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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26
WOOL MERCHANT DIES

Dedham, Mass. Oct. 26-(UP)- William Farnsworth. 77, wealthy wool merchant, died at his home hege today after a long illness.
 .Farnsworth, a native of Boston, was member of the firm of Farms worth, Stevenson & Company in that city. He was a graduate of Hayward college in the class of 187f. He leaves a daughter, Mrs Alfrsd Loomis of Tuexdo Park, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26

Manistee, Mich-(UP)-At a public auction here, George o. Nye, secretary of the board of com- merce, purchased a three-story factory building for $1. He was the only bidder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26
MANOR CURLEY CAMPAIGNS

Harrisburg, Pa.. Oct 26-UP)- Major James Curley of Boston will make a five days speaking tour through eastern Pennsylvania for the democratic state and na- tional ticket, Warren Van Dyke. democHatic state chairman an- nnnnceM today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26
SENATOR LONG
 STILL SPEAKS

Coffeyville, Kansas, October 26 - (UP) - Senator Huey P. Long, blaming republican tax refunds for unbalancing the government bud get, today brought his democratic campaign to southeastern Kansas.
 The Louisiana "kingfish" said President Hoover had sanctioned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26

Captain Edward Wotkyns, Captain Vernon E. Abel, Captain Everett M. Stanley, Captain William Kurtz. Captain Calvin Teller and Captain Idris Alderson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-26

knots easily when it reaches max imum efficiency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
THE CONNECTICUT
 STATE ELKS ASSN
Plans Completed for An- nual Convention in
 Bridgeport, June IS
VARIED PROGRAM

stephen c. McDonough, exalted ruler of Bridgeport lodge and chairman of the committee on ar engagements for the annual conveIi- tion of the Connecticut State Elks association to be held in the Elks club of Bridgeport on Saturday night, June IS, announced to-day that Charles Hart, F. E. R., busi- ness manager of the Elks Maga- zine will be one of the speakers at the business session of the con- vention.
 Delegates are coming from all of the lodges in Connecticut and they will be the guests of Bridgeport lodge at luncheon at the conclu- sion of the business session which opens at 10 a. m. Judge Martin J. Cunningham of Danbury, president of the association will preside and name the candidates of the con- ventiOn.
 ritualistic contest, when a solid lodge whose officers perform the ritual most satisfactorily.
 Throughout the afternoon dele- gates and their wives will be the guests of Bridgeport lodge on auto mobile trips throughout the city. A buffett luncheon will be served during the day.
 In the evening at p. m. the banquet will be held in the club rooms. Among the speakers al- ready secured are Hon William T. Phillips, P. E. H., of New York lodge No. l and chairman of the committee on state associations; Hon William Conklin of Engle- wood, N. J., also a member of that committee and James F. Duffy. P. F.. k. of Providence Lodge, slated to be elected Grand Treasur- CT at the Grand lodge reunion to be held in Birmingham in July and Judge Martin T. Cunningham of Danbury.
 Mayor F. T. Buckingham will welcome the guests in the morn ing and also speak at the banquet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
THE PINE GROVE
 CEMETERY ASSN
Trustees Decide Against DeBisschop and Pier-
 pOnt at Meeting
HlTCHCOCKS WIN.

Trustees of the Pine Grove Gem
 etery association for the coming
 year were elected last night, at a
 meeting of the plot owners in the old Mil Plain chapel. The meet ing was fiery one with Charles J. DeBisschop and Morton Pier pont leading a drive to unseat War
 ren E. and Edsop w. Hitchcock on the grounds that the latter were
 unfit to handle their duties. War ren Hitchcock is superintendent of the cemetery, at a nay of $50 week ly. while Edson Hitchcock is clerk, at a $45 weekly salary. while Ed
 son Hitchock is clerk at $45. weekly salary.
 DeBisschop and Pierpont. how
 ever;Hwere overwhelmingly de-
 feated. The trustees elected were
 the two Hitchcocks, Arthur Blew
 lit. Frank Wells, Frank Ineson, r.
 A. Munson and J.W. Gardner. All
 these names were offered in nom ination by the Hitchcock, faction. The name of Charles Kenworthy was offered by DeBisschop but the nominee was defeated.I f,r A test vote early in the meeting showed the Hitchcock strength to
 be great. Warren Hitchcock
 was nominated for reelection as
 trustee while the. DeBisschop fac
 ton offered the name Of Fred
 Lux. MT Hitchcock won, lS4 to
 101. The remainder of. the trus-
 tees were then elected collective
 ly. w. P.,Jones did not receive
 enough votes to be elected a trus-
 s,t .s..,. ' {. .. lDsA~ncpt far
 tiot, claimed that the Hitchcocks
 were getting too much for the ser.
 yicesr rendered the association. that inc .perpetual care fundsof tho cern-
 etery Is $10,000 short of the total which 1t should nowashow, and that the Httchcocks made undue pro f1tss on land, they handled in the interest *of, the cemetery association. Under the rules s'of the cemetery, 1t was claimed, 90 much iis sup posed to go from plot sales into the perpetual care fund but that thfs segregatiori of, funds has not been carried {, out to its fullest .ex- ltent by the ,Hitchcocks. ~ Yesterday M Messrs De Bisschop and Picrpont instituted suit fin the su- perior court agathst the Hitch cocks son the ground that they have made wrongful use of the as- sociation funds. Both Del Bissc hop and Pierpont resigned some weeks ago as trustees of the association after i1arshly criticising handling of affairs by the Hitchcocks,
 On the other hand the packers of the Hitchcocks claimed that De-
 Bisschop is displeased because a st cam shovel he originally rented to the cemetery for excavation work has been replaced by one owned by the association itself.
 Many at last nights meeting ex- pressed resentment over the at tack on the Hitchcocks by the Pierpont- De Bisschop faction and expressed the opinion and claimed that some of the charges made hinted too strongly of dishonesty on the part of the two Hitchcocks. l The later were heartily supported and carried the meeting with a
 very big margin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
in
 Ebert Case
Lewis and Gager Plead Be- fore Supreme Court
 of Errors

Arguments in the Wiley Ebert case which has an important hearing on the status of the Juve- nile Court Act were presented pS States Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis for the State and Attorney w. w. Gager, public defender m behalf of the accused before tne sunreme court of errors in Hart ford yesterday. The case IS an ap- neal of Elbert. local young negro. from n sentence of 10 years in the Cheshire Reformatory on statu- tory charge, imposed by Judge Frederick M. Peasley in superior court on last March 17th.
 Attorney Gager's argument cen tered around two points: That tne s,,nerior court did not have 1uris- diction over Ebert and that tne casa ahould have been disposed or | ;m the Juvenile court. States At tornev Lewis argued that in adopt- inr inc Juvenile Court Act. tne iarisiature did not intend to dlves' the s,,perior court of jurisdiction "it undeniably had to try and upon conviction punish persons less tnan 1e wears of age, Mir Lewis aiso no,nted out that insofar as tns general assembly by enactment o. inc law, attempted conclusiyely 10 te determine that child less than ID cannot commit rape, 1t went pc vond its legislative sphere and at- tarnnted to exercise judicial power. For hi sreason, he claimed. the Juvenile Court Act is unconstitu- tional and void.
 Representatives of child welfare oreanizations around the state were nresent for the hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
THE DEMAND FOR
 WATER AND SEWER
Expense far in Excess of
 What the City Can
OTHER PUBLIC NEEDS

There is a wide difference of opinion among citizens who have
 vacant lots and those who own houses as to the need of sewers
 and other Improvements. The owner of a house who has to in- stall a septic tank or dig a cess pooi. and then find that neither
 meets the requirements so far as rood sanitation Is concerned' would prefer the sewer, but peo- ple who have vacant lots in the same street usually prefer to wait until they need the service. A wide awake owner welcomes the sewer whether he has a house or no. because 1t adds to the value or | his property, but even so many oD- feet to the expense, frequently Tor financial reasons. ,,,
 Most people who have families like to get into home or tneir own and are content to get along without all improvements untii they have enough paid on 1t to give them assurance that they VIII some day own it. The troubie about this Is the same now as m the past. When one locates In an lunaccepted street, a long distance | from the improved part or tne city. he may need the sewer, side walks. lights and other things. and be able to meet the expense ,iong before the city Is prepared to give the service, 50 that after all, one makes a mistake in building where there is no accepted street, that IS. provided the condition of the lano is such that neither septic tank nor cesspool gives satisfaction. Tn
 some soil, hardpan, for instance, | cesspools and septic tanks hoiu
 just what they are capable of con- taining. there is no soakage, ana then you have the overflow, thus I creating an outlay far in excess
 of the cost of the sewer not to say anything about the nuisance anu
 risk to health.
 In yparsely settled districts the
 sewer is not absolutely necessary, hut nothing else takes its place
 in thickly settled neighborhoods
 The question often arises. is II fair to owners of property who
 have long stretches of undeveloped Hand to put the cost of sewer on them for the accommodation oi people who found IL 10 tneiI w, advantage to build at the extreme
 end of a long street. because there
 might be a difference. of a Ie" dollars in the price or lot
 Everybody looks at this from a
 selfish standpoint. so that there IL no use finding fault with one per son for what is common to nu'
 manity. But just the same suc', netitions are a contsant source O. lannoyance to city officials.
 The first essential to right nv. ling in the home is an abundance of clean water, and after that the sewer. These are costly. but they |are worth the outlay and you can.
 mot blame people for making ar
 effort to get the benefit Of them the ., no matter whether the distance II near or far removed from the i'm
 proved districts. and coming Tor
 ward for lights, sidewalks ah'
 oiled streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
NINTH ROUND IN
 CARD TOURNEY
Battle Still on Between Clan-Na-Gael and
 l. K. A.
HOW SCORE STANDS

The ninth round of the "45" tourney conducted by the Clan-na- Gael club was played last Tuesday evening in the club rooms on Bald win street. Captain Julian must have had an extraordinary streak Of luck the last night, when she won 22 games in his contest with Casey's team. What makes the sit- uation most remarkable is the fact that Casey was but five games be- hind the leader, and considered as having one of the best teams in the tourney and fayorite by many to come out on top.
 As a result of his victory Cap tain Julian is four games ahead Of his nearest rival. Dan Shea. Cap tain Shea has hled first place all through the tourney, position won, and held by him, by expert play and perfect cooperation be- tween members of his team. and believe the lead of four games held by Captain Julian will be reversed at the next and final round Of the tourney Tuesday evening. when Cartain Shea will demonstrate that he had the best team in the tour ney.
 The standing to date is: Captain Shea 148, Cartin 131, O'Brien 136, Moriarty 139, Casey 135. Walsh 134. Conway 132, Nolan 121, Julian I52, Norris 1922.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
Auto Mishaps
 , on City Streets
Two Persons Injured in Accidents Yesterday
 Afternoon

Minor injuries were sustained by victims of two automobile acci- dents in this city yesterday after noon. Frank Corretta of 575 East Main street was hit by a machine operated by Nicholas Paventy of a773 East Main street. The ac- cident occurred near the intersec- ton of East Main street and Ham, ilton avenue. It was claimed that Corretta stepped from behind a parked car into the path of the machine. The injured man was discharged from St Mary's hospital after receiving treatment.
 Joseph Hoey of A Bunker Hill avenue. received treatment at the Waterbury hospital for contussions about the head and abrasions of the shoulders as the result of an auto accident on the Chase Park way. The misflap was investigated by members of the motor patrol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
600 READY TO OPEN LEGION JOB PUSH
Go Over Top At
 Meeting Tonight; {
 Lodges Cooperate
City Divided Into 600 Districts-CoyIe Post Heads Campaign With IS Teams -Elks, Eagles, Churches, Police and Fire Departments Aid

this morning the number of cap. tains and teams from each city, or- ganization that Is taking part in the campaign.
 Corporal Coyie Post. American Legion will have IS teams with 15 captains. Each team Is composed of 10 men. The other teams represent ed are: Waterbury Lodge of Eiks. q; Police Department, q; Fire De- pertinent, 3; Inter-Church Council Young Peoples Societies, 3; Chase Foremen's Association, 2; Frater- nal Order of Eagles, 3; Job Find- ing Commission of the Mutual Aid 1; Civitan, T.; Scovi1l Foremen's Association 1 Mutual Aid 10.
 The solicitors will ask the resi- dents of the city to pledge them- selves to provide either some kind of work for the unemployed or to make purchases that have been de- ferred. Either way, will provide employment for some one. The pledge asks that the effort be made in a 90 day period. The solicitors will make their canvas during the 10 day period of the campaign.
 The residents can hire anyone they want but If they have no sell ection to make the Job Finding commission of the Mutual Aid. un- der the direction of J. Warren Up- son will provide the worker.
 The Create-A-Job campaign to be conducted in Waterbury is part of the national movement started to bring employment to the thou sands now out of work.
 Captains of the respective teams will meet Monday and Thursday nights of next week to report pro- gress made by their teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
Mendels.ohn Chorus
 Concert September 23

< Augmented by five other choruses from out of town. the Mendelssonn Male Chorus of Waterbury VII present a concert at Buckingnam hall on the evening of september 23d for the benefit of the unem- pioyed of Waterbury. It VIII marx the first public appearance Tn wa terbury of the local singing group which captured first honors at the recent New England contest. G. Loring Burwe1l. director VIII nave charge of the directing on the nignt of the concert. Wtlfred F. GiDson and w.. Mansfield Sullivan are tne committee in charge of arrange ments. S sA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
SUMMER SCHEDULE
 BROOKFIELD PLAYERS

The Brockfeld Players. a pro fessional company from New York city. located during the summer months at Brookfield Center. Conn. will produce four plays this sum mer in various western Connecticut towns. Waterbury Is included in the itinerary, and the first play here will be at the Waterbury Wo-. mems { club, Thursday evening. July q. The plays produced this season are all new and by Ameri, can authors. Among the locai people interested in these produc- tions are pr F. Alexander, H. C. Post, Walter Deacon and Mrs K. Dennisofi.
 -T The schedule of performance In addition to Waterbury includes the Hayborn theater (Western View Farm), New Milford, Conn: Com munity House, Kent; Edmond Town Hall, Newtown; and Com
 munity House and Bryon Memor- ial hall, washington. Reservations may be made by writing on tele- phoning, production headquarters, Brockfleld Center. Conn. telephone Danbury ee6-4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16

Portland, Me. June 16.-The 18th annual convention of the Yankee Division Veterans associa- ton, which is to inaugurate a re- union of the full strength of the 26th Yankee Division, will open in this city Friday, June 17th. The convention Is to continue through Saturday and Sunday, June IS and 19. General Charles H. Cole of Boston will preside at the busi- ness meeting, at which time offi- cers for the new year will be elect ed, and nominations have already been made as follows:
 For president: William J. Brown OLNi) (f0fst F. Sig Bn), Dorches- ter, Mass. ',
 For chaplain: Rev Michael J. O'COnnor (M) (iO1st Inf), Fram- ingham, Mass.
 For treasurer: Kenneth Poulton (Af) (iOlst F. Sig Bn), Allston, Mass.
 For vice pres for Maine: Louis A. Donahue (M) (101st Inf), Port !. For vice pres for New Hamp. shire: Dr Robert Q. Blood UNI (Hd 26tli Div), Concord, N. II. For vice pres for Vermont: Jack B. Wod (M) (1O3d M. C. BD, s'
 For vice pres for Massachusetts
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
The Mutual Aid
 Checks Taxable New Law Brought to the Attention of City
 Officials

Checks issued by the Mutual Aid Unemployment fund will be taxable under the new revenue act adopted recently by Congress. Chairman William M. Harris has learned this from United States Senator F. c. Walcott. As the com mittee issues about 1000 checks, weekly, about $40 in stamp taxes will have to be paid. However, Mir Harris has written to President Hoover concerning the matter and explaining the added burden the tax will put on the local reiief fund.
 It has not yet been decided whe- ther or not the city will be taxed on it's checks. Under the law sub- ordinate governments cannot be taxed by the federal government. Even employees of the state or city do not have to pay income taxes. The local banks. who are respon- sibie for collecting the tax on checks, will obtain ruling from the attorney-general concerning the city's liability. However, it is believed by city officials that no tax on city checks Is allowable. p Jugoslavia has discontinued its grain monopoly. @s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
YDConvention Opens In Maine Tomorrow
Fighting 26th Plans Full Strength Reunion at Portland
 When 18th Annual Session COnvenes

Daniel A. Jones (M) (104th Inf) , Worcester, Mass.
 For vice pres for Rhode Island: c. Bird Reach (M) (1OSd F. A.D Providence, R. l.
 For vice pres for Connecticut: Stilman F. WestbrOok, (M) (fO1st M. G. Bn), Hartford, Conn.
 For vice presidents at large: (Two to be clected) Donald P. Sands (M) (1O1st F. Al Belmont. Mass. Judge John c. Lcggat (M) (Hq 52nd Inf Br, Cambridge, Mass.
 For additional members of cxe- cutiye committee: (Three to be cIectcd) Albert w. Barnard (M) (1Oist Inf), Boston. Mass. John II. Spicrs (M) (Hq 51st F. A. Brig), Dorchester, Mass. ThOs R. Covcy (M) (fO2nd M. c. Bn, Newton, Mass.
 Keen rivalry has already de- veloped among the five New Eng land states outside of Maine for the holding of the 1893 convention of the YDVA. Not only will large delegations come from each one oi the five states, but practical, every state in the Union will have representation at the convention The advance registration is thu largest ever recorded for an even Of this kind, and Portland is mak' ing preparations to entertain ar immense throng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
FIRST PERIOD OF
 THE YMCA CAMP
Seventy-eight Boys Sign- ed Up for Opening on
 June %
THREE SHOWS A DAY

A record breaking crowd of 7S boys Is already signed up for the first period at the YMCA boys camp which opens June 29. The camp promotion committee Is busy signing up movie shows and giv- ing talks and movie performances on the average of three shows day for the past month and one- half. to interest more boys in camp.
 Merritt Atwood is chairman Of the promotion committee and he has separate committees organized in each of 13 sections of Water bury. Movies are presented in homes before groups of parents and friends. Parents and boys are invited to the showing of camp movies this afternoon and to-mor- row afternoon at Howland- Hughes auditorium. In addition to the camp movies slow-motion pictures of the Yale Football games of 1881 will be shown.
 On Monday evening parents and boys are being invited to the Bunker Hill church at 1915 by the Bunker Hill Y Camp committee for a showing of camp movies and the ale-Football pictures.
 On Thursday afternoon. June 23, at 2 o'clock the pupils of Sprague school are inviting their parents to a similar show in the Sprague School gymnasium.
 The boys who are signed up Tor the first period of camp are as follows.
 Fred Albert, William Arnold. Jr, Richard Atwood, John B. Atwood, Walter Angle. Terry Belht, Frank lin Bray, Lincoln Braude, Henry Billings, Robert Berger, Ralpn Berger, Dewitt Copp, Norman Clarke. Orthur Charpentier, Rob- ert Costigan, Otis Cowles; John Cowperthwaith. Beeton Cobb. Rob- ert Clark, Peter Carley, Roger Cleveland, John Coolidge, Jr. Ken meth Dresser, Richard Dillon, Ed
 ward Decker, Robert Decker James Durbin, Edward Harrington William Ford, Charles Granger End, Frederic Gibbs, Philip Good Frank Gabriel, Donald Hartwell Charles Hungerford. Jr. Robert Hills, George Higgins, Alfred Pet rocelL, Walter Jarvis, Henry Judd James Marshall Richard A. Potter Leonard Pope, Frederick Rowe Edwin. Reade. Jr. Robert Reade, William Spicer, Samuel Spalding Charles Spicer, Harlin Sexton. Jr Harvey Stetson, Anson Stocking lDanforth Shattauck, Robert Soder- berg. Tracy Smith, Jr. Donald Tay- Tor, John Thursfeld, William Wakenlan, Richard Wright. R. Wayne Wood, John Meyers, Wins ton Green, John Fallon. Robert Fallon, Toddy DiBlasi. oJseph Di- Blasi, Francis Lusk, Charles Cor coran. Jay Brangan sherman Hal lock, Ray Galvin,' Richard Crawley, Edgar LaPointc. Herbert Dunfield. Bobby Bartlett, Douglas Carpenter William Carpenter. and George l Kingston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16

Six hundred solicitors represent in every civic organizations of the city will cover the entire city or Waterbury which has ben divided into 500 districts in the Create-A- Job campaign getting underway at a big meeting at Davenport hall at the Second Congregational churcn tonight at 2 o'clock. At the meet ing. Joseph Treadweii of Hartford. senior and state chairman of the campaien committee will outline the project to the team captains.
 C. Arthur DuBois and Attorney Michael J. Galullo, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively of the Waterbury campaign announced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16

Five families-with two members each are represented in the gradu- ating class O, Watertown high school, numbering 90 students who will be recipients of diplomas at the commencement exercises to be held Wednesday evening, June 22, one being pair of twins, Julia and John Hathaway of Bethlehem, two pair of brothers, Bryan and Mortimer .Kielty of Pythian avenue, Francis and Raymond Besancon of Bowers street. two sisters, Lena and Norene Copes of Litchfield road and a brother and sister, George and Marjorie Touponse of Morris.
 The class officers are: President,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
FiDe Families Contribute 20 Per
 Cent OF Graduates
Watertown High Class Includes One Pair of Twins
 Exercises Next Wedne 5day

Frances Besancon, vice-president Richard Davidson, secretary and treasurer, Lois Macken. Ralph Pickard of Middlebury road Is vale edictorian with an average of 93.3 and Miss Alice Baldwin of Litch- field road is saiutatorian with an average of 91.
 The class motto is: "Give to the world the best that
 you have. And the best will come back to
 you"
 The class flower is the carnation. Class night exercises will be held Tuesday evening, June 21 while the annual promenade will take place Friday, June 24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-16
Posts Business College
 Picnic At Quassapaug

The annual picnic of Posts Busi- ness college was held yesterday afternoon at Lake Quassa apaug. Swimming. boating and athletic games constituted the program. The arrangement committee in- ciuded: Alice Saunders, Mildred Delaney. Kenneth Carlson, Edna Dews. Margaret O'Donnell. Mary Mates, stewart Williams, Beatrice Holland, Yvonne Petraites, Phillip Johnston, Fred Flynn, Evelyn Nel- son. Ruth Kunofsky, and Floyd wooster.