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Evening star., 1934-04-22

menace-it may turn on its trainer at the
slightest provocation. He learned just how far
he might 60 with lion without arouSing it
to action.
II was taught another important thing"
Manuel said. THAT is never to look away or
bother with anything else when you are work.
ing lions. Sometimes when was working them
Mr.. Guilfoyle would call me and would turn
my head. But he soon changed this, and
answer If he calls, but don't look around"
After Manuel had worked the six lions for a
few weeks, four more were added to the act
and more tricks were taught the beasts. They
learned to Jump through hoops, ride teeter-
board, jump from one pedestal to another and
other movements
To conclude this act, Manuel and one of his
lions participate in a sham battle. Last Fall,
district teachers meeting was held in Browns
vile and several hundred teachers were invited
to the King farm to see the young trainer and
his lions perform as a special entertainment for
the visitors.
Manuel was dressed up for the occasion with
a starched white shirt. black tie. Mrs. Gull
foyles shiny boots, which were much too large
for him, and q cork hat, such as is worn in the
tropics He went through his act to the ap-
plause and enthusiasm Of the crowd until he
reached the thrilling hnale-the fight to sub
due one of the lions.
The animal apparently rebelled, barred its
fangS, roared ominouSly, struck out with its
paws and sprang menacingly at the boy. Man.
uel lashed his whip, fired blank cartridges from
his revolver and finally forced the lion back to
its pedestal.
DUT in the meantime he had lost much Of
u his crowd. The spectacle of a 10-year-old
boy battling q half-grown lion, was too much
for many Of the woman teachers One or two
tainted, others screamed their horror and
scores retreated to q safe distance to await the
outcome
The fighting lion is In reality Manuel's most
trusted and docile animal It b. taught to
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PAGES Six of the cubs were selected and the
work began.
Manuel tarried about the training arena daily
as Guilfoyle worked with the beasts and one
day ventured to ask the trainer to teach him
to handle the lions.
Guilfoyle was not altogether surprised for he
had noted Manuels fondness for the animals
and his intense interest in their training. He
agreed to consult the boys father.
COR days the matter was debated in the King
household. Mrs. King refused to make
decision in the matter-leaving it to her hus-
band. King would not hear of it at first, but
was moved by the boys earnest pleadings.
Finally. not without misgivings, he permitted
Guilfoyle to take the boy into the arena with
him.
Manuel admits he almost lost his desire to
be trainer the first few days.
"All was allowed to do," he said, was to
move the props around set the pedestals. put
the teeterboard in place and do other things to
help Mr. Guilfoyle
But was so glad to be back close to the
lions that kept at it. and after while MIR.
Guilfoyle started me working on the lions
training them to do their tricks"
Manuel soon learned that he must discard
some of his former practices. In the first place.
he was not allowed to fondle and caress the
lions he had always done. He was taught
to realize that cat animal is q constant
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Manuel King may be lion tanner, but
he's also pupil in the fifth grade Of a
Brownsville grammar school-and the
photo in the circle sho,rs him at his
desk. At the right, W. A. King, Man.
uers father, ,Uho took the responsibility
Of letting Manuel enter the lions cage.
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for Manuel King.
DORM September S, 1928, on the animal farm
= of his father, w. A. King at Brownsville,
Tex, the boy has had wild animals for pets
since he was a baby. Many are the times he
has rolled and tumbled on the lawn Of the
King home with baby javelinas and lion cubs.
But the thought of becoming wild animal
trainer did not seriously enter his mind until
early last Spring when his father deprived
him of the pleasure of playing with his pets
The elder King imports wild animals from
tropical countries. Last year four ntters of
African lions were born to new arrivals on the
farm. Manuel was given the privilege of play
ing with the cubs as had been his custom, and
about the same time he acquired police dog,
which he named Trixie.
The boy, the dog and the lion cubs made a
happy combination and they romped and
played in the big cage housing the wild animals
for hours at time. But as the cubs grew
stronger and more frisky, Manuel's father de-
cided they were getting too dangerous to play
with, and forbade his son to associate with
thei... e stayed in the cage and Manuel
frequently caressed the cubs through the iron
bars.
The lions were old enough to begin training
and King employed John G. Guilfoyle, veteran
wild-animal handler, to put them through their
Evening star., 1934-04-22
BY A. MORTON SMITH.

A A ANUEL KINGS
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fo the rear door and
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raised her voice, had reminded her
son that lunch was on the table
and getting cold. And each time
Manuers childish treble had re-
sponded shrilly:
"I1 be there in just a minute,
mother"
Manuel was as hungry as any
normal 10-year-old youngster might
be at meal time. And he is not
wont to disobey his mother. But
this was no time for him to quit
his work
Dynamite had been unruly and
the boy was attempting to disci-
pline him. Time after time, Man.
uel had commanded, and repeatedly
Dynamite had disdained to move,
responding only with a growl and
ha rod fannc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
MRS ROOSEVELT.
 VERY BUSY LADY
Schedule damned With ]. .Engagements--Her Pay
 Checks Go to Charity

sChicago, July g. (UP) - MrS Franklin D. Roosevelt started oN todav on a schedule so damned Khe felt she might have to stay ir Chicago all week for a "compre. hensive idea" of the Worlds Fair | Originally her itinerary called for a onc-day stopover, but radio Speaking and sightseeing engage. Dients came in q deluge.
 The first lady arose early in the I0-room presidential suite at the Blackstone hotel and went to a press conference in the merchan. Aise mart. Later there was a radio Broadcast from an exhibit at a Century of Progress. Mrs Roose- velt's 'pay check" went to char fly.
 s A tour of the Chicago institute and the unveiling of Jules Breton's Song of the Lark as America s most popular painting" preceded . luncheon in her honor at the fair. A recetpion by the Women's Trade Union League also was on the days program.
 z There was no fanfare or commit tee of notablcs on hand when Mrs Roosevelt wearing a rumpled white scarf around her head, ar lived at the wheel of low-swung, sand -colored roadster last night.
 Accompanying her were Miss Marion Bickerman and Miss Nancy Cook, both of Hyde Park, N. r., who took turns driving during their 265-mile trip from Madison, Ind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09

it's political importance it over. i shadowed the peace plea, which added nothing to previous utter | ances on foreign affairs. The speech was made at a Nazi party | district congress at Koenigsberg. Reviewing Hitler's activities in
 supporting the revolt, Hess said:
 'At 2 a. m. June 30 the leader (TIitler) started from Bonn air. drome, as soon as he reached l Munich he rushed to the ministry
 of interior and effected the first ar-
 rests. After hearing brief report from Minister of Interior Wagner of Bavaria he rushed to Wiessee ] Ga spa nearby) and effected the ar- rests there.
 There was a tense moment when Roehm's bodyguard (E r Il t
 Roehm, chief of staff of the storm troops) arrived pn the scene. The leader averted mofnentary danger by exercising his personal author ity. E
 "By automobile he sped back to Munich. On the way he met other cars containing storm troop lead CTS and he ordered the guilty ones arrested and the cars returned to Munich.
 Arriving at Munich he rushed again to the ministry of interior and heard reports of similar ac- tions through the country.
 "He issued further orders and then went to the Brown house
 (the storm troop headquarters) and spoke 4o the assem bled storm troop and political leaders. Thence he went to his study and rendered the first verdicts
 against the traitors.
 During the hours when the ex- istence of the nation was at stake the extent of guilt of the individual could not be weighed.
 Despite the severity of the lead- CTS action, there was profound
 Justification for 1t. If soldiers mu- tiny, the penalty is that every tenth man shall be shot regardless of his
 own guilt. Although the storm troops have nothing in common | with military troops nevertheless,
 because the organization is a mass
 one, severe soldiery principles must
 be applied with regards to disci- plipe."
 This Justification of the execu- I tions and killings seemed a tacit
 statement, in its argument to the
 nation. that the Nazis thought the crisis over.
 Hess appealed to war veterans of other nations to work against
 war, and as for possible invaders
 he said:
 "The path is not open for a stroll through our land. Even as the French defended themselves with every power, so would we to-
 day"
 versary o. the outbreak of the World war, an insignificant incl dent such as that at Sarajevo--a pistol in the hands of an idiot-- might suffice to set armies of mill lions marching again against the
 will of the people," Hess warned. T appeal to front line veterans across our borders be honest; we, who saw gray death more horribly than any before us, who under went wars ghastliness, ask must
 we have that again; can not we spare humanity that?'" Cardinal Faulhaber told his con- gregation that sacrifices were re- quired In opposing the spirit of the times and in proelaiming the cross. Chancellor Hitler spent the week end at his mountain lodge near Berchtesgaden, in Bavaria. He was expected back today.
 Food Shortage
 Berlin, July 9.-(UP) The Hit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
MACCRACKEN HAS
 WON DECISION
Ten Days Jail Sentence Set Aside By Court
 of Appeals

Washington, July 9- (U.P.) -- William P. MacCracken, former as- sistant secretary of commerce won victory to-day against To-day jail sentence imposed by the sen- ate. The district court of appeals held that the senate lacked juris- diction to infiict such punish- mont. The senate imposed the sem tenAe after MacCracken failed to produce certain documents in con- nection with the airnail investiga- tion.
 The decision threatened to have a pronounced effect on all future attempts of the senate or house to punish witnesses who fail to carry out commands of Investigating committees. The court reversed the decision of the district supreme court dismissing MacCracken's petition for a writ of habeas cor- pus following his arrest by the sem ate. The decision was split, three members holding the senate was without Jurisdiction to infiict such punishment on MacCracken while the remaining two members of the court dissented.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
Strikes Keep Three
 Major Cities Afraid
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of the Live Poultry Slaughter
 House association refused to un- load them.
 A strike by members of the as-
 sociation, which handles 85 per cent of 50 freight cars full of live
 poultry with more cars arriving
 hourly.
 We are going to stand pat ir our demands for lower cooping and storage charges and against the ar-
 bitrnry setting of the figure for the
 daily wholesale cost of chickens
 said Abraham Franzel. president
 of the organization.
 William Fellowes Morgan, Jr commissioner of markets, planned to leave for Washington today to ask Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace what to do. Farm Strikers Bridgeton, N. J.. July 9-CUP) Mine pickets were arrested today as county officers sought to fore stall violence at the Seabrool produce farm by wedding out the leaders of a singing, marching group of strikers.
 The arrests were made as com pany officials smuggled into the ! 5,700 acre farm approximately 3t workers to till fields neglected since June 25 when workers walked | out in protest against wage cuts and discharge of temporary em- ployes.
 Tn front of the farm, 300 pickets
 marched up and down, shouting
 ito hell with the cops-they can't
 keep us from picketing." Women in overalls marched side by side with their men folk, jeering at 60 county officers and deputized farm. CTS guarding the gates.
 The pickets, singled out by of- ticers. were herded in an aban- doned ice box on the farm. An am- ton, carried them to jail where they were held on charges of dis
 orderly conduct and melting to
 riot.
 So disarmed were the strikers by the sudden move that they made only half-hearted attempts to hal. the progress of four tractors driv- en across the state highway by strike breakers.
 Shouts of leaders when the trac. tors were sighted started rush down the road, but deputies held
 the pickets back with pick handles and ax handles. Inside the gates, q handful of the smuggled workers tailed in dust covered. neglected beet fields.
 Officers, pointing out that those
 arrested were held for their sing. l ing and shouting activities. indicat. ed that the arrests would be con. tinued throughout the day. They planned to take their prisoners tt the village in shall groups.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
GINSENG ROOT
 BROUGHT RICHES
60-Year=Old Man Given ]. Livelihood for Past
 30 Years

Frontier, Mich (UP)-One acre of Michigan land and the cultiva- ton of ginseng root, an antidote, used extensively by the Chinese for the morning after effects" has supplied L. B. Greene, 50, with q tfdy livelihood for the past 30 years.
 Although the root is not very deairable commodity in the west ern hemisphere, the yellow race" goobles it up in a big way--three ways. The fiber is used as rem edy for hangovers, the meaty part is used for soup, and the third, but last, portion is made into medicine.
 During the 30 years in which he has engaged exclusively in the growing of the root he has found the demand for the crop varies an- nualiy. At one time it was worth $16 a pound, but at the present time it only brings $5. With joy Greene relates of the time he shipped 10 sugar barrels full to China at $3,0OO a barrel, the sale bringing him $30,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
NEW FARMER
 GROUP FORMED
Young Organization Find- ing Great Favor in
 Iowa

Ames, Ia (UP)-A new agricul- i tural organisation--one designed
 to occupy the spare time of the
 young farmer in the limbo between
 the age of All Club membership
 and the time he joins the Farm
 Bureau--rapidly Is gaining favor in Iowa.
 No centralized organization has
 taken place yet, but numerous throughout the state. Started in about two years ago the groups
 now have members in e-fourh
 of Iowa's 99 counties. Members say that the groups, caring for farmers of an age that
 hitherto has been neglected in
 farm organizations, readily gain recruits.
 When given the. opportunity, these young farmers have shown
 an irresistible desire to learn not only of the technical side of farm ing, but of the economic and phil- osophical sides as we'll" said
 George M. Strayer, president of
 one of the groups. Continued growth of the organ.
 ization. as we'll as an increasing scope of activities, is predicted by
 Murl Mcdonald. assistant director
 of Iowa State College extension service.
 There is a very definite need for comprehensive organization of the older farm youth," he said. "Wes hope to see definite organi- zation plans worked out on coni- prehensive scale within short time.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
Warlike Speech or
 Leader For Hitler
fcontinued from Page D

Ter government, acting under dicta- torial powers, took direct action to- day to relieve growing food shortage in Germany.
 Kurt Schmitt, mmister of ecom- ics, who was made economic dicta- tor under a law of last Thursday. issued a decree raising the import quotas on potatoes to overcome the normal early summer shortage which has been accentuated by a drought and frost.
 The shortage led to the rationing of potatoes in many Berlin mar kets over the weekend with a maximum of three pounds per per- son.
 Schmitt also reduced the duty on potatoes until July 31st from six cents) per double centner (220 lbs.) until the end of this week marks ($2.30) to two marks (.76,6 when the German crop is expect ed to begin, Holland has been granted a supplementary quota of thirty-five carloads of 200 centners each daily; Italy 40 to 60 carloads and Belgium 50 carloads.
 The potato scarcity led to the closing of several groveries in the west end of Berlin on charges of profiteering. The shortage was felt over the weekend in Leipzig which is entertaining convention of 100,- 900 marksmen. It also hit Ham, burg.
 A shortage is act abnormal in early summer, srnce the German crop is always late and the country depends on supplementary imports. Schmitt's action, however, hasten ed relief without the necessity of long negotiations for foreign ex- change. It is the official policy that foodstuffs have first claim on for eign exchange.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
PRESIDENT IS
 NEAR COLOMBIA

Aboard U. S. Destroyer Gilmer, July g.. iUP)--President Roosevelt, aboard the cruiser Houston, voy- aged southwestward across the Caribbean sea to-day on his way to Cartagena, Colombia, where he will land tomorrow in defiance of tradition that President should not set foot on foreign sill.
 The President attended church services at sea late yesterday, in stormy weather, after leaving the Virgin Islands.
 At St Thomas, the President was presented with the first cacks of rum distilled by two distilling com panies. in appreciation of his work n effecting repeal
 He was reeve enthusiastically everywhere, including the leper colony, lin brief speech at Chris tiansted, he said: "The continental United States remembers and real izes that you also are part of the American family"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
PWAFunds Available
 For Bristol Project
Waterbury, WOlcott Listed for Federal Aid in Paving \ of ROad-Bids to Be Received July g

clude slightly more than IT miles of surface improvement of various types. Contractors bids on this work will be received at the high way department headquarters in the state office building. Hartford, until 1 p. m. EST, on Monday. July 23.
 Included among the ten new jobs are three federal PWA projects, two in New Haven and one in Wa terbury and Wolcott. the cost of which will be shared 70 per cent by the state and 30 per cent by the public works administration. Of the other seven contracts, one will be financed as a trunk line project and the other six as town aid jobs.
 Largest of the projects will be the paving with bituminous macad- am of about IA miles of the Waterbury Bristol road, Route No. 69, in the town of Waterbury and Wolcott. Most of this highway is at present classed as "unimproved."
 The New Haven PWA contracts will call for paving on Fountain street. Gravel surfacing is prescrib- ed in all of the town aid projects except that in the town of Durham where about 1 Ia miles of water bound maeadam will be laid on the Haddem quarter and Gate roads.
 Public Works Projects
 City of New Haven, docket 20S9, project 13--Alternate bids for about 2,S00 feet of cold emulsion asphaltic surface or bituminous macadam surface on Fountain street.
 Towns of Waterbury and Vol colt, docket 5949-About 3S,020 feet of bituminous macadam on broken stone base on the Water- bury Bristol road, Route No. 69.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
DIORIO BLOCK
 ORDERED SOLD
lContInpsd from Page I.l

(Continped from Page l.) the property Is appraised at $4.- 500. The bank paid $1.000 in back taxes to hold the property after foreciosing upon it and si,200 will be needed the receiver said. to re- pair it.
 The court granted permission to accept the offer of Charles Rosen- garten to pay sB70 in settlement of notes totaling 5000 which were appraised as of no value by court appraisers. Two notes of Bertel V. Olson totallng s2,300 will be settled for payment of s70O under Judge Baldwin's order; $500 has been pai0 on the notes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09

(Continued from Page 1.) house that he was walking along the street near his home when he was assailed by stranger armed with a sharp knife. He refused to give police any information, how ever.
 Captain William P. Keegan of the detective bureau said this morning that Carter only recently completed a term at Wethersfield penitentlary, where he had been sentenced for burglary.
 The hospital said to-day that the mans wounds were only superficial and that he might be discharged to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following real estate tran sections have been filed at the town clerks office.
 Mortgage Deeds Agnes A. Stokes to the Home Owners Loan Corporation $4,8O0 property on Chipman street. Harriet Rowley to Maria Gia- quinto, $4,7e0. property on Fair lawn avenue.
 Mortgage Releases Waterbury Trust Company to Agnes A. Stokes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09

 putedly have he best interests of the veterans at heart.
 King Makers Objective
 The king makers plan of op- eration is to win the election of delegates to the national conven- tion who are opposed to the new deal.
 Their activities are said to be extending into the state legion con ventions which will name delegates to the national meeting in Miami, Fla, next October.
 McNider and Collins came to ln- dianapolis, national legion head quarters, last May to confer with veterans republican politicians.
 Since then there have been re- ports that suites have been re. served in Indianapolis hotels by persons ready to spend Dig money" on pre-convention politics. No headquarters has been estab- lished openly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
VATICAN PRIEST DIES

Vatican City, Jul 9--(UP)- Father Giuseppe Gianfranceschi, 59, professor of physics and as- tronomy at the Gregorian Univer- city, died today. He was director of the Vatican wireless.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
MUCKIE DEATH pROBE

A coroners' inquest opened to-day 1S. who died July { from skull fracture ailegedly suffered durins nz assault.
 Trunk civiiello, mrtford, said by police to have beaten Muekle when he threw flrecraclxer ln front Of Ais autnmoblie, wns fo face court on msnein tighter charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09

Ten new highway projects were 81ded to the summers program by Highway Commissioner John A. 1{aadonald today, the group to in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
H. o. L. C. ANSWERS
 MANY INQUIRIES

Numerous inquiries concerning the taking out of applications for reconditioning homes were received today at the office of the Home Owners Loan Corp. It is being stressed by the office that personal calls be made rather than tele- phone calls. It Is intended to be the policy of the office to grant loans for reconditioning, from $200 to as close to $2,000 as possible.
 Nearly 17,000, 900 tons of rice were shipped from China to Panama in the last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09

strikers won one-fhIrd of tho strikes ln India in the last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09

a2xz4 IN. HEAVY DOUBLE THREAD TURKISH BATH
 TOWELS - colored border. Regular price sac. Tuesday ss.s,., SssS,as 5 for S1.OO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
REPUBLICANS TO
 SEEK CONTROL

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-09
ANDERSON ST MAN ATTACKED

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ClIIckOIlg sllllllWkel

yards of the Now York Central railroad was bedlam of squawk. Ing chickens today as one load after another arrived and members