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Evening star., 1935-12-12

quette. the Hooking Valley and allied
lines.
The brothers climb to success was
frequently threatened by financial
difficulties. They invoked every means
to keep intact their vast holdings
since the 1929 market collapse.
AS recently as September 80, 1885.
the Van Sweringens faced possible
loss of the empire to. which they had
devoted years to building.
The pair, supported by Great
Lakes steamship operator and an In
diana glass jar manufacturer, re-
gained control of their $4,000, 900. 900
empire as a part of its securities was
placed on a public auction block in
New York.
They submitted bids aggregating
$3.12l, 900, together with $1.582, 900
offered by an investment house, to
Evening star., 1935-12-12
BARON ACQUITTED
IN HOUSE OF LORDS
De Clifford Freed of Man.
slaughter Charge by As
SembIed Peers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. December 12.-Scarlet-
parbed peers of England today ac-
quilted Lord de Clifford, 28 years old,
OF a charge of manslaughter arising
from an automobile accident.
The verdict of innocence was re-
turned by the members of the House
of Lords after six hours of juridical
pageant such as had not been seen in
England in the last "a years.
The verdict-"not guilty upon mine
honor"-was pronounced one by one
by the assembled peers with their right
hands over their hearts following the
taking Of evidence.
Lord Hailsham serving as attorney
for the defense, told his brother lords:
'"There Is no evidence of criminal
negligence or even negligence" Con-
sequently, he argued, there was no
case against De Clifford.
Makes Plea Before Bar.
The youthful lord took his place
before the bar to answer the ques-
tions:
How say you, my lord-guilty or
not quilty?"
Around him, seated in a horseshoe
tier, the solemn tribunal of his fellow
peers, in crimson robes and cooked
hats, looked down on him in judg-
ment.
Lord de Clifford himself was un-
covered and without his robes. He
listened intently while the sergeant
at arms unrolled a parchment scroll
and proclaimed:
"Our sovereign lord the King
strictly commands all persons to keep
silence on pain of imprisonment"
Then the trial began.
A picturesque ceremony dating back
TO the Magma Charta and the reign OF
King John (199-12l6 A. d., the
trial invoked for the first time since
1901 the age-old prerogative of Brit
aims peers to transfer felony charges
against one of their number from the
common criminal courts to the House
of Lords.
@s Bishops Denied Privilege.
The historic privilege is shared by
Ill peers eACepI plSIlopS' WIN "eio
denied it because they refused to ad-
nit the Jurisdiction of law court and
thus could not claim any rights as
peers.
The trial of Earl Russell, charged
with bigamouSly marrying Mollie
Cooke, an American, at Reno, New, in
1901, was the last such assemblage of
the peers to pass judgment on one of
their fellows. Earl Russell was con-
victed and sentenced to three months
Imprisonment, but was given free
pardon 10 days later by the King.
The case at bar arose from an auto
mobile accident at Kingston on
Thames in which Douglas George
Hopkins, a commoner, was killed.
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bringing the total to near 26,00o, 900
almost so per cent below the kill last
year. In 1923, a record-breaking
year, the figure was double that for
1895.
The only other year In which Gov
ernment tabulators marked down less
than 10000, 900 hogs was 1910, when
the total was 26,l03,783.
Hog receipts were expected to begin
a gradual increase neYt year. The
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In 1915 for $4,000, 900 in cash and 10
annual payments of s65o,ooo each.
To help this road they bought three
more-the Toledo, st. Louis Western
(Clover Leaf), then in receivers
hands; the Lake Erie & Western, and
the Detroit. Toledo & Shore Line. They
consolidated the four roads in 1928,
The system made money and "the
Vans" became powers in the trans
portation industry.
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became outstanding railroad owners
and operators before they had reached
middle age.
The era of rail consultations found
them in 1882 in control, bv means of
holding companies, of 21,O0O miles Of
railroads with a total value of nearly
$4,000, 100000. Their systems extended
from the Atlantic seaboard to the
Rocky Mountains at Pueblo, Colo,
and south to El Paso, Tex.
This industrial empire building
reached its apex in 1880, when they
acquired control of the 1854 miles of
the Missouri Pacific with its subsidi-
aries, including the Texas g. Pacific,
the International Great Northern and
the Gulf Coast road.
Then. for the first time, the brothers
found it advisable to divide their re-
sponsibilities. Oris became chairman
of the board of the Missouri Pacific,
,resigning from the Eastern roads d.
rectorateS. This left Mantis at the
head of the Chesapeake 6S Ohio. the
Nickel Plate, the Erie, the Pere Mar
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ACCOUNTANTS TO MEET

With the District social security
act up for discussion. the District Of
Columbia Institute of Certified Public
Accountants will meet at $50 pm.
today at the Hay-Adams House. E.
Barrett Prettyman, corporation coun-
sci, will speak.
A general discussion concerning ac-
counting policies and problems in
volved in work of the Security Board
is expected to follow. with Harold C.
Anderson, president of the institute,
as chairman.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Elevated Trains Collide.

CHICAGO, December IL (PJ.-More
than 100 passengers were shaken up
IN collision Of two elevated trains
last night. Two women we're treated
Tor minor bruises. The accident oc-
Cured at the State-Lake station. A
two-car Humboldt Park train was
struck in the rear by a three-car Gar
field Park train.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
HOG KILL SLUMPS
TO ALL-TIME LOW
Slaughter of 1885 Nsars 2s,'
100000, Smallest Total Since
Records Started.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 12.-Fewer
pigs have gone to market in 1885 than
in any year since tabulations were
started 2s years ago. the records
showed today.
Slightly more than $4,000, 900 hogs
were slaughtered this year, Govern
ment statistics showed. Butchers
knives were expected to claim 2,500,-
600 more before the year has ended,
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farm belt has recovered from the 1884
drought.
New A. A. A. corn-hog contracts
were designed to increase hog produc-
ton 80 per cent.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Many Germans in Chile.

Nearly one-third the population Of
Central and Southern Chile Is now
German.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09
Paris Styles
By MARY FENTRESS

Paris (UP)-Chanel, that clev- CT French couturiere who made Pa ris fashion conscious just about the time the last guns of the World War ceased rumbling, shows a new mid-season collection. Chanel has the right idea about clothes-her daytime things are practical, wear able and tailored, while her evening clothes are frothy, feminine and luxurious.
 Skirts are shorter, waistlines are lower Gust 8 little above the hip bone) and clothes are simply tail- ored. Suits have pointed collars and bloused jackets with the belt set-in-one with the coat.
 Afternoon dresses in richly col- ored velvets are simple in line with skirts an inch or two above the ankles. Outstanding is the dress chosen by the young Countess de Chambrun, former Josee Laval, daughter of the French premier. This gown is in green velvet, smart ly tailored, short as to skirt and worn with a green velvet coat, fox fur trimmed, and green velvett toque.
 Touches of white on black still are seen, but there are fewer of the stiff little collars and bow ties which resemble a mans boiled shirt front. An interesting afternoon dress in black crepe has circular ja- bots lined with white. Two jabotS run down the front of the dress and a white-lined jabot runs from the elbow to the wrist of each sleeve.
 Evening things are usually of fil-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09
Household Hints
.RARENTS--
 Your Children
By Olive Roberts Barton

It's mean trick, so it is, to tell children that Santa Claus won't bring them anything unless they are good.
 One small chap said to his mother last year q know, because I was there and heard him), T don't want Santy Claus around here. If he brings me toys, I'll throw them out of the window"
 I felt like saying, Good for you, kid," because his auntS and uncles and grandparents put in whole days telling him tn taif he touched the gas-key, or rolled his velocipede down the hill or wouldn't drink his milk, that Santa Claus would pass him up.
 Every one of them had bought the stores out for the boy. They were having the best time of their lives, themselves. Every new drum and train and jumping-ja jack had them packed so full of expectant thrills they couldn't wait until Christmas.
 Elders Aroused Child's Interest
 They had promised him the moon tied with red bow and the earth in a holly wreath and ex- plained that Santa Claus was the grandest person who ever lived at the North Pole. Theys had him all worked up over that mysteri- ous thing called Christmas, for he'd forgotten the last one.
 Then when these doting parents and relatives decided that the child had an inkling of what it was all about, they used it as 8 club.
 Naturally, the child felt the way you'd expect. He mistruSted the old ogre with such hair-trig- ger disposition. Who wanted him around, presents or no presents, when he couldn't stand for little shove, or a twiddle of that tempt ing key on the floor that should not be there anyway to tempt boys? I suppose have said it too. about Santa keeping 8 sharp watch, but I can't think I ever rubbed it in. I think every mother in the United States has said it once anyway. It is actually 8 bad national habit.
 Use Santa in Another Way
 The weeks before Christmas are exciting ones. Some children re- spond by better behavior, some by worse. But as matter of truth, excitement.the times of deep in- terest - is an excellent time for training.
 Interest is always an agent for attention, but we must work through that interest.
 If we use Santa Claus as a bludgeon, why not use him in an- other way?
 q wouldn't do that, Sonny. Santa Claus is so kind we should all be kind. We can't expect him to do everything. And then when peo- pie are nice as he is, it is only po- lite to be on our good behavior.
 A little, very little fellow may be beyond his depth here. So bet ter let him alone. But to use the poor old saint to get results we ourselves fail in, well, shame on us. What are we going to do when the tree is dry and the holly gets dusty? '(Copyright 1885, NEA Service Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09
Latest Styles
WOMAN,S REALM
-BEAUTX GlOrfing
 Yourself
By Alicia Hart

"A sensible diet, proper exercise and plenty of activity are the only secrets for losing weight and keep ing it." declares Donald Loomis who trains an important group of rising young stars for the strenuous studio and social life of Hollywood. "You seldom see active people who are overweight. However, even these need to do some kind of exercises to keep their bodies supple and their posture perfect"
 In these facts is the secret for keeping fit for the demands of the busy holiday season, with its merry making, dancing and dining.
 MT. Loomis goes on to say that it is not only possible but quite simple for one to eat moderate por- tions of all the food she likes and still lose weight, providing, of course, she is active and does light, quick exercises every day. In other words he advises all beauty minded wo- men to live regularly, eat what they like, but not too much of it. and keep moving!
 "Never lie down after eating" the Hollywood trainer continues. Get up and keep moving. Fat people sit too much and ride in taxis when they should be walking. Don't drink during a meal. Don't eat just be- fore going to bed. Exercise twice a day, morning and evening, if only for five minutes each time."
 To illustrate what hemeans about eating everything, yet keeping slen- der because of activity, MT. Loomis mentioned Joan Crawford and Jeanette Macdonald.
 They Eat But Keep Active
 Contrary to general reports, both Joan and Jeanette eat all kinds of food, including starches. They do not, however, spend most of their time sitting, riding in a car and resting. They are ex- tremely active young women and, in addition to tennis, swimming and walking, they do setting up ex- ercises in the morning and again at night"
 Incidentally, the Hollywood rule for calculating correct weight &C., cording to height is done this way: Allow 100 pounds for five feet, then multiply the number of inches over five feet by five. and add to the hundred. For instance, if you are five feet two, you should weigh 110 pounds.
 NEXT: More Hollywood beauty hints.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09
Christmas Cards Get NezV Deal

Animal lovers, of course will head straight for cards decorated with kittens which are shown ski ing, sliding and skating well as purring snugl by the fresde. These furry little things are mor' in evidence than the Scottes with which we've been swamped for the past few years However, Scotties and amusing terriers are still present Then, too squirrels monkeys, penguins, elephants and polar bears appear in fine array.
 For who has his greeting cards made to order photograph or sketch of his home or one of his children and their dog the best ideas Either oi these be reproduced on the cover of booklet leaving the inside leaves for message, long brief
 Holiday Stationery Finds Big Demand
 Speaking of long messages, Christmas stationery is much in demand. White or eggshell note paper decorated with small sprigs of holly mstletoe is a good investment for one who answers letters and writes to old classmates only once year.
 Holly, ponsettas candles, make popular designs plain white card bearing single spray of poin- seta blossoms is a best seller square white book let showing silver holly spray in silhouette against circle of white and green with the simple green let tering "'Tis Christmas" is good one.
 large square of simulated cork (thiS is big news) with holly spray the green metallic leaves of which applqued on, promises to be a favorite too. .ppers silhouetted a red card left. A l white background center). A white candle in the motto on the bright red card righO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09
2898

Edited BY LAURA I. BALDT, A. M For many years Assistant Pr0fes- SOr of Household Arts, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N. Y.
 Solve your Xmas problem! To- days pattern accompanied by suit- able material, will be received with hearty welcome. One can't have too many blouses this season.
 The delightfully."- feminine bow at the neck is flattering. And there is just the weeniest scrap of a bow on the short sleeves.
 Whether you make it of wine sa- tin crepe Gas originaD, sapphire blue velvet. silver 4ame' or rust crepe silk, the effect is stunning.
 Style No. 2898 is designed for sig es II, l3, IS. IT and 19 years.
 Size IS requires 2 3-8 yards of 39- inch material.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (coin is preferre6 for pattern. Write plain ly YOUR NAME. ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER BE SURE TO STATE SIZE YOU WISH.
 Fall and Winter Fashion Book Costs TEN CENTS. Send for Your Copy Today! BOOK and PATTERN together TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
 Address order to The Democrat PATTERN DEPARTMENT, 16 Fifth Ave, New York, N. Y.
 Send your money and order to Pattern Department, Waterbury Democrat. Waterbury. Conn. Be sure to state size.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09
FAT HANDICAPs THE HEART

FAT HANDICAPS THE HEART
 Postmorten examination-you may As well have it straight-of 136 per- sons of average age of 52.1 years and average 45So overweight-it is not only the good that die young-94 women, A men, gave the following Interesting data:
 No demonstrable evidence of heart disease in 52 of the subjects. In nine cases there had been varying degrees of cardiac insuff1ciency or Functional weakness although there was no demonstrable lesion discov- cred in the necropSy. In sixty cases the overweight had been associated with higl. tension Apprehension, high blood preSsure). In nine of these subjects caronary Sclerosis was Eound-that is hardening of the arteries of the heart wall; in two Eirrhosis of the liver; in one aortitis (disease of the great artery), in one klilated and hypertrophied (enlarg- ed) heart.
 An increase in the amount of fat in and around the heart vas found 1r 129 of these overweight subjects. Tn all instances more fat was de- posted in the wall of the right wentricle than in the left. The right Hentricle, as most readers will not remember. pumps the blood that has come back from the veins through the lnngs to be purified" which means mainly relieved of its load of carbon dioxide (carbonic acid gas) and saturated with oxygen to garry to the cells of the body.
 Perhaps we had better add that the purified blood is returned from the lungs to the left auricle and through the well know mitral value into the left ventricle, which pumps it out through the great artery (aorta)- and if you can't follow it on its course from there, consult any physiology.
 pathologist Harry L. Smith rec- orded the weights of a thousand normal hearts of normal. if some- what lifeless. adults of normal aver age weight and stature, and found Ehat the average weight of the adult male heart is 204 grams and of De adult female heart 250 grams A avoirdupois that would be ap- nroximately 10 ounces for the male heart and ounces for the female. The weight of the heart increases n proportion with the weight of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09
THE TABLE-
 Food Suggestions
By Mrs. Mary E. Dague

The U. s. Bureau of Fisheries points out that cod, smelts, halibut, haddock, turbot, scallops, oysters and clans are at their best and cheapest during the winter months.
 Scallops contain no waste and are easily. cooked in the home kitchen.
 With cod and halibut steak there is a small center bone but the waste is negligible. These fish contain no small bones and consequently you need have no worries when serving to children.
 Paddock generally is sent to market in fillets. These are free from skin and bone and can be cooked in numerous ways.
 Fish chowder is satisfying on
 ChOwder Uses Left-Overs
 Fish chowder is satisfying on a cold day and uses left-overs.
 Baking, broiling, deep-fat fry ing, pan-frying, steaming and boiling are used for different va rietieS of fish.
 The serving of fish is half the battle. Not broken pieces tumbled onto a platter but neat whole servings, garnished with wedges of lemon are most appetizzing. If you find it impossible to turn a whole or half of fish when broil- ing 1t, cut it in pieces that can be handled.
 The recipe that follows is espe- cially good for children because the fish is baked. The addition of tomato adds much to the sa- voriness of the dish.
 Dried apricot pudding makes an excellent dessert for fish dinner.
 Baked Fish and Rice
 One slice halibut cut 1 inch thick, 1 slice cod cut one inch thick, 2 cups cooked rice, cup tomatoes rubber through sieve (measure after sifting), l teaspoon salt, IA tea spoon pepper, teaspoon sugar.
 Mix rice and tomatoe puree with salt, pepper and sugar. Put hali- but in a well-buttered baking dish and cover with a thin layer of rice mixture. Add cod and cover with remaining rice. Bake thirty min- utes in a hot over (425 degrees F). Garnish with thin slicse of lemon and. green pepper rings and serve from baking dish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09

ceedmg difficult to bring it under control. Many months of carefully chosen diets may be necessary to permit healing.
 Certain food combinations are known as law residue diets because they provide very small amounts of indigestible material. These are foods, for example, such as lean meat, rice, white bread, cooked and strained cereals, cooked eggs, butter, cream. fruit juices. the puffed cer- calls, lamb. chicken, oysters, liver, white potato pureed beans peas, lentils, artichoke hearts, and the various strained foods that are made especially for infants and invalids.
 Strained vegetables, cottage cheese ice cream. and gelatin may also be used in the diet of those who should not take roughage.
 To provide these people with suit- able amounts of non-irritating bulk, It is possible to provide any of the agar preparations which have the faculty of collecting fluid in the bowel and developing bulk without irritation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09

Hygeia the Health Magazine
 Not so many years ago a craze for bran, or horse food, swept the country. Newspapers and magazines were full of recipes for making bran biscuits, bran mullins, bran gems, bran pattieS, and otherwise disgusting this course, and to many people, unappetizing material.
 Now, the only real reason for bran in the diet is the fact that it supplies good deal of what is called roughage.
 As foods have become more and more sophisticated, there is a greater tendency to make them easier to eat. They are softened by removal of fibrous materials and cellulose, which give the bow els something to catch on to.
 According to the promoters of the roughage idea, it is necessary to load the bowels with all kinds of indigestible and unassimilabie substances, so that they will be filled with an irritating bulk. The bowels then are stimulated to empty, and as a result, they say, constipation and phlegmatic hab- its will be overcome.
 
 A certain amount of indigestible residue is always necessary to nor mai action of the bowels, but this is long step from violently load- ing weak bowel with large mass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09

Q. -S h0uld a mother, who is. an inveterate smok- CT, give up smoking when
 she nurses her baby? Is nicotine excreteG in the milk? q A.-In nursing mothers who smoke excessively, a very small amount of nicotine may be found in the breast milk. Harm from moderate smoking by the mother has never been established and must be exceed ingly rare. Mothers who are heavy smokers, however, do not nurse their babies very long. Al baby specialist reports that the babies are complaining more| about being burned with hot ashes!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-09

This is by far the jolliest set of dish towels we have ever seen. The hot iron transfers for this set con- sist of seven entirely ditIerent oe- signs in china or glass ware, ana all are carried out in matching col- ors and patterns. They is tea pot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher. plate, cup and saucer, group or glasses, etc. While they may be done in outlineembroidery. they are mosct attractive when stamped on plain colored matarial, and ap- pliuued to muslin. The banding or trimming on the sides is of checked
 bias tape in matching colors, and is about the most realistic treatment