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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
ST PATRICK'S NIGHT
AT TEMPLE HALL
Clan-Na-Gael and |. r. A.
to Hold Celebra=
ton
PETE SHEA DIRECTOR

Once again we have Pete Shea
in charge Of the entertainment
given by the Clan-Na-Gael and l.
r. A. club in Temple hall, March
II. Pete as he Is known to his
friends, needs no introduction to
the Irish citizens Of Waterbury, as
the part played by him in the past.
in regards to Irish affairs places
him in the front ranks of those
Irish Americans who proved their
love for the home of their ances-
tors and for everything Irish. Need
less to say Pete will put the en-
tertainment over in his usual man.
ner, and the committee have Sc
cured the best talent available for
him.
Looking over the list of enter
tainment, as given to me find that
we'll known tenor from Baldwin
street, Billy O'Brien at the head.
Billy whose voice thousands have
enjoyed over the radio as he sang
the old Irish songs our forefathers
loved. will again sing for you some
Of those songs In manner that
will fill your heart with joy. Next
| found the McKenna brothers in
a selection Of Irish step dancing,
The McKenna boys though only
lads, have completely mastered
some OF the hardest steps in Irish
dancing, and will am sure sur
prise their audience st Patricks
night.
Miss Mildred Roche comes next,
also having q successful career be-
fore the mike" and her friends
out East tell me, she will bring
down the house when she renders
that we'll known song Danny Boy
and I know she will make a great
hit with her audience. Peter
Crowley, well known to lovers OF
Irish dancing in this city. will give
an exhibition of Irish step dancing,
a science taught him by the best
dancers in ireland. He will also
appear in an exhibition with his
pupils. the McKenna boys. Patrick
Connick. who sang in concerts in
his native Ireland, as well as in
New York city, will arrive here In
time to do his bit In making the
night q success, and wait till you
hear him sing.
An exhibition of Irish step dane
ing will be given by Miss Madge
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
MAKER of Men,
at Hamilton

Maker of Men," the Columbia
picture showing Sunday and Mon
day at the Hamilton theater, stars
Jack Holt in the role of a college
athletic coach-a builder of Amer
lean youth-and features Richard
Cromwell as his son.
A father and son drama. the
story reveals the struggle of the
boy to reconcile his own fears with
his fathers ambition to make a
great athlete of him! He does not
share his fathers love OF sport. To
him 1t Is brutal play with a MAIN
ed body poor reward for empty
glory. He can't take physical
punishment and he doesn't see why
he should be called yellow" be-
cause he doesn't want his body
battered.
why can't his father understand
the terror that paralyzes him? Will
he be q craven all his life. or VIII
he find his manhood In the depths
OF despair 10 which his failure
plunges him? These are some OF
the interesting questions put forth
and answered In maker OF Men,"
an original story written especially
| foro tho new team of Jack Holt
and Richard Cromwell by Howard
=. Green and Edward Hedgwick,
the latter also director OF the pic.
ture.
Joan Marsh, of the newest group
OF Wampas Baby ktafs, play ihs
feminine lead. walter catiett add
Paul Hurst priyide comedy, Rob-
ert Alden and John Wayne aro Z
] couple Of husky c0iienians and
Moorhead. Richard Tucker
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
Air Picture
Well Received
Pre-View of Lost Squad
ron" Pleases Newspa-a
permen at Palace
(By a stafY Rcportcr)

Something new a aviation pic
lures. the thrills ana dangers en-
countered in the making Of air
films In Hollywood Is Depicted In
Lost Squadron" the Il. X. o.
Company latest talkie. a review OF
| which was shown for newspaper
men at the Fox Poll Palace the
alter last night. This film which
opens at the Palace tomorrow for
q four day run has all the features
including romance, good acting,
suspense holding and superb direc-
ton, to make 1t one Of the best
air films to be shown In the city
In q long time.
The picture Is based on. the
story which appeared a couple OF
months ago In Liberty magazine
under the pen of Dick Grace, who
incidentally plays one of the roles
of the stunt flyers in the aim.
Under the expert direction OF Louis
Archainbaud, the picture unfolds
the story of three aviators and
their cook who are. left stranded
after the signing Of the Armistice
and are forced to take up stunt
flying in the movie" at $50 a
stunt"
Richard Dix, Joel McCrea and
Robert Armstrong play the three
aviators who call themselves the
Lost Squadron" after they come
back to the United States to find
they have no jobs. The feminine
touch and romance IL injected in
to the picture by Dorothy Jordan
who plays THE Pest" and Mary
Astor as the movie queen" Miss
Jordan is refreshing in the role of
the pest" Dix who also can be
counted upon to give a good per-
Torrance, is excellent in this We
hicle and should attract a larger
number of admirers to his now
long list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
18th Anniversary
Brings Expression
From Reither
William Jones, Homer FiIIey and Fred Kobedanz Also
Recall Heaviest Fall Of Snow in Citys History
Ragged March II and IL "a

Y To-day Is the 44th anniversary
of the greatest snowstorm in the
history Of Waterbury, which II
generally referred to as the great
blizzard OF March 18th, 1888. Ref
erence to the storm, which par.
alyzed local business and ma.
rooned people In their homes, was
heard on all sides to-day. Several
older residents recounted interest.
ing experiences that they went
through during the blizzard when
interviewed. ar S
The storm broke on the evening
of March 18th, 1888. Swept by
strong wind, sleet, which was the
first to fall, soon turned into snow
and latter fell through the late
part Of the 18th, continued to fall
during the 18th and finally let up
OF, the 18th. In the meantime
drifts many feet high formed,
Gripping all vehicular and foot
travel and hating business in gen.
erai.
Communication facilities were
crippled and for time people
thought that they were about to
face starvation because they could
not reach stores and milk deliveries
were hampered. Hundreds of
young children suffered as result
of the holdup in milk deliveries
and bakeries were also forced to
suspend for time.
After raging through the 18th
the storm began to let UP late on
the night Of the 18th, finally
spending itself but not until many
persons had suffered from pri.
walton. To-day there are no signs
Of snow on the ground and Water
bury has experienced one Of the
inildest winters in its history. This
fact. to-day. gave more reason for
comment on the great blizzard OF
a. years ago, when the people OF
the Brass City were confronted with
the task of battling against the
greatest snowfall In local history.
Indeed the contrast between
to-day and the same date of "A
years ago Is great" said william
Riether, local retired merchant
when talked with. At the time OF
the storm Mr. Riether was running
a meat and grocery store In Ex-
change place. He was located on
Bank street, just south of the pres
ent Bauby's news stand.
The snow became SO bad on the
afternoon of the 18th that he
closed UP shortly after o'clock
and began to make his way on foot
to his home in the South End. His
residence at the time was almost
to City Corners and was the last
house on the right that a person
saw leaving Waterbury. 1t took
Mr. Riether four hours to get to his
home.
On the morning of the 18th,
quite early, Mr. Riethers set out
once more for his store In Ex-
change place and got there after
several more hours Of battling
drifts. Arriving there he found a
great number Of persons waiting
to greet him. They, fearing a
long tieup. Immediately accom-
panied him into his store, Mr.
Riether said. and before night time
his entire stock had been bought
up and carted away. "There wasn't
a thing left by the time darkness
arrived" sid Mr. Riether to-day.
william s. Jones Of the Jones.
Morgan company and member Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
CITIZENS RECALL BLIZZARD OF 4 8 81
THE DRIVE AGAINST
LIQUOR BUSINESS
Big Plant Discovered in
Operation on South
Leonard Street
VICE SQUAD ACTIVE

The two-day visit Of federal en-
forcement agents in waterbury
was climaxed yesterday afternoon
by the seizure of a 200-gallon still
in a five-family brick block at 24S
Congress avenue. Mrs Lena Trun-
Gale and her son, Pasquale, were
placed under arrest and later re-
leased under bonds of $1,000 each
pending a hearing before United
States Commissioner Harry A.
Krasow next Friday afternoon.
In addition to the still the raid
ing officers, assisted by members
of the local emergency. squad
seized three 500-gallon watts of
mash, high pressure steam boiler
distilling coil and cooling out
fit. Pasquale Truncale was found
in charge of the distillery.. His
mother was located in tenement
over the basement, where six bot
ties labeled gin were seized. The
police have been investigating for
some time the complaint that
liquor was being sold wholesale
and retail in the block. The dis
covery of such u large still was a
big surprise to the officers, espe-
cially in view of the presence Of
several families. whose lives were
In danger by the operation of the
outfit.
Thomas Coogan of $50 Cherry
street. Andrew LaCroix of the
Broadway restaurant on East
Main street and James Berry of
234 Bank street were arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Krasow yester-
day afternoon and held under
bonds of $500 each for hearings
next week. They were caught in
the drive started Thursday after
noon and continued yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
Low Typhoid Death
Rate In Connecticut
Largely Attributed to Purity OF Water-No Cases
Caused By Public Supply in 20 Years

Connecticut mortality rate from
typhoid fever, a disease which once
reaped lives in devasting fashion,
was exactly 10 per 100000 popu-
lation during the year of 1881, it
Is shown In the annual statistic of
the State Department of Health.
The rate has been almost constant
over period of five years and its
small size is largely attributable.
health officials state, to the careful
protection of Connecticut's water
supply.
Not in twenty years has a case
of typhoid fever been traceable to
any public water supply. The last
typhoid death in which a public
water supply was involved occur
red in 1911 when the state suffer-
ed severe outbreak. The COM
paratively few cases Of typhoid
fever which do develop annually in
Connecticut come from sources
other than the water supply, such
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

!, the board Of agents of the Silas
Bronson library, when talked with
| to-day stated that his experience
was one that he has always re-
membered since the time of the
| blizzard. He left Waterbury on
the morning Of the blizzard on a
train headed for New York. The
train got as far as Beacon Falls
where 1t was obstructed by q train
which had left Waterbury earlier
In the day. There the two trains
stayed for three days. The first
night, Mr. Jones said, he slept on
the train. sitting up In a seat with
the late M. J. Daily.
They went across to the home OF
the station agent directly opposite
the Beacon Falls station and had
breakfast on the second day OF
their isolation. The third day they
finally got back as far as Manga
tuck and finally to Waterbury af-
ter being tied up for three days
in the face of the obstacles offered
by the storm.
Homer G. Filley, formerly of the
firm known as Filley and Crane,
now out of business, to-day also
gave an interesting account Of the
blizzard. He was in business on
Bank street at the time. AS the
storm became heavy on the 18th
he shut up business In the after
noon and went across to the Scovill
house, now out of business, also.
There news was received that q
train had been stalled in Grey
stone with about 80 or 40 people on
1t who needed food and warm
drinks to help them out. Five
local men, including Mr. Filley.
left the Seovill house and getting a
train at the Waterbury station start
ed out with food for the persons
marooned at Greystone. The train
got only beyond West Main street
when 1t was halted by drifts.
From there Mr. Filley and his
companions set out on foot and
with shovels battled through the
snow drifts to Greystone. They
were O few hours on the way. Ar
irving at Greystone the local res
cuing party discovered that a
Terryville resident had heard of
the plight of the marooned passen-
gers and had come through from
his town with food by means of
an oxen drawn cart. .t
In the meantime the Waterbury
train arrived and It was decided to
return to Waterbury with the ma
rooned train following. However,
the Waterbury train went off the
tracks and the original . train.
marooned at Terryville. carried Mr.
Filley and his relief crew back to
Waterbury with the marooned pas
sengers.
Fred Klobedanz. former national
baseball star, to-day recalled the
blizzard. At the time he Joined
n railroad crew which was clearing
the tracks from this city to Dan.
bury. They shoveled out drifts
on the tracks all along the route.
Arriving in Danbury labor troubles
arose and they did not get back to
Waterbury until two days later.
It was not altogether the amount
of snow which fell In the 1888
blizzard which caused most of
the trouble. II was the wind
which swept the snow into drifts
which brought about most Of the
difficulties. In some places travel
was fair through the snow but on
roads and various railroad lines
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

as milk, food infection by car
rier and the like. s4S.
In protecting the water supplies
and in keeping them absolutely
pure so that no disease can possib-
bly, be carried by them, there 10 exc.
ceedingly close cooperation between
the water utilities and the state
and health authorities. This CO.
operation insures that water which
is distributed for public consump-
ton, whether 1t is to be used for
drinking purposes or not, Is free
from pollution.
The process of guarding the
supply against pollution begins on
the watersheds from which the
reservoirs and their tributaries re-
ceive their drainage. These are
kept free Of all contamination.
Most Of the water is either filtered
or chlorinated before it is released
for distribution, the latter being 4.
warranty of purity. Periodic
chemical and biological tests are.
made Of the water and the supply
treated chemically according to the
results. Constant inspection and
supervision of all parts of the wa
ter works are routine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
HYDRO OUTPUT
HIGH In STATE
Water Power Production
for 1881 Second Only
to 1928 Record
MONTHLY MARK BROKEN

Hydro electric records as conf
piled by the United States Geologi-
cal Survey in its monthly reports
of power production reveal that
despite a shortage of rainfall in
several months the production of
electricity by water power in Con-
necticut during 1881 reached its
highest total since 1928, the year in
which the states all time high rec
ord, still unbroken, was reached.
The 1881 hydro output even sur
passed that of 1929, year In
which Connecticut rivers and
stream because of more abundant
rainfall were at higher levels and
more potent for water power gen.
Grafton.
Hydro production during 1881
also created one new record. This
took place when May established
an all time high hydro output for
single month. The water power
generation in May. 1881, was 49,
$4,000 kilowatt hours. The pre-
ceding high mark had been estab-
lished in April, 1929. when the
rivers yielded total of 36,702,000
kilowatt hours.
. This years total hydro electric
production in Connecticut was
223,992,000 kilowatt hours, a gain
of more than fifteen per cent over
the output of 1880. The produce
ton by months exactly followed the
chart of precipitation. 1t started
at normal mark and increased to
the record total of May. June con-
tinued high. but as the dry spell
began in July it dropped sharply
and continued to decline until
December. The latter month again
found the output back at normal.
Thus, the public utility companies,
having constructed the states
hydro electric developments with
the view of taking advantage of
such conditions as prevailed last
year were able to utilize them in
the maintenance of efficient service
and to combine the output with
the steam generation in whatever
manner the states varying require
ments indicated as best.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

Connigan. Miss .Connigan has the
unique distinction of appearing in
concerts in Dublin city and in Glas-
gov. She will also appear with
her brothers as they will render
some Irish songs in the same man.
ner that won for them applause
from their Irish audience in Glas-
gov, and will again win applause
for them next st Patrick's night.
The entertainment will be fol-
lowed by round and square dane
ing. Music to be supplied by the
Arcadians and on the whole the
patrons will. am sure, have a
very enjoyable evening,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
More Evidence In
Brennan Will Case
Two More Hearings Loom in Bitterly Fought Family
Fight

Another hearing, possibly two,
will be necessary before all the
evidence is presented and final
arguments heard in the contest
over the will Of the late Denis w.
Brennan. Yesterday afternoon
Charles A. Schmidt Of Boston. ink
expert, was placed on the witness
stand by Attorney Francis p. Gull
foile, COUNCIL for Mrs Katherine
LOTUS Moriarty Sharkey, the de-
PENDANT. He testified as to the ma
ture of the ink used in the writing
of the will and made statements
as to the effects time and weather
have on hand writing. The ink on
the will in dispute Is all the same,
but not an ordinary iron ink.
Mr. Schmidt, the second expert
called by the defense, has testified
in several cases OF national prom
inence. The plaintiffs. Thomas and
Martin Brennan and Mrs Mary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
Sues Cab Co. For
|. $40, 900 Damages
Ferdinand Demsky Claims Injuries in South Main
49, Street Crash

Ferdinand Demsky, 65-year-oid
resident Of This city today started
suit for $4,000 damages against
the Cadillac Metered Cab Co of
Waterbury in an action returnable
to superior court next April. The
suit arises from injuries the plain
tiff claims he suffered when struck
by one OF the defendants cabs on
South Main street last Jan. %.
The plaintiff Is represented by At
torney Clayton L. Klein.
According to the complaint. the
plaintiff, an employee of the Bene-
dict & Burnham branch of the
American Brass Co was crossing
South Main street at o'clock in
the morning to enter the employ
ment gate. He Is said to have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

Shea, brothers and sister. of the
deceased are contesting the admis-
sion of the bill on the claim that
1t is not genuine. Mrs Sharkey, a
sister, is made chief beneficiary.
The estate involved Is not more
than $4,000, but 1t has been made
the subject Of a bitter legal fight.
The case was continued yester-
day to permit the summoning of
more witnesses. The. date will be
arranged at the convenience of the
opposing counsel, Attorney Gull
foile and Attorneys Patrick and
Frank Healey, counsel for the
plaintiffs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

four-fifths OF the way across and
several feet from the sidewalk
when he was struck by the cab.
The morning Is described as dark
and foggy so that visibility was
poor. S..ie
The plaintiff claims that the cab
after striking him, struck q hy-
drant and continued on for SO
feet. He claims he suffered
brain injury, severe conclusion of
the brain, laceration Of the right
temple, fracture of three ribs SO
that breathing was made difficult
and that he is permanently disabI-
ed and incapacitated from pur-
suing his occupation. He was con-
fined to the hospital for long PEE
Rod Of time. the papers allege.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
BOWED mo BOUGH

London.-William Wester will
keep his eyes open the next time
he rides on top Of truck. On
his last ride he noticed that the
truck was approaching the over
hanging bough of tree that
would knock him off the top of
the truck. He grasped II and. as
the truck moved from under him.
was left hanging 20 feet In the
air. He dropped to the ground
and sprained his ankle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
ACCOMMODATING

Los Angeles.-Anything to help
bandit-and keep a gun from
being pointed in his direction-is
the belief Of Charles McKibbon,
druggist. A robber recently en-
tered his store and held him up
There was no money in the regis
ter. well" said the bandit,
that's tough. All I wanted was
taxi fare-I hate rain" The
druggist looked at the gun and
said. Take my car, but stop point
ing that gun at me-" The bandit
accepted the offer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
NEW L. S. TANK

Washington.-The U. $. army
has been experimenting with a
new type tank. 1t weighs Is tons.
has an average speed 81 miles an.
hour, and climbs any slope up 10
20 degrees. 1t carries two 45r
millimeter guns and one 50-caliber
machine gun. sN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
REPORTER TURNS DETECTIVE

JACKSON, MIch-tUPI = When
Merritt c. Atep. recently appointed
inspector OF detectives here. makes
out q report to superior officers, Il
may read thus: "The bullet torn
body of an unidentified woman, her
clothes splashed with blood. was
found In n lonely section. ETC.,
Aten II a former newspaper re-
porter. noted for his ability ia
assist police IN the solution OF
crimes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

the trouble was met in drifts. Ac-
cording to weather observers. the
water content of the snow was less
than that resulting from the storm
In the early part of 1880. 1t is
also claimed that the actual weight
of the snow in the storm in the
early part of 1920 was much
heavier than that. per foot, IN the
1883 blizzard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
Sentence Ebert
Next Wednesday
Fight Seen as Counsel and State Welfare Officials Re-
sent Action By Higher Court

Wiley Elbert, the Negro youth
who set the north western section
of the city in q furore for about a
week here a couple. of months a go
will celebrate his 10th birthday In
the county Jail at New Haven on
Wednesday. The next day he will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
NO DEANS? DIVORCE

Los Angeles. when hubby
has 20 go hungry. that's the time
he should seek divorce. That
was what william Mills thought.
anyhow. lie charged that his wife
directed him, "you know where
the Kitchen iB--get your own
meals" every time he asked for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12

Between ens.thirteenih and one
fourteenth Of the weight Of the
human body u bleed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-12
WIDOW WRITES BOOK

Monroe. Observation-Disclosures
e2 years old. Mrs Eliza beth Il. Gus
ter. widow of General George Arm-
strong Custer, noted Indian fighter,
In writing a book on the Civil war,
relatives here were notified. Mira
Custer, who was born In Monroe.
has resided In New York city since
the death OF her husband.
and sidney Bracy have prominent
roles.
Lombard and Ricardo cwitex In
~. One Man" AZ az M. ADDED a,e :,
And the Capital"
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