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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18

lmaybe there was something im- portant in this stuff"
 "Bills, probably" I said, "but it was nice of you to think of us. Won't you com einP' I didn't ex- pect him to, but he took of his hat and followed me into the liv- ing room where we sat and talked while. He seemed to have a hard time following the converse ton and although 1t wasn't hot he kept wiping his nearly bald head with a wrinkled hanker- chief. ....
 T suppose this hasn't helped your summer business, has it2" I was finding 1t hard to make conversation. He sat on the edge of the chair and looked around as though he expected a mur- derer to leap at him from every door.
 Been long time since I was in this cottage" he said finally, when I'd thoroughly discussed the weather, the farm crops and the pOlLLlCuL SlIuaVlOH. Ve SGSLl lot of cottages go up around here during the years. Wasn't much o ia colony when I first came here"
 Was the Morris residence built when you first came?"
 'Thta's one of the oldest round these parts" he said.
 And did you know Miss Nor ris--the old one, mean--when sch was young woman?" I asked.
 
 He went off again Into one of those abstracted streaks, but finally he seemed to remember that I had spoken. "Eh Oh, yes, everyone knew Miss Millie around here" He reached for his hat and, taking one last mop of his head. stood up. Anything we can do for you folks while you're here just let us know. Always glad to oblige."
 Thanks. What with people be- ing killed every night or so it's good to know the inn isn't too far away should one need help"
 Folks mustn't lose their heads" he warned solemnly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18
,MURDER IN PARADISE
k COPYRIGHT. SsSt,
 NEA SERVICE. INC.

Someone around here seems glad to help do that" said. He looked slightly shocekd and went out to his car without looking back. Maudie was calling and l went to her room. She was sitting up in bed reading a magazine.
 What was that man doing here?"
 "Inquiring after your health" I said. Hes heard you were upset, and then, too, he brought the mail" IS tossed 1t to her, but she didn't grab as usual, hunting for letters from the boys.
 "Oh, so he brought the mail and came to inquire about me, did he? Now wasn't that con- siderate of him."
 why, yes, I thought so," I said. And you needn't sound so sar- castle. But then that shows you're practically well enough to get up and start hunting for another good corpse"
 She moaned and sank back against the pillows. "Get out of here," she said. "Get outl I want to think"
 (TO Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18
Ottowo Memorial Honors Conodo's Port in Wor

CIxTY thousand Canadians died O in World War ! fighting in France. More than 175,o00 were wounded. Canadian troops fought valiantly, especially ct Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Saint-Quen- tin, Amiens and Cambre.
 After the war, Canada com. memorated it's part in the war with a war memorial at Ottawa, pictured in the 1888 stamp above.
 This memorial takes the form of huge archway, topped by two heroic figures symbolizins Peace and Liberty, through which pass a group of figures representing every unit that saw military serv. ice.
 The memorial was set up in Hyde Perk, London, and was transported across the Atlantic in pieces. It was assembled in Otta. wa in 1888 and was unveiled by King George VT in 1899.
 The only inscription on the me. morial is "l9i4-19l9." The ped- estal cost $1ls,600 and the figures $l60.000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18
ITALIAN. LEAGUE
 PLEDGE SUPPORT

The board of directors of the Italian Republican league last night endorsed Ptrick M. Perriello and the entire Republican ticket. A resolu- tion was adopted praising Mrs. Per- riello for his character and ability"
 A donation of $25 to the Repub- iican campaign fund was voted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18
CRAMlUM CRACKERS
NEWS FROM ABROAD

From the war fronts, from diplo' matic fronts and from all over Eur ope have come new names to make headlines in U. s. papers. Check your knowledge of current events abroad with these questions.
 i. Who is Paul Colette and what did he do to make news2
 9 Who founded the northern Rus sian city that was besieged by Ger mans in a hree-sided attack?
 3. What three ancient countries in the middle east were taken over by British forces?
 4. What is the capital of unoccu- pied France, and Is it on the Att lantic, inland, or on the Mediter- ranean2
 5. What industrial river valley in Germany has been target of heavy R. A. F. raids during past three months while Germany was attack ing Russia?
 . AnEwePs On Rack Pare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18
IDAHO BUYS HUGE SNOW FLOW

Boise, Ida. (UP)--state Highway Director Sam E. Johnson has an- nounced new rotary snow blow, largest ever to be used in the staAe, will be stationed all winter to keep the highway open from Ashton to West Yellowstone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18
CHAPTER XII

Maudie was getting tiback to her old self, but 1t didn't take too much coaXing to keep her in bed for an- other day. The past week had really given her enough thrills for a while and guess she realized she WaSn't as young and chipper as she would have liked to believe.
 She still refused to discuss the finding of the boat and Miss Nor rts. "There's nothing more to tell" she answered tartly. i've told you again and again all there Is to tell" Denny and didn't believe her. ,
 She was abrupt with us both and became more petulant every time he reported new develop ments. The police in town had put Stush Veretti through tough rrilling, but there was still on confession Additional people had been found who had seen him around the lake the evening Of the crime--a gas station attendant, a lunch room clerk, and farm boy who had given him direc- tions. Denny said they'd undoubt- edly hold him even though they hadn't found the gun that had fred the 32 slug into Herbert Cords back.
 To be sure, the murder of Miss Millie had, to put 1t mildly, thrown the Cord case into some contu- sion. The State Police felt they had things nearly solved until the second murder and then, Denny confessed they were faced with two possibilities.
 "T'here may be two separate and distinct killings. And coming at the same time the place may be iust coincidence. Stush could still have rubbed Cord out, and then someone else put the K. o, on Mis- Morris, or nut is wail- dering around loose and knocked them both off"
 Either possibility was unpleas- ant to contemplate and l wished something would happen to bring about a speedy solution. The sec- ond killing had. resulted in nice state of hysteria around the lake. The gloomy weather the past day hadn't helped peoples nerves either.
 Tue cottages were locking shutters land doors at night and carrying old-fnshioned hunting guns on their nightly walks to and from bridge parties and the few picnicS the younger set staged.
 Things must be dull, thought, when Chris Gordon came to the house with some mail which I i hadn't gotten around to pick up that morning. could imagine that the guests at the inn found the atmosphere anything but fes- tive or vacation-gay, with police and reporters making 1t head quarters.
 Heard your mother wasn't feel ing so good after the other night" he said, handing me the letters and papers. Thought 1t might be hard for you to get down and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-18

Urban population of the Russian Ukraine has doubled in l3 years.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Permanent WIDENING
OF j. !. Frontiers
Welcomed by Halifax
Establishment Of Outposts
Termed Reproduction Of
American Pioneer Spirit
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-The broaden
ing of American frontiers beyond
the coastal limits of the United
States, such as establishment OF the
defensive outpost in Iceland, will be
welcomed by Great Britain even
after the war, Lord Halifax, British
Ambassador to Washington, declared
today.
The envoy described the estab-
lishment of such outposts as "a
reproduction and expansion of the
American pioneer spirit"
THE problems Of the United
States and Britain's defenses have
come to be considered as one prob
lem" he told a press conference at
the Ministry of Information. adding
that it was problem which would
not cease with the end of hoStilities.
Lord Halifax expressed satisfac-
ton with the production of war
materials by the United States,
saying that "as the United States
industrial capacities get going, things
will look much different"
Commenting on Britain's civil de-
fense, Lord Halifax said he noted
the Nation was fully prepared for
possible renewal of heavy air raids.
He also said, there was marked ex-
tension of communal camaraderie
and cooperation because of sharing
dangers and responsibilities.
This, he said, doubtless will con-
tinue after the war, to Britain's
benefit.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
|so|dtionists Challenged
To Condemn Anti-Judaism

Washington headquarters Of the
Committee to Defend America said
in a statement today that "the
American people are waiting, prob
ably in vain, to see If any member
of the America First group or any
of the isola zionist Senators will con-
denim Charles A. Lindbergh for his
anti-Semitic speech at Des Moines
or Senator Nye for his anti-Simitic
statements before the so-called sub
committee, to hold hearings on the
motion picture industry and war"
unless and until the isolationist
bloc of the Senate. the isolationist
America First Committee and the
isolationist leaders of the country
generally openly repudiate Senator
Nye and Charles Lindbergh, the
American people will proceed on the
assumption that the isolationist
movement in the United States
copies the Hitler pattern of anti
Semitism as means Of destroying
national unity" the statement said.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
10Th Division Leaves
Meade for Moneuyerss

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
Sept. Is (P).-As the last contingent
of the 29th Divisions $4,000 men
rolled southwark yesterday, bound
for two and a half months of ma
neuvers in Virginia and North Caro-
lima, one had to look sharp to find
olive drab figures in the division
area here.
BY nightfall the camp was vir-
tually deserted. Only about 200 men
stayed behind to guard the 300
buildings which three days ago were
overrun with soldiers.
Close behind the troops was the
divisions post exchange. Each regi-
ment will set up its own post ex-
change store and goods will be on
sale during maneuvers just as they
were in camp.
Even the units tabloid newspaper,
the Chin Strap, will continue pub
lication, written on the field and dis
tributed among troops during their
busy maneuvering schedule.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Literary Ex-Convict
Held in Killing Of
His Doctors S Wife
Ernest 6. Booth, Suspect
In Los Angeles Death,
Calls Murder Stupid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16.-A lit
erary ex-convict, who came out of
prison with tuberculosis, was held
for questioning today in the Staying
of the wife of the doctor who cured
him.
Her skull crushed, the body of Mrs.
Florence Stricker, 42-year-old heir
ess, was found Saturday night by
her husband, DR.. George H. Stricker.
She had been slugged, then showed
into closet.
The house was topsy-turvy, indi-
eating hasty search for valuables,
and DR.. Stricker said diamond rings
which his wife wore were missing.
Suspected of Murder.
Ernest G.. Booth, 49, who began
writing in prison, was taken into
custody Sunday. Yesterday he was
booked on suspicion of murder. He
denied any knowledge of the death,
told how DR.. Stricker had treated
him for three years, how the Strick-
ers had invited the Booths to their
home and how he and the doctor
were collaborating on book. Then
he said:
"Any one who thinks Id repay
kindness with murder doesn't know
me-
Booth penned Ladies of the Mob"
later made into a movie starring
Clara Bow; I'VE Rob Bank" and
Stealing Through Life" while he
still was behind bars. He has writ
en magazine articles and worked as
Evening star., 1941-09-16

scenarist at movie studios In re-
cent months.
Calls Murder Stupid"
In a signed statement, he de-
clared:
Murder is stupid. Obviously, If I
had any connection with this crime
l would have prepared an alibi."
Later, he told reporters:
"The whole thing is insane. They
have only to look at my record, bad
as it is, to see that I don't think
along lines of murder. Since l was
paroled four years ago I've leaned
over backward to stay clean"
Mrs. Stricker is the daughter of
the late william Frey, former Mayor
of Findlay, Ohio. He left her large
real estate holdings here and in Ohio
and her fortune is estimated in ex-
cess of $250,000.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Virginians Of 29th
To Stage Attack on
Hill Reservation
Post Will Be Defended
By Outnumbered ll5th
Infantry of Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A. P. HILL MILITARY RES
ERvATION, Va, Sept. 16.-Approx-
imately 1000 trucks moved in two
columns from the reservation today
carrying a Blue" force of $4,000
men to ST. Stephens Church, Az
miles to the southeast, preparatory
to mock warfare maneuvers.
This contingent of Virginia troops
from the 29th Division will stage an
attack on the reservation, which
will be defended by the vastly out
numbered 115th Infantry Regiment
Of Maryland, designated as the
Red" Army.
The form of the attack was not
known as plans called for officers
to be given sealed instructions this
afternoon after bivouac has been
established in the st. Stephens
section.
The Marylanders remaining on
the reservation will represent a
small country being threatened by
powerful nation to the south, said
instructions read to a staff meeting.
Border clashes are expected to lead
to. a declaration of war and hostil-
tiles are due to be under way by to-
morrow morning.
The exercise, staff officers said,
will test the striking power of the
division, while the Reds will get
practice in retreating strategicaly
before a superior force.
The maneuver will continue
through Friday with the invaders
and defenders scheduled to spend
tomorrow and Thursday nights in
the field,
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Incarnation Church
And St. Mark Vote
To consolidate
Lutheran Congregations
Act as Result Of U. S.
Taking Over Property

Two Lutheran congregations In
Washington voted last night at sep
arate meetings to merge their
churches.
Members of st. Marks Church will
join the congregation of the In
carnation Church, Fourteenth and
Gallatin streets NV, when the
Government takes over their present
place of worship at Eight street
and Independence avenue S.W. The
st. Marks edifice must be disman-
tied because of the widening of In
dependence avenue.
st. Marks Church is 50 years old.
The Incarnation Church will cele-
brate its 25th anniversary next year.
The new church, known as St.
Mark k'S-Incarnation, will have as its
pastor the Rev. Henry Manken, pres
ent pastor of the Incarnation
Church.
The Rev. J. Luther Frantz, pastor
of St. Marks, will retire at the time
of the merger. He has spent Is
years at his present post. Called
there in 1902 and remaining until
1912, he was called again eight years
ago. During 40 years in the min
istry he has also been pastor of
ST. Johns Church in Knoxville,
Tenn. and of the Lutheran Church
in Myersdale, Pa.
A committee headed by Austin M.
Cooper of St. Marks and John H.
Fahrenbach of Incarnation will ar
range details of the merger.
The congregation of the Marvin
Methodist Church, Tenth street and
independence avenue S.W., also af-
fected by the widening of the ave-
nue., will be divided among other
Methodist congregations.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Roosevelt Town Houses
Are Ticketed For Sale
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-The
Roosevelt town houses-tWin build
ings on East 65th street formerly
occupied by the President, his family
and his mother, the late Mrs. Sara
Delano Roosevelt-are for sale.
The "for sale" signs were placed
on the properties yesterday. Friends
of the Presidents family said that
he and Mrs. Roosevelt long had
planned to dispose of the houses and
expected to live at Hyde Park, N. Y,
after his retirement.
Pease & Gilman, Inc. real estate
agents, said the houses were placed
on the market by authority of Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. No estimate
was made of their value, but they
are assessed at $4,000.
Until the time of her last illness,
the Presidents mother occupied one
of the houses. The other was Mr..
Roosevelt's city home until he went
to Washington in 1888, and has been
vacant most of the time since.
The houses, six stories high, are
of white limestone with basement
kitchens. Each occupies a lot IS by
100 feet.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Naval Workers Celebrate
Completion Of 500 Planes
BY the Associated Press.
Drr AD1y DI"A

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10
twenty-five hundred naval aircraft
workers devoted their lunch hour
yesterday to celebrating the COM
pletion by their unit of the 500th
training plane, which signif1ed the
end of a S5,000000 program, in less
than scheduled time.
Rear Admiral A. E. Watson, COM
mandant of the navy yard. told the
group that production quotas now
have been raised to so planes a
month, and that were recently have
been granted s25,000,000 worth of
orders for two new types of planes" ;"
He declined to discuss what types
the new planes would be.
George Seeger, %, a worker, made
the first flight in the 50oth plane
with a Navy test pilot after his
name was drawn from a bowl.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Rumunion Flyer Held
On immigration Charge
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Sept. ia man
identified by immigration Inspector
w. B. Thomas as Capt. Alex Papana,
Rumanian flyer who cracked up here
several years ago at the start Of a
projected flight to Bucharest, was
arrested last night on immigration
law violation charges.
Mr.. Thomas said the Attorney
Generals Office in Washington is
sued warrant charging Capt. Pa
pana failed to maintain his status
as visitor in this country; that he
worked in tearoom at Pinehurst,
N. c., last summer in violation of
regulations.
He was held in default of $500
bond pending a deportation hearing.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Stephen T. Eor|y's Niece Sues
To AnnuI MARRIAGE to Doctor

later learned, the suit charged, his
income was only $1,000 year, and
he did not build the house.
DR.. Conan, 48 years old. was once
a member of the staff at Johns hop
kins. He accompanied the Byrd ex-
pedition to Little America in 1928
and went to the Arctic with Lincoln
Ellsworth in 1885.
The wedding took place last Sep
tember "a at historic st. Johns
Church. Members of the cabinet,
their wives and others high in Off
cial life attended. Mr. Early stood
with his niece at the ceremony.
The case will be heard in Supreme
Court, Manhattan, next month.
Evening star., 1941-09-16

A suit by Mrs. Mary Catherine
Conan, 10, for annulment of her
marriage 70 DR.. Dana Conan, to
whom she was married at brilliant
society wedding here year ago, was
on file in New York City today.
Mrs. Conan. daughter of the late
George r. Holmes, well-known
Washington correspondent, and
niece of Stephen T. Early, the
Presidents press secretary, charged
her husband deceived her about his
income.
In her suit, she claimed he told her
before the wedding that he had an
income of $4,000 year and had
promised to build her a home. She
Evening star., 1941-09-16
3 Military Leaders
To Receive Degrees
Rv the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, Del, Sept. 16.-The
University of Delaware will confer
honorary degrees on three military
leaders at it's convocation exercises
Monday afternoon.
They are: Maj. Gen. Eugene
Reybold, recently appointed chief
of Army Corps of Engineers; Maj.
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, commandant
of the United States Marine Corps,
and Rear Admiral w. H. Blandy,
chief of Bureau of Ordnance of the
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Delicate Distinction

ROANOKE, Va. tP).-A traffic
court witness, emphasizing the dis
tance involved in a mishap, told the
judge, He was closer to me than I
was to him"
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Model Is Signed

Beth Drake. who came to Holly
wood with the tag of "Chicagos S
most beautiful model" has been
signed to a long-term contract by
Warner Bros. and cast in Here
Come the Girls" comedy soon TO
60 into production.
The blond beauty from from the
Midwest metropolis was known as
Doris Simpson when she was the
model most in demand on the Staff
of the Lee Parker Model Agency in
Chicago. She adopted the new
name, however. As one better suit
ed to the requirements of the the
alter marques on which she hopes
some day to see it,
Standing five feet five inches
without benefit of heels and weigh
ing l24 pounds. Miss Drake is what
the modelling trade knows as the
"playsuit type" In other words
she is healthy, wholesome look
ing beauty whose appearance sug-
gests proficiency in outdoor activi-
ties. And actually she is better than
average at tennis. golf, swimming
and hadmintOn.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Fisticuffs for Laughs
Innocent Bystander Is a Victim
OF Battle in The Male Animal

HOLLYWOOD.
d-the camera variety and
Evening star., 1941-12-07

club kind on fllm. Elliott Nugent s
done it. and for humor it ranks
right along with the best OF the
dance-fioor farces.
The principals were Henry Fonda
and Jack Carson Of the cast OF the
Nugent written, Nugent directed
The Male Animal" Fonda, 1t
might be explained. is portraying an
irate drunk.
The score: Eight swings, one hit,
three knockouts lone the innocent
bystander).
Only Clean Blow.
Carson countered Fonda's first
punch with an insult. Fonda led
with a right and almost knocked
himself out on the floor Carson
came back with a tweak to the
nose. Fonda tore in failing, SHOW
ing Carson in the chest. Carson
Evening star., 1941-12-07

with a long count and bottle OF
soda pop.
1t Would DisilluSiOn.
Now. the science of movie fighting
consists of not much more than
ducking at the right instant. II
ones timing is inaccurate, one is
liable to get tapped.
The movie fight is ridiculous
thing. But the movie fight is some
thing movie audiences have been
led to expect. The youngsters. espe-
cially. demand that somebody ap-
pear to get hurt.
If they could see a movie fight in
the making. with its faxed upper
cuts and imitation right crosses
the youngsters would be disillu-
stoned The piecing together of the
film, made in short takes tthe fight
ers get winded gives the illusion
that somebody has been hurt. The
addition, between takes, of red
paint adds to the illusion Of blood
shed.
It's all an illusion. But it adds up
to something terrific. Or maybe
even colossal.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
PLAY for Hope

For a future Bob Hope vehicle
Paramount has announced purchase
of Ready Money" a play by James
Montgomery, author of Bobs last
film comedy, Nothing But the
Truth"
Buddy De Sylve, studio production
chief, plans the picture to team
Hope with Victor Moore. his partner
in the forthcoming technicolor musi-
cal. louisiana Purchase" Ready
Money" concerns the antics of a
penniless young man who believes
he has come into $50 900 and the
financial deals he gets involved in
while under the delusion.
Joseph Schrank. who wrote such
Evening star., 1941-12-07

took it manfully and retaliated with
a push to Fonda's shoulder.
Fonda missed with two hay
makers, but scored with a butt to
the forehead, which saved him from
falling down. Carson, seeing red,
sent Fonda reeling into hammock
with a well-placed heave of his
shoulder.
Credit for the triple knockout
went indirectly to the hammock.
With a hard swing. it buckled
Fonda's knees. He caught Carson
in a tight clinch going down, and
Jack, trying to fight clear, quite ac-
| cidentally planted the only thing
even resembling clean blow on the
chin of Herbert Anderson, who was
Just standing there.
Nugent made everybody happy
Evening star., 1941-12-07
No Cheating, Please

The original script of Republics
Lady for Night" called for
Blanche Yurka to commit suicide in
a swamp But the Hayes office said
that her character would be cheat
ing justice by taking her own life.
Now a court room scene has supple
mented the swamp, and Miss Yurka
will be revealed in her true colors
in a court room denouement.