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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

On the occasion Of this birthday
an interviewer asked for a return
visit the next year. Muldoon told
the reporter he considered himself
too young" to submit to yearly
interviews and made an appoint
ment for 16 years later when he
would have been 100.
Iron Duke" they called William
Muldoon, the benevolent despot of
sport. ell had presence, dignity,
fire and imagination. Clean play
was his creed, discipline his by
| word.
Many of the gerater minds of the
country bent to his will. He made
strong-willed persons tractable.
and social ightsetaoinshrdlu ?
Presidents and statesmen, finan-
ciers and social lights, athletes and
writer's accepted his rule Of obed-
fence.
This personality, who domin-
ated the world of sports during the
last quarter of the century, was
born May 25. 1S45, the son of a
farmer, in Belfast, N. Y. AS a boy
Of II, he marched off to fight in
the Civil war, and here, among the
hardship of warfare, Muldoon got
his first taste of athletic competi-
ton.
Athletic Diversion
"The officers incharge realized
the value of some form of athletic
diversion" Muldoon once said,
land SO they picked out athletic
looking fellows from the ranks to
teach wrestling"
After the war he came to New
York and worked as a waiter and
'bouncer". Then he joined the
New York police force and within
few years was placed in charge
oft he department gymnasium. II
was while one of the finest" that
he first attracted attention as q
wrestler. He beat Jim Gaffney
champion wrestler of the cops
with such ease that sporting men
matched the new athletic wonder
with Chris Bauer, a top-ranking
wrestler of the day. Bauer went
the way of Gaffney and within a
short time Muldoon found himself
worlds champion. He retired un-
defeated after years of competition
Trained Boxers
Muldoon turned to training box
ers. Jack Dempsey, the Nonpariel
/ OOAAA 1@s 0aAAAteAA oik0 xAAu 4ACCOy,
were among the ring notables that
placed themselves in his care. II
was probably his work in condi-
tioning the great "John L." for his
fight with Jake Kilrain that won
| for Muldoon his renown as a build
er of men.
Sullivan had been on a. pro-
longed debauch after his disap.
pointing showing against Charley
Mitchell of England in 1888. He
was carried in drunken stupoI
from the boat which returned him
from England and taken to the
Muldoon farm at Belfast. For days
he was too weak to undergo the
strain of a training period. But
Muldoon made him observe the
strictest rules of clean living. Sui
Ivan was strOng-minded. He hated
"bossing". But Muldoon was the
Iron Duke, and he OVERRIDE all
opposition to restore John l. ia
steel-muscled physical power once
again. What Sullivan did to Kill
rain is history. He all but mashed
him to q pulp in rs gruellina
After the fight Sullivan re-
marked that he would be willing to
go through another fight hut that
he would never again expose him
self to the rigors Of Muldoon's dis
cipline.
Health Resort
And. as he insisted on obedience
from Sullivan, SO this mighty fig
ure made all who came to him
obey the rules he laid down. Al
Olympia, his health resort at Pur-
chase, N. Y, he successfully treated
Elihu Root, Theodore Roosevelt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DIS
TRICT OF WATERBURY. SIS. Pre-.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DIS
TRICT OF WATERBURY SIS. Pres
bate Court, May 29th. 1898.
ESTATE OF Ganae also, called
Jonas also called John Perminas.
late Of the Town Of Waterbury. in
The Court OF Probate for theeDis-
trict of Waterbury. hath limited
and allowed six months from the
date hereof for the creditors of said
estate to exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts properly at
tested within said time, will be de-
barred a recovery. All persons In
debted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
JOSEPH J. VALANTIEJUS,
5-31-3t Administrator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
Lovers Of Speed Will Be Speedily Satisfied With
Results From An Advertisement On This Page

STATE OF CONNECTICUT. District
Of waterbury. ss. Probate Court.
ESTATE OF Herbert w. Lake.
late Of the Town of Waterbury, In
said District, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Waterbury, hath limited
and allowed six months from the
date hereof for the creditors of said
estate to exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts properly at
tested within said time, will be de-
barred a recovery. All persons In
debted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
THE CITIZENS & MANUFACTURE
ERS NATIONAL BANK
Administrator eta.
BY Thomas F. Moore,
6-1-3t Trust OFFICER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
Billy Muldoon Died
Early This Morning

from Muldoon's home with tales
of his amazing determination to
keep young. But with the approach
of warmer weather he suffered more
and more from fatigue. On his
birthday last month he was said
to have suffered a sinking spell be-
cause of the humidity.
Like other, great men, the Iron
Duke" had his idiosyncrasies. He
had an aversion to nicotine. He
enforced no-smoking edict at
Boxing bouts. He never hesitated
to tell sports writers who reported
meetings Of the boxing commission
to douse their cigarettes.
Perhaps one of the most spectac-
ular events of his career was the
dinner given in his honor on his
saith birthday. The dinner cost
$s5 per plate and attracted ap-
proximately 700 leaders in the
world Of sports, art and business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

Taking the census of a circus
the size of Ringing Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey combined Is no
small task even though the rec.
orders find all for whom they seek
within the area of the acres COW
cred by the tents of the canvas
city.
In this moving municipality such
procedure is pursued once each
month throughout the entire cir.
Gus season. Three men begin
operations very early in the morn
ing and usually require the entire
day to complete their task. The
last census Of the Greatest Show
on Earth disclosed a population
Of 1919 men and women; 700
horses and 1000 menagerie ami
mails including a herd of SO ele-
plants. The greatest increase
over past seasons is evidenced in
the number of people. This is ex-
planned by the fact-that many
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Continued from Page ~
was informed. The figure has
fluctuated slightly from time to
time.
This information was deleted
Thursday when the articles Of CO.
partnership were made public by
the senate committee in charge of
the Investigation Of Morgan & Co.
But the uncensored ALLEGATION of
interest among the 20 partners
was available to senators.
All other ALLEGATIONS Of interest
were under 20 per cent, the United
Press was informed. Some of them
are said to be as low as per cent.
There are 20 partners.
Data on the division Of profits
was suppressed by the senate COM
mittee after long argument by
John w. Davis, Morgan counsel.
Less urgent pleas were made for
suppression Of other information,
but in general the committee re-
fused to withhold facts.
Lists Of men to whom Morgan
& Co., sold stocks at less than
market prices revealed an endless
series of big names. Men now In
high public office, including Secre-
tary of Treasury Woodin, supreme
Court Justice Roberts, Senator Nc
Adoo, DEM, Calf, and Harvey
Couch, director of the reconstruc.
ton Fiance Corporation, have been
revealed as recipients Of Morgan
& Co., favors.
Frank W. ,Stearns, confidante of
Calvin Coolidge during the 1atter's
presidential years, was on a long
list of individuals who borrowed
from Morgan & Co. Norman H.
Davis, now rowing ambassador
in Europe, was borrower.
Morgan's participation in the
profits and losses of his firm is of
special interest in connection with
the degree of his power over the
famous group of private bankers.
The published articles of co-part-
nership revealed Morgan to be an
almost absolute monarch of the
financial kingdom dominated by
J. P. Morgan & Co.
All disputes between partners
may be decided finally by him. 1t
is within his power to order any
partner to withdraw from the firm,
compromising him, of course.
There appeared to be only one
check on the authority Of the head
of the firm. He could not dissolve
the partnership unless he control
led a majority interest in its pro-
fits and losses. But Morgan with
the aid of others, constituting a
majority, would have authority to
dissolve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

new features have been added,
while others have been enlarged.
The human side of the personnel
has been increased by approx
mately one hundred, giving the
big show more than 500 men and
women arenic artists.
Gigantic means are employed to
feed this city of spangles. More
than 1000 meals are served daily
to its people alone in the vast
canvas hotel of the big show.
Practically all purchases Of food
stuffs are made daily and in the
particular city in which the circus
is to exhibit. The average daily
expense of running the commits
sary department exceeds $4,000.
Ringing Bros and Barnum &
Bailey Combined Circus, this year
celebrating the Golden Jubilee an
niversary of the famous Ringing
Brothers, wild exhibit in this city
Thursday, June Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District
Of Waterbury, IS. Probate Court,
May 9th, 1888.
ESTATE OF Edward j. Finn,
late of the Town Of Waterbury. in
said District, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Waterbury, hath limited
date hereof for the creditors Of
said estate to exhibit their claims
for settlement. Those who neglect
to present their accounts properly
attested within said time, will be
debarred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment to
MABEL SIMCOE,
5-29-3t Administrative.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
NOTICE

Matthias H. LaBiviere for approval
certificate to install a retail Gas
oline Filling Station at the South
West Corner of Bunker Hill on Wa
tertown avenue will be held on
June 10th at 1880 a. M, DIST, in
the Mayors Office, City Hall, Wa
terbury, Conn. as provided by Gen.
eral Statute.
Signed:
SO St Mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
TAX THEM ALL

New York, June 3-(UP)-The
possibility of retaliation from
nearby communities was seen TO-
day in an administration plan to
rehabilitate habitually failing city
finances by taxing all motor vehi-
cles using city bridges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

will not all be made at one time,
reports at Hartford show. Instead
the jobs will be gradually turned
over to democrats, the changes be-
ing made from time to time so as
not to interfere with the efficiency
of the office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION

NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, New
Haven County, IS. Waterbury,
May 26th, 1888.
by Albert J. Bronsky, clerk Of the
City, Court, / will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder at
the sign post in the City of Wa
terbury on the 9Th day of June.
1888 at 10 A. M. Standard time:
1 Slicing Machine and / Comput-
ing Counter Scale, same being at
tached on the original writ dated
April goth, 1888 in the matter of
Standard Paper Co. VS. John Yoksa.
BERNARD M. BLICK,
Constable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

Brazil will give q monthly bonus
of 10 per cent, based on volume,
to coffee shippers. the amounts to
be passed on to the contracting
foreign importers Of the bean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
Announcements
Special Notices

- Honestly meeting
depression conditions. DR. Whit
right has always been the lowest
Plates So up; gold crowns, IS up;
filings, 81 up; extractions, 81 per
tooth. Gas and ether administered
in my office. DR. s. L. Whitright,
Dentist, 1853 East Main st. Dial
3-S686.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

81 Buick pass. Sedan; rs Pontiac
Coupe; 80 Nash pass. 4 door De-
luxe Brougham Single Six; 20 Stu
debaker Commander door Sedan;
Geghan -Aiierton Inc. s7s West
Main st.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
Morgan Had Is
Per Cent of Profits

CONTINUED from Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

'32 Studebaker Dict. 8 Sedan.
HOTCHKISS MOTOR CO.
$50 WATERFOWL Ave. Dial 3-3177
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03
Seven Killed
in Explosion

tcontinued from Page I'D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

1927 - Hupmobile Roadster. Only
SIS. Hudson G. Essex Sales & Ser
vice. ass WATERFOWL Ave. Dial
4-5767.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-03

And. as he insisted on obedience
from Sullivan, SO this mighty fig-
ure made all who came to him
obey the rules he laid down. At
Olympia, his health resort at Pur-
chase, N. Y, he successfully treated
Elfhu Root, Theodore Roosevelt
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15

The discovery that the sleeping sickness
is caused by fiterable virus has been made
by young woman doctor. Margaret Smith.
This is the first step in the direction of con-
trolling the dread disease. But there is a
long way yet to go before a cure is found.
or definite means of preventing infection.
There are, however, certain general prinei-
pies of prevention. Germs - under which
general term may be included those finer
toxic elements given the name of virus
get into the human system in three ways.
They may be breathed into the nasal pass
ages; they may be taken into the mouth;
they may get in through break or abrasion
Of the skin.
Clean air is always important. Drinking
water is always suspect, and demands con.
slant vigilance to keep it pure. The milk
supply of city requires unsleeping atten-
ton. Fruits which are eaten raw must be
thoroughly washed. The skins are apt to
retain not only the poisons with which they
have been sprayed, but wild yeasts which
may cause intestinal or sinus troubles. These
wild yeasts will sometimes in few hours
produce symptoms like those Of hay fever.
Clean skin is important. Frequent baths,
frequently changed and washed underwear
are an absolute preventive Of typhus fever
and are general aid against the ineursion
of various other pathosenie bacteria.
Thorough elimination keeps the body rea.
sonably free from the development of in
testinal ferments which bring their own
train of ills. Somewhere along this line will
doubtless lie the specific prevention Of the
sleeping sickness. 1t will be a relief to
everyone when it is learned. Meanwhile. at
tention to the known means of preventing
the spread Of infections will do no HARM
and may be the means Of safety. AT the
least, it will help to maintain the general
health and thus increase resistance to all
forms of disease.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15
So They Say

ee@rA r~- s-@~tfH
Beer and beer gardens are
bringing back bands. Dance or.
chestras, called bands. are all
right for indoor music, but they
fall out OF doors.
Arthur Pryor, bandmaster,
People Of midas lower caste
are 80 accustomed to their present
life that they are disturbed and
III at ease when any change Is
made.
-Maharaja Of Gaekwar. India.
I:
II there Is any one fundamental
OF all future transportation that
Is going to be universal, 1t Is that
OF light weight and the saving OF
every pound which can be taken
off every vehicle.
Il. II. Pomeroy, English auto
motive engineer. ~
The maintenance Of peace and
order Is the first duty Of govern
ment and II this duty Is not per-
formed by the states. society will
eventually place 1t in the hands of
q government that will perform 1t.
Judge John j. Parker, u. 8.
court Of appeals.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15
A Book a Day
by BRUCE CATION
A Set OF Rules To
Guide The Drinker

During the prohibition era, any
old kind OF drinking manners were
more or less acceptable. But now
that repeal seems assured, Il be-
hooves drinkers to learn what TO
drink, how and when to drink II
and how to behave after drinking.
This quaint philosophy - one
could write quite an essay on II, II
one had the time--is embedded In
"Bacchus Behaved" q sprightly
little book by Alma whitaker. /,
10 a. sort OF handbook on polite
| drinking for those who don't know
| the formalities, niceties and 80 on,
TO begin with, certain rules for
civilized behavior are laid down
They include such bits Of advice
a. the following:
Never get drunk; never drink
alone; ind out what your capacity
is--and then divide II by two;
never drink when you are un.
happy; "a host, be careful to re.
main cold sober; when you are In
doubt about your condition, at q
I party, 60 homo with all speed.
| Then we are told when and how
to drink what.
II you are serving wine with din.
ner, don't serve moro than tive
1 cocktails before tho meal begins;
better yet, serve none at all. a
they blunt the palate's apprecia.
| ton of the wine. One highhall
after dinner In great plenty. II
you are able to serve fine wines
learn how to serve them and be
sure you serve the right foods with
them.
And 10 on, and 10 on. And II
you feel that the approach of re.
peal makes such book O necessity
well, here you are. Stokes ID
publishing II at $f.25.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15

Il now takes under normal growth are pos
sible according to latest scientific methods.
Out in plaesrviIls. Calf. scientists are breed
ing trees just like you'd breed dogs OF
horses. x-rays and hypodermie needles figure
prominently In this business of speeding
growth and to date its pretty much success
full. Certainly IL Il can be done in flowers
and vegetables then the same thing should
be done for trees, we'd think. Pines. wal
nuts soft and hard woods, are now the sub
jeets Of the experiments. "A saw-log. 80
feet long and Is inches thick, can be pro-
duced by the new method in rs years
whereas normally il would require so years.
At that rate 1t would pay man to raise
trees. Now it's job for generation Of
men.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15
Will They Go?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt has be.
come one more chief executive to issue or.
ders that various army posts throughout the
nation be abandoned We recall President
Hoover and President Coolidge both doing
the same thing They may have differed
in the number Of posts they ordered to 60
or their location, but they were aetuated by
the same motive. In short il was necessary
to eeonomize and elimination Of these old
frontier posts was the means But when it
actually came to the point Of dropping the
posts why something seemed to come up
and prevent it.
There are senator's enough to keep, for
reasons best known to themselves these
posts under army maintenance. And Uncle
Sam continues to squander hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars by assigning companies
to them. providing supplies and repairing
buildings and property where necessary.
What good do they dor Nothing more than
give the troops assigned to them chance
to become rusty in the ways of warfare.
There aren't any more Indians to fight
That's why the posts were originally built.
If you study each ones history you'll find it
links in with the advance OF civilization
across the plains.
We certainly hope that President Roose.
welt will have more success than his pred.
eeessors in dropping off the unnecessary
posts. Some Of them might constitute good
war memorials, but the majority will simply
be. in all likelihood, reminders Of our part
in the World war AS such they served
definite purpose. But their day is done just
as is the day Of the frontier fort or post.
Some still retain their historic favor, but
others are simply a drain on the treasury.
1t is the better part of valor now for US to
iop them of the payroll and use the money
thus saved for some good purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15

Mrs Elizabeth Tilton Of Cambridge.
Mass, is an ardent prohibitionist. But we
can't quite subscribe. to such statements as
these. For example she said when Maine
was voting on repeal recently that Nations
do not prosper by ignoring social values and
exploiting revenue made from that which
debauehes the people. America stands at
the parting Of ways. Character or cork
screw that is the question: Conversely
prohibitionists should explain why we
should waste millions trying to enforce dry
laws. We've got to get the money back
some way that went down the river in this
useless effort What better way than to tax
liquors'
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15
ACCIDENT STUDY
Bridgeport Telegram)

II 10 interesting to note that New
York state has, Just adopted a
practice which originated In the
Connecticut Motor Vehicle depart,
mont o decade or more ago. That
II the requirement that oil motor
lists concerned In an accident shall
mako an immediate report, giving
the facts or at any rate, their YER.
sion Of the facts.
This requirement has given the
Connecticut department the foun-
dalton for the most extensive sta
tistical study Of motor vehicle ac-
cidents In any state. In time, no
doubt, the requirement will be-
come general throughout the Unit
ed States. Without Wishing to ap-
pear cynical In the matter, wo
must observe that the mere gath
ering Of statistics Ia q means. not
an end. The use to be made Of
such statistics Is quite another
matter. In this respect the ten
year leadership of Connecticut cer-
tainly does not show any results
to the information.
In proportion to vehicles registered
we have as many accidents as any
comparable state, and more fatal
accidents than most.
II does seem that with the rec
ords of quarter Of a million ac-
cidents to study, some sound con-
illusions should be drawn-but IL
such conclusions have been drawn
they are certainly not reflected In
the motor vehicle laws Of Con-
necticut.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-15
Death Of a Pre-War Diplomat

Viseount Grey Of Fallodon. dead at n.
won . place in history which will certainly
be secure but which is not entirely enviable.
Il was Grey who. as foreign secretary in
1914. took England into the war; and as
the English ever since 1918 have been nour-
ishing . slow suspicion that the war caused
practically all of their troubles, it is not sur
prising that this veteran diplomat suffered
kind of eclipse in his last years. For Grey
will stand for long time as an epitome of
the kind of diplomacy that was so COM
mon before the war - the kind that thrived
on secret agreements, secret understandings
and the jargon of what H. G. Wells has
called the great power game
Prior to 1914 the average Englishman
calmly assumed that England could not be
embroiled in any European war unless the
people of England as whole wished to be
embroiled. 1t was Viseount Grey, as much
as anyone. who had to dispel this illusion.
Like practically every other chancellery in
Europe, the English foreign office saw the
war coming long before it actually arrived.
It is possible that the ease with which all
the diplomats saw its approach was one of
the reasons why if finally came. But at any
rate the British foreign office, having
visioned war from afar, got ready for it
BY making certain agreements with the
French foreign office concerning united ac-
ton against Germany.
Thus, when the storm clouds finally
broke. the people of England did not have
free hand. Their diplomats had COM
mitted them in advance. When Grey laid
the whole situation before Parliament there
vas only one answer that could be made.
To all intents and purposes. it was impossi-
BE for England to remain neutral. The in
yssion of Belgium rallied Englishmen to the
standard, but the die had already been cast.
Now TO recount all of this is not to con-
denim Viseount Grey. He was an able. sim
cere and patriotic man. There is no doubt
that he actually wanted peace. He did his
best according to his lights and it was hard
" his fault If his lights were wrong. II
d the kind Of diplomacy he represented that
needs condemnation. The World War was
: product Of thar diplomacy; and