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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

got in his car and drove away.
 On the morning of November 23rd he went yn company with his brother Kozim Dalena to Hartford to the Hudson Essex agency and secured @ new headlight and brack- ct for his Hudson car. This he placed on the car. painted the brak- ct and returned to his garage at Southington. He denied striking the deceased, maintaining he had re. turned to Southington by way of Wallingford up until the morning of November 24th when he admit ted being the operator of the car that struck Jul. Deceased was re- moved to Grase hospital in New Haven where he died on November 23rd at 1850 Q. m.
 find that said death was due to Q fractured skull and intracran- ial hemorrhage when deceased was struck by the Hudson car operated by Joseph Dalena at Ives corner in the town of Cheshire and that said death was due to the criminal negligence on the part of the said Joseph Dalena."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
DALENA HELD FOR DEATH OF RUSSELL
Coroner Finds
 Autoist Guilty
 Despite Denials
SOuthmgton Driver Faces Charges of Automobile Homicide to Be Preferred By Cheshire Author ities, at Which Place Fatal Accident Occurred

An alleged hit-and-run driver. whose arrest on the charge of eva sion of responsibility followed an exhaustive police search of the state, was to-day held criminally responsible for the death of Rus sell Judd, 22, of Brooksvale, Cheshire. The charge of being criminally negligent has been made against Joseph Daiena of Southington by Deputy Coroner Walter Smyth of this city. The fa- tai auto accident occurred on the evening of November 22nd near Ives corner, Cheshire. Judd died the following morning in Grace hospital, New Haven, of frac- tured skull.
 Dalena attempted to avoid iden- tification by purchasing a new headlight and painting a broken bracket on his machine. Until pressure was brought to bear on bility and offered as an alibi that he was in another part of the state at the time of the accident.
 As the accident occurred in Cheshire the authorities of that town are expected to take action at once and file charges of auto mobile homicide against Dalena.
 The inquest which was held in several places resulted to-day in the following finding:
 Having been notified on the 22nd day of November, A. D. 1891, that Russell Judd, 0 white male, twen- ty.two years of age, lay in immi- nent danger of death at the Grace hospital in New Haven, New Ha- ven county, Connecticut, I at once made all proper inquiry concern ing tho manner and cause of said condition. Having been further notified on the 23rd day of Novem- Der. 1891, that the said Russell Judd had died, and having reason to believe that said death was caused by the criminal act, omis- sion or carelessness of another. I held an inquest to determine the manner and cause of said death. Said inquest was conducted at the towns of Southington, Hartford, Cheshire, New Britain and Water bury. The following named witt nesses were examined:
 Benedict Caporelli, 45 Tomlin- son avenue, Plainville, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
DON'T QUOTE ME

Washington, Dec 1s-(UP)- The United States department of agriculture is going to be cus- tonier for automobiles to the number of 309 during the coming wear. It's just another of the things one learns by reading the budget which the president presented to congress last week. The vast vol- ume contains quite a study of the departments dealings on automo. hiles, covering some 10 pages.
 One finds that in buying the 5e9 cars the department will trade in 233 cars, but will get an average of only about $100 apiece for them. The next cost of the 30s new cars will be $225.000.
 They range from moderate priced cars for more important ofiicials down to the popular priced coupes and roadsters, with a few trucks and station wagons thrown in. There will be . $500 coupe to be used flor visiting rosin and turpentine stills" Another $500 coupe will be flor travel from Galesburg, Illinois, on the cattle grub Investigation" A coupe for travel from "Fairbanks. Alaska on the reindeer bor investigation" will cost $750. The reindeer bor, in case the reader is interested, is the larva of an insect which gives reindeer the tummy ache. Another $500 car will be for "use in the inspection of larch canker and Dutch elm disease" in New Eng land. And so on--each of the new cars has it's specific purpose.
 The department estimates 1t will cost $2fO,490 to maintain its automobiles for the year.
 The state department doesn't go Into the automobile business as heavily as the department of agri- culture. It's heaviest automobile item is $500 year for the "stor- age of the secretary's limousine" The secretary's limousine, inciden- tally, is Q handsome, shiny black car, long and fast. Its license plates carry the number "112."
 The state department. 1t may Dc interesting to know. is asking $40 for the care of clocks and y84 Tor street-car fare and taxicab hire. It got that much last year but only spent $45.
 Congress has . silver investiga- ton in progress, but 1t hasn't any, thing to do with bi-metalism or anything of that kind. It is de- signed to reveal how so much sil- yer marked House of Representa- lives" found its way into the sem ate restaurant. A congressman din-, ing in the senator dining room discovered that his knife was marked mouse of representatives" He started 1t all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

Joseph Dalena, Town Line road. Southington, Conn.
 Kozim Dalena, Queen street, Southington, Conn.
 Dr Charles N. Dennison. Chesh- ire, Conn.
 Leslie M. Hubbell. Cheshire. Conn.
 Elmer Ives. Cheshire, Conn.
 Carl Longo, 12 Ashley street, Waterbury, Conn.
 George Mccormack, 245 Arch street, New Britain, Conn.
 James E. Mcdonald, 48 Ham, mer street, East Hartford, Conn.
 pr John J. Mulcahy, 40 Fokcroft road, West Hartford, Conn.
 Mrs May c. Mulcahy, 40 Fox croft road, West Hartford, Conn.
 Mrs Edith 8. Miller, 367 Elm street, New Haven, Conn.
 Carl Owen, 3 Hartford avenue, New Britain. Conn.
 David A. Parker, Main street, Cheshire, Conn.
 Mrs Julia A. Pease. Cheshire, Conn.
 Clayton Russell, Brookvaie. Cheshire, Conn.
 1a5QudAC OtuhCvt OAV W6uuS street, waterbury, Conn.
 Pasquale Travisano, 131 East Farm street, Waterbury, Con.
 Having considered all of the tes- timony taken at the inquest, I, on the 18th day of December. A. D., 1891, made the following finding concerning said death:
 On November 23rd, 1881 at about 6:30 p. m. Joseph Dalena of South ing ton was operating a 1891 Hud- son brougham rortherly on the Cheshire-New Haven roadway. Da- lena was 6 properly licensed oper- ator of motor vehicles and the car he was driving was owned by Mrs Edith Miller of 367 Elm street, New Haven. The car bore Florida registration marker numbers 231,- SIS. Delena had driven the car to New Haven to deliver 1t to Mrs Miller. It was not delivered, how ever, and he proceeded to drive 1t back to Southington. His brother Kozim of Southington was follow ing him in his own car and just before reaching a place known as Ives corner in Cheshire, he passed him so that he was then proceed ing about 20 feet ahead of tho car
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
FORD CLOWNED
 FOR EDISON

Detroit, Mich. - (UP) - Henry Ford was the clown of the party when he was with Harvey Fire stone and Thomas Edison before the latter's death, friends recall. On one occasion, when the trio was camping near Iron noun tain, Mich, Ford left camp for time. Firestone and Edison be- came anxious. After Ford thought he had his cronies sufnciently worried, he returned.
 His face was twitching. his eyes and cheeks were black, appearing as if he were fatigued from some strenuous work. All In camp feared he was the victim of paral- ysis.
 The truth of 1t was that Ford had attached string to his nose and the twitching movement Of his face was caused by his pulling of the string behind his back. He had used grease paint to color his eyes and cheeks.
 Ford disappeared again. A half hour later, he presented himself m a swagger suit of buckskin. with q largo revolver in a holster.
 His check bulged. Ho spit fre- quently. Suddenly, Mrs Ford, who was with him, exclaimed;
 ''Now know why Henry stopped at that store and bought iicorice. That isn't tobacco he is chewing, it's nothing but licortce."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

operated by Joseph Deiena. At this time Russell Judd, the deceased. came from the left hand side of the roadway to the center and while crossing the road was struck by the car operated by Joseph Dalena. Traffic had been heavy and there were cars proceeding both toward New Haven and toward the town of Cheshire. Dalena was not oper- ating his car at an excessive rate of speed and the headlights of the car were lit and in good working order He did not see Judd until he struck him, and when he did so, the right front headlight was broken off.
 The place where the collision oc- cured is well lighted both by a street light on the west side of the roadway and by lights of the store of J. A. Pease on the westerly side of the highway. The roadway Is straight for several hundred feet and had Dalena been keping a proper lookout, there is no reason why he could not have seen Judd in time to take some measures to prevent striking him.
 After striking Judd Dalena stop ped his car and came back to the place where Judd was lying on the easterly side of the roadway. He remained a few moments ana then
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

months before an agreement was ns reached. sAnM
 Tn addition, the ex-emperor agreed to send to her all the clothes and jewelry which she left behind when she fled last spring.
 Loyal Manchus raised the money to pay the emperor's concubine, as he admitted that he could not op- tain so much cash. Under Lne agreement which Pu Vi made with inc republican government when he abdicated in 1912, the govern ment owes him something like Sl,. BOG. .0O0. He is not likely to get this sum, however. ~.
 The emperor still has his Mum Der one wife and first concunine, who remain faithful. The second coifcubine has been rebellious TOT several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
PU VI SETTLES
 SUIT FOR $l3,OOO

Peiping.-The former emperor of China, now called plain Mir Pu VI, has settled the divorce suit brought against him by his second concubine, Shu Fei, out of court for $13,000.
 The girl, daughter of one of the highest ranking of the Manchu noble families, asked for $60,000. Her lawyers bargained for several
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
SURVEY REPORTS
 VERY BUSY YEAR

 Washington - (UP) - AppIlca- ton this year of congressional ap- propriation for Fundamental scfen~ tifc research has caused to be augmented human knowledge of the earth and all that is in t. states the United States Geographical survey in its annual report.
 Among the studies now being undertaken by the survey with $lOO,O 1000 appropriate by congress are: the geology and geography of Death Valley, Cal; glacial geology of the northern Rocky Mountain district; spectographic study of minerals for the detection of rare elements, and the microstructure of clays. The fact that such an allotment has been made, how ever,. it is stated, does not mean that such work has not been un- dertaken before.
 Returns from the investment. besides being in the nature of iI1- formative values, give promise of yielding actual monetary returns. Detailed studies of sedimentary rocks and of the structures devel- oped in them by earth movements have yielded invaluable inforna- ton about the location of oil, gas and coal deposits.
 Sums made available to the geological survey by congress- to- tailed $2,87O,000, of which $170,- 900 remained unexpended at the end of the year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

side job." Tn searching for fur ther clues, he found positive evi. dence of an "inside job" He found two silver dollars behind @ cup board. A fiashllght disclosed the bag containing the rest of the money at the mouth of . big rat hole.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
TIIE TRUTH HURTS

DIsA0REEAnLE OLD GnNT: And this, I suppose. ts one or those horrible portraits you call 'Mod- ern art"
 ART DEALER: Pardon me, sir, that is . mirror you're iooking at' --Hhrm Journal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
HE'D RATHER EAT

"Your fiancee has money, but if you marry her you will have to give up smoking and drinking"
 "Yest, but if I don't marry her, I shall have to give up eating.-- Lustige Kolner Zeitung, Cologne.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18
ROpRNRY3 AW. RAT,Si

ROBBERY? AW, RATS!
 Columbus, O.-Sherman Edwards discovered that bag containing $100 left in his store was missing. As all the doors and windows were intact, Edwards suspected an "in-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
Brokers' Comment

NEW YORK, July 1l.-Brokers' COM
ment on the stock market showed some
difference of opinion, but many COM
mentators looked for irregularly higher
prices in rather narrow trading range
Settlement of Germany's credit prob
lens might result in rally.
Shields 81 Co.-Until pools are able
to attract a following their efforts will
meet with little success, and hence
nothing more than a trading market ap-
pears in prospect until more definite
signs of business revival make their ap-
pearance.
Edward B. Smith & Co.-While we
remain firm in our belief that the next
two months will provide attractive buy
ing opportunities, and that any one in
terested In purchasing common stocks
should most certainly be prepared both
mentally and financially to take advan-
tage OF them, We nevertheless feel that
accumulation can be accomplished in a
ieisurely fashion and preferably at some
what lower levels.
Redmond & Co.-Securities prices
are likely to move within a narrow
trading range until the German credit
SITUATION is oennltely disposed Of. While
brisk rally Is possible in the event that
Germany'S immediate credit problems
are solved, the publication of a series
OF poor second-quarter earnings reports
next week may act as a restraining in
f1uence. Barring an economic collapse
IN Germany, we would be inclined to
look for an irrsgularly higher market
until the end of the month, when the
action Of the big steel companies on
their dividends is likely to become a
dominant market influence.
Winthrop, Mitchell g. Co.-Inherentlv
the present stock market has great
strength. Its ability to absorb Furnishing
news such as the Unexpectedly large de-
crease in steel tonnage is outstanding
and with any lifting of concern over
Europe we believe it would advance Wig
orously. AS yet however, there has been
no conclusive change in the foreign Sit
uation. For that reason we would
make new purchases only on assumption
the trend might temporarily 60 against
us.
Hornblower g. Weeks.-The immediate
outlook Is for q drifting market marked
by high degree of irregularity. Moth
ing suggests that the declining tend.
encies the early part of this week pro-
ceeded from anything other than tech
nical causes and we feel this selling has
improved the technical pQsitiQn ct the
market CONSIDERABLY
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Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. July 11.-Potatoes,
old, 100 pounds, 2.10a2.l5; new. barrel,
.0Oa2 IS; sweet potatoes, bushel, 2.00a
1925; asparagus, per dozen, 75a2.75;
beans, bushel, 50a1 10; beets, per 100,
LOCAL so; cabbage, bushel. 60a80; car
rots, per 100, 3.00a4.00; corn, per dozen,
12a25; cucumbers, hamper, 25a75; egg
plants, crate, 2.O0a4.00; lettuce, bushel,
25a6O; lima beans, bushel, 125a1.75
okra, bushel 1.50a2.oO; pepper, crate,
15Oa3 so; onions, per 100, 75a1 90; peas,
per crate, 50a1 Is; squash, per bushel,
30a4O; tomatoes, crate, 50a1.5 so; apples,
bushel, 50a1.50; per box, 200a2 so;
blackberries, per quart. 8a121a; canta-
loupes. per crate. 75a325; cherries. per
pound, 3a10; currants, rST quart, 10al2.
Fairy Market.
Poultry, slive-Chickens young, goa
80; old hens. 1924; Leghorns, l2a16;
roosters. l2a15; ducks, 15a22; pigeons,
pair, 20a25.
Eggs-Receipts, 433 cases; current
receipts, l7aIS; hennery whites, firsts,
20a21
Butter-Good to fancy creamery, 22a
%; ladies, 17a18; rolls, 16a17; process,
19a20; store packed, 14a15
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possible to carry conservatism to I'M
necessary extremes. There Is no reason
for the man OF small means putting his
money into municipal bonds with a
to per cent yield. He can get that
much in the savings banks and he can
get more than that in preferred stocks
of the highest type. Moreover. he does
not need the tax exempt privilege that
the State and municipal bonds carry.
Exemption is a feature attractive only
to those subject to surtaXeS and 1t has
to be paid for when wanted. It Is ex-
travagant to buy it when it is not re-
quired.
OF course, It is taken for granted that
municipal bonds are safe investments.
AS rule, that Is true, and 1t Is GER
tainly true of the larger centers Of pop
ulation, but there have been defaults
on municipal bonds, and, although not
in many years on State bonds. The
municipality or the State may secure
the money to meet interest and princi-
pal on its Indebtedness from only one
source, the taxpayer. If the municipal
ity lives beyond its means or If business
disaster overwhelms its citizens the
bondholder suffers. Fortunately that
situation is extremely rare.
The point here is that discrimination
must be used in the purchase of a
municipal obligation just as anywhere
else In the investment field and the
small investor is not able to exercise
such discrimination as a rule.
Copyright. 1917
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CURB SHARES SAG
AT SHORT SESSION
Utilities Point Lower, With
Remainder of List-OiIs
Are Weak.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 1l.-Uncertainty
caused by the news from abroad, pro-
duced lower quotations on the Curb Ex-
change today. Trading. however, was
light even for a short session.
Electric Bond & Share sold off about
point in the first hour, while Cities
Service moved within a quarter point
range. Other pivotal public utilities
also pointed lower.
The record low price of az cents a
barrel paid for Texas oil, the presi-
dental admonition against grain short
selling, and gains in finished copper
stocks and consequently lowered prices,
were duly mirrored in today's market.
Humble OIL, a Standard Oil of New
Jersey, subsidiary, was the outstanding
exception TO the decline in oils as it
opened up "a points. The floating
supply OF Humble, however. is very
small. South Penn Oil. another Stand
ara stock, also was trifle higher but
lts movement reflected technical
rather than a trade condition.
The Presidents remarks about short
selling of wheat only emphasized the
unfavorable outlook for farm imple-
ment companies, with the result that
Deere d. Co. was showed down 2 points
without difiiculty.
Power and light issues were sold.
American g. Foreign Power warrants
sagged on the belief that the 1880 an
nual report, to be made public Mon
day. will be unfavorable. Electric Power
q Light option warrants opened higher.
then relapsed. Cleveland Electric H.
Illuminating was down Il point. Rock
land Light d Power was a shade lower
Georgia Power preferred, with a gain
OF 3hs, proved an exception TO the
trend.
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LUMBER BUSINESS
READY FOR UPTURN
Retail Merchants Have Pre-.
pared New Methods for
Selling Product.
BY ALVIN RESCH.


CHICAGO. July 11.-Whenever a
latent demand for residential building
construction manifests itself, the billion
ready for it with a new method of
merchandising.
The industry is reducing the calcula-
ton of home building costs to an
actuarial science. substituting exact
figures for estimates, in Nation wide
cooperative movement to help the re-
taller raise standards of merchandising
on his principal ommodities-residen-
tial building materials.
BY enabling dealers to utilize quick
reference actuarial valuations, the in
dustry is equipping itself with sort
of automatic sales aide in preparation
for a revival of building activity.
New Home Demand.
Because residential construction has
been far below normal for more than
three years, retail lumbermen say there
is reason to believe the demand for new
homes must reassert itself before long.
The project to educate retailers in
this new system of home cost valuation,
which has only been begun by the mer-
chandising council of the National Re-
tail Lumber Dealers Association, soon
will be carried to lumbermen through
out the country in a series OF regional
meetings.
Briefly, the "house valuator" system
works by first determining the cost Of
a base house, simple, one-story
structure "a by 26 feet-using prevail
ing construction standards and labor
costs in a given city.
Any other house, it has been found,
will cost relatively more or less than
this base price, and its cost can be
accurately given in simple fractional
coefdcient.
If a base house costs $4,000 in
Keokuk, Iowa, and $4,000 in Philadel-
phia, for instance, more elaborate
plan may be shown to have the CO.
efficient 1850. meaning that 1t costs
Sc per cent more than the base house.
more elaborate model in Keokuk, and
$4,000 in Philadelphia.
Quick Estimates.
Thus the retail lumberman may give
a complete price on an elaborate plan
in a few minutes by determining his
coefficient from actuarial tables and
applying 1t to his base price. The base
price varies in almost every community,
but If 1t costs Sc per cent more to build
a certain house in one place its relative
cost has proved to be virtually the same
everywhere
In actual practice it has been found
that price calculated by this system
often will vary less than $40 from
actual final costs when the material
bill and labor have been figured in
detail.