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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08


 At the same time, the committee brought out in hearings that many wealthy men who contributed some $l20,000 year to Crusaders, Inc, to "clarify public thinking" also contributed to the American Lib- erty League and other organizations. Witnesses emphasized, however. that there was no connection between the two organizations.
 Wi1 Garry It Up
 Elisha Hanson, attorney for Hearst, announced he would carry the injunction case to the U. s. supreme court, if necessary, to "halt the nefarious practices of these in- vcstigators."
 Justice Wheat said his court had no Jurisdiction over the senate committee and that he had no right to "inaugurate the principle" of having the judiciary interfering with legislative functions.
 At the same time, he denied, with out prejudice, preliminary in- junction sought by Hearst to re- stain the EGG from examining his diagrams. However, the commits sicn either must answer Hearst's
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
DOCTOR IS SUED
 FOR DIVORCE

Willimantic, Conn, April 8-UP) Suit for divorce, charging habitual intemperance, was brought in su- perior court today by Mrs. Phyllis R. Turcotte against Dr. Samuel J. Turcotte.
 The suit was brought less than a year after Mrs Turcotte appeared in court to clear her husband of contempt proceedings brought by his first wife, Mrs. Ann Turcotte, who obtained a decree in 1921 on grounds of cruelty.
 The second Mrs. Turcotte asks .ali- mony and custody of a minor child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 SUED FOR CLAIM
$3,253,O57.5O Asked By Springfield Street Rail-
 way Flood Hit Road

New Haven, Conn.,, April 8-(UPD A claim for $3,253. .o57.50 was filed against the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad today by the Springfield .(Mass) Street Railway company.
 The claim, noted as unsecured, arose from an indenture of 1905 originally made with the Consoli- dated Railway company, and taken over in 1907 by the New Haven through merger.
 The claim, filed by Clark V. Woods. president of the Springfield Traction company with Comptroller George T. Carmichael, alleged the New Haven had guaranteed divi-
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SENTENCE CRUEL SAYS CONVICT

Boston, April 8.--WP)-Roger B. Baker, 40, of Newton, serving 12 to 22 years in state prison for embezzlement, today filed in state su- preme court petition for writ of error, charg- ing that his sentence was "cruel and unusual" Justice Henry T. Lummus will hear the case Tuesday. Baker allegedly misappropriated $15O,OOO to $2OO,OOO from the Dimond-Gryn- kraut Kid company while employed as an assist ant treasurer. He was sentenced in February 1885, E''''''''''''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
WOMEN SWEEP TOWN ELECTION

Green Top, Mo-, April 8.-(UP)-A slate of women candidates swept the town elections, defeating business leaders and the old guard of city politicians. Heading the victorious slate was Mrs. Edith Pierce, who was chosen mayor Her councilwomen will be Mrs. Mabel Arnold, Mrs. C. H. Van Osdal, Mrs. Mae Beck, and Mrs. Vera Young. The mayor announced she will appoint a woman city marshal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
AMNEsIA VICTIM KNOWN

New Haven, Conn. April 8.--(UP) An amnesia victim, held at Grace hospital over night, was identified today as Alice Janke, g, u20 Free man street.. Hartford. She was permitted to return home. The girl callcd tt the hospital las. n..:b: and asked Tor CoctCA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
RECKLESS DRIVING

New Haven, Conn.,, April 8-(UP) A technical reckless driving charge was placed against Caesar Perrotti 21, Woodbridge, after his automobile fatally injured George Swanson, 36 also of Woodbridge, last night Swanson suffered a skull fracture and broken leg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
Red Cross Made Rep0rt Of Ne1O Figures FiDe
 Thousand Homes Gone
Never Such Disaster in 20 Years-$2, ,5OO,OOO in Relief Funds Ordered By President Southern
 Towns Are Much Encouraged M

Washington, April - (UP) - The American Red today reported the southern tornado death toll had reached 52O in five states with than 5000 homes destroyed.
 The toll by states as reported to the Red Cross
 Alabama, 12 Georgia 25o; Mississippi, 234; North Carolina 12; Tennessee, 12.
 The fatality list included report of Is dead from
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
Lobby Committee AU0wed To Read Hearst Telegram
District of Columbia Supreme Court Decides Against Publisher Crusaders, American Liberty League
 Are Exposed on Cash Payments

Washington, April = (UP) - The senate lobby committees right to examine elegrams of William Rando Hearst upheld in District of Columbia Supreme Court today but attorneys for the publisher promised to carry
 In dav of ranid deveionmepts on the lobby inves gaton front Chief Justice Alfred Wheat handed down oral decision favorable to the committee arguments had been completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April S-(UP)---Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year to April 9th, as compared with year ago. This Year Expenses Last YenP $5,459, ,4G7340.0 $5,16G,4l4, ,0O5,29
 Receipts $2.1G0, ,049. .075.19 $2,934,307, SCOTT
 Deficit $2.209,4l7.s64si $2,232,f0s, 7o4.B1
 Cash Balance $2.79S, ,7S6.306.77 S2,15S,92l,8 ,887.0a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08

Fair, Cold Tonight;
 Thursday, Fair, Milder Fun Weather Report Page &
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01

Liquid milk contains more actual solids than
turnips, oysters, cabbage, pineapple, asparagus
and celery
land mile is $3.50 feet A nautical mile is
6080.20 feet. fathom is six feet, a cable is
o. of nautical mile, or COS feet.
X X
One thousand five hundred forty-two trains
are handled daily in New York-300,000 passen-
gers are accommodated daily.
X
The Statue of Liberty stands on a prison, and
although it is located in New York Harbor. it is
not in New York.
h 4 X
Broadway New York, is the longest street
in the world 1t extends from Battery Park to
Albany, New York distance of $50 miles.
X
The suns rays reaching the earth are hotter
in winter than in summer.
Honolulu, T. H, is the largest city in the
world because-the Palmyra Islets, $50 SOUTH
are part of the City of Honolulu.
X X
In Arabia camel might be venting his
anger toward his master by violently biting,
shaking and trampng one of the mans gar
ments for few minutes
X 4
body falling from airplane will attain
a speed, never greater than 118 miles per hour.
Ships still are built with dummy tunnels In
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01

There grows in Sumatra, tree the fruit of
which emits gum with sufficient adhesive quail
tiles that birds wings SO glued, they fall to
the ground and starve.
There is a fruit called Miraculous Fruit"
When is eaten, everything lemon
tastes sweet.
+ 4
If all the blood vessels in an adult human
body were laid end to end they would reach
2000 miles,
X
In the province of Ontario, Canada June 10th,
1886, there appeared as though by magic,
green caroet of caterpllars, extending over IT'S
square miles, devouring everything green and
stalling trains. Within two days, they had dis
appeared
There are 25,000 whiskers approximately
the average adult American males face
1t requires 73 facial muscles to produce
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01
Do You Know The Suns Rays Reaching The Earth
Are Hotter In Winter Than In Summer? Do You
Know That Thunder Is Not Heard? But Read 1t

On January, 1, 1885, there were 409,306
Americans living abroad.
X ttt
Automobile fatalities in 1923 were 14411-in
1884, 80, $50.
X X X
Scientists have found, after examining 400
house. -fes-each fly carries more than 100000
bacteria, according to American Institute of
Sanitation.
In 1885, there were as football players killed
in the United States.
Standing the ground, there are never more
than 5000 stars visible to the naked eye
The deepest place yet found in any ocean is
in the Pacific, off the island of Mendenao in
the Philippines Thirty-fve thousand four hum
dred feet-6 SO mes-and is called the Japan
ese well.
In New York it is possible to send dog from
the city hall to Grand Central Station faster by
mail than by either taxi subway train-by
pneumatic tube.
4 K
The mean distance, earth to moon, is approxi-
matey 238,862 miles. Maximum distance may
reach 252,715. Least distance moon can ap-
proach the earth is 221 ,466 miles,
X X X
The surface of the moon is approximately A.
$4,000 square miles, or nearly four times the
of all Europe.
X X
Buffalos in the world once totaled 6OOOO 900.
Now there are only q, 701.
X
The useful life of average ships of all kinds
is 15 years.
K 4 X
Harlem is the largest Negro city in the world
Claiming population of over 250,0OO Negroes.
4 K X
The largest bank in the world, from point Of
deposits, is the Midland Bank, Ltd, London,
$2,071,618,717 Our Federal Reserve is next with
deposits of 81 9O9 $4,000.
X X X
bar of gold 31a inches wide, Ga inches
long and % inches deep weighs 400 ounces, and
valued at $500 per troy ounce would be worth
$14, 900.
X K X X
It is possible to ride for 27.8 miles for five
cents in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01
By Lando Starr

r YOU want to peel onions without crying
] place a steel needle between your teeth, with
the sharp end on the outside and bite on it.
Cows will yield 10 percent more milk when
they hear musc-t is said.
According to study made by the Daily Car
dinal, University of Wisconsin newspaper, the
average coed uses enough lipstick in one year
to paint four good-sized barns.
4 4 X X
In Japan, musical show programs usually
list the addresses and telephone numbers of
each chorus girl.
X
Simon Gomez, brewery worker in Central
Brewery Mexico City drowned in a tank of
beer, June 27, 1896
Governor (Happy) Chandler of Kentucky is
the youngest state executive in the U. S. A
June 27, 1886.
X
While China reveres great age, the latest
Who's Who in China shows those listed to av-
erage 46 years The average age of military
leaders is 495; business men, 48.7; government
officials, Az; diplomats, 1856; doctors, 44.5,
and journalists 43.5.
X
The boy is naturally the LATEST of all animals
says Dr. Roscoe Gilmore Scott, writer, humorist
and educator, Cincinnati, June 27 1886.
4
1t is known of a Chinese who attained the un-
believable age of 267 years in these modern
times.
4
sharp-eyed stenographer fished out of
waste basket two 1 u cent stamps which were
enormously cancelled ALTHOL MASS. The
correct spelling is ATHOL, MASS, and the
stamps were sold for $4,000 in June, 1886
~ X K X
Melbourne, Australia suffered from plague
of black crickets, which invaded shops offices
and dwellings-and in some places caused al
most deafening din throughout the night.
X
Although known as the land of famine, where
millions of people go to bed hungry every night
China produces and consumes, paradoxically,
the worlds highest price table delicaces. Among
them are the snow fungus at $500 per pound,
and peanut-bud paste at $4,000 per pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01

The meaning of the word Aberdeen is -Aber
-signifying mouth, and Don-the name of a
river-hence the mouth of river.
X
Georges juan is credited by the French as
being the inventor of the modern bicycle-and
the citizens of Bordeaux have named a street
after him.
The old theory that lightning never strikes
twice in the same place is erroneous 1t struck
five times within 80 minutes at the model home
known as the Governors Palace in Beverly
Shores, Indiana.
Annually China ships to Britain and Amer
lea pig bristles worth 5000, 900, which
taken from the animals from September to
March. 1t is about to become law that they can
not be plucked from live pigs, which is a merci-
less system.
4 X 4
1t is said that eggs more easily di-
gested than cooked eggs. This is fallacy.
The chances of mother presenting twins Is
1 to 1OO say health departments.
X
Only two sets of quadruplets were born in the
Bronx, New York in 1934-all died.
1t is fallacy that clear coffee is less HARM
full than sugared or creamed coffee.
X X X
One out of every 10000 prospective mothers
may expect triplets, and the likelihood of quad
ruplets is too small to worry about.
X
That bread is fattening is fallacy.
Patrons of "Old Bull Inn in Budapest can't
get enough of Miss Renee Deak's eight piece
Kitchen Orchestra" Two girls beat skilfully
pots and pans Two others blow into empty
wine bottles to produce strauge whistling
sound. Another clangs pair of saucepan
covers to furnish the brassy percussion of
cymbols-and instead of piano, there's rack
of dozen drinking glasses of different shapes
and sizes which, when struck with the blade of
a carving knife give off bell-like tones, which
range up and down the entire musical scale.
The orchestra has become very popular for
dancing.
Butterflies, frozen and inert 10 months in
Northern Siberia when January temperature
averages 60 degrees below Zero revive in mid
summer sunshine.
In New York City there is drug store in
Times Square that does not sell drugs.
In Manhattan, New York, annually there are
approximately 44,199 births, 37,516 marriages
and 80 122 deaths.
4
A passenger ship leaves New York every 40
minutes during the tourist season. Approx
mately 100000 is expended each week for bon
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01

ried Second Time at the Age of 12O Years
one of the Normdndie'S tunnels is contained the
ventilating system and dog kennels The Cunard
liner Brfttdnic, one funnel is used for the en-
gineers smoking and of the Georgis
tunnels is used for smoking room and wireless
equipment
In New York, at 10th Street and Manhattan
Ave, you go upstairs to the subway (under-
ground railway, and at 155th Street and 8th
Ave-, you go downstairs to the elevated
X
Ocean waves have been known to reach
height of go feet. Storm waves, so and 90 feet.
The length of the longest wave recorded was
27OO feet.
A dynamite blast set off in December 1888,
on the Arctic island of Nova Zembia was de-
tected in Berlin. Germany, more than 1000 miles
away.
New York has had wet name for 400 years.
The Indians name for New York Manhat-
tan, or they pronounced it-Manna- -ha-ta-,
which means the place of drunkenness.
X X X
The Kea bird of New Zealand is said to kill
sheep
Thunder is not heard more than 20 miles from
the flash.
Cannon fire has been heard 100 miles away.
X X
The worlds loudest noise was the volcanic
explosion of the island of Krakatoa in 1883. 1t
was heard by human ears as far away as Bang
kok more than 400 miles.
X
THERE grows in Africa the poached egg tree.
It's flowers resemble poached eggs.
X X
The highest church spire in the world is Ulm
Cathedral spire, in Germany, 529 feet.
There were Ia, ,877 063 cigarettes produced in
the United States in 1888.
X
Fall River, Mass, in 1880 showed the highest
percentage of lliteracy, 1920.
The average depth of the ocean below sea
level is 12,450 feet.
X X
In hot deserts and canyons of America grows
the Smoke Bush" So called because of its re-
semblance to pumes of rising smoke. Like the
mirage, it has led many travellers out of their
course-adversely
The East Indian Parasitic Plant is most all
flower The blooms sometimes attain a diameter
of three feet, and weigh 15 pounds.
The DURAN Plant-of parts of the Antipodes
smells almost identical to a skunk 1t is said
that head-hunters will do murder for its fruit
The Umbrella Bush of Australia is used eX-
tensively for fence posts, and smells like rasp-
berry jam.
The Loco Weed of western United States has
peculiar effect upon livestock. When eaten
cattle lose muscular coordination. It dstorts
the brain so that they will jump over small
sticks as though they were logs.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01

DuSter.
The average distance of the sun from the
earth is 92,900,000 miles. A railway train run
ming so miles per hour, would require ITS years
to travel the distance.
X X
A AVERAGE of 100 sticks of chewing gum
~ for every man, woman and child in the
United States is consumed in year.
In Charleston, S. c., prisoners must paw 81 90
for riding to Jail in the Black Maria.
Some of the most valuable letters and docu-
ments of ancient Egypt have been obtained by
taking collins apart Egyptians once made their
coffins of scraps of paper which people had
thrown away.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of Americas most
famous writers, was so shy he used to run away
from home when he saw visitors approaching.
A letter can't be published without permission
OF the sender. The sender of the letter owns
the literary contents.
One of the delicacies at Roman banquets used
to be flower petals
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01

1t Is Said That Green Fruits Are Poisonous.
This Is Fallacy.
frown-only three to produce smile.
X
Hair, finger and toe nails continue to grow
for time after death.
An ordinary letter be placed in a hens
egg without the shell being touched by
human hands,
1t is possible to put a hens egg of 21a inches
diameter, into glass bottle with neck l inch
in diameter
1t is possible for person to eat the yoks
of a case of eggs $500 at one meal
K X
Instead of saying good morning" Egyptians
say "how do you sweat" If they sweat we'll
that's an indication Of normal health.
X
1t is estimated that the population of the
United States in 1000 A. D., will be S5,0OO,OOO.
1 MANHATTAN, New York, has total of
NI more than 5000 restaurants of which num-
ber 300 are in the Times Square district.
On the island of Kauai Hawaiian group. is
beach, the sand of which, when walked upon
"barks' like dog.
4
Over 100000 registered motor cars are on
the streets of New York City every day.
Only two countries out of the 33 in Europe,
do not possess a cinema, Lichtenstein and the
Republic of San Marino.
Clothing is being made of glass in
France, and it is stated that glass yarn" will
be on sale to the public by June, 1887.
X 4 tt
Lucrezia Agujari (1743-1783), an Italian op-
era singer, is said to have possessed the highest
soprano voice ever known. She could sing notes
of excellent quality in altissimo or more
than octave above fiat, which is about the
limit of the average soprano.
X X X
The French army still pays striking tribute
to the memory of La Tour d'Auvergne who
was killed in action in 1900. The name of this
first grenadier of France has never been struck
from the rolls of the army, and today as dur
ing the past 1876 years, it is called at every pa
rade of his company and answered by an off,
who replies Died the field of honor"
~
Germany has more cinemas than any other
country in Europe, with 5243, having a seating
capacity of 1,499,5 ,528. Great Britain has 5O58,
accommodating 100000 patrons. France has
400 and Italy 5000.
The little state of Andorra has single house
where $50 at time film. Iceland has
three film houses
New York consumes S16O0OOO0 gallons of
water daily, or about i30 gallons per person.
San Francisco has two streets coming to-
gether-1 Polk and 2 Fell
San Francisco has two streets intersecting-
Fife and Drumm
K 4
In Hawaii it is not uncommon to see as many
as four rainbows at one time, and one may view
four persons, one standing in the end of each
rainbow. They appear miniature
The country of Mexico did not have public
school until after the regime of Porferio Diaz
Nobody according to handwriting experts
can write his or her name the same way twice
A SUSPENSION RAILROAD has been built
~ between Kuznice and Kasprowy Wierch
Mountains at zakopane, Poland The distance is
three miles, and the height over 1000 feet
1t is said that cream or milk should not be
eaten with lobster or pickles. This is a fallacy
X X
Recently, mayor of small southern village
was hailed before Judge Dennis j. Ryan, of Gin
cinnat Although he had been mayor for IL
years, he did not know the name of the street
on which he lived.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-01

The port of New York has I'll miles of water
front.
In North America recent figures showed 1885,
383 Sunday schools Teachers and officers, g.
197,40a. and pupils, 20,627,652.
The diameter of the sun is 1901 times that of
the earth.
Greenwich Village, New York, was tobacco
farm long before Hendrick Hudson traded with
the Indians.
Pearl Street is the only street in Manhattan
New York, that runs east, west and south.
If single page of newspaper be torn in two
sections FL times it will make a pile higher
than the Empire State Building New York
THE SALVATION ARMY was founded in
1865 under the of East London Mis-
sion (Engand), in 1878, the name was changed
to Salvation Army, and was Incorporated in
1899. Was founded by VIM. Booth.
X X X X
OF so cities in the United States, Denver.
Colorado, is the highest above sea level, $3.50
feet. New Orleans, Louisiana, is the lowest, five
feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-20
PETROCELLI CASE
 RESUMES TUESDAY
Coroner and State Troop CTS to Testify in Doc-
 tors Hearing

The state will continue the preSen- tation of evidence against Dr. Ger ardo G. Petrocellid, who is charged with manslaughter, when trial of the local doctor Is resumed in su- perior court before Judge Earnest c. Simpson and jury at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Tomorrow and Wednesday Assist ant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald is expected to call to the stand, among others. Coroner John T. Monzani. and State Troopers OToole and Landon. With the trial having proceeded very slowly up to the present time, 1t is questionable whether the case will go to the jury this week. The state still has nuner- ous witnesses ready to testify and the defense ig expected to take at least several days in presenting it's side.
 On Thursday, ASsiBtant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald suc- ceedcd in introducing as evidence the death-bed statement of Mary Silva, who is alleged by tho state to have been a victim of an illegal operation by the doctor. The state- ment was admitted over the objec- tions of Attorney Edward Mascolo. defense counsel. A whole day was spent in the arguments, with the jury excluded from the court room.
 Testimony tomorrow is expected to be on the circumstances surround ing the taking of the death-bed statement which was atkcn at St. Francis' hospital, Hartford, where the girl lay dying.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-20

which had been maintained from the start, and many doubted that he could last to the finish line some l4 miles eastward.
 Far Ahead of Record
 Brown was timed at 1 hour 3l minutes 4o 1-5 seconds at the Au- burndalc timing station, 169 miles from the start. He was running nearly four minutes ahead of the record and nearly half a mile ahead of Kelly, his cloest rival. Both ap- pearcd strong.
 Kclleys time was also under the record, he being clocked in 1:34:3l 2-5. He appeared to be gaining slightly. though hopelcssly behind unless the Indian wilted.
 Behind thesc two leaders, in the following order, were: Ray, Gregory McMahon, Paskcll, Giard, Porter Collins and DengiB.
 Paws0n Drops Out
 Les Pawson of PaWtucket, holder of the course record, dropped out near the halfway mark today ex- plaining, was tired and couldn't seem to get going right"
 Others who dropped out included Albert tWhitney) Michclsen of New York, Roger Labonte of Boston William Wilson of Philadelphia Johnny (Cigars' Connors, Boston'f Sigar-smoking plodder, and Joseph w. Ploffe of Pawtucket.
 Brown Slowed Up
 On the Long Hills of Newton Kelley, the top favorite. gained speedily on Brown mad was only 20 feet behind the Indian when they passed the Lake-street timing sta ton on the outskirts of Boston Browns time was 1:59:43, about q minute than the course record. He and Kelley appeared to have the race to themselves. the rest of the field trailing far behind.
 McMahon, in third place. wal nearly half mile behind the two leaders.
 Gregory was fourth. 0iard wal fifth, Collins and Alex Burnside oi Toronto were tied for sixth, Porter was eighth, Paskell was ninth anC Ray was tenth.
 Both Brown and Kelley appeared strong.
 Brown was clocked in 2:18:17 - approximately the same aS tht course record--at Coolidge Corner only 2;3 miles from the finish. Bil McMahon was second. only 25 yardi behind. Ten yards further back was Kelley.