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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
STATE TO HONOR 
 SURGEON FOR
 WINDOW WORK
|U. s. Army Doctor Made
 Digestive Experiments TOO Years Ago

Prairie Du Chein, Wis, (uPl-- Dr William Beaumont. U. s. army surgeon who studied digestive pro cesses through a "window" in the stomach of Alexis St Martin a cen tury ago, will be honored by g memorial to be dedicated August 30.
 State physicians have contrib uted to the fund, providing a hugo boulder of Wisconsin granite bear ing q bronze placque briefly de- scribing his celebrated research here at Fort Crawford, an early frontier outpost. t
 St Martin, a French Canadian yoyageur for the American Fur company at Mackinac was wound ed in the abdomen In 1922. Dr Beaumont, then stationed at Mack inac, attended him. The wound healed. leaving valve-like open ing which could be depressed to give ap unobstructed view and ac- cess to the interior of the stomach.
 When the army surgeon was transferred to Fort Crawford he hired St Martin and brought the man and his family here in order t0 continue his. studies of dtges- ton. 'f
 Beaumonts experiments .includ ed removal of gastric juice from St Martins stomach and the sus- pension of food in the stomach through the opening. The gastric juice was placed in vials with sam liar foods. and maintained at stomachr temperature. while the action was compared with true stomach digestion.
 Sometimes the process made St Martin angry. Then it was that the doctor observed an unusual amount of bile mixed with the food, concluding that violent pas sion affected digestion noticeably. He reported that St Martin. who lived for 5S years after his acci- dent, was q hard drinker. He was agreeable to taking food through the stomach opening, but insisted on drinking his whiskey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
FUNERALS

The funeral of Simeon Blondeau took place hits morning at S:3O o'clock from the J.. l.. BellevilIe funeral home, 68 East Clay street. to St Ann's church where re- quiem mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev F.. A. Lamontagne. Burial took place in Calvary ceme- tery. The bearers were: stephen Egan. Jerome Lezotte, Fred Loisel, Frank Lynch. Xavier Thiffault and Phillip lyon.
 The funeral of Mrs Maria Giu- seppa Davino will be held tomor- row morning at 8:15 o'clock from her late home, 32 Ridge street, to Our Lady of Lourdes church where requim high mass will be cele- brated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Michael M. Cole man, husband of the late Catherine Meany Coleman, will be held to- morrow morning at 8:30 o'clock from his late home, Academy ave- nu,e Cheshire, to St Bridget's church. where a requiem high mass will be celebrated at o. clock. Burial will be in Cheshire.
 The funeral of Samuel J. Wells took place this afternoon at gao o'clock from his home. 715 Water- town avenue, with Rev Moreton w. owen officiating. Burial was in old Pine Grove cemetery. The &C., tive bearers were w. r Miller. Wii- liam Dorr. Arthur Bronson, Henry Gunsalus, Walter Malsch and Will liam Saunders. The honorary bear CTS included F. R. Beardsley, II. D. Somers. Charles A. Templeton. Mar tin J. McEvoy, C. Walter Childs and William Blythe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
EXPERTS FIND
 NEW BLOOD TEST

Paris, (UP)--After n year and a half of work Professor Henri Vaquez, leading cardiologjyt and one of "Firebrand BriaEd4" phy- sicians, in collaboration With other world heart specialists, has discov- cred q new way of taking blood
 pressure readings with the oscil!o- meter.
 Treating cases of hypertension. or high blood pressure, before they become chronic will be made. pos- sIble through the discovery. "Hitherto," said Dr Romeo J. La joie, one of the collaborators from Los Angeles, Calf, "the maximum and minimum blood pressure have
 been used and have shown too
 great variation from time to- time to permit dependable diagnosis. But this method of taking the
 average pressure will result in greatly improved technique. Ths
 new discovery has, thrown light
 on what probably will lead to the eventual ability to measure the
 dynamic capacity of the heart.
 "Our findings have been con-
 firmed by outside investigators in
 Germany and Italy. The new
 method of blood pressure reading
 proves also that hypotens.on, or
 low blood pressure, is not dis
 ease, as was formerly believed"
 Assisting Professor Caquez and
 Dr Lajoie, < are Drs r. Gley,
 physiologist. and Mg Gomez. It also was pointed out that the new
 method will be invaluable to in-
 sufa nce cOnlDantcs. E-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
MERGER OF OIL COMPANIES HAS
 BEEN APPROVED
5000, ,OOO, ,0OO1 Corpora ton That Combines the Standard Oil Plants of New Jersey and Cali- fOrnia ''t'

s A D
 San Francisco, August 27 -- (UP) A new giant of the oil industry. created by merger of the Standard Oil companies of New Jersey. and California into a. $3,- 000 900, 900 corporation appeared to be approved today after a ser- les of conferences. President w. C. Teagle of New Jersey Standard and K. R. Kingsbury of California Standard announced they had agreed a merger was "advantage- ous and logical" Some details of the proposed consolidation re- mained to be settled at future con- ferences, they said, adding that mo insurmountable obstacles have developed"
 The New Jersey Standard owns producing companies, in Canada. South America, Mexico. Rumania and Dutch East Indies, and subsid- iaries which include the Humble oil and Refining Company and the Standard of Louisiana. It's aver age production last year was 270.- 900 barrels of oily daily. At the close of 1890 it had assets of $780, 986.692. Standard of California controls 13 subsidiaries in North and South America. t-.j
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
COIN HARVEY IS NOURISHED FOR
 PRESIDENCY
First Man in Fight for l032 Campaign - Los Angeles Man His Run- ming Mate

Monte Ne, Ark, Aug 27-(UP)-- W. H. (Coin) Harvey, past 80 and nearly blind, but with the en- thusiasm of a zealot, stood out to- day as the first nominated candi- date for president in 1892.
 Harvey, former democrat who retired from politics and active life In great disgust when the country turned it's back on free silver and William Jennings Bryan, came out of seclusion in an effort to have civilization.
 He accepted the nomination for president to save the new party he organized from dissolution. He saw his followers divided by dis sension, SO agreed to be their standard bearer in the hope that he could hold the group, the "Li- berty," together.
 Andrae B. Nordshoc. 45. Los An geles, Is his running mate.
 Reorganization of the money ] system is the chief aim of the party. Interest charges would be abolished under its plan. The gov ernment would ow nall banks. hints would be opend 10 the free coinage of silver. Railroads. tele- phones, electric projects would be Ownedl by the government. H Debate on this platform nearly wrecked the party on the second day of its existence. Dr Samuel Erwin, New Lanno, La. claimed the platform was "railroaded" through the conventions: C. P. Bank of Wichita. Kan. joined him. Confusion reigned. But the plat form written by Harvey and read by Henry J. Sutton of Utica, N. r., was adopted. .'.
 Then nominations for the presi- dental candidate began. Harvey's name was the first brought up. The aged leader had said he believed younger man should be the can- didate. After listening to the de- bate, he changed his mind.
 He looked at the concrete pyramid to prosperity" in which he plans to store relics of the present civilization, to be found by succeeding generations after the civilization has perished. Then. with the stride of the orator who once fought side by side with Bryan, the self-exiled old man walked to the speakers platform. and announced: s-..'
 Rather than see the party fall into the hands of those who might disrupt 1t, I the nomination &C., cept." Cheers echoed in the hills surrounding the mountain village.
 The liberty party was definitely In the political arena.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27

The following is an address de- livered by Dr James l.. Mccartney. director of the Bureau of Mental Hygiene, State Department of Health, over WTIC to-day:
 In less than two weeks about 30,000 children in Connecticut will begin school for the first time and much of their future happiness , will depend on whether they get the right start.
 The law states that the child must begin school when he is six years old but it does not take into account the fact that although he
 has lived six years he does not necessarily have six years of in- telligence. This means that if he has an intelligence above six years he will be impatient with the nec-
 essary routine of the beginners | class and thus fretting, become a definite nuisance. On the other hand the child may be unfortunate ] enough to have less than six years of intelligence and thus be una ble to do the work set before him and fail in his efforts.
 Statistics have shown that from | one-third to one-half of the chil- uitH ihF lHe DuDIlc SCuOOIS oI tnc U. $. A. fail to advance with the speed expected of them. In fact, more than 10 per cent of the hun dreds of millions of dollars spent every year in this country for pub lie school instruction is used for teaching children what they all ready are supposed to have been taught but which they have failed to learn. It would be indeed bet ter if in the beginning the child was given work suited to his mem tai capacity and in which he is more likely to be interested.
 It is obvious for the measure ment of anything so complex and multi -dimcnsioned as the human mind no single test can be given that is at all reliable. Therefore the child must be individually con- sidered and his hercdity, his en- vironment and a number of differ ent tests may have to be given before q fair estimate of his ability can be reached. Unfortunately. in some school systems this procedure is seldom carried out and. in the majority of cases. the children are not considered as individuals but considered as groups. Although this Is the case, parents may greatly help their children to be happy and successful in school by cooperating with the agencies that are attempting to advance this scientific method of placing the child in school. Parents sometimes feel that 1t is dis grace for their child to he exam ined and placed in an ungraded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

John Milton Reed, cable splicer. "A Greenleaf avenue: Margaret Mae Garrigus. occupation, none. Meri- den road.
 James F. Lynch. display man, Bridgeport: Beatrice D. Bertrand. stenographer. GA East Dover street.
 Floyd !. Macdonald, salesman, Brookfeld. Vonn.: Victoria G. Brit tain. occupation, none, 51 Wood street. M
 Joseph N. kazlauskas. factory employe. 31 West Porter street. Martha H. .1ankus, occupation: none, 191 Congress avenue. \.
 Huston F. carolan, clerk. 123 Ridge street.. Marie F. Gannutz. private secretary. II Orange street..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
THE LITHUANIAN
 POLITICAL CLUB
Ninth Annual Clambake to Be Held in Middle
 bury Sept l3
NOTABLE EVENT

The ninth annual clambake of the Lithuania Independent Political club of 48 Green street will be held at the Alpha Sporting club in Mid dlebury, Sept. 18th. A program of sports include races. Jumping events and a tug-o-war. A baseball game between the married and single men will also be q feature 4 ss
 The committee, in charge of ar arrangements is composed of Boles- lovas Buskus. John Jenusaitis. Att torney Albert J. Bronsky, Arthur Dulskis. John Alexander. Walter Petcavage, William Shukaitts, Will liam Bradunas Frank Banis. J ohm Stokes and Joseph Sticklius.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
---~---------- ~4 TWO POLICEMEN s,e
 REINSTATED

Boston. Aug ,27 (UP) - Two policemen suspended Saturday as result of charges by Mrs Evanse. line Fellows of West Roxbury that they attempted to attack her were back in uniform to-day.
 Police Commissioner Eugene C. Huffman said he was convinced that the ofiicers. John l.. Davy and Roland ]. Kinsman of Hyde Park. were innocent. and ordered them restored to duty. A-'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
Big Oil Company
 Plant in China;
 Burning Fiercely

Shanghai. China, Aug 27.--(UP) The warehouse at the sheadquar- ters of the Texaco oil company in Shanghai caught fire to-day. .Burn- ing oil was carried down tho flood- ed Whangpoo river. endangering hundreds of houses, sampans and Junks .q -..,
 Huge steel drums were hurled 200 feet in the air. The smoke and flames were visible for miles.
 The fire began at 3 D. m. was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
RUTH NICHOLS
 ON TRIAL FLIGHT

Jersey City, N. l.. Aug 27-fUP) Mics Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.. aviatrix, who suffered injuries to her spine when she crashed at St John, N. B., on her way to Harbor Grace for proposed trans-Atlan- tic flight. has recovered sufficient ly to fly again.
 She made her first test flight in her rebuilt plane "Akita" yester- day at Jersey City airport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
POLICE CHIEF QUITS GOLF
 BUT HAS HIS REASONS

Kansas City, Mo. (UP)-Like other golfers before him, Police Commissioners August Behrendt Is off the game for life. But he has two good reasons for staying away from the links, he says and neither one Is the usual one.
 Behrendt first swore off a year ago. He was playing q beautiful game when Sergt Harry Butcher drove off from the tee behind him. Tho ball hit Behrendt, so he had to take his meals standing up for while.
 After year he resumed the game, but on the 18th hole he sliced into the rough. And in get ting out hit hornets nest.
 And now they don't talk golf around the police department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
OBITUARY

HALLENBORG-Frederick w.. Hallenborg, age 22 years of .S4 Wood street, died this morning in Toryington. He is the son of Carl l.. and Betty Laurin Hallenborg and was a former member of the Order of De Molay. ss
 In addition to his parents he is survived by tive brothers, Carl P, of Brooklyn, N. r., and Ernest of Waterbury; and three sisters, Mrn A. l.. Patch of New Rochelle. N. Y., Mrs l.. Allard and Jennie Hallenborg. both of this city.
 The body. was removed to the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue from where the funeral will take place Saturday after noon at 2 o'clock. Burial will take place in new Pine Grove cemetery.
 HALL Mrs Cornella Bristol Hall, age SS years. widow of Cur tis N. Hall of 147 Bunker Hill ave- nue, died last night at the Water bury hospital following q brief illness.
 She is survived by one son, Clif- ford II. Hall. secretary at the Wa terbury Clock company.
 The funeral will take place from the Stewart funeral home, 2f9 West Main street, Friday afternoon at 3:3O o'clock with Rev Moreton Owen officiating. Burial win take place in Riverside 9cemetery. Friends are requested to omit the sending of flowers.
 EIsDMAN - Clarence C. Erd- at ptOhf at his home, 971 Bank street. He was born in this city, the son ot Andrew and Hulda Erdman, and was a devout comrnunlcant of St Johns Episcopal church.
 He is survived by two brothers. Maximilian and Edwin L., both of Waterbury; and two sisters, Mrs John D. Wirth Of New Ha- ven and Adolphine Erdman of this city.
 The body was removed to, the Alderson funeral home. 70 Central avenue, from where the funeral will he held tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock with Rev Robert c. Bat chelder of St Johns church offi- ciating. Burial will take place in Riverside cemetery.
 ANYONE - Fiorindo Amicone. aged 64 years. died suddenly this morning at the Mattatuck Country club, where he was employed. MT. AmiLone resided at 135 Locust street He is survived by his wife, Antoinette; one son. Giacinto: also one brother. Fetinieo, all of this city. The body was removed to Maiorano funertl parlors. 2G7 Bank street, from where the funeral will take place at time to be an- nounced later.
 Mir. Amicone was a native of Italy, but had resided In Waterbury 23 years, where he made wide circle of ncquaintances and was popular with all citizens, especially among people of Italian extraction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
Moderator To Be
 Boss In District
 Is Official Order
Motor Patrol to Supervise Districts With Regular Visits No Disorder Expected at Polls Despite Heavy Primary List <,

Twelve extra policemen draft ed' for special work will join reg ulars in maintaining order this aft ernoon and evening at the twenty voting districts in which the demo- cratic primaries are scheduled to take place. a.S
 A patro1man has been assigned to each district with orders to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
MASS NOTICE
SAVE LEFTOVER FRESH FRUITS BY COOKING
THEM WITH SUGAR

The next time you have . serv- ing or two Of berfies or peaches left over from . meal, just cook them for . few minutss with .a half cup of sugar. Later you can serve It as . spread for bread or . topping for pudding.
 Nothing takes the place of sugar in preserving fruit. And reGSs6 cane sugar b recognized every where n the standard. Sugar has never been so lcw in pflcs as now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
 SIXTEEN NEW ...-
 CASES IN MASS,

Boston. Aug 27-UP)-S,Eteen new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state health department to-day. increasing the months total 10 351.
 Boston and Easton reported two each. the other cases being in An dover, Attleboro, Beverly, Cam bridge, Easthampton. Falmouth, Hatfield. Holyoke. Reading, Som- crville. Springfield and Templcton. still in progress five hours later. Damage was expected to exceed $260,000 gold :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
BANKERS MEET HOOVER

Washington. Aug 27.--(UP)- Presidents of three New York banks conferred last night at the White House with President Hooy- CT and Eugene Meyer, governor of the federal rasarvs board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
DIED

DIED ERDMAN--In this city Aug 2G, 1881 Clarence C. Erdman of 97l Bank St. Funeral ito morrow afternoon at ? o'clock. Burial in Riverside cemetery. f HALLENBORG--In Torrington, Aug P, 1o3l Frederick W. Hallenbors of S4 Wood St. Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in new Pine Grove cemetery. AMICONE-In this city Aug 27, 1881 Eiorindo Amicons or i9S Locust st. nounced later.
 MASS NOTICE HAYES-A months mind mass of day mornring. Aug 2oth. at s:oo o'clock at St Thomas church for the late Miss Margaret Hayes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
DRAFT EXTRA COPS TO PATROL PRIMARIES
BRITISH NAVAL BUILDING MAY BE
 WELL REDUCED
New Cabinet Will Try to Make Up That Deficit Labor Forces Against the Government

LOn0On, Aug Sf.-tOP)-he- duction of naval construction may be one of the economies effected | by Britain's new national govern ment.
 Naval sources said to-day there was possibility that the naval building program might be slowed down while the new cabinet of Prime Minister sJ. Ramsay Mac Donald sought drastic reductions in national expenditure to make up a $600, 100000 budget deficit. It was understood that any re- duction in the naval program would be preceded by approaches to the United States and Japan, co-signa- tories with Britain to the London | naval treaty, to discover if they l would consider reciprocal action. MacDonald's sincere desire for disarmament was considered dis tinctly favorable to reduction of the building program, but such a move was admittedly set with poli- tical qualifications. One of the most interesting political situations will bet he presidency of Arthur Hen derson at the world disarmament conference at Geneva. Henderson received the assignment as Mac Donald's foreign minister, but now he Is the leader of the 1aborite opposition against the premier.
 Laborite opposition hnd taken definite form to-day as Macdonald and his colleagues of the three party regime. began their work of seeing Britain through her fnan- cial emergency A joint meeting of the Trades Union Congress gem eral council, the national execu- tive committee of the labor. party. and the consultative committee of the parliamentary labor party adopted resolution unanimously that the new government should be vigorously opposed" in parlia- ment and by trade untonists throughout the country.
 LABOR AGAINST GOVT
 London. Aug 27.--(UP P)+-The miners federation executive com mittee decided to-day to support the trades union and the labor party in their opposition to the national government.
 IL was understood that repre- sentatives of the miners would meet hter tO-udy Wltn. the |. C. " general council. the national exc .cutive committee of the labor party. and the consultative committee of the parliamentary labor party to outline vigorous opposition to the new administration.
 The Social Democratic Fedora ton to-day sent q ma nffesto to workers to. resist by every possi- ble means the policy of reaction and degradation
 The manifesto said the coalition ministry's economy program was to be effected primarily at the~ex- pense of the unemployed and cuts In social service payments and wages.
 "The essence of the situation" the scathing document declared. "is siirren ender. to financial dictator ship. The country is faced with the humiliating position that our domestic policy. in future Is to he determined by foreign bankers"
 KING ON VACATION
 Ballater. Scotland, Aug 27.-- UP)--King George arrived here by train from London at 10 n. m. and motored to Balmoral castle to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
DAWES IS Ra

Kirkcudbright, Scotland. Aug 27. UP) Ambassador Charles G. Dawes celebrated his 66th birth day to-day by addressing the cere- mony inaugurating memorial gymnasium given Kirkcudbright by Thomas Cochran of New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
KING ION VACATION

Ballater, Scotland, Aug 23.-- (UP)--King George arrived here by train from London at 10 a. m. and motored to Balmoral castle to continue his interrupted vacation.
 The king had been here on holi- day only one day when he was called to London by the political crisis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27
POPULATION CENTER

Washington. Aug 27.--tUP)--' The new center of population of the United States is now 20 miles northeast of Linton. Ind. the bu- reau of the census announced to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-27

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-31

gathering was postponed until to- day.
 New Post office Sub-station
 A new post office sub-station will bc opened tomorrow morning at 8 O clock in the Buckley Drug store on South Main street. The new sta- ton will receive parcel post for delivery, registered mail, issue money orders and sell stamps. The rGoney order department will be open from m. to 6 p. m. Stamps will be on sale during all hours that the store is open. All arrangements for the opening have been complet- ed by Postmaster Walter E.. Brown. The new sub-station will fill a much needed want on the east side of the borough. Several years ago there was sub-sta.ion on this side of the borough, located in the pres- ent Naugatuck Drug company store.
 Pass Hygiene Tests
 Certificates aawrded by the na- tional headquarters of the American Red Cross have been forwarded to fourteen members of the class in Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick which was conducted by Mrs Loret- ta Foley, R. N, and who successfully passed the course of twelve lessons. Those who will receive certificates are Miss Madeline Baker, Mrs Jen- nie Carlson, Mrs Madeline Carlson. Miss Elizabeth Donovan, Nellie Dom oyan, Miss Violet Ericson, Miss Nell l:e Flaherty, Miss Lillian Johnson, Miss Hazel Johnson, Mrs Alice Jones, Miss Marjorie Jones, Mrs