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Evening star., 1934-07-01
Mark Temperance Day.

Ten thousand people attended ths
recent National Temperance day cele-
bration in Dundee, Scotland.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
DANCING.

DANCING.
PROF. and MRS. ACHER-33rd Yr. Studio.
1927 10th st. NV Class and dancing every
Friday, $50 to IL 80 p.m.. with orchestra.
Private lessons by appointment. Me. 4lSO.
EDW. F. MILLER STUDIO
Sl4 18th St.-NA. S093.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
BYRD HAD RIDDEN
 LAST FAREWELLS
Admiral Believed His End Was Near in Lonely
 Hut on the Ice

Little America, Antarctica. Aug 11-(Via Mackay Radio to U. P.) Fearing that he faced slow death isolated in his hut 123 miles out on the Ross ice barrier in the blackness of the South polar win ter night Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd wrote letters to his family and friends, bidding them fare well, messages from his rescucrs revealed to-day.
 Byrd conserved his strength as much as possible, after being poi soned by kerosene stove fumes collected all the food he could car " from his cache at the end of a tunnel in the snow, and settled down to keep himself alive as long as possible.
 It took him hours day to eat, the messages showed, as his strength would permit him to eat only a little at time. He lived on powdered milk. hydrated with melted snow; and canned corn, tomatoes, turnip tops, cereal and lemon powder. The lemon powder was taken to prevent scurvy. Oc- casionally Byrd ate some frozen seal meat or beef lying outside his hut
 When the rescue party arrived last week Byrd had written num- Der of farewell letters, and had written note to possible post post mortem rescue party. which he left on his table.
 Dr Thomas c. Poulter, leader of the rescue party, wirelessed that 1t would be some time before Byrd regained his strength.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
NEW DEAL STILL
 KEEPS THE FAITH
Headed in Right Direction, Were Words of WOOd=
 rum of Virginia

Bridgeport, Conn, August 17 - CUP) = The New Deal has kert faith with the people and i've are headed in the right direction to permanent recovery" Representa- tive Clifton Woodrum. democrat. Virginia, declared at the democra- tic city convention last night.
 There has been efficient and in- telligent reorganization in the reg ular establishments of the govern ment." he said. The New Deal has kept faith with the public when it promised economy in gov ernment. I do not claim to have prophetic vision. 1 do not know whether the road shall take fur- ther to the left or whether there must be sharp turn othe right Of one thing, however, l am defi- nitely and positively sure; that is, that economic. solidarity and do- mestic tranquility. which are the havens of our refuge, are before and not behind us. We are head ed in the right direction
 The electorate, he said. was moi ipterested in marrow, selfish par tisan wrangling" so much as they are fin finding some solution TOT permanent recovery from our tra- gic situation. ,,
 "The American electorate Will when occasion permits, show thelr very emphatic disfavor upon any individual or party who seeks TOT personal partisan reasons to throw monkey wrenches in the recovery machinery"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
Market Grew Dull Late To-day With Prices Lower
NOERA EMPLOYES
 HONOR N. ORSINI
Stag Party Given GrOOm- tO-Be at Chase Rooms
 Last Night

Nicholas Orsini, who is to be married Labor Day to Miss Lucy Laudati at St. Patrick's church, was the guest of honor Thursday night at stag party given in his honor at the Chase club rooms by his fellow employees of the Noera Mfg. Co.
 A delicious chicken and spaghet- ti supper was served by Daniel Ferrari. Entertainment was fur nished by Louie Mastandrca and his melody men. James Bagley acted as toastmaster and presented MT Orsiri with a purse on behalf of his many friends.
 Among thise present were: Tony Orsini, Bossy Baldoni, Joe Mastan- drea, Felix Panasci, Massey Bal doni, William Watt, Henry Reilly Salvatore Andria, John Murnane, Albert Roden, A. VanMeg root, James Murnane, James Bagley, John Mastandrea, Joseph Bagley, Edward Guarino, Rocco Colella, Thomas Andria, James Burkett, A.. Babchenko, John McGrath, Vito Santora, Linus Mattoon, John Krawchuh, Peter Sciarro, Edmund McHale, Harry Reiger, Wesley Clarke, Michael Cecilio, John Mc- Cristle. William Lucian, Anthony Winnik, Victor Martino, Nicholas Daniello, Harry Orsini, Patsy Guer- ra, Deniel Orsini, Daniel Lucian, Anthony Martino, Robert Galuppo, John Reilly, and James Marchitta.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
CROCERS
 ABOUT BOARDING
Jobbers Ridicule Any Talk About High Prices Be-
 cause of Drought

Chicago, Aug IT - (U.P.) = Wholesale grocers of the middle vests great food market to-day ridiculed reports that food hoard- ing and higher prices would spread over the nation in the wake of the devastating drought. Several job bers, laughing off inquiries, had a potent reason for their statements that hoarding is Impossible" The public's purchasing power is too low to permit the laying in of any large stocks, even if 1t wanted to, the dealers said. The wholesale grocers admitted that during the last month there has been a slight increase in retail food prices.
 But the drought. although it has taken toll of billions and laid waste many fertile farmlands, has not created q condition that could be called a famine "by an stretch of the imagination" one leading wholesaler said. He explained that in some sections there will be bumper crops from the fall har- vest-enough to fill Americas cor nucopia to the brim. The whole salers know from sad experience that money flies from their pock- cts when food prices start sky y- rock eting and fears of food short age become general.
 Fifteen years ago the asparagus crop was ruined in California. Small cans of the vegetable sold for 40 cents. The public found that it could get along without aspara- gus and changed to other vege- tables. It was five years before housewives would buy it again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
Most Traders Stayed A1uayFron1 7he Floor.
There Was No Incentive for Anyone to Do Business;
 There Were But Few Developments

and rumors of further such re- ports from toher companies. Amer- ican Agricultural Chemical ad- vanced to a new high for the year at 38H up IS. International Ag-, ricultural Chemical prior preferred jumped points to "A. Virginia Carolina Chemical common ad- vanced 1% to 17h and the per, cent preferred advanced 10 points, to S4. A
 Elsewhere in the list most changes were small. American Telephone moved a point lower to. 110k as a report of June opera tions of the parent company showed a sharp reduction under June of 1883. American Can dipped a point lower to 96.
 Armour Packing company shares were fairly active.
 Indicative of the lack of trend in the market were Chrysler at 33h off 1a. Atchison at 47A off %, General Motors at 29h un-@ changed, Montgomery Ward at PEA unchanged, New York Cen-- tral at 21 off ss, U. s. Steel at 33% up Is and Consolidated Gas at ETA up H. Corn Products Re- lining jumped IA to 5SA .ane Union Pacific dropped F to ST to move away from the general market.
 Stock sales to-day approximated 4SO,0OO shares against 610,000 shares yesterday. Curb exchange
 sales were 106,OO0' shares against 116,0O0 shares yesterday. -- Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed industrial 91.12 off O.57, Railroad 34.67 off 0.3Ss | Utility 20.20 off 0.25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
WIFE OF FORGER
 REPENTANT BUT
 MUCH TOO LATE
He Preyed Mostly Upon Catholic BOdies-Both
 Are in Cells

New York, Aug. 17.-(UP)- The girl who was Marie Flanagan of Paducah, Ky, before she eloped last December with the extremely impressive Louis Giraud, 23 years her senior, wished today she still was plain Marie Flanagan.
 Marie, who is now 20. did her wishing in jail cell. Behind the bars in another jail, her husband. with whom she is accused of for. gerry, spent his time making flip pant comments about police in- accuracy"
 Giraud, a forger of information. al repute, took exception to the police record of his criminal ca reer which showed he had been arrested IT times.
 You certainly muffed a few" he remarked after Captain Ed ward Dillon had read aloud his record. His wife was both sur prised and shocked. When met him he told me he was a phy- sician and a graduate of McGill University" she said.
 Even Giraud's assurance to po- lice that his wife was not his ac- complice did not soothe her. The Girauds were arrested from a de- scription broadcast by the CotholiN hospitals association of St. Louis. His wife was picked up later: Gi- raud, police said, had taken tn preying on Cotholic institutions in recent months, using forged let ters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
HEIRE'SS ELOPES
 AND TELLS DADDY
California Girl and Son of Lynn Musician Married
 in New Hampshire

Boston. August 17 (UP) = A California heiress and the son of a Lynn musician were honeymoon ing today after q Cinema-likc elopement that climaxed five day courtship. The bride was Miss Lorraine Kaufman, brunette beau- ty, artist model. and daughter of Leon E. Kaufman, wealthy Los Angeles wool ,magnate and steam ship company official. The bride groom was Stanley G. Harris, former Bates College student.
 They fell in love lat first sight" at dance at exclusive Hotel Pre- ton. Beach Bluff. on the North Shore. earlier this month, accord ing to the bride. Later Harris toured New Hampshire's mountains with Lorraine and her father. Monday night. at Lakewood, Me. they decided to eiope just for fun" but the superstitious bride suc%enlv recalled that it was the 18th of the month. So they waited until next day and. while the your 2 woman's father was taking nap. drove to Conway, N. H., and were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
Federal ReserUe To
 Broadcast Program
First Public Discussion on Loans to Industry to Be
 Heard Over WAAB at 7:45 Tonight

Boston, Aug 17-First public dis cussion in New England of the new federal reserve bank program for loans to industry for capital pur- poses will be heard Friday evening August IF, at 7:45 Eastern Day light time, over station WAAB and associated stations of the Yankee network, when Albert M. Creigh- ton, chairman of the advisory com mittee on industrial loans of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston goes on the air to diScuss New Capital for New England Indus tries" He will be introduced brief ly by Dudley Harmon, executive vice president of the New England Council. Besides WAAB the sta tions carrying this broadcast will be WMAS of Springfield. WORC of Worcester, WDRC of Hartford, Conn, WLBZ of Bangor, Me, WFEA of Manchester, N. H., MEAN of Providence. R. l., and WNBH of New Bedford, Mass.
 The new system y which fed eral reserve banks may make dl- rect loans to qualified businesses needing capital was established by an amendment to the federal re- serve act passed at the last session of congress. It has been in opera tion for about a month, but very little is known about it by the bus mess men whom it was designed to aid. For this reason the advls- ory committee of business eXecu- tives organized to assist the officers of the Federal Reserve Bank ot Boston with the operations of the new plan has decided to request the aid of newspapers and radio in bring information of the new cred it facilities to the attention of New England business men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
KU KLUXERS ARE
 AFTER THE SCALP OF 'HUEY' LONG
They Don't Like to See Him Flaunt the Law
 of Country

Atlanta, Aug 17-(UP)-Huey Long had brought down upon himself the wrath of the Ku KluX Klan, which just concluded its imperial klonvokation," the Unit ed Press learned today. Although the imperial wizard succeeded in keeping a. resolution off the floor which would have attacked the senator flor his tactics in endeav- oring to undermine the constitu- tional republican government of America" the klansmen decided to "go after Huey in quiet way" Dr Hiram Evans. reelected as impe- rial wizard, advised against open conflict. He explained to the United Press:
 "The klan, with it's knowledge of the necessity for the preservation of the courts and their vital inn portance to constitutional govern ment, was emphatic in it's denun- citation of Longs un-American tao tics. but I did not deem it advisable to dignify the kingfish by letting his name get on the floor for dis cussion. The 10000 klansmen in Louisiana, added to the vast army of decent people now aroused, will WltnOuL question tdhe Cdie ol thN Kingfsh the next time he comes before the bar of public opinion. providing. of course, the federal government does not take care of Senator Long's situation sooner"
 Baton Rouge, La, Aug IT.
 UP)-Senator Longs statement on reports that the Klan, under Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans, was out to "get" him was as fol lows: You tell that tooth-puller that he is a - lying - know him personally. This isn't second hand information"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
C. /. '. Cites 25%
 Common Diuidend
Shares Outstanding After Issuance Will Continue to
 Receive $2.OO Cash Dividend

New York, Aug. 17-Commercial Trust Corporation yes- terday declared a 25 percent Com mon stock dividend on it's com mon stock, payable October |, 1884, to common stockholders of record at the close of business September 5, 1884. At the same time. the corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend on it's common stock to be outstanding after giving effect to the stock di- vidend, of fifty cents per share payable October l, 1894 to stock holders of record September, 5, 1884. This puts the common stock, after giving effect to the stock di- vidend, on an annual basis Of
 $2.00 per share which is equivalent to an annual rate of $2.50 on the stock outstanding prior to the dec laration of the stock dividend. The corporation has outstanding an is. sue of Convertible Preference stock entitled to receive quarterly dividends in common stock at the rate of 1-52 of share of the pres- ent common stock, or $1.50 in cash quarterly, at the option of the holder. In view of the fact that by reason of the stock dividend the common stockholders will hence
 forth hold shares of common
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
NEWEST CRUISER
 COMMISSIONED
Tuscaloosa Sent Into the Service-Most Up to
 Date War Ship

Philadelphia, Aug. 17.-(UP).- Uncle Sans newest and most up to date heavy cruiser, the U. $. $. Tuscaloosa, was commissioned to- day at the navy yard. Capt. George B. Landenberger, acting comman- dant of the navy yard, accepted the ship for the navy department from its builders, the New York Ship Building company of Camden. With traditional navy pomp anu ceremony on the gun deck of the new cruiser, Capt. John N. Fer guson read his orders authorizins him to take commando He then "set the watch"-that si, assigned the crew to their posts.
 The cruiser has main battery of nine S-inch' guns and second- ary battery of eight 5-inch and eight anti-aircraft guns. She is 5SS feet long and carries S07 officers and men. On recent shake down" cruise she averaged 32.5 knots. The Tuscaloosa, the 18th of Is cruisers of the 1O,00O-ton class allowed the United States un- dor the 1929 London treaty, was built at a cost of $10,500,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
MERIDEN MAN IS VERY BADLY HURT
Malachi Hackett Received Injuries, Perhaps Fatal,
 in Auto Crash

Boston, Aug .17-(UP)-Malachi Hackett. 40, of Meriden, Conn, superintendent of transportation for the New York, New Haven x Hartford railroad. was injured per haps fatally and two companions were less seriously hurt in an auto collision in the south end today.
 Hackett suffered q possible skull fracture and multiple cuts and bruises, and his name was put on the danger list at City hospital.
 John Murphy, 50, freight agent of the Boston division of the New Haven, suffered fractured toe. and Salvatore Cannavo, 36. of East Boston driver of the taXi-cab in which they were riding, received cuts and bruises.
 The cab overturned in collision with an automobile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
By ELMER c. WALZER Tinted Press Financial Editor


 / New York, Aug 17-UP)-The stock market drifted irregularly lower today in extremely dull trad ing.
 There was no incentive to mar ket participation and most traders remained away from the market. Attendance in board rooms was small and even the commodity markets found few active partici- pants.
 The few development which came during the session were not sufficient to whip the market. Car loadings dropped about 5000 cars under the preceding week-a drop which had not been generally forecast-but brought no concert ed selling in this decision. Grains were heavy with corn dropping as much as 2 1-2 cents bushel. Hogs, however, continued to climf in price on the various livestock markets, a top of $6.65 being es- abolished in Chicago.
 Selectivity was the chief charac- teristic of the market to-day. Fer tilizer shares were most favored on basis of good earnings reports
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
GASOLINE FROM
 THE SEA WATER

Paris, Aug 17.-CUP)-Ex- perts of the war and air minis tries to-day studied a process for extracting gasoline from sea wa ter at cost of about 1-5 of a cent gallon.
 The process was demonstrated at Rouen by Albert Saheurs, 39, an automobile mechcanic and holder of aviation and submarine patents.
 Salheur asks 2,000,000,00O francs 3,000,000) for his inven- ton. He bases his process on the fact that ssea water has been found in oil wells and the result ant conclusion that there is oil in sea water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17

stock for each shares previously held, the dividend in common stock payable on the Convertible Prefer ence stack was declared for the quarter in tn erequisite increased ratio, with no change in the $1.50 cash option.
 It is ten years since the stock of Commercial Investment Trust Corporation was publicly issued and this is the first substantial stock dividend, although during the period through 1928 and 1929 the corporation paid quarterly com mon stock dividends. The corpor- ation and it's predecessor compan- ies have uninterruptedly paid di- vidends since 1910. During the ten years the stock has been pub licly owned, the cash dividend rate has never been reduced and the corporations earnings have been in excess of all dividend re- quirements.
 In these ten years, the corpora surplus in excess of all dividends at $19,49S,587. This will be re- tO -Sooo Dy SiC Sihoi . V thereto entailed by the stock di- vidend, but with a corresponding increase of $40,O26,2S4 in capital stock, leaving the combined cap- ital and surplus unchanged at $7S,967,345. The stockholders will will receive the October 1 cash di- vidend on the shares issued as a stock dividend. The stock dividend and the effective increase in cash dividends through continuing the prior rate in effect as to the increas- cd stock, according to MT Henry Ittleson, President of the corpora ton, were felt to be due to the stockholders in token of the sub stantial earnings and accumulated earned surplue over the decade.
 According to the report of the corporation, issued earlier in the month. covering the six months
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
Attorney General
 Made Details Knolvra
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breweries answered questions of newspapermen in behalf of the family, predicting the capture of the abductors. He said that he be- lieved the various mysteries aris- ing from the case would be cleared up in about 4S hours.
 Elliott said he did not know who had acted as intermediary in the last stages of the case.
 q am not even sure that there was a late barley with the kid napers. I have not been in conver- sation with Labatt himself, Inc said.
 Elliott assured the newspaper men that police would be given all details of the release as soon as physicians permitted Labatt to be interviewed.
 Will Be Solved
 Toronto, Ont, Aug 17-(UP)- Solution of the Kidnapping of John s. Labatt, wealthy brewer who re- turned ill but safe after almost three days in the hands of abduc- tors, was predicted today by Attor- ney General Arthur Roebuck.
 Making public partial state ment by Labatt, who told how he was seized on Tuesday by two men. blindfolded with adhesive tape and carried to a hideaway, presumably in Ontario province, the attorney general added
 1T have not told you all that the police know. But I am confident that, in due season, there will be a solution of this crime"
 He said police were more than ever convinced that United States racketeers from either Detroit or New York kidnapped Labatt. a the ory strengthened by receipt of ran som letters from New York city. Upon Labatt's safe return to his brothers home at London, police renewed their intensive hunt for the abductors.
 Roebuck pointed to what he termed "a great weakness in Can ada's police system. He said that there had been every desire to CO., operate but that there had been no unified control. no one person who could dictate to every man in the various police forces.
 Police were more convinced than ever that American gangsters were responsible for the abduction, he said. Several clues had been ob- tained and developments were ex- pected within the next two or three days"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17

Yesterday evening we drove again for about five hours" La batt's story continued.
 'Then we parked somewhere, apparently waiting darkness. After that we drove some more and then they pushed me from the car with instructions not to take the band- age from my eyes for several minutes.
 "I then took a taxi and went to the Royal York hotel"
 Many incidents of the kidnap- ing still remained a mystery but Roebuck would not disclose wheth- CT he or Labatt was keeping them secret.
 Labatt did say. however, that he had the adhesive tape over his eyes right up to the hour of his release.
 The police, the attorney general declared, should now be given per- mission to take over complete con- trol of the affairs of the family to aid the search for the kidnapers.
 Freed In Toronto
 London, Ont, Aug. 17.-UP).- John $. .Labatt, millionaire Cana dian brewer, was freed by his kid napers on St. Clair avenue in To- ronto, a relative told the United Press today.
 Labatt, who was held captive for three days for $150,000 and then released presumably without the payment of ransom, was push ed from an automobile on the To- ronto street and left blindfolded, the relative said.
 His eyes were bandaGed with ad- hesive tape. a system inaugurated by American gangsters and used in the Kidnapping of John J. O'Con- nell, Jr., in Albany last year.
 "He was well treated, but where he was or who held him he has not the faintest idea" the in- formant said.
 Hugh Labatt, brother of the kid naped man who was named inter- mediator by the abductors, was unaware of his brothers release, an attorney friend of his family reported.
 John Labatt returned here with R. c. Ivey. solicitor for the fam fly and mentioned as a possible second intermediary. it was learn cd
 That accounted for the fact that John Labatt called for his brother, where is Hugh? Where is Hugh? ?" when he was seen in the Royal York hotel in Toronto.
 Police officials, directing a de- termined search for the kidnapers in western Ontario and along the Michigan border, fretted at the delay in getting information from Labatt. They were said to be ang- cred by reported promises which the family made to the abductors possibly a pledge to tell nothing for "A hours in order to give the gang a chance to escape.
 The police indicated belief that information given them by a woman who said she saw the au- tomobiles Of Labatt and of the kidnapers when the brewer was seized on Tuesday had frightened the gangsters. 1t was believed that the search by police on the basis of the woman's information led the kidnapers to abandon hope of collecting the ransom and to release fhe brewer.
 Whether the release was on q pledge of some sost extracted from the Labatt family was not known
 A high official of the Labatt