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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02
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Telling it to the daisies Louis Sobol was best man when his brother, Harry married Eileen Donovan Coyle in New York city, Mayor Jimmy Walker tied the knot The bride and groom left honeymoon for Bermuda Young Sobo is pub
 y agent for Abe Lyman Kate Smith, Irene Bordon Harry Riehman and Russ Columbo The exterior of the Lyric b. beer oiven new eoat of qod and silver paint Frank colela Erie Mutton and Ed Walsh left today motor trip New Mexico Jerry Perre waved bye. bye. Phil Bou- dn of Waingford Connseeus accordion band got quite hand the Elks mnstres Friday night He's veteran performer of Station WDRC. For year, Phil in vaudeville with his brother Domenek billed the Boudni Brothers Phil and Don Wizards of the Accordion In l9l4 they played His Majesys theater in London where they hailed Grand Masters of the Italian Organ Aeeodion' When they played B. F. Kehs Palace in New York critics called them vrtuosos as we'll show sopper And te thing about them this Although of Italian parents they born in Belfast re- land Before coming the United States they conducted music store in Paris Quite background for the boys.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02
CHAMPION HIKEIs

Jacksonville, Tla.--When Jack goes for walk, q little jaunt of 1000 miles is just . stroll for hinl. Several years ago, MrCoy, q st udent at Ann Arbor, Mich, decid. cd to 20 for . walk. Before he had finished, he had completed b1so miles between Ann Arbor, Halifhx, N, S., and San Francisco. He TO: ccntiy arrived here and announced he was on his way to tramp !000 miles through France. Belgium Spain and South America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02

Gossip Fred Hickey carved couple of turkeys at Chase ps house Thursday night when the basketball teams were hurled p Th;rtvsx pounds of turk resulted from Frcds ability with tbe knife Mildred Dunnc of the park department was in charge
 The ssls representing the paper box company made quite record on bali And they te will be the first alsf team in the history of Waterbury Some of the players Mary Santoc Christine Ca' M Kslv of 26z Watertown avenue for splendid contribution Of tin foil |.
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B.l;.v. if Here's an unusual tas pet dog. prop .rv of Tower reader began in most peculiar manner: kr, .,,ebne ;, head from until bit of hair remained along line about inch wide The pets owner ns
 d thar h. o.rs had m.nss So he took the pooe Doe R.e,ss doe.orum The doe conducted minute examination. It wasn't manse that bothered the bow.wow eomsone nso snapped rubber band the dogs head and had cut mo ,h ab about th. entire head with the sxeepton of one spot ~ had grown over the rubber band Doc Been cut the Dssn and slowly but surely pulled the elastic out It was one of e
 most unusus eases before the vstsrinanan And the dos Oh ye, tie dog Well it's doing well be expected under tbe eissumsaness (Ths sounds like hospital npoft)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02

Loretta LeToy, Margaret Mullen. Julie MeGrath, Charlotte Moran, Genevieve Moran, Mary Robinson, Mary Nelson, Emily Roach, Irene Roach, Kay Ryle, Elizabeth shan. nnhan, Gertrude Suffa. Dorothca suffa, Anna Toomey. Mary Troy. Anna WhelRn, Winlfrod Whe!an, Doris o'Connor, May strokor, Bertha Fox, Margaret Kiely, Marie Kilbride and May Shannahan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02
Edith Hastings. Ruth HoughtoI
Here and there.

Here and ther Edith Hastings, Ruth Houshton. Virginia Fenton Ann Foster John Marhenko Calvin Hubbard and Edwin Alexander have written play entitled "A Git for Mother will be presented coming church Junction.
 Lester Reynolds of Hartford former Waterbuan was in town the weekend Marty Bowes still haunts news per and gets kick from the smell of printers ink When the curtain lifts wouldn't surprise find Marty back at the pages Once Fourth Estater--wel you know the rest Brother Smith has the right idea He kills two orioles with one idea Smith go fishing Mrs. Smith (theyre neishoo of mne begged him spade the garden Then the idea Hed ds for angle right angle This would give him bait for fishing and the time take care of Mrs. Smiths garden So he got busy with the eut that half the garden has been paded and Smith been able enjoy several trips in search of trout Necessity may the mother of invention but fishing seems to be a pretty good papa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02
pEDESTRIANs PARADISE

Isfeboro, Me - Pedestrians of this town needn't fear the danger of automobiles for another year. Voters have refused to permit tho raising of the ban on automobiles, and ordinance that has been In CT. feet for 20 years. Tho permit was voted down by a count of 128 to 7S.
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worthy cause The psloncrs of Saints Peter and Paul s church have arranged card party Wednesday night at Ek ha me nroeed will 20 into parish There will be entertainment and free rcfreshmen The committee charge has worked vanty to make the affair An enjoyable evening assured all attend ing Here's an opportunity parakc good time and know that your contribution is going noble The Tower eomend' the card party its readers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02
Good evening.
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X WATER FALL

do not ask of life to bring
 My wishes one and a But thankfully my heart would sing
 For tumbling waterfall Of rushing water and rhythmic sound,
 Of restless foam that would abound. Complete my garden would become,
 With toasted paths by the brilliant sun, And fragrant flowers of varied hucs.
 And so what else is there to ehoosc' Nothing ever could so enthral
 As noisy. gurgng waterfall.
 ADA, New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02

Dear ChrstyMany thanks for publishing poems very much like the way you fixed them upGcorsa anks Georgia for your thanks-Chrsty)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-02
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By VIM. E MCKINNEY
 Secretary American Bridge League
 In a recent duplicate contract tournament, ono player executed n squeeze play on tho following hand and won top score on tho board.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
JOBLESS MAN
I. HANGS SELF
IN CLUB
John C. Fiddes Takes Poison
Before Knotting Cord; Leaves
Two Notes to Friends

John G. Fiddes, unemployed
waiter, is dead today from
poison and hanging.
His body, sagging from a moose
fashioned from an electric light
cord, was found at 8 a. m. in the
club rooms of Alliance 781, of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
on the third floor of building ir
the 1400 block of I st. N. w. r.
Two notes found by police left
no doubt that the man wanted
to die.
One note read:
"Dear friends-Tf this poison
doesn't finish me, / hope this
rope will. GoOd-by. JOhn.''
The other note addressed to
c. E.. Sand, business agent of
the union, read:
"FORGIVE THE UNKIND"
'T am taking this way out.
Homeless and friendless. May
God bless those who were kind
! to me and God forgive them
who were unxfnd. Thank you
for your help"
The moose was fastened to the
crossbeam of a partition separ-
ating the club rooms from a wash
room. An overturned chair near
the body indicated that the man
had stood on it to fix the moose
in place. The cord. though, had
stretched and the feet rested on
the floor while the heels were
slightly off.
A blue poison bottle was found
in the mans locker, while a
glass in which the poison lad
been mixed was in another locker
within arms reach of the body.
Police were of the opinion that
the man took the poison while
standing on the chair and after
the moose was in place and then
kicked the chair away.
To Hold Autopsy
DR.. c. j. Murphy, deputy
coroner, ordered the body re-
moved to the morgue. An autopsy
will be held to determine whether
the poison or the moose caused
the death.
Members of the union said that
Fiddes had been doing odd jobs
about the club rooms for some
time and that he had a key
which enabled him to enter at
any time.
He was at the club rooms early
yesterday, but when the place
was closed at 8 p. m. had not re-
turned. He apparently had killed
himself. during the night, rigor
mortis being practically complete.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
DANGER HANGS
OVERFORD

DETROIT, Nov. % GNS).-
Henry Ford is not yet out OF
danger.
This was the last information
that had come toSiay from sur
geons who Saturday operated on
the 69-year old motor magnate for
strangulated femoral hernia and
appendicitis.
A bulletin issued at II a. m.
said:
''Mr. FOrd's physicians re-
port he passed o favorable
night. His temperature was
80, his pulse 50. and his respira-
tiOn 18. Normal progress of
the case is expected"
Physicians said the critical
stage of such cases is usually the
period between 48 and 70 hours
after the operation.
The operation, admittedly q
dangerous one for a man of Ford's S
age, was performed Saturday a.
an emergency measure by DR.. Roy
q. Mcclure, surgeon-in-chief oi
the Ford hospital. DR.. Mcclure
said Ford's appendix had also
been removed. -
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
COLD DRIVES IN
SH|VER|NG|DLE

The Capitals first taste of
wintry weather last night sent
nearly 500 men to the Central
Union Mission for shelter and
warmth.
John s. Bennett, superintendent
of the mission, declared the week
end was indicative of the demand
that will be made upon the rais-
sion's facilities this winter.
He said the men, most of them
transients in search of work, were
thinly clad. Shoes were soleless
and most of the men were with.
out overcoats, underclothing, or
socks.
The mission has beds for only
400 but the overflow can be cared
for with mattresses on the floor.
According to the Weather Bu.
reau, the cold snap of yesterday
is over. Yesterday the, mercury
dropped as low as 18, the record
for the season this year.
NEW YORK, Nov. % IN.S)-
Icy blasts today kept New York
shivering. Parks and public
squares, usual stamping ground of
unemployed, were deserted while
welfare organizations and relief
agencies were stormed by men
and women.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
WHIFF Of Gas.
KILLS SLAYER .

CARSON CITY, New, Nov. %
G.N.SO "A whiff of hydrocyanic
gas that savored of almond bios.
SONS today legally took the life
of John Hall, 81, alias Everett
Null, former Morgantown, N. c.,
contractor.
Hall was executed in Nevada's
lethal gas chamber at the State
prison here at 6:28 a. m. for
the murder of his bootlegging
partner, John r. CHardrock'D
O'Brien, at Las Vegas, New, June
Is, 1881, in a quarrel over Mrs.
Halls affections and 1886 whisky
profits.
After eating a hearty break
fast, Hall walked steadily and
smiling to the execution cham.
ber as dawn broke over the Ne
vada desert.
Quickly the guards strapped
him to the wooden chair and
walked outside to join other wit
nesseS, who peered through a
small glass window.
The lethal gas was turned into
the alright death room.
One whiff-and Hall Slumped
over in his chair. Physicians said
that death was almost inStan.
taneOuS.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
HOUSE VOTES
NEXT WEEK
ON REPEAL
Measure Provides Convention
Vote by States and
Allows Seven Years

No time is to be lost in
starting the machinery for re-
peal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment in the short session of
Congress.
A special meeting of the Judici-
ary Committee of the House was
called today for Friday, December
2, three days in advance Of the
convening of Congress, to consider
a repeal resolution which al
ready has been drafted by Chair
man Hatton w. Summers, OF
Texas.
Summers called the meeting
after a conference with Speaker
John N. Garner. He said he saw
no reason why the committee
should not be ready to report q
repeal resolution on the opening
day, as hearings are ur1r@ee eessary
States Must Rally
The repeal resolution, as framed
by Democratic leaders, was made
public by Summers. It reads:
"SectiOn One.-The 18th Arti-
Gle of Amendment is hereby re-
pealed.
"SectiOn TwO.-The Article
will be imperative unless it
shall have been ratified as an
amendment to the Constitution
by conventions in three-fOurthS
of the several States within
seven years from the date of its
submission to the States by the
Congress"
Summers said he saw no reason
for the Judiciary Committee to
hold hearings on the repeal reso-
luton. He declared:
81 think the committee can
complete its consideration in
time for introduction of the
resolution in the House on the
first day of Congress.
"This is a matter with re-
gard to which my committee
has jurisdiction and I will not
offer it from the floor on the
first day for passage under sus-
pension of rules unless author
lied to do so by the committee"
Bill Not Wholly Pleasing
The resolution as prepared by
the Democratic leadership is not
entirely satisfactory to the ju-
dietary committee chairman but,
he said, it carries out the plat
form of the party. Summers
said his committee would not
claim Jurisdiction of a bill to
modify the Volstead act to legal.
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
Macdonald Dodges Debate on u. S. Debt
Coz. COnLey
Injured in
Gas Blast
CHARLEsToN. w, Va, Nov.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. 2s
1.N.S0 Gov. william G.. Con.
ley, Of West Virginia, suffered
severe burns on the face and
body late last night when an &C.
emulation of gas exploded as he
attempted to ignite the furnace in
the basement of the gubernatorial
mansion here, it was learned to-
day.
Some apprehension was ex-
pressed at the governors office
today over the executives eye
sight. It was feared that his
eyes may have been impaired by
the explosion. Attaches said the
governor was "scorched" over his
entire face and body.
Physicians said the governor
would be confined to his home
for several weeks.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
TOLEDO AWA| rs
HUNGER ARMY

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DETROIT, Nov. 20 uNsJ
Column One'' of the Hunger
Army bent on invading the Ma.
tional Capital left Detroit for To
ledo early today after a warm re.
ception by Detroit Communists.
With their contingent aug
mented by more than 200 recruits
from the motor capital, the
Army" left in caravan of SO
cars and trucks. State police
patrols escorted them to the Ohio
line.
The recruits were added last
night at a mass meeting ad.
dressed by John Schmeis, Com
munist leader. Rebuffing the
offer of shelter made by disap
proving city authorities, the
marchers slept in Communist
Hall.
The column, recruited from the
Northwest States, Minnesota, II
linoiS, Wisconsin and Indiana, is
one of several contingents bear.
ing down on Washington.
B1CKNELL, Ind, Nov. %
0N.S0 Authorities today were
preparing to cope with an in.
vasion scheduled for tomorrow
by hunger marchers" from st.
Louis, Mo-, and other points, en-
route to Washington. The. group
is to be joined here tomorrow by
delegation of marchers from
Evansville.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
WILL ROGERS Saus:

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Nov. 2S.-Well, all know
friend Mr. Brisbane, but finally caught one on him
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
Andrew r. Kelley

Times Dramatic Editor,
win be heard in an up-tO-the
minute discussion Of stage
and screen tomorrow morn.
ing at S:4S O'Clock, over
WJSV.
At the same hour, ''Skeets"
Meekins, Times Newscaster,
will give the latest news
flashes.
Don't forget the time
Tomorrow at S:4S q. m.
Station WJSV,
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
GIRL, 18, TAKES
POISON DOSE

Miss Ella Burch, 18, of the 1900
block Thirty-sixth st. N. W., is in
a serious condition at Georgetown
Hospital from poison which she
took at her home early today.
Police reported Miss Burch
came downstairs and announced
to her grandmother, Mrs. Ella
Davidson, that she had just Swal
lowed large quantity of a power
full antiseptic.
The police Investigators did
not learn the motive for the girls
act.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
Air Express Rates
To Take HeUUu Cut

CHICAGO, Nov. % G.N.S0.-A
nationwide reduction of from is
to 80 per cent in air express
rates, effective Thursday, was an
nounced here today by the air
express division of the Railway
Express Agency, Inc, and six
major air lines. This is the fourth
rate revision since the inaugura-
ton Of the service six years ago.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
BOWIE CHARTS

WEATHER CLEAR TRACK
FIRST RACE-six fnrIongs Time. Ia 1-5 OFF Los.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28

sERGT G. E. SWORDS AND CATHERINE JALEPES
THE 18-MONTH-oLD infant being held by sergt G. E.
Swords, No. Engine Company, rescued today when
fire swept the first floor of building in the 100 block
of Fourteenth St. N w. The baby carried to
secondfloor window by her sister, Athena Jaepes, 12
and the pair was brought to safety by fremen
(Other Pictures on Page 81
The Washington times., 1932-11-28

He wrote Saturday about Mr..
Hearst 5 $4,000 "Holstein cattle.
Now a Holstein is an old black
and white spotted milk COW. She
is beverage animal entirely. She
is raised for her juice, and not
for her "T" bones. Why, even
Mr.. Hearst hasn't enough editors
to milk $4,000 old "bossies. +" OF
course, what he meant was $4,000
"Herefords." White faces, faces
made up like women.
Now here is what we do with
this writing business: We must
divide it up according to talent.
III handle the cattle end: Bris-
bane will take disarmament, un-
employment, wars past and fu-
ture, history, prophecy and ad-
California and Florida. And, oh
scussion of the foreign debts, and
cent of all I collect. But Brisbane
issatisfied Republicans who blame
on on ignorance.
s3a hv MeNauRht svuAInas.N
The Washington times., 1932-11-28

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The Washington times., 1932-11-28
5 CARRIED
To SAFETY
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COL D
Athena JaIepes Is Heroine
Of ConfIagration in
18th st. Apartment

Five persons, including two
babies were rescued by firemen
at $50 a. m. today when
flames swept the first floor of
a three-story building in the
100 block Of Fourteenth St.
N. W.
Those rescued, as well as others
who escaped down the wooden
stairway, were all in night cloth
ing.
Athena z. Jalepes, IL, was the
heroine of the blaze. Awaken
ing to find the room in which she
and her 18-months-old baby sister,
Catherine, were sleeping filled
with smoke. and unable to reach
the door, she grabbed up the
baby and clambered out of q
second-storv window to a ledge.
From this precarious position she
and the baby wele rescued by
firemen.
Others Rescued
Others carried to safety by the
firemen were John Gratsia, his
wife, Mary, and their 7-months.
old son, Steve. The Gratsia fam
lily occupied the third floor rear
and were rescued after Jack j.
Jalepes, father of Athena and
Catherine, had notified firemen
that they were cut off.
The fire was discovered by Theo-
dore Kalogrides, a roomer on the
second floor. He said:
Il woke up about $3.50 almost
choking to death. knew the
place was on fire and jumped
out of bed. I stuck my feet i'm
my shoes and pulled ON my
trousers. I yelled for every one
to get up and then rushed yut
and turned in the alarm"
Candy Store AbIaze
When the first fire companies
arrived they found the confec-
tionery store on the first floor
operated by Jalepes and his
brother, Thomas, in full blaze.
Three other alarms were sounded
Immediately.
The fire was confined to the
first floor and the basement, al
though the second floor suffered
considerable damage.
Jack j. Jalepes said that when
the alarm was raised he and his
wife went down the stairs and
found Athena standing on the
ledge holding the baby and
screaming.
Athena, despite her narrowing
experience. went to school today
as usual. Catherine was in care
of her mother.
Gratsia, discussing his expert
ence, said:
"When I woke up our apart
ment was filled with smoke.
/ awakened my wife and
grabbed the baby and tried to
get down the steps, but the
smoke was SO bad we ran
back into our apartment and
closed the door. Then l took
the sheets and blankets, made
a rope, tied one end to the
bed and threw the other out
a back window. I told the
wife to go first, and that
would follow with the baby.
Before we could start, however,
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The Washington times., 1932-11-28
PLACES GAG
On TALK IN
COMMONS
discussion Not in the Public
interest,"" Premier Tells
Session of House

LONDON, Nov. % (I.N.S.).
Premier Macdonald this af-
ternoon parried an attempt in
the House of Commons to force
debate on the question Of the
December debt payment to
the United States.
George Lambert, National Lib
eral member, asked If the House
would be consulted before further
debt payments are made to Amer
aca. The prime minister replied:
"Tt ID not in the public i'm
terest to have o discussion on
the subject 1t this stage
Macdonald iateryened only
briefly in the discussion in
which other members put ques-
tions to the government bench
as to the exact situation regard
ing the December debt payment
while the pound sterling con-
tinued to slump to new lows,
dropping below 1913 as the debt
question monopolized public at
tention.
Cabinet Session Off
Meanwhile the prime minister
abandoned his intention to hold
1 full meeting of his cabinet late
today. At this meeting he had
hoped to reconcile divergent views
and obtain unanimous approval
Of the final draft Of a second
British war debt note to the
United States.
Instead he decided to continue
informal conversations with mem
bers of his ministry with the
result that the note will not be
dispatched until tomorrow or
later. ,
It was believed, however, that
despite the prime minister's ap
peals for unity, ministerial opinion
would remain divided, especially
should the United States continue
to demand payment Of the De
. cember Is ir1stallment.
The main outline OF the Brit
ish note, it was understood, was
settled upon at a discussion last
night between Macdonald, Stan
ley Baldwin. Sir John Simon, and
Neville Chamberlain.
This outline is an expansion or
Britain's original plea for suspen-
sion of the forthcoming payment.
Final Stand Uncertain
Despite the contention of GER
tain ministers that the new note
should give some indication Of
Great Britain'S ultimate stand, it
was stated on high authority the
document will say resumption Of
the war debt payments December
Is cannot be to- the best interest
Of any country, including the
United States.
It is the official attitude that
the American Government has
not finally rejected the British
request for postponement and
that, for this reason, Britain is
not yet called upon to say she
will or will not pay.
The new note, it was learned,
while complete as to general
terms, will have to be- whipped
into final polished form by For
eign Office and Treasury experts
after its approval by the cabinet.
The Washington times., 1932-11-28
SEN. GLASS WELL

LYNCHBURG, Va, Nov. %
.N.S0-Senator Carter Glass is
in good health and will be in
Washington when Congress opens,
said his son, Powell, to queries
today regarding the health of his
father.
The border vidette., 1932-12-24
TRUCKS GROWING MENACE

Phoenix, Dec. 22.-An anlaly
sis of motor vehicle accidents in
Arizona made by E. B. Miller,
safety engineer Of the Arizona
State Highw way Association
shows that the highways are al
increasing source Of danger,
largely due to the growth in the
pumber Of inter state trucks and
other commercial motor vehicles,
some of which are of large ton
mage. There are now single
trucks which, when loaded,
weigh 1000 pounds while some
truck combinations, with semi
trailer, weigh 80, 900 pounds. be
says. And the unmber of trucks
and other commercial motor
vehicles registered ia Arizona
increased 900 per cent during
the past FIVE years, OF from / ,724
to 1903, according to his re
cords.
Mr.. Miller says that up to Oc.
tober /. 1882, there we're report.
edsto bis department 985 motor
vehicle accidents involving 1434
motor vehicles, 200 of which
we're accidents in which trucks
participated. That is, trucks
participated in more than 20 per
cent of all accidents.
Out of 81 of these accidents 10
which pedestrian injuries we're
reported, there were 20 deaths
and 68 injuries. The total nun
Der of accidents, however, was
985, in which there were 90
deaths and 7O1 injuries. Trucks
participated in accidents 10
which 20 were killed and 81 in
iured, or in 81 per cent of the
deaths and in II per cent of the
injuries. There we're 4Sl acci