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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
A Book a Day
Zone Murdered, Two Dead"
Is Entertaining Yarn
0y vuv,<,u cAWw0N

You can always expect sub
stantial and workmanlike detective
story when Milton Proper sits
down at his typewriter, and his
newest puzzler-"One Murdered,
TWO Dead" (Harper's: $O--b no
disappointment.
In this one we have O lovely but
indiscreet lady OF wealth stabbed
10 death In her own bedroom, In the
dead OF night. A lurking cop flabs
q proWler, who seems TO have had
the supreme bad luck to DO robbing
the house ct the time OF the MUIR
der, and II oil looks like On open
and shut case.
But the ladys husband. II de-
yelops, is not above suspicion.
Neither Is her doctor--and WAY,
pray, are detective story doctors
such sinister folk? Then there iS
n cousin who has been up 10 no
good, and o gentleman friend who
was on the premises ut the wrong
time and 1t all gets pretty con-
fusing.
This yarn will keep, you goinR
all the way, even II there H. moth.
Ing especially inspired about A.
"Crime on the Cuff" by Henri
Weiner Morrow: az, has to do
with O comic artist and his stooge
who 20 In for solving murders as
| a sideline. There are some pretty
WOODY killings and some even more
WOODY writing In this one. but 1t Is
at least full OF action In the neo-
Hammett way.
Lastly, we have an =. Phillips OPP
penheim omnibus-"5pies and In
trigues" (Little Brown: $3.50,
which reprints three full-length
novels: "The Great Impersonation,"
"The Wrath to Come" and Ca
brief Samara, Peacemaker."
You must know your Oppenheim
by this time; as Lincoln said, II
YOU like this kind Of book, this Is
Just the kind Of book you will Ike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

left behind because &c would slip easily
into coat pocket or small space In the
suit case. There is also an idea here Tor
inventors. An attractive strap, made like
the old fashioned shawl straps - two
straps and a handle for carrying
ought to 60 with any volume too large TO
griL easily and comfortably in one hand.
And here is still another suggestion
inspired by. the simple incident: Isn't this
the solution to the ancient problem OF
what to do with t1ndesired articles, such
as old razor blades, bottle caps, old neck
ties and the like? Just take them on rail-
road journeys and forget them when you
get off the train.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
Current Comments

Let us declare a moratorium on
political claptrap, abuse, and per-
sonalities.
u. 8. Representative Hamilton
Fish, Jr., New York.
The depression has made women
work conscious. Where formerly
they were content to stay in the
home, they are now potential job
holders.
Peggy McEwan, Oklahoma PWA
official.
MY ideal man must qualify as 70
masculinity, personal charm, SYM
pathy, strength Of character, dis
tinctiveness. BY the way, introduce
me to such a man-if you can md
him. MAE west.
The World War put the public
library on the map. Four million
books were available to service men
through the libraries. Their circti-
lation created @ demand for useful
reading that has persisted.
Chief Librarian Carl b. Roden,
Chicago Public Library.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

No one will look for hidden mo-
tives In the award Of the Nobel
Prize TO Eugene O'Neill. He de-
serves It. Although American play
goers have had to bear with him
during two or three periods OF
transition, and have had TO suffer
two or three disastrous plays from
his pen, he has long dominated our
theater on the basis Of vigorous
work performed. His successive days
of wrath have yielded o stout
library Of malevolent tragedies that
include several masterpieces
Hairy Ape" "Desire Under the
Elms," "strange Interlude" and
Mourning Becomes Electra" AL.
though he has been exposed TO all
the myriad schools Of dramatic and
literary criticism for seventeen
years, he still stands at the top.
When the Nobel Prize was given
to Sinclair Lewis In 1880 the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
Eugene O'Neill, Laureate
Generally Conceded for Years the Boldest In
fuence in American Drama
From The New York Times

skeptics put their heads together
and inurmured discomfort. Some Of
them disingenuously suspected that
the prize committees first recog-
milton Of American letters was o
left-handed compliment to our cul-
ture. Not every one was proud OF
Mr.. Lewis wry portraits OF the
American character. In fact, he
gave some aid and comfort to his
enemies by enlivening the presenta-
tior ceremony with an irresponsi-
bic speech. Among other things,
he said that II the committee had
given tho prize to Mr.. C'Neill the
custodians OF good taste In Amer
lea would have wrung their hands
In modification. r
Since then Mr.. lewis and the
rest OF us have learned O good deal.
At last the prize has gone to Mr..
O'Neill, with nothing more dissor-
ant than general rejoicing. For
years he has been the boldest In
fiuence In our drama, grimly reach
ing out after big themes and, In
his best work, dominating them by
the power Of his imagination and
the depth Of his feeling. None Of
the practical considerations OF jour-
neyman play-writing has ever
drawn O compromise from him. He
has repeatedly cracked the old
molds by the largeness Of his dra-
matte vision. When the good news
comes TO him from Stockholm II
finds him immersed in his most am
bilious work, and that would have
been true OF him ct almost any
point in his career. The award Of
the Nobel Prize to Mr.. o'Neill con-
Arms o general respect and admira-
ton for his stature among men OF
| lettArs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
Test Y o ur
knowledge

Can you answer seven Of
these test questions? Turn to
last page for the answers.
I. Where Is the Parthenon?
2. What fort was built on, the
site where Chicago now stands?
3. When was the treaty Of peace
that ended the Spanish-American
War signed?
4. BY what name was the Congo
river formerly known?
s. Which country produces the
greatest amount of coffee?
8. How could the Supreme Court
Of the United States be abolisheda
z. Did an alien woman who MARI
ried an American citizen In 1884
become an American citizen
through the marriagef
Q. Who was William Hurrell NAL
lock?
0. What Is Lignum vitae9
10. Where is Johns Hopkins Uni-
'vefslty7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
Answers To
Questions
BY Frederick M. Kerby

q. What Is the population Of the
world?
A. II Is estimated at 1000, 000, 900.
q. When was st. Louis partly de-
molished by o cyclone?
A. May ~, 1895. One hundred
and thirty-seven lives were lost and
property loss was estimated to be
$l0,239,000.
q. How many members of Pro-
testant and Roman Catholic chlrch-
testant and Roman Catholic church
1915?
A. Protestants, 2s,s47,eo4; Roman
Catholics, i5.72i,8l5.
q. What drink did Joan Craw-
ford ask for at the ships bar In
the motion picture, "Chained7"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

A traveller who left his gift copy of
Gone With the Wind" on the train,
asked the station master whether anyone
had turned 1t in. He was told to come into
the Office and look them over. Ten copies
Of that popular work had been left on
trains coming into that station.
This ought to be warning to gift
givers, authors and publishers. A pocket
sire book would be much less likely to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

Speaking of kings and thrones the New
York Times says editorially, "the new era
has twilight - the twilight OF thrones"
Gradually they are passing out Of exist
ence. Perhaps this twilight will soon
come even to England where prepara-
tons are now going on for the coming
coronation. A throneless England does
not appeal generally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

November twilight is early" we read
on the editorial page of the Christian
Science Monitor. It seems to become
earlier day by day. Soon we will have
reached our shortest days. But Novenl-
Der is beautiful when you get a clear
sparkling day, rosy sunset, and can
adjust ourself to the starkness Of the
woods with the glow piercing through
their unprotected depths.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
NOVEMBER 10

... NOVEMBER 10
Those who were born between
Nov. 81 and Dec. 81 are most likely
to feel the influences Of the stars
today.
General Indications
Morning-Evil.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Evening-Excellent.
Better late than carly today. The
evening Is good for clerical work or
expansive plans. r.
Birthdate
You may be sensitive and sym.
pathetic friend but should avoid
sorrow and sadness.
March, 1887, should be an excep-
tionally good month for you. Your
scope Of activities should widen and
permanent good fortune should fol-
low your efforts.
Danger-February 10 through
March 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
Horoscope
BY oCTAvYNE

For persons who believe that
human destiny Is guided by the
planets, the daily horoscope is
outlined by q noted astrologer.
In addition 10 information Of
general interest, n outlines infor-
nation Of special interest 70 per-
sons born on the deslgnated dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
Selected Poem
DIsENCHANTED

UISENCtAN1ED
BY Helene Mullins In the New York Ttmes.)
All the grass is withered,
All the brooks run dry.
The dropping birds are songless,
Clouds overcast the sky.
He wanders, heavy-laden,
His youth has taken wing.
The past Is trampled flower
Sad for remembering
Life now Is slowly flowing,
That once was swift as wind.
HIS treasures all lie broken,
His heart Is parched and thinned.
oh, he Is done with living;
He lays his arnor by.
Death quietly approaches
TO sing its lullaby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
A. Sherry Flip.

A. Sherry Flip.
q. Who Is the President OF
France? When was he elected and
whom did he succeed?
A. Albert Francois Lebrun was
elected May 10, 1882, to succeed Paul
Doumer. who was assassinated May
5, 1882.
@. When and where did James
B. Diamond Jim) Brady die2
A. April 10, 1917, In Atlantic City,
New Jersey, OF the age OF g.
Q. To whom should one apply for
O deserter's release from the Army?
A. The Adjutant General, War
Department, washington. D. @.
@. When did the human yam.
pires exist on the earthp
A. They are purely mythical be-
Ing that never existed.
II you want o copy Of our leaf
lets ON COST Of GOVERNMENT
In THE UNITED STATES, write
The Waterbury Democrats WASH
ington Bureau, 1912 Thirteenth st.
Northwest, Washington, ID. @. En-
close cents in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

During the between fall and winter
interlude the healthiest recommends
ton is to settle back and study out the
plan for security in your old age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR
Never say, "There ID much Of
truth In what you say;
leave out "of."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
A Thought for Today

Yet man Is born unto trouble, as the sparks
hy upward.--JOb 81.
The true. way Of softening ones troubles is
TO solace those Of others.-Madarne de Main
tenon. e+
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16

washington Nov 16.-For man of mediocre abil-
ity, William Green has come long, long way the
stocy little President of the American Federation OF La
Dor is living proof that there's percentage in not taking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-16
Daily M@vv.xy- R0ravae7
WILLIAM GREEN, ALL HEAD,
AWARDED BRASS RING


.-- BY DREW PEARSON ana RODENT y ALLEN --
fEDrrORs NOTE This week Robert s. Allen
Rnr-gOod ride the Washington
president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor convened ct TampA
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
BY Lillian CAMPBELL

THE COLUMNS of the portico
front of this handsome house are
reminiscent of the south, but the
green shutters recall the New
England cottages Of early colonial
days. The house is the American
colonial home on exhibition at the
Great Lakes exposition in Cleve-
land, which was built by the Cleve-
land Lumber Institute, designed by
Architect John Sherwood Kelly,
and furnished by large depart
ment store.
The first floor contains, as you
may see by the interior plan-an
entrance hall, living room, library.
dining room, kitchen, pantry and
breakfast room combined and a
powder room, from what would
otherwise be waste space. The sun
room, or enclosed porch, gives
another living room. Four bed
rooms, two baths and dressing
room are on the second floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
GIRL WANTS TO KNOW HOW
TO MAKE EYES LOOK LARGER

lost 81 pounds. And with my new
slender shape, 1 know I'm really
going to enjoy my vacation this
time. However, have rather oily
hair and have been advised to give
1t hot oil treatments. Do you think
such treatments would benefit my
hair? PUZZLED"
1t is my opinion that almost
every type Of hair can be subjected
to hot oil shampoos with the ut
most profit. These shampoos are,
of course, particularly beneficial
for dry, brittle hair. But even oily
hair will be benefited by the use
of oil or a light grease previous to
a shampooing, for the lubricant
will soften all dust and CRIME on
the scalp and will loosen all i'm
bedded particles of dirt in the
pores. In fact, in some cases, hot
oil treatments have even been sue
cessful in normalizing the action of
the oil glands and correcting the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02

women expressed it, the news
paper that printed the report
stating that the girls had said
legs, not limbs, which was
thought a much more delicate
phrase.
Boomers were not much of a
success, 1 understand, not be-
cause they were not comfortable
and practical, but because they
were so hideous. Divided skirts
were substituted in many cases
and proved much smarter.
Well, women have gone a long
way since then.
A girl in costume such as
the one we use as an illustration
to this article, is not an uncom-
mon sight. We scarcely turn to
look at a sunburned young
person dressed in mannish trou-
sers-called slacks. And If we
do turn our heads to look at her,
we smile because she looks so
happy and sensible.
This suit was displayed at the
Great Lakes exposition style
show put on twice daily by a
young Cleveland stylist, Edna Lo
Maynard, on a runway which
skirts the shore of Lake Erie.
1t Is a white celbrook yachting
ensemble consisting of tailored
slacks and COB jacket. There
is a nobby cap to go with the
suit, a paisley print top and
matching bag.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
Lonely Boy
Wants Dad
To Marry
Misses Home Since
Mother Died, He
Tells Advisor
BY VIRGINIA LEE

IT'S EASY for me to grow senti-
mental about a home. I've always
had one and | appreciate it more
than l can say. 1t seems to me
great tragedy for anyone not to
have experienced the rest and JOY
of a real home.
A home may be Just a place
where you eat, sleep and change
your clothes, and it can be place
of quiet and peace, or of fun and
Observation-Disclosures you need. A
real home is where you cannot get
too quickly when something lovely
has happened to you-to share
your joy with the others; and when
you're sick or sorry. you want to
get there even more quickly, for
the care and sympathy that await
you.
1t isn't always the perfect place,
of course. Inharmonies do creep
in. But they soon pass; they are
just little storms that blow over.
and sometimes they even clear the
air, or are remembered only by the
sly jokes they later occasion.
Feeling as 1 do, the following
letter touched me:
DEAR MISS LEE: | am a
young boy of IS; have just grad
uated from high school, and am
now helping to run a service sta
ton.
I'VE moved here from Maine, my
father opened place of business,
and two years later my mother
died. Father fell in love with
girl whom 1 like very much and
was in hopes he would marry.
They have been going together for
two years. l know she loves him
and is willing to make home for
us, as we were used to a good
home, and 1 can't get used to this
way of living. l would just love
to have home to go to after my
work, a place where 1 could enjoy
myself and know l am welcome. l
am working and am willing to help
to make home for us.
She loves him and he loves her,
and l know he will do anything l
ask, but l have never mentioned
this to him. Please help me to talk
this matter over with him. 1 would
love to have him settle down.
LONELY BOY"
Maybe your dad feels that he is
not in position financially to set
up home, son. Maybe if you sug-
gested that you would help finance
it, he would make the effort. If
he and this woman care for each
other, can't you say to him some
time, when are you and (what-
ever her name is1 going to get
married, father? I'll help to run
a home If you do, and 1 would love
to have home again."
Then he would probably tell you
why he hasn't married her before.
He may wonder if you would like
him to put some other woman in
your mothers place, not realizing
that you like this girl, too, and
would be happy if he married her.
Try it, anyway.
ANXIOUS: Yes, think the boy
should make the first move to get
better acquainted with you. He'll
find way to do so If you wait
awhile. You'll see.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02

excessively oily condition of the
hair entirely.
Dear Miss Glad: I am quite a
bit overweight and have been told
that l could lose my excess weight
by abstaining from water and all
other liquids. I'd like to try this,
but would like your opinion first.
Would you advise such a reducing
method? LAURA"
1t is true that abstinence from
water and all other liquids will
bring about a reduction in weight.
However, in my opinion, this is not
at all advisable, for the consump-
tion of sufficient water is most i'm
portant to health. Water aids in
the functioning of the whole body.
1t f1ushes the entire system and
sweeps the alimentary canal free
from all poisons. What's more, the
loss of weight occasioned by this
procedure would only be tenn
porary, for as soon as you resumed
the consumption of water and
other liquids, your tissues would
avidly absorb the water, and the
lost weight would quickly be re-
gained.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
Poems That Live
TO DAFFODHS

TO DAFFODILS
Fair Daffodils, we weep to see,
You haste away so soon;
AS yet the early-rising sun
Has not attained his noon.
Stay, stay,
Until the hasting day
Has run
But to the even-song;
And, having prayed together, we
Will go with you along.
We have short time to stay as you,
We have as short spring;
AS quick a growth to meet decay,
AS you, or any thing.
We die
AS your hours do. and dry
Away,
Like to the summers rain;
Or as the pearls Of mornings dew,
Ne'er to be found again.
Robert Hsxsl0is
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
Today's Recipes


CARBONADA (URUGUAY)-
Fry one or two onions in olive oil
and when golden brown, add a lit
tie finely chopped parsley, celery,
with tomato sauce and stock to
cover, cooking until tender. Then
add lamb cut in medium-sized
cubes. Cover closely and simmer
gently. When the meat is nearly
done, add potatoes, cut in small
cubes. and one cup rice. Do not
stir the stew while it is cook
ing. Shake. the stew pan to keep
it from sticking, adding stock
or water, as necessary. The stew
should be fairly dry. Serve on a
hot platter, garnished with parsley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
How 30 Know Lamb

There are certain characteristic
differences between lamb and NUT
ton which the housewife can train
herself TO recognize. The first is
the color of the lean, which is pink
in lamb and a sort of brick red
in mutton. The bones are softer
and smaller in lamb and the break
joint Of the forelegs, with its four
we'll defined ridges, is antunfailing
test that the meat is lamb. If It
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
Too Much
Sunlight
Injurious
Don't Try to Obtain
Good Tan in Day,
Doctor Warns
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. ID.
EVERYONE admits that SUM-
light is a good thing. But human
beings are prone to act on the
principle that If a little of a good
thing is good, lot of it Is much
better. And so at this time of
year we are likely to see the SUM-
worshipers on the beach or In the
back yard stripping down to let
Old Sol do his doctoring stuff.
Sometimes this excessive use of
sunlight is harmful. 1t certainly
is a bad thing to attempt to get a
full seasons tan in few DAYS.
To get a healthy suntan takes at j..
least a week or ten days. The
first exposure to intense sunlight
on the usually protected parts of
the body should not last more than
half an hour at the outside, grad
ually lengthening this out so that
the TAN is acquired without tho
BURN.
nave seen people so seriously
Ill from sunburn as to be a cause
OF considerable concern. One even
was mentally deranged for "a
hours. Sunburn is just the same
as any other burn, and 1t is well
known that if more than a certain
percentage Of the surface of tbe
skin Is involved in a severe burn
the outcome is fatal. When the
whole skin surface is involved in
a light burn, then it is no wonder
that the victim is ill.
Good Effects UndenIable
The good effects of sunlight
properly used, however, are unde-
niable. In a study in a scientific
magazine for April, 1886, called
Sunlight and HEALTH, Laurens
has reviewed the knowledge con-
cerning its action.
Certain rays pass through the
outer layer of the skin into the
deeper strata The extreme ultra
violet rays are reflected from or
absorbed by the upper layer of
skin. The longer ultraviolet rays.
the visible and the near infra-red
rays penetrate these upper layers
and affect the deep layers and even
the tissues beneath the skin.
Besides the well-known effect of
sunlight in forming Vitamin D and
thus assisting in bone formation.
sunlight affects the blood. It in
creases those peculiar bodies In the
blood called the platelets, which
help the blood to clot and thus are
useful In some of the hemorrhagic
diseases called "purpura". 1t also
can be used, along with the regu- 4
lar medical and dietetic treatment,
of certain forms of anemia. It
lowers blood pressure slightly. 1t
helps in the healing of indolent
wounds and ulcers of the skin.
While it Is valuable in certain kinds
of skin and bone tuberculosis, 1t Is
best not used too intensively In
tuberculosis of the lungs.
But the good results are OBJ
tanned with very small amounts of
exposure. If the blood is i'm
proved by sunlight it does so In a
very short time, and repeated doses
do not cause any greater advance.
After a good tan is acquired the
pigment in the skin largely pre-
vents the penetration of all rays
to the deeper structures, and hence
any action except Vitamin D for
nation is stopped.
QUESTIONS FROM READERS
L. G. G.: what causes stoppage
Of the secretion Of the thyroid
gland? Can you overcome X 10y
eating certain foods?"
Answer: The thyroid secretion
gtOpS when the cells ~ tba erla-.d
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
BY LISBETH

BY LISBETH
IN THE GAY nineties, when
the girls were all pedaling their
safety bikes like mad around the
country, there was quite a con-
troversy over their costumes.
Boomers were one solution, and
men-ever the conservatives
decided they were immodest.
Women stuck to their right to
"clothe each leg separately, as
one courageous group Of young
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02
UtUguayan Dish Gires
Menu Cosmopolitan Air

is mutton, the break joint will be
absent and there will be a hard,
smooth, white and shiny surface
with two prominent ridges. The
fat of mutton is much harder than
lamb fat. Lamb is high in nutri-
tive value.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02

EDITORS NOTE: While IT is i'm
possible for Miss Glad to answer
beauty questions by mail. she will be
happy to send you her pamphlets on
1.-The New Figure" and Beauty Gull
ture" If you will write her, care OF
envelope stamped with a three-cent
stamp, and ten cents in coin FOR
EACH, to cover cost of printing and
handling. For her articles on Care
Of the Hands and Nails" and Care
OF the Feet and Legs, two cents
In coin FOR EACH, and a self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope are re-
quired. Personal questions on beauty
will be answered through Miss Glad's
daily column.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-08-02

ordinary fruit jar cap rubbers can
be quickly and easily drawn around
the broken pot, as shown in the
above Garden-Graph. Figure l
shows the type Of fruit Jar rub
Der, while Fig. 2 shows how such
rubbers can be used to make a
temporary repair Of a cracked
dower pot,