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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07

Slippery roads and the rainy weather were responsible for several accidents Monday evening in which traffic light standard and q dummy "cop" were smashed and several cars were damaged.
 The most serious mishap occurred at 9:25 o'clock at the intersection of New Litchfeld and Albert streets when a car driven by Valente Fran conf, 25O Highland avenue, skidded on tn ice pavement and crashed against the traffic light standard, snapping it at the base.
 The Franconi car was travelling eats on Albert street. down the hill and tn e driver applied his brakes to stop for the red lights when his ma chine skidded and came into contact with the standard. The lenders and steering gear of the car were dam aged. Officer stephen LeHoskey in vestigated the accident, for the po- lice.
 The dummy cop at the intersec- ton of South Main and Litchfield streets was pushed off it's base and the globe on the top was smashed when it was struck by car driven by Dr Elias Pratt, 27 Daycoeton place. It was investigated by Off, cer Peter Bourquin for the police.
 Automobiles operated by Miss Ruth Lawsin of 329 New Iitchfield street, an d William J. Jasch, 6s Farnham avenue, collided on East Main street near Whitney's drive way, at about 7:10 o'clock, both automobiles being damaged. Officer Harry Copley investigated.
 Cars driven by Achille Racenet, New Hartford. and Edgar Latulipe of 461 South Main street were dam aged when they came together at the intersection of Main and North Elm streets at 6:15 o'clock. lnVes- tigated by Officer Emil Elsensohn.
 The icy roads. especially on the side streets, made automobile traV- cling very dangerous and many near accidents were reported. City worK- CTS were kept busy sanding the streets, and travelling was reported as considerably better yesterday morning.
 Moses IT. O'Brien Dies At His Home
 Moses H. O'Brien died at his home at 25 Grove street at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
 He was born in Litchfield 60 years ago but had resided in Torrington for the past 35 years. coming here from Litchfield. He was a member of Court Washington, F. of A., Mod ern Woodmen of America and the Holy Name society of St Francis church.
 Those who survive him are his wife, Mary A.; two daughters. Mrs Louis Reardon of Waterbury and Sister Mary Cortia of Hartford; a son, Philip ]. O'Brien of Torrington, and two sisters, Mrs John Temple
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07
TERRYVILLE
CHIEF BUCKLEY
 ARRESTS YOUTHS
Charged With Theft of Fur. niture From Treadway
 Home

Chief of Police George F. Buckley of the local police department and Sergeant Jeglinski of the Bristol po- lice department made several ar- rests yesterday in which they think will clear up the mystery of the sev- eral robberies committed in this town in the past month. The officers of the law went to GreystOne where they found a quantity of antique furniture at the home of John Dona- van. This furniture was alleged to have been stolen from the home of Charles Treadway on Chippins Hill in Plymouth. The amount of furni- ture found was estimated to value $1,50O. The officers immediately ar- rested John Donavan, Gilbert Du- pree, and John and Joseph Cicow- ski of this place. The youths were to be tried in the Bristol police court this morning. It is stated that pos sibly after the Hartford county off, cials take care of the matter, the Litchfield county officers will also demand a trial.
 These same youths are alleged to be responsible for the three recent robberies that occurred in this town in the last two weeks. On Monday night Kame's service station was footed and this same gang is held responsible. This feature of the case was brought out when some of the loot taken from the local stores was uncovered while making an investi- gation into the Treadway affair.
 Bremen Extinguish Chimney Fire
 The Terryville Fire department was called out to a still alarm last night about 6:3O for q fire in q chim- ney that had gained some headway before being discovered. The chim- ney fire was at q house owned by Josiah Wood on Pearl street. The fire was of very stubborn character and it took fully three quarters of an hour before the fire men left the fire, for it had started to break out along the sides of the hot chimney.
 Russian Christmas
 To-day, January z, is Russian Christmas and all the Russians who work in the local factory have taken the day off to celebrate their Christ mas. Services were held this morn- ing in the Greek Catholic church on Allen street and the Greek Orthodox church on Dewey avenue. The Ukerainian Market on Main street closed last night to be reopened again on Thursday morning, fol- lowing the holiday.
 Practice for Coming Game
 The Terryville High school bas- ketball team held a practice session in the Auditorium hall on Monday afternoon of this week. and also this afternoon. These two practice ses- sions were aided by the coaching of Coach Ayres who returned from his recent vacation to coach the boys for the coming game with Litchfield in the Auditorium hall on Friday night of this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07

John Ciechoski. 25, Edmund Ci- echoski, IS, brothers, both of the Terryville road; Gildbert Dupree, IS. of Union street, Terryville and John Donovan, 26, alias Dzanoviski of Greystone were arrested early yes- terday morning by Chief of Police George Buckley of this place and Sergeant Henry Jeglinski of the Bristol police on the charge of breaking and entering the summer home of Charles T. Treadway on Chippins Hill where about $1,000 worth of furniture was stolen; the summer home of Mrs Irvington of North Plymouth where furniture to the value of $500 was taken. Ef- forts are being made to connect the four youths with other breaks which have occurred in this vicinity during the past few weeks.
 The four men were presented in the Bristol police court yesterday morning where their case was con- tinued until this morning to enable the police to conduct their investi- gation further.
 The local and Bristol police have been working on the breaks for over two weeks, many valuable antiques having been taken from the two summer homes broken into. The first real clue to the thieves was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07
NOT A REGULAR TABBY.

Wallingford, Vt-Dan Regimbali's s house cat is not of the conventional ly mild variety. It is a 13-pound captured in the wilds of White Rocks and affectionate!y named Rocky"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07

SAVED UIS BURIED TREASURE.
 Springfield, Mass-When a steam shovel began operations nearby re- gently, the pet dog of nurses of Springfield hospital visited several points in the shovers path. unearth- cd bones it had buried and carted them into the nurses dormitory for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07
COTTON GOODS VALUES.

Washington-The total value Of cotton goods manufactured in the United States in 1929 was $1,484,- 6S9,O71, according to a preliminary calculation of data collected by the census bureau in its census of man. ufactures taken in 1880.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07
SAFETY PIN KILLS OSTRICH.

San Francisco-Dick, the ostrich, was a popular fellow out at the zoo and now there fellow out at the zoo and now there is mouring because Il pair of fans is all that is left of Dick. Someone offered the ostrich a safety rin and he at it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07
Babe Has a New Trainer

It's tranime Babe Rutland here the premier swatsan the New York Yankees pedang his fitness New York gymnasium with his daughter Julia, acting pacmker Ruth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07

butcher stock, COWS .O3 . .05 h., calves .tO-.f2 b.. meats, bccf .i7- .f0 Ib., veal .17-.18 h.. lamb .17-.l9 h., pork. lOins .18-.18 h., local dressed .f2-.16 Ib.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-07
SPECIAL Prayers For Idle

London-(UP)--Ar of Can terbury caused special prayers to be said on Dec. 21, for the unemployed.
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Club Leaders introduced.

Club Leaders introduced.
Miss Thomas introduced to the meet
ing the club leaders whose assistance
has made possible such large amount
Of work Each club had two leaders for
the major project and two for the vege-
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homes program in Fairfax County took
the form of school-yard Identification
under the direetion of Mrs. D. j. Gar
Der, with a subchairrnan in each dis
trict Thirteen school yards were grad
ed, plants set out and grass seed sown.
A posture clinic was held in the Spring,
30 women attended a Summer camp,
eight clubs put on activity booths at the
county fair.
The closing address, by Miss Belle
Burke Of Charlottesville, district agent,
stressed the gratitude of the State office
to the local leaders for their assist
ance. Her talk was based on Prog
reSs," as an acroStic and advocated
care In selection of next years prof.
ectS; definite plans for more recreation
at each meeting, the value of syste-
matte organization, increased member
ships In each group as well as increase
in number of clubs: adequate reports
from each club, especial economy this
coming year among all club members,
with the counsel to make the "family's
yearningS come within the family's
earnings" and a suggestion that Fair
fax County Home Demonstration Club
members investigate a cooperative
manner of adding to the familys in
come, such as the farm women's curb
markets in Augusta County and
Waynesboro: with last of all a call to
service for home and community. The
meeting closed with games led by Miss
Thomas.
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GIRLS CLASSMATES
AT FATHERS TRIAL
Hear State Attack Her Assertion
Companion Was Killed as
NHobo Assaulted Her.

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS. October %
Former high school classmates of
Glenda King are interested spectators
at the trial of her father. Roy c. King,
Al. on a charge Of Staying her COM
panion of a motor car ride last July
20 Lewis j. Palmer.
Dozens of the girls classroom asso-
ciates visited the District Court here
Yesterday to hear the State attack her
assertion that Palmer, 19 years old. was
wounded fatally and she was assaulted
by an unidentified hobo.
Glenda is accused of being an Access
sorry to the shooting. which the State
charges, involved an extortion plot.
She centered her attention upon the
witnesses.
Two women denied Gienda's conten-
ton that Palmer's last words were
"Oh, Hon." which, she maintained,
was his pet name for her.
The witnesses were Mrs. Maude
Plum and Mrs. Opal Nelson. her
daughter, to whose home the girl took
the stricken youth. Both testified
Palmer died without uttering a sound.
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TWO GIRLS TESTIFY
IN POISONING TRIAL
Both Say Woman, Charged With
Daughters Staying, Wept
at Deaths.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEBANON, Ind, October 22.-Two
young girls, friends of George and Dale
Simmons, testified yesterday at the
murder trial of Mrs. Carrie Simmons,
mother of the boys.
Mrs. Simmons is charged with killing
her lO-year-old daughter, Alice Jean,
with poison filled capsules in sand
witches she prepared for a family re-
union picnic here last June. Another
daughter, Virginia. IA, also died.
The girls. Miss Lois Rutherford and
Miss Evelyn Written. who came with
George and Dale from their homes in
Hancock County to attend the re-
union, testified Mrs. Simmons weps
when the girls died and displayed feel
lngs common to motherhood at the
death of an offspring.
Their testimony followed that of Law
renee Kirkpatrick, an Indianapolis post
office employe. who told of finding Miss
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.FLOR|S IS AWARDED
/. HOME CLUB HONOR.
SO Score Wins Fairfax Coun-
ty Championship as Achieve
mentS Are Listed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FAIRFAX, Va, october 22.-The
Fairfax County Home Demonstration
Clubs championship banner was
awarded yesterday afternoon to the
FloriS Club at the close of the annual
Achievement day program in the Court
House. Floris scored SO points. Judges
were Miss Belle Burke, Mrs. D. j. Gar
Der and Mrs. E. D. Vosbury.
The report, given by the secretary,
Mrs. John Middleton, listed 10 club
members with 100 per cent attendance
at the rally an average attendance of
10 at club meetings and an increase of
five during the year. The two main
projects were serving hot lunches to
underweight children and the improve
ment OF the school grounds by purchas-
ing and planting shrubbery in cooper
alton with the Community League.
100 Women Attend.
Almost 100 women from different Sec
tons of the county attended yesterdays
meeting, over which Mrs. j. U. Kinche-
loe, president of the Fairfax County
Home Demonstration Clubs advisory
council, presided. Club reports were
given by Mrs. John Berry for Andrew
Chapel; Miss Charlotte Creel, AMMAN
dale; Mrs. ]. B. Davis. Burke; Mrs.
Richard r. Farr, Fairfax; Mrs. John
Middleton, Floris; Mrs. Leslie Lanham,
Forestville; Mrs. Merriweather Lewis
Smith, Franconia; Mrs. Embrey, Navy.
The report of the Home Demonstration
Agents Council was given by Mrs. D.
]. CARRIER. Mrs. Mason Hirst of AMMAN
dale, who conducted the county'S DEM
onstration garden, reported 40 women
enrolled in the garden campaign and
seven shows held, each competitor re-
ceiving as a prize a collection of iris
donated by Mrs. Amos Chilcott of
Vienna. Mrs. Howard Jones of Fairfax
Station reported on the first women's
camp at Bluemont.
misunderstanding contest closed the
morning program with John w. Rust,
F. w. Richardson and County Agent
H. B. Derr as judges. Each Of the
nine clubs entered two contestants.
Daisy Hicks of ForeStville second hon.
ors to Mrs Marvin Sanders of Forest
vile. and third to Mrs. Will Middleton
of Floris. Honorable mention was given
Mrs. Mason Hirst of Annandale and
Mrs w H Gilmore Of Floris.
Miss Sarah Thomas reported the
years activities. She listed nine or
ganized clubs with 1862 members, an in
crease of three clubs and II members
since last Achievement Cay. These clubs
have majored in household manage
ment, with foods. refinishing of furni-
ture. reseating of chairs and housefur-
niShing as minor projects.
Club Leaders Introduced.
Miss Thomas introduced to the meet
ing the club leaders whose assistance
has made possible such large amount
Of work. Each club had two leaders for
the major project and two for the vege-
table gardening project. The better
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Louise Robinson. q farm woman Of
near Bargersville, in the Indianapolis
drug store of Charles Friedman. con-
fronting the druggist with bottle OF
poison which she said she had pur-
chased on June 10. three days before
the Simmons children were poisoned
here. Friedman had testified for the
State last week that 1t was Mrs. Sim
mons to whom he had sold the poison
on that date.
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STUDENTS FIGHT BONDS
Dartmouth Youths Demonstrate
Against New High School Issue:

HANOVER, N. H, october % R.-
Shouting Taxation without represent
alton is tyranny 1900 Dartmouth
College students engaged in a noisy
demonstration last night against a
proposal asking the voters of Hanover
to raise $200,000 for construction Of
new high school.
After bonfire on the campus, the
students marched to a grade school,
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ADVISORY COUNCIL NAMED

First Meeting Will Be Held in Ber-
lin October 90.
BERLIN, october % [P)-President
Won Hindenburg yesterday appointed
the members of the new Economic Ad-
visory Council, of which he is chair
man, and set its first meeting for Octo-
Der 30 in the presidential palace.
The membership Is made up Of IS
persons, representing commerce, indus
try, trades, agriculture and labor. 1t
includes Ernst Won Borsig, manufac-
turer; former Chancellor William Cupo,
who is president of the Hamburg
America Lines; Hermann Schmitz, di-
rector of the dye trust, and Paul
Silverburg, induStrialist.
The Brazilian navy has authorized
the pun chase of a training ship
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where q town meeting was considering
the school bond issue and demanded
the meeting be transferred to the COL
lege hall, where students might take
part. They objected to the added tax
alton 1t would impose on fraternity
members who are not eligible voter=.
The noisy demonstration finally
caused adjournment of the towr meet
ing until December 10, when most
Dartmouth students will be absent for
Christmas.
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SUICIDE WAVE IN WARSAW
Advisory Council to Discourage
Practice Considered.

WARSAW, october % (P).-An Ad-
visory Council designed to influence
persons not to commit suicide is under
consideration by the city government,
according to reports published yester-
day.
The municipal social welfare depart
ment is awing up the plan. warsaw
has suffered from a wave of suicides
recently.
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Citizens Of the Orkney Islands are
raising fund to help the British gov
eminent
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BY CHARLOTTE C. WEST, MD.

n NY girl whose physical proportions
& are faulty, or who may even be de-
cidedly malformed-bowlegs, knock
knees-can rebuild her body and mold
it into beautiful, graceful, slender lines
by systematic swimming.
She has but to review the life his
tory of one of the most famous pro-
fessional swimmers. Annette Kellermann.
to realize what she can accomplish by
means of this delightful sport.
Miss Kellermann was not only sickly
speck Of humanity-she actually suf-
fered from deformities of the feet and
legs. However, she learned to swim, to
exercise every part Of the fral little
body, to mold her form in graceful,
curving lines, so that 1t became difficult
to believe that her eXquisitely modelled
feet and legs were not always so lovely
to look upon.
Joyous exercise In the open, joyous
exercise in moving waters, are an ire
of symmetrical lines! These, as We all
know, depend on the muscular system.
It does not matter what type of girl
you are how handicapped you may be
as to shape, you can attain perfect de-
Velopment of the muscular system by
daily exercise of every part of the body,
and herein lies the splendid value Of
swimming.
The activity of healthy infants and
the various postures and motions ex-
hibited by them are good object lesson
in sensible gymnastics calculated to de-
velop and preserve muscular activity
and to create beauty and poise
Indeed, in some parts of the world
infants are thrown into the water, where
they are made to paddle like doggies
before they learn to walk!
An investigation to explain exactly
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Tipping as Summer Problem.

Persons who do not travel at any
other time Of the year are often away
from home in Summer. On trains. in
boats, and at hotels they find them
selves obliged to tip the various porters,
walters, maids, and others that serve
them. Usually it Is not O question Of
whether one wishes to tip or not, but
how much one should tip. It does not
make matters easier by renarking
about the evils Of tipping.
On trains tipping is largely q mat
ter of personal Judgment. People who
make overnight runs may tip their por-
tiers IS cents to so cents. Exceptional
tips are more or less. but those two
seem to be the average. Service in the
dining cars usually calls for q tip of
about 10 per cent Of ones check. In
all of these cases personal habit, means.
and opinion may express themselves
differently.
In boats, at least transatlantic or
transpacific liners. there are regulation
tips prescribed by custom. First-claSs
passengers usually tip their room and
dining saloon stewards q sum equiva-
lent to IS. Smaller tips are given to
the deck steward. library steward,
boots" or the bootblack. and the bath
steward. A dollar Is the average tip
for the latter.
Passengers travelling second or third
class will naturally tip about one-haH
less for second class and perhaps two
thirds less for third class. While these
tips are customary, many tips amount
to more, and few to less. The travel
ing woman Is not advised to ask any
officer or steward on q boat about tip
ping. One in any case receives the ira
ditional answer, Ones trip will be de-
been served"
At Summer hotels tipping is certain
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DOROTHY DIX'S LETTER BOX

DEAR DOROTHY D1Ndy husband and
have aOrde Se9te one was hU to s d
regarded insult end that he did not
f nRP more but wi" Just give n" money instead Wat DO YOU
be- there will be gold in his love for which
wife doesn't me that the measure
d Ss mas T o ay nx Ssea a S him for m0y
pey Of the family you would prTht Just much putting extra
expensive would
IT SEEMS that the value Of gift lies giver
that it sordid thing to value it cents
after the have present
picking something himself never again
will pink with this He
will wonder you will look at the price tag and think
THAT pity away sentiment you can never get
didn't come to expectation Many and
enough to buy string pearls would rather have Sc present
that he picked out himself and that showed he willing the
You know dear there are sngy receivers
willing take things generously offered
love and not riches decide her choice
fell with boy and married him.
with baby MY husband
BE- capable Of It very noble preach love- V MEANS G @ f ha
money TOOK chance cha on 1t Pn out Now am locking for
they cYNIc X S9n3 4w ER YIN
money inaws wrecked your
marriage and rich well meddirg
Now be honest Was poverty that led your
who selfish and arrogant determined to aye fh Hn a
got together and fought IKE cat and dog? Did
band and to be and amiable hm'
with boy do you think could with a " ~
,- ,. DOROTHY DIX.
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Swimming and Physique

why certain forms of sport are so bene-
fetal ELECTED the fact that metabolism-
heat and energy productions greatly
accelerated
It was shown that swimming increases
metabolism seven times in most cases
and is the best of all forms of physical
recreation.
This is mainly due to the splendid
muscular exercise affecting the whole
body and the action of the cold water
on the skin which calls for increased
activity of the heat-producing mechan-
ism and tones up the entire system.
In swimming for symmetrical devel-
opment, one must learn to use the legs
as well as the arms. It is true that per-
feet body balance can be maintained
with the proper arm stroke alone, al
lowing the legs to trail behind fish
fashion, but by this method the chest
and shoulders are overdeveloped, while
the legs and hips are small by compari-
son.
The leg movements are therefore as
important as those of the arm, and the
more perfectly one learns to kick and
to use the limbs in unison, the more
quickly does one build up health and
strength.
Not only, does the kick develop the
legs and overcome physical defects of
| these members, but it brings into action
the trunk organs, thus establishing a
finer degree of health.
Swimming can be made very strenu-
GUS or it can be pursued in leisurely
way. Long-dlstance swimming, battling
in turbulent waters. contending des-
perately in the boiling surf, must be
left to experts with powerfully devel-
oped hearts and frames.
Beginners and those in onlv fo1eraIle
condition should not remain in the
water longer than Is minutes, and
should rest-float-part of this time,
just letting moving waters, sun and
air aid in building up the gently exer-
ciSed body.
Especially is It's advisable for the
anemic and those of weak hearts. AS
strength is acquired, the sport can be
pursued more vigorously always within