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Evening star., 1934-04-27
'HON0RS AWARDED
BY s. A. R. GROUP
Medals and Citations Con-
ferred by Society at Hotel
Ceremony.

Medals and citations were awarded
by the District of Columbia Society
of Sons of the American Revolution
at the Mayfiower Hotel Tuesday night
during ceremonies at their open
meeting.
War service medals awarded by the
national society to members who
served in the World War were pre-
sented to Col. j. Miller Kenyon, Capt.
John R. Holt and Lieut.. Comdr
George R. Fairlamb
Under direction of Henry White
Draper, citations were presented to
the following members who had COM
pleted 80 years since the last cele-
bration of Founders day: James A.
Bailey, DR.. Joseph B. Bayne, DR.
George NJ Beckett, David w. Bell
Lieut.. Col Earl Biscoe, DR.. Louis D
Carman, Henry p Du Bois. Horace
M. Fulton. Col. Alonzo Gray, Judge
Isaac r. Hit, Clifford M. Lewis, Will
liam, R. MacGill. Col. Louis M. Maus,
Edward w. Parker, Louis D. Scisco,
william H. Somervell, J. Mcdonald
Stewart and Charles Meg. Sweitzer
In honor of the anniversary Of John
Paul Jones victory over H. B. M. S.
Drake in the Revolution an address
on the naval hero was delivered by
Col. j. A. Lockwood. U. S. A., retired.
Entertainment features included q
minuet directed by F. B. Steele, with
Mrs. Steele at the piano. The minuet
participants. in Colonial costumes,
were: Dr. Clifton P. Clark, A. V. Al
lison, F. M. Hoffheins, Franklin Lux
ford. w. E. Marshall, Kenneth Pres
colt. L. c. Smith and Harvey Wise
The ladies were Misses Lewis, Poor
baugh and Prescott, and MeSdames
Beall, Doring, Harris and Hooff.
The meeting was presided over by
the president, Dr. Clifton p Clark
Royal c. Remmick and his son
George Remmick. newly elected mem
bers, we're installed.
Arthur M. Tabbutt, with Mrs. Tab
butt at the piano, sang baritone solos
Evening star., 1934-04-27
BIRD LOVERS TO HOLD
SECOND FIELD Meeting
Audubon Society to Observe
Migration on Trip to
Dyke, Va.

The second field meeting of the
Audubon Society Of the District of
Columbia will be held Saturday, when
the bird lovers will go to Dyke, Va,
to observe birds during the migration
season.
The society's members will assemble
at 1913 Pennsylvania avenue at 8 am.
Saturday to board a special. The
party will return at 2 pm. Children
will be permitted to join the expedi-
ton if accompanied by an adult. In
announcing this second outing, off,
GERS Of the society made it plain that
these trips are not "picnics," but are
serious expeditions for the purpose of
bird study
DR.. T. S. Palmer is president, DR..
Harold c. Bryant active vice presi-
dent, Miss Helen P. Childs secretary,
Miss Mary D. Suter assistant secre-
tary and Miss Ruth Boyer treasurer.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
MARIONETTES TO PLAY

Junior League Unit to Entertain
Sunday School Children.
The Rambling Marionettes Of the
Junior League will entertain the Sum-
day School children of New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church with a
performance May at 2 pm. at the
church.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gatchell is making
arrangements for the show. The
program will consist of two plays and
a group of separate numbering. One
of the plays will be Little Red
Riding Hood" and the other an adap-
tation Of an old folk tale.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
| new RADIO-TELEGRAPH
SERVICE INAUGURATED
r. C. A. Communications and
Western Union Launc Plan in
A Cities: Extension Sought.

The first of its new radio-telegraph
services being established in cooper
alton with the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. was Inaugurated yesterday
by the r. C. A. Communications, Inc,
between Boston, New York, Washing
ton and San Francisco.
Applications have been filed with
the Federal Radio Commission for
authority to join Seattle, Los Angeles
and Detroit to the network.
Radio rates are based on IS words
at the regular wire-line rate for 10
words, and go lettergram words at
the usual price of so words.
Collection and delivery services OF
hundreds of Western Union Offices in
the cities mentioned, in addition to
r. c. A. Offices, will be available to
the public for the sending of RADIO
grams.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
FALSE ALARM REWARD

Solution of Crime.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, April 27-The
Herndon Volunteer Fire Department
is Offering reward Of $50 for the ar
rest and conviction Of the person
guilty Of turning in a false alarm
from Sterling on the night Of April
20.
In response to the alarm, which was
reported to have been large barn on
the farm of DR.. Albert Shaw, editor
of the Review Of Reviews, the entire
Fire Department responded and
found they were victims of a hoax.
The Executive Committee of the
department at meeting last night
appointed Culver v. Gates captain,
and william E. Andrews lieutenant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
|CATHOuCU.C GRAD | CONTEST WINNER
Ohio Man Takes S4,OOO Award in Architec.
 tural Connection

Washington, D. C.--Robert A. Woppner, Jr, of Lakewood, ohio, q graduate Of the Catholic Uni verslty of America In Washington. D. C., and now . special student In the Department of Architecture is tho winner of tho Katherine Ed wards Gordon Fellowship in archi- lecture after q nationwide contest In which tho leading architectural schools of tho country partlcipat- cd, according to an announceme ent made in New York city by the offi- cials of the American Academy of Rome, Italy. The Fellowskip pro. vldeS the winner with $t,460 q year for two years starting next October In addition to residence and private studio at the AcaJ. omy In Rome. The estimated value of tho award is S4,000.
 Weppner, who received his bac. calaureato deEree in architecture from tho Catholic University in 1929, is now assisting Dr Frederick V. Murphy, head of the departmen, of architecture at the Catholic University and Dr Thomas II. To. craft, also . member of the faculty and n former student there and himself a winner of tho Paris Prlzo of 1929. In Rome, he will do TO. search work in tho field of classical architecture under the auspices of tho academy. Dr Roy J. Deforrari. dean Of tho Graduate School Of Arts and Sciences of the Catholic University Ia e member of the man. aging committee of tho academy, tho classical division of which n situated in the shadow of the dome of St Peters and in closo proximity to the Vatican treasures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

Another five buclal I suppose that comes or your check, too. And he's given mo . slice Of new torri- tory. l wonder who I owe that tor" To added, bitterly. ida4
 But she stared at him, wide eyed. She held out her pay check. With it was the bonus cheek that covered her back pay. "f-guess, she said, T guess we're both pretty good--oh, Larryi" And turning she buried her face in her arms against the wall and burst into a passion of tears.
 'Don't--" said Larry, huskily. "Don't--you're crying down the mail chute. I think it's . felony nome kind of federal ofEense, any wAy--Annel Anne" He touched her with . hesltant hand. Instant " she whirled and wept into his breast pocket where ho had rammed hls own pay envelope. He held her close, his cheek pressed hard against her head, while her wet check lay close to his pay check. The pay cheok that topped her own by five fuii slmoleons. Five dollars that were to constitute the shield and buckler of her mans morale.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
HAROLD WADE TO
 GIVE RADIO TALK
Worcester Academy Head. master Broadcasts
 From WTAG Friday

Worcester, Mass, May 24.--Grad- uRtoa of Worcester Academy, which celebrates in less than three weeks It's one-hundredth birthday. will have a chance tomorrowto hear a frsthand account of the old school whon It's headmaster, Harold II, Wade. will take the alr in a ccn- tenninl broadcast from station WTAG in Worcester, Besides tho talk Of Mr Wade, tho Worcester Academy gieo club will sing sov- eral stanzas of famous old school songs.
 The broadcast will be at 6:46, daylight saving timc. and. m hour earlier In those communities where standard time Is used. The tltlo of MT Wade's address is Human Engineering" Tho celebration of tho centennial will take place dur Ing tho school commencement from Juno 3 to 9. tho last day being centennial day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
HANCOCK TO JOIN
 WESLEYAN STAFF
New York Congressman to Conduct Governmental.
 Class Lectures

Middlotown, Conn, May a4...- Congressman Clarence E. Hancock, n Wesleyan alumnus, republican TO representative from tho 3bth New York district, will join the Wea- loyan university faculty as Frank n, Weeks visiting lecturer in gov orpmont for Six weeks next fall, it was announced today,
 MT Hancock, who will finish his fourth term in tho house this fall and will run for recollection, will como to Middletown shortly after election day, loeturinR and assist ing in various courses until Wos. loyan roeesaog for the Christmas holidays. Although h0 will give no specific course, ho will present oe- easio ional lectures in elementary classes In government and will hold informal discussions with more ad- vaneed students, Congreasman Haneoek's position will approxi. mate that of Frederick NJ. Dayen- ports, former representative from New York state. who lceturod in various government courseB at Wesleyan during the past winter.
 Elected to congress In 1927 to flll tho vacancy created by tho death of Walter W, Magce, Mir Hancock has served his district continuous ly In tho house of representative During tho first part Of his public enroor, hc was a member of the naval affairs' committee and was recently placed on the Judiciary and elections committees. After being graduated from Wesleyan in lD0G, Mir Hancock studied law, joining n syracuse law Arm shortly before tho war. Following q dtH- tlnguished career during the war, he was corporation counsel of tho city Of Syracuse, becoming tho cons gressi0nal representative from the Onondaga Cortland tN. Y,, district in 1927,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

until ho could make the grade or his own.
 q see," said storrs. Ut last. "A sort of shot in the arm for hts morale. It's Q crazy, female idea, The first I ever hoard from you
 Put I suppose it can Do tried. But there'll Do hell to pay when he finds 1t out"
 "What what do you mean?' l stammered Anne.
 "I moan that no man will stand for q frame up---ospecially one, woman. It's the one thing q mans vanity can't forgive" "I'n take . chance" said Anne, 'He need never know"
 '"rhings get around" said old man Htorrs, with shrug. "Take a letter, will your" And the bushes cf the day had begun.
 Within the week young Elmer. sen was back in the saddle at storrs & Company, His recall went slightly to his head and his, morale showed grave symptoms of over in- fation. Particularly exasperatina q was his eommisoration with Anne over the cut in her salary. That news lost no time in "gettins about" as old man Atorrs said, wilkins, the eashier. was undoubt- odly tho source of 1t and thereafter 4 mes days were dark with panic, ii Wilkins babblod that much. he might babble more; she know that he must have figured out what she had done. Tho plan was too stmplu to escape his suspicious as the comparative pay checks passed through hts hands.
 But Larry seemed blissfuily ig- norant of anything save his own triumph. To do him justice, he set tied down, soon enough to prove to the cock.Hyed world the stuff that was in him. He worked like . gall icy slave. And Anne, watching him with hor soul In hcr eyes, began, woman lilke, to worry about him oil over again. Not because he wasn't working now, but becau uso he was working too hard And she, wasn't seeing much more Of hlm than she had before. "Reaiiy, Larry" she told him at dinner one night by her own ire. side (Larry had brought the steak with trimmings, and had gracious ly permitted hor to cook 1t in her dolls houBe kitchenette) Really, you might hung around awhile this evening. l hardly over sec you---'' In the glow Of, the hrelight he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
STATE FARMERS USE .
 BUT ls,000 HORSES

Hartford--old Dobbin 4s stil1 being replaced on many Connectl- cut farms with some other form e power, according to the state dA partment of agriculture. The de. pertinent estimates that on Jan. uary 1, i034 there were only 1s,0oo horses on Connecticut farms as compared to to,000 in 1888 and 10000 two years earlier. The num- bcr of horses in Connecticut has reduced steadily over q long ppr- iod of. years and the present. total is less than ono-half the number Of horses on Connecticut farms In 1020. Coincident with tho doci!n- ing number during tho past year has boen an increase in value which has brought them up to an average of Si02 per head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

had been fired again she flew to old man Storrs. "There's some mis- take" she began.
 "TM sICK OF THIS
 MORALE FARCE"
 'No, there isn't, he snapped "T'm sick of this morale farce. Your own ia all shot up now. You're peaked and hollow eyed" Tho door burst open Larry l Emerson stood there. His face was lua white as tho pay envelope that shook in his hand, i've just found out" said Larry, hoarsely. "f---'' Anne went to him quickly "Pleaso. Larry" sho whispered Not hero--" She drew him out Into the outer ofilco and thenee Into the hall. There she faced him, her head high and hor cyos dark with pain. ft was all over, sho know. Larry would hate her now, always.
 80 you thought you could mako 'n fool out of mo-" said Larry, hoarsoly. "Well. you've got tht wrong pig by the earl" Larry" she impiored. lit wa only so that you could got hold rroye shat you could do! You have proven---i don't know why MT storrs has done this to you---eut your pay, ! moan"
 "Cut my pay!" roared Larry. "Ho hasn't cut it---he's raised it!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

Shorts. .. Peter Griffin wos an.ong those attend- ing c rcs attcndant on the conseeratCn o RtgM ReD don as Monsignor, Sunday He represented the New Havem county 4. F. Mr GrGin is sate treasurer ot Me A. O. H and presae@ of Monsigmor SDcnm braaen .s several sooists hoard m Meriden Sunday at the cere ssomies .. .Chartie Ducev who has been acive ~ Wa terburv ateu durimg the preparations tor nsGusn0 secretary ot the New HaUen Kmights o( Columbus Club ... .Hds anybody George Maymard latelv! so mamv tip.es withom me sceino him, bm slip bv he certainlv hns. Ah there, Geor0eI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

Editor TaH ToVer Topics: { happened Co pick np
 eoDv Of the NeD Haven Register ths Week aud Whtle clancing through ny eve attracted bv strktng picture of the covered bridOe dowm at Seymour Most residents of the NGu0ntuck galev kmow th's old and nnrk DrobabIv hnve dyiven thr0ugh it on manV Occa sions Ho,Uever one hne of type underneath the pie thre struck me as odd The tme IS as folloDs; "the mectfeut the other being at Cormva" The Last time
 passed hrough Beacon Fas its covered brdge across tke Naugatuck river, equatLv as taons ds SeDmoWs, acas stiH standiag. v X. lGness the ed'tor must have slipped up on this 0ne. The Ed.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

She started suddenly, conscious Of q presence at her side, She looked up into tho dry, pallid face Of Wilkins, the cashier. .
 Here's your pay chock, Miss Munroc," he suld, smoothly,
 "Thank you" said Anne, coldly' she dlsliked and distruFtod Wu' kins. He always made her think tr one Of those small, pale insects that inhRblt the pages Of long ne'
 He fingered. DO you got good news of young Emerson, Miss Munroe? Such a nice boy-@prom- irlnr. It seems such n pity"
 "Thank you" said Anno, again,
 Wilkins smiled behind tho thick lenses of his apcctacles and went ilN way, She knew he didn't be. liove her. Why should he? It wasn't true,
 It was two month since Larry l,merson had been lald off, He had Btnrted or brilliantly, piling up . sales record that was the envy ot many n veteran salesman on tho Htnff Then nli of q sudden he had uU lthV @ hVtbo Se StAsNt' Even Anno didn't know why. She was old man Storrs private seere- tary, drawing down more base pay ttan any man In the oiiioe. More than wilkins, himself Hut the col- lapse of Larry Emerson was O mystery, even to her, Brooding ever lt, she had grown wan and heavy eyed,
 sho knew that Larry was aetu- nlly hungry now. Ho grow lenner and shabbior every time she saw him, and tho bright dream they had woven together was fading, too .--thoir honeymoon in Bermuda, She know that Larry would never marry her whilo she had n Job and lo, none,
 ANNE DREW
 CHECK FROM ENVELOPE
 Anno drow her check from tho envelope and looked at it with bit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

was known as a hard man, but . rust one,
 Mir storrs." she said. steadily, i've como to ask you to cut my salary"
 "What for?" he asked biuntiy. His eyes were. level and piercing.
 'rm In love with q man who doesn't make as much aa do even whom he's working = and two months ago you fired him, Larry Emerson. I'm going Co ask more of you. I want you to take him back" Anno's cheeka were brilliant and her eyes dark with fePvor. old man Btorrs looked at her thought fully, listening attentively while she explained that she wanted twenty-five dollars . week of her salary added to young Emerson's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

caught hor in q bear like hug. Baby" he said, "You'll be looking at me all the rest of your life. By Christmas we'll be picking lilies In BermudR!" And with q swift hard
 kiss that bruised her lips he was of. to meet a tough brace of buyers from out of town. Anne cried her. self to sleep. It just seemed ns If
 things couldn't be all right-that
 Is to say, perfect. Then one afternoon the sword of Dnmocles that hung above her head swayed perilously on It's slen- der, traditional hair. she opened her pay envelope and found that it contained her old weekly salary ffty-five dollars, plus q bonus check for the full amount of her back pay! Heartslck for fear Larry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

Newslash, 300 fair damsels hung round the Cooke St. bus terminal Saturday to what the wedressed bus driver was wearing And have they got stream lined uniforms? Boy you know how q female falls for uniform We'll say they should bake cake for these boys Are they scked up? You just know they have the latest m foundation modes when you gaze those military looking gents And the color scheme is the eyesgreen-- . deep verdi shade-and gray-the gray from Greystone. Those nifty marine capsthat ducke looking belt that goes over the right shoulderall that is missing is 3S And are boys srung their stuff? Why people were spoken to who never spoken before And did the boys take their bows gracefully? They should all write letter 10
 Santa Claus and thank him for all the nice things he brought them this nice new street from the cltynice new busses-and now nice new and nifty uniforms and uni form hour schedules from the Blue Eagle But gosh and mminey crckes; isn't that life anyway Some people always get the breaks Wish would buy bath ing suit could apply for job of bus driver in nudst colony
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24

My tribute. Nice things have been said about about John Lawlor It was to be expected Anybody who knew him would realize why he well liked. We remember him down here at the Democrat plant as newsboy Ho don't think he ever did mean thing Intentionally hurt anyones feelings He merry little newsboy In those days He grew up to be, first, smart amateur footba! player He learned how give and take hard knocks and falls on the grdiron His early days wrh the old Bridge bus line brought him into wider fields Of ex
 erence but those of his boyhood and youth still stood him in good stead He earned the respect and liking of his em poycrs He great avorte with the bus drivers for
 Through the long days the depression he worked hard for his company but just hard to give employment to those who needed 1t badly Hard work never made him whImpcr That's why lie went away quietly and quickly from his dearly beloved ones. N M.
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ter eyes. Fifty.five dollars. Big, bil pay for these times; but old mar htorrs had utubb0rnly refused C cut hor. She was, he said frankly the best man in the place. Int honor seemed pretty empty now She had more than she needed fol herself and Larry wouldn't let hel buy 50 much as q heefateak to ba cooked in her own bright llttl, kitchenotte and served before hel own cordial log fire. And yet ht was hungry, actually hungry.
 The telephone tangled sharply Her heart pounded in her throat Larry---so late! Hello. old boy she whispered, her lips close to thu mouthpiece,
 Hello, baby" His voice wal Fleet you on the corner. Right Gway?" "Right away" said Anne, quiet ly. She hung up and flew to tht eoatroom, then ran down ths empty hall, drawing on her coat and boret as she ran.
 In tho sunset reddened canyor of tho street below she paused dasxlod. Then she saw him stand, ing in an inky blur of shadow White, tired, shabby: almost as ii he were hiding, For an instant their hands and eyes chung togeth. CT. Flo grinnod back at her, a pool copy of her radiant smile. Whore do we eat?" he asked automatically.
 "Cafeteria, naturally " said Anne "Who do you think we are? Only tho best people eat in cafeteriai these days - to preserve their so. c!al standing. Let's go." "fve got one dollar paper money" anid Larry as they fel Into step. "Go easy on me. No pie. "I must have pie" sho warned rim. Thon. seriously: Any luck today, Larry2"
 Nope" But his tone wasn't a, casual as ho tried to make 1t. A, the street crossing he caught hei elbows and drew her back against him to save her from q car that was fully half q block away. The cur passed, but his hands fingered upon her. Her eyes stung with sudden tears.
 "You do love mo ------" she whis. perod,
 "Sure, do," he snid, ,gruffiy "But I've got no right to. I'm q hwoll bet for a girl--big providerl He laughed harshly as they passed through the swinging door Of the restaurant.
 Tho meai began cheerfuliy enough and ended in a fog oi gloom. Larry was touehy and ir. ritablo and she was desperate with sympathy. Before they got to the pio they were QuRrrellinR vieiously Not in words, but in long, smoider. ing aileneea. Then Larry blaxed ou, with tho secret of it all Ho pushed back his plate violently. "Anne," ho said, "lets cut this out! I'm sick of it!"
 "Siek of--me?" she asked, in q small voice.
 "Whon | get n Job" he said, dog gedly, "get somo dough---I'll be around. Not before, cant stand this. It's worse than when was In tho ofiiee--making love to you, q girl drawing down twice my pay, No man could stand it, Anyway, l can't"
 "so that's it." said Anne slow. iy. "S0 that's it. Silly, empty pride vanity. Oh. Larry how ldiotlc!"
 Gall mo an idiot" ho snapped That helps Come on, let's gO,'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
HIS LUCKY DAY

oregon City, Ore, (UP)--Dr William osborn Steele, considers Friday the 18th his lucky day. The doctor fished tho Willamette river here for salmon for five years and not fish did he catch. Undis- couraged, he went out again on Friday the 13th, and . great Chi- nook grabbed his hook. It weighed 3b pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
ON ELECTION BOARD is
 YEARS

Eugene. ore, (UP)--S. W. liar. pole Of the Goldson district near here snortcd whom he read of . Wisconsin man who claimed \ record with ~ years service on an election board. Harpole declared he hnd served on the Goldson elec- ton board for 4s years. was clerk of tho school district 37 years and postmaster 22 years,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
|ACut For Morale

By CAROLINE DAWES APPLETON and BOB BOHAN HALF past five. The close of long, hard day. Longer AA and harder because Larry hadn't telephoned Anne Munroe closed her typewriter and leaning her elbows upon lit pressed her finger tips to her aching eyeids.
 The empty office very still The small watch her wrist ticked loudly Too late. He wouldn't call now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
The Cast of Characters in
 "A Cut for Morale"

LARRY, who ia jObless and broke hut too proud to accept favort from
 ANNE, who holds c splendid post. ton, but finds it difficult Co Ag. ure how shC can help Larry. |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-24
Sltlc LAY AWAKE.
 LONG THAT NIGHT

Shc lay awake long that night, reviewing that brief exchange and ii. tho still watches, some where to. wards morning. an Idea took form in her mind. A queer idea. But, sho believed, a sound ono. Next morning she went into old man storrs' office and faced hlm, Flo