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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
oday's Answers to
 cRANlUM CRACKERS
PronnIem on Page IA

Police were convinced that Will Hams had not been playing solitaire because the new deck of cards had not been shuffled. All new decks of cards are packed the same way, with cards in sequence, king to ace, when dealt without shuffling, and with suits always in the same or der-hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades. Deal any new pack of un- shuffled cards for seven-pile solitaire and the face cards showing would be the same as those found on the table before the poisoned man. Po- lice therefore deduced that the cards had simply been taken out of the pack and spread on the table to make it appear that Williams had been playing solitaire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Rreathers MT. and Mrs. Lauren Graham oI ?1 Tdvlwood avenue will hold open house Saturaay nr tt 1 neriod of matrimonial bliss the Good Maker has blessed them with six lovely children Mr. Laurens mother incidentally just passed her sSth birthday av her PIainvilVe dOmicile and she'll be on tap A.! :; ;, +ho ceIehraton Adeline NIinicucci, pretty nurse at the Goodyear Rubber Company m & had day off yesterday and like the troleyman on ms day off, took her baby cousin Klchara 9.a'tHnU Tor % a nurse who is a nurse.
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 The population of this great in- land port, 1900 miles from the coast, is as large as that of Pittsburg but it is compressed into a fraction of the area. Centuries ago, the city began to bury it's dead at the far end of the triangle. AS Chungking grew, so did the cemeteries with the result that all expansion from the rock was choked off because i'll China a cemetery is sacred. It IS only during the last few years, that the city has begun to break through the grip of the dead.
 Today, Chungking is a noisy crowded, murky city with a maze of stone stairways in place of streets. with towering rookerleS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Safe home. Friends of Jimmie DeLucia will be glad to that he is back in our midst once more after many years spent in New York City Jlmmle ran his own barber-shop out on East Main street number of years ago. but left Waterbury for New York. He finally settled down there in the Madison Square Gar fidant of many a sports celebrity. One of his best customers was Jack Dempsey, Jimmie proudly tells . But he got lonesome for the old home town, so he's back with us and you can find him busily welding shears and razor over at Bill Gerardis barber-shOp every day now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
WRONG MESSAGE
 NO PRIZE FOR HER

Spiritualist An- ma Breault was given the chance in New York to bring the mes- s a g e Inventor Thomas A. Edi- son S 8 i d he W o u l d send from the other " o r I d. She failed and the Universal Soci- ety of Psychic R C s c 3 r c h retained t h c $1O,O0O it offers to anyone who can produce the real message.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
DOG GUARDS BOYS SKATES

Seattle CUP)-Sandy, a German shepherd dog, is not only faithful to 12-year-old Edward Koch, but also to the body's roller skates. Late one afternoon young Koch left his skates on a parking strip block from his home, and Sandy guarded the skates for night and a morn ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

that Make New York's famous tenements look palatial by com parison. It is said in China that the dogs bark when they see the sun over Chungking, so rarely does clean light break through the haze of smoke and mist that hangs over the city.
 Despite its 100000 population, Chungking has no water system. Coolies dip their buckets in the Yangtze and dash into the city to hawk thei product. The over flow from their buckets keeps Chungking's stair-streetS forever slippery.
 il. ic ctill tha main
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
Officials Probing
 First Auto Fatality
John Robesi WolcOtt, Farm Hand, SucCumbs to In-
 iuries Suffered When Hit By Auto Friday Night

John Robeski 54 of Wolcott, died at St. Marys Hos ptal last evening of injuries suffered last Friday night when struck by automobile at Wolcott street and Manor avenue It was the first automobile fatality of 1888 for Waterbury. The driven by Domenic Ferrucc 30, of IS Court street. who told authorities that Robesk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Dots and dashes :. Rev Matthew J. Traynor, pastor of St. Marys church in New Britain, threw real pow WOW 70 of his parish workers at the Hotel Stanley Tuesday night Choir members, sextons and collectors enjoyed the meal the first gathering of its kind in years Father Traynor and his assistant Rev. Thomas LaWlor are Waterburans to the core Paul Devino of Euclid Avenue of the pluckies gridmen developed by Jimmy Lee at Wlby, will enter Payne Hall Prep School ing Lehigh University later Hennie Cieslewski John Schmuck and Hymie Rabinovitch of Naugatuck will represent the Rubber Town in the Connecticut State Championship Badminton Tournament in Hartford to- morrow Saturday and Sunday |. {. Our thanx to Jac- queline Spearo President of the Junior HadasSah for ticket to Radio Reves of 1938" scheduled for Sunday at Temple Hall. The show can't help but be complete success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

What tree!!! If Waterbury ever plants perma- nent Christmas tree it should be fOrewarned of what may happen Listen to this tale of homerc proportions The story of Jack and the Bean Stalk has been approached by tree in Healdsburg, Cal The tree was planted three years ago in the city's plaza by the Grange to be used community Christmas tree Each year the Grange glored in personally decorating the tree But the 1887 Christmas decorating will be the last by the Grange It found that the tree had grown so big and fast that it unanimously voted to confer here after the decorating the fire department which has scaling ladders from which it decorate and light the highest branches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Teeming Chungking was founded in antiquity and was already a f1ourishing seat of commerce when the Romans were conquering the western world. IL taps the products of the province of Szechwan, a terri tory which is bigger than France and which has about 52,00O,00O population.
 Szechwan's climate is moist and semi-tropical. It harvests as many as four bean crops in a single year. It is fabulously rich in nat ural resources. Its products drain into Chungking, whence they are sent down the Yangtze in junks and river-steamers to the outside world.
 True, there are narrow gorges, savage rapids and river pirates to be overcome but the cargoes that go out or worth the risk. Silk, jade, tea, semi-precious stones, furs, opium, drugs, rare brocades, r,lubarb, musk oil from the glands of Tibetan antelope and wood oil as well as the more prosaic cargoes like cotton, rice hides, leather, iron, copper, hemp and salt have gone sailing down since time immemorial. Chung the Yangtze to the outside world kings brush bristles from Szech- wan hogs are the finest in the world.
 The wealth of Chungking has always attracted the covetous eyes of Chinese war lords. Until the Ranking government came the city was pretty much the prize of the strongest man who wanted it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
BUNKER HILL WOMEN ENJOY MRS. HAWKINS

Women members of the Bunker Hill Congregational church were ad- dressed by Mrs. Virginia Hawkins, director of the minimum wage divi- sion of the state labor board, at meeting yesterday afternoon in the church parlors. Mrs. Jesse Burton presided.
 Business conditions and pay rates throughout state industry were dis cussed by Mrs. Hawkins, under the title, Minimum Wages in Connec- ticut." Tea was served following the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
Tall Tower Topics
SPRING SONG
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

One little icicle
 Melting away,
 Two little crocuses Come out to stay, Three little sunbeama Dancing about,
 Four little children Run-with 8 shout. Four little voices Laughing with glee, Three little robins Calling, 'Chee! Chee!" Two little raindrops What fun they bring! One little child-world Grateful for Spring!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

The Waterville Union church, will hold Bible Study Hour tonight at the parsonage on Boyden street. Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks, will con- tinue series of lessons on the sub ject of, "Phophecy in the Light of today"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Court Welch, No. 84, Foresters of America, will hold a regular business meeting tonight, at Foresters' Hall, on Hanover street, by social hour
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
Drum Corps Elects
 Grenier President
Walter LaChance Named Wce=President For l95o;
 Welch Circle Presents Musical Comedy Tonight
WATERVILLE
Mrs R. w. Henion-1786 Thomaston Ave.-TeL S-54OS

celebrated Saturday, February 19, 1888 at 8 a. m. at St. MichaerS church for James O'Rourke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

Argentina's new government
 school for civil aviation will train
 personnel for both flying and ground service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
BY PAUL ROSS NEA Service Staff Writer

NEA Service Stan Writer tween swift rivers with railroads out of the city and the highways only Pttsburg the key industrial cities America? It's doubtful but
 Ancient Chngking seated great triangular finger of rock at Kaing magnificent and O0-foothigh "he Pitts world attention just recently by becoming capital pressed China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17
Daily Statistics on Auto Accidents

1887 1888 All Traffic Accidents 2,282 2,201 Fatalities 52 36 Injuries 1.518 1,031 One Critically Injured
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-17

-Hilda Deane in the Christian Science Monitor
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

until we hit the truck. From
then on until I got my senses
back I wasn't capable of paying
any attention at all.
"After came out of the hospi-
tai with my whole face changed
for the worse, the girl threw me
over. Is it any wonder I'm as
cynical as you are about women?
Anyhow, if there are any in
your family to whom you have
to relinquish the wheel, fasten
this business on there first. Bet
ter be safe than look like me-"
+ =
At the moment there are no
"A ladies driving my car around
nor any to whom I would en-
trust the wheel while I am pres
ent. But you never can tell.
Therefore, I am deeply grateful
to J. L. for his gadget; and I
shall fasten it on as soon as I
get this piece finished. It is a
pretty semi-circular nickel-plated
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Are Sports Degrading?

In view Of the serious situa-
tion of the world today do you
not think it a great waste OF
time to devote so much discus
sion to the degrading sports OF
prize-ring boxing and wrestling?
Men should be alive to great is
sues today. and not spend their
time at home reading accounts
Of the disgusting and bloody
fighting that men do for money.
It may come all too soon that
men must fight in real earnest.
Why should the sacrifice Of
our young boys in such brutal
sports as football monopolize so
much space that is needed to q
clearer understanding Of our
nations needs. Do away with
this, and you will have become
a noble press instead Of an In
fluence toward such brutalizing
philosophy as is engulfing Eu-
rope.
MRS. P. T. TERRENCE.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Disn,ayed by Traffic

AS q newcomer to Washing
ton, I am. dismayed, by the
pedestrians disregard Of traf-
fic lights. I myself from the
deep South bring the quaint
notion that the traffic lights
are to be respected by the pedes-
trian as well as the motorist.
So I sometimes find myself
lowering on the curb, alone,
while the entire stream Of
pedestrians plunges into the
swirl Of moving cars.
Cab drivers are incredulous
that I should be waiting for q
mere light to change. So dur
ing my prolonged lowering on
the curb they slow up, thinking
to help me hail them the better.
It seems to me that if the
changing Of lights were Speeded
up pedestrians would be more
inclined to observe them. But I
should think it would take q
lot of re-education to correct
this bland hazarding by pedes-
trians. P. D. B.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

der to shoulder with the Repub-
licans to defeat every New Deal
measure beneficial to working
men and women, and now wants
their votes.
Judge Lesser, the Republican
candidate for the Maryland
Senate, said at Upper Marlboro
that he would vote with the
President on all bills or meas
ures to aid the workers and
farmers. In Western Maryland
the Lewis voters are for him,
with many other Roosevelt sup
porters.
JOHN RIGGLES,
Seabrook, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
He Likes Jesse Jones

Damon Runyon reports that
from his private relations coun-
sci in Washington" he has some
fairly reliable betting odds on
who the next Democratic can
didate for President will be, pre-
suming the present incumbent
doesn't go to the rost.
Mr.. Runyon's informant
makes Jack" Garner the top
horse, Bennett Clark second
choice, and Jim Farley a possible
starter and a long price If he
comes through.
If it can be arranged, will you
ask Mr.. Runyon to get from his
informant the morning line or
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Among the Elect

I would like to reply to "Pa-
triot" (Voice of october Is,
Times). The contents of his let
ter are anything but patriotic.
He has the gall and audacity to
call Mr.. Benes a threat to world
peace.
This is very amusing when
Mr.. Hitler, whom he evidently
admires, is furnishing men and
munitions to rebel Spain to drop
bombs on thousands of civilians,
including helpless women and
children.
AS for the BeneS so-called "luSt
for power" he carefully leaves
out Hitler's persecution Of Ger
man Jews. Mr.. Benes is not the
"hated figure" which this person
claims. He has the respect and
admiration of the civilized world.
He ranks with George Washing
ton, Thomas jefferson, Abra-
ham Lincoln and our own pres
ent day leader, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, among the worlds
greatest statesmen.
AN AMERICAN.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Winning System

Let me tell you sweepStake
losers that I have a system for
making money on the sweeps
which has never failed me. Here
it is: Four friends come to me
each time a sweeps is Sched-
uled and ask me to buy tickets.
I answer: Eyes and no." I then
lay 10 bucks on the table, the
price of four tickets. Before they
can grab it, I grab it back again
and rush to the bank, pursued
by my four friends, and deposit
the 1O-spot. I have won about
$1,000 on the sweeps in this way
and hope to make plenty more
as the years roll by.
JACK GEE.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
ROllin' Along
By w. A. S. Douglas

A CCOMPANYING a beautiful silver box-with the
"A gadget inside properly monogrammed-there a
letter yesterday morning from j. L. of Silver Spring. who
to worry lady automobile drivers much
do. He writes:
"Once was handsome but you would never guess
it looking at One eyebrow is sliced through so
that it points up the middle, giving distinctly
epstophean appearance that side of the face have
jagged the other side running from the of
the eye to the point of the jaw.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

affair with a wire which con-
meets with the current. ]. L.,
bless his generous, if somewhat
soureG soul, has had my initials
engraved upon it.
You lift the little lid and put
some cigarettes in the hole. At
the bottom. and facing you as
you 1rive, is a door which
springs open at the pressure of
your thumb. AS it does so, a
cigarette from the box rolls into
lighting position. 1t balances
on two curved supports and, in
about three seconds, one of its
ends is lit by Lleans of the wire.
The driver, whose only motion
so far has been the quick down.
ward pressure of the thumb on
the door, now lifts his or her
cigarette to the mouth-lit and
ready to be smoked.
I suppose the safety councils
have approximate figures on the
number of crashes and fatalities
due to the awkward job of tax
ing a cigarette from package
and lighting it while driving
car. This gadget of j. LIS would
seem to end about all that dan
ger.
THE reason I asked the photo
- editor to put back the pic
ture with the hat on is due to
a letter of complaint from Mil
dred, a waitress, who writes:
Say, what became of your
hat?
please put it back IN again.
You look far too much like a
gentleman without it. Now
don't get me wrong. You know
what I mean.
II like the piece you wrote
about us mattresses the best. Be
lieve me, you must know. Put
ting drunks in their places day
in and day out, year in and
year out, is nothing to cackle
about. Birds who think they've
got a lease on you for a dime
and sometimes they don't even
leave the dime.
"And dates - fiddlesticks!
Doug, when I'm through with
work I'm out on my feet. I
grab the first cab that comes
along-if the days business has
been good enough for a cab
and head for home. I'd just
love to know what you think Of
this letter. It's Screwy to me,
but whether you like it or not
I'll keep on reading the col
umn."
I think it's a swell letter, Mil
dred. Straight from the shoul-
der-or off the arm-aS they
say of the plates in a hash
house.
Copyright, 1928, by The Washington
Herald-Times)
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Names addresses
the will be omitted

run down on Jesse Jones, Of the
Reconstruction Finance Corpo.
ration stable?
There is a hide with fine pos
Sibilities as one look at the form
book will convince anyone. In
fact, I will take a piece Of him,
providing, Of course, that the
price is still right in the winter
book.
Jones mightn't cop the duke,
but the others in the field would
know they had been in o hoss
race. ]. T. M.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

who is a talented musician, can
more easily carve a very success
full career with a symphony or
chestra than with any other
kind. It would certainly make
it a more balanced orchestra,
and the interest of music lovers
would be aroused"
X \
w. o. Banks, representative
for the S. Gumpert Company,
1905 Euclid st. N. W.:
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

does she do
ut try to
light a ciga-
rette? I was
busy trying
to g t the
g We b OK
OF pc n, ether
wise I might
have lit ii for
her. Anyway,
I wasn't pay
in g m uc n
q 1 t e ntiOn-
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Sweepstake FOllies

WE'LL Americans sent $6OOO,OOO to Ireland in
the latest sweepstake carnival and got 100000
in prizes back-of which the Government gets about
half in taxes.
We merely wish to point out the absurdity
of this. If we weren't so hypocrtcal about gambling,
we'd keep all that dough here and make it work for u.s.
by legalizing gambling and taxing it.
From the New ok
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Appreciation

The Metropolis View Citizens
Association is anxious to ex-
press its hearty appreciation
Of The Washington Times Of
fer under the motto, Times Is
Here to Serve"
Indeed the splendid co-opera-
ton this organization has re-
ceived from your Mr.. Driscoll
is sufficient attestation of this.
It is a mutual offer.
This association is determined
to make this once-neglected
section a happier place in which
to live and a safer place.
MRS. RICHARD ]. PURCELL,
Secretary.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

may have the necessary qualifi-
cations to become members of
a symphony orchestra, and it is
possible that such an innovation
might turn out to be most sue
cessful."
* X Il
Mrs. Lula Wood, Government
employe, $500 w Pl. N. W.:
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
SpLif Tickets

Maryland, like other States,
had an overproduction Of farm
and manufactured products with
poor foreign markets. Without
the $3.50, 100000 New Deal allot-
ments and the Government posi-
tions made possible by friends
of the President, thousands
would have suffered. Why
should we not support only
friends of the President?
Senator TydingS worked ShouI-
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

However, should a group OF
talented women musicians or
ganize a symphony orchestra of
their oWn-then 1 would most
certainly favor it. If they are
placed in an orchestra of this
kind with men they will even
tually cause diSsenSion."
X
Miss Rosemary TOmardy, stu
dent of Notre Dame Academy,
1882 Fourth st. S. W.:
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

tional Symphony OrcheSCra.
They would probably keep pa
irons away instead of drawing
them to the concerts. Of course,
there are always exceptions to
the rule. One may find rare
woman musician, whose future
is bright, and who can succeed
in her artistic profession, but in
comparison to the number OF
men, they are very few and far
between"
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Women Musicians

I was very gratified when I
saw in The Times that a couple
of women have been accepted
as members Of the National
symphony Orchestra.
AS a woman patron Of the
concerts I've often wondered
why a few capable women musi-
clans were not in our orchestra,
as they are in some Of the fore
most ones in the country. I'm
also wondering what others
think about this.
MUSIC LOVER.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

"Yes, I t h i n x
that more women
should be added to
a S YIN p h on y or
chestra. I do not
believe that all
good musicians are
confined to the
men. A wo m a n,
partic cularly one
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

"Of course I am
in favor of more
WON en- in SYM
phony orchestras. I
am very fond Of
music and am of
the firm opinion
that women can
play as well as
men, regardless of
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

"All this happened when I let
the girl friend-as she was then
take the wheel of my car. God
knows she wasn't so not with
both hands working, but what
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

Beyond a doubt!
flavor more women
in a S y m p h ny
orchestra, because
women are just as
good musicians as
men-if not better.
Women can feel
music more than
men. It is in their
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

Il am not in ia
vor of women in
the National Sym
phony orc hestra,
or in any symphony
orchestra. Should
they appear as
guest artist or as
a Soloist, then I
would approx We.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

II am in favor Of
men in a symphony
orc hestra. There
are very f e W
women who are
members of an or
ch e stra of this
kind. Nevertheless,
I believ that
women m u sicians
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
People
BY Frank Romer

LORD LYNDHURST,
ENGLISH CHANCELLOR
LIE WORE a wig to re-
II tain his young ap-
pearance. To complete
the deception, he had a
dozen of them, which he
rotated. Each was a bit
longer and shaeeier, and
so he gave the illusion
from change to change
that his hair was growing
and he appeared in the
twelfth as if it had just
been cut.
Copyright. 1888. by F. RomerD
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

soul, and this fact often IS re-
flected in their playing. In ad-
dition, women would add charm,
beauty and dignity to the unit
and attract more patrons"
X 4 \
Mr.. Paul ErtZinger, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, 1874
Hobart st. N. W.:
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Would Go Back

The big job wasn't finished
on November II, 191S-and what
a pleasure it would be to go over
there and finish it UP now!
T. H. N.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
January /, 1898, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

whether it be jazz, swing, bal
lads or classical music. More
women would attend the concerts
if members of their sex were
part of the orchestra, and then
the orchestra could develop into
a self-supporting proposition"
X 4 y
Miss Marjorie Spurbeck, Gov
ernment employe, Chastleton
Apartments: