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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
CREATBRITAIN MAKES BID FOR
 OUR FACTORIES
Already Two American Firms Have Contracted for Sites in That Coun- try

London, Oct 30. (UP)-Great Britain to-day speeded mobilization of man power and machinery in a drive for overseas business as for eign contracts for factory sites, in- cluding two from the United States, were negotiated.
 Industrialists are convinced that the national governments over whelming victory at the polls Is tantamount to a mandate for a five-year plan for regaining Great Britain's world trade.
 And the applications for foreign factory sites are in anticipation of a protection tariff to which the election victors were pledged. The applications are showing a steady increase.
 Among the six site purchases contracted for to-day was one United States airplane firm and one United States radio factory.
 It was anticipated that the na- tional government would hold power for full five years because it's huge majority in the house of commons made 1t safe from over throw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
MISS WENDEL HAD NOTHING TO DO
 WITH HER WILL
Untermeyer Made That Charge in Attempt to Stop Filing of $75,OO0,- 900 Estate

New York. oct 30-CU. P.) - Seeking to enjoin the executors of the late Miss Ella Virginia Wen ders estate from filing her s75.- 000,000 will for probate. Samuel Untermeyer charged in federal court that Miss Wendell had mo- thing more to do with the making of her will than the man in the moon."
 Untermeyer, with Arthur Gar field Hays, in counsel for persons who claim kinship with Miss Wen del, including Miss Rosa Dew Stansburg, "A, of Vicksburg, Miss, who claims to be Miss Wendel's next to kin.
 As to Miss Wendel's bequest of $12,000. 0.000 to the Methodist Theo- ological Seminary at Ranking. China, Untermeyer stated that the chances are that she didn't know where Ranking was or how to spell it. She didn't go to church. In fact, she was down on the church" :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
Hoover Will Name His Own Committee to Investigate in an Effort to Force Navy League to Make Apology
Whole Naval Policy of President Is Held Up to Scorn By Charges of League-There Was No Beating About the Bush in Direct Accusations
BY PAUL R. MALLON United Press Stan COrrespOndcnf.

On1tc0 PfeSS Stam COrfeSpOn0cmf.
 Washington, Oct 30.-(UP)-- President Hoover to-day prepared to name a committee of his own choosing to investigate his own navy program in an effort to force an apology from a "big navy" critic.
 This was his answer to the charge of "abysmal ignorance" in navy matters leveled against him by the navy league, a civilian body interested in promoting navy mat ters.
 The president expects the step to silence his critics and wiring an apology from William Howard Gardiner, who as president of the league, signed it's statement. Personnel of the trial board is expected to be made public at the White House before night. MT Hoover announced Navy league members will be represented on it.
 The dispute grew out of Mir Hoovers' efforts to shave $61 ,000,- 900 from the 1892 navy budget now in preparation. For some weeks the executive has been an-
 noyed by propaganda against him, , which, he has charged, was stimu-
 lated by subordinates in the navy
 department.
 The Navy league questioned his
 whole naval policy but its charge of lack of knowledge was directed at his now almost forgotten pro- (Continued on Page 2)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
NOBEL PRIZE TO
 GERMAN PROF.

Stockholm. Oct. 30.-(UP)-Pro. lessor Otto Warburg. German bio. logical chemist. has been awarded the 1891 Nobel prize in medicine which the respiratory organs func- ton.
 Prof. warburg served as a lieu. tenant in the World war and is q former president of the World Zionist organization. He became head of the department of biology of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute ir Berlin in 1910. He has been active in the field of cancer research.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
Abysmal Ignorance
 Of Navy Conditions
 Hurled At Executive
ENTOMBED SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT
 MINERS SAVED
Six Were Trapped at That Time and Rescuers Would Not Give Up- Two Alive But Four Dead

Shickshinny. Pa, Oct 30-(UP) Patience won safety to-day for two miners of the six trapped since Saturday night In the West End Coal company mine at Moc- anaqua.
 Rescuers broke through the last rock barrier to-day to find John Tomashunis. 40, and John Moc- toni. 22, alive, fairly comfortable. and elated beyond the power of speech.
 Near by lay the bodies of the other four.
 Jacob linus and Henry Ceglar- ski were caught in the explosion and killed outright.
 John Molitoris and Paul Novak tried to crawl through the tunnel. Deadly blackdamp asphyxiated them.
 Tomashunis, father of seven children, anu SIactoni, unmarried. and Moctoni, unmarried, preferred to wait. They owed their rescue to their patience.
 They knew that a rescue party was driving toward them. Untn last night they had no knowledge of how close safety lay. Then one of several pipes pushed through the barrier penetrated to their place of refuge. Joyfully they tapped on it tc l. (Continued on Cage 2.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
UNKNOWN HERO
 RESCUED WOMAN FROM THE RAILS
She Fell From Platform to Tracks and Broke Leg Unknown Man Leap- ed and Saved Her

New York. Oct 30. (UP)-An unidentified man stepped from a New York subway crowd to-day. displayed heroic courage. and then disappeared. unknown and unsung. Miss Freda Wasserstein. waiting for a train in a Brooklyn station. fell from the platform. onto the tracks. Her right leg was broken. She couldn't help herself and from the distance came the rumble of a fast approaching train. The unknown hero jumped down to the tracks, lifted Miss Wasser- stein to the platform, then crawl ed up himself, a split second be- fore the train roared into the sta- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
EXPECT TO STAY
 IN THEIR PERCH
 HUNDRED HOURS

Texarkana, Tex, Oct 30-(UP)- A new wrinkle in marathons-a cross between fiagpole sitting and endurance dancing-was in pro- gress here today.
 On a platform 35 inches square. perched a top a 5O-foot pole of the roof of hotel. Betty and Babe Fox shuffied to and fro. They had been at it more than 36 hours. They shouted to spectators below that they hoped to set a record of at least 100 hours"
 Winter winds failed to daunt them. They were clothed in leather jackets are refreshed themselves from a thermos bottle of coffee, hoisted up to their perch on a rope. The ground crew consists of Bonnie Fox, their brother and manager.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
WILL OF EDISON TO BE CONTESTED
 BY SON WILLIAM
This Son Is By First Mar riage of Inventor He Refuses to State His Reasons

Wilmington, Delaware. october 30 - (UP) - William L. Edison. a son of Thomas A. Edison. by his first marriage, said today that "ac- ton would be started to contest the will," of the inventor.
 He refused to state how soon ac- tion would be started. but revealed that he had consulted an attorney regarding the contest and that the faction likely would start shortly"
 The bulk of the Edison fortune was left to Charles and Theodore Edison with the six children shar- ing in the residuary estate over which Charles and Theodore are executors and have wide powers of disposition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30

a large tub of water. As Arko watched. his little master toddled to the tub, then fell in.
 The great dog plunged Into the water. grabbed the boys clothing in his teeth and pulled him out.
 The dogs barking brought the grandmother, Mrs Anna Berkson, to the room. Howard was uncon- scious but alive.
 A Ire department rescue squad revived him after tb minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
Former Ku Kluxer Heads
 New Band Of Crusaders

New York, Oct s0-(UP)- Colonel William Joseph Simmons. founder and one time imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan was busy here to-day organizing his new society, the white band" which is out to "crush commun- ism"
 "Colonei. Simmons left the Ku Klux Klan." 1t was explained by Rev A. Milford Young. director of propaganda for the "white band" as he sat in his sumptuous offices at 90 West Broadway, because he couldn't subscribe to some of the bigoted ideas that some of the later leaders tried to force. Colonel Simmons was never against the Catholic or Jew. What he real- ly started the klan for was to keep us out of the League of Nations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30

And we're not in. Half our govern ors at one time belonged to the klan."
 Young said the "white band" al- ready. has about 350.000 members in the United States with active units in Manhattan. Staten Island. Brooklyn and various New Jersey cities.
 Communism and bolshevism thrive at times like these." Young said. Russia is dumping goods and other things. Such importa- tions ought to be stopped. Ours Is a non-sectarian white brotherhood and We believe by gathering in- formation and by measures and by radio speeches that communism can be crushed"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
AL CAPONE FELL VICTIM TO
 ANOTHER KIND OF RACKET

Chicago. Oct 3o--(UP)-The
 man whose rise 10 fame has been synchrenous with that of "the racket" to-day was described as the victim os . racket.
 When Al Capone was thrust inte a cell at the county jail after con- viction as an income tax dodeer he found as his companion, Wii- Ham Dawson. z2. Dawson told the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
Blind Girl Amazed
 At Restored Sight

clubs and the skill of pr Leo Co., vert, neighbor of the Goddards, opened up the wonderland for Edna.
 ''I can see," she said.
 'I didn't know that eyes were of different colors," she said. "Ev- erything is so bright and different. It's wonderful"
 To-day she was learning the names of chairs and other objects about her home. Although she knew them by touch, she didn't know them by sight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30

sangster he had no money to pay a fine.
 That's all right, pal" Capone said. peeling . si0 bill on large roll.
 Dawson appeared later in court. But the judge dismissetl him without assessing any fine.
 Police grinned. "Just another racket" they said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
German Inventor Of
 Tank Dies Penniless

proval." Goebel, old and stopped and his voice betraying a tremor would say in recounting his first demonstration. "They thought was a vaudeville artist. I shouted at them, Gentlemen, this is no toy: you see before you terrible weapon which will decide the out come of the next war
 "They only smiled at me. My model tank was exhibited in the courtyard of the Reichstag throughout the war. It grew rusty. and Germany lost the war"
 The tank was one of a long list of Goebeps inventions, ranging over the fields of aviation, ship ping, electricity and warfare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
MEMORIAL TO SLAI N
 WITCHES
Residents of Gall0ws Hill in Salem Have Started Related Movement to Honor l9 Innocent Vic- tins of Witchcraft
By FRANK MURPHY

(Umtc0 freSS stan COTrcSpOnuent)
 Salem, Mass, Oct 30-Salem' s witches" if they returned in spirit this Halloween, would find residents of Gallows Hill fighting to honor their memory.
 The city council of this 305- year-old community, known as "the Witch City" has sought a $1,000 appropriation to buy site for 8 memorial to the 19 innocent vic- tims of the witchcraft delusion of 1892. Mayor G. P. Bates said to- day he would approve the project.
 Erection of the proposed memo rial would climax a campaign be- gun by City Councillor Michael Ma grath a decade ago for some tangi- ble testimonial, not only to those who were hanged but also to those who ended the persecution.
 Securing of the appropriation,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
GERMAN POLICE DOG RESCUES
 HIS BABY CHUM FROM DEATH

Chicago. Oct so-(UP)-Fifteen- months-old Howard Jensen was tucked safe in his crib to-day and by his side Arko. . great tawny German police dog. lay happily. 4 few hours before Howard and Arko had been playing alone in the basement of Towards grand mothers home. Howard isn't quite steady on his legs yet.
 In one corner of the room stood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30

Berlin. Oct 20-(UP)-Frederich Wilhelm Goebe1, recognized Tn Germany as the inventor of the military tank, died to-day without collecting the 10,000,000 marks he demanded as compensation from the ministry of defense for his in- vention. His widow was left pen- niless. Goebel, old and poor at his death, first exhibited his tank in 1913 when 1t climbed a 50 per cent grade amid the applause of high imperial officers. He maintained to the last that failure of the kaiser's officers to recognize the importance of the tank caused Ger many's defeat in the war.
 "The officers clapped their ap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30

Bellaire, O.. Oct 30--(UP)-The world was a wonderland to-day to Edna Goddard, aged g, who stared rapturously about her after a life of blindness. The skill of sur geon gave Edna sight which had been plotted out at birth by dou- ble cataract.
 Everything seems so funny" she laughed gleefully, looking at her mother. "Even mama seemed different before"
 The generosity of local civic
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
MACHINE GUNS
 USED IN CYPRUS

Alexandrie, Egypt. Oct. 30.- (UP).-Advices to-day from the Island of Cyprus. where a revolt has been in progress against Brit fish rule, reported 15 killed and 50 wounded in the interior when peas ants clashed with British troops who used machine guns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
REVOTT O FCAVALRY

Rio Do Janeiro. Oct so.--(Uf) --The revolt of q calvary unit in northern Brasil in which the com manding officers were killed was said to-day by officials to have been isolated and practically nuaiIed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
Late Bulletins
SHORT FIELD WAS TO BLAME

Peoria, Ariz, Oct 30-(UP)@Starting at the one yard line, football advanced 90 yards here the other day and yet touchdown scored Reason: The high school short of ground and the football field is only 90 yards long.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
COSLINS BROTHER IN SCHOOL

Wenonah, N. J., Oct 30-(UP)--James c. Gosln of Salem, N. J., brother of Leon (Goose) Goslin, St Louis American league outelder, has enrolled in the cadet battalion at Wenonah Military academy. He is interested in all sports and has ambitions of following in his brothers footsteps. 'eies 5s.ss. .,t, /.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
TRUCK SMASHED
 AUTO TO PIECES

Greenwich. Conn.,, Oct. 30-(UP) A five-ton truck and small coupe. speeding in opposite direc- tions through fog, collided here to- day, killing Paul L. Walsh, 21. of Jersey City. driver of the automo- bile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
GANDHI GOING TO IRELAND

London, Oct 30-(UP)-The Daily Express said to-day that Mahatma Gandh would visit Ireland imme datey after the end of the Indian round table confer and confer informally with members of all parties of the Dali.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
MORE AUTOS THAN FAMILIES

Boston, Oct 30-AUP)-There were more automo- piles than families in 52 cities and towns in metropoli tan Boston in 1930 survey by the Boston Chamber of Commerce revealed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
GIANT PUMPKIN EXHIBITED

St Jacobs, Ont, Oct 30-(UP)-A giant pumpkin, weighing 108 pounds is being exhibited here by George Hasenplung, farmer. Hasenplung has grown four other pumpkins almost as large. Iat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
CLUTTON FOR HARD LUCK

Dallas, Tex, Oct 30-(UP)-O. L. Brentley is gutton for hard luck Police found his stolen Then a suit of clothes was fched While he in pawn shop with officers trying to trace his clothes his auto was stolen second time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
SHE FORGOT HER PIPE

Greenville, III, Oct 30-(UP)-Mrs Barbara Lep- pard forget bring the pipe she had smoked for more than two years of her life to her 90h birthday party. She smoked cigar instead She said she liked her old pipe best.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
GOLD FROM NEW YORK

Lisbon. Oct so-(UP)-The press reported to-day that the liner saturnia. due here November c. is bringing ee.000. 900 in gold bullion from New York to reenforce the deposits Of the Bank of Emission af parfueai.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
BANDIT RETURNS HIM $1O

Port Arthur Tex, Oct 30-(UP)-R. G. Levin sur rendered $51 all he had, to bandit who held up his drug store. Here's money for change to open up in the morning." the bandit said he tossed back $0
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
CHURCH SERVICE 159 YEARS

Waldoboro, Me, Oct 30-(UP)-In the historic old German meeting house here church services have been held regularly for 159 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
CIDER WASN'T ANY GOOD

Mt Vernon, O.. Oct 30-(UP)-The boys who stole the jug of cider from high school teachers Halloween party left the following notes God will punish us, you won't need to- The cider wasn't any good but this quarter is (25 cents enclosed in note)."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Oct 30.-(UPl-The treasury net balance October-2S was $S01 II l, ,916.20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
FANDANCO!

Or whether it is the tango. the dance is the thing-per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
The Weather

Probable Showers To- night and On Saturday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
On 7he Air To-day
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Mew VOrh

1:O0-Black's orchestra. .. 1:45-Navy-Penn football
 game.
 4:30-Spitalny orchestra. 5:00-The Lady Next Door. 5:3O-Contract Bridge-Talk. 5:45-Mountainee music. 6:O0-Debate-R That in
 the Interests of World
 Prosperity. War Debts
 Should Be Canceled-Ox-
 ford university, from Lon-
 don; Harvard university,
 from New York. 7:OO-Nick Lucas, songs. 7:15-Attempt to Commit Arson
 Gleason L. Archer. 7:30-Alice Joy, contralto; Van
 Loans orchestra. 7:45-The Goldbergs-Sketch. 8:O0-Chicago Civic concert. 8:3O-National Advisory Council
 on Radio in Education;
 Wages in Relation to Eco
 homie Recovery-Leo Vol
 man. professor of econom-
 ics, Columbia university;
 Anger, It's Causes and Con-
 trol-Florence l.. Good
 enough. Institute of Child
 Welfare, University of Min nesota.
 9:00-Pryor orchestral; male
 quartet.
 9:30-Aileen Clark, soprano; Ed
 O'Brien, tenor; Wirges's or-
 chestra. orchestra; orches-
 tra from Buenos Aires:
 Walter Winchell. 1 l:00-Marion Harris, songs. Crawford, organ. l1:30-Coon-S Sanders orchestra. l2:OO-Valee orchestra. 2:30-LopeZ orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
WIZ x....s.... .s: New York

1:30-Luncheon concert. 2:OO-Weather reports. 2:O5-Lolita qainsborg, piano;
 Godfrey Ludlow, violin. 2:3O-Dance orchestra. 2:45-Lee Sims, piano; llo May
 Bailey, soprano. 3:O0-Irma Glenn, organ. 3:15-Fireside songs. 3:30-The Three Doctors. 3:45-Kogen's orchestra. 4:15-To be announced. 5:00-Colorado Cowboys, songs. 5:3O-Old Pappy, songs. 5:45-Little Orphan Annie-Skit 6:O0-Raising Junior-Skit. 6:l5-The Answer Man. 6:30-Raymond Knight, Landt
 trio and White. 6:45-Topics in Brief-Lowell
 Thomas. 7:00-Amos m Andy-Skit. 7:15-Jesters, vocal trio. 7:3O--Katzman,s dance orchestra,
 Dick Robertson. songs. 7:45-Frank Luther, tenor. S:0O-The Wheat Dreamer
 Sketch. S.30-Selvin's orchestra. g;O0-Chicago Civic opera. 9:3O-The Moth-Sketch. skit. Lu and Elm. Harding. piano,
 Irene Harding, organ. music. Columbo, songs. White, organ. 12:O0-Mildred Bailey, songs. orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

Three versatile NEG staff mem- bers can reproduce almost any pro- gram on the air, in the opinion of their associates. They are Ross German, who plays twenty-five musical instruments; Ray Kelly, sound effects expert. who repro duces almost any known sound, and Hack Wilson. NEG engineer, who can initiate virtually any radio voice after hearing it once.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

Walter Damrosch was warmly congratulated on his first perfor- nance of opera in English, present. ed on the NEG Symphonic Hour Sunday, November 29. He re- ceived many telegrams and tele- phone calls at the NEG Times Square studio as we'll as at his home. The first act of "Lohen- grin" in English will be broadcast December 27, at 1:l5 p. m, E. S. T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

Walter Blaufuss, director of the Sunbirds, early morning broadcast over an NBC-WJZ network each Friday. was a pianist at 15 years of age and had two popular hits Coon Frolics" and Chicago Rag to his credit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
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1:OO-WTIC synchronized with WEAF on 660 k.c. (See WEAF for program.) 1:46---Navy-U University of Penn sylvania Football game from Philadelphia, Pa. 1:0O-Sileut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

Contract Bridge, the new NEG comedy series. has met with such success that Ruth McCloy, author and director has been asked 10 write scripts for movie shorts on the same subject.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
1Aa MY A mN bBU ,te,rrs " SA~~ kiloryrir,
Kew York

1:OO-Halls orchestra. 1:15-Songs of Pennsylvania and
 Navy. 1:3O-Pennsylvania- Navy Foot
 ball game. 4:30-Sorey's orchestra; Herman
 deg Brothers, instrumental
 ists. 5:00-Duchin orchestra. 5:30-Lown orchestra. 5:45-Football scores. 6:OO-Abrams's orchestra. 6:30-Bigelow orchestra. 6:45-Connie Boswell. songs. 7:0O-Poltical Situation in Wash
 ington To-night-F. w..
 Vile. 7:15-Bing Crosby, songs. 7:30-Dance lesson. 7:45-Round Towners quartet;
 Remarks orchestra. S:00-Mills brothers. songs. S:15-Leopold Stokowski and
 Philadelphia Symphony or
 chestra. forum. Boat, Smoky Hollow orchestra. Miller, songs. 11:3CA-Belasco's orchestra. orchestra. orchestra. l2:30-Stern's orchestra. 1:O0-Osborne orchestra. 1:3O-Abrams's orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

Russ Columbo defines his brand of entertainment by saying that he takes a song and reads 1t musical ly into the hearts of listeners"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

Eddie Edwards and his Silver Slipper orchestra have been en- gagged by the Holy Name Society of Presentation Church, Brooklyn. New York. for January 19 through NEG Artists service.