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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
BANK ltd Offer
DIVIDEND Of 5%
m
Central Indus trial In Posi-
ton to Reduce Indebted.
ness to Investors

stating that 81, the present time
thcre are sufficient funds on hand
10 warrant the payment Of another
8 per cent dividend 70 holders Of ceT-
tificat1e Of Investment h the Gen.
tral Industrial Hank, the directors
who are acting aS trustees today,
petitioSied superior court for per-
mission to pay the dividend. Judge
Frank r. McEvoy viii hear ana
paas on tie petition at the short
calendar session Of superior court
friday morning.
Attorney Alfred II, Fli1kelsteiri.
counsel for TIE directors Of the dis
solution Of the bark stated today
that H. the tpetition ~ granted and
the 0 per cent pern1iiini paid, II VIII
bring the total payment on oil de-
posts TO As per cent IN all. N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
! uture Allowances
Represent Drastic
Change In Program
Waterbury to Feel Effects Of Governments Latest
Order to Curtail Grants Field House, Grand.
stand at Athletic Field Involved in Reduction

New statewide wPA regulation,
q regard 10 an increase IN the
nshount sponsors must pay for ma
tefiel cost. effective beginning with
tle month Of March, will affect
pNpjects sponsored In Waterbury, the
ufn1Ocrat learned today. No Of1cial
Statement was released In connec-
ton with the matter but II Ia ex-
pActed that the new ruling, which
reduces the WPA grant 70 cities BY
citing the per man month allOt-
rylent, will have considerable effect
% the proposed field house project
f1f the new athletic field
~ was recently learned that the
nhw job would involve an amount
we'll in excess Of 100000 and II the
INV regulations are still In effect
when this job gets under way the
Guy will necessarily have 10 assume
aafar greater part Of the cost for
Materials.
Figures Cited
The new regulation, which wal
received here In connection with a
w1ter main project proposal, stip-
uihtes that In the future the city
Wi receive "t6 per man month"
This means that for each man work
iHg during the month the city will
receive IS from the WPA 10 meet
to cost OF materials. II 900 men
wDrk for q month, the city will only
receive 5000. In the past they
YAEeiye twenty per cent Of the total
cost OF tho materials.
IN the recent water main pro-
pssai the city asked for 128 per
man month. This would have
Amounted 10. with 100 men on the
jeb, the sum Of $4,000. Now they
Mfli get only $500 towards tho cost
Of materials.
1t can be readily seen that for
ssballer projects the new regulation
Will not have too great nm effect ON
tue sponsor. But for job like the
proposed athletic field house and
giandstand, a job which will involve
sesne 200 men for a nix month pc
rid, the effect will be more notice.
abe. Under the old regulations the
ely would receive twenty per cent
Of 10000. Now for 200 men Mt %
p1g man month for q siz month Pc
rtod the city would only receive
$1,000 10 meet the cost OF materials.
Future Results
~ Ia understood that Waterbury'g
smaller projects will not be affected
~ some time inasmuch M materials
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
PATTY BERG TO
| PLAY JEAN BAUER

Pain Beach,, Fla, FEB. i7-tUP)
--TrnveIing D rocky road 10 one Of
the few titles that Guided her last
winter, Patty Berg, Minneapolis
schoolgirl, to-day meets Jean Bauer,
OF Providence, n. r., IN the second
round Of tho annual Palm Beach
wome1'e tournament.
FATTY, who Defeated Miss Bauer
IN the finals Of the recent Miami
BfItmOre tournament, moved into
the second round with q 2 and 1
triumph over Grace Amory. Of Palm
Beach.
Mise Bauer also came from behind
70 beat ooldic Batteson, Of Mil
waukee, 3 and 2. Two down ct the
turn, the New England girl took
I'VE, Of the next seven holes TO win
the match.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17

have been purc.agcd for water main
and sewer Jobs which will last TIM
I'll the end Of March. In tbs future,
however. providing the new rule Ii
not subject 10 change, the city will
assume q tremendous increase In
the cost Of materials each month
for local WPA work.
The new regulation has been put
into effect II Ia Understood, III all
cities and towns In tho state. In
Hartford the financial reduction ON
n project estimated at some 600, 900,
Of which amount the city was 70
have received S47,000 for materials,
brings the material allotment down
10 q little over $4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
MAY CENTRALIZE
TAX FUNCTIONS
All May Be Put Under
State Tax Dept. By
New Bill

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 17<--(UP)--"
Capitalization OF oil gtat6 tax ftiric-
ti0ns within the STATE tax depart
ment was proposed TO the general
assembly today by tho state re0r-
ganizati0n cofnfnissiofl. Both III
law and In economics" the commits
sion said, taxation involves tech
nical matters requiring the special
ized knowledge and experience Of n
specially trained supervisory per.
sonnet. "r'he administrative require
mentS OF the routine operations In.
yOlyed IN assessing and collecting
state taxes and IN supervising NUM-
clpal finance and taxation are Of d
character 70 permit the utilization
OF the same personnel and facilities
for the administration Vt several
taxes, thus eliminating the necessity
Of substantial changes In the nufTi-
Der NJ employees 10 inset tho season.
nj variations In the volume o. WORK."
Recommendation
The commission recommended: /.
1--AbOliti0n OF the state board Of
equalization and transfer OF its
duties 10 the tax department
2--T'ransfer 70 tho tax department
from tho treasurer Of duties relat-
Ing 10 assessment and collection Of
the four-miIi tax on choses.i1 -Ae-
ton and " the collection of taxes
on Ger companies, fSiottf bus com.
panies, places Of amusement, eas-
oiine, estates, ellccessiofig and the
lif,tAxed property 81 deceased per-
sons.
s-,rransfsr 70 tie tAx department
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17

O'FE CLUB ENJOYS
ADDRESS BY SCHEIN

'The oyroscope and the Auto
matte Pilot" was the title Of talk
given last night 10 members Of the
ore club Of the X M. Q. A. BY
Alexander schcin. vice-prcsident Of
the Waterbury Tool Co. and an exec
cutive Of the spcrry Corporation.
The speaker traced he development
Of the gyroscopc o. q machine for
more than 20 years and also exc
planned the perfection Of the ma
chinery necessary 10 operate an aus
tomato airplane pilot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
MELROSE CITY
HALL HAD FIRE

MelroGe, Mass, Feb. 17--Up)--
A three alarm fire drove 40 city en-
plOyes from Melrosc's 60 year old
four-story brick city hall today.
Damage, mostly from water, was
estimated at 1000. Aid wag sum
m0ned from Maiden and Wakefield.
The fire started In the west wall
Of city hall auditorium ON the third
floor. A passerby who saw flames
shooting from q window summoned
firemen from central FIRE station
next door.
City employees returned 10 work
an hour later.
Chief Frank q. Newman attrib-
uted the fire 10 carcleB smoking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
PROSPECT

Numerous Waterbury religious
and educational headers will APP
pear before the Young Peoples
Fellowship OF the Prospect Con-
gregational church during the
coming year, according TO the
program Of events listed today.
The Fellowship meets each Bun
day evening at z O'Clock under the
following officers: PreSident, Dor
othy Kathan: vlce.prebident, Err
nest Weir: secretary, Dorothy
Weyand: treasurer, Pauline Varis.
The program, which includes
speakers and events from Fcbru-
nry II, which IN alumni night. w
June n, is M follows:
FEB. n, alumni night, with VIII
liam u. Elwell, Of Crosby high
school, IN. speaker: FEB. 20. Miss
Lois Beach, director OF religious
education, OF the First M. ~.
church, New Haven, as speaker;
March Z. what Seem 10 30
Promising Vacations for the Fu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17

from the motor vehicles department
Of administration Of the gasoline
tax.
4-ITransfer Of duties Of the In
surance commissioner relating TO
administration OF taxes on alien
and nonresident insurance firrnG
b-JTransfer Of duties OF the
auditors relating 10 prescribing
and furnishing forms Of cash books.
seIectmen's orders and school orders.
6--Transfer OF duties OF the secrc-
tary Of state relating 10 receipt and
compilation OF returns Of county re-
ccipts and expenses.
7--Transfer OF duties Of the state
hoard Of finance and control re-
lating TO administration OF state
granY TO aid In retiring municipal
railroad indebtedness.
0-Transfer Of duties OF the de-
funct emergency relief commission
relating TO municipal finance.
0--Abolition OF the board Of she'll
fish commissioners and shellfish
board OF relief and transfer OF tax
alton duties relative TO oyster
grounds TO the towns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
yAPAN CONCERNED

Tokyo, Feb. i7.-(UP).--Thc Of
fetal Dofnei News agency reported
todhy that naval circles were con-
cerned over Great Britain's re.
armament program. believing thai
the United States might follow q
similar program and compel Japar
T. entire into an armament race.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
DEAN BROWN

Dean Emeritus Charles n.
Brown Of Yalc Divinity school will
give the second lecture In the
union lsntcn series at tho First
church tomorrow evening, speak
Ing on "Thc Bsense OF Escurity,"
Dean Brown is ono OF tho fore
most religious leaders OF the coiif1-
try; the recipient Of seven honor
ary degrees and tho auiltor OF
IA books. He In always heard with
warm appreciation In Waterbury.
Dr. John q. Walker Of the Second
Congregational church will assist
In the service. which begins ut 0
O'Clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
Vows OTTO Clutches

ture?" with Arthur Kathan a.
leader; March IA. Can Young
People fave Any Part In Develop
Ing Greater Fricndship Between
Nations" with Dorothy Weyend
M leader: March II. How Can
We Work with Young People Of
Other Churches2" with Ernest
Weir ag leader; March 40, what
Faster Means 10 Me" with Fran
cir Salvatore M leader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
BUYING CLUE

The development Of the cooper
alive movement in Spain, Ger
many, Italy, Russia. England. and
japan was traced by Rev. Edgar
jackson, Of ST'hofnaston, who ad-
dressed tho Waterbury Corpora
two Buying club ut the Central Y
last night. Riv. JackSon's talk was
entitled. THE Effect Of the Co
operatives on the international
Situation" Rev. Wayne White Of
Naugatuck, presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17
HOPEVILLE OPENS
NEW ROOMS SOON

The committees On arrangements
for the formal opening Of new
HopevifIe Community club quarters
completed plans for me affair at o
session last evening following tho
regular meeting OF the club MEM
bcrs. Charles Aiiearn, chairman Of
the committee. stated the new rooms
would be open after 1 O'Clock. Feb
ruary 20, for inspection. The formal
opening will be held on that eve
ming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17

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somsly bound. The red
edges and rounded cor.
nsTs add disiinetivsnsss.
The Dictionary contains
more than 600 pages,
and Tho Ailss contains lee
pages. 90 81 them FULL
page color maps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17

for ihsss books every day. You need
not stumble over recommendations Or
spelling Of any words. You nssd moi
look blank at mention 81 strange
places. Al your finger lips, you viii
find tho answers 10 all your questions.
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are clear. The dictionary . seli-prc.
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tho Atlas. The books are exosllsnticr
use In school, home and oiiice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-17

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Send or present the three coupons with
90 cents TO our office.
The Washington times., 1937-01-27
ENGINEERS FEAR STRAINED LEVEES
MAY BURST TWITHOUTWARN|NG

Through Southern Indiana, as
elsewhere in the stricken area, the
specter Of disease haunted relief
authorities as water supplies began
to dwindle.
At Cairo, wedged between the
confluence of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi, an army of men worked
night and day building the levee
surrounding the city to a height
OF SO feet. The last of the women,
children and infirm were to be
evacuated today.
The situation at Cairo was at
least temporarily relieved by the
divergence of waters into the 131,-
000-acre Birds Point-New Madrid
floodway. But as the floodway
rapidly filled, it was feared the
rise at Cairo would again menace
the city and strain the levee.
Above Cairo, from Mount Yer
non to Mound City, southern Il
linois River towns we're under
water, their citizens evacuated.
Even Harrisburg, % miles from
the Ohio, was in dire straits as
backwaters flooded the city.
Waters surged into the floodway
with such force residents Of New
Madrid, Mo-; Blytheville, Ark, and
Tiptonville, Tenn, were urged to
flee lest the floodway banks be
The Washington times., 1937-01-27

reached in a conference between
President Roosevelt. the Army
high command and Army engi-
neerS.
The engineers informed the
President that they could not give
any assurance that the levee SyS-
tenn would hold if the pressure be-
comes increasingly greater as the
flood crest moves southwark.
The Army high command char
acterized the plan as a 'precau-
tionary measure"
Agencies Combine
Under the evacuation plan, all
CCC personnel, the National
Guard and organized reserves
would aid the troops in the vari-
GUS corps areas in the threatened
valley in moving out the people.
CCC camps would be pressed
into duty to house the refugees.
Others would be given haven in
towns and cities on high ground,
safely out of the 100-mile strip.
Thirty five thousand trucks
would be needed to move out the
population and would be pressed
into duty from civilian sources.
All railroads in the affected area
would be called on to cooperate in
the mass movement, the Army
high command said.
No expense will be spared in
carrying out the plan if the emer-
gency requires it, it was declared.
Memphis, city of some 100000
VickSburg, Natchez
and New Orleans. a metropolis of
approximately half a million peo-
pile. lie along the Mississippi south
ward from Cairo.
The seriousness Of the threat to
The Washington times., 1937-01-27

Regions miles from the banks
of the Ohio suffered as tributary
waters, backed up by the choked
Ohio, spread over their banks.
Cincinnati suffered from an
acute water shortage today, a
situation which authorities ex-
pected to partially remedy, how
ever, by diverting privately-owned
arteSian wells and springs into the
city mains. The danger Of an
epidemic from polluted water was
serious.
Red Cross authorities reported
the relief situation in Cincinnati,
Hamilton county, and in north
Kentucky "well in hand"
Flood waters courSed through
the streets of Louisville, two stories
high in some areas. The city was
virtually under martial law. With
the river at flood stage of $50
feet, Government Meterologist j.
L. Kendall declared "the worst is
over" but the scourge of pestilence
QuIfS over Ine ClCy.
1900 Ill in Louisville
More than 1890 cases of illness
due to bad sanitation and exposure
have been reported in Louisville
since the Ohio began eddying
through the city six days ago, DR..
Hugh Rodman Leavell, director of
health, revealed today. He said:
lover 200 persons have died
in the last three days from con-
tagiOuS diseases, pneumonia, in
fluenza and other ailments that
have been aggravated by the
flood situation.
"TO battle the destruction by
disease that is hanging over us
The Washington times., 1937-01-27
EVACUATION OF ONE MILLION IN FLOOD AREA PLANNED

we have enlisted the services Of
600 physicians, $50 nurses, dOz-
ems of dentists and all the junior
and senior interneS from all hos
pitals in this area"
PiS&ol reports echoed through
the streets terrifying the residents,
as police and militiamen shot stray
dogs, hungry and wolf-like, forag-
ing the streets.
Fire Plaques City
All but one restaurant in Louis
vile is closed. Power has been shut
off. The water supply dwindled.
Most of the city's 350,000 residents
sought refuge in the hills. Fire
plagued the city. A lumber yard
fire burned apace early today, fire
men helpless to halt the roaring
flames.
Great air liners loaded with
serums, medicines, food and cloth
ing made perilous landings on the
airport.
Below Louisville evacuation Of
Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky
towns continued.
More than 80 Indiana counties
are under martial law. A predic-
ton of rain for the ravaged area
led authorities to order evacuation
of large areas, enforced in many
cases by the fixed bayonets of Ma
tional Guardsmen.
Preparations were made to evac-
uate Evansville, Jeffersonville and
New Albany.
United States Weather Observer
John Hagen predicted a flood stage
of SIS feet at Evansville by Friday,
a crest that would submerge four
fifths of the city. The river had
passed the 52-foot mark today.
The Washington times., 1937-01-27

the Mississippi Valley led the Army
to Withdraw all maintenance per.
sonnel on tributary streams and
speed it to duty on the Mississippi
River leveeS.
Dynamited crevaSSeS on the
Birds Point-New Madrid floodway
are gradually widening and Civ
ing some relief to the high flood
crest.
Fair weather and rapid restora-
ton of communication lines are
facilitating the work.
A total of 2,036 miles Of levees
along the Mississippi southwark
from Cairo must withstand the
crushing impact of the flood
waters if the lowlands are to be
saved.
Authorities conservatively esti-
mated the number of homeless at
100000 today, placed the number
of known dead at 1872, but reluct-
antly admitted hundreds more
may have lost their lives in the
raging torrent.
The work of rehabilitation was
begun at Cincinnati. Louisville
sent out a call for police reinforce
ments to halt looting. Cairo
evacuated, and Memphis prepared
to succor an army Of $4,000
refugees who will be forced to flee
from their homes when the crest
of the flood moves from the Ohio
into the Mississippi.
Suffering Miles Away
Between these cities whole
towns were under water, thousands
of acres of lush farm land in
undated. and privation and suffer
ing and misery was on every hand.
The Washington times., 1937-01-27

The area affected under the
evacuation plan embraces a
strip of lowland so miles wide
on each side Of the Mississippi
from Cairo along 1,550-mile
river frontage southwest to
New Orleans.
Hope For Best
The Army high command
stressed the hope that the evacua.
ton preparations would not cause
undue alarm" in the area. The
step was decided upon, it was
stated, in order to prevent the dis
aStrous occurrences of the past
week in the Ohio River area.
Because of the slow movement
of the flood crest southwark, the
Army high command said that it
has from seven days to two weeks
to take care of any emergency in
the area Immediately south of
Cairo and for this reason no imme-
date emergency is expected for
as much as month in the New
Orleans area.
Million People Involved
The estimate of more than
million people being involved in
the mass movement was obviously
conservative.
Numerous sizeable cities and
towns dot the banks of the great
Mississippi between Cairo and
New Orleans, and if these urban
populations are considered the
estimate of more than a million
people would have to be increased
materially. The engineers appeared
uncertain as to what would be
done in the cases of these cities
and towns, but emphasized that
the Army's plan embraces the pro-
lection of all life within the 100
mile strip down the river.
Water already at record flood
levels in the Illinois area as it
moves southwark will be added to
by the enormous burden of the
Arkansas, Red, Atchafalaya, St.
Francis and other river tributaries
to the Mississippi.
Woodring said the worst threat
The Washington times., 1937-01-27

of the entire flood area will be
in the vicinity of Memphis.
Woodring stated it is feared
the levee system will not be able
to withstand the shock of the in
creasing flood burden.
The decision to move out the
population of the huge area was
The Washington times., 1937-01-27

ripped away and sweep them to
destruction.
Fifteen thousand residents
marooned in Paducah were being
evacuated at the rate of 800 per
hour. Fourteen persons were
drowned yesterday when a rescue
barge capsized in the flood waters,
bringing the city's death toll to 20.
The Washington times., 1937-01-27
MASS MOVEMENT WILL REQUIRE
FULL MONTH TO RESCUE ALL
Continued from Page II
lvees prove unequal to the task Of retaining the mounting
flood waters.
Warning to People GiUen
CONTINUED from Page u
Secretary Woodring said:

Secretary WoodTlng SAID:
"We are taking this step in order to properly warn
people in the Mississippi Valley to be prepared to move
out of the area
Army commanders in the fourth fifth seventh and eighth
corps areas were given by Gen. Man Craig chief of
staff complete plans for the gigantic movement by
p. m. tomorrow night
Secretary Woodrng first indicated that evacuation of the
to immediate but engineering officials later de-
clared this would necessary the flood waters
only at the rate of from 30 to 80 miles day.
The Washington times., 1937-01-27
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The Washington times., 1937-01-27

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The Washington times., 1937-01-27

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-05

tions OF her condi-
wbas. II was noticed in clinics
if fare - ns;1 II was extensively used, that
en : 4 ~ kidney Infection was pres
L Eid, the release of the acids in the
fecti eys tended to clear up these in
not rS'l baa;., Since the high fat diet is
se Sea nsealthy for a normal person, a
wo pItn was made for acids which
thu TDula IL. Perform the same function.
acid acid u N.Ss: was to find an organic
b bv n,o Which could be adm Inn frsd
urjn MUM and excreted intact in the
off Off, ia ana also that it should XIII
sear pScteria' In the course Of this
have -" IMAM mandelic acid was found to
bsct t tnese qualities. It kills off IF
per r' can4 IN IN the urine in about 80
i Bv ve 1Ioo Of uncomplicated cases. "
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Or ' absc obstruction of kidney tissue,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-05

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full.
It's discovery
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-05
Mandelic Acid Helpful
In Kidney Infections

lions Of this kind are particularly
common in children. particularly
infection by the germ which ordi-
narily lives in the large bowel.
We have a large number of drugs
which are able to kill off these
germs in ordinary cases. Among
the first Of these to be used was
uratropine. Another one, and much
the best until mandelic acid came
along, was pyridium. To this group
mandelic acid is a welcome addi-
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-05

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