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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
SUPT ERSKINE OF CHESHIRE
 REFORMATORY HAS LOST HIS
 FIGHT IN HOUSE AT HARTFORD

ence over the sentences of the courts of the state.
 Superintendent Erskine appear ed some time ago before the judi ciary committee in behalf of his bill. He wanted authority to de- eide for himself who he should h should transfer to Wethersfield if he desired to do so. Majority Leader Baldwin pointed out that 1t would be useless, then, for the courts to sentence anybody to Che- shire reformatory because the rule ings of the judges of the city, com mon pleas and superior courts would amount to nothing in the face of such power on the part of Superintendent Erskine.
 Yesterday the huse rejected the bill and it k expected to be reject cd during the coming week by tho members of the snat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Connecticut Securities Quotations Furnished by The l3. Us Grtggs Co.

PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS Bridgeport Gas It Co. g 40 Bridgep't Hydraulic Co 23 26 Conn Elec Service .... 34 37 Conn Gas & Coke com II 13 Conn Gas & Coke pfd 45 Conn Ut & Pow 5H%
 pfd ....... S0 Conn It < Pow 8H%
 pfd .......>......1O .1O0 Connecticut Power Co 351s 3715 Conn Ky & Ltg Co com 47 Conn Ky & Ltg Co pfd 47 Hid Elect It Co com 4eH 4S1s Hid Gas It Co com. 40 Illuminating Shares A 37H 38h New Haven Water Co g 60 South N E Tel Co. ... S5 89
 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Amn Hardware Co.,. 12 IA Bristol Brass Corp com $ 10 Colts Pat Fire Arms Co 7H SH Eagle Lock Go. ....... IA 17 Landers Frary & Clark 20 22 New Britain Machine
 CO com ....s...... q Miles, Bement. Pond
 com .............. c North < Judd Mfg Co Stz iON Peck Stow 4 Wilcox Co 2 Gc0viIl Mfg Co. ... f2 14 Stanley Works Co com SK 1ON T0rrinGt0n Co ...... 23 25
 INSURANCE STOCKS Aetna Fire Insurance. 22K 241s Aetna Life Insurance. Q il Automobile Insurance 12 t4 Connecticut General. IS i7 Hartford Fire Insur.. 30 32 Home ISssurance ..... fO t2 National Fire Insnr. .. s1 33 Phoenix Fire lIisur. .. @ 43 Travellers InsuEsnce. .sab 2zS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.

Giovanni Valerie, occupation. none, Watertown; Bruna Azzara. ocupation, none, 34 North Elm street.
 Jeremiah Greaney, factory em. ploye, 407 West Main street; Helen Roberts, occupation, none, 363 Wilson street.
 Walter E. Baldwin. foreman, 70 Woodside avenue; Charlotte E.. Weidel, stenogfApher, 40S Sylvan avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

An attempt on the part of Superintendent George C. Eeskine of the Cheshire reformatory to in- crease his powers to the extent of being able to decide for himself who shall stay in the institution of which he is head and who shall be transferred to the states prison at Wethersfield has ben defeated in Hartford. A bill which would in- crease his powers to this extent has been turned down by the judiciary committee of the legisla- ture.
 In deciding to report unfavor- ably on the bill. Representative Raymond Baldwin of Stratford, the republican leader of the house. declared that to delegate such powers to Superintendent Erskina would Dc nothing more than giv- ing him the right to take preced-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

Efforts will be made to have the 1883 session of the legislature ad- iourn before the time limit set up in the constitution of the state, it was learned in statement from Majority Leader Raymond C. Baldwin of Stratford, a member of the house. Under the constitution the session must adjourn not later than the first week of June.
 However. it has been learned in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Youths Sent To
 Reform School
Two Accused of Bicycle Thefts Receive Terms This Morning

As warning to other young sfers who may be planning to ob- stain free transportation on stolen bicycles, Judge T. V. Meyer in ju- yenile court this morning ordered .4Hon Navika uckas, 19, of 25 North Leonard street, committed to the state reformatory at Ches- hire. His 1G-year old brother,
 Exey. who admitted taking two Abicycles. was also ordered sent to the same institution. but the exc cution of the sentence was sus-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
By ELMER c. WALZER fUnited Press Financial Editor

New York, April s-(UP)-A furry of short covering brought the stock exchange list up frac- tions to points in the late trading to-day after a period of irregular ity in earlier dealings.
 Railroad issues and steeis fea- tured the recovery. The former were aided by a rise of 1S,738 cars in the loadings report for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

Tone of Massa achusetts and Con- necticut have announced that O5 per cent of the tobacco growers in the Connecticut river valley in those two states have Jointly agreed not to employ children un- der IA years of age in the tobacco fields this season.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
FORMER RANOHER.

London, April S-CUP)--Oliver Henry WaIlop, once a rancher Of Big Horn. Wyoming, but now the Earl of Portsmouth. has regained his British citizenship and now may take his seat in the house of lords, the London Gazette said to- doU
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
cooRNELL CONTRACT CLUB

The following results of the Fri day afternoon session of the Cor nell Contract Club have been an- nounced as follows: North and South: Mrs Edward J. Godfrey. Mrs Robert Waters; Mrs Richard Law, Mrs Borg; Mrs John O'Brien. Mrs T. Gordon Hutchinson: and East and West Mrs William Car nenter, Mrs n. Parker: Mrs George storm. Mrs J. IT. Moran: Mrs Frederick Dauch. Mrs Etta How nxdys
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08
Futile Resigns As
 Medical Examiner
Johnsop Succeeds Him in Naugatuck- Beacon Falls
 District

Dr Harold F. Johnson. who has been an assistant medical examin- CT, has been named medical exam iner, with Dr William E. Hill. his assistant for the Naugatuck-B Beacon Falls district,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-08

Mir Mulcahy will appear in the final bill of the presen: season of the Little Theater, portraying the Critic in Franz Molnar's "The Guardsman" to be presented at the Women's Club, April 25th and 26th. Mir Mulcahy has been with several previous productions of the organization, notably Cock Rob- in". Remote Control" "The Plays the Thing" and "See Naples and Die"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
DENIES MONAGHAN SPONSORSHIP
AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR DID
 AMAZING FEAT
New Zealand Man Directed the Rescue of Another in Gas Filled Room in Alaska

Carmel, Cal Jan 12-(UP)-The story of how an amateur radio op- orator in New Zealand directed rescue of q man from a gas-filled cabin in Teller, Alaska, 10000 miles away, was told today.
 Col Claire Foster of Carmel, who acted as intermediary in the res- cue, afterwards learned that the rescued man was an old friend, Clyde Devlnna, well known motion picture camerman.
 The New Zealand operator was chatting-via dots and dashes- with Devinna, who is Ion location" at Teller, when suddenly the lat ters signals slackened and ceased. Sensing something wrong, the wire- less fan on the other side of the world began flashing out:
 Any Pacific coast amateur please answer-emergenc
 Col Foster, millionaire radio amateur, heard the appeal and learned the Teller amatuer was his friend. He soon contacted an- other amateur operator at Teller. This amateur, informed of the New Zealand ope rator's anxiety, don- ned his furs and hurried across town to Devinna's cabin.
 The cameraman, and who also Is an ardent radio fan, was found unconscious from carbon monoxide fumes from gasoline heater. He was revived and a few minutes later his rescuer flashed out a re- assuring he's o. k. now" to Col Foster and the operator in New Zealand whose alertness probably saved Devinna's life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
Plans Being Rushed To Tighten Burden
 Of Debts In Nation
Leaders of Both Parties in Congress Will At Once Try to Find Way to Relieve Struggle of Last Three Years

,e ent a source of great concern to the administration and to democratic leaders, the corporation or a com- bination of its debtors, including stock and bond holders, could force q complete reorganization. This process could, and in many | cases would, imply reissue of stocks and bonds based on greatly reduced net capitalization. Losses would follow; but advocates of the plan believe it preferable to forced and expensive receiverships.
 This plan, which may actually bring about one of the greatest re- adjustments of capital in this country's history, draws its backing
 1t was actually drawn in final form at conference between Soli- citor General Thacher. representing the republican administrations; Rep. LaGuardia, repn., N. Y., lead CT of the extreme left wing in con- gress; Rep. McKeown, dem, Okla, champion of the struggling farm populations; and Senator Hastings, repn.. Del, conservative lawyer and former judge.
 It has the support of great rail- road interests, industrial magnates, farmers organizations, and author itative spokesmen for the incom- ing Roosevelt administration.
 All urge immediate action. They ask that congress pass the measure before the close of the short ses- sion. Preparation to this end are under way.
 Private and government statis- tics give Q glimpse of the problem.
 Corporation indebtedness has mounted to approximately ESQ., 000,000,000 (B); farm mortgages, $10,000, 100000 (B); and bank loans $37,O00.000,000 (B).
 National income which was variously estimated from $S5,0O0.- 000.000 (B) to $90,000, 100000 (B) in 192S-29 had shrunk to $60.000.- 000,000 (B) last year according to some estimates, and may have been much less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
By WILLIAM T.. KERRY United Press Stnff Corrcspondent)


 Washington, Jan 12- (UP) -- Congress rushed preparation today of drastic legislation to Tighten the crushing burden of debt under which the nation has struggled through three long years of abnor. mai economic conditions. It was spurred to action by Q special message from President Hoover and by the unqualified en- dorsement of leading democratic spokesmen.
 With unusual unanimity and non partisan accord, leaders of all schools of thought rallied behind the LaGuardia- -McKeown bill. This legislation would enable in- dividuals and corporations to ob- tain a postponement and, in some ] cases, a scaling down of debts. Technically, the measure Is a l liberalization of the federal bank ruptcy procedure.
 Actually, 1t contemplates revo- lutionary revision to bring relief from the top-heavy burdens of debts contracted when prices were high and dollars cheap. It was hailed in congressional circles as a direct frontal attack on the depres- sion bold attempt to adjust business to changed circumstances. The measure proposes tre- mendous reorganization of indus trial finanace and real morator- ium for individuals caught beneath mounting debts.
 It contemplates relief for the factory worker unable to pay for his installment-bought radio; for the farmer staggering beneath the load of a mortgage contracted on the basis of boom times and dollar wheat; for the great railroad threatened with bankruptcy from inability to obtain refinancing.
 The proposed bill, to be pre- sented to the house judiciary com mittee for action Friday, is divided into three sections. One deals with individuals and small businesses: the second with larger corpora tions; the third with railroads.
 The average citizen, struggling with salary reductions, or no salary at all, would obtain debt relief by application to federal court.
 He would propose a general seal ing down of payments. a postpone ment. or perhaps both. If credi- tors holding a majority of his ob- legations agreed. and the court ap- proved. he would then proceed on q reduced basis, paying what he could.
 The theory of the bill is that it is better for everybody. including creditors, to save something when a debtor is hard-pressed than for him to go into bankruptcy and lose everything.
 A high point of this section is that a minority of stubborn or re- calcitrant creditors could not break up the orderly process.
 The scheme as it would deal with great corporations is somewhat more complex, but follows the same general outlines.
 As applied to railroads. at pres-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

box" on nature and science.
 Without any,preliminary talk Mir Blewitt started answering ques- tions, some of them prepared in advance by the clubs; some of them thought up on the spur of the moment; some of them deep rooted ideas of long standing In the minds of the group of 12-l4 year old boys grouped in the Y eagerly anxious to catch" the au- thority on his subject.
 How much does whales tongue weigh?" DO pigs eat pois- ofious snakes?" "Why does a bee die after stinging a person ?" Does a whale swallow water every time he eats a fish in the water?" Why does a cat have nine lives?" were some of the questions which Mir Biewitt successfully answered dur ing the. sixty minutes questions were shot at him by live wire, eager boys.
 The Cray council voted to con- tinue these forums monthly and the next speaker will be at the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
Shortening the 7. School Year
Dr Butterield Not in Favor
 Y :, of Backward Step

~ rs Replying to letter from Rep ei- resentative Samuel Googel of New 10 Britain in which his opinion re- t5io garding shortening of the school
 year as a means of effecting a sav-
 ing in education costs was sought,
 Dr Ernest W. Butterheld, state
 commissioner of education, stated
 in letter yesterday that 1t seems z f>to me that 1t is not for the inter- AZ sests of the children that the school year be shortened"
 'I This is time, he wrote, when teachers are all ready to give more
 service and there are many who ~believe that in this time of need 1xathe school year might proftably -Sxhe heightened and this without ad-
 ditional pay to those who render
 acrviea n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
POETIC TRIBUTE TO
 CALVIN COOLIDGE

Dorothy Ellen Lebleu contrib utes the following lines to the late Calvin Coolidge in the New Haven Journal-Courier:
 TO CALVIN COOLIDGE A nation mourns!-and for a little
 while A shadow seems to veil New
 England hills. A somber hush descends upon the
 wales, And hushed the song of rivulets
 and rills. And yet, behlnd a cloud, the sun
 still shines Upon Vermont, more gently than
 of yore. For like his son-but few short
 years ago He too, has passed beyond the
 open Door, How great his deeds! How many
 laurels wont Yet for himself he sought not
 loud acclaim. His strength of character, his high
 ideals, Were molded by the hills from
 whence he came. Above that quiet grave in fair Yer
 mont, New England hills a silent vigil
 keep. A nation mourns! Yet none shall
 call him dead! For just a little while he is
 asleep!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

will be purely business and a final discussion of plans for the initia- tion next week.
 Because several teams could not play on the dates assigned a new schedule for the major high school basketball league was issued yes- terday Managers please note and destroy old schedules. Fridays games start at 6:30 with the Psi- U club playing the Collegians. The Emerald Juniors and the Y Trib- unes meet at 7:15. In the future there will be two games every Monday and Friday and only one game on Wednesday.
 The Kappa Deltas meet tonight with their club leader. Roland Fowler. This is the regular week. ly business meeting.
 Tomorrow the committee plan. ming the open house program
 meets at 2:3O. The members of this com mittee are: Chairman, Paul Delaney, Justin O'Connor.
 Ray Gibbons and Ralph Cooke.
 The Valley Stamp club have their annual party at the YMCA tomorrow night in charge of An- thony Worth for many years lead
 CT of this eager group of 'philatel- ists. The program consists of the
 following: harmonica solo, Clar- epce orske; piano solo, Lester
 Brooks; harmonica duet, William Klimas and Clarence Zorske; yode-
 Ter, Joseph Yinkosky; crooner.
 Robert Sibold; recitation. William Frisbie; guest speaker. associate boys work secretary, Arthur Ma honey. The evening will close with club, song by the members.
 Several new clubs are forming
 tomorrow in the boys department. Twelve boys will meet at 4:30 to talk over the organization of the Cracker Hills" At ' o'clock the Y Dixie Juniors will meet to talk over perfecting their organization. At 7:30 the Hillie Juniors will meet for the first time.
 The Middlebury high school club has now grown to IA mem- bers with five or six prospects
 ready to join next club meeting tom orrow noon. The club won its
 first basketball game Wednesday defeating the Spartans in a close game. Regular gym class tomor-
 row noon wiht Henry Darlington
 in charge. The club will meet
 with Bill Briggs after the gym class and swim at o'clock. Mem bers signed up in the club to date
 are: Edmund Dwyer. Ronald Ford. Gordon PhaIen. William Schmidt. Edward Holcomb. Joe Scholar. Fl. n. Warner. D. A. Fabiani. George schuster. Bradford Noble. Vincent
 Kelley. Rocco Ferucci and Harold Reed and Mario Moreschi.
 Eighty-six grammar school boys attended the first Gra-Y forum conducted bv the boys department of the YMcA last night when Ar. thur Blewitt. weli-knowD local naturalist conducted q question
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

The Grammar school basketball league of the YMCA plays Satur- day morning starting at 10:30. The first game will be between Croft Gra-Y and the Y Dixies. At 11:15 the Russell Gra-Y and the Chase Y clubs meet and at 12 noon the Mill Plain Y club meet the Y Un- knowns. The Y Pioneers draw a by. unless the Cracker Hill" Club get their entry fee in by Friday night. In that case these two teams will meet at S:45 in the morning.
 Various organizations in the boys department are lining up to take part in the Y Scandals, the YMCA musical comedy to be pre- scented February in Jacques the- ater. Fifty boys SIS years old met Tuesday afternoon and will meet again Saturday morning at 9:30 to rehearse their drill for the "Fu- ture Presidents" number.
 There will be high school chor- us consisting of 25 high school couples. Tom Patterson, Frank Phalen, Ed Fox, Morris Egan, dlIC5 i4b W iOi anu s(SAkOhty have charge of enlisting these 25 couple. The first rehearsal of this high school chorus will be held at the Y tomorrow night, Friday, at 7:30 with Alfred Butts of New York city director of the "Scan- dals."
 Clubs in the boys department knfs Aff n State YMCA convention which is to be held this weekend Saturday and Sunday at the Stratfield hotel in Bridgeport.
 Club leaders and club officers members of YMCA boys work committee are signing up to repre- sent the boys work of the YMCA at this state conference. The local association for several years has had the largest delegation of any one city or locality in the state. The reason for this large delega. ton from Waterbury is the size of Waterbury's program. in fact Wa terbury has more clubs than any other city in the state.
 Delegates from the boys depart ment who have signed up to date are: Kojacks, Howard Davis. George Henry. Walter Kleis and George Ransiow; spartans, L. Wolff, J. Reagen; Tri-Y. Ralph Cooke. and Louis Barbari: Y Jun- iors. T. Lyons. B. Daley. R. craw- ley; Psi Usilon. Kingsley Blanch' ard and George Bowling: commit tee. Ed Fleming; Pathfinders. Ed Malley: Pha Atlas. Ralph Grierson, Roland Clarke: club leaders al- ready signed up are: Fear Olcs, Pat Wallace; Kappa Deltas. Rol- and Fowler; Kojacks. n. Ranslow l Frank IT. Bailey. chairman Of the boys work of the YMcA will attend the convention as will sev. eraI of his committee members Arthur Mahoney. associate boys work secretary. will also attend tho convention from the boys work etaf.
 | rrnsI.N IIf ot.,k x..aak. tlfs ana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

mems club at the central Y. Thurs day, January 19 at ' o'clock. In- vitations have been extended to members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Univer- sity club, and other similar organ izations.
 The speaker was sent to Russia by the McGraw-H Publishing company recently to study the five- year plan. He delivered an ad- dress here last month at which a capacity crowd attended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
Prompt Relief
 From Itching Eczema

It's wonderful the way soothing, cooling ZEMO brings prompt re- lief to itching, burning skin, even in severe cases. Itching stops the moment ZEMO touches the tender and infiamed skin bcause of It's rare ingredients. To clear away Rashes, Pimples, Eczema, Ringworm and restore the skin to normal. al- ways use clean, soothing ZEMO. Insist on genuine Zemo; it's worth the price, because 1t brings relief. 35c, soc and $1. All druggists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
DISTRESS CALLS
 FROM SHIPS

San Francisco, Jan 12=(UP)- Distress calls from two ships, the Tanker Manju of the N. Y. K. line, and the General Pershing of the States line, were picked up by the Coast Guard Radio station today.
 The positions given would place both vessels near Japan. The dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
'' Lawlor Not To Push
 Any Candidate For
 City Court Judge
;pikes Report Published in Republican-Claim He s Has Never Discussed Such an Appointment and | Is at Loss to Explain How Report Circulated

Senator Joseph LawIor made a positive denial this morning with reference to the statement in the Republican that he was going to introduce a bill in the general as- sembly making Attorney Monagan judge of the city court in Water bury.
 T never thought of such a thing" said the senator, "and mo- body has even talked with me on the subject. It seems strange that a newspaper can quote Q man as doing this and that without know ing whether the statements are true and yet claim to be a reliable source of information. l have no time to talk on this matter now, but I do want to say that I am not going to introduce anybody's name for judge of the city court"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
ANOTHER SON
 BORN IN INDIA

Boston, Jan 12--(UP)--A son. Michael Chapman Lockwood, has been born to Mir and Mrs Edson c. Lockwood of Madura, India, ac- cordlng to a cable to the American Board of Commissioners for Fore ign Missions. .s
 Lockwood, formerly of New Brit ain, Conn, is an instructor at the American college in Madura. His wife is the former Dorothy Frink Patton of Milton. Mass. The couple have another son, Patton Lock- wood. .Sst4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
DOWN TO LAST $4OO

IF Snuth Windsor, Conn, Jan 12- EtCR) )--The town of south Wind <kpr, was down to It's last $400 to- uday,. although 1t had $40,000 in un-
 collected taxes on the books. A committee Is working with the city Heads to figure way out of the financial difficulties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
GERMANY ASKS AID

New York, Jan 12-(UP)-Ger- many's creditors must cooperate in her struggle to maintain Q fa- vorable trade balance because it represents the only way by which she will be able to pay her private indebtedness, Dr Friedrich Will helm Won Prittwitz and Graffron told the New York board of trade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12
YMcA on Wednesday evening, Feb. -ruary Is.

John M. Carmody, editor and publishing director of the mag azine "Factory and Industrial Management" will address the sup per meeting of the Industrial Fore
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

Bucharest, Rufnania, Jan 12-7 (UP)-Thc cabinet headed by Premier Julius Maniu resigned to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

tress signals did not give details. It was believed the vessels might
 have colllded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

"City Government" will be the subject upon which City Clerk John Fitzmaurice will address the Bona Dom club tonight at the cen- tral Y at 8:30 o'clock. William O'Brien. Irish tenor, will provide the entertainment. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

Crosby Hi-Y club meets this eve- ming at 7:0. The meeting tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-12

Elghty-six grammar school boys attended the first Gra-Y forum conducted bv the boys department of the YMCA last night when Ar. thur Biewitt. weli-knowD local naturalist conducted . question