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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
SOVIET OFFICER
 WILL FACE DIES

Washington, Aug. 23-(UP)-Rep. Martin Dies. D., Tex, announced today that Gen. w. G. Krivitsky, who describes himself as former head of the Soviet governments western European intelligence de- partment, will testify before the house committee investigating un- American activities.
 Dies revealed that deportation proceedings involving Krivitsky were stayed last month at the com mittee's request. The labor depart ment agreed to hold up action un- til he could appear in the inquiry. The department had cited him for overstaying his visitors time in this country.
 Dies said he did not know when Krivitsky would be called. The com- mittee today continues its ques- tioning of Henry D. Allen of Jasa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
PORTER ESTATE
 IS DIVIDED UP

Boston, Aug. 23-(UP) - Two South Carolina orphans, a college president and a 92-year-old woman will share in the $S75,542 trust eS- tate of the late William K. Porter, Boston stable owner and realtor who died in 1912. under a comprom- .se reached in court yesterday.
 President Porter H. Adams of Norwich university, Northfield, Vt., a grandson, will receive about $250,- 000 the largest share. Albert Tyler, 6, and his brother William. 8, great grandnephews and inmates of the Thornville orphanage at Clinton,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23

a Ieisurely fishing trip down the gulf stream aboard the cruiser Tus- caloosa, on which he had been va cationing il north Atlantic waters.
 The Tuscaloosa will put Mir. Roos- event ashore tomorrow morning at Sandy Hook, N. J., whence he will speed by special train to the capital.
 He expects to arrive at the White House shortly after noon Thursday.
 Previously, he had planned to end his vacation Friday at Annapolis. Md, after fishing down the gulf stream.
 A constant stream of radio mes sages from the state department has kept MT. Roosevelt informed of the rapid developments in Europe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
PRINTERS MAY BE
 CONSOLIDATED

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 23.-UP) The resolutions committee of the International Typographical Union today pondered 8 proposal that the five allied printing trades unions now affiliated with the American Federation of Labor be consolidated into one independent labor faction.
 The proposal was made by Major Geroge L.. Berry. president Of the Pressmen's Union, one of the five. Berry advocated organization of the proposed unions along lines similar to the American Federation of La Dor setup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
WAR RISKS AT
 LLOYDS GO UP

London, Aug 23.- (UP).-Lloyds war risk rates for risks outside the government cargo pool were doubled or trebled today.
 The rates for shipping to Baltic sea ports rose from seven shillings six pence ($1.8D per hundred pounds sterling to 30 shilling ($7.50).
 The rates to the Mediterranean rose from 10 shillings ($2.50) to 35 shillings. Rates to and from Aus tralia rose from seven shillings six pence both ways to IS shillings out ward bound and 20 shillings home ward bound.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 SEEKING DELAY

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 23-(UP) A petition of trustees of the "New Haven" railroad for a delay in the Sept. 24 scheduled abandonment of passenger service on Old Colony railroad lines in Southern Massachu- sets, was assigned today for hear ing Aug. 28 before Federal Judge Carroll c. Hincks.
 The petition was filed after Mas sachusetts Gov. Saltonstall request ed an extension of the abandon ment date in view of his appoint ment of a commission of three to study possibilities of coordinating transportation facilities in and around the metropolitan area of Boston"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
WILL BROADCAST

Brussels, Aug. 23.-(UP)-The small neutral powers of northwest ern Europe were understood tonight to have decided to broadcast a peace appeal, with either King Leopold ot the Belgians or Belgian Premier Hu- bert Pierlot speaking by radio at 7:3O D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
ROOSEVELT HAS CUT VACATION
Will Return Immediately to Capital Because of
 European Events

Aboard U. s. s. Lang, Aug. a. (UP) President Roosevelt. because of the European situation decided today to cut short his sea-going va cation and return immediately. to Washington.
 The president cancelled plans for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
LITTLE GIRL DROWNs

Bristol, Conn, Aug. 23.-(UP)-- Attempting to follow her older sis ter into deeper water in a park lagoon, Swear old Shirley Scott was drowned late yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23
JUMPS WRONG WAY

Newington, Conn. Aug 23.-(UP) Startled by the blast of a loco. motive whistle. Howard w. Wordin 43, New Britain World War veteran jumped the wrong way. into the path of a train late yesterday ana was killed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23

s. C.. will receive about s30OO each.
 Mrs. Abbie F. Porter Bond of Thetford. Vt., elderly sister who still resides in the town where Por- ter was born, will receive SiOO,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23

dsna. Cal. "LiaisUn man" in driye to unite all Naz. Fascist and anti- Semitic organizations in North America in a common front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-23

One railway in England now has 66 express trains making daily start to-stop runs of 60 miles an hour or more.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-06-16

of the disease; study of sources
of infection and follow-up of car
riers' of typhoid, have greatly re-
duced the danger from the dis
ease. 1t is much less of a menace
than it used to be. But there are
still sources of infection to which
individuals are exposed, that can
not be reached by public meas
ures, and for which vaccination
affords the only protection.
Persons who are apparently
well but who have had the dis
ease at some time, may continue
to discharge the disease germs.
Such persons are known as car
riers' and if they are not careful
in their personal habits - if they
do not wash their hands thorough
ly, after they have been to the
toilet, and always before handling
or preparing food for others to
eat - they are likely to contain
mate any food they touch. Flies
carry germs from contaminated
sewage to food, and are another
source of danger.
Health departments, State,
City and County. are waging con-
slant warfare against typhoid all
the year around. Special efforts
are made during the vacation per-
iod through the sanitary supervi-
sion of summer camps, picnic
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-06-16
PREPARE AGAINST
VACATION TYPHOID
DR.. r. III. Riley Advises
Vaccination For This
Disease

eff you have not been vaccinat-
ed against typhoid fever within
the last year Or two, go to your
doctor or the nearest health Off
Ger, and have him give you the
three shots that will protect you
against that disease" This adj
vice comes from DR.. R. H. Riley.
Director of the State Department
of Health, and is addressed es-
pecially to young people boy
and girl scouts, camp fire girls,
hiking clubs, campers, and trailer
tourists - but it also applies to
all others. not protected against
typhoid. who are making plans
for Out-of-dools, away from home,
activities for auto trips. or for
holiday tours by boat, bus. train,
and even by airplane.
"You take typhoid by way of
the mouth" DR.. Riley continued.
Each case comes directly or in
directly from some previous case.
You eat Or drink the germs that
cause the disease, in food water,
or milk, contaminated by the dis
charges from persons who are ill
with the disease or who have had
it at some time.
1.-The protection of public water
supplies from pollution; the pas.
teurization of milk; inspection
and supervision of food supplies
the cooperation of individuals and
communities in the sanitary dis.
posal of sewage; the steady inn
provement in household sanitation
and hygienic habits; the careful
medical supervision of every case
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-06-16
HORSE AND BUGGY
. DAYS {.
By the Old Lamp Lighter

town levies, and for noting trans
fers of property prior to the an
nual levy, and that they shall be
authorized to raise by equal and
just proportions upon the real and
personal property in the said
town, upon the basis herein before
established, annually. not more
than 25 cents on every 800 in
value, for street tax, and half that
amount for engine tax and all
other purposes"
The following are abstracts
from proceedings of the Maryland
Legislature: Mr.. Wharton pre-
sented a petition of Henry M
Jamison, of Washington county.
praying the passage of an act au-
thorizing the commissioners Of
said county to pay the expense of
erecting and sustaining a hospital
near Williamsport, during the
years of 1888 and 1884; on motion
of Mr.. Wharton, a select commit
tee Of five was appointed by the
chair to inquire into the expe-
diency of establishing within the
limits of the state, a deaf and
dumb asylum; a bill Incorporating
the Salem Church, Boonsboro was
passed.
This was the State Treasurer's
report: st appears that from
this document that there was in
the treasury on the first day of
December, 1888, $31,830.2S; that
in the J.l- nding on the first of
December, 1884, the treasury had
received from various sources,
$291,355. making an aggregate of
that he paid out to the first of
December, 1884, 1921, 1879;
amount appropriated but not yet
drawn from the treasury. $46-
5S706; deficiency on the first of
December, 1884, $15,169.57, to
which add Journal of Accounts for
the present session, estimated at
$4,000; deficiency chargeable on
receipt of 1885, $65.169.57.'
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-06-16

grounds and public eating places,
to reduce any possible danger of
vacation typhoid from such sour
ces. Vaccination gives personal
protection against the disease.
$50 go to your doctor or the
nearest health officer if you
haven't been protected recently
against the disease and have it
done. 1t takes some little time
for the vaccine to take effect.
Don't wait until you are ready to
start off. Have that attended to
first, then go ahead with your
other preparations for your trip"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-06-16
HOME COMING

Plans are shaping for the an
nual Home Coming Week at Kee-
dysville, August 2 to inclusive.
A parade will be an outstanding
feature. The baseball field has
been secured for free parking.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-06-16
MANDATORY

A legislative act just passed
makes it mandatory for all school
busses to carry approved fire ex-
tinguishers.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-06-16

Torch Light, of January rs, 1860.
published in Hagerstown, and
shown the Hagerstown Globe by
Albertus Henneberger, Playground
Avenue, contained a number of in
teresting items;
At the annual meeting of the
Junior Fire Companp, the follow
ing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, w. IS.
Duffey; vice-presidents, C. S.
Knodle and j. E. Ridenour; record
ing secretary. j. H. Wantz; CORES
pOnding secretary, VIM. H. T. Will
hanson; treasurer, Ephriam
Funk; chief engineer. David Crist;
first assistant engineer, William
Hest; second assistant engineer,
Henry Guyer; directors, A. H.
Mumma, Daniel Saylor, George d.
Bloom and VIM. West; standing
committee, TheOphilus King, VIM.
H. Protzman. C. Artz and r. c..
Thornburg and engine inspectors,
c. Artz and Thomas McCammon.
The article stated that it was I'M
derStood that the company had
purchased a new engine from one
of the Baltimore companies for
the sum of $1.400. 1t was said to
be one of the largest and most
powerful engines in the State. be-
ing admirably adapted to the SUI
perior muscle and prowess of the
company into whose hands it was
about to pass"
A meeting was called at the
town hall to draft a bill ito en-
large the powers of the modera-
tor (mayor, and commissioners of
Hagerstown," to be presented to
the Legislature. Geodge |. Harry
was chairman. Howard Kennedy
was secretary. Joseph |. Merrick
represented the committee pre-
viously appointed to make the
draft. On motion of H. H. Gather
the draft was ordered printed in
the public press, for the citizens.
The bill was to give the modera-
tor and commissioners of Hagers-
town power to have survey
made of Hagerstown, embracing
It's several additions and suburbs
and to establish the limits and
boundaries. The moderator and
commissioners were also to have
power, for the equal distribution
of the public burdens or taxes of
Hagerstown, to appoint one or
mode persons to value and ap-
praise all the real and pedsonal
propertp in the town; to have the
power to pass all such laws, ordi-
nances and regulations for the
purpose of prohibiting or causing
to be abated or removed, obstruc-
lions from the streets, lanes, al
legs, sewers, waters and water
courses for the maintenance of
health or for the suppression of
gambling Cd other vices, their
power to apply not only within
the limits of Hagerstown. but
throughout the adjacent country
for distance of one mile; to
have power to prescribe and set
pecuniary fines or penalties for a
bdeach of any of their bylaws, or
dinances or regulations, recover
able in the name of the moderator
and commissioners by warrant. as
small debts are recoverable out
of court, pdovided that no fines by
them imposed upon any one per
son. for any single breach shall
exceed the sum of 500. The last
clause read: "And be it enacted
that said moderator and commits
siners shall have power to make
The Washington times., 1939-01-13

dancer!. Mrs. Roosevelt arrived
just a few minutes before the cur
tain went up and rushed to her seat
She looked like a Valkyrie in a
celestial-blue wrap, and those who
were with the First Lady appeared
like fierce warriors The Jasper
DuBoses seemed to have more peace
full purposes. Mrs. Randall Hagner
was squirrel by her son, Randy.
The Lawrence Bakers disapproved of
the whole show, even if Griff War
field couldn't help laughing. . The
Arthur Whites came all the way up
from Middleburg en- grand gala,
Carol being covered with jewels. E.
Winston Frost went out during the
intermiSson to cool off .Maury
Preston, Johnnie Hamilton and Sam
mie Bddle were having a show of
their own in corner. Sylvia Alex
ander, the debutrick, amused Leone
Fumasoni-Biondi as much as the show
And we will have you know that
the name of our Social Editor, Flora
Macdonald, was called in the Revue,
The Washington times., 1939-01-13

which is indeed quite an honor for our
paper!
Charles Lucet, secretary of the
French Embassy, entertained at a
farewell party for Marcello del Drago,
who left the same night for New York
=. The Italian Prince and diplomat
is going back to Rome, Italy, where
he'll have the post Of Under-Chief of
Protocol. And who could fill that
position better than Marcellino?...
Of course, he'll be missed, especially
by the female contingent, in D. c.,
and there is one in particular who'll
be very blue
Heigh-Ho was filled with young
smarties the other night. . Harold
Horan, Fortune Mags crack writer,
dancing with a New York glamour
type. Charlie McVeigh, the tall
Harvard graduate, with one of the
gorgeous chorus gals of "Set to
Music" Kitty Dubois, the local
pretty, with Donald Downs, the eye
glassed playboy. Maggie Byrd, the
pocket-size Winchester debbie, pair
ing with Sterling Boiling, recently
freed from an engagement tangle
.. Eleanor Flood, Of the fetching
smile and the rosy cheeks, hopping
with Harry Byrd, the Senator's off
spring :. Connie Child (who's leaving
Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Ed
mund Pavenstedt, to spend a couple
of months in Texas squired by Bos-
tonian Amory Lawrence Belle
Smith Duetschbein l wish, now that
she is a divorcee, that she would go
back to her maiden name of Smith.
It's so much easier to spellD hearing
the jokes of joker Hank Gibbons, No.
l Washington Cafe-Society Glamour
Boy. Nancy Newbold arriving late
The Washington times., 1939-01-13
EStigarrlbla
Dinner Host

The Spanish Ambassador and
Sonora de los Rios and the
ambassador of Ecuador, Capt.
Colon Eloy Alfaro, were guests
at the dinner which the minister
of Paraguay, Gen. Jose Felix
Estigarribia, gave last evening
at the Shoreham Blue Room.
Others in the company were
DR.. Homero Viteri, chief of the
Ecuadorean boundary delega-
ton, and Sonora de Viteri: the
Commercial Secretary Of the
Chilean Embassy and Sonora
de Campbell, the First Secretary
of the Ecuadorean Legation and
Sonora de Crespo, the Counselor
of the Legation of Paraguay
and Sonora de Insfran, Senor
Antonio Maura and Sonora de
Maura and their daughter,
Senorita Maura, of Madrid.
The Washington times., 1939-01-13
PETIT POINT - By Igor CaSSln1

in the morning . Tom Krock inspect
ing them all with his monocle.
The Alexander Legares have rented
their Georgetown house, as they are
leaving tomorrow for the South. -.
Edward Mclean, jr., now is Palm
Beach-ing, but he's coming back in a
flash, as he left his little wife home
in D. c.. Mrs. Frederick Bugher and
her son, Fred, are going to Miami
in February. . and in the same month,
the Eugene Carusis will make Florida
:. Basil Toutorsky, the Russian con-
cert pianist, and his better half, the
former Maria Howard, the dancer, are
back from Mexico (where Maria's pop
owns silver mines) after a motor trip
-. They bought yards and yards of
linen for Sonora de Castillo Najera,
the wife of the Mexican Envoy, who
knows her business as an economical
housekeeper, apparently. It's so
much cheaper there y =. Maisie How
ard, the blond deb, is having din
ner tomorrow night at the Sulgrave
Club.
1t seems that the little girls (they
are not all little, though), who work
for the debutante department of
Harper's Bazaar, are miffed at Mrs.
c. Mathews Dick .. One of the girls
called Mrs. Dick on the telephone and
asked her if she wanted the maga-
zine But Mrs. Dick shouted: Il
have it," and hung up the receiver
-. That hurt the feelings of the girls.
The devil must have been mixed on
it, or else Bettina Belmont herself,
cause witty Mrs. Arthur White told
me over the phone: 'Pm hard-boiled,
but not hard-boiled enough to an
nounce my daughters. engagement at
a cocktail party!". Don't take the
score out yet, though, my palsI
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have We known such different
types as these two brothers
John, being very serious, with q
droll, quiet humor and a smile
that one watches for and sees
occasionally, and Carmen who
Is filled with laughter, enthu-
siaSm and the gayest of spirits.
X Il X
JACK WALDRON, arriving
u and refusing to remove his
topcoat. on account of having
just come from heavy bowling
game, and not thinking that a
green duvetyn jacket was so be-
coming in night spot. Later
he was persuaded to take it
off, and promptly three per.
sons wanted to take the jacket
for their own.
BOB RODENBERG, who was
slightly annoyed with us be-
cause he had given us q good
story which we didn't use, for
a good reason, so he told us he
intended, hereafter, to give any
story be got to another column
ist, who happens to be a pet
of ours anyways, so we couldn't
get angry at Bob, for the mo-
ment.
DAN BABER, who was Just in
from Atlantic City possessed of
the most attractive smile and
the deepest dimples and was en-.
tlrely amused by everything.
GRIFFITH WAKEFIELD was
u dancing a Viennese waltz so
gracefully and with so much vim
that one might have closed
their eyes and thought they were
in the old and glamorous gay
Vienna, and Frank Holcomb,
son Of Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb, was there, and he is
without doubt one of the incest,
most attractive youngsters in
this town, and is so busy with
serious studies at Georgetown
Foreign Service School that he
has practically no time to play.
Right now he is busy with de-
signs and sketches for a small
sloop which he hopes to enjoy
next summer, but, unless we
have forgotten young people,
Frank will find himself with a
continual house party aboard
and no privacy whatever.
X X X
Almost continuous music for
dancing and all requests grarted
Immediately and very, very late
home.
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pedestal, the other a cup, then
filling the cup end with brandy
and sugar, lighting it and watch
ing it burn, bluely, until the or.
ange juice had melted into the
brandy and made, by itself,
real orange liqueur.
X 4
FRANK s. HOWARD and
Jack McCreedy down from New
York and with Franks sister in
law, argaret Shearer and
Frank telling us that he had
bought some woolen mills and
was wondering just what he
might do with them. Also he
gave news of Mrs. Howard, who
is in the middle of finishing
some painting for an exhibition
and has gotten herself a delight
full studio with the address
known to no one but herself.
7 TITLE MARY MURPHY,
IA coming in from the White
House and looking too dainty
and lovely in a bouffant blue
taffeta, with a wee ornament in
her hair and drinking, as usual,
nothing stronger than orange
juice. However, Mary VOWS that
when she is 80 (which is years
off she intends to start . bit of
drinking hecauSe-. nv that time.
she believes, she will need it for
stimulation and a rosy vision Of
the worlu.
JOHN D. AGOSTINO and his
brother, Carmen, who need no
introduction to this column,
for besides being completely
charming, their names are syn
onymous with one of the most
delicious brands Of champagnes,
known the world over. Never
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DeS POrteS
T0Be Guest

The United States Minister to
Guatemala, Fay L. Des Portes.
of Winnshoro, S. c., and John
Bernard Faust, of Denmark,
S. c., U. s Consul General to
Chile, both in Washington for
a short time, will be among the
distinguished guests at the
South Carolina State Society
Congressional Reception tonight
at 8 o'clock. at the Shoreham
Hotel.
The event has been arranged
to welcome South Carolina's
Congressional delegation and
the seven Congressman and
their wives will receive with Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Morris. Mr..
Morris Is president Of the So
ciety.
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Parsons
Honor Guest

Maj. Gen. James K. Parsons,
U. S. Army, commanding gen.
eral of the Third Corps Area
at Baltimore. was guest Of honor
at the first of the series of ex-
hibition drills presented by the
officers and enlisted men of the
Third Cavalry and Sixteenth
Field Artillery in the Riding
Hall at Fort Myer this after
noon.
General Parsons was accorded
a 13-gun salute by Battery c.
Sixteenth Field Artillery, upon
his arrival at Fort Myer and
was escorted through the post
by a specially designated escort
of honor from the Machine Gun
Troop. Tenth Cavalry. Upon
arrival at the Riding Hall, Gen.
eral Parsons was rendered the
customary honors befitting his
rank and position.
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Coz. MCZNulzen and Wife
Feted by Sen., Mrs: Hughes

and Mrs. D. Worth Clark, Sen.
ator and Mrs. Charles o. An
drews, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Chase, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Wyatt, Mrs. Neitah King, Mrs.
Franklin Synder, Miss Marcia
Hatch, DR.. and Mrs. John T.
Martin, the latter formerly Car
oline Hughes, daughter of the
hosts; Max Terry and Randolph
Hughes.
Following dinner the company
attended the White House re-
ception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt will en-
tertain at dinner tonight at
their home on Kalmia Road in
honor of their house guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Agnew,
who arrived in the Capital this
morning from their home in
San Francisco. They will re-
main over the week end.
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Riviera Parties

Mr.. and Mrs. Ramon Valdes,
of Puerto Rico, entertained at a
party last night in Lounge
Riviera at the Hotel 240O Six
teenth st. in honor of Rosita
Rio, also of Puerto Rico, who
opened an engagement there as
guest artist.
Others entertaining at parties
last night in the lounge were
Lady Bradford Leslie, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Forrest Har.
ness. who came in after the
White House reception: Mr..
and Mrs. Fred HeSsick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jarret C. White and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Macintosh.
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UNA, which makes
it very funny /. ..
One of the best
parts Ito our judg-
mentl is the take
off on the charity
b a z a a r. espe-
cially when very
S h ortly we will
have to witness the
j u 10 r Leagues
F o Iii e S. Larry
Baker, by the way,
will be the star