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Evening star., 1936-12-13

RUNE about I inches deep to the
lower half of the apron, and you have
a dainty apron for afternoon wear.
Ribbon ties are effective on this. or
ties of the material edged with a mar
row lace. If you use this last, add lace
to the ruf1le also. Any girl would ap-
preciate one of these clever little
bridge aprons as Christmas gift.
A ND here's boudoir pillow that's
different" and very easy to make.
You'll need a yard of fine curtain net,
either PLAIN or with a small. widely
scattered design. and about yards
each of three colors Of narrow ribbon.
Cut a 3-inch strip of all four sides
OF your net for a rufie. Sew the
pieces together. Turn one edge over
once on the right side. and cover the
raw edge with q row of ribbon. Space
the other two pieces of ribbon below
this one, using fine running stitch in
thread to match the ribbon to sew
them on. Now fold your square of net
diamond shape and cut the folded side.
Press a hem on all sides. Sew your
frill to the inside of one piece of net,
measuring 1t so the fullness will be
the same all the way round. Now sew
the other piece Of net to this, leaving
a good-sized opening for the filing
because it's the filling which makes
this pillow different.
Instead of o silk-covered form, use
colored crepe paper cut in short
narrow strips that will curl! Scraps
from paper flowers or table decora-
tions, envelope Innings, or colored cel-
lophane can all be used to stuff this
attractive. bright colored boudoir
pillow.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

A FEW minutes later Mother
Cough entered the room and an
nounced that supper was ready. The
man called Spike led the others into
the adjoining dining room. Mother
Cough placed the food on the table
and left as quickly as possible. Then
she came into the main room and told
Marjory In q shaking voice that she
would serve her and Ken now. She in
dicated q table clear across the dining
room from the four men.
Marjory and Ken sat at the table
and talked little through the meal.
They hardly knew what they were eat
ing, and their eyes were constantly on
the four visitors. But the men talked
only In low tones and Marjory and
Ken could hear nothing that gave
them any clue to who they were or
why they we're here.
IT don't get it at ALL" Ken muttered
to Marjory. They aren't just four
toughs who happened to see this place
and stopped. because they evidently
intended to come here all along"
Marjory nodded. THE fact that
they inquired how to get here proves
that. And why four men like them
should come to this quiet little place
is more than I can understand"
Gould they be using it for hide
out or something?" Ken suggested.
Perhaps. Anyway, I don't like it. !"
When the meal was finished, Mar
jory and Ken went out to the kitchen,
where they found Mother and Dad
Cough talking to Simon in hushed
voices. Simon had just returned from
the garage He had decided to 60 to
Sutter and report these strange visitors
to the sheriff, in spite Of their COM
mand that nobody should leave the
place. But when he got to the car
it wouldn't start. and examination re-
vealed that somebody had removed the
distributor.
THEY talked things over. and de-
cided that they would just have
to put up with the situation for the
night But their curiosity about the
men persisted. Then Marjory sud-
denly had an idea. She glanced 1T
her wrist watch.
There's q news broadcast in five
minutes" she cried. I'm 60 upstairs
and listen on the radio in my room.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

They don't know anything about that"
Accompanied by Ken, she hurried
I'D the back stairs. They tptoed
along the hall to Marjory's room.
Inside, she switched on the small
radio which her father had given her.
to entertain her during the weeks
when she spent much of her time in
bed.
For several minutes they stood In
tent beside the radio, while the an
nouncer read news bulletins. And ut
last theer came an announcement that
held them breathless.
Police Of the entire State" the An
nouncer said, are still on the look
out for the three men who delivered
Spike Sherman. notorious outlaw.
from the jail at George Point last
night. after shooting and fatally
wounding q guard. Authorities ad-
NIT that they have no clue to the
gangs whereabouts. although they
believe the fusitives are lying low In
some prepared hideout."
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Care of Chameleon Is Described
In Interesting Letter From Ovner

/ name. SO We shorteded 1t to Ossie.
And believe it or not" he knows his
name. whenever I call him he cocks
his little head on one side and looks
right at me with those little beady
eyes of his.
THINK, perhaps, one reason he
did so well for me was because I
let him run loose over the curtains in
the living room. had dark side
drapes and he hid in them most of
the Winter. handled him very little.
He slept most Of the time during
December and January and part of
February, but never really hibernated.
Like all reptiles, he sheds his skin
about every six weeks. But after the
first of December he kept on his old
suit until after the first of February.
He generally acts sleepy and sluggish
a few days before shedding-doesn't
care to eat and hides away. He looks
like little ghost when his skin cracks
open and hangs around him like a
| little white robe. And he scratches of
the old skin with his hind feet, as q
dog does heas.
And by the way, his little feet are
very interesting. He has i've toes on
each foot with little claws on each
toe. His two front feet have the toes
arranged around in order, but his back
feet are different. They are more like
. chickens feet, with one toe ex-
tending backward.
During the Winter he had fresh
sweetened water each day. Along
about March first I began putting thin
oatmeal in his drinking dish about
twice a week. He looked so thin I
was afraid he would starve. use the
tops of sirup. bottles for drinking
dishes. He Is 50 shy you must use
the same dishes right along or he is
afraid to drink. He seemed to like the
oatmeal. and 1t kept him going till the
flies came.
| A LONG the latter part of March I
put him in my big south window
among my house plants. had noticed
some gnats flying around, and knew he
would enjoy hunting them. And he
surely enjoys that window! He
stretches out on the big leaves and
suns himself But I notice he watches
the window between maps, and woe to
any unlucky ny who gets in that win
dow; for this little fellow is as quick
as lightning.
He chews his food well, but after
he swallows 1t it stays just below his
throat for q while. 1t looks queer
to see that big bunch in his neck. BY
dint Of . lot Of swallowing, it soon
slips down. He swallows water the
same way.
As soon as he has enough to eat,
no matter what time of day, he either
crawls to the top Of the curtain or
stretches out In the sun and sleeps.
| A good many people are very In
terested In this little pet of ours. I
have even had offers to sell him. A few
are rather afraid Of him and wouldn't
want to touch him. But he isn't at
| all repulsive to me because he Is as
clean as can be and very pretty. He
changes to all shades of green and
brown and mixtures of both colors.
And best of oil, he Is perfectly HARM
less. I have certainly enjoyed taking
care Of him and hope will be able
10 keep him for long time to come.
:. Sincerely yours,
1Rs. ROY CASE.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
East Indian Rope
Trick Isn't Done
As Fakirs Claim
By Thomas the Magician.


HAVE you ever heard any one say
- that he had seen some Hindu
Yogi perform the world-famous East
Indian rope trick? In this trick the
fakir shows long piece of rope,
throws 1t into the air, where 1t re-
mains Is rigid as q fence post, and
then commands Q little boy to climb
1t. This the lad does, and then van
ishes at the top. The stunt has re-
ceived more publicity, believe, than
claim to do But you can believe me
when assure you that the rope trick
has never really been performed as
described above.
Several years ago an English society
Of magicians offered $4,000 TO any
one, Hindu or not, who could perform
the East Indian rope trick to their
satisfaction News of the offer spread
around the world like wildflre-but no
attempt was made TO perform the feat.
The excuse offered by . Hindu fakir,
when asked why he didn't apply for a
performance (as he claimed to be able
to do the trick, was that the magic
forces wouldn't work under such cir
cumstances.
It must be readily admitted that
certain members of East Indian cults
and clans apparently do have the
power to induce suspended animation
for a length OF time during which they
seem to be dead. 1t is also agreed
that some of those fakirs can work
themselves up into such frenzy that
it Is possible for them to lie on pile
of snow on the side of some mountain
and literally melt it from around their
naked bodies.
In other cases these Hindu magi-
clans have appeared to literally jump
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Riddles

WE CAN give you a good answer
w for the first question below. It's
Guessing riddles" That will cer-
tainly make the time fly! OF course.
that's not the real answer to this
riddle, but guessing the real answer
Is your problem.
/. What is the best way to make
the hours 60 fast?-Susie G.
2. When does a chair take the place
of q mans head?-Clair Westphal.
3. What stands on one leg with its
heart in its head?-Jamie Ray.
4. What has feathers but can't fly?
Emily Jane Melton.
S. What tree grows closest to the
sea?-Barbara Dickson.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

~ EAR MR.. MITCHEL-Per-
haps you will remember that
wrote you last Fall about
our little chameleon. The
information you give me was . help,
but even 30, had very little to 60 on.
So was afraid wouldn't be able to
keep him through the Winter.
But in spite of the odds against
him, he Is still with us. And though
he was rather thin when Spring came
he was lively as . cricket. Since
the flies have come again he is a regu-
lar man-eater on . small scale. Not
. ny escapes him If he decides to get
it. and the way he races over my
house plants after them is a circus
in itself.
When my son brought him home
he said his name was Oswald. But
I refused to call the poor thing such
Evening star., 1936-12-13


It's easier to earn money than it is
TO save it, but you can complete the
process in our first word chain. In
the second, you will do something that
everybody with an unkind thought
should do. And remember-only one
letter is changed at time, and only
genuine words can be used!
Change EARN to SAVE in four
moves.
Change MEAN to KIND in, four
moves.
In the sentence below are concealed
the names of two famous base ball
pitchers. Can you find them?
When we have made . new boat,
we can row everywhere.
In the sentence below, the three
missing words are all spelled differ
emily, but pronounced alike. Can you
all the blank spaces correctly?
She said he was as as the
cock on a weather -, and other
things in the same -.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Here's a letter rou'H find in
teresttn0! There doesn't seem to be
much available information on the
care OF chameleons. This toill helpJ
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Ing Clle Ndp.
All this and more may be possible.
but, sorry to say, the East Indian
rope trick Is not quite as easy TO
fathom.
In all my investigation among
magicians much better informed than
I am, I have never found . single one
who could give the least possible
grounds for the stories that circulate
concerning this effect, although many
of them have Travelled in and some
even lived in India.
So the next time you hear some
one telling how the little boy vanished
at the top Of the rope in front Of his
very eyes just smile and say "Really?"
Evening star., 1936-12-13
ANSWERS.

4. Use the spur Of the moment.
z. When he hangs his hat on IT. 3. A
nbbage. Z. A feather bed. .. Thsa
Evening star., 1936-12-13

your tip
don't properly You also know probably from bitter experience that
don't take feet them chilled you'll
10 a .
the
well by taking Of feet and
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Puzzles

THIS picture word square shouldn't
L stop clever puzzlers for very
long.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
College Spiritual Field.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, R.-Colleee Is
. great plan by which youth may gain
. spiritual outlook upon the world.
DR.. John G. Bowman, chancellor Of
the University Of Pittsburgh. says.
Commenting on the aims and pur.
poses of higher education, DR.. Bow
man says that ideals Of nobility, Of
kindness, of tolerance and of faith
are important ends.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
STOMACH AND FEET

FAMOUS general once said that an army
n fought its battles on its stomach. He meant
~ that the food Of the soldiers was very
4 important. In order that they be in good
condition to fight.
During the World War, Thousands Of soldiers
rejected because Of foot trouble Long marches
and constant exposure make it necessary that hight
ing men always have their feet In good condition
They are Just Is important Is the stomach, If
not more 80.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
WINS pT.Am

WINS PLACE.
LIE WHO laughs last u usually
= the dumbest.
Evening star., 1936-12-13

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-12-13

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL
l. Meadow.
5. Insane
8. Boys name.
8. A beverage.
10. Form Of address.
II. Instrument for asitating the air.
Is. South America (abbr).
IA. A color.
Is. The image Of divinity.
i8. A dance Of the Argentine.
10. Worry.
a. Warmth.
"a. Behold
as. Rested.
~. Exist.
2s. Suitable.
30. The whole.
81. Texture of threads.
"a. An Atlantic State (abbr).
VERTICAL
/. Branch.
2. Title of nobility.
3. Indefinite article.
4. A beverage.
B. Mother.
6. Too.
Z. Business transaction.
IL. Achievements.
IL. Time of darkness.
IS. An Indian.
II. Female deer.
10. Defect.
20. A thick cord.
~. Capable.
23. Inform
26. Limb Of the human body.
20. Disease Of the lungs (abbr).
10. Advertisement.
ANSWERS.
/. The square Ii robs, Ohio, bird
and soda.
2. EARN - warn - ware - wave -
SAVE.
MEAN mead mend - mind -
KIND.
3. Dean and Rowe.
4. Vain, vane, vein.
B. Crossword puzzle solution,
Evening star., 1936-12-13
Mountain HideOut

Marjory wilmer has spent six months at
Laurel Mountain Inn to recover her health
One day In December she Is out for ride
on Cap big sey horse; h,.S ON .ro.!,. nsrTg. tS:
mountain she meets . roadster driving on
the wrong side Of the road: In missins
Diver asE fns Is nu
Be Ken Stokes. on his way home from
school for the Christmas holidays. Leav-
ing the car In the ditch. they start back tt
the Inn. Four rough looking men IN . big
car stop beside them. and inquire the va,
to the Inn which is two miles up . side
Harjory ana Ken 90 back to the Inn sns
enter By the kitchen door. They fnd
Mother Cough at the big stove. The dool
Of the men who had passed them In tbs
car rudely commands Mother Cough 70
hurry with the meal she 10 eookins.
Evening star., 1936-12-13
SAFETY POEM.

SAFETY POEM.
7 TITLE BOY BLUE, come blow your
- horn:
YOU'RE nearing the crossroads,
The brake Innings worn!
Little Boy Blue didn't let out . peep,
Now he's under . tombstone, fast
asleep. -
Evening star., 1936-12-13

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-28
HEAVY PENALTY
 GIVEN DRIVER
'tcontinued from Page lo

where the two cars collided.
 Testimony which the court de- clared had influenced decision to a great extent was that offered by Martin Mcdonald, of 429 Cooke street, who said he had been fol- lowing the Hayes car in his own just prior to the accident. He said the driver of the Hayes machine William Masone, of "A Rose street had signalled to cars behind him before coming to stop near the Rosette street intersection. At this point, according to MT. McDonald, he said Curulla's car rounding the curve "three quarters out in the road", at a speed which he esti- mated to be about 60 miles an hour"
 Curullas car swerved, swung tc the right, and struck the Hayes car on the left side, almost across the intersection. MT. Masone testified that he had made certain there was no oncoming traffic before making the turn, and that his attention was first called to the Curulla's car by the squeal of brakes. He said he saw the car rounding the turn Every fast" about 100 feet away, but could do nothing to avoid the impact.
 Carl Demenske, of 414 West Main street, garage proprietor, said he had examined the car after the acc cident and found that the two left brakes grabbed" which he said would have a tendency to throw the car to the left. A witness called by the defense said that he had driven the machine @ few days prior to the accident and that the brakes were in good condition, and another defense witness who described him. self as a garage mechanic said he had inspected the brakes and found them to be all right. A girl compan- ion riding with Curulla at the time of the crash said his speed did not exceed S5 miles an hour "or a lit- tie over." Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Bo- Ian, the court was told, are still at St. Mary's hospital as a result oi the accident.
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(Continued from Page I The famous cathedral apparently was intact.
 The correspondents will be unable to enter the city tonight because the northern entrance, our only in- gress, still is under Loyalist artil- lery fire and bombing.
 I saw heavy enemy shells burst ing around the Alcazar and St. Vincent museum, sending up great jets of stone and dust which drift ed away in the mellow autumnal sunlight.
 The Loyalist guns are situated in the high hills to the south across the Tagus river.
 An enemy prisoner captured dur ing the entry said apparently some of the Alcazar cadets survived the final mine explosions because. ma chine gun fire was heard from there immediately afterwards.
 The field glasses showed the fa- nous Plaza zocodover lying a mass of ruins.
 The enemy fought bitterly and just before darkness, bursts of ma chine gun fire were heard from the city, indicating that some nests were still hidden in the tortuous streets.
 The loss of Toledo is a critical blow to the loyalists, because 1t is their largest source of munitions with Q factory which turned out 50O,- 900 cartridges daily. The city's fall is also Q serious blow to their morale and prestige.
 Other observers on the hills told me that the rebel forces of Gen. Jose Varela undoubtedly hold Toledo securely. The capture extends the encirclement of Madrid and Varela's troops control three different roads leading to the capital.
 After consolidating his position. varela's ohjecEive will be to cut the Alicante railway. which will deprive Madrid of access to the sea.
 It seemed that many buildings in Toledo are Intact. but certainly the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-28
city is badly smashed.

city is badly smashed.
 Enemy shells, probably six-inch, burst around the city. A red-winged loyalist tri-motored plane laid row of heavy bombs along the Madrid road just outside the gates, sending columns of smoke and dust hun- dreds of feet.
 While gazed down at the scene of battle, two of Varela's batteries behind us opened up 8 lombard ment of the enemy batteries behind Toledo, the shells whizzing over our heads with a greasy, slithery whine.
 They burst 30 seconds later on the corrugated folds of the khaki-col- ored hills beyond the Tagus, which almost encircles Toledo.
 The enemy retreated southward across the bridge over the Tagus. Officers said they saw long lines of trucks leaving during the morning.
 While watching the scene along the Tagus, four miles away and about 500 or 600 feet below us, we were spotted by loyalist plane which flew over our position.
 At the shout of "Abajo," (down) officers and correspondents hattened themselves to the earth, staying there for half an hour. The bomber circled 200 yards to our left, about 2,000 feet up. We cringed, expected a shower of bombs, but the planes flew of to,join others and bomb the Madrid road.
 Later counted as many as eight planes in sight, but they were so high it was difficult to tell which was friend and which foe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-28

(Continued from Page D | in two speeches at Des Moines and Minneapolis, calling for free and independent agriculture, demanding a comprehensive soil conservation program and a system of cash bene- fits to give farmers the equivalent of an effective tariff. He denounced management from Washington" and assailed the administrations reciprocal trade policy as robbing the farmer of his market.
 2. Struck one of the most vig- orous blows of the campaign at what he termed the "cruel hoax" of the administrators social security leg islation, which he decried as a fraud on the workers" and which he said probably would result in the good spenders" at Washington using the reserve to build up by old-age insur- ance payments to finance deficits and new extravagances" so that only roll aScer roll of neatly exc cuted I. O. us" would be left to pay workers benents. He called for substitution of a pay-as-you- go old age pension plan to be administered b ythe states and financed by 8 direct, visible and widely distributed tax,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-28

(Continued from Page 1.) ishment for their activities than the present regime in Germany" he added. And one could imagine the present regime in Germany" he added. And one could imagine the defendant, who is not German, could fail to recognize the blessings which the present government has brought to Germany"
 Simpson when he took the stand, cool but pale, said candidly that he brought communist stickers and pamphlets from America - but ap- parently saw no harm therein, inas- much as communists in the United States have public meetings and thsir own presidential candidate.
 Associate Sentenced
 Bruno Rietz, a former member of the communist party youth move ment on trial with Simpson, was sentenced to four years imprison- lnent with the loss of all civil rights for four years and police supervision after release.
 The peoples court in passing sem tence on Simpson upheld the prose- Cutor'S statement that the evidence did not support the espionage charge against the American.
 Prosecutor Engert, commenting on Simpsons activities, said: Tn case
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-28
WEEKEND DEATH
 TOLL IS ELEVEN

Boston, Sept. 28-(UP)-The week end death toll on New England highways rose to Il today when two elderly persons succumbed to inJur- ies suffered last night while they were crossing streets.
 Anthony Emma, 84, of North Prov' idence, R. T., and Mrs. Columbia Tondi, 72, of Haverhill, Mass, were the latest victims.
 Those who died yesterday were:
 Frank Chase, 50, Poultney, Vt, by 6 hit-run driver.
 An unidentified "thumber" in the car of Ira Greene and Alphan White of Fort Ann, N. Y., which over- turned near Fair Haven, Vt.
 Robert Carrier, 16, Nashua, N. H., by hit-run driver.
 Dexter T. Clark, 92, Dartmouth colleges oldest alumnus, at Ran. dolph, Mass, of injuries suffered early this month.
 John Canty, 3, Wollaston.
 Samuel Kelley, 55, West Newton.
 Three other persons were killed Saturday.