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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
INGREDIENTS IN WHISKEY STILL
 POLICE RAIDED
There Were Several Mix. lures That Would Make It Palatable But Poison Was Still There

North Haven. Conn.,, July IT, Chloroform. caustic. salt. tetra- chloride, and "anti-freeze" alcohol were the components of large quantity of rye whiskey" seized in a raid here. state police disclosed to-day. The mixture was being pre- pared in a 1,000-gallon still when state police appeared last night and arrested Anthony Panacki of New Haven and Albert Guiva of North Haven.
 State police said the chloroform, caustic. salt and tetrachloride were calculated to make the connection "more palatable and to subtract some, but not much, of the poison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
FRANCE TO OFFER NEW
 PROGRAM
Will Tighten the Pressure on Germany in Support of International Loan Isolation of United States Only a Dream
By RAGPH HEINZEN United Press Staff COrreSpOnden

Paris. July IT. UP)-France offered to-day to tighten the pres- sure of political demands on Ger many heretofore held contingent on French support for an interna- tional loan to aid in the economic reconstruction of the Reich.
 Premier Pierre Laval stressed at a meeting of the statesmen of three nations America, Great Britain and France-that the French will not impose such con- ditions on Germany as dropping the proposed AustroGerman cus- toms union or halting work on the second pocket battleship."
 Laval said, however, that France expects the Germans to offer vol- untary proofs of willingness to participate in the general scheme for European rehabilitation. Other subsidiary French demands to be |, (Continued on Page 2)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
KILLED ON WAY
 TO SEE FIANCEE

Albany, N. r., July 17-UP)- Grace Nelson, Cicero. III. enroute to see her fiance. was killed in- stantly when her automobile skid ded and crashed into a telephone polo. She was enroute to Cam bridge. Mass. at the time.
 Mrs George Sellers. 47, of Ser wyn. III. mother of the girls fance, who was riding with her, escaped with ony shnnk-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
NEW RACKET TO ROB TELEPHONES

Kansas City, Mo- July 17-UP)-Guy Burlington 36 under arrest to-day on charge of operating new kind of racket Police said Burlington stuffed rub Der sponges up the return slots number of tee phones then made the rounds of them regularly, moved the sponges and collected the nickes which tee phone failed to get back when their calls didn't 70 through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
FREAK LIGHTNING DID THINGS

Canopus N. J., July 17-(UP)-Lightning struck cherry tree between the homes of A. l. Henderson and N Senter while the sun shone brightly the adjacent land then burned path in the grass to cedar tree which also hit in the highway at least 100 feet The phenomenon puzzled residents. To-day they asked Harvard university experts for explanation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
Late Bulletins
DEATH SENTENCE FOR SPY

Warsaw Poland, July 17-UP)-A court martial to-day imposed sentence of death upon Major Peter Denkowski formerly of the Polish general staff, who was arrested two days ago charge of espionage on behalf of Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
LOST CLOTHES WHILE BATHING

Chicago July 17-(UP)-After having Joseph Fort 1s arrested for stealing his clothes at bathing beach, Richard Hughes, 48 asked that the charges be dismissed when he learned someone previously had robbed Fort and left him stranded the beach with only his bathing suit to home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
BOY AFRAID TO TAKE BATH

Kansas City, July 17-(UP)-J. R. Warson has sued the city for $1 O0O because he says his small son won't take bath. Warson charged that negligence by the city caused the child to be caught in stalled automobile in flooded street and that ever since the boy is so afraid of water he won't even bathe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
HEAT WAVE SELLS WATERMELONS

Menasha, Wis, July 17-(UPJ- The present neat wave has resulted in such demand for watermelons in Menasha that g price war has developed with prices dropping from 30 to IS cents each
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
SEEK TO BUY OLD CELLS

Brantree Mass, July 17-(UP)-The Exeter, N. H. seectmen have offered to purchase six cells which for years confined prisoners in Brantrees old jahouse The cells were put the market when this town built a new jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
WILL PRESERVE NEW STREETS

Stevens Point Wis, July 17-(UP)-Clty Manager Peter Walravens idea of keeping motorists off newly paved streets here is to scatter roofing nails the fresh concrete providing blowout for those who drive on the streets before they are opened to traffic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
DAVIS CUP TEAMS ARE
 EvEN-UP
United States and Great Britain Each Won Austin Beat Wood and Shields Defeated Perry in Matches To-day
BY WALLACE CARROLL

Roland Garros Stadium, Auteuil, France, July 17.-(UP).-Davis cup teams of the United States and Great Britain broke even in to- days opening singles matches of the interzone final.
 H. Wilfred C"Bunny") Austin of Great Britain defeated Sidney B. Wood of New York, 2-6, 60. 8-6, 7-5, in the first match and Frank Xavier Shields of New York defeat ed Frederick J. Perry of Great Britain in the second match, 10-8, GA, 6-2.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
LITTLE GIRL KILLED

Shelton, Conn, July 17-UP)- Shirley Tyler, 6. was killed by an automobile in front of her homo yesterday. Albert Romano A. Of ,Brjdgeport. said she ran in front 'af his car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
CANVASSED FOR BOOZE ORDERS

Memphis, July 17-(UP)-A new wrinkle found in the bootleggng industry here when police cap tured Albert Stricklin negro who was taking liquor orders" in house-to-house canvass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
Had Started World Tour at Roosevelt Field When Plane Went Over an Embankment - Clever Work of Pangh0rn Sav- ed Them-New York Gives Welcome to Two More
HUNGARY FLYERS
 OWN THAT NATION
(By United Press)

Quickened activities in aviation to-day found flyers achieving or starting new adventures in the air.
 At Budapest, Hungary, throngs disappointed last evening when the transatlantic flyers George Andres and Alexander Magyar failed to fly over the city-they were forced down Is miles west of their goal-had a chance to-day to hail the airmen as national he- roes in celebrations in the capital.
 In New York. Hugh Herndon, Jr. and Clyde Pangborn, made a vain attempt to start their world flight from Roosevelt Field. L. I. Their plane, heavily loaded, wob- bled down the mile runway. bumped soggfiily into the air, nar- rowly missed the hangars and landed in an adjacent field.
 Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. world flyers, will fly to Schenect- ady, N. Y, on their around-the- United States tour in the globe girdllng plane Winnie Mae.
 By JOHN R. BEAL
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Roosevelt Field, l.. l., July IT -UP)-Clyde Pangborn, pilot credited with 17.000 hours in the air, and Hugh Herndon, Jr, son of wealth. planning a flight around the world 'Just for the fun of it." narrowly escaped death this morn- ing on an attempted take off in an effort to beat the time of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty.
 Their huge Bellanca plane after their one-mile run down the field ran down 2o-foote embankment to Roosevelt Field No. 2.
 Their plane was loaded with S30 gallons of gas.
 The ambulance and the early morning crowd of spectators
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES KILLED

Washington, July l7-7UP)-The present higher temperatures according to Health Officer William c. Fowler have ended the most epidemic of measles ever known here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
SKELETON OF PAINTER FOUND

Sienna Italy, July 17-(UP)-A skeleton found in the vicinity of St Vincent church during excavations is believed to be that of the famous painter Bernardno Betti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. July 17,-UP)-The treasury net balance on July Is was $34S, ,302, 226.73.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
NINE NEW LAWYERS TO BAR
Chief Justice PennewiII Tells Them
to Be Fair, Never to Guess

Nine candidates were formally
admitted to the Delaware bar in
the State Supreme Court at Dover
recently and was advised by
Chief Justice James Pennewill to
pe fair, never to guess at the law
and pretend a knowledge you do
not possess" to treat trust funds
as sacred and to base their fees as
attorneys "on services honestly
rendered and not on the clients
ability to pay" Eight of the can
didates have just completed their
required six months as clerks in
the offices where they are to be as
sociated, while the ninth, Howard
w. Bramhau, Georgetown, has
practiced law at that place for the
past two years. The others ad-
mitted to the bar were: Mrs. Mar
guerite Dugan Hopkins, Josiah
Marvel, Jr., Howard G. Miller, Will
liam S. Satterthwaite, Jr., Stanley
l.. Abrahams, Edwin D. Stayton,
Robert H. Richards, Jr., all of Will
mington; George Burton Pearson,
Jr., Newark. The oath of office
was administered by Chancellor
Josiah o. Wolcott. Judge Victor
B. Woolley moved for the admis-
sion of Mr. Richards; Charles 3.
Evans for Mr.. Pearson and Mr..
Stayton; Judge Robert H. Richards
for Mrs. Hopkins and Mr.. Abra-
hams; Attorney General Reuben
Satterthwaite for his son and Mr..
Miller, and J. R. Morford for Mr..
Marvel and Mr.. Bramhall. Mr..
Marvel is to be associated with the
law firm of Marvel, Morford, Ward
and Marvel, Wilmington. After
the nine were sworn in by a court
officer Chief Justice Pennewill ex-
planned that 'yours will be the
first admissions to the bar of this
State under the new rules of court
recently adopted. Heretofore ap-
plications have been made to the
Superior Court of each county and
the proceedings have been very in
formal. Under the new rules, ap-
plications will be made to the Su-
preme Court sitting in Dover, and
the judges think, in view of the
Importance of the event to the ap-
plicant, the bar and the State, it
should not be so perfunctory as it
has been in the past.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Few Without Desire to
Peer Into the Future

The good round sum of $125,OOO,-
900 annually is reported to be paid
by our people to various prophets
of the future who by reading horo-
scopes, gazing into glass globes and
by other means agree to give in
formation as to the future. 1t is Gus
tomary to set down this investment
as a tribute made by human folly
to desire for foreknowledge. But it
is reasonable to believe that good
ly part of this expenditure is made
much like investment in other
amusements.
Every normal person is interested
in the future, so that the urge to
learn something about it, If that
were possible, is well nigh univer-
sal. But it is not reasonable to sup
pose that S125,0O0,O0O annually is
spent by people who really believe
they can learn something. For the
curiosity about the future is accom-
panied by curiosity almost as urgent
about anything mysterious-any-
thing that is seemingly outside the
zone of personal experience and ca
pacities.
Fortune tellers have attracted
and continue to attract a host of
patrons who would strenuously deny
belief that the future can be fore
told, but yet are interested in the
occasional evidences, deriving from
unknown means and causes. that
those who practice prophecy do hit
it right many times.
There is innate in humanity dis
trust of absolute nationality. We
are all conscious of the vast nesci-
ence that underlies our knowledge
and present means of acquiring it.
We are greatly curious about pos
sible sources of knowledge yet un-
developed, and we pay a high price
merely to crafty curiosity. -Roches-
ter Democrat and Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Strict Treasury Rules
as to Damaged Money

There is no federal law forbid
ding the total destruction of coins
by their owners. But there is a
statute forbidding the mutilation or
Tightening of a coin in such a way
that the original coin may later be
circulated in its impaired condition.
1t is also illegal to deface a coin
without removing any part of it.
Occasionally the ashes of burned
money are identified by the Treas
ury department and redeemed at
face value. But no relief is grant
ed by the government to the owners
of paper currency totally destroyed.
Three-ffthS or more of a mutilated
United States paper currency bill,
note or certificate is redeemable at
face value by the Treasury depart
ment. When less than three-fifths,
but clearly more than two-fifths of
the original bill remains, it is re-
deemable at one-half the face value
of the original bill. Such frag-
ments, however. must be accom-
panied by satisfactory evidence, as
affidavits. subscribed and sworn to
before notary public, setting forth
the cause and manner of destruc-
tion.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Catch Fish by Whistlinp

Natives of some sections of
India have several unusual methods
of catching fish. including Turing
them by whistling. says Popular Me
chanics Magazine. In Assam, fish
ermen crouch on the banks of shall
low lakes and emit a shrill whistle
which attracts a species of noun
tain fish. Lured by the sound, the
fish darts into the open palms of
the whistler and is caught. In other
places the direct rays of the sun
force mountain fish to seek shelter
beneath or beside rocks along the
banks Of streams. The cunning hill
man crawIs to a boulder behind
which a fish is hiding, strikes the
rock a heavy blow with his steel
shod club, and catches the fish,
stunned by the sound vibrations.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Zoo Specimens Come High

Lions are the lords of the jungle,
but their value on the open market
is often much less than that of
other animals. A good gorilla usu-
ally is worth about $1,000. while
lions have sold for even less than
5000. And a gorilla is a risky pur-
chase because the climate of most
American cities is hard on the big
apes. In the zoo market, the
rhinoceros brings the highest price
$500 or more. Snakes are sold
by the foot, some of the more inter-
esting varieties selling at SIS foot.
Giraffes run the rhinos a close race
In price. A pair of angelfish are
snapped up at 500. Among birds,
the little blue lovebirds are worth
their weight in gold.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
First White Woman in
West Arrived in 1906

The first white woman in the West
Of whom there is any record came
out from the Orkney islands in 1906
in Hudson's Bay company's ship,
disguised as a young man. She came
out to join her sweetheart. In the
journal of Alexander Henry, it is re-
corded without mention of her
name, that on December 90, 1907,
she gave birth to child at his trad
ing post at the mouth of the Penn
bina river. OF the life of the child
born that day, the first child born
in the West of white parents, moth
ing is known but that his mother
took him with her when she re-
turned to Scotland the summer after
his birth. Marie Lagimodiere. who
became the grandmother of Louis
Riel, was the second white woman
to come to the West of whom there
is any record. She arrived in 1907.
1t was 1912 before there were any
other white women in the West. In
that year. the second party of Sell
kirk settlers arrived at York Fac
tory. They included IS women
Montreal Herald.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Gorilla Walks on All Fours

Contrary to popular belief, the
gorilla walks on all fours, points out
a writer in Boys Life Magazine.
There have not been many gorillas
brought out of Africa" says he,
land most of them have lived only
a few months in captivity. Gorillas
have only recently been brought to
the attention of the world. The
first gorilla In England arrived In
1887. and the first exhibited by the
London Geological society was re-
ceived in 1855. On the other hand,
an Indian rhinoceros was shown in
Europe in 1913, a giraffe was sent
to the emperor of Germany in 1859,
and the first elephant in England
was presented by the king of France
to Henry III In 1850"
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Old Legend Concerning
WorId-Fanlous Paintin Q

RaphaeFs Madonna of the Chair"
says a noted Paris art lecturer, was
the realization of a hermit's wish.
There have been many stories
told regarding the painting of Rap
hael's Madonna of the Chair, the
artist said, ''but the one that seems
most fitting is follows:
IAN old hermit, widely known and
loved for his charity and Christian
service, lived in a hut in the valley.
Near his humble home stood a giant
oak tree, which he called his silent
friend, because it gave him shade
and sheltered him from the storm.
Close by lived a vine dresser's
daughter. known to everybody for
her kindness to the old hermit, who
called her his friend that talked.
''One day terrible storm arose,
which was followed by a disastrous
flood. The hermit sought shelter in
the branches of the tree and was
rescued by the vine dresser's daugh-
ter, who took him to her home. The
hermit was very happy and prayed
that his two good friends might be
gloriffed together. Long afterward
the hermit, Bernardo, died, and the
oak tree was cut down and made in
TO wine casks. By this time the
beautiful girl had married and was
the mother of two fine sons.
'One day the young mother sat
at the door of her cottage with
her two sons at her side. Raphael
passed by and noticing the beautiful
picture made by the mother and
her sons quickly took his crayon and
sketched it on the head of wine
cask. From this sketch the artist
is said to have painted the popular
picture of the Madonna of the
Chair and the wish of the old her
nit was realized"
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Lin Pronunciation

Forms of the letters in a recently
discovered old Phoenician alphabet
show evidences of having been
chosen to represent the forms of
the mouth used in speaking them.
The theory is advanced by Sir Rich
ard Paget, an authority on human
speech. who finds that nearly every
one of the twenty-nine symbols used
is suggestive of the lip formation to
produce the sound symbolized. He
does not suggest that the scribe who
selected the mouthlike charac-
ters did so Intentionally. but be-
lieves instead that the forms were
chosen unconsciously. The letter
"P," for instance. is represented by
a sign suggestive of the closed
lips used at the start to pronounce
it.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Indians Outclassed in
Use of Bow and Arrow

Archery 200 or more years ago
was a useful accomplishment as
well as a competitive sport. Prior
to the invention of gunpowder the
bow and arrow had been, for almost
1000 years. the principal weapon
of defense in England. SO impor-
tant was 1t considered that every
Englishman be able to WELD a
wicked bow that archery practice
was long compulsory for all men be
tween the ages of sixteen and sixty.
The Mayflower immigrants were
armed with blunderbusses. but, in
order to conserve their supply of
shot, they frequently hunted with
the bow and arrow, in the use of
which they were more skillful than
were their savage neighbors. In
dian prowess with the bow and ar
row seems to have been much over
rated by romanticists. They usually
shot their quarry at close range
after it had been stalked for them,
and in friendly shooting competi-
tions between redskins and English
men, the white men are said to
have invariably won.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
DEATH OF FORMER TEACHER
Miss Ann Smith Suddenly Passes
/ AWAY at New Bedford, Mass.


Away at New Bedford, Mass.
Miss Ann Weldon Smith, a form
err school teacher at Galena, Md,
died recently in st. Luke's Hos
pital, New Bedford, Massachu-
setts. She had undergone a major
operation last April and had spent
the Summer recuperating at the
home of her brother, j. Paul Smith
Fall River, Mass. This month
complications set in and she was
taken to the New Bedford Hospital
for treatment. Her death was un-
expected. Besides her brother,
Miss Smith is survived by her
mother, Mrs. J. Paul Smith, Ga
lena, and three sisters, Mrs. Effie
Price, Philadelphia; Mrs. Scott
Rosin, Colts, and Miss Mary Car
roll Smith, New York. Miss Smith
began her career as a teacher in
Galena. From there she went to
Glen Cove, Long Island, and to
New York. Of late years she was
assistant principal in one of the
large public schools of New York
City. She was an enthusiastic and
popular member of the American
Woman's Club of New York, and
was well known in New York, Fall
River and Galena.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Old Jewish Burial Customs

The ancient Jews of Palestine
buried their dead by placing the
corpse either in the earth or in
caves hewn out of the rock. Some
times the sepulcher was dug in the
ground in the neighborhood of the
family dwelling. More frequently,
however, rccks were excavated so
as to form compartments or CALLER
les with as many vaults as desired.
These vaults were known as "ko-
kim" The burial place was often
in a garden situated at least so
cubits from the city. The site was
usually marked by a whitewashed
stone.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
COUNTY COUNCIL TO MEET
Kent County of Religious Educa-
ton at NJ. p. Church, Harrington

ton at NJ. p. Church, Harrington
The Kent County Council of Re-
ligious Education will meet at the
Methodist Protestant Church in
Harrington on Thursday, November
II, for an all day session. An in
teresting program has been ar
ranged which will give every pers-
on in attendance some help in the
department in which he or she is
working. Lunch will be served to
all persons making reservations by
the Ladies Adult Glass (LoyaI
workers.. Mrs. Baynard mith is
in charge of the lunch and reserva-
tions should be sent to her. The
lunch may be had for the reason
able cost of $50. All persons inter
ested in Sunday School work and
the Christian Training of the
Youth can not afford to miss this
meeting. There is a necessity for
Christian living and the practicing
of the Golden Rule more today
than ever before. Faith in human
ity must be restored. We must
believe in the Christian practice of
our Merchants, our Bankers, our
Physicians, our Nurses, our School
Teachers, and our Preachers.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
COAL
Qn0
COKE

Paint and stain may hide the i'm
perfections of coal, but adds no
heat or quality of any kind.
We sell Famous Reading Anthra-
cite Coal, all sizes the best that
money can buy. Black and shiny
just as nature produced it.
We sell HOPPER COKE, the
highest grade coke on the market
1t will take the place of Anthracite
coal. Try it out and know for
yourself, and save money.
Keep in mind our CHA-SOOT
will clean your Furnace and CHM
ney. Save coal and chimney fires.
We sell Roof PAINT that we
can guarantee.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Odd Roman Custom

In ancient Rome it was the Gus
tom, when honoring a victorious
general, to place behind the chariot
in which he rode to the capitol a
slave who kept repeating amidst the
shouts of the crowd, Beware, lest
you fall.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Beckett
A buy word for
Hardware
Farmers Needs
Household Necessities

Once there was a farmer
And he had a little wife,
And he had a bunch of children
And they lived a happy life.
But hard times came upon them,
And like hard times will do,
It made them skimp and worry,
They couldn't see things thru.
But one day down in Smyrna,
They went to Beckett's Store,
And now they go there always,
Their worries are no more.
For Beckett's prices are so made,
To fit the farmers purse,
He now can get the same for less,
He keeps to safety first.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04

man for the cooperative Wooden
hawk Fire Tower, built near Hick-
man, Caroline county, Md, on the
Maryland-Delaware line by the two
States jointly. This 100 foot steel
tower, which was opened on Octo-
ber Is, will be operated by the two
States in alternate two-year per-
iods.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04
Waterpipe Stethoscope

Operating on the principle Of the
stethoscope, an instrument invent
ed in London, enables a tester to
detect leaks in water pipes and also
to determine which way the water
Is flowing.
Smyrna times., 1931-11-04

The large two-story frame dwell
ing on Harry Dyott's farm in
Goldsborough Neck about five
miles from Easton, Md, was to-
tally destroyed by fire last week
together with the greater portion
Of his furniture and household
goods. The loss is about $4,000.
The fire started from a defective
chimney.