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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28
PASTOR DELIVERS
 TALK ON ADVENT
Rev. Dr. Walker Discusses Old Faith, PhilOsOphies
 and Religion

Although they did not face the problems of 8 machine age, the Ro- mans of old had unemployment on an appalling Scale," said Rev. Dr. John o. walker, pastor of the Sec- ond Congregational church, in his sermon yesterday morning entitled, "The World To Which Jesus Came" an Advent lecture.
 Dr. walker said in part:
 I take it that the province of the empire did not lack employment because of the burden of outrageous rates of imperial taxation but in Italy generally and in Rome in par- ticular hundreds of thousands were dependent on broad and circuses supplied by the government. The old economy, the old order, had been upset, slave laboI had driven out free labor, and the masses were reduced to the lowest possible stand ards of living. The middle classes had disappeared almost completely Property was insecure because of the discontent of the masses. Bank ruptcy threatened the government itself and the taxes rose higher and higher.
 On the moral and religious side, the state of affairs, if possible, was still more desperate. The old faiths, the old philoSophies, the old religious, were discredited and dis counted by all except rninorities here and there. The people had lost their old faiths and they had not found anything to take their place. Hope itself was fading out of the world for the masses ge erally. Quite literally they had lost hope, the most of them both for this life and for the life to come. It was an age of religious destitu- tion, of fatalism, of despair. For most men 1t seemed like the end of the world.
 But when you have painted in all the dark aspects, the black sla- dows of that ancient world, you have to note that here and there all across that Roman world, there was a strange and marvellous ex- pectancy. Here and there, the very darkness and despair of the past had turned mems hearts toward the future. We know, of course, that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28
Marooned Cars Add
 To Traffic Perils
Police Checking Owners on Abandoned Machines; Street Dept. Cleaning Up-Bus Service on Schedule

Still blanketed by Thursdays heavy snow, Water way out of another miniature blizzard Six inches of of snow fell Saturday night and early yesterday morning making total of IA inches since Thanksgv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28

speaker.
 The principal address of the evening will be made by Abraham Goldberg of New York. Mir. Gold berg is one of the worlds leading authorities on matters involving Palestine, Zionisrn and the Jewish problem in general. He is one of American members of the Worlds Zionist Actions Committee and has just returned last week from an emergency meeting which took place in London. He will report the result of the deliberations of the Actions Committee as we'll as tell of the conferences that were held with Colonial Sec'y Malcolm Macdonald and other high British officials.
 This will be his first public ad- dress since his return from Europe and his talk will undoubtedly prove of great interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28

the Jews had never lost hope, even in the midst of their most tragic experiences as nation. They had continued to dream of One who should fulfill the dreams and ideals of the prophets, who would be the very embodiment, the incarnation of the righteousness, the justice, the purity, the love of God. But not in Judah alone but also among the other peoples in that far stretching, heterogeneous empire, men were dreaming of a savior. The Wise Men came from the East but in the West the Latin poet Virgil prophesied the birth of a wonderful child destined to usher in a new and happy epoch. It is also not without significance that this ex- pectaf1cy found here and there all across the empire was found most intensely in Judea and in Galilee.
 The more you study the story of the old Roman Empire and the his- tory of the centuries that lead up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28
BLAME YOUR
 LIVER IT,

If your liver doesn't secrete 20 to 90 ounces of bile every day into your intes- tines constipation with its headaches, mental dullness and that Hhalf-alive'' feeling often result. So you see how i'm. portant it is to keep bile flowing freelyl And what finer aid could one desire than Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, used so successfully for years by Dr. F. M. Edwards for treating his patients for constipation and sluggish liver bile.
 Olive Tablets are unsurpassed in ef- fectiveness because they stimulate liver bile to help digest fatty foods, they tone up muscular intestinal action at the same time help elimination. Being pnrsly vsgs- toble, Olive Tablets are harmless. Test their supreme goodness TONlGHTl 15f, 30k 60t. All drugstores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28

ued an ii1vestigation and got in touch with authorities at Taunton, Mass, where the boy was born. The boys mother and the lad himself insisted that he was only IS.
 T0day tiie lawyer produced a birth cdftifeate from Taunton. showing that Barros was born AuB- tist 10, 1928, and hence is only IS years old. Local records stated that the boy was born in 1o22.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28

The second snowfall was hailed ioy0usiy by winter sports enthusiasts but many motorists glumly found their cars isolated in snow-drifted garages or along snow-covered streets. State highway and street iepaYtment crews began blowing away tt14 Snow but nevertheless conditions were extremely hazardous.
 'Digging Out"
 sliOvels were standard equipment with automobiles yesterday and to- day, with many streets of the city literally impossible. Heavy drifts and deep ruts made travel extremely difficult through most of the city.
 Police reported several accidents, but none was listed as serious. Ekidding was common and more than Q few cars were abandoned in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28
ALB BAIQIAlas ATTEND
 ANNINERSARY EETE

The 90th anniversary Of Afbanian Undergraduates wss celebrated Satltr- day afteznoon in Liberty han by about 200 petsens ot Albanian ex- tractton. Lambi v. Phillips was the principal speaker. The Albanian flag was 4Aised in the seaport of iValona, November g, 1Dl2, bg Is- mail Kernal, thus ending almost 500 years of Turkish rule.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28
GIANT LEMONS DISPLAYED

New Orleans (UP) Lemons that the grower, Fred Smith of Myrtle Grove claimed would make half a gallon of lemonade each were dis- played here. The demons, of the Ponderosa variety, were from 15 to % inches in circumf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28
wPA TEASING IE1fTERAOr

New Orleans (UP) -Apptoximate- ly 47 per cent of the 9le,75O illitkr- atks listed in Gso1lsiRna in 1880 have been taught t0 read and write. dur ing the past four yeras by the Works Progress Administration, James H. Crutcher, state administration, has announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-28

Rabbi w. P. Greenfield, chair man of the Waterbury Zionist dis trict, stated today that plans have been completed for the open meet ing which will be held at 8:30 this evening at the Hebrew Institute. It is expected to be one of the larg- est meetings held by the local dis, trict in long time.
 The meeting will witness the in- Stallation of the newly elected of- facers who are as follows: Presi- dent, Joseph G. Gaber; vice-presi-
 dent, Samuel L. Green; recording sec'y, Attorney Lawrence J. Matz- kin; financial sec'y Leonpold Gins burg; treasurer, Samuel Henes.
 The officers will be installed by Rabbi Harry 2. Zwelling of New Britain. Rabbi dwelling although in this state but 8 short while has established reputation as an in- tereeting and thought provoking
Evening star., 1938-03-01
POLICE CAPTAINS
WIDOW FOUND DEAD
Mrs. Bertha Hartley Dies at Age
of rs Years in Thirteenth
Street Home,

Mrs. Bertha Hartley. IS, widow Of
the late Capt. James Hartley of the
Metropolitan Police Department, was
found dead in bed early today in her
room at 1926 Thirteenth street NV.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
was to perform an autopsy later today
to determine definitely the cause of
her death. Contents of bottle found
near her bed also were to be analyzed.
Mrs. Hartley's body was discovered
by Paul Llewellyn, who rooms at the
same address, when he investigated
after finding a note addressed to him.
Contents of the note were not di-
vulged.
Two other notes were found in Mrs.
Hartley's room. One, addressed to H.
E. Crawford, chief clerk of the Police
Department, asked him to see that her
belongings were sent to her niece,
Margarine Bertolmann of Chemitz,
Germany. The other, without any
address, directed that Mr.. Crawford be
notified in event of her death.
Capt. Hartley, who died in Eustis,
Fla, on October /, 1881, as the result
of a bite or scratch by a pet cat. was
the last survivor of the Districts
mounted police captains. At one time
he was assistant chief of detectives
and he also had served as commander
OF the ninth precinct He was kid
naped but not injured by alleged
bootleggers shortly after prohibition
went into effect in the District and
Maryland still was wet.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
HOUSE D. c. GROUP
TO GET RACING BILL

The House District Committee,
which last year killed bill to legalize
horse racing in Washington, will be
called on tomorrow to determine the
fate Of similar measure introduced
today by Representative Sacks, Demo-
crat. of Pennsylvania.
The Sacks bill is closely patterned
after the ill-fated racing measure
which Representative Norton, Demo-
crat, of New Jersey sponsored when
she was chairman of the District Com
mittee. 1t would allow a racing season
of 81 days. Operators of the track
would be required to pay license fee
of $4,000 day for each day of racing
plus l per cent of the total amount
wagered.
The bill also would license all en-
ployes of the race track and require
them to pay an 'occupational tax" of
50 year.
Mr.. Sacks said the measure has the
support of the Central Labor Union. a
number of civic organizations and
prominent sportsmen. Mrs. John Hay
Whitney. noted horsewoman, is said to
be interested in the bill.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
ARGUMENTS BEGUN
IN STANTON TRIAL
District Court Jury Expected to
Get Murder Case This
Afternoon.

Arguments began this morning in
the District Court murder trial of
Donald K. Stanton, jr, and the case
was expected to go to the jury today.
Stanton admittedly shot Ray E.
Childress, IS, taxicab driver, October
2, 1886, in the latter's one-room
apartment at 50 New York avenue
NE. Stanton was Childress' land
lord, and dispute over rent is said
to have preceded the tragedy. The
defendant contends he acted in self
defense.
Childress was shot twice after he
had smashed into his own apartment
through door which Stanton had
nailed shut in an effort to eject the
cab driver, his wife and five children.
The trial was adjourned early yes
terday so that arguments by both
sides could be heard on the same
day. Assistant United States Attor-
neys Charles B. Murray and William
Hitz represent the Government, while
Attorneys James A. O'Shea and John
II. Burnett appear for the defendant.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Chinese Play
Victory Songs
At Party Here

If the Far Eastern war follows the
musical prediction of a Chinese or
chestra presented at a Shoreham
Hotel fashion show yesterday, the
armies OF Generalissimo Chang Kali
shek will be victorious.
Numbers composed especially for
the event, sponsored by the Chinese
Women's Association Of Washington,
included "American-C Chinese Friend
Ship" International Peace" Oppose
Aggression" and Final Victory" The
orchestra, made up of Chinese resi-
dents of Washington. included a Chi
nese organ, guitar, violin and banjo.
The fashion show and bridge party,
under the direction of Mrs. z. T. Ing,
wife of the Counselor of the Chinese
Embassy. added approximately $4,000
to the organizations refugee fund.
Mrs. Ing was assisted by Miss Yoeh
E. Wang, daughter of the Chinese
Ambassador.
This was the second benefit spon-
sored by the association. The fashion
show included both Oriental and Occi-
dental styles.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
FEDERAL BUILDING
PROGRAM DRAF TED
Three Structures in Capital
to Cost $5O,OOO,O 900
Scheduled in Bill.

A new Federal building program
for the District contemplating the
expenditure of $50,000.000 over a peri
cd of five years will be provided in
a bill which Representative Better,
Democrat, of New York started to
draft today for Introduction in the
House the latter part of the week.
The District projects would be a
part of a Nationwide public works
program involving a total cost Of
S750,000,000. Buildings which Mr..
Better proposes for the District and
their estimated cost are new build
ing for the War and Navy Depart
ments. $26,000,00O: building for the
Social Security Board, $4,000, 600;
new building for the General Ac-
counting Office, 100000.
Mr.. Better pointed out these new
buildings are vitality needed in WASH
ington for efficient operation of the
Federal Government. Offices OF the
War and Navy Departments. he said,
are now scattered in 46 buildings, and
the Offices Of the Social Security
Board are In both Baltimore and
Washington.
No sites have been selected for
the new buildings, Mr.. Better ex-
planned, but his bill will provide that
all of them be located within the
District and not in nearby Mar, lard,
as some members of Congress have
proposed in order to prevent further
concentration Of Government build
ines in the area in the vicinity Of the
Mall.
The bill will provide. according to
Mr.. Better, that the selection of sites
for the buildings be determined by
officials Of the Supervising Archi-
tect's Office and the Procurement
Division of the Treasury.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
D. c. ACCIDENTAL
DEATHS DECLINE
1887 Total From All Causes
Was Three Fewer Than
Previous Year,

There were three fewer deaths from
ALI accidental causes in the Dis
trict OF Columbia during 1887 than
in 1886
Despite the reduced figure, WASH
ington is the top ranking of II cities
included in the 250,00O to 100000
population group in the number of
accidental deaths. It is one of six
in the group to show a decrease in
deaths from accidental causes
According to the same figures, COM
piled and published by the Statistical
Bureau Of the National Safety Coun-
Gil, 78.4 persons out of every 100000
population were killed.
Washington showed an increase In
traffic fatalities in 1897 Of six over
the 1886 figure. according to the esti-
mates. The N. S. G. listed 81 per-
sons killed in 1887 and only SO in
the previous year. placing the Dis
trict ahead of nine cities in the same
population group. Deaths in the city
from accidents occurring outside its
limits were not included. 1t was
stated that 10 persons out of every
100000 were killed in traffic acci-
dents.
The District likewise had the high
est number of fatal home accidents
of its population group. with 1877
deaths recorded for 1887 and only
ITO for 1885, an increase of ~ ia
folitioS This listing shoued 40 q
persons out Of every 100000 killed
last year in home accidents
Accidents were responsible for ap-
proximately 100000 deaths through
out the United States during 1897,
the statistics showed. In addition to
the death toll, accidents permanently
disabled about 375,000 persons and
caused nearly 100000 temporary dis
abling injuries.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
SENATE QUICKLY
CONFIRMS PINE
New u. S. Attorney Plans
to Name Woman to
Staff.

The Senate lost no time yesterday
in confirming David A. Pine as United
States attorney for the District of Co.
lumhia after the Judiciary Committee
reported favorably on his nomination.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah
obtained unanimous consent to have
the report called up Immediately and
it was adopted without a dissenting
voice. Mr.. Pine was an assistant dis
trict attorney on the staff of former
District Attorney Leslie C, Garnett
and has been acting head Of the
prosecuting Office since Mi. Garnett
resigned
Staff to Include Woman.
Meanwhile it was learned there
soon will be woman assistant in the
district attorneys Office here for the
first time in four years.
Mr.. Pine revealed late yesterday
that he will place a woman on his
staff, breaking a ban Mr.. Garnett
set up when he entered Office in 1884.
Shortly after his appointment he made
it plain that no women need apply for
jobs as assistant prosecutors.
Mr.. Garnett's action brought veri-
table storm of protest from women
members of the bar. The Women's
Bar Association passed a sizzling res
olution condemning his stand and
other women leaders made no secret
that they were distinctly annoyed.
To Handle Civil Claims.
Mr.. Pine, however, indicated he will
name woman shortly. He said she
will be assigned to civil claims liti-
cation, most of which is carried on
in the Municipal Court.
Mr.. Pine said this morning that re-
ports he had nominated woman were
premature, but added that he hopes to
make a recommendation to the Attor-
ney General in the near future.
The last two women assistants at
the Court House were Miss M. Pearl
Mccall and Mrs. Rebekah Greathouse.
They went out of Office, however, with
the retirement of Leo A. Rover from
the district attorneyship.
The new district attorney will be
guest of honor at luncheon meeting
Of the Advertising Club tomorrow at
1890 at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
CHURCH OF ASCENSION
FINISHES 93D YEAR

The SD birthday anniversary of
the Church of the Ascension, which
Is officially recorded today. will be
celebrated Sunday at the church,
Twelfth street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. A history of the church
will be given by the rector, the Rev.
F. Alan Parsons
A special musical program will be
presented by the choir, directed by
Percy T. BurneSS.
Evening star., 1938-03-01

The American Mouse Club, she
explained, has been in existence
for three years and grew out OF the
jdea, popular in England, Of breed
ing mice as a hobby. The Rev. r.
w. Ferrier Of Stockport, N. Y, Is
president of the national club.
Mice fancying, 1t seems, is most
popular around Boston and in
upper New York but there are
members Of the club all over the
country.
Miss Hartzmon spoke disparag-
ingly of the outlook for mice in
Washington. II couldn't find .
single fancy mouse around. The
pet shops only deal in the white
Evening star., 1938-03-01
axe Display Cage Meeting Place for Mice and Men

Of superiority over the ordinary.
household variety Of mouse.
Washington win be given .
chance to view these fancy foreign
mice on April l and 2 at the Lewis
Hotel Training School when the
American Mouse Club and the
Columbian Cat Fanciers, Inc, spon-
sor q joint show.
Miss Mary E. Hantzmon. pres
ident of the cat fanciers and man
ager Of the show, said today she
was planning to start q chapter of
the national mouse organization
in Washington. Although she pre-
fers ths tabbies, she has . kind
word TO say for the mice.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
AIR RATES REDUCED

Reduced transcontinental air trans
port passenger fare rates from Wash
ington and other Eastern cities to Sc
attic, Spokane, Portland and other Pa
cific Northwest points were put into
effect today by United Air Lines.
Among the new rates: Washington
to Spokane, $115.50 one way, $202.80
round trip; Washington to Seattle, Ia
coma and Portland, $129.25 one way,
$224.80 round trip, and Washington to
Vancouver, British Columbia, $137.15
one way, $239 round trip.
Evening star., 1938-03-01

cat now have q litter Of four kit
tens.
She hopes to popularize the
rare breed In the United States.
The father cat, she said. shows a
close resemblance to the African
wildcat at the Zoo and the Abys-
sinian cats are said by some au-
thorities to be the closest living
relative to the ancient cat Of
Egypt.
So rare is the "little cat with
the big name" as the Abyssinian
cat is called. that in Abyssinia
girl who offered in her dowry a cat
Of that breed was considered to be
the catch" Of the season.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
REFORMATION CHURCH
TO HAVE DAY OF PRAYER
DR.. Oscar Blackwelder Will Be
Principal Speaker at Serv-
ices Friday.

DR.. Oscar Blackwelder, pastor of the
Church of the Reformation, will be the
principal speaker at the day of prayer
services Friday at II am. in his
church. Mrs. Frank A. Linzel, presi-
dent of the Woman's Council, WASH
ington Federation of Churches, and
Miss A. Barbara Wiegand, chairman of
the Day of Prayer Committee, are in
charge of the arrangements.
Others on the program are: Mrs c.
G. Hung, Mrs. o. B. Atwood, Mrs. Will
liam S. Abernethy, Mrs. Joy Elmer
Morgan, Mrs. H. E. Beatty, Mrs r. w.
Brooks, Mrs. G. c. D. Townsend, Mrs.
George A. Ross, Mrs. Frank Edgerton,
Mrs. T. E. Robertson, DR.. Mary E.
Markley, DR.. Anne Seesholtz and Mrs.
w. L. Darby.
Gifts will be brought to the meeting
to be distributed among six women's
colleges in the Orient.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra at $50 pm. today In Stanley
Hall. John S. M. Zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March. "Pere de Ia Victoire" (The
Father Of Victory Came
Overture, Poet and Peasant"
(D1chter und Bauer) ----Von Suppe
Entr'acte:
(a) Dance Orientale"- -Lubormirsky
(b) "Serenade Espagnole" "-Bizet
Excerpts from musical comedy,
Tumble In -Friml
Popular numbers:
"Reminiscing" Warren
"The River and Me- Warren
Waltz suite. Vienna Citizens Ziehrer
Finale, Sabre and Spurs" -SouSa
"Ths Star spanglsd Bannsr."
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Lads and Dads to Dine.

Plans are in progress for gala
evening when the Washington Hebrew
Congregation stages its annual father
and-son banquet Tuesday, April 26. at
the Mayf1ower Hotel Amusement will
be in the form Of novelty acts, and
members Of the Washington and Bos-
ton major league baseball teams will be
present,
Evening star., 1938-03-01

II don't like mice usually" she
confessed. I'm fact, I'm little
afraid Of them. But these mice
are different. They're almost fairy
like and they don't look like house,
hold mice at ALL"
There will be 100 mice exhibited
here, she said, representing 40
different colors and breeds. The
mice are red, blue, lilac, silver, chin
chilla, blue and tan, tan and black
and chocolate colored. OF particu-
lar distinction Is . little fellow
known as the Dutch mouse"
which is beautiful combination Of
black and whits. Miss Hantxmon
said.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
BY MIRIAM OTTENBERG

Y YORKING toward q better
M understanding between
Wv mice and men, q Nation
wide cult of mouse fan
ciers has taken the mouse out of
the kitchen and put him in cages
where he may bloom in all the
fantastic coloring of a Walt Disney
cartoon.
AS II this were not enough to
satisfy the vanity of the long down.
trodden mouse, the American Mouse
Club, with a membership of SO,
holds shows to give these pedi-
greed mice An ever greater sense