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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17
How One Woman Lost
 20 Pounds of Fat
Lost Her Prominent Hips-- Double Chin Slusgishness
Gained Physical VigOr-- A Shapely Figure

If you're fat-hrst remove the cause!
 Take one half teaspoonful of Kruechen Salts in glass of hot water in the morning. To hasten results 50 light on fatty meats, po- tatoes. cream and pastries--in 3 weeks get on the scales and note how many pounds of fat have vanished.
 Notice also that you have gained in euergy--your skin is clearer you feel younger in body--Krus- chen will give any fat person q joyous surprise.
 But be sure it's Kruschen--your health comes first--and SAFETY first is the Kruschen promise.
 Get e bottle of Kruschen Salts from any leading druggist any where in America (lasts weeks) and the cost is but little. If this flrst bottle doesn't convince you this is the easiest, SAFEST and surcst way to lose fat--your money gladly returned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17

A stolen car and three burglar ies in the Brooklyn section of the city early this morning prompted the police to give q number of sus- picious characters the "once over." Two youths found in the doorway of Bank street store were picked up and sent in on the charge of suspicion. In court this morning they were arraigned on the charge of vagrancy and ordered held for a hearing tomorrow. In the meanwhile the police will endeavor to link them with the breaks and the disappearance of the machine.
 The alleged stolen auto owned by Mrs Pauline Sloboda of 159 Wash ington avenue was found within
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17
Page Paper Issued By
 Pittsburg Press

Pittsburg, June 17-(U. P.) - The Pittsburg press to-day pub- lished a 72-page paper. said to be the largest regular daily issue of any paper in the United States this year.
 The issue included the largest department store advertisement ever published in ,Pittsburg-104 columns for Gimbef Brothers.
 The Press Advertising depart ment attributed the heavy adver- Using to encouragement the mer- chants received when June sales so far compared more favorably tc last years business than any other month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17
Five Months
 For Robbery
Mary Freeman Pleads Guilty to Rolling T. A. Benson
 in Abbott Avenue Home

first she appeared in superior court , she pleaded not guilty to the charge.
 Mir Lewis asked for a five months sentence, explaining the
 accused had already spent one
 month at the county jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17

Nearly 100000 London school children are given free milk every day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17

by, the contagion of quickened spirits"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
Civilian Hospital
Survey Planned
for Each State

Washington, ID. Cat a meet
ing of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION and American Hospital
Association held In Chicago recent
~. resolution was adopted ask
Ing that each state or territorial
hospital association make a survey
of their hospitals as of March
18th to determine the number OF
ex-service men in civilian hospitals.
The survey will include a descrip-
ton OF the treatment they are re-
ceiylng and information ms to
whether the patients have service
connected disa bilities other than
the disability for which treatment
Il being given.
State hospital associations We're
asked 10 send this Information 20
the American Hospital association
not later than April 18th. II was
requested that the state depart
menis OF the American Lesion Coz
operate IN securing the desired In
formation.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

The lowest infant mortality ever
attained by the cities of this coun-
try was that Of 1880, according to
the Statistical Report of Infant
Mortality, based on the records of
$50 cities In the Bristish Registra-
ton Area of the United States, just
issued by the American Child
Health Association. The 1880 rate
--G2.2 deaths for every thousand
live births---is four points lower
than that of the preceding year,
when 1t was So.
Inclusion in the Birth Registra-
ton Area depends on registration
laws accepted as satisfactory by the
United States Census Bureau and
on assurance that at least 30 per-
cent of the births are registered
All but two states are within this
area. The SEQ cities reporting from
this area had population OF TO-
900 or over In 1880. The report
gives also infant mortality rates Tor
Ia cities outside the Birth Registra-
don Area, s of them In Texas and
In South Dakota.
Seattle. with an infant mortality
rate of 81, heads the list of cities
with q population OF over $500
San Francisco ranks next, with 40,
and Portland, Oregon Is third, with
n figure of Al. In the preceding
year, 1929, Portland led. Seattle
was second, and Minneapolis third.
Among the 10 largest cities In the
country, In 1880, two are tied Tor
first place, Chicago and st Louis,
each with an infant mortality rate
of "a, Cleveland stands next with
IS. and New York follows with 81.
Boston and Pittsburg foot this
group with 90 as their figure. Nine
of these ten cities, however, show
lower rates In 1880 than In 1929.
Long Beach. California, with
rate of 43 leads the cities In the
100-25O,000 class. Oak Park, ILL
nois, stands ut the top of the DO
100000 class with a rate of IS.
Alameda, California with 81 as It's
figure, ranks first In the $3.50, 600
class.
Among the smallest cities. with
populations from 10-25, 600, shore
wood, wisconsin, IL ut the top with
its infant mortality rate of 0.
As In other years. the states on
the Pacific coast and in the Rocky
Maintains offer to babies their best
chances for survival. The lowest
urban infant mortality rate Is In
the state of Washington, where the
figure Is Al. Idaho comes second
with q rate of a., oregon third
with AS, and then three states each
with SO, Utah, Nebraska, and Mon
tana.
II has been customary to publish
this report In the middle of the
year, DIR Samuel j. Crumbine, gen
eral executive OF the American
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
SOVIET PLANS
FUR AUCTION
AT LENINCRAD
Largest Stock Ever OF.
Tered Goes on Sale
March |


Leningfau. (UP) - Representa-
tives OF dozens Of foreign fur-deai-
ing firms are expected at the Sec
ond Soviet FUR Auction here,
March /, to bid for the largest
supply Of furs ever offered at one
time in Russia.
The first Soviet auction took
place here last year and drew buy
ers from 81 firms, the largest rep
resentation, 10 firms, being from
the United States. Actual sales for
$1,3S4,000 were made, about r95
per cent of all the, furs available
being purchased.
Both in respect to the number Of
buyers participating and the value
of business transacted, the All.
UnionUnion Fur Trust (Soyuz
Pushnina) expects substantial in
creases. The merchandise to be
sold is announced here as follows:
Squirrel, 100000 skins; squirrel
round $4,000; squirrel backs, 30,-
900; squirrel back-linings, 1000;
squirrel belly Innings, 5000; err
mine, 100, 1000; white fitch, 100, 900;
black fitch, 10000; Mongolian
marmot, $4,000; kolinsky, $4,000;
red fox, 10000; cross-fox. 1000;
white fox, 1900; marten, 5000;
mink, 5000; pony, 10000; black
Persian lamb, 10000; gray Per-
sian lamb, 1900; brown Persian
lamb, 5000; dog, 100000; caracul,
10000; peschaniki, $4,000; suslikl
Innings, 500; lynx, 500; wolverine,
500.
In view of the inconvience
caused last year by the Soviet in
sistence on Immediately full pay
ment, the announcement Ia made
that this year buyers may pay only
Is per cent OF the value of the furs
bought. Letters of credit, 1t Is spe.
cited, will be acceptable.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
PRIVATE PLANES
TO BE- SHOWN

Detroit, CUP) = Airplanes for
personal and private business use
will feature this years national
aircraft show, which again will be
held in the mammoth hangar here
at the city airport.
Dates of the show, April 2 to 10.
coincide with the opening OF the
industry's sales season. and the
exposition is expected to be used
for the launching of vigorous
sales drive.
Because 90 per cent of Ameri-
can made airplanes. are sold IN
this country. manufacturers ana
exhibitors plan 10 show ships
which will appeal to the private
owner. and the man who can use
one or two ships in his business,
Transport types. however, VIII
not be neglected, according 10 Ray
Cooper, show manager. owners
OF transport lines viii take adyan-
tage OF the show 20 ext0i the ben
eilts OF air travel, and mnnufhc-
turers OF the giant liners Will have
their latest models on the floor.
A model air line. operating over
90 miles and touching i've arr
ports near Detroit and windsor,
ont, viii be established by sew.
eral American airways companies
10 show prospective patrons the
safety and ease Of air travel
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
POWERS PLAN
3 SCIENTIFIC
TRIPS FOR YEAR
France Joins Arrange
ments to Study
Eclipse
BY RALPH lIEINZEN
limited Press STAFF Correspondent

(tnitcu Press StuH SOFre5ponuS"'
Paris-(UP)-France VIII CO.
operate with other world powers IN
the three major scientific opera
tons of 1882 and 193&.the inter-
national polar Year, during
which seven expeditions VIII Visit
,bolar territory, the observation OF
the total eclipse of the sun IN lVSS
and the determination or wofld
1cngitudes In 1888
TO insure the assistance OF
French science. the parliament
voted credits totaling 6,23O,0Oo
francs.
The French share Of the Polar
Year" VOYAGES will consist In the
est ablishment of 12-month me-
to geological and geological survey
station on the east coast OF ABOUT
II deg. n.
DR. Jean Charcot, polar veteran,
will lead the French mission, ana
already has sent an advance patty
in the "pourquois Pas?" to con-
struct the Greenland base. the
"pourouois Pas?" has returned
ard will carry the French mission
into the north about May.
This polar year, in which the
United States. England, France,
Denmark. Norway, sweden ana
perhaps Russia, will participate, Is
expected by meteorologists to fur
rish much OF the scientific infor-
nation required to complete the
knowledge of the origin of ocean
storms, cold weather, and air and
sea currents.
1t is an essential preliminary to
the Inauguration of trans-oceanic
airmail service. General Ferrle,
head of the French military me-
neurological service, will cooper
ate by sending men to two other
stations besides the Charcot mis-
sion to Greenland. One mission
will man station in the Kerguel-
en- islands of the Indian ocean
and another will sit on the equator,
in equatorial Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
COFFIN TABLE
FOR RECLUSE

Mineral Wells, Texas, ((UP)--
The food that sustains life In AL
bert Schnocke, Texas hermit, Is
eaten from the top of the coffin
that will hold his body.
I'm going to eat my ninetieth
birthday dinner off OF my coffin.
dining table soon," he said.
Schnocke has used the coffin for
dining table for eight years.
Eight years ago he rode into
Perrin. bought his coffin, placed
Il on his wagon, sat on top OF the
rough box that covered the casket
and rode home.
That's to put me In when I'm
dead" the hermit readily explains
to infrequent visitors.
The coffin Is In his one-room
house. One end IL stacked with
canned goods; the other Is his
dining table.
The coffin Is only one of his &C.
centricities. Until recent years.
he tended his cattle clad only IN a
burlnp sack, with holes for arms
and neck.
Two cowskins laid on tho floor
served him as bed for 20 years.
Then he bought q four-poster.
Artificial light never has light.
cd his cabin. He goes TO bed at
shutdown and 10 up with tho sun.
schnocko is a Civil war veteran.
He was born In France, In 1912.
but hns lived near Perrin for 90
years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
UTOPIA
SEEN in NEAR !
FUTURE FOR U. S.
G Connections With All
Countries Forecast
By Experts

Washington. (UP)-The "tele-
phone utopia" or a time when all
telephones In oil nations can be
connected, Is rapidly nearing In tho
opinion OF engineers, who, on
March 10. will observe the 9th
anniversary Of use OF the speaking
device In the United States.
Already telephone users In the
United States can converse with
users In 40 other countries 10.
Gated on the six other continents.
These connections comprise net
work of 32,750.000 telephones. or
more than 92 per cent of all such
instruments In the world. II Will
be only a short time until virtu-
ally all OF the remaining connec-
tons will be possible In the opin-
ion of governmental communica-
tons experts.
-Four Countries Left
There remain only four coun-
tries having more than 100000
telephones with which the United
States does not have connections
These are China, Japan. Russia
and South Africa. The pink with
the last named Is likely to be
completed within the current year
| ana IHut Will Jupul Hiouit w.
quire only a relatively few months
more, according to Stanley Shoup,
of the communication division OF
the commerce department.
All this development has come
since March 10, 1876, when Alex
ander Graham Bell, then a youth
fol scientist, and companion
conversed for the first time In
this country through electrically
| wired apparatus In Boston.
To-day four radlo-telephone cir
cults connect the United States
with Europe. and II Is expected
that a transatlantic telephone
cable will be completed during
this year.
Most of the international de-
velopment of telephony has come
since 1929. At that time there
were only two countries con-
nected with the United States
They were Cuba and Canada. The
| u. S. Is now connected with virtu-
ally every country In Europe, with
| Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Mex
| leo and Cuba in Latin-America;
with Java, Sumatra and Indo-
China in Asia: with Ceuta in
Spanish Morocco, Africa: with
! New Zealand and Australia.
During the last year communi-
cations We're made with Hawaii,
| thus thrusting vocal communica-
tions nearly 1000 miles out into
the Pacific on the way to the final
goal of China and Japan.
The telephone industry now
ranks as one of the leading ones
in the U. S. in points of assets.
It's investments amounted to S.
5O,0OO,00O in 1880, and officials
of the department of commerce
estimate that 1t spends 100000
900 a year in improvements alone.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
WILLARD BEGAN
RAILR0ADINC
in WISCONSIN
B. and O. Chief Executive
Commenced. at
Cameron

Cameron, Wis - GU. P.) DAN
lei Willard, president of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad and chair
man of the recent wage conference
in Chicago, gained his first rail-
reading experience in Cameron,
Wis.
In 1884, when the 500 Line was
being constructed here, Willard
came directly from a New Eng
land college to Cameron, where he
got a job as brakeman. He had
decided to make railroading his
life lob and wanted to start at the
bottom.
Despite his college training,
Young willard was willing to per-
form the most mental tasks, Rich
ard A. Burton, II, the first 500
Line station agent here, recalled.
Willard "braked" on a con-
struction train carrying men and
SUPPLIES toward Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich. Five days after he arrived.
the train conductor quit and he
was given the job.
A few months later another
construction train was added and
Willard became engineer. He
drove the locomotive all winter,
making his headquarters at Tur-
tie Lake. In a recent letter to
Burton, willard wrote that the win
ter of 1SS4-S5 was the coolest he
ever experienced.
The future president slept In the
Turtle Lake roundhouse through
out the winter. keeping fires In the
engines 10 warm the building. One
morning when he pulled into Bruce
the station thermometer registered
80 degrees below zero.
Promotions came fast for Daniel
willard. In succession he became
trainmaster and division superin-
tendent. Then he went east to be-
come head. eventually OF the u.
and O.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

nit their questions iii writing;
these would be passed, through
perhaps a hundred hands, to de
Valera at some secret retreat
many miles away. The answers
came back through the same sort
OF chain. Tracing them was i'm
possible.
Trial by jury was futile. The
jails were crammed with prison
ers, untried and unpublished. Ter
rorism was rampant, summary
executions by the military were
frequent. Unlicensed carrying Of
n revolver was O capital offense.
So were many other things.
Executions continued, among
them that eof Erskine Childers,
who had been the most powerful
influence over de Valera. On De-
to choose q senate, as provided by
the new constitution, President
Cosgrave announced that one
member of the Dali had been shot
dead and another wounded on the
way to the meeting. Next morn
ing four of the leading irregulars
who were In prison were shot
without trial, by way OF reprisai'
Among them was Rory OConnor
By the emu vi Juiuui y, 80"
prisoners in the jails numbered
10000.
In May, 1923, de Valera called
upon his followers to abandon
their hostilities and dump thelr
arms In concealment. The SOUND
of firing in the streets ceased,
peace returned. The resumption
of normal civic life in Ireland may
be dated from that time.
Through fire and blood, ana
with the aid of England's protect
ing arm, the Free state had sur
vived.
De Valera was done--but not
for long, as events were to prove
Tomorrow: De Valera again
takes up the war for u free Ire
land, independent of Britain :.
The third and concluding chapter
of the new Irish presidents ro-
mantle life.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

Whose dancing featured the Sc
Patrick's night entertainment spon-
sorcd by the immaculate Concep-
ton parish.
atcly. decorated for the occasion.
The committee in charge included
William +. Pollard, BENJAMIN La
vale, Eugene 7. oviatt, Charles
Fitzpatrick, James Courtney and
Francis Miller.
More than 100 city employees and
officials gathered at the Lakeside
tavern. Sheriff william ]. Roach
was master Of ceremonies. Mayor
Frank Hayes was the guest Of
honor. Among the city officials
present were Controller Daniel j..
Leary. Tax Collector w. J. Ennis
and welfare superintendent Will
liam j. Downey. Catherine Ma
lone. John Fitzgerald and Michael
Slavin entertained.
At the American Legion home
80 couples attended a celebration
under the auspices OF the local
chapter OF the National Association
OF Letter Carriers. Conrad TAU
ber's orchestra furnished the mt
sic. The committee included Will
liam Walker. Paul Stafstrom. Jo-
seph Deeley, Thomas Phelan,
Daniel Walsh and William Client.
Members OF the Washington
Park Community club enjoyed n
SUPPER and dance at Chase Park
house. More than rs couples at
tended. Timothy Donahue headed
the committee In charge.
In Moose hall, North Star lodge,
scandinavian Fraternity of Amer.
lea. held n card party. The COM
mittee In charge included Mrs
Clara Brandt. Mrs NJ. p. Swanson,
Miss Ellen Peterson and Mrs Anna
Thomas.
Court WEIGH, Foresters of Amer
lea, held a party In Goodwill hall.
Waterville. william J. Dunleavey
was In charge. Tonight the In
termediote departments of the First
Baptist church will hold a ST Pat
rick's party In the church base
ment,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
Infant Mortality.
Lowest In History
Rate OF 6z.2 eDaths Per thousand Four Points Less
Than Previous Year s Seattle Leads With
81 Per Cent

Child Health Association announces
but delay was necessary this time
because of the work involved In the
decennlal census OF 1880 which
prevented the Census Bureau from
issuing az early as In previous
years It's summary OF provisional
birth, death and infant mortality
figures. The purpose of this statis-
tical report, prepared under the d.
.rection Of DIR George Truman Pal
mer, director of the ssociation's
division Of research. is to stimu-
late public opinion to support the
work being done by the health off,
cials and voluntary health agencies
of the country In endeavoring to
reduce the number of infant deaths.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

Editors. Note: This is the sec
ond of three stories on the ro-
mantle life story of the irish
Free States new president,
Eamonn de Valera, born OF
Spanish father and an Irish
mother at Lexington avenue and
42d street, on the site of the
present Chrysler building in New
York city. The third chapter Will
appear in this newspaper to-
morrow,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

Indignant followers OF King Rob-
ert the Bruce At Loehmahen. Scot.
land. have stopped the erection of
q telephone booth In front Of the
ker0's statue.
Orange Free state. Africa. Dc.
parigienf OF education II ORGANIZING
an Hfsducnii0n week" 20 be held
nt fiioomfontein, Bext September.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18
CONSTANCE GERMAN
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

Constance German. 0 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frank
German OF 1874 Meriden road. was
reported In q slightly improved
condition at st Mary's hospital at
press hour to-day. The young girl
was seriously injured Tuesday
morning when struck on the Merl-
den road by a truck owned by the
Byroily Transportation company.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

weighing 30 tons. the main door
OF n ne wsafe deposit vault In
London has n lock which can give
/, 900, 600 different combinations.
OF "a films refused exhlbltion
rights In Finland last year, II were
American.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

Many suicides have been report
cd In various parts Of Scotland this
year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-18

Whose dancing featured the Sc
Patrick's night entertainment spon-
sorcd by the Immaculate Concep-
ton parish.
The Alaskan., 1932-09-16
eep the proverbial wolf from

keep the proverbial wolf from the door.
 In conclusion, it must be ad- mitted that the announced in tention of the National Economy League can scarcely be criticized To devise ways and means of inducing government economy is a worthy undertaking. T., would be much nicer, howeve~, and the American people might be much better convinced of the sincerity of the League members if they would voluntarily accept a reduction of pay. Econ ,nly should begin at home, no less than charity-not to deprive yel eranS of a miserable pittance and force them back on charity. "Go6 be merciful," and give our votalan's a square deal.
The Alaskan., 1932-09-16
THE MAGIC OF PAINTED
 LEAVES

The scattered flock of robins ;n the city parks is a sign of fall. That is like bright pause be-
 fore deep, silent sleep, and :ne vine-maples coolly burning, and titGel ent kinds of birds in the cotton-woOds talk it over. Some have but lately learned fight, almost all of these robins listen for worms on the lawn and to bicker and dash and eXclaim for pleasure in the moody, sharp promise of autumn. And when at last, on some near, grave tomorrow, with a cloud shaping and the harlequin
The Alaskan., 1932-09-16
leaves all fallen. the, flight

leaves all fallen, the, flight oi robins away to the forest, then
 autumn will be spent and her days. All the signs are that soon, quite soon, it shall be fall Hooney-hued, thin-golden, with thistledown tumbling through it, soon it will fall! It seems to rouse an old mood, as of sadness that is not wholly sad:
 I know Alaska Land has an af- lection for golden fall! The dancer that dresses in hued leaves, and here and there on the hills, in the thickets, beside streams that are languid with summer, sorcery touches that fo- liage of small trees. The leaves begin now to burn, to consume themselves, with the coal flame ot beauty. And of such is her garment when she comes smiling toward us through the hills of autumn, and by the blue can- yons that wild creatures have groomed through the forest to canoe at the turn of the year. Wonder against the blue her geese are drifting, and soon it shall be fall. The land loves her we'll and by most ancient affec- tion for it makes painted carni- Val to greet her. She is the fall rf the year. There IS much that is urgent, that presses, that will have today and tomorrow, and these in haste mad possibly in vexation-still the elder urgen- cies are best, and the hue of a leaf, the honey-hued