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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
U. 5. AIRPORTS
 SHOW INCREASE
63l of 1883 List Light. ed for Night
 Use
CALIFORNIA LEADS.

Washington - (U.P.) = The number of airports and landing fields in the United States had irl- creased, on July 1, 1883, to 2,136, as compared with 2,037 on July l, 1892, according to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Aeronau- tics.
 Of the 1883 number. 631 were fully or partially lighted for night use.
 California was the leading state. having 2tl fields, followed by Tex as, and Pennsylvania with 136 and III respectively. California also was the leading state in the mat ter of municipal airports, with 63. while Pennsylvania had the larg- est number of commercial fields, 70.
 Municipal airports throughout the country numbered $50 while 653 of the Aeids were commercial ly operated. Army airdromes total ed 55 and Navy air stations IS. Two hundred sixty-riine Depart ment of Commerce intermediate landing fields, 525 auxiliary fields, and 6S miscellaneous government, private and state fields completed the number.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
Disabled Vets To Honor Local Man;
 State Commander
Pete Nugent of New Haven to Oficiate as Master of Ceremonies es-Edward Kelly of Meriden, National Rehabilitation Officer, Included Among Speakers

 gates to the state convention held recently in Meriden unanimously reelected MT Mulligan state com mander.
 MT Kelly will remark tomorrow evening on the latest developments in the readjustment of hundreds of compensation claims at the Vetcr. ans bureau at Newington. Many Waterbury veterans have claims pending. Scores have been inc formed of a 25 per cent cut. some have Host out" completely, while others are hoping for favorable news.
 The meeting will be open to all veterans. particularly men who were disabled in the service and who wish to obtain some advice from MT Kelly.
 William Aylward, commander of the local chapter. is chairman Of the committee of arrangements The meeting will be held as usual in Knights of Columbus hall. with members and guests paying a nam inal assessment for the expenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
Beaver Kept Farmer
 In Irrigation Ditch

Alamosa, Colo. = (UP) = A tall tale of the hills was told by M. T. Mathes. a farmer living northwest of Alamosa, when he came to town and exhibited scars he said were received in a battle with a beaver.
 Hearing a commoition, near one of his irrigation ditches. Mathes went to investigate. As he neared the ditch he heard a splash and started probing In the water with a shovel he was carrying.
 A large beaver leaped from the water and> attacked him, Mathes related. At the first rush Mathes was knocked into the witch. When he crawled from the ditch the beaver hit him again.
 Then the farmer became slight ly disturbed and retaliated by smacking the beaver with the shovel. Tho beaver continued to lunge and Mathes continued to hit him with the shovel until the an- imal finally gave up the struggle and died.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
Fish Foretell Quakes,
 Japanese Declared

Vancouver, E. C.-(UP)-Fish and other aquatic animals foretell earthquakes by feeling preliminary trcmors in the water. pr Shinkishi Hatai of the Japanese Imperial university told the Pacific Science congress in convention here re- gently.
 Dr Hatai said fish in the entire Sagmi Bay refused to take bait hooks for several days prior to the Kwanto earthquake. Similar piie- riomena were quoted proceeding the Tango Bay quake and Yushu- gan eruptiofs.
 r Prior to the Tsunami tremblor cells were half-protruded from their holes even in the daytime and no deep-sea fishes were caught by lin fishermen. Many mollusks which normally inhabited deeper water had evidently migrated to- ward shallow water.
 Dr Hatai declared fish could dis tinguish between various kinds of vibrations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31

The Waterbury Chapter. Dis abled American Veterans. will ob- serve "Jack Mulilgan Night" to- morrow evening at their regular senni-monthly meeting. National Officers will join with commanders of various chapters throughout the state in paying honor to Mir Mulligan, who was recently re- elected commander of the state department, D. A. V. Peter Nu- gent of New Haven, senior vice commander of the national de- pertinent. will officiate as master of ceremonies. Edward Kelly of Meridcn, national rehabilitation officer, will be one of the speak CTS of the evening.
 Under the leadership of MT Null ligan the ID. A. V. has accom- piished noteworthy objectives. Many new chapters have been or- ganized and the membership of the state more than doubled within q years time. Tn appreciation of his splendid years work dele-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
l NIGHT" TO BE OBSERVED
ROCK WRITINGS
 AID SCIENTISTS
Oregon Discovery Regard. ed as Oldest in the
 State
TRACED WITH PAINT

Bend. Ore = (UP) - Assistance In tracing the wanderings of Abort. zines over western America may be gained by recent discoveries of ancient rock writing on the shores of prehistoric lake in southern Oregon.
 The unusual rock writings, found in an isolated sector of Lake County, were described by Dr. L. s. Cresman, Oregon Uni- versity ethnologist, as the oldest ever discovered in the state. They are of the type known to students of the subjects as petroglyphs.
 Originally deeply chiseled on rock cliffs overlooking an ancient lake bed, the writings have been obliterated in places by centuries and centuries of weathering. The petroglyphs were found carved along miles of cliffs and on shell tered slopes.
 In one place 1t was discovered that the rock writing had been traced with paint.
 So significant does Dr Cress- man consider the find that he hopes 1t may be possible to have the region studied further by a field party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
Armless Youth
 Received Two Degrees

Lethbridge, Alberta - (UP) - W. R. Watson. deprived of the use ia fancy. as literally literal "~ won W two ''S degrees from the University of Alberta with his feet and teeth.
 Watson early learned to write by holding a pen or pencil with his toes. At the university he took notes by holding his writing ir1- plements between his teeth. He now holds an A.B. and L.B.. de- gree from the provincial univer- sity, and has written a book.
 He shaves and eats with his feet, can handle a telephone re- ceiver and dial with his feet. swinns, skates. skiis. and can play a good hand" of bridge with his feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
GIRL, l7, PRINTS
 LOCAL PAPER
Does All Work From Writ ing to Setting Up
 Tyne
GRAVES CITY CAREER

Lanham, Md - (U.P.) - Chris tine Kempton, IT, Is an all-around newspaper woman.
 She is the editor and publisher of the Lanham News. She Is also the copy reader, typesetter, illus trator and star reporter. Her paper boasts over 200 subscribers.
 Christine began publishing al II, turning out small mimeo- graphed sheet. Later she bought a secondhand press of the foot power variety. and 8 set of type.
 Although the type had been in use since 1850, 1t still made clear legible print and gave the paper a professional appearance, her sub- scribers said.
 Christine sets the type, by hand, a page at a time. It requires about three hours to set each of the four pages.
 She spends the time between the fortnight issues canyassing the neighborhood for news, her news ccnters being the general store, the railroad crossing watch man, the police station and the justice of the peace.
 Her ambition Is to prepare for newspaper work at a Journalism school and start a career on a metropolitan daily,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31

The story of President Roose- velt's history-making New Deal will be told in pictures in the Wa terbury Democrat beginning to- day on Page 5.
 Staff Artist Don Lavin and Staff Writer John M. Gleissner, of The Waterbury Democrat and NEA Service, have collaborated in the preparation of series of IF pie ture strips which will present the high-lights of the New Deal in il- lustrated form, with concise ex- planatory text.
 This unusual series will present, in 0 simple manner that can be clearly understood by anyone, the various and highly-complicated measures that have been under taken by the Roosevelt administra- ton and the reasons that lie be- hind them.
 The opening chapter tells of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31

Boston, July s1--Ths New Eng. land Council, in . statement at its headquarters here today, declares that New England has q greater direct interest, than is generally realized in the hearings on the code of fair competition of the iron and steel industry which will be- gin in Washington tomorrow, July 31. While the manufacture of basic products from iron and steel 10 not one of the major industries of this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31

The members of the 175th Com pany of the Civilian Conservation Corps, stationed near Thomaston are at work on several differen project directly connected with thu presidents program of reconstruc ton. During the past week Homer c. Neal, superintendent of thu 1s5th Company's forestry duties has dispersed his work crews tt sites other than in Black Rocl Camp. the company's home sta tion."
 one group. under B. w.. Brick son, foreman in charge, has en' trucked daily for the Shady swami Game Sanctuary. near Pennington Tn this Connecticut game preserve are many wild creatures. botf beast and fowl. native to the state Among them are to be found wild cats, snakes. raccoons. breeding cartridges, and pheasants. MI Erickson's detail Is making a foot trail along q beautiful esker. a glacial remain from the ice age. Before completing their workin the sanctuary, they will have built and installed picnic facilities. includ- ing tables and benches.
 Tn the Naugatuck State Forest another crew is building a road in- to the long inaccessible woods Forty men arc engaged on this work. The finished road will per init entry into the depths of the forest, both for the benefit of fire fighters and of the general public
 At Mount Tom State Park, Charles A. Passmore is in charge of detail which is constructing a fire line encircling the entire reser- vation.
 Tn Naugatuck and at Bantam, William J. Nalewaik's forces are eradicat.ng the white pine blister rust: in Mattatuck State Forest, the com bincd groups of sherman L. Frost and Robert s. Brown are building truck trail; and in Black Rock State Park. MT Her binson's men are digging, grading, and filling in, for a new camping and picnic grounds.
 It may be seen from the above details. and from the reports of progress made at the end of the days work, that the forestry forces of the 175th Company are doing coscutidi anu itiShiy SoiSti oNeiVc work on Connecticut's public lands Construction of Permanent Camp
 Buildings.
 During the past week, the camp construction detail supervised by E. R. Whitman, first lieutenant United States Marine Corps. has put up buildings almost overnight
 Tn the mess hall, twenty-four tables accommodating ten men each have been built. Doors and windows have been constructed and emplaced; serving tables
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
Herons Must Go
 On Diet to Escape Death

Billings, Mont. = (UP) - Blue herons are scheduled to go on a lighter diet of game fish if they wish to escape, a death sentence, according to Col. c. L. Lutkiins, Kansas sportsman now in Mon tana.
 Col. Lutkins declared the birds, protected by treaty between the United States and Canada, eat moro fish in four months than sportstnen can catch in five years. He said he was completing a sur vey of the quantity of Ash coh- sumcd by the birds to present to the United States government in event an open season on the her ons Is sought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
TWO FoRECLOsURE
 ACTIONS FILED TODAY

Two foreclosure actions were filed this morning In the town wolves property at 222-224 Orange street and the defendant is Mary Maiion Nicewicz. The other in. wolves John H: Crary as adminis- trator of the estate of James J. crimmins. The property is on the ssst side of Charles street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
The Democrat Offers Presidents 3.Neuv Deal"
 M Pictorial Episodes

presidents drastic action to meet the banking crisis, taken within a few hours after he entered office.
 Subsequent chapters deal with balancing the budget, the return of beer, farm relief, reforestation, fed eral aid for charity, Muscle Shoals, protecting the investing public, home mortgage relief, reorganiz- ing the railroads. the industrial re- coyery act and the nations foreign policies. Follow this up-to-the- minute feature daily in the Water bury Democrat for the next two weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
Churches Cofnpetsd
 With Restaurants

The Dalies, (UPj--Alieged competition with local restaurants by The Dailes church drew the fire of hotel men and restaurant pro- prietors recently.
 It was charged the churches sold lunches and dinners to visiting delegates at conventions at prices lower than those advertised by the eating houses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
Arizona College Costs

Tuscon, Ariz.---(UP)--When the University of Arizona opens for It's 42nd year in September, stu. dents will be able to obtain an ed. ucation for as little as S3z0, inc cluding all tuition and living costs, officials estimated today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
BOY WAS ONLY GRADUATE.

Kansas City, Kan. (UP)-An- ders Mindedahl had 8 commence. men all his own in graduating from the Haywood rural grade school. finders was the only grad uate,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
LATE REALTY NEWS

Quit Claim Deeds Gertrude D. Woolson to Almon
 B. Dayton. real estate on the north
 side of Griggs street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31

Abraham Katz, iron and steel business. 29S Hill street: Gertrude Kramer, occupation, none, 20S Hill street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31

Bernard A. Kozlowski, pollsher and buffer. Hartford; Eieanofa Elinskas, press operator, 195 Drayer avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-31
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Frederick L. Levesque, clock maker, 194 Orange street; Char lotte Mary Gleason. foctory crn- pioye, IF Irving place.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
The NeedleWOrk Guild
An Opportunity for Women to Do Good Work

The Needlework Guild of America, with eight hundred
branches United States increased its membership last
year by than million members It will have
bershp drive this year lasting from October 9th to the 18th
If you do anything to help that drive especially by
joining and taking interest you will show public spirit and
help in a noble and useful work
Information concerning the activities of the Guild interests
every good American and interests especially This
information is supplied.
"More than million members of this organization
secured their membership last year by donating tWo
neuv garments, pieces of household nen the
equUalent money! to be used for charitable
IT is planned to double the membership this year.
"Mrs. Henry Clapp Smith, president of the Guild,
says: The purchase of several million garments
or pieces of linen WH materially aid in the National
Recovery Program These garments distributed
to hospitals needy homes and charitable Institutions
through the 800 branches of the NeedlelUork Guild,
u do much lift the morale and restore the hope of
those uUho haUe knouOn nothing but
the last fev years. Clothes may not make the man,
but certainly garment boosts the spirit of any
normal person.
''The NeedlesOOrk Guild of America, uOth its
'The Charity That Helps All Charties,' does
flict in any uUay uOith established welfare agencies,
but supplements whateOer is already being DONE 1t
is the only national organization in the WOrld the
specific duty of Ohch to collect annually stock of
garments and household linen This is essential
charity, only from the psychological angle but in
eUeTy respect"
The Washington times., 1933-10-04

State and municipal politics
and politicians are one of the
chief obstacles in the way of the
Federal Governments effort to
put jobless Americans to work
on public projects North, East,
South. West.
A fragrant example of this
lamentable fact has just been
dragged into the light by Presl-
dent Roosevelt's advisory board
on public works.
Upon the recommendation OF
the board, the President, on
June % last, made an emer-
gency allotment of $4O0, ,OOO. 600
for new construction on public
roads.
New Jersey. Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, M a yland,
Georgia, Illinois and California
are among the fourteen States
that have not yet begun con-
struction under this allotment.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04

and democratic! But did we
really mean it? Were we hon
estly united" in this land of
liberty and equality? Did Wall
Street divvy up with Tin Can
Alley? Dir the Big Bankers
stand shoulder to shoulder with
the Fellows? Did the plight OF
the Pennsylvania coal miner
and the Georgia cotton weaver
command as grave considera-.
ton in Congress as the de-
mands of the oil or steel or
power lobbies?
Don't make me laugh! We
may fool the world, but let's
not kid ourselves.
When it comes right down
to brass tackS, we Americans
were just about as altrulstlc
and brotherly-lovish as a bunch
of bandits. Big hearted? Gen
erous? Of course we we're
AS LONG AS OUR OWN PER
SONAL AMBITIONS WEREN'T
THWARTED, OR OUR OWN
PERSONAL BANK ROLL
TOO BADLY DENTED.
We might theorize about de-
mocracy and equality; it made
great national advertising copy.
But in actual practice, EACH
MAN FOR HIMSELF, AND
THE DEVIL TAKE THE
HINDMOST" was our real
philosophy. And we summed
it all up in that fine old
phrase, RUGGED INDIVID->
UALISM.
But of course, the theory of
rugged individualism" wasn't
really fine at all. 1t was selfish
and savage. The Zulus are also
rugged individualists." They,
too, believe in the theory of
leach man for himself, and the
devil take the hindmost." So
did Nero, and every other con-
scienceless tyrant. So do our
gangsters today. Rugged In
dividualism is the oldest, most
brutal of all philosophies-and
the most Stupid7for rugged
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
The Human Side of the News
Thermometer Cricket Dies-Caterplar Club
BIZ EdUin C.. Hill

News is a thing of incalcu-
liable and immeasurable range.
Even the death of a cricket
may increase the blood pressure
of editors. AS a matter of fact,
the demise of an extremely
eminent cricket has made news
which tipped out over thou
sands of miles of telegraph wire.
The cricket's name was All
Sing.
He was, as you will easily
surmise, a Chinese cricket. He
was purchased in Peiping by a
young lady who gave him to
one of the most extraordinary
of living scientists, DR.. Edwin
Brant Frost, the blind man
who is director emeritus of
the great Yerkes Astronomical
Observatory in Williams Bay,
Wisconsin.
Certainly one can imagine
no stranger conjunction than
a Chinese cricket and great
astronomer who has worked in
the dark for almost twelve
years. But, as always, there
was an excellent reason for the
association of All Sing and DR..
Frost. For All Sing was living
thermometer. By the tempo of
his chirps he revealed the
precise measure Of heat or cold
as accurate and true as any
tube of mercury.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
Heat Tempo

The Chinese, wise in many
ancient fields of lore, have
known for thousands of years
that a cricket begins to chirp
at AZ degrees above zero. When
the temperature reaches SIS de-
grees above zero he chirps
once every second. When the
temperature mounts to 68 he
increases the tempo to twice a
second. At 81, his strident
Sibilation is heard three times
a second, and at "a he speeds
up the pace to four times a
second.
DR. Frost, unable to read a
thermometer, needed no other
meteorological aid than his
little friend, All Sing.
Blind as he is and has been
for many years, DR.. Frost is one
of the ereat astronomers of the
world. For years he gazed into
the battling mystery of space.
Then, like Milton, the light of
his eyes went out, but he car
ried on. Yet nowhere in his
dark cosmos, to employ the fine
phrase of my friend Lemuel
Parton, is there a misplaced
star or even a little collar
button asteroid rolling about
the Milky Way. DR.. Frost could
hold down the job of mllkman
on the Milky Way and never
miss a doorstep.
The great astronomer recent
ly retired as director of the
Yerkes Observatory. It was IN
1913 that he called attention
to the fact that weather Varia-
tions are closely related to sun
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
Thousands Cheated

1t would not have been
necessary to order such an
unprecedented suspension or
regulations, designed to in
sure an honest and wise ex--
penditure of public funds, had
not political greed and the
petty ambitions Of local poll
ticians cheated thousands OF
jobleSs men of honest work Tor
the last three months.
These fourteen States IN
which new road construction
has been blocked all through
the summer by the machlna-
tions of pork-barrel politicians
must end this delay. They must
get this work going before
snow flies.
If they do not, the RooSe-
velt Administration intends 10
withdraw this allotment ana
distribute it among the other
States which have made a
good record.
This would mean that Cah-
fornia, Georgia, Maryland, New
Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania
and the other States that are
in this delinquent group would
lose the $130,781,000 allotted to
them.
Massachusetts, New York.
Michigan, Nebraska, Washing
ton, Texas and the other
States where dirt is now flying
on ten thousand miles of road
construction, would get the
money.
When next the President
calls the governors of the sew
eral States into conference at
the White House, the reorgan-
ization of their highway de-
partments should be on the
agenda for discussion.
For as long as some States
permit pork-barrel politicians to
control these departments, the
unemployed will be denied EN-.
ployment and the taxpayer Will
see his taxes squandered.
CODyxIght. 1881 The WashtngtOA Etna
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
Fourteen Hold-ups

Although the road projects in
these fourteen States have been
approved by district engineers
of the United States Bureau of
Public Roads, the dilatoriness OF
State and local politicians in de-
Gliding which roads should be
given priority, which of several
projects should be approved and
which rejected, has held up road
construction from June % un-
til the present time.
This means that thousands OF
unemployed citizens, urgently
needing work for themselves
and their dependents, have been
denied work while greedy poll
ticianS fought among themselves
for political plumS.
Thirty-four States have begun
their road construction and
thousands of their citizens are
now employed on these projects.
But the machinery of Govern
ment in the remaining IA States
has been the target for so many
politial monkey-WrencheS that
the unemployed citizens of those
States are suffering while their
politicians squabble.
This is the condition of af-
fairs that prompted. President
Roosevelt to take drastic action.
With his approval, the Advisory
Board on Public Works has
served notice on these delin-
quent States that they may lose
their allotment unless road con-
struction is started before the
new year.
In an effort to. make up
for the time that has al
ready been lost the Admin