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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-07
Treasure Hermit'S
Death Under Probe

interest on securities, were bury
ing treasure.
william, who died June 10,
1884, left all his property to the
other two, and John in turn,
when he died in February, 1885,
left it to Henry. It was not
until Henry'S recent death that
an accounting began. The estate
is valued at more than $3.50 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-07
STUDIO CoUCHES
CHAIRS AND ROCKERS

S5o5 Rust Seat Ladder Back Chairs. $40
$40 Mahogany or Walnut Windsor Chair $l.2o
S5.95 Walnut Occasional Chair. ...... 1898
S1595 Walnut Modern Occasional Chair S6.s5
$3.50 Walnut Spring Seat Rocker. ..... $40
Sl995 Walnut Reclining Chair .$lz.S5
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|OLD RONSIDES DISPUTED AGAIN
Battle Renewed to Keep Historic Battle Ship
 in Boston

Boston, July ll-tUP)-Boston. ians rallied today to prevent removal to Washington of the historic fri- gate Constitution-"Old Ironsides" President Roosevelt has recommended that the Constitution and three other vessels of patriotic tradition, the Constellation, the Hartford and the America, be moored permanently ct tn: capital as a national naval shrine. Former Mayor John r. Fitz- gerald of Boston said he would ap. peal to the president personally to prevent removal of "Old Ironsides" |.
 We had a lot of trouble in 1897 in getting her here for the tooth anniversary of her building" he said. "No one will ever know just what we did to bet her heye then, and we q not going to lose her now, not If l can help 1t. Why, she represents everything that is traditional in n.eritime New England. I'll appeal personally to President Roosevelt If this idea to take her away from Boston seems to be gaining weight" !" Ofilcers of the daughters of the American Revolution also protested the proposal Mrs. Frank L. Mason, state regent of the D. A. R., said she believed the constitution should re. main here. This is her home, she said.
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 with Hitler yesterday. It was be-. lieved that If his consultations with schuschnigg today are successful, Hitler will announce the projected Austro- German accord in Q speech to be made July go or thereabouts
 Ends Years of Strife
 The pact will end years of bitter strife over Nazi attempts to master Austria. Schuschrigg, who has con- ducted his negotiations with Hitler through Papen, indicated that thew were near Q successful conclusion. Political quarters, however, said the possibility of last minute hitches should not be discounted.
 Great interest attached to the forthcoming Austro- German pact because of It's probable bearing on Italo- German relations. Italy is the avowed protector of Austrian inde. pendence. Should Hitler and schusschnigg agree that the Nazis will keep hands of Austria, 1t was believed the way would be paved for an 1talo- German agreement. Thus Germany, Austria and Italy would be drawn together in Q new and formidable European bloc.
 Italy's Friendship
 Diplomats noted what they termed unmistakeable signs that Italy was strengthening her friendship with Germany, an Austro. German pact of amity, 1t was considered. would hastne the process. Coincident with important Austro-0 German conver- sations in Vienna, similarly import ant Italo- German consultations were occurring in Rome.
 Considerable speculation centered today on whether the Austro- Ger man pact would mention Schusch- nigg's desire to restore the Haps- burg monarchy to power in Austria German and Italian support oi plans to bring Archduke Otto of Hapsburg back to the throne of his fathers, 1t was believed, would dc much to nullify the determined op- position of the little entent.
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BaLdlvin St. Bridge
 Hearing July 21.
tContlnueo From Page D

forced concrete slab as bridge over the railroad and suggested cleatI ance at the portals of fifteen ti5) { feet from the top of the rail. '" come a'-ts The city of Waterbury Is anxious to start work on this bridge in the near future, and respectfully fe. quests that your honorable ccrnrlic.' . sion set a date for g hearing as soor as possible. sv' Dated at Waterbury, Connecticut, this End day of June, ie36. ." N CITY OF WATERBURY,
 By Charles o'connor,
 Corporation Counsel. '. Upon the foregoing 1t is hereby ordered that hearing be held ht ' the office of the public utilities commission, room 606, state oface building, Hartford, on Tuesday, July 2i, l036, at 0:30 o'clock in the fore. non, eastern standard time; and that notice of the pendency of said petition and of time and place of hearing same be given by the secre- tary of this commission by forward ing true and correct copies of this notice to parties in interest, and due return make. l Dated at Hartford, July 10, los6.,. Per Order
 PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
 By R. Q, Schneider, aaa
 It's Secretary. ''
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ticut:
 The petition of the City of Wa terbury, municipal corporation Of New Haven county, state ot Connec. ticut, respectfully represcnts:- i. There Is in the City of Water bury @ certain highway known as Baldwin street, located in the east. ern section of said city which is 6 very thickly populated district. The nridge over the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company is located ct the intersection. of Baldwin street and Bridge street, end adjacent to the scovill Manufacturing company's factory.
 2. Said bridge as at present con. structed and maintained is inade- quate for the needs of public travel at said point.
 3. The City of Waterbury, there- fore, petitions your honorable coi1l- mission that the bridge carrying Baldwin street roadway and two sidewalks over the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company be 50 rebuilt and strengthened that the sidewalks shall be capable of supporting pc. destrian traftlc of the greatest possible density, and that the road way shall be capable of safely sup- porting two lines of trucks, each of which trucks has gross weight of twenty (20) tons with one foot clearance between bodies as de- scribed In A. R. E.. A. specifications of 1924 Volume 26.
 {. Your Petitioner, the City of Waterbury, claims that the expense of replacing the present bridge ct Baldwin street with a bridge aS heretofore described should be borne in whole or in party by the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford Railroad Company.
 WHEREFORE, Your Petitioner prays Your Honorable Commission to direct that the present Baldwin street bridge be replaced by . bridge as heretofore described, and to de. cree that the expense of the same be borne in whole or in part by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company.
 At the same location the City of Waterbury is proposing to erect Q new bridge to carry Baldwin street across Mad River. For this purpose 1t proposes to construct . pier in the river adjoining the railroad right of way. The bridge over the railroad would form an extension of the bridge over the river and would utilize the above mentioned pier. A blueprint plan is submitted under separate cover. showing the said pier the railroad track, the abutment east of the railroad, Q suggested method for constructing . rein.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
MRS. OWEN WEDS
 AT FIVE O'CLOCK
American Ambassador to Marry Danish Captain;
 President Attends

Hyde Park, N. r., July ll--(UP)- Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, ambassador to Denmark and daughter of Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, will be mar ried to a captain of the Danish kings guard, Boerghe Rohde, here at s p. m. today with President and Mrs. Roosevelt as wedding guests.
 The ceremony will be read in St. James Protestant Episcopal church by the Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker of New York city, who called on Mrs owen in Denmark last year while on a European tour.
 Following the wedding the couple will be supper guests of president ard Mrs. Roosevelt.
 Although attendants werJ not arl- nc unced, 1t was understood they would be Fannie Hurst, novelist, and Robert Lehman, Mrs. ovens son.in. law and Q cousin of Gov. Herbert F. Lehman.
 Rohde came here from Denmark this week. He has been a guest in the Robert Lehman home at Sands Point, N.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
Increase In Number !, Of New Residences
FILA Reports on First Six Months of Actvities-Re.
 markabIe Gain Made Within Year

Washington. D. C., July ll--NeW home construction under the insur- cd mortgage system of the federal housing administration for the first half of 1036 was nearly four times the volume of the comparable per- iod in i036, 1t was stated here today by Stewart Mcdonald, federal hous- ing administrator.
 This announcement follows the report issued last week by MT. Mo. Donald, showing that the total vol- tune of all commitments to insure home mortgages, including those for reflnancing, In the first six months of ip36 exceeded the volume for the entire year of 1885.
 Gain Double
 From January l, 1886, Up to and including June 90, commitments to insure mortgages on new home con- struction reached total of $6l,- s78,042, as compared with Sl6,0SS,- 08s for the same period in 1885.
 During the past month, when to-. tai business of the banks and other private financial institutions lending insurable private funds under terms of the National Hous. ing Act reached new monthly record, the gain in new conStruc. ton mortgages over June, i936, reached slightly more than 27i per cent. Mays gain over the same month last year was l76 per cent.
 Large scale housing mortgages accepted for insurance also are for new construction, Mir. McDonald said, but are not included in the totals already given. On June 30
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an excellent chance to end Is string of defeats in the breas.strokc event this year with Miss Cummings. Katherine Rawls, and Mrs. Elsie Petri, New York, as it's leading cam didates.
 One of the high spots of the try- outs will be a renewal of the "feud'' between Eleanor Holm Jarrett. the singer who says she drinks cham pagne. smokes cigarettes and stays up late during training. and the Kompa girls. born in Germany but now American citizens, in the back stroke.
 Although members of the same club, the Womenis Swimming assoc clation, New York. Mrs. Jarrett, ape pasently jealous of the attention paid to the Kompas because of their beauty, has tried 10 start a feud with them. Mrs. Jarrett defeated Elizabeth by five yards and Erna by seven yards in the 230-yard event ia the national championships but not aailsfled with that she wants to beat them again in the Olympic tryouis'
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they totaled $6i,iii,200. while on January 1, they totaled $l9,e72,- i68.
 Barometer |. It was pointed out by MT. Me- Donald that the home mortgage in- surance commitments made by the housing administration have been proving a good barometer of home construction in the United States, indicating the construction trend for the coming months.
 one of the reasons for this 1t was stated, Is that the commitments make 1t possible for the prospective home builders to obtain construc- ton loans from their banks or other lending institutions, after which they obtain building permits, let the contracts and start the ham, mcrs and saws going on their new homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
BUSY LIFE LED
 BY PROFESSORS
 AFTER RETIRING

Chicago (uP)-A bus driver on a holiday has nothing on a univer- sity professor retired or on leave.
 Among 48 professors-emerltus or the University of Chicago. l8 or them past 70, ten have books in preparation: one is a lecturer: one is conducting a church: one $ an ambassador ;one is an editor; three are teaching in other institutions, and many are continuing the re- searches they started as professors.
 Miss Marion Talbot. 70, former dean of women. is writing Q DOCK entitled 'sMore than Lore" Another author Is Prof. Andrew c. McL,augn- lin, 75, emeritus member of the hiss tory faculty.
 Amos Alonzo stagg, Midway atn- letlc director for z3 years, now nas the same post at the Coliege ok tne Pacific. Prof. Robert Y. Park. so- cloIoglst, will teach this summer at Harvard. pr. Edwin Q. Jordan: or the department of bacteFiolo8y, is 5 member of the Chicago Board oL Health. Prof. Martin Sehultze. oI the German department, is playing first violin ln the university ofrhes- tFe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
POISON TESTED
 BY VOLUNTEERS
Deliberately Drink Germ Laden Broth to Learn va Infection Source

@Birmingh am, Ala-(UP)- The story is being told here of the courageous professional fidelity of i've empyoles of the city laboratory who submitted to infection as "hu- man pigs"
 The i've deliberately drank gern- laden broth to discover the source of the infection which caused 94 children to become Ill after eating pastry.
 Two of the five were found to be Susceptible to the germs and be- came III.
 AThe term human guinea pig Is sally q misnomer," said Dr. George A Denison, director of the labor- kories. "Oniy monkeys and human ileings were suitable for this partic- ,iiar treatment and since monkeys Were not available, volunteers from fhe laboratory personnel were call- eQ for.
 M"Direct examination of the filling Ii 70 pastry units we recovered from the lot which made the chil- Afen III showed large numbers of staphyfococci. This type of bacteria Nas never been known to cause &eath, although it does result in serious illness" Dr. Dennison said.
 sNot all people are susceptible xe tiais type of bacteria. Ninety four of the 165 who ate the pastry @sre made sick. The other 7l were not affected.
 s'Both filtrates were made and fae i've volunteers drank portions ef this broth. Randall Glenn, chenn- tsk. and Joe Gray, serologist, were made desperately i'll. Ther symptoms Mere the same as those of the i'll children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
WOMEN STARS
 COMPETE TODAY
America Believed Assured Another Formidable
 Team at Berlin

New York, July 1i-tU.P9- Outstanding candidates for the Olympic women's swimming team appear to be:
 i00.meters free style--Tony Redfern, Pelham Manor, N. "; Mavis Freeman, New York; AL ice Bridges, Uxbridge, Mass; Mary Lou Petty, Seattle.
 400-metcrs free Style-MrS. Lenore Night Wingard, Home stead, Pa; Mary Lou Petty, seat- tie; Dorothea Dickinson, New York; Doris Buckley, Seattle.
 lO0-meters backstroke-Elean- or Holm Jarrett, New York; Elizabeth and Erma Kompa, New York.
 200-meterS backstroke - Iris Cummings, Los Angeles; Kath- erin RawlS, Miami Beach, Fla; Mrs. Elsie Petri, New York; Mar. jorie Dozier, New York; Harriett Vance, Peoria, Ill.
 Low Springboard diving Claudia Eckert, Chicago; Mary Hoerger, Miami Beach, Fla; Jai1- ice Lifson, New York; Marjorie Gestring, Los Angeles.
 High platform diving-Dorot Poynton Hill, Los Angeles; Mar garet Reinhoid, Tampa, Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
Rx GEORGE KTRKsEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, July li.-(UP)-One of the strongest teams the United States will send to the XI Olym-I piad ct Berlin will be the women's swimming team, which will be SC. lected in the final tryouts at Astoria Pool July 1l-i2.
 Since the United States sent it's first team of women's swimmers to the Olympics in 1920, Uncle Sans mermaids have dominated that di" vision of the international games.
 In the 1882 Olympic games ct Los Angeles the United States won six of the seven women'S swimming titles. In the 1928 games at Ar1- sterdam only two of the seven chamr pionships eluded the United States.
 The l036 team promises to be as formidable as any the United States has ever had in women's swimming. The recent national A. A. U. cham pionships at Manhattan Beacn. N. r., uncovered several young swimming stars who were almost unheard of until few weeks ago. Become Stars at 15
 Among the outstanding young. sters are Toni Redfern, 15-year old Pelham Manor, N. Y., girl who has been swimming less than year; Iris Cummings, 15-year old Los Angeles girl; and the Kompa sisters, Elizabeth and Erna, backstroke stars.
 Miss Redfern, a protege of Ethel da Bleibtrey, 1920 Olympic cham pion in the 100 and 300 meters free style, won the 100-meter title. MISS Cummings dethroned Katherine Rawls, Miami Beach, Fla, in win ming the 22O-yard breaststroke title. The Kompa sisters finished second and third to Eleanor Holm Jarrett in the 220-yard backstroke.
 Development Is Rapid
 The development of Miss Red- fern in the free style reads like a fiction story. The tall, 1.-the New York girl couldn't swim the length of the pool when Miss Bleibtrey first saw her last summer in girls camp. Miss Bleibtrey saw in her a possible swimming champion, ana after a few months of training her tutoring began to show results. MISS Redfern won her first title In Dee cernber, and was able to score In the indoor championships at Chicago last winter.
 Miss Bleibtrey believes that her protege soon will be flirting With the numerous free style records set by Helene Madison when the Be- attle girl was in her heyday four years ago.
 The only olympic champion ahip swimming title Uncle 6am's meT- maids haven't won is the 1oe-meter breaststroke. Lucy Morton. Crest Britain. won the event in io3l, hlloe echFadcr. Germany. wcn C in is1s' and Clalre Dennis, Australia. won t ln lo7a.
 GlFonK lm mFsnslssFaks Tha United States seems 70 have
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For this reason the adminiSCra- ton is postponing cutting up the End, 3rd, 6th, 1lth and l4th dis- tricts, as proposed by Alderman George Kingston, until next year. It is likely that an appropriation will be placed in the budget for 1887 to take care of the additional expense.
 More Machines
 The main part of the ST,000 would have to be spent in procuring new voting machines. Figuring two machines per district, it would be necessary for the city to buy ten more machines to serve the proposed five new districts. Tn addition, there would be added expense at election time manning the new dis- trictS.
 According to Alderman George R. Guilfoile, who is on the committee studying the redistricting plan, If there is going to be any cutting up of the present precincts dozen new districts should be created instead of the proposed five new ones. Therefore, he said, his committee will 70 into the matter further, and when 1t makes Q final recommen. dation to the board of aldermen will undoubtedly have more extensive program of redistricting to offer for adoption.
 To Try Again
 Tn the meantime the republican side of the board of aldermen will continue in It's effort to have the Kingston redistricting plan adopted. At the next meeting of the board Of aldermen on Monday, August 3rd, Q motion will be made to take the Kingston plan from the table where 1t was placed by Q vote of the body last Monday evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
FARMER.LABoR PARTY

New Haven, Conn, July ii-(UP) Organized labor will meet here Sunday to consider forming @ farm. er-iabor party and nominating Q slate for the state and congressional elections in the fall.
 Participating in the conference will be representatives of various union locals, farmers organizations, religious groups, fraternaf organlza- tions and business and professional workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
Elected by Teachers to Head N. E. A.

ELECTION of Orville C. Pratt as prcsi- dent of the Ma. tlonal Educa. ton Association climaxed a fiery Portland, Ore., c 0 n V ention at which curbs on free d om of teaching were formally con. denned. Pratt is a Spokane, Wash, educa-
 tor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
MUSEUM HoNoRs oARBo

In the Salmond- district in swe- den, where Greta 0arbo's ancestors have been, traced back for six gcn- erations, the photographs and pie lures of her known forbears have been placed in a museum at Ira bas Hembygdsgille.
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 ator of motor vehicles was driving his 1880 Oldsmohile sedan northerly on North Main street. There were cars parked on both sides of North Main street and Nonan shortly be- fore had stopped his car to allow another car to park. There was Q car about % yards ahead of Noonan proceeding northerly on North Main street. In proceeding up North Main street the left front fender Of Noonans car struck Mrs. O'Brien and she was thrown to the pave. ment, sustaining & fractured right knee. She was not rendered uncon- scious and was taken ct once to St, Mary's hospital where her condition was not considered dangerous. She remained at the hospital and due to said injury Pulmonary Embolisin developed and she died on the 10th day of June. ,,
 There was no regular crosswalk where Mrs. O'Brien was struck and she had on dark clothing. Noonan insofar as the evidence shows, was proceeding at Q reasonable rate oi speed. He testified that he did not see her until she was struck by the fender of the car. While this may denote some negligence on the part of Noonan, I do not find his conduct under the conditions then and there existing to amount to such gros' and careless conduct aS to amount to criminal negligence. 7.
 find that the death of the saic Anna O'Brien was due to Q fracture of the right knee, infarcts of th' base of the left lung and obstruct' ing pulmonary embolism due to saie injury sustained in the manner above set forth but that said deatt was not due to the criminal negli- gence of the said Francis Noonan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
FUNERALS

The funeral of George Mitchell was held yesterday afternoon from the Anderson funeral home. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.
 A service was conducted at the home Thursday by members of Haw- thorne lodge, Sons of St. George. President Arnold Bower offlciated and Edward Hogg was chaplain.
 The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Turley was held this morning from the Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main street, at o:30 o'clock, to St. Francis Xavier church at 9 o'clock. Burial was in old St. Joseph's ceme- tery.
 The funeral of Anthony. Yovaisis was held from the Stokes funeral home, 604 Riverside street to St. Joseph's church where mass of re- quiem was celebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev. Edward Gradeck. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with con- initial services by Father Gradeck. The honorary pailbearers were: T. Maxim. J. Divomivio, c. DiAarie, F, Mahoney, J. Iannaccone, and c. Mascarhas. The active pallbearera were: A. Petito. H. Fasano, S. Moore P. Plungas. A. White and A. Catuc- cio.
 The funeral of Helen Sullivan daughter of John and Catherine (lgashl Sullivan, was held this morning from the Mulvllle funeral home. 270 West Main street, ct e:is o'clock, to the Church of the Tm- maculate Conception at 9 o'clock Burial was in the family plot. Cal vary cemetery.
 The funeral of George Besnal will be held Monday ct e:i6 o'clock from the home of hi. mother. Mrs. Sarah Degnai. 500 Riverside street. to ek PatFicki' church where e solemn high naanI will be celebrated at . o'clock Burial wifi he in Calvary eeme' leFy.
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R Redistricting Expense
 Estimated At $7,OO0
Republicans Plan Likely to Remain Tabled Until 1937-New Voting Machines Needed for Change

Redistrcting of the citys voting precincts at the pres nt time would add approximately $7000 to the current years running expenses of the municipality 1t estimated
 s estimate involves only the plan calling for the creation o five districts Creation of more than five districts ald mn te cost up to about S1OOOO 1t is figured
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MASSES

RF.YMN-A months mind mass of reIuiem will be celebrated Tuesday morning. July 18th, at 1880 o'clock. at sf. Francfs xavieTe church, Tor fine repOse Of the soul of the late Mrs. Catherine Wall tiynn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
) Degrees As EarIy As 10 4. M To-day.
Raa E"y H 1T7 7 Hot Ideas For Keeping Cool In Waterbury Today

PnntinR with the heat might be Che title of thlB- hot weather picture Vera and Lack OlshanovBfEy gnrbed only hn scanties, find comfort in Q pool Vf
 water while eating thelr frozen cOnfectlcn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-11
TkeymOmeters O. Gyard Street Read %

Hot enough for you? We'll, then, how about trying this In your own bailwlck? These girls recipe for hos weather comfort calls for bathing suit, yarn
 and knitting needeles.