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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03
HAVE NOTHING ON SL0ANEI'
Break Skating
 Dam at Park
Field Will Be Prepared for
 Athletic Events

There will be no more skating fin Hamilton park! The dam which holds t',e thousands and thousands of gallons of water is no more. Yes terday afternoon park employees armed with picks and shovels, quick ly destroyed the dam and the water rushed out in torrents.
 For several weeks. the field has been covered with soft ice. unfit for skating. Taking the closing dates for the past few years as a criterion, the executives of the department fig- ured it was time that skating was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03
COURT TO PASS ON
 BENEFITS AND DAMAGES

An appeal to the superior court from the assessment of benefits and damages by the state highway com missioner, was filed to-day by How ard Hickock of Southbury. The pa pers state the appeal is taken for reassessment of the benefits and damages assessed by the highway commissioner for the layout and grade of the trunk line highway known as the Seymour-Southbur road. On Sept. 2. 1880, he claims he was assessed benefits of $144 and damages of $31O for his piece of property along the highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03
Crawled Through Tennis Racquet Head And Large
 Keyhole Just For Sport

nails and invited the public to jump on him.
 The public did, and was duly re- corded by several movie cameras.
 After which, Brawman climbed through the keyhole of large wood en paddock. And when the exhibi- tion was over. he repeated it at the request of the cameramen.
 Like the white knight of Alice in Wonderland,' Brawman asserted that 1t was all Thy own invention" He did it at home to amuse the chil- dren, he said. and decided to give the public q treat. The public, 1000 strong, enjoyed it.
 Platinum deposits recently found on the island of Chiloe. Chile, are declared to be the richest in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03

club. and also from the present pres ident, Edward Coolson. The speak CTS told of theri activity in Rotar and how 1t affected them. The iis included Harry Post, Charles Chan man. Louis WaIsh. John Sherwood Fred Fromm and also Mr. Cooksor The meeting was held at the Elton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03

charge of C,armine Coppetto. Music tetween acts in charge Of Mir Evans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03

over and orders were given to break the dam.
 The field is damned each fall so that the water from the brook that courses through the far end of the field can accumulate. This freezes so that about Christmas, skating Is en- joyed by local followers of the sport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03

MANY STEAMERS AT
 ROTARY CLUB MEETING
 Members of the Rotary club heard a number of speakers to-day, all of whom were ex-presidents of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03

New York, March 3.-(UP)-King Brawman, 32, a button-hole maker of the Bronx, basked in the rosy glow of fame to-day. He is the first man, so far as public records reveal, to have crawled through the head of tennis racquet in the mid- die of Union Square.
 After this remarkable display of agility. Brawman removed his derby hat, formal coat, and pearl-gray spats. lay down on a bed of 1.200
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-03

The British coast now has 230 life-saving stations.
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
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The Washington times., 1931-01-17

dare. I'd get to hating your
job so much year after year
that finally might get to hate
you, and that would be terrible
because really love you"
What if I were to tell you
I'm being promoted"
Her eyes lighted up. Then
she thought of Homer Frank
lin, the floorwalker, and his
meek kindliness, and she could
not bear to think Of Philip turn
ing into someone who told the
girls bravely what to do and
then cringed when the man
next above him told him wha
to do. She told him so.
He, didn't seem as down.
hearted as she had expected.
In fact, he merely smiled.
"I guess you don't love me
much, Phil, If that's all the
harder you fight for me?"
She was almost sobbing. That
caveman hero of hers had
slipped so far away; that strong,
winning male who was going 10
lift her UP from poverty and
monotony and bring her the
world Of her dreams.
Honey" he said. what
chance have I? If you don't
love me when I'm selling ties,
I guess you never will"
II Love You"
And then something melted
in her. She rushed into his
arms and hugged him and
Sobbed out: "I love you what
ever you sell and whatever you
do and are. I've loved you
ever since we first met. I
don't care if you have no
ambition at all, so long as you
stay yourself"
He held her in his arms
tight and seemed never to have
had enough of her kisses.
In the morning she hurried
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
A A HOU


to the store with a glad feel
ing of love in her heart. She
belonged to Philip. He was be-
ing promoted. Perhaps he
would be over the hosiery de-
partment and she could steal
a few words with him when
ever he passed and squeeze his
hand. But half the morning
passed and she didn't see
Philip, not in the mems furn-
ishings or anywhere on the
first floor, and a job above the
first floor wouldn't be promo
ton.
His New Job
At eleven he appeared, beam
ing, come on" he said, watch
me at my new job"
"Why, I can't leave here"
Sure you can. Here" He
called the girl at the next
counter. Mind the hosiery
till Miss Carter returns"
She followed him in a daze.
They went up in the elevator,
up and up. They stepped out
among the offices. He was
probably a file clerk, a stenog-
rapher, Or
He led her to a door marked
philip Fox-Sales Manager"
She nearly collapsed. He
held her up and said. Come
in here and meet my Uncle.
He's been my guardian ever
since my folks died years ago.
I've told him all about you
and U.S."
A moment later she was
meeting the big boss himself,
Fred L. Lacy, and trying to
maintain sufficient calm to
answer his questions. Uncle
Fred he was to Philip, and
Uncle Fred he would soon be
to her. The owner Of the
store! And she learned that
he didn't mind having his
nephew marry a humble little
girl in the store, he didn't OBJ
ject to an immediate marriage.
His wedding present was 60
ing to be a honeymoon trip to
Europe!
A Distinct Shock
"I've had my eye on you," he
told Bobby Carter, "ever since
Philip first told me Of you. You
know the value Of a dollar;
you'll keep this harum scarum
nephew Of mine in place"
Harum scarurn nephewl Philip
Fox, the man she'd spent the
last six months trying to shake
out of a rut, trying to fire with
ambition to quit his job!
Its the only job I ever held
more than a week." he was tell
ing her. "And I made UP my
mind to stick to it, and to study
the store, until uncle thought
I was fit for q better job"
you've been the making Of
him." Fred Lacy said. you've
filled him full Of ambition.
I've spent most Of his life try
ing to do that-and failed"
Bobbie tried not to giggle and
she tried not to weep and she
ended in Philips arms, kissing
him again.
(All names Of characters in this
story are fictittous).
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
HEALTH AND
DIET
by Logan Clendening-

On February IL, 1891, a
woman 46 years old was shown
to a group of physicians at
an English medical society at
Durham. When she was Al to
% years old her relatives no
ticed that she was becoming
slow in speech and motion and
that her features were be-
coming enlarged and thickened
and that her hands and feet
were enlarging.
Her physician was DR..
George r. Murray. He an
nounced that he had made a
diagnosis of myxoedenia or
disease in the secretion Of the
thyroid gland. And he also
announced that he intended to
treat her by giving her an ex-
tract Of the thyroid gland of
a sheep.
This was the first time any
such treatment had ever been
proposed.
Thyroid Gland Removed
A sheep was slaughtered and
it's thyroid gland carefully and
aseptically removed, and placed
in rIvcerin. which extracted its
substance. Twenty-Five drops
of this liquid was given the
patient hypodermically twice q
week. In three months she.
had become so greatly i'm
proved that she had lost con-
siderable of her excess weight.
The thickened skin of her face
and hands and feet had be-
come loose and freely NOV
able. Her memory was greatly
improved, her speech had be-
come fluent and rapid. Her
sense of coldness had disap-
peared, and she perSpired
freely for the first time in sew
eral years.
Died at Age of IA
She lived until 1919, when
she died at the age Of "a.
It was later found that she
could take the thyroid extract
by mouth equally as effectively
as hypodermically.
This first case which can be
viewed in the long perspective
of her 80 years of increased
happy living is typical of the
great benefits conferred on us
by the use of thyroid extract.
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
ADVICE TO
LOVELORN
Beatrice Fairfax

Thinking Of Leaving Home
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a high school graduate,
rather attractive, and I can
get along nicely with most peo-
pie. However, my parents are
very strict, and they really
made my days right miserable!
You may say that they know
best and are being strict for
my own good, but really 1t is
hard for me to enjoy living
when can't even go to see my
girl friend. 1t makes me feel
downhearted, and I have decid-
ed to leave home. But I really
would like to find another way
of solving my problem, and I
know. you can help me!
Please answer this very soon,
as I will be waiting patiently
for it.
I hope you are not in earnest
when you talk Of leaving home
in this season of unemploy-
ment. If you are reckless
enough to do that, it's safe to
prophesy you'll look back on
home, strict as it may be, as a
paradise compared with condi-
tions you'll have to contend
with. I have the deepest sym
pathy with girls who are kept
like Gagged creatures by their
parents, and my experience has
been that such a course is often
more disastrous than letting
them have a normal amount Of
freedom. But-you'd better stay
at home and try to break down
what I'm going to call their
company-resistance than drop
out of the nest too young and
unprepared. In most families
there is someone blessed with
good common sense who Is re-
garded as q regulator some
comfortable Aunt Mary, Cousin
Ella, or even a wise old grand
mother. Get such a relative or
friend to talk to your parents
and see if they won't relax a
little. If they won't, "stay put"
till you're older, wiser and have
a good Job. This will answer
Betty Blue, Kate T. S., Mis-
erabie," "Homesick at Home"
and scores of other girls who
have written me about the
same thtnS.
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
THE BEAUTY
BOX

The condition Of the tissues
surrounding the soul windows
have a good deal to do with the
beauty of the eyes. A number
of beauty ills are located there
abouts. For example, brown
circles which may be an inheri-
tance or which may be due to
changes in the pigmentation
caused by the absorption OF
waste products in some part Of
the body. Styes and granulated
lids, swollen tissues about the
eyes, little sun ray wrinkles all
bring their quota of discomfort.
They can be remedied.
There Is something dressy
about finger nails bearing a
highly veneered surface Of blaZ-
ing rose color. That is why the
girl In the stunning exotic robe
attending the festive party can
get away with them. They look
out of place with smocks or
sports AZURE. Iney also OraW
attention to hands that are no
longer young and soft.
Too little attention is paid to
good circulation. It is the sum
and substance of health and
good looks. 1t keeps the red
nose from blooming. 1t puts
roses in the cheeks where they
properly belong. It gingerizes
the step and stimulates the
mind. Girls with feet as cold
as frogs toes have complexions
that are pallid. Deep breath.
ing and plenty Of vigorous ex-
ercise start blood streams prom
enading.
The Washington times., 1931-01-17

) do greater, bigger things than
selling neckties.
He asked her one night after
a movie, What makes you care
what happens to me? Why don't
you say these things about
yourself? You're not like the
other girls in the store. You
read books and try to educate
yourself. you're sending your
little sister through school and
wasting all this energy on me.
too, and my meaSly career.
Why?" >.
She smiled pensively. "I guess
because I like you a lot and you
seem different to me and you're
almost the sort of man I've
always dreamed about, big and
tall and handsome. Only that
man didn't sell neckties. I
guess I'm trying to turn you
into that man, but I don't
know why"
Maybe I know; maybe I feel
the same way about you."
But that was all he said. He
didn't ask her to marry him,
and If he had she would have
refused.
She couldn't marry a man
content with so little in life.
Still there was something
about Philip Fox.
He Pops the Question
He had worked in the store
just six months when he asked
her to marry him, and she
smiled sadly and said "Td love
to, Philip, dear, only I don't
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
CORRECT
MANNERS
I-Mrs. Cornelius Beecknian-


Announcing the Secret Marriage
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Once again 7 come to you
for help-this time with a
more difficult problem:
am working and living at
home and I want to get mar
ried and keep it a secret for
about six months. My fiance
and are planning to, meet in
a city and get married secretly.
The reason for doing this is:
My mother cannot afford to
give me a wedding, and I'd like
. to work for a while after. Will
you kindly tell me how I am
going to announce it when the
time comes for it to be known?
Can I send out announcements?
I would like to do this because
I have quite a number of friends
and relatives living at a dis
tance, and I don't know any
other way of letting them know.
TROUBLED.
Welcome again to my column!
When the time comes when
you wish to make this impor-
tant announcement I suggest
that you don't send formal an
nouncementS, since, apparently,
this will be some time after,
the marriage. Instead, write
notes. informal notes, to your
relatives, telling them of your
marriage. This will be in
much better taste and will not
be so conspicuous" as the
other way.
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
January 1S

If January 18 is your birth
day, during the coming year
business opportunities or changes
are indicated-activity in edu-
cational or artistic work, or
travel and contact with new
people or places which should
benefit you. Important dates:
Avoid excesses Of all kinds,
take no risks and maintain
routine from April 16 to 1S,
May 16 to 10. June "a to July
8, July 10 to 81, July 80 to
August 2, September 9 to IA,
october 10 to IL, october 19 to
81. Good for general affairs
from February 7 to 9. March !
to 4, June 8 to IL, July "a to,
90, September 16 to 18, Decem-
Der 81 to %. Contradictory
dates show two opposing influ-
ences.
A child born January 18
should be reliable, capable and
suited for a successful business
career. He will be fond Of art,
music and literature, should
gain through his friends and
travel.
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
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The Washington times., 1931-01-17
WHAT DOYOU
KNOW?

AnsDers To TodGy's Test
Questions On Editorial Page
/. Every 10 years. 2. The
name Of the first two letters Of
the Greek alphabet. 8. Record
of Indebtedness of a corpora
ton, not secured by the mort
gage right Of foreclosure. 4.
The Koran. S. Scotland. 6.
JOY. Z. Cats. 8. Apparel. 9.
Mountain. 10. Ladies. IL. Stir,
IL. Compensation. IS. Tome.
IL. Ravenous. Is. Patrician,
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
CHAPTER SO

Comics immediate taltn thaL
Duke Carson was a touchstone
to which the story of the stolen
pearls should be carried at
once left her mother doubtful.
"Oh, I'm afraid-afraid we've
made a frightful mistake, about
everything. she said, unhap-
PLY. "It isn't the value Of the
pearls that is important-we
can stand the loss. What up
sets me is the thought that
we've introduced a dangerous
element into our home. Kitty
she deserves every pity,
heaven knows-but we must
face the fact that she came
TO us right out Of The slums.
And this man, Garson-he
came with her. we know prac-
tically nothing about what
they are really like inside"
"I don't suspect either OF
them-not for a minute" Con-
ME declared.
Near Own Age
"That's because they are near
your own age and you look at
them with curiosity and sym
pathy," her another pointed
out. "But I'm afraid they
aren't people like we are. Their
childhood environment, their
up-bringing."
"Of course, I understand all
that" Connie returned, quickly,
''but it's nonsense, all the same,
dear. More likely than not
you've simply misplaced them.
You 60 take another look for
them and I'll talk to Mr.. Gar
son.
connie dressed quickly and
went downstairs. This, for her,
was a little early; neither Kitty
nor Jim had yet appeared, but
she found Carson outside
rravely examining a flower bed.
It developed that he had al
ready had breakfast; Higgins
had informed him that rarely
the family or guests ate the
morning meal all at the same
time. AS briefly as she could,
Connie told him Of her mothers
loss. He betrayed no excite
ment, but she was conscious OF
q concentration Of his nerves.
Their Great Problem
"The question is, what are
we going to do? I concluded If
we notify the police or the in
surance company there will be
a lot of undesirable publicity,
I suppose"
"Yes, they'll demand the his
tory of everybody in the house
and some Of it will get in the
papers" Carson told her.
"Kitty's story might be re-
vealed and you'd have to ex-
plain me, with my crooked
reputation. Still. the usual
thing is to notify the police,
and perhaps you had better
do it.
) But isn't there another way
cant you suggest what else
we might do?" Connie asked
him.
"Who do you think stole
them?" he countered.
"T can't imagine-unles5 Hig-
gins did it," she said, helplessly.
'But possibly someone from the
outside stole into the house"
mo: almost certain 1t was an
inside job-the work Of some
one staying under the roof" he
assured her. "I might have
done it myself, you know"
Don't joke!" she said, impa-
tiently.
A Solid Rock
ooh, it would have been per-
tectly simple. Remember. Hig-
gins gave me the layout. I'm
bound to be suspected, if not
by you, then by your mother,
and surely by the police. Why,
I'm the ideal man, except for
Higgins: he's even more logical
poor fellow. Still, I'm sure he
didn't take your mothers pearls
and I know I didn't. Shall we
talk with Higgins?"
Whatever you think best
VIII nnVOT
The Washington times., 1931-01-17

10 child begins to be able to for itself
o a little.
responsibility earth greater than properly
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
This Day in History

Benjamin Franklin born at Boston on Jan
uary II, 17O6. He was the first to propose union
Of the Colonies
The Washington times., 1931-01-17
HEART
An Absorbing Narrative
Of Underworld Love
The Story Thus Far

Connie Calvert society girl home and fortune
with newly found haser Kitty whom she discovers living
poverty. Kitty falls in with Jim Tracy Comics former
anc with whom she had broken her engagement when she
learned he fortune hunter She now fears FOR ana
calls upon Carson, Kys underworld friend to use his
influence interfere He tells Connie he is in
Connie fascinated by Duke Is disappointed to
adviser to the underworld She sees him talking
Higgins butler Later Duke explains that hgsnS In
formed mothers Caeesness with her pearls Connie
sha IOvegD DUke
The Washington times., 1931-03-07
CENSORS
BILL FOUGHT

NEW YORK, March z (IN.S0.
Plans were launched today for the
work Of the new conference board
OF the theater. The first fight of
the organization will be against
a legislative bill for the censor
ship Of plays.
The conference board was ap-
proved late yesterday by the
League Of New York Theaters,
favorable action having previously
been taken by the Dramatists'
Guild and the Actors Equity AS
Sociation. The board will handle
all questions involving the theater.
The League Of Theaters also
passed resolutions to widen its
scope so as to promote the gen.
eral welfare Of owners, lesseeS,
managers and producers.
Meanwhile, it was learned the
Bar Associations committee on
criminal courts, law and pro-
cedure has disapproved Of any at
temptS on the part of Equity and
other organizations to modify the
provisions Of the Wales law. The
committee held that mo valid
reason exists" for exemption Of
actors and other stage employees
from punishment for taking part
in an immoral performance"
The Washington times., 1931-03-07
SOVIET TREASON
TRIAL CLOSES

MOSCOW, March Z d.N.SJ.-
The lives of five of the IA de-
PENDANTS in the second conspiracy
trial since December were de-
manded today by Prosecutor N. V.
Krilenko as he made his closing
address to the tribunal of five
judges.
Long and rigorous prison terms
were demanded for the remain
ing nine economists charged with
plotting to upset the Soviet gov
ernment through sabotage
In presenting an exhaustive and
dramatic review to the court Of
the two major plots against the
government exposed so far, Kri-
lenko climaxed his conclusions
with a warning against future
subversive activities.
The Washington times., 1931-03-07
GORDON KILLER
PROBE PUSHED;
CLUESFA|L
Examination Of Rope Used
BY Stranger Yields No
New Leads in Investigation

NEW YORK, March z U.NS)
Although more than a weeks
search for the slayer Of Vivian
Gordon has failed to reveal a
clue to the solution Of the mys-
terry. authorities today were deter
mined to continue their investiga-
ton.
District Attorney Charles N.
Mclaughlin, Of the Bronx, de-
Tended his employment Of a pri-
vate detective agency to aid in
the hunt for the woman's killer
and said the agency would con-
tinue its work.
A report from Columbia Uni.
versity on the rope used to
strangle Miss Gordon failed To
reveal anything startling. A
knot tied in the rope was of
the kind used by cavalrymen.
Mclaughlin denied reports
that the names Of New York
. politicians and prominent per
sons appeared In the dairies Of
the dead woman. He also de-
MED that the names of any
notorious New York underworld
figures, dead Or alive, we're in
any manner connected with the
investigation.