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Evening star., 1935-12-28
Blocks for Sandpaper.

II you are going to use sandpaper on
a fat surface-before beginning to
paint or between coats-you will find
that the sandpaper works more easily
If it Is wrapped around small block
of wood. Special sandpaper holders
are now on the market and may be
obtained at most any paint store.
Evening star., 1935-12-28
New Silos Financed.

A new silo may be financed under
the Federal Housing Administration's
modernization credit plan.
Evening star., 1935-12-28
F. H. A. Valuation Adopted.

Many financial institutions through
out the country are adopting the Fed
eral Housing Administrations system
Of property valuation and appraisal.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
DOCTORS HELD


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 6 (Spe.
ciaD DIR. Harry Bennett Sanford
and DR.. Robert c. Hogue, we'll
known Richmond physicians, were
arrested yesterday charged with
selling large quantities Of morphine
here. They waived examination
when taken before United States
Commissioner Melvin Flegenheim-
er and were bound over to the
Federal grand jury.
B. M. Martin, Federal district
supervisor for the Bureau of
Narcotics, who made the arrests,
said that the two physicians
had been watched by bureau
authorities for two years and
he charged that the accused
men had distributed about 500
ounces of the dope during that
period.
"An ounce" said Martin, "does
not seem like q great deal. but
the layman can think Of it better
if it is compared to about a barrel
of whiskey.'
This city is known to drug ad-
diets who come from Virginia,
West Virginia, and the District of
Columbia, realizing that they can
secure narcotic drugs without
physical disability and even
without medical examination"
he declared.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
COUNT LUST|G
PLEADSGU|LTY

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 U.SJ.
The biggest competitor the United
States Treasury has ever had in
the issuance Of United States cur
rency-"Count" Victor LlStig-
late yesterday profanely inter
rupted his trial on counterfeiting
and pleaded guilty to accusations
for which he may be sentenced
to prison for 90 years.
His guilty plea came while Will
liam Watts, q confederate an d
fermer Nebraska drug clerk. was
testifying, with q pile Of $500. 900
in bogus currency stacked on the
counsel table in front Of him.
The Count" whose real name
Is Robert v. Miller, turned sud-
denly to his attorney and in a
voice loud enough to be heard
throughout the courtroom. de.
clared:
ITO hell with it! Let's get it
over with. I just wanted to see
whether he CWatts) would
squeal."
A short recess was granted un-
til the confusion subsidized, follow
ing which the tall, mustachioed
''Count" entered his plea Of
guilty as charged"
Between 1882 and 1885, Lustig
passed more than one million
dollars in bogus IS, $40, $40 and
500 notes. Federal men said.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
MAILS OPENED
TO REBEL
UTILITIES

In an order questioning his
own authority under the Wheeler
Rayburn act Postmaster General
Farley yesterday instructed post
masters not to exclude unregis-
tered utility holding companie;
from use of the mails.
The order was published in the
department. daily bulletin as H.
c. Hopson, head Of Associated
Gas and Electric system, one OF
the biggest unregistered COM
panies, was threatened with con-
tempt proceedings unless he bares
financial details Of his lobbying
against the act.
Farley'S order alluded to a
previous Justice Department cir
cular directing U. S. attorneys to
withhold Grimm ! proceedings
against nonregistrantS pending q
Supreme Court decision on consti-
tutionality of the act.
The threat to Hopson was con
tanned in a letter to HopSon by
Chairman John O'Connor, of the
Houses Committee, investigating
lobbying by utility companies.
O'Connor wrote HopSon he
must produce all records of his
utility financial transactions by
December 16 or face contempt
charges in the House when it con,
VeneS January 3.
O'Connor declared that if Hop,
son did not produce the wanted
records he would be summoned to
testify again.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Times
Table
TODAY

Convention, Maryland, District
of Columbia and Virginia Laun-
dry Owners Association, willard
Hotel.
Tri State Convention, United
Minc Workers of America, willard
Hotel.
12:45 P.M.-Luncheon, District
OF Columbia Bankers Association,
Willard Hotel.
1890 PM. - Luncheon, Reel
procity Club, Lafayette Hotel
100 P.M.-Luncheon, League
OF Republican Women, Mayflower
Hotel.
900 PM. - Dance, Arkansas
State Society, Willard Hotel.
$3.50 P.M.-Dinner, Maryland
Association Of Engineers, Raleigh
Hotel.
500 P.M.-Bingo Party, Ath-
letic Association, Labor Depart
ment. Sholl's, 1919 g st. N. W.
Exhibit of miniatures, work Of
American Society Of Miniature
Painters, at Natural History
Building Of the National Museum,
under auspices Of the National
Gallery of Art. Continued through
January 5.
900 PM. Dance, Pi Delta
Epsilon Fraternity (Journalistic)
Penman'S Promenade, at Univer-
sity of Maryland.
1000 PM Dance, Delta
Lambda Sigma Sorority, Raleigh
Hotel.
TOMORRO
900 A.M.-Meeting, Unite d
Stewardship Council, Raleigh
Hotel.
$50 AM. - Tri-State Conven-
ton United Mine Workers, Will
lard Hotel.
900 A.M.-Executive Commit
tee Meeting, Associated General
Contractors, willard Hotel.
11:00 AM. and 2:30 PM
| MCSGl1IB, .OU y. III. bu11C44COA1S
2::20 p. m. Buffet luncheon, Sis
ters-International Federation Of
Catholic Alumni.
100 P.M.-Luncheon Institute
Francais. Mayflower Hotel.
400 PM.-Card Party, Daugh-
ters of 1912. Mayflower Hotel.
S to 7:30 P.M.-Tea Dance, the
University Club of washington.
TOO PM.-Dinner. villa d
Straight A. E. F. Association, May
flower Hotel.
TOO P.M.-Dinner, Fedora
Schoolmen's Club, Raleigh Hotel.
1880 P.M.-Dinner, Oldest In
habitantS, Raleigh Hotel.
7:30 PM.-Dinner, 40 and 8
Club, Mayflower Hotel.
1880 PM.-Social and Dance,
Wisconsin State Society, Willard
Hotel.
500 P.M.-Meeting. Alpha Chi
Sigma, Lafayette Hotel.
500 P.M.-Meeting. National
Council Parent Education, Ward
man Park Hotel.
900 P.M-Dance, Columbus
University. willard Hotel.
800 P.M.-Dance, New York
State Society. Shoreham Hotel.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
ConStitutionaIity of IVA
CHALLENGED in BeCk'S Brief

A new challenge to constitu-
tionality Of iva Tennessee Val
ley Authority was placed before
the U. S. Supreme Court yester-
day by James M. Beck. former
Solicitor General of the United
States.
Beck's action was as counsel for
minority stockholders Of the Ala
baTna Power Company, who seek
to invaidate contracts the COM
pany made with iva on grounds
the entire power project is m-
constitutional.
Beck declared iva was q Gov
eminent monopoly of power pro-
dCction in the Tennessee Valley.
His brief was considered the
fina' attack, aside from actual
oral arguments, on three major
Roosevelt administration policies
iva, AAA agricultural Adjust
ment Administrator and the
Bankhead cotton production con-
troll act.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Food Prices l4Pd.
HiQher Than in 1882

Registering an increase Of IA
per cent in the two weeks ended
November 10, retail food prices
now are "a per cent higher than
they were in 1882, the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics reported yester-
day.
The bureaus composite index
now stands at 81.5 per cent Of the
1923-25 average. The increase over
a year ago is 8.6 per cent, and
over two years ago, Is per cent.
Food prices now average 20 per
cent higher than they did in
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Peril Seen in Radio
Rule by Government

NEW YORK, Dec. s 0N.SO .
Government ownership of radio
might result in suppression of free
speech, Chairman Aiming S. Prall,
of the Federal Communications
Commission. asserted here in q
speech at the radio luncheon of
the Downtown Athletic Club.
1T is my view that Government
owned broadcaSting has no place
in our democratic form of govern
Inent," said Prall.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
JUST
UNPACKED!
The Latest Styles In
DRESSE ES
:. 3.9999

MORE tdffetds with lingerie
ruffled colldrs, cute puff
sleeves dnd smart mdtron's
dresses! Full long sleeve
with metal cloth OF paisley.
Trim tunics, peplums dnd
many other styles! Sparkle
crepe, mdteldsse, jdqudrd
crepes. l4to 52; l6h to 26A.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06

Smart sparkle cloth rayons in
tearose. Panties, boomers, step
ins and vests. Beautifully tai
lored in regular and extra
sizes. Fine values for clever
shoppers.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
~ ~~'S~ OS' y
DRESS
COATS
s I;

Silk or satin Innings. Detachable collus,
roll or ripple front collars. With or with
out belts, flme skirts. fitted or seri-htted
we could 90 on ond on. Come in ond
see the lovely furs used on collars.
Sizes IA to 20; SO to so.
Observation-Disclosures
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
SWEATER SETS
2.95

Wool twin sweater sets that
make a woman's eyes sparkle!
Some of the sets have contrast
ing cardigans. Wines, blues,
colds, greens and rusts. Sizes
from S4 to 40.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Veterans 10 Hear
Address on Europe

Capt. Richard H. Waldo, of
New York, will Se principal
speaker at the annual dinner Of
the Willard Straight A. E. F..
Association tomorrow night at the
Willard Hotel.
Captain Waldo will review the
international situation. Prominent
veterans will attend the meeting.
Harold W. Breining, president of
the association, will be toastmas-
ter.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Sammett Is Named
To Connecticut Job

STORRs. Conn. Dec. 6 GN.SJ.
President Albert N. Jorgensen. of
Connecticut State College, today
announced appointment of 10y U.
Sammett, Of Columbus, Ohio,
graduate Of Ohio State University,
as instructor in agricultural en-
gtneering.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Ship Engineering
Exams TO Be Held

Applications will be accepted by
the D. S. Civil Service Commits
sion for examinations for chief
engineering draughtsman and
principal engineer draughtsmen,
for work on ships.
The Washington times., 1935-12-06
Eleventh Century Convent

The village Of Jak in Western
Hungary has an Eleventh century
Dominican convent, the church Of
which is reputed to be one of the
finest examples of Romanesque
architecture in that country,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-28
Eliminate Swan1ps As
Health Measure

To The Editor of The Times:
The incident of two 8-year-
old children becoming lost
from their picnicking family
and facing torture and possible
death in a vast swamp land
on the very outskirts of the
Nations Capital should prove
an objective to all local citi-
zens, ambitious for a more
beautiful Washington.
There is no excuse for swamp
lands, Astounding in the dan.
gers Of quicksand to say moth.
ing Of breeding places for dis
ease carrying mosquitoes and
other pests either in or near
Washington.
Such places, adjacent to
main highways where children
picnic when privately owned
might come under the doc
trine of attractive turntables"
in law for suits in court when
a child is injured while roam
ing in them. Where the land
is Government owned, whether
by the Federal Government,
the District or the neighbor-
ing States, such eyesores are
ineXcuSable. Health depart.
mentS Of this and neighboring
communities should awake and
vigorously campaign to rid the
locality Of dangerous swamp
lands. NR. E. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-28
Politics Undermining
Air Defense

To the Editor of The Times:
It would be refreshing to dis
cover occasionally that Gov.
ernments can rise above poll
tics. In American politics the
unfortunate fact is that by the
time one party leadership is
educated in the principle that
"the best politics is the best
government" it is swept out Of
power and another lot of politi-
clans substituted who have this
lesson to learn all over.
AS the latest example, we
have the denomination of the
air forces of the country as rep
resented by civil aviation. The
changing technique Of war may
well make an adequate air force
our first line Of defense, with
the Navy as it's second line. Ger.
tainly it will be indispensable,
whether the war is fought at
long or short range.
It is equally obvious that no
civilized people in time Of peace
will consent to the maintenance
Of an overpowering military air
force. This being true, we must
rely inevitably on trained civil
Ian pilots-air mail pilots, COM
mercial pilots and private fliers
AS our personnel reserve, and
on civilian planes, readily con-
vertable to military purposes,
as fighting weapons.
Yet we find Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley doing his best to
Scuttle the air mail service;
Secretary Of Commerce Roper
putting civilian aviation under
the direction of small.town job
holders, and the President, with
whom the responsibility for the
national defense rests, permit
ting this to go on.
Why doesn't the President
act? The country is in danger
from the putterings Of his po-
GticianS.
COMMON SENSE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-28
RHEUMATIC
pain GONE
in 48 HOURS

When you want to get rid Of the
pain and agony Of rheumatism, neu-
ritis or sciatics, when that pain and
agony is caused or aggravated by ex.
cess uric acid-and 300 Of 1t is
You'll make no mistake when: you
take Allenru as directed-it's a pow.
erful yet safe prescription-no OPT.
ates-nothing harmful.
Often in 4S hours the pain and
agony are gone-there's joy in life
once more-sold at a fair price by
leading druggists all over America
just ask for 8 ounces prescription.
Allenru-costs not more than IS
cents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-28
Who Understands Money?
He Explains 1t

To the Editor of The Times:
Who understands money?
No one. Why? Because its
value depends upon the vagaries
and whims of the human mind.
The decision of the Supreme
Court on the gold act Of Con.
gress could have been better
said in a half dozen words. AS
1t is, people will spend fortunes
employing lawyers to quarrel
with courts over its meaning,
and the taxpayers will pay the
bill.
The act Of Congress fixing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-28

the price of gold did not d.
minish the value of the dollar,
but did increase the price Of
gold. A dollar is worth what
it will buy Of things we need.
We don't need gold, and it has
little of intrinsic value.
What that act Of Congress
may have done Is to increase
our foreign trade. but will it
not overload our country with
gold of little use to us except
in case of war?
W. R. RUGGLES.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-28
Reporters Weren't
On The Jury

To the Editor of The Times:
If Hauptmann'S fate had been
left up to reporters, his neck
would have been broken long
ago.
My idea of reporters is to
get the news and not to pass
their own opinions on it. I
feel the reporters had a little
too much to say in regard to
Hauptmann'S trial.
MRS. w. R. WALDRON.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-28
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor should exceed 200 odS They must
signed the rer Dith his address, These AL
confidential publication the wter so
deSCnGeS inUed discuss subject OF interest,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11
Business SerUice

WHEN-You want Towels. Goats. ApronA Hoover Aprons or Uni- forms call Russelrs Waterbury Towel Supply Co.,. 892 East Main St. Phone 6-1S77. By our quality we are known: by our service we have grown"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11

posted a price that was read out at S6 cents thaler.
 The coin, which Is of silver of s33.3s fineness weights 4s3.Os grains. Delivered in New York and melted into bars, this silver wohld be worth approximately 49 cents a thaler, with the American silver price at 65 cents an ounce.
 Advances With Silver.
 Value of the silver content of the thaler rises 3.4 cent for every 1 cent advance in the price of silver.
 The Maria Theresa thaler, orig mating in Austria has long been the currency of countries border ing the Red Sea. For many years these coins were made in Austria and purchased as a commodity by Ethiopia at the rate of 5000, ,000 to 6,0O0,000 thaler a year. There was some mystery attached to their eventual disposal, in asmuch as more than 5O,O00,0 were pur- chased by the estimated circulation seldom exceeded 5000, GOO.
 The Ethiopian government also circulated a coin known as the Menelik dollar, similar in weight and content to the thaler, but many of the natives failed to rec ognize it as money, and it was withdrawn in 1888.
 Salt Used In Trade.
 Salt, a highly prized commodity in Ethiopia, figures importantly as a medium of exchange in its dom estic trade. The country imports 18,000 metric tons (28,652,O0O pounds) of salt annually, and this, taken into the interior in bars aid bags is willingly accepted at a rate of exchange that fiuctuates according to the supply.
 Larger merchants and foreigners conduct their business with bank notes issued by the Bank of Ethiopia, covered by silver thaler reserves, not more than 10 per cent government obligations, de- mand collateral loans and eligible commercial paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11
SPUR TO BUYING
 HIT BY DOUGLAS
"Spend Your Way Out Theory" Only Superfi-
 cially Plausible

Boston (UP)+Efforts to spur consumer buying at the sacrifice of savings is characterized as mot only unsound but futile" by Lewis Douglas, former Director of the Budget, writing on the depression and the problem of reemp ployment in the current Atlantic Monthly.
 It iss clear that increased pur- chases of consumer goods cannot revive the capital-goods industries in which the bulk of unemploy- ment exists" Douglas contends.
 Asserting that te 'spend-your- way-out theory" now favored by the Administration, is only super ficially plausible. Douglas says that 1t fails to recognize that the great majority of unemployed are from industries which make prod ucts that the individual consumer does not buy, and that savings do not represent sterile, locked-up funds, but funds which go into cir culation through investment.
 During the depression there has been a relatively constant con- sumption of such goods as wheat, butter, flour, silks, velvets, popu- lar-priced dresses infants wear, cigarettes and gasoline" Douglas writes. "Whereas the consumption of capital-goods, such as macin- cry, and building materials, has de- clined enormously. Employment in industries making goods for in- dividual consumption has declined only 16 per cent against 50 per cent decline in the capital-goods industries.
 "An overnight increase in the use of consumer goods to an all time peak probably would not re. employ even 25 per cent of the workers. now idle in the capital goods industries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11
DEMOCRATS TO
 RENAME TICKET
Caucus to Be Held Friday !; Karl Sure of Both Par-
 ties Support
LITCHFIELD Correspondent: Nellie s. Fair. Srfevc. Phone SIS

Litchfield, Sept. 10-It is expect ed that present democratic town of- ficers who were elected two years ago will be renominated at the caucus to be held Friday evening, as they have been endorsed by the democratic town committee. In all probability, the party will renomin- ate Rudolph Karl as town clerk. In fact, MT. Karl, republican, will undoubtedly receive the nomination of both parties, as he did two years ago.
 At the republican caucus sched- uled for Thursday evening a close fight is expected to develop between Howard Bissell of Bantam and Louis J. Goodman of Litchfield for the first selectmans nomination and between Eugene Converse and Jack Fabbri of Bantam and Fred erick Stoddard of Litchfield for the third selectman's nomination. It is reported that Hector Rich ards of Northfield will be nomina- ted as second selectman.
 Motor Vehicle Inspector Ralph Scoville granted operators licen- ses Monday to the following appli- cants: Walter M. Purdy, Torring- ton; Charles Cornelius Esther An- drus. Washington; Lydia B. Hub bard, Cornwall Marion T. Whittle- sey, Morris and George w. Butts, Litchfeld.
 A special borough meeting will be held Monday evening, September 16, at 7:30 o'clock. The voters will be asked to authorize the burgess to enter into contracts for the lay ing of a public sewer on Gallow's Lane. Also to give them authoriza- ton to borrow money if necessary and, if they deem it best, to con- tract for assistance with any prop CT federal agency.
 Miss Dorothy Wigmore has re- turned after spending the summer at her home in Middletown.
 The Litchfield Grange fair will be held at Grange hall Thursday. Exhibitors are asked to bring all articles to the hall Thursday noon.
 The monthly meeting of the American Legion auxiliary, origin ally scheduled for Sept. 10, will be held at the home of Mrs. James Burke, Sept. IF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11
PTA GROUP TO
 MEET TONIGHT
Child Study Branch As- sembles at Mrs. Bak-
 er's Home
MlDDLEBUR Correspondent: Mrs. Edward Wells. Phone 4.0743.

The child study group of the Middlebury Parent-Teacher asso- citation will meet this evening at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Whit man Baker on Middlebury terrace. The first fall meeting of the year will be held on September 18th at 2:30 o'clock.
 A republican caucus will be held in the old Center school building tomorrow evening at o'clock.
 Mrs. Sarah Scholar is 8 patient at St Mary's hospital, where she underwent an operation on Mon day.
 MT. and Mrs. William l.. Platt are the happy parents of a son. MT. and Mrs. John Clark are the grandparents of the child.
 MT. and Mrs. Domenic Carange- To of New Haven were Sunday guests of the latter's mother Mrs. Maria Ferrante. Their daughters, Gloria and Elena, who have been spending the summer with their grandmother, returned home. Miss Elena will enter New Haven Nor- nal school this month.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Johnquist are entertaining MT. and Mrs. Thomas Scott and children of Phil aaelphia.
 Mrs. Irving Whitaker of Porter avenue was recently operated on for acute appendicitis.
 MT. and Mrs. F. J. Merkle and son, and Mrs. Alice Newton have moved into their new home on Porter Hill.
 James Cooke of Waterbury is spending week with his aunt and uncle, MT. and Mrs. Roger Cooke of North street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11

9-11-3t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11

MT. and Mrs. William L. Platt are the happy parents of son. MT. and Mrs. John Clark are the grandparents of the child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS- TRICT of WATERBURY,, ss. PRO BATE COURT. Sept. 10th, 1885. ESTATE of CHARLES JACKSON, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for set clement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly att tested, within time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 JOHN H. CRARY, 9-11-3t Administrators
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11
Ethiopia Uses Salt
 Bags For Currency
Thaler, Unit of Exchange, Unknown Even to Wall
 Street. Common Medium in Ancient Kingdom

New York CUP)-Ethiopia's cur rency, the Maria Theresa thaler has been thrust into prominence by Italy's war preparations against the African country, but it Is known to Wall street only by hear. say. Leading exchange houses never have. made a transaction in it, United Press survey reveals.
 Salt is the common medium of exchange in the ancient and prim- tive black Kingdom.
 The Bank of Ethiopia, in its semi-monthly letter to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11
NICKEL ABETS ROBBERY.

Cambridge, Mass. (UP) - A stranger gave 8-year-old William Murphy nickel because he told him his mother was not at home. While William was spending the nickel the man entered the house and took suit and dress and dis appeared,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-11
NOTICE

A hearing on the application of John Rasco, for approval certificate station at 42s5 Cheshire Road wifi be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18th, at 11:30 a. m., DIST, in the Mayors Office, City Hall. Waterbury, Con- necticut, as provided by General Statute.
 (Signed) FRANK HAYES, 9-10-3t Mayor.