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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-07
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-07
STEADY SMOKERS
TURN TO CAMELS

STELLA wilkins says: II just couldn't type
atop speed and do it accurately If hadn't
learned how to keep my nerves healthy. ! am
awoman who enjoys smoking. prefer Camels.
as never tire Of them no matter how steadily
Ismoke. They are delightfully."- mild. And they
don't make my nerves ragged. I'd advise any
body who enjoys smoking lot to smoke
Caraels. for the sake Of their nerves."
q s'a 49, ~ H sh'giMs9
Camels, made las they are from costlier tobaccos,
give satisfaction that never fades. no matter
how steadily you smoke them. Start smoking
Camels today and discover for yourself the
added pleasure Of milder cigarette that
never tires your taste. 1t Is more fun to know.
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footed in the grass, holding the
three halters.
II Chancellor had joined the
raiders, and if he encountered
her, he would know her. She
could not hope to escape those
cruel eyes. That meant a drum
head hanging without any
doubt at all.
This was no real Disguise
this e-ay overcoat and slouch
hat. And, under her overcoat,
she wore her starched white
dress of a lady's maid, and
had with utmost difficulty kept
it lifted above her waist. lest
it show.
In imagination she could see
VespaSian Chancellor'S narrow
gaze fastened upon her, and
hear his drawing, gentle voice
bidding her unbutton her over
coat.
She looked around desper-
ately with a sudden wild desire
to fling herself into the sad
die end ride for life. And saw
in the fields on every side gray
jackets riding. Then her scared
eyes fell Upon the ragged, tow
headed boy. Instantly she led
the three horses toward the
gaping barn.
ThL blond Dutch boy rose
as hough alarmed when she
came close to him. She spoke
smilingly, but the scared lad
was ready to bolt as she col
Jared him.
Listen to me-" she said
breathlessly, II am not going
to hurt you."
He struggled wildly in her
clutches; but she showed him
into the dim burn, dragging her
three horses after her.
"Now," she painted, "give me
your clothes!"
Terrified Boy
He was too terrified to obey.
She flung three brides around
an upright staple, seized the
boy and calmly stripped him.
"If you YELL" she said, "1u
do terrible things to you. Go
up into that haymow and lie
down flat on your Dutch back!"
He went up the ladder like
paric.tricken monkey. Operator
13 flung off her overcoat, tore
her white starched dress from
her, pulled on his ragged shirt,
pants and jacket, and gathered
together her overcoat, dress and
stockings, showed them into the
trough 1f an empty stall. Then
she fastened the halters of Lady
Margrave and Skylark and led
Captain Gailliard's nervous
horse out into the rear yard,
which was thick with weeds,
grown taller than her head.
Here, under the sagging wreck
of an ancient shed, she fastened
the horse, confident that no
gray-jacket would come foraging
into so obviously abandoned a
spot. Certain, also, that when
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the gray cavalry had gone on
toward Chambersburg, Gilliard'S
horse would make noise enough
when hungry, and would be dis
covered.
Now she ran back into the
barn and darted up the ladder
and saw the Dutch boy, stark
naked, lying flat in the loft, roll
ing terrified China-blue eyes at
her.
Don't you dare move until
supper time!" she warned him.
And if you obey me, and are
good, I'll send you a nice warm
overcoat. Do you hear me?"
"Yaas - yaas'm!" the boy
stammered through chattering
teeth. ........
Very well. And maybe I'll
ask God to send you a beautiful
horse, too. When the moon is
up tonight, tell your father to
look around here with lantern,
and maybe God will send him a
very beautiful horse" She
placed a lifted finger across her
lips, then shook it warmly at
him. "You promise?"
"Yaas'm," he whispered.
So Operator 13 descended the
rickety ladder and removed it,
lowering it to the gaping plankS
of the floor.
Now she went to the horses,
united them, mounted Skylark
bareback, rode slowly out onto
the grass, halted under the ma
pies and looked down into the
turmoil of the captured town of
Mercersburg. The old-time Penn
Sylvania town Swarmed with
Confederate cavalry whose Of
ficers spoke courteously to the
astonished villagers, paying for
everything they took from the
shops.
She could see Wade Hamp-
tons jaunty horsemen riding in
with herds Of Pennsylvania
horses, with Ayrshire and belted
cattle, and with prisoners in
beautiful new blue uniforms
men of Major Meyers signal
corps, surprised and taken in
the fog with their horses, flags.
field telegraph instruments and
lanceS, near the FairVieW signal
tower.
With these signalmen were
other diSgusted Yankee prisoners
from Logan's Twelfth Illinois
Cavalry, and a number of
civilians too, fetched in under
guard, lest they carry news to
that huge Union Army of
General Mcclellan, surrounding
this little column of Rebel
riders who were So gayly and
reckeslsly eading the
divisional interstices of a hos
tile army so times their num-
ber.
It was high noon in MERGERS
burg; artillery and cavalry bu-
giles were blowing; Pelham's
agile gunners remounted and
moved out, nonchalantly finish
ing their meager midday meals
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Rice Means Guest
Of d. e.. LeqiOn Post

Rice w. Means, department
commander of the District of Co
lumbia will be the guest of Fort
Stevens Post, No. 80, American
Legion in their meeting tonight
at the posts temporary quarters,
187 Upshur st. N. w.
Commander Means will outline
various legislative plans which his
administration will sponsor dur
ing the coming session Of Con-
gress in behalf Of the veterans.
Following his address he will
award trophies to the winners of
various post athletic affairs, Spon-
Sored by the Brightwood Legion
naires. An entertainment pro-
gram and refreshments will fol-
low the business meeting.
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CENSUS To LIST
OUSTED DCLERKS

Accurate figures as to the num-
ber of victims Of the economy act
in Washington will be collected,
it is expected, as a result of the
campaign of the Civil Service
Reinstatement League to have
ousted Government workers re-
placed in Federal jobs.
The League has been holding
conferences with the Civil Serv-
ice Commission on this matter,
and it is understood that the COM
mission believes general estimates
are too high on economy act cas-
ualties. A census would be un.
dertaken shortly, it has been init.
mated, to determine just how
many lost their jobs and what
their present status may be.
A proposal to certify eligibleS
on the unemployment list without
regard to State apportionment
was also said to be under con-
Sideration.
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Dentists to Be Hosts
To Hines and HGzen

Gen. Frank T. Hines, head Of
the Veterans Administration, and
Melvin c. Hazen, president of the
Board Of Commissioners. will be
guests of honor tomorrow evening
at the annual banquet of the Dis
trict of Columbia Dental Society
at the Columbia Country Club.
Addresses will be given by Sec.
retary of War George H. Dern
and DR.. Arthur C. Winery, president
of the American Dental Society.
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By Robert w. Chambers

in their saddles; Rooney Lees
flanking cavalry spread wide,
predatory wings and talons to
sweep up every Yankee horse
on their northward journey.
Headquarters waited, watching
the cavalry of "Grumble" Jones
mounting along the national
road and curious to learn
whether Jeb Stuart really was
going on to Chambersburg.
Operator 13, from her little
hill, could see the general and
(Continued on Comic PGge)
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the troops took for some stray
stable lad, found themselves at
noon outside Mercersburg, amid
Swarms Of cavalry driving in
herd after herd of frightened
Pennsylvania horses from the
outlying country.
Here, on a hill, Yellow Bob
left the girl to hold the halters
Of Lady Margrave and pretty
Skylark, in the shade of some
maple trees near a deserted
barn and galloped off to make
his way into the village below,
which was full Of Confederate
cavalry.
Sitting on the doorleSS sill
Of the barn was a bare-legged
boy in ragged pants and jacket,
staring down at the gray riders
in the village.
Now, in bright, pitiless day.
light, Operator 13 was becom-
ing frightened again. It seemed
certain that some trooper would
recognize her presently. Ger
tainly, too, by this time Chan
cellor or Miss Boyd must have
informed headquarters Of her
detection in Martinsburg and
of her escape.
Where was Vespasian Chan
cellor? Where was Operator 80
with his white rose? Had Gus
Littlefield managed to carry
the news of the raid to Mrs.
Edmonds? To Averell? To
Washington?
The girl shivered in her gray
overcoat, where she stood bare
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A kequeSE
"Kaze I loves yuh, honey: I
done tole yuh dat. Oh. Bob, is
yuh gwine len me a lef' boot?"
They were riding forward
across a field, now, in the rear
of the Ninth Virginia Cavalry,
pouring through a gap in snake
fence.
"Ain't got no extry boot"
grunted Yellow Bob, glowering
at her.
"Yaas, yuh has, honey" she
insisted.
The cavalry ahead halted;
they could see officers arms up
flung in signal, a red guidon bob
bing forward alongside Of the
motionless column.
"Whar yuh gwine find extry
boot, Lucille?" Bob demanded
fretfully.
whats dot yeller boot top
a-stickin up outen yuh saddle
bag, honey?"
Dat is nah onliest pair Of
extry jockey boots what done
bring to res my feet!" He gave
her a hostile look, but wavered
when her lovely, distressed,
dark-fringed eyes met his. "Gor
almighty" he burst out, "is yuh
gwine tax nah onliest new bes'
boots, Lucille?"
She rode up closer, put aside
his hand and unbuckled his sad
dlebag, peering and rummaging.
"How come yuh is totin' all dis
hyar gallus pants an jacket an
yeller-top boots?" she demanded.
Yellow Bob said solemnly:
''Dis hyah am nah onliest bes'
Sunday-meetin' jockey clothes,
Lucille, an when I gifts to Cham
bersburg, Use gWine show de
Yankees how a quality niger
kin set his saddle when de
Gin'ral has a march-paSt an de
ban plays big an bangin'."
"Is I gwine set beside yuh wifi
one boot an half naked" she
walled.
Sound Advice
"Kick off dat boot" he ad-
vised, "an' ride barefoot lax yuh
Is nah hosS boy"
The girl promptly kicked off
her remaining boot, stripped off
the white, wet stockings and
rested her bare brown toes in
the stirrupS.
Here was a far safer aid to dis
guise than a single Spurred boot,
which, in her suddenly extempo-
rized role of horse boy, might
have been noticed-boots being
a rarity in the Confederacy and
quite beyond negro stable lads
reach.
Far ahead several sabers shot
up high in the watery light of
daybreak, waved in circles,
slanted forward; the gray col
umn moved on; so did Yellow
Bob, Lady Margrave, Skylark
and little Lucille on Captain
Gailliard'S horse.
It was 10 miles of steady
riding northward to cross the
Pennsylvania border. AS soon
as the cavalry were across, their
thanking, foraging wings spread
out widely. gathering in Yankee
horses and cattle and prisoners
from tiny hamlets and scat
tered farms.
All the morning Yellow Bob
had been bending every effort
to overtake Gen. Jeb Stuart
and headquarters, but regi-
ments and brigades and bat
teries obStructed him and ap-
parently nobody had instruc-
tionS to forward a dark gentle
man of Importance, followed
by a barefoot stable boy and
two led horses.
New Fear
All knew him, of course;
many teased him and laughed
0t him. However, they wouldn't
let him through-or maybe
couldn't; and he and his led
horses and little Lucille whom
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OPERATOR 13
Seeking Obscurity,
Girl Spy Keeps
Near Yellow Bob
Read This First

Gail Loveless young she was-ust twenty-had had
actress under the tuage Of
her accomplished the
stage Pauline Cushman. Miss Cushman a
the Union Army Now for her to again
Confederate lines at MartnSburg, Va Gen. E. B.
watching feared he intended to lead his
riders into Pennsylvania devastat
ing raid
CuShman might take Gail LOveless with her,
Pinkerton Secret Service and his aide,
girl mpersOnate OctOrOOn
ability fool the SOuthernerS They said
assigned to her. agent of the Secret
49, which had been borne by another
recently captured by the Southern Army and hanged
Gail LOveIess, Lucille Lyndon yaler gar
the luck to be assigned to the
of there while she washed shirt
Capt Jack Gaiiard foremost OF
General Stuarts spies lazy in the mellow
ashamed Of the thrill him.
Shortly Cushman arrested OPP
ashng prison tent with knife set her free and
escaped 13 Oaned aundreSs by General
Stuart most Confederate Miss Boyd
completely deceived told Gailad that the girl was harmless
relieved but his colleague Vespasan Chancellor
instinct such mat
justified nSnct" finding skin dye In Operator
Captain Gaiards horse with his over
pistol stop her. She struck him in the
pistol headOng into the darkness
Boldly Joined cavalry started north Riding
the Potomac she told Yellow BOb StuartS groom
that had along to be with him.
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Bv ROBERT w. CHAMBERS

''What gwine do Bob?" she gasped they rode out
into powed field II done los nah lef boot in de water
at her SLIM little foot in its soaked white cotton stocking
'Debbi in ebrythng dis hyah mawnn he cried Debbil
in de hosses debb in de gunners debb in yuh too VIVA
for yuh done wifi dis hyah army yuh Ill debbl? span
oAl
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Worry! Worry! Worry! The solu-
tiOn to many Of your varied problems
can be found in the WANT AID SEC
TION of this newspaper.
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New Fear

All knew him, of course;
many teaSed him and laughed
et him. However, they wouldn't
let him through-or maybe
couldn't; and he and his led
horses and little Lucille whom
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27

and wet votes there were only two
of us who voted wet-you and me?
They called us the Barleycorn
twins
Yes, I remembered it we'll When
1 came to the house in 1921 I tried
to organize the first wet bloc. We
called it the committee for modifi-
cation OF the VolStead act. But we
got ten to join our committee.
That was the year we waged the
fight against the so-called Junior
Volstead act, an amendment to the
act which would prohibit the sale
OF beer as medicine for the sick"
1t was in that fight that Colonel
Hill dramatically arose from his
seat in the house chamber, pointed
to the speakers gallery and said !:
There sits Wayne B. Wheeler be-
hind the clock. He cracks the whip,
and YOU vote as he says"
Colonel Hills wet bloc in the
house grew to forty members in the
next session of congress, and to
sixty in the next.
Then we had our first beer hear
ings. All sixty members of the COM
mittee introduced sixty Identical
bills to modify the VolStead act and
permit the sale of 2.75 per cent beer.
We were very annoying to the drys."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27
Picturesque Nevadan to
Head Committee on
Foreign Affairs.

By ripps-HoWdrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The
selection of Senator Claude Swan
son as navy secretary brings into
the limelight as one of the senate's
potent leaders the far vests
picturesque Senator Key Pittman
of Nevada.
Senator Pittman will succeed Sen
ator William Borah as chairman
Of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, a post second only to that
of secretary of state international
affairs. Swanson would get the job
under seniority rules if he stayed
in the senate.
Senator Pittman and Borah have
much in common. Both are
nationalist minded.
Both come from tiny western
states that give them leisure for
study and travel.
Both are individualists, in
dependent and hard-mouthed
But while Boran has centered his
interests in Europe, PittmanS chief
interest has been with the new
arena of affairs, the far east. He
has been to the Orient twice. His
recent senate fights have been for
the rehabilitation of silver, buying
medium of the Oriental half of the
earth.
Senator Pittman's career reads
like western thriller. Born in
Mississippi a haIf-century ago, he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27
Senator Key Pittmdn VIII MOue Into
Berth to Be Vacated by W. E.. B0ruh
Started Life in South, but
Grew Up With Rugged
West.

again he was fairly we'll off. An
other collapse left him fiat. This
time he decided to dig gold for him
self.
The Alaska gold rush was on and
Pittman,' with his savings sunk in
a years grubstake, set off on the
steamer Queen for Skagway, Daw-
son and way points.
With bean sandwiches selling at
So apiece, he arrived in Dawson
Jingling 10 cents in his jeans.
He worked with his shovel and
gold pan for two years. He helped
organize the consent" government
at Nome.
He became Nome's first district
attorney, and while he always was
guarded in court by three marshals.
he could shoot from the hip at the
wink of an eye. =
On a trip to the states, Pittman
learned of the new silver strike at
Tonopah, New. BY train and stage
coach he rushed through the sage
brush to the new Ell Dorado. Soon
there he was part of the mush-
room city, as miner, lawyer, finally
as politician.
Although he has served four
terms in the senate and knows
nearly every Nevadan by his first
name, he never has left Tonopah.
His home is 64O-acre cattle and
hay ranch near the silver city"
Still a lover of the open, he finds
recreation in horseback riding,
hunting and fishing. He never has
held golf stick in bis hands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27
Mining Measures, Fought
in House, Are Advanced

berts c. Hill, Bruceville, and John
Napier Dyer, Vincennes, both Demo-
Gratis.
Replying to a question suggesting
that small mine operators do not
carry compensation insurance, Hill
said that was not true of his county
-Knox-but he lacked information
regarding other counties.
Lee asserted that twelve men were
killed in small mines of Indiana in
1892, and in only one case was there
compensation protection.
Both Hill and Dyer made the
charge that the real intent Of the
bills is to hamper the small oper-
ator.
The bills provide fireproof hoist
ing shafts; requires rock busting Of
rooms and entries unless kept damp;
extension from IS to rs feet of mine
airways, and requires mines employ
ing less than ten men to observe
all mining safety laws. At present
such mines are exempt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27
Motor Fee Diversion TO
Meet Sharp Opposition
Local Taxing Units to Wage
Fight in Legislature on
State Plan.

The motor license fee diversion
bill, one of the integral parts of the
McNutt administrations financial
program, probably was to be handed
down for passage today in the
house, with the prospect that it
would be the signal for plenty of
fireworks
Diverting to the state general fund
half Of the motor license fees that
now go to cities, counties, and
towns, the measure is expected to
meet plenty of opposition from
Democrats, even though it bears
the administration tag.
Many local taxing units have
made their road and street repair
budgets on the expectation of re-
ceiving their usual share of the
motor license fees. They contend
that any diversion will throw their
budgets out of line and leave them
with deficits.
Edward H. Knight, Indianapolis
corporation counsel, has filed a pro-
test with the assembly.
The measure, a senate bill, orig
inally provided that the motor Ii
cense fees could be used to pay
principal and interest Of street
bonds issued by cities, counties and
towns, and was amended to fit the
administration program by Repre-
sentative George C. Ale (Dem.,
Vermont.
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Declared by supporters to be min
ing safety measures, but branded by
opponents as means by which the
big mines will eat up the little
mines" four senate bills were ad-
vanced to second reading in the
house of representatives today, fol-
lowing a spirited clash.
Committee on mines and mining
presented identical reports on each
measure = the majority without
recommendation the minority for
indefinite poStponement. In each in
stance the ma jority report was
adopted.
Representative William H Lee
Dem, Princeton). committee chair
man. said the ma jority presented the
without recommendation" report
with the idea that it would insure
printing of the bills so members
would have opportunity to study
them.
Leading the fight against the
measures were Representatives Ro-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27
Cuban Bride of Walsh
New Acknowledgement WEEDS Wealthy
Widow of Havana Business Man.

When Senator
Thomas ]. Walsh
returns to Wash
ington for the
Inauguration and
his induction as
attorney = general,
he will bring with
him his bride,
S e ora Perez
c h u m ont de
Trumn, widow of
a wealthy Cuban
business man.
Sonora Trumn,
member of a lead
ing Cuban family,
is shown here in
a portrait pre-
scented to a Wash
ington friend. The
73-y old sena-
tor from Montana
long has been a
WidoWer. Their
marriage took
place in the
American embassy
at Havana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27
GAINS IN FIGHT WITH
DREADED PARAL YSIS
Culver Man Is Improved in
Battle at Hospital.

Victory over disease that usually
means almost certain death is fore
seen today by doctors attending
William Kruman, at the Methodist
hospital
Truman was brought to Indian
apoliS from Culver more than a
week ago. in the beginning stages
of Landry'S paralysis. 1t develops a
rapid paralysis from the feet up
ward. and brings death when ii
reaches the respiratory organs.
Kruman was paralyzed to his
waist, with little use of his arms
shortly after entering the hospital
This morning he had regained par
tial use Of his arms and paralysis
of his legs has decreased.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-27
HULL DINNERS FAMOUS
Ne70 Second Lady, Noted as Hostess
81 NEA Seruice

~ y "a Service
WTAsH1NGToN, Feb. 27-The
w appointment of Senator
Cordell Hull of Tennessee to be
secretary of state in the Roose-
welt cabinet is being hailed with
delight by diplomatic dinerS-out.
Mrs. Hull, the former Frances
Witt Of Staunton, Va, is recog-
nized as one of the really notable
hostesSes of the capital.
She has not entertained re-
Gently, nor does she frequently
preside at official functions, but
her dinner parties are celebrated.
Invitations are eagerly sought.
In addition to their Tennessee
home, the Hulls maintain a place
near Staunton. Here the cuisine
and mannerisms of the Old Do
minion find expression at a Sc
ries Of informal parties.
XXTAsHINGTON gourmets con-
w cede that the Hull en-
tertainments-though not frequent
are real" affairs, at which
quality rather than quantity is
stressed.
Mrs. Hull proves a charming
hostess-quiet, but with true con-
versational ability. She takes a
keen interest in International poll
tics, and can discuss them intel
ligently among diplomats and
statesmen.
Often she may be seen in the
senate gallery following the de-
bates with strained attention.
When Senator Hull was mem
Der of the house, his wife used
to correct his speeches and came
almost daily to the capital.
Mrs. Hull herself has taken a
role in Democratic politics. She
was one of the founders, with
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, of the
Woman's National Democratic
Club.
She contributed largely to the
various projects of that organiza-
ton and has devoted much time
to their advancement.
nNE of Mrs. Hull's greatest
" assets is her poise. She also
is blessed with sense of humor
and has a retentive memory.
Refined features, brown eyes,
brown hair slightly touched with
gray, a dignif1ed carriage all add
to the picture of woman of the