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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24
Spain Witnesses Most
 Bloody Strife Today
Nationalists Forced to Rush Up Achievements;
 Loyalists Are Fighting Hard to Recover 4 Some of Lost Ground

had turned back the assault and were holding the left bank of the river.
 Loyalists Meet Defeat
 As waves of Loyalist infantry ad- vanced, accompanied by the tanks, the Nationalists hurled gasoline bottles and hand grenades. When the Loyalists reached the National ist positions, they met such deadly machine gun and rifle fire that most of them fell before they passed the barbed wire, Nationalists claimed.
 Those who got through were met with hand grenades and knives and many were killed inside the Nation alist trenches. Meanwhile there were numerous air battles.
 Nationalist sources said the Loy- alist offensive in the upper Catalona was now believed to be an attempt to force the Natoinalists to aban- don the left bank of the Segre, with the recapture of electric power sta- tions secondary aim.
 May Dynamite Dams
 The Loyalist drive threatened the Nationalist positions so much. ac- cording to reports from the front, that insurgent commanders pre- pared to dynamite the big power dams along the rivers. "-..
 The Nationalist commanders pro- ceeded cautiously, however, as the blasting of the dams would send the Segre on a rampage and wash out many bridges, endangering insur- gent positions, Notifications, and material on both banks.
 The Nationalists claimed to have turned back every Loyalist attack, and the LoyalistS, in turn, asserted that they repulsed severe counter attacks aimed at recapturing strate- gic points.
 United Press reports said that it was see-saw battle, positions changing several times, and with terrific losses to both sides.
 It was indicated that the Loyalist offensive in the north, the first real one since the government captured Teruel last December, was intended also to district attention from the fighting in the Castellon De La Plana and Valencia areas.
 Re-capture of the power plants would help increase Barcelona's out put of war supplies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24
REBEKAH MEMBERS GOING TO MERIDEN
Marion Lodge to Confer Degree on Silver City
 Candidates June 2
CHESHIRE NEWS
 Hubert Rigney
 Cheshire Phone 334

Cheshire, May 24.-Cards will be played following the, business ses- sion of Marion Rebekah lodge on Thursday evening. The lodge has received an invitation to confer de- grees at the meeting of Esther lodge in Meriden, June 2. A large dele gation will attend this meeting.
 Alexander to Speak
 Major Newton w. Alexander will be the speaker at the Memorial day exercises on the Green Sunday af- ternoon, Major Alexander is for mer commander of Corporal Coyle post, American Legion, and an &C., tive member of the Reserve Officers association.
 MT. and Mrs. Martin J. Dunn of Waterbury were guests ot West Cheshire relatives over the week. end.
 The annual May luncheon of the Senior Aid society of the Congre- gational church will be followed by cards Thursday at p. m.
 Tucker Coming Here
 State Master Edgar Tucker will attend the installation exercises of the juvenile grange Wednesday evening. Refreshments will be served. ..
 George Giblin is seriously ill at the home of his son, Robert, on Spring street.
 Rev. S. Dudley Straw of the Baptist church preached at Union services Sunday at p. Tn. in St. Peters church.
 Mrs. Young Dies
 Mrs. Cassius c. Young died Sat- urday evening at her home in Yalesville. Mrs. Young. a Cheshire native was we'll known here. She was active in church an dflower circles.
 The state highway department trucks are oiling and sanding the shoulders of the state highway through town. The new sarding de- vice is much more satisfactory than the old method of throwing the sand by shovels from truck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24
LADIES' GARMENT
 WORKERS BUSY

Minneapolis, Minn.. May "A. (UP) The executive board of the Inter national Ladies Garment Workers Union today heard committee re- ports which were expected to have an important bearing on whether the Union should retain utilization with the CIO or give full allegiance to the A. F. of l..
 It was reported that President David Dubinsky might seek to re- new attempts to effect a peace be- tween the two groups as an alterna- tive measure. The ILGWU is the only union affiliated with the Com mittee for Industrial Organization which has not been expelled from the American Federation of Labor.
 The committee convened its quar- terly session yesterday. Its meetings were closed to the public and press. Dubinsky said he did not believe the A. F. of L.-CIO question would come before the board until We'd nesday or Thursday when routine matters and committee reports have been disposed of.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24

Attempts to break up an anti-Hit- Ter meeting in Dublin. Ireland. re- suited in riot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24

to conduct sit-down at the reser- voir site or tie themselves to trees to prevent the company from des- troying the natural beauty of the valley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24
WAR CRISIS IN
 EUROPE AT REST
Will Stay There Unless Czechs Rifle Hitler; Lat-
 ter Is in China's War
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Staff COrrespondent)

NOhhsNA A ANoc JS0h SVhANORVhAuGhkI
 Europe's war crisis shifted today from the threatening field of mili- tary demonstration to the hopeful calm of council table at Prague.
 Czechoslovakia, seeking peace but armed for fight, clarified and calmed" the tense scene by con- ferring with Nazi leader Konrad Henlein and preparing to discuss with Hungarian and Polish leaders a settlement of minority demands for increased self-government.
 On the troop-crowded frontier, in Prague and in every capital of Europe belief spread that the im- mediate threat of military action by Nazi Germany to protect Germans in Czechoslovakia had been ended by stern British pressure for peace.
 Germans Move Back
 German border troops were re- ported being moved back 25 miles after Nazi charges that three from tier incidents were Czech efforts to provoke attack.
 Henlein, by reversing his previous position, contributed to solution when he agreed to negotiate. Thus the Nazis needed British warnings that they were creating danger of a general war by rejecting Czech peace offers in advance and thus they made it certain that Britain and France would renew strong pressure on the Prague government to make maximum concessions to the minoritieS.
 It was understood that the Czechs would make liberal offers of home rule, including police control, but none of the negotiations was blind to the grave obstacles still in the path of a settlement.
 Hitler in China Affairs
 The trend toward calm was at tributed generally to the decision of Adolf Hitler, who quieted the Ger man protests Monday. While the Nazi leader chose negotiations in- stead of military action in Europe, he took another coarse in the China war where he ordered all German military advisers to the Chinese gov- ernment to return home.
 The German advisers-eStimate at from 48 to 82--had been credited with large part of responsibility for the strong Chinese defenses and counter attacks on the north central front.
 fingered by Hitler's blow to their armed strength, the legions of Gen. eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek threw themselves into powerful counter attacks in the north that threatened newly-won Japanese positions. Re- ports, most of which the Japanese denied, were that Chinese recap tured half dozen towns along the Lunghai railroad and one dispatch claimed that strong Japanese column under the famous Genera Kenji Diohara had been wiped out
 May Have to Stay
 Hankow, China, May 24-(UP)- German advisers to the Chimes armies, ordered home without ex planation, may not be permitted t. leave China for fear that the. might turn over militory secrets tt the Japanese, military authoritie! hinted today.
 Foreign observers believed that the recall was ordered because Adolf Hitler was anxious for an early Japanese victory, placing Tokyo ir a more advantageous position tc attack Russia in event of a Euro pean war. Germany, Italy and Ja- pan are linked in an anit-com- munist agreement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24
Market Opens Steady
 But Trading Is Dull
Cotton Futures Declined Up to Points Railway,
 Aviation Had Small Gains Utilities Steady

General Motors and Chrysler opened at previous closing levels. United States Steel opened un- changed at 43 3-8.
 Monsanto Chemical opened ats75 up 1-2; Electric Power 10 3-8 up 1-e: Standard Oil of New Jersey AS 3-4 up 3-8; Douglas Aircraft A 5-8 up l-4; Allis Chalmers 42 unchanged: International Harvester 53 1-2 un- changed and Anaconda 25 1-2 un- changed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-24
By ELMER c. WALZER

TUniteu FFeSS FIM4ncIAI EdICOfD
 New York, May 24-CUP)-Stocks and bonds opened steady in dull trading today. Cotton futures de- clined to 2 points.
 Railroad and aviation issues had small gains. Coppers and motors opened at the previous close. Util- ities were steady.
 Chesapeake & Ono opened at 26 3-4 up 1-2 while Santa Fe made a similar gain to 26 l-8. Glenn Mar tin rose IA to g 5-8. United Air craft was unchanged at 26 3-8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association, and of
 HvUaln fha Health Ma "a zine


 Editor, Journal of the American
 Medical Association, and of
 Hygela, the Health Magazine
 Most dreaded of all the infectious diseases that attack children in the summer months is infantile paral- ysis, the crippling disease. Scicn- tifically, 1t is called poliomyelitis, but it has had so much attention in recent years that we have come to speak of it as polio"
 Although there may have been cases of infantile paralysis for many centuries, the condition was first described as an epidemic dis order around 1887. Before that time 1t was often confused with menin- gitis and other infections of the nervous system which also result in crippling.
 Nobody knows exactly the cause of infantile paralysis. The organ ism has never been seen. Most in- yestigators are convinced that the cause is a filterable virus-a toxic agent too small to be seen under the most powerful microscope, and capable of passing through the pores of a clay filter. There are othe investigators who insist that the cause is larger organism of the type of the streptococcus, but this view does not have many fol- | lowers.
 We know that the disease is spread by an infectious agent Of this character because the condi- ton can be transmitted from man to a monkey by inocuating the monkey with material from the spinal cord of human being who has died of infantile paraly- sis. We know, moreover, that 1t is possible to transfer the infec- tious agent from one monkey to another, and that this can be &C., complished by inoculating the in- fectious material into the onse of the monkey. Furthermore, 1t has been established that one attack of the disease in a monkey helps to protect it to some extent against another attack.
 It has not been possible, how ever, to transfer infantile paralysis to any of the other lower animals, including the rabbit, the guinea pig, the horse, the COW, the sheep, the rat, the mouse, the dog or the cat. It has been argued that some of these animals develop other diseases of a different character which re- semble infantile paralysis but which are not quite the same condition. The condition in the monkey is very much like that in the human being
 From five to 20 days after the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11

Just how the infection of in-
 tile paralysis spreads and turns
 8 healthy child like this one into
 an invalid is a mystery medicine
 has not yet solved.
 monkey is inoculated with this tox- ic material it is free from any symptoms. Then, however, it passes through a period which is just like the condition that affects human beings--a period with some fever and with symptoms much like those of severe cold. Then paralysis ap- pears and extends rapidly.
 In the fatal cases, the monkey gradually gets weaker and dies, but with careful nursing some of the infected monkeys will survive. Ex- actly as occurs in infantile paraly- sis in the human being, the par alyzed muscles in some instances recover their functions, but in other instances gradually become smaller and incapable of action.
 Therefore, without the shadow of a doubt, infantile paralysis is an infectious disease. We know great deal about the manner of prevent ing various infectious diseases, but we are not yet quite certain as to exactly how infantile paralysis is spread from one human being to another.
 Until all the details concerned in this condition are known, the complete control of the condition is going to be difficult.
 TOMORROW-Early Symptoms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
PARENTS WITNESS
 AQUATIC PROGRAM
Various Events Prove In- teresting to Visitors at
 Smiths Pond

A large crowd visited the Y. M c. A. camp at Smiths pond, Water town, yesterday to watch very suc- cessful aquatic meet. Parents and families, and friends made an en- thusiastic audience for the event.
 At the morning chapel service conducted by Stanley Borden, ano prepared by Thomas Smith, the fol- lowing campers took part: LcmueI Brown, Raymond North, Kenneth Betts, and William Carroll. The theme was nature and It's relation to camping.
 Sons of Mataucha
 The chief event of the evening was a meeting of the camp honor society, the Sons of Mataucha, al which Barrow HeminWay, chairman of the camp committee, was made an honorary member of the society Boys admitted at this time were James Tripp, Vincenc Sanz, and Jack Finlay. Herbert Smith and Cal Mar tin told stories at the camp fire.
 Tonight after supper all the lead CTS will give stunts and skits. under the direction of social director Will liam North. Tomorrow night there will be closing banquet for the boys who leave on Wednesday, and in- diyidual tent camp fires.
 Winners
 The following are the winners oi yesterdays meet:
 Middler four man canoe race, first Tent 5, Winfield Wight, Jay Buckley Martin Gormley and Earl Gay; sec ond, Tent 4, William Edwards, Rob- ert Hayes and Kenneth Betts; third Tent 6, Edward Pagan, William Ellis James Mcdonnell and Richard | Waters.
 Junior 20 yard dash first Howard Rubin, second James Bulger, third George Lamontagne. Middler 40 yard dash. first Ed ward Pagan. Winfield Wight, Jack Platt.
 Junior canoe race, two mann first, William and Robert Seirup; second, Theodore Shove and Robert Belfit; third, Edward Rousseau anc Lewis Johnson.
 Junior three man boat race, tie William and Robert Seirup, Forest Johnson; Edward Platt, Stepher Austill and Rupert Andrews; third Theodore Shove, Robert Belfit anc | Jack Hoffman.
 Senior 40 yard dash, first, Stuar Beach. second Robert Wakely, thirt Lemuel Bowen.
 Middler diving, first, Jack Platt tied for second, Jack Finlay and Ed ward Pagan.
 Middler relay: first, Martin Corn. ley, Winfield Wight, Jay Buckley ant Jack Platt; second, Jack Finlay George Hodge, Jefferson Smith ant James Brewster; third. Edward Fa gan, Richard Waters, James Mac Donneil and William Ellis.
 Senior relay: first Raymond Norti Robert Waters, Lemuel Bowen ant Robert Wakely: second, 6tIar Beach, Clyde Afford. Vincent San and Jack Twelves. Middler canoe tilting: Jay Buck ley and Earl Gay. George Hodg, and Jack Finlay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11

amateur men and women drivers run over the Goshen half-mile track and will be climaxed on Wed. nesday, August 10. when Mccarthy gives ai1 eye witness account of the running of the historic Hambleton- ian Stakes for a $4O,O00 purse. The Dude Trot broadcast will be heard from 400 to 4:l5 D. m., On Thurs. day. July IA, Mccarthy wiI be or hand to bring NEG listeners re- port of the attempt of Greyhound, famous trotting horse, to break his own record for the mile, establish. ed in the Hambletonian Stakes last year. The broadcast of Greyhoundis try to establish new mark for tha mile will be described from 3:30 tOI 3;45 p. m, EDsT.
 Helen Jepson, of the Metropoli- tan Opera, and Bob Hope, the
 comedian of radio and movies, are the guests who join 'Bing Crosby. and Bob Burns in the broadcast over the NEG red network next Thursday at 10:00 p. m. (EDST). Helen Jepsen rose to stardom on
 this program four years ago when
 Paul Whiteman was presiding
 over the weekly festivities. After
 something less than a year as
 featured soloist of the Music Hall
 she was signed by the Metropoli- tan, thus becoming the first w0m-
 an radio star to get an opera con-
 tract.
 Norman Rockwell, the well known magazine artist. will be interviewed by Rudy Vallee. Other acts pre- viously announced for the broad~ cast over the NEG red network al 800 D. m. (EDST). Ina Claire, ths distinguished actress: Jimmy Dur- ante; and Rags Ragland. Miss Claire will star in a one act play by Patricia Collinge. This play is untitled as yet but 1t will not be the one called Design for Juliet"| by Miss Collinge which was an-I nounced as Ina Claire's vehicle Rockwell is best known as the crea. tor of covers for the Saturday. Evening Post.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11

dent of the foundation and of the Studebaker corporation, declared.
 Highway safety is the aim of the 150 companies, comprising makers of cars, busses, trucks, parts, &C., cessories, tires and the finance com panies. The foundation started na- tional program in January, 1886, and joined with federal, state and local public officials to cut the toll of highway fatalities.
 This has been accomplished dur ing the last seven months to a noticeable degree, according to Nor man Damon, director of the founda- tion, and the director has sent out acknowledgements to the various concerns backing the campaign for effect control technique. Among the numerous member companies pledg- ed to cooperation with public of- ficials and to supply "the best and most effective techniques and train- cd men to apply them" are the two local concerns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
Supervisors Line Up
 Playground Program
"FeId Nght' Planned This Evening-Rev. s. R.
 Skivingt0n Coming to Union Church
WAFER VILE

the cause, 80 that the work can be carried on more extensively.
 Missionaries returning from South America tell very interesting ac- counts of the pioneer work which is being done among the Forest In- dians of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and other places. These Indians are very shy and the missionaries have to study their language, and work patiently among them, before they gain their confidence. It is also dangerous work, because some are savage, and have taken the lives of missionaries and their families
 Rev. Skiyington has been back about year, and his visit to the Waterville Union church is greatly anticipated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11

Danny Martin has been ashamed to show his lace about town since Wednesday when George Deberry took him like Grant took Richmond in special match at Bob Stones cue -balIery. Little Lois Sacco and Irene Margiota of Wall and W0cott streets, respec- lively narrowly escaped serious injury in an odd acci- dent near the home of their grandparents recently Dr A. T. GiIyard has been succeeded by Dr. Wallace F. Vai of Greenwich president of the State Board Of Veterinary Registration and Examination Harry W. Perkins of North Woodbury and J. C. Lppencott of Cheshire will have entries in the annual Craftsmen show of the Society of Connecticut at the Batte House in Norfolk, July 15 and l6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
LOCAL CONCERNS
 SUPPORTED FUND
AutOmOtive Safety FOun. datiOn Acknowledges
 Aid of Waterbury

Praise for two concerns in Water bury, the American Brass company and the Chase Brass & Copper corn- pany, is included in the announce ment of completion of the under writing of the current years budget of the Automotive Safety Founda- ton. Upwards of $500,000 has been provided Paul G. Hoffmann, presi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
AUXILIARY ELECTS
 STATE DELEGATES

Miss Marie Barnes, president of the Wilson post auxiliary of the American Legion, and Mrs. Ida AL len. senior yice-president, will be the delegates of the local organization to the state convention. to be held at New London, July 28-30. Alterna tes are Mrs. Daisy Stevens and Mrs Cora Pruden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11

| Waterville, July II - The follow ing program has been planned for the activities to take place at the Waterville playground, during the coming week:
 i Tonight will be "Field Night" for all boys and giris. Prizes will be given, and the games will begin at 2 o'clock.
 Wednesday afternoon, at 3 D. m, there will be a Doll Show, under the direction of Betty Barry and Mill dred Jarvis Prizes will be given for the largest, smallest, prettiest and i funniest dolls.
 Thursday night, from to 8, o'clock, there will be band concert by the w. P. A. band.
 Friday afternoon at 3 p. m. pea nut hunt will be held with Super visors Tony DeSantis and Thomas Coyle in charge.
 Any candidates for the following sports, are kindly asked to give their names to the supervisors, because teams are now being organized; for ! baseball for boys, Volley boil for boys and girls; track for boys and softball for girls.
 The Waterville Union church of which Miss Elizabeth M. Weeks Is minister, will entertain Rev. s. R. SkiVington, deputation worker for the Inland South America Mission ary Union, on Sunday, July 24th Rev. SkiVington will speak before the Sunday school at II o'clock in the morning and again at the even ing service at 7:30 o'clock. l The Waterville Union church does mostly missionary work, either send ing out workers, or contributing to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
Todays Answers to
 CRANlUM CRACKERS 5
Problem on Comic Page

l. The surgeon referred to is Dr.. Alexis Carrel
 2The city of Luxemburg is the capital of the country of Luxem- burg.
 3. "The night has thousand eyes, the day but one"
 4. A group of islands is sometimes called an archiepelago.
 5. Chester Alan Arthur was the Presidents full name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11

Two former coIumnists in the popular Judy and Jane" radio cast frequently compare notes on their journalistic experiences. Carolyn Mckay, dramatic actress pictured above, edited 2 column in her college publication, and Jack BrinkIey, announcer, was radio columnist on several me- tropolltan daily newspapers.
 and the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers who, without orchestral accompaniment, step to the mi- crOph0ne with the most moving rendition of negro spirituaIs heard today.
 Three of the outstanding trotting events at famous Good Time track Goshen, New York, will be described exclusively over the NBC-Blue Net work by Clem Mccarthy, noted NEG turf expert, during the New York State trotting season. The broad- casts will begin on tomorrow, with a description of the Dude Trot for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
Tall Tower
 Topics
ROAD MAP
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Handle 1t tenderly,
 Don't wrinkle or tear, The reliable road map Must the whole summer wear. Fold it back neatly
 Just to where you are going. When car is in motion Watch out for wind blowing. Trace your route markings, Always allowing for detour, Remember roads marked secondary Are sometimes quite poor. Add up your mileage, Don't be a sap, Just one of the party Should be custodian of the map.
 FEM EM.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-11
AnsDers To
 Test Questions


 Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 l. Red, orange, yellow green, blue, indigo and violet, arranged in the order of the spectrum.
 2. At the palace of Yer saiIIes, France 3. Maryland. {. 100.
 s. The Treasure State. 6. No.
 !. Crustaceans. g. Denssd Budge. 8. New Mexico. 10. Omega.