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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
|BUTLERS OF NEW
 YORK WILL HOLD THE FIRST BALL
Everybody is Invited Ex- cept News Writers Who
 Are Barred Out

New York, Jan. 11-(UP)-In between a bit of chit chat with a former Astor butler, it was an- nounced today by Hider, Mrs. Mar shall Fields butler, that prepara- tions are practically completed for the first buffers ball ever held in New York.
 The ball, sponsored by Mrs. Field and others who employ. buffers, will be held tomorrow night for the benefit of Bellevue hospital. Hider, said everybody would be welcome-at $2.5O per-except journalists, who might be tempted to write something in a too light vein.
 Tt is very irritating to have rid icule heaped upoI. one after one has given unstintingly of ones ef- forts," Hider said with feeling.
 T think on the contrary that you should give it bit of a bump up," said Par, the former Astor butler.
 And how was Lady Astor when you saw her last?" asked Hider.
 Doing very well," Par replied, batting his waistline.
 "A butler is as good as any office man," Hider proclaimed. "l nave as good a position, dare say, as any steward in England. In Eng land, a butler arises by integrity and endeavor," Par put in. Here they put a. tuxedo and a white shirt on any chap and call him a butler and perhaps he has never even been a first footman."
 There will be entertainment but no refreshments at the ball-ex- cept the refreshments to be pur- chased in the hotel restaurant.
 Hider indicated some apprehen- sion as to what might happen to- morrow night because of the dem ocratic selection of American but lers. The idea of buffers ball is old in England but new to Amer ica.
 You see," he said, "in England they're just one kind of servant except the chefs, who are French. But New York is so cosmopolitan. Those Japanese buffers and the colored buffers .. it's all so cosmopolitan"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
.SCRIBES SAMPLE
 BOOTLEG WHISKEY
Reporters T aste Liquor Presented By Secretary
 of Treasury

Washington, January II - (UP) - Samples of bootleg and legal whiskey were dispensed to news papermen today by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau. He ex- plained the governments latest move of relaxing import quotas and removing restrictions on do- mestic alcohol manufacture was new offensive against bootleggers
 "The bootleg ring still has the country by the throat" Morgen- thau said.
 Most of the legal liquor sold Morgenthau said, contains only one to ten per cent of 14-year-old whiskey blended with raw alcohol or green whiskey. Most of the bootleg liquor, he said, has been aged up to sin. months and conse' quently in many cases tasted ever better than the legal liquor. It is sold frequently at even lower prices than for legal liquor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
SHOE SALESSHOW DECIDED INCREASE
National Retailers Head Tells Roosevelt Re- COvery is Here

St Louis, Jan 11.-UP)-Shoe sales of $50,000,o00, an increase of 50 per cent over any previous meeting of shoe buyers, was re- ported today to President Roose- welt by Arthur E. Ebbs, chairman of the National Shoe Retailers as- sociation and vice-president of the Swope Shoe company.
 Recovery is not just around the corner, it is here," telegram dis patched to the president from the association said.
 More than 400 shoe factory or- ganiZations placed orders for over $50,000,00O worth of shoes for pre- Easter selling and thereby put its foot forward along the path to re- covery under your glorious leader ship"
 Maurice A. Mittelman, Detroit, elected president of the association to succeed Anthony Geuting, Phila- delphia, reported that in the last six weeks five stores with which he is connected have shown a 30 per cent sales increase, mostly in higher priced merchandise.
 Other officers elected included: F. D. Ballau, Providence, R. l., vice-president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
SCHOLARSHIPSAT
 R. P. l. OFFERED
Connecticut Students to Be Given Chance to Win
 Free Tuition

Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute at Troy, N. r., has announced that it will offer this year one or more scholarships, carrying free tuition, to male students from the state of Connecticut who have made out standing records in their perpara- tory courses and who were or will be graduated this year. The tuition fee at the Institute is $400 year. Each scholarship will, therefore, have a cash value of $1,600.
 Rensselaer, is the oldest and one of the foremost of the schools of engineering and science in this country. Courses are offered in seven branches of engineering, Civil, Mechanical. Aeronautical,
 Electrical, Chemical, Industrial and Metalurgical, in the major branches of science, Physics, Chem istry and Biology (pre-medical and public health), in Architecture and in Business Administration. Applications for these scholar ships should be made through the principal or headmaster of the school from which the candidate
 will graduate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
EDSEL FORD TO
 GIVE TESTIMONY

Washington, Jan. 11.-UP).- Edsel Ford. president of the Ford Motor company, was summoned before the senate banking and cur rency committee to tell of the part he played in the founding and sub- sequent operation of the Guardian Detroit Union Group, Inc, operat- ing a string of Michigan banks which failed.
 Ferdinand Pecora, committee counsel said Ford, who in addition to being a founder of the group was a director and depositor, would be asked for a complete revelation of his active part in the group'c operations. Previous testimony be- fore the committee indicated that in 1880 and 1881, Ford made huge loans of cash, securities and credits in futile efforts to avoid the crash of the group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
WORLD ALMANAC
 PLACED ON SALE
10th Edition of Handy Re- ference Book Published
 New Deal Analysed

Tn World Almanac for 1884. edited by Robert Hunt Lyman and in its 49th year, is now on sale to make the New Year a h appy one. It is, as always, full of facts, features and figures. In it's thou sand pages are answers to g. mill lion questions. Try it out.
 Here are the salient points of the New Deal. All hope depres- sion will be smothered and recov- cry march on to victory. In the Almanac one finds the National Industrial Recovery Act, h e blanket" code, and, concisely, the many administrations, boards and bureaus that administer these new and novel efforts to get efficient relief for what's been ailing us.
 The banking crisis, gold hoard ing, farmers woes and the new laws on trial as remedies, are re- as it is made is set down in the Diary of the Year as succinctly as ever.
 The Old Deal also is crystalized in figures for quick comparison in the multitude of up-to-date tables agricultural, business, commer-
 cial, financial manufacturing mining, stocks and bonds, trade, transportation taxes and welfare. There are enough to show Uncle Sam how he was, how he is, and how he will be, if he is wise. Passage of the 3.2 per cent beer law and the repeal of the prohi- bition amendment were important features of the year; but equally notable were the religious and du- cational happenings, the progress of science and of aviation, the sporting events and the elections. | All these and much more are set down in The World Almanac fol 1884. It is a compact, handy vol ume worthy of its place every hour of the day on the desk of every man, every woman and every child If the children have ready access | to The Almanac fewer will be the questions fathers will be called | upon to answer.
 The World Almanac is published by the World Telegram, 125 Bar clay St., New York City. Price in paper covers. postpaid, is 60 cents (7O cents west of Buffalo and Pittsburgh), and $1.10 bound in l cloth,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
GOVERNOR AND
 MAYOR AGREED

New York, Jan. 11.-(UP).- A compromise emergency economy bill comforting wide administrative powers on Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia through his closely con- trolled board of estimate, was drafted today, friendly legislature was believed ready to speedily make it law.
 Drafting of the measure was or dered by Laguardia after a flying trip to Albany during which he and Gov. Herbert H. Lehman com- posed their differences over the so- called municipal dictatorship" proposed by the city executive. The agreement was eliminated by the governors full support to any measure embodying it's conditions.
 The compromise was in mutual recognition that New York was in dire financial straits. Laguardia disclosed. Upon his insistence that extraordinary powers be granted to slash salaries and eliminate use less departments, and the gov ernor's demand that these powers be vested. not in one man, but in group, the two executives reached an agreement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
GOVERNMENT COST
 PASS HIGH MARK
Expenditures For Fiscal Year Starting July 1
 NearS Nine Billions

Washington, Jan. 11-UP)- Cost of running the United States government passed the $3,000, ,000,- 900 mark today for the fiscal year which began July 1, 1893 and sped toward the $9,4O3, 100000 expendi- ture estimate of President Roose- welt.
 Total expenditures from July 1, 1893 to January g, 1894 amounted to $3,0O6,128,528, of which $1,452,- O61,327 was classed as Emergency expenditures.
 Expenditures for the current fiscal to date were nearly double income, which amounted to $1,'. 559,727,020. This left deficit of $1,446, ,401,508.
 In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year total ex- penditures were $2,813,103,353 and income was $1,069,794,510, leaving q deficit last year at this time of $1.743,308,843.
 This years deficit is expected to reach $7,309,6 ,66S,211 because of un- expected sweeping rise in expendi- lures over the next six months According to President Roosevelt's budget estimates, the government will "run in the red" at the rate of approximately a billion dollars a month between now and June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
U. s. TEXTILES
 LOSING FIGHT
Philippines May Concede Their Vast Market
 to Japan

Manila - (UP) - Distributors of American textiles in the Philip pines are at the point of conced' ing the local market to Japan.
 Advancing prices in the United States under the MIRA, coupled with the low exchange rate on the yen, have resulted in situation wherein the present tariffs are in sufficient to protect American cot ton goods in the Philippines from Japanese competition.
 Furthermore, the Chinese boy colt of Japanese goods, which pretty effectively kept Japanese cotton imports down for some two years. apparently is breaking. Since most retailers in the Phil ippines are Chinese, this is an inn portant factor.
 Attempts to have the last legis- lature enact further tariff protec- tion were fruitless. party because of the jam attending considera- ton of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Independence Act.
 With efforts of American cot ton goods distributors having failed locally. they are turning to Washington in their search for re- lief.
 One of the principal dlstribu. tors cabled his head office and said if relief were not forthcom' ing from some quarter soon. the local market would definitely be lost to American cotton goods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
'GoUernor Speaks
 At Y Tonight

Governor Cross and a number of other diStin- guished guests will sit at the speakers table tonight at the Industrial Foremen's club dinner meeting at the Central YMCA at 2 o'clock. Among those who have &C., cepted invitations are: John A. COe, Fred S. Chase, Ed mond J. Daley, Rowley w. Phillips, Harold c. Davis, Frank F. McEvoy, Fred Lux, Lewis J. Hart, William M. Harris, Frank J. Green, Richard c. Fisher, Frank E. Hess, Herbert w. Coe, John M. Burrall, William J. Pape, F. Robert Stevenson, Carle- ton w. Bristol, Robert E. Platt, William w. Gager, Chase Kimball, Alan c. Cur tiss and J. Francis Smith.
 Governor Wilbur l.. Cross will speak on the topic, "Economic Conditions of TO- day" He will be introduced by Mayor Hayes. The meet ing will be in charge of President Clarence D. WoOd- ing. About 15O foremen and executives are expected to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
SON OF OFFICER
 w ARMY WINS

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. H. UP).-John Bamber Hickam or Galveston, Texas, a sophomore, mas been awarded the Jacob Wedeil scholarship at Harvard college It was announced today.
 Hickam is the son of an onlcer in the army air service stationed at Fort Crockett. He prepared at Western high school in Washing ton. Specializing at present in hio- chemical sciences. he plans to study medicine after graduation.
 The scholarship was established in 1896 under the will of Jacob Wedell of New York. whose son, Barrett, was professor or English at Harvard from 1898 to 1927. Each year the present and previous holders of the award are invited to e dinner given by members of the Wcdell family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
DAMAGE CLAIMS
 SETTLED TODAY

John Reilly of 219 Wood street, is allowed expenses for an hernia operation to be paid for by the Waterbury Clock company, accord ing to a stipulation agreement ap- proved today by Commissioner Frederic M. Williams. Other agreements filed include American Republican, Inc, and Walter Bag ley of 24 Walnut street extension. finger injury, $16.S8 weekly; Amer ican Brass company of Torrington and Michael Hoben of Torrington foot injury, $7.97 weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
Senate May Summon
 Colonel Lindbergh
Committee Investigating Air Mail Contracts May Call
 Noted Flyer if His Testimony Is Considered

Washington, Jan 11-(UP)-A senate committee investigating air mail contracts may summon Col Charles A. Lindbergh as a witness.
 Members said he would be called de they considered his testimony in connection with the Western Air corporation necessary at some later time.
 The noted flyers name entered the hearing yesterday when D. M. Sheaffer, Pennsylvania railroad official, told the committee that Lindbergh received gift of $25O,- 900 worth of Transcontinental Air Transport stock in 1928. At that time Sheaffer said Lindbergh was paid $10,000 year as chairman of the company's technical board.
 Theodore Tawney, Pittsburgh aviation line operator, testified that his company, Pittsburgh Airways, had been driven from operations between, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York by a successful air mail bidder in which the family of Andrew W. Mellon, former secre. tary of treasury, was interested.
 Tawney testified that the Mellon company was formed after George I1ddH1 UT thc <AFldblOH Industries, Inc, the Mellon con- cern had advised him to "get out of the aviation field" because he had "infiuentiar' support including the Mellons.
 Later, he said, at "spoils con- ference" his aviation operator agreed on the Mellon line making the air mail bid for the route.
 Tawney said he had been ad- vised of the conference only after it was over and went immediately to see Postmaster General Brown.
 T simply went in and asked him whether we should fold up and get out" Tawney said.
 "He said, "dbn't fold up. You'll be taken care off"
 Tawney said he enlisted $125,- 900 more capital to survey a con- tinuation of a route from Pitts burGh to Buffalo and Toronto. No contract for this route was ever let, he added
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
WARRANT FOR ARREST

TorrIngton, Conn. Jan ff.--(UP) Charged with giving false infor- mation in securing n state license as a securities salesman, William r.. Welch was sought today by Hartford county authorities. A warrant for his arrest was issued late yesterday by Superior Court Judg0 Edwin c. Dickonson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
ROGER SHERMAN NOT
 MUCH IMPROVED

Very little change was observed today in the condition of Roger sherman. 75. who Is a patient at st Mary's hospital as a result of his attempt Tuesday afternoon to take his life by hanging. He was found in his barn in the rear of his home on Main street, Woodbury. He was suspended from a beam with a moose made from a chain. At tending physicians consider his physical condition fair, but regard- ed his mental condition as poor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
Don't Quote Me
(By United Press)


 Washington, Jan 11-U.PO-It seems, according to Jesse Jones in testimony before the house bank ing and currency committee, that a high executive told 8 smoking car story to an audience of his fellow heads of the Reconstruction Fin ance Corporation.
 Not until too late did the anec- dote-teller notice that stenogra- pher was in the room, blushing furiously.
 Instead of apologizing imme- diately, the teller of stories asked her how her sense of hearing was. This, according to Jones' testimony, Is what she replied:
 My hearing is better than your eyesight."
 Chairman Jones of the REC really wasn't wasting the commit tees time when he told that one. He related it during 1ull, while the lawyers fished through their brief cases for evidence concerning bill intended to 1engthen the life of the governments money-lending corporation.
 Mrs Warr and Mrs Pease are two of the principal cogs at the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor poration. They work across desk from each other, but seem to get along reasonably well. Miss Lily Geranium is one of the most efficient helpers at the Federal Trade Commission. She hpNthnr novond "Rnd'' Geranium, but he doesn't work for the government.
 The Great White Father does not intend that his Redskin charges shall do without the buff falo hides they need for perform ance of tribal ceremonies.
 Their old buffalo hides are get for any self-supporting Indian to wear while dancing to the boom of ting moth eaten and too ragged the tom-toms. They will receive soon half of the skins from 225 buffalo. which will be killed in Yellowstone National Park.
 Arno B. Cammerer, director of the office of National parks, build ings. and reservations, says he hopes the Indians will use these hides not only for terpischore, but also flor other more practical
 The Red flag of Soviet Russia with sickle and hammer embroid- purposes" |. cred upon it in yellow floss, is fluttering at last in the Washing ton breeze. The Soviet embassy had it ready all along, but did not dis play it until Ambassador Troyan- ovsky presented his credentials to President Roosevelt.
 Almost before the ambassador had returned from the White House, the scarlet pennant was hoisted. Diplomatic custom kept it furled until thenm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, Jan. 11-(UP)-Weather forecast:
 Massachusetts-Fa tonight and Friday. Not much change in tenn perature.
 Rhode Is1and-Fair tonight and Friday. Somewhat warmer Friday.
 Connecticut-Fair tonight and Friday. Slightly warmer Friday.
 A manual being prepared by the British War Office will give in- structions in anti-gas precautions and the treatment of gas-bombins casualties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

Mrs Barbara Franks, wife of a New York house painter who won $15O,000 in the last Irish Hospi- tals Sweepstakes, has given $5,OO0 for the poor of Dublin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
LIONS CLUB HEAR TALK ON RUBBER
History of Industry Traced By Ludwig Meuser of Naugatuck

The history of rubber and the rubber industry from the discovery of the product in Haiti by Colum- bus on his second voyage to the present day was related by Ludwig Meuser, research chemist of the U. s. Rubber company of Nauga- tuck, at this noon's luncheon meet ing of the Lions club at The Elton.
 He described the tremendous ex- tent of the industry in the world today and declared that it ranked with the greatest. He pointed out new developments which tend to- ward synthetic rubber than that which is secured from the grown product.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

Golashes made in Latvia are to be bartered for Rumanian kero. sef1e.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

The three stheamship fleets oper- ating on the Danube river have merged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-26
ENROLMENT FOR
CAMP WILL OPEN
in SHORT Time
WILL BE HANDLED AT CHAM !
Der OF COMMERCE; KEY
VESTS QUOTA HAS BEEN
PLACED AT NINE MEMBERS

Enrolment lists for this year $
Citizens Conservation Camps
will be open in short time at
the Chamber of Commerce, and
the quota from Key West will
number nine.
Applicants must be between Is
and %, citizens of the United
States, unemployed, physically fit.
No one who has been discharged
from any camp for any cause will
be considered eligible.
The pay will be as in the past,
$50 and everything necessary in
the line of food and housing, but
those who are accepted must
make an allotment of $25 month
ly to their parents or others de-
pendent on them.
This does not apply, however,
10 cooks on whom no restrictions
are placed relative to their pay.
All that is necessary is to con-
vince the army officers in charge
of the camp as to their qualifica-
lions.
Preference will be given to
young men who are registered ON
the lists Of the FERA, now re-
ceiving aid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS

A moderate disturbance. central
this morning over the Middle Mis-
sissippi valley, has caused general
rains during the last "a hours
from the central Plains and West
Gulf States eastward over the
Ohio Valley, Virginia, and the
Carolinas, the amounts being ex-
cessively heavy in Arkansas and
eastern Texas. Rain also occur
red in Arizona, and snow in Colo
RADIO. High pressure areas, crested
over the upper Mississippi and
Missouri Valley. and New Eng
land, overspread most northern
and eastern districts. Tempera-
lures are above normal this morn
ing in the East Gulf States, Flor
ida, and in the Pacific Coast
States. and are abnormally low
for the season throughout most Of
Texas. and somewhat below nor
NAL in most northern districes.
Temperatures range this morning
from IL degrees at Duluth, MIMI,
to rs degrees at Key West.
G. S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-26
WEATHER FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Fair to-
night; Tuesday partly cloudy,
probably showers; moderate to
fresh easterly winds.
Florida: Generally fair tonight !;
Tuesday showers; somewhat cold
er in northwest portion.
Jacksonville 20 Florida Straits :
Moderate winds mostly easterly.
fresh at lines this afternoon ard
tonight over extreme portion and
partly overcast weather tonight
and Tuesday with occasional show
ers Tuesday. -,
East Gulf: Moderate east CT
southeast winds over south por-
ton and moderate TO fresh south
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-26
:: SOCIETY =:
Mrs. Eddie Weds
James Mcbride

Mrs. Edna Eddy and James Nc
Bride were married 3 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon in the office of
Attorney Raymond Lord, Mr.. Lord
performing the ceremony.
Mrs. Ralph Folk attended the
bride and Robert Baily was the
groom's attendant. Only the i'm
mediate family of the bride was
present.
Mrs. Mcbride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Collins. Mr..
Mcbride is petty officer in the
u. S. Navy. They both have
many friends among the younger
set in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-26
VISITORS BACK
AFTER FISHING
FOR One WEEK
A. H. SCHWARTZ, CAPITAL
IST OF NEW YORK, AND
OTHERS MAKE LARG E
CATCH DURING OUTING

Returning yesterday afternoon
from a fishing tour of one week,
A. H. Schwartz, capitalist of New
York, three sons, Freddie, Leslie
and Harold and guest, Herbert S.
Holiner, were elated over the sue
cess of their trip.
Last Monday with the Launch
Anne provisioned and Captain
John Lopez in command, the party
left for six days among the Flor
ida Keys, including Sand Key and
Tortugas. They brought back
many trophies Of the excursion
and tales Of heavy battles with
big fighters.
Freddie Schwartz made the big
gest capture. After a battle last
ing one and one half hours, he
brought to gaff a porpoise measur-
ing 8 feet 6 inches. The total
catch consisted of barracuda,
black grouper. mackerel, mutton
fish, several Jewish and a number
of fine amberjack.
Two other fish taken were per-
mits. One of these weighed 80
pounds and the other 45, which
is considered above the usual.
Mr.. Schwartz is planning an
other trip in May. This time
the party will spend practically
all of their time at Tortugas, and
expect to be gone for two weeks.