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WHALEY-WATsON WEDDING
Performed at Brides Home at
Whaleyyille, Maryland

At highnoon Wednesday, the
marriage of Miss Madaline Watson.
daughter of Mrs. Mary Patience
Watson and the late Paynter F.
Watson, of Selbyville, and Peter
Whaley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Peter Whaley, of WhaleyvilIe,
Md, took place at the home of the
brides mother. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Vaughn
Moore, of Salem Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Selbyville. U. Grant
Middleton, Bridgeport, Conn, gave
the bride in marriage. The bride
wore white lace gown and car
ried muff of orchids with a show
er OF lilies of the valley. Professor
Hudson, of Milford, and his orches-
ira, accompanied by Mrs. Dunn at
the piano, rendered the wedding
march and other selections during
the festivities. The house was
beautifully decorated with ferns,
and many cOlored blossoms. A we'd
ding breakfast was served immed-
lately after the ceremony. The
bride and bridegroom left for an
extended motor trip to San Fran
cisco, Cal, and expect to stop on
their return in st. Louis for a visit
with friends. The bride graduated
from the Mary Burnam School at
Northampton, Mass, and this June
graduated from Smith College, also
of Northampton. Her father was
a well known funeral director of
Selbyville for many years and after
his death, his widow, the brides
mother, has continued and expand
ed the business. Mr.. Whaley is a
graduate of the Berlin High School
and Beacom's Business College, /
and for the past two
years has been connected with the
Goodrich Tire and Rubber Com
pany at Salisbury, Md. Mr. Wha-
ley and his family come from Wor-
cester county where they are well
known in social and business cir
cles In the Fall, Mr.. and Mrs. .
will enter Eckles College, i
of Philadelphia, after which they
will join the firm of Mrs. Mary
Patience Watson, of Selbyville
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able are his judgments, and his
ways past finding out. For who
hath known the mind of the Lord +?
or who hath been his counsellor F.?
(Romans 11:33, 34). The Lesson
Sermon also included the following
passages from the Christian Sci
ence textbook, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy: Mind. The only
I, or Us; the only Spirit, Soul,
divine Principle, substance, Life,
Truth, Love; the one God; not that
which is in man, but the divine
Principle, or God, of whom man is
the full and perfect expression;
Deity, which outlines but is not
outlined.
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Christian Science Churches

Mind" was the subject of the
L Lesson-Sermon on Sunday, August
21st, in all Churches of Christ,
Scientist. Golden Text: The Lord
hath been mindful of us: he will
bles US. Psalms 115: 12.) Among
the citations which comprised the
Lesson-Sermon was the following
from the Bible: o the depth of the
riches both of the wisdom and
knowledge of God how unsearch-
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Corinth in History

Corinth was an important city at
the time the Apostle Paul visited
1t, although il had not fully recov-
cred its grandeur or the import and
export trade which it enjoyed be-
fore it was despoied by the Romans
IN 146 3. q. In As &. c. julius
Caesar repeopled Corinth with Ital-
ian freedmen ana dispossessed the
Greek population. Augustus Caesar
made II the capital of Achaea.
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BUSINESS IDEA

Wifey-The mornings paper had
an article about a man with eight
cen wives.
Hubby-Well, he could organize
them into two baseball teams and
then if they played games enough,
they would be able to support him
nicely.
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WILLARD BOOTH RITES
go Year Old BOOkkeeper of Colds
borO, Md, For Years


Services for Willard S. Booth, so,
a bookkeeper of Goldsboro, Md.
were held Wednesday, at the home
Of his niece, Mrs. NJ Kemp New
nam, where he has been sick for
seven weeks. Burial will be in
Hollywood cemetery. Harrington.
Mr.. Booth, the son of the late
Joseph and Sarah Booth, was a ma
tive of Harrington He was
graduate of the Harrington High
School. He is survived by a broth
er, Thomas Booth, Of Wilmington,
and a sister, Mrs. Sarah A. Sapp,
of Denton, Md.
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How much better Dickinson's
lawn looks than yours"
4 don't know why it should. He
borrOws my lawn mower and | bor-
row his hose and we both use Bron-
sons roller"
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FAMILY TREE

"of course you believe in evolu-
tiOn?"
les; my own recollection of
ear'S Gays in the West reminds me
that many 80 horsepower car can
race its financial ancestry back to
a 'pralrIe schonner.'"
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Canning of sugar corn was start
ed last week, according to Claud NJ.
Lester, manager of the canning
plant at St. Georges. The plant
will be running to capacity within
a few days and activities will be
continued into the middle of Sep
tember.
Smyrna times., 1932-08-24

Word has been received at Dover
Of the death of William A. Lowber
at his home in San Diego, Cali
fornia, August IS. Mr.. Lowber
was the son of the late Peter E.
Lowber and his wife, Eliza Ann
NOVEL;.
Smyrna times., 1932-08-24

Monday, September II, has been
set as the date for the opening of
the Newark Schools for the term of
1932-1933, according to an an
nouncement by Superintendent Ira
s. Brinser. As in past years, the
schol year will be opened by a pre-
school conference of staff members
on September Z, 8 and g.
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Officials of the Chestertown, Md,
Volunteer Fire Company have
changed the dates of their annual
carnival from August 26 to Sep
tember to September PIP. The
Mayor and Council have given the
company permission to hold the af-
fair on the large public square in
the center of the city.
Smyrna times., 1932-08-24

"Why don't you 90 in an touch
yer sisters beau fer a quarter ter
90 to De ball game?"
''Aw, it's too late now; shes gone
an accepted i'm"
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SPICY ITEMS OF
DELMARVA NEWS
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The cantaloupe market is "shot"
in southern Delaware. and the
growers are not receiving enough
to pay them to pick and haul them
to the shipping centers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Money
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Anna Mae, to Mr.. Will
liam c. Higham, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Higham, of Chester,
Pa. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Smyrna times., 1932-08-24

Say. pa, what's a star boarderY'
a man whose landlady manages
q slip him piece Of bacon two or
three times a week"
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But Anne, I thought
Never mind, Peter. Just put this
ring On my finger and then please
take me home"
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Il shall not wed until can
marry a hero"
"Well, you show the first man
who proposes to you a schedule of
the cost Of living and if he still
asks you to take him for your meal
ticket, he is a hero"
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- Ven ~, - marry
~ 'ea player ! didn't
|sa,s uiun't mean th.4
|@ month Is he on
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b HAVE KNOWN

srpscE (remlnlscently)
~ ~, mo 10 accept you
m proposed?
as-Yes. It was frlaaS
!, +tirteenth Of the month.
r+rq1t was number thir-
thirteenth floor and the
IN who took me up was
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kA HUMOROUS VEIN
1sc CUTOFF IT

,-d / firted with
H'. !. tbe seashore, ana
\ ID y !. ~ rich. Now
g II .,+r ~ !
llss s,in,t / See him # you
Y ,rt Of it. It seems
a ths payments o. 0ur
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krHFUL WISDOM

There's RigsOn in there.
llmicali
a-yo; but he's wise. What
sg ailg cheap lunches he
lh showing Miss Milyuns a
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WEEKLY STORY
AROUND TABLE
Reading to While Away Time
Under the Evening Lamp
When Days Work is Done
INTERESTING READING
CALL IT LOVE"
BY Margaret N. Hoffman

g a NNE, please say you'll marry
me. Give me the right to
taka unIr auaD fr,,,, oII 49,; ,,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
HEUBLEIN OF
HARTFORD DIED
LAST EVENING
He Was in the Midst of
Experiments for Treat
ment of Cancer, When
He Was Stricken

Hartford, Conn, April sup
DR. Arthur c. Heublein has died
in the midst of experiments in the
treatment of cancer by slow radia-
ton from a 100000 volt x-ray
tube which scientists regarded as
extremely important. The 52-year-
old pioneer radiologist succumbed
at Hartford hospital last night
after eight weeks suffering with
what was described as pneumonia
with complications"
For more than a year, prior to
his illness, DIR Heublein had been
spending three days each week at
Memorial hospital, New York, as a
special consultant in radiation
therapy. He obtained significant
results from treatment of a patient
under powerful slow radiation in a
lead-lined room. DIR Douglas
Quick. his assistant, described the
experiment as zone of the few. out
1891 and 1892 in radiation ther-
apy." DR. Heublein first BECAME i'll
in February but insisted on con-
tinuing his work. He was taken to
Hartford hospital March 1S. He
left a wife, daughter and son. Gill
bert, student at Yale Medical
school.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
$500 INTO
TREASURY
OF COURTS
That Was the Sum Paid By
a Policy Dealer and
Owner of Gambling
Machine, After Raids
Made By Police

The emergency squad under the
leadership of Patrolman Daniel J..
Carson launched an offensive last
evening and gave the city court
treasury a boost to the extent of
over $500 today.
Edward Colucci, "a, of las Eas-
ton avenue paid 5000 and costs
for being the proprietor of an al
legged policy shop at 39-41 Phoenix
avenue. Charles Tranta of Brook
street contributed 500 for having
gambling machine in his pos
session. Michael VALID of 694
North Main street and Samuel
Hamzy of $50 North Main street
were also taken into custody as
having gambling machines in their
possession. Their cases were con-
tinued today, Hamzy until next
Tuesday morning and VALID until
Saturday morning.
From all indications the crusade
launched last evening was not
special one, but one listed on the
program Of activities planned by
the emergency squad in it's gener-
Continued on Page A.
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Hope OF Last "A Hours
Seems to Have Dwind=
led Down to Whatever
Is Being Done Down in
Virginia

Hopewell. n. j. April SUPP
Norfolk negotiations for return of
the kidnapped son of Col and Mrs
Charles A. Lindbergh assumed
fresh importance today following
the flyers request that the three
men there continue their efforts.
A lull in activities here seemed
to indicate, and was borne out
further by Lindbergh's word to the
Norfolk negotiations, that what
ever hope entertained during the
last 4S hours for the baby's speedy
return was somewhat decreased.
The Norfolk negotiations, Rear
Admiral Guy H. Burrage, John
Hughes Curtis, shipbuilder and the
Rev H. Dobson-Peacock, announced
that they were ready to leave at
a minutes notice" when able to re-
sumo contact with those they be-
lieve are holding the kidnapped in
FAINT.
Admiral Burrage, spokesman did
not hold his usual press confer
ence last night. owing to a mis-
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
Hearings on the Cash Pro-
posal Will Open on
Monday Before House
Ways and Means Cons
mittee-F0rces of Both
Sides Are Being Mobil-
lied for Strenuous
Battle
PARADERS CHARGE
ON THE CAPITOL

Washington, April 8 - (UP) -
Veterans organizations today car
ried their battle for cash bonus leg.
islation to the foot of the Capitol
steps.
A parade of thousand legion
naires and members of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars presented to
assembled senators and congress
men petition said to contain
more than 100000 signatures de-
handing payment of the bonus.
The veterans. many of them
wearing faded olive drab service
uniforms were accompanied by
three bands and scores of color
bearers carrying national, legion,
and war veterans flags.
They were met on the steps of
the Capitol by group of senator's
and congressman headed by Sena-
tor McNary. republican, Oregon.
and Majority Leader Rainey of the
house. who officially received the
petition.
Rainey promised it would be
considere dby the house ways and
means committee when it begins
its hearings on bonus legislation
next week.
ne gathering, WAS IN the main
orderly except when one loud
| voiced ex-soldier yelled, '.the
White House next"
He was answered by respond
| ing roar from the gathering OF
veterans, who shouted disapprovai
of President Hoover's determined
| opposition to bonus legislation.
When do We eat" whooped an
eX-soldier.
1--WE want the bonus and fast"
another yelled into waiting micro
phones.
The crowd then began calling for
Representative Patman, democrat,
Texas, a leader of bonus advocates
in the house.
The Texan. who had been stand
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
EX-HUSBAND OF
GOLDEN GIRL
MARRIED AGAIN
Frederic Cameron Church
Was Once Wed to
Muriel Vanderbilt, But
She Had Divorced Him

Boston, April S-CUP)-Fred.
eric Cameron Church, Jr, of Lowell
and his bride, the former Miss
Agnes Devens Boardman of Bos-
ten, were on their honeymoon to-
day following their marriage here
yesterday.
There ceremony was performed
in the First Church of Boston by
the Rev DIR Charles E. Park in the
presence of only the immediate
families and intimate friends of
the bride.
The couple will sail for italy
shortly for a two-month wedding
trip.
Church is the divorced husband
of the former Muriel Vanderbilt,
once known as society's golden
girl"
The bride. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Gerald D. Boardman of Com
monwealth avenue. was a promin-
ent debutante in 1926-27 and is a
member of the Junior League
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
Governor Cross
Described COP.
AS Straddlers
MAX SCHMELING HAS
ARRIVED FOR HIS
SHARKEY FIGHT

New York, April SUPP
Max Schmeling worlds heavy
weight champion. arrived i'm
New York aboard the Ham,
burg liner New York
from his home in Germany to-
day. He was in excellent health
and weighed 1914 pounds, two
above his average.
He would make no prediction
as to the possible outcome of
his bout with Jack SharI1ey of
Boston to be held here June 16.
but admitted he would not "be
disappointed' II he ends the
bout in four rounds. He believes
that no man can stand before
him for is rounds.
II do not care who the re-
fierce may be-" he said. "My
two fists are my referees.
Schmeling said he had no
plans for retirement.
all fight as long as I'm
healthy and feel young" he
said. He disagreed with a re-
porter who suggested that
Schmcling ought to have enough
money on which to retire In the
near future.
"YOu can't have too much
money" he said.
Schmeling was accompanied
by his trainer Max Machon,
and was met by a large group
of reporters and Joe Jacobs. his
manager, who used to be q
newspaper man himself.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
ANDREW MELLON
OPTIMISTIC IN
FIRST MESSAGE
Comments on Increased
Taxation in U. S. and
Says 1t Will Be for Best
Interests

London, April S.-UP)-Optim
ism for the economic future OF
Great Britain and the United
States was expressed by Andrew
w. Mellon, new ambassador to
London, in his first press interview
on arriving to assume his post to-
day. "The British" he said he be-
lieved, have cause to be much
encouraged as to the future. In
America we are also getting down
to fundamentals"
Citing the new tax bill in the
United States, he commented: at
will impose heavy burden of new
taxes at time such load is not
easy to carry, but it is a necessary
step on the long road to full re-
covery, and an omen of encourage
ment for the future" In reply to
a questioner who said the British
people regard him as messenger
of hope" to negotiate revision of
the war debts, he said:
II hadn't considered myself so.
Who invented that?"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
Meeting of Democratic
Members OF House Was
Held in New Britain
Last Night - Accused
Conn Republicans as
Straddling Prohibition
Issue
SECRETARY SMITH
ALSO MADE ADDRESS

Representatives Daniel j.
Mahaney and John D. Thoms of
this city, who were present last
night at the gathering in New Bril-
tain of the democratic members of
the 1881 house, stated today that
the organization being shown
throughout the state is remarkable
and points to certain victory in
Connecticut next November for
both the state and national candi-
dates. j. Francis Smith of this
city, secretary of the democratic
state central committee, was one of
the invited guests and in an adj
dress before the gathering called
upon all to forget the "old guard"
and the new guard" allignments
and to unite with the one purpose
in view of obtaining victory in
November.
Governor Wilbur L. Cross, one
of the speakers, called the republi-
cans "straddlers'' and called upon
the democrats to take clean cut
CONTINUED on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
LEGION SESSION
WAS in UPROAR
AT new HAVEN
Executive Committee OF
Conn Dept Was Discus
sing Charge of Member
Holding Legion and
State Offices

New Haven, Conn, April s.
UP)-A meeting of the executive
committee of the Connecticut de-
partment, American Legion, broke
up in an uproar last night after a
bitter controversity over the eligf-
bility of Kenneth F. Cramer of
Wethersfield to hold office as ma
ticnai executive committeeman
while serving as a member of the
state legislature.
Department Commander James
E. Breslin, who told the commit
tee he had received protests from
legionnaires in all parts of the
state. said Department Judge Adj
vocate Robert n. Alcorn and the
national judge advocate had ruled
Cramer held the position illegally
according to the legion constitu-
ton. The constitution bars from
legion office anyone holding or
seeking elective. remunerative pub
lie office.
After hours of argument, during
which resolutions condemning and
praising Commander Breslin were
voted down, the meeting was adj
journed.
Before the Cramer matter came
up the committee voted to notify
national headquarters it favored
dry law referendum and opposed
immediate payment of the bonus.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
FRANCE SEIZED
NEWSPAPER THAT
ABUSED U. S.

Paris, April S.-(UP)-AlI cop
les of the morning financial news
paper La Force, which made vio-
lent attacks on the American dol
lar recently, were seized by police
to-day. The paper is edited by
Madame Marthe Hanau, the
French "Ponzi", who in 1880 was
sentenced two years in Jail for a
gigantic speculative swindle.
1t was understood the seizure
was ordered by Premier Andre
'Tardieu. to whom vigorous pro-
tests were made yesterday about
the vicious campaign of lies in a
portion of the press against. the
dollar.
The, dollar meanwhile rallied,
closing above the sold export level
at 1884 francs. after opening at
25.32.- The pound sterl:sg rallied.
c,e sing at 1887, compared with
the, opening of $3.50 and yester-
days close of $500.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
LAWYER TO SUE
COLUMBIA FOR
EDITOR HARRIS
Attorney Will Ask $780,
600 Damages Because
University Had Expelled
Editor of College Paper

New York. April SUPP
Raymond L. Wise, attorney for the
American Civil Liberties Union,
has announced that, acting in be-
half of Reed Harris, expelled edi-
tor of the Columbia Spectator, he
would file suit against Columbia
university. Wise said the amount
would be ''in the neighborhood of
100000" and that the action
would start next Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
He said: I'VE are motivated by
the principle of the freedom of the
press rather than any desire to
have Harris reinstated in the uni
versity. The suit will be filed
against the university as corpora
ton, not against individual off,
Gals. such as Dean Herbert E.
Hawkes., who dismissed the edi-
tor"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
WIFE RETURNS TO
HOME AND FINDS
BIG CROWD THERE
They Were Surrounding
Dead Man on the Walk
1t Was Her Husband
Who Had Leaped to
Death

New York, April S-(UP)-Mrs
Reginald Clarke left her apartment
to buy a newspaper late yesterday
and when she returned a large
crowd was grouped around the
body of a man who just few min
utes before had leaped from a
seventh-f1oor window. Mrs Clarke.
edged through the crowd. The
body was that of her husband.
She told detectives her husband
was shell-shocked and gassed while
with the 9th Division in France,
and never recovered.
Clarke was vice-president of the
Audley Clarke Company and the
Central Concrete Mixing Company.
He was a graduate of Hamilton
College, Clinton, N. Y, class of
1915, and a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, honorary scholastic frater-
nifty. He is survived by his wife
and parents, a brother, jeremiah
Clarke; two sisters. Mrs Walter c.
Douglas, of Greenwich, Conn.,, and
Mrs Donald r. Carse.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
THEY WANTED TO
SEE THE LITTLE
BABY MAKEF FACES
So Children Dropped Salt
Into His Carriage and
He Ate It-DOctOrs May
Not Save Him

New York, April s.-(UP)-
Nine months old Samuel Charlup
is fighting for his life. today be-
cause some little children playing
around his baby carriage dropped
one-pound bag of salt in it for
him to eat, so he would make
faces" Samuel ate handful after
handful of the salt. 1t inflamed
his bronchial tubes. his larynx, his
left lung and trachea.
His mother, looking out of the
window. saw her child eagerly
downing the salt. Rushing out,
she found the bag of salt broken
open and spilled all over the car
riage covers. Samuel was thirsty,
he had commissions. The baby was
rushed to the hospital. where, de-
spite the efforts of three physi-
clans, it Is feared he will die. The
doctors are prepared to perform a
tracheotomy in an effort to save
his life.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
Alfred E.. Smith
Surely Running
For Presidency
Replies to Mayor Hayes and Seven
Other Democratic Mayors Of Conn
Speaks in Very Emphatic Terms

New York, April SUPP
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
of New York made it clear to-day
in a statement that he is ready to
accept the democratic presidential
Nomination, and is not merely a
stalking horse" to shield or to
stop any other candidate.
His statement replied to inquir-
les forwarded by mayors of eight
Connecticut cities.
Smith wrote the mayors of Wa
terbury. Meriden, New Haven,
Hartford, Putnam, and Ansonia,
Bridgeport and Bristol:
II am in receipt of your letter
of April and I very deeply appre-
ciate the kindly sentiment as well
as the promise of support in the
election of delegates to the nation
al convention
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-08
BOMBS HURLED
IN DRY CLEANERS
PRICE CUTTING
One New Haven Concern
Su ffere d and Two
Rivals Arrested and
Held Under $4,000
Bonds Each

New Haven, Conn, April s.
(UP)-WeeiSs of price cutting and
bitter rivalry between dry clean
ers in this city eliminated to-day
in the bombing of the City Service
Cleaners and Dyers, Inc. plant. A
time bomb exploded against the
front of the building shortly after
/ a. m., shattering windows in the
neighborhood and bringing hun
dreds of alarmed persons in night
clothes from nearby tenements
Detectives attributed the bombing
to business rivals.
After several hours investiga-
ton, detectives arrested Harry AS
terchen, 40, and julius Rosenberg
40, members of a cleaners and
dyers' association which has at
tempted to fix standard prices in
the city. Police said they threat
ened last month to throw pineap-
pies at your place" when the own
ers of the City Service company
refused to raise their prices to
the level fixed by the association
They were arraigned in city cour,
and given continuance under bonds
of $4,000 each on technical
charges.