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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
BOSTON MAYOR
BATTLE LIVELY
One Candidate Accused Of
Attending Rally in Home
of Gangster's Sister

Boston, Nov 1.-UP )-Boston's
six -cornered campaign for mayor
was enlivened to-day by charge
that District-Attorney William j.
Foley, one of the candidates, at
tended a rally at the home of DIR
Mary Moore, whose brother, John
Moore. Is u fugitive charged with
the murder of Charles (King) Sol
ONION, New York and Boston
racketeer. Former Congressman
Joseph l.. O'Conneli, who made the
charge, said that Foley by attend
ing the rally Showed himself en-
tirely devoid of the dignity that
goes with the office of chief pros
ecutor of our county"
l..iother development In the
campaign was the decision for sup
porters of state Senator Henry
Parkman, Jr. to attempt 10 pre-
vent the republican city committee
at its meeting tonight from en-
dorsing candidate for mayor.
Parkman is one of two republicans
seeking to succeed Mayor James NJ.
Curley, democrat. The other MI
nority party member seeking the
mayoralty Is former Mayor NAL
colin u. Nichols. Besides Foley
and O'Connell. democrats seeking
the Office are Frederick w. Mans.
field and Municipal Judge Michael
III. Sullivan. Mayor Curley has an
nounced his support of Foley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
GREAT OIL WELL
EXPLODES NEAR
/. OKLAHOMA CITY
One Mile From the City
Hall-l5O Firemen
Are Fighting 1t

Oklahoma City, Nov 1.--(UP)--
Bursting into flames aftcr q mys-
terious daybreak exposion, the No.
i Reno oil well Of Frank Russell
Petroleum Co, about u mile from
the city Hall, was out OF control
today as $50 flrenlen fought the
blaze.
Thres Bic Aksradyoansas the
we'll were In tlalnes. About 90
other wells nearby were shut down.
Camphouse families were evacuated
ana guard lines sot up as the
flames shot into the air. Heavy
black smoke rolled over the entire
eastern half Of the city.
Millions OF dollars Of oil COM
pany property was impcriled. The
well, with very high potential, IL
In the north end OF tho great Okla
homa City field. An hour after the
explosion, the flames melted away
tho supports Of the 100-foot steel
derrick. II crumplcd around the
mouth OF the oil furnace.
Additional firemcn were sum-
moned and virtually every OIL
company In the city sped crews to
aid in fightinE the flames and to
protect tho many storage tanks,
holding hundreds OF thousands OF
barrels Of crude, that are In the
vicinity OF the well. The well IL
Just outside the city limits. with
no residences near. Earthen en-
bankments were being thrown un
In morning around the bat
teries OF tanks In the danger zone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
BOYS AHEAD OF
GIRLS in CITY
BIRTH RECORD
There Were 70 Births and
80 Deaths Here in Two
Weeks Time

Boys outnumhered the girls In
the number of births in Waterbury
and vicinity during tho past two
weeks and the mon and women
broke even during the Same period
In the number of deaths. This
information Is contained In the BIZ
monthly report OF the Waterbury
Credit Rating Bureau issued this
morning. There were 20 births
recorded In the city and vicinity
during the past two weeks. and Is
Of them were boys. The total
number OF deaths was 80, with 15
men and Is women listed. There
fore, between the births and the
deaths the male members Of the
human family gained o little head
way.
= During tho same period there
were eight marriage Intentions filed
and there were rs marriage records
filed. Ono of the couples Is listed
on the record of the credit rating
bureau as address not known.
Thirteen new families moved in
to tho city during tho past half
month, also. Two Of, the families
cafi,c from. Neugatuck, one from
Highland, N. r., two from Torring-
ton, two from Winsted. two from
New Haven. two from Hartford,
one from Pawtucket, II. J., and one
from New York city. Building
permits Issued during the past two
weeks hcre involved q substantial
sum as far as construction costs
are concerned. Garages. nltera-
tons. one-family houses and re.
modelling work made up the major
part nj the building program OUT
lined to the building inspector.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
JAPAN DOES NOT
HANKER FOR WAR
Simply Prepares for That
Event the Same as
Other Nations

Toxic, Nov acknowledgements
little Sadao Araki, japanese min
lister of war, today informed the
world that his nation had no In
tention of "waging war" on Soviet
Russia. II hope all misunderstanding
ing on this score will be removed
completely" Japan's leading mill
tarist said. Preparedness, he init
mated, compels Japan to build It's
army to parity with Russia and its
navy to approximate the United
States naval strength.
Elm view Of the fact that every
country In the world is making
military preparations. with neigh
boring countries as the objectives
of such preparations" the war min
lister said, ut Is natural that. from
amiiitary and technical point Of
view. the army of the U. S. and
Soviet Russia should be the hypo-
thetical objective of japanese milf
tary preparations and the navy OF
the United States the hypothetical
objective of our navy"
1t was recalled that in its annual
navy maneuvers japanese warships
defended the island from an enemy
supposedly attacking from the d.
rection of the United States apd III
the army games from an enemy
seeking to land from the side near
Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
SMALL NUMBER
OF DOG TAGS TO
Be in Use HERE
Between $500 and 5000
1t Is Believed Will
Cover This City

Waterbury will require between
$500 and 5000 tags during the
coming year, 1t Is estimated. The
contract for the printing of the
tags was let yesterday at Hartford
by the state controller and In all
105,600 tags have bee contracted
for. Waterbury's share, therefore,
will be small. The contract for the
tags went to the Noble and West
brook Manufacturing company Of
East Hartford. 1t Is the 25th con-
secutive year that this concern has
been given the work. In addition,
for the first time, the East Hart
ford concerns contract calls for
plated links. These links are at
tached to the tags, -AsxthO -Aetgs1 ARE
only used u year.Qnd the newsplat-
Ing Is ordered to prevent rusting
considerable comment was heard
today as to tho necessity for this
added expense.
Underline law all dogs In Water
bury must be registered by May
LIST The fee is two dollars for q
male and ton dollars and twenty
five cents for q female. There are
2,400 dogs registered so far this
year and with several months to 20
it Is estimated that the local regis.
tration will run between $500 and
5000 for May, 1884. Due to the
close check up on dogs in the city
during recent weeks. because OF the
quarantine ordered following the
rabies scare, many dog owners who
failed to register their animals this
wear due to lack of funds are OK
nected to do so for 1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
LITVINOFF SAILS
ON BERENCARIA
TO This COUNTRY
Russian sLeader Will Meet
President Roosevelt for
Big Conference

On Board s. S. Berengaria
Cherbourg, Nov 1.-(UP)-Maxin
II,itvinoff; commissar of foreign at
fairs for Soviet Russia, sailed to-
day for America to discuss witt
President Roosevelt the recognition
of his nation by the United States.
With the statesman, a brilliant
figure In the modern diplomatic
world, Immediately dressed and
lodged in the liners imperial suite,
were his trusted secretary. NJ.
Dlvilkovsky, and Constantine
Umansky, chief of the Soviet for.
eign press bureau, who will be his
official liaison officer with the pub
lie, in America.
Litvinoff left Europe confident
and smiling, publicly announcing
his belief that not more than n
week would be required for the
negotiations that will repair u
breach of 16 years standing.
How far the preliminary. "un-
official conversations between
statesmen of the two nations have
gone in preparation for an agree
ment has not been revealed. II
was believed, however, particular
ly in the light Of Litvinoff's appar-
ent confidence, that many of the
obstacles to diplomatic peace"
have already been cleared away.
Litvinoff, fond OF motoring, ar
rived at Cherbourg from Paris by
automobile. In his leisurely trip
from Moscow to Paris. he had
Travelled much of the way by
motor. His travelling companions
Joined him at Cherbourg, arriving
here on the boat train from the
French capital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
WIDOW OF LON
CLANCY Is DEAD
Dies After Lingering ILL.,
ness-Her Death Nips
New Romance

Hollywood, Calf, November L.
(UP) - Death has Joined Mrs
Hazel CLANCY, 40. with her hus-
band, Lon CLANCY, once known to
screen lovers as the man of 1000
faces" The widow Of the late
character actor died in a hospital
after q lingering illness that only
became known two weeks ago
when John Jeske. her chauffeur
and secretary, applied fora license
to marry her. The application
was refused because 1t was not ac-
companied by a physician's affi-
davit.
A backstage romance preceded
the Chaneys' marriage in 1915. On
the stage where they worked to-
gether, she was known as Hazel
Bennett Hastings She gave up
her career when theyNwere married
In Santa Ana, Calf. 1t was Cha
ney's second marriage. His first
wife, now Mrs Cleva Creighton
Bush of Pasadena, had divorced
him.
Chaney's death three years ago
left his widow in well-to-do cir
cumstances. She inherited the bulk
of his $550,000 estate. Jeske, who
had served as makeup man for her
husband, was kept on as secretary
and chauffeur. From this relation
shin sprang q romance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
TWO GIRLS WERE
FOUND KILLED
Liquor Ring Suspected as
Girls Were Relatives
of Customs Patrol

Montreal. Nov 1-(UP(--Mount-
ed police investigating the Staying
of Maud and Marguerite Ascar dis
closed today they had discovered
huge liquor smuggling ring IN
tn, Gaspe region and were investi-
eating the possibility that SNUG
glers We're connected with the
murders.
Relatives of the girls are con-
nected with the customs patrol IN
the area. There was n widespread
belief here that the crime was one
OF revenge.
One arrest has been made and
documents and books seized are
said to disclose the largest liquor
combine ever known in the prov
Ince involving over Ave hundred
persons.
-Four river boats have been de-
tailed BY the police along the st
Lawrence river and the Gaspe.
Names Of all suspects and even
of the man arrested were kept
secret. although II was intimated
that police have the ringleader and
that his address Is In Edmunston.
". 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
HEN EGG LAYING
RECORD DENIED
Several Places in United
States Dispute Claims
of British Columbia

Agassiz, y. c., Nov 1.-CUP)-
The number of eggs constituting
the worlds egg-laying record APP
parently depended to-day on the
place of residence OF the record
claimant. When Dauntless Doreen,
owned by NJ. Fl. Rutledge, Chilli
wack, laid her 357th egg within S65
DAYS at the Dominion experimental
farm here, it was announced the
1S-month-old pullet had tied the
world record"
Immediately in Corvallis, Ore. j.
A. Hanson. nationally known
breeder, disputed the claim. Ac-
cording to Hanson hen owned by
L. A. Thornewill, Santa Cruz. Cal.
laid S5S eggs in 1928, In contest
at the University of California Ag-
ricultural school at Davis. This
hen in New Zealand laid 361 eggs
White Leghorns and the U. S. Rec
ord for all breeds. Hanson said.
The poultry department of Ore
gon State COLLEGE, also at Corvallis,
reported that black Orpington
hen in New ealand laid SCI eggs
In 1880, and a Barred Plymouth
Rock in Canada produced 35S eggs
In the 192S-29 season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
MERRITT PARKWAY
FOR STATE Is SURE
CLAIMS GOV. CROSS
Chief Executive issued
That Pleasing News to
People Of State
CONTRACT BIDS
ASKED NOV rs
4 -A~-s W
Full Description Of the
Mammoth Roadway and
Cost of Same

Hartford, Conn, November -
(UP) - Bids on contracts for con-
struetion of the first stage of the
Merritt Parkway. over which Cow
ernor Cross has been repeatedly
urged to call special session Of
the legislature, will be asked by the
state highway department Novem-
Der Is, the governor announced
today.
The governors announcement
was the first indication that the
state was prepared for immediate
construction of the first section,
eight and one-half miles long, from
the New York state line. through
Greenwich, to the Stamford city
line. The highway, four lanes
wide, will connect with Hutchinson
River Parkway, in New York state
and will resemble 1t In construct
ton, the governor said. The ap-
proximatc cost will be $4,000, 300.
Application already has been made
to the federal emergency relief ad7
ministrator of public works ~
Washington for financial aid to the
extent OF 80 per cent OF the total
cost of labor and materials.
Makes Announcements
II am happy to announce that
the project promises soon 70 he~
come q reality" the govern,
In a statement outlining the
super-highway.
Rights Of way 800 feet W
have been purchased or are In tn
way Of being purchased through
Fairfield county" the governor
said, and the highway commis-
sioner has completed plans for
construction of the first section,4 or
about rs per cent of the total
length of the highway, and Tor
other sections to be constructed as
quickly as possible.
ut Is evident that the need of
traffic relief In Fairfield county
does not appear to be generally ap-
preciatcd by people In other parts
Of the state" said the GOVERNOR.
TRAFFIC on the Boston Post road
has long boon congested, cspecial-
lily at Greenwich. Tho only RELIEF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
Three Men Killed In
Explosion OfOiI Tank
Tiverton, Rhode Island, Had Bad Fatality To-day
Many We're Hurt in the Blast and Some
Are Missing

Tiverton, r. l., Nov. 1-UP) -
Three men were killed and 10 or
~ injured in terrific explosion of
q fuel oil storage tank at the plant
of the New England Terminal
company here today. Authorities
announced shortly after IL a. m.
that several workmen were unac-
counted for. The dead. all work.
men, were: Lester Hornbeck, %, of
Fall River; Henry st Pierre, Fall
River, Mass; Chief Taylor Hen
shaw, oklahoma.
The huge tank, one of eight on
the reservation, located on the
when the blast occurred. Fire
which followed clouded the sky
with thick black SIN oke visible fol
miles around.
Firemen from Fall River, Tiver.
ton, Portsmouth, Newport ant
other communities joined In bat
Ting the stubborn blaze, which
conferred in large fuel oil ,tanl
and threatened a agasoline storaf'
tank. s5 ~
L;vesmof the fre-fghterss wer,
constantly imperiled as thesspread
ing flames threatened to set Of
now blasts.
Two of the victims were taken u
st Anne.s hospital In nearby Fal
River, Mass, but were pronounced
dead on arrival. The third mar
killed was not taken there. None
of the dead was identified inime
miately. Three OF the injured
taken to the hospital were report.
ed In q critical condition.
The terrific explosion, the cause
of which could not be ascertaincd
Immediately, was heard through.
out the adjacent countryside.
State police of both Rhode Is.
lana and Massachusetts converged
on the scene, to which ambulanceE
and doctors also were rushed, ytl
The New England Terminal
company's plant Is located near
Sandy Point on Mount Hope Bay,
not far from the Massachusetts
state line. 81
Those injured were workmen
who were constructing a new stor-
age tank calculated to hold $780,
900 gallons, For testing purposes
the now tank was filled with 80,-
900 barrels of water.
Apparently due to some hidden
defect, officials said, the tank burst.
The curved steel sheets used to
construct the tank were blown
outward with terrific force. One
or more struck and short-circuited
fGnnfinfvad Dana p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
HE HANGS ON
TO BLUE EAGLE

birmingham, Ala, Nov 1.---(UP)
Ed p. Sharfenstein, proprietor OF
the Sunshine Cleaners, Inc, ordered
by Administrator johnson to turn
in his blue eagle for alleged nom
compliance with the NRA,. refused
to do so to-day. characterizing the
order unjust and unfair"
I'VE consider that the local NRA
us through the influence of our
competitors" Sharfenstein said.
announcing he had obtained affi-
davits from 102 of his own ems.
ployes, denying any violation Of tho
code.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01

''We might not Gull II collective
bargaining" no said. "fsut, Its the
Same thing. The company hears
any complaints OF It's workers and
\ deals with the workers individuals
~ and IN groups"
The informant concurred in the
statement Of the official Ford
spokesman that the company Is
complying with the code as law.
Were obeying the law" he
said. ''Whatever the law Ia, we'll
abide by It as long az possible"
In reference to one important
controversy arising under the ma
ticnal recovery program, the Ford
spokesman said the company IL
preparing d reply to the demands
of striking employees Mt the Edge
water, N. J. and Chester, Pa,
plants. M
"The reply will be sent to Ford
offSciafs and representatives of the
strikers at Edgewater and Ches-
ter" no said.
The statement that the Ford
company considers that It Is deal
Ing collectively with Its workers
followed announcement In WASH
ington Tuesday that the company
would submit reports Of wage and
I. a.afsf M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
EAST BOSTON MEN
FATALLY HURT

Boston, Nov /. (UP)-Three
east Boston men were probably
fatally injured In east Boston early
to. day when the automobile In
which they were riding skidded on
Webster street and crashed into a
tree.
James Costello, 20, suftered u
skull fracture and multiple con-
tuslons and abrasions. Edmund II.
Waters, "a, received compound
skull fracture and other injuries.
The names Of both men were on
the danger list at east Boston relief
station.
The condition of Edward Marot-
Ia, 20, whose neck was cut hal1-
way through and his windpipe
severed when he was thrown
against the windshield. was so
serious that he was transferred to
CITY hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
SPRINGFIELD Is
BOTHERED WITH
TRUCK STRIKE
Troops Are There But
Trucks Are Still Being
Badly Stoned

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 1-(UP)
TRUCK traffic was conveyed by
heavily-armed state troopers over
guarded highways in western ana
central Massachusetts today to pre-
vent fresh outbreaks In the truck
drivers strike.
Troopers equipped with riot
guns and tear gas we're assigned 10
every truck moving through the
area, and in some instances new
routes were taken as further
prccaution against the vehicles be-
ing waylaid by strikers.
Alarmed by reports Of the ston-
ing and firing of trucks. with miner
in jurics to several PERSONS Cover
nor Ely yesterday ordered an ex.
traordinary concentration OF state
troopers in the trouble zone.
Altogether, 1876 troopers, 80 ra-
do. equipped cruising cars, ana =
Mobile broadcasting station moved
swiftly into the scene OF the as
turbances, and reports today lndl'
Gated the state police nad the si''
uation well In hand.
The truckrnen, numbering SOM
200. went on strike Sunday. The
seek higher wages and preieren
tial treatment tantamount to
closed shop.
Through President John +. Gate
lee OF the Springfield Central Labor
Union. the strikers denounced the
sending of state troopers to the
strike zone. Outbreaks to date
were attributed by Gatelee 70
groups not affiliated with the
union" a..
At the same time, Gatelee dis
matched a letter to Governor Ely,
ut his home in nearby Westfield'
inviting him to judge the dispute
and promising to abide by his De.
cisIon, The governor was invited
to "sit in" with union officials ana
truck operators In order to "weign
the facts" . ..
take back men who have not
already been replaced II they
would report to work today. Un.
ion officials indicated. however.
they would reject this proposal
pending the anticipated conference
with the governor.
Sixty-eight trucks. bearing mer.
chandise valued at moro than
$3O0, 900, left here during the night
for distant points, each conveyed
by a state police cruising car.
Thirty-five Of the trucks were
bound for New York, rs for Bos-
ton, and eight for Albany. N. y.
Though the trucks moved over
picketed highways, they were un-
A superior court injunction has
been issued here to restrain striK-
ers from interfering with the move
ment of freight. According u
counsel for the truck owners, con-
tempt of court proceedings may De
shortly because OF alleged
of the injunction.
Ralph De Bright of the ByroIly
company was the local
man injured Tuesday by the mop
of stone .throwers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
MRS COOLIDGE
SEES THE BABY

New Haven, Conn. November ]
- (UP) - Mrs Calvin Coolidge.
widow, OF the former president,
was reported back In Northampton,
Mass, today after hurried visit to
New Haven late yesterday to sec
her granddaughter. Cynthia, born
Saturday to her son, John. and his
wife, tho former Florence Trum-
bull. Mrs Coolidge drove to New
Haven, stopped to see John at the
offices OF tho New Haven railroad,
and then went with him ITO the
hospital.
"How did she act? Why JUS,
like any grandmother would act
with her first grandchild," said a
nurse. very grandmotherly and
proud"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
BUYING OF GOLD
TO START SOON
President Believes 1t Will
Help Prices Here to
Purchase Metal

Washington, Nov T. UP) -
President Roosevelt IL extremely
hopeful that purchase Of foreign
gold by this country will increase
the general price leSel, It was made
clear at the White Mouse today.
Tho White House had received
no word from administration fin
ancial officials as to how soon these
purchases would begin, but 1t was
I'D within few days.
Chairman Jones OF the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation. Gov
Black OF the federal reserve board
and Gov Harrison OF the New York
federal reserve bank, are setting up
the machinery for the purchases.
II was said that they had not yet
reported to the president as to how
soon they would be ready to put the
new gold purchasing system into
operation.
II was said that the. president
personally had not been advised OF
any negotiations with any foreign
country In regard to the gold plan.
The British ambassador. Sir Rom
aid Lindsay and Sir Frederick
Leithross, British economic adviser
who was sent here TO discuss war
uSRtE, WEkG 4&NE04tI0 " S+S ~st~
president this afternoon.
As far as the White House knew.
war debts were to be the subject
OF discussion. but 1t was presumed
that this country's new monetary
policies might have an important
bearing on these negotiations.
Price Raised Again
washington, Nov 1-(UP)-The
government today raised its price
on newly mined American gold TO
S32.26 an ounce fnpm the s32.i2
level OF yesterday. The price was
an overnight advance OF II cents
an ounce.
Today's WASHINGTON price was 81
cents above the world price set IN
London today.
THE London price today was 1si
shiliines pence. up. shilling 2
pence. On the basis Of the OPEN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
DATA ABOUT SEA
WAS CHECKED UP

Woods Hole, Mass. Nov 1--lUP)--,
Data concerning the behavior and
content of the sea between cape
Cod and Cape Sable was checked
by scientists today after return OF
the Ketch Atlantis, floating labor
atory of the Woods Hole oceano-
grapic institution.
A two-week cruise. which TOOK
the Atlantis as far as Shelbourne,
". S., was the 23d made by the
Atlantis In two years. 1t was par!
OF q years study OF the movement
of the waters between the two
capes, and the vegetable ana ami
NAL matter existing in them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01


customers to accept tax avoidance
assistance previously had startled
the senate stock market investigat-
ing committee and perhaps Wig
gin, as well.
Ferdinand Pecora, committee
counsel, turned Immediately to
Virgins stock operations to deter
mine how much money he was
making during the tax period COW
cred.
A list of his short sales of bank
stock beginning in September 1929
revealed the extent to which ne
had anticipated tho market crash
of October 26. He dumped IT,
$50 shares OF Chase bank stock at
$500 share-$4,452,056 on Sep
TENDER 23, 1929. The next day
he sold 500 shares for $l3S,976.
Sales were through the Sherman
Corporation which had no stock
although tho family owned thous-
ands OF shares Of the banks stock.
(Cnnfiuund on Page 1c)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-01
BODY FOUND IN
BURNING HOME

Roekport. Mass, NovH.--(UP)-
The body Of Mrs Ada Johnson:
widow, was found In her burning
home here to-day under circum-
stances that led police 10 suspect
foul play.
Whom fIremen reached the house
II WINS blazing briskly. They
forced entrance and found Mrs
.Yohnson dead In bed. her clothing
end the bed Ia flames.