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parkways with which 1t connects, 1t is one of the worlds most attractive drives.
 Cost of this motorists wonder land ran up to $1,000,000 e mile. Naturally, this represented con- siderable drain on the States road building resources. To alleviate a stringent condition, the Connecticut Legislature recently voted the toll. Although this has been cheerfully paid, and revenues to date have ex- ceeded expectations, the fact re- mains that many motorists using the highway are paying an addi- tional tax for using something for which they already have paid a substantial levy.
 Inasniuch as this Connecticut de- velopment may presage a national trend-hinted at in President Roose- velts proposals for self-liquidating highways-it should be given the most serious consideration.
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ever. What advanced Earl's stock was a dressing-dow he gave to Allen Ellender, now U. s. Senator and Washington messenger boy for the remnant Long machine.
 "Sit down, y0u," Earl Long
 told Ellender, during one of the Frankenstein war councils. "If we want you to say anything we'll tell you"
 This delighted Bob Maestri, hard-boiled, heavy-jowled Mayor of New Orleans and the real power behind the machine. He de- cided Earl Long had the ruthless, ruling tactics he wanted. So Earl became Lieutenant Governor, now is sitting in the coveted position where his elder brother once sat.
 Earl has some of Huey's show manship, and e good brain, which he completely loses when he gets wrathy. He also is wealthy, though most of his life he drew down @ modest salary as Q lawyer of the State.
 SEYMOUR WEISS e..
 Close friend of Leche, Long and Maestri is Seymour Weiss, once o shoe salesman on Canal street, where he met Fay Turner, Q glamorous lady who operated Q hotel in Alexandria and came to New Orleans to do her shopping. They are happily married, and thanks partly to his wife's saga city, Weiss is owner of the Roose- welt Hotel and reputed to be e millionaire.
 Just at present Weiss is in New York, which he finds more peace- full than New Orleans.
 It was Seymour Weiss who first
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l. For which State Is "Gem State" the nickname?
 2. What is the name for the tackle by which life-boats on ships are lowered and raised?
 3. Who was recently nominated as Minister to Uruguay by Pres- ident Roosevelt?
 1. What is the name for the an- cient religion and mythology of the
 $. Name the capital of the Domin- ion of New zealaI.G.
 On what river was the trial tfjt of Fultons steamboat "Clermorr' made?
 '. What is the correct pronuncia- ton of the word mystery?
 8. Name the retired Maj. Gen. of the U. s. Army, who recently gave testimony before the House Com- mittee on un-Americar activities.
 9. Did Julius Caeasr marry Cle- opatra?
 10. How long does the governor of New York State hold officer
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THE MERRITT PARKWAY TOLL
 Christian Science Monitor)

Levy of a ten cent toll on the new Merritt Parkway in Connecti- cut should bring into focus the ques- ton of diverting gasoline tax and other highway revenue from road building and maintenance. The Mer- ritt Parkway is a particularly good example because 1t represents the type of super highway that might be more generally built were money available.
 It Is probably the worlds finest, and costliest. highway. It is also one of the safest. for marginal friction is eliminated by running al cross roads under It's broad four lanes. Medial friction Is minimized by q broad band of greensward in the center. Taken with the very similar Westchester County. New York.
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taught Huey how to hold @ knife and fork, how to match his socks with his tie. Huey took this most seriously, once asked Wesis: "Sey- m0ur, how would 1t be to wear one yellow sock and one green one?" HUEY's BODYGUARD
 Murphy Rodin, the man who escorted the Smiths back from Canada, used to be Huey's valet and bodyguard. It was also Rodin who fired the first bullet into Huey's assassin.
 In Washington Rodins first fob In the morning was his masters toilette. It required ingenuity. Turn on that photograph" yell el the Kingfish from under the shower. "Now, read me the morn- ing paper"
 "No, I don't want those shoes. I want those yellow shoes | bought in Shreveport. Now bring me Q brown tie--dont you know I'm wearing . brown suit to- uay?"
 Murphy Rodin, fully armed, went with Huey wherever he went, and when Huey died became as- sistant chief of the Louisiana state police.
 This is the little band of craw- fish who scrambled to hook their pincers on the Government of Louisiana five minutes after their Kingfish passed on to a more peaceful kingdom.
 (Another column on the Louisiana scandals will follow shortly.)
 Copyright, 1889, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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Clear Conscience for g

Another of those odd little stories has come through about person who had conscience. This time it was a farmer, who felt he had been paid $2 too much from the AAA funds and returned it to the treasury.
 These things come up now and then "a relief client, back on his feet, who returns gratefully what his government has paid him, tax-dodger who decides it wasn't worth 1t, and forwards some
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Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK M KERBx

0y EA1D@SSsSS @As S9S9B
 Enclose . three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques. ton oR fact or information Co tho Waterbury DemOcrars Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un. dertaken. Be sure all mall is ad. dressed tO the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, lO1? Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR e. Will the government examine my land to determine whether the production of oil or minerals can be developed?
 A. No. There is an Act of Con- gress prohibiting such surveys for private persons. However, private as well as government lands are exarn- ined in the course of official regional surveys, and the information Is made available to all in published reports.
 e. What is the principal industry in Costa Rica?
 A. Agriculture. Coffee, bananas and cocoa are the principal products and maize, sugar-cane, rice and po- tatoes are commonly cultivated.
 o. How many persons graduated from high school this year2
 A. Approximately 1,ll0,000.
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Daily Almanac

Monn rises i:o2 Q. m. (daylight time)
 Sun rises 5:2o a. m.; sets SPAS p. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 New England weather is seldom so un- changed as 1t has been for the past two and one-half months. Variable Is the ideal dee scription of average Nsw England weather We get little of everything ct almost any time of the year.
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people of Louisiana by Hue
 Huey built a dictatorship. It was Q government responsible only to him. He was absolute. The head of the Louisiana State University, the head of the poorhouse, the heads of all departments reported direct to him.
 Huey reduced graft, increased efficiency, but destroyed the American principle of elected of- ficers. He built up @ government monstrosity which first destroyed Huey himself, and then destroyed everything Huey had done.
 With this for Q backdrop, let Us get @ closeup of the cast of characters now enacting daily drama on the Louisiana stage. RAH-RAH GOVERNOR
 Dick Leche, big burly Governor who stepped abruptly out of the Executive Mansion when the WPA scandal first broke, was picked by Huey Long as his crown prince.
 Leche is Q lovable, affable per- son with a golden smile and Q temperament much better suited to shooting or admiring his Russian caracul sheep than to running Q state government. Bas- ically, Leche is just @ rah-rah boy. If he comes back from duck shooting with fewer ducks than you, he will Do disappointed for days.
 He has the discretion of . football cheer leader and the judgment of freshman. Dane. ing in the Blue Room of the Roosevelt Hotel In New Orleans one night, he held up his ten fingers, five times, and shouted to . friend across the room:
 "Boy! Did I knock 'em for . loop today--ten, twenty, thirty,
 forty, fifty grand!"
 Where the $5oo00 came from the ex-Governor did not say, but he boasts of new-found wealth without restraint, and his swank house on the "Gold Coast" at Covington is more of Q park than Q private mansion.
 once when asked about rumors that he was to be made @ federal judge, Shreveport papers quoted his reply: "Aw, a federal judgel I couldn't be bothered with that $10,000 Q year."
 LADY IN THE CASE
 James Monroe Smith, now hold ing the Louisiana spotlight in his prison cell at Baton Rouge, al- ways was called "Doc" by Huey Long, and Jimmy the Stooge" by L. 8. U. students.
 Huey liked Doc" Smith, but never relished his wife, who had social ambitions and rigged up an artificial moon in her garden. She also kept riding -horses, all of which once caused Huey Long to reprove her husband.
 Doc, you throw that moon away and get rid of those plugs out there in your stable. As long as Huey's got anything to do with this place there's gonna be no fancy stuff"
 The complete story of Doc" Smith will be developed in 6 sub- sequent column. So let's jump, for the moment, to the new Gov- ernor of Louisiana, Earl Long,. brother of Huey.
 GOVERNOR EARL LONG
 Earl had wanted to be Lieuten- ant Governor under O. K. Allen, but Huey said No. Two members of the family in high politics were more than Louisiana could stand, he said, which started a fued between them. Earl was bit- ter. Once during impeachment proceedings against Huey. he call- ed his brother e "pot-bellied coward" and urged his impeach- ment. Huey never forgave Earl until the very end.
 It was not this that brought Earl into the inner circle. how
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Some people like to go to the movies; some like to ride in airplanes; and others like to perform in the radio quiz features, but unless you're as smart as Lillian Gish it is sometimes wiser to listen in than get in.
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Selected Poem
UPWARD
UPWARD Virginia shortridge in the New Haven Journal Courier)

UPWARD ,ia shortridge in the New Haven Journal
 Courier) Deep down in The little brook, Come and look, Tiny spirals can be seen Of bright green Pushing back the grains Of sand; making land. Swaying as the ripples Play, this sunny day. Presses green with sheen Seldom seen; in Woods, they lean Back and forth, Now this, now that; All the while The rhythm dances With the sunshine, Till one fancies They're at play All the day. First to waken In the spring These water babies Fling their spiral arms So they can catch The brooklet's ripple And grow strong; Gro reach up higher) Making thus a Tall green spire. Ever looking
 Looking up, To catch suns rays
 Like cup -Aspirations- Elevation Understandings Punctuation That they sing Is the carol Climbing upward Tn the springl
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Q. Why did the factory system develop slowly in the United StatesP
 A. The natural resources of this country were so great that their de- velopment diverted money and labor from manufacturing industries.
 e. Why is the moon not always
 A. Because 1t is an opaque body revolving around the earth and vis- ible only by sunlight reflected from the side that is turned toward the sun. Tn It's journey around the earth, the moon presents various portions, called phases, of its illuminated side to us. When 1t is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun, we see the entire illuminated side, or full moon, but in other positions we can see only portions of its illuminated sur- face, as when 1t is on the same side of the earth as the sun the entire sun-illuminated side is turned away from us.
 e. Did the Republican National Committee use as campaign docu- ment in 1928, letter by MT. Mar- shall to Gov. Alfred E. Smith, ques- tioning his right as Roman Catho- lie to hold the office of president?
 A. With the passing of decades much misconception has arisen con- cerning letter to Gov. Smith by Charles o. Marshall, a Protestant who questioned whether the domi. nation of the Catholic Church over It's members would not interfere with the governors proper functions as president. Smith took cognizance of that and similar attacks in a cara- paign speech, but the document was never used officially by the Republic can National Committee.
 e. What were the total receipts from the head tax on aliens who en- tered the United States in 1888?
 A. $1,029,32701.
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forgotten but successfully evaded assess ment. The odd thing is that this should be news at all. For after all, the world is still full of people who value clear con- science higher than few measly dollars.
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In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, July ll-Several ink- stained wretches sat around the other night swapping newspaper mans yarns. One man told the story of Ed Hurley who used to
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armies grimly, silently plodding on to the mass kill. and Is civilization using the great engines of science for it's death? Well let's get back to the constitution of the earth, for war is the constitution of death, and not c part of this story.
 The Constitution. May God pre- serve 1t: that is, may God give us the light to preserve and keep 1t living. The Law of the Land. Modern science. Knowledge. Humanity strug- gies on, in the earth. May our souls be free .. may we live in the earth. and In peace.
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A Thought for Today

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up that wh0soever beleveth In him should not perish, but have eternal hie'-Johh 3:14, IS.
 None but Gid can satisfy the longings Of the immortal soul; as the heart was made for Him, He only can fill it.-Trench.
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chase the patrol wagon and fire engines for 8 m iddle-western daily and now b Q It's a b ou { Broadway.
 E d m 6 ht have continued his reportorial career in Chi. cago. But, one day, Illinois first dirigible was going to make her maid- en flight. and
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If you want . copy of our book let POPULAR SCREEN STARS" send to the Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir. teenth St., Washington, D. 0. En- close 10 cents in postage.
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Washington Merry-Go-R o-Round |"
s First of Series of Special Columns
D R E W PEARSON ROBERT s. ALLEN

WASENG!N Politics Louisiana justice
  Long ~ O~ 'o
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR Do not say, "He received . financial reward of five hum dred dollars; say, "Pecuni- ary reward"
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What's Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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e. What were the total receipts from the head tax on aliens who en- tered the United States in 1888?
 A. $1,029,3 ,32701.
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Copyright, 1899, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-26
PARK FLOWERS
NOW BLOOMING

Alpine wild flowers, which each
summer add blaze of color to
high meadows on the sides of Mt.
Tacoma, now are at their height
of display and will remain so for
the next ten days.
However, the brilliant coloring
will continue for another month
as not all the wild flowers in the
higher elevations bloom at the
same time.
The white, star-shaped avalanche
lily, best known park flower and
one of the first to appear after
SHOWS melt. now is nearing the
end of its blooming season. AS it
fades, the more colorful flowers
appear in profusion.
Among flowers now in bloom in
the alpine areas of the park are
the rose-purple and orange Indian
paintbrush, yellow potentilla, blue
lupine, yellow buttercup, yellow
arnica, light blue Jacobs ladder.
purple shooting star, purple and
white heather. purple lousewort,
bright yellow ragwort, pale green
hellebore and mountain ash with
white flowers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-26
CRAzED KILLER
ABOARD VESSEL
Ship Will Arrive In
Providence With
Mad Seaman

PROVIDENCE. II. 1.-The tank
CT Dungannon. enroute 10 Provi-
dence with crazed seaman who
killed one shipmate and injured
another. will arrive here Tuesday
afternoon.
The tanker's master radioed the
Texas company office that the
vessel should be off Brenton Reef
by noon. Company officials said
IT probably would dock two or
three hours later, at which time
the slayer VIII be turned over to
United States marshal.
Coast guard radio messages
identified the man as Bee Swan.
the pumpman. In an insane rage,
he seized large hammer and
chased the crew about the decks.
Then he jumped overheard, but
was pulled out of the sea and put
in chains.
jesse Ortego, %, of Port Arthur,
Tex, the ships steward, died of
a fractured skull before coast
guard plane could take him from
the ship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-26
MAIN STREET
Goings. Comings and Doings
of Tdcomdns as the Re-
porter Found Them.

Emile Bennett explaining she
fractured her wrist while roller
skating Harry Johnston carrying
his coat in Monday afternoons
heat Virginia Boon looking for
Howard Carothers hurry
ing down street Drew Foss be-
coming proficient in tying his shoe
laces with one hand e. X. MUIR
ray packing brief case - Officer
Richie Mace crawling out of a
prowl car-Jim Phillips back on
his old job and feeling pretty happy
about it-Bill Brown Juggling home
couple bags of groceries-"Thirs-
~" Brown explaining the merits
of his new car Harold Conger
doing a rushing business Lee
Boyd making up his mind to take
in the world Sherman In
gels leaving park board meeting
y. l.. Currier in conference -
George Allen busy with affairs of
the American Legion picnic-Mari-
lyn Davis patting tea on sunburn-
ed legs-Bert Heath learning about
horses - Harold Cosier talking
about carnival-Martin Potter lis
tening to federal court argument
Red" Clough hobbling about on
crutches-Quentin Schmitt walk
ing briskly on Pacific ave.-John
klumb having good time at dance
Dave Morris leaving on vacation
jaunt to Monterey.
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Loses Foot When
Hurled on Tracks

NAMPA, Ida. Twenty-nine-
year-old George Labor Of Caldwell
was recovering in Mercy hospital
today from injuries received when
his hands were tied behind his back
and he was thrown on switching
tracks in the Union Pacific yards
here.
His plight was discovered by a
switching crew after train had
run over his leg, severing his right
foot above the ankle. Lallor told
Canyon county authorities two
men held him up and, when they
found he had no money, had tied
his arms and thrown him on the
tracks.
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TWO FOR
DRUNK DRIVING

Pleas Of guilty to drunk driving
charges resulted in $3.50 fines for
two men in Justice Joseph Nal
lery's police court Monday after
noon. Both were involved in traf-
fic collisions.
Charles A. Evers, Al. 1920 JEFF
ferson, admitted blame in colliding
with a car driven by X. Shanken-
burg of Puyallup. His wife, Mrs.
Charles Evers. appeared in court
with a bandsged chin because of
the crash, and was fined SIS and
costs for drunkenness. John Bah
ich, SO, 7s42 SO. Ainsworth. was
the other driver. His car hit an
other belonging to J. r. Fortier,
906 So. ssth. Both drivers suf-
fered a years suspension of their
licenses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-26
CONTRACTS LET BY
PARK COMMISSIONERS

The Model Bakery will continue
to supply the stale bread used to
feed the animals in the parks, it
was decided Monday night at the
Regular meeting of the Metropoli-
tan Park Board. Though one of
the three other bids submitted was
lower, it failed to contain the nee
essary varieties.
The contract calling for feed and
grain was divided between the two
bidders, Kenworthy Grain and Ia
coma Feed companies. on an indi-
vidual item basis.
Fuel Oil Service was awarded
the oil contract after considering
the bid Of the other entry.
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Parole Board Sets Term
For Firebug at Is Years

the F. B. Wines Co. On East -elh
at. and the Brown & Haley PANT
will serve a 15-year minimum ter"
in the state prison at Walla Walia.
The Washington parole board
Tuesday set that time for him OUT
of an indeterminate sentence Of 70
wears imposed by the Pierce county
court. He was sentenced IN reo-
ruary and the maximum time rec
commended by the prosecutor AFTER
reviewing a record of burglary
molesting a child. indecent expos
ure. and similar offenses, extending
back to childhood.
Cut down to six months, how-
ever. was the 20-year robbery sens
tence given TO Bonnie June Neff.
1s-vear-old Seattle girl bandit, who
had extended activities of herself
and younger brothers to Tacoma
early this spring.
Other minimum terms set by the
board were three years for Henry
Dietzel sentenced for grand larA
ceny by check; 10 years for ster.
ling NJ. Stiles, forgery, and seven
and a half years for Francis Es
Boukal, second-degree burglary.
Longest minimum term fixed oy
the board was 40 years, for Mar
cello Tuason. Seattle Filipino, con-
victed of Staying Dolores johnson
of Seattle in October, 1888. Mel.
son ]. Larimer. former Wenatches
broker, convicted of obtaining
5000, 900 in false stock promotion
was given a five-year sentence.
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Oslo Evangelist
At OliUet Church

The Norwegian evangelist, Rev.
Julius Lee, Of Oslo, Norway, will
speak during the week at olivet
Lutheran church, So. 18th and X
SITS. The services. starting Tues
day evening at s o'clock. will con-
tinue each evening until Friday.
Both Norwegian and English will
be used on Tuesday and Wednes-
day evening. and English on Thurs
day and Friday evenings.
Evangelist Lee will also speak
at Norwegian services next Sun
day at IL o'clock. The closing
session will be held on Sunday
evening at 9. The public Is in
vited.
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Roy J. Loofburrow Of San Jose,
Calf. aged Al. passed away in his
sleep as a result of heart all
ment July at 4 a. m. He grew
to manhood in Tacoma. attending
both the Holy Rosary and st. Leo's
schools. He Is survived by his
wife Bertha and daughter Barbara
In San Jose; his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. /. K. Loofburrow of 1910 So.
st, Tacoma, and brother. Cliff
ford 4. Loofburrow of Centralia.
Wash. His death occurred just
two weeks and two days after his
parents had returned to Tacoma
from an enjoyable visit in his home.
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MARINE PARTY
TO VISIT HERE

A Marine Corps recruiting party
win be 1t the Marine Corps Re-
nerve office. Municipal dock here
from . I. m. until noon. Thursday.
July ~. for the purpose Of inter-
viewing and examining men who
are interested in being accepted
for service in the Y. 8. Marine
corps.
Men who are apparently quail
fled for service IN the Marine corps
at this interview win Be furnished
transportation TO Seattle for the
final examination. Upon compile
tion o. this final examination. men
who pass win be enlisted and sent
to San Diego. Calf. for their pre-
liminary training ~ marines and
win then Be eligible for transfer to
one Of the many foreign countries
IN which marines are now serving.
or to the marine detachment
aboard one Of the vessels Of the
u. 3. fleet.