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Evening star., 1934-03-02
NEW NAVY BUDGET
OFFICER CHOSEN
Capt. Smyth, Batt|eship
Commander, to Relieve
Admiral Bloch.

About June the Navy Depart
ment will have a new budget officer
in Capt. William w. Snlyth, who is
now commanding the battleship
=. S. S. Tennessee of the Battle Force.
Today's Navy Department an
nouncement said the present budget
officer, Rear Admiral Claude C. Bloch,
will become Judge advocate general
of the Navy in June, relieving Rear
Admiral Orin G. Murfin, who goes
to duty as commander of Battleship
Division of the Battle Force.
Born in Iowa in 1879.
A native of Iowa, where he was
born October s, 1879, Capt. Smyth
has had extensive experience as an
arms expert in international confer
ences. He was a member of the
American representation on the Con-
ference for the Limitation Of Naval
Armament at Geneva in 1927. He
served on the staff of naval advisers
to the American delegates at the
London Naval Conference in the
Spring of 1880. Likewise, he was
senior naval adviser to the American
group at the Preparatory Commission
of the Disarmament Conference in
the Fall of 1880.
Service During War.
During the World War, the Navy's
new budget officer was executive Off
Ger of the naval transport U. S. S.
Powhatan and later served on the
battleship U. S. S. North Dakota.
From June to October, 1919, he COM
manded the naval transport U. S. S.
Hancock; completed the Naval War
College course and then came to duty
here in the Bureau of Ordinance.
Capt. Smyth was aide on the staff
OF the commander in chief of the
Atlantic Fleet, was secretary of the
General Board at the Navy Depart
ment from 1924 to 1927, commanded
the U. S. S. Hannibal, returned to
the Bureau of Ordinance in 1929,
where he became assistant chief in
May, 1880. He has commanded the
Tennessee since August Of 1882.
Evening star., 1934-03-02

finish to the battle" Mrs. Sanger
says. People are beginning to real
lie that families should only include
the number Of children which the
family purse can afford under decent
circumstances.
I'VE have had one congressional
hearing on our bill which would per-
NIT dissemination Of information on
birth control. It was the first time
we haYe had the opportunity to pre-
sent our case to Congress. Now q
second hearing Is in prospect.
Opinion Is swinging toward birth
control all over the world. The
United States Is long way behind
most Of Europe where only France
and Italy still forbid information. I"
Mrs. Sanger said only one State in
the Neutrality-suspicious. dis
semination of birth control informa-
ton Illegal, and added that "it Is time
that Federal laws coincide with State
laws"
Evening star., 1934-03-02
SEAL LAUNCHES
lob AGENCY PROBE
Commissioner Allen Ordered
Investigation After Re.
sCeiving Complaints.

With the assistance Of metropolitan
police, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Elwood H. Seal today began an in
vestigation Of all employment agen-
cies doing business in the District.
The inquiry was ordered late yes
terday by District Commissioner
George E. Allen after numerous COM
plants had been received that job
seekers we're being mulcted by agen-
cies which take fees in advance for
positions that never materialize.
Seal was instructed by Commits
sioner Allen to prosecute any agencies
found violating the law as laid down
in the act of Congress of July l.,
1882, which provides penalties of $500
in fines or 90 days in Jail, or both.
Two policemen and probably one
Evening star., 1934-03-02

officer from the Woman's Bureau will
be assigned the task Of calling on
every registered employment agency
in the city and making a detailed
examination Of the books, Seal said.
Meanwhile, he announced, he intends
to review the principal court deci-
sions dealing with employment agency
cases. with view to drafting legisla-
ton for the stricter regulation of
agencies here.
The principal complaints thus far
received deal with fraudulent and
misleading advertising and the charg-
ing Of fees to many applicants when
only one job is available. One of
the chief offenders is an agency op-
Grating at Fourteenth and New York
avenue, according to Seal, who has
enlisted the cooperation Of the Bet
ter Business Bureau in the campaign
to rid Washington of unscrupulous
job placement concerns.
Commissioner Allen recently an
nounced that he intended to drive
racketeering employment agencies out
Of business. He has given Seal carte
blanche in the investigation, his only
instructions being to prosecute Wig
orCusly any cases Of law violation.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Is This Too Good
for Your Cough?

Creomulsion may be Q better
help than you need. It combines
seven major helps In one-the best
helps known to science. It Is made
for quick relief, for safety.
Mild coughs often yield to lesser
helps. No one can tell. No one
knows which factor will do most
for any certain cough. So careful
people, more and more, are using
Creomulsion for any cough that
starts.
The cost is q little more than a
single help. But your druggist
guarantees it, so it costs nothing
If it fails to bring you quick relief.
Coughs are danger signals. For
safetys sake, deal with them In
the best way known.-Advertise-
ment.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
ORDERS TURTLES DEATH

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2 (R.-
Philly, turtle believed to be 100 years
old, will be chloroformed to comply
with the last wishes of his owner.
The owner, Miss Ida Mary Char
many, was formerly of Philadelphia,
after which the pet was named. The
turtle became q pet of Miss Carmany's
mother about the time gold was dis
covered in California.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Lodge to Give Benefit.

VIENNA, Va, March 2 (speciaD -
A party for the benefit Of Betsy RI SIS
Council Daughters Of America, will
be held in the o. r. A. Hall here to-
morrow night. A committee consist
ing Of Fannie Kidwell, Eula Bennett
and Pearl Jones Is in charge.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
LOBBY IS SPLANNED
. NB|RTH CONTROL
Mrs. Margaret Sanger Be.
Iieves Last Stage of Bat
tie Has Arrived.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated freSs.
The last stage Of the battle for
birth control legislation has arrived,
in the opinion of Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, who has spent 20 years seek
ing public education on the subject.
Mrs. Sanger is so convinced that
the American Conference or Birth
Control, of which she is the directing
head, has opened an Office in WASH
ington for the first time with the pur-
pose of settling down to q serious
lobbying program.
Several of her more active neuten-
ants are here periodically to interview
members of Congress, to marshal sta
tistics and to arrange speaking pro-
grams.
"The depression Is bringing q swift
Evening star., 1934-03-02
QUAKE SHAKES CHILE

Damage Is Reported Along 1000
Miles Of Coast.
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 2 R.-A
severe earthquake which shook an
area ranging 1000 miles along the
Chilean coast was reported today to
have wrought extensive damage.
The quake. felt for 212 minutes late
yesterday, got in its most damaging
blows at Valdivia, Temuco and Puerto
Montt. No casualties were reported.
A church and many houses were
partly destroyed at Nacimiento. An
extreme heat wave preceded the
shocks there.
Evening star., 1934-03-02
Grandson at Wedding.

The brides grandson attended the
wedding recently of Mrs. Florence
Grow. aged rs, and John Peck, 20, in
Healing, England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1884
Goss- Gormley Decision

All things being equal and for the moment forgetting partisanship the Waterbury Democrat feels, as it thinks most of Waterbury citizens do in respect to the vindication of Representative Edward w. Goss, namely, that everything has eventually happened for the best. True, the result must have been somewhat of disappointment to Martin Gormley III as much as he must have felt honestly and justly guided in making an attempt to coz test the seat. Yet we doubt if some of hls advisors were as really sincere as he was in accepting their all too gratuitous evidence, which, when apparently sifted, amounted to about as much as house of cards. In any event MT Gormley has had the satis- faction of having had his day in court, which every citizen is entitled to, and we feel he must regard the outcome in the same light as the many do, namely, fair trial, but apparently insufficient to prove conclusively that the election was not legitimate.
 On the other hand we feel that in vim dicating "Ned' Goss, the house investiga- tion committee has also vindicated Water bury of which in the last analysis he is native son and upon whose impeachment would have followed an impeachment of Waterbury in general. Waterbury's fair name was at stake as we'll as the defend ants. The fact that MT Gosss record has been kept clean reacts to that of the city and district as well. Had the evidence submitted been of sufficient weight to unseat MT Goss, it would not only have incapacitated him from ever seeking fur ther to serve his constituents, a thing de- plorable enough in itself, but it would have set the seal of disapproval upon the district of which Waterbury is the maln- stay for long time to come.
 So, as we said, reviewed from a strictly nDn-partisan standpoint, it was most fortunate case of ''all's well that ends welp' Everybody cannot help but feel relieved of the tension that has prevailed since the contest started and in the event of it's final decision, more than satisfied. We know MT Goss must feel that way and sincerely hope MT Gormley does likewise. It puts an end to the stigma which had things turned out different, would have been borne chiefly by this city and in con- clusion it should for all time knock into cooked hat the hallucination of the Water bury American and Republican as to the brainless idea that Waterbury's voting list is padded to the extent of four thousand names. In the future, if those papers must persist in their rip-and-tear tac- tics, they should get a new bogey-man to frighten the public with. For when thelr inane theory was confronted with real ity, it failed to survive the acid tesc. Let's have new set of false Whskers, the old ones are motn-eaten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10
Selected Poem
WALKING THE DOG

Th eother afternoon, to please A friend, l walked the Pekinese And as we strolled along l got To thinking on the dubious lot Of dogs whose company's confined Exclusively to humankind, Whose days drift by in drab rou-
 tine With hardly any change of scene. They ride in elevators, true, Are pampered by q retinue Of maids and chauffeurs, have
 their own Choice rations and rubber bone; They drowse on sofas damask
 sleek The life of Riley, so to speak. But even at that, I'm not quite
 sure lt constitutes sinecure. My small charge, tugging at his
 leash. Was not the least bit nouveau
 riche, And when we entered Central Park He gave a most plebeian bark, Rolled in the mud, and tried his
 best To pick la fight. with little pest. Eut still. despite these casualties, I'm gl sI walked the Pckinesc. (Paul Rayson in the New York Sun)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10
Solely On Business

No one doubts for minute but what, the visit paid to Washington this week by Dr Edward G. Dolan Collector of Inter- nal Revenue for this state, was purely business one But there is considerable speculation as to whether the business concerned was that of the estimable Man chester mans federal department or per haps his political future. There are even those unkind critics who point out that hls trip has followed so closely on the recent ascent of the Lonergan star in the Senate that only one conclusion can be drawn.
 These same chorters were even callous enough to claim that very shortly Dr Dolan would resign his present post, thus enabling Senator Lonergan to have hls way and name federal appointee in Con- necticut Our personal opinion is that this viewpoint is as far from the actual truth as could be reached. If Senator Lonergan wants any of the present ted- eral appointees, ratification of whom by the Senate, he has thus far managed to withhold, busted, we doubt if it is Inter- nal Revenue Collector Dolan His designs originally were that David A. Wilson, chairman of the democratic state central committee, be made District Attorney. h. stead State Senator Frank Bergin of New T1dVcH SOL CuC JUL.
 And somehow or other we cant ever forget the fact that it wasn't so many years ago that Senator Lonergan and Dr Dolan were the closest of political allies. They may have their differences today. It seems to be rumored that the two do not see eye to eye any more. We presume, if it came right down to it, Connecticut's democratic member of the Senate might even agree to name his choice for the h. ternal Revenue post in the event of Dr Dolan's resignation. Never fear, it isn't coming, unless something occurs next fall to compel it, such as nomination for pub lie office, etc.
 Dr Dolan is too strongly entrenched in < the good favor. of Postmaster General Farley and also President Roosevelt to be dropped by the wayside. The state can z rest assured that his visit to Washington this week was in ali likelihood just what he claimed it to be-"business connected with the internal revenue bureau" How ' ever, there might possibly have been men, < ton of the coming state and national elec-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10
Know Your Waterbury Its History Facts and General Information
HISTORY

The late Frederick J. Kingsbury gave the following very detailed description of Burton's tavern, which was later the Mansion House as we previously mentioned: "The house was large, rambling and picturesque, with many wings and angles, the result of successive enlargements. The stables were spacious and well-equipped, the table generous, the service good. There was large 1ce-house Ca rare thing in those days) an exten- sive kitchen garden, an enormous wood pile, and an immense oven. built out of doors and used only on great occasions. The dancing hall, although it would now seem of modest dimensions, was one of the largest rooms in town, and was frequently thrown open for public gatherings of various sorts." Mir Kingsbury's description went on to describe various alterations and changes such as the replacement of bedrooms for the ballroom at a period when, strange to say, danc- ing was out, and some changes in the exterior as to landscaping.
 This same writer also mentioned the inn sign "J. Burton's Coffee House." Many things in the de- scription impresses one as not especially old fashioned even in this day and age. The oven in Burton's tavern as described by Dr Anderson is worthy of another de- scription here in the words of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10
So They Say

likeness, coupled with over crowding, will blow the lid off any prison in time. Austin II. MacCormick, New York corrections commissioner.
  The one thing which will insure the necessary revolution" un- der Roosevelt is that the public shall insist on it. Today the pub lie Is doing no such thing. Bruce Bliven, editor of the New Republic.
 am not professional murder CT. Prince Youssoupoff, who says he killed Rasputin.
 
 We are attempting to demonetize politics. In other words. we wan. to put politics back in the amateur class. Senator Arthur vandenberg os Michigan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10

Washington, March 10 Tho United States has been consoli- dating it's position in the Aleu- tian islands which jut out in the Bcring Sea from Alaska penin- sula like stepping stones to Kamchatka, Siberia. These is- lands are of tremendous strategic importance in case of war in the Pacific. Through confidential agreement between the army and navy, the eastern boundary of these islands has been moved one degree toward Japanese waters. This permits the inclu- sion of small and unnamed island in American territory, The navy has completed survey of the Aleutians for the purpose of establishing air bases and has plans for Qualifications. if and when the Washington treaties lapse. This is the. main air route between Asia and the United states. Despite lumbia, familiar half-gallons jars of Maryland rye still sell for 75c per in the back alley joints.
 
 liquor dealers are selling school children sample bottles of liquor containing two to four ounces at twenty-five to seventy-five cents. Larry Richey, confidential agent of Herbert Hoover, watch ed the wet days come back to Washington in company with Amos and Andy. Upon be- r., tpf n Scotch, he said he would stage q one-man boycott against liquor until prices arc reduced.
 BIKE SEASON
 Now that the snow is cleared from Capital streets, neighbors are wondering whether Budget Director Lew Douglas is going to get out his bicycle again. =. Lew, one-time top guy in the bedside breakfast cabinet of the president. now is concentrating entirely on the budget. Senator Park Trammell of Florida Is indignant because the Fort Myers News-Press said that visitors to his office were "re- quired to register just as at any other rooming house, . The Ncws-Pres told Tammell 1t was not the registering business which got under the senatorial skin, but the crack about your office being like any other room ing house." = William Bren- nan, secretary of the Irish lega- tion. has written several plays produced by the famous Abbey Players in Dublin. He was for mer chief of the press bureau in President De Valera's foreign office.
 AIR SICK
 The general staff recently sat upon Col. w. r. Wooten for writ ing an article on Air Power in Defense of our Sea Frontier" be- cause it gave too much credit to the air corps. They would not permit it's publication. There is nothing which burns up old line generals more than the sight of the air corps getting large appropriations from con- gross. -. One fact contribut- ing to the difficulties of the air
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10
A Book a Day by BRUCE CAPTION
Lands A Job-Then Murders His Boss

The hard boiled school of realism reaches its high water mark in James M. Gains new novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice."
 Here is a story that is brutal, realistic as a photograph, shocking, and utterly convincing. It hits you like wallop on the chin, and it makes Hemingway sound like a spinner of gentle bedtimes fantas- ies.
 It tells about a young hobo who drifts into a service station and barbecue stand in southern Cali fornia and gets a job. The place is run by a Greek, and the young drifter hasn't been there two min utes before he falls hard for the Greeks young wife.
 From that moment the three of them are done for. The woman and the drifter presently are con- spring to kill the Greek. They try it, fail, have a bit of luck and go undetected; then, a little later, they try 1t again, succeed, and manage to dodge the law.
 But you know, somehow, that they aren't going to get away with it for good. They don't, They quarrel, drift apart, come loSetn CT again, their luck deserts tl.em, and their guilty secret comes out.
 As the book ends, the woman is dead in an auto crash and the hobo is in San Quentin, preparing to go to the gallows.
 Now this doesn't make a pretty story--but it makes an amazingly good one. MT Cain has managed to dig down to rock bottom Of American life, and he has come up with a bit of exact and literal truth, which is as crude. as bitter and as startling as only the unvar- nished truth can be. He has written very remark able book, and though you may not like 1t at all. you are urged not to miss it.
 Published by Knopf. it sells for 60 En
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10

Q. What was the maiden name of Guglielmo Marconi's second wife? zi-Seali. Q. What is the number and value of the annual production of bicycles manufactured in the Uni ted States?
 A.. During 1881, 260.O29 bicy- cles were manufactured, valued at $4,733.251. o. Has a Jew ever been pres- ident of the United States?
 A. No.
 c. How many presidential cleo tors are there and how many are needed to elect? How many elec- toral votes idd Herbert Hoover get ins 1882?
 A. The total number of presi- dential electors is 531: majority MT Hoover received 59 electoral votes.
  of the Governor of Kentucky?
 A. $6.500.
 Q. Where is Abraham Lincoln National Park?
 A. Kentucky.
 Q. How many immigrants were admitted to the United States in 1933? "A. A. sa.oss.
 Q. Is there bounty on eagles in Alaska?
 A. Yes. one dollar. c. How did cut throat trout get their name? A. From the reddish band un- der their throats.
 c. Is the boor snake harmless? A. Yes.
 0. What ices the Swedish word "skall" mean. and how is 1t pro nounced? v A. skall, pronounced "skol" is the Swedish equivalent of here's to you" in drinking Q toast.
 Q. Which Is heavier. milk or water?
 A. MIX containing per cent butterfat weighs S.62 pounds per gallon and water weighs S.S4 pounds per gallon
 O. What .s tho value of Uni ted States large copper cent dated 1794?
 A, They gre catnloged at 25 cents to $2.
 c. What IS remote control?
 A. Tho ope.sition of mobile ob- jects by radio or electrical control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10

Springfield is quite upset by the knowl- edge that it's memorial bridge over the Connecticut rive may not be safe as It should be- An investigation of some of the piers of the structure was made last summer by a diver His findings were never made public. Now it is asserted that the bridge needs repairing. One conl- ment was that excessive dumping of snow through manhoes of the bridge has re- suited in washing away the silt founda- tions against which the bridge piers rest. This has exposed to the current of the stream the piling beneath the piers. The mere fact that the report of the divers explorations was kept secret seems to add to the general belief that something IS amiss. It would look that way to an out sider. Still we know responsible city ot- ficials wouldn't dare allow public struc- ture like Springfield's memorial bridge
 to be used constantly if it was in such condition that lives were endangered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10

Next Wednesday is the date set for vote in the Senate on the St Lawrence seaway treaty. According to reliable reports from Washington President Roosevelt has finally secured sufficient votes to assure the treaty being ratified. Two months ago had vote been taken he would have been speedily turned down on this project which is one of his pet ones. He'll still have to face much resentment throughout the nation, particularly those areas directly affected by the treaty, it the Senate surprised us by slipping through the bill. It'll be one of the big Roosevelt coups if it does pass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10

These, of course, do not represent transmissions of energy, but mere. ly radio control of actuating de- vices. The phrase is also applied where actual broadcasting appar- atus is installed in one building and the studio and microphone are in another.
 0. Give the real name of Rich- ard Cromwell and his studio ad- dress.
 A. His real name is Roy Rad abough and hi5 address is Colum- bia Studios, 113S N. Gower street, Hollywood, Calf.
 o. What is the Carl Schurz Foundation?
 A. A memorial foundation in- corporated in 1880 for the purpose of honoring through it's general activities and special acts, the memory of Carl Schurz, eminent statesman, soldier and man of let ters; cultivating and promoting clearer intellectual relations be- tween the United States and yGe t many; maintaining an interchapa{ of students, teachers, scholars, lee < turers. artists, and men of affairs and making awards, gifts, and grants for the purpose of promot- ing or carrying on any of the ob- jects or purposes of the corpora- tion.
 If you want copy Of our bul- ictin WEIGHT REDUCTION, write to Tue Waterbury Democrats Washington Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-10

Here's an honest to goodness American for you. James c. Griscom stipulated In his will that his heirs must not travel Tn any country save the United States. He left $1O0,OO0 One daughter, who has been around the world three times, sad she would abide. We wish other Amerl- cans had this viewpoint. Talk of travel and instantly Europe is mentioned Noth- ing's said about the good old U.S.A., although more and more of us are dis covering it's countless wonders year after year