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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
Columbus of Conodo

NAONls cearded, wind tugging
 at his round up-brimmed hat.
 Jacques Cartier stood at the helm lOf the first of his two ships on
 ehe morning of April 20, 1854.
 facing the greatest of all his ad- ventures.
 I At a signal. anchor chains clat- tered and the ships bobbed out Iof the harbor of St. Malo. Each
 weighed about 60 tons and each lcarried 6l men. But they needed Ia heavy load and heavy crew for those days as they were sailing to
 find . direct route to India, the
 Isles of Spice and Far Cathay. : And exactly 20 days later the
 master mariner. Cartier. thought for . moment that he had found his goal. for with good wind and lweather they sighted Bonavista lon the rugged coast of New
 f0undland on May 10. But soon the sight became anything but joyful as floating ice blocked their passage. By June g. however.
 they had reached the Strait of Belle Isle and Cartier wrote, "I lam rather inclined to believe that this is the land God gave to lCain."
 From Belle Isle Cartier crossed back to Newfoundland, coming finally to Prince Edward Island. Here he was happy to note fer ltile country and he stepped ashore lon July l, the first white man to Hand there Still later the ex- |plorer arrived at New Brunswick. "A gale at length drove Cartier Into refuge on the coast of lCaspe where he erected a cross land shield inscribed "vive le lRof de France He had found | Canada. Subsequently he was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04

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Evening star., 1939-07-13

OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT!
Regular Charge Accounts 4. ,sss,S ss:t ~ each
mon' " x Payments arransed TO mss,
Ryd1ef Accounts Individual requirements No
.rr;cs charse il bills are paid in 30 days
Deferred Payment Accounts oysi eeriSSi
Of tim. Furniture heavy ho"iswei: S.1. small servic.
ance furs and furred COATS Ahe'e 80
Department OF Accounts-Futn f'oo'
Evening star., 1939-07-13

CretOnpe covers in
wine. blue or green
with cOlorful patterns
In a variety of COM
binations and designs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14

Sometimes there would be two
days a month on which excessive
rain would fall. When DR.. Abbot
completed the report in May of this
year, he predicted that during
June the maximum rainfall would
occur on Sundays and Tuesdays and
in July on Saturdays and Mondays.
This prediction came true.
During August, moving the day
back one. he predicts the most rain
fall on Sundays and Fridays.
Sunspots May Cause 1t.
A possible explanation for this
regular cycle, he believes, is sun
spots. The sun requires slightly
less than four weeks to turn on its
axis, which means that every time
the sun makes a quarter of the dis
lance excessive rain can be ex-
pected.
The fact that the day of the
week on which rain can be expected
often jumps arbitrarily may be due
to disappearance of sunspots in
one area and their temperance
elsewhere.
DR.. Abbott has found that our
week ends are ruined in advance,
but he hasn't discovered anything
that can be done about 1t. Science
marches on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Anacostia River
Pollution Feared
AsPipes Break
Trouble Is Blamed on
Slide at Scene of
Sewer Construction

Sewer Department officials today
reported a break in the pipes on the
grounds of St. Elizabeth Hospital
which they said would result in the
pollution of the Anacostia River
from the New Jersey avenue pump
ing station on down for probably the
next two or three weeks
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Patrick Tansey said the trouble
arose through slide on the new
outfall relief sewer now under con-
struction. The new sewer when
completed will help the present
sewer in piping refuse from the Pop
lar Point pumping station to the dis
posal plant at Blue Plains.
Capt. Tansey explained that the
slide, which occurred Friday, had
exposed the present sewer. AS a re-
suit. he said 1t has been decided to
pump the sewage into the river at
the New Jersey avenue station from
which the sewage is usually pumped
underneath the river across to Pop
lar Point.
No damage has been done to life
or property, Capt. Tansey empha-
sized. Both the old and new sewers
will be the same size. The section
IN which the slide occurred is known
as section two of the outfall relief
sewer
The danger of further slides has
delayed investigation of the full ex-
tent Of the trouble, it was said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Dr.. Frederick 0. Roman
Dies at Home Here

DR.. Frederick Ogle Roman. 70, we'll
known physician, died Saturday
night at his home. 5000 Mount
Pleasant street NV, after a week S
illness. He had been in poor health
since last fall.
Born in Beleville, ILL.,. DR.. Roman
came to the District at the age of
10. He was graduated with an
M. D. degree from National Uni
versity in 1894 Before that he had
attended St. Johns College.
A general practitioner. he was
prominent in local medical circles,
being a member of the District
Medical Society and of the American
Medical Association.
An active Elk. DR.. Roman had
been member of Washington
Lodge. No. IS. since 1907. He was at
one time a member of the University
Club.
DR.. Roman maintained Offices at
his home.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs
Katharine 8. Roman: a daughter
Mrs. Alvin B. Kiesecker, and his
mother, Mrs. Isabel Roman, all OF
Washington.
Funeral services will be tomorrow
at 10 am. at the home, with burial
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
1ieup Is Faced
In SAM, Gravel
Strike
$4,000, 900 Worth
Of Construction
May Be Halted

The supply of sand and gravel on
hand In the District will be ex-
hausted in two days and much Of
the $54, 000, 900 worth of construction
work going on here will be halted
as a result, otacials of the striking
Sand and Gravel workers Union,
No. 22075, said today.
The union has called a strike
against the Smoot Sand & Gravel
Co. and has put about l6O men
into picket lines around the COM
pany's two plants The Smoot Co.
handles almost all the sand and
gravel used in the, District.
On hand in the yard today, &C
cording to union estimates. is be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 tons Of
material. This is being used at
the rate of about 5000 tons a day, 1t
was said.
Although the union is allowing
truck drivers to enter the yards at
One Half place and @ street Sc.
and ut 5000 K street NV, it has
halted delivery OF the material to
the yard by boat, Spokesman said.
The trucks are carrying sand and
gravel out Of the yards-and the
union claims exhausting the supply.
The boats, which bring material to
the yards, are manned entirely by
union Adherents, 1t was said.
Ofncials of the company would
make no statement on the strike to
reporters.
Jack Shields, business agent for
the union, a Seven-w week -old A. F.
OF L. affiliate. listed among the Fed
eral and District government prof.
ects affected the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge, the Naval Hospital
work at the Navy Yard, the K street
overpass, the construction job at
Fifteenth and H streets NV, the
new Social Security Building and
the bridge at Morgantown.
A company ofncial said the nego-
tiations had been stalled on the
closed shop issue. although Mr.
Shields said the workers also were
striking for better working condi-
items. better hours and more pay.
Mr.. Shields said crews will be al
lowed to go through the picket lines
in case of emergencies where the
property Of owners is endangered as
in the case Of blowouts of water and
gas mains.
He added that the union has also
arranged to have q skeleton staff
tie up barges and care for other
machinery while the plant is idle
Watchmen, he said, would be pro-
vided at the Georgetown and South
east plants Of the corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Municipal Center Wing
Contract Awarded

The Public Works Administration
today notified the Commissioners OF
the award of the $3.574.OOO contract
for the east wing of the Municipal
Center to the D. M. w. Contracting
Co. of Brooklyn.
The building, to be located at John
Marshall place and Indiana avenue
will house the Police, Fire, Public
Welfare. Health and Recreation De-
partments. The contract calls for
completion within 200 days after the
beginning of work.
District Building officials could moi
say when construction under this
contract would begin. 1t was pointed
out that foundations are now being
laid under another contract and that
the steel work is expected to be
placed under still another contract
around the middle of September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Oldest LWinq
Reaches 100

Hugh Key McGrath. oldest living
cavalryman in the United States.
awakened today on the dawn of
his second century of life-he passed
the century mark at 4 am.-and
called for his nurse. Sister Theresa
a Daughter OF Charity Of st. Vim
cent de Paul
Sister" he said. please put a
note on the door and tell my visitors
today not to ask any foolish ques-
tons"
Foolish question No. l he rated
as How does it feel to be 100
years old?"
Nevertheless. Mr.. McGrath ad-
mitted to Col. H. r. Pipes, superin-
tendent of the hospital. that he
was doing pretty we'll. Only COM
plants he has are those of old age
He can't step around as fast as
he used to. but this afternoon he
hopes to sit up q while for his
birthday anniversary party.
Sister Theresa has fixed up a cake
with several candles on it-not the
full complement OF 100-and Gen
Fred Coleman. governor Of the home
has ordered bottle of champagne
Well only give him an ounce OF
champagne Col. Pike of the Army
Medical Corps explained. Then
the bottle will be passed around
to the rest of the patients in ward
2-Mr McGrath's cronies."
No time is scheduled for the party
"just after he gets his nap"
Mr.. McGrath was born in Holli-
dayburg, Pa, August IA, 1889.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
{. {. Emery, Emp|oye
Of Maritime Unit, Dies

Clarence E. Emery. ga. clerk with
the United States Shipping Board
Merchant Fleet Corp. and its sue
cessor. the United States Maritime
Commission, since 1917. died this
morning at his home. 1912 Thirty
second street, Mount Rainier, Md.
Mr.. Emery was born in Bethel, VT,
and attended school at Randolph,
VT, and the University Of Vermont.
Prominent in Mount Rainier, he
was a member Of Chillum Castle
Lodge of Masons and Ada Chapter
Of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Mr.. Emery also was chairman of
the Building Commission Of Mount
Rainier High School, He attended
the Mount Rainier Christian
Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Carolyn Emery; a son Robert Of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and a niece, Mrs.
Ella Allison of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow at the Mount
Rainier Christian Church. Burial
will be In Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Dr.. Abbot Finds Rain Here
Falls in 6-Doy, 78-Hour Cycles
Wet Week Ends Cause
Pique Thot Starts
l5-Yeor Study

A scientists pique because his
week ends were so regularly drenched
with rain-while the sun beamed
brightly on work days-has led to
his discovery that rain, during any
one month. usually falls heaviest on
the same day of the week.
The discovery of these regular
rain cycles in Washington is based
on study of Weather Bureau rec
ords over a 15-year period. 1t was
found that excessive precipitation
occurs in the city every six days and
10 hours.
This means that tennis players
who complain that it pours every
Saturday afternoon or concert goers
who say they have to run between
the rain drops every Wednesday
night have real grievance.
The rainiest days change each
month, the wet" day of the week
usually moving back one with the
passage of month, 1t was found
although sometimes the rainy day
will skip arbitrarily.
DR.. Charles G. Abbot of the
Smithsonian Institution, noted writ
er on scientific subjects and a solar
authority, is credited with initiating
the research. He was assisted by
Miss Nancy M. McCandlish.
Same Days Catch 1t.
The study began with Weather
Bureau records for 1924. It was
found that on the same day of the
week during ALMOST every month
the rainfall would be from three to
nine times as great as on any other
day.
Down through the years the the
ory stood up. Further, 1t was found
that If Thursday. for instance, was
the rainy day during one month,
then Wednesday would usually be
ut" in the following month and
Tuesday in the month following.
Sometimes, however, it was dis
covered that the rainy day skipped
about with no particular order. For
instance, rainy Saturdays in one
month would be followed by rainy
Tuesdays in the following. Particu-
larry was this true when the sea-
sons changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Venerea| Disease Fight
Showing Results Here

DR.. T. c. Thompson. director Of
the Health Departments social n.y.
giene clinic at 512 street NV, to-
day told the District w. p A. Health
Institute that the fight against
venereal disease in the District is be-
ginning to show some healthy signs.
Speaking at 81 street NV, head
quarters OF the w. P. A. housekeep-
ing aid project, DR.. Thompson said
that during 1898 $4,000 visits were
made to his clinic alone, as against
100 900 the previous year. This, he
indicated, did not reflect greater
prevalence Of the diseases, but rather
a growing intelligent attitude on the
part Of the public toward them.
His address opened the third week
Of the health center organized by
Mrs. Chico B. Spencer, w. P. A.
health co-ordinator. The purpose of
the institute Is to acquaint w. P. A.
supervisors in certain projects with
the fundamentals Of public health.
Topics for discussion include cancer,
tuberculosis and the work Of the
public health nurse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Son Tells Jury
Cotton Admitted
Ki||ingMckenna
Accused Man Held
For Grand Jury
After testimony

White-haired Richard J. Cotton
was held for the grand jury today
after his 17-year-old son reluctantly
told a coroner's jury that he heard
his father say he had shot and
fatally wounded Joseph B. McKenna
Friday.
The accused man waited i'm
passively for the decision OF the
coroner's jury at the inquest and
showed no emotion when the verdict
was announced.
The son. Thomas Cotton, a news
paper carrier, answered in mono
syllables when the coroner cues.
toned him and at first denied that
he had overheard the conversation
between policeman and Cotton
in which the 59-year-old man was
alleged to have confessed the
shooting
Asked if he could repeat what he
overheard, vital part of the testi-
mony, since Cotton later denied he
had confessed to the shotgun slay-
ing. the youth murmured, mo, I
can't"
On further questioning he said
in a voice that could scarcely be
heard beyond the witness chair,
y heard him say he shot him"
When Assistant District Attorney
William Tarver asked, Did you
hear your father say he was glad
he shot him?" the boy sat silently
for several minutes and stared at
Mr.. Tarver. Finally. tight-lipped,
he muttered, Il believe I did" Coro-
ner A. Magruder Macdonald asked
that the boys hesitancy be noted
in the record.
Earlier. Mrs. Francis Reuter-, sis
ter of the slain man, gave a dra-
matte picture of what happened
when she left her brothers home,
3549 Thirteenth street NV, late
Friday afternoon. Dressed in black
except for a cluster of purple f1ow-
ers on her hat. Mr.. McKenna's sis
ter said she was leaving the house
with her brother when he suddenly
yelled. Get out of the way, Peg"
and darted down the steps.
She described the shooting in de-
tail and said that Mr.. Cotton re-
turned to, his own home. 1919 Thir-
teenth street NV, with terrible
set wild look
Testimony brought out that Mr.
McKenna's brother Frank is mar
ried to one of Mr.. Colton's daugh-
tiers. that Mr.. Cotton had feared
Mr.. McKenna was bothering his wife
and that recently Mr.. Cotton claimed
Mr.. McKenna had forced him to
drink some poisoned whisky" Mr.
Cotton did not testify in his own
behalf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Traffic Record

The traffic record. as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending 8 am. yes
terday:
Fatalities. l. No. 81 of the year
"a Pedestrian.
Accidents, A.
Motorists injured. 6.
Motorists arrested. 207.
Pedestrians injured. 8.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, II.
The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, l, No. IS of the year
"a motorcyclist).
Accidents, "a.
Motorists injured, 6.
Motorists arrested. 50.
Pedestrians injured. 4.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 10. ...-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Policeman. Dies
In Crash After
Radio Call
Motor Cycle Skids
On Sharp Curve,
Throwing Potrolmon

A motor cycle policeman. speed
ing through the dark in response to
q radio call. skidded as he rounded a
curve on Loughborough road NV.
early today, receiving injuries that
proved fatal a few hours later.
Victim of the accident was Ray
mond E. Grant, %, father of two
children and policeman for nearly
four years. He was ordered, at
1888 am. by police radio, to 60 to a
house in the 1900 block of Forest
lane, WHERE a prowler was reported
Mr.. Grant raced toward the ad-
dress, few feet ahead of a scout
car driven by Policeman B. T. Chap
man. His motor cycle came up to
the sharp curve on Loughborough
road, about two blocks from Con-
duit road. skidded suddenly and
slammed the policeman to the road.
Received Skull Injury.
Mr.. Chapman picked him up and
rushed him to Georgetown Hospital,
where he died at 7:30 am. He ap-
parently had received a fractured
skull when he hit the road and in
ternal injuries when the motor cycle
fell on top of him.
The ofncer was attached to the
seventh precinct and had been a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14
Bond Concerts

BY the United States Navy Band
this evening at 1880 o'clock at the
east front of the Capitol. 1t.
Charles Benter. U. S. NJ. leader;
Charles Brendler, assistant leader.
Program.
March. Navy Blue" Benter
Overture. Fest Jubel" Lassen
Solo for trombone, Fantastic
Fantasy" -----P Pryor
Musician Homer Phillips.
A rhapsodic evolution, From
Africa to Harlem" Bennett
Tone poem. "Wotan's Farewell
and Fire Charm Music" from
THE Valkyries" -------W Wagner
"Danse des Bohemiennes" Bizet
Waltz, Artists Life" Strauss
Popular medley. Passing Show
Of 1899" Arranged by Walters
"Espana Rhapsody" Chabrier
BY the United States Army Band
this evening at 730 o'clock in the
District of Columbia World War
Memorial. Capt Thomas F. Darcy.
leader; Karl Hubner, assistant
leader.
Program.
March, "Joyce's list New York
Regiment" ----------- Boyer
Overture, "Militaire" Mendelssohn
Novelty, "Old Mother Hubbard"
Tobias and Polla
Duet, Home to Our Mountains"
Verdi
Ralph K. Ostrom, cornet and
Keig E. Garvin, trombone.
Lyric piece, Virginia Rhapsody.
Wood
Suite, "Espagnole "----F Fulton
Ia Guadalajara.
(b) Quesada.
Co Palencia.
Extempore, Prelude" lin G Minor.
Rachmaninoff
Valse. Magic of Love" VANS
March. "Knightsbridge" Coates
From the London Suite"
BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at 8 o'clock at the
Marine Barracks Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader; William r. San
tlemann. second leader.
Program.
March, General Holcomb," Balfoort
Overture, Salvatore Rosa" Comes
(BraziD
Modern South American rhap-
sody, "Rhythms of Rio" Bennett
Cornet solo, La Mandolinata"
Bellstedt
Musician Edward Masters.
Excerpts from "Sari" -Kalman
First movement from suite peer
Gynt" Morning) Grieg
Waltz intermezzo, 1.-TWO Hearts
in Three-quarter Time" Stolz
Trombone solo, Thoughts Of
Love" Pryor
Musician Robert Isele.
Suite, Caucasian Sketches" Ivanow
(a) In the Gorge
(b) In the Village Street.
Co In the Mosque.
I'D Procession of the Sirdar.
"Steerman's Song and Sailors
Chorus" from Flying Dutch
man" Wagner
"Saltarello" from italian SYM
phony" --------M endelssohn
The Marines Hymn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-14

motor cycle man since January l Of
this year. He was appointed to the
police force in 1885. His widow, Mrs
Grace Grant. and two sons. Edward,
31a. years old and Lawrence, 2, sur
vive.
Mr. Grant was the 54th traffic vic
tim of the year in Washington and
the second person to be killed in the
city over the week end. George
Pettusion, "a. colored, of the 1000
block of Twenty sixth street NV.
was killed about midnight Saturday
when struck by car at Twenty
fifth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV.
Another Dies in MARYLAND.
Another colored man was killed
In nearby Maryland, police reported.
James F. Hawkins of Stewartown,
Nd. died last night after being
struck as he walked along the
Gaithersburg- Goshen road. Driver
OF the car which struck him, accord
ing to police, was John F.. Stewart,
10. colored, of Silver Spring, Md.
A 77-year-old man was charged
with reckless driving after an acct
dent yesterday at Georgia avenue
and Delafield place NV, in which
a pedestrian was injured. Treated
at Emergency Hospital for abrasions
and shock following the accident
was torrance A. McInteer, 81, 1898
Crittenden street NV. Released
eEA0 6Av,I ranl,1Aee wi
ing charge was John F. Taylor, n,
Of West Falls Church, Va.
Taken to Hospital.
Six persons were admitted to
Casualty Hospital following head
on collision between two auto
mobiles in Oakland, Prince Georges
County, Md, yesterday. The in
jured are:
Kathleen Hubble, %; Lee E. Hub
BILE, TO- and Harry L. Hubble, 80, all
of Gaithersburg. Md, and all treated
for conclusion and lacerations; Rose
Lewis. As. colored, and Sidney Lewis,
So, colored, both of 1850 Corcoran
street NV, and Katherine Foust.
81, colored, 425 M street NV. treat
ed for decorations and possible frac-
lures.
John r. Lee, jr, 2, 1905 Fourth
street NV, was treated at Garfield
Hospital for brush burns received
when he tumbled out of his fathers
car on Fourteenth street near EN-
erson street NV.
Three persons were treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital following an accident
Yesterday afternoon at College Park,
Md. Injured were Mary Ronchi, H.,
and Gertrude Darby, IS, both Of Uni
versity Park. Md, and Bill Sauls, 10,
of Berwyn, Md, none of whom ap-
peared seriously hurt.
Virginia Residents Hurt.
Two nearby Virginia residents
were in Emergency Hospital with in
1uries received early yesterday
morning in an automobile accident
in the 1900 block of Lee Highway,
Arlington, Va.
James J. Wood. 1850 Lee Highway,
said by police to be the driver Of
one of the cars, was in an undeter-
mined condition after being treated
Tor decorations of the face and head
and possible skull fracture.
Tilman Grimes, half-brother of
Samuel E. Stalcup, both of East Falls
Church, Va, and a passenger in the
latter's car, according to police, suf-
fered lacerated head, face. tongue
and fractured skull. Mr.. Stalcup
was not injured, police said.