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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06

hit whom" controversy, with a wide choice of explanations offered. Arno, whom everyone agreed was the number one victim, was in close retirement and could not be reached for his version.
 Sally O'Neil, film actress, men. toned by some bystanders as the wielder of the real finishing blow "a right hook with a gilt chair indignantly denied having taken any role but that of referee-peace- maker.
 Drexel Riddle Steele, Philadel- phia socialite and radio and film performer, had still another ver- sion.
 1T was giving & small supper party-only about 30 persons-in honor of Claire Delmar. the beau tiful and talented Swiss actress" Steele said. "Arno, who was with another party, walked up and ac- cused me of having known him when he was 'Curtiss Arno Peters, interior decorator for Gilda Gray and a nonenity.
 T presented him to Miss Del mar, who acknowledged the intro- duction, and his response was to take a swing at me, much to my astonishment.
 "Gordon Butler, my business manager, and one-time All-Aner- ican end at Princeton, intercepted the swing and delivered one him self, one that sent Arno spinning across tho dance floor. much to Miss Delmar's amusement and MT Arno's surprise"
 It was from this point on that the versions of Steele, bystanders and Miss O'Neil differed widely. No one could be found to stand spon- sor for the persistent reports that Miss O'Neil, whom Arno escorted to the club. leaped into the engage ment and felled Steele, or some- body with Q chair.
 T took no part in the affair, and the story about the chair is ridic- ulous," Miss O'Neill said. "Mr Arno wasknocked down, and then some- one--I take it was MT Steele picked up chair and stood over him. 1 ran over to them to stop the alter cation. never touched the chair, and MT Steele q guess 1t was) put 1t down when stepped between them."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
Defends Right of the Little Fellows as We'll as
 Big Chaps IT STEPPED ON
 SOME FEW TOES Device of Witch Doctors Who Set Up HObg0blins
 to Scream At

Chicago, Nov 6.-(UP)-- Gen Hugh S. Johnson pleaded for consideration for the average man to-day in defense of the National Recovery Administrations pro- gram.
 The recovery administrator opened his campaign in the mid- west, center of serious farm strike and seat of recent criticism of NRA. with a vigorous speech.
 Johnson's talk was before a joint convention of the Illinois Manufacturers association and the Chicago Association of Commerce in Defense of the National Re- covery administrations drive for unemployment.
 "The MIRA is part of law that recognized the rights of the little fellow as well as the big fellow" Johnson said. "It stepped on a few toes-some of the biggest kicking est toes in the country, who soon as they dared turned on the NRA.''
 Johnson characterized attacks on the recovery program as the "de- vice of witchdoctors who set up hobgoblins and then scream at them to mislead the people into prejudice against their own inter- ests."
 Charges that the MIRA jeopard- izes freedom of the press are such hobgoblins, Johnson said.
 Johnson told farmers spokes man that the National Recovery drive was not intended to rehabili- tate the farmer but he defended the progress of the agricultural ad- justment administrators work for the farmer. Secretary Wallace will speak to mid western farmers later this week. "The agricultural adjustment ad- ministration has brought new day to the south and will progressively increase its effect throughout this region; the home and farm loan acts are moving at an accelerat- ing rate; the move to liquidate frozen bank credits is on its way" Johnson said.
 If ever a man went into office on the promise to take care of the average business and the average man-whether in industry or farm- ing - that man was Franklin Roosevelt I know this president of ours. His guiding principle is to try to rescue America for Amer jeans and in my opinion-regard- less of the mistakes his aides may make-your hope lies in a single 
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Washington, Nov. 6-Sooner { than anyone expected the New Deal has come to the parting of the ways. Last week Roosevelt faced alternatives of industrial fascism dictated by Big Business, a socialized state dominated by labor and the farmer, or a mid- way course.
 Events moved, avalanche like, to bring the conflict to head. Chief events were the policy of purchasing gold. plus Gerard Swope's plan for a big business dictatorship of industry.
 THEN IT BEGAN
 The avalanche began with Il midnight conference of Roose- velt's monetary experts held just two weeks ago. It did not break up until a. m. on Sunday. De- tober 22, the day Roosevelt de- livered his radio report to the American people.
 At this conference a majority opposed imitation. A report was drawn up to this effect. One man, however, stood out for modified imitation through pur- chasing gold abroad. He was Profassap Can~oa N. Warren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
Wise Cracking Texas Guinan Made History
Cowgirl Came From Native State to OutWise Masters
 of Repartee and Did It Too
By JOHN R. BEAL United Press Staff Correspondent


 New York, Nov 6-(UP)-Texas Guinan, the most colorful night club hostess of the hysterical twen- ties, died as the prohibition era which she helped to make historic was nearing a close.
 The cowgirl from Waco, Texas, who came to New York to out wise-crack tho masters of repartee on street built on wisecracks per- sonified in her career a riotous Broadway disregard for prohibition which eventually helped to bring about repeal
 Shc was the most famous enter tainer in night clubs that openly Haunted prohibition; she was g friend, adviser and confidante o1 the underworld that made its living from prohibition. It was Tex's biting gibe that stripped the "big butter and egg man. of the hypocrisy of his spree" away from home. Her patrol-wagon rides to federal court left Broadway highly amused.
 Federal court is my alma man. n.y." she said. I'm natures gift to the paddock makers" Other wise- cracks included:
 "Her brain is as good as new"
 You never see smart man in night club"
 "A guy that would cheat on his wife would cheat at cards"
 "I knew her when she was a bathing girl-and she's still all wet "
 Never give sucker an even break"
 1T wouldn't give Hollywood the right time if was passing through Elgin."
 T want to get as thin as my first husbands promises"
 "It's having, the same man around the house that ruins matri- mony".
 :"The funeral I want is night club wake, q motorcycle escort, and college boys singing in the ceme- tery."
 Texas was christened Mary Lou ise Cecelia. She pronounced her name as if 1t were spelled Guy nan".
 She made about 100 movie shorts in her career, most of them wes- terms. Someone asked her how she thought of so many plots
 "We never changed the plots, dearie, only the horses" she re- piled.
 Miss Guinan was married and d. vorced three times. Her first hus- band was Jack Moynahan, Denver rewspaperman, whom she married in 1912. Her second was Julian Johnson. writer now living in California. Shortly after her di- vorce from Johnson in 1920, she married David Townsend, culmin- ating shipboard romance. Shortly after marriage they separated. Texas did not divorce him, how ever, until 1925.
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PROHIBITION IS FACING DOOM IN
 TUESDAY VOTING
Vets Claiming All Six of the States That End
 the Campaign

The doom of the 18th amend ment and the experiment of na- tional prohibition is expected to be sealed at the polls tomorrow when six states vote on ratification of the Fist (repeaD amendment.
 The states are: North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ken lucky, Ohio and Utah.
 Needing only the approval of three states to bring the total of ratifying states up to the necessary 36, repealists expected all six to go wet. Impartial observers, however, believed North Carolina and Utah should be listed as doubtful.
 Postmaster General James A. Farley, who has led the assault of the Roosevelt administration against the dry region. made fin- al appeal to the nation at large and the six voting states in partic- ular in a public address last night A repeal victory would mean "a victory for sanity"
 Repeal, in event three states vote for 1t tomorrow, will become effective probably December 5 when ratification conventions arc | held in three of the six states
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poultry expert of Cornell uni versity.
 The president was faced with desperate farm situation. The midwest was in revolt. Farm prices had scared during mid summer. then fallen with a crash. Wall street speculation was the cause. Drastic measures more than a shot in the arm were needed to increase farm prices.
 Roosevelt was torn between conservative Wall street which demanded stabilization of the dollar and the radical farm group which howled for infia- tion. Knowing that imitation would be voted by congress, Roosevelt took the midway step. He adopted Warren's plan of depressing the dollar by buy ing gold.
 Treasury experts wore long faces. They even challenged the legality of the REC buying gold. The justice department finally wrote an eleven-page opinion on the subject.
 But the president went ahead. WALL STREET
 Unfortunately. he played di-
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rectly into Wall streets hands. The Warren plan did not show the immediate results hoped for. The professor had not counted importantly enough on three factors.
 One was the inherent strength of the dollar. Depressed mo- mentarily by gold purchases, it bounced right back.
 Another was the tremendous surplus of commodities in the U. $. A. With such a surplus commodity prices will not rise easily.
 The third factor was the diffi- culty of buying gold abroad. Buying had to be done through the Bank of England.
 Actually the gold-purchasing policy has not harmed the mon- etary system. The current is just as sound as ever. The plan frankly was experimental and was announced by Roosevelt as such.
 BIG BAD WOLVES
 But big business had been waiting for something like this. The Wolves of Wall street had been praying for one false move. Sn far Roosevelt had been invul-
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MACDONALD ACTS
 VERY MUCH HURT

London, Nov 6-(UP)-Prinle Minister Ramsay Macdonald today put the United States into the sme category as Germany. declar- ing both nations to be dictator ships.'
 In a speech to his cabinet and several party leaders at luncheon, the prime minister declared Great Britain must maintain her coali- tion government, and issued a warning against the hastiness of dictatorial methods"
 we must always look out for the backwash." he said. Tt will he interesting to see what the back wash will be in America and Ger many by next Anrii."
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PEACE IN STRIKE

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 6-(UP) Peace reigned in the .week-old strike of 500 western Massachu- setts truck drivers today, but state police resumed the conveying of trucks to guard against recur- renee of Saturdays shooting and stone throwing.
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Final Nezgs Flashes
WELL DRESSED ROBBERS

Maiden, Mass, Nov 6-(UP)-Three we'll dressed bandits entered chain grocery store in Linden Square here today, forced collector into a rear room robbed him of $500 to $4OO and then escaped in his automobile. The machine was found abandoned in Everett an hour later. John G. Duff, the collector, said one of the men was armed
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CABINET WANTS TO KNOW

London, Nov 6-(UP)--The cabinet was understood today to have authorized full revela- ton in the house of commons of details of war debt negotiations with the United States. The negotiations at present appear to have broken down completely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
NAMED FARM MANAGER

Hartford, Nov 6-(UP)-Appointme of Capt Ashley J. Griffin, East Hartford, as farm manager of the state military properties at Man. tic and the old Stone ranch at East Lyme, was announced this afternoon by the state armory board Captain Griffin is connected with the ord nance department of the state national guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
JAPAN ACCUSED
 BY THE SOVETS

Peiping, China, Nov G. (UP)-- High Soviet Russian officials charged to-day that nine Japanese airplanest flew over Russian terri tory near Vladivostok to serve mo- tice that Japan would continue it's present Far Eastern policy, despite prospective restoration of Russian American relations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
SCHOONER OFF
 ONLONG CRUISE

Glouchester. Mass. Nov 6. (UP) -~The 92-foot schooner Yankee with an amateur crew of young men and women was enroute to Panama to-day. first port of call on an 1S-month cruise to far-off places.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
SOUVENIR SHOP BURNED

North Adams, Mass, Nov 6-(UPl-The West View Souvenir shop, on the Mohawk trail, visited annually by thousands of tourists, was destroyed by fire early today. Benjamin Len hoff husband of the owner, estimated the loss at S2OOOO,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
WOULD GO IN ARMY

Istanbul. Turkey. .Nov.6-UP)- Girl students in colleges have pe- titioned the government to permit them to serve in the army as aux diaries, it was announced today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
Markets At c Glance

Stocks lower except silver and traction stocks. Bonds react under lead of U. s. government issues Curb stocks decline. Chicago stocks lower. Call money A of 1 per cent. Foreign exchange mixed; sterling strong. Wheat off fractions; corn and oats ease. Cotton dips about so centa bale. Rubber off 6 to s points,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
Critics OfRecoDeryAct Are Again Attacked By General Hugh Johnson
Hollywood Scrap Was
 Not So Very Furious
Peter ArmO the Caricaturist, Was the Only One Who Seemed to Have Suffered-Sally O'Neill
 Denies Chair Crash

Hollywood Nov 6.-(UP)-Someone knocked Peter Arno the carcatust half way dance floor and that the only definite known to-day about alteration dawn the fashionable Elm basy club, playground of film notables.
 Principals self-desgnaed principals and bysands offered hodge podge of the ieuf but they agreed only point-Arno the receiving end.
 of affair resolved itself into "who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06

And he was not away from those elephants 24 hours in the last Is years" Robinson said to-day.
 He was speaking of the ,<ele- phants kept on the Robinson estate here. Noonan, a native of Water bury, Conn, joined a road show when youngster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06

London, Nov 6. (UP)-Japanese authorities to-day denied that Jap anese airplanes had flown over Soviet Russian territory near Viadivostok and suggested it was case of mistaken identity, the exchange telegraph Tokio cores. pendent reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
CIRCUS MAN OF. THIS CITY DIES
 IN CINCINNATI
'Cmly' Noonan Was Veteran of Big Top'- For Years Put Bulls" Through Tricks-Passed
 Away Sunday

Cincinnati, O., Nov 6-(UP)-"Curly" Noonan, veteran of the big top longer will to the call of the ring no longer will lead his bulls through their act
 Curly whose name is Daniel Noonan A, died at Gen. era hospital yesterday He had been in the employ of John Robinson circus man. for IS years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov 6.-(UP)-The treasury net balance for November 3, was $1,3S9, 1898, ,0O1.39.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-06
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-24
Rubbish and
 Brush Fires
Kept Bremen Busy Over the Week End and
 Yesterday

Brush and rubbish fires were largely responsible Saturday and Sunday for one of the busiest week ends of the year in local fire circles. | Fifteen alarms were recorded with | in a period of a little over twenty four hours. No serious losses were reported. An ash box fire in the rear of 436 South Main street proved a | stubborn blaze for the fire-fighters to extlnguish. Chemicals smothered the blaze twice Saturday afternoon | and early Sunday morning, but shortly after midnight to-day an- l other visit was necessary. Some of | the charred timbers flared up and caused the residents to become alarmed.
 Saturday afternoons list of calls included a false alarm from Lake, wood road, brush fires on the prop erty of Joseph Lawlor of Chetsnut Hill road. Middlebury. road near Tracy's pond and property owned by B. A. Barina on Huntington avenue, chimney fire at the home of Dr Charles Larkin at 21 Cliff ! street and minor blaze in the res- idence of Josloff Greenblatt at 701 Cooke street.
 Yesterdays calls included a roof fire at the home of Carmine Pelle- gano of 1856 North Main street. a defective refrigerator motor in the home of James Famiglietti on Ward street and brush fires on property owned by the Stevens Real Estate company on the Meri- den road. land owned by Anthony Coviello in the rear of 229 North Main street, property of Aube Blon- ing on Wolcott and Stillson road and property of V. Vanessi at the end of South Leonard street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-24
To Take Action On
 N. E. Building Code
Proposal Ordinance for Uniform Code Leading Topic
 at N. E. Building Officials Conference To-day

w. Roemer. building commissioner Boston; vice-presidents: Arthur N. Rutherford. chief inspector of buildings, New Britain, Conn; James T. Douglas, inspector oi buildings, Newport, R. l.; Jeremith J. Carey, state supervisor of plans Boston; Warren Mcdonald, inspec- tor of buildings, Portland, Maine; J. B. Lariviere, inspector of build ings, Manchester. N. H., and Ray l.. Soule, inspector of buildings Burlington, Vt; secretary. Frank M. Curley, supervisor of construc- tion, Boston; treasurer: Ulman R Hunt, assistant superintendent oi buildings. Lynn. Mass.
 The executive committee Is made up of the above mentioned officers and John J. Terry, super intendent of public buildings Cambridge, Mass. Major P. F. Healy, state building inspector and censor of Sunday entertainment Boston; Alexander Added, inspec tor of buildings. Providence, R. l.; Frank E. Rogers, deputy inspec- tor of buildings, Pawtucket, R. l.; Bernard J. McKelvey. assistant inspector of buildings. Bridgeport Conn, Andrew G. Larson, inspector of buildings, West Hartford, Conn Charles G. Moves, inspector of buildings, Rutland. Vt, and M Murray Weiss, business rcpresen- tative, Boston.
 The committee on arrangements were Edward w. Roemer, Frank M. Curley and M. Murray Weiss The entertainment is in charge o1 Major P. F. Healey, Edwin H Oliver and Everett F.. Ryan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-24
Hamilton Gibson
 Here Wednesday
Will Address Several Clubs at the Hotel
 Elton

A joint meeting of Waterbury four service clubs, Civitan, Rotary. Kiwanis and Lions, will be held at the Hotel Elton Wednesday evening at z o'clock with Hamilton Gibson. headmaster of Gunnery prep school in Washington, Conn.,, as the principal speaker.
 MT Gibson will tell of his recent trip to Mount Mckinley region of Alaska, illustrating his talk With beautiful films taken by his party on the trip. A new curtain has been secured by the Kiwanis club. spon- sors of the meeting, as well as a powerful protector.
 Wednesdays meeting will be strictly informal and stag. Each of the Kiwanis members are cordially invited to bring along guest. MT Gibson spoke at recent meeting of the club and so enthused the members the program committee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-24

Boston, April 24 - The pro- posed uniform building code for New England, an ordinance that has been discussed from all angles for several years is to be one of the, highlights of the goth annl- yersary and annual meeting oI the New England Building off, cial's Conference meeting at the Hotel Kenmore in convention to- day. The convention is to be for three days and will be attended by building and city officials from all parts of New England as well as the larger cities of the country.
 The address of welcome to the delegates was made by Honorable James M. Curley, mayor of Bos- ton. Mayor Curley recognized the value of the undertaking and hav- ing in mind the use of the pro- posed code. as basis for a revis- ion of the Boston building law, has given not only his personal encour- agement but has provided finan- cial assistance.
 Among the speakers on the pro- gram were George A. Cooper, Di- vision of Simplified Practices Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce. Washington, D. C., whose topic will be Progress in Applying Grade Marking to Gov ernment Purchases of Lumber" Wilmont R. Evans, president Bos- ton Five Cent Savings Bank. Bos- ton, who will speak on Mort gages and the Future;" and David J. Price, principal engineer in charge Chemical Engineering Di- vision, Bureau of Chemistry ana Soils, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., who in an H. lustrated lecture will discuss "Building Construction as Related to Industrial Plant Dust Explosion Prevention"
 The officers of the conference are as follows: President, Edward
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-24
LOCAL DRUGGISTS PROTEST NEW LIQUOR BILL
DEATH OF FORMER
 LOCAL WOMAN
Miss Mary A. DOran Died Saturday at Her Home
 in Danbury
FUNERAL TOMORROW

Miss Mary E. Doran of 123
 North Main street, Danbury, died Saturday evening at her home,
 where she resided with her broth
 CT, Dr Charles H. Doran. Although she had been in failing health for many years, her final illness was
 of few days duration. She was a woman of gentleness, tender thoughtfulness and her Christian
 character was of a high order which endeared her to large
 circle of friends who will be deep ly grieved to learn of her demise. She was born in Waterbury, tho daughter of the late MT and Mrs
 John w. Doran. About 30 years ago she moved to Danbury, since
 then residing with her family. She
 had wide acquaintance of friends in this city.
 She is survived by two sisters.
 Sister M. Josepha and Sister M. Ruth of the Order of Mercy of
 Hartford, and two brothers. Dr Charles H. Doran and John C.
 Doran of Danbury. Her brother. James c. Doran died less than two years ago.
 The funeral will be ehld from
 her home, 123 North street. Dan-
 bury, tomorrow morning at 9o'-
 clock to St Joseph's church, Dan- bury, where a solemn high mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in the family plot in St Peters cemetery, Dan- bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-24
Miss Woodruff
 Guest of Honor
|At tooth Anniversary Of
 First N. E. Church Sunday School

Miss Maria woodruff was the ruest of honor yesterday at exer. cises held at the First Methodist church marking the 10Oth annlver- schooI Miss Woodruff has rec ord of 57 years of continuous serv- ice to the school.
 John A. Coo. Whitman W. Bow CTS and Rev Richard Hegarty were the speakers and E. o; Shaier read q history of the school. MISS Dorothv crawford offered the pray CT. The orchestra of the school un- der the direction of W. A. Tinsley rendered selections. Miss Lois w. Beach is director of religious edu- cation of the church and George W. Belcher Is superintendent Of the school. He presided yesterday. Howard Hickox headed the com- mittee on arrangements for the eel ebration.