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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-04
M Nelu York

Being a woman, the Boyer knew perfectly we'll what Gershwin was talking about. She patted ;lls hand, smiled her incest smile, and murmured: "Okay, keed!"
 .
 Where Are They?
 Sometimes" writes newpaper friend in. San Diego, you ask in your column, What has become of So-and-So?' We'll, I can tell about a few people, mostly in sports.
 "Firpo is running an automo- bile agency in Argentina. Gun. boat Smith is right in New York, working as a Wall Street runner. Molla Mallory, the tennis player, lives on your own Park avenue. Annette Kellermann is somewhere around the east. Jess Willard Is working at whatever he can find to do in Los Angeles. And Jack Johnson, whom he licked, is in Harlem. (Wrong, Charley. I be- lieve he's fin Paris.) Tommy Gib- bons is a Minnesota sheriff.
 Among your correspondents correspondence is Q gracious little note from Hermes Pan. Mister Hermes Pan. He was not annoyed because recently expressed amusement at the name of Her mes Pan; he admits that 1t might remind one of anything from a candy bar to Greclan goat. But he does take exception to this de- partment's Identification of him as chorus girl. He is, as a mat ter of fact, an RKO dance direc- alibi. To Hermes, son of Zeus and Maia, messenger and herald of the gods apologies.
 Long Engagement
 Wistful item is the question column of New York newspaper: Gan you tell me how to keep the linens fin my hope chest from turn ing yellow? (signed) Engaged
 
 Manhattan Madness
 Most amazing amusement de. velopment since miniature golf (and a much bigger business in Madhattan) in the craze for baga- telle games. You know--the glass-topped tables where you pu: nickel in a slot and shoot ten balls which follow devious cours- es into numbered sockets.
 Today there are something like 125 establishments devoted exclu- sively to bagatelle, pin games, "Mississippi," cockamaroo, or whatever you want to call 1t. Three of these salons are right on Broadway, occupying space cost ing up to $3O,000 year. One by one the penny arcades, whe.ll have been midtown institutions for 40 years, have replaced their pcep-shows and mechanical for tune-tellers with bagatelle devices. Where the shooting galleries used to be there TOW are counters piled with prize merchandise where players trade in accumu- lated points for anything from razor blades to wrist watches. Everybody plays. Society peo- pie drop in between the theater and time for a round of the night clubs. George Jessel is a sharp. shooter. Al Jolson will bet any buIn yOu HdJlc OH 6dtuo VT tHS drop of a single ball. watched Beatrice Lillie delay an impatient party of friends for half an hour while she exhausted tall stack of nickeis piunking pellets into the wrong holes. A lot of people buy the games for their homes and apartments, and there's . story current of how two Wall IStreeters; surrounded by gasplng friends, spent an entire nigtt over a table. beginning at SID a game and shooting the last one for 91O,0O0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-04

Property in Enniscorthy, Irish Free State, is being sold at $6 e foot, an unusually high price con- pared with recnet years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-04
A Book a Day
Hauptmann Verdict
 Unjust? Read This
By BRUCE CAPTION

If you are host, to an uneasy feeling that the authorities may have made an unfortunate mistake when they stuck Bruno Haupt- ma~n in a death cell in New Jer- sey you might profitably read Sid ney B. Whipple's "The Lindbergh Crime"
 In this book a talented report CT, familiar with the tragic case from the start, presents a com piete resume of the affair from the commission of the crime to the return of the verdict at Fleming ton; and while he tells 1t impar- tially. he makes very clear the fact that the evidence against this man Hauptmann was nothing less than overwhelming.
 His book is also reminder that some exceedingly intelligent and thorough detective work was per- formed in this case. Before they ever saw Hauptmann. the detec- lives had received suhc complete descriptions of him that an artist could draw Q recognizable picture of him.
 The way in which the ladder was trace dto him was master piece of police work. Nothing was left to chance; no loose ends were left. united. ~
 As q result. the trial was simply a process of drawing. tight a net that had already been prepared. The defense was reduced to a des- perate effort to suggest that any body and everybody might. con- ceivabiy, have had some sort of hand in things: 1t could firid no vulnerable point in the states case.
 It would be rather wholesome for tihis book to have wide cir. culatjon. Besides. # makes fas- cinating reading. s
 Published by Reynal and Hitch cock. t sells for sl,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-04
for Gas Station on Property Divided

strains of . tango. on the silver wire without the aid of balancing pole or umbrella. She was born in Rio Janiero under the "Big top" of her fathers little wagon show and has travelled throughout South America and Europe. She was brought to America and made her first appearance at Frank Wirth's summer show at Atlantic City. Miacahua lives nNew Hav- en where she has a fine home and her son, who graduated from high school last year now appears In the act with her.
 The clown contingent is headed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-04

had moved in large numbers from New York to Connecticut, where they could work women long hours and pay them wages far below the subsistence level. 92 per cent of the employees in dress factories here are women and girls.
 The slack season, which causes part time work and unempploy- ment, still exists however, and pre- vents many of these employees from earning adequate wages throughout the year.
 Earnings are higher and hours of work shorter in union shops than in non-union shops, the re- port shows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-04
WEATHER REPORT

Boston, April 4.-tUP).--Weather forecast:
 Massachusetts and Rhode Island Cloudy with rain beginning late tonight or Friday. Not much change i'll temperature.
 Connecticut = Cloudy, with oc- casional light rain beginning late tonight or Friday. Not much change In temperature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

played).
 Coming Schedule
 Barch 29-Ruggles vs Coughlan; Gerrity vs Conway; Atwood Vs Griffin; Tehan vs Crimes; Joyce vs Dulac.
 April 5.-Grimes vs Atwood;, Conway vs Joyce; Coughlan vs Griffin, Gerrity vs Dulac; Ruggles vs Tehan.
 April 12-Ruggles vs Atwood; Gerrity ys Tehan: Coughlin Vs Du- lac; Conway vs Griffin; Grimes vs Joyce.
 April 19-Grimes vs Griffin; Conway vs Dulac; Coughlin vs Tc- han: Gerrity vs Atwood; Ruggles vs Joyce.
 April 26--Ruggles vs Griffin; Gerrity vs Joyce; Coughlin vs Aat- wood; Conway vs Tehan; Grimes vs Dulac.t
 May 3-Tehan vs Dulac; Con- way vs Rugles; Griffin vs Gerrity; Grimes vs Coughlin; Joyce vs At wood.
 May 10 - Tehan vs Dulac; Con- way vs Ruggles; Griffin vs Ger; rity; Grimes vs Coughlin; Joyce vs Atwood.
 May 17-Ruggles vs Gerrity; Te- han vs Atwood; Joyce vsv Griffin; Conway vs Grimes; Dulac vs Coughlin.
 May 24-Ruggles vs Grimes; Tehan vs Griffin; Joyce vs Cough lin; Conway vs Dulac; Gerrity vs Atwood.
 May 24th will wind up the card
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
UPPER HOSPITAL
 MAY BE ERECTED

New York.--A Catholic hospital for lepers, in which 1000 patients will be accommodated, will De erected in tn eHimalaya mountains at an altitude of 3,283 feet, among the semi-savage Garos on the from tier of India and Burma, accord ing to dispatch which has reached Monsignor William Quinn, national director of Catholic mis- sions in New York city.
 The plan has been announced by it's promoter. Monsignor Louis Matthias, prefect apostolic of As sam. Recently, he found himself surrounded at Tura, chief centsr of tho district, by more than 100 lepers, many of whom had faces almost entirely eaten away by the dread disease. They besought him in the most heart-rending manper, he said, to come to their assistance.
 overcome by such horror and disconsolate because of my inabil- ity to comfort them," Monsignor Matthias says, "f promised with all my soul to help these creatures anj to build an immense leprosarium where thousands of lepers, wander ing about anon gthe 11O noma tribes of the Assam Prefecture, may be assembled and cared for kyy our nursing Sisters"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
Children Of Mary
 Select Danny Boy"
Annual Entertainment and Dance to Be Sponsored
 Two Evenings-Card Tourney Closes
WASHINGTON HILL NEWS

games in the Community House until September.
 Card Party Success
 One of the largest card parties ever held in St Francis hall was staged last night by the Washing ton Hill A. c. Teams from all over the city and also from Oakville, Watertown and aWterville partici-, batter. Three teams of the St Francis Holy Name society tourney walked off with the honors, John Phelan's team capturing first prize while ole Phelan's came in for sec- ond place honors, with third prize going to John Bowey and his mates.
 Card playing for the ladies was held in the upper hall and a fashion show was also Q part of the program.
 Meeting Tonight
 The semi-monthly meeting of the Washington Park Community Club will be held tonight in the Com munity House. A report on the minstrel and dance given by the club last week will be heard at to- nights session. The meeting was postponed from last night until tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29

Plans are progressing for the an- nual entertainment and dance to be given by the Children of Mary So- dality of St Francis Xavier church. The event will be held in the church hall Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings, April 30 and May |. Last year successful minstrel was given by the society, but this year they will present a play called. Danny Boy". The play is com edy of Irish American life and will be put on in three acts. The play deals with the Irish character shorn of all burlesque. Ma-Galla- gher and her son, Dan, are people one meets every day in any city or town. The sudden thrust of wit. the warm heart, the capability for suffering, all these abound in the play. Danny Gallagher is the light of Ma s life, and when another woman takes him away her troubles begin.
 The play is made up of the bat tie of wits between Ma and Mona Dams wife for the possession or that lovable, hard headed gosson.
 The sodality has been fortunate in that they have been able to se- cure the services of Miss Mary Louise Martin. well known direc- tor of dramatics, to direct the production.
 Earbenders Card Tourney
 The Earbenders forty five tour nament came to an end last week with Gerritys team winning out by a margin of four games over Joe Grimes cohorts. The games are played every Friday evening at the Washington Park Community House. The matches last week marked the close of the fall ana winter schedule ad q new schedule for the next couple of months was announced. The final standing or the tourney and tho new schedule for the coming games is as fol-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-29
MUSEUM GETS JosEPHINE's
 COAT

Nice (UP)--A beautiful coat once worn by tho Empress Jose- phine when Napoleon was crowned king of Italy, has just been pre- sentod to the Massena Museum here. The donors arc Americans, Mir and Mrs Day Pardec. The coat belonged t0 Prince Eugene de Boauharnais and hls faniiy but later it was sold and tken tu the United states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-25
HEN oFrERED TINY EGG

Berwick, Pa. (UP) "A tired hen
rebelled against the trend toward
bigger and better everything re-
Gently and deposited four minia-
ture eggs, measuring less than =
half inch in length and weighing
less than half an ounce each. The
chicken, until It's Night from nor-
malcy. was just another hen, lay
ing ordinary eggs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-25

They had called him Night
Blooming Jimmy in Berger's
mob. And one could see the guy
was nutty about flowers. Always
some sort OF a decoration in his
buttonhoie. A carnatlon some-
times, maybe simple Shasta daisy
when things weren't SO good--Jim-
my Lane got only small percent
tage of the take"
Night Blooming Jimmy wasn't
wearing a flower now. He had been
for three years where flowers don't
grow and forgiving state had not
furnished decorations with the new
suit he was wearing.
He fumbled nervously with the
ashtray on the stained tablecloth
and looked furtively over his Shout
der through the murk of tobacco
smoke. The pink-shaded lights of
the all-night restaurant touced his
pallid cheeks witha color, strength
ened the weak lines about his
mouth, seemed to light wide, trou-
bied eyes with dim and hopeful
glow.
Different were the eyes OF the
girl across the table. Nightbiack
in mask of carven ivory siashed
"IIe Snarlcd In Sudden Panic"
with lipstick. Narrow eyes, closely
guarded, holding in their lusterless
depths an occasional stealthy move
ment as of some alert and hunted
animal peering from ambush.
II didn't expect to see nobody
knew here" he confided. IT gotta
watch my step. You know, been
lin a JAM"
II read about 1t In the papers,"
she nodded, but didn't connect
the name. You were mixed UP with
that Berger bunch"
yeah. An I took the rap. /
been q sucker, Josie. The stuff we
got taught Is right--it don't pay"
Coin straight, jimmy" The
black eyes were cold and fiat.
Berger wouldn't like that--know-
in all you do"
whats It got to do with him?
done his work an paid for II.
I'm goin' TO work where left Off.
Workin' honest an sleepin' peace
full. It's a break for me, gettin' out
a day early. Even Berger don't
know my home town. Once I get
aboard that train they amt nobody
can put the finger on me-"
"You forget me, Jimmy"
your" He looked startled for a
breath, then grinned. Sure. But
you're not In his racket"
MEL" She ficked q contemptu-
Gus cigarette ash on the tiled
floor. II wouldn't wipe my feet
on Berger. I told you was model.
ing"
"An' you look swell, too" He
leaned across the table, boyishly
eager. I'm goin' back, Josie. My
own folks. They don't know nothin'
about me-"
what about Berger?"
"oh!" He dismissed that with a
gesture of his thin hand. II amt
got nothin' against him. He done
his best for me, guess. Some
nights IL would be kinda hot an
stuffy an the air amt 80 good In
stir. An then I'd lay there an
think Of them flowers In the green.
house an the meadows--cool an
green an just waitin' there. Miles
an miles Of flowers. Sounds screwy
but could just smell them roses.
Like that one you got pinned to
your coat"
He reached out to touch the
ta1isman rose. She pushed his hand
aside swiftly. The crimson slash
OF lipstick twisted sardonicaiiy.
IT'D do you good too, JOSIE" he
went on unheedingly. That's q
mean cough you got. Look! You
can get'a job easy. They'll be TAX
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-25

"okay. I'll be waiting around the
corner. An you better move fast
when you get him set. know
them nervous triggers. Sure about
Lane?" q
Her blood-red nails were busy
at the talisman rose on her coat.
Look yourself IL you want to.
He's waiting for me inside. same
fellow you pointed out to me In
Grand Central"
"Well, what are you waitin' for
"a couple Of newsreei photogra-
pliers? Lead him out
Don't get the steam UP, old
dear. There's lots of time. He's all
hoped UP about getting home.
Coin straight, he says. Talks about
the green meadows and n lot OF
sap about flowers. Know anything
about flowers, Louie?"
He swung toward her, heavily
menacing. Are you going to do
your stuff?"
I'm q minute. I'm trying to get
picture straight" She was look
ing past his bulk at the crouching
sedan, beyond that into infinity. In
the black depths Of her eyes the
hunted thing stirred restlessly.
Hes an awful sap, OF course. SO
am ]. Flowers and picture books
and miles of goofy meadows watt
ing peaceful. Amt that q laugh?
You're the only wise guy, Louie.
That bunk doesn't mean anything
to you. Don't get impatient now.
Everything In set. Logan's men
don't know you from Adam, SO
you're In the clear. Not like that
poor goof that thinks about mea-
dows and flowers. You're wise.
Wise and hard. Well. here's-wiss
dom for you. Louie"
He snarled In sudden panic,
plucked at the rose that her en-
carmined fingers had slipped In his
lapel, and started to run clumsily.
She darted after him, chung to his
frantic arm as the men In the
sedan--aiert for the signai--spat
tongues OF blue fame that swept
the struggling pair into tumbled
Nobody" the restaurant owner
sullenly testified later. only n
scared -looking guy that beat II out
when the shootin' was over. He
picked UP somethin' red from the
ground on his way. dunno know
what II was
Copyright, 1895. The Chicago Daily
News, Inc.
Monday: The reason for q girls
renewed friendship with the fiancc
she had Tilted is explained In "Not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-25
SHORT STORY -
TALISMAN ROSE
Anyone Could See the Guy Was Nutty About Flow
ers; He'd Been Years Where Flowers Don't Grow

in on mattresses ct the Mountain
house for the summer. an when I
get goin' good In the ola mans
business"
Don't be a sapl" She laughed
harshly and stood up, wrapping the
black coat about her slim figure.
Outside In the rear Of q recedln9
IL" train q sedan with lowered
window slid smoothly into action
and crept after her close to the
curb.
Berger was waiting for her IN q
darkened doorway and the grip Of
his hat hand bit into her wrist.
Everything set?"
She Jerked her head toward the
creeping car that had stopped
watchfully twenty feet away.
They're waiting for me 20 give
them the high-sign. Three Of Lo-
gan's guns from Pittsburh. You
don't know them. He's handling Il
because you wanted to be In the
clear. That all right?"
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18

surprise comes when you put II on
for there are more ways OF wear
Ing the haf than the Eve squares o:
which u Is made.
Recently a whole bridal party np
peared wearing these hats The
bridesmaid. In a silver and pale
blue lace frock. wore a matching
hat % the lace. The maid OF
honors dress and hat were In deer
blue and silver lace. The bride,
mother. In black and silver lace
wore the very black lace bat from
which these sketches were made.
The fun of II Is that one car
take a half dozen such hats on q
week end and have a matching OF
contrasting one for every occasion
A novice can make one in no time
al all As for the cost. three hats
can be made from one yard OF lace
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18
Italy Believed Home of
Original LeRhorn Fowls

The history OF poultry reveals
that Italy was undoubtedly. the
home or the original Leghorn
fowls" says the Montreal Herald
Early literature shows that poultry
of several kinds was bred at least
$500 years ago. and fowls were
used In Rome for food 300 years
ago.
Indications resulting from care
ful and widespread Investigations.
are that The Leghorn fowls as
they existed In italy prior TO 1915
we're mougrel lot" descended
from promiscuous maungS. without
any attention being paid TO color
body formation or productivity. The
greatesi Development In the breed
nas taken place In England. the
United States and Canada and il
Is significant that the high state OF
development attained In these coun
tries has led breeders In the native
home ~ the Leghorn 10 import
specimens FOR the sole purpose OF
improving size. stamina. conforma.
tion and productivlty-not 10 say
profit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18
WEST INDIAN BEAUTY

More writer's than one have llk.
ened the scenery OF the West Indies
TO . theatrical back-drop because
SO many OF the Islands are so lovely
that they seem too dramatic TO be-
true. In Haiti the traveller steps into
the very locale of drama, the setting
In which the prototype OF Eugene
ONeIlrs Emperor Jones" spent his
brief and gaudy career.
High on Its mountain above dense
forests Chrlstophe's castle still stands
as a reminder OF the theatric negro
who made himself an emperor and
built his castle at the cost OF In
Vulnerable lives and 10 the tune OF
groans from his tortured subjects.
Port-auPrlnce, the capital, is just
as melodramatic with It's noisy mar
ket square, its looming cathedral and
streets crowded with natives and
burros.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18
To Mark 3OOth Year
Of Boston Common

recruiting for the Civil war IN tents
near fremont street-ail this and
much more Is Ia the scope Of a
celebration which could almost de-
plet q nations history and progress
as well as a city'E
First Woman in Boston.
Anna Pollard. a woman noted for
her plain ,ace. her ane tavern on
Beacon street, and the fact that
she vas the FIRST woman In Boston.
may well ind some mention Ia the
ceremonies. She was a favoriie OF
the Harvard class Of iG>ls as well
as of lGgo and 1910. and others who
loved her entertainment until az
last she went 20 her reward In
those days Beacon Hill. according
90 a recent description. was "the
ienderloln district
More than sixty OF Americas
great-soldlers poets. statesmen.
Presidents. preachers. architects
were wont 90 roam In leisure hours
the routes that criss-cross this patch
of tree studded green In the heart
% a city.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18
Badly Weathered Hay Is
Not Best for Dairy Herd

AZ the federal experimental farm
NJ Beltsville. Md. cows have been
kept continuously on grain and hay
rations, with no pasture for n pc
Rod OF seven years. These cows
have maintained their health. pro-
duetiyeness and reproductive ca
pacity juss as well as cows that
had access 10 pasture during the
summer. In all experiments In
which green No. hay was used.
Alfalfa was used In most Of the
experiments. bot In one case U. S.
No. timothy was fed. and no
bad results OF any kind were no
ticed. However. where poor quail
ity. No. 3 timothy was fed. the
cows fell or in milk yield. and
many of the calves were born dead.
The green hay seems to have good
results because OF It's high vitamin.
A content Badly weathered hay
has lost much OF It's vItamIn-A. and
50 Is not satisfactory as a feed for
dairy cows.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18
Cutting Hay Crops

Alfalfa. cloyers and other hay
crops should be cut at the usual
stages OF maturity this year. even
though the drought In many sections
has stunted the growth OF the
plants. says A. c. Army. field crops
specialist, University Farm. St
Paul There Is nothing to be gained
by delaying the first cutting. as any
additional growth can be harvested
In later cuttings and the quality OF
the FIRST crop VIII be better II har-
vested at the usual stage. Alfalfa
should be cut when one-fourth OF
the plants are 10 bloom; clover
when the first heads are turning
brown. and timothy right after bios
somlng.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18
Poultry Rations

MANY poultry feed experts think
II Is a wise practice 10 build all
poultry ratlons around yellow corn
believing that under normal condl
tlons II may make up one-half T.
two-thlrds OF the grain mixture, de
pending on the season OF the year
possibly more being required In the
winter season than In summer
Wheat is well liked by fowls and
may form a part OF every ration
In feeding value II Is said To be-
approximately equal to corn. pound
Tor pound When II Is low In price
IL may be fed up TO one-half the
total grain allowance and when
relatively expensive. II may be re
duced TO a fifth or even less. accord
ing TO the Illinois Experimental sta
tlon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-18
Lime Content of Soil

Lime content OF the soil usually
determines the type OF forage that
can be sown. according TO the
agrOnomy department Of the Ohio
State university. Alfalfa can be
grown only on soils which contain
natural supply OF lime or which
have been literally lined. Red
clover does well on soils which
have received one-half to two
thirds the lime APPLICATIONS neces-
sary to prepare them for alfalfa.
Alsike and timothy establish them
selves with difficulty on very acid
soils unless manure has been used
literally. Bluegrass pastures will
thrive on soils whose lime content
Is satisfactory for red clover II fer
tilizer needs are supplied.