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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Political Dates

Sept. 23-6:15, Campaign speech, Mrs. Mary c. Kilmartin, Demo- cratic candidate for town clerk, WATR. Sept. 23--6:45, Campaign speech, Sen. George T. Sulhane,' WRBY, WATR.
 Sept. 23.-Meeting, 18th dis trict Democrats, Sts. Peter and Paul school.
 Sept. 24.--Card party, auspices Democrats of 14th and 18th dis tficts.
 Sept. 24-S:00, 18th district Dem- Ocratic rally, Anderson school.
 Sept. 24.--Meeting, Italian Democratic club, City Hall.
 Sept. 24-6:l5, Campaign speech,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

Safety leaders have put across the Idea that correct driving is socially proper. The driver, in increasing numbers, is taking pride in the fact that he is piloting his automobile skilfully and carefully,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

Some fifty local teachers, from high and grammar schools, are enrolled in extension courses which are being given at Crosby High school under the auspices Of the State Board of Education and the local Teachers Association. Tn charge of the arrangements Is the following local committee: Anna E. M. Dwyer of Driggs school; Anna M. Skehan of Mulcahy school; and Daisy Lord of Wilby High school. ,% I4t. I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23
Dsiggis

The following is a brief outline of the courses which are included in the curriculum:
 The course in "Diagnostic and Remedial Reading" opened on Monday afternoon at 4:l5 in room lO6, Crosby. High school, under the direction of Dr. life Forest. Forty-six teachers were enrolled in the class which carries two credits.
 Herbert CliSh was in charge of the opennig session of the course, "The Teaching and Supervision of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-23

Reading and Literature in the Modern School" which opened yesterday afternoon, AIS, in room l06 at Crosby. Over 50 enrolled in this course, which also gives two credits. This will be followed during the second semester by a second course entitled Teaching tho Language Arts"
 A course in vocabulary Study" was opneed yesterday afternoon at AIS fin room 106, Crosby High school, by John G. Gilmartin. It will also carry two credits.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
Faithful Pilgrims Trek
to Black Virgin Shrine

Montserrat, Spain, is the name of
fantastic mountain pass that rises
abruptly to height of 5000 feet
from the rolling foothills of Cata.
luna. 1t is also the name of a IA
nous monastery, which clings like
swallows nest halfway up the
steep slopes of the mountain, about
35 miles northwest of Barcelona.
For centuries, states a correspond
ent in the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, this medieval Benedictine
monastery has been the nations
most famous shrine, to which thou
sands of the Spanish faithful make
pilgrimage each year to pay hon.
age to what is called the Black Vir-
gin. This wooden image, darkened
by age, is not, however, the only
source of MontSerrat's fame. Mont
serrat, in Catalan tradition, is the
Montsalvatsh or Monsalvat of the
Middle ages, site of the castle of the
Holy Grail. Here Ignatius of 10y
ola, wounded soldier, knelt in
prayer, and went away to found the
Society of Jesus.
According to legend, the Black
Virgin was carved by st. Luke and
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06

comfortable through the shoul-
ders. I guess I should diet but in
this dress I feel nice and slender.
Don't you see, girls, how impor-
tant it is to choose a style that's
particularly becoming? It's abid-
ing by this theory that gives some
women such enviable chic
Pattern 1880 is designed in sizes
1920 $50 to 40). Size IA requires
3s4 yards of 80 inch material.
Pattern 1888 is designed in sizes
1882. Size 36 requires 53s yards
of 80 inch material. The collar
in contrast requires five-eighths of
a yard.
Pattern 1884 is designed in sizes
1920 (32 to AZ. Size 16 requires 3as
yards of 35 inch material.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1920,
211 w. Wacker Dr., Chicago, III.
Price of patterns, IS cents Gin
coins) each.
g Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
UNCOMMON
AMERICANS
$3.50
By Elmo g Western
Newspaper
Scott Watson Union
Man With Branded Hand

TN EVERGREEN cemetery in
L Muskegon, Mich, stands monu-
ment which bears the inscription
Capt. Walkers Branded Hand"
and below it bas-relief of an open
hand with the letters IS. S." on
the heel of the thumb. This monu-
ment recalls one of the stirring in
cidents of pre-Civil war days and
marks the grave Of a man who
played part in bringing on that
conflict.
Capt. Jonathan Walker was
a Massac chusetts sea captain and in
1874 was engaged in coastwise
trade. Hating negro slavery, Walk
er tried to help seven blacks, who
had fed from a Florida plantation,
escape to the Bahamas. He was
arrested, brought to Pensacola,
tried as thief in federal court
and found guilty. He was sentenced
to be branded on the right hand
with the letters IS. S." (slave steal
err, to stand in the pillory one hour,
be imprisoned fifteen days and pay
a fine of :150.
After the first part of the sentence
had been carried out, he was led
again into the courthouse. Or
dered to put his hand on the post of
the railing in front of the judges
bench, Walker protested when the
marshal bound it fast to the post.
He declared that he could hold it
firm during the ordeal, but his pro-
test was ignored and the branding
took place.
After his release from prison,
Walker went back to his home in
Massachusetts to find himself hero
and q martyr. John Greenleaf Whit
tier wrote a poem in which he be-
sought Walker to hold his branded
right hand aloft for all the world
to see. Abolitionist leaders recog-
nized in the incident potent ar
gument for their cause. Accompa-
MED by fugitive slave he Travelled
through the North and lectured on
the evils of slavery.
The Man with the Branded
Hand became a famous figure and
he did much to arouse the North
and put it in a receptive frame Of
mind for Harriet Beecher Stoves
Uncle Toms Cabin" as faithful
picture of the horrors Of slavery.
In the SOS Walker and his family
moved to Wisconsin and a few years
later bought small fruit farm in
Michigan. There he lived during the
remainder of his days and there
he died in 1878, an almost forgotten
figure who had played no little part
in bringing on the greatest civil war
in history.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
d" A UNIT ALMA, there's just one
\ thing T don't like about nv

" A UNIT ALMA, there's just one
"A thing I don't like about my
new dress-it's so attractive I'm
afraid Sis over there will appro-
pirate it when I'm not looking.
Outside of that I'm crazy about it,
and I think you're swell to make
it for me. Why"
"What's this, what's this? If
that isn't a laugh. Aunt Alma!
Imagine me wanting anybody's
dress. Why since you've taught
me to sew-my-own I never want
anything. I just make it and that's
that. This sport dress, for in
stance, took me only one after
noon"
II think you do wonderfully we'll
with your sewing, my dear. You'll
be making my clothes the first
thing I know. I feel especially
pleased with my new spring dress
and I have both of you to thank
for suggesting this style. 1t does
right we'll by my hips, and it's so
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
Cap'n Streeter, Squatter King

EIFTY years ago it was only a
sandbar on the shore of Lake
Michigan opposite Chicago's famous
Gold Coast" Today towering sky
scrapers, huge office buildings, a
famous hotel and a great university
stand on land valued at half bill
lion dollars. But Chicagoans still call
it "Streeterville," thereby honor
ing the memory of Cap'n George
Wellington Streeter, who battled val
iantly against them dern capital
lists" and held out for 80 years be-
fore they finally dethroned this IA
NOUS "squatter king from his
"Deestrict of Lake Michigan"
Streeter was a Civil war vet
eran who became boatman on the
Great Lakes. In 1884 lie built a 100
ton ship in which he started for
Honduras to take part in a revolu-
ton then in progress. But his ship
went aground on a sandbar and
the skipper found himself marooned
several hundred yards out in Lake
Michigan from the Chicago shore
line. So he decided he might as we'll
stay right there. Out of the timbers
of his ship he and his wife, Maria,
built a little shack on their sandy
island and settled down.
But the rich owners Of property
in that part of Chicago were extend
ing their riparian rights out into the
lake. AS the little peninsulas OF
filled-in land rea ached out toward the
captains island, which had been en-
larged by drifting sand, they decided
that his shack was an eyeSore and
should be removed. They called on
the law to evict these squatters and
five husky constables started out to
do it. Cap'n Streeter put on his fight
ing costume-a nigh silk hat and
a frock coat-he and Maria took
muskets in hand and the con-
stables retreated hastily.
Streeter found an old map of the
city on which the boundary of Lake
Michigan was plainly marked. He
contended that the made land
was outside that boundary, there
fore it was under federal jurisdic-
ton and he claimed it by right of
discovery. But the courts refused
to recognize his claim to this 'Dees-
trict of Lake Michigan" He and
Maria were evicted time and again
but they always came back. So the
struggle went on year after year, in
court and out of court.
"Cap'n' Streeter died in 1921. But
his second wife, Ma" Streeter, true
to her promise to him, carried it on
for several years more. Finally she
had to give up the fight and Chicas
go's Thirty Years war; with the
"squatter king came to end when
she died last year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06

brought to Barcelona A. D. so by St.
Peter. During the Moorish invasion
and occupation it was hidden by
Christian monks in one of the caves
of Montserrat near the site of the
present monastery. An effort was
made to bring it down from the
mountains, but, although the statue
is not quite life-size, the shepherds
reported that it could not be moved
beyond the ledge where the monas-
terry stands. The Basilica, accord
ingly, was erected to protect it, and
the monastery built to care for the
pilgrims who climbed the mountain
to worship at the virgins shrine.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
The Irish Flag

Erin 60 Bragh" is Gaelic for
ireland Forever" The symbols
on the Irish flag include an Irish
player of the harp, the national mu-
sical instrument of Ireland; the
wreath of shamrocks representing
that used by st. Patrick, which il.
lustrates the Blessed Trinity. The
three leaves of the shamrock repre-
sent the first, second and third per-
sons of the Blessed Trinity, and the
shamrock itself is the Blessed Trim.
ity.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
A Useful Storm

The father of David Livingstone,
caught in a storm in a Scottish fish
ing village, went into little church
for shelter and heard sermon that
changed his life, starting the indu-
ences that sent Livingstone to AT
rica.-W. E. Gilroy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
MT~otit~
- BY
Film Star
Fruit Salad

Place lettuce leaves on each
plate. On this place one slice OF
pineapple (cut through but left in
shape). Over this slice a banana,
figs, orange and pears. Put one
maraschino cherry or pomegran-
ate seed on top. Use whipped
cream or dressing made from the
fruit juices sweetened to taste.
Copyright.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06

~ the Junior Oman Corps, has iormeo
preatnewore oncaiied Melvlhn
Taw-and- Order Patrol.
Er% S1CpET OPERATORS. They have special
SnSas nasswords. and special equipment.
Iou U 10 one of many adventures, taken
@ ile.', the confidential Secret Operators,
iFUlm T;,os and published to prove that CRIME
DOES NOT PAY!
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
"Sands of DEATH
By FLOYD GIBBONS


By FLOYD GIBBONS
am Hunter
life wouldn't be worth living it weren't for its uncer
l. ainties We wouldn't half much fun if weren't
for the tricks Fate plays every and then to-we
sort of keep toes.
Here's the story Of lad who had a. adventure back on .1 him.
give some ducks the adventure of their lives
Of har-raising himself.
soorro Mex November 1905 that Sid took notion
November morning look for birds
Grande, within mile Of the town.
River Bed Was Full of Qucksands
at Of year.
walk without getting wet The dry muddy bed Of the river or
wdng through little rvule they within fifteen yards of
deeper than the e Others @' ''''@ "
of rushing through swiftly they
would be dangerous STILL they willing to
IT. for all the were ra on tine ae % de OF the Fs
ing his through rushing water to his waist he managed
Bill
that he would wait on the other side Maybe some ducks stirred by
but this time the had melted the frozen the top of the
IN deeper.
Sid Jumped Right Into 1t.
of in the
alike. liable sink
qucksand He picked his carefully he could and
with with him. piu' He made the bank
other side Sure enough he "a heavy flight Of
ducks the opposite started for side of the
mile
working through dense thickets that
the bottom lands. almost there when to cut
about four feet wide
"The ground side of it firm, so 1 jumped
As landed nstncve bent knees in preparation for the
And that movement saved Sid Smiths life!
Sid jmpedand he landed of quckand Had he landed
he might have to his neck AS with his
fell half backwards OF
the sand and he point half between his waist his
armpits
Says wasn't possible myself out Of my
ber reaching with
gathering could piled
My
would only make sink deeper into the quagmre
Bill Heard His Distress Shots.
of all sinking the quicksand
With his weight
possible fire his Three shots
closely paced distress signal that hoped Bill Nelson would hear
and recognize
thought Sid didn't like to think about it.
Sid waited ten and fired three shots And all the time
he sinking sloWyeady Seven times he fired that of
signals O last answering shot
Or answer? Sid hoped By that time he buried
to his his shoulders He
fired three quick shots the he had headand
when that shell remained If that last
answer he might have chance was only the shot of
hunter shooting duckswe Sid might we'll
himself to of the most horrible deaths known
Rescue in the Nick of Time.
The useless rolled
right He laid his length and placed his hands
Anything distribute his weight Anything
extra few seconds He might need those seconds help
He shouting then, at intervals,
sinking. Fol min he
kept his shousand then suddenly he heard Bill
few good-sized of
And with that to start it wasn't long before Sid
%
to force myself to wade streams walk along the banks while
ing or fishing"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06

LESSON TEXT-Genesis 18:17-32
GOLDEN TEXT-The effectual fer
vent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much. James SIG.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Abraham Praying
for His Neighbors.
JUNIOR TOPIC-A Great Mans
Prayer.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP.
IC-Praying for Others.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-The Ministry of Intercession.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-05-06
In Detail

In Detail
To know things perfectly, we
should know them in detail; but
as this is almost infinite, our
knowledge is always superficial
and imperfect.
Evening star., 1937-09-26

OF Juniors
Help Needy
Red Cross Branch
Is Able to Provide
Generously.

I Asst WINTER when flood waters
- were sweeping through the Ohio
Valley and the local Red Cross was
working feverishly on 4 24-hour basis,
a small boy presented himself to Dis
trict headquarters. Slightl.T nervous.
he reached down into the pocket Of
his corduroy trousers and pulled out
q handful of small change. Z
I'VE earned this for the flood fund"
he began proudly. by holding 4 prize
fight and charging admission" Then
he disappeared As quickly as he ar
rived.
This was but one Of many such in
cidents that came to the attention Of
the Junior Red Cross during the ex-
citement Of the flood. Before the flood
waters receded Washington's Junior
Red Cross-an army 10000 strong
had raised $500. 1t poured in from
penny banks, lunch money funds and
score of other sources. Sympathy
Of the young Red Cross members In
the District did not end at this point.
Thousands of boxes of clothing, can
ned foods and other necessities were
shipped daily to the flood front, all
in an effort to comfort the flood
weary.
AS school begins and the Junior Red
Cross once more gets into action planes
for the busiest year In Washington's s
Junior Red Cross are under way. De-
tails are being set in order for send
ing thousands OF Thanksgiving boxes,
Christmas gifts and cards, clothing
and books to the hospitals and under
privileged Of the city.
Activities this year will be under
the direction of John F. Brougher, new
assistant principal Of Central High
School. He has long been active in
projects conducted by young men and
women.
Throughout the school year meet
ings Of the Junior Red Cross Council
will be held in the District Chapter
House. Here details will be polished
in an effort to bring comfort to the
sick and to the needy. Each school
will be represented by two pupils, who,
in turn, will carry the information
back to their class rooms. Last year
l5S schools participated in junior ac-
tivities. The program reached into
high schools, as well as the elementary
grades.
Here are some Of the thi US that
are planned for the coming year
Story books, scrapbooks and maga-
zines will be distributed to hospitals in
an effort to brighten the lives of hun
dreds of convalescents. These gifts
will be accompanied by games, puzzles
and toys.
Holidays will call for an intensified
program in the Junior Red Cross
Greeting cards, boxes and gifts will be
transported by the Red Cross Motor
Corps. 80 that those who cannot spend
Thanksgiving and Christmas at home
will not be forgotten.
Evening star., 1937-09-26

oicteitis typiCdl liiulhA lcpccS anu Dy
observing-in full costume-some Of
the Indian ceremonials and dances.
"Our medicine lodge was highly
painted and decorated" he reported.
Buffalo tails. which are very scarce
by the Way, hung in the breeze to in
dicate the way the wind blew The
flaps at the top of the tent tilted
against the wind. to allow the smoke
to escape In the circles at the top
Of the tepee big dipper was painted.
As the Indians were sun worShipers,
their tepees always opened TO the east,
to the rising sum-"
Medicine lodges were held sacred
by the Indians, Bill said. so at the Big
Timber camp the medicine lodge was
likewise respected by the Scouts.
THE fact that the Big Timber camp
opened Immediately after the Boy
Scout jamboree here made it possible
to carry out another Indian ritual. he
added. I'VE took a piece of charred
wood and a stone from the Indian
camp here in Washington" Bill de-
| clared, land placed them on the fire
at Big Timber. This burned continu-
ously during the 40 days Of encamp-
ment."
One Of Bills priced souvenirs Of
the Summer is 4 snapshot, shown
here, in which he is pictured wear
ing an Indian costume and standing
outside of the medicine lodge. The
ornate headdresS Is made Of young
eagle feathers and held in place by
beaded headband and buckskin.
This costume was supposed to be
worn by the Plains Indians" he ex-
planned. The beaded breechclout,
moccasins, legband and rattle or
medicine ball were worn in q cere-
monial dance around the medicine
lodge or tepee."
Bill, whose job as lecturer and guide
at the camp made his Summer trip
possible, was kept pretty busy all Of
the time He conducted tours through
the woods. giving lectures on plant.
beetle and insect life, and teaching
the boys to classify new specimens.
anu ne belonged 10 tne taDle squad,
whose duty it was to keep the tables
clean and shining.
PILL also learned new trick, that
OF rope spinning. and he is good
plus" one Of his friends said. He
can take that cotton rope and spin
it in the shape of butterflies, make
a merry-go-round, jump in and out
Of the wedding ring" while it is
whirling, and do the corkscrew.
One of his priced possessions is a
real Indian pipe given to him by his
buddy, Herbe Helm. 1t is made Of
red pipe stone from Minnesota, which
Evening star., 1937-09-26
By Ann M. Jac0bv.

x YOU'D you like to surprise
\N/ your friends with q new
w way of telling their for
tunes, using the magic
box shown In the drawing? Ozalid
primalin (red-line) paper, sold cheaply
wherever blueprint paper is sold, is
used. 1t Is developed with fumes Of
ammonia.
The first thing to be done is to
write in India ink, on tracing paper,
the assortment Of fortunes to be used.
Draw line around each fortune, to
show you where to cut them apart
after the paper has been exposed.
1t is best to write a large number of
fortunes at one time, on large sheet
Of tracing paper.
After the fortunes are written, place
the tracing paper carefully and Sc
curely, with clips, over the ozalid
primalin (red line) paper. Be careful
that it does not slip out of place.
Then expose the two papers to direct
sunlight or electric light for about
10 minutes. Before Semoving the
tracing paper. cut out the slips Of the
individual fortunes. The red-line
paper Is now nearly white and looks
just like ordinary paper.
All these preparations are made
before the demonstration. In telling
the fortunes, those who wish to peer
into the future, write their names On
Evening star., 1937-09-26
Blankets PrOvide
Mystery for Party

HERE'S a game that is real fun at a
party, or on an evening when q
fairly large group Of your family or
friends is gathered together. Those
who watch have almost as good a time
rs those who play, and everybody gets
= chance to be both player and spec
tator.
The players are gathered in two
groups, one on each side of the room
One blanket Is given to each side.
One from each group is chosen for the
first turn. Each one holds his blanket
in front of him and walks to the mid
die of the floor. The blanket should
be held in such . way that no one in
front can tell who the player is Not
even the fingers where they hold the
blanket should show.
The two players arrive in the middle
OF the floor at the same time. Each
tries to find out who is behind the
other blanket without letting himself
be seen. If he peeks around the
blanket he takes 4 chance of being
discovered, so he must be careful to
do 1t very slyly. Sometimes 4 player
can grab the other players arm or
twist his finger and force him to
make = noise SO that he can recog-
nize his voice. Sometimes he u
placed where a mirror gives him away
The one who is first able to tell who
is behind the other blanket wins The
number of points which will win the
game can be either 10 or 20. as agreed
upon before the game. The side that
wins can choose a forfeit to be paid
by the losers, because the winner sure
ly deserves some reward.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
Magician Fooled
By Associates

BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.
livery so often I get letter from
some reader, asking if 1 really
am magician.
Yes. boys and girls, I really am q
magician!
AS matter OF fact. I have beer
doing magic ever since 1 was IL years
old-and I can still be fooled by q
good trick! You may think 1t quite
extraordinary that a magician coulc
be fooled by trick. but in reality
1t is quite the opposite.
There isn't any magician alive who
thoroughly understands all the field.
Of magic. Perhaps one entertainer
will be q master in his particular
line, but still won't know anything
but the rough fundamentals Of another
branch of the business.
A short time ago / returned to my
home from an extensive tour of the
Eastern part Of the country. I met a
great many Of the boys and girls that
follow my column, and l greatly ap-
preciate the interest they take in my
weekly discussion.
In all. magic is a very interesting
profession, and funny situations pre-
sent themselves almost every day.
remember one instance in particu-
lar. I was presenting program in a
high school in Central Pennsylvania
One Of the tricks that I do in my
routine is pulling a great many eggs
from seemingly empty hat.
During that presentation Of this
particular effect, looked down on the
front row and noticed a wide-eyed
yodngster apparently deeply engrossed
in the trick. For absolutely no reason
at all remarked, "I'll wager that
your mother can't get eggs without .
hen, can she?"
To my great surprise he answered
"Oh yes"
The audience laughed, and my
curiosity was so great that I asked
"How's that?"
To the huge delight of the audience
and to my chagrin, he quickly
answered, 'Oh, she keeps 4 flock o1
ducks!"