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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31


 Equipment Manufacturers Institute l-Majority of office equipment manufacturers institute reports substantial sales gains. A. F. Haake. managing director, National Association of Furniture Manufact market will probably show full ten per cont price increase over January with volume during last six months this year.
 c. D. Heck. secretary, American Paint and Varnish Manufacturers sociation - Employment n o W about half normal but rapidly in- creasing.
 Will II. Hays, president, Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of Amerlca-Motion picture busi- ness has not shown any marked nationwide improvement.
 Axteii ]. Byles, president, Amer lean Petroleum Institute-Bettor- ment in industry would become im- mediately apparent upon rational control of crude oil production without which further distress is inevitable.
 Charming F. switzer, National Retail Dry Goods Association- Stores in all sections of the country show favorable trend in both pro- auction and employment.
 Robert H. Lund, president, Na- tional Association of Manufactur- CTS of the United States-There Is very general and growing feeling of optimism that has developed since the new administration went into office. and particularly during the past few weeks. William Whitfield Woods, presi- dent, Institute of American Meat Packers--Meat is moving rapidly i into channels of distribution. c. D. Wiman, president, Nation- al Association of Farm equipment lManufacturers-In in the price commodities in the past 30 days have created a much better feeling in the country amongst ' farmers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
THREE COLLEGE
 DEAD IGNORED

Villanova, Pa, May S1-(UP)-- Three Posthumous degrees will be conferred by villanova college at commencement June 8, the Rev. Edward V. Stamford, president of the college said today.
 They will be conferred on Arthur R. Shortall. Rockland, Mass, and Joseph Delaney, Molrose, Mass, who were killed in an automobile accident on the Roosevelt boule- yard last November, and Charles Ramsey, Nyack, N. r., who died of heart disease. Shortall and De- laney were athletes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31

the flight.
 "They made Prather lie down in the back seat of the car all the
 "They kept him covered with pistols, and held 0 razor at his throat. They told us any false move meant instant death for all
 "They made sherman and me stand on the running boards of the car. They kept pistols poked against our ribs, and held razors at our wrists.
 "Aitogether they had nine guns, which apparently had been snug gied into them in bales of hemp used in rope making at the prison.
 "Before we left the prison, Un- derhill told us he'd kill us one by ono unless the warden had the guards hand over the guns. on the way down here. one of the convicts got to brandishing his razor, and cut himself. He bled quite a bit, but the cut was not a
 "When we got into Edna. Kas, they couldn't find out how to leave the town and get on the highway they wanted to take on south. T think we drove through every street in town. Some of the girls waved at me. But couldn't wave my head forward and keep my hands down."
 Laws told of an encounter with three deputy sheriffs of Douglas county near Lawrence, Kas, early in the afternoon, and of two ex- changes of automobiles.
 Laws said the deputies ap- preached them on a side road a few miles east of Lawrence, and that he waved to them to stop their car.
 As the deputies automobile came to Q halt, the convicts stopped theit car, two of them got out and or- dered the deputies to drive back ward
 See that the hostages would be caught in a cross fire if they gave battle, the deputies threw their car into reverse and backed down the road while the convicts sped away in the opposite direction.
 Warden Prather was giving his farewell party for the convicts yes- terday when the mutiny broke out. Scheduled to retire at the end of the day as warden of the institu- tion he had ruled through several turbulent periods, Prather was "host" of 749 convicts who packed the stands of the baseball ground. The game, between American Legion junior teams of Leaven. worth and Topeka, was in the fifth inning, with the score 2 to 2. when Underhill arose, displayed a gun, and cried to Laws, on guard:
 'Drop that shotgun"
 Robert Brady, convicted as a habitual criminal, shouted:
 we've enough nitroglycerine to blow this joint off the map"
 Harvey Bailey, Lincoln bank bandit, Frank Sawyer. Edward Davis and James Clark, all life termers and all known as desperate men, rallied to Underhill and Brady. They seized Warden Pra- ther, bound him arms with wire and threw a wire moose around his neck.
 They led him across the baseball diamond, from which the umpire and players fled The metal moose frightened about his throat, and the abrasions made by the wire were the only physical evidence of rough handling he bore when he was re- leased.
 Warden Prather foresaw the pos sibility of a major disaster in the threat of the convicts to blow up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
Hostages Held By
 Convicts Set Free
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and Clorice Wears, 17, formerly of Higgin, Tex, were set free un- harmed at tho farm home of Will liam New, two and one half miles south of Pleasanton, Kan. The women and their captors, five convicts who "muscled in" on the escape, arrived at the New farm last night and demanded supper for eight"
 Brandishing razo,s and revoivers they forced Mrs New to prepare Q meal of bacon and eggs.
 Having eaten. the ccnyscts iso- lated the homo by cutting tele- phone wires.
 Mrs Wood and the girls remained at the farm home all night. Pleas- anton police were notified of their release this morning.
 When the convicts left they told the hostages and New and his wife not to attempt to report their presence in the vicinity.
 "If you show your heads outside, we'll pop you off" the ring.leader declared.
 All remained in the house oil night.
 After her experience, Mrs Wood could not be moved from the farm- house.
 She remained under the care of Mrs Margaret New, while Now and tho two girls went to Pleasanton.
 Tho girls wont to the Commercial hotel, and New conferred with authorities on plans for pursuit of the desperadocs.
 Warden Very Lucky
 Lansing, Kan, May 31.-(UP)- Stiff and sore after his wild rido
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New York Man In
 Watertown Trouble
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employing minors and for viola tions of the state labor code. It has been claimed that some of the young girls have been working 66 hours for $3. Some have made $S,S3 for 40 hours; some S4,6S for b5 hours and a. few SC or better for 45 hours The girls are compen- sated on piece-work schedule and consequently 1t takes Q skilled operative working at top speed a week to make SC or better. State officials do not classify the plant as Q sweatshop. The absence of Q minimum law In Connecticut re- acts to the disadvantage of the em- ployes.
 Many factories in Connecticut have become the forst sweatshops In the country and some incred. ihably small wages are being paid for long hours of labor, The pres- ent General Assembly intends to correct some of the abuses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
STUDY THE BONUS

Washington May S1-(UP)- An independent committee will be set up to study veterans compen- satlon reductions and to erase any injustices revealed by such Q sur- vey, 1t was learned at the White House today.
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 Ef0rrs

5:00--The Captivators. 5:30-Skippy.
 5:45--Do, Re. MI iGrls' Trio. 6:00--Art Coogan's orchestra. 6:30--Happy Wonder BNkers. 6:45--Chandu the Magician. 7:00--Mildred Bailey. 7:15-Just Q Little Song ,for the
 Old Folks. |i 7:30-Jubiiee. 7:45-Brunswick orchestra. S:o0--The Voice of Expei.lence. S:15--Building the Robbih's Nest. S:30-Guy Lombardo's orchestra.
 Burns and Allen, domedy duo; Phil Began. tenor. 10:00-Waring's Pennsylva,rians
 comedians. 10:30-Edwin c. Hill. A 10:45--Light Opera Gems. 11:15-Little Jack Little. 11:so-Freddie Martins orchek,tra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31

BYRD EXPEDITION DOSuOR
 Patagonia. Ariz.-(UP)--pr Guy Shirey, local physician, will super intend the preparation of food tor 70 men expected to be mem ppzs ol Admiral Richard E. Byrd's An rarc- to expedition this winter. .n
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the grandstand with nitroglycerine. Grapevine Information had come to him two weeks ago that Q quan- tity of tho explosive was cached within tho walls but search failed to reveal 1t.
 The warden shouted to the guards to obey the convicts' orders and surrender their arms.
 Warden Prather and the other hostages were marched to c watch tower on the walls. The group sealed the tower and slid to the street on rope.
 Guard John Stewart opened fro as the convicts communicated au- tomobiles. The convicts returned the fire, wounding stewart in the wrist
 The fugitives fired volley of shots through windows of house at the roadside to intimidate pur- suers. No one was injured.
 The fact that the mutineers had guns before they took others away from the guards, thus proving that they had outside help in their plot. was established by W. F. Musel- the baseball game.
 S1S suAo ASoAAVyt oSeoN v PAssSA q" his ribs before the guards surren- dered their arms.
 "Stick lem up," he quoted Bailey as saying.
 T raised by hands and then he said No keep 'em down, it'll at- tract attention Muselman said. z Bailey then turned me over to Sawyer who held a razor at the back of my neck. They took me up to the top of the wall and left me there."
 Bailey was suspected of partici- patton in the st Valentines day massacre in Chicago in 1929, but was not definitely linked with the crime.
 Members of the state board of administration, in charge of af- fairs of Kansas penal institutions, met to investigate the outbreak.
 They were in frequent communi- cation with Governor Ali Landon at Topeka, and he fin turn put through numerous telephone calls to Governor w. H. Murray of Okla horna City, checking on the pro- gress of the search.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-31
PILGRIMS WON THEIR FIGHT

Austin, Texas. (UP)-When the Texas legislature proposed cuts aggrefgating 41 per cent in the ap- propriations for the state agricul- turai and mechanical college. more than a thousand farm resi- dents came to the capital and won continuation of the college ex- tension work in farm demonstra- tions and home economies. Many farm women were in the group. We paid for the trip by selling canned goods" tley told the legis- latorsL
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
HEALTH MATTERS
 ALL OVER STATE
The Weekly Morbidity Re- port Contains Good
 Showing for City

Waterbury was entirely free of diphtheria. scarlet fever, measles and whooping cough during the past week, the weekly morbidity report of the state department of health, issued today, disclosed. The picture of Waterbury's health con- dition, as shown by the report, is one of the finest in months and evoked an, expression fsatisfac- tion from Health Officer Dr D. J.. Godfrey.
 Despite the good showing made by Waterbury, the number of diphtheria, measles and whooping cough cases increased in other parts of the state. Diphtheria cases increased from five to ten, measles from ten to seventeen and whoop-. ing cought from A to 45. The number of scarlet fever cases re- ported in the state dropped from 76 to 55.
 New Haven county is shown in the report to have reported no diphtheria cases during the past week. However, two cases of measles and IA of whooping cough were reported. Two of the whoop- ing cough cases were reported from Naugatuck. \ Other communicable diseases re- ported were as follows: Broncho- pneumonia, A; chickenpox, 155; encephalitis epid., l; German measles, 2; influenza, 4; lobar pneum onia, 62; humps. 104; septic sore throat, 4; pulmonary tuber- culosis 21; uidulant fever, i; gon- orrhea, GA; syphilis, AS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
Walt Disney Film
 Secured For Show
Kids Christmas Entertainment Next Saturday Is Out
 standing Bring Food as Price of Admission

Mickey Mouse, who has been appointed master of ceremonies for the kiddie Christmas show at the Poli- Palace theater Saturday morn- ing, loosened up today with some more information on the program that will be presented. He said he has just received word from Walt Disney, creator of the Three Little Pigs" and "The Big Bad Wolf" that he is sending another Silly Symphony, in technicolor, a won- derful little playlet entitled, "The Night Before Christmas"
 This symphony will have Santa Claus with his reindeer and bags all of the Walt Disney sketches standing pieces.
 In addition, Mickey announces that those two clowns, Laurel & Hardy will be present in a rollick- ing comedy. Stan Laurel and Oliv- CT Hardy heard about the charity program that is being presented by the Poli-Palace theater and the Waterbury Democrat in conjunc- tion with the Elks Christmas char ity fund, and they said they want ed to do their bit for the needy families in Waterbury.
 Mickey urges all the boys and girls who want to come to the Palace Saturday morning at 10 10 o'clock to be ready with their groceries before the theater opens. Anything that is edible will be ac- cepted as admission. That includes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
SCHOOL BOARD IN
 HAPPY FRAME
Closing Session of Year Marked With Express
 Si0nS of Good Will

Whether the school board pleas ed everybody the past year is an open question, but judging by what happened at the session yesterday afternoon, they rounded out the seAsofs with a good opinion of themselves. Chairman Walsh ex- pressed thanks for the courteous treatnneflf accorded him, wished the anlembers 2 Happy Christmas and, a merry New Year, and a choruses of voices all around the table expressed hearty approval of the able and impartial manner in which, the chairman had handled the gavel. This was followed by a short talk during which the mem bers exchanged greetings and dis persed apparently entertaining no bad feling, over the many differ ences of opinion that existed dur ing the year coming to a close.
 They also paid a nice tribute to the retiring member Dr Dochelli. the retiring member, and extended a welcome to his successor, MT Bria. who was present and express ed much pleasure at how sessions of the board are conducted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
COASTINC MISHAP
 PROVED FATAL
Carl Cross Injured Friday, Died Yesterday at St
 Mary's Hospital

The first coasting fatality of the
 season was recorded yesterday af- ternoon with the death at St. Mary s
 hospital of Bradford Chapman
 Cross, II, son of Mir and Mrs Carl Cross of 231 Robbins street, who
 was injured Friday night when his sled struck a pole on Ardmore
 street. Several transfusions were made in an effort to save the youngsters life but were unavaA- ing.
 The youth was born here and was pupil in the sixth grade at Park Road school. He attended the Second Congregational church and Sunday school. Besides his parents he is survived by broth CT, Graham, who attends Mt Her. mon preparatory school. Funeral service will be held on Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70
 Central avenue, with Rev Moses F..
 Lowell officiating. Burial will be
 in Evergreen cemetery, New Ha- ven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19

Union skilled labor will be given the 43 remaining jobs on the local CWA quota of 1000, it was an- nounced to-day. The men will be employed on the construction of the new Washington Park Com munity house, which is expecetd to be begun within the next month. Actual work will be begun as soon as $2O,O0O in bonds, sale of which is yet to be authorized by the board of aldermen, are accepted in the open market.
 According to William M. Harris, local CWA administrator, there is little or no hope of Waterbury re- ceiving any increase in its present quota. Despite the fact that 5000 additional jobs were given the state last week by Washington officials, no advance will be made in this city's figure. State CWA officials claim that the 2,000 mark is an in- crease of 353 over the citys or- iginally allotted quota of 1,647. The first quota given MT Harris at Hartford was for 2,000. Subse- quently the state board sent word to the local employment branch that the figure was 1,647 but failed to advise the Waterbury ad- ministrator of any reduction. Con- sequently MT Harris filled local
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
Beer Liquor Merchants Petition for Special Legislature
Skilled Union Men
 Will Get CWA Jobs
Only 43 Positions Left Out of 1000 QuOta-To Be
 Employed on Park Community House

quota of 2,000, which the state board holds is an actual increase for the city.
 Wages for women employed To- cally with the CWA have been set at 40 cents per hour for 30-hour week. Payment of the workers is being made by the Mutual Aid, which is reimbursed by the FRA, rather than by the regular CWA channels.
 A further increase in the num- Der of cases being cared for was reported at yesterdays meeting of the Mutual Aid committee. A to- tai of 446 are now on the Mutual Aid lists, with 253 being given work, 52 receiving direct relief and the remainder being cared for at St Johns parish house and at the Chase barracks.
 Last weeks Mutual Aid receipts were $3,934. Expenditures totalIed $2,723, thereby raising the fund balance to $50,198.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
LICENSED VENDORS
 WILL MEET TONIGHT

Waterbury Licensed Vendors as- sociation will hold meeting to- night at o'clock in Sons of Italy hall, Bank street. Peter Bakutis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
Suggest Sales-Tax
 To Satiate Vacancy
 In State Finances
Assessment Would Produce, COnservatively, $2,OO0, 900 Granting 5000 Permits Would Assure an
 Annual Revenue of $l ,8OO,O0O

The petition for special session of the legislature submitted to Gov ernor Wilbur Cross by the Connec- ticut Retail Beer. Wine and Liquor Merchants association was read to members of the local chapter at their meeting at Moose hall this afternoon by Lewis Lauria, state executive secretary.
 In asking for the special assemb- ly to modify the liquor control act, the association points out that great amounts of revenue would accrue to the state if spirituous liquors were sold by the drink in hotels, restaurants and taverns. The end of the speakeasy and the bootlegger would also follow, 1t states.
 Following is the petition sent the governor:
 December IS, 1883. Hon. Wilbur l.. Cross, 1Goverffdr of the State of Connecticut.
 Your Excellency: ,a We; the associated merchants engaged in the retail trade of fer mented beverages, and taxpayers Of the State of Connecticut have
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had brought to our attention the following:
 Since July list, 1883, the sal-
 aries of state employees have
 been cut to 16 per cent to
 aid in balancing the budget,
 the mount in aggregate being
 about $325,000 monthly and
 close to $4,000,000 annually.
 Despite the additional beer
 revenue, the state treasurer
 has had to borrow $3,u0O,000
 since September 1st to meet
 current expenses.
 Now with a visible deficit of ST. 100000 and with any recoup of corporation taxes assuming corporations will begin to earn. {. not coming before 1885, we feel an immediate remedy imperative.
 We, needless to say, feel this sit- uation constitutes a decided emer- gency and need for a special ses- sion of the legislature and, having sought thoroughly in every direc- tion solution to the problem, of- fer this:
 Granting liquor permits to
 5000 reputable hotels, clubs,
 restaurants and taverns at an
 average fee of $500 would as-
 sure an annual revenue of $1,-
 S00,000. Then sales-tax sim
 liar to the present beer tax
 probably would produce, con-
 servatively, $2,000,000, making
 total of $3,S00,000. This
 seems to us positive way of
 filling the gap that now yawns in the state finances and
 threatens constantly to grow
 larger.
 There are good many other conditions that have been brought to our attention and a good many reasons why we should like to see an immediate change in the pres ent liquor laws, but we sincerely feel these other reasons are trivial compared to the states financial eXigency. ..4.
 We know, at present, of no other means of raising this money for the state, and with this guaranteed d income it is reasonable to assume the treasury would soon show a surplus.
 A special session of the legisla- ture would naturally tend to in- crease the enrolment of our or- ganization to probably ninety per cent of the retail permittees, and with so solid an association oper- ating legitimate liquor dispensaries there would follow the speedy elimination of the bootlegger and the speakeasy.
 We sincerely trust we have not imposed upon Your Excellency in any way byspresenting this logical and positive method of relieving the state treasury of it's burden.
 Respectfully submitted by
 RETAIL BEER, WINE AND
 LIQUOR MERCHANTS ASSN.
 OF CONNECTICUT, INC. by Lewis s. Lauria, executive sec retary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
MILK PRODUCERS | MET AT HARTFORD
No Material Change Made in the Board of
 Directors

Hartford, Conn, December 19 - OP) - The Connecticut Milk Producers Association today was still in the hands of the men who have Administered its affairs in the past, as district elections yes- terday brought the election of IA ''loyal' directors. Forces seeking to oust the present administration won but four directorships.
 Of the 90 voting delegates elect ed to act with the directors, a safe majority were supporters of the administration. Three directors at-large are yet to be chosen.
 Robert c. Mitchell, Southbury, who has been president of the milk association IA years, was reelected a director from the district with out opposition, and thus is eligible to continue as head of the organ ization. Fred M. Abell, Lebanon, vice-president, was defeated, how ever. He lost to Frank A. Grabber, Hebron, candidate of the opposi- ton forces. J. Arthur Sherwood, Easton, treasurer, won his district election, and Harold c. Kelsey. middletown, secretary, also was reflected.
 The organization has about 5000 members. all of them producing dairymen, who supply approxi- mately half of the states milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
PATENTS ISSUED TO
 LOCAL INVENTORS

Several local inventors are among the patent recipients listed on the current report of the U. S.. Patent Office. They are: Daniel F.. Dalton, assignor to the Shoe Hard ware Co, slide fastener; John S.. Coe, assignor to the Chase Cos. Inc. method and blank for producing pipe fitting; Otho c. Duryea, car construction e patents); Charles c. Hansen, assignor to the Chase Cos. Inc, heat exchanger G patents); Howard F. Reichenbach, assignor to the Chase Cos, Inc, cocktail shaker; and Willis A. Gib- bons and o. H. Smith, assignors to the Naugatuck Chemical com pany, Naugatuck, production of styrols from alkyl benzol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, Dec. 1s-(UP)-weather forecast:
 Massachusetts = Cloudy tonight, Wednesday cloudy, possibly light rain. Colder in north portions.
 Rhode Island-Cloudy, probably followed by light rain late tonight or Wednesday. Slightly warmer toe night.
 Connecticut: Cloudy, probably fol. lowed by light rain late tonight or Wednesday. Slightly warmer to- night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-19

a loaf of bread, can of vegetables, bag of potatoes, etc.
 Mickey is holding off on the big feature of the entertainment pro gram. He said today that he wants the feature picture to be something worthwhile and in Keeping. with the rest of the star program. He wants to keep it as surprise until he has completed full arrange ments.
 Watch the Democrat for fur ther announcements as to the rest of the program" Mickey advises all the Waterbury children.