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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
"Y" NOTES

The Practice Group of the Wa terbury Public Speaking club will meet at the Central Y. M. C. A. tonight at 8 o'clock. Chairman Joseph A. Wedzunas will be in charge of the meeting. This group is open to any member of the Wa terbury Public Speaking club.
 Further information may be se- cured from MT Wedzunas or Earl H. Blanchard or Miss Mary L.
 Martin or Secretary Arthur l..
 Purinton.
 The older boys and young men | of the North End Y. M. C. A. are anticipating the talk scheduled for | tomorrow nights forum at the
 North End Y at which the topic
 will be Lincoln, the Lawyer" The
 speaker will be Sidney s. CasseI, | local attorney. He will be intro-
 duced by Attorney John A. Mem- primo.
 At S:45 tonight the east lobby | of the Central Y. M. c. A. will be the center of interest to a large group of young men members who will gather to hear Commander
 
 Coyle Post, American Legion dis cuss his experiences as spy dur
 ing the World war;. President Walter s. Berry of the Industrial Foremen's club has
 called a meeting of the Board of
 Governors for Tuesday, February 23rd, at 7:30 p. m. At this time there will be a discussion of plans for the March 7th dinner meeting of the Foremen's club at which President John A. Coe of the Am- | erican Brass Co, will be the speak CT.
 The Waterbury Y. M. C. A. dele gates, who attended the education-
 al section at the State Y. M. c. A.
 convention in Hartford, January 16 will meet at the Central Y. M. c. A. Friday afternon at 5:15. Those
 expected to attend are: Howard F. Coe, Perry A. Borden, Frank Fl.
 Vickery, James B. Griffin, A. o.
 Thomas, Miss Mary l.. Martin, and
 Secretary Arthur l.. Purinton.
 "The Material vs the Spiritual' | is the subject of the Friday night I loI uuu at Ilc SCiIIdi "' Ss <h' 1 lobby at S:30 when Rev Thomas S.
 Cochard as the speaker. MT Co., chard, who is pastor of the Pros-
 pect Congregational church, is also
 a graduate student at Yale Uni-
 versity.
 l The Y. M. c. A. Inter-Club Coun-
 Gill will meet in room A at the | Central Y Friday night, February
 19, at 7:15. President Frank J. Sullivan will preside. Fourteen members of the Wa terbury Y. M. c. A. Dormitory | Village made a tip to Hartford | "Y" Village last night for com- | petition in basketball, and bow
 ling: Robert Stevens. William Mey- | CTS, Louise Drexler, Joseph Shore,
 Henry Zeman, Ben Colder, Ray | mond Richards, Wilbur Stone,
 Tony Aquino and Aubrey E. | Greenlaw.
 The bowling team, Meyers,
 Colder, Richards, Stone and Aquino lost two out of three games. The | basketball team, Stevens. Drexler, Shore, Richards, Zeman, took the
 Hartford Dorm Boys into camp to | the tune of 36 to 25. At the finish | of the games the group was served refreshments by the Hartford "Y" men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

munity organizations throughout the state.
 Dr Mordecai J. B. Ezekiel, assist ant chief economist of the federal farm board. who has addressed Connecticut farmers at agricultural meetings held at the state college, was the first speaker on the mornings program at 10 o'clock.
 Following his address the gen. eral conference adjourned for com mittee meetings at which each committee considered and dis cussed it's own commodity prob lems.
 A general session will be held this afternoon at o'clock, where reports of commodity and home- making committees will be given. A committee will be appointed 10 form a united program for the state following discussion of the various reports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Gilmartin Discusses
 Great Americans
Tells Kwanans of Early Struggles and Final Tri-
 un1phs of Washington, Lincoln, and Lee

was well received on all sides. He told of the arly struggles of Wash ington. Lincoln and Lee. their failures time and again and then the ultimate success that crowned their efforts. Washington and Lin coin rose 10 superb heights, the presidency of the nation. Lee. de- feated in the Civil war, gave up off, fers involving thousands, to teach in d small college In the homeland. He considered 1t his duty, as a means of doing his bit in the re- construction of the south.
 He drew strong parallels among these three great Americans and concluded by saying their spirits still roam the land to-day. leading America on to it's place in the sun of nations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

The meeting of the kiwanis club to-day was featured by a brilliant address, delivered by John Gilmar- tin, principal of the Croft school. His theme was Washington, Lin coin and Lee.
 Dr Edward H. Kirschbaum pre- sided at the meeting. Rev James Gregg, who conceived the idea of the civic choir festival. thanked the club for the support 1t had given. Report on the work among crippled children was also given. The Kiwanis club has been doing this great humanitarian work for years. There were the usual songs and introductions after which MT Gilmartin was introduced by Ar thur G. Purinton.
 Mir Gilmartin's historic address
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
SIG. .OOO -A-DANCE SUIT IS FILED HERE
Order Assessments
 On Many Streets
Works Board Authorizes Levy-InstaIation of Dixie
 Avenue Sewer Approved

the avenue because they have va cant lots and do not need the sewer at this time. However, the health department ordered the city to take steps to provide better sanitation on the street, hence the installa- tion order.
 Opposition to layout of Easton avenue from North Main to Tudor streets was so great that the peti- tion was laid on the table. A new petition for tho layout of section of Platt street was received. At the last meeting a layout for the whole length of the street was opposed and the petition tabled. The board voted to ask the aldermen for per- mission to hold a hearing on the new layout petition.
 The board turned down a request of Mrs Rose Macary that she be granted 8 75-foot exemption on a sewer assessment of $464 for Keefe street. She has corner piece of property and promised to pay the full assessment when the sewer is laid in front of her poroperty on the Sylvan avenue side. The board decided that the full assessment must be paid now.
 Clerk John A. DiCorpo was in- structed to ascertain from the rec ords whether or not retaining wall was awarded Nicola Santora of GOA Walnut street extension in layout of the street.
 The board was pleasantly sur prised when Thomas Maton, one of the leaders of the Grace avenue group who has been seeking a sewer for a great length of time, presented the commissioners with a box of cigars. This was in ap- preciation of the boards recent &C., tion in having sewer installed in the avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Anege Breach
 of Contract
5000 Action Being Heard
 in Common Pleas

Trial of the $500 breach of con- tract action of Dominsos Fernan- des against Frank Brito was start. ed in the common pleas court be. fore Judge Miles F. McNiff and . jury this morning. The suit inc wolves the exchange of restaurant and boarding house on Baldwin street from the defendant to the plaintiff.
 The plaintiff claims he paid $500 as a deposit on the place but when he moved in found 1t was not as represented by the defendant. Mas colo, Mcknight 6 Dauch appear for the plaintiff. Attorney Joseph Hackett represents the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
FUNERALS

The funeral of Joseph Suffa was held this morning at S:15 o'clock from the home 288 Hillside avenue to St Cecilia's church where a mass of requiem was celebrated at o. clock by Rev Peter Cuny. Rev Eugene Moriarty was seated in the sanctuary. Burial was in Calvary cemetery with committal services by Father Cuny. The pallbearers were: stephen Bloomfield, William Hogan, John Shields, D. J. Murphy, r.. p. McGowan and Charles Me- Gowan.
 Funeral services for Mrs Chris tian Hauser- were held this after noon at 2 o'clock at the home 146 Chestnut avenue. Rev Moses Lowell officiating. Burial was in River ide cemetery.
 The funeral of Saverio Cacciano of 143 Easton avenue will be held rom the home tomorrow morning "t 8;15 o'clock to St Lucy's church where a mass of requiem will be clebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will C Calvary cemetery.
 Funeral services for Henry Wicke were held at the Alderson Funeral Home yesterday afternoon, Rev John C. Mohrmann officiating. Bur ial was in Grove cemetery, Naug- duck. The bearers were William r. Wood. Elmer Schmitz and Otto
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

Sewer assessments were ordered laid on property located on Waver- ly street, Grace and Wales streets by the board of works last night. Hearing on assessments for the three thoroughfares were held and the figues of the street and engi- neering department were approved. At the same time the board in structed Supt of Streets Thomas J. Fleming to proceed with the install lation of a sewer on Dixie avenue.
 This sewer was objected to by many of the property owners on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
THE BELL SERVED
 GOOD PURPOSE
Scared Burglars Away From Store on WOlcOtt
 Street This Morning
THE POLICE NOTIFIED

The ringing of a bell used as a signal to the proprietor when cus- toners enter the store. served to save a grocery store at 107 Wolcott street, owned by Catherine DeLeo, from thievery this morning, police reported. A plate glass window in the door had been removed by the thieves but nothing was dis turbed in the store.
 Lieutenant William F. Pollard and Detective William Foley of the detective bureau, Investigating the break found that the thief, or thieves. had been apparently scared by the beli which rings when the front door is opened.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Girl Seeks Heavy
 Damages For Fall
 Received In Dance
Complaint Says Partner Threw Girl to Floor. Fractm-
 ing Her fiip-Accident Occurred on Feb l, l93z

Both the plaintiff and defend ant were attending the same party on the evening in question when the defendant. Leary, and the plaintiff started to dance. Tn the course of the dance the accident occurred which resulted in the girls hip bone being fractured.
 The plaintiff charges she will be unable to perform her usual house. hold duties for long time and will have to expend large sums for medical attention and care.
 The suit was drawn by Attorney Frederick C. Bauby. Papers were served on the defendant by Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Giovanni Jamele.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

An unusual damage suit, re- sulting from a dance engaged in by the plaintiff and defendant. was started in superior court today by Marguerite Knickerbocker of this city against Humphrey Leary Of Waterbury in which damages of s10,000 are asked. The case is returnable to court the first Tues day of March.
 The complaint states the de- fendant assaulted the plaintiff on Feb l. 1892 by seizing her about the body. lifting her up and throw ing her to the floor with such force as to fracture her hip bone" She charges she was rendered uncon- scious for A long time,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
FOUR DIVORCE CASES SLATED
 FOR SHORT CALENDAR.

Four Divorce actions are slated for trial at the short calendar ses- sion of superior court Friday morning. Lillian Blanchard seeks a decree from Napolean Blanchard on grounds of desertion and in ad- dition asks custody of minor child and alimony. Vincenza Pig zarelli asks a decree from James Pizzarelli on grounds of assertion. Dorothy Beatrice McAuslin seeks a divorce from William McAuslin on grounds of desertion and John A. Pearson asks a divorce rom Jannette Pearson on grounds or desertion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
OBITUARY

STEERS Mrs Mary Speers wife of Thomas speers. of 37 Giles street, died last evening at St Mary's hospital after long ill., ness. She had been a resident cf ,his city for the past 27 years ana was well known and highly re- spected. Mrs Speers was a com municant of the Sacred Heart church.
 She is survived by her husband; i; two daughters, Mary M, and Jean- cite c. A. Speers; one son, Thomas. all of this city: her father, John Heffernan, of Ireland; one brother. Joseph. of Ireland: two sisters, Mrs William Brady, of Hartford. and Miss Anna Heffernan, of Ire- land.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main street on Friday, morn ing at 8:15 o'clock to the Sacred Heart church where mass of requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial will lbe in Calvary cemetery.
 WIEGNER-Martin L. Wiegner. tGc yedIS, IluSuduu VI IIdIliC .viegner of 155 Tracy avenue, died mriy this morning at the Water rury hospital. He was born in .enneth Square, Pennsylvania. He yt.s q member of the South Fed zrated church, Liberty lodge of uasons, Comstock lodge, Knights of Pythias, Amity Castle. Knights pf Golden Eagles and the Sons of Veterans. The deceased was em- 3Ioyed as stock clerk at the Metal lose company.
 He is survived by his wife; one on. George NJ. Wiegner; and two >,ranGsons, George K. and Martin l.. T.
 The funeral will take place Fri day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his home with services being con- Iucted by Rev Joseph o. Todd. In- torment will be In new Pine Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
SUDDEN CHANGE TO COMPLEXION
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 A five day test of Stuart's Calcium Vafers will often work wondrous hange: soft, silken skin clear and free 2 rom faults! Bright. sparkling eyes! Alert nd vigorous in mind and body! No won- er that so many thousands of people find nat an occa asionaI sugar-coated Calcium Wafer (Stuart's) Is all the tonic that they |, ecd.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
FULL WEATHER REPORT

WaShfngtOn, Feb l7-(UP)- Weather forecast:
 Maine-Snow changing to rain and warmer tonight, Thursday cloudy, preceded by rain in east portion.
 Vermont--Snow changing to rain slightly warmer in east portion to- night. Thursday snow furries and colder.
 Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut-Rain, warmer to- night, Thursday cloudy and slightly colder.
 New Hampshire-Snow, changing to rain tonight and probably Thursday morning. warmer to- night. colder Thursday afternoon.
 Temperatures
 Washington, Feb 17--UP)- Highest temper atures yesterday and Iaat night in 20 cities as reported
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
DIED

SPEERS-1n this city, Feb. 16. 1892. Mrs Mary Speers of 37 Giles street: Funeral Friday morning at S:i6 o'clock to Sacred Heart church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
 WIEGNER-In this city, Feb. IT, 1882, Martin l.. Wiegner of 155 Tracy avenue. Funeral Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial in new Pine Grove cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated to- morrow morning at 8 o'clock at
 tho Immaculate Conception church, for the repose of the soul of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
Q,IlEEEE

O'KEEFE Second anniversary mass of requiem will be celebrated Friday morning. February 18th. at 7:30 o'clock, at the St Francis Xavier church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs Catherine O'Keefe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
MASSES

MELVIN-A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated Friday morning at 8 o'clock at the Immac- ulate Conception church. for the repose of the soul of the late John Melvin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17

Mesner of the Knights Of Pythias; Louis Schiller, Carl Thompson ana Frank Sears of the Order of Red Men.
 The funeral of Mrs Julius Piel was held with services at her home on Mason avenue yesterday after noon at 9 o'clock, Rev Martin Lor- eng officiating. MT Lorenz also con- ducted the services held at the First Lutheran church at 3 o. clock. Burial was in Riverside cem etery. The bearers were Edward Reimer, Charles Schemenke, Fred Jabs, Theodore Martin, John Rock and William Kruska.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
BILL PROVIDES FOR
 COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Widely increased powers of self government would be giv- ento Alaska under the pro- visions of House Resolution 494 introduced recently in the lower house of Congress by Delegate Wickersham.
 The measure provides for the creation of counties and county form of governments by the Alaska legislature. No county organized shall have 3 population less than 800 legal voters nor a less area than 2,0O0 square miles. The ques- tiOn of Whethe T. or not it shall be created must be submitted to vote of the legal electors and the proposal must be rat flied by the affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the votes cast. No county may lev el taxes in excess of 2 per cent of the assessed valuation of real property and 10 per cent of the revenues collected by the Territory within the lim- it's of a county must be turned over to the county for expend- iture therein. <
 The bill also gives the leg islature greater powers than it possesses under the Organic Act and provides that the United States shall pay an- nually to the Territory 50 per cent of the revenues received by the federal government from the Pribloff seal fisher ies for the benefit of the pub- lie schools.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
Political Candidates
 Commencing To Appear

With the approach of the primary election, scheduled for April 26 this year, candi- dates for political offices are commencing to shy their hats into the ring. The following announcements of candidacy and possible candidacy and other political matters have ap- peared in recent editions of the Alaska papers.
 Anthony J. Diamond, Third Division senator and one of the ablest lawyers in the Terri tory, will enter the lists for the democratic nomination for del egate to Congress from Alas ka, unless the Democratic Ter ritorial convention at Fair banks should declare in favor of one of the other candidates for the nomination. These now include A. H. Zeigler and Geo. B. Grigsby, of Ketchikan.
 Reports from Fairbanks are to the effect that federal judge Cecil Clegg may be a candi- date for c. o. P. nomination for delegate in opposition to Delegate Wickersham.
 Karl Thiele, secretary of Alaska, has filed his declara- tion of candidacy for delegate to the Republican national convention, to be held in Chi cago next June. MT. Thiele will make the campaign as an administration supporter.
 H. I. Lucas, prominent Juneau business man, has announced his intention to seek the re- publican nomination for Ter ritorial Auditor, and Percy c. Charles, Ketchikan insurance man, is also out for the same nomination.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
COMMISSION OS7UDY 5 HIGHWAY ROUTES

Three routes for the Alaska section of the Pacific Yukon Alaska Highway will be con- sidered by the international commission appointed by the United States and Canada at their next meeting, according to a statement by Major Nal colm Elliott of the American commission, reported in Out side papers.
 Of three possible general routes into the Yukon Terri tory from Alaska, including the Fairbanks-Dawson, Fair banks Whitehorse, and Gull kana-W Whitehorse, the latter which branches off the Rich ardson Highway 240 miles south of Fairbanks, is favored in reports of surveys made by Donald Macdonald, locating engineer, who spent most of the past season looking for the most feasible route from Fairbanks to the Yukon bound ary.
 The report said of the Gull ana-Whitehorse route that when road work now under way in Alaska is completed, only 80 miles of new construct ion would be required in Alas ka, at a cost of $800,000, and .148 miles in the Yukon Terri tory. Road building conditions were reported to be favorable, with extensive mineral re- sources to be tapped. The route was also considered scenically superior.
 This route would not touch Dawson but proceed easterly from the Richardson Highway via Chisana and Kluane Lake to meet the main highway in British Columbia at White horse. The Fairbanks-Dawson route would require 180 miles of new construction in Alaska at a cost of $1,750,000 and 75 miles in the Yukon.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
Device to Prevent
 Radio Fading

Of interest to local radio fans is the announcement from Washington that the Bureau of Standards is developing 9 machine which it is believed will help prevent radio fad ing.
 The device in question will measure continuously the ev- exchanging height of what is known as the "Kennelly- Heaveside layer" a region of electricity conducting air about 100 miles above the earth. Ra- dio waves from the earth strike this layer and "bounce" back to the earth again. Changes in the height of the layer, which pillows up and down like circus tent in a gale, send the radio waves back at varying angles. As a result the waves are not al- ways correctly synchroniZed with other waves that travel along the ground. This causes radio fading and the resulting disgust of listeners.
 Scientists believe that fad ing may be done away with by adjusting radio signals to cor respond with the varying heights of the layer, if they could obtain a continuous pie ture of how the layer pillows and the new device of the bureau seems to provide this sort of picture by the simple trick of automatically measur- ing and registering the chang ing height of the layer.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
Si liver Supporters
 Oppose Smoot Measure

Northwest mining men and packers of the silver campaign do not approve of the bill in troduced recently in Congress by Senator Shoot providing payment for European war debts in silver at market pric- es, according to Mining Truth, of Spokane.
 They are said to regard the Dill bill, providing for a mon- etary agreement first, to be followed by such payment in silver, as far more practical and effective than the Shoot proposal.
 While no organization has sponsored silver for war debts, it is believed that after a world price on silver has been set there could be no possible ob- jection to the United States accepting silver at the inter- Emotional ratio, the journal says,
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
Joe Jackson On The Air

Joe Jackson, former local resident, whose predilection for getting into the spot light has been aptly illustrated on many occasions before and since he left Hyder, again ap- peared as an outstanding fig ure Thursday night, by deliv- ering radio broadcast from Station KPCB in Seattle.
 Joe's theme centered around mining opportunities in Alas ka and was delivered in char acteristic vein. In addition to picturing a wealth of oppor- tunities in the north, Jackson, whose varied mining experi- ences include the reputed dis covery of the mineral possibil- ities of the local Texas Creek area, offered to answer by mail questions relating to Alaska mining conditions and possibilities.
 Jackson was introduced by his favorite sobriquet, "the Millionaire Kid," although the station announcer added with out the millions"
 While Joe's activities and methods are the subject of widely varied local opinion, it must be conceded that he is a Hive wire" and exceedingly adroit at keeping himself in the public eye.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
Farming Becoming
 Important Industy

That farming is becoming an highly important industry in Alaska is revealed in a final census bulletin released re- gently by the department of commerce. The report, based on the census return of Oc- tober 1929, shows that there were 800 recognized farms in the Territory at that time. The total acreage represented was 542,942 acres, of which 8,825 acres were improved, 104,245 acres were wooded over, and 412,872 acres were unim- proved. Farm lands and build ings were valued at $2,857,- 1855.
 The First Division leads in the number of farms with POP; the Third Division is sec ond with 187. The Fourth Di- vision has II and the Second Division one.
 The Third Division leads ill the value of it's farms and farm buildings with a total value of $1,191, ,104; the First Division is second with $1,- 137,919 and the Fourth Di- vision is next with $528,162.
 The report shows an in- crease of 136 farms in the Ter ritory between 1920 and 1880 and an increase of 314 be- tween 1910 and 1880.