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Evening star., 1937-09-05

much as possible about the patients who were
treated at the Royal Edward Hospital Sooner
or later she would have to make inquiries
about Mary Brantwood's financial resources.
1t could do no harm to look into the matter
straightway.
She took taxi to Doughty Street and sent
in her card. The butler who took it upstairs
returned in few moments to say that Lady
Margaret would be down Immediately
"Youhave come about Mary - Miss Brant-
wood suppose, madam" the butler haz-
arded respectfully "Is she - all right?"
Il think she II do quite well.''
I'm glad to hear that, madam Very glad
indeed. She's nice girl, very sensible At
least, she was - until she did this"
Molly watched the man and decided that
she didn't like him much He was rather too
quiet in his movements and furtive in his ex-
preston.
Have you any idea why she tried to kill
HERSELF" she asked.
Il haven't, madam. And neither has any
one else in the house. 1t was great surprise
to US all when we found her this morning.
SIldIlSC, SOppOoC, l1lC
thing was an ACCIDENT"
Accident Oh. no. madam very de-
termined attempt, should say. Newspapers
stuffed underneath the door and all that
Il see" said Molly, disappointed.
Lady Margaret Elphinstone came into the
room and the butler padded softly out. Lady
Margaret was a woman of fifty who tried, with
a considerable degree of success, to look
thirty. In spite of her careful makeup, she
looked worried and anxious.
such terrible time we have had, Miss
O'Rourke!" she said, glancing at the card in
her hand. such shock it was! How is
'Brant'? always called her that for short"
The doctor says she will get better"
Il can't understand it. Most annoying
business altogether. She was good girl, and
really good maids aren't easy to find"
Il don't think she'll be in the hospital
long," said Molly.
But. my dear Miss O'Rourke, couldn't
take her back, not after that" Lady Mar
garet shivered. Good gracious me, no!
should be on tenterhooks all the time, Won
dering if she was going to do something
Evening star., 1937-09-05

They discovered her in the nick of time"
I'm very glad of that" Molly smiled at
him. "Who is she?"
He looked at his notebook.
MARY Brentwood, maid to Lady Margaret
Elphinstone, Doughty Street"
Poor kid!' said Molly softly. "She must
have had rotten time. Yet she looks peaceful
enough now"
The house surgeon on duty came busting
in and busted himself with the patient.
She'll do, l Think he murmured. &C
Ward. Tell Sister she must be watched con-
stantly in case she tries anything else
Porters were preparing to remove the girl
to the ward. The surgeons examination had
disturbed her, and she stirred restlessly as the
stretcher was lifted onto trolley. Her eyes
opened, gazing vacantly around.
II didn't do it, she muttered family.
Il didn't do it,
''Of course you didn't!" Molly patted her
cheek gently. Don't you worry. You'll soon
be quite all right"
Mary Brantwood's eyes closed again. Her
trembling lips we're still forming the words
Il didn't do it." as the porters pushed the
rubber tired trolley out of the casualty room.
Molly obtained the case-sheet she was
wanting. and returned to her Office little
way down the corridor.
"Why should such girl try to take her own
life?" she thought. Apparently she had quitea
good situation and her features were singu-
larly free from lines of care or worry Molly,
naturally, had fair experience with human
nature; and she couldn't help thinking that
Mary Brentwood did not appear at all
likely suicide type.
She picked up report and tried to con-
centrate on it. But her interest still tagged;
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
YADE E N URGES.
DISTRICT VOT E.
upon CITIZENS.
Cites Market Placement
As Showing Need
BY A. ]. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

James G. Yaden, former pres
ident, told the Federation Of
Citizens Associations last night,
District citizens should have a
vote, citing as indicative Of this
need the placing of a farmers
market in the Southwest, over the
protest Of District taxpayers.
Previous to Yaden's address, Earl
w. Cooper, Petworth Association
president, on behalf of members,
presented Yaden with a gold
watch in appreciation Of his IA
years as a delegate to the Fedora.
ton, five of which he served as
president.
OPPOSE HOSPITAL USE
The association reaffirmed op-
position to the use of the old Tu-
berculosis Hospital for any hospi-
tai purpose. The action was taken
despite a letter from DR.. George
C. Rutland, District Health Of
ficer, urging the association to
withdraw its objections.
New members elected were: Mrs.
Alfred C. Norcross, Joseph H.
Grasman, Nathan GraSman, DR..
John L. DeMayo and H. o. WHEELER.
Mr.. Yaden, Lyster H. Dewey and
Ernest Howard, were named mem
bers of the executive committee.
BENNING CITIZENS
Basing their action on the needs
of eliminating overcrowding at
Gallinger Hospital. the Benning
Citizens Association last night in.
dorsed the proposal by DR.. George
C. Rutland, District health Off
Ger, to take over the Upshur Street
tuberculosis Hospital as a conva.
lescent adjunct to Gallinger.
A petition was directed to the
Commissioner urging modern fire
fighting apparatus for Engine
Company No. 27.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
5 Foreign Short-Wave Radio Schedule

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The Washington times., 1937-12-22

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BERLIN, $500 p. Man Ameri-
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LONDON, 900 p. M.-Quarterly
Technical Talk by Sir Noel Ash
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Radio Features TOddu

s:SO-EARL GOODWIN. NEws-sPoN.'
NEWS PROGRAMS ARE HEARD
AT THIS EARLY MORNING
PERIOD MONDAY TBR0uGH
SATURDAY WMAL
YULE PROGRAMS
7:OO-CHRIsTMAs CAROLs-From sta.
tiOn WGN, Chicago. ......... VOL
s:45-COMMUNITY sING-CarOls will
be sung by a chorus Of 800 voices
In special program from RO-
chester, n. Y..... WMAL
l2 2:OO-YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY-Art
Brown, master Of ceremonies VOL
MUSICAL AND VARIETY
s:OO-MUsIC OF ROMANCE-EIizabeth
Arden. rarely heard on the air;
beauty. Eddy Duchin's orchestra.
WMAL
s:SO-EDDIE CANTOR - Six Santa
Clauses headline the comedians
program as the entire cast be-
comes imbued with the seasonal
spirit and stages Yule celebra'
ton. Deanna Durbin sings 'Blne
Danube" .'...'..'.'.'''.. '"JSt
s;3O-SERENADE - Wayne waltz"
Kings orchestra. ...........W WRC
9:OO-TOWN HALL-Fred Allen enter.
tains Jack Benny In the first pub
lie encounter Of the two comics
since their meeting on the Benny
show last March. Portland HOffa,
Of the House of Allen, will he
Hospitality unpleasant to Mary
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

BERLIN, 500 p. M.-From the
Oratorio 1.-THE -Four Seasons" by
Josef Haydn: Winter. DJD, 25.4
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LONDON, $50 p. M.-The Cen
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Air Force (by permission Of the
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Csc, 31.3 M, 9.58 meg.
BERLIN, 6:45 p. M. German
Christmas Carols. DJD, 25.4 M,
11.77 meg.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Livingstone, "Battling" Benny's'
second. Peter Van steeden's or.
chestrR ...'.......'...... VIM
1O:OO-YOUR HOLLYWOOD PARADE
Warner Brothers show, starring
Dick Powell as master of cere-
monies. Film preview and other
features. Rosemary Lane, vocal.
ist ....,............... WIKI
CONCERT
9:OO-ANDRE KOSTELANETZ Lily
Pons, guest sOlOist. offers group
of Eighteenth century French
Christmas carols. other numbers
include "Je Suis Tltania," from
Thomas opera, "MignOn." and
the Bell Song" from Delibes'
Lakme' ....'.'.''' ''''' "OSN
S:OO-CAVALCADE OF AMERICA-The
life Of Salem's Nathaniel Bow.
ditch. famous navigator OF the
Nineteenth century, whose text.
book, "The Practical Navigator"
Is still the standard text for sea-
men despite the fact that 1t was
published in 1909, will be drama
ttEed ,..............'''. "JSN
S:OO-ONE MANS FAMILY-Christmas
Eve with the Barbour family.
WRC
9:3O-TISH - Federal Theater Players
present Mary Roberts Rinehart's
"The Mouse" in which Tish,
Aggie and Lizzie adventure in
search Of live mouse. .WJSV
1O:OO-GANGBUSTERS-Phillips 10 H. Lord
dramatiEes amazing career Of the
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
MOVIE PROGRAM
STUDIED MEDICINE

Somerset Maughan, English nov
elist, studied medicine before be-
ginning his literary career.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
500 CHILDREN
TO BE C S.
OF KIWANIA N S.
Arlington Club Holds
Christmas Party

ARLINGTON, Va, Dec. 90.
More than 500 underprivileged
boys and girls have been given
individual invitations to attend
the seccnd annual Christmas party
of the Arlington Kiwanis Club at
9 a. m. Friday, Arthur c. Stickley,
club chairman, said today.
In addition to an entertainment
and molten picture program, the
children will he given the double
thrill of meeting both Santa
Claus and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt, who mas consented to help
Santa distribute gifts of toys and
candy.
SECOND VISIT
Mrs. Roosevelt is expected to-
arrive at the theater at $50 a. m.
It will be her second visit to-
Arlington county this year. She
spoke in behalf of the member
ship drive o; the Instructive
Visiting Nurses Association last
spring.
The entertainment program will
include acts by Frank Portillo,
famous Washington clown, and
Harry Baker, president of the
Washington Society of Magicians.
Music will be furnished by the
Kiwanis Club Boys Band of col
pieces.
MOVIE PROGRAM
"Penrod and SAM" a picture
based on the Booth Harrington
book, and several short reels will
comprise the motion picture pro-
gram, donated by the manage
ment of the Wilson Theater. Toys
and other gifts for the party have
been collected from Arlington
citizens for the past month.
STUDIED MEDICINE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Can We Collect?

If persistency counts for anytning Connecticut ought to recover from the federal government over half a million dollars owed it on account of the War ot 1872. This week Senator Augustine Lon- ergan of Hartford introduced in Congress a bill authorizing Uncle Sam to pay Connecticut $598,926 this being the amount now payable on debt contract ed by the federal government at that time. Had the government seen flt to recognize the claim years ago, 1t would have saved itself lot of money. Most ot the sum now is interest.
 Usually short shrift is made of such claims as these. Most congressman move along certain fixed line when they come up in. committee. They are rejected and rarely get 10 the floor of either branch ot Congress. We don't know whether the Connecticut clam ever was debated m the Senate or FouSe, but we do recall that the last few e/.orts to collect were cut oil short in committee We recall well one legislator making some sort of a snappy remark about ridiculous claims being presented by the states.
 However, this is nothing of the sort. It ij legitimate and was actually contracted 3y the government or it's agents When .sAoney was needed it was forthcoming in
 his state and restitution never made. v1e don't propose that a mountain be made of the claim, for it isn't that i'm I orSant. But if the federal government i.ilould turn this amount of money over
 the state, think of what could be done { ith iG nov when we need milliS1s for iiastitu tional expansion and to take care {, ] our general fund deficit. We propose :, strong alliance of our two senators and
 xrepresentatives to put this little piece ti,legislation across.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
The Name of the Bridge

Naming the new bridge across the Connecticut River between MiddletoWn and Portland isn't going to be an easy task. Already the lines are being drawn and if the Legislature isn't brought into the argument before the matter is peace ably settled we miss our guess Of course, we should think the people in the two communities which the bridge will dl- rectly service might be given first con sideration in suggesting names. But, too, it must be taken into account that thousands of people from other sections of Connecticut will pass across the struc- ture day after day.
 We recall that bill was introduced in the Legislature suggesting that the name of the late Major General Clarence E. Edwards of World War fame be given 10 the bridge. That should prove popular among veterans of this state and there IS no doubt many hundreds of other people will take kindly to this pro- posal. But here's suggestion, also, that will bear fruit. It comes from the Middle sex County Historical Society. The group proposes that the name be ''The Matta- beseck Bridge. An active campaign IS underway to put the name across.
 As it signifies the name is Indian ana we learn that the word is the name ot tribe of Indians that once inhabited the territory around the bridge This infor- nation can be found in old land records in MiddletoWn Incidentally Matta- heseck is an old name for Middletown, which at one time included lands on 10th sides of the Connecticut river. Whether the historical society can win it's point remains to be seen. But we! wager, regardless of what name is given, i1 any actually is, most people will refer to the structure simply as the Middle town-P Portland bridge or simply the Middletown bridge. But that should not persuade interested persons in fighting for the name of their choice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

At present collective bargaining is rec ognized in principle and authorized by law, but is not carried to its logical con- clusion, and is not taken very seriously by big employers, or even by labor itself. This attitude, perhaps, comes from re- gardfng labor organization as a mere privilege. We may come to regard 1t as duty and necessity for complete function ing of the social-econonic machine.
 That is the way it is already regarded in most of the free industrial nations of the Old World English employers have come to the point where they demand that their employees organize for collec- tive bargaining, as the best way all round.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

We'll bet legislators at Hartford are dizzy these days trying to keep pace with the hundreds of new measures that are being poured into legislative mills And what with all the many measures how can a good legislator be expected to be able to grasp the many radical changes that are suggested for the state govern ment That's where the entire program for this session is apt r. be upset. The magnitude of the wor' 70 be done or rather that is proposed is so great that good many of the lawmakers may not be able to conceive it in the short space of time allotted for discussion It isn't that the Legislature is simply being asked to appropriate large sums to build new buildings That's only part of it. Legis- lators can deal handily with such prob lems as these But when it comes to changing the present set-up and inaugur- ating new ones, well, there's limit and we wouldn't be surprised to see the reor- ganization program bog down at this point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
The Real Labor Problem

Mos of Che comment and activity con- {. ,ctcd with the General Motors strike sm ;'.ther aimless. Neither capital nor :. Dor faces big facts. The real problem :. not any particular scale of wages or ours or working conditions It is not {. lie question of workmen seizing plants !, "sit-down strikes" thereby using their
 nployers' property as weapon for themselves It is not the question whether
 ollective bargaining shall be done by this u that group, :. "hhStiier some particular leader shall dominate the labor situation.
 The vital, permanent question under aeath all this arguing and jockeying IS whether industrial labor itself shall be fully organized as industrial capital is already organized, so that the two sides nay balance each othe-' as social and
 conomic equals in the conduct of indus y, with the government which repre- .ents all the people keeping an eye on hnih and enforcing fair dealing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
City Drawbacks

A visiting English town planner made tour of an industrial city in America the other day. He was shocked to see how many otherwise charming residence sec tions were cluttered up with business enterprises. His first study of the area, to which he had been invited as housing authority, led him to three conclusions.
 First, the city needed to get rid of it's smoke nuisance. Nothing pulls down property values faster than uncontrolled industrial smoke. Next, the city ought to keep such miscellany as funeral par lors and automobile junk yards and used car lots out of residential neighborhoods Finally, it should plan for the tremendous home-building movement which was bound to start soon in response to an existing housing shortage.
 People go outside of the city to live" said this expert, simply because the city becomes unpleasant to live in. It ought to be as much pleasure to walk along residential street in the city as to walk along country lane." All of which the citizens of almost any American com munity ought to know without the advice of an outside authority. Smoke-statement is no new idea here. Neither is Zoning. We're just slow about organizing our good ideas into workable program of city ifnrroyen1ent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
A Book a Day
WPA Produces Fine Volume on Idaho
By BRUCE CATION

The WPA's attempt to put llnem- ployed writers to work has justified itself abundantly in the current pub lication of Idaho: g Guide in Word and Picture" (Caxton Printers: $3).
 Here is a fat book that was pre- pared by a Federal Writers Prof. ect in the war west. Less than $15,0OO was spent on the book from first to last. No photograph CTS were available. Such maps as were used had to be prepared by a relief worker at the current security wage of $63 month. 9
 But the book is not merely a comprehensive and readable guide to the state of Idaho, it's history. its resources, and it's scenery; 1t is actually bit of literature, worth reading for It's own sake and re- fiecting vast credit on everybody concerned.
 A good deal of this must be due to Vardis Fisher. The work was done under his direction, and most of the copy was written by him. And although his name does not appear on the title page, the book is very largely his book. That if you are Up on current literature ought to be recommendation enough. The book gives 8 sane. intelligent outline of Ide ho's history--its gold
 rushes, it's s n wars, It's lusty pioneer era, ..s evolution into Q
 country of agricultural richness
 The state has more things than Bill Borah, potatoes, and mountains to brag about, and this book tells what
 they are.
 There is none of the uncritical
 booster spirit you might expect Tn this book. It's authors have kept their feet firmly on the ground And they have produced some thing which people will find inter- esting who have never beer within 1000 miles of Idaho -asid will probably i'll them with burning desire to visit the state ai ] the earliest opportunity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Answers To Questions
By Frederick M. Kerby

Q. What was the Tay Bridge dis aster?
 A. On December 28, 1879, at Dundee, Scotland, & train was cross ing the bridge, when it collapsed and everyone on the train was kill ed. Investigation showed that the bridge was faulty, both in design and construction. It had been in operation only since May 31, 1878.
 O. What is the rule for finding the fine gold content of a gold alloy?
 Al. Fine gold has A carats, and tn, fine gold content in an alloy can be determined by taking the number of 24ths of the entire amount of the carat specified. Thus to find the fine gold content of 2 ounces of IS carat gold, take 18-24 of 2 ounces.
 e. What are the other names for the constellation Little Dip per-" and does 1t contain the North Star2
 A. Ursa Minor or the Little Bear. It contains seven princi Il
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Current Comments

Todays little boys are "wise guys ~. there's more sophistica ton among children of today ;. they're born savages.
 Booth Tarkington, author.
 t. ss
 Agriculture is no longer the for- gotten industry of the United States the farmers income has return. ed to its pre-war parity. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace.
 During recent years both my health and my mind have failed me and I have committed many er- TOTS in discharging my duties ., 1t Is no longer fit for me to con; tinue in ofilce. --Gen. Chang Kai-shek, Chinese military leader, after release from captivity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Flood History

Flood History
 The first recorded flood on the mighty Mississippi was In the sixteenth century when after DeSota's death, his men planned to build boats and descend the Father of Waters.
 But a terrific flood disrupted their plans. Here is Q descrip- ton of 1t from the pen of De Ia Vega, historian of the explorers voyage:
 "Then God, our Lord, hin- dered the work with mighty flood of the great river, which, at this time, began to come down with an enormous tIi- crease of water, which in the beginning OverfIowed the wide level ground between the river and the cliffs; then l ittle by little it rose to the top of the cliffs.
 Soon 1t began Co flow over the fields in an immense flood, and as the land was level, with any hills, there was nothing to stop the inundation. The flood was 40 days in reaching its greatest height, which was the 20th of April, and 1t was beau tiful thing to look upon the sea where there had been fields, for on each side of the river the water extended over 20 leagues of land, and all this area was navigated by canoes, and nOth- ing was seen but the tops of the taIlest trees."
 NOTE-A league is equivalent to about three miles, so this flood covered an area 60 miles wide.
 Subsequent accounts of the early Mississippi note floods oc- curing with regularity every few years. There were 24 recorded in the period 17l8 and 1859, or one about every 6 years. Serious floods have been even more fre- quent in modern times-l2 oc- curing in the 45-year period 1882 to 1927, or one about every 4 years.
 Copyright, 1897, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

Has any one person been able to read and digest the hundred and one separate and distinct reports issuing from the flood regions of the United States? Truly if disaster ever visited this country in big doses it has in the last week or so. It will be summer before the complete work of salvaging the inundated regions is completed, we feel sure. Doubtless families will never return to their former homes. There will be migrations this direction and that. Disasters like this often change the trend of nations destiny.