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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

ky Way with. Tell us, if you please"
 "What? You can't guess2 Well, that's a shame. How do you s'pose it got it's name?" replied the man. "whq, I use milk, and spread 1t out with ease.
 "Perhaps you tots would like 2 drink. have enough for all, ! think. I'll have my cloud moved closer and then hand my pail to you.
 "Be careful that 1t doesn't fall. 'Twould be too bad to spill 1t all. All of you drink your fill, and hand the pail back when you're through"
 This thrilled the bunch. without q doubt, and shortly scouty reached right out and took the pail. The two girls were the first to have their share.
 "oh, my, it's good" fair Goldy cried, as soon as one sip she had tried. Gee, just imagine drinking milk away up in the air" Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Incl
 (The Tinies land in very cold place in the next st0ry.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

"Ah, what Q sight, The Milky Way is prettier than I can say cried Goldy. T have often seen Il spread across the sky.
 ITO think we Tinymites have met the man who paints 1t. I will bet that he could paint fine pictures If he had a chance to try"
 The man looked over from his cloud and said, "You make me feel real proud. However. all ever paint is what you see right now.
 "Come back again some other night, and with a heap of keen de- light, I'll let one of you youngsters paint the scene. I'll show you how
 "Now must hie back to my home. Up here's the only place I roam. I live upon Q little star that's not so far away.
 Each night upon q cloud ride. Then, when my work is done, l hide. As long as have finished, now, there's naught to make me stay"
 "Oh, one small question ere you go," said Scouty. T would like to know just what you paint the Mil-
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Leopold's Aunt Takes Veil;
Do,vager Queen May Follo,o
JOsephine's Act Reriues
Rum Ors about
Elisabeth.

BRUSSELS, Belgium (Fp.-Rumors
that Dowager Queen Elizabeth Of Bel
gium may take the nuns veil have
been revived by the decision Of King
Leopolds aunt, Princess Josephine of
Hohenzollern-Si -Sigmaringen, to enter
the Convent of the Benedictine Sisters
at Coquelot, near Namur
Princess Josephine, "a, and the
mother Of three children, was a
younger sister Of the late King Al
bert Of Belgium. She was married In
Brussels May %. 1894, to Prince
Charles Of Observation-Disclosures
(Swabian line). who died in February.
1919. Since her husbands death she
has resided In the Rhineland.
For a time she entered the convent
Of the Benedictine Sisters at st. Lioba
in Germany, but the orders recent
purchase of the Coquelet estate has
now enabled her to return to Belgium.
Since King Albert was killed while
rock climbing at Marche-les-D Danes.
February 1s. 1884. the Dowager Queen
Elizabeth has lived in close retirement
at Laeken Castle.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
NUMBERS RACKET
CHANGES SYSTEM
Use No Bookkeeping and
Escape Convictions,
Council Told.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. December ls.-
City Council, taking time from con.
sideration Of the 1887 city budget tc
discuss operation Of the numbers game
racket here. was told by City Attorney
Carl Budwesky last night that Q new
system adopted by numbers writer.
makes 1t more dificult to obtain con.
victions against them in court.
Instead Of the former method BY
which a player was given carbon
receipt showing the number and
amount Of money he had invested, the
racket is now worked without book
keeping so that there are no receipt
books and slips that can be used a
evidence against the writers, the city
attorney said.
The discussion arose when Judge
James r. Duncan was asked by
Councilman Louis c. Barley why
convictions against numbers game
writers have decreased recently in
Police Court.
Mayor z. c. Dawson said it has been
estimated that between $4,000 and
$4,000 is being played daily in Alex.
andria in the racket Judge Duncan
said one operator reported q daily
business Of $4,000 here.
Councilman Barley asked for the
reassignment Of special police officer,
in another drive to curb the wide
spread operation of the racket here
A similar drive resulted in a number
Of convictions last Spring and Summer
Evening star., 1936-12-20
IOOC. C.. C.. Men to Tend Moose
And Burn Slash on Island
SuppIies for IcebOund Border Area
Rushed to Camp Site-Hope to
Preuent NeU Forest Fires.

before the ice blockade set in. For
four or five months after the mid
die of December. the island Is sur
rounded by miles Of ice fields.
The camp with its lis men and
women will not be utterly isolated
There will be an airplane equipped
with skis for monthly trips and
for emergencies.
The expedition Is housed in BAR
racks and other buildings remodeled
from abandoned lumber camps. There
is a recreation hall for basket ball,
movies, books and classes.
The water supply comes from the
lake. Lights come from a gener-
ator. The buildings are heated by
wood stoves.
% Voters on Island.
Only two or three families live the
year around on Isle Royale, but 1t
has 23 registered voters. A score
or more fishermen live there from
April to December. along with q
handful of lighthouse keepers, and
some Summer resorters.
In the eyes Of North woodsmen
the Winter temperatures are moder-
ate-it rarely gets worse than 30
below.
Nevertheless the Park Service has
supplied the expedition with 800 blan-
kets and 100 comforters. The COM
missariat of the Park Service also
lists:
Six tons Of beef, q ton Of bacon,
2,400 pounds Of onions, 10000 pounds
Of potatoes, IS gallons Of sour pickles,
100 pounds Of jam and Is live hogs
and 200 hens.
With the expedition is doctor who
Is also q dentist, and o radio opera
tor. The two women are the wives
Of the camp educational adviser and
foreman.
The enrollees on the project were
selected from some 1000 enthusiastic
volunteers. They will draw the regu.
lar $50 o month, t25 Of which soes
to their families.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
FIREMEN AT BETHESDA
BUSY REPAIRING TOYS
By . stat Corresponds Of The Star.

BY stsff Correspondent OF The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, December 1s.-
The Bethesda Fire Department was
progressing today with its annual
Christmas program Of collecting toys
food and cash contributions for needy
children and families of Montgomery
County.
Toys and food filled most of the
available space In the fire station, but
firemen who were busy repairing toys
said the donations to date were be-
hind contributions Of last year. A call
was issued for more toys In order to
provide for children who otherwise
might not be remembered on Christ
mas day.
The Christmas gifts will be delivered
throughout the county by the police
department.
Members of the Firemen's Commit
tee in charge of the Christmas work
are John L. Imirie, chairman; Frank
Stone, Earl Hawkins, Pop Pyles, Alex
Britton, Johnnie Leahy, Will Black,
Jim Breeden and Jessie Barber.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
HISTORIC PARADE
DEFERRED TO 1883
Washington Birthday Asso.
citation Votes Against Alex
andria Event Next Year.
3, . Stat, Correspondent Of The Star.

b. . staH Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 10
Foregoing q proposed historical Feb
ruary az parade in Alexandria next
year, the George Washington Birthday
Association voted last night 70 stage
its next parade in 1888.
Although officials in charge Of plans
for the Greater Alexandria week, to be
held from February IS to AZ. had
hoped to have the association UNDER
take in 1887 another edition of the
historical parades formerly held here
every two years, as feature Of the
week, they announced today that they
are formulating plans to stage another
kind of parade In Alexandria on Feb
ruary %.
The last Washington birthday an
niversary parade was held here in
1882 as a feature of the bi-centennial
celebration. It was attended by former
President Herbert Hoover.
Lack Of sufficient time Of complete
arrangements for q parade in 1887
and the fact that an inaugural parade
will be held in Washington in jan
uary were principal reasons for the
George Washington Birthday Asso-
cations stand to forego another pa
rade until 1898.
Officials in charge Of the Greater
Alexandria week program also met
last night to advance their plans. They
are Martin E. Greene, general chair
man; H. H. Martin, president Of the
Retail Merchants Association; r.
Samuel Luckett, president of Chamber
of Commerce; Charles Slagle, Edgar
S. Bayol. David C. Book, r. NJ Smith
and M. H. Burchell.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
By the Associated Press.

Fremen with matches In their hands
and lots of burning to do; that is the
assignment for the Winter drawn by
a hundred G. c. c. men on icebound
Isle Royale.
They will tend moose and burn dead
trees on this 50-mile strip Of ice, go
miles north of Michigan. The island
Is just 2 miles on the United States
side of the Canadian border.
The lake never freezes all the way
from the island to the Michigan shore,
but during a cold Winter it will freeze
between Isle Royale and Canada. Such
Winter was 1912, prior to which no
moose were reported on the 8-mile-
wide island.
The theory is that a herd of the
huge beasts strayed across the ice
that year and took up residence on
the detached piece of Michigan. There
are 450 Of them on the island now.
The area of the island is $4,000
acres, of which 100, 900 acres are under
option to be ceded to the Federal Gov
ernment Last Summer forest fires
swept a fourth Of the island. To pre-
vent recurrence, the G. G. c. camps
on the island last Summer cleared
firelines.
Slash Invites New Blaze.
But the slash left on these lines, the
slash on thousands of acres that have
been logged, and the debris Of half
burnt trees left from last Summers
fires, constitute a standing invitation
to another burning. The ideal thing
to do with this slash and debris Is to
burn it-but Park Service officials say
they did not dare do that in the
dry Summer.
Hence the Park Service borrowed the
100 G. c. C. men to do the work when
the SHOWS make 1t safe.
For the last month boats have
been plying from Houghton, Mich,
mainland headquarters Of the ex-
pedition. with heavy loads Of sup
plies. It was q race to get them IN
Evening star., 1936-12-20
POLICEMAN 20 YEARS
RECALLS FIRST NIGHT
BY a stan Correspondent OF the star.

BY stan Correspondent OF the Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December To-
Julian Rawlett, veteran member of
the Alexandria Police Department.
completed 20 years service tonight as
q law enforcement officer here.
Off1cer Rawlett, who is Sc years old,
is the veteran member of the depart
ment in respect to both age and length
Of service.
He recalled tonight that the ther.
mometer was near zero the night Of
December 10, 1907, when he first re-
ported for duty. Because of his age,
Officer Rawlett has been detailed as
station keeper at police headquarters
during recent years.
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Sign Committee Named.

DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md, Decem-
Der 10 (SpeciaD "A committee to in
stall new street signs at Bryant and
Eleanor avenues has been named by
the Decatur Heights Citizens Associa-
tion. Oficers will be chosen ct the
associations next meeting. January 5.
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. =. j.
Cannon.
Evening star., 1936-12-20

Motor Cyclists Warn Spaniards.
Police motor cycles are being used in
Spain to warn Of impending air raids.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
News Behind the News
Al Smith as Third Party Candidate =.
Liberty League Offers Backing -. i.
Light Appears -.

WASHINGTON. - Liberty League hackers
have decided to promote a third party whose
function will be to draw votes away from the
Roosevelt ticket.
They hope to put Al Smith in the field as
its presidential candidate.
This report comes from a source which has
seldom if ever proved to be wrong.
According to the same advces, the men
willing to put up the money for third and con-
sentative party realize that it will be Strategcally
essential to have it appear that the nomination Is
thrown at Smith and that he accepts 1t only
in response to clamor
If matters can't be made to work out that
way. the ruInor runs another man tthe name
of Richie of Maryland and Ely Of MasSachus-
ettS suggest themselves will be picked and Smith
will appear the new partys guardian saint
and chief orator.
Assuming the accuracy of this report, some
light would appear to be shed on Smiths assur-
ance at the Liberty League dinner that he was
not a candidate for the nomination of any party
and didn't intend TO lift finger TO OBTAIN any
such nomination.
Smiths stressing that assurance caused some
puzzlement, since hardly anyone had supposed
he regarded himself as possible nominee, and
later few wondered why he didn't 90 right on
and say he wouldn't accept a nomination II ten
dered
In any event. the story chimes in with Ais
promise to take a walk
There has never been any doubt here that
the industrial and financial forces opposed to
Roosevelt would be willing to promote third
party headed by conservative Democrats if that
appeared to give them the best chance Of de-
feating the president.
The one thing that had neld them back was
a widespread feeling that their best chances of
replacing him lay in a straight Republican
Democratic fight. ,'
The reported decision for a third party is
said to be based on an increased belief that
movement could be devised under the aegis of
Smith and other dissatisfied Democrats which
would attract many who wouldn't otherwise
desert the Democratic label
You can be sure, for the time being at least,
that the third party-A Smith story is firmly
believed at the White House The gay optimism
which pervades that mansion causes the high
command to hail the news an evidence of
enemy desperation rather than a dangerous
portent. Present New Deal tactics as to Al are
TO laugh him off"
Nevertheless, checks are again being made
to gauge AIS popular strength His chief strong
hold is with the New England Irish, though his
influence spreads more thinly through other
industrial states.
He has lost much of his 1882 strength among
party politicians because
them-such as Boss Hague of New Jersey-into
camp with patronage and other favorS
2. Others. denied patronage, blame Al be-
cause he kept them voting against Roosevelt to
the very end at the Chicago convention.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
BRAWLEY'S TOURNAMENT
SERVES A FINE PURPOSE.

Unique among golf tournaments is
Brawley's annual Lettuce Mems Tourna-
ment. This will be the eighth year that
representative men of the industry from
Imperial Valley and the nation have met
at the Del Rio club to renew old con-
facts and make new ones. Unlike the
usual links tourney where the game is
the sole interest, the Del Rio tourna-
ment has several objectives which are
Of greater import.
Probably no other industry in the
valley is more closely knit than the let
tuce trade. In bringing this about, fur
thering good fellowship and cooperation,
the annual golf tournament has played
more than small part. The tournament
has come, through the years, to be al
most a national convention. Prominent
figures closely associated with the in
dustry come from afar every year.
Scores attend from neighboring states
and the home guard turns out in full
force.
Petty, regional jealousies and rival
ries are forgotten in the general good
fellowship of playing the ancient and
honorable game In the end the tourna-
ment tends to bring Imperial Valley
closer together and weld the various
sections into one unit with united pur-
poses. The lettuce industry and Braw-
ley is to be congratulated.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
Auction
Philosophy
BY ID. l.. ZINN

Folks, I listened to ALT Landon,
fellow Kansan, that is the fell
low l wanted to get behind for
president, but to tell you the truth
folks, he didn't listen so hot to me.
Seems like he just didn't get over,
didn't sound like presidential tim
Der. Maybe it is because he has
a poor radio voice or his ideas 'ares
jumbled, l don't know which, one
thing is sure he has to show more
speed or I have got to look for an
other candidate.
Did you ever see so many peo-
pie selling tickets for this and
that, three or four in every day,
all seem like worthy causes and
we would like to help 'em but l see
some one has Just got to be no
artist in our firm.
Saturday 1 must go up to a lit
tie meeting at Riverside and the
tough part for me is to be so near
to Santa Anita and stick to that
meeting, maybe 1 just can't stick
don't know. If 1 do wander l
will let you now how they are
running and bring back the hottest
tips on the Santa Anita handicap.
l will be seem you.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The most
recent feminine triumph on the ra-
dio has been achieved by the ever
vivacious Lois Long. In few weeks
she was switched from one of stray
ely fill-in periods to the most aus
picious of the Sunday evening hours.
Miss Long, minister's daughter,
is endowed with ability to do modern
interpretations Of the modern sceAe
in the manner of Noel Coward and
Dorothy Parker. She has an ironic
but good natured outlook upon eV-
erything and a saving grace OF al
ways kidding herself
Her tours of the night clubs ana
cafes set down under the pseudonym
"Lipstlck" give the impression she Is
a sour isaged harridan viewing the
carvings on of the town with ven
cradle alarm. She is in truth rosy
checked. Smartly dressed lady of %.
She was married to the equally
talented Peter Arno when each NaS
unknown and the romance clabbered
with the first mutual taste of fame
But they remain pally Miss Long
entering a room is a study in Whirl-
winds. One suspects she is the in
spiration for the music goes round
and around theme.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
FIVE TRAFFIC
DEATHS IN JANUARY.

100000 U. S. Soldiers killed in all
u. S. Wars. $4,000 U. S. Citizens killed
in traffic accidents in Is years
Five people were killed in Imperial
county traffic accidents during Janu-
aryi There is no need to raise our hands
in horror, or tell our neighbors that
something must be done about it, be-
cause such gestures as these won't stop
the inevitable mounting of this list as
the months roll by. Traffic accidents
and fatalities will go right on until a
practical plan has been intelligently
evolved and persistently enforced. Safe
ty campaigns serve only one purpose.
namely they tend to keep drivers con-
scious of dangers. Recently judge from
the traffic courts of Los Angeles, in
speaking to an Ell Centre audience, ad-
vocateS.' FEAR as the solution to the
usprdD1em. Keep motorists AFRAID of
the law and of accidents by the presence
of traffic officers and constant news
paper publicity, he said. At the same
time, he believed most accidents were
caused by only 10 per cent of all motor
lists. This contradicts the FEAR idea. If
10 per cent of the drivers make the
trouble, the only solution will be to take
them off the streets and highways, not
by fear, but by legal process of not
permitting those people to drive motor
cars who cannot meet requirements.
Publicity and fear won't make negligent,
irresponsible drivers capable, alert,
clear-headed nor keen-witted Alfred P.
Sloan, head of General Motors, comes
closer to the point when he says, Safety
is the outgrowth of education, not fear"
Until such time as the state takes from
the highways those who can't or won't
learn, the best that the public can do is
to increasingly demand rigid qualifica-
ton of drivers before they are allowed
to take the wheel of motor car.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06

Nearly every person l know we'll is
suffering from some sort of a handi-
cap. The interesting thing is that
those who are doing the best are not
always those who have the most ad-
vantages.
| know a young IenoW who was
born with an incurable hip deform-
ity which makes his walk a limp and
a shuttle. He overcame an inferior
ity complex, learned to play tennis
and plays it well, and is nearing
the end of a medical course in a
great Western university He is max
ing good regardless of handicaps.
Here is a man who was skin and
bones from chronic disease when he
came to this locality. The Imperial
Valley was his last bet for regain
ing health. He has family and his
resources are pitiful. But he is Win
ming back his health, establishing
the family economically and build
ing a house.
I am acquainted with a family
who was deserted by the father.
The mother has kept the numerous
children together, made a home for
them and given them average edu-
cational opportunities. The children
are growing into fine citizens.
All over the valley you will find
human stories of grit that make
your eyes glisten. The old self re-
liant, never-say- spirit has not all
died out in America.
The slogan of chamber of COM
merce in an Eastern city is, 1T is
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
Baptist Pastor
To Be Honored

The Rev. Harold E. Doty, new
pastor for the First Baptist church,
and Mrs. Doty are to be guests of
honor at a reception to be given
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in the
church.
Members of the congregation are
sponsoring the affair to which have
been invited representatives of other
churches, of civic institutions and
all citizens interested.
Addresses of welcome, a program
of music, and refreshments are to be
the highlightS of the meeting.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
NEW YORK
DAY by DAY
By O. O. Mcintyre

The young and tousled red-haired
Burgess Meredith has become, more
than any actor of his time, the Ri
altos No. / Boy. He is standing up
the public nightly to see an insipid
dramatical defamation, Just because
of the stark fervor of his realism
His recent marriage diverted a mat
mess idolatry that threatened to
eclipse anything since the John
Drew days. Although Meredith to
ordinary eyes might be a casual of
the water front. His tumble of hair
is an umcombed sprout and the dis
order of his dress would drive d
Hawkins to hemlock. He is a perfect
realization of that seldom Thespic
attainment, "a natural" o, yes, he
has promised his bride to raise a
mustache.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06

And there are hallelujahs in the
exciting world of the theater for
thetriumphs of Bide Dudley's daugh
ter Doris, a beautiful, slim blonde
with the grace of a gazelle. Two
stage bits have won her a movie
contract, 1t seems yesterday I
paced, in fumbling effort at comfort,
up and down in front of a hospital
with her distraught father one por-
tentious night when she was eXper-
fencing the miracle of birth. IF It's
boy" he mupbled, Il want him
to be newSpaperman. If a girl, Il
great actress" If critics are to be
believed, Destiny seems to have
heard and needed his desire that
night.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
Piles 60 Quick


Itching, bleeding, protruding pics
are caused by bad circulation of the
blood in the lower bowel. The parts
become weak, flabby, and lifeless.
Only an internal remedy can remove
the cause-that's why salVes, sup
positories and cutting often fail DR..
Leonhardt's medicine, HEM-ROlD,
succeeds because it relieves conges-
ton. restores circulation-helps to
heal and strengthen the diseased
parts. HEM ROID has given quick,
safe and lasting relief to thousands
of Pile sufferers. 1t will do the same
for you or money back. Clements
Drug and druggists everywhere sell
HEM with this guarantee.
adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
Is YEARS AGO
February 6, 1921

Imperial Valley is to have the
honor of entertaining the 1922
convention of the Association of
Secretaries of Chambers of Com
merce of California, S. w. LET
fringwell, secretary of the Ell Gen.
tro chamber, who has been at
tending the 1921 convention at
Oakland the past week was sent
to the Bay City with stern orders
TO bring back with him the 1922
meeting. and telegram received
yesterday brought the news of his
success.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-06
New Way To Hold
False Teeth In Place

Do false teeth annoy you by drop
ping or slipping? Just sprinkle a
little Fasteeth on your plates.
This new fine powder holds teeth
trim and comfortable. No gummyi
oastY taste or feeling. Sweetens
breath. Gel Fasteeth from Clements
Drug store or your druggist. Three
t.iy