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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
URSCHEL RANSOM
 MONEY IS FOUND

Washington, Dec. S-UP)- Federal agents have recovered $1224,O00 of the Urschel kidnap ransom money, the department of justice announced today.
 Operatives found $3O.000, hid- den in the hills near Portland, Ore, yesterday. and s14,000 more in the same vicinity about three weeks ago. Previously they discovered $SO,O00 at Paradise, Tex.
 The department said all the money so far recovered would be returned to Charles F. Urschel. wealthy Oklahoma business man, who was Kidnapped and held until he paid $2O0,00O ransom.
 Justice officials said much of the balance never would be recovered because 1t had been spent by the kihnapers, IS of whom have been convicted in the near St. Paul, Minn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
INDUSTRIAL TRUCE
 PLAN IS REVEALED
Labor Federation, C. of C., Manufacturers Assn Are
 Urged to Get Together
BY LYLE A. BROOKOvER Copyright 1884 by United Press)

NNVYy TbSnt 1UO4 Uy OmtCU EECcSt
 Washington, Dec. 8-(UP)-A plan to effectaute the industrial truce desired by President Roose- welt through joint efforts of three and labor wah advanced today by ward F. McGrady.
 There is nothing so import ant right now as the establishment of peace and order in industry" McGrady told the Unietd Press. Industrial peace means industrial progress. Both spell human pro- gress."
 Pointing out that the American Federation of Labor, the United States Chamber of Commerce and the national association of manu- lecturers each had adopted recom- mendations for recovery but 'al- ways atl ong distance orfmcaeh ways at long distance from each other" McGrady proposed that htey "get-together"
 Labor forces have been loath 10 get solidly behind the presidents truce, holding that to cease the battle for labor's rights would leave industry in possession of all it al- ways has had, and all which labor desires.
 A luil rather than a truce has been in effect while labor watches the progress of newly created in- dustrial boards in textile and steel
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
NO MORE WHITE COLLAR JOBS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Order Applies to Whole State-All Funds Are
 Appropriated

No further candidates for white collar jobs will be given positions, according to an announcement by Miss Eleanor Little, State relief administrator. Clarence Bloom, chief of the local "white collar" bureau, could not be reached for a statement today, but the official order is understood to apply to the entire state.
 According to Miss Littles state- ment there are no more funds available for the clerical and pro- fesisonal projects. It is under stood that projects now in pro. gress will be continued, having been provided for in the original budget. Vacancies occurring through discharge or resignation of workers may be filled, Miss Lit. tie said. but this will provide only a small possibility of employment for the hundreds of applicants fol the positions.
 Questioned on the EZRA nurs. ing project yesterday, Mir Bloom said that the project for employ. ment of 30 nurses in Waterbury had been "held up," but not defi. niteiy cancelled. He said, how. ever, that approval had been giver the proposal whereby severa nurses will be employed to assist the Waterbury Visiting Nurse Asso- ciation.
 Tn connection with this project officials of the association request. ed today that 1t be made clear that the original plans calling for tho employment of 30 nurses, had nc connection with the V. N. A.. which will not be granted more than sis to assist with their present work
 It Is believed that the officia order will not affect the work now in progress at Crosby high school under the emergency education program, or the survey being made of high school graduates. also at Crosby. Both of these develop ments are being carried out under the direction of the state board oi education.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
SEAMEN LOST IN
 WILD HURRICANE

Queenstown Irish Free State, December 8 (UUP) - The American steampship, Cold Harbor arrived today after heaving to for AS hours in a hurricane during which Seaman Roy E. Hall of Seat tie, Washington, was swept over board and lost.
 Seaman John J. Hodson. of Philadelphia, was saved by the heroism of Chief Officer O'Connor. who pulled him back as he was about to be swept away. Hodson suffered severe injuries to his ribs and was taken to hospital here.
 Hall and Hodson were working on deck when a great wave struck the ship. Ones lifeboat was torn from its davits and other dov'ts were twisted. The funnel easing was dented.
 The Cold Harbor is enroute rom New York to Liverpool. It IS a U. S. Shipping Board ship or 5.O10 tons. Its home port is Phiia- delphia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
BEST TRADE IN
 FOUR YEARS IS
 REPORT IN CITY
Waterbury Merchants Are Unanimous in Declaring
 Holiday Business Boom

'The best business since 1930."
 Such is the nearly unanimous opinion of Waterbury's merchants as the annual Christmas rush, its full volume yet to be felt, starts in the city's stores. Everywhere in business circles in the city there is a quiet confidence that receipts from Christmas sales will reach a mark that will will be the highest in the last five years.
 Volume of business thus far has been encouragingly high, accord ing to merchants who were ques- toned, and gives promise of excel- lent trade when the rush really be- gins to hit its high points this week and next. A number of merchants, no better than last year or the year before have been forced to place orders for additional stock.
 All Not Agreed
 Not all the city's businessmen agree that prospects are high for excellent Christmas business, but their number Is not high in coin- parison with the more optimistic. Some of those, however, who ex- pect excellent holiday trade as q result of early trends are known as extremely level-headed and con- servative merchants, not by any means "Poliyannas."
 The Chamber of Commerce has not yet gathered any figures on holiday business, so no official data is ayaila ble. Information gathered informally, however, bears out the contention of merchants in general that receipts this year will eclipse those of holiday. periods of recent years.
 Early Shopping Increases
 Early shopping, so long advo. cated by merchants as we'll as by postal officials, seems to- have shown slight increase this year over previous years. The increase in early shopping this year, though not by any means sensational, in- dicates that the long-exploited ef- forts to induce early shopping are beginning to have at least some ef- feet. This same reaction is being felt at the Waterbury postofficc, where early mailing of Christmas packages to foreign countries has been noted in more volume and on the part of more people.
 Merchants who gave their views that holiday business would be bet ter this year were quick to point out that their predictions were based on volume thus far. and the presumption that Christmas trade would continue along similar lines After to-day, there are only 13 shopping days left till Christmas but those days annually bring with them the greatest part of the holiday business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
LEWIS IS IN.
 POISON PEN. CASE NOW.
States Attorney Awaits Papers From District
 Attorneys Office
NO IMMEDIATE ACTION
 BEING CONTEMPLATED
Finding of Insanity in Browns Case Reported
 Here Yesterday

States Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewis today came into the case of Benjamin F. Brown, AZ, of 344 Pennington avenue, who is in custody of federal authorities for sending threat ening letters to prominent officials in Waterbury.
 Mir Lewis when queried stated he talked by phone with U. s. Assistant District Attorney George H. Cohen of Hartford yesterday about the case and is awaiting the papers and reports compiled in connection with the investigation of Browns activities. MT Lewis said MT Cohen announced he would place the papers in the mail.
 Must Consider Papers
 When the papers arrive here, probably the first of next week, MT. Lewis said he desires to give them ample consideration before deciding upon what procedure to take.
 .. The Democrat learned ,yester- day that an examination of Brown by able alienists engaged by fed eral authorities, disclosed the &C., cused to be mentally unbalanced. Browns case was referred origin ally to federal authorities because the offense he is charged with, is a violation of federal laws-par- ticularly the postal laws.
 Turn Him Back
 In view of the report of the alienists, federal authorities decid- ed to turn Brown back to the civil authorities for disposition of his cass for the reason that if he was ordered committed to an institu- ton. he would be sent to the south where federal institutions for men tally unbalanced persons are loca- ted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
Wedding Goes To
 Best Man's Side


 Utica. N. Y.. Dec 8-(UP) -The best man couldn't go to the wedding so the wedding came to him.
 Mary Foley and John kOc- mig. of Pittsficld, Mass, are ex- pcctcd here today to be mar ricd at the bedside of Glenn Johnson, of Pittsficld, who Is confined to hospital with leg injuries.
 Johnson was to have been best man at a wedding sched- ulcd for Pittsfield. but he and the bride and groom were inc jured in an automobile acci- dent at Cherry Valley turn pike recently. The bride and groom suffered only minor cuts and were able to continue home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
GREATEST
 SEASERPENT DISCOVERED
Harvard Announces Dis
 cOvery of Prehistoric Skeleton in Australia
LENGTH ESTIMATED AT FIFTY FEET
Skull of Specimen Is & Feet--FOund By Wil-
 liam E. Schevill

Cambridge, Mass, Decem- Der 8 \ (UP) - Discovery of "the worlds largest marine reptile - a plesiosaur or an- cient "sea serpent" estimated to have been at least 50 feet long - was announced by Harvard University today.
 The find was made by the staff of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology when they clipped away the rock encasing a 120,0O0,0OO year old fossil skeleton brought here from Australia.
 Measured 37 Feet
 The skeleton measured 37 feet, but part of the tail was missing and, judging from the size of the last remaining vertebra, Harvard scientists estimated that it's total length was at least 50 feet.
 The reptile swan in the ocean. living on fish and molusks. It re- sembled a heavy-bodied lizard with flippers like seals, a long head, short thick neck, and a long tail.
 Skull 8 Feet Long
 The skull of the Harvard speci- men is eight feet long. The body skeleton of the fiippers is about 10 feet long.
 The plesiosaur was found by William E. Schevill, assistant cura- tor in the Harvard museum and was shipped to Harvard embedded in sections of the rock in which 1t lay. The true aspect of the skele- ton was not learned until members of the museum staff began the la borious task of criselling the soft bone from the extremely hard rock. Expert stone-cutting and black smithing are necessary in the work.
 Now that the skull and heavy backbone have been exposed to view, and the size of the last verte- bra has been revealed, the extraor- dinary length of this specimen is made known for the first. time.
 Only Portions Before
 Previous finds in Australia have revealed only portions of the jaws, backbone and flippers of plesio- saurs. The remains of various species of the reptile have been discovered i. previously In Europe and America. But no skeleton as complete as the Harvard one has ever been uncovered in Aus tralia.
 Plesiosaurs roamed the seas in the Mesozoic age, the time of the dinosaurs. The more common forms varied in length from 12 to 30 feet. One, until recently con- sidered the largest, is known by fragments from Wyoming. and Is thought to have been about 30 feet long.
 Found in Plain Region
 The Harvard specimen was found in the arid plains region of north central Queensland. Australia. It was lying stretched out on the side of a hill on sheep ranch. The first glance showed only row of large stones embedded in the ground, the largest about the size of a grand piano. Closer examlna. ton showed bone in many places and at one end the remains of long conical teeth, up to two and one half inches in diameter. Near the other end some parts of the out spread limbs showed above the sur face.
 The specimen was quarried out weight of six tons, and shipped to in blocks of stone with a combined Harvard in 32 boxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
AIRMAIL PILOT
 DIES IN CRASH
 NEAR COLUMBUS
Identification Impossible at First = Occurred
 Near Highway 40

Lew Bowen of Kansas City. Q pilot of the Braniff Air lines, was burned to death today when his airmaiI plane crashed. He was flying from Kansas City to Chicago.
 Columbia, Mo, Dec s-(UP)-An airmail pilot was killed early toe day when his plane crashed besido U. s. highway 40 and burned.
 Immediate Identification was inc possible.
 From the Identification marks on the tail of the plane the United Press established that the plane was one of the eastbound frUm Kansas City to Chicago airnzaIi planes of the Braniff Airlines.
 Ralph Gentry, chief clerk of t7ze Braniff line, took off from Kansas City to investigate the accident.
 Thetail of the plane was thrown so yards from the remainder of the wreckage. It carried the number 106-W and the name of cities pre- sumably along the pilots route, sn- cluding Kansas City and Chicago.
 Only a few letters scattered on the snow near the wreckage were saved.
 The plane crashed with such an impact that a large part of the motor was buried in the ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
Final Nelus Flashes
CARS MISS DYNAMITE

Los Angeles, Dec 8.-(UP)-A stick of dynamite was found today on trolley line track shortly after two trolley cars collided in another section of the city. Trolley employees are on strike. Police said if a street car had passed over the explosive it would have been blown to bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Dec S-(UPl--Go#- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to Dec GfH. compared with the correspondlHE period of the previous fiscal year: This Year Expenses Last Xe1H s3, 066. .6S5, ,39051 $2.Oe9, ,3sa,16
 Receipts S1.525.s19,995.93 sl,is7.99l,sll.11
 Deficit
 s1.530. 765. .394.5s : S71,404,s53.S .Sz
 Cash Balance S1.57s.5s5.ss9.66 si.0as. .7sa. .4xl. .sz
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
RHEUMATISM TREATED

London. Dec. S.-lUP).-An un- named specialist reported to the Royal Waterloo hospital today that he had treated rheumatism success fully by small injections of gold In solution every five days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
TOWN LOSES ONLY INDUSTRY

Whitingham, Vt Dec S.,-(UP)-This vil- age lost its only industry early todat 'shen fire destroyed the sawmill of L. H. Sawyer < Son at loss of S4O.OO0 to $50.000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED

Denver, Colo, Dec 8.-(UP)-An earth quake of third or fourth degree intensity lasting 15 minutes, was recorded early today at Regis college here, Father A. W. Forstall, seismologist of the college said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
Markets At a Glance

Stocks irregulariy lower; quiet. Bonds irregular; U. S. government issues steady. Curb stocks ease in dull trading. Chicago stocks quiet and mixed. Dollar slightly firmer in foreign currencies Wheat of H to N cent; corn loses M to A; cats
 unchanged to off H. Gotten up 6 to of point. Rubber of to up point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08

Croatians in the United States already have raised funds to send an American Lawyer to Europe to defend the four Croatians arrested for alleged complicity in the as- sassination.
 Delegate Tibor Eckhardt, de. lending Hungary before the League of Nations on a Jugoslavian charge that Alexander's assassina- ton had been planned in Hungary declared that Alexander had been sentenced to death by Croats in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
BY WALLACE CARROLL { (CoDyright 1884, By United Press

Geneva, Dec S. (U.P) - Eu- ropes powers, aware of the danger of an explosion in the Balkans. tried to-day to throw barriers of pacific resolutions between the dis putting delegatesDf Jugoslavia and Hungary.
 In Charge of Efforts
 Pierre Laval, French foreign minister. and Anthony Eden. Brit ish chief delegate, took charge of pacific efforts at the League of Ma tions extraordinary council meet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
In Charge of Efforts

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Evening star., 1934-12-08
HOME EQUIPMENT
TO SAVE FARMER
Fairfax County, Va, Advi.
sorry Council Plans Cam
paign of Improvement.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc otar.
FAIRFAX, Va, December 8.-An
effort to improve and increase labor
saving equipment in farm homes
throughout the county during the
coming year is to be the principal
project fostered by the Fairfax County
home demonstration agents advisory
council, through the medium Of the
several local home demonstration
clubs.
This campaign was decided upon as
the result of inforamtion cleaned from
a State wide housing survey conducted
last year by means of Federal Emer-
gency Relief and Public Works Ad-
ministration funds, which revealed
that there existed in nearly every sec
ton demand for increased and i'm
proved labor saving equipment in farm
homes.
Running Water Need.
Based on 10 representative counties,
the State survey showed that only 10
per cent Of Virginias rural homes
have running water. For Fairfax
County it is estimated As per cent of
homes have this convenience, which
places the county we'll over the State
average. The estimate for the county
was based on surveys made under the
direction Of r. j. White, sanitary
officer connected with the county
health unit.
The campaign, to be conducted by
clubWomen, will stress running water
for every home, at least in the kitch-
en-; installation of a kitchen sink and
some approved method of disposal of
waste water in the event Of a complete
water system cannot be installed.
For Housewives Aid.
Other Improvements to be sought
will include installation of small spe-
cial labor-saving equipment to lessen
the housewives work and the re-
arrangement of present equipment
with a view to saving steps in the
house. The campaign follows closely
kitchen-improvement campaign which
was carried on in the county several
years ago.
Evening star., 1934-12-08
BALTIMORE ENJOYS
BUILDING INCREASE
Figures for 11-Month Period
Show So, 5000, 900 Jump
Over 1888.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 8-Build-
ing operations here for the 11-month
period ended November 80 were over
SO 100000 ahead of the total for the
entire year of 1888, according to re-
port of the engineer of building, issued
this week.
Building construction so far this
year totaled SO, 706, ,536, compared with
S6,286 1886 up to the same date last
year and a total for the entire year
Of S6,629,106.
Figures for November show a de-
cline in valuation from the total for
October, the latter having included a
permit for the construction of the
Baltimore plant of the Chevrolet Mo-
tor Co., now being erected at Canton
at cost of approximately 81 900 900.
November's total amounted to s64o,-
300, as contrasted with s1,998,600 for
October and $524,400 for November,
1898.
Dwelling construction last month,
however, showed an increase over Oc-
tober, with permits being granted for
18 residences at $4,000, compared
with only 10 dwellings valued at
$4,000.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

Harry Poretsky, Inc, 521 Irving street,
builders; to inclose porch, 2340 High
street, to cost 5000.
Madeline E. Holmes, 1905 Sherman
avenue, owner and builder; Marcus
Hallett, designer; to make repairs,
1905 Sherman avenue. to cost 5000.
Emma E. Cannon Joy, 1906 Nichols
avenue southeast, owner; Maurice
Joyce, builder; to make repairs, 1904
Nichols avenue southeast. to cost 5000.
Margaret L. Whitmarsh, owner;
Clarence W. Gosnell, Inc, l4l4 Mon
roe street, builders; to make repairs,
62l4 Georgia avenue, to cost 5000.
Louis A. and Florence E. Quinones,
1908 Savannah street southeast, own
ers: w. E. Havenner. builder; to stucco
dwelling, 1908 Savannah street south
east, to cost 5000.
E. Lipkin, Sixty-first and Southern
avenue, owner; L. w. Giles, architect;
Max Zipkin, builder; to make repairs,
100 F street southeast. to cost 5000.
Waple & James, 1925 Fourteenth
street, owners and builders; F. G. VIII
cox, designer: to erect brick garage,
5707 Kansas avenue, to cost 5000.
Temple B. Harris. 3l3 Fifteenth
street northeast, owner; J. W. Lawyer,
1414 A street northeast, builder; to re-
build porch, 3l3 Fifteenth street north
east, to cost $500.
Flora V. Knorr, 3405 Fessenden
street, owner: R. K. Ferguson, Inc,
1881 Georgia avenue. builders; to make
repairs, 1913 Fourteenth street, to cost
$l95.
Joseph A. and Elizabeth S. Rice, 1913
Taylor street, owners; H. w. Gaines,
designer: E. F. Barnes. builders; to
inclose porch, 723 Taylor street, to cost
$3.50.
Fred B. Rhodes, $40 Thirteenth
street, owner and builder: to erect
metal garage, 735 North Capitol street,
to cost $3.50.
H. Solomon. 624 Kennedy street.
owner and builder: J. A. Melby. archi-
tect; to erect one 1-story brick addi-
tion, 624 Kennedy street, to cost $3.50.
Lee Campbell, sos Forty eighth
street northeast, owner: Acme Con-
struction Co.. 42l3 Ninth street, build
, ers; to erect metal garage, 506 Forty
eighth street northeast, to cost $3.50.
Evening star., 1934-12-08
BUILDING PERMITS
|GA|N IN BANK AREA
Marked Improvement Is
Shown Also in Valuation
in Fifth District.

Both building permits and total val
uation showed marked Improvement in
the fifth Federal Reserve district, in
cluding Washington. during October,
according to the monthly review Of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond, received here this week.
Building permits issued in 30 fifth
district cities in october of this year
totaled 2,473, with estimated valuation
amounting to $3,872,924, compared
with 2,080 permits valued at 81 ,945, ,739
issued in October, 1888, increases Of
approximately 19 per cent in number
and 80 percent in total valuation in
the 1884 month. Twenty-three of the
80 cities reported larger valuation fig
ures last month in comparison with
October. 1888, figures. the best record
made for many months. Among the
largest cities. higher 1884 figures were
reported by Baltimore, Charlotte. Nor
folk and Washington, but Charleston,
w. Va, and Richmond fell below their
October, 1888, figures.
Contracts actually awarded in Oc-
tober for construction work in the fifth
district, including both urban and
rural projects, totaled $l0,936, 1872,
compared with s10,752,712 in october,
1893, and s13,464,279 in October, 1882,
according to figures collected by the
F. w. Dodge Corp. OF the awards in
october, this year, $2,837,2l2, or 25.9
per cent, was for residential work,
compared with s2,173187. or 20.2 per
cent, for this type of work in october,
1898.
The Richmond banks report in
cludes the following comparisons with
1888 in the leading cities: