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Although he only half COM
pretended the meaning Of Hos
remark, one thing he did know
"a gossamer thread was being
extended to him, out of the
closely wound ball Of Chinese
business methods, a cocoon-like
growth Of centuries. Stephen
had a fantastic illusion that his
fingers were reaching for that
gossamer thread, but that they
were too short to grasp it. To
do so, they should be long, like
Hos, spread out on his silk-clad
knees.
Then he had it, grasped be-
tween his short fingers. Guilds,
the concealed force in Chinese
life, as in Chinese business! 1t
was the thread that would I'M
rave1 for him the cocoon. A
guild of oil men, the ancient,
secret, binding organization Of
the Chinese, now controlling
this modern business of oil,
though he had not suspected it,
as it had for centuries con"
trolled the business of silk, rice,
tea. Even artizans had guilds.
The minutes passed. Let him
be silent. Even though his
silence might seem like incom'
prehension to Ho, it was better
than to risk wrong speech. How
much understanding was he
supposed to declare? The CO.
coon unwinding. Ho, a retired
merchant, but not therefore out
Of the stride of business, as he
would be in America.
Ho, the center of the guild,
the most important oil man in
the province. Perhaps Of the
oil men all over the country. 3.
Hold on. don't unwind the CO.
coon too fast. The threads
might get tangled. Guilds were
not simple. Stop right there
Ho, the most important oil man
in the province. And jenkins
had made him stand in his pres
ence! Had not stood himself in
greeting! And the Company
had even been on the point OF
dismissing him! Nh &S..
Still Stephen dared not speak
for fear of shattering the conf
dence between them. When at
< last he did, it was with the
/. frankness with which he would
speak to a fellow countryman,
knowing he could do this, be-
cause Ho was his friend. There
was a chamber Of friendship in
China where men removed their
masks. He had entered it. Very
simply he said:
Teacher will you help me?"
"Our two customs we put be-
hind us now, so that we may see
each other. Good? Not good?
So that our hearts may speak
the same words"
EYES," said Stephen, ut is
good"
A clue here, a clue there,
Of this and that agent, Ho
now gave him, speaking softly
so that the ears Of the night
should not hear. Some COM
prehension Of the intricacy of
Life for every man in this
ancient country came to
Stephen.
Each man entangled in
clans, in guilds, grown more
intricate through centuries,
each man inheriting the intri.
cacies Of his fathers and his
fathers fathers life. And yet
Ho trusted him enough to
speak a little openly!
Then, of a sudden, intimacy
was gone. Ho rose, dignified,
aloof, formal, speaking again
with conventional ceremony.
For q moment Stephen was
dismayed. Had he offended?
Then he perceived that this
The Washington times., 1935-05-23

He poised but an instant there, and fell headlong,
with much force, into the pit. His head struck the
edge Of Of the treasure chests, and he collapsed
Imply among the gold coins in the pit.
The Washington times., 1935-05-23
oil for the Lamps Of China
Western Life, Love Clash With
Ancient Ways Of the
Far East
This is specialization of the Cosmopolitan production
soon to be sho1v at Warner Brothers Earle Theater)
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

Stephen Chase, youthful and ambitious is field man
in Mdnchwro for the American OIL Company. When he
had devoted three gears the 1Oo he arranged for his
THROUGH during aOhich he planned to marry LUCY his
American Sweetheart.
But uhen the time Lucy refused to go through
4vih the marriage, the grounds that Stephen 0aS now
a ueritable stranger.
Bevdered Stephen n1arries the first girl he encount
ers IN Yokohama avho PROBES to be Hester Wentworth,
ahose father had just died trip to china and 0ho IS
non alone in the Uord. The couple start housekeeping
in company hut in Manchuro but Stephen spends most
of his time travelling IN the cast MonchurGn a0astes.
He comceives idea to haze the company manutGctre
and sell cheap lamps coolies, thus increasing the oil
output tremendously. But during has travels he wonders
he had done right By bringing Hester to this terrible
country avhere she forced to be alone great part
of the time.
Stephen is informed that he is to open company sub
station in small toUn IN the interior of MUnchuria
This means more loneliness for Hester.
Hester loses her baby at birth and Stephen, planning
vacatio sends her back to the StGte ahead of him.
Many company changes are rumored.
Stephen is promised promotion at the company head
quarters and returns manager Of important
division.
The Washington times., 1935-05-23
NOW READ ON

Now Adviser Ho spoke opening the conversation with the
usual bland formaes Stephen felt defeated bored he
responded to these often repeated phases meaningless to
him. Then Ho bent toward him if fearful that the
quiet around them might have speaking very
softly. Stephens boredom vanished. His moment had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
70 WITNESSES TO
GIVE TESTIMONY
They Will Give Evidence
Today in Case OF Mrs.
Valley

Tacoma, Wash, July 9-(U.P.)
The department of justice mar
shaled 70 witnesses before a jury
of 10 men and two women to-day
in it's effort to prove that Margaret
Thulin Valley helped her husband
and William Mahan kidnap George
Hunt Weyerhauser, 8.
These witnesses, including the
curly-haired schoolboy victim and
his multimillionaire lumbermar
father J. P. Weyerhauser, were re-
lied upon by the prosecution to
show that Mrs. Valley was not a
passive or unknowing participant
in the crime, but aided in planning
and executing the abduction and
in collecting 100000 for the boys
release.
A federal grand jury charged
that the 19-year old bride of Har-
mon Valley, now serving 45 years
in prison on his plea of guilty, was
one of the kidnapers and made
herself liable to prosecution under
the Lindbergh act by transporting
George into Idaho.
John F. Dore, chief defense
counsel. will attempt to prove that
Mrs. Valley was ignorant of the alb
duction and did not participate in
the ransom negotiations. He may
make an issue of the old English
common-law ruling that wife is
chattel of her husband. and not
legally responsible for his deeds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
BY ELMER 9. WALLER (.

New York, July (UPl-Profit-
taking reduced prices on the New
York stock exchange today after
a long list of issues had made new
highs for the year or longerfi Feat
ure Of the financial markets was
a rise in wheat which ranged from
q 6.S to more than cents bus
Hell. Other grains followed wheat
Into higher ground.
The stock market opened firm.
Rails led a rally with gains rang
ing to more than point, but later
lost part Of the rise. Utilities were
irregular, farm shares eased. steeis
were barely steady, and commune
cations were mixed.
What's ris was induced bly, furth-
r black rust ravages. The issues
which usually fellow the principal
cereal failed to do so today. Mail
order shares eased following gains
to. new high in Sears Roebuck.
Small losses were noted in Co.
l'.mhia Gas. North American, and
other Utilities of the group. Auto
mobile shares were bid up to new
highs early with Chrysler at SO 1-2
up liz. but later declined to small
net losses.
Rail shares ran up to gains of
fractions to more than point, but
the market turned dull and they
receded. Atchison touched so up 1
3-S and later lost nearly all of the
gain. New York Central touched
II rs up .5-S and near the close
was at II IA. H.
" During the course of the session
numerous issues made new highs
for the year, including Allied
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
MISSOURI CUT
OFF FROM GOVT.

Washington. July 9.-The United
States employment service today
severed Affiliations with the Mis-
souri, state employment service be-
cause of reported political activities
of Mrs. Mary Edna Cruzen, Mis-
souri, commissioner of labor, which
the federal bureau held were in
conflict with federal law.
In a letter to Gov. Guy B. Park
of Missouri. w. Frank Persons, dia
rector of the labor department en-
ployment service, said he had re-
ceived from several sources infor-
nation that Mrs. Cruzcn had de-
manded of employees in her depart
ment contribution of one per cent
of June salary to the treasury of
the state democratic committee.
Persons told Gov. Park he had
advised Mrs. Cruzen that the United
States employment service regards
such action "as imperiling the
freedom from political influences
which. rs required by the Wagner
Pyser act, must be safeguarded."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
new YORK FIGHTS
AGAINST CRIME

New York, July 9-(UP)-New
York city's war on organized crime
and rackets advanced on several
fronts today.
On the police sector, impetus
was given the drive by Police
Commissioner Lewis j. Valen-
tines announcement that he plan
ned a special bureau of investiga-
ton, sort of metropolitan force
of &c" men. In addition, Valen-
tine announced, there will be a
reorganization of the detective di-
vision to endow it with new
blood, new life and plenty of pep"
An attack on the judicial front
was bolstered by Mayor +. III. La
Guardia's announcement that Vim
cent j. Sweeney, newly appointed
magistrate, who was elevated from
a deputy police commissionership,
will have a rowing commission TO
sit wherever cases involving rae
keteers may arise. Sweeney start
ed his career as an ordinary pa
trolman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
MAY
DIE FROM FALL

Greenfield, Mass, July 9--(U.P.)
Wallace Gray, 80, of Orange. one
of three prisoners recaptured yes
terday after fleeing Franklin
County Jail. may never walk again.
Paralyzed below his hips. he was
reported near death to-day. Gary
had taken refuge in tree when
cornered near auckland, and fell
40 feet to the ground when he
missed his footing.
: Meanwhile, state troopers con-
tinued search for Alexander Sher-
rold, 20. the fourth fugitive, who
was believed heading for his native
New York. Leo Frisssette. 81, and
Norman Adams, 22, who also parti-
cipated in the break. have been
placed in solitary confinement at
the Jail.
Dfstrict-Atorney David H. Keedy
of Amherst announced he would
present evidence concerning the
Jail break to grand jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
BY STEWART BROWN

Copyright 1885 by United Press)
Vienna, July 9-CUP)-A gov
eminent sponsored bill to end the
16 years exile of the Hapsburgs,
proudest royal house in Europe,
was scheduled to pass the federal
diet today and be enacted into law
by nightfall. The bill opens the
way for the ,enthronement, prob
ably within the next few months,
of % year old Archduke Otto, now
in exile at Steenookerzeel Castle,
Belgium. 1t provides for restora-
ton to him of eight great country
estates. a Vienna palace and other
property whose total worth is 3d.
100000 and whose present an
nual income is between $85,500
and $4,000.
What the legislation and the
plan to restore Otto tothe throne,
portend for Europe no one knows.
Three nations, all more powerful
Roumania, Jugoslavia and Czecho-
sIovakia-assert vehemently that
they will declare war on Austria If
Otto ascends the throne. Italy has
troops stationed on the Austrian
frontier ready to move to Austria's
defense If it is attacked. Otto has
agreed with the government to re-
main in Belgium until it is agreed
that the time has come for him
to enter the country triumphantly.
To the little Entene, Otto la a
threat of Hapsburg expansion.
Today's bill authorizes the gov
eminent by decree to annul the act
of April 2, 1919, which banished
all Hapsburgs and confiscated their
property for the benefit of war in
valids. 1t means that by law Otto,
his mother and brothers and sis
tiers and some 165 other Hapsburg
grand dukes and duchesses may re-
turn to the country if they wish.
Two brothers, Robert, 20, and Fee
lix, 10, are expected to come here
almost at once and continue their:
studies,
Behind the passage of the bill is
a story of mothers untiring fight
for what she saw as her sons
rights. The mother is the ex-Em-
press Zita, .43. She married the late
Emperor Charles, as Princess Zita
of Bourbon-Parma, in 1911 when
she was 10. An exile, with an in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
Brewster Used Term
Liar At The Hearing
Continued from Page u

Evening News.
He said Sen. Burton K. Wheel
err, D., Mont, chairman of the SEN
ate interstate commerce commit
tee, told him, completely unsolic-
tied" that Brewster had gone to
Senator Wheeler to Inform him
that Mr.. Brewster had great influ-
ence with Senator White, of Maine
and could persuade Senator White
to support the president on the
bill"
Could Be Relied On
Corcoran continued, "I there
fore called DR.. Gruening, who
knew Maine politics as we'll as Mr.
Brewster intimately, and asked
him whether Mr.. Brewster's as
surances of protection of the pro-
ject from suit and of the creation
of the power authority by the
Maine legislature could be made
good.
He replied that Mr.. Brewster
could be relied upon 100 per cent
on his assurances regarding the
Maine legislature and the other le-
gal safeguards.
II then called Mr., Brewster and
Rep. Edward Moran, D., Me-, to-
sgether to my Office and asked Mr.,
Moran for his judgment whether
the risks involved were balanced
by the desirability of beginning the
works relief at Passamaquoddy
Immediately.
"Mr Moran replied that Mr..
Brewster's assurances being what
they were, the risk could safely be
taken.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
CORCORAN MADE
POSITIVE DENIAL
Refutes Charges of Brews-
ter That He Had Made
Any Threats

Washington, July 9-(UP)-
Thomas Corcoran, youthful Re-
construction Finance Corporation
attorney, today denied before the
house utility lobbying investigation
that he threatened to stop the
$35, 100000 Passamaquoddy pro-
ject in Maine If Rep. Ralph o.
Brewster, r., Me-, failed to support
the holding company death SEN
tence".
Corcoran charged that Brewster
had switched his position on the bill.
Corcoran followed Brewster to
the witness chair, at a crowded
hearing before the house rules
committee. Brewster asserted pos
itively that Corcoran tried to in
timidate him into voting for the
death sentence.
The youthful brain truster"
who helped draft the utilities
measure denied bringing pressure
to bear in conferences vita Brew
ster. The conferences, he said,
concerned details of the Passama-
quoddy project in which Brewster
was taking an active part.
Corcoran was called to testify
after Brewster revealed taking a
part in the fight over the death
sentence" question when the issue
was before the senate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
Waterbury
Produce Market
FURNISHED by Connecticut
Department of Agriculture,
B. P. Storrs, local agent)

(Unless otherwise stated quota
tions arc based ON sales of good
understandable products to retailers
by nearby growers or others.)
!. FRUITS: Apples, new 1.5O-1.75
bu., old 2.5O-S.25 bu.; cantaloupes,
shippcd-in 2.25-3.25 crate; cher
RIGS, native sour S.0O-S.25 crate,
sweet 6.OO-G.4O crate, currents 800
1925 crate; raspberries, red 7.5O-
300 crate, black 6.OO-S.OO crate;
water melons .30-.4O ea.
VEGETABLES: Beans, green
.75-1.OO flew higher) bu., wax 100
1856 bu.; beets .2O-.SO doz. buns;
broccoli, bunch N.60-.75 box; cab
bage .25-.35 box; carrots 80. 40
dox. buns; caulifiower .75-1.1O dOz.
lettuce, iceberg .4O-.75 box, head
.35-.5O box. romaine .3O-.S5 box;
onions 1.85-2.OO bu.; peas, native
10000 bu., shipped-in 2.OO-2.5O
bu.; peppers 100000 crate; pota-
toes, new 2.75-3.OO bbl., old 90
200 cwf.; scallions .31-.15 doz.;
spinach, yellow 1.75-2.25 bu., green
.0O-.S5 1-2.bu.; tomatoes, native
hothousc 2.f5-2.25 9 qts., southern
POULTRY PRODUCTS: Conn.
eggs per dox.; New laid Fancy 40;
Special $3.50; Extra .S7-.3S;
Gathered $3.50; Newlaid medium
80: Special medium $685.; Extra
medium 1898; western 1880;
live fowl heavy .f7-.2O h.. Leghorn
.17-.10 H., broiiers, Rocks 1929
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
BOOM TOWNS are
IN RUINS TODAY
BY RAIN STORMS
Four Of Them Near Site Of
Dam Project We're
Crashed Down

Glasgow, Mont, July 9.-(UP)
-Four boom" towns near the
site of the Fort Peck dam project
on the Missouri river were in ruins
to-day, wrecked by tornado and
flood. Two persons, not vet iden-
titled, were dead and hundreds
were homeless. Nearly 100 persons
were injured. The villages OF Mid
way, Park Grove, New Deal and
Wheeler were reported virtually
destroyed by the high winds and
flood waters piled up by two
that struck in the
same place hardly IL hours apart.
Early yesterday Galpin coulee be-
came a wild torrent after two
inches OF rain fell in a few min
utes.a
200 Families Fled
Midway, Park Grove, New Dale
and Park Dale-Villages which
sprang up after the dam project
got underway were seriously dam
aged. Some zoo families fled to
higher ground when passing mot
orists warned them of the on
coming flood. The water stood five
to six feet deep in the towns but
quickly drained away. Last night
a second cloudburst drenched the
same area. Tornado winds dashed
the area for three minutes. The
town of Wheeler was reported
destroyed. More than 1000 resi-
dents fled, to Fort Peck.
Some wiped Out
Park Grove, New Deal and Mid
way, each with population Of
about 500, were wiped out. sRefu-
gees were taken to Fort Peck
and the injured were removed to
Fort Peck. and Glasgow. Relief
workers were modified to aid In
rescue work. Doctors and nurses
from Glasgow and Fort Peck were
rushed to Wheeler. Blocked roads
and disrupted communications
and power lines made rescue and
relief work difficult.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
FORFEITED BOND

Westport. Conn. Judy 9-CUP)-
Major Nicholas Biddle, Jenkins
town, Pa, president Of the Penn
sylvania game commission, forfeit
ed bond of $14.40 by failing to
appear in town court late yesterday
in answer to charges Of failing to
carry an automobile operators
license and passing a traffic signal.
The former member of the U. s.
shipping board was arrested July
8 by a special constable on the
Boston Post road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09

ManyIssuesH Had Made
Ne1v Highs II, Trading
Feature of the Day Was Rise in Wheat Other Grains
Followed Rails Led Good Rally

Chemical, Chrysler, General Mo-
tors, Du Pont and Westinghouse
Electric. U. s. Steel closed at ASK
Off y point after touching BIN.
There was nothing in the news
to sway market operations. Silver
was held barely steady In world
markets thanks to operation Of
United States government equali-
cation fund.
Volume appropriated ly350,000
shares compared with 100000
shares yesterday. Curb sales were
235,OO0 shares compared with 1861
900 shares yesterday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial 122.17
off 0.38, railroad $500 up 0.32,
utility 1885, unchanged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
FLOODS IN EASTERN PENN

Philadelphia, July 9-UP)-
Rivers and creeks In Eastern Penn
aylvania were rising rapidly to-
day rs heavy rains continued.
Floodstheats forced Industrial
concerns along the schuyklI river
at Norriatown TO move machinery
from Easements when the river
reached eight feet above normal
az mid-morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
Mothers Untiring Battle
MayPlaceS Son Upor, Throne

come diminished almost to moth
ing, she brought up her eight chill
dren, maintained semblance of a
royal court as part of which she
made the younger children pay
Otto the courtesies due an emper-
or, ana by the constant effort
wherever she could get a hearing,
carried on Nher fight to put Otto
ON the throne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
SCIENCE TRAPPED
GIRL MURDERER

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after he and Frances other COM
panions ON the ride were subject
ed to parraftin powder tests.
Parraffin Worked
Capt. Archie d. Ball, state GRIM
inologist. spread thin coatings of
paraffin on the hands of the trio
kinder, George Hale, Is, and
Loretta Johnson, Is.
The tests, he reported, revealed
powder marks on Kinder's right
hand but the youth, once an in
mate of the state penal farm,
waved the discriminating evidence
aside with a laugh.
II fired a shotgun the other
day; probably that's where the
powder marks came from he
said.
Missing Weapon Found
The mystery of the missing
wear on was pierced when the
Johnson girl broke down and led
officers to a wheat field. A revolver
and a pair of brass knuckles were
found.
The knuckles, believed to have
been used to slug the girl into in
sensibility, and the gun belonged
to Hale. Sheriff Swango said.
The dead girls father. Frank
Prince, was stoical and apparently
without bitterness.
Didn't Believe I'm God
Frances didn't believe in God
or the things / believed In" he
said. when she left home April
rs l warned her that she wasn't
leading the right kind of life and
that she would come to some
HARM"
Kinder. puzzling authorities with
an air of braggadocio. showed
emotion for the first time when
deputies took him to the home Of
the dead girls sister. Mrs. Jack
Medloch. In the nearby village OF
Needmore and led him to Frances
caslget.
The suspect threw himself on
his knees, seized the girls hand
and cried:
"You know I didn't kill you,
baby. Talk 90 me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
Baby u. S. Senator
To Make Speech
Will Break All Precedent By Talk on Public Utilities
Issue Can't Accept Usual Senate Custom, lie Says

idge, 37-year old Indiana republic
can, arose soon after being seated
and gave a lengthy and studied re-
port on conditions in the Philip
pines. He drew sharp repri-
mand from Sen. Edmund Winston
Pettus, aged Alabama Civil war
veteran.
Holt will speak in support of
President Roosevelt on the utility
II went as far west as Kansas
and south to Tennessee" he said.
II have no doubt that public
opinion in the United States is
overwhelmingly behind the presi-
dent in this issue"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09

washington, July 9.-UP)-
Rush d. Holt, the baby" senator,
startled congressional greybeards
to-day by announcing he proposed
to smash senatorial precedent and
speak on the public utility issue.
Holt, barely turned 80 and
senator for only fortnight, said
he could see no reason to accept
the usual senate custom and re-
frain from making his beliefs
known from the senate floor.
Historians had to go back to
another century to find a COM
parable situation.
In 1899 Albert jeremiah Bever-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
RUMANIANs FORM
BALL LEAGUE

Cleveland (UP).-A Rumanian
baseball league is being roganized
in the United States, with Cleve-
land Its headquarters. George
Danciu, business manager of a
Rumanian newspaper here, or
ganizer OF the loop, said six teams
already had been formed and that
others were being set up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
The r. o. Griggs 90.
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
Bid Asked
Bridgeport Gas 1t Co 81 81
Bridgept Hydraulic Co 20 80
Conn. Elec. Service SO 81
Conn Gas & Coke com IN az
Conn Gas & Coke pfd 46 40
Conn. 1t. & Pow 5h%
pfd $500. Ill
Conn 1t & Pow 6h96
pfd .............. Ito
Conn. Power Co. 80. AIN 49h
Conn Ry & Ltg Co com 3S 43
Conn Ry & Ltg Co pfd 4S So
HID Elect 1t Co com 70k 72h
HID Gas 1t Co com 81 40
Illuminating Shares A ASK 50h
New Haven Water Co. Sc
South. N. Z. Tel Co. 1924 1913
INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
ANN. Hardware Co. :. 20 20
Bridgeport Brass -. IL 11N
Bristol Brass Corp. com 81 40
Colts Pat Fire Arms Co 2Sk 301s
Eagle Lock Co -. 20 23
Landers Frary & Clark 431z 45!z
N. Brit. Mach. Co com
North & Judd Mfg Co 25 81
Peck, Stow &C. Wilcox 3
Remington Arms 80. IN 81
Scovi1l Mfg. Co. ...... FL 20
Stanley Works Co. com "a rs
Torrington Co. s5A s7h
INSURANCE STOCKS VI
Aetna Fire Ins. 80. 81 So
Aetna Life ms. ...... 27h 29h
Autoobileg ms. $685.. 81 36s
Conn. General ...... 37k 39h
Hartford Fire ms. -. TIA 1914
Home Ins. ........ 81 80
National Fire ms. -. TIN 1914
Phoenix Fire ms. -. 8S 81
Travellers ms. $500. $50 $50
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09

CounterfeItors are circulating
near-perfeet coins IN Johannesburg,
South Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-09

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