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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
First Woman Director
 or United States Mint Sees Prosperity Near
Police Make Raid
 On "Speakeasy"

A surprisc raid by the emergency squad on an ale legged ''speakeasy" at SPA Bank street at ii o'clock this morning resulted in the ar- rest of Patsy StankO, 25, who gave his home address as 23 Floyd street. The raid was made by Captain Dan Carson and PatrOIman Fred Hickey and Patrick MOylan.
 StankO is held under bonds of $1,OOO pending arraign- ment in city court on MOn- day. It Is not known whether or not federal officials will enter the prosecution. The formal charge against the ac- cuscd Is keeping liquor with intent to sell.
 The raiding policemen con- fiscated ono quart of what Is described as cOlOred alcohol as we'll as a barrel of beer. They claim that the place had no license to sell liquor Of any kind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
HONEST MAN HAS BECOME INSANE
 BY GENEROSITY
Too Much Money Sent to Him and He Went to
 Pieces

New York, Feb 23.-(UP)- Frank Greges' sudden rise from rags to riches ended in tragedy to- day.
 He was taken to Bellevue hos pital psychopathic ward in strait jacket, his twisted mind confirmed in its belief that Frank Greges was deity by startling and fatal drama.
 Tn the dank lobby of a Bowcry flap house, he ranted and screamed for the benefit of bleary eyed Bow cry buns.
 To Michael J. Geryswacs. 40. he said:-
 II am God and I'm going to kill you. can kill anyone who looks at me-"
 Geryswacs was amused. He stepped from the crowd, faced Greges, looked him full in the face.
 That very instant he fell dead.
 His Audience Fled K The audience faded away before him. Men screamed and sobbed. A half hour later tho combined strength of five policemen was needed to put him into 8 strait jacket.
 February 5. Greges. G7, was Q Bowery bum of the hopeless order. He carried a sandwich sign through the Wall street district for $1 Q day, which barely sufflced to keep him alive. On the day he picked up wallet from the sidewalk that contained $45,00 Oin negotiable bonds and promptly turned 1t over to police. f
 From that moment every condi- ton of life familiar to him from childhood was reversed. Money poured in. Reporters interviewed him. He was asked to talk for the sound motion pictures and for the radio. A prominent banker sent 0 limousine to convey him to 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23


 damaged. Hundreds of trees were blown down in the Limoges dis trict.
 The storm also affected ships at sea. At Nantes. two sos calls were received from Italian steam ships. Both the SS Taide and the SS Caterina Madre called urgently for aid. They are en route from Spain to Brest.
 Tugs went out to aid them, but coast guards feared the storm was so severe that the rescue vessels could not reach the distressed ships:
 one boat sank in the port Of St Nazaire. The fishing boat Coll bri was blown to sea by a roaring gale, without anyone aboard.
 Train service was halted in Bur- gundy, where the Rome Express was delayed for five hours and the Geneva Express for three. Tangled wires feli across the tracks.
 Heavy rains caused floods along several rivers.
 In Brittany. Yves Gregoire was killed by g. falling tree. The wire- less tower at Bordeaux was blown over. The wind was so strong that tho wind indicator atop the Bor- Gcilux observatory was bent double.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
YALE AWARDED
 ORATORY PRIZE

New Haven, Conn. Feb 23.--- (UP)-Yale's highest oratoricai award, the Deforest medal. has been awarded John Albert Field. Cocoa, Fla, for his paper Against Hysteria" delivered late yesterday In annual competition.
 The prize was established I'm 1923 by David c. Deforest for the senior "who shall write and pro- nounce an English oration in the best manner"
 Philip E. Jacobs, New York, re- ceiyed honorable mention.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
FinaI Nelus Flashes
75TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

New York, Feb 23-(UP)-A greeting from President Roosevelt marked the 75th we'd ding anniversary celebrated by Alonzo H. Ames, 93, and his wife, Maria, 91,, today. The couple, married in 1860, received friends although both are in failing health. Ames is veteran of the Civil War and retains vivid recollection of shaking hands with President Lincoln in the White House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
PAROLED SLAYER
 IS ARRESTED IN SHOOTING SCRAP
Four Persons Wounded and Scores in Danger
 on Boston Street

Boston,. Feb. 23-(UP)-Joseph Iombardl, Al year old paroled slayer who had sought a career in the movies, was arrested today in connection with gunplay in which four persons were wounded and scores of others imperiled on a north end street last night.
 The suspect was arrested at Strong hospital, East Boston, when 1e applied for anti-tetanus treat
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
NEW HIGH FOR COLD

London, Feb 2S. (UP)--Gold reached another new high in ster- ling to-day when the price was fixed at 148 shillings II pence an ounce. 4 1-2 pence up from yester- day which was also a new high.
 The price in dollars was $S4.s7, not a new high.
 The pound was $4.s6, below its par of $4.S6 2-3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
FAMILY DRIVEN INTO STORM

Hampton, Conn, Feb 23.-(UP)-Colin Merrell, his wife, mother and three children, fled. scantily clad into sleet storm early today when fire destroyed their home. The blaze, starting from defective electrical wiring, leveled the house and a nearby barn at an estimtaed loss of $8,OOO. Lack of water prevented firemen from saving the buildings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
YOUNG RADIO SINGER WEDS

Boston, Feb 23.-(UP)-Buddy ClarK, young Boston radio singer, and Miss Louise Dahl, 19-year-old student at exclusive Kendall Hall school at Pride's Crossing, were married in in New York Tuesday afternoon, the bridegroom revealed here last night. The bride is ward of Ralph Hitz, president of the National Hotel Man. agement, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
PRINCESS HELEN INJURED

Rome, Feb 23.-(UP)-Princess Helen of Rumania, divorced wife of King Carol, and her sister, Princess Irene of Greece were suffering from slight injuries at Rovigo hotel today after an automobile collision. Helen who was driving, received slight leg injuries. Irene was cut slight ly on the chest and head
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23

Cleveland, Feb 23 - (U.P) - Charging the Federated Churches of Solon, O., owe him $1,6l4 in sal ary from 1883 and 1884. the Rev Thomas L. Herman. pastor of the Federation, has filed suit for that amount in common pleas court here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
CycIonic Storm
 Hit France With Damaging Force
Bordeaux and Nearby Towns Were Badly Shaken; Windows of Homes and Cafes Smashed d-ROOf
 of the Casino Was Blown Off

Bordeaux France, February 23 = (UP) - cyclonic stor with wind ranging to 60 miles, ripped up trees and also affected.
 Transportation was interrupted. Windows of many homes and cafes were broken.
 The roof of the Quinconces Casino was blown off,
 The Floriac Observatory. overlooking Bordeaux,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
pABY scALDED To DEATn

Mansfield, O., Feb 23--tU.P.) - Two year-old Robert Caufman died of body burns, suffered when he fell Into a tub Of scalding water In the kitchen of his parents home near here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
HOLDS CHAMPIONSHIP

West Palm Beach, Fla, Feb 23. (UPA Mrs Phillip Hill, London, to-day holds the Florida women's golf championship. She beat Mari on Miley, Lexington, Ky, yesterday 1 up at the 18th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
More Coins Dispatched to Banks in Past Year Than in Any Year Since l9l9-Is Very Significant
 of Business Revival
BY MACK JOHNSON Ifnited pross Staff Corresnonds

Washington, February 23 - (UP) = Prosperity is returning amid breaking jingle of small coins in the average Americans pockets Nellie Tayloe Ros first woman director of the United States Mint, said today.
 During the past year dispatched more coins to banks than in any year since 1919 Mrs Ross said hs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
Markets At q Glance

Stocks drop fractions to more than points; rail-
 road equipments weak. Bonds irregular; U. s. governments at new highs. Curb stocks dull and irregular; Baldwin Loco bonds
 break. Chicago stocks quiet and mixed. Dollar firm in sterling; unsettled in gold currences. Wheat unchanged to up 4 cent; corn off V to %;
 oats Cotton drops 5 to points. Rubber up s to points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
OFFICERS NAMED
 BY EMPLOYES0 OF
 THE POST OFFICE
Clerks and Carriers Chose Officials at Two Ses=
 SiOns Yesterday

New Haven. Conn, Feb 23-(UPl The 37th annual convention of Connecticut branch of the U. 5. Association of Postoffice Clerks, chose Raymond J. Condon as it's president for the ensuing year.
 Other officers elected lasr night were Herman Mayer. Meriden Gustave J. Fredericks, Danbury. John Assier. Bridgeport; Nelson F, Stone, Torrington, and William J. sConian, New Haven, vice presi' dent: Harold J. Blacker, Water. bury, secretary. and Clayton Drap- CT, Bristol, treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
Letter Carriers

Middletown. Conn, Feb 23-UP) Clement Burkhardt, New Haven. has been elected president of the Connecticut State Association of Letter Carriers and New Haven chosen as the location of the 42nd annual convention next year.
 Others elected last night were Frank J. Dalton, Hartford, vice president; Charles Martin, An- sonia, secretary, and Arthur Daley. Bridgeport, treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-23
The Weather

Snow or Rain Tonight; Sunday Fair-Cooler
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Final Edition
 Closing Stocks Late NetOs Flasher
, 1935-05-14
Holdup of Progress

The supreme courts decision on the governments
Parker Dam project in the Colorado river viii prob
ably have a far-reaching effect on the whole w
program, as far az its relates 70 construction Of
dams.
Denying the governments request for an iniunc-
ton to prohibit Arizona from interfering with build
Ing Parker Dam, the court ruled that dams cannot
be thrown across navigable streams without the
specific authorization Of congress.
This would seem to leave the government with
two alternatives; 10 modify its whole program pro-
foundly. or to 60 to congress and get authorization
for the various projects which come under the
Parker Dam Observation-Disclosures. for example.
, 1935-05-14

DIT. Francis .. Tyson Of the University Of Pitts
burgh tells the convention Of the American Physical
Education Association that amateurism In sports Ia
q piece Of snobbery out Of place in q democracy.
Amateurism. he says, Ia q hangover from the
British aristocratic tradition. When we try TO make
q fetish Of 1t we simply get confused.
There Is a lot OF good sense In DR.. Tyson's re-
mark. At bottom. the only reason for making . dis
tinction between the pro and the amateur Is that
one makes his living by a sport while the other in
dulges In 1t in his spare time. just for fun: hence II
Is hardly fair to contrast their abilities, since the pro
IL bound to be more skillful.
It doesn't really 90 any farther than that. The
idea that a man somehow lowers himself by taking
money for athletic activities Is absurd. As DR..
Tyson says. 1t is q notion which has no place In q
democracy.
, 1935-05-14

distaste. It makes newell. Just
a bit sick"
There. you see?" cried Zoe. II
knew i'll You're On the heights
most OF the time. And" she added
mysteriously. they don't like I'll"
WHO doesnt?" Katharine, com
pretending perfectly. was purposely
lofty.
Men," said Zoe softly. They're
afraid OF you"
LET them be-" said Katharine.
"Oh. don't be cross" coaxed the
little girl az the wheel OF the road
ster. Il only wanted-well. II does
seem such a waste-your being 10
gorgeous and all that 49,"
you think" began Katharine
with superb scorn. that being In
loves such fun. Is that it,"
Zoe. remembering her tears and
furies and imprecations. when
away AoM NnC d1OA0o
Gibbs. had the grace 20 color.
"Not-not fun. exactly. Oh, but
it's what makes life worth living.
Haven't you ever. not one single
time. walked up in the morning 70
find the sky bluer and the sun
brighter and everything-oh. mar
velous-iust because you were 20.
Ing 10 see someone?"
mo. ! haven't"
u don't" murmured Zoe. quite
believe IT,"
Any moment now, Katharine's
errant thoughts ran. any moment
Michael and Sally Moon would be
fording the low river. Sally's DARK
curls would bob deliciously on her
shoulders-if you liked that sort OF
thing. II was all right-and Michael
would be speaking I'm a low tone
10 Fury. urging her up the bank wy.
Suddenly everything was hateful:
Zoe with her babhle Of puppy love
and sunrises and blue skies-every.
thingi
, 1935-05-14
AS Science Advances,
Will We, Also?

Trying to figure out what the future is going to be
like Is always good clean fun. and 1t is especially at
tractive If YOU are more or less dissatisfied with the
present. And when you are doing your figuring. you
can hardly do better than get a chemist TO help you.
For an imaginative chemist can see things that
would stump a Jules Verne or an II. q. Wells. He
can show us a future that is like a magic wonder
land; and-whi Is more to the point-he can also
persuade US that he knows what he is talking about.
Thomas Midgley. Jr, chairman Of the board Of
the American Chemical Society, took a little fAer
into the future at a recent convention Of chemists
In New York. He foresaw some startling things.
A century from now. he predicted. the discovery
OF new sources Of energy will have made inter-
planetary travel possible. It will also have revolu-
tionized industry to such extent that two hours will
be the maximum length OF the working day. Such
maladies as cancer. influenza, and epidemic diseases
generally win be abolished.
This, he added. was only a starter. We shall be
raising chickens the size Of pigs and they viii be lay
ing eggs the size Of footballs. People won't 60 to
war any more. because defensive weapons will be
strong enough to make any offensive impossible.
Television will be perfected to such an extent that
delegates to national conventions will attend by
staying right in their own homes-which ought TO
be a break, in several ways.
All this adds up to something remarkably like a
pipe dream. But the odd thing about II IS that none
Of these predictions Is impossible. A century from
now Mr.. Midgley may look like an exceedingly con-
hervative and cautious prophet. In the material
world. the race is able to do just about anything that
II can imagine.
And that emphasizes the strange new condition
under which the race is %laboring these days. It's
greatest problems are no longer connected with the
struggle to master the physical environment; they
have TO do with the Misunderstanding like econo-
mics, social organizations. and international relations
We know. nowadays. that eventually We shall
abolish disease and hunger and all manner Of scar
city. and that we can equip ourselves with almost
any kind Of mechanical gadget that seems desirable.
The big question is what We are going to DO with
ourselves after we make those advances.
Shall We learn how 10 get along together so that
they all make the life OF the average human being
happier. freer and richer? Can we ADJUST ourselves
to an age in which the only problem VIII De the
problem Of human relationships?
, 1935-05-14

session have been appropriation bills.
Other bills have been the Recon-
Struction Finance Corporation, the
four billion dollar relief bili, the bill
providing for baby bonds crop lean
bill. the oil bill. the air mail bill,
and the income tax publicity bill.
q. Why did Chabas call his ia
nous painting September Morn"
w. G..
"A. The artist chose this title be-
cause the painting was completed on
a September morning.
q. Does the time spent a. . pass
enger count I'm M pilots Tying hOurSg
W. VI.
"A. II "a not counted,
q. What " the normal tempera-
turr nj n dog? VIZ. a..
A. The normal temperature Of
uOgS is higher than that M people.
II is usually shout lOl degrees. Young
dogs and small ones have slightly
higher temperatures than old and
large animals.
q. + The Kilauea volcano . men
nee 10 Hawaii? C. ~ T.
A. tits considered harmlesSly &C
tive. II affords N marvellous spec
tacle for tourists.
, 1935-05-14
SS!SASNl

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information Bu-
reau. Frederic j. HaSkin. Director,
washington, ID. G. Please enclose
three 80 cents for reply.
q. Does the Kentucky Derby create
many jobs? G. J.
a. Business men OF Louisville esti-
mate that 500 temporary Jobs are
made available by the Derby.
q. What n the slightly sticky tar
like substance ON the leather han
dies Of golf clubs? W. III. =.
A. Grip feathers are usually dress
ed with a treated oil. Some Is sold
under trade names. Other manufac-
turers mix their own. A mixture Of
castor cal and pitch and sometimes
beeswax Is used.
q. Please give the age number Of
children. and amount Of bonus re
ceived by the average World War
veteran II. l. W.
A. It Is estimated that the average
veteran is 43 years old. has 2.4s chill
dren. has received a certificate worth
$986.63. and has borrowed against
that certificate with INTEREST,"
S57352.
q. What Is the name Of the doctor
who car tell a persons age by his
eyes? ". q.
A. DR.. Felix Bernstein. biologist,
has found that a persons expecta-
ton Of life may be estimated by the
hardening Of the eve lenses.
q. What proportion of the chill
dren who are adopted are illegiti-
mate? R- T.
A. The per cent varies from IS TO
81 per cent In different areas
q. what IN the thermite process
Of welding? ID. r.
A. Thermite Cslso thermit) Is a
mixture OF aluminium In fine grains
or filings with some metallic oxide,
usually OF iron or chromium. on be-
ing heated by printing with mag
nesium powder and Barium oxide.
the aluminium combines violently
with the oxygen OF the oxide. set
ting free the ircn. producing a FLUID
Stag and generating sufficient heat
either 10 melt or bring adjacent
, 1935-05-14

and Of Hygeia. the Health Magazine
In most civilized countries number Of deaths OF
babies in the first year Of life has been reduced from
half to two-thirds. and it seems likely that con-
tinued advancement Of medical science will still
further lower this incidence.
At the same time. however. there is a steadily de-
creasing birth rate. and as yet there is no sign that
this Is going to slow I'D. In fact as the young people
who passed through childhood during the lean years
Of the World War come to the manageable age. the
number Of births is likely still further to be lowered.
With a rapidly declining birth rate. control Of in
FAINT mortality becomes Of even greater significance.
Lowest infant mortality rates Of the world are
those Of Australia and New Zealand. where special
efforts have been made in the past, and consistently
maintained. to control this factor. Rates for the
United States compare very favorably with those Of
other countries Of similar size, such as Great Britain
and Germany.
vestigation is the fact that the male infant dies more
easily than the female. This has always been 50.
although no adequate explanation has ever been
established.
Only answer given by scientists is the statement
that nature has endowed the female organism with
greater vitality than the male because 1t Is meant to
bring forth the next generation. However. that is
a statement OF opinion and not an established fact.
It has also been proved that infant mortality in
creases when the age OF the mother passes a certain
limit. and experience has shown that babies born TO
mothers well along in years are not as likely to sur
vive as those born to mothers Of a younger period.
provided they are not too young.
Legitimate babies have a much higher death rate
than those born legitimately. and figures show that
their mortality during the first "a hours OF life IA
far greater than that Of legitimate babies. The rea-
sons for this can be readily surmised.
Factors responsible for deaths OF infants during
the first year Of life are both medical and social
Modern infant welfare work and sanitary improve
ment have begun to overcome effects OF poverty.
Advancement Of medical science and spread Of in
formation concerning prenatal care are doing much
to overcome medical causes OF infant deaths.
, 1935-05-14

dered how II wac done. Sally knew
how. She had a system. involving
the use OF eyes, OF furtive. feeting
caresses, Of murmured words on
dance floor and veranda. Katharine
had always held herself aloof from
what she called that sort Of
thing" Now. suddenly. she was
curious.
sally has her points" Zoe said
carelessly. al II she read her COM
panion's thoughts.
"oh, I don't doubt IT," Even 70
Katharine herself the words sound.
cd vaguely bitter. She wouldn't
stoop. she told herself. to the sort
Of thing Sally INDUCED in-brush-
Ing against a mans shoulder. ap-
pearing to stumble and catching
the nearest masculine hand or arm,
spraying oneself with the most Sc
ductive perfumes -.
You're q funny girl" Zoe said
curiously. almost speculatively.
Don't you like men?"
Katharine slid the door lever
open. jumped lightly to the ground.
In the bright light OF early morn.
Ing her skin was fawless, ivory
stained family with an apricot
glow. Her fair hair curled IN little
tendrils about her face. why. she's
gorgeous looking. really" the other
girl thought. What wouldn't she
be like II she walked upl"
Don't DO n goose" Katharine
said good-naturedly. Il don't know
how we got on the subject. or
course I like men, Don't / dine and
dance and swim with them7"
-Oh. II isn't that I know You
have heaps OF beaux," Zoe FASTENED
to amend ~contritely. Its Just that
we'll, you're 80 sort OF casual with
them. ! don't believe you've ever
even felt a 6utter. Have your"
KATHARINE shrugged -All this
- talk Of n~utters." she said with
, 1935-05-14

parts to the welding temperature.
III lis used In welding steel rails and
for other purposes.
q. BY whom Is the Freer Gallery
Of Art In Washington administered?
L. r.
"A. The gallery Is administered un-
der the t~rusteeship Of the Smith
sonian Institution
q. what Vice President or the
United states took the oath of office
on foreign soil? $. A.
Al. william Rufus King. who served
with Franklin Pierce. took the oath
OF office In Cuba. March a, 1853.
q. when were the Philippines dis
covered? II. w.
"A. They were discovered by Magel-
Ian In 1921. They were conquered by
Spain IN l542 and remained und
Spain until the Spanish American
War.
q. How many young people be-
tween the ages Of Is and "a are out
Of work? 5. J. G.
AL The Childrrn's Bureau esti-
mates that there are 100000 70 g.
100000 young people between Ia and
"a out Of school and iob.
q. What per cent of the autom0-
bile accidents are caused BY skid
ding? G. II. y.
A. About = per cent.
q. What Is the difference between
a kingdom and an empire? G. NJ
A. Kingdom Is a political entity
ruled BY a monarch called "a King.
An empire As a group of kingdoms
and distinct States all OF which are
under the rule Of a monarch called
an Emperor.
q. Did the Indians use salt? T. c.
"A. The Handbook of American In
dams SAYS that not all Of the tribes
or Indians we're accustomed 20 using
salt. whether from difficulty Of pro-
curing II. the absence OF the habit,
a repugnance for the mineral. or for
religious reasons. II In not always
possible 10 say. salt exists In enor-
nous quantities In the United States
and II was not difficult for most In
dams 70 obtain II.
q. How many laws enacted BY
Congress has President Franklin
Roosevelt vetoed this session? X. X
"A. During the present session OF
Congress. no laws have been vetoed
by the president. Most cf the bills
: signed by him during the present