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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
WHY NOT OWN A
 FEW ACRES OF LAND
Good Plan to Have SOme= thing to Do When Fac-
 tories Are Idle
THOREAU MAN OF VISION

If the dull period continues much longer many will be looking around for openings on the farm. There are those who believe that it would be no mistake to own a few acres of tillable land in the country 50 that one could turn his hand to tilling the soil when business was dull in the factories. It would be big improvement to walking the streets in vain effort to get a chance to earn a dollar.
 David M. Thoreau, the Concord sage, called attention to this in no uncertain terms. Writing in the early part of the last century he saw the danger of his New Eng land. q cannot believe" he wrote, that our factory system is the best mode by which men may get cloth- ing. The condition of the opera tives is becoming every day more like that of the English; and it cannot be wondered at, since. as far as l have heard or observed, the principal object Is, not that man. kind may be well and honestly clad, but unquestionably, that the cor porations may be enriched"
 The state is not blameless for lack of interest taken in argicultu- ral pursuits. It does nothing worth while in the way of pointing out the oppo rtunities open to people on New England farms. No country Is so secure as one where the great mass of citizens live in the rural dis tricts and look to the factory as 2 way, have something to do on the farm during periods of depression in the shops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Fishing Contest
 at WOOdtick
First of Series Will Be
 Held This Afternoon

The anual Reeves fishing com petition will be held at Woodtick to-day, starting at 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon. This will be the first of four outings at Woodtick during which anglers will be given an opportunity to try their skill in coaxing the finny tribute into talk ing their last bite. The other dates are August 8 and 29 and Septem- Der l2.
 Prizes will consist of tackle boxes, rods, reels. landing nets. bait pails, minnow nets, lines, hooks, sinkers, spoons, plugs and so forth.
 Pickerel-1st prize value $1O; End prize value SC; 3rd prize value $4.
 Calico Bass-1st prize only, value $5.
 Perch-lst prize value s10; 2nd prize value SC; 3rd prize value $4.
 Bullhead-lst prize only, value 50.
 Length of fish to be measured must be: Pickerel l3 inches, perch 8 inches, calico bass 8 inches, bull head ' inches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Women Overcome By
 Gas Improving
Mrs Anna Lynns and Mrs Mildred f1oyt Rushed to fios pita-Dr Kirschbaum Gives Respiratory Treat= ment

ward H. Kirschbaum. They were reported as resting comfortably this morning and wore expected to be discharged within a day or two.
 The two women have been sum- mering at q camp at Bantam Lake and returned to this city to trans act some personal business. It is believed that one of the women turned on the gas preparatory to cooking, but failed to notice that 1t was not properly ignited. As d result both became i'll and col lapsed.
 David l.. Lyons, husband of one of the women overcome, respond ing to an emergency call passed a red traffic light in his speed to get home. The police on learning the nature of the call dropped their investigation.
 Mrs Hoyt Is the royal matron of the Order of the Amaranth. A picnic planned at the Bantam Lake camp for today was post poned as the result of her unex- pected illness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Business in
 Many Cities
Reports Up to June of This Year Better Than
 in l93O

Post office receipts, gas con- sumption. electricity consumption and telephone installations were greater for the month of June, 1881, than for June, 1930. accord ing to the monthly business sur vey conducted by the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce with the cooperation of leading local cham bers of commerce. Taking the state as whole. the average in- creases flor the 16 communities reporting were as follows: Post of- June, 1880 totals gas consump- ton. 3.4 per cent; electricity pro- duction. Ia per cent; telephone installations. 50 per cent.
 Among the encouraging increas- es noted are: Stamford post office receipts 30 per cent over the cor responding month year ago; gas production in Greenwich 13 per cent: electricity production in Will limantic 45 per cent greater and telephone installations in Willi- mantle 287 per cent.
 Savings bank deposits decreased on an average of 5.4 per cent in the communities reporting, de- spite an increase of 17 per cent for the month in Manchester and an increase of per cent in Green wich.
 In the industrial field slight encouragements were reported by Waterbury. Willimantic and New London. On the other hand. pay rolls in Bridgeport were down 10 per cent compared with the June 1880 total and the number of employees in New Haven was IA per cent below the total for the same month last year. Carload ings for IA Connecticut cities for June were 1O,573 compared with l1.427 in June, 193O.
 Cotton consumption for the month amounted to CO.'S bales. Building permits issued in leading construction centers were valued at $5.915.056, an increase of 19 per cent over the total of $4,935,- S89 for the permits issued in June, 1880,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Who'll dial the first call

present office will be functioning as efficiently as it ever has and the dial office will be still; an instant later conditions will be reversed- the equipment in use today will be stilled forever and the switches In the dial office will spring into ac- tion when subscriber removes his receiver from the hook.
 In preparation for the cutover tonight, all telephone lines were spliced so that calls have been routed temporarily to both the old and the new offices. However these calls have been blocked SO that thev could not enter the dial mechanism until the time of the cutover. By the seemingly simple expedient of pulling out sets of fuses in the old building all connections with all the appara- aus there are broken; immediately afterward the bits of metal which blocked calls from the dial me- chanism are removed simultan- eously to allow calls to enter the dial equipment. It is expected that the entire conversion opera tion will consume less than 10 seconds.
 After the cutover, the subscrib- CT who wishes to make call will lift the receiver, listen for the dial tone which corrt ponds to the operators Number, please" and then dial the desired number. Ar ter the last digit Is dlaled. che connection is immediately estab lished with the line called and the subscriber will hear the ringing signal, or. in the event the line
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Mayor Hayes To Register Initial
 Call On System
New Exchange and Dial Equipment Involves Outlay of 2,l5O,OOO-Military Precision Necessary for Change to Dial From Manual-Special Represent tatives to Witness Change Tonight

Just before midnight tonight, the new dial telephone exchange which is to serve telephones in Waterbury and its environs will be cut into service, climaxing more than year of intensive prep aration and total expenditure of $2.150,000 for the new building, dial equipment and outside work Although months have been SD, 1t to provide Waterbury with the best and most up-to-date operating system known to the art of tele- phony, only few seconds will be Fsauired to cut the city's 19,000 telephones from manual service and link them to the line finders of the dial system.
 Mayor Hayes, Harold c. Davis manager of the Waterbury office. representatives, of the press, teie- phone company officials and em- plc"es will cmble on the third
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
New Uniforms
 for Policemen
Approved Yesterday at Meeting of the Police
 Board

The specifications for the new police uniform as announced Thursday were given final approv- al at a special meeting of the broad of police commissioners yesterday afternoon. The only change is that the blouses will not have the outside patch pockets. The new uniforms will be cheaper to buy than the old ones which cost in the neighborhood of $60. The new uniform may be purchased for $35 and probably less. The cap an eight point model taking the place of the old circular type will cost about $1.75 as against the cost of the old cap at $3. The board did not designate any one retailer or wholesaler to have the exclusive franchise of furnishing the uni forms. The board simply set forth the weight, color and type of ma terial that must be used.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18

superior court judges holding court throughout the entire state. Should any Waterbury matters come up for decision, the attorneys here will have to go to the city in which the chamber session is in effect.
 The only matter to come before Judge McEvoy to-day is the confir- nation of Attorney Thomas F. Me- Grath as receiver for the Bria Drug Co.,, Inc. Attorney McGrath was appointed temporary receiver during the week. Judge McEvoy has been very busy during the week, disposing of cases from all parts of the state. Most of the ac- tions coming before him were of d rcceiVership nature and for app!i- cations to dissolve corporations. The most important case to come before him was the injunction case against republican Mayor Thomas Fully of New Haven which Judge McEvoy ordered dissolved after hearing arguments of counsel, in- cluding Corporation Counsel Sam uel A. Persky of New Haven.
 Several more receiVership mat ters from different cities in the state are slated to come before Judge Els during his chamber ses- sion next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18

floor of the new building at 11:40 o'clock tonight to witness the final operations of the cutover. MT Davis will present a souvenir diJl to the mayor The latter. at q signal from Thomas E. Reilly. wire chief. will dial code number which will ring q gong signaling for the switch from manual to dial service. Immediately after the cutover Mayor Hayes will dial the first call over the new system.
 Although the cut over is made near midnight when there is q minimum number of calls in pro- gress, the switch does not in any way interfere with telephone con- versations taking place when 1t is made. As an added precaution, temporary tie lines are connected between the old and the new boards to protect any toll calls from unforeseen interference, so that service Is not interrupted even for a few seconds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
First Lutheran
 Church Picnic
Will Take Place To-day at
 Lakewood Park

The annual picnic of the First Lutheran church Sunday school IS to be held to-day at Lakewood Park. with an expected attendance of more than 200.
 The picnickers will board trol- leys at North Square at 1 o'clock and will take special cars home from the park at z o'clock this evening.
 There will be games, athletic events and lunch served. Her bert Pinter. chairman. is assisted by Miss Margaret Hassell. Miss Lydia Poudim and Rev w. R.. Meyer on the arrangements com mittee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18

enue. have been received by Dr Godfrey from the state health de- partment.
 The structure to be built will be of sufficient size to accommodate all the Waterbury butchers &s we'll as those from surrounding towns. A fiat rate will be charged with varying prices dependins on the size of the animal to be Lutchered.
 The slaughter house in Water town. which served this city for over q quarter Qf a century, will be closed on August l. The com ,nittee will get temporary quarters for butchers so that they will not be inconvenienced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Efficient Slaughter
 House Is Planned
City Bent on Building an Up-to-Date Structure
 Shortly

Waterbury, in the near future, will boast one of the most up-to- date and efficient, as well as pro- fitable slaughter houses in the New England states, it was said by Dr E. J. Godfrey, health officer. The committee from the health board, composed of Dr Godfrey, Dr E. H. Kirschbaum, Dr r. T. Keeley and Commissioner John Egan. has al- ready made inspection trips to Middletown, Colchester and New Britain, and next week will visit New Haven and Bridgeport.
 Plans, estimates of the cost of construction, and estimates of rev.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
State-Wide Cases
 Before McEvoy
Judge Hears Considerable Litigation While Here This
 Week

Judge Frank P. McEvoy in hold ing chamber sessions in superior court here for the past week, &C., tually could have been called the justice of the entire state of Con necticut. For such position he real ly held when he decided matters as far south as New London and other court business from northern cities such as Hartford. The req son for out of city and county court matters coming before him was due to his being the only su- perior court judge assigned during the past week to hear such mat terS.
 These court hearings are held each year through the summer months and are called "chamber sessions" Judge McEvoy's assign ment was from July 18th to 17th. Two more chamber sessions are to be held here during the remainder of the summer when Judge Arthur r. Els and Judge Frederick M. Peasley preside. Judge Els session starts next week on the goth and will run through the 24th. Judge Peasley's assignment is set down from August 10th to 14th.
 Outside of Waterbury, Hartford Is the only other city in the state that has three chamber sessions during the summer. One has been held in New Haven, one in Middle town and one to be held in Bridge port. In Hartford, Judge Newell Jennings. Edward M. Yeomans and Edwin C. Dickinson will preside. In Middletown, the newly appoint ed Judge Ernest A. Inglis held court: in New Haven. Judge Earn est c. Simpson and in Bridgeport, Judge John Richards Booth will preside from July 27-31. Hartford sessions follow through August un- til regular court opens in Septem- Der.
 When each of those judges is presiding. there will be no other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18

is in use, the busy signal. The dial equipment which does all this work consists of line finders, se lectors and connectors. The line finder takes the place of the oper- ator's switchboard cord, the first selector sends back the dial tone and the connector completing the calls sends back either the ringing or busy signal.
 Discussing plans for the cutover tonight, MT Davis expressed tAe hope that curiosity calls for the equipment will not be made laye volume as to tie up party lines un- tial calls. He also stated that the dial equipment is mechanically perfect, but that it is imperative that telephone users follow in structions in order to get the re- phasized once more the fact that 1t is not necessary to dial operator before making 0 local call.
 Numbers in the new telephone directory became effective with the CulONcl elI iiSJ not be used before that time, and 1t is imperative that they be used after the conversion. All numbers have been changed and no dial calls should be made without first consulting the new directory. MT Davis points out. He suggests as a precaution that all old director les be destroyed the first thing to- morrow morning.
 Any subscriber who has not re- ceived q new directory may obtain one either by calling at the busi- ness office or by telephOning a request that one be delivered. Such a request will be promptly filed. All departments of the telephone company will be located in the new building, at Grand and State streets, Monday morning and all business will be transacted there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Chase FOremen's
 Annual Outing
Date Fixed for This After= noon at Lakewood
 Park

This afternoon at Lakewood Park the annual outing 0 the Chase Foremens association Will take place. More than 500 per sons are expected to attend. A baseball game will be played, field and water sports will be indulged in and a dinner will be served. Plans for the event have been un- der preparation for the past few weeks.
 The committee in charge in cludes John J. Carroll Harold Slater, Leo Conway. George Sens- stacken, C. R. Kirsch, Joseph J. Carosella, A. Mulholland, A. G. Evans and R. A. Waters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
New Book
 for Children
George MalCOIm=Smith Former Local News
 paperman Author

George Malcolm Smith, former local newspaperman and now :, member of the publicity depart ment of the Travellers Insurance Company of Hartford. has com pleted book. the publication of which has Just been announced by Rand McNally and Company of Chicago. The book is a childrens $ novelette entitled. Professor Peckham's Adventures in a Drop of Water.
 The story narrates the exploits of romantic scientist and his friends. It Is illustrated with 60 colored drawings by Keith Ward, well known Chicago illustrator of children's stories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18

Military precision is required in making the change from the old method of handling calls to the new dial system because 1t tn- wolves scores of telephone employ es, stationed at both the old and new buildings, .and all of the equipment in both offices. Imme- diately prior to the cutover the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
29TH DIVISION
 VETERANS ASSN
Connecticut Post No. 3S Will Meet Here TO-
 morrow Afternoon
IN STATE ARMORY

Connecticut post No. 38 of the 29th Division association will hold d regular meeting and social at the Waterury State Armory, Field street tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.
 A large attendance is expected since delegates will be elected at this time to represent the post at the reunion of the division at As bury Park in September. All former members of the division, now living in Connecticut, are cordially invited to take part in the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Voluntary Petition
 In Bankruptcy

A voluntary petition fin bank ruptcy has, been filed at the office of the United States district court in New Haven by Albert Erb of Waterbury, retail baker and con- fectioner, who took over the Kelley Bakery in Exchange place. LiabiIi. ties of $15,112.33 are listed as against the assets of $693. The case is expected to be heard at the reg ular bankruptcy court hearing Monday in the common pleas court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Petition To Have
 Verdict Set Aside

The verdict of $3,995.75 which was returned by jury in the U. s. district court at Hartford in favor of w. F. Lubold of Holyoke and against the Grove & Co.,, truckers of Waterbury, has been asked to be set aside. Counsel on both sides have filed motions to set the yer dcit aside; the plaintiff on the grounds that the amount Is unsuf- ficient and the defendant on the grounds that 1t is against the weight of evidence. The plaintiff asked $25.00O for injuries suffered in n crash with one of the local company's trucks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Change of Hour Service
 At First-Baptist Church

The hour of services on Sundays at the First Baptist church will be 1O:3O o'clock instead of II o'clock for the summer. During August and including the first Sunday in September. this and the First Meth odist church will unite for the Sun day service. The First three Sun day services will be held in the Baptist and the last three in the Methodist church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18

Mrs Anna Lyons, 50, and Mrs Mildred Hoyt of Main street, Oak vile, were found unconscious yes terday afternoon in the formers residence at 129 Plank road. They had been overcome by gas from an open stove jet. They were found by neighbors and rushed to the Waterbury hospital and given respiratory treatment by Dr Ed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
Mems League of
 Bunker Hill Meeting

The seventh annual field day and outing of the Mems league of Bunker Hill will be held this aft ernoon at the Sanderson- -Childs cottage at Hitchcock lake. The men will assemble at the Bunker Hill church at 1:30 o'clock and will be taken to the lake in private cars. There will be sports program and a dinner at 6 o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
TROUBLE, TROUBLE

You're looking bad. old man" said an acquaintance to Browne. What's the trouble 2" Domestic" said Browne, brief- ly.
 "But you always said your wife was a pearl.'
 "So she is. It's the mother O pearl that's the trouble. ."-Tit- Bits
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
WATCH THE CUTTERS

Cutters and down spouts of a house should have a yearly inspec- tion. Clogged condition of these parts of home may result in damp cellars. A wire screen placed over the top of the down spout often helps in holding dirt and other matter back from the open- Ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
CAUSES OF CREAKs

If the boards in floor are not properly laid or not well attached to the joists. they will creak when walked on. The trouble may be due to improper mailing. warping of the boards or floor joists, or faulty construction of the floor as a whole.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
FIXING CRACKED STOVE

A crack in the iron casing of a stove can be fixed by filling the cracks with stove putty or from repair cement made by mixing iron filings with water glass. using enough of tn e filings to form a thick paste.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
THAT CELLAR DOOR

Weather-stripping applied to the door leading from the living rooms to the basement helps to keep out dust. gases and laundry cdors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
SIZE OF KITCHEN

For the average family in a house of six or seven rooms, a kitchen of from 90 to 1O8 square feet Is satisfactory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
REMEMBER THIS

Before replacing burned-out electric fuse always pull the main switch to avoid | painful shock.
La gaceta., 1931-06-23

bre, ma" estaba siempre en- la
esquina, en- compania de Pa. Y
ella no estaba ALI por figurar.
Esta mujer de pelo negro, ele.
g~antemente vestida, luce may
joven para parecer madre de 81
ilustre retofio, conoce todos los
secretos del arte de bxear. 0
Cuando Stribling Sc mezciaba
con oponentes mas fuertes que
.el, "Ma" saba 10 que hacer cuaf
do el retornaba a su esquina
Ella, de pie, dirigia a los "segun
dos" y daba consoles que eran
ofdos y apreciados.
Naturalmente, Ma no deseaba
que su hijo perdiera, pero algu-
mas de las decisiones dadas Ell
contra de 81, merecieron su apro
La gaceta., 1931-06-23

baci6n. Todos los gIadiadores
que la conocen son amigos de
ella.
va "Ma'' no va a la esquina,
pero Sc mantendra a muy corta
Idistancia Ell dia 8 de julio, GUAM
lido SUI hijo tratara de arrancar
Ia S~chmeling, Ia corona de peso
complete.
Ella observara todos los mo-
vimientos Y mandara recados a
"Pa" que estara a cargo de la
tactica.
Ahora es muy dificil calcu-
lar cuai de los dos, pa o MA
es ell mas ocupado. Los fieles en-
ell campamento de entrenamien.
to la ven al frente de las vitua-
Has, y contando Ell tiehpo.
}, Donde "Pa" es excitable e i'm
pulsiyo ella Sc inclina hacia la
parte opuesta A. su cargo esta
III itinerario para conner y las no
ras de dormir.
j mi muchacho debe tener to.
do 10 que es justo-dice-y 81
yo no To- hago no Sc quien 10 hE.
ra.
"El es uno de los jovenes de
Georgia acostumbrado a Gomez
en- eAhogar y a que Sc Guide de
eI"
"Yo hago TODD 10 possible por-
que este satisfecho".
Pa Y Ma entraran en- acci6n
La gaceta., 1931-06-23

Ell dfa 8 deS lilo y caeran o Sc le-
vantaran juntos, ellos conti-
uaran estrechand anidos,
no importa 10 que
La gaceta., 1931-06-23
HILARIO MARTY "a
A DORMIR A

San Juan, Puerto&!to, JUNO
23.-Siso Lizalde, I'm pugilista
native, fue acostado aqu. en- la
noche de aver, en- Ell septino a.
salto, por Hilario Martinez, ex.
dmpeon espanol de peso weller.
En- ell primer round Lizalde
trio dos yeces a Hilario, por el
,conteo de- nueve, pero ell valen-
ciano Sc recompuso para veneer
lpor la "vfa del sueno".
Lizalde embarcara pronto ha
cia los Estados Unidos, donde
,peleara con ell campe6n de peso
mediano de Cuba.
La gaceta., 1931-06-23

UN LUJOSO AUTOMOVI&.
Sale para New York lleVando
I'm matrimonio. Necesita tres
personals para ayudar a los gas
tos. Informan: 231312 Gale II.
La gaceta., 1931-06-23

-Tubby, di a la clase porque til
preferirias un melon de aqua a cua-
tro manzanas.
-PorQue el melon me gusta mas.