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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
THOMASTON

The following is the complete program of the Hermannsoehne Lederkranz society for their first concert on Tuesday evening. Mo- vember 10, at the Paramaunt the ater,at 8 o'clock:
 Thomastons own Male chorus of 35 members, Miss Mabel Deegan of New Haven famed violin soloist, Mrs Marjorie S. Nuhn of Water- bury, well known soprano, William St John, baritone soloist of the H. s. l.. chorus. William A. Wehrle, musical director.
 Part
 "Saengerrecht". German r. Ullrich
 (The singers privilege)
 Male chorus a without a Song" .. V.Joumans b Goodbye" F. Paolo Tosti
 MT St John Assisted by Gerald Wood at piano a 70 Schwarzwald, o Heimat" in b "Dixie's Land, in English arr by
 .......... F.von der Stucken
 H. S. L. Double quartet First tenor, Fritz Fackler, Gus Kopp; second tenor William Aub- ele, Alfred Mueller; first bass AL fred Wehrle, Karl Kuner; second bass Oskar Siedle, Harold Bidwell. Contra Dances" Beethoven
 Kreisler Spanish Dance "..... .Granados-
 Kreisler Hymn to the Sun" Rimsky- -Korsa-
 .kow-Kreisler
 Mis- Deegan Assisted by Mrs Van Court Tapp
 at the piano "The Mill in the Valley" in English
 .............. H. Wessler
 Male Chorus "Dich Teure Halle" aria from the famous opera "Tannhauser
 Wagner b Auf Flugeln des Gesanges'
 MeuucioohOi c Volksliedchen" .. R. Schumann Mrs Nuhn Assisted by Mrs Helen Heebner at
 the piano
 Part III
 "Jaegerwerben" in German ....
 Jui "cnbSht
 ("The Hunters CourtingO Male Chorus a "Sicilienne- Rigandon" ...... .......... Francoeur-Kreisler b Airs Russas ...... Wiemawski Miss Deegan Assisted by Mrs Van Court Tapp al the piano
 "The Bells of St Mary" in English Male Chorus With piano accomplishment by MI Wood
 a Sometimes" ........ WaltheI b "A Singing Lesson" .... David c DO You Know My Garden?" ............... wood Mrs Nuhn Assisted by Mrs Heebner at the plano
 ''Das list der Tag des Herrin' ir German ...,...... C. hreutzeI t"Thls tx the Lords Own Day") IT. r. $. Chorus Assisted by Brother Singers from | Waterbury, Torrington and Hart
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
OLD TAG PUTS
 NAME ON ROLL

Springdale, Pa. (UP)-A half century after his death the name of q Pennsylvania Civil War vet eran, who served as a messenger and drummer boy during the four year struggle, Is to be written in the official war records.
 A rusty Identification tag found in Fredericksburg, Va, led to the Identification. The tag bore the name. Jos. Johnson. Co. H. 63 Regiment. Pen. Vol, War of 1881"
 When the war department checked it's records the name was missing. The real identity of the soldier remained hidden until Burgess J. W. Johnson, Spring dale. learned of the tag and rec ognized the name as that of his father.
 Johnson served as messenger boy for General Alex E. Hayes af- ter he slowed away on troop train carrying soldiers from Pitts burg to Washington. The boy was 12 then and had been turned down at recruiting posts.
 When General Hayes was wounded and not expected to live. he ordered Johnson to return to Pittsburg with the body In case he died, and remain there. Gen. eral Hayes died and Johnson re- turned to Pittsburg with the body, but immediately returned to the front, where he served as a drummer boy.
 Johnson died in 1880 without having his name officially enrolled in the war records. His family will seek to have that honor accorded him now.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

One little girl was critically in- jured and two others badly bruised when struck by an automobile driven by Constable Roscoe L. Ses- sions of 423 Pennington avenue at Park and Divinity streets yester- day afternoon. The constable and George +. Pfab, who witnessed the accident, were at police headQuar- ters this morning when the case was continued awaiting the out come of the children's injuries.
 The most seriously hurt was Louise Sonstroem, 12, of 10 Hill- side place, who is in the Bristol hospital suffering from double fracture of the jaw, con- cussion of the brain, fractured right foot and cuts and bruises. Margaret Copucci, II, of SC Pratt street, Is in the hospital suffering from a severe chest injury and George Hamblin, Q, of Edgewood street is there with painful abra- sions and contusions of the right leg and body bruises.
 Constable sessions told police that he swerved his machine from the roadway to avoid hitting the Hamblin boy and hit the other two. who were waking on the SldeWalk' Man Cut by Saw
 Peter Borgio. of AZ Upson street, working on q Rube Goldberg con- traption consisting of saw hook ed up to an automobile drive in his back yard yesterday afternoon, was taken to the Bristol hospital after lug on the contraption had loos- ened and let the saw blad fly into his leg. lacerating 1t deeply into the bone for 12 inches. Hospital officials say his condition is good.
 Fire Girls Chairman Coming
 Winthrop Hall of Worcester, Mass, district chairman of the Camp Fire Girls of New England, will speak on his work at a meet ing in Elks' home on South street at 8 o'clock this evening.
 At noon to-day Mir Hall address ed meeting of the Rotary club in Miss Fuller's restaurant. At noon tomorrow he will deliver !
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

EDITORS NOTE - This is the eleventh of 12 exclusive stories on Thomas A. Edison by Major Wil- liam Joseph Hammer, his sclcn. tiflc associate and lifelong friend, who reveals the human side of the great mentor.
 BY WILLIAM JOSEPH HAMMER Lifelong Friend and Scientific As-
 sociate of Thomas A Edison, as
 Told to willis J. Ballinger Copyright 1881, NEA Service, Incl
 Thomas Ava Edison cared little about the prepetuation of his fame. He made no effort to prepare aid for the biographers to come. He was careless about what posterity might think of him as he was, for most of his life, about his personal appearance.
 Fame, with Edison, was always a by-product of his work-never it's objective. Edison would have enjoyed life as failure quite as much as he did as success. All he sought was an opportunity to be continually busy about his beloved science. Beyond that he never thought.
 His assistants waged a long strug gle with Edison to make him realize the priceless importance of his first model of the phonograph. It took long while to make Edi- son finally, grumbling, become suf- ficiently interested, to keep that famous model in an American mu- scum instead of British.
 
 to Edison in his laboratory. On 1t was the name of the chief of the British Patent Office Museum in London. Edison and this noted in- ternational authority on inventions discussed the great inventions of history. When the London official was taking his leave he said to Edi- son:
 "Mr Edison, haven't you one of your many inventions that I could take back to London with me and put in the British Patent Office Museum? We would appreciate 1t very much"
 "Go and get my first phonogra ph and wrap it up," he said.
 "Why, you're not going to let thAb lChNC
 That's all right" answered Edi- son. You go and wrap it up. I'm not giving 1t to him. Pm only lend ing it to him. can get it back whenever want to. You think my inventions are far too important"
 
 The model of the first phono- graph remained in the British Pat ent Office Meuseum until 1889. when Major Hammer asked Edison Q letter to secure it for purposes of exhibition at the Paris Exposition.
 Upon presenting the letter, Ham, mer explained the circumstances to the officials of the Patent Office Museum, stating that Edison had never given the model, but had only lent 1t. He was told that, while they had nothing to show that Edi- son had given them the phono- graph, they had nothing to show that he had not. They considered it their personal property and relin- quished 1t only on condition that 1t would be returned after the expo sition.
 One day Major Hammer went to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
REPLICA SHIPS
 HAD EVIL DAYS

Chicago.-The trials and tribu- lations of the caravel that Set out under Columbus nearly 440 years ago were equaled by the caravel or the Santa Maria II. Nina II and Pinta II, 1t was recalled here by Captain James Hunt, sea dog and master painter.
 The Santa Maria II will be a proud exhibit in the second Worlds Fair conducted by Chi cago. Few, however. will know that the replicas of Columbus' proud fiotilla, given by the spanish government to the Worlds Colum- bian exposition, sailed 2,20O miles.
 Following the first Worlds Fair, the sister ships began pilgrimage to the Perry memorial celebration and San Francisco expositions. The Pinta and Nina soon were de- stroyed, but the Santa Maria got as far as Boston, but ran into evil days and ended up in a debtors prison" in Prince Edwards Island.
 After five years, Captain Hunt and his crew of four men were sent to recover the treasure. They re- conditioned the ship, removing barnacles and kelp from the bat tered hull. caulked seams and set out for nome" off Charlottetown. Skipper Hunt encountered dirty weather and the little 74-foot. 1OO- ton ship bobbed about on the waves much as Columbus and his crew or 40 men must have done.
 Again off Gaspe head a wild sea almost tore the tiny santa Maria away from the tow-ship. Once through the straits of Northum- berland, the ship went up the St Lawrence. through the Welland canal and into the Great Lakes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
TO BUILD PLANT
 FOR SYNTHETIC
 RUBBER MAKING
E. l. DuPOnt De NemOurs Company Makes An- nOunce m e n { - New Rubber Has Good Qual- itieS

Akron, O., Nov 3-UP)-Estab- lishment of a plant for commercial production of q new synthetic rub Der which contains some qualities not present in natural rubber, has been. announced by the l.. l. Di Pont De Nemours company. Con- struction of the plant has started at Deepwater Point, N. J.
 The new product, officials of the company told the American Chemi- cal society's rubber division last night, is much more resistant to corrosive effects of gasoline, kero- sene, oxygen and many other chem ical products than Is natural rub Der.
 While it can not yet be substi- tuted for natural rubber in all the uses of the natural product, 1t can be used to supplement the present uses of rubber, 1t was stated.
 Acetylene, made from coal and limestone, is the raw material from which the new rubber is made after addition of salt and water through chemical processes.
 The new product can be vulcan ized by application of heat alone, whereas sulphur must be used to vulcanize natural rubber. It also differs from previous synthetic rub Der in that it's molecular structure is the same as that of natural rub Der.
 The essential chemicals used fin the manufacture of the new arti- ficial rubber were discovered in 1906 by Rev Julius Arthur Nieuw- land, then a young scientist on the University of Notre Dame faculty, when by passing acetylene into solution of copper and ammonium chloride, he produced a gas.
 After IA years of experiment, he learned how to alter the compost ton so as to form an oil besides the gas. This oil. he learned a year later, was divinyl acetylene, from which rubber is synthesized.
 When, two years later, his assist ant, pr k. k. Vogt, produced a highly elastic material somewhat resembling rubber, by treating divinyl acetylene with q vulca niZ- ing agent. Father Nieuwland real ized he was on the track of new synthetic rubber.
 Cheimsts of the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours company offered their as- sistance, and developed the new commercially practical material.
 Any wealth which might accrue to Father Nieuwland as the result of his discoveries will go to the congregation of the Holy Cross since he took VOW of poverty when he was ordained to the priesthood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
TERRYVuLE William Large Is
 Pequabuck Champion
Defeats Benjamin SpieIman 2 and I-PequOt Eleven
 to Hold Practice Tonight

By defeating Benjamin Spielman 2 up and 1 to play in finals of club championship at Pequabuck Golf club, William Large becomes the champion for the ensuing year. This about winds up a successful season for both Chippanee and Pe- quabuck clubs.
 The Chippanee Country club en- joyed a successful year winning the nine hole district championship and the Litchfield county team championship.
 The 1891 champions of each of the local clubs are:
 Chippanee, champion, Ripple Case; Chippanee Lady Champion. Suzanne Keller.
 Pequabuck champion, William Large, Pequabuck lady champion, Rosalie Murphy.
 City champion, Joseph Harding.
 Hagcnbucklc-B Bittle.
 Frances Bittle and Harmon Ha- genbuckle of 150 Riverside Drive, New York city were married Sat- urday afternoon by Justice of the Peace, Josiah F. Wood.
 Pcquots to Practice
 The Pequots football team who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
OAKvTKEE

The honor roll of the Roosevelt school is as follows:
 Miss Anna F. Cunningham, prin- cipal; Miss Catherine V. McAloon, teacher of grades l. 2 and 3.
 Grade 6: simone Ritter 96.4, Donald Kerr S5, Mary Zelo 04.4, Mildred Calabrese 94.2, Joseph Le- Page 91.2, Josephine O'Connell 89, Philip Famiglietti STA, yety Kaz- lauskas S5.2, Gerard LePage s5.2, Grade 5: Anna Kazlauskas 94.2, Dominic Mazzola S5.4. Perfect Attendance. Grade 1: Harry Alsdorf, Francis Murphy, Walter Thorne, Joseph West, Janet Mclean. Mary Omicioli Laura Testa.
 Grade 2: Burke Hoffman, Paul Ingraham, Arnold Schiven, Mary LePage, Irene Ritter. Grade 8: Shirley Won Toble, Grade 4: Norman Benedict, Ray mond Foster, Joseph LeClair, Gae- tano Russo, Blanche Alsdorf, Bar I bara Benedict, Rose Golini, Mary West, Carmella Zelo. Grade 5: Charles Ingraham, Dan- iel LePage, John Mclean, Lucy Daponte, Mary Daponte, Anna Kazlauskas.
 Grade 6: Philip Famiglietti, Vety Ilazlauskas, Gerard LePage, Joseph LePage.
 Halloween Parties. Mrs Walter West of Rosette street entertained number of children Saturday evening in honor of Halloween and her daughter Mary's birthday.
 The decorations of the home were orange and black crepe paper with novelties of Halloween. The children were dressed in Halloween fashion. A delicious luncheon was served, the favors being high hats filled with candies. Those attend ing were: Shirley Wilson, Shorley Goldsmith, Betty Goldsmith, Mary West, Barbara Benedict, Renee Slough, Josephine O'Conneil, Law renee Wilson, Robert Holloway, John Dwyer, Francis Murphy, Lawrence Noel, Walter West, Jo- seph West, Robert West, Norman Benedict, Charles Ingraham, Paul Ingraham and Walter Thorne. Mrs Fitts Entertained. A Halloween party was held Saturday evening at the home of Mrs Clarence Fitts of Rosette street. Miss Carol Fitts was the hostess.
 The rooms were decorated in the Halloween scheme and lighted candles to give the desired effect of shadows at the arrival of the guests.
 The game of Get Acquainted" was played and Miss Bernice Elan agan was the prize winner. Pea nut Hunt" Elmer Paraso carried away the prize. Roger Chase won the prize in the cracker eating con- test; and Miss Catherine Grady in the punch board" game.
 A buffet luncheon was served at late hour consisting of individuals salads, sandwiches, cake, crullers, cider and coffee.
 The guests included: Miss Ber- nice Flanagan, Miss Catherine Grady, Miss Ruth Fitts, Miss Madyline Elliott, Miss Margaret Kelly, Miss Harriet Jerman, Miss Helen Fitts, and Carol Fitts; Ray mond Hogg, Rober Chase, Freder- ick, Rudolph Brasch, Elmer Peri sot, Gene Perisot, Walter Tenn and Julius Panilitis.
 Briefs.
 There will be meeting of the committee working on the arrange ments for the Harvest" supper tonight at St Mary Magadalene's parish hall at 7:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
WATERFOWL

.s The comedy "The College Flap . per will be presented this even ' ing and to-morrow evening under : the auspices of the Fellowcraft club ! sand Watertown chapter, order of . .Eastern Star.
 i. The members of the cast include .sJerry Watson, college student and Football hero, George Sullivan; col : slege student and friend of Jerry's, 1, Warren Parker; football coach of ] successful team of Bula Bula col sslgee, Edward O'Connor; Monk, 2 ssphysical trainer of football team, s-Walter Greason: Jean, Jerry's girl land member of sorority, Evelyn Bafch; Mary, president of the sor- [ sority, Helen Wilson; Nellie. fresh ksman, Drucilla Littlehales; Brick, Bred headed freshman boy in love : with Nellie. Lindsay Beverldge; !. Bill, Bricks buddy, Henry Cope 1. sland; Prof Gaddis. D. George Wild ssman; Dean Howard, an eccentric sold maid, Elise Root; Dr Seamore, z college president, Harold Latin; Mrs Seamore, Mrs Richard Dains; .the Butter and Egg Man from { . Omaha, Wilfred Bryan.
 sA Business men taking part in the ! Flapper chorus are William Whay
 William Jones, Warren Parker William Smith. Samuel Logue, Will liam R. Smith, George Henderson s.John olson, Joseph Grabow, Philip ' Wildman, Pearl Skelton, Paul Johnson, William Bronson. Leroy stRansom, r. H. Peterson, Charles . l Billings, John Grisswell, Herbert Shaw, Gordon Ranslow. John ss Beach, Kenneth Staib. Ralph Hum : iston, Frederick Camp, Grover Baldwin, Richard Dains, William Boirowy. Robert Purvis, Joseph Bryan, Eugene o'Donnell. Charles !, Hamilton. Edward Coon and 2 Arthur Copeland.
 ts Those taking part in the mems chorus include, Stanley Barnes Walter Krantz, Warren Parker s, William Bassete, John Clifford, Ed ss ward Ranslow. Alfred Scott-Smith 2 Herbert Scott-Smith. Stanley Buck
 ingham, Edwin Magee. Rudolph i. Brasche. Henry Bartlett, Irving .s Mcintyre, Frederick McGoldrick ss Harry Fox, Welton Dains, Robert 4 yaill, Lester Atwood, Dudley Cam !. erop. Louis Beres, George Booth VI Charles Doherty. Patrick Martin ts A. c. Rocker. Frederick Salisbury ss and Edward Mix.
 The girls chorus includes th' z Misses Virginia Palmer, Alic' < 1, Beach, Inez Lavigne. Gertrude ss Oliver. Katherine Coon. Dori' q. IAvigne, Jeannette Hart, Evelyr
 Wookey, Dorothy Wookey. Julie
 Magee. Eva Tomascky. Dorothj ss Adams, Winifred Lindsay, Nora V copes, Marllyn Ranslow. Evelyr ts Burton and Arlene Huniston.
 fe The Seldu Delphian society VII ss meet this afternoon at o'clock al f the home of Mrs Arthur Evans or q, Warren Way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
iookinr ahead for new worlds to

looking ahead for new worlds to conquer.
 Every day when Edison reported for work In his West Orange lab oratory he punched the clock. hke any mechanic. Tn place of the old cot that repOsed behind the organ at Menlo Park, there was better one at West Orange. But it was never more favored by Edisons weary body. The inventor retained all his life his capacity to take maps and arise fresh as ever.
 Edison probably slept less in his life than any other person alive. lie unquestionably holds the world sleeplessness record and will con tinue to hold 1t for all time. IT the enormous number of hours that Edison Iabored while the rest or mankind was sleeping were prop erly estimated, Edison would not be dead in his eighty-fourth year. He would be somewhere around 200 years old. Life is really our waking hours. And there IS no doubt that Edison lived four or f1ve ordinary lives, with his remarkable powers to resist sleep.
 His talent for sleeplessness made "the old man'-the favorite name by which he was known to his as- sociates-a taxing master. Edison and trade union principles would never had gotten together. The de- mand for the five-day week or the six-h hour day would have amounted to little less than blasphemy in his philosophy of toll. He was the most relentless master of all times and yet one of the most beloved by those from whom he exacted the last ounce of strength and service.
 NEXT - How others rcapcd riches through Edison's inventions More war devices. Va- cation jaunts with Ford and Fire stone. ;. .. .Spurning luxurics. The end of Q long and useful life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
LAKESIDE

Shirley Wedge. daughter of MT and Mrs Frank Wedge of Lake side. spent Sunday with Jean Weik, daughter of MT and Mrs Henry Weik.
 Harry Cooke in company with friends from Waterbury drove through the Catskill Mountains to Quarryville. N. Y., where he vis- tied his mother Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
Skilton's Store
 Awarded Prize
Oswald Garrison Willard Acts as One of Judges in
 NeighbOrhOOd Club Contest

pleasure for the people to trade in such surroundings"
 The third judge divided the first prize between Skilton's store al Morris and Slaiby's store at Lake side, with honorable mention to Goes store at East Morris.
 All of the judges congratulated the Neighborhood club and the stores In town for the fine cooper ation and showing made in the con- test.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
WEST MORRIS

Dwight Emmons of West Morris Is in Vermont after a carload of high grade cows. He has q permit allowing him to bring in thirty cows.
 David LeBrecque, who has been residing with Miss Hill of Morris. Is working at Dwight Emmon's tn West Morris.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

body falling rapidly to pieces-al- ready the master inventor of all times-feeling uncomfortable about this slight truancy from his work and so unconscious of his pitiful physical condition that he was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

Customh houses in Uruguay are bulglng with imports because im- porters will not withdraw them until the government decides whether it will revise the recent increase of GO per cent ad valorem duties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

Tn Il disupte in New Zealand rec gently ns to the oldest coin in the country. one man produced n It0- man Gordinn I of abont 24O A. D.. and another Julius Caesar. i02- 44 E. C.. and fl Constantine, 27s. 237 A. D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

When 13.044 government saw lngs certificates were sold in Ulster in a recent week II brought tho total disposed of there since shc sale was started In 1922 to I- 906, ,t07. representing an invest ment of nearly s25 1000, 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

Horrin3s were SO plentiful nt Grimsbs, Engli a, on a recent Saturday that many fisherman had tO take their catches back to sea and dump them overheard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03

In spite of recent progressive changes in Spain. marriage still is the only career open to girls or Barcelona, where all courting Is done in the presence of a chapeT- one and lovers are not permitted to kiss until the engagement 's announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
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SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 8

Lv. New Yorks ......... ss20 P. m sG. c. Ts--I.gvyer Level Eluy Tickets we'll iB ndvnnce ant nvOia disappointment. Lisnlted nssns. her. Good Only 0n Specimi Coarf Tratn. Now 0n Sale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-21
DIES AIT SIDE OF HIS AUTOMOBILE
Officials Check
 Local Autos Work Started Yesterday Expected to Be Resum= ed This Afternoon

With tie assistance of the local police members of the state motor vehice department are carrying On a very snrited inspection of auto- mobiles n this city. Nearly 100 drivers were presented with tickets yesterday afternoon and last eve- ming ana instructed to have certain defects ramedied and to furnish proof to the state department that recommended changes were carried out.
 Some months ago the Waterbury police with Sergeant Henry Johnson directing activities started an in- srection If machines, stopping mo- tor vehicles of all descriptions on local streets and inspecting brakes. lights ard equipment in general. Tickets We're handed out to drivers whose machines failed to measure up to requirements. Over 200 tickets were han led out. The inspections were made a local feature of a na- tional observance of safety first week.
 Yesterday afternoon without ad- vance not-ce two state motor ve- hicle inspectors came to Waterbury and asked for assistance in conduct ing special campaign. About one not of every three cars passed in spections. Most of the inspection was carried on East Main street CT the Merlden road. A uniformed po- liceman would stop the machine and the Inspectors would give it a critical ">nce over."
 The inspections were expected to be resumed this afternoon. No one has been notified to appear in police court. A few days of grace are al- lowed each driver presented with a ticket.