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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
ROYALTY TAKES
 TO AIR FOR | SPEEDY TRIPS
Air.Mindedness Spreads Rapidly Over Continent,
 Led By Wales
py RoBERT Q. DowsoN

ol AtkE8NnNA Va AfNS W 8~<AN (Unitcti press Stan Correspondent
 London (Up)--European royalty and eastern sheiks have taken to the air.
 More rulers, members of royal families and important government personages have taken long air trips in the past few months than at any other time.
 Air-minded royal percentages are led by the Prince of Wales who, while not possessing Q personal pilots license, is the owner of Q fleet of alx planes. His brothers, the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester, and Prince George also are enthusiastic airmen, although neither King George, nor Queen Maryseyer. has flown. A few years ago flights by the Prince of Wales were followed by the British popu. were his hunting trips. But in these days the Prince's airplane trips are SO numerous that little
 Rumanian Flies.
 Prince Nicholas of Rumania TO. gently, has been flying oil over GuEopes AiHB htpvIS VI tno 9Os. glans Is another enthusiastic royal flyer. His son and daughter.in- law, Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid, are equally senthusiastic.
 Flying over Northern Africa in . British air liner recently ex' King Ferdinand of Bulgaria OK. pressed his amusement at being ablo to cover in SC hours a journey which, some years before, had taken him 26 days.
 When King Feisal of Iraq made his recent trip to Britain he char tered an air liner to carry him and his suite from Baghdad to Cairo.
 Two Arabian sheiks, who are particularly tnir.niinded are the the Sheilt of Sarjah and the Sheik of Koweit. sharjah is one of the Arabian coast halting pointl of the Imperial Airways Indian route and the Sheik is an ardent believer in flying.
 sheik Paid Visit. ..
 The shsik of Koweit paid cerenionious visit to the sheik oi sharjah. He did not make the Journey mounted on his Arat steed and surrounded by hordei of his followers, armed to th' teeth. He made tho trip by thu regular Indian air-mail plane.
 In addition to General Bolbo whose great flight to tho United States with the Italian air armada Is stiii frosh in tho mind. there are numerous European Statcsrnet who prefer airplanes. British Prime Minister Ramsay Mac Donald frequently travels fron London to his Scottish home.towf of Losslemouth In q Royal Ali force open cockpit machine.
 Both tho British and French oil for pilots licenses. Pierre Cot, tho French air minister declared ht would not feoi confident to hold his post until no learned to hy Lord Londonderry. the British ait minister, has extended his on: thusiasm to his two daughters and has had them trained for thei' pilots licenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

bo kopt and 'where I was taught that those who, dld not keep thoir promises dld not get very far.
 My first promise was to reduce the taxes. That promise has boen kept. l ask, when, where and In what city havo tho taxes been TO. dueed from 49 mills to 3?.5 mills in four years. l moan, in good times, let alone during Il depression whom we have all been going through desperate times.
 "f also promised to put in sufil- clent economies to bring down the debt of our city. It has boon out more than threo and onc.hnlf mil. lion dollars. Two years ago, in the face of tho depression, promises were less definite than they were four years ago. However. we have made achievements 0nd tonight ] stand on our record. promised that no ono In Waterbury would freeze or starve during the doprcs- sion and that pledge has been kept.
 "I and my fellow candidates arc running on our record. If wo have done as wo promised, ask for your support on Tuesdny. went to school with your chairman, VII. Ham Doucette. 1 know him well.
 "SiX months ago told the keep. or at Brookside not to let anybody get tho front room thore for l ex- pected to go there myself. know that hundreds of others felt the same way but now wo nre exper. loncing n change--the pay checks arc little larger, living is a little bit happier and we are all suro Of holding our homes.
 "This Is all duo to our great president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Therefore, we should all aid him next Tuesday In building for tho next national election four years from now by putting Waterbury in tho democrtic column once more.
 Mayor Hayes and the rest of tho democratic candidates visited the rally In Brooklyn at the Duggan gymnasium sponsored by the Ital- ian Women's Democratic Club and repeated their statements. A. R. Martino was chairman. From there they went to Goodwill hall in Wa terville where Committeeman w. ]. Dunleavey presided. At the two rallies he was also heartily receiv- ed, as were the rest of his running mates on the party ticket.
 Other speakers at the Brooklyn rally aside from the candidates were Louis Bria. candidate for the board of education, and Represen- tative John D. Thoms. Mir Bria praised Mayor Hayes highly for what he has done for the Italian people while Attorney Thoms traced the four years' achieve ments of the present administra- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

resentation and collective bargain ing.)
 "in approving tho agreement, the president has done so with the understanding that, under this agreement, hours. wages and work ing conditions throughout those mines will be made as favorable to the employees as those prevailing in the district in which the mines are located.
 "This condition imposed by the president means that the condi- tions of employment in the captive mines will be In all respects sim liar to the conditions in other mines throughout the country.
 Agreements relating to these conditions have already been en- tered into between the operators and the United Mine Workers in most of the coal producing areas.
 The summer White House ex- plained also that in addition to tho agreement tho president has also signed two executive orders, one completing the schedule of basic minimum rates for the coal code. round out the rates previously ap-
 
 ing Administrator Hugh S. John son, temporarily to serve as a member of any code authority with power to appoint nn agent to act in his behalf"
 "The machinery for putting the coal code in operation" 1t was said, Ifs therefore completed so far as is at this moment neces- sary, so that the code may become effective next Monday. Oct. g."
 Richberg. brought the agree ment from Washington in a fast army plane. He was the object Of a widespread search when his n,s.o was two hours ovo-c-e at tho new Hackensack airport near here. Tho plane landed Ut Albany. f5 miles from here, and Richberg motored to Hyde Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
FRED SHIFT" OF COMPANION SUN
 CAUSES DISPUTE
Einstein Theory About Sirius Complement
 Doesn't Hold

Chicago, Ill, (UP)-Because the companion star of Sirius is smaller and but one-third as bright as heretofore, a prediction made by Prof Albert Elnstein concerning the celestial body some years ago is in dispute, astronomers report.
 Dr A.. N. Vyssotsky, University of Virginia, reports a recent study of Sirius and its companion in an article in the Astrophysical Jour nal, published by the University Of
 "Rcd Shift" Is More
 Tho investigation reveals, ac- cording to tho article, that the Elnstein ''red shift" of the star should be less than has actually been observed by Dr Walter s. Adams, of the Mount Wilson ob- sorvatory.
 The red shift predicted many years ago by Einstein on tho basis of his theory of relativity indi- cates a high force of gravity. Ac- .cording to the theory, the force of gravity possessed by any material body produces an effect which might be described as pulling back to the energy radiated by the atom. Tho pulling back would in- crease tho wave-iength of light observed from q stationary body, producing a red shift In the spec trum.
 Tho red shift of the companion of Sirius should be approximately 20 kilometers per second, accord Ing to computations by astronomi- cal experts.
 But Onc.third as, Bright
 Dr Vyssotsky's observations found that tho star Is but one- third us bright as had been us- sumed, and that therefore the star Is smaller in size than had been estimated.
 The discrepancy between the- ory and observation Is q puZZling problem that will be the subject of future investigations, accord Ing to Dr otto Struve. director of the Yerkes observatory of the IJniyersity of Chicngo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
RECEIVER OF THE
 MERCHANTS TRUST

The receiver for the Merchants Trust company asks instructions as to whether 1t should accept an of- fer of $75O in Home Owners Loan Corp bonds for a piece of property on the Cheshire road that Is held by the bank. The proposed pur- chaser Is Louis Jannetty who says he will turn over the bonds paying per cent and $50 in cash for the property. The receiver states 1t got the property through foreclos- ure at a cost of $906.
 In another application. the re- ceiver states St Patrick's church wishes to have assigned against q Sfe,O00 debt, its savings and conn merciai deposits totaling $10.226.61.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

Topeka, Kan. (UP)--The fnan. cial career of Ronald Finney and more than sl,000,000 in Kansas municipal bonds, which officials charge arc forgerlos. will be In. vostlgatod by a special federal grand jury hero oct 14.
 Action of tho grand jury will be the next step in . drama which has resulted In tho arrest of Flnnoy's father, W. W. Finnoy, his office manager. Leland Caldwell, and Tom Boyd, Kansas state treasurer.
 Until two years ago tho career of Finney was not remarkable. He had been graduated from Cornell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
PHoN EsERvICE TO TURKY

Stockholm--(UP)-Sweden now has direct telephone connection connection with every country in the world except China and Japan. The latest service to open Is to Turkey. It was inaugurated by Count Adolf Hamilton, head of the Swedish Telephone and Telegraph board,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
NAUCATUCK VALLEY
 TRAFFIC MEETING

The Naugatuck Valley Industrial regular meeting at the Chamber Of Commerce building on Monday evening. Postmaster James P. kei- Icy will be the guest speaker for the evening. The report of the committee for the annual banquet Of the group will be read and n- nal arrangements vii he made. A study period on the traffic problem will he led by James ?. Griffin and F. A. Brown. James T. Dwyer. president Of the association will outline his plans for the future. Members are privileged to invite tlose interested fin traffic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
MRS ALICE CEASES
 ESTATE APPRAISED
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660.0o; 1000 Torrington Company. $20, ,000.o0; 20 Waterbury National Bank, $900,o0; 1 Westover School Corp, $i00.00.
 Mrs Chase died last May. She was prominently identlehd with local social, church, and philan- thropieal activities. Her late hus- band was not only organizer of the Chase Companies, but one of Wa terbury's outstanding citizens for years whose interest in the do. velopment and beautifying of the city was widely known.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

A woman has lived in the same house in Stirlingshire. Scotland, for @ years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

Miniature heads of Pomeranian dogs. made of white fur and with twinkling glass eyes. arc popular us brooches in London.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
BRANDY CURED HIS TOBACCO

Washington (UP) = Charged with being drunk while on duty, Park Policeman James Bracey told members of tho triai board that he did not drink but cured his ehewing tobacco In apple brandy. Decision Of the board was post. poned until It's next meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

A list fo hiding places of histor- ical characters is being made in England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
Don't Quote Me,
fRv United prcsa)

Washington, Sept. 30 -- tUP) - Opponents of drastic currency in- Aatlon aro getting more than q nodlcum of satisfaction out of tho fact that Secretary of Treasury Woodin carries In his billfold q 6o0, %, ,000, 900 German mark bill.
 They reason that with such q constant reminder of Gormanys infiation crash of c decade ago resting in tho pocket of the cabinet member. there's no doubt Of how he stands on tho currency question.
 Woodin likes to show the bill to friends. Ho explains that on No. vember 30, 1929 1t took 6.66G,686,- 66G.G6 marks to purchase one United States dollar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
PEACE LOOMS IN
 SOFT COAL FIELD

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
OVATION GIVEN TO DEMOCRATS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

Bernard NJ. Baruch, the hnan- cler, has been considered in some circles as one of President Roose- velt's leading advisors. Recently Baruch, Rear Admiral Cary IT.. Grayson and Senator Glass Of Vir- ginia came back from Europe on tho same liner. Grayson returned to Washington. Baruch didn't come here at all. The rear admiral alone was invited on President Roosevelts next weekend cruise on the Potomac.
 Grayson was President Wilson's physician. but President Roosevelt when i'll calls in a navy doctor. Grayson Is now figuring, however, in the role of friend and coun- sellor to the president. He has been mentioned for appointment as District of Columbia commission: CT, and is said to have discussed at some length with the president from time to time district affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30

Joseph P. Keenan, special as- sistant to tho attorney general in charge of the prosecution end or tho erimo-drivo permits subordln- ates to lay the groundwork for his "catches." He likes tho thrill Of the finish. but not the slow pre- liminary haul.
 His last fishing trip is an exam. plo, He went down Chesapeake Bay with q group of friends. He asked a negro to bait the hook. For a flow minutes he let the line danglo and then turned 1t to tho negro.
 Hold this polo until you get a bite" 1aeenan said. "Thcn I'll pull the fish in."
The Washington times., 1933-09-27
HOSPITAL FACES
LACK Of HEAT

The complete collapse Of the
heating system at the Children's
Hospital threatens to close the
doors Of that institution this
winter unless funds to install new
equipment can be raised imme-
diately.
The boiler of the hospitals
heating plant was condemned by
District authorities last spring. A
campaign to raise $4,000, the
amount needed to replace the
plant, was conducted unscucceSs-
fully during the summer.
The hospital is a member Of
the Community Chest but the
crest, according to Miss Matte
Gibson, superintendent Of the
hospital, is not in position to
replace institutional equipment.
Miss Gibson says:
"Our friends will surely come
to our aid if our dire necessity
can be brought home to them.
But the situation, with winter
coming on, is serious"
The Washington times., 1933-09-27

the war, when he left his parish
to don the uniform Of a chap
lain.
After the war he was assigned
to st. Elizabeth's Church in Bal
timore, returning to st. Patrick's
in Washington in June, 1920. He
remained as assistant pastor there
until 1929, when he was named
pastor of the Immaculate Concep-
ton Church, Eighth and N
Streets northwest, where he re-
manned until his death.
Father Hurney received natlonal
fame through his use of the radio
to broadcast the National Raolo
Catholic Hour from his church:
Archbishop Michael j. Curley
endorsed and praised the work OF
Father Hurney for bringing these
spiritual programs to millions
through means of the radio.
Father Hurney instituted two
services which became important
annual Immaculate Conception
events here, a mass for service
and ex-service men on Armistice
Day and a mass on George Wash
ington's birthday.
During the paStorShip Of Father
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The Washington times., 1933-09-27
AL|MONY FACES
SCHLADT At 30

Colorful old Joe Schladt, 80
year-old proprietor of an historic
Georgetown tavern, was sued for
maintenance today in District
Supreme Court by Mrs. Sarah
Schladt, of the 200 block D ST..
S. E., whom he married 81 years
ago.
In its hey-dey during the '8O's,
the West Washington Hotel, of
the 1900 block Wisconsin Ave. N.
w., which Schladt operates, was
a favorite dining and drinking
rendezvous of the city's socially
elite.
More Than 100 Years
The tavern has stood for more
than 100 years and was presided
over by Schladt's father before
him.
Even today, Mrs. Schladt de-
clared in her suit, her husband
realizes sufficient revenue from
the tavern operation to pay her
$40 a month maintenance.
The Suit, filed through attorney
E. Hilton Jackson, stated the
SchladtS were married February
q, 1879, and lived together until
sixteen years ago, when Schladt
ordered her from their home.
She has since been living with a
married daughter.
Has Fallen Behind
Mrs. Schladt statedRAhe paid
her voluntary alimonySof $40 a
month but has recently fallen
$160 behind. She asked the
court to fix her alimony and
compel her husband to make up
back payments.
In recent months Schladt has
landed in the courts for differ
ences he has had with enforce
ment authorities concerning his
attitude toward the prohibition
law in the tavern operations,
The Washington times., 1933-09-27

come up, and before the pilot
could pull out, the ship crashed
and nosed over into a ditch.
Field employees and Depart
ment of Commerce men who were
conducting the ligh; tests from
the ground rushed to the plane
and extricated the men.
Mccall, unconscious, was taken
to Casualty, while the other two
injured men were sent to Provi-
dence Hospital. There it was
found that Martin had suffered
a dislocated neck and Miller a
fractured right hip and shoulder,
broken jaw, and slight conclusion
of the brain.
Mccall, who was just appointed
to office a week ago, lives at the
Jefferson Apartment on Sixteenth
Street Northwest. Miller lives at
the Chastleton Apartment.
The Washington times., 1933-09-27
BOOKKEEPER
CONFESSES
SHORTAGE
Wilbur N. AveriII, Northeast
Savings Bank, Says He
Lost $45, 900 on Races

Wilbur N. Averill, former
head bookkeeper of the North
east Savings Bank, admitted
defalcation of $4,000 of the
banks funds last night to
George F. Hoover, conservator
of the bank, and Roger j.
Whiteford, counsel for the
Hamilton Nat iOnal Bank,
which recently took over 81
per cent of the Northeast de-
posits.
Accompanied by Department OF
Justice agents, Averill went to the
office of U. S. Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage. There 1t was
discovered that the commissioner
will not return until late today, SO
the former bank employe agreed
to remain in custody Of deputy
marshals until he returns when
he will go before him and make a
plea to the charge.
The stolen funds were taken
from assets of the bank, Of which
a portion were taken by the
Hamilton bank to pay 80 per
cent of the deposits of the North
east bank when it entered the
merger. The loss is fully covered
bv bond and the Hamilton bank
will receive one-half Of the amount
when it is paid.
It was pointed out that Hoover,
while he is to become manager
of the Northeast Branch Of the
Hamilton Bank, is still serving as
conservator of the assets OF the
old Northeast bank.
Shows His Method
Averill is said to have described
the clever manipulationS by which
he covered losses on horse races
for a period of more than five
years. According to Hoover and
Whiteford, he demonstrated to
them last night the procedure he
followed.
He would give large check to
cover his loss and instruct that it
be cleared through a certain bank
which he would name. He would
then be in a position to know in
which package the check would
be when it returned from the
clearing house. He would select
this package to enter on the
banks books and would destroy
the returned check after manipu-
lating his control sheets to show
a balance.
This method made it impossi-
BILE for the bank examiners to dis
cover the loss, it was explained
by officials,
The Washington times., 1933-09-27
Rev. Hurney, Noted Priest,
Dies After Long Illness
Served as Chaplain
in Navy; Arlington
Burial Planned

Death today claimed the Rev.
Father Francis j. Hurney, be-
loved washington priest and pas
tor of the Immaculate Concep-
ton Church.
Father Hurney died at Provi~
dence Hospital this morning
after a lengthy illness. lie was
Al years old
Funeral services for Father Hur-
ney will probably be held from his
parish church on Saturday morn
ing, with a pontifical requiem
mass, followed by interment in
Arlington National Cemetery. The
clergyman had expressed the wish
to be buried there among his fel-
low ex-service men.
Noted for charity and social
work, Father Hurney was one
of the best known men in Wash
ington and always took keen
interest in veterans affairs, hav-
ing served throughout the World
War as a chaplain on the U. S.
S. Charleston. He crossed the
Atlantic several times during the
conflict.
Friend and Guide
A member Of the American Le-
gion, he served as chaplain of
Costello Post and took an impor-
tant part in the Legion's activi-
ties.
Father Hurney's friends were
many, and they came from all
walks of life. Men, women and
children, of all races and creeds,
looked upon him as friend and
guide.
Born in Washington, October 8,
1886, Father Hurney was edu,
Gated at st. PauPs and st Johns
schools. Later he attended st.
Charles College in Maryland and
st. Mary'S Seminary in Baltimore.
Ordained to the priesthood in
1913. Father Hurney returned to
st. Charles College as a member
of the faculty for one year.
In 1915 he returned to Wash
ington as assistant pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, remaining
there until this nation entered
The Washington times., 1933-09-27
Roper's Assistant Injured
With 2 in Plane Crash

Chester H. Mccall, q, special
assistant to Secretary of Com
merce Roper, is in a serious con-
dition in Casualty Hospital today
from injuries suffered last night
when a department airplane
crashed at the College Park Air
port.
Two other Commerce Depart
ment employees, Rex Martin, "a,
assistant director of aeronautics,
and William P. Miller, IS, a pilot
attached to the department since
1927, suffered lesser injuries.
X-rays will be taken today to
determine the extent of McCalps
injuries. When first examined,
doctors said Mccall had a prob
able fractured skull, internal in
iuries and a broken right shoulder.
Fog Blamed
The accident occurred when the
plane, a Bellanca monoplane,
crashed with terrific force while
attempting to land in a thick
ground fog after a night-test
flight.
The three men had gone aloft
to test out a new type of ground
light for obstacles and had been
flying for an hour and a half
when they started to land.
Miller, regarded as one Of the
best night fliers in the country,
was It the controls. The ship
was diving into the airport when
the field lights were obscured
by the fog, which had suddenly
The Washington times., 1933-09-27
K|DNAP THREAT
'NETS5Y YEARS

Albert Goldstein, charged with
sending threatening letters to
Herman Schwartz, operator Of the
General Feed Company, Of Phila-
delphia, was sentenced to a five
year Jail term after entering a
plea Of guilty in United States
District court in Philadelphia to-
day.
In announcing the sentence, the
Judge told Goldstein that had he
not changed his plea to guilty,
the sentence would have been
greater.
According to Department of
Justice records, Schwartz received
a letter on August 9 threatening
the kidnap of his baby daughter,
Shirley.
The Federal office of investiga-
ton in Philadelphia was immedi-
ately notified by Schwartz, and
GoldStein'S arrest followed.