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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Perry A. Borden, development engineer of the Bristol company, who will teach the YMCA course in practical electricity which will open in the Central YMCA Friday. october 5 at 7:30 p. m. MT Borden is Q graduate of Queen University at Kingston, Ontario, and for Is years previous to coming to Wa terbury was connected with the laboratories of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. He is a member of the American h. stitute of Electrical Engineers.
 The course will cover the follow ing topics: The Flow of Electricity; Sources of Electrical Energy; Elec- trical Units; Electrical Power and Energy; Efficiency: The magnetic circuit; Dynamo-electric machin- cry; DC generators and motors; Alternating Currents, single phase and polyphase: A-C generators and motors: The A-C transformer. Elec- trical measurements; Vacuum tubes in electrical circuits; Special appli- catoins of the electric current.
 The opening session is free to all who are interested. Further in- formation may be secured by call ing the YMCA.
 Vocabulary Class
 The new beginners class in Vo- cabulary Building opened last night at the Central YMCA with a large enrolment. The instructor, John G. Gilmartin, outlined the course and then led the class in the dis cussion of the first lesson. Those who enrolled are: Gerda M. Ander- son, Walter Bagby, Mrs J. Sheri- dan Bell, Hilda Bloom, Francis Byrnes, Mary Brophy, Michael Calo, Jane Claro, Domenic Cas- telano, Lucie M. Diorio, Twas Duns- moor, Marion Gardner, Mary Gill roy, Ruby Goodrich, Jane Greene, Virginia Harrison, Geraldine Hen derson, Margaret Herr, Alex J. Hinkleman, Gladys Hubbell, Helen Kelly, James c. Kelly, Mrs Alice L. Kutzner, Ethel MacDonal d,Wil- liam Maister, Mrs F. E. McLough- lin, Alice O'Brien, Katherine o. Toole, Edward Fraher, Nicholas Ri- naldi, Kathleen A. Sullivan.
 Enrolment in this class will be held open until the beginning Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
GARDEN

A strfkingly original and mod. ern version of the Cinderella story, with hilarious trimmings, comes to the screen of the Garden theater tomorrow and Saturday. ''We're Rich Again." will be the attraction
 Marion Nixon is the iovable her cine of the story and. in the role of Arabeiia Sykes of West Texas, she does about everything that most women would like to do. but have not the courage to attempt
 Affairs are further complicated. and the uproralous fun further heightened, by e hard-rlding, polo. playing grandmother. enacted by Edna May oliver. and q dense but amiabie swimming champion, played by Larry fBuster) Crabhs. Other funmakefs in the brilliant eaat include Billie Burke. Reginald Denny. Joan Marsh, Grant Mt. ehelI. Gloria Shea and Edgar
 Ths companion feature will b. sThs oil Raider" with Bunter Efabbe and Gloria Shea. Added 4{fFacilon. clan&eF 2 of "burn 'Em No. Dafnea." Wli be shown Aai' @x4sy sna sunday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Four DivOrces on
 Fridav's s Docket

Judge John Rufus Booth will hear four divorce suits at the short calendar session of superior court on Friday. They are the cases of May Testa Cocchi0la against. Sal vatore Cocchfola, Stella Hencman against Walter Hencnan. Edna Dyson Allison against Albert J. AL lison IT. and Ruth Cairns Come against Louis Come.
 Three new petitions seeking div. orce decrees were filed yesterday in superior court. They include: Olive A. Hicock against Everett $.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
COLLECTS SURGICAL INSTRU.
 MENTS..

Gainesville, o. (UP)-Dr B. H. Mackall, retired physician, recent ly, 90, has a collection of early surgical instruments which has come to be widely envied by medi- cal. men. Dr Mackall, who prac- ticed here for 60 years, obtained them from his father, an early eastern Ohio doctor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
NRA DISCUSSION
 FOR OIL DEALERS

R. c. Bedell will preside at a meeting of Range and Fuel Oil Retailers at the Y. M. c. A. to- night, at which time points will be discussed concerning the mis- of contracts and enforcement of MIRA provisions. The code of the industry will also be discussed. The session will get underway at 8 o'clock. e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Wher, a Blonde SeesRed-Scrar11!

A personable blonde was in city court this morning and from the witness stand told the following story:
 ''I was sitting down in a iunchroom on East Main street last night, having a cup of coffee while I waited for my boy friend. A couple of guys whom knew a little bit came in ana one. uf them made. a crack about me. So I says something to him and the first thing l know he hits me with a chair. I guess used a chair q little bit, too.
 A policeman told Judge John F. McGrath that the lunchrOom was a sharnbles when he arrived, with furni- ture everywhere that 1t shouldn't be. The judge placed the blond on probation for 60 days
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
YOUTHS LETTER 6O,OOO FIT
 IN AIR

Ogden, Utah (UP)-George N. Anderson, Jr, three, has letter that is probably one of the few that ever went 60,000 feet above the earth before it was delivered. His uncle, Capt Orvil Anderson, a member of the crew of the "Ex- plorer," carried the letter during the flight and mailed it to the lad with a piece of the balloon fabric.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27
Floats to Feature
 Columbus Parade

with only two weeks left before Columbus Day, the general conn mittee is shaping it's plans for the celebration. The committee will meet at the city court tonight.
 Due to the fact that the facto-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

Hicock of Woodbrry. married Dec 2e. 19zf dcsertipn April 2, isz1l alleged; Gwendolyn Terry against Ernest Terry, married Nov 12. 1951,
 cruelty aileged; Mabel Geiipas against Alfonso Gelinas, married Feb 2s. 1888, cruelty alleged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

ties will not close on that day is is probable that the parade win either be held in the evening or on tne following day. which happens ta be satufday. Several American orr eanizations have decided to parti- cipate. A dance will be held at RnckinEhala hall on the evening Of October f2th following address es by prominent speakers.
 Merchants desiring to enteA floats may communicate with Atty George Crocicchia, 192 Grand street, chairman of the parade committee.
 Out of every 100 marriages im the United States, IF are cniia@
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-27

and the other a favorite with all ages of audience one of the ever popular colored cartoons. the title of this one being Pioneer Days"
 Make plans now to attend Polls during the first four days of the week and be assured of the very best in the entertainment field.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
REFUSES
HASH RETR|AL

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 26'
Denying a motion for a new trial,
Judge Charles w. woodward yes
terday sentenced Lowell Hash, o.
year-old farm boy to IL months
in the Maryland House OF Cor
rection on manslaughter charges
arising from the death of his
father last June.
The youth was convicted in the
circuit court here last week of
Staying his father, Edgar M,
Hash, AZ, following an alterca-
ton in the dairy barn on the
fathers farm near Darnestown.
Albert M. Bouic, attorney for
Hash presented a petition signed
by the States Attorney and the
II members of the jury asking
leniency. The maximum sentence
for manslaughter is 10 years.
In overruling the motion for
a new trial, Judge Woodward
declared he felt the boy had
used too much force in the fight.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
Y. N. c, A. RAZED
BY BLAZE

BRUNSWICK, Md. Dec. ga
$4,000 fire destroyed the Y. M.
C. A. here Sunday. Through the
efforts of Frederick Brunswick
and Charles Town firemen the en-
tire business block was saved.
The Y. M. C. A., a wood two
story building, has been operated
for many years by the Baltimore
and Ohio r. R. The fire was dis
covered by workmen and an alarm
was sent to Frederick and Charles
Town for help. Seven companies
played streams of water on the
building. The B. & o. hospital,
the police department and several
other offices in the south end Of
the block were saved.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
POetess Stein In Role
of fBOne-TOsser

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-The
kind of American prose that
American chefs may adopt some
day in lieu of unintelligible French
is strangely absent from the
strange vocabulary of strange
Gertrude Stein today.
Strange. Strange. Gertrude is
home on the range. Strange?
Not at all. PoeteSs Stein,
spending her Christmas vacation
sauntering on the fields around
Pikesville, wants her bones back.
And the dachshund, samoyede and
two collieS that accompany her,
with proper apologies, told Stein
on their Christmas Day tramp
they would retrieve bones only on
Go git it," and perhaps Go get
it," but on nothing more compli-
Gated.
Yes, for a few days the ultra
modern crowd of writer's in two
continents who adore her and the
ultra-conServative Paris apartment
that awaits her are matter of
the past and the future. That
brings up the sense of time"
which she said yesterday influ-
ences her writing. But skip it.
For the present she is the bone
tosser to the dogs. Aunt Gertrude"
to her nephew and Gertrude" to
her cousin, Judith Stein, at whose
home she is staying.
That is where she started from
80 years ago, after studying at
The Washington times., 1934-12-26

Whenever you wish to know the
correct time of day or night tele'
phone District 1000, the office OF
THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
V|RG|N|APROBES
RELIEF. JOBS
hrs. ANNA HAUPTMANN

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. 26.-Re-
ports that about II regularly-em-
ployed butchers from Kingan's
plant on the Hermitage are also
employed regularly at the Vir-
ginia Emergency Relief Admin
istration's meat-packing plant on
the Hermitage Road are under
investigation by Sidney T. Adair,
assistant VERA director, who is
in charge of the plant.
1t is understood the VERA en-
ployed the Kingan men because
of its inability to obtain skilled
butchers from the relief rolls
for employment.
Meanwhile, inquiry at the Her.
mitage plant of the Kingan com
pany disclosed that about a dozen
butchers from that plant are
working also at the VERA plant,
They leave the Kingan plant
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
and work an additional eight
hours at the VERA plant.
These butchers work on a 40
hour week at the Kingan plant
and are paid 4212 and SIS cents
an hour. Reports are the butch
ers are paid an even higher rate
of pay at the VERA plant. The
butchers. therefore, are working
16 hours a day.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
Christmas Gun
Wounds Boy, II

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec.
26.-Santa Claus and a child'S
curiosity played havoc when 12-
year-old Everett TimmonS found
a swell Small-caliber gun yeSter-
day in his Christmas stock
ing. Today he was in the Mary
Washington hospital with a bull
let-torn leg. The gun, Everett
said, went off before he knew
it. Physicians say he will re-
cover.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
BROTHERS FACE
OSS|F|CAT|ON

MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 26 G.N.SJ.
Physicians here today proposed to
try a serum to prevent two
brothers from turning to stone.
OSsification, caused by a dis
ease virtually unknown to science,
was creeping through the bodies
of Charles Wagner, 16, and his
brother, William, 8. Charles was
in a wheel chair, unable to move
from the waist down, and Will
liam is forced to drag one foot
when he walks.
Attending doctors said the cases
of the Wagner brothers were
similar to that of Benney Hen
bricks, WilkeS-Barre' "stone boy"
who is expected to live only a
short time as the result Of ossifi.
cation.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
'HAUPTM MANN s
WIFE A RADIO
SURPRISE
BY JACK LAIT
Copyright. 1894, by International
News Service)

4, lnLSTnaLlOndI
News Service)
PENNINGTON, N. j., Dec. 26
G.N.s.) Mrs. Richard Bruno
Hauptmann, wife of the carpen.
ter who is Jailed here awaiting
trial for the murder of the Lind
bergh baby, is a natural radio
and sound film performer. I
worked with her on both me-
diums and the woman's "per.
sonality" is outstanding.
Not 200 feet from where Haupt-
mann paced his cell-floor, with
her active, strong and mis-
chievous 13-months-old son tugging
at her and knocking everything
movable over, this ex-waitress,
who speaks English brokenly and
with a thick German accent gave
me an interview that lasted some
IS minutes, stuck to the lines she
had regarded as important
enough to be written down for
recital, and lad libbed'' the rest
freely and unhaltingly.
Her Voice Chokes
Not that she was calm and I'm.
perturbed. She was quivering
with emotion. Twice her voice
choked and then Quavered. But
both times were at dramatic
climaxes- when she said
mo, I didn't take the baby to
see Richard. It breaks so his
heart when I take him again
away" and when she said, II
will be at my husbands side
efery minute-to the end!"
But when she was ,alking
"strictly business" discussing her
faith in Hauptmann's present de-
tense staff, reiterating her sup
port of his alibi, telling the world
that those pamphlets mailed from
Chicago to prospective jurors here
were sent by her husbands enc.
mics rather than his friends, she
registered a complete composure
that was rather amazing.
I sat only a few inches from
her. AS she was placed, she was
looking right out of the window
of the room in the Union Hotel
at the white colonial courthouse
which. alone, was between her
and the sturdy stone Jail where
her man was being guarded as
no prisoner of the State of New
Jersey had ever before been
guarded.
A Real Surprise
Shaky in the language, she de-
1Vered a more workmanlike
broadcast than had many of the
hundreds of professionals who
have been my quest stars"
through the years.
I had heard Mrs. Hauptmann
on the witness stand in the Bronx.
She had not then impressed me as
having a carrying voice, a ready
wit or a convincing manner. So
I anticipated a stumbling, fumb-
ling confusion of semi-inarticulate
sounds, in truth, I was prepared
to "talk off, half the period, my
self, because I couldn't rely on her
to hold up her end. But she sur.
priced me.
We then repeated part Of the
interview for the newsreels. She
whispered to me under her breath,
Il can't think if that camera it
grinds." She forgot all about it
as soon as we heard "action!"
She then posed with the baby,
who is powerful youngster, hard
70 handle, but she soothed him,
distracted him, talked to him, and
even had him smiling and waving
"by.by" with his chubby hand.
This uncultured, distraught
woman actually became trans
formed, and at those moments
and during those interminable IS
minutes, took on concentration
and coordination that none of us
dreamt she had-perhaps, least
Of all, herself.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
LODGE TO MEET

Osiris Lodge No. 26, F. A. A. M,
will hold its state communication
January 2, with the new worship
full master, William R. McCathran.
presiding. The fellowship degree
will be conferred from the east by
Junior Deacon Milton Conn, while
Senior Steward Orville E. Megby
will give the middle chamber lee.
ture.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26

the Johns Hopkins Medical School,
to. read Henry James and write
Gertrude Stein.
Her very Ineligible Christmas
Day garb consisted of spats, snake
cloth shoes, a brown helmet.hat
and a thick double-breasted coat,
buttoned to near-choking strength
about her neck.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
Yule Mail 20 Pct.
Above Last Year

Washington postmen were back
at work today, virtually recovered
from the job of delivering Christ.
mas mail estimated at IS to 20 per
cent heavier than last year.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
LEAGUE TO MEET

The Young Peoples League of
the B'nai Israel Synagogue will
meet tonight at $50 o'clock at
Fourteenth and Emerson Streets
Northwest. An entertainment will
be given.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26

If you wish to know the correct
time of day or night telephone
THE WASHINGTON TIMES,
District 1000.
The Washington times., 1934-12-26
NONTGOMERY'S s
PATRONAGE Up

Distribution of patronage in
Montgomery County, Md, will be
discussed tonight by IS Progress
sive Democratic members of the
Fusion party there at a meeting
to be held in Rockville. Jack S
Eaton. Chevy Chase, Md, secre
tary of the Fusion County Com
mittee, called the meeting.
The Fusion movement is made
up Of both Democrats and Re
publicans and, according to Mr.
Eaton. tonight's meeting will de
termine how the patronage jobs
in the county will be split be
tween the two elements. He
added that no specific recon-
mendations would be made on
any particular job.
The newly elected Board OF
Montgomery County Commission
ers is composed of three Fusion
lists and two regular Democrats
No change in personnel in the
county will be made until after
January /, they have decided.
Whenever you wish to know the
e -
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Senate Can Right Great Wrong By Pay Cut Repeal

I While the cut in pay of Government employees has
caused distress throughout the country it has worked
particular hardship upon Federal workers resident in
the District of Columbia.
The recent report of the Department of Labor shows
that the cost of living increased in Washington during
the last six months to far greater extent than it in
creased in the country whole.
This dfferenal in costs puts the Government worker
who lives in the National Capital at terrific disad
vantage.
In addition to this differential the employe of the
Government who lives in Washington likewise suffers
from the disadvantage in most instances of maintain
ing residence in another locality or at least of sup
porting members of his family who still
live in another locality.
No study of the cost of living factor in fixing Govern
ent salaries would be complete without taking these
phases into consideration yet they not considered
Ia the present method of fixing salaries.
The Senate, in celebrating upon the continuance of
the pay CUT should also bear in mind that the pay cut
rs NOT MERELY FIFTEEN PER CENT, BUT IN
MANY INSTANCES AMOUNTS TO AS HIGH AS
FIFTY PER CENT.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

In virtually every office in Washington the payless
furlough has been piled onto the legislative pay cut
Every week Government workers are taking days off
without pay not because they want to but because that
is the only method by which departments and bureaus
can keep within their appropriations.
THE WORKERS CANNOT AFFORD THAT LOSS
OF PAY AND THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT
AFFORD TO LOSE THE SERVICES OF THE
WORKERS FOR THAT FURLOUGH PERIOD.
The result is that many of the workers. although on
furlough for which they not being paid have con-
tnued at their DESKS giving their services free to the
employer who has cut their pay.
Another result has been tremendous increase in the
amount of overtime work required of Government en-
ployes.
For, while Congress cut appropriations for most
departments to the bone it did not provide for any cut
in the work of those departments In fact in the rush
to get things accomplished under the new deal" there
has been large increase in governmental activity.
The Federal workers have borne this increase without
complaining. They have willingly worked extra hours
and extra days.
And while they have been carrying this extra load of
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

calling them different govern
ments. That's a foolish per
sons game.
In Germany, the National
Socialist party is dead set on
getting all the Socialists out
of the country. Is that any
good? Either you are a So
cialist or you are not, I should
think. In Austria, the govern
ment is just as cross as it can
be at the NaziS, so that it can
be Nazi itself. In Hungary, or
whatever Hungary is called now
(probably West Newton, MassO,
1 have no doubt that the
Horthy faction is sending out
spies to find out who is pro-
Horthy. and then shipping them
to Italy to be fed to Mussolini
in the arena.
In Italy they know more or
less who is boss, but the boss
then selects one of his big shots
to fly an air armada to Amer
lea and. when this feat has been
accomplished, the big shot is
denoted from head of the air
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Political Sappers Undermine
! Standards of Air Pilots
Bu James T. Williams, Jr.

his political appOintees in the
AerOnautics Branch would, If
made, result in o general and
dangerous lowering Of the stand.
ards Of physical efficiency
throughout the pilots prOfeS-
sion.
Fifth, that such changes in
policy which the Secretary Of
Commerce and his political ap-
pOinteeS in the AerOnauticS
Branch were formulating would
ultimately bring about q most
serious condition of affairs in
the commercial aviation of this
country.
Both the President and the
Congress were further warned
by these Paul Reveres OF the
M edical world that should
physical standards for Ameri-
can pilots fall below the re-
quirements of the 26 nations
Signatory to the International
Conference on Aerial Regula-
ton, other nations might re-
fuse to recognize America il
censes to commercial pilots.
Revelation
These distinguished leaders
in the field of aviation medi-
cine, who met at Chicago last
August, appealed to the Presi-
dent and Congress to prevent
any change sin the method
heretofore in vogue of select
ing and reappointing medical
examiners" and to continue the
policy followed from the or.
ganization of the aeronautics
branch 'of making these ap-
pointments on ability and ex.
perience and not on political
grounds"
The Administration was
further urged to put the seal
of its endorsement upon the
splendid service of Major Long,
acre and his predecessors in his
office by selecting "a medical
director who is not only a well
trained physician, but also one
thoroughly experienced in avia-
ton medicine in order that he
may be a competent guide to
medical examiners and a useful
adviser to the Department of
Commerce"
Just as Paul Revere's warning
Of the approach of the British
came in time, so the warning
Of the 1888 Paul Reveres of the
medical world came in time. It
stopped the raid on the list of
medical examiners.
1t has not prevented, however.
the lowering of some of the
physical standards hitherto
maintained in the medical
division of the Aeronautics
Branch. Where this whole
scheme to lower physical stand
ards in civil aviation originated
is another revelation of what is
going on in the Aeronautics
Branch since it was turned over
to the politicians. It is reserved
for another day.
Copyright, 1884. The Washington Times,
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

feel that that Is my fault. I
don't think that foreign gov
ernments understand them
selves.
What are you going to say
about a country like France,
for instance, in which one
government is defeated and
then comes right back in
again the next day as another
government? It doesn't make
sense, even to the French. No
sooner does the Left-Wing-by-
Observation-Disclosures party get
into the house and take it's
rubbers off. then it suffers a
singing defeat and has to
leave.
The new government, called
the Right-Wing by West Ma
tionaliSt ImperialiSt party
comes tearing in-and, when
you look at the pictures, they
are the same men as those
who just were defeated.
You can't get anywhere that
way. just having the same
people rush in and out and
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
DISMISSING EUROPE = = By Robert Benchley
By T. E. Powers

service to the governorship of
the African equivalent of Har-
lem, just to show him that it
doesn't pay to obey orders.
That'll teach him.
The whole thing seems just
a little cockeyed to me. Nobody
in Europe has ever asked my
advice, and it begins to look
now as if they weren't going to;
but I have made quite a study
of European politics since 1915; I
don't mean that I began to study
European politics in 1851 was
just a kid then-but 1915,
seemed to be as good a date as
any to start from because in
1815-or maybe it was 1850 l
haven't got my diary here and
am not quite sure of my dates
But, at any rate, I do know this
don't count on Europe.
My solution to the whole
problem is this: I stay right in
my own room. with all the doors
and windows shut, and eat Just
as much rich. heavy food as I
can lay my hands on. So if there
is going to be another European
war. I won't know anything
about it until it is all over. and
would be unfit for service,
anyway.
Copyright. 1884. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.l
Articles by Robert Benchley
appear in The Washington
Times each Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday.