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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
Big Gain In State. Injuries For Same
 Period Is Evident
Show Gratifying Decrease - Motorists Improved Driving Habits Help-More Licenses This Year

Connecticut's motor vehicle &C., cident record for the first six months of d934 as compared with th;. same period last year shows a slight increase in injuries and a gratifying decrease in fatalities Commissioner Michael A. Connor at ributes the decrease in fatalities tc a determination on the part of motorists to improve driving haD- it's.
 Waterbury showed no increase in the first ssix months of 1884 in fatalities recorded. There were t.ght in these respective periods in .923 and in 1884. However the number of people injured in 1884 increased to 1S0. whereas in 1933 it was 154. Total number of acci-- i nts reported to the motor vehicle department here in the first six n,nths of 1884 totaled 269. Last veTr the figure was 201
 Gas Consumption Better
 Increased 1894 motor vehicle registrations and more operators licenses mean longer lines of -traf- fic on the highways while a sub stantial increase in gas consump- tion points to greater mileage to- 'as' by traffic in general. All of ws.ich coupled with the fact that Connecticut by requiring all auto r;otive establishments to reporT automobiles brought into their es- ta:lishments for repairs now pro vides for comprehensive coverase of accidents. explains an increased .rrident total this year over 1883
 Only Litchfield county shows all in .rease in fatalities over 1883 and that margin is one case Three Of the eight counties show a decrease in injuries and the state increase
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
STUDENTS CAN
 TEST ABILITY
Jersey Cattle Club Plans Judging Event for
 Field Day

The Connecticut Jersey Cattle club has announced through it's secretary Marcy I. Berger, that vocational agriculture students will be invited to enter @ special judging event in connection with the Clubs Field Day and Parish Show at Folly Farm. Simsbury on August IS.
 One class of Jersey cows and an- other of Jersey heifers will be placed by the students whose judgments will be checked by rep resentative Jersey breeders.
 MT and Mrs John s. Ellsworth, the owners of Folly Farm, have at Simsbury one of the worlds pre- mier Jersey breeding herds which will be on view to visitors.
 The vocation agriculture stu dents participating will be from high ranking contestants in the Jersey division of the state judg- ing events for high schools in April of, this year. The awards for best judging at Folly Farm will include well-bred young heifers and young bulls of the Jersey breed. Last years winners who are not eligible again were Kingsley Beecher of Winsted, and William Donahue of Willimantic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
Rev. Floyd L. Roberts
 Off For Manchuria
Former Curate at First Church Here Leaves Japan to
 Spend Summer With Family at Korea

Rev Floyd l.. Roberts, former assistant pastor of the First Con gregational church in this city and for the past few years stationed ir Nagoya, Japan, has left that coun- try with his wife and children on trip to Korea, Manchuria, and China where they plan to spend the summer months. Information to this effect was received in Wa terbury today.
 Rev MT Roberts, who is welt known to many Waterburians, IS planning to return to America next summer. He will remain in this country six months. Plans are eX- pected to be launched shortly to have him visit Waterbury.
 Rev and Mrs Roberts have left their three children in Kardizawa. Mrs Roberts brother and sister live in that town. Their trip will include the following stops: Korea where they have many friends, Manchuoko for few days; North China, where visits will be made with members of the American board of Peitaho; Pieping and from there by train to Shanghai; and Kobe this trip to be by boat.
 Rev MT Roberts left Waterbury five. years ago for the far Eastern post In a communication to Wa terburians he stated that it does not seem so long since he left the Brass City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
TAVERN OWNERS
 0. K. PETITION
Ask Governor Cross to Liberalize Liquor Laws
 of State

Enthusiastically approved by ac- clamation, a petition to Governor Wilbur Cross asking for liberaliza- tion of the liquor laws and equal rights for taverns and restaurants was unanimously endorsed yester- day afternoon at a mass meeting of the city's tavern owners at Moose hall. The petition was today brought to Bridgeport to be placed before the executive committee of the Retail Beer, Wine and Liquor Merchants association.
 On acceptance by the executive committee of the state group, the petition will be given statewide circulation, with it's sponsors con- fident that tens of thousands of sig natures can be secured without too much difficulty. The petition will then be formally presented to the governor and it's importance stress ed as the tavernmen seek liquor law modification blanks in the platforms of both major political parties in the state election this fall
 The petition asks that the pres ent state regulations may be modi- fled so as to allow legal drinking of liquors other than beer, ale and wine" in taverns and restau- rants. Such a step, the petition claims, would stamp out bootleg ging and place drinking on safe and sane basis"
 Wide support for the petition is expected to be gained Sunday when more than 5000 persons will gather at Walnut Beach park for a state outing of the tavernmen's S association. Several prominent To- cal men are being invited to the gathering as guests of the Water bury branch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01

is only 16O for the first half of this ear as compared with an increase of 1,565 in total accidents for the same period as against the first six months in 1883. The inference then is that while more cars are rolling up greater mileage totals for 1884 anl greatly increasing the possibil- lties of accidents the motorists are handling their cars more alertly, carefully and courteously for the resulting accidents are not, in the fnt in. major happenings.
 Hartford Leads
 Of the larger cities Hartford is the only one that reports an in erase in all three classifications ac, idents. fatalities and injuries All of the counties have increases in accident totals. Holland county reports the greatest comparative de- crease with Windham county sec ond. While Connecticut is an inn portant gateway to New England's playgrounds, and also accommo- dates substantial year-round commercial traffic from out of the state the reco"-, show that only about fifteen per cent of the driv- CTS involved in accidents are from outside of the state. With the inn provement in driving habits in dicated by the marked decrease in major accidents Commissioner Connor believes the Connecticut accident record for 1894 will com pare favorably with the nation as whole.
 The country at large reports a substantial increase in accidents and consequent rise in fatalities and injuries. The tabulation by towns, in New Haven count, is as follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
Didn t Mind q
 Trip To Jail

I've been in jail before and don't mind going" a 41-year- old North Main street man boldly told Judge Edward MascOlO in city court this morning 10 answer charges of intoXication and breach of the peace.
 You're going, all right" snapped the judge, "for thirty days, fifteen days on each count. Next case"
 The man was arrested last night by Patrolmen John Murphy and Harold Bowling on complaint of his wife. This morning she testified that her husband had come home drunk and had struck her several times.
 It was brought out during the testimony that the wife has been supporting her hus- band and child by working. He told the court he could not find any employment. but when the judge learned that he had gotten drunk on money earned by his wife. he was given a trip to New Haven,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
GRADE CROSSING
 ACCIDENTS DOWN
First Half Year in State Shows Only Three,
 One Fatality

With a warning that August and ensuing months usually bring more grade crossing accidents than the first half of the year end that mo- torists should not relax their eau ton, the New Haven railroad an- nounced today that it's statistics reveal an extraordinary good show ing with respect to crossing acci- dents for the first six months of 1884.
 During the first half of the year, the number of deaths occurring at it's crossings in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut was limited to two and the number of injured was held down to six. In Connecticut during the sixmonth period. there were three accidents at grade crossings in which one person was killed and two were injured.
 In the corresponding period of 1883, in the three states mentioned, 13 met death and five received in juries in crashes at New Haven railroad highway crossings. Nine of these deaths and four of the in iuries took place in Connecticut. iioS' ''iS iNSNl VI AcI bllS hASl of 1884 was considerable inn provement over that of one year ago.
 During the first four months of the year, on the other hand, there was an increase of 25 per cent in grade crossing deaths as compared with 1883.
 Even with the number of fatal ities and injuries which did take place at grade crossings in the three southern New England states last year, the record in this sector of the country was far better than that for the nation at large. Dur. ing the 12 months of 1883 through out the United States, 1,305 people were killed and 3.491 were injured in crossing accidents. The com bined injuries and deaths were al the rate of 2.01 per 10000 regis tered motor vehicles. In Rhode Island, there were no fatalities oi injuries last year, so the rate was zero per 10000 vehicles. Massa. chusetts had rate of 0.33 persons killed or hurt at grade crossings per 10000 cars; and Connecticut had rate of O.4S people who died or were hurt per 10000 vehicles registered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
YOUNG STUDENT
 TO FACE CHARGE
Neal Myers Surrenders to POliCe-Must Answer
 to Girls Death

Oklahoma City. Aug. 1.-(UP)- Sought in connection with the death
 of Marian Mills, 21-year-old cam pus beauty, Neal Myers. University | of Oklahoma pharmacy student, to-
 day returned to face murder
 charges.
 | The girl, former beauty queen at | the state university and daughter
 of a veteran professor there, died SJuly 10, after an illegal operation.
 Myers fled from the apartment in
 which they were staying a few min
 utes after the girl died, and made
 his way to Houston. Tex, where his trail was lost A search was launch | ed for him, and border towns guarded to precent his getting into
 Mexico.
 Early today, bedraggled and worn from his long flight, he re- turned to face the murder charge, declarinf he had committed no | crime.
 The youth, distrausht with fear after his month old evasion of hun | dreds of officers, wrote to James | Rinehart, Fl Paso attorney, last Wednesday.
 He was then in Denver and | Rhinehart's advice, when he told
 the boy that flight would be useless
 and that he was only damaging his | own defense by flight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
BY COUNTIES
Killed
Injured
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, August 1 (UP)-Weather forecast:
 Massachusetts-Fa s s h t l y cooler in northeast portion tonight. Thursday partly cloudy. Showers in west portion in afternoon or night. Somewhat warmer in west portion Thursday.
 Rhode Island Fair tonight. Thursday partly cloudy followed by showers at night. Slightly warmer in interior Thursday.
 Connecticut Fair tonight and Thursday, followed by showers late Thursday. Somewhat warmer in the interior.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
NO PLANE SEEN IN
 CROW HUNT TODAY

An airplane, reported yesterday to be called into service in the manhunt for John Crow, Wolcott killer, failed to put in an appear ance in that town today. It was re- ported from Hartford that the state aviation commission knew of no plan to have a plane circle the Wolcott woods in hunt for traces of the missing murderer.
 Trooper Adolph Pastore is still on duty in Wolcott. with his head quarters near the Yuskis home- stead on the road from Water bury. In daily searches through the woods the state trooper has found no new evidence of Crow $ whereabouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
BOY, 3, SWALLOWS
 BLEACHINGSOLUTION

The third nearly-fatal accidental poisoning in "A hours was reported here late this morning when Rich ard Vernale. 3, of 30 Adams street, swallowed quantity of bleaching solution while playing at his home.
 Ttaken to Waterbury hospital. the boy was immediately given an- tidotes and his mouth and throat washed out. He was discharged from the hospital after emergency treatment of burns about his mouth and throat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
TEXAS SHRIMP BCS7N cSS
 Gnhh

Aransas Pass, Texas. (UP)-Ar- ansas Pass hopes northern shrimp eaters will continue in good appe- tite. More shrimp were caught here last season and more shipped to northern cities than ever before, according to w. A. Scrivner, vice president of the Aransas Pass Har- Dor Terminal Railway. The big gest days catch was 165,000 pounds, Scrivner reported. Heavi- est buyer of fresh shrimp from Texas was Chicago, possibly be- cause Worlds Fair visitors from Gulf states demanded their fla vorite delicacv at Chicago restaur- ants and hotels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
FOSSILIZED BONES IN MIS-
 SOVIRT

Fenton, Ma, (UP)-At the bot tom of a bridge abutment pit on Romaine Creek here, scientists from Washington university recent ly discovered fossilized bones be- lieved to have been those of a mas todon, dead probably 100000 years. The mastodon was a remote cousin of the elephant, and is now extinct. The bones included one 16 inches long, containing a tooth, weighing IS pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
ONE HUGE OMELET

Streetman, Tex, (UP)-The worlds greatest omelet that's what thoso who were there de- clared it 'ts. The omelet result ed when truck turned over on the highway. One hundred and twenty-five cases containing 43.- 92O eggs were on the truck. It was quite a mess. Everyone of the 43,920 eggs-which on-the- spot statisticians estimated repre- septed the life work of at least 40 blue ribbon hens-was crushed.
 In a package of ships sails sent to Hull. England, to be repaired was found a human skull believed to be 200 years old.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
ELECTRIC EYE TO TEST GLARE

St Louis-(UP)-Detective Ser geant Everett Fisher has perfected a photo-electric cell apparatus to test the glare of automobile head lights. The electric eye," as it Is called, determines the point of maximum intensity of the beam, leading to correctional focusing, to avert highway disasters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01

ing by the rules of the code which require all bids to be filed in the bid depository, and all contracts of one hundred dollars or more to be filed by the worker. It was also stated that several painters en- ployed by the EZRA are violating the code by working on part time contracts. Action on the complaints will be taken at another meeting of the organization to be held at a date to be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01
MASTER PAINTERS
 RECEIVE COMPLAINTS

Several complaints. concerning alleged code violations were regis tered last night at meeting of the Master Painters association of this city held in the Chamber of Com
 merce building. It was claimed that many tradesmen are not abid-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01

Drastic archite stural changes on the local county court house were approved and or dered today by members of the New Haven county commission and the various New Haven county members of the Leg isIature who arc empowered to pass upon such matters. Att torney John ID. ThOmS of this city is a member of the county committee. The entire body, numbering over 16, today visit cd the court house and con- ductcd a thorough inspection. A. Sidney Lynch of West Haven, q democrat, now a member of the county cOmmis- sion, expressed very great hopes for a democratic vic- tory once more this fall.
 Due to the intense cold of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-01

last winter, portions of the corniccs have been falling from time to timc.. The stone and cement work was split. While nobody has been struck by the falling pieces of stone and cement, the county com misSionerS agreed that the cOrnices should be removed so as to prevent any future mis- haps and resulting claims for damages.
 It was also agreed that the carpets in the various court rooms should be taken up and disposed of. It is planned to lay cork coverings in place of the carpets. The boilers were also inspected by the commis- sioners and legislators. Many minor repairs were authorized.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11
Women Claim That
They Are Sighted
By The FusiOnists
Democratic Club Publishes Pam
phlet Stating That Ants
Ignore Women

The Women's Democratic Club Cd
Montgomery County has this week
published pamphlet directing atten-
tion to the fact that the Fusion
party has altogether ignored the
women of Montgomery County ir
selecting candidates for the election
Mrs. Lucy M. Offutt, editor of the
publication, points out that "tht
Democratic party in the county is
the only one with women's interest
in mind and the only one which is
Selling the opportunity of utilizing
the services of women of outstand.
ing ability. This opportunity has
been afforded the Democratic women
without coercion on the part of the
women in that party and indicates
the inherent progressive attitude
within the party.
"We ask you as an intelligent
county voter interested in justice anG
equality to all to weigh the signif-
canoe of the fact that upon the
Democratic ticket in Montgomery
County this fall five county women
have been named, while upon the
"Fusion" ticket announced on July
31st, not one woman's name has been
placed. We cannot believe that this
means that there are no intelligent
women in the Fusion group who
are willing to run for office on that
ticket. In fact it is rumored that
some of the Fusion women wished
to run on the ticket and were given
to understand that they could, but
when the ticket was made up their
names were omitted. If this be true
then, it must mean that the Fusion
| lists are not interested in giving
women square deal nor the oppor-
tunity to participate in their gov
Iernment."
The women running on the Demo
cratic ticket are as follows: Miss
Ruth Elizabeth Shoemaker, of Be-
thesda, candidate for the House of
Delegates; Miss Lavinia Engle, For
est Glen, candidate for County Com
missioner; Mrs. Lucy M. Offutt,
Rockville and Mrs. Charles E.
Roach, Friendship Heights, for State
Central Committee and Mrs. Jones
Hoyle, Dickerson, for Delegate to the
State Convention.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11
Warfeld Gordon

In the presence of small com.
pany of relatives and friends, Miss
Linda Warield, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dorsey Warfield, of Clarksburg
and Mr.. Samuel Milton Gordon, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gordon Of
Frederick, were married at $3.50
o'clock on Wednesday, October Bird
by Rev. Fred R. Barnes, pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Clarksburg, the ceremony being per-
formed in the parsonage.
Mrs. j. Paul Warfeld of Boyds
Md, was the brides only attendant
and Mr.. Hubert Gordon of Fred
erick, brother of the groom, was the
best man.
The bride wore gown of dark
blue triple crepe with accessories to
correspond and corsage of roses
and lilies of the valley. The matron
of honor wore black satin with cor
responding accessories and wore a
corsage of mixed flowers.
Following the ceremony the young
couple left for a short trip. They
will make their home in Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11
POOLESVILLE

The Old Homes Tour held on Sat-
urday under the auspices of st. Pc
Peters Guild in spite of the heavy
rain was success and all who went
on the tour, expressed their enjoy
ment in being able to visit places of
so much interest.
Miss Erwin Brown was the guest
over the week end of Miss Elizabeth
Daniel.
Miss Bette CARRIER of Luray, Va,
has been the guest for several days of
Mrs. julius Hall.
Miss Claire Painter has entered
school in Washington.
Miss Margaret West is spending
some time in Baltimore.
St. Peters Guild met on Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. John Jones.
Plans were discussed for the annual
Thanksgiving Dinner.
Misses Mary and Lulu Hoskinson
attended Tea in honor of Miss
Dorothy Sherwood in Washington on
Sunday.
Rev. Guy Crook, Mrs. Crook and
Mrs. William Hempstone are attend
ing the General Convention of the
Episcopal Church in Atlantic City this
week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11
DAMASCUS

AT meeting of the Parent Teach.
ers ASSOCIATION of Damascus High
School, $25 was appropriated for the
purchase of elementary teachers en-
richment work and $40 for the pur-
chase Of magazines for the school
library.
/ Plans for increasing the member
ship of the P. 7, A. and for creating
greater interest in the meetings were
discussed.
The following committees were
named:
Program, Mrs. Elgie D. Hawkins
chairman; Miss Henrietta 6aker, Mrs
William A. Baker, Mrs. Delma Souder
Harris and E. G. Jewell.
Ways and Means, Mrs. Bradley M
Woodfeld, chairman: Mrs. P. R. Soud-
er, Mrs. Ethel Poole, Mrs. Sally
Appleby, Mrs. Noah Ifert and Mrs
Dorothy Souder Burdette.
Grounds, Donald Watkins, chairman
William j. Day, Carl Cline, A. A.
Monkey, Sterling E. Day, and Paul
Watkins.
Membership, Mrs. Paul Watkins
chairman, Mrs. Grover M. Stanley,
Mrs. Barry Beall and Miss Bernardine
Jones.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wesley
Grove M. E. Church at Woodfeld
met in the community hall Wednesday
afternoon, hostesses being Mrs.
Arthur c. Haney, Mrs. John A. Crosse
and Mrs. Elgie D. Hawkins. Plans
were made at this meeting for an
oyster supper to be held at Woodfeld
Saturday evening, Oct. 20.
An entertainment entitled can
Evening of Humor" is being given by
Miss Hortense Howes, of Kentucky,
at the community hall at Woodfeld,
Monday evening, November 5. This
entertainment is being sponsored by
the Woodfield Grange.
A meeting of the Wamascus Citi-
zens Association will be held in Da-
mascus High School auditorium Mon
day, October Is at P. M.
Miss Helen Burdette, Carl Cline and
James K. Day attended the Montgom-
cry County Civic Federation meeting
Monday night as delegates from the
Damascus Citizens Association.
A "Hobo Supper" will be served in
the social room of Damascus M. E.
Church Thursday, October rs, under
the auspices of Damascus Ladies' Aid
Society. Mrs. Lola Stanley, chairman