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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
{ Thirteenth Annual
 Trust Conference
Mid-Winter Session of Trust Division of American
 Bankers Assn to Be Held in New York Feb 1883

New York.-The thirteenth an- nual mfd-winter trust conference of the trust division, American Bankers association, will be held February 16, IT and IS, 1882, at the Hotel Commodore, New York city, it is announced by Thomas c. Hennings, president of the divi- sion and ce-president Mercantile Commerce Bank and Trust com pany. St Louis. Mo. The two major problems of trust companies and banks with trust departments that will be given particular attention by the conference, Mir Jennings says in his announcement, have to do with the investment of trust funds and the sphere of legal ac- tivities In the fiduciary field.
 ''I feel" he says, "that there are two great problems for consid- eration during the coming year which must be met. One Is that of the investment of trust funds. Trust institutions will find ample work during the next year or two in handling trust funds which have been placed in their care. Periodic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Richard Dix and Naugatuck's Own Shirley Grey Delight State Rafrons in NnxU IIif sCccrnf Cnrx.ica

l'atrOnS Tn New Hit Secret Service
 Naugatuck's own Shirley Grey. local girl who went out and made good in the movie racket; is appearing at Warner Brothers State theater to-day and to-mor- row in Secret Service" Richard Dix's new starring vehicle. This is the screen adaptation of William Gillette's greatest stage success. A play that ran for two solid years on Broadway and then toured America from coast to coast for four years.
 Richard Dix, star of "Cimar- ron" and other recent screen tri- umphs, steps into his own again in the memorable role of Lewis Du- mont, created by William Gillette.
 Secret Service" is America 's greatest play of the Civil war. Ac- ton and drama are it's lifeblood. Hailed by critics as play 1t should make an equally outstanding pie ture. From all accounts RKO- Radio Pictures transcription of the great classic vies with the stage production for supremacy. In it Dix is said to deliver the finest per- formance of an already notable career.
 The supporting cast consists of Nance O'Neil, Gavin Gordon, Will liam Post, Jr, Eugene Jackson and others of prominence. Secret Service" was directed by J. Walter Ruben, who directed Dix in "The Public Defender"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Road to Singapore" Glamorous
 Idyll of Tropical Lovers, at the

"Road to Singapore" GIamorous
 Idyll of Tropical Lovers, at the
 Lyric.
 William Powell starred in "The Road to Singapore" the Warner Bros picture now at the Lyric the- ater recently recalled a film made decade ago in which he and two other Warner Bros-Firs National stars of the present day were fea- tured. The players were Edward c. Robinson of Five Star Final" and Richard Barthelmess of "Last Flight" The picture was "The Bright Shawl" Supporting Mir Powell in "The Road to Singapore" are Doris Kenyon. Marian Marsh. Louis calhern, Alison skipworth. Lumsden Hare. Tyrreli Davis and 4. 10. Anson. Al Green directed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
Four Stars in "Girls About Town," Paramount Hit at
 WarnopSb Cfntn GofurHo n

wArHcFS StaCC Suturuuy Joel McCrea who was Constance Bennett's leading man in Born to Love" and "The Common Law" is
 now to be seen and heard as Kay
 Francis leading man in Girls
 About Town," the Paramount com edy-romance opening Saturday at the Warner Bros State theater. In this sparkling and piquant story of gay go-getters in the big city, McCrea is a member of a wealthy midwest firm who joins its president, Eugene Palette, in a they meet Miss Francis and Lilyan under the guidance of their own crafty boss, Allan Dinehart, get busy on the two visitors, attempting to charm them out of their money by the subtle and familiar methods of auto-suggestion and other blythe feminine tricks.
 Miss Francis loses the zest for a business-like pursuit of her craft when she falls in love genuinely with the handsome McCrea. The denouement is a happy one, nicely spiced in spots with drama, and generously favored throughout with comedy.
 McCrea Is a graduate of Holly wood high school, the alma mater of many of screenland's biggest stars, and of Pomona college. He is considered one of the leading discoveries" of the past season. Among his recent pictures have been leads with Evelyn Brent in "The Silver Horde" with Dorothy Mackaill in Kept Husband's"-and juvenile leads in Will Rogers
 'Lightnin' Greta Garbo's Single Standard" Marion Davies "The Five O'Clock Grip and "Dyna- mite".
 Girls About Town" which is an original story by Zoe Akins, author of the scenarios of many big film hits including "Anybodys Wom- an" and Sarah and Son." is the first picture for Paramount in which McCrea has appeared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

Ecorse, Michigan - (UP) = Ecorse village police and firemer are using their spare time and cash to save the unemployed suf- fering this winter. They have con- verted cell block in the former police station into storehouse for 1,500 bushels of potatoes pur- chased for the needy. They also have picked and canned 1000 10- pound cans of tomatoes and 300 bushels of beans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19

reviews of securities held in trust accounts will be frequent and searching. The manner of invest ment and review is a subject which can be considered by the confer ence with profit.
 Another problem is an old one, arising from the differences of opinion between two sets of law yers, on one hand the staff lawyers representing trust companies, and on the other the lawyers who do not represent trust companies, as to the limitation of the proper sphere of legal activities in the fiduciary field.'s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
JAMES CAGNEY IN NEW HIT BLONDE CRAZY" HEADS DOUBLE FEATURE BILL
 AT STRAND NOW.

James Cagney in his new picture "Blonde Crazy" with Joan Blon- dell is now at Warmers Strand where it is headlining a double feature bill. This is unquestionably Cagneys best picture yet and the management has moved it to the
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Court of International Justice arguing
Frances objection to the Austro-Ger-
man Customs Union.
Joseph Paul Boncour. also represent
ing France, concluded his plea against
the proposed pact early, and M Bas-
devant devoted his address to a dis
cussion Of legal technicalities which he
insisted prohibited the pact under
previous treaties. He will conclude his
argument today and will be followed
by the representatives Of Italy and
Czechoslovakia.
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be necessary to decide which won the
Detroit Balloon Club race, which started
Saturday and ended Sunday. when the
seven contesting balloons landed IN On
tario Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Hill plotting the 'WJR," landed at
Marietta, Ohio. at 900 am. SOUTH
landed Q miles southeast Of Pitts
burgh. Each had covered about 22O
miles.
The other contestants landed as fol-
lows. Or George M. lie Gallee, Detroit,
at New Plymouth, Ohio, about 2lb
miles: L. P. Furculow OF Akron, in the
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Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation balloon,
near Newcastle, Pa, about 1870 miles;
George Hineman, Cleveland. In the
Cleveland Balloon Club entry, near GAIT
mussen. "FIiRhball III" North of Fowler,
Ohio, about $50 miles; Roy Cunning
ham, Detroit Balloon Club No: /, at
Hartsgrove, Ohio, about 1875 miles.
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was being played by John Csinoss in
a church in which he IL the regular
organist.
Alex Kovez. janitor. who, police said,
let the organist in the church in the
morning to practice, described the
music as terrible" and attempted to
put the player out in the afternoon. In
the struggle q chair was broken over
the organist's head. He was taken TO
a hospital and later to Jail. The police
locked the janitor up too.
Trinidad expects an oil boom.
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Trinidad expects an oil boom.
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LINCOLN GUARD DIES
Civil War Veteran, 81, Attended
President at Inauguration.

PEORIA, Ill. July % P1.-William
McCracken, 81, Civil War veteran. per-
sonal guard TO Abraham Lincoln at his
second Inauguration. died Sunday. H
was born in New York and enlisted in
the 104th New York Infantry when Is
years old. Later he was with the 18th
New York Cavalry.
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FRANCE TAKES UP DAY
ARGUING CUSTOMS UNION
Basdevant Sets Forth Legal Tech
nicalities in Objection to Pact
at Hague.

BY the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, Holland. July %
.Iules Basdevant occupied most Of yes
terday's session of the Permanent
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In Sc years since the first telephone
waa successfully demonstrated in Bos-
ton. the number has grown to 3S,6OO,-
600 throughout the world.
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BALLOON RACE AWARD
AWAITS DISTANCE CHECK
Hill ana Southworth Travel ABOUT
22O Miles in Detroit CLUB
Competition.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich. July 28:-An ON,
eaal check on the distance flown by ~ =;
: Hill and Tracy w. SouthWorth VIII
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CHURCH JANIT0R STOPS
ORGANISE WITH CHAIR
Both Go to Jail After Musician II
First TAX en- to Hospital for
Treatment.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 28-Music doesn't
always have charms.
In this particular instance the music
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FIRST LADY TO LAY
CATHEDRAL STONE
: l3rful Ceremonies, to Mark
Events at Washing ION Edi-
flee on Mount st. Alban.

Mrs. Herbert Hoover was to place
the first stone In the north porch of
the Washington Cathedral and dedi-
cate 1t as a gift of the women of
America in colorful ceremonies this
afternoon at Mount st. Alban.
The stone-laying was to follow the
National Cathedral Associations an
nual meeting, at which more than 1000
prominent man and woman members
assemble to discuss the progress of the
huge edifice. Bishop James r. Free
man presided at the meeting, which
was held at Whitby Hail in the Cathe-
dral Close.
Laying Of the first stohe--a block of
white Indiana limestone, typical of
the several hundred to be used as con-
struction units in the north porch
was to present q colorful spectacle,
with the clergy and men and boys
of the choir In full vestmeIfts Mrs.
Hoover was to aid in spreading the
mortar for the stone. true it and read
an appropriate dedicatorv sentence. The
exercises were to be broadcast over a
coast-to-coast hook-up.
Immediately afterward Mrs. Hoover
was to receive members OF the Ma
tional Women's Committee, of which
she is honorary chairman, and Of the
Cathedral Association in the bishops
garden.
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DISPOSITIONS TAKEN
In SMITH co. SUIT
G. ss Declines to Testify to
cEy Appointed by Will
vhington, Del, Court.

Dispositions in a suit filed IN Will
mingt-n. DEL, by stockholders against
the F. II. Smith Co. were taken here
today by Miss Gladys Stone, notary
appointed by the court
OF the three witnesses called. only
one, Edward H Childress, former con-
struction- accountant with the Smith
Co., declined to- testify. He explained
he would rather not give appra ximate
figures of the construction costs of the
company,s buildings when the actual
costs were available in company rec
ords.
Frank E. Tyson, former manager of
the Investment Building testified rs
per cent OF the value of the land and
buildings was the average represented
m first mortgages held by the Smith
Co.
Questions concerning the handling of
the company finances, Tyson said all
he knew about it was that he collected
rents and turned them over TO the
company. He said he never drew "a
cedt in salary" but deducted regular
brokerage commissions from his rent
collections.
Gustav C. Hertz. who said he was
president of the North American In
vestment Bankers, inc, gave detailed
testimony as to bond issues of the
various Smith CO. properties, In which
he said he mad dealt extensively. Prices
on 500 par building bonds now range
between So and $S5, Hertz said, with
the market extremely narrow" except
for few issues.
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At dusk we were more than mile out
of our way. In the darkness we reached
the island but could not go around on
, the ice, because the open waterway over
the steep island was new to US, go We
decided to camp.
But now we discovered that our dogs
had eaten the bottom of our tent b. g
and we had lost the most important
part of our equipment. Consequently We
passed rather comfort,ess night in a
ski-supported lean-to.
Leaving the dogs and sledges. we
started off on skis at dawn for Igloo
and breakfast, expecting to rea b IL n
an hour. The fine sunshine encouraged
us, but three hou. S saw US about 2, co
feet up, still three miles from the settle
ment, which was on top of steep hill,
with apparently no possible way down.
Luckily a native out seal-po ting
saw US and came to meet us. Our hour S
journey took us there. We were soon
enjoying a meal from the hosritable
natives.
"One Jago went round by Kayak to
feed the dog team and discovered the
clergymans dogs had arrived and eaten
our new sealskin clothssand many other
useful articles. He was back In half an
hour, but meanwhile wisps of snow
were coming off the mountain tops and
OtlG VI lIlS NATIVES warmed US LIldL
storm was brewing,
Ibid you drive the sledge of the
ice?' we asked.
mo said Jago.
us there going to be a gale?' we
asked.
Ives. big gale said Jago.
Will the ice go out and the sledge
with it?' we asked.
oh, yes replied Jago.
Our feelings can be imagined.
Sixty-NIile Wind Blows.
"Ten minutes later a 60-mile wind
was driving sheets of soft snow across
the hills. Watkins and I, with an
Eskimo, set of to get the sledge up on
the land. We may be excused for not
having seen the right way that morn
ing as it was, in places, a 45-degree
slope. All the next day the storm
ragged, and it seemed certain that the
ice would break up far back, as the
| first sledge was now only 2 miles from
the waters edge.
However. our luck turned and the
gale abated The following day Wat
kins and L did the return journey in
six hours on hard wind-blown surface,
while Cozens went on to Angmagsalik
| with the gear"
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Continued From First PAge.)
selves not to initiate any movement for
wage reduction. 1t was said recently
At the White House that the President
was pleased that pay levels had been
maintained during the depression.
The labor council asserted that an
apparent move toward lower wages els
ndefenstble both from an ethical and
economic" viewpoint.
There are strong indications that we
are facing third Winter Of distressing
Unemployment, the council forecast,
adding that despite q decreased earn
ing power "a number Of employers are
attempting to further reduce the pur-
CHASING power through the imposition
OF wage reductions"
Rubber Companies Cut.
The statement referred particularly
to pay cuts it said had been announced
by the GOODYEAR Tire & Rubber Co.
and the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.
How these industries can and n
market for their products II the buying
power OF the people is still further
lowered Is difficult to understand" the
council added
Every one knows that what we need
Is restoration Of buying power and
the preservation of the American stand
ard of living.
apparently, those employers who
would attempt TO enforce reductions IN
wages think only in terms of increased
production. The executive council Of
the American Federation Of Labor Arm
ly believes that the wage cutting policy
urged by certain banking interests and
certain employers should be effectively
stopped"
The labor representatives agreed that
no movements for wage increases be-
yond those already under way would be
statSeo ana That eYeyy cooperation
would be given to aid in the Presidents
program.
Soon after returning from his Carib-
bean cruise President Hoover was de-
scribsd at the White House as highly
pleased that the leading industries Of
the country had stood by him in main
tanning wage scales. 1t was said he was
deeply appreciatfve Of the fact that
since the depression there had been no
strlkes, no general wage reductions and
no social disorders.
Leaders Pledged Selves.
The Presidents conference referred tn
IN the labor statement was that called
N november, 1929, when Mr.. Hoover
conferred with industrial and labor
leaders at the White House. More Tran
4 score OF the Nations leading indus
triallstS pledged themselves indiyidualIv
not to initiate any movement for wage
reduction. "ss
Included in the group were Henry
Foro, VINO announced an immediate irl-
crease IN wages among Ford employees
mad been determined upon: owen d
young, chairman of the board of the
General Electric Co.; E. q. Grace pres-
ident OF the Bethlehem Steel CORPORA
tlcn; Alfred P. Sloan, IT., president of
General Motors, and Pierre du Pont
chairman OF E: T. du Point de Nennours
& Co. iS1Ae
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DEBTS BAR SILVER FARLEY.
Smoot Favors U. s. Entry in Interna-
tionaI Meet.

SALT LAKE CITY, May II R-
Senator Reed Smoot Of Utah said yes
terday that problem Of war debts and
other international complications make
1t next TO impossible" for the United
States TO call an international con-
ference looking toward Sterilization of
the price of silver.
THE countries that are indebted TO
kmerica would demand before accept
lag an invitation to such q conference
ID have an understanding that the
question of cancellation Of their debts
would be considered by that confer
ence," said the chairman Of the Senate
Finance Committee.
Il know that our Government Is
doing everything possible to determine
Il some effective world action can BE-
eaken, and no one Is more deeply inter
ested in this question than President
Hoover
THE whole silver problem revolve,
around India and China and the Brit.
ish Empire. and does not revolye around
the United States. although the United
States is vitality concerned.
The difficulty now Is that India hal
been and Is selling silver at any price
tnaSmuch as she Is now on q gold basis
whereas before the war India was al.
ways q large buyer Of silver, because
she was on silver basis. This, Of
course, Is q matter that the United
States cannot control and Is the key *
the situation.
The Government Is doing all It car
TO work out some effective basis Of CO.
operation"
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CIVIC AND TRADE
LEADERS CONFER
>oA BUDGET PLANS

Continued From First Page.)
adjourned to continue their study az
the detailed estimates which is expected
to last two or three weeks longer.
For the many activities under the
control CT the Board of Public We'll
fare the 1888 detailed estimates, made
public yesterday by District Auditor
Donovan, call for appropriations total
ing $6,193,645 an increase of 1872 ,244
over the appropriations carried in the
1882 act. Many additional employees
are asked in order to allow the agsn-
cies controlled. by the board to obey
the Saturday half-holiday law. At
present not only must this law be dis
. obeyed. because of a shortage Of help.
but, in many cases employees are on,
jail work 12-hour day. Ii all 189
new employees are asked in order to
reduce the. working hours of the bal
ance to the proper. level.
Crowded conditions at Gallinger
Municipal Hospital resulted in re-
quest for a new ward building OF $50
beds, similar to the onS recently con-
structed. at a cost Of 500, 900. Patients
overlooking from the ward building are
new being housed In old structures,
some of which are not even fireproof.
More Asked for Hospitals.
Additional appropriations are. asked
to meet the expected increased per
capita cost Of taking care of District
charity cases at Emergency and Chill
dren's Hospitals. the raises being from
$4,000 to $4,000 and from SIS, 900 to
$4,000, respectively. 4
Ciallinger Hospital seeks 20 more pu-
pil nurses and four more graduates, be-
sides 43 additional employees. The
work house and reformatory wants So
more employees, the tuberculosis Hos
pital IL and the jail 5.
Among the other new construction
projects asked are consolidation of the
metering houses and heating plants en-
the reservation. on which are located
the jail Gallinger Hospital and other
municipal institutions. inclosing OF
porcles at the tuberculosis Hospital to
increase its capacity, an administration
building at the Home fer the Aged and
Inflrm, q swimming pacl and athletic
field at the District Training School
and a chief engineers cottage &C the
same institution.
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ACTION is DEFENDED.

AKRON. Ohio, May "A R.-Con-
servation of the living standards Of
American labor is OF greater inn
portance than maintenance of "a fixed
relationship Of dollars per day in .
time when buying power of the dollar
Is changing" p. W. Iitchfield, presi-
dent Of Goodyear Tire d Rubber Co,
said In statement here last night.
The statement was in answer to one
in Washington by the Executive Coun-
Gil Of the American Federation OF
Labor, ascribing to certain banking
interests and employers" an apparent
attempt to bring about q general re-
duction in wages"
THE matter Of getting men now
unemployed back into q wage-earning
position Is Of first Importance to the
return of prosperity" Litchfield said.
IF that should mean that men now
employed should get less per hour than
they received in normal times. en-
ployers no less than employees should
be and believe are tremendously con-
cerned to see that reductions in rates
be less than reductions in living costs. /"
officials CT the Goodrich Co. de-
cliled to comment.
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CHICAGO U. STUDENTS
STAGE DEMONSTRATION
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 1.-THE first ami
versary of the University of Chicago
riots, staged last year to protest against
campus student shoppers, has been
obediently celebrated.
Two hundred students built huge
bonfire near the. campus last night. fed
1t with lumber from the new mems
dormitory and part OF the university $
tennis court bleachers.
Two mounted campus policemen. VINO
tried to disbur5e the crowd, were greet
ed with over-ripe eggs, various SOFT
fruit and finally barrage OF white
wash.
The celebrators were finally disbursed
by city police who sprayed them with
water from o FIRE plug.
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ToLLOw1NG a nonstop flight,
l. which, despite bad weather is
believed to have established a
i new speed record between Miami
and the Capital. Col. Arturo
Merino, chief of the Chilean Air Force
and sub-secretary for aviation, con-
ferred today with United States avia-
ton officials in preparation for study
of military aviation in this country.
Flying in an American transport
monoplaae, piloted by Lieut.. James H.
Doolittle, famous former Army flyer,
Col. Me-ino made the tiip from Miami
in 6 hours and Is minutes. Because Of
bad weather they had to follow the
coast line a large part of the way,
bringing the total distance covered to
approximately 1000 miles.
Believed to Be Record.
Records Of the National Aeronautic
Association fail TO show any flight be-
tween Washington and Miami in less
time. The last 100 miles Of the trip
were flown through weather so bad all
other planes were on the ground. Dco-
little landed at Boiling Field at $50
o'clock yesterday.
Col. Merino said a reduction Of arm
ament by Chile has been ordered as
part of a general economy program to