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The Washington times., 1938-09-29

Eats and sleeps with a black snake.
FOur-year.Old DUSTY" Hail of Chill
IicOthe, Ohio. thinks snake Is q
boys best friend, and he wouldn't
swap BObO, a big black snake. for all
the dogs and cats in the world. Read
the story of this strange friendship
and see photographs Of the serpent
eating, sleeping and playing with his
master in The American Weekly, the
magazine distributed with next Sun.
days Washington Herald. Times.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

computed the capitalized value of
each American who died in France
at $4,000, based on the individu-
ais potential future earnings,
minus his future consumption.
They cannot compute the per-
sonal loss to parents, wives, and
children.
Still following the parallel of
the last war, it will cost the allies
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ministe in May Of this year in sue
cession to Koki Hirota.

HANKOW, Sept. 29.-The Chi
nese central news agency said to-
day that Japanese planes bombed
Yunnan-Fu, capital of Yunnan
province, and wiped out normal
school there. Three Japanese
planes were reported shot down
and II Japanese killed. Chinese
casualties were described as light.
Yunnan-Fu has been designated
by Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek
as a secondary capital in addition
to Chungking If Hankow Is evac-
uated.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
Hungarian Foreign
Chief Off for Munich

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Sept. 20
NN.S0-Count Osaky, chef de
cabinet at the Hungarian foreign
ministry, took. off by plane for
Munich today, presumably to OBJ
serve developments at the four
power conference on the European
crisis,
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
JAP MONOPO
ON CHINA TRADE
AIDS FASCISTS
Needed Staples Seized
In War, Says Ing

"The Importance Of the strug-
gle Of the Chinese democracy
against the advance Of the adj
mitted fascism Of the Japanese
Empire is one which American
business men are feeling acutely
at this moment. The complete
wiping out Of foreign and
Chinese conduct Of business in
the staples which the fascist
bloc of nations requires, as well
as the military occupation Of
zones in China which will not
be given up by Japan, is Of
grave concern to American bust.
ness"
INDUSTRIES TAKEN OVER
That was the statement today
Of Zaung Teh Ing, counselor OF
the Chinese Embassy, who pointed
out:
"The chief needs Of the Rome
Berlin angles Of the Fascist
alliance with Tokyo-as well as
the chief needs Of the japanese
military machine-are for the
products now under military
controlled monopoly in all the
occupied areas.
"Chinese and American to-
bacco industries have been taken
over by the japanese, as have
the principal flour, wool, TEXTILE
coal, oil and mineral ore In
dustries.
RAW MATERIAL GAINED
What Is being overlooked at
the moment is that the geo.
graphic gains by military prog.
ress of the japanese into China
should be translated into terms
of how much these gains mean
in raw material, industrial equip
ment-much Of which belongs
by right and treaty to British
and American investors+to the
tripartite commitment of fas-
cism to the policy Of destroying
the democracieS.
IF the military occupation Of
China is used as a means to eco
nomically destroy American busl-
ness, as it unquestionably Is be-
ing used, then it would appear
that what goes on in Europe Is
definitely affected by what goes
on in China, for the progress OF
fascism there may indicate the
growth Of a fascist peril over
here"
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

Never Let Your Husband Buy
submarine! One Of them bought his
disappearing ship for pleasure. but 1t
was q headache to his wife because
he used it as q brand new and legally
successful means Of lodging alimOny-
and other grief. A surprising story
of marital troubles in The American
Weekly, the magazine distributed with
next Sundays Washington Herald
Times.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

a much lower cost than those Of
France and Great Britain. The
Central Powers spent $6O,000, ,000,-
900 to slay 100000 of their foe.
EXTRAVAGANT IN WAR
They did indulge in a few ex-
travagances, however. One was
the Zeppelin raids on civilian
populations in England; another
was the Big Bertha. This gun,
built solely for the purpose of
terrorizing Paris, demonstrates
the lengths to which a war-mad
people will go to achieve a futile
objective.
Designed and built by Krupp,
Big Bertha was a technical freak.
It's barrel was 112 feet long with
a diameter of thirty-nine inches,
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
Foreign Minister Quits jap Cabinet
UgaEd Resigns in Row Over China War Operations

TOKYO, Sept. 29 GN.S)-Japan into governmental
crisis conduct of the war China when Gen. Kazushge
Ugaki resigned minister of foreign affairs
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

Great Britain. .... So ,5OU,OUO
France ............ $780, ,OOO
Germany Ia, 100000
Russia ............ 100000
That will be only a starter, judg-
ing by the figures of the last great
conflict, upon which these esti-
mates are based. They represent
1914. AS the warfare increased
in intensity, with the development
of new lethal devices such as
poison gas, LIQUID fire and big
scale bombing raids, costs mounted
accordingly.
COST IN 1917
Within three years they had
multiplied many times. The out
lay per day by 1917 was:
Great Britain. -. .$33 1850, 1000
France .."........21, 100000
Germany ...s.....31 100000
Russia At 900 600
Belligerent nations were killing
off men at the rate of approx
mately 230 an hour, $500 a day,
100000 year, a grand mortality
total for the duration of the war
of 100000. Sociologists have
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
$36, 900 to KiNOne Man,
That's Fearful Cost of War

If the unpredctabe Hitler should eventually plunge the
world into the daily bill for slaughter by land
and sea will something like this for each beIgerent
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
new INVENTIONS.
AIMED TO HELP.
DEFENSE OF U. S.
Cannon, AirpIanes and
Bombs Perfected
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM

U.N.sJ While guns are poised
for action in foreign lands, Ameri-
can inventive genius is at work
seeking to perfect more modern
and scientific instruments Of war
fare.
Scattered through the pages of
the United States Patent Office
Gazette today were numerous
drawings detailing new types of
guns, rifles, revolvers. aircraft,
bombs, explosives. and other arma-
ments.
FOR WORLD USE
Already a majority of these new
inventions have been taken over by
manufacturing firms. Ultimately,
some may be utilized by the mill
tary and naval forces not only of
the United States but Of other
nations.
During the past month, several
dozen patents have been granted
on aircraft and armament devices.
Since the start of 1888, the num-
ber approximates close to 1000.
This does not include the new
types of weapons, cannon, tanks,
aircraft and battleship devices
that have been perfected secretly
by Army and Navy experts. De-
tails are closely guarded.
Airplanes and aviation equip
ment lead the list of patents in
this field, according to recent is
sues of the Patent Gazette.
PATENT ON HELICOPTER
A patent was granted this week
to Charles w. Waller, of Chicago,
for an airship, with an enclosed
car body which can rise on the
ground vertically and descend in
the same manner.
A new type tailless airplane was
patented by George G. Spratt, of
Coatesville, Pa, while H. c. Rich
ardson and w. M. FellerS, Of
Washington, D. c., were listed as
inventors of an improved airplane
catapult.
In the field of explosives, Harold
M. Brayton, of Westfield, N. j., re-
ceived patent rights on a me-
chanical bomb fuse. Patents on
other explosives were granted
Henry N. Marsh, of Wilmington,
Del, and Ralph A. Tapley, of Que
bee, Canada.
A miniature mortar was per-
fected by M. D. Keyser, of Edge
wood Arsenal, Md; while rifle and
revolver patents were awarded
Russell Catron, of San Diego, Cal;
Herman j. Kobe of Bryan, Ohio,
Ole Horsrud, of Chicago and Mar
riner Browning, of Ogden, Utah.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
Holland 10 Act
In Emergency

THE HAGUE, Holland,
Sept. 20 (I.N.S.).-A "state
of emergency" will be pro-
claimed by the Netherlands
government today, according
to an announcement which
said the move was aimed at
facilitating rapid adoption
of measures in the public in
tereSt."
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
G%ts
Operations
Czech Guns
Roll North

PRA U E, Sept. 90
Q.N.S.). Long lines of
military trucks, loaded
with field guns and small
tanks, passed t hroug h
Prague to the north today.
Evening star., 1938-10-14

S1.OO NEW FALL HOSE.
Every desirable pattern shade
and size in this wonderful
group at -------69c
Soc CARRIERS. Marrow and
medium widths; sin g l e
grip -----------------37c
25c and SOC HANDKER-
CHIEFS. Beautiful designs
and rich colors for $l.00
Evening star., 1938-10-14

S1.OO SHIRTS and SHORTS
Lustrous fine combed Swiss
rib shirts; the shorts are
high-count broadcloth in
French-back styles -----65c
8 for SI.7S
55c SHIRTS and SHORTS.
All-way stretch seat, pleated
fronts with side ties or elas-
tic. Swiss rib shirts -----39c
3 for Sl.IO
$3.50 SATEEN PAJAMAS.
Luxurious quality FALSELY and
all over effects. Blues,
browns, wines and green's.
Limited quantities
Evening star., 1938-10-14

FLANNEL ROBES. All
wool in new fall solid shades
with contrasting piping.
Finely tailored --$5.45
FINE PIGSKIN GLOVES.
Selected skins, table-cut.
Tailored perfectly. Natural,
acorn and grey S2.35
35c NEW FALL HOSE.
Variety of smart fall pat
terms. All sizes
55c FAMOUS HOSE. Stripes.
plaids, solids in new fall
shades 3Sc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19

carried for service only, not of re- lief status, 4,720."
 The department certified appli- cants for work relief on the WPA and 283 boys were accepted from Waterbury for the CCC.- Report is made on the transfer from relief of 30 women employed on the WPA sewing project which reported 18,96S sewed and 2O,270 knitted garments during the year.
 Drastic changes in the procedure of the Children's Home Commission is reported with eventual closing of this department at the end of the year, the welfare department to un- dertake supervision of cases still qualified for this consideration.
 The financial report shows that while $32,000 was appropriated for rent allowance, $46,O15 was expended during the eieven-month period; $75,000 was appropriated for food allowance and $1l9,013 expended $32000 was appropriated for board ing, $42,425 expended. A consid- erable number of the appropriations however, were pared somewhat by the finance board and returns from various sources, state, town and mis- cellaneous collections, amounted to $105, 5,0e4.
 Mrs. Camp expressed gratitude for cooperation and support to the mayor, the board of public welfare and to the stan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
Arsenals For Storage
 Located In Montreal
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bonds by almost $35, ,000 000-said he planned to question all of the com- pany's IT directors if possible. He had nine of them under subpoena to testify tomorrow.
 Samuel Reich, Connecticut attor- ney for George Musica, alias George s. Dietrich, assistant treasurer of McKesson & Robbins, conferred to- day with Irving S. Kaufman, Assist ant U. s. attorney, who is gathering evidence for the federal grand jury. He said his clients connection with Philip Musica'S undercover opera tions had been grossly exagger- ated."
 Reich said Coster and Dietrich had legally discarded their real names years ago, around 1926 when the elder brother bought out Nc KesSon & Robbins and two years before he merged it with IT other wholesale drug firms into McKesson & Robbins, Inc. The attorney said he believed a court in New York city approved their assumption of new names.
 Coster Buried This Afternoon
 The body of Coster-M -Musica will be buried this afternoon after private funeral services in a Brooklyn funeral parlor. His widow, Caro. Jenkins Coster, accompanied his body here from Bridgeport, Conn, yesterday and took a room in the mortuary. The time of the service was not announced, to forestall the gathering of huge crowd. A medal was found on Coster -Musica after he killed himself saying he was a Roman Catholic. He listed himself Methodist in Who's Who. An an- nouncement of the funeral home said the services would be Protest ant.
 In Bridgeport, the board of direc- tors of McKesson S5 Robbins will meet to formally oust all the Musica brothers from office. They and the two trustees in bankruptcy appointed by federal ccurt-Vice Presidents Charles F. Michaels and William J. Wardell-had high hopes that much of the indicated loss to common stock holders would be Salvaged. Only the crude drug department was involved. Its assets were carried on the company's books at $500, 900, but it has been demonstrated that it has no assets at all
 The leads indicated that Coster- Musica's illicit activities if not prof. itable, at least had not been heavily unprofitable. Coster- -Musica did not drink nor did he gamble and he was devoted to his attractive wife. His only extravaganza was large sea- going yacht, which, in view of his modest scale of living, he could have maintained from his legitimate sal- ary of $50,OO0 a year as head of Me- KeSson & Robbins. What happened, then, to the money?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
ALDERMEN STUDY
 BUDGET ADOPTION
Board Meeting This Eve- ming to Complete Vital
 Deliberations

The board of aldermen will meet at 2 o'clock tonight in executive ses- sion to omplete budget deliberations, if possible, thereafter, at 8 o'clock, to hold @ regular meeting which will be, as usual, open to the public.
 Whether the budget for 1889, call ing for 35-mile tax levy and ap- propriatiohs amounting to $7,178, ,OOO will be adopted in practically its present form, will be major corlsid- eration of the aldermen tonight and, possibly, at meeting tomorrow, the last day under which the charter allows approval of the 1889 budget in some form.
 Comment today was that cutting of the budget in any particular, after Its devising under lengthy study of the board of finance and Griffen- hagen and Associates, would tend to cripple some department. The suggestion offered that tn. $l80,0 set aside for use by the board of finance in behalf of the welfare de- pertinent, if needed, otherwise to provide. partial return of the 10 per cent salary cut to city employees for the latter part of 1889, has not been found practicable thus far, it was learned.
 Considerable controversy has de- veloped over the budget provisions, some factions calling for increased welfare appropriations, other attack ing items in the budget which pro- vide for departmental outlays. In the latter instance, the opponents of appropriations for some depart rilents have failed to recognize char ter stipulations which call for speci- fled duties under the expenditures outlined.
 While some of the aldermen were optimistic that they could carve pos sibly quarter of mill, or about $42,OO0 from the proposed budget, others were not of the opinion that any great change can be made with out atfectiNg departments to the point where emergency funds would be necessary during next year, throwing the reserve program of the audit firm and the finance board entirely out of line.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
Warning Posted By
 Electrical Inspector
Decorating Christmas Trees Involves Danger-Urges
 Buyers of Accessories to Be Cautious

caption used with a recent poster which showed . woman lighting wax candles on a Christmas tree. We might engage in a debate as to whether candles are more beau- tiful than the vari-colored electric lights now available, but still there is no question that the use of can- dles is dumb. However, electric tree lights and electric decorations require the use of some common sense, as well. Electrical Inspector ORourke declared.
 When you take the Christmas decorations down from the attic or the top closet shelf this year, give them a thorough examination says MT. O'Rourke. See whether the in- sulation on the wires has dried and cracked, exposing the copper con- ductors at any point. See whether the insulation has pulled back or the wires at the sockets, exposing the copper at these points. Screw in the lamp bulbs and see if they fit snugly in the sockets without exposing part of the ''live" lamp base.
 Precautions
 These precautions are necessary to prevent short circuits which might cause sparks to ignite in- flammable decorations or the in- flamable tree. Metal foil and me- tai decorations often cause these short circuits when live parts of the set are exposed. Each year there is an unnecessary loss of life and property from Christmas tree fires. Tn one metropolitan district last year six electrical fires involv- ing trees took five lives.
 Unless all parts of your decora- tive sets appear to be in the best order, throw them away and buy new ones, is the inspectors advice. Don't use sets intended for indoor use, out-of-doors. Precautions re- garding quality of insulation are particularly important to avoid shock when outdoor trees. exposed to rain and snow, are decorated. Extension cords for such use should all be rubber -sheathed. It's good idea to disconnect the system when installing and changing lamps.
 Seek Approved Articles
 In selecting electrical appliances as Christmas presents, buy those which have been approved for safe- ty against fire and electrical haz- ards. Inquire whether electrical toys and electrical appliances have been listed as adequately safe by Underwriters laboratories. Look at the attachment cords of such appliances to see if the Labora- tories "bracelet" label Is attached. By doing this your present will give more satisfactory service, and you will have the satisfaction of CO., operating with the Inspection De- partment in keeping the cornmun- ity safe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
GEORGE MUSICA
 AWAITS TRANSFER
Continued from Page D

Samuel Reich, he was asked about gun-running. Other sources said he was questioned about heavy bribes said to have been paid per- sons, who knew the identity of the Mrsicas while they rnasqueraded under the name of Dietrich, Coster and Vernard and headed one of the most influential wholesale drug concerns in the world.
 While preparations were being made to centralize all Investigations of the company at New York, direc- torres met today at New York to officially remove the brother from the concern.
 Fairfield Plant Curtailed
 The plant, at Fairfield, was closed except for a skeleton force, for the annual year-end inventory. Normal operations had continued at the factory during the two- weeks inves- tigation which eliminated in the suicide of its president and arrests of others.
 The wife of George Musica, who first learned he was a member of the famous swindling family of 25 years ago. after his arerst, was al- lowed to visit with her husband for brief while Saturday. They have been married 17 years, have five children and were building a new $50,000 home at Fairfield when the scandal broke.
 Assistant U. s. Attorney Arthur T. German said today that all in vestigations into the cunpanys af- fairs would be directed by Assist ant U. s. Attorney General Brien McNIahon out of Washington.
 Not Ended In Conn.
 Investigations are by no means finished in Connecticut" German said.
 We're iiiquiring into everything we can think of and following every bit of information turned over to us. Other Investigating agencies of the government are likewise en- gagged"
 Special Assistant U. s. Attorney Thomas H. Dodd has been repre- senting McMahon in Connections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19

(Continued from Page D that 34O,00O tons of new French warships would be laid down before the end of 1942 in a drive to bol- ster the empire defenses. The fig ure included tonnage already ur.- der construction.
 France, he announced. will sped 5000 100000 francs ($2O9, 000,000) on naval construction in 1889.
 The chamber was debating the foreign ministry budget. It had been expected that left wing ele- ments, if none other, would attack the government as regards its pol icy. Bonnet disarmed his expected critics. He spoke boldly and force fully and ended:
 "The French government is reso- 1utely determined to defend the French patrimony and not to allow anyone to wound in ay way her dignity and her grandeur.
 Deputies rose and cheered wildly Any idea of opposition collapsed There was one more debate and the chamber at once adopted the foreign office budget.
 Bonnet made three main points ir his speech:
 1. That France would fight Italy rather than surrender any territory
 2. That France and Great Britain would be united in any war and that either country would go at once tt the others aid with all its resources in event of an unprovoked attack.
 3. An important gesture to Ger many, Italy's partner in the Berlin Rome diplomatic axis.
 As regards Germany it was neces- sary to remember that Germany haC remained silent during the Italian agitation against France - an agi- tation which was ostensibly dis avowed by the Italian government but which continued uninterrupted ly in the closely controlled newspa- pers of Italy.
 French German Pact
 Bonnet, in his speech, upheld the recent French German anti-war declaration as a most important document and he said that if 1t were carried out faithfully war in Europe would be impossible.
 There had been previous declara- tions by French leaders both as re- gards French British unity. Bonnet however, took occasici, to make the statements both eXplicly ard ultra official by giving them from the floor of parliament.
 T reiterate," he startd, "that France will never cede Italy an inch of our territory.
 T reiterate," he started, that France will never cede Italy an inch of our territory.
 Not Once Inch Coded
 And so there will be no mis- understanding specify: Not an inch of Corsica, Tunisia, Savoia or French Somaliland.
 '"The basis of French foreign policy continues to be the Franco British entente.
 If either is attcked the other will unfail'ngly and immediately go to the others aid.
 "As my predecessor M. Won Del- bos said two years ago. if great Bri- tain were attacked without provoca- tion France would immediately rush to her side with her whole army. navy and air force"
 Bonnet then insisted that he re- gently signed French German anti war declaration was no empty ges- ture but important political docu- ment.
 NO conflict can ever again break out in Europe if France and Ger many prove their intentions, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-19
PLANE WRECK MAY
 SOLVE MYSTERY
(Continued from Page D

cited a free for all race of pilots who risked their necks to fly here from San Francisco. Two planes of the five that left Oakland on Aug. 16, 1927, completed the fight. Art Goebel and William Davis, U.S.N., took first prize money. Capt. Paul Gchulter wen $10,000.
 Not Military Craft
 Navy officers were positive the plane was not a military craft. They believed 1t was a biplane and one of the three "dole" ships which were lost at sea. But there was a possibility it was that of Capt. Charles T. P. Ulm, who with a crew of three was lost some where near the island in 1884 on a flight from San Francisco.
 First clues to be brought up from the wreckage were several pieces of wing covering, a tubular wing brace, pieces of fabric and corrugated aluminium. A piece if light alloy also was found. It bore the numbers 28Ir10lS-98 and 1195s or 95s.
 Miss 1ooran was, a passenger aboard the craft piloted by Auggie Pedler and navigated by It. Villas Knope.
 The Golden Eagle" carried John w. Fronst and Gordon Scott to their deaths, and the "spirit of Dallas" flown by Capt. William F. Erwin and A. H. Eiehwaldt, also was lost. It was forced back and took of on Aug. 18.
 'AThe Spirit of Dallas" was the only one equipped with radio, al- most an innovation in those days of compass flying and dead reckoning. When goo miles out from San Fran cisco, Erwin reported:
 We &kN in q tAilspin."
 It was the only explanation of the tregedy which bsfell any one Of the three ships, until today.