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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

in the summer and fall season. Il would be rather poor business to shovel 8 blizzard off a street in order to pave 1t, and 1t costs much less to lay water main or sewer pipe when frost does not have to be broken through"
 Every street sewer and water department in this section of the country does its improvement work at this season of the year and Wa terbury is doing the same thing, Ii is no new procedure. It's the same thing every year whether there's an election on or not and whether the Democrats or Republicans are in power"
 The city in selecting it's workers cannot recruit a trained crew of athletes to fill the many jobs. Men who have been out of work for months cannot in a week or two place themselves in condition to swing a pick or shovel sixty seconds every minute and sixt minutes every hour, so if MT. Pape or some of his paid snoopcrs sneak up be- hind a "pre- worker or two and catch them resting for a min- ute and take q picture of them I don't think anybody is going to be very much disturbed-except per- haps the man whose picture is taken and his friends.
 "I wonder if MT. Pape or some of his office assistants, who live on the fat of the land and have not known what 1t is to be hungry could go out at a minutes notice and swing pick so vigorously that a snapshot could not be taken of them taking minutes rest"
 "Oh what's the use of talking further. Here are a few facts con- corning what those workers. have really accomplished. And many of them will continue to work beyond election day on jobs on the sched- ule and not completed -- despite what MT. Pape and his papers say"
 Anybody who comes down town at all can see the wonderful paving jobs that have been done around the center. Just stand in Exchange Place and take 0 look out East Main street and see the job that has ben done there. Then take a look along West Main street, Phoenix avenue, Leavenworth street, lower Grand street and Center street.
 The "pre-election workers work ed on these jobs and here's a hundred or two more.
 Look at the big repair jobs on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

Great Brook on both East Main and South Main streets. Then the Riv- erside street river bank job. Sani- tary sewers were constructed in Fairfield avenue and America streets.
 WATERWAYS
 Watermains were laid in the fol- lowing streets: Chase avenue, Grassy Hill road, Pine street, Bucks Hill, Montoe road, North Main street, Melbourne Terrace, Ells- worth avenue, Wolcott street, Drake street, Girard avenue, Kim ball avenue, Birch street, Robert street, Steward street, Birch street, Alma street, Waverly street, Grace avenue, Granger street, Cedar ave- nue, Pearl Lake road, Meriden road, Shelley street, Herkimer avenue, Perkins avenue, Chapel street, East Main street, Benefit street, Manhan street, Fairfield avenue, Fairview street,
 STORM WATER SEWERS
 Storm sewers were constructed in: Oakhill avenue, Wolcott street, Long Hill road, Starview avenue, Beech street, Chase avenue, High land avenue, Ledgeside avenue, Faber avenue, Birch street, Dwight street, Valentine street, Bucking- ham street, Riverside street, Kel- logg street, Circuit avenue, Wood lawn Terrace, Pine street, Fairview street, Manhan street, Chestnut avenue, Aurora street, Cliff street, Frederick street, Hillside avenue.
 CURLING
 Curbing and street repairs were made in: Leavenworth street, East Main street, Ambrose street, Rose street, Bronson street, Dikeman street, Roseland avenue, Hewlett nue, EdsOn avenue, Eastwood ave- nue, Silver street, Albion street, Alma street, Steuben street, Bank street, Meadow street, Chestnut avenue, Sparks street. Laval street, Fairmount street, Piedmont street, Ludlow street, Ridgewood street Grandview avenue, Pierpont street, Woodruff street, t'arnham avenue, Columbia Boulevard, Pine street, Revere street, Woodlawn street, Grand street, Hillside avenue, Del- aware avenue, Riverside street, So. Riverside street, Buckingham street Adelaide street, Frederick street, Manhan street, Bunker Hill avenue, Madison street, Mcdonald avenue, Benedict street, Lounsbury avenue, Grand street, River street, East and West Liberty street. South Leonard street, Washington avenue, Charles street, Harriett avenue, Kellogg street, Oak street, Fourth street, Putnam street. Chipman street, Elmwood avenue, Country Club road, Irion street, Center street, Coniston avenue, West Main street, Pennington avenue, North Main street. Cole street. Franklin street, Highland avenue, Frost road, Phoenix avenue, Englewood avenue Idylwood avenue, South Main street
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04
ELKS FORTY-FIVE
 ARRAY IS BEATEN
St. Margaret's Take Initial Series Match - Play
 Again Shortly

The Waterbury lodge of 7lks ex- ercised the courtesy for which it Is widely known, when the St. Mar garet's forty-fve card team visited the local lodge to engage the Elks' famed aggregation in the first of a series of matches last night. It re- q fired considerable coaching by Captain Bill Pollard to have his men hold off and permit the visit- ing aggregation, led by Captain Mil-e McVerry, to carry off first night honors by 33 to 27 score.
 Twelve men represented each tt m and loud were the noises emanating from the club during the match. The next game will be played probably at St. Margaret's hall. Captain Pollard announced his 45 team will be glad to meet any teams in the city, provided Waterville Dan Sullivan stays home. Following the game, refresh ments were served, with the chair ohcsr serving as the committee in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

Nelson avenue, Wall street, Wood street, High street, Walnut avenue, Thomaston avenue, Giles street, Vermont street, Webb street, South Main street, Montgomery street, Willow street, Watertown avenue, West Porter street, Fox street, Will son street. Walnut street.
 CUTTERS
 Cobble gutters were laid in: Fred erick street, Monmouth avenue, Cloves Terrace, Russell street, Englewood avenue, Williams street, Harriet avenue, Newton terrace, Dikeman street, Porter street, Third street, Fourth street, Fifth street, Chambers street, Bank street, South Leonard street, Riverside street, Laval street, Cable avenue, Yates avenue, Revere street extension, Columbia boulevard, Pearl street, Seymour street, Kendrick avenue, Tudor street, Pine street, Bristol street, Washington avenue, Charles street, Wilson street, Harpers Ferry road, Birch Place, Fleet street, Hill view street, Woodlawn Terrace, Silver street, Grace avenue, Ludlow street.
 CINDER WALKS
 Cinder sidewalks were laid on: Young street, Barnes street, Beacon street, Fleet street. Lydia street, Brighton street, Shelley street, Pearl Lake road, Woodbine street, Fairfield avenue, Winchester ave- nue, Robbins street, Wightman Place, Tracy avenue, Watertown avenue, Congress avenue, Colonial avenue, Lexington avenue, Sylvan avenue, Edgewood avenue, Hauser street, Alberta street, Sheldon street.
 Retaining walls were built on Hamilton avenue, Phoenix avenue and Willow street extension.
 In addition to this the pre-elec- ton worked on the oiling of over 300 city streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

Tn eso-called "pre-e1ection work err, the most maligned man in the present political campaign, outside of the mayor himself, came in for . little defense to-day from John H. Crary, democratic town chair man.
 "Of course we all realize that we are in the midst of a political cam paign and that our opposition has to shoot at something" said Mir. Crary to-day. I think it rather un- charitable and unfortunate however that MT. Pape and his papers have seen fit to level their misleading political guns on poor men, who have been out of work for months-- some of them years-and whose families are able to get little money as @ result of Q progressive improvement program under way in the city's street department"
 If the city is to make any i'm proyement they must make them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

the city in the form of back tazse and assssments. The sum of ts7,- seq was realized in the fIrst district while ss2.11s was taken in in the second taxatoln district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04
SURPLUS SINKING
 TOTAL INCREASED

Watsrbury's surplus resource
 sinking fund was enriched fo the
 extent of eee,711 yesterday after
 noon at . meeting of the board of finance. The sum deposited was collected during the past month by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04
YANKEE DIVISION
 MEETS TOMORROW

Officers for the coming year will be nominated at a meeting of the Waterbury chapter of the Yankee Division association tomor- row night at o'clock at the state armory on Field street. Plans will be discussed for participation in the the Veterans Day observance at Settlers Village Sunday and action will be taken on an invita- ton to attend a post installation Sunday in Bristol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04
OIL BURNER NOW
 IN POLICE HANDS

If the owner of . missing oil burner willseall at police headquar- ters he can have his property back.
 The thieves who stole ek, either from q store, c nome or e parked car, abandoned it at East Main
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04
MARY RICE OPENS
 COURSE IN PIANO

Miss Mary Rice announces the fall opening of her popular piano classes for advanced pupils as well as for beginners. Miss Rice has studied for many years under Prof. Bonn of this city and has been the recipient of a seuior degree in mu- sic and theory from Trinity col- lege of music, University of Lon don, England.
 Miss Rice is we'll known in local music circles having presented many music appreciation srecitals at St. Patrick's church, where she is organist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

Young people of England have started a movement for shorter church services. n-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

ans School airssfA Vzg1 inely, the el1aE CT ehler1n 14EI the backyard ok the home cI F&* troInan Edward NcDonn16, oD4It ator at headquarters.
 The policeman carted t7ao bur1tE to headquarters after he had found 1t at e:30 last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

England Is to have cruses for hikers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04

India hos Q civil aviafion boon'
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
MELON CRASH
S7UFFS BOYS

The most popular spot in wash
ington for small boys early today
was Fourth and Maryland Avenue
Northeast. The reason? Water
melons.
It just rained watermelons
there, big green melons, with rich
red hearts cascaded over the
street. There were so many that
they tied UP traffic.
Samuel Robertson of Fairville.
N. c., was driving a truckload of
Carolina melons to the Washing
ton market. At the intersection his
truck collided with a bakery truck
driven by Jacob R. Via of Hume
Springs, Va. Both vehicles over
turned and the melons rolled
down the street.
Mr.. Robertson's load was a total
loss to him, but not to small boys
who soon assembled at the spot
and helped clear the street of the
melons,
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
MEET.
OPENS HERE
TONIGHT
Units, Floats
and Bands to Mark
Veterans Parade

Marching up Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. tonight, local Legionnaires
will officially open the seven
tenth annual convention Of the
District of Columbia Department
of the American Legion.
Regardless of weather condi-
tions, the Legionnaires will begin
their march at 7:15 p. m, pro-
ceeding from John Marshall Place
west on Pennsylvania Avenue to
Thirteenth Street Northwest. Nov
ing north from that point to K
Street and west to Connecticut
Avenue, the line of march will
pass the reviewing stand and dis
band at Connecticut Avenue and
M Street Northwest.
Following registration in the
Mayflower Hotel, the Legionnaires
will convene in the main ball.
room, where the address Of well
come will be delivered by Com.
missioner Melvin c. Hazen. Other
speeches will be made by Repre-
sentative John E. Rankin CD of
Mississippi, Gen. James A. Drain.
national treasurer, and Pennsyl-
vania Deputy Commander James
sherwood.
To Honor Colonel Joyce
Col. Kenyon Joyce, of Fort
Myer, will be presented an award
in appreciation of the services he
and his men have rendered Legion
naires.
Planned by Legion officials as
the most lively parade Of all
District conventions, toni 6 h It's
march will be featured by color
full floats. the marching men and
women of regular posts and auxil-
iaries and the music of veterans
bands.
May Ask Probe
There is some talk that certain
members may try to force adop-
ton of a resolution calling on
Congress to investigate reports
that Legion officials were en-
ployed to further the campaign of
the sound money" league.
Nominations of officers for the
new year will be received at the
Friday nigh t session. Elections
will be held Saturday.
There is little reported opposi-
ton to Joseph j. Malloy, District
attorney, slated for the post Of
commander of the District De-
partment. and it is expected that
he will be chosen by an over
whelming vote.
Saturday night the supper dance
and reception for the newly elected
commander and his staff will be
held. This ceremony will bring
the convention to a close.
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
ROBERTS RAPS.
0NE-:MAN CARS.

Terrning the operation Of one
man street cars as unsafe, PEG
pies Counsel William A. Roberts
today demanded a public hearing
on the Capital Transit Company's
proposal to convert 20 new street
cars to one-man service. He said:
"One-man street cars have al
ways been considered objection.
able in the District of Columbia
and have always been the cause
of complaint in actual service.
They are VIGOROUSLY slower than
the fulI-crew cars and they are
obviously less safe"
The Public Utilities Commission
today ordered its experts to pre-
pare a study of the II one-man
cars now in operation from both
the standpoint of speed and safety
Mr.. Roberts declared tn
where traffic is heavy enough to
demand street car operation. it is
also heavy enough to demand the
exclusive attention of the motor
man for the safe operation of the
equipment" He said:
I'm view of the definite posi-
ton taken by the Federation Of
Citizens Associations and nu-
merOus individual citizens aSsO-
Citations, I respectfully insist
that prior to the approval Of
any extension of one man oper-
alton Of street cars the Public
Utilities Commission grant a
public hearing and afford me
an opportunity to present evil
dence and argument in OppOsi-
ton to the approval of one man
operation"
The transit company asked for
extension of one-man operation
to effect a savings to counter bal
ance the 100000 wage increase
granted trainmen and bus opera
tors,
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
Zoo Mans Vacation
Like POStnlan9S

Didja ever hear the story of
the actor who went to a show
on his day off? And the post
man who walked over his route
for exercise on his day off?
Well-Malcolm Davis, head
keeper of the bird house at the
Zoo, is like that.
Mr.. Davis went to Panama a
month ago on a vacation. Most
of his, time was spent trapping
birds to fill the cages under his
supervision.
And while he was about it he
gathered up a few Pan.American
squirrels, some marmosetS, a cou-
pie of raccoonS and a sloth.
The last is now hanging upside
down in the Lion House. He re-
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
los STRICKEN
BYPARALYS|S
IN WEEK
4O7 Total in Virginia,
Maryland Reports
One New Case

One new case Of infantile pa
ralysis was reported in nearby
Maryland today as the number of
cases in Virginia for the first
week in August reached an all
time high since the epidemic
crept into the State in June.
1t was announced in Richmond
that since August l los persons
have been stricken with the dis
ease, bringing the Virginia total
to 407.
Granville, Lewis, two years old,
colored, of Bethesda. was brought
to Children'S Hospital today, with
almost certain he has
infantile paralysis.
May Call Off Fair
In Richmond, where public
gatherings are prohibited for fear
of spreading the disease, a meet
ing was called last night of State
health officials and officials of
the Virginia State fair to discuss
the question of calling off the
fair scheduled to be held there
80 to october 6.
Although there was said to be
a possibility that the fair will
be cancelled to prevent spreading
of the contagion among the 1OO,-
900 visitors expected for the event,
no decision was reached.
Fifteen new cases in the last
"a hours were reported in the
State today. The largest number
from one county was reported
from Albermarle. where the Uni
versity of Virginia is located. Two
new cases were reported in Rich
mond. 49, . ~
Child Victim Dies -
OF the six cases reported In
Maryland since the first Of this
month, one child died yesterday
in Children's Hospital here. She
was 11.year-old Kathleen Norris,
of Silver Spring.
The Prince Georges County
Medical Society has called a Spe-
cial meeting for Saturday at the
Beaver Dam Club, Landover. Md,
to make a study of infantile
paralysis. DR.. G.. E. Bennett, of
Baltimore, president of the Mary
land League for Crippled Chill
dren,, and DR.. Francis Solvent
ker, of Sydenham Hospital, Balti-
more, will speak.
The Washington times., 1935-08-08

fuses to pose for the cameraman,
despite a large and miscellaneous
audience of children. grown folks,
keepers and laborers.,
The birds, including honey
creepers, tanagers, and bugle
birds, were so tiny they couldn't
be photographed successfully.
AS for the banana squirrels
So-called because they eat bananas
instead of nuts-they, too, took
refuge in the tree tops and the
photographer finally had to give
it up.
But Mr.. Davis is very happy
over his trip-and so is DR.. Will
liam Mann, director of the Zoo,
who was observed pointing out
the virtues of the honey creeperS
to a fellow explorer.
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
PHONE REFUND
HITS MILLION

Local residents have received
$1,O59, 878.06 from the telephone
company in refund Of the 10 per
cent overcharge by the company
for several years, it was an
nounced . today by the Public
Utilities Commission.
There remains only $741.96 to
be returned, persons to whom this
sum is due being out of town or
living at a new address.
Checks were mailed to tele-
phone users under an order of
the P. U. c., which reported today:
considering the many
changes which take place in the
inhabitants of Washington due
to change in administration.
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
movements, as we'll as others
who come to this city for tenn
porary abode, the results OBJ
tanned are gratifying"
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
FAIRGROUNDS
GET 100000

An item of $500, 900 in the de:
ficiency bill for the District re-
creation system was approved by
Senate and House conferees yes.
terday. The funds will be used
to complete projects already
started under the Is million-dollar
program authorized by Congress
in 1890, according to John Nolen,
secretary of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Which Fairgrounds will benefit
by the appropriation. Mr.. Nolen
declined to reveal, as the COM
mission fears exploitation by
landowners.
Many projects are about 90
per cent completed, Mr.. Nolen
said. Additional centers will be
established, he said.
Business men in Southwest
Washington have been agitating
for two years for playground
facilities and will seek a portion
of the funds.
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
"A jolly trip-jOlly!"

And Sir Harold Hartley ought
to know. He's been riding in air
planes for years and he's been
an aviation official for years.
= Sir Harold, vioe president OF
the London, Midland and Scot
fish Railways and chairman of
the railway air service, was all
smiles when he alighted from an
Eastern Air transport plane at
Washington Airport today after
an 80-minute flight from New
York. He commented:
you people really know how
to build big planes. And they
ride so easily"
Of course, his trip wasn't a real
test, he explained, because the
sky was so smooth. But anyway,
it was jolly trip and Sir Harold
enjoyed it thoroughly.
BritiShers don't fly about their
country SO much as Americans do,
Sir Harold said. mainly because
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
Dock Controversy
Peace Up TO Vote

Settlement Of the shipping tie
up on the West Coast today
was up to the membership of the
Pacific Coast groups of the sea-
mems and longshoremen's unions.
Conferences under auspices of the
Department of Labor, under way
here since last Saturday, ended
with an agreement by both groups
to vote as to whether the two
ships now tied up at San Fran
cisco shall be cleared.
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
Ken Murray
Says:

From all reports, the dry
weather has just about ruined
the years tobacco crop in this
section Of the country. Local
cigar makers fear they'll soon
reach the end of their rope"
Naturally, there is some ap-
prehenSiOn, as to how this will
affect the stock Of Christmas
cigars but, apparently, the
drought is not general enough
to do any real good.
For awhile it looked as
though the local box manufac-
turers were going to be stuck
with a lot Of empty cigar boxes
on their hands. but 1 under.
stand that the utilities lobby.
lists have taken over their en-
tire stock for bribing purposes.
SOSREMEMBER:
Love may make the world 90
round. but so does a few
puffs from a cheap cigar.
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
TOWN COUNCIL
: ASSA|LS HIS
ATTITUDE
Mayor Insists Case
Be Pushed; Jurist
Dodges Comment

ROCKVILLE, Aug. 8.-Issuance
of a warrant for the arrest Of
Police Judge Harold C. Smith for
violation of the town parking
ordinance was expected late today.
Angered at Judge Smiths atti-
tude toward the tag he received
for overtime parking, town au-
thorities prepared a petition to
the Montgomery county circuit
court, reading:
1.-THE Mayor and Council Of
Rockville to the Circuit Court
of Montgomery County, for the
appointment Of a police magiS-
trate to serve in place of Harold
Smith, disqualified"
Their petition then detailed the
facts of the case and asked the
appointment of temporary mag
istrate. This petition was taken
by F. Barnard Welsh. attorney for
the town council, to the chambers
of Circuit Judge Arthur D. Will
lard and presented to him.
Hunt Old Laws
Should Judge Willard honor the
request, the special magistrate will
sign a warrant for the arrest of
Judge Smith. The latter would
then be taken to Police Headquar-
tiers, booked and released on his
personal bond pending trial.
This action was decided on after
lawyers had spent hours in check
ing over ancient tones of Mary.
land law. Under the law of 1888,
passed almost half a century ago,
the mayor of Rockville was given
the power of justice of the peace
to preside over any action brought
by the mayor and town council.
However. the law of 1927 establish
ing police courts throughout the
State, specifically took from JUS
tees of the peace the power to
preside over misdemeanor cases.
Some lawyers, including State
Senator Stedman Prescott and
Albert M. Bouic, hold that the law
of 1927 did not invalidate the law
of 1888. 1t was nevertheless de-
cided to ask appointment of a Spe-
cial magistrate, which is allowed
under the State law.
Law Must Be Upheld
Insisting that the case against
Judge Smith be carried out,
Mayor Douglas Blandford today
declared
"a law must be obeyed by all
persons, whether officials or
not, or the law must be re-
pealed.
"The parking law, we be-
lieve, is a just one. 1t should
be Obeyed by all. We intend
going ahead and prosecuting
Judge Smith as though he were
an ordinary citizen. We cannot
and will not have have the law
flOuted. An officer of the law
should be the first to obey the
law and set an example for
other citizens"
Judge Smith branded the whole
affair as "a tempest in a teapot"
He limited that it might be a
political plot against him. The
police judge is a heavy set, blond
ex-service man. During the World
War he was an infantryman,
then went to officers training
camp and was commissioned, but
did not go overseas.
After the war, he became an
officer in the Marine Corps and
served for several years until he
reached the rank of captain.
CONTINUED on Page IS, Col. -
The Washington times., 1935-08-08
British Air Official
Likes u. s. Planes

there isn't much room to fly
around in. Said Sir Harold:
america is just right for fly
ing. You have such a big cOun-
try. In England. most of our
flying is out of the country"
The Britisher is in Washington
for a few days to. confer with Of
ficials of the Bureau of Mines
because he's interested in coal"
He also likes to ride around
on your railroads" just to COM
pare them with the trains in his
own country.