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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

CT taking his various cases into the law courts to secure his freedom but betook himself to the heads mans axe and the chopping block instead is not to say that he was not a divorced man. He was all that in effect if not in law. Since there was nothing in his day to stop his succession of playmates from being queen until such time as they stuck their necks out, why should there be objection raised now because the present titular head of the Church of England wishes to follow the example of its founder?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Horoscope
By OCTAvYNT

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is out lined by . noted astroIoger. In addition to information of general interest, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the deslgnated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Sympathy

Personally I am for Eddie. Not on legal, moral. political, or con- stitutional grounds but because Baldwin and the Cabinet Is against him. don't know any more about the Prime Minister and his crowd than~I do about Waffle and Eddie. But I saw re- gently a set of snapshots of the various members of the Cabinet. Every one of them had his troas- CTS pulled up to the top ef his boots. And my contention Is that any man or group of men who don't know how to wear their own pants are not to be trusted to tell another guy, king or no king, how to wear his. Or where to hang them. Since no one else has spoken the plain truth let these lines do 1t now. The issue Is not between the king and the Cabinet nor between English constitution ality and non-constitutionality. It is between high-water pants and low-water. Me for the low water all the way to the bitter end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08

Jimmy Walker, we notice, has had another public triumph and vindication. His Irish terrier won a blue ribbon over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
WalIy and Eddie

Now that almost everyone else has said his and her two-cents worth on the Wally and Eddie mix-up the writer feels that he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Natural Obiectors

N0CufNl ODlectOrS
 It is only natural that the members of the iion-C -Conformist religious groups, the Dissenters, the Evangelicals, and all the null titude of other sects in the British Empire, should set up a roar about Eddie the Eighth stepping into Henry the Eighth's matrimonial shoes. The Established Church is in none too high favor as 1t is. There is the matter of tithes over the collection of which there is 8 furious row now going on; there was the battle over the alteration of the Book of Common Prayer in Parliament and the House of Lords some years back: and there is the unconcealed feeling among those who do not belong to the Established Church that 1t is, at best, half-Papist and as such to be hated. All of which does not explain the fury of resentment over Eddie'S marriage to Wally because such an alliance would be unworthy not of the King but ui1- worthy of the titular head of the Establishment. I cannot, for one. conceive of those who would like to see the Church of England separated from the state flying to defend the good repute of that body. However, it must not be forgotten that nowhere on earth do people take their tea and their religious fanaticism as strong as they do in England proper, in Northern Ireland, in Scotland and in certain provinces in Canada. Hence there is no telling why the fanatics are boiling over in pro- test against what they say is an attack on the British sense of morality. The activities of the politicians who seemed bent until Sunday on giving Eddie the Love- lorn the bum's rush out of Buck ingham Palace may be more easily explained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Daily
 Washington
Merry-Go-Round
Social Security Job Bigger Than World War Draft
- BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT $. ALE

WASHINGTON Dec. = Launching the selective draft during the World War childs play compared to the branbusting job of getting the old age pension system of the Social Security Act under way
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
Symptoms

For a long time back Eddie has displayed symptoms of having a mind of his own and retaining sufficient of his inherited Saxe- Coburg- Gotha German stubborn ness to speak his mind after a fashion that simply is not done by England's kings. He is report ed to have said to members of his family that the king should be something more than bazaar opening dummy. His recent trip into the appalling poverty ridden coal section of South Wales and his outspoken determination to do something to remedy the condi- tions he encountered there made him no friends among the die- hard Conservatives. It did wir him . huge increase in friends among the people of England and throughout the Dominions. Ed ward the Eighth obviously intends to be something more than a regal stuffed shirt. But when all is said and done, that Is what the king is supposed to be. He Is expected to be the front" for the British Empire and 1t would seem Eddie has no desire for the role. The row about his possible marriage to Wally brought the show down. To the politicians of all parties a king who refused to be told who he should or should not marry might very well turn into monarch who would not take orders on other subjects. Conservatives and Tories see in his present conduct an attitude which does not 1t m with their political and industrial principles. The Labor Party, which is ultimately committed to the socialization of the country, visualize in his action the possi- bility of an inevitable conflict be- tween the throne and the people, between c monarchy with en- larged powers and a democracy with diminished ones. There IS some logic in the attitude of aD concerned in the fracas except,
 think on tic part of the Cabinet. If Eddie refuses to yield to their wishes it would appear that the Cabinet should resign, the govern ment would then go by the boards, and the issue could be taken to the people through General Election. It may come to that cli- max yet. If 1t does think Eddie and Wally will win in a walk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-08
T est Y UT Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Incubators Lag.

THE incubator has replaced the hen
as a Matching medium since the
commercislizing of the chicken indus
try. but research by the Department of
Agriculture indicates that consider
able improvement is required in incu-
bator practice.
Annually, now. about 1900 900, 900
eggs are placed in the incubators, but
the hatch of chickens falls far short,
averaging 100000, 900.
Because of this loss. the experts
are seeking to determine just what
conditions would be ideal in an in
cubator. particularly what tempera-
ture and what humidity are best
One hundred degrees F. and a so per
cent humidity are recommended.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Mince Pie Formerly Contained
Every Variety of Yuletide Dainty
Bv Willis p. Kniehf.

w YHEN you eat a generous
M piece Of homemade mince
" " pie, do you know that you
are partaking of the "honor
dish" of Christmas? That is what the
people of the Middle Ages called the
minced pie, and, at that time, the
3D." at the end of the word, had not
been dropped.
The minced pie was symbolical Of
Christmas because. in early days, its
ingredients were the choicest produc.
tions from the Far East, the very
gifts of the Wise Men. Just when this
dish was first used at Christmas feasts
Is not definitely known, but 1t came
into prominence during the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries, when
gay times were common in Europe and
England. An old English ballad
stated:
"Old Christmas is come for TO keep
open house,
I scorn t. be guilty of starving .
mouse,
Then come. good people, and well
come the chief,
Plum pudding, goose, capon,
minced pie and roast beef"
THERE are many queer little stories
told about the minced pie, and
one Of the features in every Christmas
entertainment was little play in
which children had bad dreams be-
cause they ate too much of the honor
dish of Christmas. One belief was
that If children helped themselves to
the spices, rich fruits or other in
gradients Of the pie, they would find
that Santa Claus would not leave any
presents for them when they hung up
their stockings.
The minced pie was far different
from our own mince pie. In those
early times, it was from to s inches
thick and filled with the rarest OF
fruits, spices and raisins. 1t was like
a very rich sauce baked in a dish
such as mother would now use for
meat pies, with a rather thick and
very rich crust. An old expression
says that one piece of minced pie
would challenge the sturdiest diges-
ton. 1t Is an actual fact that, at
those great Christmas feasts. the host
always engaged the services OF a
physician who was to come instantly
when the call went out, simply be-
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Mountain HideOut---

Mariory Wilmer has spent six months
at Laurel Mountain Inn to recover her
health One day she is out for a horse
back ride when she meets a fast-travelins
roadster on the wrong side of the road
The car goes into the ditch. and the driver
proves to be Ken Stokes on his way home
from school for the Christmas holidays
As they return 10 the inn. a big black car
passes them. and four tough looking men
in 1t inoGire the way to the inn. Back at
TIE inn. they find that the four men have
announced that they are STAYING there.
Mother Cough. very much upset. is getting
them supper while Dad Couch and Simon
man Of all work at the inn, are preparing
rooms for them at the point Of a gun
Marjory attempts to turn on the radio. and
the leader of the men, called Spike.
smashes it. knocking Ken down when he
protests. After the evening meal. Marjory
and Ken Join the others in the kitchen
for council of war. They cannot under
stand who their visitors are. or why they
are here Then Marjory and Ken GO to
Marjorys room to hear news broadcast
on the small radio there. and learn that
three men have delivered Spike sherman
notorious outlaw. from a nearby Jail. after
fatally woundinT q guard.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

cardboard with sealing wax and
sprinkled with artificial snow.
Or fill a large, low bowl with ever
greens and poinsettias and stick long,
lighted candles in among them
Tiny pine cones. bronzed in various
colors and fastened to small place
cards are effective. The cones make
pretty decorations for the Christmas
tree, too.
And after the Christmas dinner
your guests will get delightful sur
prise when you light the pine cones in
the fireplace and they burn with all
the colors of the rainbow! Here's
how you prepare the cones!
Take a gallon Of water for each
color. For green, dissolve one pound
of boric acid; for red, a poun;
of strontium nitrate; for blue, q pount,
of copper sulphate; for yellow, 9
pound of ordinary table salt; for pur'
pie, a pound of potassium permanga,
nate. Soak the cones about two min,
utes, then dry on newspapers in
warm room. Store in bags marked
with the various colors.
Lovely effects can be made by mix
ing the different colored ones And
they make unusual and attractive
gifts.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Bv Ray J. Marian.

"HIS is the greatest week of the
year! The week every boy
and girl has been eagerly
Il looking forward to for the past
several months. The week when old
Santa Claus comes roaring out of the
North with scores and scores of pres
ents for every one. Now. to be sure
Santa gets the royal welcome to which
he is entitled. have your Christmas
tree trimmed in an outstanding man.
ner.
You do not have to buy expensive
ornaments. Use the ones you had
last year. and try your hand at col
orful assortment of home made deco
rations to brighten up the tree.
Be sure the tree is fastened securely
on its base. to prevent wobbling Then
string your electric lights over the
branches, twisting the tiny bulb sock
cts securely around the various twigs
Arrange the decorations left over from
last year in artistic and attractive ar
rangement as possible. If bare spaces
show on the tree, you may make and
use any of the following ornaments:
Tinsel snow. Cut narrow strips Of
tinfoil into tiny fakes and scatter
over the tree limbs and around the
base.
1cicles. Cut long, narrow strips of
tinfoil and hang them so the strips
drape loosely on the branches.
Clusters are made by cutting sew
eral squares of tinfoil with frayed and
scalloped edges. Twist them in the
center and hang from the branches
with thread or wire.
Don't forget red and white striped
candy canes. lollipops and colored gum
drops. These candies make excellent
Christmas tree ornaments.
Strings of popcorn will provide
snow-white festoons. Bright red ap-
piles and shiny oranges may be used
for large spots of color. If mother
has time to make some gingerbread
men, you may use these for furnishing
a bit of amusement to the trimming.
Colored paper, colored cellophane
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Brings Park to Home,

OWNERS of home-type moving pic
ture machines who have been un-
able to visit Shenandoah National
Park may have the park brought to
their homes by means of a new film
made available by the Federal Gov
eminent.
The movie. a one-reeler. gives va
rious views taken within the park. por-
trays the work of developing the park
and kindred scenes.
1t may be borrowed from the Bureau
of Mines Experimental Station at
Pittsburgh or from the National Park
Service in this city. Those who bor-
row it are required only to pay the
Transportation charges.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

cause people would eat too much
minced pie and there were sure to be
a dozen people groaning and rolling
on the floor within an hour.
An old account of a Christmas din
ner, published in an English paper
about $50 years ago, said: And the
doctor was very busy, attending to the
distresses of 80 different families. In
many of those families every mem
Der was woefully and direfully i'll"
SO YOU see. when you eat too much
Christmas dinner, you are making
mistake that has been made for
centuries!
In America. the minced pie was
popular first with the Dutch of New
York. with the people of colonies
reaching from Virginia southwark,
and with the Canadian settlers. In
New England, Christmas did not have
any Christmas festivities because of a
peculiar religious belief that no cele-
bration of the day should occur. The
old Puritans went so far as to forbid
eating minced pie and people we're
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Riddles

WE WERE about to say that the
w boys beat the girls this week,
to 2, but We don't know whether
"Anony Mouse" is boy or girl.
Maybe it's a brother-or a stter-of
Mickey Mouse. Anyway. guess we'd
better call the race q tie, and avoid
trouble.
/. Why is a tennis player like a
riveting machine ?-William Ashley.
2. When does the thread laugh ut
the needle?-Howard Sheldon.
8. What does every one have that
he can always count on?-Corrine
Schermerhorn.
4. Why do people In church sing
"Amen," and not "Awomen ?-Anony
Mouse.
S. Why is a cautious man like a
pin?-Wava Minor.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

at his dropping gray mustache. Simon
seated in chair beside the stove. ham,
mered his knee with huge, brawny
fist.
so they're criminals" he muttered.
He got slowly to his feet.
Simon! What are you going to
do?" gasped Mother Cough.
I'm going to get the shotgun" ST.
mon announced. And I'm goin' to
stand guard all night"
Evening star., 1936-12-20

ard colored ribbons can be cut into
shapes of stars, diamonds. boats, bird
cages and strings of paper dolls.
Countless other decorative orna-
raents are easily made for tree trim
ming. and with little care these odds
and ends will win countless words
Of admiration for the one who made
them.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
KAY'S CORNER
Christmas Table Car
Be Made Attractive
With Novel Trimming
By Katherine H0uisOn.

/ ET'S make our Christmas decora-
tions at home this year, shall
we?"
For the family dinner table idea
set a small mirror in the center for a
lake and at one end build a snow
fort of sugar cubes. Sprinkle it with
artificial snow and it'll glisten beau
tifully!
Now take juniors set Of Lincoln
logs to make a cabin at the other end,
or use matches with a wood stain.
Make a border of trees" around the
mirror lake with twies fastened To
Evening star., 1936-12-20

upstairs, he told himself. Hadn't he
heard them coming up?
He reached the foot Of the stairway
and started quietly across the room.
There was q sudden movement in q
deep chair beside the fireplace and q
man leaped to his feet.
Hold It'll" the man cried. Ken took
a step forward and Ken saw him tug
ging at something under his left arm
pit.
Ken hesitated for a bare instant
then made mad dash for the front
door. He reached it, tugged fran
tically ut the knob. The door was
locked!
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

Iv wide eyes to Ken.
= 80 that's who they arel"
she cried.
Ken's lips were a grim line. "They
are killers. They shot a guard. And
they've come up here to hide out.
knowing that the police will never sus-
pect a place like Laurel Mountain
Inn"
Come on" urged Marjory. We've
got to tell Dad and Mother Cough"
As they hurried down the back stairs
toward the kitchen they could hear
loud, quarrelsome voices from the front
of the building. The stairs were cold
and dark, and Msrjory shivered a lit
tie. She was glad when they had
reached the light and warmth of the
kitchen.
Quickly she told Dad and Mother
Cough what they had heard on the
radio. Mother uttered gasps of alarm.
Dad brought up q hand that was not
quite steady. and scratched anxiously
Evening star., 1936-12-20

A S THE door closed behind Simon
Dad Cough shook his head.
I'VE can't have them staying here"
he said. 1T will give the place a bad
name. II I weren't an old man I'd
throw them out bodily!"
Don't talk like an idiot. Henry!"
snapped Mother Cough. Those men
are desperate"
Dad Cough subsidized, muttering to
himself. Ken regarded the old folks
for o moment, saw that they were
Evening star., 1936-12-20
DANGER in the Air.

VOICE on phone q am)-Mr.
Smith2
Mr.. Smith-Yes.
Voice-Is your house on the car
line?
Mr. Smith-Yes.
Voice-Wen, you'd better move It;
there's q car coming.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

actually fined for so doing.
You don't need to worry about be-
ing fined. But go little easy on that
delicious mmce pie mother makes, or
you may have very uncomfortable
Christmas afternoonl
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Who Vas Chauffeur?

A ND so," concluded the Sunday
school teacher, Adam and Eve
were driven from the Garden Of
Eden
Couldn't Adam drive his own
carp" asked the pupil whose dad ran
q garage.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

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Evening star., 1936-12-20
THE LASTING CHRISTMAS

THERE is something about this time Of
year, when the Christmas spirit is in
the air, that makes it easy to think of
= others. Our thoughts are naturally
turned toward good will and good cheer.
member that "it is more blessed to give than to
receive" and We find happiness in making
others happy. 1t is the natural thing to do at
this holiday season.
But how will you feel next July? Will you
still have some of that holiday spirit when it's
ir,ctn nf inf md is
Evening star., 1936-12-20
ANSWERS.

1. Because he can't do much with
out q racket. 2. When the needle
puts 1t In stitches. 8. His fingers.
4. Because they are singing hymns,
not hers. 5. His head prevents him
from going too far.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

2. GIVE - gave - cave - cake -
TAKE.
SOCK - suck - sulk - bulk -
bull-FULL.
3. Star and bell.
4. Holly, mistletoe, stars and tinsel
5. Holly, add L, form Holly. Trim
add II, form Mirth.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

Thoughtful the
flirting with the top of the Thermometer instead Of with the
bottom?
Actually the the shouldn't affect kind
unsehshnes generosity let's resolve right
let the Christmas spirit the 26th of December Let's
right through the Spring and FALL and have
still with us when the holidays again next year
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Puzzles

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The Puzzle Editor hopes your
Christmas tree is loaded even more
heavily than this one is and that you
get every gift you ask for.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
2. Before.
e. Enthusiasm.
5. Untidy.
8. Mischievous spirit.
il. Garlands.
u. In that place.
IS. Yes (Spanish).
IS Beside.
II. Mountains (abbr).
l9. Indefinite article.
81. Cheerful.
VERTICAL.
I. The form of this puzzle (two
words.
2. The night before Christmas.
3. Printers measures.
5, Belonging to me.
6. You.
7. To move backward and forward
9. That is (abbr).
9. Point (abbr9.
10. A continent.
IL. Right (abbr.).
13. High school (abbr).
IS. Exist.
u. I.
78. Senior (abbr).
20. Negative.
=
Christmas words are used in these
word chains, in which you 60 from
one word to the other by changing a
single letter at a time and always
forming genuine word.
Change GIVE to TAKE in four
moves.
Change SOCK to FULL in five
moves.
Two Christmas words are concealed
n the sentence below
There's tar all over the hub" Ellen
said as she got out of the car.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Installment Nv.

n ARJORY reached out and shut
M off the radio, then turned
VI wide eyes to Ken.
so that's who they arel"
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Who Does He Think
Ho TSS

"A UTOIST (after killing lady's
poodle)-Tm sorry, madam, but
I'll replace the animal.
Angry Lady-Sir, you flatter your
self.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

Take four-letter word for sacred,
add L, rearrange the letters and get a
Christmas decoration.
Take a four-letter word for what you
do to the Christmas tree. add H. re-
errsnge the letters and form merri-
n1ent, jollity.
ANSWERS.
]. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
High Lights of History

6U n4E 6uRGHGRS OF MosI5. FEAR
VIC TIE Mt6AT OF BURGUNDY, NOT
Only WITHDREW THEIR SUPPORT
eooA JAcQUEukE, eur SEIZED me
ulAhpp> COUNTESS AND pElNeQep HeP
INTO TIE uAkIn5 Or HEQ ENEMlES.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-30
Los ANGELES STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Oct 80. (UP)-
Gains ranging to nearly points
carried Safeway Stores, Superior
Oil, and Hancock Oil 20 new highs
for the year on the Los Angeles
stock exchange today.
Safeway rose IL to Al on 100
shares. Superior Oil was up " to
33. Hancock on an 1100-share turn
over, scared to a new high at 2SA
and then fell to 27k, off ".
The market as whole changed
evenly, with IA issues up, ~ down
and 10 unchanged. Security Com
pany Units rose l to 47h on 35,
while Transamerica slipped Is to
14A on 700.
Edison Originals scared Ia to
38A on 20 shares, while Southern
Pacific slipped 1s to 46A on 100.
Universal Consolidated Oil edged
up u to 13, and Republic A drop
ped the same amount to 6A.
andustrials were unchanged.
Morning volume approximated
13.500 shares.