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Evening star., 1937-07-18

I HAD not seen Henry Meeks in years
when l met him the other day.
'1t's great about Paul having
his patent approved, isn't it?' he
asked. "A fortune for the old boy at
last" His tone was genuinely enthusi-
astic. Then, seeing my face, he stam-
mered, "Why ;! What p
told him, and saw his lips tremble.
He, too, had loved Paul as did. Paul
was that kind of a man.
But, with things breaking badly,
Paul quit the game in the third quarter,
leaving his wife and kids to carry the
ball as best they could. The break was
just ahead but Paul couldn't wait. He
killed himself.
Paul Smith had everything the
world honored except that one great
virtue for which it reserves its ultimate
accolade. He had personality, gener-
osity, wisdom, initiative, charm, but it
wasn't enough! And Henry Meeks
knew what was lacking when he muir
INJURED:
"Tough; just couldn't take it!'
talked to Sam Fielder early in 1887.
Sam was back on his feet after rough
and tumble with the depression.
1.-TWO years ago." he said, 81 thought
things were about over for me. Forty
FIVE; the only job l knew gone hay
wire. l was sloppy with self pity, bitter
at the world. Then Frank Barnes
asked me to go fishing with him. Frank,
of all men,
For Frank had been on relief, after
losing his position as professor of
psychology through rotten politics.
Franks wife was an invalid, and one
of his children was badly twisted from
infantile paralysis. l knew all this.
eve caught some fish and Frank
said: 'Mary'll enjoy these; she used to
fish with me- He stopped the boat
and made a sketch. That water lily;
I'd love for her to see it. He found an
arrowhead and it might have been a
gold mine. His boy was collecting them.
''Made me feel queer, this. My
family was at least hearty.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
Snatches
Mosozins Section

DURING the war Sir James M.
Barrie, the immortal author Of
"Peter Pan," was riding in a
train through the devastated
part Of France just south of
Verdun. He occupied a compart-
ment with two American war
correspondents and the humble
scribe of this column. The corre-
spondents were indulging in
bit of boasting: 1t cost a dollar a
word to get their stuff printed:
it cost a lot of money to keep
them in Europe; so many people
read their stuff. Finally they
stopped talking. One of them
looked over at the quiet little
man snug in the corner with a
book, and said, "What do you
do?" Barrie's reply was: 81 try
to write too"
And what had Barrie been
writing in France? A strange and
beautiful work - messages to
mothers from their sons who
we're about to die. The conse-
Grated work of a great man of
letters.
Few men in history had it in
their power to soften heartbreak
more understandingly than the
author of Sentimental Tommy"
and margaret Ogilvy" - both
of them masterpieces about son.
and a mother.
GROVER WHALEN, President of
the New York Worlds Fair of
1889, is a man of original ideas.
He also knows how to collect
other people with original ideas.
One of the buildings planned for
the Fair is so unusual that the
architects have had to invent a
new word to describe it -
"trilon." 1t is the entrance gate
way, tall, three-sided structure:
One of the features Of the Fair
will be an exact model of the
human eye of such enormous
proportions that visitors may
enter it and see the complete
working of our organ of vision.
The pupil of this great eye will be
in the form of circular window
looking out at the passing crowd.
There will be gadgets to turn
which will focus the lens as the
human eye focuses for the near
sighted, the far-sighted and the
cross-eyed. M.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

EVERETT RHODES CASTLE wrote
his first story, dealing with In
dian fighting in the Old West, at
the age of seven. Wrote his
second, after a lapse of sixteen
years, for a national publication.
During the interval between
these two literary efforts he was
newspaper reporter, illustrator
and advertising copywriter.
He collects pipes; has one of
the biggest in the world on his
desk, but no one has ever caught
him smoking it. He likes to
travel, but gets homesick the
minute he buys a ticket. He likes
to hang around saloons, in order
to get characters and color for his
stories, but he doesn't drink.
He says he would rather have
written "Alice Adams" than be
President of the United States.
He has some laughs for you in
an early issue. Be sure to look
for:
"swEEp UP THE sAwDUsT!'
WHAT would you talk about if
you could sit down for half an
hour with your favorite movie
star, radio headliner or grand
opera singer?
Unless you're just as familiar
with their work as they are -
it's good idea to bring up the
subject OF food.
that's Grace turner's S advice
- and she has interviewed half
hundred stars of opera, stage,
screen and radio for THIS WEEK
during the last year.
"For food is a universal lam
guage," she says. "Next to
talking shop, the stars of the
entertainment world would rather
tell you about the things they
like to eat. And you can learn to
know them quicker when you get
them talking about food. 1t
breaks down their reserve, and
vour own. roo. You're both more
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(Continued from Page D protesting to know something of what was In MT. Roosevelt'S mind when he pointed his demands dis rectiy ct Emperor Hirohito, said the president would Do satisfied with nothing less than an apology or It's equivalent from the emperor. and assurances from c Higher authority than those received heretofore that there would be no repetition of . similar attack by Japanese forces on American nationals or their prop. erty in China.
 Speaks For Itself
 Questioned at his press conference concerning his intentions ia this TO. gard, the president said his inemo- randum to Hull, which was given to tho Japanese Ainba ssador Hirosi sajto, spoke for itself.
 Hull followed this with . Stiffly worded, formal protest, reciting at length the facts of the Panay bombing and the futility of pre- Vious Japanese assurances against interference with or injury to Amer ican nationals and their property in China.
 Tn these circumstances, the note stated, "thc government Of the United States requests and expects of tho Japanese government 6 for. mally recorded expression of regret, an undertaking to make complete and comprehensive indemnitica. tons; and on assurance that deh. nite and specific steps have been taken which will insure that here. after American nationals, interests and property in China will not be subjected to attack by Japanese armed forces of unlawful interfer. efcc by any Japanese authoritics or forces whatsoever"
 Govt. Is Determined
 Tn both the presidents and Hull's protests was seen the determination of this government to resist the of. forts of Japan to settle the Panay bombing strictly on the basis of the attack on the American gunboat and It's convoy of Standard Oil ships. Officiais said the protesN Tebteu upOH DTOhueT pubO VnHH merely the Pany incident. They rest upon the principle of the "open door" policy in China and the 4. legality of Japanese interference with American life. rights or prop. erty there, they said.
 Tn support Of these statements officials pointed to the final clause in Huilb protest demanding foF American nationals, interests, and property in China immunity from "attack by Japanese armed forcef or unlawful Interference by any Japanese authorities or forces what. soeyer."
 only upon this basis, b was said, would this government consider the affair closed.
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"'"' ''"i stream of Leaders

Since his death, there has been . steady stream of leedeFs in towns and Villages of the "shoestEing diss trict" in States Attorney Browns once, h af etSort to induce Brown to say he would accept the berth # only until next fall. However, no gaVe them no encouragement. HIS first part in tho question came te- day, when he was said to have in: formed interested parties no would support Aoxie.
 Such Q declaration wag said to have had on immediate effect upon q number of district delegates who, while they have not come out for Koxie, have refused to pledge their votes to Allyn or anyone else, tax: ing the stand they would wait and se0 what developed"
 col. Allyn had been prominently mentioned for speaker of tho house of representatives ct the next seSs sion Of tlio legislature # his town sends hin back to the assembly, which It undoubtedly will. He has gaynered considerable support Ehroughout the district for state cen. trai committeeman and it seemed no might Do elected until word was spread that Brown was opposed 70 him,
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TlU0 SurUiU0rs
 Describe Scene
CCOntinued from Page D

the men refused to believe it end kept their nerve Co the end.
 The unlniured helped to dress the wounds oe the injured. eandri was mortally wounded while I was dress sing Q sailors wounds. The panay's gun crews fired fVlriuusly at the Japanese planes until the finish, when the ship was sinking.
 Lieut. Anders (exeoutive officerl, who was too hoarSe to talk, wrote orders on the bulkheads to aban- don ship, get into lifehoats, jump overheard or save ourselves some. how.
 Meanwhile the Meian was having anchor trouble because the capstan wouldn't work. The MelAns stern finally touched the Panay's fore- castle. Capt. Carlsen yelled to me to come aboard, which ! did.
 Picked Up Chinese
 ! fixed the trouble caused by the capstan and then we put the SaTno pans over side. We threw preserv. CTS and picked up the Meian's Chi. nese crew, many of whom had been blasted into the water by the bomb. ingS.
 Carlsen then brought the Meian alongside the Meiplng which was tied up to Q pontoon anchored to the shore. Soon the Japanese planes returned and again com. menced to bomb us. A contingent of Japanese troops nearby frantical- ly waved Japanese flags but the planes ignored them.
 It was then that I was hit al. though I did not realize 1t until Hodge prohed the wound. When we rot ashore we decided to walk to Wuhu. Vines speaks Chinese and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
l2 GREEN "e,AEul.. .Cdo ... .. GREEN, LEWIS IN
 UNISON ONCE

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. O..(Up).. President William Green of the A. '. Of |. and Chairman John L.. Lewis Of the 0. 1. O., are united in opposing the Australian system Of s:cp.ulscry :.. sbcr asbitratic eccoES. :. s Harvard debating council.
 Green said the Australian piaisl lacking "the yesourCefulnees and fiexibiiity Of voluntary negotiations 4 would lead to yegilnontaticn.
 Lewis satd compulsory labor cons trcl by the state would result in fasclgin.
 Harvard debaters take the iiega. tive today iii 6 debate with . team from tho University Of Melbourne, Australia, on tho Australian plan.
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Navy Stood To It's
 Guns ToLast Minute
Continued from Page D

ship - an American warship that i never saw It's home land, for 1t waS built on the YangtSe-went down.
 The three survivors who arrived here are Jim Marshall, Seattle, Col Hers writer, wounded in the neck and shoulder: John L. Hodge, Si. iuria, Ala, maehinist's mate, second class, of the Panay, and o. 0. Vines Roanoke, Va., employed by the Brit ish American Tobacco Company Both Hodge and Vines suffered slight wounds.
 Dangerous, Dramatic Race
 As these three arrived, c little fleet of warsh!ps of three nations, United states, Great Britain and Japan started down the winding Yangtse on 0 dangerous, dramatic race through 0 200 mile war zone.
 Two of the ships bore the sur. vivors of the Japanese attack, in. clud!ng i4 men wounded, and were believed to bear also the bodies of the three killed -- Charles l.. En. singer, Ocean Beach, Calf, store- keeper on the Panay; Captain c. II. Carlsen, Waterbury, Conn.,, master of one of tho three Standard OH ships attacked, and Sandro sandri, Italian war correspondent, who was aboard the Panay.
 First In the fleet that started down tho river toward Shanghai were Japanese m!neswecperS, dele- gated to bear tho first shock of any possible attack from shore. Next were the United States gunboat Oahu, sister ship to the Panay, and e British gunboat = either tho Bee or the Ladyhird-with the survivors
 Japanese Surgeons Help
 Two Japanese army surgeons, ac. cording to Japanese navy author!'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
REvJ. J. DOWNEY TO BE HONORED
Former Immaculate Con- ceptiOn Curate Reception
 Tonight in Hartford

Rev. John J. Downey, former purate at the Church of the Im- maculate Conception, will be honor ca hy parishioners of St. Peters church, Hartford, tonight on the occasion Of the 60th anniversry oi his ordination to the priesthood. He win cerehrate Q solemn mass oi Thanksgiving tomorrow morning a' a0 o'clock at the Hartford church where he is pastor.
 Father Downey was ordained Dec lg. l0s7, by the late Cardinal 0lh- bons. In Baltimore. He served in the Hartford diocese at Danhury 8yidgeport, and Waterbury. He was appointed pastor of St. Peters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
ARTHUR M. BROWN
 DISTURBING COP.
tcontinued from Page )


 Into tho ring against Allyn several days ego.
 Surge of Sentiment
 Tho day following Dradfofd's 9us neral brought Q surge Of sentiment throughout the district from Brown himself to take the post but close friends oS his said that at present he !s adamant that he will not ac. cept !t. All agreed that # Brown wanted the berth, no could have 1t as he has long been considered the guiding hand or Republicanism il, tho county. p8F
 Leaders !n tho various towns In tho county openly expressed tho conviction today that no candidate could hope to carry the district without Browns support. AS the warfare opened, not only county politicians but county leaders all over the state and members of the state central committee were wAtchs ing developments with unusual ln. terest due to tho fact that Brown, the titular head of the party, was eShoVos W ssSVS SSssSsAssseo "P ss~' sleeve"
 Ia New London county thero was unquestionably . widespread feeling that Hoxie will not attain the poe sition when State Central Commit. tee Chairman Benjamin E. Aarwood calls the district delegates into ses. sion to choose Bradfordb successor. The move against Col. Allyn was said to have started with friends es the late sheriR. Those who were be- hind the scenes during end after the last session Of General Assembly were aware of 8 conflict between Allyn and Bradford and some re. ports went os far as to indicate that had the sheriff lived, there would have been c hot battle between the two for state central committeeman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

ties, were aboard the Oahu to tend the wounded, and one was aboard the British gunboat.
 With the rescue ships were Q Jap. anese gunboat and Q Japanese do. stroyer, to back up the naineSweepera in any fight,
 The fleet was expected here late Friday. It was planned to stean, slowly because of the dangers iron, blockading bombs, mines, and pos. sible attack from shore or air.
 Weldon James, chief of the United Press Bureau at Nanking, wa aboard the Oahu, on which he wrote today In cooperation with British, Italian and Chinese core. spondents the first direct account of the Japanese airplane attack.
 Japs On Land Fired
 There was general agreement among survivors, apparently that machine gun fire directed at the Panay came from two japanest landing party craft at the river bank, and continued until the Panay sank - her American flag plainly visible. This belief caused fresh indignation among Americans here at tho attack.
 It was noted that in on official casualty list three of the Panay's crew suffered machine gun bullet wounds. However, these might have been fired from the planes.
 Apparently, as the Panay'S gun crew left the stricken ship Q few minutes before she actually sank the Japanese boarded her, to tn. spect tho work of their planes.
 With the departure of the rescue fleet today, oil those aboard the Panay and the Standard oil ships except Chinese members Of tho Standard vessels were accounted Tor Standard officials believed that many of the Chinese periShed.
 strlctsr Control
 Tos!o, December iS. - (UP) = stricter central control over the Japanese army and navy may result from international incidents In China, such aS the sinking of tho United states gtlnboat, PanAy, in- formed sources predicted tonight
 International criticism of Japan implying that the government waa unable to restrain It's military leaders caused considerable ems harrassment, 1t was said.
 It was established that tho United States protest aS presented from the American embassy here, made nc reference to Emperor Hirohito. It generally was considered, therefore, that any reference to the Emperor had been transmitted by H!roshi saito, Japanese Ambassador n Washington, directly to the sovern' ment
 Refused to Discuss It
 officials refused to discuss the case in connection with that point, and the United States embassy had no information concerning possible Japanese intentions in response @ President Roosevelts request that the Emperor be 50 advised" os tho United States position.
 Japanese of all walks of life = school children, statesmen and laborers - visited American AIIis bassador Joseph 0. Grew to express sorrow over the Japanese attack on four American ships.
 The infleuntiAl newspaper Nichi Nichi announced that it was ace cepting contributions from the public to purchase c gunhoat to present to the United States.
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church, Hartford. In le2s. succeed Ing the late Rev. Paul McAlenny.
 Born h Stamford In 1881, Father powney received his early education in that city, then attended Fordham University. He completed his studies for the priesthood at the Grand Seminary, Montreal and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.
 children of his parish school. in honor of Father Downey's golden jubilee. this afternoon presented q play in the scho lohal. The play will be repeated tonight, and will be fol- lowed by reception. A crowd of sev- eral hundred will attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
RATLwAY LEADER DIES

Clifton Forge, Va, Dec. lS-(UP) W. J. Harahan of Cleveland, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, died in the company hospital last night. He was 69.
 Harahan. suffering an intestinal ailment, was brought here Nov. 24 from White Sulphur Springs, w. Va. He lapsed into Q coma several days ago and remained unconscious until his death. N~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
BY JOHN L, HODGE


 I left the Panay at ] o'clock Sun. day afternoon on liberty and went to the Meipang tStandard oil vessel) for recreation. I was sitting on tho fo'c's'le talking to another man when I heard . strange noise. l
 DO you hear that' Those ere planes" ....
 I went to tho bridge with Captain Jorgensen of the Meipang to got glasses and see what was happen. Ing. Then oil hell broke loose. Three planes came down by us, then turned around and went directly toward the Panay. They hit tho Panay and then hit tho bridge of the Meipang.
 There were four Of us on the bridge. Captain Jorgensen, l and two others. We ell fell to the deck. When l got up I found my head gashed. Direct fElt Fires Ship
 Then c direct hit set the ship afire The crew got out hoses. The Cap- tain gave me the wheel and told me to beach the ship. I tried to 90 to the north bank. But soInebodyssI do not know Who.swas machine cunning us from tho bank. I turned tho ship around and at last we reached the south s!do.
 The Japanese planes could not have been more than 100 yards above us. do not sec how they could have helped to so and re- eognise our flags.
 The Standard ships, like the Pan- ay, flew flags plainly. But the planes attacked again and again. They ct. tackled us while we were afire and even after we put out the fire. For c long time we had no chance to escape. Finally I dashed to c cabin, grabbed first aid equipment and went over the side.
 Continued Shooting
 After I got ashore, Marshall, Vines and walked inland until we met some Japanese soldiers shoot. Ing on Chinese. We yelled:
 "Quit shoot!ngl We are Aiaevi. cans."
 But apparently they did. not understand and they continued shooting.
 Finally we reached Q mission and got something to cat and . place to rest. Yesterday Japanese officers arrived and apoiog!sed protuseiy for the attack on Us. They offered to see that ell survivors were well fed pending their evacuation to Shanghai.
 That fellow Marshall is c real hero. Ke was trying to launch c lifoboat until c little time before the Panay went down.
 Mud Covered Suit
 Hodge, Miss Graham found, WaA wearing mud stained trousers, q sweat shirt grimed by three days of his adventure, and c pair of shoes which he had got somewhere, much too large for him. He looked tired But though he was nearly exhausted he insisted on going to tho United States cruiser flagShip Augusta tc report to Admiral Harry D. YAFnell, the American commander in chief.
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ROBlNSONS ARE
 NOT HEARD FROM
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tor of Q century aso.

ter of . century ago.
 Clues Are All Dead
 Checking of auxiliary clues ran into c dead end today. The name I'M. DeutSch," in whose care the passports were mailed to IA West 4eth street, New York, proved on unproductive avenue of investiga. ton. It developed that this man iA Martin Deutsch, now . sculptor At Hollywood, Calf, and he said he had no knowledge Of the Robingons and could not understand why tho passports had been mailed h hia care. T was in Florida when tho passports supposedly were sent to me" Deutsch told the United Press. T imagine someone used my name and address. 1 don't know anyone by that name"
 Warsaw, Dec. ib.--(UP)-The United States consulate has %. atieSted police here to advise if and when the couple travelling under . fraudulent American passport bs sued to Mr. and Mrs. Donald l. Robinson attempt to cross the iron. tier from RiigsiG. 4 check Of record showed that thus fay no couple ol that description has entered Poland
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
PETRyTTED FOREST ATTRACTS
 MANY

PetriAed Forest, ArlE. (U.PS--A total of I0D,Se0 persons visited the Fortified yorest national Islonuinent n the last lI months, according 70 figures released by Charles J. smith superintendent. The visitors Ara rived ln so,0T0 automobiles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
LOST WTs LTFE

Fail River, Mast. Dec. l6-(UP)-- Enroute to a hospital here to visit his wife and newborn son, Charles D. Davenport, 24, of WeBtpOrt Hars Dor lost hIS life last night wn0n hIa automobile hit tree near the Rhode Island line,
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afANT sTANps , VT. , IN.

North Wilkesboro, ~. c. (UP)-. North casolina's reputediy tallest fna,i--and no one has challenged his ciaisn--asnaEe citizens here to" day. MS is Judd II. Scott, Grassy creek, Ashe county, who stands [ feet 3 inches high and weighs sp0 hounds. He wears . number l7 shoc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

DenmaFks oldest man, An John. son, who ffas died ifi Copenhagen sI 1O3, never spoke to c medical man On isyinGlpl6" during his Nc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

Pupils in one Moscow, Russia school are Russian, Mongolian, Lat- vian and German.