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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-22

ground. In Dayton, KY, city Of 5000,
more than 30 city blocks were in
undated. Twice that many were
flooded in Newport, KY, home OF
10000. Waterfront buildings were
threatened by the Cumberland river
in Nashville and the Tennessee riy-
er where 1t flows into the Ohio at
Paducah. One-third Of Aurora, Ind,
was under water. Vincennes, Ind,
police and Red Cross workers re-
moved so families from water-edge
districts. Five hundred families from
Hazleton and Decker, Ind, found
refuge in warehouses, public build
ing and schoolhouses.
Workers Had To Quit
Two hundred men who had labor.
ed 40 hours to save an important
levee near Decker were removed last
night when the walls showed I'm.
comfortable signs Of cracking. The
levee was expected to crash within
a few hours, although the Wabash
and White rivers. are not expected
to reach their food creSts before
Tuesday. Fifty families sheltered. by
the levee were warned to leave i'm
mediately. Six coast guard boats
manned by a hundred hfe-savers
searched lowlands and Ohio river
islands near Evansville for ma
rooned families. Two special trains
rushed six other rescue boats from
Buffalo, N. Y, and as many more
from Grand Haven, Mich. Ten riv-
er tugs and barges furnished by
army engineers worked at top speed
evacuating families and livestock
around Evansville. Charles e. Carr,
Red Cross relief director at Evans
Vile, ordered construction OF more
bargeS.
Red Cross Disaster Crew
Ten trained disaster workers from
Washington Red Cross headquarters
were in the field and 10 more en-
route. Red Cross units throughout
the middle west were ordered to
stand by for emergency dutq. As
sistar.t Adjt. Gen. Joseph Kelley OF
Kentucky ordered national guard
posts at Covington, Masonville, May
field, Hopkinsville and Marion to
report for rescue duty. Health con-
ditions were jeopadized in most
flood cities. Illinois Public Health
Director Frank Jirka sent aides to
Cairo to investigate possibilities Of
polluting water, milk and food sup
plies in the flood area. The water
pumping station in Princeton, Ind,
was flooded and inoperable. Sand
bags were piled around the sewage
disposal plant in Richmond, Ind, to
protect it. Water seepage through
out the rural districts threatened
to pollute drinking water from
wells.
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POPE Plus WAS
ORDERED TO BED
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he was sleepless-for the third con-
secutive night-except for occasion
al brief periods. But at daybreak
the Pope enjoyed comparative rest
Prof. Milani called Us usual at 6: 4s
a. m. and waited until the pope
awakened. He left a little before 0
Then the Pope heard mass from
his bed.
Mass For Benedict
The Pope asked that the mass be
celebrated in memory Of Pope Bene-
dict XIV, his predecessor, who died
is years ago today.
It was said that though he was
tortured by sharp recurrent pain
during the night, the pain subsidized
at daybreak and that then the Pope
slept deeply. -.
TT did him good. He was In dire
need of a good rest" an authorita-
tive source said.
While the Pope from his bed heard
mass celebrated in the chapel adj
joining his bedroom, Cardinal Asca-
lesi, archbishop of Naples, celebrated
solemn mass in the Sistine chapel
with ~ cardinals In attendance, In
Guiding Cardinal Pacelli, vatican
secretary Of state, and Cardinal
Schultz, archbishop Of Cologne.
Members Of the vatican diplomatic
corps and officials attached to the
vatican attended also.
After this mass, Cardinal Pacelli
visited the Pope.
Prof. Milani paid a second visit
of a few minutes duration.
Sends Message To Family
After discussion of state affairs,
Cardinal Pacelli informed the pope
of the death of Count Maggiorino
Capello, Nicaraguan minister to the
vatican. The Pope asked that a mes
sage expressing his sympathy be
sent to the minister's family.
The Pope's suffering yesterday led
many to believe that ne was slip
ping, however slowly, to his death.
He was reported to have COM
planned Of thirst because he Is al
lowed but one pint Of water day
It was said that he frequently
gasped for breath, while his heart
huttered, during spasms of pain.
But the Pope was said to be do
ing all he could to conceal his suf-
fering. After one spasnl Of pain he
turned to Prof. Miami and said
smiling:
Worries About Legs
"It Is curious that these legs
which gave us so much pleasure
mountain climbing should In my
last days give me so much PAIN"
A member Of the household said
that the pope several times express
ed a desire to live until the 15tf
anniversary Of his election February
/ 6 or possibly until the anniversary
February IL Of his coronation.
1t was reported that the Pope was
grieved because yesterday, for the
first time, he was unable personal
ly to receive the two snow white
lambs which each year on st. Agnes
day are offered so that their WOO
may be used to make the Sacred
Papal Palliun, or Stole.
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commissions.
Charles B. Pinney, Stafford Springs
was recommended as a trustee Of
Mansfield State Training School
and Hospital to I'LL an unexpired
term ending July !, 1889.
Dwight G. Wheeler, Bridgeport, as
director Of state prison to fill a
term expiring July /, 1899.
Ashbel. q. Bulliver, New Haven,
to the board Of pardons until the
first Monday In June 1889.
The governor also proposed APP
pointment Of Edward E. King, East
Hartford; Bernard M. Donnelly,
Hartford, and william T. May, New
London, as members of the board Of
trustees of Connecticut School for
Boys, Meriden, for four years be-
ginning July /, 1887.
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number Of barristers in attendance.
He offered his cooperation in any
measure for the good Of the associa-
ton, Of which he Is still a member.
He stressed the importance of more
meetings Of the bar, for 1t Is his be-
lief that much benefit could be de-
rived, not only for the members
concerned, but for the community
at large.
Attorney Walter z. Monagan, Sr.,
president Of the association, pre-
sided. The action Of this association
IN naming the legislative commit
tee Is similar to that Of the New
Haven group who have also appoint
ed a committee.
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HEART DISEASE is CAUSE

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 22-(UP)
Heart disease and acute alcohol
ism were blamed today for the death
of John Hearns, 38, formerly OF
Naugatuck, in county jail late last
night.
Hearns was sentenced in city court
yesterday to five days in jail on a
charge Of drunkenness. A jailer
found him dead in a cell while max
ing late round.
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poured their burdens into the Ohio
in downtown Pittsburgh, the waters
crept slowly but steadily into the
Golden Triangle" center Of the
business district and scene of havoc
and destruction when the rivers
rose to the 46-foot level last spring
Pumps Are Manned
Weary manufacturers and mer-
chants whose places of business are
situated along the lower fringe OF
the triangle manned pumps O
eject water from flooded Easements
after working through the night
to move merchandise and equip
ment to safety. Residents of the
lower north side and the McKees
Rocks bottoms" district likewise
spent a sleepless night, watching
the muddy waters rise to their
doorsteps. Hour after hour the
heavy rains that began yesterday
afternoon continued through the
night, portending misery and suf-
fering to thousands. In 81 hours
1.8 inches of rain fell in the
Pittsburgh district generally.
River Traffic Ends
River traffic ceased entirely as
water poured over the tops of locks
and the current, gaining momentum
as the rain poured from the hill
tops, rushed past the point" where
the Allegheny and Monongahela
meet to form the Ohio, carrying
high water to West Virginia, Ohio
and Pennsylvania towns situated
along its banks. The flood guage
at the point passed the 20 foot
level early today and continued to
rise, although less rapidly than 1t
had through the night, due to the
fact that the rainfall had diminished
gradually to almost a drizzle. Lower
sections of Water street and Du-
quesne way, thoroughfares which
border the downtown district on
the west and north, we're covered
with water, as was River avenue
on the lower north side, always
flooded when the rivers rise beyond
flood stage.
Wheeling in Danger
A stage of 80 feet here Is ex-
pected to play havoc at Wheeling,
w. Va, on the Ohio, where stage
Of 355 feet was reported early to-
day, half a foot under flod stage.
An earlier prediction of crest
from 80 to 40 feet was made yes
terday, but rivermen believed 3d.
foot crest in Pittsburgh may force
a crest of As feet at Wheeling.
Such a stage may drive hundreds
from their homes in Wheeling,
cripple industry, transportation
and communications.
Plane Going from Mass.
Salem, Mass, Jan 22.-UP)--An
amphibian pursuit plane was
poised at the coast guard air base
here today awaiting clearing wealth.
er before taking off for Evansville,
4 Ind, for flood relief duty.
At the controls will be Lieutenant
Perry F. Lyons, noted coast guard
merry flyer. Accompanying him
win be radio operator August DAM
menburg and mechanic, Rupert
Germaine.
Air base officials said the OPEN
cockpit plane probably would be
used for scouting purposes in flood
stricken areas. Orders for the
plane to report to Department Com
fnsuder G. B. johnson of the Chi
cago division at Evansville were
issued from coast guard headquar-
tiers at Washington last night.
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was extended to the promotion Of
new bills. Comments were passed
that number of Entertainments on
the barristers' profession by laymen,
particularly of the insurance and
real estate fields, were increasing
rapidly, and the entire association
was appointed to act as committee
TO communicate any specific ideas
for legislation to the committee of
three, before the deadline date of
February S. Another meeting of the
association will be held next Friday
morning at $3.50 and at that time a
report of the developments is ex-
pected to be given.
Judge McEyoy Present
Judge Frank p. McEvoy attended
the meeting and before opening
court expressed the pleasure 1t gave
him to be there and see the large
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$4,000 PEOPLE
DESERT HOMES
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patrolled by a score Of men search
ing for leaks, cracks or other signs
Of weakening. At least 800 families
In the lower sections Of Cairo were
warned to leave their homes. En-
gineers called Harrisburg for WPA
workers to sandbag levee gaps. Red
Cross workers, national guardsmen
and coast guard life-savers were at
work throughout the area, with
headquarters at Evansville. Ameri-
can Legion posts mustered for re-
lief work in Evansville and other
cities. Police departments in dozen
cities cancelled leaves. organized
emergency patrols. Farmers who fled
their homes in boats, trucks and
wagons, volunteered for rescue work.
The Illinois state police warned by
radio that all railroad and highway
traffic across the Ohio river at the
Indiana border was suspended.
Ohio Reaches 10 Feet
The Ohio reached 10 feet and
plunged over its levees at Lawrence
burg, Ind, last night. Within few
hours all but 500 Of the, towns 6.00c
population had fed to nearby VIII
iages. Water from the Ohio covered
$50 city blocks In Louisville, KY. AT
least 1000 families fed TO higher
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TRIAL DEFERRED

North Andover, Mass, Jan. ~
(UP) District court trial Of SALIVA
tor Lamonica, e0-year-old half-blifid
farmer charged with the murder Of
his 52-year -oId son Paul. was de-
fegred today until Monday.
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bill today in line with his legisla-
tive activities Of previous sessions.
Under is provisions no pubic serv-
ice carrier could charge more than
Eve cents for fare. The scent bus
and trolley fare has been a pet"
proposal Of Rep. Mahaney for sew
e-al years.
Rep. John D. Thoms of Waterbury
today introduced in the house a bill
increasing the capital Of the Maui
gatuck Water company from $780,
600 to 100000. In the senate sim
liar bill was presented by Senator
Frank McDermott Of West Haven,
who represents the 14th district Of
which Naugatuck Is q part.
Rep. Thons also introduced q
measure amending the charter Of
the Waterbury Trust company. The
bank seeks to increase the number
Of directors from flve to seven.
A resolution by Rep. Thomas in
the house renames Lewis Phelps OF
,Andover, democratic state auditor.
His term expires this year. Nom
nation Is equivalent to election as
each party Is allowed one auditor.
Frank Lynch of New Haven is the
republican incumbent. His term does
not expire this year.
Rep. Asahel Mitchell Of Woodbury.
presented an appropriation bill Of
81, 800 900 to the house. The money
would be used to build an addition
to the state hospital In Newtowrl.
Senator Anthony Telesca Of Tor
rington introduced q bill today
granting ten year service medals 70
members OF the Governors Foot
Guard and also replacing their pres
ent uniform with o. DIS.
Senator Joseph H. Lawlor and
Rep. John D. Thoms Of Waterbury
would be denied their state and To-
cal positions OF athletic commits
sioner and court prosecutor. re-
spectively, under terms Of q bill in
troduced in the house today by Rep.
Shethar of Weston. It prohibits
members OF the legislature holding
judicial or other state offices. =
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reached the hospital.
II the babies survive, they will be
the second set Of quadruplets IN
Canada. The other set are the
Mahaney children, Lydia, Edih,
Edna, and John, Of st. John, N. B.,
who are 10. The two sets may share
honors with the Dionne quintuplets
Of Calendar, Ont.
Third Baby Dies
Montreal, Jan. 22.-(Ur)The
third Of the, Rondeau bankruptcies, a
boy, died at Ste. Justine hospital at
il:20 r. m today.
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PITTSBURGH in
PATH OF FLOODS

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LOCAL MEMBERS
OF BAR NAMED

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QUADRUPLETS TO
CANADA MOTHER

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MILLION DOLLAR
ALLGATES OPEN

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POLICE BARRACKS
in LITCHFIELD

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LOUISVILLE MAY
BESTRUCK HARD

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Rep. Asahel Mitchell Of Woodbury.
presented an appropriation bill Of
81, 800 900 to the house. The money
would be used to build an addition
to the state hospital In Newtown.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-17
INTENSE COLD AND SNOW
 HITS MANY AREAS TEN DEATHS REPORTED

VA SHINGTON, Dec. .(P)-Win- ter's :cy g:.p t1 ok a toll of 3t least 10 deaths, recently, as trigid temperatures spread along the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to lorida, bringing intense cold and snow to parts of New England and the Middle Atlantic states, and threats of fresh wave of Arctic weather to south and north central sections east of the Rocky Mountains.
 Five Succumb In South :. Five of the fatalities are report ed from the South as the result of exposure; two children died in western Pennsylvania coast acci- dents due to climatic conditions: a man succumbed to the cold at Pittsburgh, a man also died from the cold at Buffalo, N. Y., and an icy road sent a physician skidding to his death into the Barge Canal, near Fulton, N. Y............. .-.. -.......
 Gale Strikes Buffalo
 Buffalo was struck by the worst December gale in 10 years, Carr jed in off the Great Lakes by a 47-mile wind, the storm all but paralyZed New York states sec ond largest city. Eleven inches of snow fell in the 24 hours preced- ing ' o'clock in the morning, and during that period the tempera- ture dropped to 32 degrees above zero.
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Gabriel Richardson Young: A pioneer of Dawson City and Cape Nome, last heard from in Seattle in 1900 stating he was return ing to Alaska, not heard of since. His brother Graham, a newspaper man is seeking information of his whereabouts.
 Anyone having any informa- tion in regard to these people is requested to notify the Cover nor's office, Juneau, Alaska
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Fred Seidel, Gust Aspen, Chas. L. Milock, Gus Anderson, Frank Krebb, Alex Meister, Fan ny Milock, and to each of your heirs administrators, and assigns:
 You and each of you are here by notified that l, the undersign- ed, a co-owner, have expended the sum of one hundred dollars ($1OO.OO) in labor and improve ments upon the Dredger Claim Association Placer Mining Claim, situated on the Neukluk River in the Cape Nome Recording Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, the location certificate of which is on record in Vol. 20, Page 81 of the former Council Recording Precinct, Second Division, Ter ritory of Alaska, as assessment work in order to hold said pre- mises under the provisions of Section 1924, Revised Statutes of the United States of America, for each of the following years: From 1910 to 1887, inclusive.
 You are further notified that the undersigned co-owner has paid out for said work and inn provements the sum of $l00.00 per year for each of said twenty seven years, amounting to $2,700.- CO., this being the amount requir- ed to hold said property from 1910 up to and including July lst 1887. And, that if within nine ty days (90) from the completion of the service of this notice by publication, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportionate share of such expenditure as CO., owner, your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned under said Section 2324, Revised Statutes of the Un- ited States.
 CHARLES STROM, Co-Owner Publish-Oct. 1, 8, 15, 9, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10, IT, "A, '37.
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Harry Leroy Place: Six feet three inches tall, aged thirty three, brown hair, gray eyes, one foot longer than the other. Disappeared from Capistram Beach, California in 1929 and be- lieved to be somewhere in AL aska. It is feared he may be suff- ering from amnesia.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-12-17
Do You Know Any?

Inquiries have been received by the Office of the Governor at Juneau, Alaska, regarding the following persons supposed to be in Alaska.
 George H. Bowman: Last heard of in Fairbanks about twenty years ago, supposed to be inter- ested in hotel and mine there. Sister Stella and brother Frank anxious to locate him.
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J. R. Miller or Joe Ridmiller: A blacksmith who left Montana for Alaska 1916 has not been heard from since. He is Slovak- German.
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The above will be sung by the Pioneers of AL aska accompanied by the audience, at the Pioneer Roof Garden, Saturday night, Dec. 18th
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Oh! Land of gold sing to thee,
 Alaska, My Alaska. Thy snowcapped peaks love to see
 Alaska, My Alaska. From Arctic Oceans frozen shore To Baranoff of Russian lore; Thy mighty rivers l adore,
 Alaska, My Alaska. In sixty seven, by Stewards might,
 Alaska, My Alaska. Thy innost wealth was prot to light,
 Alaska, My Alaska. To show thy growth thru many a year, Thy motto has been "Persevere" Thy fame is sung both far and near,
 Alaska, My Alaska. Oh May they future shine most clear
 Alaska, My Alaska. And in the hearts of men grow dear,
 Alaska, My Alaska. Henceforth! Oh fairest land l know, Thy wealth from out the hills shall flow, And cast OCT all a radiant glow,
 Alaska, My Alaska.
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The Washington times., 1937-02-09
MD. OFFICERS
LEAVE TO GET
YOUNG REED

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 9.-De-
tective Sergts. Theodore Vollten
and Leroy Rodgers of the Mont
gomery County Police left Rock
vile today for Ruston, La, to get
William B. Reed wanted on mur-
der charges here and in West Vir-
ginia.
Reed, named as the leader of a
bandit trio wanted for the MUIR
der of Elwood Matthews, 65-year-
old Montgomery county farmer on
November 21 last, and William Doll
man, 32-year-old Philadelphia, Pa,
salesman, near Sutton, w. Va,
on Thanksgiving Day. is now held
by Louisiana authorities on a
holdup charge.
While Reed and his two youthful
companions face murder indict-
ments in Montgomery county for
the Matthews Staying they will be
be brought to trial first in West
Virginia for the Dollman Staying.
Reeds two companions, Law
renee Gingell, of Kensington, Md.
and w. Joseph Kirby, of Scran-
ton, Pa, are now held by West
Virginia police at Charleston
awaiting trial. When the extradi-
tion of Reed is obtained Maryland
will waive its right to him and
turn him over to West Virginia,
Pugh explained.
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
VOTE MACHINE
PLAN BOOSTED

BETHESDA, Md, Feb. 9.-Join.
ing with many Democratic clubs
and other organizations through,
out Montgomery county, the Re.
publican State central committee
has gone on record as favoring
the installation of voting machines
in the precincts within the Sew
enth and Thirteenth election dis,
tricts.
In making this announcement,
Wilton T. Allen, secretary of the
committee, said
"The committee feels that this
would not only be an economical
move tut would be one that
would insure honest elections
within the thickly populated
suburban area. Unless the
machines are purchased, many
of the precincts now cOngeSted
will need to be divided, which
would cost the county in the
long run far more than the
purchase of the automatic vote
tabulatOrs.
"In the Seventh district
alone there are three precincts
that have a registration of over
1900 and based on the 1884
election this would necesSitate
counting ballots we'll over 30
hours. 1t is not humanity pos
sible to count this long and
get an accurate figure"
1t has been estimated cost of
the installation will not exceed
S25 nm
The Washington times., 1937-02-09
S0PER, q,
IS BURIED IN
CALIFORNIA

Funeral services were conducted
today in Glendale, Calf, for the
Rev. DR.. Julius Soper, formerly of
washington, who until his death
Friday was the Oldest living grad
uate of Georgetown University. He
was 80 years old.
DR.. Soper, who served 80 years
in Japan, was missionary of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Born
in PooleSville, Md, he came to
Washington with his family before
the Civil War.
In 1866 he graduated from
Georgetown University, receiving
his diploma from Andrew jackson,
who succeeded Lincoln as PreSi-
dent upon his assassination. In
1867 the college awarded him a M.
A. Degree. Deciding to enter mis-
Sionary work he matriculated and
graduated from the Drew Theolog-
ical Seminary in 1872, and was
made Doctor of Divinity in 1892
by Western Maryland College.
His son, DR.. Edmund Soper,
president of Wesleyan University,
Ohio; and a sister, Mrs. Samuel
Polkenhorn, of 2627 Adams Mill
Road, N. W., survive.
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