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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
HARVARD YOUTHS BADLY HURT BY
 DIVE INTO POOL
One Has Broken Neck and the Other Fractured Skull-They Dove in the Dark Into Empty Pool

Boston, June 24 UP)-Two Harvard university students were In critical condition here to-day as the result of diving into an empty swim ming pool on the estate of Henry Cannon Clark shortly after mid night Monday. Nicholas Jarrot Tif- fany of St Louis. Mo. was at Peter Bent Brigham hospital suffering with a broken neck and e possible skull fracture and his classmate In the class of lO32. Alexander coch. rane Forbes Of Wellesley. was at Beverly hospital with skull frac. ture and internal injuries.
 Little could be learned Of the ac' eident. It was believed that the youths were attending party at Clark's Beverly farms estate and decided at a late hour to take . plunge before going home. They went to the pool alone and when their absence was noted a search for them was started, Parents 0f young Tiffany. informed yesterday Y of his condition. left thelr home "a cheaie iePhsld, . huburb Of Bt Louis, 10 bs at hin side. Hts brothsrsIns law and sister, Mr and Mrs John ', Pratt or Glen Cove, r., l., chartered . plane Co hy here when ihe reailiny planes were net nvlng because Of weathsF conditions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
At the Banquet Given By His Honor to Members of Town Committee He Ac= cepted the PrOffer Made Him to Again Lead His Party
PRIMARY FIGHT
 IS VERY LIKELY

Mayor Frank Hayes formally threw his hat in the ring last night at gathering of the democratic town committee at the Mattatuck Country club and announced that he is a candidate for renomination and reelection. Pointing to the record established by his administration during the past year and half and p1edging himself to carry on his pro- gram of economy and efficiency, the mayor accepted the offer of support from the town committee. He, to- sether with Town Chairman John H. Crary and other members of the committee, called for united front in the coming campaign, warned the party against being oversure and ex- pressed the hope that there will De no primary battle this year.
 Chairman Crary Speaks
 Last nights banquet was rendered the town committee by Mayor Hayes ir return for testim onial dinner gwen him a few months ago by the committee. Town Chairman Crary presided. Opening the meeting, he called attention to the last banquet and to the mention made at that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
LIGHTING AND
 POWER cos FORM
 CONSOLIDATION

Boston, June 24.-(UP) An agreement for the consolidation Of the North Boston Lighting company and the New England Power asso' citation, involving assets of $37b,OoO,' 900, has been reached.
 Tn a joint statement issued by President Frank r. comerford or the association and Colonel Charles Fl. Penney. head of the North Bos. ton organization. it was stated that although the major stockholders and officers of both groups approve the transact the sanction Of a fnnjor. ity Of share trust certificate holders Of the lighting company group ih necessary to eomrfete the deni.
 Assent Of the state authorities and inc certificate holders to the pro. pokAls Of the consolidation are con' iidenilv ssnAa's".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
ROYAL CORDITE
 FACTORY RUINS
 BEING SEARCHED
At Least 10 Were Killed in Explosion That Took Place in Poole, England, Yesterday

Poole, Eng, June 24-(UP)-- Rescue workars searched the ruins of a section of the Royal Cordite factory at Hodton Heath today Tor bodies feared burned in terrific ex- plosion. At least 10 workers were killed. Most of the bodies were de- stroyed by the force of the blast which alarmed the countrywide Tor miles around yesterday. Nineteen workers were injured badly. and doc- tors treated about 50 for minor hurts.
 Windows were broken and the blast was felt over an area extending 20 miles from the factory. A man two miles away was knocked from chair by the explosion; The bodies of the dead were hurled into the air. Most of them were so badly mangled that they were difficult to identify.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
Around World Flyers Post And Gatty Land
 In England To-day
Halted Very Briefly and Continued on Their Way to Berlin or Moscow
 Plane for Copenhagen Got Away This Morning and Is Now Over Ocean
OTHER AVIATORS
 READY TO TRY IT

Liverpool. England, June 24.- UP)-Wiley Post and Harold Gatty after a successful flight across the Atlantic, landed their monoplane Winnie Mae at the Sealand Air drome, near Chester, to-day, and proceeded on their way around the world after a brief halt.
 The daring flyers came down at the airdrome at p. m. but despite the strain of their dash from New York to Newfoundland and across the Atlantic in little more than "A hours, refused to rest but took off with the intention of flying at least as far as Berlin and perhaps to Moscow.
 Chester is 16 miles southeast of Liverpool and 20 miles from the Irish sea.
 First word that the flyers had made the years first crossing of the north Atlantic came when they passed over Bangor. Wales. 40 min utes before reaching Chester. Ban- gor is 50 miles due west of Chester, on the northwest coast of Wales.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
RUTH NICHOLS IS ANXIOUS TO TRY
 ANOTHER START

St John, N. F., June 24-(UP)- Miss Ruth Nichols, American wo- man flyer. insisted to-day that de- spite injuries suffered when her plane cracked up in landing here. she would make another attempt to fly the Atlantic in September.
 The New York society aviator will be in the hospital for some days, attending physicians at the hospital here said. She may return to New York shortly however. after the swelling caused by her injuries has bone down and a plaster cast fitted.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
''DUTCH" SCHULTZ ENTERED PLEAS
 OF NOT GUILTY
There Were Three Indict- ments Against Him. Bail of S75,000 Was Continued

New York, June 24--(UP)-Ar. thur "Dutch" Schultz, Bronx beer runner and one Of New York's 70 called public enemies, today pleaded not guilty in general sessions court Co three indictments charging iirst and second degree feionlous assault and eiieRal possession of . revolver.
 schultz ball Of tfb,OOO was con: tinned and Judge John J. Ffeachi was advised by the rhcnteer'h Attof' ney, ullberi lloasnthai, that further motions might be made tomorrow Dismissal moves were denied yestsr' day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
FREIGHT RATE IS
 UP FOR CONFERENCE

Chicago. June ?4. tuP)--icxecu. lives of the nations railroads and representntives Of shippers met in Chicago to-day for conferences on the proposal Go increase freight rates by ib per cent,
 Three days 0f conferences opened to-day with c meeting 0f presidents and other executives Of eastern. western and southern railroads, They planned Co determine on what commodities the increase will be sought and Co discuss the matter of intefloekins rates between districts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
French Acceptance or Hoouer Proposal
 With Reservations
For the Cabinet Insists on the Payments of Annutes
 By Germany, Under the Provisions of Young Plan

1. France agrees to waive for one year the conditional annuities to- taling 1,634,000,oo0 francs ($s5,- 360,000O.
 2. The entire unconditional an- nuity of 2,775, 100000 francs Gill; 900, ,000), due France must be paid into the Bank of International Set dement's at Basic.
 The Basic bank is to have sole control over how the 111,000,000 is to be distributed in credits to Ger many and other eastern European states requiring financial aid.
 France. in other words, insists on Germany's paying the unconditional annuity during the years holiday,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
SCREEN ACTRESS PAULINE STARKE
 GIVEN DIVORCE

Los Angeles. June ?a--tUP)- Pauline Rtarke, screen actress, TO. ceived with her divorce decree from Jack White. f,im producer. a lecture on matrlmony ny Judge Bailey \ Stafford, who granted the decree on grounds of mental cruelty.
 "MarriaRe." haid the judge, "ls inc cornerstone of the government A woman owes her husband unaiter. able effeetion. it ls her duty Co care and watch over her husband.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
SERVANTS CAN
 ENTER CANADA

Ottawa. ont. June s4. (uP)--- Servants Of Americans summering in Canada will experience no difficulty in entering this country with their employers. r. C. Blair. assistant deputy minister Of immigration. as. sursd the United Press to-day. "B0 long IA Che American servant iA legally resident in the United states, he Or she wlli be aA free RA in past years Co come Into Canada, v Blair said, "fheFe has been n0 change ln the regulations"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
Atlantic Menaced By Two Planes With
 Four Daring Flyers
(By United Press)

Two planes sped over the north Atlantic to-day toward Europe, 13 hours apart. definitely opening the 1891 trans-oceanic flying season.
 In the first, Wiley Post and liar old Gatty, flying their white Lock- heed-Vega .monoplane Winnie Mae, were aiming for Berlin. They left Harbor Grace, N. F., at PAY p. m. EST, yesterday, seeking to girdle the earth in 10 days and break the Graf Zeppelin's record.
 The second plane. carrying Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis. left at 3:24 a. m. EST, to-day for Copen- hagen. Denmark. They expected to reach Denmark within 24 hours on a nonstop flight in their Liberty. a standard Bellanca high-wing mon- oplane.
 A third team meanwhile was hop ing to get away on flight to Buda- pest, Hungary. before nightfall. Captain George Endres and Alex ander Magyar, Hungarian airmen, planned to fly from Roosevelt field to Harbor Grace, N. F., and proceed in one hop from that point to Buda-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
FLYERS DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE

Sealand Airdrome, Chester. England. June "A - (UP) - When Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed here after flying across the Atlantic, Posts first question was:
 'Is this England, Scotland. or Wales?"
 When he learned it was the Sealand Airdrome, he said:
 We are from New York. We have just flown across"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
BY RALPH HEINZEN

United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
 Paris, June A. (UP)-The French acceptance of President Hoovers war debts holiday, with reservations, was approved by the cabinet to-day. It lauds Mir Hoov- CTS initiation but, as expected, ln- sists on the continuation of the .pn- conditional ,annuities' from Ger many as provided in the Young plan. The text of the French reply will be communicated through Wal ter E. Edge, United States ambas- sador, to the state department in Washington later to-day. The French reply, a summary shows, in- cludes the following salient points:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
SNAKE PLAYMATE BITES CHILD

Mt Carmel Pa, June 24-(UP)-Edmond Ser1ass aged four chose copperhead snake for playmate and was trying to pick it up when mortified adults rescued the child The drove it's fangs into the chd thumb ical attention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
Late Bulletins
ROME SIT. JOHNS FESTIVAL

Rome, June 24-(UP)-The large squares and thor. oughfares adjoining the Lateran Basica were crowded until dawn to-day with throngs of the Roman popuace traditional celebrations marking the St Johns festival They moved about singing amid fireworks and alegorc procesSionS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
STATE MAY OWN MOUNTAINS

Burlington Vt, June 24-(UP)-The state of Yer mont is considering plan under which it would ownership of the principal mouains within its borders
 Recommendation that such action be taken made by committee of the Vermont commission country life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
AUTO KILLS WOUNDED FLYER

Bournenouth Eng June 24-(UP)-Gerad Egerton Williams 29 who was shot down while flying German lines the morning of armistice day. died of injuries sustained in auto accident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
FATHER FINDS LOST CHILDREN

Monroe, La, June 24-(UP)-For seven years S. F. Og- den of this city thought his two children dead He lost track of them in 1914 but recently discovered his daughter resided in Jackson Miss and through her able to reach his son. The family will hold reunion here this month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
REST WAS VERY EXPENSIVE

Colorado Spring, Col, June 24-(UP)-While c. B. James, night watchman at the Rock Island hotel dining room dozed nearby thief walked into the dining room and walked out again carrying the cash register which had some $16 locked inside it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24

Boston, June 24-(UP)-When Carl Sain and Mike Yasuck appeared before him charges of mutual assault Municipal Judge Mchale J. Murray agreed to file their they would rece the Lords three times in each others
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
AN EGG WITHIN AN EGG

Dalton, Ga, June 24-(UP)-John Black has an egg display which not only contains well formed yolk and white but another egg we'll The outer egg about the size of mans fist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
ASSESSED S5 CENSUS FINE

London, June N-(UP)-Constance Stanhope was fined $5 for refusing to give information for the compile tion of the census return.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
GAVE VERY MANY REASONS FOR HIS
 CRASH INTO TREE

Cambridge, Mass, June ?4--tUP -Arraigned on a drunken driving charge after his automobile had hit n tree, Thomas F.. Hogan. automo- bile salesman. testified that:
 He hit the tree while trying to avoid another car.
 A blow from the steering wheel daSed him and made him stagger.
 Ills speech was "thlck" because no had q new set of false teeth'
 The bottle Of liquor found in his ear was Co have been used to close a deal with n prospective customer,
 He had 10 children to support
 Hogan was found not guilty,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
PET DOG RIDES COFFIN

Liley (Hertfordshre), Eng June 24-(UP)-"Km," favorite terrier of Miss Joan dillingham; rode on her coffin when she buried here recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
II.Aa IInWN rPsIDE DOWN

Olympia, Wash. June si-tupl ~- "DihireFs" must have threatened he governors ninnAl0A here recently The ilag was n0wn upside down.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-24
The Weatlier
Fair Tonight and Also On
 Thursday

Complete weather report on Page 17
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
The "Grape. Brick" Raid

One fears that the raid Of the grape
brick" or wine brick" establishment
in New York will fan far short Of
bringing that test OF the provisions OF
the volstead act under which the man
ufacturers Of these and other products
SO successfully circumvent the prohibit
ton laws. The keen legal minds that
devised a method Of getting wine into
cellars without transporting or manu-
featuring 1t saw far enough ahead to
guard against any such simple expedi-
enes as q mere raid by prohibition
agents nd resulting court definition
Of what the law says and what the law
means They knew very well in adj
vance what the Law said and what the
law meant
Nor Is there much point 10 charges
Of discrimination In the raid, resting
on the assertion that II the "wine-briek'
boys were hailed into court, the wine
concentrate" boys, and girls, should also
be hailed into court.
The wine-brick establishment probably
committed the fatal error. attributable
wholly to the human fotble OF too much
talk on the part Of its agents, OF
actually advising customers that II thus
and so were done with this and that
such and such would be the result. In
other words. prohibition agent was
presumably told by q salesman for the
wine-hrick concern Just how 10 80 about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
Court Stand in Capone Case
Debated as Force In Crime

viii die of old age before he sees the
inside of a prison." The Charlotte
News voices a demand by the country
for vigorous action, and emphasizes the
probability that the court might have
felt that Capone's conviction would
have greater weight as a moral deter
rent were it to be obtained in the face
of a vigorous defense" The Charles
ton (W Va.) Daily Mail advises: ut
is perhaps we'll that the issue is made
direct, if only to determine which
shall rule-the Government or the enc
mics of the Government and the vio-
lators of the laws" The jersey City
Journal maintains that "the United
States courts cannot be flouted quite so
openly as Capone and his expensive
counsel have thought"
Belief that the gangSterS are losing
power is expressed by the Harrisburg
Telegraph and the Butte (Mont)
Standard, while the Rockford Register
Republic. pointing to the services of
Judge Wilkerson in the past. AYERS that
vice and crime racketeers fear him."
There has long been need" in the
Judgment of the New York Sun, "of
declaration from some court such as
the one made by Judge Wilkerson.
Organized crime too often impudently
assumes a right to bargain with justice.
If Capone is guilty of the numerous
offenses charged against him, his guilt
should be established. If he is innocent,
he should be turned loose. The court
and the court alone is competent TO
weigh the facts and decide the extent
of any guilt that may be shown upon
fair trial"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Seeing the U. S.

Seeing the u. S.
oh. let us see our country first.
Perchance a willing mind
VIII find impressions old reversed
If you are but inclined
To give your native land show,
Zen though it lack the charm
OF ruined towers where long ago
Men shuddered in alarm.
Wen find that Boston girls are not
All sternly erudite;
That New York's Neutrality-suspicious.
spot
Sometimes shuts up at night.
Old Philadelphia's not bewitched
To sleep her life away,
Nor are the Brooklyn men all hitchec
To baby carts each day.
Why unto foreign nations turn
With ever generous hand
While we have still so much to learn
About our native land?
Our landlords do not lack in skill;
Our walters make few slips.
Why go to England for bill?
Why let France claim your tips?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES r. TRACEWELL.

4 this new practice, but days ooSerVa-
/ ton will show that nine-tenths OF Its
practitioners arc men.
No doubt the show-of tendency is
more developed among men. Do you re-
/ call the pickaninnies, with their shiny
ewes and white teeth, who often dance
on the streets or at railroad stations
/ These are almost invariably boys.
/ The other sex. young or old is not
so given to making bids for public at
tention. In many cases where the OPP
posite seems to be true it will be dis
covered that they have been egged on
/ by men,
/ The desire for public praise has had
/ tremendous growth throughout the
world. despite the 1000 years of Chris
/ tianity, which has taught humility and
/ selfiessness.
/ Never in the history of the world has
publicity been such a power. AS in the
elder days many men were willing to
sell their s-uls to the devil, so today
many would DO anything for publicity
! The right sort of publicity remains,
as it always has been, without a peer
/ for the good and advancement of man
kind
/ Meanwhile mankind has sought out
many inventions. as St Paul so well
said. among which may be named tree
/ perching, marathon preaching, etc
/ And now the very latest--hanging
onto the top OF a car with the right
! hand.
! No doubt this practice will spread
! until nipped in the bud by killing frosts
/ Soon the riders in the left and right
rear seats will shoot out arms. and au-
! tomobiles on all roads will take on the
appearance of octopuses out for a stroll
X x K x
/ This Summer seems Singularly free
/ from freakiness; that is why we take
/ pleasure in presenting for the first time
! to public notice, this interesting gutter
I grabbing stunt.
| A sporadic attempt at marathon
| preaching, as long windedness has been
tcalled, left auditors painting early in
| the Spring, but since then this form Of
/ sport has dwindled by the wayside.
! Tree sitting and the like have at
/ tracted remarkably little attention
/ Perhaps the large number of success
! full airplane flights, to and fro and
around, have rendered tomfoolery rather
/ insipid.
/ Automobile gutter-grabbing. at any
| rate, is having the road almost to itself.
! If you want to attract little atten-
ton, it is sure-f1re and does nobody
any harm. That is an asset What
T
to himself at the expense or cost of
others?
/ X X X
! Gutter grabbing, however. harms no
/ one and evidently Goes the grabber a
great deal of good. if one may judge
from the self-satisfied smirk which
Wreaths his countenance.
| After all these years of self-efface-
ment he, at last, has managed to rig
/ up q method to cataract attention to
himself without. at the same time, TAX
! ing any away from anybody else.
The thing is a masterpiece.
/ If the gutter grabber doesn't get his
/ whole arm torn out at the socket. he
will receive the plaudits Of mankind.
| But nothing. as the wise man said,
| succeeds like success
If the gutter grsbber wants to be
| really successful. he must be on the
f.! watch and able to retract his arm when
necessary. Wild drivers have done
much worse than yank of arms. Let
us never forget that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
Only Ten Years Ago.
From the sd. L.ouis Times

From the st. Louis Times.
An excellent piece of fiction of recent
date is built about a series of letters
that came to the solemn attention Of q
group Of business men who were laying
out a publicity campaign. They found
that numerous banking and finance ex-
perts were quite sure that the lull IN
business might last long time. Then
it was discovered, as the story un-
folded. that the letters were written In
1921 and that they exactly fitted into
conditions in 1881. with the difference
that all of the 1921 prophecies of evil
petered out.
This story sent us scurrying to the
files, and. sure enough, experts were
quite sad in 1921. Finance and indus
try were gloomy. The word normally"
was much used as something we should
get back to. 1t was drab world
Most every one was out of job and
the tightwads were tighter than ever.
The farmer was low and crops were IN
doubt.
Then followed 10 years-the best 10
years we have ever known-with more
square meals per capita, more motors
per State, more railroad prosperity
than ever, more jobs than the country
had ever known. And while we were
looking at musty files, We went back 90
wears and the story was the same. Just
about every decade had its rise and fall.
1t was almost astronomical in its fixed
recurrence. Normalcy is still . good
word. and We are getting back TO 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-11
ZOning Laws Affect
46,OOO,OOO Citizens
From the Roanoke Tine.

rum tlfc IObnoke Times.
The latest report from the Depart
ment OF Commerce lists ~ municipali-
ties which had their first experience
with coming last year, bringing the total
up to nearly thousand. Another way
OF stating the progress made by coming,
and an impressive one, is to point out
that some 10000 900 people, more than
two-thirds OF the urban population Of
the United States, live in communities
which now enjoy the benefits of this
form Of city self-control. The move
mellt has spread rapidly since 1916. in
which year New York City adopted a
compromise ordinance regulating the
use, height and area of buildings and
grounds.
In widely scattered municipalities. -
the New York Times pointed out the
other day, the tendency is TO think of
coming in terms of the permanency of
property values, rather than in terms of
the preservation of certain broad COM
munity values by the proper exercise of
the police power, Whenever the quss-
ton of re-zoning comes UP, as Prof
Munro recently pointed out, the issue
is often approached not from the stand
point of what the city needs, but Of
what the private owners desire, and
what their immediate neighbors feel
disinclinsd to let them have"