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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
ELECTRIC SHOCK PROVES FATAL
CHICKEN SUPPER
 AT SAY-MAC'S INN
In Honor of Washington Park Girls V0lley Ball
 Champions
PATRICK SHEA PRESIDED

The Washington Park girls vol ley ball team, thrice champions of the Interplayground league, were feted at a chicken supper by Wash ington Hill admirers last evening at Say-Ma Inn. Patrick Shea as master of ceremonies supplied the humor, and entertainment which went a long ways in making the affair a success.
 This morning park department officials will present the Hill maid ems with the three-year trophy which henccforth will be their per- manent property.
 Those attending last evening were: Loretta Pelletier, Marjorie Malley, Margaret Razier, Eleanor Dunn, Dorothy Reckahn, Gene vieve Phelan, Eileen Mulvaney, Lo- retta Creaven, Emily O'Donnell. Ann Lutkus, and Doris Braun, and Edward Crean. Lawrence Morgan, Frank Dillon, Francis Kelly, Thom- as Mccarthy. Eugene Cornell, George Frazier, Gwinne LaVas- seur, Al Thomas and Neil O'Rourke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
Louis Bartolini Dies At Norwalk
 Hospital To-day
Suffered Burns and Shock Late Yesterday While Working on Wires Near New Canaan-Was Con-
 necticut Light & Power Employe-Was RemOv.
 ing Fuses From Transformer When Burned

Extensive burns and shock suf- fered late yesterday afternoon when his hand came in contact with an electric current resulted in the death today. of Louis Barto- Iini, 49, of Thomas street, this city. He died about 5 o'clock this morning in. the Norwalk hospital.
 The deceased was employed as a iineman in the service of the Con- necticut Light & Powed company. He was one of crew detailed to New Canaan to repair the damages of Tuesdays storm. He was en- gagged in removing fuses from a transformer on the pole when fel- low workmen suddenly observed his body enveloped in flames and smoke. The unconscious man was held against the post by his safety belt until Joseph Rucke of Nor walk, foreman, smothered the burning clothes and aided in lower- ing the injured man to the ground. Bartolini was hurriedly removed to the hospital, where little hope was held out for him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
COPS ECLIPSE MA HUBBARD

Palestine, Tex. (UP) - Had Old Mother Hubbard accompanied officers in a raid that led to 8 home, the nursery rhyme would have required a different ending. The cupboard was by no means bare = it contained a couple of pints of whisky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
Baseball at
 Hamilton Park
Lively Contest Took Place
 Yesterday Afternoon

Roland Benson, former Wilby High school reserve pitcher, hurl- ed for the Hamilton Park play ground nine yesterday at Fulton Park, but was beaten by Ralph Landolf, who was on the mound for Fulton Park, the final score showing the Cooke street boys on the long end of 10-0 score. Lan- dolf aided his own cause with a Ruthian wallop.
 This morning the Hillies Juniors and Fulton Juniors were listed to Highlands. This afternoon two more games are scheduled listing the division and Fulton hines and the Pilgrims and St. Mary's. Play ground day will be observed at Fulton tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
$3, 900 CIVIL ACTION
 STARTED YESTERDAY

A s3.0oe civil action was started yesterday in the common pleas court by Freddy ciccherine. [ through his father Gugiieimo. against Joseph Sullivan, as a re- suit of injuries on July (. 1892. when run down by the defendants car while crossing Brown street. The plaintiff alleges he suffered a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
VOLLEY BALL IN
 THE FAIRGROUNDS

The Mill street girls volley bah team showed their superiority over the Hamilton Park maidens in an Interplayground league tilt last night at Fuller playground winning in straight games. the scores being. 15-9 and 15-0. The Mill street boys team kept up their good work by invading Washington Park
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
WOLVES DEsTRoY MELONS

NaIakoff, Tex (U.P.1 - H perverse taste for melons 1NN made wolves a considerable utu~ ace in fhe Walnut and Turkey Creek melOn-growing areas Haru- CTS have resorted to putting pHt poison for the beasts, which eat only the juicy hearts of the melons leaving the remainder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
CAMP NAMED FOR soEOS

Greensburg. La.-(UP1 - The Civilian conservation corps camp in St Helene Parish is to he named Camp Bolivar Kemp. in honor of the late Congressman Kemp, of Amite. who died several weeks ago, 1t was announced re- gently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
State To Honor J. H. Macdonald
 At Rites To-day
Monument to Uncle Jim," First Highway Chief, to Be
 Unveiled By Governor Cross

director. American Road Builders association.
 These addresses will be followed by the responding address of the recipient of the days honors, Hon James H. Macdonald.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30

An Investigation by officials of the company disclosed the fact that Bartolini was weaing cotton gloves, though he had rubber safety gloves in his belt.
 MT Bartolini came to this city "A years ago during which time he was employed by the Connecticut Light &s Power company. The body was removed to the Maiorano fu- neral home at 267 Bank street. Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later. The deceased is sur vived by three daughters. Rose, Ada and Florence of this city, one brother James of Oklahoma City. okla, and one sister, Celeste Terri of Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30
CIVIL ACTION FILED
 IN COMMON PLEAS

A $500 civil action was filed yes terday in common pleas court by George s. Green of Portland, Me, against George Tracy and Marion Tracy. The action was brought on a common count writ and will be returned to court next week.
 Turkey is reorganizing many state enterprises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-30

fractured right hand and incerm- tiOas Of the right leg plus various bruises and contusions.
Evening star., 1933-01-22

CHOOSE from entire stock the finest of
clothes in Washington hundreds and hundreds of Suits
Topcoats and Overcoats BENCH TAILORED finest
Of TESTED ATWOOD FABRICS styled and tailored by
the worlds foremost makers of fine clothing And you don't
guess the VALUES S25 the lowest priced garment
we've carried and the SIS s35 grades S1s
.. finest BENCH-MADE qualities, were sos, S3s.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
FREE
PARKING
While Shopping Here
CURB SERVICE
At No Cost to You

NO more worry about a place to
park, nor the mental agony of
parking fines j.. just drive to the
front of our store Uniformed
chauffeurs will be ready at all times
to take your car, park it at the Capi-
tai Garage, and have it back to you
PROMPTLY-after you have made
your purchase.
Evening star., 1933-01-22

NEW Reductions all along the line bring in this great
SemAnnual Sae the lowest prices of the entire
in that had already produced the lowest prices in the
history of this Beyond any doubt the who needs
clothes has the buying opportunities Of lifetime be-
fore him Every Suit every Overcoat and Topcoat in
this sale this desirable s fabric and pattern
Every Regular, short, stout, slim, shortou ongout
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
By Joan Clayton
By TuthIN
BY Mnt Gross
BY Walt Disney
By Rube Goldberg

saulted her tired brain-if only
she had done this. if only she
had done that, If only they
could have stopped at some
decent hour. =.
Turning on the weary, ex-
hausted girl, inert upon the
cushions, Haverholt resumed
his grievance in a voice studied
ly, insultingly patient, "It's not
my fault that it's six o'clock in
the morning. There's a quaint
old custom to the effect that
one gives ones opponents a
chance to get their money
back"
They didn't get any Of it
back" Patricia observed sui
lenly.
That's hardly your fault, my
dear. During the last rubber
I was convinced that I was
playing against the three Of
you."
1--WE won, didn't we? How
much did we VIM"
Plenty" conceded Haverholt
forgetting his irritation for the
moment. He added complacent-
ly. IT thought old Pond would
burst a blood vessel. There's a
man I enjoy taking, the stupid,
pretentious fool. He should
stick to the packing business.
What he knows about cards ]
could put in my eye"
(TO Be COntinued)
The Washington times., 1933-07-14

petty jealousies, fierce bicker-
ing, lasting enmities, unstable
loyalties. She became a citi-
zen Of a fantastic world. She
was pointed out at the Stuy-
vesant Club, at the Cavender
Club, at the Kirkcaldie Club, as
a coming star. Haverholt's
friends and enemies grew to
know her, they grudgingly ad-
mired her skillful play, they ad-
mired her youthful, glowing
beauty, the men willingly, the
women unwillingly. She was
Julian Haverholt's niece. She
was accepted.
But shan't we ever do any,
thing except play bridge?"
Patricia walled after a session
that had lasted for hours. I'm
tired, so tired" she muttered.
"I'm tired, too," snapped
Haverholt, looking it. He cursed
the jouncing Of the car, picked
up the speaking tube and cussed
Otto. Patricia saw the chauf-
feur'S back Stiffen Indignantly.
She felt like screaming. They
had played bridge all night.
Dawn, cool and virginia., was
breaking over Central Park.
The city was hushed and beau
tiful. She could not appreciate
the quiet beauty, or even see
it. Cards seemed to march be-
fore her vision in a steady
stream, second thoughts as
The Washington times., 1933-07-14

pointment. There was no rea-
son for her to be hurt. To
Clark, If not to her, the en-.
gagement had been a casual
thing, a pleasant kindness ex-
tended to the niece of a friend,
so completely unimportant that
he had broken the engagement
secondhand.
1T doesn't matter anyhow"
Patricia began bravely, gal
lantly. I'D every bit as soon
play bridge"
Don't lie to me, Patricia"
Haverholt stood up. He said
quietly, "Are you in love with
Tracy?"
what a question to ask"
she faltered. "You know he's
engaged to Marthe March.
THAT doesn't answer my
question. Are you in love with
him, Patricia?"
"Of course I'm not" She
could even smile now. "It's too
ridiculous to discuss for min
ute"
Then we won't discuss it.
Heaven knows I don't consider
Clark Tracy a particularly di-
Verting topic of conversation"
Just then he said, Perhaps
you will accept my services as
a driving teacher. drive, too,
you may have noticed"
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
'KNAVE'S GIRL l.

ICOntinued from, Magazine Pose)
Is she went downstairs. She
stopped when she reached the
door Of the card room, knocked.
slipped inside when Julian bade
her enter. AS usual she was
seated at the card table, a
stuffy, dull occupation thought
Patricia for such a day.
Disappointment
Il suppose you're just in
the mood for a session at
bridge" said Haverholt dryly.
Then, you've forgotten"
said Patricia reproachfully.
She continued self consciously,
Don't you remember I was
to have a driving lesson to-
day?"
CLARK can't come" Haver-
hot advised her badly.
CLARK can't come" repeated
Patricia as if the statement
were too incredible for belief.
"Why not?"
HE telephoned last night
after you'd gone to bed and
asked me to convey his apol-
ogies. He left early this morn
Ing with the Marchs. They de-
cided quite Unexpectedly to fly
down to Aiken"
II See," said Patricia in a
still voice.
She attempted to hide the
extent Of her hurt and disap-
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
Washington Times
Adventure Club

Although "Gene" Brock, Of
Hyattsville, Md, was only l
year old on Tuesday of this
week he is almost a veteran in
the Adventure Club ranks.
You see Gene" (hiS full
name is Bertrand Eugene but
that is much too long) is a
friend Of our good little club
member Alice Beall, Of Mitch
ellville, Md, and Alice enrolled
him in the club almost as soon
as he was born.
Picture Came Too Late
She sent us this picture for
his birthday but it arrived too
late to 60 in the column Tues
day. We are using it today
because Alice said:
81 am hoping to see 1t in
the paper SOOn."
She tells us he is the hap
piest baby in the world and
that she cloves to play with
him." He does look like a
jolly little fellow, doesn't he?
Regular Leader
Irene, Evelyn and Gertrude
Bishop, 913 L st. N. W.:
I'VE read your column regu-
Iarly and we think it is getting
more interesting every day. We
are proud to feel we are mem
bers of such a wonderful club.
Such a club Is worth while. We
60 to the Langley Junior High
School. Give our best regards
to the club members"
Likes Our Club
Nathan Resnick, $50 D st.
S. E.:
81 would like to become a
member Of your club. read
about it every day. I was 9
years old January 22.
81 like the club very much"
Estelle Oliver, Baden, Md:
81 am sending my brothers
and sisters names as new
members. Virginia Oliver, birth
day January 4, and Noble
Oliver, birthday August 1. My
teacher is Mrs. Roger Bur-
rOughs. She is the incest
teacher in the whole world.
"My playmates are Mary Tur-
ner, Margaret Truman, Joseph
inc Richards, Shirley Hymiller
and May Richards"
Thanks For Card
David Detlowe, sos Columbia
Rd. N. w.:
"PIease excuse me for not
writing sooner to thank you
for my card. / love to read
The Washington times., 1933-07-14

the letters in the Adventure
Club column.
"My cousins, Jerry and Don
aid DetIOwe, are dying to join
the club. Donald Is 3 years
old and Jerry is 7. They told
me to write to YOU"
Thanks for Tickets
Nancy Jane Vaughan, Land
over, Md:
81 am sorry I have not
written sooner to thank you
for the tickets to see Peg O. My
Heart It was a grand show. I
also want to thank you for my
birthday card.
81 have a new member for
our club. She is Audrey Barber,
Lanham, Md, age IL. Please
send her a membership card.
She has been longing to join.
Several of my friends, both in
Maryland and Virginia, have
Joined. 1 am a Virginian myself
although live in Maryland.
II hope all the girls and boys
in the club have the incest
Of vacations and that some Of
them will write to me-
Friends Want to Join
May Brown, $50 Sixth st.
S. W.:
81 Joined your club a long
time ago and I have some
friends who would like to join.
Their names are Dewey Taylor
!, and Aaron Taylor, 4. They
live at 152 Sixth st. S. w.
Aaron was born December 81
and Dewey on March 81.
"They both go to the SeatOn
School and they like it very
much. My brother would like
to join too. His name is Ray
mOnd. He is 10 years old, and
his birthday is June IA. He
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
Improving the Wrapper
.Bv ROBERT BENCHLEY-

wanted to uncrate a piano or
crack a safe I would have
expected to go to some trouble.
But when all a man wants is
a mint just before he meets his
wife, the least that he can
ask Is that the mint will go
half way with him. These
mints were out-and-out an
tagonistic.
1 finally saw that it was
a personal matter, and gave
my whole attention to it. If it
was a fight they wanted, I
was game. I stopped short on
the sidewalk and laid my hat
over a hydrant. I tried break
ing the thing over my knee
and hitting it against a build
ing. (Round one. The mints0
1t finally ended by my DASH
ing the whole business to the
sidewalk as a child does a tor
pedo, with the result that it
broke into a hundred bits in
the middle, but the two ends
remained intact and as tightly
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
Love Story Of a Bridge Queen

And that was the end Of
that.
The days went by, days diff
ferent from any that Patricia
had ever known before. She
took her place in the world Of
cards at Julian Haverholt's
side. Bridge, bridge, bridge
they played by night, they
played by day. Patricia saw no
one except professional card
players, pale, tense-eyed men
and women, nervous, high
strung as race horses, given to
long SilenceS, to occasional
Shrill, shattered laughter.
She became acquainted with
The Washington times., 1933-07-14

is such a thing as improving
the wrapper SO that nobody can
get at the product. 1t may be
a perfectly dandy wrapper, air.
tight, water-tight, and germ
proof, but if the buyer has to
send it to a garage to get it off,
something is wrong somewhere.
have just been trying to get
at a roll Of mints. I bought
them at a newsstand, thinking
that I would slip one of them
into my mouth before meeting
my wife. So I started clawing
at the end with one nail as I
walked along. It was obviously
not the end to claw at. So I
turned it over and started on
the other. That end had been
clamped down by stamping
machine usually reserved for
timing sardines. I tried biting
at both ends Zone after the
other, naturally and gave up
Just before an inlay came out.
Now all that I wanted was
a mint, mind you. If I had
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
SNAPPY WISE-CRACKS

Heredity is something a father
believes in until his son starts
to act like q fool.
X
Judge-"The policeman says
you and your wife had some
words"
Defendant-"I had some but
didn't get q chance to use
them"
4 4
The most difficult thing for
q beginner to learn about golf
is to keep from talking about
it all the time.
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
"Do you like codfish?"

"Do you like codfish?"
mo, I don't like Goldfish, and
I'm glad J. don't like it, be-
cause if I did = u eat it, and
hate the blamed stuff"
X X X
The highest praise for a man
Is 20 give him responsibility.
X \ X
8oSs-"Can't you find some
thing to do?"
Office boy-"Gee whiz: Am
I expected to do the work and
find it too?"
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
-
u
Gall right" she said.

"All right" she said.
"Thank you, thank you very
much," said Haverholt elab-
orately ironical. "It's delight
full of you to accept me as Sec
ond choice"
You aren't second choice at
ALL" she insisted.
"On thinking it over" re-
marked Haverholt, blandly,
I've decided that such an ex-
pedition would bore me. I'll
call up the Madison Company
and have them send around
regular instructor"
The Washington times., 1933-07-14

Progress is all right in its
way and 7 suppose that, if you
have progressed as far as you
feel you can in one line, it is
permissible to try progressing
in another. Il can't get ar
rested for saying that GER
tainly.)
There used to be an adver-
tisement which read: I'VE
couldn't improve the product,
so we improved the wrapper"
That's fine, provided you do i'm
prove the wrapper. But there
The Washington times., 1933-07-14

PEGGY'S DAY
Our birthday member to-
day is Peggy KOOt, S114
Warden st. N. w.
We wish Peggy many
happy returns of the day.
Evening star., 1933-02-23

died soon after reaching the institu-
ton of fractured skull.
Charles Snowden. colored, was work.
ing with Riggs at the time of the acci-
dent, but did not see how it happened.
Evening star., 1933-02-23

studio tanks, and the clatter of dia-
logue which in many cases has been
only a sad mimicking Of mortal
sounds-they have jumped into ''mu-
sicales" with will, and wrenched
out Of their production vaults not
only stars who could sing-but those
who can dance and do those things
which they had to do when they
(many of them) kicked up their
heels in the good old days of Broad
way, the old Waldorf and Delmon-
icos.
Something akin to this musical
burst in the talkies may be seen
tomorrow in the new AL Jolson film,
"Hallelujah, I'm a Bum" But this
is only a strictly Jolson affair, with
a musical setting to provide the star
with opportunities to sing the plot
rather than talk it.
Next week, however, Warner
Brothers will show Washington
what they mean by musical"
This Is the much-talkedab
"42nd Street film in which, curl
cusly enough, Mrs. Al Jolson (Ruby
Keeler) has a featured part. This
is the first in the Warner Brothers
series of things musical, which
promises to 'inaugurate a new deal
in entertainment" Just what this
will be is still unknown. But there
are said to be IA stars and 200 of
Hollywood's most gorgeous girls"
Stars other than the much-talked-
about Miss Keeler include Bebe Dan
iels, George Brent, Dick Powell, Una
Merkel, Ginger Rogers, Guy Kibbe
(can he sing or dance?) and others.
Excited, perhaps, by the success
of this venture, other companies are
heaving into rnusicaleS with a will.
The Fox Corporation, for instance,
has announced that it will plunge
at once into the biggest name"
musical it has ever undertaken.
This Is the film which will include
every available star on the Fax lot.
Among those definitely announced to
60 to work at once are Janet Gay
nor (can she sing?, Will Rogers Cat
least he can throw a rope), ELISA
Landi, Marian Nixon, Sally Eilers,
Ralph Bellamy, James Dunn, Sammy
Cohen, Buddy Rogers, Spencer Tracy,
Ell Brendel, and possibly Lillian
Harvey-who, after last seasons
Congress Dances" seems eminently
fitted for such task.
At any rate, Hollywood is up in
arms again, and IS certain that what
the public wants now Is music. We
are inclined to think there is
little too much of it In the new
Jolson fllm-but then, when
Nanny Singer sings, he probably
has to keep right on singing.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
V|NSON TO FIGHT
FOR TREATY NAVY
House Committee Chairman
Sees Need of Concern in
Far East Situation.
BY the Associated Press.

6y Luc hSsOCIdSSu
Chairman Vinson of the Naval Com
nittee told the House yesterday that in
the coming Congress he would push
his proposal for building up the Navy
to treaty limits. He warned his COL
leagues that one reason why Congress
should authorize a larger Navy Is the
threat of increasing Japanese and de-
creasing American influence in the Far
East
Speaking on the Naval supply bill al
lowing S315 900, 600 for the Navy during
the next fiscal year, the Georgia Demo-
crat said:
THE international situation today is
far from reassuring. This is no time to
scuttle the Navy and jeopardize the
safety of our country. Rather must We
relative strength provided by the Wash
ington and London treaties.
Bill to Be Offered.
II wish hereby to give notice to the
House that with the eonvening of the
next Congress, I propose to introduce
a bill providing for the upbuilding of
our Navy and to use my utmost en-
deavor to have it enacted into law.
Building must be along gradual and
progressive lines in ordez' that the ships
uldy De COIlSlTuCteQ WIN the greatest
economy. With such a program, our
Navy can be built up with an expendi-
ture, for new construction, of about
$63, 100000 per year, and that sum is
the amount that is available for eX-
penditures during this fiscal year"
Vinson said the Navy should be sub
jected to stringent and necessary econ
omies, but added that 'if we are to
remain great power and great force
for good in this troubled world, we
must have the will to do so, the will
to provide a proper Navy"
Cost Is Compared.
After saying that the Army and Navy
together cost only 1873 per cent of the
total Federal appropriations, he added:
why, gentlemen, the citizens of this
country spend more each year upon
perfume alone than Is spent for the
maintenance, upbuilding and operation
of the Navy"
He said that of So treaty ratio with
Japan this country has less than FIVE
ninths Of the number of underage ships
that Japan has. Comparing the
''underage" strength Of the United
States and japanese fleets, he said the
United States has 81 submarines con-
sidered modern, Japan, SO; the United
States has IA modern destroyers, Japan,
72; the United States, i9 cruisers,
Japan, %; the United States 8 air
craft carriers, Japan, 4.
Evening star., 1933-02-23
Blue Laws Repeal
Held Blameless in
Increase in Crime
Baltimore Police Head
Takes Exception to Lords
Day Alliance Charge.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February 23-Police
Commissioner Charles D. Gather takes
exception to a statement of member
of the Statewide Lords Day Alliance
before the House Judiciary Committee
of the General Assembly on a bill to
permit the operation Of moving picture
theaters on Sunday in Prince Georges
County to the effect that an increase in
crime in the city has occurred since the
liberalization of the Sunday blue laws.
AN increase in crime in the city can
not be blamed on the liberalization Of
the Sunday blue laws" the police COM
missioner declared. ITO the best of my
knowledge the blue laws were repealed
in May, 1882, In Baltimore.
THE crime chart shows decrease In
various crimes from 6 to per cent
during 1892"