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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
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MAYOR QUICLEY
 SENDSOUT NOTICE
Calls Meeting of State Municipal League Week
 From Tomorrow
AT NEW BRITAIN

Mayor George A. Quigley of New Britain has sent out letters to heads of communities in the state, including Mayor T. Frank Hayes, calling them together for the meeting of the Connecticut League of Municipalities to be held in New Britain a week from to- morrow.
 Officers to serve the league dur ing the new year will be elected at this session. Mayor Quigley has served as president since its organization.
 President Quigley stated that members of the league will dis cuss matters pertaining to munich pal finances with the purpose in mind of securing legislation by the general assembly for the benefit of cities and towns of the state, and that a committee will be appoint ed to prepare bills for presentation to the legislature.
 The committee will report at an- other meeting in January on the bills which the league is expected to sponsor. He added that he ex- poets the league will seek drop in. the high rate of interest charged on unpaid taxes and re- peal or modification of tax laws, especially the mandatory law which orders municipalities to seek foreclosure of properties within two years after the placing of tax liens or lose their rights to any further claim against the prop critics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
GEORGIA MAKES LAST EFFORT TO
 GET PRISONER
Chain Gang Fugitive Rob- ert Elliott Burns and His Relatives Fight to Keep Him North

Trenton. N. J., Dec 21--(U. P.) The state of Georgia to-day was to defend it's entire penal system to win custody of fugitive from chain gang.
 The convict was Robert Elliott Burns, whose escape might have won permanent freedom had he not written the Best Seller, T am fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang" It brought the Georgia sys- tenn nationwide condemnation. The book was adopted into a sue cessful motion picture.
 John l.. Kelly, Georgia assistant attorney general, assisted by affi- davits, witnesses, and New Jersey attorney, will undertake to prove to Governor A. Harry Moore that the Georgia system is essentially humane and that Georgia does not seek to avenge herself in demand ing Burns return.
 Opposing him was the American Civil Liberties Union and its at- torneys, an author, and the pris- oner's minister brother, the Rev Vincent Burns. They were to say that were Burns any other convict than the author of the sensational expose, Georgia would not bother to get him back.
 Governor Moore ordered the hearing to the legislative assembly chamber after 2,000 requests that he refuse Georgia eXtradition for her former convict, made it ap- parent his own office would not accommodate the crowd.
 One of Burns star witnesses was to be John l.. Spivak. who wrote another expose of the Georgia chain gang system. The Civil Lib- critics Union was to plead that Georgia sought vengeance not punishment" Extradition could be refused by Governor Moore, the Union said, on several legal grounds"
 Governor Moore had a telegram from the Georgia prison commis- sion declaring that Burns story was "a islander upon an enlighten- ed sovereign state and it's officials The commission claimed Burns story was grossly exaggerated"
 Burns was arrested by Newark police last week. He escaped once before and became a successful magazine editor in Chicago but was arrested and returned. His at. torneys will plead to-day that Georgia promised to pardon him within 90 days" if he would re. turn voluntarily. Burns returned waited 16 months for Q pardon and then escaped.
 Kelly will be assisted by Merritt Lane, Newark, attorney. Burns will be represented by Arthur Garfield Hays. George Gordon Battle, and Judge Harry W. Osborne, of New ark
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
MEMBER OF WELL KNOWN FAMILY
 UNDER ARREST
Charged With Being the
 Man Who Has Been
 MysteriOusly Entering Home of MineOla Family

Mineola, L. l., Dec 21.-(UP)- Reports of mysterious intruder who alarmed the household of Henry Frankel, Hewlett, l.. l., led to arrest of Victor H. Franklin, reputed member of wealthy tex title family, on burglary charge. He was released in $3,500 bail.
 The suspect, denied the charge, when arraigned before Police Judge Leslie J. Ekenberg, in Lawrence. He pleaded not guilty and was held for examination Dec 29.
 Richard H. Brown, assistant dis trict attorney, said the arrest fol- lowed lengthy questioning. and identification by Mrs Margaret Hummer, IS. a maid in the Frankel home. The maids story, as told to police, was that a man had entered the Frankel home several times, and that he once had strug- gled with her and had bitten her.
 Police were notified after sev- eral reported intrusion. Inspector Harold +. King assigned two de- tectives to guard the Frankel home The detectives remained in the home until December 6. then they were withdrawn as no untoward incident had occurred.
 A Manhattan policewoman was substituted as guard. Five days later note was found under the door. It read:
 "The girl is just the type we need and we'll get her.
 A previous message had been found scrawled on a paper match box. It read in substance that the writer would be back "to get what I want" It was signed by a cross mark.
 The man held lives on the floor above the Frankels with his moth- CT, two brothers and a married sis ter. He is unmarried, police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
Cavanaugh Looms
 As Senate Doorman
Said to Have Support of Machine Which Will Influence
 LawlOr and HaCkett

With the opening of the state Legislature just q short time away, much speculation is being heard in Waterbury concerning who the To- cal senators will pick for the door, mans job for the Senate chamber. Reports to-day put William Cavan- augh, salesman of the Internation- al Motor Truck Sales, Inc. in the lead for the position but there was no verification from the two men who will make the choice, namely Senator Joseph Fl. Lawlor and -Senator-elect Joseph A. Hackett.
 Others in the race to date have numbered about fifteen. Among the leaders have been MT Cavanaugh, former City Sheriff Eugene Crosby, Frank Stapleton and Henry Me- Gratb and John Kelly.
 It was reported to-day that MT Cavanaugh, who is well and favor ably known throughout the city as an ardent democratic supporter, had gained the inside track. How ever, the actual status of the vari- ous candidates for the position will not be definitely known until Senator Lawlor and Senator-elect Hackett get together just before
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
STATE CATHOLIC
 LITHUANIAN CLUB
Will Hold Annual Meeting in New Britain on
 January IS
A VARIED PROGRAM

The Catholic Lithuanian club of Waterbury will attend the annual meeting of the Connecticut Cath ollie Lithuanian club to be held Sunday, January IS, at St Andrews club rooms in New Britain. Rev John Kripas, assistant pastor of St Joseph's church and adviser of the State club, will head the local delegation.
 Seven of the largest parishes in the state will send delegations to this meeting which will be called to order at 2:30 o'clock. The feat ure of the session will be the elec- ton of officers. The present execu- tive committee consists of Rev Ed ward A. Gradek of Hartford, presi- dent; Attorney Algert Politis of New Britain, vice-president; Miss Selma billion of New Britain. sec- retary; and Father Kripas of this city, advisor.
 Following the election of officers a social, consisting of minstrel dancing and serving of refresh ments, will be held. The musical program will include comedy, sew eral types of dances and novelties the first of it's kind to be given in the New Britain parish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
Appeared To-day After The Usual "Office Hours"
Counsel Petitions for ReOpening of Case on Learning ! Bond Declared Forfeited Violation of PrOhbi- ton Act Is Alleged

Cannata was arrested last Thursday afternoon when the emergency squad, with the assist ance of members of the detective bureau, raided former barn on South Leonard street and seized a complete moonshine outfit, 250- gallon still, 5000 gallons of mash, several quarts of finished product and Luigi. He will be tried to- morrow morning for violation Of the prohibition act.
 Allen Watt, 32, was ordered tC take the pledge and report once T week for the period of one year The young man was arrested las, week by Patrolman Charles Klau- berg. He was charged with intoxi- cation, resistance and tamperine with a car. He pleaded guilty to the first complaint. He didn't re- member attempting to take a car or trying to put Officer Klauberg on the disabled list. It marked about the fourth time that Watt has been "in" for attempting to take a car. On one evening a year ago he took three machines with. in ten minutes time and a mile trip.
 Frank Crotty, 27, of 13 Mel bourne street, failed to appear ir court to answer to a charge of vii plating the parking ordinance. He will be notified to appear to-mor- row morning. The case of Gene Oviatt, also charged with violating the parking ordinance on three counts, was nolled.
 As no formal charges were made in court against David Ribler, 28 of 28 Avon place, Staten Island N. r., and Arthur Newell, 34, oi 1644 Undercliff avenue, Bronx, N Y., they were released from the custody of the police. The two men were suspected of having at tempted to work a short change game on the ticket seller of To. cal theater. One presented a $2t bill and while the clerk was mak- ing change suddenly discovered that he had dollar bill. As he requested the girl not to change the twenty his pal clamored ey- citedly for q ticket as he was ir hurry. His impatience was in- tended to excite the girl into an error in making change. The two men were picked up on suspicion Their names were broadcast around the state, but no one had g complaint against them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21

After deliberatlng half an hour a superior court jury today found the issues in favor of Catherine A. McKenna in the s20,0OO suit brought against her by three year old Norman Smart. The action was based on injuries the youngster re- ceived when he was struck by the defendants car on Chase Park ave- nue and West Main street intersec- ton last July 20tlE
 The action was brought by the boys father, Edmund Smart and claimed permanent injuries for his son.
 The jury took the case a few minutes after II and returned with a defendants verdict.
 Trial of the action started last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
Defendant's Verdict
 In $2O, 900 Suit
Catherine McKenna Favored By Jury in Action By
 Three.Year.Oid Norman Smart

Thursday afternoon before Judge Alfred C. Baldwin and jury. At torney Richardson IT. Bronson and AttorneS Edward r. Sweeney ap- peared for the plaintiff. Attorney John IT. Cassidy and Attorney Will liam T. Keavney, Jr, represented Miss McKenna.
 Arguments of counsel in the case were completed yesterday aft ernoon and court was adjourned until this morning when Judge Baldwin administered the charge.
 According to the allegations in the complaint, the youngster was crossing West Main street when he was run into by the defendant. In- juries to his foot which are perfna- pent in nature, were alleged in the suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, Dec 21-UP)-
 Forecast for tonight and Thurs day:
 Maine and New Hampshire |:
 Cloudy, probably followed by light
 rain on the coast and light rain
 or snow in interior late tonight and Thursday; warmer tonight. Massachusetts: Increasing cloudi-
 ness followed by light rain begin- ming late tonight or Thursday;
 warmer in northwest portion to- night.
 Rhode Island and Connecticut: Cloudy, followed by light rain on
 the coast and light rain or snow in interior beginning late tonight or Thursday; warmer tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
Local Youth in ]: College Debate

- Wesleyan universitys veteran debating team, showing John J.. Driscoll of this city, upheld the debate with Oxford university in Middletown last night on the ques- lion Resolved: That This House Would Welcome the Cancellation of All War Debts and Repara- tions."
 1. A. J. Arvine of Aberdeen, Scot land, and Godfrey M. Wilson of Birkenhead, England, both of Oriel college, represented Oxford in the last debate of their three months tour of America. The de- bate, presided over by President James L. McConaughy. was held in Rich Hall before a capacity audience numbering approximate ly 450 persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
DIVORCE ASKED ON
 GROUNDS OF DISSIPATION

Divorce on grounds of desertion Is asked in petition filed in supe- rior court to-day by Amelia Stauch Ashmore of Naugatuck against James Ashmore, formerly of Naug- atuck, but now of parts unknown. They were married in New York. April 25, 1918. The desertion on the defendants part is alleged to have taken place in September of 1922
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
GENERAL OF
 CIVIL WAR DEAD

New York, Dec 21 - GU. P.) =. Brigadier General John Fred Pier son, one of two surviving Civil War generals, and a descendant of Abraham Pierson. first president of Yale, died here last night. The general, born in 1889, enlisted when IS and during the Civil War participated in many battles. The last surviving Civil War general is Adelbert Ames of Tewksbury. Mass
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
RESIDENTS HAD
 TO QUIT HOMES

Montpelier. France, Dec 21-(U. P.)-Resident of dozens of villages in south and central France were forced to flee from their homes to- day as flood waters undermined hundreds of dwellings. Landslides at Lacassagne, Rabouil1et. and Co nat destroyed houses, windmills, communication lines, and railway ira clkS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21

the final Senate caucus on Jan- uary 3rd, the day before the open ing of the session. The person chosen for the post, however, will be privately informed before that date and possibly within the next couple of days.
 Town Chairman John H. Crary stated when talked with, that indi- cations were that Cavanaugh is the most formidable candidate. Sen ator I.awlor said that he would abide by the advice of the admin istration regarding the selection of the doorman. Senator-elect Hack cit was also committed along sim liar lines,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
FIRST 1888 HUNTING
 AND FISHING LICENSE

MiShele Pomponio of 220 Vol colt street today obtained the first 1888 hunting and fishing license for Waterbury. MT Pomponio present. ed himself at the office of Towh Clerk Dora A. Egan this morning and obtained his license and badge. The new licenses and badges for 1888 were received yesterday at the town clerks office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21

Luigi Cannata, 45, of Meadow street apparently failed to set his talarm clock for an early morning scall to-day. He arrived in police .court at 9:3O o'clock to discover that business for the day in that Tribunal had been completed and that his case had been called and efis bond declared forfeited. His counseI has already filed motion to have the case reopened, so Luigi sviIl not be obliged to explain to 4his bondsman, or rather his bonds sIady. Mary Ricci.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
President of New Haven Company
 Takes His Life

New Haven, Conn, Dec 21-(U. P.)-Nelson L. White, 43, vice. president of the H. T. McCluskey and Sons, Inc. ended his life last night by shooting. He left his wife and walked into the basement of his home. A few minutes later Mrs White heard a revolver shot. Her husband was dead when she reach ed the basement, a bullet through his heart. White suffered a nervous breakdown year ago and had been i'll since.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
CHICKEN THIEF ON
 BALDWIN AVENJJE

Someone doing some Christmas shopping early robbed Joseph night. walking away with seven hens and a rooster. Bourassa who resides at 21 Baldwin avenue com plained to the police concerning his loss, but had no clues to offer not even a feather or a footprint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21

Atlanta, Ga = (U.P.)-On the theory that Georgia itself can pro- duce enough barbers to shave the
 states collective male population, the state board of barber examin- CTS during the first ten months of this year rejected 1,411 applicants for licenses from outside the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21
Rush at the
 Post Office
Little Difference in Volume of Business Now and
 Last Year

Postofice authorities stated to- day that the Christmas rush is rapidly nearing it's peak, several hundreds of thousands of mail be- ing handled yesterday and the pre- vious day. According to records there Is littles difference in the average between the current fig ures and last year.
 Incoming mail is increasing more slowly and will continue to increase after the outgoing has fallen off. Today is regarded as the day on which the greatest number of both incoming and outgoing pieces of mail are handled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-21

Sal-soda is excellent for clean ing the bathtub and other porce- lain finishes.
Evening star., 1932-08-07

II A MONG the most primitive people" he ex-
" plains 'the average woman is far from
b:ing the drudge, the abject slave and op-
pressed inferior she is often pictured and de-
scribed as being. Among these peoples, won1-
ans position is quite good
"Or perhaps it would be more accurate TO
say that her position depends on her own per
sonality. If she is able, of good character or
strong personality, she counts in society; other
wise. not Gases of henpecked husbands are
far from rare at all levels of culture"
The mora marked oppression and exploita-
ton of women, DR.. Cooper believes, dld not
exist in the dawn of human society, when life
was very simply organized 1t was in the mid
die ages" of social evolution, when men turned
from being hunters to being settled farmers and
herdsmen. that women were relegated TO SUD-
ordinate positions. Men then became the prop
erty owners and spoke with authority.
How the cave woman came to be known rs
a down-trodden creature is explained by Dr.
Cooper, who traces it back to the victorian
era.
Their own age, the victorians assumed. was
the finest flower of civilization So they looked
back upon the dimly seen figures OF Stone
Age man and woman and Shuddered TO think
what darkness and brutality must have clouded
that long-ago existence.
Stone Age man must have been beast Ano
stone Age woman must have led terrible hze'
Evening star., 1932-08-07
False ''Carss" Nibped

THE Federal food and drug administration IS
going after dealers in disinfectants who are
making claims for disease cure and prevention
in live stock through the means Of spraying
and applications to drinking water.
Many of the claims already tested out have
proven to be misleading and untruthful. For
instance, one disinfectant which laid claims 70
clearing up roop in chickens by placing the
material In the drinking water and ducking the
chickens heads beneath the surface. Tests by
the Federal experts proved In this case that the
only advantage to be gained by the material
was in the checking Of the spread Of the dis
ease through the water, bat so far as curing
infected birds sr preventing the spread through
other contacts vas concerned, 1t was Of No uBe.
Evening star., 1932-08-07

harpoon point into the leg Of the woman. The
dart in the picture might be nothing more than
O symbol of conquest. like Cupid's arrow on a
valentine.
Don't forget that prehistoric cave man
looking at a modern valentine, with its cherubs
shooting arrows at fat red hearts. might draw
some far-fetched conclusions that twentieth
century suitors went a-wooing with bows and
axroWS.
The Count de st. Perier contents himself
with saying that he thinks the scene was the
sympathetic magic of Stone Age lover.
Even that is more than some American
anthropologists will allow, after examining the
Evening star., 1932-08-07
Honeybees
Continued from Sirth Page

both in the fertilization OF the flowers ana IN
the gathering of nectar, and faVoraoly anectS
the commercial honeys. Among the more I'M
portant commercial honeys are: White clover,
sweet clover alfalfa, alSike. buckwneat, oass-
wood sourwood, star thistle, mountain sage
orange blossom, tupelo. sumac, Spanish needle,
gallberry, tulip popular, locust saw paimetto'
fireweed, milkweed, goldenrod, asters, raspberry
mallow and mesquite.
THE film would be incomplete" concluoes
Mr Hambleton, without the closing sequence.
which suggests some delightful ways OF using
honey, such as on fresh Strawberries pine
apple and grapefruit; to sweeten mermgue
baked apples tea, lemonade and baby's mix.
THE Realm of the Honeybee," like the other
$50 film subjects in the departments educa-
tional Aim library, will be loaned free TO neld
and extension workers Of the department, VINO
pay only transportation charges to and from
Washington. D. C. But so great has been the
demand for the departments films by schools.
colleges, organizations, foreign governments ana
individuals that arrangements have been made
by which they may purchase prints made from
the departments negatives at approximately
the cost of printing The old hlm on bees
has proved one of the most popular In the
library and the new and more complete film on
bees promises TO be even more popular.
Evening star., 1932-08-07

Stone Are thousands Of years ago. Some Of
these modern tribes, in African jungles. in the
Australian bush, or New Guinea, are. or were
until very recently. living literally In the Stone
Age. Civilization left them alone and they
kept their primitive ways much as they were
centuries ago
From study Of these primitive groups, who
represent the nearest approach to civilized
mans past, DR.. Cooper concludes that the
popular notion of the brutal cave man and the
down-trodderi cave woman Is most unfair. The
cave woman probably enjoyed equal rights rs
women have seldom enjoyed them IN more ad-
vanced society.
Evening star., 1932-08-07

evidence Taking issue with the Frenchman's
theory, Dr. John NJ. Cooper OF the Cathohc
University of An erica declares that the frag-
ment of Stone Age art might be Interpreted III
a variety Of ways.
The man and woman might be dancing, ar
going through religious ceremony. InjurtSSs
deliberately inflicted far from rare In cere-
monies among primitive tribes.
A MOTHER idea-the scene might be record
n of something that had happened. Perhaps
the man and woman took part in the bison
hunt the side of the bone The
woman's injury could thus be accidentally in
Cured In the attack on the raging bison.
There are other possible interpretations. The
picture is quite literally problem picture. Dr.
Cooper would say that one suggestion explaining
it is about as good-or as bad-as another
considering how very little is known about the
social and domestic life of the Old Stone Age
Archeologsts can dig up direct evidence oi
the industries arts and other material culture
of the Stone Age cave men. But the earth
does not preserve direct evidence OF the court
ship customs rites and beliefs Of those people
There Is an indirect method. however oil
getting at the question. That Is by SSudylng
primitive peoples who live today on an economic
and social level approaching that ri the Oid
Evening star., 1932-08-07

The Gaze mans ,Oife enjoyed far more
freedom than the toomen OF modern
India and Turkey, like the Indian
sooman pictured abope, says DR.. Cooper
and such institutions as the subJu-
CATION of romen did not appear until
human culture rcas tUeH advanced.