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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
VITAMIN B IS NEEDED IN DIET
 
Absence Causes Vague
 < Diagnosis, III Health, ' Recent Study Shows

New Haven, Conn, Dec 4.-(UP) r-Absence of vitamin in the diet is responsible for various chrome conditions summarized in the vague term of 'ill-health," according to Dr George R. Cowgirl. associate professor of physiological chemis- try at Yale university.
 Completing the first exhaustive study of the vitamin from the point of view of how much nor mally healthy person needs, Dr Cowgill's analyses were published to-day by the University Press for the Institute of Human Relations.
 4 moderate lack of vitamin E., he announced, may cause vari- oun baffling symptoms and dis turbances, a fact of importance to doctors in the United States as well as those in other countries"
 Deficiency of the vitamin, he said, can be related to gastroin- testinal disorders, such as gastric ulcers and colitis, certain heart disturbances and nervous ailments.
 The requirement. of the vitamln, he found, depended upon the body weight and metabolism, vigor of vital processes.
 In cases of beriberi it has been definitely established the lack of vitamin B is the direct cause.
 Studies were made of diets as- sociated with beriberi and others having no bearing upon the dis ease, in Labrador, Newfoundland, , Calcutta, and in the Far East, mo- tably at Manila, Selangor and Sing a nAra The diets 0f SeAmen and soldiers were considered.
 Limited diets not associated with beriberi included those of Ameri- can white and negro families, sugar and cacao plantation work CTS in the East and West Indies and German government rations to civilians during the winter of 1916-17.
 It was established, said Dr Cow gill, "that the ratio of the amount of this vitamin to the energy yield ing value of the diet correlated with the body weight and metabol- ism expresses the adequacy of the diet in vitamin content. Thus the diets associated with beriberi showed an average ratio of 1.74 while in diets where the disease did not occur, the ratio was 2.1S."
 Analyses of foodstuffs showed the wheat germ, rice polishings, molasses and yeast preparations high in vitamin B content; vege- tables low; animal tissues, with ex- ception of pork, contained very little. Pork was found to be un- usually high in vitamin B sub- stance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
PLANE SOMEWHERE
 NEAR HON OLULU.
(continued from Page 1.)

twin- motored airplane Stella Aus trails en route from the United States to Australia lost its bearings in thick weather near the Hawai- ian Islands today and became the object of 9 hurriedly organized rescue search by air and sea after the plane sent out an S O call.
 Capt Charle T. P. Ulm, famous pilot, and two companions had sent the big plane at record speed across the Pacific from Oakland, Calf, for Honolulu on the first stage of their projected flight to Australia.
 400 Miles from Honolulu
 They reported by radio that they were some 400 miles from Hono- lulu about 9:30 a. m. (EST>, whereafter they lost their bearings because of poor visibility and pos sibly overshot the islands.
 At 2:15 D.. m. EST, the plane after hesitating to call for aid send out a distress call.
 Previously, the planes radio had been faintly heard by various ships and land stations. Ulm reported he was unable to pick up the local radio beam and that his gas was running low. At 1:15 D. m., EST, he reported 'an hours gas" supply remaining.
 1, Picked Up By Wireless
 Just 59 cinutes later, while a U. $. cutter and naval seaplane squadron equipped with radio searched for him, Ulm sent out the sos, which was picked up by Globe Wireless in San Francisco. Pre- sumably, the big. plane was out of fuel and unable to locate the tiny mid Pacific isles.
 Fears that Ulm had overshot the islands were strengthened when the liner President Lincoln report ed that the planes signals were coming strong to it while at the same time they were fading to Globe wireless station at Kaena
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
HEALTHIEST BOY,
 GIRL, ARE CHOSEN

Chicago, Dec A. (UP)- Doris Louise Paul of Iowa and Leland Mohasmith of South Dakota today were named the healthiest girl and boy in the nation.
 They were chosen for national honors at All club contest held in connection with the Internation- al livestock show here.
 Miss Paul is from Wilton Junc- tion in Muscatine County, Iowa. and young Monasmith comes from Lane, South Dakota in Jerauld County. The two winners were a. mong 1,40O who came to the ex- position to take part in the annual All club congress which is held Jointly. The 1.400 club members represent 925,00O members of the Club in America.
 The winners were judged on the basis of physical perfection after intensive examination by medical specialists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
REV DAVID P. MASSE
 BURIED IN HARTFORD

Rev Joseph J. Valantiejus. pas tor of St Joseph's church, Rev Thomas P. Mulcahy, pastor of SS Peter and Paul church. Rev John T. Connor, chaplain of St Mary's hospital, and Rev Cornelius F. Tuelings, pastor of St Johns church in Watertown, were among the many New England clergymen seated in the sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows church in Hart ford yesterday morning at the pontifical high mass for Rev David P. Masse, treasurer of LaSalette college , for IA years and founder of the LaSalette Foreign Mission Guild
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
MERGER NOT TO
 BE OPPOSED

Washington, Dec 4-UP)- The Western Union Telegraph Go. will not actively oppose any legis- lative proposal to permit merging telegraph companies. J. c. Will ever, vice-president of the company told the federal communications commission today.
 Willever told the commission his company never had urged any such legislation nor had is opposed sue hproposals.
 He told tine commission, however. that in event permissive legisla- safeguards should be included to protect all public interests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
Pershing's Bugler
 Critically Hurt

Cambridge, Mass. Dec A. James H. Murphy, 34, of Cam bridge, personal bugler to Gen. eral John J. Pershing during the World War and youngest member of the Yankee Divis- ion. was critically injured to- day by a hit-run driver.
 Hospital authorities said he suffered skull and leg fract- urcs. His name was placed on the danger list.
 Murphy joined the Yankee Division when he was 16 and, as Pershing's personal bugler, was commended by the Late President Wilson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
TRAINMEN HURT
 IN WRECK TODAY

St Paul, Dec 4-CUP)-The en- gineer and fireman of an inbound Great Western passenger train from Chicago were injured seri- ously today when the locomotive struck snow pile and overturned.
 The wreck occurred as the train entered the Union depot yards. One car of the eight-car train overturned but no passengers were injured.
 Frank Laska, St Paul, engineer, suffered severe burns when he and F. A. Johnson. the fireman, were trapped in the locomotives cah. Both also were injured by coal cas- cading from the tender.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

New York. Dec 4-New York City bank stocks showed further moderate gains during November. The weighted average of seventeen leading issues opened November 1st at the months low of 4470 and after reaching the months high of 47.1O on November 2Sth, closed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
HERMAN HOLSTER
 STATE Y CHOICE

Herman Rooster. the Waterbury M M. c. A. representative on the state industrial council, has been appointed chairman of the pro- gram committee for the industrial section of the state Y. M. c. A. Convention to be held in Water bury next January
 Meeting with him at the New Haven IT. M. c. A. for the first meeting of the committee last niElits were William Fl. Donning of Bridgeport. James M. Groves of New Haven and Arthur L Purin- [on Of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
MEMS BROTHERHOOD TO SPONSOR SUPPER

The tMen's Brotherhood of the South Federated church will hold turkey supper followed by an en- sfertainment Thursday eveening at s6:3O o'clock at the parish house. MT Dayton heads the committee in charge. There will be five acts of deluxe entertainment following the supper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
BALDWIN PREPS TO
 CONVENE TONIGHT

All members of the Baldwin Props Athletic club and the cast in the minstrel troupe are request ed to meet in the clubrooms on Baldwin street tonight at 6:45 o'clock. Coming events will be discussed. particularly the basket ball game scheduled next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
HARTFORD COMPANY WARNED

Washington, Dec 4-(UP)- The federal trade commission to- day ordered the M. F. Moss Mfg Co.,. Hartford, Conn.,, to cease sev- eral practices designated as unfair competition fin the sale of women's hosiery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
TWO KILLED TO-DAY

New York, Dec (UP)-T persons were reported killed. three injured and three others missing today in freight train collision on the Long Island railroad in Brooklyn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
Stocks, Bonds Commodities Advance in Light Day
New York Bank Stocks
 FirmD During November
Weighted Average of Seventeen Leaders Ranged From
 447O to 47.19-ClOsed at H.l6

November 30th near the best lev. els of the month, at 47.16. At this point the average shows an appre- c:ation of 16.9 per cent above the lows of September 18th, 1884.
 Based on closing bid prices, the range for the month was as fol- lows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
Shares Up
 h Rapid TurnoUer
Dollar Rises in Terms of Sterling Declines in told
 Units Interest Is Noted in Carriers

a bushel; Corn up F to 1 9s cents; Oats up x to 1ss and Rye up 1X to K cents. Cotton ad- vanccd several points as did rub Der and hide futures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

A new road to the exhibition hall will be part of the exhibit of the Engineering and Hardware section of the 1885 British Industries Fair at Birmingham, England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04
bIIsTm { NOTICE.

.f@===zs A tIafIgflteF. Nov SOth. at M N7ferApFx Hospital to MT ana Mrs 545S was formerly Margaret Scho- is1 9< tliddiebury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-04

head. Teh President Lincoln was 200 miles west of Hawaii.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
FLOOD CONTROL
EXPANSION SEEN
Creation of. Ten New Au-
thorities Foreseen by
Representative Disney.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Creation of 10 new authorities to
direct a vast program Of food con-
troll, power development and soil
erosion projects was foreseen yester-
day by Representative Disney, Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma.
These authorities, to be patterned
after the Tennessee Valley Authority,
it was said in other quarters, are be-
ing considered by Government en-
gineers for inclusion in a one to five
billion dollar public works program.
President Roosevelt will shape def
nitely the public works program
within the next 10 days. Public
Works and Natural Resources Board
engineers have prepared an extensive
list of projects which can be started
Immediately to provide thousands Of
jobs
Disney has discussed plans for the
improvement Of rivers and their
tributaries with the Army Board of
Engineers and he said the board had
hluASdIC0 tiidS 40 Aioiiy 40 Az ilCW du-
thorities would be set up to carry
forward the development work started
by the President in the Tennessee
Valley.
One of the authorities, Disney
hopes, will be located in Oklahoma
and include the Arkansas, White and
Red Rivers. An Arkansas Basin au-
thority was regarded favorably by
the Army Board, Disney said, adding
he would urge it upon Mr.. Roosevelt
soon after Christmas.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
FIXED EMERGENCY
POLICY IS URGED
Dickinson Urges Program
to Assure Return to "Pri-
vate Initiative"
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Abandonment of the New Deal
emergency program In favor of
definite, fixed Government policy
to assure return Of private initia'
tive" was urged last night by Senator
Dickinson Of Iowa. Republican key
noter in 1882.
Speaking over the Columbia Broad
casting System. Dickinson said it was
his conviction the Administrations
program was mot bringing the ex-
pected or the desired results" and
added:
"As a Republican, my philosophy
for recovery would be to increase pro-
duction, lower interest rates and cur
tail Government expenditures so that
taxation could be reduced This is
not possible under the existing pro-
! gram.
1T is clearly apparent that under
! the present reform system, monopoly
is being encouraged, private initia.
tive Is being depressed and the small
business man driven to the wall The
rich are becoming richer and the
poor poorer, and the relief rolls are
increasing.
Most of the regulation under the
New Deal has been for the benefit OF
big business. Big business is always
able to take care Of itself The bene-
fits received by individuals have been
In meager amounts. either by way OF
wages, rental benefits or for service u
Dickinson said Congress should
again assume its legislative au-
thority" and government by execu.
tive orders" should be terminated
Evening star., 1934-12-23
OFFICERS INSTALLED
BY WILBURN POST
E. A. Farrell Becomes Command.
er of Kensington Legion
Group.
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
KENSINGTON. Md. December %
New officers of Arnold Wilburn Post,
American Legion, were installed last
night at a public ceremony in Kens-
ington Elementary School, with rep
resentatives of Southern Maryland
and Washington posts as guest of
honor.
Edward A. Farrell was installed as
commander, while others who took
Office include William NJ Reading,
first vice commander; David A. Par
sons, second vice commander; T. H.
Tremearne. adjutant; Clarence T.
Fisk, finance officer; Martin H.
Wright, historian. and Harry A.
Wagner sergeant at arms.
Mayor Alfred L. Geiger delivered
the address of welcome to the visiting
Legionnaires and members of the
Ladies Auxiliary, while the official in
itiation team of the Southern Mary
land district initiated a number Of
candidates for membership in the
local post. Lawrence r. Smoot of
Kensington. vice commander of the
Southern Maryland district, offlciated
at the installation of the officers.
Past Comdr Wilson L. Townsend
presented the retiring commander,
Eugene J. c. Raney, with a past COM
manders button and lauded Raney for
the rapid strides made in membership
during Raney'S administration.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
FAIRFAX NEEDY
T0GET BASKETS
Welfare, Civic and Com
munity Groups Combine to
Spread YuIe Cheer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va. December 22.-1n
an organized effort to see that all
needy families in the county are re-
membered at Christmas, the Fairfax
County Welfare organization. through
the cooperation of various civic and
community groups in every section,
will begin at once the distribution of
Christmas baskets, clothing and toys
for children, it was announced today
by Mrs. Pearl Elder, local welfare di-
rector.
In order to prevent any duplication,
all individual and organized contrib
utors are asked to list with the well
fare Office the names of those who re-
ceive gifts. In any case where an
individual or organization is unable to
distribute its gifts, the welfare Office,
if notified, will see that it is delivered.
The following communities have al
ready notified the welfare office that
they will contribute to needy cases
as follows:
Town of Falls Church, 20 baskets;
Fairfax Rotary Club, 20 baskets; Lee
District Improvement Association, 20
baskets; Vienna and Oakton Relief
Association, 20 baskets; Seminary, 25
baskets, and Mclean, baskets. In a
number of schools, Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs, All Clubs, Oranges and
other organization contributions are
! being made in cooperation with her
Office, Mrs. Edler said.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Doctors Testimony
On Flat Feet Falls
Flat as He Falls

BY the Associated Press.
REDWOOD CITY, Calf, De-
cember 22.-Dr: Robert Monteith
defended fiat feet in testifying
today in an accident case.
why, I have fat feet myself,
and I never have been troubled
with stumbling over things" he
said.
A moment later, leaving the
witness stand, the doctor tripped
and fell.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
LEGION SCHEDULES
Welfare PARLEYS
Conferences on Child Work to
Include Baltimore
March l and 2.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, December "a
Child welfare conferences. under direc-
ton of the American Legion, will be
held at Indianapolis, Memphis. Balti-
more, Phoenix. Ariz, and probably at
Burlington, Vt, in 1885. national
headquarters here announces.
Dates of the meetings have been
fixed as follows: At Indianapolis Feb
ruary and 2, at Memphis February
Is and Is. at Baltimore March and
2. at Burlington, VT. (city tentatively
chosen. March and 8. and at
Phoenix March 29 and 30
Through the meetings the American
Legion child welfare workers will
learn of the years programs. Repre-
sentatives of the United States Chill
dren's Bureau, the Child Welfare
League of America. the National
Probation Association. the National
kindergarten Association, the Ameri-
can Child Health Association. the
American Social Hygiene Association
and the National Child Labor Com
mittee will be invited to attend the
sessions.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Eastern Star to Give Dance.

HERNDON, Va. December az (Spe-
ciaD .-Herndon Chapter, Order East
ern Star, will hold Christmas dance
in the o. e. S. Hall on December %.
Ramsey Bready and Hirst Milhollen
are in charge of ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

in London in 1857. The work OF
Thomas Crawford in the Capitol is
represented by composition. rather
than actual production, the pediment
figures being carved by Italian carvers
and the Statue of Freedom cast in
Maryland by Clark Mills. The plas-
ter model of this work is in the Ma
tional Museum. The bronze doors
were cast at Chicopee, Mass.
In the opening page Of her book Mrs
Elliott writes, MY first meeting with
Marion Crawford Is the first thing that
I can remember. I was IS years old,
he was 4. He was tall for his age,
his small head carried proudly and
his thick hair carefully curled into a
sausage of living gold This was in
the Summer Of 1858. Marion's father
had died less than year before"
Spent Early Years in Italy.
The first IL years of the boys life
were spent in Italy. Switzerland and
England, and then his mother sent
him to America to be educated at St
Paul's School. Concord, N. H. Later
he attended Trinity College, England;
Cambridge, Karlsruhe and the Uni
versity of Rome. At the age of % he
sailed for Bombay and enlisted in the
Dragons.
When this service was over he began
a journalistic career on the Indian
Herald, Bombay. From that time on
his prolific pen never ceased to fly from
page to page, and from his first book
Mr.. Isaacs," to his last, THE White
Sister," his popularity as an author
never waned. The Palace of the
King" and THE White Sister" have
been produced both on stage and in
motion pictures, Miss Viola Allen ap-
pearing in the former stage play.
Marion Crawford died in Italy OF
brain cancer, in April, 1909, and the
green, bronze cross in the center of a
thick marble slab, marking his grave
is inscribed, He who never rested
rests"
1t was his aunt. Julia Ward Howe
who discovered Marion Crawford's
likeness, as a 3-year-old child, sculp-
tured into lasting fame by his sculptor
father on the bronze doors at the east
front of the Capitol. 1t was this same
great American woman who, two days
after his death, stood, a little, bent
white-robed figure of 80, in the chanceI
of the Church of the Disciples in Bos-
ton and said a few heartfelt words
about her brilliant, favorite nephew
cut of in his prime.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
YUG0SLAWA FREES
CROTIAN LEADER
Full Pardon to Vladko Machek
Seen as Evidence of Easing
Of Dictatorship.

BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, December
22.-Premier Bogolyub Yevtich's new
government, in a Christmas goodwill
gesture, today granted full pardon
to the imprisoned Croat leader, Vladko
Machek The pardon was the gov
ernment's first decree.
Machek. sentenced to three years
under the stringent defense of the
realm act, had served a year and a
half.
Croats are planning a jubiliant
demonstration.
Machek was convicted of political
activity subversive to the security of
the regime Of the late King Alexander.
His pardon was regarded as evidence
of the new governments intention to
ease the Yoguslav dictatorship, swing
ing back toward democracy.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
BY JOSEPHINE TIGHE WILLIAMS.

BY JOSEPHINE TlGHE WILLIAMS.
Although thousands likely have
seen it, probably no one has realized
that in one panel of the great bronze
doors to the Capitol is the likeness Of
the son of the sculptor who executed
the doors and who conceived the
Goddess of Freedom" statue atop
the dome.
In the lower left-hand panel of
the bronze doors is a portrait of the
boy, Marion, exactly as he looked the
first time I saw him at Lawtons VAL
ley. when he was 4 years old. My
mother discovered the likeness one
day as she stood on the Capitol steps
and waited for the doors to open for
the Inauguration of one of our Presi-
dents"
The above paragraph is from the
pen Of 80-year-old Maud Howe FL
liot, Pulitzer prize winner, daughter
of Julia Ward Howe; niece by marriage
of Thomas Crawford. creator of the
Statue of Freedom" adorning the
dome of the Capitol, and cousin of
the author, Marion Crawford. 1t is
taken from her latest book, MY
Cousin F. Marion Crawford" which
reached the bookshelves only last
month.
Material Is Accurate.
1t is hardly biography, but is the
only attempt that has been made to
compile any sort of life of the ia
nous American-Italian writer. In
her foreword to the intensely inter-
esting material she has been able to
gather together. principally through
family letters, Mrs. Elliot states. 1T
is now rs years since Marion Craw-
ford died. To my knowledge no ade-
quate account of him has yet been
published. The material at my dis
| poSal is avowedly inadequate, but as
! far as 1t goes, it is accurate and may
serve as a foundation for a fuller and
better work"
It seems not to be too generally
known that Marion Crawford, author
of 1.-The Palace of the King" THE
White Sister" and the amazingly pop
ular Saracinesca series, was the only
son of Thomas Crawford.
Thomas Crawford, born in New York
City, March, 1914, studied in New
York with Robert Launitz and John
Frazee, and in 1884 went to Italy to
work with Thorwaldsen, and, except
for brief visits to the United States,
he elected to live under the soft
| Italian skies. He married Louisa
Howe, sister of Julia Ward Howe,
author of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic" and she bore him success
sively three daughters and then a
much-desired and only son, Francis
Marion, who came into the world at
Bagni di Lucca, Italy, in 1854. He
| was named for Gen. Francis Marion,
from whose sister, Hester Marion, he
was descended.
Returned in 1849.
Crawford, the artist, returned to
this country in 1849 under a commits
sion by the State of Virginia to exc
cute the equestrian statue of George
Washington for the city of Richmond.
1t was at this time that he also re-
ceived Federal Government commits
sions for the pediment of the Capt.
tol, the bronze doors of Senate and
House wings and the heroic Goddess
on top of the Capitol.
These diversified commissions kept
him engaged until the Summer of
| 1856, when his health failed. He died
Evening star., 1934-12-23
WORKERS GET $4,000
Iowa Button Company Distributes
Cash to Employees.

MUSCATINE. Iowa, December %
R).-Distribution of more than 81, 900
cash in the form of extra compensa-
ton today added Christmas cheer in
homes of 500 employees of the Iowa
Pearl Button Co. and the Muscatine
Pearl Works.
The weeks pay roll was the largest
in the history of the button company,
President o. A. Hammer said today.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Village Fights Rats.

Wroughton, England. is seeking a
pied piper, because there are so many
rats in the village that one cannot
walk through the streets without see
ing some of them. Bolder rodents in
wade houses, eating the food and
damaging furniture. Every villager
Joined in a war against the rats re-
Gently. but the pied piper is still
wanted.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
New Railroad Planned.

Tsinan, capital of Shantung Prov
ince, in China. Is to be connected with
Taokow. 80 miles away, by a new
railroad.