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Evening star., 1931-06-01
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duction was smaller than in the preced-
ing month. The textile industries main
tanned recent gains at March levels,
with the cotton industry especially
active.
The index of mineral output, adjust
ed for seasonal changes, increased nearly
5 per cent from the low level OF the
depression established in March.
Building construction in April as
measured by contracts awarded de-
creased per cent from the preceding
month instead of continuing the sea-
sonal increase usual at this period.
which was manifest in February and
March. A further decline OF seasonal
proportions occurred in the flrst hall
of May. In general, residential build
ings has been holding up better than
commercial and industrial types.
Expansion in manufacturing and
mining industries and the seasonal re-
sumption of outdoor work in agricul-
ture and building has brought further
Improvement in the employment stu
alton, with reduction of part-time work
and a shrinkage in the number OF
unemployed since January. Factory
employment, as whole, has increased
by about the normal seasonal amount
since the first month of the year, when
a low level for the depression was
reached.
Rail distribution of freight as meas
ured by car loadings has shown normal
seasonal expansion in March and again
in April but shipments Of merchandise In
the latter month increased less than
usual. Dollar sales of departms nj
stores in April, after allowance for sea-
sonal trend and the early date OF Easter
increased by per cent from March
to April, and in the latter month were
less than 2 per cent below the total fol
April /, 1880, and less than per cent
below that of April /, 1929, despite the
decline in retail prices during the past
two years"
Evening star., 1931-06-01
PICARD BALLOON TAKEN
DOWN SIDE OF GLACIER

By the Associated Press.
AUGSBURG, Germany, June l.
Contrary to previous plans, the alum
mum gondola in which Prof Auguste
Picard and Charles Kipfer rode to new
heights, will not remain as a monument
to them on the glacier where the bal
loon landed
Advices received here from Ober
Gurgl, Austria, said that a salvaging
squad recovered the ball yesterday. They
towed the seven-foot sphere across a
natural Ice bridge by cable, slung It
over q big crevasse and lowered it some
1900 feet down the glaciers wall.
kilograms have been received here
from three English department stores
offering DR.. Picard any price to exhibit
his now historic basket"
Evening star., 1931-06-01
Society Is influential.

The Catholic Action organization, Q
society of laymen formed for the study
of sociological and educational activi-
ties, Is an influential body in Italy,
where 1t has several hundred thousand
members.
It is forbidden to participate in poll
tics, and the Lateran treaty states
specifically that Italy recognizes the in
stitution which by order Of the Holy
any political party"
In Italy the Catholic Action has a
student section, a workers section and
other groups, all of which are active
primarily in such fields as relief of the
poor and operation of recreation fields.
A few weeks ago representatives Of ali
the groups gathered at Rome for q
national convention.
Political parties were abolished when
Fascism was installed in Italy, and
when the Lateran treaty established
Italian recognition of Catholic Action
members Of the old parties who were
not in sympathy with Fascism joined
1t. Charges that the organization was
participating improperly in politics were
made recently by the newspaper Lavoro
Fascista which printed what it de-
scribed as q report Of a Catholic Ac-
tion meeting during which some of the
society's officials urged that the or
ganization develop its political activ-
tiles.
The charges were taken up by other
Fascist newspapers and Fascist students
engaged in riotous demonstrations
against Catholic institutions. The
church authorities have reiterated their
denial that Catholic Action Is active
in politics.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
FOKKER BACKS TRIP
IN POLAR SUBMARINE
Plane Designer Holds Exploring
Safer Under Sea Than in Air,
After Visiting Craft.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW LONDON. Conn. June l.
Anthony H. Fokker. noted airplane de-
signer, was disclosed yesterday as one OF
the financial hackers of Sir Hubert
wilkins expedition under the Ice to
the North Pole.
Fokker was a visitor aboard the trans
arctic submarine Nautilus following her
test dive off Bartletts Reef here. With
him were Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Tiffany
of New York.
Fokker said he had ever confidence
In the expeditions success.
I'm fact, I think a submarine has
a better chance to reach the North Pole
than an airplane," he said. If some
thing goes wrong with q submarine, 1t
may be repaired en- route. If some
thing goes wrong with an airplane In
the Arctic, the chances are the myers
are doomed"
Evening star., 1931-06-01

to take OF with full load Of fuel has
proved to be much less than Is re-
quired for . flight from Japan to
America. X
This decision was Just reached
after exhaustive ,calculations-it means
postponement Of my life ambition.
Observation at Samushiro convinced
me that q nonstop transpacific flight
to America from Samushiro Is practi-
cable. hope to have the opportunity
yet OF trying again with a more suitable
plane"
Many Of Ash's friends here tele-
graphed him yesterday urging him to
abandon the flight.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
DOG GONE AGAIN

Walter 8. Newton, one Of President
Hoover's secretaries, reported to police
today that his dog, screw tail Boston
bull, strayed or was stolen yesterday
from his home, 6607 Sixteenth street.
1t was the second time within a
month that the dag has been reported
missing. The pet wandered off several
weeks ago. but reappeared a day later.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
Active in Arms Farley.
q s. Has 1.2OO Airports.

The number of airports in this coun-
try recently totaled close to 1900, with
a valuation of more than s115,000, 900,
and there are many others in the
course of construction. At the same
time many of the old airports are be-
ing enlarged and improved. There are
S50 rnllnicip2l fields
Evening star., 1931-06-01
N. Y. Central Auditor Dies.

CLEVELAND, June [R).-Richard
NJ Huddleston, 78, who retired three
years ago as general auditor of the New
York Central lines, died here yester-
day. He was connected with the rail-
road for IS years. His Office as general
auditor was in Chicago.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
PACIFIC HOP PLANS
ABANDONED BY ASH
U. S. Aviator Doubts Plane
Stable Enough to Make
Ocean Flight.

BY the Associated Press
TOXIC, June IA Rengo agency
dispatch from Samushiro today said
Thomas Ash, jr., had abandoned his
proposed nonstop flight across the
Pacific and was returning to Toxic.
Ash's abandonment Of the flight was
attributed by the Rengo dispatch to fall
ure of his plane to come up to expecta-
tions in several particulars The mes
sage said the motor failed to run per-
fectly and had developed only enough
power for 1850 revolutions per minute
when at least 1850 were needed to rise
with his heavy load Of fuel.
Finds Other Flaws.
The failure Of a detachable dolly
which Ash used in the place of a tail
skid was listed also as q factor In his
decision to abandon the project. The
message also mentioned bent left
auxiliary wing and said Ash had found
the plane did not respond properly to
the controls.
Prior to the announcement that he
would abandon the fight, Ash reduced
his gasoline supply to 900 gallons. He
had originally supplied the ship with
1920 gallons, but twice reduced the
amount when 1t was evident the plane
would not take of.
Ash for time contemplated trying
to fly with the reduced supply to Dutch
Harbor, Alaska.
Falls Short Of Needs.
Evening star., 1931-06-01

American capital and American ma
chinery will transform the beach at
Taranaki on the west coast OF the
north island Of New Zealand into a
steel-making center. There is said to
be millions Of tons of heavy black sand
which is pure iron oxide on these
beaches.
Evening star., 1931-06-01

NEW YORK. June l R.-The
italian Ambassador to the United
States, Giacomo Mobile de Martino,
walked down the gangway of the
Cosulich liner Saturnia today flanked
by dozen policemen-a special guard
detailed to protect him from any pos
sible hostile demonstration.
The Ambassador, smiling and un-
concerned, regarded the precautions as
unnecessary Police, however, were
fearful that anti-Fascists, aroused by
outbreaks in Italy, might make the
Ambassador the target of demon
Stration.
Both the italian state flag, in honor
of the Ambassador, and the cardinal S
flag, in honor of Mgr. Celso Con-
stantini, archbishop of Theodosia and
apostolic delegate to China, few from
the same mast as the ship arrived.
Mgr. Constantine is on his way to take
up his duties in China.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
POPE C0NFERS ON SPAIN
Pontiff Hears Report in Audience
With Returned Prelate.

VATICAN CITY, June l P).-Pope
Plus today received report on condi-
tions in Spain in an audience with
Mgr Mugica. who left his Spanish see
ders there.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
Cools Ships Deck.

The Anglo American oil tanker
Cheyenne has a system of sprinklers by
which the ship provides its own rain
to keep the decks under thin f1im OF
water during hot weather.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
CARDINAL ROULEAU DIES
Archbishop of Quebec Succumbs to
Auto Accident Injuries.

QUEBEC, June 1 P.-Cardinal
Felix Raymond Marie Rouleau, Arch
bishop of Quebec, died yesterday, aged IS.
Seriously injured in an automobile
accident last Summer he spent weeks
In the hospital but was discharged and
resumed his duties. He re-entered the
hospital last month for what was de-
clared to be a few days rest
He was Canada's third cardinal. He
had been Archbishop of Quebec since
1925. He was made a cardinal in De-
cember, 1927.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
MOB ATTACKS CATHOLICS.

GLASGOW, Scotland, June LP.-
A procession of 10000 Catholics observ-
ing their annual May parade was
attacked by a mob in the Gallowgate
district of Glasgow yesterday.
X. OF C. SENDING PROTEST.
Evening star., 1931-06-01

Nearly 10000 cheeses from Austria
liza were displayed in London recently
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sexes and Of all ages, would be closed
by tonight.
The government contends that the
society Is interfering with the corpora
tive activities of the state and is in
dulging in political works in abrogation
Of the Lateran treaty. The Vatican
replies that it Is purely religious and
educational organization. operating in
compliance with the pact.
Evening star., 1931-06-01
Falls Short of Needs.

Rengo quoted Ash as saying:
The range of the monoplane, as
shown by the flight from Tachikawa to
Samushiro $3.50 milesl and my attempt
Evening star., 1931-06-01

OTuCI NAcNusCW AS"PIHJ'
Premier Mussolini's command con-
cerning the Catholic Action Society
was being executed rapidly today. It
was estimated that IS 900 of its clubs,
comprising 100000 members in both
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27

responsible for his death The lower limbs of both men were ter ribly lacerated.
 One of the many autoists 10 come to a standstill and to volun- teer his aid was Charles ". Nor ton of Raymond street. He took MT Griffin to St Mary's hospital, but it was evident from the oui- set that there was no hope for him. The police ambulance in charge of Patrolmen John Shea and Charles Nolan removed Ryan to the hospital. The victims were not positively identified by rela- tives until sometime after the tragedy. Both were well known in the eastern section of the city. The car which figured in the ac- cident was purchased by Hovda m Pawtucket, R. l., only a few days ago. He was operating the ma chine with license issued to him in New York city. The police ex- amined him very closely and issued statement that the young man had not been drinking. A partly filled ginger-ale bottle found in his machine was the cause of some suspicion at the outset.
 Members of the police depart | ment were instructed to-day to subpoena as many witnesses as pos sible to the accident. As matter of fact the only surviving eye-wit- ness of the tragedy is the driver Hovda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27

Chinese troops at Tientsin en- veloped and attacked the Japanese garrison at 8 p. m. Thursday a communiQue from Japanese head quarters said. "The Japanese garrison in self defense assumed the offensive. In view of the dangerous situation in Tientsin and the unlawful attitude of the Chinese, the Kwantung army has decided to take necessary meas ures."
 A statement from Gen Honjo's headquarters said that rumors of the atatck on the Japanese conces- sion at Tientsin prevailed for sev- eral days and that one report even fixed the date for Wednesday. Chinese refugees poured into the foreign concessions, the statement said.
 The Japanese garrison did not heed the rumors, and on Wednes- day even suggested that volunteer corps be .disbanded.
 Thursday night, according to the statement, electricity was cut off from the Austrian concession. A few minutes later Chinese fired on Japanese patrols. The Japanese commander protested but was in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27
Two Local Men
 Meet Death
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 quarters pending the outcome of Coroner Monzani's inquest. Attor- ney Frederick Dauch has been en- gagged to represent the accused.
 The accident occurred a short distance from the scene of the death of Patrolman Matthew J. McNally, member of the local police motor patrol, who was run down and fatally injured one year ago last week. By coincidence Patrolman Joseph Petit, a mem- Der of the motor patrol, and Officer McNally's assistant on the night he was killed, was one of the first to lend his assistance last evening. He took charge of Hovda after the injured men had been rushed to the hospital. In statement to the police and to the coroner the driver involved in the double tragedy, which marred Water- bury's observance of Thanksgiving, he stated that the two men arm in-arm appeared so suddenly in front of his machine from behind passing car that he was unable to avoid striking them.
 Stunned apparently by the sight of the two men whose bodies were hurled in the air by the force of the impact, Hovda remained at the wheel of his car. He was still in the drivers seat when Patrolman Petit arrived.
 Judging by the position in which the bodies were found it is believed that Ryan was struck first. He was tossed into the air and in falling his body lardcH on tho '"'t side of the car. MT. Griffin is be- lieved to have been thro"n ,.,p the air also and to have landed on his head sustaining the injuries
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27
New Mechanical Giants Which Will Sand COnnectl- cuts State Highways After Storms-These "Spreaders' Are Captabe of Sanding Roads at the Speed of Sixty Men

When the first winter storm cre- ates ice conditions on Connecticut highways, four large, weird lock- ing, mechanical monsters will be found spreading sand over the dan gerous sections of the highway sys- tenn at a speed which it would re- quire sixty men to equal in per- forming the operation by hand and shovel. These four strange appear ing vehiccles, whirling the protect i've sand covering ahead of them, are known as "spreaders," the pur- chase of which by the state high way department was announced to- day by Commissioner John A. Mac Donald.
 The sixty men whose place each of these distinctly new pieces of highway equipment will fill will not be thrown out of work, how ever, Commissioner Macdonald em- phatically stated. The spreading apparatus will relieve them of the tedious sanding work, enabling them to complete the snow removal job more quickly and spare them endless hours of toll. In the past, the commissioner said, it was not at all an unusual instance when the department crews remained on duty forty-eight hours at stretch before the sanding operations were completed following a severe snow or sleet storm.
 Motorists will likewise be greatly benefited, Commissioner Macdonald declared, since they will have the protection of the safety coating of sand at much earlier hour than would be possible under previous conditions.
 The utility of the new mechanical spreaders will not be limited to winter use, since they will be pressed into service at other sea- sons of the year in sanding freshly oiled roads and highway shoulders. This operation will thus be accom- plished far more rapidly than in the past.
 The spreaders can likewise be used in the actual building of dirt and gravel highways. They can be regulated to distribute evenly a heavy cover of gravel as we'll as the light coating of sand needed for protection against dangerous ice conditions. The spreader will sand a road at any width up to thirty 2o-' ar3 will spread 2 heavy cove- from eight to twelve feet in width
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27

(Continued from Page 1.) back braved the zero temperature and mountainous snow drifts to batter a trail to the Mesas.
 The tribesmen were on two great Mesas, Cerri Alto and Santa Rita, 10 miles west of the little Indian trading post of Atarque. The braves who returne dsaid theri fel- low tribesmen had piled bits of brush into crude wind-blocks, for shelter. There was little fuel, they said. The snow was from three to ten feet deep There was no forage for the ponies.
 In short, disconnected sentences the Indians told their story of what warm when the harvest started. It was the first harvest of any amount in three years. The tribes, in anticipation had done little basket making or rug weaving.
 Gan make more money selling nuts" one brave declared, explain ing that as the rugs and blankets had not been produced, the nuts were absolutely necessary.
 Entire families went to the har- vest. Small boys and girls, squaws, braves, and elders. The nuts were sacked and piled at a central spot. The families moving on from one clump of the gnarled and stunted trees to another.
 Suddenly the blizzard came. Whipped by high wind, the snow piled into drifts. The temperature was below zero. At first the In- dians huddled about fires. Then the fuel was covered by snow. Scattered families gathered at community fires to preserve fuel. The brush shelters were built. The Indians sat down to wait.
 As the storm grew worse, the tribes called a council. It was de- cidad BOO. would return, feed their ponies, then come back for the nuts.
 c. A. Trotter, superintendent of the Zuni reservation--the largest Indian town in the country, said to-day that unless aid could reach the Indians in 24 hours, many, or even most of them, might die.
 In the Zuni town, the chiefs fac ed another problem. The great Zuni festival of Shalako, a queer mixture of Indian and Christian religion, is scheduled for Decem- Der 12. The Zunis at that time give thanks to their gods that suf- ficient huts have been erected in the course of the year to care for the increased population. They give thanks for the benefits of the year.
 It appeared the festival would have to be postponed because the trails were too snow choked.
 The pinon nut resembles a navy bean, save that it is gray. The nuts are sold to the Indian trad CTS, who in turn sell them to east ern dealers. Tn the east the nuts are considered delicacies, and conl- mand high prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27

depending upon the required depth of the gravel.
 In working on ice or oil, the spreader strangely enough becomes it's own best protection. The sandy film is sent swirling ahead of the machine so that it's wheels and those of the truck with which 1t is joined can secure raedy traction on the pavement despite the existence of slippery surface.
 The depth and width of the spread, the amount of material to be applied to the square yard, is easily regulated by the operator whose seat is conveniently located at the head end of the vehicle where he can watch the work of the machine. Control levers en- able him to reduce or increase the spread in accordance with the re- quirements of the particular section of the road upon which he is work ing.
 The spreader consists of long and short belt conveyor mounted on it's own chassis and a revolving disc working in unison with the conveyor Any standard dump truck can be used with the appar- atus. The truck is joined with the spreader by means of a pin pro- vided for the purpose. Both move along the road as a single unit. The short conveyor is pivoted at the rear end of the longer one so that it may be swung to one side while the truck is being coupled to the spreading mechanism. When the truck has been coupled. the short conveyor is swung back into place across the trucks tail board. The truck is then tilted to dumping position, the sand running through a small opening onto the small conveyor which carries it to the larger one running along the side of the truck. The sand is carried on the long belt to the forward mechanism of the spreader which is about three yards ahead of the truck engine hood. From the long CT conveyor the sand falls by grav- ity to the whirling disc.
 The disc spins horizontally and is so constructed that the sand is thrown by centrifugal force some distance ahead of the vehicle. The spread falls in a thin screen which, except for color greatly resembles the flow of water from a sprinkling cart. At the head of the long con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27

veyor is an adjustable chute which carries the material down to the circular distributor in accordance with the requirements of different conditions of material and cover age, such as fine, coarse, wet or dry material and the width of road to be covered. AS soon as one truck is emptied, it is uncoupled and re- placed with a loaded one. The change can be accomplished in two
 minutes.
 While the capacity depends en- tirely on the type of coverage re- quired, the spreader will handle up
 the dump truck.
 to sixty tons of material per hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-27

Kingsbury, l4, daughter of Justice of the Peace John l.. Kingsbury of North Coventry, at Bolton last night. At Holland John R. Downes. 50, was fatally injured near his home by an automobile driven by Medos J. Palshow, 28, of East Hartford.
 Reports of an automobile fatal ity at Suffield last midnight proved unfounded. ~
 Many persons were injured in the heavy holiday traffic, including State Police Sergeant James L. Parrott of the Canaan barracks. who suffered cuts and bruises when his automobile was driven off the highway near Winsted. Elton Butterfield of Wethersfield was re- ported in a grave condition.