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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
TO.lsAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, '"That there horse can't win"; say "That horse can't win."

A. It was authorized by the acts of July 17 and August 5. 1861. The notes issued were called "de- mand notes" because they were payable on demand at certain des- ignated subtreasuries.
 Q. How much did Primo Car nera and Joe Louis receive for their last fight?
 A. Camera received $S6,792.54, and Louis received $44,636.16.
 Q. Where in the Bible is the story of Lots wife, who turned into a pillar of salt?
 A. Genesis, chapter 19.
 c. What is a legal residence? A. A law dictionary defines it as: "the place of a mans fixed habitation, where his political rights are to be exercised and where he is liable to taxation"
 Q. What proportion of births in the United States are illegiti- mate?
 A. In 1881 there were 1,9G2,113 births of which 69,402 were illegit- Innate, excluding California and achusetts, which do not re- qu.re q statement of legitimacy.
 c. Where is the Pimlico race track?
 A. Baltimore, Maryland.
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 JfNyou want copy of our new booklet HOUSEWIVES MANUAL, write to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing ten cents (iOc) for postage and ham ding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
Selected Poem
DOG AND MASTER

DOG AND MASTER
 CTo Pierrot tLe Baron Cooke, in the Christian
 Science Monitor.) You wag your tail And gaze at me, And at you, So dumbly true; Each content on an old log At the edge of the sea A dreaming man, With the azure span Of sky aboye.-- And dog Avowing his love.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07

1. Name the inventor of the reaping machine.
 2. Upon whom was the Scottish title, Earl of Haddington. bestowed in 1927?
 3. Who wrote "Rebecca of Sunnybrools F'arm?"
 4. Where Is Mossoul? s5. Near which Tennessee city was the battle of Chickamauga fought?
 6. Who was Samuel Finley Breese Morse?
 [. Name tho author of the song "In the Shade of tho Old Apple Tree"
 8. What is the popular name for Roentgen rays7 .. What is Q color millS
 10. Where is Wilberforcs uni- verslty?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07

one. Only by keeping slie league flexible, and by realizing that the present situa- tion in Europe also needs to be regarded as flexible, can world statesmen hope to keep the league alive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL

newspaper responsible facts opinions from unless accompanied with and address will Dc accepted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07

The famous Chicago fire of 1871 oc- cured sixty-four years ago tomorrow This being Fire Prevention Week we look for no repetition of a similar major con- flagration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
Daily Almanac

Moon sets 12:11 q. m.
 Sun rises 5:54 a. m; Bets 5:26 D. m. All vehicles must be lighted thirty min utes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
A Thought for Today

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart takcth not rest fin the night. This is also vanity.-Ecclesiastcs 2:23.
 
 Virtue would not go far if vanity did not keep 1t company.-Rochefaucauld
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
T est. Y Q UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to Inst page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07

0. Where is the Pimlico race track?
 A. Baltimore, Maryland.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
FreVleW = =
By Jimmy Starr
"Rumba"
RntinQ. Fair

Produced by Paramount COstarring
George Raft and CarOle Lombard.
Directed by Marion Gering. Story by
Guy EndOre and Seena Owen. Screen
play by Howard j. Green. Additional
dialogue by Harry Ruskin and Frank
PartOs. Music and lyrics by Ralph
Rainger. Dances by LEROY Prinz.
Photographed by Ted TPtzlaff. Super
Nised by William LeBarOn.
Poorly directed carbon copy of
the none-too-bright "Bolero," in
which Raft and Miss Lombard
can't seem to make up their
minds whether they're in love or
not-and by that time the audi
ence doesn't care any more.
Only bright spots are Lynne
Overman, giving another grand
exhibition of scene-stealing, and
Margo, the girl who made the
rumba famous in Los Angeles
but she never quite gets a chance
to really strut her stuff.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
Gable Nag Is
Challenged

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2.-Climax
Of the local turf season will be the
Santa Anita handicap, in which
Cavalcade, Equipoise and other
champions compete, but the film
colony also gets a thrill out of
a proposed match race between
the Constance Bennett and the
Clark Gable stables.
Miss Bennett is the owner of
a two-year-old colt, Rattlebrain,
while Gable still has hopes for
his horse, Beverly Hills, which
won it's first start last year at
Aqua Caliente, but subsequently
has registered only among those
present.
Being in different divisions, the
two horses could not meet in a
regular field, but could be
matched in a special race If
Santa Anita or any other track
officials would consent.
Such a race was jokingly pro-
posed by the two stars during the
filming Of their picture, After
Office Hours" but now their
friends are seriously talking ii
up.
Definite plans must await
Gables return from location in
the Northwest.
Meanwhile, the Bennett two
year-old is scheduled to make
its first start carrying the stars
rose and gray colors at Santa
Anita today.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
You're the Top!'
(Hollywood' d'sLatest
Parody Craze)

When Cole Porter wrote that
catchy tune, you're the Top" for
Broadway's newest hit-show, "Any-
thing Goes" he definitely started
a Hollywood fad for scribbling off
parodies-
L. Wolfe Gilbert and Felix Ber.
nard, couple Of songsmiths, had
an idle moment, and here's the
result:
you're the top
You're an M-G-Mayer
You're the top
You're a contract player
You're the Fred Astaire. .,
you're Sid Grauman's hair, that
grows.
You're the Thau Of Mannix. .
Durante'S nose,
You're the Bowl,
You're a Reinhardt Pageant,
You're the toll OF big-shot
agent
I'm the Vine Street czar, who
tags your car that cop
And so. Baby, I'm the bottom,
You're the top!
Thus, far into the night, they
daSh'em off. This is from Mary
Derano, and all about that ace
director, w. s. Van Dyke
You're the top
You're Traders Horn
You're the top
You're the Thin Mans corn
You're the Eskimo's fun, the
midnight sun on high
You're a Pagan'S joy
You're Laughing Boy
You're Tarzan's Cry
You're the stage
You're the cameras grinding
You're the lights
That are always binding
We're the empty sets, the Cas-
quettes, the props
But, if Baby, we're the bottom,
You're the top"
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
All Stars Are
Superstitious

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2 G.N.s).
A wee telephone bangles on Veree
Teasdale's arm every time she
makes a movie!
Warren William, the actor,
never leaves his home these days
without bowing before "Old Man
Long life" a jade idol from the
Orient, symbol of good luck" in
new enterprises.
Hollywood movie actors and
actresses are far more Supersti-
tious than even baseball players,
sailors or gamblers.
Seven out of every 10 movie
players carry rabbits foot" Q
survey today revealed.
Aline MacMahon abandoned Q
successful stage career to gam
BILE" in pictures after 10 of dia-
monds prophesied good luck dur.
ing a fortune-telling seance. She
never starts picture without this
"lucky card"
Dick PoWell's luck-piece is "th0
key to Pittsburgh" given him o
few years ago in that city.
AL Jolson refuses to face a cam
era unless his feet are encased in
the identical shoes he wore in
making his debut as a black-face
comedian 25 years ago! Edward
G. Robinson carries a "Silver dol
lar" because of his success in Q
movie of that name. Tito Schipa,
famed opera singer, gave it to
him.
Joe E. Brown. cave-mouthed
comedian, won't have any other
dressing table except a battered
old piece he used in a circus, and
on starting a picture rubs his
hand on an ancient and shiny
acorn his father used as a luck
piece.
Guy Kibbee carries a horse
chestnut-it wards off rheuma-
tiSm!
Ann Dvorak and Barbara Stan
wyck believe they'd be doomed to
misfortune if they ever removed
their wedding rings-and when
playing single lady" roles cover
the rings with tape and makeup.
Start picture on a Friday, tho
thirteenth?
Not in Hollywood
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
"Baboona"
With Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Johnson

RATING: Good
Photographed largely from the
air, the latest of the animal and
adventure films made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin johnson is so re-
freshingIy different from most
pictures of this type that it's ap-
peal is correspondingly wider.
With the use of two amphibian
planes, the JohnSons not only OBJ
tained extensive coverage of all
the usual native African material,
a wide variety of animals and
closeupS of both natives and wild
life, but they were able to catch
beautiful and expansive scenic
views from impressive snoW-capped
mountain tops to lakes covered by
millions of flamingoeS, crocodile,
infested rivers and fields alive
with .Stampeding zebras, rhinos,
glraffes, lions and other animals
All in all, it is a consistently alb
sorbing and frequently fascinat-
ing camera adventure, with not a
few thrills and also some
humorous sidelights, particularly
one in which a baboon with a mir
ror tries vainly to reach for the
other baboon that he sees in
front of him.
The accompanying comment by
Martin johnson is so we'll fitted
and unobtruSive that it adds
pleasure to the picture.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
No Hi-Hats In
Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2.-For
those having the impression Holly.
wood is . high-hat town, let it
be known that for a musical mum.
Der in go Into Your Dance" the
Jolson-Keeler co-Starrer. 100 opera
hats were needed for a chorus boy
routine.
In all this fantastic city not 100
could be collected. 5000, they
wired New York and had them
ship some here via air mail.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
HOu .yWOOd GiSgleS

Mrs. Binks-Well, this is good
news, any'ow. Me daughters
written to say she's got a reg'lar
job at last. as bridesmaid to a
film actress at hollywood.
Did you hear about w. C. Fields
nightmare? He swears he really
dreamed it.
About being seized with an at
tack where he could see and
hear, but neither speak nor move.
Presently, the undertaken came
and took him away. He was
about to begin operations when
the dreaming Bill suddenly re-
gained his voice.
He shouted "stop!" but the
undertaken said: I'm sorry, Mr..
Fields, but I'll have to go through
with it,"
- When Bill, in panic, demanded
to know why, the mortician re-
piled:
We'll, to tell you the truth,
Mr.. Fields, times are bad and I
need the money"
Bing Crosby told this story and
got a new Paramount contract.
A new father went to his boss
and asked for a raise in his salary.
''You want a raise, eh," growled
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
Grace Bradley Cast
In Raft-Bernie Film

Grace Bradley, titian-haired and
20 years of age, who sang ana
danced her way to a Paramount
screen contract after two Broad
way musical comedies, has beeM
given her most important role,
She will play the leading feml
nine role in "Stolen Harmony"
with George Raft and Ben
Bernie, 1t Is announced.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
20 Years Ago in
Washington

(February 2, 1879
COLUMBIA - COurtenay Foote in
"HypoCrite."
CRANDALL'S-olga Petrova in The
Tigress."
GARDEN-"David Harum,'N
STRAND-''The Love Route" with
Harold Lockwood.
The Washington times., 1935-02-02

the employer; give me just two
reasons why you should get a
raise.
The employe gazed meekly at
his boss and murmured Twins. :"
He got the raise.
TypiSt (to her friend)-How do
you like your new boss?
Friend-Rotten When I'm late
he's early, and when I'm early
he's late.
Mary Boland's favorite:
"My wife always gets historical
when I stay out late at night"
"Hysterical, you mean"
"No, historical. She digs up all
my past"
Doc.-When did you first sus.
pect that your husband was not
all right mentally?
Mrs. JoneS-When he shook the
hall tree and began feeling on the
floor for apples.
Eddie Cantor tells this one
Reminiscent of the days when it
was easier to start a bank than it
iS now under present regulations,
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
IS Years Ago in
Washington
Ir.l,..o, o mon,

february 2, 192Ol
METROPOLITAN - n a z m ova in
Stronger Than Death"
COLUMBIA-Robert Warwick in
THE Tree of knowledge"
RIALTO - THE Shepherd of the
Hills"
STRAND-Gladys ckwell in
FLAMES of the Flesh.''
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
British Officers Work

Five former British officers of
the Indian army served as tech
nical experts during the produc
ton of Paramount's Lives of
Bengal Lancer"
The Washington times., 1935-02-02

"a Missouri banker recently was
asked how he happened to enter
the banking business. WELL" said
the banker, II didn't have much
else to do so I rented an empty
store building and painted Bank"
on the window. The first day I
was open for business a man came
in and deposited $100 with me:
the second day another man
dropped in and deposited $3.50.
And so, along about the third day,
I got confidence enough in the
bank to put in hundred myself" :"
Mae West says an optimist "is
q CIV uyhO ho1inVes hic uyifo hos
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
Vet Returns to Films

Francis Ford, one of the true
old-timers of the screen, will play
the sheriff in Mae Vests new
Paramount film, Now I'm A
Lady"
The Washington times., 1935-02-02
Gail Goes Native

After two years in Hollywood,
Gail Patrick, born in Alabama,
plays a Southern belle for the
first time in Paramount's Mis-
sisSippi."
The Washington times., 1935-08-10

housing units were finished and
ready for occupancy. When up
wards Of 1000 more houses and
apartments come on the market
during the fall there will be no
question Of any housing short.
age, much less a housing emer-
gency.
NO SEASONAL DROP
Usually building construc.
tiOn slows down around June
and July. This does not seem
to be the case this year. During
May, June and July over 1900
housing units got under way in
metropolitan Washington; dur.
ing the first four months of the
year the total was under 100
units, somewhat less than for
the three following months. OF
real significance is the large
amount of construction in
Maryland and Virginia. OF the
S,421 units started in 1885, 1,543
of them-Of which only 254
were apartmentS-were built or
are being erected outside of the
District of Columbia. For some
years metropolitan Washington
has been growing faster than
the city in proportion to its size
and this usual amount Of!
construction is an indication of
the continuance of this trend to
the suburban areas.
allowing for some Slackening
Of the pace, 5000 houses and
apartments will get under way
this year in Washington and its
envirOnS. And IS per cent
will probably be houses: the bal
ance multifamiIy dwellings. Con-
Servatively this will provide Iiv.
ing quarters for 21,OOO people,"
The Washington times., 1935-08-10
A|R-C00LED
HOMES BUILT

Sponsored by the General Elec.
trio Company, a group of semi-de-
tached homes are rapidly being
completed by Washington Build
ers, Inc, at the intersection OF
14th st. and Rittenhouse st. N. w.
An outstanding feature is the
General Electric heating and air.
conditioning unit which, for the
first time in this country is Of
fered in moderate priced home,
according to Frank Koplin, presi-
dent of Washington Builders.
The homes, which overlook 18th
st. and Rock Creek Park from
one Of the highest elevations in
the city, have six rooms, two
baths, recreation room and two.
car garage. Electrical features.
such as the Electric Health
Kitchen" add greatly to the thor
oughly modern aspect Of the
homes.
Although announcement OF the
opening of the homes to the pub
lie will not be made until next
week. there will be a pre-showing
this Sunday from 10 a. m. until
dark,
The Washington times., 1935-08-10
HOME fixing
PROBLEMS

Questions pertaining the building maintaining of homes
conducted exclusively for Times
your queries REAL ESTATE
The Washington times., 1935-08-10

Q.-What is the best type of
flooring material for q bath
room? M. r.
AIN choosing flooring mate
rials, one that is easily cleaned,
nonslippery, nonabsorbent and
quiet is desirable. Flooring that
will crack or become porous should
be avoided. There are many sat
iSfactory materials available.
Use a sanitary covered base to
facilitate cleaning. The regular
flat Dashboard often leaves cracks
which collect dirt.
Q.-What do the monthly
payments on the Federal HOus-
ing administration insured mort
gage loans cover? G. S. S.
A. The monthly payments
cover interest on the outstanding
balance of the loan, payment on
account of the principal of the
loan, the service fee and the esti-
mated monthly proportion of the
annual taxes and insurance pre-
miums on the property and the
mortgage.
Q.-I am figuring the num-
+ Der Of branch circuits will
need to care for the electrical
equipment in my five.rOOm
house.. How many branches
should | use? S. X.
A.,-All of the circuits, wires,
etc, should be large enough for
future as we'll as present needs.
Electrical authorities recommend
one branch circuit for every $50
square feet of floor area in all
finished rooms and inclosed
porches. You can compute this
total area by multiplying the out.
side dimensions of the house by
the number of finished floors.
Divide this total area by $50 to
get the recommended number Of
lighting circuits.
It is also desirable that there
should be an additional circuit
intended solely to supply appli.
ances in the kitchen, pantry, and
dining room. Special circuits of
heavier wire are required for
ranges and other appliances using
high voltage.
Q.-Can I clean the stucco
walls Of my house without in.
Jurlng them? B. G.
A.--Cement - stucco may be
washed without injury by the ap-
plication, of water alone or water
containing cleaning materials.
Ordinary dirt may be removed by
washing the walls with water
from a hose and brushing with a
The Washington times., 1935-08-10
BU|LD|NG-L0AN
D|SBURSALS

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Disbursal
Of 78O million dollars to their
shareholders during the first six
months this year is reported by
savings, building and loan asso-
Citations through their national
organization, the United States
Building and Loan League.
Morton Bodfish, executive vice
president of the league, sailing
today for the fifth international
congress of the business in Salz-
burg, Austria, gave this last-min-
ute account of the associations
performance.
The money changed hands
from the associations to the
shareholders in four different
ways, he reported. Loans on resi-
dental properties for new con-
struction, repairing, purchase Of
homes, or refinancing existing OBJ
legations accounted for an esti-
mated 1862 million dollars Of the
January through June outlay.
Dividends paid and credited on
shareholders account were placed
at>~133 million dollars. Cash
loans to members on security of
their shares in the associations
added IS million dollars to the
disbursals. About $50 million dol
lars was used to repurchase the
maturing shares Of members or
to meet the applications for re-
purchase from those not matur-
ing their shares but faced with
a need for their savings at this
time.
The Washington times., 1935-08-10

stiff brush. If this does not clean
it, the surface may be scrubbed
with a soap-and-water solution
and then rinsed. Care must be
taken not to mar the surface.
A dashed surface may be DAM
aged by too much brushing. A
smooth finish may be cleaned
with a solution of muriatic acid
Zone part of acid to six or seven
parts of water) applied with a
broom and then rinSed, preferably
with dilute ammonia. For white
Stucco use a sulphuric-acid solu-
ton, for muriatic acid may ttnge
it yellow.
Q.-What is the best way to
finish new linOleum? N. N.
A.-Inlaid linoleum should be
Waxed with special linoleum
wakes. Printed linoleum should
be vanished. This will make
them wear much longer.
The Washington times., 1935-08-10
TAX PLAN HITS
REAL ESTATE

Real estate will suffer heavy
losses and market clogging will
threaten the small as we'll as the
large investor through forced liqui-
dations resulting from inheritance
tax provisions of the pending
Federal tax bill as it now stands,
Walter S. Schmidt, of Cincinnati,
president of the National Asso-
citation of Real Estate Boards,
points out.
Real estate, by reason of its
very nature as a commodity, is
peculiar as to forced liquidationS,
which are apt to result in huge
losses. AS threatened. they may
ruin an estate. Mr.. Schmidt calls
attention to the fact that the pend
ing bill fails to make any regular
and dependable provision for the
orderly liquidation of such estates
as consist largely of real estate
where holdings must be sold to
meet the levies.
Payment of the taxes is due
within 18 months of death of de-
cedent. Provision should be made
in the law itself whereby owners
and mortgage lenders may be
assured that no sudden dumping
of a great estate, coming at de-
preston period, will clog the local
real estate market, he says. While
details of such a regular time
extension for real estate liqui-
dation might we'll be left to ad-
ministrative regulation, q specific
provision requiring the commits
sioner to set up such regulations
should be written into the law it.
self, Mr.. Schmidt holds.
The Washington times., 1935-08-10
Satisfactory Job
HORIZONTAL

The means by which paint ad
heres to the surface (by entering
the pores and hardening there)
makes it imperative that the sur.
face be properly prepared by
eliminating all moisture, sap,
grease or any foreign material.
The Washington times., 1935-08-10
Modern Hallway

A small modern hallway, dis
played in a metropolitan shop,
has walls coated a tomato red
and a glistening black floor. The
floor is enameled black with a
narrow white border about a foot
from the outer edge. In the cen
ter Of the floor, the outline of a
circle is painted in white.
The Washington times., 1935-08-10
Phone Booths Due
For New Color Deal

Telephone booths, those dark
some cubicles so often seen in
stores and shops. are due for a
new deal in color. New York res
taurants are leading the way by
painting the hocths, inside and
cut. to harmon;ze with the deco
rat.orS OF the cafe This is per
missiblc where tie bootns are the
property of the establishment IN
which they are placed.
The Washington times., 1935-08-10

"The bulk Of this new con.
StructiOn has not yet reached
the market. During the first
half of 1885 around a thousand
individual houses and apart
ment units were completed.
These are the ones ON which
construction started from last
September up through Febru-
ary of this year.
BUILDING DOUBLES
The following table shows the
approximate number of new
houses and apartment units
that will be ready for pur-
chaserS or tenants between now
and December together with
their permit value. The total is
considerably over double the
number completed during the
first half of the year.
Number and permit value Of housing
units coming on the market in metro.
DOlitan Washington, August to Decem-
hoP 1Q2S.