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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Liquidation Plans Proposed for Merchants Trust Co.
JOBS READY ON
 MERRITT ROAD
Macdonald Announces Six Big Projects T0taIing
 II Miles

Six highway improvement pro
 jects, one of which will take place on the Merritt Highway and two of which will be undertaken on
 Boston Post Road cutAoffs, were anfiounced today by 7ighway Com missioner Johfi A. Macdonald. The six jobs will include something more than il miles of surface irtl- provemeft ana the construction of one new bridge.'
 The two Post Road jobs will be while the Merritt Highway project and one other job in shelton and Monroe vii be handled as Federal Eniergefcy Administration work. With respect to the latter, the Public Works Administration will pay 30 percent of the costs of la- Dor and materials while. the State of Connecticut will pay 70 percent of that cost together with all other expenses involved. The bridge job on Route No. f01 in Canton will be trunk line project and the re- maining job in Stamford will be fi- nanced under the Town Aid Act of 1881.
 Work announced for the Merritt Highway will consilt of about two miles of grading ana drainage op- erations. The job will start at the end of the section where similar work is now being done between the New York State Line and Round Hill Road and will proceed east to North street.
 On the Boston Post Road, one job will take place near the South port cutoff bridge in Fairfield and will consist of the replacement of the present pavement with rein. forced concrete ever a stretch of threesfourths Of mile at the point where Route No. 136 crosses the Post Road. The other project will be very similar and will take place on the Oyster river cutoff. in Old Saybrook near the bridge which now carries U. s. Route No. 1 over the railroad tracks. Here again the present pavement will be replaced with reinforced concrete, although in this case it will meas- rre about two miles.
 Longest and biggest in many re- spects of the projects announced by Commissioner Macdonald to-day will be the laying of bituminous macadam on a broken stone base on slightly more than five miles of Route No. 110, which will run east from the end of the present state aid improvement, north of Shelton on the west bank of the Housa. tonic, to Monroe Center. This pro- ject will be conducted over a right of way which is almost entirely new and which runs through hilly country. It will require large of earth and rock excava- tion.
 Sealed bids on all of this work will be received from contractors at the headquarters of the highway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
|EDWARDL. SEERY ! PROBATE NOMINEE
Mayors Uncle BOOmed for Parade Planned
 FOran Withdraws

Attorney Edward L. Seery oi Woodmoht, uncle of Mayor Frank Hayes of this city, is expected to be nominated for the office of judge of probate on the democrat ic ticket. Mayor Hayes is the dem- ocratic nominee for lieutenant- governor. While no date has yet been set for the democratic pro- bate convention it is expected that the session will be held within 8 few days.
 Attorney Seery was recently elected to the board of warden and burgesses of Woodmont. The pro- bate court for the district Is To- cated in Milford. The incumbent is Judge Omar w. Platt, repub- lican. Attorney Seery has served as burgess of Woodmont pre- vious to this, his latest term.
 Joseph F 6 ran of Milford was backed for the probate nomination by the Young Democrats. He has announced, however, that upon advice of his instructors at Yale he has decided that he cannot &C., cept the nomination at this time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Applications Will Be Presented Judge
 Rufus Booth Friday
Permission to Accept Savings Department Pass Books Put Up as Collateral for Negotiated Loans to Be
 Asked Mortgage Trusteeship Also Proposed

Two plans that would result ifi eurther liquidation of the Assets of the Merchants Trust Co. will be presented to Judge John Rufus Booth for his opinion at the short calendar session of superior court Friday. The applications will. be presented by Attorney William B. Thofhs, counsel for the receiver for the Merchants Trust Co.,, the Citi- zens & Manufacturers National Bank.
 The first plan asks permission to accept by assignment those sav- ings department pass books that negotiated with the Merchants Trust Go. before it went into re- ceivership, and use the pass books
 Trusteeshfp Proposed.
 The second would set up a trusteeeship for all good first mort gages held by the Merchants Trust Co the income of which to be distributed among those depositors who turn in their savings accounts for participation shares in the mortgage trusteeship.
 Under the first plan, the appli- cation states quite large number of depositors put up their pass books as collateral for loans in the savings department. Since the sta- tutes do not permit the acceptance of these books as setoffs against notes in the savings department, receiver finds 1t will be the only means of iiauidating these notes. The received is willing to accept the books as set off provided the depositors will pay whatever bal Ance over their books, is due, cash, with interest that has accumulated on the notes. It is reported that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Naugy Progressives
 Start To Withdraw
Fred Myers and Austin Phillips Deny Being Party
 Members-Fountain Dippers Warned

Naugatuck, sept. 2B-The usual amount of withdrawals from the progressive party has started. Last spring several persona who were nominated, for office withdrew, some denying affiliation with the party.
 Today Fred Myers of Hillside avenue and Austin Phillips, former legion commander, denied they were members of the party. These had been named delegates to the progressive convention last Mon- day even though they were not present. Both MT Phillips and MT Myers said they did not plan to be connected with the party in the future either.
 Phillips was a former member but broke last spring with the leaders.
 Court Cases
 Youngsters who splash water from the fountain on the green will be in danger of arrest from today on, Judge Clafenoft I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26

susbstantial number of these notes are held by the receiver.
 Under the mortgage trusteeship plan, a trustee, probably the Citi- zens G Manufacturers National Bank, would be set tip to take over all the good first mortgages.
 Certificates For Depositors.
 Depositors desiring to enter the plan, would assign their accounts to the receiver and receive a oer- tificate equivalent in value with the amount Of the deposit. This certi- fcate would entitle the depositor to dividends that would arise through the trusteeship. The diyi. dends would accumulate through the payfneht of interest on the first mortgages by those owing the mort gAges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Jewish Political
 Clubs Organizing
Meetings Tomorrow Night Will Be Featured By
 Discussion of Campaign Plans

Jewish democrats and republic cans will hold separate campaign meetings tomorrow night for the purpose of laying plans for the state election. Alderman Harry Baumel, president of the Jewish Democratic club, issued call to- day for meeting of his organiza- tion tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the city hall.
 At the same time Alderman Louis Liebeskind announced that the Jewish republicans of the city have been called into session for tomor. row night at g. o. p. headquarters on Harrison avenue. This meeting, also, will open at o'clock.
 A drive is on in both parties to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26

yesterday in a letter from MT. Eileen Morse, mother of Eugene Morse, Schulte cigar store clerk who was Kidnapped Sunday morning in order that his keys might be used to burglarize the store. Today's letter by a person using the pseudonym "Interested", takes Mrs Morse to task for attacking the police department and cham pions the finest. The communi. cation follows:
 To the Editor of The Demo- crat: have just read the letter published in tohight's Demo- erat and written by Mrs Ei- leen Morse and confess that am very much aroused. can understand the feelings of Mrs Morse, but I do not believe that even she can blame the policemen of the city for the fact that her son was attecked and abducted less than two blocks from Exchange place.
 I know Waterbury's police- men and have known them for years as the equal of any in the country in bravery, sac rifice and courtesy. Few mem- bcrs of the public know the abuse which they must take from citizens because the blue uniform is theirs to wear. Let one of the critics try . police- mans job some time or, better still, ask the wife or children of 8 partolman just how 1t is.
 n aDRe,<a vuuSI. ATSC hTnS,rxz xHAk such instances as that of Sun. day morning should not take place lin Waterbury, but has anyone realized how under- manned our police department is? Is there anyone who acc tually knows how many beats are doubled up, especially at night, and how many below regular figures the various platoons are?
 The case in question took place at approximately the time or shortly after the night and morning shifts change places. Tho night shift, I know for a fact, has in its ranks many supernumeraries, able young men, who are forced to work temporarily as a substi. tute. That certainly is no in- centive to them to do their work better than just ordin- arily, and 1t is only because they are able young men that we do not have more cases like that of the Kidnapping of Mir Morse.
 Give tho ritv onour1, ,,oIico men, to supplement the splen- did ones we have now; pay them regular wages, and then I venture, there'll be few more occurrences like. the Morse case"
 INTERESTED"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
VALUElESS CLUE
 CHECKED BY COPS
Morse Abduction Case and Resultant Burglary
 UnSOlved

Another clue which was ex- pected by police to help solve the Morse abduction case and the re. sultant burglary of the Schulte cigar store at which he acts as clerk proved valueless today, when the markers for the stolen car used by the burglars were found buried under the tools, beneath the front seat. The car. owned by John McKenna, of 20 Walnut street, was found in the Long Hill section and police hoped that re- covery of the markers might lead to the apprehension of the gang.
 The registration plates. Me- Kennas and his siters driving li- cense, and the registration certifi- cate were all found, neatly wrapped in bundle, beneath the front seat. They had apparently been placed there by the crimi- nals just before they abandoned the stolen machine Sunday.
 The amount secured from the Schulte store on East Main street has been definitely established as being slightly more than $2O0 in cash and about $65 in checks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26

line up the Jewish vote. The dem- ocratic club has already procured the names of many prospective vot- CTS and has turned them into the registrars of voters. The meeting of Jewish republicans tomorrow night will be featured by reports on progress made so far.
 The Jewish democrats are work ing hard here because of the fac, that Attorney William M. Citron of Middletown is on the state ticket as candidate for the office of con- gressman- -at-Iarge. Attorney Citron ran for this post two years ago was defeated, but boiled a vote in Waterbury larger than the one &C., corded Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26

ToiIes warned in borough court to-. day. The cases of Michael Fechar. onis of Pond street and August woicin, both 1s years old, were cofltinued until Dec. S1 with q warming to the boys.
 They dipped Edmund Karbonas- kas of German street and ( boy by the name of Ernest into the fountain yesterday. Ernest Is beinG treated by Dr William Hill. They said the pair splashed water on them. Judge Tolies ordered d po- liceman to watch there and arrest any offenders.
 Chester Husuk of Bridge street was found guilty of kicking Joseph Szcsepkewski of Bridge street and was given a 30 day jail sentence suspended until Dec. 3l and fined costs of $11.26, He said Joseph was always picking on his own son.
 Scotland has a new sea "mors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Kimball Speaks
 to Kiwanis Club

Conditions in Europe were com pared with those in this country in a talk by Chase Kimball at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis club at the Elton today. MT Kim ball visited 12 countries as one of the American Seminar group, which makes the trip for educational pur- poses.
 He described England as being the most prosperous of ali the countries visited. Good times have returned to Great Britain, accord ing to MT Kimball, and effects of the depression are not So noticeable as formerly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
More Cops--Less Crime For City, Says Writer

A letter warmly defending the local police department in its pro- lection but suggesting that perhaps more bluecoats are needed on the force here has been received by The Democrat in answer to an attack made on the department department in the State Office Building, Hartford, until 2 p. m., Monday, October 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26

Africa's Victoria Falls are more thantwice as high as Niagara.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26

It is felt by MT. Foran that the probate nomination would inter- fere with his studies. He was told this by his Yale instructors. At torney Seery is considered a very formidable candidate and is ex- pected to be accorded the demo- cratic nomination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
WOMAN, 80, WINS TATTING
 PRIZE

Sacramento, Cal (UP)-An S0- year -old woman, Mrs l.. H. Tod hunter, of Sacramento, won first prizes in tatting ahd lace work at the S0th annual California State Fair.
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
GIRL LBLEEDS ON,
AID NEEDED

NEW YORK, April 23 CU.s),
Unless blood donors volunteered to
help her without cost, Pauline
Croftchick, 15-year-old Union.
town, Pa, girl, may die Of a rare
malady, purpura, physicians at
Bethel Hospital, Brooklyn, dis
closed today.
The girl, stricken two weeks
ago, while working as a domestic,
has bled almost continuously
since. Neither her family nor the
institution has funds with which
to pay $45 for professional trans
fuSionS.
The girl requires type three"
blood and must have a transfu-
sion every three or four days. In
jections Of snake venom, some
times helpful, have failed to i'm
prove her condition.
The malady is caused by a lack
Of properties in the patients blood
which ordinarily would cause it to
clot. The girl bleeds from nostrils,
mouth, and from discolored
patches resembling bruises on her
body. She said today she had been
in perfect health until the attack
two weeks ago, and that no mem
ber of her family had had the
disease.
The Washington times., 1934-04-23
j. 6. HITS HIGH
L|QU0RC0ST
] ne ]
BY Universal Service

The Government today hac
launched an offensive on three
fronts to bring down the price of
liquor and at the same time drive
the bootlegger and rum smuggler
out Of business.
Led by President Roosevelt, Ad'
ministration officials feel the
present retail price Of liquor is
entirely too high.
Thetriple-harrelled program com
prises:
/. Completion this week of
the program to place every
phrase Of the liquor industry
under codes.
2. Unrestricted imports Of H.
quor for so days, beginning
May /.
8. A nationwide drive by
1900 special Treasury agents
against bootleggerS and snug
glers.
The organization Of more than
10000 wholesale liquor dealers by
thH Federal Alcohol Control Ad'
ministration under q code au
thority in 81 regional districts
will be completed this week. Rec
tifierS, distributors, brewers and
importers already are under codes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20

Wednesday morning, and two rounds
of eighteen-hole matches Wednes-
day and the remaining quarter
final, semi-flnal and final matches
at thirty-six holes each will end the
tournament, as always, on Saturday.
TINE big difference is that many
Il players believe they have a
better chance at match play than at
medal play. One bad hole in thirty
six holes of medal test often knocks
a player out of the championship
flight. Under the new plan they
are fairly certain of making the Sc
lect sixty-four and will have no
complaint if they fall by the way
side in match play.
In previous years the field after
the thirty-two qualifiers were paired
up into various consolation flights.
This year only one flight will be
formed outside the championship
siXty-four. 1t will contain sixteen
players and all matches in this
flight will be eighteen holes each.
The thirty-two players who lose
out in the first round will be paired
up into a consolation flight and will
begin match play Wednesday morn
ing. All matches in this flight will
be eighteen holes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
East West Meters
Play to Deadlock
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SOUTH ORANGE, N. j., Aug. 20.
annual eaSt-west tennis
rivalry was in a dead heat today,
following the SIS split between rival
forces on the orange Club courts
yesterday.
Led by Don Bulge, 1~9-year-old
Californian who upset Sidney Wood,
ranking Davis Cup ace, the west
staged a rally in the final three
matches to deadlock the series.
Bulge and Gene Mako of Los An
geles beat Berkeley Bell and Greg
Mangin of the east, and Jack It'd
bail of Los Angeles teamed with
Vernon Kirby, South African, to
beat Manuel Alonzo and frankie
Parker, eastern team.
Previously Parker beat Mako and
Mangin beat John McDiarmid of
Fl. Worth. Texas, to give the east
an early lead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20

FRENCH LICK, Ind, Aug. TO-
Il Bill Diddel, veteran indianapolis
golf architect, holds the honor of
winning the Indiana amateur title
more than any other golfer. Bill
captured the crown in 1905, '06 and
'07, again in 1910 and for the fifth
time in 1912. Bill might have won
even more titles had he played in
more tournaments when he was 60
ing strong, but he took to business
and gave the other boys a chance.
Diddel was entered in the original
entry list for the 1884 tourney, but
withdrew last night.
H. Edgar eddie thinner Of the
indianapolis Country Club, and
George Lance, now of California,
come next with four titles each.
thinner won in 1908 and then cap
tured three tournaments in success
sion in 1923, "a and '25.
Lance ruled the rooSt four con-
secutive years, 1927 to 1880, and
might still be champion had he not
gone west. Johnny Simpson, is a
three-time winner, being victorious
in 1915, 1921 and 1926, while Bobby
Resener of Kokomo, but formerly of
indianapolis, wore the crown in 1913
and 1914 and again in 1920.
CEVERAL players who have
~ reached the runnerup position
in past state Journeys are again in
the field and Paul Shafer of High
land, indianapolis, and Phil Talbot
of Bloomington are regarded as
serious c~ontenders this year.
Dwight Mitchell, winner of the
title in 1925 and runnerup in 1929,
is one of the favorites here. He is
playing over his home course.
Mitchell has shown considerable
improvement in his game under the
tutoring of Archie Hambrick, new
pro at the French Lick course, and
while playing with Hambrick in
practice rounds the past two weeks
has turned in rounds of between ST
and par 70, repeatedly.
The course is in splendid shape
after recent rains, and when the
linksmen really get down to match
play competition Of matching shots,
par is expected to take a few tum-
bles. The statistics on the French
Lick upper course follow:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
3 BOWLING LEAGUES
ANNOUNCE MEETINGS

officials of three local bowling
leagues have called organization
meetings.
The Fraternal League will hold a
meeting at Illinois alleys tonight at
8 o'clock. Openings for two teams,
thus making a fourteen-team league,
were announced.
The newly organized Recreation
League has called a meeting for to-
night at 8 at the Delaware alleys,
with an opening for two teams.
Commercial League will hold a
meeting tomorrow night at 8 at the
Illinois alleys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
BaSSett Fails
to Show; May
Enter National
Defending Champ Has Until
Late Today, However,
to Decide.
BY DICK MILLER
Times STAFF Writer

FRENCH LICK, Ind, Aug. 90
Indiana's thirty-fourth annual am
ateur golf championship swung into
action here this morning over the
French Lick Springs Hills course
with a field of eighty some entries
and the defending champion no
where in sight.
The fact that Bill Bassett, blond
Hammond Qnd.) links star who has
ruled the rooSt Of Hoosier simon
pures the last two years, is not
here might not be significant to
many, who think Bassett is merely
taking advantage of the new rule Of
the association automatically giving
the defending champion position
No. | in the championship match
play bracket without qualification
effort.
Await Late Word
But from most reports, that is not
the case. Word from the north is
to the effect that Bill will relin-
uuish his Indiana title and make a
try for the national amateur cham
pionship at Chicago, Tuesday, in
one of several sectional U. S. G.. A.
qualifying tests.
G.. A. Young, president Of the In
diana Amateur Golf Association,
sponsor of the tournament, and Jess.
Mossler, secretary, are not going to
be hasty about ruling Bassett out
and will await word from the champ
until late today, when they begin
making pairings. If he has not adj
vised them by then that he will be
here for his Tuesday match, the
medalist in today's e~ighteen-hole
qualification test will be given the
No. l position.
That will mean a new champion
will be crowned on next Saturday, or
it will mean the -re-aScending to the
throne of one of the three eX-
champions who are in the field.
The three are Bobby Resener, Ko-
komo, and Johnny Simpson, Wash
ington, each a three-time winner,
and Dwight Mitchell, local star, one
time winner.
officials Of the association eX-
pected the entry list to grow be-
fore noon and reach the 100 mark.
Practice rounds played by early ar
rivals Saturday and Sunday re-
suited in low scores and unanimous
opinion that the course is in the
best condition it eve has been for
state championship play here, with
perfect fairways and improved
green's.