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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-20
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4 general failure to keep the Sabbath holy is thee hief cause of Americas economic ills.
 Mama, since the new baby came you don't love me. I think I'll run away.
 Peter Gigliobianco, seven, tell ing his mother farewell before he followed a professional foot ball team from New York to Washington.
 I recommend that you see 1t at least 20 times, Bernard Shaw, approving his play "Pygmalion," in motion pictures.
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TODAY,s COMMON ERROR Do not say, "The hunter killed . goose and ate the same;;" say, late it."

miles long. It is navigable for 5t miles to Stockton all year, and 1r winter and spring about 200 miles farther.
 @. How may old crayon drawings be preserved from peeling?
 A. By spraying gently with a fixative which may be purchaseo at artists supply stores.
 o. What are the titles of the se- lections that are played at the out set and conclusion of the Pick and Pat" radio program?
 A. Opening: "Jolly Coppersmith";; conclusion: Bring Back Those Minstrel Days"
 o. Is sugar or artificial sweeten- ing of any kind added to Cognac brandy?
 A. No. In the actual process of fermentation enough natural sugar content is produced to render the distillate palatable.
 e. How long does it take for ves- sels to pass through the Panama Canal?
 A. The average passage takes eight hours.
 @. How much quick-frozen food is produced in the United States?
 A. In 1888, the production equaled approximately 480,000, 1000 pounds.
 If you want a copy of our book let 1.-THE BOOK OF GAMES" send to The Waterbury Demo- crat's Washington Bureau, 1913 teenths St., Washington, D. c. E,.oloeo aA oontc in nncfaUe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-20
New York Day by Day
BY CHARLES B. DRIsCOLL

New York, Jan. 2O-Thinking out loud: It is fine to have a social consciousness and all that, but I have three friends who are driving themselves into insanity by worry ing about the affairs of the big world, and that, think, is carry ing it to extremes We once
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-20

pa UT 0 n 1zed a b u t c h CT who worried a b o u t every big crime and accid ent that he read a b o u t in t h e papers. One day a man was kill ed under a train in our neighbor- h ood, and the b u t c h CT burst
 into tears and
 shot himself Too much social
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Questions
 and Answers
By FREDERICK M. KERRY

Enclose a three-cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques-. ton of fact or information Go the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un. dertaken. Be sure all mail Is ad- dressed to the WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. c.
 THE EDITOR O. Did President Hoover turr his salary back into the Treasury? A. No. On July 15, 1882, he an nounced a voluntary reduction n his salary of $15,O00, which reduced it from SIS, ,0O0 to $60,0OO year dur ing the remainder of his term. Al the same time the members of his cabinet had their salaries cut Ia percent.
 O. Is the San Joaquin river oi California, navigable?
 A. It rises in 8 small glacier southeast of the Yosemite Valley near Mount Lyeli, and is about 35t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-20
Whats Your I. O?
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.


 1. What is an epitaph?
 2. Name the Secretary of Com merce who resigned recently. 3. Name the chief seaport of Brit ish Somaliland.
 4. Who was called "The Beloved Disciple?"
 5. Name the Chief Justice who presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. 6. What is the correct pronuncia- tion of the word horizon?
 2. Name the great lyric poet of Scotland.
 8. What is the name for the branch of agriculture dealing with raising fruits, vegetables and orna. mental plants?
 g. What does matriculate mean? 10. On what sort of food do cha meleons livep
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Daily Almanac
Moon sets 5:2s D. m.

Moon sets 5:23 D. m.
 Sun rises 7:13 a. m: sets 4:53 p. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minl after sunset V New moon this morning between 8 a 3 o'clock. You can look for continuatio f the disagreeable weather. Rain, if the Ad is west snow if it holds from the east
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Washington Merry-G -Go-Round
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DIR E w PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN

 continue it's liberties investigations Murphy appointed Atto  particularly greatest nZed Ibo in the Far
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miles long. It is navigable for 5t miles to Stockton all year, and 1r winter and spring about 200 miles farther.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
|. V. Lompson Heads
Tokomu Park Bank

Lawrence v. Lampson, well known
in financial and civic circles, has
been elected president of the Citi-
zens' Bank of Takoma Park by the
board Of directors, succeeding Eben
M. Whitcomb, who resigned the
presidency after serving several
years in that capacity.
Mr.. Lampson has been associated
with the bank since 1923 and for a
number of years has served as vice
president. He is a native of Ohio
and has been engaged in the insur-
ance business in Takoma Park for a
number of years.
The board of directors announces
that during the last five years the
banks resources have increased over
a million dollars and on June 80
reached the sum of $1,222,0O0. In
the past six months the bank has
paid dividends totaling per cent
to the stockholders.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

the Government will be made with
in the next 10 days"
One reason why the Government
may be unable to appeal direct to
the Supreme Court of the United
States here, it was pointed out by
some lawyers, is the precedent
established in this jurisdiction that
such appeals first must go through
the intermediate tribunal.
Lawyers cOnversant with criminal
practice here pointed out that in
the medical case, if the demurrer
had been overruled, the defendants
would have been forced to trial, as
defendant in criminal case does
not have the right to appeal, until
convicted. The late Senator Thomas
Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, who
was slated to be Attorney General
in the Roosevelt cabinet prior to
his sudden death. and who was the
Senate prosecutor in the Teapot
Dome oil case, is said to have been
responsible for having the law
changed SO that defendants could
not delay trials. and the right of
defendants to special appeals was
abolished.
From the Medical Society of the
District came a statement by DR..
F. x. McGovern, chairman of the
Executive Board, and one of the
defendants in the medical case,
declaring that little need be said
as texts of the opinion are available.
While the society and its members" !"
he said, "are free from any feeling
of unlawful action whatever, the
learned, courageous and frank
opinion of Justice Proctor leaves
no room for doubt in this regard.
The society and its members feel
this decision will receive general
approval as we in our humble judg-
ment are convinced of its propriety.
Further action now rests with the
Department of Justice"
William E. Leahy, counsel for the
Medical Society, declared it his
confident assurance" that "the
medical society and the individual
defendants of this city who were
indicted in this case are deeply
grateful to the general public of
Washington, which they have served
to the best of their ability and
Fundamentally over so many years,
for its cooperation in withholding
judgment until the able justice who
heard this case handed down his
decision. Usually men who have
won a reputation for decency and
integrity do not deliberately or in
tentionally violate any law of their
country. These defendants were
no exception to that rule. Their
thanks to the public then for it's
kindly consideration in delaying
judgment. 1t is appreciated most
deeply"
c. G. Garman, president of Group
Health Association, said today that
in his opinion Justice Proctor's de-
cision would have no immediate ef-
feet at all on the operations of G.
H. A. Six hospitals of the city
have admitted some, if not all, of
G. H. A. doctors to the courtesy
privileges of their institutions, so
that these physicians have had no
difficulty recently in hospitalizing
patients of G. H. A. The hospitals
extending some privileges are Emer-
gency, George Washington Univer-
sity, Garfield, Columbia, Episcopal
and Children's.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Woqe-Hour
Continued From First Page }

Grafton OF measure under such
circumstances would be unprece-
dented, she asserted.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
parently has decided to legislate for
Congress.

parently has decided to legislate for
Congress-
Representative WEIGH, Republican,
of California accused the rules group
of parliamentary larceny in its
announced intention to proceed re-
gardless of the Labor Committees
position.
Shortly before the meeting there
were signs of a split in the coalition
of Republicans and Southern Dem
ocrats on the Rules Committee
which had been supporting the
Barden bill
Republican members of the coali-
tion let it be known they were irked
because Representative Cox, Demo-
crat, of Georgia, leader of the DEM
ocratic faction, had withdrawn his
opposition to House consideration
of the administration $500 1000, 900
housing bill
Pointing out that Mr.. Cox and his
Southern colleagues could not con-
troll the action of the committee
without the Republicans support,
one of the latter asserted:
He wants us to go along with
everything he wants, and now he
switches on this housing bill to
which he has been opposed all
along
The Republicans indicated that
| unless they came to terms with Mr..
Cox, they might not go along on
the wage-hour proposition.
Mr.. Cox agreed yesterday to defer
action on the wage-hour revisions
until after today's conference, but
he made it plain he felt the COM
mittee would vote to send the Bar
den bill to the House floor regardless
of the outcome of the efforts at
compromise.
We've got the votes to do what
We want at any time" he said
! That, however, was before the Re-
publicans protested about the hous-
ing matter.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

Grafton of measure under such
circumstances would be unprece-
dented. she asserted.
Would Stick to Calendar.
Pattern of the opposition was set
by William c. Husching, legislative
counsel for the A. F. of L., in a de-
mand that Congress devote itself to
legislation already on the calendar
rather than to belated efforts to
"emaSculate' statute now on the
books.
I'VE are absolutely opposed at this
time to this question being brought
to the floor Of either House" Mr..
Husching raped out sharply.
we call upon Congress to act
| upon the Housing Act amendments,
the Walsh -Healey amendments and
such legislation as this rather than
see that the Fair Labor Standards
Act is emasculated in last minute
consideration the A. F. of l.. spokes-
man said.
Mr. Husching then read letter
from William Green. A. F. L. presi-
dent, describing the Barden amend
m"nts as highly Objectionable"
The letter took particular objec-
ton to the proposed exemption of
white collar workers earning $3.50
per month.
George A. McNulty and Rufus
Poole, counsel for the wage-hour di-
vision, appeared Jointly to repeat
previous opposition from this quarter
to the Barden amendments.
Recalling that the administration
originally had supported certain
mon controversial amendments.
Mr.. McNuity declared that present
circumstances convince it that no
such legislation has any hope of
enactrent at this session. In any
event, he added, nothing even re-
motely resembling the Barden
amendments" should be passed.
Also appearing to oppose any
amendments at this time were w. D.
johnson of the Railway Labor Ex-
ecutives' Association and Mrs. Nina
Collier of the League of Women
Shoppers. w. T. Hamm of the De-
partment of Agriculture asked the
committee not to broaden the farm
labor exemptions. Francis j. Kelly,
general counsel for the American
Road Builders Association, asked
that revision be undertaken, d.
rected particularly at relaxing the
maximum hours provisions.
Appearance of the witnesses was
preceded by a lengthy wrangle
among committee members over a
motion of Representative Randolph,
Democrat, of West Virginia, to limit
the time of the witnesses to 80
minutes each, with no questioning
and with an executive session to
follow The motion finally was car
ried by a roll call vote of IL to 3,
after Chairman Norton had ex-
planned that the Rules Committee
was scheduled to meet at 2:30 and
was determined to vote on rule
for a wage-hour bill.
Mention of the Rules Committee
precipitated an outburst of bitter
ness from several committee men,
bers, Representative Wood of Mis-
souri, and Keller of Illinois, Demo-
Gratis, each arguing that no consid-
Grafton should be given the "whims
of an arrogant committee which ap-
Evening star., 1939-07-27

loan chief, in charge of the program
lest he be too careful in lending the
money.
Says Huge Loss Threatened.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
said Mr.. Jones had been booted up
stairs from the r. F. c. chairman
ship. He argued that no Govern
ment lending program ever would
get back any large proportion of
the money loaned, and added:
THE loans are dictated largely by
non-business reasons, by political
reasons, by humanitarian reasons,
and it is beyond human nature to
hope that Government officials, par
ticularly in New Deal administra-
ton, will carefully guard the char
acter of their loans"
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Boptists Plan Picnic

The adult department of the
First Baptist Church will go to Fort
Hunt Saturday for a picnic, with
John Goodwin and Park Dodd in
charge of arrangements. w. C. Cum
ningham and Lee Mays, who are
in charge of transportation, will
have cars leaving the church every
half hour, commencing at 2::30 pm.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

American motion pictures are re-
placing Spanish dialogue films in
Peru.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
q 4
y A @ 10 8 6 2
= A 10 8 7 3
4 5

Large penalties abounded on this
hand, played in duplicate game,
for both North and South held two
suit hands; and since each felt that
one of his own suits should be de-
cNgted trump, the bidding quickly
reached the four zone. Only one
North player resigned himself to
the fact that the hands we're a
total misfit and allowed his partner
to play a contract of three hearts
This contract was set only one
trick and the pair received a cold
top score.
On the bidding shown above East
was quick to recognize the fact
that his opponents were in trouble.
He sfhad the black suits well under
control and felt that his partner
could probably take care of the
! two red suits. Hence, his double
of three no-trump. When South
rescued himself to four hearts, West
promptly doubled and then made
the killing opening of club, East
winning and retl rning trump.
The hapless declarer was able to
discard two of his diamonds on
dummy's top spades, but this helped
ve2o little since he still had to
Evening star., 1939-01-28

Among the strange stories about
the history of money is one from
China. 1t tells how the mark of a
thumbnail turned into a crescent
moon on certain Chinese coins!
The Empress Wenteck, we are
told, was handed a wax model of a
coin which her mint was making
ready to issue in the year $40 in our
calendar system. In taking hold OF
1t to see whether she liked the de-
sign she happened to press one of
her thumbnails into the wax. Then
she handed back the model, and
said it was good one.
The die was made and the coins
were stamped, each one with a
crescent moon as part of the design
the mark of Wentecks thumbnail!
Later the moon was copied on coins
PVT out by Japan and Korea.
Those coins were made of metal,
tut China's history tells us of other
kinds of money. At an early date,
Lowry shells were the most important
Evening star., 1939-01-28
"A Little Saturday Talk

kind of Chinese money. If a man
owned 100000 coWry shells, he was
rich. The cowry is shellfsh COM
mon along some parts of Asia's ocean
coasts.
Turtle shells were another kind of
money in ancient China. They were
supposed to be worth more than
cowry shells.
Tools must have passed from hand
to hand as money in early times.
We have no clear record of that
period. but small models of tools
came into use as money, and prob
ably they took the place of real tools.
Tool money" was used in China
more than $500 years ago. The
coins were shaped like spades,
chisels, knives and other tools. They
were made of metal and were only
a few inches long.
The famous cash" of China ap-
pears to have come from changes in
the tool money. At the end of the
handle of each little model of a tool
was hole which had been placed
Evening star., 1939-01-28

there so a person could string his
money together. 1t is believed that
the Chinese kept making the blades
OF the tools smaller and the upper
parts of the handles larger, until at
last there was left only rounded
part Of the handle, with a good
sized hole in it!
Yesterday I spoke of Marco Polo
and how he found paper money in
China. He took the news of it back
to Europe, but long before his time
the Chinese had paper money, or
something like it.
Twenty-one hundred years ago,
the Emperor Wu-ti brought out
money called "pi-pi" The name
meant skin" and the money was
made from squares of stag skin
which measured about a foot on
each side.
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Evening star., 1939-01-28

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lose two diamond tricks plus three
trump tricks and club.
We believe the heavy penalty
suffered was almost entirely the
fault of North. He should have
known that his partner held at
least 10 cards in the red suits, and
since he held but three cards of
these suits, we believe he should
have dropped the bidding and
avoided the disaster that ensued.
(Copyright 1889. by The -Four Aces)
The Four Aces will be pleased TO an.
sWer letters from readers If a slammed
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TwizzIerA Answer

The six people were two brothers
who had married two sisters and
each of the couples had a daughter.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Winning Contract

BY THE FOUR ACES.
Maier, Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken.
woflds Leading team -of-four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in eXistence).
YeEerdoy's Problem Solved
David Bruce Burnstone was your
partner yesterday. You held:
A K 10 85
~XX
xxx
&XxX
You were vulnerable and the bid
ding went:
Burnstone Maer You Jacoby
~ Pass IA Pass
2NT Pass 90 Pass
A1Sver: Raise to three no-trump.
In %iew of your partners two no.
trump jump bid your hand is well
worth another bid. A bid of three
spades would indicate that you have
an unbalanced hand and distinctly
prefer spades to no-trump.
Score 100 per cent for three no
trump, go per cent for three spades,
0 for pass.
Question No. AZ.
You are Oswald Jacoby's partner
and hold:
vKo sxxx
n <Jxx
Axxx
Both sides are vulnerable and the
bidding goes:
Jacoby Schenken You Maer
INT Pass (?)
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
Today's Hand.
Match point duplicate.
SSlth, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
AJAX Q92
<J5
49,. AJ1os
:ksss :kSsss WE 80 -
AQJ2
A
VA @ 10 2
= A 10 873
IS
The bidding:
/ South West North East
~ Pass IA Pass
% Pass 3+ Pass
3v Pass 3NT Dbl
~ Dbl. Pass Pass
Pass
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BY THE FOUR ACES.
(David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D
Maier, Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken
worlds leading team -of- four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in exlstence).
Evening star., 1939-01-28
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

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swer letters from readers If a slammed
Glacier County chief., 1939-04-07

Eighty percent of tornadoes occur
between the hours of noon and 6 p. m
Glacier County chief., 1939-04-07
EARLY SEEDING
FOR ALFALFA
FROM APRIL Is TO MAY Is BEST
TIME TO PLANT 1T, SAYS
MERCER

Montana State College Extension
Agronomist Urges That Only Regis
tered Varieties Be Used and Stamp
Ladak As Best for This State.
Glacier County chief., 1939-04-07
Man Helped Survey
Crow Indian Reservation

On a hot July day in the sum-
mer of 1891, a 13-year-old boy
stood wide-eyed and open-mouthed
as he watched an Indian slash off
the legs of a recently killed ante
lope, squat down, and proceed to
gnaw his fill of the marrow in
the bones. The 15-year-old lad was
Arthur ]. Hart, pioneer settler of
Montana, who with his father,
A. P. Hart, were two of a party of
eight which made the first survey of
what is now the Grow Indian reserva-
ton.
The elder Hart was the cook of the
outfit and the son was a flagman
They were in the territory for two
months beginning in July, 1891. and
with the exception of a two-week
period when it rained so hard and
steady they were forced to remain in
camp, they were on the job every day
Glacier County chief., 1939-04-07

April IS to May IS is the best
time to seed alfalfa in Montana.
Farmers should use only regis
tered seed of recommended va
rieties, says Ralph D. Mercer, ex-
tension agronomist at Montana
State college.
In selecting his seed supplies,
the grower can make his choice
from among three varieties regis
tered by the Montana Seed Crow
ers association, Mercer said. Grimm
alfalfa is one of the most hardy winter
strains grown in Montana and is
recommended because of its wide
adaptability and good performance
under Montana conditions. 1t has al
ways been a popular variety in seed
consuming areas and its only draw
back is its susceptibility to bacterial
wilt.
Another recommended variety is
CoSSack, Mercer said. 1t not only has
good yielding ability but also comes
through under adverse conditions. 1t
is mildly resistant to bacterial wilt
and is popular in several seed con-
Ladak Outstanding Variety
However, on the basis of winter
hardness and drouth resistance
Ladak is the outstanding alfalfa va
riety for Montana, Mercer said. This
variety not only yields well, but also
produces a good quality of hay and
Is adapted to wide range of growing
conditions. 1t consistently outyields
Gromm and Cossack on both irrigated
and nonirrigated land.
The agronomist also urges growers
to carefully prepare the seeded be-
cause how well this task is done often
spells the difference between success
and failure with alfalfa.
Alfalfa requires a firm seeded and
land that has been in summer fallow,
corn, beets or beans is ideal for this
purpose. The land should be free of
weeds and the ground packed if it is
too loose after cultivation. Seeding
should be done only when the ground
is moist.
Methods of Seeding
If the grower plans to use his alfalfa
rates of seeding are essential. On
bench lands the seeding should be
made in rows from 80 inches to 7 feet
apart at the rate of one-fourth to
one pound per acre. When planted on
creek bottoms or under flood irriga-
ton system, the seed can be drilled
in or broadcast at the rate Of one to
three pounds per acre On land that
has controlled irrigation, three to five
pounds per acre is the recommended
rate of seeding.
When alfalfa is seeded on benchland
a nurse crop should not be used,
Mercer said. because it will divide the
limited moisture supply between the
two crops. Under floor irrigation a
nurse crop can be used if the soil has
tendency to wash. A nurse crop is
recommended when alfalfa is seeded
under controlled irrigation.