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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
OLD DISPENSER
OF RELIEF FUNDS
WAS BADLY USED
S4=Year-Old City Almoner
of Everett, Mass, Brutal
ly Beaten By Disgruntled
JObless Man

Everett, Mass, July 7.-(UP)-
Residents of surrounding cities to-
day joined in the search for the
attacker of James d. Woodruff, "a
year old city almoner who was beat
en- severely as he left his office last
night. Woodruff, who has been In
charge of the city's emergency re-
lief work during the depression
period, administering aid where
where worthy cause was shown, was
rendered unconscious by a blow on
the head. His assailant threatened
his life. Woodruff told police, shout
ing, my wife and children are
starving and you won't help them:
Had it not been for the timely
arrival of a policeman. the man, as
yet unidentified. might have made
good his threat. AS 1t was the aged
civic leader suffered broken nose
and possible skull fracture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
FORMER ZIONIST
HEAD EXPLAINS
HIS STATEMENT
DR. Chain Weizmann Seems
to Be the Storm Center
at That Session in Switz-
erland

Basic, Switzerland, July 7.-UP)
DIR Chain Weizmann. storm CEN
ter of the 18th Zionist Congress,
prepared to-day to defined his policy
of political parity with the Arabs"
in Palestine.
DR. Weizmann, resigned head of
the Zionist organization. defended
his opening speech to the congress,
which had been interpreted to mean
he favored modification of ZionisE:' $
aims and abandonment of the pro-
ject to establish a Jewish state in
Palestine.
He said that he had been misin-
.terpreted, and that he did not favor
modification or abandonment Of the
Jewish state program. He said he
merely opposed Jewish majority. IN
Palestine" as a political slogan, be-
cause 1t was likely to be construed
that the Zionists wanted major
ity merely in order to eject the
Arabs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
HATHAWAY Will
START APPEAL IN
COURT THURSDAY
Motions to That Effect
Were to Be Delayed Until
September But Earlier
Hearing Decided On

Newport, r. l.. July 7-(UP)-
Motions for a new trial for Elliott
r. Hathaway facing mandatory
life sentence for the murder of Ver-
ma e. Russell. student nurse. will be
heard Thursday at Providence, it
was learned here to-day. Judge
Charles A. Walsh, who presided at
the trial, agreed to-day to hear the
motions Thursday after he had con-
ferred with Attorney-General Ben
jamin NJ. McLyman, who prosecuted
the case. and defense counsel. Pre-
viously it had been understood that
the motions would not be heard un-
til late September.
Motions for the new trial were
filed by Associate Defense Counsel
John H. Nolan here Friday. They
listed SO reasons why new trial
should be granted.
Defense counsel has made it plain
that If the motions are dismissed.
the case will be carried to the state
supreme court on exceptions taken
at the recent trial. Hathaway was
convicted OF strangling Miss Russell
after the jury had deliberated only
one hour and 40 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
PETER ARNO HAS
HIS side OF THE
AMUSING SCRAP
Vanderbilt Told Him He
Was Going to Train With
Jack Dempsey - Arno
Says Jackie Coogan Will
Handle Him

New York. July 7.-CUP)-Peter
Arno, caricuturist. was back in New
York to-day. picturing himself as
not engaged to marry Florence Rice
Smith. who returned yesterday on
the same train with him, and pic.
turing his last encounter with Cor.
nelius Vanderbilt Jr. in Reno.
1.-THE only actual incident in the
whole series described by Wander
bilt." Arno said, twas that station
platform episode at Reno"
Vanderbilt heaved a blackjack
at me. 1t hit porter. The por-
ter said "oof" and Vanderbilt stood
back calling me childish. nasty
names.
''lie said he was going OF train
with Jack Dempsey to fight me.
said all right. I'd train for him
with Jackie Coosan."
Vanderbilt had announced some
time ago that he attempted to shoot
Arno with an empy gun because
Arno kissed Mrs Vanderbilt at .
party This Arno denied -4-,-------
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
TRAINS MADE TOO
MUCH NOISE SO
BOMBS TERMINAL
Apartment House Owner
Said He Lost Too Many
Tenants and Decided to
Take Revenge

Chicago, July 7.-UP)-John
Graft. AZ. owner OF a large apart
ment building, has confessed. police
said to-day, that he attempted 70
bomb an elevated railway terminal
because the trains there made too
much noise and drove the tenants
from his building.
Mine of my tenants moved out
because the trains made so much
noise that they couldn't sleep
nights" Graft was quoted by police
as saying. II complained by letter
to the elevated company, but moth
ing was done about 1t. l decided 10
bomb the terminal to call the matter
a little more forcibly to their at
tention."
A black powder bomb exploded on
the tracks, smashed train windows
and alarmed the neighborhood. Two
other unexploded bombs were found
in the yards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Were Captured By State
Police on Liberty Street
Last May - The Auto
Also Seized at the Time
Was Turned Over to
Deputy Sheriff Brady
and Ordered to Be Sold
ONE OF FEW TIMES
THIS WAS EVER DONE

Two barrels of beer, captured by
the state police last May on Liberty
street, were ordered destroyed and
the automobile in which it was be-
ing transported was condemned and
turned over to Deputy Sheriff Ben
jamin Brady for sale by Judge Miles
McNiff at session of the court Of
common pleas this morning. This
Is one Of the very few times in the
history Of the city that an automo-
bile has been condemned in connec-
ton with the charge Of violating the
liquor laws.
Last May state policemen from
the Beacon Falls barracks appre-
hended Daniel Bartholomew on Lii
berty street while he was in the act
of transporting two barrels of beer.
He was eventually tried in the local
city court and fined. He did not
appeal.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
AGED SCIENTIST
dies AFTER VERY
SHORT ILLNESS
DR. Eward Goodrich Ache.
son Was Known as the
Worlds Greatest Elec-
trio Furnace Expert

New York, July 7.(-UP)-Dr
Edward Goodrich Acheson. scientist
and inventor of carborundum. oildag
and siloxicon, died of pneumonia at
the home Of a daughter here yester-
day.
He was rs and had been i'll only
a week.
DR. Acheson, known as one Of the
worlds greatest electric furnace ex-
perts, lived at st Petersburg. Fla.
after a notable career started when
he was a timekeeper in a blast fur
mace at Monticello, Pa. When Ache
son discovered silicon carbon. known
commercially as carborundum. a
material approaching the hardness
Of the diamond, he sold his first
quantity for SEQ. The Carborundum
company at Niagara Falls to-day
now produces millions of pounds q
year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
HOTEL CLERK MAKES
APOLOGY TO THE
HOLD.UP MAN

Chicago, July 7-(UP)-The
same bandit who robbed him two
weeks ago walked into the Lake.
ridge hotel last night, pointed
the same pistol at NJ. w. Heller,
clerk, and said:
"NOw listen, the last time I
was here I got $50! You told
the police it was $500 and what
q finc mess / got into.
my wife read tho newspapers
and she won't believe that only
rot $50. She thinks l lost the
rest In q crap game"
Heller gave the bandit $40,
apologizcd and promised 10 be
more accurate I'm his police re-
port this time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Curtis Silent
After His Trip
Around Kansas
ONE CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENCY IS
MENTIONED

Manila. P. l.. July 7 - (UP)
- The Manila Herald published
today a long letter from an un-
named United States senator, as
serting that republican leaders
were "soheming to return Cover
nor General Davis to the United
States to have him ready for the
presidential candidacy"
The letter said Davis was being
groomed for the race in the event
President Hoover was unable to
hold his following within the
party. Publication of the letter.
which the Herald said was a per-
sonal communication. revived
rumors that Davis had offered his
resignation. Davi: recently denied
rumors he had asked to be re-
lieved of his duties this month
saying he intended to remain at
least until January.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
GEORGIA STATE
PRISON HAD BAD
FIRE LAST NIGHT
tuberculosis Hospital Was
Destroyed-Two Notori-
GUS COnvicts AlmOs t
Trapped in Cells

MilIedgeville. Ga. July 7.-lUP)
The tuberculosis hospital In Geor-
gia state prison was In ruins to-
day, destroyed by fire In which
two notorious prisoners narrowly es-
capped death. The 50 patients were
rescued. Twenty-Five who were
bed ridden were carried to safety
from the large frame building by
able bodied prisoners and guards
When the fire was discovered
guards attem pied to remove Aubrey
Smith, desperate facing lot years
in sentences, and Ray Gardner, con-
victed of burglary. from their cells.
The cell locks could not be opened.
Finally guards smashed holes In
the cell walls and removed the two
prisoners. A short while after
ward the roof gave way and flames
completed destruction Of the cells.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Navy Yard Drops Men

Boston. July 7.-(UP)-Forty
civilian workers at the navy yard
here expected to be laid off tonight
with the completion of extensive
repairs of the u. S. S. Raleigh
Sixty-six men were discharged
yesterday and since the middle of
June more than 500 men, including
structural workers. joiners. wood
workers and laborers, have been
cut off. @ A
The Raleigh, which underwent a
general overhauling, is scheduled to
rejoin the Atlantic fleet Friday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Premier Mussolini Will
Issue Conciliatory Note To
The Demand Of Vatican

alleged fascist interference appeared
to have died down as 1t became APP
parent that Musso1ini's counter-tac-
tics would be based on mildness rath-
er than a strenuous return blow.
An important point in the Musso-
lini note was expected to be the re-
spect shown by Italian officials to-
ward the church and tbs institutions,
despite a contrary intimation In the
encyclical.
Government quarters indicated
speedy action directed toward settle
that 1t was hoped there would be
ment of the vexed problem of the
Catholic clubs within Italy, one OF
the chief causes of discord.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Skipper Was Very Drunk

Greenwich. Conn. July 7.-(UP)
"A charge Of drunkenness was laid
to-day against Frank Plabec, skip
per of a cabin cruiser which alleg-
eddy rammed and sank the yacht of
John D. Maher. son of the president
Of the Greenwich Trust company.
north Of Field Point Park last night.
fore their 36-foot craft, the Usona.
sank.
They told police Plabec fed after
the accident but returned 10 minutes
later and picked them up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
PAVING Of
STREETS IS
ORDERED
$95,OO0 Will Be Spent on
West Main and Baldwin
Streets Sale of ST.
100000 City Bonds
Authorized

Oyer $4,000 worth of paving was
authorized last night at the regular
meeting of the board of aldermen.
The work will be done on West
Main street, between Willow street
and the West End bridge, at a cost
OF $74.300, and on Baldwin street,
from the bridge southerly to Wash
ington street. at a cost of $4,000.
With the aldermanic approval now
on record, Superintendent of Streets
Thomas J. Fleming will push the
work along quickly.
Last nights l.eeting was brief
one. The board ordered the sale of
s1,140,000 in bonds, the bids to be
opened on June 18th. The money
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07

Rome, July 7.-(UP}.--Marked
relief frcei tension of the past sew
eral days was apparent to-day as
Rome and Vatican City awaited an
anticipated conciliatory note from
the pen Of Premier Benito Mussolini.
Antagonism of the Italian press.
prevailing since the papal encyclical
OF last week, underwent sudden
modification as it became known that
the premier was taking a moderate
position which might bring early
termination Of the discords prevalent
for weeks.
Earlier resentment over the
Pope's action in publishing his
encyclical outside Italy to prevent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
JUST GAVE NIP OUT OF BOTTLE

Atlantic City, N. j.. July 7-(UP)-When some In
dians appearing in rodeo here went the path ter
rifyng their customers, there investigation and
after the investigation Morris Seaman IT, denied selling
out of my BOTTLE" he admitted and held in $500 bail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
HE SAVED VERY LONG DRIVE

Montebello, Cal, July 7-(UP)-Samuel Bowey, so,
without funds and thought himself of
Germ to many people. Dead he would annoy one. He
drove his automobile up against the back door of
dertakng establishment and sent bullet through his
head The body carried 10 feet into the mortuary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Late Bulletins
PEPPER GOT HER DIVORCE

Chicago July 7-(UP)-Mrs Bertha Bauer likes pep
per fried eggs cantaoupe and sliced tomatoes but she
has aversion pepper her hair after henna rinse
she told Judge Rudolph Desert Therefore, because her
husband, Arthur guilty of peppering her during
argument February T. she believed she should have
a divorce Judge Desert agreed with her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
SEARCH REVEALS
PLENTY OF BEER

Easton, Conn, July 7. (UP)-
While searching for a man wanted
in connection with the holdup or
Judge Joseph Hill at his home yes
terday, state police early to-day
seized IS barrels of alleged beer and
arrested tive men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
LOCUSTS INVADE
PART OF ITALY

Florence, italy. July z. (UP)-An
invasion by locusts IL reported from
several communes in Tuscany and
also parts of Umbrias especially near
Perugia at Pietrafitta and Tavernel-
10. Millions have invaded fields and
roads and automobiles have been
obliged to reduce their pace. Poison
gas has been tried unsuccessfully.
Experts from the Florence College
Of Agriculture left to-day for Pie
trafitta>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
GOES WRONG AFTER Is YEARS

Boston, July 7-(UP)-Mrs Golde Gold, so, for Is
years Of the Sorim Social club appeared in
ncpa court here to-day, charged with msappropriatng
$1720 in club funds Judge Michael j. Murray placed her
probation when she agreed to make restitution at the
rate of $3.50 monthly .@-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
STARTS TERM OF 100 YEARS

Chicago July 7-(UP)-Just three hours and % MN
utes after he indicted a murder charge, Coy
Thompson Of Louisville, KY, placed in automobile
and started to the state penenary to term of
100 years. Thompson charged with killing police
man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
1000, O0OTH MEMBER OF LEGION

San Francisco, July 7-(UP)-The man who first
said Lafayette, are here" became the 1oo0,oooh
member of the American Legion to-day Colonel Charles
E. Stanton San Francisco public works commissioner in
Quoted into the service mems organization here uttered
his famous phrase before Lafayettes tomb in Paris July
4, 1917.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
TOE WAS BITTEN BY SNAKE

Barnhill, O., July 7-(UP)-Danlel James, farmer,
bitten the big toe by copperhead snake which
thrust his head through crack in the floor of his home
James, who barefoot thought he had stepped on a
nail He killed the reptile it glded across the floor
toward his wife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
LUMBER LOAD WAS VERY WET

Kansas City, Mo, July 7-(UP)-Workmen unload
ing shipment of lumber from Canada to yard here
found perishable cache in caroad-180O bottles of
beer and 48 bottles of GIN The federal prohibition Office
was notified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
DOG HAD GOOD LAUGH

Kansas City, Mo, July 7-(UP)-When dog crawled
under porch to get away from Parolman H. c. Dozen
necke the officer crawed under the porch too his gun was
discharged during the maneuver and he shot himself in
the leg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
HOT IN ITALY

Bologa, Italy, July 7-(UP)--A
heat wave has had numerous VIC
tins. There are many cases of sun
stroke in hospitals and . few cases
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
JUST LEARNED HE WAS SHOT

chicago, July 7-(UP)-Mathas Stieren, Sc, dscov-
cred last night that he shot the Fourth of July
and had been carrying bullet in his neck for two days
Hospital attendants said to-day he will recover
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
ID HIT NY TRAIN

Pappalardo, Italy. July 7-UP)
Sixteen were struck by a train at
q grade crossing at Montuoro. All
were removed to q hospital
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, July 7.--(UP)--Tht
treasury net balance for July wat
448,O47,971.70.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-07
Weather

Occasional Showers To-
night and On Wednesday
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have In many cases been helpful, but
it Is true that many bonds have been
bought by country banks in complete
reliance on the word Of the salesman.
Lists Valuable Securities.
The result has been that banks in
the Northwest. and probably in other
sections as well, where investment in
bonds is a relatively recent practice,
have accumulated portfolio Of
troublesome character, purchased most
~ on yield basis. 1t is referred to by
Commissioner Peyton as "the present
unfortunate bond situation in the ma
jority Of the State banks"
The Minnesota commissioner has not
been content, however, to stop with the
criticism of bond holdings. While in
sisting upon write-offs on present in
vestment accounts. he is setting up an
agency to be of constructive value in
a really valuable list Of
securities which he believes to be es-
sential as secondary reserve for coun-
try banks. Many country bankers have
adopted the attitude that, having suf-
fered in their initial venture in bond
buying, they will revert to their former
practice of emitting this item from
the investment portfolio altogether.
Several States have legal lists of
bonds that are eligible for purchase by
savings banks Others have statutory
with respect to the pur-
chase of bonds by savings institutions
without actually naming the specific
issues. But Minnesota is the first State
on record to set up as a division OF
the bank supervisors office an organi-
cation which helps country banks in
their bond purchases
If supervision is to include advice on
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cents per thousand cubic feet az the
city gate. This is the same price
charged by transporting companies to
distributing companies in Kansas, and
similar contracts are being presented
in Missouri.
Ask Congress Aid.
The Missouri Association Of Munich
pal Utilities Is up in arms because rep
resentatives. of natural gas pipe line
companies entering that State have de-
clared 1t to be their policy not to sell
gas at wholesale to cities for distribu-
ton through municipality owned sys-
TENS. but only to private holders of
franchises. The association has adopted
a resolution calling upon Congress and
the State Legislature to enact legisla-
ton to compel the pipe line companies.
whether interstate or interstate, to sell
to municipalities without discrimina-
ton.
The Illinois group has been investi-
eating the situation with respect to
gas imported into Kansas and
Ohio, where so far inffectual efforts
have been made to control the price
paid by the distributing companies,
which amount Is used as the basis for
fixing rates to consumers. It was the
at the organization meeting
OF the Illinois municipalities that I'M
less the contract price between the car
rier and the distributor is controlled
before the contract is made, there will
be no opportunity to regulate 1t there
after.
The Panhandle Illinois, which Is
subsidiary of the Panhandle Eastern
Pipe Line Co. and affiliated with the
Columbia Gas Co., has received au-
thority from the Illinois commission TO
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investments 1t might also include ad-
vice on loans and the extension Of credit
generally. Indeed, some see In this
Minnesota plan a step toward govern
mental management Of banks. Mr..
Peyton, of course, has no such goal In
mind. He is merely trying to remedy
one Of the defects that the banking fra
ternity has not itself removed. The
country banks in Minnesota that are
connected with the group banking sys-
TENS have a bond advisory group to
consult. The State Is now supplying
similar organization for those outside
of groups, available also to the group
units II they so desire
Other States are watching the ex-
pertinent with interest, and its success
Is likely to mean that it will be adopted
elsewhere. The country banks will
then have available a~State agency
which will provide them with the same
sort of security analysis that the re-
search departments of the city banks
place at the disposal of those insti-
tutionS
Copyright, 1879
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Buying for Profit
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

A stockholder is not individually re-
sponsible for the debts of the corpora
ton. Every one knows that, and stocks
are bought In small lots on that under
standing. But many forget 1t when 1t
Is a case Of one corporation buying
stock Of another corporation.
Somehow We get the idea that be-
cause one railroad, for instance, buys
large interest in another railroad that
the purchaser assumes liability with
reference to the road into which IT
buys. When public utility holding
company acquires a block Of stock in
an operating company, 1t does not
thereby guarantee expressly, or by I'M
plication, the profits of the corporation
in which it invests. And yet specu-
lators, and very often investors, follow
the example of the holding company
and buy shares in the operating COM
pany, thinking that the investment is
safer by the very fact Of the acquisl-
ton by the holding company.
OF course, II there Is an actual con-
solidation, and the indebtedness OF the
one organization is assumed by the
other, it is quite different matter. But
simply because a corporation makes an
investment is no more indication that
the investment Is sound than II an IN
dividual makes 1t. AS matter OF fact,
corporations make mistakes, not per-
haps as disastrous ones as the average
small, uninformed investor, but they
make them just the same, and some
times on a large scale. Recent history
furnishes many examples Of such mis-
takes.
The point here IS that in buying
stocks, whether for investment or for
speculation, the buyer should look into
the merits of the commitment and not
RELY solely on those who happen to be
associated with him. Very probably the
corporate buyer can afford to take a
loss which would be ruinous to the in
dividual. Possibly the corporate investor
has other objects to serve than safety
of principal and continuity OF income
It may be profitable to the corporation
to pay larges price for stock in a
smaller competitor because Of trade rea-
sons. whereas there is no such compen-
sation to the individual. This Is
principle constantly lost sight OF by In
experienced investors. :,
BUY securities because they are sound
not because some one else is buying
them.
(Copyright. 1917
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OPPOSITION TO GAS
PIPE LINES GROWS
Illinois Cities Form Alliance
to Probe Cost of Pro-
ducing Fuel.
BY GEORGE E. DOYING.

The forward march Of natural gas
through pipe lines extending hundreds
of miles from the wells in Texas Is
meeting with growing opposition. This
largely results from the popular belief
that natural gas is cheaper than the
artificial product, whereas the distri-
buting utilities are undertaking to make
the substitution without a consequent
reduction in rates.
Forty municipalities In Illinois have
organized the Peoples Natural Gas
Protective Alliance of Illinois" for the
avowed purpose of learning something
about the actual cost of natural gas to
the local distributing companies before
the Illinois Commerce Commission ap-
proves contracts between the local utili-
ties and the Panhandle Illinois Pipe
Line Co., providing for a rate Of 40