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adopted resolution at q previous
meeting favoring legalization and repeal
and it was decided that in keeping with
the spirit of the previous resolution
their delegates would be bound in the
same tenor in Richmond. If the dele
gates SO decide after they reach Rich
mond they may agree in caucus to
adopt the unit rule governing their
vote on all questions.
A membership drive will be inaugu
rated during the coming week with the
appointment of subcommittee men,
bership chairmen in the several dis
tricts.
Delegates and alternates to the State
convention. selected last night, are as
follows:
Centreville district, James C. King,
delegate, and Sessic Smith. alternate;
Dranesville district. Miss Olene Follin
and Mrs. G. Ashley Money. delegates,
and Guy Mckinney and Mary D. zoll
alternates. Falls Church district. Ed
ward M. Jones, delegate. and Miss
Marie Creel. alternate; Lee district,
Alvin D. Davis, delegate, and Mrs. j.
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BYLAWS ARE ADOPTED
BY GAITHERSBURG POST
Delegates to State Department
Convention Instructed to
Vote for Hobbs.
Special Dispatch to The St;

Special Dispatch to The Star
GAITHERSBURG, August 10.-The
Barber-Briggs Post, American Legion
has adopted the bylaws of the South
ern Maryland Council and has instruct
ed its delegates to vote for J. Bryan
Hobbs as district candidate fer the
office of commander of the Maryland
department of the legion.
The following have been elected dele
gates and alternateS to the department
convention in Hagerstown August %
to &c: Ohio Trundle, Gaithersburg, and
E. P. Wayne. Washington Grove. dele
gates, and Roy Brandenburg. German
town. and Norman Belt, Gaithersburg,
alternates
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litical nerve centers Of the nation In
I'll

litical nerve centers Of the nation IN
the Toxic Yokohama area.
In order to avoid inconvenience, the
foreign office informed the various en-
bassies of the outline of exercises and
recommended that diplomatic officials
carry identification cards for the period
of the maneuvers. Several foreigners
were sharply questioned by enthusiastic
participants in the mimic warfare.
For the fiscal year beginning April l,
1884 the navy has asked a budget ap-
preparation of about $50, 100000, a sum
so per cent greater than the largest
previous estimate. in 1921, when Japan
was building up its naval strength in
preparation for the Washington Arms
Conference.
At the Geneva Disarmament Confer
ence the japanese delegation described
aircraft carriers as offensive weapons,
asking for their abolition. The Ameri-
can delegation described aircraft car
riers as defensive weapons.
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S25,O)0,0(0 GIVEN
LAND MOVE NEEDS
M. L. Wilson's Task New
Step in American Life, De-
cIares Secretary Ickes.

BY the Associated Press.
Under appointment by President
Roosevelt to administer the Govern
meni's back to the land" movement for
taking care of unemployed, M. l.. Will
son, wheat production chief of the Farm
Administration. will start at once with
a S25,000,000 fund at his dispoNl
The fund was set aside by Congress
from the public works appropriation fol-
creation of subsistence homesteads near
industrial communities where urban
unemployed would have an opportunity
to grow their own food.
Wilson was selected by the President
after conferences with Secretary of the
Interior Ickes, public works admins
traitor, who has been charged with gen.
eral supervision of the program, and
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
Designed as New Step.
Ickes announced the appointment
saying:
The work Mr.. Wilson is undertak-
ing under my direction is designed as
a new step in American life Although
the project is still in formative stage
it is expected to develop Nation-w wide
scope and is to be dovetailed with the
Presidents unemployment and public
works program"
Wilson. former head of the Agricul-
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E. Staub, alternate: Mount Vernon dis
trict, Earl L. Hopkins. delegate, and
Miss Lucy Brookfield, alternate; Provi-
dence district, A. Lawrence Leigh. H.
J. Carowe, D. S. Mackall. jr. and G..
Wallace Carper, delegates. and Mrs.
A. Lawrence Leigh, L. NJ. Adams, T.
F. Chapman. jr, and Mrs. Paul E.
Brown, alternates.
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Dare Jungles on Cycles.

|. Two young South Africans. James
Saseen and K. Jones, are on their way
from Pretoria to Europe on motor cycles.
Their kit is light because their going is
rough; nevertheless they have great
confidence that they will be able to ne
gotiate the roads through the mountains
and the paths through the jungles.
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Cat Causes Death by Gas.

Death b. gas came t. Mrs. Emily
Gregory Of Ellsworth, Erglsrd. because
her cat was in the habit of leaping on
and off the stove. Her husband found
her unconscious in the living room and
the cat dead in the kitchen. The door
between the two rooms was slightly
open. The tap Of the gas stove was
turned on.
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PLAN UNIT ACTION
ON WET QUESTION
Fairfax Young Democratic Club
Instructs Delegates to
Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, August 10-While
they will not be bound by the unit rule
on all matters coming before the Young
Democratic Club State convention in
Richmond, August Is, the Fairfax
County Club last night decided that
on any resolution regarding legaliZa-
ton Oh beer and repeal its delegates
are to vote as a group, favoring beer
and a repeal vote at the earliest pos
sible date
1t was brought out that the club had
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REDS ARE SQUELCHED
German Police Arrest $50 Persons
in Province of Brunswick.

BRUNSWICK, Germany, August 10
R-Police claimed to have squelched
"a revival Of Communist activities" in
the Province of Brunswick after raids
in two days during which $50 men and
women were arrested.
Sixty of those arrested were tried and
sentenced to terms of from one month
to six wears Imprisonment
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TOXIC IS CENTER
Of SHAM BATTLE
3-Day Maneuver Launched
for spiritual Education"
of 100000 People.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, August 1O-Scencs and
sounds of simulated warfare were loosed
on Toxic yesterday for ,the spiritual
education" of the 100000 900 inhabitants
of the metropolitan area as the navy
and army started a three-day sham
battle for possession Of the capital.
The "hostilities" constituted the sec
ond phase of the grand maneuyers Of
the imperial sea forces.
The thunder of battle, joined with
many of the attendant organizations
and activities of actual fighting. served
also as an impressive propaganda spec
tacle of a stronger army and increased
air forces.
An increasing watChfulness upon for
eigners, especially military and naval
officers, was exercised by the japanese
authorities as the mimic war pro-
greSsed.
Girl Killed in Fall.
girl watching one of the several air
attacks from a roof fell and was killed.
One naval plane. coming from Yoko-
suka in a simulated night air raid,
failed to return to its station and the
navy department began search for it.
BY orders of the defending COM
manders. lights in the capital were ex-
tinguShed for two hours last night
and the city was in complete darkness
while air railers roared overhead.
Enemy" airplanes flew over the city
three times yesterday, while sirens
. screamed a warning to the population.
In the streets smoke bombs and vapors
of many colorS were exploded in rep
1T ir,r RI
airy shells.
Stretcher bearers in gas masks car
ried supposed wounded to emergency
hospitals. while anti-aircraft cannon
and machine guns doomed and ratified
from the public parks and the roofs OF
Tokio's big stores.
The defense problem assumed that
the air raiders came from hostile bat
tleships approaching Toxic Bay from
the mid-Pacific.
Gen. Sadao Arak, minister of war,
said the purpose of the war games was
the spiritual education of the people
The navy minister. Admiral Mineo
Osumi. declared that the object was
to demonstrate to the population what
would happen if enemy aircraft pene-
trated the first line OF the empire de-
tense, the navy.
Planes Launched at Sea.
The naval planes of the enemy
were launched from japanese aircraft
carriers at sea. The army supplied
$4,000 defending troops. including the
Anti-aircraft Corps, assisted by scores
of thousands of reservists, youth or
CARNATIONS and other volunteers.
The defense forces marshaled the
population into drill formations pre-
sCribed for attack by hostile planes
seeking to bomb the industrial and po-
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SHOES

AS Pairs) CHILDREN'S SPORT
ONFORDS and strap shoes in
white and brown and white. HOo
Broken sizes. SIPS values. Wv
1888 Pairs) $500 to $500 WON
EMS NOVELTY SHOES-In blond
kid. colored kid. linen and sport
combinations. Sizes az to 5i2
only. Regular stock, sold 77c
from the shelf only. Pair. ~
40 Pairs WOMEN'S UTILITY
OXFORDS in back kid. smoked
elk and black suede fabric. Sizes
8, 4 and 5 only. $1.25 SOc
values. Pair ........
1913 Pairs WOMEN'S Sl.25
BEACH SANDALS with leather
soles or rubber soles. Sizes AOo
4 to 61a. Pair ......... Wv
rs Pairs) WOMEN'S SOC BEACH
SANDALS in white and
ecru. Sizes 5, 6 and only. 40.
FAR ................
Second Floor
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Third Floor.
WOMEN'S WEAR

az Pieces) &c to S1.00 FRENCH
CREPE UNDIES-Dance sets, STEP
ms, chemises and bloom
ers. Pastel colors. Broken COo
15) S1.00 KNITTED DRESSES.
two-piece style in white and pastel
shades with striped borders. 7Oc
Sizes Is and 10. ~
80 Pieces) UNDERWEAR of
wolfe and muslin. tailored and lace
trimmed Chemises. step 1Sc
ms and boomers .....
(14 S1.00 WHITE DIMITY
DRESSES and hooverettes, SOc
in sizes 16 to 40. ......... Nv
(33) S1.00 SWEATERS-All-w wool
slip-over sweaters in pastel colors.
Fancy weaves and stripes. 90
Sizes "a to 40. ......
(45) 79c BLOUSES of sheer lawn.
organdy and voile. in prints and
solid colors. Sizes "a to 0Oo
Street Floor.
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GI.OVES

$50 Pairs Soc to S1.O0 PURE
SILK GLOVES in one and two
clasp styles. Fancy cuffs. Black,
white and colors. Mostly 1Oo
sizes sig and 6 ..... AoN
1882 Pairs LONG CHAMOIS-
ETTE GLOVES and Milanese silk
gloves II and 16-button lengths.
Assorted colors. Formerly 1Oo
S100 to $500 ..........A ~
Street Floor.
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CHILDREN'S WEAR

800 GIRLS SOC DRESSES, in
sizes Z and 8 only Sheer floral
prints, trimmed with white o.
vi SOlOiS
1907 GIRLS Sc BLOUSES in
broadcloth. flock-dot voile and
prints. Pulled or short COc
sleeves. Sizes s to 10. .... Nv
n9) CHILDREN'S PLAY SUITS
in prints and stripes with sunback
and suspender straps. Sizes To-
(31) S1.00 to S1.50 INFANTS
SILK HATS and bonnets. o.
Slightly soiled. ....... NOC
(34) 39c CHILDREN'S PLAY
SUITS, toddlers' play-alls and
other styles. In Prints and
sateen. Sizes / to 3 and 10
2 to ................
Second Floor.
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tural Economics Department Of the
Montana State College of Agriculture,
will carry on his present position in
conjunction with the new one until
October /. He is changing positions at
the request of President Roosevelt.
He was one of the authors of the
voluntary domestic allotment plan be-
ing employed for wheat under which an
acreage reduction campaign is now get
ting under way and which he will con-
tinue to direct until it is completed late
in September
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Table Lamps and II
Vanitv Sticks ~ Piiee

Complete clearance of novelty
STYLES that were S100 to S298, now
soc to S149. Must make room for
new shipments.
Soc TO S1.O0 SUMMER CIR
DIES, excellent qualities, 1Qc
Friday cleanup ..........
Street Floor.
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Outside Commercial Scope.

1ckes said the subsistence homesteads
will not enter commercial farm produc-
ton and, therefore, will not disturb the
national agricultural economy"
Suburban colonies of this nature
he added may be established by the
Federal Government near several in
dustrial centers. either through quasi
governmental corporations or else in
| cooperation with States and munich
palities."
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BOYS WEAR

BOYS 3Sc SHIR rs AND
BLOUSES of plain and fancy
broadcloth. High neck, long
sleeves or in sport style. To-
Not all sizes. ........... ~
BOYS 3sc and ACC WASH
KNOCKERS in plain colcrs, plaids
and checks. Light and dark 1Oc
patterns. Sizes 6 to H.. S
BOYS SOC WASH SUITS, but
ton-on style in plain colored
broadcloth. Some are 90
sleeveless. Sizes 1 to IT,. @OO
BOYS CSC BATHING SUITS,
with cut out back. Black,
grey and red. Sizes 80 to 2Oc
Street Floor.
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S1.00 rayon pajamas and gowns.
slight irregulars, in pastel colors.
Also the popular beach pajamas.
Street Floor.
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FOR THE HOME


made, with or without foot rest.
Seats CT heavy striped
duck Were 79c and s1.ls. SOc
lS) 29c CHINTZ CUSHIONS
filled with kapok. In
variety Of attractive color l9c
ings. Each ............
Us Pairs WINDOW DRAPES
of printed sateen. "a yards long.
Sunfast and washable. Were ROo
$1.39. now, per pair ........ wv
14) GRASS RUGS, durably
woven imported quality in sizes
sxl2 and Sxlo. Were $50
$298, now ...........% AO
(42) BAR HARBOR SETS
covered with cretOnne. Cushion
and back rest Csc value, 2Qc
per set ..............
Third Floor.
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NECKWEAR
IS Pieces Reduced to Sc
40 Pieces Reduced to 19c
Mussed. of course, but in many
good styles.
Is Prs.) GEORGETTE SLEEVES,
full length, l gray. &1 OO
navy blue Pair. . ~AoO
t21) PONCHO BLOUSES of
washable silk, in pastel %,
shades. 80 to 80 size. ~oN
(200 YARDS R1BBONS-Silka and
satin ribbons. all colors: L inch
to 4 inches wide.
lie, &c, &c, SC, lOc Yd.
Street Floor.
ST SUMMER JEWELRY, Soc
Closing out an assortment of nov
elites in crystal. white, colors and
rhinestone. Earrings, necklaces
and bracelets. Street Floor.
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TryPefstik The original dip
stick" deodoranL A few
touches under d,e arms give
instant and lasting Ptoto-
non against odor. Use ii any
nme, snywhcre-even when
dressed - greaseless, Stain
kss, no "caking" under
ANS Camot irrinte skin
q injuce fabsi0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
FUNERALS

Rt Rev F. Campion Acheson, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut, officiated at funeral services for Miss Anna s. White at St Johns church. this morning at II o'clock. He was assisted by Rev Dr John N. Lewis, rector of the church and of St Margaret's school.
 The bearers were James P. FL ton, Irving Chase, Edwin c. North rop, Burdon Hyde, G. M. Allerton and Dr Russell Weber. Burial was in the family plot, Riverside cem- tery.
 Funeral services for Miss Elmira G. Spencer Wilcox were held at o'clock this afternoon at the Alder son Funeral Home, 70 Central ave- nue. Rev George o. Taylor of the Beacon Falls United church off ciated. Burial was in Little City (Haddam).
 The funeral of Miss Helen Fran ces Lewandoski will take place to- morrow morning at S:30 o'clock from the home, 226 Orange street to St Stanislaus church, where a high mass of requiem will be sung at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery. The funeral of Mrs Lucy Petruc- ci was held at S:15 o'clock this morning from the home, 27 Hick- ory street, to the Church of Our | Lady of Lourdes where solemn ! mass of requiem was sung at g o. | clock. Rev Joseph Valdambrini was | the celebrant assisted by Rev | Richard Dunn and Rev Edward
 Farrell. During the offcrtory Ste rhen Montello sang "Domine Jesu l Christi
 l The bearers were Frank Ciarlo,
 Salvatore Borelli, Joseph Triano, John Silvestro. Fibre Petrucci and
 John Carlo. Burial was in Calvary by Father Farrell and Father
 Dunn.
 l The funeral of Mrs Mary Costel-
 lo will be held tomorrow morning at S:15 o'clock from the Mulville | Funeral Home, 270 West Main
 street, to the Church of the Imma-
 culate Conception, where a solemn
 mass of requiem will be sung at 9 o'clock.
 | Members of the Holy Rosary
 Confraternity, of which she was an active member, are asked to meet
 at 8 o'clock tonight at the Mulville
 Funeral Home.
 The funeral of John T. Kelly was
 held at 8:15 this morning from the 1 home, 53 Easton avenue, to St l Thomas church where high mass of requiem was sung at o'clock | by Rev Thomas Hanley. Honorary bearers, from the Sco- will Foremen's Association. were Henry Strong, Henry Smithwick, Nunzio DiLeo and John Ladden. Active bearers were Edward Brewer, Frank Parker. William Grimes, Edward Wall, A. J. Poll and George Beckley.
 Burial was in Calvar. cemetery, with committal prayers by Father Hanley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
Ideal Weather Predicted for Monster Parade Tomorrow
RETAIL TRADE
 LOCALCOUNCIL
Will Function Here in Con- nectiOn With the Na-
 tiOnal NRA

The set-up of a local retail-trade council to function with the na- tional body, an outgrowth of NRA activities. will mark a new devel- opment in Waterbury during the coming week. Possibly 15 of the citys leading business men, repre- senting as many types of mercan- tile industry will be asked to serve, giving their time and advice gratis as all officials are doing in connec- ton with the great national recov- cry program. V
 The retail-trade council will no wise conflict with the present board Of compliance. While it's members will be expected to conduct inves- legations and supervise the observ- ance of the codes governing the tusinesses, they will not attempt to usurp the powers given to the compliance board.
 The new council will be of inter- est to every local merchant and his employes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10

tional prize winning float at the national convention held in Mill waukee, August 2S to September 9.
 This float is being constructed under the chairmanship of William Walker and is an actual scene of the World war. The local post members are requested to assemble at the post headquarters at the state armory tomorrow at 12:45 o'clock from where they will march to the second divisions place of formation at Grove and Central avenue.
 The Wheeler Young post will be the second veterans unit in the line of march. In the past it has always been a vote of the members of the post that the post grant it's position in the parade to the Span- ish war veterans and the same pro- cedure was again carried out this year. Commander Mahoney re- quests that all members of the post turn out for the parade, as it ap- pears that it will be one of the big gest Armistic day parades ever held and it is desired that the post be well represented.
 The delegation to the parade will leave the armory at 1:15 o'clock sharp so that it will be in it's po- sition just before starting time. The costume will be service uniforms, V. F. w. uniforms, overseas hat, V. F. w. hat and civilian clothing. All possessing service uniforms are requested to wear them.
 A wreath from the post will be placed on the honor roll tomorrow morning and the post colors will be at the II o'clock memorial serv- ices. Robert Mclaughlin, adjutant of the New Haven County council, stated that the council colors will be with the post colors in the par ade.
 Comrade Stanley Malley, Canad- ian World war veteran, requests that all Canadian eX-servicemen as- semble at the armory at 12:45 o'clock. It is understood at the present time that all of the Can adian ex-service men will parade with the Wheeler Y oung post. The float committee will assemble at the armory tonight to put the finishing touches on the V. F. w. float.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
YMCA NOTES

Richard Burdett, chairman of the Inter-Club Council has called meeting of the council tonight at the Y at 7:30 o'clock in room E. There are a number of commit tees to report including social com- mittee, George Holloway, chair man; program committee, Clarence Andrews chairman; debating com mittee, Fl Bcrnier, chairman; ath- letic committee, George Dillon, chairman; bowling committee, Otto Shatas. It is expected ther will be applications from two new clubs to join the council, the Psi Upsilon and the Fear Ole. These clubs have both been members of the Boys Inter-Club Council and on account of their age have naturally trans fered to the senior group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-10
Library, Banks And
 Courts To Close In
 Holiday Observance
Many Veterans Units to March - Merchants Un decided as to Business Suspension Impressive
 Memorial Services on Days Program

Fair and colder weather is prom 1ned for to-morrow's observance of
 the 18th anniversary of the sign.
 ing of the armistice, which termin-
 ated actual fighting in the World
 War.
 Veteran organizations of Water
 bury, which include the few sur-
 viving members of the c. A. R.,
 the Spanish War, and World War
 Veterans and groups of men who
 served under tee colors in all parts
 of the world, are set for the zero
 hour of 1:45 D. m. when the big
 parade gets underway. starting on
 Grove street and passing the re- viewing stand on Grand street by way of Cooke, North Main, West Main, and Meadow streets. The Bronson Library, it's branch
 es, the local banks, and courts will be closed in observance of Armistice Day as holiday. No de- finite agreement was reached by merchants and the business estab-
 lishments will be opened as usual
 Throughout the day, although a temporary suspension of business may be made during the hour of
 the parade.
 Impressive ceremonies will be held tomorrow morning at the honor roll in Library Park. The time of the ceremonies is at the historical time of the 11th hour of : the 11th day of the 11th month of the year.
 Addresses will be made and wreaths placed by various veterans organizations in memory of the heroic dead. The principal address of the day will be given by Attor- ney Vincent Scully. If Waterbury's war mayors, Martin Scully and they will be asked to deliver a few remarks. The singing of America" and "The. Star Spangled Banner" by the assemblage, the recitation of "Flanders' Field", invocation and taps will be other impressive features of the day.
 F At 1:45 o'clock the big parade will get underway. Mayor Frank Hayes will be honorary marshal and Major J. William Carroll, mar shal. Four bands and three drum corps will provide music for the hundreds expected to take part in the big demonstration.
 At noon hour tomorrow the Gold Star mothers will be the guests of honor at dinner at The Elton. A special program of enter tainment will also be presented. William O'Brien will be one of the soloists of the occasion.
 An enthusiastic meeting of the general armistice day committee was held last evening in the city hall and all tentative preparations are clicking nicely. There is every indication of the parade being one of the outstanding events of recent years.
 Every local veterans organiza- tion has made an appeal to its members to turn out tomorrow in large numbers to give proof of their loyalty to their respective out fits and to convince the public that sex-servicemeD's interest in observ- ing Armistice. day is not thing of the past.
 Wheeler Young post, No 201, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be represented in the Armistice day parade tomorrow by large dele ,ation headed by Post Commander Vincent P. Mahoney. It is expected hat 100 members of the unit will oe in the line of march. In addi-
 ion the post is entering float which will be replica of the na-