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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08

swered charges filed against him by Samuel Seabury, Roosevelt, in- dicated to-day.
 The governor declared that should Walker answer the charges, preferred after a joint legislative committee investigation of New York city's government, while he was cruising on the eastern sea- board next week in a 40 foot yawi. the document would be delivered to him by boat.
 He indicated he would give the charges immediate. attention. Should Walker send his reply prior to Rooseyelt's departure, the gov ernor would take 1t with him on the boat.
 Questioned regarding his poli- tical plans after returning from the trip which he will make with his four sons, Roosevelt declared:
 T have no definite plans pend ing Mayor Walkers answer"
 While Roosevelt prepared to leave late to-day for his Hyde Park home for the week end he conferred with Robert H. Jackson of New Hampshire. secretary os the democratic national commit tee.
 we just talked politics." the governor said.
 Roosevelt planned the cruise much like a schoolboy preparing for a. vacation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
Fatal Triangle Had Two Sightless Men
 As The Principals
Srangest Part of It Too Was That the Woman in the
 Case Was Almost Blind Herself


 Chicago, July S.-(UP1-Out Of the half-world of the blind to-day emerged a story of triangle in which the actors were two slight less beggars and a one-eyed woman loved by both. Richard Roberts, 57. sat staring at bars he could not see in a cell in the county jail. Police charged him with the the death of Harry Gruber. 35, a second blind beggar. The twisted romance that led to death for one man and charges of suspicion of murder for the other was revealed by Mrs Mary Roberts who left her husband two years ago to live with Gruber.
 Roberts and Gruber met while travelling with those who live by the tin cup and the tapping cane. Occasionally they had begged to- gether. The younger man was welcomed into the Roberts home. The triangle developed. Soon Mrs Roberts and Gruber fled and for two years lived together secure in the belief that the blinds husband could not find them. Then on the morning of July fourth, they heard LIe tdp-ldp OL h Q Se~hS on the stairway leading to their apartment. The husband aided by his blind comrades had found his wife.
 He pleaded with me to come hack to him." said Mrs Roberts. But l told him I would not go. Finally he went away. The next morning he came back again and told me to stay outside while he talked to Harry" What hap pened during the interview is not known. But a few minutes later, Mrs Roberts told police, her hus- band fumbled past her and on down the street without a word. She went inside, Gruber lay on the floor, blood gushing from his head. His skull was fractured. When the blind man died Wednesday, Mrs Roberts went to police with her weird story. Roberts, found living with another blind man, was arrested. An investigation of the woman's story was ordered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
Prohibition In Both Houses Attracted
 Attention To-day
Republican Vets, IT Strong Petitioned Speaker
 Garner of inc House to Allow VOte on the vol- = stead Act

washington. July g. (UP)- Both houses of congress today continued to give large attention to the prohibition question.
 In the house. Rep LaGuardia, repn., N. r., formally filed soon after noon a petition signed by IT congressman asking Speaker Garner to permit the house to vote on the question of modification of the Volstead law.
 The senate, at the same time, awaited calling up of the Barbour resolution for repeal of the pro- hibition laws and later planned. to vote on the Bingham rider to the Home Loan Bank bill which would legalize 3.2 per cent beer.
 LaGuardia obtained unanimous consent to read. the modification petition to the house. Speaker Garner was not in the chair at the time.
 Republicans applauded as the New York congressman concluded his reading and sent the petition to the chair to be placed in the Hopper" for consideration.
 Senate vets changed their point of attack on prohibition when Sem ator Barbour, republican, New Jer- sey, moved formally to discharge the judiciary committee from con- sideration of his resolution to re- peal the eighteenth amendment and substituting state control of the h- quor traffic.
 The motion was originally offer- ed Tuesday, but was laid over when Senator Sheppard, democrat. Tex as, co-author of the eighteenth amendment. objected to immediate consideration.
 Barbour contended ''the plat forms of the two great parties clearly demonstrate that the na. ton is demanding of congress i'm mediate and definite action with re- spect to the matter of prohibition
 ''It is most difflcult for me to un- derstand the hesitancy of the sem ate to act on this matter" he con- tinued. Certainly there can. be. nc doubt as to the will of the people There is no doubt as to the failure of prohibition. There is no doubt that the economic welfare of the nation would be served by its re. pea1."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
BY ELMER 0. WALZER United Press Financial Editor)

New York, July 8 - GU. P.) - Rising commodity prices and fav- orable reports on the state of the nations trade sounded a note Of cheer in the business world to-day.
 Traders were heartened by the settlement reached at the Lausanne reparations conference and by bull markets in wheat, sugar. cotton, rubber and other commodities that followed.
 Profit-taking, a natural develop .ment on such advances. cut down many gains, but failed to lessen the growing impression in the financial district that commodity prices may be calling the turn in the business depression.
 Encouraging signs to both bus mess men and farmers of the coun- try were pointed out by Bradstreet's weekly Review of American bus mess, showing improved retail trade and citing the continuous rise in hog prices at Chicago as a real bright spot for agriculture.
 Wheat resumed the advance af- ter an early. Interruption, while cot ton bobbed up almost 75 cents a bale when the governments report on the acreage reduction this year was larger than expected. The white staple now Is selling $5 a bale above the lows of the season.
 The current bull market in sugar continued apace on a steadily fn- creasing trading interest from Wall Street. Rubber prices advanced to z points. Butter, cheese and eggs advanced.
 Market Came Back. New York, July S-(UP)-Prices gradually recovered in the early afternoon trading on the stock ex- change today after an early sink ing spell led by American Tele- phone & Telegraph which made . record low. Strength in the bond market and steadiness in commodities aided the share market in resisting pressure prevalent in the morning when H. quidation was present on a fairly large scale in the leading com munication stock.
 Then, too, the street was laying moro stress on. the prospect oi favorable developments to follow agreement on. reparations at the Lausanne, conference. The latter was responsible for a rise at the opening which followed cheerful market in London. It also impart- ed strength to bonds.
 As the list turned into the fourth hour, American Telephone was back to. 73. from its low of II 3-4 off 2 3-8 points from the previous close. steel common got back te its previous close of 22 from an early low of 21 1-2. Union Paci- fic made a new low at 2S 5-S of
 1 IA points and then rose to a'
 bove 29.
 International Business Machine.
 dropped tU new low at 52 1-2 of g 6-S points and then recovered ts b4 1-2. International Shoe equallet it's low at 20 IA off 3-4 and rallied
 to 20 s-4. Coca Cola touched 1
 new low at 78 3-l of 3 1-4 ant then rallied about . point. Utilities and rails moved yer. narrowly and in the early after noon the list, with few exceptions was only fractionaiIy changed from the previous close. National Lead joined the groul
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
THREE PARTIES MIGHT UNITE TO
 FIGHT OTHERS

Norwalk, Conn, July S-(U. P.) A plan to- unite. the Farnier-La- bor, the prohibition and the Lip- erty. parties to support a. dry plat form was announced here to-day by Frank Lowson of Washington, D. C., member of the national com- mittee of the Farmer-Labor party and chairman of the platform com- mittee. of that organization.
 Lowson, here for a vacation. re- vealed he had written to Senator William E. Borah to ask of the Idaho senator, would accept the presidential nomination of the com bined party, should consolidation be effe,cted. Lowsen also wrote to George B. Epshaw, presidential candidate of the prohibition party. and Colonel Frank B. Webb. can didate of the liberty party. Webb would be .vice-presidential. candi. date under Lowson'sy suggested plan. 'ss'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
OAKvILLE'

Rev A. N. Samwell, rector of All Saints church, will sail to-day on the American Merchant from New York for England. Rev Father Samwell will go to Sidcup In Kent where his brother is rector of the St Mary's church and plans to as- sist him during the summer.
 William Flisher. superintendent of the Sunday school of All Saints church will be. lay reader during Rev Samwelrs absence. Rev A. N. Samwell expects to return the first week in September. !.
 The members of the Junior choir of All Saints church will meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock. William R. Flisher requests that all members attend this meeting.
 The local Mems club baseball team will play St Johns church team Saturday, afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Waterville park.
 . Miss Alvera Zuraitis of Falls avenue is spending her vacation at Atlantic City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
Colored Gal Still
 At Headquarters
Police Hold Maizie Stewart Pending Recovery of
 Assault Victim

record that the accused is consid- cred technically a coroner's pris- oner and will not be released until Coroner John T. Monzani is com pletely satisfied by medical state ments that Mrs Johnson will re- cover from her injuries.
 The two women had an argu- ment over some trivial subject near ly a month ago and Mrs Johnson was taken to the hospital with knife wounds over the heart. Maizie was arrested shortly after the at- tack and has since whiled away the long hours in the women's quar- ters. She receives plenty of visitors, but MaiZie is yearning and pining for the bright lights of Abbott ave- nue.
 Leonard Smith, IS, and Raymond Smith, 31, of 122 Plaza avenue who were charged with borrowing an automobile without the permission of its owner, had their cases nolled in court this morning. It was stat ed that the owner of the machine, Attorney Edward Carmody, did not wish to prosecute the accused. He is acquainted with the young men and had loaned his car to them on number of occasions. Without his knowledge, however, they entered the garage where he had his ma chine stored and took 1t. Being un- der the impression that the car had been stolen MT Carmody notified the police. The two young men were captured in New Haven when the police investigated the report sent out on the departments tele- type.
 Frank Burr, 42, dapper soda wa ter dispenser from Seventh ave- nue and 3Sth street, New York was identified in court this morning as the man who has been so long away from his family that he has forgotten the ages of his children, was placed under bonds of $500 to- day to pay his wife $S week for one year or serve six months in jail. When notice of appeal was given Judge McNiff named an ad- ditional bond of $1,000 to insure his appearance here when the court of common pleas opens in signed both bonds. She is sister, in-law of the accused.
 Burr has been missing from Wa y the City of Waterbury considerable money to extradite him, which ex- plains the amount of his appear ance bond. He gave his address as 34 Sickles avenue, New Rochelle.
 Paul Masalus, 39, of 49 Green street was charged with intoXica- ton and abuse of two minor chill dren. The case was continued for two weeks. In the meanwhile the welfare department intends to find a home for Masalus' two children. One of them, years of age, is at present in the hospital suffering from a heart complaint. The court was informed that the condition is due to her being subjected to i'll treatment and fright. The child's mother is also in the hospital suf- fering from tuberculosis of the spine. Masalus, according to neigh bors. has been selling the furniture of his home and using the proceeds for drink. It was also minated in court that he has been selling pro- visions given him by local aid so- cieties.
 A few days ago Masalus took his children to the Lincoln House and left them there stating that he was without funds or work and could mt support them..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08

voters would think they were vot- ing for Will Rogers, the Oklahoma wit and comedian.
 Rogers led 25 candidates; in the second place was Mrs Mabel Bas- sett with whom the 33-year old school superintendent will battle in the runoff primary in three weeks.
 T changed my name from Will lie to Will because Willie is a sissy name and I didn't like it," Rogers said. l
 E. B. Howard. the favorite in the congressman-at-large race who was fifth or sixth in the, latest counts, was perturbed by the Will Rogers victory.
 If I find I can file a protest against this man winning place in the runoff solely on the strength and popularity of a famed Okla homan of the same name, will act, not only in my :, behalf but chiefly to prevent this thing from happening again."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
WATER

A car driven by Nelson Magoona of Lynn, Mass, crashed into a truck owned and driven by Robert Vaill yesterday afternoon on the Wood- bury road. Magoona was driving a roadster east on the WoOdbury when his car skidded and he crash ed into the truck. Officer Harty is Investigating the accident.
 Ann McGowan Chartrand infant daughter of MT, md Mrs George Chartrand of Cutler street, born at the Waterbury hospital Wednes- day died yesterday afternoon.
 A large delegation from the Wa tertown Chapter, Order of Eastern Star is planning to attend the sup per to be given in the Albert John son Memorial hall in Bethlehem, Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the Memorial fund.
 MT and Mrs Ellis Barlow of Cov- ington, Va, announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday in Covington. MT Barlow Is former resident of town.
 Miss Betty Gillette left yesterday for a six weeks stay at Camp We- quapausett in Waterville.
 Ninety-one New York children charges of the Tribune fresh air fund will arrive in Watertown next Wednesday for q two weeks stay. The children will be placed in Wa town and Bethlehem homes.
 Miss Marion Woodward is hav- ing four car garage and apDrt- ment built on the rear of her home on De Forest street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
|BROADACST BAN
 ON SPORTS HIT

Austin, Tex = GU. .P.) - The Southwest Conference ban on broadcasting football games nexs season will reduce revenues. The Daily Texan. University of Texas publication, believes.
 ''It ies entirely possible that the rule will act as a boomerang. and, instead of increasing game at tendance. will cut 1t down." the Daily Texan said editorially.
 "Students and citizens. finding that they cannot follow the team via radio as it plays out of town. may lose interest and fail to at- tend the games, even when they are played at home.
 obviously, the ruling will be unfair to those students. who can afford neither the tim elost from classes nor the expenses incurred in making trips to out-of-town football tits"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
THOMASTON
KACEY NINE IS
 BEATEN BY 3-2
Barn on Upper High Street Destroyed By Fire
 Early To-day

The K. of c. Boys club ball team were defeated by the St Mary's A. c: team of Torrington on the Sam ford avenue grounds Thursday evening by the score of to in seven innings. The local club had hetic inning in the first of the game, and the visitors scored three runs, following this they lsettled down and played great ball. An- derson pitched and Taylor caught. Manager Harry Lynch has arrang- ed to have the team here for second game later in the season.
 Large Barn Destroyed by Fire
 The alarm of fire was sounded by the local factories about 1:30 o'clock this morning, calling the firemen to a section of the town north of High street. A large barn was destroyed. The firemen were unable to do anything as the build- ing was mass of flames when they arrived. The barn was located on farm north of the Dr Atwood place, the origin of the fire is not known, and investigation will be made by Fire Chief Robert Hen- derson today.
 Legion Holds Meeting Tonight
 The Clifford French post, Amer ican Legion will hold an impor- tant meeting at the Legion home this evening at o'clock. Com mander Kelley would like to see every member present.
 Briefs
 James Malahan of Brooklyn, N. Y., former resident and his daughter spent the Fourth with his mother, Mrs Hugh Malahan of Pleasant street.
 George Parsons, who was injured from a fall on his. wheel. has re- covered and is able to be about.
 Miss Mabel Schiappacasse spent Thursday in Torrington.
 William Burns, who has been spending a few days with his aunt, Mrs D. J. O'Connell of Gilbert street has returned to Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
TANNING GOLD .. TO FIGHT OFF
 THE HARD TIMES

Denver, July 8.-UP)-Pannnig of gold from the streams of Colo rado was pictured today to the United Press by John T. Joyce Colorado commissioner of mines as a delusive struggle at starvation wages.
 Randolph Walker, widely known editor, had Suggested that the na- tion's unemployed might be grub staked" and turned into the gold fields of the west.
 Between 5000 and 10000 per sons to-day are whipping the streams of Colorado to froth, placer mining for gold" Joyce said.
 "To my Knowledge, their average extraction does not exceed 50 cents a day."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
T0RRINCToN

With the new emergency relief system working out satisfactorily, Mayor Ernest E. Novey has express ed the opinion that the city would be able to carry its relief work to the end of the fiscal year without asking for authorization to borrow additional funds. This has been made made possible by careful in- vestigation of every case in which aid is asked and by practicing the tsirctest economy.
 At present under the new system those who receive aid are given Or- ders for rent, groceries and clothes in return for work. Instead of be- ing paid in cash as under the old system. By this system it is a cer- tainty that the money will be used for actual necessities.
 The total now engaged on street and sewer construction jobs is ap- proximately two hundred but only the regular employees of the city street department. thirty in num- Der. are paid in cash. All new ap- plications for aid are approved only after thorough investigation.
 Large Consignment of Stamps
 Arrive
 A GOuSl5nHleHt Ol SVU,UUu lTTee- cent stamps, the use of which is heeessitated blythe new postal rates was received at the Torrington postoffice yesterday. The stamps are of the regular type, bearing the portrait of Lincoln and not the new Washington issue. The surprising ly small number of letters mailed with only two cents postage affixed has been gratifying to the postoffice workers who expected that the bus mess of offixing one-cent postage {, due stamps to letters would re- quire q lot of time. The new rates went into effect at midnight Tues day.
 Jailed On Breach of Peace
 Charge
 Patrick Higgins, 3S Donahue ave- nue, charged with breach of the peace was sentenced to ten days in jail when arraigned before Judge Charles P. Roraback in court court yesterday. He was arrested by Of- ficer John J. Kelley following a disturbance at his home early yes- terdav morning.
 Local Women Golfers Play
 At Norfolk To-day
 Women golfers from the Tor rington Country Club will oppose Norfolk women's team in an 18- hole match play tournament at the Norfolk Downs course to-day. The women will be entertained at lunch- con at the home of Mrs George T. Bates, Jr. A return tournament is scheduled to be played'at the local course July 19.
 The local team will include Mrs wilson P. Merritt. Miss Mary John son. Mrs G. Ray Seeley. Mrs J. Ar. thur Morse, Mrs Herman Christine Mrs Roy Howard, Mrs Henry G. Ellis, Mrs Emma Rebillard.. Mrs Harmon Cook and Mrs Paul Haw- Icy
 Mrs Wilson P. Merritt, local member turned in an excellent Hc0re at the local course when she scored . % for IS holes. breaking the course record for women. Wo. mons par at the course is SO.
 Ann0uncemen has been made by Mrs John F. Dobbuss, 4s George DlFast, of the engagement Of her dauGhter 7veiyn Joy. Co Ises;bert Nirid of Waterbury, . former fesl. debf of New Milford. No date has bass set for the marriage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
ELECTRIC SIGN RESCUED FLYER
 ALOFT IN FOG
Capt Edson, Supt of Bos- ton Airport, Was Lost When Factory Flashed Big Sign and Helped Him

Salem, Mass, July 8 = (UP) = Lighting of an electric sign to give Captain Albert L. Edson, superin- tendent of East Boston Airport. his. bearings when he became lost in a heavy shore-line fog prooaply saved the flyer from serious mis- hap here early today.
 Enroute to Boston from Port land, Me-, Captain Edson was blinded by the fog and flew dam gerously low in an effort to get his location. Patrolmen on duty gathered from shouts from the cockpit, that the flyer was lost. Word was sent to the Ameskeag Mills, and the large electric mill sign was lighted. Captain Edson was able to get his location from the improvised Beacon and con- tinued his flight to Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
BOXER GIVES UP BLOOD TO SAVE
 HIS FIANCEE
National Intercollegiate Heavyweight B in g Champion Saved Her Life and Is Off for the OIympics

New Orleans, July S-(UP)-A drama of self sacrifice and devotion had a happy ending here today. Jeopardizing his chances for the Olympic heavyweight title, Doy- less Hill, of Tulane, national in- ternational heavyweight boxing champion, gave pint of his blood late yesterday to Miss Peggy o. Neal, his fiancee, who was suffer ing from anemia, the result of a sunstroke.
 Today Miss O'Neal was greatly improved. Hill had suffered no i'll effects from the loss of blood, so he will leave Sunday to compete in the Olympic finals in Los Angeles. At first it was believed the trans- fusion would not permit him to compete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
placed on probation for six months.
 Fair Meeting Held

placed on probation for six months.
 Fair Meeting Held
 The Terryville Fair society held their monthly meeting in the cxhi- bition hall last evening at which time several important matters were brought up for discussion. Matters regarding advertising and premium lists were discussed. It was voted to use the new secretary books as recommended by the state department of agriculture. It was announced that the New De- parture band of Bristol had been secured to furnish music September "A. Motion was made to hold the annual carnival on the fair grounds the night previous to the fair, Fri day evening, September. 23, with all concessions and amusements being in opreation, as in past years. but that the exhibits would not be open to the public. A special pro- gram of entertainment will be fur nished at the carnival. It was voted to donate space to any church or ganization in Plymouth or Terry vile for a sale of food or homc- made articles on the day of the fair. It was also voted to close all entries on Wednesday, September 21, which would give the superin- 'tendents and secretary plenty of opportunity to complete their books for the fair. The next meeting will be held on Thursday evening the Fist.
 Celebrate Wedding Anniversary
 Mr and Mrs Ernest Bonney of South Eagle street celebrated the 25th anniversary of their wedding tn their home, Wednesday evening. a large number of friends and rela- lives from surrounding towns be. Ing present. The evening was de. iiRhtfuiiy spent in music and soeia- biiity and refreshments were served. The home was tastefully decorated with forms and garden fIowers. Mr and Mrs Bonney wers the recipients of many pretty gifts.
 Commodity prices In spain con.