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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-30
THE STORY so FAR

KAY DUNN, pretty airpIane ntcwnrdess, falls in love with TED GRAHAM, veteran pilot who flies the trans-Paciflc route.
 Ted, however, is not interested Tn romance. His life Is devoted e two things: his job in the air service and his adopted son, DICKIE, ! years old. Dickie and Kay become close friends and soon the three spend much time to- gether.
 One night Kay and Ted have 9 long talk in which he explains his views on marriage. To be suc- cessful, he says, a marriage must Dc planned scientifically, just as plane flight. Kay does not agree, but when Ted asks her to marry him she says yes.
 The marriage takes place and the honeymoon is a flight to the Orient. Later, with Ted away for weeks at time, Kay is lonely. She tries to keep busy, caring for her home and for Dickie. Ted is working on an invention and spends less and less time at home.
 At q club meeting Kay meets MRS. WATTS, expert on child psychology, who warns her that Dickie is 8 problem child. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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1 works, I can tell youl But there's nothing like that for Ted these days. He's changed - he's a chief pilot and he's married!
 Funny thing! I vowed I'd never marry as long as Ted didn't But he's married now, so guess it's my turn. I guess I'll have to start looking for wife-!"
 Doris held Sprig of miStletoe over his head and kissed him and everyone laughed.
 Come on," Jerry said, "let's all go some place and dance! It's going to be my party. Ted's miss ing all the fun and want to give a party for his wife!"
 The others looked at Kay. "Sato is here to stay with Dickie, ? Doris said. Come on, Kay!"
 Kay had forgotten about spend- ing Christmas alone with Dickie. She wanted to go with the others, to have good time. Monte was at her elbow, his blue eyes shin- ing.
 Let's go," he urged. "This is one night when you owe yourself a good time. Come on, Kay!"
 She smiled and fled to her room to put on her white evening dress. She looked out the window over the moonlit bay toward the Pa cific. Ted was there somewhere speeding toward her. Perhaps he was lonely tonight, too.
 But the thought did not endure. Kay flung her clothes of and donned the evening gown. She brushed her gleaming hair and touched her face with powder and rouge. Rebellion flared in her heart; tonight she was going to dance!
 When she came downstairs again she found Doris waiting with the three men.
 Heres to Kay" Monte cried, salaaming deeply.
 They all got into their wraps, engaging in a mild disagreement about where they were to go. Jerry wanted to go to hotel across the bay where 8 famous orchestra was playing.
 Doris preferred a restaurant in Oakland. T want to hear Dudley Nix sing" she said. Don't you remember-he had that band back east when we were at Central air. port?"
 Monte ignored the others. He said to Kay. in 8 low voice, "You are too lovely for words tonight. You're the old Kay again"
 'The old days are past" she told him lightly.
 Jerry's voice rose above the others. Across the bay!" he called out. Come on, everybody"
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-30

l had been tossed about and severa were missing. Someone evidently was trying to learn the secrets ot the gyropilot.
 Luckily, he had taken the ma. chine on the trip with him and thu papers which the intruders hac taken would shed no light on the design.
 Kay asked, But, Ted, whC could want the secrets?"
 "A patent thief, perhaps. A rival plane designer = possibly an agent for some foreign power" l Then you may be in danger! They might"
 He silenced her fears. "The secrets are in my head" he told her. "They wouldn't try to dc anything to me. I'll just have to be more careful from now on I've taken no one into my conf1- dence but you - and Monte Blaine"
 "You can count on Monte," Kay said. "He may be reckless, but I'm sure he's honest and a true friend"
 She was still disturbed, but, with Ted insisting her worries were groundless, she managed to put them in the back of her mind. And, as the days passed, she felt more at ease about Dickie. When she learned that Mrs. Watts chil- dren were really as badly behaved as Ted had said, she threw the child psychology books into dis card.
 She and Dickie became real pals again. They began to slip off" together when Ted was too busy to go with them.
 There were times when the old fears arose in Rays mind, once more. when she wondered if Ted had married her merely to give Dickie a home. Because she was alone so much these thoughts magnif1ed themselves. Doris amusing comments had helped her over many a small crisis in the past. Many of Doris ideas seemed iconoclastic, but everyone knew that, at heart, the girl was a Sentimentalist. She had learned to take things as they came, lending for herself.
 But the real blow for Kay came when she learend Ted was to be away from home on Christmas. He sent radiogram from Manila, but she had looked forward so long to this first Christmas with him and Dickie that she was keenly disappointed.
 She gave Christmas dinner for some of their friends. Doris came with Ralph Bangs and they had a quarrel even before the turkey appeared. Monte Blaine was there and sat in Ted's place at the table. Dickie and Jerry Searles completed the party.
 Dickie ate so much that soon his eyes refused to stay open and he was carried off to bed. Through out the evening guests continued to drop in. It was custom in the AVlaLlOu COlOuy to CAll OH one $ friends on Christmas day. AS everybody knew everybody else, there was constant stream of arrivals and the gaiety continued late.
 Poor old Ted!" Jerry Searles lamented. This is the first Christi mas I've spent without him in years! Christmas day in IT we bombed an ammunition train. We were flying along at 5000 feet, and all at once, he said, Let's shoot some firecrackers, Jerry! I haven't done it since I waT kid So there was that ammunition dump
 T thought it was train" Doris corrected. Make your story stick together, Jerry"
 All right" Jerry went on, "It was an ammunition train. It was crawling along, s0 we dove down and let go with bomb. Some fire
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-30
CHAPTER XVI

AdY SCU UO WOIh WlOIl Q WAL ONCA her lessons on child training. Dick ieS' welfare was in her mind before all else. Twice a week she attended the lecture course, and Mrs. Watts was 8 frequent visitor at the little house on the sands.
 Ted returned from the Pacific flight one day to find Kay waiting alone for him at the landing place. After his initial embrace he asked, "Where is Dickie"
 Kay shook her head. According to the book he is too excitable and I thought he'd better stay at home. " ''The book?" Ted eyed her askance. "What on earth are you talking about?"
 "Oh!" she said, "the book I'm studying on child training"
 Ted laughed. What does the book know about Dickie?"
 @Everything! Ted, I'm worried about him. Yesterday, after all my training the past few weeks, he came running home and said, T just met my brother at the air. port. He wants me to go hunt tigers with him."
 Ted laughed. "Did you let him gcP"
 sNo. He said he'd rather stay home with me"
 T suspect" Ted told her, "that your friend, Mrs. Watts, has been giving you ideas. Her five chil- dren-"
 TT haven't seen them, but she says they're model children"
 Ted snorted. Everybody in the airport colony knows those children are little terrors! We've had to chase the boys away from the airport dozen times and the truant officers picked them up in oakland once"
 '"red-really?"
 He only laughed. "You go to see Mrs. Watts some time when they're all at home" he advised. "Go just once!"
 Kay was thoughtful on the way back to the house. Suddenly, as she saw Dickie running to greet them, she turned and said. "I be- lieve Dickie Is perfectly normal!' Perhaps Ted suggested, "he only needs a little of the disci- pline we require of our crews on the trans-Pacific flight. I'll give him . lecture and if that doesn't work I'll have to punish him"
 "Ch, Ted, mol" Rays hand flew fa her fhrnat
 But Ted did give Dickie a stern lecture. After dinner he went to the airport to work on the gy- r0pilot. Kay knew he wouldn't be home until late. and she tried to settle down to read. After half an hour, however. she threw down the book in disgust.
 pickie looked up from the model airplane he had been play iflg with. "I don't like books either" he announced. "Come on let's play"
 Kay drew him to his feet. 'Tll tell you what" she said. Lets slip of and see movie"
 Dickie clapped his hands sOknyp
 what shah it be? Cowboys and Indians?"
 Ne frowned. "No," he said s'let's see an air picture.''
 "All right. Wen see if we car find one"
 TeS fkliR home early and founC tise house deserted. Since he wal siys1, ne went to bed at once when Kay and Dickie arrived !.t
 e sound asleep.
 ~ the morning he confideC something to Kay that banished al thought of her own trials. Ted hac come home from his flight ovel the Pacific to find that his privat, ofiice had ben ransacked. Paper.
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BROTHERS REUNITED ON SHIP

Escalon, Cal, (UP)-When Rob- ert Balance decided to visit his boyhood home in Australia, he had no thought of encountering the oldest coincidence of his life. On the ship he met his brother, whom he had not seen in 27 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-30

Miss Wynn Michell, an 18-year- old English ballet dancer, who has returned to London from revolu- tion-torn Spain, reports that 8 young Spaniard died in her arms after shielding her from a hail of bullets at Barcelona.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-30
BOLTON sEAPLANE PLANNED

London, CUP)-A giant seaplane, to weigh 20 0tons, is likely to be built shortly for the British Air Force. Air Ministry experts have found that such craft is prac- ticable and plans for construction are under consideration.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
LOGAN FaVOrS Funds
To Promote Clerks

Increased pay for Government
workers through the medium Of
providing adequate appropriations
so that all departments can carry
out in full the long delayed pro-
motions provided for in the last
revision of the classification act,
was approved today by Senator M.
M. Logan Cd, Of Kentucky.
Senator Logan is the author Of
a measure to be re-introduced at
this session of Congress calling
for broad extension of the merit
system throughout the Govern
ment service. AS an active mem
Der Of the Senate Civil Service
Committee he has aided in push
ing through great amount of
legislation favorable to Govern
ment employees.
Offers to Help
Today he said:
Something should be done to
help out and intend to do what
/ can.
Through my bill the cIassi-
fled civil service system would
be extended to all branches Of
the Government so that we
would have q real merit system.
81 know that there are some
positions that could not be
brought in under the classifica-
tiOn such as experts. But, am
trying to bring as many Gov
ernment employees under the
merit system as possible.
AS to the matter of increased
pay for the Governments cler-
ical force I think it could be ac-
cOmplished by providing larger
appropriations so that every
Government empIOye who is
The Washington times., 1936-12-30

entitled to promotions in his
grade as his term Of service
lengthenS should get IL.
PRESENT SYSTEM
II know they do not get IL
now. When q promotion Is to
be made under the present Sys-
tenn now there are always sew
eral in the department who are
eligible for the raise. The de-
partment heads say that they
cannot give everyone his Just
increase because Congress does
not provide them sufficient
money.
II am in favor Of higher ap-
preparations so these promo
tiOns can be cared for. I think
that is the right way to do it
inStea d of the haphazard
fashion in which it is carried on
today. When q promotion Is
made now it's almost like pick
ing a name out of . hat be-
cause there are always so many
more eligible for the promotion
than there Is money to pay
them"
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
By GEORGE DURNO
International News Service

The 26,0O0,0 900 voters who ava
lanched President Roosevelt back
into the White House for another
four years had his assurances to
day that the fight for minimum
wages, maximum working hours
and abolition Of child labor had
just begun, regardless of Supreme
Court decisions and other deter.
ring influences.
Carefully warning against
speculation he would propose re.
vival Of the outlawed NRA, Mr..
Roosevelt said in so many words
that obviously something must be
done to restore in general the
working conditions that existed
under the blue eagle.
Most significant, the President
said Federal action would be nee.
esSary to bring this about.
This meant that early in the
coming session of Congress the
Chief Executive would demand
new legislation to abolish sweat
shop wages, hours and working
conditions.
In the light Of his legislative
strategy Of past years, observers
believed Mr.. Roosevelt would treat
the subject only generally in his
annual message on "the state of
the union" to be delivered next
Wednesday. Then, later, in a
message devoted solely to the rela-
tionShip between employe and en-
ployer, he would be enabled to out
line a specific line of action.
It is known that New Deal at
The Washington times., 1936-12-30

We like to have our neighbors drop by any.
time these holidays. And this is them doing it.
That's mixing the egg nOs and my brother in law Tom
resting his elbow the table with his back facing towards
My brother William half sitting the sink Coming
the door with the glasses ODtha Larry Bues and Benno
Wheeler joking usual right behind Larry. That's old
Nat Weeks laughing under the clock with his hand his
pocket and showing off his Christmas shirt About every
body these holidays The party pipe yet
heard his right Folks around here just call him Cap
Harry E Wilken
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
President Pledges
Better Pay, Hours

torneys specializing in constitu-
tional law are working far into
the night seeking to perfect va
riouS proposals so a finished act
may be presented to Congress
which would run the gauntlet Of
the courts.
do it within the Constitu-
tiOn, but do it."
That, in effect, has been the
Presidents order to his executive
and legislative neutenants.
Mr.. Roosevelt revealed his de-
termination to press forward for
legislation regulating wages, hours
and working conditions in one Of
the most Illuminating press con-
ferenceS he has held since the day
the Supreme Court nullified the
NRA. That was the day he said
the country seemed to be headed
back to the horse-and-buggy era.
Sidney Hillman, president Of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers,
one Of the strongest unions in
organized labor, had called earlier
in the day at the White House.
What had the President and Hill
man discussed? That was the
question which touched off anew
an exposition of the Presidents
social philosophy.
Many things had been discussed,
he replied, but principally the
breakdown in application of mini
mum wages and maximum hours
and the restraint on child labor
which had been so effective
earlier in his Administration.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
By CAPT. DON WILKIE
Copyright, 1895. by international
News Servics)

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.-Every
fact so far publicized in the kid
naping of 10-year-old Charles Matt
son at 8:45 p. m. December ~,
from a lighted room in the home
of DR.. w. w. Mattson in Tacoma,
Wash, points to the great prob
ability the crime was perpetrated
either by a partially demented
man or the victim Of psychopathic
urges beyond his control.
Perhaps a Snatcher whose per.
sonality will be found to combine
some Of each of these qualities,
took the boy. Personally, I lean
to the theory demented mind
sent the guilty man out to COM
NIT a crime-juSt what crime was
not clear in his own befuddled
mind.
It appears to me he had con-
sidered duplicating the Weyer-
haeuser crime-and so prepared
his ransom note. The compare
lively small ransom of $4,000 in
dicates the snatcher is impover-
ished and used to it-unable to
conceive in large figures.
That it was $4,000, an odd
amount, rather than an even $780,
900, further indicates clouded men
tality, as does the demand that
$4,000 be in wrinkled 81 and IS
bills, while the remainder was to
be in $50s or higher.
The type Of mind I conceive as
guilty of this crime would nat
urally decree some small bills. AS
a final touch of grandeur for the
plot, the same mind would regard
a demand for $50 bills as indica-
tive of the needs Of a big shot.
Reconstructing the snatch from
the statements Of the children
present, find innumerable facts
to further substantiate this theory
of mental responsibility.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
7 WOMEN HURT
CRASH

BETHESDA, Md, Dec. 30.-Two
Montgomery county women were
in Georgetown Hospital today suf-
fertng from serious injuries re-
ceived in an automobile collision
at wisconsin Avenue and Leland
Street here last night.
Miss Edith Gates, 28, employed
by Mr.. and Mrs. August Detzer,
Of 16 Winston Dr., Bethesda, suf-
fered the loss Of q part of her
nose, severe cuts on the face and
head, and a punctured left temple.
The other injured was Mrs. Maize
Etzler, of Glen Echo, wife Of the
chief of the fire department there,
who received a fractured left
ankle.
The accident involved an auto
mobile driven by w. D. Shull, of
Glen Echo, in which Mrs. Etzler
was a passenger, and one driven
by Miss Beatrice S. Holme, of
Richfield, Conn, who is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Detzer. No charges
were made against either driver.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
Champion to Wed

GREENWICH, Conn, Dec. 30
Q.N.S).-Aldo Nadi, 81, world
fencing champion, now residing
in New York city. today will
marry Rose Mary Wallace, daugh.
ter of John Wallace, of New York,
Joseph Ziluca, friend of Nadi,
announced.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
Bath Of DishWasher
Is Held Part Of Job

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 80.
Taking a shower after washing
dishes is part Of the job, the New
Jersey Supreme Court ruled to-
day. 1t upheld a compensation to
Thomas Taylor, dishwasher, who
was injured while taking a shower.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
Marry Is Years
After Proposal

NEW YORK.-Twenty-five years
after he had proposed to her, Clar-
ence c. Burchard, Boston music
publisher, was married to Miss
Marie Theresa Armitage, New York
music editor.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
BILLS TO AID
u. 5. CLERKS
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past, will present bill for exten-
sion of the merit system through
the Government service, which
will provide that competitive
examinations be given to New Deal
appointees in agencies which are
placed on a permanent basis by
Congress and the Administration.
Meanwhile, Senator M. M.
Logan (D0 Of Kentucky, is to in
troduce q similar merit system
bill which would allow New Deal
erS to receive civil service status
via non-competitive tests. Both
major Government organizations
indicated today that they will well
come either document should it
be passed by both houses.
In addition to his merit bill,
Representative Ramspeck is to
ment, application Of a pay differ
entail in all Federal positions re-
sponsor bills liberalizing retire
quiring night shifts, and a docu-
ment providing for promotion Of
Government workers to higher
positions, providing they are
qualified for them, before Civil
Service registers are established
to fill such vacancies. Such a
bill, Col. Charles I. Stengle, A. F.
G. E. leader, declared today, would
establish a "real career service"
Both the N. F. F. E., and A. F.
G. E., despite their rivalry in past
years, are counting on Representa-
tive John w. Mccormack CD OF
Massachusetts, to introduce a bill
for installation of a five-day week
in the Federal service, repeating
one he presented late in the last
session. Representative McCor-
mack said he would introduce his
bill again.
Representative Emanuel Celler
OF New York, is to introduce an
other bill calling for repeal Of
Section 213 of the Economy Act,
sole remaining provision Of that
law which continues to endanger
tenure of persons in the service
married to other employees.
Representative Matthew Thur
CD of Pittsburgh, will present
the proposed legislation to give
Government workers a minimum
wage of $1,500 per year, with year
ly increases. Representative Her
ron Pearson, Of Tennessee's
Seventh District, will again seek
creation Of Civil Service Board
Of Appeals.
Senator Joseph c. OMahoney
CD of wyoming, is also planning
a bill for extension Of merit and
classification to the field service.
Employe Spokesmen today de-
clared retirement is to be the OBJ
ject Of a special drive.
Officials of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, after
a special session Of the executive
council recently, decided on a re-
tirement program calling for op-
tional retirement at go after 80
years Of service, an item strongly
advocated by the Civil Service
Commission.
The American Federation Of
Government Employees, however,
desires 30-year optional retirement
with no age limit provisions, and
o meeting Of all American Fed
Grafton Of Labor Government
unions has been called for Janu-
ary 4, at A. F. L. headquarters, to
decide on selection of legislator
to present their retirement re-
quest. Several heads of large or
ganizations within the postal Serv-
ice will attend the confab.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
R. {. Smithto Direct
Labor Personnel

Secretary of Labor Frances Per
kins today announced appoint
ment of Robert C. Smith as Direc-
tor of Personnel of the depart
ment. Mr.. Smith, a native of Gov
ington, Va. is a graduate Of
Washington and Lee and later
studied at the University Of
Chicapo
The Washington times., 1936-12-30
WILKIE 7 ELL )
HIS VIEWS0F
KIDNAPPING

Capt. Dom Wilkie, former ace
of the U. S. Secret Serpice, an
internationally famous author
and crtminoIooiSt, herewith
presents his UietDs of the "MGtt-
SON kidnapping case" in Tacoma,
Wash.
The Washington times., 1936-12-30

It's the exact same whiskey as us distillers
giOe our neighbOrs on NeW Years Day!
take ever so many folks will be drinking egg nogs
about now-specially on New Years Day. And just
in case you're putting little party something,
getting up some kind of celebration I thought
maybe you'd like to know what US dstillers think
is the way of mixing real old-time egg nog that's
got tastness to it like nothing else.
It's made of the exact same whiskey as is used by
% distillers for our egg nogs. Our own Famlys
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
COST
WILL BE PAID
IN 40 YEARS
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per year for the first years after
completion, 60 cents per acre for
the next 10 years, and so cents
per acre for the last 25 years.
Alternate methods of payment,
although not described as such,
are set up in the All American
canal contract. In either case the
payments must be made to the
United States treasury by the I'm
perial Irrigation District in semi
annual installments.
One method, that counted upon
by district leaders to forestall a
heavy tax burden on the land. en-
visions power development and
sale by the district Net proceeds
from such power development. the
contract provides, must be turned
into the repayment fund to be cred
tied to the district. Should the net
proceeds exceed the amount of the
annual installment due, the sur
plus will be credited upon the next
payment until the canal is paid
for, after which the proceeds will
go directly to the district.
Assessments Provided
The other method provides for
assessments against the lands of
the district in equal proportion,
with provision made in the as
sessment rate for expected delin-
quencies. Should power develop
ment fail to provide full payment
of any installment, assessments
would be levied to make up the
difference.
A division of the district into
units is provided in the contract.
The first unit is that now making
up the Imperial Irrigation District.
Subsequent units would be Num-
bers One, Two, and so on. Each
would be required to bear its share
of the canal cost in proportion to
its size in ratio to the other units
as a whole.
Should the lands of any unit fail
to pay their proportionate share
through assessments, the district
will be required to make up the
deficit out Of available funds, but
may later increase the levy in that
one unit to even the payments.