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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
SENIOR PROM
AT BAY PATH INSTITUTE

Ernest A. Benevento. son of Mr..
aad Mrs Alex Benevento of Water,
town avenue, is a member of the
committee in charge Of the junior
senior prom to be held on Mag
FL at Bay Path Institute, school
OF business training. Springfield
Mass, where he is a student In the
accounting finance department.. He
is vice. president OF his class, and
was a member of the 1931-32 bas-
ketbail squad. Benevento gradu-
ated from Crosby high school in
1929, ...
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
Claims Schools
Used; Point To
Poetic Liaison
Mrs Preusser Reported to Have Visited Columbia
School and Vets AIege Pupils Were Given Pro.
fibition Home Work as Result OF Trip

come In which might have anything
to do with something Of a contro.
versial nature at that time before
major parties OF the nation.
Mrs Mabel Preusser visited one
OF the grades in Columbia school
the other afternoon, accompanied
by the principal. A. a result the
children were given a poem to
bring home, anaiyze and illustrate.
The poem read as follows:
Now how would you like
To hear me tell.
or the big glass pitcher
That went to the well?
It came back all dripping
And sparkling and dripping
For the maiden who brought 1t
Was running and skipping.
Again the big pitcher
Went fitting and tipping
The people were slipping
And lemonade the water had made
And smiling and praisinE
Both pitcher and maid.
That all were quite happy
Twas easy to tell
Around the glass pitcher
That came from the well.
Away with jugs and mugs OF beer
And bring us water crystal clear.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14

Further action on the part of
the Crusaders and the Waterbury
branch Of the Women's organiza-
tion In favor Of prohibition Re-
form Is expected to be taken at
the next meeting OF the board Of
education as result Of added &C.
tivities on the part Of local "dry"
leaders. 1t Is possible that one or
two principals OF local schools DTny
be called In to explain their actions
In allowing dry crusaders to visit
their schools. talk to the children
and then, on the part Of the prin-
cipals, themselves. give them homo.
work to do dealing with the moist
and dry" CONTROVERSY.
Two local residents, prominent
In Waterbury's business and civic
life, were very greatly irritated
during the past week when their
children came home from .Colum.
bia school with instructions to
perform h o m ework with n
poem dealing with the wet and
dry" issue. A father Of one of the
children stated that when he went
to school more time was devoted
to mathemst tics, English, the OBJ
servance OF the general law, spell.
ing and nothing was allowed TO
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
THE WATERBURY
TEACHERS ASSN
Report of Miss Lord
Shows Great Work Dur.
ing the Past Year
MUST BE KEPT UP

Instead OF City Unemployment
pledges the Waterbury Teachers
Association has taken care Of the
unemployment fund through their
own pledge system, Il was stated
by Miss Daisy Lord, president, In
her report at the annual meeting
of the organization this week at
Crosby High school. A year ago
last November the association
started their voluntary collection
for the unemployed and as soon as
school started last fall, they H..
sued their own pledge cards. The
money was collected by a collector
In each building and the check
given to Superintendent of Schools
DR.. Michael c. Donovan, who for
warded it to the City Unempioy.
ment Committee.
Individual teachers did an un.
told amount of help to others the
past year. Teachers united in their
own buildings and assisted many
needy cases. One of the associa-
ton members to whom much as
sistance was given the past two
years was kept In the hospital by
the teachers donations. The as
ISOLATION, individually and col
lectively, helped the school MIX
Fund. More than $1,000 was coll
lected from the recent card party
at Wildly high school.
The association has a wonderful
policy OF group sickness and acci-
dent insurance, but the number of
teachers who took advantage Of It
Is much too small.
The president of the company
was In Waterbury recently and
said that while their policy was
more liberal than any they could
give them now, he would offer
them two extra clauses: First,
payment In two installments; Sec
ond, an arbitration board OF three
members whose decision would be
final in all disputed cases. Miss
Lord recommends this insurance to
the members.
Mutual Benefit Association -
Perhaps the outstanding ac-
complishment Of the year was the
adoption Of the plan of mutual
benefit which has been in exist
ence In Camden, N. j., for the past
40 years. The local association is
ready for its first meeting and will
have about 500 members. Much
credit ID due to the committee that
SO thoroughly and quickly formu-
lated the plan.
The association is now affiliated
with the World Federation of Ed.
ucators. the National Education
Association and the National
League of Teachers Associations
and practically all It's members be-
long to the Connecticut state
Teachers Association. Through
all these they support all worth.
while educational movements and
they are keeping in close touch
with every organizat ion that Is as
sisting in the, promotion of our
, profession. Attending the n. +. A.
convention makes on realize how
gerat q force this association Is to-
day and Miss Lord Is grateful to
the members for their assistance
in attending this. During the year
many bulletins have been sent to
the schools In order to keep the
members in close touch with the
association. These must be con.
tinued.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
fine CONCERT
AT WILBY HIGH
Waterbury High School
Symphony Presented
Varied Program
F. c. EVANS CONDUCTS

The Waterbury High School
Symphony orchestra, which COM
bines the high school instrumental
ensembles, under the direction of
Floyd G. Evans, presented con-
cert Of unusual merit last night In
the Wildly high school auditorium.
This group Of musicians who have
been receiving commendable no.
tice here and elsewhere have
achieved q certain degree of finish
that does much to their credit as
well as to their conductor. The
program arranged was Of an ar
tistic nature and the selections
chosen were we'll received by an
appreciative audience.
Special harp solo work was
capabiy rendered In the Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody" number by
the youthful Miss Betty Mink, a
pupil Of Columbia grammar school.
irving Rosen, violinist presented a
splendid violin selection. Fantasia
Appassionata," and responded to
an encore. Mr. Rosen is q men,
Der of the graduating class Of
Crosby OF 1929. His performance
was praiseworthy.
Among the orchestra numbers
were the overture from Karl Maria
Won Weber's Der Freischutz," al
ways a. favorite and offering a
splendid opportunity for oil orches-
trail parts. Equally enjoyable was
Sibeilus' "Valse Triste" with its
melancholy strains, d tragic tale
unfolded; and the young Prince
and Princess episode of Rimsky-
Korsakoff's "scheherazade," with
its exotic and beautiful melody;
also the selection 1.-THE Barber Of
Seville" by Rossini. and the above
mentioned two dances from the
Hungarian Rhapsody" were thor
oughly enjoyed. Among the pa
triotic, selections were ",rhe Star
pangled Banner" and American
Patrol" The program closed with
Wagner's "Rienzi Overture" Fol-
lowing the concert there was
dancing.
The concert last night marked
the thirteenth annual presentation
by the symphony players, VINO
from year to year show progress
in the field OF orchestra work, and
no little skillful direction under
the conductor, Floyd e. Evans.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14

THE funeral Of Michael wallace
took place yesterday afternoon at
. o'clock at the Deiiniks funeral
home. II Congress avenue. The
bearers were Stanley MiskelIunas.
william Muraskauskas, John Ma.
kauskas, Frank Muhaska, Joseph
Monkus and Peter Motiejaitis, all
members of the Lithuanian Sons
association. The burial was In the
Lithuanian cemetery.
Vhe funeral Of Anthony Petrosky
will he held Monday morning at
$3.50 o'clock from the home OF his
daughter, 81 Poplar street. TO 81
Joseph's church where q requiem
mass will be celebrated at .
o'clock. Burial will be In the fam
lily plot In Calvary cemetery.
The funeral OF william II. Grit
fing was held this afternoon at 2
o'clock with services at the Stew
art funeral home. 219 West Main
street. Burial was IN Riverside
cemetery.
The funeral Of Michael Carey
will be held on Monday morning at
$40 o'clock from the Bergin Fu-
neral Home, geo East Maiii street
TO 81 Francis xavier's church
whore q solemn mass OF requiem
Will DO celebrated at . o'clock. Bu-
rial will be III Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home between 2 and 10 o'clock to.
day ana Tomorrow.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret
(Cronan) Riley was held this
morning at 8:i5 o'clock from the
home 100 PLAZA avenue to Ut Mar.
garet's church where solemn
mass of requiem was celebrated at
0 o'clock by Rev Joseph Griffin Of
Hartford assisted Rev Edward
Brennan, Rev Peter DAILY and Rev
Oliver Cronan Of Hartford. Bur.
ial was In old st Josephs cemc-
tory with committal services by
Fathers Griffin and Daily. The pail
bearers were: p. =. ponahue, John
Riley. Frank Berg, Frank Kelly,
Arthur Miles and John McWeeney.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14

Tho 32nd annual convention Of
the Grand Court of Connecticut,
Foresters OF America, was formal-
~ opened at 10 o'clock this morn
ing at the Hotel Garde, New Ha-
ven. Waterbury was represented
by a delegation Of 81 official dele.
gates from the eight subordinate
courts OF this district and by three
grand court officers entitled to
votes In all deliberations. They
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14

later delivered an address in which
she called upon the scouts to re-
main loyal to the ideals which the
three trees represent. Above all
else should they not forget the
Significance Of the friendship tree.
which represents the mutual feel
ings Of the scouts and their friends.
Mrs John N. Lewis also addressed
the meeting.
Miss Edna Weber. director of
the Waterbury Council, and her
assistant, Miss Mildred Turley. ART
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
TWIN DIES AT BIRTHDAY
PARTY

Kirksville, Mo. (UP)-Williard
pinkerton died while celebrating
the 18th anniversary Of their birth
with his twin sister, Mrs Samantha
Weaver, here. For A years, the
twins had not been separated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
FOOT SIZE GOVERNS PRICE

Chadron, Neb. (UP)-W. B.
Johnston. the cobbler, charges for
half soles and heels on shoes ac-
cording to the size of feet a man
has. He has prepared a chart
which figures the cost Of the repair
ID according to foot size.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
LIQUOR AS AN INDUSTY

Britain's liquor industry Is cap
italizcd to the extent Of more than
$4,000, 100000. 1t finds employment
for 617,000 persons, but including
those Indirectly dependent upon II,
1t supports about 1,557,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
CATHOLICS IN CANADA.

The number Of Catholics In
Canada, according to the latest
census, is 8,ss9,63O out of total
church mem bership of S.7S8,483.
The census was taken last year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-14
DarD

DfED
CIULLO--In this city, May "a, 1882,
Consolata Ciullo Of this city. Tu,
neral arrangements later.
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DANCE WAS CALLED OFf
 BECAUSE LACK CROWD

When the dance in the I. 0. o. F. hall was called off Saturday evening because of an insufficient attend ance by Il o'clock, the local young folks who were present were in a quandary as to how to while away the remainder of the evening.
 The solution to the all-important problem which beset the some 25 young folks was arrived at when they were all extended 3 hospitable invitation to go to the C.M.O'Neel home, on Second Avenue, to dance. Dancing lasted until a late hour
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CLUB WILL
 BE OPENED TOMORROW

Nick Kodak, a resident of Sew ard and Alaska for many years, who during the last several months has been employed by the Alaska Railroad at Mile 12, announces that he will open up the Pioneers Club in the building formerly oc- cupied by the M & w Club.
 MT. Kodak, who at one time held extensive property holdings in Sew ard, is we'll known to AlaSkanS, having made many contacts during his long residence here and in ether parts of Alaska.
 The Pioneers Club will be open for business sometime tomorrow. Cigars, soft drinks and candies will be handled.
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JAPANESE CABINET IN SESSION TO SELECT
 LEAGUE SPOKE SHAN

TOKYO, Jan. 18. (H9-The Jap anese cabinet was in session last evening and was attempting to ser lect a Japanese spokesman to the League of Nations for the special meeting
 Either the Japanese Anbassa- cor to Brussels, Belgium, or the Ambassador to London, England, will be the choice of the cabinet as the discussions as to choice had narrowed down to these two men.
 China is still asking the League of Nations to invoke the covenant which would apply economic pres sure against Japan for her being the aggressor nation.
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WAR PLANES DROP
 FOOD ID SNOWDOUN]
 VILLAGERS IN ARIZONA

WINSLOW, AriZ., Jan. 18. (P)- Six Army bombing planes swooped low over Navajo villages, dropping life sustaining provisions to snow- bound red1nan.
 The planes travelled between 2,000 and 2,5O0 miles to drop food in 16 villages and settlements. The tribesmen paid little attention to the ships. so eager were they to get food.
 The fliers will take off tomorrow to aid the rest of the Navajos and Zunis villages. Snow prevents ground travel.
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DOZEN TO THE RESCUE

Cars may come and cars may go but horses are always with us. Sat- urday, a rather strange sight met the eyes of travellers on the Sew ard Woodrow snow-filled road. A horse, pulling the auto of Mrs. Swan Lind and others, solved the ques- tion of how to drive in to the city through the deep snow. It worked like a charm Mrs Lind informed friends.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-18

Nuka Bay arrivals report that that region has had a light snow fall as compared to other places in Alaska About 12 inches of snow covers the entire country, it Is said.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-18

Work was resumed today on the Seward Airport hangar. The work has been delayed for several days due to the extreme cold weather, strong winds and other conditions which made labor out there impos- Sible
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Capt. Pete Sather, of the MS Rolph III, which arrived in port Sunday, brought In the pelts of 21 foxes which are being sent to Out side Fur Exchanges. Only 21 foxes were pelted this year owing to the low price being paid for furs.
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Tom Babcock, of the Babcock & Downey Mine on Surprise Bay, was an incoming arrival on the MS Rolph Sunday. MT. Babcock will go out on the SS Victoria to the States for a brief business trip.
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CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

SURREY, England, Jan. 18. (P)- David Lloyd George, well known British figure, celebrated his Geth birthday here Sunday.
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morning at 1:3O, bringing with him Tom Babcock and Roy Russel from Nuka Bay
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The MS Rolph III, Capt. Pete Sather, arrived in Seward Sunday
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Cabin for rent. J. L. Graef.
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sweet salve for the Europa'S
pride-she tore past the French
line flagship, lie de France, and
flashed back the surprise salute
of her own name, Europa, in bril-
liant, sudden illumination.
And in the rainy early morn
ing she crossed the line of the
Ambrose lightship, four days,
seventeen hours and six minutes
from Cherbourg, thirty-six min
uteS faster than the Bremen-a
worlds record which still stands.
COMMODORE johnson re-
~ ceived the hurrahs Stoically.
After the war, the despair and
the fire he was master of the
fastest ship, and one of the
largest and finest. He was
pleased, yes. But should that
sweep him off his feet?
Next to his ship Commodore
johnson probably is fondest of
his automobile, which Henry
Ford presented to him. A widower
without insistent family ties in
port, he spends his off days driv-
ing eagerly over Germany and
then contentedly back again to
the Europa.
Every two weeks the ship news
reporters greet his arrival again.
Good morning, gentlemen" he
says. Have a cigar. We had a
fine crossing"
And that's that. No yarn spin
ming.
Commodore johnson is heavy of
figure but light on foot, his eve
clear as a boys, his decisions
quick, the lore of the seven seas
IN his brain, serious, just, ma
ture Seaman-and be damned to
the rest.
To distinguish him, in a SEN
tence, from the other big captains
he always docks his own ships.
permitting no pilot to come be-
tween, Coming up the channel.
of course, the port pilot COM
mands, but the commodore con-
ceives it is his responsibility along
side the pier.
On the coolest day, the old
fashioned great coat buttoned
across his breast, or any smiling
summer in his white linens. no
other judgment but his may guide
the Europa to her berth. He's the
skipper.
Next-Lundmark of the Grips
holm.
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mark, hauling coal to the battle
ships, keeping out of allied gun
range if possible.
In the year 1919, after he had
delivered the Dessau, Captain
johnson had abundant material
for thought, about the past if not
the future.
But the North German Lloyd
decided to keep on in the ship
ping business. In time, a little
old cargo boat, the Gruessgott,
less than a thousand tons, was
put in service, the only Lloyd
liner af1oat.
She ran between Svenemuende
and Danzig. Captain johnson
was recalled to take her.
Not like the Atlantic run
on a big liner was that overnight
coasting traffic in the Baltic. But
thousand German shippers
would have been glad of the
berth.
just why captain JohnSen
should have been selected was
perfectly clear to the directors of
the line. Germany was to build
from the keel up. She was call
ing in the pioneers, to put the best
foot forward.
Better days crept in for ship
ping under the new flag of red,
white and black. The Hanover
and Bremen-now the Karlsruhe
were built, then the large, new Co
lumbus. Captain johnson COM
manded all of them in turn. The
Europa was to be next, a ship to
set the whole world on its ear.
He was made commodore of the
North German Lloyd fleet and
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By Times Special

By Times Special
CICERO, Ind, Sept. Thirteen
has been the principal figure in the
life of Perry E. Wheeler, R. R. 2,
Cicero, but he is not superstitious.
Wheeler was born Oct. 10; went
to Upton in 1918 to take his first
job; married in 1913; became a Ma
son in 1918; thirteenth to register in
World war army draft; held regis
tration card 10; left Valparaiso July
Is to take a tairteen weeks course
in the University of Vermont; left
for Camp Meade Nov. 10; came
home on furlough Dec. 10; spent
thirteen years in the insurance bust
ness; had thirteen teeth knocked
out in an automobile accident; one
of thirteen children; lives on Road
13 and his house is the thirteenth
one from Noblesville on that road
He was in school thirteen years and
has had thirteen jobs.
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OFFICER HELD
ON CHARGE OF
CELL MURDER
Prisoner Found Hanging
From Jail Bar After Tell
ing of Beating.
By United Press

By United Press
PEKIN, Ill, Sept. deputy
Sheriff G. o. Skinner was rushed to
the Peoria Jail for safekeeping today
when authorities said they feared
violence after his arrest on a war
rant, charging murder of a prisoner.
Tazewen county peace officers
said feeling was high in the COM
munity over the death of the pri-
Soner, Martin Virant, whose body
was found hanging from a Jail cell
bar, shortly after he testified officers
had given him a severe beating.
The warrant, asking SINNERS ar
rest, was sworn out after examina-
ton of Virant's body indicated the
death was not due to hanging.
just before his body was diScov-
cred, Virant, who was being ques-
toned in connection with a Staying.
had testified at the inquest that five
deputies beat him severely when he
did not answer questions to their
satisfaction.
A few hours later just as he was
about to be released, the sheriff's
Office reported the finding of Vir-
ants body hanging by his belt from
bar in the cell.
Investigation was started when it
was learned the prisoners body
showed marks Of serious violence.
The murder warrant was obtained
when DR.. William D. McNalIy, Chi
cago pathologist, declared the man
did not die by his own hand. Nc
Nally said the exact cause of death
had not yet been determined.
Testimony by Virant at the muir
der inquest included statement
that deputies pretty nearly killed
me-" He testified Skinner had
Jumped on his neck.
Virant. an East Peoria coal miner.
had surrendered voluntarily to
Sheriff James j. Crosby when he
learned he was wanted for question
ing in the investigation of the Slay-
ing of a man in saloon brawl at
East Peoria.
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German home at Flensburg,
sailor without a ship, sailor of
a country without ships, with not
one ray of hope-much less a
rainboW-in sight.
Il have no adventures" said
Commodore johnson brusquely in
his cabin on the Europa. THE
best thing after voyage is to
forget about it. I don't keep
diary and I'll never write me-
moirS."
But in 1919 there was no visible
future for him to contemplate.
Gray hairs were creeping into his
beard then. And in the cold dawn
OF the postwar days he must have
let his mind travel back over the
past.
I've seen German shipping go
up and down. he admitted the
other day, and I've gone up and
down with it."
IndC unlSn at DunQee surely
was different from what he had
pictured at IA when he, son of
schoolmaster in Gross Steinrede,
near Lubbock, signed as a common
sailor on the 500-ton bark Schiff-
swerft, voyaging around the Horn.
Some of those sailing masters Of
his youth, he remarks, used to
serve up Delaying pin soup" three
times a day at least. But he was
young and intended to be a cap
tain.
1--WE years he put in before the
Il mast. He raced in the grain
ships from Australia, hauled
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sent to supervise construction in
Hamburg. With what pride he
never has said, but he was as a
waiting bridegroom when his ship
was launched.
August, 1929, was to see her
maiden voyage. The shipping
world looked up. Would she be
fast enough to take the Maureta-
MAS speed record?
DUT such a commotion seized
- Hamburg in the early morn
ing of March 26. Such a pound
ing upon the door of Commodore
Johnsen's hotel room:
Fire! Fire! Wake Up, captain!
The Europa is burning!"
Every one recalls now how the
great snip was ruined by the fire
although her hull and engines
escaped destruction. The sailing
was seven months delayed, while
the sister ship. Bremen, got in
aneaQ ana IlICed the mythical
blue pennant of the Atlantic.
And Commodore johnson, the
stole, waited in Hamburg.
The Europa finally was finished.
Commodore johnson ordered her
hawsers cast off. Bands played
Deutschland Ueber Allies and
5000 shouted "Hochl" as she left
Bremerhaven, March 10, 1880,
flguratively trailing the Bremen.
Through rough seas and against
adverse winds drove the Europa
straining after a record of her
own. She kept up we'll to the
Bremen's fast time of 500 nauti-
cal miles and more a day.
A few hours out from New York