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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-26

Daniel Shiller, Crosby, lost to Fred Cotton. irregular; board 5, John Stanevich, Crosby, defeated Harold Stoll, four knights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-26

Editor Tall Toaver Topics: read in the Democrot one night recently about several ecpses thGt 0n be vas ible in Neao Emgland during 1885, / maslad the 'tem and couldn't find tt in y neighbours paper Could yo~ favnish me qvith H? K. L.. (The item 20 qmes- ton aoas probably contained m am editorial dealing s1h tue Old Farmers Alnanac. Tue ecpses v'sole an Mea0 Enqland in 1885, so the volne informs Ms, occur Feo- ruaru avhen the sun ao be partially dorkemed by pass age o the betaceen the sun and earth thus cGstg
 shadoao on the earth Tue time ot the ecnpse as he eor forenoom and the eclipse av last about ta0o hours The only other eclipse vsibe here s total one ot the moon the night of Juzy15-16. Let's hope dt womt oe cloudy or rainy, K. t. The Ed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-26

By utilizing over 20OO old Roman wells the Mersa Matruh region of the Libyan Desert is to be convert ed into a fertile grape-growing dis trict.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-26

NEXT: LabOr-an old friend who has been active in trying to solve labor's problem calls on Pa Jones and explains much that Pa didn't understand be- fore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-26

Editor Tall Tower Topics The following is a contr button which am submitting for your column which nope full for many things for loving parents for the best educa tona institutions in the word for the Boy Scout move men good Men who unstlnngy ot ther tune ana for scouts for the opportunities which Country offers to all boys for chance of enjoying the great out doors on the weekend k for the clothes we wear and the friends and our boyhood pas for the friendships made scouting for progress nation making Tn l drv in the air and on for all these and the many
 more things which reverenty give thanks re- beating the Scout oath and law and in thanks give though to the Scout Leaders who unsefishy lead Ion the Trail of Scouting to better Citizenship and Manhood
 Hyman Hefand, 190 Cooke street.. (And a very me thought it s Hyman, we'll expressed The Ed.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-26

NoapoIltan vocal and guitar noIos by Helectman p0menio Bar. hieFl featured on entertainment in Liberty hall yesterday afteFnoeH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-26

Jean Wilson presided Saturday night ct a meeting of Waterbury assembly. order of Rainbow, at the Masonic temple. Following the business session . program of enc tertainment was presented mad roc treatments were served.
, 1934-12-24
Yule Program
Carried Out
By Methodists

The following program Will be
carried out Monday night at the
Brownsville Methodist church. as
the annual Christmas Tree is cele-
brated:
% Little Town Of Bethlehem,
congregation.
Prayer. Superintendent Dodd.
Away IN the Manger.' beginners
and Primary department.
Recitation. Lima Louise Grow.
Piano solo. Berceuse), Margaret
Weinert.
ON Christmas Eve, four primary
girls.
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Margaret Ann Biggs.
Silent Night. Holy Night con-
gregation.
oh Hush! Hush!' primary and
beginners.
Making Plans for Christmas"
junior department.
The giving OF the gifts by Santa
Claus.
A large crowd attended Sunday
night services at the church, when
young people Of the church we're IL
charge OF a Christmas pageant.
Special Christmas music also was
offered.
An offering was taken for the
Methodist orphans home at Waco,
and offerings for the home we're TO
be continued at the Monday night
program.
, 1934-12-24

closed with the capital goods in
dustry still greatly depressed. pri-
vate construction. very low unem-
ployment. large and relief demands
making a steady and severe drain
on the national budget.
Further, the volume OF bank
loans outstanding. despite the pie
thora OF bank credit aVailble. re-
manned at a very low level. Notwith-
standing the lack of uniform i'm
provement throughout the various
aspects OF our national life. the
year as a whole brought definite
gains from the low point OF the
depression"
The report added that although
production and distribution costs
advanced during the year. the up
ward trend of activity was accom-
panied by an improvement IN
profits. A representative group OF
500 companies reported porfits ap-
proximating 81 .400, 000, 900. repre-
Senting an increase Of about rs
per cent over the total for the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
Another section Of the report re-
leased Monday covered the work OF
the bureaus Of air commerce. CEN
SuS. foreign and domestic COM
merce, standards. fisheries. navi-
CATION and steamboat inspection.
shipping board and the patent Of
ice, coast and geodetic survey and
lighthouse service.
, 1934-12-24
Jacob Schwartz, Ia,
Passes Away Here

Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at I o'clock from
Hinkley's Mortuary for Jacob
Schwartz. "a. who died Sunday at
9 D. m. of heart disease following
a short illness.
Mr.. Schwartz had made his home
with his only surviving daughter,
Mn H. NJ. Clark, for the past two
years.
Interment will be in Buena Wis
Ia cemetery, with Rev. Z. p. Day IN
charge OF both services.
The deceased was born IN Rich
mono. Ohio. May 2. 1860. and moved
to Selma, Kansas. while still a
young man. He made his home
there until two years ago when he
came 70 Brownsville TO make his
home with Mrs. Clark.
Mrs. Schwartz and two other
children died many years ago.
Mr.. Schwartz was a member OF
the Christian church. a 32nd degree
Mason and Of the /. O.. o. r.
, 1934-12-24

December "a. lS54.-The State
being without constitutional gov
eminent. Henry Smith. Political
Chief OF the BrazoS. had ceased
MS correspondence with the exc
cutive department. Conduct OF
affairs had been trying enough
when constitutional government
vas functioning: now It was dis
1eartening. Local officials had
never been authorized TO try cases
and inflict punishment. but we're
compelled TO take testimony. IN
both civil and criminal matters.
and transmit 1t TO the seat OF
government several hundred miles
away for trial before a Supreme
Tribunal Of Justice. The most
inconsequential omission would
void the whole record. making It
necessary that the entire pro-
ceeding be started anew. With
the Mexican. justice was lame
as well as blind" Heavy costs IN
civil suits had the effect OF ex-
GLIDING poor people from the
benefit Of the courts. Often
times. in instances involving 9TH
er than capital crimes. twelve
men were selected to try Grim
mails. and If guilt was establish
cd, the prisoner was taken TO a
tree ON the public square. or to
the scene Of his crime. and there
tied and whipped while a physi-
clan looked on. II prior Offend
erS. or If after such punishment.
hey remained rebellious and the
nature of the crime warranted
expulsion. they were faced east
ward and ordered to leave the
country.
, 1934-12-24
Larnpert Rites
Special 70 The Herald

N2RtAA1A W 4AG AAfA8a%
SAN JUAN. Dec. 24.-MaSonic fu-
neral services were held at McAllen
recently for Albert B. Lsmpert, 81,
San Juan resident who died in san
Antonio where he went for his
health about a year ago. The Lam
pert family has resided here about
eight years. coming to this section
from Oklahoma.
The decedent Is survived by his
widow. three daughters. Mrs. Fern
I. Lane and Alyce B. Lampert OF
San Jua- and Mrs. Leroy 3. Hurd
OF OklaIio...a City; a son. j. Parker
Lampert of San Juan: one sister,
Mrs. Geo. Mcclure OF San Diego.
Calf: and two brothers. w. A. OF
Brinkman. Oklahoma. and Charles
OF Brighton. Illinois.
, 1934-12-24
NATIONS DEATH
TOLL IS HIGH

- 49,
Death intruded on the holiday
scene Monday as reports OF air
pla~e disasters were added TO a
formidable list Of accidents and
tragedies.
These were the stories OF death:
Ventura. Calif.-An airplane was
reported 10 have crashed in flames
IN a ravine near here. A searching
party saw flames but was unable
TO descend into the gorge until aft
or daylight.
Elko. Nevada-A pilot and his
passengers. two girls and a boy,
were sought after their plane dis
appeared IN fog and snow. Rescue
PARTIES faced frozen drifts and icy
winds IN their search.
Pittsburgh-Aftcr playing Santa
Claus TO her brothers children. Mrs.
Kathryn Schoch. 81. crazed by the
recent death OF her own son. turn
ed a revolver on the sleeping forms
oi six Of the family. killing all but
one. She then committed suicide
oy taking a poison. Her sister was
ASnAlA SIAM ~ DuIlhiIks ~. I.
Wilmington. Calif-Lost in a
heavy FOG. Elmer r.. Hunt. 70. drove
his a off a pier. his wife and two
children drowning. Hunt escaped.
Lincoln. Neb. - An automobile.
crashing into a truck. brought death
TO four.
Medora. lnd.-Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert M. EShom and their nine
monthS-old son. driving home from
Sunday School Christmas exercises.
were killed when their car was
struck by "A train.
PittSburgh-Four persons died
when a bus, carrying travellers home
Tor Christmas. was In collision with
an automobile.
Delaware. O-TWo fast trains
bearing Christmas passengers ana
mail. crashed, killing three members
Of the locomotive crews.
st. Louisa student pilots
Christmas present TO his room
, 1934-12-24
MORE WORK FOR
y y = y y
w Z s IN NEED
~ # y "
SAYS

CLEVELAND. Dec. "a. -lP1-
Widely known economist dared
10 infer Saturday that more wurk
for housewives would be a good
thing.
Braving the possibility OF .
wrathful reaction by thousands of
hard working women. DIR. Ralph
Borsodi OF Suffern. N. ", advo-
Gated more home work aS m
important feature OF his plan 10
improve the national standard OK
living.
DR.. BorSodi assured his listenv
ers that the emancipation of
women IN mostly So-called-"
Some women have succeeded In
passing a part Of their work to
other women. such as those
working In laundrieS. but that's
not a gain for women In general"
he said.
, 1934-12-24
might MAIL
PILOT KILLED

SUNBRIGHT. Tenn. Dec. "a
R-A pile Of burnt and twisted
steel Monday marked the end OF
the trail for Russell 3. Riggs. night
airmail pilot. who crashed to his
death OH a lonely mountain side
with d cargo Of Christmas gifts.
Riggs, pilot OF an American Air.
lines hSip between Cleveland. O.,
and Fort Worth. Tex. where he
lived. cracked up in the darkness
of early Saturday morning. The
wreckage OF his plane. however,
was not found until nearly noon
Sunday. For 81 hours his fate had
been Shrouded IN mystery. His last
radio report was at 2:52 a. m. Sat-
uruay. about II minutes after he
left Louisville. Ky.
Apparently $50 miles off his
course between Louisville and Nash
vile. Riggs crashed into Big Pilot
mountain. four miles cast OF here.
TWO farmers. who were tho first to
find the wreck. said that had he
flown 50 feet higher he would have
gone over the mountain IN safety.
The farmers. Kermit and Theo-
dore FreelS, brothers, lived two
miles from the scene OF the crash.
Kermit Freels said he heard the
plane over his house about 4 a. m.
Saturday.
1T was foggy and the plane was
flying low" he said. Il could make
out its lights. The motor was
running as good as 1 have ever
heard n ! said to the folks. that
plane has got TO raise some TO get
over the mountain
1T had been vel about ten min
utes when 7 heard a noise and saw
a light up on the mountain. but I
thought at the time the plane had
gotten over"
, 1934-12-24
Definite Uptnend
In Business Shoun
In Roper;s Report

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a. -(P,-
Secretary Roper told President
Roosevelt in the commerce depart
ment's annual report published
Monday that business enjoyed a
definite improvement in the fiscal
year ended last June but that
there still we're some diScouraging
spots OH the economic map.
Citing the increases in both do
nestle and foreign trade the return
to work of many unemployed and
a general revival OF confidence,
the secretary said:
While evidence OF the progress
which has been made are concrete
and numerous. the fiscal year
, 1934-12-24
Holy Communion
To Be Observed

Midnight Holy Communion will
be observed by the Church Of the
Advent here Monday night starting
promptly al 1880 o'clock, II was an
nounced Monday by Rev. r. o.
Macintosh.
Holy Communion also will be
observed Tuesday morning at 9 o.
clock. Rev. Macintosh declared.
A Christmas tree program for
children will take place at the par
IRISH house al tbs O'Clock Monday
night.
, 1934-12-24
McAllen Ordinance
Hard On Carnivals
Especial to The Heraldl

McALLEN. Dec. 24.-The second
Rio Grande Valley city to take such
precautions. McAllen placed in force
Monday a new city ordinance re-
curing all carnivals. tent shows and
clrcuses to post 100000 public lla-
bility bonds before being allowed to
operate locally. The ordinance Is
similar to n passed recently by
the City OF Brownsville. One fatal
injury and the injury OF ID other
persons at two carnivalS in the VAL
ley this winter led TO the new rul-
ings in McAllen.
, 1934-12-24
Mrs. Mary Hartte
Dies At Edcouch
ESPECIAL 10 The Hcraldl

IDNtNIdI V AHt HtId4uF
EDCOUCH. Dec. 24-Funeral
services will be held at 10 a. m.
Wednesday for Mrs. Mary Hartte,
IS. vino died al her home here sun
day night following a sudden Ill
ness.
Services will be in charge OF Stot-
Ter mortuary with Rev. s. d. Lunce-
ford Of the Edcouch Baptist church
officiating. Burial will be made al
Weslaco.
Mrs. Hartte has been a resident
Of Edcouch for about five years.
Survivors include her husband
and two daughters. Mrs. Dale Was
burn Of Donna and Rose Marie
Msrtte of E6couch.
, 1934-12-24

mate. his first airplane ride. ended
In death for both when the ship
crashed.
Bunbright. Tenn.-An air mail
pilot. Russell Riggs. was found dead
In the burned wreckage OF his plane
atop Big Pilot mountain.
Mazatlan. Mexico - Hope was
abandoned for seven persons aboard
a plane which fell into the Gulf Of
California.
Fairport, GA fishing tug. wreck
cd by an explosion. burned to its
water line. Coast guardsmen said
they believed the two men aboard
were blown overheard and killed.
, 1934-12-24
Lutheran Services
Scheduled Tuesday

The Lutheran church will hold
Christmas services in the Junior
high school auditorium Tuesday
afternoon at ? o'clock with the Rev.
Schmidt, pastor Of the church Off
ciating at the services.
, 1934-12-24
J. c. Penney Store
Al Tyler Is Raced

TYLER. Dec. 24.-The j. c. Pen
ney Store here. heavily stocked for
the Christmas trade. was destroyed
by fire Saturday with a loss run
ming into thousands of dollars.
Firemen brought the blaze under
control after hours or fighting II
and prevented II spreading % other
structures In the business district
The store was located ON north
Broadway. about half a block from
the Tyler Plaza
Cause OF the fire vas not deter
mined.
, 1934-12-24

One Of the %StrangeSt businesses
in London IS tho human skeleton
business Of g. Rouilly. who imports
skeletons from Germany. Austria.
Italy and Russia. and sells or hires
them to medical students.
, 1934-12-24

The ptsrmigan mouths twice a
year. changing to a snow-white coat
for winter and back to a reddish
brown in the spring. Most other
birds moult only once a year.
, 1934-12-24

The English language was de-
spised By Francis Bacon. who Strove
TO write chiefly in Latin. Despite
this fact. he is chiefly known for
his MASTERY Of English prose.
, 1934-12-24
skeleton Identified

The skeleton found hanging In
dense woods near Rising Star was
definitely identified as that OF II
L. McBee. former employe Of the
state highway department. He had
been missing since MAY. 1888 Off
GERS said he might have been stab
bed or shot. Decomposition pre-
vented a definite conclusion.
Christmas greenery they had
gathered in a near BY wood was
still in the a when four persons
met death at a grade crossing near
TYLER. They were Mrs. Levi II.
Grett. 10. OF Sinclair City. her two
daughters. Beatrice Nelson. IT,
daughter BY a former marriage. and
Mary Frances Grett. three. and
Fontaine Weaver. n. living near
Tyler. A Sunshine Special train
demolished the automobile.
, 1934-12-24
VIOLENT death
CLAIMS LIVES
OF q TEXANS


Sudden death struck heavily over
the weekend to take % lives as
tragedy blotted the Christmas spirit
In many Texas homes.
Gunfire. Standings. a grade cross
ing tragedy, automobile crashes. an
explosion and a hanging we're re-
sponsible.
Nine persons were slain. Three
relatives, Murray. Maurice and J.
4. Thomas. prominent San Angus
tine residents, were killed by pistol
bullets in the w. r. Thomas store.
Tom BurleSon. also wounded was
near death at a Mansfield. Louis
lana, hospital. Sheriff w. c. Gary
knew Of no motive. Reports said
the shooting was precipitated by al
legged mistreatment OF a negro farm
hand.
Bullet torn and punctured by
stab wounds. the body o IA white
man. about 80, was found in the
Rio Grande near Donna. 1t had
been weighted down BY an automo-
bile crank case. Officers had no
clues.
Dance Shooting Fatal
Officers charged william Grit
fifth. 50, Jackson county ranch
foreman, with the Staying Of Ken
meth Haley. 10, after bullets enc
ed his life at a pref Christmas dance
at the Navidad schoolhouse, near
Victoria.
Cecil Wheeler, cafe operator, was
shot through the heart on a down.
town street at Sanger, near Den
ton. A man surrendered but OIL
GERS had filed no charges.
Christmas shoppers In downtown
Dallas scattered when bullets from
two pistols blazed into the crowd.
Clyde S. Jones. "a. a bystander was
killed. w. o. Parker SO. shot through
the Jaw. was charged with the mans
death. D. A. Shepherd. nightwatch-
man, fired the shot that wounded
Parker.
The husband Of Mrs. Lula Har-
per. IS, was charged with his wites
death after she was found slam III
the kitchen Of her Beaumont home.
At Paris. 1t was the wife OF l..
b. Choate. army sergeant, that OIL
GERS accused of Staying her hus-
band. He was stabbed at a cafe.
Autos Claim Eight
Automobile accidents took eight
lives.
Hurrying to Vernon for his pros
pective bride, Lewis c. Grove. 80
Of Dallas. was killed in an auto
mobile accident a Decatur. He
was to have married Mrs. Bertha
Bonner at Marietta. Oklahoma, on
Christmas Day.
Lee Welte of San Antonio, en-
route 10 Corsicana to spend Christ
mas Day with his wife, met death
in a highway accident near Waco.
His machine plunged off a bride.
Mrs. G. w. Cowgur. 50, the moth
er of six children and SIX stepchll-
dren. stepped from behind a parked
machine at Gainesville into the path
of a moving automobile. She died
soon afterwards.
Pinned beneath his overturned
automobile. Gustav Paul Renter. %.
Spring farmer. was found dead 20
miles from Houston. Physicians
said he had been choked to death
BY the weight Of his a on his
neck.
Marvin Ferguson. eight. OF An
dice. was killed when the Andice
school bus overturned after a COL
lision near Waco. Nine others. IN
GLIDING five members Of the Fer
guson family. were injured.
Isabel Guerrero. IS, Of Hondo, was
fatally injured in a collision near
his home.
skeleton Identified
The skeleton found hanging In
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Evening star., 1934-06-18
POLICE END INQUIRY
INTO DOUBLE KILLING
Murder and Suicide in Local Club
Is Marked Closed
Incident.

The murder Of Marion Stone, 43
by John Campbell, %, who then shot
and killed himself, was marked cff as
CLOSED" today on the case book of
the police homicide squad.
The murder-suicide occurred Satur-
day night in the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and L streets,
as Campbell's bride of two weeks,
looked on in helpless terror.
Stone, Army sergeant, drillmaster
at st. Johns Academy, and manager
of the club, was shot as he stood
arguing with Campbell in a hallway
on the second floor of the building.
AS Stone fell dead, Campbell turned
his pistol upon himself, called a
quiet "good-by, Pat" to his wife and
pulled the trigger. Certificates of
murder and suicide were issued by
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
The two men, police were told, had
quarreled intermittently for severai
days. Stone, it was said, had accused
Campbell. his brother -in-law, of
failure to pay rent and had ordered
him to get out" yesterday morning
Stcne is survived by his widow, Mrs.
May Stone, sister of Campbell His
service in the World War earned him
a Crcix de Guerre and, more recently,
Purple Heart.
Campbell, also an ex-service man,
was employed as janitor at the club.
Evening star., 1934-06-18
Cherry Chase Circle
Restriction Upheld
ByAppeHateCourt
Property Dedication for
Exclusive Residential
Purposes Seen Legal.

Dedication of property in the vicinity
of Chevy Chase Circle to exclusive
residential purposes was upheld today
by the District Court of Appeals.
William P. and Florence c. Kenealy
and Henry H. and Joanna H. Byrne
had brought suit in District Supreme
Court against the Chevy Chase Land
Co. to set aside restrictions against
the erection of apartment houses and
commercial structures on property
they had purchased on the west side
of Connecticut avenue above north
ampton street.
They contended the growth of auto
mobile traffic in the vicinity of the
circle had rendered the property unfit
for exclusive residential purposes and
that the restrictions in their deeds
should be set aside. The appellate
court affirmed the lower courts refusal
to order any change, pointing out
that other residents in the neighbor-
hood had purchased their property
relying on the restrictions, and that
they are entitled to the protection
given.
The land company and residents
opposing the change were represented
by Attorneys George E Hamilton,
John j. Hamilton, George E. Ham
ilton, jr.; Henry r. Cover and Sidney
r. Prince, jr.
Evening star., 1934-06-18
THREE SHOTS FAIL
To HALT BURGLAR
COlored Man Escapes From Clifton
Williams Home With Money
and Trousers.

Three pistol shots fired by his VIC
tim failed to stop the flight of COL
ored burglar, who early yesterday
morning escaped from the home of
Clifton Williams, 2122 Second street,
with a pair of trousers and a billfold
containing $45.
Two men were in Goodacre's lunch
room, 933 Ninth street, early this
morning when Thomas B. Williams,
night manager, missed between SIS
and $40 from the cash register One
of the men had asked permission to
use the telephone, which was near
the cash register, and while the other
man attracted his attention, williams
told police, the man at the telephone
took the money.
Two colored youths wearing Boy
Scout uniforms were reported to have
robbed Milton Hayes. II, of 20 Bryant
street northeast of his watch at North
Capitol and G streets yesterday after
noon
Evening star., 1934-06-18
WILSON TEACHERS
PRESENT PRIZES
Honors Earned During Year
at College Given on
award Day."

Today was award day" at Wilson
Teachers College and prizes and
honors earned during the year were
presented to students and teachers.
The annual "moving-up' ceremony
was the principal feature of exer-
cises held in the school auditorium.
Seniors, dressed in cap and gown,
abdicated their position in the front
of the hall and marched to the rear,
while the juniors moved up into their
places.
The Phi Sigma Pi tea, given an
nually by that honorary educational
fraternity. to the outstanding man in
the senior class, went to Norman
Gill.
Eight athletic awards were pre-
Sented to men by DR.. G.. Harris
White, head of the mems physical
education department, while Dr. Re-
becca Stoneroad, head of the wom-
presented letters to seven women stu
dents.
DR.. White received a cup from the
men in recognition of his services.
Harriet Stryker and Philip Fox
were presented with a cup for win
ming the mixed doubles tennis tour
nament.
The Mems Club award went to
Miss Anna Halberg, head of the
education division, upper college: a
Torch Club award to Dorothy Dean,
a sophomore; the Women's Club
award to Mary Payne, senior, and
the French award to Catherine
Cowen, student.
Mrs, Joshua Evans, a member Of
the George Washington University
board, was the principal speaker.
Robert L. Haycock, assistant super
intendent of schools, presided.
The procession into and out of the
assembly hall was led by Dr. Edgar
Higbie, president of the college.