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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
Nodding Prisoner
"Yeses" Judge

The worlds great panto-
laiilnists had better look to
their laurcls, for here In Wa
terbury Is one who would give
them more than o little CONF
petition. He was in city court
this morning for drunkenness.
Unnoticed as he sat solemn
" in the prisoners pen, his
case was called. Tire pen door
was opened and he plOdded
drOopily before Judge Edward
A. MascolO.
Were you drunk 2" asked
Prosecutor Mitchell Meyers.
An expressive nod answered
yes.
ssDo you feel all right ?" ask
ed Judge MascOiO. "A different
nod voiced an eloquent no.
"Do you want to 60 hotne?"
was the next question, and
again there was q silent but
f0rcefu1 negative.
ssWould you like to rest a lit
tie 1Onger?" asked the Judge,
and the unuttered rejoinder
was an emphatic affirmative.
ssLet him sleep q while long
er downstairs" said Judge
Mascolo to Sergt John Brickel,
3and then let him co." The
silent one gave q look more
appreciative than mere words
5 could have expressed. He plod-
ded back 10 the pen, sat down
and proceeded to go to sleep.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
PUBLICITY URGED
IN LABOR ABUSES
Girl Labor Exploited in
Conn Says Commission
err Tone in Address

Connecticut Is the garbage can
of New York city, in the matter
af sweatshops, according to State
Labor Commissioners Joseph NJ.
Tone OF New Haven who last night
decilevered an address before the
members of the Mems brotherhood
Of the South Waterbury Federated
church. He urged wide publicity
for conditions in CONNECTICUT
sweatshops as he cited labor abus-
es, particularly in the dress in-
dustry and the tobacco fields
which he cited as Horrible.
The people are bound to rise
against the enslavement of girl
labor which is going on in all parts
of the state, Commissioner Tone
IL the light of publicity is thrown
on the deplorable conditoiis. He
cited various instances Of Sweat
Shops" calling attention to the
dress companies which lure wo-
men to do work in the home where
the workers labor long hours. Un-
der the law there is nothing to
regulate the hours of labor In the
home. The sums paid the women
for their work are paltry. CONF
missioner Tone said, sometimes the
weekly pay being only $3.50.
Wages and hours in the tobacco
fields are also terrible, he said.
but people find it hard to believe
what is going on unless they see
things for themselves. While the
MIRA has helped the 'sweatshop"
condition somewhat, the cofmmis.
sioner said, it is only small ster
towards rectifying conditions. He
asked his listeners to consider
what some woman earned for the
SO cent dresses women buy in the
stores to-day. Present Sweat
shop conditions are making mill
lionaires at the expensive of the
downtrodden. he declared.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
BENSON REMAINS IN
CUSTODY OF POLICE
Hit=and-R Suspect I'M
able to Raise Bonds of
$4,000 as Expected

While relatives endeavored to
raise the bond Of $1,000 necessary
to gain freedom of Earl s Benson,
held as a coroner's prisoner in the
hit-and-run killing of John Row
land on Columbia boulevard, the
suspect was still held in the de-
tention room at police headquars-
ers.
Should Benson be found guilty
Of criminal responsibility in the
youths death, part of his defense
will be that the street near the &C
cident was filled with dense smoke
resulting from the burning of
leaves by the Rowlands and neigh
bors, it was reported today. Ben
son, according to police, has ad-
mitted that he was on Columbia
boulevard at about the time of the
fatal accident.
At the time that the Rowland
youngster received the injuries
which led to his death, he was
piling leaves on a bonfire in the
gutter while his mother and sew
eral neighbors were chatting on the
lawn nearby. None Of the group in
front of the child's home saw the
youngSter hit by the careen1ng ma
chine which raced away after hit
ting him.
The efforts to raise the amount
Of bonds are still Deing carried on
despite the attachment of Benson's
car by q constable late Friday aft
ernoon for an alleged unpaid hotel
bill. The bond, it is believed, if
raised, will be on property owned
by the suspects mother and grand
mother in New York state, where
they live.
A finding from Coroner John I.
Monzani ON the accident is expect
cd to be filed this week. Benson, II
found criminally responsible, would
face q city court hearing.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
SAW SWEETIE
IN THE MIRROR

Boston, April 30-(UP)-Some
OF the magic OF "Alice Through the
Looking Glass" contributed to- the
romance of Harvard freshman
from Ohio and q pretty Boston
cloak model, it was revealed last
night.
A few months, ago, the student,
Thomas Midgley, Sd, 20, scion of
a wealthy Worthington, o., fam
lily, was dining at the Club May
fair when he glances at a wall mir
ror and saw the reflection of a
smiling girl.
He also smiled, mutual friends
introduced them, and last night, at
a party in the Italian lounge of
Hotel Lincolnshire, he and Miss
Marion Darby, 81, announced their
engagement. The wedding, they
said, proba bly, will be in June.
An aerial survey for mineral de-
posts is to be made in Australia.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
STATE Of CONNECTICUT, Dis
TRICT OF WATERBURY,, IS. PRO
BATE COURT, April 30th, 1884.
ESTATE Of CARMELA KUsC!TTO
"DOG OWNERS
ATTENTION

The Statutes Of Connecticut pro-
vide that every owner or keeper q
dog Of the age Of six months or
over shall. on or before the hrst
day OF May, In each year, procure
from the Town Clerk q license Tor
said dog, and should any owner or
keeper Of q dos Of the age Of SIX
months or over, neslect to procure
i license for Gaia DOG, on or before
the FIRST day Of May, he shall pay
to the Town Clerk. one dollar. In
addition to the regular fee. which
Female Dog. ten dollars and
twenty-five cents (S10.25).
Male or Stayed Female dog. two
dollars ($2.oOl.
The Town CLERK has no option in
the matter, but Ii compelled to
collect the cne dollar extra for
failure to procure the license On or
The Town Clerks once Will. be
open evenings to eight o'clock
April 2S. so, and May 4, tnclusives
for the benefit Of those who are
unable to register during regular
INV s '' BORA a. EGAN.
waterbury,, Conn. April %. 1884
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
MAY BUSY MONTH
FOR AUTO RACERS
indianapolis Classic Me.
mortal Day Tops Va
ried Program

Washington, d. C.-Eight varied
automobile racing programs - n
Guiding the important 500 mile
Grand Prix on the Indianapolis
Speedway Memorial Day-are on
the May schedule of the Contest
Board of the American Automobile
Association, 1t was announced here
by Ted Allen, secretary of the ma
tional governing body.
.N Leading in Importance. the SEQ
mile International classic at In
dianapolis on May 80 will attract
the nations greatest drivers and
foreign stars in their bid for q
share of the 100000 prize awards.
Aside from the regular schedule
of races at the Legion-Asco
Speedway, California will see a
major event at the Oakland, Cali
fornia speedway May 6 where an
other in the Pacific Coast series of
stock car races will be staged.
On the same day, May 9, mid
western drivers will battle for hon,
ors In the opening program on the
Fort Wayne, Indiana, speedway.
This oval, a banked track, will pre-
sent the cream Of the territory's
pilots who plan work out" prior
to their appearance ct Indians
polls.
May Is, the Cineinnati-H Hamilton
Speedway near Cincinnati, Ohio,
will open its season. Like Fort
Wayne, the Cincinnati program
will allot points toward the Mid
western Dirt Track championship
May 10, the first Eastern activity
Of the month will be found ct
Reading, Pa. In the night racing
season opener. The half-mile Read
ing Fair grounds track lighted by
hugh electric arcs, the casts out
standing drivers will reopen =
unique form of the speedway sport
which thrilled record crowds at it,
introduction In the east two years
ago. BY way Of variety, the drivers
win display their daylight skill at
Reading on the following after
noon also, May 20.
May "a, four days before the
Memorial Day classic at IndMns
apolis. Frank Funk will open his
winchester, Indiana speedway for
the 1884 season. The only event at
the present time scheduled In con-
junction with the Indianapolis
Classic on May 80, Is the program
at Altainont. N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
Salinardi Fails In
Role OF Counsellor


Though doing a more than
creditable job as his own counsel.
Frank salinardi, 20. of SO Ridge
street. was bound over to superior
court by Judge Edward A. Mascolo
In city court this morning on as
sault and breach of the peace
charges. He was released before
noon on bonds of $1,000.
The victim of the alleged as
sault, william Spallone, testified
that while he was working at a
Bank street restaurant, he WAS
told that someone wanted him
outside. When he went out he said
Salinardi struck him on the head
with club of some sort while
several persons looked on. The
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
10000 Persons
VistDsd Circus

Although oiIlcial figures
are not avaiiable at present
ft Is estimated that over 3O,-
900 persons viewed the Gr0t-
to circus held here last week.
From the opening matinee
Monday to the closing Of
Saturday nights show every
performance was so largely
attended that ON several 0r-
casi0ns it yyas found neces-
safY TO illscOmtinue the sale
Of tickets. Thousands who
claEnOred for admission were
turned away disappointed.
The circus was one Of the
greatest successes ever spOn-
sored In Waterbury. In point
OF attendance Il was easily
the most popular public
event conducted here In
years. Clark III. w. Newton IN
v0icing the Grott0's appre-
citation not only expressed
the organizations gratitude
for the puhlic's support, but
paid tribute to the Snowman
shi poi Manager Witt and his
associates. 1t was q splendid
circus In every detail and
most creditably staged.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30

wound, he stated. required sew
eral stitches TO close.
salinardi denied the allegation.
claiming that one OF spaIlone's
friends caused the injury by hit-
ting him with a cue stick. He
charged Spallone with helping OPP
crate a gambling place, where he
said, "the dice are 30 per cent
crooked"
A man who was in the place
at the time and who came out at
the time of the trouble, Rocco Pc
cuzzi. admitted under cross exam
ination by Salinardi that he hit
someone with a cuestick, but said
that 1t was not Spallone.
Finding probable cause, Judge
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30

NaI11|1 bound cFtf E||'N-E'| E*
when Anthony CahpIr'E ~ ~
COS South N4|1 street. <.I'||
nnnt6r n court IN answer I.
breach Of the peace cn4f<<|. A'|
arrest was ordered By Judge =4*-
colo. Chnponin had been |'fNM
TN this morning 70 pay for ~
automobile window which he 81
legediy broke.
A nollc was given Hareid Iro-
by, Of Naugatuck, charged with
assaultand breach Of the Df1t4|
after a family quarrel.
A continuance TO April 80 Waz
granted Edward Bandeiben, ~, o.
Middlebury, charged with oper1t-
ing a car while under the iniiu-
ence Of liquor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
PERMANENT PLAN
FOR RECOVERY

washington, April 30--(UP) y.
Proposals for molding President
Roosevelt's recovery legislation
into permanent plan for the OPP
GRAFTON Of American business and
industry were In the making today
on the eve OF the annual sessions
Of the u. s. Chamber OF Com
merce.
Business men were gathering
here for the yearly discussion. ex-
pected to be of high significance IN
providing a birds-eye view Of OPP
Grafton under New Deal legislation
and in pointing the course Of
future economic trends.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
MARINE PLANES
MAKE START

Quantico, Va, April s0--fUP)-
Led by Lieut.. Col. Ross F. Rowell,
20 marine land planes took off
from the Quantico base today for
Miami, Fla, the first leg Of their
5000 mile flight to participate In
fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean.
The squadron will re-fuel at TT
Bragg, N. c., and Jacksonville,
Fla. The planes were due at Miami
tonight. They will fly to Guantan-
amo Bay, Cuba, wednesday, where
they will be based during nlaneu-
vers. From Cuba, flights will be
made 10 Puerto Rico and Santo
nomiug0
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30

Boston, April 2S--(UP)--Arthur
T. Lyman, chairman of the select
men of suburban Westwood, Is the
first democrat to formally announce
his candidacy for his party's nofu-
nation for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Lyman, son of the late Arthur
r. Lyman, onetime chairman OF
the democratic state committees,
boasts that Westwood's tax rate
in 1898 was only $40, and that not
one of the towns able-bodied men
is on the welfare roll.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
HAMILTON WILL
FILED IN COURT

The will OF the late Paul d,
Hamilton, former well known bus-'
mess man, was admitted to probate
today by Judge Dennis j. Slavin.
Mrs Marion Peters Hamilton, his
wife, Ii sole beneficiary according
to the will. which names her OK
ecutrix Of the estate. The will was
drawn January 9, 1928. Mr Ham
il said 70 befsmall.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
May Taxes Pouring
Into City's Golfers
Nearly Quarter OF Million Dollars Paid By Prompt
Property Owners-l934 Levy Over Five Million

ALI of Waterbuty's property own
ers do not wait until the time for
paying taxes arrives to settle up
with the municipality. This fact
was shown to-day when, upon an
inspection of the 1894 records OF
Tax Collector william A. Ennis, 1t
was found that approximately q
quarter OF a million dollars on the
May installment of the 1891 levy
has already been paid in although
the period for paying does not
open until tomorrow.
Tax Collector William A. Ennis
to-day expressed himself as well
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30
APPLICATION FOR
LICENSE
70 CONDUCT A PUBLIC PLACE
OF AMUSEMENT in AN
AMUSEMENT PARK

The Undersigned has made APP
plication to the Commissioners OF
state Police under the provisions
of Section 2299-2300 Of the Gem
eral Statutes, for q license to man.
age place Of public amusement In
an amusement park DAILY 0N-
CLUBBING SUN " located
LAKEWOOD PARK, TOWN OF
DEscRIPT1oN OF AMusE-
MENTS: 1.--DANCE PAVILION;
., DODGEM CARS: a. CA
Dated at waterbury this goth
day Of April, 1894.
IRVING w. HARRISON, Applicant
Superintendent Of Parks.
Any objection to the granting OF
the above referred to license may
be made to the State Police De-
partment, 100 Washington Street,
Hartford, and q public hearing will
be held at 100 Washington Street,
on the 4th day of May, 1894 at
1900 q. m.
sTATE Of CONNECTICUT, DIS
TRICT OF WATERBURY,, IS. PRO-
ESTATE Of CARMELA RUSCITTO
late of the Town of Waterbury,
in Said District, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the Dis
trict of Waterbury, hath limited and
allowed six months from the date
hereof for the creditors of said es-
tate to exhibit their claims for set
Element. Those who neglect to
present their accounts properly at
Tested within said time, Will be de-
barred a recovery. All persons In
debted to said estate are requested
TO make immediate payment to
EDITH TEDESCO,
f-3O-3t Administrative.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30

An aerial survey for mineral de-
posts is to be made in Australia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-02

Domestic workers in New York
driven desperate by hiring methods
Of employment agencies, which take
substantial amounts of what meag-e
wages the workers may get on Jobs
(often very brief jobs secured
through agencies, = have developed
the practise Of assembling on GER
tain corners, standing there and
waiting for women seeking house
workers to come and bargain with
them. A sort Of 1884 model open
air slave-market; but while the
slaves used to go to the highest
bidder, now the jobs go to the lowest
bidder.
The Domestic Workers Union is
getting busy in territory in the
Bronx where this practise exists. A
new union headquarters, that of the
fifth local, has been established at
1913 WestcheSter Avenue, over the
Ward theatre; and Mary Ford
writes u.s.
I'VE are going to have an open-air
meeting on Thursday, August 2, at
the corner of Elder and Westchester
Avenues, at II a. m. We are trying
to organize the women who go UP
In that section and stand on the
corners looking for work.
If anyone wants further infor-
nation about what were trying to
do up there, he can get in touch
with Clinton jackson at the West
chester Workers Club, 1913 West
chester Ave"
We suggest that any comrades of
that neighborhood who read these
lines try to get this issue of the
Daily" into the hands of the do
nestle workers whereabouts, en-
ployed or unemployed, whom the
Union is aiming to organize.
We also hope that all women
OF the neighborhood who read this
and can spare the time, will 60 and
support the open-air meeting. and
that any good speakers who know
something of the conditions and
struggles Of the domestic workers,
do not hesitate to go up on the plat
form and speak up for unionziation.
The Union fights for SO cents hourly
for day work, $40 weekly for full
time.
To Help Reach the Working Women
Here is q chance to secure free
some literature useful in trying to
interest working class women in
struggle in behalf of their class.
There is a large number of the
May issue of the Working Woman
magazine on hand at the Office of
the magazine, also limited numbers
of other back issues; and these the
editors have decided to give out for
distribution wherever it will do the
most good
Comrades who could use these to
interest individual contacts or to
use at meetings, etc, should write
to the editors explaining how they
wish to use the magazine and one
or two copies will be given fee.
One copy to those who want it
just for themselves. Only postage
to cover mailing (second-class rates.
must be enclosed.
Organizations who want more
than the one or two copies might
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-02

we paid our expenses we would
have couple Of dollars profit.
We left July 6, and started to
work July Z. Our expenses started
July 6. We did not work the day
we arrived because it was raining.
We worked long hours. We worked
on Sunday because he said he had
an order tha5 must be filled The
day before I left l picked IS pals
because we had a good orchard with
lot Of cherries, But the average
picker could only pick 10 pals per
day. The pals were supposed to
hold four quarts
The following day We went to an
other orchard to pick, and found
that the cherries had been picked
once before, so we had to clean the
trees before we could go to another
orchard. We did not even earn
enough for our meals We went
behind in our board. we were told
when the late cherries came that
we would earn some money.
The boys and girls were forced to
stay because of distance and money.
We told our orchard boss unless we
had a better orchard we would all
return to camp.
We went to our second orchard
to see how the cherries were there.
I only saw one tree that had lot
Of cherries on it. And the rest
were to be cleaned again.
One Of the fellows told the
orchard boss he did not come to
clean trees. The orchard boss told
him that he was trouble maker
and to quit and not change the rest
of their minds. I told him VIC had
come there to earn few dollars,
and mo- only to pay fo~ board and
run behind. He said to so ana see
Mr.. Reynolds about it.
We started to camp to see Mr..
Reynolds about it. He had ALREADY
been told by truck driver that
we were coming. He came driving
down the road to meet us, and tod
us how we'll he had treated us End
all he had tried to do for us. we
trisd to tell him that we wanted
our board, at least. He called al
of US a bunch of vile names, and
said we should hang out the req
flag and that we would not get any
meals for nothing. He also gave
me a punch in the jaw. He SAID
was fired. After we got to camp
he tried to keep all the workers on
the job except me.
He had the sheriff get me out
before the rest of the workers came
back, because there wouldn't have
been any cherry pickers the next
day. 1 asked the sheriff to give the
BOYS and me slip showing that we
were not tramps and that we were
lust hitch-hiking to get home. He
said it was against the law to hitch
hike, so he could not do it.
We tried to get Mr.. REYNOLDS to
send us back in truck, for we had
signed a round trip contract, but
we were refused because he knew
more would have gone, including
the girls. SO we boys had to bum
our way back to Raire.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-02
By a worker Correspondent

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-On Friday
July 20, the members of the I'm
employed Leagues in Lehigh County
had once again a bitter experience
with the leadership of the organiza-
ton.
Instead of developing the struggle,
instead of raising concrete demands
such as the payment of cash relief,
these American Workers Party
leaders raised as the major demand
the resignation of Mr.. Kelsey, re-
lief administrator of Lehigh, North
Hampton and Carbon Counties. A
petition to that effect was circu-
lated in the leagues, and no other
demand was included in that petit
ton. The response of the men,
bers was nturally apathetic.
These leaders decided then to
stage a demons ration in front Of
Kelsey'5 office in Bethlehem, again
raising the only demand of Kelsey's
resignation.
On the night before the demon
extraordinarily, the 19th-while
all the leagues had special meetings
to prepare for the following morn
ing to leave in truckloads to Beth
lehem, these leaders sent out word
that the demonstration is called
off, asking the members to come
instead to the Second and Third
Ward meeting place, to the leagues
outside of Allentown. kilograms
were sent out, telling them that the
demonstration is called off. This
was done after the leaders had a
conference the same afternoon at
Kclscy's office.
On the following morning, despita
these last-minute changes and the
confusion created, over $50 men,
bers came down to the Second and
Third Ward, and many more re-
ported to their local headquar ers.
The members then demanded to
know why the demonstration was
called off. These Musteite leaders,
sensing the mood of the members,
denied that the demonstration was
called off, and gave the excuse that
they were ted that Kelsey will not
be in his office on that day.
The workers were angry, What
do we care whether Kelsey is in the
office or not. It's public opinion
we want to arouse. We will never
be able to hold a demonstration if
we expecy Kelsey to sit in his office
and wait for us" In order to stall
the members off the leaders went
off to Bethlehem to find" out if
Kelsey is in the office. They finally
came back with the sad report that
Kelsey is in the office.
To stall the members off S i'll
more they called on their committee
mon to give reports on what took
place the Gay before at Kelsey's Of
flee, and instead Of coming forward
with definite proposals as to what