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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
First Meeting
 of Creditors Business Scheduled for Hearing in Bankruptcy
 Court

Three first meetings of creditors in bankrupt estates are scheduled to be heard at the regular United States Bankruptcy court session in the common pleas court room Mon- day morning. Referee Carleton F. Hoadley will preside. The first meetings are scheduled in the cases of Morris Siller of Waterbury, Sid- ney Yavetz, doing business as the State Mems Shop. also at Boyd's, Inc. and Clayton J. Heburt of Wa terbury.
 ! Other cases to come up Monday are Mike Macary, paving of filing fee; Sam Kobotznick. L. l.. F.. Perry, and Jack Rodriguez, hear ings on petitions for allowances; James F. Shea, Naugatuck Motors, Inc, reports of trustees; Luria Bros. examination of bankrupt; Charles Terube, payment of administration expenses: c. B. Johnson Electric Co. hearing on petition to sell choses in action.
 Petitions for discharges are to be heard in the cases of Edith l.. Web ster. Louis J. Rolly and William J.. Driscoll. At o'clock Monday af- ternoon the court will hold a hear ing in the l. NJ. Shapiro Co on the leases on uncompleted contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18

New Haven, Conn, April 1S.- Plains. for the second annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Confer ence, which will be held at Yale university on April 25 and 26 were made public here to-day. Two of the three sessions of the conference will be open to the public.
 The first session will be held Sat- urday afternoon at ? o'clock in room 2O1, William l.. Hardness Hall, and will be open to the public. Papers on the general subject "The Nature and Scope of Sociology will be pre- sented by Professor Theodore Abel, Columbia university; Professor Mau- rice E. Davie, Yale university; and Professor Pitirim Sorokin. Harvard university.
 The anua1 dinner of the confer ence will be held at the Yale Faculty club, Saturday sv>.:ng, after which the members will assemble in the ballroom of the club for business session. Professor Henry Pratt of New York university, will preside. The presidential ad- dress will be given by Professor Frank H. Hankins. of Smith col lege. Professor Thomas N. Carver, of Harvard university. will speak on 'occupational Balance" and Profess sor Ellsworth Huntington, of Yale. will speak on "The Measurement of Current Civilization"
 Reports on current researches will he made at the third and last ses- sion, to be held at he Faculty club on Sunday morning at 9:S0 a. m., which will be open to the public. Robert S. Lynd, permanent secretary of the Social science Research Coun- cil will preside.
 Papers will be read by three
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18

 Plan Closes May 1
Good Work Done for Many People During the
 Past Winter

At meeting of the Mutual Aid Unemployment corporation yester- day afternoon it was decided to dis continue the work on May 1, all the pledges signed expiring on that date. Such cases of need as may exist after that time will be taken care of by the charity board, Lon- coin House, diocesan bureau and other organized bodies which have been helping in various ways.
 Since the plan was started and by the time the pledges expire over $35O,00O will have been collected and paid out in wages to people who otherwise would have found 1t impossible to get a chance to earn a dollar. Many are of the opinion that conditions warrant continu- ance of the unemployment fund, but now that 1t has been decided to abandon it, able bodied men who fail to find openings in the factories will have to look elsewhere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
FORUM SPEAKER
 AT SECOND CHURCH
Whiting William Will Be Heard To=morrow Night
 on Good Subject
WORKED IN THE MINES

Whiting Williams, industrial psy- chologist, author and lecturer. will be the speaker at the Secon Con- gregational Church Forum on Sun day evening at 7:30 o'clock. His subpject will be "Gfve Us This Day Our Daily Job."
 Cleveland Steel Company's person mel, Whiting Williams, in 1919. need ed first hand information about his steel workers. So he put few dollars in his pocket, took leave of absence, changed his name,, put on overalls, and became iourneyman laborer in mines and factories of American industry. His report on What's On the Workers Mind ?" was so human and so timely that it had to be made by book, magazine and speech-from Maine to. Califor- mia.
 As result he worked during three later summers in the coal mines and steel plants of Britian. of North or industrial France, and of Germany's famous Rruh and Saar valleys-besides seeking work in in dustrial Italy. In the railroad strike of 1922, he sought, first the strikers ana then Tn the sSlTlkc-DTc ' camp, insight for Golfers Weekly into one of the most serious indus trial disputes in the nations history.
 In 1928 he attended the Interna- tional Labor conference in Geneva aid revisited his worker friends in France, Germany and Italy. Most important, he pentrated into the Donetz Basin, Russia's "Pittsburg District" There, without interpret CT, he secured the frank attitude of coal miner and steel maker to their Red masters.
 Meanwhile, his services have been in demand as an advisor in indus trial relations for concerns employ ing hundreds of thousands of work CTS in this and foreign countries. These duties have taken him on ex-' tensive studies of the worker-citizen in Central and South America. and to international conferences such as the American at Havana in Havana in 1928 and Williamstown in 193O. Besides his regular busf- ness school engagements, he has ad- dressed numerous Chambers of Commerce, Teachers conventions. Community Forums, groups of exc cutives, and Foremen, Women's clubs-every kind of group through out America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
Graduating Class
 at Hopevine
Presented Fine Minstrel Show With Henry Koch
 InterlOcutOr

A splendid performance was given by the gymnasium of Hopeville school last evening when the grad uating class of 1881 presented minstrel show. Henry Koch acted as interlocutor and presented the num- bers which included songs, dances and sketch. The entire program was as follows:
 Assembly march, school orches- tra; "The Thirty-One Class, open ing chorus. entire class; solo, Little Starr, Lucille White. violin accom- panist. Domenic Santucci; sketch, Dark Moments, secene-night on the Western Front. Sam, James Kinney, Rumbo, Leo Collins: Spanish ser- enade, school orchestra; clog waltz, Marguerite Doyle; song-When You Were the Blossom of Buttercup Lane'', Henry Koch and boys; Sim plicity march, school orchestra; sketch. Hanging Out the Clothes, Onyx, Lois Sanderson, Miss White, Rita O'Donnell; solo--"When Youh Hair Has Turned to Silver" Robert Burritt: tap dance, Margaret Hur- ley; song-.'When You Miss a Little Miss. girls and chorus; Ching Chang. school orchestral sketch Mrs Blacks Pink Tea, characters. Mrs Black, Dorothy Honegger, Sara tgo, the maid, Eunice Mack. Pansy. the daughter. Agnes Connolly. Mrs White, Thelma Church, Mrs Roch- ester Lincoln, Grace Booth; guests, Mrs Brown, Elizabeth Tarket, Mrs Blew Madeline Sirak, Mrs Redd, Edith Aldrich, Mrs Green, Carla Finke, Mrs Grey. Athlyn Mclean; song-"Sleepy Town Express" entire class; march--Some Pep, school or chestra.
 The end men were: Peter Delvie. Francis Buckley Robert Green. Harry Grant, Raymond Witzman, Henry Hurley, Peter Topazio. The soloists were Lucille White. Robert Burritt, Henry Koch. The comed- ians were Lois Sanderson, Rita O'Donnell, James Kinney, Leo Gol- lin. The dancers were Margaret Hurley and Marguerite Doyle.
 Members of the chorus were: Paulette Beaudry, Blanche Akerly, Flora Brodeur. Margaret Brodeur, Antoinette Bruni Addies Larrow. Clara Millete. Alba None. Eva None, Clara Munro, Mary O'eKefe, Anna Pasini, Jean Quigley. Mary Salcito, Ruth Schoeck, Lillian Seeiey. Effa Stewart. Roy Bates. Homer Bron- neke, John Carew, orlando Carta. Walter Conway Earle Daniels, Jos eph Demers. Maurice Mac Burney. James O'Eeefe. Perry Pettinico. ! Domenie Santucci. Howard 6choeck,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
CITY'S ACCIDENTAL DEATHS TOTAL 67
Fifty Per Cent
 Of Fatalities Due
 To Auto Accidents
Fifteen Females and Efy-two Males Listed in Report for l93O-fiome Accidents Aid Materially in Swell- ing Waterburys Twelve Months Total

Accidents of various types in Wa terbury resulted in 67 deaths during the year 1880 according to a statis- ticai report submitted by the Water bury Chamber of Commerce. forAthe first time today Nearly half of the deaths were caused through automo- bile mishaps the report states, while not one industrial fatality occurred during 1880. There were five deaths other than by motor vehicle, 26 deaths resulting from home acci- dents, three suicides and one homi- eide.
 In the motor vehicle classification ] 1zsof the deaths resulted from autos striking pedestrians, eight from auto striking auto. four from auto skid ding, one from non-collision and one unclassified. There were two railroad deaths and one vehicle other than motor. One drowning was recordedA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
Chaplin a Riot
 in "City Lights 7
Newspapermen See Special
 Showing at the State
(Revicwcd by J. G.)

Many nice things were said about Charlie Chaplin's newest picture, "City Lights" but after witnessing :, preview of the play at the Warner Bros State thoater last night there is only one fault to be found. There were not enough nice things said about it. Any picture that can make it's audience laugh so heartily that tears are brought to the eyes must have something. Newspaper men who witnessed the showing last right claim it to be the best picture Of the year.
 There is no secret formula mak- ing the picture great. It Is simply Charlie himself. Charlie with big feet, battered derby hat swinging cane and Charlie the past master or pantomime. Charlie doesn't talk. He doesn't have to. His actions speak louder than words. And when the laughs come. and how they come! they can be enjoyed to one's hearts content. The audience does not have to stop as Is the case in talking com t dies for fear of missing the next line. One laugh can roll right into the next one and so on throughout the vehicle.
 Like all of his pictures Charlie has cleverlv mixed pathos with hu- n,or. He wrote, produced and di- rooted "City Lights" and no one else but Chaplin could create s,.ch u masterpiece. Charlie is given able support by Harry Meyers. am other famous comedian. The picture r.ns for four days at the State starting to-day. Be sure to see 1t but if your heart Is weak bring along your doctor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
King, Phone Employe,
 Wins Bronze Medal
Local Splicer's Helper Saves Woman From Death at the
 afindS of Frenzed Man

Hannah saved the life of a boy by rescuing him from drowning and applying artificial respiration, and Jamroga pulled an unconscious comrade for gas filled manhole.
 Special honorable mention is given to Josephine D, Murphy, school in- structor, of Norwich, and honorable mentions to George H. Thynge, line man, of Hartford; Lester M. War ner, subway inspector, of New Ha- ven; Rus F. Smith, repairman. of Hartford; Henry F. Camache, line- man and truck driver. of New Ha- ven: and Carl D. Chadburn, splicer's helper, of Torrington.
 The awards are in memory of Theodore N. Vail. a prominent pio- neer in the telephone industry and a former president of the American Telephone & Telegraph company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18

'. a ! 4
 William E. King, splicer's helper employed by the Southern New Eng land Telephone company in this city, is among the three employees an nounced today as recipients of bronze Vail memorial medals for noteworthy public service which re- suited in saving three lives. The two others are Harry Hannah, assist ant foreman, of Hartford, and John J. Jamroga, splicer's helper, of New Britain.
 King, on June 2, 1880. seeing a woman, her face and arms slashed in the grasp of frenzied man who was about to cut her throat with a razor. rushed in, grappled with and subdued the assaulter, and finally freed the woman. He aided in carry ing her to nearby shop for the treatment of her wounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
Sociology To Be
 Discussed At Yale
Second Annual Eastern Sociological Conference An-
 nOunced for April 25 and 26

members of the Institute of Human
 Relations at Yale university: Dr Mill
 dred Parten, Dr Dorothy Thomas. land Professor Mark A. May. Dr Partens subject is "Investiga- tion of Social Backgrounds" Dr Thomas, Some Aspects of Social Legal Research; and Professor
 Mays, "The Work of the Yale In- stitute." Lawrence Frank, chairman of the councils committee on the family will talk on 'The Family and Personality Adjustments Profes- sor l.. c. Marshall. of The Institute of Law. Johns Hopkins university, will talk on Divorce and Family Desertion."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
Grand Chief Ranger.

smaller courts in Norfolk, Thomas ton. Bristol, Putnam, Norwich. New Britain, Meriden and other cities of the state.
 It is a custom of the Foresters of America to stage 8 state meeting and class initiation at the home court of its presiding grand chief ranger. which explains why state and supreme officers will be in Wa tertown tomorrow to pay tribute to Walter McGowan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
Services at the
 Beth Ell Synagogue

Most people suffer from an i'm feriority complex and the Jews as a class are afflicted with this said Rabbi Harry E. Schwartz speaking last evening at the regular Friday night services of the Beth Fl Syna- gogue. Will power and their godly endowed faculties will carry those who are subject to this along in the world if they use them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
Miss Shanahan
 Among Honored Guests

Miss Helen Shanhan, national judge advocate of the Ladies Auxil- iary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, is one of the guests at the state lunch- con given by Governor Joseph F.. Ely of Massachusetts to National Commander-in-Ch Waldman of the V. r. w. in his visit to that state to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18
Pictures Shown
 at the YMCA
Sponsored By the Gray Y
 and Pioneer Clubs

Seven Gra-Y clubs and one Pioneer club of the boys department of the Y. M. c. A. are sponsoring the showing of educational pictures in their respective schools
 The pictures being shown are di- rectly, connected with the sixth grade. geography lessons which are being taught in the various, schools in the city. The pictures shown de- picted life of the people, especially the children of Poland, Rumania, the Balkans, Italy and the Eternal City of Rome.''
 Miss Renora Barber. sixth grade teacher of Slocum school is respon- sible for the idea of showing educa- tional pictures to supplement geog- raphy studies in the sixth grade. William F. Briggs, city boys secre- tary Of the Y. NJ. C.. A is responsi- 'bler for the Gra-Y club using the pie lures as a practical club project for this year.
 The schools in which tl,e pictures were shown Thursday and Friday are Slocum, Walsh. Driggs, Russell, Croft, and Columbia where the Kappa Delta Pioneer club is respot- #sible for the showing of the pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18

In the home accidents there were 10 deaths resulting from falls. four from burns scalding and explosion, three from sufrocation and asphyxia- tions five from poisoning, one from cuts and scratches and three others 'unclassified.
 Fifty-two of these accidental deaths happened to males and 15 to females. the fatalities by age groups also included in the report show. as follows:
 ' 4f&tH All Arridaufe a4Ys "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18

Smudge fires were used to prO- tect gardens from frost by the an- |clent Romans and by the Peruvian Andians in presColumbian times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18

Alex Stiklues, Frank Vaughan, James Webster. Edward Yezierslxi.
 Henry Koch was the interiocuitor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-18

A PERSONAL MATTER. .erhe great war started in1919."
 You're wrong. The war started in 1914"
 Well, l guess I know the year I was married. ."--Pele Mele, Paris.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
&aa,..A,
The World Has Gone Bust!
By JORGE

The New York World we mean. And through
all the politely restrained JOY of the other cap
italist papers of this ancient and romantic viii
lage there looms the gloom of the Pulitzer pro-
nouncement that there are too many papers in
New York"
Served it right for pretending to be liberal"
and being in reality one of the most reaction
airy journals Perhaps the World staff of writer's
and reporters, some 2,700 of them directly
dumped into the unemployed by this collapse,
will have time to mediate on what they have
been writing
Let them look over the stories they have writ
ten about returning prosperity" hokum about
"this land of boundless opportunity" etc, etc.
When they are hungry enough to enjoy some
OF the adequate relief" they have been saying
is furnished to the jobless, against which they
have launched attacks in keeping with old Pulit-
zers command to oppose 'the predatory poor"
maybe we will find some penitents among them
whom we can welcome as staff workers on the
American Prayda" we intend to start
The fact is that horseradish is not so popu-
lar as it used to was. If you have noticed the
big bunk-shooting magazines have been resort
ing to full and sometimes double page ads in the
daily papers, trying to hold up. Even that old
dope peddler, the Saturday Evening Post is up
against IT, ana SllCe JIle advertising is COllaDSlng
it is reported to have stopped trying to get cir
culation as the more it prints the more it loses
All this may be charged up to Soviet dump
ing" But the fact that the World started down.
hill before the grand crash in Wall Street shows
that there is something in the notion that a part
of the people are just lying down on capitalist
newspapers,
They (the newspapers talk about summer
vacations at the beaches as though everybody
has them, when very few do; talk about fine
clothes and good food as though they were avail
able to all; gable about golf and polo as il
they were mass amusements; steadily deny
there is want and hunger until revolution slaps
their faces and then they're for claw and order"
and starvation; in short they give any sensi-
bic worker a bellyache.
It is a sign of progress if American workers
are ceasing to believe capitalist newspapers
recent remark of Cuba's fascist dictator, Mach
ado, indicates he thinks Americans don't believe
newspapers any more. In explaining why he
suppressed Cuban newspapers, he recently said
you Americans must remember that we
Cubans are an excitable people, inclined to be-
leve what we read in our newspapers"
incidentally, it seems that the employees of
the New York World don't believe what it says
They sent a lawyer into court to deny their
boss statement that it had been losing as much
money as he said it has! What World!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
Another Step to Help the
Boss Class
BY BURCK

rot that Hoover and all politicians talk about
for year, why can't the Socialist" Party too
talk about it?
2. And this is so interesting to observe: "Only
one member Of family to be employed by a
city or county" The Socialist Party must
take care OF the masters purse; I'VE can't press
the poor boss" But supposing there is a fam
lily of out of work; one out of these 8 should,
according to the Socialist" Party get a Job
at SIS a day and the whole family can make a
mice living" good watch dog Of the bosses
purse, the Socialist" Party, but what lot for
the unemployed!
8. Eight dollars week for a single man or
woman (unemployeD, $40 for family of two,
and $l5 for family of more than two" Re-
member: The Socialist Party of California
is N'sure" that family of 8 or can make ga
nice living" from SIS week! This is enough
according to the standard of living for the work
ers set by the California Socialist" Party!
We can mention a few other such brilliant
points in the proposals" but space will not
permit. One more we simply must mention:
4. "Where persons are unable to do SO them
selves, city or county to pay house rent, gas,
light and water bills" Remember: Where per-
sons are unable-good precaution dear watch
dogs, for the bosses! And when will the boss
class, the company, the landlord say that the
person is not able?
In word this Socialist" Party program"
for unemployment is program for the bosses,
to fool and delude the unemployed; this pro-
gram and the whole policy of the Socialist
Party directed against the very lives of the I'M
employed, has unnasked the treacherous role Of
the Socialist Party in California and must be-
come rallying point for the unemployed in this
state to fight the treachery, to fight mercessly
the Socialist" Party as Who'll and drive out
this enemy from the ranks of the workers. to
carry on real militant struggle for unemploy-
ment relief and social insurance under the revo-
lutonary leadership Of the Trade Union Unity
League and the Communist Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
The Economic Crisis and the
Mutual Aid Organizations

the books actually are non-existent. They will
find that investments in shares of industrial
enterprises, which are working with small forces
or completely shut down, in banks like the Bank
OF the United States, in bonds and real estate
constantly reducing their value, and for which
there is hardly any market at such times, etc.,
evaporated the money paid in for years by the
workers into the central treasury of these organ
izationS. The leaders, who found ways and
means for personal gain by certain investments
OF the money of the membership and who are
responsible for the consequences, are still con-
tnulng such investments, are still at the head
OF the organizations and the worker members,
who paid in for years and are unable at present
10 pay their dues on account Of unemployment
are thrown out of the same organizations
1t is not enough to find out in what way the
reactionary leaders grated, stole and Invested"
the hard-earned money Of the worker-members
through investigation by workers committees
elected in the branches and lodges. but at the
same time the demand must be raised that the
throwing out of unemployed members be stopped
and the central treasury. still claimed by the
leaders to be strong, shall pay the dues of the
unemployed members Only if the investigation
becomes start for the organization Of the left
wing, for the struggle against the reactionary
leadership to be replaced by workers leader
ship for the workers control of the funds, for
municipal relief for the unemployed sickness
old age, ETC., state Insurance. against dscrimina-
ton of the foreign born and Negroes and against
the deportation drive of the bosses supported by
the same reactionary leaders, can the worker
membership have assurance for the future.
Just in such a time Of deep-growing crisis can
1t be most clearly seen that the workers CO.
operative insurance organizations, based on the
class struggle, controlled by the workers them
selves Qke the International Workers Qrds-s are