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Evening star., 1932-07-08
BOLT KILLS TWO,
SCORE ARE HURT
Man Flowing and Boy Under
Tree Are Victims in Ohio
Indiana Storm.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. July 8. - Tornado
winds, lightning and heavy rainfall,
which swept over parts of Ohio and
Indiana late yesterday, killed two per-
sons, injured more than 20 others and
did heavy damage to property.
A bolt of lightning killed Wallace
Hall, IS. of Amherst, Ohio. while he
was blowing in an open field near that
town, and at Cincinnati, John Stover,
7, was killed when lightning struck a
tree beneath which he and other chill
dren were playing.
Earl Seeley. working with Hall, and
Norman Luebbert. one of the Slower
boys playmates, were knocked uncon-
scious, but were not seriously injured.
Twenty Hurt in Indiana.
About 20 persons suffered injuries at
Vernon, Ind a village of 600, when a
tornado wrecked the business district
and damaged more than 100 residences.
The Indiana tornado blew part of
the roof of the Jennings County Court
House into tree tops across the street,
uprooted trees and hurled them block
away, and put electric power and COM
munication lines out of service.
Governor Visits Scene.
Gov Harry G. Leslie and Adjt. Gen.
Paul E. Tombaugh of Indiana went
to the stricken village last night to
supervise relief work. Ten State po-
licemen were placed on patrol duty
there to prevent looting
In Ohio a tornado tore through Pike
and Jackson Counties, demolished the
plant of the Chapman Clay Co. at Oak
Hill, with $4,000 damage. and wreck
ed the Methodist Episcopal Church at
White Gravel
Scores of other structures were dam
aged and many valuable farm crops
destroyed Several other sections OF
Ohio also experienced the worst storm
in years.
Evening star., 1932-07-08
BUSINESS MEN TO HOLD
SIXTH ANNUAL OUTING
Columbia Heights Association to
Have Affair at Sixteenth Street
Reservoir Grounds.

The sixth annual outing of the
Columbia Heights Business Mems As
sociation will be held in the Sixteenth
street reservoir section of Rock Greek
Park on Thursday, July 21 All busi-
ness in Columbia Heights will be sus-
pended in the afternoon. The business
men and their friends will go to the
picnic grounds at noon in an automo-
bile procession.
Athletic events and other entertain
ment, featuring a tug-o'-war between
the Columbia Heights group and the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems As
sociation, have been arranged by the
general committee, which is headed by
Ambrose r. Swan. Other members in
clude William F. Dismer, Barnum A.
Evening star., 1932-07-08
CONCERTS FOR WEEK
ANNOUNCED BY BUTLER
Public to Hear Service Bands in
Performances at City's
Parks.

Concerts for the coming week in the
parks will be held in various parts of
the city, First Lieut.. F. B. Butler, as
sistant director of public buildings and
public parks, announced today. The
concerts will be from 7:30 to pm.
On Monday evening the Army Band
will play in Grant Circle, Fifth and
Varnum streets. On Tuesday evening
the Navy Band will play in the Dis
trict of Columbia World War Memorial,
in West Potomac Park. On Thursday
evening the Marine Band will play in
the District of Columbia World War
Memorial On Friday evening the
Community Civic Band will play in
Judiciary Park, Fifth and G. streets.
Evening star., 1932-07-08

Levitan, H c. Phillips, Frank ]. Sobot-
ka, Samuel K. Macdonald, j. Ramsay
Maxwell. G.. A. Ford, Julius -Rosenfeld.
W. Francis Scott, J. E. Burgett Joseph
Ofano, J. Lee Donnely, Rudolph Blick.
Miss Lillian Cropper. James w. Root,
Stephen l. Eilbacher and DR.. Lyman
2. Kebler.
Evening star., 1932-07-08

25c TO soc SOCK S.
Misses, hildren and
women's rayon, isle and
mercerized cotton anklets,
half socks and "a socks; also
boys golf hose. Sizes 4 to 10.
Floor.
Evening star., 1932-07-08
Falls on Wet Pavement.

William Jones, 20 of 14O4 NJ street,
was under treatment today at Emer-
gency Hospital for a possible fracture
Of the skull, suffered when he fell last
night while running on a slippery pave
ment at Ninth and F streets during the
thunderstorm. Jones was picked up by
passing motorist. His condition was
said to be improving.
Evening star., 1932-07-08
PAY CUTS INCREASED
Pennsylvania Railroad Workers
Get Additional sIashes.

Get Add1tIonaI SIaShes.
PHILADELPHIA, July 8 (P).-All Of
flcers and employees Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad System have been given an ad-
ditional cut in pay effective July l. All
officers were given a 5 per cent cut,
making total Of % per cent. All en-
ployes, including train service men, who
had been given a 10 per cent reduction
and two days of month without pay,
have been given two additional days Off
without pay. making total reduction
Of % per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27

While extra policemen patrolied Pine street and vicinity last eve ming petty thieves were responsible for ,tiiYee breaks in other sections cf.the city. Two youths were pick ed uD- on suspicion and in default of bonds of $1,000 were detained at police headquarters today. They will be brought into court tomor- row morning. Technical charges have been lodged against the two. Francis Gleason, 23, of Cooke street and Ray Haskin, 26, 4S0 West Main street. It Is the second lime within a week that Haskin has been picked up by the author tiles.
 when Patrolman Edward Hig- gins encountered the two youths in the Brooklyn section of the city early to-day one of the lads was carrying suspicious looking bundle. It contained about eight or ten cans of soup and vegetables. The police were sure for few hours that some store had been burklarized and were waiting for a complaint. It developed. however, that the articles were stolen from an aunt of one of the youths. As she did not wish to press the charge the complaint of theft was not preferred against them.
 . Last week Haskin and com panfon were chased by Patrolmen Edward Dunne and John Pannone and held on the charge of sus.. picion. A screw driver was found near the spot where the police
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
Scout Leaders
 Meet Tonight
Session Will Be Held at
 the First Church

Representative troop leaders of all the scout troops of the Water- bury scout council will hold a con- ference th4s evening at the First Congregational church at 7:30 o'clock.
 Leaders present will be the scout masters and chairmen of the var ious troop committees, together with other troop and council lead CTS.
 Former Council President John M. Burrall now ice-president will give the address of welcome to the assembled scout troop leaders, in brace of President Louis A. Walsh, who is meeting another engage ment. Other members of the execu- tive board will also address the conference. J. Warren Upson, chair man of the committee On educa- tional publicity will speak on Troop News Interests. F. Duttoh Noble, representing the committee on camping will speak on the sub- ject week end Camps and Hikes"
 Council program plans and ac- tivities for the present season will be presented by Scout Executive Arthur D. Marston.
 The later part of the conference will be devoted to an open forum session. which will be for considera- tion of troop program activities as presented by various troop leaders.
 A period will also be devoted to consideration of the program at Camp Sepunkum and the attend ance of leaders of troops with their scouts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27

seemed a certain victory by the Crosby high by the score of 20 to 19.
 Tonight the Big Red team per- formers are confident of victory and are determined to fight every minute, and not let the cat out of the bag as they did last week. AL though the local team seems to be one of the fastest school teams in the state, its weakness is in scoring. Coach Carey has noticed this and as result the team had plenty of shooting practice.
 The lineup will start off as last week: Center, Capt Seidenstucker; guards, Longi and Driscoll, for wards, Lindsay and Heysradt.
 Another tough game is sched- uled to be played Saturday night when the team will stack up against the Naugatuck high school five on the Armory floor here. This game is expected to be a thriller and capacity crowd is expected.
 At meeting of the Maccabeean club at its rooms on Migeon ave- nue, officers were installed for the ensuing year: President, Attorney Harry Ossen; vice president. Mill ton Nitkin; treasurer. Irving Tu- nick; secretary. Henry Reubens: trustees. $. Bufferd, Jack Pincus and B. Garston.
 Chairmen of committees were appointed as follows: Membership,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
By ELMER c. wALZER UTnlfnd Prcss Financial Editor

lOuHIE0 GEG83 IT aAsMAH&s.A Af@AAeOkt
 New York, Jan 27-(UP)-The stock market developed an im- proved tone in the afternoon trad ing today after reacting sharply during the early trading on the overnight shock of the halving of the United States Steel corporation common dividend.
 Selling set off by the Steel cor poration dividend news and olso by its poor 1881 earning results ap- peared to have run its course by mid d-afternoon and leading shares in various parts of the list turned upward from their lows.
 Recoveries were not sufficient. however, to wipe out much of the early losses and prices merely drifted narrowly at losses of one to nearly points from last nights close. Action of steel common was watched closely by traders as a possible clue to the immediate course of the market. After reach ing 37 3-4, a loss of points, steel recovered to above 38.
 Despite the apparent deadlock in the railway discussions at Chicago, railroad shares gave the best ac- count. This was explained by the somewhat unexpected declaration of the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share by the Penn sylvania railroad. Because this is the largest railroad in the country, the optimism of its directors had an immediate affect on the stock market.
 Pennsylvania rallied from an early low of 20 5-8 to around the 22-level and corresponding come. backs were staged in other rail leaders like New York Central, Chesapeake 6 Ohio and Atchison. Losses in these shares were small.
 Woolworth in which a powerful group has been operating, held steady on publication of It's 1881 report showing net profit of $4.24 common share. Kresge also was improved.
 Elsewhere there was little fea. ture to the trading, dealings re- sembling those of early in the week when the trading community was awaiting the Steel Corporation dividend and earning news. Beth- lehem Steel was weak, selling close to it's bear market low in anticipa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
Factory Girl
 Takes Iodine
in Love Believed to Have
 Prompted Act

A young woman employe of the Waterbury Clock company named Mary Moffo of Grandview avenue swallowed quantity of iodine shortly after noon hour to-day. Sire was rushed to St Mary's hos rital for treatment. Her condition is not considered serious. First aid remedies given her by one of the company's nurses is believed to have successfully neutralized the effects of the poison.
 Miss Moffo confided in the nurse her reason for wishing to die, but made no statements at the hospi- tai. A disappointment in a love affair is suspected as being the cause. The young woman worked all morning and during the noon hour obtained the iodine. She swallowed it shortly after 1 o'clock. Some of her associates in the department where she is em- ployed found her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
MOTHER OF MRS
 JUDD TELLS OF
 JEALOUS MOODS
Admitted Under Cross Examination That Her Daughter Had Extreme ly Jealous Nature

Courtroom, Phoenix. Ariz, Jan 27 -(UP)-Winnie Ruth Judd was jealous even in youth, her mother, Mrs Carrie McKinnell, 66, Darling ton, Ind, a preachers wife, admit ted under cross examination to-day at Mrs Judd's trial on charge of murdering Mrs Agnes Anne Lerol. The state has contended jealousy was the motive in the killing of Mrs Leroi. The mother was asked if Mrs Judd, then Winnie Ruth McKinnell, had not been extreme ly jealous of youth whom she once accused of assaulting her.
 Yes" Mrs McKinnell said gravely
 "Is it not true that she was jealous because he paid some at. tention to another girl?" County Attorney Lloyd Andrews asked.
 "Yes, that was the reason," she answered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
South End A. A.
 Minstrel Show
Annual Event Scheduled for Buckingham
 Hall February 4

Bigger and better than ever is the slogan the South End A. A. are using in conjunction with their fourth annual Minstre1s and Dance at Buckingham hall, Thursday eve ming, Feb 4. The opening curtain will be raised at 8:15 o'clock at which time an hour and a half of merriment, constituted of original jokes, songs and dances, will be presented in the evenings enter tainment.
 Eddie Biancardi, former Wilby High school funnyman and Felix Guarini, once more will do their blackface act of comedy, only bet ter than in previous years. Louis Cipriano, director, has had the cast working out diligently every eve ming the past few weeks and if rehearsals mean anything the show will be huge success.
 John Ciarlone, the bespectacled crooner from the Brooklyn section of the city, Thomas Cocchiola, the pride and joy of Oakville, Lukie Mannello of the south end,. and Eddie Oliver, old-time minstrel man, are few of the outstanding celebraities on the program.
 Timmie Crowe's Colonials of II men will furnish the music for dancing which will continue until
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
$3O,OOO Suits
 Come to Trial

Trial of the $25,e00 suit of Arelia Ramon Marcel against the A. H. Merriman, Co, Inc, and Samuel Mylnar of Ansonia, and the $5,000 suit of Dora Roman against the same defendants were started in superior court to-day before Judge Frederick M. Peasley and a jury. Polling of a jury was completed at II o'clock and the first witness was Gunther Mathes, well known pho- tographer, who testified as to shots he took at the scene of the acci- dent on Thomaston avenue.
 All actions result from col- lision between the cars on Octo- Der "A, 1929. Mrs Marcel and Miss Ramon were passengers in the Mylnar car which was in a collision with one of the milk com- pany machines. Attorney Clayton D. Klein and Attorney William P. Wertheimer represent the plaintiffs and Attorneys John F. McDonough and D. L. Pelgrift of New Haven appear for the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
Court Collects
 $500 in Fines
Activities of Emergency Squad Enriches COf=
 ferS of Law

Three hundred dollars in fines were collected in police court this morning on cases obtained through the efforts of the emergency squad The alleged owner of q still and two storekeepers in whose posses sion gambling devices were found were the contributors.
 Frank Cuaglea, 46, of 52 Clair mount street was fined $1OO ana cosls when he pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal manufacture or liouor. He was taken into custody when the police raided garage on Fox street several weeks ago and seized several small stills and a quantity of liquor.
 Hrederick Nardello, 3s, of 1913 Thomaston avenue was assessed sI60 for having three gambling cards in his store. The third of fender Sam Seffia, AS, of 635 East Main street was arrested yesterday noon by the emergency squad, which found a gambling machine in his store. !,
 In all three cases the accused waived rights of ownership, which p{rmits the police without further delays to destroy the evidence.
 Walter Selle, 23, of 26 Prose pect street, Union City, was placed dn probation for three months with the understanding that he is either t0 fulfill his contract or return rinr valued at $125, which he pur- chased from a local jewelry store. Selle claimed that he lost the ring while playing in crap game. Most of the evidence was heard yester- day. but today Matthew Scully of Naugatuck, who was mentioned as Selle's employer was placed on the witness stand and asked whether or not the accused's statements were correct. The state tried to show that Selle lied about being employed when he signed the con- tract for the ring on credit plan. Scully said that he did employe Selle at times. When asked the na- tlire of his business Scully remark ed that he conducted a club in Naugatuck. He admitted that his club was also known as a speak easy"
 Liberty street was given thirty days in jail for causing disturb ance at his home. John Mason, 34, of 1867 East Main street, another alleged disturber of the peace, re- ceived a suspended sentence.
 Salvatore Magmano, 27, who claims that he is employed in hospital in Orangeburg. N. Y, re- turned to Waterbury yesterday to visit some friends and was arrested for non-support. His car which he bought several weeks ago was placed under attachment. After hearing evidence to the effect that Magmano has not contributed a pehny to the support of his wife in "a year, Judge T. V. Meyer advised him to sell the car. He gave the young man the choice of furnishing . bond of $500. agreeing to pay his wife $10 a week for the course of six months or serve sixty days in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
TH0N1ASToN

Automobile owners are due for a surprise when they receive the re- newals of this insurance to find the price of protection has. gone up several dollars instead of a reduce tion which they would naturally expect which would be in keeping with the times. In this district the insurance companies have ad- vanced the price $9.40 on the small cars and from $3 to 4 on the me- dium and large cars. For some time 1t has been a we'll known fact that owners have been replacing the larger oars with smaller ones to save expense and the companies have no doubt changed the rate to try and balance their services which must have felt the change which was being brought about by the purchase of smaller cars. The insurance underwriters claim that the rates had to be advanced in this section because of the many accidents in and about Waterbury. Thomaston people are talking of trying to get into a cheaper district as the accidents in Thomaston were fewer than usual last year and they feel they should be siv. on some consideration in the mat ter. F
 Thomaston People Visit Scene
 of Fire
 Many local people visited Tor rington Tuesday to see the damage done the Agard block which was badly gutted by fire Monday night.
 Benefit Card Party Being
 Planned
 The Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxiliary are planning a big benefit card party to be held on February 12th for the unem- ployed in Thomaston. Mrs Hilda- Rein is chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements and she will be assisted by Mrs Gladys Turberg and Miss Margaret Dee.
 Mrs Graham Enfertains
 Mrs Robert Graham of High street entertained her bridge club at her home Tueaday evening. Prizes were awarded and. refresh. ments were served. Three tables were in play during the evening.
 Two Games at High School Gym
 The K. of c. Boys club playing in the Naugatuck Valley league and the Naugatuck Bremen will clash in a league game ct the high school gym this evening. The North End Thomas club will play the St Peters team of Torringtofi on the same court at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
Sister Augusta
 Dies In Hartford
Spent Most of Life Here-Member of Daughters of
 Mary of Immaculate Conception

Sister Mary Augusta, a professed member of the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception, died yesterday afternoon at St Francis hospital, Hartford, after a long illness.
 Sister Mary Augusta, who was Miss Janczarska of Waterbury be- fore joining the order, became i'll about year ago. Recently she underwent an operation at the Hartford institution and appeared to be on the road of recovery when she suffered a relapse.
 Residing most of her life in this city, Sister Mary Augusta joined the order seven years ago. She became a teacher in Elizabeth, N. J., two years later after taking the temporary professed vows.
 Sister Mary Augusta, who spent her novItiate term at the Polish Orphanage on Burritt street, New Britain, taught school in Eliza beth N. J., until her illness forced her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
GAR WOOD BROKE
 SPEED RECORDS
 FOR MOTORBOATS
Drove, Miss America K Over Choppy Waters at Miami at Speed of 1.1l.O8 Miles Per Hour

Miami Beach, Fla, Jan 27- fUP)-Gar Wood, Detroit, set a new worlds motorboat record to- day when he drove his Miss Ameri- ca TX over the choppy waters of Indian Greek here for an average speed of 111.08 miles per hour. The former record was 110.223 miles per hour set by Kaye Don at Lake Garda, Italy. last year.
 Wood made two runs, one in each direction over the Indian Creek course. On the first run, south bound, into an eight -mile-an-hour breeze that kicked up slightly chop py waters, the Miss America Tx was clocked at 37.32 seconds for the nautical mile. or a speed of HOS statute miles per hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
BY ROBERT LoUGHRAN

(Copyright 1882 by United Press)
 Chicago, Jan 27.-(UP)-A group of criminals who in two years have exacted $1,OOO,O00 in ransom from kidnap victims, were represented to-day as the abduc- tors of Howard A. Woolverton, South Bend, Ind, manufacturer who is held for $50,Oo0 ransom.
 Reliable sources advised the United Press that the group which has operated in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin. Missouri and Michigan has engineered this latest abduction. The group includes seven leaders who have graduated from minor crime ranks into the lucrative kidnapping practice.
 Last year the Kidnapping syndi- cate, the United Press was advised, obtained $500,000 in ransom.
 Only once has the band failed to extort money from the gamb- lers, business men, bankers. or business women and bankers wives seized at machine gun and pistol point, the informant said. Kid- napings have averaged almost one a week.
 The single failure was when fear of discovery forced the ex- tortionists to kill Mrs Clyde Garri- son, in Peoria, III, when she and her husband were escaping in Oc- tober, 1880.
 The Woolverton abduction is de- scribed as a typical ''seveh" crime. It's finesse illustrates the degree of efficiency of the close-knit or- ganization. 3
 The United States informant de- scribed the methods of the "seven gang" in these words:
 "They are all hardened crimin-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-27
THREE MORE BREAKS; POLICE HOLD YOUTHS
City Defendant
 In $5,O00 Action
Filomena Petro Seeks Compensation for Injuries on
 Sperry Street-$l9,14 Sought in Eight Suits

swelling of the tendon fin the back of the legs and body injuries.
 In the Levin suit, the plaintiff charges he went into rear room to raise window and slipped and fell suffering painful internal in- juries. Damages of $1,000 are asked by Albert Bellefeuille against the Connecticut Go, for injuries and damage to his car resulting from being struck by trolley in Plain vile.
 Arthur Wood asks $2,0o0 from Andrew Barton on a note transac- tion. On common count writs the following writs were filed: AIS Tire Service Garage against Nick Dad- dona, $350; Michael Jacobson against Main Confectionery Co, Inc, $650: William P. Wertheimer against Main Confectionery Co, Inc, $400; Waterbury Mutual Loan as- sociation, Inc, against Le Walter Hunter, and Mary Hunter, $400.