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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
AUTO ACCIDENTS DROP, DEATHS INCREASE
Wildly High
Spanish Clubs
Held Sessions This Morn.
ing at the School
Building

The regular meetings of the Will
by High school Spanish Clubs, Los
Pensadores, Los Amigos Espanoles
and Los vigilantes, were held this
morning in room Ill.
The first named organization con.
tinued its reading of the legend of
Don Juan Tenorio, begun last
week. Dominic Iosa and Anthony
Ciafulo were to-day's readers.
LOS Amigos Espanoles" pre-
scented short dialogue with Ed
ward Hartnett, Laurence Morgan,
Albert Moraska, Daniel Briotti and
Charles Campi as the characters.
This was followed by a group of
short Spanish stories read by Lu.
ellie Ostrander, Catherine Chris
tian and Benjamin Alderman.
The LOS Vigilantes" presented
1.-THE Spanish Heritage In Amer
lea. The speakers were Evelyn
Adams, Michael Ricci. VILLA Bris-
toll, Alexander Churchelow, Ger
trude Clark and Sophie Verseckas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
More Severe Type
Of Smash Features
The Past Year
Report OF Motor Vehicle Department Reveals Interest
ing Statistcs-l7,OSl Accidents, 4S2 Deaths,
1908 Persons Injured and Property Damage
of $2,000,O0O

ages demonstrated by statistics of
recent years past years as to times
and places Of happening, causes,
types and locations on the highway.
The year 1891 showed that inter-
section accidents decreased, as did
those occurring on straight course,
hills and bridges; that there were
increases In those occurring on
curves and at railroad crossings.
Whether the 1881 up-swing of
of fatal accidents Is merely an In
terruption, a sporadic incident In
the record of improving perform.
ance through the last several
years, or the start Of continuous
increasing toll can be revealed only
In the light OF records for 1882 and
the years TO come. The Tgures,
however, do emphasize anew the
existing peril and the need for
more exhaustive attention to safe
ty methods and improved perform
ance of those who operate motor
vehicles as we'll as those who par
ticipate in traffic afoot.
Pedestrian deaths were account
able for two-thirds Of the increase
in the fatal accidents Of last year
over 1880. The adult deaths were
roughly three-quarters Of the in
Increase with 40 more adults and
Is more children killed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
Railway Stocks Had
Rally In Afternoon
And Doomed Things
In Early Trading the Railroads Has Slumped and
Carried Everything Down the Line With Them

General Motors made a new low
for the present shares at Is Id off
I'D. 1t came back to around the
previous close. At to-day's price
the stock was back relatively to
the same levels II was In 1917 when
the company was reorganized. A
hundred shares of General Motors
purchased In 1917 would have
grown to 2,110 shares In 1929 as q
result of several stocks dividends
and splitups. The 100 shares
bought In 1917, taking the high
price of $40 Il share would have
cost $4,000. To-day that stock
grown to 2,110 shares would be
worth around $4,000.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
Judgment in
Common Pleas

Damages OF $475 were awarded
Marion Pixley against Arthur T..
Field In a judgment handed down
In the common pleas court to-day
BY Judge Miles +. McNiff. He
found the issues for the defendant
on the suit of Marion's mother,
Mrs Pixley. On the cross COM
plant brought by Field, the issues
were found In favor Of Mrs Pix
ley. The suits arose from an auto
collision on the Frost road on Sep
TENDER 20, 1881. Healey and
Healey appeared for the plaintiff.
Attorney A. W. Hummel reprcs-
ented the defendant. Judge Nc
Milf stated both drivers were not
using reasonable care when the
accident happened but that Marion
who was riding with her mother
was In no way responsible for the
accident and was entitled TO re-
cover.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
JEAN HARLOW AND WALTER
HUSTON AND "THE GAY
CABALLERO" AT PALACE

Law versus underworld politics
and the wiles Of woman used az
O tool to wreck q city are the high.
lights on which was built the plot
Of Tho Beast Of the CITY," dra-
matte saga Of the police, now play.
ing Fox-P.li Palace.
Essentially O dramatic romance,
the picture reveals startling "ln-
side" facts concerning the relation
ship between the underworld and
corrupt politics. 1t attempts to
show in detail the truth about po-
lice activities In the modern Amer
lean city and its sensational cpl
sodes provide sweeping expose
of the entire structure Of munici.
pal political life.
| Based on facts taken for the
most part from police records and
newspapers, the story casts O new
light on current urban civilization
Police alarms sent out by radio
broadcasts, remarkable bank
specie robbery and realistic under
world battles form exciting mo-
ments in the picture which 10 based
on the attempt OF O police chief to
prevent his brother. detective,
from going over to 1.-The other
side"
Walter Huston, remembered for
his outsta nding performance In
"The Criminal Code" has the role
of the police chief. Prominent
roles are played by Jean Harlow,
Wallace Ford and Jean Hersholt,
and the supporting cast includes
Dorothy Peterson. Tully Marshall.
John MILAN, Emmett Corrigan,
Warner Richmond, Sandy Roth
and j. Carol Naish.
The co-feature ".rhe Gay Cabal-
lero" with George O'Brien. That
modern outdoor romances contain
some Of the best entertainment
the screen has to offer, now play
Ing Fox-Poli Palace where 1.-THE
Gay Caballero," George O'Brien's
latest Fox production, with Victor
McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro,
Linda Watkins, and many others.
Fox Movietone news and novel;
q, raeI ony,, nIatea tina DroRram
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
DAMAGED LOVE AND
BEN.HUR AT CARROLL

The consequences Of O husbands
pheasant sins''--the wrecking Of
his home and happiness--is the
moral Of Damaged Love-" a frank,
stirring narrative Of tremendous
power and challenging clarity, now
being presented at the Carroll
theater, where 1t Is arousing a
great deal of discussion, especially
among women patrons.
Second Feature
Screen spectacle which passed
out with the coming Of the taikies
may be seen in all Its glory with
Metro G oidwyn- Mayors return
showing Of Ben Hur," conceded
to be the most spectacular film In
the. world. The picture, in which
Ramon Novarro plays his greatest
role, Is now augmented with sound
effects and will be shown also.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17

Special services will be con-
Quoted Monday evening In three OF
the waterbury synagogues, mark
ing the inception of the one-day
festival Of Purim, the Jewish Feast
of Lots.
Rabbi Harry e. Schwartz Of the
Congregational Beth El has ar
ranged an extensive program in
connection with the Purim. Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock the Sunday
school will present Its Purirn en-
tertainment and play. Immediate
ly afterwards the women Of the
sisterhood will present Shalach
Monos (gifts) to the children. Rab-
bi Schwartz will conduct service
to usher in the feast at $50 o.
clock Monday night by reading of
the Megillah, the story of the Pur-
i'm, A FESTIVAL for women and chill
dren will follow. On Sunday even
ing, March 27th, the congregation
will hold q Purifn celebration for
members and friends by sponsoring
a supper and dance In the syna-
gogue auditorium.
Rabbi Moses d. Sheinkopf will
deliver an Introductory address to
Purim at Beth Israel synagogue
Saturday morning at 10 a. m. His
subject will be "Amakeiism and
Judaism. At 6:30 p. m. Monday
special services will be conducted
Mt Beth Israel ana Shearith Israel
synagogues and again at both syna-
Eogues at 1890 d. m. Tuesday. He
will read from the Book Of Easter
to both services.
In the ancient kingdom of Persia,
about twenty-four centuries ago.
Ahasuerus, the king, had q prime
minister named Haman, who plot
ted the destruction Of all Jews in
the Persian empire. His evil plot
was thwarted by Queen Esther, the
Jewess and her pious cousin. Since
Hannah chose the day by lot for this
intended destruction. the festival Is
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
INJURED GIRL
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

Constance German, year old
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Frank
German OF 1874 Meriden road was
reported 10 a slightly improved
condition at 81 Mary's hospital at
noon hour to-day after being IN.
conscious for more than 80 hours.
She was seriously injured when
struck by one OF ByroIiy Transpor.
tation company'a trucks on the
Meriden road Tuesday morning. :
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17

Philadelphia, Pa, March IL
(UP)-Heres q st Patrick's day
story and the hero's name might
as we'll be Liam O'Geoghan, al
though he actually hides 1t behind
the modest bushes Of anonymity.
The hero appeared at the home
Of Mrs Gladys Thomkins with q
huge bunch Of shamrocks on his
arm for sale at is cents O piece.
Mrs Thompkins wanted to buy but
had no change and only a SEQ
gold piece.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17

novel, Cane" published In 1923,
received nationwide attention.
Miss Latimer, a graduate Of
Wooster college, University of
Wisconsin, and Columbia univer-
sity Is the author of three novels.
Toomer said he was great
grandson Of Pinckney Benton Stew
art Pinchbeck, part negro who was
prominent during the carpet bag
ger" regime IN Louisiana following
the Civil war. Pinchbeck was
acting governor Of the state, be-
came congressman, and was de.
feated for the senate In 1875 fol-
lowing three years Of political
strife,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
SETTLED OUT OF COURT

The $4,000 damage suit Of Mar.
garet A. Moore against the Water
bury Women's Club, Inc, was set
tied out Of court this morning. The
case was all set for trial when the
counsel In the case went into con-
ference and emerged with the set
Element announcement. The amount
was not disclosed. The suit re-
suited from injuries the plaintiff
claimed she suffered in q fall In
the defendants building.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
CIVIL ACTION IN
COMMON PLEAS

Damages of $4,000 are asked in
a civil action started In the COM
mon pleas court to-day by the Cit
liens and Manufacturers National
Bank as receiver for the Merchants
Trust Company. against Harry Sha-
piro. The litigation is based on six
alleged unpaid notes ranging from
$500 to $4,000 taken out by the de-
PENDANT from the Merchants Trust
Company from August to Novem.
Der, 1881. Part payments have been
received on some Of the notes. the
complaint states.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17

their weapon they held the sword
highly. st Patrick spent thirty.five
years among them, and absolutely
converted them to the Christian
faith without shedding a drop OF
blood. Cassidy continued saying
that there are few men who can
compare their personal magnetism
to this great saint.
st Patrick restrained from eat
ing flesh meat and wore O hair
shirt indicating that he was willing
to sacrifice himself physically. His
object was to make Christians OF
them and that he did. He lived to
the ripe old age Of 100 years, dur.
Ing which he spoke three or four
languages, built 500 churches, or.
dained 5000 clergymen and $50
bishops.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
The Bona Dom Club
Meets Tomorrow Night

The Bona Dom club Of the GEN.
trail Y. M. c. A. will not hold its
weekly meeting this evening, due
to the fact that many members Of
the club are appearing In various
st Patrick presentations about the
city. All members are requested
to attend the meeting tomorrow
night instead. A late st Patrick's
day celebration Is on the program.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
$4,000 ACTION AGAINST
MILLDALE TRAMWAY co

Trial Of the $4,000 civil action of
Mrs Edna Cakes against the Wa
terbury Milldale Tramway Com
pany was started before Judge Ed
ward J. Finn and a jury in the
common pleas court to-day. The
suit is the result of injuries the
plaintiff suffered in a fall from one
of the. defendants trolleys in Ex-
change Place on December "a,
1880. Lynch and Lynch appear for
the plaintiff. Attorney John H. Cas-
sidy and Attorney William T. Keav-
ney, Jr, represent the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
Red Cross Orders
Flour For Needy
Local Chapter at Meeting This Morning Moves to Aid
Waterburians

sending war veterans to hospitals
for disqualification. While they are
there, their FAMILIES are cared for
in part, by the American Legion
state Fund, through the local Of
flee state fund.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17

will support the negative side have
been under the able direction OF
Raymond J Tanning, city editor
Of the American.
The Judges will he Attorney
James ". Russell. Raymond q
Mills and DIR Edwin v. Erbe. All
Y members are urged 10 be pres
elt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
OFFICER SALMON

OFF1CHFE SA1IMON
LOCATED STOLEN CAR
An automobile owned by Thomas
+. Tobin Of Southington was re-
covered on Baldwin Lane early this
morning, Patrolman James Sam
mon reported to headquarters to-
day. The car was reported stolen
|. from Lounsbury street last night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17

mornings lectures will be heard
with clear heads and clean con.
sciences; very different from the
morning after a cocktail party and
Its accomplishments at road.
house."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-17
Couldn't Go Wrong
On St. Patrick's Day

"You take my shamrocks as Sc.
curity and I'll go and get change"
the vendor offered. She did.
After waiting for an hour with
the stock of shamrocks valued al
about So she called police.
Soon after the arrival Of de.
tective, the shamrocks vendor
came back to the door. Here's
time getting the gold piece chang
ed" he explained.
The detective showed even more
establishment than Mrs Thompkins.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

wife and three children would draw
$3.50 per week. To secure these
benefits the unemployed worker must
register at an official employment
exchange, and report there every day
until he finds work or work is found
for him.
If offered suitable work, he must
accept it or forfeit the benefits.
Now, why has this contributory un-
employment insurance plan come to
be called dole? Because the con-
tributions are no longer equal to the
demands on the fund, and it must
borrow from the public treasury.
At one time the fund had sur
plus of SLOT, 100000.
On September q, 1880, the treas
ury advances to the fund amounted
to $242, ,692, 1855, according to the La
Dor Gazette.
In 1929, the average weekly mum.
ber of claimants to whom payments
! were made was 964,00O. To them was
paid an average weekly benefit OF
$4.32 per head with a total of $215,.
872,715 for the year. The regular
receipts of the fund for that year
were $219,1O2,9 ,9O6, but costs of ad
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

cents; his employer contributes 1872
cents, and the public treasury or ex-
chequer contributes 15.2 cents, max
ing total of 45.6 cents. From these
rates the contributions scale down to
total of 1913 cents in the case of
females of sixteen and seventeen
years.
Under the act any person may
claim an out-of-work benefit any time
after six days have elapsed since he
or she became unemployed, provided
that in the two years preceding the
application the applicant had made
thirty contributions to the insurance
fund. In the case of man between
the ages of twenty-one and sixty-five
years the weekly benefit amounts to
$414
The benefits are scaled down ac-
cording to age and sex, sixteen
year-old female receiving $1.22.
A man with dependents is allowed
certain increases: thus man with 9
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
How the British dole" Works

are included under the provision of
the act, except those employed in
agriculture and in household domes-
tic service, together with non-manual
workers in receipt of more than 81 PIT
per annum.
Each employed person must make
a weekly contribution to the funds
from which the benefits are paid.
These contributions vary according to
age and sex. To the contributions of
the workers are added slightly higher
contributions by the employers for
each person employed and also by
the public treasury.
Thus, male between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty-fve contributes
weekly, in terms of our currency, 14.l
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

What is the British "dole" and how
does it work?
This system, officially designated
in Great Britain as unemployment
insurance." has developed there, we
are told, because large-scale unem-
ployment has become continuous
feature of economic life in that coun-
try since the World War.
Frequent reference to the dole in
relation to our own unemployment
problem impels the National Indus
trial Conference Board, Inc, to de-
scribe how it works. at might be
properly described, unofficially," says
the board, as an insurance system
gone to seed" Then:
Practically all who work for hire
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

II was delivering an argument for
client down yonder," drawled Le-
gion Commander Henry l. Stevens oss
North Carolina. Somebody put full
pitcher of ice water on the table be-
fo' me. Without much thinking, /
managed to drink the entiah pitcher
hefo' / had finished my argument.
my opponent opened his argument
in this way: Well, may it please the
cot, in all my experience, this is the
very first time that evah / saw 9
windmill run by water" Boston
Globe.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

ministration, interest on advances,
and other expenses brought the total
expenditure to $249,031, ,346. It has
been found necessary to borrow
many millions from the public treas
ury.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

appropriation act for the fiscal year
1888 as finally enacted contains no
funds for pay Of reservists on cruises
except an allowance Of 80 cents per
meal for the Fleet Reserve on regular
week end cruises on ships not having
regular mess. This, 1t was explained.
means that the regular extended
during the Summer months could not
be held this year.
The Bureau Of Navigation announced
1t Is anxious that members of all classes
Of reserve 90 aboard ship for training
duty without pay whenever possible. An
omcer, who, due to business conditions,
hrds time hanging on his hands could
very profltably Join one Of the active
ships OF the fleet and absorb q great deal
OF useful information which he will
never get ashore, it was pointed out
by the department officials, who added
that the question Of expense involved
is, OF course, up to the individual but
could be kept very low If carefully
planned. ~
The expense of getting to and from
the ship depends on where the officers
nome Is, but those officers living in GER
tain sea ports would not have this ex-
pense. After joining the ship the Off
Ger would have to pay his mess bill
laundry and incidentals, but those are
less than like expenses ashore.
The bureau reported 1t had noted with
pleasure that already two units of the
fleet reserve have taken cruises volun.
tarily without pay. Personnel of the 6th
Naval District cruised aboard the U. S
Destroyer Taylor from June 4 to Junt
IL, some of the members having paid
their way from Atlanta to Charleston
and return. This was also done by the
fleet division located in Dallas, Tex, the
members of which travelled to New Or
leans and back at their own expense.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

railroads. These illusions were enter
tanned from 1920 to 1929, q period In
our economic history which Is likely
to be known as the 'fools-paradise
decade"
The Railroad Deficits. By 8. p. Har-
man. The Nation, June 29, 1882.
PITS.
A terse article giving comparative
figures Of curtailed expenditures by the
railroads in an effort to stave of In
solvencies and to bring costs within
bounds.
Clearing the Track for Railroad I'M
provement. Literary Digest. August
6, 19cI. p.36-37.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer,
"the railroad comeback Is at hand, due
to such factors as the Interstate Com
merce Commissions approval Of the
Eastern railroads four system consoli-
dation plan, and the recent statement
OF railroad executives asking for public
cooperation, and pledging themselves
to a policy of retrenchment, research,
economy, efficiency and cooperation" :"
New Roads. The Commonweal, June
is, 1882. p.173.
An idea that may appear to be q
novelty in this era may develop into
the backbone of interstate commerce in
years to come, namely, that railways
convert their roadbeds into cement
traffic lanes.
Another Golden Age Goes Haywire. BY
G. H. Burck. American Mercury,
July, 1882. p.3l5-322.
An informative article contrasting
the status Of the railroad worker-en-
gineer, fireman and brakeman-in the
days OF railroad prosperity with the
present-day worker. who is willing to
cooperate with executives to keep
things going.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Happy Corvo of Azores.

For several centuries the natives of
the Azores were benighted by reason of
the remote location of the islands in
mid-Atlantic. In more recent times
this location has been a means of
bringing the islands in touch with the
other countries Of the world. Vessels
and airplanes now visit the islands
somewhat frequently. The recent Gel
ebration Of the 500th anniversary of
the discovery of the Azores brought to
their shores naval representatives of
several Of the countries of Europe. An
ancient Arabic map gave some indica-
ton of the presence of the islands, and
Goncalo Velho Cabral was sent out to
endeavor to locate them, which he did,
but after locating the Southernmost
island it took him two years to locate
the other eight Of the group. Corvo,
the most remote Of the group, has a
single village Of 900 souls dwelling at
the base Of an extinct volcano, which
Is perhaps the most archaic community
in the western world And happily so,
for. ruled by q Council Of Elders and
with q priest as the only physician,
Corvo knows no contagion, crime, pow
erty or vice. Nor Is there q lock on any
door.