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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14
CROSBY

Arthur Charpentier was elected to the presidency of the Mask and Wig" club, senior dramatic asso- citation of the school, at meeting held last evening. Miss Marie Mac Donnel presided at the meeting and the rest of the officers elected are listed as follows: Vice president, Louise Greenfield; secretary, Max LebOn; treasurer, Barbara Chase. Art Club
 The members of the Crosby Art club also met yesterday and elected officers for the coming year. Those chosen are listed as follows: Presi- dent, Guildane Keshian; vice. presidents, Burton Beeman and Benjamin DeAngelis; secretary Dorothy Hayden; treasurer, Virginia Tappin. Miss Edith Patten was in charge of the meeting.
 Chess Club
 This afternoon at 3 o'clock the members of the Crosby Chess club will convene at the school library for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year. There will also be . meeting of the French club this afternoon for the purpose of electing officers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14
Denies Report

ator Hiram Bingham of New Haven and Salem was going to di- vorce his wife, the former Alfredo Mitchell of New London. Ex- Senator Bingham terms the report ridiculous" He explained, that his wife has been living in Flor ida to care for her 92 year old mother while he remains at the Graduate club in New Haven and occupies a small house in Wash- ington, D. C., during the cam- paign.
 The Nation, national weekly magazine, in Its current issue urges the reelection of Congress man Herman F. Koppelmann,
 democrat, of Hartford. Tt is hard
 to believe that the working man
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14
UNION VETERANS

State department officers will be present at the annual state in- spectiOn of Mary Caswell tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, Oc- tober 27 at the state armory, 1t was announced at last nights meeting.
 November 10 has been set aside as "Neighbors Night" and tents from Bristol and Thomaston will be guests of the local group. Mrs. Florence Johnson, state depart ment officer, will attend a dinner in Manchester tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14
LEAvENwORTH

A meeting of the editorial staff of the 'Tech-O-Scope," the school paper, which will be revived this year, will take place at the school this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14

BOSTON IMPORTS
 Boston, Oct. IA. (UP)-A subs stantial increase in imports for consumption last week compared with the corresponding week . year ago was announced today by cus- toms Collector Joseph A. Maynard. Figures were:
 1sss 1895 Imports for
 consumption $2,271,ss7 $1,ss1,57S Imports for
 warehouse .. 247,417 A46,S86 Warehouse
 withdrawals 438,432 301, ,724 Customs
 Receipts .... 5so,o1o zlssso Wool Imports
 (pounds) .... 438,75O l,610,664 Since July 1, however, wool inn ports have totaled only 8,690,111 pounds compared with 15,481, ,946 pounds for the correspondening period in 1885.
 Despite 8 decrease in duties coI- lected last week, total customs re- ceipts since July l were $8,33, ,155, compared with $6,651, All during the like period last year.
 Sugar imports from Hawaii, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico totaled 26,230,000 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14
High School Notes
CATHOLIC HIGH

Following 8 reception given in honor of the visiting superior gen. eral of the Congregation de Notre Dame, the Reverend Mother St.. Valerien, all students were given the rest of the day off this morning at n o'clock.
 The choral club sang greeting song at the reception this morning which took place in the school au- ditorium, and the address of well come was given by Miss Laura Ryan of the senior class in the high school.
 About 1000 students from both the high school and Notre Dame academy took part in the program this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14
|Actipe Trading Opens
 Business m Market
Bonds Were Firnl-Foreign Currencies Moved Nar-
 rowly-Steels Were Off-Trading Continues
BOSTON IMPORTS

after the opening with prices mov- ing irregularly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-14

and woman will let him down" states the magazine article. "Of course he has betrayed the arms and munitions manufacturers by voting right on every peace issue that has come before congress"
 The union party in Connecti- cut is impartial on the state can- didates. Mrs. Mary E. Pardee of New Haven, member of the party's state central committee, has is- sued 8 statement to the effect that members of the union party in Connecticut are free to vote for whenever they please for state officials. Mrs. Pardee apparently forgot that Floyd Rasmussen is running for the state senate on the union party in this city. He's the only senatorial candidate of the party in the state. E
 Mayor Peter Hart of Ansonia will officially open his campaign for reelection tomorrow night at a citywide republican rally. Hart is completing his third term. In order to bolster up his chances States Attorney Arthur M. Brown, candidate for governor, and Attor- ney J. Warren Upson of this city, candidate for congress, will go to the Ansonia gathering to speak in behalf of Mayor Hart.
 From all indications the tax rate in Wethersf1eld will be reduced one mill for the coming year, this despite the fact that the town budget for 1897 is $15,000 more than that of the current year. WinSted has voted to reduce its tax rate, as stated before, while Milford has decided on an in- crease.
 Democrats of Southington have nominated Joseph DePaul0, Jr, and Mrs. Mary Flynn for the house of representatives. In Rock vile the democrats have nomi- mated Francis O'Laughlin for judge of probate. He defeated James F. Tuohy for the nOmina- tion, 511 to 31z votes. In Bris- tol the democrats have nominated Judge Joseph P. O'ConneII and I. Edward Pierce for the house. O'Connell is the town chairman. Pierce is cO-0wner of Lake Com bounce. Their republican oppo- nents are Corporation Counsel Frederick w. Beach, republican town chairman, and Councilman Rebelle Carpenter.
 States Attorney Arthur M. Brown is definitely assured of one real democratic vote. Attorney Abel P. Tanner, 86 year old dean of the New London County Bar association and lifelong demo- crat, has endorsed Brown. If elected he will be 8 worthy suc- cessor to the many distinguished governors this state has had in 300 years," asserted Attorney Tanner.
 Due to the failure of the New London city council to appropriate funds to employ clerical help in preparing the towns official vot- ing list the registrars of voters there have been forced to ask for volunteer assistance so that the list may be revised and printed i'm time for election day, November Srd.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
BY WILLIAM A. BELL, JR.

From ghoulles and ghOstles,
And long-leeged bessties,
And things that go fop in the
night.
Lord, God, deliver us"
Ancient Scotch Litany
A tall lad of Is who deals in such
creepy things came into The Star
once today and exhibited his murder
Gus wares. His collection included:
Three hundred black widow spiders
(alive). a picked coral snake. dead
liest of reptiles: a crab spider. very
much alive, and a grampus, Scorpion
like, with fatal sting.
The young collector is Harry Marvin
of Sarasota, Fla. He hopes to peddle
some of his black widows to DR.. Will
liam M. Mann, director of the Zoo, or
to biologists in New York. where he
is going to take Summer job as
sailor aboard q Hudson River boat.
Harry has shipped by express to
New York live coral snake, but fears
he will have to kill and preserve it
if he is unable to sell it before start
ing to work
The mate won't appreciate it,"
he mourned.
Too Frightened to Bite.
Tapping test tube, Harry shook
onto the back of one hand a tiny
but fierce looking spider. with mark
:ngs like a crab. The spider scamp
cred over the hand.
Poisonous? Yes. all spiders are
somewhat poisonous" said Harry.
not batting an eyelash. Hes too
excited to bite me. If he did. it
might make me sick, but it wouldn't
be fatal"
Harry has never been bitten by any
Evening star., 1936-06-09
MOTOR FIRM CITED
BY LABOR BOARD
Hearing Set on Charges
Made by Mechanics
ORGANIZATION.

Formal complaint was filed today
by the National Labor Relations
Board against the Nolan Motor Co.,
I'LL Eighteenth street, charging 1t
with violation Of the national labor
relations act.
A hearing was set for June % in
the hearing room of the Tariff Com
mission.
Filing Of the complaint by the
board followed official investigation of
charges made against the company
by the international Association of
Machinists, Local No. 1873, of automo-
bile mechanics. which has called
strikes in 10 different shops In the
city over the past month.
Examiner TO Be Named.
The complaint was served on the
Nolan Co. by Bennett Schaufier, di-
rector Of the regional ONCE of the
Labor Board. A trial examiner will
be appointed soon to hear the case.
Meantime, Mrs. John Boyle, jr.,
chairman of the Washington Con-
sumers' Council made public a report
on working conditions in repair shops
here, based on information furnished
by David Kaplan Of the International
Association Of Machinists. The report
said the Washington Automotive
Trade Association had been invited to
send representative to appear before
the committee, but had not done so.
Mrs. Boyle In summarizing the fig-
ures of the extensive report, said It
would appear that the men are ex-
tremely we'll qualified as q group, since
about % per cent of them had fve
years of experience or more. However,
the hourly average rate of wages for
this experienced group as a whole. Is
only approximately Sc cents per hour.
The average hourly rate for men
who had from one to nine years Of
experience was so cents per hour. Men
with from 10 to Is years of experience
received an average hourly wage of 81
cents per hour, and those of Is or more
years Of experience received an hourly
wage of about So cents per hour"
1S Plants Affected.
Oliver N. Garrison, business agent
OF the union, yesterday called out
union mechanics at the nineteenth
shop. that of Evans Palmer, Inc, 1921
Fourteenth street. Garrison reported
13 men walked out.
, Call Carl, Inc. GA H street, where
q strike was called June 8, now has
"a men out on strike, according to
union records. An ofacial Of the
company, however, said only 10 men
were on strike, out Of Q total per-
sonnel Of about lis, of whom about
% would be eligible" to belong to
the union.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Youth in Hospital
Gets Diploma At
/ Lone Ceremony

IN the District tuberculosis Hos
pdtal, where he has been under treat
nnent since last August, Garland
Moore, 1s-year-old Eastern High
School student, received his diploma
at q special graduation ceremony
yesterday afternoon. He also received
q gold medal for outstanding scholar
ship.
With his mother, Mrs. Robert C.
Moore, 124s @ street southeast, stand
ing beside him as he sat up in his
bed. Garland received the diploma
from Miss Kate c. Moore, his former
English teacher, who Is in charge of
the schools graduation ceremonies.
The gold medal was presented by
Helen d. Staples. He is one of IA
students in the school to receive the
gold medal for outstanding scholastic
work.
s Another of his teachers, Miss Grace
Holmes, presented him with a bed
tray and reading stand in behalf of
several members Of the school faculty.
The class officers also attended the
brief ceremony and Robert Clements,
the president, gave Garland copy
Of the class history.
Garland has maintained his school
work despite his illness, by working
whenever his health permitted. His
grades were outstanding and he has
Managed to take some part in the
schools extracurricular activities.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
WALK LIGHTS AID
IN ACCIDENT CUT
Pedestrians sing
Against Signal Fewer by 20
Pct, Van 0uzer Reports.

Washington's recently installed
walk lights" at Twelfth and and
Thirteenth and streets have re-
duced the number of pedestrians
crossing against red lights there from
SO to Is per cent in two-week period,
it was announced today by Traffic
Director william A. Van Duzer.
The director also announced a de-
cided drop in automobile injuries
and fatalities during last month as
compared with May of 1885.
Before installing the walk lights"
Van Duzer said, check was made
to determine the number of persons
then crossing against red lights at the
intersections where they we're later
placed. After the first week Of opera
ton the percentage had dropped from
80 to l9 per cent and after two weeks,
to 13 per cent.
This indicates" Van Duzer de-
clared, that a majority OF pedes-
TRANS are willing to cooperate when
given a chance to do So, especially
since we are protecting them from
traffic making right turns"
Traffic deaths have dropped from 8
during May of last year to 5 during
the same month this year. The total
for the year has dropped from 40 last
year to 81 this year.
Four of last months fatalities were
pedestrians, two being small children.
The other two were intoxicated when
struck. Only one person was killed In
o vehicle.
The longest period In recent years
without q trafic fatality was between
May and 26 Yesterday there was
not q single trafic accident reported
In the District.
Van Duzer. Maj Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police: Capt H. G.
Whitehurst, District highway engi-
neer. and John Nolen, jr., planner for
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, will visit Milwaukee
next week for q study Of the trafic
system there. Milwaukee is designated
the perfect trafic city" They viii
leave here Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
TWO MEN ACCUSED
IN FATAL ASSAULT
Wife Of W. "A. Worker Dies
After Beating-Murder
Charges Placed.

Criminslly assaulted and beaten al
legedly by two men who lured her
into a shed at rear of her home, Mrs.
Mary Maier, alias Mary Conrad, 36,
of 62s Independence avenue, wife Of a
w. P. A. worker. died early today in
Casualty Hospital.
On Mrs. Maier's death. police placed
murder charges against Alonzo
Turner, 29, a painter, 93S Ninth
street, and Elmer Fulk, 81, formerly
of the 500 block Of Indiana avenue.
The attack occurred Saturday night
while the woman's husband, Louis
Maier. slept in their home.
Police said Turner showed the ma
tron q badge and. declaring he was
an officer, directed her to follow him
to shed, where Fulk was waiting.
The woman. police said, then was
half-dragged into the. shed, and the
attack and beating followed
She was found later by John Heeter,
l6, son of the Maiers' landlady, and
removed to the hospital.
Following the attack, Turner and
Fulk were arrested by Sergt. A. B.
Clark Of No. precinct.
Fulk, q laborer, had rented a room
Saturday at the boarding house, where
the Maier couple was living.
Evening star., 1936-06-09

Of his dangerous pets-"snd I don't
plan to be-"
He started collecting less than
year ago. but can talk learnedly by
the hour about the habits and HARM
fulness of his specimens. Snakes
we're his first items-he is disap-
pointed because he has only three of
the four poisonous varieties in north
America. From the vertebrea Of a
diamond back rattler he has had
fashioned a necklace, earrings and a
bracelet.
He Likes His Spiders Best.
Harry's chief interest, however, is
black widow spiders. He has raised
about 800 of them, feeding them on
reaches, flies and each other. The
female. he explained, kills and eats
the males after fertilization.
See" ne said. pointing to a jar
in which flies were tVitching help
lessly in the fine skein of the black
widows web. There are the legs OF
male black widow. The female ate
the rest of him. I had four or five
males in there with her, but she's
eaten all but one"
Each female, the young entomolo-
gist continued, lays about ~ egg
masses with 800 to 400 eggs in each.
II all the young lived. the productive
capacity Of one black widow would
be 5000 to 10000 little black widows.
But it seems that when the babies are
too small to catch flies and other
choice morsels of their diet and their
appstites must be satisfied they
devour each other.
Il had some live cotton mouth
moccasins. too" said Harry. but ]
had to get rid of them. They weren't
appreciated around my house"
Evening star., 1936-06-09

character ito make 1t apparent to
them that they are under observation
and that detection will follow commits
sion OF a crime"
Sandwiched in between remember
ing when to be polite and when to be
sinister, the patrolman walking his
beat is told to
Have inside information on all the
residents on his beat.
Form impressions Of persons they
frequently meet on the streets at
night"
Frequently examine the doors. low
windows and areaways Of windows
on their beats.
Inform themselves about houses
where they believe law violations are
taking place.
Observe Suspicious Vehicles.
Especially" observe vehicles on the
streets at night which arouse their
suspicious.
Observe, note and report dangerous
buildings, lamps not burning when
they should be burning. broken tree
boxes. dangerous holes In sidewalks.
Give their names or numbers to
persons who request them.
BY their vigilance. render the COM
mission of crime on or near their
beats extremely difficult.
Like the wolf who sweeps down on
the fold is the sergeant, whose business
it is to keep the patrolman on the
alert and attentive to business
through visiting the beats at "ir-
regular hours" On rainy days he
has to keep sharp lookout for the
observance of section IS. chapter 2;
Members of the force shall not
carry an umbrella while in uniform
while on active duty"
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Jury ADJOURNS
WITHOUT ACTION
ON C|SSEL REPORT
No Indictments Returned
After Six.Hour Probe of
Auditors Data.
8 WITNESSES HEARD
AT SPECIAL SESSION
Investigation Covered Status. Of
Avenue Fund During Term
of Former Counsel.
sy Stan Correspondent OF ne Star.

6y & Stan Correspondent OF 1 ne Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. June 9.-Refusing
to return any indictments, the Mont
gomery County grand jury concluded
its special session late yesterday after
noon and was discharged six hours
after it had convened.
The jury was called to hear three
cases, but 1t was said origslal plans
we're altered and only the report on
the status of the Wisconsin avenue
improvement fund at the time Capt.
Joseph C. Cissel was counsel to the
county commissioners was considered.
Auditor Made Report.
States Attorney James H. Pugh de-
cided last week to submit the report,
which was based on an examination
Of the account made after embezzle-
ment cheISs had been preferred
against Edward Peter. another former
attorney to the board. in connection
with the latter's handling OF funds for
rights-of-Way purchases along the
thoroughfare.
Capt Cissel turned over to the COM
missioners several weeks ego two
checks sggregating sl7,7S975 after
County Accountant Alexander Hancock
had been directed to compile a COM
plete report on the status OF the fund
set up for the purchase of rights of
va" for the avenue improvement
work.
Frank H. Karn, president Of the
Beard of Commissioners, said letter
was received from CiSsel explaining
his files had been lost or misplaced
and a record of his transactions while
counsel to the former board was not
available
Witnesses Called.
The former attorney. who retired
from ONCE l8 months ago, said the
checks represented the sum on which
his records were missing, according
to Karn.
Eight witnesses were summoned to
appear before the jury, including
Hancock, County Commissioner Rob-
ert D. Hagner. John B. Diamond, jr.
and Lacy Shaw, former presidents Of
the board: County Treasurer Forest
Walker Ira C. Whitacre, clerk Of the
commissioners: Wilson Stewart, until
recently an employe in Hancock's
office and Fred L, Lutes. official Of
the Silver Spring National Bank.
The jury also was to have heard
robbery charges lodged against Theo-
dore Baldwin and Samuel Morrison.
hoth If Heu, Vork uyh0 urere 70 injured
in a recent chase along the Rockville
pike after the telephone coin box in
a local store had been robbed.
1t was reported that States Attor-
new Pugh, however decided to defer
presentation of their cases until the
next regular grand jury session in
November.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
JEWISH CENTER READY
TO PROVIDE VACATIONS

With an expenditure of $500, the
Jewish Community Center today put
the finishing touches to a program
for helping underprivileged children
enjoy vacations in the woodlands of
Virginia. Beginning June 6, 100 boys
and girls will travel to Chopawampsic
on the Richmond Highway, and re-
main there from three weeks to q
month. After that another group win
go and remain the same length of
time. .
All day today and tomorrow physi-
clans at the Community Center win
be examining children preparatory to
their vacations. One hundred and
fifty boys and girls between the ages
OF and l3 slready have been exam
ined. 1t Is believed approximately
500 children will make application DR.
the trip. which viii cost them nothing.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
PAVING IS REQUESTED
IN CONGRESS HEIGHTS

A petition requesting alleys be paved
from Eighth street to Ninth street
between Portland street and Alabama
avenue southeast was voted at the
concluding meeting of the Congress
Heights Citizens Association last
night.
DESTROYS Of a Boy Scout patrol in
the community, the association Is
sponsoring the organization of Sum-
mer camp nearby for the Boy Scouts
Of the Congress Heights area. To
obtain funds for the camp n benefit
movie is planned for June lo-lf at q
neighborhood theater.
A new member was admitted. and
Q ''talkie" showing the development
of sound pictures was presented by the
Chesapeake 81 PotHmac Telephone Co.
The next session Is scheduled for
The SECOND Monday b septen,ber. !.
Evening star., 1936-06-09
Northern D. c. Residents Upheld In Zong Battle Over Abartent
Thompson Directs Revision
Of Policemen's Regulations
Last Manual, in 1881,
FOrbids Patent Leather
Shoes.
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

The rules and principles governing
the duty and behavior of policemen,
from the superintendent to the pri-
vate who drives the paddy wagon,
are undergoing a thorough revision
under the direction Of Inspector Ber-
nard Thompson.
The last issue of the Manual of the
Metropolitan Police Department came
off the Government Printing ONCE
presses in 1881, when Henry G. Pratt
was major and superintendent and
Luther H. Reichelderfer was presi-
dent of the Board of Commissioners.
In 1872 pages and II chapters. this
handy, pocket-size blue volume con-
tains everything from formal ban
on wearing patent leather shoes while
on duty to information on the method
of stalking the perpetrators of major
crimes.
To the layman who has read jokes
about the surly manners OF the trafic
officer, the manuals repetitive insist
ence on courtesy at all times comes
as a revelation.
Shall maintain DecOrum."
Members of the force shall at all
times maintain decorum and COM
mand of temper; shall be patient and
discreet and shall refrain from us
ing harsh. violent. profane or insolent
language" reads section 80 of chap
ter 2.
Members of the force shall at all
times treat citizens, associates and
superior officers with respect and civil
ity and shall, even in the face of
provocation, refrain from the use OF
harsh, profane or abusive language"
continues section l OF chapter IA.
Prisoners shall be treated with
consideration. Harsh. violent or OBJ
scene language on the part of officers
toward prisoners will not be toll
Grated" commands section II Of chap
ter I'D.
Always the light and quiet touch in
enforcing obedience to the law, as out
lined in section of chapter 2:
"On the occurrence of disturb
ance. it is the duty of the police to
restore order and disperse the crowd
by moderate efforts or persuasion, if
possible"
Forbidden to Swing Baton.
The persuasive patrolman also is
forbidden to TOY with or swing" his
baton, a favorite trick of the comic
strip officer. The same moderate
young patrolman must heap his polite
attentions" on persons of known bad