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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
Meuse.Argonne Offense
Begins With 1,2OO,O 900
q AIIied Troops Hurled
Against Germans.
END OF HOSTILTTIES
is GOAL OF BATTLE
1st Army Pushes Foe
Back Eight Miles in
Four Days, but New
Divisions Yield.
CHAPTER LXVIII.

THE Meuse- Argonne offensive OPP
ened the morning Of September
as. To call it a battle may be
q naisnomer, yet it was battle,
fna greatest the most PROLONGED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

Tomorrow: Shipments again fall be-
hind
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
INSANITY ON
GROWTH With
CIVILIZATION

NEW YORK. Oct. 16-RI-The
price OF civilization Is an enormous
amount OF insanity, says DR.. Charles
II. Mayo, of the Mayo Clinic, Ro-
chester, MINI.
In an address before The Amer
lean College Of Surgeons on Add
ing years to your life," he said:
THE world has moved ahead so
fast in material civilization that
man has almost got behind in his
power Of adaptation. Every other
hospital bed in the United States
i for mentally afflicted, insane,
idiotic. feeble minded, or senile
persons. There is an enormous
number who are almost fit for the
asylum.
Many people live to an age when
they r dependent and senile.
Only 5 per cent OF our people at
the age OF IS have independent
means. / would rather die when
my brain fails than TO live on"
He said we passed through more
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

one OF the most vital and interest,"
ing phases OF present-day life. In It
are picture the joys, the rivalries.
the jealousies and love affairs Of
young men and beautiful girls,
many OF them away from home, ION
their own for the first time in
their lives.
Acted by two interesting young
college men, Phillips Holmes and
Norman Foster. and a young stage
star who has risen rapidly to movie
prominence. Sylvia Sidney. in the
featured roles. Confessions OF a
COED" is college life as 1t is lived
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
QUEEN

The romance OF the old West,
not yet faded before the sweep Of
civilization and induStrlalization,
lives again in vivid. thrilling NOM
ents OF action and adventure as
Hoot Gibson's latest and most real
iStic production, "rlea--lg the
Range" is screened at the Queen
theatre tomorrow only. The western
special, dealing with life on the
limitless plains.
Gibson's ability for humanizing
the usually STACEY and h. ole role
of the cowboy makes the character
Of Curt Fremont a likeable and in
tereSting one. Thrilling fights, clever
comedy and amazing intrigue create
high entertainment, but through ID
all the main character is real,
rather than moviesque.
Sally EilerS is pretty and con-
vincing as the Scornful girl whose
flashing eyes brand the %"peaceable"
cowboy as a coward. She only
knows what she sees-and Hoot,
for reasons of his own. doesn't care
TO be seer in his true light as a
reckless. fearless adventurer. Juan.
his Mexican partner in nocturnal
"banditry," is played splendidly by
George Mendoza.
When M. II. Hoffman, Jr.. pro-
duced Clearing the Range for
Allied Pictures. he remembered that
magnificent scenery and good pho
Biography are an element n out
door stories not to be ignored. And
the producer didn't forget, either
that a long-suffering public Is tired
Of the ceaseless chatter Of too
much dialogue. Clearing the
Range" is free from the excess Of
talking which has seemed so pain
fully present in many pictures OF
the past two years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
RIvOLT-SAN BENITO

The first American college story
authentic in all its details, Comics
sions OF a Co-Ed," has been brought
to the screen By Paramount and
will open a two day showing at the
Rivoli theatre, starting today.
Confessions Of a Co-Ed," based
on the intimate facts in the day-to-
day diary OF an anonymous coed.
whose own highly dramatic and
intensely emotional experiences re-
fleet the thoughts and actions OF
all modern college youths, deals with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

other musical comedy and vaude-
vile stars from the stage, the
clever sketches provide laughs be-
tween the spectacle numbers OF
the picture.
There are six OF these sketches
in the revue, all photographed in
Technicolor and recorded in all
Movietone just as are the colorful
song Specialties and the musical
spectacle numbers. Thus special
ties are blended with spectacle, and
comedy with both.
King of Jazz is Whiteman's
debut on the screen, both as the
worlds most famous maestro OF
music and as a comedian in person.
One OF the sketches was especially
written as a vehicle for his comedy
talents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
WINK COSTS SIS

LANCASTER, Pa. Five dollars a
wink. That's the rate which is
charged in Judge Groff's court.
While testifying at a trial. Helen
Seville suddenly winked at the
defense counsel. The judge in.fr-
rupted the testimony and asked the
girl why she winked. She admitted
the wink with the statement that
she had done 1t for no purpose and
had winked at no one in particular.
The judge fined her S..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
DENTISTS? NEVER!

Observation-Disclosures, Indians,
rattlesnakes and ghosts hold less
terror for a certain 14-year-old
Houston boy than the dentists
chair. His mother told him she was
going to take him 10 the dentist
one day. The next morning she
entered his room TO find he had
packed all his clothes and had run
away. She enlisted aid Of police in
finding him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
REAL STICKLER

BERLIN. - Considerable puzzle
ment prevailed when 1t came time
for a baby boy to be registered near
the villages OF Konigswinter . and
LoIlendorf, in the Rhineland. II
seems that the boundary between
the two villages passes right through
and across the bed Of the room in
which the child VS. born. After
some discussion. KOnigSwinter won
the honor Of being the birthplace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
MARRIED ON A DIME

ROSWELL. N. NM. and Mrs.
william Blair have more courage
than most people. They got mar
ried here with only ten cents be-
tween them. Both are croSs-coun-
try mixers, and on reaching RoS-
well were married gratis by Magis-
trate w. c. winston. With ten
cents. a change Of clothing and
packs. they left town for most any
destination.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
LABOR VOTES
APPROVAL OF
DRY CHANGES

VANCOUVER, b. c., Oct. Is. CP
The American Federation Of La
Dor has handed an officially ap-
proved unemployment relief pro-
gram to America and ended its 5lst
annual convention here.
In a seven-point program to deal
with the business depression, the
convention yesterday reaffirmed its
stand for modification of the Vol
stead act to permit the sale Of ATS
per cent beer. Resolutions advocat-
ing repeal Of the eighteenth amend
ment and the VolStead act were
s~idetracked.
Ask Appropriations
william Green, reelected presi-
dent Of the federation by> acclama-
ton, Is pledged to "go TO congress
and demand appropriations to re-
lieve every hungry man. woman
and child in the country" If the ma
ton fails to reduce unemployment
In other ways.
Here are the chief points In la
boris program:
!. Maintenance OF the United
States wage standard to keep UP
purchasing power.
2. Shorter working hours. on the
ground that industry should share
the benefits of the machine age with
labor.
3. Prohibition OF child labor.
4. National planning TO balance
production and consumption.
5. Employers to take on more
workers, the idea being that indus
trial leaders should care for their
men as a father Tres for his chill
dren."
Nation Obligated
g. Creation of work through pub
lie building and construction, on
the theory that the nation is obli-
gated TO look TO the welfare of all
its citizens, although the conven-
ton voted down emphatically the
unemployment insurance Of dole
system.
7. Strengthening of employment
agencies, equitable distribution Of
all work. more even distribution of
wealth through taxation in the
higher brackets and stimulation of
industry by resumption OF brewing
Of mild beer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16

wonders OF life In 40 years than
was possible for old people In the
past.
Good health, he said. rested with
the individual, who must learn to
take car OF his health early IN
life.
DR.. George w. Grille OF Cleve-
land said emotions. fear, worry.
hate and jealousy affect every cell
in the body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-16
b MON1E
MSlDEllGH1SB
AT CAPITOL

East Of Torneo" is one Of the
most remarkable motion pictures
ever shown in Brownsville.
This unusual drama opens an en-
gagement at the Capitol Theatre
today and tomorrow, as a picture
which has something to offer in
addition to a highly interesting
story.
1t concerns an Oriental rajah, an
American woman and her former
husband. The latter, embittered
by his unsuccessful marital venture,
has chosen literally TO bury himself
in the Malay jungles where he is
the only white man, and where he
acts as personal physician TO the
rajah OF the district. The wife,
feeling the return Of her old love
for her former husband, follows
him TO this tropical outpo-t. and it
is after her arrival that the story
takes on an unusual quality Of tense
drama ! With the indignant hus-
band repu.sing his former wife, and
the rajah casting covetous eyes or
her. a situation is created which
leads TO exciting events and a most
thrilling climax.
The cast, headed by Rose Hobart
and Charles Bickford, is excellent.
These two players are ideally suited
to their roles. as are also Georges
Renayent, Lupita Tovar and Noble
johnson. The efforts OF these ar
lists are supplemented by several
hundred native Malays, who supply
the finishing touch" to a screen
production which is In every wsy
DITTMANN
A cast OF the greatest comedy
stars from both the stage and
screen appear in the hilarious
comedy sketches OF king OF Jazz $
the Universal superintendent
starring Paul Whiteman and his
band which m to the Dittmann
theatre on Friday.
With Whiteman. Laura La
Plante. jeanette Loft. Glenn Tryon.
Merna Kennedy. Kathryn Craw-
ford. "Slim" ~Summerville and 9TH
ers from the screen. and Billy
Kent. Grace HAYS. the Sisters G.
George Chills. Jeanie Lang and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Especial to The Democrat }

Camp Cross, Mantle, July 23-- Waterbury Companies F and G proved to the several high officers acting as spectators on the rife range at Stones ranch that there are some very fine marksmen within the company ranks as tar get practice began this morning. With Co E commanded by Captain Thomas Horrigan, in the pits, Companies G and c started the first rife practice of the Water bury companies this year.
 Time and again the company members were commended for re- markable hits as they fired from the various positions at a distance of 200 yards. The men were re- quired to fire from standing. sit ting, prone, kneeling and cross legged positions. The companies were still firing away at press hour and 1t Is believed that several high marks will be set before the end of the day. Co F was expected to go into the pits this afternoon, to relieve Co F. which will take its turn in firing. The pits are To- cated behind the targets and 1t is the duty of the men in the pits tc | register the mark made by the re spective shooters. The men of the three companies will remain or the range until Saturday.
 Howitzer company took off this morning for practice with the mar inc detachment from Groton.
 The Waterbury men received their first taste of a gas attack when Sergeant Joseph Horner of the chemical warfare service as- sisted by non-coms of the second
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Big Seven Agree
 Upon Germany
(Continued from Page 1.)

(Continued from Page 1.) the finance ministers report was given the United Press by Tsuneo Matsudaira, Japanese ambassador to Great Britain and delegate to the conference.
 The delegates from the seven na- tions-the United States, Britain. France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Japan-appeared optimistic T. V expressed the opinion that real progress had been made to- ward solving the German financial debacle and in beginning a new era of international cooperation un- precedented in history.
 Premier J. Ramsay Macdonald chairman of the conference, ex- pressed pleasure at the progress made.
 We are very well pleased" he said. Agreement between seven powers is not easy to reach, but II has been reached and will be Of the greatest importance. It is likely to have great weight In help ing Germany"
 The conference moved swiftly toward its close at to-day's final vital session, taking prompt action on the finance ministers report.
 T am thoroughly satisfied" said Henry l.. Stimson, American state secretary, as he left the foreign of- flee.
 Dino Grandi, Italian foreign min. ister. was equally emphatic. re- marking. q am very satisfied"
 An official communique said:
 The international conference met at the foreign office at 10 a. m to-day and concluded it's labors.
 "The following declaration was adopted:
 "'Recent excessive withdrawals of capital from Germany created an acute financial crisis. These withdrawals have been caused by lack of confidence not justified by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Registration To Open Week Of
 September 21
Assistant Superintendent Thomas J. Condon An. nomces Fall Plans-Three High and Same Num- Der of Grammar to Conduct Usual Courses

Announcement was made to-day that free evening schools would officially open Monday September o8 in Crosby, Leavenworth and Wilby high schools and Croft, Dug gan and Webster grammar schools. Although no official statement has been made as to the principal of these schools, 1t is quite safe to say that Thomas J. Condon, assist ant superintendent of schools and head of the night schools for the past few years, will be back on the job.
 Registration for all high school classes will take place in the offices of the respective buildings on Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday even ings, Septembmer 21, 22 and 23 from to o'clock. Students for all other classes should register during the week beginning Sep tember 28. Sessions will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings of each week from 7:15 to 9:15 o'clock.
 The various courses being offered follow:
 Crosby High School
 Classical and college preparatory Al6CpIh h1tO e~Iiu bOA id Geometry, Trigonometry, Italian, French Latin, Spanish. History, English Composition and Litera- utre, Civics, Physics.
 Chemistry course = Two-year course-Experime Chemistry.
 Architectural drawing: Two-year course-First year: Elements of Architectural Drafting; second year Plans of Elevations of Various Types of Structures. Original De- signs.
 Citizenship course-Four months course-open to all applicants for final citizenship papers.
 Leavcnworth High School
 Mechanical drawing course - Three year course - First year: Simple Projections, Applied Math- ematics, Working Drawings; sec ond year: ObIique Projections, Iso- metric Drawing, Sketching from Models, Applied Mathematics: third year: Deail and Assembly of Ma chimes, Gears, Cams Shop Trig., Jig and Fixture Design.
 Shop courses-Elementa Ma chine shop Practice, Qimited to apprenticed tool maker machin- ists). Forging with Acetylene Welding, Printing. Sheet Metal Work. Cabinet Making. Electricity.
 Fre-nursing course-Two year preparatory course-leading to en. trance into hospital nursing classes.
 Wilby High School
 Bookkeeping course-Four year course Bookkeeping, Office Ma chimes. Typewriting, Cost Account ing, Office Practice.
 S'tenographic course--Four year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23

ments must be put in the ship and 1t will be ready"
 The Lindberghs will fly first to Washington to complete arrange ments for papers they will need for themselves and their plane. then they will return to New York for a possible overnight stop be- fore continuing their journey.
 The trip over "the front yard of the North pole" to Japan and China will be made in a Lockheed Sirius equipped with pontoons in which the two have made several short trial flight.
 The schedule as far as completed and subject to changes the Lind berghs may make en route, will call for stops at Ottawa. Ont, Moose Factory, Bakers Lake via Churchill, Aklavick where the Mackenzie River finds an outlet, Point Barrow and Nome.
 From Nome their route includes Karaginsk and Petropavlosk via Boring Sea down the Kamchatka Peninsula coast, thence to Memuro
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, July 23.-OP)- Forecast for Thursday and Friday:
 Maine, New Hampshire and Yer mont: Generally fair tonight and Friday; not much change in tenn perature.
 Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut: Generally fair tonight and Friday except scattered thun- der showers this afternoon or to- night; not much change In tempera- ture. .,
 Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight and Friday except scatter ed thunder showers this afternoon or tonight in south portion; not much change in temperature; gen file to moderate shifting winds be- coming northwest or north.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
contribution toward helping Ger.

contribution toward helping Ger many regain financial stability. Stimson paid tribute to Mac Donald and Joined with Laval in expressing the American delega- tion's gratitude for the British gov ernment's hospitality and good will. He stressed his deep appreciation of the significance of the Franco German conversations in Paris be- fore the London meeting, and ex- pressed confidence that the confer ences results would be of greater conciliation and world confidence. Stimson concluded by saying he felt he had just witnessed "a very great event." adding, T look for ward to its progress toward effec- tiveness as the months and years go by
 Chancellor Bruening thanked the American delegation for what II has done to help Germany" while Grandi expressed hope that the conference would serve as beginning of new era for the whole world, especially as beginning for new de- velopments toward better relation ships of the nations of Europe. Bruening paid tribute to Mac Donald and expressed Germany's gratitude for the efforts of the con ference. He said he was particu- larly glad to hear the remarks of Laval and Stimson regarding the Paris conversations, and he stress ed the importance of cooperation between France and Germany and also the importance of arranging that statesmen should meet as often as possible.
 Matsudaira endorsed the remarks of the previous speakers and said Japan feels 1t is tremendously important to put things right in Europe because the European situation also affects the Far East. He expressed hope that temporary measures might pave the way to a permanent solution of Germanys s plight.
 Japan, he said. shared the pro- found solicitude of other countries regarding conditions in Germany and he added that I've hope the end of world depression will soon come in sight"
 Francqui expressed hope that a new era of cooperation might fol- low the conference. N.
 Macdonald opened by declaring 1t was difficult to over-estimate the importance of such conferences, and said he hoped the decisions reached would enable reestablish- ment of German credits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
EVENING SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 28
LEGION CONFAB
 PLANS DISCUSSED
Committee Held Largely Attended Session in
 New Britain
WILL OPEN AUGUST l9

New Britain, Conn, July 23.-At the convention committee chair mems meeting held in New. Britain last night, at the Eddy-Glover post rooms, reports of the twenty com mittees consisting of more than one hundred workers, under the general chairma nship of E. E. Ogren, re- vealed that plans for the 13th an- nual convention to be held in that city August 20, 21 and 22 were well under way.
 It will be the largest legion con- yention ever held in the state. The registration committee of the legion, ladies' auxiliary, Forty and Eight and Eight and Forty re- ported that in the neighborhood of 1900 officially accredited delegates will be in attendance. The con- vention will be formally opened on Wednesday evening August 18th when the state executive commit tee will hold its copvention meet ing. Convention sessions will be held Thursday, Friday and Satur- day. The legion convention ses- sions will be held at the Y. M. T.. A. x B hall on Main street. The ladies auxiliary convention will be held at the Masonic Temple hall on West Main street. The Forty and Eight at the odd Fellows hall on Arch street while the Eight and Forty will meet at Elks' hall on Washington street. The conven- tion committee will maintain it's headquarters at the Eddy-Glover post rooms on Washington street.
 Saturday will see large influx of legionnaires, their families and friends, who will come for the clos ing session and to participate In the convention parade. Present indications are that the parade which will start at 3 D. m. Satur- day afternoon will be the largest 5000 are expected to be line marching delegates from two hun dred posts and units will partici- pate in addition to military and veteran organizations. Twenty-Five to thirty bands and drum corps will furnish music for the march CTS. Aeroplanes from the 18th Aero Squadron will fly In formation over the line of march during the parade. From 30,O00 to 10000 will be in the city to view the parade. According to Curtis Sheldon, chair man of the parade committee the parade will form on Broad street and streets adjacent thereto, will march through Main street to Franklin Square, to Rockwell ave- nue, Glen, West Pearl and Arch streets to Main, to West Main to Lexington avenue to Walnut Hill Park, and will be several miles In length.
 A reviewing stand will be erected in Central Park, from which dis tinguished guests representing the army, navy. marine corps. aviation corps together with state and city officials will review the parade. Elaborate plans are being made for the numerous features for the entertainment of the thousands that will be in the city during the three days of the convention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
Guardsmen Score
 High On Range
Local Soldiers Ring Up Several BulIseyes at Meet This
 Afternoon

battalion laid down a smoke screen demonstration yesterday afternoon Smoke screens and clouds of tear gas covered the area of the parade ground and left the guardsmen with streaming eyes and gasping for breath. The gas attack was given as test to show the advan- tages of the gas mask.
 A Waterbury sergeant, Donald A. Willard, was selected yesterday by Major A. F. Oberlin as assist ant to the regular army instructors for training recruits. 1t is consid- cred quite an honor for the guardsmen chosen for such a po- sition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-23
MANY MEN FIGHT
 BIG FOREST FIRE
 NEAR DEADWO0D

Deadwood. s. D., July 23. OUP) -Four hundred men. including the Black Horse troop of the fourth cavalry from Ft Meade, to- day fought to check a raging fire sweeping through the Blackhills National Forest east of Deadwood. Famed by strong wind, the fire spread rapidly from its starting point, a barn on the John Custer ranch, five miles east of here. Mrs Custer, who was alone on the ranch when the barn burst into flames, said she believed the fire was started by tourists she saw drive rapidly away.
 Mrs Custer was overcome by heat and exhaustion in fighting alone to stop the spread or the flames. She was unsuccessful and the fire spread rapidly after rac- ing across lot and into the dry surrounding forest.