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Best Policy
BY JOHN BLAKE.

YESTERDAY I met a. man in an
unusual profession. He buys Tur-
kish tobacco. He buys it for most OF
the large companies in this country
who manufacture cigarettes. He does
q tremendous business daily. And he
does 1t in New York. He never leaves
the country any more. His friend, the
man who introduced him to me, told
me something about him.
u. c." he said, spent 10 years
abroad, dealing with the foreign mer-
chants. He was employed by a large
tobacco company in the United States
After 10 years of hard work, he asked
for long vacation at home. His en-
ployers offered him a month only. He
didn't consider that long enough and
he resigned.
He came back here and set up his
own business. Today his former en-
ployers hire his services at his own
figure. He made it rather high. But
they pay it. They have to-"
"Wny?" ventured.
Because they cannot get anybody
else to do 1t the way he does. j. c.
knows how to handle the foreign mer-
chants. They trust him. They never
let him down the way they have q
reputation for doing to others They
know better than to try any tricks on
him. He knows their business
knows them. They know how much
business he has to offer them If they
play on the square with him.
He does all his business in New
York City, too. There isn't another
buyer who can do that and deliver
consistently grade A goods the way
he does"
1t was an interesting story. I am
glad J. c. gets his due.
But what he has always commands
high figure. Any man who can
exact honesty and dependability from
others is in a position to name his
own terms. Even though his COM
mission is a high one, the companies
who use him can afford to pay it and
still save money. For lots of men
are expert in their professions, but
the men who can combine with that
the ability to produce dependable
services are at a premium.
j. C's personal integrity IS the
secret of his success. The men who
deal with him know that nothing ex-
cept honesty will be acceptable. He
insists upon it.
Even men not inclined to deal fairly
do SO with him. They know that he
will buy their goods if they do. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

Lesueur's terrapin Is about ga
inches long. about ia inches wide.
The carapace, top shell, flares slight
~ at the rear and is strongly notched
at the sutures of the marginal shields.
The center Of the back Is highly
keeled and is broken into a series
of tubercles, one on each shield. This
gives a serrated expression to the
curve of the back. The surface Of
the upper shell is very smooth, a dull
olive or brown above, with a few
rather indistinct yellow lines on it.
On each side of the shields are one or
two large blotches of black or brown.
The map terrapin closely resembles
this one, but can be told by the dark
spots. The under shell, the plastron,
is beautiful yellow, with a few gray
or brown lines.
For the size Of the terrapin, the
head Is large, about 2 inches wide.
There is a sharp-pointed snout and
the head has few lines on the crown
of vivid yellow hue. Behind each
eye there is bright yellow crescent,
which connects the lines that extend
from the head to the neck. The legs
are gayly striped. Altogether, this
terrapin Is rather festive looking-if
caught out on stroll.
Lesueur's namesake prefers the
valley of the Mississippi, and Is found
from Ohio to Mississippi only.
Somehow, the longing for homeland
and friends gets too much for this
fellow, and he pines away after a few
months in captivity. II these terra
pins are sold for the table, they must
be kept in cold water. They are near
ly always fat, and have very ac-
ceptable flavor, which they do not lose
If kept in a cold place.
In its own surroundings, the partly
submerged logs, clumps Of grass or
very broad lily leaves are the choice
spots for q sun bath. At the least
unusual sound, there will be sudden
splash, made by the disappearing ter
rapin, who is taking no chances.
There always seems to be an abund-
ance Of food of the kind most &C.
ceptable to terrapins, In the body Of
water they select. For there are al
ways insects flying about to be
snapped up. soft-bodied insect babies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Right Off the Reel.

ITO SAY, do, remember or renounce
anything or anybody right of the
reel is to act spontaneously. smoothly.
without hesitation or even, apparent
ly, thought.
Fright of the reel" Is an interest,"
ing phrase which we are so accus-
toned to using in the sense indicated
that 1t rarely, II ever, occurs TO us
that it Is idiomatic, figurative and
quite old.
The allusion Is to the unwinding
Of cotton, yarn. rope and like lines
from either a frame with radial arms
or a spool device which turns on an
axis; this is so constructed that, easily
started, 1t completes its operation
without stop.
The word reel Is from Anglo Saxon
"hreol."
(Copyright. 1882
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
AMY MEADOW MOUSE was

n FANNY MEADOW MOUSE was
nj lonesome and she was wor-
" ried. 1t was some time since
she had seen Danny Meadow
Mouse She had had to move very
suddenly from her home, taking her
five babies with her. Danny had not
been around. Afterward she was so
busy with the five babies that she had
given no thought to Danny. Now the
babies were out in the Great World
and Nanny was lonesome. It was for
Danny. not the babies, that she was
lonesome, and she hadn't the least
idea where he was. He might have
been caught by Reddy Fox, or Mrs.
Reddy, or Old Man Coyote, or one of
the Hawk family. or some other of his
many enemies. In that case she
would never hear Of him again. But
It was possible that he had given up
looking for her and had gone of to
some other part Of the Green
Meadows. perhaps to make a new
home with another mate. The very
thought filled Nanny with jealousy.
Where was Danny? How Nanny
did wish that she knew! She asked
every one she met If he had seen
Danny, but no one had. To be sure,
there were not many Of Nanny's
acquaintance who would be likely to
have seen Danny. There were certain
feathered folk who might have seen
him, but it was seldom that any of
these stopped near enough to Nanny
for her to talk to them. So Nanny
continued to be lonesome. worried,
jealous and altogether unhappy.
Meanwhile, Danny Meadow Mouse
was feeling almost exactly as did
Nanny. He, too, was lonesome and
worried and jealous. He missed Nanny
just as she missed him. and there was
nothing that he could do about it. any
more than there was that Nanny could
do about 1t. A strange thing had
happened-a very strange thing.
Danny hadn't gone away from that
part of the Green Meadows where he
any Nanny had been living. No, sir,
he hadn't gone away from there. He
had been taken away.
1t had all happened through
Danny's own carelessness. 1t never
pays to be careless. That is as true
CT the big people as Of the little people
No, sir. carelessness never pays. On
the other hand, the ones who are
careless often do have to pay. Some
times they pay with their lives.
What had happened was this:
Danny had been looking for Nanny.
He had been running along one of
his private little paths and had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
STOP YOUR
DOGS ITCH!

- : /: .s:S;" III:
/" 10 commonly
caused by dog foods with too
much starchy cereal filler I'm
them. Change to Thrive, the dog
food with hardly any starch,
and see the difference, watch
for the improvement! Get
Thrive. Stop your dog's itch!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

prefer to make less and know they
have q dependable market than to try
to make a cleanup and withdraw.
They try that on others. perhaps, but
not on him.
J. C.'s case shows what q wide
spread influence one honest man can
have in the world. Working as he
does with foreign merchants whom
others have been unable to handle by
trying complex and varied methods,
he gets results with the simplest and
most useful policy ever pursued in
dealing with human beings-honesty.
(Copyright 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

needless. The grass was not long
enough to cover those private little
paths Of his and Danny should have
kept watch in the sky. for there is
where the greatest danger lay. Any
member of the Hawk family flying
over could look down and see any one
running along one Of those little
paths through the meadow grass
This is just what happened. 1t was
Killy, the Sparrow Hawk, who
CHANGED to fly that way and discover
Danny.
Danny was not aware Of his danger
until just as Killy struck with his
sharp little claws. Danny tried to
dodge. The result was that those
sharp little claws didn't get far
enough through Danny's coat to do
him any real harm, but they did get
into his coat far enough for Killy to
lift Danny and fly away with him. It
was a good thing for Danny that it
was Killy who caught him rather than
one of Killy's big cousins Of the Hawk
family. The big claws Of one of those
others would have afforded him no
chance whatever to escape.
As it was, when Danny kicked and
struggled he could feel that those
sharp little claws did not have as
firm a hold as they might have had,
so he continued to kick and struggle.
Killy was heading for a certain tree
some distance away. If he reached
that tree it would be the end OF
Danny. You see, there he would
alight and kill Danny with that sharp
little bill of his. So Danny kicked
and struggled. Just as they almost
reached the tree Danny kicked him
self free and fell down in the grass
near the foot of the tree.
(CopyriRht 193b)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Who, Whom

THE question as to whether to use
who" or whom" Is always with
us. The reason for this is that there
are so many constructions that puzzle
the average person who Is not familiar
with grammatical rules. J. D. Brown
Of Honolulu, T. H., submits his own
problem today:
I'm the following sentence, the word
whom is believed to be in error and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English.
RY JOS, ]. FRISCH.
Fifty YEARS AGO THE TOMATO
WAS CONSIDERED POISONOUS. NOW
IT IS RATED As ONE OF the
heACr,AleST VEGETABLES GROWN.

T. T. W-"One of the most whole
some vegetables" is preferred to lone
of the healthiest vegetables" Healthy
is most correctly used to signify pos
sessing or enjoying health or its re-
suits. Wholesome food in health
full climate makes q healthy man."
Botanically speaking, the tomato Is
fruit, but as a food 1t is considered
vegetable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

A LONG the rivers, ponds and
" borders of streams and some
~ of the salt marshes Of the
4 Eastern coasts, you can see
terrapins. Most of them are edible.
The "diamond-back" is the one that
Is most eagerly sought. There are
many as well-fiavored as the "dia-
rond-back," but they have not had
so much favorable publicity.
You can identify these fellows by
their broad, f1attened shell, which is
smooth with most Of them. Their
hind feet are webbed, and they are
all good swimmers. The claws are
very sharp, and can inflict a painful
wound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

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Natures Children
Lesueur's Terrapin.
(Malacoclemmys lesueurii.)

growing up under lily pads or on the
middleton. and with green's. lily
pads and tender water plants all
about, what more could any terrapin
ask?
(Copyright. 1887
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constructions wherein the who" or
whom" problem proves troublesome.
(Copyright. 1850
Air Station Planned,

To facilitate transport to and from
airdromes outside London. new air
station will be established in West
minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Bedtime Stories
Where Was Danny?

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Through carelessness you'll md. alas.
That dreadful things may come to pass.
Nanny Meadow Mouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
|DWYER ATTENDSI POSTAL FARLEY.
Three Tables of PinOChIe Enjoyed at Mrs. Fred
 eriCk POpe's Home
MIDDLEBURY Eleanor Read
 Telephone A-67tS

Postmaster Thomas w. Dwyer at- tended the annual meeting of the Connecticut PostmasterS Associa- tion, and the Connecticut chapter, National Association of PoStmasters at Waverly Inn, Cheshire, yesterday morning at II o'clock. He was ac- companied by Edgar D. Dwyer, the secretary of Postmaster Charles A.. Babin of Waterbury. Luncheon was served at o'clock after which a speakers program was presented.
 Mrs. Pope Entertains
 Mrs. Frederick Pope of Fenn road entertained three tables of pinochle recently. Those who play ed were MT. and Mrs. Raymond Bedell, Mrs. Ralph Noble, MT. and Mrs. Donald Grahame, MT. and Mrs. J. o. Hansen, Mrs. Felix Pehr, MT. and Mrs. Fred Beebe, and MT. and Mrs. Pope. This party was giv- en for the benefit of the Congrega- tional church building fund.
 At the recent meeting of the Parent Teacher association a play
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

S%$NSVSA " V4AV AAA4A6s
 Further local attention is focused on the ruling of Assistant Attorney General Dauch in view of the fact that his opinion, endorsed by At" torney.G General Daly, concerns the bill introduced in the last session Of the legislature by Senator George T. CuIhane of this city and sub- sequently passed by the house and senate.
 MOdifieS Bill
 The Oulhane act provides that no person shall "sell or offer for sale" any securities "as a broker or . salesman" unless he is regis- tered with the bank commissioner. The act defines the word broker to include persons rendering services or advice relating to securities for a consideration, or acting as invest ment counsel.
 Attorney Dauch'S opinion modi- flies the definition of q broker as set up in the Culhane act. Tt is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
|SUIT OVER FALL l SETTLED TODAY
Action for $IO,OOO One of Two Withdrawn in
 Common Pleas

Two suits in which damages of $ll,000 had been asked were with drawn from the common pleas court docket today. The suits were those of Anne Lawlor against Julius AL exander, asking $10,000, and Ray mond Tracy against Joseph Burns, in which $l.o00 was sought.
 In her suit, Mrs. Lawlor claimed that she was severly injured when she fell on slippery passageway at the defendants store on South Main street, June 3, 1895. Serious injuries were listed in the complaint.
 The plaintiff was represented by Mascolo, Mcknight and Dauch, and the defendant by Bronson, Lewis and Bronson.
 Tracy sought $1,000 for injuries sustained when allegedly struck by Burns car as it was backing up on Tranquility road, Middlebury, Sept. 5. 1895. Numerous injuries were cited. The plaintiff was represented by Attorney Frank Healey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

Mrs. J. Driscoll accompanied by her daughter Ida, and her Aunt from Boston, Mass, have been visit ing Mrs. Fred Capewell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

clear that 1t is only persons who sell or offer for sale securities who are required to register" states Attor- ney Dauch in his finding. Tt is, therefore, our opinion that if the activities of persons engaged within the state of Connecticut in the bus iness of rendering services or advice relating to securities or acting as In- vestment counsel are confined to giving advice and counsel relating to securities, such persons are not required to register with the bank commissioner as brokers"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
DIVORCED TWICE IN 9 DAYS

Seneca, Kan. UP)-Two divorces from the same man in nine days with no intervening marriage is the record of Mrs. Ella Marie Connell. After the first divorce was granted, Judge c. w. Ryan discovered the petition was filed one day short of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
Dauch Interprets
 Meaning Of Broker
Renders Opinion Modifying Definition as Set Up in
 CuIhane Act-NO Registration Required

Attorney Frederic w. Dauch of this city, a member of the staff of Attorney General Edward Day at Hartford
 has rendered opinion to the effect that persons acting invSnent counsel and confning their activities to advice and counsel relating to securities not required to register as brokers with State Bank Commissioner Walter Perry Local advisor to brokerage houses are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE

Honoiulu-(UP)-TThTere is only one Hawaiian language newspaper published in Honolulu. It is the "Ke Alakai o Hawaii leader of HawaiD. The publisher is a ukulele manufacturer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

4-quart ice cream freezer vas in.
 stalled at the schools dAiEy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

In a battle between . rhinoceros and crocodile near Nairobi, Kenya Colony, the "croc" bit off half it's foes nose, then pulled the "rhino" into deep water and drowned 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

The new enrolling mill in Belur, Bengal, has begun operations with Japanese machinery and manned by Japanese engineers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

scribers of szeable proportions.
 With hope going technical college to further his education young that he trying to lay good foundation saving his funds in order to year college at least At the time he is not negcng ambitions He has sizeabe col- sport articles and takes keen interest in sports of all kinds baseball being favOrite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
HOUSING BAROMETER April 16, 1886

The total amount of business reported to date by private fi- nanciaI institutions under pro- visions of the National Housing Act Is as follows: Number of inEGred
 m o q . r nlzatiOn
 lean .......,..... S73,OlS
 Amount ..... .SS45,Ss4,O Number of home
 mOrtg a 6 es ac-
 cepted for insur-
 snce ............. 6O.SsS
 Amount ...$245,226,5I5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

Rose street and 1s 1n hiS senior Or fourth year at LeavcnwOrth High School. He is taking the vocational course, specializing in mechan- ics with the art of printing taking second place in his course of studies.
 Ernest has three brothers and two sisters and Is one of the most popular of the Demo- crars large organization of newspaperbOys. His route lies in the north end of the city and takes in the territory included in the upper Orange and Walnut street sections From . rather small beginning both Ernest and his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

the required 60 days and therefore invalid. A second petition was filec and other divorce grantde.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
DESSERT PROTECTION TAKEN

Walla Walla, Mash-(UP) To prevent repetition of 8 1895 student food strike against desserts at Walla Walla college, huge new
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
These Boys Deliver Your Democrat
BY JOHN 2. MORRIsSEY

Ernest MinervnO s seventeen old and has been member of the Democrat force for the past four half He Is the of and Mrs Anthony MnervnO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24
973,Ol5 S3A5,ss4,O3S

"The Colonel's Carriage" was dra- matized by the following people: Eleanor Exford, Barbara Croft, Vir- ginia Collins, Byron Hodges, Olga Fisher, Harrison Engle, Frank Rob- ertS and James Tyler Jr. All the above are pupils in the eighth grade in Center school.
 30 Years Old
 Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell recently celebrated her 80th birthday at the home of her daughter Mrs. D. A.. Rinaldi. Miss Elizabeth Campbell who has been visiting here, has re- turned to her work at the Orange Memorial Hospital in New Jersey.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-05
TODAY'S-
Sports Parade
BY HENRY McLEMORE

which he hits his tremendous drives,
Travers and Vardon created new
era by hairline accuracy. They
proved a golf ball could be beautiful
ly controlled. But they were short
hitters. Then Bobby Jones came
along and proved that ball could
be hit much farther than it was be-
ing hit, and with just as much ac-
curacy. Lawson is the next step.
There are other great hitterS be-
sides Lawson, but none of them can
approach him for precision. You've
seen him, you know what he can do.
Not only can he hit hat on the
fairway with those booming tee
shots of his, but he can play them
superbly. Honestly, he hangs those
woods of his on a string.
I'm year or two, maybe less,
believe he will have completely
changed the theory of hitting. He
has proved that a 275-yard drive
can be just as nicely placed as a
much shorter one. LaWson's is the
ideal temperament for tournament
play. 1 have never known a golfer
with as developed powers of concen-
tration. And he's deadly earnest
and a fanatical practicer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-05
RULE CHANGES
CONSIDERED BY
HOOP EXPERTS

NEW YORK, April 4. UP)-The
national basketball rules committee
met today to consider recommended
tions for rules changes, designed to
speed up and improve the game.
The National Association of Bas-
ketball Coaches in yesterdays ses-
sion voted to make five recommend
ations, as follows:
l. Establish a restraining circle
with an 8-foot radius at the center
for the jumps and allow players to
charge into this circle only after the
ball is tapped.
2. All held balls be jumped off in
the new center circle or the foul
circles which already exist at each
end of the court. In case of doubt
as to which circle is nearest, the
jumpoff be staged in the center cir
Gle.
g. Removal of restriction prevent
ing substitutes from communicating
with teammates Immediately on en-
tering game.
a. Each team be allowed four
time-outs instead of three.
s. Abolish the 3-second clause for
an offensive player, without the ball
in that portion of the free-throW
area between the free throw line
and the areas outer circle.
The coaches rejected a motion
to eliminate the center jump after
field goals are scored