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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
Waterbury Produce Market
lFurnished by CoDDeciieus Department of AgrcuIfure
 B. p. Stous. local asenD

tCnIcss otherwise stntcd, quota. Hons are based On sales Of good incPTbihnfabIc products Co retailers Dy nearby growers or Othcrs).
 FKCJTS-Apples, Fancy Bnid. wins I.0O.2.OO bu, No. 1 I.75.f ,S5 bU, UDgFatied J.5O.1.75 bu, western boxed 2.4O-3.OO bu; cantalOulpes, Cal. 3.5O-4.25 crate: strawberries, native 3.5O-4.OO crate, southern 3.2O-4.0O crate.
 vEA;ETABLES-Asparagus, No. l 1.25.f.4O dog buns, No. 2 50. S5 .i0z; beans, snap 2.OO.2.5O bskt bects, native .4O..SO dOz buns, beet greens .1O-.50 bu; broccoli. head l.25-1.4O box, loose .601.75 bu: cab- baec. native 1.1O-1.4O box; carrots .5O-.6O dox buns; celery. hearts l.25. l.5O dog buns; escarOIe .4O-.50 bu; kaIc .4O-.5O bu; lettuce, Iceberg .3O.-0O dOz.. head .3O-.35 dog. 70. maine .zO-.3O tiOz; onions f.35- .5O bu: peppers 2.25-2.75 crate; pOta. toes, old i.3O- .5O cwt, new $50. 3.75 bbi: radishes .30-.75 bu: rI,u. barb .3O-.35 dog: scalIiOsss .5f.2l dog buns; spinach .25-.35 lm: tO. snatOes, southern 2.OO-2.2S iug,
 POULTRY PRODCCTS-Conn eggs per dOz; Newiaid Fancy 80 Special .2S-.3O: Extra .25.25; Ga. tIscrcd .32.25; Newiaid medium .25; specinl medium .23-.25: Extra ne- iium .22-.23; western .fe..2s: Iiye fowl. coIOred .15-.fs Ib, IcRiiovr .1f-.t5 ID: brUiiers, ROcks .fs-.2: 90. Reds .f7-.2O ib. I.egisosss .f0' .f0 Ib: drcseds. fowl .22.23 ib brollers .3>..3O Co.
 LIVESTOCK and MEAT--Isui. ciser stock. COWS .O3-.O4 Go. cnIse' .Oa..O5 tb: mseats. beef .fg-.fS lIi teal aif..ff' co. inmb .2s..1B if, lIQrk. iuiTs .fS..i0 70.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06

suu-zsa--.---snz. Z, HegistratiOn Of stock brokers who may not use the mails or in' terBtat6 commerce facilities with out approval of the commission
 2, Licensing Of GxebaBges after their rules and regulations have received approval Of the GOmmIgs siOH
 1. Regulation Of brokers credit and margin requirements by tbg federal reserve board,
 |. Outja wing Of fictitious traBsdes lions, simulated activity and spreading Of f1jse information Co affect prices
 (, Tine comm iABj0D may regulate the functions Of brokers HDd deaI. sfs GBd will study feasibility of sGgfegdting broker and dealer functions
 ', Corporations must file cOm' pIste information with the com. mission concerning officers, sGIa- statcments. etc, before they con list securities
 z, Corporations must furnish regular reports on their affairs hf' ter receiving permission tO Iisl their stocks,
 2. Viojgt0rs may Dc DUHisbeG with mnximum fines Of 1j0,00l and prison sentence Of two years Tho only exceptions are stock ex' changes which may be lined ID G $500, 900,
 70, ClCjl damages may De collect cd by injured persons
 No BOagd Named President Roosevelt has given no consideration to the selection Of the board that will administer tbG stock exchange control bill no said today
 Mp Roosevelt snid tbat although | 100 16ines or moro have been sub mitted he had not considered tbeH mitted no had not considered them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
Woodtick Officers
 Elected At Meeting
School Banquet and Business Session Held Last
 Nght-Arthur Purinton Main Speaker
WOLcOTT

The WoodtIck school held their banquet last night at the Wood tick echooll. The room was deco rated iss blue and white stPeaincrs. The tables were decorated with vases of different flowers. The r, q. A.. held q brief business meeting with the election of officers for the ensuing year as follows: Elby Boulanger, president; Mrs Philip Duhnin1e, Vlce-presIdent; Mrs Earl Snyder, secretary and Mrs John Kruse treasurer. Mrs Bcrgin, Mrs Webber and Mrs KIItkG wero voted for the social committee. After the meeting dinner was served and Arthur Purint0n, odus cationai secretary at the Waterbury YMCA gave an address on the A. 5. c. of education. Miss Lacey also gave an address to the graduates, Desmond Nigro sang several sclecs tons and the class sang their class song. Those present were MT and Walter Wilson, Mir and Mrs John Kruse, Mir and Mrs Hubert Aury, Mr and Mrs Eiby Boulnnger, Mr and Mrs Philip Duhaine, MT and Mrs Edward Garth waite, Mrs AI' fred 0Orman, Mir and Mrs William Kiitka, Mrs Charles TyrcIl, Mrs EMri Snyder, Mrs Hungerford, Miss Mrax and Miss DoiaD. The gr1d iiateg aBd past graduates, who sat At special table, were John Kruse, Desmond Nigr0, Violet Ding. well, Gertrude Duh1ime, Nellie Hozdiiskl, Annie I0zdlIski, Isabel Avery, ThcImI Boui0 ngoF, Edgar Duhaine, Mae Muns)D, Beatrice Nisro, Robert gnyder, Robert Wii' son, Richard Wilson, Frank Web' Der and Gregory y0ulangeE
 Scouts Meet Tomorrow
 Charter night will Do held t0. morrow at the chapel Officials of the Waterbury council will cons duct the ceremony. Tho now troop has 6 start with 14 scouts. District Commissioner Harry Hyde will Ofn' ciate, assisted by Bcoutin0stGr GT1y '. Butler and 1Z scouts from Troop %, scout Executive Arthur D, Marston, assisted by Mr Hyd6 VIII conduct ths charter ceremony nnd invest tire troop committed, Tho harhnonlGa quintet of Troop t2, St Joseph's will give q musical proc grain following the c6rbm0nieB, Refreshments will Dc served, Mrs Alfred German being iD charge All parents and their friends hre invited to attend.
 Mr and Mrs Philip Duhhime Of Woodtick ro1d and Mr and Mrs Alfred DUhaime Of Bridgeport yiss iteA New York Sunday, whore they viewed the fleet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
BY LYLE C. WILSON fsaisnh fDnoa. kfaM fLappnsanlslhft t

 Washington, June 6.--Up) = President Roosevelt js lodging the duty of making prohibition rcponl promises come true, Y. Scott Me. Bride, chief anti.BaI0OB Ie1Rua F6tGgist, charged to-day iD pro. dieting That prohibition would come b1ck,
 MeIrIGe complained vets double erOBsed the American people with repeal promises which have not been kept. IJo told tho United Press tJ6t' Mr tiOOs0Vejt did not "dpre" compel local com mmuDitics 10 eIban uU.
 Tho only 1032 demoeratie plat. form pledge binding OB the D0tl0n. aI administration WaB for federal Iegisj1 lion Co protect dry st0toA Mcbride e0niendnd, however, MT IiO0BGVsIt could intervene in ibe states or big cities md n0med Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Cbl' GlHO,
 "l don't know whether we ever will sk for another 18th anoDd: neBt" WcBride told the United Press. "BUt the IjgU0r issue will Dc tB the forefront Of tho can' paign this year.
 "Wb6t we are 6skihg is AD on,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06


 charges against tho Jews contain. cd in these publications and 70 withdraw then publications from circulation, gave this statement the fullest publicity aDd took it for granted that my wish in this regGrd would be scrupUI0uBly observed. All of ths copies of The international Jew in the possession or und6r the control of tho Dearborn pub1ish- ing Co., have been destroyed at my instance.
 "f am informed through the Dub' lie prints that you arc still DUb' fishing and circulating those phns phiets in various European GOuns tries in a number Of languages, using my name if connection therGs with, and asserting that the pUbs 1ication rights thereof have not been withdrawn"
 Weideman said the German pub' Fishers had not compiled with Tord'B request and as recently 6s the spring of this year had issucd . new reprint Of the book. U6 said he obtained a copy jn German in A. New York book store without difficulty. Tt w1s fl 1884 edition.
 ByOir Is c Jew
 New York, Juno G.--(CP)--Carl Byoir, publicity expert, cited iB Washington aB f. pr0pngandiBt for the Hitler government, ls f. Jew ,'by race and blood" Rabbi Stephen z. Wise, noted Jewish aD0.Nazi leader, said to-day.
 Other persons who know ByOir well said he was native Of pOs land, the son of orthodox Jewish parents, and was brought 10 the United States AS a child.
 Jewish leaders here indicated they have long been aware Of Byoir's pro-HitIer activities and thaNIast winter movement was begun to protest 10 President Roosevelt against bIs connection with the birthday balls,
 The protest was halted, however, by certain leaders who were TO. luctant to bother the president
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
WOOL MARKET

Boston, June c. -(UP--Seattered sales are being closed on domestic Wo0E and transactions involve rather small quantities in almost all cases, according tO today's re- port of the '. $. department of agriculture.
 The bulk of trading fig in fIeeces.
 A little graded light shrinking strictly combIng 56s. 3-S blood. New York fleece wool has been sold at 33 cents in the grease. Graded strictly combing 4Ss, sos, IA blood wool from New York also has been sold at 31 cents in the grease. Country packed lots of bulk 3-8 and IA blood comb- ing wOOls fro mthe same state have been Fl cents in the grease, de- livercd east.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
Club Activities

Following the busjDGgs session Of Naomi chapter, Eastern StaP, at Masonic temple last night a blngO party WaB held. Mrs, Jennie Marggr8G WhB Bssjsted iD the or. raDgenentS by Mrs George r.. Hop. kins, Mrs. Ferdinand BachmaD, Mrs. Thomas Finley Jro ldrls Al derson and Mr, and Mrs. Rudolph FOJgDJaDn. IicfrcsbWeDtH were jD charge of Mrs, 4, ", Monlthrop, Mrs, James Burboc, Mrs Thomas Knoll 6Bd Mrs, Jean stevens.
 Past Matr0Ds night will be 0b. served Tuesday the I9tb, the 6nbl meeting of the summc, W0tby NDtron Mrs. Elizabeth WcDZeI and Worthy Patron Louis H Stocking presided ot lost nights meeting
 Mrs, Margaret LODcrgaD was named senior regent Of waterbury chapter, Women Of the Moose, suc' ceedlng Mrs Nora Doyle, at last nigbts meeting at Moose boll, Other officers elected were hs foI- lows: Mrs. Mary Comerf0rd, Jun- for regent; Mrs. Margaret Dahl. re- cordcr; Mrs Mary Squires, trcas' urer; Mrs. Mary Doyle, past regent Delegates named are Mrs' Nora Doyle and Mrs. Margaret L0ner- gan; aItcrnates, Mrs. Mary squires and Miss May Commcrford. Mem. bcrs Of the Hartford chapter VII install officers at the next meeting on the goth.
 Mrs. Margaret Dahl will preside at the state meeting of Women or the Moose to be held in New Brlt- ain June 18th. Members Of the Io- cal lodge will join the men Tn marching club on that day
 Two candidates received the Mas ter Masons degree at the meeting of Euclid lodge of Masons last night. Edward A. Barrows, wor- shipful master. conducted the hrst section of the degree work assisted by officers of the lodge and mem bers of the Waterbury Lions club worked the second section.
 Edward Bragg was named chair man of the arrangements commit ice for Nosahogan lodge in the joint memorial service of all branches of the local order to be held the 18th at odd Fellows hall Other members of the committee are Randall c. Brink. Leonard So- lev Carl Heebner. Alfred Weimer. Ralph Webb, Roger Frink and Ed ward Weimer. Otto Reichenbach presided at last nights meeting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
Came Into the Market in Late Trading
Substantial Rallies
 Made Ln Some Issues.
Silver, Hides, and Silk Showed Up in FrOnt-Wheat
 Closed at Losses-Sharp Rise in Silver Futures

Hides had gains ranging to 100 points while silk futures scared ns much as 1.3 cents pound.
 There were several strong spots
 In the share markat, notably the
 oils and silver issues. The former
 were aided by improved oil and . gasoline statistics. while the lat ter followed the course of silver metal. Sugars were strong with American up more than 2 points. Sevral of the chemicals made wio gains. Rails held their own. Utils- ties were mixed.
 Steel issues eased off to small loses after oarly firmness. Automobile issues gave ground late in the session on further cur.
 tailment in that industry. several other sections softened including communications, electrical equip ments and some of the amuse' ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
By EAIER .. wALZER Jnitcfi Press Financial Editor


 New York, June 6-(UP)-Sil. yer, hides and silk game to the front In the market world today with substantial rallies, while stocks turned irregular and grains declined.
 Profit. .taking came into the grain market after yesterdays broad rise. Wheat closed at losses of 1 6.S to ?? cents a bushol; corn ofe 1 3.a to 2 Is cents. and others off fraotionally, Cotton was barely steady. Small gains were made by rubber and copper tut- ures.
 A sharp rise In silver futures led to the belief the government was again buyer in that market, Futures were up more than q half cent an ounce. Bar silver iirmed IA cent to 4b cents an ounce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
Benson s Counsel DUindles To Ttvo

Announcement was made ihIs afternoon tlint Attorneys David r. FIizgePaId and M. Edward KIcbaHOH, lOf New Haven, IIad decided Co retire As defense counsel ln llIc ease Of Earl <. BcDsOD Of WhssItc, N. Y,, whO will go On trial tOs IHOprOW On tic charge Of autOs mobile homicide. tt Is exs IDcctcd tIInt Attorney Francis r. GUtIf0jIe as wei ns Attorney JOsepb q. GuIlfOtle of thIs city, wtlI defend tiDc accused.
 J'llc names of tiie New Hay. cn lawyers were first DicntIODs cd yesterday when tic present term Of superior court opened, J'1tc reason for tbcIp PctlPes Dient, ft bas been stated, ts due fO sufficient tiuIf Co pvcs Gnre aB adequate defense fOr ttbG young nbNn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
ROBBED BECAUSE
 HE WAS HUNGRY

Bridgeport, Conn. June 6--lU.P) --Ernost Curtis, G4. who confessed r0bblng three gasoline stations be. cause be Was out Of job and hungry, began serving a stnto's prI. son term of 10 1 years to.dDy on charges Of robbery,
 He pleaded guilty before Super. Tor Court Judge Arthur F. Els late yesterday and admitted tbnt ln e6cb case be bound the station Bt. tcndaDtb and locked them jp wash. |. rooms while he emDticd the cash registers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
FIRST M. E. CHURCH
 HOST TO DELEGATES

Ministers and stewards from churches Of the New Haven dIs. trict were present to-day at 4 meeting Of district stewards held At the Fjrst Methodist church. The meeting began jp tho morning and continued throughout the day. Mrs John Stock wSs in charge Of the luncheon served 0t the noon inter- mission,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
FORMATIC COMPANY
 FILED CERTIFICATE

4 certificate Of organization was filed tO-dGy jD the office Of Town Clerk Dora A, EgaB by the Form. htic Company Of this city. The oHj- cers Of the concern nro: President, A. T, Peterson; vice. president, P, H, Pratt; secretary, P. H, Pratt; di. roctOrs, z, Il, Pratt, Lillian C. Pratt, 4, T, Peterson and Florence Peterson. The office Of the concern is 8t g37 W8tertOWD avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06

Mir and Mrs Claude V. Badger visited Elizabeth park, Hartford, Sunday,
 Mrs John Kruse was the guest Of Mrs Kropp Monday at the home of Mrs George Williams on Knoll street.
 Gertrude. Lillian and Edgar Dub1imo and Emile La PaInte WcrO guests of Mr and Mrs Alfred Duhajme and family of Bridgeport, Sunday.
 
 Mir and Mrs Alfred Groetve bach were guests Of Mr and Mrs VII. liam KlttkH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
DOCTOR DROWNED

Newburypor. Mass, June G. IUPD--Dr John Otis C. Niles. 54. was drowned while swimming off Plum Island here yesterday. His wide witnessed the drowning from shore.
 Dr Niles was a medical exam. iner for the Metropolitan Life In- surance Company. and il former Everett City physician.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
Compensation

John C. Jordan of Norfolk is awarded s250 in settlement Of his compensation claim against Mr ana Mrs Alfred $. C. Taylor of Norfolk
 in a stipulation judgment approved today by Commissioner James M. Lynch. The man was injured Dee. 17. 1883 while using a snow plow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
ABANDON SEARCH

Santa Barbara. June 6--tUPD- - Search was abandoned today for the wreckage of An unidentified I'iane which plunged into the his- t0ric graveyard of ships off Point Conception. Two persons were be. lIeved aboard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
MYsTElilOUs HOME

Berlin. June 6---tUPD-A bomb of mysterious origin exploded m the washrooim Of the trans Euro. pean simploD express at Zagreb lugoslavia. partly wrecked car. dispatches stid today Passengers were stroIiinR on the platform, and no one was hurt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06

HOME LOAN BONDS
 bid Asked Home Loan 4's fo51 10lM 10i% Home Loan 3's 10b2 i00N i00&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
FORD REFUTES THE
 ARTICLES ON JEWS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
 The R. Q. 0riRgs Go.
PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
 Bid Asked s::;'';s' s::s' s::. ;!: s!s'::; s:: !:s!: $ s: s: Conn. Gas & Coke com. ....,,,.,.,.. eM om Conn. Gas & Coke
 pfd. ,..,...,..,,, A ~ Conn. It. & Pow.
 5M % pfd. ...... 10t Conn. It. & Pow.
 6M @ pfd. .... llS Conn. Power Co. .,... 3T SS Conn. Ky. & Ltg. Co. com. .,........' bS oS Conn. Ky. & Ltg. Go.
 pfd. ...,,,..,,... bb oS Hfd., Elect. It. Co. com, ..,,...... hl h oSM Hid. Gas It. Co. com. 4s Illuminating Shares A ,..,,,,,,.s..,s 5t1 ovm New Haven Water Co. 6s 66 south. N. E. Tel. Co.,. 104 l0s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
DEATH RAY WAR
 MACHINE SECRET WILL BE HIDDEN
Inventor Shows How Fatal It Is-Will Be Kept for
 Future Wars

Omaha, Neb., Juno O--tuP)--A death ray mRehine was conspicu' ousiy absent today from the ex. hibition room of the national tn. ventOrs congress, presumably at the request Of the federal govern. ment. It's death dealing potentinli. ties were described to the congress last night by President A. c, Burns of oakland, Cal. Tho machlne tn' Vention of pr Antonio Longoria, of Cleveland, O., resembles q mo. ton picture proJector, Burns said. "T witnessed n q monstrntion of the machine, by invitation, in Cleveland last october" Burns snid. Several government scient. lsts were there. "Dr I.ongoria turned the ruy on rabbits, dogs and cats. They fell over, instantly killed, their blood turned to wator. Tho same thing happened to pigeons. They nuttored to the ground and were dead when picked up." Because of the rays death dealing possibilities, Burns sa,d pr Longorla readily ngreed with government scientists the machine bo suppressed.
 Cleveland, O., Juno 6--(uP)-- An electric ray, whose death deal- ing potentlalitios arc said to be almost unlimited, will Do sup. pressed until such time as it is needed fer American defense, It's inventor indicated today. pr An. tonio Longoria, Cleveland physi- clan and electrical engineer, tn. formed that Q report of his death ray had been made to tho nationa inventors congress at omaha, said details of the machine would TO. main n secret until foreign In. vader entered tho United States. Dr Longorin. who perfected an inex. ponslvo vlolot.rny machine and tho tho speed of m nirpiane, declined to comment on reports that his ray had been supDressat by gov' ernm0ntal request,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-06
PRESIDENT SIGNS
 MARKET CONTROL

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INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

bid Abkeo Ann. Hardware Co.,. IS 20 Bristol Brass Corp.
 com, ,,,,s.,,.s'' so So Colts Pat. Fire Arms
 Co, ...,,.,s.,.,,s 3l " Eagle Lock Co. .,,. s7 70 Lundors, r Frary X
 Clark ,.....,,,.,, S1 3S Now Brit Mach. Co, com, .,,..,,,,.... Niles Bement Pond
 com, ,,,,s,,,s,,, is North x Judd Mfg.
 Co, .,,,,,.,,t,,,, 10 lf pock, Stow x VII.
 COX Co. ,,,,.,,,., Remington Arms .... Seovi.l Mfg. Co. ..,. 29M 23M Stanley Works Co.
 com. .,,,,.,,,,,,, ls sV Torrington Co. ..... b7 bs
Evening star., 1934-07-30
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
BY NEWSPAPER GUILD
Annual Election of officers Also
Is Held. A. de Souza Re-
named President.

The Washington Newspaper Guild
adopted permanent constitution and
held its annual election of officers at
meeting yesterday in the National
Press Club.
The new constitution fixes dues at
81 per morth-and abolishes the ini-
tiation fee of 81. 1t creates a reserve
fund OF 81 900 for use in emergencies,
provides for the suspension of mem
bers delinquent in their dues. and sets
up press association committee, di-
rectly responsible to the National
Press Association Committee of the
American Newspaper Guild This
committee will be elected later. In
other respects, the constitution follows
closely the lines of the document
adopted by the guild when it was or
ganized here last February.
Officers Of the guild. who will serve
for one year following their election
yesterday are: President, D. A. de
Souza. Star; first vice president. Joe
Roberts, Herald; second -presi-
dent, William K. Hutchinson. Inter
national News Service; secretary, J.
d. Secrest. Post; treasurer, Charles
Bowman SwartZ, Times; executive
committee, all OF the officers, and in
addition Richard Turner, Associated
Press; Louis j Heath. United Press,
Edward L. Roddan, Universal Service:
James Cullinane, Herald; Robert NJ
Buck News; Lewis McKerley. Times
Herald art staff
Roberts, Rodden. Cullinane anc
McKerley are new members, the 9TH
erS are holdovers.
Evening star., 1934-07-30
Wants No More
Balloons Falling
In His COrnfieId
NebrdSkdn Says Crops
We're Damaged and
Cattle Frightened.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLDREGE, Nebr., July 80
Reuben johnson. whose cornteld was
the landing place of the giant strato-
sphere balloon doesn't want any more
balloons on his farm.
He's emphatic about it.
mo. sir Johnson declared. Il
don't want no more balloons on my
farm"
He said his crops had been dam
aged and his live stock given the jit-
tiers. His chickens, he predicted,
probably would cease laying.
You see," he went on, I'VE had a
pretty good rain last Monday and l
might have made a corn crop before
the balloon plopped down in my field.
Why the plowed ground out there
is hard as pavement where people
trampled all last night, they carted
of pieces Of the wreck and Swarmed
over the place for hours"
johnson said one of the Army
f1ierS had promised TO pay damages
And" he added, Il expect IT,"
Evening star., 1934-07-30

tCOnClnuoQ RaSe-J
instead Of 2-ounce material, 8 or 4
ounce fabric should have been used
Capt Stevens had a different
opinion. He believed the fabric strong
enough, but that local strains on the
peculiarly shaped bag and the method
by which it unfolded probably were
responsible for the rips.
The balloon took of at Rapid City
shortly after daylight Saturday. East
Of North Platte, Nebr., the big bag
tore below the diaphragm. and then
several small holes appeared.
The airmen, upon discovery Of a
tear at least 80 feet long, decided they
should start down. They attempted
to drop less than 800 feet a minute TO
avoid any SurgeS in the fabric, and
tried ITO pet her down" in the hope
of escaping the parachute descent.
On reaching the S,000-foot level
another rip occurred, and the whole
bottom of the bag tore out. The
ba44OOL L4LCl1 NdS q kNAANNf kAt1A e1~AAaeN
and began floating down about 500
feet q minute.
We no longer had a balloon, only
a parachute" Capt Anderson said,
and we couldn't help matters by
staying in the gondola. So We agreed
TO bail out to tighten the load and
hoped thereby to slow the descent to
avoid the crash.
Gondolz Burst Open.
Il batled out at about 3 900 feet, and
then the balloon disappeared. Stevens
and Kepner followed, abandoning the
ship at 500 feet or lower.
The gondola plunged to earth.
bursting open as il struck the ground. -
Stevens narrowly escaped death in
getting free of the gondola. He was
unable to get out OF the porthole on
two attempts because Of air pressure,
On the third attempt he plunged into
space and pulled the rip cord
When the parachute opened II was
struck by the falling balloon. but the
bag glanced off and did not entangle
him. The gondola then dropped like
q shot.
y didn't worry, but I was glad 10
Evening star., 1934-07-30

get my feet on the ground" Stevens
commented.
Scores Of curious people who had
watched the giant balloon floating
through the sky for hours, some of
whom raced it 10 its dropping place.
quickly surrounded it. Guards kept
the crowd back and the wreckage free
of souvenir hunters until the broken
instruments and other salvage could
be gathered up.
The airmen believed another flight
would be warranted Stevens felt
keenly the disappointment of not
tying parachute to the cameras and
other recording equipment and saving
them
I could Just ss easily have saved
the films and records" he said, "if !
had had the sense el q goose"