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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
K. of l.. Hoop
 Chatter BY JOHNNY sTANKUS
THE STANDING

Schedule for tonight, St Joseph s auditorium. Thirc~Beries.
 7:00 p. m.--Cornell vs Prince ton.
 TAO p. m.-Yale vs Stanford.
 s:1O D. m.--Notre Dame vs Holy Cross.
 A benefit night will be held to- night at St Joseph's school audi torium where receipts of the triple header carded by the K. of l.. Community basketball league will be given to the medical ser vices rendered the injured players Johnny March, Slim Razier and Al Daukas three members of the K. of l.. league were injured several weeks ago, and he'd to recieve medical aid, and with the balance of the receipts after expenses have been paid, will be forwarded ta the medical care of these youngsters injuries.
 What a bill! Three very import ant tussels. The opening brings to. gether two tailenders, Cornell and Princeton who will clash to find out which of the two quintets will em- erge from the cellar. Yale and stan ford who are in a tie with Holy Cross for first place, will meet in the second game which promises to be a humdinger. Holy Cross, who lost a 24-23 verdict to Yale last Friday, will meet in the headliner when they stack up against the smooth, fast passing Notre Dame combination in the final contest oi the night. Excitement galore is promised the K. of L. loop followers tonight.
 The two K. of L. reserve teams will meet two worthy opponents to- m orrow evening at Barnard school The Royal Comet of the Nortt, end in the opener at o'clock and the Brooklyn Cowboy In the Tea ture game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
Boys, Club Games

The newly organized Boys club paign Saturday at the club trounc- ing the Naugatuck Y Juniors, 46 to 12. Gugliott with 10 points featured.
 In the preliminary the Cadets copped their sixth straight. defeat ing the Community Juniors of the Pearl street community house, 16 to 12. Pugliese with six points was high scorer for the Cadets, while Clapp was the losers best bet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
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SPECIAL MATCH.
4D5 530 543--lbGS Waterbury Post office.
BABE ON VOTING LIST

5lO 4s6 bs4--lCl0 Waterbury Pose office wins by sz pins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-07
AMATEUR BASKETBALL
SDccdIOys IOse. 3O-20

Bill Gaughans Waterbury Speed boys dropped a 30-29 decision to the strong Bristol Boys club Sat- urday night in the Bell City. The Avalone brothers excelled for the home club while Sweeney, Des- marias and Nash were the locals heavy scorers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15

requires acid soil to succeed. II you in
sist on trying, 1t Is better to obtain some
of the seed, which can be found in
small, green capsules, about one-quarter
of an inch in diameter, under the new
leaves about the last of June. They
should be planted in pots of specially
prepared acid soil.
1.-THE Bloodroot, with its large, white,
star like flowers, is particularly attrac-
tive, but the most sensitive CT any OF
our native flowers, as the petals fall of
very soon after picking.
Other Spring Flowers.
1.-THE yellow flower, with shiny mot
tied leaves, suggesting the markings OF
trout, commonly called the Dog
toothed Violet or Adders Tongue, is not
related to the violetS and the name
AdderS Tongue is properly applied to a
fern, so to correct these miSnomerS the
much more appropriate name OF Trout
Lily is coming into general use. Thls,
like the Spring Beauty, is connected by
a very slender stem to a small bulb five
or six inches underground. 1t is almost
impossible to dig up the bulb without
breaking off the slender stem of the
plant. The bulb serves as storehouse
of food supply to carry the plants over
Winter. II the leaves are picked with
the flowers, these bulbs cannot form
again, as they are made up CT starchy
material formed by the taking up Of
carbon dioxids from the air through
minute breathing pores in the leaves.
Besides the preceding flowers one
may find in the woods at present the
Hepatica with white to blue flowers and
leaves somewhat liver shaped and liver
colored on the under side which gives
the plant its name: the Harbinger of
Spring with cluster of very small
white flowers, a usually curved stem
about three inches long and small
deeply cut leaves: the Rock Saxifrage
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rigid protection from the usual destruc-
tive methods of picking II we are to
keep our aSvoodlandS and meadows Beau
tiful for future generations to enjoy, but
few of them by some provision OF ma
ture need no protection. One OF the
earliest of these is the skunk cabbage,
which usually flowers here during
March, which may be found In DOGGY
places along streams, and derives its
name from its characteristic odor Most
of its flowers have now disappeared.
but its large. more or less cabbage-like
leaves are still conspicuous features of
the landscape.
Also towering the latter half of
March is the very small lowered Spring
cress, which is found in dry fields and
rocky places, and is often not more than
one or two inches tall, with very
small rosette of leaves at the base.
THE common chickweed and often
the dandelion, Towering in March, are
often found during any Winter month
after one or two warm days.
Difficult to Transplant.
Trailing arbutus. one of our most
beautiful and fragrant flowers, was for
merly abundant throughout the Eastern
States but it is becoming very scarce,
even in the places where it should still
be abundant. This is due almost en-
tirely to the pulling up of its long run
ners, which are thrown away after
breaking off long stems fol. the flowers.
If short stems are cut with knife or
scissors. without tearing up the runners,
the plants would soon increase in num-
bers, and there could be no possible
objection to thus taking small portion
of the flowers. Street vendors will soon
appear selling large punches of these
beautiful flowers. and you are urged not
to encourage the picking of these flow
ers by making purchases.
Trailing arbutlIs is also exceedingly
difficult to transplant or cultivate and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
RADIO PLEA MADE
FOR WILD FLOWERS
Head of Preservation Society
Tells of Plants That Need
to Be Protected.

Declaring that the annual cherry
blossom fete here in Washington pro-
vides one of the greatest flower dis
PLAYS of the country" when few of the
spectators ever try to break of any Oh
the branches" P. L. Kicker. president
of the Wildfiower Preservation Society,
in A radio address over Station WRC
yesterday said there is just beginning
to appear throughout our woodlands
and meadows display of our native
wildfiowers that should arouse an equal
enthusiasm and reverence on the part
of nature lovers who visit them"
Mr.. Kicker. who is an expert OF the
Department of Agriculture, has been an
enthusiastic flower conServationist for
this region, as well as carrying on his
national work as head of the Wildfiower
Preservation Society.
This does not mean that no wild
flowers should be picked, he declared,
"but Spring flowers of the woodlands
seem to be more easily destroyed by
Ehoughtless picking than any others.
Some of the flowers particularly need
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15

with a four to eight-inch hairy stem
terminating in a compact cluster OF
small white flowers and one to three
inch rosette of leaves at the base; the
Virginia Bluebell in low meadows and
open woodlands along streams with
large clusters of medium sized blue
to purplish bell-shaped flowers; the
Dutchman's Brooches, which they
crudely resemble but in inverted posi-
ton, has a white flower with yellow
base and finely and deeply cut leaves /;
the closely resembling Squirrel Corn in
which the flowers have the spurs drawn
closer together; the Sessile Trillium
with three large heart-shaped leaves
surrounding an erect deep red to green
ish flower about an inch long which
rarely opens the Toothwort with me-
diminished three-parted and much
toothed leaves and clusters Of white
flowers; the ivy-leafer Speedwell with
small ivy-shaped leaves and blue flow
ers on a stem about two to three inches
tall and the Rue Anemone with a few
white flowers about half an inch in
diameter, and several sets of three
roundish leaflets on shiny dark brown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
Tribesmen in India Revolt.

BOMBAY, April Is (P.-Dispatches
from Ranpur today said that militant
Miyana tribesmen had revolted against
the ruler OF the native Indian state,
Malta. where reign of terror exists. A
considerable number have been killed in
clashes between the rebels and the forces
which are remaining loyal to the ruler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15

A Canadian world war veteran
turned farmer, has succeeded in grow
ing white tomato equal in all re-
spects to the red variety. 1t is now an
established product of the prairie prov
inces of Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15

stem about four to six inches tall. Few
CT these are found around here in suf-
ficient abundance to warrant extensive
picking"
Evening star., 1931-06-23

a short musical program was given by
Betty Marie Gray and Catherine Ben
son.
An honorary degree Of doctor of mu-
sic was conferred upon Joseph Arthur
Bernier, father of Conrad Bernier,
noted musical instructor Of this city,
by DR.. Roberts. Catherine Benson re-
ceived an artist diploma and those who
received the degree of bachelor of mu-
sic In theory included Susanna c.
Beall, Paul De Long Gable, Lyman
Shepard McCrary and Caroline Frank
um Rast. Betty Marie Gray received a
degree Of bachelor of music in voice
Teacher diplomas were awarded Lena
Kash, Margaret Shirley Oxenburg,
Celeste Pelton and Mary Gross Smuck
in piano and Nina Piozet in voice.
Bernadette Louise Barth won the pub
Evening star., 1931-06-23

lie school teachers certificate ana grad
following: Constance Beryl Gustat,
Everett Warren Stevens and Priscilla
Woodley for piano; Aurelia Beck,
Louise Wisdom Dudley, Leona Keller
Bixler, Constance Beryl Gustat and
Alice Huber for voice; Hans Male and
Helen Ogle for violin and Marie de
Porry for church music.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
Grand Mason to RA Gnest.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June % (spe-
cialD DIR. A. M. Showalter Of Christ
iarshurg, grand master Of Masons Of
Virginia, will be entertained by Alex
andria- washington Lodge, No. "a, A.
r. and A. NJ, at meeting to be held
Thursday evening. The meeting has
been designated as Virginia night"
Evening star., 1931-06-23
DIPLOMAS RECEIVED
BY CLASS IN MUSIC
Washington. College Holds 25th
Commencement-Dr. H. r. Rob.
erts Makes Presentations.

The twenty-flfth annual commence
ment Of the washington College of Mu-
sic took place last night at Barker
Hall, in the Y. w. C, A. Building. DR..
Hugh Rowland Roberts, president OF
the college, presented the diplomas and
Evening star., 1931-12-06
FRESHMEN WIN CAMPUS
FREEDOM IN TUG-OF-WAR
Defeat Sophomore Teams In An
nual Field Day at Ameri-
can u.

ClimaXing field day events with VIC
tory in soaking wet tug-of-War across
stream of water from a fire hose,
American University freshmen yester-
Gay earned the right TO throw away
their green "dinks" or tiny caps green
ties and green berets. They assumed
the campus privileges of regular stu
dents, which had been denied them so
far this year by upper classmen. Fresh
men restrictions, against such things as
crossing the campus on a senior flag
stone walk and entering the recitation
hall by the south door, were lifted by
the victory.
The tug-Of-War turned into a muddy
water fight after three ether events.
Freshmen girls triumphed in hockey,
TO /; Freshmen men tied SophomOres
IN soccer, to 2; Freshmen won a relay
race over their rivals. In the tug-of-
war the Freshmen pulled the Sopho-
mores through large stream Of water
from fire hose. Then there was a
grand rush for the nozzle. in which all
members of both teams got soaking wet
and spIaShed from mud Of the field
Brooke Bright, senior chairman of
the committee in charge. declared all
freshmen restrictions were removed by
the victories. A large crowd witnessed
the events OF the afternoon.
Evening star., 1931-12-06
TREATY BREACH CHARGED.
Shipstead Says L. S. Has Violated
Terms of Nine Power Pact.

Violation by the United States in its
overtures for peace in Manchuria Of
the nine-poWer Pacific treaty was
charged yesterday by Senator Shlpstead,
Minnesota'S Farmer-L -Laborite member OF
the powerful Foreign Relations Com
mittee
He based his accusation on what he
termed Americas failure to follow the
provision Of the pact for comforting
with the other signatories where the
integrity of China was involved.
Instead, he said, I'VE joined with the
Council Of the League of Nations in
giving orders to Japan"
ShlpStead said Japan's good faith in
dealing with other nations has been
proved to be as good as that of any
other nation in fact, l think
better than most"
Evening star., 1931-12-06

were almost within striking distance
of the South Manchurian Railway.
Nanking reports today declared that
negotiations between DR.. Wellington
Koo. Chinese foreign minister, and
japanese Minister Shigemitsu concern
ing the setting up Of a neutral zone at
Chinchow had been broken off. Fears
were expressed by a spokesman at the
Toxic foreign Office that the japanese
government might not be able to keep
the army in check.
DIR. KOO's announcement that the
Chinese Will not eyaCuate ChinChoW was
most unfortunate an authoritative
source said. The japanese army was
bound to take it as a challenge
Army circles already were much ag-
grayated, as they felt the army was
tricked into a withdrawal a week ago
by apparent promises Of Marshal Chang
Hsueh-Liang that he agreed in prln-
ciple, at least, to the evacuation Of
Chinchow and now, like slap in the
face, comes a definite opposition TO the
entire plan for a neutral zone and other
plans Of the League, as well as Japan,
70 prevent a serious clash"
Evening star., 1931-12-06
LARGEST j. S. SHIP
GOES DOWN WAYS
Launching of Manhattan by
Mrs. Roosevelt Attended
by Capt. Fried.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j., December 5.-The
Delaware River, the Clyde of Amer
ica," received another ship to be added
to the American merchant marine to-
day when the giant Manhattan was
launched amid the plaudits of thou
sands and the footing of whistles.
The largest passenger ship ever built
in America and constructed for the
United States Lines for service in the
North Atlantic, the Manhattan slid
from the ways of the New York Ship
building Co. yard, where a sister
ship is also taking form.
Named BY Mrs. Roosevelt.
In the forefront of the ceremonious
launching Of the great hull was Mrs,
Edith Kermit Roosevelt, widow of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who formally gave the
ship its name. BY her side, as happy
as youngster with a new toy boat
stood Capt. George Fried, whose rescue
exploits were among the finest tradi-
tlonS OF the sea. He will be the COM
mander of the new liner.
A battle containing water taken from
streams in all the States of the Union
was used to christen the Manhattan.
which, when completed, will represent
At the luncheon after the launching
Postmaster General Brown urged
American business men to use Ameri-
can vessels in shipping their goods
wherever possible.
Senator Royal S. Copeland of New
York also pleaded for an adequate mer-
chant marine.
T. V. O'Connor, chairman Of the
United States Shipping Board, urged
the adjustment of pay rates for carry
ing ocean mail to accord with an in
creased differential handicapping Amer
leans operating vessels of higher speeds.
The Manhattan is about go per cent
completed and will be at the shipyard
several months before it is ready fer
sea service. The ship has a length of
705 feet overall, and 685 feet of the
Waterline. Its loaded displacement is
$4,000 tons. 1t has seven passenger
decks and will accommodate 1900 pas
sengers aside from the crew. The Man
haitian will have normal speed of 20
knots
Evening star., 1931-12-06
SEE SAYS CHINESE
TOHOLD CH|NCHOW
Tells League People Ready
to Fight and Die Rather
Than EVacuate City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Chinese will net evacuate Chin
chow but will fight and die there if
necessary" DR.. Alfred Sze tod the
League Of Nations Council yesterday
After making this statement DR.. Sze
conferred with Ambassador Charles G.
Dawes to learn what attitude the
United States wculd take if japanese
troops occupied Chinchow.
Japan's League spokesman informed
the council his government was unal-
terably opposed to intervention by a
third party in the Manchurian conflict.
lie explained such intervention was in
acceptable whether effected through a
commission Of inquiry or by neutral
observers.
The designations of DR.. SEE and DR..
Wellington KOO Chinese foreign min
lister, were submitted at Nanking
Urged by President Chang Kai-
Shek, DR.. Sze TeCOnSidered and con-
sented to stay Dr.. Koo was expected
to stick by his decision.
Railway traffic at Peiping was tied
up by demo lStratiOnS put on by 1000
university Students. Hundreds of the
STUDENTS, many Of them girls, camped
all night on the railroad tracks in the
bitter cold. They demanded free trans
portation to Marking that they might
protest against the governments Man
churian policy.
A new drive against bandits in the
vicinity Of Hsinmintun was announced
IN Toxic. Reports there were that nego-
tlatlons between China and Japan for
the establishment of a neutral zone
mad been broken off. A foreign office
SPOKESMAN expressed fears the govern
ment might not be able to keep the
army in check.
Col. James G. McIlroy Of the United
States Army left Mukden for Chinchow
Where. with Col. Nelson E. Margets
ne VIII draw up report for the Wash
1ngton Government.
Evening star., 1931-12-06
ULTIMATUM is REPORTED.
Final Notice Given Chang to Withdraw
Troops, Dispatch Saws.

TOXIC, December, 6 Sunday. Up.
"A Rengo dispatch from Mukden to-
day said there was an unconfrmed re-
port from a Chinese source at Peiping
tIat Gen. HOMO, japanese commander
in Manchuria, had served final notice
on Chang Hsueh-Liang to Withdraw his
Chlnese troops west Of Chinchow i'm
mediately.
There was no confirmation of such
an ultimatum at japanese war office
The Mukden dispatch said the de-
posea governor OF Manchuria had been
warned to withdraw his troons on The
ground that massing of Chinese east
OF Chmchow signified an aggressive
attitude against the japanese.
Inc dispatch appeared to have been
censored and several sentences deleted,
winch was taken here as an indication
.IaJ LiIaJ II mad been referred to military
headquarters for approval before IL yI,os
forwarded to TOXIC
Evening star., 1931-12-06
COUzENS ASKS RAIL INQUIRY
Declaring Emergency Exists. He Pro-
poses Probe to Include Pay.

Senator Couzens of Michigan pro-
posed yesterday that a Joint congress
Slonal committee look into every phase
OF the emergency" affecting the rail-
roads and their employees.
The chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Committee, which passes on
practically all measures affecting the
carriers, said he would introduce a
resolution this week calling for the in
quiry.
The committee would be composed Of
two Republicans and two Democrats
from the Couzens Committee and the
same numh>s ~---1 the House comni:s-
tee dealing Win railroad LEGISLATION
Declares Emergency Exist,
AS the Michigan Republican an
nounced that an emergency existed re-
qulring a CO-ordinated program, .t be-
came known that President Hoover is
Withholding SPECIFIC reccur1e Qdatlons
for railroad relief until after moves
now ulderua- are completed +
He k@s in mind parleys surrounding
the Interstate Commerce Commissions
plan for aiding the roads and wage
negotiations.
Mr Hoover is keenly concerned over
the railroad situation, however, and
may make it the basis of special mes
sage to Congress later.
Says 100000 Are Now Idle.
Citing negotiations for pending rail-
road wage reductions Couzens said:
There is a movement now in pro-
gress to reduce the wages of all railway
employees, although it appears that ap-
proximately 100000 normally necessary
railway employees are now unemployed
and many thousands of others have
only part-time employment and that
the present earnings of a large per-
centage of the employed railway workers
are less than the amount necessary for
decent livelihood"
Evening star., 1931-12-06

Warm-Air Heating Association at the
closing session of the organizations
two-day convention in the Mayfower
Hotel
Other officers chosen were William
McGrath, Cincinnati, and H. T. Rich
ardson, New York, vice presidents, and
Allen w. williams, Columbus, treasurer
and managing director. The following
directors also were selected: Ralph
Evening star., 1931-12-06
HOOVER MESSAGE
KEPT DARK SECRET
Authoritative Report States
Huge U. S. Finance Body
Will Be Proposed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Hoover administrations newest
handbook-the Presidents annual mes
sage to CongresS-Was in printed form
last night, but with figurative blue
pencu marks through sections dealing
with specific aid for the railroads.
Word was passed through authorita-
tive quarters that the Chief Executive
had decided to withhold recommended
tions for helping the carriers, at least
until the effect of relief measures al
ready in progress can be measured.
II these fail to remedy the situation.
it was said, Mr.. Hoover will address
a special message to Congress
Throughout the day the President
worked steadily on his regular message.
to be laid before the Senate and House
next Tuesday. Callers, with few eX-
ceptions, were denied audience. He
worked much with pencil on a printed
proof OF the awaited document.
viii Ask Huge Finance Group.
Mr.. Hoover is reported authorita
lively to have decided to recommend
the creation of a huge Government
finance corporation. 1t would resemble
IN part the War Finance Corporation
and In the Pre~ident's words of two
months ago would be capable Of answer
ing any legitimate call for credit. Spec
ulation has placed its capitaaization
at $l,000,000,000 or more
Whether Mr.. Hoover has worked out
details of this formula to a point where
it can be Incorporated in the coming
message was not definitely known.
What was considered by some as a
possible hint was dropped by Ogden
Mills, Undersecretary of the Treasury,
who was one of the few who talked today
with the Chief Executive. Asked if the
conference had touched upon the
finance corporation proposal. he made
apparent reference to the coming mes
sage expected to be completed by to-
morrow
you will know all about it within
"a hours" he said.
Special Message on Debts Due.
The extent to which the tax prob
lem will be discussed in the regular
message was uncertain. Reports have
indicated Mr.. Hoover might choose
other documents to be laid before Con-
Evening star., 1931-12-06
STUDENTS BLOCK TRAINS.
Demand Free Transportation to Stage
Protests at Nanking.

PEIPING, China, December lP).-
Hundreds OF university Students, many
of them girls, camped all last night on
railroad tracks, refusing to move unless
the Chinese authorities provided them
with transportation to Nanking where
they wanted to put on a demonstration
against Chinas ManChurian policy.
1t was bitter cold, but that was not
enough TO drive the students away.
Railroad traffic was held up for more
than "a hours by a series Of demon
strations in which 1000 students par
tlCipated.
Evening star., 1931-12-06
JAPANESE PLAN DRIVE.
Stand on Chinchow Regarded as Chal.
lenge to Army in Toxic.

TOXIC, December 5 LP).-Jspanese
authorities announced today that a view
drive will soon be launched against
bandits in the vicinity Of Hsinmintun.
The new military operation was de-
clded on after reports had been re-
celved Of bandit activity along the
Peiping- -Mukden railroad. HsinmintlJn
is west of Mukden on the road TO Chin
chow. toward which a japanese Of
fensive was started last week but was
Withdrawn on orders from Toxic.
Ofhcials declared Chinese troops cen
centrated In the neighborhood of Ia
AsShan and other places in the area