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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25

Danbury. Conn, Aug 25.-(UP) The re-birtb of interest in the Princess Eugenie hat-or some thing very like it-has brought back prosperity to this city of hat ters.
 There are four large hat fac- tories here and about dozen smaller ones Some 5000 men and women are employed in them, when business is good. Up to eight weeks or so ago 1t wash [ very good.
 Then orders began to come in for the new. tiny, tipped-on-one- side of the head -with-a- -saucy air millinery and now pay envelopes here range between $75 and $125 week.
 The larger factories are oper-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
Premier Macdonald
 Named New Cabinet
 Late This Afternoon

Lord President of the Council Stanley Baldwin (cons)
 Chancellor of the Exchequer- Philip Snowden (lab).
 Foreign secretary-Lord Read ing QiberaD.
 Secretary of state for India Sir Samuel Hoare (cons)
 First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Austen, Chamberlain (cons). Secretary for Dominions and Col onies-J. H. Thomas Qab). Secretary for Health-Neville Chamberlain (cons). President of Board of Trade Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister (cons). Home Secretary-Sir Herbert 1 Samuel (liberaD. i, Lord Chancellor--Lord Sankey Uabor).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
OAKVILLE

A number of friends of Miss Hilda Ericson held hot dog roast at the home of Miss Catherine Meyer of Mason avenue Saturday evening. George Budge ST, rem dered mandolin solos, also q duet with his son, George on the banjo. George Fudge Jr, rendered banjo solos accompanied on the piano by Miss Catherine Meyer.
 Those attending were: Hilda Ericson, Eigne Ericson, Mary Wargo, Dorothy Adams, of Denver, Colo, Lucy Thompson, Alice Plumb, Olivia Neilsen, Barbara Doherty of Watertown, Catherine Meyer, George Budge Jr, Walter Cum mings, William Babin, Robert Neil sen, Virgil Neilsen, Carlton War ren, Harry Ericson, David Miller, Henry Meyer, Robert Meyer, MT and Mrs Frank Warren of Water vile, MT and Mrs Warren Abel of Naugatuck, MT and Mrs Henry Meyer, Mrs A. II. Kuhn and George Fudge ST. Miss Ericson is to en- ter the Waterbury hospital as student nurse.
 Arthur Collier Surprised
 A surprise party was held at the home of Arthur Collier Saturday evening in honor of his birthday A hot dog roast was enjoyed. Games, dancing and singing were the main features of the evening, Arthur received many useful gifts from those attending who were: MT and Mrs Ambrose Desena, MT and
 Mrs Dominic Batella, MT and Mrs Davis, MT and Mrs Ernest Mince, MT and Mrs John Poucher, Miss Mary Richmond of Waterbury, MT and Mrs Arthur Collier mad chill
 dren, Hazel and George.
 Briefs.
 John James of Grantwood, N. J..
 who has been visiting with his
 brother, Arthur James of Belmont
 street, the past three weeks re- turned home yesterday. MT and Mrs George Austin ol
 Morro street accompanied by
 Philip Malia, of New Haven mo- tored to Soar Lake Sunday and
 spent the day with MT and Mrs | Wendel Desmond at their cottage. | Mrs William Jones of Main street is entertaining her sister, Mrs Ruth | Ferguson, of St Petersburg, Fla
 at her summer home in Morris. Mrs Henry Meyer and sister, Mrs | A. H. Kuhn of Mason avenue at
 tended the funeral of Mrs Christine
 Hammond of Naugatuck yesterday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
TRIED SUICIDE
 | AFTER ROBBERY
Said He Was Afraid His Brother Would Not Be- lieve He Had Been Robbed

Chicsago. Aug 25-(UP)-Sam- uel A. Cohn, 55, works for his brother, Jacob, in the latter's fur niture store. A few hours after Samuel reported being held up last night and robbed of $70 he was found unconscious. Physicians said he had taken poison.
 "Why did you try to kill your self?" police asked Cohn when he regained consciousness and was pronounced out of danger.
 Because" said Cohn, 1T was afraid Jacob wouldn't believe a robber got the money"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
Dry Agents Will Not
 Be Allowed To Use
 Women As Spotters

Washington, August 25 - tUP) - Prohibition Director Woodcock announced today that orders soon will be issued to all prohibition administrators forbidding the use of women as aides in the enforce ment of prohibition.
 Woodcock banned use of women as decoys some time ago, but in stances in which women were re- ported to have purchased liquor to aid agents in making cases con tinued. The new order Woodcock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25

Foresters tonight at their rooms on Main street. =
 Miss Helen Atwood of DeForest street and Miss Estelle Whiteside are spending several days at Blue Mountain Lake, N. Y.
 Mir and Mrs William Woodcock. Miss Ruth Lee and Miss Lila Lee of Lowell, Mass, are spending a few days with MT and Mrs J. Glover of Heminway Park road.
 Harold Hartwell of Guernsey town is a patient at St Mary's s hospital.
 The Connecticut Council of Cath olic women will sponsor a public card party on Thursday evening to be held at the Girls club rooms at 8 o'clock. Any card game will be played and refreshments. will be served. Tables may be reserved by calling Mrs James Planning or Mrs Thomas Shields.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
LINDBERCHS ARE NOW SIGHTSEEING AROUND NEMURO
Will Start Wednesday on
 600 Mile Dash to TOkiO l Japan Ridicules Re- port About Sries

Nemuro, Japan, Aug 25-UP) -Colonel and Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh turned sightseers to-day
 while their black and yellow mon- oplane rode at anchor in the bay, ready for a 600 mile dash to Tokio. E The aviators planned this flight as
 the end of their epochal interna-
 tional flight.
 Thousands of natives from near
 by fishing villages joined the Ne muro throngs in making the visit i of the aerial trail blazers a holi- day.
 ! Colonel Lindbergh, preparing
 to take off early tomorrow for z Kasumigaura airdrome, near Tokio
 carefully checked the motor of his
 plane to guard against another
 failure such as forced them down : in a desolate section of the Kurile Islands. He also directed refueling operations.
 The Lindberghs hoped 10 com
 plete the 600 mile flight, the last stretch of their journey, about noon Wednesday (about 1o;3o p. in.. P. s. T.)
 TOk1O, Aug Go-tOf)-l He Jap anese naval ministry and other high government authorities issued a series of statements to-day ex- pressing regret that reports had been published abroad indicating Colonel and Mrs Charles A. Lind bergh were suspected" of flying across territory banned to foreign ,ers.
 Y The naval ministry characterized the rumors as 'too absurd to merit denial" pointing out that Japan !"unqualifiedly welcomes the Lind : berghs and has never questioned their forced landings or the route they followed over the Kurile 1s- lands"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
THREE FLYERS !.
 TRY NEW ROUTE
They Will Leave Lisbon to Cross Atlantic By the Way of New FOundland

Lisbon, Aug 25-(UP)-Plans for flights west across the Atlantic were revealed today with arrival at Alverca airdorme of Willy Rody and Christian Johansen, Danish flyers, and Costa Deviga, a Portu- gese.
 The three flyers left Berlin Sat urday for an unannounced destina- tion. Daveiga said when he arrived here that the trio planned to at- tempt a flight from Lisbon to New York, via Newfoundland, as soon as the weather permitted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
MOST DISASTROUS
 FIRE IN HISTORY
National Guards Have Joined Fire Fighters in Idaho = Two Towns Gone

Boise, Ida. Aug 25-(UP)- Ma tional guard troops have joined residents of fire beleagured set dement's in battling one of the most disastrous fires in Idaho's history. Two mining towns have been de- stroyed by the flames. Three others. Garden Valley, Grimes Pass, and Pioneersville, were threatened with annihilation.
 Gov Ben Ross ordered four com- panies of Boise militia into the fight. One was medical unit. Even with this aid, it was feared the flames might destroy at least one of the three villages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
Bishop Cannon Sends Protest
 By the Cables

Washington, Aug. 25.-(uP).- Bishop James Cannon, Jr., to-day cabled Chairman Nye of the senate campaign fund investigating com mittee protesting continued lnVes- tigation of his anti-Smith activities during the 1928 campaign.
 Cannon said Yves desire to ac- celerate the investigation was prompted by hope to obtain crim- inal prosecution before the statute of limitations expires.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
BY WEBB MILLER Tnited Press Staff Corresponds

London, Aug 25.-UP)-The new national government which will attempt to guide Great Bri- tain through it's financial crisis was announced by Premier J. Ramsay Macdonald after it had been approved by the king.
 The cabinet, comprising out standing men of the three poli- tical parties follows:
 Prime Minister. J. Ramsay Mac Donald (Labor).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
SEVENTY AWAIT THEIR DIVORCES
There Were S2 Made Happy or Otherwise in the Reno Courts

Reno, Nev, Aug 25-UP)- Officials of the two Washoe coun- ty courts predicted another new Reno divorce record to-day when 70 applicants were set for hearing.
 Decrees were granted yesterday to 82 persons and an additional 70 to-day would establish a high mark for single weeks hearings. The one-day record is 114.
 Forty of the cases yesterday were granted by Judge Ben F.. Curler and AZ by Judge Thomas Moran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
FALLING PLANE 1; STOPPED RADIO
Columbia Broadcasting Co /; Was Handicapped for a 4 Time Last Night

New York, Aug 25-(UP)- A forced landing was "broadcast' over Station WABC of the Colum- bia Broadcasting Company Net work last night when a falling plane ripped away telephone wire leading into the studio.
 A loud crash went out over the air as the wire snapped, followed iby 51 minutes of silence. Station programs were re-routed through WPCH of Hoboken, N. J. The pilot Cecil G325 62nd Street Brooklyn) was uninjured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
MANY MINERS
 RETURN TO JOBS

Pottsville, Pa. Aug 25-UP)- The annual mid-August upturn in the Pennsylvania anthracite indus try sent thousands of miners back to work to-day.
 The Lehigh Valley Coal com pany, q large producer, reopened it's three packer collieries. Smaller companies resumed work.
 The Pittston company, major producer in the Wilkes Barre field, reopened it's No. mines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
HON0RS GIVEN
 BY HOLY FATHER
Several Americans Were Remembered By Titles From Pope Plus XII

Vatican City, Aug 25-(UP) - Pope Plus XI bestowed honors on several Americans today, pr Louis R. Moorhead and Frederick w. Massman of Chicago were made Knights of the order of Gregory the great and Francis J. Lewis of Chicago was made a knight of Saint Sylvester.
 The Pope nominated as domestic prelatcs monsignors Humbert Roe chi and Joseph r. Miliauskas of Scranton, Pa, and Philip Mahoney, Bernard Springmeirer. and Stanis- laus Bona of Chicago.
 The north side of q room is all ways the honor side among Chi nese and the host always sits there facing the south,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25

Women members of the English parliament were far behind the men as takers in the session last in gfrom October to May, Lord Eustace Percy being the leader his speeches filling l75 columns of the gazette, against the Duchess of Atholl's 87.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25

Adam Ladakas, who was badly wounded with a carving knife. at his home, 192 Alder street, last Friday evening, is recovering az the Waterbury hospital. It is now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25

Believed to be the oldest ship afloat, the Success, the sole sur vivor of the old-time convict fleet which sailed between England and
 Australia has been kept in her original state and now is sailing around the world as a "side show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
WORK TO START

Rome, Aug 25.-(UP)-An of .ficial Fascist bulletin announced to-day that work would be start ed this winter on public works and roads at cost of nearly 9OO,- 900, 900 lire $47,340,000) and em- blowing 10000 workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25

MT and Mrs William Cough. each aged 81, of Chipenham, Eng land, who had been married 62 years, died within few hours of each nther.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
Danbury Is Booming And Some Shops Are
 Running 24 Hours

ating 24 hours a day and the smaller ones are working two eight-hour shifts a day.
 The spirit of Danbury is Hats off to Princess Eugenie!"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
MEATsToCK and MEAT.

Butcher stock, cows .O2-.O5 lb., calves .O9-.12 lb.; meats, beef .12- IS lb., veal .13-.20 lb.. lamb .15- 20 h., pork, loins .22-.28 lb., pork, local dressed .f2-.15 ID.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-25
EARLY TRADING

New York. Aug 25.-(UP)--A slightly firmer tendency was noted on the stock exchange to-day with leading issues showing fractional
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
LIGA AMERICANA

Con II hits los Yankees solo
pudieron hacer una carrera,
La gaceta., 1931-09-12

Wiese, Juez de la Corte Juve-
nil; Rev. j. A. Phillips, Supe-
rintendente de la Mission Lati-
ma de florida; Y ell Rev. Rami-
70 Paula, Pastor de la Iglesia.
La primera Conferencia Sc
ra ell domingo Is y estara a
cargo del Dr.. Judd NJ. Spivey.
Para esta Conferencia hay
gran expectation. Esperamos
que muchos aprovechen la o.
portunidad de DIR al gran ora
dor Ell domingo 20, la Confe-
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
BASE BALL

LIGA NACIONAL
Ell Brooklyn, con la bateril
Clark-Lombardi, derrot6 aye
al Cincinnati. Con II hits lc3,
rojos solo pudieron anotar tres
veces.
Brooklyn &c, 14h, lie; Cincin-
natl &c, 11h, lie.
Domino ell pitcher Cantwe.l.
a los Cardenales y los Braves
tr%iunfaron.
Ell St. Luis no perdi6 terre-
no por haber sido derrotados los
La gaceta., 1931-09-12

Ell Curro tiene complete cA
fianza en- la habilidad del "chN
quito, pero cree que las "vitc-
las de regalia" deben pagarse.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
c DE CULTOS
RELIGIOSOS
Iglesia Metodista "Sn. Marcos"
Gale Is v IL Avenida

Deseamos dar a conocer a
nuestros hermanos, amigos y
al publico en- general, que du-
rante todas las noches de la
semana entrante Sc daran con-
ferencias, en- las que tomaran
parte las siguientes personals:
Sra. Nellie O'Beirne, Srta. Ber-
tina Cox, DR.. Judd M. Spivey,
Presidente del Southland Col
lege, Lakeland, Fla; A. P.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
MATRIMONIOS

Willie Rodriguez, %, y Mat
tie Bell Hardin, 21; Ernesto vi
dial Cruz, 20, y Luisa Pasetti,
27; Antonio Salgado, 81, y Au-
rora Gutierrez, 81; Burle A.
Mann, 81, y Maude Stewart, 40;
Doll 0. Good, 81, y Eupha Mae
Fletcher, II; Cephas Love Will
son, %, y Matte Bell Hardin, Fl.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
INFORMATION
E PUERTO

Cargado de bananas entr6 a.
yer ell vapor noruego Idraet,
procedente de Baracoa, Cuba.
Tambien arribaron los vapo-
res George Pierce, americana, Y
Gulf Oil, americana; ell primero
cargara fosfato para puertos de
Alemania y ell segundo trajo pc
tr6leo para la Gulf Refining Co.
Con p~asajeros y carga arrib6
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
Pleitos y Divorcios

First National Corporation
contra Plymouth Court, Inc;
The Mutual Realty and Invest
ment Co. contra w. J. Hamilton
Estado de Florida para uso y
beneficio del Estado y condado
de Hillsborough contra Anna
Chekan< L. E. Wisdom, Luz
cy P. CroNell, Lula Ward, A.
w. Fisher Y c. R. Brooks.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12

de Georgetown la motonave in.
gleSa Noca.
Rumbo a Pensacola y otros
puertos zarp0 aver, con MADEIRA
" ~fosfatO, ell Vapor americana
Elizabeth.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
Ell TEMPO

Probables nublados para hoy
y manana. Vientos moderados
del noroeste. Maxima tempera-
tura aver, so grades; minima,
"a.
Marea alta a las 2:20 an m. v
2:34 p. M; marea baJa a las
7:49 a. m. Y $40 p. m.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12

triunfando los Medals Blancas.
Con siete hits ell Chicago pu-
do anotar tres carreras.
Chicago &c, III, lie; New York
1c, 11h, lie.
Los tigres Sc estrellaron con-
ira las curvas del pitcher Mac
Fayden, no pudiendo pegar mas
de tres hits.
Detroit DC, 3h, 2e; Boston sc,
Oh, De.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12

La Iglesia de Los Peregrinos
Congregational, de West
Tampa, Gale Green cerca
de Howard
Cultos del domingo. EN- es-
panol, a las $50, 1880 a. m. ;
a las 7:46, $50 p. m.
En- ingles, a las l0.45, a. m.
Temas. LA Escuela," Una
Puerta Alberta"
La Escuela diaria del Insti-
tuto Sc abrira ell lunes Sept. Ia
instruction Sc dara en- ell Kin
dergarten. Y cinco grades.
C. H. Corwin, es ell Pastor.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12

rencia sera por ell ST.. A. P.
Wiese, Juez de la Corte Juve-
nil.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
GiganteG

GlganteS
Boston &c, 17h, De; st. Luis
Be, 8h, Be.
Filadelfia 1c, 5h, lie; Chica-
go &c, Oh, 2e.
Los Piratas, con French en- la
Inca de fuego, derT0taron a los
Gigantes.
Parmelec, de los vencidos,
tambien lanz6 en- buena forma y
lie hicieron la carrera decisiva
en- el octave.
New York &c, 8h, De; Pitts
&c, 8h, 1e.
La gaceta., 1931-09-12
Anunciese
IA GACETA"

Tome Care Carretero coms
prando su cafe en- la
CAFETERIA COLUMBIA
Esquina de Ia ~ y IA. AvenidS
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15

mulate some rules to govern the employment of maintenance forces during summer months, as many old men had come up from the States looking for work. There have been approximately 100 men over the ages of 50 and 60 employed since the order was issued.
 General Manager Ohlson, of the Alaska Railroad, states that positive instructions have been issued to the effect that aliens must not be employed, and when it was discov- cred that some one got by through misrepresentation, elimination inn mediately followed when the facts were learned.
 Residents of Livengood have writ ten the Delegate in appreciatl' T of his efforts to secure a wagon road from Fairbanks to Livengood A survey is now being made by flaw lev Sterling on the line from Fox to Olnes and across the CnataElka River and on to Livengood. l. is hoped that eventually this roao may be extended to Rampant anc across the Yukon river to the Koy- ukuk and Chandalar sections. Tc
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL

Rev. Wm. R. Macpherson, Of the Protestant Episcopal church, will arrive in Seward next Thurs day from Anchorage and will hold church services Sunday. Next Sat- urday a bake sale will be held by the church and during his stay in this city, the Reverend will also give two illustrated lectures.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15
FREE TRANSPORTATION

From Anchorage comes the re- port that the cableship Dellwood commander has received permis- sion to transport free of charge nearly 100 unemployed men from that district and from the Inter for to the States. Most of these men came North last spring in search of employment and are said to be stranded, without friends or funds.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15

Mrs. Mae Wennerstrom, prom inent Anchorage socialite and thes- plan, who is we'll known to the Seward public, arrived last eve ming with Master Justin Wenner- strom. She will be the house guest of Mrs. Harold Sogn, who also arrived on the evening train.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15
ALASKA INTERESTS
 AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. WASH.

WASHINGTON, D. c. (By w. A. S)-The General Manager of the Alaska Railroad has satisfactorily explained to the Secretary of the Interior his order limiting employ ment to those under 50 years of age, with selective employment to those over 50.
 It was deemed necessary to for
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15

do that, however, the Delegate is expected to secure large approp- riation from Congress.
 * !; * j:
 Since the Postmaster at Valdez resigned there have been two ap- plications for office, and now third writes that he is competent and desirous of securing the place.
 x x
 Alaskans generally will remem- Der that popular officer, Maj. John c. Gotwals, who served from April 1920 until March 1924, as Engineer Officer for the Alaska Road Com mission and U. s. Engineer Depart ment. Although his headquarters during that period were in Juneau his official duties took him all over the Territory, and he became well known figure. From Alaska he was transferred to St. Louis, where he was engaged in engineering work for six years In July 1880 the Major was given the position of Engineer Commissioner for the District of Columbia, being one of the three Commissioners who are entrusted with the responsibility of managing the business affairs of the city of Washington.
 At present Major GotWalS is talk ing a much needed rest and vaca- ton from the duties that have prov en quite trying on the health of a man who lived much in the open in Alaska and thrived on the great outdoor life.
 The residents of Rampant write that they are greatly disappointed because their petition flor building two bridges across Big Manook river, and the repair and extension of the Government road to meet the pre- sent Hot Springs highway at Eure- ka," has not received more sub- stantial attention.
 The Alaska Road Commission is building a small bridge at the mouth of the Little Manook, but the residents say this will be o1 little service to any of the other creeks as it is inaccessible to Hoo- sier. Hunter or Manook Junior. The request for the building of high ~ov to Eureka vQuld first have te be reported on by the engineers a' a new project ard the money ther provided for it. It is hoped tha' this may be done next year * < <
 The residents of Circle have beer put at their ease through aSsur ance from the signal Corps De ,~r"nert here that the. reported contemplated removal of the Sigma 1 0~oe station from Circle to an l other town was nothing more thar
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15

L. R. Sims, secretary to Col. O. F. Ohlson, general manager of the Alaska Railroad, arrived from the north on Fridays train and de- parted for the States on the SS Aleutian for a short trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15

Harry Hill and family arrived from Healy where he is employed as manager of the Suntrana coal mines. This is MT. Hills first trip out in several years and he plans on having a good time be- fore returning to his home.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15

The Coliseum Theatre of Peters,
 burg has moved into the remod-
 elled home of the former Mac Gregor Theatre, reports the Pet erSburg Press.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-08-15
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