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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

Your table can be easily given Q Halloween flavoring with some in- expensive noisemakers bought for the occasion and having Halloween colors and trimmings. This plus a few simple decorative novelties and an easily prepared gelatin dessert modelled like Jacko'Lanterns.
 This Jack-o Lantern mold is at- tractive in appearance as can read lily be seen in the accompanying pie ture. It is a delicious combination of canned peaches, marshmallows and orange favored gelatin. It Is quickly prepared in this way:
 Jack-0'- Lanterns
 package orange-fiavored gelatin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

1 pint hot water
 Dried entrants
 6 halves canned peaches, drained
 6 marshmallows, flattened
 Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Fill wide sherbet glasses about one- third full and chill. Press entrants into rounded side of each peach half to make eyes, nose and mouth of k-o'-Lantern face. When gel atin is firm, place marshmallow in center of each glass and cover with peach half, placing face side up. Pour remaining cold, syrupy gelatin over peaches and chill until firm. Serves six.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
Nut-Flavored Desserts
By BETTY BARCLAY

Nut-flavored desserts are very pop- ular now that cooler weather is with us. Fortunately, some of these are light enough and healthful enough to make ideal desserts for the chil- dren. Here are recipes for two de- lightful dishes made without eggs, without baking and without boiling but what disi::s they are! Try them and be corV need:
 Maple Fig Rennet Custard
 package maple rennet power
 pint milk
 Walnut meats
 2 fig newtons
 Chop coarsely the walnut meats and place in bottom of dessert glasses. Sprinkle the finely chopped f1g newtons over nuts. Add one package of maple rennet powder to lukeware milk. To make sure milk is not hot, test it on your wrist just as you would 8 baby's Lottle. It should feel neither hot nor cold to the wrist. Stir immediately and briskly until dissolved-not more VklC AAAAuVC-AAAA 4AAA AP VAAS dessert glasses. Let set until rennet custard is flrm-about 10 minutes. Chill in refrigerator. Add e few chopped nuts just before serving. Chocolate Rennet Custard with Chopped Nuts and Whipped Cream package chocolate rennet powder 4 cup whipping cream
 Green maraschino cherries
 pint milk
 N cup sugar
 Chopped walnuts
 Make rennet-custard according to directions on package of rennet powder. Chill in refrigerator. When ready to serve, whip cream and add sugar, mixing well. Place on dishes of rennet custard and sprinkle chopped nuts over 1t. A green maraschino cherry adds color to the topping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

More than 100000 young march- CTS took part in youth demonstra- ton parades in Russia in Septem- Der.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

opposing the use OF the old Tuber-
culosis Hospital at Fourteenth and
Upshur streets NV. for any further
hospital purpose, and favoring its use
for educational and recreational pur-
poses, was passed.
Opposes Playground Move.
Mr.. Yaden presented = resolution
opposing the proposed consolidation
Of the various playground agencies
and any change which would be det-
rimental to the Community Center
Department. It was referred to COM
mittee without action.
A special referendum on both
neighborhood and city-wide problems
will be held during the coming month,
1t was announced.
Mr.. Yaden, Lyster H. Dewey and
Ernest F. Henry were chosen to the
Executive Committee with association
officers.
Liquor licenses were opposed for
stores at 5000 and 5008 First street
NV.
Mrs. Alfred G. Norcross, Joseph H.
Grosman, DR.. John L. De Mayo, H.
D. Wheeler and Nathanial Grosman
were elected to membership, bringing
the total to 1,24e.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
YADEN IS H0NORED.
FOR CIVIC WORK
PetWorth Citizens Associa.
ton Presents Watch to
Veteran Member.

James G. Yaden. veteran member Of
the Petworth Citizens Association,
was honored by the association last
night. being given gold watch as a
token of appreciation for his past serv-
ices. A testimonial called attention to
the fact that Mr.. Yaden had been 4
member for II years, delegate - the
Federation Of Citizens Associations
for IA, OF which he was president.
Thanking the association for its
expressions, Mr.. Yaden said: "As I
look back over my years in the fedora
tion, I prize most highly the killing Of
the proposed bond issue when it was
before Congress. Bond issues are my
anathema.
The issue that hurt me most was
when, influenced by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, they took taxpayers money
and built a market in Southwest
Washington-it was unjust.
Emphasized Self Government.
ut was then and there I felt the
need of local self-government in
Washington. and have felt the need
ever since"
David Babp, secretary of the fed
Grafton; Harry Stull, first vice presi-
dent Of the federation; Mrs. Horace ].
Phelps. second vice president of the
federation; Earl Cooper, president Of
the association, and H. NJ Craver,
member of the Testimonial Committee,
lauded Mr.. Yaden's work
The association adopted by acclaim
testimonial resolution presented by
Horace j. Phelps, chairman of the
Testimonial Committee.
A motion. offered by Mrs. Phelps,
Evening star., 1937-12-22

The plaintiff contended the money
was due on . note signed after the
picture was completed, but Miss Joyce
testified she signed only = contract
with p. A. Powers. head Of Celebrity
Pictures, calling for her appearance
in Sky Rocket"
She testified she signed documents
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Is defendant in q $40 900 suit involv.
ing a movie produced by Celebrity Pic
lures, Inc.
Judge Edward Brand ruled against
E. Hunt, assignee on an alleged note,
in declaring the $40, 900 Miss Joyce re-
ceived for work in the picture Sky
Rocket" made in 1925, was an ad-
vance on money due her.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
Beaten to Death by Mob.

When he failed to perform the
miraculous cures he had promised
Hindu ascetic was beaten to death by
a mob in Nahan Gahr, India.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
placed before her by Powers "becausa
OF our friendship"
Defense Program Helps.

National defense requirements are
keeping up the iron and steel and
machinery industries OF France wnils
non-government orders are dropping
off.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
WINS $4,000 SUIT

Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Defendant,
Awarded Verdict.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. ~ (R.-peeRy
Hopkins Joyce, four times married
actress, won court victory yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03
Cousin Of Murdered Gar Nicholas Finds
Low In Enrn4,n iuifan
BY John Richard Finch

~ A /E HIRED him as man and found him
w to be prince" That's what the execu-
tive of famous New York firm said in speak.
ing of George Constantine
He meant of course. that six-foot-four sen.
der, suave. 33-year-od Constantine was a real
guy"
But hes real prince, too In old St Peters.
burg before the revolution, he was Prince
George of Russia His father was Grand Duke
Constantine, Russia's well-known poet, soldier,
and man of letters His great grandfather was
Gar Nicholas l. He is a cousin of the late Car
Nicholas and eighth in succession to the Rus
sian throne. But for democratic George Con.
stantine this means nothing at all Today he is
a successful business in America and glad
of it.
In this country since 1929, he calls America
his home. He hasn't much made trip
back to England where he lived prior to his
coming to the United States In his room at
San Francisco hotel where he came on brief
business trip to the Pacific Coast recently he
expressed complete Indifference to European
politics and world strife. long leg thrown
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

to experts-many of them his own countrymen
he knew furs from every angle. The
trade fascinated him and he determined to enter
into it. He worked in the shops, sorting, grad
ing, matching, and finally designing BY 1881
experts considered him expert
THEN came his big opportunity. He appHed
/ to smart Fifth Avenue firm for position
in their fur department He plain George
Constantine. Russian fur expert, with good ref
erences. He was hired. He had proven himself
very valuable to his employers before the truth
was discovered that he was Prince George of
Russia In the five years he has been with the
firm, through his own capabilities and efforts,
he has taken over the management of their
Long Island. Southampton, Newport and Palm
Beach, Florida. stores. Seasonal shops, he cir
cuates among them, and in the off-seasons
travels on the road for the firm. Such trip
brought him to the Pacific Coast recently
his first trip to the West. He makes his perma.
nent home in New York City at Park Avenue
hotel He is neither married nor engaged. His
work completely absorbs him He calls America
"a brave new world and states proudly that
he has found complete happiness here He
eschews politics-even in America.
Prince George likes newspapermen but not
publicity. Speaking perfect English with no
trace of accent, he said:
Don't ask me any questions Come have
breakfast with me. I'd like to interview you.
You newspapermen have always fascinated me.
You are all the most amazing people. One word
from your victim and you can write whole
column; sentence means page or maybe
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03

carelessly over the arm of chair, he shook
his head and said:
european affairs and entanglements mean
very little to me. Except for casual glance at
the headlines in the papers, I pay little atten-
ton to the European situation. Russia, my own
country, is doing very well without her royalty
Just as all other countries where Kingdoms
have crumbled are doing" He smiled. But
that's only half the story. Royalty is doing
much better without its royal robes. AS free,
unrestricted men and women, we nave equai
opportunities with other citizens-the chance
to get out into the world and seek success
through enterprise and hard work. It's satis-
faction that no empty title can give. The kings
of the future will be the kings of commerce
and industry-not and women who are
horn at the top of the ladder and have nothing
to work for.
"In nv case I've enjoyed fighting for living.
1t is the most gratifying feeling anyone can
experence to know that he is working out his
own notwithstanding his own success through
his own efforts
And that's lust what Prince George has done
From the time he fled from the Red terror at
the outbreak of the Russian revolution IN NO
vember 1918 he has been more or less on MS
own
former German princess Prince Georges
mother through the aid of the German Consui
at ST. Petersburg, was able to OBTAIN German
passports for herself, Prince George and two
of her grandchildren, the young son ana daugh
ter of her oldest son John and his wire Helen,
daughter of the assassinated Serbian king. They
escaped by boat to Sweden with little difficulty
other than one instance of rough handling by
the Bolshevik custom officers when they boarded
the ship on which they escaped, at the 81 ret
ersburg docks.
,>RINCE GEORGE recalls that they were all
showed roughly about their baggage dumped
out on the dock where careful search was
n,ode for silver gold and jewelry. All the family
Jewels and valuables that could be carried mad
preceded them out of Russia, however taken
by German friends.
MANY royalists were assisted in their flights
from terrorized Russia by the Germans, tne
English. the French, and other natonalities
including the Americans" Prince George ex-
pIained Everyone was very kind to us-every-
one but our own people" There was momen-
tary note of sadness in his voice, and one could
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-03


Constantine Soldier. and Man of Letters
feel that he was reliving once more those SUR
ring days of the revolution
Two of Prince Georges brothers were Killed
by the Bolsheviks Another escaped and is now
residing with his mother in Europe fourth
brother, with the Russian army, was Killed IN
action in the early days of the World war, and
his father, the Grand Duke Constantine, died
after brief illness in 1915.
Prince George resided in Sweden for two
years, attending school there. The family then
moved to Belgium, later to Switzerland the
south of France. and finally to England. Prince
Georges higher education was received in Bel
gium and England Becoming interested in in
terror decorating he began studying arts and
decoration and finally went into business In
LONDON as an interior decorator. He first real
lied the pride of accomplishment in the English
metropolis, his efforts meeting with success
that opened opportunities for him to handle
the decorating of some of the finest and most
famous homes In England.
Twelve years after the night he stood with
mis- mother and little niece and nephew on
ST. Petersburg dock, fleeing his native land
on a faxed passport wondering at what mo-
ment he might be murdered by the Red ter
rorists Prince George found himself on another
dock his eyes turned westward toward America.
Arriving in New York in 1929 he sought to
establish himself in the interior decorating busi-
ness But another field seemed even more fer
tile He was Russian. People insisted on asking
him about furs = Russian furs Siberian furs.
They seemed to think he should be an authority.
AS matter of fact he knew very little about
flrs, but that soon remedied. He sought
out the great fur houses of New York, talked
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
SYNOPSIS

Victoria, Herrendeen, an odd.looking,
Vivacious little girl, had been too young
to feel the shock that came when her
father, Keith Herrendeen, lost his for
tune. A gentle, unobtrusive soul, he is
now employed as an obscure chemist
in San Francisco, at a meager salary.
His wife. Magda. cannot adjust herself
to the change. She is a beautiful woman.
fond of pleasure and a magnet for mems
been down at summer resort and
Keith joins them for the weekend.
Magda leaves for bridge party, excus-
ing herself for being such a runaway"
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
CHAPTER II

''Is Dad worried about business
these days, Mother?" Victoria, four
teen years old, asked one day. L !
''I don't think so especially, dar-
ling. / think he was a little cross
because they wanted me to be in
the theatricals. .:..
'tAnd shall you be?"
=. Il don't know. I'm trying to
think it out. ] hate" Mrs. Herren-
deem said, smiling through the sud
den tears that filed her beautiful
eyes II hate to- trouble Daddy.
But he does seem to me unreason.
able. Men have their pleasures,
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

was in her hand; the little square
jewelers. box with it..
Whats in it, Mother?" Victoria
insisted.
"Ihate to look" the woman said.
''T know it's going to make me
angry"
':Angry?"
81 think so. Oh" Magda MUIR
INJURED, under her breath, she has
no right to do that!"
do you know who it is before you
even read the card, Mother?"
II think I do. think it's my
very rich friend. Mr.. Manners"
1.-THE Spanish one?" -.
''He is half Spanish, believe"
Magda slowly brought forth the
card, glanced at it, crumpled it to
pulp. Victoria's eager eyes were
upon her as she opened the little
box, cutting its heavy cords and
breaking away the wax seals. There
were cardboard box. a light
wooden box, a lined jewel case in
which q heavy diamond bracelet
was flashing and cleaning on a
satin cushion.
''What does the note say, Moth
err"
"Just-well, nothing, really Ri
diculous!" the woman murmured,
her expression partly amused, part
~ pleased, partly impatient.
;. ':It's beautiful" Victoria said, of.
the bracelet. care they expen-
sive?" ..:~.....
'only a few thousand" ne. moth
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04
Rird,s Skeleton Most Ririd

The skeleton OF g bird is the
most rigid Of all the animals.
Bones fuse together and overlap.
The familiar wish bone is simply
the two collar bones grown together
to give greater strength to the at
tachment of wings. The breastbone
is not fiat as in most animals, but
has an enormous ridge down the
middle for the attachment Of flight
muscles. These muscles are rela-
lively hundreds Of times more pow.
erful than similar muscles in man.
In some birds they are 50 highly
developed that they represent half
the birds entire weight.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

John D. Rockefeller, who died at
his winter home at Ormond Beach,
Fla, at the age of ninety-seven, af-
ter making more than billion dol
lars and giving away three-fourths
of it for philanthropic, educational
and medical research activities. The
patriarch was buried at. Cleveland,
Ohio, where so years ago he began
work as a penniless youth. Mr..
Rockefeller, whose ambition was to
live to one hundred, left 38 descend
ants. Had he lived another month
he would have been ninety-eight.
Carbon County news., 1937-06-04

| and women have theirs. II ism
my fault that the incest actually
the incest persons in this part q
the world have been 50 extraordi
narily generous to me. " +
''But why don't they invite him?'
"But they do, my dear! OF course
they dol Daddy could 60 every
where that / go. Il he would. But
he doesn't enjoy it."
Victoria ponderee this awhile in
silence. -
t'When Pm asked to a smart din
ner, or the opera, or to stay down
in FIillsborough for some special par
ty, am to hang my head and say,
oh, thank you, but Mr.. Herrendeen
likes me to be at home nights'?"
~. don't think he'd mind if ii
was only now and them" she sug-
gested uncertainty.
"Ah, but that's the trouble, Vic.
You can't play fast and loose. In
three months they'd all have for
gotten me. Their lives 60 too fast.
They 60 abroad, or to New York or
Hawaii; there are always mar
riages-people coming and going
changes"
Divorces" Victoria supplied
simply, as her mother paused.
Magda laughed, with little touch
of color in her face.
''Well, yes, divorces. Everything
is Whirling all the while-visitors
from the East, the polo teams, the
golf people. You can't let go. To
get out of it for two months-to de-
cline five invitations in a row, Vic
would mean you were out forever.
Again Victoria looked at her
thoughtfully, puzzledly.
"And would Dad like you to do
that, Mother?"
why, he's been so glurn and si-
lent these last months hardly
know. Ever since you and I went
down to Santa Barbara last summer
he's seemed to feel he has griev-
ance." Again the beautiful affection
ate eyes filled with tears.
Victoria's heart ached for her
with a fierce wrench Of pain and
sympathy. She knew of what her
mother was thinking on these hot
days; she was thinking of her
friends at Tahoe, and up on the
klamath river, and down on the
cool shores of Pebble beach and
Santa Barbara.
Presently Magda came back to
the question:
''You do see that it's hard for me,
Victoria? What would you do?"
''Oh, yes; oh, yes," Victoria
''It's-it'S hard on US ALI"
Hard on you, too, dear?" Her
asked quickly, in tone
that shrank away from pain.
Hard to see you unhappy and see
him unhappy" Victoria said, her
eyes watering.
There was a ring at the door.
Victoria was glad to go to answer
it; the conversation had gotten COM
pletely out of hand. She came in
with a great box Of flowers; there
were often boxes Of flowers, but not |
often as large as this
Victoria ran about getting vases
for them.
"And what's in the box, Mother.
The little box?"
Mrs. Herrendeen was smiling SUI
oerbly, shaking her. head. The card,
twisted and wired ia a wet envelope, |
The Washington times., 1937-10-09
SEVERAL FACE
NEWEST QUIZ IN
DAVIDSON CASE
New Leads Link
QuanticO Civilians

State police today planned to
question several civilians living
near the Marine Barracks at
Quantico, Va, after admitting
they are working on new leads"
toward solution of the mysteri-
Gus murder of Elmer J. Davidson,
United States Chamber of Com
merce attorney.
Although convinced they are
definitely on the trail of the muir.
derer who stabbed and shot the
52-year-old bachelor on a lonely
road within 10 miles of Quantico,
investigators would not predict
how soon an arrest will be made.
SEEN FREQUENTLY
State officer Maury G. Sneed
learned today that Davidson had
been frequently seen at various
places along the Richmond High.
way between Washington and
Fredericksburg until within two
weeks Of the time of his death.
Proprietors of roadside taverns
have identified a recent photo.
graph of the attorney as the man
frequently seen along the high.
way-always in company with a
civilian-Sneed said.
OWN GUN. THEORY
Meanwhile, Sergt. E. j. McDer.
mott, who has been tracing Da-
Wilson'S strange nocturnal activi.
ties in Washington, said he had
contacted several persons who
had seen the Chamber of Com.
merce official at night in Wash.
ington. He refused to reveal their
connection with the attorney,
however.
Although Davidson was not
known to have carried a pistol,
McDermott also was partial today
to the theory that he might have
been shot with his own gun. pos
sibly after attempting to get it
from his car when attacked with
the knife used by the murderer.
The Washington times., 1937-10-09

SGT will be left in the Treasury
and if other money later becomes
available to the District under the
farm tenant program it will be
added to this $S7. When there
is a sufficient fund to make loan
to a local farmer, such action will
be taken.
Loans will be made in about 300
counties, and to not more than
ten persons in any one county to
competent tenants. farm labor.
ers, and sharecroppers," for the
purchase of the family,Size farms,
according to the announcement.
$4,000 PER FAMILY
The Resettlement Administra.
ton, which the Farm Security Ad.
ministration supplanted, found in
it's experimentation on farm ten.
ancy that it took an average of
$4,000 per family to provide even
farms averaging 80 acres.
The Washington times., 1937-10-09
DRIVER HURLS
'ASSAILANT' OFF
running BOARD
Injured Man Under
Gallinger Guard

Alleged to have demanded en-.
trance to a standing automobile
under threat Of killing its occu.
pant, a washington man last
night was seriously injured when
thrown from the running hoard
of car, which zig-zagged through
traffic, and hurled him to the
ground.
Ralph Shepherd, 29-year.old
painter of the 1900 block Of
Fourth st. N. W., is the man. He
is now in Gallinger Hospital under
police guard suffering from a
shoulder injury and a possible
skull fracture.
RELATES EXPERIENCE
Driver of the machine which
knocked Shepherd off the run,
ming board by driving close to
another automobile is Morris A.
RaineS, 40, a botany instructor at
Howard University Raines. who
lives at 1904 Seventh st. N. w.,
told police he had stopped his car
in the $500 block of Georgia Ave,
in front Of a dry cleaning estab-
lishment, and was waiting for his
wife when Shepherd came UP to
his car, climbed on the running
board and commanded:
"Let me in. Let me in right
away"
DEFIED THREAT
Raines said he locked the car
door instead and when the in
truder told him if he didn't open
the door he would kill him, he put
the car in gear and drove off in a
zig-zag line, fearing it was an at
tempted holdup.
Two blocks down Georgia
Avenue Raines said he grazed an.
other car and knocked his pas
Senger to the ground. Police in q
radio cruiser picked Shepherd up
and took him to Gallinger Hospi.
tai. In falling he struck his head
against the second machine.
The Washington times., 1937-10-09
By Helen Essary

We'll, then, gentlemen" said Mr. Tumulty
I'm happy to bring you both good news. Just
before left the White House the President de-
cided to raise the draft age to as"
"Fortyfive!" exclaimed the wouldbe heroes.
Eyes. gentlemen, AS"
They Could Not Be Spared
Its impossible" they said as one man. 1--WE
cannot be spared from our affairs"
Their faces had suddenly blanched and their
fingers were trembling Mutter1ng against that
crazy man in the White House," they hurriedly
left the table
Two beaming young men and seven cook books
lightened my heavy heart the other day at the
Congressional Library. I had been reading the
recollections of David F. Houston, Josephus Dan
iels and Franklin K Lane. They showed plainly
that woodrow Wilson had been prepared for war
months before its declaration And that he had
held back his decision until he was sure the
country was behind him.
The beaming young men were waiting while
Librarian Lillian Hopkins was checking off these:
Boston Cook Book" Good Housekeeping Cook
Book" Recipes for Young and DID," How to
Feed the Brute" "Set Good Table" 1.-THE Way
to His Heart" and "Good Food"
May I ask" said, What you two are going
to do with those?"
why, we are going to learn to cook" said the
one whose name was Lyman johnson.