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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
Gas Men Keep Eyes
on Weather Charts
New England Climate Here
in Conn Necessitates
Constant Watch

"How much gas will I use to-
morrow" Is question that a
housewife never needs to ask, but
1t Is quite different at the gas
manufacturing plant, for those in
charge must have a fairly definite
idea Of how much gas its custom
ers will want on the following day
and at what hours they will want
1t.
The Estimating the output Of
tomorrow becomes increasingly
difficult in climates like that of
Connecticut where q comparatively
warm winter day Is likely to be
followed by a day of extreme cold
which will send the demand for
gas far above the ordinary peak.
The gas man, therefore, keeps q
continuous watch on the weather
charts, the thermometer and the
barometer in order to be prepared
for the hapid New England
changes.
Records of many years of past
experience are also brought into
play to show the probable trend Of
demand which the morrow will
bring. The gas must be ready in
whatever quantity will be needed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
Every State Behind
Am. Legion Drive
Industry, Labor, and Business Sodly Back Effort to
Put Million Men to Work

operating with the 10,400 posts OF
the Legion since Zero hour was
sounded, February 18th. In fact,
numerous statements have been
made by industrial leaders at
the various conferences that they
would return to their plants and
Immediately start such increases
ahead of the rate for the con-
certed drive.
1t was forcibly made clear at
the Kansas City meeting that the
Legion Is not attempting to
supplant employment campaigns
now under way by other organiza-
tons; that the Legion plan seeks
to coordinate all efforts and assist
In carrying through to success the
endeavors of all agencies and bodies
now graphing with the nationwide
problem.
Resolution Is Adopted
An outstanding result Of the
Birmingham meeting was a reso-
luton favoring the opening of
Muscle Shoals, but without at
tempting to favor any particular
manner in which it should be
operated. This was simply
recommendation to the Legion's
national employment commission.
All of the conferences adopted
resolutions Fundamentally sup
porting the Legion's efforts and
program. The San Francisco
meeting adopted a resolution
recommending that the national
employment commission support
the Hawley bill, which would
equalize the price of products from
other countries where the money
standard has been decreased.
All resolutions adopted at the
various regional conferences will
be given careful consideration by
the antoinal employment commits
sion. Department Legion Of
ficials attending the regional
conferences have given enthusi-
astic assurance that their posts
not only will make a concerted
drive in contracting employers to
increase their paid personnel, but
will follow 1t up day by day until
the tide is turned and the battle
against depression Is won.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
fsperlaI TO the Democracy

Naugatuck, Feb 23-Rural mail
carriers In Connecticut cover 5000
miles every day in delivering mail
to rural residents according to
George A. McLear, clark in charge
OF rural mail delivery department
of the United States. post office.
speaking before the annual gather
ing of Connecticut rural mail car
riers held in Pythian hall. This
territory is covered by 266 car
riers, the speaker stated. Forty
thousand rural mail delivery routes
serve seven million families of the
United States. The convention was
largely attended by about $50
members of the association and
the ladies' auxiliary being in at
tendance. Mr. McLear praised the
work done by the rural carriers
and urged all carriers to make an
effort to give good service and to
De courteous at all times.
The convention was called to
order at 10 o'clock by Rural Car
rier Fred Pitcher of this borough,
president of the New Haven county
association who opened the ses-
sion. State President Charles II.
Ward was introduced by Mr. Pitch
cr and after a brief talk he intro
duced Warden Frank T. Green,
who extended the greeting Of the
borough to the carriers. During
the morning session Postmaster
Walter Il. Brown and Il. T.. Farrell,
paymaster of the rural carriers
gave talks. At noon hour q roast
beef dinner was served to the del
e6ates by the women of Beacon
Valley Grange. One Of the novel
ties of the dinner was the cos
tunes worn by the Mattresses,
white dresses and red, white and
blue sashes. At the afternoon ses-
sion officers were chosen and
Rockville was named as the city
where the convention will be held
III 1898.
The officers named were presi-
dent, Edward Bachus of Oakville;
vice president, Alfred Armstrong;
secretary and treasurer, Charles
Hodges of Waterbury, reelected.
The auxiliary officers chosen:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

San Francisco, Cal.-Every state
has sent leaders of industry, labor
and business to American Legion
conferences that have inspired the
whole America npeople to get solid
ly back of the Legion campaign
to increase employment, to stag
ger Jobs and to create emergency
work through house Toulouse So
lcitation of property owners to
pledge repair and Improvement
work Immediately.
Acting under the direction of
Henry l.. Stevens, Jr, national
commander, who Is. the active
chairman of the Legion's nation
al employment commission. ana
Mark r. Mckee, of Detroit, execu-
tive secretary, who was drafted by
the national commander and Is de-
voting his time to this work his
own expense, Harold l.. Plummer.
national vice commander, has just
concluded stimulating regional
conferences in the southern, west
ern. southwestern and far west
ern states following similar con-
ferences in New England, the
eastern seaboard states and in
the middle west. The last meet
ing was in Los Angeles. Febru-
airy 18th, Immediately following
one In San Francisco.
Much Interest Shown
At each of these conferences,
in Birmingham, Ala, Kansas
City, Mo, and then west, inter-
est Increased and the business
and labor life of America were
so interviewer from coast to coast
that a compact group of tho
largest business interests and
labor organizations has been
created to support the Legion
drive.
| These employers, from the
largest corporations to the small
est establishment, have been CO.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
WATERVILLE

Following a holiday weekend In
which most Waterville residents
were able to participate things re-
turned to normal today with the
re-opening of Sprague school, the
postoffice, stores and local indus
tries. Special exercises commem-
orative Of the two hundredth an
niversary of the birth of Washing
ton were held at Sprague school,
Friday afternoon and all OF the
local churches on Sunday. The
Chase Companies did not operate
on Monday.
Basketball.
The Waterville basketball team
will go to Thomaston tomorrow
evening to meet the Thomaston
Ponies in Naugatuck Valley
league game. The contest will be
part of the program for a double
header, the other contestants being
Torrington and the Free Polands
of Thomaston. A group Of Wa
teryille fans will accompany the
Denehy team which still holdt
second place in the league, a few
points behind the leading Nauga-
tuck firemen.
Food Sale.
A Lenten food sale will take
place at st Michaers parish hall
on Thursday OF this week, Feb
ruary 25th. 1t is being given by
the members of st Michael's Ladies
Aid society and will be In charge
of a committee consisting of Mrs
Charles M. Dittrich. Mrs William
Rooney, Mrs Alfred Ellis and Mrs
William Heaney. The sale hours
are from 1000 a. m. to 400 p. m.
and there will be the usual assort-
ment of cakes, pies, breads. salads,
baked beans, etc, prepared as only
local housewives can cook them.
Lenten Services.
Rev John Hayes of the church of
the Immaculate Conception will
deliver the second of his series of
Lenten sermons at st Michaeps
church at this Lenten services.
Father Hayes impressed last weeks
congregation very much and his
talk Is being looked forward to
tonight. He Is O. forceful preacher
with the gift of putting his sub
ject across most effectively. The
recitation of the Rosary will pre-
cede the sermon which will be fol-
lowed by Benediction OF the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
Girls Club.
The Girls club of Waterville will
meet on Thursday evening at the
home of Miss Maye b. Dittrich.
36 Edgehill avenue. A card party
has been arranged by the program
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

No child's education IL complete
without the newspaper, for
through It the child can secure a
vivid, realistic picture Of life, the
world and it's affairs, asserts Wal
ter b. Pitkin, professor of Journal
ism at Columbia University, writ
ing In 1.-THE Parents Magazine"
Children pass over, he says, the
news of crime and the sordfd
phases of life because they are
outside their realm of experience;
only when they are admonished
not to read crime news do they
take an active interest in 1t.
Until he is about twelve years
of age, the child needs no special
direction in his newspaper read
ing. but after that age the parent
should aim to stimulate the inter-
est of the child in current
affairs, continues Professor Pitkin.
Through discussions of news at the
dinner table, the making Of scrap
books and files of clippings on GER
tain subjects, the child's interest
can be directed into constructive
channels. "Children should early
learn the technique OF digesting
news articles accurately and quick
Iy," says Professor Pitkin. "They
should never dawdle over a paper.
But accuracy Is by all means the
first requisite. And parents can
stimulate accurate reading and
recall by INDUCING in current in
formation tests disguised as
games"
That children do not learn how
to read a newspaper tntelligently
is evidenced by the appalling tg-
norance of high school students in
current events, continues Profess
sor Pitkin in II recently studied"
he says, "the results of a simple
test in current information taken
by several thousand high school
students. Ninety per cent of them
failed miserably and ignobly. An
other five per cent did passably
well. Not more than five per
cent of the entire group had even
a reasonable grasp of ordinary
news events.
"The children identified George
r. Baker, philanthropist, as every
thing from a prize fighter to the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
Newspaper Reading
And Child Training
No ChiId's Education Complete Without Newspaper
Asserts Columbia Schools Of Journalism Prof

secretary of war. They were sure
that the mayor Of Chicago was
variously q thug, an outlaw, q
famuos bootlegger and a European
statesman. OF q thousand high
school students in a southern city.
only fifteen knew the name OF
their mayor.
PREACHERS and parents have on
ly themselves to blame for such
shoddy Intellectual equipment. Al
lowed to do hit-or-miss reading.
unsupervised and undirected,
never drilled to concentrate. never
trained to be accurate, children
early acquire these slipshod habits
and spend the rest of their lives
trying to overcome them.
Intelligent parents have a mag
nificent opportunity to supplement
school training" concludes Pro-
fessor Pitkin with informal and
thereby doubly valuable discussion
and study of today's important
news. It would be an immensely
interesting project for parent and
child. It remains for intelligent
parents to make the most Of the
educational possibilities of Amer
lean newspapers. No one ever has.
Perhaps you WILL"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
LATE REALTY NEWS
WarrantY Deeds

Bertha and Frank Sedlick to Me-
ola DelGrosso. real estate on the
north side OF Dikeman street.
Quit Claim Deeds
Connecticut Light e. Power COM
pany to the Chase Companies, Inc.
certain right-of-way titles record
ed in the town clerks records.
Connecticut Light e. Power COM
pany to the Watervllle corporation,
certain right-of-way titles listed in
the town clerks records.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
Work OF State
Postal Employees
Stressed In Talk
Annual Convention Of Country Carriers at Naugatuck
Reflects Charles Hodges of This City, Secretary
and Treasmer-ROckviIle Gets 1888 Meet

President, Mrs Eva Ward, Bethle-
hem; vice president, Mrs Ethel
Nelson of Andover; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs Cora Logee Of Dan
ielson. Michael White Of Putnam
was named delegate to the national
convention to be held In Baltimore
with past President Charles Ward
as alternate. Mrs Charles Ward
was named delegate to the national
convention of the auxiliary with
Mrs Edward Bachus. alternative.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
THE HOLY NAME
AS TOURNAMENT
Fitzmaurice Still Leads
With Phelan, BOwey and
Koran Trailing
A REAL HOT CONTEST

st Francis Xavier Holy Name SO.
ciety held its fifth game IA the "4b"
tournament last night at which the
old champion, John FitZmaurlce
held his own but according to the
final score he had his hands full try
Ing to break even. Chairman Tom
Byrnes appeared somewhat peeved
at Captain Bowey, whom he charg-
ed with grabbing all the best play
ers on the hill, but Bowey replies
that Tom has the same chance, and
there you are. Tom and his team
dropped to the cellar last night and
1t is believed this had something to
do with the bad feeling which crop
ped out. The Young Bloods with
Captain Koran in command talked
as their sole aim Is to give Fitz-
maurice a good beating. and hint
that they will accomplish this feat
in the few last games.
The feeling Is pretty bitter all
around especially among the prin-
cipals so much 80 in fact that re-
porter Is threatened with a libel
suit because he stated that a couple
of the captains have been ruled out
Of the tournament for using ques-
tionable methods.
The next game will be played on
Friday evening, February 26. The
present standing of the teams Is as
follows:
Scores for last night:
Bowey rs; Byrnes IT.
Fitzbaurice 81; Kelly 81.
Pheian "a; Koran IS.
Dalton 20; O'Donnell %.
-k.I
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

point considerably lower than theis
normal height. The dry spell was
shattered in January, however,
with q series of exceptionally heavy
rains which brought the months
precipitation well above normal.
The rainy season has continued
into February, rain and snow fall
ing every few days and feeding
thousand Of gallons Of water into
the reservoirs and storage basins.
Normal precipitation during the
balance Of the winter and during
the early spring will put the water
supplies in excellent shape to with
stand the usually dry months which
follow.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
Midwinter Brings
Normal Reservoirs
Conn Water Supply Re-
gains High Level After
Many Months

As the midwinter peak was
reached, water supplies through
out Connecticut after suffering low
levels for several months because
of prolonged subnormal rainfall
were back in normal condition, ac-
cording to public water supply
utilities throughout the state.
Subnormal precipitation, lasting
the final six months Of
1881 had sent reservoir levels in
most sections of the state to a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
LENTEN SERMON TONIGHT
AT ST MARGARETS CHURCH

Rev Richard Bowling, s. j., in
structor at Holy Cross college, Wor-
cester, Mass, will deliver his third
Lenten sermon this evening at st
Margaret's church. Willow street.
Father Dowling's subject this even
will be Suffering That Is Love-"
The evening devotions will begin at
1880, and will include the recita-
ton of the rosary, the sermon and
benediction.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
Los ANGELES EAST OF RENO

Reno, NeV.--Many divorce SEEK
ers here decide to 'Jaunt a few
miles west" and see Los Angeles
before returning home. They are
always surprised to learn that Los
Angeles is east of Reno. Most of
them are never convinced until q
map Is consulted.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Melchiades Fonseca, factory en-
ploye, 1873 Abbott avenue; Clara
Jacintho, factory employe, 1873
Abbott avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

clear by this
which shows the situation there at noon Monday An eneoPme SWINE
expected to break the line and roll up to the
held the PLAN and attack was believed In the
rolling the Chinese right unless
I'm this quarter antcp Inc
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

Hungry seagulls are following
trains in England to gather bits
thrown out by passengers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

p Julia Foster Is employed by Palmolivs
= toreport last.minute beauty news. She
visits hundreds of beauty salons, from
month to month. She talks with ex-
perts. She attends beauty conventions,
visits smart restaurants, clubs, thea
tres. She reports beauty hints to you
In these news flashes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

Constant rain recently caused
famous Loeb Lomond, Scotland, to
rise two feet in two days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23
Eyes right! See this vioI7 All this OLIVE OIL
rare beovty inaredient-in every
cake of PoImoIive Soop

NALMOLIvE enlists the cam
] era's aid to show you just
how much olive oil goes into
everycakeofthis famous COM
plexion soap. Here, in this test
tube, is the exact amount.
All this olive oil, finest COS.
metic aid of the ages, is in
every cake! No wonder over
10000 beauty experts con-
slider it the finest soap ever
made. No wonder they have
urged all who prize skin
beauty to use it-regularly-
twice a day!
Other soaps7 Doyo know
what's in them? Is there a re-
assuring label" made of olive
and palm oils"to guide YOU'D
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-23

Ora beauty authorityto point
the way3
In Palmolive soap-olive
oil blended with palm oils
give that rich vegetable
green. Not one drop of arti-
fetal coloring.
A bath soap, as well as a ia
cial soap. A beauty treatment
that gives your whole body
the refreshing natural fra
GRANGE of vegetable oils-no
heavy, clinging odorsto quar-.
rel with the scent of your fav.
orite perfume.
Pure. Natural. A soap to
make wholesome beauty "a.
diant!T That's Palmolive. Begin
its use today.
Evening star., 1932-02-17
b. e. o. Earnings Reported.

Preliminary report of Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad Co. for year ended De-
cember 81 1881. shows net income OF
S38O2.978 after taxes and charges.
equivalent after per cent preferred
Dividends to 56 cents a share on 2,562,-
e54 shares of common stock This COM
pares with s21423,771. or $7.44 a COM
mon share in 1880.
Evening star., 1932-02-17
STOCKSAOVANCE
IN ACTIVE TRADING
FURRY of Realizing After
Strong Opening Fails to
Shake Advance.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE buy
ing side again proved itself the stronger
in the stock market today. Opening
higher, the list ran into realizing al
most Immediately, but volume fell of
so rapidly on the reaction that the short
interest became alarmed once more and
started to buy in its contracts. with
higher prices resulting for most of the
leaders
Indicating the change of sentiment
in the Street, the way in which the
market ignored the tenor of the iron
and steel trade review vas significant.
The Iron Age said that the rate OF
operations for the country, as a whole,
was down to 81 per cent, against % per
cent a week ago, that there had been
no broadening OF demand for steel from
any source, except a little rail tonnage,
Nevertheless, with the facts before it
the market tor United States Steel
started in unchanged, reacted only a
point or SO ana then came back to the
high of the move
OF course the explanation was To
be found in the outstanding contracts
lor the decline in the stock. With
everything against the steel trade and
with the shares selling on a per cent
basis at the present dividend rate,
which the Steel Corporation frankly
states 1t may not be able to maintain,
short selling lcck-d so sure to produce
a profit that a new crop of amateur
bears was produced on every recovery.
The same situation more or less existed
IN many other stock.
This explanation leaves out the rea-
son for the change Of front and that
Is not so evident. Probably the best
answer Is the support the market has
encountered three times now at the .oW
OF the long decline. The Street is still
chart-minded and has persuaded i.self
that prices have discounted all of the
admittedly dark outlook industriallv.
(Copyrisht, 1882
Evening star., 1932-02-17

Sales Of Stocks New York Exchange.
1880 AM....... 100000 1900 Noon 100000
1870 100000 2:10 P.M.........
annual h
hsyearly declarations
Of trading than 100 shares Partly
stock Plus 81 in stock Plus 90 in
stoc stock Plus Sc
m Plus So in stock Plus
in
Evening star., 1932-02-17

cents per snare on
the 250,C01 shares
of outs t a n ding
capital stock. pay
able March 81 to
stock of cor d
March 2. The last
previous payment
W a S 81. SO per
share.
At t h e S a m e
meeting, G cor g e
Hewett Myers of
w a S h ington and
Harry L. Gage OF
New York W er e
elected 10 t h e
board of directors.
Mr. Myers takes
the place on the
hoard made vacant
Evening star., 1932-02-17
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE

Treasury receipts for February /;
were s80,981 1880; expenditures. Sl09..
l84,454.86: balance. s533.675. .7O5. 90
Customs duties for Is days of February
were S12.2O9283.26.
Evening star., 1932-02-17

The toozino information has been furnished by Mr. John
The Brooklyn Edison Company, Inc does all the
electric light and power business in the Borough
of Brooklyn City of New York, serving popu-
lation in excess of 900. The Company was
incorporated in 1890 and is of the Oldest of its
kind in the world. The business has had re-
markabe growth, the total sales having increased
from 381 ,232 800 kilowatt hours in 1922 to 1Oe1,-
s50,95l kilowatt hours in 1881. The total number
Of connected meters increased from 27S,2l4 at the
end of 1922 to s3o ,632 December 81, 1881.
The Company operates under franchises which, in
the opinion of its counsel, are without time limit
and are free from purdensome restrictions.
The General Mortgage Bonds ($55, 900 out
standing, including this issue) are secured, in the
opinion of counsel, by direct mortgage all
property and franchises of the Brooklyn Edison
Company, Inc, owned or hereafter acquired
subject to $1e5l, 900 prior liens of closed under
lying mortgages.
The operating properties of the Brooklyn Edison
Company, Inc exclusive of working capital and
miscellaneous assets, represent an investment of
about SILL, 900, against which there will be
presently outstanding only $67,45l 900, principal
amount, of bonds.
Bonds are offered en and issued and received by
opinion tkat the Bonds legal inesnt for Savings Bank
1. be available for devery about February 2 1882
h,rer =, vJ.u1 Nom Vn%b
Evening star., 1932-02-17
G. H. MYERS NAMED
LINOTYPE DIRECTOR
MergenthaIer Board Declares
75.Cent Dividend-ReihIe
B to Give Address.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Directors of the Mergenthaler Limo
type Co., at a meeting held yesterday
at the company's head Offices in Brook
lyn, declared a quarterly dividend Of IS
Evening star., 1932-02-17

Parker President Of TIE Bvookyn Edison Compdny me:
Dividends on the stock of the Brooklyn Edison
Company Inc, over 1920 Of which is now owned
by the Consolidated Gas Company of New York,
have been paid without interruption for the past
thirty-one years, the rate since 1904 having been
80 per annur.
Earnings for the past ten calendar years are as
follows:
Evening star., 1932-02-17
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. February II tP).-Sil-
yer futures barely steady; sales 275,000
ounces. Quotations in cents: March,
1922 bid; May. 1910 bid; July 31.10
bid; September, 31.35 bid; October,
81 so.
Evening star., 1932-02-17

The Earl Of Derby has sold 1,760
acres Of the Knowsley estate to Liver
pe& England +