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Evening star., 1933-01-26
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
No Error In Local
 Cases Appealed
Supreme Court Issues Findings in iurwitz, PelOsi
 and Gillette Litigation

Three decisions affecting cases tried in the Waterbury courts were handed down by the supreme court of errors yesterday. No error is found in any of the cases that were appealed. The cases included Irene Kleinfeld and Esther Freedman against Wulf Hurwitz; Frank Mon- zillo, administrators, against Mary Pelosl and others and sherman D. Stocker of Beacon Falls against Alyma Gillette of Chicago.
 The supreme court, in a decision rendered by Chief Justice William M. Maltbie upholds verdicts of S3,500 rendered against Hurwitz in superior court before Judge Newell Jennings and a jury. Miss Klein field was allowed $1,000 and Miss Freedman, $2,500. They charged negligence on the grounds that HurwitZ. in whose car they were riding, fell at the wheel and caus- ed a collision with another ma chine on the Mehiden road. Both plaintiffs were injured. The su- preme court rules the driver of the car was guilty of gross negligence in driving the machine when he knew he might fall asleep.
 Chief Justice Maltbie finds nc error in the decision of Judge Jen- nings in holding that the bene- ficiary's estate gets the balance due on war risk insurance payments in decision in the case of Frank MonZillo, administrator of the es- tate of Charles DeCarlo against Mary Pelosi and others. DeCarlo war veteran, made his aunt bene. ficiary of his estate when he died and the balance of the war risk in. surance payments were made pay. able to her. When she died. the question arose as to whether tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Radio Broadcast By Harris Carries
 Details To Section
Director of Program Speaks From Boston Over Yankee Network - Operations of System, by Which JObless Are Given Aid, Revealed to Aid Audience

Boston, February 22 - An un. usual system of local unemploy- ment relief which may be adapt able to the needs of other New England communities was des- cribed here at New England Coun- cil headquarters by William M Harris. chairman of the Mutual Aid Unemployment Fund of Wa terbury, Inc. The plan, developed in Waterbury, Conn.,, has already been adapted to the needs of New Britain. Conn. MT Harris dis cussed the Waterbury plan over a New England wide hook-up of radio stations last evening under auspices of the New England Council.
 "In Waterbury" MT Harris de- clared, "are 100000 people who believe so thoroughly in the brotherhood of man that they pour $600,000 a year into a com mon treasury known as the Mu- tual Aid Unemployment Fund. These people know that while they are contributors today, they may be recipients tomorrow. Expendi- lures for the past two years give a clear picture of the operations of this fund.
 "In round numbers these ex- penditures are as follows: work relief, $1,126,000; food, $2O0,0OO. including $169,O00 from the city; clothing $18,O00; fuel, 25,000, in- surance, $34.000;! rent, $12,000; sundries, $19,000; milk, 5000. The total is 1,441,O00.
 "All employed people who re- ceive less than $50 per week are asked to contribute one per cent of their pay each week. If they receive $50 or more and less than $100 they are asked for one'and one half per cent, and if they re- ceive $100 or more, their pledge calls for three per cent.
 That means that a man whose pay is $15 gives 15 cents per week to the fund. whereas the man with $100 income gives the fund $3 weekly. If he is an industrial or mercantile worker he does this by means of a pledge card which authorizes his paymaster to deduct this amount and forward 1t weekly to the treasurer of the Mutual Aid Fund. Other types of con- tributors such as professional men send q pledge card to the trcas- urer indicating the amount which they will forward to him bi-weekly or monthly.
 Another important factor in the raising of funds Is the fact that employers are asked to con- tribute dollar for dollar with their employees. The city contributes $3,000 weekly.
 "'Twenty-five thousand pledge cards go into every industrial or ganization in the city, into stores, banks, laundries, lumber com panies. electrical and plumbing establishments, public utilities such as electric light, gas tele- phone, street railway, steam rail- way and bus lines, into real estate and insurance offices, trucking concerns, automobile sales com panies and garages, hotels, into the city departments. such as the street department, park depart ment, fire department, police de- partment, school department. into independent establishments such US hospitals. Y. M. c. A., cham. Der of commerce. Boy and Girl Scouts, to the professional men,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22

chapter of the American Red Gross.
 "A single man without home Is sent to the barracks where he has q place to sleep and two meals daily. A reading and recreation room Is also maintained for his benefit.
 "A single woman without a home is cared for on q case basis until work can be secured for her in a family or otherwise.
 "A family or two receives gro- ceries, fuel and clothing, no work.
 "A family or three or four. re- ceives one days work for which 1t is paid $3 in cash plus grocer les, fuel and clothing.
 "A family of five or more re- ceives two days work for which 1t is paid $6 in cash plus grocer ies, fuel and clothing.
 "The grocery order increases with the size of the family. There are four types of order. A, 5, . and D. A typical order for a fam fly of five is peck of potatoes. U pounds of meat, 5 pounds of cab. bage or tomatoes, 9 pounds of beans, 1 pound of salt pork' ] pound of macaroni, 5 pounds oi sugar, 6 cans of evaporated milk 1 pound of coffee, 1 pound or but, ter. 1 pound of rice or cereal ana 12 pounds of flour. One must also remember that with this or der goes coal, clothing and $6 m cash each week."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, Feb 22-UP)- Forecast for tonight and Thurs day:
 Maine: Fair, slightly warmer on south coast tonight; Thursday cloudy and warmer, possibly fol rain or snow in interior.
 New Hampshire: Fair, slightly warmer tonight: Thursday cloudy and warmer, probably followed by rain.
 Vermont: Partly cloudy and warmer tonight; Thursday cloudy, possibly occasional rain.
 Massachusetts, Rhode Island and ConnectIcut: Fair. slightly warmer tonight; Thursday cloudy and warmer probably followed by rain in afternoon or at night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
OLD GLORY MUCH
 IN EVIDENCE TODAY
Buildings in All Parts of City Decorated With
 National COlOrS
IDEAL WEATHE K

All public and parochial schools of the city, banks, county courts and federal offices, department stores, including the post office, were closed all day today in honor of the 201st anniversary of the birth of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
 City court, however, remained open as usual, as were some of the local stores in the shopping dis trict. Some of the factories were hut down for the day.
 Many private functions were held but no formal observance of the day was held, however.
 = American flags decorated many buildings. including the City Hall. the Waterbury club and Hotel Elton while old Glory also blazed ntriumph in the gren in the. cen ter. Several factories also showed the Stars and Stripes waving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
No Business
 In City Court
Spectators Disappointed at Sight of the Empty

A prIsonerless pen faced Judge T. V. Meyer as he ascended to the bench in police court this morning at g o'clock. To the evident dis. appointment of a large group of spectators who had anticipated Q special holiday docket of eases, Prosecuting Attorney Mitchell c.. Meyers remarked that no business was scheduled. The spectators who arrived on the scene early for their favorite seats were descending the stairs of the City Hall on their way out as 9 o'clock was being struck by the chimes of St Johns church.
 The only arrest made yesterday was that of Q youngter. Maurice Flaherty, r. who helped himelf to Q bunch bananas and was taken into custody with most of the evidence in his possession. The owner of the fruit, Thomas Mullen of Roxbury, was not anxious to press the charge and the lad was released last evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22

Washington was more than a soldier. He was a prophet as any body can see by reading a few paragraphs from his farewell ad- dress, in which he warned the country against foreign entangling alliances.
 Excessive partiality for one foreign nation" he said, "and ex- cessive dislike of another cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and to serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other. Real patriots who may resist, the intri- gues of the favorite are liable to gues of the favorite are liable while it's tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests.
 The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations IS, In extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engage ments, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop.
 Europe has g. set of primary in- terests which to us have none, or very remote, relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent con- troversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore. it must be unwise in us to duplicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicis- situdes of her politics, or the or dinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities.
 Our detached and distant situa- tion invites and enables us to pur- sue 6 different course. If we re- main one people under an efficient government the period Is not far off when we may defy material in- jury from external annoyance; when we may take such an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected when belligerent nations under the -im- possibility of making acquisitions upon us. will not lightly hazard giving us provocation; when we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22

such as lawyers, doctors, dentists, ministers and architects and fi- nally to that group of wealthy and retired individuals who are not connected with any of the general business of the community.
 'The organization that promotes this fund is a corporation with Mayor Frank Hayes as chairman of the board. It was Mayor Hayes who first suggested organ izing the unemployment program as a private corporation and 1t is due to his good sense that 1t has been kept entirely out of politics. To the treasurer of the corpora tion, Lewis S. Reed, vice presi- dent of the Citizens and Manufa- turers National Bank of Water bury, goes the credit for the plan of raising funds by certain per- centage deductions which are ad- justed to the income of the con tributor.
 "The fund is an organization of the unemployed themselves. There are no paid executives and con- sequently no overhead. The di- rector of the relief organization is loaned by the local family welfare society know as the Lincoln House. He has taken out of the ranks of the unemployed people with the proper training as regis trars. stenographers, file clerks. investigators, time-keepers, pay masters. payroll clerks, and other positions calling for special fit- ness. With this group he has or ganiZed a headquarters staff and extended his idea of work relief to 36 different relief projects em- ploying over 2,200 men and women. He has clothing room where 130 women sort out cloth- ing received through second hand clothing campaigns. clean 1t, sew on buttons, repair 1t and when it is useless in its original form, rip 1t apart and make it over into articles such as childrn's coats. Tn this connection a cobbler shop is also maintained where the shoes ofthe Mutual Aid workers are kept in repair. The fund loans 472 men to the street and water departments of the city. Also 408 men are working under the di- rection of the park department where a municipal golf course has been built. as well as many per- manent improvements in the city parks. The program of the park department has been set ahead several years by this labor. Fifty five men, many of them of except ional skill, are used by the Y. M. c. A. in maintaining its educational and recreational program for the unemployed. The school depart ment through it's many schools uses 118 men. Others work in the various cemeteries, hospitals, Boy Scout and Girl Scout campsl day nursery and churches.
 Barracks are maintained for IFS single and homeless men. Un- employed people supervise these barracks and do all the work in connection with providing them with two meals daily. A supply base or commissary puts up twenty-two hundred grocery orders each week. These are delivered to the men at tn point where they are working and are carried by them from that point to their homes. This plan avoids the con- centration of large numbers at the commissary store. A coal yard Is also operated by the Mutual Aid Fund and it's members are entitled to draw coal during the cold weather, at the rate of 150 pounds weekly or $50 pounds each month. A distributing station for clothing and shoes Is also maintained ln- der the direction of the local
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
FOURTH IN SERIES
 OF LECTURES
Will Be Given Tonight By Rev Mir Lowell at
 Parish House
OF SECOND CHURCH

This evening at o'clock in the parish house of the Second Con- gregational church, Rev Moses k. Lowell will give the fourth of his reviews of religious books. The book to be reviewed this week is First and Last Men" by W. Olaf Stapledon. It takes the human race forward millions of years hence. "Mr Stapledon gets into his stride, moving forward from one race to the next, from one planet to another. World states come and go like the leaves of the trees: new civilizations rise up only to vanish: lives of artificial men reach up to unimaginable heights and then perish. The Martans in- wade us-the moon Is disintegrat- ed; and our distant descendants are forced to seek refuge on Venus. One of the Eighteenth or Last Men, liv- ing two thousand millions years hence magically projects his mem tai equipment back to our own days and bids us take warning from his story"
 These book reviews are free to the general public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
INSPECTION AT
 STATE ARMORY
Included Litter Drill Pick Up of Wounded and
 First Aid
MANY VISITORS PRESENT

Federal inspection of the local medical detachment was conducted at the armory on Field street last night by Major William W. Conger of the 11Sregiment. Major William P. Smith of Hartford represented the state. The inspection included litter drill. pick up of wounded men and first aid. Major Joseph A. Ciminera is head of the local med ical unit.
 officers who witnessed the in- spection included: Major V. A. Vorhees, Major Joseph M. Curry, Colonel Charles W. Comfort Colonel Lewis L. Field, Lieutenant Colonel Ernest E. Novey. Officers of the medical detachment are Major Ciminera, commanding. Cap tain William c. Kennedy, Captain Alfred c. Dreher. Captain William A. Duffy. First Lieutenant Harold J. Cleary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22

payments should be continued to the estate of the aunt, or to the estate of the veteran, DeCarlo. Judge Jennings after hearing the issues held that the payments should be continued to the aunt'a estate. In this finding the su- preme court finds no error.
 Judge Miles r. McNin acted cof> rectly in setting aside a $4,50O vers dict in favor of Sherman D. Stock- CT against Alma Gillette, the third decision of the supreme court finds. The suit was brought to recover either the defendants property, q large farm in Beacon Falls, or damages, on the grounds that the defendant gained the property through fraud. The high court finds there was no fraud, that the property was left to the defendant by Rhoda Gillette, mother of the defendants wife. who had a per- feet right to dispose of her own property any way she sought fit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Birthday of
 Chain Nachman
Will Be Observe d At Hebrew Institute Sun=
 day Afternoon

Chaim Greenberg, editor of the Kaempfer, Jewish publication, will be the principal speaker. at the celebration of the 60th birthday of Chaim Nachman, widely-herald- ed Hebrew poet, at mass meet ing at the Waterbury Hebrew In- stitute Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
 Meyer Jerushalmi principal of the Waterbury Hebrew school, is chairman of the event which is being sponsored by several local Jewish organizations. Entertain ment will be furnished consisting of poem readings and musical se- lections by members of the Hebrew school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Making Plans
 For Debate
Crosby=Litchfield Meeting to Take Place
 March "A


 Milton Persky was instructed to select three prominent local people to act as judges for the coming Crosby-Litchfield triangu- lar debate scheduled to be held March 24. at last nights meeting of the blue and white debaters, presided over by Abe Berman.
 A team of three affirmative mem bers will debate against the Litch- field team at Crosby while three others will uphold the negative side at Wilby auditorium on the question "Resolved: That one half of all state and local revenues should be derived from sources other than that on tangible proper ties"
 At the barley last night Faculty Advisor John Kinney addressed the members on taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Washington Stands
 To-day As Prophet
Farewell Address Warns Against Entangling Foreign
 Alliances

may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice. shall counsel.
 Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by intervening our destiny with that Of any part of Europe. entangle our peace and prosperity In the tolls of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or ca price?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
POLICE STANDARD
 WRECKED LAST NIGHT

A police standard bearing a traf- flc light on the corner of Grove street and Central avenue was wrecked late last evening when two cars .colllded at the intersec- ton. ono of the machines was operated by Attorney William K. Lawlor of 145 Cables avenue and Ray Henderson of Belden street. Watertown. The latter scar, ac- cording to the police report, was forced against the standard with considerable force. The authorities are leaving the matter of the re- sponsibility to the two drivers in- volved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Nosahogan Lodge
 To Confer Degree

At the meeting of Nosahogan lodge, Odd Fellows in Odd Fellows hall last night, plans were made to confer the first degree on a class of candidates of Central lodge, Middletown, on the 28th. This lodge includes in it's membership, Frederick l.. Phelps, who Is grand master of the odd Fellows. The local lodge also planned to visit the Sequassia lodge in Plainville on March 2d
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
HAPPY THOUGHT

UNCLE: Now. my boy, Pm giv- ing you this money box for your birthday present, and hope you'll make good use of 1t. No getting money out of 1t with. q penknife, mind!
 NEPHEW: Of course not. uncle. But, I say, you do have some jolly fine Ideas, don't you?--Illustrferte Prcsse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
IN A FIX

WIFE (to victim of raging toothache): Why don't you go and have 1t out. dear?
 INCOME TAX OFFICIAL: Don't be silly! sent both the To- cal dentists final demand notices last night.--Humorist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
THE SCENE CHANGES

"You know Bill Thompson ? We'll his wife Sarah jumped off the bridge into the canal and"
 Poor Sarah!"
 "And a fellow passing by jump ed in and saved her life"
 Poor Bill. ."-Tit-Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
Miss Kirk Addressed
 The Naturalist Club

Members of the Waterbury Nat uralist club met last night in Matt tatuck hall and heard a talk by Miss Elizabeth Kirk. The speaker described her last summers trip through the Mediterranean cour- tries. It was announced that Rev Anton Gesner of Roxbury will speak on Up and Down the Shepaug" at the next meeting.
 Railway traffic in France is steadily increasing.
Evening star., 1933-12-03

AS soon as the story was selected, Miss Sten
was called back for more tests One by one
she donned each of the costumes she would
wear in the picture and paraded before
camera to make sure they were Just right. Then
there were additional voice tests to ascertain
the recording qualities of her voice and to find
out whether she spoke in keeping with her
character.
ALI in ALL she was paraded before the cam
eras for 81 different tests before work finally
was started ON the picture itself.
While Anna was being prepared for her screen
work, the public had to be made conscious OF
her. AS she was being starred in her initial
production, the name Anna Sten had to mean
something. To that end, an intensive publicity
campaign had to be conducted.
That's what was happening to Miss Sten for
a year and half, during which time she drew
a salary of approximately $1,000 week. The
tests instructors and publicity campaign cost
easily another 500 900. In other words before
she ever started her first picture, Goldwyn had
about $175,000 invested in his potential star.
If he was to get that back. she had to be good
co THE picture was started. Three weeks
- rolled by before Goldwyn came to the def
mite conclusion that he was on the wrong track.
To continue and release the picture as IT was
shaping up meant the end of Anna Stems
career. She wasn't right In her characterl-
zation.
Although another $175,oo had been spent,
bringing Goldwyns total investment to $3.50 900,
production on the picture was stopped. new
treatment was given the story. new director
was engaged.
Work was resumed and when the picture is
finished this time it VIII be right, 50 right that
the public will demand more Anna Sten films.
At least Goldwyn has bet million dollars
on that demand-that being what Mana" will
have cost him by the time it is finished
II remains to be seen he Is right. IL
Evening star., 1933-12-03

tifnl U0S flop, and iChO, as q result h01
to go back to England.
The above Is picture Of the extent to which
a film producer will go to ascertain that his
discovery is given the right kind of an initial
presentation to the public The first picture Is
that important. That is a movie law TO which
there has been no excepticn-and it has been
proved time and time again. sometimes in q
costly manner.
This Is shown by the experience OF Evelyn
Laye, prominent English actress.
Miss Lave was brought over here amid many
hurrahs- It was predicted that she would be
one Of the sensations of the American screen.
But her first picture, "One Glorious Night" Vas
poor and furthermore gave her no change 70
show what she had to offer. The resuH waa
that she was dead before she even started living.
as far As our theatergoers were concerned
There was only one course left open to her
go back TO England, which she did.
Lillian Harvey, noted English actress who WRS
brought to Hollywood a few months ago Is
another example-in a different way. Mss
Harvey was known to some extent because OF
the German-made film Congress DanceS.s
which was given a general release In the United
States. /
| IOWEvER, her first American made picture
| ] still was important 1t had to be just rignt
if she was to continue her career here. At the
preview the studio bosses found that they had
missed.
So the first picture, MY Lips Betray," was
shelved temporarily while production was
rushed on the film, My Weakness
That picture clicked" with prevleW audiences,
so it was released first Now, with that behind
her. My Lips Betray' can be released with
safety.
CLARK Gable uyas handled in inst such a mar1-
ner. His first few roles quite small all
ways in support of a more important player.
But he stood out-the public wanted to see
more Of him. Gradually he was given bigger
and bigger parts until he ready for star
dom, could carry picture alone.