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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11
MIR. COLDSBOROUCH
GETS CHANNEL HEARING

Congressman T. Alan Goldsborough
has introduced into the House of Rep
resentatives a bill providing for a
preliminary examination and survey
of the channel from George Island
Landing, near Stockton, Worcester
County, Maryland, to deep water in
Chincoteague Bay. The bill has been
referred to the Committee
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-01-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence D. Fleming
of this city announce the birth of a
son, Clarence Detro Fleming, Jr., at
the Salisbury Hospital on Friday,
January 4th. Mrs. Fleming was the
former Miss Dorothy E. Church,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Newton Church, of New Haven, Conn.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
MIRACLE BABY
BASKS IN FAME

MALONE, N. Y, Jan. "a Q.N.S)
A blue-eyed. rosy-cheeked infant
gurgled and cooed in his crib to.
day, gleefully unaware his fame
had spread nationwide as the
medical science miracle baby"
The infant, Oran Gerald Kol
hepp, was born Is days ago to
Mrs. James Kolhepp. Twenty
minutes before delivery, the little
heart apparently had stopped
beating.
When the child was born life
less, an immediate injection of ad-
renalin. immersion in hot water
and application of artificial res
piration resulted in a faint flut.
tering, then uninterrupted beating
of the heart.
81 ice then, little Oran has
gained steadily. He now weighs
seven pounds. 151a ounces, a gain
of four and one-half pounds since
birth.
Mrs. Kolhepp, the mother of
five other children, gazed fondly
at her newest arrival today, aid
said:
"All my babies are dear to me,
but somehow it seems this one is
twice as precious, now that / am
able to realize it has been given
back to me-"
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
F|REMEN CARRY.
z CHILDREN
To SAFETY
Zero Wind Fans Flames That
Raze O Street Lunchroom;
3 Others Flee Blaze

Five persons were forced to
flee into near zero weather, clad
only in night clothing, when
fire razed lunchroom in the 900
block of o st. N. w., and did
serious damage to the two floors
Of living quarters above the.
establishment early today.
Two small children we're car
ried down ladders by ice-coated
firemen, while their numbed par
ents and roomer were led down
burning stairway to safety.
Lives on Third Floor
The youngsters were William
and Ethel Contas, 7 and s years
old, respectively, children of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Contas. Mr..
Contas is proprietor of the lunch.
room and lives with his family
on the third floor of the building.
TWO alarms were sounded when
cold hampered the first fire COM
panies on the scene and a stiff
wind that was blowing threatened
to spread the flames to adjoin-
ing structures.
The mother discovered the
blaze, which is believed to have
started in the kitchen of the
lunchroom, shortly before 4 a. m.
when she was awakened by
smoke in her bedroom. Arousing
her husband and children they
made an effort to descend by
the stairway but were forced back
by smoke and flames.
Turns In Alarm
A passer-by turned in the first
alarm and when firemen arrived
the entire first floor of the build.
ing was in flames.
Also led down the stairway to
safety by firemen was James
Lucas, roomer occupying a Sec
ond-floor bedroom.
The victims we're sheltered at
the home of a neighbor.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
WIRE MERGER
DRAWS FIRE
international News Service

Strong opposition to the Federal
Communications Commissions rec
ommendation for merger of tele-
graph companies was evidenced
today at a hearing before the
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee.
Senators Wheeler CD, of Mon
tana, chairman, and Couzens (RJ i,
of Michigan, indicated opposition
to the plan by their questioning
of members of the commission.
Col. Thad H. Brown, Ohio Re-
publican, said he couldn't see any
distinction between a telephone
and telegraph company. This pro-
voked Senator Couzens to declare
he felt Mr.. Brown incompetent to
remain on the commission while
holding such a view.
Commissioners Eugene o. Sykes,
OF Mississippi; Norman S. Case, of
Rhode Island: Paul A. Walker, of
Oklahoma, and Irving Stewart, of
Texas, also were questioned by the
committee. All are awaiting con-
firmation by the Senate. They all
favor a merger of the telegraph
companies.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24

Prediction that national legisla-
ton ultimately will be adopted
for pedestrians as we'll as drivers
was made today by Assistant Traf-
fic Director M. o. Eldridge before
the annual convention of the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton here.
Pointing out that the pedestrian
must do his part in making the
streets and highways safe, MI.
Eldridge said:
Definite regulations must be
adopted making it illegal for
pedestrian to cross street in
the middle of the block, or to
cross a controlled intersection
against the signal.
Following a banquet tonight,
most of the 1000 de1egates-State
and local highway officials and
road builders-will start for their
homes. Tomorrow will be given
over to board meetings.
Attacks on NRA codes and ex.
pressions of fear that President
Roosevelt is undermining" the
general contracting business were
being digested by the road men to-
day, as a result of several ad.
dresses last night.
Contractors held that the Presi-
dent is tagging in his prediction
promise to stimulate private indus
try, pointing out that so far none
of his proposed $4,000,00O public
works funds has been designated
for highway purposes. At the same
time the contractors asserted that
highway building offers the quick
est route to recovery.
The convention is expected to
ask that some of the gigantic
works-relief cash be ear-marked at
once for roads.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
BARD0 DEFENDS
VIEW At QUIZ
ON ARMS
New Yorker, With No Attorney
To Advise, Fears Remarks
Will Be GarbIed
International News Service


C.. L. Bardo, former president
of the New York Shipbuilding
Corporation, refused to waive i'm.
munity before the Senate mum.
tions committee today.
Mr.. Bardo was the first witness
Of whom the committee made
such a request. In his refusal, he
said he had no wish to "antago-
nize the committee" and that he
participated in nothing "repre.
hensible or in violation of the
laws" during his administration
Of the New York concern.
Has No Counsel
He objected to signing the
waiver on the ground that the
current hearings are ex parte and
mo opportunity is afforded any
witness to be represented by coun-
sci, or to volunteer any explana-
ton of evidence which has been
taken in such ex parte eXamina-
ton" He said:
"My opinion is that every citi-
zen is assumed to be innocent
until proven to be guilty and
that the Fifth Amendment to
the Constitution and laws per-
tanning to standardization
were adopted to protect citizens
against inquiSition Of the char
acter I refer to-"
He signified willingness to tes.
tify concerning all transactions of
which he has knowledge and de-
clared his refusal to waive i'm.
munity was his own personal de-
cision."
Mr.. Bardo's statement was re-
ceived by the committe without
comment and he was then ques-
toned about contracts which the
New York corporation received
from the Government. He testi-
fled that in no instances did the
"big three" the New York Ship
building Corporation, the Bethle-
hem Shipbuilding Corporation,
and the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock Company, work
together in submitting bids to the
Government.
QuizZed on Bids
Stephen Raushenbush, com.
mittee counsel, called attention
to identical bids for the limited
States Line boats Manhattan and
Washington by the Bethlehem
and Newport News concerns, and
bid only slightly different for
the same boats submitted by
Bardo'S company. The figures
were $9,750,OOO for the two
boats, submitted by Bethlehem
and Newport News, and $9,515, 900
submitted by the New York COM
pany, which got the contract.
Mr.. Bardo, in reply, said that
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
GOUGERS.
IN D. {. FACE
HIGHER TAX
Rep. Norton Sounds Warning
As House Group Plans
To Open Hearings

The cudgel of an increase in
taxes hung over the heads of real
estate gougers today with the an :
nouncement Of Mrs. Mary c. Nor.
ton CD of New Jersey. chairman
Of the House District Committee,
that public hearings will be held
soon on the local rent situation.
Mrs. Norton made it clear she
favors a continuance of the
present tax rate of $3.50, but, she
added, real estate operators are
"gouging" thousands of Govern.
ment workers and, unless rentals
are considerably lowered, she will
advocate an increase in taxes, paid
by persons owning property for
rent.
Mrs. Norton explained that the
provisions for the tax increase, if
there Is any, probaly will not ex.
tend to home owenrS.
Representative Henry Ellen
bogen CD, Pennsylvania, author
Of q bill which would establish a
rent commission here, probably
will be appointed chairman of q
subcommittee of the House Dist
riot Committee to take study Of
the rent situation in Washington.
Mrs. Norton said.
In this convention Mrs. Norton
said:
Rents have doubled since 1
came to Washington. All we
ask is fair play on the part of
real estate operators. It is our
intention to put a stop to rent
gOuging in Washington. We
will not tolerate q rent hOIdup."
Mrs. Norton said that persons
with complaints regarding high
rentals as well as District officials
will be heard at the public hear
ingS on the rent problem soon
after the subcommittee is ap.
pointed.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24

labor conditions and material
costs were very similar and that
such a coincidence was quite
possible.
Mr.. Bardo was then asked
whether there were any confer.
ences between the heads of the
"Big Three" in connection with
the Navy's 1927 cruiser construc-
ton program. He replied:
"When the Navy sent out for
bids on this program there were
some requirements never before
included. These were for sew
eral identical types of machin.
cry. There were conferences
between us (the "Big Three"
executives) as to how we might
best fulfill these requirements.
These conferences had nothing
to do with the separate bids sub.
mitted."
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
Honor Merit Badge
Given 16 Students

Sixteen students of Francis
Junior High School received the
honor merit badges for the closing
advisory Of this semester.
They are Nellie Williams, Eliza
beth Cephas, Hazel Tucker, Marea
Winston, Olive Washington, Cath
crime Turner, Bradford Tatum,
Darrell Wayne, Ethelyn Branch,
Emily Merritt, Rushie Edwards,
Natalie Tatum, Wesley Pittman,
Marjorie Fenwich, Samuel Price
and Caral Lancaster.
The mid-year exercises will be
held next Wednesday morning.
The guest speaker will be Law
renee Oxley, conciliator of the De-
partment of Labor.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
2FREED YOUTHS
NOT IN SCHOOL

Billy Tanning and Arthur
Penn, 15-year-old schoolboys,
frolicked in the snow today,
happy over their release from the
National Training School for Boys,
where they were committed by
Judge Bentley, of Juvenile Court,
on a charge of joyriding.
The boys have not yet returned
to their classrooms at the Powell
Junior High and the Abbott Voca'
tional School, The Times learned
today.
DR.. Stephen E. Kramer, Assist
ant Superintendent of Schools,
When asked concerning the scho-
laStic status of the boys said:
"If the parents wish to. keep
the lads out of school for a
few days until the excitment
dies down, see no objection.
OF course they will ultimately
have to return to school. I
think that by Monday they
should be back at their studies.
The law must be upheld you
know"
NOT TALKING
Asked if school officials would
be required to testify January 80,
when Judge Fay Bentley will hold
a re-hearing on the case, DR..
Kramer said:
1--WE are not giving out any
information as to either boys
school record. However, If
school officials are asked to
bring the records to the hear
ing, they will do So"
At the new hearing of the case
it will be determined if the boys
are to be tried before the judge, a
jury, or if the case will be referred
to the District Supreme Court.
Attorney Ralph Cusick, who di.
rected the fight which won at
least temporary freedom for the
boys, indicated he might argue
that the Juvenile Court has no
jurisdiction in the case.
Behavior Promised
The parents promised that if the
boys are given another chance,
they will see that there is no more
"joyriding" or other pranks, and
the boys have promised that they
will never again get in trouble.
Judge Bentley granted the mo-
ton for a new trial after Cor
poration Counsel l.. Barrett Pretty
man had stated he had no objec-
ton to such action.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
PhOnOgraph to Aid
In Suit on Islander

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Jan. 2
d.N.SO. - Photograph records
were to be played in supreme
court today in defense of a $780,
600 slander suit against Miss
Helen Clay Frick, heir of the
F'rick Coke and Steel millions.
Lee Parsons Davis, attorney for
Miss .Frick. said the records of
conversations will show that Miss
Frick practically was trapped
into writing a letter denying, in:
effect, that James Howard Bridge,
a former employe of the Frick
Art Gallery, was a qualified ex.
pert on old masters. Mr.. Bridge
sued her for $3.50 900.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
CRIME REFORM|[AN Demanded
BOARD PICKED FOR WALKERS

Plans for reforming criminal
law and devising new methods in
the treatment of criminals were
speeded today with the appoint
ment of special advisory COM
mittee to the Attorney General.
Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings announced that the
committee will be headed by JUS
tin Miller, special assistant to the
Attorney General.
Other members of the commit
tee include Henry Suydam, special
assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral; William Stanley, assistant
to the Attorney General; Joseph
B. keenan,, Assistant Attorney
General; j. Edgar Hoover, di-
rector Of the division of investi-
cation of the Department of
Justice; Gordon Dean, Depart
ment of Justice attorney, and
Sanford Bates, director of Fed
eral prisons.
The lay members of the COM
mittee include Gov. Henry Horner,
of Illinois; j. Weston Allen,
former attorney general of Mas
sachusetts; Scott M. Loftin, presi.
dent of the American Bar Asso-
citation; Peter Siccardi, president
of the International Association
of Chiefs of Police; William
Draper Lewis, director of the
American Law Institute, and Mrs.
Grace Morrison Poole, president
of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
Women Democrats
TOHear Labor Aide

Miss Katherine Lenroot, chief
OF the Children's Bureau of the
Department of Labor, will speak
at a meeting of the Women's
Democratic Club of Leland,
Chevy Chase, Md, Monday at 8
p. m. in the county building in
Bethesda. The meeting will be
addressed also by Miss Ruth
Bolton, chairman of the Mont
gomery County Social Service
League.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
ELK FOR NEEDY

KSON, Wyo. G.N.SO.
Many of Wyoming's needy are
feasting on elk meat this winter.
Game wardens have been killing
surplus elk and distributing the
meat to relief agencies.
The Washington times., 1935-01-24
New Bus Purchase
Approved by PUG.

Approval of the purchase of
three new busses at a cost of $32,-
486.40 was requested of the Public
Utilities Commission today by the
Washington Rapid Transit Com
pany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-19
ELECTRICAL COP LATEST ALLY OF
 POLICE FORCE
Portable Timing Device to Test Speed of Autos at
 Any Distance

Amherst, Mass, July 19.-(UP) An electrical speed cop" is the latest ally of police :n their cam paign against highway speeders.
 A portable electric timing de- vice has been completed at Massa- chusetts State College, which, 1t is claimed, will measure the speed of any car over a distance of IS inches and will set a new high for accuracy.
 Development of the instrument is being watched by motor ve- hicle registrars in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The National Safety Council is contemplating a series of tests to determine its possibilities for speed study prob iems.
 Apparatus Perfected
 The apparatus has been perfect ed under direction of Dr. Harry R. DeSilva, head of the psychology laboratory at Massachusetts State College. It consists of two instru- ments which can be transported in the back seat of an automobile.
 On one side of the road, two light sources are set up to throw two small concentrated beams across the road into the cells of the indicating instrument on the other side. These light sources con- sist of candle power lamps and are operated by an automobile storage battery.
 The recording instrument con- tains two photoelectric cells which are activated by the light beams across the road. When the car approaches the trap, it cust off the first light beam and this sets the circuit in the recording ap- paratus in action to begin the charging of a condenser.
 Miles Per Hour
 The Interruption of the second beam of light by the car stops the charging process. This charge rep resents time and is read directly in miles per hour on recording scale which holds the reading until the operator notes it down.
 Tests have shown the apparatus accurate within two miles an hour at 60-mile speeds and within a fraction of a mile at 30.
 Further refinements of then re- cording devices are planned by Dr. De Silva. He is considering the possibility of installing camera to photograph both the license number of the car passing through the trap and the dial reading of the speed meter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-19
ALLEGED BURGLAR
 PLACED ON TRIAL
Following Patrol in a n s Testimony C0ntinu-
 ance Granted

The state today presented in city court its case against Virgil Paternoster, alleged burglar who was nabbed last week by Patrol man William O'Dea after Rosen- baum's machine shop on Canal street had been broken into and machinery and 'belting removed. Testifying against the accused this morning were the arresting of- ficer and the shop owner, after whose testimony Judge John F. McGrath granted a days contin- uance to enable the defense to se- cure its witnesses.
 Patrolman O'Dea testified that he had arrested Paternoster after he had the machinery and belting on the sidewalk. The prisoner att tempted to escape, he said, but halted when he fired a shot in the air.
 Continuance till Nov. 18th was given James Herndon, 3s, a negro. against whom charges of reckless driving have been pending since April 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-19

Clark, Mrs. Tillie Nettleton and Andrew Rau.
 Interesting readings were given by Miss Clark and Mrs. Nettleton and Mir. Rau gave tap-dance ex- hibition. He is we'll known throughout this part of the state for his ability as a tap dancer.
 There was good attendance at the session which was held in the Bethany town hall. Guests from North Haven, Oxford, Plymouth, Seymour and other granges were present.
 No Arrests Reported
 No arrests or accidents were re- ported here yesterday by state po- lice at the Beacon Falls barracks. Even law violators mind the heat. they explain.
 Briefs
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Andrew and daughter, Jane, of Avenue E are vacationing in Wilton, Maine.
 Mrs. Malvina Davin is visiting in Bridgeport.
 Will Use Money Otherwise
 Beacon troop, Boy Scouts, finds itself with more money than usual in its treasury and more expected soon, yet there isn't enough for what 1t wants. So, instead of send ing representatives ot the interna- tional jamboree to be held in Washington, D. c. in August, it will use the money to enable more scouts in the troop to enjoy the pleasures of Camp Pershing, Naug- atuck scout camp on the Housa- tonic river.
 This decision was reached at a recent meeting. To attend the Washington convention, 8 scout would have to have both camp outfit and dress uniform. As the local troop was only recently or- ganized, not one scout owns two complete uniforms and only 8 few have one full outfit. Not enough money could be raised to furnish the necessary wardrobe for the scouts who would go to Washing ton so it was decided to use the money for other purposes.
 Under the new arrangement more scouts will benefit, it is ex- pected. Rock Rimmon Grange re- gently gave the troop $25 and more is expected to be donated soon when the campaign of the Partn- Teacher association ends. The new plan provides any scouts who wish to attend Camp Pershing this sum- mer will be given $2 to defray part of his expenses there.
 If all the boys in the troop de- eide to avail themselves of this off, fer, it is believed there would still be enough money for that purpose. If any Is left over it will be used to cover expenses in the erection of a hut on the property of Louis Clark on Burton road. MT. Clark recently gave permission for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-19
Waterbury Produce Market
Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture.
 B. P. Storrs. local agent)

(Unless otherwise stated quota. tions are based on sales of good merchantable products to retailers by nearby growers or othcrs).
 FRUITS: Apples, southern 1.25- 1.5O bu.; blueberries, native 6.OO- $40 crate; southern cultivated .S5-.4O qt.; black raspberries 4.50- 4.SO crate; rcd raspberries $40. 600 crate; cantaloupes, shipped-in S.OO.4.OO crate; cherries, native sour S.OO-4.OO crate, entrants 2.75- S.2O crate; peaches, southern 1.OO- 1.25 1-2 bn.; watermelons .SS..45 each.
 VEGETABLES: Beans, snap .40- 90 bu.; beets .2O-.2S doz.; broccoli, bunch .5O-.6O box, loose .S5-.5O bu. ; cabbage .35-.5O box; carrots .25- 80 doz.; caulifiower .75-1.25 doz.; celery, native, go doz.; cucumbers, native 1.5O-1.75 bu.; sweet corn, native S.OO-3.5O 100 ears; lettuce, Iceberg ..6O-1.OO box; head .75-1.OO box; romaine .4O-.SO box; onions 1.OO-1.25 bu.; peas 1.OO-2.OO bu.; peppers 1.5O-2.OO bu.; potatoes, native new 100 bu., southern 2.5O- 2.75 bbl.; spinach .5O-.75 bu.; squash .4O-.6O bu.; tomatoes, nay tive outdoor 2.OO-2.5O 1-2 bu.; hothOuse 1.9O-2.OO s quts; south ern 1.OO-1.5O lug.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS: Conn. eggs per doz.: Newlaid Fancy 40; Special 40; extra .S7-.SS; gath cred .35-.37; Newlaid medium .SS; Special medium .S5-.S6; extra me- dium .SS-.35; western .26-.S2; live fowl heavy .l7-.2O h., Leghorn .15- IS lb., broilcrs, Rocks .ts-.2i lb.. Reds .17-.19 lb., LeghOrns .17-.1S lb., roasters .16-.22 lb.; dressed fowl .25-.28 lb., broilers .27-.SO lb., roasters .S2-.34 ID.
 LIVESTOCK AND M E Ar: Butcher stock, cows .OS-.O0 lb., calves .Oe-.i1 lb.. meats, beef .16- 20 Ib., veal .l4-.17 lb., lamb .t7. 10 lb., pork loins .2s-.2S ib.