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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26

He quacked softly in the gray darkness, summoning his drab, hrownish little mate to share the day with him and then he was sud- denly wide awake, shocked so by the memory that his drab little mate was gone. She would never share anything with him again. All of this was vague within him. He did not think. He felt. The scents brought him hunger and awareness. His memory of his wife brought him stark fear. He squatted low in the marsh, his faculties questing the atmosphere about him to guard him from the coming of danger and death. He remem bered now his mate and her passing.
 A long time, many days ago, they had been flying southward, following the course of the river from the feeding grounds above the Canadian line. It was almost dusk. There was wine in the air, heat and ecstacy that come with flight. They were heavy with food, drowsy, eager to get back to their home in the marsh and partake of the blessed sleep that comes from surfeiture. They were wild ly happy, happily wild. "QUACK! QUACK! QUACK!" CRIED THE DRAKE
 "Quack! Quack! Quack" cried the drake.
 And, "Quack! Quack! Quack!" ecstatically answered his little drab mate.
 And two thousand feet below them, "Quack! Quack! Quack!" greeted a group of their kind, feed ing in cluster of brush in the open water. Both birds banked swiftly and stared down. The mallard duck. started a nose dive, greedy, eager to converse with some one outside the family. "Quack!" The drake ordered. He didn't like the looks of that group down there below them. Brush in the open water. It wasn't natural. It was to be studied long and keenly before being visited. And the drake was too sleepy to investi- gate anything.
 The duck strengthened out grace fully, described an arc the outer part of which was nearest to the ground. She came up and along side of him.
 "Quack! Quack! Quack!" coaxed the feeding ducks.
 Again the drake quacked a warming to his wife. But the call of her kind was too stong for her to resist. Again her head went down and she dropped like a plum met through the air. The drake went down after her but more slowly. He paused, hung poised in midair, treading the air with his powerful wings. His wife was close to the water now, changing her course, shooting toward the feeding ducks. The drake was re- assured. The duck on the surface were acting naturally. He started to drop down after her. And caught himself 300 feet below.
 At the flash of fire and fierce ex- plosion, his golden eyes left the flashing guns and reached his wife almost as soon as did the leaden pellets.
 So he saw them tear into her. Saw her lovely little body swell as though somebody had blown her up. Saw the strong, oily feathers burst out of her breast and hang in the air as!she fell like an awkward and clumsy image of bird down out of the air and hit the water-with a little splash.
 "Quack" He screamed in terror
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26

Babs writes all the way from Pttseld to recall during the holiday other days when she resided in this city and was freuuen contributor to Tall Towers and Day by Day Sorry to hear about the empty bird Nothing
 foreorn than having around the house after the sweet singer has gone. Glad to hear about Rita's work and her advancement along lines that desire Hope Rudy Valee" and Beau Belle get along together like all sefrespecting cats and dogs should in weregula ed household Kindest regards to you and yours and many thanks for your remembering the Tower at this time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26
By CHARLES McCUTRK

THE malard drake lifted his fiat head from under his brilliant varcolored wing and binked sleeply at the early morning It not yet dawn. The world gray ing it groped from pitch darkness toward the coming light
 The golden eyes of the drowsy bird opened He raised his square bill and tested the air. It tangy crisp with the years first frost It brought to him the of cuent lily bulbs hidden in the marshes below the surface of the St Lawrence rver the of etharg frogs lying than half frozen careesy exposed in the marsh sinister scent of fox Satisfaction for hunger Pleasure [
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26

initely would be to give Germany an opportunity to declare Itself freed of the military clauses of the Versailles Treaty because the AL lied Powers had not kept their promise to disarm. This would cause Europe to mobilizze over- night. 4
 In view of these gloomy pros poets everyone is afraid to ask for the adjournment of the confer ence, although few are optimistic enough to predict 8 successful conclusion. In a desperate effort to get Germany back it appears that Britain and Italy are at- tempting to witness the final de- cisions in disarmament, @
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26
Resolution To Members Of Congress
Waterbury, Conn. Dec. ;, 1883

Dec 1900
 l. the undersigned citizen of the United States, gently advocate the national control of gold and the remonezaton of silver and request the United States government to exercise its right under the law to force the return of all gold from every source Gin every form) to the Treasury of the United States This in :ludes all gold deposit in the Federal Reserve Banks and affiliated member banks these banks are privately owned institutions. The price to be paid by the Government for such gold being at the old rate of $2067 fine ounce; only newly mined gold to obtain the current market price Thus no profit can accrue to holders of gold prior to the date the Government raised the gold price,
 take this opportunity to notify members of Con- gress that in it's forthcoming session expect them to see that this provision of the law is complied with And furthermore, that legislation be enacted restor ing to the Constitution the sole and naenabe right of Congress to coin, issue and regulate money and to fix the value thereofin accordance with Article l. Sec g. Par. g.. Quasi and or privately owned enterprise under whatever name to be forever permanently ex- cluded and denied delegation otherwise the right to exercise this function of the Sovereign Government
 MAIL YOUR COUPONS TO THE DEMOCRAT NAME ............... ......................... CITY .........................
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26
Stray items John Muville of the Undertakers'

Stray items . . John Mulvile of the Undertakers bowling team down at the Elks' club has challenged Dr Thomas Parker to match any time anywhere, for fun money or marbles same to be deposited with the Ta Tower Editor 24 hours previous to date of meet ing Court house attaches i've this term n- stead of employees upon advise of demon superior court reporter enjoyed Christmas party Friday af- ternoon at the close of the short calendar session of tnfoil almost as big as her sweet little self to the Tower door Friday Call again, Ann, you're always well come \ Our sincerest thanks to Alvina Sirica of Franklin street whose prompt response to Tower plea certainly made home in Waterbury brighter place over the holidays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26
The Principal Subject of
 ''Last Flight"

A MALLARD DRAKE, which loses its mate during the hunt
 ing season because the latter is careless. Later the drake heads a large flock i'm a flight to southern feeding grounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26
"Quack!" H c screamed in ter TOT and went up into the air in a sosmersault..

as all youth is noisy, as they pre- pared to go about the days busi- ness. He heard the faint rustic of the brush as something clumsy moved through 1t, possibly an otter, maybe a mink, a killer. He strengthened himself on his short stubby little legs, dug his bill into his own flank as a louse bit him.,
 waddled down to the waters edge, slipped in and swam to where reeds pushed up from the surface.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26

and went up in the air in a somer- sault. He streaked away. He stopped himself, banked and came
 back. He hung poised over the spot were she had disappeared. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26

Glmpsed. . Many thanks to my congenial friend Harry Cashin for picturesque 1884 calendar which is a treat for eyes. Johnny Collins ot Laurel street is still receiving congratulations from his many admirers for his enviaby performance pianist accompanst the performers the St Margaret sh carnival entertainment Jacks ability at tickling the worries responsible in big way for the success of the venture Anthony Rossi drops three center from the Colgate Inn in Hamilton, N. Y with complimentary ticket for the annual dinner dance of Diorio's dephtful inn in Cheshire. :. Thanks kindly, Tony, and success to the affair James Blackmar of Thomason is Clock Towning after wind ing up successful semester at Peeksk Military Acad- emy. Mrs Eva Atwood of the same town is hol- daying in Haverhil, Mass. Dan Parker, Amer icas Most Hard-Boied Sports Commentator caught the Gainer-Oin sugfest at the Phoenix Arena Friday evening . . ]. Christmas cards to the Tower came from our thoughtful friends, Tom Shea in Baltimore, Md Mrs T. J. Hanlon, Jr, of Chicago III; Mrs Henry J. Zegler of New Britain and Miss Marna Loomer ot Greenwich
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-26

According to the last issue of the Argus which John Cappea left at the Tower door with the compliments of Faculty Adviser Charles S. Mccarthy the Mathemac Club had all accepted theorems axom upset recently by Professor Sherman Smith, head of the Mahematc Depart ment He proved to their consternaton that one was equal to minus one and that x equaled y Wel at one
 time could demonstrate the Pythagorean proposition namely that the square the hypotenuse of right ri- angle equal to the of the of the other two tides. But don't ask us to do it now.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
ASSURE
5O-CENT CORN
PRICE
Bv International News Service

Fifty-cent corn was assured
to farmers of five States today
as the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration prepared to lend
so cents per bushel in States
having farm warehouse acts. The
loans will be secured by ware.
house receipts for the corn stored
on the farm,
Farm warehouse acts are in
effect in Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa. South Dakota, and Kansas.
Corn States which do not have
such an act are Nebraska, Mis-
souri,. Indiana. and Ohio.
The loans will be made through
the Commodity Credit Corpora
ton, the farmers being required
to accept the Administrations
corn-hog production control pro-
gram for 1884. This involves cuts
Of 20 per cent in corn acreage
and IS per cent in hog 1tters
farrowed and marketed.
The farmers will receive rental
payments of 80 cents per bushel
on the estimated yield Of acreage
taken out of production.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
Ed WYNN QUITS
PRESIDENCY Of
RADIO CHAIN

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Fire was
ignited last night by "Fire Chief"
Ed Wynn, radio and stage star
when he announced his with
drawal as president of the month.
old Amalgamated Broadcasting
System.
The announcement came fol
lowing a conference in Wynn's
private studio in Radio Row here.
At the Amalgamated Studios all
was, confusion, as no one could
predict what action would be
taken save to say a reorganiza-
ton will be effected.
Wynn, the "angel" Of the new
broadcasting system, arrived in
New York last Sunday, and began
a study Of the progress which has
been made in organizing the
broadcasting chain during his two
months absence in Hollywood.
It is said he was quite dissatisfied
with what he found.
When Wynn made his decision
to leave the Amalgamated, he had
before him a National Broadcast
ing Company contract calling for
a continuation of his Fire Chief"
programs through 1885 at a sal
ary in excess Of 100000 annually.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
AL 7 D KILLS
EXPLORER

crushed beneath the wheels of
an automobile, death last night
ended the spectacular career of
Capt. Evelyn Biggs Baldwin, II,
famous Arctic explorer.
Captain Baldwin was killed by
an automobile driven by Edward
H. Lloyd, 20, of the 700 block
Kanawha st. Il. w. TIE Arctic
explorer was struck as he attempt
ed to cross the street at Connecti-
cut Avenue and California Street
Northwest. Lloyd was held pend
outcome of the inquest today.
Famous and wealthy at one
time, Captain Baldwin spent his
i:clini: d..ys in obscure poverty.
He was dismissed in May of this
year from a petty job in the Gov
ernment. Fellow explorers, includ.
ing Admiral Richard E. Byrd and
A. w. Greely, appealed to Presi-
nent Roosevelt to forestall the dis
missal of Captain Baldwin.
For the past few months Cap
tain Baldwin had been living as
O roomer at the home of Lieut..
Oscar j. Letterman, metropolitan
police force, in the 1000 block F
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
NRA Five Acre Test Farm
Feeds Family of Ten

NEW YoRK.-A five-acre farm,
worked by its proprietor, still can
maintain him and his family in
comfort. according to a New York
business man, who tested the
National Recovery act project
for settling 10000 families.
Work recently was launched
on the first Of these subsistence
farm communities, 1,100 acres,
near Morgantown w. Va.
The business man tried it out
on five acres near Pawling, N. Y.
He bought the farm in the
summer Of 1882 and sent his fam
lily there. AS he commutes to
New York, 1t was necessary for
him to secure a farmer to work
the place. He said:
"Our equipment was simple:
A team Of work horses, moving
machine, hay rake, horse cul-
tivatOr. hand cuItivatOr, plough,
disc, harrows and small imple-
ments and tools. To the subsist-
ence farmers the Government
will furnish slightly more equip
ment.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
BEER LAW TEST
CASE OPENED

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct. 26.
Judge Nicholas H. Green, Of the
Anne Arundel county circuit court,
yesterday denied q motion to
quash an indictment against Louis
Lott, local grocer. charged with
selling beer for consumption on
the premises without a license.
Lott did obtain license to sell
beer for consumption off the
premises, it was shown, but it was
contended he violated the law by
selling the beer for consumption
In the store.
Albert j. Goodman, attorney for
Lott, argued that the local beer
law is unconstitutional, on the
ground that it violates the Federal
Constitution in that it discrimi-
mates against beer-called a soft
drink-and other soft drinks.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26

'During the winter We
planned q garden Of three and q
half acres. We devoted an acre
to field corn and pasturage for
the COW and calf. The buildings
occupy half an acre."
At the end Of eight months the
farm owner could report the fol.
lowing surplus after maintenance
Of a family of 10: Forty bushels
Of potatoes, 500 cans Of tomatoes,
$50 hubbard squashes, 200 winter
cabbages, 100 pumpkins, 200 sum-
mer squashes, 20 gallons of picked
cucumbers, 8 bushels Of carrots,
bushels of beets, 100 cans of corn
(after the family had eaten corn
all summer), 200 cans of miscel.
laneous vegetables and 200 kohl.
rabi
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
NRA ORGANIZES
SECOND PHASE
Of PROGRAM
BY International News Service
The MIRA was reorganized to-

BY International News Service
The NRA was reorganized to-
day on a permanent" basis to
cope with the second or admins
trative phase of the recovery
units activities.
In a formal announcement of
the reorganization, Recovery Ad-
ministrator dugh S. Johnson said
four major industrial divisions
had been created to handle the
administrative details, that COM
pliancG division and national COM
pliance board had been formed
to handle complaints of code vio-
1ations, and that a trade associa-
ton division was organized to
bring into closer relationship"
Government and business.
Four Deputy Administrators
Four deputy administrators who
have done most Of the code writ
Ing during the last four months
will rule over the four industrial
divisions. They are:
Kenneth M. Simpson, admins
traitor for the division of "extrac-
tive industries" including all
mined products, automobiles,
shipping and related industries.
Division assistants are Deputy
Administrators Philip c. Kemp,
w. H. Davis, K. j. zimmerman,
and L. H. PEBBLES.
Malcolm Muir, administrator
Tor the division of construction,
machinery, lumber, and metal
products. His assistants are H. o.
King, Tom Glasgow, and Malcolm
Pirnie.
C. C. Williams, administrator
for the division of chemicals,
leather and related manufactures.
His assistants are R. S. Conkling,
w. w. Pickard, and R. B. Pad
dock.
Division of Textiles
Arthus D. Whiteside, admins
traitor for the division of textiles,
trades and services, and clothing.
His assistants are DR.. Lindsay
Rogers, j. B. Dickey and DR..
Z. D. Howard.
A special subdivision of the
Whiteside division was created to
handle the Nations amusement
industries, including the legiti-
mate stage, radio and motion pic
lures. Deputy Administrator Sol
A. Rosenblatt will have charge.
The national compliance board
has not yet been named. Pend
ing set-up Of this board, johnson
will act as chief compliance
officer.
The trade association division,
designed to keep in the closest
possible touch with all indus
trialists, merchants, and service
employers, will be headed by R.
T. s. Hammond, former head of
the Illinois Manufacturers Ass6
citation.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
Mass Set Tomorrow
For Father Hurney

Solemn high mass Of requiem
will be said tomorrow at 10 q. m,
at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Eighth and N SITS.
N. W., in memory Of the late Rev.
Francis j. Hurney, who died last
month. His successor as pastor,
the Rev. John Keating Cart
wright, will celebrate the mass.
assisted by the Rev. S. A. Czyz,
and the Rev. F. P. Harrity.
The choir will be under direc-
ton of Harry Wheaton Howard,
and will include Florence Yocum.
Kathryn Bowers. Fred Nolan and
Norman de MeZa.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
Monte AIban Art
To Be ShOuUn Here

Monte Alban art treasures, dis
covered in Mexico in 1882 and ex-
hibited at the Century Of Progress
at Chicago, will be shown in
Washington at the Pan-American
Union beginning next Tuesday
and extending through Friday,
November 3.
The Monte Alban collection,
which affords an insight into the
highly developed art of the Ameri-
can continent centuries ago, has
been brought to Washington at
the invitation Of the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington and
George washington University.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
Bug in Drivers Eye
Wrecks Car: I Hurt

MARTTNSBURG, w. Va, Oct.
26.-L. r. Grover, of Moorefield,
suffered a crushed left arm when
his car overturned as he was re-
turning home, accompanied by
two companions, from a fishing
trip. Not far from Moorefield a
small insect flew into Growers
eye, causing him to lose control
of the machine.
The car turned over once, pin
ming the drivers arm to the
ground. R. j. Douglas and Charles
Smith, who were in the machine,
were uninjured.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26

WITH a property settlement
already effected, Mae Murray,
motion picture actress, and
David .Mdivani, her titled hus-
band, appeared in a Los An
geles court where Miss Murray
was awarded a divorce on the
grounds of mental cruelty.
Photo by International News
Photographic Service.
The Washington times., 1933-10-26
BARN DANCE SLATED

Silver Spring Bethel, No. IS,
Jobs Daughters, will hold a barn
dance in Masonic Temple. Silver
Spring, November 3.
Evening star., 1933-05-21
ST0CKSARE LOWER
At SHORT SESSION
Reactions of Fractions to 2
Points 0ccur-CIoSe
Is Heavy.
BY CLAUDE A. JAEGER,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

hSSOCIdtCu Eicso TIIdHNldl GuIlOI.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Financial
: markets encountered considerable week
end selling in today's short session, and
stocks and principal staples receded
Reactions in shares ranged from frac-
tions to more than points. and the
closing tone was heavy. Transfers ap-
proximated / 10000 shares.
It was the third successive session in
which the share market has been in
clined to react. Selling was active in
the last hour, with prices churning con-
siderably in the last few minutes. A
pronounced reaction in wheat may have
been a factor in prompting week end
liquidation in equities. Cotton turned
heavy as well.
Trade News Cheerful
Week end trade news was again
. cheerful. but traders in shares were in
clined to tighten their holdings in view
of the lack of a substantial technical
reaction over what many regarded as
= an abnormally long period and un-
. certainty as to how much further ex-
pansion in business activity could be
expected in view Of the approach of
Summer
) The weekly freight car loadings fig
uTSS, do 1OlcCdSO- ollONC0 a gam ofCl
the like week of last year, the first time
the trend of the previous year has been
crossed since 1880, save for the week
ended last December "a, which did not
. make a fair comparison with the cor
responding week of the previous year,
which included the Christmas holiday.
Loadings on Glass / roads totaled
53l ,0e5 cars, up 1875 from the previous
week and 1885 over the same week Of
last year, when the trend was sharply
downward.
Rails and oils were distinctly steady
in the first hour, when the market was
quiet and trends rather mixed, but gave
way somewhat in the late dealings.
President Roosevelt's message on con-
troll Of the petroleum industry was in
terpreted favorably, but when the rest
of the list declined, the oil shares
saEged fractionally under yesterdays
closing prices. In the rails, Union Pa
cifc lost about 2. but rallied in the
: final dealings to close of only a frac-
ton. Most final prices. however, were
, within fractions Of the lowest.
: Other Changes.
Owens Illinois declined more than 2,
then recovered little. Issues closing
/ to nearly points lower included
American Telephone. Allied Chemical,
New York Central Johns Manville, Case.
American Can, Crown Cork, du Pont,
Louisville g. Nashville, Goodyear and
others. United States Steel and Gen
eral Motors sagged fractions. North
American, Consolidated Gas and Public
service of New Jersey lost "a to p OF
!. o point.
Cotton closed $110 to $1.25 a bale
lower, and wheat reacted / to nearly
cents during the period in which trad
ing was under way in the share market.
other commodities we're mostly inclined
to react.
Foreign exchanges stiffened some
what, reversing the recent tendency
toward recovery in the dollar. Sterling
cables ruled l cent higher at $3.87H2,
and French francs advanced .02 OF
cent to 4.5I cents The German marx
recovered to above 27 cents.
Evening star., 1933-05-21
ADVANCE IN STOCKS.
HELD WARRANTED
Improvement in Business
Claimed to Justify Higher
Prices.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BOSTON, May 20.-Stock market
rallies quickly fade, says the United
Business Service in its current report,
unless they receive the confirmation of
trade betterment. The Roosevelt
market" as this one may be called, has
now received such confirmation, the
survey points out. The four most i'm
portant broad indexes of business, car
loadings, steel operations, electric power
production, and automobile output. are
all showing favorable trends. Brief
comments on these follow:
Car Loadings-The downward trend
of car loadings was halted last Summer
but two relapses occurred after the
Fall rise, the first taking place at the
year end and a second during March of
this year. Loadings are currently about
equal to year earlier, for the first time
during the depression.
Steel Activity.-The increase in steel
operations to IS per cent of capacity
this week continued to rise which
ations were at IA per cent of capacity
Current production is the highest since
1881
Electric Power.-Following a pro-
longed decline since 1929, the trend of
electric power production has turned.
Output has been above a year ago for
the last two weeks reported.
Automobiles.-The trend of motor car
production has been upward since last
Fall. Even in the slump in March,
activity did not fall below the 1882
low point. Current schedules are larger
than those in effect a year ago.
The average company, the survey con-
cludes, is now favorable with volumes
about equal to those of last year. Sec
ond quarter earnings, therefore. are
likely to make favorable comparisons
And better earnings. real and prospec-
tive, are ample justification for higher
equity values