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Evening star., 1938-02-05

<TRANGE as it seems. one Of the
countrys greatest scoring backs
during the last football season was
Bill De Correvont. a high school lad
with touchdown complex
Playing for Austin High. Chicago.
Bill reached scoring peak on October
8, 1887, playing against Mckinley
High in Mills Stadium De Correvont
entered the game in the second quar-
ter. The first time he carried the bal
he ran % yards to a touchdown.
His entire time in the game totaied
only "a minutes. but he scored Sc
points and reeled of 334 yaids :cr
Austin. Final score was $50.
De Correvont has never been in a
game in the last four years without
scoring at least one touchdown. Win
the exception of a post season game in
1888, in which he received broken
nose His scoring record for the four
years is over $50 points.
Sports fans have likened De Core
vont to Red Grange. who handled the
ball f1ve times and scored fve .oCcn-
downs for Illinois in a game against
Michigan, November, 1924.
Evening star., 1938-02-05

Sensing q cross-ruff, West decided
on trump opening "a spade lead
would have been unfortunate for de-
clarer). There were several possible
ways to play the hand. If the trumps
broke. the contract could be made bv
two diamond illnesses. provided that
both honors were not wrong. But Mr..
Splngold saw way to make his con-
tract without either a finesse or 4
trump break. He won the opening
lead with his queen Of hearts. led a
spade to dummys ace, then trumped
with his king OF hearts. Returning to
dummy with the ace of clubs, declarer
ruffed the last spade with his ace of
hearts. Mr.. Spingold had carefully re-
tanned his one small heart, and now led
this card to dummy, then drew Vests
three remaining trumps, discarding
two small diamonds from his hand
Mr.. Splngold still had one losing dia-
mond, which he conceded, but he had
made his contract by the simple
method Of making two extra trump
tricks in his hand.
II declarer had Immediately drawn
trumps, he could not have made his
contract in spite Of the fact that the
diamond honors were at his right. The
jack of diamonds would be covered by
the queen and. although the nine
would force the king, East's eight of
diamonds would eventually have cap
tured the setting trick.
(Copyrisht 1881
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Extra Trump Tricks.

NOT long ago we gave hand in
which we starred Nate B. SpinRold
of New York While We thought that
Mr.. Spingold made an unusually good
defensive play. it seems that some of
his friends. who. OF course. saw all
four hands. thought the play was very
elementary, and wrote Mr.. Spingold to
that effect We happened to see him
play another hand well the other day.
and we would like to see If his critical
friends can make this one ibefore
reading the explanation.
South declarer.
4 A 10
WHO'S
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Mr.. Spingold.
The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
- Pass - Pass
Sd Pass 6v Pass
Pass Pass
Evening star., 1938-02-05
Winning Contract
Nv the FOUR ACES.

David Burnstine, Merwin D Mailer,
Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schenken,
worlds leading team -of-four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

words. For she, too, has had her share of misfortune. Her father died just before her birth. At 17 she started for New York with nothing but $11.79 and her cour- age. She landed job on a New York paper, but after few months of that she created one for herself writing and producing plays in dramatic schools.
 Returning to her home here, she became bookkeeper with the Clarksburg Exponent, and taught swimming and riding in her spare time. After few correspondence course lessons, she opened dance studio which was immediately successful.
 Last summer her back was broken in an accident. AS she lay in the hospital, convaiescent, pleu- risy developed.
 But that couldn't keep her down. Denied her usual work, she wrote poetry, and one of her first efforts is in a current magazine. T couldn't make rhythm with my feet, so I made it with my pen" said the indomitable Miss Drudy.
 And now she tells MT. Darling and all other proponents of the mercy death," that "so long as there is breath in our bodies, it is not too late to do 8 right-about- fapnt"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
RUSS|A'S POLAR
 AIDES ATTACKED.
Administration Found Un- satisfactory; Anti-Soviet
 Feeling Charged

Moscow, March 29.-(UP)-The government announced today that the northern sea route administra- tion, headed by Prof. Otto Schmidt Russia's leading polar expert was unsatisfactory and that unsatisfac- tory features of the administration were mot accidental"
 It was announced that the coun- ell of peoples commissars found conditions of the administration un- satisfactory after hearing a report by Schmidt personally on the work of seeking northern sea route along the Russian coast.
 ''The unpardonable fact exists that almost half of the transport ships and almost all of the icebreak- CTS of the sea route administration are hibernating or drifting in ice subject to the danger of destruc- tion," said a resolution passed by the council, which corresponds to a cabinet.
 It was charged that bad organiza- tion, complacency and exaggerated self opinion created an atmosphere for criminal anti-Soviet activity of wreckers.
 It was ordered that a detailed re- port of activities of the administra- tion for 1887, and a plan for 1888, be presented by April 15-and that doubtful elements" be cleared out.
 Prof. Schmidt himself was not charged with misconduct but he is chief of the administration, and has been honored beyond most men for his Arctic work. It was he who or- ganized the remarkable expedition to the North Pole, as the result of which airplanes landed party of four scientists at the Pole year ago, along with equipment to last them a year. Schmidt also organized the expedition which rescued the scientists a few weeks ago from an ice foe off Greenland, at the point to which they had drifted from the pole.
 It was noted also that only yes- terday, the government announced the appointment as first assistant to Prof. Schmidt, Ivan Papinin, who was the actual leader of the Pole party and was himself rescued.
 Among other things regarding the sea route administration, the gov- ernment has been anxious for many weeks regarding three icebreakers, Sadko, Malygin and Sedov, which are drifting at 78.47 degrees north latitude, 15226 east longitude, fast in the ice off northeast Siberia near the new Siberian Islands. There are 216 persons aboard, including wo- men. Icebreakers and airplanes are ready to go to the rescue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
MOSQUITO CONTROL W 0RK DEFENDED

New Haven, Conn, March 29- (UP) --Dr. William L. Slate, director of Connecticut agricultural experi- ment station, referred today to his 1887 report as an answer to criti- cism of his handling of mosquito control projects.
 Since 1915," the report said, when the general assembly passed the mosquito control act, the sta ton has carried on the work re- quired by this statute"
 The advisory council of the state board of fisheries and game has re- quested Governor Wilbur L. Cross to investigate alleged waste of public funds in administration of these projects by the experiment sta- tion and the Federal Works Prog ress Administration.
 Results of the stations mosquito control work, the report said, were very satisfactory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

Although the death rate from occupational accidents customarily rises as business activities and en- ployment increase and declines as they recede, according to statistic ians of the Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Company, the nations business is now carried on at relatively low CT cost in human life than at any time in the past. In 1897 the rate among the insurance company's white male industrial policyholders was only 75 per cent higher than in 1883, when the business depres- sion was at its worst, and the oc- cupational accident death rate touched the lowest point ever re- corded during the past quarter of a century. Last year the rate was 228 per 100000, while in 1883 the rate was only slightly lower, or PIP per 100000.
 Reflects Business
 While the general trend of mor- tality from occupational accidents among the policyholders has been downward since 1912, the decline has not been continuous, but in general way has reflected the rise and fall of business activities. The highest rate for any year of the period was 45.7 per 100000, recorded in 1913. A drop in mortality be- tween 1913 and 1915 was concur rent with decrease in industrial activity. The acceleration of indus trial activity in 1916, due to the World War, brought a sharp in- crease in fatal occupational acci- dents, but when the cessation of hostilities was followed by a period of economic readjustment, mortal ity dropped and finally reached a low point in 1921. From then on the occupational accident death rate rose or fell with the rise and fall of business and economic condi- tions.
 Steam railroad accidents showed the greatest change in the occupa- tional death rate during the 26- year period. In 1912 the rate was 9.9 per 100000, while in 1887 1t had fallen to 20 per 100000.
 Safety Campaigns
 This marked decline has resulted, in large part, from the extensive safety campaigns carried on by the roads to reduce accidents among their employees. The death rate from falls. now the leading ceuse of occupational fatalities, fiuctuates with activities in the building in- dustry. The rate has varied be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

Place last Thursday. The car he was driving was struck and over- turned huge truck owned by Jo- seph Robillard of Walnut street.
 Joseph Motley, 37, of A Meadow street, charged with reckless driv- ing, was granted continuance to April 4th.
 Frederick Kirschbaum, g, of Bucks Hill road, charged with vio- lation of the rules of the road, was given a continuance to April 4.
 Daniel J. Lynch, 2l, of 60 Dick inson avenue, Bridgeport, charged with reckless driving, was given a continuance to April 4.
 Joseph Matty, 37, of A Meadow street, charged with reckless driv- ing, was given continuance to April 4 when arraigned in city court today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
CROONER'S NAME
 CHANGE HALTED

Boston, March 29 - (UP) - The court petition of grooming Buddy Clark to make his radio and movie name his legal one struck snag today.
 Harry Lincoln Clark, 43, Boston park department engineer and di- rect descendant of Thomas Clark, first mate on the Mayfiower, has filed an objection to the singers petition to change his name from Samuel I. Goldberg to Samuel Buddy Clark.
 q have nothing against the m2n," said the engineer, but I object to his taking the name for commercial purposes. If Goldberg's name were hard to pronounce or spell, I'd have no objection"
 Goldberg eloped in 1895 with Louise Dahl Hitz, foster daughter of a New York hotel executive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
GERMAN AIRB0AT
 FLIES 5000 MILES

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 29-- (UP)-The German Dornier flying boat DO-18 landed at Caravellas, 450 miles northeast of here, at 4:15 a. m. (EST) today after a flight of more than 5000 miles from Dart mouth, England
 It was not known immediately why the ship landed at Caravellas, which is on the eastern Brazilian coast. The planes crew of four had orders from the German Lufthansa company to keep aloft as long as possible, so 1t was presumed that its fuel supply was running low.
 Earlier, it had been believed that the plane would attempt to fly as far as Rio de Janeiro or perhaps continue on to Buenos Aires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Westinghouse Breaks 2Points To Nelu Lou
Opening Irregular, Active-BOnds Lower; Cotton
 Futures Lose to Points

New York, March 29-(UP)-West- inghouse Electric broke points to 69, a new low since l935, at an ir- regular, active opening on the stock market today. Bonds were ir- regularly lower. Cotton futures lost 2 to 5 points and rubber futures broke sharply on retention of the ex- port quota.
 A majority of stocks declined. Traders said selling was caused by senate passage of the government reorganization bill.
 Silver issues made new lows on weakness of the metal abroad. Euro peans feared the United States was preparing the way for repeal of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
QUALITY OF MILK
 RICIDLY TESTED
States Requirements En- forced; All Samples Un=
 dergO Treatment

To insure the Connecticut con- sumer of the richness, the safety the physical cleanliness and the keeping qualities of the milk he uses is the job of the Bureau of Laboratories of the State Depart ment of Health, working in con- function with local health officers or with the representatives Of the State Dairy and Food Commission, and to accomplish this series of rigid tests of milk are applied by the laboratory to samples of milk ob- tained from every portion of the state.
 How these tests are employed as a means of discovering anything which may be wrong with any milk supply and as an indication of what necessary steps must be taken to bring about improvements was eX- plained today by Caryl c. Carson, chief chemist of the Bureau of Lab oratories, in the departments weekly broadcast. The tests fur nish tools by which the various qualities can be quite accurately measured and help to guarantee the safety and quality of milk.
 First of these is the Babcock test for milk-fat, and the second is the bacterial plate count. They are the two most widely used although it has been 80 years since they were first introduced and although both con- tain certain inherent inaccuracies. Results obtained are of an entirely acceptable nature, however. The Babcock test embodies ease of op- eration, economy and speed. For many years, the bacterial plate count was an estimate rather than an actual count of the number of the number of bateria in milk, but in recent years the laboratory work CT with the aid of a microscope ac- tually counts the bacterial cells in a thin film of stained milk solids.
 Another is the phosphatase test which detects even small errors in pasteurization by revealing the &C., tivity of phosphatase enzymeS which would have been practically destroy cd at correct pasteurization tenn perature. In connection with this test for pasteurization, it has also been contaminated after pasteuriza- tion.
 Physical cleanliness of milk is de- termined by sediment test by filt- ering a portion of milk through a cotton disc and by comparing the amount of sediment remaining or this disc with prepared standards This test has been refined from time to time, especially with respect tc the discs as standard of compari- son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
SO PERSONS DRIVEN OUT BY FLAM ES

Cambridge, Mass, March 2-(UP) Fifty persons were driven out and a coal shed and an oil shed de- stroyed late last night when gen. eral alarm fire swept the Robert Fawcette & Son Coal company yard.
 Damage was estimated at over $75.000.
 Residents left their homes when the fire threatened to spread and intense heat caused paint on the houses to peel A large amount of brick tile, intended for use on the new Suffolk county courthouse, was destroyed.
 Thirteen trucks in an adjoinins garage were damaged. Aid was called from Belmont, Arlington and Somerville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
SCARLET FEVER
 GAINING HERE
2S Cases Reported to Health Dept. Since
 First of Month

Scarlet fever continued to in- crease in the state and the Water bury department of health received reports of five new cases yesterday, one today, bringing the total for the month to 28 cases. There were seven cases reported from here to the state department last week and the state total was 130 cases, as against IF for the preceding week.
 Thirteen cases of measles were reported from Middlebury but only two from Waterbury last week, the Middlebury cases accounting for an increase in the state over the pre- ceding period of report.
 Lobar pneumonia dropped from 81 to 67 in the state last week but four cases were reported from Wa terbury. The disease usually shows decrease in incidence during April, it was said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

While unemployment compensa- tion benefits due many hundreds in Waterbury have been exhausted and hundreds more payments will be completed this week, there will be a pickup in claims from those per- sons who worked the last quarter of 1937, after April l, Thomas l. Shea, manager of the Connecticut State Employment Service anticipated to- day.
 About 6,700 persons were on the list for benefits last week, nearly 5000 fewer than originally were re- ceiving unemployment compensation checks, and approximately 1,6O0 more will have received all payments due by the end of this week. How many will be eligible for the com- pensation due on 1937's last quar- ter could not be determined.
 Hartford, March 9-Individuals who have applied for unemployment compensation and have already ex- hausted their benefits were requested not to appear at local offices of the Connecticut state employment ser vice after March 31 to make new claims unless they worked in cov- cred employment during October, November and December of last year.
 The request was made today by Labor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone who said that on April 1 the de- partment will begin to compute weekly benefit rates based upon earnings in covered employment dur ing the full year of 1887.
 At present computation is done on the basis of earnings in the first nine months of 1937
 The commissioner said that it is quite likely" that some applicants who have already exhausted their benefits will receive more compen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
This Girl Does NOT Want to Die
Has No Patience With Advocates Of Mercy Death
By NEA Service

Clarksburg, w. Va, March o. When Earl D. Darling, heart dis sease victim of Liverpool, N. Y, an- nounced that he wanted physicians to administer mercy death" to end his suffering, he made Miss Phyllis Drudy downright mad.
 Herself a victim of misfortune which might have broken the spirit of less courageous person Miss Drudy branded as selfish any request for death, regardless of the reasons.
 Miss Drudy's outburst came after Darling, who has suffered the torture of 50 successive attacks of angina pectoris, put forth a plan by which physicians could bring merciful death to victims of in- curable disease. He suggested that three physicians each give him hypodermic, only one of which would be deadly, so that no one would know by whose hand death came.
 In an open letter to Darling, Miss Drudy retorts:
 Isn't your demand the most collossally selfish anyone could make?
 Undoubtedly, because you are tired of suffering, your mental scope has diminished. It is ob- vious, from your demand that the physicians murder you, that you have lost all sense of fairness in your selfish anxiety to be relieved. Otherwise you would not pass the buck to those men to whom God has given the desire and ability to preserve life.
 You ask them to turn their backs on God and their profes- sion, and destroy life! You ask them to ruin their lives, blast their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

silver purchase act which provides that the treasury buy silver in world markets until the U. 8. supply of silver is equal to one-fourth of the supply of gold and silver or until the silver price reaches $1.19 per fine ounce.
 American Smelling fell to a new low at 30 IA of 1; and U. s. Smelt- ing to 47 off 1. Coppers were frac- tionally lower. Steel shares declined sharply under lead of U. s. Steel, which made new low since 1885 at 42 3-8 off 1 3-4 on 1900 shares.
 Chesapeake & Ohio was down more than a point. Utilities ignored the supreme court action in the Electric Bond & Share Case and were firm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

one of the earliest, nationwide movements, with many hundreds of Americans giving their native sup port, to carry on air mail expan- sion under the slogan of Wings Across America" It was on May Is, 1918, just twenty years ago, that the air mail service was inau- gurated in an experimental way by the post office department. Air Mail Week, to begin May 15, will com- memorate that anniversary and by that commemoration will bring to the public more clearly than ever before realization of the tremen- dous strides forward this nation has made in air transportation in the short span of only two decades, the state headquarters statement said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
GETS $6,SOO FOR
 MURDERINC SISTER

Topsfield, Mass, March 29-(UP) Because he murdered his sister, Oliver Alden Thayer, "A, will receive $6,8O0.
 The money is from double in- demnity insurance policy on the life of Miss Katherine Thayer, 32, who with her aunt, Mrs. Alice Thayer, 72, was slain by the youth last De- cember IA.
 The double indemnity clause was invoked when Thayer was found in- sane, thus removing legal responsi- bility for the crime and legally classifying it as an accident. Thayer was beneficiary of the policy.
 The money probably will be placed in trust for Thayer, now at Bridge water state hospital for the crim- inally insane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Unemployment Cheeks End For Scores Here
Benefits Exhausted-Some to Receive Allowance for Working Period of Last Three Months of Past Year

sation when the last quarters earn ingS are considered.
 Tt will help us in our task, how ever," he pointed out, If those who have exhausted their credits and who did not work in covered en- ployment during the last quarter of 1887 do not come into the employ ment offices to make new claims"
 Under the Connecticut law, cov- cred employment is work done for an employer with five or more per- sons on his payroll. Agricultural la bor, maritime duties, casual labor domestic service and several other gainful activities are exempt from the provisions of the act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
SOME HEN!

Portland, Conn, March 29-(UP) Add curiosities: George s. Brede owns Rhode Island red hen which walks without feet, The hen, dur ing a recent cold spell, froze its feet and they disintegrated and fell off. Now the hen walks on its stubs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

professions for one man, that he may be made comfortable.
 Dust off the banners of your courage, MT. Darling, fly them high! Remember, it is the man who never gives up who writes his name on history's pages and in the hearts of the world.
 Garry on"
 It is not lack of sympathy which set Miss Drudy to writing those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
APPOINTMENT 0. K.

Ankara, Turkey, March 29-(UP) The government has agreed to the appointment of Baron Franz von Papen, until recently German spe- cial ambassador to Austria, as Ger man ambassador to Turkey. 1t was announced today. He succeeds Dr. August von Keller, who has reached the age limit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29

Thomaston, March 29.-Miss Frances Keegan, registered nurse of Plymouth, is recuperating at St. Mary;s hospital from a recent ap- pendectomy. Miss Keegan, who has many friends here, is niece of Mrs. Eugene Terrence of Prospect street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Industrial Mishaps
 Vary With Business
Fewer Occupational Fatalities Reported When Trade Declines; Safety Campaigns Bearing Good Results

tween 3.1 per 100000 in 1883 and 7.6 per 100000 in 1913 Fatal occupa- tional automobile accidents-exclu- sive of collisions with railroad trains or street cars-have risen from 0.5 in 1912 to between 3.6 and 4.6 in recent years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
PLAY FOR GAAL

Planned as a starring vehicle for Franciska Gaal, Paramount has pur- chased "Soubrette," a new unpro- duced play by Jacques Deval, author of "Tovarich." Fred MacMurray will be co-starred with the diminu- tive Hungarian actress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-29
Five Auto Drivers
 Held For Hearing
All Charged With Reckless Drving-Cases Assigned
 for Trial in Traffic Court April 4, II

James Williams, 23, of Il Hillside avenue, charged with reckless driv- ing, was granted continuance un- til April II when arraigned in city court today Williamson was in-