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Evening star., 1934-01-15
Long-Waue Radio
Sends Policeman
On Burglary Call
Defective, of Duty, Picks
Up Warning in Time
to arrest Suspect.

II Detective Sergt Elmer Dalstrom
Is proud of the long-wave radio set in
his private automobile, you can't ex-
actly blame him.
Dalstrom. off duty. was driving down.
town Saturday night, with his radio
turned on, listening to long-wave re-
broadcast of short-wave police calls.
Suddenly there came the words:
Burglar alarm at 1901 Sixteenth
street. Burglar alarm at 1901 Sixteenth
When Dalstrom reached the house,
the famous old mansion Of Mrs. Susan
W. Dimock, society matron, he found
Joe G. johnson. Is, hiding behind
chair on the fourth floor, and turned
him over to other police, who arrived
soon afterward. The house was un-
occupied.
Maj Ernest w. Brown has not given
his final approval to the long-wave re-
broadcasts of short-wave police calls
He feels many persons will hurry to
the addresses given in emergency calls,
their curiosity aroused by the rebroad-
casts, and this may result in serious
traffic congestion.
The police superintendent Is sched-
uled to confer with officials of the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System, sponsors
Of the rebroadcasts, later in the week.
At that time. it is understood, a def
mite agreement will be reached.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
|EX-CONv|CT SEIZED
IN JEWEL ROBBERY
Mrs. Lawrence, Victim Of
$4,000 Haul, to View
CoIored Man.

A colored man with a prison record
today was arrested in connection with
the $4,000 jewel robbery of Mrs.
Carrie Lawrence, wealthy 68-year-old
widow. Saturday night.
The prisoner denied any knowledge
of the robbery. however: He was ar
rested about am. by Policeman
w. T. G. Mills after police had been
told his picture in the police gallery
resembled one of the robbers.
Held for Investigation.
The man was being held for investi-
cation and was to be viewed later in
the afternoon by Mrs. Lawrence.
Mrs. Lawrence and her son Marcus,
26, whom the bandits locked in
closet in their fashionable home. at
2131 Wyoming avenue, spent more
than an hour at police headquarters
yesterday, examining "rogue's gallery
photographs.
Robbed During Dinner Time.
The Lawrences were at dinner when
the bandits. alp of whom were armed.
rang the front door bell They forced
their way past the colored maid. Mary.
DuSkinS, locked the LawrenceS In a
closet at the foot of the stairs and
forced the maid to ransack the house
for them.
In addition to the jewelry. they took
$3.50 from Mrs. Lawrence and her son.
One of the robbers was said to be COL
ored and the others white
Mrs. Lawrence is the widow of Nor
timer Lawrence, former publisher of
a chain of farm papers in Cleveland.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
PUPILS WITHDRAW
HAYMAN PETITION
Central High School Students Had
Asked Reconsideration of
Athletic Ban

A petition asking reconsideration by
the five high school principals of their
joint action in suspending Louis Hay
man, Central High School athlete. from
participation in school sports for one
year was circulated for q short time.
at Central High School today before
it was withdrawn by its authors.
Hayman was penalized by the Board
of High School Principals for striking
John Mclean. Mckinley High School
student, after the Central Western
game last Tuesday. The fight began
when a group of Mckinley students,
allegedly led by Mclean. started
heckling the Central team during the
game.
Two Central students. friends of
Hayman, today undertook to obtain
signatures of other Central students
on a petition seeking reconsideration
of the penalty placed on Hayman. They
contended the sentence" was too Sc
we're. After talking with Dr. Harvey
A Smith, Centrals principal, the boys
Withdrew their petition voluntarily.
DR.. Stephen e. Kramer, first assist
ant superintendent in charge of high
schools, declared such a petition would
be perfectly proper" unless 1t called
for student strike or some similar
protest action.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
65 c. W. A. WORKERS
TAUGHT FIRST AID
Course, Started Today at Red Gross
Chapter House, Will Be Com.
pleted in Week.

Additional accident protection CT
Civil Works Administration workers in
the District will be furnished by the
workers themselves after IS C. W. A.
employees complete courses in first aid.
which were started this morning at the
Red Cross District Chapter House.
The courses are designed to equip
men on various construction jobs to
meet all emergencies. In minor acci-
dent cases these trained employees will
be able to treat the men on the job,
and In more serious cases will be able
to render first aid until physicians
arrive.
The classes are being held daily
from IL 80 to 80 O'Clock under direc-
ton of the Red Cross. with represen-
tatives of District Fire Department
and the Washington Gas Co. aiding
and training the classes.
It Is expected that the classes will
be held for about one week, after
which the c. w. A. employees will re-
turn to their regular jobs and assume
their new duties as first-aid workers In
addition to their regular services.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Presence of Mind
Of Woman Prevents
Death of Employer
Uses Pair of Scissors to
Enter Cas.Filled
Apartment.

A woman's presence of mind and a
pair of scissors today probably saved
the life of Miss Irene Myers, 36. of 1887
Connecticut avenue, operator of seam
stress shop.
Mrs. Earl Clyde Of l7l2 Eighteenth
street. who did odd work for Miss Myers
at the shop. police said, arrived to see
her employer about 1890 am, and, dis
covering gas escaping under the door
she forced the lock. A chain held the
door. and Mrs. Clyde used pair of
scissors to dislodge the chain, police de-
clared
Miss Myers Was found clad in dress
ing robe in her apartment, with gas
blowing from stove jets. Fire rescue
squad workers were summoned and ad-
ministered first aid. She was taken to
Emergency Hospital. where she Is ex-
pected to recover, police said.
In addition to operating the dress
shop. police said. Miss Myers also is
an employe of the Department of Agri-
culture.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
WEEK END ROBBERIES
NET JEWELS, CLOTHING

Jewelry and clothing valued at more
than $500 and upward Of SIS in cash
was stolen over the week end, accord
ing to reports to police.
The parked automobile of Harland
Hofer. Pennfleld. N. Y, was broken
open and clothing worth $3.50 stolen.
A diamond studded wrist watch, valued
at 500, was stolen from Nal Edging-
ton. Portland Hotel, while jewelry and
q radio. worth $74, we're taken from
the residence of Gertrude Fountroy and
Alicia williams, 1888 S street.
John Gregg. 10, colored. 2100 block
Vermont avenue, was robbed Of $40 by
an armed colored man in an alley in
the 1000 block U street, and Otis w.
Melvin, 1869 L street southeast was
robbed Of his tadcab and $6.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
ABANDONED BABY BOY
LAID IN POTTER'S GRAVE
Infant Left by Mother in Hotel on
Christmas Eve Was Pneu-
monia Victim.

A small. nameless grave in the pot
ter's field today was to receive the BODY
of John Doe Briee," about months
old who was abandoned by his mother
on Christmas eve as he lay fatally Ill.
The young mother explained to a
hotel clerk. where she had registered,
that she was going to drug store. as
her baby was sick. But she never re-
turned with the medicine she said she
was buying for the infant
The child. undernourished and In
failing health. was removed to Gallinger
Hospital, dying there about 10 days ago
of bronchial pneumonia
His mother had registered fictitiously
as Mrs. Jack Brice of Macon, N. c."
Police have been unable to locate a
trace Of her.
The body was kept for q fortnight,
not so much in expectation of the
mothers return. as because the law re-
Quired it.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
UNEMPLOYED LEADER
cONFERS WITH BROWN
Benjamin, Organizer of Council,
Tells Police Chief Of Plans
for the Year.

Herbert BENJAMIN. organizer OF the
Unemployed Councils, today conferred
with Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown con-
cerning the proposed activities of the or
ganization this year. =.
The organizer explained the first
meeting of importance will be a national
convention 1t the Masonic Temple,
Tenth and u streets, February 3, 4 and
5, at which it Is expected there will be
1000 delegates from As States.
Delegates will be expected to make an
effort to interest members of Congress
in the enactment of measures which
will extend the public works program
and provide an insurance for workers.
It is expected William Reynolds, pres.
ident, and I. Amter, secretary Of the
councils, will be among those attend
irs tl,e con- enti,n.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
R. F. c. TO ADVANCE
$8()Q,0DO LOAN FOR
FRANKLIN MERGER
Waivers to Be Mailed De-
positors for Signatures
by Thursday.
100000 IN CASH
WILL BE RELEASED
Three Trustees Hold Slow Assets.
Mt. Vernon Bank Still Sell
ing Stock.
As final details were being completed
tOday on necessary waivers for reopen

As final details were being completed
today on necessary waivers for reopen
ing the Franklin National Bank as a
member Of the new Mechanics Frank
lin Savings Bank merger, 1t was
learned that the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation is assisting by arranging
a loan of 100000.
This loan, which has been agreed
to, and for which final papers soon will
be drawn Is similar to the loans made
by the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration to all other unlicensed banks
In the District joining a merger. The
$500 900 Is advanced on certain assets
were found to be unacceptable in set
ting up the new merger. The Wash.
gean IS the
Franklin, while the other slower as
sets which were not accepted for the
merger are to be placed in the hands
of three trustees.
Sufficient collateral will be turned
over to the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation out Of these unacceptable
assets in the hands Of trustees TO Sc
cure adequately the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation loan. This is the
usual procedure in recognizing banks
which go into mergers under the Gov
ernment's new reorganization plans.
Waivers Received.
The necessary waiver forms are In
the hands Of Treasury Department Of
ficials and counsel for the Franklin
Bank, William F. Kelly. 1t was expect
ed that final approval could be given to
the form today.
The papers will ask depositors to
waive IS per cent of their deposits in
the bank to restore the bank to solvency
and in order to receive, when the in
stitution reopens, the remaining 65 per
cent in cash.
Unless there is some unexpected de-
lay. bank officials hope to have the
waivers mailed to depositors by We'd
nesday night or Thursday morning
Envelopes have all been prepared to IA
cilitate mailing. There are about $4,000
depositors in the Franklin Bank hold
ing around 10000 accounts. These de-
positors would receive total OF around
81, 1000, 900 when the bank reopens.
Stock to Be Offered.
The Franklin Bank also will offer to
its stockholders, depositors and others
stock in the new merger at $50 a share,
half of which is par value aid half for
surplus. The Franklin is to increase
The capital structure of the merger by
$1,000
Meanwhile. the Mount Vernon Saw
ings Bank continued its campaign to
sell stock in the merger at the same
price. $50 share. Ofhcials of the bank
denied an unauthorized report recently
that all stock has been sold. saying that
they still were offering this issue and
pose of.
A few more waivers are also neces-
sary, In the Mount Vernon Savings
Bank, to reach the required rs per cent.
The Mount Vernon Bank is to be
headquarters Of the new merger. at
Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Three Couples Married.

ROCKVILLE, Md, January Is (Spe-
ciaD Rev. william B. Waters Of Faith
Methodist Church, Derwood. o61ciated
1t the marriage here Saturday Of Ord
vile G. Cooper and Agnes O'Neil Jett,
both of Fredericksburg, Va, and Henry
M Anding Of Chevy Chase and Ruth w.
Sample Of Washington.
D. Temple Evans and Helene A. Bon
ham, both Of Richmond, Va, also were
married here Saturday, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. William b.
Waters Of Faith Methodist Church, Der
wood.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Liquor Found in Truck.

A motor delivery truck, found aban-
doned yesterday in the 1900 block Of
Twelfth street, is held by police Of the
second precinct for . claimant. Two
cases Of white" liquor found In the
hihiticn agents.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
SLAYER TO DIE FEB. 2.
Ritchie Forwards Warrant to Pris-
on in Page Jupiter Case.

BALTIMORE, January IS R.-Page
Jupiter, Charles County colored man.
convicted of staying Mrs. Evalyn Reif
Schneider. middle-aged waldorf farm
woman July 6. will be hanged at the
Maryland Pemtentiary February 2.
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie has forwarded
to Warden Patrick Brady the warrant
for the execution, which was delayed
pending an examination of the prisoner
bv the Board of Mental Hygiene. The
coverro- eaid the board found him
ssna.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
$4,000 Is ALLOTTED
FOR LANDSCAPE WORK
New Public Health Service Build
ing Program Includes Grading
and Planting.

ing Program Includes Grading
and Planting.
The Public Works Administration
today announced allotment of $4,000
for landscaping at the new Public
Health Service Building on Constitution
avenue near Nineteenth street.
The sum will be given to the Treas
ury Department to carry out program
of grading and planting around the
imposing structure Some of the money
also will be used for erection of re-
tanning walls in connection with the
landscaping improvement.
An increase from $780,000 to S1225,-
900 in the allotment for the construc-
ton of new mint at San Francisco,
Calf. also was announced.
The San Francisco project, 1t was
stated, will provide 2.400 man months
of employment, while the Public Health
Service job here will furnish 800 man
months of employment.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Retired Rail Official Dies.

ST PETERSBURG, Fla, January IS
N9.-George Bowes Wheeler, 81, retired
railroad on1cial Of Evansville, Ind, died
at his Winter home here last night. His
widow, Mrs. Edith Sayre Wheeler, sur
yves. Burial will be here.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
UMATILLA, Fla.

20 Hurt in School Bus Crash.
UMATILLA, Fla. January Is R.-
Nineteen school children and the driver
IF a school hue v--r> irirrsd t~'av. vhs',
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
POLICE HUNT FOR
 STOLEN MACHINES
A Few Located But Some Are Still on Missing
 List

Six stolen automobiles were list ed at police headquarters yseter- day. Only three were missing after today's check-up and an exchange of reports with Watertown.
 A car owned by Lorenzo Ran was stolen and abandoned on South Main street near City Cor ners yesterday after crashing into @ fence.
 A machine reported missing by it's owner, Charles Rablin of 20 Doughetry street, was stolen We'd nesday evening from Scovill street and recovered last evening in Mag ner alley off Washington avenue. Joseph Urban of 670 North Riv- erside street had his machine taken without his permission. Officer Victor Fogelstrom of Watertown informed the police that the local car was abandoned in that com munity and also added that a ma- chine owned by Nicholas Habelska of Greenmount street. Watertown, was stolen from it's parking place in Watertown. A sedan owned by Mary Grove of k. F. D. was taken from Phoenix avenue. A car owned by Elizabeth A. Driscoll of Rockwell avenue, Bloomfield, taken from North Main street and @ machine, the property of Thomas Burns of 30S2 East Main street, are still missing.
 Domenic Massino of SIS Con- gress avenue complained to the po- lice that when he left his truck parked on Congress avenue some- one removed his spare tire and carried away his kit of tools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
Socialists Courage
 Lauded By Executive
Arnold E. Freese State Secretary of Socialist Party Halls Trade =Unionists in Austria Resisting Fascism

man and Italian brothers languis!l in prison camps or exile, while our French brothers prepare to resist, in an orderly manner, the forces of reaction in France, while our Austrian brothers are being mur. dered in the magnificent workers homes they have built, our duty lies clearly before us. We must build now, and build quickly, q socialist party and labor union movement strong enough to with stand the violent death struggles of the profit system so that we will be able to take possession of the resources and facilities of our great country and lead the people forward to socialist world.
 ARNOLD F. FREESE. Secretary,
 State Executive Committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

The courage of the socialists and trade unionists in Austria in resisting the domination of fascism was highly praised to-day in a statement issued from Norwalk by Arnold E. Freese, state executive secretary of the socialist party in Connecticut. The expression of opinion contained in the state ment meets the approval of the entire state executive committee, 1t is declared. The statement is as follows:
 The socialist party of Connecti- cut halls the courage of the so- cialists and trade unionists in Aus tria in resisting the domination of fascism. In their splendid housing developments, other municipal en- terprises and social services, the Austrian socialists have set q model in decent living for the workers, by hand and with brain throughout the world. In their de- votion to socialist ideals, they are inspiring the workers of all other nations in their political and eco- homie struggles for the establish ment of a sane society in which war, AAScCuIlty dAN POfVlty ohoAA no longer exist.
 The conflict in Austria is be- tween fascism, tyranny and dicta- torship on the one hand, and de- mocracy and decent human condi- tions on the other. The forces of reaction play upon age-long in- trenched human prejudices; other wise they would have no following at all. While in the minority in the country as a whole, the socialists have held Vienna by clear ma jority vote. The socialists and trade unionists did not call the general strike until the despotic national government hG,. outlawed the socialist party and seized the municipal government of Vienna.
 Mussolini on the one side and Hitler on the other watch the pro- ceedings with greedy eyes, each hoping that his particular brand of fascism will win, while the warmest wishes of all lovers of liberty are with their comrades and brothers of Austria.
 We are equally inspired by the example set by the French social ists and trade unionists in the or- derly general strike called by them to warn the French government that they will not tolerate fascist dictatorship.
 The menace of fascism hangs heavy over Europe. While our Ger
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
Military Celebs
 Coming To City
Col Serratt Major Obern, and Col BisseII to Attend
 Sedgwick Guards Drill and Entertainment

Lieutenant Colonel Serratt of the United States army, retired, assist ed by Major Frederick Oberlin, battalion commander of New Ha- ven, and Colonel Bissell of Man. chester will be among the military celebrities who will attend the ex- hibition drill and entertainment at the Field street armory tomorrow night sponsored by Co G, Sedg- wick Guards.
 All veterans of Co c are ex- pected to attend and it is believed that approximately l50 will be on hand. Two beautiful medals, one donated by Major William Carroll, and another by the Sedgwick Guards association, will be award ed to the man judged the best dressed and neatest appearing member of the company, and to the best drilled company member, respectively. Both are one-year medals.
 Lieutenant Colonel Serratt will be in charge of inspection. The exhibition and competitive drills will be one of the features of the program. Colonel Bissell will bring IS men from Manchester to oppose the regular company mem- bers in the competitive drill. All veteran members of the company are invited.
 Captain Peter E. Fox is general
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
DRUCCISTSPLAN
 DINNER MEETING
Will Have Medical Society Guests Tuesday Night
 at The Elton

Members of the Waterbury Medical association will be the guests next Tuesday evening of the Waterbury Druggists associa- tion at a dinner-meeting to be held at the Elton. Attorney John c. Blackall of Hartford, formerly of Waterbury and counsel for the state druggists association; Hugh Bierne of New Haven, state secre- tary and Edward Murphy of Man chester, a. member of the national board, will be among the speakers of the evening. William J. Dun- phy, local president, will preside.
 The committee of arrangements include: Clark H. w. Newton, Isa- dore Stoll, Ernest Clyde, John Zes- ky, John Bender, Bernard Reilly and George Kipp.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

fled with a little inexpensive care. In many ways it is superior to a
 sandy, or gravelly soil, because it
 can be built into something more
 desirable with less expense.
 A common problem in many communities is a thin layer of sur face. soil on top of heavy clay subsoil. Here, the clay must be
 loosened or coarsened for a foot or more deep before suitbale gar
 den growth can be obtained, and the best means of doing this Is
 by literally adding crushed lime stone or applying lime, using one square yard. Lime has q physical effect upon clay, causing it's fine particles to collect in coarser grains. which
 makes looser, more mellow soil.
 Additions of manure or compost.
 or a goodly quantity of sifted coal ashes or fine gravel, may also be
 given. This, if 1t is well spaded into the clay, will break up the ten- dency to cake, and in a surpris-
 ingly short time treatment in this
 manner will result in an excellent
 garden bed.
 If the gardener cannot treat his
 entire area the first year, he may
 take a section at n time. He may
 also SOW q crop of clover, which he
 can spade into the soil, repeating the process on n different spot
 the following year. This adds ni- trogen and humus to the clay. There Is lots of plant food in
 clay soil if the roots of the plants
 can work themselves into it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

China bought about 200 airpiancs last yenr, ninc-tenths Of fhem Dc. ing from the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
NEED OF SAND ON
 SLIPPERY WALKS
Pedestrians in Danger of Getting Hurt on Treach-
 erOuS Ice

The use of little sand on scome of the sidewalks about the city would reduce the risk to accidents. So many are now using oil instead of coal there is scarcity of ashes and as a result many walks are very much in need of attention.
 It is said that one cannot collect damages from the city so long as there is no structural defect, but that is not the only question to consider. An effort should be made to see that nobody gets hurt, re- ting owner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16

chairman of the committee ar- ranging the events, assisted by First Lieutenant Phillip A. Kelly and Second Lieutenant William Dillon. The judges of the drills will be regular national guard of- ficers together with Serratt, Ober- lin and Carroll. Following the drills a luncheon will be served in the mess hall. Entertainment will be headed by Lieutenant Philip A. Kelly, bricklayer, who will put on comic sketch with the assist ance of his hodcarrier, plus a string and vocal quartet and sev- eral soloists,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
WELFARE SUPPER
 AT PARISH HOUSE

4 baked bean and brown bread supper will be served at St Johns parish house this evening from 5 to 6 o'clock under the auspices of tho Visiting Nurses association. ThI proceeds will be used for the Baby Welfare fund. Miss Florence Whipple, head of the local nurses
 association, is chairman of the committee arranging the event. All of the staff nurses are working on tho arrangements committee. The food to be served is all home- baked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-16
APT COMMENT ON
 WARS IN EUROPE
Transcript Editor Treats Subject From Practical
 Business Viewpoint

The opening paragraph in an edi- torial appearing in the current issue of the Catholic Transcript will meet with approval of all who were in any way affected by the World War, and this includes al most every man and woman in the United States. It is as follows:
 ANOTHER WAR?
 War in Europe? Men who know Europe think 50. Why? No special reason, save the habit which is hard, not to say impossible, to shake off. If they want to fight, let them get at it. But it will not be out of place for us to serve mo- tice, when the occasion demands, that we will neither fight nor pay the cost of another war. Once Q fool, and once is enough--quite enough.