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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

this season and large attendance Is anticipated.
 Miss Annette Bernstein is chair man of the committee in charge of the arrangements and is being as- sisted by Misses Blanche Bisnovich. Mary Katzman, Sophie Kramer, Lucy Mitkowsky, Florence Stohl, Mrs Mitchell Meyers, Mrs A. Brown and Mrs R. Prillig.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16
pEoUoT BRIDGE CLUB

The regular weekly session of the Pequot. Bridge Club was held last evening with the following players making high score: MT and Mrs Raymond Schroeder. 62; Mrs James Sweeney and Mrs Jo- seph Sullivan, 57 1-2; and East and West: Mrs Franklin O'Donnell and Mrs George Pierpont 55. 1-2;' and Mrs William Dunphy and Mrs liar ry Byrnes, AZ. Sweepstakes were won by MT and Mrs Raymond Schroeder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16
Solution to. Previous Contract, Problem

Just what would you do, if yod picked up South's hand? Six "duickies" as the teacher counts them.
 This hand was dealt in the re- cent Pennsylvania Nstate tourna- ment You cannot open with a two-bid. because your opening two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

Miss Dorothea Stanton of Wa tertown avenue is spending the weekend in New York city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

Mrs Polly Rabinowitz will be hostess at miscellaneous shower to be given on Sunday evening at the Waterbury Hebrew Institute in compliment to Miss Alice Johnsky who is to be married to Paul Smith. <.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

MT and Mrs Harry Harmon of White Plains, N. r., are guests of MT and Mrs Joseph Martin of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

Mrs John Bates and children of New York city have been guests of MT and Mrs Ralph Bates of Wheel CT street for several days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

A gathering was held on Tues day evening at the Jewish Home for the Aged on Cooke street for all those who took part in the performance in october under the leadership of Bernard Holczer. Jo- seph Zeeman was musical direc- tor. Mrs Maurice Meyers acted as toastmistress, and Rabbi Will liam Greenfield spoke. Vocal so- los were given by Joseph Zellman, Bernard Holczer and Harry Stro- gatz, also Nathan Fidler, Harry Stutman, Mrs Anna Dibner, Es- ther Stutman and Rose Korkin. Among tohose attending were Mrs Mary Weinberg, Mrs Morris Spirit. Mrs Bernard Schryer. Mrs Ber- narI Rabinowitz, Mrs Celia Kraft. MT and Mrs Samuel Krasow, MT and Mrs Harry Frank, Mrs Louis Garber, Mrs Nathan Miskey, Mir and Mrs David Goldberg, MT and Mrs Hyman Goldberg, Mrs Etta GotQieb, MT and Mrs Max Blumen, MT and Mrs Simon Gold man, MT and Mrs Harry Lieber- man, Mir and Mrs A. Kudish, MT and Mrs Isadore Prillig, MT and Mrs Jacob Reiner, Mrs Morris MT and Mrs Samuel Greenfield, Mrs Maurice Meyers, MT and Mrs Nathen Fidler, MT and Mrs I. Dibner, MT and Mrs Harry Mrs Rose Strogatz, Miss Evelyn Goldman. MT and Mrs A. Rose, Mrs Max Rosen, MT and Mrs Samuel Graicerstein and David Litsky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

Miss Eunice Maher Of East Main street is spending several days ill New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16
CONTRACT BRIDGE
By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of the American Bridge League

Bid May Be Shaded You May Break Rule When You Have Powerful Hand And You Want To Show
 Partner Your Strength.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

MT and Mrs Roger Lane of Pine street are visiting relatives . in Staten Island over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

Oliver Heffernan of West Main street is spending the weekend in Now York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

spending the past week in Say- brook.
 The monthly meeting of the Children of Mary society of Our Lady of Lourdes church was held at the parish hall last evening. After a short business meeting games wereenjoyed and lunch con was served Rev Richard Dunn, former chaplain of the so- ciety, was guest at the meeting.
 Miss Marguerite Lawson of Bald win street is spending the week. end as the guest of Miss Alice Mc- Knight of Hartford.
 MT and Mrs Oscar Haskins of Willow street have returned after spending several days in New York city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

Peter Miliken of New York is the guest of Albert Mcintosh of Cooke street for several days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

George Sutton of Wolcott street has returned to his home after spending the past week in, Say- brook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-16

Miss Alice Bond of North Main street Is spending a few days in New York.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
GENERATOR MADE
TO FIT NEW NEEDS
Cars Electrical System,
More Heavily Used, Adjust.
ed for Greater Power.

Necessity being the mother Of in
vention, changes are taking place in the
automobile generator. Unusual demands
for current, particularly as q result Of
the growing use Of car radios. and more
lights are taxing the generator to the
utmost. Something more satisfactory
i'll the way Of current generation in the
automobile Is in demand.
This demand has already served to
focus attention to the fact that the au-
tomobile is unique In the way its de-
signers choose to waste its potential
power sources. Only recently has mo-
mentum been utilized for braking pur-
poses. Why shouldn't this momentum
be harnessed more effectively to pro-
vide a much bigger electrical power
output?
Within any automobile is veritable
Niagara Of wasted energy Fuel is ex-
pended to set and to keep the car in
motion, but in common practice still
furtheS energy is required to bring it to
a stopbr to control its speed. Tap this
wasted momentum with suitable equip
ment and nine-tenths of present elec-
trical troubles can be eliminated.
Public Has Been Remiss.
Complaining the problem has been
the public's failure to keep the cars
undersized electrical power supply in
efficient condition. 1t Is a lamentable
fact that most owners think that when
the engine is idling the battery is being
charged About all the care the average
cars generator receives is oil for its
bearings And too often this is over
done to a point where the commutator
pays the penalty.
One OF the newest steps In the direc-
ton Of providing higher power output
is special generator that operates from
the fan belt. 1t delivers 110-volt cur
rent and feeds directly to house-type
electric socket on the instrument board.
When home-type radio, or any ether
electrical device. is plugged in. the ac-
ton is entirely independent Of the cars
regular generator battery system. This
special current is available, however,
only when the engine is in operation.
The question arises as to whether it is
not possible to adopt a plan whereby
some of this current can be stored to
take care of all the cars electrical
Evening star., 1934-01-28
arguing Way Out of Arrest
Often Leads Straight to Jail
Motorists Miss Obuious Escape From,
Tolls of Law by Bad Technique in
Meeting the Policeman Half Way.

irritate you and seem unreasonable, but
remember that a soft answer turneth
away wrath. When a State officer
charged one driver with going 68 miles
an hour the mOtoriSt merely replied
that he had no idea he was travelling
that fast What he really wanted to
say was that he knew, and several hun
dred thousand other owners also knew,
that no car Of that make and vintage
could travel that fast. The fact that
he didn't argue or even evidence his
distrust of the officers speedometer or
eyesight indicated that at least he
wasn't paying much attention to speed.
Officers know that real speed artists
Invariably keep close watch on the
speedometer.
Got Just a Warning.
The particular officer brought the
conversation to quick end by warning
the driver to take 1t easy and to watch
his speedometer as the sheriffs in the
smaller towns were particularly strict.
The officer also pointed out that there
were several large schools along the
route and that it would be wise to 90
slowly in passing them. That sort of
tax helps to prevent accidents and
make friends with motorists Had the
driver taken different tactics. however.
it might have been a different story.
II guilty 1t is always better to admit
1t and say you're sorry. That is the
policy Of those who have kept out of
trouble. The best of drivers may slip,
and officers who drive their own cars
know it, We are simply striving for
betterment and to have to Jail an i'm
pudent driver is beside the essential
point, which is safety Experienced
drivers are agreed that it doesn't pay to
pass out cigars when an officer Is in
action nor to risk being jovial. One
thing that helps in every case is to
have the car in good condition and to
citizen.
Above ALL silence the back seat
drivers. Your passengers can help most
by keeping out Of the picture. You'll
have hard enough time keeping your
self from talking yourself into an arrest.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
BY CARTER WALKER.

Motorists often are arrested more for
resisting arrest than for actual viola
tion of motor vehicle laws.
If you doubt it, ask any traffic Of
ficer, sheriff or State policeman. One
Of them says that many persons who
fall into the clutches of the law don't
really fall at all. They talk their
way in.
Courtesy still counts. even though
you are being halted for a calldown.
It is placing the police powers of the
Nation under no handicap when it is
stated that diplomats frequently are
able to avoid the more serious penalties
for inadvertent infractions of the laws
because intelligent policing OF the
streets and highways today is for the
purpose of warning and protecting mo-
torists, not trapping them into paying
penalties.
Caution Has Rec0mpense.
The motorist who talks himself into
a ticket Is usually the type who would
be guilty of wilful violation Of the reg
ulations. But too frequently the motor
ist who is just bit nervous or hasty
will get himself into trouble when per-
haps he has been innocent Of the
charges. The story is told of one driver
an officer who had whistled. Unfor-
tunately the officer had Whlstled Tor
another driver.
Most experienced drivers have &C
uuired a sort of technique of behavior
when up against the problem Of dis
cussing a charge with an officer. This
| Is so intelligently worked out that it Is
| about 80 per cent effective as means
of ending the matter on the road.
While it has its complicated points. de-
pending somewhat on the intelligence
of the driver. it is based largely on the
simple theory that one can get farther
being a gentleman.
Here are a few of the steps in the
average effective meeting with the
police:
If you haven't done anything which
you think calls for reprimand or
| fine it is unwise to start in by saving
| do you want to look surprised and in
nocent He may be cautioning you
Common sense dictates that you stop
your car carefully. preferably pulling
| over to the curb and getting out.
Don't Be Impatient.
Wise motorists always switch off the
motor when stopped. 10 keep the en-
gine running suggests impatience to get
| going again. If the officer has stopped
! you your time will have to be his.
1t has become rather customary for
officers to start the meeting with de-
mand to see the drivers operating
| license This should be no cause for
| the retort: But, officer. I'm innocent!''
Perhaps they are merely checking up
on licenses. Pull out your wallet and
comply with his request. Signify de-
sire to Cooperate
BY this time the officer will make
known his complaint, if he happens to be
halting you with that purpose in mind.
| Almost anything he says to you will
Evening star., 1934-01-28

which rules that the fluid will exert
brakes. If the Innings, for instance,
have different co-efilcients OF friction
it will be impossible to equalize the
brakes. With q mechanical system this
difficulty can be overcome by change in
the leverage exerted on each individual
brake.
Lining Variations Harmful.
Occasionally the owner Of car with
hydraulic brakes will be puzzled be-
cause he cannot obtain equalization. It
usually turns out to be case where he
has had different kinds of lining in
stalled. The only remedy here Is to
have all the Innings replaced with those
Of known uniform quality.
1t Is more satisfactory with modern
braking systems to use nodded lining.
However, there are certain notable ex-
ceptionS. On one Of the popular makes
of cars 1t has been found that by using
semi-molded lining on the secondary
shoes very effective stopping can be OBJ
tanned. The shoes with the nodded.
harder lining come into contact with
the drums first. Then, when the car
has started to slow down, the more en-
ergetic braking comes into the picture.
Woven lining also still has its place.
Many motorists continue to drive
around with the wrong kind Of lining
on the brakes of their cars. This situa-
ton Is complicated by the natural temp
tation to fall for inferior lining when
trying to get by with as little expense
as possible. An inferior lining will give
trouble even If 1t Is of the right type.
Quality counts also In brake service.
There are a half dozen ways to adjust
brakes, for example. Some are fit only
for temporary or emergency use.
New Retainers Needed.
Where brakes are found covered with
grease the first step Is to correct the
leakage. Install new grease retainers.
Clean and repack the front wheel bear
ings with heavier cup grease and see
that the lubricant level Is not too high
in the rear axle. Sometimes lining can
be cleaned with gasoline, but usually 1t
must be heated with torch. This Is
expensive and tedious work. The bet
ter way is to refine the brakes. Before
the adjusting is done the drums should
be checked for trueneSs
Much trouble Is caused by failure Of
owners to go back to the service station
for a checkup after 1000 miles Of serv-
ice. Brake lining has high spots that
will wear of, necessitating re-adjust-
ment.
Give your brakes a break. They can
be much better than they are. Play
safe by playing fair with yourself.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
:eeds, whether the motor is running a

idle.
In addition to the auto radio, which
draws heavily on the battery, the mod
ern car includes among current con-
sinners higher candlepower headlights,
twin horns. electric gas gauge, cigar
lighters, electric windshield wipers, stop
and backing lights and-in Winter-the
defrosting devices for the windshield
and blowers for the car heater. The
trend in car radio has been to eliminate
B" batteries, substituting devices which
convert the batterys current into B"
power. This is an additional load for
both battery and generator. When the
starter motor adds its burden, these
overloaded units often are in q serious
way. Entirely too much electical trouble
Is being recorded in the service stations.
Higher Rate Preferable.
Some relief Is possible through bet
ter service in the generator. Under the
present method Of trying to balance
charging and discharging 50 as to safe
guard the battery, 1t Is not always ad.
visable to set up the charging rate too
high. Current drain is apt to be quite
variable. An owner may 90 several days
without using the car radio, or he may
net have occasion to use tn, cars heater
or its windshield defroster. II the cur
rent output is too high, the battery may
suffer, especially on trip. Preferably
try to increase output through having
the generator In more efficient condi-
ton
To do this have the generator brushes
renewed and properly fitted to the com.
mutator. The latter should also be
cleaned and dressed down with fine
sandpaper. OF special Importance Is
the check-up of connections Many
troubles are due to loose wiring, espe-
cially the grounding. Check for loose
ress at the ammeter and. of course, at
the battery terminals. The battery is
such an essential part Of the current
output system that its eff1cient condi-
Output High in Cold.
Any motorist who watches the am
meter needle will see that the generator
has a higher output when it Is cold.
This output tapers of as the generator
heats up. This is one reason why the
newer cars are being provided with air
cooled generators. The drop with in.
creased heat may amount to as much as
6 to 10 amperes
Until we have larger or more effective
generators, or batteries of much greater
capacity, there are but two ways to
meet the demand for more electrical
current. The generator must be kept
in better condition; the driver must be
more sparing in his use of electrical
equipment The ammeter can help him
effect a safer balance between charge
and discharge.
Watch your ammeter. 1t is your best
route to less trouble with the electrical
system.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY
LEGISLATION is GAINING
Nearly 80 Per Cent of Nations
Car Owners Now Subject to
Its Provisions.

Advocates of safety-responsibility leg
lslation have found the present year an
encouraging one in point of develop
ments. During the legislative session
Michigan. Pennsylvania, Minnesota and
North Dakota placed safety-responsibil-
ity laws on their books. At the same
time there were several Canadian prov
irces taking similar action, while Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, Delaware,
Maryland and Maine strengthened their
already existing laws.
Such legislation is now in effect in 21
States in which nearly so per cent Of
the Nations cars are registered.
Evening star., 1934-01-28
Not Engine Knocks.

Among the causes of knocks that
often are confused with the engine it
self is the possibility Of wear on the
thrust washers or bearings Of the gener-
ator. A loose timing gear sprocket is
another noise producer This will occur
when there Is a marked change in en-
gine speed
Evening star., 1934-01-28
CHECK ON BRUSH NOISE
TroubIe-Giver Among Them Can
Be Found by Easy Test.

When generator brush starts squeak
ing there is a temptation to clean the
cammutator and to risk very small
amount of vaseline on it if the clean
ing operation fails to produce results.
This procedure, however, is simply
case of going at the matter blindly. One
or more of the brushes is causing the
trouble and the most logical way to find
the guilty one is by the process of elm
ination. Each brush should be lifted
from the commutator in turn. In this
way the source of the trouble can be
quickly determined The troublesome
brush should be replaced, being careful
to use one designed for the particular
generator.
Last year car owners of Canada were
taxed S56 TOO 600
Evening star., 1934-01-28
ADJUSTING BRAKES
IS DELICATE TASK
Impatience With Jobs Delay
Denies Many Car Owners
Real Performance.
Motorists are not getting the break.

Motorists are not getting the breaks
with their brakes.
So say the brake experts and the serv-
ice men along automobile row. What
the motoring public needs, according to
the latest view of things, is a decision
to put on the brakes long enough to get
down to first principles about the sub
ject. The need for this Is best illustrated
by the growing tendency on the part of
car owners to expect brake adjustment
III about the same time 1t takes to fill
up the tank with gas.
One service man insists upon having
at least an hour to make simple brake
adjustment. He is not satisfied unless
lie has two hours. Customers anticipate
that all he has to do is tighten up on a
turnbuckle; they are invariably sur
prised when they see him take on the
wheels.
Equalization Not Simple.
II there Is any grease working into
the brake drums from the wheel bear
ings or the axle housing there will be no
possibility of obtaining a satisfactory
adjustment until the leakage is correct
ed and the Innings put back into normal
condition. Even If service man knows
that there is no likelihood of grease or
Oil being on the Innings ne WILL at least
use the air hose to blow dust out Of the
brake drums before he settles down to
the business of adjusting. He points
out to the puzzled owner that unless the
drums are clean there is no chance for
equalization.
II is becoming more and more evident
to those who follow brake work that the
most important consideration is to check
the condition of the brake lining. Next
comes the condition of the drums Third
in order Is the clearance between the
drums and the brake shoes. Between
this step and the adjustment of the rods
or cables is the condition of the brake
linkage, pins, cams, universab and
equalizers.
In the case of hydraulic brakes the
last two steps are eliminated in favor Of
a check-up of the fluid lines, the supply
and the functioning of the master cylin-
der. Hydraulic brakes, more than their
mechanical contemporaries. are more
sensitive to the condition of the lining
drum true and clearances. This should
be apparent when one takes into con-
sideration the principle Of hydraulics
Evening star., 1934-06-28
AstOr and Fidncee
Feted in FareaUeU
Round at Newport
Hitler aide viii attend
Simple Wedding
Saturday.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT, r. l., June 28.-The
young people who have spent their
Summers at Newport since they were
so high" are feting John Jacob
Astor. Sd. and his bride-to-be with a
farewell social round"
Luncheons and teas for "Tucky and
Jack" threaten to crowd out even
the wedding rehearsal, which, ac-
cording to Ellen Tuck French, Sim
ply has to take place"
Miss French, who will become Mrs.
Astor Saturday. will go through her
wedding rehearsal tomorrow. She and
Astor, led. by two bridal attendants
and the rector, will comprise the re-
hearsal party.
The church is so small that even
part of Newport society has to be
omitted from the invitation list.
Astor, feeling fit again after
slight cold. attended luncheon yes
terday with Miss French and Is
friends.
Young Astor and his fiancee's rela-
tives wish the wedding to take place
without more fanfare" The church
decoration, it is said. will be quite
simple.
There has been much speculation
over the guest list, but two things
apparently are certain-Dr. Ernst
Franz Sedgewick Hanfstaengl, Adolph
Hitler's aide, will be on hand. and
Eileen Gillespie, young Astor's ex-
fancee. will not.
Hanfstaengl will be the guest Of
Evening star., 1934-06-28
FACTOR TO FIGHT
K|DNAP RACkETS
Declares He Will Stay on
Job Until Other Touhy
Gangsters Are Caught.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 28.-John Factor,
nemesis of the Roger Touhy gang
was freed today to strike again at
the kidnap racket.
Factor, who helped send Roger
Touhy and three associates to the
State Penitentiary on 99-year SEN
tences for kidnapping him for ransom,
was released yesterday from the
county Jail at Sycamore, where he
had been held for 81 days pending
possible extradition to England on
. s7.OOo.OOO stock fraud charge.
Almost Immediately he came to
Chicago by airplane and declared
he would stay on the Job until other
members of the Touhy gang are
rounded up, both for my safety and
the safety of the general public"
Federal Judge Evan A. Evans of
Chicago ordered Factors release on
a habeas corpus petition, the State
Department having failed to issue a
removal writ within the so days re-
quired by law after incarceration.
The issuance of writ of extradi-
ton was delayed by the State De-
partment at Washington on the re-
quest of States's Attorney Thomas
j. Courtney of Cook County because
some of the persons charged with
abducting Factor have not yet been
brought to trial and the Supreme
Court has rot sustained the con-
yictions already obtained.
Factor was kidnapped last July and
held until $4,000 ransom was paid
for his release.
Evening star., 1934-06-28
INQUEST SET TOMORROW
FOR MARY AGNES BEANIE
Tour-Year-old Girl Died Tuesday
Following Injuries Received
in Auto Accident.

An inquest into the death of 4-year-
old Mary Agnes Beane. 1908 Alton
place. who died Tuesday in Emergency
Hospital of injuries received when
struck by an automobile Friday, will
be held tomorrow at 1870 am. at
the District Morgue. She was the
youngest of eight children of MI and
Mrs. Dorsey R. Beane. Mr.. Beane is
associated with the Griffith Consumers
Co.
The child's skull was fractured when
struck on her way home from a play
ground at Forty-f1rst and Morrison
streets, by car which police said was
driven by Mrs. Dorothy L. Clapp, 81,
of the 3100 block of Dumbarton street.
Mrs. Clapp was released in custody OF
her attorney after the accident.
Funeral services were held for the
girl this morning at st. Anne's Cath
olic Church, with burial in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-06-28

the brides father. And the Law
renee Lewis Gillespies of New York,
whose interest In Astor's affairs
dwindled after the return to him of
his s250,000 engagement ring In ex-
change for an apology, announced
they planned to be bound for Europe
when the ceremony takes place.