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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
BOND ISSUES OF
 $l9l,OOO,OOO
 PUT ON MARKET
Banking Groups of New York Show the Confi- dence They Have in the Return of Financial Strength S

New York, March 1D-(UP)- Three large bond issues totaling were to be placed on the market today by banking groups as a result of the: financial confd- ence following the treasury s March financing. The issues. one or the port of New York authority. one of the New York Central rail- road, and one of the Pennsylvania railroad, make the largest total or bonds, excepting the treasury refund ing operation, to be offered on single day for several years.
 The commissioners of the port authority sold to banking group last night .S66, 100000 of 1-2 per cent serial bonds for acquisition or the Holland tunnel and construction of the new inland terminal. These securities are offered today at prices to yield 1-2 to 4.22 per cent. A banking syndicate headed by J. F. Morgan & Co.,, offers $75,000,000 4 1-2 per cent refunding and im- bonds of the New York Central railroad at par. Issuance and sale is subject to the interstate, com- merce commission. The third offer is of $50,O00.000 Pennsylvania rail. road company 1-2 per cent general gold bonds by Kuhn, Loeb & Go. This is also subject to ap- proval of the interstate commission. It is the first sale of general mort gage bonds by the Pennsylvania since 1918.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
HE BEQUEATHED OVER MILLION TO
 MANY PERSONS
And He Didn't Own a Cent, {. for His Supposed Wealth
 Was Only Dream of Fav.
 ,Orable Court Decision

Chicago. March 10-(UP)-Thir- ty-three beneGciaries of a $1,50O,- 900 estate" may not get their lega- cies, but four others may receive books on "how to treat humans" it was disclosed to-day in a will di- recting disposal of the Edward Ches- Icy Rooster estate, which four courts have held to be non-existent. Under terms of the will, more than $1,000,- 900 was left to Roy and Dorothy Hoffman. The remainder was div ided among 31 friends and relatives. Four cousins were bequeathed five dollars each 'to buy a book on how to treat humans"
 Rooster was under indictment at the time of his death last January. He was charged with forgery, confi- dence game operation, and conspir- acy growing out of his efforts to claim a share. of the $9,0O0,0OO es- tate of Edwin B. Jennings, Chicago broker. Rooster, it was charged, claimed to be the son. of Jennings. and to finance his suit for a share of the estate, was said to have sold shares" in it to numerous persons, promising them 1000 per cent in- terest on their investment after he received the estate. He was said to have realized $500,00O by this means. It was this share" of the Jennings estate. which Rooster nev- CT received, that he "bequeathed" to his relatives and friends.
 Commissioners
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
The Inter-Club Dinner at the Y
Program Included Short Address and Minstrel
 Show

Seventy-five young men attended the Inter-Club dinner held at the Central Y. M. c. A. last evening at 6:3O. The evenings entertainment included talks from two young men and a member of the Y staff and a one man minstrel show staged by the Zi Theta Pi Club.
 J. Stanley Brady, member of the Square, Circle Club spoke on the topic "Why Men Fail" Defining failure MT Brady said: Tt is to be insufficient or wanting. Failure is a lack of social understanding made manifest in the following points: in- unreliability, laziness, drinking, carelessness, misconduct, dishonesty, dissatisfaction, and tardi- ness"
 Following MT BraGy's talk Alfred Light of the Putsic Friar Club spoke on What Constitutes Suc- cess" The keynote of Mir Lights ad- dress was a list of ten attributes to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Red and Blue
 Lumber Jackets Decision Reached at Meet ing of Boys Club
 EmanOnS

The Boys club Emanons held theirs weekly meeting in the club rooms yesterday. Anthony Del monaco, presided at the business meeting. A decision was rendered maintaining that the members of the club would have red and blue lumber jackets. Plans were dis cussed for social which is to be held in the near future.
 Election of officers was held. the following members being elected for the coming term: President, George LaPoint. vice president, Rocco Ri- naldi, treasurer, William Zenick and secretary, Michael sRinaldt.. The retiring officers are Anthony Del monaco, president; George LaPoint, vice president, Michael Rinaldi, treasurer. The club. is under the supervision of Robert Miller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Lenten Sermon at
 Davenport Hall
Yale University Professor to Speak Here Thurs
 day Night

The Rev Prof Frank Chamberlin Porter. PhDe, DID,, of the Yale Di- vinity School, will speak at Daven- port Hall. of the Second church, at 8 o'clock, Thursday evening. This is to be the fourth Lenten address of the Congregational series, this season.
 Professor Porter's recent book, "The Mind of Christ in Paul" the substance of which first appeared in the Nathaniel W. Taylor Lectures in 1929 has interested many readers who will enjoy hearing him in per- son.
 Since 1891 Prof Porter has been the Winkley Professor at Yale; and in 1924-25 he lectured on theology in Peking (China) University.
 He is member of the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis. Be- sides the book mentioned above he is author of "The Yecer Hara, in Biblical and ,Semite Studies" ~ (190D;. "The Messages of Apoca- lyptic Writers" (19O5); ''The Pre- existence of the Soup (19O5). He Is also contributor to the Hastings Bible Dictionary, upon the subjects of "Apocrypha,' Judith" Prose lyte," Book of Revelation" etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
CO.'S CALLED BIGGEST
 OF SWINDLERS
Attorney Acorn Ap- peared Before Judge Mc- Ev0y Yesterday to Op- pose Motions of the De- fenSe

Hartford, Conn, March 1O--( (UP) Operations of F. E. Kingston & Company, defunct Connecticut and New York state securities firm. were termed "as gigantic a swindie as has been perpetrated in this country in many year" by States Attorney Hugh M Aicorn in opposing motion of trustees counsel to quash infor- nation alleging conspiracy to defraud against them, A1corn appeared be- fore superior court judge, Frank P. McEvoy late yesterday to oppose several defense motions, all of which were taken under advisement by the judge. {
 Aicorn compared the operations of Frederic E. Kingston of Branford, who, he said, drew $4,800,000 out of his manipulation of the brokerage house and it's subsidiary trust and trading companies With those of Roger w. Watkins former Memphis, Tenn, and Hartford broker now ser- wing sentence in Wethersfield states prison. ,s ts s
 But where Watkins used three corporations to cover his schemes. Kingston used a dozen," the states attorney declared. Alcorn mention ed; the case of "a gentleman in Bridgeport, not MT Wolfe" who drew $57,600 from serving as trustee of a kingston trust, apparently guardian investment trust. with his masters help.p' Aicorn's mot MT Wolfe" ex- cepted Edmund J. Wolfe, Bridge port banker and president of Guar dian Trust. .'5. a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Riggs, Healey And Dews, Crosby Grads,
 Gain Membership
Selections Announced Following Close of Annual "Rusf= ing Season. Prominent Athletcaly While Ma- circulating at Crosby High School

university year and is limited to a two week period at the end of which all the fraternities make public the list of their new members.
 Riggs is the son of MT and Mrs Harvey B. Riggs. 12 Crescent street and is a freshman in the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce: Dews, who is also first year stu dent in the Wharton School, is the son of Mir and Mrs Herbert R. Dews. 98 Highland avenue; while Healey is the son of MT and Mrs James r. Healey, 108 Cooke street and q freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 Prior to entering the university they attended the Crosby High school of Waterbury where Riggs was active in football; Dews in track; and Healey was manager of football and member of the track squad.
 There are 60 undergraduate social fraternities on the Pennsylvania campus, in addition to which there are numerous professional. graduate and honorary fraternities which bring the total number of organiza- tions of this type at the university to more than 90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
LOCAL STUDENTS H0N0RED BY PENN FRATS'
EASTER SUNRISE
 SERVICE AT YMCA
Seventeen Churches Rep= resented on Committee
 Making Program Plans HAROLD HOLE CHAIRMAN

A group of fifty young people rep resenting seventeen churches have met at the YMCA for the past two Sunday afternoons to make plans for the Easter Sunrise Service pro- gram. The general chairman is Har- old Hole. of Trinity church. assist ed by committee chairmen as fol- lows: Publicity. Eugene E. Beadle, Jr; program, Shirley Spender; speak Ter. Marjorie Snow; music, Raymond Ingram; grounds, Leonard Soley; at- tendance. Catherine Burhoe; speak CTS in churches, William Grieve; transportation, Eleanor Miles. and finance, William Stahl, Jr.
 The representatives from the churches are: St Johns, Lester Shepard, John Burnham, Arlene Kennaugh and Marjorie Bailey; South Federated, Ruth Perkins; West Side M. E., H. Donald Ed wards; Mill Plain Union; Joseph |Cepelak and Leonard Soley; Advent. Chester Roberts, Russell Roberts. Norman Bunnell, Katherine Mark ham and Louis Barker.
 Christ chapel, Ruth Germaine, Eleanore Miles and Catherine Bur hoe. Trinity, Harold Hole and Mar jorie Snow; A. M. E. Zion, David Fogg, Jr; Grace Baptist, Welton wy rick, Wallace Clapp; Second Congre- gational, Helen B. Conklin, John Hall and William Grieve; First Congregational, Margery Service, Frances Mallette, David Hubbard, James Boulden and Robert Hollis; Third Congregational, Eleanor Barnes, Violet Hall, Helen Chipman, Kenneth Rowe, and James Gardner. F Union Congregational, Caroline Shaw, F. Gillette Renslow, Dorothy Ball and Ralph Gregory; Bunker Hill Congregational, Ruth Leggett and Edna Thompson; Middlebury Congregational, Clare Judd, Marion Townsend, Paul Steinman, and How
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10

success. These were: Likeableness, energy, ambition. determination, en- durance, reliability, salesmanship, humility, initiative and self Lacking these qualities men cannot achieve success.
 Charles R. Leader. physical di- rector of the Central Y. M. c. A. presented "The Man in the Lenten Season" and drew word picture of the works of Christ. MT Leader made clear the practicality and at- tractiveness of such a life.
 Eugene Finnemore of the Zi Theta Pi Club presented a young man minstrel show and told stories and sang a solo about Pullman Porter" John Brown, president of the Inter-Club Council. presided at the meeting. Announcements were made by Arthur l.. Purinton and greetings brought to the group by Leland L. Stacy, advisor to the Zi Theta Pi Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
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 Not only does this great healing antiseptic oil promote rapid and healthy healing in open sores and wounds. but boils. abscesses and nl- cers that are discharging are almost healed.
 You can obtain Moone's Emerald oil In the original bottle at any mod- ern drug store. It Is safe to use, and failure In any of the ailments uoted ecarles Hall company can supply you at ans fime-<an S5 cent bottle lasts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Annual Meeting
 Here March 21
State Kindergarten Session to Be Held at WOmen's
 Club

The Connecticut State Kinder garten association will hold its 8th annual meeting at the Waterbury Women's club, Central avenue. on Saturday, March 21. at 1 o'clock.
 Miss Laura Hooper of the National Kindergarten and Elementary col 1ege of Evanston, Illinois will be the guest speaker. Her subject will be "An Activity Program for Kinder garten and Primary Grades"
 The local committee in charge of this convention is:
 President-Miss Margretta Jones.
 Decoration Committee-Cather Phelan, chairman; Miss Mary Ken nedy, Miss May Ryan, Miss Anna Coughan, Miss Lucy Shannahan, Miss Eileen C. Egan.
 Reception Committee-Miss Maude Arnold, Miss Cora Crompton, and Miss Bernice Brennan.
 Publicity-Miss Eileen c. Egan.
 Floyd Evans, director of the com bined high school orchestra will be in charge of the music.
 The retiring president of the State Kindergarten association is Mrs Mary Parker Patterson of Plaza avenue, this city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Russia Employing Technicians From
 United States

New York, March 1O-(UP) - Soviet Russia is employing Ameri- can technicians to help in the indus- trialization program of that country, but there is no mass moving of American labor, the Amtorg Trad ing corporation. official Soviet trade agency in this country. announced today.
 As examples, were cited the pur- chases by the Soviet of the Ansonia Clock Co, in New York, and the Du- Ohio. Tn each case, according to Amterg officials, the companies had shut down temporarily and when the Soviet acquired the concerns some of the teehnicians were em- ployed and sent to Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
LATE REALTY NEWS

The following real estate trans actions have been filed at the town clerks office:
 Mortgage Deeds: Samuel D. Fabricant to the Thom- aston Savings bank, property on Cooke street, $8.OOO.
 Frank Llorens to Pietro Tcma, property on North Leonard street, $1,800.
 M0rtgage Releases. Walter W. Holmes to Stephen J. Walsh.
 Annunziata carozza to Frank and Antonetta LIorens.
 The international Commercial co 1a Antonio ciDrianb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Levitt in Court Again To-day on
 the Old Case

Hartford, Conn, March 10-(UP) -Deplty Attorney General Ernest l.. Averill and Professor Albert Levitt carried their fight over removal of the State Public Utilities commis- sion into court again today on the formers motion for new trial of mandamus proceedings.
 Superior Court Judge Newell Jen- nings heard arguments in the 14- months-old litigation. by which Levitt hopes to force the state coun- sel to prosecute the commissioners for alleged neglect to enforce a grade crossing removal statute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
DWIGHT MORROW PRAISED HOLMES
Paid Tribute to Supreme Court Justice on His 0Oth Birthday

Princeton, IN. J., March 10-(UP) Senator Dwight w. Morrow, well coming "A new members of the Princeton chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa here last night. paid trib- ute to Justice Oliver Wendell Holiness. whose 90th birthday was celebrated Sunday, but refrained as usual from any reference to politics.
 He spoke Uf Justice Holmes as
 the ideal scholar" and remarked cn his, radio speech Sunday night that these are the words of a scho- lar who has Tot been and is not dry as dust"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
WATERBURY MAN INJURED WHILE VISITING IN WOODBURY

Joseph Radloff, 7S,. of g26 Ward street, New Haven. suffered a fract- ured hip this morning while visiting with friends in Woodbury. A dog that was about to be turned over to the local dog warden was indirectly responsible for the injury. The dog, a rather large animal, leaped upon the aged man. The latter's foot be- came caught in the plank and he fell heavily. He was brought to the Wa terbury hospital and x-rays showed that his hip pshad been fractured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10

ard Salisbury; First Baptist, Eugene Beadle, Jr, Arlene Coley. Shirley Spender, Edward Delinks and Will liam Stahl, Jr; Zion Baptist. l.. Har- rell and George Crowder.
 The reports from the various com mittees were very promising for a much better service and for a quick completion of committee details. Eugene Beadle reports that the Connecticut company has consented to cooperate with us. Everybody is invited to attend the early service and to receive clearer significance of Easter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
CIVIL ACTION TO
 RECOVER UNPAID NOTE

A civil action to recover for an unpaid note in the amount of $600 was started to-day in the common pleas court according to attachment papers filed at the town clerks office. The plaintiff is the Water bury Savings Bank who brings the action against Jennie M. MorreH. Property on Morse avenue has been attached.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
U. s. Steel Didtvery Good, Despite the Bad Steel Re- port - Commodity Mar kets Were Depressed- Bears Are Active Again
BY ELMER c. WALZER fUnited Press Financial Editor,

New York, March 19--(UP)- Utility issues featured trading on the stock exchange to-day rising frac- tions to 4 points.
 Industrial issues helds well and rails were about steady. < Oils and coppers moved in a relatively narrow range. lS& /.
 The stock market 5overcame the bad effects of greater than expect ed decline in United States Steel corporation thrilled tonnage for February 28, while the bond market valiantly was striving against com petition of new issues running above $192.00O,000.
 Commodity markets were de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
1Spt-Russia- NANCY BOWEN
 PLEADS GUILTY

Buffalo, N. Y.. March 1O.l-(UP). Nancy Bowen. aged Geneva Indian woman who admitted that she killed Mrs. Clothilde Marchand because she believed the white woman was a witch, pleaded guilty in Erie county court to-day to charge of first de- gree manslaughter.
 The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment, but the term is left to the discre- ton of the sentencing judge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
CAPTAIN BAKER
 TRIES THE TRIP
He Is Making Nonstop Flight From Pacific Coast to New York

Wichita, Kan. March 10-UP) )- Two army pilots from Scott field checked weather conditions here to- day for Captain Ira Baker, who is attempting a non-stop flight from the Pacific coast t New Yrk.
 The two pilots planned by means of panels placed on the ground to attempt to signal to Baker the alti- tude at which he should fly after passing Wichita. H
 Captain Baker was not expected to land at Wichita. No preparations had been made to refuel his plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
COMBINATIONS AGREEMENTS

The following compensation agree ments have been filed at the office of the Compensation colhmlssioner: St John of the Cross church of Mid- dlebury and Nellie Troy of Middle Roman Catholic Cemeteries. Inc. and Donate Masselligof 60 Pinehurst ave- nue, wrist injured, $11.36 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
COMMONS VOTES
 FOR THE LEAGUE
Labor Government of Eng land Had Motion Put Through To-day

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 London, March. 10-(UP)-The Dor government of Prime Minis ter J. Ramsay Macdonald emerged victorious to-day in a parliamentary ba tile over measures for interna- tional security
 After heated debate involving the international policies of the United States, the house of commons pa assed without a vote the motion of Foregin Secretary Arthur Tender son accepting the League of Nations general act for pacific settlement of international disputes. The measure was described as greatly improving tEe chances for success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
Utility Issues Had
 The Pole In Market
 Trading Late To-day
They Rose From Fractions to Points Industrials and Rails Did We'll and We're Steady

pressed. Cotton sold. off in fairly active turnover. Bears in the cot ton pit freely predicted further sharp setbacks due t. Russian com petition, large carryover and ex- pectation of only a slight cut . in acreage. {. Call money renewed at 2 per cent and held there.
 U. $. Steel held around 147 near the end of the fourth hour. It had opened at that level, broken to 14B 1-2, risen to 147 3-4 and then fallen to 147.. The tonnage statement showing a. decline. of 167,157 tons when less than half that drop had been looked for, and this sent steel down immediately.
 The whole market wavered for q moment but support was quickly forthcoming and American Can was pushed into the lead, rising points to 128.
 A feature of the day was strength in rubber shares with Goodyear up 2 points at 50, Goodrich up 5-S 1t 19 3-8 and U. $. Rubber up 7-8 at 17. Goodrich directors meeting aft CT the close to-day and an import ant anhouncement was expected.
 In the utilities new highs for the year were made by Consolidated Gas, Public Service of New Jersey, United Corporation and Common veal tn & Southern. Western Union rose more than .t2 points and other communications ruled firm.
 K. H. Macy was a strong Spot in the mercantile group. General Mo- tors held steady in the motors. Au- burn was carried up and down over a range of 8 points, holding a four point gain. Baltimore & Ohio was firm in the rails.
 m EARLY TRADING
 New York, March l0.-(UPl- United States Steel opened at 147 up < on the stock exchange to-day and the market generally exhibited a tive. ,sig
 Buying in steel was ascribed to be- lief that the expectation of any de- cline in February fulfilled orders to, be announced at noon to-day has been discounted.
 Omitted Corporation opened 6,0OO shares at 29B off H and quickly re- bounded to the previous close on block of 5000 shares. Warner Broth sure. easing 4 to 1eM on 4,o0o shares.
 Auburn Auto rose points to 195 as Bears were driven to cover. Motor4 shares generally were steady to firm as were motor equipments.
 National Power & Light rose near ly point to 42B and utilities gener- ally continued firm. American & For eign Power met profit-taking, how ever,. and eased off % to 475s. Stand ard Gas. Columbia Gas and Consol- idate Gas continued to move higher.
 New York Central rose % to 119h
 American Can vied with U. s. Steel as market leader. rising to 125% up 1%
 Westinghouse Electric continued its recovery in progress near the close yesterday as did Radio Corpo- ration. Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck continued in demand. Oils were steadier. although the majority showed minor recessions. Weakness in Warner Brothers was not trans mitted to the other amusement shares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10

George c. Riggs, James F. Hea- ley, and Howard E. Dews, of Wa terbury. are among the group of students whose election to prom iDent fraternities has just been an- nounced following the close of the annual rushing season. at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. Riggs was chosen member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Hea1ey of Alpha Tau Omega; and Dews of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
 By agreement among the frater- mites, the rushing season" does not open until the second half of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
CHEER To EARATERs

Washington. March 10 = (UP) - Shows and rains of the past several days have brought. cheer to thou- sands of farmers worried over the But officials of the U. s. Weather Bureau NRid today that much more moisture is needed if serious sltu- afiop ie to bo diverted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-10
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Vance Taylor of Plymouth and
 Helen D. Anderson of 46 Walnut avenue.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Legal Notices

BY VIRTUE OF THE PROVISIONS OF
the laws OF the United States of Amer
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property being of the appraised value of
$500 or less as being subject to forfeiture
under the provisions of the Internal Reve-
hereby given. that the following .automo.
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Motor No. A-2546S9: September 30, 1881
Dodge Sedan, Motor No B-77O314: Octo.
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