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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-26
XMAS TREE INDUSTRY ROOMS

Holly, Wash (UP)-The Chris tmas tree and holly industry here. Is going at top speed. Employ ment for approximately 5000 per- sons was created by the yearly work of cutting trees and other Yuletide greenery. The trees bring in approximately $70G,000 to the state with another $30O,000 ex- pected in holly and mistletoe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-26
SAVING WITHOUT
 SCRIMPING
Two More Delicious In-
 expensive Desserts
EDITH M. sHAPCoTT

Following up our New Years
 Resolution to see that our efforts ht economy do not rob us of our tilIat deaaerfa, ia ia but natural to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-26

Champagne is being sold in Ger many for only 60 cents bottle.
 Coffee grown in Haiti this season weighed over 60,000,009 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-26

Pleasing The
 Man A New Way With Roast
 Duck
 Say Roast Duck" to almost any man and his eyes will twinkle. The high, spicy seasoning used in the 0tuffing of duck pleaseS them, and even though the bird be domestic fellow who has never known the call of the woods, he somehow contriyes to invest the meal with romance and the flavor of hunting. Plain roast duck will be perfectly acceptable; but more so this recipe for duck with certain vegetables which give it delicious flavor
 ROAST DUCK WITH
 VEGETABLES
 Tine duck
 4 carrots
 2 large tomatoes
 3 spanish onions
 Duck fat
 Seasoning
 Peel and slice the onions and the other vegetables; place a layer of onions on the bottom of the roast ing pan, the remaining vegetables in another layer, the raw fat of the duck over this and the duck on top of all. Add 4 cups of water and roast in the oven until the duck is done. Remove the duck to hot platter, lift the vegetables out of the juice or gravy with strainer and serve as a scalloped vegetable, if desired. Strain and make gravy of the liquor left in the pan. Serve with Drowned mashed potatoes. A good salad with menu is endive and watercress with chutney dressing. A nice dessert would be steamed persimmon pudding with a brandy sauce. using the meaty Japanese PersimmQns which are at their best now in the market.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
S548,201 IS LOANED
D. C. HOME OWNERS
Federal Corporation Shows Grants
to 97-Total in U. s. Is
$103,257,s5S.

Since the Home Owners Loan
Corporation opened its first State
Offices about six months ago, it has
closed a total of 36.310 loans on urban
homes. amounting to SOB 257, ,858. il
was revealed today by John H. Fahey
chairman.
During this period. 81 home owners
of the District of Columbia have re-
ceived loans totaling s548,201. Only
two Of these were for cash. amounting
to S3,159, and the remainder of S545.-
042 were consummated by the exchange
of bonds. A total of 931 amounting
to S6087 ,662 has been given tentative
approval in the District, but have not
yet been completed
During the month of December. the
corporation set new record both for
the number and amounts of loans
From December l to 30. 20790 loans
were made for a total of S58369211
In the last week of December. the loans
averaged 1900 each day, for an average
of S3,460.000 daily.
Tentative approval has also been
given to 234976 more individual ap-
plications If all of these are closed
they will amount to S662, SAT 500 The
status of tentative approval is given
when the property has been found
eligible for ref1nancing under the home
owners loan act and the mortgage has
consented to accept bonds of the cor
poration in exchange for his existing
mortgage. Final detailed appraisal OF
the home and veriication of title pre-
cede the actual closing of these loans
Of the total of S1o3,2 ,257 ,858 loaned to
date only S849. .528 is represented by
cash. The balance was taken care oi
with bonds.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
SCHOOL AID BY u. S.
URGED UPON Z00K
Executive Body of National Con
gress of Parents and Teach
ers Asks Legislation.

Federal relief for the public schools
of the Nation through congressional
legislation was urged upon DR.. George
F. Zook. United States commissioner
of education. by the Executive Commit
tee of the National Congress Of Parents
and Teachers, which has dispatched a
telegram to the official from its sessions
in Chicago.
The Executive Committee of the
parent teacher body asked DR.. zook to
request Congress to enact necessary
legislation which would relieve the crit
ical condition existing in the public
schools
Comemnting upon the committees
action, Mrs. Hugh Bradford. national
president of the congress- said Federal
aid should be extended to all States
where critical need exists in the school
system"
The Executive Committee meeting,
attended by Miss Charl Williams OF
sWashington, fifth vice president Of the
national body. will adjourn today. 1t
will reconvene at DeS MOines, Iowa,
May 13, Just before the opening Of the
congress national convention in that
city. Mrs Bradford will come to Wash
ington Monday to spend several weeks
before returning to her home in Sacra-
mento. Calf
Evening star., 1934-01-05
McNary Maintains Silence.

When a press association was gather
ing comment on the political outlook a
few DAYS ago he was the only one wise
enough TO say nothing He does his
talking mostly when he gets his Re-
publican friends around him. II you
could listen in you would hear him say
that watchful cooperation is not only
the most sensible. but also the political
thing to do. He is very practical
man He has been in the game long
enough to know nothing is to be gained
by starting the shooting so early-and
so openly.
Issues will bob up during the session
which will generate spontaneous op-
position
He is smart enough to wait for those
instead of starting opposition merely
for the sake of starting opposition.
Through the political spyolass
you can plainly see that the prest-
Dental prospects OF MCNary are on
sound ground. II ,cll probably do
him no good to hare that aired
around. His competitors may start
putting pins in his chair. But you
cannot tell hoC obuiouS his chances
are when you call the roll OF
eIigibleS
ne next fIepuDIICdH IlOIllIlee VIII
have to be a man who can get the West
away from Roosevelt, and at the same
time pacify the conservative Eastern
element of the party. That combina-
ton is needed to win.
Others Are Fasteners.
All the other men mentioned now are
fasteners with Eastern records-Mills
SneIl WadSwOrth Edge CIV Winant
McNary's only serious Western COM
petitor. Borah. will not be a candidate
The others do not measure up. A
miracle would have to happen to bring
Hoover into focus.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
Duke of Westminster Sues
His Niece for alleged Libel
Claims Damages Against
Lady She'll Lyon,
Gossip Writer.
Article She Wrote for
Society Magazine
Basis of Action.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, January 5-The Duke of
Westminster. reputedly one of the
wealthiest men in Great Britain, issued
writ yesterday claiming damages for
alleged libel against his 26-year-old
niece Lady Sibell Lyon.
An article she recently wrote for the
Oxford and Cambridge Magazine Is the
center of the controversy, but the writ
did not mention particulars OF the COM
plant.
Others named defendants were w.
G. A. Wayte, editor of the publication,
and its proprietors They decided to
retain Norman Birkett, considered one
of the keenest cross-examiners of the
English bar. The date Of the trial was
not set.
Wayte recently transformed what
was a university magazine into month
ly interested particularly in society
gossip.
Lady Sibell, the second daughter OF
the Earl of Beauchamp, became con-
vert to socialism two years ago and
has been a regular contributor to vari-
Gus newspapers and magazines. For a
time she wrote gossip column for q
morning paper.
Prior to her career as writer she
was an employe of Mrs Fred Cripps at
the latters Bond street .hairdressing
establishment. Mrs. Cripps was once
the Duchess of Westminster, her mar
riage to the duke being dissolved in
1925 after six years.
The thrice married duke, who Is 81
inherited some Of the most valuable
Evening star., 1934-01-05
FIRST SECURITIES
TRUTH CASE BEGINS
Federal Trade Commission Begins
Action Against St. Louis
Company.

BY the Associated Press.
The first action under the truth ir
securities act" to determine the accu-
racy Of statements by corporation Off
cials in issuing securities has beer
initiated by the Federal Trade Commits
sion against the Laclede Gas Light Co
OF st. Louis.
The commission set January IL for q
hearing in Washington to determine
whether the company's denial in its
registration statement that it was in
volved in suits affecting the value OF tht
issue was a misstatement.
The commission said it had learned
the company did have pending suits in
volving rates it could charge for its
service and will seek at the hearing tc
ascertain if such suits were not ma
terially important to investors.
Harley L. Clarke of Chicago is chair
man of the board. He did not however
sign the registration statement, its
legality being fixed by the sigma lures oi
majority of the board of directors.
The amount involved is S3,000000 ir
refunding bonds which have been dis
tributed to relatively small number
Of holders in exchange for old securities
They fall due in 1868 and were used fol
exchange in connection with an issue
of S20,000,000 of bonds due early this
year.
Evening star., 1934-01-05

Democratic leaders at the Senate
have passed the word along to Treas
ury Secretary Morgenthau that he will
have a hard time getting his friend
Baillie confirmed as undersecretary
The Senators are planning to air
Baillie's Wall Street record on South
American bonds. For that reason the
undersecretary job will go to some one
else, probably Tom K. Smith, a st.
Louis banker.
Also the White House is planning a
liberal to the 1. C. c., probably Repre-
sentative Rayburns adviser, Splawn.
Speaker Rainey assured a press as
sociation confidentially that Mr.. Roose-
welt would not by any means come to
Congress to deliver the message in per-
SON Which makes Rainey's batting
average on predictions still zero. His
prediction that there will be no stock
market regulation this session will not
raise his average either.
Mr.. Roosevelt's speech at the Wilson
dinner was written only few hours
| before It's delivery. They say he had
not put word on paper at 4 pm. the
day of the speech and dashed 1t OF In
a hurry before dressing for dinner. hHe
Evening star., 1934-01-05

Also McNary is not labeled by any
particular faction of his party. He
insurrected against Coolidge and Hoover
on farm relief and many other things.
He has always been personally friendly
with the La Follette-Norris clan. Hiram
Johnson. the conservative Young Turks,
and even the Hilles, Watson, Sanders
boys. His record on legislation is just
as open minded.
He lacks national prominence. but
he will get that as Senate leader during
the next two years.
Additional con frrldtion nOtU is
Grcildble on the inside shOtring the
Federal ReSerre Board baked mildly
on girino up their gold in their secret
meeting here a felC TeekS ago. They
made no threats to hold back their
gold if the President deudlueS, but
suggested to him quietly that if he
udntS the gold he had better get
authority from Congress to take it.
In other words, they will surrender
their gold to the Treasury when the
dollar is devalued. but they want law
specifically requiring them to.
Mr.. Roosevelt will accommodate them
by getting law.
There was a wholly different atmos-
phere about the opening of this session
of Congress.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
Congressional Chuckles
Mrs, ,-GreenRdy Lost in Capital Mdze-'Kmgfsh"
Has Bad Day-Shoemaker Wants
ascent Rum.

Leavenworth Penitentary. Yesterday
he told the House that guards had
raided 1T stills IN seven months.
He said he wanted whisky for the
25 cents quart for which Abe Lin
coin sold it in his little Illinois store.
Senator Huey P. Long, the Louisiana
"Kingf1sh" voted yesterday bad day.
He dashed into his Office for look at
his mail. On top of huge pile was
a letter carrying this address in pen
Gil: The Hon. HUE P. Longe."
A little later the Senator was max
ing speech and during the course of
1t moved over next to the Democratic
leader, Joe" Robinson of Arkansas,
with whom he has had several tiffs.
L move that the Senate stand ad-
journed until Monday" said Robinson
Immediately after Long stopped talking
The Senate heard the Presidents
budget message with nonchalance. As
the clerk read the figures of astronomi-
cal proportions. Senators chatted with
their neighbors or fingered CORE
spondence
Evening star., 1934-01-05
GOALS SACRIFICED
TOSPEED ARMS CUT.
Simon Joins France and Italy
in Plan to End clubbing
for "Utopian" Pact.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, January 5.-Sir John Simon.
British foreign secretary, departed at
noon today for London to report to
the British government that there was
no use crying for the moon" in mat
tiers of international disarmament
His report will be based on the re-
suit of his conferences here with Pre-
mier MuSsolini and in Paris with
French government leaders.
These conferences decided him to
favor the shortest road to whatever
arms agreement can be reached as
against devious and perhaps endless
talks in an attempt to gain more
utopian accords. He carries the as
surance of Italy's support for a short
road thesis and also, it is understood,
the support of the French.
Definite Plan Lacking.
Whether such a thesis would mean
the scrapping of Premier MacDonalds S
as well as other plans for disarmament
has not. however, been specified. A
qualified spokesman stated emphat-
ically today that an understanding had
been reached only on a general idea
and that no definite plan had been
discussed
The idea. as set forth in an Italian
communique last night, is that long
drawn out disarmament negotiations
must be brought to quick conclusion
even though hoped-for major achieve
ments have to be sacrificed.
Sir John had an informal chat with
newspapermen before catching the
north bound train. but declined to in
terpret the communique. He goes
straight to London. having completed
his conferences in Paris before coming
to Italy.
Moral Effect Seen.
An illustration of the Italian attitude
on disarmament was given in an Off
cially-inspired article in II Messaggero
in which 1t was said:
1--WE must turn our backs definitely
on splendid utopias and subordinate
these aspirations to the recognition OF
conditions as they exist.
I'VE must renounce all that which
creates clashes and suspicion we
must devote our efforts to as large an
accord as Is attainable. Even If the
scope of such an accord were extremely
limited. the moral effect Of this and
the political significance OF a positive
result would be enormous and would
clear the European horizon immedi-
ately."
Evening star., 1934-01-05
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
OF TANNERS AIRED
Husband of Former D. c. Woman
Says She Paid for
Divorce.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. January 5-Trial of
the divorce suit of Mrs Claudia Elliott
Tanner. widow of George w Elliott,
former Washington. D. c., f1nancier
and a dollars man. during the
World War, against young BENJAMIN
D. Tanner was started before Judge B.
Rey Schauer yesterday. She charges
cruelty.
Tanner. in his answer, asserted Mrs.
Elliott paid for his divorce from his
first wife so he might marry her He
further alleged she promised to divide
her property. then estimated TO be
worth 100000, with him if he married
her. This, he charged, she failed to do.
Instead of taking his advice. Tanners
answer asserted, his wife listened tG
strangers. with the result her fortune
has 6windled to $4,000.
Tanner said his wife objected TO his
working because it embarrassed her be-
fore her society friends. She made him
devote his time to social engagements,
Tanner asserted.
In answer to these allegations, Mrs.
Tanner testified she had twice set her
young husband up In business as
dyer and cleaner and he sold out both
shops. She said he frequently became
intoxicated and had left her three
times before the final separation last
September 10.
You know, honey. I hate you so
much I could kill you," she testified
Tanner once told her.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
PHONE CALL BRINGS
ARREST IN DEATH
Hearing Begun in Hit-and-
Run Case Fatal to Ray
mOnd Perkins.

Hearing Of testimony In the alleged
hit-and-run death Of Raymond Perkins,
36. Of 1850 Thirty-second street, was be-
gun today by a coroner's jury.
Perkins was struck by an automobile
on Connecticut avenue. near Klingle
Bridge, about 4 am. Monday and died
in Gallinger Hospital yesterday. About
half an hour after the accident, the
jury was told. police received a tele-
phone call from a man who acknow-
ledged being the driver of the car that
hit Perkins. He refused to give his
name. however, according to testimony,
and the call was traced to downtown
restaurant
Man Is Arrested.
There, 1t was testified, police arrested
Morris w. Peters, 25, OF 2123 California
street, who admitted having made the
call and insisted he had intended to
make detailed report of the mishap
later
Policeman Harry l.. Clapp. eighth
precinct, testified he questioned Peters
extensively and the latter acknowledged
having struck Perkins. Clapp said he
found a dent on the left front fender
of Peters automobile which looked
like somebody's four fingers had clawed
it."
An earlier inquest today resulted in
eXOneration of Ernest E Pollard 30,
colored, of South Washington, Va,
driver of an automobile involved in a
crash in which Wexford MCGEE. 25.
of 1873 street. was fatally injured on
December TO-
Riding Motor Cycle.
MCGEE, Detective Sergt. William j.
Liverman, told the jury. was riding his
motor cycle east on E street. accom-
panied by Miss Margaret E. Everhard
81. at the time. Miss Everhard,
also of the street address. likewise
was injured MCGEE died in Emergency
Hospital Wednesday.
Liverman and other witnesses testi-
fed MCGEE was drinking at the time
of the mishap, which occurred at the
corner of Sixth street.
Evening star., 1934-01-05

properties in London, including 900
acres of land in the heart of the city,
and 10000 acres elsewhere.
It was estimated that 1000 families
in London and 100 cottagers in Cheshire,
Wales, and Scotland pay him 81, ,225, 900
in rental annually.
He has been described as the most
debonair of the dukes and Is dashing
horseman, an enthusiastic yachtsman
and a big ne hunter. He reputedly
allowed two former wives $4,000 an
nually.
Among the eccentricities credited to
the duke is an aversion to trusting the
postal department, preferring to send
messages by footman instead, or by
messenger If the distance Is great. He
also dislikes evening clothes and wears
a dinner jacket with an old-fashioped
satin rolled collar.
His marriage in 1880 to Leila Pom
sonby, the daughter of Sir Frederick
Ponsonby was his third.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
CITIZENS CHANGE
PLACE OF MEETING
Federation Will Hold Session To.
morrow Night in Joppa Temple,
in Petworth.

The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, which for many years has held
its meetings in the board room of the
District Building. will move out into
the Petworth sector for its next meet
ing, scheduled for pm. tomorrow.
Expansion of District c. w. A. ac-
tivities has made it necessary for the
local G. w. A. to take over a portion
of the board room, so the meeting can
not be held there. Joppa Temple, at
4209 Ninth street, has been selected as
the temporary meeting place.
President James G. Yaden TODAY
asked all delegates to bear the change
of address in mind, so the meeting
may get down to business promptly.
Evening star., 1934-01-05

BY the Associated Press.
DETITE Mrs. Isabella Greenway,
AriZona's new Congresswoman
kept a careful lookout for even
i the smallest signs and arrows
during her meanderings today
about the Capitol.
Yesterday she got lost in the intricate
system of corridors and spent so much
time trying to find the meeting room
she was half an hour late to a silver
caucus of intermountain Representa-
tives. Bewildered tourists Sympathtzed.
Leader of the Republican debate on
the liquor tax bill before the House,
Representative Crowther of New York,
allowed himself two minutes to speak.
The gavel banged: Time was up.
Crowther held a hurried consulta-
ton with himself and decided he would
yield himself as much time as he
wanted.
Representative Shoemaker of Mime
sofa is convinced moonshining is one
of the favorite pastimes among the
guests detained by the Government in
Evening star., 1934-01-05
MRS. KAUFFMANN TO KEEP
CHILDREN UNTIL TRIAL
Justice Let's Permits Sons to Stay
With Mother Pending Settle
ment in Divorce Case.

After hearing in District Supreme
Court yesterday Justice F. D. Let's dis
solved the ruling requiring Mrs. Sylvia
Kaufman to show cause why she
should not surrender custody of her two
children to Philip c. Kaufman
Kaufman was granted custody of
the children after obtaining a divorce
in Reno, New. Mrs Kaufman. how
ever, brought the children to Washing
ton and has had them in her custody
Justice Let's declined to require her to
surrender the children to the father
when dispute developed as to whether
they were present in Reno during the
divorce proceedings there. He decided
to leave them in their status until the
dispute can be settled at the trial here
of a suit for limited divorce filed by
Mrs. Kaufman. The two children
are Philip C. Kaufman, jr., and Vic
tor Kaufman. second.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
Ohio Women Want
Licenses to Match
Their Automobiles

COLUMBUS. Ohio up. = Mi
lady wants automobile licenses to
match her automobile.
Glen M. Daily, registrar of mo-
tor vehicles, reports that many
women objected to the new 1884
maroon license plates because
"they won't go well with our new
car"
A deputy registrar suggested to
one lady that she might try the
tags of some other States If they
would match her aesthetic tastes.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
PENSACOLA CHILD
KILLED BY TORNADO
Five Injured as Two Storms Lash
City-Naval Air Station
Is Damaged.

BY the Associated Press.
PENSACOLA, Fla, January 5.-After
whipping up lofty waterspouts in the
harbor here yesterday, two tornadoes
lashed suddenly at the city, leaving one
dead, five persons injured and property
damage estimated at 100000.
Three-year-old Marion Kenneth Rigby
died today of injuries.
One of the storms lashed westward
along the waterfront, turned northward
along the edge of the business section
and veered again to the northeast,
striking Negro section and leaving a
swath $50 feet wide and 3 blocks long
At least 80 houses were demolished
in the Negro section. Debris was blown
half mile.
The other storm skirited the shore
and blew a roof off magazine at the
naval air station. The Rigby child was
blown from the arms of his father and
tossed against tree, 200 feet away.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
EVELYNFROST DIES
IN BLAZING PLANE
American Aviatrix Trapped
as Ship Crashes in
Fog in France.
BY the Associated Press


MEYERS, France. January 5.-Miss
Evelyn Frost. 80, American society wom-
an of Redlands. Calf. and St. Louis.
Mo. was burned to death today when
her airplane crashed into high tension
wires in fog several miles north Of
here.
A companion. Godfrey Ruttle. an
English flyer was plotting the dual CON-
troll plane at the moment of the acci-
dent. He was slightly injured.
Miss Frost and Ruttle were on the
way to Egypt and had left Orly at $50
am.
They smashed into the wires at
pm.
The plane had been purchased re-
Gently and was a tourist model
Miss Frost was well known as an
aviation enthusiast She received her
license here a year ago and has made
frequent flights.
She was the daughter of Reginald
Frost. now in London. but formerly of
Redlands and st. Louis.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
SCENE OF TRAGEDY
South African Official Believed
Shot Near Mines.

JOHANNESBURG, Union of South
Africa, January S (P.-Rev. B. r..
Hattingh, chairman of the committees
of the House of Assembly, was found
shot to death yesterday on the Veldt
near Crown Mines.
A man named Saul Patz of Marais-
burg was lying nearby with a wound
in his head from which he died later
A native told police Patz shot Hat
thigh and then committed suicide. The
motive wassnot made clear.