rDr. Dafoe Feels Relief He Never Knew Before; Perils Are Avoided And Famous Baines Thrive Under His Devoted *Care \
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In fun, merry Emilie evidently is saying •‘ah!" The amusement
Dr. Dafoe derives from hi* spirited little charges well repays him
for the worrisome months he spent "bringing them through."
Bringing to readers of The Waterbury Democrat the latest news
from the quintuplet front, Laura Lou Brookman, NEA Service staff
correspondent, has written a series of four fascinating stories, of
Which this is the third.
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BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
(Copyright, 1935, NEA Service, Inc.)
Callander, Ont., Oct. 17—“It’s the second summer—”
Mothers, fathers, doctors the world over know the old saying that
the second summer Is the danger hurdle in a baby's life.
/ And so A. R. Dafoe, the country physician who won the plaudits of
the world for his magnificent battle in saving the lives of the Dionne
quintuplets, has reason these October days to feel a measure of relief
that he has not known before.
The Dionne quintuplets, at the end of their second summer, are five
pictures of health. They are today, actually, in health and general de
velopment, ahead of normally born babies of their own age.
Dr. Dafoe points to sturdy Yvonne, standing in the hospital nursery
(clad only in the conventional garment of babyhood), and reminds you
that the sisters were once far from their present state of cherubic near
perfection.
Yvonne, unconscious that she is an object lesson, throws her arms
forward, balances cautiously, then slowly puts one foot before the other
aid makes her way to the doctor. He catches her, raises her in his arms,
aad she squeals with glee.
Yet this little girl, 16 months ago, was a premature baby, weighing
little more than two pounds, with a very slim chance of living.
Riddles Old Theory of Child Diseases
"The best service the quintuplets can render,” Dr. Dafoe says, “is to
show how babies, brought up away from Infection and properly isolated,
can achieve health. Too many people have the idea that children must
haVe colds, chickenpox and other diseases and might as well have them
young.
“They say these things come easier when small. This is not true. If
Florio Post Choose
Appointive Officers
Committees for f ..suing Year Also Named—Member*
ship Includes Prominent Italian Veterans of State
Commander Angelo Possemato of
Florlo Post >10. 4 local Italian Am
erican World War Veterans an
nounces the appointments of the
various appointive officers and
committees for the ensuing year.
The post membership Includes
some of the most prominent Italian
American Veterans in the state,
some of whom were and are officers
of the armed forces of this country
during the world war and presently
The following are the appointed
officers and committees:
Executive Board.
Leonard Mecca, John DePastino.
Anthony Corvinello, Atty. Fred W.
Plomba, Cosmo Vendetti, M. J. Gal
ullo, Samuel Cappella, Peter Di
Cicco, Michael/De Primlo, Domenlc
Jamele, Joseph Russo.
*;ut* i... -m. > <. jramlttee.
r -'wo Wi, James Massari,
K — r bmno, Joseph ftussa, Sam
. uei Cappello.
Ways and Means.
..iicnaei D1 Primlo, Leonard Mecca.
Peter DiCicco, Anthony Schiappa,
John W. Villano, A. W. Lanesy.
By-Laws.
Cosmo Vendetti, Peter Di-Clcco,
Atty. P. W. Palomba.
Membership.
Samuel Cappella, Leonard De Vito,
Jerry Briola, Paul E. Salvatore, Sal
vatore Cocchlolo, John Schiavone,
Daniel Mecca, James Fasanelli, John
Spallone, Anthony Seraflno, Nicholas
r’ -
—
Muccino, Domenlc Flammla, Do
menlc Contatlne.
Publicity.
John De Past!no, Domenlc Jamele.
Sick Visiting: Committee.
Henry Pabiano, John DlCrosta
Philip Garofano*
Funeral Details.
Michael DiPrimio, Leonard De
Vito, Nicola Longo. Anthony J.
Masone, Anthony Stango. Joseph W
Penella, Igeno Massereni, Nicholas
Muccino, Joseph Tedesco.
Educational A Patriotic Instructors.
Atty, M. J. Galullo.
Officer of Day.
Leonard DeVito.
Lalson Officer A Post Historian.
John DePastino.
Post Welfare Commltteefl
Anthony C a r v 1 n ella, Anthony
Schlappa, Henry Fablano.
Grave Registration.
Cchiappa, Henry DiFrospo, Mi
chael Giordano.
Interior Guard.
Jerry Brlola.
Bugler.
Cosmo Vendetti.
Armistice Day Delegate*.
Samuel Cappella, Cosmo Vendetti,
Michael Giordano.
WINDOWS PUT IN CHIMNEYS
Boston — (U.P.) — The house
owned by Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Whlt
temore of West Roxbury has win
dows In its chimneys. The window
ed section Is two feet wide with
plenty of space for the flue.
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How to THREAD YOUR WAY
Take 1,680 ordinary spools of thread.
Fasten one end under your telephone and start
walking. When you have unwound the first, tie on
the second and keep on walking.
By the time you haye unwound the 1,680 spools,
you will have walked 120 miles.
That’s foolish, because you can use 120 miles of
copper wire for three minutes for only 40c. after
7 p.m. For instance:
You can call BOSTON from WATERBURY for:
-40c—Station-to-Station afttr 7 p.m.
70c—Plus tax—Station-to~Station 4.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
$1.00—Plus tax—Porson-to-Porson at all hours
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As yet Marie hasn't a very extensive vocabulary, but that glanc*
reveals, better than words, the boundless trust and Affection she
and her sisters have lor kindly Or. Oafoo.
babies can be kept healthy all the time they build up resistance tor adult
life and will be better able to withstand disease attacks."
Or. Datoe believes the care being given the quintuplets demonstrates
what any parents can do to improve the health and well-being ot their
children. •
Within a short time the quintuplets will be given anti-diphtheria
toxoid. This, the doctor explains, is necessary for all children, and the
younger they are when inoculated, the less reaction takes place. Later
the babies will be inoculated against smallpox.
But they will keep their tonsils unless developments, now unforeseen,
occur.
“We are trying to keep these children free from colds and throat in
fections,” says Dr. Dafoe. “If we can do this, why should we take out
their tonsils?"
• • *
Whole Profession Rallies to Aid
The whole program mapped lor the quintuplets has been, and will
continue to be, to keep them free from Infection.
Since the day of their birth, these famous Infants have had the en
tire mcriical profession lined up staunchily in their support. The babies
were only 24 hours old when Chicago physicians arranged to send them
daily consignments of mothers’ milk. Incubators came next, and the Re<]
Cross sent nurses.
Then Dr. William Dafoe, brother of Dr. A. R. Dafoe and member of
the University of Toronto staff, sent the oxygen-carbon dioxide apparatus
invented by Prof. Yandell Henderson, which caused the quintuplets really
to use their lungs for the first time. Before this none of the babies had
breathed with more than a portion of her lungs.
Dr. Alan Brown, world-renowned child specialist and chief physician
of the Sick Children’s Hospital in Toronto, placed the full resources of
the institution at Dr. Dafoe's disposal. This hospital also sent mothers'
milk to the quintuplets.
• * •
Famed Doctors Approve Dafoe’s System •
Dr. Brown, once last April, drove all night to reach Callander and
examine the infants, approving their medical treatment. Dr. Thomas S.
Cullen, dean of Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore, also offered
his assistance and called in Dr. Howard Kelly and Dr. Edmund Kelly of
SALINARDIS JAIL
TERM OPENS SOON
Sixty^Day Sentence for
Assaulting Policeman
Starts Saturday
Frank (Tingles) Salinardl will
commence the serving of a 60 day
jail sentence In the New Haven
county Jail of Waterbury as a re
sult of having been found guilty by
a common pleas court jury late yes
terday afternoon of charges of as
sault upon a policeman. Judge Miles
F. McNlff Imposed sentenced and
granted stay of the execution of the
sentence until Saturday to prement
the accused to straighten out his
fruit business.
The Jury took 45 minutes In deli
beration, bringing in a guilty ver
dict on assault but finding 8alln
ardl not guilty on charges of re
sisting a police officer. The court
rom was crowded and extra deputy
sheriffs were needed to keep order
| and, prevent overcrowding.
As soon as Judge McNlff passed
sentence, Attorney Edward F
Sweeney asked the court to stay
the execution of the sentence un
til Saturday because the accused,
engaged In the fruit business,
needed the few days to straighten
out his business affairs. Prosecut
ing Attorney W. J. Larkin offered
no objection
Sallnardi was charged with hav
ing struck Supernumerary Police
man William O’Day In the eye when
the officer attempt to arrest him
early last July 19th. Most of the
witnesses during the two day trial,
were policemen.
STATE MERCHANTS
AT LOCAL DINNER
About 125 out-of-town merchants
were present for the first regional
Connecticut conference of the Buy
Right—Sell Right stores at the El
ton last night. Four Connecticut
associations were represented. Mar
tin B. Sand, national manager of
the National Retailer-Owned Gro
cers, Inc., addressed the group on
the future of the Individual re
tail grocers.
Other addresses were presented
by E. M. Cookson, president of the
local group, E. Schwaller, manager
of the Torrington group, E. Jef
fries, manager of the Hartford
group, William Bailey, manager of
the New Haven group and Thomas
O’Dea, manager of the local Buy
Right-Sell Right Stores organiza
tion. Mr. Sand was presented a
mantel chime clock as a memento
of his visit.
CONTESTANTS LOSE'TO
REFEREE
Houston, Tex. — (U.P.) — Coun
ty Commissioners Tom Graham
and Bill Tautenhahn vied In a crab
eating contest with Judge W. H.
Ward as unofficial referee. A check
revealed that the judge had eaten
more crabs than either of the con
testants
Sunflower seeds are being collect
ed in Russia for cattle food.
There will be no dedicatory exer
cises on Sunday’s program at Set
tlers' Village. The FERA band will
entertain with a concert through
out the afternoon.
The huge amphitheater, one
of two contributions made to
the historical and international
settlement by the Hebrews of
Waterbury, will not be dedicated
this Sunday as originally
planned. The dedication has
been postponed until next year,
due to the fact that Sunday is
a holy day and it would be im
possible to have any of the rab
bis at the ceremonies.
There are other reasons for the
postponement, among them the ab
sence of Attorney Herman J. Wels
man, one of the incorporators of
Settlers’ Village and chairman of
the Jewish committee. Attorney
Welsman is now enjoying a vaca
tion with Mayor T. Frank Hayes
and his party.
Local Hebrews also financed
the landscaping of the entire
village. They upheld their end
admirably.
The mad rush to see Vaterbury’s
Wonderland before it closes Sunday
at sundown is still on. People are
coming in appreciable numbers from
surrounding cities and towns. Many
local people who have been putting
oil their visit until a more conve
nient time are now wending their
way on foot, by bus or by private
car, to get a glimpse of Connecti
cut’s chief tercentenary feature. A
large number of tourists are num
bered i.mong the late visitors.
School children from various parts
of the state arrive dally.
Daily Statistics
On Auto Accidents
1934
Accidents. 12,404
Fatalities . 342
Injuries . 10,557
KILLED.
1935
11,782
782
10,029
Pedestralns
Occupants .
Bicylists ...
Children-,.
Adults ....
178
160
4
34
308
170
173
5
42
306
INJURED.
Pedestrians ..... 2,459
Occupants . 7,918
Bicylists . 180
Children . 1,831
Adults . 8,426
Age Net Stated .. 300
2,306
7,545
178
1,613
8,031
385
COLONIAL UNION
SET INSTALLATION
Officers of the Italian Colonial
Union, Inc., vill be Installed Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Community Center, 30 Spring street.
An entertainment program will be
presented and there will be a box
ing show under the direction of Joe
Vignali. Among guests of honor will
be Rev. Joseph Valdambrlni, pastor
of Our Lady of Lourdes church,
Pasquale DeCicco, vice-consul at
New Haven, Judge Edward Maecolo
and A tty. John Oreco.
Settlers’ Village Itemettes
Among the new features
planned for next season at Set
tlers’ Village Is a lofty observa
tion tower and an addition to
the Irish cottage. Several Indian
exhibits will also be Installed.
The observation tower will be
erected near the town hall and
will provide visitors with an un
obstructed view of the entire
city.
Sidney Morin of the Cyclone state.
North Dakota, visited the settle
ment this afternoon and' when
asked "What do you think of our
place here?” replied "Quaint.” The
lor.e question and one-word answer
constituted the entire interview.
A certain young lady from the
Blizzard state, South Dakota,
when interviewed earlier this
season wasn’t uite as uncon
versable as Mr. Morin from
North Dakota. She created a din
In thU writer’s ears long before
she became hoarse from chat
tering about the features of the
settlement. And the lone ques
tion, “What do you think of our
place here?” was responsible for
It alL Aain’t press agents
heroic?
Word was received today from
the-National Geographic Society in
Washington, D. C., that the illus
trated article on Settlers’ Village
will appear in the National Geo
graphic magazine early next year. It
will be recalled that the society
sent representatives here with pho
tographic equipment a short time
ago to take scenes of the settlement.
Some of the pictures will be In nat
ural colors. The magazine goes all
oVer the world.
TEN MORE CCC
DISAPPROVED
Ten more Waterbury applicants
for enlistment in the CCC have
ben approved by Hartford author
ities it was announced to-day 4t the
selecting agency at Lincoln House.
The following men will leave from
the Field stret agency for New Ha
ven to-morrow morning at 6:30
o’clock: Domenick Grasso, John
Fitzgerald, Frank Norman, Wallace
Bush. LeRoy Sumler, Nemiah Walk
er, John Scozzafava, James Rice,
Joseph Soblenski, Benjamin Styles.
GIRL SCOUTS AT
TRAINING CLASS
The second session of the Girl
Scout Leaders’ training course was
held last night at the Mattatuck
Historical building. Meetings will
be held tonight and tomorrow night.
Miss Evallna Hauser and Miss Dru
cilla Littlehales, were in charge of
last night’s program. Those present
Included Vera Rooeln, Beatrice
Fisher, Mrs. Edwin Barker, Haael
Ransome, Betty Zlbell, Ruth Bran
gle, Rosa Gangloff, Gertrude
Geraghty, Ethel Smethurst, EUn
Carlson, Betty Sullivan and Mrs.
Munson,
Wages in Chile are mounting.
Each of the quintuplets has her own way'of entertaining Dr.
Dafoe during his dally visits. Here Ceclle. the picture of baby
health, treats her benefactor to a bit of "pat-a-cake."
Baltimore to give radium treatments to little Marie for the tumor on
her ieg.
Dr. Edmund Kelly followed this with later treatments which rendered
the tumor harmless.
All these specialists confirmed the treatment Dr. Dafoe had been
prescribing for his charges. The esteem In which the nofth wood country
doctor is held by his profesison was shown when the Academy of Medi
cine of Toronto made him an honorary member (of which there are only
13 In all Canada), and the Canadian Medical Association, at a joint
meeting with the American Medical Association, also made him an hon
orary life member*
Later came the “O. B. E.”—the Order of the British Empire—con
ferred upon the doctor by King George V of England. Presentation of
the Insignia of the> order was made by the governor-general, Lord Bess
borough, in Ottawa last month.
• • •
Physician Is Major Attraction for Tourists
Next to the amazing babies themselves. Dr. Dafoe Is a major tourist
attraction In Callander. Those stories you may have heard about strang
ers calling on him, pretending Illness and asking for his professional
services to talk to him, are true.
One man who had tried unsuccessfully to buy the doctor’s autograph
returned, pleading he needed a tooth pulled. Dr. Dafoe pulled the tooth
(yes, pulling teeth is part of a country doctor’s practice) and named a
modest fee.
The stranger paid the sum, asked for a receipt, and departed, brand
ishing the bit of paper triumphantly. He had that signature!
Of those who call merely from curiosity, Dr. Dafoe disposes summar
ily. "I tell ’em to drink plenty of cold water and take a dose of castor
oil,” he says, eyes twinkling.
Stories you may have heard that Dr. Dafoe is going to Hollywood to
supervise or appear In a motion picture emphatically are not true. "How
could I get away?” he asks. “J’ve got all I can do here.”
Besides, he doesn’t think much of movies. He’s seen a couple of them,
found them boring, and can’t be persuaded to see more.
• • •
Things You Don’t Know About Dr. Dafoe
Though you’ve seen Dr. Dafoe In photographs and news reels and
YD PLANS PARTY
HONORING KIDDIES
Proceeds of Last Night’s
Card Games Given for
Christmas Event
A card party was presented at
the state armory last night under
the auspices of the YD Veterans’
association and auxiliary. The ar
rangements committee Included Mrs
Marie Bolan, Mrs. Margaret Gre
nier, Mrs. Helen Cashln and Mrs.
Gertrude Caffrey. Proceeds are to
be used for the children’s Christ
mas party.
Those present Included: Mrs.
Lura Dutton, Mts. Katherine eKr
wln, Mrs. Louise Bird, Mrs. Jerry
Griffin, Mrs. Jane Meyer, Mrs.
Grace Green, Helen Pennington,
Helen Cashln, Helen Brophy, Marie
Bolan, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rice,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Griffin, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry P. Barry, Mi\ and
Mrs. William Aylward, Frederick
W. Rowe, Mr1, and Mrs. John Law
lor, Mrs. B. Dunn, Mrs. F. A.
Schell, Mrs. Grace Grenier, Mrs.
Margaret Grenier1, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. E. Blan
chette, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawlor,
Mr. and Mrs James Martone, Mrs.
Louis Janetty, Mrs. Joseph Lango,
Mrs. Stanley Lubesky, Mrs. How
ard Bradshaw, Elizabeth Pelle
tier, Mary Reynolds, Margaret
McCrlstle, Mary Fredericks, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Tumblom, Michael
DeZinno, Mrs. Germaine DeZlnno,1
Mr. and Mrs. John Hudobenko, Ze
nia Hudobenko, Edna Lawton, Mrs.
W. L. Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Holihan, Mrs. R. W. White, Lau
retta Callahan, Helen Moriarty,
Mary Barry, Betty Houde, Mrs.
William Flood, Mrs. Alice Sheehan,
Mrs. Michael Ryan, Mrs. Mary
.Dunlap, H. H. Lewis, Mae Crowe,
Maude Lewis, J. Bowen, Elizabeth
Breen, Alice Rodgers, Helen
Byrnes, Laura McGinn, Mrs. Ed
ward J. Shea, Margaret Edmonds,
Katherine McKinn, Margaret Ken
ny, Marie Verzier, Frank Gaven,
John Fitzglbbons, Katherine Ver
zier, Mrs. Herman Schaeffer, Mrs.
James Caffrey, Marie Caffrey, Del
la Cleary, Mrs. Margaret Hoar,
Mrs. Loretta Gervais, Frances R.
Green, Laura Tobin, Mary Dela
ney, Ida White, Helen M. Bowen.
Florence Palladlno, Brownie Pha
len, Robert Splettstosher and Jo
seph Meyer.
NEW YORK
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Lv. Naugatuck . 1.14 A.M.
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Due New Torke ..16.3* A.M.
Lr. New Korke .7.30 KM.
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Like her eleters, Annette, pictured here In her "Sunday best," is
brimming over with health and charm. And is Dr. Datoe happy!
The babies, you know, bave passed that dreaded "second summer.”
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A mighty personable young woman la sturdy Yvonne, pace-setter of;
the Dionne brood. Standing on her own two teet, she purses hen
lips—(or a kiss, perhaps, from proudly smiling Dr. Datoe.
heard him speak on the radio, here are some things you may not in
about him:
He once sold maps and stereopticon slides to help pay his college
penses.
He knows all about roughing it; used to be a mine doctor in
northern regions of Ontario and Manitoba.
He plays the organ--when he’s sure no one is listening. Bought
organ for company in the days when he was a bachelor.
He likes the radio particularly news broadcasts, symphony conct
old-fashioned hymns, Amos ’n’ Andy, and European programs.
He likes detective stories, often rereads "Arabian Nights," “Tom 8
yer” and Dickens' novels.
He is proud of his collection of pipes and autographed books.
His dog (he always owns one) is always named ‘Teddy.”
Name Is Accented on First Syllable |g
His name is pronounced DAfoe with the accent on the first syll^^B
Though his name is Allan, those who know him well call him Roy.®b
His great-great-grandfather lived to be 103. gM
His son, William, 18, now in his first year at Pickering Collegflp
Newmarket, Ont., is going to be an engineer instead of a doctor. I: |J
Nowadays, standing in the barn back of Dr. Dafoe’s red brick hc^H .
in Callander is a bulky, wooden crate, ready for shipping. The crate iB
tains one of the incubators which played si\ph an important part in kej^H
ing the five little Dionnes alive. yl
The Incubator is there, waiting to be sent wherever it may be ne^H
for other premature babies, bom "in the brush.” fil
For not one other baby is to face the desperate struggle for exist^^B o
which the five little Dionnes faced—not if Dr. Dafoe can help it. b
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