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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
SEA SCOUTING POPULAR

Close to 10000 sea scouts have made cruises this season in all knids of vessels over all oceans, and most of the principal rivers and lakes of the world, according to the September issue of Boys Life" the Boy Scouts magazine. Sixteen boys from New England who won scholarships have cruised as cadets aboard American mer- chant ships from Boston to all parts of the world. One hundred and twenty scouts from New Eng land has cruised from Boston to Washington, D. C.. on the famous fishing schooner Elsie. Thousands of boys have cruised on small sail ing vessels and motor boats belong ing to various councils throughout the country. Any boy who is fifteen years of age can become sea scout. There are now over ten thousand sea scouts throughout the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
CIVILIZATION
 WRECKS TEETH

Paris.-One of the prices of cul- ture and civilization Is bad teeth, according to pr L. M. Waugh ,asso- ciate dean, school of dentistry, Co., lumbia university. He declared that Eskimo blubber is better food than the most modern cuisine. When Eskimo children start to eat white mans food, which need little chewing. their teeth become crooked" said Dr Waugh, speak ing before q meeting of the Amer ican Dental Society of Europe. Even the jaws lose their shape and get smaller"
 Sweets and carbohyrates rot away their teeth," he continued, "and from then on the Eskimo children's teeth decay much faster than the teeth of white children. This is because the latter's mouths have become accustomed to the softer foods of civilization and have set up certain protective agencies"
 Other speakers also emphasized that present day cooking Is play ing havoc with our teeth and that one of the pressing needs Is hard CT bread. Soft, saccharine pastries were particularly condemned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

The development of two new cases of infantile paralysis in the past twenty-four hours brought the total of cases to eighteen. This morning. however, pr E. J. God frey ordered the quarantine lifted on four cases, making the active number now recorded in the health lists as fourteen.
 There will be a "bleeding clinic" next week in this city, the exact time and place to be announced during the first part of the week. for the purpose of getting blood from those who have been af- fiicted with infantile paralysis in the past. The blood will be sent to the state department of health and from there relayed to the Har- ward university poliomyelitis clinic where it will be made into serum used in the treatment of paralysis cases.
 Dr E. J. Godfrey, health officer, and representative of the state department of health, has issued an appeal for those who had this disease three to fifteen years ago to come to the clinic to cooperate in this work which will probably save many lives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
COP FINDS POPCORN
 SOOTHES LOST YOUNGSTERS

Kansas City. Mo-, UP)--When in doubt try pop corn--that's the principle with which Sergeant L. M. Bigus of the park police de- partmcnt dries many youthful tears.
 Indigestion forbids Sergean mt Bigus partaking of the confec- tion. Nevertheless he buys from two to four sacks every night there is q band concert in his park. It's for the lost youngsters, he explains.
 When he sees an unattached child wandering through the crowd. the sergeant takes charge and quietly begins looking for the parents. Quietly. that Is. until the child realizes he is lost.
 Then to the pop corn stand, and usually peace prevails again until Johnny or Mary is safely under the proper escort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
18 PARALYSIS CASES; CALL BLOOD CLINIC
Requiem Mass
 for Fr O'Callaghan
Priests and Lay Workers Attend Services in
 New York

A requiem mass was celebrated yesterday for the Rev Peter J. O'Callaghan, presidentof the Cath olic Total Abstinence Union, in the Church of the Paulist Fathers, Co., lumbus avenue, between 59th and 60th streets, New York city. The service was attended by many Catholic priests and lay workers in the abstinence cause in New York and elsewhere.
 The Rev Father O'Callaghan died on Tuesday at Torrington, Conn, just before he was to have preached the sermon at high mass in St Francis Roman Cath ollie church opening the sixticth annual convention of the union. Many of the delegates were at the funeral.
 Detroit Priests Celebrate Mass
 The Rev Thomas D. OShaugh- messy of Whiteford. Mich, in the Detroit diocese, was the celebrant assisted by the Rev Thomas M. gent. The three priests were as- sociated with Father O'Callaghan in his work in the Detroit diocese. IhC oCi IiOi W dS pledSHcu DJ thS Rev Vincent r. Kienberger of the Dominican order in Detroit. Speak ing of Father O'Callaghan's work in the church, Father kienberger said: "The source of his power was in the single word 'commun- ion.' He was in communion with Christ. His will was to do the will l of the Master. We will remember | him best, we priests who grew up with him, as a shadow of Christ" Througncut the long and solemn 1 mass, sung by the Rev William JO- seph Fin, of the Paulist Fathers | assisted 5y the full choir, the open coffin rested on q catafalque at the | crossing steps surrounded by six burning .apers. At the close of the service Father O'Shaughnessy gave the absolution and those at the serv ice passed by the coffin.
 | Sisters of Charity Present Repres 'ntatives of the Sisters oi Charity and the Dominician Sisters ther O'CaDaghan was spiritual di- rector fo' many years, occupied pews at .hc left of the coffin.
 l hhiOhS tlIc Pi ICoNo tliC bhIlSlu ary were Monsignor William F Cashin, oe St Andrews church. the
 Very Rev Joseph Fenlon, head o1 the Subj ,ian Seminary in Balti- more; thT Rev James M. Gillis edi. tor of The Catholic World"; the
 Rev Edward J. Lyng, of St Pau's church, Philadelphia, who has sue. ceeded Father O'Callaghan as pres.
 ident of the Catholic Total Absti
 hence ULiLn; the Rev Thoma,
 Daly, head of the Apostolic Mission
 House in Washington. D. C.; tn, very Rev James A. Walsh, head O.
 the Catholic Foreign Mission So
 ciety at Ecrryknoll. N. r.. and tn,
 Rev Johr B. Harney, Superior O the Paul.st Order.
 Father Buckingham was taken t'
 Detroit in .he afternoon for burial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
CHINA OFFERED
 TEN-YEAR PLAN BY OFFICIALS
Modelled After Soviet Pro. gram to Develop the
 Country


 Shanghai, China-A "ten-year" plan for China, intended to accom- plish much of what the Five-Yea Plan Is accomplishing for Russia, has been worked out by the Mi1- istry of Industry.
 The plan Is intended to convert China into one of the great indus trial powers of the world. The program has been submitted to the government. It embraces IA points.
 The scheme is of unprecedented magnitude and importance. If &C., cepted in the form proposed. and If successfully carried out. the economic position of China will undergo a tremendous change.
 The plan as presented by the ministry of industries Is worked out In great detail.
 That the scheme is ambitious is Il admitted: that 1t will encounter many difficulties is fully realized. but that the government can carry this plan through Is confidently believed if 1t can win and hold the peoples confidence and their cooperation. The IA points fol- low:
 Fourteen Points.
 1. To build harbors, canals, rail- roads. etc.
 2. To open up the vast area of undeveloped land in the north west and generally improve, the agricultural and pastoral indus- tries.
 3. To develop mines and quar-
 4. To erect smelting works and mills.
 5. or produce iron ad steel.
 6. To manufacture bricks. ce- ment, and other building materials. 2. To build locomotives and roll ing stock. 8. To build merchant ships anu fishing vessels. 9. To manufacture vehicles of all types. 10. To promote the coal-tar in- dustry. II. To establish works for mak- ing basic chemicals. 12. To develop hydro-electric schemes and establish central l power stations.
 IS. To manufacture electrical l machinery. | 14. To establish municipal Wa l terworks undertakings. Much Machinery. It is obvious that such a pro- | gram will call for an eormons supply of machinery without which any increased production is i'm pissoble. A fundamental problem is to provide the mechanical meal by which the ten-year program l can be carried out. | There Is the question of provld' ing prime movers-mostly marin, and stationary engines. China' merchant fleet amounts to 3O0.' 900 tons of small ships. The ten year plan indicates the ned of fleet of 8,000,000 tons with en' zines generating 5,000,000 horse power. Another 20,000,00 horse power will be required for indus try. At present China has abou one and three-quarter million horsepower in her factories. Put | ting marine and industrial require. ments together China will need nearly 23,O00.000 horsepower.
 The plan drafted by the Ministr! of Industries also provides for the despatch to England of number of experts. whose duty 1t will b. to study methods of factory organ ization in order that they may be able to plan the most effective | m methods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
NATIONS FEEL PRESSURE FOR
 DISARMAMENT
Great Britain Throws Moral and Financial Aid
 to United States

Geneva--Financial and moral pressure by the Anglo-Sax na- tions are being counted upon by the league of nations as the domi- mating factors for forcing an actual reduction ln ornaments in the 1892 disarmament conference.
 Every indication points to the probability that the fight is going Saxon nations, backed naturally tral Europe.
 That this fact Is appreciated both by the United States and Great Britain, is indicated, 1t is declared, by the manner in which President Hoover intimated the necessity of armament reduction in connection with his project of the temporary morat torium of war debts and rep. arations. and by the manner ir which Great Britain has served no. tice on the league that various con- sessions In favor of peace must de- pend purely on q successful dis armament conference.
 Atmosphere UnfavOrablc
 No secret Is made in league cir cles that during the last six months the atmosphere in Europe has been anything but favorable for a sue cessful dlsarmament conference.
 In fact, the open hostility be- tween various European nations, as reflected at league council meetings and the European commission, was such that postponement of the d's- armament conference was consid- l. cred.
 While sharp criticism has been expressed in Europe that President Hoover's financial aid was largely in favor of Germany. league cir cles point out that this has con- stituted situation that nullifies the principal pretext for the main- tenance of large Europena arma- ments.
 Fear of Germany has always been the base on which other European nations have made claims for large armaments.
 Economical Salvation
 With Germany in position where her economic salvation iies with the United States. and witf the knowledge that this economic and financial aid would be cut on if she showed signs of aggressive ] inclinations, league circles believe that the rest of Europe can hardly use Germany as m excuse for fu' ture large ornaments
 Aside from the help already ren' dered Germany by the Hoover ad' ministration. and the intimatior that more may be forthcoming Il , is pointed out that various Amerl can loans to Germany now tota S1,60O, 100000.
 Other Europena nations. besidei Germany, 1t is pointed out. are like lv to find American financial a>t necessary and it is believed tha this will be made conditional upoi 1 armament reduction.
 Tn the meantime there Is ever! indication that the United State' 1 will have the warmest support O Great Britain, constituting verit able Anglo Saxon block that VII countenance nothing less than nc tual reduction.
 MacDonaId's Declaration
 Great Britain's attitude It IS de cIored has recently been indicated in two events.
 One was MacDonald's declara lions fin parliament that Great Brit ain has reached the limit of reduc ton unless other nations io''"' suit. .,,. o,.
 The other was the similar note sent to the secratarlat py brea Briton and her dominions that tne. only will accept the necessars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

Mayor Frank Hayes is guest of honor at the annual outing of the Italian Society Civilta and Progress go to be held tomorrow at Lithuan- ian Park, on the Chestnut Hill road. Other guests are Judge John F. McGrath, Judge T. V. Meyer, Major Michael Galullo, Domenic Barbieri, Atty Pasquale DeCicco and John DePastino.
 There will be a band concert and dancing in the pavilion. Be- sides the members of the organi- zation, there will be present repre- sentatives from all of the other Italian societies in the city so that the attendance is expected to ex- ceed 1000.
 Busses have been chartered to carry the picnicers from the end of the trolley line to the scene of the outing.
 Agostino Agostini is president of the society: Julius Cordelli. vice. president: Giuseppe TuffarOli, sec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

amendments for harmonIzing the league covenant with the Kellogg pact when successful interna- tional disarmament convention has been brought into force.
 The latter is interpreted as being the first, of what may prove to be a series of steps by Great Britain to bring heavy moral pressure to bear upon other league members for an actual armament reduction.
 At the same time 1t is interpreted as an actual effort on the part of other Anglo-Saxon nations to back the United States In the hard fight for actual reduction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Comment on New
 Phone Office

Visitors to the new Telephone building on Grand street speak in glowing terms of the structure. but most of them say that so far ns. calling to pay bills the office was more convenient on Leavenworth street.
 the depot" remarked the subscrib- CT. hope they will maintain an office somewhere in Exchange Place and save people that many steps in all kinds of weather.
 It is not likely that the company will maintain an office outside the Grand street building but 1. the business continues to increase such a thing might happep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Mushroom Weighed 25 Pounds

The largest member of the mush. rom family ever to be found was q giant puff ball weighing 25 pounds reports Boys Life" the monthl! magazine of the Boy Scouts O America. It was found by Waite Hayes near Buffalo. N. Y. and meas ured over five feet through tn, thickest part. Contrary to popula, thought. most puff balls are edible and the proud finder Of this mann. moth specimen gave a dinner party at which he served steaks covered with huge slices of the puff ball.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Attendance at
 Church Service Feast of the Assumption Fittingly Observed
 To-day

The usual large congregations attended the early masses at the Catholic churches this morning and the same was true of the serv- ices held later in the day, the oc- casion being the Feast of the As- sumption of the Blessed Virgin, a holy day of obligation.
 One might think that owing to the dull period the attendance at the 5:30 o'clock would not bring out large attendance, but there did not seem to be any appreciable difference to-day than in the times when business was rushing in the factories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15

Federal men and members of the emergency squad struck three places in town yesterday afternoon, securing evidence in the three es- tablishm cnts.
 At 21 Grand street Leo Belanger was arreg'ed after two and half barrels Of alleged beer were seized He was rctifec tc appear before U. s. Con: missioner Harry Krasow for hearing on the 24th. Albunis Kuslis was arrested when the raid CTS found 19 bottles of alleged beer at 62Z Bank street. He was ar raigned before Commissioner Kra- SOW and ordered held for trial be- fore the next term of federal court. The third place hit Is located on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Previous Victims To Offer Selves
 For Serum Cure
Men and Women Who Have Had Disease Within Past Fifteen Years Will Undergo Bleeding From Which Potions Will Be Made to Aid Those III at Present

All serum used in the city at the present time comes from the state department of health which gets 1t from the Harvard clinic. This new feature is being sponsored to replenish the supply of serum.
 Thus, many afflicted with infan- tile paralysis will benefit from the serum which retards the progress of the disease in patients.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
SINGING SPARROWS

Evanston, H.. Aug. 15.-(UP).- George Sabin. shoe repairman. keeps sparrows in his store and whenever he has time. he whistles to them. They are learning to an- swer him. he says. II expect them to sing like canaries by 1893. then I'll exhibit them In the Worlds fair" he explained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
TOOK THEM ALL

New York, Aug 15-(UP)-Pro- hibition agents trailed beer truck to Hinky Dink Cabaret. Brook lyn, then went inside. John Me- Call entered, introduced himself as a whiskey salesman, then offered samples, the raiders said. John was loaded on the truck with other prisoners and 16 half barrels of bper
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
President.

, retary: Giuseppe Nellucci, f1nancia. secretary; and Domcnico Poscente, treasurer.
 Reno Benedctto Is chairman of the committee which is arranging d splendid program to be carried
 out. The outing is scheduled to start at 2:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
HONORARY DEGREE

Bologna. Italy. Aug 15.-CUP)- The University of Bologna to-day conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy on President Daniel L. Marsh of the University of Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-15
Dry Raiders Make
 Three Hits Here
Two and One-aIf Alleged Barrels of Beer Seized in
 Grand Street Establishment

Jackson stI eet. A half pint of liquor was seized and William Butkus was arrested. Butkus will appear before Com missi, ner Krasow or, Monday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-18

denly popped into his head a
thought. Suppose, just suppose
Old Man Coyote or Granny or
Reddy Fox should happen to come
along and find one of them asleep
close to shOre Peter all at once
felt that he ought to keep guard,
which means to watch for danger.
IF | were in a strange place"
thought he. Il surely would feel bet
ter if some one who knew all the
dangers kept watch while | slept. Of
course Honker won't know until he
wakes up that have kept watch
and perhaps ! won't tell him then
I'm not doing it for thanks, or so
that he'll think any the more of me,
but becauSe-because-well, because
like that feeling inside whenever
I've done something for some one
else. Hello! What is that moving
over there?"
((c9 by ]. G. Lloyd )-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-18
THOUGHTS ON COOKERY

THE cook who wastes nothing
but serves her food daintily and
ip an appeti2ing manner, is a real
genius and ther talents are in con-
stant demand.
The artist cook, who really en-.
joys working with her food mate.
rials, enjoys her color combinations
as well as an artist who sits before
her picture with her palette and
paint.
The cook has as vast a field tC
show her art as does the artist
Where do we get such beautiful color
material as in fruits and vegetables
The bloom on peach and plum
the red of the cherry. the apple and
strawberry, as well as the radish
and beet; the purple of the eggplant
and the greens of spinach. broccoli
and chard, make cheerful pictures
when arranged By an artists hand
Another artistic quality which 8
good cook possesses is the art OF
seasoning. The charm of a dish
which has flavor or aroma thai
cannot be determined, or is hard
to define. adds to the pleasure of 6
dish.
To know just how far to go, an(
when to stay the hand, is a rare
ability in a cook. The Glove of gar
lie which is just rubbed over the
fork or spoon that mixes the salad
or food combinations adds that elu
sive something to the seasoning
which intrigues and charms the epi
cure.
u0 1881. Western Newspaper Union.n
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-18
Makes You Lose
Unhealthy Fat

Mrs. Ethel Smith of Norwich,
Conn, writes: II lost 16 lbs. with
my first bottle of Kruschen. Being
on night duty it was hard to sleep
days but now since I am taking
Kruschen 1 sleep plenty, eat as usual
and lose fat too"
To take off fat-take one half tea
spoonful of Kruschen in glass of
hot water every morning before
breakfast-an So cent bottle lasts a
weeks-Get it at any drug store in
America. If this first bottle fails to
convince you this is the easiest, sur
est and safest way to lose fat your
money gladly returned.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-18
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ious when he picks out a place TO
spend the night when he is making
these long Journeys. 1t isn't like
stopping in places thar you know
all about. Now he never has
stopped here before, so how
does he know what dangers there
may be? OF course Buster Bear and
Paddy have told him that he will
be perfectly safe here for one night
anyway, and of course sleeping out
there on the water, there isn't any
body he fears 1t isn't like sleep
ing on shore where some one may
creep up and surprise you"
a long time Peter sat there. BY
and by he noticed that some of those
sleeping geese were drifting nearer
the shore. 1t troubled him, he didn't
know ius1 why. Then quite sud
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-18
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JUST SUPPOSE
BY DOUGLAS MALLOcH
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WHEN was little lad,
" Oh, how many things | had!
Things | hadn't, goodness knows.
Just the things you just suppose.
Yes, the wealth / used to own:
Ev'ry glitter of a stone,
Ev'ry rock that used to shine.
Made me sure there was a mine,
Something gorgeous, something
grand,
Underneath our pasture land.
Father used to laugh at me;
Mother, gentle as could be,
Even smiled a little bit
While she frOwned at Fathers wit.
Just suppose" l used to say,
There's mine there, anyway,
Wouldn't we be rich a lOt?"
YES" he'd say, '"but, son, there's
not"
Yet my answer was to his,
Yes, but just suppose there is?"
Well, I've wandered far away,
Many both the mile and day,
And ! know that Dad was right.
Yet | find that life's delight
Is not what we're sure about,
Added, proved and figured out,
Mortal friendship, wOman's kiss,
And thousand things like this.
Happier than one who knows
Are the ones who just suppose.
C@1931. Douglas Malloch O--WNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-18
Synthetic Sunlight

Experiments in London by the Ma
tionaI Physical laboratory have
shown that artificial sunlight, shin
ing through imitation windows to
further approximate the effect of
real daylight, will speed up the pro-
duction of night workers The eyes
are more comfortable under condi-
tiOns as nearly approaching natural
daylight as possible and better vision
produces better work. In the expert
ments cOlOring of the light to ap-
proXimate the suns rays was found
to be of paramount Importance.