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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

New Haven, Conn, Feb g - Dr Charles Schuchert, Professor Elmer itus of Paieontology at Yale. has given the Peabody Museum of Yale University the largest gift to be re- ceived by the museum in many years-the Fred Braun collection of invertebrate fossils and other obpects of natural history. The gift will be known as the Braun-Schuchert col | lection,
 It required five large motor vans to transport the collection from its storage quarters to Peabody museum as the invertebrate fossils alone total almost 100000 specimens. Besides these fossils, the gift includes a col lection of over 5000 mineral spec!- mems, } large quantity of archaeo- logical material, and a conchological collection of about 10000 specimens
 Fred Braun, who died in 1918. was a dealer in Natural history mater ials, who began his business career ir Cincinnati about 1870. In later years he travelled widely in this country and in Europe. visiting most Of the To ocalities which had classical collections of fossils, to gather ma terial for sale or exchange. In some places he opened extensive quarrie; ana at one tune ne employed d. many as 20 quarrymen. Through. out his long life as a dealer, it was his ambition to build up collection of invertebrate fossils that would be second to none, and into this private collection went the majority of the choice specimens that came into hi: possession. During his declining years, as diversity overlook him Braun was obliged to sell certajl portions Of his great collection. b., clung to most of it. and kept it to gether in spite of his distress. Upo1 his death in 1918, the collection came into the possession of hi. friend, G E. Ashby.
 Professor Schuchert, himself m. tive of Cincinnati, had been acquaint ed with Braun since his youthful days in that city. Through later vists to Braun after he had moved to Brooklyn, Professor Schuchert came to appreciate the extent of this great collection. For many years he hoped 10 secure the collection for Yale, anI in 1916 attempted to raise the funds for its purchase. AL though at the time this proved to be impossible, due to conditions raised by Braun, Professor Schuchel t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
LENTEN SEASON
 UNION SERVICE
Program Announced for Several Local Churches
 Starting Sunday
TO CONTINUE 8 WEEKS

Special services and lectures will be held in several of the churches of the city during the Lenten season. Starting next Sunday night services will be held every Sunday night for the next eight weeks. Union ser vices will be held alternately at the First and Second Congregational churches for the first time. Fol- lowing is the program of lectures and services:
 Feb 10.-Rev Dr James Gordon Gilkey of Springfield, "A Modern Mans Questions About Prayer" (First church).
 Feb 2S-Rev Dr Rymand Calkins of Cambridge, What Is Christian ity?" (Second church). s...
 March 5-Dr Robbins w. Barstow, president of the Hartford Theolog- ical seminary, "Jesus-Then and Now" (First church.)
 March 12-Professor Frank c. Porter of Yale Divinity school, How Does Christ Help?" (Second church)
 March 19-Professor Henry H. Tweedy of Yale Divinity school Choosing Our Emotions" (First church).
 March 26-Dean Charles R. Brown of New Haven, How Much Do You Ask From Life?" (Second church. Rev David P. Gaines, pastor of the First Baptist church, will be the preacher at the Lenten Sunday ser vices in that church. These specia services will be followed by ques. tion-and-answer periods, during which members of the congregation are urged to enter into the discus l sions
 Sermon topics have been an nounced as follows for the eigh weeks:
 Feb 15.-"Character versus Con troversy."
 Feb 22-"Tepid Christianity" March 1.-Two Loves.''
 March 8-"Indecision Equals De- cision."
 March 15-"The Unalterable Inn perative."
 March 29-"Calphas and Christ"
 April (Easter)-"These Mystic Temples
 Russia is making heavy purchases of salted fish in Norway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

the job early cleared their walks of this light coverage. But later in the day sleet began to fall and quickly formed an icy covering for walks and highways.
 Charles J. Allen of the Connecticut Light and Power company stated to- day, when interviewed, that the sleet had failed to make any effect on the concerns stoutly constructed lines. This morning a couple of times the service wavered but it was of the attack of the elements.
 The Southern New Finland Tele- phone company reported similar con- ditions. However, in both instances, it was stated that no promise of un- interrupted service could be given in the face o fthe continually falling sleet and rain. Just how heavy a covering on the wires would result was a matter of doubt.
 Superintendent of Streets Thom- as J. Fleming was on the job throughout yesterday, despite the fact that it was Sunday, and was on the scene of activities at o'clock this morning. Yesterday large crew of men went into action at 49O Pennington avenue when a water main connection burst. The work men were forced to drive their way through ice and frozen ground to make the repairs.
 Approximately 200 men were kept busy yesterday by the street de- partment clearing roads and cross walks. To-day over 300 men were on the job shovelling away the snow and ice and making every attempt to keep up with the storms attack. Flows were busy yesterday. It was reported that motorists were ob- jecting to the snow being cast to the sides of the highways by the blows on the grounds that they were being stuck in gutters. Superintendent Fleming explained that by piling the snow to the sides of highways, traf- flee lanes were being kept open and the snow thus piled, was being made ready for easier removal by hand and trucks.
 The Connecticut company kept
 men going throughout last night in order to keep tracks clear and switches free from freezing. It was
 felt that with the present downfall of
 sleet and rain the street department, trolley company employees and the emergency crews of the telephone
 and power companies would be kept on their toes in order to meet the demands of the public for uninter- l rupted service.
 J Britain expects record pleasure
 boating season this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
TROLLEY CO.,, STREET. DEPT., FEEL STORM
CONVENTION HELD IN TORRINCTON
Annual Meeting of Young
 Peoples Fellowship of Episcopal Diocese
OFFICERS ELECTED

Milton Kennaugh of this city was elected president of the Young Peoples Fellowship of the Episcopal diocese at the annual convention of the organization held in Torringtor on Saturday. Other officers selected were: Vice-president, Frank Cuff freda of Middletown; secretary. Marion Fuller of New Britain; treas urer, Russell Priestly of Stratford. MT Kennaugh was formerly treasur- CT of the organization. More than 175 young people attended the con- vention. Rev H. F. Hine of Trinity church, Torrington, delivered the address of welcome.
 The principal address was deliver ed by Mrs Janet Roper. house moth ef, Seaman's church institute of America, New York Rev Samuel Sutcliffe of New Britain also spoke Yesterday morning the convention closed following church services &t which .hc sermon was delivered by Rev w. H. Gray of Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
Bishop Comments
 Aid Given Jobless
Rt Rev John G. Murray, on Visit to Sisters Here, Breaches at St Francis Church and Lauds City's Humanity

Rt Rev John G. Murray, bishop of the diocese of Portland, Me, who is visiting his sisters, the Misses Jane and Mary Murray of South street, teachers in the public schools. celebrated the nine o'clock mass yes- terday morning at St Francis Xavier church. The bishop preached an interesting and instructive sermon on the Gospel of the day and also took occasion to commend the work being done in Waterbury in the in- terest of the unemployed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
To Attend Banquet At
 Mohican Hotel, New Londn

Several members of Lieut.. Shea auxiliary and Wheeler Young post, Veterans of Foreign Wars of this city, will attend the big banquet to be held Wednesday night at the Mo- hican hotel in New London for Paul c. Wolman, national commander-in- chief of the V. F. w. Among the members of the auxiliary from Wa terbury who are planning to attend are Miss Helen Shanahan, national judge advocate and Mrs. Mae Grove. president of Lieut.. Shea auxiliary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
Efforts Taxed To
 Keep Avenues Of i; Communication Open
FIuctuates Few Times Men at Work on \ Streets Yesterday and Additional 100 This Morning

n.sACloudy skies of Saturday brought Wyver three inches of snow to Water tbury yesterday which. coupled with Ia sleet storm which started late yes- 3terday afternoon and continued through to-day, caused considerable trouble. While the local public util- Fty companies to-day reported no trouble directly from the storm, the ttrolley company and the city street
 department were hard pressed in their efforts to keep the way open flor travellers.
 The snow yesterday morning was butte plentiful. But it was light and lnuaccomp panied by sleet. Those on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
Churches To Hold
 Valentine Parties

Many Valentine parties are sched- uled to be held in various churches of the city this week. The following groups will participate in this form of social activity: Luther League of the First Lutheran church; the Bap- tist Young Peoples Union of the First Baptist church; Junior auXil- iary of the Second Congregational church: the Iduna society of the Swedish Lutheran church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
Speaker At Lenten
 Service, Hartford
Rev Arthur McKenny of St Johns to Deliver Address in
 Christ Church Cathedral, March

Rev Arthur F. McKenny, formerly of Hartford and at present assistant rector at St Johns church, will speak at the Christ church cathedral in Hartford Saturday March z, on the Lenten program which is to be made up of guest speakers.
 Rev MT McKenny was born in Cleveland and graduated from Brown university and Yale Divinity school. In 1924 while serving as student pastor at the Baptist church in Ardena, N. J., he was ordained to the Baptist ministry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
Lieut.. Shea Auxiliary
 Card Party To-nigh'

Lieut.. Shea auxiliary, Veterans oi Foreign Wars, will hold a card party in the V. F. w. rooms at the armory tonight. Proceeds of the affair will be directed toward the state drive for funds for the V. F. w. hospital at Eaton Rapids, Mich. Connecticut's quota for her part of the hospital is $10,000. The committee in charge of to-night's party includes Mrs. Ellen Sheehan, chairman: Mrs. Jennie Meyers, Mrs Jeannette Rice and Mrs. Loretta Duhamel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
First Formal Valentine
 Party At The Y. M. C. A

The Valentine formal dance of the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. will take place Thursday of this week, Feb
 ruary 18th. This is the first formal
 occasion to be held in the Y this year and therefore is one of the most popular of the Y dances. Dancing will begin at D. m. and will last
 until 1 a. m. Reservations are be- ing made at the Central Y. M. c. A. desk. Subscription is $2 per couple.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
MISS MARY AUSTIN AT SECOND CHURCH
Spoke at Forum on Primi= tive Literature in United
 States and Mexico
NATIVE SHORT STORIES

New Literary Trends was the title of an address given at the Sec- ond Congregational church forum last evening by Miss Mary Austin, author and authority on primitive literature of the United States and Mexico.
 She told of the interest being talk en in the literature of people of the middle west. in such states as Ari- zona, New Mexico. as far south as Texas and in North and South Da- kota. This is much different from the literature current in New York which is imported from Europe, and should not be missed as it has an in tensity of interest of its own unique brand.
 American plays. too, are being ap- preciated more, she stated. Literary productions of the colleges in the southern states came in for their share of praise.
 Miss Austin spoke of the superior ity of the Americans in the matter of short story writing. A Siamese brass idol was sold in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

The sale of pictures by British ar lists exhibited in a liner during a recent transatlantic voyage added more than $10,00O to the Prince of Wales fund for the British Legion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington Feb 9.--UP)-Fore- cast for Monday and Tuesday: | New Hampshire and Vermont: Oc- casional light snow tonight or Tues day; colder Tuesday. Massachusetts,: Snow or rain to- night and possibly Tuesday morning; colder in northwest portion Tuesday. Rhode Island and Connecticut: Snow or rain tonight and possibly Tues day; not much change i'm tempera- | ture.
 Eastern New York: Cloudy with
 rain or snow in south portion to-
 night and with snow in north portion
 to might and Tuesday; colder Tues
 day and in northwest portion to-
 night; fresh to strong northeast
 shifting to northwest winds. | Western New York: Snow f1urries
 and slightly colder tonight; Tues
 day snow furries and colder. | TEMPERATURES Washington, Feb 9.-(UP)-High .
 est temperatures yesterday and low
 est last night in 20 cities were re-
 ported by the weather bureau to-day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

A Siamese brass idol was sold in recently for $225.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

The sick and
 suffering h a V e but one ambi- : tion in life, and that is to get well. If o n e method fails, they have the right to select the method that will get them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

Russia is making heavy purchases of salted fish in Norway.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
FAIR RECORDS
ARE BROKEN
Large Attendance Appre-
ciates Fine Program
and Exhibits

Attendance records at the local
fair this year broke all previous
records, according to reports re-
ceived from fair officials, who at
tribute no small measure Of its
success to the attendance from the
people living on the Pasco side.
Not only was the attendance SUI
perior to previous years, but in
nearly every branch noteworthy
improvements were noted. This
is especially true in the matter of
entertainment.
Entertainment was furnished
afternoons and evenings of both
days, and included base ball
games, horse shoe pitching tourn-
aments both afternoons, rodeo
and other entertainment features.
The evening programs included
the pageant of browning the Fair
queen, musical and dance num-
bers, comedy stunts, animal acts,
and winding up with the open air
dance each night.
The coronation ceremonies were
handled by the Business girls and
was a creditable show. The Rich
land Wranglers made hit each
night with their western songs and
musical numbers. The Kiwanis
quartet and the dance numbers
from Pasco also were popular
numbers with the audiences. The
animal acts were particularly
pleasing to the kids.
A group from Prosser also stag
ed a number on the evening pro-
gram, while the concessions were
handled by the Legion under the
direction of Willard Campbell.
The Kennewick Gardens COM
munity booth took first place in
the class, and was an exceptional
ly fine arrangement of the pro-
ducts of that locality. The booth
scored 92.8 percent. Finley and
Kennewick Valley also had cred
liable showings in this depart
ment, taking ribbons for each.
One of the most interesting
booth displays was that arrang-
ed by Miss Withers of articles
from her collection Of Oriental
art. Chinese embroideries, idols,
pictures and other objects, price
less in many cases, attract many
visitors.
Exhibits in the agricultural de-
partment, particularly on vege-
tables, was much larger than ever
before. The grape exhibit was
Continued on Page 81
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
PASCO is HOST
TO BASIN MEN
$500 People Come to Urge
Immediate Work on
Huge Water Project

Headed by the Ritzville drum &
bugle corps, and intersperced with
music by the juvenile band Of the
same place, a parade nearly a mile
long wound thru the streets Of
Pasco this morning, bearing the
delegates to the Columbia Basin
Irrigation League, which is hold
ing it's tenth annual meeting there
today.
About $500 people are thronging
the Pasco streets. In the crowd are
seven members Of congress who
have made q tour of inspection of
the project, and many other men
prominent in state development
affairs. The meeting today will
be an effort to get congress down
to action this year in constructing
the huge irrigation and power
project at cost estimated at q
quarter Of billion dollars, even
tually to bring the vast plain from
Spokane to Pasco into productivity.
Columbia Basin boosters will
have charge of the speaking pro-
gram this afternoon, the burden
Of the cry being eve want water"
Congressman and senator's will be
told of the construction plans and
the possibilities Of development
and will be urged to support the
proposition when it comes up this
winter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
NEW LIGHTS IN
BY DECEMBER
Modern System to be Put
in on Main Thorfares;
Costs are Less

! By the first of December Ken
newick will blossom out with her
new street lighting system. Con-
tract for the installation was let
at a special meeting of the city
council Tuesday night.
The system consists of 16-foot
smooth concrete posts, surmount-
ed by a single globe fixture. There
will be four posts to the block on
each side Of the street, on the
main street, with wider spacing on
the laterals. The district is from
the Kennewick hotel to the foot
of Kennewick Avenue and from
that point north to the highway.
Benton street from Kennewick
Ave. to the highway, will also be
included in the Improvement dis
.trict. There will be 45 posts In all.
The light fixtures contain, in
side the globes, a system of re-
Electors to diffuse the light in
such manner as to eliminate all
glare as well as to leave no dark
intervals along the street. They
will be placed at sufficient height
to prevent binding drivers of cars.
Each standard contains 1000
lumine globe, equal to about a $50
watt light.
The posts will be red, similar to
the one now erected in front of
the Penney store. They will be of
steel reinforced granite mix con-
crete, set four feet into the ground.
Contractor J. C. Roberts was
awarded the contract, his price
being somewhat below the esti-
mated figures secured by the COM
mittee of the city council which
has had the matter in hand for
some months. The estimated fig
ures for the work were $8500.O0,
while the contract was let for ST.
IT'S, complete. Half of this amount
will be paid by the city as a gen.
eral obligation, while the remand
er will be charged to the abutting
property owners as an improve
ment district.
As the posts are specially con-
structed, it will be about 80 days
before delivery can be made. In
the meantime the preliminary
work will be started and all other
materials assembled. Thirty or
forty days will see the completion
of the work. after the material
has arrived.
~ Mr.. Roberts states that outside
of his foreman, all other labor will
be secured locally.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
FORM LEAGUE
TO LIMIT TAX
Plan to Initiate Measure
to Levy on Intangible
Wealth of State

At the meeting of the taxpay-
ers Of Benton county last week,
the undersigned suggested the
necessity of an organization of q
Tax Limit League to work with
such organizations in other coun-
ties of the state.
The reporter of, that meeting to
the Prosser Bulletin got p wrong
idea of the object Of the League,
and we thought it best that full
explanation be made so that the
taxpayers may have a correct
idea of the organization.
In the first place it will cost
nothing to belong to the league
as it is to cooperate with other
counties, and confer with them as
to the classification of the proper
ty Of the state by the next legis-
lature.
Under the State Constitution as
amended by the people two years
ago the legislature has authority
to classify property and tax diff
ferent classes of property on diff
ferent values.
Now all property is taxed at
fifty percent Of its appraised
value. The legislature may put
real estate in one class and tax
it at seventy-five or twenty-five
percent Of it's appraised value.
Livestock may be in another class
and taxed fifty percent.
The object Of this Tax Limit
League is to organize the taxpay-
|ers of the state so the taxpayers
may have something to say as to
how property is to be classified
and the rate of taxation of each
class.
The taxpayers under our init
iatory law may through the Tax
Limit League initiate a law class
flying the property of the state
and fixing a limit on real estate
and other property. This is one
object of the league, and in this
way the voters can make the Law
instead of leaving it all to the
Legislature.
Under the representation APP
portionment law the people votet
two years ago, three cities will
control the legislature hereafter.
Won CON rpst assured IL will NOT HI
| to the advantage of the farmer
and small land owner. This league
will not interfere with the effor
made now to reduce, where pos
sible, the budget of the county ant
other departments.
Whatever is done in that wa.
is well and good and will hell
! Continued on page eighty
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-09-17
WANT MORE
DONATIONS
Food Committee Has a
Room to Store Produce
Ask General Aid

This community, in common with
a great many others turnout the
state, is making arrangements for
handling the INDECENT cases in the
district this winter. A committee
has been appointed to take charge
of the gathering of foodstuffs, and
another to make the distribution
when it becomes necessary.
Great quantities Of farm pro-
ducts and fruit of more or less
nonperishable nature are obtain
able at present. Contributions are
being asked by the committee fol-
more of these. Storage room has
been provided in the vacant build
ing next to the Twin City Motors
and the key may be obtained at
the city hall. Anyone having stuff
of this sort which they will do.
nate are asked to bring it In.
Arrangements have been made
with the mill so that if wheat do.
nations are obtainable, the mil
will grind it into flour. The com
mittee hopes to be able to swaI
some of the other contribution,
with the stores for canned mill
and other articles.