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The Washington times., 1931-04-09

Longworth cast pail of gloom
over the Capitol where the Ohio
Representative had been SO active
for many years.
Congressional leaders of all
parties mourned the passing Of
the distinguished Republican,
some of them being so overcome
by his death that they were un-
able to issue formal expressions
of regret.
Immediately upon receipt of
notification of the death flags
atop the Capitol and House and
Senate Buildings were lowered to
half staff.
Here are some comments from
high officials:
VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES
CURTIS:
"The sudden illness and death
of Speaker LOngwOrth was a
great shock to all who knew
him. In his passing the House
has lost a distinguished and
able Speaker, one whose rulings
were always fair and impartial.
"The country has lost a faith
full legislator. His name is in
deiibly inscribed on the pages
of our nations history. The
nation mOurns with his wife
and family"
SENATOR WESLEY JONES
(R.), WASHINGTON:
"TO have been elected
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives three times and
named by his party for a
fourth term stamps Nicholas
LOngwOrth as a man of great
ability and capacity. His death
is a real loss to his party and
to his country"
Members of Congress recalled
the last public appearance OF
Speaker LongWorth when he pre-
sided over the House during the
closing hour Of the Seventy-tlrst
Congress. After occupying the
chair of the House during the
session which was marked by
party strife, Speaker Longworth
participated in the jollification
and farewell party.
Makes Prophetic Speech
At that time in prophetic
speech, Mr.. Longworth predicted
that destiny would dictate the
organization of the new House
At that time the Speaker ap
parently had in mind the raVages
which death would make among
those elected to the Seventysec
ond Congress.
Being at that time, however
in excellent health, the Speaker
could not have anticipated that
he would not be on hand when
the Speaker of the new Congress
is selected.
AS a part of the closing cele
bration, Mr.. LongWorth left the
speakers rostrum and played on
the piano as accompanist while
members sang.
SENATOR JAMES ]. DAVIS
(R.), Pennsylvania.
"When I first met Nicholas
LOngwOrth he was member of
the Ohio legislature. That was
nearly a quarter of q century
ago. All the years he has
been in public life, with the ex-
ceptiOn of two, he has spent
in the legislative branch of his
State or national government.
"The House of Representa-
tiVes has lost a fair and con-
Sistent presiding officer, and
the party an able exponent of
its principle"
MRS. RUTH BRYAN OWEN
Representative from Florida and
daughter of the Great Com
mOner:
'Tn the death of Speaker
LOngwOrth the nation has lost
a distinguished statesman.
"The fairness and impair
TALLY of his rulings as
Speaker and his genius for
friendship won him the respect
and esteem of his colleagues.
His death will be mOurned on
both sides of the political aisle"
REPRE- ENTATIVE sol
BLOOM OF NEW YORK, ASSO
CIATE DIRECTOR OF THI
GEORGE WASHINGTON BICEN
TENNIAL COMMISSION:
"WhiIe the death of Speaker
LOngwOrth will be great blow
to the country at large, am
sure that there will be no body
Of men anywhere more sin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
UNIQUE TRADE TOUR PLANNED

Coventry, Eng. (UP)-A unique
 travelling British industries fair con-
 tained in a number of amphibian
 automobiles soon is to make a IF, 1000
 miles trade promotion tour of
 Europe and Africa.
 The automobiles or "boat-cars'
 now being built by the Riley com
 pany here, are designed to cross the deepest rivers without the aid of separate boat/or raft and are pro- pelled by canoe paddles. The cars are fitted with giant wheels and sur rounded by detachable electron frame carrying four large air bags on each side of the car. When in- Hated the air bags will enable the vehicles to cross any water-course at such a height as to prevent harm to the engine. They will be accom- panied by trailer and two motor- cycles.
 Over forty British manufacturers are cooperating in the expedition which, headed by Captain Godfrey Malins, the explorer, is expected to
 be travelling for over a year. Two or three expert salesmen will assist Cap
 tain Malins in an endeavor to con- vince the people of the countries wis., ited that British goods are best.
 Samples are being taken in the cars
 and portable protector and films will help advertise the goods of the interested manufacturers. Malins will also take a film of the trip to be exhibited in England upon his return.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Leaders of Big
 Business Speak
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 for many months"
 Retiring President William But terworth of the U. s. Chamber of Commerce - We have reached the point when improvements are ap- bearing in the news of the hour. Even in times of the greatest acttv- ity all fields and all enterprises are not prosperous. In a period of bus mess recovery we cannot expect all news to be uniformly good, but we must not make the mistake of al- lowing the disappointing features to blind us to those which reflect the realities of the situation and the true of events"
 Edward A. Filene, Boston mer- chant. = II think at the end of the year there will be beginning of an upward turn that will continue through next year. Next year is go. ing to be an election year and the republicans who are in the majority in business in general influence know that their party cannot be re- elected unless times are better. They will exert strong continuous in- fluence. There are many others on tip-toe waiting to jump. and that will serve to reinforce the general movement for improvement ''. 'it \ Fred M. Sergeant, president Chi scago and Northwestern Railway q have no doubt we have reached the end of the depression. world forces are shaping themselves for an upward trend. This is no time for pessimism, it is time to face the future with confidence"
 Pliny. E. Holt. director of Cater pillar Traction Company, Stockton, California. T expect gradual Improvement. I don't think there will be an immediate marked fm- provement but it will come slowly and surely"
 Rome c. Stephenson. South Bend, Indiana, president. American Bank CTS Association. - "I do hot sup pose that any among us are pessi- mistic enough to believe that anys thing but at least gradual improve. ment in business lies ahead. I hope we can agree we are facing toward a new business era"
 R. R. Deupree, president, Protor and Gamble. Cincinnati. - Any company which can bring about better economic and social condi- tions will have no difficulty Tn growing in whatever industry it may be engaged"
 Robert Mason, director general. Credit Lyonnais, and one of the most influential banking figures in the world. related a little incident of a tour of the United States in 1916 during the World war in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce last night in making his comment. To reporters who met him at the train and asked when the war would end. he said it would end some time. When he picked up the papers the next morning. he saw in flaming headlines the words. End of war in sight"
 "Well, I feel like prophesying again if you will allow me to do Sb. ! he told his audience last night. with an impish smile. -',;s s9.s N. ss
 "This crisis is sure to end, and we have never been so near the emu as we are today"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Reorganization
 Bill of Cross
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self in the position of being com- pelled, for consistency's sake, to hold nomination of common pleas judges by the governor unconstitutional. The committees decision to that ef- feet on the New Haven city court judgeships set precedent, it is be- lieved.
 Report on this matter is expected to be forthcoming soon Minority Lealer William M. Citron has made a determined effort to force report, citing statute which provides the committee should report within six legislative days of receipt of such nominations. Report on a bill which would allow appointment of two ad- ditional superior court judges, dem- ocrats, is expected soon also.
 The measure which would repeal the compulsory provision in the state vaccination law and which was defeated in the house and delayed in the senate, will be recommitted to committee and redrawn, it was learned today. A compromise bill permitting par ents to use discretion in having children vaccinated, except in cases of epidemics, will be reported out. it was said. The strong stand of Senator Albert Lavery, Fairfield, in behalf of conscientious objectors to vaccination was credited with this apparent victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
.CITOLAS USED
 BY MINISTRIES

Philadelphia.-The troubadours of old did not play on guitars.
 For despite the general idea, the wandering minstrels used citola.
 This at least is the, opinion of Dr Jean Baptiste Beck, one of the worlds greatest authorities on old musical instruments. He specializes in troubadours, that Is when he isn't busy teaching the history of music in the University of Pennsylvania, or in the Curtis Institute of Music.
 From illustrations depicting this ancient French instrument Dr Beck constructed one for the wall of his Bryn Mawr home. It is the only citola in existence. bas4,
 His study and den are filled with strange instruments. But the most curious one in the collection is an which dates back the first half of the 17th century in France.
 It Is cross between hand or gan and a violin. The musician. after strapping it firmly around him and piayiRg it on. his knees, must turn a handle, play a set of keys and manage two rows of strings at the same time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Let Industries Tend
 To Unemployment
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,international conference. These last matters are expected to move out into the middle of the spotlight at the International Cham Der of Commerce meeting in Wash lington next week, which will be at- tended by many of the American business men who were at the U. Is. chamber meeting as we'll as lead ling foreign business men, who it is reported. are ready to talk rather frankly.
 Silas H. Strawn, Chicago attorney,
 was elected president by the board lof directors, succeeding William Butterworth of Washington. The tterm is for one year. af Julius H. Barnes was reelected
 chairman of the board, and oscar
 Wells of Birmingham, was elected treasurer.
 The following vice presidents were elected.
 | A. J. Brosseau, Sharples, w. Va; John G. Lonsdale, St Louis, Mo; w. Rufus Abbott, Chicago: Karl Delait- ire, Minneapolis; Paul Shoup, San
 Francisco.
 John Joy Edson, Washington, and Seymour Parker Gilbert, New York, were named honorary vice presi- dents. Edson, who retired as treas
 urer after 19 years. was made an
 honorary vice president for life. J. Walter Drake, Detroit, was elected a director to succeed Fred erick J. Haynes, who has moved to Syracuse and Thomas Preston. Chat tanooga. was chosen to fill the direc-
 torship held by Wells.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

Atlantic City. N. J., May 2-- More than one hundred and fifty nation ally-known industries and other representative organizations have already engaged space in the Second Annual American Fair to be held in the Atlantic City Auditorium from July 18th to August 26th, next,
 The valuable results obtained by those who participated in the First Annual American Fair, last year. were so pronounced ndso widely and publicly acknowledged as to arouse keen interest in this first annually recurring business and. in dustrial pageant. resulting in partici- patton, this year, not only of a con- siderably larger group from, the United States. but several foreign countries, thus giving the event an international aspect.
 The Fair is conducted by the city of Atlantic City and there will be no admission charge.
 The average daily attendance dur ing forty-two days of the fair, last wear, was 26.S74, while the total attendance was 1,128,759. It is con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
DEcLAMATI0N CONTEST FINALS SATURDAY
Winners Appear
 In Memorial Day
 Theater Program
Lieut. Colonel Shanahan in Charge of Competition Which Has Been Going on in Citys Schools Past Three Weeks-iOId Pieces Offered as Prizes

in other years, with children of all of the parochial and public schools. competing. Colonel Shanahan has not named the judges for the con test yet but will make known his selections this coming week. l Mrs Lester A. Flood, publicity chairman, announced that the chill dren will be asked to speak on Lin coln's Gettysburg Address Six prizes will be awarded, three for girls and three for boys. Prizes will be in the form of gold piecesy $10 for first, $5 for second and $2.50 for third. !. The boy or girl winning first prize who delivers the best Interpretation of the famous address will give the address at the exercises to be held in the Palace theater on Memorial day morning.
 Principals in the various schools of the city have been conducting if- ter-school contests to select their best speaker to represent the school at the contest next Saturday. The contest will be held in the Emerson H. Liscum camp. Spanish War Vet erans headquarters at the g ssmory. starting at o'clock and continuing until 4 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
N. H. PASSENGER
 CUT El4,5OO
Greatest Decline Is Seen in Loss of 5000 COnlmu-
 tors 8 Day
DEPRESSION TO BLAME

| During the year 1930, the New
 Haven Railroad together with other
 rail and highway transportation iagencies throughout the country.
 suffered the most severe decline in passenger traffic in its history. Toe day, the New Haven is carrying ap- lproximatelyA 14,600 less passengers lper day thRnEtt was a year ago. The system, however, still remains one | of the four leading railroads from lthe viewpoint Of passenger traffic. it's total passengers numbering 134, 300 per day.
 The decline is Attributed by com
 pany officials both to the financial and industrial conditions which pre-
 vailed during 1930sand to the com petition of the private motor car.
 Many of those who formerly patroh- |fzed the railroad as a means of com lmuting to and from their places of
 business now make their daily trips by auto, relying upon the railroad | to transport them whenever, bad lweathera makes mot6rink unsafe and unpleasant. Thise fact isssborne out in the communication traffic. There are more than 5000 less commuters per day riding the railroad than there were year. ago.
 All classes of passengers have suf- fered, however, the figures showing about $500 less local revenue pas sengers and about, TOO less interline riders per day than. there were in 1929. Within the, past 4twoy years, passenger traffic on the New Haven
 has dropped approximately 20.o0Q per day.
 Despite these passenger losses and
 an even greater loss in freight, the
 railroads annual report shows sub stantial earnings, which have been
 made possible only through the nut merous improvements which the New
 Haven has made in the past several lyears to increase operating efficiency and to reduce operating costs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
American Born.
 Woman DepOrted
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a furnished home would be ready for her in Wallaceburg.
 That city had no intimation or the impending deportation, he said, con. cluding that "the corporation Of Wallaceburg, Ont, wishes to register strong protest against this depor- tation and in particular, the method employed"
 Mrs Harvey J. Wiley. of the Wom. ans party, was indignant on receipt of Shirley's telegram.
 "The deportation from our coun- try of an American born woman IS a thing that outrages ones sense or justice," she said. "No native born American man could ever be deport- ed because he had no money and no job. Yet lack of money does not noi- lify her American birth"
 She called attention to the changed law affecting citizenship of American born women, law of which Mrs Larsh apparently was not given opportunity to take advantage. Procedure in such cases merely re- ouires the woman to appear before a naturalization court and take an oath of allegiance.
 The Woman's party has asked the department of labor to investigate the case, and also is conducting an independent inquiry through its Michigan branch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02

New York, May 2.-There is no question that the market has had to withstand a number of depress- ling factors during the week. Fail ures and rumors of failures, of course, always have a chilling eff fleet on the minds of investors which at the present time, it is unneces- sary to say, are not what might be termed courageous or cheerful. Ow- ling to unfavorable corporate earn iings dividend reductions in many in- stances have been found necessary land these, of course, have lessened lthe income of investors and tempo rarily dwarfed their purchasing power. In regard to the rumors alluded to, it can be said without
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Second Annual
 American Fair
Over One Hundred and Fifty Industries Already Booked
 for Space in Atlantic City July l6 to August 20

i fidently expected that this attend
 ance record will be exceeded during the coming summer.
 Among the exhibitors who have already contracted for space, is the Island of : Puerto Rico, which has reserved nearly five thousand square feet, of floor space. William D'Egil- bert will again be director of this ex- hibit and it has the hearty support of Governor Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. More than forty-seven major industries fin the Trenton district
 have renewed their space through the Trenton Chamber of Commerce,
 while the Florida State Department
 of Agriculture has reserved six hun
 dred square feet.
 Other exhibitors who have con-
 tracted for space include such firms as Dixon- Prosser Company, Nation al Cash Register Company, Under
 wood Typewriter Company. Singer
 Sewing Machine Company, Black & Decker, International Business Ma
 chimes Corporation, Certain-Teed Prdoucts. Company. John Az Roe
 bling,s Sons Company, Westinghouse
 Lamp Company and the Roller
 Entertatlm ent features of the
 fair wilE include .public ice skating
 and exhibitions on the auditorium's
 mammoth ice rink, thus affording
 an unusualss spectacle during the
 height of ther summer season In a communication form W. O. Lochner. secretary of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce. it is stated | that Gas visitors to Atlantic City
 come from all ranks of life. as we'll
 as from all parts sof this country
 and from many foreign countries. there is no other place quite equal I to the American fair for the pur- pose of visually demonstrating n
 community's industrial products and l advantages"
 The fair which is presented in
 the worlds largest auditorium, seat I ing 41.000 persons. has been unan-
 imopsly endorsed in a special reso-
 lutioh adopted by the United States senat and is already. in the, opinion of industrial executives. ranking
 with the famous Leipsic Fair of EurOpe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Hero
 at Washington
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tContinued from Page ID
 Peggy Ann Hoover, the president s grand child.
 That friendship, however, is no surprise to Bryan's mother-who lost one son in the tragedy which elevated another son to the role of hero.
 q am not surprised" she said. Bryan always has been fond of little children. He is the favorite of his baby sister. Ruth. and has had many small friends" Bryan's younger brother, Virgil, verified this by saying he wished Brayn would hurry home from Washintgon to take care of Ruth.
 q don't mind taking care of her if she doesn't cry," he said, "but
 I'll be glad when Bryan's back. She likes him best"
 Virgil would like to meet the president himself, but the president
 will have to come to the country fVirgil doesn't like the city, and he
 can't understand how Bryan has
 stood it even this long. "I'd like to see President Hoover
 he said, "but would want to see him someplace else besides the city
 I can't stand cities.' Interest in the Untiedt home cen
 ters now on the present which
 Bryan bought his mother. The Un- ! tiedts have received two postal cards and a telegram from their son since he left to visit the president. The telegram said: Have arrived. Am feeling OK and having a treat
 time. Am sending mama birth- day present and nurses at the hos pital flowers"
 "I can hardly wait to get the pres- ent," Mrs Untiedt said. She had driven the family's small truck to town from their ranch to shop, and she waited for mail, which did not, however. arrive.
 Mail deliveries are two days apart,
 and the entire family awaits news of | it's absent member
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
OBITUARY

MALONEY-Miss Anna Isabella Maloney, died last evening at the home of her parents, MT and Mrs Edward Maloney of "A Adams street after a brief illness. She is survived by her parents and three brothers, Edward of New York city, George of Hartford and Frank, a student at the University of Cincinnati.
 :. The funeral will be held Mon- day morning from the home to St Thomas church, time to be amour ced later. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 William Green of S9 Alma street died yesterday morning at the Marine hospital in New York city after a brief illness. |, He is survived by two brothers, Cornelius of this city, John of Bris- tol; two sisters, Mrs Charles Ken nedy of Waterbury and Mrs Harry Pierce os Hartford.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at S:15 o'clock from the Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main street to Ss Peter and PauPs church where a mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in. old St Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call after D. m. to- day.
 STANEVICE - John Stanevice age 54 years, of 146 South Leonard street died last evening at the Wa. terbury hospital after short illness He was born in Lithuanian but came to .this country 40 years ago resid- ing here for most of that time.
 MT Stanevice is survived by three sons, Joseph, Anthony and Frank three daughters, Sophia, Helen and Cecilia Stanevice; one brother Jo seph all of this city and two sisters Mrs Julia Grebleuskas and Mrs UT. sule Jasaitis of Lithuanian. The funeral will be held on Mon day morning at 8:30 o'clock to S Joseph's church where 8 requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. RINALDI-Mrs Maria Rinaldi aged 71 years. widow of Giuseppe Rinaldi, died at her home on Slade avenue, Oakville last night. Coming from Italy IS years ago, she had made her home in this city and ir Oakville since that time. She leaves one son, Antonio of Oakville and a daughter, Mrs Angelo Gugliotti o1 Italy.
 The. funeral will be held Monday morning from her home to St Mary Magdalene's church, the time to be announced later. Burial will be iT Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-02
Is Mike De
 Pike Alive?
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north side, except, police say, he ,, was not nearly so smart and little less amitious. Zuta was shot down by gangsters in Wisconsin hotel resort last fall.
 Mike De Pike's brother, Coleman. yesterday tentatively identified the charred body as that of the gang ster. After it was buried in $15 coffin, without ceremony, Coleman ordered it exhumed and said if 1t could be proved to be that of Mike De Pike it would be re-buried "as it should be-"
 Even Coleman, however, was not convinced that Mike De Pike was dead, although he admitted he l thought he was.
 Mike De Pike's two wives. one of whom has a 17 year old daughter. were not so sure. The one with the daughter said she saw Mike De Pike in person hours after the body was found in the ashes of the ice- house.
 The other, Emily Mulscher Heit- Ter, who said she wasn't married to Hietler but had lived with him for 23 years, indicated she thought Mike De Pike may have just disap- peared." .. | Heitler was booked to appear this week in different courts on charges of perjury and vagrancy. He did not appear. . Police were even more convinced than Coleman Heitler that the body was that of Mike De Pike and as a result they raided early to-day the hotel where Capone was reported to be in hiding.
 Acting under orders of the states attorneys office to ''bring in Capone
 himself" squads of police crashed
 doors and created havoc generally
 In the hotel and other places said
 to be inhabited by gangsters. | The theory was that if Capone
 himself had not ordered Heitler taken fir a ride" he at least knew who did. Numerous gangsters were arrested in the raids, but Capone was not among them.