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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

for training if one takes the trouble to really look rather than blum himself" Rosallnd a1niles:
 we all do that, though. I can remember walking in and out of offices, chatting with friends, drinking tea and talk ing plays. Arriving home dead tired, I'd spend a lot of time telling myself how tough 1t was. I'd been to every office, and there was nothingi"
 Actors should have every good quality. Patience, toler- ance, foresight, self-confidence without conceit-and an hon- est value of themselves and others are things to strive for.
 Must Work
 q believe actors are well enough paid to be willing to give everything they possibly have in return for what they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

Crewe predicts that the whole coun- tFy will sing Rosalinds praises when her new film, Rendezvous, {, fn which she appears with Wil- liam Powell, is released.
 Tn c lengthy history of Miss Rus seIl's career and an intimate inter- view, the article covers the steps which the local girl took to go from the Brass City to the screen, going from tent shows to Hollywood.
 Definite Belief
 Miss Crewe says that Rosalind's plan of life calls for definite belief in ones self. She quotes her:
 You have to believe in your-
 self. But you should have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

get from the public who makes their existence possible. There is no reason why they shouldn't work just as hard for stardom as the offlce boy who winds up as the president of the com pany."
 "These people are pitiful, for they are unable to adjust them selves to failure. The lucky breaks raise them to great heights, but all the breaks in the world won't keep them at the top unless they work to stay there.
 q feel I must always keep on working. There is always some one right behind who can catch up with and pass you if you're not careful, you know" Inhabitants of Greater Londc make an average of 487 trips year by train, tramway or bus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

something to believe in to be- gin with.
 "If you are truly honest with yourself, 1t doesn't take you long to discover whether you have something to offer other than sheer ego.
 "Too many people think act- ing is a matter of luck and breaks They count, of course but in planning my career I didn't consider these two fac- tors seriously.
 When I began I told myself influence up in the swivel chair may help for 8 while-but if you've nothing to back you up you are sunk! So I didn't look for influence-I looked for work"
 Honest Value
 "It can be done. You'll hear people say, but there isn't any more stock. There is so little opportunity if you don't know the right people,
 "There are little theater movements, there is radio, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

GIANT CONN STALKS SHOWN
 Robinson, TlL UPD-Two big stalks of corn, the tallest 15 feet 6 inches, with the highest ear 10 feet from the root, were exhibited here by Walter Reynolds, Crawford county farmer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21
Well Known Critic
 Praises Local Girl
negna Crewe Predicts Brilliant Career for ROsalind
 RnsseIILatter Gives Interview on Work

Rosalind Russell, the Waterbury girl who is one of ovwoods new sensations and who the subject of a sDeca feature article in Saturdays Democrat praised hiollv in an article in yesterdays New York American v Reona Crewe famous motion picture editor. Miss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21
oLDEgT BoY eCoUT RETIREs

New Plymouth, New Zealand UPD.-16aj. ?. v. Candford, e3, who. it is said, is the oldest Boy Scout in the world, has resigned his appointment as New Zealand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

incidentally, don't sniff at ra- dio, for 1t is wonderful training. There are always opportunities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

Headquarters Commissioner for Training. Despite his age, he will remain a Bcottmaster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-21

Consumption of wine has in- creased more than 20 per cent in the last five years in France.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13
New Window Glass Bars
Heat Rays From Room

Window glass has been developed
which takes the heat out of sunlight
but permits the light to pass. The
notwithstanding glass contains iron,
and objects viewed through II have
n greenish-blue color because some
of the red rays of sunlight have
been removed. Small amounts OF
iron In glass absorb ultraviolet and
infra-red. the heat rays of sunlight.
The visible part of sunlight contains
only one-third of the heat In the
suns rays and the new glass cuts
out the invisible rays but permits
most of the visible rays to pass.
While the heated glass might be ex-
pected to raise the temperature OF
a room as a whole, the effect on a
person in the direct sunlight is much
less than for ordinary glass. The
glass is particularly suited to Of
fees and factories.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

His heart, for some mad reason, was
singing within him.
"Sit down." he commanded. and went
back TO his own chair. I'm going to
talk to you for five minutes, and then
the subject will be taboo for ever.
Imagine n long hill with a deep pond
at the foot of it-a pond all scummy
green and slimy-a miasmatic pond.
Imagine that you started running down
that bill In the dark, that you stubbed
your toe and rolled the remainder OF
the w%ay-into that pond. Well. that's
exactly what happened to you. You
were running In the dark and you
stubbed your toe and landed in a
social stratum equivalent to that scum.
my pond. Do you remember your fos-
ter motherY"
"Faintly-as one remembers faces
and events of ones childhood"
We'll don't bother to remember her.
Her cruelty almost ruined your life,
but she is out Of your life now, never
to return. There are four human be-
lngs living who know that Penelope
Gatlin and Nance Belden were one and
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

AS simple to get into as a smock.
but with all the evidences of a care
fully throughout house dress is this
new model. The slightly fiared cap
sleeves, cut in one with shoulders,
and front and back panels (Which
give slender lines) are attractive de
tails. The diagonal %buttoning lends
further interest and the roony peck
cts add a style note as well as be
ing useful. You'll like 1t in printed
lawn. swiss, Bingham, muslin or a
solid color cotton, such rs broad
cloth or percale. When a slight,
heavier material Is used, the neces
sity of p~etticoat is eliminated.
Pattern 2190 is available in sizes
IA, 16,. Is, 20, 81. "a, &c, SO. 40, A.
Al and 46. Size 1G takes Az yards
30 inch fabric. Illustrated step-by
step sewing instructions included.
SEND FIFTEEN CENTS 05c) IN
coins or stamps (coins preferred) fol
this pattern. Write plainly name.
address, and style number. BE SURE
TO STATE SIZE.
Address orders to the Sewing Cir
Gle Pattern Department. 23 Wesl
Seventeenth Street, New York City.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13
Noah Websters Best Seller"

In 1883, Noah Webster published "A
Grammatical Institute of the English
Language" 1t was written In three
parts: A spelling book, a grammar and
a reader, observes a writer In Cosmo-
pOlitan Magazine. Webster's royalty,
though less than one cent q volume,
still must have been pretty handsome,
for the book was the first of the
American best sellers. Before the be-
ginning of the Civil wal 1t was selling
at the rate of more than a million cop
les a year. Webster began work on his
famous dictionary in 1907; 1t was pub
lished in 1923. and contained 10000
words. and about 10000 definitions
that had not appeared in any other
dictionary.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13
XII

II was late fall. Stephen had just
returned from his vacation; 1t was his
first day back at the office and he was
a bit rebellious at the flood OF patients
that awaited him. He finally got rid of
the last one at fve-thirty. and follow
Ing his custom, settled back for a pipe
full of tobacco, when Miss Ordway en-
tered.
There's a young lady calling" she
announced. "She says she is Miss Eli
oft"
81 don't know her, Miss Ordway. A
prospective patient?"
81 imagine she is. | didn't ask"
"Tell her it's beyond office hours and
hours tomorrow"
Miss Ordway departed to deliver the
message, but returned presently to
say that the young lady begged to be
permitted to see him. "very well, show
her in," he acquiesced irritably, "but
remember Professor Finnegan If she
stays too long"
Miss Elliott entered. Stephen rose
and waved her to q chair. Then:
"Well Miss Elliot, what seems to be
the %troubleY'
Does my general appearance indi-
cate to you, even remotely, that | am
one who requires the services Of a
neurologist and psychiatrist?" she
asked him.
Stephen smiled. Scarcely. What is
II, thenf You want a subscription to
something's"
"IIow astute you are, Doctor. | am
soliciting subscriptions to a fund de-
signed to furnish expert medical atten
don to a very deserving public servant.
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w. MI. SERVICE

l refer to Detective Sergeant Patrick
Joseph Flynn"
Il know him, Miss Elliott. What's
wrong with Flynn
His blood pressure seems to be very
high"
Nothing doing, Miss Elliott" Stephen
interrupted. II admit l sold this ter
rible Flynn the notion that he mad high
blood pressure, but l did that for a
reason do not carr to explain. The
man has the arteries of a boy. What's
Flynn to you? And just who might
you be-"
You have my name. What / want
to know is this: Are you ashamed to
take me out to dinner?'
mo, of course not" Stephen blinked.
II appear eminently respectable?"
"Quite. In fact. a most presentable
lady"
"Not so homely, eh?"
ION the contrary. But l shall not
go to dinner with you"
"Whyf"
swell, while the experience might
be delightful, l think you're too pert
The lovely face dropped sorrow
fully. "Oh. Stephen, would you be that
mean to poor little PenelopeT
"Good god of lover Stephen almost
yelled. "Are you my little Penelope?"
"Of course | am. Oh, Stephen, you
great BOBBY, not to recognize me !"
He came from behind his desk, took
her fercely by the shoulders and gazed
down at her, too amazed to speak.
That's a pretty good second-hand
nose, isn't it?" Penelope queried, with
just the suspicion of a quaver In her
tone. Don't tell me you disapprove.
| adore it myself"
Very soberly he quoted:
And you, my sweet Penelope, out
there somewhere you wait for
me,
With buds of roses In your hair. and
kisses on your mouth"
"Oh, Stevie!" she whispered. Take
one"
He took three. and Penelope rested
contentedly in his arms.
He Rugged her traternally. MY
dear, dear GIRL" he declared. IF | were
a praying man I'd get right down on
my knees and send up a prayer of
gratitude to Omnipotence. You're well?"
"Oh, yes, indeed am" the girl cried
with a catch in her voice, I'm happy
not perfectly happy but-hug mel
Oh, Stephen, Stephen, it was so hard
not to come back when received your
cablegram. But had to fight things
out and | didn't want to come home
until | could meet you bravely. Stephen,
are you truly glad TO see me again.
II am" he answered, and marveled
that he should be so glad as he was.
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XI--Continued

-Z-
AS Stephen hung up the telephone re-
ceiver, chuckling, Miss Ordway brought
In his mail. In II he found a registered
parcel that had been through the GUS
tom house, with duty prepaid on 1t. 1t
contained the finest and most expen-
sive combination stop-watch and time
piece he had ever seen, and a note that
read:
"Dear Doctor Burt:
Il know It would not be au falt for
me to ask you for bill for profess
sional services, for | realize that what
you did for me was done as one hui
man being to another and quite with
out thought Of financial remuneration.
Moreover, l prefer to remain forever
your debtor. You will never know
what you have done for me. Christ,
restoring life to the dead son of the
widow Of Main, performed no greater
miracle than did you In restoring life
and happiness to my dead soul. !
would try to thank you If words were
not so pitifully inadequate to express
the %prOfundity Of my gratitude. viii
you not please accept the enclosed
trife as a token of that gratitude, and
add one more debt to those already
owed you by me?
ut Is not easy to learn to live with
my secret, now that l have found it
OH. / am trying to regard the past
as one hanks back In memory to a very
serious illness. Some days, when |
have achieved sufficient courage ] am
curious about my other self, evolved
from darkness. There are blanks in
my life. Perhaps you can fill them In.
Perhaps you will not care to, knowing
that they are better left blank. | do
not think, however, that | vas ever ter
ribly wicked. If so, | have no recol-
lection of it.
"Your grateful
Penelope"
sold Mother Nature Is speaking to
Penelope he sollloquized. and replaced
his fathers old watch with the one
Penelope had sent him. Give Nature
a chance-give her an even break
and she'll prove herself the greatest
physician of ALL
After some consideration he wrote
the following to Penelope:
Come home and let me iron out the
few remaining wrinkles so your life
will be as smooth as you could wish.
The watch is wonderful. Thanks and
l think you are very wonderful, too.
Love as usual.
stephen"
1t occurred to him to tuck that last
phrase In for good measure. Love
not merely the love of a man for a
woman but the love that Is q fine
fricndship-was, he knew, very neces-
sary to Penelope. She must, he knew,
be assured that in all the world some
body really cared. Nobody knew bet
ter than he the wreckage that kind
ness and love denied can make Of hui
nan lives; never a day passed without
leaving him evidence of this.
lie was not getting quite his little
slice of life. Money, success, the JOY
of accomplishment, professional stand
Ing, the respect of his colleagues, he
had, plus ZONE good friends and true.
But he was lonely.
He decided not to dine alone. It
would be far better to drop In unan-
nounced on I.anny and Dan, take pot
luck for dinner.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13
Snake Sp;ts Poison

The snake which splits poison Is the
Egyptian splitting cobra. The mechan-
ism Of this splitting appears to be that
by compression OF the poison glands
the venom is forced OUT through lie
fangs, and at the same time a blast of
air Is exhalcd. This carries the liquid
forward as a spray for n considerable
distance, and If 1t strikes a person
In the eyes, intense irritation Is set up
which results In temporary and some
times permanent blindness.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

In the line of viciOusness, modern
gangsters show ingenuity. Police give
these details of the death of Danny
Walsh. head of n bootleg-rum syndl-
cate who was kidnapped, ransomed for
$4,000, later murdered. Enemies took
him to sea in n boat, made him sit
with his feet in a tub of wet cement,
and watch while it hardened. He was
then thrown overheard with the tub
of cement hard around his feet. Sew
eral times. while he watched the
cement harden. 1t must have occurred
to Danny Walsh that n criminal ca
reer is not profitable.
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EXPLAINING 1T

ayes, it Is really remarkable" oh
served mother at the head of the ia
BILE. Clifford seems to eat twice as
much chicken when we have Wis
itors."
Indeed" exclaimed the lady visit
or. "And, pray, why is that, Cliff
ford?"
"'Cause that's the only time We
have it!' replied the truthful lad.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

mat ali the klll- ,
horses and all the
kings men" could
not put together
again, Washington
will gather up the
pieces of MIRA and
try to reconstruct
IS o m as
good" The process
may remind recon-
~structors of the
boy who took his
watch apart, put 1t
together and proud
" said to his
friends, mot only
hara | nut Ii TO-
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13
Impressionism

"You ought to know a great deal
of politics by this time"
II try to pay attention." answered
Senator Sorghum. But Tn afraid
I'm getting to be like a whole lot of
people who are Influenced not so
much by what they know as by what
they suspect"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

The Weyerhaeuser kidnapers, how
ever "hard-bolled' they may be, must
feel rvo when they hand out one
of the 100000 ransom bills, knowing
that the number and series of every
bill are in the possession of govern
ment detectives.
1t will not make spending the money
more agreeable to learn that thirty
"G-men" from the attorney generals
office will devote their entire time to
hunting for those bills and tracing the
spenders of them-s20O,OOO worth of
Damocles swords.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

The giant French ship Normandie Is
here and pleasing to Americans who
like superlatives. She Is the biggest
liner ever launched. the longest, broad
est. heaviest, costliest. And, crossing
in 4 days II hours AZ minutes, she Is
the fastest. She is built. not for profit.
but for glory and to advertise French
supremacy.
England will soon send her Queen
Mary after the Normandie's record
and. doubtless, Mussolini will soon
enter the race.
Uncle Sam? Well, he Is busy with
other things, very busy, just now.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

Teacher-Tell me what it is when
/ say" / love, yon love, he loves"
Modern Pupil-It's one of those
love "triangles' where somebody's
going to get shot.-Pathfnder Mag
azine.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13
Jest the Same

"What heavenly jazz, Bill; let's
dance."
THAT wasn't jazz. The waiter
just dropped our dinner ."-Answers
Magazine.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

To say. Man is half tiger and half
monkey is sometimes unjust to the
monkey. At High Point, N. c., ]. r..
Riggs, middle-aged. operating n filling
station, was found. with tenpenny nails
driven through each hand and each
foot. fastened to a rough wooden
cross. The man. having been nailed
to the cross only for a short time. will
probably live. Riggs admitted he had
engineered the crucifixion to regain
his wife's affection.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

THIS WEEK
Humpty-D umpty NRA
Many Damocles Swords
Biggest and Fastest
Cangster Ingenuity

Refusing to admit the resemblance
between NRA and Humpty-Dumpty,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

gether, but | have quite a number
of pieces left over that l do not
need"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

SAFETY RAZOR BLADES sharpened Free.
Send four as a trial any make. Perfect
shaving edge guaranteed. Send only three
cents postage. George Clark. Thorne. n. d..
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-13

Sometimes %gangsters show signs Of
intelligence. Volney Davis, arrested
In Chicago In connection with the
Rremer kidnapping, was "nown" to st.
Paul. and, arriving there, confessed
completely in the kidnapping, saying to
the judges: II knew | could not get
away from the 'G-men.'"
Land ownership is the best founda-
ton of prosperity and security, under
just government.
Those seeking to establish refugees
from Germany in Palestine decide,
wisely, to begin with land ownership.
A fund expected to exceed S5.0O0.00O
Is being raised for that purpose.
The ground under your feet cannot
run away. cannot be stolen.
King George. seventy years old, Gel
cbrated his birthday reviewing troops.
wearing the uniform of ~colonel-ln chief
of the Irish Guards. He rode to Buck
ingham palace on horseback, all -four
of his sol riding with him. while thou
sands cheered. Recently the queen
celebrated her sixty-eighth birthday
1t Is desirable that the husband be
little older than the wife. That
gives him an excuse for complaining.
He can always say, wait until you
are as old as l am and you will I'M
derstand."
A Brooklyn girl, ten years old, paid
81 for a sweepstakes ticket, won $780,
600. 1t will cost other little girls and
big men and women many dollars for
every dollar accidentally won.
Uncle Sam is presumed to get his
share of the winnings In income tax.
He and his country would be richer
If he could find a way to prevent the
gambling invasion.
The United States has important
work to do outside of MIRA and its
revision, work With which the SUI
preme court would not interfere. and
that Is the control of floods, protection
Of population against them. Two hun.
1red and fifty are reported killed In
southwestern Nebraska, following food
and tornado.
@. King Features Syndicate. Inc.
wNu Service.
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
FAHEY DELAYS
HOLC REPORT

With the attitude of private
capital toward the mortgage
mraket apparently unchanged,
HOLC Chairman Fahey today
postponed for another week his
final report to President Roose-
velt.
Since Fahey told the President
two weeks ago a preliminary sur
vey showed private lending insti-
tutions reluctant to finance mort
cages on a large scale, every ef-
fort has been made to stimulate
banking interests to action.
Efforts toward this end by
Fahey, Housing Administrator
Moffett and RFC Chairman
Jones, in a conference with in
surance executives in New York
last week, brought no indication
of immediate aid.
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
COTTON PRICES.
SLIP BACK

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 Q.N.SD.
Cotton futures rallied momentarily
at the opening today, but failed
to hold andw quickly slipped be-
low the previous close under re-
neWed selling pressure.
The market again appeared to
reflect chiefly an uneaSineSS over
the gold cases now being heard
before the Supreme Court. Al
though a final decision is not
expected for at least another
week, cotton men are fearful Of
the consequences should the ruling
be adverse to the Government.
1t is felt that such a development
would bring an immediate break
in cotton, after which possible
inflationary consequences would
have to be weighed.
Contracts were offered today by
spot firms, houses with Japanese
connections, Wall Street and the
South. Mills took cotton on a
scale down, as in Wednesdays
market, but speculative purchases
were negligible. There was some
further selling against loan cot
ton.
AS trading passed the noon
hour, futures weer off l to 3
points. March was off l at 1852;
May off 2, at 1858; July off 8.
at 12.71, and October off 2, at
1857,
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
RAIL NET SEEN
.UNDERCHARGES.

Railroad earnings for 1884 are
estimated by R. V. Fletcher,
chief counsel of the Association
tion of American Railroads., as
having fallen short by $15,OOO,-
900 of covering fixed charges.
He made this statement in an
argument before the Interstate
Commerce Commission on the
railroads request for increases
in rates that would boost their
revenues by about $17O,OOO,OOO
annually.
Saying New Deal legislation
had increased the cost of wages,
material and supplies, Fletcher
added that in 1885 the railroads
would lose $29O,OOO,0O0 unless
the rate increases were granted.
He said the $170,00O,00O in
crease sought would pay for op-
Grating expenses and increased
charges and that a general I'M
provement in business would give
additional income to assure the
railroads a fair return on their
investment.
The Washington times., 1935-01-10
Wholesale Price
Index Hits Peak

Continued strength in food
stuffs and a widening tendency
for individual commodities in
other groups to advance featured
the latest weekly compilation Of
wholesale prices prepared by Dun
& BradStreet, Inc. This was the
10th consecutive week in which
advances exceeded declines.
Rejecting the rise in general
wholesale commodity prices, the
daily commodity index rose to a
new high of 1882 on January 7.
This represented an advance Of
almost 2 per cent during the past
week, and comparison with the
10000 index for the corresponding
period of last year shows an in
crease Of 21.3 per cent.