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Evening star., 1935-07-18
M JAZZ BAND N1
An Exciting, Ultra Modern Love Story.
By Wyatt Rundell.
BY Wyatt Rundell.

not long to wait, and glimpsing Sue
Train and Ina among a group OF
girls emerging from the entrance.
sounded his horn loudly. They saw
him and came in rush.
"Bud" cried Sue, excitedly climb
ing on the running board. Gosh, I'm
glad to see you'll"
She ruffled his hair vigorously and
jumped nimbly back, escaping his
lunge Of retribution.
Take us home, will ya, mister?"
she entreated, shrilly.
He opened door. Hop in, sis
ter" he invited. can bring your
nice-lookin' friend, there. Hello, Ina.
How's the girl?"
Fine" she smiled. He looked at
her scrutinizingly.
Paul phone you?" he asked.
Her color deepened slightly and she
nodded. She seemed to search for
words.
That's the limit" interjected Sue.
feelingly. She's been living for Mon
day ever since you left, and now that
man can't get here till tomorrow"
Ina laughed apologetically. Honey"
she chided Sue. 1T isn't as bad as
all that. I'm still fairly healthy.
And anyway, we have Bud" She
smiled at that young man and al
though he beamed with pleasure his
lips resolved into firm line as he
started the car. They slid into mid
evening traffic on Grand and his
driving occupied him. Sue was gar
rulous, possibly because the other two
were inordinately silent. She al
ternately nudged Bud in the ribs for
the sheer joy Of hearing his eX-
plosive protests and hugged Ina i'm
pulsively as if in consolation for the
episode of the missing husband.
At the apartment Ina jumped out.
Come on up, kids" she invited.
Believe it or not, I've made cake
and the janitor says it's not so bad"
Bud vaulted from beneath the
wheel. His eyes were wide.
Cake" he breathed, reverently.
Cake"
They sat in the tiny kitchen and
Ina poised a cleaning knife over the
evenings attraction, three-layered,
chocolate iced, an unmiStakable tri-
umph The telephone rang In the
Evening star., 1935-07-18

living room and she gave the krife
to Sue.
"cut 1t, sue." she said. "And ex-
cuse-please."
She ran from the room. Sue looked
at Bud, queer expression on her race
Poor kid" she articulated, softly.
She's disappointed as hell par
don my French, but that's exactly how
it Is. Have you noticed?"
EYES," said Bud, almost fercely.
She regarded him searchingly
Bud" she declared. II don't think
all the fairy tales were copyrighted by
Hans Christian Anderson. Do you?'
Bud sat on the edge Of the breakfast
table and took out cigarette. He was
q long time lighting it, using several
matches. when he turned back to
her, his face held q suggestion OF
strain. He shock his head slowly.
You're wrong, Sue" he answered
"I was there when Babe told Paul
about the meeting in St. Louis. He
had to 90; he's a big shot In the Local
union. I'm not saying he's above
temptation; nobody Is. But this Is
on the level.r
He regarded her steadily. His gaze
was unwavering. Sue, somewhat
abashed, concentrated on her cake
slicing
In the darkened living room, Ina
took the phone from Its bracket with
hands that trembled slightly. Hello
she said, a little breathleSsly.
"Oh-ah-Mrs. Machanello?" In
quired sauve masculine voice.
"Yes-?" She tnvoluntarily strove
to identify the voice.
This is Babe Burton speaking, Mrs.
Machanello. You'll excuse this late
call, hope, but would like to talk
to Paul a. moment, please"
The half-stifled exclamation that
Babe heard over the phone, he dis
missed as line distortion. Ina's tone
was unnatural, bewildered.
"Why-why-he isn't here, Mr. Bun
ton. He went To- He-he hasn't
returned yet"
u see. I remember now that he
olO8l COI1lC xlOtlC LII tIlC buS. oO11y
have disturbed you, Mrs. Machanello.
We've were having Q little argument,
st. George and I. and ! was positive
that Paul could settle it for usI''
oh"
Eyes. I hope you'll forgive my call
ing, Mrs. Machanello. I'm sure 1t was
very thoughtless Of meat this hour.
And thank you very much. Good-by.' .
"Good-by-" echoed Ina. The
receiver clicked in her ear. unnoticed.
She gripped the phone in her hand
stared unseemingly into the darkness
before her. Finally, she placed the
instrument in its place and sank into
a nearby chair. The room whirled
about her.
Bud and Sue looked up inquiringly
when she returned to the kitchen.
Evening star., 1935-07-18

Anything startling, Honeys" smiled
Sue.
Ina was grateful for the task OF NIL
ing and adjusting the coffee percola-
tor. It enabled her 10 keep her back
to them for the time being.
Mo-" she said. slowly. "Just
my-mother In Dallas. She often
sails up In the evening. Night rate,
you know"
(To be continued.)
Evening star., 1935-07-18
PROSPERITY HAILED
Benefit Group In Four Years
Writes s27, ,365, 900 Insurance.

WIIIes ~NF'uO0,V0O
CLEVELAND. Ohio. July IS @.-
Mrs. Bina West Miller, supreme presi-
dent of the Woman's Benefit Associa-
ton, told delegates at its national con-
vehtion yesterday the association had
written sat 1865, 900 worth Of insurance
In the last four years.
A prosperity pageant in which 1000
women and girls were to participate
at the Cleveland Stadium brought the
convention to a climax last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

William 6. Curtis, Payton Williams and Waights Henry. The schol- arship committee consists of J. R. Putnam and Frank H. Bailey. The leadership committee consists of E. Rowland Chase, Leroy Gibbs, Pat rick Wallace, J. R. Putnam, Nor man Neale and William A. Car penter.
 The members of the Younger Boys Committee are: John c. Gil- martin, William A. Carpenter, Ar- thur B. Buckmai1, John M. Brophy, Dr. Joseph L. lHetzel, Rev. Harold Craw, F. H. Bailey, and Mrs. Fran cis Platt. The camp committees consist of the following workers: Barrow L. Heminway, Dr. Edwin c. Read, Dutton Noble, Samuel J. Morgan, William P. Arnold, A. J. German, Frank H. Bailey, William 8. Curtis, pr. H. F. Morrill,, Stanley V. Volovski, Tracy Smith, George H. Tracy, Merritt W. Atwood. Al- fred Meyerhans, John G. Gilmartin, Walter Lowell, Mrs. Orton P. Camp, Walter A. Jarvis, Fred w. Daniels, Allen w. Clark, Mrs. Le- roy Gibbs, Merwin Bronson, Louis H. Stocking, Russell H. Pope, J. Winfred Beecher, George King ston, Rev. J. O. Todd, Arthur Tay- Tor, Mrs. Rose T. Klitka, Mrs. Francis Platt, Mrs. James McGrath, Burton Walker, Martin J. Tehan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
SCHOOL FORUM TO BE HELD AT YMCA
Richard Barrett to. Explain N. Y. A. Program and
 Possibilities Wed.

Wednesday evening at 8 p. m. Q high school forum will be held at the Central YMCA for all high school students in the city interest ed in the student aid phase of the National Youth Movement with Richard A. Barrett, assistant N. Y. A. director for Connecticut as the speaker.
 IN. Y. A. Program and Possibil- ities," will be the subject of MT. Barrett's discussion. He will explain the entire student aid program, those eligible, how to apply, the spe- cial emphasis given to scholastic standing, and the work that must be done to receive aid.
 After his lectures MT. Barrett will devote a half hour. to answering questions. Both the boys and west Hobbies have been reserved to take
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

care of the crowd anticipated.
 P. Dutton Noble, chairman of the city's bo ywork committee of ti1e YMCA will act as chairman and introduce Mir. Barrett. All of the high school and young men's clubs of the North End, Central and Brooklyn branches have been ti1- vited to attend the talk.
 Notice of the visit of Mfr. Barrett has been given all the students of the three high schools through the cooperation of Dr. T. E. Condop, superintendent of schools. "
 High school boys are particularly interested in securing student aid and Q large attendance is expected for MT. Barrett's talk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
Noble Appointed d Y
 Boys Work Leader
Committee at Supper Gathering Discusses Varied Fall
 Program Many Appointments Given

Church Cooperation Committee on Boys Work. Rowland Chase has accepted the position of chairman of the Boys Work Leadership Committee. Barrow L.. Heminway has been chosen for another sea- son as chairman of the Camping Committee. William A. Carpenter was renominated for director of Younger Boys Work.
 Additional members of the City Boys Work Committee are: J. Rus sell Putnam, chairman of the Col lege Scholarship Fund; and Pay- ton Williams, Rev. Waights Henry, and Frank H. Bailey.
 The members of the high school committee are: Roy H. Walch, Clarence Tappin, Newton Alexan- der, Earl Smithes, and Ellery Kil- bourn. The members of the church cooperation committee are:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

The city boys work committee of thte Y. M. c. A. met at the Gen. tral building for supper last night under the leadership of its newly appointed chairman, F. Dutton Noble. President Charles Larkin announced the appointment of MT. Noble to head the boys work of the North End, Brooklyn and Gen. tral branches and this evenings meeting brings together chairmen of all the boys work sub-commit- tees.
 John G. Gilmartin, director of Waterbury evening schools, has been appointed chairman of the Younger Boys Work of the Y. M. c. A. Roy Walch, of Crosby High school, has been chosen for the chairmanship of the High School Boys Work. William s. Curtis has been reelected chairman of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08

New air services are to be oper- ated between London, Amsterdam and Berlin.
Evening star., 1935-11-08
Train Robbery.

A train robbery in the good old style,
plus modern tools of execution, is the lat
est sensation in the field of crime. The
train, bound from Cleveland to Pitts
burgh, halted for regular stop at Gar
rettsville, town of between one and
two thousand inhabitants, and five ban
dts, armed with machine guns, held up
the crew and cleaned out the mail car,
getting away with pouches containing
$4,000 in cash and $12,450 in securities.
They worked swiftly and precisely. indi-
eating that the hold-up had been care
fully planned and rehearsed. The leader
of the gang wore a mask, the others par
TALLY concealing their features with dark
glasses. They made a clean getaway,
although the number on their car was
noted and warning was given by tele-
phone so that pursuit was at once insti-
tuted.
Such crime plainly indicates collusive
work between the shipping agencies and
the thieves. Some one inside of the Or
ganization from which the cash and Sc
curities were forwarded must have given
the information that enabled the gang
to hold up the right train at the most
effective point on the run. A small
town was more suitable for this purpose
than a larger center Of population.
knowledge of the time and the train and
Evening star., 1935-11-08
Move Against Vile Books
Must Be From the Source
To the Editor OF The Star:

TO the Edltor OF Inc star:
The chief postal inspector. of the
United States, K. P. Aldrich, is an official
whose public has never been "bethump'd
with words" He speaks SO seldom that
he might be claSSed as reticent. Yet a
few days ago. impelled probably by force
of wider knowledge of the subject than
is possessed by most of his fellow citi-
zens, Mr. Aldrich wrote letter to The
Star earnestly commencing it for its
efforts to mold public opinion against
the growing evil of unclean books.
What this informed and competent
witness had to say about the effect OF
vile books and pictures on the youth OF
the country, and on the weak-minded
adults as well, was of the nature OF an
amazing revelation.
Here, indeed, is condition OF long
standing and increasing seriousness.
What is going to be done about it? Mr..
Aldrich knows only too well, and doubt
less is irked by the circumstance, that
itself from jurisdiction of the postal laws.
The States. with their wide policing
powers, where responsibility Immediately
rests, seem hopelessly unequal to the
task of handling the matter. For the
Federal Government to take adequate
steps would be to wound the sensibilities
of groups of our people who think man
was made for the Constitution and not
the Constitution for man.
The churches and other organized
moral influences have been fighting the
evil valiantly, and may be depended on
to continue their efforts. But such
fight as these can make it circumscribed
and does not get to the seat of the trou-
BILE. 1t deals more with the effect than
the cause.
Meanwhile the situation is a practical
stalemate. Who or what is going to
break it? My humble Judgment is that
nothing will be done until squeamish-
ness is set aside and accountability is
established at the source Of the evil.
FREDERICK w. STECKMAN.
Evening star., 1935-11-08
Some Facts Resulting
From the Farm Policy

To the Editor Of The Star:
Permit me to pass on to your many
readers some interesting but very dis
concerting facts contained in letter
from friend of mine. AS to their trust
worthiness I may say he is the author
Of many books, on archaeology, ancient
astronomy, ancient mathematics and a
work on government, economics and
finance. He says, among other things:
kansas received checks for $50, ,000, 900
during the last fiscal year for not raising
wheat and is now importing wheat from
Canada, paying tariff on it. Three hun
dred thousand SoWs killed, which, when
farrowed, equals 100000 pigs, and in
addition 100000 pigs killed, total of
100000. Sixteen million head Of cattle
killed, 80 per cent of which were burned
and buried Restrictions of wheat produc-
ton 10000 900 acres. The same percent
age applies to oats, barley, rice and to-
bacco. Restriction of cotton production,
18,000000 acres, and of corn production,
10000 600 acres. During the past year the
United States is importing more corn,
wheat, hogs than ever before in the his
tory of the Nation. Cattle and beef are
being imported from Mexico and Argen-
tina, also corn at the rate of 1000 900
bushels day. During the month of No
vember 1894, 100000 pounds of cotton
seed oil were imported, and the rate OF
importations has not diminished. The
South has lost more than 40 per cent of
its export cotton trade, never to be re-
gained, inaSmuch as Japan, India, Egypt,
Equatorial Africa. Argentina, Peru and
Mexico have increased their cotton pro-
duction three to four fold. The same
thing applies to tobacco in Equatorial
Africa.
"Who of normal mind believes that
abundance is produced by scarcity? Hun
dreds of millions of dollars are being
wasted in the purchase of sub-marginal
and swamp lands as a refuge for wild
fowls and other impractical purposes.
The evil to be deplored is the process tax.
Meat, corn and wheat products are 200 to
800 per cent higher, yet farmers are paid
not to produce these foods"
This is most extraordinary and alarm
ing condition of affairs for potentially the
most productive and Self-contained
nation on earth.
ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANIER.
Evening star., 1935-11-08
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Taxi. Sir?


What say, sir?-The Million Dollar
Bridge?
Open both windows for air. sir? sure.
Not i'll, sir?-Feeling bit on edge.
Damp drizzle. Yet once dusk worked
a cure:
I was all in when lost my kid
Ever hear Jolson sing Sonny Boy?
All the world to me. My wife-she hid
Him because I was out of employ.
You know how he saved me from the
Jump
Made his way cross town to me at
dark,
In dusk like this; the little hump
Came, finding his way thru street and
park,
Came straight back to me when I was
ditched;
Pulled me up to my job. What say, sir?
He loved me? Sure. And he kept me
hitched.
It's good to be loved by kid or cur.
Drive to the street past the bridge?
Okay.
Yom home block? surel I'm glad,
sir. You see,
Your eyes in my mirror gave you away
You were going to Jump, sir, just like
me.
You'd lost your grip. It's dismal weather.
Sorry gabbed so. What say? That's
right
Nobs and cabmen can chin together.
Here's your number, sir. Thank you.
Good night.
Evening star., 1935-11-08

the schedule Of that train gave the
thieves their working basis for the Job.
Short Of the arming Of every train
hand, with q protective plan of opera
tions at every stop, on the assumption
that each place of halt may be the scene
of raid. it would seem to be impossible
to prevent such desperate and adroit
operations. If there are venal bank
clerks to sell information to the crooks
the hold-up game can be played with in
itial safety and success. It is not, how
ever, assured that the getaway can be
completed. The car number can be
changed, but SO efficient are the pursuers
nowadays that the chances are against
the thief making clean escape.
In the old days of train robberies the
bandits usually had advance informa-
ton of plunder to be had. They mostly
held up their quarry by blocking the
roads or the rails in isolated places SO that
there were few witnesses and little chance
Of Identification. Those were horseback
days in the main, the motor car being
the highwayman's comparatively late
means Of escape. In one respect the
leader of the band at GarrettSville fol-
lowed the old tradition by wearing
mask, so that modern highway crime
retains some of the romantic features
Of the past.
Evening star., 1935-11-08
Horse Sense.

Governor Alf A. Landon of Kansas be-
lieves that dose of "horse sense" would
help the country. Horse sense, of the
Landon variety, means cutting Govern
ment costs, cutting taxes the people must
pay, and cutting Government debts. 1t
means being guided by experience, that
greatest teacher of all" In more or less
homely and simple phrase the Kansas
Governor pointed out that "if the winds
rip the roof off a house out in our coun-
try, we don't tear down the walls also
and abandon the whole structure. We
put on a new and better roof"
Governor Landon is serving his second
term as chief executive of Kansas. APP
parently he has used "horse sense" For
in his recent address to the Chamber OF
Commerce of Ohio he told his audience
that general property taxes in Kansas,
since 1929, have been reduced over 80 per
cent; that the cost of State government
had been cut % per cent for the years
1933-34 below the cost of the years
1892; that from 1882 to 1884 there had
been a net reduction of $17,000,000 Of
bonded indebtedness in the counties and
communities; that the per capita cost OF
State and local governments in Kansas
in 1929 was $71, and in 1885 it will be $5l.
a reduction of more than 26 per cent.
What a record! At the same time
Kansas has done its share in relieving
distress. 1t has produced 3O.6 per cent
of the relief burden. furnished chiefly by
county and local governments. This
ranks Kansas fifteenth in the list OF
Evening star., 1935-11-08
Correcting an Error in
"Answers to Questions

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t is not often that Mr.. Haskin misses
one, but in his column last Thursday
evening he did. The question was, What
is the translation of hari-kari,. the jap
aneSe method of official Suicide?" An
sWer: 1T means happy dispatch" Says
who? In the first place, there Is no
such word or expression as "hari-kari' in
the japanese language.
What the questioner had in mind was
the word "hara-kiri." The meaning Of
hara-kiri is belly cutting This word
"haAa- -kiri" comes from the word "hara,"
belly or abdomen, and the verb "kiru," to
cut 1t is a word much used by writer's
of the English language, especially the
comic opera writer's and noveliStS, but is
rarely heard in Japan, especially by the
better classes, as it is considered COL
loqual or vulgar.
The japanese, being as one might say
specialists in the act of committing sui
side, have number of terms for the act.
The one used to designate the formal
suicide, generally as a protest or sign
of disagreement, act of fealty. or to call
attention to some wrong, violation of
Japanese customs. or act of renuncia-
ton, is called "seppuku." This means
exactly the same as "hara -kiri," but is
more elegant word. 1t is more refined
expression.
The real japanese word for suicide is
"jisatsu," also "jigai" and "jisai." "Ji"
meaning oneself and "Satsu suru" to kill,
thus to kill oneself.
Because of the Japanese family sys-
tenn and their social customs lovers sell
dom are able to marry and live together.
Therefore many commit double suicide
so as to enable them to live together
in the next world. They take their re-
ligious beliefs seriously. For this act of
double suicide they have three express
sions, "aitaijini," "shinju" and "joshi."
These words all have the same meaning
and are used only in speaking of lovers
who die together.
Thus we have no less than eight diff
ferent words than can be translated into
the English word suicide, and in no in
stance are they translated happy dis
patch" There is no question but that
there have been some happy dispatches
not only in Japan, but in the United
State of America as well. But the trans
lator who can get "happy dispatch" out
OF belly cutting, or the more refined
abdomen incising, or just plain killing
oneself, or the romantic dying for love
can get more out of the Japanese Ian
guage than the Japanese can get them
selves. S. q. JACQUES.
Evening star., 1935-11-08

States in per cent OF non-Federal funds
used for relief. Twenty-seven States
contributed less than Is per cent OF their
relief funds.
This is the State and this the Governor
that were targets of the prince OF SPEND
ers, Harry L. Hopkins. Mr.. Hopkins as
serted that Kansas had not come through
with thin dime" in the matter OF relief,
and that he had never heard of Governor
Landon's starting anything for relief.
Mr.. Hopkins was taking pot shot at
the man who has been prominently mem
toned as the Republican standard bearer
against the Roosevelt New Deal. just
why it is necessary for the Federal relief
administrator to attack either one of the
sovereign States or its Governor is not
explained. However, Mr.. Hopkins has
had his answer.
It may occur to some of the people
that If Governor Landon, through the
use of horse sense, has been able to
reduce tax burdens and at the same time
help the destitute, something of that
kind might be done for the United States.
Some of them might even arrive at the
conclusion that Landon himself could
do the job.
The Kansas Governor in his first ap-
pearance in the East" made it quite
clear that he believes the duty rests upon
the Government to do all in its power
to prevent suffering among the less fortu-
nate. He added There is no reason,
however, why we should not attempt to
accomplish this, as far as possible, on
pay-as-you-go basis. We will then
pay for our own mistakes, which is right
and as it should be-" What an honest
idea!