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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05
IN LONDON the

TN L o NDON the
4 world grain confer
ence was trying to
find the remedy for
the crisis in the agri-
cultural world brought
on by the immense
overprodu of
wheat. Samuel r. Nc
Kelvie. member of the
American farm board.
told the delegates the
first thing was to
slash n aroana RI aoyf
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

n EATHS Of two Americans at
~ tracted considerable attention.
In Tours, France, Brig. Gen. Robert
FL. Dunlap, a distinguished officer Of
the marine corps, was killed by a
landslide in heroic effort to save
the life of woman. Ralph Barton,
famous cartoonist and illustrator, COM
mitted suicide in his New York apart.
ment, leaving a note that said he
feared he was going insane.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

COyIET r q SSI A,
" as personified by
Maxim Litvinov,s it's
commissar Of foreign
affairs, had the time
of its young life at
Geneva where the in
ternational commits
sion of inquiry into
Bria n d S European
union project was sit
ting. Litvinov as
founded Arthur Hen
derson, BRAND, Dino
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
: s- JACK HOLT IN "EJFTY
 FATHOMS DEEP" AT STATE

"Fifty Fnthoms Deep" n stirring drama of deep sen adventure, open cd nt tn Warner Bros State thcntcr this afternoon. Here iB q picture that hnf human and exciting fno- ments. Under the direction Of H. William Ncill, the production leaves nothing to be desired in the way or realism and the deep scn shots are not only thrilling but decidedly in- teresting. The sound effects under water nrc marvellous. The plot is well developed dramatically.
 Briefly, this tx what happens. Two deep sea divers. Tim Burke and Pinky Caldwell. are stnub"h frincdn in spite of their great dif- ference in age and character. The younger one. Pinky Caldwell. mar ries a dcceitfuI. gold digging blonde believing her to bc the model for pure w0mnnhood. Hhc cDuses n rift between the two pals. making them bitter enemies. They are forced to work together again on n wreck ~- yacht which iH buried in DO fnth- oms of water. Tim dcsccndr Co m" wreck in the midst of q raging storm md dlgcovcrs the bodies or pinky'a wife and well known mnn .n bout town. In hls attempt 10 hide the evidence md spare his pal he la caught in the wrcckhHe ana is unable to free himself. I'lhk2 goes down. not NO much t0 hr'p Tim, ns Co finish their hght. The sight thnt grceis him when ne reaches btt0m pncer th" why TOT n surprise ending to red'bloohe" he-mnn story.
 The surrounding program Tx h'' 20 exCelIcnt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
DAILY NEWS LETTER
IiARRY l.. PERCY u'uitcd Press Stan Correspondent

London. -~.Grent Britain now has Inc lowett but one birthsratc or any country in inc w0rld-~ths sole exception H sweden cconoii' ists are somewhat alarmed over the posaibilllica this forecasts.
 The census, taken throughout Grent Britain reveals thnt there hus been m almost ubbrokcu fall in tho birth-rate during the phs' ten years. II has been reduced 10 the level of l6.3 per thousand population which ,s more lhhh half less than In 1890. and only about tw0.thirds of that recorded in pre-. war years.
 Warning Issued
 x. r. Vivian. the reg'strnr"gen. ernl. In bls report, wnrns; "Thougb further slight incfe- ments In the total population may be expected during the next two decades owing 10 h rapidly ox- bring, but not quit" exhausted momentum impnrted by tho high CT birth rates of the past. there can be no doubt that fnillDg n considerable rise above tho pre-. sent birth-rate ngure-~0f which there is no sign nt present the population maximum will then be reached md will be followed In lts turn by . small but Increasing de- cline"
 VivInp adds thnt 6t lts present rate, the blrthsrDte is insufficient tO retain stationary population In ths future.
 The report points out that in spite of the fact that marriage rates have been well maintained particularly at the younger ager at which the bulk of births occur, and Of the further fact thst the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
NETWORK
wth Gilbert Swan

I better with checkered knickers
 than a nice. snappy sport shirt? He returned for more lectures
 --some 10. in all. The crowd in- creased. The innocent Ubangi con-
 tinucd to get one buck per appear ance and new pair of knickers each time, The "hOurc' made q
 thousand. But he had wardrobe to pique the envy of many n golf CT He didn't know for sure just what they were for, but he knew
 what he liked.
 Manuel and his partner walked out Into the night. The gay lights of an Ice cream parlor reused his n awakeDing interest. He sat himself down to his first chocolate soda.
 Thi" was the life!
 Within n few days they were | Iarlems latest novelty. Curious | ones began 10 play them with 1 quedlons. through an interpreter | Someone asked them how much they Rotp The inn0ccnts confessed
 to $4 q month and keep. They also | confessed to sleeping in inc clc-
 phant house. What? The | uplIftcrs took them in tow. Next day Explorer Johnson was | amazed to hear, q demand for q
 union scale of four bucks per day, and m eight hour dny. He thought Of his promise tO their chief to return them 10 Nnirobi even as he had found them. What the ex. ploror pondcrcd. would happen
 when they went back to Central | Africa with idcas of knickers, lee cream and union hours?
 Copyright, f931, NEA Service Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
WHAT THE PRESS AGENTS SAY
Last Day of Lionel Barrymore
 Kay Francis in "Guilty Hands

W. $. Van Dykc's collection of guns md primitive weapons came in handy during filming of Guilty IinndF." Bnynrd Velllcr's new mys- tery drama with Lionel Barrymore in the featured role.
 The advcnturcr- director. who acquired the collection of hrma- mcnt during his trips to Inc south Seas md Africa. used inc guns, knives. spcnrs and rifles ns q back ground for the hunting trophy room scenes in which much of the dramatic action of the Mctro-Gold- wyn- Mayer 1lm take place. Many of the weapons were gathered dur Ing the making of Trader Horn"
 Shows Versatility
 Guilty ilnndH' gave Van Dyke m opportunity to demonstrate his versatility in ihe directorinl field for while the picture K rcplcte with Inc rnmc feeling of thrills. suspense and unexpected action which mnde his other pictures NO popular it is his first venture Into the straight mystery drama and one of the few occasion on which he has confined his activities to the M-G-M studios rather thhn making his company on m cxtcn- sivc location Jnunt,
 Barrymore plays m nHtnic nu- dent of murder in the picture. Thc cast also includes Kay Francis. Mndgc Evans. William Bnkcwall. C. Aubrey smith, Polly Moran and | Alan Mowbrny.
 Thursday Friday md Saturday the Fox Poll Palace will offer hh- her double feature program. Travelling iIusbnnds' their own story, pnckcd with suspcnsc and tense with excitement with Evelyn Brent and nil-star east. tn" co- feature will be He'll -Beni Tor Frisco" a mile a minute mcIo. drama with chhs Delaney hnh Vera Rnynolds. Fox mov'eton" news will close the program,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

New York This sure is no town Tor couple Of innocent young sa wages from Central Africa
 Take Manuel and DioSancr. for instance,
 What they'Il have to tell the Ubangi boys when they get back. if ever! Have they been step ping And have they learned things7
 Sweet mama, the way those Har- lem boys gave them the run around!
 TO begin with. thc Ebangi gents were brought to New York by f.art.i Johnson, the explorer. They were hired ns vnlcts to a couple Of valuable chimpanzccs, included among the Johnson jun- gle trophies.
 house. This kept them from be- Ing hOmcrlck.
 And thon-~alack hday~-thc urge for culture came over some of the liarlomitea. What, for instance, did the natiVc lingo of the UbanRls sound ike? Could certain root dcriyations be traced?
 it all sounded high clags, elegant and refined! In fact it was cduca- tional Simple souls that they were Manuel and DiOBancr went duti- fully up 10 inc vast negro belt t0 show off.
 But not before m nstuie and nIcrt potential snowman hnd heard about ii. Did he leap to the occa- sion? Sweet mau~-hDd how!
 From ono end of Harlem to aU- other IL became known that the celebrated visiting jbanRis would positively deliver lecture in the native Swahili dialect. And for the mere entrance foe of four bits per person. The small hall was packed. The gal" receipts were nice pick inRs.
 And when it Wnr over with Man urI found q nice criHpy ' bill in his hand and pair of golf knick- nrH. And such knickcrH, Sweet mama With rwcli black checkers on them,
 Manuel had been looking around. Il whs q hot night The Harlem lndr had come in flannel pants and yellow. blue. pink. lavender and white silk sport shirts. What would look
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
70 CYLINDER LOVE" AND "JIIE FINGER POiNTS
 AT THE NEW GAVi'CS

Although "6 cylinder Love Tx the title of the Fox screen fofn"oy coming to the New Garden thehi"f today and tomorrow, it might n'so be called How TO Be Funny
 Nine of the ten wclI-known play CTS in the cast have high rnnkiiik ss funstcrs. each possessing n dit- ferent style.
 spencer Tracy hns An lndlVInih' brand of rntiric humor. 1h vt, The ulver" and Quick Milliohr' proved. Edward Everett Horton style might be described hs fnrcich'' and it has won him q huge army of ndmircrs. William Collier. sr. type can be classled hs shrdnolc, sidney Fox's ms ingenious. Iluth Wnrren's as guIllble. Unn McrksFr as implsh, Bert ItoDch'h ms slip- stick, while I.orin Rnker speclnliz.s in Sap" parts nnd Ei Brchdei m dumb" impcrsODntlOns
 In the story. ehch Of these play CTS is perfectly suited Co hls or her role, m dthe resultant merrl' ment is said to make "G Cylinder Love" on of the cleverest 0ffer,nsr of the season. Th0rton Freclhnd of "Whoopee" fame. directed.
 "The Finger Points," the First National production starring Itich- ard Bnrthelmess is the co-f"htnre
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
Uncle Rays
 Corner
INTO THE DEEPS OF SPACE.

The rocket which was carrying seven brave human beings Into th. dccps of space, far beyond the fnrthcm planet. was equipped 10 provide nir for breathing as well ns food for years tO come. With Fl length of LOO fet. the rocket contained space for growing plants space for stores of all sorts and for machines of all sorts
 The rocket whr sealed No that no air from th" inside could Icnk outside into the vacuum called "cthcr." There were machines for keeping the air fresh. There were machines for making water out of hydrogen and oxygen. The rocket. in short. was little world in which people might keep them selves alive with almost as much certainty nn if they were on the good old earth.
 one day. Mrs t.Ison gnzed through h telescope and caught sight of q comet She called 10 others. and they gnzcd at the .bcnu- tifuI object.
 "Ii K Unllcy'n comet" cxciaim- cd Dr Dawron.
 "It ir now headed toward the sun.
 How long does it take HalIey's comet to make Il trip around the sun 7" asked Mnrlcnc.
 About 70 yearE." Dr Dawson replied. "rhc comet has been q regular visitor To the skies around the enrth for many centuries"
 "ii looks ns though we are headed right for the comet" said Paul
 Yes" the doctor replied calmly. Eve may pass through the comet. but there K not much danger of harm. wish ] could lie q mas sage on Iis tnil---m meHsagc Tor people on earth to read when it gets thcre,"
 There was n general hugh. but beneath inc hugh was strain of serious thought. Who could s1y htat these people o nths rocket would ever be nbIc Ot transmit q mcssnKc To "nrthY Perhaps they would go on and on hnd never And n planet on which to rest. Even if they did find such Il planet. they might not be nbye to arrange for Inc kind Of n tnkror they needed 10 start their return trip.
 An hour later cnme the noise of objects striking the shell Of the rocket.
 MDrlcne and Paul were afraid. but Professor Richardson cnImcd them. saying;
 We arc now passing through Inc comet. The notecs you hear nrc made by small objects hardly larger than footballs. Millions of such objects arc present in n large comet, The shell of ihis rocket is very strong. however. and we shall not be harmed
 tTo bc continucdJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

Through bc looking glass. Joseph Schmidt, Jr and Nr Mrs Phil Muhau New York weekend guests MT Sebmidts father and Jonpb Schmidt ST. and Miss Matilda Schmidt of this ey, Ann Kernan and Margaret Matke gave exhibition of fancy Sunday Lake Waramaug quite bonod by being member of the gallery It picnic Sunday for tbe Tower. We enjoyed bar beeu prepared by tb of m al Joe Makie And after very satiating meal four members of tb party pieeng Thence home tbe twilight of August evening. and Oh Oh Mac would bed Edmund V Bey and wife here from Detroit visiting MT Blcys sister. Mrs William H. Barlow of Middebuy road. Saturday, Fritz Kambt party left for Nobeboro Maine spend bc weeks
 In tb parry addition Fritz ibe following: Mrs Fritz Mr and MT, George Tboma. Olive Thomas. Ernest Emmon Christine Green Evelyn Fox and Rose Thomas,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

Brass ringing the merry go round Mrs Theresa Crook visited New weekend nd 'Ihe Band Wagon Amsterdam heae Tells great show. Jerry Squires reported digging clans Ek Sunday Lift eb grove Johnny Kulman has returned trip Sehe cetsdy and Lake George Ann Johnson happy hourn2 this week Lt Jim Ma2ner has ordered bis and Sam Brown belt Wait ill you Jim he shifts his scenery Sergeant Tom Cronan be first of finest don the uniform Harold Davis manager of the local Mother Bell exchange has M
 Charley Woodock bought Friendship island camp Hey Bouns Jim innegan thc Palace and Darby Q Cornell of Naugatuek 10 Nobboro Maine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

Reading summer postcards Mcssrs Zaza and Atiere of Wooster bowling alleys postcard from Brooklyn N r. Thanks. boy, Ken Sout and Mrs Strou home from vacation Portland Maine Flo Despn, stenong again after Indian Neckn2 and Shell Htebeoekng Joe March Webb Shop ping which his week up Ann Johnson and Et Hogan of Naugatuc motoring this week ommy lioran
 happy houring and that's sumpn! Charley Allen desk ing the C. L. $ D. guess its safe ming the Fri9idae again. Forrest Purinon back from boating Winnepcsaukec and climbing mountains around the lake Bruno Refes greeting tbe boys who mourncd hi, loss while down Maine Doc Benbams been surf bathing Fort TrumbuI. Judge Ted Meyer will speak he Kiwan Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

which will shape the generation charRcd with tho nDtional destiny In the latter part of the present century"
 The egistrar-gencral suggests that q current birth.rate of about t9h per thousand population is| necessary If q future decline in population ts to be avoided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
DorBLE FEATURE CLOSES
 AT LYRIC TONIGHT.

Bramwell Fletcher. handsome English leading man is east as a Prussinn officer in Men of tho Hky," the First National romance of wartime spies. ends tonight at Lyric theater.
 MT Fletcher WIS recently seen as Llttis Biliee In "bvengnli" with John Barrymore. The leads in Men of the Sky are played by Irene Deiroy and Jack Whiting. Alfred E, Green directed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

Here, for the Believe It Not" boys, Fair lawn Manor bad friends Prospect When he Jeff on be return tfip il was Next morning arising rather early begin tb labor, of lb day he found chicken ootiny hi, spare Recognizing specie oi friends. he drove back with the hen Sure enough flock and bad been missed when the made Now here, 'b story The chicken finding night coming along hopped ihe spare tire all hc way Waterbury without losing II, balance If you got a better than ibi,. send II along
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
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August Iottn2s Tony Barfes and wife molofvd to Flew Jer,ey and caught Woodbridge. ldIan Judd decking again seeing how white be White Mountains really
 Msn Connor was down Maine last week N' louM J. kus sell Cleveland dugb Nancy stopped the over morning while passing through tbe city And Nancy Jo
 little quite eptvated by the red keys te writer the blood Her mother prior happy dayn2 Maoney daughter of the Dms telegraph editor and formerly be Dems office George Casey assistant clerk baby boy was born to Mrs Casey at k Msrys hosp. fslietation all around
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
Sk,,p,n, between ,be heal waves.

Skipping between the heal Mary Dunn of h' B.srd.lsy Wotot office force hd, returned from Name Mickey Walker relation he famous pug spending week, in New York city Mary Shelley back from Windy Crest Jim Morr,s,ey ha, returned from irp Ibiy and Atlantic City. Ed Fox and Billy Doolan leave next week for Bantam lake where they plan do little fishing Washing ion lss singing e of the park department for he numerous, benthe, during tbe week Better late m Augu, than not , all New Britain decorated for be legion th, week The stand ready for business
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

exceptional post-war spurt in the lrth-rate itself had passed It's maximum at the beginning of the past period of ten yenrs. the total births registered between 1921 1881 nrc morcthan n million and n quarter fewer than they were In the preceding period --h period which covered the war years when Inc birth. rate sank to levels never before recorded in this country.
 The Decrease
 The births were between two and two md hnlf millions fewer than those of the last completely normal ten ycnra. from lDOI-lD11.
 Vivian ndds: "Thc births of to- day govern the population of the future: and Just nr the nhtlon which faced the uphcnval of 1914 to 1918 wan the product of the birth.rntcs prevailing towards the cloac of the iaHt century. we are now observing inc conditions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
Telling lt to the daisle,.

Telling to Madeline Fleming prooler, has Bay View M and Mrs Fred Lux doed Sunday spending month, Germany Billy botchdt home af,er past months Germany Mr. Joseph daughter Josephine sailed from Bremen Saturday, extended DeutbIa Mir, Joseph tbs city and Mrs Joseph Schmidt Jr of New York will New York September bh after fc!alveS m Germany pas, four monhf h' almost all crman
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

Ch,ry; Well Iaq my break Have been broad casting from small he m monh and finally wound WOR My lnlta broadau will be lhe Market and lidV , pa yhou Sunday hu2uI 2}td Remember those Sundays al W l. C. C. Sincerely Bernie Henry. New York q m sure Der, iend w recall hn the Waterbury hout' over C. C. M certainly make muical talk, and then - The EdJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

Dear ChuNy; Uncle has decided To temporarily locate bis potohc ScovI If poa,master Cogove wishes h call daylight bour he better get few lights stalled help them ind hc place believe he darkest n Yours truly One Who Knows
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
THIS MIGHT HELP
Good evening.

To catch the bath tub burglar
 Has the cops up on their toes. Let's offer a bath tub. as a reward It might help. goodness knows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19

New companies organized m Germany Tn . recent month mum. bsrsd f.073.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-19
WORK OF FATE

uorac. knn. men, dur ing n recent severe storm here abandoned their nui0 to sleep in one of four boxcars along q rnil- rond sidi ,g A strong wind dur Ing the s,orm blew the chr in which they wcr" sleeping on th" main track An approaching train struck th9 car. crushing lt 10 Hpliptcrs ard killing the three men.
 --a4s-- a->s-~~ss-ss sHs7--s.'s--sr
 France expects . large wheat crop this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-21

necticut Co, MT Bossell, $41.50; Daly x Sons, NJ. J., William Engert. $22; Dspensary, II. S., Miss Heppel. $5; District Court House, Miss Helen Skipp, SPA; Elton Hotel, Miss Small, $74;French Mfg Co, Mrs V. Hall, $1O; General Electric Co, MT Dooley $4; Grieye, Bissett & Holland. MT Kerr, SIS; Hadleys Furniture Co, Mir Hayes, SIP; Hall Distributing Ca w. L., Miss Lawlor, $6; Hamilton Hardware Co, Paul Hamilton, $1i; Hampson, Mintie & Abbott, Inc, 100 per cent, $31.
 Hotel Waterbury. MT Law, $7; Howlan1 x Hughes Co, Miss White man, $36; Jones' Morgan Bldg, H. c. Post, $19; Jones-Morgan Com pany. $18; Kalhfeisch Corp, Patrick J Sullivan, $14; Lincoln House Miss Florence Whipple. $S; LuS Clock Co, Miss Edna Walsh, $66.65; Manufacturers Foundry, Frederick C. Fromm, $14; Mattatuck Mfg Co., Mir Fieidi .g, $5; Merchants Trust Co, MT Kennedy, $15; Merriman Dairy, Miss Margaret Hartnett, SPA; Morris Plan Bank, sS; North Amer ican Civic League, Perry Taplin. $5; Peoples Plank & Trust, MT Palomba | $6; Perry's Inc, $2; Plume & At ! wood Mfg Co, MT Williams. $1Oi Post Office, Mr Colgrove, 100 pei cent, $1O7; Professional Building
 Miss Loretta Mitchell, $9; Pruden
 tial Insurance Co, H. H. Benjamin
 100 per cent. $44; Reymond Bak
 ing Co, MT Raymond. $1O; Root d
 Boyd, Miss Benham, $7; Scovill Mfi Go, Mrs l.. Bon, $36; Shoe Hard
 ware Co, MT Ketchen, $S; St John'
 Epis. Church, Rev John N. Lewis ! S7; Steele x Johnson Mfg Co, Mis-! Etha T. Peters, SIP; St Margaret: school, Miss Alberta Edell $225 ] smith & Griggs Co, MT Eggleton. $2. $. N. F. Ice Corp. $6; $. N. E. Tele' phone Co. II. G. Davis, $211; Upson Singleton & Co, $. R. Kelsey. $1O; Visiting Nurses Asso., Miss Florence Whipple. s15; Waterbury Buckle Co MT LaVigue, s92.
 Waterbury Clock Co, MT Granger $5; Waterbury Club. MT Giegere 100 per cent, SPA; Waterbury Far rel Foundry Miss Kelly, $26; Wa terbury Hospital, Dr Mason, $50; Waterbury Mfg Co, Miss Nellie Dun- phy, $2): Waterbury Fire Dept, Chief Heitman, $25; Waterbury Ma tional Bank Bldg and Lilley Bldg, Mrs A. ].enry Weisman, SAG; Wa terbury Paper Box Co, MT Booth $145O; Waterbury Rep.-American, Mir Pierce, $13.50; Waterbury Say ings Bank, Almon Dayton, $19; Wa terbury Trust Co, Miss Horsley. $20; Worden, k. F. x Sons, H. Cash!n $87; Y. M. C. A., MT Smith, $5; and Watorion Apts, Miss Florence Whip pie, $2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-21
Sunday at First
 Baptist Church Noted Artist Announced to Furnish Fine Musical
 Program

Artiss deVolt, the well-known harpist is announced to play at the servicses of the First Baptist church, Sunday. Miss deVolt is a native of the South and a resident at present of Boston where for several years she attended the New England Con- servatory of Music. For two years she has been abroad playing in con- cert engagements in different places in Europe and studying the harp un- der noted teachers in Vienna. She returned to this country January 20, and the services at the First Baptist church Sunday will be her first ap- pearance since her tour abroad.
 In the evening George A. Remp- fer, violinist, and F. F. Merrill, "cel- list, will assist with the service. F. w. Wilson will be the organist. Har- old Seymour and Mrs Wilbur Allen will be the soloists. The services will be conducted by Rev David P. Gaines who will als, be preacher.