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MYSTERY SHIP
Who Gums $285,OOO
Luxury Yacht

BAY CITY, Mich, Oct. u
O.N.SO. - Ownership Of tn e
$285, 900 luxury yacht, Bymar,
first American Seagoing yacht
built in six years, was a mystery
today.
The 290-ton vessel was recently
completed by the Defoe Boat and
Motor Works. Details Of owner
ship were kept secret.
The yacht was furnished and
decorated at a cost of $4,000, is
air conditioned, has two 500.horSe-
power Diesel engines, four passen-
ger suites and quarters for a crew
Of between 10 and IA men.
Operation of the yacht would
cost an estimated $4,000 a month.
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How Women
in Their 4O'S
Can Attract Men

Here's good advice for a woman during her
change usually from SO to 52), who fears
she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries
about hot flashes, loss Of pep, dizzy spells
upset nerves and moody spells.
Just get more fresh air, hrs. sleep and il
you need reliable ''WOMAN'S' tonic take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
made especially tOr UOnscn. It helps Nature
build up physical resistance, thus helps give
more vivacity to enjoy life and assist calm.
ing jittery nerves and those disturbing symp.
toms that often accompany change Of life.
Pinkham'S ID WELL WORTH trying.
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ADVERTISEMENT
Nervous, Weak,
Ankles Swollen!

Much nervousness is caused by an ex-
cess of acids and poisons due to func-
tional Kidney and Bladder disorders which
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ing Passages. Swollen Joints, Backache,
Circles Under Eyes. Excess Acidity. Leg
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may make you feel like new. Under the
guarantee Cystex must satisfy
completely or cost nothing. Get Cystex
(siss-tex) today. 1t costs only Sc dose at
druggists and the guarantee protects you.
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nearer to the monster. There he
was-the shadows were bending,
helping him hoist himself up,
then, one by one, they dissolved,
disappearing through the open
hatch. Once more a bell changed,
eerie, ghostly. Then we could
discern the moonlit waters being
churned by the propellers and the
monster sank, slowly, without
haste, leaving q wake Of moon.
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Saito Operated on
Condition Good u

The condition Of Ambassador
Hirosi Saito, Of Japan, who under
went a minor operation at Emer-
eency Hospital yesterday, was de-
Scribed as good" last night by
hospital physicians. Saito will re-
main at the hospital for several
DAYS, it was said. He was recalled
as ambassador recently because of
i'll health, and will be succeeded
by Vice Minister for Foreign Al
fairs KenSuke Horinouchi.
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short-in a series of unintelligible
signals. Far out on the water, a
tiny light twinkled for a moment
a mere pinprick in the darkness
M'sieu Edelber' switched off his
torch and waited, leaning idly over
the balustrade of the balcony. A
moment later, he reentered his
room, drew the heavy curtains
over the open French window and
all was darkness.
sat on my bed debating with
myself
Edelbert called on me early the
next morning and offered to drive
us-myself, my baby and the nurse
down to the beach. He was
nervous and seemed strangely
eager for companionship.
There was a knot of excitedly
chattering fishing people on the
jetee, who aSsailed us at once with
a voluble account Of tragedy that
had taken place in the grey hours
before dawn.
1.-TWO freighters from Bordeaux,
loaded to the gunwales with i'm
portant war cargo, think Of it,
one old salt explained, "they had
anchored for safety just outside
the little port of Vergeville, being
disinclined to sail by night.
They were torpedoed there Sa-
pristi, in less time than it takes to
tell it Total loss Only three
lives saved The survivors tell
how the torpedoes came suddenly
out of nowhere. Then, the mon
ster rose and cruised slowly round
the sinking wrecks
I remembered that M'sieu Edel-
ber' had been to Rouen on the
previous afternoon to visit his wife
at the private asylum where she
was confined. He had a special per-
NIT which allowed him to motor
unhampered all over Normandy.
Vergeville was on the way to
Rouen.
looked at him. There was per-
spiration on his face: glstening
beads stood out beneath his eyes.
For once he was silent. He re-
turned my glance and I knew he|
had guessed that, in some way or
other, had read his secret.
I communicated with the British
Intelligence post in Havre andI
though my revelations" wereI
h-poohed, one of the officersI
agreed to come over and spend theI
day and night with us. I main
tanned that my suspect was sureI
to get into touch with his "princi-l
pals" and that we might secure al
further proof of his guilt.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS
It was a wearisome day, which,
we spent lolling in the sun, in thel
garden. On the spur opposite /
M'sieu Edelber' could be seen tidy
ing up his hedges and flower-beds,O
burning weeds and-incidentally, !
basketfulS of rubbish he carried
out from the house. Destroying
evidence" my companion mutt
tered" but what can we do about
it? wonder how the beggar is
going to get out of the meSS?"
M'Sieu Edelber' saw us watchingI
him, ran into the house, returned
with a large hand mirror and bel
gan heliographing franticallyI
across the gap. Cant read a SINGLE
thing in it." INV COMPANION said |
But don't you think that, if there
is a periscope somewhere out atI
sea tners can?" I asked.
He shrugged. VERY far fetched,
my dear" he said, do you think
he'd risk that game in broad day
light?"
M'Sieu Edelber' came in for
coffee that evening as usual. He
RTIREMEMf
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tilely several times.
past fifteen years. His luxurious
house on the extreme point of the
cliff, right on the narrow spur that
jutted out, $50 feet above the peb-
BILE beach. was the show place of
the district.
I had known Edelbert for quite
a while and liked him. Just before
the w9r started I had leased the
other "shoU-place" in Roches
Grise;, large white cottage stand
ing in a rose garden on the other
spur OF the cliff.
Since that time, my mother, with
my snail son and his nurse had
occupied the house, where I used
to come sometimes, on brief leave
from the hospital. Now that !
had definitely joined the Secret
Service. I had snat he'd a few days
liberty to supervise their depar.
ture.
Various spectacular rumors met
me when I arrived. There was a
serious submarine scare on the
coast and dramatic stories circa.
lated Of gray monsters rising out
Of the waves In the dead Of night:
Of mysterious light-signals flash
ing between sea and land.
The fact wa that daring raiders
had penetrated right into Havre
harbor and sunk three ships, whose
masts and superstructures were
still visible at low tide, a menace
to shipping and carefully outlined
with warning buoys.
PROT ably because there was not
much to do in the place, my
mother found amusement in
watching our nearest neighbor for
hours at time. She was partic-
ularly interested in the tremen-
dous flagpole he had erected on
the very point Of the spur which
terminated his garden.
He had the most comprehen.
sive set of flags ever owned by
anybody. All enemy" flags were
naturally, omitted, but he pos
SesSed those of every allied and
neutral nation and used them all,
in various combinations.
Need he hoist up so many flags,
twice a day?" she asked me, land,
though he is admittedly Swiss,
need he have the flag of every can
ton in Switzerland and use them
in so many different combina-
tions? I have watched for days
and not once have seen the
same sequence of colors. Don't
you think there Is something
strange about it?"
FLAG-SEQUENCE STRANGE
I watched in turn and discov.
cred that my mother was right:
M'Sieu Edlebert was certainly at
great pains to vary his combina-
tionS of flags and placed as the
flagpole was with its great height
and with the sun blazing down on
it, it must have been visible far
out at sea.
When emissarieS from the Havre
Port authorities descended on
him a day or two later, it was
probably no mere accident. I
watl d them examining the high
white flagpole. pulling down and
folding the many flags, supervising
the uprooting of the pole and the
loading of the whole loot on a
camionette.
"C'est Ia guerre" M'Sieu Edel-
bert muttered gloomily that eve
ming when he paid us his custom
ary after-dinner visit. I'm sorry
they have taken away my lovely
flags. play the fool swim
and joke with the fisherfolk-1
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p q t ! q n I ! y
through hours
Of testimony to
decide W h i C h
one is right. and
even after they
have given their
yer rdi t, the
argument W i'll
60 on between
those who dis
agree.
We c a n n o t
a l W a y S be
RIGHT and we
cannot a | W avs
be WRONG.
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Do You Know How to Sleep? Maybe
Your PrimitiVe Self Keeps You Awake;
You Can Defeat Insomnia by Going
Night Nudist Like Wise Old Benja-
min franklin or by SmOtherinE Your
Worries. An Illustrated Feature In
The American Weekly, the Magazine
Distributed with Next Sundays Wash.
1ngtOn Herald. Times
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OTHER FELLOWS.
VIEW DESERVES.
CONSIDERATION.
Old Skipper Gives His
Crew Some Advice
BY DON HIX

Heigh-ho, Shipmates! Someone
said, Every question has two
sides" A Judge and jury sit
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By Marie Brett-P -Perrinq

hght-tipped foam. the sea was
once more still and blandly mys-
terious. .M'sieu Edelber' had
solved his problem.
by Jove-I say, by Jove. .!"I
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A LONG, dark shape
was rising out of the moon
lit waves "a coming
tower, a narrow deck. Cap
tain Barth whipped out his
automatic and fired fu-
tilely several times.
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Captain Barth mopped his perS.
piring forehead with an un-
steady hand, "a midnight swim,
what. 2"
THE END.
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1938-10-12

The wood-burning stove was once.
considered the lost word in cooking
perfection But no tightening of labor
come with it, for wood still hod to be
ped, ashes removed and there wos the
r-ending task of cleaning the stove> the
walls and cooking utensils.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14

pionships of the Washington Park circuit in 1887 and 1888.
 Holy Name Society
 Edward Goggin was renominated for president of the St. Francis Xavier Holy Name Society last night at meeting in the parish hall. Officers will be elected at the De- cember meeting of the society.
 Others renominated were: Vice president, Joseph Scully; recording secretary, Joseph Donahue, treasur-, CT, William Derwin; banner bearer, Dennis Tehan and chaplain, Rev David M. O'Keefe.
 New nominations were given Den is Phelan for president; Henry A. Hayden, Jr., for financial secre- tary and James Cusick for marshal.
 Final plans were made for the card party which will be held Thursday night in the parish hall.
 Tables are being prepared for men and women alike, and prizes will be awarded for tournaments in "45," bridge, pinochle, setback, whist, and a variety of other games. Chairman Hayden reported last night that progress was being made and this was evidenced by the ticket re- turns.
 Members of the Holy Name "45'' tournament will make returns to- night at their regular games. The committee will meet Tuesday night for final report. Teams represent ing several other parish holy name societies have made arrangements to participate.
 President Goggin presided at the meeting last night. Rev. David M O'Keefe spoke briefly.
 John P. Shea today issued state ment, which in effect, was his resig- nation as president of the Tax and Rent Payers association.
 The monthly meeting of the soph- omore group of St. Francis Xavier C.Y.O. unit will be held Friday night at the parish hall.
 A regular meeting of the Wash ington Park Fife and Drum corps is slated for tomorrow night at 7:30 in the community house.
 Boy Scouts of Troop g will hold their regular meeting Wednesday night with Scoutmaster Francis A. Sacco in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14
DRIVER KILLED
 IN AUTO CRASH
Funeral Services Wednes- day for Samuel C. Cole
 man Three Others Hurt

Funeral services will be held at the Zion Baptist church at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Samuel C.. Coleman, 28, colorec, of 813 North Main street, who was killed Satur- day night when the automobile in which he was riding crashed into a tree in Seymour. Three other local residents were injured in the crash
 Rev. B. w. Crowder will officiate at the funeral exercises. Friends may call at the Reyes funeral home to- day and tomorrow. Burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery.
 Jerry Bland, 25, of 59 Abbott ave- nue and Miss Phyllis Reynolds, 2l, of 34 Canal street. were discharged yesterday from Griffin hospital, Der by, where they were taken after the accident. Still at the hospital is Collin Spencer, 26, of g Pearl street.
 Coleman suffered fractured skull and other injuries when the car, driven by Spencer, left tke high way on a curve and sideswiped a tree.
 Coleman an employe of the Chase Rolling Mills, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Jones and his stepfathc-, He',ry Jones; by his wife, and five children; also by two broth CTS, Henry and Preston Jones; and two sisters, Jane Lewis and Lulu bell Williams, all of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14
Bachelor Party For
 Gladney Is Planned
Community Clubs Vice-President to Be HOnOred Sat-
 urday-HOly Name Members RenOminate GOggins
WASHINGTON HILL

James J. Red" Gladney, vice. president of the Washington Park Community club and manager of the Raymond Hillies championship basketball team will be honored Saturday night at bachelor dinner in Harmon's Grill, 452 Baldwin street.
 MT. Gladney will be married to Miss Carolyn Pomponio, at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Thanksgiving day.
 Ambrose Scully is chairman of the committee arranging the. tes- timonial. He iSassisted by Vincent Coates, William F. Kelly, Joseph Pomponio, Joseph Brophy, John Martin and Joseph Donahue. Phil Ryan will be toastmaSter, and sev- eral acts of entertainment will be presented.
 MT. Gladney has taken active in- terest in various Hill programs for the past several years. In addition to his participation. i'll Community club and basketball affairs, he is a member of the troop committee of the Boy Scouts of Troop g. As manager of the Raymond Hillies, he piloted them to consecutive cham
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St. Paul, Minn.
 November 27, to attend the testi- monial dinner to Most Rev. Mat thew F. Brady, Bishop of Burling- ton, Vermont, which is being spon- sored by Sheridan Council, 24, Knights of Columbus.
 Visit Assured
 Word was received over the week. end by the Rev. J. Oliver Cronan, general chairman of the K. of C.. committee in charge of arrange ments for the banquet, that Arch bishop Murray would be able to at- tend and pay his respects to Wa terbury's latest native son to be raised to such high office in the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
 Earlier last week it was announced that Most Rev. Joseph E. Mccarthy, Bishop of Portland, Maine, would also attend Bishop Brady's testi- monial dinner. Archbishop Murray's acceptance of the committees invita- tion makes it possible for all three of Waterbury's bishops to be present together, gathering that Water bury has not witnessed previously.
 The banquet, which is to be held in the Hotel Elton at 8 o'clock, will conclude a day of reunions for Bishop Brady. In the morning he will pontificate at St. Patrick's church, his native parish. Following that he will meet many former friends and neighbors. In the even- ing the K. of c. testimonial banquet will conclude Waterbury's public welcome and praise for another na- tive sons elevation to a bishopric.
 Completing Plans
 Tickets are now being distributed through. a committee, headed by Past Grand Knight Cornelius F. Maloney and may be obtained from him, other members of the commit tee. which will be completed at to- morrow evenings meeting of Sheri- dan Council, or at the Columbus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14
ARTIST PORTRAITS
 BUSINESS.PICTURE
Creditors Hear Story With But Little Silver Line
 ing, Cash

Creditors of Wesley Clarke, bank rupt Roxbury artist and manager of the Good Hope inn, Roxbury met today for the first time with Bankruptcy Referee Walter F. Tor rance. Max Traurig of this city was appointed trustee of the bankrupt estate.
 Clarke, who set up his business in Roxbury few years ago, coming from New York, has been i'll for the past two and one-half years. He reports assets of $9,300 and liabil- ities of $12,302.71. Among his assets are books, prints and pictures, valued at $200.
 It is understood that creditors have been offered 35 per cent of their bills in settlement.
 Attorney Robert Sullivan, for- merly of this city, now of New Mill ford. appears for some of the cred itors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14
Walter w. Holmes
 Succumbs In Sleep
Retired Broker, Member of Time-Honored Family,
 Born in England Had Many Affiliations

Walter w. Holmes, 72, of Country Club road, member of one of New England,s oldest families and promi- nent local business figure for many years, died in his sleep yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow after noon at 2:30, with Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Second Con- gregational church, oflciating.
 Until his retirement some years ago, he had been one of the states leading brokers. He had many in- terests outside of business, being an ardent hunter and fisherman, a student of natural history, pal aeontologist and philanthropist.
 After a quiet day Saturday, MT. Holmes rose at 5:30 yesterday morn ing for an early breakfast. He re- turned to bed and was found dead several hours later.
 Native of England
 MT. Holmes was born in Waterloo, near Liverpool, England, Oct. 13, 1866, while his father, Israel Holmes, was living in England as agent for the Scovill Mfg. Co. The family re- turned to this city in 1871.
 He was descendant of John Holmes, who came to Greenwich, Conn.,, from England in 1860, and of Thomas Judd, who came to this country in 1884. Thomas Judd, 2d, of the original prporietors of the set clement of Mattatuck, later to be- come Waterbury.
 MT. Holmes began his education at the Waterbury English and. Cas- Sical school, and later studied at the Waterbury high school. He became an apprentice in the machinists' trade, and at the age of 21 was sup erintendent of the Housa tonic Brass Co. .e
 Business Field
 Before his fathers death, in 1895, he entered the business field. He became associated with his brother, Charles L.. Holmes, in the brokerage firm of Charles L. Holmes & Go. When his brother retired, he formed with c. Sanford Bull, the firm of Holmes and Bull.
 MT. Holmes was member of the Country club of Waterbury, Water bury club. Ste. Marguerite Salmon club, Mattatuck Historical society, Sons of the American Revolution and Second Congregational church. He was patron of the American Museum of Natural History. and a member of the staff of vertebrate palaeontology of the same institu- tion. He was also a member of the American Academy of Science.
 On May 5, 1892, MT. Holmes was married to Margaret Griswold Tor rance, daughter of the late Chief Justice David Torrance, at Derby. There were no children of the mar riage.
 MT. Holmes, for many years, lived at the family homestead, IA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14
ACTION FILED BY
 TEACHER SETTLED
Miss Derwin Sued Nauga- tuck Chemical Co. for
 Injuries Suffered

Withdrawal papers were filed in the court of common pleas today bringing to a conclusion the $7,5OO civil action of Anne Derwin, local school teacher, against the Nauga- tuck Chemical company. Settlement is reported to have been made, but no terms were revealed.
 Miss Derwin sued to recover dam ages for injuries in an accident on South Main street May 20, 1888 at 4:30 p. m. She was passenger in a car operated by another school teacher, Helen Phelan, which was allegedly struck by a Naugatuck Chemical company truck operated by Harold E. TreStrail.
 Attorney Sidney s. CaSsel rep resented Miss Derwin, while the firm of Campner, Pouzzner and Hadden appeared for the defendant com- pany.
 Settlement was also reported to- day in the $500 civil action of Jo- seph Mastroianna against Teresina Petrocelli. The action was based on a note.
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Club, 79 North Main street.
 Progress of the committees plans will be thoroughly discussed by Father Cronan at the monthly coun- oil meeting Tuesday night and also at a meeting of the several sub- committee chairmen previous to the council session. All chairmen are urged to come prepared to make full reports.
 Women To. Attend
 As in past events of this nature conducted by the Knights of Co., lumbus both men and women are invited to attend this testimonial banquet. Reservations are now being made with the chairman of the ticket committee and will be hand led up to Saturday, November 26.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14
ST. LUCY'SPLA
 SPECIAL PROGRAM

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of St. Lucy's church, the 1927 and 1928 communion classes will attend communion in body November 27. About 500 are expected to take part.
 Rex. Felix Scoglio, pastor of the church since it was built, will cele- brate the mass. Rev. Michael Mo- Verry is the present curate.
 Miss Marie Calo and Nicholas Giuditta are co-chairmen of the ar- engagements committee, assisted by Marie Sforza, Genevieve Guerrero, Anthony Valletta, Laura DelNigro, Genevieve Corrideo, Alexander Mole, Victor LaneSe and Michael FeSta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-14
Three Waterbury-Born Prelates to Attend Testimonial
Roll Call Nets
 $I65 In Returns

One hundred and sitxy-flve dollars have been received as returns to date for the Amer ican Red Cross. Up to Satur- day $87 had been realized.
 The latest contributions fol- low: Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, Waterbury Credit Rating Bureau and COnnecti- cut Motor Club, $1 additional making a $1OO per cent enroll ment; British War Veterans Post, $500; Evening Depart ment of WOmen's Association, Second Congregational Church, $500; Corporal COyle Post, American Legion, $25.OO; mail subscriptions, $42.OO.
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YOU'LL ALWAYS BE COMSTIPATED.
 UNLESS

You correct faulty living habits-un- less liver bile flows freely epery day into your intestines to help digest fatty foods and guard against constipation.
 so USE COMMON SENSE! Drink more water, eat more fruit and vege- tables. And if assistance is needed, take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. They not only assure gentle yet thorough bowel movements but ALSO stimulate liver bile to help digest fatty foods.
 Olive Tablets, being purely gegetdble, are harmless. Used successfully for over. 20 years by Dr. F. M. Edwards in treating patients for constipation and sluggish liver bile, today Olive Tablets are justly FIRST choice of thousands of grateful users. Test their goodness TONIGHT! 15t, 30t, 6of. All druggists.