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Evening star., 1936-05-27

If you'd like to be a national SPELL
ing champion you must study the dc
tionary two hours daily and be blessed
with q Photographic memory.
That isn't all. Of course, Is Jean
Trowbridge. 13-year-old Iowan, will
tell you.
Before she could stand alone on
the National Museum auditorium
platform yesterday a. the national
spelling bee victor. she had spent
three years in nerve-wearing school.
county and district. preliminary con-
tests to reach the finals.
Her ambition to be the finest speller
among some 200 900 grammar school
students was really born Of . desire
to travel she said yesterday As she
stepped into a bus to do some extern
sive sightseeing of the Capital.
Climb to Top Slow.
Now an eighth-grade student, she
decided to win the national contest,
sP0AASOACd hSWoPaPCAo
the East and Middle West, three years
ago. Her climb to the top was slow
and carried with 1t plenty Of heart
breaks. In 1888 she finished seventh
in the home town bee at Stuart: in
1884. she took seventh place in the
county competition; the next year
she was eliminated when fourth from
the top in the State bee; but this
year, after she had started that daily
two-hour routine with the dictionary.
she won them all.
Spelling isn't her only interest.
There Is, for instance, base ball. A
true fan, she has never seen . big
league game, but hopes to remedy
that by witnessing the Senators play
the AS here today. The Cubs are
her favorite players. but she admits
she likes them all"
Although she thinks short words,
''the tricky kind" are hardest to spell
Jean won $500 and two plaques yes
terday by correctly getting of "ecze-
ma" When her last opponent had
Evening star., 1936-05-27

Horn Basin Of Wyoming by the 1888
Scott fund expedition Of the univer-
sity, which was under his direction.
The bones have just been removed
from the rocky matrix In which they
were inbedded.
DIR. Jepsen said the hyoid bones Of
the throat, scarcely an eighth Of an
inch long and no larger in diameter
than q horse hair. were perfectly pre-
served. The skeleton, he said, was
that of an animal of the Paleogene
epoch, about the size Of q small rat.
Only . few toes were missing.
DR.. Jepsen judged from the length
| of the hind legs that the animal was
| Of the leaping variety similar to the
modern lemur
Evening star., 1936-05-27

sought by police today at the request
Of his mother. Mrs. Rose Miller, I'LL
Third street northeast.
The youth has been strong in q
desire to quit school and 20 to work,
his mother said. She believes he
might have left home to carry out
this idea.
Evening star., 1936-05-27
so, ,OOO, 600 -YEAR-OLD
SKELETON DISCOVERED
Princeton Geologist Announces
Find in Big Horn Basin
Of Wyoming.

~ the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, N. j., May 27.-Dr
Glenn L. Jepsen Of the geology de-
partment Of Princeton University
announced yesterday the discovery OF
complete fossil skeleton more than
SO, 100000 years old.
He said 1t was found in the Big
Evening star., 1936-05-27
D. c. BOY MISSING
Harry Walsh, 10, 10 sought by
Police.

Missing since early yesterday, Harry
Walsh. 1s, . second-ysar student ct
Mckinley High School. was being
Evening star., 1936-05-27

1t was found in the Big modern lemur
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13
Ask For It.

too smart to repeat on a gold
brick game, but will get hooked
politically and come right back
for more and like it.
Time has taught that campaign
promises, platforms, and the
things they "stand for" mean
nothing but a complete waste of
time for the listener, but why
blame the politician?
We Americans have proven
ourselves such gullible suckers,
that any hyphenated swindler
who can borrow the price of the
filing fee, sets himself up as a
prospective official, hands the
voters the most idiotic line OF
bunc, inconsistent stock prom
Uses, self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, trea-
sonable theories imaginable, and
strange to say, many sincere ma
tive Americans help elect him.
We, who have the greatest rea-
son of any nation on earth to use
the utmost care in selecting our
public officials, use about as
much judgment in that respect
as the dub does in picking win
ner in a horse race.
If they didn't do it for the fun
they get in their panning, they
would certainly take just one
lock at that which is of primary
Continued on page -
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13
BY Col. Longshot

We frequently hear some pop
ular activity designated as "The
Great American Sport" and
most every individual who has
ayen for something useless, figures
that his particular frivolity is
ct; the term having been ap-
piled to most everything from
draw poker to lynching. But the
old man believes that the one
first in line for the pewter mug,
that gets a play from the great
est number of folk, would be the
only reliable game of banning
the public officials.
According to Dan, the word
sport means that which amuses
in general and Judging from the
results they get from their PAN
ming, it must be for amusement
only, and it looks as though most
of the folk couldn't be serious
about it or they wouldn't sit in
the game and enjoy it.
But the angle that gets the
bird in the gallery, is why they
pan the Office holder when his
batting average is 1000, for he
is the one who outsmarted the
voters, so in reality it should b
the voter that gets the banning
If the average voter WASH 'tsucf
a funny animal, it would be hare
to figure out why 1t is that he ]:
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13
[NhEAP0l1S LABOR DECLARES
E: i: y: :: WAR ON 0UTL AWED 574

found themselves losing out they
drew guns, fired a few shots and
fled.
"After running away they pro-
ceeded to do what they always
do. They turned to the trade
union movement with their usual
Misrepresentation and made the
appeal that they had been fired
upon and the trade union move
ment was in danger. The out
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13
American Labor in This City Shake Off Iron Hand
COMMUNISTS 5 Thugs Beaten in Pitched Battle by
Members Legitimate Union "A. F. of L. Officials Declare
574 Labor's Worst Enemy -, -, -. .a. -.

ed '574 would have made the
Communist toughs easy victors,
practically without having to lift
a hand; sopotent has been therep-
utation of 574 and it's profession
ais. This time reputation wasn't
enough. Others have discovered
that 574 is vulnerable if boldly
faced, and they proceeded to put
this knowledge to- good use. The
results are damage to 574 pres
-tige as well as to 574 physiog-
nomy.
George "Toy Cum Frosig, ar
rested by city detective Ralph
Sibett on May % on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons
and later released on five hundred
dollar bail, forfeited that bail by
not appearing in court last week
Frosig's arrest, however, did not
prevent other 574 thugs from
carrying lethal weapons, which
they did not hesitate to use when
the battle with members of Local
500 went against them. The fact
that their bullets went wild and
injured no one does not detract
from their offense against the
laws of this city; and the man.
ner in which they use those weap-
ons declares them to be no bet
ter than criminals.
This criminal outlaw union of
Communists should not be al
lowed to operate any longer in
this city. Legitimate labor in this
town no longer (if they ever did)
wants them, and has displayed
its attitude in a militant manner.
It remains for citizens and off,
Gals to back up legitimate labor
and rid this city of the Red out
laws who have controlled labor,
promoted strikes, riotings, Slug
gings and other forms of violence
in this city for three years. The
time has come to write "finis" to
574's reign of terror. Once S4
is eradicated, Minneapolis will
know its first period of labor
peace in three years, for what
strikes we have had have all been
organized, initiated, and fostefed
by outlawed General Drivers
Union Local 574, with William
"Grumbling Bill' Brown, presi-
dent, the Dunno brothers, Far
rell Dobbs, and Carl Sl1oglund
<ha 1eodars
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13

Now who'd a thunk it. All the
signs point to the skids for Gen.
eral Drivers Union Local 574.
And the ones who are greasing
the pskids are members of Min
neapolis labor circles. For three
years 574 has held the whip hand
over Minneapolis labor, as well
as being the leader of the radical
labor movement in the North
west. But things are changing.
Tt has taken some time, but at
last Minneapolis labor is dis
covering that Local 574 is the
worst enemy of honest labor in
this city. And Mill City labor
is'striking back. Arrogant 574,
once so strong and sure of itself,
is weakening. They are begin
ming to'wail for help.
Four members of General
Drivers Union claim they were
beaten. by ten gunner, who also
fired shots at them, last Friday
night. American Federation of
Labor officials in Minneapolis
have declared this statement
false. A statement was issued
1byA.F.L. officials which accused
the 574 thugs of firing at them
selves after losing fight with
employees of the Stanchfeld
Transfer Co.
according to the 574 toughs,
they were waylaid at Seventh
and Washington Aves. N. They
were riding in a car belonging
to George "Toy Gun" Frosig,
vicelpresident Of 574, when, &C.
cording to their story two cars
which had been trailing them
forced them to the curb, while IL
men armed with blackjacks ane
guns got out and slugged them
The 574 men claimed they took
it on the lam when the slugger:
began firing. That was 574':
story. The way the other side
tells it makes a different yarn al
together.
A statement issued by ALL
officials says:
1.-THE complaint of 574 tina
gunner swooped down on then
is absolutely untrue. The actua
truth is that on Wednesday nigh
574 attacked the employees of tn
Stanchield Transfer Co. Thes'
men are legitimate members o
the "A. F. of L. local 500. Yester
day eight cars of 574 men re
peated their attack on employe
of the Stanchfeld Transfer Co
and came in contact with the OF
ganizers of the teamsters' join
council, affiliated with the A. F
Of L. while they were engaged il
their daily work routine.
"5A started a fight which the
could not finish, and when the
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13

The fact that 574 was beaten
in that fight is ample proof that
the union is weakening. Ordi-
narily, even two months previous,
the mere fact that they represent
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13

standing danger to the trade
union movement is 574."
That is the other side of the
story, and a quite veracious &C
count of what really happened.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13

neer ever to come into the North
west, that there is a great basin.
underlying the city, reaching
from Eau Claire, Wis, to Glen
Continued on page 4
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13

Proof of the fact that these
first petitioners, and later ones,
were right is exempli6ed in the
statement of w. N. Winchell,
the greatest geologist and engi-
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13
WHY rs CITY HALL FIGHTING
PURE WATER PROPOSALS?

What is back of court house
politicians refusal to give city
pure water? Who is responsible
for death of six persons last year
duringthe typhoid epidemic ?Why
is it that every time that pressure
applied by citizens who want pure
water becomes too much for the
court house gang, the ridicu-
lous Superior project is brought
from the shelves and busted off !?
The fight to give the city of
Minneapolis pure water from ar
tesian wells instead of doped wa
terfromthe unsanitary Mississippi
has been going on for a number
of years. The largest number of
citizens ever to sign a petition
signed and circulated one asking
that the pure water question be
put before the voters of the city
in the 1882 elections. The first
petition of this kind was circu-
lated in 1909, and reads as fol-
lows:
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-06-13
ITO THE HONORABLE
CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MIN
NEAPOLIS:

Evidence has been brought
to our attention, tending to
show that there is an abun-
dant supply of artesian water
beneath the city of Mime
apolis and within four hun
dred feet of the surface,
suitable for all purposes, and
we, the undersigned citi
zens, therefore, earnestly
recommend that your Hon.
orable Body give the mat
ter your careful considera-
tion, in order that advan-
tage may be taken of our
greatest natural resources"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-12
RECEIVED GRANTS

Cambridge, Mass. Feb. l2-(uP)-- Twenty Harvard faculty members have received grants totaling $20,- 900 fro mthe Rockefeller foundation for publication purposes and furth- erence of current research, 1t was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-12
SAVED CCC BOYS
 SOME WORRIED
Continued from Page l0


 will undergo further medical treat ment.
 Before the youths started the trip in two ambulances, East Brewster eco camp physicians confirmed previous predictions that no am- putations would be necessary as re- suit of frozen feet and hands.
 The three who suffered most severely from exposure, John Fitz- simmons, 19, of Portsmouth: Albert Papa, l8, of West Warwick, and Norman Beaulieu, 19. of Pawtucket. were carried from the hospital on stretchers. Able To Walk
 The other four, Thomas Malone. IS. of Portsmouth; Tony Ray, 10, of West Warwick: Manuel Bottello. i9. of West Warwick, and Nicholas Scunzio, 19, of Thornton, were able to walk to an ambulance unassisted,
 Meanwhile fellow eco workers at the East Brewster camp addressed to Governor Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island a round- robin letter. thanking him for money he sent to the seven cast aways.
 On the trip to Fort Adams, the boys were accompanied by Lieuten- ant Julius Xavier and Dr. Frank ] Mack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-12
No Definite Data
 For Reduction Is
 Obtainable As Yet
Cause Attributed UnOfficiaIIy to Many ReasOns-Wa- terburians Not to Unanimously Endorse Birth COn'
 trOI Movement Not Agitated in State

higher than the average for the state as o whole in 1881, the state rate being only l5.3.
 In 1892 the birth rate took a no- ticeable drop in the city, sinking to the l4.7 level. Still the Waterbury rate was higher than the rate for the state as @ whole. The state rate was l4.l per 1000 population.
 Below State
 The local birth rate dropped to l3.l in 1883. This rate was lower than the statewide rate of l3.2 for that year per 1000 population.
 Some hopes of an increasing birth rate was given the city of- ficials in 1884 when the local rate jumped to l3.5, The state rate for that year was 12.9. The figures for 1884, therefore, show Waterbury with a high birth rate as compared with the rest of the state.
 However, the hopes for an in- creasing rather than @ decreasin birth rate here were abated in 1885, last year, when the rate dropped to l3.3. The state also ex- perienced a drop in the birth rate, the 1895 figure being l2.7 per 1000 population.
 Agitation has been going on throughout the state in favor of birth control. Waterburians, how ever, facing gradually dropping birth rate, will not unanimously en- dorse the birth control movement, 1t is believed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-12
UNDERWORLD AIMS E UNDER PROBE
Continued on Page 40

veal e complete list of witnesses, but 1t was understood that Acting Sergeant Henry F. Butts, ballistics expert of the New York city police department. would be asked to tell how criminals obtain weapons des- bite the drastic state law. A former department of justice agent, who worked for the committee on several phases of the investigation, will be called to outline the results of his work. George Metallic, former New York federal district attorney, also is expected to be called. An- other witness will be R. F. Sedgley, Philadelphia gun rcpairer.
 Other Inquiries
 The committee planned to begin an inquiry on Monday into the source of weapons found in possession of Cuban revolutionists. Several e%- plantations already are in the record, but none has been acceptable to Chairman Gerald P. Nye, republi- can., N. D. Wemple said he would attempt to show evasions Of the Sullivan law" by criminals who purchased guns in New York by us- ing temporary New Jersey addresses Meanwhile, the committee was in re- cess after hearing officials of the Colts Patent Firearms Company, ot Hartford, Conn, explain sales methods in South America and dealings with nations at war. s. M Stone, president, and his assistants testified they sold equipment to both Bolivia and Paraguay during the Gran Chaco dispute before this country imposed an arms embargo on shipments to the combatants.
 Graft Is Discovered
 Under a self-imposed censorship, the committee developed a story or graft in two South American coun. tries but declined to name any or the persons involved because Nye said he did not want to "embarrass any diplomatic relations" Stone deplored what he described as "un- usual" sales methods in the two nations and said they could have been avoided. As 1t ended the Colts inquiry, the committee disclosed an unusual suggestion by the Fabrique Rationale, Belgium munitions firm which had licensed agreements with several American companies, in Feb ruary, 1924, when the League Of Nations was preparing for the 1925 international arms control con- ference.
 Tt is, of course, understood that our general interests is to prevent the matching up of 8 new agree ment," officers of the Belgian com- pany wrote to the Colts firm.
 We, therefore, consider that in order to lengthen the controversies (and to thus wear out in the long run the bodies occupied with this question )a very simple solution would be to lead your government not to name representative for the temporary mixed commission or at least eff your government cannot consider the possibility of a cate gorical refusaD to delay the nom- nations just as long as possible"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-12
NEW SNOW STORM
 THREATENS WEST
Continued from Page l)

Continued from Page lO closed to release 75 tons of coal for homes. Some Iowa families were burning furniture to keep one room of their homes warm. Police guard- ed coal yards and cars at Marshall town, Ia., to prevent raids on coal piles.
 Mines Obey Demands
 Many Illinois coal mines were compelled by contracts to meet de- mands of railroads and industries which have been upped 50 to 75 per cent before shipping to private dealers. Fears increased for the safety of nine government workers marooned on houseboat in the Ohio river near Paducah, Ky. With the river rising and threatening to crush their boat under ice cakes, the men may be forced to flee to Hurricane Island, where there is no shelter. Six ships were damned in Lake Michigan ice of Muskegon, Mich. They included three car fer ries, two freighters and an ice cut ter. They will not be able to free themselves until the wind changes,
 Couldn't Find Bodies
 An airplane and coast guardsmen on foot were unable to locate the frozen bodies of two men who per- ished on an ice foe when swept out onto Lake Michigan near Charle- vols. Clayton Brown, fisherman, who saw his companions die, was fight ing for his life In hospital after crawling on frozen hands and legs over eight mile sof rough short ice.
 Weather observers said that by tonight snow would blanket Illinois, Indiana, Michigan. Wisconsin, Mis- souri, Iowa, Minnesota, North, and South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kan saS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-12

Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Frank Kenny, Miss Katehrine Hayes.
 St. Mary's Hospital Aid society: Mrs. Joseph McGinness, Miss Catherine Maloney, Mrs. Frank P, McEvoy, Mrs. Henry A. Hayden. Rosary Confraternity of the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion-Mrs. Michael Madden, Mrs, Frances Kelly, Mrs. John Healey, Mrs. Anna B. Daly.
 City Hall, Mayor Frank Hayes, Thomas A. Shanahan, William A, Ennis, John Fitzmaurice, Superin- tendent Thomas J. Condon. Bishop McMahon Assembly, fourth degree Knights of Columbus, fIartford-Willian Cosker, Hugh x. McHugh, Herbert Milikowski, Charles J. Reardon. Wheeler Young, Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars--Maj. James Will liam Carroll, Sergt. James O'Don- nell, William Cashin, Thomas Ev- ans, Corp. McNamara, with firing squad consisting of Sergt. Duffy, Sergt. Archambeau and Pvts. Bag ley, Lezotte, Martinello, Hubbard and Malleys
 Corp. Coyle Post, American Le- gion-Robert F. Birt. Walter Jarvis, Michael Galullo, George McDuff, Ronald Sullivan, Daniel Mahaney. Fire Department-Marshal Den Lahey, Pvt. Gene Legge, Pvt. Wil- liam Fitzgerald.
 Police detail--Lieut. James Mul- vile, Sergeant William Duggan, Pa- trolmen Robert Phelan, Delmar Dunn, Alfred Overton, Frank Daly, Patrick McCabe, James Salmon and Patrick Cluney.
 Holy Name society, Church of the Immaculate Conception Thomas J Reidy. George Corcoran. William Ryder.
 Third Order of St. Francis, Church of the Immaculate Conception Mrs. Thomas Reidy, Miss Agnes Fitzgerald, Mrs. J. McNellis. Waterbury Catholic high school alumnae sociation-Misses Cath erine Savers Rita Murphy, Georg- cite Brodeur, Marie Burnes.
 Children of Mary, St Michaels church--Misses Bernice Ryan, Mar garet Lapman, Rita Sullivan Eleanor Cosgriff.
 Ladies' Aid society, St. Michael's church--Mrs. w. Heaney, Mrs. j. Seery, Mrs. George ooggins, Mrs D. Sullivan.
 Knights of Columbus-Grand Knight o. F. Maloney, F. r. Con- lon. John Robinson and Q. J. Me- Donald
 The active bearers chosen from ,, members of the parish, were: James Carr, Joseph Connors. Bernard scanion, Francis McVerry, Richard Baldwin, Thomas Delaney. Ths honorary bearers were: Judge Franz P. McEvoy. Judge Edward J. Finn | pr. John Mullen, pr. William Mur. ray Good, Edward McElIigott, Johr Bulger John Oaifney, John Gil. martin, John Connors, Edward Daley ] and George Butler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-12

Waterbury's birth rate for the past five years has shown an alarming yearly decrease, figures obtained from the office of Health Onicer pr. E. J. Godfrey have dis closed. A survey of Connecticut has shown that the states birth rate has been gradually dropping. also. The cause of the dropping oil in births in Waterbury may be at- tributed to many reasons, but no definite information for the gra- dual reduction is obtainable.
 Tn 1881 the birth rate in Water bury, based on each 1000 popula- ton. was l5.6. This rate was even