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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
Mount Olive
 A.M.E. Zion Church
52nd Anniversary Observ- ed Yesterday With Spe-
 cial Service

The sgd anniversary of Mount Olive, A. M. E. Zion church was observed yesterday with q special program and will continue through the week with special services on each night. Rev. A. A. Perry, pas- tor, delivered the anniversary ser mon yesterday, and called attention to the drive to raise $3,000 for debt reduction and repairs to the church. The membership has pledged $1,000 or more and pub- lie appeal will be made to raise the balance.
 At the trustee night service to be held tonight. Dr. W. R. Wright of Hartford will be the speaker. Rev. B. R. Crowder. pastor of the Zion Baptist church will speak at the missionary night service to- morrow evening and Rev. F. L.. Standifer of Plainville will be the speaker on Wednesday night. Thursday evening will be Sun shine club night" and Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg of the First church will be the speaker. Young Peo- ples night will be observed Fri day night with Mrs. Anna Durham. superintendent of the Sunday school in charge of services. Rally day will be observed Sunday. Fra ternity night will be observed on the 9th and all negro lodges of the city have been invited to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
High Honor for
 Joseph DiPietro
Commissioned a Captain in
 the Infantry Reserve

Announcement that Joseph Dl- Pietro, one of the popular members of the 41S Sth Infantry, 76th division, had been commissioned captain In the infantry reserves. was made yesterday. He was sworn in Friday by Lieut-Co Edward L. Hooper. U. s. A., instructor of the 418th. Cap tain DiPietro who is well known in Waterbury as director of the Coun- try club orchestra is proprietor of the Brass City Printing shop.
 He enlisted as a musician in the 18th U. s. cavalry and served on the Mexical border for nine months in 1918. He was appointed to the officers Training school in August of that year and was sent to Camp Macarthur in Waco, Texas. until the Armistice was signed. He re- ceived his commission as second lieutenant In the Officers Reserve corps in 1922 and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1928. He has attended all the camps of the 41Sth and seldom misses Q meeting of the 418th or the Waterbury chapter. Reserve officers of which he is a member
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

More than tw0hty state gover- nors have endorsed the Rockne Memorial campaign, Erskine an- nounced. Other citizens prominent in political and public life who have become identified with the campaign include Alfred E. Smith. owen D. Young, and Admiral Richard F. Byrd, who are spon- sors; John J. Raskob, chairman of the democratic national committee, who Is honorary chairman of the division comprising Pennsylvania. Maryland. Delaware and District of Columbia; Governor George White. who Is honorary chairman of Ohio; former Governor James M. Cox of Ohio who Is an honor ary chairman of one of the Ohio districts; and Will Rogers. the humorist. and James J. Phelan of Boston. who are members of the executive committee.
 Fund raising activities in New England, Erskine has announced. will be in charge of Joseph A. Garland. Jr, of Dorchester. Mass, an alumnus of Notre Dame. He will be assisted by John U. Riley, Boston, Mass, Edward H. McGau- ley, Worcester. Mass, James II. Coogan, Fall River, Mass, Con- gressman William J. Granfield. Springfield. Mass Harry W. O'Boyle Manchester, N. H., Claude F. John son. Essex Junction. Vt, John R. Jolly, Pawtucket. K. l., Oscar D. Lavery, John M. Murphy. and John T. Cullinan, Bridgeport. Conn. and Adam Walsh, Yale coach. New Haven. Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
NAN BRETON TO KNOW RESULT OF
 LIBEL SUIT SOON

Toledo, O., Nov 2-(UP)-A crowded gallery of spectators was lured by possibility of hearing Nan Britton's story of a love affair with Warren G. Harding described for a federal court joury today,
 Trial to her $50.000 libel suit against c. A. Klunk. Marion hotel keeper neared an end with Judge John M. Killits expected to rule upon the admissibility of Mans oral testimony.
 Her attorneys made q futile eff fort to introduce her on the wit ness stand last week but Judge Killits demurred, declaring her testimony should be furnished all at once so that 1t would be un- neccary to recall her to the stand.
 Her attorneys planned to resume reading extracts from her book, "The Presidents Daughter" In which she claims Harding was the father of her 12-year-old daughter. Elizabeth Ann. A second book, "The Answer to The Presidents Daughter" which Klunk sold m his hotel, is the basis of the cur rent trial.
 It appeared possible that the trial would reach the jury before night.
 Judge Kiilits disclosed that secret dispositions, taken from New York hotel, had been impounded into the record to prevent their publication.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
Cross Endorses
 Rockne Memorial
In Brief Acknowledgement Adds His Name to List of
 Governors for Million Dollar Drive

Notre Dame. Ind, Nov 2-En- dorsement of plans to build a Memorial Field house at Notre Dame University in honor of Knutc K. Rochne is contained in q let- ter from Governor Wilbur l.. Cross of Connecticut. 1t was announced here today by A. R. Erskine, Of South Bend. chairman of the exc cutive committee In charge of the campaign.
 q am very glad" Governor Cross wrote. ito commend the plan to perpetuate the name, and prim- arily the manliness, of Knute Rockne. I wish you well in the campaign to result in building a suitable memorial for such pur- pose"
 Efforts to secure fund of one dillon dollars to build and endow the Memorial field house will be carried on this fall under Erskine's direction, with the intensive period of the campaign scheduled to come during November.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
LLOYD GEORGE HAS ANNOUNCED
 HIS POSITION
Close Cooperation Be- tween Liberals and La- bOrites Will Be His Policy
(Norld Copyright 1881, by the
 United Press)

United PresS)
 Churt, Surrey, England, Nov D. (UP) ).-David Lloyd George, war time prime m mister and liberal party leader, declared himself to- day for q policy of close coopera- ton between liberals and laborites in the new British parliament to prepare a bold program of recon struction.
 The aggressive, white-haired Welshman, was mentioned as lead CT of the laborite opposition to Prime Minister J. Ramsay Mac Donald's national government.
 As a result of the cabinets over whelming victory In the election, he will seek to mobilize all "ad- vanced'' liberals, laborites and other progressive forces. He be- lieved the government incapable of achieving reconstruction of the na- ton. he Indicated to the United Press and the Manchester Guard ian in his first interview since the election.
 Lloyd George emphasized. how ever, that he merely planned CO., operation of the anti-governmen parliamentary factions and did not envisage a unification of his liberal faction with labor. A majority of the liberals will support the cabi- net.
 "The battle front must be broad ened and deepened." Lloyd George said. "The future of the country depends upon t1e extent to which that can be accomplished"
 He admitted that the conserva- tive tariff plan was inevitable but reiterated that it would fail to solve Britain's problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
THOMAS COULSON
 FORUM SPEAKER
Described Experiences as British Spy at Second
 Church Last Night
ANSWERED QUESTIONS

Major Thomas Coulson of the British military intelligence spoke last night at the Second Congre- gational church forum, described his exploits as spy and relating interesting facts about the women spies he knew. Major Coulson is famous, not only for his own per sonal exploits, but also for the various books about women spies that he has written.
 He held his audience spell-bound as he told story after story of the breath taking experiences he had. The speaker described the ruth less, interruptions and often mur- derous German woman spy, Frau Doktor or Maria Lesser, who di- rected a large force of spies in Great Britain, France. Belgium and Spain. It was she who learned three months before the British in- telligence service in France that the English had perfected tanks and were planning to use them. Major Coulson told of how she at one time riddled the body of one of the men in her service after she discovered he had given out in- formation which led to the arrest of one of her spies.
 Mata Hari, another famous wo- man spy, was also described by Major Coulson. He told of sec ing her shot down before French firing squad. One of the 12 men in the squad did not fire at her but 1t was impossible to find the guilty soldier. He described a narrow escape he had from Belgi- um into Holland and explained that his safety was brought about only through the brilliant work of Gabrielle Petite, a British woman spy. She was later caught and executed, dying with her knitting in her hands.
 Louise De Bettignies, another woman spy in the British service, had great resourcefulness, he said. He told how she at one time se- cured a map of a Emile section of the German lines and then had the map reduced by photographing 1t number of times until it was contained on a series of small pieces of paper, each the size of a pin head. She then removed a lens from her eye glasses. placed the sections of the map in the frame and thus took the valuable map across the broder.
 Questioned about whether or not Edith Cavell was a spy. Major Coulson told the audience that it was question he deliberately avoided answering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
State To Pick Most
 Beautiful Platinzzna
 Blonde m Wnterbury
Diamond Ring to Be Awarded Winner at Stage Contest
 Wednesday Night

An unusual contest is to be stag ed at the Warner Bros State the ater Wednesday night when an at- tempt will be made to determine the most beautiful blonde in the city. Waterbury has always been given credit for having it's share of feminine pulchritude in brunet- tes, red heads and blondes but Wednesday nights contest will be confined to b,l n s-platinum blondes of the Jean Marlow type.
 The event will be staged at 2 o'clock in connection with the pie ture Platinum Blonde starring Jean Harlow and Loretta Young, said to be great production. The idea of the contest is to determine whether Waterbury has an un- known Jean Harlow. Another feat ure of the contest will be the awarding of diamond ring by the Kay Jewelry Co to the girl chosen as the winner.
 Since Jean Harlow crashed into movie fame with her unusual crowning glory, the feminine movie goers have gone platinum" :" A romantic story lies behind Jean Harlow's rise to fame. She was noticed by movie casting direc- tor in Kansas City where she was high school student. He was i'm pressed by her striking tresses and signed her to a contract. Her rise to fame since Is history.
 In order to register in the con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
Connecticut Light Absorbs Waterbury
 And Winsted c. c.
Public Utilities Commission Approves Plan Made Public Several Weeks Ago Marks Another Step in Plan to Combine Electric and Gas Manufactur- ing Companies of State Under One Corporation

necessary before the deal could be lekally closed.
 This is another step in the plan manufacturing companies of Con- necticut under one corporation. Hearing on the petition for per- mission to affect the merger took place at Hartford on Friday, Octo- Der 16.
 The Waterbury Gas Light com pany now supplies gas service ex- clusively in Waterbury. Thomas- ton, Plymouth, Naugatuck and Wa tertown. The Winsted Gas company supplies both gas and electricity principally in the city of Winsted and the town of Winchester. The Connecticut Light & Power com pany supplies electricity in Water bury as well as in other communi- ties in the state.
 The purpose of the merger is to effect economies, largely by the elimination of the expense of main- taining separate accounting records which are now required under the separate corporate existence of the three companies.
 At the hearing balance sheets of each of the companies as of Sep tember g.. last. were filed with the commission. The Waterbury Gas Light company is made up of $2.- 64O,000 in common capital stock at h par value of $25 per share. The outstanding funded indebted ness is $1.000.000, making a total capitalization of $3,640.000. The Winsted Gas company is capital ized at $500.000 In common stock, also having $25 par value. In ad- dition. notes payable amount to $230, ,000. The Connecticut Light & Power company under the terms of the merger assume in the case of the Waterbury Gas Light com pany the duty of paying the $l.- 000,00O fund endebtedness and in the case of the Winsted company the payment of the outstanding notes payable of $230,000.
 The public utilities commission in It's finding states that the total capitalization of the combined com panies after the merger will not exceed the total capitalization of the constituent companies prior to the merger. The Connecticut Light & Power company Is to issue 31,- 400 shares of common stock at $100 par value as follows: 26,400 shares aggregating $2.640.000 par value pro rata to the holders of the com mon stock of the Waterbury Gas Light company; and 5000 shares shares aggregating $500,000 par value pro rata to the stock holders of the Winsted company.
 The commission has ordered that the terms and conditions of the merger be declared in force and that the combine be permitted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
The Connecticut
 Light & Power Co
Announces Appointment of Leland V. Clark,
 Assist. Manager

Announcement was made today at the offices of The Connecticut Light and Power Company of the appointment of Leland V. Clark as assistant manager of the Water bury district of the company. MT Clark is n former Waterburian, having been power sales engineer of the local compan for several years prior to his transfer to New Britain. where he has been assist ant manager since February. 1928. He Is A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has a wide experience in various phases of public utility work, specializing in industrial power engineering. MT Clark Is planning to move his fam lily to Waterbury at an early date.
 Siam has started restriction of it's tin production.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
P. U. e. IMPROVES ELECTRIC GAS MERGER
TESTIMONIAL TO
 FATHER BUTLER
Will Be Held at St Francis Xavier Parish Hall
 Wednesday Night
COMMITTEES ACTIVE

The testimoniaI to be given for Rev. James T. Butler for many years assistant at St. Francis Xavier church. and now at St. Mary's Star ,of the Sea, New Lon- don. will take place in the parish hall on Washington street We'd nesday evening starting at quar- ter of eight o'clock.
 It will be a big affair. All the parishioners will want to be pres ent and no doubt many from other parts of the city will be among those who will want to meet Fath- CT Butler and take this occasion to wish him the same measure of success in his new field which he enjoyed in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
Local All Club Boy
 Gets Durham Award
Edgar Upson Takes First HOnors for Heaviest Baby
 Beef-WOIcOtt Girl Winners in Canning Class

Edgar Upson, of Waterbury, was the first prize winner in the heavy weight class for baby beef at the State All Club exhibit held in Dur ham, October 23 and 24, according to a confirmation of the awards re- ceived from the state office this morning. He also took third prize in the light weight division.
 Jennie Provost, of Wolcott, was 8 consistent winner in the canning classes with a wide variety of can ned goods.
 Cheshire was well represented in the State All Club txhibit, Oc- tober 23 and 24, by members of the poultry, dairy, and clothing clubs. The club exhibit by the Cheshire Cacklers Poultry Club took first prize, as did their sec
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

retary's record book. Kenneth Hale took first prize for the best home made mash hopper. The poultry demonstration put on by team consisting of Thomas Pearsall and Richard Hale. of this club, was third in the state contest.
 A dairy demonstration given by the Successful Dairy Club, of Ches- hire, at the State Club exhibit proved so interesting that the team was invited to give their demon- stration at the annual meeting of the New Haven County Farm Bu- reau, which will be held at the Masonic Temple In Westville, No- vember 10th.
 Marion Aldrich and Jane Guil- ford. of Cheshire. won prizes in the clothing and cooking exhibits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Approval of the merger of the Connecticut Light & Power compa- ny. the Waterbury Gas Light com pany and the Winsted Gas com pany has been voted by the public utilities commission. The plan to merge the three concerns was made public a number of weeks ago but a formal decision of approval from the public utilities commission was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
The Indutrial
 Traffic Assn
Fifth Annual Meeting at the YMCA Thursday
 Night

Over 265 reservations have a1- ready been received for the 5th an- nual banquet of the Naugatuck Valley Industrial Traffic Associa- ton to be held at the YMCA next Thursday at z o'clock. Final ar- engagements for the banquet will be furnished by stringed orches- tra. President Lee H. Dowd will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
 OF UNION CITY

Two prominent Waterbury men, Judge John F. McGrath and Ed ward Farley, spoke at the meeting of the Holy Name society of St. Mary's church in Union City last night. They were introduced by Rev. R. P. Morrissey, chaplain of the society. Judge McGrath re- viewed conditions in South Am erica and Mexico and described his recent visit to those countries. Mir Farley told of the relationship of athletic games as affecting every day life. Michael Smith, president of the society presided.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
T. c. SMITH COMPANY
 AWARDED CONTRACT
 FOR OFFICE BUILDING

The Connecticut Light & Power company has awarded contract to a local contractor, the T. G. Smith company. for the erection of an office building at Branford, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington. Nov 2.-(UP)--Fore- cast for Monday and Tuesday:
 Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont. Connecticut: Fair tonight and Tuesday; little change in tempera- ture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

Said to be the largest in the world and valued at over $5,000, radio value 10 feet high and more than a ton in weight will De installed in the transatlantic wire less station at Rugby, England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02
TEMPERATUREs

Washington. Nov 2.-(UP)-High- est temperatures yesterday and lowest last night in 20 cities were reported by the weather bureau to- day aa follOwa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

North Manchuria's wheat crop is 15 per cent greater than that of last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-02

SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
 THIS AFTERNOON The board of education will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
SIX FIRST MADE
BY CHEVROLET !

When the Chevrolet Motor Com
pany in 1923 announced its six
cylinder car the motor world
greeted it as radical step. Few
people knew Of a Chevrolet car
powered with anything but a
four-cylinder motor. The Chevro-
let once before was a six-cylinder
car, however, and in another era
of it's history boasted Of being
an "eight."
The Chevrolet car was born a
"six." For the first three years
it remained a "six." In its first
and second years, 1912 and 1918,
it bore the dainty designation, the
classic Six" vaunted a 3 9-16X5
bore and stroke and 30.5 horse
power, sported 34x4 tires on a
120-inch wheelbase and weighed
$500 pounds. In its first year it
was priced at $2,150.
In 1914 the engine size, horse
power, wheel base and weight
were reduced and the price
dropped to $1,475. In this same
year appeared Chevrolet's famous
Baby Grand" considered a
baby" car but still weighing
$500 pounds, and priced at $875.
Two years later the Baby
Grand's" even more famous
brother, the "49O" appeared,
named after its price. 1t was one
of the first cars to sell under
$500 and weigh less than ton.
Chevrolet eight-cylinder cars
were produced in two models, the
"D-5" touring car and the "D-4"
chummy roadster, in 1917, 1918
and 1919. They represented the
lowest priced eight-cylinder cars
produced in those days and were
intended fo1 a select few who
desired a multiplicity of cylinders
in comparatively .low-priced,
lightweight car. They were manu-.
factured together with the four
cylinder Chevrolet, which had
established itself in popular favor
and which remained an outstand-
ing favorite until Supplanted by
the present six-cylinder car in
1923.
POTATO ALCOHOL AS FUEL
In Hungary a mixture Of 20
per cent potato alcohol is used
in motor car fuel.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
PUTS
OUT NEW SKIES

The most important show an.
nouncement of the Chrysler Sales
Corporation is the line Of entirely
new Chrysler skies being shown
for the first time this week. They
are styled like the smart Chrysler
eights.
Smartness, style, speed and per-
formance are the keynotes Of the
design. The engineers have pro-
duced an extremely graceful car
in the size, length and lowness Of
the new Chrysler six by combining
and unifying the body design with
that Of the double-drop frame.
This new frame so successfully de-
veloped for the first time by
Chrysler engineers for the Chrys-
Ter eight, permits the same low
center Of gravity and overall low.
ness of the new six.
The new Chrysler six carries
the distinctive, slanting V-type
radiator. Wheelbase is 116 inches,
overall length 1757s inches and
overall height 81 inches. Hoods
are long and low. Bodies are Of
safety all-steel construction, roomy
with a maximum of clear vision.
and insulated around the cowl
dash and under the floor cover.
ings.
The new Chrysler six comes in
four body styles-a four.door Sc
dan, coupe, convertible coupe and
roadster, on which five wire
wheels are standard.
Many outstanding mechanical
features contribute to the fine
performance of this new car. The
engine is of the famous high-com.
preston type pioneered by Chrys.
Ter engineers. The bore and
stroke is 314 by 43s inches with
piston displacement of 217.8
cubic inches, giving a maximum
brake horsepower of 70.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Girl Drives 12O Hrs.
In Auto to Claim
Endurance Mark

Miss Billie De We're, pretty
Milwaukee girl, claims the dis
tinction of being the world
champion woman automobile
endurance driver. Miss De
We're wrested the former record
of IS hours from Nancy Lee, of
Indianapolis, when sheO drove a
De Soto six around the race
track at State Fair Park, Mil
waukee, continuously for 100
hours-45 hours longer, it is
cliamed, than any woman has
ever piloted an auto on a non
stop run. The car covered l..
787 miles at an average pace
Of is miles per hour, consuming
los gallons Of gasoline, an aver
age of more than II miles to
the gallon.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Latest Bucks Made
In s NeLU Models

The announcement of E. T.
Strong, president Of the Buick
Motor Company that the lowest
priced Bucks, the six models on
the 114-inch wheelbase, are now
equipped with a silent shift
syncro-mesh transmission and
torque tube drive is accepted as
one of the high lights Of the 1881
automobile show.
1t brings into the thousand dol
lar price class transmission and
drive heretofore offered exclu-
sively in a much higher price
field.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
COOLiCGn Urges
Car LubricGtiOn

While the motorist may make
many New Year resolutions with
respect to the maintenance of his
automobile there is one which,
above all others, he should keep,
according to Oscar Coolican, local
Packard distributor. It is the
resolution to keep the car thor
oughly fabricated during 1881.
Motor car fabrication is so
common the average car owner
accepts it without thinking. So
the majority of automobiles on
the streets today are rarely oiled
and creased as they should be,
he says.