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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
TORRINCTON
NAUCATUCK MAN
 HELD ON CHARGE
Will Appear in City Court as Result of Triple
 Crash

Christian Groh, 35, of Cross street. Naugatuck, will appear in city court here tomorrow morning on charge of violating the motor vehicle laws, the result of a three-car crash at the corner of South Main and Lin- den streets Wednesday afternoon. Groh, travelling south, attempted to pass another car near the Linden street intersection, and his machine was in collision with two other cars --one driven by. Emery Halsted or Winsted, and another operated by William Lawrence, of Mckinley a left turn from South Main street to Linden street. All of, the cars were considerably damaged.
 Officer Henry Tolfield investigated for the police and made the arrest.
 Learning To Drive-Hits Car
 Automobiles operated by Henry Czapor, Willard street, and Ralph Humphreys, Riverside avenue, were considerably damaged in an accident on the Winsted road Wednesday evening. According to the report at police headquarters, Czapor was driving north on Winsted road when another car passed him. He lost his head, the reports says. left the road on the right hand side, pulled too far to the left and his car hit the Humphrey machine, which was travelling south.
 Henry Clark, wolcott avenue, . licensed driver, was riding in the ceiving a lesson in driving.
 Lieutanant Clemens Froeliger and Officer William Oliver investigated for fha Dolice
 Van Cut on His View
 The condition of Norman Russell of Prospect street, who was injured Wednesday when a truck which he was driving was demolished by 8 northbound passenger train at the crossing near the Frank M. Travis estate, was reported at the Litchfield County hopsital as showing no change.
 The X-ray examination has not been completed but ther Is practi- cally no doubt, that Russell's spine was fractured. Though paralyzed from neck down. he remains con- scious and is able to talk. Russell is quoted as having said that a big moving van was following his truck railroad track south of the crossing. He did not see the train until an instant before the crash.
 Receiver Art Degree Preston J. Mcdonnell, son of Mrs Mary K. Mcdonnell, of French street was graduated from Holy Cross col lege, Wednesday with degree of B. A. While at college he was a prom inent member of the B. J. F. de- batting society and also participated in class atheletics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
IVORY SPHERE
 SAFE IN VAULT

Fl Paso. Tex.-A priceless ivory sphere, which. according to legend has brought calamity to it's owners, has been placed in an Fl Paso banks vault for safe keeping. The size of a double fist, the sphere is the property of MT and Mrs I. T. Iturbide. and has been in the Iturbide family over 200 Iyears.
 Fl Paso collectors have been un- able to place a value on it. The only one like it is in a museum at Munich, Germany. and even though it Is much smaller and less elaborate. it has been valued at 1000.
 The sphere originated in 1031. when a Chinese emperor ordered some men to start work carving lit. Many years later the sphere was stolen by pirates from a tenn pie and 1t reappeared 200 years later in a curio shop. where 1t was bought by Iturbide's great-grand- father and smuggled from China to Mexico.
 Tho story of the sphere is that in i03i . Chinese emperor obtained a piece of ivory of unusual propor- tons. He commanded his craftsmen to carve his life's history on the Ivory.
 "The emperor died when the last figure was carved" Iturbide said but he left command that q sphere for each of the is years oi his reign he carved Inside of the oriRinai sphere. It took five genera tons of men Co carve the interior spheres, legend says. The interior spheres range in sise from an apple to h pea"
 Priests persuaded tho succeedina . emperor t0 have the statue of Bud dha carved and placed on the sphere because of oalamitles that befeii tho emperor, Then the sphere was re' moved ts . temple, which later wat rAnsaeked by pirates, The pirate ship was sunk, and the sphere dis. Iappeafed for 300 years. Co reappenr lln . Ouflo shop and thus come Into Iths hands ef the fturblds family
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
OAKVuLE

The graduation exercises of the South school were held last evening at the Community house which was filled to its capacity with parents, relatives and friends of the gradu- ates.
 The school officials consists of F. w. Judson, chairman; D. c. sul- livan. secretary; J. M. Lynch, Miss Mrs A. J. Campbell, R. A. Wheeler. A. D. Mcintosh and H. E. Hard; superintendent, Gordon C. Swift. The members of the faculty are: Miss l.. E. Leslie. principal; Fran ces Griffin, assistant principal and English; Alice Thompson. mathe- matics; Lois Lowrey, history, Isabel MacKerracher. science; Mildred Brown, English and geography; Louise Johnson, art; Sarah Deeley, household arts; Eleanor Wallace, music.
 The program was carried out as follows: Processional Invocation Rev Oscar l.. Locke; song, "On Wings of Music; salutatory address Paul Puzak; class history, Margaret Squire, Edward Pills, Adeline Siar- retta, Ludwgi Jasiliunas, Anna Krull Vincent Zuraitis, Mary Filippone Albert zdanis, Mary Akumbak, Will liam Nolan, Marie Lacey, Clayton Towle, Barbara Pope, Joseph Bax- ter, and Isabelle Currie. class elec- tions: John Koipa. Mary Colobello Paul Fitzgerald, Olivia Nelson, Ray. mond Hoffman, Theresa Popvich Oomenic Baltromitis, Harry Schehe. tun; song, "The Blue Danube" Message carriers for foreign lands Electra Garren, Helen Gotta, Glenn ems Macho kas, Nancy Aufiero Blanche Laneville, Joseph Graboski Dorothy Thompson, Lucy Monterose Walter Yourkstovich, Doris Plumb Virginia Corcoran, Robert Wilson Raymond Beauty, Florence Ger mano.
 Class prophecy: George Barolak Robert Ineson, Felix Daras. Will. liam Schalasny, Dorothy Calkins Mary Pazden, Michael Laudati Eleanor Nalband, Vera Cozza, Eliza, beth Troland, Carlo Palombo, Don. aid Krantiz, Anna Filippone, Emma Kiesel, Muriel Corcoran, Virginia White, Anna Pills, Irving Decker Ruth Carter, Mildred Ericsson. l IiCSChIdllOH OL CldSS SlI DN John Flynn, which was money fo, a Flag Pole," acceptance of clas! gift, Chester Stathart; caledictor, address, Karl Krantz; orchestra se lection by the school orchestra which consists of: Piano, Rober Ineson; trumpet, Robert Lowrcy 1 xylophone. Leroy Newell; violin Felix Daras: violin, Henry Missura: violin, Harry Schebetun; violin Philip Brickomk; violin, William Schalasny; drum, Ludwig Jasiliunas
 Presentation of diplomas. H. E Hard; liploma boy, Charles Sanford class song.
 Miss l.. E. Leslie and Suptintend ent G. c. Swift, both congratulatet and extended a sincere thanks tt the tetchers, parents and the chil drei for their splendid work.
 The honor roll: Mary Akumbals Joseph Baxter, Dorothy Calkins Isabella Currie, Felix Daras. Irvini Decker, Alma Filippone, Mary Fili pone. John Flynn, Robert Ineson Ludwig Jasiliunas, Emma Kiesel Karl Krantz(. Anna Krull. Mari Lacey, Eleanor Nalband, William Nolan. Barbara Pope, Paul Puzak William Schalasny, Adeline Sciar retta, Margaret Squire. Clayton Towle. Elizabeth Troland, and Al bert Zdanis.
 l The class motto is: Advance Ii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19

Throckmorton, of Beaver, Pa, a cousin of the groom.
 George B. Shaw. Jr. of Beaver. Penn, attended MT Hoopes as pest man and serving as ushers were Harold Humphrey of Bristol, Joseph P. Binns of Atlantic City; Leslie n. Kalbach, Edward Meanor and sam ucl Evans, of Philadelphia; John W. Cole of Cambridge, Mass, l.. K. kel- Iy. Jr, of Boston. and Durbin Pear- son, of Pittsburgh.
 tion was held in the Endee club at which Si Yaffe, and his orchestra played for the dancing. MT and Mrs Hoopes sailed to-day on the Euro : pa" for Europe for honeymoon and they will be at home in Beav- CT. Pa, after the fifteenth of septem- Der.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
STALIN PLAYED
 PRIMARY ROLE
 IN RED REVOLT "
New Biography Reveals Him One of Five Who
 Seized Power
By EUGENE LYONS u-... staN CorresDOnd

frJuited Press Stan Correspondent
 New York-Joseph Stalin. now virtual dictator of the Soviet Union, played a much greater role Tn the earliest days of the Russian revolu- ton than the oustide world sup posed.
 This is one of the most striking facts revealed by the first full bio- 1rssnhv of the Bolshevik leader Ever published, 'Stalin," by Isaac Don Levine, just brought out by fine Cosmopolitan Book corporation here. :,
 The hmelight of world attention in the first years after the fall or the Romanoff dynasty was focused upon men like Lenin, Trotsky, Zln- oyiev and failed to pick out the iron-willed Georgian who now dominates the country. The erro-- neous impression was created that Stalin'e part in the revolution was secondary.
 Lenin's "Right Hand."
 His biography refutes this lm- uression, showing him as one Of the prime movers of the events of 1917, the occupant of strategic political posts and military leader of the first water. It reveals him as Lenin's 'right-hand man." in many respects closer to the father ot Boishevism than Leon Trotsky. T.enin's attack on Stalin for his "rude" political methods did not come until years later.
 stalin, it appears, wsa one of the inner group of five who engineered the actual seizure of power. There after. Levine says, "Stalin became more than ever Lenins right-hand man." If Lenin used political steam roller to crush all opposition inside or outside the Communls' party, Stalin was at the wheel oi the steam-roller.' Moreover. ir solying the problem of'the mutual relations among the nearly 200 dlf' ferent national and racial groups under the Red flag, Stalin took the lead.
 laders of his party" Levine writes lis responsible for the cementing oI the federation known as the Sovie Union. It was a problem Of th' first magnitude"
 Stalin-Trotsly Duel.
 The author served as correspon Aent in Russia in the first years O inc revolution. He has into beei there since the emergence or sta lin or during the period of strlf' between the Stalin and TrolsK. factions.
 The bulk of the book is devoted to a narrative of the epic duel be tween Stalin and Trotsky. The au thor seems to have followed rathe closely the version of the duel give' by Trotsky himself,
 There is more information abo,i the human. personal side Of stain career n ths book than in anythinI else as yet published. Levine gath cred all the facts available In prln anywhere. Nevertheless the sum total of that information Is still ek trsmely small. His home llfe, m wives, his children are a small ~ most negligible part 0f the sovls leaders sxIstenee. StaIIn lives fo his cause. The story of hls llf sinners down io the story of th1 cause,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19

Learning As You Advance in Life"
 The class colors are: Green and Gold.
 Celebrate Silver Anniversary.
 MT and Mrs William Jerman of Clematis avenue will celebrate, their 25th anniversary of marriage Satur- day evening. Members of both MT and Mrs Jerman will be dinner guests in honor of the occasion. The invited guests include: Mir and Mrs Walter Krantz and family; MT and Mrs Frank krantz and family: Charles Krantz, Mrs Ida Hull and son Harry, and daughter, Arlene. of Oakville; MT and Mrs Fred Jackie. MT and Mrs Robert Strohacker, MT and Mrs James Sweeney, MT and Mrs Wesley Clark and son Norman. Louis Krantz all of Waterbury, MT and Mrs Beach and soi of Walling- ford, and. Miss Rice, a graduated nurse of the Grassland hospital, Valhalla, New York.
 Mems Club Baseball.
 The Mems club baseball team will hold its first practice tonight at Heminway field in Watertown, in preparation for the opening game of the season which will be played Saturday afternoon in Waterbury. The schedule has not been com- pleted yet, So the men do not know which team of the Y. M. c. A. church league they will oppose.
 Louise Beres of the local club Is treasurer of the league. the other officers being William Warner. president and Bud Davis, secretary.
 Briefs.
 There will be a choir rehearsal of the Congreeational church this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Miss Harriet Jerman, a student nurse of the Grassland hospital of Valhalla, New York. is spending a months vacation with her parents MT and Mrs William Jerman of Clematis avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
SAVING DIAMONDS.

New York (UP)-An ingenious American device making 1t possible to saw through the hardest diamond proves more efficient and economi- cal than splitting the stones bl cleav ing. The saw is a very thin metal rise turning at tremendous speed. An entire day is required to saw through a one carat rough diamond. FILLERS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
PIGEON MAKES JAIL HOME.

PIGEON MAKES JAIL HOME. Butte, Mont. (UP)-The Butte jail, host to many a "stool-pigeon, has a real pigeon for mascot now. The bird flew into the jail in q storm. When 1t was released 1t flew back. The officers fixed a roost and the bird has stayed, satisfied with jail life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19

According to n. N. Heck, chief of inc division 0f selsmoloGy or the q. <. roast and us0deti1 sur. vey, there were s3 sAfthqunkes during tho frst two months or lnls year and Qniy six during the nFs' iNs month"; Of ipyh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19

With a population of 121,s57.
 Kanssa City. Kas. has TITO persons of IS or older.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
IIOOpeas l'nKp WtellIInH IiFIIIINHt
 kOelai Ahsir

Ogs of ihe n,osi billllsnt and eol. place hers on Wednesday night Rt ( o'clock wbsn Miss Nan Page, dauahs Ter Of MV and Mrs DeWIit Page, bes came inc bride 0f, v, sargent iieeDss, jf, son of Mf and Mrs Bus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
SLAYER SENTENCED
TO 2O-YEAR TERM
Man Who Held Up Taxicab
Driver Gets Eight
Years.

Charles w. Brown, colored, was given
the minimum sentence of 20 years i'm
prisonment yesterday by Justice Peytor
Gordon following his plea of guilty to
murder in the second degree in con-
nection with the killing of William
Sedgwick, also colored, January Q
Brown had been indicted for murder in
the first degree, but was permitted to
plead guilty to the lesser offense.
Edward Bunch was given a term OF
eight years for holding up a cab driver
last December. Bunch had been &C
cuSed of another robbery, but the ar
rest Of an 1S-year-old boy, who ad-
mitted that act, saved him from the
additional charge. The prisoner took
$9,65 from Sherman W. Wiley, driver
Of the cab, and stole the cab, which
belonged to the City Cab Co. and was
valued at $500.
Lawrence Madison, colored, will serve
seven years in the penitentiary as the
result of the death of his wife, Lottie
last Christmas eve. Madison welded a
flatiron in the course of an argument
with his wife, inflicting wound from
which the woman died some days later
He was indicted for second-degree muir
der but was allowed to plead guilty to
manSlaughter.
John Boyd, who attempted suicide
when police cornered him after a rob-
berry of an A. e. P. store in Southeast
Washington January 10, was sentenced
to serve seven years in the penitentiary.
Boyd was IN the hospital when his
partner, Theodore r. Brewer, pleaded
guilty to the robbery and was given
seven years. The men stole only $3l "a
and were chased by q former employe
of the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

charter members were Victor De Mott,
Julian Williams. George Croft, Frank
Maniscalco and Director Hayes. Since
the organization eight new members
have been indicted william T. Fry,
Daniel Moore, Irwin Goebel, Albert
Heider Joseph Brookhart, James Ma
gee, Comfy Robinson and Robert
LitSchert.
Offlcers of the club include Daniel
Moore, president George Croft. secre-
tary; Victor DeMott, treasureTy Albert
Heider. vice president; Irwin Goebel,
sergeant at arms, and Warren D. Hayes,
historian.
G. Vaughan Darby secretary to the
District Board of Accountancy and
member of the Strayer College Of Ac-
countancy faculty was named a men,
Der of the board Of trustees Of the col
lege to succeed William Newsom at its
regular meeting last week. E. G. Purvis
assistant director, was appointed dean
of the School of Accountancy at the
same meeting.
Sigma Eta Sigma, Strayer honor So
ciety, elected to membership 81 STU
, dents of the college who have attained
scholastic average of IS per cent In
| their courses of study. Elnyr NeWcome
led the list with IL honor credits, while
Josephine Newman and Elizabeth Bun
ten were second with nine each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
KEPT IN DILEMMA
TRYING TO SATISFY TICKLE PUBLIC
"Bell-Ringers of Downtown Houses Fail
in Neighborhood Shows; with Byrd"
Success In Smaller Theaters.

enthuse over stories whose characters
roll out broad "a" they prefer repe-
titions of persons like their neighbors,
Outdoor action romances are accepted
in every locality, although to interest
sophisticated downtown audiences, they
must have some merit other than thrill
ing scenes. Out-and-out Wild West
pictures never are shown. in first-run
theaters In New York or other large
cities.
Location Important Factor.
Three sage-brush dramas, starring
Tom Mix. we're presented at the Rivoli
Theater in New York a few years ago,
but Broadway show goers refused to be
interested. But the appetite of the
fans of btgs theaters in little towns and
in little theaters In big towns for stories
laid in the open and dusty spaces never
seems fully satisfied.
In isolated cases a picture commands
more attention in some sections and
then it is due to the nationality of
the star Emil Jannings' films always
did a bigger business in cities of large
German population and Maurice
Chevalier is the star of stars in French
communities.
The rule that there is no such animal
as a Sure-fire picture has been par
TALLY disproved of late. "Hokum" will
do 1t, the experts believe after witness
ing the almost universal success Of Ed
Wynne'S Follow the Leader" the
Marie Dressler-PolIy Moran farce RE
ducing," and the Marx Brothers in
Animal Crackers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
COUNTY FIREMEN
REFLECT OFFICERS
Largely Attended Meeting Is Held
by Gaithersburg- Washington
Grove Department.
Special Dispatch to The star.

ROCKVILLE Md, February 21.-At
largely attended meeting last evening
Of the Gaithersburg-W Washington Grove
volunteer Fire Department, Ernest G.
Gartner, president; George r. Reber,
jr., treasurer; Merhle T. Jacobs, fire
chief, and Edwin r. Kinsey, assistant
chief, were reelected; and DR.. William
d. Barnett and Norman B. Jacobs were
chosen vice president and secretary, re-
Spectively, in the places Of Robert z.
Palmer and Francis Beall
Herbert L. Diamond, James M. Mount,
Ralph r. Wayland and Frank B. Sever
ance were named to serve with the
president. secretary, chief, assistant
chief and treasurer as q board Of direc-
tors; and these committees were Sc
lected: Finance, Douglas B. Diamond,
Joseph Brake. B. D. Schwartz, Frank B.
Severance, Hugh Carter Harry b. Ka-
node, Lewis Reed and Robert E. Pal
mer; purchasing, Norman B. Jacobs,
Merhle T. Jacobs, Edwin r. Kinsey,
James NJ. Mount and Frank 3. Sever
ance.
It was decided to separate the Organi-
cations into two companies, and Charles
Pope and Moffett Grimm were made
captains Of Companies l and 2, respec-
lively. The feasibility of forming a
third company was considered, but it
was decided to defer such action until
the membership Is larger.
The annual report of the treasurer
showed the organization to be in excel
lent financial condition, while that OF
Chief Jacobs stated that during the
year 1880 the department had responded
to 81 calls, travelled approximately 1000
miles, and saved many thousands OF
dollars in property.
Considerable other business, mostly
Of a routine nature, was transacted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
NAMED BY COURT
TO SETTLE ESTATES
Surviving Husbands and Wives
Selected Under Wills Filed
at Fairfax.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, February 21.-Mrs.
Sarah Jane Mitchell, widow Of George
Mitchell Of Clifton Station, who died
February IL, has been appointed ad-
ministratrix of the estate Of her hus-
band in accordance with the terms of
his will probated here this week. Mrs.
Mitchell gave bond for $4,000, with the
fidelity and Deposit Co. Of Maryland
as surety
The will of the late Jane c. MALTA
han was offered for probate and Edison
w. Mallahan, Annie C. Shaver and
Irene w. Major, executor named there
in, qualified before the county clerk and
gave bond, no security being required at
the request Of the deceased.
Clara Adelaide Huber, executrix
named in the will of the late Louis
Huber. qualified and gave bond for
$4,000.
Margaret Constance McGufYey of
Falls Church gave bond for SIS, 900 as
executrix for her husband, the late DIR.
William Holmes McGuffey.
Ernest Robey Of Merrifield has been
appointed administrator of the estate
OF his mother, the late Lucy A. Robey.
The value of the estate was placed at
~o,o1@'o1 TLobcy gave DOIlu IOE S4,UUU,
with Mrs. Ada Carleton as surety.
Saldee d. Lee, named sole beneficiary
of the estate of her late husband,
Charles W. Lee of Falls Church, gave
bond for $1,000, no surety being re-
quired by Lees will
Susie j. Follin Of Forestville gave
bond for $4,000, with E. r. Follin as
surety, after appointment as admins
traitor for her husband, 8. M. Follin,
who died inteState. The estate was
appraised at $17,450.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
10 IN ASHEVILLE
BANK PROBE NAMED
Ex-Mayor, Former City and County
Commissioner and Local
Financiers Indicted.
BY the Associated Press.


ASHEVILLE, N. c., February al
Eighteen former public officials and
bankers were indicted by the Buncombe
growing out Of recent bank failures and
resultant loss of public funds.
Gallatin Roberts, who was mayor
until he resigned because of q crisis III
city finances, and the complete boards
Of city and county commissioners in
office at the time of the bank failures
were among those indicted
A charge of conspiring to use public
funds for the benefit Of private tnsti-
tuition, the defunct Central Bank &
Trust Co., was returned against Roberts
and eight others, as follows:
Newton M. Anderson, former chair
man Of the County Board of Commits
sioners; James W. Grimes and j. c.
McElroy, former county commissioners;
L. B. Rogers and G. H. Bartlett, former
city commissioners; Wallace B. Davis,
former president of the Central Bank
& Trust Co.. Russell c. Davis. former
vice president. and L. L. jenkins, for
mer president of the American National
Bank, also defunct.
Various charges Of violating the State
banking laws were voted against the
following: W. A. McGeachy, president;
Wallace B. Davis, vice president; w. L.
Crown, cashier; Clyde S. Reed and DR..
Oteen Bank A. A. Hegman, president;
DR.. c. e. Cotton, Fred Perley. L. G.
Beall and r. L. Woodward, officials Of
the Commonwealth Bank at Black
Mountain, near here.
With the closing Of the banks last
Fail, approximately 100000 Of city
and county funds were tied up.