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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-21
Obituary

MIDDLEBROOK Mrs Phoebe Mercy Middlebrook, age 84 years, widow of William D. Middlebrook, of 19 Steuben street, died last night at the Waterbury hospital. She 1 leaves one daughter, Mrs Florence | lewis; one granddaughter, Mrs Kenneth Mintie: two great grand | children: one sister, Mrs Susan Place; aisc several nieces and neph- ews.
 The funeral services are to be | held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o. clock at the Stewart funeral home. 1919 West Main street, Rev Henry Baldwin Todd officiating. Burial will | be at the convenience of the family. CHIATFARELLI-Arcangelo Chia ffarelli, age 57 years, q former res- ident of Waterbury, died last night New York city, following a long ill., ness. He leaves his wife. Maria: four sons. William. Michael, Frank and Louis; four daughters. Mrs Fred erick Faschenelli. Eva. Sylvia and Lauretta Chiaffarelli of New York: two sisters, Elvira and Elletta in Italy; also three grandchildren. Mr Chiaffarelli had wide circle of friends in Waterbury, having re- sided here for a number of years, prior to removing to New York eight years ago. He was Q member of the Foresters of American, Sons of Italy and Frattelianzo Ladge.
 The body was brought to the Belleville- La Porta funeral home. 68 East Clay street from where the fun era1 will be held Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock to Our Lady of Lourdes in Calvary cemetery.
 | KEILI-Frederick Keil, age 78 years. retired business man, died last evening at his home, 94 Elm wood avenue, following an illness of six weeks. He was one of the best known German residents of the city and was highly respected by his many business associates who will be grieved to hear of his death, | Mir Keil was born in Mannheim, Germany. but came to America 61 years ago when he resided in New York for short time and then came to this city where he has since re- sided. Being barber by trade he became associated with the late Otto CastrOp and later opened a hall dressing parlor at his home in the old Scoville house.
 Tn 1893 Mir Keil and the late Al fred Drescher bought out the res. taurant business of Charles Miller on Harrison avenue and their es- tablishment developed to be one oi the most successful in the city. IT. the large fire of 1909 their buslpesi was destroyed and until 1904 they conducted their business on East Main street but returned to their or. iglnAl location upon the completion of the new building. He retired from active business in 1910 wheT the business was sold. It has since been conducted under the name o Dreschsr and Neck.
 Mir Keil was first married to Mis- Mary Miller, who died tn 1884, ant two daughters survived that union They are Mrs Alfred R. Drescher O.
 this city and Mrs Ernest Gareis O
 Warren. n. I. In 1Ss6 he married
 Miss Dora Heilbet of New York wh, died in 1908 and one daughter, Mir IT. LeRoy Woodcocis, with whom h, made his home, survives.
 HI Mir Keil was communie8nt of 2 Johns church and was member Q the Contordia Singing society," tn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-21
New England Urged
 To Stabilize Work
Every Community Through Its Chamber of Commerce
 Should Help Out, N. E. Council Informed

cluding all types of employment as
 well as industrial. The percentage of difference between that figure and the number normally employed by those concerns will be the ratio of total unemployment for the com munity during that month." The recommendations were based on studies which MT Tinsley's com mittee has been making over q per- iod of months to determine the most useful and at the same time most tained in the average New England community and continued over long enough periods to be useful. Despite the difficulty of obtaining any completely satisfactory index, Mir Tinsley said, the fact remains that unless some index is started now the need will be forgotten as busi- ness improves.
 "The best and most accurate in- dex of community's employment would be. of course, a record of the cluding construction, municipal, pub- lie utility, retail. wholesale and other service types of employment as well as industrial. Unfortunate ly, few communities are now able to obtain these figures from 8 sufficient number of employers to make them of real value.
 The two recommended indices will be helpful to the community in planning public works over a long
 period, to public utilities and indus try is planning construction, to man. ufacturers by showing changes in business conditions. to wholesale and
 retail distributors by advising of in- creases and decreases in purchasing
 power. to the community as a whole
 in planning its industrial develop.
 ment and minimizing the effects ot
 business depressions," Mir Tinsley | declared.
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New York, March 21-General
 financial conditions are now practi-
 cLlly reflecting the business situa- tion. They are, in general, hopeful, and foreshadow a continuance of
 steadily improving conditions.
 throughout coming months. No signs of any Doom" are definitely in
 sight, but the restoration of nor-
 nal producing situation is unmis-
 takable. In such circumstances. the
 actual prices of securities naturally
 shift and change. as slight a(tera-
 tons in the commercial outlook take
 place. and they correspond roughly
 to the aps and downs of demand
 and supply. From the immediate in-
 yestment standpoint, prices, are
 lent returns are being realized by
 those who have the foresight to take advantage of short-term variations in the market, like those for exam pie that have recently occurred in Consolidated Gas and other shares of the same general description. Un-
 deriving these is the strong steady investment support which has al-
 ready gone far toward building a
 new foundation under the entire market.
 The market has developed noth- ing particularly new this week. Railroad shares have had to stand the brunt of selling on the dividend reduction by N. Y. Central without.
 however, causing any particular H. quidation. It has been recognized for some time past that the carriers
 were going through a lean period
 and that in consequence dividend reductions in some cases might be expected. As a matter of fact. the
 very high incomes which the rails
 have been yielding have made 1t clear that action of this kind was imminent. At the marked down prices railroad shares are really de- sjrable for investment purposes as
 with a return to normalk business conditions their earnings hre bound to improve. The floating supply of this group of stocks is quite limited therefore no serious liquidation in | the rails Is anticipated. So far as the l general market Is concerned. 1t con- l tinues to be a trading affair. the ups
 and downs being due to in and out
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effects of the world wide business

effects of the worldwide business depression"
 Lamont arrived at his estimate by taking the total of unemployed in the 10 cities surveyed on April l., 1880, which was 775,565, the number in January, 1881, which was 1,930,- 666, and applying the percentage in- crease, 149, to the total figure for the whole country last April l, which was 2,429,0e2 under the re- vised April figure.
 In addition to the 1,930,066 un- employed in the 19 cities, there were 368,148 persons having jobs but laid off without pay, more than two and a half times as many as last last April l.. These were not counted as "unem ployed," but La mont said "an indeterminate number of them could properly be classed among the jobless."
 Tho percentage of unemployed to the total population varied from 6.5 per cent in San Francisco to Ill per cent in Detroit, the automobile manufacturing center.
 Lamont said his estimate "as- sumes that the percentage increase of unemployment since last April has been as great in the rural areas and smaller cities as in the large cities covered in the census, and al- so that there has been no migra- ton of unemployed persons from the smaller towns and rural sections to the larger centers of population
 If, as has been reported, there has been movement of unem- ployed persons to the larger cities, 1t can be concll0ed that the total number of jobless is somewhat less than the estimated 6,050,000 for the country as whole" he added.
 The secretary estimated the total unemployed at 2.800,000 last May and June; 3,200.O00 in July; 3,500,- 900 in August; 3.4o0, 900 in septem. ber; 3,S00,000 in October; 4,600, 000 in November, and 100000 in De- cember.
 The interstate commerce commis. sion announced that American rail- | road workers decreased 10.44 per cent during 1930, and that wages had dropped 11.92 per cent. The
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Providence, R. l., March 21 - Every community, through its cham Der of commerce or otherwise, should immediately take two definite steps toward the stabilizing of employment in the future, the New England Council was told at its twenty-sec- ond quarterly meeting here today by John K. Tinsley of Worcester, chairman of the Councils Communi- ty Development Committee.
 "The outstanding handicap to the the mobilization of employment in the past has been lack of accurate knowledge of the degree, type and trend of employment" MT Tinsley declared. "Consequently, in every period of business depression we have suddenly found ourselves in an emergency condition of unemploy. ment, which only drastic measures of charity, relief, and 3ob-creating could alleviate and that only partially
 ITO supply this missing knowledge communities must start keeping records now. We, therefore, recom- mend to every industrial commun- ity in New England:
 "First, the establishment by the chamber of commerce of an index of employment or purchasing power, based on payrolls. The total pay rolls for one week each month for all types of employers should be se- cured from the cOmmunity's banks. The actual figures should be charted for several years. when 1t should be possible to translate the actual fig ures into percentages of normal.
 Second, we recommend the es- tablishment of each chamber of commerce of an index of the number of totally unemployed. The num- Der of persons actually working dur ing one week each month should be secured from as many employers oi ten or more workers as possible, fn-
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German Order of Red Men. the Elks and the Nosahogan lodge of Odd Fellows. He took an active inter- est in many musical events of the city.
 He also leaves four grandchildren. Ralph, Frederick and Alfred Dresch- CT, Jr, and Allen K. Woodcock of this city, and one great grandson, Richard Drescher.
 The body was removed to the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue from where the funeral will be held at ? o'clock Monday after noon,' Rev Arthur F. McKenney of St Johns Episcopal church officiat- ing. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday afternoon and evening.
 LUDDY Miss Mary A. Luddy of 71 South View street, died early last evening at her home, She had made her home in Waterbury prac. tically all her life and for the past 35 years practlced the profession oi nursing. She was very highly ad' mired and respected by her many friends and acquaintances.
 Miss Luddy leaves two sisters. Mrs Ann Horan of New Haven and Miss Nellie Luddy of this city; two broth. CTS, William, of Baltimore, and Den. his, of this city. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 8:16 o'clock from her home to St Fran cis xavier's church at 9 o'clock Burial will be in new St Joseph's cemetery.
 BORDEN - John F. Corden of A Wall street, died early this morning at his home. He was very well anc favorably known throughout tho city, having resided here for man, years. He is survived by one sis ter. Miss Anna Corden and three brothers, George, Pierce and Joseph He was a member of the Traterna Order of Eagles.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street to the Sacred Heart church at 0 o'clock.
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SURVIVORS
 OF vIKIM G IN DANGER
They Are MaroOned on Res- cue Ship and Face Star vati0fi -- Arthur PenrOd of Naugatuck Has Not Been Found
BY JOHN T. MEANEY

United Press Stan Corrcspondcnt)
 St Johns, Newfoundland, March 21-(U. P.)--A strong northeast gale, blowing snow and rain, piled up the shifting ice foes around Horse Island to-day and threatened for the second time the danger of starvation to the 108 survivors of the Viking disaster, marooned on the rescue ship Sagona.
 Government officials viewed the situation with grave concern. Cap. tain Kean of the sagona reported by radio that the food supply was rapidly diminishing, and that the ship was badly overcrowded. Con- trary to first reports. the Sagona was sent to the island with only small quantity of food.
 The steamer Prospero was hurri- edly dispatched to the relief of the Sagona with supply of food last night, but 1t was feared that the light vessel would be unable to break through the thick barriers of ice which are holding the other res- cue ships motionless.
 A new checkup to-day showed that 12 survivors of the explosion of the sealing ship were still on Horse Island, six of them, started to walk from the island to rescue ship over the ice yesterday and were nearly caught by the storm, which blew ID suddenly. They retreated to the is. land.
 The minister of marine and fish, cries here expressed the opinion af- ter talking with captains of sealing vessels that there was mo possible chance" of finding any of the miss ing men alive.
 Even if the missing men, among whom is Varick Frissell, New York explorer, and Arthur Penrod oi Naugatuck, Conn, had escaped the explosion, he said. they could not have lived the last five days on the fec foes exposed to the prevailing weather.
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Tenements Used
 as Wet Zones
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 Ground floor locations give police- men and federal agents too much advantage. The lunch room and restaurant gag has been over empha- sized the boys feel. Most everyone Is naturally suspicious of store window screened with flaming mo- ton picture posters and advertise- ments. A nice little tenement on a side street, where patrons can step into practically unobserved, has be- come the popular idea. Strangers would never think of invading re- spectable looking house in search of drink. Consequently every ring of the roor bell or every gentle tap on the front or back entrance would be that of a friend and prospective customer. The rental isn't so high and patrons or club members can sit around in private rooms and en- joy drink or two in ''ritzy" sur- roundings.
 The last tenement house raid by Patroiman Daniel l. Carson and the emergency squad netted twenty cases of beer. The cops didn't know the exact number of times 10 ring the door bell and 1t gave the manager or host time to empty pitcher of moonshine into a vat of water. Of course the only one to be feared when a tenement becomes a night club is your next door neigh Dor. who may become too suspicious or jealous.
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DEFENDING RACKETEERS
The League of WOmen's Voters
Heard Philip C. Jessup Talk
 on the World Court

Philip c. Jessup. assistant pro- fessor in International law at Colum- bia university last night addressed tho local branch of the League of Women Voters at Q meeting held at the Women's club. He declared that the dilly-dallying methods of the United States senate are largely responsible for this country to enter the world court. Other matters have been given precedence at Washington, b. C.. he said. The only immediate hope now for rati- fication of the world court is in q special session of congress, he add ed.
 Mrs John C. Bradley presided al the meeting and introduced the speaker. The latter said that she considers 1t a curious fact that this country has not joined the court and added that in 1795 this coun- try initiated the idea of such q body when George Washington, then pres. ident, assigned John Jay to the task of negotiating with England for q court to arbitrate international af- fairs of the two countries.
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room. s--s
 Counsel for the defense motioned immediately for continuance, but Judge McGrath ordered the state to proceed. He intimated, however. that if the lawyers for the accused were of the same mind after hearing the state witnesses, he would allow them a continuance until Monday to summon what the police declare will be "aIibi witnesses" to show that the accused were elsewhere on the nigh; the girl claims that she was assaulted.
 The girls written account of her experiences resulted to-day in the issuance of warrants for the arrests band William Sullivan, brother of James Sullivan, one of the accused trio. They were expected to be ap- prehended in New York City and re- turned here on the charge of obs structing justice by tampering with the states witness. Miss Lituwaftis claims that she was induced to leave Waterbury on Saturday. March 7th They left Waterbury and went tc New York by bus. It was also inti. mated that Sullivan's mother will also be summoned to court for hei alleged part to having the child talk en out of town.
 Miss LItuwaitis took the stand this morning about 9:25 o'clock and started the states side of the evi J n told much of what has been publish cd In the papers since the arrest of the three accused on Friday and Saturday. March 9th and 7th. She went to Torkomian's office with Sul- livan in quest of employment. There was some drinks served. She de- clined at first, but later agreed to accept some vichy water. A few min utes after taking the drink she be- came faint and dizzy and com plained of a bitter taste. She took
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Slogan Winners
 Are Rewarded
Cash Prizes Presented at Chamber of Commerce This
 Morning at 10 O'Clock

Winners in the slogan contest eau of the Chamber of Commerce as a public feature interest in the Spring Opening Display conducted Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, were presented with cash prizes to- day at the office of the chamber. First prize, SIS in gold, was given to H. Harry Ma lootian of 31 sheldon street who suc- ceeded in writing the slogan, When Buying. Try Waterbury First" 320 times on slip of paper measuring four inches square; Willis l.. Pond of 115 Park terrace will receive Mon- day $10 for his feat in writing the slogan 294 times and third prize, s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-21
Market Outlook
 Remains Hopeful
Conditions Foreshadow Continuance of Steady lnl-
 provement Throughout Coming Months

transactions by the floor contingent who are finding the present market a very profitable one for operations of that kind. As frequently pointed out in these advices, liquidation of importance has run it's course. This being the case 1t would seem that there is no room for any backslid- ing of consequence, while on the other hand, If business conditions fulfill the promise now held forth, 1t ia Reasonable to suppose that the general run of prices will keep pace and work up to higher, level.
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Judge McGrath Did ! Not Postpone Trial
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The city court room was crowded for the hearing. Scores were turned away due to the precaution of the authorities placing patrolmen at the main entrance to the municipal building and at the court door. All curious visitors were challenged and turned away. 1t looked ikea ,hoi- iday with City Hall employes and lawyers thronging the court room for the hearing. When the case was finally opened it was ordered tried in the juvenile court room, but the
 throng was so great that 1t was re-
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was awarded to Alma Korner of 27 Johnson street. Her paper contain ed flie slogan written 272 times.
 The presentation of the prizes to- day brings to close the work of the spring display committee. which represented the Merchants Bureau in the arrangement of the plans. Ed ward J. Fitzgerald of Upson, Single ton and company as chairman of the committee, voiced the apprecia- ton of his associates to all merch- ants who took part in the risplay and to the general public for its in- terest in the style exposition and slo- gan contest. The opening was consid cred one of the most successful dis plays ever arranged in Waterbury.
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CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS
 We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors, in particular, the ScCvill Fire Co.,, and Waterville Rod and Gun Club, for their sympathy and Kindness extend- ed to us during our recent bereave- ment, the death of our beloved daughter and sister, Helen Wells. MIR AND MRs PETER WELLS AND
 FAMILY.
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Because the deficit of the na-
 tional lottery last year was S7S0,.
 900. the Dominican Republic has
 rented the lottery concession to . private individual who will pay the government e4,00 q week for the rights.
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LOCAL MAN TAKEN
 ILL AT BRIDGEPORT

A man who gave. his name as Ig- mace Zigar, 8S, of this. city, was found exhausted on South avenue, Bridgeport yesterday. He was re- moved to St Vincents hospital
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FUNERALS

The funeral services for Mrs Ber- tha Griswald Hull are to be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Clark funeral home. 20 State street, Rev Oscar Locke ofiiciating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
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average of employees was 1,610,6SS. There were 176.0S1 fewer employees at the end of the year. than the be- ginning.
 The number of unemployed in the 19 cities shown by the January cen- sus, the percentage to the popula- ton, and the number having jobs but on lay-off without pay follows:
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WILL NOT ACCEPT
 APPLICATIONS BY MAIL

The local branch of the State De- partment of Motor Vehicles an- nounce that they will not accept any applications for April 1 registrations sent in by mail.
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|DRESNAiIAM = An anniversary mass of requiea will be celebrated Mon.
 day morning, March s3rd at $500 o'clock at the Immaculate Conception church for the repose of the soul Of the late John BresnahRns
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 employed was undertaken during the month when unemployment normal ly reaches 8 seasonal peak" Lamont said, "and also at the time wl M we believe was the highest pointN ab. normal unemployment due to the
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TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, March 21.-(UUP) - The treasury net balance for March 19 was $755,974.673.65.
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The funeral of Mrs Thomas Togno of IT High street is to be held Mon- day morning at 5:30 o'clock from her home to Our Lady of Lourdes church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
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The censtis Tn New YOrk ely WaB limited to Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan.
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1881 John F. Corden of A Wall st: Funeral Monday morning at s:i6 o'clock from the Mulvilie funeral home, 270 West Main St, to Sacred Heart church at 9 o'clock.
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MA0g NOTICW

DROPHY--A second anniversary mass day morning. March gard, at 7;30 o'clock at st Francis Xavier church for the repose of the soul of the late Joseph T. Brophy of Granite St.
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this city March 20. 1881 Miss Mary A. Luddy of 71 South View St. Funeral Monday morning, at 8:15 o'clock from her home to St o'clock. Burial in new St Joseph'a cemetery.
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DIED.
 CHIAFFARELLl--In New York city, March 20, 1931 Arcangelo chiaffarelli of 943 East 156th St. New York city Funeral Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock to Our Lady of Lourdes church. Burial in Calvary cemetery. MIDDLEBROOK--In this city March 20, 1891 Mrs Phoebe Mercy Middle brook of ID Steuben St. Funeral Sun- day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Stewards, 219 West Main St. Burial at convenience of the family,
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this city March 20, 1891
 Frederick Keil of 94 Elmwood Ave. Funeral Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in Riverside ceme-
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6,O5O,OOO Idle
 in January

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