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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Precautions At Fairgrounds Double
 As Disease Spreads
Has Been Regstered-Y Closes Summer Camp to Visitors as Safeguard to Youngsters

Although the state Is overrun with the disease, Waterbury is, comparatively speaking, not suf- fering to any great extent. One death has been recorded so far. the little tot contracting the dis ease last Friday and. died two days afterwards.
 Precautions are being taken in all the parks and playgrounds to avoid too close contact between the children which in one way or spreading infantile paralysis.
 The fact that this is vacation time is a wonderful coincidence, II was stated, as the attendance or children at school, in lose contact in school rooms and without the healthful rays of the sun. would Cnd oubtcdly cause more cases or the illness.
 Tn accordance with the request of the state board of health and the Y. M. c. A. state camping committee the Waterbury Y. M. e.. A. camp will allow no more visit ing periods for either local or out of town parents and friends. The regular Saturday and Sunday visiting days will be closed to all outsiders and no guests will be al- lowed at the camp circus which IS to be Saturday of this week. The state board of health and the med ical advisors of the local Y camp committee feel that this precaution is necessary, because of the paral- ysis cases throughout the east.
 Medical advisors of the local camp are Dr Harold F. Morrill,, M. D., and the camp committee to- gether with the above doctors feel that the protection of the campers and in cooperation with the state program of prevention the above precautions should be taken. Boys from the southern areas of the state and New York state have been advised that they may not be admitted during the balance of the season.
 Every effort is also being made to safeguard the health of the Y campers. A thorough physical ex- animation is given by Harold F.. Morrill, and the camp doctor, Wal dron Morse of Yale Medical school before boy may enter camp.
 The last and biggest period of the camp season opens Wednesday, August 12 and large registration indicates a good camp. for the last two weeks. Campers who spent the first part of the summer at Smiths lake are returning to be In camp for the gala events of the windup period. Seasoned veterans look forward to the camp minstrel show and the camp turkey banquet both of which are planned for the latter part of the last period. All local boys are welcome and there Is all ways room at the Y camp for an- other boy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Party Registration
 Day Tomorrow
Mrs Smith Urges Women to Get Into Political
 Game

Don't forget that tomorrow August 2, and week from to-mor- row, August 14, are the days for party registration" said Mrs. Her. bert Knox Smith of Pennington, speaking at a meeting to-day of the Norwalk League of Women Voters "On these days the registrars of voters are in session in II towns for the purpose of enrolling voters on the caucus lists previous to the town elections on October 5. After the eighth of August the caucus lists will be closed for all but new voters. New voters may join party when they are made and the mak- ing of voters begins this year on Sc ptember 19. The League of Women Voters has always encour- aged the participation of women in party activities and the best way to begin Is by attending your party caucus"
 Mrs. Smith. v)io Is state chair man of the department of efficiency In government for the League of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
BILL ECAN WINS
 GOLF CONTEST
Takes Spectacular Match
 at Fuller Street Play= ground
HAYES LEADS IN MIDGET

Despite the heat Monday after noon 52 frequenters of Fuller street playground competed in the golf-putting contest sponsored by Bill Synott on his newly-built five hole course. It took the director three hours and some odd minutes before the winners of the various divisions were determined. In the senior division a close bat tie was staged between William and Marty Egan. The former. the younger of the two, took first place honors by finishing one stroke ahead of his older brother, com pleting the course in II strokes, Daniel Manzolli was third shoot ing a 13.
 George Behan went around the five holes in 12 to win first honors in the junior division. John Zastaury and Tommy Thomas were runnerups completing the course in IA strokes.
 In the midget group Ned Hayes copped first place with d IF, one stroke better than Bud Boileau Third place went to Daniel Sarrare who shot q 19.
 Tonight the girls volley ball outfit will collide with the Hamil- ton maidens at Fuller in an inter- playground league contest. The Fuller lassies are confident of talk ing their east end rivals into camp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Extry! Newspaper StaM Worried Because Opposition Gets Scoop" w. J. Pape to Run for Mayor Says Story But His
 Own Reporters Are Uninformed

What's this stuff in the Dem- ocrat newspaper how w. J. Pape Is going to make @ run for mayor" asked the printers devil of The Reublican upbraidingly to the edi- tor-in-chief of The Republican. The city editor sent him in, re- porters being afraid to enter the sanctum sanctorum after what had happened. Here the reporters are chasing the news every day, and. instead of this big news breaking in The American or The Republi- can 1t goes and comes out in The Opposition Sheet"
 Mir Pape being in New York, or rather out on Long Island, an in- accessible place, on a golf course. the staff couldn't give him a rag zing for having thus slipped up on getting the news. The editor-in- chief hadn't heard of 1t. so he feverishly sent out for a copy of The Democrat so that he, too,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Patricia Murphy
 Named Captain
Heads Hamilton Park Ten-
 his Team

Patricia Murphy was selected to captain the Hamilton Park girls tennis team at the initial practice session sponsored yesterday. The team will be made up of Patricia
 Murphy, Catherine Clifford and
 Gertrude Geraghty, and win com- pete against other playground net teams.
 The girls volley ball team held another drill this morning in prep aration for it's game tomorrow night with the Fulton Park ! maidens at Hamilton. Miss Irene | Byrnes Is coaching the east enders. Entries for the Hamilton Park
 junior boys tennis tournament will
 close Saturday at noon. At noon
 o-day, but eight entries had been | received by Supervisor Thomas
 Carney, among the most prominent
 being, John Morlarty, Bill George, Gregg Walsh, John Burns, Donald | Walsh and Walter Porter. The girls sewing class will con- duct it's weekly meeting tomorrow afternoon at o'clock with Miss | Margaret stevens in charge.
 Coach John Wilcox of the boys yolley team announced to-day that
 | special pracu session will be
 neld to-Inorrow morning. Last
 night the Hamilton team scored the biggest upset of the interplay
 ground league defeating the hith- erto undefeated Division street boys In two games.
 Tryouts for the track team which
 will represent Hamilton park in
 the interplayground track meet to
 be held at Hamilton park Wednes-
 day August 10, will be held Frlday morning at 10 o'clock. Tom Car ney and Harold Dunn will be in charge of the candidates. A peanut hunt will be held to-
 morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock with
 Supervisors Margaret Stevens and
 Thomas Carney in charge. The Misses Ann Ryan and Hel- en Carr instructed twenty girls in
 dancing yesterday at the park pa yilion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

might become informed. There it was. in great big type, right across the front page of The Democrat, so 1t must be so.
 Now the reporters and the city editors and the editor-in-ch himself will catch it good and proper from the publisher when he gets back for letting them- selves get scooped. This news paper game is terrible. The staff gets the devil half the time for putting things in the paper and the other half it gets 1t for not putting them in. Meanwhile, the publisher doesn't know the news himself. being as he is out on q golf course. When he finds out what's in The Democrat, he'll probably start running, since it says he's going to run and since, by long experience, he knows that when its printed in news paper it must be so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
BOTH SURPRISED.

Portland, Ore-Ed Moss hurried home. He was called out on q three months business trip and wanted to let his wife know. When he reached home he found his wife had been called on jury duty and was locked in the jury room. Unable to get word to her, Moss left town. Mrs Moss was disagree ably surprised when she got home to find her husband had left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
FLYING SKUNK?

Ketchlkan, A la k a. Stanley Adams and Mrs Agnes Atkinson report the discovery of a strange
 bird in Manzanita valley. It Was about four feet long, had wicked yellow eyes, a long, flat beak and
 in color resemblcd skunk. Orin-
 biologists are at loss to explain
 the identity of the strange creat-
 urp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

One new case of infantile par alysis was reported in the city to- day making Waterbury's total at the present time five active cases. The youngsters afflicted range in age from 19 months to nine years. and from all indications are all on the way to recovery, 1t WAS learned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Seeks Divorce
 Wed 38 Years

Gertrude Isabelle Ives of Ham, den is seeking divorce from her husband. Benjamin Hall Ives Of Plainville after being married to him for 38 years. They were mar ried October IF, 1898. The action Is brought on grounds of cruelty.
 The writ was filed yesterday in the local superior court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Coroner Probes
 WOman's Death

Depuy Coroner Walter w. Smyth is investigating the death of Mrs Margaret Lawlor, 67, of Forestville who died at St Mary's hospital last night from injuries sustained in an auto crash in Cheshire. Mrs Law Tor was an occupant of car driv- en by her son. James Lawlor, also of Forestville, two weeks ago. when the machine left the road and collided against q pole. MT Lawlor claims he was driven off the road by an approaching car driven by James Fox.
 About every years the worlds need for copper is doubled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

A group of physicians from St Mary's hospital started for a days outing this morning in New Lon- don where a golf game, luncheon, swim and dinner will comprise the program. The affair Is being held at the golf course connected with the Hotel GriswOld.
 The group included: Dr E. j.. Godfrey Dr M. J. Lawlor. Dr P. d.. Brennan, Dr James J. Hennessey, Dr J. F.. Slavin, Dr s. M. Atkins, pr k. J. Hinchey, Dr T. J. Tobin,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
Physicians Off
 For New London
St Marys Staff Enjoys Day Along the Sound-Golf
 Main Attraction

Dr R. A. Bonner, Dr $. C. Fabri-
 cant, Dr A. J. Jackson, Dr w. M. Good, Dr John Farrell, Dr c. E..
 McPartland, Dr John J. Mullen and Dr A. P. Vastola.
 The trip was made by motor and the entire medical detachment
 will return late this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

Women Voters. was speaking at the annual midsummer meeting of the Norwalk League at the Thomas school in South Norwalk. Mrs. Smiths topic was Nominating Methods in Connecticut and Other States"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
PARALYSIS; TOTAL FIVE
When q Man Bites q Dog It's Neus; When Pape's Vail Doesn't Know BiHs Out For
 Mayor It's q Front Pager

William Paps reported candidacy for the republican mayoraly today be subject of much discussion Mir Pap according his and therefore statement from him available Being quanday whether not their boss going for the nomination the staff of the Republican had this to say in this mornings edition:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

reasonable prices. He will meas ure fish and be the judge at end of competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
INJURED MAN ASKS
TAXI, GETS POLICE
Richard J. Tracey Unable to
Tell How He Was Wound
ed-HeId in Jail.

The next time Richard ]. Tracey
gets hit over the head he'll probably
take pains to notice who does the hit
ting and where.
Tracey. who is SO and lives at e39 H
street, staggered up to a taxicab parked
in the 1900 block Of A street southeast
today and announced that he wanted to
ride.
The announcement went unheeded,
however, because the driver, Gordon
Gray, had gone into his home at 1910.
Tracey lunged from the taxi and stag
gered up to the corner of Sixteenth
street, where he climbed into another
cab
The driver, Lewis E. Wood, was asleep
in his home at 1901, but his 14-year- old
brother-in-law, Robert NeiSs, was was
standing nearby, noticed blood pouring
from cash in Tracey's head.
Can help you, Mister?" he asked.
yes" Tracey replied, Get the driver
OF this bloomin' taxi-I want to go
places"
Robert awakened Wood, who, instead
Of helping Tracey to go places" tele-
phoned the police.
After receiving treatment at Casualty
Hospital, Tracey was taken to the
fourth precinct police station, where he
was questioned. Unable to recall where
he had been, who had hit him, with
what and why, he was locked up to give
him an opportunity to refresh his
memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
CRITICISM ANSWERED
Crane Cites Expenditures for Re.
placing Bubble" With Side
Stream" Type in Schools.

Criticism OF the drinking fountains in
many of the older District public schools
was met by Jere Crane, school system
business manager, today with the asssr-
ton that 81 900 a year was spent for
several years and $4,000 was spent last
year to replace Objectionable bubble"
fountains with side-strIam fountains.
The school authorities have asked So, 900
for this purpose in the 1888 estimate.
The bubble" type drinking fountain
has been made the target of health
a source of infection. The bubble"
fountains in the older schools are
equipped with a circular bowl out of
which jets the fresh water. Critics point
out infection may easily be spread by
children drinking from this bowl instead
OF from the bubbling Jet itself.
The side-stream type, with which
all new public school buildings now are
being equipped, force the child to drink
only from the little stream of fresh
water that jets to one side from a
guarded aperture in the porcelain
fountain.
Mr.. Crane today leveled criticism at
the Health Department of the District
Tor It's delay in discovering the danger
In me old bubble" fountains.
today" Mr.. Crane declared. at was
wrong when it was first installed"
Mr.. Crane said certain number of
the old fountains had been replaced
each year since the Health Department
first made recommendations for their
discontinuance. At the same time the
school official Is not so certain that
the new approved side stream type"
OF fountain is not faulty also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
18 TO GET MEDICAL
PRACTICE LICENSES
Pass Final Examinations for Dis
trict-12 Of 80 Fail in Pre-
liminary Tests.

Eighteen candidates who took the
final examination qualifying them 20
practice medicine in the District passed
and will be given their certificates, &C
cording to an announcement Of DR..
William G. Fowler, secretary
of the Commission on Licensure to Prac-
tice the Healing Arts in the District of
Columbia. Thirty candidates took the
preliminary examinations and IL failed.
All who passed the preliminary exam
nations, in the basic sciences, also
passed the final professional examina-
tons.
The successful candidates are: Julius
Daniel Damien, Joseph Dessoff, Benja-
min Golden, Edward Stanton Crisp,
Spencer Vincent Meade, Jerome John
Krick, John Richard Cavanagh, Wes-
ton Bruner, jr.; William Howard Paine,
William Shambaugh Detwiler, Ray
mond Charles Kirchner, Thomas Will
liam Mattingly, Aaron s. Schwartzman,
william Cecil Comes, Saul Schwartz
bach, John Manley Orem, Samuel Les
ter Tabb and Alma Jane Speer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
EIGHT POLICEMEN
TO BE TRANSFERRED
Not Shake-up, Maj. Pratt Says,
but Result of Capt. Dents
Retirement.

Eight promotions and transfers in the
personnel CT the Police Department, to
become effective August /. were an
nounced late yesterday by Maj. Henry
G. Pratt, superintendent Of police.
Maj. Pratt declared today the changes
came as direct result of the retire.
ment of Capt. F. M. Dent of No. IL pre-
cinct and denied the changes consti-
tute any shake in the depart
ment.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke, head
of the Detective Bureau, denied today
that contemplated changes in the per-
sonnet of the bureau have in any way
been decided upon, but said he hopes
to reach decision by the first Of the
month.
Inspector Burke stated that Detective
Sergt. Thomas Sweeney had asked to
be transferred from the homicide squad,
and that his request will be granted.
The eight changes announced yester-
day by Maj. Pratt are as follows:
/. Capt. ]. E. Wilson from command
ing officer, ninth, to commanding officer,
eleventh precinct.
2. Lieut.. NJ L. Raedy promoted to
grade of captain and transferred from
thirteenth precinct to commanding off,
Ger. ninth precinct.
3. Lieut.. j. M. Roper, from admins
trat1ve headquarters to twelfth precinct.
4. Lieut.. w. H. Carlin, transferred
from twelfth to thirteenth precinct.
5. Sergt. A. E. Miller, promoted to
grade of lieutenant and transferred
from second precinct to administrative
headquarters.
6. Pvt. l. H. limbaugh, promoted to
grade OF sergeant and transferred from
twelfth to second precinct.
7. Pvt. L. T. johnson, relieved from
duty as motor cycle patrolman, Traflc
Bureau, and transferred to Detective
Bureau for clerical duty.
g. Pvt. F. w. Sanford, from foot
patrol duty, fourth precinct, to motor
cycle patrol duty, Traffic Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
KELLOGG TO FIGHT
HENDERSON WILL,
SEEKING REQUESTS
'InCompetency and Undue
Influence" to Be Basis for
Attack on Validity.
MRS. WHOLEAN MAY JOIN
DOCTOR IN COURT TEST
Battle Creek Sanitarium, Given
Request in Early Testaments,
Later Cut Of.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclateo Press.
Attorneys for DR.. John H. Kellogg
said today they would attack the last
two wills Of the late Mrs. Mary F.
Henderson on grounds Of "incompetency
and undue influence"
DR.. Kellogg's Battle Creek, Mich,
college and sanitarium was disinherited
by the dowager-who made large be-
quests to the institutions in three prior
willS-When she executed new tesla
mentS in 1890 and 1881.
1t has been estimated the estate is
worth around $6,000,000.
Members Of the firm Of Frank j.
Hogan, with whom DR.. Kellogg has
been in consultation this week, said
he had determined to take legal steps
to break the last wills.
How we will proceed remains to be
determined" Nelson T. Harrison Of the
firm, said today, but obviously we must
attack the last two wills on the plea
that Mrs. Henderson was incompetent
and was unduly Influenced"
DR.. Kellogg said today Mrs. Hender-
son came to him for treatment in
1929, was desperately ILL.," and was
incompetent for months before she
died"
The possibility that Mrs Beatrice
Henderson Wholean. disinherited re-
puted granddaughter of the widow
who built the Capitals embassy row,
might join with Dr. Kellogg in attack
ing the last wills has been suggested
by attorneys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
Preparation of 1888 Ex-
penses Shows Progress in
Hoover Economy Order.
BUILDING INCREASES
ITEMS OF ARCHITECTS
Totals Not Made Public, but De-
partment Cost Is 100000
Under 1882.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Following the directions Of President
Hoover. the Treasury has reduced It's
estimated expenditures for the 1888
fiscal year $1,000, 900 below the amount
the different divisions requested.
Acting Secretary Mills turned his at
tention to the preparation OF the
Treasury budget for next year as soon
as the German financial situation
quieted down, and for the last week
has held hearings in which he trimmed
requested appropriations all along the
line in an effort to save money during
the next IL months.
While the hearings are still under
way the acting Secretary estimated to-
day the ordinary expenses OF the de-
partment would be $5,000,000 less than
for the present year, exclusive OF an
increase in the supervising architects
Office due to the expanded public build
ing program.
Total Not Made Pubic.
Mills declined to make public the total
Of the estimated appropriations for the
fiscal year or the requested appropria-
tons, but he said the total Of the 1888
by the Treasury Depart
ment would be 100000 less than for
the present year.
The increase in the supervising ar
chitect's Office he estimated would be
apprc ximately $500, 900, due to push
ing the building program at top speed.
The action of the Treasury Is the first
indication Of the progress Of the Gov
eminent departments in following
President Hoover's instructions to trim
expenses in preparing their budgets for
next year and eliminate all possible ex-
penses from their estimates for the
present fiscal year.
$12O,OO0,O0O for Buildings.
The public buildings program, which
Is handled by the Treasury, will call
for an appropriation of $4,000, 900 in
1888, as compared with 100000 for
the present year, but the amount will
be less than the total to be spent this
year.
In addition to the 100000, 900 ap-
by Congress to carry on the
expanded program, the Treasury had
carryover from previous years of s75,-
600 900, givings-itra total of $135, ZOO, 900
to be spent on the program in the pres
ent fiscal year. OfflcialS expected that
all of this amount would be used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
BATHER RUN DOWN
BY SPEEDING CRAFT
John McGinn, "a, Navy Yard
Rigger, Eastern Branch
Accident Victim.

Run down by a speed boat while
swimming in the Eastern Branch just
before dark yesterday. John McGinn.
54-year-old navy yard rigger of 523
Fourteenth street northeast, was Sc
verely lacerated about the back and
head by the bow and propeller blades.
McGinn, who was taken ashore aboard
the boat, will undergo X-ray exami-
nation today to determine If his skull
was fractured.
McGinn had gone swimming from the
Eastern Powerboat Club docks at Thir-
tenth and Water streets southeast, and
was only a short distance from shore
when the accident occurred. He said
today his back was to the boat and the
first indication he had of its approach
was when the bow struck his back
II tried to dive" McGinn said, but 1t
was too late. AS the boat passed over
me. felt three distinct shocks as the
propeller blades beat the back of my
head"
The operator CT the boat, William
Strabue Of Congress Heights, stopped
when he heard McGinn cry out and
pulled him from the river. With friends,
Strabue drove the injured man to Provi-
dence Hospital, where McGinn spent
the night and was discharged this
morning.
Pvts. c. r. Spring and M. Cox of the
harbor precinct reported the accident
occurred during rain squall, between
$50 and pm. Strabue said his vision
was impaired by the rain and approach
ing darkness, and that he miStook the
head Of the gray-haired swimmer for
a piece Of waste paper bobbing on the
surface.