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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
To-day's Selected Poem
VILLAGE STREET

VILLAGE STREET ;lisnb th. Ellen Long In The Christian Selon'
 MOnitor) The still blue dusk of winter Creeps along tho quiet street. \ row of p0plaFa stand, Like slim harps against the sky Awnitihg tho touch of the wind To set them Into singing; The long. cool fingers of tho wind TO awaken music Of an cider growth. Suddenly q chiId'n laughter shutters the silence into pulslEH n0lsnd--- A cricket, Fennsured, Resumes his thin etuslne, fn the tell Hfha1 by my aide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
The Four Dollar House

An unemployed man of Willowvalc On iafio. asked permission from his local eoun. eil 10 build q two-story house without base nsent. The official in charge of building befmits asked him how much money he hsd 10 nsrt on. Four dollars was the reply. The fesye asksd him ths Canadisn squiva.
 Isnt of ihs American Whats the big idsai"
 WeII. ti,s msn sald. is he'd some lumber snd
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
WILD BisRRiEs
ftIartford cournnt)

tHaftfofd C0ufnnt,
 A grower Of small fruits in Mich. iean announces that his patrons have discovered the obvious. that ls that wild straw wberry. plants which he hes transplnnted to his own fields and lias cultivated and fartllIzed are bearing fruit prefer. able to the standard commlerelnl variAtges, They ind that the wild berrlaa arc Iifmer and liner ilnvor' ed than fhe Yfnit Of ts-s nflntoornt' To types which emniIsfruIt growers have EaIsea for years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to persona' health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by Dr brady' Address him. care of the Democrat. send'ne sfamn and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
MO WONUYCRi

Strange noises Issued from the bath.room. the puzzled wife. within the bath room. "it doesn't cut at all." ..
 "Don't be silly, Henry" she ana pped, Your benFd can't be tougher than the linoieumi"---Af- swefe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
CHINOOK CHOP Blts

Astoria, ore. (up)--AIthough pfloea pnId to fishermen are at tho lowest level in lnniiy years. tno pack Of famous Columbia Iilter ohlnooks mag exoeed that Of last ysafs packers have announoea'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15

The region drained by the Thames river in southeastern Connecticut is most prolific in reptiles, according to the state fish and game department Water snakes and turtles that have been preying on native fish and in many instances water fowl of recent years have been trapped by the ton there this year. It is part of state campaign to get rid of these predatory reptiles and permit the natural increase of fish and fowl. It's good campaign and one that should be encouraged, but it should be remembered that not all turtles and snakes are predatory. Some are helpmates to mankind. Know your species before staying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:2l Daylight saving tme) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15

High tide at Milford Tuesday. August 16, l2:25 a. m. Daylight time); low tide' 6:11 a. m. Daylight time).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15

We'll we're this much ahead --- we don t buy 50 many gold bricks any more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15

Uniform silver 6oIlnFs VIII be coined by the central uilnt Ht Shanghai. China. ln preparation k9f AbeIlshIns euFeeaoy tasIs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15

At last an American Expeditionary Force has gone over the top without gaining its objective.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
BEWARE! BEWARE!

 A knockcr frank I do not mind Hell try to pull you down and out. Most people know his very kind And don't care wlMt hc talks about. But friends who say such lovely things
 And praises high of you declare, And then put in a word that stlngs A "but" or "lf'-Of them be. HANK.
 0--O-o
 Coolidge has announced that he'll have little part in the presidential campaign. Cal lost practically all interest in presidential campaigns shortly after November. 1924.
 o--O-O Diplomats are ready to save or sink the world. They'll probably have a couple of political blanks ready to save themselves.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
Good evening.
 o-O-0 HILLSIDE EULoGY
"A SMILES TIFF THINo.'

Hills and rills. I love so well. Hark ye to my plea. Ger lowly wales and in the dell Or wherever l may be. Blue be the note of Heavens bell. Strcaked through with russet
 canopy. Soft and yielding your gay green
 covering,
 Where children's feet may sink; Mantled and over all lowering A shawl of wondrous pink; Night and fairy lamps fluttering. Flirting with many wink.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15
L'Envoi

You ask me why finger Amid these freseoed erags. All nature at me points a finger. Whispers, my very soul lags.
 Jay Zee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-15

The really remarkable thing about the most beautiful in the world is that she can be in 50 many places at the same timc.
 o-O-o
 A minister says that the modern mans head is not cas- fly turned, but we'll bet the minister hasn't been down town on many windy days.
 o--O--o
 A Hollywood movie star brags that she once remained in a hot bath 24 hours. Must have been pre-. pairing for one of those hard-boiled parts.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
PRESENT THEIR VIEWS
Curtis, Watson and Smell Discuss
Problems in Magazine De-
voted to Party.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The views of three prominent Re-
publicans on variety of topics were
presented in the current issue of the
Young Republican, magazine to ad-
vance that party's welfare.
Vice President Curtis said Through
the $50 years Of its existence, the SEN
ate has, in the main, met its response
bllltles with high. sense of patriotism.
and then men who have made I'D its
membership, with few exceptions, have
been men of high character and great
ability, thoroughly devoted to the in
terest of their country and the welfare
OF their countrymen."
Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re-
publican leader: "Non-partisan ques-
tlons largely will engage the attention
OF the Senate at this session, and I
earnestly hope they will be considered
solely with view to enhancing the
welfare of the country and improving
the condition of the people, and not to
add to the prestige of any political
party"
Representative Smell of New York,
the House Republican leader: Regard
ing the policy feel should be followed
In the present session of Congress, the
measures that are likely to come up for
consideration and the attitude the Re
publican members of the House prob
ably will take, have told tie President
that we are for him and are going to
stand squarely by him, supporting any
program of legislation he may recon-
mend to Congress"
Evening star., 1932-01-04
DRY LEAGUE PLANS
ACTIVE CAMP PA|GN
Convention Here Jan. 19 Will
Organize Drive to Reach All
Voters, Says Mcbride.

The tWenty-fifth national convention
of the Anti-Saloon League of America,
which convenes here January Is, is ex-
pected by F.. Scott Mcbride, general
superintendent, to "inaugurate a year
of the most intense activity since the
eighteenth amendment was adopted"
In a statement announcing in advance
the program for the five-day conven-
ton, Mr.. Mcbride said his prediction
was based on reports of State superin-
tendentS.
During our meetings in Washing
ton," he declared, Ito be attended by
league officials and delegates from all
parts of the Nation, plans will be made
to cover the Nation intensively with
public meetings and dry literature.
Methods of organization will be adopted
to reach all voters with facts and get
them to the polls on primary and cleo
ton days. Plans for unified action on
resubmisSion and other current wet and
dry issues will be formulated.
Unusual interest in the convention
Is shown not only by the acceptances to
speak by outstanding national leaders in
various representative fields, but by ad-
vance reports of delegates from many
States"
Among the speakers listed for the
convention are Gov. William H. (Alfalfa
BilD Murray, Bishop James Cannon,
jr., chairman of the Legislative Com
mittee of the League, and Senator Nor
ris Sheppard of Texas.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
"SMOkE SCREEN CAR"
FOUND ABANDONED
Occupants, Believed to 49, Rum
Runners, Twice Escape Pur-
suit by Police.

Search for a taxicab which twice es-
capped police over the week end by
using smoke screen, came to an end
early today when the car was found,
abandoned, at Challplain street and
Kalorama road by Patrolmen r. l.,
Manning and P. c. Carver, second pre-
cinct
Two colored men, believed to have
been running whisky into the Capital,
eluded pursuing officers Saturday night
and again early today. Their smoke
screen device had been detached before
the car was abandoned
Two ninth precinct policemen first
sighted the car Saturday night. They
were forced to abandon the chase be-
cause of the smoke screen. A lookout
was broadcast for the car, but it was
not sighted again until about / O'Clock
this morning, when a citizen tipped"
police that car was being loaded WITH
whisky near Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets. Patrolmen Lester Parks ano
c. H. Gould of No. 8 radio scout car
were dispatched to the scene, but were
met by dense cloud of smoke as this
machine. sped away. The car .was
tounds abandoned several hosRx ntez.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
SENATE ASKS DATA
ON BREWERY JOBS
Commerce Department Figures on
Employment Before Prohi-
bition Requested.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A resolution asking the Commerce
Department for report on the number
of people employed in the manufacture
of beer before prohibition was adopted
today by the Senate.
The Senate also approved joint
resolution asking the Agriculture De-
partment for a report on the amount
of grain used.
Earlier a bill calling for State liquor
control was introduced by Senator
Blaine, Republican, Wisconsin. The
bill, Blaine said, would authorize the
States to define Intoxicating liquors
and permit wine and beers.
The resolutions asking for data were
offered by Senator Bingham, Repub-
lican, Connecticut, who had introduced
bill on which hearings start Friday,
to legalize per cent beer.
The departments were asked to pre-
sent figures for each year from 1909 to
1917
Evening star., 1932-01-04
PURSE THIEF ELUDES
PURSUERS IN PARK
Woman Victim, Passers-by and
Police Join Chase Through
Rock Creek Area.

Streets in the vicinity of Eighteenth
street and Columbia road were the
scene Of spirited chase this morning,
When woman victim of a purse
shatcher, together with passersby and
ponce pursued the robber into Rock
NIeek Park, where they were eluded.
The man grabbed the purse of Mrs.
Ethel Daniels, 2801 Adams Mill road,
mead OF the foreign division of the pat
eht law firm of Byrnes, Townsend &
Potter, as she was walking along the
street near her home. Mrs. Daniels
pursued the hatless youth for a block
When two men took up the chase; but
Ihe thief lost them in the Geological
Park.
Metropolitan and park police and
employees of the Zoo have been Or
uered to scour Rock Greek Park for the
youth.
=. Meanwhile another young man, be-
beVed to have been driving an auto
MOBILE from which the first man
Jumped out to snatch Mrs. Daniels
purse, was caught by two passing mo-
torlSts after they had chased the ma
chlne from the Harvard street entrance
70 the Zoo to Eighteenth street ano
columbia road. He was later turned
over to polics.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
Zoo Gets Rare Toads


A shipment of 88 Surinam toads-
among the rarest and Wierdest animals
on earth-WaS received this morning at
the National Geological Park.
Hitherto it has been practically i'm
possible to obtain a single specimen of
this strange beast. There are only three
In the United States. 1t is almost never
seen, even in its native habitat, North
ern South America.
The great popularity of this toad is
that the father takes the minute eggs
with his peculiarly shaped front feet
and shoves them into the back of the
mother, where they are Matched in
tiny sores" which are caused by the
irritation. The young toads are carried
IN these pouches until they are able to
lend Tor themselves. One mother may
carry as many as a hundred babies
sticking out of her back.
Mann Led Expedition.
The Surinman toad was the primary
object OF the expedition to Dutch New
Guiana last Summer by DR.. William NJ
Mann, director Of the Zoo. Even with
an intensive combing of the country
side he failed to find single specimen
and natives with whom he talked never
had seen one. At one time DR.. Mann
employed 26 Javanese laborers for sew
eral days to hunt through the mud of
an emptled drainage canal.
Bitterly disappointed, he left word
with native hunters to send him any
specimen they came across. SATURDAY.
ne received a cable that a shipment of
lO0 was due to arrive at New York yes
terday.' 1t was unbelievable, DR.. Mann
SAID, and, If true, would be one of the
greatest events of all time in the his
tory OF wild animal collecting, He
caught the first train to New York, ex-
pecting to find some commonplace
south American toads which had been
mistaken for the rarities.
Most Surv:~e Trip.
When the ship docked last night
he found that the creatures not only
were Surinam toads, but that, almost
miraculously, nearly all of them had
survived the voyage. The captain of
the ship, J. H. Lum, had taken special
care OF them through friendship for
DR.. Mann, without realizing that the
shipment was of any particular i'm
portance.
Some native hunter, DR.. Mann said,
must have found for the first time in
history dry season colony of the ami
mails in the mud of some ditch bottom
Wnere all OF them in a radius of many
miles were collected in a cluster. The
toadS are entirely water dwelling ami
mails. During the wet season. when
the helds are flooded, they disperse
over large area and sometimes are
found in haystacks. When the waters
recede they crawl into the mud, where
they are motionless and almost invisible
because Of their mud color. The only
closely related species lives always in
the mud at the bottom of Lake
Titicaca in the Peruvian Andes and
never has been seen in collections.
This queer toad is about the ugliest
of animals. 1t is fiat as a pancake.
1t has tiny spines on its sides, which
are supplied with poisonous secretion.
The male has four fingered hand,
with a perfectly formed star at the
end of each finger. With this star he
Evening star., 1932-01-04
.1,O7D TO GET Jobs
BEFORE WEEK ENDS
More Than ESQ Women
Slated With Nearly 800
Men for Work Here.

More than $50 women, as well as al
most 800 men, will be given work be-
fore the end Of the week, officials OF
the District Committee on Employment
announced today.
Nearly 100 women we're placed today.
They will receive $3.50 day. Like the
men provided with jobs by the COM
mittee, the women will work every
other week. This practice will be fol-
lowed In order to spread the employ
ment among as many persons as
possible.
Assigned Clerical Duties.
The women will perform clerical
duties at the Traffic Bureau, Police De-
partment, German Orphan Asylum,
Gerfield Hospital, Southeast House, and
the American Federation OF Associa-
tions for The Hard of Hearing. They
will be assigned to work not provided
for in the various budgets.
Although the committee has been
providing work for men for nearly a
month, few women have been given
employment heretofore.
Seven hundred and ninetysiX men
were assigned today to work in improv-
ing Fairgrounds, parks, school grounds
and various other properties under the
control of the District government.
Register for Next Week.
More than $50 men have registered
for employment next week. Their
names were listed in the new central
registration headquarters at Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
POLICEMAN INJURED
In CHASING SPEEDER
Thrown From His Motor Cycle
Near Highway Bridge, Man
Suffers Brain Injury.

Seriously injured when he was thrown
from his motor cycle as he pursued {
speeder Just south of Highway Bridge
this morning, Pvt Emmet E. Saar,
United States Park Police, was admit
ted to Emergency Hospital. The OFF,
Ger was struck on the head, resulting
in a brain conclusion. Hospital off,
cials also said preliminary examination
indicates his skull might be fractured
Saar, who had partially regained con-
sciousnesS at noon, said he remembered
no more about the accident than that
he was pursuing car. The accident
occurred at about 6:l5 O'Clock.
Earl F. Allen, 230 Rhode Island
avenue, who saw the policeman's motor
cycle careen from the highway as it
sped past him, carried Saar to the hos
pital. He told park police he believed
the car Saar was pursuing and which
was behind him, came to sudden stop
and the motor cycle officer lost control
Of his machine attempting to avoid
hitting it.
Saar, the father OF four children,
lives at 1907 Cedar street, Mount
Rainier, Md
Evening star., 1932-01-04
COMMERCE MOVING
DEPARTMENT
BEHIND SCHEDULE
1900 Employees Kept Shift
ina From Old Place to New
in Advance of Movers.
GREAT SEAL DROPPED
BY MEN AND DAMAGED
Feiker's Mahogany Desk Is Among
Furniture Injured-Work
Now Lags Two Days.

The slow work of one section Of the
moving army transferring equipment
from the various bureau buildings of
the Department of Commerce to the
S17,500,o00 new building already has
placed the department two days behind
schedule. Less than 1000 employees
reported for duty in the new building
today.
A total Of 1900 others scheduled to
be at work in the great temple of
fact-f1nding this morning found them
selves shifting from one place to
another in advance of the expected
arrival of the moving men.
Departments Seal Damaged.
In transferring the great seal of
the department from the old admin
istrative office building, Nineteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, early
today, the furniture handlers dropped
1t. 1t was first reported that the SEAL
valued at thousands of dollars, had
been badly damaged. However, Ed
ward w. Libbey, the departments chief
clerk, later reported to Secretary La
ulOIlL L1ldI lIlc lIlSIE IEuIIlGIlG COulQ De re-
paired at small cost, which will be
charged up to the moving contractor.
Several pieces Of furniture have been
reported badly damaged by the movers,
a beautiful mahogany desk of Frederick
M. Feiker, director Of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, being
among the casualties.
Six Floors Still Occupied.
Only five floors of the old admins
trative building had been touched by
the movers at noon today Eaving
equipment on the six other floors. The
contractor for this job, which started
New Year day. was supposed to have
this building empty by tomorrow.
The Bureau of Fisheries today was
working under nomal conditions, all Of
it's furniture having arrived as per
schedule Only a few pieces of equip
ment are yet to be transferred to COM
plete the moving of the Bureau Of
Mines.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
BANDITS GAG, TIE AND ROB
MANAGER OF FILLING STATION
Victim Rolls Into Driveway
and Passing Motorists
Notice Plight.
Two Masked Men Take S52
in Armed Robbery on Con-
neCticut Avenue.

Gagged and bound at wrist and ankle
bv two colored bandits, who escaped
with $50 early today, the 19-year"old
night manager of filling station at
1885 Connecticut avenue era craWled led
through the Office door, rolled into the
front driveway and lay there helpless
and shivering until his plight was dis
covered by passing motorists.
Fred B. Clair of 24-A Bates street
was seated in the filling station once
about i o'clock this morning when two
masked men suddenly appeared In the
door, and, pointing guns from their
overcoat pockets, ordered him to sit
They quickly produced rope and IN
surprisingly short time, CAR SAID
had k1otted his wrists and ankles to-
gcther and tied a soilcd rag about MS
mouth. Then they took MS change
carrier belt and bills from his pockets,
amounting to $52.
Clair could not see the men depart;
but was able to work his body toward
the door and raise himself enough 10
Evening star., 1932-01-04
Classford Arrests
"Panhandler'' Who
Asks Dime for Food
Police Chief Celebrates
His Return to Duty by
Calling Wagon.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford to-
day celebrated his return to active duty
after weeks leave by arresting one
of Washington's army of "panhandlers. -
The new police chief, attired in civil
ian clothes, was walking near Judiciary
Square on his way to police headquar-
ters when a shabbily dressed man ac-
costed him and said:
How about dime for a bite to eat,
buddy?"
Come along with me-" Gen. Glass
ford replied, and We'll see about it."
Taking the fellow by the arm, Gen.
Glassford walked to a nearby police
call box and summoned a patrol wagon
from the first precinct station.
The man was booked as Harry Ed
ward Shipley, 80, Of Baltimore, and
charged with soliciting aims. He will
be arraigned in Police Court tomorrow
with Glassford appearing in the role of
arresting officer.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
MEMORIAL ROAD
MAY OPEN JAN. 16
President Should Be First
to Use New Highway,
Officials Believe.
The Mount Vernon Memorial High

The Mount Vernon Memorial High
way probably will be opened January
16 without formal ceremony, Lieut.. Col
U. S. Grant, 3d. director of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, said today.
The road is still under the jurisdiction
of the Bureau of Public Roads, Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Linked with the opening of the high
way is the opening Of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge, which is now ready
for traffic and on which temporary
lights are being installed. Paving on
Columbia Island is going forward, so
that motorists may use the bridge and,
if desired, turn to the left onto the
Mount Vernon Boulevard.
U. S. to Police Road.
The Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks is ready to organize an m
crease in the United States Park Police
to take over the patrolling and policing
of the highway. Capt R. c. Mont
gomery, U. S. A, superintendent Of the
United States Park Police, explained
licemen, three of whom will be ser
geants. will police the Highway. Auto
mobiles equipped with radio will be util-
lied, two officers occupying one car.
Persons arrested on the highway will be
taken before the United States Commls-
sioner at Alexandria. Va.
Capt. Montgomery said that the
policemen in charge and sufficient
number Of officers who have had long
service on the force will be sent to the
Mount Vernon Boulevard. Preference
will be given those who live in Virginia,
and some recruits on the force will be
assigned to that duty, under the charge
Of experienced men.
Wants Hoover to Be First.
Col Grant has decided tentatively
that President Hoover, as chairman OF
the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commits
sion, and his colleagues on that body,
as well as the members of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission,
should be the first to ride over the new
bridge and the highway The public
will then be freely admitted without
further ado.
Regulations will be promulgated by
the Secretary of Agriculture and en-
forced by the Office of Public Build
ingS and Public Parks. Col Grant ia
vorS adherence to the Virginia speed
laws on the highway. This will mean
limit of As miles an hour.
While some consideration was given
the plan of submitting the whole queS
ton to Controller General J. r. McCarl,
legal experts of the Bureau of Public
Roads and the Office of Public Build
ngs and Public Parks are working to-
ward solution of the problem which
may obviate referring the questions to
the General Accounting Office.
Evening star., 1932-01-04
INJURIES FATAL
IN CRANkING CAR
Peter Eckell Succumbs at Hospital
After Auto, in Gear, Throws
Him to Roadway.

Peter Eckell, SO, of 1413 South Caro-
lima avenue southeast, died at Casualty
Hospital last night as the result of in
juries received when an automobile he
was cranking in front of his home
started and ran over him last We'd
nesday.
Eckell'S machine was in gear when he
cranked it, police said and the car
hurled him to the roadway and passed
over his body. 1t continued for more
than block before crashing into two
parked automobiles and coming to a
stop.
The injured man was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital and treated for several
fractured ribs and serious lacerations.
Complications set in several days later
and caused his death.