The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-04
TOOANC .ePORTAPA1Ape.. '. b8Mf@!
By HENRY McLEMOHE [ URiied pVess Stan Correspondent

London, June fUPJ --To n man who comes from a country where lt ls customary 10 transfer my sum of money over tbirtY.tiye dollars in m HrmOred car brlst Ing with cooked rOscoes, tear bombs, and tommy guns, m q CnrefrrG manner in which inc crown jewels of England are exhibited ig q dis. tlnet surprise.
 The jewels nrG kopt in inc T0W6r Of London its true, but th6 tower isn't nenrly 70 Formidable M it sounds You reach Inc jewel room by purchasing q ticket for tbe mod . aHt sum Of one shilling, and Wnlks Ing up A narrow staircase That IA distinguished from n hundred slm- Ilar stnlrcG8eH simply by A. slgR warning you of DIckpockets
 There, in m uBpreioBtiOua room, undAr h huge jnyarted gold fish bowl, rest Inc jewels They 1ra guarded only by steel sGrnnn such Bs h JeWelsr bI8ces In front Of his hh0p windows hi night, and, when 1 WDH ihoro, q lone and hRtd "beef. HDtnr" hnO6zlDR comfortably BWBy lD ihn corner,
 one iors of brick and f taIl man could reGch lD and RTHb, my, Inc ImDertal hl1in crown Wlih four bFohHs which Was originally mhds for Queen ViclGfin'B coronation Tn 1b3b, ItB H sweet niIWbsr, 0OUs thl1lnR. hmbnR other things, T ruby ihe size Of dbOrk mob which WAS given 10 the I,lHGk Prince by Peter he Cruel hft0T Inc battle Of ABVBf. ette fin 1897, md the 30s carat dlh - m6nd cut from Inc "GullInGn" Bprinkled around Inc crown, like poems on il banana split, hrG thou. sands Of phnrIs, sapDhIres, dla- m6nds md emernldr 1T Inc Bll man didn't fnnry thHt bo could snatch Inc TOyhl sOnpinr whose modest handle sports Inc Gl6 cBrht stars Of Afrlnh" diamond; ihs string Of phhrls made for Tho TOTO. nation Of Mary Of Mofann, which isn'i H bl bigger thHn q towing rope, Inc Prince Of Wales gold G0r. Onsi, Or, fl hh hGd truck out- side, inc bHptlsDhI font made for Charles II HDd used hi the cbrlstoB- Ing Of royal children This font, which is purs gold, hns about ths sAme size around Inc middle Bs Kate Smith nftor dinner, and Is Of approximately tho mWn height 6p H lamp post Ii looks more Ike something Tor christening bnitle. ships thhD bbbleh
 The old "Jionfeni6r" on guard Wbke up Hftor 1 hGd been ihere nbOu fifteen minutes and 1 Hskod hlm if Inc resDGuslblIliv of PuBrd lnK 70 many millions worried hlm Iin said no, ihGt hH hbd n stout stick, and besides, could run and get help in few minutes if q rob. bsry was tried,
 "Yem," shid "but suppose | couopln 'red-b0 breeze ib horo ssms d6Y, threw n 1yp6Wflisr' if your face, He'd yGH ID in mcb and gave you ihs Tee pick cure wh1t thsn7"
 Woi" Jie asked in ambzemnBi hls WaIrus WOust8che curling int, interrogation points My dsnr feI. low, W0t on earth hrG you thlkiDi nbOutY"
 "I said" 1 repeated, "WhBt Wou1f you do if sOHe dnY q oODpI. Of tOt pedOeH busted lD here, and gay, yOn inc works and sn8RR"d th' crown ioWHIHY"
 Jis stlll dldni understand, 70 had 10 rrduos ii t0 plain English explaining thnt q "tYpeWrliHt" wni H tommy gun, h "rodbOr with ( trigger mnn, and Inc "ice pick cure very uncomfortable.
 Finally bc ROt ibat meant slm, ply neat "sH1sh and Rrnb" job Iie said ii couldn't be done, sspn. clsIlY Htn iRht, when ibs w6icbnaf Wbs allowed, BB b special precbG. | lion. 10 c1rfy h police Wblaile.