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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
MRS. COSTELLO
 NOT TO CONTEST

Salem, Mass, Apr. 10-(UP)-As- sured trust fund will be provided for her three children, Msr. Jesse Costello, Peabody widow wh c three years ago was absolved of poisoning her husband, no longer contests the will of Costello's father.
 The will, signed by 80-year-old John J. Costello only six days after the mysterious death of his son, Fire Captain William J. Costello, was allowed yesterday following withdrawal of contest by Mrs, Costello as guardian for her chill dren.
 The elder Costello bequeathed his entire $16,0o0 estate to his only living son, John J., Jr, a Boston auditor,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10

Fire which did considerable dam nee to a three-story frame dwelling nt 16 Buckingham street was still hslng battled by firemen early this afternoon, but the blaze was report ed under control Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahcy said that the amount of damage could not be es- timated at once, the blaze having followed a stairway and chimney up from the cellar, but being checked by firemen despite the strong start that it had.
 Bernice Matta, a maid in the. hoffse of Louis Dorfman, who lives on the first floor and who owns the property, rescued five-year-old girl, Kay Susan Pollack, of New York city, after she had discovered
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
GAME POSTPONED

Bo st on, April 10- UP)-The scheduled first game between the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bees for the city championship was called of at noon today because of wet grounds and threatening weather.
 President Bob Quinn of the Bees announced that the team would meet at the Bees park at 3 D. m. to- morrow. Another game will be played at Fenway park Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
STRANGE CULT
 TO HOLD RITUAL
Indians Carry Out Good Friday Ceremonies;
 Cannot Be Stopped

Albuquerque, N. M, April 10 - (UP) - Authorities made no move today to interfere with the barbar- ically cruel Good Friday rituals of of the fanatical Penitente Brother hood. All last night, members of the brotherhood had staggered over Rocky Mountain terrain near here, scourging themselves and one an- other. Many carried crosses. To- night they will cruelty" one of their number.
 Authorities said they were help less to interfere. The ritual is age old. The members of the brother hood are native Indians. Their rifle men maintained a close guard over all approaches to their Calvary" to keep out outsiders. Only a few white men over period of many years have witnessed their bloody ceremonies.
 Candidates For Honor
 Most of last nights marches were candidates for the honor of being "Cristos". They plodded, over the mountain terrain, intoning weird incantations, flashing bare backs, while their own were being lashed, with thorn studded whips. Those that labored under heavy crosses, wore crowns made from cactus. Many carried beds of cactus upon which they will torture themselves.
 On the summit today the torture will continue. Then "Cristos" will be selected and he will be tied to a cross with rope, amid the screamed imprecations of his fellows. The ceremony is only short of real cru cifixion in that rope is used rather than nails. The "honored one" risks death from the cruel torture in- flicted upon him. When he has born every possible torture, he IS taken from the cross and honored.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10

"The Republican party must find a candidate of higher intel lectuaI and statesmanlike quali- ficatiOns than any of those now talked off," announced Dr. Nich- Olas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, on his return to New York Saturday from what he termed "a swing around the circle"
 "I have been through 13 states and have had opportunity to make inquiry regarding the state of public opinion" he said in a public statement, "and I have a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
TWO MORE AUTOS
 REPORTED TAKEN

A car stolen from John Steinis, of Oxford, on Ledgeside avenue yester- day afternoon, was recovered by po- lice today, while another theft of a car was reported by Stanley Will mot of Naugatuck. MT. Wilmot, em- ploye of the Naugatuck Fuel Com pany, said his car had been taken last night from Kingsbury and North Main street. Steinis' car was found by Motor Patrolman Bert Lacey on Stony Hill. Another car, stolen from M. Goldman, Bridgeport salesman, who parked it on South Main street, was still missing this morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
TOWN FETEs WOMAN, 100

Jte. Rose. Que. (UP)-Ste. Rose declared holiday when Noise Du- rocher celebrated his tooth birth day. Oldest resident of the town. Durocher has 120 direct descend ants. He celebrated the occasion in old French Canadian style by lead ing his huge family" to church to attend mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
FUNERALS

The funeral of Matthias Frohn will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock from the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue, to the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, where services will be conducted at 10 o'clock. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and this evening from 2 to 10 o'clock. Members of the Little Symphony orchestra will meet at the funeral home tomorrow morning to attend the funeral in body.
 Private funeral services for Elisha E. Beadle will be held at the Alder son Funeral Home, 70 Central ave- nue, Rev. David P. Gaines. of the First Baptist church, officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Joseph Gugliotti will be held tomorrow morning at 9:45 o'clock from the Mulville Fun eral Home, 270 West Main street, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes where services will be conducted at 10: 80 o'clock. Burial will be in Cal vary cemetery. A requiem high mass will be celebrated Monday morning at g o'clock at the same church for the repose of his soul.
 The funeral of Mrs. Michael Fer nandez was held from the home. l23 Division street this morning a. 9:15 o'clock to St. Thomas church Wtere services were conducted at 10 o'clock by Rev. John P. Ken nedy. Burial was in Calvary ceme- tery with committal services by Father Kennedy. The pallbearerS were: Joseph Ferreira, Honora.o hmodo, Manuel Comes, Domigus Andrade, Manuel Refs and Andrew Roderick.
 The funeral of Peter Patrick was held this morning at o'clock from the home A Pearl Lake Road to the Russian Orthodox Church, where services were conducted at 8:30 o'clock, Rev Peter Dzubay offlciat- ing. Burial was in the Russian Greek cemetery, Rev. Peter Dzubay officiating.
 The funeral of Mrs. Jane E.. Beham was held this afternoon at the home in Woodbury at 2:30 o'clock with Rev Ralph w. Row land, of the Middlebury Congrega- tional Church officiating. Burial was in Middlebury cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
GOLD IN BACK YARD

Tonopah, Nev., April 10-(UP)- Gold and silver ore valued at more than $500 ton discovered in the backyard of a Tonopah home caused a rush of applications today for leases on adjacent ground.
 The rich ore was found within a few feet of the home of Pete Mok- simovich and only 50 yards from the main business ceitnon. Moksimovich and Jim Makran struck the four foot ledge of ore while digging cess- pool.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10
DIED

ROMANO-In this city, April 10th, 1886, Giovanni Romano, of 326 Will low St. Funeral Monday morning, time later, from 326 Willow St., to our Lady of Lourdes Church. Bur ial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10

The United Italian Republican club will hold it's 22nd annual smoker and entertainment in Liberty hall on the 24th. Party leaders from various parts of the state are expected to attend. Augustine AgoStino heads the committee on arrangements. The remainder of the committee, named by Peter DeCicco, presi- dent of the club, includes At torney Pasquale DeCiccO, AttOr- ney George CrOcicchia, Antonio Orlando, Joseph Petroccini, Fred FOrtl, Alderman Patrick PeriellO, Anthony PetrillO, Anthony BeatO, Michael BergantinO, Frank Ma
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10

An air service will connect Mos- COW, Russia and Prague, Czecho- SloVakia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
zAPORA BRINGS
 TEN HERE THIS
 MORNING AT !
Two Will Leave on Motor ship for South This
 Evenlng

Motorship zapora of the Alaska Transportation Company arrived in port at 2 o'clock this morning with the following passengers for Ju- neau:
 From Seattle-Mrs. E. L. Eikland, Carl Erickson, MT and Mrs. E. R.. Morlanen.
 From Ketchikan-F A. Boyle, J. Truitt.
 From Petersburg-Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilcox and three children.
 Also aboard the boat were two round trippers, Mildred McGinnis and Miss M. Groseclose, and Helen Swaggert booked from Seattle to Juneau and return to Wrangell.
 The zapora will leave the Com mercial Dock at about 8 o'clock to- night enroute south with two pas sengers aboard from Juneau, Mrs. 0. H. McKasson and Betty Hill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

FCR SALE-All electric Majestic console radio $20, pint and quart fruit jars close out prices, Sim mons coil spring and mattress. First class condition. Inquire Apartment number one, Empire Alps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

Zapora in port and sails south
 at 8 o'clock tonight from
 Commercial Dock.
 . North Sea scheduled to arrive
 Saturday.
 . Northwestern scheduled to ar
 rive Sunday.
 . SCHEDULED SAILINGS
 . Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Septem- Der II at p. m.
 . Alaska scheduled to sail from . Seattle September 12 at g a. m, Northland scheduled to sail l, 3 from Seattle September IA at Q D. m. . Victoria scheduled to sail from Seattle September Is at a. m. . SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS , . Baranof scheduled southbound { . 2 o'clock tomorrow after { . noon. { . Maqulnna scheduled south ( bound at o'clock Saturday { morning. { Yukon scheduled southbound { next Monday. { . LOCAL SAILINGS . EStebeth leaves every Wednes- ( day night at 6 p. m., for [ . Sitka and wayports. ( . Dart leaves every Friday at ( 2 a. m. for Petersburg, Rake [ . and wayports. . . . . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
SEVEN WANT AID
 POINTERS

Your want-ad will produce. If you:
 1. Think carefully about
 your proposition. 2. Direct your selling efforts
 at the individual. 3. Be specific Use colorful
 words. lASid generalities. Tell the whole story. j. Emphasize the best fea-
 ture of your offer. 6. Mention price. !. Make answering as easy
 as possible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
Total ................ 2,s24,l21 2,6O5, ,565
4 HAL|bUTERS
 SELL, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Sept. 1O-Four hali- buters arrived here today from the western banks as follows:
 Wizard brought 5000 pounds, Su- perior 25000 pounds, Resolute 35.- 900 pounds, Trinity 39.000 pounds The average price was Il and 10 cents a pound.
 The Alitak, Curlew and Libanon arrived with sable and the selling price averaged 3ss cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

FOR RENT-Furnishe cabins on
 9th St. See Mrs. Tom McMullen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

FOR RENT = Three-room cabin suitable for bachelors. Inquire at Getchell residence at 10th and A Streets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

FOR RENT-Furnished apartments, telephone 172 or inquire at 378 South Franklin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

FOR RENT-TWo furnished rooms with bath, steam heated. Tele- phone TIT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
HH[Q&RENkA

M&RENA FOR RENT = Three-room cabin suitable for bachelors. Inquire at Getchell residence at 10th and A Streets.
 FOR RENT-Furnishe cabins on 9th St. See Mrs Tom McMullen. FOR RENT-Partly furnished six
 room house and bath. Inquire
 Nugget Shop.
 telephone 172 or inquire at 378 South Franklin. FOR RENTING furnished rooms with bath, steam heated. Tele- phone TIT. FOR RENT-Large double room, twin beds, steam heated. Will furnish board if desired. Phone C81.
 FOR RENT o-room furnished | apartment. Telephone 2004. FOR RENT Two room partly | 
 furnished apartment over Totem Grocery. Telephone 626. FOR RENT-9 rm. house, aLsomat- ic steam heat, 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, electric range, overstuffed furniture, oak floors. Call Wind sor Apts.
 COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light, wat CT, dishes, cooking utensus and path. Reasonable at Seaview
 MISCELLANEOUS Phone ls4. --------- --------------------------- - GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, s3.75. Finger wave, soc. ! T.ola's Beauty Shop, telephone 20l, 3l5 Decker Way.
 LOST AND FOUND ] InST-P1ir of eve p1aSSes with l out case on Franklin Street or Front Street. Return to Empire. { Reward.
 LOST = Leather case containing | numerous keys left in Post Office :, late Saturday night. Owner great ly inconvenienced. Reward to finder for return of keys to the zee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

FOR RENT-Partly furnished six room house and bath. Inquire Nugget Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
ESTEBETH LEAVES
 FOR SITKA TRIP

Motorship Esteheth, Captain Gus Gustafson, left Juneau last evening enroute to Sitka and way points with the following passengers on board: A. M. Davis, Mark Will Hams, Fred Morgan, Arnold John son, Oliver Orange.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

FLY Irving Airways, Inc, 7-place White Lockheed. Phone 626. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
.HaIibut
 Receipts

The records of the International l Fisheries Commission show that for the period from March 16 to August 3l, the following amounts of hali- but have been landed in the var ious ports on the Pacific Coast: Area 2 Area U. s. Fleet ..... 13628,654 14825, ,563 Canadian Fleet 8,585,702 378,149
 Total ........... 22,214,353 15,203, I'll
 These figures have been correct ed to date but are subject to fur ther corrections.
 For the period from March l to August 31, 1885, the following land ings were recorded
 Area 2 Area 3 U. s. Fleet ...... 11,902,562 1C,30l ,054 Canadian Fleet S,273,9s4 219, 1882
 -otal ....... 20.176,456 10.520, ,436 It will be remembered that, al- though the halibut fishing season was officially opened on March in 1885, period of voluntary clos ure from March 1 to 3l was en- forced by the halibut fleet.
 For the month of August, 1885, the following amounts of halibut were landed:
 Area 2 Area U. s. Fleet ... 1,821,3 2,518,942 Canadian Fleet 1,002,764 86,623 Total ... 2,824, ,121 2605,5 ,565 Acknowledgement is made of the assistance given by the Depart ment of Fisheries, Canada, United States Bureau of Fisheries, and the Canadian and United States Gus toms in the compilation of these totals. -.-.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10

Oliver Orange, who came to Ju- neau recently from Tenakee in charge of prisoners brought to the Federal Jail, has returned home, leaving here aboard the Estebeth last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

1886 taxes are. now quo and pay-
 able at City Clerks Office, and be-
 come delinquent after September
 IS. Interest at 12 per cent charged on delinquent taxs. Phase pay now 4 possible and avoid the last min- ute rush. s'v -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
IfoRSA4l

FOR SALE-Used white enamel in- side bath tubs, your choice $10. See Bulger, Heating and Plumb ing, Front Street
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-10
NORTHWESTERN : JUNEAU BOUND

SEATTLE, Sept. TO- = Steamer Northwestern sailed last night on the Southeast Alaska route with 69 passengers, including the follow ing booked for Juneau:
 E. D. Corn and wife, Florence Chaffee, w. J. Brickley.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook Of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS X. HENRY.

currents set up over the pencil marks
can be compared to those set up when
light falls on the retina. The punched
master card to which they are trans
mitted takes the place of the brains
center of vision. The precisely weighted
aggregate currents compare in turn to
the impulses sent out from this center
to whatever cells of the brain are con-
cerned with computations.
The machine was invented for the
American Council on Education by R. B.
johnson of the International Business
Machines Corp. The council has been
trying to put in operation a standardized
out the United States, but the labor of
scoring the tests has been one of the
great obstacles.
ATLANTIC CITY, December 28-
Effects of a psyche-splitting drug were
reported to the psychological section of
the American Association. for the Ad-
vancement of Science here today by DR..
Edward Girden of Brooklyn College.
This drug is curare, wierd arrow poison
of Indian tribes on the upper Amazon.
It has a very limited use in medicine
The peculiar effect of minute amount
of this substance. it has been supposed,
is to paralyZe the motor nerves so that
a victim is entirely conscious, but with
out the ability to make any voluntary
motion.
BY means Of it prisoners could be sub
jected to the most horrible tortures
without being able to give any indication
of their sufferings. They were in posi-
ton comparable to that of dead man
aware of everything that was going on.
DR.. Girden, however. was able to build
up conditioned reSponseS-that is,
twitchings-in ligated leg muscles Of
dogs who had been treated with curare.
A muscle so conditioned responded auto
matically to the sound of bell. Once an
animal had recovered from the effects of
the curare this "conditioning" completely
disappeared. Similarly conditioned re-
sponSes built. up in a normal animal
entirely disappeared after it had been
curarized.
1t is generally agreed Dy neurologists,
DR.. Girden stressed. that conditioned
responses are built up through the cere-
bral cortex of the brain. which acts as a
sort of central exchange between the
motor and sensory elements of the ner-
vous system. Thus, 1t appears from the
ticating agent-much as if the top OF
dogs brain was cut off. Once the curare
was injected the consciousness of the
animal was transferred to a lower level
of the brain.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Through the LOOphole.

Since the outbreak of civil war In
Spain the State Department has been
gratified over the fact that manufac-
turers in the United States have refused
to take advantage of an obvious loophole
in the neutrality law to ship arms and
ammunition or other war material to the
combatants. The loophole is represented
in the laws failure to include civil war
in its provisions for presidential procla-
nation of embargoes.
The licensing section Of the law re-
quires that an exporter of war muni-
tions apply to the arms and munitions
control division of the State Department
for a license before such shipments are
made, but there is no authority under
the law to withhold a license-unless the
President has proclaimed an embargo.
Now, on the eve of session OF Con-
gress that will witness prolonged discus
sion of neutrality legislation. an exporter
has apparently determined to go through
with deal for the sale of secondhand
airplanes and airplane motors to the
loyalist forces in Spain-regardles of the
manifest embarrassment to the cause of
American neutrality which such q deal
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Systematic COORDINATION in
Traffic Control Needed
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The STAR
III complimenting Josephine NJ Wood S
letter in The Star of December IL. rela-
tive to traffic conditions. may Mont
gomery Countyite make further OBJ
Servation?
1t seems to me the whole trouble
comes from an almost entire lack of
systematic coordination between two
totally different types of traffic; namely.
vehlcular and pedestrian.
Under existing regulations the rights
Of each type more or less overlap. The
wonder Is there are not many more losses
OF life and limb.
Now. here is suggestion which. il
put into effect conScientiouSly by every
body. 1 believe would almost entirely
eliminate the danger from the clashinS
of the two traffic types:
Let the pedestrians cross only on the
amber light. Borrow 10 seconds from
the green time. 10 from the red and
add 5 SECONDS TO the whole cycle. This
would give the amber light approxi-
mately 80 seconds, which would provide
ample time for pedestrians to negotiate
an average crossing safely. The last 10
seconds of the amber time should be
intermittent. as warning signal. This
same warming would be decidedly adj
yantageouS for the other lights as wellJ
Then. ii some thoughtless pedestrian
ambles out on the street after the amber
light changes, it will be his own fault
If he finds himself in an ambulance. And.
of course the motorist must do mis-
part strictly when the amber light con-
fronts him. SAMUEL P. THOMAS.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
No ChacO Peace.

Only one cloud shadoWed the good
neignbor" atmosphere which pervaded
the recent Inter-American Conference
the continuation of formal, though not
actual, state of war between Bolivia and
Paraguay Hostilities ceased in June,
1885, but all efforts, including prolonged
mediation negotiations by Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and the
United States, to create definite peace
conditions were doomed to failure. The
neutral states had hoped that amid the
fraternal spirit of Buenos Aires the
Bolivians and ParaguayanS could be per-
suaded to terminate the state of diplo-
matte warfare which has persisted ever
since their respective forces stacked arms
and thus finally wipe the Chaco conflict
from the record.
So the conclave of the sister Americas
has unfortunately passed into history,
leaving the bloodieSt conflict in Latin
American annals as unfinished business.
Foreign Minister Finot of Bolivia and
Foreign Minister Stefanici OF Paraguay
parted company after exchanging friend
ly compliments and acknowledgements of
their inability to reconcile divergent
viewpoints. An observer who had access
to their discussions narrateS that each of
them politely, but firmly and invariably,
wound up conversations with the re-
mark: But Chaco belongs to us!"
Happily there seems no probability
that the two nations will return to the
battlefield to settle outstanding differ
enceS, but as long as these remain un-
reconciled. there is always the danger
that some development. perhaps of ir-
responsible origin. will again plunge
Bolivia and Paraguay into renewal of
strife that bled each of them nearly
white. The Paraguayan foreign minister
is understood to have held out firmly for
renewed diplomatic relations as con-
dition precedent to further discussion.
He is also reported to have demanded
certain Bolivian guarantees against re-
opening OF hostilities. A mediation COM
mittee of three neutral states drew up
peace formula which it was hoped
would appeal to both parties. 1t pro-
vided for ceSsion of a port on the Upper
Paraguay River to Bolivia by Paraguay;
for cash payment to Paraguay by
Bolivia and for fixation of Chaco
boundary line through Bolivia
Apparently the final breakdown came
not so much over settlement along
these lines. but on the question whether
Bolivia and Paraguay should first shake
hands automatically and then talk peace
terms. This point of punctilio seems an
inconSequential rock ON which to let so
vital an issue go to smash but the Situa-
ton is comprehensive when it is re-
called how deeply Bolivian-Paraguayan
passions were stirred by their protracted
war. Despite the discouraging final out
come Of peace efforts, it must be ex-
pected that their sister American re-
publics will not abandon the attempt to
induce Bolivia and Paraguay to bury the
hatchet. The inter-American horizon
will not be quite clear until Chaco is
an entirely closed incident.