of your neck and work up. Don't stop until every inch of your scalp tin gles. This not only stimulates your scalp and promotes the growth of the hair but 1t opens up the pores of your head and makes 1t easier to wash away all the underlying dirt.
 If you can sit in the sun to dry your hair, be sure and do so. If you are not fortunate enough to be able really to get out in the sun shine, at least sit in an open win dow until it's thoroughly dry. Never wash your hair at night and go to bed with 1t wet. You may take cold. and then, too, damp hair will catch every little particle of dirt which happens to be in the air and your shampoo will have been almost a waste of time.
 People who live in the city where there Is great deal Of smoke and soot in the air should wash their hair every ten days or country or in smaller. cleaner com munities do not need to shampoo quite so often. although do think 1t Is bad for both the hair and the scalp to walt too long be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21
Sister Mary'S S
 Kitchen
NEA Service Writer

There comes a time toward the end of the season when gardens and markets are filled with the odds and ends of the summer $ crop. The individual garden may not yield enough of any one vege- table or fruit to warrant canning, but variety of delicious soups, salad mixtures, relishes, chutneys and preserves may be made by combining the odds of some crops with the ends of others.
 If thought is given to the pre- dominating taste desired, almost any mbination of vegeta bles may be used for certain purposes. Other uses require a careful study of fiavors If satisfactory results are achieved.
 An excellent soup mixture Is made by filling jar with layers of all of the vegetables available Late peas, beans, carrots, corn celery, tomatoes, okra and onions turnips, cauliflower and cabbage can be used in countless combi- nations. The mixture is canned | according to the usual hot-pacH method, processing the cans fol the period required by the vege. table nedeing the longest time These soup mixtures are mos convenient to have on hand fol winter use.
 The following rule can be varied to suit your own garden.
 Soup Mixture.
 One cup small lima or greer beans cut In small pieces, l cun diced celery, l cup corn, cul diced carrots, l small onion minced, 1 sweet green pepper minced, cups diced tomatoes, . teaspoons salt, tablespoon minced parsley.
 Prepare vegetables as for the table. The corn is cut from tn, cob, the tomatoes peeled and cut in quarters, and the other vege- tables cut into sizes suitable for use in vegetable soup. Combine and bring to the boiling point Add salt and boil for five min utes. Pack in sterilized jars, half seal and process in hot water bath for three hours or under ten pounds pressure for one hour.
 Okra, corn and tomatoes make an unusually good mixture. Use one cup each of corn and okra cut in short pieces to 3 cups to- matoes. Process this mixture for two and one-half hours.
 Salad mixtures are canned in slightly sweetened vinegar. The vegetables are fresh and delicious when served in the winter with q plain French or mayonnaise dress ing. Lima beans, smal uncut string beans, carrots, red and green peppers, silver onions and cucumbers are particularly good for this purpose. With the eXcep- ton of cucumbers which sholud be soaked over night in a salt solu- tion, the vegetables are prepared as for canning. When vegetables are ready, pack them in sterilized jars and pour over q solution made by bringing to the boiling point 3-4 cup sugar, IA cup water, ? cups vinegar, teaspoons salt. Process in hot water bath for 30 minutes or at ten pounds pressure for ten minutes. ..,+
 Make a solution of salt and water and let cabbage and toma- tOtS sldlQ III IL ONcT iiSht. hSSP vegetables separate. In the morn- ing drain and combine with re- maining ingredients. Let stand for two hours and then simmer the mixture until it is clean. Seal in hot sterilized jars.
 Chopped celery can be added
 Nearly S0,000 people ar now employed in the wool industry oi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21
BY GILBERT SWAN EEA Service Writer


 New .York.-When Miss Helen Conan, who is sprung from fam lily tree long illuminated by spot lights, finally made her bow on a Broadway stage, as a fellow per- former with her famous father, George M. Conan. the curious ones turned out as they would to behold Ia new Barrymore.
 For the theatrical inclinations of the current generation of Cohans has been something of a mystery. It was known, of course. that there were four children: Georg- lette, who married; Mary, 22, and pictured as something of home body; Helen, 20, and George, Jr., who is 19.
 Where a family has become a theatrical legend, as have the orig inal -four Cohans," a new genera tion invariably finds itself under critical observation-as in the case of the Toys, the Stones, the Barrymores and number of oth- CTS. Now and then, tradition would be reported rumbling be- meath the Conan manse at Orange, N. J., but little ever was mention ed concerning the ambitions of the brood.
 Juniors a Stopper. However, even when George M. ST, opened the home doors wide enough to let his daughter appear for the first time in a play in which he starred, there seemed little likelihood that the -four Cohans" of to-day would carry the banner of the famous family. George Jr, for instance. has had ample opportunity to create a theatrical appetite, but has in- dicated no overwhelming hunger. Several years ago, George ST, al- lowed George Jr, to come on for | few times in music show. The lad did a capable dance routine, but his name did not appear regu- larly upon the program. Last winter at Lambs club show. father and son came on as dancing partners and just about stopped
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

for deaf mutes?" It's just possible some of the neighbors may not be interested in your conversation"
 The elder Travers moved impa- tiently. Come, Mark" he said, Tets go"
 I'm not going, Father"
 Chris strolled casually toward the davenport, took off her hat and dropped it there. You might in- troduce me, Norma" she said in the same deliberate tone she had used before.
 The girls attractiveness, her selfDossessicn N~" air of indiffer- nee seemed te infuriate Mark $ father. |. n.- Jus that be- tween such a young person and F.. M. Travers there could be nothing in common. Travers glared at her suspiciously, then toward his son.
 Are you coming?" he snapped. The query was addressed to Mark.
 No! I told you I'm not leav- ing" There was anger, too, in the young mans voice.
 Travers turned. I've said my last wordn' he roared. Eve told you what you can do and l mean it. Marry this girl and I'll disown you. You won't get cent of my money
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21
WOMEN'S CLUB
 HELD CORN ROAST

A corn roast was held by 30 members of the Waterbury Busi- ness and Professional Womens club at Platts Mills Saturday aft ernoon. Miss Katherine Rubey was hostess. The program consisted of card playing. hiking to Boulder Grove and croquet. The menu in- cluded toasted corn, rolls, frank furters and dainties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

but the power of mental suggestion is more potent still. Take it for granted that Tommy will eat his salad, or his spinach, or his oat-
 Then Mother says, Tommy eat your salad like a good boy. This lettuce is good for you, so are the meal. or his carrots, b~t help him out by not mentioning your own idiosyncrasies and dislikes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21
LAKE IS DEDICATED

Waukegan, Ill.-Oficiais of the Forty and Eight and the American Legion participated in the recent dication of an artificial lake at the U. S. Veterans Hospital built through the sponsorship of Lake County Voiture 604.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21
LEGION SCHOOL AWARD

Rochester. Minn.-Every post of the American Legion in Minnesota was urged to set up for competi- ton in their local schools the American Legion school award medal in a report of the depart- ment Americanis+n committee ap- proved at the recent state conven- ton of the Legion here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

to the rummage pickle rule or it can be used in a celery relish that is very good.
 TO-mOrrow'S Menu
 BREAKFAST: Grapes. cereal, cream, cornmeal pancakes, syrup, milk, coffee.
 LUNCHEON: Tomatoes stuffed with oysters, bran bread, baked pears, ginger cookies, milk, tea. DINNER: Veal stew with dump lings, fried summer squash, celery and cabbage and carrot salad. cheese cakes, sweet cider. milk.
 Copyright, 1881. Publishers
 Syndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

tween shampoos. If your hnir Is
 either dry or too oily, or if you have dandruff. he sure and con- suit a beauty specialist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

Ships under construction in France during the summer num- bered PIP, compared with 1S6 year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

Nearly S0.Ooo people ar now employed in the wool industry oi Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-21

NEXT-Anxicty. Copyright. 1881 NEA Service Incl
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
Army Orders

Leave is absence is granted to
First Lieut.. Grayson Schmidt,
Coast Artillery Corps, extension
Is days.
Leave of absence for 10 days
to Maj. Gen. Harry G. Bishop,
Chief of Field Artillery.
Col. Robert E. Grinstead, U.
S. Army, retired, is detailed at
the Oakland Public High Schools,
Oakland, Calf.
Lieut.. Col. Charles l.. Scott,
Cavalry, to Ninth Cavalry, Fort
Riley, Kan.
Capt. Floyd E. Galloway, Air
Corps, to Maxwell Field, Mont
gomery, Ala.
First Lieut.. William w. Welsh,
Air Corps, to Bowman Field,
Louisville, KY.
Lieut.. Col. Charles Haynes Ma
son, Infantry, assigned to the
historical section, Army War Col
lege, Washington, D. c.
Major Russell B. Patterson,
cavalry, assigned TO CQe 0lSCOf1CaI
section, Army War College, Wash
ington, D. c.
Lieut.. Col. Floyd Kramer, Medi-
cal Corps, to Washington, D. c.,
and report to the Surgeon Gen
eral for duty in his office.
Major John M. Fray, Field Ar
tillery, to Omaha, Nebr.
Major George A. O'Connell,
Medical Corps, to Boston, Mass.
Major William B. Borden, Medi-
cal Corps, to headquarters, Fifth
Corps Area, Fort Hayes, Ohio.
Capt. Ben B. Boon, Finance De-
partment, to Fort Sill, Okla.
The transfer of First Lieut..
Charles P. Cabe1l, Field Artillery,
to the Air Corps is announced.
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
CROPS
. HIT BY STORM

HAGERsTowN, Md, July "a.
A church was virtually demolished
and fruit crops badly damaged
yesterday by a severe wind and
hail storm, which struck Park
head, a small village along the
National Highway about 18 miles
west of Hagerstown in a rich
orchard section.
The roof Of the Parkhead
church was blown off and walls
demolished.
Hail the size of marbles cut
the fruit, garden and field crops.
Communications in the section
hit by the storm were badly
crippled, hundreds Of trees were
uprooted.
Orchardists making a check
today, estimated the fruit crop
would be reduced several thou
sand bushels.
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
MRS. CHARLOTTE p. SMITH

Mrs. Charlotte Prentiss Smith,
widow Of j. Henry Smith, local
merchant, died yesterday at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Mary F.
Speiden, 1865 Ingleside Terrace
N. W., following a brief illness.
Mrs. Smith graduated as q
nurse from Garfield Hospital
prior to her marriage and prac-
ticed here for several years. She
was q native of New York city
and had lived in Washington fer
more than 40 years.
Besides Mrs. Speiden, she is
survived by five, other sisters,
Mrs. Grace Carter, Of this city;
Mrs. Franklin D. Keith and Miss
Anna Prentiss, Of Massachusetts,,
and Alice and Minnie Prentiss, of
this city.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 4 p. m. at Mrs. Spei-
den's home, with burial in Glen
wood Cemetery. The Rev. Will
liam S. Abernethy, pastor Of Cal
vary Baptist Church, will Off
ciate,
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Edgar Buchanan, %. and Helen j.
Buchanan, %. The Rev. James L.
Joseph P. scan1on. 25, and Catti
Jeanette Herrell IS. The Rev. Fred
erick j. Grewen.
william L. Major. "a. and Malvern
Virginia Warner, IS. The Rev. A. T.
Frederick T. owen, 80. and Mary
Mccormick, 20. The Rev. S. B. Dough
William e. Turner. 21. and Joseph
inc Razzando, %. The Rev. W. s.
william Frank Connolly. 90. Notre
Dame. Ind. and Anna Frances sulli-
van. rs. The Rev: Thomas 4: Walsh
J. j. Bruce. 48, Muskogee, Okla. and
Elizabeth L. Williams, 27. Cuero. Texas
The Rev. A. F. Elmer.
Peter A. Bush. As. and Priscilla
Davis "a. The Rev. Walter H. Brooks.
Will H. Nealls, jr.. %. and Rosalie
Reese, 21. The Rev. ]. e. Graham.
George W. Leitz. %. and Sylvia Paw
lousek, 10, Capitol Heights. Md. The
Rev. j. H. Dunham.
Joseph A. Horlacher. 26. Philadelphia,
and Gertrude E. Houser, 21, Philadel-
phia. The Rev. W. 8. Abernethy.
Ruby Stevitz, 40, Baltimore. Md. and
Fannie Goldberg. 81, Baltimore, Md
The Rev. A. Silverstone.
Archer Harrison Ragsdale. %. Rich
mond, Va. and Margaret Hudgins. 21
Richmond Va. The Rev. A. F. Poore
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
8 DROWN WITH
HELP NEAR

WALLINGFORD, Conn, July
Q4.-Two children stepped off a
ledge into deep water in Com
munity Lake, here, and were
drowned with a woman who tried
to save their lives. The woman,
Mrs. Louise Mastriano, 38, who
had accompanied the children
to the lake at the insistence of
their parents. managed to keep
the children lfloat for a few
seconds, but they dragged her I'm
dor in their struggle.
The children were Sebastian
Faltaneri and his 13-year-old sis
ter, Angelina. When they begged
to be allowed to go to the lake
their mother persuaded Mrs. Mas
triano to accompany them.
Mrs. Mastriano gave her young
charges permission to take off
their shoes and socks and wade
out into the water. Hand in
hand the children stepped across
q ledge on the waters edge and
suddenly Sebastian tumbled into
deep water. Angelina, holding his
hand. was dragged after him.
Mrs. Mastriano reached them
as two men on the shore, noticing
the plight of the children,
plunged in to aid them. The
men, John Del Gregg and Law
renee Dubois, reached the point
off the ledge as the struggling
Mrs. Mastriano and the children
disappeared beneath the surface.
Del Orego and Dubois recovered
their bodies. Physicians worked
over the victims futilely for an
hour in an effort to revive them.
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
Navy Orders

Lieut.. Maurice e. Browder, to
Bureau Aeronautics for duty in
volving flying.
Lieut.. Allan P. Flagg, to duty
as district intelligence officer
Ninth Naval District, Great Lakes
Ill.
Lieut.. Edwin A. Taylor, to duty
as aide on staff, Commander
Cruiser Division 4.
Lieut.. Comdr. John G.. Powell
(M. c., to Naval Hospital, Phila'
delphia, Pa.
Lieut.. Royal K. Joslin (M. c.,
to Naval Hospital, Washington
D. c., to- continue treatment.
Lieut.. William H. O'Connor
(M. c., to Naval Hospital, Wash
ington, D. c., to continue treat
ment.
Lieut.. Stuart J. Trowbridge CM
c., to Naval Hospital, Washing
ton, D. C.
Lieut.. Gg) Albert 1ckstadt, jr
(M. c., to Naval Air Station
Seattle, Wash.
Lieut.. Gg) Douglas T. Prehn
IN. CO., to Naval Medical School
Washington, D. c..
Lieut.. Richard A. Vollbrecht
Is. c., to New Mexico.
Lieut.. Comdr. Henry G. Gatlir
&C. H. c., to Sixteenth Naval
District.
Lieut.. Col. H. Mansfield &C. H
Co., to q. s. s. Arkansas.
The Washington times., 1931-07-24
DEATHS

Anna NJ: Jarrett 80 years, Hare
wood Road N. e.
Patrick Traynor. S6 years, George
town University.
Anna NJ. Aler. II years. s24s N St.
N. w.
Charlotte L. P. Smith. Ss years. 1858
Columbia Road N. W.
Catherine Jackson, SO years, Little
Sisters of the Poor.
Wymond H. Bradbury, 60 years. 459
c st. N. w.
Joseph p; "; Murphy. IS years. CALM
charles Moore Thompson, As years.
1925 w st. s. e.
Albert Degrayter, Al years. st. Eliza
beths Hospital.
Azalea Kraft, 81 years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
Wade Keith Blechman, Is months
47O7 Conn. Ave.
John Campbell. months, Florence
Infant of Albert and Mable Lapkoff,
/ day, Sibley Hospital. 49,.
George Cheeks, jr, So years. zIlo
william Brown. 40 years. Providence
Collar Bradshaw, s5 years, Providence
James Ward. 20 years, tuberculosis
Richard Roberts, months, children's
infsnt Of John and Helen Walker s
DAYS, Gallinger Hospital.
Infant of Moses and Rosetta cunning
ham, 1 hour, Gallinger Hospital.