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Evening star., 1939-03-09
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

Never think another crazy just because
1t happens you
Never've heard of Just the thing that
one has started out to do.
Peter Rabbits failing is the failing
of a great many people. Not know
ing everything, they think that any
one who tries to do something that
to them looks impossible, or of
which they never have heard, is
crazy. You will find such people all
through life. The snow lay deep
in the Green Forest and over the
green Meadows. Jack Frost was still
having his own way, especially
nights. It was almost time for the
return Of sweet Mistress Spring, but
Evening star., 1939-03-09

He and Mrs. Blacky have more
sense than to build a nest until
after the snow has disappeared. You
needn't try to tell me that up where
you came from the Crows are crazy
enough to begin building now! They
are too smart for any such foolish
ness"
Once again Shipper Crossbill
chuckled.
who said anything about
Crows?" he demanded.
Didn't you say that Sammy jays
cousin was nesting now? And isn't
Blacky the Crow his cousin?" Peter
was quite indignant.
His Other Cousin.
Certainly, certainly" replied
Shipper. "Of course I meant Sam
my Jays other cousin"
Evening star., 1939-03-09
First Air Girl GIides
Rritain's first airwon

Britain's first airwoman, Mrs. Ger
trude Foggitt, has just had a new
thrill by making her first glider
flight. and is enthusiastic about this
method of transportation. London
aviation followers declare she is the
bravest woman in the world. Mrs.
Foggitt. now 81, is the first woman in
the world to go up in an airship, the
first to take seaplane flight and the
first to fly to Paris in commercial
plane. Famous aviators toasted her
in champagne at the first flying
meet ever held. AS a girl she took
part in many daring balloon ascen-
tions before airplanes were invented.
Evening star., 1939-03-09

"Other cousin!" exclaimed Peter.
"Who is Sammy Jays other cousin?"
1t was Shippers turn to look sur
prised.
Didn't you know that Sammy
Jay has cousin who is much
closer related than Blacky the
CroW?" he demanded.
Peter shook his head. II never
have heard of him." said he
We'll, then it is time you
did" declared Shipper. He is a
real Jay, although his coat isn't
blue. You would have to hear his
voice but once when he screams to
know that he is true Jay. He is
the Canada Jay, but he is called
Whisky Jack, or Jack for short,
while his wife is called Jill. They
have q nest and eggs now"
Evening star., 1939-03-09

1t was still winter and it would be
some weeks before most birds would
even begin to think about nests and
eggs. In fact, it would be some weeks
before more than few would have
arrived from the sunny Southland.
Yet here were Shipper Crossbill and
his wife, not only with nest, but
with four eggs in it. Peter told
Shipper just what he thought. He
told him right out plainly that they
were crazy.
Shipper remained perfectly good
natured. Perhaps that was because
he was so happy over those eggs
in that nest. Anyway, he only chuck
led when Peter called him crazy.
Others Gray"
If we are crazy" said he, I'VE
are not the only ones. Up where
Evening star., 1939-03-09
TwizzIer Answer

The smart little boy figured out
that he travelled l foot each half.
second going up the runway and
l foot each twentieth of a second
going down the slide. At that rate
it would take eleven-tWentieths OF
a second to 60 l foot up and ]
foot down. Sixty seconds divided
by eleven-twentieths gives the length
of the hill as 100 III feet.
Evening star., 1939-03-09

AS Tarzan entered the room behind Phoros the
imprisoned Gonfala and Wood and recog
nized him simultaneously. Tarzan raised finger
to his lips cautioning them to silence. The bes-
tal King stood leering at his prisoners, his gross
body SMaYipg unSteadilY.
Evening star., 1939-03-09
-By Mormon Marsh
ADVERTISEMENT.
BY Hobon

How do you know" demanded
Peter.
Because they always have them
as early as this, often earlier" re.
piled Shipper.
(Copyright, 1939)
Evening star., 1939-03-09
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
PRINCESS MARIE
 MARRIED TODAY

Rome, Jan. 23-(UP)-Princess Maria of Savoy, "A, youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena, was married in the l7th century Pauline Chapel of the Royal Palace today to Prince Louis of Bourbon Parma. It was the first Imperial" marriage ceremony the first since the Italian conquest of Ethiopia.
 The dark-eyed Maria, pet of the royal family and last of the five royal children to remain unmarried, was taken to the altar by her 70 year old father, who wore the uni- form of a field marshal She wore lace gown, whose 25 foot train was held by four court chamberlains An ancient diamond tiara was in her hair. The Queen wore the famous golden cloak of savoy, with 16- foot train.
 Princess Maria and Prince Louis were to have married a week ago The ceremony was postponed be- cause of the serious illness of Prin- cess Mafalda, Princess of Hesse, the brides sister. who has now nearly recovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
BOSTON MUSEUM
 NEEDS NEW WING

Boston, Jan. 23-(UP)-The Bos- ton Museum of Fine Arts may have to build new wing to house a col- lection of 18th and early 18th cen- tury Americana donated by 8 Rus sian singer and his Boston-born wife nearly twice his age.
 The 300-piece collection, including paintings, drawings, prints, engrav- ings, silver, porcelains, glasses, need lework and furniture, was given to the museum by MT. and Mrs. Maxim Karolik of Newport, R. I.
 Prior to the depression, the collec- tion was valued at $l ,000 900. Its pres ent value was estimated by Karolik at $400,000.
 Many of the pieces were heirlooms of the New England families of Cod man, Amory, Derby and Hickman. Mrs. Karolik was Martha Goldman of Boston until her marriage in 1928 at the French Riviera to Karolik, then leading tenor of the Petrograd Grand Opera company. Heiress to an estimated $25, ,000, 900, she was 60 and he 30 when they were married
 Dr. George H. Edgell. director oi the museum, said that the collection could not be duplicated.
 "The collection has no equal from the standpoint of quality" he said MT. and Mrs. Karolik have bJer building 1t up for years and they selected only the best"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
ANTI.NAzI LEAGUE
 TO BACK BILL

New Haven, Conn, Jan. g - (U. P.) The New Haven Anti-Nazi League threw it's full support today behind the legislative program to wipe out unAmerican activities in Connecticut, and announced a re- search secretary would be engaged to extend its program.
 The league approved bills intro duced in the general assembly which would prohibit military training by any groups except the contsituted forces of the state and national government, the wearing of uni- forms for the promotion of a pos litical object" and imposing severe penalties for distributing propagan- da "inciting racial or religious pre- judice."
 The league took no action on other senate proposals for c legis- latiure Investigation of un-Amer- ican activities and banning the display of the flags of other na- tions in public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
SPEED CAMP PAICNS
 CURB ACCIDENTS

Boston, Jan. 23 - (U.P) --- Cam paigns to reduce speed and improve automobile safety equipment were credited today with cutting Massa- chusetts highway fatalities to l6- year low last year.
 The 1888 death toll was 622, low est since 1922 when only 46l 900 cars were registered compared with over 100000 last year, according to the annual report of Registrar Frank A. Goodwin.
 Last years total was 33.4 per cent below the 953 in the peak year 1884 when the safety drives were begun. It was 20 per cent below the 1887 total of 78l deaths.
 Goodwin pointed to an impress sive decrease" in child fatalities Last year 88 children were killed, compared with IT in 1887, l77 in 1884 and 260 in 1924.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
City Is Under Strict
 Martial Law As Entire Population Mans Walls
TWO JURORS PICKED IN
 SECOND HINES TRIAL

York of Leader the Dutch Schultz sessions day, salesman of the jury.
 Knott that he would not rule dismiss the count against Hines until after The ruled that talesmen could their judgment  first
 smiling optimistic, appeared the room
 pending sal motto ou motion"
 emplOye, chosen juror
 The defense challenge against a Republican District Attorney Republican ubernatora
  e for Hines asked Wilson he connected in way with org which belonged.
 replied m a o
 witnesses drecte would WARNS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
CHAMBERLAIN WARNS BRITAIN TO ARM AGAINST INVASION

London, 23-(UP)-Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tonight volunteers national nation prepared to defend itself. the vital military civilian defense services Twenty million the national guide explaining of the services will distributed to household fin Great Britain beginning Wednesday.
 is a us S coming I  for others too
 We in this country would begin forced take part others might attacked the government other not defend ourselves effectively
 
  he would be so unpromisng."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
River Street Fire Doesn't Prove SeriOus-Many
 Children Flee
SCOT IN BOTTOM OF
 CHIMNEY IS CAUSE
Basement Resident Sounds Alarm-ROuts Out Fam=
 flies in 3=Story House

Twenty-Five persons, mem- bers or four families residing at 123 River street, were driven into the frigid tenn peratureS of the street short ly after 5::30 o'clock this morning when fire broke out in the basement of the three story structure. The fire it. self, starting in a chimney, was not serious but firemen battled for almost an hour before it was completely extin- guished.
 An accumulation ot soot in the chimney caught fire when Albert Souccy, resident of the basement apartment, lighted his kitchen stove. MI Soucey rang in an alarm at 5:39 a. m. and reused other occupants of the building.
 Many Children
 The occupants. many of them children, fled from the building after the alarm. Engines and 4, Truck and the booster pump an- swele6 the alarm, with Deputy Chief Martin J. Campion directing the firemen.
 The gale-like winds of the night were just beginning to subside, and it was bitterly cold as the occu- pants left the building.
 The basement apartment is oc- cupiec by MT. and Mrs. Soucey and the'r five children. Other occupants of the building are: First floor, MT. and Mrs. Edward Noel and six children; second floor, MT. and Mrs. Alfred Boweman and three chil- dren; third floor, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Riberia and three children.
 Cars On Fire
 At TIA o'clock ths morning, En- zine went to East Main and Maple streets, where car owned oy Martin Morrissey had caught fire. The blaze, caused by a short circuit, vas reported not serious.
 A car owned by Anthony Sham bari was badly damaged when it caught fire near 38l Congress ave- rue. Bremen of Engines 3 and Il, Truck 3 and the booster answered an alarm at 7:39. The fire was caused by a backfire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
N. Y. BUSINESSMEN
 DUE TO BE CALLED
Will Be Witnesses in Wa terbury Conspiracy Trial
 Starting Next Week
BY JOSEPH F. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporterl

Numerous New York bankers, and business men are expected to be witensses for the state in the startling Waterbury conspiracy trial which will reach the testimony talk ing stage next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in superior court.
 Vice President Charles L. Doty of the Underwriters Trust Company of New York is one of many bankers known to have been subpoenaed by Special Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn Reticence of MT. Alcorn concerning his out-of state witnesses makes 1t difficult to learn in advance how many will be called.
 County Detective Edward J. Hickey was reported to be out of the state today, possibly locating other witnesses for the state. It is known that he has made numerous trips to other states, particularly New York in the preparation Of the states case against the 27 men &C., ctised of conspiracy.
 He could Anot be located at his Hartford office, and it was learned that he might not be available un- Cil late tonight.
 Special Deputy Sheriff George L.. Greer was understood to be in Wa terbury today. but efforts to locate him were unsuccessful.
 Special Prosecutor Alcorn was in conference all morning and could not be disturbed.
 It is possible that the detectives are working on the investigation of the whereabouts of Enoch k. Borgnaes, former city accountant, who was charged as conspirator but who fled the jurisdiction and IS now sought as fugitive from justice. For some time there has been indication that the state
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
COLDEST SNAP OF
 WINTER IN STATE

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 23.-(UP.- The mercury dipped to the lowest readings of the winter throughout Connecticut today but rising tem- perature followed oy snow was pre- .dicted.
 The lowest readings was at Satan's Kingdom, near Yinsted, where 1t was ' below at dawn. Winsted reported ? below, Granby 2 below and Hart ford above at 5;30 a. m
 Coast-line temperatures were slightly higher.
 Boston, Jan. 3.-(UP) The cold est weather of the winter swept over New England today in the wake of a freak lightning, wind, ana snow- storm that caused three deaths.
 At 2 Q. m .(ESTD the tempera- ture was 5. A northwest wlnd of near gale force increased the suffer- ing Previous low this year was IA last Sunday and this morning tenn perature was the coldest since Jan. l9, 1888, when 1t dropped to 3 de- grees.
 Seven n-month- -old William Lumbra of Burlington, Vt., died in a Middle bury. vt.. hospital after his parents automobile struck a tree.
 The freak storm lasted only IS (Continued on Page O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
HARVARD IS GIVEN
 $70O,000 FOR FUND

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 23-( (Up) A bequest of $700,000 to establish a fund to aid Harvard law school students was announced today.
 The grant, to be known as the Emory Washburn Memorial Fund was from the estate of Augustus Gardiner Cobb. New York City Law yer and member of the class oi 1872. and was contained in the will of his brother, Edward Benedict Cobb. who died Nov. 25, 1938.
 Only the annual income, estinnaI- ed at about $20,000, may he used according to terms of the bequezf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
Radio Artists Are Ready To
 Strike To Enforce New Code

York; 2s-(UP)-At per threatened of practice all radio adv Heller said today. said refusal of the advertising interests to meet the unions de- deraton memb in nations radio centers
 Chicago Angeles and unani  performers, said.
 Philip K. William Wgy manufacturers had signed said would Using independent producers before action the be
 Chicago
 
 
 proposal the strike last night
 1000 Hollywood radio actors the strike night Eddie president the AFRA meeting
 strike" said, if together. onl this organization a ing is permitted"
 In the code of fair practice the radio artists demanded
 minimum S15 IS broadcasts $25 30 $35 hour during an Association of Advertising Agencies countered with offers S5 $20 and S25 respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
NEW POLITICAL
 LINE-UPS SEEN
Events Throughout State Last Week Cast Shadows
 on Local Situation

Evidence of a new fusion in Wa terbury's political factions and the question of allegiance by some Dem ocrats to State Chairman J. Francis Smith developed today from the events of last week at Hartford and Bridgeport.
 Those familiar with the recent al- lance of Representative Hugo Guas- taferri with Senator George T. Cul- hane during the first weeks of the legislature, asked how the senator, once the candidate of Republicans and the now defunct Independent Democratic party, expected part in the local plan by such a move.
 Attorney Guastaferri has been &C., tive in both the Citizens Good Gov ernment association move and the local movements of the Merit Sys- t1m group. He was the only local candidate to agree to support, sight unseen, of the proposed bill for a referendum on adoption of the city manager-council form of govern ment for Waterbury.
 Whether Senator Culhane, seek ing at odd intervals through the fall to unseat State Chairman Smith, has discounted his local chances to the point where he would support either of the conflicting plans. merit system or city manager government here. remained puzzle today
 Although Chairman Smith was &C., corded "vote of confidence" at the state central committee meeting at Bridgeport Thursday night, his po- sition locally remains that of the leader who substituted Col. Thomas E. Hewes, of Pennington, for State Labor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone, for the Acknowledgements
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
Fall River Menaced By $5OO,OO0 Blaze
Bremen From Two States Finally Control Fire in Business Section-Same Spot Visited By Two
 Million Dollar Disaters Years Ago

2 Fall River, Mass, Jan 23.-C CUP) An army of .frest-bitten firemen from two states today controlled a general-alarm fire that destroyed two buildings, damaged three others and menaced this textile city's business district.
 Damage was estimated at $5O0,- 900. Hampered by zero weather that froze water almost as 1t hit the ground, firemen fought for 3ia hours before they halted the fast spreading flames.
 The fire was on the site of the disastrous 1916 explosion and fire that caused SLIPS 900 damage and took one life and was within 300 yards of the conflagration which destroyed six city blocks and caused $3.500, 1000 damage II years ago next month.
 One Fireman Hurt
 Two ambulances waited at the scene of today's blaze, but only one fireman required hospital treatment Hoseman Arnold Branford, fl, was hospitalized for exposure.
 The fire started in the three story brick Edward building and quickly destroyed 1t. On the first floor were the peoples market and Magoni's Downyflake shop, restaurant. The dental office of Dr. Otto Westhal and Jette's Photograph Studio were on the second floor and the Kavo- dian Club, on the third.
 Sweep Across Street
 The flames spread across the street and also destroyed the two- story wooden building containing the Paret Cobbler shop and Cam ara's Barber shop on the first floor Jim's Beauty shop and the optome- trist's office of Dr. Joseph Namias on the top floor.
 The Columbian building. also across the street from the market. likewise was fired by embers and damaged by fire, water and smoke. On the first floor is the William H Hickey drugstore, on the second floor. the dental office of Dr. Gerald O'Sullivan, who owned the building and News Dance Studio, while the third floor is headquarters of the Loyal Order of Moose. N
 North of the Columbian building the Kaplan Brothers block was dam aged slightly. This houses the B Shogam & Sons, jewellers, and Bed- rick Brothers delicatessen store on the first floor, the offices of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
INDUSTRY IS RAY
 OF HOPE TODAY
Father Coughlin Says Inc dustrialists Hampered
 By Credit Money

Detroit, Jan. 23.-UP)-Father Charles E. Coughlin said in lis weekly radio sermon Sunday that the changing attitude of industry toward labor was the one ray of hope for 10,0o0,00O unemployed.
 Father Coughlin said the indus- trialists were anxious to operate in their fullest capacity but were forced to suspend activity because of the present system of credit money.
 "The present system was de- veloped for us by the Rothschilds and inflicted upon us by the in- ternational bankers" Father Cough lin said. "The time has arrived when internationalism must give way tc reasonable nationalism and when a national money system planned fol the common welfare of the indus trialist, laborer, farmer and pro- fessional man must be substituted for the international credit dollar"
 Unless there is another World War-and God forbid it-I can see no solution for unemployment as long as we continue protecting a financial system of debts and dol lars which, after six years of heroic trial, has proven incompetent to re- duce unemployment substantially
 The answer to the problem, he LA xl l.. |. way to let the constitution oper- ate free from entanglements with which the servants of the interna- tionalists have constructed it." and in recapturing the vanishing vir- tue of Christian charity"
 Any government which insists
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23
R ESCUE SHIP WITH SURVIVORS WEARS N. Y. PORT
Two of Rescued Women See Husbands Lost in
 Wild Waves
BY JAMES c. AUSTIN

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Jan. 23-CUP) The 7,900-ton tanker Esso Baytown steamed slowly to- ward New York harbor today with a cargo of human lives the 10 survivors of the British Flying Boat Cavalier which it had plucked from the Atlantic wastes Satur. day night.
 Its speed reduced by heavy seas, the oil-carrier still was three and half hours outside New York at noon, proceeding at II to IA miles an hour.
 Wrapped in ships blankets in the tanker's cabins, five men and five women were recovering from the ef- fleets of more than 70 hours of cling ing to life belts after the Cotton Cavalier, forced down by ice-stalled engines on a regular New York-to- Bermuda flight, had plunged to the bottom. Two of the women surviv- CTS were widows, their husbands, with pne member of the crew, hav- ing gone down after hours of strug- dle with the waves.
 Docks Late Today
 Shortly before noon Radio Marine was advised that the tanker expected to arrive of Stapleton, Staten Island, Ut the entrance of upper New York harbor, where relatives, police and medical aid awaited the sur- vivors.
 The Standard oil company of New Jersey, owners of the vessel. esti- mated its position at Il a. m. at about 50 miles from Stapleton. The tanker reported later that gale-force winds which buffeted 1t during the night were moderating, and said 1t expected to reach Stapleton at 3:30 p. m.
 Fought Gales
 Yesterday, last night, and this morning. the big Standard oil tanker tough gale winds which whipped the sea into heavy, shim- mering mountains, adding to the discomfort of the weakened sur- vivors and slowing their arrival here where hospital beds and eX- pert medical attention awaited them. Had 1t not been for the gale flashing all of the north Atlantic coast, they would have arrived last night.
 Probe to Start
 Awaiting two of the women was something in addition to comforts and care. The. will receive the news that they are, beyond possibility of reversal or hope, widows. Mrs. Donald Miller, of Lincoln, Neb., and Mrs. J. Gordon Noakes, of New York city, watched their hus- bands drift away out there on the ocean, and all of the survivors but them believed they were definitely dead. When they were taken
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23

PAO6A 1AAs
 He pointed out that the ultimate expenditures proposed by the com mittee were considerable, but said they would be a sound investment and predicted that increased health expenditures would operate to re- duce costs of relief.
 Reduce Suffering
 "The recommendation of the committee offer program to (re- duce) the risks of needless suffer- ing and death,' MT. Roosevelt said, land of costs and dependency, that now overwhelm millions of indivi- dual families and sap the resources of the nation."
 Essence of the health program, the president said, is a plan for federal-state cooperation to be furthered by federal grants-in-aid to states to finance local programs.
 T T recommend the report of tho nterdepartmental committee for careful study by the congress" he said. "The essence of the program recommended by the committee is fedsral-state cooperation. Federal legiSlation necessarily precedes, for 1t iAdicates the assistance which may be made available to the state in 8
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