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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
Congressman Voted In
 On Recommendation
 Of Senator Bingham
Becomes Member of Metropolitan Club-Noted SoIons Attend Luncheon Given By Bingham Yesterday in Honor of Fifth's New Representative Robinson Among Those Present

Through the efforts of United States Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, Congressman E. w.. Goss of this city has been elected q member of the exclusive Metro politan club of Washington. b. c. it was learned to-day. Senator Bingham is a member of this club and recommended Congressman Goss last night 10 the board of govern Ors.
 Yesterday Senator Bingham gave q luncheon in honor of Congress- man Goss in the senator's office in the capitol. Among those present
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
NATHAN LEVINE DETAINED
 UNDER BOND OF $500

Nathan Levine, 50, of Elizabeth street was arraigned before United States Commissioner Harry Krasow to-day on the charge Of illegal trans portation of alcohol. A five-gallon can containing the wherewith for moonshine was found in his auto- mobile when stopped Tuesday after noon by federal agents. No evidence was taken in the case to-day, a continuance until next Tuesday morning being requested. In de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Robbins N. Griswold of Watertown will be held tomorrow at 12 o'clock at the Hick- COX funeral home, Rev. Dr. Thomas $. Cline officiating. Further services will be conducted at 161 Main street, Wethersneld, at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Wethersfield cemetery.
 The funeral of Captain Edward J. Kane was very largely attended this morning at 8:3O o'clock from his home, 4G3 East Main street to the Immaculate Conception church. where a solemn requiem mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock. A special musical program was rendered un- der the direction of Professor r. r. Harmon with Joseph Connor as so- loist. Burial was in old St Joseph's cemetery. Chief Henry Heitman and Captain Grover Cleveland, the latter being retired in 1918 With department. The pallbearers. also members of the fire department. were Captains Thomas Cavanaugh, Thomas V..iton, Bernard Kelly and Richard Sheehan, Lieutenants John Quinn and John Sullivan.
 The funeral services for Mrs Ade- line Towle Keller of Sunnyside ave- nue, Oakville, are to be held tomor- row afternoon at 2 o'clock at the AL derson funeral home, 70 Central ave- nue. J. M. Bernard. evangelist, ofii- ciating. Burial will be in Eevergreen cemetery, Watertown. Friends are in- vited to call at the funeral home this evening from to o'clock.
 The funeral of Matthew YoVais was held yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock from his home, Wood street to st Joseph's church where a mass of requiem was celebrated at 8 o'clock by Rev Joseph Valan- tiejus. Burial was in Worcester. Mass. Tho pallbearers were Michael Kitor, Sigmund Grich. Michael Shar- ly, Frank Shopis, Edward Chesnas and Victor Hickey.
 The funeral services for Henry Hildebrecht are to be held tins even- ing at 8 o'clock at the funeral home g of Arthur J. Lunny, 25 Central ave- nue. Rev William Meyer officiating. The body will be sent to Fresh Pond, L.. I. for cremation. The funeral of Mrs Nicola Pilla Is to be held tomorrow morning at S15 o'clock from her home, S9 Greenmount terrace to Our Lady of Mount Carmel church at o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
DROPPED MEN AID

London. Jan 9.--(UP)-Airplanes dropped food. clothing. and fuel to 16 fishermen stranded in a small boat on an Ice foe eight miles off Styrsudd Lighthouse to-day while an is' breaker was on route to their rescue, q dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Helsing- fors said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
SUPPRESSION OF
 AMERICAN FILM
 CAUSES TROUBLE
"AlI Quiet on the Western Front" Was Stopped in Germany and There Are Differences of Opinion
BY C. A. LAMBERT

United Press Stan Correspondent, :,
 Berlin, Jan 9-(UP)-The sup pression of the American film yer sion of "All Quiet On the Western Front" following fascist demonstra- tions against 1t, has stirred up a great deal of bad blood all round
 Left wing leaders are very angry about the suppression of paciflst film and complain that the same objections are not made to militar- ist and ratriotic ones.
 The censorship has become a tar get of political criticism and movie halls are being turned into battle grounds where right and left fight out their differences not merely with words but often with their fists. If any film nowadays can be regarded as showing tendency either to- wards pacitism or towards militarism it is very likely that q row will fol- low and that the police will have to be called in.
 The latest film to become a storm center of political dispute is "t'lute Concert in Sans Soucci," where Frederick the Great. the founder of the famous German military system, and his troops are to be seen on the screen. At the opening perform ances of the film in west end hall there was violent uproar. The anti Fredericans tried to shout it down, the film being q talkie. The pro- Fredericans, who were strong in numbers and strengthened by many members of the steel Helmet organ ization bawled back with shouts of "out with the Jews" When the au- dience was leaving the hall at the end of the performance the row broke out again and it developed into a free -for-all fight which re- quired police interference.
 A new film called "1914-The Shots at Sarajevo." which deals with the causes of the war has been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
BUST OF TAFT

Washington. Jan 5.--UP)-A marble bust of William Howard Taft. late chief justice and former president. to be placed in the su- preme court chamber is provided for in n proposed amendment to the cur. rent legislative appropriation bill, The bust would cost $3,000. The amendment Is sponsored by Senator Tess, republican,. Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
REAL DIAMOND
 AT A BARGAIN

Philadelphia. Jan 9.-UP)- Someone obtained real bargain in diamonds to-day.
 Mrs Helen Sommers, while look ing for n ring in five and ten cent store. laid her $200 dinner ring on the counter. She selected Q ring, paid her dime. and left the store.
 Twenty minutes later she returned, excited. A nasty search of the tray indicated someone had bought her dinner ring for a dime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09

were Senator Joseph Robinson of Arkansas. running mate of ex-Gov- ernor Alfred E. Smith of New York in the last national election, Sena- tor Pat Harrison of Mississippi, who made the keynote address at the democratic national convention in New York in 1924. Senator Dwight Morrow of New Jersey, father-in- law of Charles Lindbergh and prom inently mentioned as the next g. 0. D. candidate for president. Senator Key Putnam of Nevada and Attor- neys Walter Howe and Chandler of Washington, D. C.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
Autos More Used
 in Nation Than
 Is the Telephone

Detroit, Jan 9--(U. P.)--The auto mobile apparently Is a greater neces- s.ty in the life of Americans than is the telephone or the radio, q state ment by the American Research Foundation to-day stated.
 There are 23.122.O00 automobiles, the report said. while telephones number 20,206,O00 There are 13,- 100000 radio receiving sets. The fig ures show an average of one auto mobile to every 5.6 persons. Automo- bile ownership has multiplied 50 times in 20 yearS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
Train Hits Auto and Three People
 Instantly Killed

Chicago, Jan 9 - GU. PD-Three Persons were killed and two others injured to-day when an Aurora and Eigln electric train crashed into an automobile at Q crossing and hurled 1t 60 feet.
 Those killed were Miss Lucretia Jacobs. 26, Miss Elizabeth Daniels, 40, and Michael Gordon, manager of the Roosevelt Hotel.
 Frank Lawrence, driver of the car, escaped serious injury. His wife was critically hurt. The train was not derailed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
Third Largest Judgment Given in
 Alienation Suit

St Louis, Jan 9-U: PD-- What attorneys asserted was the third largest judgment awarded in Amer lea in an alienation of affection suit vas given by n jury 10 Mrs Grace ". Howard. one time candy store clerk, who sued her husbands foster mo- ther.
 Mrs Howard was granted $12O,0OO damages In her suit against Miss Sid ney Emeline Boyle, foster mother oi Lloyd Boyle Howard. The wife testified that the foster m other "dcs- troyed my happiness" The Towards were married four years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09

meeting of the board of police com- missioners Patrolman Edmund Cass will be given hearing on the charge of violating rules and regulations of the department. The accused offi- cer, one of the most popular on the force, returned to duty last Monday after a long siege of illness. He was suspended last evening by Superintendent Joseph 1T. Mclean on charges preferred by Sergeant James Gibbons, desk officer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
CALLS AT OLD OFFICE

Washington, Jan 9-(UP) )-FranlS E. Kellogg called at his old office here to-day and exchanged friend ly greetings with officials who served under him in the state department during the Coolidge and Hoover ad- ministrations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
THREAT OF STOPPAGE

Manchester. England, Jan D.
 UP)-The threat of stoppage in the textile industry was renewed to-day as the dispute between own CTS and workers over new system giving each worker more looms con tinued unsettled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
OBITUARY

ARTURO - Pasquale Arturo, Jr. age 10 months. son of MT and Mrs Pasuuale Arturo of 75 Phoenix avenue. died yesterday afternoon after a short illness. The body was removed to the funeral parlors of N. A. Maiorano. 267 Bank street from where the funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
INDICT DRY AGENT

Cleveland, Jan -(UIo William IS. Freeman. state prohibition agent, was indicted by the county grand jury to-day on n charge of solicit ing brlbe from James Tamburro. confesscd bootlegger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
PAY AS YOU MIAMI

Boston. Jan 9.--UP) )-Denounc- ing the compulsory automobile in- suranco statute as "pay as you maim or kill" law. the Massachus Chamber of Commerce to-day filed with the legislature bill to repeal If
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
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this city Jan g, 1881 Pasquaie Arturo of 75 Phoenix ave- n,ie. Funeral Saturday morning at 9 o'clock from Malorano's. 267 Bank S,. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09

suppressed by the indignation of some of the papers of the left. In consequence the demand is raised that the censorship should be abol- ished altogether. The Chinese am bassador has also made q protest against the showing of a Russian film called '"The Blue Express which he considers injurious to the prestige of China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09

fault of bonds of $500 Levine is be- ing detained at local police head quarters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09

OFFICER SUSPENDED
 FOR VIOLATION OF RULES At next Wednesday afternoons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09

The funeral of Mrs Nicola Pilla Is to be held tomorrow morning at S:15 o'clock from her home, S9 Greenmount terrace to Our Lady of Mount Carmel church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
COOPERATION

The difference between a success
full business concern and one that is
unsuccessful, is often question OF
cooperation. If the employers are
treating their help fairly and justly,
and if the employees are doing their
best to promote the success of the
concern, that good cooperation is
going to put that business ahead.
The same principle applies i'll the
life of community. People have
to seek each others advantages, or
town will never get ahead. The
business people must make a sim
cere effort to provide good goods at
the lowest possible prices. In most
cases they do. What is often lack
ing is a similar spirit of cooperation
on the part Of the townspeople. If
they keep running off to other places
to buy their home supplies, they
show that lack of cooperation
which would ruin any business
where il was manifested.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
HOME OPPORTUNITIES

Business conditions in the past
two years should be a warning TO
very many young people that rosy
dreams can't usually be fulfilled. The
large cities have many thousands of
young folks today who can't find
work. Meanwhile, in the smaller
places where these people came
from, there is no great amount of
unemployment. Those who rushed
to those cities few years ago may
have earned high pay for time,
but then a large part of them lost
their jobs. Also their expenses in
those cities were very high.
A good town or city like Milford
and the surrounding country, will
always make places for Industrious
young people. Perhaps they can't
get rich there so fast as they want
to, but they can get sure jobs. Many
people go farther and fare worse.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
SKIDDING MOTORS

Every few days at this time of
year, one reads of accidents due to
skidding automobiles. Wet leaves
fallen on the ground, create a kind
of slippery paste and are a cause of
many accidents. And then the fall
rains create treacherous footing.
The last three months of the year
are the worst time for accidents. The
trouble appears due mainly to two
causes, the early coming of the
darkness, the hurrying of people
throug hthe dark to reach their
homes, and the slippery surface that
exists on the roads for part of the
time.
What to do when the car begins to
skid is something the motorist would
better study. But once motor
starts to skid, you can't be sure
where it is going. People who has
ever seen their cars turn around on
a slippery street, like ship in a
storm without a ruddr, will say that
it is most distressing situation,
and we all know of the very serious
accidents that result.
There is one thing sure about
skidding, and that is that the ten
dency is aggravated by high speeds.
Rounding curves and turning around
street corners are points of special
danger. People who make those
turns at fast speeds when the sur
face is slippery are taking far too
many chances.
Whenever a slippery surface ap-
pears, drivers should proceed very
carefully and watch any tendency to
slip, and go slow.
Drivers used to be more cautious
than they now are about putting ON
chains when surfaces are slippery,
with rain or snow or ice. Many of |
them claim they get along all right |
chains. Perhaps they can,
and some cars hug the road better
than others, and cars with new tires
are safer than they are with old and
worn tires. But 1t is good guess
that the average car is safer on a
slippery road with chains than it is
them.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
CHRISTMAS BUYING

Christmas will be here before We
know il. Shall we have the same
old jam in the postoffices and the
stores, with people waiting until the
last possible moment before making
and mailing their purchases?
The American people have been
told owe ran dover again, that the
way they manage this holiday rush
is costly to business and to them
selves, that it is inconvenient and
irritating. 1t shows heartlessness,
in placing a severe strain upon many
thousands of faithful workers. Many
people get sick every year, as the re-
suit of the nervous exhaustion of
the holiday period.
Many postal and store workers are
asked to do two or three times as
much work as usual during that
grand rush. They are forced to
work at top speed, hurrying to the
very limit, while they try to serve
the constant streams of people.
Christmas is supposed to be time
bringing peace and good will to men,
but for all these harassed and driv-
ell workers, it brings strain and
weariness.
The habit of making all these
Christmas gifts is pleasing mani
festation of sentiment, but it ought
not to be tarnished by this abuse.
1t would not be difficult matter to
avoid this exhausting congestion.
People who have money saved could
just as we'll buy their gifts in No
vember and early December, and
leave the last 10 days before the
holiday to those who are living from
hand to mouth and can't anticipate
their wants.
Even in villages where there is
little congestion, the people add to
he bad situation in larger towns
md cities, when they mail their par
,els late, thus adding to the last
minute rush in all the places where
hey are received. Let us do our
share here in Milford to regulate this
congestion, by buying and mailing
.arly all our packages and cards.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
Milford, Friday, December 4, 1881
CONGRESS- MEETS

The new Congress is about begin
ming its work. Some people enter
tain warm hopes of the things it is
expected to do to assist industrial
recovery. Many business men, how
ever, always look toward the meet
ing of Congress with apprehension.
II remains to be seen which point
of view comes nearer being right.
The session of Congress just prev
ious to presidential election is
traditionally looked at as kind of
campaign preliminary. The poll
ticians are supposed to be anxious
to make very handsome looking rec
ords to show to the voters at the
coming election. The political par
ties are supposed not to be so anx-
ious to advance the interests of their
country, as to maneuver their op-
ponents into some quite deep hole.
from which they will not be able to
extricate themselves until after the
succeeding November.
The public is quite tired of that
spirit. 1t expects the majority par
ty to welcome good suggestions made
by members of the minority. It
asks the minority not to support
propositions which they would de-
cline to vote for if they were in the
majority.
People are frequently too smart
in politics for their own good. They
frequently think they can win votes
for themselves and their own party,
by favoring this or that scheme
which they would admit to them
selves is wrong. The present is. a
time when the action of public men
is being closely watched, more so
than in times of high prosperity,
when people are too busy to note
what the government is doing.
Congressman who vote for things
which they really feel to be wrong,
are likely to find that the majority
of the people are against thos things
also, and will be against the people
who thus sacrifice their own judg-
ment in order to win votes.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
A GLOOMY MOMENT nm

1T is gloomy moment in his
tory. Not for many years-not in
the lifetime of most men who read
this paper-has there been so much
grave and deep apprehension; never
has the future seemed so incalcul-
able as at this time. In our own
country . thousands of our poor
est fellow citizens are turned out
against the approaching winter with
out employment.
"In France the political caldron
seethes and bubbles with uncertain
ty; Russia hangs, as usual, like a
cloud, dark and silent, upon the hori-
zon of Europe; while all the ener-
gies, resources and influences of the
British Empire are sorely tried. ="
This has a familiar ring. 1t might
have appeared yesterday in any one
of a hundred publications-prob-
ably something like it did. But the
particular quotation comes from
Harper's Weekly-dated October 10,
1S57-seventy-four years ago!
There have been other depressions
depressions, no doubt, i'll the future.
They will be survived, exacJly as
those of the past have been survived.
And the length of time it takes us to
come out of them is dictated by the
fear or courage of our people. If
they attack our institutions, put
in competition with
business, sanction exorbitant taxa
ton policies and tax deficits, it will
take long time. But if they live
normally, do their best to carry on
their work and uphold sound and
governmental policies,
will give way to normal
with the least loss and
suffering.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
Keeping UP ORGANIZATION

1t is a fairly easy thing in most
townsti to start good community Or
ganizations working for business
and civic progress. If you get the
people out to good dinner, and
have some Oratory, people will join
anything, and applaud the speakers
to the echo. Usually the new Off
GERS will work somewhat energet-
ically. After which they sometimes
get tired, or feel someone else should
take their turns.
So it happens that after a little,
many good community organizations
become more or less negative. They
hold meetings, but the life has gone
out of them. II takes continuous
pushing to enable such associations
to accomplish much. There must be
a continuous succession of people
who are willing to carry OH the work
of such efforts, and they will find
amply repaid if they thus
to the general welfare.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
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RAILROAD LABOR

The railroad companies and their
employees have entered into nego-
tiations looking to a reduction OF
wages for railroad labor. The pub
lie will hear both sides impartially,
and it will ask each side to be rea-
sonable, and to follow courses that
will lead to industrial peace and re-
vived business.
There is a need for a better dis
tribution of the profits of business,
SO that the working masses shall
have larger share of the country's
wealth. On the other hand, the peo-
pie who provide the capital on
which modern business is done. and
which makes modern prosperity and
development possible, are entitled
to some return on their money. No
one can be forced to carry on busi-
ness for nothing.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
CHRISTMAS MANNERS

The real test of peoples manners
at Christmas does not come in the
way they behave at the dinners and
parties. Many folks who are ex-
ceedingly smooth socially OH these
halcyon occasions, will be quite
rough when they are not on their
good behavior.
Their real character shows out
when they get into jams of people
i'll stores and post Offices. Do they
push and crowd to get waited on
first? Do they utter sour remarks,
complaining of the clerks who are
hustling every minute of the day,
trying to cope with the high pres
sure rush? Do they handle their
automobiles like gentlemen and la
dies, or are they in such a hurry
that they take chances of manning
someone for life?
1t is not vitality important wheth-
er people obey all the rules of eti-
quet at the parties, but it is ncces-
sary for public comfort and happi-
ness that they show up their smooth
and friendly side in the sometimes
trying contacts of the Christmas
season.
Milford chronicle., 1931-12-04
YOUNG PEOPLES FREEDOM

Liberty is popular watchwOrd
Among those who believe in il quite
passionately, are Jail convicts, also
boys and girls who have not arrived
at years of discretion. Liberty has
accomplished wonders for the world
but any good idea can be carried
too far.
The young people can not be re-
strained as they formerly were.
Some militant old timers here i'm
Milford tell us to make" our young
folks do thus and SO. Just what
they would do to make" them be-
have is not so clear. They can COM
plain of them to the courts and have
them arrested for juvenile delinqu-
ency, but they would yield before go
ing that far. Facing their young
people with a stern front quells the
more docile ones, but il leads the
more stubborn to open rebellion.
An illustration of modern freedom,
is the tendency of young women's
colleges to permit smoking, where
formerly this custom was commonly
forbidden. Many of the authorities
of these colleges probably dislike
the idea of smoking, but they real
ize that young people can not be
ordered around as they formerly
were, at least after they reach the
age of independence.
Having attained freedom earlier
than formerly, one can inquire of
these boys and girls what they pro-
pose to do with it. Many of them
are capable of managing their own
affairs, but many are making a mess
of it. If this mess simply involves
slight errors, they will get over
them and learn useful lessons from
their own mistakes.
Quite frequently however, the mess
involves serious losses and lifelong
regrets. The parents will have to
get busy and see that their young !
people acquire some quite firm prin-
ciples about these things, before they
reach the age where they demand
and are given their independents.