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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29

cendant with the royal star. Rcgu- Jus, almost on the meridian at map-time. This is fine. blue white, first magnitude star, at tnc western extremity of Leo: It marks the handle of the Sickle. wniSD stretches upward In an easiy recognizable curve.
 On the list of first-magnitude stars Regulus stands only twentietn fin order of brightness but US name Indicates the importance whicn s"as ascrlbed to 1t by astronomers. 4 one time in the earth's recent past, when astronomy was beginning " be q science, 1t marked the posltion of the sun Ut the hottest tune oI the year. The procession or .ne equinoxes, however, has movea .ne position of the equator so that .me gun is now in Cancer, near Poiiux, in Gemini, at the corresponding lime of the year, about August lst Al the eastern end of Leo, js Dene- hoIa. inc next brighest star in thiS consteiIation; 1t is of second magni- fude and is hydrogen star ike sirius. Regulus, which also great ly resembles sirius in color, is helium star. This means mat the element helium shows it's spectrum lines in the light of Regulus; put fhev are absent from the spectra of sircius and Denebola. From commenta of ancient astronomers and the importance which they es- cribed t0 Deneboia, 1t is possible that this star was once much brighter than 1t is. today. Changes fin brightness are known to occur among the stars; in fact. a great many stars undergo limited varia- tlons in brightness and often these are periodic in nature, recurring hI definite intervals. Frequently too, these are entirely irregular ana unpredictable. In the case Dene- boia, 1t is also possible that US an- qient importance was due soicly 70 it's position as the eastern pound- ary of the constellation. \
 Leo. the lion, is supposed 70 represent the beast which Hercuies killed as one of his famous twelve fasks. It is curious to find the sub group of the Sickle in this constel- Intlon, The latter name is appro- priate enough because of resemb- lance of the curved line of stars to that implement of agriculture and because of the position of the sun .n bygone days, as explained above. The mythical lion and the sickle, however, have nothing to do with one another; and this goes to show how star and constellation names and the star myths are composed Of factors of various origins super. imDosed on one another. 4
 East of Leo. lies the widespread constellation of Virgo, representing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
FRENCH PATRIOT
 LOSES APPEAL

Metz, France-(UP)--A patriot. who made an unusual claim for Q war pension to the pension board, has lost his appeal.
 The claimant stated that on July 14. 1919. he decided to join in the patriotic jolliflcations over the return of the lost provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. He went out in the streets, already noisy with laughing crowds. To add to the noise, he took his revolver and. once arrived at the Town Hall, he fired his pistol in the air.
 The gun happened to be an old one. It burst and the patriot was injured in the hand. Before the pension board. he based his claim for compensation for disability on the following points:
 If there had been no war, the lost provinces would not have been recovered; if they had not been recovered, there would have been no rejoicing; if there had been no national fcte. he would not have fired his pistol and would never have been injured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
Vets To Present
 Wolcott Flag Pole
Emblem Will Fly at Time of Presentation-Plan to
 Decorate Graves

Ex-service men of Waterbury have been successful in their ef- forts to obtain 0 large flag pole to present to the town of Wolcott in the name of the veterans of that community. A large American flag has also been obtained and will be raised with ceremony when the pole has been set in place in a con- spicuous spot in Wolcott. Local veterans are now planning to take over or to assist in every possible manner in decorating the graves of soldiers in that. section of the state. Some of the graves are the resting places for soldiers, who served in the Revolutionary and Civil war.
 The Waterbury Veterans council made the appeal and 1t is under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
WORLD TRADE
 SLUMP HITS
 SWISS WATCHES
United States Drops From First to Third ImpOrt-
 ing Place
BY STEWART BROWN United Press StaN COrresDOndCnf


 Geneva, (UP)--The world trade slump has cut production of Swiss watches nearly in half.
 This industry has suffered in- tensely from the worl dcrisls. In |1930 Switzerland sold 18,000, ,000 watches abroad. Last yea she sold only half that many.
 The United States. from princf- pal imporer in 193G, has dropped to third place. Last year Amer jeans bought 432,000 Swiss watch- es worth about $1,200.000, which represented only about one-fifth of their purchases in 1880. Britain has succeeded the United Staets as Switzer1an nd s principal customer. Last year Bri- tain bought nearly 100000 watches worth $2.700,000, which was only half of her purchases in 1881.
 Italy even has outstripped the United States. The second great est npmher ofs Ewiss watches now goes to Maly.
 Tn fourth place is France, fol- lowed bye sCzechoslovakia and Ger many. Soviet, Russia, which in 1880 was fist, has climbed to 27th place.
 Watchmaking is one of Switz- eriand's oldest industries. It was started in Geneva in the 18th century and slowly spread throughout the Confederation :. Tho industry is now centered in La Chaux-de- Ponds. Ninety-fivc per cent of tho annual output is sold abroad. The sales represent nearly one-fifth of Switzerland's s total exports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29

really much greater star than most of those that look brighter to
 us, since its distance Is much great CT. It is probably over three hun- .tlred and fifty nght-years away and iover q hundred times as great q radiator of light fifty light-years a.
 way and over q hundred times as great a radiator of light as Sirius, which Is the brightest star in the sky. Sirius, however, is only q It, tle over eight light-years from us and is one of the nearest starS. Spica is about fifteen hundred times as luminous as the sun; of the
 first-rnagnitude stars visible from there northern attitudes only Rigel.
 Antares and Deneb are of greater
 luminosity.
 1fN The Planets.
 Mars and Jupiter are still close
 together in the constellation of Leo,
 forming q fine picture in the southern sky. Mars Is higher in the sky and some what Ito the west ward of Jupiter. Mars is distinctly reddish in color; Jupiter is much brighter and white. Both, of course shine only by reflected sunlight is
 much brighter and white. Both. of course, shine only by reflected sun- light but the, light of Mars is re- fiected by the surface of thes planet itself while that of Jupiter comes to us by reflection from tho upper layers of dense vaporous atmos-
 phere which surrounds the planet
 Itself. Mars has an atmosphere. but 1t is tenuous. much less than that of the earth. The color of
 the Martian light is affected by the
 nature of the solid surface of the planet which happens to pc q pet ter reflector of the red rays of the solar light than of the blue rays. It Is not likely that it is due to absorption of the blue by the at- mosphere of Mars as the latter IS probably too thin to have great effect. Some day in the future this selective reflection VIII propaply give us n clue to the composition CP fha Ma ri ta n surface.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
State Board Of Fisheries And Game
 Sponsors Project
Former Waterburian Initiates Scheme Which Invites Troop Participation for Period of One Year.-TwO Divisions Make Up Program, Endorsed By Leaders

The State Board of Fisheries and Game, of which Thomas H. Beck is chairman, has submitted for consideration of the local Boy Scout council, plans initiated by County Game Warden Raymond M. Birmingham of Middlesex coun- ty, former Waterbury boy, for contest project in, the conservation of wild life. to be participated in by Boy Scout councils of New Ha- ven and Middlsex counties.
 A a greater portion of the Wa terbury council area Is located in New Haven county, all Boy Scout troops of the Waterbury council are eligible to enter into this pro- 3ect of Wild Life Conservation.
 Officials of the local Boy Scout council have given their approval. and heartily endorse the projects as presented which will be sub- mitted to troop officials that they may make definite plans for their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
FOR FISHERMEN AND DOG OWNERS Time Now at Hand to Think of Taking Out
 Licenses
BEFORE THE RUSH

Now Is the time for local fisher men and dog owners to think about licenses. The open season on trout fishing begins April 18th and lasts until June 30th. Lake trout fish Ing is permissible until August 3j. All dogs must be licensed during the month of April because the present licenses expire on May 1st. License fee for male dogs is S2 and for female $1O.25. The town clerks office reported to-day that 2,300 licenses were issued last year as compared with 3,400 the previ- ous year. The local office issues the licenses during the month of April.
 Boys under 16 have to apply to Hartford for permission to fish Tn state-leased streams. Others get tho license at the toWn clerks office. Application blanks may be secured at the town clerks office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29

troops to participate. This project is scheduled to continue for a period of one year beginning April 1st this year and closing April. 1884. Opportunity is given for in- dlvidual scout awards, through participation in the project. The yearly program consists of two divisions:
 1. The House Building Contest To be conducsted from April 1st to April goth of this year, for troop and individual awardW.
 2. The Thomas H. Beck Award For the control of predators and service to wild life, both for troop and individual participation throughout the years and closing April 1894. Troops and individual scouts will be allowed points in the bird house contest to. count toward their points for the Thom- as H. Peck award in the council contest in the two counties includ- ed in the project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29

stood that the Chase Companies responded promptly and presented the pole. A local woman donated the flag.
 A formal report Is to be made on the acceptance of both at the next meeting of the council, which will be Friday evening of this week, at the American Legion home. A report will be made at this session by members of the committee recently selected to ar- range for the first public social to be held under the auspices of the newly formed counsel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
GOV. LEHMAN OF
 NEW YORK BOLD MAN

Governor Lehman has sent special message to tho legislature of New York urging 1t to plan for the mainteinance of the public utility plans for tho benefit of all inc inhabitants of the state anA nearby communities. He believes this would result in firm competi- tion in the manufacture and sale of fas and electricity and insure the service in the home at price within the means of all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
THE HEAVENS IN APRIL Mars and Jupiter Dominate Evening Sky-Spica Is One
 of the Greatest Stars

Ceres in the classical mythology. for the sun was in this constella- ton at the time of the harvest. Spica, the brightest star of this group, represents an ear of corn which the goddess presents to the earth. The position of the sun when on the autnmnal equinox is now in the western part of Virgo but was close to Spica in the dawn of astronomy. Spica itself is a blue white star of the "helium" type. It is of higher surface temperature than Regulus and the helium lines of its spectrum are far more prom inent. Although only the fourteenth
 or fifteenth in brightness among the first magnitude stars, Spica Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
PULLED HIS LEG

Fort Worth, Tex - Sheriff Red Wright and Jailer Paul Wither- spoon had hunch that q wooden leg would be a good, place to hide saws. So when they captured the "Limping Bandit they lost no time in pulling the mans wooden leg and searching 1t for saws. Disap- pointed at finding no saws, they returned 1t to the indignant bandit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
By DIR CLEMENT s. BT3AININ Of The Columbia University Ob-
 unsyotnpv SfaR

Although many of the spring and summer constellations are already observable in the eastern sky at map-time. the early evening sky throughout April is still replendent with the heritage from the winter stars. Orion and many of its magnificent companions are still In the western part of the sky after sunset. This IS the last month of the year in which we can show Orion on the may and soon the aspect of the evening heavens will have entirely changed. The con- stellatlon of Lee is now in the as-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
FACTORY BUILT fs5 PLANES.

phOIohI oOhAI iob IMhNSbS'
 Seattle (UP)--The Boeing Air plane company of Seattle produced 185 planes in 1892, setting new standards for military and com mercial aircraft design and con- struction. The company is working on Q fleet of transports that will have q top speed of 175 miles an hour and will be used on the Unit ed Air Lines, including those be- tween Seattle, California and the East. A new army contract for fighting planes aggregating about $1,200,000 will keep the factory busy for many months.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07

Leave of absence is granted to-:
Lieut.. Col. Ulysses S. Grant
III, one month and fifteen days.
Major Thurston Hughes, one
month.
Brig. Gen. Francis Lei. Parker,
26 days.
Col. Seibert D. Boak assigned
to Letterman General Hospital,
San Francisco.
Major Rufus S. Bratton to
Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
Capt. Charles w. Walton to
Fort Crockett, Tex.
Capt. A. Pledger Sullivan to
Baltimore, Md.
First Lieut.. Henry W. Brand
horst to Fort Crook, Neb.
Second Lieut.. John T. Murtha,
jr., to Rockwell Field, Coronado,
Cal.
Lieut.. Col. Charles H. McDon-
aid to Chicago, Ill.
Capt. John Y. York, jr., to Ran
dolph Field, Tex.
First Lieut.. Randolph P. VIII
liams to Langley Field, Hamp-
ton, Va.
Navy Orders
Comdr. Robert R. Paunack to
Bureau of AeronauticS, Navy De-
partment.
Lieut.. q. g. Leon j. Barbot to
U. S. S. Perry.
Lieut.. q. g. Paul r. Drouilhet
to U. S. S. Chewink.
Lieut.. d. go Edwin S. Schanze
to instructor Naval Academy.
Ensign John L. Breault, jr., to
u. S. S. Antares.
Comdr. Joseph A. Mahoney
ID. c. to Naval Hospital, New
port, r. I.
Lieut.. Comdr. Andrew L. Bur-
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
HOLDSU. s. CASH
PROLONGS WAR

Charges that Bolivia is waging
war against Paraguay with Amer
ican dollars was made today by
DR.. Don Enrique Bordenave, Para.
guayan minister.
In a statement in connection
with the conflict that has ragged
between the two republics for
more than a year over the right
to ownership of territory known
as the Gran Chaco, Minister
Bordenave said:
Paraguay has acquired arm
amentS and supplies without
recourse to any loans. Bolivia,
on the contrary, has contracted
numerous loans. Furthermore,
her liabilities in the United
States total $6O,OOO,OO0 and
she has not paid one cent to
American bCndhOlderS since
1881.
"In short, Paraguay, with her
own resources, is defending
herself against an aggressOr
which made long preparations.
for attack with money borrow
ed from American bOndhOlderS
but spent in Great Britain"
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
Johnston Ordered
To Torpedo Section

Capt. Richard H. Johnson, U.
S.. N, now attached to the office
of the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, was ordered yesterday to
the Naval Torpedo Station at
Newport, r. I.
Comdr. Robert R. Paunack,
with the U. S. fleet, is ordered
here for duty in the Bureau of
AeronaIticS.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
Army and Navy Orders

leigh ID. Co. to Navy Yard, Ports
mouth, N. H.
Lieut.. Comdr. Albert Knox D.CD
to Naval Hospital, Newport, r. I,
Capt. Richard H. Johnston $50
to Naval Torpedo Station, New
port, r. l.
Capt. John F. OMara (S.CO to
Navy Yard, Charleston, s. c.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
ChirOpOdists Name
TUO for Convention

Drs. Edward E. Thompson and
Elliott C. Schultz were elected
delegate and alternate to the Ma
tional Association of Chiropodists
convention, to be held at Milwau-
kee in August, at the annual pic
mic of the District Chiropody So
ciety yesterday at Rock Creek
Park.
The sports program was ar
ranged by Drs. William M. Reher
and G. B. Ostermayer. The picnic
supper was served by wives of the
members headed by Mrs. A. Owen
Penney and Mrs. Elliott C. Schultz.
DR.. William W. Thompson is
president of the society.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
Benefit Concert
Held at Y. M. G.. A.

The Washington Orchestral So
ciety last night presented a bene-
fit concert at the Y. w. C. A.
hall, with Glenn Carow, pianist;
Virginia Careton, violinist, and
Jane Elsie Hastings, soprano, as
guest artists.
The little symphony played
under the direction Of C. E.
ChriStiani.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
3 PLAYS SLATED

Three one-act plays are to be
presented Saturday by the Glen.
mont Players for the benefit
of the school library. The plays
are ut Must Be Love-" "The
Red Lamp and my Mexican
Rose"
The Washington times., 1933-06-07

Pierce's Favorite Prescription. This is what
Mrs. Ida Severy of 302 Ann St., Salisbury.
Md, says: "When was nervous, rundown,
restless and felt sick all over, DR.. Pierce'S
Favorite Prescription helped me from the very
first and it did not take very long before
felt as good as 1 ever did 1t is a pleasure
for me to recommend such beneficial med
icine." Sold by druggists everywhere.
Write DR.. Pierce's Clinic, Buffalo, n. Y,
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
OVERCOME BY GAS

Peter Samos, 40, of the 1900
block Monroe st. N. W., was given
first aid last night by the Fire
Rescue Squad after he was over
come by gas in a bedroom at
his home.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
BACCALAUREATE

The. Rev. NJ. E. Lederer will
preach the baccalaureate sermon
for the graduates of the Fair
land Junior High School Sunday
at the Liberty Grove M. E.
Church. Burtonsville.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
ILL, HE ENDS LIFE

HAGERSTOWN, Md, June 7.
Said to have been in all health,
Joseph D. Updegraff, well-known
accountant, today committed
suicide in his home here by turn
ing on the gas.
The Washington times., 1933-06-07
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side or back, catarrh-
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The Washington times., 1933-06-07
Chess Club Founders
Hold Session TOElight

Charter members Of the Federal
Chess Club will hold a meeting at
8 o'clock tonight in the rooms Of
the Federal Clubhouse, 1915 Six
teenth st. N. W., for the purpose
of adopting bylaws. Dallas S.
Burch, president, will award a
charter membership to all Gov
ernment workers who attend.
A class for beginners is planned
by the club for each week. It is
being conducted by James Byler,
Department of the Interior, pres
ent holder of the advanced Fed
The Washington times., 1933-06-07

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The Washington times., 1933-03-31

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The Washington times., 1933-03-31

scrutiny Franklin assumed his
place next to the Quarter
master and took his. ship
through without touching any.
thing. What Franklin had
remembered and the Captain
overlooked was that it was high
tide and that at such times
there were twenty-five feet of
water in the Lubec Narrows-
twelve more than required for
safety!
Franklin's connection with
the Navy took him on many
interesting Journeys he might
otherwise never have made and
sent him under auspices for
which as a private citizen he
could not have hoped. I re-
member that in 1915 he went
in his official capacity as one
of the Commissioners to the
Worlds Fair at San Francisco.
He had thought that a Naval
Reunion of warships of all
nations would be a fine feature
with which to start off the
opening day. It was left to the
State Department to look after
the issuing of the formal in
vitations requesting the various
countries to participate in the
- II
surprise and amusement he
learned that both Bolivia and
Switzerland, neither of whom,
of course, had a Navy, had
been urged to add their war
ships to the exercises.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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The Washington times., 1933-03-31
Grating to PreUent
Hurts to WOrknlen

Workmen employed at the
Washington Monument making
elevator repairs will no longer
be exposed to serious injury by
falling into the elevator pit. An
iron grating "a feet long will en-
close the shaft just above the
entrance to the Monument. Bids
will be opened by J. s. oliver.
chief Of the supply division for
public buildings and parks. at
the Navy Building April at
2 o'clocok.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

zerland, the whole world would
rock with laughter. However.
needing the engine as we did
there was nothing to do but to
risk it, and much to Franklin's
surprise, although the man
remained there in his official
capacity for a whole. year, not
a single newspaper caught on.
From time to time Franklin
used to go off on tours of
inspection. I've often suspected
that these excursions to Naval
Bases, while entirely in the
line of duty, were prompted as
much by his sheer enjoyment
of the expedition as they were
by obligation. Franklin never
has been able to resist an
opportunity of going anywhere
on a destroyer and when in
1913 I heard that he was
scheduled to put in at Eastport,
I could not admit to any great
degree of surprise. On the
way up, I heard later, they
came to a body of water that
divided itself into two channels.
The one was wide and deep,
the other, Lubec Narrows, which
shortened the route by twenty
miles, was winding and shallow
and known to have a ire
mendous and treacherouS tide.
"You can take the ship
through the narrows," Franklin
told the Captain who came to
him for orders. AYE, aye, sir"
he saluted and walked back to
his chart. He studied it for
some little time, obviously per-
picked. Finally he returned to
Franklin and reported that his
chart showed there to be only
six feet of water, while his
ship drew ten. Franklin smil-
ingly urged him to risk it,
adding, "I'll assume full respon-
sibility; in fact, I'll take her
through myself" The Captain
was clearly Mortified, but felt
that since his orders emanated
from the Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy, there was nothing
he could do but make the best
of his foolhardy Instructions.
Under the Captains skeptical
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
5000 Lack Licenses
For Dogs in County

Today is the last day for the
purchase of dog tags in Mont
gomery county, Frank I. Davis,
clerk of the police court at Rock
Vile, has announced.
Only about half of the 5000
dog owners have obtained licenses,
Mr.. Davis said. After the list of
names of those who have bought
the tags has been made, it will be
turned over to police, who will
check all persons whose names do
not appear to see if they own dogs.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
BOOkmGking Raiders
Find No Gam bLers

The special investigation and
gambling squad descended on an
alleged bookmaking establishment
in the 1900 block Of New York
Ave. yesterday afternoon. Five
big detectives numbered up three
flights of steps and crashed two
doors. But when they got inside
the place, there was no one there.
Fifty supposed gamblers had
fled down the fire escape in the
rear Of the building, into H Street.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
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