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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
WATERFOWL

The ways and means committee
or the auxiliary of the Congrega :
tional church sponsored card
party yesterday afternoon in the
chapel.
Those VINO attended were. Mrs.
George Haig, Mrs. Leslie Cum
mings, Mrs. Royal Meyers. Mrs.
Frank Reichenbach. Mrs. Albert
Raymond. Mrs. Vinal Hastings,
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald, Mrs. Henry
Long, Mrs. George Adams, Mrs.
George Cook, Mrs. David Davis,
Mrs. Harry Bronson, Mrs. John
Hlavna, Mrs. Ernest Wheeler Mrs.
Peter Lund. Mrs. John Clifford,
Mrs. Seymour Smith. Mrs. Harry
Atwood. Mrs. Bronson Lock wood,
Mrs. Merritt Atwood, Mrs. II. Il.
Ilill. Mrs. Fyfe, Mrs. Fremont Holt,
Mrs. Edward Perry. Mrs. Daniel
sullivan. Mrs. Alex Innes, Mis-.
Winthrop Buttrick Mrs. George
Wilson, Mrs. Charles Weld. Mrs.
John Reardon, Mrs. Jennie Parker,
Mrs. George Smith. Mrs. Frederick
Baldwin. Mrs. Mary Barton. Mrs.
T. j. Il. Brown, Mrs. William Par
tree. Mrs. d. Mcdonald. Mrs. A.
T.. Davis, Mrs. Herbert S. Dayton.
Mrs. Leon Smith, Miss Marjorie
Black Mrs. Herman Baer, Mis-.
Justin Smith, Mrs. IL. ID. Margraff.
Mrs. Edgar Norton, Mrs. George
Farper. Mrs. William A. Bartlett.
MIS-. Il. Il. Eisenwinter. Mrs. q.
c. Swift, Mrs. w. Il. Cook. MIS-.
Grace Duprec. Mis-. Ernest Wright.
Mrs. Y. G. Church. Mrs. Delos
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
CHEF TWO MOON
WILL PLACED in
PROBATE COURT
Value of Estate Not Known
But II Is All Left to
Widow

The will of Chief Two Moon
Meridas was filed in probate court
/ to-day. His wife Mrs Helen Mer-
idas, Is the sole beneficiary. The
chief directed that all his property
of every nature and description,
real and personal, be given to her
absolutely and forever. No parents
or children survive the we'll known
herb doctor who was a resident of
Waterbury for Is years and an out
standing figure in the community.
The death of Chief Two Moon
Meridas occurred at his home on
Wales street on November End. He
had been i'll for several months. At
the time of his passing many splen-
did tributes were paid to his abil-
ity as a business man and his gen.
erous nature that prompted many
gifts and donations of which no
mention was ever made.
The will of the former chief of
the Sioux nation was drawn and
witnessed on August 8th. 1888. 1t
was witnessed by Laura X. Doug
las. Harold c. Ashworth and Wall
ter w. Smyth.
An inventory will determine the
value of the estate, which will in
clude shares of the Chief Two
Moon Herb company of which the
teStator was president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
Boy Salesman Could Have
Sold The Brooklyn Bridge

almost-suc sales. He &C
complished what New York sales
men have been trying to achieve
for years in offering the BrooklyI
bridge to gullible strangers. Edgar
'sold" +. J. Bixler. Pomona build
ing and wrecking contractor thu
following:
I. The employees club house o.
the American Beet Sugar company
at Chino.
2. An abandoned oil derrick ir
Carbon canyon.
3. An old barn in Chino.
a. Two deserted houses in Po'
mona.
Bixler. parting with 1895
learned to his great amazement he
had been swindled when he took
wrecking crew to the clubhouse
and started to raze it. The be-
wildered wrecking contractor. dis
playing a bill of sale. which car
ried Edgar's signature. appealed to
police who located the young sales
man in Phoenix, Ariz, where he
was arrested. He was enroute to
visit a cousin in Roanoke, Va.
With $154.32 worth of new
clothing he purchased before leav-
ing town. Edgar was returned here
by train. The Southern Pacific all
but lost the train when Edgar of.
fered to sell it to the porter fol
$500. Furthermore, the porter
was on the verge of buying it be
fore the willy Edgar was exposed
according to Contable A. b. Cham
bers of Phoenix, who returned hin
in custody.
Reporters met the train.
I'll sell you." greeted Edgar as
the enlightened newsmen beat d
retreat. my story for $4,000
The boy pleaded guilt to forg-
ing the bill of sale and was turnec
over to the juvenile court on grand
theft charges. Trespass charges
were dismissed against Bixler wht
also got most of his money back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
MONETARY PLANS
WERE DEFENDED

Continued from Page H.
the danger is that congress will
make mandatory more drastic and
even uncomfortable measures. In
this event it will be upon those
Avho sabotage the present policy
that the onus of such frighful dis
aster must rest"
Woodin Hits Spraguc
New York, Nov 22-(UP)-Wil-
lam III. Woodin, secretary of the
treasury now on leave of absence,
In statement to Dow, Jones 4
co, Inc. today seriously criticized
the statement of DIR o. M. w.
Sprague that the United States
must borrow $4,000, 100000 from
the people on bad security.
IN any way to suggest that the
United States government bonds
are or can be, or will be in any
sense bad security" Woodin said.
sis not only a reflection on the
wealth and integrity of this coun-
try and it's people but impeaches
DR. Sprague's own common sense
and competency as a student of f.
nance.
Further DR. Sprague is permit
ting what he comedies to be a per-
sonal EMBARRASSMENT to becloud
his judgement and to ruffle his or
binary good temperament"
The treasury head said that RE
covery without profits for industry
Is not a part of the administra-
tons program"
There have been some abuses in
the system. Woodin said, and these
must be eliminated. Overzealo,ls-
ness may have carried the pro-
gram too far. he said, but the
pendulum Is swinging back. The
securities act is an example OF
such zeal and Woodin said some
modification was desirable and
likely to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
Young Woman Was
The Murder Victim
CONTINUED from Page ~

An inquest was ordered today
seeking an answer to the questions
which confronted the officers.
Mrs Wynekoop's body, clad only
in chemise and silk stockings, was
discovered, according to the
mother-in-law' story, at $3.50 p.
m. The body was wrapped care
fully in a blanket and lay on an
operating table in the basement of
the 15-room Wynekoop residence
on the West Side. There was a
single bullet hole in the back of
her head. A revolver, neatly
wrapped in q towel and bearing no
fingerprints, was deposited at the
head of the table. Three bullets
had been discharged. DR. Wyne-
koop said the gun was hers.
Among the questions which puZ-
zled police were these:
A Western Union messenger at
tempted to deliver telegram to
the lights were on in the house.
DR. Wynekoop returned home at
$3.50 u. and reported the lights
were out. She said she did not re-
ceive the telegram until 1880 D. m.
but the delivery boy left a notice
on his first trip and this was found
In the operating room which DR.
Wynekoop declared she did not en-
ter until $3.50 p. m.
A second enigma arose from a
note pencilled in a feminine hand
which was found under a pile of
papers in DR. Wynekoops bedroom.
Police were unable to determine i'm
mediately who had written the let
ter.
The note said:
Precious: I'm choked You are
Gone--you have called me up-and
after ten minutes or so | called and
called. No answer. Maybe you are
sleeping. You need to be, but l
want to hear your voice again to-
night would give anything l
have to spend an hour in real talk
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22

Sweet, Mrs. Zenas Candee Mrs.
John Beach and Mrs. Henry Long.
Tea was served at 1870 O'clock
in the lower hall.
Meeting of League of Women
Voters
The League of Women Votes
will meet Thursday afternoon at
the apartment OF Mrs. John Rear
don at Taft school at $3.50 O'Clock.
Howard Farwell, of the Taft school
Will speak on "Our Relations With
Cuba. Past and Present"
Mrs. Grace Dupree of Worcester
Mass. is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. William II. Cook and Mr.
Cook at their home on Sunset ave-
nue..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
FOX film STORY
CAME NTOPRODE
OF THE SENATE
Chicago Banker Said He
Was Made to Walk the
Plank in Deal

Washington, Nov 22.-(UP)-
Tho complaint Of Harold L. Stuart
Chicago banker, that he was being
forced to walk the plank pirate
fashion by the Chase National
group which was seizing control OF
Fox Film, Inc. in 1880. was read
to-day into the record OF the senate
stock market investigation. Stuart
complained to Harley L. Clarke,
promoter of General Theater
Equipment, Inc, April 8, 1880, the
day after the Chase bank lent $15-
900, 900 to enable General Theaters
equipment to buy control of the
picture company from William
Fox. Halsey, Stuart & Company,
Inc. of Chicago, were bankers for
Fox Film and AFFILIATED organiza-
tons but with the power of the
Chase bank millions behind him.
Clarke undertook to gain control
of Fox Films and to substitute
Chase for Halsey; Stuart as bank
ers in contemplated lucrative f.
nancing operations.
II have been put on the end OF
spring board and told to jump
off," Stuart complained to Clarke
in telephone conversation on
April 8. what do you mean?''
Clarke asked, according to the
transcript of the conversation read
into the record by Ferdinand Pc
cora, committee counsel. swell.
for one thing" Stuart replied.
"Blumenthal and Greenfield knew
what was going on and I didn't"
The plir was not further iden-
titled. "Well II they got any in
formation, they didn't get 1t from
me-" Clarke replied. "If you want
to play ball with me, you tell me
what you have on me, and II you
have anything on me, will come
clean with you. have q reputa-
ton as well as you have"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
Oil Price Fixing
Hearings Postponed
No Change in Price Schedule Effective Now Until After
January |, Due to Hearing Set Back

New York. Nov. 22-Welcome
news to owners of the nations
1000 motor cars is contained in
Secretary Ickes' announcement
postponing the hearings on oil
price fixing until December 5th and
advancing the tentative date for
putting into effect any price sched-
ules until January l, 1894, subject
to further extensions or suspension,
according to Allen 3. Tint, chair
man of the public interest commit
tee.
Should the proposed price sched-
ule. as originally submitted, have
gone into effect on December LIST,
it would have meant higher gaso-
line prices for the consumer and
the virtual humiliation OF thous-
ands of Independent oil refiners,
distributors and service stations
throughout the country. with re-
sultant losses in employment. In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
CITY FLOATING
INDEBTEDNESS
WAS WIPED OUT
Controller Leary Sent
Check for $5OO,OOO to
New York Bank

Waterbury's floating indebted
ness was completely wiped out yes
terday. Controller Daniel }. Leary
yesterday afternoon forwarded to
the Bank of Manhattan Company in
New York n check for 100000,
thereby clearing up the city's books
and leaving it without temporary
loan outstanding. This is the second
payment made this month by the
administration in it's effort to wipe
out the outstanding temporary
loans. Two weeks ago, about, a
check for $4,000 was sent to the
New York banking house. 1t is the
first time in quite a long period
that the city has been fire of tenn
porary loans.
The $1,250,OO0 in temporary
loans retired during this month
have been paid out of the taxes
taken in during October. The
city now has only. between six and
seven weeks to go before the new
1884 budget is adopted. Controller
Daniel ]. Leary is now negotiating
for a new temporary loan which
will be floated just after the 1894
budget is adopted by the alder
men. They are expected to
adopt the budget by the first week
of next month. In the meantime
the city will proceed with the
present funds in the municipal
treasury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
OAKVIlLE

The Young Peoples Fellowship
society met last evening at the All
Saints church hall for their week
" devotional. service and business
meeting. Following the meeting d
social hour was enjoyed. Plans for
a play to be presented December
18th were perfected.
The members attending were:
Eunice Palmer. Dorothy Ray, Dor
othy Engvall, Charles Baxter, Ern-
est Windebank. Florence Thorne,
Fred Windebank. Eileen Graney,
Elsie williams. Vern Hoffman, Joe
Baxter. Dorothy Adams, Howard
Palmer. Lillian Dryer. Reid Hoff-
man, Evelyn Burton and Irving
Decker.
Ms Nygren Entcrtains
Mrs John Nygren of North
street, entertained Saturday eve
ninC in honor of Mr. and Mrs Irving
Nygren's first wedding anniversary.
a delicious luncheon was served
and later in the evening music,
games and dancing were enjoyed
The guests attending were: MI
and Mrs George Montambault and
daughter. Claire, Mr. and Mrs Kurt
Sheineuslle. Mr. and Mrs Arthur
Twelves. John and Irving Nygren
and Jackie Twelves. Mrs Nygren
was formerly Mae Twelves of
Thomaston.
Girl Scouts
The local Girl Scouts are 10
present "a play entitled 1.-THE Prin-
cess Who Could Not Be Merry" in
the competition with the Water
bury troop at Christmas time. a
rehearsal will be held Thursday
evening ut the community house.
The east of the play are as follows:
Princess. Dorothy Olmstead'
Lady Griselda, Mildred Botelle:
King. Carolyn Beardslee; Lady
Iseult. Betty Wargo; Sr. Tootsome.
Margaret Greaney; Page, Edab
Boulanger; Lady Cothilde. Martha
Gwiazdowsxi: Major Domo, Jo-
sephine OConnell; Queen. Ada
IfaiIock. Madame LaRose. Eileen
t;reancy: Or Cagliostro. Helen Car
Ter: Minstrels. Gertrude Stewart,
barbara Adams. Doris cedarholin,
Ruth Downs. Peggy Budd. Evelyn
Laraway and eBtty Pickeing.
Budget Committee
The budget committee of the
congregational church will meet
with the chairman. Ralph Clinton
AT his home on Buckingham stree,
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock
The members are: Ralph Clinton,
chairman: Fred Jackson. George
Smith Howard Ande and Herher,
Shaw: finance COMMITTEES. Harold
Smith. chairman: Herbert L. Shaw
and Waiter Krantz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
SETBACK TEAMS
TOPLAY MONDAY
FirehOuse Tournament to
Opened Second Week of
Play-Kaceys Billed
(Thomaston CORRESPONDENCE

(ThOmastOn COrrcSpOndencc)
On next Monday evening the
second games of the setback tour
nament will be played at the fire
house. There are six teams COM
pctinG i'll the tournament repre-
senting the Ponies A. c., knights
of Columbus, Veteranse of Foreign
Wars, and Hook and Ladder Co,
Hose Co and American Legion.
Thetournamnet will run for q
term of II weeks the teams play
ing one match each week and the
total scores kept after each game.
The men representing the different
organizations played the first match
this week which resulted in the
following scores: Ponies A. c. II
points, X. of c. rs points, Hose Co
~ points, Legion 10 points, V. +.
w. II points and Hose Co IL. Thu
Hose company will be the hosts
next Monday evening and the play
ing will start at Sis o'clock.
Kaceys to Open Season
The kaceys bask etball team met
for practice at the high school
gym Tuesday evening, the work :
out was under the direction of
their coach, Yale MatZkin. On next
Tuesday evening the team will play
its opening game when they face
the strong Woodbury. Tommies.
The Echoes, the local girls team.
will play q preliminary game.
Regular Working Hours
The Seth Thomas Clock Co will
operate their plant 40 hours as
usual next week. The company
will close Thanksgiving day but
will work nine hours day and
five hours on Saturday to round
out the 40 hours schedule.
Game for Sunday
Manager James Duff of the
Ponies football team has not an
nounced the opponents for the
team for Sunday. The local fans
would like to see u clash with the
Bristol West Ends and it may be
arranged for a later date. The
Ponies showed that they are able
to hold their own with any of the
leading teams when they held the
Bros City team, the Clairmonts. to
ascoreless tie last Sunday.
To Have Chests X-lsayed
over $50 school children will
take advantage of the chest x-ray
to be given them at the school next
Monday. Any parents who feel that
they would like this service for
their children but can not afford
1t a requested TO get in touch
with Mrs Peter Martin, nurse for
1e Thomaston Visiting Nurse as
ISOLATION, or Miss Thurlin, school
nurse. All names must be In not
later than Thursday. This service
has been brought about by the co.
operation of the state with the
Thomaston health officer, James H..
Kane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
Stocks Were Dull and the Prices Very Irregular Today
Traders Delay Until
The Presidents Speaks
He Is Scheduled to Make an Interesting Address to
Nation Next Friday Night

day, but they gave ground before
the close. Chemical issues slipped
lower. Du Pont rose to a new top.
Trans-America was active and
firm on prospect of early dividend
action.
Utilities did not profit by fav-
orable' electricity output report. The
latter showed a gain over the pre-
ceding week but the percentage
rise above the corresponding week
OF 1892 was slightly under the pre-
vious week.
Stock sales today totaled $780,
600 shares as against 100000
shares yesterday. Curb sales today
were $4,000 shares as against
247,000 shares yesterday. ~,
Dow Jones preliminary averages
showed Industrial 10O.07 off OPP,
railroad 1892 off 0.36, utility 1926
off 0.14
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22

vestment and governmental tax in
come.
1.-The action taken by Secretary
Ickes. as oil administrator, is evil
dence of the impartiality and fair
ness with which the petroleum
code is being administered in the
interests of the public and the en-
tire oil industry" Mr. Tint stated.
"This step should be most reassur-
ing to business and especially to
small independent business men,
who are earnestly cooperating UNI
der the MIRA with the administra-
tons recovery program"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22

with you tonight--and l cannot
Good night"
The question of the husband S
whereabouts also was puzzling. DIR
Wynekoop reported 'he was en-
route to the Grand Canyon to take
advertising photographs for a rail-
road. She said she had last heard
from him in Kansas. Yet the tele-
gram which she received yesterday
was sent by him from Peoria.
This telegram said:
Stanley has had domestic trou-
BILE. Leaving tonight"
Stanley was identified as Stanley
Young, an acquaintance who was
accompanying him on the western
trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
New York Curb Market
SMILES NEEDED IN.
!. CITY OF CANTON

Canton, China, Nov 22-CUP)-
When you walk the streets of Can
ton, smile.
Because Of the alarming increase
Of suicides. police We're ordered to
observe passersby closely for per-
sons "who appear to be in a du-
bious state of mind" and to do
their utmost to prevent suicide.
Just what was to oe done was not
specified.
Placards depioring suicide have
been posted prominently.
The black-browed albatross Of
the Falkland islands lays eggs as
large as dinner plates,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22

Pomona, Cal. Nov 22-UP)-Jail
attaches cultivated sales resistance
today to withstand the "high-pres-
surfing" of Edgar (The Great Pet
erson. 16-vear-old super salesman
who became their guest after an
amazing record of successful and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22
MANSFIELD is
BOSTON VICTOR

Boston, Nov %. (UP)-The cleo
ton Of Frederick w. Mansfield,
democrat, as mayor of Boston
stood confirmed to-day with the
completion Of a recound demanded
by Former Mayor Malcolm E.
Nichols, republican.
Nichols gained only 697 votes in
the recount. leaving him 1928 bal
lots behind Mansfield. Mansfield
lost but one vote in the recount,
the Nichols gain having been taken
largely from ballots enormously
credited ito other candidates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22

RANGE oil.
Tel 37J WATERFOWL
l.. ). Barlbauli. Main st. Oakyille
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-22

According to astronomers, our
earth appears blue to the people,
If any, on Mars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-18
No Divorces Show On Weeks Docket;
 Three Ask Advice
Three Are Listed in Merchants Trust Co Receivershp Two Applications Recorded By Annie Krasow
 -One Against Chief Two Moon

Twenty-eight motions in civil eases are scheduled for hearings at the short calendar session of the superior court before Judge Newell Jennings on Friday. Three of the motions are listed in the Merchants Trust Company receivership. No divorces are listed for the second consecutive week.
 Two of the motions ask the court for instructions relative to conn promise offers as affecting savings accounts against debt obligations to the bank. Both applications are those of Annie Krasow. The third motion asks advice on the set off of interest in a savings account against interest due on a commer- ciai account.
 Other motions to be heard in- clude: George K. Tracy against the Tracy Brothers Company, ap- plication for advice in the receiver ship; Warren F. Kaynor against the Beardsley and Wolcott Com pany, allowance or disallowance of claims in the receivership; David Traurig against The Waterbury Mattress company, more specific statement asked; Virginia D. Hewitt against The Waterbury Trust Company, executor of the estate of Thomas Hewitt, demurrer and motion directed to plaintiff to file Exhibit A; Union City Coal Company against the NaugatuclS Bank and Trust Company, de- murrer to complaint; Beatrice Tolla against Marianna Orlowski,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-18
FRENCH HONOR
 FIRST BALLOON
To Commemorate Anniver= sary of Sky Glider
 This Month

Paris-(UP)-Always anxious to celebrate a centenary of something or other, the French will com memorate this October the es 150th anniversary of the invention of wallpaper and balloons.
 This curious pair of inventions, though appearing to have nothing iE common, are, from the point of view of material, one and the same thing.
 Joseph Michael Montgolfier, born in TAO, and his brother, Eti- enne Montgolfier, born in 1745, in- vented the first wallpaper. It was after an age of experimentation of lighter-than-ai sphericals. that a British professor, Dr. Black, de- cided that certain gases, if com- pressed in a light container should carry the container to almost any height. The brothers Montgolfier realized that their famous wall- paper might be the very material, so they prepared some paper, lined with linen. They filled their bal loon with smoke, which lifted the ball high in the air. and IF minutes afterward it came down, having traversed all of Paris.
 In October of 1783 the first man went up in a captive balloon and caused a sensation. It was at this epoch that the first two human be- ings crossed the English channel by air-Blanchard, a professional balloonist, and a Dr Jeffries, an American, so an America, was one of the first to fly the channel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-18
HUXLEY TELLS
 ANTS SECRET
Solomon Was All Wrong Claims This Eminent
 Biologist

Leicester, Eng-(UP)-Solomon was all wrong when he made his famous crack about the ant, ac- cording to Professor Julian Hux- ley, eminent British biologist.
 Huxley was addressing the gath ering of scientists attending the annual meeting of the British as- sociation here and said that when Solomon coined the maxim "Go to the ant, thou sluggard," he didn't know the facts of life in the ant world. Ants, like men, have many vices" he declared.
 They are addicted to strong drink, he revealed. They have a mania for the sweet secretions of certain beetle, and will go to any lengths to get it.. They will even go so far as to rescue the grub of the beetle in time of dan ger in preference to securing the safety of their own.
 Some ants are in the slave trade, carrying out raids on other insects and making their captives work for them. Ants are the only crea- lures apart from man who employ domestic servants: employ child la bor: go to war against each other; carry on agriculture. and have class distinetions.
 Ants do not need any schooling fort hey are born in full possession of all their knowledge. They start their life work the moment they are born.