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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-07
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ferent wave lengths of the eolors comprising the white light that strikes it. With any change of angle from which an oil film ia viewed the thickness of the film through which the light must pass is coming to the observer changes also, and hence the color changes. e. Is Ginger Rogers the real name of the actress?
 A. Her fuii name is Virginia Katherine McMath. She took her mothers maiden name of Rogers when she went on the stage.
 o. Has "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving, been filmed?
 A. Yes: in 1922 under the title "The Headless Horseman." The late Will Rogers played the role of "Ichabod Crane"
 @. When were United States nickel five cent pieces with the Arabic numeral, 5, instead of the Roman numeral, V, coined?
 A. From 1866 through 1883.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-19
ADVERTISING LIST

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city Tax Collector.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
PLANE DOWN IN SEA
DISPUTED BY GUARDS
Florida Reports Held Groundless.
Fishing Boat Lights Likely
Cause of Mistake.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, February
~. After searching for more than
four hours for an airplane reported
down at sea offshore here, Coast Guard
Oh1cer c. D. Toler and municipal life
guards early today came ashore and
announced they were satisfied reports
of the accident were groundless.
Toler said he was satisfied there was
no plane down anywhere in the vicinity
Of Daytona Beach, and that persons
who said they saw an airplane land on
the waves and signal with lights were
mistaken. He said lights from shrimp
boats some distance OF the beach
could easily have been mistaken for
the reported signals.
Coast Guard division headquarters
at Jacksonville had ordered q sea-
plane from Miami and guard boats
from Ferdinanda, Savannah and Fort
Pierce to join the search here. Toler
said he would advise the headquarters
Of his findings and felt sure the rescue
plane and boats would be recalled.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
All Vermont Held
Subject to Seizure
ByU. S. if Desired
Former Attorney General
Sargent Quoted as Citing
State La,o of 1925.
BY the Associated Press.


RUTLAND, VT, February 27.-John
G. Sargent, Attorney General in the
cabinet Of President Calvin Coolidge,
the Rutland Herald will say today, be-
lieves the Federal Government can
seize the entire State of Vermont for
Government use without any recourse
by that State.
The Herald will quote Sargent as
saying that a Vermont law enacted in
1925 gave that right to the United
States Government.
The interview was given in connec-
ton with an attempt Of the Vermont
Legislature to repeal that law. In
1925, the paper will say, the Legisla-
ture gave consent Of the State of YER
mont to the acquisition by the Fed
eral Government, by purchase, gift or
condemnation, Of any and all lands
within the State which the Govern
ment may decide are needed for the
establishment, consolidation and ex-
tension of national forests.
Sargent interpreted this to mean
that "the only right Vermont has left
on or over any land taken by the
United States, by gift, purchase or by
force, for national forests, is the right
reserved in another part of the same
act (the law Of 1920 to serve civil
process upon persons found on such
lands"
Evening star., 1935-02-27
CLOSER RELATION
SOUGHT BY ROPER
Seeks Exchange of Services
Between Government
and Business.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Secre-
tary Roper, in an attempt to bring
business and the Government closer
together, would welcome a plan en-
abling high Government officials to
Exchange services" for brief inter-
walls with business leaders.
Some such interchange, the Com
merce Secretary said today before
members of the Bond Club, would "af-
ford the Government needed up-to-
date business experience and knowl-
edge, and quicken, on the other hand.
appreciation among business men Of
the problems confronting the GoverE-
ment."
He made the suggestion after ex-
pressing his views on the interde-
pendence Of Government and business
and on the progress being made to
attain more effective, co-ordinated re-
suits.
This does not mean" he said, "that
the Federal Government should run
the business Of the country or that
business should run or even dictate
the procedure of the Government.
''It does mean, however. that since
our economic structure is so closely
interviewer with and dependent upon
business it becomes the duty Of both
business men and those administer
ing the Federal Government to get
common viewpoint as to objectives
and methods, study the problems in
volved jointly for mutual safety, and
cooperate in getting and keeping o
fair vision and sympathetic attitude
toward just and equitable results for
society generally"
Evening star., 1935-02-27
This Changing World
Can 1t Be II Duce Is So Bad at Figures?
Military Venture Trims Machinery
for Possible War in Europe.
RY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

on Rome 13 years ago, is close friend
of Mussolini. Early last January he
resigned his Office, which was taken
over by II Duce, and left more or less
secretely for Eritrea. The italian
newspapers were not authorized to
publish this interesting piece of news.
But Di Bono is a popular man. with
hosts of friends whom he liked to
meet every evening in the fashionable
cafes of Rome.
In order to dispel the impression
that he had been "unloaded" by his
friend MuSsolini, he told his intimates
that he was going on a secret mission
and that very soon they would hear
some sensational news and that, at
Naples and Syracuse, troops, war ma
terial and especially mules were ready
to be taken aboard steamers for an
unknown destination.
Mussolini had selected last January
one Of his ablest officers to command
in Africa.
The names Of certain cities in
Europe are connected in the minds Of
people with some characteristics par
ticular to them. Paris evokeS the idea
of gayety; Vienna, music: London, fog;
Geneva, failure Of organized peace.
Rotterdam has peculiar character
istic-the bootlegging Of arms and am
Evening star., 1935-02-27

TTOul EllSb fdSC.D
said, has promised to distribute the
campaign money on more equitable
basis than in the past" so that the
men in doubtful districts will get more
and the men in safely Democratic dis
tricts will get less
Members Dissatisfied.
The patronage dispute, he said, was
engendered by complaints that some
House Committee chairmen had got
more than three-score jobs, whereas
some other younger members had got
only one Or two.
This chief Of the Secret 100" said
his group was mot out to play hob
with the administration, but just to
see that everything is more equitable. I"
I'VE don't intend to do anything
obstreperous If the party leaders live
up to their agreements" he said. If
they don't"
The bill proposed by Representative
White and now headed for House
consideration is compromise. Weeks
ago, he proposed tnat because of the
huge increase in mail each member
should be allowed an additional $1,500
year for an extra clerk.
The bill was turned down by the
House Accounts Committee. White
then proposed that the total clerk hire
allowance of each member be increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. Since
there are 435 members, plus 5 dele
gates and commissioners from Puerto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines,
that would increase the pay roll
SAC, 900 yearly.
Warren to Fight Bill.
The Accounts Committee agreed
to report the second bill to the House
without recommends ton.
II intend to do everything to ex-
pedite its consideration" said Chair
man Warren Of the Accounts Com
mite, but I have reserved the right
to oppose it on the floor. There is
no point in stalling OF thing like
this"
Warren, one of the older members,
has not approved the hiring of a single
additional employe since he assumed
the committee chah --lanship in 1880.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
ROOSEVELT PONDERS
BELGIUM.U. S. PACT
Provisions Of Reciprocal Trade
Agreement Due to Be Revealed
in Few Days.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A new reciprocal trade agreement,
designed to revive profitable trade
between Belgium and the United
States, is before President Roosevelt
for approval. This was made known
in authoritative quarters last night,
along with the information that the
pact was expected to be announced
within two or three days.
Apparently authentic reports were
that Belgium has made concessions
on American agricultural products
and some manufactured products, in
cluding automobiles.
The chief American exports to Bel
gium have been cotton, gasoline, lard,
oil cake, wheat, rice and other grains,
leaf tobacco, copper, automobiles,
typewriters and radios.
The United States was said to have
made concessions by reducing tariffs
on building materials.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
LAFFOON'S PRIMARY
BILL PASSES, 1920
Kentucky Democrats Call Truce
to Approve Measure and Per.
init Adjournment.
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, KY, February a.
Calling a truce in factional warfare,
the Democratic majority in the Ken
lucky Legislature effected passage yes
terday of bill making it mandatory
that State officers be nominated in a
primary.
The House approved. SO to 20, Gov
Ruby Laffoon's run-of primary bill,
previously adopted by the Senate, after
anti-administration Democrats aban-
doned their fight for compulsory
single primary. Only two Republicans
voted for the bill.
The bill, which now goes to the
Governor for signature, provides for
a primary on the first Saturday in
August and run-off on the first Sat-
urday in September, if no candi-
date receives a majority in the first
primary.
The House action cleared the way
for final adjournment tomorrow of the
special legislative session called by
Lieut.. Gov. A. B. Chandler to enact
q compulsory primary bill. The call,
issued by the Lieutenant Governor
while Gov Laffoon was in Washing
ton, was sustained by the States high
est court.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
VOTES IN EXCESS
OF REGISTRATION
Fusionist Election Judge
TeStifies to Error in
Records.
BY a staf1 Correspondent Of The s.ar.

BY stan correspondent OF The S.ar.
ROCKVILLE, February q. -
Charles Boyer, an election Judge for
the Fusion party who operated at the
polls at Darnestown, took the stand
this morning in the contested election
cases and testified to a glaring dis
crepancy in the recorded vote in his
precinct. Out Of a registration Of
1853, 3s1 votes were cast, he said.
Immediately upon this testimony,
counsel for the Fusionists party en-
gsged in an encounter with DR..
Llewlyn Jordan, who is conducting
his own case. Jordan called for the
tally sheets in the possession Of F.
Byrn Austin, clerk of the board of
election supervisors.
Sheets Show Figure.
The tally sheets show 3S1 votes
caSt-but the registration books were
not brought into court to show that
only 1853 voters had registered.
Boyer, under cross-examination
admitted that he had checked the
books after all other election officers
had left the polling precinct He said
that after the discrepancy was found
no attempt was made to recheck the
tally sheets.
The contested election cases are be-
fore Judge DeLashmutt. Late yes
terday DR.. Jordan introduced a mys-
terious box into the proceedings, sup
posed to contain alleged spoiled
ballots.
The box had been in the possession
OF Austin, who had been subpoened to
bring all the documents Of his office.
The box was among them.
DR.. Jordan said the box should have
been in the hands of the Circuit
Court and demanded it be opened in
court.
Peter Objects.
Immediately, Edward Peter, counsel
for the Fusionists, jumped to his feet
and declared the court had no au-
thority to open the box. Peter moved
for adjournment until the defense had
time to get restraining order from
the Circuit Court of the sixth judicial
district of Maryland.
Judge De Lashmutt, by agreement
Of counsel on both sides, ordered the
box placed in the custody of the Cir
cult Court pending a ruling by that
body.
Evening star., 1935-02-27

kind Of weapon, from field guns to
pistols. No questions are asked. Pay
at the cashiers desk and take away
your wares.
Rotterdam is particularly active just
at the present moment Representa-
tives Of arms dealers of all national
tiles are there, doing q roaring busi-
ness. Even second hand weapons are
sold like hot doughnuts on a cold day.
Captains Of limping ships flying the
colors Of all nations are there to take
the cargo abroad, charging luxury
liner prices. No less than 324 ships
claim Rotterdam as their home port.
The second largest port in Europe is
prosperous again.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
SIMON TRIP PLAN
PARTLY APPROVED
Proposed Visit to Russia
Favored in Principle by
Cabinet.
Nv thu AssociateI Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 27.-The British
cabinet today approved "in principle"
the proposed trip of Sir John Simon,
foreign secretary, and Capt. Anthony
Eden, lord privy seal, to Moscow. War
saw and Praha after visit 20 Berlin.
Informal invitations to the British
government representatives have been
received from all three of these capi-
tails. The cabinets decision was not
oficially announced, but reliable
sources said the formal approval OF
the trip would likely be announced
shortly.
Plans Paris Trip.
Sir John will go to Paris tomorrow,
ostensibly to lecture there on British
parliamentary procedure. While in
France he will meet Pierre Laval,
French foreign minister, and, possibly,
Premier Pierre-E -Etienne Flandin.
It was regarded as unlikely that
the full details of his proposed trip to
Germany, Poland. Russia and Czecho-
slovakia would be announced until
after his return from France.
Soviet officials let it be known that
the foreign secretary had been invited
to the Russian capital to discuss the
Franco-British peace plan after he had
talked to German leaders.
Should Sir John accept the invita-
ton, he would become the first Brit
ish cabinet member to visit Russia
since the Soviet Republic was estab-
lished The last British minister to
journey to Moscow was Arthur Hen
derson, minister without portfolio, at
the time the Kerensky government
was In power in 1917.
Acceptance Urged.
Despite the GOODNESS which at times
has characterized Anglo o-Russian re-
lations since then, it was believed GER
tain in official quarters that the
Soviet invitation would be accepted
This view was influenced in part
by the determination of the British
government to make every possible
effort to obtain general European
settlement of the ornaments and Sc
curity problem.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
DUCKETT AGAIN HEAD
OF UNIVERSITY CLUB
Directors Elect President Third
Time, and Other Officers Are
Chosen.

Thomas Howard Duckett has been
reelected president of the University
Club by the Board of Directors, meet
ing at the club, house, Fifteenth and
! streets.
Duckett was first elected president
in 1888 to fill out the unexpired term
Of Charles A. Douglas. He was re-
elected last February and again for
the coming year.
Other officers chosen are Walter B.
Clarkson, first vice president; Stanley
Phillips Smith, second vice president;
George Snyder Ward, secretary; An
drew D. Sharpe, assistant secretary;
Maj. Edward D. Freeman, reelected
treasurer, and william G. Miller, as
Sistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
70 ARE SENTENCED
FOR BARROW AID.
Terms of Kin and Gang
Members Range From
Hour to z Years.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, February 27.-The
Government completed last night a
Texas roundup of Barrow gangsters
and associates that left at large cnly
one Of q mob that bullets and bars
have brushed of the byways Of crime.
Federal Judge William H. Atwell
sentenced 20 relatives and friends ac-
cused of aiding the slain Clyde Bar
row and Bonnie Parker, who mixed
murder and looting with love-and
lost.
Hiding somewhere, believed wound
ed, was Raymond Hamilton, former
Barrow lieutenant. Hamilton's moth
er, Mrs. Steve Davis; his brother,
Floyd. and others were among those
sentenced after q jury had convicted
Is persons in addition to five who
pleaded guilty.
Lenient to Mothers.
Leniency was shown all three of
the mothers. Mrs. Emma Parker,
mother Of Bonnie, was given 80 days
in jail. Mrs. Cumie Barrow. called
the ring leader of the conspiracy"
by the prosecution, was permitted to
nix her own sentence. She set 80
days.
Sentences ranged from an hour to
two years-the maximum.
Mrs. Parker did not take the stand
Mrs. Barrow testified simply: HE
was my boy. loved him."
What do you think would be about
right for you?" Judge Atwell asked
Mrs. Barrow.
We'll, I am in bad health. judge.
and have already been in jail about 80
days. I think 80 more days would be
about right"
VERY well, that is your sentence" !"
Floyd Gets Two Years.
The stiffest sentence was given
Floyd Hamilton. He was sent to
Leavenworth Penitentiary for two
years.
Henry Methvin. gangster associate
of Barrow and Bonnie, received Is
months.
Methvin Is credited with tipping Of
ficers to the whereabouts of Clyde and
Bonnie Parker-a tip reputed to have
led to the couples being shot to death.
Others sentenced included:
Mrs. Steve Davis, mother Of Ray
mond Hamilton, 80 days.
Billie Mace, sister of Bonnie Parker,
a year and a day.
Mary O'Dare, one-time sweetheart
of Raymond Hamilton, year and a
day in Anderson Prison. She pleaded
guilty.
Blanche Barrow, widow of Buck
Barrow, year and day on her plea
Of guilty.
S. J. Whatley, a Barrow gangster, a
year and a day in Leavenworth.
L. c. Barrow, younger brother Of
Clyde, 13 months in Leavenworth.
Protected From Gang.
James Mullen, ex-convict associate
Of the gang. four months. Because
Of possible gang reprisals for testi-
mony he gave he was ordered to
serve his sentence in Waxahachie Jail.
Mildred Hamilton, wife Of Floyd
Hamilton, one hour in custody Of the
marshal.
Steve Davis, Raymond Hamilton's
stepfather, 80 days.
Hilton Bybee, another Barrow gang
ster. 80 days.
Joe Francis, another to plead guilty.
so days. He was brother-in-law Of
Clyde Barrow.
Marie Francis, sister of Clyde Bar
row, one hour in the custody of the
United States marshal.
w. D. Jones, associate Of Clyde and
Bonnie, two years.
Audrey Fay Barrow, wife Of L. c.
Barrow, Is days.
John Basden, former grocery store
truck driver from Grand Prairie who
Joined the Barrow gang, year and a
day In Leavenworth.
Joe Chambless, father Of Mary
O'Dare, 60 days.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
TWO CUBANS QUIT
AMID 80 BLASTS
Strike Gains Momentum as
Cabinet Loses State and
Interior Heads.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, February 27-The ma
wide school strike gained mo-
mentum today amid explosions of
bombs and designations of cabinet
ministers.
Approximately 80 blasts occurred
in Havana during the night, but no
casualties were reported.
President Carlos Mendieta's cabinet
lost two more members as Cosme de
Ia Torriente, secretary of state, and
Raul de Cardenas. secretary Of in
terror and justice, handed over their
portfolios, purportedly because of Diff
ferences with the President over the
question of conducting national elec-
tionS.
Strike Policy in Question.
designations were said to have resulted
from disagreement over methods Of
dealing with the strike.
Rogelio Pima, secretary Of labor, was
said to be ready to quit the cabinet.
The secretaries of education and COM
merce withdrew during the early
stages of the anti-government move
ment.
The strikers have succeeded in par
alyzing the entire public school sys-
tenn. Many private schools are closing
because of warnings they said they
had received.
The forces behind the walkout
scored a victory with the acquittal
in Havana Urgency Courts Of Is of
the more than 100 teachers charged
with illegal assembly.
Activity Of Organizers.
Strike organizers were active in
their efforts to draw government en-
ployes and labor unions into the
movement. Reports at strike head
quarters said many small groups Of
workers were joining the strike and
that additional recruits were expected.
A source close to President Mendieta
said the justice secretary's post in the
cabinet had been accepted by Andres
Domingo Morales del Castillo, magis-
trate Of the Audiencia Court.
Transportation workers voted today
to join the strike Thursday, promising
to tie up motor freight traffic.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
USSOLINI is undoubted

u n USSOL1N1 Is undoubtedly q
M great statesman, but his
wv arithmetic is terrible.
1 i In order to collect an in
demnity of s45, 900 from EN-
peror Selassie of Ethiopia he is spend
ing about twice that amount daily
chartering ocean liners to transport
his troops to Somaliland and to defray
other expenses incidental to an ex-
peditionary force.
X X X
And what makes the expedition of
troops seem foolish to outside observers
is that Selassie has not actually re-
fused to pay. The King of Kings sug-
gested he deposit that trifling sum in
the hands of a third party, until a
Evening star., 1935-02-27
Broke" He Blames Repeal.

NEW YORK, February 27 R.-De-
claring repeal of prohibition had re-
duced him to dire circumstances" !"
Jack Colt, former "speakeasy" owner,
asked the court yesterday to reduce
his alimony payments from $50 to IS
a week. Colt, who admitted he for
merly lived in a penthouse apartment
and drove an expensive automobile,
said "those days are gone forever"
Evening star., 1935-02-27
ANIMALS USED TO LOBB,
Farmers, Seeking Aid, Ship

Farmers, Seeking Aid, Ship
Emaciated Stock to Capital.
ORTONVILLE, Mimi, February q
R.-The front steps of Minnesota's
capitol may look like a study in star
vation to members of the State Legis-
lature.
An emaciated horse, COW and pig,
the "thinnest" animals that could be
found by farmers in Western Mime
sofa, last night were on their way by
truck to st. Paul for display on the
capitol veranda.
In this way the farmers hope to
emphasize the need for drought relief
in their territory.
Evening star., 1935-02-27
DANCE IN SCANT ATTIRE
Barred IN DEVORE SUIT

formed for Her and Friend in
Shorts, Shoes and Stockings.
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 27.-The
dance of a blond girl in Scanty at
tire before Dorothy Devore, film
actress, and friend, Don Jacobson,
was described yesterday in a trial of
the suit of A. w. Mather, former hus-
band Of Miss Devore. The suit seeks
to set aside $4,000 settlement
Mather made the time of his divorce.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton, apartment
house manager, said she went to the
Mather apartment to quiet a disturb
ance and discovered the young dane
ing girl, clad in shoes, stockings and
shorts.
Mather charged that he was fraud
ulently induced to make the property
settlement on Miss Devore, and that
she had been carrying on an affair
with another man during the time of
their marriage.