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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04
INSTALLATION OF
 D. OFFICERS
Took Place Saturday Be. fore a Large Number
 of Visiting Officials

Mrs Katherine Simpson of New Haven, national junior vice com mander, officiated here Saturday evening at the installation cere- monies of the newly elected off, cers of the auxiliary of the Water bury Chapter, Disabled American Veterans. State Commander John J. Mulligan and large number of visiting officers of the D. A. V. and it's auxiliafies were present for the exercises. Mrs Isabelle Martone, who was reelected for another term was the recipient of several gifts from the local and out of town auxiliaries.
 The officers installed included Mae Alyward, senior viee-com- mander; Elizabeth Fahey junior yice-cemmander; Julia Conklin. chaplain; Janet Rice. adjutanti Florence Palladino, conductress; Elizabeth LaRose, sergeant-at- arms; Elsie Barry, musician; Rose McPhee, Annette Breen and Cath crime Mulligan, auditing commit tee; Anna Schell and Carrie Clan cy, membership; Julia Cenklin, hos pital committee; .Delma D'Angelo, relief.
 Visitors included Comrade Ho- mer Northrop of the G. A. R.; Peter Nugent, national junior vice. commander; Joseph Feingo1d first junior vice-commander; Samuel McGill, second junior vice-com mander; John Simpson. second district commander; Ralph Quig- ley, Hartford chapter commander; Fred Dean, Middletown chapter commander; John O'Neil, Ansonia chapter commander: Frank Mo- Keown, West Haven chapter com mander; Edward J. Bednar, senior vice-commander, V. F. w., Ansonia Samuel Briscoe, state officer of the D. A. "; stephen Honas, chaplain; John Scally. Navy and Marine Club; Leo Harrington, captain and James Kenning.
 Visiting auxiliary commanders present were: Mary Bennett, Mid- dletown, Alice Scolley, Hartford, Edith Grieco, Meriden, Esther Feingo1d, New Britain, Anna Ho- mas. Derby and Catherine Briscoe. Ansonia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04
State Liquor Men
 Compile Statistics
Studying Conditions Surrounding Repeal of Prohibi-
 ti0n--FederaI Administrator Cooperating

der to Obliterate the speakeasy and bootiogger, the right of the indl- vidual 10 socialize over his or her liquor in a legitimate dispensary must be considered.
 There are over two thousand men who have invested an average of three thousand dollars apiece, in the retail beer business. This means six million of dollars in the Connecticut business world are at stake. Those men will be forced to go out of business unless there is a Liberalization of the present H. quor law. The association does not favor the return of the old time saloon but its members are. after the best solution to ameliorate the present conditions and to effectuate law conducive. to the general wei. fare of the sttae and it's taxpayers. Unuuestionably. unless some in- mediate action ta taken there will be four thousand more speakeasies in Connecticut within the next i've months.
 Take for instance. the law forc- ing q man to buy liquor from a package store, not less than twen- weight ounces at q time; the average working man of today will be financially unable to purchase liquor in this manner and he will look for a speakeaay; the average young couple in search of an even- ing's enjoyment will buy a quart tavern, not in . restaurant, not In hotels or clubs. as it is absolutely against the law, but out in the sol- itude of back roads, where there are no closing hours and where the drinking is not open to public view.
 Then, what are the conse- quences? Can there possibly be fewer accidents than before re- peal? The answer to this question is left to the common sense of the thinking public.
 Connecticut authorities can nev- CT hope to enforce 8. law that robs a man of his personal liber- ties granted him by the fundament- als of the constitution of his coun- try.
 Commander Pennington in the Philadelphia Record come time ago favored local option and cer- tainly there seems no better solu- tion to this vital question. This or- garization of fermehted and alco- holic beer merchants is formed on a high moral plane and will use extreme methods to conform to the letter of the law. A chance for the expression of public sentiment is wanted, and the beer merchants have no desire or even the slight est hope of obtaining a liquor bill that will not meet the approval of the majority of Connecticut tax payers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04
BADMINTON STARS
 PLAN EXHIBITION
Jesse Willard and Pro Troupe to Display Wares
 in WestpOrt Sunday

Hartford, Dec. A--An exhibition of Badminton featuring Jess Will lard, United States professional champion from Boston, Charles Wilson, the Canadian professional, and other professional players, will be given at the YMCA auditorium in Westport Saturday evening at S:15 o'clock. Other players at the exhibition will include the cham pion of the New York Metropoli- tan association, Gilbert Carpenter of Darien; Mills Baker of Garden City, and the former Metropolitan champion; Donald Vaughn, Metro politan associations; Kenneth Ridg- way and w. T. Townsend, Garden City; and l.. R. Gustavson of Vest port, the sixth ranking player of the Metropolitan association.
 The entire proceeds from the ex- hibition will be devoted to the Christmas seal tuberculosis fund sponsored by the Westport Wom- ans Town Improvement associa- tion, and under the direction of Mrs, L. R. Gustavson, local chair man.
 Further details regarding the ex- hibition may be secured at the Christmas seal headquarters, state office building, ord, or through the local committee at Westport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04

The Retail Beer, Wine and L- quor Merchants' Association of Connecticut, Inc. composed of twelve hundred bona fide members in the state of Connecticut, has spent the last three months com piling statistics regarding the var- ious conditiOng surrounding the repeal of prohibition.
 Aiding them largely, have been the statements of Commander J. D. Pennington, federal prohibition administrator for Eastern Pennsyl- vania, Delaware and New Jersey. Commander Pennington states: "No law can be ever enforced with out the weight of public opinion. The repeal of prohibition will propagate instead of eliminate the ,spealleasy. and the bootlegger, un- less the solution of the problem is left to the votes of the communi- ties. I want to know what kind of laws the communities want before those laws are passed, and not af- ter" The 0fIlcers of the State Li- quor Dealers' association have ob. tained the best counsel in the state and there isn't a bit of doubt in the minds of all coucerned that in or-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04

Waco, Tex (UP)-Joe Wright, who went into the woods to hunt squirrels. was quite surprised when a squirrel hunted him. A squirrel ran toward Dright, barking fero- ciously. Wright was so surprised that his four shots went wild. The animal disappeared in the under- brush.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04
THE ACCIDENT
 PROVED FATAL
John A. Anderson Died Saturday Night at the
 Waterbury Hospital

the Waterbury hospital late Satur-
 day afternoon as the result of in- juries suffered Friday evening
 when run down by an automobile
 on Thomaston avenue. MT Ander-
 son suffered a fractured skull and
 broken spine. Milford White
 hill of Naugatuck, driver of the automobile involved in the tragedy is at liberty on his own recogniz- ance.
 For nearly 24 hours after the accident MT Anderson remained unidentified. Relatvies called at the hospital Saturday evening and established his identity. It de- l veloped that the aged man had left his home in the Hancock section of Waterville Friday afternoon to purchase some tobacco and gro ceries. He was hit by the auto as he was walking along Thomaston
 avenue, near the chase Metal Works. MT Whitehill in his state
 zani reported that he did not see Mir Anderson, but felt the impact as his car struck him. On investi- gating he found the deceased un- conscious. He immediately called the police department and had 6him removed to the Waterbury hospi- tai.
 MT Anderson is survived by two sons. Herbert of California and Oscar Of this city; three daugb- ters, Mrs George Champlin. Mrs Alfred King and Mrs Archie Man. son; a sister, Mrs Andrew Ander- son of this city and four grand children. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the Anderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04
SOCRATIC MEETING
 AT NEW BRITAIN

| Rev pr James E. Gregg, pastor of the First church here, R. D..
 Pritchard of New Britain, Mrs Lewis Rose of Hartford, pr Ed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04

mund s. Chaffee. of New York and Attorney Anson T. McCook of Hartford, participated in the Soc ratio discussion at the South Con- gregational church in New Britain last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
KIDNAP SCHEME
 NICELY BLOCKED
TWelve-Year-Old Lad Was to Have Been Made
 the Victim

Westport. Conn, Oct 27.-(UP) An anonymous telephone call
 was being traced by police today
 in what they believe may have
 been an attempt to kidnap Jerome
 Sullivan, 12, son of wealthy New
 York handkerchief manufactures,
 from Bedford grammar school yes terday afternoon. Miss Nellie
 Spangenberg, principal Of the
 school, said she received the call
 shortly after o'clock, asking that
 Jerome be sent home immediately
 as his mother had been injured in
 an automobile accident. Miss
 Spangenberg said she became sus- picious of the call and sent the boy home with a younger sister and
 Miss Kathryn Mccormick. school nurse.
 As they neared the home Miss McCormick said she saw a small coupe containing two "rough-look- ing men" turn into the driveway and drive off in the opposite direc- ton. Ending no one at home, the nnrse returned the children to school. Adolph Sullivan, an older brother, was notified. He said his mother was visiting friends at New Rochelle, N. Y. School authorities believed the call may have been q hoax to free Jerome from his studies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
MAINE TRIES TO
 SAVE DRY LAWS
After Repeal the Old Dry State Will Battle for
 State Law.

Augusta, Me, Oct 27--(U.P.)-- Maine drys with repeal of national prohibition impending. prepared to-day to wage a militant campaign to preserve the dry law which has been in the state constitution siGce 1885. This pioneer prohibition state recently repudiated national prohibition by a vote of more than to |.
 However, any attempt that may be made in the special session of the Maine legislature next month to submit the state prohibitory law t the people will be strenuously opposed by the Maine Christian Civic League. the Rev Frederick W. Smith, superintendent, said to- day. Unless state laws are revised it will be illegal to sell intoxicating liquor in Maine even after repeal of the federal statute.
 we will fight, Smith said. add ing that the nature of the cam- paign would depend on what action the Legislation contemplated.
 "If the republicans go back on their pledge to the party's plank or prohibition, resubmission will doubtless go through. However. many are of the opinion that it would be far wiser to wait and see what reaction there is to prohibit ton repeal before going into it blindly."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
PRESIDENT WAS
 SAVER OF NEGRO
Reprieve Granted Him Just Four Minutes Before He
 Was to Die

Washington. Oct 27--(UP)-- Four minutes before Charles Wash- 'ington, a Negro. was to be electro cuted in the. district jail today. President Roosevelt personally tel ephoned the warden ordering a two day reprieve. The presidents ac- ton was taken on the basis of de- partment of justice information that additional evidence in the case warranted temporary repr4eve Washington and William Robinsoii. another Negro, were still in the death cells of the jail when the telephone call came.
 Praise the lord for President Roosevelt" shouted the condemned Negro when he was informed of the reprieve.
 Robinson was marched out to the electric chair just a minute after Washington's life was temporarily saved by the president. The two Negroes were convicted of the murder of a taxicab driver here two years ago. President Roosevelt pu, through the call to Warden Thomas Rives at 9:56 a. rn.. from his study in the White House proper, four minutes before Robinson was strap. ped in the electric chair.
 The White House said that the department of justice had recon mended the reprieve to the presi. dent few minutes before he placed ,ifs telephone Sall. Scores of peti. tions for clemencv in the Washing. ton case had been received at the department during the last few days. A month ago President Roosevelt commuted to life impris. onment the death sentence of q third Negro convicted for the same murder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
STRIKE OF TRUCK DRIVERSSAID TO
 BE ILL ADVISED
High Officials Trying to Learn Why It Was
 Called at All

While officials of the Interna- tional Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union are seeking an explanation of the 24-hour strike which par tially paralyzed trucking concerns in Connecticut Wednesday. organ izers are proceeding with their plafs to form q local union, with Waterbury men in the various po- sitions and as officers.
 It is the general sentiment among labor men that had local union been in existence here with Waterbury men in charge there would have been no local walkouts last wednesday.
 Frank T.. Crowther. business manager of the International Union has been called to national head quarters for an explanation of his actions in signing an agreement with the state board of arbitration last Tuesday and violating the spirit of the understanding by de- claring . general strike.
 Someone Bungled Plans
 There is every indication that someone "bungled" the plans and has placed the organizers of the new union in Connecticnut in an
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
Plea OfBoyMade 10
 President Succeeds
lz-Year-Old New Jersey Lad Asked Help for His FamiIy-First Home Loan Was Granted to
 Parents of the Boy

Trenton, N. J., Oct 27.-(UP)- A boys plea, Please, sir, President Roosevelt, can't you do something for our family" was answered to- day when tho first home loan granted in New Jersey went to the family of 12-year-old Adam Schmidt.
 N Adam wrote a letter to the presi- dent asking him to prevent fore closure. He didn't tell his par ents about it. To-day when G. Frank Shanley, state manager of the Home Loan corporation, called at the Schmidt home, Adam ran out a side door fearing he would be punished for interfering in his parents affairs. ss ls sss !. I'm 12 years old and am going into the eighth grade. Adam wrote MT Roosevelt. T feel sorry for my mother. Mother crys day and night because we are going to lose our home. The man is go- ing to sell our house on the 30th and make an auction on our fur niture because my father can't pay the mortgage.
 There are seven in the family, counting me. The oldest brother is 22 years old and married. When he had a job his wife was with him and when he lost his job his wife went away. My brother Joe was 19 years old and died. My brother Martin is 17 years old and had an operation. My brother Frank is 15 years old and had an operation. am IF years old. My sister is seven years old. My mother is 50 years old and had an operation. This all happened in. six years. My father is 5S years old, worked his lifetime for our home. My father is willing to sign his name for the home and not the furniture.
 Please sir President Roosevelt I always worry that something might happen to my mother. l lose everything what got. Please can't you do something for our family. I am willing to sleep under a tree but I feel sorry for my mother and father, sister, and rest of the family. Please help us to do something. Thanks a thousand times.
 "P. s. Please don't tell my moth
 CT and father that I wrote this let
 ter. They were always good citi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
LITTLE HITLER
 LOSES HIMSELF
Heinz Spanknoebel May Be on His Way Back to
 Fatherland

New York. oct 27.--(UP)--Tise whereabouts of Heinz Spanknoebe1. Americas Little Hitler" more or less definitely placed as mid.ocean on the Germany-bound Deutsch- land. his Nazi activities in New York continued to cause repercus- sions to-day.
 The United German societies was reported to have split into two factions, the larger demanding per- mission to hold . German day cele- bration.
 Mayor o'Brien's action barring the societies celebration planned for Sunday resulted in exposure of alleged use by spanknoebel and other alien Germans of the United Group for Nazist agitation.
 Samuel Untermyer. an officer of the American League for Defense of Jewish Rights. pressed for q federal investigation of Nazis In America. He said others are still here to take Spanknoebels place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
BABE RUTH MAY BE THE MANAGER
 OF BOSTON TEAM
Only Approval of Eddie Collins Stands in the
 Way at Present

' Boston, Oct 27.--(UP) )-.Tfie Boston Traveller says to-day that only the approval of General Man. ager Eddie Collins stands in the way of Babe Ruth Becoming man. ager of the Boston Red Sox.
 Collins and Thomas Yawkey, owner president of the Red Sox, discussed Ruth as q prospective manager while they were in New York for the World Series, accord ing to the newspaper. Yawkey was strongly in favor of attempting to sign Ruth, but. Collins was hesi- tant, the Traveller said.
 According to the newspaper Ruth will have no trouble secur- ing his release and coming to Bos- ton in the event he is offered the managership of the club with which he started his big league career.
 The Traveller considered 1t sig nificant that Yawkey was in New York today. and that Collins in Boston was expecting important news" as soon as. Yawkey com municated with him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
GOLD INCREASED
 IN PRICE AGAIN
President Raises It Higher and Passes Out the
 London Figures

Washington, Oct 27-(UP)-The government today raised it's price on newly mined American gold to $31.76, an ounce from the $31.54 level of yesterday. The price was an overnight advance of 22 cents an ounce.
 Today's Washington price was S7 cents above the world price set in London today.
 The London price today was 131 shillings two pence, up 1-2 pence; which on the basis of noon ex- change rate on the pound ($4.71) was $30.89 an ounce.
 Today's gold price made the United States dollar worth 65.0S cents Sin gold, as compared witt, 65.54 cents yesterday.
 The price for the metal had been freshly advanced on the London market, to the equivalent of $31.1O an ounce on the basis of the $4.74 valuation of the pound at the open Ing there.
 The Roosevelt administration, with each successive daily quota tion, has set the domestic price higher.
 Wednesday, with the inaugura- tion of this policy, a price of $S1.3G was established. and yesterday ii was $31.54.
 These figures compared with the following world prices: $31.09, $31.06 and $31.10.
 Administration officials would not reveal whether any particular formula had been. prescribed for the determination of the daily fig- ure.
 As on yesterday and the day he fore, today's quotation was decided upon by Chairman Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction corporation, and Henry Morgenthau, Jr. repre- senting the president, meeting with Acting Secretary Dean Acheson al the treasury.
 M London Price
 London, oct 27-(UP)--London |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
TO PROSECUTE
 FORD COMPANY UNDER THE MIRA
Unless Company Comes to Decision to Comply
 With the Laws

Washington, Oct 27.-(UP)-- Recovery Administrator Johnson ss.id today he would recommend prosecution of the Ford Motor Company if 1t failed to submit reports due soon under provisions of the automobile code.
 As provided in the code, the Ma ticnai Automobile ' Chamber of Commerce has called for reports on operations for 2. period ending October 15. Several large com- panies. including Ford. have not yet submitted their reports. John son said he understood the chamber would set 8 deadiine around Nov q.
 Johnson said that failure to sub nit reports would be, a cfearIcut violation of the code "and as soon as get such case I will act promptly and. turn 1t over to the attorney.general."
 Although Ford is considered to have complied technically with provisions of the code go far, John- son declared the Ford company was not eligible to bid on government contracts.
 The war department wednesday disclosed that the Ford company would be banned from receiving any part of q contract for $10,00V.- 900 worth of motive equipment be- cause 1t did not fly the blue eagle.
 Mover in Sympathy
 Johnson said the Ford company never had been in sympathy with the recovery program and for that reason should be denied share in government business.
 "Edsei Ford told me when was in Detroit" Johnson said, that k they never would submit to collect i've bargaining as. required in the code. n
 Since that time the Ford com pany, under pressure from the na- tionai labor board, has permitted representatives of strikers in two eastern plants to confer with plant officials. The strikers demands. however. have been referred to the Ford home office at Dearborn. Mich. and the strike dispute still is hanging. fire. .-y
 Tn the first direct test of Ford bids 7 on government contracts, Johnson said Director Fechner Of | the Civilian Conservation corps had | informed him he was going to re- | ject low bids on a large number of trucks submitted, by Q Ford dealer here. se8 r. Johnson expected this policy to be followed by all other govern ment agencies including the war and navy departments the contracts | for millions of airplane equipment.
 Johnson said that the fact that a | Ford dealer might have signed a \ retail code and be displaying the Blue Eagle would make no differ ence fin the barring of bids.
 "A billion deilar corporation can't hide behind a $10,000 dealer." Johnson declared.
 Tho penalties 10 which Ford might be subject in event he falls Ito submit the required reports, will be q matter for the court to decide. Johnson said. SsT.4 III He pointed out the recovery act lauthorized Injunction proceedings Ito stop code violations and also pro- Ivides penalties of $500 and impris- |onment of six months for each day lthat code uonscontinues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-27
JUDGE HAYDEN
 TO BE MARRIED

Boston. oct 27--(U.P.)-Munici- pal Judge Albert F. Hayden. 6s. whose Roxbury home was bombed in 1919 after he had imposed severe sentences on several alleged communists. will be married here tonight to Mrs Frank Calder. 30. of Dracut. The jurist. who also frequently sits on the superior court bench. melted the ire of com nnunists when he advocated that they be stamped out. The bombing caused $10,000 damage to his home. Last year his home was guarded against communist dem- onstrators. Mrs Hayden died in 1882. Mrs Calder Is the widow of an American Railway association executive. Before her marriage she was a counter girl at a Boston res- taurant. A