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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-12
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

Having escaped being murder ed by an unseen assassin aboard the ship where he had been made prisoner by Jean StrebOr, Rex Alundy, young American mining engineer finds fife becoming more dangerous and complicated. Jean has impIored him to pilot the boat up the river in order to reach her father, who Is surrounded by Chi nese bandits, but unseen enemies aboard tho ship are seeking to prevent this. After his escape from . knife thrower, Rex Is again attacked in his cabin by a coolle, who seeks to stab him, but again he escapes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-12
CHAPTER VI

Dawn broke over the river. The soft morning mist started to burn away. The small coastwise steamer plowed steadily up the current oi thick muddy water.
 The atmosphere was charged with a subdued tenseness Rex Mundy, lis vigorous young legs braced far apart, stood by the larger of the two giant RussiaSn whose massive hands gripped the wheel with unforeseen delicacy oi touch. From time to time. Mundy indicated a slight change in the course.
 Under the direction of Al Steeger on the deck below, soundings were being taken constantly. A rock could lay concealed within few feet of the surface in that turbid yellow water. Yet the steamet could not proceed with too much caution. The utmost haste was i'm perative.
 Mundy peered ahead. Sight on that tall willow" he pointed. The Russian nodded. Keep going that way until I tell you differently"
 "The boat can make it' Jean demanded of Mundy. Her long fingered white hands were tightly clinched. "Tell me, it can make it?'
 "The rivers pretty high" Mundy said indifferently. We may scrape through"
 "If they've used sparingly what little ammunition they had anc if Fang hasn't succeeded with any of his tricks, they'll still be fight ing. They'll have held out this long. All Fang's army wasn't there, just a part"
 Dangerous Beauty
 The sun, slanting through the gloss that inclosed the bridge tuyned strands of her dark hair to bronze. Her eyes were very blut and wide. The pallor of her cheeks he thought, made her beauty seen the mort aristocratic.
 "A few men with machine guns in 6 fairly protected spot ca nholc out against most of these bandit groups as long as necessary, Ml!ndy told her. "No discipline and no heart for actual combat, that's the story. The cum know that not so far away is something just as good, and maybe better, that can be had with lot less bother.
 ''We1l reach my father in time?' sch asked. It was the first time sch had seemed to weaken under the strain; not to falter exactly but to doubt her own competence T couldn't do any more. ] couldn't reach there any sooner"
 Mundy squinted ahead.
 Ewing more to the right" he growled to the steersman. T tolc you to keep headed dead for that tree"
 "Dead?' some one mocked "Ha, hal" Mundy pivoted swiftly Royce Gregory had appeared or the bridge and was standing behind him. His big hands were stuffed in the pockets of his blue yachting coat. He was laughing mirthlessly
 Mundy glanced from him to Jear Her face was turned heavenWard Her hands were clasped together She seemed obliyious to the scene Her lips moved silently, as if ir prayer.
 Fog still fingered over the water The sun turned the rice fields along the low banks to the green oi corroded copper. The river bankt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-12
Brain Twizzlers By Prof. ]. D. Flint
,H%oT ,sSsMA? UsSSA?
A California Twizzler sends in this

A California TwiZzler sends in this one.
 A very little and very timid guy owed a very big and very tough guy three dollars and after threat of a very swift and very hard punch in the rose he racked his brain for a solution to his predicament. Hav- ing only a two-dollar bill it was quite a predicament, too. Finally he hit upon an idea. He took the bill to a pawn broker and was al- lowed one dollar and half on 1t. He then sold the pawn ticket to a friend for one dollar and half and then paid the debt with the three dollars he had after his two trans actions.
 Someone must have lost and some one must have gained-but who? and how much?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-12
(TO Be C0ntinued) (Copyright, 1936)
LUNGFIsH LIVING FOSSILS"

Sydney, UP)-G. P. Whitley, ichthyologist, estimates that Aus tralian waters contain more than 2,000 different kinds of fish. The queerest, he says, are the Queens land lungfish, which are described as "living fossils" all of whose rela- tives have perished in other parts of the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-12
ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS
TW1ZZLER

Smoky Mountain Bill made two cuts in the bar of silver ore, giv- ing him a one inch piece, a two inch piece. and four inch piece. The first day he pays with the one Inch piece. the second day with the two inch piece. getting the one inch in return. Third day he gives one inch piece again. Fourth day hc gives four inch piece and gets hack two inch and one inch pieces. &sfth day he gives one inch piece, sxth day he gives one inch piece A little complicated but fun--thhnkh tO Twixzler Johnson.
 lCspyEiKht Sehn z. Diiis CsD
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-12
DECORATED YULE TREE DOWN

sandusky, O., (UP) Frank Haase, after three years of experi- menting, has developed an orna- mental plant for which he expects to find markets in all parts of the world. It is a pepper plant that re- sembles a Christmas tree and bears red, orange, yellow and purple berries all on the same stalk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-12

A race track romance from the talented pen of Damon Runyon noted journalist and author, "Rac- ing Lady" co-features Ann Dvorak, Smith Ballew and Harry Carey in an exciting RKO Radio picture.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04

centuries has been the haven Of
royalty in exile.
LONDON, Dec. 4 GN.S).-Con-
trary to announcements by Paris
police. members of Mrs. Wallis
simpsons household insisted to-
day she is still in England. French
officials had announced her ar
rival by airplane at a northern
French airport and her departure
by automobile for Paris.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
Germany Suppresses
News Of Kinq Romance

BERLIN, Dec. 4 G.N.SO.-All
Germany knows about the British
constitutional crisis is this-the
text of bulletin issued today by
the official news agency:
Certain differences are re-
ported between the King and
the British government. Be-
cause the reasons for this diff
ference seem to be of a private
nature, the German press re-
frains from publishing reports
or comment"
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
Mrs. Wiley Post Gets
Aviation Gold Medal

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 G.N.SD.
The gold medal of the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale, avi-
atoms highest award, will be pre-
sented to Mrs. Wiley Post, widow
of the famed 'round-the-world
flier, at a dinner in Tulsa, Okla,
December IA, it was announced
here today. Post won the award
in 1933-he is the only American
flier except Colonel Lindbergh to
have been so distinguished since
the award was started in 1925
but it had not been presented to
him before his tragic death with
Will Rogers in Alaska last year.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
M0T0RMAN'S
REC0RDG0NE

Street Car Motorman James B.
McDonald's 36-year-old perfect
traffic record crumbled in Police
Court today when Judge John P.
Mcmahon imposed a fine of So
on its owner after finding him
guilty Of passing red light last
month at Sixth and F Streets
Northwest.
Policeman E. A. Horsley testi-
fled he boarded McDonald's car
at Fourth and G Streets, rode be-
side him for several blocks as they
talked about the fine weather
we're having" and handed him a
ticket after he passed the stop
light.
Mcdonald, who is SIS and lives
in the 1400 block of A st. S. E.,
said he had been driving an auto
mobile in the District for 20 years
and street car for SO years with.
out ever having shown an officer
my permit"
In pronouncing sentence, Judge
Mcmahon said he was sorry to
have to spoil such a fine record.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
FALLING BEAM
KILLS |, HURTS2
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into place-the last important
beam in the construction-the
huge piece of steel fell and struck
him in the back.
Hanley and Roberts, witnesses
declared. were standing on the
beam when it careened to the
ground, taking with it part of the
nearby electric power wires Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Train traf-
flc was disrupted as plans were
made to clear the damaged
trackage.
At McDonald's home, it was said
he is survived by his widow, who
hurried to the morgue, where her
husbands body was taken shortly
after the accident.
The bridge under construction
is intended to serve west-bound
vehicular traffic on Benning Road.
1t is being erected alongside an
old bridge, now serving two-way
traffic, which will handle east
bound traffic when the new bridge
is completed.
The beam which fell, the last
"eye-beam" to be placed cross
wise on the bridge had been
placed in position by a derrick
and riveted at one end when the
derrick lines were withdrawn, the
rivets snapped and the heavy gir-
der dropped at one end.
Wesley B. Morrison, Of 816 E
st. N. E.. a railroad worker wit
messed the tragedy, said a third
man, whose position on an ad-
joining girder was shaken when
the big girder collapsed. tottered
on his perch and nearly fell. He
regained his balance, Morrison
said, in time to prevent serious
injury to himself.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
DRIVERS URGED
TO SPEED TAGS

Coincident with the appearance
through the city of shop early
and mail early" slogans, today
comes an appeal from Director OF
Vehicles and Traffic Van Duzer
to Washington automobile owners
to "buy New Year tags early"
Representations of laStmin-
ute rush for the new 1887 license
plates, shown by records OF the
first four days of counter sales,
prompted Director Van Duzer's re-
quest.
AS the initial week of over-the-
counter-saleS draws to a close, he
pointed out that sales were lag
ging far behind the 5000 per day
quota set by the Traffic Bureau
before sales began Monday.
Although records show that the
number delivered through the
mails to date exceeds that of last
year, Mr.. Van Duzer explained
that counter sales had been i'm
peded by the numerous warrants
for minor traffic violations, on file
in the Traffic Bureau for motor
lists who failed to place collateral
on their tickets.
Further urging motorists either
to mail tag applications or to bring
them in person to the bureau, he
pointed out that this year the
number Of automobiles in the Dis
trict had increased more than 6
per cent over the number regis
tered last year.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
u. 5. Bishop Offers
To Send Preacher 10
Wed WaI|y and Kinq

DENVER, Dec. 4 1.N.SO-Bis-
hop Frank H. Rice of the Liberal
Church Of Colorado announced
today that he had cabled King
Edward of England offering to
send Cardinal of the church to
London to marry the King and
Mrs. Wallis Simpson with all the
pomp and ceremony that befits
the momentous occasion"
The decision to make the offer
was reached after a lengthy open
forum on the subject by members
Of the Liberal church, Bishop
Rice said
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
COMPROMISE ON WALLY
HELD IMPOSSIBLE

are not prepared to introduce
such legislation.
Moreover, the matters we
have dealt with are of common
concern to the commonwealth
as a whole and such a change
could not be effective without
assent of all dOminiOnS.
Il am satisfied from enquiries
I have made that this assent
would not be forthcoming.
CLEARS SITUATION
81 have felt it right to make
this statement before the house
rises today in order to remove
a widespread misunderstanding.
"At this moment I have no
other statement to make"
BaldWin's brief but comprehen
sive presentation of the grave is
sues involved was regarded a!
satisfactory by Attlee, officia
spokesman in the house for the
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The Washington times., 1936-12-04
CARTER KILLING
CONFESSED

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head and knife wound in his
chest.
In his confession, police say,
Cole asserted Boiling revealed he
had become enraged, attacked
Carter with a hunting knife, and
then shot him with the rifle. The
knife, Cole said Boiling admitted,
was thrown into a river following
the crime.
About three hours after the
killing, it was said. Boiling called
a private physician, who reported
the case to police. Boiling acted
as a pallbearer at Carter's funeral
yesterdy and was arrested last
night. He is being held in the
local jail.
Boiling, formerly a painting
contractor, was recently a lieu.
tenant in the National Guard, but
had been denoted to a private.
A short time ago he was promoted
to sergeant.
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cheering from the conservative
benches.
Then Attlee rose, acknowledged
the Governments declaration. ano
expressed belief there should be
no, further questions or debate
at the moment. The house i'm
mediately adjourned.
Baldwin was in whispered con.
Sultation with James Ramsay Mac.
Donald. Lord Privy Seal and his
predecessor as premier, and with
Home Secretary John Simon be-
fore he took his typewriter state
ment from his pocket and began
to read.
With all eyes upon him, he
moved slowly to the center table
Of the house, leaning over in his
familiar attitude with his arms
resting on a red dispatch box as
he spoke.
Mrs. Simpson In France
AS his momentous declaration
echoed through the old Parliament
chamber, the two principals in
this gravest constitutional crisis
Britain has ever faced were far
from the scene of deliberation.
Mrs. Simpson, a refugee from
the spotlight which has focused
world attention upon her every
movement for weeks, was some
where in France, reported bound
for q secluded villa on the Riviera.
King Edward was at Fort Belve-
dere, his private residence in the
Berkshire countryside. No intima-
ton Of his reaction to the ultima
tum which made any sort of a
compromise absolutely impossible
came from his turreted retreat
near Sunningdale.
London Shocked
Disclosure the deadlock between
King and cabinet had reached it's
apex burst like a bombshell upon
London. Extra editions of the
evening newspapers carried the
startling news to the people.
There was but one question-will
Baldwin or the King back down?
Attlee brought the crisis into
commons after repeated efforts
by addressing the following queS-
ton to the premier:
81 should like to ask the
prime minister whether he has
anything to add to the answer
he gave to the question / put
to him at the beginning of to-
days proceedings. Baldwin
earlier in the day had declined
to make Statement.)
Compromise Out
The Premier replied:
eyes sir, in view of widely cir.
CuIated suggestions as to certain
possibilities in the event of the
Kings marriage / think it would
be advisable to make a state.
ment.
Suggestions have appeared in
certain organs Of the press yes
terday and again today that If
the King decided to marry, his
wife need not become queen.
"These ideas are without any
constitutional foundation.
NO MORGANATIC MARRIAGE
There is no such thing as
what is called mOrganatic mar.
riage known to our law. The
only possible way in which this
result could be avoided would
be by legislation dealing with
Q particular case.
"His MajeSty's government
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
u UptOn Sinclair
Sees Threat to
Friendship

LONDON, Dec. 4 U.N.SO.-A
threat to Anglo-American friend.
ship was seen today by Upton Sin.
clair. California writer and former
EPIC" candidate for governor, in
the cabinets opposition to King
Edwards marriage proposal.
In a cablegram from Pasadena
to the Evening Star, Sinclair said {:
81 urge the common people Of
Britain to realize what the cabi-
nets action may do to Anglo
American friendship.
This story has been threshed
out here for months. American
sympathy is overwhelmingly
with Mrs. Simpson and the
Kings democratic attitude"
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
DR.. Wells Heads
Montana Society

DR.. Lansing S. Wells of 1920
Gallatin st. N. W., was elected
president of the Montana Society
at the annual election of officers
held at the Hotel Roosevelt last
night
Other officers elected are: Vice
presidents, DR.. H. M. ColVin,
Francis Silver, Milton Wertz, For.
rest Anderson and Richard Fox:
publicity, Ben Barnett; treasurer,
Archie Mccoy; recording Secre.
tary, William Burke: correspond
ing secretary, Ruth May Adair. =.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
MRS. SIMPSON
IN HIDING

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a rust-cOlOred tailored costume.
She smiled with kindliness at
the staff"
The manager said he was given
no indication of Mrs. Simpson s
destination beyond Paris.
Arrived Early
The manager of the hotel stated
definitely Mrs. Simpson arrived
during the early hours of the
morning, accompanied by her
chauffeur, a male private secre-
tary and a detective from Scot
land yard. She had Travelled in a
large automobile of American
make.
Forewarned by police, the man.
ager did not ask for Mrs. Simp-
sons name or compel her entour-
age to sign the police registration
form usually handed to transient
hotel guests.
She proceeded Immediately to
her suite and slept undisturbed
until 1890 a. M, when she awak-
ened and breakfasted on rolls and
coffee.
A short while later, she dashed
through the lounge. shielding her
face from the few guests who
were there, and again entered her
car, which started off toward
Paris at a furious rate.
During the night, large guam
tity of baggage initiated Nv. w.
S." and obviously the property of
Mrs. Simpson. arrived at Calais
aboard the channel steamer Can
terbury in charge of a personal
maidservant. It was loaded aboard
a train for Cannes.
May Go to Riviera
Despite the Versailles report,
most observers felt the Riviera
was Mrs. Simpsons most likely
destination. Lady Mendl, the for
mer Elsie De Wolfe, named in one
report as her future hostess, de-
MED Mrs. Simpson was to be her
guest, adding that her country
home was not even open.
Lady Mendl is the wife Of Sir
Charles Mendl. press attache of
the British Embassy here. They
maintain a home in the Passy Sec
tion Of Paris as well as q villa
near Versailles.
Her denials failed to discourage
a large group Of reporters and
cameramen who flocked to the
estate. determined to interview
and photograph Mrs. Simpson
should she appear. Gendarmes
were assigned to the estate to
ward off trespassers.
While King Edwards private
airplane was flown to LIE Bourget
Airport to throw the curious off
the track Of Mrs. Simpsons own
route. the American matron flew
to an airport in the north of
France and then started toward
Paris by automobile.
Accompanied by anoth er
woman, as yet unidentified, but
believed to be her aunt. Mrs. D.
Buchanan Merryman, Of Wash
ington, D. c., Mrs. Simpson was
seen driving through Rouen by po-
lice there.
Reports Of Mrs. Simpsons prog
ress through the Normandie coun-
tryside were received from police
officials Of various towns, indicat-
ing that advance arrangements
had been made with authorities
to facilitate and expedite her
journey to the capital which for
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
Msgr. Jordan Feted

Students of Trinity College will
entertain at a dinner Sunday IN
honor of Msgr. Edward P. Jordan,
professor Of education at the col
lege, who has recently been ap-
pointed a domestic prelate by Pope
Plus XII.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
WPA Worker Held
For Killing Daughter

DANvILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 4 G.N.s.)
Arrested Wednesday night on a
minor charge. Samuel M. Burt
ronS, 54-year-old WPA worker. to-
day was charged with the murder
of his siX-months-old daughter in
1898.
Burtrons, police said, confessed
fatally injuring his daughter when
a can of milk he threw at his wife
In a burst of temper struck the
baby girl on the head. She died
two days later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-04
OWENS QUITS.
 AS AMATEUR
Great Colored Sprinter Is to Make Moving
 Picture

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 4.-Eag- CT to capitalize his brilliant Olym- pic triumphs, Jesse owens, former Ohio State University track sen sation, said he has definitely turned professional.
 I've given up all ideas of run ming as an amateur again." said the internationally famed negro holder or co-holder of 10 worlds records.
 The movie and radio offers I've received are too tempting to throw to one side"
 Owens said he had earned about $50,000 since his return from Ger many. where he won three indi- vidual events and figured in the American teams relay victory. He declined to discuss his earnings in detail.
 Furthermore, Ovens announced he has abandoned plans to return to school this year to fulfill require ments for degree.
 If I go back at all," he said, it probably will be next year, and then just to get my degree"
 Attired in the nattiest Broadway style, Owens returned from New York in a flashy new automobile. He recently completed work on a motion picture with an all-Negro cast.
 I'm going to Hollywood in about 10 days to start work on a picture there," Owens said.
 His role will be that of a runner. he added pointing out that such a part automatically terminates his [ career under Amateur Athletic Un- ion regulations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-04
GRID GAMES
 ON SATURDAY

Several football games are sched- uled to be played tomorrow In the Pacific Northwest Gonzaga meets Washington State at Spokane Last year Gonzaga defeated the Staters ! to O. Other games scheduled are as fol- lows:
 IntersectiOnal St. Marys-Temple-San Francisco. Southern California Q3) Notre Dame (20D Los Angeles. Texas A. & M.-Manhattan-Ty Tex
 Southwest Arkansas (28) Texas d3) -Fayette- vile. Rice co, Southern Methodist QO) Houston
 South Florida Mississippi State Gaines vile. Maryland t22) Western Maryland Baltimore. Tennessee Q4 Mississippi d3) = Memphis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-04
Civil Service
 Examinations

The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol- lows:
 Lithographic stone grinder and polisher, $l,200 year (for appoint ment in Washington, D. c. only) Weather Bureau, Department of Ag- riculture.
 Junior custodian officer, $1 ,860 year Bureau of Prisons, Depart ment of Justice.
 Supervising inspector of cloth ing factories, S4,600 year, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
 Full information may be obtained at Room 311, Federal and Terri torial Building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-04

During the season just closed Pittsburgh scored 230 points to only 34 scored against her by op- ponents, and defeated the powerful Notre Dame Ramblers 26 to nothing, but was held to a scoreless tie by Fordham and was upset ' to noth- ing by Duquesne, a rank short ender. Manhattan, after getting off to a bad start with IA to ' loss to the Minnesota Gophers to open it's season, went on to finish the schedule without further de- feat, though tied by Stanford, IA to IA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-04
FRED HENNINC SETS ANOTHER
 NEW PIN MARK
Rolls 262 Single Game but Falls Six Pins Short of
 Equaling Match Total

Fred Henning found his groove at the ENks again last night and very nearly equalled the seasons record in total pins that he piled up a few weeks ago, missing out by only six pins with a 619 as a result of not marking his last two frames. As it was, Henning topped his rec and single game score by five pins, raising it to 262.
 Right behind Henning was Mrs. Martin Lavenik who took similar position among the women bowlers with a 553 total which included games of 199 and 196. Fred Hen ming also had the second high sim gle game score of the evening, a 2l4, while Sherwood Wirt was third with 211.
 Henning's scores were enough to give Lehigh three game edge over Duke in the opening match of the night, while Notre Dame grabbed the deciding game from Princeton in the second bout, and Mrs. Law en'k was the deciding factor in Yale's clean sweep over Rutgers in the closer.
 Tonight's conference matches op- pose Carnegie Tech and Drake at 7:30, Susquehanna and Columbia at 8:30 and Dartmouth ond Holy Cross at 9:30. Last evenings SCOT ing results are:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-04
Sawyer Not Seeker
 After Cabinet Post

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 4. -- Charles Sawyer, Democratic Ma tional Committeeman, in response to published reports that he was be- ing considered for a place in the Roosevelt Cabinet, possibly that of Secretary of Commerce, today said. T am not a candidate for posi- tion in the Cabinet, and have not been approached on the subject by anyone connected with the Nation al Administration"