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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

o, Was Lindbergh the first per- son to make a successful trans- oceanic flight.
 A. The first successful trans- oceanic flight by heavier-than-air- craft was made by the U. $. Navy seaplane, the NC-4, in May 1919 It was not a nonstop flight. The first successful nonstop Atlantic flight was made by Capt. John Al cock and It. A. w. Brown, who flew from St Johns, N. F. to Clifden, Ireland, June IA, 1919 Iindbergh was the first person who mode a nonstop fight across the ocean alone, and the first to fly from New York to Paris.
 o. What material is the spark making element in cigarette light CTS?
 A. Cerium-iron alloy, contain ing 50 per cent or more of cerium
 0. Is liquid helium colder than liquid afr?
 A. Yes.
 O. What is the total labor union membership in the United States?
 Al. The American Federation ol Labor Is composed of 109 national and International Unions, repre- senting 3O.000 local unions. The paid d-up membership as of August 31, 1888 was 2,126,796. In addition there are over a million members of unions that are not affiliated with that organization. Also at the present time there are Q numbei of unemployed members Of the American Federation of Labor who are not included in the paid. up membership.
 c. What elements compose tht sun?
 A. The available evidence indi cates that the composition of th' suns mass Is of the same seriel of chemical elements as thos' found on the earth, all of them O. course, in the case of the sun being in an incandescent state.
 Q. Does former Mayor Walker receive a pension from the city O | New York. l A. No.
 l Q. What are the Latin wordl | for knowledge and learning?
 A. Knowledge--cognitio and ex perientia; learning-eruditiO an: l Q. What is the address of tn, headquarters of the Girl Scouts? '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

Governor Cross will be called upon in a months time to name a successor to Wll' liam Warner, Dairy and Food Commits soner He was appointed in 1880 by Governor Trumbull and his term expires May l, this year. He is a native of Hebron and republican. There are number of democrats looking for the posi- tion already and tremendous pressure vii! naturally be brought to bear to have Gov ernor Cross name a democrat in place of Commissioner Warner. Incidentally MT Warner celebrated in February his roth birthday and his 26th year of association in various capacities with the Dairy and Food Commission. Perhaps the governor may feel that such lengthy service should be its own reward and retain the con- missioner in office. However, this is elec- ton year and usually it's customary to keep peace within the ranks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
So They Say

do not pay much attention to the talk about war, for have found out that there is not much can do about 1t as an individual.
 Henry Ford. Insull is afraid he may be made a fool of, or even lynched by crowds. I believe, later Insult will be received gloriously in the United States. M. xeros. Greek attorney for Samuel Insull.
 By implication and by direct statement the stigma of subsidy has been attached to domestic air. mail.
 Eddie Rickenbacker. 5 Dictatorship is like great beech tree-nice to look at, but nothing grows underneath 1t.
 Stanley Baldwin. took office rich; I leave poor. I will be unhappy, perhaps. but an honest man. Jean Chiappe, former police chief of Paris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

We were glad to note this week that some attention is being called at Washing ton to Connecticut's approaching tercen- tenary. Representative Francis T.. Maoney of Meriden introduced in the of 50 cent pieces to commemorate the an- niversary. The next procedure will be to ask for tercentenary stamp if this hasn't already been done. There would be 10000 coins issued under terms of the bill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
EMpEI,oR's BUST FOUND

Rome, (UP)-A portrait bust of Emperor Domitian was found by an agricultural laborer near the newly founded town of Littoria. which Mussolini had built after completion of the work of drain ing the Pontine marshes. The find lends support to the theory of archeologists that a Roman villa close to nearby Lake Paola once belonged to Domltian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
We May Be Prejudiced

The Bridgeport Telegram, commenting pn our remarks of last Saturday about the transfer of construction of a segment of he Merritt Highway from the PWA to he U. s. Bureau of Roads, points out that sur argument is "as long as it is broad In short we claimed that the Merritt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
DAILYWASHINGTON
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN

Department of Agricwture Puts Best ShOw in Wash ington Circus; WalIGce-TWgwelLEzekie TriImvirGte Lead iu Hazardous Experiment; How Three Idealists Are Handling the Neso Deaps Toughest Problem; Only Time Gun Teu # the Startling Innovations WM Show Results.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

Connecticut becomes the first state i'll which one of the new U. $. farm bonds has been issued. A Bloomfield farmer, Frank Wacholski, was the recipient. Bonds, totaling $1,3OO, were turned over to Wacholski to pay off his second mort gage. The transaction was consummated through the Federal Farm Mortgage Cor poration. $2,O0O,OOO,OOO in funds has just been made available for this new gov- ernment agency Incidentally these bonds are guaranteed both as to principle and interest so when farmers become ac- quainted with this fact they probably will take advantage of the government offer to secure them and thus liquidate mort gages held by banks or individuals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

Detroit, (UP)-Fifteen-year- old Margaret Zink found her fathers life savings of $2,50O slowed away behind q picture An the living roopa. She had taken and spent $1.40O Of 1t over a period of several months before her father discoy- cred the loss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
Questions And Answers The Democrats Washington information Bureau
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

That man Mussolini is regular seer. We Americans don't even know what's going to happen next year. but he can see as far ahead as the year 1000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

Politicians have to tell the truth, says Jim Farley. "They soon tag you if you don't" They also tag you you do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

All vehicles must be lighted not later than :42 o'clock tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
Know Your Waterbury Its History, Facts and General Information.
HISTORY
. 1884 NEA.

Samuel Copley built saw mill at Turkey brook in Oakville about
 184O. That is practically the only industry that has been recorded on7 this brook which joined SteePs
 brook at Oakville. Hancock brook, however, furnished a few industriaf activities including that of group that undertook the manufacture of gilt buttons, their place of location known as Haydensville. The Tucker company engaged in the manufac- ture of brass nails here. Hancock brook entered the Nau-
 gatuck short distance below the village of Waterville. Saw mills and grist mills were located in the vi cinity. In 1908 Silas Hoadlcy, E. Terry and $. Thomas made clocks at this site. Buttons and clocks flg- ured prominently in the early in dustries of the town as it will have been noted, while Waterbury had its quota of saw mills and grlst mill, the first evidences of indus trial development here.
 David c. Griggs, Edwin c. North
 rop, Roger s. Sperry, Alexander J. Thomson, Carlisle B. Futile and FL
 ton $. Wayland.
 The number of books in the Mat
 tatuck Historical society library as
 listed in the 1883 Connecticut State manual is 4,500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
IN TO-DAY'S M ALL

Editor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
STOLE FATHER's MONEY

Q. What is the address of tn, headquarters of the Girl Scouts?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29

Against such program Wal lace, backed militantly by Tug well. Ezekiel and the other young brain trusters, set his face rigid ly. The contest was long and wearing. A man less patient. more temperamental than Wal lace would have broken with Peek long before he did.
The Washington times., 1934-11-09
Times Adventure Club

tives. We are sorry to say that
we can use only one Of the
negatives, the two girls standing
on the porch-the rest are
blurred. Are these two girls
Members, remember we pub
lished a two column photo Of
Robert Allan and Gerald Leroy
Watson, Of 1905 jefferson st.
N. W., who recently joined the
club? We will continue with a
little more information about
them, we did not have space
enough the other day.
First, we want to tell you that
Roberts nickname is "Bobbie."
Believe we have told you every
thing about Gerald Jerry" AS
you.noticed in the picture, Bob
bic" has straight medium blond
hair with big blue eyes and
weighs over 40 pounds. After
all, as far as weight is con-
cerned, Bob doesn't have much
OF a lead on Jerry
To recall good old Halloween
night the family took the boys
down town to see the parade
naturally they just had to be in
costume, or there wouldn't be
much fun for Bobbie and
"Jerry," Gerald's nickname. Bob
bic represented the big Bad
WOLF" while Jerry represented
the Little Pig"
Bob and Jerry had a fox ter
rier dog which they named
"Spot," but for some reason the
poor thing ran away. Now they
devote their time to pets that
they can keep in a glass bowl
or cage. We understand they
have a turtle or turtles, with
the name "Wimpy" written on
the turtles back, also gold fish
and tadpoles. AS their play
room, the family has turned
the recreation room in the
basement into a regular play.
room. There they have a trapeze,
swings and a number of other
playthingS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Several members Of the club
celebrate their birthday ami
versarieS today. They are La
verne Blackwell, Seat Pleasant,
Md; Barbara Faulkner, 1907
Taylor st. N. E.; Charles Rags.
dale, 1850 Tenth st. N. w.;
Charles Swan, 4O3 G st. N. w.:
Catherine Davis, 100 Sixth st.
N. E.: IsadOr Widre, 219 L st.
N. w.; Egbert Moore, Upper
Marlboro, Md; Victor Whetzel,
Mount, Va, and Betty Tenn,
3038 Georgia Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-11-09
>e Of the members Of the
oily Wallmark, of 2118
n st, S, E., sent us a
writes
4 read the

column every
night, and enjoy it immensely.
I was pleased to find my letter
and name in the column. 1 lost
my membership card, and would
be very grateful to you, if you
sent me another.
II was wondering If you would
like a suggestion for another
contest. 1 think a very lovely
contest would be to write a com.
position on music and its art.
OF course, do not expect you to
accept this suggestion, but you
know it's just q little hint"
We will have to give this
suggestion a little thought and
let you know later, Dolly. We
appreciate your suggestion just
the same.
We notice that some Of the
boys and girls who probably
have read The Times Adventure
Club column any number Of
times before writing for enroll
ment, still neglect to devote a
little time to carrying out the
requests which we have asked
for time and time again. You
should know that if you send
only your name in that we can
not send you a membership card
to the club unless you tell us
YOUR ADDRESS.
The question is-where does
Ruth Helen, Elsie and 'Boley"
Cole live? When are their
birthday anniversaries?
We received a mere notice
from "Boley" Cole. He writes:
1--WE would like very much to
be members Of your club. Ruth
Helen Cole, age 8; Elsie A. Cole,
age 8, and Rudi "BOley" Cole,
age G."
Enclosed with the note was
three pictures and four mega
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Western and Central Strong
At Swimming; Series Looming g

Making up the Central squad that
will make the trip to Baltimore are
Pat Brown, Philip Ellis, Marvin
Fahrenbach, Fitzhugh, Goldberg, Bal
lard Jamison, Jordan, Kelley, Hooper
Mcqueen, Curtis Porterfeld, Shipley,
Robert Setterstrom, Thacker and
Tarbett.
In addition to the Baltimore City
engagement the Central swimmers face
II other meets.
Here are their other dates:
December 28-Alumni.
January 1-Y. M. C. A., at Gen.
tral Y.
January 11-Baltimore Poly.
January 19-Calvert Hall, at Balti-
more.
February 2-Staunton Military
Academy, at Staunton.
February 8-Baltimore City College.
February 15-Calvert Hall.
February 23-Massanutten Military
Academy, at Woodstock, Va.
March 2-South Atlantic Scholastic
championships, at Baltimore.
March 8-Massanutten Military
Academy.
March 16-South Atlantic high
school championships, at Shoreham
pool.
March 23-D. C. A. A. U. cham
pionships, at Shoreham pool.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Dewitt GRIDIRONERS
WILL BE BANQUETED
Founder Of School Honor Guest
at Fete-Navy Coach to Be
Principal Speaker.
DR. GEORGE R. DEWITT, founder
L of nauitt Sn6nnl md lnnn q

DR. GEORGE R. DEWITT, founder
- of Dewitt School and long a
sports booster in the District,
will be prominent guest at the an
nual foot ball banquet Of the Dewitt
Alumni Association Tuesday night at
8 o'clock at the Mayf1ower. Tom
Hamilton, Navy grid coach, will be
the main speaker.
Dutch Bergman, athletic director
and head foot ball coach at Catholic
University; Mush Dubofsky. assistant
grid coach at Georgetown; Len Walsh
of the George Washington coaching
staff; Walter Young, athletic director
and head coach at American Uni
versity, and Joe Gardner and Frank
Emmett of Georgetown Prep School
will be among other we'll known
sports figures of this section in at
tendance.
Tickets, selling at SITS each, may
be had from Stanley Pearson, 1929 F
street. chairman of the Arrangements
Committee; at Dewitt School, or from
Pete Grogan, Cleveland 1895.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Banfield Presents Letter.

DAUL L. BANFIELD, Landon School
headmaster, made the letter
presentations at banquet, and
other speakers included Rev. Albert
Lucas, st. Adams School headmaster;
Wilmot Jones, associate principal of
Friends School; Rev. James Hender-
son of the St. Adams School faculty;
Charles Wannan, Friends School ath-
letic director; Bob MacCartee, Landon
athletic director, and Charles Slaugh-
ter, 1888 Landon foot ball captain.
Small lis" were awarded members
Of the 110-pound or intermediate Lam
don eleven, including John Sands,
Alex Morse, Charles Nicholson, Frank
De Freyre, Hammond Bennett, Lee
Jupp, Richard Nash, william Herbst,
william Hill, Edward Tierney, Carlos
Arcaya, William Robinson, Frank Dun
ham, Frank Buck, Paul Cunningham
and Jack Gawler.
Eight members of the 90-pound team
were awarded circle Is. They were
Cortlandt Herbst, William Walsh,
Hobart Harris, Teddy Chalkley, John
Mealy. Teddy Stanley-Brown, Philip
Nash and Webb Mealy.
The Landon gridders got the usual
kick out Of the festivities because the
masters, attired in foot ball uniforms,
waited on them.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
STRONG QU|NTETS
VISIT THIS WEEK
Geneva, Wittenberg, Indiana
All Play G. W.-Hoosiers
Open With Terps.

- OLLEGIATE basket ball fol-
1 lowers will get only handful
Y Of games this week, but they
are likely to get glimpse Of
three Of the best court teams to visit
here this season.
AL three Of the more formidable
Geneva, Wittenberg, and Indiana-will
invade the George Washington Uni
versity gymnasium, while Indiana also
stops over at the Ritchie Coliseum to
help University of Maryland make its
bow.
Geneva will drop in on the Colonials
on Tuesday, while on Thursday Wit
tenberg, one of the leading quints in
the Middle West, will play the George
Washingtons.
Hoosiers In Two Tits.
Indiana, after playing Maryland on
Thursday, will move into town and op-
pose the Colonials Friday.
In the other college games listed for
this week, Maryland State Normal will
be entertained by American University,
and University Of Baltimore will en-
gage the Wilson Teachers.
On Saturday, Gallaudet's varsity will
inaugurate its season, opposing an
alumni team in the Kendall Green
gymnasium.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, December Is
nj Move over, Knox and Ho-
Y bart, on the mourners'
bench of foot ball. Here's
q new claimant for the title Of
team losing most consecutive
games.
More in sorrow than in anger,
Brian Coyne, sports editor Of the
Arkansas City, Kans., Daily Trav-
eler, writes the Associated Press
sports editor that Arkansas City
Junior College completed a string
of % consecutive losses, one
more than Old Liwash and two
more than Hobart, this Fall and
then started another streak by
losing its last two games of the
season.
Coyne's letter:
ALAN Gould, general sports edi-
tor Associated Press.
Dear Mr.. Gould:
II notice that Knox College Of
Galesburg. Ill, has been given
credit for q national record which
does not belong to it, record of
losing the most foot ball games
in q row.
mot that we consider it any
great honor, but think you ought
to know that the record belongs
Evening star., 1934-12-16
. PRELIMINARY organization Of
- the Washington Private High
School Basket Ball League was
eHectad vcsferdav at ConZa1a

School Basket Ball League was
effected yesterday at Gonzaga
School, when Gonzaga, st. Johns
and Georgetown Prep Joined the
loop. It was decided that one
member OF the faculty from
each Of the three schools and
coaches of the three schools would
conduct the affairs Of the loop. at
least until January 10, when q meet
ing will be held at st. Johns to adopt
q constitution and bylaws and elect
officers.
Faculty members selected are Father
Barter, Gonzaga: Brother Egbert. st.
Johns, and Father Nolan, George
town Prep. The coaches who will
work with them are Orrel Mitchell.
Gonzaga; Irvine Holbrook. st. Johns,
and Joe Gardner, Georgetown Prep.
It Is provided that league teams
shall not use players who have COM
pleted a high school course and who
are not 81. Each school will be
the Judge of the scholastic qualifica-
tions of its players.
~ IAORlly WALL NC aWdAaCA tAAC SSuAA
winning the league pennant three out
Of five years.
st. Albans and Friends and any
other schools whose players can quail
ify are invited to join the league. If
plans carry the winner here will meet
the private school champion team Of
Baltimore. Sponsors of the league
are hoping the idea may spread to
take in other sports in which the
private schools are represented.
Games already booked among the
Gonzaga, st. Johns and Georgetown
Prep quints will count in the title
race. Each has scheduled a hon.
and-home series with the other.
The dates:
January 16-Georgetown Prep at
Gonzaga, $3.50.
January 28-Georgetown Prep, at
st. Johns, $3.50.
February 1-St. Johns, at Con-
zaga, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Knox, Hobart Licked Again
Even Their Foot Ball Losing Records Go as
Kansas School Drops % in Row.

to Arkansas City (Kans.) Junior
College, which lost 20 consecutive
games. The losing streak began
in the season of 1881 and was
ended this year with 60 victory
over the Chilocco (Okla.) Federal
High School.
LAS a team seems to get con-
siderable publicity for losing more
games than it wins, think we
ought to get in on a little of it.
After winning the Chilocco game
the college lost its two remaining
games of the season to start out
on another losing jamboree that
may even surpass the present
record of O."
Evening star., 1934-12-16

w YITH aquatic sports interest
M here on the rise, 1t appears
v v the movement looking to
the holding Of the first
Public High School swimming cham
pionship series Is making marked
progress. Central and Western al
ready have formidable teams and Or
ganization of squads at Tech, Roose-
welt and Eastern is being discussed.
Both Central and Western, incident
ally, want TO clash, but are having
some diculty. It's said, seeing eye to
eye as to eligibility. However, it would
not be surprising to see them get to-
gether before the season is much older.
Such meet would be bound to stimu,
late interest in starting public high
swimming series here, 1t is believed.
Central until recent years for long
time had the public high swimming
field here to itself. But Western has
had a team the last few years using
the facilities of the Central Y. M. G. A.
pool with Dallas Shirley. Y coach, also
tutoring the Westerners.
1t Is interesting to recall that some
20 years ago Western turned out fine
swimming teams and that In those
days Fred Drummer, present Central
High coach, tutored the Georgetown
scholastics. That was during the
period when Bryan Morse also coached
at Western. Then the Western nata-
tors used the Industrial Home School
pool.
Central opens its season Wednesday
against the Baltimore City College
natators in the Monumental City.
Should Coach Drummer keep his
present bunch Central should do well
this season. It has some good sea-
soned talent in Bill Tarbett, diver and
member of the relay team; Bob Jor-
dan, 220; Bob Shipley. diver, who re-
Gently conquered Tarbett in class
meet; Stuart Fitzhugh and Ed
Thacker, backstrokers: Morris Gold
berg, breaststroker. and Joe Kelley, So,
100 and relay performer.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
LAND0N GR|DDERS
GIVEN NUMERALS
Team Loses Several Stars,
but Is Not in Bad Way
for Next Season.
>LTHoUGH Bill Stallings, crack

A >LTHOUGH Bill Stallings, crack
~ fullback, an all-prep selection,
~ will graduate, along with Bob
Sands, retiring captain; Svend
Jordan, David Nicholson, Vernon West,
La Mar Brown and Ray Brown, Lam
don School figures to have a group
of fairly capable players back for its
1885 foot ball team.
In addition to Stallings and others
who are slated to receive their dip
Tomas before another grid season, let
tiers have been awarded Robert Case,
Joe Fisher, Tom Sherley, Grant Boss,
Paul Hams and John Paul Randall.
Several other boys who didn't get the
insignia saw considerable action and
are expected to prove valuable next
Fall.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
MINOR LOOP.
JOB PARAMOUNTS SCORE
Take Fifth Straight Bask ct Ball
Tilt in G. P. o. Loop,

Job Section Paramounts scored their
fifth straight win and clinched the
f1rst-half title in the Government
Printing Office Intersectional Basket
Ball League yesterday in downing the
Linotype Section five, 25-2l.
Paramounts came from behind to tie
the score at 1919. as regulation time
ended, and then went on to win On
floor goals by Fowler and Rodes in
the extra period.
Job Param'nts (25). Limo. Section f21.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
GREEN BAYS TO PAY OFF.

GREEN BAY, Wis, December Is
R.-Pledges from business and In
dustrial leaders to -aise $4,000 to
pay of Indebtedness and reorganize
the Green Bay Foot Ball Corp. were
announced after meeting here late
todav BY Leland H. Joannes, presl'
dent Of the corporation.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Brought Into Open.

THE proposal to increase the men,
bership limit Of the conference
came to the floor without the
recommendation Of the. Executive
Committee, but with the Palmetto
State representatives and Virginia
leading the fight. The conference
voted overwhelmingly to open the
door,"
c. P. Miles Of v. P. l., chairman
Of the Committee on Colleges, en-
phasized that the purpose of the pro-
posal was to smoke the question into
the open. Putting the conference on
record either as willing to increase the
Observation-Disclosures not committed
to such policy-or determined to
stand pat" with the present 10 teams
He said some statement of policy
should be made in fairness to schools
which for some time have been petit
tioning the conference for member
ship.
After r. K. Foster Of South Carolina
had said 1--WE are very much in favor Of
increasing the membership" B. B.
Clarkson of v. M. I. proposed that
the conference take in three new
members, one from Virginia, one from
North Carolina and one from South
Carolina. His proposal found no sup
porters.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
G. P. O. FIVE LISTING
Games Wanted During Christmas
Holidays on Foes Courts.

G.. P. o. Big Five is after games
with quints having courts during the
holidays. Out-of-town contests for
week ends also are sought.
Phone or write Jesse Manbeck,
Bellevue Hotel, Is E street, Metro
politan 0900, evenings, Saturdays or
SUNDAYS,
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Three Form Private Schools
Basket League, Others Inuited

February 6-Gonzaga, at George
town Prep, $3.50.
February 18-St. Johns, at George
town Prep, $3.50.
March 1-Gonzaga, at st. Johns,
pm.