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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
THE MERRITT HIGHWAY
(New Britain Herald)

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 The great Merritt highway will be done in 10 years. according to
 These cannot wait that long. They want to sec the highway done proiito. Especially if they live nearby. Tho rest of tho state will pay the cost. While thinking of 10. cal benefits they refer to the fact that 1t Is q state project.
 Comes the suggestion that one way to faeiiitate tho hurry ls to turn it into . toll highway. Then, the quicker it is finished the earl. for the tolls would begin paying for 1t.
 It would then become q "seif- would pay for itself as the years pass.
 There used to be much oppo- sition to toll highways but the ops sltion in Fairfield county 10 not so great any more so long aB the Mer- ritt highway would get completed soon under such plan.
 The Holland tunnel under the Hudson, tho George Washington bridge, and numerous other bridges In New Jersey are toll enterprises and pay their way as they serve the public. The Bear Mountain bridge, earliest of the toll enter. prises, has been . remarkable sue. cess. tH
 The principle has not been adopted to great super- -highwayB. These, many of them costing as much as hugo bridges, have been regarded as free gifts from a nnu- nificent state. No matter how many millions they cost, has been the conclusion, they ought to De free 10 oil drivers.
 This is an easily applied prIn. eiple to ordinary state reads. But such elaborate undertakinBs ns have been undertaken in various state--the six.lane, supershighways with all the cross roads passing under or above bridges--are feRs sonably to Do placed in another
 Tkerefore it is reasonable to sup- pose that sentiment to make toll highways of such enterprises will
 circuinstances will force such cone:usions. Tho driving force is the cost. highways cannot Dc built with rubber money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

Two Revolutionary War forts traces of which today are barely dseernIbls will soon become public monuments in New York's Palisades Interstate Park. They are Forts Montgomery and Clinton. History reveals that the two forts were built in l777 upon recommendation of General Washington, They formed part of series of brsastworks to protect the Hudson highlands from Brit. isb attacks out of New York city which the British held at that moment, It is said that the lines of tbe original fonreMss are still there together with some trace of the sites of batteries barracks magazines etc. Underbfush and trees blot out all evidence of q fort now, but when cleared away no doubt the reclamation work will prove it's worth. In addition to bringing them to light q series of footpaths is being constructed to make the sites accessible 10 the general pub. lie. This Is in keeping with New Yofk's general plan for public park and forest de. veiopmsnt. Fortunately for Connecticut we follow similar ideas, although on . much smaller scale. We have sndsayofsd to pre-. serve ail our relies Of colonial days and will keep on doing 50. lts good movement and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
Good evening. cLIMpsINGS S7Ts HE FUTURE
"A SMILES THE THING. :

SILMPSlNG TIE FO ONE Snow and ice will disappear,
 Spring will come, Winters drab will end in cheer,
 Spring will come, life will seem to start anew, Flowers rare will bloom fct you, Thcre'll be much for folks to do,
 Spring will come. Trees will leaf and spread their shade,
 Spring will come, For of such is springtime made,
 Spring will come, Days will finger hours long, Birds will chant a joyous song, Everywhere you'll hear life's gong. >Spring will come. In the lane a tinkling bell,
 Spring will come. Brings the sound we know too
 well,
 Spring will come, Festivals will dot each park. . Youth will view it as a lark, Touched by some dynamic spark.
 Spring will come.
 o-O-o out west boys are attending cooking classes. Go west young girl, go west.
 Al Smith says he still wears some shoes that are ten years old. And he still says rad dlo" and that's more than four years old now.
 o-O-o Perhaps congress didn't bother about the farmers, remembering their gullibIlity for lightning rods.
 o-O--o
 Tenders on 1888 cars have skirts. Which merely proves they're beginning to dress Liz- zie In all her feminine glory.
 o-O--o John Mccormack has returned from Ireland with another load of walking sticks. But John is on the high seas so much you'd think he'd carry nothing but lifo preservcrs.
 A-na
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
Here, There And EveryuOhere

tisanship such as MT Blaekail dis- plays. He might readily profit from c study of the methods of man nearly twice his age, and. though an active politician for scarcely three year, neary twice his experience. In a special dispatch to The Herald Tribune for Mon- day, we read that Governor Wil- bur L. Cross believes that public opinion ia rallying ever moro to hls standards of competency rath. or than partisanship."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

gently than affairs in the city can s Ths nd nnS aa.. riass vsth .a ,a ss .ysS say but trees than can never De tar. fiighed.
 Then the long cry of the 5ay calling "rhiep at the top Of its lung power comes crashing enc ss sSs.hu. shsss srs .nss ss hasffowns f Ssms Ssss The bIuejay Ives hut tho plfd takes away, to balance tho par eain; he sig aIi that . bird Drum. meil should be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

Berlin, Germany has SO many slippery streets that recently courts ordered the au. thoritics to repave them with a substance that would prevent wild dashes by motor vehicles A new non-skidding asphalt has been suggested. We don't like to cast asper- sions upon the judiciary, but this could al- most be said to be conspiracy among stock holders to force their eompany's product to be used extensively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by pr Brady. bAddress him. care Of the Democrat. sending stamp and addrcsscd envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

Not meaning to be 200 per cent Ameri' can or anything like that but if you're looking for the Ten Most Beautiful Things. take good look at a certain red, white and blue flag at half mast rippling in a sunny breeze against blue sky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

Congress. which has no sense of humor, talks of raising the income tax again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
vIcnY Pr,EAsIsI,

officer; Miss, yeu were doing
 sixty miIos an hpur, ehei on, Isn't that splepdId I
 only learned to drive yesterday--
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5;l5 tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
LINES

Stars are merely candles, Some dim and some quite bright, Burning to their sockets To light the sky nt night.
 o-o-o Here's one from The Houghton Line" Good times will bo back again when a man walking down the street doesn't shy away from the stranger who tries 10 ask for a match or the time of day. And another from the same source; In hard times and emergencies q na. tion's character and courage can be judged; In times Of easy living they can only be criticised.
 o--O-o
 Some looks are so hard the mirror must bo in peril.
 o-O-o France says she Is not preparing for Q new war but to prevent such q possibility. Seems to me Germany made q similar stategent in thoso days before tho summor Of 1914,
 o-O--o
 Teehnoerney. so they say now. was really born in Rus sia. Huh. so tho fvo year plan did produce something after all.
 o-O-o Black is the popular color for 1888 ears, An, they want to make sure and keep us out of the red.
 o--O--o
 so TT GOES
 The cost of living
 Was once wow.
 But the cause of living
 Would worry us now.
 o-O-o IL takes q radiator to get all steamed up over cold wave.
 o-O--o
 We'll never get back on our feet till we get off our backs and start whining,
 0-O--0 Now they're beginning 10 spell It "DeepressIon."
 o--O--o Prosperity will Do here whon Q chap is able t0 driVo his car into q gas station and say with eonsid c rable nonchalanee, "Irili Ter up,"
 o-o-o As his boss thipketh, SO the yes' man thinketh.
 O=-O-o
 The trouble with stool pig. cons these days seem to iio in the fact that they lack enough stools to go round. o-O-o South Afriea may go off the gold standard. Wouldn't that Beer you.
 o--O-o
 UP AND UP Stock markets and balloons Were mndO t0 ascend, But sometimes they hit I'hc other end.
 o-O-o . Edison said four hours sleep . night is enough for any man. Per. haps that's why no invented the electric light.
 It Is easier to agree than dis. agree--but there is less self satisfaction.
 o--O--o Success is merely ono Of the worlds many opIates. o-o-o
 Now they say that q man fond Of C rocking ehair is easiest to marry. But the park benches seem to help inc racket along considerably.
 0~-O--0 Cut out puzzles were cut out for cut out minds.
 0--O-0 This completes our regular Thursday evening program it ' came to you over DID and was broadeast by the Waterbury Bye- hing Democrat. pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We arc sign. Ing of at this time t0 Dc back on the air again tomorrow evening at the usual hour,
 0~-O~~o Good night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

just bit of change from this prosaie busi- ness of making more money.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
five MEN ARRESTED
IN HOLD-UP SERIES
Three Said to Be Leonard E.
George, William T. Owen and
James Henry Williams.

Five men. arrested in connection with
two hold-up attempts yesterday, were
being questioned today by police.
Two of the men were arrested at the
scene of the attempts of them
when he ran into The arms of police
man and another after the intended
victim produced a gun and held him
while police were called.
Leonard E. George, 38, was halted
by a policeman as he ran from the
Richardson Drug Co., 100 block Thir-
teenth street. Later William T. Owen
of Philadelphia, said TO nave been with
George, and two other men who were
said to have been seen with George
and owen earlier in the day, were ar
rested. At the store ii wa,s said either
George or Owen had gun, and held
I'D Rodney Richardson, son of the pro-
prietor, and Mrs. Margaret Anderson.
The men became frightened at some
thing and ran, it was said
The fifth man identified himself as
James Henry Williams, colored, 100
block Fifth street. He was arrested
after James C. Hoagland, proprietor of
a jewelry store in the 900 block OF
Twelfth street, drew a gun when the
colored man is said to have tried to
run from the store with watch.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
BISHOP CANNON FACES
COURT NEXT WEEK
Methodist Leader and Secretary to
Be Arraigned on Corrupt
Practices Act.

Bishop James Cannon, jr.. and his
secretary. Miss Ada Burroughs, will be
arraigned next week in District Su-
preme Court on charges of violating the
Federal corrupt practices act.
The indictment alleged they failed to
report all contributions receiyd by them
during the 1928 anti-Smitk presidential
campaign in Virginia. This indictment
was held invalid by the District Su-
preme Court. The Government, how
ever. appealed, and the decision of the
lower court was reversed by the Court
of Appeals.
Assistant United States Attorney John
j. Wilson today presented the mandate
from the Court of Appeals to Justice
James M. Proctor of the District Su-
preme Court, and the reversal was
formally recorded Wilson said he
would at once notify Bishop Cannon S
bondsmen of his intention to set the
arraignmcnts for next week. It is ex-
pected the case will be set for trial this
Fall.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
BEER PERMITS BOARD
MAKES INSPECTION
Commissioner Reichelderfer Accom-.
panies Group Visiting IL
Retail Dealers.

Members of the Beverage Permits
Board. accompanied by DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer, president of the Board of
District Commissioners, today made a
personal inspection of the premises Of
about dozen retail beer dealers who
have applied for annual permits.
This is the first formal inspection trip
for the Commissioner and members of
the board. officials announced recent
ly they wouli inspect places where there
was doubt as to whether various require
ments of the District beer law were
complied with by applicants.
The study is in conjunction with the
Beverage Boards work of replacing
temporary permits, under which dealers
have been operating during the past
three months, with annual licenses.
The Commissioners were to receive
this afternoon a report from Tax As
SCISSOR William p Richards recommend
ing the revocation of number of per-
mits whose holders have failed during
the past three months to file sales re-
ports and to pay the sales tax by the
tenth day of the month, as required by
law
Evening star., 1933-07-13
DRIVER EX0NERATED
IN DEATH OF BOY
Coroner's Jury Renders Verdict in
Fatality to Child by
Ice Truck.

A coroner's jury today. exonerated
Joseph c. Longest, 145 c street north
east, whose ice truck yesterday ran
over and killed 5-year-old Edward
Joseph Passero as the boy played in
front of his home, 618h Fourth street
northeast.
Testifying in his own behalf, Longest
said he had often warned the children
in that block and their mothers about
playing on the ice truck H. j. Martz.
626 New Jersey avenue, driver Of
another ice truck which was parked
behind that of Longest as the latter
started his machine after delivering ice
to the Passero home, said he saw the
lad and colored campanion run from
the curb and swing from the edge of
Longest's truck just as it got in motion.
He was the only witness who testified to
having seen the actual accident.
Two helpers on Longests truck
William Pritchett, 1875 C street north
east, and Robert Stark, 1719 Lincoln
road northeast-who were standing on
the rear of the truck, said they saw
nothing of the two boys hanging on
the edge of the truck. All the wit
nesses said there were many children
playing in various groups about the
block.
Longest said the first he knew Of
the accident was when he felt the jar
Of the trucks rear wheel passing over
the body.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
"PA" FERGUSON SEES
VICTORY FOR REPEAL
Former Governor Tells Roosevelt
Forces Are Well Organized
for Vote.

President Roosevelt is hopeful that
Texas will vote for repeal of the eight
zenith amendment when~ citizens of
that State go to the polls next month,
according to former Gov. James Fergu-
son of Texas. whose wife, Ma" Fergu-
son. IS the present executive.
Pa Ferguson, as the former Gov
ernor Is known, with C. G. Mcdonald,
Texas Democratic leader, visited with
the President in the executive Office to-
day. during which time he told Mr..
Roosevelt the anti-prohibition forces
led by him are well organized and
would put Texas in the repeal column
In reply" Gov. Ferguson said after
ward, President Roosevelt said he
hoped We would succeed in putting it
over. I assured him that we certainly
would"
PA" Ferguson said also that he dis
cussed a number of matters with the
President, including the question of
public works for Texas. Yesterday he
discussed patronage matters with Post
master General Farley.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
COMMERCIAL BANK
ASSETS REVEALED
Receiver Reports Cash Co..
lection of $3,786,479.e6
as of June 30.

Robert c. Baldwin. receiver for the
Commercial National Bank which
closed on February 81, today made pub
lie the statement of condition of the
bank as of June 80, disclosing that cash
collection from assets ana stock assess
ment was S3,786,479.96
The uncol-ectei assets amounted to
S11,7O2O79.49.
While Mr. Baldwin could make no
PREDICTION as to the probable date for
payment of the first dividend to depoSi-
tors and creators CT the bank, 1t was
understood that if the bank receiverShip
follows the general practice he might
be able to pay the first dividend about
October l. This would be about 80
Gays after the close of the 90-day period
during which the receiver advertised
for claims to be filed.
There is no way of figuring at this
time how much the first dividend will
be or how much money the depositors
eventually may expect to get out of this
bank. because this all depends on the
amount the receiver is able to collect
from the total assets Of the bank.
The statement shows that on June 81
the total assets to be accounted for were
S15,75627735
A stock assessment of 100 per cent
has been levied against the stockholders
and the receiver, according to the state
ment, is new collecting as much as pos
sible of this s1,0O0,000 stock assessment.
There are only about $50 stockholders
in the bank
1t is understood the number of &C
tive deposits is around 10000
Evening star., 1933-07-13
GAST0N B. MEANS
BEGINS SENTENCE
15-Year Term Starts Today,
Probably to Be Served
at LeWisburg, Pa.
CASTOR B. Means today began serving

CASTOR B. Means today began serving
his 15-year penitentiary sentence as the
District Supreme Court formally took
cognizance of the fact that the Court
of Appeals had upheld his conviction
on charges of swindling Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean Of sl04 900.
Means could not begin serving his
sentence until the action of the Court
Of Appeals had been formally presented
to the court in which he was tried. He
received no credit for the time he has
spent in Jail while an appeal was under
consideration. He was convicted more
than year ago
A jury found Means had obtained the
money from Mrs. Mclean by falsely
telling her he was going to use it to
ransom the kidnapped son of Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh.
The ransom was supposed to have
been 100000 and the additional $4,000
was supposed to have been used in
defraying expenses. Means said he did
not pay the ransom to the kidnapers,
but claimed he turned the money over
to a mysterious stranger he thought
was representing Mrs. Mclean.
He also was convicted recently with
Norman T. Whitaker, who figured in
the fictitious ransom negotiations as
the Fox" of conspiring to steal an
additional S35, 200 from Mrs. Mclean
He was sentenced to serve two years
in this case. but the court allowed the
sentences to run concurrently. United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover. who
prosecuted the cases, said Means would
serve the sentence in the Federal Peni-
tentiary at LeWisburg, Pa
Evening star., 1933-07-13
AMNESlA VICTIM
D. c. WAR VETERAN
L. Milton Price Identified in
Annapolis by Friend.
Was Seeking Wife.

The we'll dressed man who walked
into police headquarters at Annapolis
yesterday and asked for aid after eX-
planning that he had suffered a loss of
memory was identified today as L.
Milton Price, "a years old. of 3509
Fourteenth street. who left home Sat-
urday to visit his wife at Sherwood
Forest.
The identity of Price. who was she'll
shocked during the World War and
who had been under treatment at the
Naval and Walter Reed Hospitals for
the past year. was established by a
friend who read his description in a
local paper and went to Annapolis
this morning to view the man who is
uncer treatment at Emergency Hospital
in that city
Friends Name Withheld.
William Turry, chief of police in the
Maryland Capital, declined to reveal
the name of the man who cleared up
the mystery surrounding the identity
of Price. He said that an attempt
was being made to communicate with
the latter's wife, Mrs Frances Wright
Price, who married the World War vet
eran about year ago and who is now
making her home at Sherwood Forest
1t was learned that Price left home
early Saturday morning after explain
ing to his mother Mrs. Alice H. Price
of the Fourteenth street address, that
he was going to hitch-hike to the
Maryland Summer resort to visit his
wife.
Price was taken to the Annapolis
Hospital yesterday after he walked into
police headquarters in that city, ex-
plained to authorities that he had lost
his memory and asked them to aid him
in finding his hcme and relatives.
Lightning Flash Recalled.
He told police that he had walked
along a road, which, from his descrip-
ton, led authorities to believe was the
Defense Highway between Washington
and Bowie. and that he had lost his
memory after an intense flash of
lightning and terrific thunder clap
which occurred during storm which
forced him to take shelter under a
bridge.
"It suddenly looked like the earth
opened up when the lightning and
thunder struck" he said, "and then !
could remember nothing"
After the storm, he said. he walked
along the road for more than two hours
pondering in vain attempt to remem-
ber who he was or what had happened
prior to the storm. Finally, he declared,
a motorist picked him up and carried
him to Parole, two miles from An
napolis, from where he made the re-
mainder of the distance to the Mary
land capital on foot.
Evening star., 1933-07-13
EXODUS Of L0RT0N
BAD MEN T0START
TOMORROW NIGHT
First Batch of Refractory
Prisoners Will Go to
Atlanta Prison.
MEN WILL BE GUARDED
HEAVILY DURING TRIP
Second Group Will Be Sent to
Lewisburg, Pa, Penitentiary
Within Few Days.

The first batch of refractory prison.
ers at the Lorton Reformatory involved
in a threatened rebellion there last
week will be on their way to Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary by tomorrow night.
Capt. NJ M. Barnard. superintendent
of District penal institutions, asked that
the exact time of their departure be
not published for obvious reasons"
About 60 of the more than 100 still
in cells as ringleaders in the recent dis
turbance will be placed on a train with
in the Lorton reservation. This train
will be shunted to the Richmond Fred
ericksburg & Potomac tracks nearby.
Will Be Heavily Guarded.
The men will be heavily guarded by
District police and prison guards. Six
policemen will make the trip to Atlanta
with the prisoners.
A second batch of prisoners will be
shipped to the new Federal Penltentlary
at Lewisburg. Fa, within few days.
Capt. Barnard has cancelled visitors
day at the reformatory next Sunday.
Through a misunderstanding 1t had
been stated that visitors day had been
cancelled last Sunday. The prisoners
are allowed to receive visits. however,
ouly on the first and third Sundays of
each month.
Barnard Talks With Suspects.
Barnard said:
"Eyerything is taking shape and there
has not been man hurt CT even
Struck-for which we are proud. All
inmates who are not positively identified
in the trouble are being properly cared
for, but it will take a week or two to
get back to normal and it will not be
conyt tnient to have visitors on the 10th.
We hope eni expect that everything
viii be in good shape on the following
visiting day. This notice is to avoid the
relatives going to the expense Of making
tn trip here"
Barnard said he was personally in
tcTV+Hwing each man suspected OF nav
ing taken any part in the recent dis
turbance.
Gas Squad Is Planned.
Capt. Barnard was planning today to
organize a special gas squad at the
Lorton relormatory, the squad to be
composed CT a picked group of guards
at LIE ulSl4luLIOIl. 1!ltg dlS W NC
trained BY Lieut.. Harvey G. Callahan,
head CT the Metropolitan Police De-
partment's gas battalion
Lieut.. Callahan. who has been in
charge OF a special detail of policemen
stationed at LCrton since last Saturday.
convinced Capt Barnard of the efficacy
of gas in subduing riots. and steps were
taken Immediately to organize a gas
squad.
The Lorton gas squad will be given
instructions in the use of both tear and
nauseating gas and equipped to go into
action in the event of any further dis
turbanceS.
Lieut.. Callahan will begin the course
of instruction as soon as he returns
from Atlanta. where he and five ether
members of his gas squad are going
as guards for the group to be trans
ferred to the Federal penitent!ary.
Other policemen selected to make this
trip are Pvts. E. C. Moore, x. G. Nc
Cormick, G. M Stewart, E. L. Warden
and A. c. Poulsen.