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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
RECOMMENDED CONSOLIDATION
 OF RAILROADS
Committee of Conn En- gineers Favor COmbin- ing New Haven Road
 and the Boston & Maine

Hartford, Conn, Feb 17-(UP) Generalization of the Boston & Maine and New York. New Haven t& Hartford railroadS ard allowing the Pennsylvania 10 retain It's pres- ent large interests in those lines is favored by the committee of en- gineers of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers. ,
 In his report to the organiza- tions 18th annual convention here last night, Professor Howard E. Boardrnan of Yale reported for the committees:
 The consolidation of the New Haven and Boston & Maine would tend toward increasing interchange between these two principal New England lines, would give added financial strength. would be more likely than any scheme proposed 10 give added financial strength, would tend to savings in facilities to better coordination and cooper alton and certainly to better serv- ice. If controlled by the Pennsyl- vania, the financial strength would I,c still further improved, an in- ctntive given to q great trunk line system to further develop traffic to and from New England, in sCrease the proportion of through rates accruing to New England lines and intensity competition be- tween the Pennsylvania and the New York Central"
 Other members of the committee were Charles E. Smith and Pro- lessor c. A. Wheeler of Connecti- cut Agricultural college.
 Professor Wheelers was elected president of the society, Charles S Farnham of New Haven first vice president, Clarence M. Blair of New Haven second vice. president IT. J. Tippett of Hamden, secretary and treasurer. F. r. Stabell was added to the board of directors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Girl Injured By Fall; Driver Of
 Truck Is Hurt
Skating in Parks Spoiled By Sleet-Street Crossings Sanded By Street Dept-Police Campaign
 Against Slippery Sidewalks

skidded, resulting In serious in- jury to the driver.
 The telephone and electric com- panies reported early this after noon, however, that their lines were not being seriously affected by the snow. On the other hand the trolley company was kept busy keeping switches clear of snow and water. The railroad company was not experiencing any inconvenience outside of slippery highways as far as the busses were concerned.
 The street department was on the job early today sanding cross- walks and dangerous, hilly streets. Skating. which brought hundreds to the local parks yesterday after noon and last evening, was spoiled today.
 Miss Doris Goldberg. 22, of 67 Burton street slipped and fell at North Square this morning. She was taken to the office of Dr Ed ward H. Kfrschbaum. Later Miss Goldberg was removed to the Wa terbury hospital where an exam ination showed she was suffering from an arm injury and shock.
 At 9:20 o'clock this morning saleem Rahhal, 39. of Pearl Lake road was admitted to St Mary's hospital following an accident on Southington Mountain. A truck he was driving skidded and crashed up against the side of the highway. Rahhal suffered a fractured leg and a possible injury to the pelvis. Early this afternon he was report ed as resting comfortably.
 Should 1t freeze tonight q very dangerous condition will be created, it was pointed out today. Therefore, Superintendent of Po- lice Joseph H. Mclean instructed his men to enforce to tho fullest extent the city ordinance requiring the cleaning and sanding of walks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
State Power Output
 Declined In 1881
Due to Lower Industrial and Commercial Demand
 Home Load Up Per Cent

Although most. unfavorable fn- dustrlal and commercial condi- tions prevailed throughout the year, Connecticut's production of electric power during 1881 declined only 3.7 per cent from the total output of 1890. according to sta tistics based upon the monthly re- ports of the United States Geolog- ical Survey.
 Connecticut's electrical output for 1891 was 1,315,416.000 kilo- watt hours as compared. with q total of 1.367,234,000 kilowatt hours as compared with Q total of 1,367,234,000 kilowatt hours in 1930, a decrease of 51,818,000 kill owatt hours.
 As compared with the all-time high record year of 1929. the states power production for 1881 was 8.3 per cent less, but last years generation of electricity was. nevertheless. considerably in ex- cess of the total of 1923, which, in itself was a record breaking year with an output exceeding that of any previous year in the history of the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

About nine-tenths of the coa mined in Bulgaria is produced by the statewide colliery at Perntk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
SOME sPRINTER

Evansville, Ind.y-Harry YoyeI walked out of asssture in time to see thief getting away with his car. He ran after the car for halt n block and jumped on the running board. The man who was driving the car jumped out, leaving the car in gear Yokel drove the car in the direction the thief had talk en and finally captured the thief with the assistance of Walter Douglas, who helped hold him uptil police came.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
HIGH HEELS FOR MEN

London.-High-h shoes are not only suitable for women. but should also be worn by men. This is statement made by P. E. Roth. orthopaedic surgeon. He says that the high heel used by women of to- day puts the heel bone in posi- ton so that the weight of the body Is transmitted throughout the whole surface of the bone instead of its posterior end only.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
A LESSON LEARNED

Rochester, N. Y.-Joseph Wei man won't be so careless in playing with fire after this. Weiman, res taurant owner, turned on q gas stove in his place of business. Not finding match about. he went in search of one. When he returned, he struck a match and d-BOOM!
 He had left the gas turned on dur ing the time he was match hunting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

The letter @" does not occur In the names of the states or their capitals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

All of the decline in the power output of 1881 came as a result of slackening in the indust rial and commercial demand. Household use of electricity in Connecticut not only held up in the face of the depression, but forged ahead dur ing the year with gain of ap- proxirnately eight percent. Never before in the history of public util- ity operation in the state has do- mestic electric lighting and utili- zation of electric appliances reached such a high plane. This increase in the use of cur rent in the home Is attributed by public utility officials to a com. bination of two facts, first. the fact that the utilities as early as the depression of 1921 began lay. ing plans for making electricity more attractive in the home and for building domestic load that would be self-sustaining in the face of any conditions; and, sec ond, the fact that during this same period there have been many re- visions in rate structures which have made 1t possible for the HOuScIOIucT IO uLluZ0 BTcdlcI quantities of electricity at pro- gressively lower costs per kilowatt hour.
 On @ monthly basis. the 1881 electrical production reveals a pecially with respect to .the latter's In 1880, the electrical production n SurtfH tho cola ception of December was less than that of the corresponding month of 1929. In 1881. the power out put of January. February and March was in excess of that of the same months of 1880. The situa- tion was reversed in April and May and then June and July both brought increases over their cor responding months of the previous year. The output of August. 1881. exactly equalled that of August, 1880. From September until the end of the year, the production of electricity took marked down. ward trend, the final four months of 1891 showing, respectively. de- cllnes of ten, twenty, twenty-five and twenty-six percent from the power totals of the same months of 1880.
 Of the total electric power pro- duced in Connecticut in 1881, about eighty-two percent of IT, O91, 1,424.O0O kilowatt hours was generated in steam operated plants. The balance was generated at the hydro plants by means of water power.
 Connecticut's monthly totals of power production in 1881 were as foIIowa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

Motor and fo6t travel was made quite dangerous in the city and vicinity today as result Of the snow that fell during the morning. followed by drizzly rain. One report of pedestrian falling and being seriously injured was re- ceived at police headquarters and on Southington Mountain truck
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Crosby High
 Math Club Conducted Varied PrO- gram in Room lO3
 Yesterday

The Crosby high school Math club met yesterday afternoon in room 103 at 2:30 o'clock at which time q very varied program. ar ranged by Chairman Robert Good year, was enacted.
 A reading by Clara Shepard proved very interesting in which she showed how valuable math- ematics Is to. every student. Math riddles were then held followed by an address by Claude Gray, math instructor who described a geom- etry problem. The meeting con cluded with a few problems In which the entire audience took part. Adjournment came at 4:1S D. m.
 Those present included: Robert Goodyear,s Bruno Agostini. Martin Tierney, Clara Shepard. Rita Han non. Anne Ciminera, Marguerite Shea, Guido Cammisa. John Slut life, Irving Strogatz. Donald Brown, John Chaput, Frank Dwy- CT. Robert Meyerhans and Robert Walker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
WHILE THERE'S LIFE

Under Mexican law, a stranded or wrecked ship cannot be boarded for the purpose of salvaging ar- ticles for individual gain as long as there is life aboard-even if 1t is only the ships mascot.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

struck at the burglar when opportunity
arose. The struggle lasted about 10
minutes and ended when the corner
man wrested free. He dashed down an
alley, throwing of his coat when he
turned the corner to tighten his load.
Policemen Give Chase.
Meanwhile, neighbors, aroused by the
sounds Of battle, telephoned police and
Policemen A J. Keene and Frank Saw
age were sent to the scene. Arriving at
Veazy street near Thirty-seventh, the
officers saw a coatless colOred man flee
ing and gave chase.
Keene jumped from the patrol car
and followed wflen the fugitive cut into
an alley well ahead Of the pursuit which
the neighbors had organized. Keene.
he said, was able to keep the man IN
sight until he entered the Bureau OF
Standards grounds.
Police were informed later that col
ored man answering the burglars de-
scription forced a taxi driver to take
him to the vicinity of Albemarle street
and Connecticut avenue. The driver
said lie thought the man ran into Rock
Creek Park on alighting from his cab.
One of the revolvers found In the
mans coat was stolen from the Phillips
home, with several diamond rings and
a diamond stickpin. The coat and q
hat believed also to have been aban-
doned by the fleeing man were taken to
headquarters for identification.
Used Duplicate Key.
The robber had gained access to the
house while the family was away by
using a duplicate key on a rear door.
He had packed handbag with Mrs.
Phillips furs, but left it in the house
when surprised.
The colored man was over feet tall
and weighed about 200 pounds. Accord
ing to the Phillips brothers, both Of
whom are large men, he was the strong
est human being they had ever en-
countered.
A score or more Of policemen from
No IA precinct. the Traffic Bureau and
headquarters secured the vicinity for
several hours in futile search for the
fugitive.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
BEAUTY OF DEEP
!. AT BAL B0HEME
Arts Clubs Annual Fete Re-
veaIS Vision of the Oceans
Loneliness.
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(Continued From Page B-1)
the chairman of the ball, had with her
In her box Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lesser
ing, Miss Martha Gericke, Miss Elsa
Gericke, Miss Mildred Chancellor, Miss
Emily Reed Jones and Miss Helen
Cambell
With Mr.. and Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller,
1r., were Mrs. Frederic de Peyster Hone,
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Brooke, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Congdon and Miss
Betty Hone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert GroSvenor en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Gros-
venor, Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Willard
and Miss Carol GroSvenOr.
Comdr. E. r. Mckenzie and Mrs. Nc
KenZie and Mrs. Alfred H. Brooks were
guests of Miss Sybil Baker in her box.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K. Hickey were
hosts at dinner, later taking their guests
to the ball, where they occupied the box
of Mrs. Beale R. Howard. mother OF
Mrs Hickey. The party included Miss
Ruth Eleanor Jones, Mrs. Carleton Kear
of Norfolk and her brother, James Pet
tit: Paul J. McGahan. Edward Tierney
and his sister, Mrs Alexander Cham
bers. of Newton, Pa.
Mrs. A. Geary johnson was hostess
in her box to Mr.. and Mrs Watson
Freeman Clarke, Miss Elizabeth Van
Dyke Jobe, Miss Charlotte Clark, Rich
ard Allen and A. Geary Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Heurich en-
tertained box party.
The cabaret performance, which was
continuous from midnight until 3
O'Clock am, was given in the small ball
room under the direction of Miss Mar
jorie Lowe. Included on the program
were Sophocles Papas and his mandolin
orchestra, in number of Spanish Sc
lections: Clelia Fiorivanti, Nine. Cont
and Harry Angelica in Italian folk
songs; Mr.. Henry G.. Leef, Song of
Songs" tenor solo by de MOya; Helen
Belt, violin solos: George O'Connor in
character songs; Yeomans and Mcclure,
songs with .ukulele accompaniment:
Harry Woodard, jazz numbers on the
piano: Beverly OBrien and Wilbert
Bogranof. Russian folk songs: Mrs. j.
Frank Rice, Greek folk songs; Ina
Holtzsheiter and Charles Watts, blues
selections; Adelaide Flanagan, Spanish
dance; Priscilla Todd and Robert Reed,
waltz: William Rodon and Louise Carl,
waltz tango: Phil Hayden and a group
of his pupils in dance numbers.
Tom Brahaney acted as master of
ceremonies.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
BURGLAR EVADES
WIDE HUNT HERE
Police Seek Intruder Who
Fled After Desperate Hand
to-Hand Struggle.

A widespread police search was In
progress today for q colored burglar
who was surprised while ransacking
house at 1900 Thirty-seventh street
last night and escaped by wrestling free
from two residents in a desperate hand
to-hand struggle, abandoning his loot
and eluding police pursuit IN COM
mandeered taXicab.
After a 1O-minute battle with two
large men. the burglar jerked free and
dashed of, but was forced to abandon
an overcoat which contained heavy
caliber pistols in the pockets and jewelry
valued at $1,000. which he had taken
from the residence Of Mrs. John
Phillips.
Sons Run to Rescue.
Mrs. Phillips, 70 years old, entered
the kitchen of her home shortly after
9 o'clock last night, just ahead OF her
two sons, j. Gordon Phillips, 40 years
DID, a former policeman, and Joseph
Phillips, 80 years old, who were parking
the family automobile in the garage.
The colored man accosted Mrs. Phil
lips there and ordered her upstairs,
waving a pistol Mrs. Phillips screamed
and her two sons ran to the rescue,
Joseph to the front and his brother to
the rear door.
The fugitive started out the front
door and was met by blow from
Joseph. He wheeled and ran for the
back door where he was tackled by
Gordon. The two men rolled down the
back steps. striking at each other as
Joseph and Mrs. Phillips came to their
sides.
Mrs. Phillips obtained a stick and
Evening star., 1932-02-09
INTERMEDIARY HIT
IN USURY OPINION
Appeals Court Disapproves
Use of Third Party to Exact
Bonus for Loan.

The District Court Of Appeals. in an
opinion by Chief Justice George E.
Martin. today disapproved a custom
said to be in vogue with lenders of
money on second trusts. of evading the
usury statute by making use of an in
termediary to exact a bonus on the
loan. The court held that a note of
the face value of $4,000, for which
only $1,000 was actually paid, shall be
regarded as being of the value of only
$4,000 1t affirmed the decree of the
District Supreme Court refusing to set
aside the loan. but modified it to the
extent of the bonus exacted.
Henry I. Quinn and Joseph Burkart,
as receivers Of the Provident Relief As
ISOLATION, had sought the cancellation
Of the note In suit against the Ma
tional Mortgage g. Investment Co..
which had purchased the note from
Evening star., 1932-02-09

Charles M. Marks, who was named in
the deed Of trust.
In our opinion" says Chief Justice
Martin, 'the transaction out of which
the trust arose was virtually a bargain
between the lending company and the
borrowing association, whereby the for
mer agreed to loan to the latter $4,000,
Tor which the latter was to execute and
deliver its promissory note for $4,000
For the purpose of avoiding the usury
statutes an intermediary was employed
ana the note was made payable to him,
wnereupon IN pursuance Of the premedi
tated plan he professed to sell the note
to the actual lender for 50, 300, and this
sum was paid as the real amount to the
actual borrower. Such transaction is
fictitious and Is not sustained by the
courts. The loan will be considered as
for $9.300."
Evening star., 1932-02-09
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Evening star., 1932-02-09

years old. He began his formidable
expedition in Mazatlan, Mexican Pacific
Coast port, and expects to complete the
tour within a year.
SzechoSlovakia spent Sl,275O00 In
new railway construction last year
Evening star., 1932-02-09

Dainty cuttings on
covered candy dishes,
h a n d | e d sandwich
plates, f1ared bowls,
2-pc. mayonna1se
sets, etc,
Evening star., 1932-02-09
Named to Foreign Service,

John w. Carrigan of San Francisco,
Calif., was appointed by President Hoo
yer today to be vice consul of career
and a secretary in the diplomatic
service. His post was not named.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

DR.. Archibald Percival Graves, the
Irish scholar and poet who wrote the
famous song, Father O'Flynn," and
who died in December, has been buried
at Lerlech, North Wales.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
BLIND MAN HIKING
THROUGH MEXICO ALONE
Expects to Take Year for Solo
Walking Trip Through Each
State in Republic

MEXICO CITY.-In an effort to
prove that the blind can equal exploits
of the normal, a sightless man has
started alone a hike which he intends
to take him through all Mexican states
and territories.
The hiker Is Florentino Suarez, "a
Evening star., 1932-02-09

Large focks Of gulls are following
plowmen in Ireland to get worms and
insects
Evening star., 1932-02-09
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
Chevy Chase Group Hears Lecture
on Fertilizers.

The Chevy Chase ID. c. Garden
Club heard an illustrated lecture on
fertilizers at its seventy-sixth meeting
yesterday, at which Mrs. Laurence
Voorhees,, 1910 Alton place, was hostess.
Tea was served by the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. z. N. Bunting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-06
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Nothing Venture
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BIZ PGtFicI0 Went tn0Eth

wood table, and q large illuminated
text hanging ever the mantelnaece,
Nan had been made to feel an alien,
and an intruder.
The very china dogs, white poo.
dies with baskets In their mouths,
had gazed at her aloofly from either
end OF the mantelshelf. The old.
fashioned wallclock had q disap-
proving tick. Here she could meet
Mrs. Mellish upon neutral ground.
This was Jervis' room.
Alfred went away, and presently
came back again. Mrs. Mellish had,
Just stepped out
II would like to see her when sbeI
comes in"
Nan went back to her pacing
At six O'Clock the telephone bell
rang with a startling loudness and
set her heart humping. She was by
the door. she turned, ran back, and
picked up the receiver.
Who's there?" mn . /.
ferdinand" III ~
.Yes?"
"Leok here, Nan, there's some.
thing want to follow up. I'm leav.
ing in hired car. ut mayn't be
ANYTHING at all. but I jfeel bound to
follow 1t up"
"What In it?'s
'It doesn't amount to much.
There's new garage the far side
OF CrUyston. Wen. the man says a
little black car stopped to fill up
at seven o'clock Wednesday morn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-06
Chapter 40
NAN IS LEFT ALONE

MAN had braced herself against
: y the possible ringing Of the tele-
phone bell so long she had lost
account OF time. Il might have been
half an heur, or three hours that
she had been pacing unseeingly
from end to end Of the great draw.
ing room at Weare--she had even
persuaded herself that II the tele-
phone did ring. It must be Jeryis
ON the other end.
A prolonged and acute strain such
% Nan was undergoing has the Of.
feet OF etching out thoughts. fixing
them as frost does a landscape
sometimes, with an unnatural rigid.
ity. The thoughts tended to sep.
arate from each other. and might
bob up anywhere.
Nan had walked perhaps fifty
times from the door to the table,
from the table to the window. from
the window to the table. and from
the table back to. the door. when she
became aware OF such an impress.
sion among her frozen thoughts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-06
RELIEF'S OUTFIT
VICTORIOUS OVER
CUBSLAST NIGHT
DIAMoNDBALL GAME AT BAY
VIEW PARK. RESULTS IN
SCORE OF So; FLORIDA AND
RELIEF TOMORROW NIGHT

s. s. Relief was victorious over
the Cubs last night and won by the
score Of 5 to 8.
None of the five runs made by
the Relief was earned, nine errors
Of the Cubs accounting for that.
On the other hand the Cubs earn
ed two of their three runs, the Re-
lief making but one error.
But for the first inning, the
game was well played, though list
lessly. The Relief sewed up the
game in the initial inning by MAX.
ing three runs right off the bat on
one hit and five errors. There were
two out when the comedy Of err
rors started.
Both Lowe and Bethel pitched a
fine brand of ball and each got
out Of tight pinches that would
have changed the aspect !, Of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-06

At flrst her awareness Of it vsas
vague and inatteAtive, but gradual.
y Der attention began to focua t.
self. II puzzled her, and. her attsnr
ton once focused. she felt q slight
relief in having something definite
to think about.
The impression was that Of Mrs.
Mellish looking at her with eyes
like windows with the blinds pulled
down. She had asked Mrs. Mellish
whether she had seen or heard any.
thing between Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Mellish
had said no.
The very tone Of that dry mo.
ma'am" beat OF Mans ears. She had
asked Mrs. Mellish to flnd out
Rhelhsr the maids had seen or
neard anything: and Il was while
Mrs. Mellish was out Of the room
that the impression had been made
- slammed door. eyes with the
hiinds drawn down--something to
hide. Mrs. Msllish came back. and
reported that nobody had noticed
anything.
EetweeA two and halfpast seven
Jervis had walked Out OF the house.
No one had seen or heard him 10
--so one had seen anything mo one
had heard snytaings Then Why had
Mrs. Mellish slammed her door and
pulled down her blindsf The Inn
preston that she had done 90 was
clearer now than Il had been at the
time. The Ice had set and defined
u sharply.
Nan walked quickly to the hearth,
and rang the bell. Then she faced
round towards the door and waited
until Alfred appeared.
win you ask Mrs. Mellish 10
come and speak 10 me here, please. !"
ahe would see Mrs. Mellish here.
IN the housekeeper's room, with its
Photographic engagements OF Mrs.
Meliish's husband and Mrs. Mel.
lishss respected and respectable par.
ents. with Mrs. Mellish's sweet.
grass workbox and Mrs. Mellish's
photograph album on a small rose
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1932-10-06
MEANEsT THIEF

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Police
of this city are searching for the
"meanest thief in the world" who
stole Mrs. Lille Ruffin's pocket
book as she knelt in prayer at the
altar of st. Paufs Catholic Church.