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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

Institute paleontologist, monster
cats, as big as lions, and probably
Just as fierce, roamed Maryland in
the vicinity of Cumberland during
the same period.
In fact. in the pit where the
extinct skunk was found were
bones of the animals described by
DR.. Gain.
The fact that the little fellow
was able to survive indicates that
the PleiStocene skunk, in common
with his present-day descendants,
had more resources than meet the
eve.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
Gen. AnseH Saves His Duck

A MERICANs travelling within their own
country have been known to go to desperate
trouble to bring something special back home
Not long ago, Gen. Samuel T. Ansell, prominent.
Washington lawyer and former judge advocate
of the Army, was presented with one canvas-back
duck while on trip to the Grand Coulee Dam
in Washington State. General Ansell, though
planning to fly back home, was determined to
bring the duck along in person.
Getting ice on the planes to keep the duck
fresh was the least of his troubles. When General
Ansell changed planes at Spokane, Chicago and
Newark he had to rush to the nearest restaurant
and beg the proprietor for few hours of ice-box
space. At Newark there was no ice at the air
port. So General Ansell hired car and made
special trip into New York city to find some
place in which to keep his duck between planes.
Although the duck was gift, it cost him, he
says, much more than an expedition to the
Swamps Of North Carolina, including decoys.
guns and ammunition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
Things Americans Bring Home

TNHE peculiar things that Americans bring home
= from their travels abroad amuSe the natives
Of foreign countries. Likewise they amuse me.
A sporting gentleman with large estate near
Mddleburg, who fancies his own taste in horse
flesh and ham curing, recently brought through
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

told this amusing anecdote:
when I reflect on the sad
condition of the American
merchant MARINE" he said, IT
am somehow reminded of the
story of the young prize fighter
who was having his first fight.
He was poorly matched and in
the first round his opponent
punched him all over the ring.
So he was somewhat surprised
when his manager told him
between rounds:
"'Kid, you look great. I see
hn didn't Low O 0l0ve m U0,,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

preston. Thus far, there
las been too little of the
normal spring rise to allow
us to hope for much recovery
in the near future.
This seems to be a good
time to inquire what plunged
us back into the depression.
Some people have written to
me arguing that the Admin
istration deliberately wrecked
the ship to create another
emergency.
I do not believe this 7 he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
MEETING DATE SET

Regular meetings of the Balti-
more.Washington Boulevard Asso-
citation will be held in the future
at 3 p. m. on the first Tuesday Of
every month, at the Laurel Court
house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
5ERS RINGT
S runners
4 THEIR OWN
az Move Offices
To Maryland

SO1ll uSlOll STlppeO VIC UAANO .
5000 day numbers game
.cket today as its overlords with
rev their protection from the
thousands of 'little men" who
ace three years in jail and a
1000 fine if caught with a
ottery ticket.
From sanctuaries in Maryland
and Virginia the "big shots" sent
word they were prepared to back
all bets brought to them or tele-
phoned by their runners, but they
told the little men" they were
definitely ION their own"
PENNY BETS "OUT"
keep right on writing boys,
but get rid Of your penny bust
ness" the big shots advised. ut
won't pay. Don't give no one any
slips, and remember you're on
your own. We can't do anything
for you if you're caught until this
new law is tested"
Fear of the drastic new law
which threatens persons caught
with a number slip in their pockets
with three-years in jail and $1,000
fine drove hundreds Of the small
book writer's into temporary re-
tirement, but it is still easy to
place a bet, a survey showed.
JIMMY'S PLACE READY
"Jimmy's Place" notorious
gambling house on Bladensburg
Road, just across the District Line
in Maryland, was prepared for an
influx of small operators who
%have been clearing their lottery
books through local brokerage
houses of the racket.
All of the local clearing houses
of the Sam Beard organizations,
heretofore the strongest competi-
tor of "Jimmy's Place." appeared
to be closed today. I)me of
Boards writer's said They in.
tended to clear their bets through
"Jimmy's."
POLICE DRIVE DELAYED
Capt. George Little, chief of the
vice squad, said all of his men
were tied up in courts today and
would not be able to launch their
drive against numbers game rack
eteerS until tomorrow.
The drive is expected to follow
a conference of high ranking
police officials with Major Ernest
Nv. Brown, chief Of police, to-
morrow morning. District Attor-
ney David Pine and his assistants
have been invited to attend the
strategy session.
FEAR ROAD BLOCKADE
Runners crossing the District
Lines today expressed fear that
police might later attempt to block
ade the roads against them, but
Little declared:
1T would be impossible to
keep them from going across the
line. We learned that chasing
bootleggers. We built barricades
and did everything we could
think of but they still came
across"
Writers today refused to accept
bets Of less than a nickle and urged
their clients to play" at least a
dime or quarter. No receipts were
given.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

A DM1RAL EMORY S. LAND, chairman of the
"A United States Maritime Commission, was
speaking in Philadelphia the other night. He
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

leve the President knew too well the danger
Of being blamed for the depression.
Other people argue that some mysterious and
unspecified "big business men, created the de-
preston for the purpose of pinning it on the
New Deal. Since this involves committing bust
ness suicide, it does not seem reasonable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

weird animal called the takin,
which is the size of a horse, and
looks like a goat and runs like
an antelope. Now the panda is
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What Is Cause of Depression2

WHAT, then, is the cause Of this depression
w that marks President Roosevelt's Admin
istration?
First, find that the New Deal policies were
chiefly responsible for stimulating the boom
in 1886. The huge Government spending begot
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07

...4as us of the seriousness of the business
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-07
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
FRANCE MOVES TO
 PROTECT BORDERS
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ance on the Aragon front, where the Nationalists are driving toward Catalonia.
 French Warships in the Nyon anti piracy control fleet were ordered to extend to the maximum, within the Nyon Accord, their surveillance 0 fthe Spanish Moroccan coast and of Majorca. The Mediterranean Is- land from which Spanish and Itai- ian planes have been operating.
 The government, however, denied persistent rumors that part of the Mediterranean fleet had been sent especially to occupy waters off Mo- rocco as a precautionary measure to protect Frances Mediterranean communications. These would be indispensable to the mobilization of Black African troops.
 The government said that no new ships had been assigned to the Nyon patrol and that surveillance of the Spanish coast continues wholly confined to Frances mission within the Nyon accord. Meanwhile it was asserted that tre arihUtaoinshrdlushrdluumfwyp the staff officers from nearby state" had pointed out to Loyalists, on battle maps, several weak points along the nationalists' long drawn line on the Aragon (northeastern fronD particularly at Montalban and along the Ebro river between CaSpe and Escatron.
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 familiar with the Republican con- trol of state affairs, as relates to the rural and suburban communities, that the Fairfield county highway scandal must be minimized by early summer and concessions made to certain Republican factions if the Grand Old Party is to continue it's hold on the strongholds now under threat.
 Although the Waterbury Merit System association and the Good Government association have inter- locking directorates, in some par ticulars, the latter group has yet to acknowledge this tie-up. Nor has either group committed itself On the suggestion of Charles P. Taft, lead CT of the city manager and merit system movement, who, speaking here some wekes ago before a joint meeting of the service clubs, rec commended that groups interested in the success of city manager form of government, outgroWth of the merit system, ally themselves with a political party in order to obtain and insure success.
 InaSmuch as the personnel of the two Waterbury groups is complete ly Republican, with sparse sprinkling of nominal eX-DemocratS, the logical course suggested by the meeting tonight and the drive for members of the Good Government association is for welding of units until midsummer when a political marriage may occur between the new Republican party of J. Kenneth Bradley and National Committee man Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., Fairfield county Young Republican leaders, performed by Republican Town Chairman J. Warren Upson, who, last summer, dealt in the Fusion wedlock of Independent Democrats with Republicans.
 Fact of the organization of the Good Government membership campaign, with a roster of twenty generals" in the former voting dis tricts, points to new methods of pre- election organization should the Good Government group plan later enlistment in the Republican cam paign. All of which is in the mak- ing and the movement has been kept publicly "non-partisan' so far as pronouncement by its promulga- tors is concerned.
 Harold F. White, Sr., president of the Good Government association, will explain the work of the asso- citation and William F. Burke, presi- dent of the Merit System associa- ton, will preside at tonight's meet ing. The committee in charge in- cludes: Theodore F. Nuhn, Robert w. Lowell and Ellis F. Phelan. Jo- seph E. Nelly is chairman of the membership campaign which, he said, may extend for two weeks and seeks to enlist a membership of 10,- GOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
AttomeyEd1UardLeuy Before Grand Jury
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inent Republican leader in Fair field county, will undoubtedly be called before the week is out. Will liamson is said to have received $34,000 from the city for legisla- tive works during the past year.
 Retained in 1880
 It is said that Levy, who prac- tices law in New Haven with the firm of Levy and Levy was re- tained by Mayor Hayes in 1930, un- der authorization of the board of aldermen. It is said that annual checks from the city to Levy have totalled $27,000 to $28,000.
 Attorney Williamson is a mem Der of the Bridgeport firm of Will Hanson, Willis, Lister and Foster. He is law partner of States Att torney Lorin w. Willis of Fairfield county, who is directing the grand jury probe of the Merritt Park way. He is Republican State Committeeman from the 26th Sen- atorial district.
 MT. Horgan was seen during the morning walking in the top floor corridor, SO 1t is known he was not before the jury all morning. It is believed that the entire janitor staff of the city hall will be questioned by the grand jury before they have completed their investigation.
 Levy, when he first entered the building was not immediately recog- nized, and MT. Ballard was mistaken for him. MT. Ballard only remained about IS minutes, and left without papers which he carried upon his entrance.
 When Levy entered, he was not recognized, and although he admit ted having a subpoena, refused to give his name. He also declined to speak when he left the building, but was recognized as he did so.
 All the janitors called this morn- ing, with the exception of MT. Sweeney, entered the building be- fore noon. Sweeney arrived on the scene at about 1 o'clock and went right out as the jurors recessed for lunch. He and the rest of the jani- tors will undoubtedly return after lunch.
 Strange Array
 It was a strange array of jurors, Investigators and reporters that marched on" city hall late yes- terday afternoon.
 Adjournment was taken at about 4:35, and the jurors trooped from the Kendrick avenue court house to the city hall, entered at the front door, and marched directly to the basement storage room from whence the controllers records are said to have disappeared.
 Timothy Horgan, superintendent of the city hall, who apparently had been testifying before the jury from 3 o'clock until adjournment, con- ducted them on their tour of the municipal building. Detective Ed ward J. Hickey and other Amen were also present. Shelves which once held valuable city records were given the once-over by the jurors, who then were lead by MT. Horgan to another sub-cellar, where the furnaces are located. The jurors grouped around the furnaces, as in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16


 AS recession deepened through the autumn of 1897 the adminis- tration was putting the brakes on spending. MT. Roosevelt announced that big scale government eXpendi- lures for public works had passed well beyond their peak. He ordered the reconstruction finance corpora tion closed except for carrying out commitments already made.
 Orders Relaxed
 Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., proposed an econ- omy campaign to balance the bud- get by slicing almost $80O,O0O, 900 from such expenditures as agricul- ture, relief and public roads. Ap- plause of economy minded persons for that speech hardly had subsid- ed from coast to coast when MT. Roosevelt was compelled to relax his order closing REC to find funds with which to finance loans to hard-hit corn farmers.
 Up to March 10 the government had loaned approximately $16,000,- 220,000 to corn farmers. Cotton also was hard hit by falling markets and the government has advanced $222,- POI ,000 to growers of that commod- ity The REC subsequently, was re- opened to general borrowing in an effort to force money into the busi- ness stream.
 Remedies Proposed
 2. President Roosevelt's order to departments to expedite purchases of material for all their years needs in an effort to create markets for surplus stocks of supplies of all kinds.
 2. MT. Roosevelt's rather cautious agreement to tax revision and con- gressional determination to relieve business of burdensome levies to a degree considerably beyond any, thing satisfactory to the White House.
 3. The emergency navy program which will provide a backlog of $200, 100000 or more of expenditures annually in about a year.
 4. Appropriation of $250,000 0OO additional for relief spending be- tween now and July 1, 1888.
 5. Liberalization of federal hous- ing administration loan policies to persuade the man with $500 to un- dertake to build $6OOO home.
 6. Revision of the gold steriliza- tion policy to the extent that up to $100,O00000 of foreign gold received each quarter will be permitted to go directly into the currency stream "a definitely anti-deflationary maneuver.
 2. Award by the interstate com- merce commission of a selective 10 per cent freight rate increase to the railroads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
AUSTRIAN MAJOR
 KILLS WIFE, SON
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 the accused insisted that he did not kill Dollfuss, but that the latter died from second shot.
 When Fey testified at the trial, Planetta repeatedly asked him who fired the second shot. Fey replied: That I do not know"
 Fey was 52. He was minister of public safety in 1883 under Dollfuss. Then he became vice chancellor.
 Public Security Minister
 Then he became minister of public security and interior. He passed out of the political picture, however, un- der the Kurt Schuschnigg regime. He was dismissed in a cabinet shake-up in October, 1885, and a year later was busted as a leader of the semi-fascist, anti-nazi Heim- wehr organization.
 Fey lost out politically when he quarreled with Prince Ernst Rudi- ger von Starhemberg, organizer of the HeimWehr.
 Today's tragedy occurred in the family apartment.
 Sister at Dinner
 Maj. Fey's sister, discussing his suicide with United Press corre- spondent, said:
 My brother and his family died heroes, like the hero Emil was throughout his life"
 Fey was immensely popular in many Viennese circles. A World War hero he had received the high est award for gallantry, the Maria Teresa Order.
 At Office Yesterday
 Fey spent yesterday as usual at his office at the Danube Steamship company. His son, military acad- emy cadet, arrived at the family apartment last night. Fey's sister, Mrs. Ala Wulften, who arrived last night, too, said to the United Press: We had just an ordinary family party. I noticed no indication of impending tragedy"
 A maid found the bodies this morning. No one had heard the shots.
 Police arrived at the apartment at ' a. m. to inspect papers.
 Letters Sequestered
 It was understood that police se- questered two letters they found in the apartment. The police inspect ed Fey's papers in the presence of his brother. No outsiders were per- mitted to enter.
 Fey's apartment Is one of seven rooms. The maids who sleep at the rear, noticed nothing after they went to bed at 10 o'clock last night, they said. At 6:30 a. m. they found the bodies-Fey's in his study, his wife's and their son sons in the sons room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
Legal Notice

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, March 18th, A.
 D. 1888. ESTATE of MARGARET
 T. RYAN, late of Waterbury, in
 said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of MARY RYAN, praying that letters of ad- ministration may be granted on said Estate, as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Pro- bate Office in Waterbury, in said District, on the 26th day of March A. D. 1888 at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same one time in some newspaper having a circulation In said District, also by leaving with or by mailing in registered letters, postage prepaid from Waterbury, a copy of this order to all parties in- terested and residing without the Probate District of Waterbury on or before the 18th day of March 1898.
 Attest:
 3-16-1t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16

vestigators and reporters remained in the background.
 After stay of about five min- utes in the boiler room, the jurors proceeded to the office of Control Ter Rowland, and scanned the vault which is located there. They also viewed his private office, which was once the private office of Daniel J. Leary.
 They were then excused until 10 o'clock this morning.
 Spectators on Hand
 Faces of city hall employees and officials peered from the various office windows as the strange cara van approached. When the jurors left the corridors were practically filled with the curious who ventured forth to view the proceedings.
 That the jurors were concentrat- ing on the missing records yester- day is easily seen. In addition to MT. Horgan, another janitor, Jo- seph Carroll, is believed to have been quizzed. He was at the jury floor from early in the morning un- til o'clock in the afternoon. He left as MT. Horgan entered.
 Miss Helen R. Driscoll, book keeper in the welfare department of the city was also called before the jury yesterday. She is believed to have identified certain books and papers which have been im- pounded by the investigators from the welfare department vaults. Mar tin J. Hayden, clerk of the board appeared last week before the jury.
 The only other person who ap- peared before the jury yesterday, aside from the two bankers, was Joseph Moore, office manager of Frankie (Burns) Santalucia's Con- necticut Supply company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
Italy, GernanyNot To
 War Ouer Austria
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which has modified Europe's poli- tical map. Austria has become part of Germany. The plebiscite of April 10 will acknowledge this develop ment. ..
 "The F'uehrer, despite the dykes of paper constituted by the treaties, has reached his aim."
 In an historical review, Hitler said:
 "The Austrian drama did not be- gin in 1848, when the small and new Piedmont dared to challenge the colossal Hapsburgs.
 "The epilogue of this drama is closely connected with the nature of irresistible forces and could only have surprised those careless and uninformed.
 "A retrospective look over the last 20 years shows us in an absolutely clear manner that what has hap paned was slated fatally to happen.
 "The meeting on Feb. 12 between the two chancellors (Hitler and Schuschnigg at Berchtesgaden) re- presented a final effort for a con- promised solution which perhaps would have delayed but not avoided a final solution"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16
LEGION MOBILIZATION

Concord. N. H., March 16-CUP) --Practicing "minute-man" mobili- ation, state Legion officials today announced they can muster 8419 persons, for emergency purposes, in two hours. In statewide practice yesterday, state headquarters re- ported in two hours they heard from " of the 78 posts and that 5808 men, 2087 women, POI doctors, 323 nurses and 2996 automobiles re- SpOnded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-16

Berlin axis had been tested by the Austrian events and found strong.
 Mussolini spoke without his usual oratorical shouting. His tone was even and he spoke slowly and delib- erately, emphasizing certain points by striking the speakers rostrum.
 At the conclusion of Mussolini's speech, the deputies rose and sang the fascist hymn "Giovinezza" and the fascist war song, Mussolini sing ing with the other deputies.
 Mussolini started by saying:
 Comrades: In these past days a great political event has occurred