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and police courts, Meriden, two years beginning July 1. Robert J. Woodruff. judge, and Frederick w. Jaques, associate, town
 court, Orange. two years starting July 1.
 The house passed resolution pre- senting $50 to Samuel A. Eddy of | North Canaan for his services in opening and organizing the lower | branch.
 Unusual interest attached to the | session because for the first time in
 more than 16 years. the republican l legislature will submit measures i passed to democratic governor. Political observers expect the two | to cooperate, but in the event of a contest. expect the retired college professor. Crcss, to make a strong effort to impose his will upon the
 assembly.
 Indication of conciliatory spirit
 was shown by both the governor | and the assembly on inauguration day last Thursday. Cross delivered
 surprisingly mild and conservative
 message while the republican major- ity of the legislature put through a
 measure increasing committee mem
 bership to permit democratic repre-
 sentation.
 Both houses adjourned at 12:15 D. m, until 11:15 a. m. Tuesday.
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,lican national ticket in 1928 to SUD- bort Smith.
 The cartoon depicting the bar room scene was circulated in
 Nebraska and other states, with Q quotation of d purported speech by smith below it. Smith demanded
 the apology on the ground the cir
 cular was based upon a hoax attr1b- uting to him a statement he had not made.
 l Until Lucas belligerent answer
 republican committee officials. sur
 prised by Smiths demand, had .re- mained silent concerning 1t. Chair man t'ess refused to comment, and so did Lucas when the letter first
 was made public by the Nye commit tee.
 Lucas statement follows:
 "Govcrnor Smith asks me to apologize. He says cartoon was distributed which conveyed the in- formation that he was a wet He says that the impression made there was based on incorrect information If the governor will state that he has done complete about face since 1928 and is now for prohibition
 then I owe him an apology. l Tn the meantime, SnOulu De SldO 10 know if the governor and MI Raskob are considering apologizine to the American people for the ac- tion of Governor Smiths hand-picked chairman, MT Raskob, in subsidizine with large sums of money an organ ized campaign extending over more than year to misrepresent and smear the president of the United States"
 The quotation on the cartoon which was attributed to Smith was: "To my mind, the democratic party will soon be in control and will make this a happy as well as a pros- porous nation. The democratic party is always looking for the common good and opposing oppressive laws and sumptuary legislation" Smith said this state "was never issued by me-" He identified 1t as the contents of hoax telegram sent to the Joel Parker association din- ner in Newark. N. J.. last August.
 Smith in his letter to Wagner. said he thought Preparation is due me and that 800,000 copies of a denia should be sent The Wye committee during it's inquiry into the secre, anti-Norris campaign. learned that 8O0.O copies of the cartoon had been sent out at Lucas direction.
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Measure That Would
 Change Veto Law
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priation for boarding prisoners was referred to committee in the senate.
 Representative William F.. Tenn pleton, republican, Kent, introduced his $5,000,000 dirt roads bill and the high controversial measure was re- ferred to committee. The state board of finance and control recommended only $I.000,O00 q year for improve ment of rural roads but agricultural interests, with the tacit backing of Governor Cross, are demanding much more.
 Other house bills introduced to- day included to:
 Set a limit of no more than 55 for the board of trustees of Wes- leyan university.
 Appropriate $2,5OO,000 for a new veterans home to replace the Fitch home at Noroton.
 Retire state employees at half pay after 30 years continuous service with the regulation to apply to state police after 25 years.
 Permit automobile license plates for the ensuing year to be displayed Is days before the end of the cur rent gear.
 House and senate devoted the first hour to routine matters. On motion of house majority leader. Raymond A. Johnson, Manchester. the lower branch adopted resolutions naming, Tuesday. Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday as assembly meeting days and setting Jan 30 as the last day for introduction of new business. Similar action was taken by the sen ate.
 Several iudgeship resolutions were tabled for printing, including:
 William l.. Larash and William L.. Hadden, judges, town court of West Haven, for two years starting June g..
 Morris D. Saxe and Stanley J.. Traceski, judges, city and police court, New Britain, for two years beginning July 1.
 Alfred E. Aubrey, judge, and Wilt liam C. Meuller, associate judge, city
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Replies were received from a tota of 859 newspapers having con- bined circulation of 17,333,225. On standard newspaper estimate that there are four readers for each sub scriber or newspaper buyer, these replies are those of newspapers that are read by 69.332,900 persons in hte United States.
 E That sums up the result of a na- 7 tion-wide poll of newspapers just conducted by NEA Service, Inc, the worlds largest newspaper feature service, which also serves the Wa terbury Evening Democrat.
 It was poll designed to do the work of the poll which the U. $. pro- hibition bureau started last fall and then suddenly canceled.
 The prohibition bureau sent ques- tiOnnaires to editors throughout the country. Before replies could be re- ceived. however, the survey was can celled by Colonel Amos w. w. Woodcock, federal prohibition en- forcement director. He said he feared the purpose of the question naire might be misunderstood.
 Solely as a matter of public infor- mation. and with no desire to prove anything either for or against pro- inhibition. NEA Service took up this survey which the bureau abandoned Results of the poll are presented here to-day in the first of series of four stories.
 WOodcOck's Identical
 Questions Arc Asked
 The original letter sent out by the bureau asked these four questions: <. 1-Arc you fin favor of the Z 10th amendment and the Vol stead act?
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Delmar Leighton
 Appointed Dean of l Harvard Freshmen

Cambridge, Mass, January 15 - (UP) - Delmar Leighton, instruc- tor and tutor in the Division of His tory, Government, and Economies at Harvard college, has been appointed dean of freshmen, it was announced today.
 Leighton is World war veteran and was graduated from Harvard college and the Business School af- ter his return from France.
 The position of dean of freshmen at Harvard has just been created for the purpose of centralizing all of the educational activities and serv- ice having to do with first-year men
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Many people, two hours after eat ing, suffer indigestion as they call 1t. It is usually excess acid. Correct it with an alkali. The best way, the quick, harmless and efficient way, is Phillips Milk of Magnesia. It has remained for 50 years the standard with physicians. One spoonful in water neutralizes many times it's volume in stomach acids, and at once. The symptoms disappear in five minutes.
 You will never use crude methods when you know this better method. And you will never suffer from ex- cess acid when you prove out this easy relief. Please do that-for your own sake-now.
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Major General
 Edwards Is HI
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General Edwards is 71 years old.'
 When Dr Miller left the hospital about lO:30 he stated that he would return shortly and that in his ab- sence Dr William H. Robey would remain at the bedside.
 Colonel c. R. Hurd of Milton. a ciusin of General Edwards, appeared at the Phillips House this morning but was denied admission to the sick room. Hospital authorities told him that the general was rest ing comfortably under a sedative and that no visitors would be ad- mitted for the present.
 Edwards, who was Fl last New Years day, became i'll from indiges- tion a few days after a birthday party at his Westwood home. Dun rowing. He was removed to the hospital in an ambulance last night after a consultation between his family doctor. pr Arthur Robey. Richard H. Miller and Harvey Cushing. Dr Miller performed the operation.
 The venerable soldier endured the long operation with only a local an- aesthetic, for it was feared that ad- ministration of ether to one of his age might result in q heart attack. "Whos got cigarette. boys?" the general asked when told the opera ton was over. He withstood the painful surgery with becoming grit. and even ventured jokes during the operation. Dr Miller said.
 The operation was performed at 1O:3O, and following 1t Dr Miller said that Edwards was "an aw- fully sick man." and that he didn't "know whether he's going to get well or not. He is far from out of danger. He had great deal of bowel stoppage. and we had to re- lieve that"
 When General Edwards was brought to the hospital. it was in- tended to defer an operation until
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2-Are you opposed to these cnactmcnts?
 3-Arc you neutral?
 4-Will you state briefly your reasons for adopting the policy you are advocating?

policy you are advocating?
 The questionnaire sent out by NEA Service contained those same four questions. Also, 1t was pointed out that the editorial attitude of the newspapers was being sought, and not the personal opinions of the editors
 Questionnaires were mailed to 1,5O0 daily newspapers, listed in the yearbook issued by Editor and Pub lisner. leading newspaper trade journal. They were sent to all these, regardless of geographical location. political leanings or previously ex- pressed positions on prohibition. The results of this survey are presented here impartially. No at tempt is made to draw any conclu- sions from them. NEA Service does not pretend to know what the signif-
 canoe of the figures it has obtained
 may be--or, indeed, whether the fig
 ures have any significance at all. It IS offering the figures simply in the belief that they will be of wide-
 spread public interest, and prohibit
 tionists. anti-prohibitionists and neu- trals can construe them according to their individual preferences. The totals reveal that papers fol- lowing an outright prohibition policy nutnumber the papers which advo- cate repeal of the dry laws, and make up approximately 45 per cent of the number reporting. Papers which favor repeal con- stitute, roughly. 40 per cent of the total.
 Papers which uphold the 18th
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Battle of Al
 Smith and Lucas
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(Continued from Page 1.)
 didate in 1928 and John J. Raskob. his "hand-picked chairman are con- sidering apologiZing for an organized campaign to misrepresent and smear the president of the United States
 Smiths demand for an apology, made in letter to Senator Wagner, democrat, N. r.. was occasioned by Lucas anti-Norris activities in Nebraska. During the 1880 cam paign, Lucas caused distribution of a cartoon of bar-room. labeled "Al Smith Raskob Idea of Happiness" Norris, dry, had bolted the repub-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
Eugene Leggett Is President of
 the Press Club

Washington, January 15 - UP) Eugene s. Leggett, Washington Correspondent of the Detroit Free Press, will be inaugurated as 23rd president of the National Press Club Saturday night.
 The program will burlesque na- tional affairs and men. Leggett will be investigated by Senator Wye" on charges that his election was accomplished through the use of slush funds.
 Speaker Nicholas Longworth and Minority Leader John Garner are expected to debate on the question. "Who Will Own the Speakers Car in March ?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-15
Young Reelected
 By Milk Inspectors
Connecticut Association Again Honors Worden
 Official

A delegation from Waterbury, in- cluding representatives from the leading milk producers, was in at tendance at the session.
 The speakers included Professor l.. J. Cross of Ithaca, N. Y., w. B. Palmer, executive officer of the Milk Inspection Association of the Oranges; Professor c. N. Stark. as- sistant professor of bactcriology. Cornell University; Professor James D. Brew, New York State De- partment of Health.
 A banquet was enjoyed in the eve ming at the Hotel Bond.
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M. K. Young of Worden's was reelected president of the Connec- ticut Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors at the annual meeting held in the Hotel Bond, Hartford. All the officers were reelected at the meeting, the rest being as fol- lows: First vice-president, R. A. Haines, of Hartford; second vice. president, T. l.. Page, of Stamford: third vice-president, J. F. O'Dea, of New Haven; secretary-treasurer H. c. Goslee, of Windsor; auditors, F. H. Page, of Durham, and Irving Hohn of New Haven.
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MEXICO WAS HIT
 BY EARTHQUAKE
 THAT DID DAMAGE
It Lasted for Two Minutes and Was the Strongest That Has Been Felt in Many Years

Mexico City, Jan. 15.-(UP).-A strong earthquake. continuing for two minutes in Mexico City, was re- corded in several sections of the country late yesterday. The quake was the strongest felt here for sev- eral years. One child died from in7 juries. A score of houses were de- molished or badly damaged in vari- ous parts of the capital. A report to the newspaper Fl Universal from the city of Oaxaca, near the center Of the disturbance, said that six per- sons were known dead and nine seri- ously injured. Many houses were re- ported destroyed.
 Several persons were injured here when houses collapsed in the poorer districts of the city. Photographic re- ports from points as far distant as Merida, capital of Lucatan in the ex- treme southeastern section of the country, indicated that 8 strong quake was felt throughout most of the republic. The disturbance was felt at Tampico. where several rail- road cars were thrown into collision. Material damage was light. The quake disrupted Mexico City's elec- tric light system, throwing the en- tire city in darkness.
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amendment but want to see the Volstead act modified so as to pro- vide for light wines and beers num- Der about 4.5 per cent.
 Papers which have adopted n neutral policy in regard to prohlbl- ton make up nearly 10.5 per cent.
 Thus. to sum up: as indicated pV this Doll, 45 per cent of the coun-
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Itry's dailies, are editorially dry, 40
 per cent are for repeal, 45 per cent
 want modification and 10.5 per cent are expressing no opinion. The theory that prohibition senr timent is stronger in rural districts and small cities than In the big
 metropolitan centers is apparently borne out by the poll.
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BY BRUCE CATION NEA Service Writer

Copyright. 93l. NEA Service Inc) Eleven after national prohibition became effective nation wide poll of approximately l5O0 daily the United State with calculations otaing far into the millions shows:
 Three hundred and eighty with total euaion of 393204l favor the prohibition amendment stands.
 Three hundred and fotyf five with total lauon of l25209l the prohibition amendment 
 Thirty-egh newspapers with circulation of 263869 favor mobilization of the Volsead
 Eighty with circulation of 616,404 neutral the subject of prohibition
 Six hundred and theabout appar- eny did choose opinion they reply naire
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Last Impressive
 Tributes Paid
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ICOntIHUeU TfOHl PIEe IL
 quiem was celebrated at 10 o'clock this morning. Scores braved the chilling blasts of wind that swept Calvary cemetery to be present at the final tribute. Waterbury in recent years has witnessed few fun erals that have excited such wide spread interest and which were at
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}GLEAMY WHITE TEETH { AND A SWEET BREATH

Try Phillips Dental Magnesia Tooth paste just once and see for your self how white your teeth become. Write for free ten-day tube. Ad- dress The Phillips Co.,, ITO Varick St., New York, N. Y.
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pitiful cases" Fuqua said. Some cases especially where the Red Cross
 is unable to aid, due to residence of the suffering out of our district. Sev- eral disease cases have also develop ed. including Pellagra.
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!, his condition had been further ob-
 served, and until X-rays had been taken to-day. However. his apdo-
 minal pains became more lntense' and it was decided to operate.
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Be sure to get the genuine, pre- scribed by doctors for conditions due to excess acid. It Is always a liquid; it cannot be made in tablet form. Look for the name Phillips and the word genuine in red.
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Smaller Papers Favor,
 Larger Ones Oppose

The 389 newspapers which uphold prohibition have a total daily cir- culation of 3,932,041. The 345 newspapers Whlcn oe mand complete repeal have totai daily circulation of l2,52o'9ll.
 The papers which want modified
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Seven Tea TasterS Were Appointed
 By Government

Washington, January 15 - (UP) Seven men who are paid by the government for drinking tea have been chosen by Secretary of Agri- culture Arthur M. Hyde. Known officially as the U. s. Board of. Tea Experts the group more familiarly Is referred to as the "tea tasters."
 Members chosen by Hyde for 1881 are Edward Bransten. San Francis co: Charles F. Hutchinson. New York; A. P. Irwin. Philadelphia; Robert A. Lewis. Boston; John N. Shaw, Seattle; F. D. Stilliam, St. Louis: and J. Harvey Swenarton, New York.
 Washington, Jan 15.-UP)-In- dustrial employment showed de-
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DRY PAPERS MOST NUMEROUS; VETS TOP CIRCULATION

ton reach 263,S69 subscribers or buyers daily, and the neutral papers have a total circulation of 616,404.
 In studying the figures obtained in this poll, and in attempting to draw conclusions from them, the discrepancy between these two fig ures must be kept in mind; for if one assays the results solely on the
 basis of the total newspaper cir culation involved, one will reach entirely different conclusions than will be obtained by using solely the number of papers listed. For example, if one feels that the size of the group reached by the newspapers is the important thing, one would write down such a state as Pennsylvania as wet-for the wet newspapers in that state show 931,- 1898 circulation. while the dry papers show only 616,652. But if one feels that the number of news papers listed is a better gauge, one must put Pennsylvania down as dry-for the state has 35 dry news papers and only 20 wet ones. 1 Consequently, it is an open ques- ton whether any hard-and-fast conclusions can be drawn from this | {; where both figures as to newspapers and circulation are in agreement, an indication is given of the prevail ing sentiment among the citizens of that region. In additionally dry Kansas, for example, "A newspapers answered the questionnaire. or these, 22 were dry. Their total cir circulation was 1S2,959, as compared with the 5,615 circulation of the two wet papers.
 Kansas Is Dryest.
 New Jersey Wettcst
 Likewise the traditionally wet state of New Jersey shows 13 wet papers, having a combined circula- tion of 458,815. as opposed to three dry papers with a total circulation of 45,743.
 | Those cases, however. are excep- tional An accompanying table shows how the vote was divided; and if any conclusions are to be drawn. each reader must study the table for himself and get from 1t what means he can.
 | Tomorrow an analysis of the vote by sections vii lbe given. and de- tailed discussion of the way the size of the newspapers involved hgured 1 in the results.
 l TOMORROW: How the big pa
 pers voted, how the little news
 papers voted and q survey by geo. l graphical sections.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
 STEAM HEATED ROOM Year Post Office. Hot water and use of telephone. Homelike. Suitable for two girls or two men. Phone 4433.
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Prohibition Poll Of Nations Press
 Reveals Survey
N E. A. Service, of Which Democrat Is Client Completes Work Started By Federal Dry Chief and Then Can celIed-649 Newspapers Send No Replies

Editors NocThe N E. A. o
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as compared with November, the la- bor department reported to-day. Pay roll totals showed decrease of per cent over the same period.
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NOTICE

NOTICE On and after this date I will not be responsible for any bill contracted by others than by myself, personally. Dated-Jan 15, 1891.
 RUDOLPH ROY.
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Kansas Is Dryest, New Jersey Wettcst

TO-MORROW: How the big pa pers voted, how the little news papers voted and q survey by geo graphical sections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-01

nae Association will hold the annual
dinner this evening at the Chevy Chase
Club, when the guests of honor will be
Miss Mabel B. Turner, principal of the
school; Mrs. Barbour Walker, former
principal; Mrs. L. Macdonald Streeth,
Miss Morgan, director of studies; Miss
Helen Peck and the members of the
senior class. Miss Frances M. Webster
is chairman of the party. Mrs. George
Marshall is president of the association.
Mr. and Mrs. Osgood Roberts enter
tanned a company at dinner at the
Shoreham last evening IN honor of Miss
Olive Irvine of Chicago and Boston.
The guests included Miss Irvine's sister,
Mrs. Lawrence Sullivan, and Mr.. Sulli-
van and Mr.. Lyle Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Joerrison have
returned to their apartment at the Hay
Adams House from Baltimore.
Mrs Laura B. Kendall of Oklahoma
City, Okla, who has spent the Winter
in Washington, left today for Mont
gomery, Ala, to attend the Confederate
reunion. Mrs. Kendall has recently
been appointed to serve as matron of
honor on Gen. Sneed's staff.
Mr.. and Mrs Erwin O. Wieland had
a party at dinner at the Shoreham
Hotel on Saturday evening, the COM
pany including their house guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Martens of jamestown,
N. Y: Miss Margaret Gates and Mr..
Ray Egner Of Baltimore.
Miss Anita Schade, president of the
A. F. C. Williams Chapter, u. D. c.,