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The Washington times., 1931-12-26

Americans and New Workers. in particular; recorded
his observations under the general head of depression
courtesy" and would gladly have surrendered all OF
our good manners for touch of that old vanished
wealth again. Since then depression has heightened
and it is said grown deeper and our manners are at
a standsl you drive depression Just so lar to-
ward chastening spirits and no farther Besides
most of us feel that have gained all the possible ad
vantage of bad times already know our lesson and
it is all carrying joke too far
Dancing in the Pulpit
But the moralst has other points to make We are
poor and fit to inherit the kingdom of heaven We have
put faith in money, and money has failed US we
have been gross materalsts, denying the spirit and
now the golden calf has crumbled into DUST as no good
golden image should The Pope has, indeed said that
the universal misery of mankind is too great scourge
to be attributable to merely human causes and ADVISED
us to look upon it warning from divine providence;
but other preachers have been tmid They have prom
sed us return good times and tried to alleviate the
suffering of bad With astounding selfrestraint they
have not danced in the pups before their congregations
Yet they the only true prophets
Wait and See
One of the reasons may be that we haven't begun to
relish the blessings of poverty; they with u.s. but
not yet welcome still little strangers in land flowing
with sour milk and synthetic M money! sc PosPy f 1ne
visible in character the old pioneer virtues the
love of simplicity and stawart acceptance of hardship
Preachers have always been willing to wait
Credit Balance ..
For myself, the disappearance of smugness is
slight compensation for the disappearance OF luxury
but it is definitely the credit side. For the first
time in history, suppose, cannot say, with
smrk without one, that the richest and most
prosperous nation in the world all say is that
there is no why shouldn't be- Fate has been
kind to and still enjoy looking down on less
favored nations; but being the top isn't quite
refreshing the proud spirit being the only one at
the top. We have been smacked down, and the only
question is whether intend to stay down.
Sad Adam
It is natural for churchmen speak highly of misery
for the great mission of churches in purely human
nectons, is to minister to unhappiness. few days
ago Catholic priest expressed the common attitude
in a few words eff Adam and Eve had remained in
the Garden of Eden he said, and we with them, life
would be gratifying experience: But it would lack
the mysterious charm of tragedy. And who would
choose life of unbroken at the cost Of ex
perencing the btter-sweet of suffering? Suffering
sleeps the soul in beauty and first parents appeal to
us more poignantly weeping outside the gates than
smiling within'
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
MT.RA|N|ER MAN
T|PSY DRIVER,
SAY POLICE
Laurel Resident Is Victim;
Truck Fatally Hurts
COIored Pedestrian

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Knocked down by a coal
truck while crossing Fifteenth
and K Streets Northwest to.
day, Frank Riley, colored, 35,
of 1888 Tenth St. n. W., was
fatally injured.
The driver of the truck. Fred
Stepney, colored, 81, 1867 Montello
Ave. N. E., was held by police
pending the outcome of a
coroner's inquest.
Fracture Fatal
Riley was rushed to Emergency
Hospital and died few moments
after arrival from a fractured
skull
Held as the driver of the car
that struck and killed Charles
Reed, SO, of Laurel, on the Wash
ington-Baltimore boulevard early
today, Andrew Boreath, 3S42
Thrity-first ST., Mt. Rainier, Md,
will face a coroner's jury at
Laurel tonight
Reed was struck, police said,
when he stepped from his car
parked about mile south OF
Laurel. They said Boreath'S car
sideswiped Reeds automobile and
then hit him, throwing him about
so feet.
Arrested as Drunk
The dead man was carried to
Sibley Hospital by a taxi driver,
M. w. Byrant, 73S Fifth st. N. e.
Physicians at the hospital said
Reeds body was madly mangled
and that death was probably in,
stantaneous.
State Policeman John H. Boud
arrested Boreath and charged
him with manslaughter and driv.
ing while drunk.
The inquest will be held before
Coroner H. M. Scott, of Laurel
Clarence Shanahan, 46, 40 B
st. S. W., is in a serious condi-
ton at Casualty Hospital Of
injuries suffered when he was
run down by an automobile on
the Washington.B Baltimore Boule.
ward at College Park late yes
terday.
The car was driven by Walter
YoSt, 724 Third st. N. w. Yost'S
family said today that he had
picked Shanahan up after the
accident and carried him to the
hospital.
Mishap Investigated
Police are investigating an &C
cident which early today brought
injuries to Inez Conner, %, Of
1866 jackson st, N. E.
Miss Conner was riding in an
automobile with Fred W. Part,
20, of 901 Thirteenth st. N. w..
and Clifford Johnson, %, of 523
Eleventh St. N. W., at Fourteenth
and H SITS. N. w. this morning,
when she jumped or fell from
the car.
A passing automobile took her
to Emergency Hospital, where she
was treated for alcoholism,
bruises and contusionS. A tech.
nical charge of investigation was
lodged against her companions.
Leonard MarSden Hurt
Leonard Marsden, As, of Bethes-
da, is in Georgetown Hospital with
possible skull fracture and a
fractured leg as the result of an
accident last night on Wilson
Lane in Bethesda.
He was struck, police say, by
William l.. Morrison, also Of
Bethesda, who took him to the
hospital. Mr.. Morrison told police
that the man stepped in front Of
his car and that he was unable
to stop in time to avoid the acci-
dent.
WaShingtOnians Hurt
Two Washingtonians are re-
covering from injuries suffered
in an automobile accident near
South Washington late yesterday.
Mrs. Ruby Marshall, 70, 100
block of Randolph Pl. N. W.,
suffered head cuts and Herman
H. Heironimus, 1900 block of
Rhode Island Ave-, suffered q
fractured leg, bruises and cuts.
Police said the accident oc.
rI1rrnd uy1aI0 q ooVs ovoa~oAad kHp
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Held, for StGbbing
Sister in Quarrel

Four prisoners weer held at the
Alexandria station house over the
holiday. They were Isaiah Jones,
colored, charged with stabbing his
sister in a brawl; j. J. Jerring
and Terry O'Brien, Fort Myer sol
diers, who were arrested after
assaulting a conductor on an
Alxandria- Washington street car,
and Mack Padgett charged with
being drunk and diSorderly.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

for the official preacher. Indeed, the
preacher regularly ordained and ap-
pointed is the only one who has any
reason for self graduation. His warn
ings have not been needed, the doom
he foretold has come upon us. If the
vestige of evil human nature remains
in such minister, he should turn
upon us and say in no clerical sing
song, but in the taunting voice Of
children when they are at their worst,
"Yah! l told you SOL"
About six months ago a visiting dip
lomat (not to put too fine point on
the matter, a vice consul back home
after two years abroad) told me how
decent and mannerly he had found
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Times Good Fello1Us Bring
YuLetide Cheer to 1000

then we try every year to help
some other little lad enjoy a
happy holiday. Somehow it
helps"
Late Christmas Eve a friendly
soul sent a check for $75 to pro-
vide a happy Christmas for sev'
eral unfortunate families in mem
ory of his father, who had died
a few days ago.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Xmas Tree Candles
Cause $3.50 Dan,aqe

Damage of approximately $3.50
was caused in the home of Julian
Bruce, 1700 Duke ST., Alexandria,
when candles on a Christmas tree
ignited the curtains and wood
work of the living room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
MATTATUCK COUNCIL
 DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS

Officers were installed and com
 mittees appointed at the meeting of
 Mattatuck council, Degree of Poca-
 hontas. in Red Mems hall last night.
 The following officers were installed -Pocahontas. Mrs Hattie Thomas;
 Wenonah. Mrs Anna Nagel; Pow
 hatan, Robert White; Prophecies,
 Miss Gertrude M. Wells: keeper of records, Mrs Emily M. Todd; collec-
 tor of wampum, Mrs Beatrice Tren-
 ka; keeper of wampum, Miss Alice Wooding; representatives to great council. Mrs Mildred Haynes and Miss Gertrude Wells.
 Committees for the year were named as follows: Entertainment. Mrs Beatrice Trenka, chairman, chairman, John Hoyt. Miss Alice Wooding. Archibald Todd and Miss Gertrude M. Wells; sick visiting, Mrs Anna Nagel. chairman, Joseph Na- gel. Miss Wells and Mrs Trenka; publicity, John Hoyt, Miss Wells and Albert Kistner; and refresh ments, Mrs Laura Brani, chairman. Mrs Emily Todd, Mrs Nagel and Mrs HouRhtalinx.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
HOOVER REGIME IS
 LOOKING FOR AID
 FROM DEMOCRATS
Administration Thinks That They Are the Only Hope of Preventing That Extra Session of Congress
BY PAUL R. MALLON nifcd prcsS StafY COrrcSDOT

Washington, Jan. 14.-UP) - The administration high command is looking to the democrats as the only hope it sees of preventing an | extra session of congress after March 4, it was learned here to-day. | The legislative and political situa- | tion now is such there seems no /, possibility of avoiding special ses- sion unless the democrats join in a move for cloture in the senate, it was | said on virtually indisputable au- thority.
 Inasmuch as a two-thirds major ity is required for cloture, the suc-
 cess of the move seems problemat- ical, unless strong coalition is former from what administration supporters choose to call "the con-
 servative elements of both parties" The likelihood of special ses- sion has developed to such point that 1t is said President Hoover all ready has made up his mind what he will do in event he is forced to call the session. He will decline to act at once when this congress ex-
 pires, according to reliable informa- tion. Instead he will delay the call as long as possible before June 30, giving both himself and the legisla- tive branch at least two months of rest
 The only thing that could make him call the special session would
 be failure of vital appropriation bill. If the elements in congress de- string special session want to carry
 out their threats, they can easily filibuster, possibly even against clO-
 ture and night sessions. according to the administration view. A success | full filibuster against any appropria- | tion measure would prevent action on it.
 l The possibility of congress passing | a single resolution continuing execut- 1 ing appropriations is considered out of the question now because a fili- | buster could be as successful against
 that measure as against any of the
 individual supply bills.
 As administration leaders size up | the situation, their opponents can
 force a special session if they desire
 it and there is nothing the admin
 istration groups can do to prevent 1t
 except to rely on the recent prom l ises of democratic cooperation to swing a two-thirds majority to cur 1 tail debate and jam the needed sup
 ply bills through to enactment | Republican officials say their ob-
 iections to an extra session are
 based altogether upon the possible
 effect it would have on business
 From a purely political standpoint
 they believe special session would
 rebound to the benefit of the presi- | dent.
 With control of the new congress
 so closely disputed, the administra-
 tion groups contend nothing can
 come out of the new congress ex-
 cept chaos They. therefore. maintain
 that responsibility for legislation will
 be lifted entirely from the shoulders
 of the president and placed upon
 the backs of the democrats who
 could pass legislation by joining
 with them or kill it by going their own way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
Concentration Of
 U. s. Fleet Feb. 12
Naval Dept Announces Plans for Water and Air Display
 Plans at Panama

in the war problems in the south: Battleship' U. s. S. Texas, flagship; battle fleet, U. s. s. California flag ship; battleship division. West Vir- ginia, flagship; Maryland, Colorado. New Mexico, Idaho Mississippi, New York, Nevada.
 Destroyer Squadrons
 Omaha, flagship; Aitair. Melville, Decature, (F), Wasmuth, Perry. Trever. Chandler, Southard. Hovey. Hubert, Wm. B. Preston. Preble. Broome, Alden, Sicard, Pruitt. Litch- field, (F). Farrell, Yarnall. Upshur. Greer, Dorsey, Lea. Ellicott, Roper, Tatnall. Badger. Twiggs, Babbitt' Ward.
 Submarine Division, Twenty
 Holland, Ortolan, V-1, V-2, Va, VA, V-5, V-6; carrier division, Uni ted States fleet, Saratoga, Lexington, Teal; scouting fleet, Flagship Arkan- sas; light cruiser division. U. S S. Northampton flagship, Tren (F). Marblehead. Memphis, Detroit (F). Raleigh. Milwaukee, Chester, Pensa- cola, Salt Lake City; restroyer squadrons. Concord flagship. Whit ney, Dobbin, Manley,' Dallas (FO). Breckenride, Barney, Hale, Ellis. Bernadou, Cole, J. Fred Talbot, Hop- kins (F). Childs, Gilmer,i Williamson. Barry, Herbert, Dickerson, Schenck. Crowninshield: fleet base force. Argonne flagfship; Antares (F), Ves- tai, Contocook. Vireo. Bobolink. Rail. Robin, Medusa, Relief, Brant, King Fisher, Partridge, Tern, Neches.
 The following ships will present during part of the concentration: Arctic, Guyana, Brazos. Salinas. Sa- pelo; control force. Bushnell flag ship, S-10, S-13, S-14. S-15, S-16, -S17, S-22. S-23, Mallard, Chewink: squadr Eagle division, Eagle 25 and 58; mine squadron, Gamble, Ramsay. Lark Quail, Tanager, Whip poorwill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
Y. M.C. A. NOTES

Robert E. Platt, chairman of the Educational and Industrial Com mittee of the Y. M. c. A., will pre- sent Certificates of Proficiency" to the members of John c. Gilmartin's s Vocabulary Building classes at the Central Y. M. c. A. tonight. Both classes will meet together at 7:30 o'clock. On January 21 a new ad- vanced course in Vocabulary Build ing will start at 7:30 D. m. On Jan- uary 27 at p. ID. a new beginners January 28 at 8:15 o'clock another beginners class in Vocabulary Build :. ing will have it's first session. Appli- cations for enrolment in these classes should be made to the Gen. tsal Y. M. c. A.
 The New Britain Checker team consisting of five players, will bat tie the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. team in the lobby of the "Y" on Satur- day night, in the State Checker Tournament. New Britain and Bridgeport played a tie match last Saturday so the local boys are an- ticipating a stiff contest.
 James Moran. president of the chess players at New Britain on Thursday night. The object being for the purpose of organizing state chess league.
 The Phalanx Club will be repre- scented at the State Y. M. c. A. con- vention by at least six of it's mem- bers. A committee consisting of Francis Mulcunry. Ronald Daly, Alexander Guerrero, and Arthur Weaver have been appointed to sup ply speakers for the weekly meet iEgs of the club.
 The Sunday Forum this week. January 18th. at the Central Y. will have as it's speaker F. w. Doolittle of the Waterbury Naturalist Club: MT Doolittle has spoken several times before this club and on Sun- day will speak on '"rhe Glacial Per iod." This discussion will deal with the time when this country was cov- cred to a great extent, with an ava lance of ice and snow
 On Friday night of this week, Professor J. F.. Cavelti of Wesleyan University will speak again on the topic Where Do We Go from Here?" MT Cavelti's discussion will deal with the Thereafter" What and where is Heaven?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
MISSING FLYERS
 NOT. HEARD FROM DESPITE REPORT
Fishermen Made the Mis- take of Thinking Flares They Had Seen Were Fired From Lost Plane

Ponta Delgada, San Miguel Island, the Azores, Jan 14-CUP)-Report that distress signals had been seen from the missing seaplane Trade wind were traced to-day to fisher- men who mistook star shells fired by two British cruisers for flares dropped by aviators. No news of the Tradewind has reached the Azores.
 The cruisers fired star shells off San Miguel Monday night. Native fishermen saw the light breaking over the sea and confused them with S o s signals from an airplane when they learned later that Mrs Beryl Hart and Lieut. William s. MacL4ar- en were missing in the Tradewind on a flight from Bermuda to the Azores.
 The reported signals from the Tradewind came to the attention of the captain of the port here, who passed the information to the Ponta Delgada radio station. The news was broadcast, but 1t was admitted off, cially later that the light from an English ship had been mistaken for an aerial O s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

The directors reelected were MT Weyand, MT Neagle. Mir Kennedy. MT Schick. William R. Riether. Will liam Traurig. Mayor Frank Hayes, Frank Pope, James A. Phelan, Ar thur A. Tanner and Daniel T. Harrington.
 MT Culhane came to the Mer- chants Trust Company as teller in 1922. He has been associated with the bank ever since and his election to the board of directors yesterday was the occasion of many congrat- ulations from his many friends. Mr Bulger became connected with the Merchants Trust Company IF years ago. He was first connected with the bookkeeping department and was later placed in charge Of the note division of the institution. He, also, is well known in the city and his advancement was pleasant news to his host of friends.
 MT Smith and Mir Greenblatt. who were added to the board of direc- tors. are both prominent business men of Waterbury. Mir Greenblatt is head of the Fulton Markets and is prominent in other enterprises in the city. MT smith. besides being head of the Smith Company, is iiIcIHDeI OL tie City pobi VI ol 'iNu'N ' and Is prominent in sporting circles.
 The annual report of the Mer- chants Trust Company accepted at yesterdays meeting shows the con- dition of the institution at the close of business December 31st. last. The resources are as follows: Loans and discounts, $5.756.53s.64 bonds and securities. $1,024.635.81; bank build ing and fixtures. s180,000: due from banks and bankers. $444.586.37: other real estate, $139,989.45: cash $152875.53; other assets $5,449.13: making a total of $7,704.074.93.
 Liabilities include: Captal stock. $50O.000; surplus and undivided profits. $839,476.2S: reserve for in- terest. taxes md depreciation on bank building and for fixtures. $33.- 55489; deposits. $6,331, ,043.76.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
Killer of Fellow InmOte Sentenced
 to State Prison

New Haven. Conn. Jan 14.-UP) Pleading guilty to manslaughter. Antonio Nardoni. 6S, was sentenced in criminal superior court to-day to -12 years in Wethersfield state s prison as result of the fatal stab ping of Bonaventura Coptollo, aged fellow inmtae of the Italian Home for the Aged.
 Nardoni had confessed he stabbed Coptolla because the latter "crused my ancestors" The stabbing oc- cured November 29. States At torney Samuel E. Hoyt withdrew his original charge of murder because the wound ordinarily would not have been fatal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
Youth Found Dead of MOnOxide Gas
 in His Garage

Saugus, Mass. Jan 14-(UP)-Vic- tim of carbon monoxide gas, the body of Edward N. Willoughby, 25, of Edgartown was found beneath his automobile in a garage at his uncle's Lincoln street home here to- day.
 The youth had gone to the garage an hour before to repair his car. The body was discovered by brother, John A. Willoughby, who arrived here with Edward yesterday for a visit.
 The victim was taken to Lynn hos pital but was pronounced dead by Dr Nathaniel J. Breed on arrival.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
TO BE EXTRADITED
 FROM MONTREAL

Montreal, Jan. 14.-(UP).-Wil- fred Rochon, alias Herbert. wanted in Burlington, Vt., on charge in- volving theft of $1.600. was ordered extradited to the United States yes- terday. Rochon already has served IS months in Quebec.
 It is claimed Rochon and two oth- CTS defrauded Wilfred Bouchard of Burlington, of $1,600 and escaped to Canada,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, Jan 14.-(UP)-Fore. cast for Wednesday and Thursday:
 Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut: Generally fair and colder tonight; Thursday fair and continued cold
 Eastern New York: Generally fai. and older tonight; Thursday fair and continued cold: rising tempera- becoming fresh north or northwest tonight
 Western New York: Generally fair and colder tonight; Thursday fair and continued cold: warmer Friday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
TRUST co. JUDGMENTS DIRECTORS BOARD
HARPSICHORD WAS
 BUILT IN 1769

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 14.- (UP) .-The mellow notes of harp sichord built in London in 1796 will sound tonight at a concert given at Yale university by the faculty of the school of music.
 The priceless instrument. the product of Jacobus Kirkman, fa- nous English builder, is a part of the Morris Steinert collection of musical instruments at Yale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

all reelected. They are: President Henry Weyand; vice president, John $. Neagle; executive vice-president Peter M. Kennedy; treasurer, Ed ward k. Barlow; assistant treasurer Edward F. Moran; assistant treasur- CT and secretary, Louis l.. Schick.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

s0ciated with the bank since 1922. Charles M. Greenblatt. treasurer of the Fulton Markets, and J. Francis smith, president of the J. F. Smith
 company, Inc. were elected to the board of directors of the Merchants Trust company while James c, Bull
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

Boston. Jan 14-(UP)-Andrew J. Kenney, 34, of Cambridge. Bos- ton elevated railway lineman. was crushed to death beneath a subway train at Essex-street station here to- day. The accident resulted in a 45-minute traffic tie-up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
BIG DEFICIT

Montgomery. Ala, Jan 14.-UP) Immediate investigation of re- ported deficit of nearly $15.000,0 ,00e in the state government was de- in the house by Charles Stokes of Dale county.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

ger. head of the note department of the institution, was advanced to the post of assistant secretary.
 This addition to the board of di- rectors makes an increase of three In this body. The other officers were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
Merchants Elects
 Culhane, Smith And
 Creenblatt Members
James C. Buger Head of Note Department Advanced to Post of Assistant Secretary at Annual Meeting of Institution Held Yesterday

Several promotions in the staff of the Merchants Trust company were
 voted yesterday afternoon at the
 goth annual meeting of the stock
 holders of the well known banking stnstitution. George T. Culhane, as-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
TEMPERATuREs

Washington, Jan 14.-CUP)-High- est temperatures yesterday and low est last night in 20 cities were re- ported by the weather bureau to-day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

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  of B. cult uraI commission attacked.
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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-10-01

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