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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
BY WILLIS THORNTON

BY WILLIS THORNTON (NEA Service Stan Correspondent)
 Washington - Within few weeks, the federal government will be asked to save the nations schools.
 Late in receiving the full im- pact of the depression, America's schools this spring face a crisis in which educators feel that noth- ing less is at stake than the fu- ture of American democracy itself.
 Traditionally, the schools have been a local problem-we have not a single or even 48 state school systems, but 127,000 local school systems.
 Now so many of these have been curtailed that large and repre-. sentative body of educators is ask, ing Congress for money to save the schools for the children of com munities which are falling to keep them up.
 Failure of any large number Of communities to provide 8 decent minimum of schooling becomes a national problem, they feel. : MILLIONS FOR SCHOOLS
 A committee now is working in. Washington, laying plans for get ting this aid. Their program, which already is getting consider able support in Congress, will be about as follows:
 i. Immediate federal appro- priation of $50,00O, 900, either from present funds or by special bill, to be apportioned among states where schools have fallen down, in pro- portion to the need and to the abil- ity of each state to carry it's own load.
 ?. Because 1t now is almost cer- tain that the school problem will be more acute next year than this. an appropriation of $100,000,000 for the fiscal year 193435, to be used similarly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

Miss Elizabeth H Harney of 40 Albert Place, Waterbury. Conn. who has been teaching schooi TOT 12 years in and around Waterbury had such wonderful success with the new medicine Vendol that she has given permission to publish her experience for the benefit of others who may be suffering as she did. Miss Harney says:
 ''For the past several years ] have suffered great deal from stomach trouble, constipation. and also painful rheumatic joints. A friend told me about Vend0l as he had used it while down in Georgia. and received so much benefit in a bad case of rheumatism that he in- sisted I give 1t trial. I tried to get some here. but none of the drug stores had Vendol, so sent back to Georgia and got several bottles; therefore was very glad when read in the newspapers that it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
HEAVEN FOR CAKE.EATERs

Boston tuFD-John J curry, president Of chain restaurant, presented tO Joseph q. Brennan, manager of C downtown ibeater that was celebrating lla blrihdaf anniversary, Q cnke that mogslired i've feet in diameter, weighed a2b pounds and required 500 eggs in the making,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13
FIND INDIAN RELICS

south Egremont. Mass. tuP)--' James McGilly and Melvin Schut' were working on the Mt Washing ton road when they overturned n TOOK and found IA Indian spear no'nts. believed hidden there in Colonial days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

Egyptian women used makeup, not to beautify themselves, but as a protection against feas, decides a. European scientist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

Got Much Benefit From This Medi- cine and Advises Everyone to Try It Who Suffers From COnstipa- ton, Sour Stomach or Painful Muscles and Joints.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

This is the first of three arti- cles on "T'he Crisis in Our Schools" showing the disas- trous effect which the depres- sion has had on the American educational system and the measures that are being att tempted to restore the system to its former efficiency, obtain living wages for teachers, and insure every child his chance for education.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

NEXT: How low has education fallen in the land which used to boast of its system of public edu- cation as the finest in the world?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-13

Many new houses are being built in Germany.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
DEMAND FOR SAFETY
BOXES ON INCREASE
Virginia and West Virginia Farm
ers Alarmed by Theft Of
$4,000 From House.
Dlspateh 70 The star

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, July l0-The
demand for safety deposit boxes in
Winchester banks has increased
greatly the last few days. it was
learned today. following robbery at
the home Of jefferson Davis. promi-
nent farmer Of Hampshire County, w.
Va. who was said TO have lost about
81 600 while he and his family were
attending an all-day homecoming
meeting at Timbar Ridge Christian
Church.
Mr.. Davis was one Of many resi-
dents of the Capon River section who.
becoming skeptical of the safety Of
banks a year or more ago, Is said to
have withdrawn funds he had on de-
posit and placed his earnings in
cedar chest, which he kept in a closet
at his home. Just how the thieves
learned Of the presence of the cash
in the Davis home has not been
learned, but when Mr.. Davis went to
the chest to get some money he found
it empty. The money represented the
savings from scant farm profits over
period of many years.
Since it became known that the
Davis home had been rified, other
farmers, who had likewise withdrawn
funds from banks during panicky days
of a year ago. are opening new ac-
counts and renting safety deposit
boxes in banks here, as well as at
Romney, Moreheld and other West
Virginia towns.
1t was learned here today that po-
lice authorities of Hampshire, Hardy
and other adjoining counties of West
Virginia. as well as Frederick County,
Va, we're investigating the Davis rob-
berry, but thus far no arrests have
been made.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
DAVIS IS SLATED
FOR RELIEF POST
Silver Spring Man Expected
to Be Named Re-em-
ployment Head.
By a star Correspondent of The Star

By q ssar Correspondent Of The Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd. July 1o-George
W. Davis Of Silver Spring appeared
today 10 be slated for appointment as
head Of the ofice which the United
States Unemployment Service plans
to establish shortly at Hyattsville to
carry on unemployment relief work in
the six counties Of Southern Mary
land.
While Oliver Short, State director
Of the United States Re-employment
Service, could not be reached for con-
hrmation of reports in Montgomery
County official circles that Davis ap-
pointment had been made, 1t was said
by officials In Shorts office In Balti-
more that the Silver Spring mans
appointment 'is a possibility"
Recommended for Post.
Miss Margaret Milburn, secretary TO
the State director, said that Short has
taken no definite action in the matter
as yet, but admitted that Davis has
been recommended for the job.
Davis has been an active welfare
worker in Montgomery County for a
number of years, both as a private
citizen and as an official Of the Social
Service League, and has served for
nearly a year as manager of the Mont
gomery County branch of the United
States Unemployment Service in Rock
vile. During this time large ma
Evening star., 1934-07-10

jority Of the county's residents have
been provided with work
VIII Serve Six Counties.
The ONCE at Hyattsvflle VIII serve
Montgomery. Prince Georges, Charles,
st. Marys, Anne Arundel and Calvert
Counties, which previously have been
operating Independent Offices. II viii
be known as the Southern Maryland
district branch Of the United States
Unemployment Service.
II was said at the time the plan
10 merge the six branches under one
efficiency.
Evening star., 1934-07-10

son. Democrat Of Utah. Ruth Robin
son. t7e. EhallenbeFger. Democrat OF
Nebraska, Grace shsIlenbeTger. S2lS;
Tsryer. Democrat Of Georgia. Malcolm
c. Tarver. tr.. $50; Terrell, Democrat
Of Texas. Kathleen Terrell. sass;
Tobey. Republican Of New Hampshire,
Charles w. Tobcy. r.. s2ii: Turpin,
Republican Of Pennsylvania. Margaret
TIrpin. sl5s: willford. Democrat OF
Iowa. Berl c. wEIford, s2s2: williams.
Democrat of Missouri, Lola NJ VII
iians. s225. and Wood. Democrat Of
GeG=gta, Jessie d. Wood, sis7.
Evening star., 1934-07-10
GETS NEW POSTAL JOB

n q. Clayton 70 heAu DIF1sAuu u
Cost Ascertainment
Aubrey n Clayton. assistant super
intendent Of the Railway Mall Service.
Post once Department. today was
made superintendent Of the Division OF
Cost Ascertainment.
Clayton, native Of Petersburg, Va
resides at 1901 Argonne place and has
been In the postal service since 1905.
He was appointed assistant superin-
tendent six years ago.
Evening star., 1934-06-05
Drought Inspires Ne'o Plans
For artificial Rain-Making
Scores of Suggestions Are Sent to
Weather Bureau, But Most Are
Too Fantastic for Use.

much artillery fire This was espe-
cially true during the American Civil
War. 1t is explained easily enough,
Weather Bureau experts say. Much
of the territory fought over has
normally frequent and heavy
rainfall. Rain falls every few days.
Commanders on both sides hesitated
to move their armies on rainy days,
when brooks and river would be
swollen and artillery likely to get
stuck in the mud. They waited for
dry days. BY the time they were
engaged in fighting, the chances
we're, 1t normally was time for 1t
to rain again. The cannonading
didn't bring the rain. 1t was most
likely to take place just before rain
was most likely to fall. There was
no cause and effect relationship
Plutarch noted the same supposed
phenomenon 1000 years ago and at
tributed the rain to the moisture
taken into the atmosphere from the
blood and sweat OF the soldiers.
One correspondent proposes ''bor-
ing a hole in the ceiling" He would
take II planes and instruct the
pilots to start a circle of one and
a half miles in diameter and climb
up into the cold current as far as
possible each plane taking a IS
foot step above the other. thereby
boring hole and letting the warm
air into the cold air" The writer
points out that rain is plentiful
generally a falla cious observation
where high mountains make holes
in the sky"
Evening star., 1934-06-05

to transport water into a drought
stricken area by the trainload.
A proposal frequently made Is to
spray the top of cloud with fine ice
from an airplane. This causes rain
If other conditions are favorable-at
the rate of about / pound of water
to each Is pounds of ice. To bring
about inch of rainfall over an acre,
Weather Bureau experts have figured,
would require the spraying of cloud
with l,700 tons of ice.
One elaborate suggestion of this
kind calls attention to the fact that
drought increases progressively the
farther one goes from river banks.
Presumably there is more moisture in
the air over a stream. Therefore, says
the correspondent, call in the Army
Air Corps and have them fly up and
down both banks parallel to a river
with some form of refrigeration which
would enable cold air to be spread
from the propeller. This, the corre-
Spondent believes, would cause rain
over a 2 or 3 mile stretch which
could be covered by several hundred
planes. Then, with this supply of
moisture on the ground, the planes
could proceed to cool a belt farther
away, and so on until rain was pro-
duced for whole countryside.
The suggestion of spraying fields
from airplanes frequently is made 1t
would, Of course, be only very ex-
pensive method of irrigation. Another
Evening star., 1934-06-05

suggestion Is to have great corrugated
iron tunnels piercing the sky from
high mountain tops. Through them
warm air could be supplied to higher
latitudeS.
Little knowledge Of Rain
Mocha MICS Is Shown.
Most OF the suggestions, say Wealth
er Bureau experts, show little under
standing Of the fundamental mechan-
les of rain.
Three things are neceSsary-the
presence of moisture in the atmos-
phere due to evaporation, the pres
ence of dust notes about which water
vapor can condense, and some cooling
process. These conditions must occur
at the same time. 1t does no real
good to produce one without the
others. Squeezing will not bring water
from a sponge which has no water in
it. During rainfall the atmosphere is
somewhat analogous to a sponge that
is being squeezed
The fundamental difficulty over the
drought-Stricken areas, Weather Bu-
reau experts point out. is that there
Is no water in the atmosphere-the
less the longer the drought continues.
There can be no rain without water
and to put water artificially in a posi-
tion to fall as rain would be about
the most expensive and inefficient
method Of irrigation ever conceived.
Evening star., 1934-06-05
POWER LOAN SEEN
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
State Officials Confer With
P. w. A. Chiefs on Santee-
Cooper Project.

Prospects of obtaining a public
works loan to develop the Santee and
Cooper Rivers in South Carolina for
power and navigation we're described
by Senator Smith, Democrat of South
Carolina, last night as looking good" :"
This was the Senator's summation
after day of conferences of directors
of the Santee-Cooper Authority and
the South Carolina congressional dele
gates with public works officials re-
garding a loan application.
Burnett Maybank, chairman of the
authority. which was created by the
South Carolina Legislature, headed the
delegation which came here to refile
the loan Application which was placed
before p. w. A. several months ago
Evening star., 1934-06-05
FOREIGN
GETS CASE CONTINUED
Lawyer Declares Work for Dill
inger Took His Time.

DARLINGTON Wis, June 5 UP-
Charged with violation of the Wis
consin securities law. Louis Piquette,
Chicago attorney, who once repre-
sented John Dillinger, yesterday sue
ceeded in having his own case con-
tinued to the December term of court.
Before Judge x. E. Smalley, Piquette
filed an affidavit to the effect that
because of the time consumed as coun-
sci for Americas No. desperate and
Evelyn Frechette. one of Dillinger's
woman friends. he had been unable to
prepare a proper defense to charges
of violating the blue sky law.
Piquette promised to repay the 81, 500
which the State charges he obtained
in selling to three complainants lille
gally
Evening star., 1934-06-05
Least Fantastic Plans
Highly Ineffective.

The least fantastic suggestions are
for methods of cooling clouds to
cause their condensation and release
Of moisture, or of sprinkling fine
dust upon them to give nuclei about
which the rain droplets may form.
Both plans work. but are highly in
effective and costly. They amount
only to extremely expensive ways of
sprinkling fields and it would be
thousand times cheaper. in most cases,
Evening star., 1934-06-05

Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1934-06-05

by a private company, but which
failed to receive action.
Maybank estimated between $25,-
100000 and $35 100000 would be re-
quired for the development
Maybank also talked to Frank r.
McNinch, Federal power commissioner,
and later quoted McNinch IS saying
he was strongly in favcr of the de-
veloping OF the two rivers for power
and navigation purposes.
Evening star., 1934-06-05
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.
only God can make 1t rain.

The in-makers, their ingenuity
spurred by the great drought which
covers the Central United States, are
busy again.
The Weather Bureau is receiving
scores of suggestions for producing
rain. The correspondents range all
the way from fanatics and confidence
men to sincere inventors with at least
a smattering of scientific meteorology.
The whole problem. Weather Bu-
reau experts point out, is analogous
to that of trisecting the angle or
squaring the circle-probably unsolv-
able. Literally thousands of proposals
have been made in the past and not
one has had any worthwhile prac-
tical application.
The letters receive courteous con-
SideratiOn from the Weather Bureau
meteorologists who are as eager as
anybody for practical suggestion.
But they get none and expect none
Most of the schemes proposed have
been exploded years ago.
Only the man who offers 10 sell
some secret process gets no attention.
Evening star., 1934-06-05
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
CF'rom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 88, 3:45 pm. yesterday;
year ago. 90
Lowest, SO, S am. today; year ago,
68.
Evening star., 1934-06-05
NEW YORK COUNTIES HIT.
Crop Loss Believed to Be Nearly
10000, 600.

BUFFALO. N Y, June CP).-The
drought situation in the eight West
ern New York Counties today was de-
scribed as desperate" by Richard F,
Fricke. manager of the Erie County
Farm and Home Bureau.
Fricke, returning from survey OF
the area. said Erie. wyoming, Niagara,
Orleans. Allegany. Genesee and Chau-
tauqua Counties faced the possibility
of a $50,000,000 crop loss. He said
that no matter what happens now,
there will be a definite hay shortage,
with resultant hardship on farmers
and an ultimate shortage of milk.
Evening star., 1934-06-05

68.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 95, on May 81.
Lowest, -6h, on February 9.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, SO per cent, at 3:15 am.
today.
Lowest, As per cent, at las pm.
yesterday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Ga0detic Survey
Evening star., 1934-06-05
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia - Generally
fair tonight. tomorrow scattered thun-
dershowers; continued moderately
warm.
Maryland-Fair tonight, tomorrow
local thundershowers; continued mod
erately warm.
Virginia-Generally fair tonight, to-
morrow local thunderShowerS
West Virginia-Fair tonight, tomor-
row scattered thundershowers; con-
tinued warm.
RnnOr& for "a Hnnrx
Evening star., 1934-06-05
Rain Suggestions
Purely Fantastic.

The biggest batch of rain-making
suggestions are purely fantastic
Many, of course, believe that the
great drought has been sent as pun
ishment for sin. The millions of ra-
dio antennae which are draining
electricity out of the atmosphere" are
blamed by others. Curiously enough.
these are blamed for the superabun-
dance of rain along the Atlantic
coast. Just why they should have
either effect none of the correspond
ents explain very clearly. They are
looking haphazardly for some cause
and effect relation.
Other suggestions call for bonn
harding the atmosphere by artillery,
or by bombs exploded from airplanes.
1t often has been noted that heavy
rains have followed big battles with
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Dumbest Dates
Best? Gods
Wonder

The question still remains:
Do men like their dates" to be
beautiful and dumb, or don't
they?
Out at Northwestern Univer-
sity, the co-eds are of the
opinion that the dumber they
are the more dates they can
get, with the result they deliber-
ately make lower grades in their
classes.
In Washington, on the other
hand, the goods make con-
sistently higher grades than the
men do, and they still chalk up
enough dates to keep them busy.
Prof Fred Moss. head of the
psychology department of
George washington University,
who surveyed ratings of 1000
girls, said their higher grades
are because they have more time
to study. He ste ted:
"They have more time to
study because the men, as a
rule, have to work to earn
money to take out the girls"
Miss Mary Louis Brown, dean
of women at American Uni
versity, said the girls make
higher grades because the men
devote more time to outdoor
activities.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
ALLEY HOUSING
At TORNEY
NAMED
ABC Board Lawyer Also Picked
in "PoIiticaI Swap; One
Post Goes to Texan

The District political pie today
was minus another portion, with
the appointment of Maurice V.
Brooks, a protege of Representa-
tive Tom Blanton CD of Texas.
as assistant attorney for the Dis
trict Alley Dwelling Authority, and
of Rice Hooe, local attorney, as AS
sistant Corporation Counsel, as
signed to the Alcohol Beverage
Control Board.
When Andrew M. Howsley, also
a Blanton protege, resigned as AS
sistant Corporation Counsel last
summer to return to Texas, Repre-
sentative Blanton demanded the
right to recommend his successor.
However, there were objections
to the appointment of Mr.. Brooks
on the ground that he was too
young for the Corporation Coun-
sci position.
Both jobs pay a salary of
$4,000 a year, and it is under
stood that they are political
swaps" Mr.. Hooe being highly
recommended by Democratic
leaders.
The new legal advisor to the
alley group is % years old and
from Abilene. Tex. Admitted to
the bar l. 1928, Mr.. Brooks was
county attorney for Fisher
county, Tex, and for the past
two years has been engaged in
private law practice in Abilene.
Mr.. Hooe is SIS years old, hav-
ing received his bachelors and
masters degrees in law from Ma
tional University, and having been
admitted to the District bar in
1910, since when he has prac-
ticed law in the District. For sew
eral years he was attorney in
the prohibition unit of the De.
partment of Justice.
Among his sponsors for the ap-
pointment were Secretary of the
Navy Claude A. Swanson, Joseph
P. Tumulty and Emil Hurja, who
assists Postmaster General Farley
in dispensing patronage.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Ken Murray
Says:

That proposed Health In
surance Plan," whereby we pay
our doctor bills in advance,
sounds like a good idea. l
never did like apples much,
anyway Catch on?
When we had a successful
operation in the past, we not
only owed our life to the doc
tor but also six months sal
ary.
This new plan would prac-
tically eliminate operations al
together. We'd be SO full of
pills, we'd roll off the table.
OF course, one of the best
features is that the poor would
be protected from phOney doc
tors Il believe Joe Penner is
about the only person, who ever
got any results from a "quack."
BUT REMEMBER:
When we no longer have
operations, what'll we ever find
to talk about?
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
PUBLIC ASSURED.
BY BAKER BOY

Customers of Dutch Baker Boy,
Inc, need have, no fear that the
acts which caused arrest of two
persons charged with pouring acid
on Dutch Baker Boy products will
be repeated, they were assured to-
day bv w. N. Edwards, president.
Fortunately the acid poured
on the Dutch Baker Boy products
after they had left the plant was
discovered by the vigilance of
the Dutch Baker Boy salesman,
F. o. Dowell, before use and was
not of sufficient strength to do
harm. Apparently this is the
only instance in which products
of Dutch Baker Boy were
harmed"
Mr.. Edwards said the incident
was the latest in what is believed
to be a long series of attempts to
drive his company out of business
because it is an open shop.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
HOUSE HEARING
EXPEDITED ON
D, c, BUDGET
Figures to Be Ready for Early
Submission When Congress
Convenes in January

With House subcommittee de-
HberationS on the District appro-
priations bill proceeding rapidly,
expressions we're voiced today
that the measure will receive
more thorough consideration by
Congress this year than has been
the case previously.
Most of the minor items in the
measure have been disposed of
already by the House group and
the street and highway expendi-
lures were discussed today. H. C.
WhitehurSt, head of the street
and highway department.; Daniel
j. Donovan, city auditor, and the
District commissioners were pres
ent at the session today.
Completed Next Week
It is contemplated that the
hearings will be concluded by the
end of next week, possibly with
the exception of the lump sum
item which may await the report
of the survey on the tax and
financial set-up ordered by the
President.
This will permit the committee
to go over the bill and put it in it's
final shape during the Christmas
holidays so that the measure can
be introduced at the opening of
Congress.
Early Start This Year
In recent years it has been Gus
tomary to wait until February or
March to begin hearings on the
District supply bill, and the fact
that the committee is starting
early this year will permit more
time for House-Senate conferences
after the measure has been con.
sidered by both houses.
Another factor which should
prove helpful in bringing about an
earlier and probably more satisfac-
tory agreement between the two
houses is the financial survey
which the President is having
made. The lump sum item an
nually is the subject of consider
able controversy between the
House and Senate, and it is an
ticipated that a Presidential rec
ommendation concerning the Fed
eral contribution will expedite con-
Sideration of this provision.