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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
FOX TO PRESIDE
 THURSDAY NIGHT

There will be Q meeting held at the Hopeville school gymnasium on Piedmont street tomorrow evening ct 8:30 o'clock for the purpose of organizing an active local and con- gressional unit of "The National Union for Social Justice" A cor- dial invitation is extended to all past and prospective members of the union to attend this meeting. There will Do no admission fec charged and every man and woman who Is 0 voter Is most heartily wei. come. The meeting will Do conduct. ed by Edward J. Fox of 30S Ray mond street acting as temporary chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
$5, 5,O0 Civil Action
 Settled Out Of Court

The S5,000 civil action of Ernest Monacelli of this city against the Hitchcock Bros. of Canaan and Bernard Echibi of East Canaan was settled out of superior court yester. day. The plaintiff sued to recover under the guest statute claiming he fell from the car Schibi was driving, owned by the Hotchkiss Bros. on Thomaston avenue, June 1. He was riding on the running board when the car door to which he was holding, opened. He charged the defendants did not provide him with Q safe place to ride.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
rcEBERas BLOCK HIGHWAY

Juneau, Alaska-(UP) - Icebergs formed Q trafiice hazard on the Glacier highway, near here, after Mendenhall river overtloWed fol- lowinf heavy rains. Huge boulders of ice, washed down from the Men. denhall glacier, were deposited over the highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
Excise Tax Here to Run Close to Five Million Dollars
H Pays To Pay
 Waterbury Fines

It pays tO pay fines when placed on probation. Silvio Dea Rito, l1, Of S2 Scovill street, arraigned in city court this morning on . breach of the peace count didn't think 60, and it was brought out that he had paid only $l on two fines imposed last year.
 DeRlto was fined S10 and costs today, . total of $e6.52, and ordered to pay previous fines of $12.5O and $i7.S2. Un- able to pay, he went to jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

Daly and may be brought before the state supreme court.
 Judge Foster declared that c par- ochial school is supported by con. tributions of parents of children who attend, and ho' Is that such Q school cannot, as Q matter of law, be considered as 0 public school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
and annoying pursuit.

ana annoying pursuit.
 Monday, she said the would. be Romeo came pounding at her door, seeking to get in. She called police, but no policeman came, but D'Angelo left anyway.
 Yesterday, she said, she was on her back porch, wringing out Q mop when D'Angelo ap- peared on the scene. She re- fused to allow him inside, so he picked up the water bucket and tossed 1t casually through her kitchen window.
 "If he doesn't 90 to jalw. Mrs. Garafano told tho court, "I'm going to buy . gun, and shoot him. I'm sick of having him bother me-"
 She won't need the gun, how ever, for some 70 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
German-Am
 Reelected Hurn111eI
Popular Attorney Chosen By United Germanic Organ.
 izatiOns for Third Successive Term

Attorney Emil Hummel was last night reelected presi dent of the United GermanAmerican Organization ot Waterbury, at meeting held at Turn Hall. It marked chosen head of the association He has been the only president since the founding of the organization by local German Americans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED |?
 CAN IT BE CURED2

A booklet containing the opinions of famous doctors on this interest,"
 ing subject will be sent FREE. while they last, to any reader writing to the Educational Division, Dept. J. 74, B46 Fifth Ave-, New York, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

To settle c dispute over the own. ership of Q hut, 20 feet long and 10 feet wide, two miners ct Mount Isa, one of the largest mines in Aus. tralia, sawed the building in two and each took half.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

mGnent form and they must be kept safe and readily accessible and open for inspection at all times by the internal revenue officers. The act also requires that they shall be preserved for Q period of at least four years from the due date of the tax. This means for the year 1886, records must be preserved until 1o4l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, Jan. S-(UP)'--Wohthor forecasts:
 MasBaehusetts and Rhode Island Show or rain tonight. Thursday rain, Slowly rising temperature late tonight and Thursday.
 onnecticut-snow or rain to. niEht, Thursday rain, slowly rising temperature late tonight and Thurs. day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-08

DREW ARCH REST Shoes to supply your needs for every ocCa- sion during months Co come gre offered in the combined sale group- ings . .. but hurry!
Evening star., 1936-09-25
REPAIRS ARE SPED
! IN j. S. BUILDINGS.
Capitol, Senate and House
Office Units to Be Air
Conditioned.

David Lynn, architect Of the Capitol,
Is making strenuous efforts to get the
Capitol and Senate and House ONCE
Buildings in shape for Congress to get
TO work in January. These buildings
have been torn up this Summer, with
holes being made in walls and floors
Of Ill offices, corridors and other
spaces for the r-conditioning service
authorized by Congress with an ap-
preparation Of $2,500,000. Then when
the bids were opened it was found the
appropriation was not large enough.
So Architect Lynn has been forced to
make progress as best he can and to
prepare revised specifications for new
bids in an effort to solve his dilemma.
He will be ready to call for new bids
IN about 10 days. These have been
revised by omitting air conditioning Of
certain sections which are not used
for office purposes-such as rooms on
the Capitol terrace section, subbase-
ment of the Old Office Building and
rooms ON the fifth floor, and the book
space In the attic of the Capitol Build
Ing. These new bids will also include
Insulation Of certain ducts.
As an emergency Job Lynn had to
tAke over with his own force and
under day labor put in sheet metal
ducts, which had been included in
the original proposals. Walls and
6oors were torn up and he had to
make the most of his time to get rooms
In shape for occupancy by members.
This work now Is progressing salts
Sactor1ly.
The large main ducts. however. in
the basement and attic Of the Senate
and House Once Buildings, will be
included in the new bids.
Evening star., 1936-09-25
LECTURES SCHEDULED
Citizenship Glass Programs sched-
uled at Garnet Patterson School,

Lectures will be held at 7:30 O'Clock
each night next week at Garnet-Pat-
terson School by its public affairs and
citizenship classes.
On Monday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings constitutional and COM
mercial law and domestic relations
will be discussed. Economic and social
problems will be the subject Of Tues
day and Fridays meetings.
Evening star., 1936-09-25
COURT ORDER FAVORS
WIDOW OF COL. GREEN
Pro Confesso Judgment Entered
for Claimant Of Hale Of
Magnate's Texas Property.


By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, September 25.-Fed-
eral Judge william H. Atwell entered
. pro confesso judgment yesterday in
favor Of Mrs. Mabel H. Green, claimant
Of half the Texas property amassed by
her late husband, Col. E. H. r. Green.
Judge Atwell said he would enter q
final decree November 2, and extended
until that time the period for the filing
of an answer to Mrs. Green's suit by
Mrs. Betty Sylvia Ann Rowland Green
Wilks, the late capitalists sister.
The judgment was Mrs. Green's Sec
ond Texas victory in an involved legal
battle Diver the estimated $4,000 900
estate left by the son of Hetty Green.
Mrs Green, in her suit here. claimed
specifically stocks valued at slightly
more than 100000 and generally all
other property Col. Green acquired in
Texas after their marriage.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
CANDIDATES REPORT
TO MILLER TONIGHT
Captain Durward Turner
Will Lead High Cagers :.
Back to Drills

The holiday season is over as far as
the Henderson high school basketball
candidates are concerned as Coach
Bing Miller has called the lads for the
first drill since the suspension of
school for tonight in the school gym
nasiun.
Miller put his boys through their
PAGES a few times before the school
suspended for the holiday period some
days ago, and he is anxious to get the
boys back at work and in condition
with their first game only short
distance away.
Durward Turner, captain, will lead
the cagers back to the fold, and he
hopes to captain a winning combina-
ton.
Miller has much the same material
as was had last year with the excep-
ton of a new conner, Tom McIlhenny,
from Garden City, l.. I. In pre-holi-
day drills this boy looked good to the
mentor, and he is expected to play
an important part in the cage aspira
tions of the locals during the coming
season.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
STATE TO RECEIVE
FUNDS FOR ROADS
Secretary of Agriculture
Announces Money Avail
able for Construction

Washington, Dec. 3O.AThe secretary
of agriculture today apportioned to
the various states $125,000,0 900 of re-
gular federal aid for improvement Of
the federal-aid highway system, $685.
100000 for Improvement of secondary
or farm-to-market roads, and $780,
600, 00Ofor elimination of hazards at
grade crossings. The new apportion-
ments are for the fiscal year begin
ming July I, 1887.
North Carolina will be allocated
$4,842707 for regular and feeder roads
and grade crossings.
All Of these funds will be expended
in accordance with the general plan
used in previous federal-aid highway
work. Projects for Improvement will
loe selected by state highway depart
ments, which will also prepare plans,
let contracts and supervise construc-
ton, all subject to federal approval.
The states are required to match
the funds for Improvement of the
federaI-aid system and for secondary
roads. It is not required that the
grade crossing funds be matched.
Funds for use on the federal-aid sys-
tenn are now available for improving
extensions of the system through
cities.
Improvement of secondary roads
and elimination of grade crossings
with federal funds were first initiated
as an emergency measure to relieve
unemployment. The new apportion-
ments of funds for these purposes
are the first to be made as a part of
the regular federal program. Regula-
tons under which the two new funds
will be administered are now being
prepared
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
SOUTHERN PINES TO
HAVE GIRLS SCHOOL
Catholic Sisters Purchase HalIiwell
Estate and Will Convert
Into Academy

Carthage, Dec. 30-A girls academy
under control of the Sisters of Notre
Dame dNamur, will be opened in
Southern Pines next fall as the result
of the purchase Of the Walter S. Hall
iwell estate at public auction recently
by Hugh P. Mckee, of New York rep
resenting the sisterhood The estate
comprises 258 acres and included a
fine residence, private gymnasium
swimming pool, Shear garage, stables
and farm buildings. 1t is on Youngs
road near Southern Pines.
The main building on the estate will
be renovated and additions provided
to accommodate some SO girls. The
school will be directed by sisters from
the Roman Catholic Trinity college
Washington, D. c., with which the
school will be affiliated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
Low Bids Aggregating
$5Ol,888 Are Received
On ''Shortcut'' Highway

proaches and underpass o.22 Of mile
long in Rocky Mount, f. A. Trip
lett, Chester, S. c., $167,592,
Washington county Surfacing Of
0.4 of a mile on United States route
81 in Roper, F. J. Mcclure $7,136.
Chatham cCunty-Grading and sur
facing of 1.13 miles on United States
route "a, between iPttsboro and Siler
City, Blythe brothers, Charlotte, $22,-
608.50; structures Lavender Brothers,
Earl $500.
Mecklenburg county-Approaches
and overhead crossing, OCT of a mile
long at the Charlotte airport, Blythe
Brothers, $17,834; structures, F. A.
Triplett, $16,627 65.
Allegheny county-Grading and sur
facing of 1893 miles on United States
| route q, between Sparta and Roar
ing Gap, Albert Brothers Contractors,
Incorporated, Salem, Va, $128 541 10;
structures, E. A. Grannis, Fayetteville
$21, 487.4O.
Swain county-Grading and sur
facing of 4.65 miles on United States
route 49,, between Wesser and a point
4.65 miles distant toward Bryson City,
Nello Teer, Durham, $113,464; struc-
lures, Hobbs-Peabody Construction
company; Charlotte, $199876O.
Swain county-grading and surfac-
ing of 4.65 miles from the end of the
above project distance of 465 miles
toward Bryson City, Nello Teer, $119,-
1880; structures, Hobbs-Peabody
Construction company, $123, 1850.
Swain county-Surface treatment of
4.73 miles of state route 1O7 from
United States route 10 to Cherokee
r. B. Tyler company, Louisville, Ky.
$23.954.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
Georgia Prison
Body IS Seeking
Chair Operator

Atlanta, Dec. 30.-The Georgia pri-
son commission today sought an cleo
trician to officiate in the death cham
Der at the Milledgeville state prison.
With. an electrocution scheduled for
Thursday, attaches said the commits
sion received word the regular electric
chair attendant was i'll.
The man, his name known only to
prison officials, prepares the condem-
ned for the chair, fixes the electrodes
on the body, and sees that everything
is ready for the three switches-+two
are dummies-to be pulled.
The electrician receives SIS from
the county in which his subject was
convicted.
Commission attaches said they ex-
pected no difficulty in obtaining some
one to take the place.
The execution scheduled Thursday
is that of John Henry Sloan, Moultrie
negro convicted of killing Otis Gay, a
young white man.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30

Raleigh, Dec. 80 (AP)-The state
highway commission received yester-
day low bids totaling $5O1 1888 for the
construction of the Camden7Currituck
Shortcut" bridge and roadway.
Low BIDS totaling 1897 146 were sub
mitted for the Strengthening of United
States route 10, in Swain county, be-
tween Wesser and Bryson City. The
project, which will shorten the road
four miles will be: partly financed by
the Nantahala Power company. Capus
M. Waynick chairman of the highway
commission said the utility company
planned to flood a portion of valley in
which the road is situated.
Routine matters were discussed by
the commission today and delegations
requesting road betterments will be
hoard today. No definite date has
been fixed for the awarding of con-
tracts.
Low Bidders Listed
Low bidders announced follow:
Camden-Currituck counties-grad-
ing and structures on 8.45 miles be-
tween Shiloh and the intersection of
route "a, F. J. Mcclure, Washington,
N. O., $147 1858. 10
Camden-Currituck counties Bridge
over the inland waterway, proposition
one (Which requires 8O7, 900 pounds of
reinforced steel and 1,78O,9OO pounds
of structural steeD, T. A. Loving
company, Goldsboro, $362,643.7O. pro-
position two (Which requires 44,30O
pounds of reinforced steel and 46O,-
$50 pounds of structural steeD, Tide
water Construction corporation, Nor
folk, Va, $685., 23O1O.
Nash-E6(gecombe' counties = ADJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
WIDOW OF GAS FUME
VICTIM GIVEN AWARD

Raleigh, Dec 80 (AP)-J. Dewey
Dorset, chairman of the industrial
commission, announced today that the
widow and adopted son of Alfred
Cooper one of the four men killed
by breathing poisonous gas at the
Selma plant of the Notwithstanding
chemical company last May, had
been awarded death compensation of
$3.50 per week for $50 weeks.
Awards in the death of Lem Ter
ry, Charles Durham and julius Aus
tin, who died at the same time, have
not been announced.
Norman Dublin, injured by the gas
fumes, received compensation for to-
tai disability for the period from
May 26 to December 49,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30

l AON A4OW S1S OTSSO-
wouldn't he either kick Colindale
out Of the house, or, more likely,
leave them to it with a scornfui
gesture, and go off again on his
wanderings?"
cts possible"
1T is more. Don't you think he
made that an excuse? When
there was an attempt on his life
in the garden, he took to the
house-and it was then that Col
lonel Graham started keeping
bloodhounds."
Good heavens, what are you
limiting at?"
Il may be all wrong-I am
clearing my own mind by talking
to you. Doesn't it look as though
he drew himself into the house
and caused people to think that he
was almost an invalid, possibly to
deceive remember, he
had large funds with which he
could have gone away, or'-he
sunk his voice-"paid off a black
mailer ?"
"Selden," Reid exclaimed ex-
citedly, II believe you've hit on
something. Perhaps he had ar
ranged to meet the blackmailer
when he went to his DEATH"
The detective smiled. mot so
fast. There are very big obiec-
lions. Would he have gone un-
armed and in his pajamas and
alone? 2"
And there is the question of
how the murderer got into the
house ?" Reid muttered.
I'm not going to talk any more
or do any specializing" Selden said
with a laugh. I've only given
you facts, but I'll give you one
more. Those bloodhounds would
hardly leave the study-a very
private room, remember-and were
shifting all over the place. It may
mean nothing, but it may be that
there was a meeting there, and it
took some time"
Then James was there" Reid
said quickly.
James was undoubtedly there;
when he returned Mrs. Thornton,
the late housekeeper, met him
coming back, if her word is to be
believed"
And while the conference, or
whatever it was, was going on an
attempt was made to abduct the
children" Reid slipped it out be-
fore he thought, off his guard.
"You know that?"
Sylvia told me-" he said.
I'VE must have another talk,
then, when you are BETTER" Selden
said, regarding Reid with a curious
glance.
"Selden, don't think 1 am keep
ing things from you. When I'm
feeling stronger I'll tell you all
know" He hesitated. "a thought
has just come to me-a wild idea.
You know that cross on the altar
Il believe it is very valuable"
$50 much so that the late baro-
net had pawned it, and this one
got it out"
do you think it possible that
Sir Henry went to the chapel to
fetch that, as the only actual val
liable possession in the house with
which to buy silence?"
"Ingenious-I must consider it.
One other matter and I have fin
ished. Either the will Of Sir Henry
was unknown to, let us call them
the assassins, or they imagined
there was some kind of entail, or
how can one account for these at
tempts to get hold Of the twins %
"Blackmail, perhaps"
! But they had killed the goose
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30

Sauerkraut Center pride refuses to
admit the Doaks boys were really
horse thieves The local Chamber OF
Commerce, after exhaustive investiga-
ton in cooperation with the County
Historical society, announced such
charge was baseless.
The G. of G.. Investigators announc-
ed that all the Doaks boys did was
borrow some horses they forgot to
give back They were considerate fell
lows and never interrupted the sleep
of owners during their horse borrow
ings.
The Doaks boys, back in 1886, found
themselves surrounded by misunder-
standing citizens in East Bicycle,
which was their home town. So they
left
Arriving at the future site of Sauer-
kraut Center, they built log cabin,
polka-dotted with loop holes for sher-
iff-repulsing purposes.
But the law of East Bicycle was so
glad to get rid of them that all sins
were forgiven under the promise of
the Doaks boys to remain in exile.
In time, Gypper Doaks Became
sheriff of Sauerkraut county and Nip
per Doaks was elected mayor of the
town.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
ELECTROMAGNETIC b @)(}!)H ]! 3l!y[lSS!B} Y
- PRESS A@ournN

that laid the golden eggs. No. It's
no use. conjecturing, and 1 feel
that although we have a glimmer
of light, there are very dark
patches and we haven't got at
the truth by any MEANS"
Selden's departure plunged Reid
into a fit Of despair. James could
not come and there was no one to
help, and the haunting fear of
those terrible bloodhounds track
ing down Sylvia and the children.
He would have got up. but had
sense enough to know that he
would be useless in his present
state and that the sooner he re-
covered the better. He drifted OF
at last into an uneasy sleep.
Selden was uShered in at Colonel
Graham's house by the Indian SER
want, Ramdas, and conducted to a
comfortable though barbaric study.
The color scheme was dreadful
flaming reds and greens-and
trophies of accommodating weap-
ons crowded the walls. The bright
green carpet and red walls sug-
gested a battlefield, and the red
and yellow chairs might have been
dead men if seen IN a dim light.
Selden was staring at the place
with an unpleasant feeling of be-
ling in the house Of savage. when
a voice behind hina& spoke. He
turned quickly and saw the lean.
Icadaverous face Of the old soldier.
who had entered by another door,
Esilently and furtively.
"Good afternoon. Colonel" he
said abruptly, hardly caring for
this stealthy method Of approach.
80 you have come back at
last" the Colonel said. "Hutchins
told me that you had been sent
| for"
II came at once; this latest de-
velopment is serious-it looks like
an attempt to get hold of the
children"
1T certainly does look rather
like that" the Colonel said with a
thinly yelled sneer.
"WeIl. it may not be a bad
thing" Selden said, watching the
other keenfy. Perhaps the find
/ ing out about this may lead us to
the discovery Of the murderer"
Extremely likely-but | am
forgetting my m anners." He
clapped his hands, and Ramdas
entered as though pulled by a
string. The Colonel made some
remark in Hindustani, and the SER
want salaamed and went out. Sell
den hid smile at these obvious
tricks, and gazed out of the win
dow as though admiring the gar
den, but his eye was on the shut
ters-massive and iron clamped
and deeply set into the stone walls.
II hear" he said, still with his
back to the Colonel, that you had
rather a nasty experience last
night with young Reid"
Graham laughed a little harshly.
"Deuced unpleasant for me. silly
young devil got the wind up and
tried to run away in the storm for
no earthly reason. He got hurt in
falling over the trunk of tree"
Hes badly scared and has
learnt his lesson. What in the
world made him try to get out of
your house at all? Selden was
watching the other through half
closed eyes.
Goodness knows-he says he
found that the door handle
wouldn't turn, or some such nom
sense" Graham said scornfully.
Ito Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30
CASTOR MAN is TORN
TO PIECES BY TRAIN

Gastonia, Dec. 80 (AP)-A grue-
some discovery by a railroad section
foreman this morning marked CASTOR
county's fifth tragedy of the holiday
season.
The body of Lee Smith, 81, horribly
mangled, was found beside the tracks
of the Southern railroad at Lowell
near here. Coroner c. C. Wallace
concluded after investigating that
Smith was struck by a passing train
while walking along the tracks. He
was literally torn to pieces, Coroner
Wallace said. Smith lived at Lowell.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-30

Ex-Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New
York City, born there, 60 years ago.