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Marine Corps Orders

Second Lieut.. John S. Holmberg, de-
tacheo, Pensacola, Fla, to San Diego,
Calf.
Chief Pay Clerk Bernard E. Neel,
detached Paris Island, S. c., to I'd
Brigade. Nicaragua, via the U. S. S.
Chaumont. scheduled to sail from
Hampton Roads, Va, on or about No
vember II.
The following named officers have
boen promoted to the grade of captain:
George w. Walker, Herman H. Han
neken. Edward G. Hagen, James l..
Denham and Frank P. Snow.
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Hospital, Newport. r. l., about Sep
TENDER Is, to Navy Recruiting Station,
Kansas CITY, Mo.
Supply Corps.
Ensign Warren w. Whitside, to duty
Navy Yard, Washington, D. c., under
instruction.
Construction Corps.
Lieut.. Robert K. Wells, detached
Public Work Department. Port au
Prince, Haiti, about September 80, to
5th Naval District.
Warrant Officers.
Chief Pharmacist Allen F. Bigelow,
detached Public Health Service of
Haiti about September 80, to duty with
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Naval Hospital, League Island. Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Lieut.. Comdr Elphege A. M. Cen
dreau, detached Public Health Service
of Haiti about September 80; to Receiv-
ing Station, Hampton Roads, Va.
Lieut.. Comdr. Guy B. Macarthur, de-
tached Health Service of Haiti about
September 30; to United States Naval
Hospital, New York, N. Y.
Lieut.. Comdr. John L. Shipley. de-
tached Public Health Service of Haiti,
to Receiving Station, from Hampton
Roads, Va.
Lieut.. Enoch G. Brian, detached Navy
Recruiting Station, New York, N. Y. to
United States Naval Hospital, New
York, N. Y.
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SUIT FOR $6,OOO,OOO
AGAINST FORDS DROPPED
Leland, Former Lincoln President
Says No Further Recourse
Is Left.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 4-Henry NJ
Leland, veteran of the automobile in
dustry and former president of the
Lincoln Motor Car Co, announced yes
terday that he will make no further
effort to prosecute his $4,000, 900 suit
against Henry and Edsel Ford.
The announcement, made in q letter
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Cycling is booming n England, one
firm turning out 1000 machines a day.
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States Supreme Court, being turned
back each time, the last beirg in
May, 1881.
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California Legion for Modification.
LONG BEACH. Calf, September 4
Rl:-By an overwhelming majority, The
California State Convention of the
American Legion has voted to ask
Congress to bring about temperance b.
modification of the Volstead act.
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ture, the president referred to the
 difficulty he has encountered in
 holding good men in the govern
 ment service on small salaries.
 Akerson received $10,OOO year as
 MT Hoover's secretary. It is under-
 stood MT Hoover increased this
 amount somewhat from his own
 pocket because of his regard fo~ Akerson.
 Someone has offered him two or
 three times the pay the government
 can afford and he has responsibili- ties to his family that cannot deny." Hoover stated. "I do greatly regret to lose an old frie4d out Of my personal service" Akerson in a statement reviewed his service with "the chief" He ex- pressed his regret at entering pri- vate service, adding: "Such an opportunity to assure the financial security of my family may not soon again offer itself, es- pecially in so congenial a field as service of a great motion picture corporation in an executive capa- city"
 No successor was named by the president. It is understood several are under consideration, including Ashmun Brown, Washington cor respondent of the Providence, R. l., Journal and Bulletin; James l.. West, publicity director of the re- publican national committee: for mer Senator Henry J. Allen of Kan | sas: George Barr Baker. magazine writer.
 Akerson probably will leave about Jan IS and if his successor is
 not chosen by that time. his duties will be performed by the next of the presidents secretaries in command. Walter Newton.
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Close Friend of
 Hoover Resigns
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former assistant attorneys general: Col Hor- ace Mann; and Claudius Huston, former chairman of the republican national committee.
 Of the original coterie which fought for Mir Hoover at Kansas City in 1928, only two remain Lawrence Richey, his personal secretary, and Postmaster General Walter Brown.
 Of the presidents four secretaries Akerson, rOund-faced and genial, has been best known. He has been the buffer between MT Hoover and the public and he has become almost as the president himself. Akerson, incidentally, suffered much embar- rassment because of his likeness to MT Hoover.
 Frequently when the president was touring Akerson, who usually went ahead of MT Hoover, was mis- taken for him and recevied OvatiOns intended for him. Their facial re- sem blarce was striking.
 Akerson came to Washington about 10 years ago as a correspond ent of the Minneapolis Journal. MT Hoover when secretary of commerce in the Coolidge cabinet liked the en- terprising young Norseman and en.. trusted to the journalist his political destiny. When the results of the 1928 election were received by Mi Hoover at his Palo Alta home on election night he is reported to have turned to Akerson and said:
 "I think you have done more to bring this about than any other man.
 In announcing Akerson's depar-
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Great French Hero
 Died This Morning
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p!tal because he believed that they could be trusted to remain silent. The marshars last words, so far aa could be ascertained, were, II am going. This fight is all lost" He knew ! that he was dying, but continued the struggle that had thrilled all France and brought him back to conscious ness after he had been given up for ] lost.
 Madame Joffre remained weeping | in the room where her husband died. Fatigued by a 15-day vigil, she was given soporfic later and went to l sleep. During the marshapS illness she was absent from the hospita l only on two occasions, for two or | tnree hours.
 Occasionally she was seen passing
 through the hospital corridors by the | thousands of sympathetic and pa .. tient Frenchmen who waited outside.
 Madame Joffre said repeatedly, "he
 IS fighting and we must fight with
 him." Her courage, to the end. ap-
 peared to be as great as that of her 1 husband.
 United States Ambassador Walter
 l. Edge, who returned to Paris from
 the United States yesterday, was one
 of the first callers at the hospital af-
 ter Joffre's death. His condolences to
 Madame Joffre constituted his first | official act since his return The marshaPS body will be em-
 balmed and will remain in the hospi-
 tai of Saint Jean De Dieu for "A
 hours. The body will be dressed in
 the marshal's uniform and placed in
 bed, with a French flag spread over
 the feet and the marshal's sword and
 baton at the bedside. Military med
 als will be pinned on the marshaIs | breast
 The body will be moved later from
 the hospital to the soldiers chapel
 of the Ecole Miltaire, the French West Point, at No 43 D'Avenue De
 La Mott Picquet.
 The chapel has not been used for
 some time, and dust was cleared
 from it during the past few days | Torn and faded flags of demobilized l battle regiments will be brought from the Invalides and hung on the
 chapel walls.
 Other visitors included Marshal | Henri Petain, Gen Gouraud, Minis ter of War Louis Barthou, and Pres- ident Gaston Doumergue. The presi- dent embraced Madame Joffre affec- | tionately.
 Premier Steeg expressed the na- | tion's condolences to the widow, and the gratitude of France for his years of service.
 "The marshars face does not show his suffering" Cardinal Verdier told the United Press, "but only the no- bility of ten millions prayers offered for him throughout France this morning"
 Madame Joffre placed a crucifx in the marshaps crossed hands as his body lay on the hospital bed. He was dressed in uniform with a
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committee from that group. The chairmen and leaders of these group will be announced later.
 While these groups are meeting, there will be a social program at the Waterbury Country club for the wo- men who are attending the confer- ence. This program is being work ed out by a committee composed of wives of the members of the board of directors of the Waterbury Y. M. C. A. with Mrs Levi Wilcox as chairman.
 At 6:30 o'clock on Saturday, the annual banquet will be held in the ball room of the Hotel Elton. Charles A. Templeton will act as toastmaster and will introduce the speakers chief of whom will De Francis s. Harmon, president of the of the United States. The Imperial Male Quartet will sing several se- lections. Following the banquet meeting at the Elton. the conven- tion will adjourn to the Central Y. M. c. A. where a double header" social program will be conducted under the auspices of the Water bury Y's Mems club. Social danc- ing will comprise the program in the gymnasium, while in the boys lobby a one act play entitled ''The Ragged Edge" will be put on by the Thes- plan players of the Hartford Y. M. c. A. v . S- On Sunday morning at 500 o. clock there will be a "Fellowship Breakfast" at which time President Harmon will again speak. From 800 to .1o:30 there will be held several departmental group meetings adjourned from Saturday afternoon. Delegates to the convention are ex- pected to attend the church of their choice.
 At 12:45 the final meeting of this years convention will be called to order at the Hotel Elton. The speaker at this meeting will be Charles K. Calhoun, general secre- tary of the Bridgeport Y. M. c. A.
 The program for this convention is in the hands of the following com- mittee: Hudson B. Hastings, chair man, New Haven, Arthur L. Bill ings, Torrington; Arthur M. Cutlery, Hartford; Herbert s. Smith, Water- bury; Charles H. Barnes. New Brit ain; Ellis c. Maxcy, New Haven: Philip M. Howe, Rockville; Frank j. Damon, Torrington; Walter E. Crittenden, New Haven; and Arthur B. Clark, New Haven. The conven- ton is organized and promoted by the executive committee of the state Y. M. c. A. of Connecticut. Leon H. French and Herbert s. Smith are local members of that committee.
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not tell whether he was dead or alive. For six hours, his doctors could detect life only through the use of stethoscope. The hero of the Marne and the sevious of Paris ap- peared to be dead long before life actually passed from his body.
 Brother Ferdinand, monk who nursed Joffre, said that death came like the sand in an hour glass-none saw the actual passing 0. life" The marshal received absolution from Monsignor Bellesouer few min- utes before he died.
 Premier Theodore Steeg announce ed that France desired to give the marshal a funeral expressing the love of nation for one of it's greatest heroes. Final plans will be made af- ter Joffre's last testament is opened later to-day.
 The aged soldier hovered between life and death in a comatose state for 45 hours. He had been conscious ocly at rare intervals of few min- utes each since 8 D. m. Friday. The final crisis began at 6 a. m., when his pulse was scarcely preceptible.
 Joffre's left leg had been amputat- co above the knee just 15 days be- fore his death. He did not allow news of his operation to be made public for eight days because he did not wish to "cause a fuss" during the holidays. He selected the Monks hos
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ance of about $S2,0OO,OO0. For the twelve months of 1890, unofficia. estimates show our total excess of exports is likely to be fully $74O,- 100000, and present indications thus point to a larger balance in our fa- vor this year than existed last year. Further study of the situation also shows that our foreign sales increas- ed in many important items. such as electrical manufactures, machinery of various kinds, tractors, motion picture films and many others. Ac- cording to representatives of foreign trade organizations. American busi- ness men are looking confidently for ward to an enlarged volume of busi- ness in international commerce. which they think is sure to develop. Public utilities are reporting excel lent volume of business and good earnings for the year 1880, and it is probable that the earnings showing for the year, as indicated by repre- sentative enterprises of all classes. will turn out materially better in comparison with 1929 than has been predicted.
 Market Review and Outlook
 Tax selling for 1890 purposes is iOWp OL COuA6c, ONST WlLu IAo COlH- pletion of December and any further liquidation of consequence will de- pend largely on whether the banks throughout the country consider 1t advisable to decrease their holdings which at the current low level does not seem likely. In any event there is good reason for thinking that any further sales, if found necessary, would be more largely within the general group of high-priced issues than in the market as a whole. Bear ing in mind the presence of new corporate money, resulting from the already referred to, the technical position of the market, in view of the very substantial de- cline which has taken place, and other aspects of the present situa- tion, it would seem that prices are due for pick up in the near future. While there has been no very def. mite change of sentiment as yet, with conditions as they stand, it would take very little improvement in busi- ness prospects to bring about a de- Fcided enhahtefnefft 1n market values many of which, it is recognized. are we'll under true book figures.
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Market Outlook
 Looms Favorable
Much More Optimistic Tone Prevails as New Year Is
 Ushered In

New York, Jan 3.-If foxecastS Of better things are to be given serious weight, the new year just opening will be period of much greater promise than any that has made it. self apparent for the last twelve months. Within the past week many predictions of improving busi- ness have come to hand. An emirient English economist (Sir Josiah Stamp) has foreshadowed a definite turning point early in the new year and decided, even if sporadic, busi- ness gains during the remainder of 1881. Very similar predictions are made by conspicuous industrialist and business man of New York city, Urving T. Bush) who predicts steady forward movement on conservative lines throughout the year. Less gen. eral and perhaps less definite, but very specific, forecasts of improve ment in individual lines have been voiced by industrialists and bankers in many parts of the country, and it has been asserted that a turning point for the better, which will be definitely recognized as such, is not far off. Unquestionably. a much more hopeful and optimistic atmos- phere now prevails in nearly all financial and business branches, and this of itself is large point gained in bringing about a state of normalcy.
 Some Favorable Indications
 Among the favorable indications that are now generally noted is the fact that a holiday trade, decidedly better than had been expected has been enjoyed by a great many deal- CTS. Official figures show a shrink- age of only 4.5 per cent as against 1929. This has been true, not only in the United States, but in foreign countries; and is taken as indicative as the existence of very real and substantial purchasing power among the rank and file of the public every where. On the wholesale side of things, particularly among the heavy industries, improving conditions in steel have been noted with decided increase in the occupied capacity of plants and very genuine growth of stability of prices. There is also a stronger tone in copper, as well as in several of the other.a..non-fe ferrous 8 metals. Government statistics show that November exports continue to exceed imports the final figure now published disclosing a favorable bal
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white, gold braided and gold but toned jacket. Doctors thought the embalming might be delayed due to the great amount of serum injected in Joffrc's body to keep him alive.
 The body will be placed in Saint Louis chapel, where it will be on view for several days, beginning probably Monday. It will rest on a soldiers folding camp bed. Flood lights will be played upon it and four massive golden candelabra, each holding 20 unlighted candles, will stand at the corners of the bed.
 The chapel is a hidden gem of ar chitecture. The lighting arrange ment is particularly beautiful. Off, cers from Joffre's staff will maintain a vigil while the public visits the chapel.
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life, Joffre was embittered because of a controversy started by so-called
 military experts on the question of
 who won the battle of the Marne-- Joffre or General Gallieni.
 For ten years after the war he had
 remained silent concerning the battle
 and some took this silence as tacit admission of the charges brought by
 certain individuals that he tried to evade the decisive battle of the early
 war and had favored retirement of
 the French troops to the south, abandoning Paris to the enemy. Finally. unable longer to endure the criticism, the aged marshal an- rounced he had answered the "damnable charges" in his "mem- oirs'', which he had written for pulp l!cation after his death. He said he quoted from old army orders to prove that all of his moves in the series of retreats were strategic. In recent years, Papa Joffre had been forced, because of leg injury, to remain indoors great deal. He ! spent much of his time playing bridge and checkers.
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Reception at :.
 WOmen's Club
Tomorrow Afternoon in Honor of Mrs Alice Foote
 McDOugall


 The Waterbury Business and Pro- fessional Womeh's Club will enter tain at a tea at their club rooms to- morrow afternoon in honor of. Mrs Alice Foote MacDougali.. Miss Al- ethea Puffer will be the hostess and will be assisted by Misses Emily E.. Merriman. president, Anna E. Platt, Ruth E. Platt, Ruth E. Camp, Fran ces G. Cowles, Dora A. Egan, Mary F. Hennessy and at the team table Mrs Mary D. Camp. and Helen G, Bangs will preside. The following members will assist in serving: Misses Mae Somers, Ruth M. .Fan- ming, Rena N. Puffer, Rose l.. Quinn, Marion F. Cowles, Luminra Gibbs, Carolyn F. Benham, and Mary-L.a- France Kane. Decorations will -be carried out in color scheme ofgreer ard red. aas-7ss... s@ss1.s V ss.ssss-.
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Coe To Welcome
 YMCA Delegates
600 Expected at State Convention Here Janary l7

President John A. Coe of the
 American Brass Company and a member of the board of directors of the Waterbury Y. M. c. A. will give
 the address of welcome at the open- ing meeting of the G4th annual con- vention of the Y. M. c. As of Con- necticut, January 17th. Over 500 delegates from every Y. M. c. A. ill the state are expected to arrive Sat
 urday, the 17th. A large number of these will remain over for the sessions on Sunday. The conven- tion opens at 12:30 Saturday noon and will close about 800 o'clock
 Sunday afternoon. Other local people who are expected to take a prominent part in the convention activities are: President Levi Wilcox
 of the Waterbury Y. M. c. A.; Leon Ii. French, Waterbury representa- tive of the State Y. M. c. A. exc
 cutive committee; Herbert s. Smith. general secretary of the local Y. M. C. A.; c. Loring Burwell. who will lead the group singing at the var ious meetings; Mrs Levi Wilcox hairman of the committee in charge
 of the social program for the women Saturday afternoon; Charles A Ten. pieton, who will be the toastmaster at the Saturday banquet; Stanley "
 Volovski, president of the Y's Mems club which will have charge of the
 social program at the Y. M. c. A Saturday evening.
 Saturday afternoon from 3:15 !o 5:15 will be given over to confer
 ences, meeting at places to be desis.
 mated in the following groups: Army
 and Navy, Boys work, Christian education, dormitory, educational girls and women, industrial, mem-
 bership, physical education. presi-
 dents and chairman of local Y. M.
 C. As, student, town and country,
 transportation, Y's men, and young
 mems group. Each of these groups
 will discuss topic which has been
 carefully selected in advance by a
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Flight to Paris
 Started To-day
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 at dawn tomorrow for Horta, in the Azores, a flight of 2,042 miles over the ocean. At Horta there will be another refueling and they will at- tempt to complete the final lap of
 1920 miles to Paris early on Mon- day.
 The total distance of the flight as plotted by MacLaren, an experienced navigator and West Point grad
 uate, is 4,211 miles. The flyers planned to relieve each other at the
 controls but Mrs. Hart will have to do most of the piloting while her partner is checking the planes po- | sitiOn.
 MacLaren is a member of the l naval reserve. He is the son of Dr. William S. MacLaren, Sr., of Prince ton, N. J., and is 34 years old. Mrs. Hart is the widow of A. J | Hart of New York. She learned to | fly under MacLaren and has more 1 than $50 hours to her credit in de- partment of commerce records. | It was understood that neither of
 the flyers had affiliated themselves
 with any organization in connection
 with the flight. They purchased the plane with their own money and
 made their own arrangements.
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Prof Douglas of
 Yale College Is
 Going to Chicago

New Haven, Conn, January - (UP)-Professor William o. Doug- las will leave Yale Law School at the end of the current school year to join the social service research committee of the University of Chi cago, it was learned here today.
 Douglas. one of the leading spirits in Yale's bankruptcy clinic' now endeavoring to sift the causes of business failure, leaves at the invi- tation of President Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chi cago, who formerly was dean of Yale Law School.
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ELECTRICAL FEES DOUBLED PAST YEARP
O'Rourke Files Report Showing
 Greatest Period
13l4 Permits, 59 Licenses Issued, 1OS6 Releases and 3,l72 Inspections According to Figures Submitted to Aldermen By Inspector

The annual report of Electrical Inspector Martin c. O'Rourke, which incidentally Is his first one. shows fees amounting to $3,124.05 were collected during 1880. That amount is just about double the fig ure of the previous year and the largest in the history of the office. Mir O'Rourke took office about 8
 year ago and since that time has made things hum, figuratiyely
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speaking. in the electrical depart ment.
 All of the permits, licenses and releases issued and the inspections
 made were considerably larger than in any other year. There were
 1914 electrical permits issued, 59 licenses issued, 1,086 electrical re- leases and 3,172 inspections. Mir O'Rourke will present his annual re-
 port to the board of aldermen at the next meeting
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Former City Clerk
 Is Street Supt
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by men engaged in shOvelling the |superflous snow into trucks. At the present time, despite the unexpected hold-up in the street department activities, caused by Superintendent Bradley's sudden illness. it is figured that the city is in good condition, as far as It's main streets are con- cerned.
 Secretary Kelly Is spending most of his tins =. Benedict street. where the street department head quarters are located and is ready at a moments notice 10 swing Into acc ton fin the event that any emer- gency occurs.
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TBaniA,ed Spanish =FlyerGises Up
 to French Police

|. Paris. Ja6uary SE Ur) E Ra- mon Franco, Spanish flyef' who left Spain after the recent unsuccessful attempt at revolution : there. sur- prised Paris police by walking vol untarily into police headquarters here today. --
 ..Franco.. was not wanted by the police; but government agents who had frailed him From Belgium did not know that he was in france. Franco asked that his papers be put in order and took an oath not to en- gage in political -pr6paganda in France.