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Evening star., 1938-04-16
UPWARD
|NHOME BUILDING
Drop in Price of Materials
and Employment Gain
Benefit Trades.

An upward trend in the field Of
home construction and financing dur
ing the early months Of the year was
indicated today in an article in the
Federal Home Loan Bank Review,
official organ Of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board.
Coupled with . decline in the rate
Of foreclosures on property, . drop in
the price Of building materials and
q slight rise in employment in manu-
featuring industries, the acceleration
Of home building was believed to in
dicate that the building trades are
fast emerging from the recession.
More encouraging of the data pre-
sented by the review was a "a per
cent increase in building permits
issued in February rs compared with
January. Completely ignoring New
York City, where q year-end change
in construction codes caused an alb
normal rush for permits, the Review
found that in the rest of the Nation
building permits granted in cities of
more than 10000 population totaled
8,l73 IN February, as compared with
6,23l in the previous month.
Increase More Than SeasonabIe.
This "a per cent increase" the
Review said. compares very favorably
with An average seasonal increase of
per cent from the years 1880 to
1886. That it was nationwide is
shown by the fact that IS States and
the District of Columbia participated.
Further, in IS States the February
volume was above that of February
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Saves Floor Varnish.

To keep vanished floors In good
condition. sweep with a hair broom
or . broom encased In soft cloth.
Wipe them over once . week With
cold water and dry at once,
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Nurse F rom Panama Studies
American Methods at C.. u.
Miss F|orencio Garcia Will Inougurote
New System in School on Return

Outstanding among the 152 stu
dents enrolled in the School Of
Nursing Education at the Catholic
University for the current academic
year is Miss Florencia Castillo Gar
cia, R. N, OF Panama City, Panama.
Miss Garcia was sent to the Cath
olic University by the government Of
Panama to study American methods
of nursing and nursing education for
a period of two years. Her sole and
exclusive object is to familiarize
herself with American life, the or
ganization of American schools Of
nursing, the administration Of
American hospitals and to take
courses in the pedagogy of nursing
education.
Graduating from st. Thomas Hos
pital in Panama City, Republic Of
Panama, Miss Garcia served in prac-
tically every capacity open to nurses
before becoming superintendent Of
nurses in the hospital Of the Pro-
vince of Soma. Later she assumed
similar position in the hospital Of
Province of Colon.
Less than one year ago Miss Gar
cia was named director of the School
Of Nursing at st. Thomas Hospital,
where 100 students and so professors
are trained to serve in the govern
ment hospitals throughout the re-
public. Miss Garcia is also super
intendent of nurses at st. Thomas
Hospital, known as the national
hospital of Panama, which has q
600-bed capacity, $50 nurses and 40
Evening star., 1938-12-04
pr, and Sadie AYbuthenot.

treasurer, and Sadie Arbuthenot.
secretary.
Day law class-Harold r. Burke.
president; Lawrence Buscher. vice
president: Richard Waters. treas
urer, and Virginia Mc0illicuddy,
secretary.
Early-morning accounting-Wil-
liam F. Culliney, president; Sylvia
Lam, vice president; Charles Hur.
witz, treasurer, and Mary Belle
Keneipp, secretary.
Afternoon division accounting
Victor Orzeck, jr., president: WAL
ter w. Tolson. ice president:
Charles g. Haynes, treasurer, and
Dorothy Somsel, secretary.
Evening division accounting
Arthur Sammeth. president; John
D. Even, vice president; Bernard
Felter, treasurer, and Ruth Friday,
secretary.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Gunsion Hall Arranqes
Pre-Ho|iday Program

The Christmas program Of pre-
holiday events at Gunston Hall will
begin Saturday, when the Junior
School will present "A Christmas
Eve" play written and staged BY
Jennie Fitzhugh Kunst, director Of
the lower school.
The leading parts are to be played
by the girls Of the eighth grade,
Novelle Capps, Jean Ann Ferrier,
Charlotte Mellum, Elizabeth McNair,
Frances Num-, Betty Sweet and
Elizabeth Wheeler.
A Santa Clause workshop and a
community Christmas tree, around
which the children sing carols, make
1t possible to include every child
in the cast.
On the evening Of December II
at $50 o'clock the traditional candle
service will be held in the audi
torium of the school. The spirit OF
Christmas will be portrayed through
"The Nativity Story" under the di-
rection Of Mrs. William Charming
johnson. The leading characters
will be taken by the girls In the
department Of speech and drama.
However, the entire student body
Of the upper school will have part
in the pageant and the singing OF
Christmas carols. Mrs. Johnsons s
department will also present play,
"The Empty Room"
The final event of the Christmas
festivities will be a supper-dance
on Thursday evening. The school
will close the following day at pm.
and will reopen on Tuesday, Janu-
ary 3.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Southeastern Frosh
Choose Officers

Results Of the freshmen elections
at Southeastern University, post
poned to permit the class to be-
come better acquainted, were an
nounced yesterday by DR.. James A.
Bell, president.
Those elected to ONCE In early
morning law class were: James Ollie,
3r. president; r. Edwin Brown, vice
president; Dorothy Weimelt, treas
urer, and Mrs. Lee c. Allnut, secre-
tary.
Evening law class-Thomas Har-
rison, president; Robert D. Walker,
vice president; Elizabeth Hannah,
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Chancellor Of American j.
Speaker al Duke

DR.. Joseph M. Gray, chancellor
Of the American University, will
be the guest speaker at the student
Chapel today at Duke University.
His address is entitled Lost Won
der" Following the address q re-
ception will be given in his honor.
Poland, Egypt and China were
selected as the countries of graduate
study in social science for the
awarding Of fellowships to outstand-
ing students and junior government
officials. ...t
DR.. Arthur G. Christie, president
Of the Board of Trustees of American
University, drew from an urn the
names of these countries at the
colorful and gay ball of nations
on November Is at the Mayfiower
Hotel.
The British Ambassador, Sir Rom
aid Lindsay, had promised to Of
f1ciate In the drawing Of the names
Of the countries from the urn, but
due to the court mourning for the
late Queen Maud Of Norway DR..
Arthur G. Christie of1ciated.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

Of Nursing at the national hospital.
Previous to her elevation to this post
the directors of the school have been
American, English or German
nurses.
Her selection of the Catholic Uni
versity was influenced by DR.. Ricardo
Adolfo de la Guardia, superintendent
Of st. Thomas Hospital and BROTH
er-in-law of the Minister of Pam
anna to the United States. Augusta
S. Boyd.
The School Of Nursing Education
at the Catholic University is a grad
uate school in that it admits for
advanced study only those nurses
who have received their r. N. desig-
nation and who have had experience
in the professional field.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Thomas B. Morgan
Lecture Tuesdov

Thomas B. Morgan, newspaper
correspondent, will lecture at Trinity
College Tuesday at 4:30 pm. on
"The Passing of an Era"
Mr.. Morgan. author of "A Re-
porter at the Papal Court" went to
Europe in 1919 as a representative
of the Associated Press and in 1924
became Rome manager OF the
United Press. He collaborated with
Mussolini in MY Twenty-four
Hours"
He was in the Pope's apartment
on the death Of Benedict XIV and
was said to be the only newspaper
man to attend the private funeral
Evening star., 1938-12-04

doctors on its staff. Professionally
Miss Garcia is the leading nurse in
Panama. for she holds the ONCE of
president of the National Society of
Nurses of Panama.
While at the School of Nursing
Education at the Catholic University
Miss Garcia will specialize in hos
pital and school of nursing admin
istration, and the results of her stu
dies will be embodied in a revised
curriculum for the st. Thomas Hos
pital School of Nursing and. conse-
quently, the basis OF the education
of nurses throughout the Republic
of Panama
Miss Garcia is the first native
Panaman to be director of the School
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Change Law Within.
Democracy, Urges
lippmann
Leove Most Of Property
And Labor in Privute
Hands, He Says

By the Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. c., Dec. 3.-Walter
Lippmann, newspaper columnist,
asserted in an address here tonight
that the only way to preserve democ-
racy is to leave the administration
OF most of property and most Of
labor in private hands, and to re-
strict as far as possible the functions
Of Government.
However, If this is to be done, he
said, "the private administration Of
property has to be regulated by laws
which will check the abuses that
make men righteously discontented
with the regime of private property"
Mr.. Lippmann, speaking at the
concluding session of the Duke Uni
versity symposium on Law in
Modern Society,"" declared that this
objective could be obtained "by fix
ing our attention upon the laws
which foster the abuses rather than
upon the Government as a kind Of
universal receiver to administer un-
solved problems.
Threaten Liberties.
THE reforms which we achieve by
remedies within the sphere of law
preserve and augment our liberties" :"
he said. whereas the reforms which
We achieve by enlarging the func-
tions of Government threaten to ex-
tinguish our liberties"
Mr.. Lippmann said that progress
sives Of the past 10 years had failed
to develop remedies within the
sphere of the law and had sought
them within the sphere of Govern
ment. The real remedy, he asserted.
Is to amend the law.
'"The point to bear in mind Is
that all property is a creation of
law, and that the law of property
can be altered: that every corpora
ton 81 a creation of the law, and
that the law of corporations can be
altered; every patent, every fran
chise, every license is created of the
law, and that the law can be al
tered.
IF you change the law you can
exercise social control, you can
change social conditions without
necessarily enlarging the functions
Of government"
Urges System Of Law.
Dr. John Dickinson, general solici-
tor for the Pennsylvania Railroad
and professor Of law at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, joined with
Mr.. Lippmann in advocating a sys-
tenn of law rather than one of power.
New legislation, he said, should
aim, so far as practicable, in the
direction of promoting "the stability
Of the middle classes, which has the
greatest stake and interest in MAIN
tanning law"
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Georaio GIee Club Sinas

The Georgia University Glee Club
was featured at the third winter
meeting of the Georgia State So
eiety last night in the Shoreham
Hotel. The club will sing at the
Naval Academy In Annapolis this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

IN st. Peters basilica. He Is said
also to be the only reporter ever
to obtain an exclusive interview
with Pope Plus XXI.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

The diamond back, most dan
gerous of rattlesnakes, attains a
length of 8 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
Police Chief

great desire on the part of the townspeople of Watertown and Thomaston to make sue ha move. Police officials are all of the opin- ion that the installation of police radios in their police cars will help greatly the City of Waterbury and those towns which have their police cars so equip.
 There perhaps is no more import ant matter that the people of Thomaston can settle.
 Selectman Parker has asked Supt. Roach that if installations were undertaken by the two towns if the cooperation of the Waterbury police department could be had and weth- CT assistance, such as making tests, could be had from the local police.
 Thomaston and Watertown sorely need the protection that such action would give. At the present time if crime is committed in Waterbury Waterville or on the outskirts of Waterbury, it means that before the suburban police are made famil- jar with the particulars concern ing the crime, the criminal may al- ready passed the town and made good his or her escape.
 On Lockout
 It is logical to assume that if a crime is committed in Waterbury and if the police cars of Thomaston
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03

Two new names were added to the Waterbury police department pension fund yesterday, and will receive benefits as funds allow. They are the widows of Police Supt. Jo- seph H. Mclean and Sergt. Luke Errico. A report from Fire Marshal Dennis J. Lahey, secretary of the fund, showed that there is balance on hand, as of January l, 1888, of $515.
 Carried on the pension rolls are: One former police superintendent, one former chief inspector, one for mer captain of detectives, two for mer lieutenants, three former ser geants, four former patrolmen and four widows.
 Reappointed
 Dr. Edward E. Fitzpatrick was re- appointed as police department sur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
5 Deaths, 55 Cases
 Reported Here In
 Past Twelve Months
Startling Increase in Number of Cases Leads to Spe cial Appeal to Parents to Cooperate With
 Health Authorities

child should have immunization treatment before it reaches the age of one year. Such treatment may be given between the age of six months and one year. A Schick test later will indicate whether or not the treatment should be repeated for complete immunity. It is believed also that when child enters school it may be well to give a Schick test again to be sure that immunity has been maintained. AS further insur- ance. the test can be repeated when the child enters high school.
 Dr. Knowlton pointed to New Ha- ven as one of the cities which be- gan an in1munlzation program earlier than others and has kept it up more thoroughly than most of the others. New Haven with a pop ulation of 162,652 has had only one case of diphtheria in each of the last two years, only g cases in the past five years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
WOMAN CANVASSER WORKS BOOK GAME
Encyclopedia Saleslady Uses Yarn That Girl
 Scouts Would Benefit

Police this afternoon. were hunt ing for a woman canvasser who al- legedly was seeking to sell encyclo- pedias under the pretenSe that the local Girl Scout organization would benefit. Several complaints were re- ceived from the Waterville section, according to Secretary Frank Green of the Waterbury Chamber of Com merce.
 MT. Green said that, according to the complainants, the woman states that the encyclopedia is essential to Girl Scout work and that it has the endorsement of people connected with" the Girl Scouts. There is no such endorsement, MT. Green re- ports.
 The woman is said to be about 40 years old, with dark hair, brown eyes, and pronounced scar on the upper lip. She was wearing a black hat, black coat with fur collars and a black and white scarf. She was driving a black coupe.
 Anyone approached us asked to notify the police or the Chamber of Commerce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
MORTONSONS GET
 $l,OOO JUDGMENT

August and Dorothy MortonSon of Wolcott were today granted a superior court judgment of $1,0O0 against Floyd P. Cady, administra- tor of the estate of Herbert c. Cady. The judgment, which was handed down by Judge Frank P. McEvoy was unaccompanied by memoran- dunn.
 Judge McEvoy heard the action a short time ago. It was the claim of the plaintiffs that the defend- ants decedant owed them $1,122.32 for food. lodging, attendance and service provided from March 2, 1936 to January IS, 1887, the date of his death.
 The claim was denied by the ad- ministrator of the estate. Attorney William P. Wertheimer represented >the plaintiff and Attorney Albert w Hummel appeared for the defend ant,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03

In line with the program insti- tuted in Waterbury by pr. Edward J. Godfrey, city health officer, to obtain l gen ,rai immunization of children against diphtheria, the state nea!ih department today is StreSsing the need for extension of this preventive work through the current year. Waterbury had 55 cases of diphtheria last year, with deaths, as against 5 cases end l death iu 1896. The disease inci- dence here reached almost epidemic stage at the last of the year.
 Study of the incidence statistics for diphtheria during the year 1887 clearly reveals the need for main- ta1ning a program of more intensive and extensive diphtheria immuni- zation of children, according to Dr. Willard Knowlton, director of the bureau of preventable diseases of the state department of health. The l937 experience showed that com munity free from the disease for number of years may suddenly have several cases. The way to prevent such an occurrence is immunization of the children, Dr. Knowlton de- clared,
 The statistics to which the director referred show that the number of dtphtheria cases in Connecticut by means of general immunization came dwon from the high point of 3,754, in 1920, to the all-time low of 96 cases in 1886. Then suddenly the cases shot upward to 264 in 1887, almost three times the figure of the year before. Since it is impossible for children properly immunized against the disease to have it, there can be only one answer to the in- creased incidence in 1937: laxity in having children immunized.
 The best time to irnmunize is in infancy, Dr. Knowlton stated. Every
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
'BELLOME LEADS
 CHESS PLAYERS
OntpOints N e W Haven's Leading Contender as
 Local Club Triumphs

Last night at the rooms in the Boys Club, the team representing the Waterbury Chess Club met and defeated the team representing the New Haven Y. M. c. A. Chess Club by the score of AZ to F. On the first board, N. R. .Bellome of Water bury faced R. M. Ryder of New Ha- ven in a game which was destined to break the tie between the two for the Connecticut Chess League prize as the most valuable player to his club. By virtue of his victory, Bel lome is now leading hte field. On the second board, saw the return to play of young Al Green, the M. I. T. student and former Crosby High school player. Home on va- cation from college, he entered into the match and after long game succeeded in winning. Both Barker and Spada of the Waterbury Chess Club won their games in a very short time. Spada defeated I. Spec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03

AAS'
 Economy"
 The controller, on taking office, was publicized by the Republican organization newspapers as efecting an economy by cutting the fremen's full pay to pension, which has not been paid through last month un- til the present. The lieutenant was not regularly member of the ac- tive personnel when the present ad- ministration took office and the Re- publicans' charter commission failed to make provision for charter amendment to adjust this matter.
 MT. Rowland yesterday in his pub city organ of the Republican pre- diction, announced.
 "As I said when the failure to make provision for MT. OLeary was discovered" he declared, T am in fullest sympathy with MT. OLeary and want to see him get at least his fun pay. When the time comes to make the permanent pension ad- justment through the General As sembly, will aid in every way pos sible to obtain for this injured fire man the compensation which is due him from the city, which he was tragically injured serving"
 McCarthy's Comment
 Chairman Thomas F. Mccarthy of the fire board, who had informed the newspapers of his intention to make the case of Lieutenant Leary an issue at the meeting, was quoted as saying that The Democrats headlines gave too prominent play to his plan and suggested to the Re- publican-American staff that it's members read the entire story. He is quoted as telling the Republican newspapers:
 Anyone reading the entire article will readily see that I did not say what those headlines indicated" (Which is not exactly the entire fact of the matter, according to the re- porter who quoted MT. Mccarthy, in- asmuch as MT. Mccarthy said a great deal which was not, for req sons of space, incorporated into the article, presently under considera- tion.)
 Resolution
 The resolution submitted yester- day by former Chairman Henry w. Minor, was to the effect that:
 Lieut.. John J. OLeary has been g member of the department since 1919 and on April l, 1927, while in performance of his duties, was in- jured so that both legs had to be amputated, resulting in his tota. disability and making it impossible for him to perform any manual la Dor. It is impossible for him to earn his own livelihood or support his family in any other capacity than as a member of the fire department and, whereas, since his injury he has been considered member of the fire department by each succeeding board and has received his full pay as a lieutenant of the department and, whereas, it ha come to our at tention that, under orders issued by the controller he has been ordered removed from the payroll and whereas, under the provisions of the charter this board is empowered to appoint and prescribe the duties of all officers and members. there fore, be it resolved that the chief be instructed to assign such clerical duties to Lieut.. OLeary as can be performed at his home and that the chief be ordered to restore him to the payroll as of Feb. 3 and that a copy of this resolution be forward ed to Controller Rowland"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
Widows Of Policemen
 To Receive Pensions
Names of Mrs. Joseph H. Mclean, Mrs. Luke Errico
 Formally Approved==Firm Awards Police For Arrests

geon at yesterdays meeting of the board of police commissioners.
 A check for $25 was received from the Howland-Hughes company, in appreciation for the arrest of three burglars. The check was turned over to the police aid association. The board, meeting as trustees of the police pension fund. elected Mayor Frank Hayes, chairman; City Treas urer Edward L. Futile, treasurer; and Fire Marshal Denis Lahey, as secretary.
 Financial Statement
 Secretary Lahey's report showed that during the year $23,673 had been paid out in pensions. Of this amount, $297 was contributed by patrolmen; SITS represented in- come from bond; and the rest was appropriated by the city govern ment. The balance on hand Janu- ary 1. 1887, was $3l5. Recent de- mands on the fund have been so great as to necessitate diminishing of allowances to widows.
 Committees of the board were ap- pointed by Mayor Frank Hayes as follows: Men and discipline, Henry w. Minor, Maurice J. Sweeney, Ed ward Downs and Wendell L. Cross; property, MT. Sweeney, Michael J. Noonan, P. J. Cronin and Wendell Cross; rules and regulations, Cronin, Minor, Noonan and Patrick Per- riello; traffic, Noonan, Minor, Per riello and Downs; purchasing, Minor, Cronin, Perriello and Cross.
 The committee on rules and the committee on traffic were instructed by Chairman Minor to meet and modernize the rules of the depart ment and the city traffic regula- tionS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
Ryan Urges Adoption
 Of New Radio Plan
Thomaston Police Chief Outlines Hook=Up to Aid Sub=
 urban Communities Calls to Be Intercepted

and Watertown are equipped with radio, the police officers of both towns would be on the lookout for the escaping criminal as soon as the local police were informed of the crime.
 One of Thomaston's leading citi- zens today said to this writer, If Thomaston and Watertown should equip their police cars with the radio set-up of the Waterbury po- lice department, it would prove to be the cheapest insurance the toWnspeople could ever buy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-03
Dphtheria Imnization of Children Advocated by State
BRASS CITY TRIO
 FOREMEN'S GUESTS

The monthly meeting of the Chase Foremen's association will be held this evening at the North Main street clubroom at 7:45 o'clock which will be followed by social period in which bingo will be en- joyed.
 Al Schott will preside at the busi- ness barley at which time report on the annual banquet to be held at the Hotel Elton week from Sat- urday night win be given. The Brass City trio will entertain with songs at tonight's gathering. .4