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T st Y o U 2 Knowledge

Can you answer seven Of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers. 1. Where is the city of Cudahy? 3. Who was Fanny Crosby? 3. What is Q hookah?
 1. How did the Tailor bird derive its name?
 5. Name the founder of the North Dakota Nonpartisan League. 6. What is acoustics?
 2. Where is Cumberland Gap? 8. Has water any food value2oJ 7 g. How old is Herbert 0. Hoat A 10. In which state is Yosemite National Park?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-14
TO-DAYS COMMON ERROR Never say, "You can bank on
 it"; say, rely on it."

new birds by the Jewish name for the peacock, tukku, which was cor- rupted into turkey. The fact is that the name turkey was first applied to guinea fowl, and an English writer supposes that these fowls were called turkey cocks and tur- key hens from the fact that they were introduced to London by Bris- tol traders who dealt chiefly with the Near East and who were popu- larly called Turkey merchants"
 c. Name the author of the novel The Black Tulip"
 A. Alexander Dumas.
 o. What is 8 decibel?
 A. One tenth of bel. The de- cibel is the usual unit for measuring the loudness of sounds. It is equiv alent to the loss of power in one mile of standard cable at 860 cycles.
 If you want . copy of our book let MIXED BEVERAGES, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St, Northwest, Washington D. c. En- close 10 cents for postage and ham, ding.
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Selected Poem
TREASURE

TREASURE Gwen Castle In The Christian Science Monitor Today. I'm going to the woods, To search for precious things, To search for treasure left behind. For golden treasure left behind, When summer passed on wings. Today, I'm going to the woods, Where tapestries are spread, And leaves have laid q eaFpeting 4 deep dyed, crimson esEpeting On which my feet may tread. Today I'm going to the woods, And then how rich TlI be, For as l walk beneath the trees Each little gentle autumn breeze VIII shower gold on me,
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General Indications Of the Day For Everybody AAAnnina-GlAad

General Indications Of the Day
 FeF Everybody
 Morning-d00d.
 Afternoon-FaiF.
 Evening-Fair. The early part Of the morning is good for buying or selling luxuries and wearing apparel,
 Teday's BIFthdate You should be a person of much faith. OhuFehmen, dancers and rubber growers are numbered among the successful persons with yeuF degree prominent,
 You should have geod fortune, success, favor from snpeFl0Fs OF ads vaneement in some form from March through June. and during 0elobeF, le3e,
 Ile careful of FashnekS, eKtFavs aaanee eF disputes rom June ~ through 70, ih30,
 Days feF eeelal Sueeaas AFo from SannaEy si through ~, IeDe,
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Daily NF-,.,.~v. -p~,.,r.g4 Washington MI: M ' :y ---s~s- -ssy s.4-s. EX-ALLIES SPENT MORE ON
 NEXT WAR THAN LAST
Ew PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN

M Washington December IA -- Ten years ago the funding of the European war debts was hailed great triumph of the Harding Coolidge Administrations Today
 day before the next December 15 nStament is due
 the only real memento of the War Debts other than Finnish payments - is table in the Treasury Depart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-14

If things come to the worst, we might have the JapS come over here and set up an autonomous government for us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-14
Horoscope
BY OCTAvINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is out lined by a noted astrologer. In ad- dition to information of general in- terest, 1t outlines information ot special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-14
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL

This not responsible for facts opinions from it's communications accompanied with the writer's name and address will not be accepted.
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A Thought for Today

There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after-EccleSiaSteS 1:11.
 The memory of past favors is like rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful but it soon fades away. The memory of injuries is engraved on the heart, and remains forever.-Haliburton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-14
DECEMBER l6

DECEMBER l6 Most favored ones today are those who were born from August 2i through September 22.
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Daily Almanac

Moon rises eit7 D, m,
 Sun rises Ti0e Q, m,i sets tl2a D, n All vehicles must be lighted Unity minutes after sunset
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17

Rev. A. T. williams pastor OF
Browns Chapel A. M. z. Church
spoke very forcefuiiy TO an appre'
ctative audience at IL q. m. At S:lb
p. m. Rev. David x Blake. pastor
OF Bethel A. M. e. OF Ann Arbor.
his choir and congregation wors-
hipped with US. At Second Baptist
pastor Robertson brought the
morning message. At 1880. testi-
monial servoe and Lords Supper
was administered to q large num-
Der. Mr.. and Mrs.. c. l. Prest 10
spending . few weeks in Cleveland
Tenn. writing his mother. DR.. and
Mrs. L. c. Perry were hist to de-
lightful endoor picnic at their
home on last Friday evening hon
oring Mr.. and Mrs. Mamie airing
ton Of Chicago. The guests were
Mr.. Whitaker. Chicago: Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Dennis. Mr.. and Mrs. 0. B.
of Arizona; Mr. and Mrs.
John Morton. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
A very delicious sup
per OF the season delicacies. Wins
lon Mods and Miss Wiona Hopwell
left for Washington. ID. c where
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
The PROGRESS OF OPTICAL
SCIENCE THROUGH The AGES

to these efforts chiefly by the de-
mands OF telescope maksrA
The first man TO make glass Of
such quality as TO entilo It TO the
designation OF optical" IL said to
have been p. L. Guinand. a Swiss
matchmaker. He toiled for years
to produce glass for lenses that
would overcome difficulties that
had been encountered by John Do
land. the English Optician. in try
ing to improve his refracting tele-
scopes. BY 17s5 Guinand was able
to make glass OF good optical quail
ity. His son. Henry Guinand. as
sisted In establishing an optical
glass factory in Paris about 1927.
and about 1S4S a manager of the
French house introduced the manu-
Iacturs OF Optical glass in Birm-
ngham. England.
The World Wars exigencies led
American enterprise to establish
he manufacture OF optical glass
N a firm foundation In Rochester /
md later also In Pittsburgh, and
IN a small scale In one OF two 9TH
r cities.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
D e f a ault On Debt
Bars Italy From
New Loan

Washington-ln reply to the
telegram OF inquiry from the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People as to
whether IItaly is In default under
the terms OF the Johnson Act OF
1894. the Department Of State has
replied in the affirmative. The
Johnson Act prohibits financial
TRANSACTIONS with an foreign gov
ernment in default on It's obliga.
tions to the United States This
Act prohibits the United State,
Government from making loans &c
Italy. but does not bar loan from
private American sources to Italy.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
Officers Give Information
About Traffic Rules

This Is the third of a series OF ar
ticles containing sections OF the De-
troit Traffic Ordinance. These ar
ticles are prepared by the First Pre-
cinct Safety Officers OF the Detroit
Police Department, who are doing
everything in their power to reduce
the number OF traffic accidents, es-
pecially. in the downtown district.
In coming to cross street. a
driver shall be driving slowly
enough to stop before reaching
the middle OF that cross street, and
until he can see that there is no
driver coming on the cross street
who might crash into him. If there
is driver closely coming from his
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
YPSlANTI, MICHIGAN
By Mrs. Eusenia O'Bannon

she wilt visit her aunt. Mrs. Mary
Chapman. Ed. Barbry and John
Lewis Of Chicago were the house
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncy
Green for the weekend. Mrs. vir-
gil Sears left Saturday for Ma
tional Grand Session Of A. N. X.
and d. OF A. which eonvenes In st.
Louis. Md. August 6-10. Mrs. Car
rie King. Detroit 10 visiting Mrs.
Amerlia Perdue and daughter.
Mrs. Daisy whicham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald Bronson and son Billy
left for Grand Rapids. Mich. where
they will spend o few days with
Mrs. Bronson's brother. HERNIA d.
Joyner. Vivian Freeman and Por-
tia Pryor are spending their vaca-
ton at Idlewild. Mich. Mrs. Louise
Grdener of Beaver Falls. Pa. II
here visiting her mother. Mrs. AL
lie Edmonds. The sick are--Mrs.
Moilie Carr and Mrs. Bessie Burd-
en-. Little Cecil Ransom Is up and
around again.
The Southwest Community Coun-
ell representing several affiliated
clubs and churches sent 10 under
children for q two weeks
stay at Green Pastures Camp.
Grass Lake. Mich. Monday Aug. 8.
Those making the trip are-Helen
and Theodore William, Marie and
James Johnson, Charles and Mari
nm Henderson. Alline Scott, Bette
Leon Kersey Leon Ker-
sey and Mellyn King. The ommit-
tCee is. Ray Ransom. president, A.
T. Williams. Madames Etel Nicely.
Eugenia O'Bannon. and l. G. Perry
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! 1tp11t. Desht1g
|I@ As Wis ZONE p 60
u In the .0ruStal
6h.RANON' Re R,nt;z
ke HsNNN

Z. R-My daughter was willes
sone money and l an very anxiou
20 know II she will get iti
Ans: Young daughter will no
get the money. Her GOD FATHEF
intended for her TO get the none,
but he did not draw his will uI
legally and his children have re-
ceiveed every thing that he left
There 10 no way for her TO receive
the money and property for the
children have practically disposed
OF the whole estate.
Il T. S-What happened 70 my
sisters guitar last sunnerS
Ans: When you were entertain
Ing on the 4th OF July last summer
you employed an orchestra to fur
nish the entertainment and one OF
the members In this orchestra
took this guitar. OF this writing the
orchestra is touring the Southern
States bu the party who took the
guitar Is not associated with them.
Il. v. P.-Would you please tell
me why sometimes l get 30 mean
with my husbandf
Ans: Every since you were mar
ried your husband has humored
your UNTAMED DISPOSITION
that as you grew older
you would outgrow It. You are
quite grown now and you should
feel ashamed and control your
temper or else he may adopt the
that your mother us
I'd WIN you were young. Do not
et your disposition cause you un-
happiness.
j. P.-Tell me what Is best for
ne to dot i am Kid boy OF tweR-
y-four years Of age?
Ans: l don't believe that you
lave the ncssary capital to carry
tut your plans In your present. busi-
less and think that you should
live the idea up altogether. If you
would move to the COAST OF
Florida instead of living inland
gou will have better chance to
10 the kind OF work that you are
interested in.
II. w. ST. nm not In doubt at
all about my career, which Is be.
fore me but 1 want to know
will ever accomplish my great am.
bifIonf
Ans: Your desire to become the
Worlds Greatest GOOT BALL
COACH" will not materializc for
you will win recognition In ART
You will substitute many times
Tthn the next two yssrs as foot
nall coach but you will enter a
commercial Art Class and devote
most OF your time to this field.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
The Essential Facts
A b ut Cancer

This is the eleventh OF the series
of short articles sponsored by the
Michigan State Medical Society; In
which the essential facts about
cancer are made clear.
TEAMWORK AGAINST CANCER
Cancer can be cured In Ito early
stages. In the ninth article in this
series It was made clear that when
4 cancer has been present Ions
enough to get out of bounds" the
opportunity for euro has usually
been lost. Proof of the DURABILITY
Of early cancer 10 found In the
many Thousands of records OF
cured cases now in the possession
Of the medical profession; but the
physicion alone can no more dag
nose and cure a cancer than can
the pantient- 1t requires close CO.
operation-teamwork-between the
patient and his physician II q can
Ger is to be cured.
The patients partr in this team
work Is to seek medical advice
without delay when there is the
slightest evidence of a disease
which might be cancerous. It ia
far better to have called your doc
tors attention to q dozen ailments
which proved Insignificant than 10
fail to get aid for the single one
which proved to be an early can
Ger. In q recent investigation Of q
group Of cancer patients an aver
age delay OF six and one-hali
months was found between the
first symptoms and the first con-
sultation with a physician. In
many cases such delay renders
cure impossible. Thorough perio-
die health examinations have as
much attention as is given an au.
tomobile. II the physician suggests
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
HARLEM HOSPITAL REPORT
49,. READY in SEPTEMBER

New York-Under the title, "Op-
portunities for the Medical Educa-
tional of Negroes the report on
Harlem Hospital in New York City
together with observations Of and
recommendations upon medical Of
portunities for Negro do ctors and
nurses will be published In to
early fall, probably September. by
Charles scribner's Sons. 5s7 Fifth
avenue, New York. The probable
price Of the book-not definitely
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17

set as yet-will be $3.50.
The study comprises some $4,000
words and covers in edtail the sit
uations at Harlem Hospital which
has mixed staff of Negro and
white doctors. The survey was
made in 1888 by a committee Of
distinguished white and colored
medical men who were invited to
undertake II by the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People. DIR. Walter Lindsay
Niles was chairman OF the COM
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
SMART SET SOCIAL CLUB

The club held it's regular meet
ing with Mrs. A. blackburn. 3164
Madison Street. The session was
interesting and enjoyable.
The hostess served a delicious
repast which the members enjoy
ed. The evening was spent at
bridge.
The next meeting will be with
David Brooks, In Sherman Street.
The club will celebrate its second
anniversary August 22. Miss Ella
Mae Mcdonald, a loyal member OF
the club will spend week with
friends in Baldwin. Michigan Her
friends wish her a pleasant vaca-
(lon.
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n. =. w.-what do you think Of
Il. G. and is he sincerci
Ans: You should not take this
young man seriously for he seems
to get quite q kick out Of teasing
and stringing girls along. He 10 q
very SLICK TALKER and II you
are not careful he will have you
believin the same things that he
has sevral other girls in your city.
p. II. il received . card from
. ysung nan that was . pal Of ny
brotcrs and l n wondering II ]
should believe whit this card saysf
Ans: Indeed 30. for It is true that
your brother 10 In the hospital In
Galveston, Texas For the past few
months he has been JUMPING
FROM ADROPI4ANES and tust a
few days ago hs parachute hung
on q tree and he was bruised mp.
Write your brother Immediately and
II possible he would enjoy a visit
from You.
8 W-Do have any possible
chance Of regalning possession Of
tho pistol thank belonged to my
husbandi
Ansi No. this gun has been sold.
You should not worry over this
affair so seriously for your BRO
THEIR did not have anything to do
ith this theft. 1t was taken by a
total stranger TO you and your
husband.
w. II. FL attended dinner
dance about week ago and | was
terribly embarrassed and feel
that / was q victim Of elrcum-
Ans: Yes, the incident that hap
pened at the dinner dance was un-
called for but you will never be
thought any less Of by your friends
however. The girl that deliberately
turned the GLASS OF WATER
over in your place did so because
of jealousy and she will be de-
prived from attending socal gath
erings of any kind In the future.
Her guardian is very strict and
she Knows all about the whole at
fair.
ID. C.-Would II be- wise for mo
| 20 quit the girl that i have been
going with for 80 ;OHg7
Ans: Yes. for II seems to me that
BROTHER is taking up most OF her
times now and she had rather be
in his company. Forget about her
for sre is very tickle and she will
do him the same way In a few
months time.
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right, he shall let that car pass a
head OF him.
"A driver shall not drive away
from the curb without first looking
back to see that there Is no street
car or automobile coming so closely
from the rear that 1t could crash
into him as he starts. A driver
leaving the curb shall give a signal.
(The left arm straight out from the
side is good signal.)
A driver shall not attempt to
cross a street car track IL there is
a street-car coming so closely or
fast that 1t would have TO slow
down to keep from crashing into
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
Mississippi Mob Lynches
Youth for Alleged Assault

Pittsboro. Miss Bodie Bates. a
young colored man. suspected Of at
tempting TO attack a white girl
was taken from local county
jail Sunday night. and lynched from
10 Yalobusha River bridge Monday
morning at an early hour. The
body OF the victim was found hang
Ing under the bridge. shortly after
the lynching. and was cut down
Twelve hours later. local officers OF
the law declared that they had no
Information rsgarding the identity
Of the member Of the mob.
Baes was ,Hseged to have made
advances to O " year-oid waitress
employed in a 'ocal restaurant
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
WALTER WHITE HOLDS ;.
CONFERENCE WITH SENATORS
COSTICAN AND WAGNER

cred by Walter White. NAACP
secretary. In conference here with
Senators costsaan. wasnr. and
Neeley OF West Virginia. No defi-
mite announcement was made Of
further moves in behalf Of the le-
xislation. bat assurances were
given that the hill 10 by no means
considered dead. 1t is believed that
no move will be made TO bring It
Nd during the hot weather.
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READ WITHIN OUR HOUSE
ON
EDITORIAL PAGE

him. No driver shall delay a
street car by driving on the street.
car track.
Before crossing railroad track.
when the danger signal light is
flashing. a driver shall come to q
COMPLETE stop.
A driver shall drive to the right
curb and stop for Police, Fire. or
Police authorized automobiles US
ing siren or bell.
Watch for our article in next
Saturdays issue of this paper
which will be a continuation of the
Traffic Ordinance regarding the
RULES OF THE ROAD.
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POETS CORNER
Mayzell R0sem0nd

II you can live a peaceful life.
Can keep friendship true.
Can sing a song OF love and praise,
I'm sure your skies stay blue.
II you can life n soul on high,
Can smile when folk succeed:
Then, surely you are Just the one
For whom God has great need.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17

washington-Although the long
drawn-out session Of Congress In
the heat OF Washington has pro-
duced frazzled nerves and short
tempers. sentiment support OF
support OF the Costigan- Wagner
anti-lynching bill has been on the
Increase since the seven-day nli-
buster the last week In April. II
was reported here this week.
This was the information gath
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
BY DR.. WIN. b. Lausoa
Optonstrist and Opucian
INVENTORS AND DISCOVERIES

Opt0neo1et ana Vpucse9
Information AL to discoveries
and intentors In glass and lenses
going back to aciet times. 10 vagus'
based mostly on traditions and
even guessing. Most historians
give the ancient phoenicians credit
for first making glass. In compara-
lively recent times. however. q
piece OF glass was found In ex-
cayations under the ancient city OF
Nineyeh. So the Chaldeans may
have made glass even before the
Phoenicians. Moreover. the Nine
veh specimen had lenslike curve
from which some observers deduc-
ed that the Chaldeans knew about
lens-making. perhaps Is or more
centuries B. c. But II was possible
that the glass got its curve as
result Of fire or the wear OF ma
tural forces.
Glass was known In Egypt about
1740 b. C. 1t seems to be establish
ed. Hindus used glass In several
ways back as far as 500 b. c
Various reasons are found for
believing that both glass making
and lens-grinding were advanced
arts in ancient China. but our his
torians largely discount the Chi
nese claims.
Reports are conflicting as to the |
discovery OF method OF making
optical glass. In the eighteenth
century when optical science was
far advanced. scientists OF England
Germany and switzeriand bent
their effortrs to produce glass oi
Homogeneous quality as free as
possible from strfae. They were led
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
UTlLTTARIAN ART AND
STUDY CLUB

The members OF the club were
delightfui1y entertained by their
hostess. Mrs. Coins. at Belle Isle.
August 8. Arrangements we're made
Cor the members OF the club to
spend their vacation at Woodland
Park. They Will leave for this re-
sort early Sunday morning.
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$4,000 New Troops Called BY Italy, For
African Service

Adds Ababa-Ethiopia with ella
borate ceremony inauguFated it's
Red Cross Organization Tuesday.
promise by Emperor Halle Selas-
sic that his warriors would not
mutilate captives. in event of war.
Headed by the Emperor. q re-
tinue of many visiting chiefs, the
cabinet. clergy. and other digni-
taries, turned out for the exercises
Italy obillxes Troops
Dispatches from Rome. announce
that $4,000 troops additional men
were called to the colors in Italy
this eek, thereby Increasing the
colors in Italy this week. thereby
increasing the number OF men un-
der arms or in training to 2s5. 200
The recent mobilization orders
came Immediately following re-
ports that Emperor selassie had
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Christian Science Society. De-
troit (colorec( Columbian School.
Warren and Mckinley avenues.
This society is branch OF the
Cother Church, the First Church
OF Christ Scientist. In Boston. Mass.
Sunday service. 10:S0 q. M; Wed
nesday testimonial. s p. m. Subject
for Sunday. August 1s. "soul." Al
! are welcome.
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Ethiopia Insta11s Red Cross
Units, Preparatory for War

ward the admission and training
of Negro students and that quail
fed Negro doctors be appointed
as nternes and staff members OF
all tax-supported ospitals.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17

certain special examinations as
aid In diagnosing cancer. the pa
tient should cooperate in having
such tests made.
1t Is the physicians part In the
program to take the utmost pains
to determine the presence Of can
Ger at the earliest pos sible stage,
and having made the diagnosis, to
see to It that treatment which can
be truly curative is instituted at
once. Such treatment cannot be
medicinal. but must be aimed at
the removal or destruction of the
cancer cells.
Through perfect teamwork be-
tween the patient and his physi-
clan many cancers are cured.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17

sanctioned the concentration OF
$4,000 Ethiopian warriors on Italy's
East African frontiers.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17

The outstanding recommends
tions OF the report are that medi-
cal colleges in the United States
adopt a more liberal attitud to-
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-08-17
EN- MA B. ADAMS
Funeral Director

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notice. Your question will be FREE In this column
ONLY when the heading Of this column nclosed with
Question Your Full Name Bhdate Correct Address.
Private Reply send Zoe and envelope
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