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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
NauyMen Stood To Their Guns
 Ln Hopeless Battle; Abandoned .Ship enHamn,ered ToPieces
Strange Story On
 Captain Carlsen

Shanghai, Dec. 15.-UP)- Jim Marshall, survivor of the Japanese attack on four United States ships in the Yangtse, said on his arrival with two other survivors today that he believed Capt. c. H. Carlsen, master of one of the three Standard oil ships attacked, might be alive. Carlsen had been listed officially as one of three killed.
 Marshall said that after leav- ing the gunboat Panay, which was sinking. he went to Carl sens ship. He said that Carlsen went ashore with him.
 The United States navy lists Capt. Carlsen as dead and the report quoting Marshall Is pub lished with reserve pending a definite check.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
REV. JAMES |.
 TRAVIS IS DEAD
Passed Away This Morn. ing in Hartford Was
 Born in This City

Rev. James L. Travis, pastor of the Church of Christ the King, old Lyme, and Q native of this city, died early this morning at St. Fran els hospital, Hartford. He had been III for the pest two months.
 Father Travis was the son of Mrs. Bridget Magner Travis. formerly of this city and now of Hartford, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
FIRST DISPATCH
 OF SEA TRAGEDY
United Press Man Cooper. ates With Writers of
 Several Other Nations

Editors Note: The following dispatch by Weldon James, sent in cooperation with British, Ttaf- ian and Chinese newspaper men aboard the United States gunboat Oahu, is the first by an American direct from the scene of the Japa- nese airplane attack on the United States gunboat Panay and three Standard oil steamships. James, of Grcenville, s. C.. chief of the United Press bureau at Nanking, boarded the Panay at Ranking with the other civilians involved In the attack. The Panay left Nanklng to go up river Saturday seeking safety from shell fire and airplane bombs, only to meet its death. James last dispatch told graphically of the rain of fire from artillery and machine guns through which the little Panay ran on her way up river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
ACTRESS DENIES STORY

Funchal, Madeira, Dec. l5-(UP) Ruth Chatterton, American act- ress, denied today that she was enc gagged to marry Carlos Freitas Mar tins, young Portuguese scion of one of the most distinguished families of Madeira.
 Miss Chatterton is living quietly at Q villa here. She said her pur-. pose in coming to Madeira was a rest cure. She arrived here from Lisbon where she was listed on the ship as "Elsie Snyder"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
MRS. cULBERTsoN IN RENO

Reno, Nev., Dec. 15-(UP)-Mrs. Josephine Culbertson, wife of Ely Culbertson, the contract bridge au- thority, was established here today to seek @ divorce. Mrs. Culbertson must remain here six weeks before she can claim residence. She said she would charge her husband with cruelty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Late Nevs Bulletins
THREE KILLED

Hamilton, Ont, Dec. 15 -(UP)-Three men were killed and one injured today in a fire which swept through the Benzol plant ot the steel company of Can ada here.
 Damage was not official ly estimated, but was ex- pected to reach as high as $2OO.OO0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Charge Was Made By Resident Who Helped Min ority
Whatever Charges Were Made or Will Be Forthconl- ing, the Fact Remains That German Bund
 Property Is Tied Up By Zone Law
southbury, December

Southbury, December 15. -- Marred somewhat by bitter protest of minority numbering 91 citizens, this ancient town boiled with comment today the regime which finds custom of the past dead and zonng com
 mission in control I've wanted to get rid of the German dictatorship" citizen charged But rant they w cast charges of "Ku Kux Kan revival" of '"The Com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
By WELDON JAMES

Copyright, 1887, by United Press)
 Aboard U. s. Navy Gunboat Oahu, Yangtse River, Dec. i5--(UP) Survivors of the Japanese airplane attack on the United States gum boat Panay and three Standard oil steamships are aboard this warship and the British gunboat Bee today, and ready to leave for Shanghai.
 Fourteen Wounded Americans
 Fourteen wounded, all Americans,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
Winners In
 Ed Reed Baby Manning Contest

For the winning names for Ed Reeds famous "On The Record" babies, which were de- clded by . nationwide contest conducted by n newspapers throughout the country using this famous daily cartoon. see Page 6 of tC-day's Waterbury Democrat, q list of those win. ming the five major prizes and the names of two Waterbury people getting minor awards Gogether with the winning maimes for thc babies can sll be found on Page 6 of todays
 DEMO OCRAT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Dec. 15-(UP)--Govs ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Dec. 18th, compared with 6 year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $3,3S3, ,604,151.66 $S,11Tbs7,o77.sb
 Receipts $2,s4o, ,s45, ,s33.si $l,soo. o.s4s. .92i.s4
 Deficit
 $733,75s,s1775 s1,aos,i7s,i56.9t
 Cash Balance $2,G43.477,730,37 $1,447.osf,aii.s0
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The Weather

Light Snow, Sleet To-
 night, Thursday Fun Weather Report Page 2
Evening star., 1937-06-06
SH0WD0WNNEAR
0NATTACK CHARGE
Fits Asks Man to Confront
Actress Who Complained
She Was Assaulted,
By the Associated Press.

oS tne associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. June 5.-Dstrict
Attorney Buron Fits said today ha
has asked a man named David Ross
to come to his Office Monday to meet
Patricia Douglas, young actress. who
complained she was criminally as
saulted at a Hollywood champagne
revel recently.
Miss Douglas complaint has
caused my Office to check three men
by the name of David Ross" Fits
said. Miss Douglas will confront
Mr.. Ross and tell us, If she can,
whether he is the man she believed
attacked her.
Fits said one Of the David Rosses
Is believed to live in Chicago, another
In Buffalo, N. Y, and the man he has
asked to appear next week is a Holly.
wood resident.
I'VE do not know that anv of thu
three men of this name attended the
alleged party" he said. But ver.
going TO have showdown on the
girls story"
Inc party, Miss Douglas said. was
a luxurious. $4,000 fete for visiting
executives to movie studio sales con.
Ventlon. She said an unknown man
forced her to take a drink, and then.
When she went outside to recover from
the effects, he beat and attacked her.
informed of Fits statement, David
Ross, local theater manager, declared.
was not at the party and never
even heard of 1t. If Mr.. Fits wants
10 TAX to me. he'll have to see me at
my office or at my home"
Evening star., 1937-06-06

expects to practice In Washington
after passing the bar.
Degrees also will be conferred on
another husband and wife Friday
night-Mr and Mrs. John K. Slear.
Leaving Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Slear came to Washington as
secretary to Representative Bulwinkle
Of North Carolina.
my wife and I just decided to
use our spare time studying law"
Slear said. I'VE have no definite
plans about practicing." They also
will receive the degree of master Of
patent law. Mrs. Slear studied at
Peace Institute, Columbia University,
Winthrope College and the University
OF North Carolina before entering Ma
tional.
Leon Harry Cubberly, private secre-
tary to Secretary Ickes, had graduated
from Rider College, Wharton School
OF the University Of Pennsylvania and
the National University School Of
Economics and Government before
taking up law. He expects to practice
law. Three years Of night school,"
he said. "is too hard a grind to put
to no use"
Chinese to Get NJ. A.
After graduating from the George
town University School of Foreign
Service, Arthur Leo Lebel, translator
at the State Department., took his
Ii. B. at National. and Is now a
candidate for the degrees Of Doctor
OF Juridical Science and Master Vt
Patent Law. Thomas D. Walton Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
was member Of the bar of the United
States Supreme Court before enrolling
in the School of Economics and Gov
ernment. He will receive his A. B.
degree. In the same branch of the
University. Kwei Tsen Wang, sent
here to study by the Chinese National
Government, will receive his M. A.
degree.
Other members Of the graduating
class come from all walks Of life
stenographers, messengers, youngsters
just out OF high school, and some who
have waited long to avail themselves
OF Washington's unparalleled facili-
ties for specialized education.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
RETREAT LEAGUE
TO HOLD BREAKFAST
June 20 Meeting Follows Mass
at Which c. U. Rector
Will Speak.

A communion breakfast will be held
under the auspices Of the Washington
Retreat League June 20 at the Sacred
Heart Church hall, Sixteenth street
and Park road
The breakfast will follow mass,
which will be celebrated at am. by
Rev. John S. Spence. director of the
league. Right Rev. Joseph M. Corri-
gan, rector of Catholic University, will
preach the sermon at the mass The
principal speaker at the breakfast
will be Rev. Joseph Leary Of Benedict,
Md
Mrs. Lynch Younger. vice president
of the Washington Retreat League, is
chairman of the Arrangements Com
mittee.
On Tuesday the Catholic Daughters
will have an evening of recollec-
ton" at the Washington Retreat
House. 1000 Hardwood road northeast
Rev. Louis OLeary, assistant professor
of pubic speaking at Cathoic Univer-
sity, will be retreat master
Women of Holy Name Parish also
Evening star., 1937-06-06

rled IN 1927 Mrs. Keiferle said,
when George was playing in the
orchestra at Wardman Park Hotel
At that time has was attending
George Washington University in the
day. He took his A. B. degree in 1890
Hoping to better ourselves financially
we decided to study law together. We
hired nurse for the baby and, of
course, George had to give up his
orchestra work, but he got a job as
clerk IN the Treasury Department
which left his nights free. It's been
a hard grind but an interesting one,
and, II We pass the bar examinations,
We plan to practice law together"
Evening star., 1937-06-06
MONTHLY PENSION
BILL $3o,000,000
Government Rolls Include 595 900
Veterans and 317,809
Dependents.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The wars of yesteryear still are
costing the Government pretty
penny-s3OO 100000 month for vet
erans' pensions alone.
Veterans Administration records
show approximately $4,000 veterans
drew s24,e74,65S in pensions for April,
while 3l7,809 dependents of deceased
veterans collected s79S4,279. A hand
full were peacetime casualties.
The War of 1912 ended l22 years
ago. but the widow Of one soldier
and the daughter Of another still
draw pensions. They are Mrs Caro-
lima King of Cheektowaga, N Y. and
Mrs. Esther Ann Hill Morgan Of In
dependence. Greg.
The number Of hospitalized veterans
increased in the 10 months before
April 30, from 4l.875 TO 47,436. Those
living in old-age homes increased
from 1856 to 10,470.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
NO RACE" PAYOFF,
FANS HALT CARD.
Torontoans Surge On Track,
PeIt Horses When Told
It's a False Start.

8y the Associated Press.
TORONTO, June 5.-A crowd OF
about $50 disgruntled fans delayed
the racing program at Thorncliffe
Park for more than two hours today
between the second and third races
when they found that what they be-
Heved to be fairly run race had
been only false start.
A detail of SO special policemen,
sworn in for the occasion, finally
cleared the track after the fans had
crowded out on the racing strip and
prevented the running of the third
race by pelting horses with stones and
chunks Of dirt
Eleven Of the IL horses entered in
the second race ran the full six fur
longs before 1t was discovered that
the starter had not given the signal
because Lassie's Mary, an 80 to
shot. was not at the starting gate.
Vanished, lukewarm favorite owned
by the Erindale stable, led the field
and Big One, which also was we'll sup
ported, finished in second place.
No Official Start.
Bettors who went to cash their
tickets found the race had been ordered
rerun because of the absence Of Las
sizes Mary. The starter said he had
not dropped the flag and there had
been no official start.
In the rerun Lassies Mary was an
easy winner with Creme De Menthe,
which had eased up the first time
second. In the So mutuels Lassie's
Mary paid $l6045 to win, s1o2.7O to
place and S2805 to show. The daily
double on Ceallaigh and Lassie's Mary
paid $3,542.25. the largest ever re-
corded at a Toronto track.
After booing loudly, the crowd be-
gan to get out of hand when the field
for the third race came out on the
track. A score of men led the way,
jumping over the rail and walking in
front of the horses
Horses Pelted.
Others followed until about $50
persons surged out on the track and
pelted the horses The Jockeys re-
turned to the stables under this bonn
bardment and did not return until
two hours afterward
Stewards and General Manager Bill
Wollatt were howled down as they
attempted to calm the crowd, which
stubbornly refused to leave the track
No attention was paid to Warden
Macdonald of York Township when
he threatened to call police and the
special detail was sworn in to do the
work, Several fist fights broke out be-
fore the police finally showed the
mob back of the fence.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
EXPENDITURE RULE|
CHANGE |SSTUD|ED'
House Would Bar Spending
to Continue a Project
Unless Authorized.

Amendment Of one Of the rules Of
the House in such way as to prevent
future expenditure OF Federal funds
for continuing projects without spe-
cific authorization by Congress for
undertaking them is being considered
by members Of the House Rules Com
mittee, it was learned yesterday.
The question arose during consider
alton OF the annual appropriation bill
for the Interior Department in con-
nection with an item providing for
work during the next fiscal year on
power project in Colorado started as
an emergency" measure with P. w. A.
funds.
AS In the cases Of the Passama-
quoddy tidal power project and the
Florida ship canal, the President was
free, under the emergency legisla-
ton, to allocate funds to start various
projects requiring several years to
complete without waiting for specific
congressional authorization for this
or any other individual project which
he and Secretary Ickes, as works
progress administrator, approved.
The House rules at present, it was
observed. require that, before an ap-
preparation can be made for a project,
another measure authorizing the
project must have been passed by
Congress. They also provide, how
ever, that appropriations may be made
to continue public works which are
already in progress. The Ioopho,e
contained in the latter provision was
not noticed until it engaged the at
tentlon OF members of several COM
mlttees last month.
In the early administration efforts
to combat unemployment by making
Jobs for the jobless through a vast
program OF public works, it was OBJ
served, numerous projects were start
ed which required subsequent appro-
priations by Congress to carry them
forward. Even though Congress had
never specifically authorized them,
they were entitled to consideration
for appropriations, since they were
works in progress"
The only conspicuous instances In
which Congress has baked at carry
ing them forward have been the
'Quoddy and Florida Canal projects.
Usually they have been sanctioned
by Congress through the approval of
appropriations for their continuance.
(Copyrisht, 1887. by the New York Herald
Tribune)
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Couple With Child, Mortgage
Earn Degrees in La,v Here
National University Student Pair Over
come Double Observation-Disclosures of
Bar Also to Get q Parchment.

When diplomas are awarded the
graduating class Of National University
Friday night high honors should 60 to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Raymond Kie-
ferle, who undertook the study OF law
three years ago with the burdens of
a 4-year-old son and a mortgage on
their home.
The husband and wife had only
started to pay for their house at 220
Peabody street when Kieferle gave up
Evening star., 1937-06-06
SENATOR TO GET HONOR

Albion College to Confer Degree
on Prentiss Brown.
Senator Prentiss NJ Brown of Mich
igsn will receive the honorary degree
Of doctor Of laws and deliver the
commencement address tomorrow at
graduation exercises at Albion Col
leee, Michigan, his alma mater. The
Senator's daughter Ruth is campus
queen" at the college.
The Senator has another daughter,
Mariana Frances, who is a student at
Albion. Both are sophomores.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Liner Cant Serve Water.

When the French liner Bretagne
went aground of the Colombian coast
the So passengers and the crew had
to drink wine or beer or go thirsty
for so hours. Bogota reports said that
ocean water leaked into the fresh
water tanks through a hole made
when the 5,500-ton vessel stranded.
The drinking water was unfit for use,
even for coffee or tea.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

NAi o. AlS lCl &c IL
secretary to the
solicitor Of the
Post Office De-
partment.
Edgar Blalock,
secretary to Rep
resentative Owen
Of Georgia, was a
member Of the
bar of that State
when he came to
Washington, but
he said he didn't
know much law"
A graduate of
the University of
orCi a an n
Evening star., 1937-06-06

his work as a mu-
sician so he could
study la W at night
with his wife. But,
unusual though
their case has
been, it Is fairly
representative Of
the sa erin c es
many young men
and women have
made for the op-
portunity to avail
t n e m S e ! YES OF
studying III Wash
l n g t ms night
schools.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Georgia Military College, he expects
to go back to his home State to
practice after getting his LII. B. at
the university's commencement exer-
cises Friday night.
Another Pair Gets Degrees.
Max Knowlton Kimball is another
Capitol Hill candidate for an IL. B.
He is secretary to Chairman King Of
the Senate District Committee and
came here from Utah for the ex-
press purpose of studying law. He
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Pictures Cure Nerves"
Motion pictures are part of a new
cure IN Europe for nerve cases.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Airplane Power Plants.
Modern airplane power plants weigh
about 2 pounds for each horsepower
produced.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
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Evening star., 1937-06-06
99,773 KILLED IN u. S.
ACCIDENTS IN 1895
Census Bureau Figures Contrast
1O1,13 Reported in Pre-
vious Year.

Accidents took toll OF s9,773 lives
in the United States during 1895,
according to final report made public
yesterday by the Census Bureau.
There were 10l .139 fatalities due to
accidents reported for 1884.
A total Of 1856 of the 1885 deaths
resulted from accidents in the home.
Industrial accidents caused 1854
deaths. Accidents in public places
took toll Of 49,567. In addition,
there were 1886 fatalities in which
place OF occurrence was not specified;
it is believed that many OF these
were the result OF home accidents.
OF the 2l,656 home fatalities re-
ported. l2057 were caused by falls,
1905 by burns and 1888 by con-
Migration. Drownings in the home
resulted in 322 deaths and firearms
took 918 lives.
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
100000 Gas Masks Daily

NY American dscontented with his lot in this
"A try is invited to read the remarks of Sir John Simon,
British Home Secretary in the House of Commons this
week.
Sir John told his audience and the British public,
that approximately 100000 gas masks being
factured DAILY in England to protect the people
against the horrors of the next war.
Amid cries of "Hear, Hear" the British statesman
said:
GAS far as we aware this is the only country in
the world that is making this extremely valuable pro
vision for the safety Of its civilian population Produc-
tion is rising rapidly and yesterday received report
that the days output was 100000 Masks
The British already holding "gas mask teas" at
which the guests practice the gentle art Of donning the
masks in record time.
Even baby carriages have been equipped with device
to protect infants from gas fumes-and have been
dubbed by British columnsts "gassinets.''
Americans cannot conceive of entire nation living
in the fear of sudden invasion by air, with the pros
pect of the slaughter of millions by chemical bombs
rained down from the skies.
But England conceive of it, and has.
We may have the pleasure in time.
That tme however, can be indefinitely postponed by
an American Navy and an American air force SECOND
TO NONE.
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
Listen, World = = = By Elsie Robinson
Y0NC AMERICA ASKS u MUCH RIGHT HAVE 10 LIVE OUR
By MOntier

;. STICK TO HER FAMILY, AT
THE COST OF BOTH CAREER
AND ROMANCE, OR FOLLOW
NATURES CALL AND MAKE
A NEST OF HER OWN?
And lastly comes a grand letter
which should revive anyones fail
ing faith in "the good old Ameri
can spirit" A young couple
through this column recently
walled, Can we afford to have a
baby?"
"GO AHEAD"
"OF COURSE YOU CAM"
laughs Ruby Goodwin, who, al
though she's the mother of five
still qualities for the ranks OF
Young America" And Ruby
wins a $5 prize.
go ahead and have that
baby" writes Ruby. "YOu may
not be rich, but you can give it
a real American hOme-judged
by the standards of true Ameri.
canism such as our Pilgrim
mothers and fathers knew. You
can give it bOundless love, devO-
ton, sacrifice, belief in ideals
and what greater heritage can
there be than that?
"F0rget that talk about the
terrible expense which children
are. There are fine baby clinics,
and you can get the best advice
free. You'll find many ways to
get by If you really have enough
faith and courage in yourself.
Children are the best little
sports if you're fair to them.
Let them know first that you
love them-SecOnd that you're
doing your darndest for them
and you'll never hear .
whimper about the made-Over
dresses or half.SOled shoes.
"By way of example-things
were mighty lean for us,
school was opening, four boys
needed Overalls. From my
grocer / purchased heavy flour
sacks, dyed them dark blue,
Outfitted the whole crew with
trousers at ten cents q pair.
Did those youngsters hide be-
hind the fence because they
were ashamed to wear them?
No, sir; They marched up to
their principal proudly dis
playing their new nanny
made pants.
Nothing worth while is at
tained unless something is
sacrificed. The parent unwill-
ing to sacrifice is unworthy of
parenthOOd. Have that baby
and God bless you!
"RUBY GOODWIN,
Fullerton. California"
Copyright, 1887. King Features
Syndicate, InC.)