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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
Kelly CHECKS FIFTY PER CENT OF BUDGET
The SPANISH
WAR VETERANS
State Dept Favors CORN
ley and Lonergan Over
Bingham and Goss
SPECIAL REPORT OUT

Judge Martin e. Gormley Of
Naugatuck is favored for election
to congress over his republican op-
ponent, Congressman Z. w. Goss Of
this city, by the legislative COM
mittee of the Connecticut depart
ment of Spanish War Veterans.
This Information Is contained in a
special report made by the COM
mittee and being sent throughout
the state in the mail to members
of the organization under the d.
rection Of Thomas F. Muller Of
Hartford. The latter Is chairman
of the legislative committee of the
Spanish War Veterans and George
w. Hitchcock of Winsted Is secre-
tary and treasurer.
Congressman Goss' past record Is
unsatisfactory to the Spanish War
Veterans. the report states and,
therefore, the election of Judge
Gormley of Naugatuck, in his place
Is recommended.
The various candidates for con-
gressional posts throughout the
state are commented on in the re-
port. Vigorous opposition to SEN
ator Hiram Bingham Is urged and
support of his opponent, Congress-
man Augustine Lonergan of Hart
ford. is recommended. The latter Is
designated as "our unanimous
choice" while Bingham is noted as
having a past record not satisfac-
tory to our veterans
The legislative committee was
named to see which candidates are
n favor of revising the veterans
pensions at the request of the Ma
tional Economy League and which
IRE in favor of retaining them at
heir present rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
ScOvil FOremen's
Sunshine Fund
B enc fit Entertainment
Tuesday Night at D00-
little Alley Hall

Through It's chairman. Russell
Hickman, the Recreation Commit
tee of the Scovill Foremen's Asso-
ciution announces that the first of
this seasons activities for the BEN
eft Of The Scovill Sunshine Fund
will be an entertainment and dance
to be given in Doolittle Alley hall,
Hamilton avenue. Tuesday. october
IS. A large crowd will be present
to enjoy fine evenings entertain
ment and aid the fund.
Among the entertainers will be
found Ray Frost and his orchestra,
Joe Cipriano and his Standard Cab
Quartet. Johnny Valera, Joe Raj
fael and Margie Laviano, p. J. Ser
afine, Jack Dwyskas, Raymond
Maninelly and Columbus Godieo
and others.
Tho Scovill Sunshine Fund was
founded to aid the neediest cases
among factory employees. During
the pas tyear. several tons of food
have been given away, also nearly
ten thousand quarts Of milk. Coal.
coke and wood have been other
items sent to those who were with
mt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15

The newly decorated odd Fell
lows hall was rededicated last
night at impressive exercises at
tended by more than 500 persons.
Several grand lodge officers. head
ed by Grand Master Frederick
Phelps of Middletown. were
present. He gave q resume of the
history Of the organization and
congratulated the Waterbury men,
bers upon their progress.
.Idris Anderson was POSTMASTER
and among the distinguished guests
introduced WIS Thomas II. Taylor,
the only living charter member Of
Townsend Lodge. He lives in
Bridgeport. There are no living
members of Nosahogan lodge.
The other guests who were en-
tertained at the reception at The
Elton in honor of the grand mas
ter and his staff were Grand Secy.
william s. Hutchinson of New
Haven. Grand Treasurer Sidney w.
Challenger of Middletown; Grand
Warden L!ewellyn Bromfield, Jr.,
Of Stamford; Grand Marshal Har-
old H. French of Seymour, Grand
Conductor Randall c. Frink of Wa
terbury; Grand Guardian William
Thiede of New Britain: Grand
Herald John b. johnson of Hart
ford. all members of the Grand
lodge of Connecticut; Mrs jose
phine A. Kuhl. of Bridgeport,
president; and Mrs Emma South
ard of Stratford, vice-president of
the Connecticut Rebekah Assembly
Past Grand Representatives of the
sovereign grand lodge William II.
Lowe of Waterbury, william E.
Thoms of Waterbury, and Herbert
Phillips superintendent of the Odd
Fellows home at Groton; Grand
Patriarch Walter B. Klein Of Tor
rington, Grand Instructor Casper
M. Spearo of Waterbury, Grand
Treasurer Thomas r. Taylor of
Bridgeport of the Grand Encamp-
ment of Connecticut, and Col. J.
William johnson of Nauga-
tuck, commanding officer of the
Patriachs Militant.
The Odd Fellows orchestra en-
tertained with selections as did the
Imperial quartet. Mrs Thomas
Finlay sang. Card Playing and
dancing followed the program. The
committee In charge Of the redec-
grafton work included Ferdinand
Bachman, w. J. Nation, j. w.
Gardner, William A. Lowe. Archi-
bald Phillips and Carl Heebner.
The committee in charge of last
nights EN- t ertainment included
General chairman, Randall c.
Frink, Idris Anderson and George
Baronian Of Nosahogan lodge, J.
william Gardner. Ferdinand Bach
man, and William J. Nation Of
lodge; Mrs Thomas Fin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
WOMEN VOTERS
LEAGUE TO HAVE
UNIQUE RALLY
they Will Give a "Candi=
dates Night" at Which
Any of the Men on Any
Ticket Can Present His
Views

Candidates night, at which lead
ing nominees CT the various partie:
represented on the voting machine,
in the coming election will appea.
and deliver addresses, has been de-
cided upon by the local branch of
the League of Women Voters and
will be sponsored on October 10Th.
Mrs Edward J. Mcdonald, wife of
Attorney Mcdonald. is In charge
Of the program for the evening and
a formal announcement Is expected
within the next day or so.
Candidates of the two major
parties, as well as those of the in
dependent republican party, the So
cialist labor party, the communist
party and others will be welcomed
at the session, the place of the
gathering to be fixed yet, so that
they may all have an opportunity
to set forth their arguments in
favor Of their respective organiza-
tons.
Plans for the Candidates Night
program have been under consid-
GRAFTON for sometime past. At the
same meeting all civic clubs, such
as the Rotary. Kiwanis. Civitan.
Lions, Quota and Unico clubs. will!
be invited to attend. SO will lead
ers of the leaders and town COM
mittees of the various political or
CARNATIONS in the city.
The meetings of the League Of
Women Voters will be non-parti-
san: So far 1t has been definitely
ascertained that Judge Martin
Gorm!ey Of Naugatuck, democratic
congressional candidate In the fifth
district, Professor Albert Levitt,
independent candidate for the gov
ernorship and Professor Milton
Conover Of Yale would be among
thespeakers. It Is also expected
that Congressman f. w. Goss, the
g. o. D. candidate for congress, will
be on hand to give his views at the
.non-factional Gathering. The names
of the socialist or communistic
speakers were not known today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
Little Tendency
On Part OF Heads
To Boost Figures
Stagnant Grand List Cuts New Revenues - Commits.
sioners viii Slice Where Necessary to Keep Taz
Rate at Same Figure as Year Ago

The main task is to keep the
tax rate down to its present level
of "a mills, 1t was explained. 1t
Is not expected that the grand list
will show any great increase this
year due to the lack of building
operations during the 1899 months.
This means that this source Of in
come 10 the city will not increase
the revenue to any great extent,
thereby making 1t necessary to
slash the budget figures down to
the bone for 1893, just as was done
when the 1882 financial slate was
set up.
The assessors have met several
times, to date, with Mayor Hayes
and Controller Daniel ]. Leary
and It Is understood they have dis
cussed the makeup of the 19SS
grand list. 1t is not expected that
the revaluation figures will be put
into effect for the 1888 budget
These figures, the work of many
months on the part Of the revalua-
ton committee. are being held In
allegiance pending the passing of
the depression period. 1t is under
Stood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15

Executive Secretary Thomas p.
Kelly has ploughed about half way
through the tentative 1898 budget
figures SO far, 1t was stated to-day.
Confronted daily with stack of
sheets bearing estimates of re-
ceipts and expenses for 1893, the
mayors secretary Is constantly on
the 60 in an effort to whip the
financial program into shape for
presentation to the finance COM
missioners at their meeting little
over couple of weeks hence.
Not all the departmental
budgets have yet been filed with
Secretary Kelly but they are prac-
tically all in. The few remain
ing ones to be filed will be gone
over at the end of the month.
According to Mr. Kelly there Is
very little tendency on the part
of the department heads to ask
for increases In their budgets this
year. Only where mandatory In
creages or some necessary added
expenge Is found are Jumps In 1898
departmental budget figures being
permitted, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15

ment was made that the case would
be withdrawn.
The former alderman sued for
permanent internal injuries he re-
ceived as a passenger on one of tie
defendants buses last Feb "a. He
had boarded a Waterbury bound
bus at Q o'clock in the afternoon
at New Haven and while the bus
was proceeding along Whalley ave-
nue. 1t suddenly swerved to the
right and came to q sudden stop.
Tho plaintiff was thrown against
the seat ahead and to the floor
when the brakes were applied SO
suddenly. He suffered a severe back
sprain and other injuries which
will be permanent in nature, the
complaint alleged.
Attorney Herman ]. Weisman
appeared for the plaintiff and E..
r. Brumley of New Haven repre-
scented the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
Schnitrnan Settles
$40, 600 Litigation
.,ornler Alderman Sued for Permanent Internal
Injuries Received in Bus Mishap

The $4,000 damage suit Of for
Ger Alderman Charles Schnitman
sainst the New England Transpor-
tation Co. was settled out of court
to-day. The case was on the assign
ment list for trial when announce
Loretta I.aClanc, Julia Briody, Mrs
Chris Collins, Mrs Addie Baisclair,
Josephine Sheehan, Margaret Nor
iarty, Marth Moriarty, Beatrice
Hanley, Jacqueline Maloney. Pa
tricia S1attery, Kay Mahoney, AL
thea Turner, Rose Murphy, Will
hemina Farrell and Angela Nc
Dermott.
Miss Lucy Shanahan and Miss
Victoria Liebreich attended the
meeting Of the American Legion
Auxiliary, End District at.the town
hall in Guilford on Wednesday. in
stallation Of the second district Of
ficers was held. Mrs G. Shawl was
the installing officer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
Reconstruction
Finance Corporation

The functions of the Recohstruc-
ton Finance Corporation will be
discussed by J. p. H. Perry, Vice
chairman of the national commit
tee for trade committee. before the
members of the Waterbury section
of the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers on the 9th.
The meeting will be at the Water
)ury club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
United Artists Corporation.

United Artists Corporation.
Bella Lugosi, who came into
prominence in this country with
his stage and screen creation of
Count Dracula in "Dracula," has
the principal role in this newcom-
err, and his portrayal even surpasses
that former work of artistry. He
plays the role Of a sinister fiend
who traffics in the elimination of
dead bodies in order to man his
sugar cane mills and his fields. He
also has nine of, the Zombies as a
personal bodyguard, a bodyguard
which perpetrates heinous crimes
at the behest of their hypnotic al
ter ego.
Madge Bellamay, who retired
from the screen two years ago In
order to devote her time to stage
work, makes her screen comeback
in the principal feminine role. Jo-
seph Cawthorn also plays one of
the principal roles. as do Johnny
Harron, Robert Frazer, Clarence
Muse and Brandon Hurst.
Advances in silk prices are caus-
ing jubilatioh among cocoon grow
i,s 70
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
Waterbury Woman
Injured In Torrington

Mrs Harriet Wheeler of 112
Prospect street. this city, suffered
a fractured pelvis yesterday when
slipped and fell on a stairway
leading into the w. w. Woolworth
store. Maiden Lane Torrington.
Mrs Wheeler was accompanied by
Miss Irene Stocked of Norfolk. a
sister of Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner Robbins q. Stocked. She
was removed to the Charlotte Hun
gerford hospital for treatment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15

One his way to the gullotine at
LIE Mans. France. to pay the PEN
atty for having killed his employer
because she would not marry him.
Henri Louis Nicholas took snuff
to keep up his courage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
r ededicate Odd
Fellows Hall
More Than Five Hundred Attend Program Last Night
Grand Lodge Officers Present

lay. Mrs ouis A. Pichard, and Mrs
Blanche A.aton Of the Winona Re-
bekah lodge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15

Advances in silk prices are caus-
ing jubilatioh among cocoon grow
ers in Japan.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
TWO VIEWS OF WOMEN

'The average native of India be-
lieves in two things" said a recent
speaker, 'the sanctity of the COW
and the depravity of women. II
seems a grotesQue superstition, that
can elevate the beast of the field
above the woman of the home. Prob
ably that accounts in large measure
for the debased condition of India's
swarming millions.
Americas idea of women has al
ways been TO trust them During all
these years, the Orient has kept wO-
men in subsection. Up to a recent
time in many of those countries, wO-
men were required to veil their faces
if they appeared on the streets. To
an Oriental, the idea of women go
ing freely into the working world is
horrible, and signifies degradation of
the sex.
In America, women are at liberty
to do any work to which they feel
equal. Almost the only limit is the
restriction of their working hours,
which many states imposes. And
some women's organizations are de-
manding that those limitations be
abolished, as remnant of Unequal
ity which they consider inconsistent
with the full freedom of the sex.
The girls of Delaware coming
through our schools should realize
that America gives women a degree
of freedom which shocks much of
the world and which involves temp
tations. The power of women of
low principles to drag down imma-
ture young men is one of the perils
OF life which these boys have TO
meet.
The boys should be taught that
such girls are false to the oppOr-
iunities for free development that
their country gives them. They have
been given heritage of liberty. 1t
Is a sacred thing. to be used accord
ing to high standards. Those who
use it for loose and unworthy con-
luct have received Il noble gift, and
and have contemptuously thrown it
int othe gutter.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
MARCH WINDS

Iffsome artist is trying to draw
pictures for calendar illustrating
each month, he is likely to show for
March a sketch Of Il man running
after his hat, or a lady trying to
regulate her blowing skirts.
People of declining vigor feel baf-
fed and buffeted on a windy day.
They return to the warm house with
tile feeling of escaping from the
claws of n beast of prey. This is
partly because they wear clothes not
well suited for such an encounter.
Their hat brims project into the
breeze, and then they are disturbed
because that frolicsOme and rodwy
wind gets his clinging fingers under
the projecting angles, and deposits
their pathetic millinery in the gutter.
People who like vigorous ont door
life like the invigOration of wind.
They feel that the spirit of March
on q breezy day has blown every
breath Of infection out of their
lungs. Let MS spend less time hoy
.ering over our fires on those beau
tiful windy days of March,
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
NEW FOOTBALL RIFLES.

The most drastic changes in foot
ball rules for 25 years are announced
by the national football rules com
mittee. The athletic magnates will
have to tell us whether they will in
terfere with scientific football, or
make the game less interesting to
those who see all the intricate chess
play of this amazing sport.
But the public, and particularly
the parents of football players, want
something done to stop the tragic
accidents. Some cynical folks in
Delaware may think the crowd will
get sore if the new rules weaken
the punch and drive of hard football.
But those with boys of their own on
that field, will say that football is
not war, and should never be made
a test of mere fighting power.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
/. SIC sEM. ECAN0MZERSl

The lower house Of congress has
appointed committee of economic
,ers, who are to examine federal ,ex-
,penditures, and recommend means
:Of reducing them. For many years
the two political parties have been
passing the buck to each other ON
this question Each has
claimed to stand for economy, but
neither one would make the drastic
changes necessary to accomplish it.
They had too many friends drawing
pay.
Now however, the congressman
are hearing from the voters. They
are talking about a $1,24l 100000
tax bill, which does not look too
good political issue for any body.
Every dollar saved on the expendi-
tures, helps ont that mountainous
tax bill. The economy committee
has our heart felt sympathy, as it
takes hold of what might be called
a butcher shop job.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04

NOW President they would not be
liking him. Republicans who allow
the dislike of Democrats for Hoover
to influence their attitude toward
the President therefore are not wise.
That the Government of the Unit
ed States (under the management OF
Herbert Hoover, be it remembered
still has the highest credit of any
government in the world, was dem
Onstrated last week when offering
Of Treasury bills was 1850 per cent
OVersubscribed at prices which made
the average annual rate of interest
the government will pay 2.64 per
cent. The highest bid was 99.450,
equivalent to an interest rate of
about 213 per cent per annum.
"The depression has been deeper
and has lasted longer because ad-
vertising was not employed as it
Should have been. Thus asserts
Ernest Elmo Calkins, International
ly recognized as an authority on ad-
Avertising. And he adds:
advertising has not lost its pow
er. These are the same people who
we're enthusiastic customers two
years ago. They still must live. We
got them to buy with advertising
when money was plentiful Do we
expect them to buy without adver-
Using when money is scarce?
-Four months ago there was con-
siderable speculation on the part of
the general public over the possible
denomination of President Hoover.
The inevitableness of his renomina-
tion is now apparent to all Specu-
lation over his recollection now is as
general as speculation over his re-
nomination was four months ago.
The inevitableness of his reelection
next November will become more
and more apparent as the campaign
approaches.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
TWILIGHT OF THE LAME DUCKS
New York Times)

tt New York Times) +a
Seven times in the last ten years
/ the Senate has adopted the Norris
resolution to change the date when
Congress meets and thereby elm
mate lame duck" sessions. Six
times the House has blocked the
plan. Recently, however, it gave its
approval by a vote of more than
five to one. Provided an agreement
is reached on minorldetails, the plan
will be submitted to the States in
the form of proposed amendment
to the Constitution. A limit OF sew
en- years is placed on the process Of
ratification. ."'. 81 -'n-r
Under the present system MEM
bers of Congress elected in No
Vember do not take office until
March 4, and do not meet until the
following December, unless they a. e
summoned by the President in spe-
cial session This arrangement, an
inheritance of the days of stage
coach travel, has certain cOnse-
quences which have long been rec
ognized as undesirable. 1t sand
wiches a period of thirteen months
between election and the date when
a new Congress with a fresh man
date from the people actually con-
Venes.' Worse still, it brings back to
Washington for one final fling Il
Congress composed in part of de-
feated members. Matters are not i'm
proved by the fact that this final SEES,
sion of each Congress, the so4called
short" session, is limited by law to,
a scant three months, with the in.
evitable consequence that n vast
amount of log-rolling and 3ie-pass-.
ing is needed in order to do any
thing whatever. ~ .sr~i' ..
The new plan provides that both
Congress and the President shall
take office in the january follow
ing their election. The Senate YER,
sion of the resolution proposes Jam
uary 2 for Congress and January Is.
for the President; the House YER
sion recommends January 4 and
january "a. An agreement in con
ference should not be difficult.
Either arrangement, approved by
the States, would put an end to a
system which is confessedly archaic.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
DROPPED STUDENTS

A steady stream of students has
been trickling into the home towns
for some weeks from colleges and
schools, consisting of young people
who could not keep up with their
classes. The mia year eXaminatins
created a most melancholy list of
casualties. -.. ....- "a g..
With about 100000 young people
studying in schools or college and
university grade, these institutions
have become stricter in applying
their tests. They have concluded
that many of these supposed seekers
after truth were looking principally
for fun and social triumphs. They
do not feel that endOwments left by
charitable people to promote ecul-
ture and learning, shOuldabe used to
amuse the younger generation.
Probably most of these students
desired to keep up, but many of
them had other important things to
do They had the sports to follow,
the girl friends to court, the movies
and shows to see, the dances to at
tend. Which led to serious diff
ferences between them and the
teachers.
Modern youth has its own con-
ceptiOn of the purposes of study, and
it often feels that the ideas enter
tanned by professors and teachers
are wrong, and that it is too much
to ask red-blOOded yOungster to
poke his head into dusty books all
day. ...- ..-.."t
There are many worthy students
who are disappointed to lose the
prestige of college degree Many
of them are pitifully aware of their
failure and bitterly regret it. They
did their best, but found the intel
lectual life too heavy a load. Such
ones will be better off in some other
avenue Of effort. Many of them will |
do finely in business and industry.
They have qualities of observation
that will carry them far. But all /
such students should realize that |
they do. they must give
their best effort to their work, or
The industrial world will turn them .
lOmn nc charnlU no tho oduoatsonoI /
lne did.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-04
WHY GREAT MEN ARE GREAT

After our people have had cele-
brations in honor of such great men
as Washington and Lincoln, the
question. rises, what makes a great
man great? Was he gifted at the
start with some super-normal gen
ius? ..t
There are few super-nOrmal gem
fuses. Frequently such geniuses are
weak in so many points, that they
never attract much attention.
Greatness usually originates from
a very superior fidelity. A man
starts in as boy by doing some
piece of work with very exceptional
thoroughness. Washington started
with his famous surveying journeys
in the Allegheny mountains, at the
age of l6 years. He did such ex-
tremely thorough work, that he at
tracted attention and was given
more important work.
/ That was the way it worked with
hundreds of other great men. Per-
haps no bigger mentally than other
boys at the start, they attracted at
tention by the thorOughness. PeO-
pie gave them bigger responsible
ties. They learned new things with
each new responsibility. Before
many years. they had had exception
a lpractise in handling large inter-
ests, Judging human nature, and
managing people. Each new respOn-
sibility gave them new experience
and new power.
So such people so on stage by stage,
learning from each experience,
growing bigger and bigger as they
handle greater difficulties. AS they
demonstrate their ability to do large
work, to grasp complicated and i'll
tricate situations, people keep
giving them bigger and bigger
things to do.
1t would seem as if almost any
boy in Delaware of good intelligence,
could go long way to. some fine |
career, if he would initiate such ex-
performing each task with !
such super-thOroughness that people !
notice him, promote him, and give T
him bigger opportunities each time. 7