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Evening star., 1936-08-23
By VIII p. Kennedy.

- ENATORS and House members
from four States-Maryland,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania
- and Virginia-are ready to
make a drive, as soon as Congress
meets in January, for legislation which
will result in promptly using the
Potomac River Basin Q4,000 square
miles, as laboratory for studies OF
water pollution, flood control and an
even year-round flow of water Of
sufficient quality and quantity to en-
courage industrial development in the
Upper Potomac region.
Such use of the Potomac Basin has
been urged by the National Resources
Committee, of which Secretary Harold
l.. Ickes is chairman and Charles w.
Eliot, I'd, executive officer and whose
members are Frederic A. Delano, vice
chairman; Secretaries of War, Agri-
culture and Labor; the Federal Emer-
gency Relief administrator and DR..
C.E. Merriam of Chicago.
The water-pollution and flood-c con-
troll studies would be used for guild
ance in other districts all over the
country. The Engineer Corps of the
Army, the Public Health Service and
the public health departments in the
various States are heartily support
ing this recommendation. To get a
quantity and quality flow Of water
the year round is a problem in which
the industrial engineering profession
Is particularly interested, and con-
struction of reservoir dam on Saw
age River near Piedmont is one Of
the first projects to be pushed, at a
cost of approximately 81 100000. This
would greatly increase employment,
both in construction and in indus
trial production.
Senators George L. Radcliffe and
Millard E. Tydings, both of Mary
land; Senator M. M. Nicely of West
Virginia, Representatives David j.
Lewis Of Maryland and Jennings Ran
dolph of West Virginia have held con-
ferences on the subject with the Presi-
dent and feel they have his encour-
agement. Since Congress adjourned
Representative Randolph has ap-
pealed to the President to get this work
Evening star., 1936-08-23

remains one of the best bets IN any
fsherman's book, from the sandy Viz
ginia capes clear up to the head
waters Of this great inland body Of salt
water near Havre De Grace, Nd. $50
miles from the surging rollers Of Cape
Charles.
To List the fish which swim those
blue waters would be to set up ver1-
table fishing glossary, except for those
strictly warm-water denizens like the
sailfish, the barracuda and the marlin.
But, strangely enough, the bluensn Is a
warm-water hsh. reveling In water
with q temperature around IS degrees.
And, stranger still, the tarpon. consid-
cred almost exclusively . fish OF the
subtropical waters OF the Florida
coast. comes into Chesapeake Bay IN
small numbers and Is caught there.
THE azure king Is late this year.
1 The bluefish just now Is arriving
In numbers in the bay, and rom now
until the first frost, early In October,
he win be the most-sought-after prize
for all bay anglers. Last year was the
finest wear for blues known to the old
Chesapeake Bay salts. But this year
the blues, despite occasional large
catches on the Middle" Grounds,
haven't been doing their tackle busting
to any major degree. Tons OF "cnum"
nave BEEN dumped into the bay to en-
tice old Pomatomus Saltatrix to the
baited hook. Thousands OF gallons OF
gasoline have been burned BY trolling
boats over the known bluensh grounds,
but still the blues are just beginning
to show In appreciable numbers.
In the absence Of the blue. that
niece de resistance Of Chesapeake Bay
fishing the crosker. or hardhead, has
been making his usual reliable stand:
The Iovly (iiterally) croaker is the old
standby Of Chesapeake Bay fishing:
AImost anywhere along the shores Of
the bey. from West River south to
Cape Charles. the unsung and unhs-
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Preliminary to this Potomac Basin

Preliminary to this Potomac Basin
laboratory now recommended, COM
prehensive report on disposal of sew
age in the Potomac River" was sub
mitted to the Senate on January 16,
1888. This study was made by the
Public Health Service in obedience to
a resolution by Senator Swanson Of
Virginia, now Secretary Of the Navy.
Progress is also being made on the
Savage River Dam project through en-
gineering studies, financed In cooper
alton of the Federal Government and
Allegheny County, which are now In
progress.
The Special Advisory Committee on
Water Pollution of the National Re-
sources Committee. after extensive
study decided that the Potomac Basin
Evening star., 1936-08-23

bottom feeding croaker, the tende-
mouthed weakfish or sea trout, the
hard-fghting rockfish, all have their
friends, but the boss of them all is the
bluefish, the undisputed master Of
Chesapeake Bay fishing.
From the time Capt. John Smith
sailed his fragile bark into the lowest
waters Of the bay. stuck q sword into
the sandy beach and claimed all the
country for his king, Chesapeake Bay
has been an angling hot spot. Teem-
ing with fish Of all kinds, despite pol
luton, the inroads Of market fisher
men and the baited hooks Of thou
sands of anglers, Chesapeake Bay still
Evening star., 1936-08-23
BLUEFISH IS KING AS HE nVADES BAY TO TEMPT ANGLERS

very light tackle you are in for q
real scrap.
He will weigh from is to so pounds
and his first run Is an awesome thing.
You'll think he never Is going to stop,
but he will-somewhere short Of
Europe.
Down around Solomon's Island, one
Of the standby spots for bay fishing.
they pick up channel bass every once
in q while. But they also pick up
black drum, . cousin Of the channel
bass, Q logy, black fish who weighs
1Contin1Ied on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1936-08-23

there isn't any question that on light
tackle he will put up worthwhile
scrap. His weight alone would do
that, for he runs between IS and 10
pounds.
Not so with the channel bass, how
ever. This bronze scrapper, with the
identifying black spot near the tail fin.
is good to catch and good to eat.
But he isn't so often caught in Ches-
apeake Bay. Only occasionally do re-
ports of channel bass come in from
the Middles or from lower bay points.
You may pick him up while trying
for trout and If you hook him on
Evening star., 1936-08-23

tanned "a general plan for the i'm
provement of the Potomac River and
tributaries, including Occoquan Creek,
for the purposes Of navigation and
efficient development Of its water
power, the control of floods and the
needs of irrigation"
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Washington Seekers for Sport Find Him
One of Scrappiest and Toughest Customers.

roic old hardhead has been giving up
his life land grunts) by the thousands
to anglers of all varieties, from the
handliner to the sportsman with q tiny
toothpick- like rod and the latest thing
in reels. He Is the one unfailing fish,
ing product Of the bay. You can pick
him up almost anywhere and with al
most any bait.
There are lots Of folks who will take
the hardhead In a pinch, but want
something with little more life on
the line and more scrap on the hook.
For these, in those teeming waters
of Chesapeake Bay. there are such
redoubtable fighters as the bronze
back of the surf-the channel bass,
the red drum Of the Carolinas; the
ineptly, inaccurately named "black
bonito" or cabio. the bluefish, the spot.
the King William perch and, for q very
few, the tarpon.
THE tarpon are there. no doubt of
that. You don't have to 60 hun
dreds Of miles away to Florida to
catch tarpon, but your chances Of
getting the silver king in Chesapeake
Bay are slim. Only Q few of them
were caught last year In the bay and
these only in one spot, around Cape
Charles, on the Eastern Shore Of Vir-
ginia, where the State Is cut In half
by the waters that roll in from the
east between the twin capes Of Charles
and Henry. Nor may the channel bass
and cabio be caught anywhere in
Chesapeake Bay. Only down near
Westland and Reedville and lower
down do the cabio put on their scrap
ping antics, and ut best they are not in
the class with the bluefish as fighters
or as . table delicacy.
Indeed, In Florida, where the ma
tives cali the cabio the 'crab-eater,"
the flsh Il despised and hardly called
. game 11sh. The ''blsck bonito" g =
game nsh needs dsbunkins. although
Evening star., 1936-08-23

dolph. This survey will be completed
in about six months. It Is to be In
the nature Of . re-check, and more
intensive flood control study, supple
mentary to the extensive report sub
mitted to Congress by the Engineer
Corps on April %, 1882. This COIL
Evening star., 1936-08-23

The new sewage disposal plant below the District of
Columbia. 90 Construction work at the sewage
disposal plant at Frederick Md ~ The Hagerstown,
new District sewage disposal plant () Scraper basins
at the District plant % Map showing area EN-.
braced in the water publication project (S) Pre-
limnary sedimentaton tanks the District plant.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Bv Walter McCallum.
LEAR the decks for action. His

~LEAR the decks for action. HIS
4 Imperial Azure Majesty-the
I blufish - otherwise, If you
~ must 60 scientific, Pomatomus
Saltatrix-is on his way up Chesa-
peake Bay.
To the thousands Of Washington
fishermen who step blithely forth at
dawn from scores of bay points, from
Galesville south to York Spit the
bluefish is the master scrapper Of all
the myriads of finny fighters who swim
the blue waters Of the bay. And he is
on his way, little late, to be sure, but
definitely back with us again. The
Evening star., 1936-08-23

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
Telephone Operator Very Scared But Sends Message

don't think this floor is very safe, what with the flood right in the building and the heavy switch boards weighing a lot of tons.
 But we're not worrying much.
 The current is too swift for a rowboat to get to us. We haven't seen any motor boats. Most places downtown closed at 1 o'clock yes- terday when the water began com- ing down the streets. We haven't seen hardly anybody since then. Were we glad when it quit rain- ing.
 But if they don't get us out be- fore it starts thawing again this morning don't guess we'll get out for an awful long time. Everybody thinks the water will go way up again as soon as the sun comes out.
 Johnstown is a terrible looking place out our windows. There aren't any lights. The water just looks slick and black down below us Every once in a while something like a chair. or a part of an auto. mobile-lots Of stuff like that-bob; up in the current. If we just had a ittle light | wouldn't be SO scary.
 Thanks for wishing me good luck pal. need it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
AUTO FATALITIES
 IN N. E. INCREASE

In spite of the numerous cam paigns against reckless driving and educational measures sponsored by state and local authorities, reports received from the motor vehicle commissioners of the New England States, and tabulated by the Aetna Casualty and Surety company show that there was an increase of 6.21 per cent in automobile fatalities in New England during the first two months of 1886 as compared with the same period of 1895.
 Connecticut and Massachusetts re- ported increases, Vermont fatalities remained the same, while Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island reporetd decreases. Connecticut had AS fatalities during the period as compared with 43 the previous year. The greatest increase was in Mas sachusetts, where there were 100 as compared with 81 last year. A re- cent report of the state department of motor vehicles disclosed only 1 fatality marked against Waterbury so far this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
COMMUNISTS AT
 WPA MEETINGS

Boston, March 18-(UP)-Acting WPA Administrator Paul Edwards today was to investigate appear ance of Communist and Socialist speakers at Dorchester WPA pro- gram.
 Emanuel Levin, director of the workers school of the communist party in Boston, and Alfred Baker Lewis, socialist leader. spoke at a WPA adult education program in a Dorchester church.
 Officials in charge of the project said the speakers had been re- quested by the committee in charge of the local project. The speakers were not paid. it was explained. and appeared at a program. called for discussion of capitalism, socialism and communism. Capitalism was defended at the meeting by James H. Walsh of the Boston Chamber of Commerce commercial and in' dustrial bureau.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
CHAPLIN TRIES TO GET MARRIED
He and Paulette Goddard Arrive in Singapore;
 There's Some Delay

Singapore, Straits of Settlements, March 18. (UP)-Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard, arrived to- day, apparently bent on immediate marriage but on-committal.
 Local ministers at once began ir- quiring about Chaplin's divorces from his two former wives.
 An agent for the film star had made inquiries about special mar riage license while Chaplin and Miss Goddard were on the way here from Manila. A suite at the Adelphi hotel vas engaged. The hotel prepared for reception and 1t was announc- ed Chaplin and Miss Goddard then to be his bride-would fly to Bali Sunday for honeymoon.
 Inquire on Validity
 As the steamship approached, the marriage registrar began inquiring about the validity under Straits Settlements law of Chaplin's two di- vorces. The minister of the Ameri- can church said he would have to find out where Chaplin was divorc- ed before he could decide whether to perform the ceremony-if asked. Archdeacon Graham White of the Church of England said that the Anglican Cathedral could not be used.
 It was announced that Chaplin wirelessed his agent:
 DO utmost to arrange marriage" l"
 Ship Comes In
 Then the ship came in. Chaplin was all smiles but on-committal about marriage he said it was "a private matter" He kept smiling but refused to discuss "our private affairs" Friends leaving the ship were convinced he meant to marry if he could get license.
 Miss Goddard was equally i1on- committal.
 Here comes the bride!" shouted onlookers as she came down the gang plank. She walked briskly, arm in arm with Chaplin, in the rain without hat, coat or umbrella, to an automobile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
FAMILIES FLEE
 BEFORE FLOODS

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, March IS - CUP)-Six hundred families evacu- ated their homes today as the Sus- quehanna river went on a new rampage, turning Wyoming Valley into vast lake. Red Cross workers, toiling in row boats, said all resi- dents had been removed from their homes safely. By mid-morning, the river had risen to 28.4 feet, only two inches below last Fridays peak. A crest of % feet was expected by to- night. All low-lying sections along the Susquehanna were affected by the rising waters. Kingston borough, Plymouth, Forty Fort and Hanover township were the hardest hit. Many homes in those communities were flooded
 Few Schools Opened
 Trolley service was disrupted, few rural schools were opened. Many highways were blocked. Reports from Scranton said that traffic on the Ontario and Western railroad between Scranton and Carbondale was suspended when the Lacka- wanna river overflowed its banks and covered the railroad tracks. The Delaware and Hudson railroad re- ported numerous washouts. The ris- ing waters surrounded the Wayne Memorial hospital at Honesdale Furnace fires were extinguished and patients were given extra blankets Sections of Honesdale also were flooded by the swollen Dyberry river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
NEW ENCLANDIS
 LOSER BY FLOOD
Loss in All Sections l: E stimated to Be Over
 $15,5OO,0OO
(Copyright. 1936. by United Press)

(Copyright, 1886, by United Press)
 Boston, March 18-(UP)-Flood damage throughout New England during the past week has totaled approximately $l5,500, ,00o, according to estimates obtained by the United Press today from official and au- thoritative private sources. The death toll stands at 13.
 These figures compare with a death toll of 125 and damage esti- mated at upward of $l00,000, ,000 in the floods of 1927.
 Whereas Vermont was hardest hit nine years ago, the heaviest damage from the current floods has been in Maine where Governor Louis J. Brann estimated the loss at $10,- 100000.
 Public Works Commissioner Will liam F. Callahan believed damage in Massachusetts, was about $2,500,- 900 of which $l,500,000 represented damage to highways and bridges.
 Damage in Connecticut to date was estimated at not more than $1, ,250000, but conditions today threatened to increase this figure.
 Engineer E. H. Hunter of the pub- lie works division estimated damage to public properties in New Hamp- shire at $500,000. It was believed damage to private properties would not exceed that figure.
 Tho office of Governor Charles M. Smith estimated highway damage at $l87,500 and bridge damage at $6l 200 in Vermont, where total damage to date was believed not more than $500,000.
 Damage in Rhode Island was esti- mated at $250,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
Trading Became Very Quiet Before Close:
Declines Ranged to More Than POints-There Were
 Some Few Individual Strong Points Shown

went to a new high at 67A on a point gain. International Harvester jumped 2% to a high of 84%. Rails lost of the early strength.
 low-to byetoureat
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed industrial 155.78 of 0.56, railroad 47.46 of 0.46, utility. 32.21 of 0.33.
 Volume approximated 1,750,0OO shares compared with 2,240,000 shares yesterday. Curb sales were 5000 shares compared with 662,- 900 shares yesterday.
 The foreign situation continued confusing to traders. They had been more optimistic overnight by indica- tions of easing of tn etenSenessy but still were not in the mood for new commitments. Foreign market oper- ations were light.
 Great market attention was paid to the damaging floods in the Penn sylvania area, particularly as they affected steel operations. No selling developed, however, as result. Iron Age pointed out that production this week rose 4 points to 61 per cent of capacity, the best rate with one exception since 1880.
 Other favorable industrial news included 10 per cent increase in electric power production, indica- tions of great demand for gasoline and some favorable forecasts for spring trading.
 On the stock market U. s. Steel eased from the outset and dropped to GA 1-2 for 1894 loss. Bethlehem was more than a point lower at 56 3-4 and other steel issues dropped fractionally. Chrysler went as low as 95 3-8 for more than a point de- cline and General Motors was frac- tionally lower below 62.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18

(Continued from Page 1) vicinity of simsbury, Weatogue, Collinsville and North of Unionville. Nepaug Dam and other reservoirs of the Hartford Water Company were apparently holding the water in check, although it appeared dangerously high.
 Small buildings that looked like cottages, barns, telegraph poles and nondescript debris choked Farming ton river as 1t ragged over the fertile valley.
 We saw families struggling with their furnishings, preparing to flee their homes, and trying to salvage valuables before they were marooned. Flying low over isolated farms in the path of the flood we dropped out bombs, containing the message:
 Dam has burst. Leave your home at once"
 People Rushed For Bombs
 As the bombs fluttered to the ground, we could see people running after them. Some of the bombs fell into the water and disappeared.
 A man and boy in the vicinity of Unionville were seen floating down the stream on mattress. The water looked shallow
 From the air the scene was one of widespread desolation. We flow for 20 miles around New Hartford. Fog plotted out such hazards as high tension wires and out open cockpit was battered with rain that cut down visibility. We dared not fly too low
 Talcott Mountain Bad
 Dense fog and zero ceiling over Talcott mountain drove us back three times, but we finally broke through a hole in the clouds at s. 900 feet. Then we ascended to within 100 feet where we could dis cern rescue parties, composed most ly of state troopers rowing from house to house in search of ma rooned families. We saw two men being taken from second story in house deep in the water. After wards we learned they were John Ryan and A. A. Carpenter.
 Forced To Return
 Greenwood dam had carried away section of the main highway for a quarter of a mile. The business section of New Hartford looked comparatively safe.
 nyt hNVpa1He to- ened by lowering ceiling, we were forced to turn back and make a run for 1t to Brainard Field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
BY ELMER c. WALZER
 United Press Financial Editor


 New York, March 18.-(UP)-The stock market turned irregularly lower today, absorbing the sharp advances made Tuesday. Declines to more than 2 points and trading was extremely quiet.
 U. 8. Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler and American Telephone were among issues to drop point or more. No pressure was exerted against the market but there was no effort to extend yesterdays rally. Bonds were irregularly higher led by rail issues. Cotton was about steady. Grains were featured by @ cent break in the May delivery.
 There were a few individual strong points in stocks including the air. craft shares in which Douglas climbed to 2ss advance at 73%. American Power & Light issues were active at, new highs to feature utili- ties. Standard oil of New Jersey
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
WELLESLEY IS AFTER CHARTER

Wellesley, Mass, March 18-(UP) Wellesley College students want charter No. 2 in the Association of Gold Star mothers of the Veterans of Future Wars.
 Charter No. 1 was given Vassar College following establishment of the Veterans of Future Wars by Princeton students who sought a $i,000 bonus payment anticipation of their death on future battle fields.
 The bonus idea appealed to Well lesley students.
 Let's ask for an extra bonus for prospective son." said one girl, with some sort of special bounty for girls who expected to have more than six"
 Wellesley sponsors who seek a charter included Miss Betty Nitts '36, White Plains, N. r.; Miss Pa tricia Lockridge, '37, Forest Hills, N. r.; Miss Jacqueline Wolf, '38; Indianapolis, Ind, and Miss Dorothy Stout, '39, Sheridan, Wyo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-18
SPANISH POLICE
 CHIEF DENIES IT

Madrid. March 18.-(UP)-Alonso Mallol, chief of police, called a meeting of newspapermen today and officially denied foreign reports of an attack by rioters on the estate of President Niceto Alcala Zamora at Priego De Cordoba.
 Rafael Sanchez Guerra, secretary general of the presidency, also issued a statement officially and cmphatically denying the story and branching it as absolutely untrue. He also denied that an estate be- longing to a relative of the president at Alcaudete had been seized. He sasid there were peasant manifesto tions at Alcaudete but no attack on the estate.
 Official circles said if Alcala Za- moras property had been attacked and plundered as alleged, it would have constituted such an affront that the president would have re- signed.
 The presidential palace an- nounced that Alcala Zamora was preparing for one of his customary visits to Priego next week, showing that nothing unusual had happened there.