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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
A Real Puzzler By A Real Detective

A singuIarly refreshing and straightforwnrd detective story is "P. c, Richnrdson's First Case" !" by sir Basil Thomson, formerly n charse of the c. l. D. ct Scotland Yard (Crimo Club: s2).
 Here we have that rarity--a de:. tectiye story which presents real people involved in Q crime that might actually have happened. There are no wealthy afnateurs or hIgh- -browed psychologists in thisi lust plain ordinary cops depending on hard work and good luck to find a murderer.
 " The taie has to do with the death of . lady who gets throttled im a London antique dealers Of. iice. The antique dealer, simul. taneousiy. is Killed In Q trafIic aeei- dent. and q bit of faithful pioddina by a young police constable finally turns up t6e murderer. It's q good . mystery story as you'd care
 "Bisck Moon." by Clements Rip
 ley (Harcourt.B Brace: Ss) n '
 thriller of the wild and wcoxl
 school. A young New Yorker visitl HIS BWegtl0 ou JuH8.g sss6nS 1Ssi' Haiti and finds her all tnvolve0 U . complicated and nlurderous vo0 doc outfit. The yarn is excitini though not very convincins. Another woozy one is Th. Shanghai Bund Murders," by Va Wyck Mason (Crine Club; f5l. T thls one on Amefican jnteiligencl
 officer in Shanghai gete on the trai I of q foul plot by which q Chines' war lord is goine to sack bhanghA and slaughter ell it's white iuhab itants. There'a q murder or two bl
 wey of preiimlnarys end the e5IIcel aimost n1anageg to set hifnssi tortured to deatf, but. fn the e5lf
 -~did you guess it7--ile triumphs This one might keep teu AWak, niehte and ik mi&i1k not. fEs no bad if yo1 aren't too crltieas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

Anybody want a platinum blonde buff falo! If 50. apply to the federal govern. ment. One such has just been born at ths National Bisom Range near Moiese. Mcn- tana. A white buffalo is great rarity to- day. just as it was in the days when buffalo roamcd all the western plains. The Indians regarded such animals as gods, The white calf was one of 75 born this spring in the herd of 800 animals. Don't take our first query seriously as Uncle. Sam wouldn't give this albino away on a bet. You get too few of them to have the first one born in government herd aueticned off to the highest bidder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
Our Daily Washington Letter
ranted Opportunity in Recovering Plan
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

organize workers, although sec- retary of Labor Perkins thinks Johneon's labor advisory board should set up machinery to fog. ter 1t. And employers who have been anti-union aren't going to aid organization unless they can have company unions which they can dominate.
 Activity Reported
 Reports of accelerated union labor activity have been coming In and 1t appears that tho mili- tant labor organizations are on the job. President John l.. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America has become n hero to the labor group ginco 1t was learned that ho had been busy before the act went into effect and had acquired 3b,000 or 40,- 900 new members.
 On the other hand, steel, au- tomobile and some coal com. paries are reported to have been organizing company unions whose approved codes they can submit to tho recovery administration with the assertion that 1t rcpre- sents the agreement of their workers. Coercion is said to have been used In somo cases. (Copyright 1888, NEA Service fnc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
A Job For Levitt

There has been much ado in political circles about finding job for Albert Lev it of Redding. In fact it has even come to fhe point where democrats are being told that they owe it to the independent to find him a position of trust and honor. Accord ing to the Bridgeport Times-Star he is slated to enter the Attorney Generals office under the employ of Homer Cummings. His special duties would be to investigate all such matters as deal with electric power in which task no debut he would show ex- treme pleasure.
 Says the Times Star Levitt has been voice crying in the wilderness for the past four years in Connecticut. That he has been an effective voice will be realized by anyone who studies the part his independent can sdidaeies have played in the election. twice, of Governor Wilbur L. Cross. :" That doesn't speak very well for the governor who wasn't entirely dependent upon the vote cast for Mir Levitt to save the day for him. We rather think that the governor has his own following in the independent ranks that entities him to some credit.
 But we're not adverse to having Mir Levitt go down to Washington what with power probes the topic of the day. And probably as the Bridgeport paper says. He has ap- parently devoted himself entirely to a pro- gressive prosecution of any system which combines control of doeile political ma chine with theft of the natural rights of the people for any public utility corporation. He would have great field for his work in Washington. .." But aren't we supposed 10 restrict his probes of Connecticut. If he went to Washington he'd have the nation as his nut. and this state might be deprived of some of his exposes which. although startling, have not produced the desired ef- fects in political circles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
STATE RIGHTS, STATE DUTIES
tNew York 1'imes)

ft comes as Q shock to learn that. ag MT Hopkins, the federal relief administrator, declared, many states and cities "are not spending c nickel" for the relief of the un- employed. What Is meant, doubtleeg 10 that tho sums spent for this purpose by these states and cities was covered by the amounts ap- propriated by the federal govern. mont, nilocated to the states, and through tho states to the commit. fities. New York is not ono of theso states. It has, in fact, "led In reiief work" the federal govern mont and the state together bears ing bb per cent Of the total cost. ft would appear that the localities arc hore doing their fair part. Cer-
 tainly, this has been true of the
 people Of this city.
 The reiiof structure must have
 its foundation in neieleborly glv-
 ing in the charity which beginl
 at ono'g own door. It ig incumbent
 upon the states, In taking theit
 share of the responsibility, to make
 every effort to have the local com. rsunlties give to the limit of theii ability, for however quickly pros. perity may return, the need of re. ilok will tax aIi our resources C the utmost. euppiemehting this, the people of this state arc urged te approve the issue of e60s0o0, ,00t iIl relief bonds. The goyernor hal shid that there would Dc nothinf moro important bofors the peopl( Iioxt November. This the state n1uel dc, but it is upon the preeump' ton that private eitIsens will con. tinue Co give es generously as thss arc able. Public cAra for those in need rests promariily upon the localities | the cominunifieH~~exoeDk in tlH1ei of widespread disaster. Even theJ tho commUniy must Dc the unit oI relief. The state as the sum of tht
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

tied through arbitration and mediation and not by resort to armed folte. ThAt's where we have the advantage on other parts of tho civilized world. And it explains in part why 50 many nations fail to undefstand our posi- tion in international affairs. k-yhap 1t also explains why we have steadily gone ahead in international business prospering and making our future SO assured. May the Ca- madam border never require more than friendship to be preserved as 1t is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (omedy On fIia Ais

We are told over the air that . product made from a vegetable that grows in the sca contains as much iron as 23 eggs and as much phosphorus as 66 pounds of carrots in each ounce i. (B. L.)
 Answer-A bit Of Irish moss blanc. rYiange or a bit Of the moss cooked with your break fast cereal, will serve every food or medicinal purpose, as an excellent source Of fodin, iron, phosphcrus and intestinal lubricant. s'
 Pupil tO Teacher
 My daughter contracts mLny "cOlds" from pupils who arc not kept at home when they have cri (Afrs u. D. Al
 Answer---on tho other hand school chiidren often catch what the teacher pretends is just c "slight cola. So the score b even. Then the so-cailed health authoritles sanction tho general interchange of respiratory infections It ali makes business for the doctors, druggists resort proprietors, surgeons, undertakers etc. This Is q hard-bolied country and ft is going to be q long, long time before the majority adopt and live the golden rule Of bygiene. At.asCiri, Mother
 My mother has been ercat adplrcr Of youI teaehtpgs for years, and nov slie has been healed Of varlcOsc ulcer Of long standing by the paste logging you rec0m5mended. Gbc wishes me Q express her appreciation 'lIn Answer--diad wa to ssnd the fuii instructions to any sunsrsr who asks for t snd incioses stamped envelope bearing his correct address (copyright 1888, John " pilie cQ.)...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

about their own and lhs eounlfys outlook. Seeing what ChieasoAns accomplished in spite of the depression gives others new courage and hops. There may be persons here and there who cannot forget Chiesso's carly erudsness its boosting and apparent sslfish- ness Right now. however. most of the country admires and respects Chicago and it's citizens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

New York and Connecticut are em- 'broiled in taxieab feud according to reports down in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Respective state and local authorities are battling to keep taxis from outside the state crossing the dividing line. Port Chester and Greenwich seem to be the towns affected. The upshot of the row will probably be reciprocal agreements or use of two markers on the taxs that ply in the two states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
TITr MAINE FOG
(fIartford courant)

London may boast of jts yellow, pea-soup fogs that bring tramc to . halt, ccnfuso pedestrains~s.' except for those fortunate enough fo have the aFns Of . blind man to guide theni--and furnish the proper Atmosphere for detective stories, but London, if one is to believe those who have lived on tiss coast Of Maine, knows nothing about fog Heavy and grey, the Maine foe drops on tho ocean, and until sk lifts, which it may not 4c for en hour, throe days of . week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment, will Do answered by Dr. Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat. senaimg stamp and addressed envelope. ~ ,s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

High tide at Milford, Sunday, July 2. $50 D. rn,, daylight time; low tide, l2:33 d. m, daylight time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01
GLASS A NEURoTIcs GET A BREAK

Some nervous" folk belong In class A--they are Just too dumb to comprehend or to find out what really nils them. The rest arc in class B--shccr nervous imposters. If you're neurotic or neurasthenic or nervous wreck decide for yourself whether you rate an A or Today class A neurotics get break. I'm going to give Q prescription for what aiis at least 6 few of them. Mind. now, simple souls
 l an, not offering nerve tonic nor q remedy home remedy for condition which, reaily nc. sns ,a for the m simple ssn the fact havo 50 often tried to impress upon you-that in reality there Is no such thing as nervous exhaustion or nervous breakdown or
 Tho condition that accounts for tho III health of certain persons who assume they arc suf- of tho S hemoslobln in tho blood rho SSae. homo. globin is tho substance which imparts rcd color to the blood; 1t is similar to tho chioro- % tho importanee % % of Semoslobin % @ T is r not merely that It makes the blood rod, but It's function in the body. It's function Is to carry oxygen
 back to the lungs tho carbon dioxido which long IS iifo lasts.
 dueed Iron. This is q light, tasteless powder, soft tc the touch, iron::gray In color f t is black 1t is not good. It is best taken In cap. tho reduced iron, after food, three times day, over T period Of two months or more. That's c lot Of iron. Nearly as much In c day as the blood of q strong man contains
 But say that is the adequate dose, and any laess Is inadequate.
 Of course Iron darkcns or biackens tho do. jecta. But ths form of iron neither inJurei the teeth nor causes constipation.
 That's ali thero is. If any neurotic writel in for further guarantIes or special advice | about tho medecino, or if anybody else wants to khow whether it would Do good for parai.
 dumb that you'll Do sorry for mo. Makes mo just about wild whenever try to do kind doed liko this, to receive orders from q lot of gaIootB to send full particulari | concerning tho cure for nervous breakdown which they understand recommend. onee more, I suggested this course of iron
 merely good remedy Tor anemia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

According to Louis Me Henry Howe. ninety per cent of bank funds have been freed. Maybe so, but lot of money still seems to be locked up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

Though the monetary sky is cloudy there's certainly silver lining there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

All vehicles must be lighted not later thar S;58. daylight time. tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-01

localities has the broader, tho col. lectlve responsibility. Federal ald should be masod upon the need !nat remains when tho states indiv!du- ally and collectively have done their utmost. It is imperative now 70 think first of the states duties.
Evening star., 1933-10-27
ANSWERS ATTACK
ON HOSPITAL PLAN
Hines Declares Program Will
Not Interfere With Private
Practice of Medicine.

Assurance was given today by Joseph
H. Hines, chairman of the Group
disqualification Committee, that the
group disqualification plan to be put
into operation in Washington about
December /. would in no way interfere
with the private practice of medicine.
Mr.. Hines statement was inspired by
an attack on low-priced group hospital
ization and other forms of contract
practices by Dr. Seth A. Brumm of
Philadelphia at meeting Wednesday
night Of the Medical Society of the
District.
I'm the press articles that have been
brought to my attention" Mr.. Hines
said. Il have seen no direct statement
Of DR.. Brumm which would indicate
any opposition to our Washington plan
of group disqualification.
1T is conceivable that certain forms
OF group disqualification might call for
criticism on the part of the medical
profession. In Washington, however.
We have taken especial care to work out
a plan which would not properly be
subject to such criticism. Indeed, from
the start, it has been our purpose to so
construct the plan here that 1t would
effectively assure to the public the
maintenance of the highest ideals and
ethics Of the medical profession.
Our washington plan, I believe. Is
well conceived and is SO set up that
1t will in no way interfere with the
private practice of medicine.
Our plan is confined strictly to hos
pital care. 1t is not contemplated to
provide a contract between a patient
and a doctor, but between a patient
and the hospital
Evening star., 1933-10-27
SLAYERS ELECTROCUTED.
MILLEDGEVlLLE, Ca, October 2,

MILLEDGEVlLLE, Ca, OCTOBER ~
F.-Two colored men, one Of whom
said he had slain 10 persons, were
electrocuted at the State Prison farm
here today for the murder OF Pickens
County prison guard.
In the death chamber Grady Brooks,
10 years old, "confessed' to killing 19
persons in his lifetime, but he was
vague about details, except In two
cases, one for which he had been serv-
ing sentence and the other the one
for which he was electrocuted.
The other electrocuted was George
Zuber.
Brooks said that in a break for free
dom from the Pickens County convict
camp he overpowered one guard and
took his gun and shot another guard
who tried to stop him.
He said that among other murders
for which he said he had no Qualms
there was colored man named
Howard" slain with heavy bolt near
Manchester, Ga, in 1929; another by
the name Of Son." near Gay, Ga, a
short time afterward; three more on
Seventh street" in Philadelphia In
1927; two white men, slain in Phila-
delphia and left dead in an alley II,
the same year; a white man In an
automobile near Atlanta, and colored
bow named Gene" in Atlanta in July
1881.
Brooks said he was serving life for
the Staying of Lizzie Irwin in Atlanta
in 1881 at the time he shot the guard.
Evening star., 1933-10-27
S15,OO0,O0O,0OO,0O0 GOLD
SUPPLY LOST DURING
PAST FOUR CENTURIES
Continued From First Page.)

over in the form of gold ornaments
buried with the dead and as dental ma
terial. Some is at the bottom Of the
sea. A considerable amount is out Of
circulation in the form of wedding and
engagement rings and other jewelry.
Much Gold Held in India.
A great deal-possibly as much as a
third of the whole-has disappeared
into India, the so-called sink" of
precious metals. 1t has been treasured
in all sorts of non-monetary forms by
the enormously wealthy native princes.
India for centuries, it is explained. has
acted as a gold sponge" For the last
few years the depression and the high
price of gold have been squeezing the
sponge" and good deal of the alb
sorbed gold is coming out, but there is
no means of telling how much eventu-
ally may make its appearance.
Even with half the production OF
four centuries lost, bureau experts point
out, gold still must be considered a
relatively imperishable material.
The present, these statistics show,
relatively must be considered as the
golden age" The glamorous days OF
the gold-laden galleons bearing to
Europe the treasures of new-found
Evening star., 1933-10-27
STAR WASHINGTON FRIDAY,
1891, less than four months after the

1881, less than four months after the
staying.
During the trial. 1t was brought out
that the three, I'll members Of the SELF
styled Silent Four" had made an un-
successful attempt to hold up grocery
about two hours earlier. Then, it was
testified, they hired Solomon and rode
around town for while, finally direct
ing him to drive to the water front.
There, 1t was testified, an attempt
was made to rob Solomon. Robinson
admitted firing the shot, but insisted
he drew his gun only to "scare" Solo
mon. The hacker started his cab with
a jerk, Robinson asserted, and the gun
went of.
On October 10 President Roosevelt
commuted Layton's sentence to life i'm
prisonment after such action had been
recommended by Attorney General
Cummings, who made a thorough study
CT the case. The communication was
granted, it was explained, because Lay
ton was walking away from the cab at
the time Of the shooting. The fact his
two great-aunts served as laundresses
at the White House during the Lin
coin and Grant administrations had
nothing to do with the communication,
it was emphasized by Justice Depart
ment officials.
Evening star., 1933-10-27
CHURCH OPPOSITION
TOLYNCHING SOUGHT
DR.. Edmund McCrea Cavert Asks
public Confession" at
Sunday Services.

Suggestion that the churches of the
country make public confession Of the
sin Of lynching" at services Sunday, be-
cause Of the recent lynching at Prin-
cess Anne, Md, was made today by DR..
Edmund McCrea Cavert, general sec
retary of the Federal Council OF
Churches Of America.
In statement, DR.. Cavert declared
"such outbursts of mob violence and
race hatred make us realize how far
we are from being truly civilized or
Christian in an important phase of our
social life"
He urged that the churches engage
in a great corporate act Of penitence'
and "a united dedication to the task
Of removing the blot of lynching from
our land"
ANY lynching." he said. sis an out
rage upon our sense Of justice. In
formation at hand indicates that this
one was especially so, in that the lynch
ing plans were well known in advance
and warnings to keep the victim in 9
place Of security were disregarded. II
seems clear that the authorities could
have made a more determined effort to
control the mob"
Evening star., 1933-10-27
DRIVER Of BALDWIN
DEATH CAR IS HELD.
Youth Whose Auto Hit Ex'
pIorer Faces Action by
Grand Jury.

Edmund H. Lloyd, TO- driver Of the
Evelyn B. Baldwin. noted Arctic ex-
plorer, was ordered held for grand jury
action following an inquest at the Dis
trict Moreue today.
Lloyd, who lives at 3736 Kanawha
street, told the jury he did not see
Baldwin until the accident occurred.
Baldwin was struck while crossing
Connecticut avenue, between wyoming
avenue and California street, Wednes-
day night He was dead when he
reached Emergency Hospital.
Raymond Maret, an Emergency Hos
pital inferno, testified he and Miss Betty
c. Rogers. 816 Eighteenth street, were
driving directly behind Lloyd's car at
the time of the mishap. Although they
were approximately half block in the
rear. they agreed, they could see Bald
win before he was struck.
Thomas c. Cady. 2100 block Of N
street, testified he was driving his taxi
cab short distance in front of Lloyd's
machine Il heard thump," he said
land, looking in my mirror, saw body
hurtling through the air. 1t went up
about feet and over about Is feet
Baldwin, whose adventurous career
had led him precariously close to death
on numerous occasions, only to be killed
in prosaic traffic accident, was II and
veteran of several Arctic expeditions
At the time Of the mishap he was on
his way to keep a dinner engagement.
Forced out of his job at the Navy
Department five months ago by the
economy program, Baldwin had been
virtually destitute since then, and had
been living at the home of Police Lieut.
Oscar Letterman, 2030 F street After
the inquest, presided over by Acting
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald and
Christopher j. Murphy, his body was
turned over to an undertaken to be en-
trained for the home Of sister, Mrs.
o. W. Ball. at OsWego, KanS.
Evening star., 1933-10-27
ATTORNEY DENIED
EUE[ LEES BODY
State Spikes Plan for Public
Funeral of Maryland
Murderer.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. October 21.-Deputy
Attorney General Willis R. Jones today
ruled that Bernard AIDES. attorney for
the International Labor Defense, could
not have the body Of Fuel Lee. Negro,
hanged at the Maryland State Peni-
tentiary here early today.
His will gives me the body" de-
clared AIDES, who said he would take it
to New York for public funeral spon-
sored by Communists there.
But Jones held with the prison au-
thorities that the Maryland law leaves
the disposition of the body to their dis
cretion, except when it is claimed by
members of the hanged mans family.
We're going to give Lee decent
burial tomorrow right here" said War
den Patrick Brady of the penitentiary.
The situation was further compli-
Gated when an organization of colored
women applied for the body and sent
an undertaker's wagon to the peniten-
tiary to secure it.
Police Act as Guard.
Their request was refused and in
view OF the situation delegation of
35 city police was sent as guard
when it was removed to an undertaking
establishment of penitentiary officials
selection.
Lee was hanged at 1918 am. for
Staying Green K. Davis his former en-
ployer. near Taylorsville, on October
10, 1881
The aged man also was charged with
the murder of Davis wife and two
daughters.
The execution required only eight
minutes and there were no demonstra-
tions. but a heavy police guard had
been thrown around the prison. The
prison chaplain said Lee maintained
his innocence to the end.
Within the past So hours his defend
ers had lost four attempts to secure a
stay of his execution for the murder of
Davis, who with his wife and two
daughters was found slain in bed.
Tuesday, Judges John j. Parker and
Morris Soper of the United States Cir
cult Court at Richmond, upheld the
lower Federal courts refusal to take the
case away from the State
Later the President of the United
States, through his secretary, informed
a delegation of Communists that he
had no authority in the case.
1t was on October -. 1881, that
neighbors forced their way into Davis
house at Taylorsville-a hamlet between
Berlin and Ocean City-and found the
bodies of the entire Davis family in
their beds.
Evidence indicated that an ak and a
shot gun had been used in the murders.
Other evidence showed the house had
been ransacked and oil had been thrown
on the kitchen floor and an attempt
made to set the house aflre.
Arrested in Ocean City, Lee confessed
the crime to the officers who arrested
him.