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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
YOUNG MAN HAD
 NARROW ESCAPE
Pursued By Citizens Who Saw Mim Starting Fires
 in South End
MADE GOOD GETAWAY

There was a man hunt in the lots in the south end of the city which fortunately for the pursued ended in defeat for the pursuers. A young man lighting brush fires attracted the notice of neighbors and couple of men went after him, but he managed to escape throuh the brushwood, and then the men turned to fighting the fires which were making consid- erable headway in different places.
 Just what would have happened If the offender had not made a good getaway 1t would be difficult to tell. The men who gave chase said they intended to turn him over to an officer, but 1t is more than likely that before doing this they would have given him a few kicks. Setting fires in the brush lots is a serious business. and so much of it is done at this season it is a wonder no arrests have been reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28

The 1881 Membership Enroll ment Week of the YMCA ended last night in a blaze of glory as Chief of Staff Lewis s. Reed, an- nounced that total of 1,450 mem- bership renewals and new mem- bers have been secured, surpass- ing the 1880 record by 23 mem bers. The Red Army overcame the handicap which 1t had in- herited from the Monday night and Friday night reports and swept through to victory so over- whe1med that it gave them the lead for the week. The Blue Army brought in a total of 699 members while the Red Army brought in 751.
 The following prizes were given out last night; High team for the day, Captain George Holloway's Putsic Friars; high team for the week, Captain Charles R. Leaders team which failed to win on any single day but whose combined total put 1t well in the lead for the week. Boxes of chocolates were presented to Capt George Hol- loway's team while complimentary ttChcto LO the Idl6-OdrLInOuIn game Saturday were placed in the hands of Captain Leaders men. The best individual membership producer was Mathew Holloway. who was presented with two tickets to any theater anywhere" Other stellar membership getters were William s. Curtis. William F. Briggs, Carleton Bircher. John B. Goss, Charles J. Velte, Orton P. Camp, Clayton Brown, Alfred Mey- erhans, Idris Alderson Jr, Roy E. Smith, Van Snyder, George Eric son. George Brown and Frank Hess.
 Tn the race for team honors, Captain Edwin A. Barrows and his Lions club team were second: Captain Dutton Noble's team. third; Captain Alfred F. Meyer hans team fourth; Captain Richard Burdett's Zi Theta Pi team fifth.
 General Charles J. Allen of the Red Army and General Terence F. Carmody of the Blue Army were both given rousing cheers by their respective armies. Both made brief speeches of apprecia- tion and congratulations as did al- so Grief of Staff Lewis S. Reed, and Levi Wilcox, president of the YMCA. The complete score by teams is as follows: Captain Hol- loway 60 members, 504 points; Captain Jarvis 53 members. 39S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
STEEL INDUSTRY
 CONFIDENT THE
 TIDE IS TURNING
Directors Vote to Pay Dividends Out of Sur- plus = Believe End of Depression Is Near
BY ELMER c. WALZER (T1nffed PreaS Financial E<7ifnr

United Press Financial Editor) New York, October 28 - (UP) I- United States Steel Corporation has concluded that the end of the depression Is near. Wall Street has decided after the Steel Corpora tion voted to pay dividends out of surplus.
 Directors of the corporation voted yesterday to pay regular common and preferred dividends, despite the fact that current earn tngs of the corporation did not cover those dividends. That action will dip $11.822,371 from the steel corporation's huge surplus.
 Meantime reports from various centers of the steel industry bore out the optimism indicated in the action of the giant steel company. In some centers there was concrete evidence of improvement-unu at this time of year.
 The action of the steel corpor- ation came less than a week after executives of steel companies from all over the country had made op- timistic statements on the indus try at the semi-annual meeting of the American Irion and Steel In- stitute.
 Meantime sentiment in the steel industry was improved the Ameri- can Metal Market today said:
 While by no means conclusive as yet, there are further indica- tions that the steel trade is now engaged in rounding a turn and October may be left behind as the low month in steel production. Should this occur, 1t would be very impressive because the usual course is downward at this time of year."
 Word from Pittsburgh to the United Press told of increased confidence especially in plate mills. Operations in the latter area, how ever. were unchanged.
 Greater demand for automobile steel was reported from the Youngstown district where steel operations spurted 10 per cent.
 Among the companies issuing adverse reports in allition to U. s. Steel were Republic and Jones & Laughlin. both of which registered losses for the first nine months. and Inland, whose earnings were very small.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
Y MEMBERSHIP DRIVE HUGE SUCCESS
CONFERENCE TO BE
 HELD AT BOSTON
Governors of Six States to Attend Session on
 November 1920
TO HEAR "IrlDIANA PLAN''

Boston, October 28 - With the Indiana Plan" for checking local public expenditures as his subject, Governor Harry G. Leslie of Indi- ana will come all the way from Indianapolis to this city to address the Seventh New England Confer ence, to be held here November 19 and 20, it was announced at New England Council headquarters today. The conference is the meet ing of New England business men and agriculturists with the gover- nors of the six states, called annu- ally by the council.
 Governor Leslie will tell the as- sembled New Englanders how the Indiana Plan" operates to hold down taxes in Indiana communities by eliminating unnecessary ex- penditures for public improve ments. Governor Leslie was host to the annual Governors Confer ence at French Lick last summer, and while there, members of the New England delegation became so interested in the effectiveness of the Indiana Plan" that 1t was determined to preesnt it, if possi- ble, to the annual town meeting of New England business" the New England Conference. Cover nor Leslie was prevailed upon to come to Boston and be a speaker at the opening session of the con- ference, Thursday afternoon, Mo- vember 19. Registration to attend the conference is open to all in- terested New Englanders.
 Governor Leslie will describe in detail the working of the "Indi- ana Plan," under which unwar- ranted public expenditures have been prevented and tax rate in- creases controlled or eliminated. The plan calls for a state board of review which can be called in- to action by local citizens to pass upon proposed expenditures for public improvements. It does not invade local prerogatives because powerless to act unless invoked by local citizens, but once called upon, its decisions on the necessity and economy of proposed public ex- penditures are final.
 The plan is considered to have worked well in Indiana, and saved the state as a whole tens of mill lions of dollars. In New England Governor Winant of New Hamp- shie has expressed interest in it., and the Community Development Committee of the New England Council has called it to the atten- tion of chambers of commerce and other local business organizations in all six states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
1880 Record Is Surpassed d By
 Gallant Teams
Reds After Poor Start Defeat Blues Special Prizes,
 Awarded Last Night, Include Tickets to Yale-
 Dartmouth Game - l45O Renewals and New
 Memberships s

points; Captain Shatas 43 members ASA points; Captain Ganung 48 members. 368 points; Captain Leader 163 members, 1280 points; Captain Shove, 83 members, 710 points; Captain Doescher 56 mem bers 772 points; Captain Carr 93
 members. 681 points; Captain Santora 63 members, 440 points; Captain Noble, 79 members. SIS points; Captain Burdett, 68 mem bers, 786 points; Captain Atwood, 39 members, 372 points; Captain Brown. 75 members, 494 points; Captain Gibbs, 7S members. 6S6 points; Captain Barrows, 105 mem bers, 1,002 points; Captain Sam son, 86 members, 666 points; Capt Tracy, 47 members. 452 points: Captain Stanley, 57 members. 513 points: Captain Van Tassell, 56 members, 493 points; Captian Mey- erhans, SS members. s14 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
Is This
 | to, Too Good Your Cough?

Creomulsion may be a better help than you need. It combines seven major helps in one-the best helps known to science. It is made for coughs or colds that hang on, for quick relief, for safety. Mild coughs often yield to lesser helps No one can tell No one knows which factor will do most for any cer. tain cough. So careful people, more and more, are using Creomulsion for any cough that starts.
 The cost is a little more than . single help. But your druggist guar. antees it, so it costs nothing if it fails to bring you quick relief. Coughs arc danger signals. For safety's sake, deal with them in the best way known.
 Now two sizes 60c-$l.25.
 CREOMULSxON for DifficssIf COu0Ibs
 and COIdS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
UNPOPULAR MUSIC

"Is that a popular song your daughter is singing?"
 Not in this house 1t isn't."- Pathfinder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28

Patents presented in France last year totaled 24,2S0, the high rec ord
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
Insurance Day
 Program Attracts
Large Attendance Expected at Hartford Tomorrow
 Many Noted Speakers to Be Heard

entertainment which, however, are being kept secret.
 A friendly spirit of rivalry among the agents of the state in attendance at the program will be evidenced in the annual award of the Millett cup. for the largest percentage of attendance of the agents of any local associa- tion. This cup was presented three years ago by Ennis c. Millett of Torrington, who at that time was president of the Connecticut asso- citation. For the last two annual insurance days the cup has been awarded to the Norwich associa- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
HERE'S A GOOD IDEA

"My wife can't remember a thingl"
 "Mine couldn't either until I found a capital cure"
 "What was it?"
 "Why, whenever there's any, thing particular want her to re- member write 1 ton slip of pa- per and keep 1t in my money pocket."-Tit-B Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
Federal Inspection of
 Local National Guard

Federal inspection of the local Co. F. Nov. 3. Co. G, Nov. 4. head quarters. the 31st and Howitzer. the 30th. Francis J. Doran and William J. St. John reenlisted in the Howitzer Go. last night.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Feeding Proper Rations
to Get Strong Lambs

Feeding the ewes proper ratiOns
before lambing results in higher
percentage Of lambs that live and
make more profit, according to l..
A. Kaufman, Ohio State univer-
sity.
"The newborn lamb Is composed
mostly of minerals, proteins and
water. IF proteins are not supplied
the lamb will be weak and the ewes
likely to be poor producers for the
lamb" says Kaufman.
Good quality legume hays sim
plify the ration. They supply the
needed protein and minerals. If
non-legume hays are fed the ewes
should have a supplementary ration
of one-fourth to one-third pound
Of soybean meal, linseed meal or
bran per head daily. When legume
hays are fed less than one-fourth
pound is necessary.
Best results are had, Kaufman
stated, when grain is fed from a
month to six weeks before lamb
ing to the time when they go to
pasture.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
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A'@ 81 NEWS
IDLE MARES HARD
ON FOAL INCOME
Unemployment and Improp-
er Feed Cause of Loss.

Many mares bred each year never
produce living foals, according to
l.. p. Mccain, extension specialist
in animal husbandry at the Ohio
State university, who says idleness
and improper feeding are partly re-
sponsible for this loss.
Usually mares that are doing
work bring forth better foals than
do idle ones, but overwOrk and
ldleness are equally dangerous. 1t
Is best to avoid pulling too
hard, backing heavy loads, wading
through deep mud or overeXertiOn
Of any kind.
Many pure-bred breeders work
their mares until feeding time ar
rives and find that this practice re-
suits in stronger, healthier foals
than can be obtained by not work
ing the mare, McCann states. If
steady work of a light nature is not
possible just prior to fOaling, it is
best to turn the mare out on a
pasture or in a lot where she can
exercise.
The ration for the brood mare
should contain bulky fed and it is
best to feed a liberal allowance
of legume hay, such as alfalfa or
clover. Mixed hay may be substi-
tuted for legume hay.
For the grain part of the ration
mixture of four parts of oats
and one part of bran has been
found to be satisfactory, he says.
The mare doing light work re-
quires about eight to ten quarts Of
the mixture daily in addition to
from fifteen to eighteen pounds Of
good mixed or legume hay. If it
is necessary to feed corn at this
time because of q lack of other
grains, the amount should be linn
tied and fed with other grain feeds.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Horses Now Furnishing
Cheaper Power for Farm

Horses will provide farm power
at very low cost this year, accord
ing to A. L. Harvey of the ami
NAL husbandry division, University
farm, st. Paul, MINI. With such
feeds as corn, oats and hay, which
are commonly used for horses rela-
lively low in price, and with horses
lower in value than a year ago,
farmers will find it profitable to use
horses wherever possible, says Mr.
Harvey.
Extensive use Of horses will not
only cut down the cost of farm pow
er, but it will help reduce the
troublesome surplus problem by
providing a home market for farm
grown feeds.
BY the use of big team bitches
or multi" bitches as they are now
called, one man can handle six or
eight horses, or more If desired, as
readily as the usual two or three.
By so doing, the farm labor bill
will not be increased through the
use of horses.
Persons wanting information as
to how to make and use the multi
hitch to best advantage can secure
1t through their county agent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Aviation Writer Declares Safety
Features Are Its Most I'm
portant Advantage.

New York.-The airplane of the
future will be an autOgiro.
Such is the prophecy of Herbert
Brucker, authority on aviation and
writer of articles on the subject.
In the Review of Reviews he de-
scribes the new windmill airplane
which can rise steeply and land
vertically.
For warfare, for carrying mail
and passengers at high speeds, the
airplane will remain-perhaps," "
writes Mr.. Brucker. But when in
future years the common man and
his wife get into the air, they will
do so in an autogirO.
The chief feature of the autogiro
is its safety. SO long as it is in
the air, its spinning wings auto
matically keep flying. They are
not connected with the motor, be-
ing driven by air currents.
"They are long and thin, those
wings. Also they are flexible.
When the machine is on the ground
you can reach up, shake one, and
watch it wiggle. More than ever
you wonder how the autogiro can
be safe with the lack of rigidity in
its main supporting surfaces. The
answer is that strength against
upward thrusts is unnecessary. In
the air only centrifugal force keeps
the rotor blades from folding up
on their hinges. like an umbrella
turned inside out"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Big Value of Skimmilk
for Fattening Swine

According to a summary taken
of trials conducted at various ex-
pertinent stations, when corn is
worth 50 cents a bushel and tank
age is worth $50 ton, skimmilk
will have a value Of about % cents
a hundred pounds when fed to hogs.
With corn at 20 cents and tankaCe at
$50. the skimmilk would be worth
about 80 cents a hundred. This
should give you some idea about
the value of skimmilk in relation
to the prices you must pay for
feeds.
The best experimental data avail
able indicates that whole milk is
worth only about twice as much as
skimmilk for fattening hogs. It is
not as good for young pigs as
skimmilk for its high fat content is
apt to cause digestive troubles.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
HALT ALIENS AT CANADA BORDER

the immigration authorities are to
accomplish any increase in de-
portatiOns.
81 don't know whether Canada
beats Cuba as the source of this
alien smuggling" said Mr.. Hus-
band, but it's certainly just as
bad. All along the border in Can
ada are persons whose chief busi-
ness seems to be getting aliens in
the United States for a cOnsidera-
ton. Just recently we picked up a
poor girl in Buffalo whose last
payment to fellow for rowing
her across the Niagara was 500.
What her other payments had been
| do not know. | guess that's one
of the most expensive ferries in
the world. The girl had to 90 back
to Jugoslavia and the crook has
her money"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Smocks Are Forbidden
to Sophomores at Penn

Philadelphia. - The sophOmOres
of the University of Pennsylvania
School of Architecture will not
wear the traditional smocks while
in the drawing rooms this year.
This ancient and honorable right
was lost when the Junior class de-
feated the second year men in the
annual interclass smOck battle.
One sophomore wears a smock
and 80 members of his class seek
to protect him from an equal'num-
Der of juniors. If the smock is
still whole after ten minutes. the
sOphomores win-if not they can't
wear their smocks until they be
come juniors.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
SOCIETY WOMAN LOYAL TO Thief

of the Massachusetts state legisla-
ture.
Charles, on the other hand, is
smooth young gunman with a pO-
lice record-a dapper, well built,
well dressed youth whose higher
education consists in a course in
gaining entrance to apartments
though doors and windows were
locked.
And this strangely assorted
couple have led a life in common
since that chance meeting back in
November when Connolly demon
strated one of the tricks of his
trade to a girl in distress.
When he opened the door of
her apartment, by some strange
magic he opened the door of her
heart. Today she loves him and
sobs out her faith in him as she
sits wearily in her musty cell.
Beatrice and Charles worked to-
gether. Charles did the "heisting,"
Beatrice was the front" who dis
posed of the stolen finery he theft
ed from exclusive apartments.
Wandered About Country.
1t was not difficult for the slim
brunette, with the cultured voice,
to dispose of stolen clothing in
second hand shops without excit-
ing suspicion.
Beatrice'S mother had been dead
since 1913, and her father married
few years later
81 couldn't live with my step
mother" she said. That's why |
left home and wandered all over
the country"
Her wanderings took her from
coast to coast, and even to Cuba,
for her father provided her with
generous monthly allowance.
They carried her eventually into a
cell.
Connolly was picked up by po-
lice as he was seen leaving a va
cant house. Police searched an ad-
dress he gave as home, but found
nothing
But when a beautifu girl be-
gan paying regular visits to his
cell they shadOwed her to the Glove
nest" she maintained with Connolly
and found the loot of many rob-
berries.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
AUTOGIRO WILL REPLACE ARpLANE, SAYS AN EXPERT

Mr.. Brucker describes a flight in
an autogiro:
"YOu Chamber into the front
cockpit. In your OWL person you
make that stupendous climb you
have just witnessed from the
ground. Slowly you make a turn
which you know, in an airplane,
could be approached only by bank
ing so tightly that centrifugal
force would press you heavily
down into your seat while the blood
rushed down out of your head.
But now you circle about in lei
sured comfort. You drone upward
in a wide circle.
shortly the climb ceases. You
are 5000 feet above ground. The
vibration and roar of the powerful
motor stop. But. instead of the
swift, rushing airplane glide which
you still expect, In spite of what
you have seen, the giro hangs in
the air. A few feet above your
head the rotor spins reassuringly.
You look over the side and see, far
below, the white circle marking the
field from which you started. The
tension of rapid motion is gone.
Nowhere is there any strain, or
anything else at which to take
alarm. For the first time you have
the feeling of flying without effort,
without strain. Then you look
over again, and find the houses,
the trees, and field much closer
for in all this stiffness you are
dropping steadily. And, so, finally
you go into a landing, and with
a gentle bump touch the ground" "
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Met Him When He "Jim-
mied" Door to Let Her
Into Her Apartment.

Newark, n. 1.-THE first time
Beatrice Barrett saw Charles Vim
cent Connolly she watched him
jimmy a door with a wrench.
That was November l last year
Beatrice had lost her key and the
handsome sheikish Charles hap
pened to be passing and helped her
out.
Now they occupy cells charged
with 40 burglaries in Newark and
East Orange which netted them
$4,000 in loot.
Beatrice is twenty-eight years
old. the cultured product of a Con-
cord On. H.) convent and a Cana
dian finishing school. She has a
background of wealth and social
position. She was born and bred
in BOstOn's exclusive Back Bay. Her
father, Harry Hudson Barrett, is
one of Boston's prominent attor-
neys and formerly was member
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Huge Smuggling Ring Is
Barred as Reason for
Heavy Deportations.

Washington. - Answering criti-
cism of the illegality of depOrta-
tiOn methods employed by the
United States Department of La
Dor, Secretary William Ii. DOak
refers to Canada as the source of
the major part Of alien smuggling
into the republic and implies that
only illegal technique can combat
this smuggling.
Criticism of the immigration of
ficialS is contained in a study of
deportation methods prepared for
President HOovers national COM
mission on law observance and en-
fOrcement by Attorney Reuben OPP
penheimer of Baltimore.
Immigration authorities had
knowledge of the existence of this
gang of smugglers in Canada" de-
clared Secretary Doak, land knew
that for a fixed price, ranging from
800 to $500 head, the group
would undertake to run aliens IL
legally into the United States
Many Firms Brought In.
The secretary spoke of the re-
cent raid on a Finnish dance in
New York city and the arrest of 20
Films without warrant.
"The immigration authorities
have been informed" he went on,
that fully 1000 Firms who left
Finland and entered Canada as
immigrants are now unlawfully in
New York city alone, and it is
strongly believed that a good many
more who have been smuggled in
under like circumstances Through
the Buffalo district, across the
Niagara river) are now in other
parts of the country.
"These facts concern only one
race of alien people and the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation becomes
apparent when it is considered
that like systems of violating the
immigration laws are in operation
with respect to other natiOnalities.
In some instances it is known that
the operation of these systems be-
gins abroad and extends to all of
the borders of the United States"
Agrees With Secretary.
Assistant Secretary w. w. Hus-
band. who, as United States COM
missioner of immigration for many
years, has been more intimately in
touch with immigration problems
than any official in the Department
of Labor, agrees with Secretary
DOak that "the judicial illegality"
of arresting aliens without war
rants of any kind is necessary if
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-06-05
Small Flock of Quality
Sheep Will Make Money

Those farmers who have good
fences (and all should have) are
missing it if they don't carry a small
flock of sheep. Not too small, mind
you; say Is or 20 ewes. And not
just ewes, but ewes of pretty good
quality. A good pure bred ram will
put still more quality into the
lambs.
A skillful feeder can without ex-
ercising much magic, turn a bushel
of corn into a good marketable
lamb. Besides, there's the ewes
fleece. In short, now is a good time
to look into the matter Of starting
a flock on the general farm.