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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

A. Arailroad tunnel under James Peak in the Rocky Mountains at Continental Divide, Colorado.
 c. What is a moratorirlm2
 A. A period of permissive or obligatory delay for debtor to meet his obligations.
 c. In what way does the 'proof" of alcoholic beverages indicate the amount of alcohol?
 A. Divide the number expressing proof by two. which is the amount of alcohol by volume.
 e. Give the name of the King of Egypt and his address.
 A. Farouk I, King of Egypt, Carlo. Egypt.
 If you want . copy of our book let Employment in the U. S. G0v- ernment, write The Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 10l2 Thirteenth Street, Northwest, Wash ington, D. c. Enclose 10 cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

Coronation plans for next year are most extensive. The formal ascension to the throne of King Edward VIII of Eng land will be preceded by pomp and pa noply of many sorts. An eleven week op- era season at Covent Garden in honor of the occasion with nineteen operas staged is just part of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Peace Before Business

It is reported that American consuls have sent confidential questionnaires to the 500 nationals still in Spain asking them, among other things, their reasons for not taking advantage of evacuation arrangements. The answers have not been disclosed, but the general statement ia made that more than half of those reply
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
OCTOBER 12

OCTOBER 12 Those who are most likely to be affected by planetary vibrations to- day were born from Aug. 22 through Sept. 9.
 General Indications Morning-Co Contradictory. Afternoon-Bad.
 Evening-Good.
 Social conditions are in favor all day. Other affairs may be entangled.
 T0day's Birthdate Circumstances may force you to labor hard.
 You should expand and gain through your mental efforts( papers, relatives or travel in October, 1886. Be careful to guard against ex- travagance in the home or through travel in February, 1897. Danger Dec. l3 through 21, 1886. Socially favorable: deal with the opposite sex Dec. 27 through 29, 1886.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Horoscope
BY OCTAyINE

For persons who believe that hu- man destiny is guided by the plan cts, the daily horoscope is outlined by noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, it outlines information of special inc terest to persons born on the desig- mated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
A Thought for Today

Though speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity, am become as sOundIess brass, . tinkling cymbaL-I Corinthians 1S:L
 The deeds of charity we have done shall stay with us forever. Only the wealth we have so bestowed do we keep; the other is not ours.- Middleton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
RY HAROLD m. KORAN
COrreSpOndent of the London Daily E.

Correspondent Of the LOn0On Dally ,E-APseSS;; e,.
 Washington, Oct 12-Gentemen and Laoeez! otep this way to get real closeup of the two curosles Wno run the Washington Merry Roundl Here are the two most remarkable journalists in captivtyl The most feared the most daring Now you see ther-Iappeu on the hot spot by inviting an outsider to write their col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

It's long time, but here we are-1492- 1886, and still going strong. Columbus had word for it and it was ROUND success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12
Daily Round Washington ==zz LONDON GUEST COLUMIIST
 RIBS PEARSON AND ALLEN

NOTE: Mesr. Pearson and Allen again M rp4s nso their fhoroughIy today with Harold T. nora Daily Express and an out standing newpapman, batting for them Subject oH WIT team of Washngton cole
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

We don't have dictators in America except in the kitchen and on the athletic field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-12

TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "She raised her sons to be strong mem; say, reared her sons."
Evening star., 1936-12-13
FRANCE LAUNCHES
new BIG BATTLESHIP
Work Begun on $4,000. Ton Giant
War Vessel-Four More Of
Same Size Planned.

Hy the Associated Press.
SAINT NAZAIRE, France, Deceni.
Der 12.-France launched her second
26, 5oo-ton battleship today and be-
gan work on the largest wership
ever to be constructed in France.
After the huge Strasbourg. q sister
ship to the nearly ready Dunkerque.
slid down the ways, the first plate
was set for the hull Of the giant
35,000-ton battleship Jean Bart.
Four more battleships, equal in ton
mage to the Jean Bart, are planned
In Frances new program to match
the German and Italian Navies.
Alphonse Gasnier-Du Pare. minister
Of navy, who oficiated at the Jean
Bart ceremony. declared France was
Strengthening its navy only for de.
tense, not offense."
Evening star., 1936-12-13
court MAY MAKE
NEWDEAL RULINGS
Four Decisions Possible To.
morrow From U. S.
Supreme Bench.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Four decisions on disputes growing
out OF New Deal legislation are. pos
sible tomorrow from the Supreme
Court.
The controversies involve:
!. A challenge by the Duke Power
Co. Of p. w. A. loans and grants for
publicly-owned hydroelectric prof.
ects. 1t is opposing a proposed plant
in Greenwood County, s. c.
2. A presidential embargo on sale
Of munitions for the recent Chaco
war between Bolivia and Paraguay.
The Government says Its neutrality
legislation Is involved in the con.
troversy.
3. Constitutionality Of the Ashurst.
Summers act requiring labelling Of
prison-made goods and forbidding
their transportation into States that
prohibit their sale.
f. A so per cent tax on profits
made by silver traders before pas
sage Of the 1884 silver purchase act.
designed to increase the amount Of
that metal in the Nations monetary
base.
In lower courts, the Government
won the P. w. A. and prison goods
cases and lost the other two.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Toys
Continued From First Page.)

distributed to its personnel. The CEN
tral point for collecting gifts Is the
storeroom. room H in main Treasury
Building.
Plans have been made to place
Christmas trees for the poor in the
reception lobbies in the following di-
visions of the Department Of Justice
on or about December Is: Claims.
Antitrust. Administrative. Criminal
Tax. Prisons. Taxes and Penalties and
Lands.
Invitation to Give.
Employees Of the Department Of JUS
tice are invited to place articles Of
clothing and food staples under the
tree for distribution by the Metropoli-
tan Police Department. Cash boxes
for receiving cash contributions also
will be placed under the trees, and
will 60 toward balancing up the food
baskets.
Justice employees expect to present
IS baskets with complete supplies for
two weeks for an average family to
the police, according to j. Leighton
Cornwell, room 4408. branch 473, who
has been named Justice representative.
1t has been their habit to arrange bas-
kets other years and personally to in
terview the families designated to re-
ceive them.
The Christmas tree in the Tax Divi-
sion alone was able to care for five
families last year, including rs chill
dren. Mr.. Cornwell says. The follow
ing-named employees of the department
are requested to contact Mr. Cornwell
tomorrow morning for completing de-
tails: Dave Field, Miss Mary Fitz-
gerald, Miss Margaret Burgess, Miss
Pauline Stanley, Gus Vanesh. John
Benny, Mrs. L. w. Hurney. Frank j.
Keating and Miss Nina Kinsella.
The Department of Commerce turn
ed in the names Of representatives in
all their bureaus to Mr.. Daniel. They
are as follows: Bureau Of Air Com
Evening star., 1936-12-13
BOYS BODY FOUND
IN BARNS CELLAR
Armand Nadeau Missing From
New Hampshire Home Since
November IL.

8Ry the Associated Press.
3 ROLLINSFORD, N. H., December
= S12-Police found the body of 10
syear-old Armand Nadeau, missing
gsince November u, hidden in the
Scellar Of an abandoned barn here
Slate today. Sheriff Stephen w. scru-
ton Of Stafford County said he be-
Slieved the boy either had been slain
.gby q degenerate or killed by q hit
gend-run motorist.
y scruton said the body bore severe
s-cut over the right eye extending well
into the hair. There was also q "bad
scratch" along the right side Of the
.aface, he said.
ss Discovery Of the body In Rollins.
Il ford, 4 miles from the boys home
ain Dover, came after q police dog
Owned by George Cole. farmer,
dragged the boys right shoe into
Coles yard. @
- The boy had not been seen since
@he left st. Charles School in Dover
On the afternoon Of November "a to
return home.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Good Wishes
OfU. S. CubIed
To George VI
RoosereIt's Message
Is First Notice of
Change.

= Taking the American Governments
4 drst notice of the change in British
n esovereigns, President Roosevelt today
Tabled fluctuations to King George VI.
z. "On behalf of the people and the
e government of the United States" Mr..
Roosevelt said, "I extend to your
majesty sincere good wishes for long
sAnd happy reign"
4. The message was transmitted
txhrough the State Department from
ftae cruiser Indianapolis, on which
president Roosevelt Is returning to
84he United States ffom his South
american trip.
s It followed notification Of the
sEhanee III sovereignss transmitted to
Ambassador Robert w. Bingham ct
Nondon By the British foreign once.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
.DANUb|AN TRADE
ACCORDSENTERED
Italy and Germany to Ex-
change Goods and &C.
ordinate Traffic.
Bs the Associated Press.

6y tho Asb0clateo fIess.
ROME. December 12.-sweeping
accords between Germany and italy
to split up business in the Danubian
states and to exchange goods rather
than money were announced today.
Under the new accords, further
allying the two authoritarian states,
trafic out Of the Danubian area will
be o-ordinated," Germany will re-
ciprocate present economic privileges
by granting the same privileges to
Italian colonies, and foreign ex-
change between the two nations will
be balanced by merchandise.
Thus, each nation will not be COM
PEELED to permit outflow Of any Of its
carefully regulated currency In deal
ings with the other.
Aocords In -Four Groups.
The accords were divided into four
groups:
/. Extending to Italian colonies,
including Ethiopia. economic privileges
Germany now enjoys with Italy.
2. Providing for Italo- German col
laboration in the Danubian area. but
not affecting existing Italo-Austro-
Hungarian accords and not interfer-
ence with the economic independence
Of the Danubian states.
8. Diving river and rail trafic Of
the Danubian states-transport north
ward on German railroads and rivers
to German ports and southwark on
Italian railroads to Italian Adriatic
ports Is "co-ordinated."
Central Europe Economic Zones.
The economic map Of Central Eu.
rope Is divided into zones, some con-
tributing to German ports, particu.
larly Hamburg, and others to Italian
ports. particularly Trieste.
I. Economic agreements between
Germany and Italy are brought up to
date and two mixed committees set UP
for control and revision of economic
understandings at periodic intervals.
This group included q recent &C.
cord for development Of German
tourist trafic in Italy.
= No money will pass between Italy
and Germany In carrying out the new
economic program. all exchanges being
balanced either by other goods or
services.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
PERKINS BROADCAST
POSTPONED A WEEK
Secretary Of Labor to Speak on
National Radio Forum Mon.
day. December 21.

Discussing generally the problems
facing wage earners Of America. Miss
Frances Perkins, Secretary Of Labor,
win speak Monday night, December
n, in the National Radio Forum, ar
ranged by The Star and broadcast
over . coast-to-coast network OF the
National Broadcasting Co.
Secretary Perkins was to have ap-
peared tomorrow night, but because Of
q possible conflict with the broadcast
of the Joe Louis-Eddie Simms fight,
the Forum program has been called
Oh this week.
The head Of the Labor DEPARTMENT,
first woman ever to occupy q cabinet
post, long has been recognised ~ one
Of the foremost authorities on qnes-
tions affecting the workers of this
country. This past Summer, the
World Congress Of Business AMI Pro-
feni0nal women voted her The NuEid,s
souutanA1n9 yuman.s
Evening star., 1936-12-13
GOLD DEPOSIT
REPORTED NEARBY
Maryland Mining Co. Claims
High Yield in Vein Uncovered
at Great Falls.

o. r. Turner, vice president and
general manager Of the Maryland
Mining Co., announced last night
that blasting Of quartz rock at the
200-foot depth Of the companys mine
on the Maryland bank Of the Potomac
River had revealed a rich deposit Of
gold.
The vein runs from . point close
to the river bed to the other end OF
. tunnel approximately half a city
block away from the river. In the
past, the mine, located at Great Falls,
has been worked intermittently since
the Civil War and production has
yielded about 81 Of gold per ton Of ore.
Turner, veteran mining engineer, in
charge Of operations at the mine for
the past year, based his estimate of
the veins value on q sample taken
from the mine yesterday. The mines
production has been sold to the Phila-
delphia mint for the past year.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
HOW,
s DELEGATE LANSDALE q.

As DELEGATE LANSDALE q.
c'DEE'C CLAGETT. Democrat.
OF Prince Georges gazed at the lofty
State house skylight In the House Of
Delegates chamber In Annapolis, he
wondered how the row of electric
Hight bulbs UP there are replaced.
Inquiring among his fellow dele
gates, he found many others had
been mildly puzzled by the same
problem, but made no effort to solve
it in view OF the more pressing az
fairs Of state before them.
Delegate Clagett being more per-
severing than most Of his associ-
ates. however. sought the help Of
the press, and in due time 1t was
learend that Annapolis fremen lend
the State house their 45-foot extern
sion ladder 50 that new bulbs can
be placed beneath the skylight at the
start Of each session.
y ~
REACTION.
Attorney General Cummings
made q stirring address before ths
District of Columbia Bar Associa-
tion recently. in tDhich he bitterly
attacked high priced" lawyers for
failing to lend q shoulder to the
administrator Uheel. At his merit
press conference 1,e,osman some
Uhat jacetiously asked Cummings
IT he had received offers OF CO.
operation from any high-priced
ldwyers as result OF the speech.
Cummings chuckled.
NO" he said. "As matter OF
fact, all hare noticed 10 high.
priced silence
MOUSE.
DERHAPS the smallest pet in the
District Is owned by Ernest p.
Walker. assistant director Of the Zoo.
The tiny creature, q pocket mouse"
from California. is only an inch or
so long His whole world Is Walkers
desk, and he can be left for weeks
at time with no more to sustain
him that a match box full of seeds.
Oddly enough, the little creature
drinks almost no water.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

will 60 to the Metropolitan Police to
buy food for their Christmas baskets.
A dollar bill literally came from
the air in response to The Stars
regular afternoon broadcast, Flashes
From the Evening Star" yesterday
when a listener sent currency after
hearing the drive mentioned.
Cash, food, clothing and toys are
all welcomed for collection centers
allied with the campaign at the fol-
lowing hotels and apartment houses:
The Shoreham. the Willard, the Ra-
leigh, the Carlton. Wardman Park,
Cathedral Mansions. Davenport Ter
race, the Boulevard, the Chastleton
and 2700 Connecticut avenue.
Tuesday night Radio Joe" is dedi-
eating his 44lst weekly program on
his regular spot over WMAL from
7:30 to 8 pm. to The Star-Warner
Bros.-N. B. c. Christmas toy cam
paign.
Tomorrow night comes the second
OF the night club toy parties when
Helen Hamilton's Club Troika pre-
sents a program of Yuletide music,
singing and dancing Of old Russia,
arranged by Sasha Bartnovsky. Troika
pianist. The colorful floor show spe-
cially arranged in connection with
The Star-Warner Bros-N. B. c.
Christmas campaign. will be broad
cast over Station WNdAL from IL to
1880 pm, and will be given by the
regular Troika artists. The candles
of a Russian Christmas will be all
over the club, and gypsy folk songs
will be strummed from table to table.
The Heigh Ho and Club Volga
Boatman toy parties are Wednesday
night and the Shoreham Toy Ball
Friday.
Top Matinees Saturday.
Pictures being presented at the
Warner Bros. toy matinees next Sat-
urday morning would cost $4,000 if
purchased, John J. Payette. general
zone manager of Warner Bros, said
today. Instead they are contributed
through the courtesy of local repre-
sentatives Of M-G-M, Paramount,
R-K-O. United Artists, Twentieth
Century-Fox and Warner Bros.
The places are IL Warner Bros.
theaters.
The time is 10 am. at the Earle
and the Metropolitan.
The price is a contribution Of new
clothing or toys, to be distributed
Christmas week by the Parent Teach
er Associations and the Metropolitan
Police Department, cooperating with
The Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. c.
Christmas campaign.
Pictures, producers and starred are:
Metropolitan Joe E. Brown in
Warner Bros "Earthworm Tractors"
Earle-Jane withers in the Twen-
tieth Century-Fox production, Paddy
O'Day"
Tivoli - Freddie Bartholomew In
United Artists Little Lord Faunt-
leroy"
AMBASSADOR - Harold Lloyd in the
Paramount picture, The Milky Way"
Uptown-Laurel and Hardy In M
GINS Bonnie Scotland"
Penn-Laurel and Hardy in M
GINS Bohemian Girl"
Apollo-Eleanore Whitney in the
Paramount Picture, "Timothy's Quest"
Home - Joe E. Brown in Warner
Bros "Sons Of Guns"
York-Buster Crabbe in the Para.
mount production. Desert Gold"
Colony-Jane Withers in the Twen-
tieth, Century-Fox picture, Little
Miss Nobody"
Savoy-Richard Dix In R-K-O's
yellow Dust"
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Appealing infants and old
couples like these are among
the poor and unhappy in
Washington 11ho ,Dill benefit
By the Christmas campaign
being conducted by The Star,
Warner Bros. TheGters, the
National BroadcaSting Co., the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment, the Parent-Te1cher AS
sociation, and contributions
placed in collection centerS in
Federal buildings and 10 hotels
and apartment houses.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
PRESIDENTS SON SAFE
"Doing Well" and May Be oper-
ated on in Few Days.

BOSTON, December IL P.-Ofh-
cials at Massachusetts, General Hos
pital today reported Franklin D.
Roosevelt, jr., son Of the President, as
doing we'll" He Ii suffering acute
sinus trouble and may be operated on
within few days. doctors said. They
reported his temperature as nearly
normal" and said he was in no danger.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
STERHiZING BILL DRAWN
japanese Government to Submit
Plans to Next Parliament.
nv the Assoeiafe0 prsks

TOXIC, December 12.-The jap
anese government plans to submit to
the next meeting of Parliament bill
for sterilization Of the insane. epilep-
tics, confirmed alcoholics and persons
of known criminal tendencies, it was
disclosed tonight,
Operations would be performed
only after requests of persons affected
3pr of insane asyluns, penitentiaries
hnd social relief institutions. Then q
'committee consisting Of . Judge,
government representative and two
physicians would decide the question
enally.
The measure Ii similar to laws Il.
fsctivs b Germany and souns Scan
l11nAxinn ooun1EioA
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Two.Pound Baby Dies.

BECKLEY, w. Va, December a
.@.-Baby Williams. who weighed
less than 2 pounds at her birth, din
today. She was the daughter u
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. williams sltd
was born early Monday.
DR.. Robert Wriston, the attendilg
physician. had kept the infant IN >
homemade incubator heated with q
slectrio Light hulh a
Evening star., 1936-12-13
CALIFORNIA OIL WELLS
Threatened BY BLAZE
Brush Fire II Reported Out Of
Control Near Ventura-Rane.
ers Assemble G. G. G. Helpers.

By the Associated Press.
VENTURA. Calf, December IA
brush fire, well under way before 1t was
sighted, swept out Of control tonight
and threatened a number Of oil wells
tn the Ventura field. &
Rangers hastily assembled 50 tight
ers from Q. @. G. camps and stationed
them at strategic positions in the
mountains bordering the ocean. Strong
ocean breezes were pushing the flames.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
TRAIN KILLS 5 INDIANS
Three Others injured When Santa
Fe Mail Hits School Truck.

GALLUP. N. NJ. December II @.-
A fast Santa Fe mail train crashed
into . light school truck here today,
killing five Navajo Indians and in
juring three others, one critically.
Tully Pugh, fireman Of the train,
said the truck apparently stalled on
the crossing. The adult driver Of
the truck and four boys were killed.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
$4,000, 900 for insane.

California pays nearly s13, 100000 .
biennium TO care for It's insane, men,
tally defcisnt Juvenile delinquents
90 eln6 -
Evening star., 1936-12-13

'"The old boy already has quite q
pile hidden away" grinned O keeper
Il guess he figures he's got enough for
his old age. and wants to give the poor
birds around here a chance"
REMINDER.
In the long landing teud be-
tween California and Florida as to
their relatire merits both as Winter
resorts and mouing picture colonies
the Post Office Department wdnts
no part.
ut again becomes necessary"
Harllee Branch, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, said today in
the Postal Bulletin, ito call atten-
tton of distributors to the continued
mtssendtng to Hollywood, Calij., of
mail addressed to Hollywood in
other States, and particularly that
intended for Hollywood, Fla"
SYSTEM.
A YOUNG woman on Uncle Sans
pay roll has had her faith in q
campaign to beat the races Jared q
bit. and 1t has left her all Of fiutter.
Just about the time here eye fell
on . very desirable $500 fur coat, she
came into possession Of $50. The next
problem was to acquire the remaining
$3.50, and with unbounded hope, she
invested $50 In system" promising
to lead to fortune via the turf. The
first days play netted q $l2 loss, and
now she doesn't know whether to keep
bucking the game, or Just charge 1t
all to experience and try to save up
the price Of . coat-for next Winter.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
RICH.

WAYSIDE readers, who learned re-
w Gently that an Australian crow at
the Zoo is an enthusiastic hoarder Of
pennies, showered so many coins on
the feathered miser the other Sunday
that the bird grew weary of collecting
and merely ignored his gifts.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

He is more closely related to the
squirrel than the rat and has
clean coat of fur so soft its texture
can be felt. Mr.. Walker says. only
when he places the pet against his
cheek. Mr.. Walker has had the
pocket mouse" for a year. 1t was
the gift Of q Federal naturalist.
- y =
GIFT.
IT Is good thing. now and then, to
permit other members Of the family
to take peek at Christmas gifts in
tended for some other member.
Take the case of the newspaper man
who decided to kill two birds with one
stone and supply his wife with q gift,
while at the same time filing q house
hold need. He purchased . compli-
Gated electric toaster.
Arriving home, he permitted his
daughter to examine it as well as gifts
purchased for her brother.
In some embarrassment, the daugh-
ter finally told him that his wife had
purchased the same thing for him.
So now. his gift goes back and he will
be hard put to stage nice little act Of
being surprised Christmas morning.