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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Drowning Victim
 Still Unidentified
Body at Lunny's Morgue Awaiting Claimant = Sup=
 posed Clues to Identify Fail

Notwithstanding a thorough in- vestigation of several leads given to members of the detective bureau the body of the man found drowned in the old Cooke street re- servoir in Fulton Park yesterday afternoon remained unidentified to- day. It is awaiting a claimant at Lunny's Funeral home on Central avenue. The deceased Is described as a man between 50 and 55 years of age, five feet, five inches in height, weighed approximately 150 pounds, wore high black shoes, q blue vest and blue trousers. About a week ago a coat and a hat were found near the pond, but 1t was be- lieved at the time that one of the unemployed had placed them there.
 The corpse was taken from the water shortly before o'clock yes-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Service At Mount Olive
 M. E. Zion Church

Services at the Mount Olive A. M. E. Zion church tomorrow will be as follows: In the morning the pastor will preach from the sub ject, ''Half-Baked Cakes" At 12:30 p. m., Sunday school. The newly elected superintendent is Mrs. An- nie Durham. She will take charge of the school tomorrow At D.. m. the Bible class will convene, led by the pastor. At 6 p. m. is ". c. E. Union. Miss Marjorie Dun- ham is the president. Topic, "The Service of the Boys in the Bible" At p. m., the pastor by special request from some of the members will preach from the subject, Dry Bones in the Valley"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
RECORD LOCAL HUNTING SEASON FORECAST
332 Permits
 Supplied At
 Clerks Office
Last Years Top of SIP Licenses Expected to Be Ex- ceeded- Depression Apparently Has But Little
 Effect on SpOrtsmen- Season Opens October 20

CTS will have obtained their an- nual permits.
 Many men also have issued to them a combination license which permits them to hunt and fish both. So far this year, 1,793 have been given out, while last year. the number was 1,843. The town clerk expects to issue a larger number this year than last as the fishing through the ice" season has not started as yet.
 Within a week or two, the office will be stormed by those seeking their hunting licenses. All are obliged to make an annual report to the state of the game "bagged'' in their forays into the woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Motor Cars Collided
 On Thomaston Road

Cars driven by Louis Diorio of 63 Hawthorne street and Harold Belanger of 37 Cherry street were in a collision near Red Path Inn on the Thomaston road last eve- ming. As the drivers failed to agree as to responsibility and charged each other with hogging the road both were ordered to appear in the Thomaston court by Patrolman James P Ryan. Diorio's machine was badly damaged in the crash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
DON'T QUOTE
 ME
(By United Press)

Washington. Oct. 17.-(UP).- Indictment of Bishop James Can non, Jr., yesterday on federal charges recalls a side of his char acter less we'll known to the pub lie than his political activities.
 A canny, cagey politician, the bishop is always on his guard. his crutches, with which he is often photographed, accompanying him to senate hearings. He is seen often enough without them on less im- portant occasions.
 Recently he called a newspaper office on the telephone and an- nounced he was on the way with a statement ito be printed as a whole or not at all While the be- wildered and slightly irritated edi- tor was pondering this ultimatum, Cannon was wandering about from one anteroom to another,' Host in the great forest" He finally wound up in the locker room, where he was found by sympathetic re- porter.
 When word came that the grand jury was to investigate him, a newspapefman called Cannon to give him the news. Cannon, said his son and secretary, had been "un- expectedly called out of town" but was there anything the son could do? He thanked his informant ''very much" for the news.
 Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts, black-bearded tar tar to whom the name Cannon is anathema maranatha, also was out of town, but his secretary, a lady. said:
 "Is that authentic? Oh. isn't 1t just grand! MT. Tinkham will be so pleased"
 When Cannon recently received H. l.. Mencken in his office, he had a wonderful time. according to those close to him. At opposite poles of thought, the two sat and spared for long time. After the critic had gone, Cannon said: q was tremendously impressed. MT. Mencken and I are on opposite sides of the fence, but he's the sort of man with whom you can talk while leaning over the fence A new batch of blueprinters on night shift at the treasuy recently grew joyous and Sweet-Adelined with Elan sif not harmony.
 A guard rushed in with the tid- | ings that the president couldn't sleep to such g luxury. Blueprints since have been made in solemn silence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Depositors Safety
 First, Says Steele
Comes Ahead of Profits to Stockholders, New Haven
 Banker Tells Council

quirements except as they are If early maturities and of the highest types, and when we put our money in them we should recognize that they are investments, not reserves.
 Bond profits are more likely to be realized with long term issues than with those of shorter term," said Mir Steele, but commercial bank funds are not trading corpor- ation funds and in none but the largest banks can it be expected that there will be men or statisti- cal facilities available to warrant a belief that trading profits can be relied upon with any, real confi- dence."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17

The business depression is evil dently going to make but little difference for those who glory in the hunting sport as the town clerks office reports a total of 332 licenses given out so far and expect a tremendous rush for the next two weeks. Last year, a total of 812 licenses were given out and it is estimated that this number will be exceeded judging from the number recruiting licenses each day.
 The season for gray squirrel opens on October 20 and for duck and geese. the date is November 1. By that time. hundreds of hunt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
EMERSON AUTHOR
 OF POEM QUOTED

An article in this paper yester- day on the celebration at York town carried a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, which formed part of the program at the dedica- tion of a monument at Concord in 1886. Owing to an oversight on the part of the writer. the lines were credited John Greenleaf Whittier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Wheeler Young Post
 Veterans Foreign Wars

Petitions are being circulated by the local Wheeler Young post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for presentation later to congress in support of the drive to have the payment of the balance of the bonus ordered. Persons signing the petitions need not necessarily be veterans. There are 50 petitions go- ing the rounds in the city at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
St. Francis Xavier
 Holy Name Society

Judge Martin Gormley of Nau- gatuck, democratic candidate for congress in the 1880 election. and Rev. Eugene Moriarty of St Mar garet's parish will be the speakers tomorrow night at a meeting of the Holy Name society of the Church of St. Francis Xavier. Judge Gormley and Father Mori- arty will both discuss interesting subjects and a large attendance at the meeting Is anticipated. A busi- ness session will be held before the speaking starts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Decision Reserved
 In Divorce Action

Judge Newell Jennings yesterday afternoon reserved decision in the contested divorce suite of Mrs. Amelia Bouffard against Alfred J. Bouffard following several hours of testimony. Mrs. Bouffard alleges cruelty and asks the custody of
 three children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
C Compensation For
 Widow of Fred Doll

Mrs. Alice Doll of Seymour, whose husband. Fred Doll. died last month as the result of injuries re- ceived while in the employ of the Homer ID. Bronson company of Beacon Falls, was awarded com pensation totalling $3.s12.S0 yester- day afternoon by Commissioner
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17

The Yale Athletic association for the third consecutive year has de- monstrated that it believes the most advantageous means of transportation to and from the football games at the Bowl is the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Rev. MT. Howell May
 Leave Federated Church

Rev. John w. Howell. pastor of the South Federated church, has received a call from the pas- torate of church in Franklin, N. H. Rev. MT. Howell is very we'll liked in this city and his many friends are hoping that he may de- eide to remain in Waterbury. He CT he had brought the matters to his parishioners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17

Frederic M. Williams Dolls left forearm was injured and an infec- ton set in. resulting fatally. The money will be paid Mrs. Doll at the rate of $11.90 for S12 weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17

present time. The national organ ization wants to get 10,000,000, in all, throughout the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27

forcing the big teams to play or neutral grounds, for their own pro- lection instead of on the home fields.
 Many football players have been injured by the crowds, many spec tators who cheered the opposing team have been beaten and their automobiles cut, gashed and slash ed" he declares.
 When Rome played Lazio a tie game, thus preventing Rome from winning the national championship, the crowd surged onto the field and maltreated as many Lazio players as had not fled for their lives. When Rome played at Naples, motorists from Rome were besieged by crowds after the game, injured by flying stones, their windshields broken, tires punctured, and paint scratched off
 Players of visiting teams are to run like mad the mo- ment the referee blows his final whistle and beat the crowds to the exist.
 Italian crowds seldom if ever cheer a good play by an opposing player"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
Waste Oil Nuisance.
Manchester Guardian )


 Sir Cooper Rawson estimated on Wednesday in the House of Commons that two million gallons of oil per day poured into the ocean by the ever increasing number of ships that use oil fuel. To the holiday y-maker who emerges from a swim in Cornish Welsh bay much more dirty than he went in, who has the tragedy of dead seabrds with their wings cogged and who has heard the comments of the nshore fishermen on the damage oil does to their livelihood the figure will seem surprising. Sir Cooper Rawson ntroduc- ing a bill that would make compulsory the use of separators British oil-burning ships. It is no expensive or impractical burden a hard-hit in- dustry that he proposes Several British lines have to their credit, already adopted this reform among them the Cunard, White Star, Elder Dempster and Union Castie lines They report that the separators work efficiently that the cost of their upkeep is small, and that the saving they effect in oil fuel speedily pays the cost of their installation Com pusory installation throughout our mercantile marine would therefore be no hardship, and it would put Britain in the strongest possible position for urging that other maritime nations should fall in line, since only by international action can the sea be saved from increasing pollution. The tonnage of oil-driven ships has risen since 1914 from million and half to tWenty-seven million, and as yet no more than a beginning has been made in the utilization of oil fuel If coasts not to suffer foul high-water mark of spent oil and dead birds there must be common action among the great shipping nations in this reform, and it is for the greatest of them to take the lead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
Calling Names.
Cport Angeles News )

Jay Thomas State Printer. is suing General c B. Blethen of the Seattle Daily Times for a coo half million dollars in the interest of his political associates including Governor Hartley alleging
 beous utterances during the recent Seattle savings bank debacle
 Being interested in the suit the Times naturally feels delicacy about editorial comment. Being ethical, the other Seattle newspapers will likely frain from editorial utterance. Being out of the judicial boundaries of King County. the News feels free to comment.
 The suit resembles the old saw about the pot calling the kettle black. If our memory serves us right, the administration chief and his advisers went through several campaigns heaping abuses upon the Seattle Times and all other newspapers, inferring that radio rock in a weary land because of lying, garbled reports of speeches
 In the game of calling names" the administra- ton has exhibited some past masters of an almost less remarks of a newspaper are of record whereas of the evening.
 Lawmakers have circumscribed newspaper utter ances by application of the libel law yet the street corner broadcaster malign paper to his hearts content without recourse by the paper. High courts of several States have upheld newspapers rights to criticize public officers openly than ordinary individuals, on the ground that they are public servants and therefore open to criticism per formances.
 Whether the s5OoOo0 suit wins or loses, it can be classified the first gun of the Gubernatorial campaign.
 Like the Walker-Sharkey fight the contest of name-calling should be declared draw"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
ABSURD INTERFERENCE.

The limiting of the waterfowl hunting season in Alaska to the month of September is another stupid long distance interference in local affairs It is absolutely senseless and unwarranted
 The ravages the waterfowl of America through drought have not occurred among the Pacific Coast bred birds The destruction to the flocks in the Middle West cannot be repaired by shutting off the shooting of a few thousand ducks in Alaska.
 The bird destruction about which we have heard much in the Middle West and due to the drought in the praries of Canada and Northern United States which dried up the lakes and streams and caused small hatches It is only rarely that ducks matched in Alaska migrate to the sections that affected,
 It is estimated by competent authority that probably not to exceed ten thousand waterfowl killed per season by Alaska sportsmen Usually duck hunting does not being in Southeast Alaska until after the first of Ocober-the date set for it's clos ing. It is all very gmlet minded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
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%ALAN COULD = AsSSs3SsSTssTER sS3sSTss E52sSSaE sSSaEss

You have heard no doubt, abou Al Simmons of the Mackian border patrol, but these few following ex- cerpts from the play-by-play story of the recent double header betweer the Athletics and Washington Sen ators show what a handy fellow he is to have around the premises.
 First game, third inning, Sim mons doubled to rig h t, scoring Cochrane. Miller singled, scoring Simmons
 Eighth inning, Simmons made a high leaping catch of Spencer s long fly for the third out (with two on baseO
 CThe As won this game, 3 to 2.)
 Second game, first inning, Myer tripled. s. Rice flied to Simmons and Meyer was doubled at the plate, Simmons to Cochrane.
 Second inning, Simmons drop ped a home run over the right field wall.
 Fourth inning, Simmons singled to left. Foxx hit home run over the roof of left field stands. scor- ing Simmons ahead of him, tying the score.'
 CThe As won the second game, 6 to 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
PARTY VICTORY IS THE GOAL.

Newspapers from the world commenting on the fact that President Hoover lent his active support in Cincinnati Republican primary to a man running for Congress on a pledge that he will immediately move for the repeal of the Eigh- teenth Amendment. He did this in face of the fact that there was an Ant-Saoon League dry Repub- lican seeking the nomination. Many newspapers in this country and abroad are wondering if that is indication that the President is about to turn against Prohibition.
 The probable reason for the Presidents action was that he did not believe that dry Republican could defeat a wet Democrat in the First Ohio Congressional District and he wanted to save the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
UNIQUE JOURNALISM.

Editorial offices have been opened the brink of the Kilauea Crater, Hawaii for publication Nature Notes, to be issued monthly by the Hawai- National Park Service The volcanic paper is 8 pamphlet magazine to be issued monthly to dissem- mate information about the park area and tc encourage travel Do the two sections of the Hawaiian Park, one of which is the Island of Maui, and the other on the island of Hawaii
 In his introductory editorial for the first issue E. P. Leavtt, Park Superintendent, says:
 Hawaii National Park was created to
 conserve the most representative area of
 volcanic interest in the United States. Its
 craters active dormant and extinct, are
 among the most important in the entire
 world and are probably the only volcanoes
 which be visited with reasonable safety.
 The park is also noted for it's luxuriant
 tropical vegetation which forms striking
 contrast to the volcanic craters and barren
 lava flows
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
IN THE HOSPITAL

Lillian Miller entered St. Ann's hospital yesterday afternoon to un- dergo medical treatment.
 Gust Nelson, marine patient, entered the hospital yesterday for medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
The Noble Romans.

The Noble Romans.
 The violent spirit of Italian soc- cer football followers, writes An drue Berding from Rome, has pro- duced the unusual situation of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27

seat vacated by the death of the late Speaker Longworth to the Republican Party.
 And that suggests that many believe the Presi- dent would probably change from dry to wet if he felt that it would bring about a Republican victory in the next general election
 There are lot of men in politics. both Demo- crats and Republicans, whose position on Prohibit ton is determined by their judgment as to the effect of it on the next election. They are party men first and wet or dry afterward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
Breezes By Ruth.

It was on the same occasion tn.~f Simmons passed Babe Ruth, at least for the time being, in the race for the American league bat ting crown.
 The tilt between the great Bam- bino, nearing the end of his career. and the rampant Simmons, just now in his prime. should afford one of the few exciting features of 8 season that has seen the two pen- nant races turned into routs.
 Simmons has youth in his favor down the stretch, plus the helpful fact that he doesn't have to do a portion of his swinging at the slants of Grove, Earnshaw and Walberg.
 Ruth won the batting title in 1924 with a mark of .378 and came close to finishing on top on one or two other occasions. Simmons broke through last year for the first time with figure of .381.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
Add Diploma Grapplers

Professional wrestling continues to furnish jobs for the otherwise unemployed or restless college ath- letes.
 Russ Newland. our eagle-eyed coast observer, notes three more additions to the ranks: George
 CWildcat) Wilson, ex-U. of Wash ington halfback and onetime pro- gridiron rival of Red Grange; G. Dye, Southern California center in 1929; and "Hoot" Herrin, St. Mary's line star of last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27

Or possibly, by crediting the British with equal responsibility for the Hoover plan" MT Stimson was trying to make up in advance for that pageant at Yorktown-(New York Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27
PIANO TUNING Repairing-Refinishing

P. w. Phillips, Baldwin Sales Agent, now at the Juneau Melody House. Telephone 18-2 for ap- pointment. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27

Considering the hard things said by the Wick ersham Commission about minor judiciary, you might logically expect signed report stating that the Lower Courts are O. K-( Cincinnati Enqurer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27

Cynthia Mosly says the next war will destroy civilization. What, then, did the last war do to it? ConstitutionD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-27

Two dozen men are awaiting electrocution in Sing Sing these being petty slayers who didn't have enough influence to be tried for evading their in come taxes.-tDayton, Ohio, News)
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
ZOAR1

Miss Margaret Lawson spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs, Philip John
son at Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leven Hopkins and
son of Philadelphia spent the week
end with Mrs. Sallie Johnson and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Dorey and fam
lily spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond DOrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Lawson had as
their dinner guests Sunday: Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Phillips and daugh-
ter Kathaleen and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ton TimmOns and daughter Colleen.
The Vacation Bible School will be
entertained by Rev. Jas. b. Dicker-
son to "weenie roast" at Delaware
Bay, September /. All students are
expected to be present.
Clifford Lawson had the misfor-
tune or breaking his arm while
cranking his automobile at his home
on Friday afternoon.
Miss Pearl Rogers who has been
i'll for a few days is now much i'm
proved.
MI. anu MIS- FlGu LAWSUIT anu
family had as their dinner guests
Thursday evening the Rev. Jas. B..
Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Dorey had
as their Sunday dinner guests Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Quillen and children
Stewart and Irene Iva and Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Dorey and son Ed
ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wainwright of
Wilmington have been spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. f. w.
Lawson and daughter Margaret.
Miss Mildred Lawson, Earle
Steele and Guy Johnson spent Sun
day evening with Miss Pearl Rog-
ers.
The Salmans family of Chester
and Philadelphia will hold their an
nual reunion at Zoar NJ e. Church
Sunday, August go Everybody well
come.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

The Ladies' Aid will be entertain
ed in the M. E. church Friday. Au-
gust 2S. Everyone is cordially in
vited
Miss Hildred Dickerson, of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Dick
ersOn.
Mrs. N. S. O'Day has been enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. O'Day,
Jr, of New York.
Miss Frances DickersOn has been
entertaining Miss Mary Wiley, of
Philadelphia.
We, the people of this community,
are very sorry to hear of the death
of Minans Russell, of Trenton, N. j.,
but formerly of here. We extend
our sympathy to the Russell family.
Miss Hildred Dickerson, Mrs.
Paul Truitt, and children, and Raj
ston DickersOn are spending the
week in the following places: Phila-
delphia, New York and Atlantic
City.
Miss Elizabeth COnaway, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Morgan are
friends in New York.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
NO MORE RATS

or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP.
It's a sure rodent killer. Try Pkg.
and prove it. Rats killed with
RAT-SNAP leave no smell. Cats or
dogs won't touch it. Guaranteed.
35c size cake enough for
Pantry. Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size 2 cakes for Chicken
House, cOOps, or small buildings.
$1.25 size cakes enough for
all farm and Out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by The Pierce
Hardware Co., The Milford Feed
Co., Milford, Delaware. 7-1O-16t
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

spending this week with their grand
parents in Snow Hill, Md.
Miss Grace Long was recently the
overnight guest of Miss Yvonne
Townsend at Frankford.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Long enter
tanned to dinner Friday Mrs. Harry
Law and two sons, James and Will
liam, of Philadelphia, and d. j.
Long.
Miss Frances DeTricksOn recently
entertained to dinner Miss Grace
Long, John Bedicru of Wilmington,
and VIM. Isaac Warren of Ellen
dale.
Mrs. Isaac Quillen and daughter.
Kathryn. are spending several weeks
at the Idyle Wild Hotel, Ocean
City, Md.