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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
BY ELMER c. WALZER United Press Financial EditOr)

New York, Nov 24-(UP)- United States Steel common stock, which in the two previous sessions made new low marks since 1915, turned upward to-day and led the entire stock market into higher ground.
 Volume was small however. sales to 1:3O totaling only 700, 900 shares against 1,O0O.0 .00O in the corre- spending period yesterday.
 Wheat spurted in the afternoon and thsi helped sustain the advance in stock prices. Cotton futures also were higher and silver moved up in more active turnover.
 Steel around 2 p. m. was within a shade of 62, against previous close of 59 5-S. American Can rose to 75 1-2 up 3-4: Auburn 109 1-2 up. 3 1-2; Allied Chemical 81 S-4 up 2 1-8 and Case 40 1-2 up 1 5-S. Fair gains also were noted in Columbia Carbon, Union Carbide, the electrical equipments and Gen. eral Motors.
 Copper shares featured as a group, rising fractions to 2)1-4 points. American Smelting, with its large silver business, profited by resumption of buying in the silver futures market and rose to 24-7-S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
Bishop Milan Asks Churches
 To Back Move
Observance Scheduled for Sunday in Connecticut Parishes Homecoming Celebration of C. U. Starts Tomorrow - Local Students Taking Active Part

Rt Rev John J. Milan, bishop of the diocese of Hartford, has is- sued an appeal to the Catholic churches of Connecticut for gen- erous support next Sunday of .sOatholic University Day" The offertory collections in all the churches of Waterbury and the state next Sunday will be given to thA national educational fund be- ing subscribed for the great institu- ton of learning at Washington, D.. C.. Incidentally Rt Rev John G.. Murray, bishop of Portland, Me, who was recently named arch bishop of The See of St Paul in Minnesota, is one of the many church notables named to make the observance of next Sunday Q noteworthy one.
 Of interest to former students of the Catholic university is the arinouncement that the Home coming" celebration of all mem bers of the alumni will take place in Washington starting tomorrow and continuing until Friday even ing.
 A pep meeting and a gigantic bonfire on the campus will be the signal for the celebration to-mor- row evening. A football classic between c. U. As famous team, which has rolled up an impressive record of seven straight victories over some of the best known col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
BACK 10 TIE LAND'| HAS MERIT
People on the Outskirts Have Many Advantages
 Over City DwelIers
BUT NOT ALL SUNSHINE

People who moved from the thiclxly settled parts of the city to districts where they have a few acres of land are finding that they made no mistake in going where they can raise practically every thing they need for the table the year round. Just think of a fam fly with a nice cottage in a good neighborhood and enough land for a lot of potatoes, turnips and other into the cost of living. One may say this means a lot of labor. 1t does, but 1t is worth the effort.
 Tn many instances the land Is rough, but after few years eff fort in spare moments the huge stone is broken into small pieces and made into nice walls which serve the purpose of fences, mark ing boundary lines which, show every man what he owns, doing away with disputes such as fre- quently occur and sometimes lead to costly litigation, not to say anything about the bad feeling stirred up by folks who ought to be on friendly terms.
 kSAlG 10 HUI fWOAtH AAdSh " ROO pie who are at war with their neighbors, and it goes without saying that much of this business is due to misunderstanding over boundary lines, which in some fnstances does not amount to over a few inches of ground.
 The only discouraging feature of life long distances from the inn proved portions of the community is the difficulty in reaching the church and the school. Otherwise Q family located on the outskirts and is able to maintain motor car has big advantage over those who live in the crowded marts of men, where one has to hand out cash for everything that comes into the house.
 Of course all this is in accord ance with Henry Ford's proposi- ton, but after all, there is nothing new in what MT Ford has said on the matter. It is not so long ago when folks who had a little land tiled 1t clear up to the back steps, for some years past, few paid any attention to this kind of work, the general opinion being that you could buy things cheaper than you colild raise them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
Federal Farm Board Springs Surprise On
 Senate Committee

GOO. 900 and $65,0O0,0 of its $500, 900, ,O00 revolving fund. At the end of the last fiscal year, June 3O, 1881, the board had 77,60S.32 in cash. Since then the final $100,- OO0,00O of the authorized $500,- O0O, ,0O0 has been made available and most of 1t has been committed in merchandising and commodity loans.
 The boards accounts show $7S9,- 863.26 written off to delinquent notes and accounts in litigation or suspended, This is regarded as a loss. U
 Against the loss of less than $1,- 0,0O0g the board shows accrued interest receivable of $1,175,875.70.
 The board has no recommenda- tions for any changes in the agri- cultural marketing act, under which it operates. The board fa- vors a longer trial.
 The board has loaned $160,148,- 762.O5 for wheat stabilization and s74,953,8S1.54 for cotton stabiliza- tion, making a total of $235, ,102,- 643.59 invested in stabiliZation ef- forts. The grain stabilization cor poration also owed $83,000,000 to commercial and Intermediate credit banks. The cotton stabilization cor poration owes $35,707,991,26 to commercial .and other banks. OMuch, of the reports information regarding stabilization holdings and financing has been revealed In Uni ted States dispatches during the summer and fall. The report con- firmed these estimates.
 Of stabilization, the report said the operations in cotton and wheat have attracted public attention out of proportion to their importance" Of its long-term program, the board said:
 "The board confidently believes the program to be sound and that it is the best approach yet offered to bring about the permanent inn provement of American agricul- ture."
 Stone told Chairman McNary that sales of wheat abroad had been at an average price of 53 to 55 cents a bushel but that 1t would be impossible to figure the extent of farm board losses on wheat until it all has been sold. He explained that the board was not bound beyond next July 1 by it's pledge to limit domestic wheat sales to 5,000,000 bushels 8 month But if that pledge were extended and foreign sales remained at pres | ent volume, the board would not
 be able to dispose of it's wheat by
 1884,. he said.
 "Do you know of any instances where the board operated by short selling?" McNary asked.
 ,"Not that know of," Stone re- Dlied
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
$3,5OO Dog Case
 Settled To-day
PeIkey Claims Dog Leaped Upon and Bit His Son
 Walter

mon pleas court when Attorney Lawrence l.. Lewis, representing the defendant and Attorney Patrick Healey of Healey & Healey appear ing for the plaintiff went into a huddle. The result was the an- nauncement of the settlement out of court,
 The suit was based On the in- juries the boy, Walter Pelkey suf- .fered when the defendants dog 1eaped upon and bit him. It was charged in the slut that the boy was about to enter the defendants store at 23 Woodtick road last Jan 5th, the dog, described as a huge German police. leaped upon the boy and sunk his teeth in the boy,s thigh, leaving. an ugly gash. Medical treatment was necessary, the, complaint states.
 In preparation for the trial this morning there were goodly num- Der of residents in the neighbor- hood of the Woodtock road who were ready to testify, including pr Joseph E. Slavin, who administer ed treatment to the boy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
United States Steel
 Breaks Away From
 The Lowering Class
It Led All the Rest To-day in an Upward Dash-lhe
 Tracing Was of Very Light Volume

up 2 IA. Cerro de Pasco, also 9 large silver producer, rose to 15 1-2 up i 3-4. Smaller gains were made by International Nickel, Anaconda and Kennecott, the later three be- ing aided by expectation of q turn in the market for copper metal now at record lows.
 Railroad shares were bid above the lows of the day and several rose above the previous close. A voluntary wage reduction for em- ployes of Georgia and Florida rail- road helped the group for q time, but when labor officials pointed out thsi was not precedent in that 1t was made under threat of shut down of the road, some selling fol- lowed. As the end of the fourth hour neared Lehigh Valley was un- der pressure at a new low and de- clines were noted in Chicago, north west and Pennsylvania.
 Utilities rallied and were frac- tions to points higher in the late afternoon, the best gain being in American Telephone.
 EARLY TRADING
 New York, Nov. 24s-(uP)-Mod- crate amounts of short covering brought prices of the majority of stocks up fractions to more than a point at the opening~on the stock Railroad shares. improved and in- dustrials generally were drmer. Utiiities held up with the .execp- tion of Western Union which con tinued.. It's decline toward the So- new low since 1908 when 1t touched
 United States Steel opened 1000 shares at 61 up IS followed by block of 1.5o0 shares at the same Firmer wheat prices at Liverpool helped sentiment, especially in is sues whose companies profit by in- creased farm purchasing power. One expectation of hrmer tone ln Chicago wheat. J. l. Case rose 10 ~
 Among the better gains at, the outset were Auburn Auto 107N up 1K; Allied Chemical S1 up A. M Byess 1sM up .na 1a :NStionai M9ofnipfsiDn Sisn asia rImp pssA stA up up p1a. ana 4NA'
 Following announcement of re- bonds, Standard of New Jersey spurted lA points & to ss%;a ; a,Sn 0ther Cooper shares made small gains as did motors. atnusements ana
 Tn the early dealings volume was small, but prices continued to im- prove. Steel held around the open lfns of Si !. while American Tele- 1 phone rose to 131% up 1M from the previous close and American Can rose fractionally from it's opening
 Horiestake Mining had another of its spurts, rising to 124% up 3A: Atchison rose to 1ol up Ix aha ,na exception of Rock Island which lost I1M points to fl. #
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
Grandi Eluded The Police Guards And
 Had Them Scared

New York, November "A -(UP)
 Dino Grandi, Naly's foreign minister, eluded 50 police and de- tectives today by slipping out the back. door of his hotel and going for a stroll along Park avenue. He was guarded despite recent anti Fascist demonstrations.
 Accompanied by Dr Leonardo vitetti of the Italian embassy Grandi climbed into a touring car and rode from the Ritz Carleton hotel at 47th street to Fist street. They alighted there and walked.
 Meanwhile the police guard learned of the escape" and sped frantically up Park avenue until they encountered Grandi and Dr Vitetti admiring the architecture of the vicinity. By way of explana- ton the statesman pointed to the encircling police.
 q just wanted to see what 1t felt like to walk about as free man
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
Latest Appointment Of Hoover Veteran
 Newspaper Editor

Cleveland from the time the latter was nominated in 1892 for his second term in the White House until November, 1895.
 Until 1906 O'Brien was Wash ington correspondent for the Bos- ton Transcript and for the next four years was editor of the Trans script. He then became president and director of the Boston Publish ing Company and continued as such until his retirement in 1928.
 He is a member of the advisory board of the Pulitzer School of Journalism and a member of the advisory board of the Massachu- setts Historical society.
 O'Brien Is known as an advo- cate of the protective tariff prin- ciple.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24

once more," he sighed.
 Escorted by police Grandi then went to the Italian embassy and later walked to the home of Thomas w. Lamont, a block dis tant, for luncheon. J. P. Morgan was among the guests.
 The guests included: John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Governor George Harrison of the Federal Reserve Bank. Owen D. Young. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Colum. bia university, U. S. Ambassador John W. Garrett, Consul General Grazzi and Italian Ambassador Giacamo Di Martino.
 On his stroll from the Italian consulate to the Lamont residence Grandi passed a building under construction and was given the Fascist salute by a group of cheer ing Italian and Irish laborers. He paused to climb into the building and shake hands with several of his well wishers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
Republican Member Of Congress Accused
 Of Sucking Eggs

that you had been commissioned as tlhe offlcial censor of my per- sonaI matters" He added that Thompson. MT Coles opinion of him notwithstanding, had at least been courteous in his correspond ence.
 The letter continued:
 s'I have no objection to showing those letters to anybody Interested in Iowa from Iowa's standpoint, but knowing that you have always crowd and betrayed your own state |to fine financial interests, I have no Interest in disclosing anything to .you unless your dictatorship com naIgS if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24

Washington, Nov 24.-(UPl--i Accusing him of sucking eggs for the Wall street crowd" Senator Brookhart, republican, Iowa, to- day replied in an open letter to Representative Cole, republican, Iowa. Cole yesterday called Brookhart to task for carrying on a correspondence with former Mayor Big Bill' Thompson of Chi cago, regarding Senator Hiram Johnson as presidential possibil- ity.
 Brookhart said Coles letter was "discourteous and Insulting He wrote Cole:
 "I am sorry 10 nave offended your sensibilities so deeply, but really and truly I did not know
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
ELECTRoCUTED

New Milford. Conn, Nov 24-- (UP)-Death of John Kane, 30, cmploye of the Connecticut Light and Power company. who was electrocuted late yesterday while splicing wire carrying 4500 volts was blamed to-day on leak in his rubber gloves. Kane left Q wife and daughter born last Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24

leges in the east and Loyola coll lege of Baltimore, will be staged Thursday afternoon. A banquet in honor of the team will be held Thursday evening at Wardman Park hotel. The annual football dance takes place Friday evening at the Willard hotel.
 Thomas F. McGrath, sporting editor of the university's official paper, "The Tower" Malcolm O'Leary, business manager, Albert Genua and Joseph Daily, all Wa terbury students, are serving on the various committees to make the reunion and the celebration a most successful one. The univer- sity observed it's 43rd anniversary last week with impressive exer-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24

Boston, Nov 24-(UP)-Robert Lincoln O'Brien, appointed chair veteran newspaper editor.
 Three years ago he retired as editor of the Boston Herald after being connected with that news paper IS years. He had served as president and a director of the Boston Publishing company, which publishes the Herald and Traveller.
 O'Brien was born in Abingdon 66 years ago. He was graduated from Harvard in 1891. He served as personal secretary to Grover
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
BANKING COMMISSION
 AT ROTARY CLUB

George J. Bassett, banking com missioner for the State of Connec- ticut, was the speaker at the meet ing of the Rotary Club at the Elton today. His talk dealt with many banking problems and ended up with the remark: What we need is longer whiskers and stronger banks. He had just completed describing the old days when bank CTS wore long boards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following real estate trans actions were filed to-day at the town clerks office:
 Mortgage Deeds: Frank Zoppone to the Water bury Building & Loan Associa- tion, Inc, property on Hewey street, $500.
 Paul Yankee to Eva T. Herbst, property on Barnes street, $S,000. Quit Claim Deeds Andro Shyprka to Sylvia Green wold. .
 Mortgage Release. Dime Savings bank to Seraphine Roeth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
THIRTEEN YEAR
 OLD BOY SLAYER
Says He Shot Down Doctor Because He Was Abus- ing His Mother

Danville, III, Nov. 24-CUP) = Thirteen-year-old Thomas Michael, charged with murdering pr Austin N. Lakin, 69, prominent state line, Ind, physician, declared from his county pail cell today that the shooting resulted when he attempt ed to defend, his mother.
 "The doctor was hitting her." the boy said. "She called to me to get the gun and help her. l did and the doctor grabbed me. We were wrestling and it went off three times.
 T didn't aim to pull the rigger. It was his fault"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
THANKSGIVING
 WILL BE COOLER
Weather Bureau Sits in the Summer Heat, But
 Finds Change Is Coming

Boston, Nov 24-(UP)-As the temperature soarded toward the seventies for the fourth successive day today the weather bureau pre- dicted real Thanksgiving weather for the holiday.
 It will be cooler tomorrow and considerably colder tomorrow night and Thanksgiving day, according to the forecast. ,&s ..s.
 Shortly after mid-morning today the mercury stood at 67, with indi- cations that 1t would reach 72 or higher before sundown. Tester days record high was ", com pared with 74 Sunday and 7S Sat urday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
pOnv OE IJNKNOWN

Emsworth, Pa, November A - (UP) = The body of an uniden- titled man, about so years old ana well dressed, was found in the ohio River by lock attendants. A letter signed. Mrs Caroline T. Burleign, Boston, Mass" was found in ms pocket, police said. The letter was Addressed to a "Mr Bachrach."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
Body of Airmail
 Pilot Found in Shattered Machine

Salt Lake City. Utah, Nov A. (UP)-The body of Norman Pot ter, 36. was found in his shattered airmail plane IA miles southwest of Salt Lake City airport to-day.
 He crashed yesterday almost in sight of the airport while en route from Oakland, Cal.
 At 3:2D a. m. he radioed his last report. It was sent from point just northwest of Grantsville, Juan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
APPEALS FOR CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY DAY
Crowded Off the Street By Bus
 and Was Killed

Brockton, Mass. Nov 24-(UP) James l.. Keay of this city was killed to-day when his light sedan was crowded of Main street by a motor bus. hit a tree and over turned.
 Keay, pinned beneath the auto mobile and crushed, was pro- nounced dead on arrival at Brock ton hospital.
 The bus was driven by Bert E.. Young of Whitman, an employe of the New England Transportation company,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
STORM WARNING

Washington, November 24-IUPJ
 The Weather Bureau in storm warming today said that a dis furbance of considerable intensity" now central about 800 miles north east of Nassau, Bahamas, Is moving attended by strong shifting winds, probably of gale force near the center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
CONFIRMATION AGREEMENTS.

The following m p nsation agreements were filed today at the office of the commissioner: Blake & Johnson Go and Elsie Mastriana of 264 South Leonard street, hand injpry, $5.41 weekly; Romeo Zelaro of 250 Bishop street. finger injury, $505 weekly; Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Machine Co and F. vantangoli of 92 Congress avenue. traumatic injpry, $S.77 weekly; S. H. Greenberg, Inc and Lillian Kel- sey of 500 Washington avenue, el- bow injury, 80 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24

Following conference between counsel this morning the $350o dog bite case of Ethel Pelkey and her son, Walter Pelkey against Haddad Bros, was settled out of court. The case was all set for trial before Judge Edward J. Finn in the conn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
BOY HURT ON WAY TO SCHOOL.

Robert Johnson, 6. of 133 Leffing- we'll street was hit by an automo- bile while on his way to school early this afternoon. The youngster suf- fered injuries about the face and head. After receiving treatment from Dr Charles J. Edlin the boy was taken to St Mary's hospital for X-rays. It is not believed that he was seriously hurt.
 More than 10000 new sideboard engines for small boats were used in Germany this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
Rev. Mr. Gaines For
 Vice-President

Rev.. David P. Gaines of the First Baptist church was elected vice. president of the Connecticut Fed eration of Churches at the annual session held in New Haven yester- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
wATERTOwN

RADIO BARGAIN-Just one brand new radio; standard make-lists for $36.50. You can grab 1t for $25.00. Big reduction in radio tubes and we test them free.
 w. c. SULLIVAN, WATERFRONT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-24
O'BRIEN IS NAMED

O'BRIEN IS NAMED
 Washington, November "A - (UP) = President Hoover today announced the appointment of Robert Lincoln O'Brien of BQston, as chairman of the tariff contais- sion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
BEN LINDSEY
ATTACKS POPE'S
BIRTH VIEWS
st. Augustine's Ban on
Divorces Caused Immoral
Age, He Asserts.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-,Judge Ben
3 Lindsey, companionate marriage
advocate, believes part OF Pope
pius's latest encyclical ought to do
some good" but thinks most Of it
will have little If any effect.
The Denver jurist praised the
pontiffs statements on the educa-
ton of young people for marriage,
but could not accept the part Of
the encyclical dealing with divorce
and birth control.
The pope, Lindsey said, bases his
protest against divorce on the Cos
pels, which say that "wlhosoeyer
shall put away his wife and marry
another committeth adultery against
her"
Cites Immoral Age
The jurist pointed out other
precepts such as sell all thou hast
and give to the poor" and IF thine
enemy snlite thee on thy right
cheek, turn to him the other also"
1T would be just as futile he
said, TO expect them to avoid birth
control of divorce in proper cases.
When st. Augustine had his way
and there wasn't a divorce in
Europe for 300 years, historians tell
us it was the most immoral and
degenerate age in history.
There should be reasonable, hon
est, scientific divorce where it is
properly called for, and there al
ways will be.
Companionate Instincts
''As to birth control, the rule pro-
posed by the pope-outside of a very
few exceptional peoples respected
only by domestic animals.
But among human beings, the
relationships Of the sexes are far
more 'companionate' than they are
provocative, and they will always be
among free and intelligent people.
1.-THE encyclical, however, sincere
~ intended, as I am sure 1t is,
promises frightful punishmentS for
those who do not agree with the
doctrines of the fifteenth and six
teenth centuries"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09

Gently returned from an extended,
scientific journey in Russia.
The potential wheat producing
acreage in Russia is much greater
than that Of the United States.
Russia has more than 482 100000
acres of hrst-quality wheat land, as
compared with 100000 acres in
this country. Russia has nearly
372 100000 acres Of second quality
wheat land, as compared with about
1876 100000 acres in this country.
In this country, the great grain
blet in the plains states is remote
from tidewater ports and lacks nav
igable river, so that all its wheat
has to be hauled long distances by
sail.
The European part Of the Russia
grain belt runs directly to the black
sea- and is crossed or bordered by
three large navigable rivers. The
wheat zone in Asiatic Russia, how
ever, is not SO favorably situated.
Whereas the rest of the world al
ready has put most Of its possible
wheat acreage into actual cultiya-
ton, Russia has vast land reserves
that never have known the pillow.
1t is this, coupled with the
grandioSe schemes for farms as big