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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-03

He had nodded to her guess
lions. II don't hope for your un-
Outstanding. To gamble is in my
blood. It's what ana gambler"
IT know. You've tried to stay
with your Job for my sake. That
- means something!" Her smile
was tremulous. "And 30 - I'm
going with you wherever you goi''
It had been SO hard to answer
her. You can't. I want you to
break our engagement"
Her straight shoulders dropped
then. II don't want to break it. I
love you, Layton"
II won't let you marry me. You
remember = my mother after.
father"
II heard yesterday" she began
slowly, "how you stood on the
corner and bet Ted Hallick $50
that a red-headed man would be
among the next twenty-five pedes-
TRANS. And Mr.. Bloomer walked
by the eighteenth one. Is that
true?"
Eyes. I won"
The soft lips had curled scorn-
fully. "You made fool of Tea. I
suppose every one in Chicago but
Ted knows that Mr.. Boomers
habits are so regular people set
their watches by him. Do you call
that gambling?"
He had NODDED again, wondering
up to what she was leading. II
was taking a chance but was us
ing my wits, too"
THAT isn't really gambling. Will
you make a real gamble with me
II win, you stay; #"
"What'n we bet on?" he had
asked calmly.
Her control broke a little. Her
lips trembled and her eyes nisted
over with tears. "Anything-the
toss of q coin-anything." N
As Layton fumbled in his pocket
his eyes fell on the telephones
''Will you bet me on whether the
telephone rings in the next. ten
minutes?"
1.-THE telephone?" She repeated
doubtfully, looking at it. He could
imagine how she was calculating
her chances. A brokers' telephone
rang very frequently as rule. III
1t rings I win and"
He took out his watch.
1t had not been easy for him.
Life had seemed very confused
during those minutes of waiting.
He didn't know whether he was
being strong for her sake or weak
for his own.
She sat staring at the telephone
while the minutes slipped BY.
Thine is up" he said finally.
"Cecelia, Z" l.
She rose then and left the office
without q word. She must have
passed the man in the hallway
the man coming to repair the tele-
phone.
He tossed his cigarette away and
strobe back into the salon, up to
the table where Stanley Blare was
still playing.
There wasn't much of q scene.
He yanked the boy out of his seat
and ushered him from the room
almost before the boy understood
what was happening.
Two evenings later Layton Vim
cent was back at the tables, his
steely eyes fixed on the turn OF the
wheel. Someone bent over him to
ask a question.
"You mean Stanley Blare?" lay
ton did not raise his eyes. II sent
him back to his school in England.
I don't think he'll come here
again."
Copyright, 1885,
The Chicago Daily News. Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-03
= DAILY SHORT STORY r
GAMBLING FOOL
Long Odds and Small Risks Made Layton Rel;
He Never Had Taken Chance.

answer quietly. rive no Infections
OF asking Cecilia 20 risk an un4
happy life like my mother's.f
It was after the noon hour when
Cecilia entered Layton's dfffce.
closed the door and leaned bFeatEs
lessly against it looking at him,
Father told me at lunch that
you are leaving the firm. Layton
Why?"
Her eyes were almost too large
for her delicately oval face.
you know why, Cecilia ?"
"You mean you can't stick ftx
You've been gambling again ana
you've made some money and now
You want to throw up your Job ~
She approached his desk slowly.
'Ts that it, Layton?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-03

CITES.
Copyright. 1898. NEA Service, Inc,
NEXT: What stamp shows a
city that covers a glorious past?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-03

cuduSu NY Udus
yam trees.
Few types of
stamps ha e
been issued for
this city. the
one shown here
being one Of
the early vari-
ofias
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-03

lnOWN low on the "underside"
- of China lies the Portuguese
seaport Of Macau. which, It is re.
ported. Japan would like to buy.
Other countries had wanted this
strange city Of contrasts. but Por-
tugal got 1t about 400 years ago
for helping China rid the Canton
river of its pirates.
For two centuries, Macau was
an important seaport. Now this
harbor rests on the questionable
reputation of being the Monte
Carlo of the Orient" where gam
bling thrives in its ,dingy fan-tan
dens. where crude, black opium is
cooked for export. and where
drecrackers still are manufactured
IN the old laborious way.
Looking on the brighter side of
the city. colored. stucco houses
rise on the terraced hillside over.
looking the crescent-shaped mar
Dor. and along the wide marine
boulevard are dignified villas
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Pontiac, 1881 Sedan-This fine COCO
car has had good care. and O6VO
COASTIN. INC, N. E. BRANCH
9th g. Fla. Ave, y. +. Ii. 9145
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Pontiac. 1881 Sport Coupe - CCRQ
Thoroughly reconditioned and OAOO
a new paint lob; has all new tires;
carries our S0-day guarantee real
T. AI p sTEuART. INC, 1928 14th st.
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stock has been sshed figured and hammered
Of this ss major ha: been charged these
You the have murdered the
these red hot
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TODAY'S BEST BUYS
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in beautiful maroon with OAHU
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Pontiac 1881 Coupe, r. s.-Here QOQ0
. is an exceptional buy. Fin OSOO
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wheels Tires are excellent: uphci-
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Evening star., 1935-04-07
BIG SEWER REPAIR
PROJECT IS RUSHED
Bids Asked on 22-Foot Duct
Which Serves Northeast
Section.

A break in the brick walls Of the
huge trunk line sewer at Nineteenth
and c streets northeast. discovered
yesterday. caused the Commissioners
today to call for emergency bids for
an examination of the defects and
their repair. officials hope that work
can be started Monday.
The sewer has a diameter Of 2212
feet and serves a wide area of the
northeast section.
Sewer Department workers dis
covered a depression over the sewer
Thursday and this was filled. Addi-
tional settlement was noted yester-
day and officials sent men into the
sewer. They found that some of the
bricks were falling and that one side
OF the wall apparently was being
crushed. The workmen were ordered
out at once and hasty call was made
for emergency bids.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
ALEXANDRIA MAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
T. D. Connolly, Potomac Yard
Conductor, Struck by Freight
Engine-Inquest Today.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April g.
Thomas D. Connolly, As. yard con-
ductor at the Southern Railway yards
here, was killed instantly late tonight
when struck by freight train in the
yards. He was not on duty at the
time.
Meanwhile an investigation is being
conducted and Coroner Powell or
dered an inquest tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock Connolly resided at
200 Belmont avenue. His wife is the
only immediate survivor
There were not eyewitnesSes to the
accident. according to police, but the
train crew, headed by Conductor H.
B. McGahee, discovered the body i'm
mediately afterward. 1t is believed,
however, that Connolly was walking
on the tracks and was temporarily
blinded by the headlight of the on
rushing freight and stepped into its
path as it passed the coal chute.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
Freshman Smoker at c. u.

DAUL v. MURRAY, a graduate stu
dent at Catholic University and
member of the department of
historical research, vii! lecture to-
morrow night at 8:15 o'clock on "A
Century in Mexico: Study of the His
torical Records" He will speak at the
Carroll Hall, at Tenth and G streets.
Two of the campus social units will
conduct their annual smoker for the
freshmen of the university this week.
Omega chapter of Phi Kappa, ma
tional social fraternity, will entertain
the yearlings in the chapter house
Tuesday. James F. Garland. social
chairman, and Francis E. Johnson,
president, are in charge OF arrange
ments for the speakers. who will in
clude Rev. DR. Charles A. Hart, mod
orator; Rev. Dr. Maurice S. Sheehy,
honorary member and assistant to the
rector of the university; Edward A.
Curran, head OF the Washington chap
ter of Phi Kappa alumni. and Rev.
Geoffrey O'Connell. chapter prefect
The Senators Club, organization of
day students, will fete members of the
freshman class at the home of men,
ber, James Mes. Wimsatt. 1912 Six
teenth street. John NJ WiggleSworth,
president, is directing arrangements.
There will be talks by Very Rev. Dr.
Edward c. Fitzgerald. Q. p. mod
orator; Forest G. Cotton of the de-
partment of athletics. Fred j. Diegel-
man. founder and first president of
the now 13-year-old Senators Club.
and David F. James. student editor of
the Tower. undergraduate newspaper.
Three undergraduates, all attached
to the university's Bureau of Public
Relations. assisted the Committee on
Arrangements for the 21st annual
national convention of the American
Alumni Council, which met in Wash
ington at the Wardman Park Hotel.
last week. They were Edward Gaydos
of Fairchance, Pa. John H. McDon-
aid of Grand Junction. Colo. and
Ferris Douglass of Summit. N. J.
"A Protestant Church in the Clas-
sical Tradition" is the architectural
problem announced by the officials Of
the American Academy of Rome,
sponsors of the annual Nationwide
Rome Prize Competition, for which
VeIHOH T. OuChel1 VI oSI1 "dluci
street is one of 10 finalists. Duckett,
an assistant in architecture at the
Catholic University atelier, was named
from among some $50 original con-
testants as one of the 10 from schools
in various parts of the country, to be
eligible for the Rome Prize, valued
at $4,000. Duckett will commence his
project Immediately, completing it
by April 81. Last year Robert A.
Weppner, jr.. of Lakewood. Ohio a
student at Catholic University also,
Evening star., 1935-04-07
Schools and Colleges
George Washington Law Review Editorial Staff to
Entertain Members of Legal
Profession.

Mrs. Adolph Fucker and Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur S. Flemming.
The committee in charge consists
Of Edward Hopper, Worthingtor
Houghton, Chester Morrill,, Thomas
Parks, Catherine Church. Georgeanna
Hid, Mary Lesta Wakeman and Alice
Thompson.
The American U. debating team
recently returned from a weeks trip
through West Virginia and Ohio, will
meet Wooster College team Thursday
night at Wesley Heights Clubhouse
The local debaters. Frank Hoadley
Edward Hopper and Sidney Sachs
will take the negative Of the ques-
ton, Resolved. That the nations
should agree to prevent the interna-
tional shipment of arms and NUM-
tions."
Classwork will resume tomorrow
morning at the college. following q
weeks Spring vacation.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
Absence of Flag
On Army Day
Due to Oversight
Mayor of Milwaukee Ex'
plains Delay in Sho,U.
ing Stars and Stripes.
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, April 6-The flag
did not fly from the City Hall during
the early hours of today. Army day
but Socialist Mayor Daniel Hoan's
secretary said it was through inad-
vertence.
The flag was unfurled early in the
afternoon.
Absence of the flag and display of
q huge electric sign reading mo
More War" caused considerable COM
ment.
Otto Hauser, the mayors secretary,
explained that it is the duty of the
department of buildings and bridges
to display the flag, and that Army
day was not designated on the de-
partment's calendar as one on which
the National colors should be flown.
Hauser said the mo More War;
sign had been displayed on the City
Hall on Army day and Armistice day
for the last three years.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
Southeastern Honors LAWYER.

1OHN PAUL EARNEST, chairman OF
the Board of Law Examiners for
the District of Columbia and in
structor in common law pleading and
constitutional law at Southeastern
University. was given a surprise party
by his law pupils on his 73d birthday
anniversary last Friday.
Arriving to conduct his classes, Prof
Earnest was escorted to the assembly
hall and given a mock honorary
degree" of doctor of benevolence
The degree was conferred upon him
by Charles " INLAY, former dean of
the School of Law of Southeastern
University. The ceremonies were at
tended by Dr. James A. Bell, president
of the university. and other officials.
in addition to the senior and junior
classes in common law pleading and
constitutional law.
The junior law class held a dance
last night at the Willard Hotel.
Plans for the annual banquet of the
university April 27 at the Mayflower
Hotel have been completed by the
Committee on Arrangements, headed
by Fred L. Dawson.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
EADING members of the legal
profession will be guests of
honor at the banquet to be held

procession Will be guests OF
honor at the banquet to be held
IL tomorrow night at the May
flower by the editorial staff OF
the George Washington Law Review,
legal periodical of the George Wash
ington University Law School.
Guests include Associate Justice
Harlan F. Stone of the United States
Supreme Court, Clyde B. Aitchison,
Interstate Commerce Commissioner;
John Dickinson, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce, and Dean William C.
Van Week of the law school. Commits
Sioner AitchiSon will be the speaker
of the evening. o. S. Colclough, men,
ber of the Board of Student Editors,
will act as toaStmaSter. Donald j..
Sherbondy is chairman of the Com
mittee on Arrangements.
The George Washington Law Re-
view is the only legal periodical in the
country devoted exclusively to govern
mental and Federal public law.
Members of the university band
will hold their annual banquet tomor-
row night at the Admiral. Capt. Tay-
lor Branson, leader of the United
States Marine Band, and Capt. Will
liam Stannard of the Army Band will
be guests of honor Peter Buys, band
master, composer and director, will be
the guest speaker. Other speakers
will be DR.. Robert H. Harmon, chair
man of the university music commit
tee and director of the glee clubs;
James E. Pixlee. director of athletics;
Louis Malkus. director of the univer-
sity band; Ludwig Caminita, jr., CO.
ordinator of student activities, and
Orrin Bartlett, president Of the band.
A feature of the program will be
the presentation of the Directors Cup
to the band member judged the most
valuable to the organization during
the past year. Gold keys will be
awarded bandsmen who have COM
pleted three years of outstanding Serv-
ice and officers for the coming year
will be elected.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
PARADE WATCHER DIES

George Tremble, about S., said to
be an employe of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, from Kansas City, Mo-,
died suddenly yesterday after he COL
lapsed on the sidewalk while viewing
the Army day parade at Tenth street
and Constitution avenue. He was
pronounced dead on arrival at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Hospital officials said cards found
In Tremble's clothes established his
residence.
Evening star., 1935-04-07

G. U. Law Journal Issued.
CEATURED in the new quarterly
issue of the Georgetown Law
School journal. published during
the past week, are five articles written
by outstanding lawyers and teachers
on important and timely legal topics.
besides reviews of recent court de-
ciSiorlS.
"A Study of the Gold Clause in the
Light of History" was written by
Phanor j. Eder of the New York bar.
Francis I. WEIGH of this city. associ-
ate editor of Public Utilities Fort
nightly, contributed. an article on
"Constitutionality Of the Tennessee
Valley Authority" The third article
is a review of the recent decisions on
good faith" in corporate reorgani-
zation under section 77-B of the
bankruptcy act. This was written by
John Gerdes of the New York Uni
versity law faculty and is to COM
prise chapter in a forthcoming book
by the author.
Prof. George H. Grouse discusses
Trial JurieS in Canadian Criminal
Practice" in the fourth article, while
Richard Spencer. assistant commits
sioner of the United States Patent
Office makes Some Observations Of
the Registrability of Trade Marks"
in the fifth article. Among the law
Evening star., 1935-04-07

Dorothy G. Dorian, Louis E. Near
thur. Edward s. Morgan, Charles w.
Towle, Grace M. Stewart, Richard M.
Wood and Kimball S. Wyman. DIR.
Edwin A. Mooers presided in the law
court and DR.. William H. Collins, for
mer Assistant United States attorney,
presided in the equity branch, due to
the illness of the regular faculty judge,
Prof. Lucian H. Vandoren.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter
Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity. held
its annual Spring pledge banquet last
night at the Hamilton Hotel. Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph of West
Virginia was the guest of honor and
principal speaker. John v. Hughes
chancellor, presided.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
A. U. Junior Prom Friday.

THE junior prom. outstanding So
cial event of the American Uni
versity college year, will take
place Friday night at the Shoreham
Hotel. Leading the grand march in
places of honor will be the president
of the senior class. Emory Buckle, of
Harrisburg, Pa, and his partner. Miss
Bernice Lown. senior, of Spearf1sh, S.
Oak. and the president of the junior
class, Edward Hopper, of this city, and
Miss Jane Jordan. freshman, of
Lyons. N Y.
Sponsors Of the junior prom will be
Chancellor and Mrs. Joseph M. M.
Gray, DR. George B. Woods, dean of
the college, and Mrs. Woods; DR.. and
Evening star., 1935-04-07
WIDOW GETS ESTATE

Disposing Of an estate valued at
$10,7l6. the will of the late Henry
K. Bush Brown, Washington sculptor,
was filed for probate in District Su-
preme Court yesterday.
His widow, Mrs. M. Lesley Bush
Brown, 1850 Euclid street, was named
as principal beneficiary. He also left
bequests to other relatives.
The sculptor died March 1. The
petition for probate of the will was
filed by the Washington Loan and
Trust Co.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
3,83O-PO|NT GAIN
SCORED BY S|MSES
IS Bands in Army Day Pa
rade Accompany Cut in
CuIbertS0nS' Lead.
Nv the Associated Press.

By tAc AsoOCidbCu Hicso.
NEW YORK, April 6.-MuSic had
charms for the P. Hal Simses today
as they reduced the Culbertson lead
to 10,8l0 points in their $50 rubber
match.
The music came from Is military
bands, part of an Army day parade
which passed under the exclusive
Crockford Club window to the enjoy
ment of the kibitzers and the conster-
nation of the bridge players.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sims gained $3.50
points during the session, the eight
eenth of the match. Forced to shout
their bids to be heard above the bands,
the principals soon became touchy
and one argument between Ely Gull
bertson and Sims was ended only by
the roar of martial music
At the end of the ninety fifth rubber
the pair standings we're:
Evening star., 1935-04-07
PIT. A. to Inspect School.

SILVER SPRING. Mo, April 6
(SpeclaD D.-A demonstration of classes
and inspection of the new Eastern
Suburban Senior High School will
feature a meeting of its Parent.
Teacher Association Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
Columbus Plans Dance.

DLANS for the dance to be given
by the junior law class of Column
bus University on May 4 are rap
idly taking shape. The committee in
charge, headed by Joseph Morris, has
already obtained the Willard Hotel
ball room, and is now negotiating
with a dance orchestra to supply the
music for the evening
DR.. John R. Fitzpatrick, head of
the Metropolitan School of Criminol-
ogy. announces that Capt Rhoda c.
Milliken, director of the Woman's
Bureau, will speak before the GRIM
inology class Monday and Thursday
on The Woman's Bureau and House
of Detention" Last week w. A. Van
Du7er, traffic director, gave two il
lustrated lectures, one on the Duties
of the Director of Vehicles and
Traffic" and the other, The Layout
Of Highway Systems"
Other speakers to follow will in
clude Maj Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent of police, and Julian T.
Baber of the Secret Service.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
No More Gas
In Stomach
and Bowels

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lieved Of gas in stomach and bowels,
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That drOwsy. sleepy feeling after
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Advertisement.
Evening star., 1935-04-07
w. C. L. Hears N. r. A. Counsel.

THE third Of series Of special lee
lures being given at Washington
College of Law will be held Sat-
urday evening. The speaker will be
Blackwell Smith, general counsel, Ma
tional Recovery Administration, who
will discuss the lawyers place in eco
nomic planning.
At yesterdays session of moot court,
senior counsel preparing and present.
ing cases for trial were Ben Cohen,
Evening star., 1935-04-07
CulbertSon
4-Heart Bid Set.

4-Heart Bid Set.
The argument developed while Cul-
bertson was playing a four-heart bid
on which he was set one. When he
neglected to take fineSSe, two kib-
itzers conferred audibly. Sims smiled.
You don't know everything that
Is going on in the game" Ely re-
marked angrily to the kibitZers.
Sims. thinking the remark was
meant for him, replied:
Il may not know everything that is
going on. but 1 know everything in
front of me- I've seen every rotten
play you've made during the match" :"
CulbertSon's answer was drowned out
by The Stars and Stripes Forever"
A clash between Mr.. and Mrs. Cul-
bertson marked the opening hand of
the session. Ely made a forcing two
bid, and she responded with two no
trump: he bid three diamonds and
she passed
After the hand was played. Ely
making four. he pointed out that he
could have made three no trump,
blaming his wife for passing.
If you are going to change your
system every time you play, She
snapped, Il can't keep up with you"
Complicated Bidding.
On the following hand the Culbert-
sons picked up LAO points on an
unvulnerable grand slam bid in dia-
monds. Culbertson said it caused
the most complicated bidding of the
match.
MRS. Culbertson)
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vVoid
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(Hal Sims Mrs. Sims)
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$9-6 @Q-7-6-4-3
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Evening star., 1935-04-07

notes Of the Journal Is one on "Con-
flict Of Laws Resulting from Naturali-
zation and Expatriation," written by
Henry B. Hazard, assistant commits
sioner Of immigration.
n ICHARD S. CLAIRE has been
II added to the faculty of Strayer
College of Accountancy, and
will take over the classes Of Percy E.
Sackett when the new semester begins
tomorrow morning. Sackett, who has
been instructing in the college and
assisting in the administrative Offices
as registrar. will handle registration
work exclusively hereafter
Claire is a graduate Of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan, where he received
his master of business administration
degree. During the past six years he
has been teaching In New York and
New Jersey. He will teach advanced
accounting, economics and related
subjects at Strayer College.
Evening star., 1935-04-07

won the prize and is now In Italy
working under the provisions of his
award.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-02-14
WOman's Board Of County
Hospital Makes Report

The Executive Committee of the
Woman's Board, Montgomery County
General Hospital, was called to order
by Mrs. Frederic L. Thomas, on Mon
day, February 18th, at the home of
Mrs. c. C. Tumbleson.
Miss Jones reported that 80 pat
tents had been admitted to the hospit-
al during the month of January, 46
pay and 81 State cases. Miss Esther
E. Wentz, a graduate of Lakaneau
Hospital, Philadelphia, came on duty
January 14th to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of Miss Mary
Dugan.
The next meeting of the board will
be held on Monday, March 25th in
stead Of March 18th. Notices of this
meeting win be mailed as usual.