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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
United States Flagship Texas Joins Scouting Fleet on Voyage to Canal
 Zone

The U. s. S. Texas. flagship of Ad- miral John V. Chase, V. s. navy. commander-in-c chief, of the United States fleet, upon which local and Connecticut young men are serving, has joined the scouting fleet at Hampton Roads, Va. from which place the fleet sailed for Guanta- namo Bay, Cuba. Sailing from Guantanamo Bay on February 2, the Texas will arrive at Colon. C. E.. February 6, for concentration of the United States fleet at Balboa, transit ing through the canal February g. During fleet maneuvers the Texas will operate in such manner as bes: to observe the problems involving defenses of the canal.
 While at the Canal, Admiral Chase will be host from February 23 to 28, to Admiral Sir Michael Hodges. commander-in-ch -chief of the British Atlantic fleet on H. M. s. Nelson.
 The Texas will pass through the canal March 24, en route to the San Pedro and San Diego area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

the declarer's contract is defeated as East must now take the ace and queen of clubs.
 Where the six hearts were bid the ace of clubs was the opening lead by East, which easily gave the declarer the small slam. Declarer. of course, could make small slam regardless of what East opens.
 North, by forcing with his four card suit and then bidding his five card suit, gave South a clear read ing on the hand, and the small slam at hearts was more easy to arrive at.
 (Copyright. 1890. NEA Service. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

Miss Marguerite Mattson of Man. vile street entertained the mem. bers of her bridge club at her home on Monday evening. Two tables were in play and prizes were won by Misses Leila Scott, Anna Root and Nave Dittrich.. Follow ing the card playing d delicious luncheon was served Those att tending were: Misses Nave Dittrich. Leila Scott. Ann Dittrich. Violet Strobert. Anna Root. Marguerite Tooker. Marguerite Mattson and Mrs William Root, Jr
 MT and Mrs owen Knable and daughter Lois have returned to Sta ten Island after visiting with Mrs knable's father, Timothy Murphy of North Main street.
 Mir and Mrs Harold Gleason en- tertained at q party at their home on Pine street recently. A musical program was enjoyed during the evening. The guests included: Miss es Anna Mae Flynn, Margaret O. Reilly. Helen Magill. Louise Mac Donald. Helen O'Leary, Mae Cleary, Dorothy Donahue and Joseph Gla- sheen, Michael Quinlan. John Me- Grath. James Gleason, Harold Scul- ly. John Conklin and Edward Hen messy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

A new sports building which will include gymnasium and swimming pool is now being erected at the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N. Y. Henry J. McGiIl of New York, architect, designed the building in harmony with the Tudor Goth1c architecture of the other campus structures. It will be of va riegated grey brown brick with a flowing graduation of color from base to coping. The opening of the sports building in the fall will inaugurate a sports program for the students which will include: Tennis. archery, hockey, riding, volley ball. basket ball, dancing, baseball. swimming, la crosse and hockey in addition to the regular gymnasium work.
 On the ground floor of the build ing will be lockers and showers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
The Bidding

At the table where hearts were the trump. the bidding was as fol- lows: South passes. West passed. North now put in a forcing two heart bid. East passed. Under the writer's system of contract, hold ing less than two high card tricks the partner of the forcing bidder must respond with no trump, therefore South bid two no trump. North now showed his five-card dia- mond suit by bidding three dia- monds.
 South can now get a very good reading on his partners hand. He knows that his partner must hold four hearts to at least the ace, jack. therefore the hearts are solid. He must hold at least five diamonds to the ace. king, the ace of spades. and at least the king of clubs in order to make a forcing bid. Of course, he could hold the ace and king of clubs and two small spades, but the probable distribution looks better to South the other way. and he now goes to five hearts. North, holding the queen of diamonds takes the declaration to six hearts
 The Play
 At the table where six no trump was the final declaration, East opened with the six of spades and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
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BY VIM. l.. MCKINNEY American Bridge League

A very interesting slam hand came up in recent duplicate con tract match. Many pairs attempted to play the hand for slam at no trump but were defeated. The pair playing it at hearts won top score.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14

The sulphur-bottom whale is the largest living animal. Some speci- mems are 80 to 90 feet long and weigh about 100 tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
BILL PRESENTED
 T0C0NCRESSFOR
 ITS OWN EXPENSE
Just S23,S57,975 for .SaI= aries and Other Items This Was Three Million Less Than Last Year

Washington, Jan 2S-CUP)-Con- gress was presented today with the bill for it's own maintenance, meas ure calling for appropriations of $23,S57975 for salaries of members and various other items of expense for the next fiscal lear. The appro- priations committee revealed its be- lief in beginning economy at home by reducing the bill this year $3,- 219,000 below last years approprfa- tions and S4,S25,O00 under budget bureau estimates. A total of SS,- 1S1,462 is for the house of represen tatives, including $4,405,000 for sal aries of members. The senate's al- lotment is $3,252,472 of which $90G.- 900 is for the salaries of senators. For the Congressional library, the committee recommended $2,22S,0 0li,
 The items of appropriations give a picture of the manifold activities which go on under the great white dome of the capitol-for reporting debates in the senate, $60,340. in the house. $70.740; for the senate kitchen. $4O,O00: for clerks of sen ators. $724,0O0; for folding speeches which are mailed out to constitu- ents, $11,500 in the senate and $S,- 900 for the house; for capitol po- lice, $94, ,430; for stationery for sen ators, $25,000. for house members, S6O000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
His Side of Story Is Await= ed By the GOvt-MussO= lini Will Get Apology If the Talkative General Is Proven Guilty
BUTLER IN HOT
 WATER MANY TIMES

Washington, Jan 2S.-UP)- Whether any disciplinary action will be taken by the navy department against Major General Smedley D. Butler was believed to-day to hinge upon the report made by the color full marine officer concerning a speech in which he is alleged to have portrayed Premier Mussolini of Italy as "hit-and-run' autoist.
 Butler, commandant of the marine base at Quantico, Va, is expected to submit his version of the incident within a day or so. A request for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
DEMOCRATS TO HAVE TROUBLE IN ORGANIZING NEXT HOUSE
 IF THEY GAIN ASCENDANCY

democrats will fill vacancies caused by death in two strong democratic district in New York This will cut the republican margin to two votes. The lineup is 21S republicans; 214 dem ocrats, one farmer-labor and the two New York vacancies. About 10 members on an average die during a year, and this leaves the final line up in doubt.
 Garner has indicated previously that he would follow fairly closely the rule of seniority in case the dem- ocrats won control.
 But it is a delicate problem. The margin, even if democrats have a majority. is necessarily going to be so narrow that a handful of demo- crats could bolt the party and throw the house to the republicans on or ganization. New York members | could do this to gain their ends. Republicans have found threats of a belt very effective in the last few
 weeks in campaigning Tor rules lib- | eralization and, in the case of Rep resentative Knutson. Minnesota. in ! seeking a committee chairnarsh'n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
Leader Citron
 Of Minority Is
 Wet Spokesman
Urged Members of the House for Necessity of Joint Action to Show That This State Is Against So Called "Noble Experiment." the 18th Amendmsnt
WATERBURY CHARTER
 TO JUDICIARY
fBv Dccomrat Staff Man)

Hartford Jan 2S-RepreSentative William Citron of Middletow!,, democratic minority leader in the house of representatives of the Con- necticut general assembly, took the initiative here today to have this state take the lead in nationwide campaign for the repeal of the 18th amendment. He urged upon the members of the house the necessity of joint action to demonstrate to the country once again that Connecticut one of tie original Thirteen Colon ies, stands opposed to the so-called "roble experiment" that infringes upon personal liberty and human rights. His resolution was presented to the house today. Minority Leader Citron remarked in his arguments to "memorialize" congress as to the attitude of this state: Connecticut democracy stands unequivocally for the repeal of the prohibition amend ment and the ending of the farce. which President Hoover seems it and pleased to describe as a noble experiment.
 Quotes The Governor.
 | "Governor Wilbur l.. Cross in his 1 inaugural message to the legislature expressed himself in favor of action l to memorialiZe congress and to give manifest proof of Connecticuts j stand on this issue. Now we :ls members of his party and as mem- bers of the legislature are asked 70 carry out his wishes. Neither Gov ernor Cross or the democratic party of this state are straddling the is sue. We do not emulate the example set by President Hoover in declaring that the Wickersham commission report expresses the desire of the people for a continued enforcement of an obnoxious law, one which mas kept the official alibi makers of the republican party busy condonins.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
RESOLUTION ON
 STATE HOSPITAL AT FAIRFIELD
Democrats Believe FavOrit= ism Was Shown in Awarding of Contracts and Want Investigation

Hartford, Conn, Jan 2S-(UP)- A resolution asking appointment of a bipartisan board to determine whether members of the Fairfield state hospital commission were prof. iting in the awarding of construction contracts, was presented in the leg islature to-day.
 Democratic minority leaders. aft CT a conference with Governor Will bur l.. Cross yesterday, named Sem ator Michael A. Connor of Hartford to present the resolution. The con- ference was held because of reports that favoritism was shown in awarding contracts and that State Senator Harold B. Senior, chairman of the commission, furnished sup plies to certain contractors. Samuel A. Eddy of North Canaan, chair man of the hospital board, said to- day he would welcome an investiGa- . tiOn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
BOY INMATES STARTED RACE WAR IN STATE REFORMATORY
 AT NEW JERSEY LAST NIGHT

60 inmates and four guards. One of the combatants was white, and the other a negro. Within few seconds all the other boys in the room had joined the battle. Windows were broken. the doors torn from their hinges, chairs and tables broken up for clubs, and fire hose was cut into sections and used as a weapon. The combat spread out into the yard, and soon inmates of all the other cottages joined in. Troops were called from the Somerville and the Lambertville stations, and sub- dued the riot.
 About 75 inmates were then dis covered to be missing. A general alarm was sent out, and the state police secured the neighborhood. Most of the boys. however, began to come back of their own accord. ex- plaining that they had left only to avoid the fight. One negro inmate was captured after he had led a chase of seven miles in Q stolen au- tomobile. One of the injured boys had a broken leg. another com pound fracture of the ankle, and the others cuts and bruises
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
COLONEL FIELD
 WILL SUBMIT TO
 ARREST TO-DAY

Hartford. Conn, January 28 = (UP) = Colonel Lewis l.. Field, prominent attorney and command ing officer of the 1O2nd Infantry, Connecticut National Guard, was scheduled to appear at the county courthouse late today to submit to arrest on a bench warrant charging him with conspiracy to cheat and defraud in connection with the F. B. Kingston and Company, bank rupt securities house for which he was counsel.
 Frederic E. Kingston, head of the defunct concern, and Harold E.. Kingston, his brother, surrendered shortly after the warrants were is- sued by Superior Court Judge Fran cis F. McEvoy yesterday. They furnished bonds of $30,000 and $10,O00 respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
MANY BANK
 BILLS ARE
 PROPOSED
Some Important and Per- haps Drastic Changes in Banking System of State Will Come Up for Action in Legislature
(By Democrat Staff Man)

Hartford, Jan 28 Important changes in banking practices through out Connecticut are proposed in sev- eral bills now before the legislature. Senator Lewis S. Reed of Waterbury is chairman of this important com mittee and it is expected that in view of the great amount of proposed leg islation he will call for hearings on the measures within q few days.
 Bank Commissioner Lester r. Shippee and Deputy Commissioner R. Gordon Baldwin have prepared sev- eral bills which will be offered to the legislature by Senator Reed, also.
 One outstanding proposal is that private banks will hereafter be re- quired to segregate time deposits, otherwise known as savings accounts and invest them under the same reg ulations as are applicable to savings banks and the savings departments of state banks and trust companies.
 An amendment provides for the licensing of private banks annually and an increase in the license fee from $50 to $500.
 Hereafter, providing another bill
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28

Washington, Jan 2S-(C. P) - Democrats are confronted with the bugaboo of sectional jealousy as they look forward to the possibility of organizing the next house of re- presentatives. a possibility that is be- ing treated almost as a reality by those ambitious for place and pow CT. Party members from other sec tions are talking much. privately. of the prospect of southern control of the key posts in event democrats should have a majority and organ- ize by the time the new house meets,
 Southern democrats would get vir- tually all the important committee chairmanships if the rule of senority were followed as usual. Six Texans would be at the helm of leadin, com mittees. and seventh, Representa- tive John N. Garner, is conceded the speakership if democrats organize. Then, too. only southerners have been mentioned for the next most powerful post. that of floor leader.
 Only four votes now separate the two parties. with the certainty that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
MAJOR GENERAL
 EDWARDS FEELS
 so MUCH BETTER
No Doctors Were in Attend= anCe Last Night for First Time Since lllness-May Start Writing

Boston, Jan 2S-U. P.) - For the first time since he entered the hospital a fortnight ago, Major-Gen eral Clarence F. Edwards spent last night without any of his doctors in attendance at Phillips House of Massa chusetts General hospital. This morning it was reported the wartime commander of the Yankee Division had passed comfortable night and it was believed his condition contin- ued to improve.
 He has been seriously III since Jan- uary A with an intestinal disorder which necessitated an emergency op- eration on that date. The Boston Herald, in a copyright story to-day, said that if General Edwards con- tinued to gain strength he would start work within few days on the story of the Yankee Divisions part in the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
Smedley Butler May Be Punished
 For His Insults
LOST HOBO THOUGHT HE WAS WHERE HE
 WASN'T

Chicago, Jan 2S - (UP)- Thomas Kelley. whose clothes marked him a hobo, walked into the Dcs Plaines street police sta- ton.
 Gould I get q place to flop and q bit O grub?" he asked Desk Sergeant Thomas F. Mclaughlin.
 "Where you from?" asked Me- Laughlin.
 Chicago" answered Kelley.
 "Where did you say?" qucried Mclaughlin, puzzled.
 "Chicago." repeated Kelley.
 "Tllcn where do you think you arc now." asked Mclaughlin.
 Cleveland" said Kelley.
 It developed Kelley had gone to sleep i'll a box car, mistOok shifting about by a switch engine for q trip to Cleveland and woke up thinking he was where he wasn't.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28

Italia. lost on a North Pole eXpedi- tion. Finally Lundborg spotted a group of men clinging to an ice floe. At great personal risk, he landed his airplane on the drifting ice and carried Mobile to safety. He re- turned later to take off the other survivors, but his plane was wrecked in landing and he became a tenn porary prisoner with the Italians.
 Lundborg visited the United States with his wife in 1929, and was widely acclaimed. He defended General Mobile against critics who said the Italian officer left his men stranded on the ice. Lundborg said he had insisted upon Mobile, the chief of the expedition, returning with him first.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
DOCTORS DO NOT
 HAVE TO REVEAL
 NAME OF AILMENT

Washington, Jan 2S.-UP)-New regulations modifying one of the phases of liquor prescription restric- tions objected to by the Wickersham
 commission. have been issued by the treasury department.
 Dr James M. Doran, commissioner
 of industrial alcohol, disclosed that on January p a circular was sent to the medical profession announc- ing elimination of the requirement
 that doctors must certify on pre- scriptions the nature of the disease for which the liquor is prescribed. The Wickersham report viewed such specification of the patients ailment as violation of ethics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
SHERWOOD REELECTED
 CHAIRMAN
Bureau of the Local Chamber of COm= merce Again Places John C at the Head of Organ= iZatiOn

John c. Sherwood, was reelected chairman of the Merchants Bureau, Waterbury Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting held this morn ing in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Other officers elected are as follows: Vice-Chairman, Joseph Sugenheimer; secretary-treasurer Helen M. Hurley; executive commit tee, J. Leroy Mintie, c. H. w. New ton, Ralph H. Paine, Edward J.. Reel and O. A. Ziglatzki. The an- nua1 report was presented and ac- cepted as was the auditors report for the year 1880.
 It was unanimously voted to spon- sor the following cooperative events during the year 1881: Dollar day. Thursday, February 18th; Spring
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
COSTLY CUD THIS COW ChEWED BUT
 HER LIFE PAID
The $40 Roll of Bill Matt tox Had Disappeared An Operation on the Cow Recovered Only $70.5O

Bridgeton. N. J., Jan 2S-(UP)- Pity poor Bill Mattox and his COW. Several days ago bill drew $42O from bank to pay some bills. He carried it. in his back pocket in a canvLs bag. After feeding the cows. he missed the bag. He searched frantically, then dashed to the barn.
 He saw what once had been a $2O bill under the cows jowls as she calmly chewed her cud. Bill pried her mouth open, saw the re- mains of his money bag, then put in hurry call for Dr w. W. Wynne. Operate" Bill directed when the veterinarian arrived. The cows stom- ach revealed one $50 bill, a $20 bill and a fifty cent piece. Bossy's goat like digestion had done the rest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
ITALY REWARDS HER FLYERS THAT
 CROSSED OCEAN

Rome. Jan 2S-(UP)-Air Min ister Italo Balbo and the officers of the eleven seaplanes that flew from Lake Orbetello to Brazil, have re- ceived the air departments gold medal for bravery and achievement. The five aviators killed when two machines were forced down at the start of the Atlantic Crossing from Bolama received similar posthumous decorations.
 Premier Benito Mussolini, who wrote Balbo's citation, referred to the air minister as "a perfect eX- ample of skill and daring" All par ticipants in the flight from captains down were promoted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28

Annandale. N. J., Jan 2S-UP)- Nine inmates of the New Jersey state reformatory for boys were missing to-day and nine others were injured after a race riot broke out among the 400 boys of the institu- tion. The fighting started in one of the cottages in which the youths are housed, and quickly spread to the others, and to the yard which is un- walled. The unarmed guards were unable to stop it until state police arrived. During the confusion about 75 boys escaped, but all except nine returned or were captured.
 III feeling had been evident be- tween the white and negro inmates for some time. A previous outbreak on Sept 6, 1880, was stopped before it reached serious proportions. Dur ing the study hour last night a fight started in a cottage known as the lower camp, which contained about
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
E amous Aviator Of
 Sweden Meets Death

Stockholm, Jan 2S.-(UP)-Einar Lundborg, Sweden's most famous aviator. who gained world acclaim when he located the stranded party of Gen Umberto Mobile in the Arc tic in 1928, was mourned by the nation to-day. Lundborg died last night from injuries received when a stalled motor sent his airplane crashing to the ground at Malmsalett Airdrome. His body was crushed and he suffered a brain concus- sion.
 The Swedish flyer made a dar- ing survey of the upper reaches of are Arctice fields when he set out to find Gen Mobile and survivors of the crew of the Italian dirigible
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
STOCK EXCHANGE
 TAKES ANOTHER
 CRACK AT POLICY

New York. Jan 2S - GU. P.) - In an effort to stamp out illegal and petty gambling, the New York Stock Exchange announced last night that effective to-day the volume of sales as reported by the Exchange Daily would be to the nearest hundred thousand shares. The total sales fig ure of the stock exchange has been useF for several weeks by policy gamblers who wagered small amounts on the numbers"
 This gambling recently depended on figures of the New York Clearing Association but was stopped when clearing house officials suspended publication of bank clearings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28

dits entered the Wieboldt store, out side the loop, Monday afternoon, en- gagged in a gun battle with several policemen who were guarding a safe, shot one of the officers and a bystander, and escaped with $19,- 200. The four men last night ap-
 peared suddenly at a community meeting in the basement of St He'd wigs Catholic church on the north west side. The 40 men and women were herded into one room and scratched quickly. Of the loot, SIS was taken from Leo Doman, secre- tary of the organization that was in session
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
SEARCH FOR
 SISTER ENDS IN
 DEATH OF BOTH
Police Found One Dying and
 When They Returned With the News the Second Sister Was Dead

Elmira. x. Y.. Jan oS-(UP)- Death denied Mrs David Shaver of Chittenango, N. Y. the privilige of meeting her aged sister and broth er-in-law after many years of sep aratiOn.
 Police were asked by Mrs Shaver to help find her long missing sis ter They followed clues to an FL mira rooming house, where they found Mrs Mary Biltz. the sister, unconscious on the floor beside her dead husband, Edward BiltZ, 76. The room was filled with gas. Mrs Biltz died at a hospital here today.
 When police returned to Chitten- ango, to notify Mrs Shaver. they found she had died of pneumonia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-28
WILL TEST SPEED
 OF SHIP WHERE
 CAPT MET DEATH

New York, January 28 (UPl Plans were made today to take the Nova Scotian schooner. Jose phine K, which was captured by coast guardsmen after her skipper was mortally wounded by a one. pound shell, to sea to determine hel maximum speed The question ol the vessels speed is likely to play an important part in the coast guard investiga ton into the killing of Cap tain William Cluett. Gerald Camp bell, British consul general and an observer at the hearing, raised the question of whether the coast guard cutter 145 could not have over hauled the Josephine K, without firing a shot.