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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
ALBERT B. FALL GOES OVER TRAIL
 HE TR0D BEFORE
But This Time, the Former
 Secretary of Interior, Is
 Not in Search of Gold, But of the Penetentiary
BY ED WERkMAN |, sfAJ D.Nue CtnW f~~pnc e s,<,n n .

'
 Three Rivers, N. M.. July 2O.- Albert E. Fall was back to-day on the trail he travelled years ago in quest of gold as a penniless pros- pector-but the trail Is a highway now, leading into the mountains to the Santa Fe penitentiary.
 The former secretary of the in- terior was expected to enter the prison before night.
 Fall has changed too. since the early days when he followed the trail. He is 60 and his health is broken. He carries the stigma of a jurys verdict that heh betrayed the public trust His hope has turned to despair.
 Falls trip to the penitentiary to serve one year and a day for ac- cepting a bribe while he was in the Harding cabinet was started in an ambulance at Fl Paso Sat urday night. He reached his Tres Rios cattle ranch near here in such weakened condition that his physician, Dr J. II. Gambrell ordered q stop. Fall rested Sun day, talking little but reading much as he sat in blue pajamas and a dressing gown on the porch of his fambling ranch house.
 On the last lap of to-day's pri- son journey was the setting of Falls meeting in 1882 with an- other prospector, penniless like himself The friendship they struck up developed bond that was to prove important to Fall later and was to figure largely in his career.
 The prospector was Edward L. Doheny.
 Forty years after that meeting on the mountain trail, Doheny has became a wealthy oil man in Los Angeles, and Fall sat in the coun- cil of the mighty in Washington It was then their friendship set the nations tongues wagging.
 The next year Fall resigned from Hardings' cabinet. A storm burst over his official acts. He was indicted on charges of con- spring with Doheny to defraud his country. The government convict ed him. contending he gave Do- heny a lease on the Elk Hill naval oil reserve in California In return for a $100.000 cash bribe.
 Mrs Fall was at her husbands side today, as were his two daugh- ters, Mrs C. C. Chase and Mrs Jouett Elliott and his granddaugh-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Pearl Street
 Vacation Club Will Take Part in Closing Exercises Wednes=
 day Night

234 children are enrolled at the Pearl street Church vacation school the promary department leading, with an enrolment of 107. The school will take part in the city wide closing at the First Metho- dist church Wednesday evening July 22, and will have an exhibit of hand wark on display in the Sunday school rooms. Groups from the primary. junior and in- termediate departments will sing, accompanied by the Pearl Street orchestra.
 Pearl street vacation school will hold closing exercises at the Neigh borhood house, Thursday evening, Judy 23. The annual school picnic will be held Friday, the 24th at Lakewoor park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

Washington Hill-Baldwin street section of the city and, it is re- ported, is making a strong bid for the nomination on the Hayes ticket.
 In the republican ranks, on the other hand, there Is a whole ticket to be filled, with a few exceptions. The present republican aldermen will be renominated but they have an additional nominee for the board to name. It Is expected that Town Committeeman George King ston, who made an unsuccessful run for the board two years ago. will be renominatcd this year so that he may try for the post once more. Under the charter, each party nominates eight candidates and the fifteen highest are declar- ed elected. Mir Kingston had the lowest vote of the 16 nominees.
 As for the registrars office, it is common knowledge that former Alderman Arthur l.. Blewitt has his eye on the post now held by Republican Registrar Thomas F. Dillane and a fight IS expected in the g. o. p. town con- vention for this place.
 Who the republicans will name for town clerk and controller IS yet a matter of doubt. But for the post' of city sheriff a fight Is ex- pected with Sheriff John Gray, Louis Lerz and Arthur Hebert as the main contenders for the nom- ination. City Clerk Edward O'Don- nell is expected to be renominated.
 On the democratic side one or two changes in the board of alder men are reported possible. Harry Baumel, member of the bureau of assessment, is being strongly back ed for a place on the board Of aldermen. He made strong run for the nomination two years ago but withdrew in the interests of party harmony following a confer ence of organization leaders. It Is said that he may supplant Alder man Charles Schitman.
 Both parties will face the prob- lem of naming persons for the board of education. The affairs of the board during the past year have caused much publicity and it is understood that the democrats and republicans, alike, feel the need of some new faces on the board.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
FITZIAAURICE POINTS FOR CITY CLERKSHIP
PHYSICAL TESTS
 FOR CHILDREN
Large Number to Be Ex- anlined Before Enter-
 ing School in Fall
THE SUMMER ROUNDUPS

Before the end of the present summer, close to 5000 Connecti. cut children about to enter school in September will have been given thorough physical and dental ex- aminations at 176 summer round. ups conducted by the State Depart ment of Health, in cooperation with local Parents and Teachers Associations.
 Those found defective will have been referred to family physicians and dentists for treatment, so that they will begin their school days as far as possible. in one hundred percent physical condition.
 Thus far, Al roundups have been conducted in fifty-eight towns In all there will be 176 roundups in eighty towns, the children being registered for these by the Parents and Teachers Associations in their respective towns or school dis tricts and brought to the desig- mated place of the roundup where the examination is conducted by competent health and dental hy- gienists.
 The children, all between the ages of four and six. receive con- plete physical examinations which include weighing and measuring, testing of vision and hearing, den- tai examination and cleaning of the teeth if the parents desire it. If any defects or wrong tendencies are found, the parents are asked to take the child to the family phy- sicifn or dentist for consultation J L,t aTa a y be remedied and the child started in school without any handicaps which will retard his or her edu- cation.
 The summer roundups were started in 1926 with an increas- ing number being conducted each year. Nearly all of them are held in the smaller towns. since the To- cal health departments of the larger cities function in similar manner within their own school districts. Thus. practically every Connecticut child of the pre-school age is examined. It has been found that most of the defects found are corrected before school entrance Is made.
 Statistics for those roundups al- ready held this year clearly SHOW how prevalent physical defects are in children about to enter school and how necessary work of this kind is. Of 1.703 children examined 1919 were found to have 2.235 de- fects for which 1t was necessary to refer 831 of them to physicians for advice and treatment, either medical or surgical. Only 161 of the children, less than ten per cent, were found to be one hundred per cent perfect, qualifying with re- spect to height and weight without defect.
 Dental examination was received by 1,269 children with only 2S4 found to have perfect teeth. Dental prphylaxes were administered to 1,118 while 964 were referred to dentists and thirty-nine defects were corrected at the roundups.
 In conducting the roundups, the State Department of Health Is re- ceiving excellent cooperation from the town health officers, school doctors, the local Parents and Teachers Associations and public health workers in general. Recogni ton of the importance of the work is definitely increasing every year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Roosevelt Choice Of
 Key State Democrats
Joseph F. Guffey Refers to Him as Outstanding Menl=
 Der of Party To-day

Joseph F. Guffey. formerly democratic national committeeman from Pennsylvania in a statement issued to day said:
 "I have just returned from an extended trip during which I had conferences with democrats in all parts of the state, as well as con- ferences with leaders and repre- sentative democrats in neighboring states. It is apparent that Governo. Roosevelt Is not only the outstand- ing leader of his party, but he Is also the most able and courageous executive and statesman in Ameri- can public life today. The demo- cratic party is fortunate in having a man of his character and achievements to be it's standard bearer in the battle to lead the country out of the slough of des- pond in which it has widowed for most of the Hoover adminis- tration. Roosevelt has been tried and proved in the fires of an exec utive responsibility second only to the chief magistracy of the nation. He faces squarely, honestly and courageously the principal prob lems of today and tomorrow. such as national depression and unem- ployment. the necessity of an intelligent solution of our agricul- tural distress and the wrongful concentration and abuse of the power resources of the nation. Just as the democracy of Penn sylvania supported Woodrow Will son in 1912 and Alfred E. Smith In 1928, so it will give it's over whelming endorsements and sup port to Franklin D. Roosevelt tn 1882. This is based on conversa- tions with not only the leaders but the rank and file of our party throughout the entire state.
 q risk my reputation as a political prophet on this predic- tion: Not less than 66 of Pennsyl-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Making Strong Bid
 For Office On
 Hayes Ticket
Former Alderman Arthur E. Bewitt Seeks to Dethrone
 Registrar Dillane and Fight Looked for in G. o. P. Town Convention n-City Sheriff Post Another
 Much South After Plum

With leaders of both the demo- cratic and republican parties mak- ing plans for the conventions of their respective orga anizations, tu be held in September. many names have sprung up in connection with the various offices to be filled on both tickets. At the present time the democrats are making prepara- tons for their primary contest, to be held late in August or during the first week of September while the republicans, it is understood, are sitting quietly to one sid, awaiting the outcome of the bat tie between Mayor Frank Hays and ex-Superintendent of Streets William E. Kennedy.
 On the democratic ticket there will be only one new place to fill, that of city clerk. Already numer- ous names have been mentioned for the post but the newest one to be heard is that of John Fitz- maurice of South street. MT Fitz- maurice is well known in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Fight Evil, Says
 Pastor in Sermon
Rev R. F. Shinn Breaches at St Johns Union Service

in Maine. Kss- Arthur F. McKen- nedy, his assistant, is in Europe. and Rev R. (. Eatchelder, an- other assistant, is away for the month. The First Baptist church was the scene of communion service yesterday morr1ng. Miss Martha T. Bassett of New Hsmp- shire, who is reported likely to be put in charge of the chufch's religious education department, was introduced to the congrega- tion.
 was the title of a sermon delivered at the Advent Christian church by Rev Thomas Feltman. H. D. Cur tiss led the services last night. Yesterday morning at the Swedish Baptist church Mrs Martha Ny berg, a missionary, spoke to the congregation while at the Grace Baptist church Rev Dr l. w. Reed spoke on "The Purpose of God Re- vealed in Christ" A union serv- ice attended by the members of the First and Second Congrega- tional church was conducted yes terday morning by Rev Charles T.. Fine of Ashland, Wisconsin. At the Bunker Hill Congregational church, Rev Dr John C. Goddard of Salisbury was guest preacher Rev Richard Hegarty spoke at the First Methodist church yesterday on "The Presence of God" while at St Paul's Methodist church, Rev Kenneth Kingston discussed 'The Religion of the Heart" At Grace Methodist church Rev John W. Dodson spoke on "Our Daily Bread Rev A. A. Perry, pastor of the Mount Olive A. M. F. Zion church, preached on What Great Things the Lord Has Done for You"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Max Israel
 Gets Damages
Decision Handed Down Saturday By Judge
 Arthur F. Els

Damages of $650 and costs were awarded Max Israel. fruit peddlcr of this city. against William R.. Ellis, in a decision handed down in the common pleas court Satur- day afternoon, by Judge Edward J. Finn. The plaintiff sought to re- cover for damage to his truck which ran wild down Willow street across the West Main street and pulled up against a pole near the railroad station. He charged the brakes were affected after his truck was struck by the defendants car on Killow street on May 26. 1880. Traurig & Traurig represented the plaintiff. Attorney Samuel E. Hoyt of New Haven appeared for the de- fendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

Rev R. F. Shinn of the West Side Community church delivered the sermon at last nights union services held on the lawn of St Johns Episcopal church. Rev MT Shinn in his talk likened God s trust of a soul to his children to q string of pearls rich and rare" !" He added that 1t is the duty of every Christian to serve towards counteractins evil influence which work toward undoing the Christian principle.
 At St Johns church yesterday morning, Rev Samuel A. Budde of Christ chapel conducted the serv- ices. The rector, Rev Dr Lewis, Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Waterbury Man To Install
 Thomaston Odd Fellows

District Deputy Grand Master George R. Wright of this city will install the newly elected officers of Franklin lodge. Odd Fellows, at a meeting this evening in Thomaston Gunther F. H. Mathes will be in- stalled as noble grand; l.. K. Tan ner, Jr., vice-grand; l.. K. Tanner Sr.. recording secretary; William Parke, financial secretary. and M $. Stewart, treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Peter Laskas To Attend
 Ahepa Convention

Peter Laskas, president of the local chapter of the Ahepa so- ciety, will attend the ninth an- nual convention of this organ ization to be held in San Fran cisco from August 24 to 30. Mir. Laskas will join the New England delegates and will journey with them to the scene of the conven- tion. He was present at the 1928 gathering in Detroit and last years session in Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Federation of
 Classes

The fourth annual outing of the State Federation of Mems Bible classes at Plainville, Saturday. was attended by about 25 members from this city, accompanied by their families. Benjamin w. Johnson headed the local group attending Delegations went from the First Methodist, Second Congregational Grace Methodist. First Baptist Bunker Hill Congregationalist South Waterbury Federated and Mill Plain Union chirches.
 Housewives of Germany are de- manding more electricity for the home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

vania's 72 delegates to the next democratic national convention will support Roosevelt first. last and all the time. The support of that large and influential delegation. coupled with his strength through out the country, will insure his nomination, and Franklin D. Roosevelt will lead the nation out of the present national bankruptcy in leadership at Washington"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
Mems League
 OF Bunker Hill
Held Outing at Hitchcock Lake Saturday After-
 noon

Members of the Mems league of Bunker Hill held their seventh annual outing Saturday. The gath ering took place at the Sanderson- Childs cottage at Hitchcock lake, about 30 men being present. Va
 rious games were played and a bountiful lunch was enjoyed. The committee in charge included
 Frederick J. Trowbridge, George
 R. Angrave. William B. Bunk,
 Matthew Holloway. Ludwig Mer- kle, Jessie B. Burton. Edward C.
 Sanderson and c. Walter Childs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

@ That $50.000 worth of goods were lifted by, respectable peop', :" from it's counters in the last f3 Iionths. has been reported by a prominent London store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

ter, Martha Fall, IT, high school beauty contest winner.
 Warden Ed Swope said that when Fall reaches prison he will be put through the regular pen itentiary routine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20
CARE OF WATER HOSE

Always let the garden hose drain before winding it up on d rack. Water collecting in the hose tends to rot the rubber and fabric.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-20

Passengers of the kowloon notorious companies In China are disgruntled over the recent increase of nearly 25 per cent in fares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
AMERICANS LEADING
AMONG PARIS LOSERS
Variety and Quantity of Articles
Left on Buses and Other Con-
veyances Tax Officials.

PARIS CN.ANA.).-The Americans
and the English are the most forgetful
people in Paris, it seems.
At any rate, they turn UP at the lost
property Office more regularly and in
larger numbers than people of other
nationalitieS visiting this city.
And by leaving their things about in
the Metro, the buses and the trans
they are contributing to the grief and
despair of NJ. DellaS, the director of
the department that houses their dere-
nct belongings. M. Dellas simply has
no more room for umbrellas, books and
parcels and he has had to send an
s o S to NJ. Chiappe, the project of DO
lice, to this effect.
In 1900 M. Dellas had 68 900 lost ar
hcles taken to his offices; in 1910. 85 900:
in 1920. $4,000, and in 1880 the num-
Der exceeded 10000. Every time they
open new tramway or bus service the
lost property Office groans beneath a new
oppression Of sticks, bags, books and
packages.
The most frequent visitors to NJ.
DellaS' bullying domains, as you might
Imagine, are the intellectualS-the
scientists, the painters and the poets.
Writers do not often recover their man
uscripts; apparently these are either
tossed aside by the finders as worth
less or kept in the hope of rewards being
offered for them. NJ. DeIlas reports that
he has a great deal of jewelry lying
unclaimed
(Copyright. 1881. by North American News
paper Alliance J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Richard B.
Levin, detached U. s. S. Idaho about
January rs, to U. S. S. Chandler.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Joseph W.
Ludewig, detached u. S. S. Mississippi
about May IS, to Naval Academy.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) william T.
McGarry, detached U. S. S. Maryland
about January 25, to U. S. S. Elliott.
Lieut. (Junior Grade Roger F. Scott,
detached U. S. S. West Virginia about
January IS, to U. S. S. TreVer.
Lieut. (Junior Grade Joshua c.
Shively, detached u. S. S. Herbert, to
duty U. S. S. Wyoming
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Yates Stir
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ling, Sd. detached VT SOD. 5B (U. S. S.
Lexington), to VT Sod. 2B GU. S. S.
Langley, Carrier Division 2, U. S. feet.
Ensign Donald S. Gordon, detached
U. S. S. Nevada about January IS, to
U. S. S. Pruitt.
Ensign Milton D. Fairchild. detached
U. S. s. California about January "a,
to u. S. S. Chicago.
Ensign John K. McCue, detached
U. S. S. Nevada about January IS, to
U. S. S. Perry.
Dental Corps.
Lieut. Ray L. Farnsworth Cd. c.,
detached Naval Medical School. Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
P|NCHOT INDICTED
INTO GOvERNORSH|P
ReneWs Pledges of Fight on
Public Utilities and of
Dry Regime.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, January 20.-Gifford
Pinchot today was lnaugurated Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
A great gathering of citizens saw the
tall, slender, gray-haired political war
rior sworn in at ceremonies which he
sought to keep devoid OF ostentatlon
and pomp. In keeping with his desire
for simple and informal Inauguration,
be wore the soft, gray, SLOUGH hat SO
familiar to those who had seen him in
his recent stamping" tours of PennSyl-
vania.
Horse Drawn Victoria Used.
Like the omission of the usual high
silk hat from the heads of the in
augural ceremony participants was the
use Of an ancient horse-draWn Victoria,
in which the retiring Governor, John S.
Fisher, and his successor rode from the
executive mansion to the Capitol for
the induction ceremonies
Today'S ceremony reversed those OF
four years ago when Gov Fisher took
Office and Mr. Pinchot was ending his
first term as chief executive.
Gov. PinchOt i'll his inaugural address
pledged the full power of his admins
tration Ito defeat the attack of the pub
lie utilities" and to carry through the
will of the voters that election crooked
Here in Pennsylvania" he said, "a
carefully planned, deliberately financed
and powerfully directed attack upon the
rule of the people under the law has
made substantial progress. 1t aims to
substitute government by the public
utilities for government by the people.
1t is not confined to Pennsylvania. Not
a single State in the Union is free from
similar attempt.
with few pXCantiOnS the men WhO
would thus transfer the government of
this commonwealth to great special in
terests are not PennsylvanianS, Their
seat of power is in another State"
Administration to Be Dry.
On prohibition the Governor said:
"On the wet and dry issue my record /
speaks louder than any words. 1t is
we'll known, not only that I believe in |
obeying and enforcing the eighteenth |
amendment because it is the law, but |
that am a convinced supporter of the |
amendment itself. repeat the declara-
ton made in my first inaugural-this |!
administration will be dry"
Gov. Pinchot repeated in his inaugural |
his campaign pledges, which included !
the adjustment of the Public Service |
Commission, the election in its place of |
Fair Rate Board, the revision of the i
public service law so as to make the |
Fair Rate Board the defender of the |
people against high rates and poor serv- !
ice. the abolition of the coal and iron |
police, the prevention of unfair use of !
labor injunctions, the securing of old |
age pensions for the helpless poor, the !
prevention of all political assessments, !
State assistance for disabled and neg
lected eX-service men, and clean cleo |
tions."
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NAVY ORDERS

Comdr. Elmer W. Tod, orders Decem-
Der 81 modified. Carry out remainder
orders.
Lieut.. Comdr Herman L. Fischer,
detached U. S. S. Florida about Feb
ruary Is, to command U. S. S. Tillman.
Lieut.. Comdr Alfred Y. Lanphier,
detached command u. S. S. Tillman,
to receiving ship, New York.
Lieut.. Comdr. Charles j. Parrish,
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detached command U. s. S. Zane, to
Office of Judge advocate general of the
Navy.
Lieut.. Forrest M. OLeary, to duty
u. S. S. Wyoming.
Lieut. Charles j. Rend, order of jan
uary 5 modified Detached U. S. S.
Barry, to U. S. S. Whitney. Upon
falling in with U. S. S. Preble detached
U. S. S. Whitney, to U. S. Preble.
Lieut. Ross p Whitemarsh, orders
December 10 modified. To duty u. S. S.
Ramapo.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Albert E. Fitz-
william, detached u. S. S. New Mexico
about January 25, to U. S. S. Hubert.
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q. s. s. Florida about February IS, to
Navy Yard, Boston.
Bosn. Gerard j. OBrien. detached
U. S. S. Omaha about March 20. to U.
S. S. Detroit.
Chief Gunner Glen r. RingquiSt, de-
tached U. S. S. Omaha about March 20,
to U. S. S. Detroit.
Gunner George A. Ney. detached
U. S. S. Detroit, to u. S. S. Omaha.
Chief Mach. Edward j. Farrell, de-
tached u. S. S. Detroit, to u. S. S.
Omaha.
S. S. Widgeon, TO u. S. S. Mississippi.
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RED MAIL BANNED
Strain on Eyes, Not Radicalism,
Brings British Edict.

LONDON L41.-The post office has re-
fused To deliver several thousand red
circulars.
This action was taken, not because
the circulars were radical, but because
It was decided that the color would be
bad for the postmen's eyes.
The ban was proclaimed under au-
thority of the regulations of the in
land post, which rule that nothing shall
be conveyed by post Of a nature en-
barrassing TO postal officers
Red" post office official explained,
sis very embarrassing to the staff To
sort thousands Of red cards might
easily cause severe eye strain"