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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
CORONER FREES RYDER IN AUTO DEATH
Trade Barometer Of Germany Shows Her
 Healthy Condition
0ermany's Trade Balance for the Month of November Was the Largest in World -- Meanwhile Our Banks Worked to Save Her From Ruin

only half way open, would econ omists may well wonder what will happen to the International trade of America and England, who ad- vanced the money to perfect this machine, when Germany really opens the throttle.
 Through the latest of a series of emergency decrees Germany iA forcing down wages. rents, inter. ests, and general costs of opera ting the industrial machine, which will lower the. cost of production and better enable her to compete in the race for international trade. In no country except Russia is there such rigid state regulation of all business activities as in Ger many under the emergency de- crees.
 Germany's huge favorable trade balance is partly due to the gov ernment's policy of forcing down exports and restricting imports. That the country's industrial ma- chine is partly parnlyzed respite her enormous exports is evident to any observer travelling through the Ruhr, the greatest industrial re- zion in the world.
 For scores of miles in any dlrec- ton the Ruhr Is q veritable forest of smoke stacks. I was able some times to count hundreds on the horizon. l attempted for several hours to make a census of the stacks that were working and of those that were smokeless. csti- mated roughly that three out of Ave stacks were idle, which was visual graphic evidence of tho con dltion of the region.
 Similarly, flying over the Saxon industrial region in an alrplane. l often counted 60 or more factories in sight at one time. About half the factories were cold, smokeless and deserted.
 Yet this half paralyzed machine In November turned out exports valued at 74S,700,000 marks with out considering home consumption.
 Various nations already have taken protective measures against German exports, which German economists foresee will progressive iy reduce exports. The November export figures, compared with tho previous month, showed heavy de- clines such as 22 per cent dec. rrease In exports to Argentina. 37 per cent to India; and from 10 to 16 per cent to France, Italy and Czech choslovakia.
 But Ootober's total surplus was post-war record; 306,000,0 900 marks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

New York. Dec 24-- UP)-- A building superintendent died to- day. mangled in q wild ride on the roof of a runaway elevator.
 John Olsen. the victim. was billing the lift cable on the eighth floor Of a nine story building when the elevator started to Ass cend. Realizing his plight. Olsen fay prone, bat he was knocked un- conscious when the ear struck the top.
 When he regalned his senses the ear was. ascending again, probably having gone iO the basement be- fore starting the upward trip. Oi- sen knew he could not withstand another bump at the top 60 aH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
Building Supt. In New York Met With
 Frightful Death

 the car passed the ninth floor he crawled to the edge and grasped the shelf inside the elevator door, His fingers caught, then slipped and was pinned between the wall and the shaft and the car. The wedge of his body halted the ele- vator.
 Ills screams were heard ln the basement and the elevator. wnf stopped by turning off the power. Two patrolmen. hearing . comm0- ton in the building. blew whistles and ran to the ninth floor tbinklne holdnp was Go progress.
 The patrOlmem succeeded 10 re- moving Olsen from the shaft. lle was taken Co . hospital where he died from internal Injuries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

Washington, D. C., Dec 24- When George Washington marched his 24o0 cold, hungry and tired ragged contincntals" through the fee and snow of Christmas night, 1776, crossed the Delaware river with them in Q collection of small boats and barges, then in q whirl- wind attack that would not be do- nied killed or captured tho entire British garrison at Trcnton, he headed an exploit which alone would have been sufficient to os. tablish him ns . military leader Of the first rank.
 The 156th anniversary, wo arc Informed by the United States George Washington bicentennial commission. of the battle of Tren- ton, coming on tho ove of the na- tlonwide celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of Wash- ingtons birth, turns tho thoughts of all Americans toward that event which some have called the turn ing point of the Revolution.
 The hopes and spirits of Wash- ington's soldiers had been consider ably crushed during the autumn and early winter of 1778. The troops had enlisted for only q short time, and the period of service for most of them would expire with the end of tho year, Under the unpromising conditions then prevailing Washington knew that few of tho men would be will Ing to reenlist. That meant the loss AR h la n able troops.
 What made the situation even worse was the fact that the en- thusiasm of the entire country was waning, and with the ebb the pos- sibllity of obtaining new recruits was correspondingly lessened.
 Even General Howe In his com fortable winter quarters in New York city believed that tho Ameri- cans were incapable of further op- position and settle down to enjoy himself as much as possible while the Revolution was frozen and starved out by the winter.
 General Washington saw the nead of q decisive stroke which would restore the confidence of tho troops and the entire country. He knew that England could never beat patriots who were determined 10 be free. so he went about the task Of winning victory which would renew the determination with which the war was first un- dertaken.
 The best chance lay at Trenton which was garrisoned by Hessien mercenaries under the command of Colonel Rahl. Having no idea that the foe across the Delaware
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
No Criminal
 Responsibility Declares Srnyth
Car Struck and Injured Mrs Sarah Quinn, Who Sub- sequently Died Many Witnesses Examined During Investigation of Fatal Accident

Deputy Coroner Walter w. guHth m an official finding today exOnOrnted John F. Ryder of 37e HdRewood avenue, New Haven. from any criminal responsibility In connection with the death of Mrs sarah Quinn, 70, of New Haven. Mrs Quinn sustained injuries which caused her death in m ac- cident of, the. Cheshire Milldale road. The car in which she was riding skidded and crashed Into Q tree.
 The finding reads as follows:
 Having been notified on the 10th day of December, AID. 1891, that sarah Quinn, a white female, about seventy years of age, had come to q sudden. violent and un- timely death, In the town of Mcr- iden, New Haven County, Connec- ucut. at once made all proper Z Inquiry respecting the manner and cause of said death. After said inquiry and having reason to sus. beot said death was caused by the criminal act, omission or careless ness of another or others, held An inquest to determine the man. ner and cause of said death. Said ineuest was conducted at the town of Cheehiye, Southington, Meriden ana Waterbury. The following named witnesses were examined:
 Leslie Brooks Southington poe iios department, southington. Conn.
 Mrs Bridget Clyne. 225 Clinton avenue, New Haven, Conn.
 Charles R. Fossett, constable. town of Cheshire.
 Patrick J. quinn, 226 Clinton avenue, New Haven, Conn.
 Clement P. Quinn, 4s Park avenue, Hnmden, Conn.
 John P. Ryder, 379 Edgewood avenue. New Haven, Conn.
 Charles IT. Weber, Milidale road, West Cheshire, Conn.
 Having considered all of the testimony taken at the inquest, |, on the 24th day of December, A. D. 1881, made the following hnd- ing concerning said death:
 On the morning of December 10th, at about 7:30 o'clock, the deceased was Q passenger In a Packard sedan proceeding from New Haven to Bristol. She was skting on the rear seat on the right hand side. Tn the car with her were Clement quinn of IS | Park avenue, Hamden and Patrick Quinn and Mrs Bridget Clyne. both of e25. Clinton avenue, New Haven.
 The car was operated by John P. Ryder of 379 Edgewood avenue, New Haven. Ryder was n licensed operator of motor vehicles and had operated an automobile for about 22 years.
 Tn proceeding from New Haven to Cheshire the roadway was wet, duo to . light snowfall the day be- fore, and on parts of the roadway there was q thin coating of ice. Ryder maintained . speed of about 3b to 70 miles an hour. Traffic on tho highway was very light.
 AS Ryder approached Q point on the Cheshire- Milldnle roadway known as Miners Corner, his car begnn to skid on q stretch of Ice on tho roadway. Ryder attempted to strnighten out the wheels of the car but did not put on his brake fearing that 1t would cause further
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
BY WEBB MILLER

(Copyright 1884 by United Prcss) Berlin, Dec 24---OermAny's trade barometer for November showed her to be in healthy condition while the efforts of the leading fnancierB of the world were di. rected toward saving her from economic ruin.
 0ermany's trade balance for tn, month was the largest in the world A trade balance is usually accepted as the barometer of c nations eco homie health. And while the ba rometer registered a favorable con dition, the following events--tt some minds no doubt paradoxical--- were in progress:
 Twenty-six representatives ol
 banks In the United States and Eu. rope were struggling here to de. wise means to prevent Germany from falling into insolvency througf the inability to meet short term debts totaling eleven billion marks | ($2,620,200 .000).
 The government was propping uT Germany's banking system by i'm. posing an economic dictatorship resembling economic martial laay The Young plan advisory com mittee meeting at Basic to investi' gate Germany's capacity to resume reparations payments after expira' ton of the Hoover moratorium was
 flooded with figures designed tt show Germanys incapacity to pay
 Then the November trade re- turns were issued showing that fol the first in il months of l031 Ger mnny's excess of exports over I'm. ports was more than double that oi the United States and that her fn. vorable trade balance for 1881 had reached the staggering total oi 264, 1000 ,000 marks ($G2,sS4,s00) despite the unprecedented world economic and financial crisis and the consequent general contraction of international trade.
 And this astonishing result wal achieved with Germnny's vast in' duBtry machine runig at half ca. pncity and with 5000, 1000 Germans unemployed.
 It is only one of the many para. doxes raising unprecedented eco homie problems and causing in' ternationai economists and finan' ciers to hold their spinning heads
 By borrowing some 27 billior marks In long and short tern credits, mostly from the United States and England, her chief com
 petitors In international trade nermany has erected the mos
 modern and efficient industrial or ganism in the worlds history. Ever with the machine running at hal capacity. Germany is able to "out, export" the United States ant England. For example in Novem' her, despite the fall of 1b per cent
 in her export surplus, Germany'I favorable trade balance was one, third larger than that of the United States for the same period. World economists recognize !
 as automatic that Germany mus
 export heavily to repay the none! ] she has borrowed, the interest oi 1 her credits, and her separations If Germany can achieve such re
 suits at the most unfnvorable tim'
 in history for international trad'
 and with her industrial throttle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
Italy Decides Case
 Of Double Identity
 That Puzzled Nation

10th families claimed the man after he entered the asylum m Je2e. The canella family identi- iied him as the Verona professor listed as missing while serving in the Italian army In 1917. Ho was taken out of the asylum and lived with Madame Canella until tho Bruneri family claimed him as their own.
 Tine entire country argued iha ease foF years. Rival BFuneri anl CaneIIa clubs were formed and lawyers volunteered services for ehoh aide. The caneila family Mp. peaied the decision which was up. held to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
TERRYvILLE

Plymouth Post, No. 20. Ameri- can Legion, was one of the three posts in Litchheld county to Do awarded 6 citation for community work, according to an announce men made at the meeting. Tuesday evening. Among the work under taken by the Plymouth Post was the delivering of coal to the needy families c year ago and their In. terest in the work during the sum mer months. This winter the le-- gion Is assisting the Red Cross ana other needy organizations in their work among the needy.
 A report was made which showed that Q large advance sale of tlc- kets have taken place for the annual New Years eve dance which will be held in the town hall on New Years eve. The Silver Moon orchestra has been see cured to furnish music for dancing.
 Holiday in Town
 All business In Terryville ana Plymouth will be suspended Fri- day, Christmas day. The schools closed yesterday noon and VIII re- open OH IuGbNaye JAnuaty Tths
 All stores will remain open un- oonmodate the late customers. Business during the past few days has been unusually good and the merchants feel greatly pleased with the way the stores have been patronlxed. The Terryville Trust Company will remain open this evening but will be closed all day. Friday.
 The Eagle Lock Company will close down this evening and VIII resume operations on Monday morning. The Andrew Terry Conl- pany has been closed down all week.
 Christmas in tho Churches
 Appropriate services will be held ln all of the local churches In ob- scrvnnco of Christmas.
 At both the Church of the Im- maculate Conception, Rev Joseph Degnan, pastor. and the St Cassi- mir'g church, Rev Peter Kacxmars- kl, pastor. masses will Do said at 6, e.3O and 10 a. m.
 At St Marks Mission church on North Main street there will be q celebration of holy communion at , o'clock.
 Christmas services af Ht Peters Episcopal church in Plymouth Will be as follows: Holy Communion at < o'clock; holy communion and specIal musical service af 70 Q. n.
 Christmas free Tonight
 Tho annual Chfislmas tree ana egereises will be held this evening Ia file Bf panl's German Lutheran church at [ o'clock. A ChriefmAe program has been arranged by the sunday school teachers with the sEeFelses Co be in both Hn6lIeh eHa Herman. uoxaH Of candy and pteNs enia will ba distributed Co the uhif- dren, following the exefciaen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

the Basle report as meaning "the end of the debt payments"
 we arc going to pay for Eu- ropo's war" he said.
 McFadden, who recently assailed the Hoover moratorium 50 bitterly that he has been almost read out of the party. charged that Eu- rope is solldly aligned against the United States on the debt question.
 Tt is also fairly clear" he said, 'that the international bankers have procured m agreement that 30 far as Germany, Great Britain and France and her allies are con- ccrned, there will be no objection to the international bankers having priority on private debts. This establishes new principle of plac- ing private debts ahead of govern ment debts between countries. l hate to think what may result"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

skidding. He was unable to con- trol the car, however, on the icy foadway and It continued skidding across the trolley tracks (which are on the easterly side of the roadway, the, right rear door com- ing In violent contact with q large tree easterly of the car tracks.
 Patrick Quinn, one of the pas. sengers, was thrown from the car, Mrs Sarah Quinn was sitting on the right side of the rear seal, which received the full force ot the impact when the heavy ma chine coiiidcd with the tree. She was thrown violently to the floor of the car, receiving injuries from which she died while being taken to the Meriden hospital.
 I find that said death was due to fracture of the skull, fracture of the lower right jaw and right collar bone when the said Sarah Quinn was thrown from tho rear seat to the floor of the Packard sedan owned and operated by John P. Ryder on the Cheshire Milldale road near Miners Corner, when tn. gaid sedan colllded with n tree. but that said death is not due to the criminal negligence of the said John r. Ryder,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

Rome, Dec 24.-(UP)--The court Of cessation. Itaiy's highest tribunal, to-day decided e strange ease of double Identity which had split the sntire' country Into two arguing camps.
 The court decided that Inmate No, 44f70 at the coiiegno Inaapo Asylum. an amnesia victim who claimed to be Professor 0iulio Canella Of Verona. is actually Mario Martini Bruneri. who has served time Co prisons.
 The court of cessation upheld the deciaiaa ef fhe Hleranfine eeurl of appeals which daciged that the mystery man wac uFuneri. and net Professor GnneiIe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
ENTERTAINER IN NIGHT CLUB HAS
 WED MUSICIAN

New York. December 24 --(UP) - Murlal Johnston. night club en- tertainer, was the bride today of Wayne R. Euchner. musician. The newlyweds planned to leave for the middle west shortly.
 "We don't know what our plans are," Murial said, "but l do know that l have retired from theatrical life"
 As the partner of her first hus- band, Bob Johnston, the bride was known internationally as an enter. tainer. Johnston was drowned with five others last June when his cruiser, the Sea Fox. sank in Long Island Sound. shortly before Johnston's death Murlal had filed divorce proceedings. She also sued Adele Ryan, granddaughter of Thomas Fortune Ryan, for $5OO,- 900 charging her with alternating her husbands affections. The suit was settled out of court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
Two Tons of Ice
 for the Fountain
Bound to Have Good Dis.
 play at the City Hall

At 9 o'clock this afternoon, men commenced to load the City Hall fountain with more than two tons of ice to replace the 4,400 pounds that melted the past few days. More colOred lights were put in to lend the fountain Q bit of color appro- priate for Christmas eve.
 Tho Connecticut Light X Power company put in another string of colored bulbs, which added to those already there, made . mound of twinkiing lights.
 The past few days, with high temperatures, caused tho ice to dis appear very quickly. Hencs, the Southern New England Ice com. pany volunteered to furnish more foe,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
25O PEOPLE ARE
 DRIVEN OUT IN BOSTON BLAZE
Firemen Made Spectacular Rescue From Burning Seven Store Apartment House

Cambridge. Mass. December 24 - (UP) = Spectacular rescues over ladders marked . fire which drove 250 persons from the Charlea apartments. a seven-story brick structure, early today, and caused damage of more than si00.O00.
 Police and firemen carried about f5 persons, including an infirm woman and number of children. down ladders from the top stories. Two postal workers and two maids carried four children down the stairways to safety from the firth floor. Many Of those whose apart ments were ruined were given tens porary shelter at the Cambridge Y. M. c. A. and at nearby apart ment houses. The fire started in the cellar and spread up an Air shaft to the upper stories. Heaviest damage was d0ne on the sixth and seventh floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
TWENTY-ONE ARE HURT WHEN BUS
 CRASHED TRUCK
Speeding Motor Coach, Carrying 3S Passengers From Boston to New York, Ranined Truck

Palmer. Mass. Dec 24--(UP)-- Twenty-one persons were injured to-day when speeding motor coach carrying s5 passengers from Boston to New York for the holi- day rammed Into the rear end of Q truck on a downsrade west of here. The bus was owned by the Hub Motor Coach Lines of Boston and the truck by the Trudon and Platt Express company of Boston. All of the injured were taken to Wing Memorial hospital. where only one, Jacob Beanstalk of Mall den, was found to be in serious condition. He suffered a possible brain concussion us well as brok- on nose and cut eye.
 clifton Gilman of New York city, driver of the bus, was are rested by state troopers from the Monson barracks on Q reckless charge. He claimed hls vision was obscured either by fog and smoke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
DIED OF POISON

New Haven Dec 24-(UP)--Miss Ethel Maygett. IF, died at Graco hospital today as a result, doctors said, of swallowing bichloride Of mercury tablets. Police arrested Henry starno; bother of a police man, and held him for the coroner. starno brought the girl to the hos pitnl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
Why This Old Lady
 Will Not Celebrate

'"Christmas doesn't amount to much any more.
 "Qod teok away the snow, SO that it seems like the Fourth of July. Congress took away the liquor.
 "ChrIstmas without them Is just the 18th of December to me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
Howard McBath
 at the Hospital
Severely Burned This Morning at Home in
 SOuthbury

Howard McBath. s3, of south. bury was very painfully burned this morning when some blazing fuel oil ignited his clothing. The young man rushed out of his home and rolled about the ground in frenxied effort to smother the flames. Before aid reached him he was burned about the feet. hands and face. He was brought to the Waterbury hospital for treatment. His condition was regarded as comfortable this afternoon. but 1t will be several days yet before the doctors will make any dehnite statement as to It's recovery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

Lima, Pa. Dec 24--(UP)-sfnce God took away tho snow and con- gress took away the lIquor." Mrs Lydia Baker. 102 said today she would not do much celebrating of Christmas.
 "what's the user" she asked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS PORTRAYED.

Editor of The Democrat:
 To anyone who attended the per. formance of "The Christmas Story at the, Second Church forum sum day night beautiful pageant, purely Christian, very Catholic, was unfoided. The story of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
TWO MEN KILLED

FosgIa. Italy. Dec 24.-(UP)-- Two persons were killed to-day and six injured when an express train from Bologna was deraiied near the fncofonata station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

Russian competition ia seriously affecting the lumber business Co the Malmo section 0f sweden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

Chile has ruled that domestic alcohol must be mixed with all gasoline used in the country. ex- cept that for airplanes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

Athens, Greece. has announced that 1t will Issue no more bus licenses.