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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
MAYOR WALKER COMES EASTWARD
 ON HOME JOURNEY

Los Angeles, Dec S.-(UP)-Af- ter visit of two weeks in Cali fornia, during which he pleaded with Governor James ROlph, Jr, for the release of Thomas Mooney, Mayor James Walker of New York was speeding eastward in a pri- vate car to-day. His car, attached to the Santa Fe Grand Canyon Limited, left here at 12:30 p. m. yesterday. State Senator John Hastings of New York and Frank P. Walsh, senior counsel for. Mooney, accompanied the mayor. Mayor Walker refused to comment on reports he might be candidate for the United States senate.
 Mooney, serving a life sentence in San Quentin prison was con- victed of participation in the 1916 San Francisco preparedness day bombing. Mayor Walkers train was to be held an hour and 10 minutes in Albuquerque, N. M., to- day while the executive is made an honorary Indian chief. The train is due to leave Albuquerque at S:50 D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
Prohibition Fight
 Became Involved
 In House Business
Rep Crisp of Georgia Was the Man Who Brought It to Front People Want to Know How Members Stand

bate delayed the reading of Presi- dent Hoover's annual message.
 Crisp, who is a dry, said he is ready to force 8 vote on prohibi-s ; tion or any other question"
 The public, he said, is entitled to know how members of congress stand on prohibition. This would be possible through the rule that he sponsors, he added.
 An hours debate was provided for consideration of the rules pro- gram, which is designed to make house procedure more flexible and check the power of leaders and committee chairmen to pigeon hole legislation.
 Adoption of the democratic pro- gram was indicated. Republicans were not permitted to offer amend-. ments.
 Speaker Garner said he expected the house to be ready to get down to work by the end of this week, but that the democratic program probably would not be formulated before the first of next week.
 Democratic leaders moved to speed up leElslatlVe procedure py completing their slates for the important appropriations and rules committees.
 The committee on committees added seven democrats to the ap- propriations committee as follows: Park, Ark, Ludlow, Ind; Blanton, Tex; Granfield, Mass; Abernethy, N. C.; Douglas, Ariz.; and Hart, Mich.
 Four were added to the rules committee, which determines pre- cedence of legislation in the house. They were Greenwood, Ind, Driver, Ark, Garrett, Tex, and McMillan, s. c.
 Garner expects the appropria- tions committee to begin drafting the first of the annual supply bills within a few days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
THIS CHRISTMAS
 TOWN MAY HAVE
 HARD CHRISTMAS
The Town in Arizona Still Exists-It Has a Post office But Not POst= master -6 Letters a Day Is Heavy Mail
BY GEORGE D. CRISSEY United Press Stan Correspondent)

Christmas, Ariz, Dec S-(UP)- Santa Claus has real job on his hands if he is going to keep this Christmas from being a tough Christmas for Christmas accord ing to 1T. A. Rossell, general man. ager of the Christmas Copper com- pany mine at Christmas, AriZ.
 The post office still functions. AS usual, it will handle holiday cards for seekers of an unusual post mark. There is no postmaster, however. Company employees pass around the mail, handling, on heavy days, as many as six letters. The mine, the towns sole support. still turns out an occasional pound of copper.
 Gone are the stores, the church, the cafe and other sidelines of a once-prosperous mining camp Ninety-nine persons now claim Christmas as their home. Only a year ago, the population exceeded 1000.
 Scattered throughout the west are the miners who worried Tn 1880 when copper dropped to around 10 cents a pound, less than production costs. Now copper is below seven cents and residents are wondering how long the camp will remain on the Gila county map.
 Christmas wants only one thing of Santa Claus. and that is an op- portunity to work. It wants chance to function again as snorting 24-hour operation mining camp, paying high prices for nec- essities of life and receiving in re- turn high prices for labor and copper.
 In truth, Christmas never was q real town. It was, and is, ae p- ing camp--a cluster of ffame shacks around n copper mine. There are no sidewalks, no busi- ness section and no sewers. It is not even wide place in the road. The road, as matter of fact. is very narrow, leading almost straight up from 0 state highway to the head of a canyon where Christmas is situated.
 The cabins are owned by the mining company. Nlne-tenths of them arc canvas. The mine oper- ates just enough to keep It's lower levels free of water.
 Approximately four cents is lost on every pound Of copper pros duced. which indicates that ChrlHtmaa is playing constant santa Claus role for someone, it also indicates that lf prices do not improve, whnt'B left Of Christmas may also disappoars
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
wATERvILLE
TROLLEY TRACKS
 TO BE PAIRED
ThOmaStOn Avenue in Bad Shape-ChurCh Ser=
 vices To-day

Upper Thomaston avenue, north of Homer street, which has been in notoriously bad condition for the past few years, will be in better shape within a short time. The paving beside the trolley rails has been permitted to deteriorate bad ly by the Connecticut company and this has served to do much toward creating a hazard for motorists. The trolley company repair crews are about to undertake the task of putting the pavement in shape and the work when completed will constitute badly-needed and most acceptable improvement.
 This section of street constitutes the main northerly highway ap- proach to the city and its condi- tion has caused motorists to &C., quire a most unfavorable first im- pression. It is hoped that the day is not far distant when the state will consider 1t advisable to in clude Thomaston avenue, north from West Main street, in its trunk highway system and then construct the badly-needed new highway through Waterville. Not until then can anything of permanent relief be expected since the cost of con- struction of highway of the proper type is absolutely prohibit tive to the city under present cir cumstances. Unsuccessful efforts too have been made to bring about in the last two sessions of the gen. eral assembly but the state high way commission has opposed the move.
 Holy Day
 To-day the feast of the Immac- ulate Conception of the Blessed Virgin is holy day of obligation in the Roman Catholic church. Masses were celebrated at 5:30 and s a. m.
 Lay Out Completed
 At last nights meeting of the board of aldermen it was reported that the work of laying out and grading Chase avenue from Cooke street to North Main street has been completed. Upon acceptance of the report by the board the assessment for the work as levied by the bureau of assessment, will be ordered paid.
 Sprague Loses Sprague grammar school dropped a one-sided contest in a grammar school basketball league game yes terday afternoon when it lost to Duggan school, 2S-3. The game was played at Duggan gym and the play of the Brooklyn team was superior at all times. The winners led at half time, 10-1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
Free Kane in City Court
Lack of Evidence Against
 WOlCOtt Street Man

Lack of evidence resulted today in the discharge of John J. Kane, 32, of 10S Wolcott street, who was arrested several weeks ago on the charge of violation the motor ve- hicle law. He was the alleged driver of a machine which crashed into trolley car near the Hayden street entrance of the Scovill Manu- featuring Company off East Main street. Kane was found at his home sometime after the crash suf- fering from an injuryed leg. He has been confined to his home since the evening of the crash. Prose- cutting Attorney Mitchell G. Meyers stated this morning that the state was not in Q position to prove con- clusively that Kane was the opera tor of the car at the time of the accident. There were other young men in the car. Kane was charged with driving while under the in- fiuence of liquor.
 The case of John Scholar, AZ, of Bucks Hill was continued until Saturday morning. He was taken into custody yesterday afternoon following an accident on Chase avenue. His car collided with a machine driven by Frank DiBlasi of 1000 North Main street. Scholar is being held on two counts, oper- ating without a license and under the influence of liquor.
 A continuance until December 22nd was granted in the case of william Pagano, 22, of 2S4 Orange street, accused of driving without a license and with evasion of re- sponsibility.
 Floriana Tedesco, 52, of 1896 North Main street in charged with violation of the weekly wage act He was arrested on the complaint of one Eugene Pace, who claims that $22 in wages are coming tc him for services rendered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
$3,5OO Award
 Given Mother
S3,5OO Compensation for Mrs Grace Ippolito and Two
 Children

Co, according to . stipulation finding handed down in the com- pensation court to-day by Commis- sibner, Frederic M. Williams. The award Is for the death of Salva- tore Guerrero, former stone cutter employed by both respondents.
 The finding states the deceased was employed for period of years by the Jackson company and af- ter working for himself for a while was engaged by the Giordano con- cern. It was the contention of the claimant that his death was due to occupational disease known as silicosis, contracted while working for the Jackson and Giordano companies. The respondents claimed that death was due to pulmonary tuberculosis. The award is to be paid the claimants counsel, Greco and Hennessy and covers all medi- cal, hospital and surgical expenses.
 In another agreement, the Wa terbury hospital will pay $9.23 weekly to Daniel Thompson of 129 Frost road for the latter's thumb injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
Student Testifies
 In $2O, 900 Suit
Root Tells Incidents Marking Accident in Which Miss
 DaIphine LaChance Was Injured

Ralph c. Root, of New York city, former Yale student and now enrolled in Columbia university took the stand to testify to-day in connection with the $2O,000 dam age suit against him which is on trial in superior court. The suit is brought by Miss Dalphine La- Chance of this city who alleges she was severely injured when struck by his roadster on East Main street November 1, 1880.
 MT Root called to the stand by Attorney Luke Stapleton, plaintiffs counsel to answer several questions relating to the car he was driving at the time of the accident. He said the roadster was his fathers but that he had permission to drive it. He added that the reason he had changed his markers from New York to Connecticut was be- cause he did not want to be op- erating a car in this state without state markers.
 Another important witness was Mrs Olive Lacy of this city who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
Cause of Fire
 on Oak Street Officials Making Inquiry Into Source of the
 Trouble

Fire Marshal Frank W. Holland was investigating this afternoon an early morning fire, which did considerable damage to-day to the store of Alessio Gizzi of 144 Oak street. The cause was not appar- ent to firemen who were called to the scene by two alarms, tele- phone call at 3:55 o'clock and a bell alarm from Box Al at 3:57 o'clock. The blaze did not warrant the two alarms, but apparently some of the residents became ex- cited over the possibility of the fire spreading.
 An overheated furnace was the cause of fire at S:20 o'clock in the residence of Mrs M. J. McCar- thy of 62-64 Randolph avenue.
 At 9:16 o'clock apparatus was sent to the warehouse of the c. A. Templeton & Company on Meadow street. A can of gasoline was ig- nited by a spark from a fire. No serious damage resulted.
 Another alarm was received at 10:31 o'clock for a fire in a Chev- rolet car owned by Felix Guaraini of 32 Putnam street. A short cir- cult was responsible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
SNOWDEN LAND
 BILL SHELVED BY
 POWERS THAT BE

London, Dec S-(UP)-The gov- ernment has decided to suspend work on valuation of British land in connection with the land tax scheme introduced by Philip Snowden (now Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw) when he was labor chancellor of the exchequer in the previous government, it was an- nounced by Neville Chamberlain, of the exchequer.
 The suspension would be with out prejudice to the merits of the scheme, Chamberlain said. The capital land tax proposed by Snowden in his 1931-1932 budget introduced last May, caused a tre- mendous stir among conservative landowners and was considered a direct challenge to the private ownership of land.
 The present coalition govern ment is backed by a heavy con- servative majority which apparent | ly has decided to shelve the land tax.
 Snowden's resolution of last May. making the tax effective, read:
 There shall be charged for the financial year ending March 31, 1884, and every subsequent finan- cial year, a tax at the rate of one penny in each pound of land value of every unit of land in Great Bri' tain"
 The bill involved valuing be- tween 10,000,000 and 12,000,0O0 separate hereditaments. The task of valuation, which would take a long time. was estimated as likely | to cost $7,275,000.
 At the time, Snowden told the house:
 eve are asserting the right of the community to the ownership of land. If private individuals con- tinue to possess a nominal claim, then they must pay rent to the community for the privilege |. the great land owners cannot be permitted to enjoy privilege to the detrlment of the welfare of the community. Land was given by the Creator, not for the use of dukes, but for the equal use Of all his children"
 The bill. hailed as a beginning of tho realization of iabor's slogan. Socialism in our Time" caused great resentment In the house of lords. of which Snowden has since become member, Ills reported attitude at the cabinet meeting however, indicates he has not changed his political views.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

was with Miss LaChance when the latter was struck. Mrs Lacy said although the defendants roadster did not strike her, she felt the breeze of the machine as it passed. She said the car after hitting Miss LaChance, drove her 25 feet ahead. :. The witness stated that when he got to her companion she saw her face was covered with blood. Mrs Lacy said she went into a faint and did not remember anything until she awoke in the hospital.
 Miss LaChance already has testi-i fled that she was returning to her home after attending the movies and had just a1ighted from an east bound trolley near the Meriden road about 10:30 o'clock at night. She said she was crossing to the curb when the car struck her.
 Attorney Harry Krasow is as- sisting Attorney Suspicion for tho plaintiff. Attorney John F. Me- Donough and Attorney Martin c. Gormley represent the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
WIDOW SUED BY CHURCH
 FOR MOURNERS' BANQUET

Danville, O. (UP)-Henry Dar- rah's dying wish was that every body should eat heartily at his funeral.
 He asked a women's society of the Church of Christ to prepare a meal for mourners, and to take "the money from my estate" The mourners came and ate, but when the funeral was over Henry's widow, Mrs Fanny Darrah. re- fused to recognize the church's bill of $35.50 for the meal.
 The church claims the bill is valid and should be a preferred claim against the estate. The court will decide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

Washington, December 8-(UP) -Prohibition was injected into the fight for Liberalization of rules to- day in the house. That body con- sidered a program of changes that would permit a vote on this contro- versial issue for the first time since the law was enacted.
 Representative Charles R. Crisp, democrat, Georgia, sponsor of the democratic program, sought to as- suage alarm of some drys over the proposed modification of the rules by pointing out that under his program only one wet proposal could be considered during the ses- sion.s
 Crisp's speech and the rules de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
Precautions Taken To Block Tampering
 With Capone Jury

U. S. Attorney Dwight Green.
 He said the government learned Capone agents had the names of the 100 veniremen called. At the last minute venires were shifted with another judge.
 After the trial started, notes were smuggled to jurors in laun- dry packages and signals were at- tempted from windows as the. jury went to dinner" the prosecutor said.
 Green described the gun carried by Capones bodyguard, Phil D. Andrea as "a death threat for Q certain witness to forget import ant evidence" D'Andrea was giv- en Q six months jail sentence on a contempt of court citation for the episode.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
HOOVER MAY BE INVESTIGATED ,
 ON NAVAL AFFAIRS DISPUTE

refutation point by point, attacking each specific conclusion.
 In concluding he said:
 "Such a misconception of the duties of our navy and the conse- quent financial policy of MT Hoover toward our navy are the present naval problems that cry for con- gressional investigation into his en- tire conduct of our naval affairs. And it is to such subjects that we hope to be allowed to devote our attention rather than to rebutting MT Hoover's organized efforts to discredit the Navy league seeming ly because it states truths unpal- atable to him."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

Washington, Dec S-(UP)-An investigation by congress of Pres ident Hoover's "entire conduct of our naval affairs" was urged to- day by William Howard Gardiner. president of the Navy League of the United States.
 Gardiner made the suggestion in letter to the leagues member ship, at the conclusion of a de- tailed reply to President Hoover's reply to the leagues original charges of "abysmal ignorance"
 The presidents reply was in the form of a detailed refutation by a personally selected jury" Gardiner in his latest offensive, took up the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
BROTHER OF KING ].
 CAROL HASLOST
 COMMONER WIFE
He Has Also Lost His Rights in Royal Family Bucharest District Court Decides

Bucharest, Rumania, Dev S-(U P)-Prince Nicholas of Rumanja lost his bride and his rights as q member of the Royal house of Ru- mania by decision of the Buchar- est district court effective today.
 The court annulled the marriage of the Prince to Mile. Lucia Deletj, a commoner, on the grounds that the mayor who performed the cere- mony was not authorized to do so, The court also ruled that a Prince who marries without Royal consent automatically loses his rights as a member of the Royal house.
 The courts decision was a com plete victory for King Carol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
TWO ACCOMPLISHED DIVORCE
 CASES TO BE HEARD FRIDAY

Two uncontested divorce actions are to be heard at the short calen- dar session of superior court before Judge John Richards Booth Fri day morning. Both plaintiffs are women and both allege intolerable cruelty. The first action is brought by Evelyn Dundas Fitzgerald against Charles Fitzgerald. In ad- dition the plaintiff seeks change of name. The second action is brought by Elizabeth N. Meyer against Milton Marvin Meyer. The plaintiff in this action seeks GUS tody of minor child in addition to the divorce decree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

E Construction of one family houses appears to be on the up- ward trend as indicated in the re- port of Building Inspector Patrick J, Carlin for the month of Novem- Der. The report shows there were six permits issued for one-family houses at an estimated cost of $30,- 900. The total number of permits issued during the month is 51 at an estimated cost of construction for the month at $46,750.
 Permits for the construction of garages also maintains the lead in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
NOVEMBER BUILDING TOTALS S46, 750
Six Permits For One Family
 Houses Issued
Eighteen Garages Under Way-Seyeral Alterations Permitted Construction of Homes Considered Healthy Sign for Future

permits issued for the month with IS. The total estimated cost is set as $3,600. There were two permits issued for lunch cart constructions at an estimated cost of $500. Eight permits weer issued for alterations to dwellings at a cost of $2,250. Two permits were issued for gas station alterations at cost of $400. Two permits weer issued for stor- age buildings at a cost of $5,350, four permits for shed constructions at a cost of $500 and three per- mits for demolishing buildings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

with a coat and called the police.
 The police patrol with Patrol man Thomas Grady and Lieuten- ant James Murphy and Detective Edward McElligott were hurried to 232 South Main street by Lieuten- ant James Mulville, who received first notice of the case from Traf-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

Buffalo, N. r., Dec S.-(UP)- The board of education after hear ing a plea by Rabbi Effros Israel, to-day voted to discontinue use of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice in public school courses. The mo- tion was made by Regis O'Brien.
 shakespeare never even saw a Jew" Rabbi Israel. who is the only Jewish member of the board said,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08
Merchant Of Venice
 Barred In Schools

''there wasn't a Jew in England until 1875. Furthermore, there was never a Jew named Shylock.
 "Shakespeare's play was based on the superstitious bigotry of the middle ages. It has no place in the public schools, where it only stirs up hatred and prejudice"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

Chicago, Dec S.-(UP)-The elaborate precautions taken by Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson and U. S. prosecutors to prevent jury tampering in the income tax trial of Alphonse Capone, gangster, were revealed to-day by Assistant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

Grace Ippolito Guerrera of Wa terbury and her two children were awarded compensation amounting to $3,5O0 against the Thomas B. Jackson Co and the Giordano Bros
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

Snails succumb quickly to taint- ed water, and for that reason are sometimes carried in dry countries to test widely scattered water holes before drinking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-08

China has about 2,000. .000 square miles of arid country.
La gaceta., 1931-01-12

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20 pesos que tenfa en- Ell boil
sillo; ropas y joyas a Harmon
que reside en- North 3 2505, ,
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de East Michigan 1901.
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che por un pasajero fue asal
tado y robado ell motorista T
e. Sullivan que manejaba III
caro- de la Inca de Grand Cen.
trail.
Ell ladr6n quito al motorists
$40, huyendo despues en- III
autom6vil que lie aguardaba.
Ocurri6 ell asalto en- la esqui
ma de Chestnut y Tampania.
Ell bandido representa- tenel
unos "a amos. No pudo ell mo.
torista fijarse en- ell nGmero dc
la licencia del autom0vil.
Pasadas las seis de la tarde
de aver I'm automovil que guia
ba A. Pollatt, de % amos, sc
volco en- la curva que conduce
al puente de la isla Davis, re-
Sultando lesionados, ademas
de Pollatt, Edith Cooper, de
20 amos vecina de la avenida
"A 3103; Questie Lennon, de
20 amos, de la avenida "a 908;
Juanita Stone, de la Gale %
2102; Grace Make, de la ave-
nida 23 907, y Allen Perry, de
East Allen 500.
Ell estado de Pollat y de las
Cooper y Lennon es gra-
We.
Cuando Pollatt recobre la sa
sera acusado de impru-
dencia y guar con descuido.
La gaceta., 1931-01-12

impossible atacar SUI politlca
sin condemn la del Rey al mis-
mo TEMPO. Aun cuando, en-
teoria, era impossible discutir
la conducta del Rey, Sc lie dis
cutia al c0ndenar la de sus Mi
nistros. Y cualquier Parlamen
to tenia en- sus manoS la pode-
rosa arma de negarse a apro-
bar ell presupuesto, logrando
de esta manera imponer su vo-
luntad. Las dificultades que
Sc acumularon parecieron con-
vertirse en- inextricables. En-
1862 ell Rey Guillermo l de
Prussia comenz6 a preguntarse
81 no seria la suerte de Carlos
X la misma que lie esperase a
el. Y asi, deseando hacer ell
esfuerzo supreme descubrien-
do I'm nuevo Principe de Po-
lignac, Sc encontro con Bis
marck.
(Continuara.)