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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
NEW HAVEN UNIT
 IS GIVEN AWARD
Report on City Purchasing Brings National
 Honor

New Haven Taxpayers. Inc, and Paul B. Wilcox, their executive di- rector-received the award of the National Governmental Research Association yesterday, for excellence of their report entitled Analysis of New Haven City Purchasing and Its Possible Centralization.' This is one of 24 reports on New Haven municipal problems completed in six years, and was selected by committee consisting of a city man. ager from Wisconsin, a professor Of government of the University of Minnesota, and a former mayor Of Louisville. Ky.
 Prepared under the direction Of Paul Wilcox, this report consists Of ll0 pages on a comprehensive survey of city purchasing, and recommends centralized purchasing for New Haven, estimating saving of $200,000 annually by following such procedure.
 Each year the various municipal research bureaus In the United States submit to their national as- sociation headquarters copies of their survey reports completed dur ing the preceding l2 months. It was from such stiff competition that the New Haven report won first honorS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Mathematical Wizard
 Visits Waterbury
Man. Styled Greatest Matt1. Genius By Einstein, Has Formula Making Most Difficult Example Child's Play

The man whom Albert Eistein calls the greatest mathematical mind, and genius in mathematics l have ever seen" is in Waterbury, where he expects to stay for ten days or two weeks, giving demon- strationS of his extraordinary adept ness with figures. According to Professor EinStein, no mathematical machine can compete with him, and this has been proved by actual test.
 The same of the visitor is Profes- sor Samuel l, Krieger, and he Is native of Warsaw, though most of his mathematical studies were pur- sued in Germany at Gottingen and Hamburg. His prowess in mathe- matical lines comes from one sim- pie formula, which he came upon several years ago when he was bank clerk in Berlin, and was bored by the roundabout methods of cal- culation used by his less imagin- ative fellow workers. He then de- vised his formula, by which he can perform feats in multiplication, div ision, raising to powers, and extract- ing roots--all one simple formula, involving four secret numbers. He says 1t is so simple that even a child can learn 1t in ten or fifteen min- utes, as many of them have, under his instruction.
 Prof. Krieger says 1t Is simply a question Of practice. once the sim- pie formula has been learned. With practice, anyone who knows the multiplication table up to 9 times 9 that was his only stipulation can become as proficient as he is. The krieger formula dispenses with logarithms and tables, and renders slide rules and adding machines un- necessary even for the most com plicated mathematical processes. All processes are alike to the professor, though some may take little long, CT to perform than others. But he finds 1t an easy matter to solve in a few seconds problems that with machines might take weeks or months.
 Ills mathematical system, he points out, Is not based on memory. and that is one of the strongest fac- tors in It's favor. People with poor memories are just as well able to make use Of his formula as those with the most retentive minds. Prof. Krieger himself admits to having an extraordinarily bad memory. He can't even remember his own tele- phone number, he says. Most of his calculations he does with pencil and paper. unlike most of the other lightning calculators who have at- tained fame. He objects to being called @ calculator, and insists that he is e mathematician, using sound mathematical principles to attain his results.
 One of his most spectacular achievements was the solution of the Fermat problem with which countless mathematician have struggled In vain since 1t was ad-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
FRENCH CALMNESS
 EXPRESSES RABBI

The calmness of the French peo- pie during the crisis just before the actual outbreak of war was their most striking characteristic, accord. ing to Rabbi William P. Greenfield, who has just returned iron, Eu- rope aboard the British liner. Queen Mary. The Zionist conference which he was attending at Geneva, Switzerland, as a delegate from Con. necticut was cut short as result of the war. he said.
 Rabbi Greenfield contrasted the attitude of the French people, who feel that the present war is the inevitable result of the events oi recent years in Europe, with the panicky attitude Of foreigners stay. ing in France at this time. Rabb Greenfield also said that the preva. lent opinion among the Americans he met abroad was that Britaini Prime Minister Chamberlain is { great man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

vanced by Frenchman in 1866. After being considered iiisoluble for two and half centuries, 1t mas now been solved-and by Krieger's for- mula and four secret numbers.
 One of his other feats was solving two problems in less than trhee minutes, which 1t was considered impossible to do by any short cut method. The first of the two was raising the number 65,4le,S76 to the 3 l-2 millionth power, and the sec- ond was extracting the 3l3,537, 537 604th root of the number 67, 532, 434. 299, or something along that line. Prof. Benet of the Sorbonne In Paris has written book about Prof. Krieger's solution of these two little problems
 The professor most recent ac- complishment. was the discovery only a few weeks ago, of formula by which he can take a number of any size, and tell whether or not 1t is prime or not, that is whether. 1t has any factors besides itself and one. Previously, the determination of prime numbers containing many digits has been a painfully slow pro- cess, involving weeks and months Of work, and now the professo' finds that he can determine whether an 8-digit number is prime or not with in five hours, and can do the same for four-digit number Is approx imtely one minute, If the number is not prime, the professor, after use Of his formula, will emerge with It's factors.
 Among the universities at which the professor has lectured are Col umbia, Chicago, Alexander Hamil- ton institute, M. l, T., McGill, To- ronto, Ann Arbor, and Indiana Tech, He does much of his lectur- ing before business concerns, and his system has been adopted at least in part, by the General Electric Co.,, by Carnegie Steel Co,, DuPont, Westinghouse, Goodyear, and other concerns from whom he has letters of thanks and commendation for the introduction of his efficient sys- tenn of calculation.
 In case any of Waterbury'S math- ematically-minded citizenry care 10 look in upon the professor during his stay here, he is registered at the Kingsbury hotel. and will be glad to receive visitors. Anyone with any mathematical "stickers" will be spe- cially welcome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
SENIOR UNIT OF
 CYO TO MEET
Immaculate Conception Group to Make Plans for
 Religious Quiz

Members of the senior unit of the c, Y. o. of the Immaculate Con- ception church will meet tonight at 730 in the basement of the church to make final plans for the religious quiz between It's members and those of the group at St. Lucy's church, for the picnic of the two groups, and for the first fall dance given by the Immaculate Conception group.
 Any persons who would like to join the volleyball and basketball teams soon to be organized within the c. Y, O. of the church are asked to attend tonight's meeting. Games will be arranged with the c, Y. o, units of other churches throughout the city.
 There will be citywide meeting of c. Y. o. groups at the Immacu- late Conception church on the 18th of this month, and all 0. Y. o, members will be welcome at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
$lO,OOO SOUGHT
 IN DAMAGE SUIT
Local Woman Sues Bran- ford Tea-RoOm-High-
 way Com. Sued

Margaret Scully of this city asks Sl0,000 damages from the trustees of Widows Sons Lodge, Inc, A. F, & A. M. of Branford, owner of the premises, and Walter Deion, who operates the tea room, for injuries sus' med in fall on step of the Altnea's Tea Room and Shop in Branford, July l6, 1888, in civil action returned to the September term of superior courtin New Haven yesterday,
 Louis Casertrano of Cheshire seeks 5000 damages from State Highway Commissioner William J. Cox, allegir that on January 23 he fen while walking across the Chesh- ir.-South Meriden highway and suf- fcrcd painful injuries. He claims the highway was covered with SHOW and ice at the time of the acciden,
 Virginia Heffernan of East Haven aGks $l5,000 damages from Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.. Of Middlebury, as Q result of injuries she received in a tHo-car automobile accident on the Derby turnpike in Orange, May goth,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

sought to defeat the charter, he said.
 Will Ask 4. r. Of l..
 The union, a c. l. O. affiliate, will also ask the A. F. of L. unions in Waterbury to join in campaigning against the city manager form of government. Support will also be sought from civic and racial groups, political organizations and other bodies.
 "The city manager charter is so much political opium to dope the people into believing 1t will bring perfection Mr. Driscoll asserted We feel that you can't legislate good government. We studied the proposed Waterbury charter care. fully, and we studied the city man. ager plan In operation elsewhere"
 Strongly Opposed
 Prom the sentiment heare among the people in the factories, Mir. Driscoll said, it appears that the city manager plan for Water. bury is very strongly opposed. The people feel that 1t won't give them enough of voice in city affairs. believe that the plan will be beater at the referendum, and our unioi will do everything possible to brlnl about its defeat"
 This action on the part Of tn, Brass Workers union may have al important effect on the referendum campaign. It marks the first out spoken opposition to the proposet charter by a strong, large, non-po litical group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Mayor Perriello Has Plan To Eliminate
 Fleming's Office
Engineering Dept. Would 'LOan' Staff Member-NO City Board Vacancies Filled By Mayor Today;
 Mayor COnfers With Sweeney

the supervision of one of the assist ant city engineers, on "loan" by City Engineer Charles A. Root. The man designated would be known as "act- ing superintendent of streets" re- placing Supt. Thomas J. Fleming, whose resignation was received by the board of works last night. The mayor is confident that practical difficulties in the way of his plan can be solved. The engineer chosen would receive no increase in his present wage.
 No vacancies in city boards were filled by Mayor Perriello today, and he said he was giving the appoint ments careful consideration.
 Corporation Counsel Vincent Scul- ly and the mayor have agreed to al- low the post of claims attorney to remain vacant. This position was vacated by MT. Scully when he was made corporation counsel last Fri- day.
 The mayor conferred at length today with City Engineer Root, and planned to inspect one or two city engineering projects.
 The street department, the mayor told reporters, will not be shut down If he can do anything to avoid such situation. He said he would seek the transfer of funds necessary to replenish the almost exhausted sal- ary appropriation. The street de- partment employees are now working only three days week.
 Mayor Perriello said he had talked with Controller Martin J. Sweeney relative to the appointment of pur- chasing agent. The outcome of the talk was not discussed, but it is be- lieved that the controller pointed out that he has the sole power of ap- pointment in his office.
 Controller Sweeney stated later in the day that he plans to name a purchasing agent very soon." The post became open with the dismissal of Purchasing Agent Charles c. Foster.
 All last night and this morning, the mayor was kept busy signing city payroll checks, He had to do the signing by hand because a facsimile signature device, ordered by the city, has not yet arrived. More than 1000 checks. to be distributed at various hours today, had to be signed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
PROBE VOTED
 INTO CHARGE OF
 SCHOOL DRIVER
School Board Member Claims Bldg Inspector
 Has Chauffeur

Acting on charges brought by Commissioner John J. Kearney, the Board of Edu- cation yesterday voted to have the Schoolhouse com mittee investigate the report that Acting School Building Inspector John F. McGough is being driven about by a $27 a week chauffeur. Com missioner Kearney charged that Inspector McGowan makes the rounds of the buildings in a car driven by Alfred Bolton, who, he said, is supposed to be a fireman at Leavenworth High school during the school months and plumber in the school build ings during the summer.
 Didn't Know About It
 Both Superintendent of Schools Thomas J. Condon and President John J, Walsh said they had no Knowledge of the situation.
 Commissioner Kearney charged President Walsh with telling him, before Mir. McGough's appointment, that he could drive a car.
 T have since found out from the Motor Vehicle Department that he never had license and so cannot drive car," Commissioner Kear- ney said.
 Not Economy
 Several board members expressed the opinion that If the charge were true, certainly the appointment of MT. McGowan was not an economy measure, as they believed when the appointment was made.
 Commissioner Martin Tehan said that the budget contains an appro- priation of $50 a month for trans portation for the buildings inspec- tor. He suggested that this sum could be used to buy bus tokens.
 Buy Car
 Commissioner Keamey objected to the suggestion, and in turn sug- gested that the department should buy a car for the inspector, or else he should buy one. He said that 1t would be impossible to make the rounds satisfactorily by bus.
 His specific charge, Commissioner Kearney replied to a statemen. from President Walsh that MT McGough is doing good work, and should not be convicted without hearing of his side of the case, is not that MT. McGowan is not doing good work, but that he is being chauffeured by the city at cost of $27 a week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
DAVIS CUP TEAM
 TO REMAIN HERE

New York, Sept. 6.-(UP)-Al- though all of It's members are sub- ject to war duty the Australian Davis cup team will be permitted to remain in this country until Oc- tober 10, Harry Hopman, captain of the squad. announced today.
 Originally scheduled to sail for home on Sept. l3, the Australians now will compete in the U. S, Na- tional singles championship start Ing at Forest Hills, N, r., tomorrow. The cable to Hopman from the Australian Lawn Tennis association requested that on It's return the team bring along the massive Davis Cup. won last week from the United States. When Australia won the cup here in 1914 It was left in the United ytates for safe-keeping.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
City Hall Gets
 Voting Machine

City hall visitors between now and Oct. : will have an Oppor- tunity to learn how to vote in the city manager charter ref erendum.
 J. Harry Leary, voting ma chine custodian. today placed in the city hall lobby a machine all prepared for referendum voting. The machine was or- dered placed there by Mayor Patrick Perriello.
 The entire face of the ma chine is closed except for a two inch square left open for the question. The voters says yes or no to the question of whether he favors the proposed new charter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Asst. City Engineer To Head Street, Water Depts
City Manager Drive
 To Start Tonight
Citizens Good Government Assn Announces Series of
 l6 Radio Taks-Wil Last Until Referendum Eve

This evening from 7:l5 to 7:30 over VERY the first of a series of sixteen educa- tional broadcasts on the proposed city manager plan charter will take place. Harold P. White, President of the Citizens Good Government As- sociation. will speak ut that time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
SCOVILLS LEADS
 IN STOCK BOOM
Bristol Brass Also Favor. ite in War Stock Surge

scovill Manufacturing Company was the leader on the percentage basis in the stock boom yesterday a boom that Is reminiscent of the soaring markets of % years ago,
 Scovill stocks scared on the bid side from 25a to 3l. Another fav- orite was Bristol Brass with @ vault of 6 points to 43.
 Trading in York New today with regard to war babies" was irregu- lar Cotton moved up.
 Yesterday utilities dropped, the Connecticut Light & Power moving down 2 points from 56.
 Britain is spending si0,0o0,0oO a day on defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
MEETING TOMORROW

The first business meeting of the season Of the welfare committee oi the Hopeville Community club will be hel don Thursday evening in the form of corn roast at the home oi Mrs. Roy French of l52 Tracy ave- nue. Members will gather at the home at 6 o'clock and the business meeting will follow the roast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Short Calender
 Sessions Friday

Short calendar sessions will be held every Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock Standard Time starting Sept. IS on which day the first session will be held, City Court ClerI. Albert J. Bron- ky said today.
 Civil cases will also be heard every Friday afternoo nat o. clock Standard Time, Mr. Bron- sky said. The schedule includes summary process actions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
Full Weather Report

Boston, Sept S (UP)-WeRth- CT forecast
 CON NECTICuT - Mostly cloudy and continued cool tonight and Thursday.
 MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, m RHODE ISLAND--Mostly cloudy and continued cool tonight and Thurs 1na
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

Mayor Patrick M. Perriello today said he had virtually decided on a plan whereby the street and water departments will be placed under
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

Introduced Into the country last year, bookkeeping machines promise to become popular in India, with American machines In the lead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06

with his subject, waterbury a Fa- vored City"
 At last nights meeting of the board of managers of the charter group, the radio program for the campaign was announced in detail by the radio committee. The mass meetings committee also announced officially that Murray Seasongood first mayor of Cincinnati under their charter (similar to the Water bury city manager charter), had ac- cepted their invitation to address a public mass meeting at Temple Hall next Tuesday night. Great satisfac- ton was expressed following this announcement, and 1t was voted to throw Tuesdays mass meeting open to questions from the floor, at the conclusion of MT. Seasongood's eX- planation of the charter, and its record of success in Cincinnati The radio schedule follows in de- tail. The managers were informed that small pocket size cards are being printed, which will contain this schedule, and that these cards may be obtained at the c. G. c. A. office, 24 Central avenue, by anyone interested.
 The complete list of speakers will be announced in the near future the committee stated, but 1t was in- dicated that Rep. Hugo Guastaferri would be at the microphone for the nn subject History of the city manager movement in Waterbury" "The con- spicuous thing about our list Of speakers will be the absence of old line politicians" said the radio chairman.
 CITY MANAGER PLAN EDUCA- TIONAL RADIO PROGRAM
 SCHEDULE Sept. 9th. at 7l5 p. m. over VERY,
 Waterbury a favored
 city"
 10th. at 7;l5 p. m. over WATR
 History of city manager
 movement in Waterbury" 18th. at 6:45 p. m. over VERY
 Getting back to the
 original New England
 Town Meetings"
 14th. at 6:45 p. m. over WATR,
 "A message to city em-
 ployes, by a former city
 employe."
 l7th. at 2;30 p. m, over VERY,
 "McLevy voters will sup
 port city manager.
 18th. at 6:45 D. m. over VERY,
 "A message to members of
 Organized Labor, by fel-
 low members,
 18th. at 6.45 D. m. over WATR,
 Advantages Of having
 fewer elective officials" goth. at 6:45 p. m. over VERY,
 "A city manager council
 the real representatives Of
 the people,.
 2lSt. at 6:45 D. m. over WATR,
 "The city managcr-hired
 man of the people"
 24th. at 2.30 D. m. over VERY
 "A message to women vot-
 CTS, by one of them
 2Sth. at 6:45 p. m, over VERY,
 Proportional Representa-
 ton, the key to Democra-
 cy'.
 2sth. at 6:45 D. m. over VERY,
 The merit system in the
 city manager charter. 2sth. at 6:45 p. m. over VERY,
 Record of other city
 manager cities"
 29th. at 6:45 D. m, over VERY
 "Rent-payers are taxney-
 CTS: they will vote 'YeS, l" Oct. lst. at 200 p. m, over WATR,
 "Our duty to vote on the
 third of Oct"
 End. at 7:l5 D. m. over WATR,
 "Waterbury's opportunity is
 at hand tomorrow"
 End. at 7:30 p. m. over VERY,
 same speech.
 End. at l0:45 D. m. over WATR
 and VERY, Waterbury
 needs a change; Waterbury
 needs Q city manager"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-06
CITY-MANACER
 PLAN CONDEMNED

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-30
new RATES
TOSPOKANE
ARE UPHELD

Final efforts of California oil
interests. truckers and barge opera
tors to block the new Great North
ern railway freight rates on crude
and refined products from Montana
points into Spokane have all failed
and the new rates became effective
OH December %, marking the end
Of year-long fight to keep Mon
tana oil and refined products out
'of spokane market. The old rate
was prohibitive of Montana compe-
tition and when a new rate was
granted the California competitors
succeeded in holding it up so that
Montana lost the entire 1899 mar
keting season in the Inland Empire.
The new rate reduces the cost of
delivering a gallon of gasoline from
3.5 cents down to 2.21 cents per
gallon. This is said to give the
Montana product an "even break"
with the cost of barge haul up the
Columbia and transportation by
truck
On crude the rate was reduced
from 271a cents to % cents per
making the cost OF trans
portation of a barrel of crude
around Sc cents.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-30
WILL ACIDIz.E
DEV0NIAN MIN
At BR0ADvI:

BILLINGS - Calitana Oil Co.
Broadview dome test on NE NE Il :
NWA Sec. IS Yellow
stone county. about 80 miles north
west of Billings. had lowered the
bit to about 1000 feet last night,
according to Pete Thelen. tool push
er for the operators in charge. This
5129 foot hole was pumped full OF
S0-lb. mud, and cement plug run,
under direction of Tommy Harri-
man. State Oil well inspector, when
operations we're closed down some
months ago. The hole seemed to
have been in a perfect shape when
re-opened. The operators ran into
a slBale bridge at around the 27OO
foot level, which held them up a
couple of days to mud off. other
wise everything has been found all
right. Thelen thinks that without
complications he will be
able to set the Tin. o. d. casing
IN a few days. After cement has
been run we will likely let It set
Tor about ten days before drilling
The plug in preparation for acidixa-
ion" Thelen said
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-12-30
GIANT GASSER
WILL NOT Be
DRILLED ON IN

Glacier Production company,
which furnishes natural gas for the
cities OF Helena. Butte and Anacon-
da, this week prepared to put its
sensational Rigney No. 2 gasser. on
the north slope of Cut Bank field +,
on production. rather than attempt
to drill deeper
This well with an estimated open
flow OF SO.OOO.0OO cubic feet per
day, is the largest commercial gas
well ever completed in the State OF
Montana, Located in a low pres
sure oil producing area. II furnished
perhaps the greatest surprise OF the
year in Cut Bank An attempt to
drown out the gas in order to drill
to the Cut Bank sand. to test for oil
failed when the gas broke in as the
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