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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
JUDGE FINN HANDS
 DOWN DECISIONS
Park City Auto Co Award. ed SAYS Against Mexi.
 can Petroleum Co
A. FLEMING GETS ssOg

Damages of s47S are awarded the Park City Auto Finance com. pany against the Mexican Petro- ieum Corp in a decision handed down in the common pleas court to-day by Judge Edward ]. Finn. Tho suit was tried last week dur ing which the plaintiff alleged tho defendant took possession of ono of its ears through attachment nroceedings carried out by Con stable James E. O'Leary. The at tachment was thef first step in Il civil action brought by the Mexl- can Petroleum Corp against one Paul Harold. an cmploye of tho Park City Corp. The plaintiff, Park City corporation, alleged the car attached was reasonably worth $475. Attorney A. Henry Weisnlan appeared for the plaintiff and At- torncy William F. Wcrtheimcr rep- resented tho defendant.
 In another decision handed down by Judge Finn, Anna Flem- Ing is allowed S30i and costs against Elsic Chipman of Thom- aston. It was alleged in the suit that the defendant took tho plaintiffs car without permission nnd allowed 1t to become Involved In m accident on the Thomaston road in which the plaintiff's son was Injured. Attorney V. A, Nils tor appeared for tho piaintlffs Att torney Smcdley represented the de. fendunt,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
NO COLLECTION RUSH AT MERCHANTS TRUST
JOSEPH DOWNING ON GOOD WILL TOUR
Greeted By Reception Committee of Water
 bury Lodge of Elks
 JOINED IN PARADE

A local delegation of Elks head cd by Dr Godfrey, Attorney Me- Donald and Thomas J. Flanagan were the reception committee which to-day greeted Joseph Down. ing. representative of the Elks national committed, who left Bos- ton on May 18th for Q wood-wili tour of the south, middle and northern Atlantic states, making stops at many of tho lodges To- cated in these states.
 Mir Downing spent the entire day in this city and after taking part in the parade was entertained by the reception committee. The purpose of Mir Downing's visit to tho various lodges Is to cement friendly relations.
 Leaving Boston on May 18th last the goodwill representative has already visited Maine, New Hamp. shire, Vermont. Rhode Island and came in to this city from Spring. field, Mass. He will be travelling for n period of 56 days and after contracting some several hundred subordinate lodges of the order, Is scheduled to roll Into Birming- ham. Alabama, on July 11th when the national gathering of the Elks convention takes place In that city. Other cars of the goodwill flect. one which left Chicago on the same date having toured the mid dle western states and the other which covered the Pacific coast states, are also scheduled to nr. rive in Birmingham on the same day us Mir Downing's car for tho Elks national gathering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
.s,owsway season Opens

sowaway ,.N
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 This prize effort and sailed
 when approached and after announced that he slowing hoped tho
 young of great myself in Franco didn't for the Atlantic buI myself ticket the night bon Boston, Next bought bottle of gin. "t
 s park my hat wasiroon, pilot leaves Then go work the So to things demand know why they're taking tho when tickets When begins l insist that drunk and staggered by nccdentgetnR 6p the boat" Ns ssaE
 
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 Which is Just another the s,atistsfor A'mos, never make it .eNr What n Idea. M to on the street AS hts assets grew simmer and simmer he decided ha
 So he a bnrn-lke a Of poverty He sought customers from his kind-fe!cw Wal who had been hard h they tell novelty eckns Ju tho sort of place they for airing thc hard luck storlos Asas a@ wrshts dreaming of gold Attorney Joseph D. Bleron gets n tho deal He handles legal transactions that have to do tho wrtcra organization And Fn DorSs blond stcrr eohthto play wardrobe maid to the shoor tho thcatr Jimmy Casncy, doctors fl h movie luck gets bad enough he might also consdcr medcn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
NAUCATUCK Elks Observe Their 75th Anniversary
Banquet Marks Occasion-Fiften Marriages in Bor. ts Ough in Month of April

Naugatuck lodge of 1Slks observed tho 27th anniversary of their or- gnnization last night with q ban duet served In their home in tho Weary building. The banquet Ut S:3O o'clock and the menu was roast beef and all of ,the irIm. mings. Dr II. C. Rolf, exalted ruler Of the lodge was toastmaster.
 ', An entertainment followed the banuuet led by Clarence Quacken- bush. Mir Quackcnbueh also ren- dered several numbers on the HA. waitan guitar. He also Introduced Miss Lucy Capcllo who played sey- cra( selections on the Hawaiian guitar. Tap dancing by Gene Bren- nan and Anna Urbeiie of this Dor. oiigh and ar, exhibition dance by the Hurley sisters. Harold McDer- mott and Edward Cuddy rendered several vocal selections.
 Tho committee In charge consist cd of James T. f.eary, chairman; Leroy penrose, Patrick Mckeon, Arthur swan, Edward J. Welch and Henry Frecmnn.
 Fifteen Marriages
 Fifteen marriages were solem- rized In the borougir ir thassroHtiI of April, according tosthe report of Louis Schiller Jr, registrar or vitai statistics made public yester- day. Tn the samo month there wore II births. b being males ana 6 females. There were z deaths in the month. 1 being males and re- males. The causes of death were cancer 2, pneumonia i. ceiebral horncrrhage 1, heart discase 2, other causes i. Deaths under one year of age none; between one ana i've years of age, none. A
 To Icxcmplify Degree
 Tho Royal Purple degree will be excmpllfied tonight nt the meeting oe Magnolia encamptIcnt. l. O. Q. Y. to be held at 8 o'clock In odd Hour Changed
 . Tn conformity with q vote passed by tho board of warden and bur. gesses at their meeting Monday night n change In the hour of sounding tho test alarm of tho fire whistle was made yesterday. tho whistle being tested at S in tho evening instead of at 12 noon.' For many years tho test alarm was sounded at 8 in the evening but change was made Q few years ago to is o'clock, noon.
 V Death Of old Resident
 Mrs Catherine O'Donnell. widow of Daniel O'DonnoIi, Q resident ot Naugatuck for many years died yesterday in St Mary's hospital In Waterbury where she had been a patient for several weeks.
 Mrs O'Donncll was born In Col. chester but had resided in Naug- ntuck practically ali her life. For many years the deceased rcsldad on Coon street later making her home on Bradley street. She wnS very well known and highly es.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
Kingston To Debate
 New York Wet
Public Exchange of Views Thursday Night at Central N YMCA

| lMr Kingston, will speak on "Why
 l Believe tho 18th Amendment
 Should Not Be Repealed"
 Each speaker will havo twenty.
 Ave minutes for presentation and
 ten minutes each for robuttal. The debate will Dc staged in the big gym naslum of tho Y M C A and is free and open to tho public of Wa. terbury. Both men nnd women are invited. Attorney Terence F. Car mody will preside. No decision will Do rendered. After tho debate there will bo m open forum, dur. ing which period questions may be asked tho sponkcrs from the floor, on subject.
 During the past winter Mir King. ston has participated in tho follow Ing debates: "Thc Church In Poll. tics' with Editor Raymond j. Fan. ning. '"rhc Best Methods to Pro. mote Peace" with Attorney Chase Hlmball, "States Rlghts," with Judge Henry Freeman. Ilo has spoken in open forum on tho fol. lowing topics: "tree Spcech," "Munroe Doctrine. "The Constltu. tion," 'Washlngtons Farewell Ad. dress" as well as various topics concerning tho Depression and Cn' employment Relief.
 Mir Kingston K n factual type of speaker. He says "rhe danger Is that we do not get tho facts. We arc misled by propaganda. You can trust the average American when he has tho facts squarely bc. fore him."
 Tho Allied Temperance forces of Waterbury under whose auspices MT Kingston Is dcbating, nre com posed of about eight hundred Glt. i2cns of Waterbury, who enrolled during the recent meetings con- ducted under tho leadership of pr Daniel A. Polling. The local officers are Herbert $. Smith. chairman; Joseph F. Nelly. yce.chairman; Mrs Allen II. Upton, vice chalr. woman; secretary, ]. Russell Put. namy treasurer. C. Raymond Gn- nung; chairman of program com. mittce and speakers bureau John C. Bradley. Othcr members of the executive committee are William c. Greene. Mrs Henry F. Preu@scr, James Q. Bassctt, and Rcv Joseph 0. Todd.
 Mrs Kelley. who is nh Episco" pailan, of Puritan ancestry, is prominent in fields Of civic md educational work. She is now chairman of tho legislative com mlttco of New York state and New Jersey branches of tho National
 Civic Federation: q member of the Women's National Republican club and Of tho American WO. mems association (of which she was formerly first vico prosidcnO and lectures on current loglslntion before women's Organizat Ions, among them, the Women's Confer enee of the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
 Declaring that prohibition ls tho most important national political question which has concerned woe mon since their entrance into po- 1 iiticai life, Mrs Kelley said:
 "1n making the 18th amendment n part of tho constitution we y'0- lated it's. underlying political phil osophy and in the Il years of its operation it has proved to tho sat isfactione of most thinking people that the public conscience must be behind c law # iit Is to be en. forced: and that other political questions become of lesser import ance because through the growing dlsrespect for law the very foun- dalton of our nations life is n danger" n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
EMPIRE UNITY IS
 ASKED IN SPEECH
 BY MACDONALD
Tells What May Be Done : at Imperial Conference
 in Ottawa - Refers to
 Irish Oath of Allegiance

J,ossIcmouth, Scotland. May 25, (Up)--The imperial conference a' Ottnwn next month VIII seek nil economic policy that will boneht the British commonwealth without parnlyzing world commerce, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonhld said i'm mn empire day addrcss here. The prime minister said that next to .reparationg, tho most Serl' ous obstacle to world recovery waa tho form of natlonalism used to Justify restrictions on internationnl trade.
 The primo minister made slgniil- cnnt references to the need or cm- pIrc unity and referred indirectly to tho efforts of tho republican government of tho Irish Free State 10 remove the oath of allegiance from the Free state constitution.
 '"Tho method which regards treaties as scraps of paper to be altered or ended as suits either party is q method of dlBunity,' Macdonald said. Tt destroys con lidence. ft bases all agreements on force rathor than on honor. It strikes at the root of moral soiidar- ity."
 "Durlng the past year very formidable obstacles have boon put in the way of settlement Of the Indian question by tho Indian con. gress methods" he said.
 Turning to tho international trade situation and the tariff bnr- rlers which have been erected be- tween nations of tho world, the prime minister aald'
 "The grave obstacle to-day to world prosperity. after separations, Is nationalism removed from the proper sphere of cultural and poll. teal liberty and made the Justifica. ton for restrictions of Information. al trade. These restrictions, when carried to the lengths some states have carried them, mean impover- ishment of tho world.
 At the Imperial conference at Ottawa we can create frecr trade conditions over a vast area Of the world. The British government for months has been working with painstaking care on lists of tariff duties, their purposes and how and where to modify them. and has been urging the dominions to do tho same. "rhe policy embodied in the im- port duties net (the new British tariff reguiations) exeimpting the dominiOns. India, and Southern Rhcdesia from such duties pending associations at Ottawa, and c0in- piete exemption for the colonies, is at any rate proof that nothing can Dc set aside for further develop. Snent es imperial trade on the freest possible lines. t
 "We arc confident that the gene erous gesture will Dc recIpro- cAted,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

teemed. She was member of thf Altar society of St Francis church She Is survived by two sisters Mrs Annie McCann and Mrs Mary Campbell both of Naugatuck anu two brothers, Peter Ford of Naug' atuck and Michael Ford of Sey. mour, three grandchildren ant several nieces and nephews.
 Tho funeral will be hold Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock from tn, funeral home of Henry P. McCar. thy on Cedar street and at o'clock from St Francis church where requiem high mass will bt celebrated. Burial will be. In \! James cemetery. The funeral home will Do open this evening un. til il o'clock and tomorrow from Q n. m. until IT D. m.
 Funeral of Mrs Cleveland D00iittlt
 The funeral of Mrs Mabel Do0iit. tlc, wifo of Cleveland Doolittlo Oi the New Haven road whose denth occurred Monday in St Mary's hos' pital In Waterbury was held this afternoon from the Bailey funeral homo on oak street at 2 o'clock .HAtxlaea were conducted by Rev Jo. S6b U Swain of the MethodisI Episc0pai church. Burial was ir Grove cemetery.
 Named Pastor
 Rev John Frenssen, who has been acting pastor of the lmmnnuel Lutheran church since the death of Roy Martin Plagomann was yester- day formally named Dastor of the church at tho annual synodical conference of Luthesan churches being held in Brooklyn, N. Y. Rev Frenssen is in attendance at tho
 Attending County Convention
 Mrs Neitn F'airbank oi North Main street is representing tho local branch of tho W. C. T. U. at the county convention In Vest vilio today.
 N6ngy Defeats Gilbert
 Naugh high defeated the Gilbert team in c Valley league game yes- 'terday afternoon Q to 1. Riley pitched for Naugatuck and Cooney twiried for tho Winsted team. On next Saturday afternoon Naugy will meet Wilby of Waterbury in Q re. turn game to be played here.
 Tax Notices Mailed
 Tax notices have been mailed to property owners who have not paid their tax due July 1, 1881 on tho grand list of 1880. If this tax is not paid by June 30. liens will be filed against tho properties. Tax Collector COX will be in his office on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons from d until [ o'clock and on Mon- day and Friday evenings from to
 Honor Civil War Veterans
 J. Dyer Hotchkiss. Frank E. Nichols and Sheldon Y. Payne, members of tho local post of tho q. A. II. were the guests this noon hour at tho weekly luncheon of the Naugatuck Rotary club. Tho luncheon was in the form of q mos Amorial day program, tho dining hall being decorated in the nation. al colors, Atty Joseph E. Talbot was the principal speaker.
 rlan For Decoration Day
 All members of fsbcli Women's Relief corps are urged to attend tho meeting Of the corps tonight nt 7:30 o'clock in Pythian hall. Plans for. tho part tho corps will take h the Memorial day exercises will be made.
 Card Party
 4 public card party will be glv- on by Trinity Circle, Daughters os Isabella tomorrow evening nt Hibernian hall. Whist. pinochlc. bridge and forty-fivc will Do played and refreshments will be served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
DENTISTS BIgMOAN LACK or
 TOOTHBRUHH KNOWLEDGE

< Birmingham, Ala (UP) --Ignor- ance Of those folk who do not use . toothbrush regularly was la menfed by 300 dentists attending the annual convention of tho Ala barsa Dental association here.
 pr w. z. Wilson, president, as. serted that "in this enlightened nation of ours. it is estimated there are between e0.o0O,OO0 and 1O0O.- 000,00o cItizcns who fall into this nofi.tocth cthbrushing class"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
Only 20 Per Cent Of Depositors
 Call For Money
Bank OfficiaIs Surprised Expected Brisk Business Following Announcement That S25 Deposits Would Be Paid, Starting To-day

the depositors having .$25 or less who would be affected by the pay ments. Yet. less than thousand have called at the bank for their money.
 The Citizens and Manufacturer National Bank, receiver for the Merchants Trust Company, an- nounced yesterday that the nee counts would be paid in full. Pre- scntation of q pass-book issued by the Merchants Trust at the time the deposits were made. Is all that Is necessary for the depositor to rS- ceive his or her money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25
ExERcIsEs AID FooTBALlIsIss
Spokane, Washington --4, (UPl

gpOkane, Washington " tUPl - Mike Pecarovich. head coach Of football at uonzaEa University. is a firm believer in conditionipg his players, but lack of substitute mae lerini. for ono thing, prevents
 much preseason scrimnaRlng. instead, Mikc makes his squad ge through rapid yO.minvts scrlsf Of swedish caiisthcnics and aisd insist that each player box three rounds each day. "
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

Despite newspaper articles and
 advertisements announcing that
 those depositors- who had $25 or Jess in the savings department of sfhe Merchants Trust Company would be paid in full, there was no {. rush at the Bank street institution sto-day. the date set for the pay -fnents. Employees at the bank were ssurprised to find no lineup Ut the
 time for the payments arrived.
 x. There are approximately X 4,500 ldepositors who are included among
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-25

Rev Kenneth Kingston has fnadu q namo for himself as . speaker on "topics of tho day." and has be-. como one of tho most popular speakers in the city Thursday at s p. m. he represents the Water bury Allied Temperance Forces in n debnto nt tho Y M q A with Mrs Marion Booth Kelley of New York, who represents the Womons or ganization for National Prohibition Reform. Mrs Kelley will speak on the topic "Resoiyed, That the 18th Amendment Should Do Repealed.'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-11-17

1otal. '........... "a, 784.23
Unexpended balance, $5,215.77.
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND
Amount OF levy. .$147, 653 .55
Amounts paid by treasurer 116,33O.11
Balance to be paid. ..... $31, 1884
COUNTY TREASURER'S SALARY
FUND
Amount of lew ca 070 40
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-11-17

GAO fEA Il NG UNI
Amount of levy. ......... $4,000
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. ................ $26.7O
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co.. 1924
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. 20.10
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. 1880
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. 21.30
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. 20.72
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. ................. $3.50
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. 14.70
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. ................. 1928
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. 5000
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. ................. 23.7O
Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas Co. 1884
1Otdl. ............. 9lIo.4o
Unexpended balance, $226.52.
ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND
0f QEnn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-11-17
CONSTABLES' FUND

Amount of levy. 81, 100000
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-09
DePuy, LANCER Close
In Sheridan County

McClusky, N. D.. Nov. 9.-(R)-Four
precincts in Sheridan gave: President,
Hoover 1852, Roosevelt 344: Senator,
Lanier 148. Nye 315; Congressman,
Lemke 260, Lynch 1873, Murphy 1877.
Sinclair 287; Governor, DePuy 2l2,
LANCER 261; Lieutenant Governor,
Johnson 148, Olson $50; Secretary of
State, Byrne 302, Casey 1893: Auditor,
Baker 800, Hopes 1876: Treasurer,
Dale 294. Schantz 1923: Attorney Gen.
eral, Cameron 1913, Gronna 298; Com
missioner Of Insurance, Benner 122,
Olsness 305; Commissioner Of Agri-
culture and Labor, HUSKY 302, Magill
122: Railroad Commissioner, Chap
man lis, Larkin 200; State Senator,
Erickson 800, Montgomery %; Repeal
Prohibition. Yes 288, No 1853; Nora
forum, Yes 211, No 176: Mortgages
crops. Yes zoo. No ESQ; Papers Fees,
Yes 353, No 141: Shortening publish
ed notices real estate, Yes 3l3, No 1856;
Reduce District Judges, Yes 373, No
80: Reduce Supreme Judges, Yes 377,
No 80; Reduce State Officials, Yes
$40, No l02: Abolish Tax Supervisor,
Yes 347, No 66: Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, Palmer 1855,
Thomnson 400.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-09
DePuy Runs Well
In Kidder County

Steele, N. D., Nov. 9.-Although he
ran far behind the rest of his ticket,
William LANCER was ahead when l6
precincts reported in Kidder county.
The vote was LANCER 1874; DePuy ATS.
Roosevelt slaughtered Hoover, 1913
to 373, and Nye ran away from La
nier, 928 to 200. In other contests
Republican candidates were ahead by
to or better.
Prohibition repeal was behind, 500
to $50, and the moratorium issue also
was behind, 405 to 100, as was the
proposal to shorten published no
tees. The count on this was Yes 500;
No 535. The crop mortgage proposal
lost, 476 to 6l2. All other proposals
on the initiated ballot had substan-
tial majorities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-09
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY

Secretary, American Bridge League
All bids in contract bridge come
under the heading of one of the fol-
lowing four general classes:
l. Constructive bids.
2. Forcing bids.
8. Sign-off bids.
4. Defensive bids.
A players skill at contract bidding
depends largely upon his ability to
classify these bids correctly.
Constructive bids show additional
strength and always invite partner
to continue. AS there are so many
low forcing bids and constructive
bids In the one over one system, the
average beginner may find it diff
cult at first properly to sign off his
partner, and prevent the bidding
from continuing when it looks as
though the combined hands will not
produce game or a slam.
X X X
Examples Of the most common of
the Sign-off bids are as follows:
Original bidder bids one spade,
partner one no trump. This bid of
one no trump shows very weak
hand and Is not classed as a con-
structive bid-it is definitely a sign
off bid.
II the original bidder were now to
bid two hearts, showing a second
suit, partner would have a right to
pass. # partner, however, respond
ed with two spades, he would be sim
ply showing preference of the orig
inal bidders two suits and command
ing partner to sign off as he had now
given double sign-off.
With strength and a preference for
spades, partners constructive re-
spouse would have been three spades
Another example: Original bidder
opens with one spade, partner bids
two clubs-a constructive bid but not
forcing. Original bidder now bids
two no trump-this is also a con-
structive bid.
II partner now bids three clubs
this Is definite sign-off-it shows
the original bidder that the club suit
cannot be established for no trumu
play and that the hand can play
nothing but clubs.
Another example: Original bidde,
opens with one heart, partner bids
one spade, making one over one
force. Original bidder bids two
hearts-this is a sign-off bid and
shows simply heart bid with nc
additional re-bid values.
4 Y X
Here is an example of a sign-of1
BID at the higher stages when al
attempt is being made to reach 6
slam. Original bidder opens with on,
heart, partner jumps to four heart.
this is a mild slam try.
Let us say that the original bid
der's hand does not have quit,
enough strength to go to six hearts
but does have some re-bid strength
| and he now bids five diamonds.
II partner responds with fiy,
hearts, this would be a definite sign
OF bid. advising against the slam
and the original bidder should no
go to six hearts because in maxim.
his bid of five diamonds he ha
asked partner If he held additions
strength. clearly stating that his ow,
hand Is not strong enough to Jun,
to six hearts Immediately. Whel
partner gives the sign-off response O