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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
THE sronT 60 EAR

The gsiety ef the ChTislmas eeFtv st "ThuneeT MesAg, the ae eeRegt hseieRaG ip New MeEtee, has . egREte ending when PEARL 6Anf DE FOREST, eldest ef thSee bFDtbeFA C found dead with sp eRsieRt knife iB his thSeaG
 Eeeh ef the Ae ReSest bTetheFs hes ths 6Tst name "PeaFf" PEARL JOHN is the youngest, PEARL PIERRE, BeEE lB age, lakes charge 0f aHaiTs, eg1eTs eveFYeNe ta EemsiB at the ha- eienAs,, The otheFs aSei TAHTE S0BEREfINk, cid ApA sR iBVsIi1j BETTY WELEH, her young c0Bl- Dani0H; HAb10N VAsQUEZ and AH6ELTQUE ABEYTA, guests At ehe paFtIj PROFESSOR SHAW, eFeheelesist; aa1 BOB GRAHAM, esFe salesman, ct tbe hacienda waiting foT his eaF te be repaired.
 The beAy sf Psan San disap- peaFG Later Ramon and AR- eeiigne learn t has been burned, Then Rsar Pierre ts fsBRA, iifs- iess, beiew 6 T0eky ledge, the esspe kptfe that killed his brother ta hts tbSesL
 Rean John accuses BROKEN SHIELD, aR Indian servant, ef the M,zasFs, Next day TaBLe Josephine is dead aHd Broken ehteid ts missing, Professor Shaw ls Investigating the basement of the hesse when s9meOne springs ea btH. Later he is fesBd, sB- conscious.
 ARgetiqne learns M 2 seeset passage h the basement, Jealous ef Betty, She f0gces her into this passage. Heb 9uaTTeis with RA- Raea aHa PeaTt JShn sad he ts placed tn the same underground passage, BSb Rad Betty Ey te NRA tlaek way Owt, fRAliy come ee . lighted rom wbeTe they See twe men fighting, Sob gees into the TeNm. Betty, terrified, sees Broken Shield raise the Sbsidjsa kBtfe sHd pIaBgs t dsvh TbeI she fasatS,
 NOW 60 ON WITH THE sTORy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
CHAPTER xxIv

When Betty opened her eyes she wss still iB the adobe room and Bob wsS bending oyer her with g Look t9st Hasds her put her hand aEaiHst his cheek tepdsTly,
 a'You,Fe sii Tight7" she asked.
 "xes, aHd y0a7"
 T-f just went out for s min iite, guess. I'm not much good when things gre really happening, an IF"
 |Later I'll tell you what think shout that" he promised, smiling aRd helping her to her feet,
 The room seemed 10 hold more people than she had thought, and Ei2e gave s little cry of surprise es Pearl John de Forest came to- ward her,
 @You7" InyolHntsrtIy Bettys eyes turned to the h,iddled form lying On the h0or. Why. we hloIgbt-"
 *Yes, but t wss Ramon Vas aBez, Not de Forest," Bob told her, Look, de Forest" He pointed to small, shining 0b- 1 3sCt bsafDy,
 peaH John stopped and picked t Up, Then he looked around on tine floor until he found . tiny sqDsre Of paper,
 '1fbs sigDet ring" he said. Tt disappeared the night my oldest brother wss killed" lie held out his hand, snd they saw the ring with its top open like 6 tiny i'd This went inside" he explained, holding out tils paper, Tt tells the location of the de Forest for tuRe-tbe money came from Cap tain Pierre de Forests hoard of yaiuabie pearls, Ramon must bave bad 1t all the time"
 4 slight movement from the figure on the floor made them ali tHFn except the Indian, He stood ike . bronze statue, his eyes on the pile Of dirt on the floor, sk though he expected some super IsatBfsf manifestation to come fEom that spot.
 RaH9a's eyes were open and, ss he saW de Forest, slight smile crossed his face, Family party, ei2" he whispered '"fhe Indian thought was digging out his gods .=-he siDaDl-ll0ly ground CT some thing
 Ramon HlotioGsd de Forest h Lean nearer,
 I'm your cousin, Pearl John, D he said, Other branch G the fsmiiy. The money Wss why eafHs, Knew sbout the ring. II would tsii where, That's why he palsed 50 long thst the5 thought he wss gone, put fiBail, the words came, Why ! killed them - the men, You were nszi A-thea the fortune ,~ would bs mine. My name really is Ramon 6TeE0tTe," His eyes closed. sHf they thought he wss dead,
 "EBt don't understand, Pear Jgl9gw Bop exclaimed, 'Jt wss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
FAMILY AEFAIR

Charles Alyarad0, brother Of Don Alyarad9, and Julio Al0pz0, brother of Gilbert Roland, gre working ss extras today iD PaTaHlouHtis Swing High, Swing Low" with Csrele Lombard atld Fred MseMHYray,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

The trio thst scored so heavily ip 'Rhtbm on the Range" aFe back together agtn, Paramount hsS just cast BiHg Crosby, Bob Burns snd Rave iR "Watktki We'd ding"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
By THOMPSON And COLL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
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Evening star., 1937-05-30

tor who insists on reliving past horrors
of an illness, similar to that of her en-
forced listener.
In the thousands OF cases where
kind neighbors 60 to see convalescents
the following DON'TS should never
be forgotten: Don't stay too long and
don't talk about personal things. and
don't get into an argument about
anything.
The perfect visitor is first of all one
who senses the feelings and reactions
of the patient. If she can be useful as
we'll as undisturbing she stays longer
than she would were she merely sitting
and talking. But in any case she ends
her visit as soon as any evidence of
Evening star., 1937-05-30

that she is less friend than an object
of charity II tell Miss Clirking," says
she to whoever may be near. that she
must get all the benefit she can from
being away from her hot. noisy. dirty
office! | want her just to bask in the
sunshine and fragrance of my beau
tiful garden!
An important element in the init
mate friendship Of Mary Rich and
Sally Poor is the happy adjustment of
questions of payment. On the one
hand. Mary naturally considers Sally's
flatter purse. But on the other hand.
Sally's independence must be granted
when she wants to pay her way.
Another. well-meaning person is the
Evening star., 1937-05-30
by EMILY Post

effort is noticeable in the aspect of the
patient The perfect visitor does not
fuss nor does she ask continuous ques-
tions: do you want me to get you a
cover? Shall l pull up the shade? Is
the sun in your eyes? Are your pillows
uncomfortable? Would you like glass
of milk?' The perfect visitor might
get a cover or adjust the pillows
should the patient shiver or look un
comfortable.
And now for other aspects OF we'll
meant but unsuccessful kindness. One
of these is the patronizing attitude of
a certain Mrs. Croesus. Having in
sisted that Sara Clirking come to stay
at Golden Mansion, she makes her feel
Evening star., 1937-05-30

IHIs is the open season for the
bend-down, stoop-down, kneel-doWn
garden worker.
A MANS home is his castle - and
in stiff -jointed parlance, he's kink in
his own back yard.
Your garden should have sex appeal
=. We suggest lady slipper, bachelor
button, bridal wreath, poppy - and
the inevitable baby's breath.
Evening star., 1937-05-30
What Of It? b, R. W. DAWSON

By queer physical twist. NUM-
tions plants are taking on hands to
manufacture arms.
\
HERE should be an excess prophets
tax on the next war prognosticators.
HERE are more than three hundred
women holding jobs as postmasters in
this country. Dare say they
qualified through their ability to
handle the males.
Evening star., 1937-05-30


Kraving Praze exclaim upon
her arrival at dinner party,
Il got out of bed to come!
(A-choo! sniffle, snuff1e) thought I'd
never be able to get into my clothes
(snuffle, sniff1e, cough, cough. But |
couldn't bear to be so unfair to my hos
tess as to give out at the last moment"
This incident shows that it is some
times better thinkngly to break rule
than to keep it. 1t is true that one of
the most exacting rules of etiquette is
worded: Nothing but serious illness
or death or an unavoidable accident
can excuse the breaking of dinner
engagement" According to rule, Mrs.
Kraving Praze was quite as noble as
she imagined herself to be, but in con-
sideration for others. her behavior was
callously self-centered.
We all know people whose inten-
tions are entirely kind, who will too
often 60 about in public when they
themselves have bad throats or colds.
On the other hand, and unhappily,
the business angle of this subject is
not easily solved. A clerk or stenog-
rapher or saleswoman, or even school
teacher, who cannot stay at home.
can do her best to keep her germs to
herself by gargling and inhaling anti
septic medication and by trying not
to breathe in close proximity to any
one except through a clean piece of
gauze or a fresh paper handkerchief,
and by putting this in turn in
safe receptacle.
There are still one or two other
well-meaning but distress-making peo-
pie. Such, for instance, are various
types of visitors to the sickrooms Of
convalescing friends. Lucy Lmger, for
example. stays on and ON, not aware
that the face of the invalid has long
ago grown white and drawn from
exhaustion. Another visitor is Jed
Hooraw, who tells all the funny stories
he can think of to a surgical patient -
never realizing that success in what he
calls keeping him in stitches" is
threatening the security of actual
ones. Worst of all perhaps is the visi-
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Horse of Another Color

Arizona had him we'll hog and
she knew it. Smiling her sweetest. she
leaned toward him.
I'm sort of sick of betting money"
she said softly. Let's bet you do me
favor small personal favor"
IAN right" said he after some
hesitation, as long as it's not giving
you money, III bet blind. But you
must put up something worth while -
say, a kiss day for the rest of the
voyage?"
For an instant Arizona's palm
tingled to land chastisement where it
would do the most good. Then she sat
upon her hands, smiling resolutely.
"Okay. pardner." she said, her eyes
glinting, that's deal. Only think
ought to warn you know weather. l
wasn't raised on the desert for nothing,
and l really can smell rain. And this is
nothing but a kind of melted-up
desert we are on right now"
"I'll trust the barometer instead of
your adorable nose" he said solemnly.
And if lose, you can have anything
you want except Blue Runner"
Il don't blame you for the reserva-
tion," said she. That there is the
finest hoss l ever saw"
A shadow crossed the mans face.
Were you his visitor last night?'
he demanded. Then, on her nod: "See
here, young lady, you keep away from
that horse! No visiting allowed! He's
damn important to me right now -
in fact think more of him than any
Evening star., 1937-05-30

other piece of property l possess"
Sorry" said Arizona contritely.
"I'll keep away if you say so"
The boat deck was dark and cold
with wind as she made her way to
where Tony waited in the shadows.
Arizona" he cried. Il thought
you'd never come! How did you make
out? Was he fresh? If he was there's
going to be bolt from heaven"
you bet your sweet life there is"
said Arizona tersely. There is going
to be storm. or else! Tony. do you
smell rain? Sniff hard"
For several seconds Tony shifted
obediently, Arizona joining him. her
nose held anxiously in the air.
Tony" she said at last, Il was
pretty near sure the weather was
changing, but now I'm not so certain.
Oh, Tony, it's got to rain - it's got
to storm like hell loose over Death
Valley! It's got to be bad!
But l thought you hated storms
at sea-" he protested tenderly. why
the sudden wish for weather."
Because if we have real healthy
storm, I'll get that brownstone house
for Spratts," she said. "And if it|
stays clear - we'll, it just can't stay
clear, that's ALL" Then she reached
inside her cloak and drew out the little
silver and turquoise charm the, old
rain maker had given her, and held it
aloft, shaking it in an odd rhythm.
Great Spirit, do your stuff" cried
Arizona. BE merciful to this here|
parched land Il mean ocean! Come
down in glory from the clouds! Rain
Rain! Rain! Come on. Great Spirit.
Father of Waters. God of Lightning
you simply got to do this for me!'
Are you nuts?" demanded the BEL
wildered Tony.
But Arizona only responded with a
g-drawn Indian call which made
the passengers within earshot wonder
if the steam whistle had stuck on a
signal. Nothing Tony could do
stopped her. And then at last she was
silent of her own accord. She turned
to him with sickly. half-frightened
grin, holding her hand out for his
examination.
Great shivering rattlesnakes, it
(Confjnvsd on pogs 12)
Evening star., 1937-05-30

BIOLOGISTS tell us that quartz con-
tains vast numbers of minute cavities
filled with water 1t has nothing
on the liquidated quarts" that
we're unearthed during the prohibi-
ton era.
SCIENCE estimates that since the
first backboned animals appeared in
the world, mud 81 miles deep has been
deposited :. No wonder we're living
in the muddled age.
Evening star., 1937-05-30

Three minutes later Arizona, who
was seated in modest solitude in a
remote corner, found steward at her
elbow presenting visiting-card. 1t
was Vickerling's, and he had written
on the back of it.
Please don't think me presuming
if l ask you to help out" said the neat,
firm script. His initials followed.
Arizona glanced in his direction and
met his hopeful eyes. She nodded, put
the card into her purse, crossed over
to his table,
There is something about ship
that makes friendships grow with
startling rapidity. Arizona liked
Vickerling, liked the other guests at
his table. Before the end of the eve
ming, she felt as if she had known them
all for years. But before that agreeable
feeling had been attained, Arizona
had learned many things. To begin
with, there was the mystery of the
pool and how it was played.
The founders, like myself and Bills
and ten Others" her host explained,
each put up a hundred dollars. These
original tickets each contain a diff
ferent estimate of the number of miles
the ship may reasonably nun before
noon tomorrow. We own them but
they are auctioned off to the highest
bidders, and we may bid them in our
selves, if we wish. The sum total is put
into the pool and winner takes all"
"A twelve-to-one shot isn't bad"
Arizona declared. Believe I'll buyinT
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Confinvsd from poos seven

But when the bidding was over,
Arizona, who for once in her life had
not thoroughly understood gamble,
found that she had paid five hundred
dollars, which was far more than she
could afford to lose, for very small
number in the low field.
Too bad!" said Vickerling, smiling
into her eyes sympathetically over the
edge of his champagne glass. with
this weather we ought to have mar
velous run. I've got very good
chance with seven-fifty-three."
so four-sixty-for means slow
run, does it," said Arizona. And
we'd get slow run if we we're to get
into fog. or bad storm, or something
like that?'
But naturallyw he replied amused
Really bad weather can delay any
ship"
WELL" said she with conviction.
"it's going to storm"
How do you know" he asked.
laughing. The barometer is steady,
the stars are shining - even in your
eyes,"
That's worry you see shining"
Arizona insisted. Il smell rain, tell
you, and I'm plain scared of storm
at seaw
Nonsense! 1t won't Storm
want to bet on it?"
Instantly he was alert, the gambler
in him killing the infatuated swain.
How much?" he said eagerly. BY
this time they were alone at the table.
Evening star., 1937-05-30

was the best type of racing stable
owner. Bills, dark, thick-set and shifty-
eyed, might have been racing tout
or shyster lawyer. Yet according to
all accounts he was one of the biggest
gamblers on the turf and was reported
to have lost large fortune on the
last Derby. Apparently this loss had
made him venomous against the dark
horse that had won.
II tell you Blue Runners winning
was a fluker' he was saying. "You
bought yourself pup there. Wicker
ling. Two hundred thousand dollars
for pup?'
''Nonsense!' Vickerling retorted.
Blue Runner will make history"
Arizona nodded vigorous assent.
blue Runner will never win an
American racew said Bills. Il don't
care how he's classed, III never make
it. That was freak win, and I'll bet
on it,"
"How much?' said Vickerling in
stantly.
A moment later the bet had been
made. Bills had gambled fifty thou
sand dollars on Blue Runners defeat,
and Vickerling had taken him up at
some fabulous odds. Arizona did not
wait to hear more. She was sickened
by the greasy little Mr.. Bills. Out in
the clean air on the promenade deck
she drank in the salt breeze.
The only skunk l ever saw that
wasn't wearing black and white
stripesr' she said aloud. But he'll be
wearing 'ern some day, or l miss my
guess"
Arizona had not been the only per-
son at that bar with eyes in his head.
Mr.. Vickerling, despite his earnest and
high-pliced discussion with Bills, had
taken careful note of Arizona's extra
ordinary beauty. And when she
entered the smoking room that eve
ming, lone, slim figure in cleaning
white satin, he Immediately began
angling for an excuse to introduce
himself.
Then suddenly he had an inspira-
ton. Preparations for the forming of
the pool on the ships run were under
way. As usual, he was chief organizer,
and someone must pass the numbers.
Why not take this duty away from
steward?
Evening star., 1937-05-30
Magazine Section

intimate friend of the family who feels
at home and who never is on time for
meals She calls back as she leaves for{
the tennis club: Don't wait lunch for
me! If I'm late III just get something
for myself when come in! Anything
left over will do! All really want is
crackers and milk" And out she goes
with not thought in her mind that3
her hostess will nevertheless feeE|
obliged to keep the cook or some ond|
else in the household waiting in the
kitchen to rearrange and to reheat and
to serve whatever the leftover from
lunch may be.
As a companion to this go-her-own-
way guest. there is the have-her- -own1
way hostess, who is possessed with the
nervous impulse to interpret every
thing you say as meaning something
else. If you say you like dark meat she
insists on giving you white because she
knows you like it better; if you sit
down in one chair she insists that YOU'D
move to another.
To these few examples of good in
tention. but bad judgment. might be
added innumerable others. and all OF
them would upset us more or less
because we have all been taught to
believe that manners which spring
from kindness can not be bad. To what.
degree the necessary sensitiveness is
Heaven-sent and to what degree itF
can be cultivated is an individual, not, !,
a general, question. But at least it can
do us no harm if we really considert
the effect what we do or say will have.
instead of thinking about ourselves;
or quite possibly not thinking of any
thing at all. 4
Copyright. 1897. by Emily Post 4
Visiting and Vi.itors
Entertaining ond being sntsrtoinsd
bring special problems to people oi
moderate moons. Mrs. Posts onswsnl
70 o number ofimportont questions ors
very hsipfvI. To get tie IsofIst send
three cent stomp with your request te
This Week Moaozins in core Of thi
newspaper.
Evening star., 1937-05-30

low often do we hear Mrs.
Kraving Praze exclaim upon
her arrival at a dinner party,
IL got out of bed to come!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06

Concentrating the Second
Battle of the Marine, members of
the Society of the Third Marine
Division will hold their eighteenth
annual reunion July 1918 at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Local members of the organiza-
ton will meet at 8 p. m. tomor-
row at the Wafdman Park to dis
cuSs plans for the reunion.
A feature of the four-day ses-
sion will be motion pictures show
ing the Third Division in action.
More than 1000 persons are ex-
pected to attend the reunion.
Among the guests who will at
tend the sessions are Wayne Chat
field Taylor, assistant Secretary
of Treasury, lormer captain of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06
Nv EARL GOODWIN

Business men from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. and from the Cana
dian Boundary to the Rio Grande,
would chip in for diamond
studded loving cup or a hand
painted celluloid frying pan to be
presented to Congress as token
of respect, if Congress would only
quit and go home.
Business is fed up with Con-
greSs. Business can plan ahead for
two years with the present set of
tax laws and regulationS-but is
jittery over what MIGHT happen
If the heat should strike in and
addle the situation.
Moreo Congress itself
sides up to business and says:
"Pal-yOu don't want us to go
home any more than WE want
to 20 ourselves"
And here is the reason:
Congress is composed largely OF
the average neighborly sort Of
fellows who like to be around
home during the summer time.
And this is a perfect summer for
the average congressman. the
weather in the wide open spaces
is conducive to more and merrler
church picnics, and other outdoor
gatherings than the people have
seen for a dozen years. So they
say on Capitol Hill.
This is a grand harvest time;
and there is tremendous lot of
political strength and merit in
being around when harvesting Ii
under way. Despite lot of MUIR
muring, this is rather prosperous
summer in most places in the wide
open areas; there is a lot of cash
money and the teachers are travel
ing, the farmers and their wives
are getting ready to take little
trip after the harvest.
One symptom of prosperity Is
the fact that the National Parks
are practically overrun with tour
lists. Also, most members of Con-
greSs themselves are overrun with
touristS-who are here in droYes to
see the Boy Scouts. And a great
deal of honestto-g goodness election
eering and neighborly doings are
to be credited to the presence OF
the Scouts. Many members of
Congress are going down to see
the boys; having meals with them;
fixing up trips through. Govern
ment buildings. Moreover men,
bers of Congress are in the Scout
camps (oddly enough) when the
newspaper photographers from
home are there. And it all helps
along.
Now this is a better summer
than next summer for a little time
off and a chance to mingle with
the boys in the fields and the cross
roads store because there isn't any
election in the offing in November.
Congressman can go home and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06
K. Of {. Inaugural
Ball Slated FRIDAY

The second annual inaugural
ball Of the knights of Columbus
will be held Friday night, July 10,
in honor Of State and council off
GERS recently elected, it was an
nounced today. The celebration
will be held at the Indian Spring
Golf Club.
Honor guests will be State Dep
uty and Mrs. Walter 1. Plant, Dis
trict Deputy James P. McKeon,
faithful navigator of Washington
( en2ral Assembly, fourth degree,
and Mrs. Thomas F. Carlin
Grand Knight of Washington
Council.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES MISSED
BACKBONE CONGRESSMAN

traipse around with the great
American public without wearing
rubber-Soled shoes (figuratively
Speaking).
OF course there are such things
as the Presidents court plan and
the budget-but by and large there
isn't anything that is going to
bear down heavily on a Congress
mans conscience - because the
folks back home are interested
mainly to know whether or Mt
there are going to be more and
heavier taxes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06
Cleaner Strike Peace
HOPE of Union Head

Hope for a settlement Of the
strike by Local 1877, Laundry
Workers. Dyers and Cleaners in a
dozen local dry cleaning establish
ments was expressed today by Cal
vim Cousins, president, in view Of
a meeting tonight of strikers, own
ers and retail tailors in the Am
beSSadoi Hotel.
Cousins said the union will stand
firm in its demand for an $lS
minimum wage and 40-hour
week. Picketing of the dry clean
ing plants continued yesterday,
despite the holiday. when it was
reported that certain Of the plants
would cperate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-06
Nazis Ban Tricks

BERLIN, July 6.-The Ger
man Theater Chamber, support
ing the Nazi four.year plan of
economic self-sufficiency, today
forbade magicians to use eggs,
milk. or other edibles in their
exhibitions. A ecree, describing
such demonstrations as waste, "
threatened severe penalties.