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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08
Neglected Elmer
 Given New Name

Neglected still, despite a plea for him yesterday, Elmer Elssbells. Waterbury's most famous (and only) wooden policeman, stood to- day even more forlorn than ever at the point where the Platts Mills road enters the Naugatuck- Water bury highway. Today again, as has been the case since he was transferred to his new post of duty, Elmer was forced to stand with his back to traffic on the main road.
 Elmer. though downhearted at the fact that he is now in obscurity is more concerned with the laws of politeness. He seems to think that the police department officials are forcing him to be most impolite, standing with his back to his hun dreds of passing friends. Not only that, but a stiffness in Elmer's back and neck prevents him from turning about to see and wave.
 Friends of Elmer were reported to-day to be planning to ask police officials to move Elmer back to a more important post. Elmer, his right arm stiffly outstretched, had nothing to say about that this morning. In fact he didn't even move a muscle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08
17% Increase In
 Accidents Caused By Tipsy Autoists
1Ol Mishaps in Seven Months Not Alarming to Motor Vehicle Departments Killed 50 Operators
 Are Jailed, Reports Indicate

of the accident total. He is fol- lowing the accident reports daily and the part intoxication plays in traffic mishaps has his constant at- tention. Twelve persons were kill ed this year, up to August 1st, as compared with ten during the same period in 1893. Ninety-one have been injured as compared with seventy-four. Property damage of $13,693 has been reported for the first seven months, resulting from accidents involving intoxicated drivers. as compared with $11,746 during the same period last year. A slight increase in damage per accident is shown,
 Intoxicated Walkers Intoxicated pedestrians have be- come almost as much worry for the state department of motor vehicles as the drivers under the influence of liquor. Fifty-six in- toxicated pedestrians were con cerned in accidents involving mo- tor cars as compared with thirty four last year. These figures are for the first seven months. Six adult pedestrians under the influ- SAANS OL AA4oOE WClc year as against four last year. Fifty adult pedestrians swayed out into the path of cars and suffered injuries as compared with thirty two for the first seven months of 1883.
 59 Drivers Jailed
 The increased percentages give the motor vehicle commissioner concern; yet, as he has indicated. the increased accidents attributed to intoxicated drivers number but fifteen for 1894 out of the total increase of 1878, or four-fifths of one per cent. Court abstracts re- ceived daily at the department of motor vehicles show a total of 581 operators haled before the courts during the first six months of 1884 as compared with 432 for the first half of 1883. Five hundred and thirty-two of the total were found guilty. Full fines were paid by 128 offenders, thirteen had the fines remitted while 249 had a portion of their fines remitted, the total remitted being $12,500. Fifty-nine intoxicated drivers were sent to jail while thirty-seven had their cases nolled.
 State Record Favorable
 Connecticut's record of accidents caused by intoxicated drivers is much better than in many other states of the union, according to unofficial figures on file at. the mo- tor vehicle department. Commis- sioner Connor has cautioned all sections of the state department of motor vehicles, having supervision over traffic, or contacts with traffic data, to be alert in watching the part liquor is playing in traffic ac- cidents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

Barring a distinct alteration of the present course, Connecticut will enjoy the lowest incidence of diptheria in it's history this year, it was indicated in a study of case statistics contained in today's S weekly bulletin of the state depart ment of health. Last year brought a low record rate of 13.9 cases per 100000 population, but in the first eight months of this year only 105
 cases were reported as compared with IA in the same period of 1883, so that a still lessened rate appears certain.
 The statistics on diptheria incl | dence, contained in the bulletin, covered the period from 1920 through 1883 and showed the very | marked decrease in the number of | cases, which has resulted from the | constant drive for the immuniza- tion of children against this ris- ease. For the state at large, the
 average diptheria case rate for the period 1920-1924 was. 1913 cases
 per 100000 population. In the next five years, this rate was de- creased to S3.3 and in the 1930- 1893 period it dropped to 23.6. In 1930, the yearly rate was APP per 100000 residents, while by 1883 it had been cut to the low record of 13.9. The case rates are all based on the 1880 population.
 % Per Cent Decrease in Towns
 Comparative statistics included in the bulletin showed the inci- dence of diptheria in towns of diff ferent sizes For examDle com
 parison of rates last year with the average rates for 1920-1924 show ed an average of more than 90 per cent reduction in towns of all sig es except those with from 20,000 of 50,000 population. Towns in this population group started with the lowest average rate for the years 1920-1924, rose to the high est average rate for the years 19- 30-1933 and still retained the high
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

psychologists all over the country are advocating to keep up the mor- ale of the country's younger citi- zens.
 The staff this year is the same as last season. Miss Kathleen Crow ley heads the list as director, with the following assistants, Miss Mad cline Monroe. sewing supervisor: Miss Irene Fennell, cooking super visitor; Miss Lucy Russo, Mrs Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

Black diamonds are slightly harder than white ones.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

The American Brass Co. The Chase Companies The Scovill Mfg. Co. The ByroIly Transportation Go. The Darcey Transportation Co.,,
 Inc. The Thomas F. Jackson Go. J. E. Smith & Co. ApOthecaries Hall Co. Altieri Construction Co. M. J. Daily & Sons, Inc. The BlakesIee Company Waterbury Clock Company H. J. Carroll Coal. waterbury Battery Go. Carl M. Hanson, Moving and
 Storage. Grove & Company. RambO & Biello. Sewer Con-
 tractors. Mattatuck Lumber Company. Southern New England Ice Com.
 pany. John Byron Coal Co. The Reym0nd Baking Company
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08
Philatelic Nelus Sale of National Park Fascinating Study Stamps, September Is Of Stamp Perforations
By F. E. D.

black of the Trans Mississippi issue, depicts western cattle during a storm.
 PerfOratiOns, to the general public, are just small holes a. round a postage stamp. To the stamp collector, they are in- valuable in classification. A Standard by which perfOra- tions are measured is in use by collectors all over the world. The number of perforatiOns along the side of a stamp which fall within a space of 2 centimeters gives one the num- Der of perfOratiOns. Thus if there are 10 perfOratiOn holes appearing in a space of ? cen timeters. that type of perfOra- ton is called "PerfOratiOn 1O".
 The first United States stamps to be perforated were issued in 1857. and very small perforation was used. This issue, 1857 to 1860. was the only set of U. s. stamps on which this guage, size 15, was used.
 As a sort of by-line of philately. a Waterbury cOl- lector makes a practice of not ing odd names on pOst-marks. Some of the gems of his cOl- lectiOIA all from the United States, are as follows: Greasy Greek. Tub. Buscuit. Cheap. Busy and Dimple, all of Ken lucky; Pie Town. Dusty. Gal Top, and High Rolls, New Mex ico; Jelly, Needles. and Like. ly. California: SOpchoppy, Per ky and FrostproOf in Florida: Horseheaven, H u m p tn ps GOOseprairie and Steptoe in Washington state.
 In the summer of 1911 a block of ten 5x2 of the IS cent blue green issue on bluish ex- perimehtal paper was discOv- cred at Chicago, less than 4.OOO of them having been printed. These stamps have advanced rapidly in catalOg price, a single listing at $1OO. Others were found the following year at Saginaw, Michigan. There were originally ten panes.
 The worlds first postage stamps were issued in Austra- lia in 1888, although credit is generally given to England for the innovation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

As a result of the recent convention of the American Philatelic society at Atlantic City a campaign for the re- peal of the law which for bids the photographing of q United States postage stamp will be made at the next ses- sion of Congress. It is expect ed that President Roosevelt, in view of his partiality for cOl- lecting stamps, will sign the measure. Although the discOv- cry of commercials is for the most part made by phiIatelists, the present law, which makes 1t impossible for catalogues to be illustrated with pictures even of obsolete stamps, was designed to prevent counter feiting.
 A large first day sale of the new 16 cent Air Mail and Special Delivery stamp, has been reported from Chicago. where the stamp was placed on sale last week. The stamp is printed in steel-blue, with the central design showing the great Seal of the United States.
 For the benefit of collectors of first day covers, new issues to be placed on sale of future dates are contained in the fol- lowing list: September IS. the 8 cent National Parks stamp. at Zion National Park. Utah and Washington, D. C., Sept ember 25. the f cent National park, at Mesa Verde National Park. Colorado. and Washing ton, D. O., October 2. the 2 cent National park in honor of Arcadia National Park: Octob- CT 8, the last stamp of the ser ies, the 10 cent value for the Smoky Mountain National park, at Gatlipburg, Tennessee and Washington, D. c.
 The industries, or chief ac- equations of q country, often may be found graphically il- lustrated in the stamp issue. Several of the South American nations largely interested in cattle raising have from time to time paid tribute to their chief means of support in this manner. Newfoundland has used the cOdfish for their is- sues, or scenes connected with fishing, and also logging. two of the cOuntry's major Occu- patl0ns. A stamp issued by the United States in 1898. the $1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08
Pedestrians Not Drivers Worry Authortes

Skahan, Mrs Julia F. DeBonis. Cook, Mrs Josephine A. Bendier.
 The classes in interior decora- ton will be conducted by q well known New York decorator while a representative of one of the states largest department stores will conduct the course in selling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

though the totals in themselves are none too alarming when compared with the grand total of accidents, there being 101 accidents attribut- ed to intoxicated drivers out of a total of S,532 accidents recorded for 1884 up to August 1st. Dur in 1883 there were eighty-six ac- cidents blamed on intoxicated driv- CTS out of a grand total of 6.654 for the first seven months.
 12 Fatal Accidents
 While the commissioner is re- gardful of the seventeen per cent increase shown this year he points out that it is only very small part
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

MacDermid Chemical Company. American Sheet Metal Works,
 Inc. Elm City Brew Co.,, Old Maestro
 Brew. Gribb0n Lumber Yard Howard w. COnnOr Company. Frank Pope. Wholesale Grocer. R. F. WOrden & Sons, Inc. Sanford's Overlook Farms, Inc. Merriman Dairy. Phillips Dairy. BrOokside Dairy and Truckers. Michael Whelan, Ice Cream. New Haven Dairy.
 Bridgeport, Conn. Sharp M0ssup Mitchell Dairy, North East Transportation Co.,,
 Inc. Cooke Street Bus Lines. l.. c. White Co. Puritan-All Ginger Ale Dumouchel Paper Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

Commissioner Michael A. Connor of the state department of motor vehicles announced today that a study of motor vehicle accidents for the first seven months of 1894 shows that liquor has not become a major contributing factor in the 1884 over, 1888. A seventeen per cent increase in accidents involv- ing intoxicated drivers is shown al-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-08
OFFERS SAILING CUPS

Sandusky, Ohio - (UP) - San- dusky Newspapers, Inc, publishers of the Star-Journal, evening, and the Register. morning. will present a permanent trophy to the San- dusky Sailing Club this year to be contested for annually by sailing craft in the Sandusky Bay regatta.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
JOINT COMMITTEE
. TO STUDY SUBWAY
Public Utilities Body Names
Six to Consider Under
ground System.

Appointment of a Joint committee
to study the feasibility of construc-
tion of subway in Washington for
street car lines was announced today
by the Public Utilities Commission.
The action was taken after confer
ences between officials of the Public
Utilities Commission, the District gov
eminent and the Park and Planning
Commission.
Brad Sager. chief engineer of the
Utilities Commission, was designated
chairman of the joint group. Other
members are John A. Beeler, consult
ing engineer engaged by the Public
Utilities Commission TO make study
of rerouting of lines of the Capital
Transit Co; John Nolen. jr.. director
of planning, Park and Planning Com
mission: Edward A. Dent. District sur
veyor; William P Richards. District
assessor. and w. B. Bennett. assist
ant TO the president of the Capital
Transit Co.
Suggestion for joint study Of the
proposal was made recently to Dis
trict and Federal authorities by Riley
z. Elgen, acting chairman of the
Utilities Commission.
1t is expected the findings of the
committee will be incorporated in
the report to be made to the Utilities
Commission by Beeler and will be
considered in the future in actions
taken on changes in the mass trans
poration systems of Washington. The
question Of financing a subway Is
recognized as a major obstacle, but
the commission feels the study will
be of value for future years if not
for the present.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
AGENCIES ASKED
TOPREPARE LISTS
ON NEW PROJECTS
Plans Sought by Assistant
Engineer Commissioner
for April |.
URGES ALL SUGGESTIONS
BE READY BY MONDAY
Emergency Works Program to Be
Substituted for C. W. A.
Relief.

District and Federal agencies here
we're requested today by Capt. How
ard F. Clark. Assistant Engineer
Commissioner, to prepare Immediately
suggested projects on which men and
women on District relief rolls may
be engaged under the emergency works
program, which will go into effect
April /.
The agencies were urged TO have
their suggestions ready for considera-
ton net later than next Monday so
detailed plans may be prepared before
the new employment program becomes
effective.
Program Ends March 81.
The civil works program ends March
81. AT that time there will be 5000
c. w. A. workers who murt be pro-
vided with made" work Under the
shift in the relief-employ,nent pro-
gram announced by Harr.g L. Hop
kirs. head of the Federal Relief and
Civil Works Administrations
Capt. Clark has urged the prepara-
tion Of work projects which would
provide employment for as many as
$4,000. anticipating that unless there
is an unexpected improv ement in
private employ ment fields many of the
persons formerly employed on the C.
w. A. projects. over the 5000 to be
retained until the end of the month.
will be subject to relief TO some de-
gree
Unfinished C. w. A construction
projects will be transferred to- the
status of emergency works projects
The new projects to be planned must
be those on which nearly sll of the
cost will go to labor rather than to
materials and equipment
Six Months Employment.
Under the new rules, no person may
be employed for longer than six
months nor more than "a hours a
week, nor more than necessary to
meet the budget required by the
worker. With different shifts of work.
men, however, the projects are to be
carried forward on 5-day week.
8-hour- day schedule Only minimum
number Of supervisors are to be per-
mitted to work more than "a hours
a week.
A wage board proposes, for the
approval of the District Commission
erS. that the scale of pay for me-
chanical workers shall be the prevail
ing union labor scales for Washing
ton, that the minimum for unskilled
labor shall be 40 cents an hour and
that the minimum for domestics shall
be 80 cents an hour. Members of
the wage board are Capt. Clark, En-
nest H. Daniel of the Garry Ice
Cream Co.. representing private en-
ployers and John Locher, secretary to
the Washington Building Trades
Council. representing union labor
Evening star., 1934-03-21

nue., one-way eastbound; G street,
Seventeenth street to Virginia avenue,
one-way westbound; D street, New
Jersey avenue to Fourth street. one
way westbound D street northeast,
Thirteenth street to Massachusetts,
avenue, one-way westbound.
The committee recommended pro-
hibition of parking between 8 am.
and 6 pm on both sides of the fol-
lowing streets: street, Fifth to Fiji
teenth streets; G street, Fifth to Fiji
teenth streets; Seventh street, Penn
sylvania to New York avenues: Ninth
street, Pennsylvania avenue to New
York avenue; Tenth street, Pennsyl
vania to- Massachusetts avenue, and
Twelfth street, Pennsylvania to Mas
sachusetts avenues. The committee
also recommended that commercial
vehicles be prohibited from parking
on these six streets for purposes of
loading or unloading between the
hours of and $50 am. and between
4 and S pm.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
MRS. S. NJ. FRAZIER
DIES AT HOME HERE
Former Matron of Eastern Star
and Active Church Worker
Expires.

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Frazier, "a,
an active church worker and former
matron of the Order of the Eastern
Star, died yesterday at her home.
2237 Mount View place southeast,
after brief illness.
Mrs. Frazier had lived in Wash
ington since she was a young girl.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y. she was a
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Dalton. She was the widow
of Samuel NJ Frazier.
Mrs Frazier was a founder and the
first president of the Woman's Aux
iliary of the Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church, an organization
devoted to the development of mis-
sionary work. She also was a men,
ber of many other church organiZa-
tions She was past matron of
Electa Chapter, No. 2, of the Order
of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by two sons, Samuel
D. and George E. Frazier; three sis
ters, Miss S. Amelia Dalton, Miss
Eliza j. Dalton and Mrs Adams H.
Cadets, and two grandchildren, Nellie
Frances Frazier and Mary Jane
Frazier.
Funeral services are to be held
Friday at IL am. at the home, and
services also will be held at the
Emmanuel Church. Burial will be in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
Funds Provided
For Burial of
Child of Needy

A suitable burial seemed assured
today for 10-month-old Samuel Lin
wood Gibson of 238 Twelfth place
northeast, whose parents were unable
to purchase cemetery plot for the
child after his death yesterday.
Curiously enough, funds sent to the
District Morgue recently for use in
the burial of John Doe, an unidenti-
fed waif, may help to provide a fu-
neral for the Gibson infant.
A check for $40 was sent to the
morgue by a resident of Georgetown,
but other well-wishers already had
taken care of John Doe. Morgue at
tendants telephoned the donor this
morning and obtained permission to
apply the amount on the Gibson
child's funeral.
Meanwhile, neighbors of the Gibson
family, which has been impoverished
by unemployment. got together and
"chipped in" Is cents each to go to-
ward the burial fund.
The Gibson infant is the son Of
Raymond Cecil Gibson, who, with his
wife and four young children, has
been living on an Emergency Relief
allowance An undertaken already has
provided a casket for the child. and
friends of the family said burial plot
will cost about SIS.
Evening star., 1934-03-21

clear Summer mid-days, thir,
shadowy veil sometimes falls for a
brief interval over the cornfields and
the field hands know that she has
passed above them. She is the good
angel of every babe and when a Sleep
ing child smiles. she is fondling it.
The cobwebs that float about on clear
Autumn days are her spinning.
She is propitiated at two festivals
a year In the Spring girls and wild
ows gather by moonlight in grove
by the side of a spring. In the Winter
there is a festival for married women
and mid-WiveS
Evening star., 1934-03-21
ASSOCIATE or HILL
In RAILROADS DIES
Edward T. Nichols, Vice Presi-
dent of Great Northern, Ex-
pires at Age of 81.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 21-Edward
Tatnall Nichols, vice president and
director of the Great Northern Rail-
way, and one of the early associates
of James j. Hill, the railroad builder,
died yesterday at his home at the
age of 81.
He retired from active affairs in
1927, but continued to hold office in
a number of companies. At the time
of his death he was trustee of the
Great Northern Iron Ore Properties,
president and director of the North
ern Securities Co., and director of the
Colorado 81 Southern Railway Co.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Mary Elizabeth Hall of
Utica. N. Y, and one son, Edward
Tatnall Nichols, jr., of Cambridge.
Mass. Funeral services will be held at
his late home tomorrow afternoon and
burial will be in Providence, r. I.
Evening star., 1934-03-21
CHANGE IS SOUGHT
IN STREETS NAME
Representative Norton Introduces
Bill to Call Four-and-a-Half
Fourth Street.

Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee today introduced at
the request of the District Commits
sioners a bill to change the name of
Four -and-a-Half street southwest to
Fourth street.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen, in
bringing this matter to the attention
of Mrs. Norton, pointed out that John
Marshall place, from the court house
to Pennsylvania avenue. ultimately
will be absorbed by the Municipal
Center.
Between Pennsylvania avenue and
the center of the Mall, the street is
known as Fourth street, while from
the center of the Mall to P street it
Is known as Four -and-a-Half street
The proposed change in name would
give this street the same designation
from Pennsylvania avenue to its ter
minus at P street.
The change also is advocated by
the Southwest Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1934-03-21

rant, Inc, 3s59 Fourteenth street;
Fox's Market, 203 Florida avenue;
Mount Pleasant Pharmacy, 3l46 Mount
Pleasant street; Nicola Natal, 1856
Florida avenlie northeast; William
Grover Price, 1920 Eighteenth street;
Clayman's Market. 1859 P street; Will
liam Gotkin, SIG N street; julius
Weiman, 1901 Fifth street; American
Meat Market, 401 G street; Hajes
Delicatessen, 1l01 Thirteenth street;
Anthony Pontomo, 332 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast; John Wilson Wa
ters, the Kanteen, 1907 o street:
Minkin's Market, 1742 Columbia roa l.;
Community Beverage Store, 800 Penll-
sylvania avenue southeast; Park View
Cafe, 1916 Georgia avenue; Mrs.
Louise w. Harr, the Fourth Degree.
1913 New York avenue, and Jacob
Shneiberg, 1885 Eighteenth street.
A retail class E license, permitting
sale of liquor on prescription, was Is
sued to Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, for
14o5 H street.