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Dictator Is Once
 More Threatened
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sumption. and increased luxury em- ployment."
 "As see it, gentlemen" he said, "the alternative is the goosestep, one way or another, and Lenin or Mus solin makes nightly little differ ence."
 Scripps expressed the view that many big business men want only "a chance to retire gracefully from their present untenable position, not be kicked by competitor on the way out"
 Failed to Meet Crisis. Declaring the administrator has lacked "either the will or the cour- age" to meet a crisis in which 25,- 900, 1000 people have suffered priva- ton in the midst of plenty, Senator LaFollette, repn. Wis, called upon members of the progressive confer ence to-day to search for remedial program which independents could support with their balance of power in the next congress.
 "We do not expect to draw up such a program in two days time." he said, "but we believe our gov- ernment can be made to function in relieving the appalling suffering that exists, and in prevention of the recurrence of the disaster of wide- spread unemployment"
 Words of Expert
 Leo Wolman. unemployment ex- pert, in his speech advocated three major remedies for unemployment. They were:--
 "A universal system of public em- ployment agencies calculated to fa- cilitate the bringing together of va- cancies and unemployed workers.
 Exercise of control over public constrdction, to enable expansion fin times of need and contraction in times of prosperity.
 Unemployment insurance, set up by the industries themselves.
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Blizzard Men of
 '88 Gathering
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had the most narrowing experiences during the thre days always has as- sured several stories of rare quality. which even improve with age and repetition. Among them are:
 How Ben Jackson, an engineer, succeeded in delivering heavy printing press on the day of the blizzard by giving each of his four horses a pint of straight rye whis- key. The beasts danced over the snowdrifts like reindeers on the way out. Jackson said, but were bother ed with hfccoughs on the way back.
 How one member was blown by the wind from the corner of Third avenue and Twelfth street three blocks south, around the corner and into the basement of the Nineth ave nue mission. Even to-day he can show frostbite scars on his ears to prove 1t.
 How workmen started digging away at a gigantic drift only to find 1t was a horescar, snowbound for more than two days with all pas crew tied an elevated train to the tracks to keep it from blowing away. How the courts were closed and Wall street was deserted, men were marooned in their offices and in saloons, and 300 persons, cought in Grand Central Station, slept on the floor and played euchre. ear- muffs sold by interruptions cloth- ing scalpers brought $5 a pair.
 How persons marooned in stal1- ed elevated trains lowered pails on ropes, had them filled with hot Tod dy at the nearest bar and held @ 3-day revel until rescued. How Theodorus Van Wyck, poet and re- tired attorney, got through to Mount Vernon with the first news and went from house to house, like a slow-motion Paul Revere, warn- ing wives that their husbands would not return thta night.
 How all provisions in the city were finally exhausted except liquid
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and brewers heroic- ally kept up deliveries by hitching ten horses to a truck. How an old gentleman with a fine beard and Burnsides became entirely hidden under icycles while walking two blocks up Broadway and. when res- cued from an eight-foot snowdrift by two policemen, was saved by drinking a quart of hot Toddy through a funnel.
 How, when the storm at last be- gan to clear up on Wednesday, Chauncey Depew admitted the ex- istence of his railroad" and the first cargoes of beer from Staten Island. arriving at the Battery, were given reception comparable to that now accorded transatlantic flyers.
 These are only few of the amaz- ing tales which the blizzard men can recall at their annual con- laves. James H. Scarr, weather forecaster, can recall, however, that more snow fell in the storm of Feb- ruary 4-7, 1920. than in 1888, and that it was much colder in the win ter of 1917-191S. The blizzard men believe it would be best for him to stay away from to-day's meeting.
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Automobiles
Autos and Trucks for Sale

ATwooD's USED CAR BARGAINS 1928 Packard Deluxe Imperial Sedan 1927 Packard Club Sedan 1926 Packard Sport Touring 1880 Peerless Sedan 1929 Buick Standard Sedan 1928 Buick Deluxe 5-Pass. Coupe 1929 Nash Coupe 1929 Nash Coach, like new. 1930 Ford Coupe with rumble seat. 1880 Ford Coach 1930 Ford Roadster. 1927 Cadillac Roadster 1929 Whippet 6-cyl. Coach 1927 Dodge Sedan-beautiful condi-
 tion. 1929 Dodge 5-Pass. Brougham 1928 Studebaker Commander Sedan 1929 Buick Sport Touring 1880 Pontiac Coach 1929 Oldsmobile Coupe with R. s. 1928 Oakland Coupe 1928 Buick Standard Coach. 1924 Star Touring, runs good, $45 1923 Buick 6 Coach, $40 full price 1924 Buick Touring. $45 full price 1925 Dodge Coach e new tires)
 good for parts, $30. 1926 Pontiac Coach, $50. 1925 Cole Touring, SIS. 1926 Chevrolet Coach, $3b. 1922 Dodge Touring, new tires, SAC
 And Many Others.
 ATWOOD BROS. 249 North Main St. Tel. 47l4 452 Meadow St. Tel 1264
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WHEN YOU BUY A USED FORD car or truck be sure 1t has been re- conditioned with precision tools and genuine FORD parts, details which oannot be Wna by mere Ssm if you remain a FORD OWNER? 19So FORD coAcH-Really a new car at used car price. Low mile- age; perfect in general appearance and condition. Perfect performance Three to pick from. $395 full price; $12o down, balance on easy terms 1929 FORD RoADsTER-some sporty job! Some classy looks! And some Bargain! Has rumble seat. $275 buys 1t. You can pay $9O down and the balance on easy time payments Snatch 1t up to-day.
 1928 FORD STAKE BODY TRUCK Has new paint job and is in All mechanical order. There's a world and it is mighty fine investment for $500. Put it to work to-day. $95 down, balance on easy terms and it's yours.
 1925 FORD ROADSTER .........$ 5 1924. ESSEX COACH 1925 1925 MAXWELL TOURING ......$3O 1926 FORD COUPE ..............$35 1924 DODGE TOURING ..........$s5 1926 DODGE SEDAN 1885 1926 FORD PICKUP .............$40 1925 HUDSON COACH ..........$45
 (AND OTHER MAKEs) 1924 FORD COMMERCIAL .$1o This delivery job is in running con- dition. You can't go wrong on this business deal. $10 Is the full price. 1926 CHRYsLER "5s" SEDAN-Here is real buy; looks good, runs good, and will give reserve transportation at minimum cost. The full price is only $150. $55 down buys 1t. WE ALWAYS HAVE WHAT WE
 ADVERTISE!
 D. w. Flint of Waterbury, Inc.
 THE FORD DEALER 4S1 Meadow St. Phone 3170
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KnIed Tax Bill

Hartford, March F = A proposal to eliminate taxing delinquent per- sonal taxpayers $1 penalty for fail- ure to pay within prescribed time was killed" by the house today. The bill, which would prohibit the prac- tise, was rejected.
 The house also rejected the bill, which would require all real estate dealers to obtain license from the insurance commissioner. Realtors from all parts of the state opposed the measure when 1t was discussed by the judiciary committee.
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Judges in High
 Court Confirmed
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Motor Vehicle Bill.

Hartford, March 12.-A favora ble report was received in the house to- day from the judiciary committee on a bill, which would prohibit any attachments being placed on motor vehicles engaged in transportation on scheduled time. Attorney Pat rick Healey of Waterbury appeared in favor of the bill at the hearing held yesterday. A formal vote will be recorded on the measure within Q few days.
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ties or townships in the state will be obliged in the future to pay the costs of rabbits killed by strayed dogs. Formerly the rule favored own- CTS of chickens, but the house to- day included rabbits in that par- ticular class.
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Thoms, shcpaug BllI

Hartford, March 12.-Represen- tative John Thoms' bill relative to the Shepaug river was removed to- day from the calendar and will be assigned for hearing at later date. It provides that not less than l. 500,000 gallons of water shall flow under the bridge in the town of Washington every 24 hours. This amount of water is apparently need ed for one of the plants of the Con- necticut Light & Power company in that section of the state.
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Women At Hartford

WOmen At HufIIOFU
 Hartford, March 12-Women from all parts of the state gathered here this afternoon to support measure making women eligible for jury serv- ice in this state. The measure has the endorsement of the Connecticut League of Women Voters. The Wa terbury league was represent here to-day.
 A bill of a similar nature was unfavorably acted upon two years. but it's supporters are more con- fident this time of it's passage.
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Wnlcnft TnMn Conrt

Hartford, March IF - A town court will be created in the town of Wolcott as the result of vote passed in the senate today. Senator Frank Bergen of New Haven speak ing on the measure stated that suf. to indicate that such a tribunal was necessary In that section of the state. The bill was supported by scores of residents of Wolcott as a result of the recent clash between officials of that district.
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MaI,aney BiII

Hartford, March 12.-Representa- tive Daniel J. Mahaney's bill which would exempt ex-service men from paying for permits to hunt and fish was scheduled for a hearing this aft- commission. Many ex-service men are interested in obtaining this ex- emption.
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Lerz Is Chairman.

Lerz Is Chairman.
 Hartford, March 12.--At the meet ing of the staff of the capitol build- ing yesterday, Louis Lerz of Water bury was elected chairman of the committee on invitations for the coming banquet of the superinten- dent and assistant superintendents MT Lerz. assistant superintendent of the building, will issue invitations to .Governor ". l.. Cross and other state celebrities to attend the ban- quet. The date and place of the affair will be decided upon by a special committee.
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BilI Rejected

Hartford, March 12 = A bill call- Ing for the appointment of a special commission to investigate the un. employment situation in Connecti- cut was rejected by the senate. Sen- ator Joseph H. Lawlor of Waterbury favored the measure. while Senator Lewis q. Reed. opposed 1t.
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County Commissioners.

Hartford. March 12.-The republi- can legislators of New Haven coun- ty will meet next Tuesday at the capitol to elect the county commits sioners for the next two years. Ac- cording to authentic reports, Hum bert l.. platt of Milford and Mrs Clara N. Coker of East Haven whose
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Charter Board Plan
 May Be Curtailed
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protested the changing of the form of government at this time while the Hayes administration is making such great strides. Interruption of the Hayes policy at this time, 1t is declared, would injure the city's chances of getting back on It's feet at an early date.
 Therefore. 1t is understood, the bill introduced by Mayor Hayes concern ing the city charter and the charter commissions report will be incorpor- plete new charter are to be taken together and gone over.
 Certain suggestions In the charter commissions report wil be incorpor- ated in Mayor Hayes bill, which was introduced by Senator Joseph H. Lawlor. Tn addition many of Mayor Hayes ideas will be incorpor- ated in the measure. When the changes have been decided upon, 1t is reported as likely the charter commissions bill will find its way into the list of unreported or for gotten bills.
 One legislator at Hartford re- marked to-day that the matter is being smoothed out and that the hearing on the bill will be a tame one.
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2425 24se 25s2-;

High sIngle-C. L., and P. CO, ByrDes, Mellon, 135.
 High single-s. N. E. Telephone Co, aiga !hree-c. L. and P. Co. High three--s. N. E. Telephone Co. Meehan, 352
 Total pinfall-C. l.. and P. Go. 734s. Total pinfall-S. N. E. Tel Co, 7493. { c. l.. and P. Co won by 355 pins.
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terms expire. will be reelected. In their places Dr H. H. Gorton of Naugatuck and Henry F. Hall of Hamden will be chosen it is said.
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Troup for Judge.

Hartford, Mar 12.-Philip Troup of New Haven, democratic leader and well known in Waterbury, IS being mentioned for post of judge of the Elm City court. Mir Troup has been seen at the governors office much of late. In New Ha- ven the nominations of the judge of the city court are made by the governor. It Is Mir Troup's desire to take the place now held by Judge Sheridan T. whitaker. Judge Stanley Dunn of New Haven IS as- sured of renomination, it is said.
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Charlotte Nash
 Killed Husband
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the Philadelphian had been married previously. He was 60.
 Police said the shooting occurred when Mrs Nixon-Nirdlinger was studying Italian. Her husband was said to have been jealous and to have accused his wife of studying the language because she wanted to talk to your Italian friend"
 Nixon-Nirdlinger was then de- scribed as threatening his wife, who grabbed the revolver from a bureau and fired. The second shot was fatal. She called the maid, who telephoned police. The woman was calm, although she had been crying, when police arrived.
 The couple had two young chill dren who were asleep in the next room, but were not awakened by the shots.
 Philadelphia, March 12.-(UP)- Fred c. Nixon -Nirdlinger was a member of prominent theater fam- fly in the East. He entered the firm of Nixon and Zimmerman, of which his father was senior partner. and later became a producer and vaude- vile agent. At one time he had va FlOuS SHOWS touring tHe COuHtTy anu was considered extremely wealthy.
 His son, Samuel Nixon-N -Nirdlinger, is general manager of the Erlanger interests here, which acquired vari- ous theaters formerly owned by the elder man.
 Nixon-N -Nirdlinger married Tessie Burke, of the famous Princess Bon nie show. She divorced him about 20 years ago. His second wife; Lura McKenna, was not divorced when ixon-Nirdlinger married. Charlotte Nash in Hagerstown, Md, in 1924. She followed the couple to Paris and took up residence near them, but finally divorced him in 1925.
 -Nirdlinger was 54 and Miss Nash IS when they were married. They were divorced in Paris in 1926, tut later re-married.
 St Louis, March 12.-(UP)-Mrs Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger was well known here as Charlotte Nash. In 1924 when she was IS years old, she represented St Louis in the interna- tional beauty contest at Atlantic City and was runner-up for the title of Miss America
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Branch Banks.


 Hartford, March 12.-Waterbury bankers were interested in a bill heard yesterday before the legisla- tive committee on banking. Sena- tor Lewis s. Reed of Waterbury is chairman of this committee. The measure provided for branch bank ing. In other words in cities of over 100000 in population banks having $500,000 in assets and a sur plus of $500,000 could establish branches. The feature of interest 10 Waterbury is that its banks would be prohibited from establishing branches because the city is slightly under the 100000 mark. The right would go only to Hartford, Bridge. port and New Haven banks. It is reported that the bill will receive unfavorabie action at the hands of the banking committee.
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Automobiles
Autos and Trucks for Sale
BARGAIN BUYS IN LOw-PRICED
 HIGH-GRADE USED CARS!

HIGH-GRADE USED CARS! Ars, Connecticut's largest Used Car Dealer. to years to pay. We do our own financing. 1929 Studebaker Roadster 1929 Chrysler "75" Sport Roadster 1929 Ford Sport Coupe 1928 Buick Sedan 1928 Ford Sport Roadster 1929 Ford Roadster 1928 Whippet Convertible Coupe 1929 Dodge Standrad Sedan 1880 Graham Paige De Luxe Sedan 1928 Buick Coupe with rumble
 seat
 1928 Buick Roadster 1928 Oakland Coupe
 329 NORTH MAIN ST. Tel 4532. Open Sunday all day.
 Evenings till o'clock.
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HIGH GRADE USED CARS
 AT LOW PRICES THE BLUE RIBBON GARAGE. INC 428 West Main. Phone S624
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Additional Sports
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455 469 4S9-1403 High single-Gallipeau, Mills. Huffman, 126. High three-Wallace, 345. High game-No. 10, 53S. High team-No. 9, 1547. Conn Light and Power Co vs S. N. F. Telephone Co.
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Painting. Paper Hanging

PAINTING and paperhanging. Qual- ity workmanship at low prices. Jo- seph Critelli, 131 Orange St. Tel. 3905-W.
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TWO OUTSTANDING VALUES IN NEARLY NEW FUSED CARS'' Dependable Transportation at
 Minimum Cost. 1880 La Salle Pass Sedan-Low mileage; like new throughout. New car guarantee. 1880 La Salle Phaeton with tonneau windshields and Burbank top. Cant be told from a new car.
 Convenient Terms The cars listed above are in Al condition and priced right
 Call 688
 USED CAR DEPARTMENT
 For Demonstration THE WATERBURY CADILLAC co
 4SO WATERFOWL AVE.
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Cost of RahhIts

Hartford. March ls.--Municipali.
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4aa 447 45S-14O.

496 AT 45S-14O1 High single-c. Conrad. iss; gss High three-J. OConnor. M ST.. ta. High team single-Driscoiis 'ea"' 573. nr,.co,i,a team, 1885.
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PRINCESS HOTELS Leavenworth St. Pleasant front rooms. twin beds, showers, running water, bath, swim ing pool. Rates reasonable.
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Professional Services
Pl.A NS-Specifcations. etc, Louis A
 Walsh. G Leavenworth s..
Insurance

FIRE lNSU SURANCE-The cost of fire insurance Is only @ few cents a day. Can you afford to go without tt? and your family if you were burned out tonight. See Hayden's. 69 South Main St. Phone 6977.
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STD SAYS: A Used Car Is as good as the dealer behind it. Our ten years of honest dealing is your protection.
 CERTIFIED LISTINGS
 '29 NASH Adv 6 Coach .$795 '29 CHRYSLER '75' Sedan ..... .$895 '28 BUICK Mast Sedan S595
 wheels ......................$ .$os5 '27 AUBURN '8' Brougham .$395
 Pass ........................s .s4o5 '29 OAKLAND Sedan, All Amer. .$65O '29 ERSKINE Business Coupe ..$495 '27 NASH Spec Sedan ...... Offers '26 BUICK Mast Sedan ..... Offers 1.-THE NEW TRUCKS ARE HERE"
 Geghan- llerton, Inc
 STUDEBAKER-PIE
 Certified Used Cars
 497 Meadow St. Tel 6S50
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Merchandise
Musical Instruments

WILL = Sacrifice used player piano for small balance due, as purchas- CT has moved out of town. Inquire
 DI VITO MUSIC co.
 258 So. Main St. Tel 1794
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Business Seruice

! Dusiness Services Rendered
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STOVE REPAlRS--l.et ne repair your stove vr furnace. Stove parts, grates. Steve Repair Co. 255 Bank st. Tel
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SAWS FILED - Keys made. Skates sharpened The Waterbury Saw Fil- ing Co. 37 Phoenix Ave.
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WINDOW CLFANlNC-You will save money If yon send for US to do your cleaning Connecticut Window Leaning Co. Office. 32 Wood Ia wn terrace. rhone 1440
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WORK GARMENTS dry cleaned - union Ails, overalls. jumpers, coats, pants, shirts. and caps etc No more shrinking or fading Longer wear Costs no more than washing. Give us :: try ont. Mechanics Latndry, 892 Main St. Phone TIFF.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-17
Castle of Sleeping Beauty

The ancestral castle of the counts
of Eltz is one of the finest in Ger
many, resting high on a precipitous
rock, with cloud-piercing tower and
trimmed with dark green woods. This
is the castle made famous by "Sleep-
ing Beauty" if legend is to be be-
lieved. It dates back to the Twelfth
century and its gray walls have seen
many a battle waged. 1t might also
be said to be three castles in one,
grouped about an inner court, and
each of the three has it's own entry.
1t is full of the paraphernalia of
dream-haunted rooms, heavy, iron
bound chests, carved doors, old pew
ter, massive refectory tables which
surely have trembled beneath their
loads of venison, wine and the thun-
derous merriment of feasters.
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When the Shells Fell Short

Great consequences often result
from small acts. and some insignificant
object may change the destiny of thou
sands OF human beings. A small de-
feet in some American-made explosive
supplied to the British during the
World war may have saved the lives
of thousands of Germans and cost the
lives of an equal number of English,
Up to certain time the shells
which came from this munition factory
had been very accurate, the timing
regular and the percentage of error
small. Then the British gunners be-
gan to notice difference. The timing
and the bursting of the shrapnel shells
was very short The ministry of mu-
nitions realized the seriousness of the
situation and Sir Ernest MOir, mem
Der of the council. was sent to Amer
lea to investigate. He visited the fac
tory and made a thorough investiga-
ton without being able to locate the
difficulty.
Then quite by chance IT occurred to
him that there might have been some
change in the manner of handling the
powder, and consequently change in
the voids between the particles of the
powder. When the head of the mu-
milton factory was asked if there had
been any such change. he replied:
"Why. yes. We have been making an
addition to our factory and have had
to bring the powder in trucks over
temporary roads instead of by rail-
road as formerly"
Immediately Sir Ernest saw his
problem solved. The powder had been
shaken more in the trucks than 1t had
been in the railroad cars. Consequent
ly the voids between the particles were
less, the quantity Of air in the powder
less and the rate of burning was quite
definitely affected So at his sugges.
ton the rough method of transport
was abandoned. and from that time
on there were no complaints.
&c. 1881. Western Newspaper Union)
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Science" and cart"

According to JevOns. science
teaches US TO know and an art to do.
Astronomy, for instance, is the foun-
dation of the art of navigation; chem
istry is the basis of many useful arts.
The arts are distinguished as fine arts
and useful arts, the former including
painting. sculpturing, music, poetry
and architecture, the latter (useful
arts) including the trades. The sci
ences have been variously classified
The principal ones are physics, chem
istry. astronomy, meteorology, mathe-
MATES, geography. geology, ethnology,
anthropology, archaeology, biology an
medicine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-17
Little Noise Heard in This Berlin Restaurant

A restaurant has just been opened
In Berlin where complete silence rules
in spite of the most animated CONVEX
satiOn. From the outside nothing dis
tinguiSheS this remarkable place from
hundreds of other "Kneipen." In
most of these places there are also one
or two bars for the hurried guest who
requires no more than a drink and
''bite." Two similar bars faced me
when 1 entered the deaf-and-dumb res,
tsurant, but they are not used much
The deaf-anddumb are not usually in
a hurry, and although their quick ges-
lures and facial expressions often
gave me the impression that they were
excited, it is merely the need. to ex-
press themselves by movements which