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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26

New Haven, Conn, May 26(UP) investigation of the murder of Miss Emily Kirk, 21-year-old Ham, den farm girl, was revived unex- pectedly today, just month and day after she was attacked. shot and crushed to death with a bould- CT during a rural social affair.
 Coroner James J. Corrigan an nounced the .22 calibre revolver with which four shots were fired into Emily's body behind the Mix district volunteers fire house had been located in a gun shop at Meri- den. The gun was taken there by a Hamden man, the coroner said.
 Corrigan's announcement fol- lowed long interviews with Charles
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
INVALID GIVEN
 FIVE-YEAR TERM
Carried Into Court and Sen= fenced Because the Law Required This

Buffalo, N. Y, May 26-(UP)- Edwin M. Staley, AZ. invalid. suffer- ing from tuberculosis, will be talk eS to Auburn prison soon to serve five year sentence for forgery.
 Staley was carried into Judge George H. Rowe's court yesterday on an invalid's chair to hear his sen- tence. Five years imprisonment was mandatory because of previous conviction.
 The ssck man pleaded guilty of forging anothers name to an appli- cation for S200 loan from a To- cal commercial bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
WOMAN FOR $1O,OO0 HEART BALM
CASE
 ALL FINISHED
 BUT ARGUMENTS

Hartford, Conn, May 26.-OP)- State and defense rested to-day in the superior court trial of five F. F. Kingston and company officials, charged with fraud.
 Defense Attorney Charles J. Mar tin made an unsuccessful attempt to have final arguments postponed un- til tomorrow but States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn's argument for inn mediate debate prevailed.
 The final defense witness was Harold c. Hewett, New Haven law yer and president of the State Bar association, who spoke in behalf of Colonel Lewis l.. Field, Kingston counsel and one of the defendants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
TORRINCTON

Two passengers were painfully in jured and a Buick roadster was prac tically demolished when it overturn- ed on the Winsted road, opposite the White City Dairy, early yesterday morning. The driver who was Ed ward J. Murphy, 30, of 39S Migeon avenue escaped uninjured.
 Miss Evelyn O'Brien, one of the passengers, of IA Meadow street, Winsted, received a strained back, decorations of the knees and bruises about the right arm and shoulder.
 Martin Matikinus, 129 Hawthorne terrace, the other occupant of the car, suffered a possible fracture of a rib on the left side, cut over the left eye, severe abrasions about the face and forehead and bruises about the left side and shoulder.
 The accident occurred at about 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The roadster travelling north, skidded for 150 feet, climbed an embank- ment, struck a stone and overturn- ed. It came to a stop resting on its side, facing south. Both of the pas- sengers were thrown clear of the wreckage.
 After being attended by physi- clan Miss O'Brien and MT Matikinis were removed 10 their homes.
 Lieutenant Clemens Froeliger in- vestigated the accident for the po- lice and arrested Murphy on the charge of violating the motor ve- hicle laws. He is at liberty in bonds of $l00 and Is scheduled to appear In court hore this morning.
 Two TorringtOn Girls Will
 Receive smith Diplomas
 Mss Adelaide I. Tunic. daughter of Mr and Mrs Louise Tunic of Tor ringford street. and Miss Lila Edith Knight Of 90 Cooper street, will res eoive their A. D. degrees from Smith College nt the commencement exers cisea to be held Monday. June 5b. Norman Thomas. author of Amer ica'a Way Out" will deliver tho com. moneement address and William Al. len Nellson, the president will award the diplomas to about 100 students. Both Torrington girls ln the class prepared for college at the TorrinG' ton High school. Miss Tunlc's majoi subject was psyeology. and she is member of the Smith peycoloRy Iclub. Miss Knights major subject
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
INDIA HAS VERY
 BAD MINE FIRE
Thirty-eight Bodies Have Been Recovered and Thirty More Are in There

Madras, India. May 26-(UP)- Casualties in the Kolar gold mine fire in Mysore state increased to- day, as rescue workers dug into the smouldering ruins of the pits.
 Thirty-eight bodies so far had been recovered. Eight miners res- cued during the night were report ed to have died of their injuries. The blaze, it was feared, would prove one of the worst mine disas- ters in India in years. Thirty others, still entombed, were believed dead. Rescue workers continued searching the devastated pits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26

Anna Stanton of Naugatuck is named defendant in $10,OO0 alien ation of affection suit started in the common pleas court here to-day by Mrs Alice Rockliffe of Fall River, Mass. The suit is returnable in court the first Tuesday of June.
 Mrs Rockliffe charges she was living happily with her husband prior to 1920 at Fall River. In 1920 she says, while her husband was in Waterbury, the defendant. "by her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
MEMORIAL TO THE
 TITANIC DEAD
President Hoover Will As- sist at Ceremonies to Be Held at Capital

Washington, May 26-UP)- President Hoover has arranged to participate late to-day in the dedi- cation of a memorial on the bank of the Potomac to those who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster, April IS, 1912.
 The statue, a figure of a woman with oustretched arms. was financed by popular subscription of promin- ent Washington women, including Mrs John Hays Hammond and Mrs William Howard Taft.
 A speech will be delivered by Rep Luce, republican, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
JURY CALLED IN
 HATHAWAY CASE
Total of l2O Men SummOn= ed in the Murder of Nurse Verna Russell

Providence, R. l., May 26.-OP) A total of 120 men will be sum moned as potential jurors to try El- l;ott F. Hathaway, son of Massa chusetts legislator. on a charge Of his girl friend, Verna E. Russell, blonde student nurse.
 State Jury Commissioner Arthur A. sherman announced to-day that a requisition had been prepared to this effect and that if the 120 proved insufficient there would be reserve list containing. 40 additional names.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
TWO-CUN CROWLEY
 WAITS FOR JURY
Youthful Gangster Doesn't Expect Any FavOrs When It Is Completed

Mineola, N. Y., May 26.-CUP)- Francis Crowley sat in court room here to-day and watched in- terestedly as attempts were made to select jury-which he believes will mot give me break"-to try him on a charge of killing Patrolman Frederic Hirsch.
 The youthful gangster, whose cap- ture in Manhattan was one of the most spectacula in New York police history, appeared interested as law yers questioned talesman after tales- man. Three jurors were selected before the trial was adjourned yes- terday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
JAPAN IS MAKING
 BIG SALARY CUTS
All Officials Get Decrease, in Order to Meet Heavy Government Expenses

Tokio. May 26.-UP)-The cab inet of Baron Wakatsuki took steps to-day to reduce the heavy burden of government expenses by ordering salary cuts for all officials receiving more than 100 yen Approximately $50 a month";
 The reductions, ranging from 20 to 25 per cent, will become effective in June. The action was one of the first important moves of the cabinet since Premier Wakatsuki took office a few weeks ago. It will affect sev- eral thousand workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
Biggest Stocks Led
 Procession Upward
 In The Late Trading
Heavier Business Was Done as Shorts Purchased
 Wholesale in Order to Do Some Covering Up

Eastman Kodak. New York Central, and Union Pacific. a
 In borrowing a stock, tho. borrow CT puts up an amount of money equivalent to the value of the stock. If the demand for the issue is gr eat he does not receive interest on this money. Tn, that case the stock is lending flat" Practically every ac- tive stock not at premium yester- day, was lending "fiat."a This was taken to indicate a huge short in etrest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following marriage intentions have been filed at the office of the town clerk: Alfred M. Winchell Of wolcott and Mary p. Hickman of Wolcott; Arnold R. Smith of Clevo- land. O.. and Mildred M. Jaminet of 75 Wall street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
AIR MILEAGE FIGURES

i.ondOn - iiy July Of thIs year It is expected that the British Empire ln operation. This compares with ef,Gao miles for France. i7eDO f0r ftrfmnny. ig.7DO f0r Holland. and ia kkv for the uniied states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
Only One Waterbury
 Liquor Violator In
 Cases Heard To-day

not guilty, continued to June 3; Gill; bert Lawrence, Danbury, $500, sixty days suspended, three months pro- bation; William A. Morrisey. Dan- bury, $350, sixty days suspended, three months probation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
Hamden Murder Gun
 Found In Meriden

Kirk, prosperious farmer and father of Emily, and the girls mother, who came to the coroners office accompanied by policemen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26

THOM LAYTON will ba closed haturdRy, Memorial Day, but VIII De open on Friday evening, Do your buying eariy, Merchants Bureau
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
STARTS FIRST LAP

Liberty. N. Y., May 26-(UP)- Otto Hillig. Liberty photographer. and his pilot. Captain Holger Hoiriis. started to-day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26

ln recent month nearly HOO American passenger automobiles wero received Into south Africa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Phrases Ascribed to
Great Men All Wrong

The Detroit News is responsible
for this "debunking" of some great
men Of the past:
Washington did not make use Of
the phrase "entangling alliances" In
any Of his speeches. In his farewell
address he stated: ut is our true
policy to steer clear of permanent
alliances with any portion Of the
foreign world" 1t was Thomas JEFF
ferson who in his inaugural address
spoke of peace, commerce and hon
est friendship with all nations, en-
tangling alliances with none" The
saying about "fooling the people" is
commonly attributed to Lincoln, but
is not mentioned in his biographies;
it was probably common proverb
long before Lincoln ever used 1t, If
he did so. Herbert Hoover never
used the expression mobile expert
ment" with regard to prohibition. In
a letter to Senator Borah long be-
for the Presidential campaign, Mr..
Hoover stated: "Our country has
deliberately undertaken a great So
cial and economic experiment, no
BILE in motive and far-reaching in pur-
pose" Woodrow Wilson never said
this country was too proud to fight.
In a speech to newly naturalized
citizens in Philadelphia, he said:
"Peace is the leading and elevating
influence of the world and strife is
not. There is such thing as a
man being too proud to fight. There
is such a thing as nation being
so right that it does not need to con-
vince others by force that 1t is
right"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Tremendous Increase in
the Use of Oil Sprays

The use of oil sprays in the East
has increased tremendously during
the last ten years, mainly because OF
the prevalence of the European red
mite. In consequence, other problems
have arisen, such as the combination
of oils with fungicides and aphicides
which have in turn reacted upon the
oil spray business so that better oils
are being marketed than ever before.
The great variety offered has compli-
Gated the proper selection OF oil
sprays and careful consideration on
the basis of cost, safety. toxicity, re-
liability and compatibility is neces-
sary. Much experimentation is needed
in this field. Commercial oil emul-
sions have not proved to be better
killing agents than miscible oils for
red mites, fact which deserves con-
sideration, and, finally studies OF
safety Of the various products so far
indicate caution for pears and plums,
together with additional caution on
all fruits for the unknown product,
especially If the formula is new.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Every Farm Yard Loses
Much Needed FERTILITY

Every farm yard has fertility going
to waste. 1t may be little; it may be
much. Every piece Of undiseased veg
citation is the source of fertility if it
is properly saved. Every bit of vege-
table matter left over or not used
in the preparation of feeds or foods
would make the green's grow greener
in the garden or the flowers grow more
beautiful if converted into fertility
and properly used.
In other words, select spot some
where within easy reach and make a
compost pile Of all the vegetable tops,
leaves, straw butts, cornstalks, I'M
consumed hay and so on. Mix in
little good soil; incorporate into the
pile as it is made some commercial
fertilizer materials; keep 1t moist il
water is available and you will have
some excellent fertility to apply to
choice spots in the garden. lawn or
other part of the farm. Use fer
tilizer in somewhat the following pro-
portions: To each 100 pounds Of dry
vegetable matter such as above men,
toned, mix in three pounds each of
suiphate of ammonia and air slaked
lime, and one pound or superphos-
phate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Unique Way to Prevent
Injury to Grape Crop

Perhaps the best way to avoid in
jury to grapes from bees consists Of
spraying the grapes and in growing
the grapes to the ripening stage with
out punctures or injuries. Following
this, of course. the grapes should be
harvested promptly when they are
ripe. If for any reason the grape ber-
ries are allowed to hang on the canes
and become over-ripe, much injury is
liable to occur from bees.
We may summarize by saying that
we should grow the grapes in the best
possible way in order to secure high
quality, firm, well ripened berry, says
writer in the American Horticultur-
list. If they are not allowed to become
over-ripe, little or no injury will occur
from bees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Back to Primitive Age

Chinese railways, and consequently
the farmers, are always the first to
suffer when civil war. breaks out.
The first task for the military chief
tain is to seize as much rolling stock
as he can for the transportation of
his troops. This means that most
civil wars are fought along the rail-
roads and passenger and freight
traffic is paralyzed. The extent of
this can be imagined. No trains
have operated along the, Lunhai
line for weeks except troop trains.
i Farmers turn to the peculiarly con-
structed wheelbarrows to haul their
produce into town, coming for miles
over the trails. Thirty miles outside
the city is quarry noted for it's
building sand. For days streams of
coolies have been hauling this sand
on wheelbarrows along the railroad
tracks. Distance, so miles.-Wash-
ington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
italian Bees Are
I Most Excellent
Superior to German Type
and Gather More Honey
in Course Of Year.

The queen is the "better half of
the bee family. All efforts of the bee
keeper bring only failure unless there
Is good queen in the hive, accord
ing to B. A. Slocum Of Cornell uni
versity. mo matter how good our
equipment, how well we have packed
the bees for winter, how generous
we are with winter stores OF honey
and sugar. or how abundant the nee
tar in the blossoms, the swarm can
not make large crop of honey" he
said, unless the queen is able to
maintain large colony Of strong, &C
tive, and healthy bees"
Italian Bees Superior.
Beekeepers, Mr.. Slocum said, be-
lieve Italian bees are much superior
to the German bees, commonly known
as black bees, in nearly all respects.
They are better workers, swarm less,
are more gentle, and are much su-
perior in cleaning out European foul
brood. Unfortunately the black bee
was introduced into the United States
more Lldu LWO uuAuiCu yC"AS 1890
the Italian bee, and therefore the
blacks have become fairly well estab-
lished in all parts of the country.
They are now found wild in trees and
rocks in every state from coast to
coast, and in many parts of Canada.
Consequently, one very good reason
why beekeepers should rear their
own queen bees, or secure them from
reputable breeders, is to get rid OF
the black bees and hybrids.
s Prolific Queen Needed.
Every colony must be headed by
good prolific queen. Authorities agree
there is not so much difference in
the honey-getting ability inherited by
the different colonies as there is in
the condition of the colonies; that Is,
they produce large honey crops be-
cause conditions within the hives are
ideal. This means large number OF
strong young bees in healthy condl-
ton. with conditions around the hive
suitable for them to work effectively.
The good queen is extremely prolinc
and laws around 1000 eggs day.
Such a queen must be large and
should have deep body. A great
number of eggs is necessary because
the amount of honey made by the
colony varies directly with the num-
Der of strong young bees in 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Miscible Oil Must Be
Thoroughly Emulsi6ed

Miscible oils and various oil emul-
sions being manufactured from kero-
sene and the heavier mineral oils, it
is necessary that an emulsion of good
quality be produced in order that the
oil may be dispersed uniformly through
the diluted spray. If the oil separates
out, injury to the tree may ensue.
Two types of emulsions are avail
able, one in which the oil is emulsi-
fed with soap and cresylic acid or
soap alone; the other nonsoap
emulsion in which the oil is dispersed
by means of casein or some other pro-
tein agent. The latter may be termed
quick breaking type and may be ex-
pected to give more trouble than the
other.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03

GUNNER 1881 finds designers in a
~ mood to beruffle and beruffle sum-
merry frocks made Of organdie and
other similar sheer weaves. While all
sorts of ruffling is going on. ranging
from deep flouncings to ruffles of any
width, fancy turns especially to
myriads of tiny rutfles which achieve
sprightly silhouette for the frock
after the manner pictured.
This winsome summer gown is made
Of white organdie. The sash with its
bow tied at the front waistline is of
wide pale blue satin ribbon. 1t is the
pretty-pretty frocks of this type which
are holding the center of the stage.
Frills and furbelows which bespeak
the truly feminine are characteristic
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Kill Queen Ant to
Get Rid Of Pests
Poison Is Suggested to Kill
Off Whole Army.

The best way to get rid Of ants Is
to find their nests and to destroy the
queen, according to Prof. Glenn w.
Herrick of the New York State Col
lege of Agriculture. With the queen
killed, no more eggs will be laid and
the production of the worker ants
stops.
Carbon bisulphide kills the queen
and gets rid of the workers. 1t may
be difficult to find the nest, and some
times when the nest is found 1t is
hard to get at as in the foundation
walls. When the colony is located,
however, pour an ounce or two of the
liquid into each of several holes made
in the nest with sharpened stick,
and then quickly stop up each hole
with clod of dirt. A heavy wet
blanket thrown over the nest helps
to retain the gas and to make fumiga-
ton more effective. The liquid evap-
crates quickly and the gas permeates
the whole nest, destroying the colony.
Carbon bisulphide is highly inflam-
mable and explosive and no nre Snould
be brought near the place which is
being fumigated.
Professor Herrick also recommends
the use of tartar emetic. To make
this, mix tartar emetic with extracted
honey at the rate of one part to twen-
ty parts of honey If some of this
mixture, pourned into individual but
ter plates, is set in the places where
the ants are troublesome, the insects
may be driven away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
FARM ACTS1c

One year-old trees are the best trees
for planting.
r Potato spraying should begin early
and continue late.
Purslane is a villainous weed, but
not to be despised when boiled as
greens"
Bonemeal is excellent for vines and
all garden purposes, and may be used
freely without danger of burning.
Quack grass is one of the earliest
plants to start, growth in spring and
it grows until freezing weather in
the fall.
producing cows frequently suf-
fer a severe strain on their calcium
reserve, and need to have that reserve
replenished.
Heavy pasturing over long periods
readily shows that the returns in grass
gradually diminish and that the feed
ing value of the feed is reduced.
Cherry leaf spot Is the most impor-
tant single disease of the sour cherry.
It is caused by fungus which passes
the winter in the dead leaves on the
ground.
When transplanting tree be sure
to maintain a balance between the
root system and the top. If you lose
part Of the roots cut back the top cor
respondingly.
Thousands of raspberry currant.
and gooseberry bushes are loafing on
the job Of producing fruit because
they are not given an annual pruning
to cut out the nonbearing wood.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03

party style-sheer eyeleted batiste
with narrow velvet ribbon in valencia
blue tied about the waist.
Comes from the atelier of Patou the
charming bridesmaid costume shown
to the right. The dress is of pale
blue taffeta with puff sleeve and
quaint gathered skirt. The wide
brimmed leghorn has sash of wide
blue satin ribbon encircling its crown
with a soft bow at the back.
A stunning exponent of the popular
stop hat" is shown in the circle.
Black-eyed susans adorn this beguil-
ing creation which is a loose-woven
coarse bIack-and-yellow novelty straw.
A row of the same flowers edge the
neckline of the frock which is made
of summary yellow chiffon, now SO
popular.
CHERIE NICHOLAS.
90 ,aat westarn NAwsnanar linton
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
RUFFLES AND RUCHINGS ARE
LAVISHED ON SUMMER FROCKS

but are left to the mercy of each pass
ing summer breeze.
There is apparently no such thing
as wearing too wide flop briin.
Those fashionable for beach wear are
simply enormous, the dimensions of
some being almost unbelievable.
1t is interesting to note the variety
of straws and fabrics as well, which
60 to make up the new wide-of-brim
hats which are lending their pictur-
esque presence to the summer land
scape. They are making these flatter-
ing chapeaux of organdie, Of stitched
linen, of allover embroidery and eye
leted materials as well as of stifiy
starched lace.
AS to their straws the list includes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03

Of the new midsummer modes. The
materials themselves are that beguil-
ing they call for treatments of pic
turesque influence, which accounts for
the use of ruchings and rulings.
An exceedingly sheer summer is in
promise so far as fabrics are con-
cerned. Dainty cottons as quaint as
they are lovely are bringing old-time
romance back into an ultra modern
lied world. So far as the traditional
summer girl is concerned she is COM
ing into her own as beguiling as ever
she was in. the days of yore.
Her frocks will be made of mate
rails as sheer and lovely as the world
of fashion e'er has seen-crisp. young
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-07-03
Excellent, Method for
Preparing Grating Wax

There are several rules for making
grating wax. An old method found
excellent is as follows:
Four parts by weight of resin, two
of beeswax and one tallow. Melt slow
'ly, being careful not to let it boil
over on the stove. When thoroughly
mixed, pour into cold water, and, as
soon as it can be handled, work with
creased hands like molasses candy.
Make into sticks of convenient size
for handling. In any ordinary graft
ing weather this wax will soften sufi-
GENTLY to be plastic by the heat of
the hand.