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The Washington times., 1931-08-07
Prize-Fighting Next to Us

The county commissioners of Prince Georges county Nd
nehbor county the appear determined to discourage
przeghng any place in the county which they have
Jurisdiction and good citizens will support them.
In the District amateur fighting permitted but cash
prizes may be offered no admission fees may be charged
Boxers pummel each other for small prizes in the way Of
watches etc. but this not encouraging to boosters and
managers who not live from this sort Of thing.
Congress has been threatening pass law permitting anna
teur fighting for small cash prizes and reasonable charges
Of admission but is unlikely such law will be enacted
When money element injected into boxing and prize
fighting the crookedness begins and the public hoaxed
Georges county small police force not sufficient
handle pgh for and the bad eggs that are part
of these exhibitions of manmaung frequently bloody and
vicious not cooked" to order most Of them are
The people county do not want the class Of people who
follow przefghts and officials be bent upon cleanup
Of undesiables operation without adding more to the
number
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
Lawyers and Guilty Clients

The ethics of the legal profession quite high but the
majority Of lawyers will not subscribe to the suggestions of
Federal Judge in New York that attorney should repre-
sent any client who admits his guilt Of whose guilt the
attorney has knowledge. -..
There are extenuag circumstances in crimes and
or uries There are other crimes diaboca in nature that
must be difficult to defend There have been thousands Of
cases of attorneys declining to defend such men.
torneys to defend those without attorneys matter how
guilty they may be.
What most hurul to hghmnded men Of the legal pro-
fession that class of lawyers who make business to
defend by the dubious methods organized gangsers
Of the land knowing that they represent bunch Of vpers
who do not hesitate at any violation Of laws
These ganger lawyers do not stop at legal measures OF
defense recognizable by the profession proper They pre-
Judges and buy juries if they get They money
in the bckest ways and guilty Of crimes that should
send them to prison.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
TIMES TEST

Fill each blank:
/. Questioning Of q suspected
person by the police is called
2. The pulse is the throbbiAg
Of the ----.
8. An elegy is a song.
4. Plurality vote means
5. Grant wrote his memoirs in
order to ---.
6. Rutherford was our
first prohibition President.
Z. The Fourth Estate Is
8. A heath is . tract Of
9. Holland and - mean
the same country.
10. Another word for comely
Match correctly:
II. Robert Livingston
wrote shout the old South
IL. Thomas Nelson Page
settled Georgia.
13. James Oglethorpe
cartoonist
IA. Lucretia Mott
American Minister to France
IS. Thomas Mast
worked for woman suffrage.
Answers to today's test:
ANSWERS On Magazine Pagel
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
Sun Tan Craze Is Costly

Washington people do not differ from those Of other cities
In seeking ans when they go bathing resorts
to be national fad that economic losses
amounting to something like $14O000o year. s.,
Trying to get tan may be fashionable but dermato
ogsts will tell you that the SKIN cells Of large numbers Of
people lack the ability manufacture pigment and these
people return their homes with sunburn Of the kind
causing them to lose valuable time from their work and to
take chances of serious after-results.
The worst of it that this tremendous loss of good time
and money about deliberately and Intentionally though
the victims may be ignorant of possible serious results
Many people acquire tan without blisterng and burn
ing and they quite lucky usually farnned people
who suffer from sunburn So
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
By Claude G. Bowers

} Soon it was observed, with
disapproval, that the old baron,
who was more than SO, mar
aged to pass the girls home
about the moment she would
start for school. He went along
to carry her books.
The gossips whispered ugly
things about that-ignorantly
They were even more shocked
a little later to find an engage
ment announced. May and No
vember-it was not good at all.
The Wedding Of
Baron BOdiscO
The Baron determined on a
wedding patterned as much
as possible after those Of the
royal household in st. Peters
burg. He insisted on design
ing the gowns to be worn by
the bridesmaids.
The thing that worried him
most was the choice of q best
man. OF course Fox, the old
roue, who represented Britain,
and never rose in daylight, was
his closest friend and poker
partner; but then there was
James Buchanan, a Senator
then, and formerly Minister
to Russia, to be considered. In
a quandary, the Baron went
to Thomas H. Benton. Easy"
said Old Bullion. Have as
many best men as there are
bridesmaids" And so it was
arranged.
The Sixteen Young
Bridesmaids
The bridesmaids ranged in
age from thirteen to sixteen
girls from the boarding
school. BY arrangement these
were taken out of school two
weeks before the wedding to
be trained to walking in long
trains without tripping. Their
pigtail curls were put up,
and they were taught the
airs.
At last the wedding day
dawned. Martin Van Buren,,
President and a widower,
asked the still winsome Dolly
Madison, now q widow living
in the house now used as the
Cosmos Club on Lafayette
Square, to accompany him.
Henry Clay agreed to give
the bride away. And there,
they lined up the little
school girls from thirteen to
sixteen, and the best men
Buchanan, Fox. the Dutch and
Prussian ministers, all old men.
If there has ever been a more
unique marriage ceremony in
the Capital I have not heard of
it; and certainly there has been
none that came out more har-
moniously.
Russian diplomats have been
so accustomed to the best things
in life through so many genera
tionS, 1t Is not remarkable that
the habit persists-even under
the Communists.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07
Baron and the Beauty

carried candy for the urchins
he met upon the way. Every
one knew the Baron; no one
diSliked him.
y 4
Baron Gives Party
For Children
One day some nieces visited
him and he gave a child's party
for them, the most elaborate
the Capital had then known.
The Washington times., 1931-08-07

Swings hung in all the doors.
The decorations we're beautiful,
and for favors the children were
given kid gloves, imported for
the purpose from Paris.
One of the children at the
party was a young girl Of
barely 16, then attending a
boarding school in Georgetown,
the daughter of a governmental
clerk,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
T0RRINCT0N
HEALTH OFFICER
 WARNS OF CROWDS
Parents Urged to Be Care- full Over Holiday
 Breaks Arm in Fall

pr. Elias Pratt, health officer of this city, appealed to all fathers and mothers of Torrington to fore go crowds and to keep their chil- dren home or away from crowds where they would mingle with per- sons from out of town. The health officer issued this appeal as pre- caution against infantile paralysis. pr, Pratt outlined in statement how much the parents would re- gret if their children fell a victim of this dreaded disease while they were out hunting pleasure over the holiday. He also stated that Tor rington is very fortunate that not one case has developed in this city. One or more cases have reported from each of the following towns of Litchfield: Thomaston, Water bury, Kent, Cornwall, Canaan, North Canaan, Plymouth, Salisbury, Watertown, Washington, Woodbury and Winchester.
 Arm Is Broken in Fall From
 Veranda
 Earnest Kormann, four-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. E. Kormann of Mckinley street, broke his right dTIII aS O. lGo0AI VI eS AesAA @AN - veranda railing. He was brought to the Charlotte Hungerford hospital yesterday and it was found that his right arm was fractured between his shoulder and elbow. The acci- dent happened while the boy was playing with his playmates in a new house being erected near his home. He fell several feet to the ground from the first floor veranda.
 Briefs
 There will be no mail deliveries here on Monday-Labor day. The post office will be closed.
 American Legion is consider ing building its own club house.
 The Odd Fellows plan to enter tain the grand master.
 American Brass to represent city in tournament.
 A dance will be held at the Tor rington Country club tonight.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Herbert Gray of Thomaston yester- day.
 Mrs. Michael Lundon of 206 East Pearl street is a patient at the Char lotte Hungerford hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
NAUCATUCK Board Still Fails
 To Name New Supt.
Street Dept Without Head as Result of Deadlock
 Change House Numbers on Park Avenue

Due to a deadlock at the board of warden and ,burgesses meeting held yesterday afternoon at 5 o. clock the borough is still without a superintendent of streets.
 The meeting was called especial ly for the purpose of naming a successor to Supt of Streets D. J. German, who resigned on August 31. There were but six members of the board in attendance at last evenings session, William Noble, republican being absent. He is now on vacation.
 Burgesses Anenberg and Sheri- dan with Warden Frank T. Green expressed the opinion that in view of the fact that the board was deadlocked, the meeting be ad- journed to a later date. Burgesses Henry Zwick and Tracy Noble, re- publicans with Burgess John Burke, democrat did not wish to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
OAKVILLE

At St Mary Magdalene's church Rev Leo Finn, pastor. Masses will be at .7:15, 8:15, 9:15 and II o'clock. The 9:15 mass Is the chil- dren,s mass followed by a short instruction. The last mass is at II o'clock.
 At the Union Congregational church-Rev Oscar Locke, pastor. Morning Worship at 10:45 o'clock, this will be a communion service. Rev Oscar Locke will deliever a sermon on Demand For Brother hood" The Senior Christian En- deavor society will meet at eight o'clock at the church, and Carl Miller will be the leader, his topic will be Reports from the Golden Jubilee" The Sunday school and Junior Christian Endeavor society will not resume it's duties until further notice.
 At the All Saints church-Morn- ing worship at 10:45 o'clock with William Flisher presiding. Miss MacMurtrfe Entertatns.
 Thursday evening Miss Mildred MacMurtrie entertained number of her friends. Games and music were enjoyed and a delicious buffet luncheon was served at late hour. Those attending were Miss Grace Flisher, Miss Loretta Theriault, Miss Henriett Theriault, Miss Mar garet Gillanders, Miss Bernice Mac Murtrie, Miss Marjorie Lynch. Miss Ardeal Austin, Miss Mildred Mac Murtrie and Miss Betty Kielty; Bryon Kielty. Dinty Kielty, Ber- nard Kielty. Al Jarlett, Wilfred Lynch, George Gilchrist. Raymond Hoffman, Marshall Mclean. Will liam Nolan. Wilfred Bellerive, Richard LeRoy and Mrs George Hickcox.
 Schools Open the 21st. The school board, at a special meeting Thursday evening, voted to open the public schools on the 21st, unless conditions at that time indicate that a further delay is necessary.
 Briefs.
 The Oakville Mems baseball team will play their final game with the St Mary's of Waterbury this after noon at o'clock at Hamilton Park.
 The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Union Congregation al church will meet at the home of Mrs Clarence Yale of Oakwood avenue on Tuesday, afternoon at 8 o'clock. The leader will be Mrs James Newiil, and her topic "In- dia's Contacts With the West"
 The Children of St Mary Mag dalene's church will go to confess sion this afternoon and will go to communion at the s;1b mass on Sunday.
 The "Friendship Pythian Sisters" will hold a public card party Tues day evening September Sth at Coz dumbia hall on Sunset avenue. All persons desiring to reserve tables are requested to call Mrs Glenn Dastin. Mrs stanley Barlow or Mrs Raymond who will see that a table is reserved. Honors will be award. cd to each table and refreshments will bs served. Any card game one desires to play may be arranged for.
 avenue, who has been confined fe her home with iilness the pest week
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
Editor Tall Tower Topics:

Editor Tall Tower Topics: Writing in the August issue or 'Conneeeut Industry magazine published by the Manufae- turers Connecticut William B. Rodgers gives quite an interesting review of this with special reference to us industries institutions and magnificent scenery MI Rodgers opened with catchy introduction as folows' traywise young remarked after countrywide search for an and that without having viewed the rolling hills the valleys enchanting lakes and eurving seashore or Connecticut one actually the manifold beauty spot of the United States Mir Rodgers covered wide fied aud embesd everything he touched but somehow he must nave been in hurry when he passed through Waterbury. Anyway all he said about it "North of Bridgeport waterbury fourth largest city Connecticut Waterbury known ehY for it's vast brass industries Later in his article Mir Rodgers mentions the Elton the first class hotels In the sa "e !; plain to anybody who reads Rodgers of his trip trouq Connecticut that he had big job on hs hands ana probably Waterbury ought be thankful for the note f" received but like that he hopes MT Rodgers will return to subject again and devote little more attention to the of the brass industry in the United States Mir Rodgers did refer Waterbury and the Nausauek Tn
 other paragraphs your correspondent got of sorts at the little he saw while reading the article and probably fed to notice them.-S. M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

Editor Tall Tower Topics: it's ok. with you will turn your telescope up Washington Hill for few minutes to see what doing Watching the city digging up Baldwin street ana knife and the remains of what useed to be corn cob pipe Francis ON bidding good bye to few of his friends going He leaves few days continue for hs ,rbood Rochester Ftzmaurice of the Crues
 market riding his Buick Ed his annual two weeks and is spending riding here and there the eoae Rose Label home trip Maine Rose by the way was born Maine and every year makes the old aequantanees Rita Alice Dunn sporting around in beach paJanas we'll if you h I'll borrow the telescope again some time -1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

Editor Tall Tower Topcs Here scoop for column which read every night regard the drowning at Brown Meadows Just about boy drowned mile upstream to be exact Smiths pond Oakv Warren J. Scott director or sanitary engineering of the board of health and William WISE
 b State Water Commission on pollution together with chemist from of health making of the water between Smiths shop Oave and the silk shop Waertown hey
 the for than thous and being found dead the banks of this brook on Saturday morning of The result of the tests will not be known for
 few days you there added pollution Tn this stream the past few weeks say present. Very truly Daily Reader (Thanks Daily Reader for your eter-Th Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
BRISTOL Polish Sold Here
 Is Only Gasoline
Many Merchants Duped-Church Schools Postpone
 Opening on Account of Paralysis

Several merchants of. the city, having metal store fronts claimed Thursday that they had been duped by a pair of New York salesmen and bought a liquid cleaning polish which proved to be nothing more than gasoline.
 The merchants paid prices rang ing from $1 to $3 gallon. One merchant is said to have purchased three gallons. One storekeeper said a Thigh powered salesman entered his store Wednesday and invited him to step outside as he had something he wanted to show him. The storekeeper compiled and found a co-worker of the salesman polishing his brass win dow front. The dirt was coming off fast and the storekeeper was impressed-so impressed that ne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

Bright college years Win Enwrght is going back to Ford nam Ditto for Win MeEllgott Fred Ridge has done me this at Scovlrs Woodiek Snns sUuhus M s ; M I-,.t Wton medal for efficiency Nat Cornell has become quite checkers We'll place him in one o the tall ents Captain Thomas Cavanaugh of the hre department one e che .no dputv chiefs now. He's been transferred temporarily from East Main to headquarters He's been smoke eater vears twenty-the of captain Alice and John Mofr yeAl.' ~ l a ; provdsncp George Curtis and Joseph Sruv return shortly to the Rochester Frank Maiony
 no and leaves soon for University of Cincinnati where he q senior
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

Through a conference of Robert A. Metcalf, chairman of the fiy- month school committee, with pr Richard J. Lawton, health omcer for the town of Plymouth, the school board has decided to post none the opening of the schools in the town of Plymouth for two weeks an account of the prev alence of infantile paralysis' Schools win open on Tuesday, Sep tember 22nd. .
 Three cases of infantile paraly- sis have been reported py sne health officer with the result sha. the school committee in an enor. to help combat the disease oeciaea to abide by the recommehoae'oi' of the health officer.
 Schools were originally scheo- uled to open on next WednesGay with the teachers being scheduied to meet on Tuesday.
 Tug of War Team to Wmsted
 The tug of war team represent I ing the Terryville fire department will go to winsted,. Sunday. as guests of the French Canadians Rome Busters of that city. George Gibbs president of the Chamber of Commerce, has also been ex- tended an invitation to accom- pany the tug of war team. Another Case of Infantile Paralysis
 The three year old son Of MT and Mrs Vincent Malley of Agney avenue is confined to his home with infantile paralysis. The voungster is under the care Of pr Ralph Long who called in two Hartford physicians to examine the child. all three declaring that he is suffering from. the disease. Tne I.home on Agney avenue has been auarantined by Health Ofhcer pr Richard J. Lawton. The case IS a mild one.
 on for Sharon
 Members tof the Terryville nre department will leave rom m front of the fire house at 7:SO o'clock Monday morning for Shar. | on where the entire department will take part in the big hremens parade which is scheduled to gel under way at 9:30 o'clock with al least twelve companies from Con- neeticut. Massachusetts and New York state in line. The local de. nartment will enter teams In ell athletic events which will follow the parade. incuding a tug of war motor hose laying. running hose laying. ladder race and 100 yaro dash.
 The members of the department will be attired In their volunteer firemen's uniforms consisting of . blue shirt trimmed with purple while they will wear dark pant | with a white stripe running tht length of them. The departmen, has been training for several weeks in preparation for thii event and feel possible that thes several more silver cups Co add e their already largo collection. KeHion to Meet
 Every member of Plymouth kanak xz& eA kznekie1a xs1Inn- q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
FRESHMAN AND JEW
 SAVE CHINAMAN By NEA Service

Portland. ore.-Police raided a lottery joint in the same building where Kuong How ran a Chinese laundry. Now was taken away from the peaceful ironing of shirts to appear in court for proceedings which would result in his losing his license.
 Tom Ryan. Irish attorney, in- terceded for Kwong Now.
 My client didn't know this lot- tery joint was running until police raided it," Ryan told the court. "ae has a good reputation. Happi Rosencranzt is here to speak for him."
 Ryan stepped back. the rabbi stepped up and said a good word for Kwong Now. and Mayor Baker. reviewing the case. released the Chinaman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
WATERTOWN

The fire laddies brought pack memories of McCleary, Osbourn and Barlow yesterday when the track and field boys cleaned up things at the Kent firemen's day yesterday. When the boys arrived home a real parade with red ire was held around the principal streets. The boys were led by the Oakville Drum corps. The com pany will attend another of those meets in sharon Monday where they hope to add few more troph- les to their list.
 Gov. Cross and Gov. Roosevelt will be the principal speakers at the Kent gathering of Democrats at the Kent fair grounds today. Better take the afternoon off and run over there. The roads are Tn great shape.
 The bowling alleys in the com. munity building will open next week. The work of sanding ana waxing has just been completed. AS soon as the new pins arrive they will be opened to the public.
 The Rev. William F. Davis pas otr of the Methodist church has returned to town after spending the month at Lake Winnepausaukee N. H.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
Marion Maher and Jennie McEvs
Around the town Q,

Around the town Marion Maher and Jennie MeEvoy have cone to Bermuda on the Aquitania Mrs Eizaon urns and her daughter Helen of East Main street have after visiting for two weeks with Mrs Bridget Dillon former W,terburian now residing in New York city Mrs Dlon ne .cber of Johnny Dillon former we'll known local athlete
 s ass caught SO many fish Pleasant lake, Mane that he hd
 h lake steamer to tow the big fellows home Sam spent two ss at bis old stamping grounds I've hhsd the lake wn Sam - be s.ms boat He gets what he after Roy Win - 2; effnu down the new fall hits along New Works nalto' s se down next month with the mssus and catch few.
 n Nz<kie s harness again and h countless eno'
 s [ red with the news He underwent serious major op-
 - < onths sso and is feeling like his old self once
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
TERRYVILLE Schools Won't Open
 Until September 22
School Board Confers With Health Oficials-Firemen
 to Participate in Sharon Parade

urged to be present at the montn, Nv meeting of the post which VII be held on Tuesday evening Tn their rooms in the town hall. A report of the recent state conven- lion of the legion will be made and other plans made for the Tall Only Exhibit in Litchaeld County
 The Interesting and educational exhibit which will be shown at fine Terryville fair on Saturday. September 26th by the state de- nartment of health will be the only place that this exhibit will be shown in Litchfield county this fall. This exhibit which Is pre- pared by the state department or health will be shown in their own large brown tent from which the state flag flies.
 Plans for the coming fakr con- tinue to be made with a large de- mand being made for entry blanks and premium lists. It is expected that this years fair will be one or the largest one-day fairs in Con necticut, as the interest being man ifested show that the people are anxiously waiting the day Of the big event.
 One of the outstanding special events which is being arranged Tor the daly of the fair will be the state championship hose laying contest open to all volunteer nre departments in the state. Invita- tions have been issued to every department in the state to enter their hose laying team in the con fest and it is expected that fully 12 or IS companies will enter teams in this contest. Terryville fair IS the first fair and the only agricui- tural fair in the state to ever pre- sent sucH d novel event and much interest is being shown in the ou.. come. Another big attraction VII be the state championsnip tug ol war contest in which the Terry- vile fire department ana tne French Canadians of Winsted' both claimants of the state cham pionship have entered their teams A meeting of the fair organiza- ton will be held in the exhibition hall on the fair grounds on nex' Thursday evening.
 Championship Division The draw for the first and sec ond divisions of the championship match of the Chippanee Country club which are to be played on neutral course and may be ar ranged at the convenience of the players, are as follows:
 First division-Large ve James Ailaire vs Erbe; D. A. suisman VI Case; splelman vs stoweli; Coed ridge vs Cannon; Lanning vs Ma rom; Higgins vs Davidson; Bailey
 Second division = Harpe VI Tracy: Carlson vs Jaffer; Curtis vs Schmidt; Blumenthai vs heacnl Knapp vs Weinerman; Sexton VI smith; &am suisman vs Keller Hines VI Clark.
 Annual Meeting Held The annual meeting of the Ter ryvillo Fishing club was held if l{s oauhhoasa on the ahoze4 nx fAl