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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13

The street department yesterday removed the snow from washing ton and Xavier streets and there will ba plenty of room for cars to park In the vicinity of the church hall.
 The carnival will mark the open. ing of the remodeled parish hall and will give most of the parishion. CTS and former members ot the church their first opportunity to sec the hall since it was remodeled. The posts have been removed, Q new floor has been installed and all new electric lights have replaced the old ones.
 Tlmmie Grove and his Lake ouassapaug orchestra have been secured for the dancing and VIII also play for the entertainmeiat' Several valuable door prizes will pc awarded each night of the carnival and eight booths have been installed which will be in charge of tho var" ious church societies and other Washington Hill organizations, 20 don't forget tonight's the night, the place Is the St. Francis church hall and the event is the opening oS tho mammoth carnival and grand open" Ing of the remodoled hall.
 Bremen Bowl
 Fifteen firemen representing tho Hartford Fire Department will in. wade Waterbury tonight and VIII meet 0 fifteen man bowling team representing tho local fro fighters, The match will got underway et 7:90 o'clock ct tho new St, Francis church bowling alleys. A return match will Do played in Hartford next week.
 Minstrel Rehearsal
 The first call for candidates !ot tho Washington Park Community clubs second annual minstrel show has been called for Sunday atter- noon at 2;30 o'clock by Joseph LeSotte, director. The show VII be presented ct the Community Hause Thursday evening, March 18th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13

Heard in passing. George and Mary Eileen Byrnes of Capital Avenue were awarded the Grand Prize for dancing in Bridgeport last Saturday night at Mosque Hall where an Amateur Hour was conducted the grand opening, of his Pixzeria, 65S South Main street. tomorrow evening. For entertainment Tom has rounded up Singing Bill, Francis Sheehan, DomeniC or two by the old maestro, Tom, himself. Pleasant sailing, TOm {. Mir. and Mrs. Louis MartlnO observe their fifth wedding anniversary Sunday. They have . delightful daughter, Ann Louise. Louie is of Wa terburyS best.known mlx0lOgiSts. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13

All know is what read by the papers While brows ing through the local the other evening noticed that pr. Johnny Frehet is the towns champion sork owner. Docs stork "AlAe" must be pretty tired after delivering all those little Blue Chips from Heaven but Doc says that's what Allie" Is there for and he will just have to catch up on sleep later on" Allie Is good looking stork with nice sharp bill and non-skd inden ture on the bill to bring the little baby safely through the clouds and into the little kiddie cradle After a there's something about the Sork Doctors work that Is inspiring Theirs Is work which completes the Masters creation They are the Aids to the Alpha of Life With exceptions their fruits of labor dsprove the theory that the anticipation exceeds the realization Much Joy md comfort doth they bring to both sides of the family 10 the Mother-that her prayers have been answered. To the Dadthe joy of knowing that the Chain of Life
 s not detached Dec Gratias that these noble of Men have dedicated their Lives to the noble branch of Medicine which caters to the propagation of the Needless to say that each succeeding year. their mental and physical efforts rewarded with efciency-he elimination of suffering and the lowering of the Death Rate. Here's to the Men in Whte-who at any hour of day night to the call of Mother Nature and let Dad in on long story secret And think that calls for another double dish of Chicken Ala King and all the trimmings for Doc Freheit And great big bowl of wheatena for Docs Stork "Alhe."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
IPAINT TRADE UP
 FOR PAST YEAR
Gains Over Previous Four Years Reported -2l
 Per Cent Over 1884

< WashlnRton, D. O, Feb. lS-pAMt sales in lo9S showed substantial rains over tho four previous years, according leo reports made to the Bureau of Census by STe concerns ln the paint varnish, and lacquer industry,
 Comparison of lsSS with other years shows . gain of A per cent over leaA, 6l.T per cent over lSSS, eAN DOT cent over lvS2. and 20.l per cent over leSA The le9S vol. ume, however, was Ai per cent less than leS0, 2S.l per cent less than 1929, and S0.S per cent less than 1928,
 Gains for December leSS over the same month in the four previous years were substantially greater than the gAins for the entire year. The increase for the last month of last year was asa per cent above December ieSA, 2e.v per cent above December 1888, lll.S per cent above December iDS2, and 40,0 per cent above December lesl.
 Total Sales
 Tho total sales of the 61o roport- ing concerns were SSSA, ,2a7. 600 for the year leS6. On the basis that this amount was only four-fltths of the actual total for All concerns In the paint, varnish, and lacquer lEl- dustry, it would appear by simple computation that the real total was SAl7,0A7,0il,
 Of the total sales made by STe re porting concerns, $eo,0S5,e6i repre- sented industrial sales, SiS0,SSS, ,Sis trade sales, and @l0A,0e0,SS9 un- classified sales.
 This decided improvement in paint sales is credited by leaders in the industry to the great impetus to property ModeEniSAtlon and re. hair which began in the Summer ot loSA, when the National Housing Act was passed,
 Unprecedented
 "The intensive drive for the in- splratlon of repair and moderniRa. ton ot property by the Federal Housing Administration In the Bet ter Housing Program In ieSS was utterly without precedent In his- tory", according to Ralph w. Emer- son, executive secretary of the Na- tlonal Olean-Up and Paint.Up Au- reau. "Data obtained In that drive, he said, indicated that 20 per cent of the jobs pledged in the local house-to- -houSe eanvasses were painting Jobs, and that another 2S per cent of the jobs involved paint ing. The drive was pursued both tn and out of what are commonly termed seasons in the construc. ton industry,
 Did this tremendous effort have any influence upon the marked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
LECTURE AT Y
 BY COLLEGE MAN

Tomorrow night Q the Central Y. M. o. 4. Thomas Riley. registrar of Fordham university will deliver a lecture. Students of local high schools are invited to attend. A committee of Fordham alumni headed by Finton Phelan will weI- come the speaker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
NO CHARGE FOR
 FINDINGDWNERS
Lost. Found Articles Re. turned Through Demo.
 Crat's Free Service

Many valuable articles that arc lose would he returned If people could only locate owners Of lose propertN Most people are honese and wish Co return found articles but what are they to do In locating owners when lost property Is not advertised.
 NOW The Democrat provides the opportunity Co those people who have lost anything Co advertise with- out any cost Co them. If you have lost anything just call The Dem- ocratS Lost and Found Bureau. phone A-2i2l, and give particulars. An advertisement tn The Democrat will he inserted free of charge and nine times out of ten your lost prop- erty win he recovered,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
Widely Circulated BOok Comes Here

Edward H. DAvlA staslsllolan ae the plAnt of tAe ecovsn nRAnufncenrlng company ee ehls city, has been dlseleeed ns Che awmer oe Q beck whlcA ha1 oFavelea through EuFoPe and America Cor the paAe lge years. at h the rare work oR 0ulAA entitled ~IllleEaFy Travels ln 0reeeN.~ The book began lls Journey ln France, sFAvelea Co musslA. came Into Che eourt Oe Catherine, went back Co RarlR, thence Co Germany next Co ln. dlA and finally Co the United states where lt was procured hy Nar. DAvls. It's final resting place. pessibly, wln Do Water bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
Gathered at random.

Gathered at random. {. {. Eddie Harvey, foreman at the ). K. Smith Lumber Company, took a day off yesterday to % celebrate It was red letter day as the baby girl the first to the Harvey d0micile Congrats, MT. and Mrs. Harvey. Anthony Jonikas, retail paint
 merchant drove from Brooklyn the other evening with his chains beating rhythms the lenders. Bank Street eary.tO-bedders didn't like it bit. |. Anna Povalas is back in the prOverbal pink again after
 brief siege of illness Helen HOpgO0d of W0Odside, L. l. graduate of Naugatuck High last year. is visiting lone Charette in Beacon Falls. Miss HOpgoOd is stu dent nurse at Bellevue Hospital in New York, while Miss Charette holds similar capacity at St. Mary's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
SKIER INJURED

Miss Janice platt, 90, of Sa Herkl- mer street. strained Q ligament In her right leg yesterday while Skt- ing at the Waterbury Country club, She was treated At Waterbury hos pital and then sent Co her home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
TODAY'S FOTO-FOOLER ANSWER

The puzzIlng pile portrayed to-day on page ii is made up of safety match sticks viewed from the llghtIess end They are made to look like huge timbers through great enIarge- ment by special photographic processes. Watch for another ROto-leoIer in the Waterbury Democrat tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13

Not so hot. Miam Florida February 10, 1936. ... Dear Ed: Have been down here 28 days. Every one of them has been cold, damp, and cloudy. Never seep Florida like this bcfore Have to keep heat on constantly at hotel More and more am wishing that
 was back in Waterbury with all the snow Sincerely, Milton Meyers" We'll, we'll guess good old Con. necticut with It's New England weather is not bad after all One at least knows what to expect and gen. orally gets it. Eventually Foridans will be wntering in Connecticut where the weather at least true to form. .. The Ed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
RENSSELAER, BOYS
 TO MEET TUESDAY

,. J. o.Brien of the local ofilce of tho southern New England coEn~ pany, wlll adcross the members of the Naugatuek Valley Rensselaer, Polytechnic club Tuesday night at the Colonnade. He will discuss three phases of communication and H. lustrNte his talk with motion plc- lures. Following the meeting the members of the club vii he taken on . tour cf the telephone building,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
Mayor To Officiate
 AtForrnal Reopening
St. Francis Xavier ParlshlOners to Hold Carnival;
 Xaveran Hall RenlOdeled M

The threeday carnival to be given by the st. Francis Xavier church will open tonight at o'clock and after several weeks of planning the committee In charge ot tne event is confident that the hall will be full to capaciv
 ent committee headed by Wally lnglis and Pat Wallace have secured several fine acts for the opening night ana
 Frank Hayes is expected to cfiiciate at the formal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13

Rain in tho sale of paints and ale lied productsp Certainly tt did, It would be impossible in oonsidara- ton of such mighty efforts, coupled with the definite gains which have been recorded, to believe otherwise,
 "Unuuestionably, tho intensive drive in the Better Housing pro- gram of the Federal Housing Ad- ministratlon had Q very great deAl to do with these impressive gains In paint sales"
 MnannA nnR hna ANn 1lA MnAlnu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13
Tall Tower
 Topics
Good Evening.
FROM THE VISION or SIR LAuNFAL"
BY TIE MAN IN THE TOWER

Down swept the chill wind from the mountain peak
 From the snow hve-thousand summers oldi or open wold and hi.top bleak
 It had gathered all the cold And whlried it like Bleot on the wanuererB cheeki It carried Q shiver everywhere From the unleafed boughs and pastures bare; The little brook heard it and built roof Meath which he could house him, wlnter.proof. All night by the white stars frosty geams He grolned his arches and matched his beams; Slender and clear were his crystal sparB As the lashes of light that trim the stars; He sculptured every summer delight In his halls and chambers out Of sight, Sometimes his tnkllng waters sipt Down through the frost-leaved forest.crypt, Long, sparkling asles of stee-stemmed trees Bending to counterfeit breeze.
 JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-13

France now has Aso.oos unem- ployed.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
Schumann-Heink's
Ashes Put Beside
Those of Her Son

SAN DIEGO, Nov. %. W.D - The
ashes of Nine. Ernestine Sohumann-
Heink, beloved singer and Mother
of the A. E. F." rested today be-
side those of her son, Hans, in a
niche at Greenwood cemetery on the
outskirts Of San Diego.
AS a long bugler sounded taps
Saturday, the flag-draped casket of
the famous opera and concert star
was carried slowly into the crema-
tory at Greenwood. AS she had
asked, her ashes were placed be-
side those of her fourth child, Hans,
who died in San Diego in 1916.
Rites for Nine. Schumann-H Heink
were simple, in keeping with a wish
she had expressed before her death
in Hollywood Tuesday night. She
was rs.
Services were in charge of the
Harry S. Nelson chapter, disabled
American veterans. A harpist and
cellist played three of the famous
diva's favorite selections: Brahms
Lullaby" Gounod's ave Maria" emu
Silent Night"
After services in Hollywood, Nine.
Schumann-H -Heink was brought home
to San Diego where she had lived
for 20 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
Americans Now More Civilized
AS Drive on Criminals Succeeds

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. tUn) =
Americans are becoming more law
abiding, Director j. Edgar Hoover
of the federal bureau of investiga-
ton reported today.
Police forces of the nation have
made wide gains in drives against
criminals in recent years and these
gains have been accelerated in 1886,
Hoover said in a survey of crime
conditions.
These gains are reflected in vir-
tually every form of crime. Muir
ders during the first nine months
of this year decreased from 1,017
in the same period last year and
from 1,144 in the first nine months
of 1884.
Kidnapers and bank robbers,
against whom the FBI has waged
unrelenting war, have decreased
almost to zero. The wave of kid
naping which swept the country in
1888 and 1884 has virtually ended.
Bank holdups, major source
of income from criminals, likewise
decreased. There were only two
bank robberies in cities of more
than 100000 population during the
first nine months of this year.
RobberieS decreased from 14,716
in 1881 to 8,325 this year. Auto
mobile thefts fell from 64,738 in
1881 to 34,859 in 1886, reduction of
46.2 per cent.
Larcenies reached high point of
123,32l in 1885 in cities included in
the report. In the first nine months
of this year they dropped to 112,602.
Only two classes of crime, rape
and aggravated assault, failed to
drop. With the exception of the
south Atlantic and the west south
Central States, all sections of the
country reported increases in rape.
Aggravated assaults in the SO re-
porting cities increased from 1920
in 1885 to 1891 this year. Residents
of the south Atlantic and east south
Central States had the most cases.
New England states, it was re-
vealed, generally are the most law
abiding. Southerners generally are
the greatest offenders. The mur-
der rate In New England was or
per 100000, while in south Atlantic
states the rate was 13, in east south
Central, 15.5 and in west south Gen.
trail, 1875.
New York City led in the number
of murders this year to Sept. l,
with SO. There were "a murders
committed in Chicago, "a in Dallas,
Tex, 33 in Atlanta, 80 in Phila-
delphia, % in Cleveland, 26 in De-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
SUIT
FILED IN TRAGIC
AUTO ACCIDENT

Still another damage suit result.
ing from the tragic automobile ac-
cident which cost the life of Fred
sumner and his daughter June 25,
was filed in Imperial county super
lor court Friday to bring the total
damages beyond the 100000 mark.
Three minor children through
their mother, Mrs. Frances Sum-
ner, Summers first wife, filed suit
for $4,000 damages TO the loss of
their father The mother of the
dead girl filed suit Friday for the
loss of her daughter.
The second wife, Anita Ramos
Sumner, and her sister, Maria Lila
Ramos, who were injured in the
accident, some time ago filed dam
age suits approximating $4,000.
Pender, the driver of the oil
truck, and the Union Oil company
his employers, are defendants in all
the suits.
Wolford and Head represent the
second wife and her sister and a
firm of San Diego attorneys repre-.
sent the first wife and her children
Fred Sumner, Jr., James Sumner
and Lydia Gladys McVey.
The accident occurred late in the
afternoon of June 25, near Spring
er's service station as Sumner drove
toward Yuma after spending hi;
day off with his second wife's FAM
lily in CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
Enthusiasm Greets
New Play Written
.BySir James Barrie


EDINBURGH, Nov %. U.H - In
simple, majestic prose the story of
"The Boy David"-the first play
from the pen of Sir James NJ. Barrie
in Is years-unfolded before a tre-
mendously affected Scottish audi
ence Saturday night.
The 75-year-old author was pre-
vented by an indisposition from at
tending the premiere of the play,
the plot Of which was suggested to
him by little Princess Margaret
Rose, daughter Of the Duke and
Princess of York.
Elizabeth Bergner, the Slight,
blonde German actress won a mag
niifcent ovation in the title part.
After the curtain she went to tell
the World-famous creator of Peter
Pan" how his newest effort had been
received.
Dramatic critics from all parts of
Europe attended the premiere. The
play is based on the Biblical story
of David and Goliath and the
many Biblical quotations were
greatly to the taste of the audience
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
Wife Turns Into
Grid Player, Man
Asks For Divorce

VIENNA, Nov. %. U.Pt-The hus-
band of stocky Marie Lutz came
into court today demanding a di-
vorce because she became a foot
ball player and left him home to
do the housework.
But washing dishes and caring
for their 10-year-old child wasn't
the worst of it, Lutz complained.
when she's in training she does
mt get home until midnight" he
said.
The divorce court magistrate
leaned forward.
DO they play football in Austria
at night?" he asked.
One of Marie's fellow players ex-
planned there's a lot of work to be
done off the field-such as plan
ming a trick play to fool the other
side.
The courtroom was crowded-all
the women of Marie's team were
there-when Lutz described how his
wife wasn't content to leave him
nome with the housework but took
all the household money to buv
football boots, jerseys and other
equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
BACK WOODS
PAIR TO KEEP
BABY MOSES

PEARL RIVER, La, Nov. 90. U.H
The Crawfords-Louis, Effie and
their two boys-went half way to
New Orleans today through a STAR
ing and finger-pointing neighbor-
hood, to get their baby Moses.
They sat huddled in the rumble
seat of a car like honeymooners
and plainly showed that some bond
of understanding had been reached
over the child that Effie first said
was brought to her by a big black
dog from the woods, and later con-
fessed was born to her behind a
Woodshed
She said her husbands brother,
Frank, was the father of the child,
and that she had been trying to
deceive her husband. But that was
no subject for their discussion to-
day.
At Slidell, midway between the
Crawfords' one-room shack in the
backwoods, and New Orleans where
little Moses is a guest at Charity
hospital, the pilgrimage was inter-
rupted. The family doctor said
Effie was in no condition to care
for the baby, and Juvenile Officer j.
M. Simmons upheld the decision.
They were both disappointed al
most to dependency when they
turned back toward their cabin to
wait for Wednesday, when welfare
officials plan to release the child
to their care.
Louis Crawford showed forgive
ness in every gesture toward his
wife. He made it plain that he was
ignoring the condemnation of his
"shamed" kinfolk, who have ordered
that Effie must vacate the woods" !"
Effie showed only triumph at the
prospect of getting the baby back
and Simmons reassured her that
the baby would be hers.
Asked whether she would continue
to call the baby Moses" Effie an
swered laconically that 1T wasn't
me as called him that"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
BAYLOR GIVES
GARNER HONOR

WACO, Tex, Nov. 90. W.P)-Baylor
University, founded nearly 100
years ago by the Baptist church
While Texas was a republic, con-
ferred the degree of doctor of laws
Saturday on Vice President John
Nance Garner and Mrs. Garner.
Garner, his face ruddy and sun
tanned from recent hunting trip,
smiled proudly as Pat M. Neff, pres
ident of Baylor and former Texas
governor, addressed him as Doc
tor."s
Baylor salutes you as the states
most distinguished son." Neff said.
From a rough, romantic log hut
On the open prairies of Texas you
have climbed from poverty to power.
Your life should be an inspiration to
every struggling lad born beneath
the American flag. Though you
have walked with the great, we are
proud of you here in Texas because
you have never lost the common
touch"
Neff likewise conferred the de-
gree on Mrs. Garner, he said, be-
cause she had been Garners pal
and partner, counsellor and confed-
crate, his help-mate and his inspira-
tion."
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-23
First Lady Fails
To Mind Her Son
Marrying Dupont

CHICAGO, Nov. %. U.P)-As far
as Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is
concerned, the idea that the Roose-
velt family is in dither because
the son and namesake of the pres
ident will marry a Du Pont just
brings a smile.
Mrs. Roosevelt always belived
that parents are responsible for
doing their best for their chill
dren. but that parents cannot and
should not pick out wives and
husbands for them. She and the
president recognize that children
are individuals whose lives and
loves cannot be governed by 9TH
erS.
Miss Ethel Du Pont often has
been guest of the Roosevelts
in the last three years, just as
young Franklin has spent as much
time as his studies at Harvard
would allow at the Eugene Du
Pont home on Owls Nest road
near Wilmington.
Eugene Du Pont contributed to
the American Liberty League, Bit
ter political opponent of President
Roosevelt, but his tall, slender,
21-year-old daughter was in the
Roosevelt family party at Hyde
Park on election night, listening to
the returns which made it certain
that when she marries in June
she will become the daughter in
law of the president of the United
States.