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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
Waterbury Day Great Success
n. They came = they saw


 they purchased!
 That about describes the action of the shoppers who appeared in droves in the shopping districts of the city today to take part in Water- bury Day. 1t was considered one of the greatest shopping events in years by veteran salesnanagers. Banners on the busses and trolleys that brought thousands to the cen- ter, this morning, called at- tentiOn in large letters that today is Waterbury Day.
 The shoppers were not dis appointed as they wended their ways through the stores cO- operating in the big event. The bargains announced by the stores in last nights issue of the Democrat were on hand for all who made trips to the city for the shopping holiday.
 The busses and trolleys of the Connecticut and NOrth- eastern Transportation cOm- panies offered free rides be- tween 9 and 11:3O o'clock this morning. From 9 o'clock until noontime the busses and trolleys emptied shoppers by the score. The visit to the city by shoppers was expected to be continued throughout the day.
 Streets along the central districts of the city were crowded throughout the morn- ing as the shoppers walked along with bundles borne in their arms. Restaurants of. fered special meals as part of the Waterbury Day program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
Step Lights Sought
 In Upper Brooklyn
Residents Petition Mdermanic Board for Action;
 Danisavage Instigates Movement

Believing the oark steps leading from South wilson to Alder streets
 will becom ehazardous during the
 winter months. residents of the up- per Brooklyn section will be repre-.
 scented at the next meeting of the
 Board of Aldermen for the purpose of explaining the existing situa-
 tion there to them. The stairway
 was erected on land purchased from Miss Elizabeth Rigney and
 built by mutual aid labor. The city supplied the materials used in its
 construction.
 The stairway is great improve
 ment in the section as it saves peD- pie going to work considerable time and walking. The steps are used by many every night at a passage to the Brooklyn business
 district and it is believed an icy walk in the winter months will be
 the cause of possible serious iri- jury to those who use the passage. A petition has been circulated among the residents of that partic-
 ular section and 1t met with popu- lar approval The petition was pre- scented to assistant City Clerk John
 DiCorpo this morning. It will be
 read before the next meeting of the Aldermanic board and dele-
 gAtion present will uphold it. The petition was started by Victor
 Danisavale e who instigated the idea
 and saw it to it's present place at the office of the city clerk. It has
 ben approved by Alderman John w. Bendler. Works Commissioner
 many others. It is expected these
 men will head the delegation when 1t appears before the board.
 The petition reads as follows: To the Honorable Board of AL dermen of the City of Waterbury:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
HADLEY GIVES OUT
 | CONTEST WINNERS
DOt-and-Da Test Proves Popular With Wa= terburians

Winners of the Hadley "dot and dash contest" was announced to- day by Mack Ershler local man. ager of the Hadley store. First prize, SPA living room set, went to T. Lading of Bristol terrace; second prize, SIP bedroom suite to Hary Brechbuhler of Ash street. Mrs George Campbell of 16 Star view avenue took third place.
 Four other prizes were award ed for fourth place consisting of $70 in merchandise. For fifth place awards of $60 in merchan- disc went to five contestants. AL so awarded were 10 sixth prizes of $50 merchandise checks; 27 prizes of $40 merchandise chicks; 100, eight prizes Of 1S0 merchant disc checks. 100 and eight, prizes of $25 merchandise checks and 100, 10th prizes of $20 merchan- disc checks.
 The judges were J. E. Doherty of The Republican American, Atty. Milton Myers, and Harold De- Vorken, of The Democrat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
ALL'S QUIET IN
 SCHOOL CIRCLES
No Policeman ih Evidence To-day for Anticipated
 Trouble

No further disturbances were reported in the high schools this morning, concensus of opinion a. mong school officials being that the suspension of seven students at Leavenworth yesterday had somewhat dampened the spirits of the incipient student strikers.
 The services of two policemen. who again kept watch at Leaven- worth during the recess period proved to be unnecessary. The stu dents were again refused permis- sion to gather in front of the building and wtre allowed only in the school yard on the west side.
 Members of the school faculty today said it was to be regretted that Leavenworth not originally the center of the disturbance. should be made to bear most of the blame for the outbreak. Similar occurrences at the other schools were prevented because at both Crobsy and W.ilby students are not permitted to leave the building during recess, faculty members said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
HOME
 ELECTS OFFICERS
Philip B. Stanley Suc- ceeds James Goodrich
 as President

Philip B. Stanley of New Britain was elected president Of the New ington Home for Crippled Children at the annual meeting held yester- day afternoon at the home. He succeeded James l.. Goodrich of Hartford, president of the home since 1926, who resigned at the meeting. The board of directors voted to accept MT Goodwin's res ignation and adopted a resolution. commenting the fine work done by Mir Goodwin during his term in office.
 The following other officers and directors were reelected: Vice pres- dent, Isidore Wise; second vice president, Fuller F. Barnes of Bris. tol: secretary, Dr Remsen B. Ogil- by; treasurer. Hartford Connecti- cut Trust company; assistant treas. urer, Mrs David E. Bernard; direc- tors, MT Barnes, Charles J. Ben nett, Mrs Bernard, A. H. Bradley. Mrs John H. Buck, Mrs John E. Goodwin, Frank A. Hagarty, Harry q. Knight of New Haven; Edward Milligan, E. A. Moore of New Brit ain: Dr Ogilby, Mrs Charles Phelps of Rockville; Clement Scott, Mir Stanley, Mrs Charles T. Tread way of Bristol; James L. Thom- son, former Governor John H. Trumbull of Plainville; Mrs Will liam B. Williams, Jr, and MT Wise.
 The financial report was read by MT Scott, representing the Hart ford Connecticut Trust company. Mrs Bernard, who has been active ly engaged in the work at the home for more than 25 years. read the report of the operating expenses of the home. The fol. lowing reports were read: home committee, Mrs Treadway; prop erty committee, MT Bennett; finance committee, MT Wise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
l. J. NICKERSON TO
 HEAR CASE HERE
State Referee to Decide Claim Against s ia te
 Highway Commissioner

State Referee Leonard J. Kicker son will hear the application for reassessment of damages and ben efits of Helen A. McMahon, con- servator, and others against State Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald it was announced to- day in superior court.
 Plaintiffs in addition to Helen A. McMahon are the Waterbury Trust Co and the New York, New Haven X Hartford Railroad Go.
 The litigation arose over the as sessment of damages on property condemned for highway purposes along Thomastop avenue when the new trunk line was paved there recently. Two pieces of property are involved. The damages fixed for the first piece is $150 and the second, $25O, with no benefits as- sessed on either piece.
 Referee Nickerson will hear the case when he comes to Waterbury soon. The cases have been pending trial in superior court for some time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

Officials of the local national and mutual savings banks were appar- ently in accord with the statements of President Franklin D. Roose- welt delivered yesterday in Wash ington, D. C., before the mem bers of the National Bankers As sociation in which he called for greater credit to the borrowers of the country. Edwin s. Hunt. pres ident of the Waterbury Savings Bank and Lewis s. Reed, executive vice-president of the Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank, both gave statements when inter- viewed.
 This morning the National Bankers Association, at the con vention in Washington, went on re- cord as unanimously endorsing the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
Local Man Freed
 in Fatal Accident

Thomas Martone of this city was freed of criminal responsibility for the death of Mrs Mary Shinkus, 3S. of Seymour, who was struck two weeks ago by the local mans car, in a finding handed down last night by Coroner James J. Corrigan of New Haven. The coroner planes the fatality on the fact that the woman was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
 The local man was driving through Seymour when the wom- an suddenly appeared in the path of his car. He endeavored to avoid striking her but was unsuccessful, and the woman died a few hours later at Griffin hospital, Derby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
SIXTH JAIL TERM
 GIVEN MAN TODAY
Father Alleges Son, %, Struck Him-GetS
 Fifteen Days

Back in city court again today after Judge Edward Mascolo had said yesterday that there was no use in trying to inf1ict penalties on him. 26-year-old man faced charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace. Yesterday, the judge had told policemen to leave the man lying wherever he was when found dead drunk.
 Today the youths father testi- fled that the son had struck him yesterday. Judge Mascolo, though
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

ing the candidacy of Mir Alcorn
 Lauria Coming
 Lewis s. Lauria, former execu- tive secretary of the state associa- tion and now prominent in na- tional liquor dealers organiza- tions, will come here from New York city to address Tuesdays mass meeting. He will announce at that time the opening of Con. necticut headquarters for the Ma tional Retail Liquor Dealers. Mir Lauria now has in his possession letter from Neil Bonner of Phila- delphia, national president, credit ing the local man with having ef- fected united support for the na- tional organization and praises him for his recent efforts in the midwest, where he secured 21,000 new members for the retail dealers organization.
 Local Members Peeved
 Local leaders of the tavernmen's s group to-day made no attempt to conceal the fact that they be- lieve President Reilly has over- stepped the bounds of his office a great deal in endeavoring to place the association on record as sup porting Alcorn. They are also considerably indignant over the fact that nothing has yet been done for a 1884 convention for the election of new officers and de- cision on questions of policy.
 Waterbury's members of the liquor merchants association be- lieve that they will have wide sup port Tuesday when they ask that politics be kept out of the or ganization. It had been gener- ally thought that the association would keep hands off" in the guo- ernatorial race and not come out for either candidate. President Reilly's efforts to do this, accord ing to local leaders. are unauthor- ized and against the policy of the organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

We, the undersigned residents and property owners and petition CTS, respectfully represent that public sity and convenience require; That lights be installed on the steps leading from South Will son to Alder streets.
 They therefore respectfully ask your honorable body to order said work.
 The signatures of more than sixty people appear affixed to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
DARTMOUTH MEN DISCUSS SMOKER
Would Be Held By Alumni On Eve of Yale Foot
 ball Game

Possibility of holding smoker in Waterbury on the eve of the annual Yale-Dartmouth football game at the Yale bowl will be dis cussed at a dinner-meeting of the Dartmouth Alumni of Waterbury next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. President Albert L. Martin win preside.
 Plans will be discussed also for participating in the weekend fes- tivities always held at the meeting of the Dartmouth- Harvard foot ball teams in Cambridge.
 It is explained that the Biz Green team will stop over at Rox- bury school in Cheshire on the night before the game, and If a smoker is held, it will be be likely that members of the coaching stan will be invited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

to be content with ordinary red fire.
 So get out the old walking shoes, rub a little ointment on the corns and callouses so that "shank's mare" will be in good shape for Saturday night, Novem- Der 3. It promises to be gala evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
CENEROSO RUCGIERO
 TO SPEAK IN DERBY

Professor Generoso Ruggiero of this city will be among the speak CTS tomorrow night at a demo- cratic rally in Derby. Professor Ruggiero is well known through out the state as a fluent Italian speaker and his address in Derby will be in that language. It is expected between now and election day the local man wil visit other parts of Connecticut speaking at Italian gatherings on behalf of the democratic ticket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

indicating that he thought it would do no good, imposed jail sentence of 15 days. It was the 7th time the youth in question had been ar rested for drunkenness since April and the sixth time he has been sent to jail or to the workhouse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
Test Your KnolDledge

1. What river forms the boundary between Mary. land on the north and east and West Virginia and Vir ginia on the south and west?
 2. In what country is the state of Sonora? 3. Who wrote the poem, "The Ancient Mariner? 4. Name the founder of the Jesuit order 5. Who was James Henry Hackett?
 G. What is somnambulsm?
 T. On what river is Poughkeepse, N. Y., situated? S. Who is Edna Ferber?
 g. Where are the Andaman Islands? TO- In the U. S., where copyrights registered? TIJRN TO PAGE IS FOR CORRECT ANSWERS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
Police Checking
 School Vandalism

Police acted today to check Q wave of vandalism which has talk en the form of breaking windows at public school buildings. Street patrolmen have been asked to pay special care to the school buildings on their beats and motor patrol men will make special trips to the schools during both day and night hours.
 Several schools are said to have suffered a number of broken win dows as a result of stones suppos- edly thrown by youngsters. The buildings which have suffered are in different sections of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

SLEEPING SICKNESS TOLL 12
 Toledo, O., (UP)-Toledo's sleeping sickness toll has mounted to 12 with deaths of two more victims on successive days. Forty five cases of the disease have been reported here since August 1.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25
East End Group
 Meets Tomorrow

The Holy Name society of SS. Peter and Paul church will meet tomorrow night in the school base ment at o'clock at which time the feature business will be elect ion of officers. The present slate includes: President William Lad den, vice-president Edward Bolger and Secretary Joseph Brophy.
 Business for the coming year will be discussed following the election. A smoker will then follow at which will be served. It is hoped that all members will put in their attendance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

Panama expects an unusually large number Of tourists this win ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

Sales and wages of government employees in New Zealand will be raised.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

Automatic machines for vend- ing postcards are appearing Ill Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-25

One company alone is operating 50,000 automatic machines in Eng land
Evening star., 1934-09-19
UNFAIR COMPETITION
is ORDERED HALTED
Bayer Co. Fails to Contest Pro.
ceedings Before Federal
Trade Commission.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bayer Co., Inc, of New York
was ordered today by the Federal
Trade Commission to cease unfair
competitive practices" in the sale OF
aspirin.
The commission said the company
did not contest the proceedings and
consented to the order.
While the company is not barred
from making proper therapeutic
claims or recommendations based on
reputable medical opinion or recog-
nized medical or pharmaceutical lit
erature," it is prohibited from stating
or implying that the word aspirin" is
the company's trademark and from
asserting without proper qualification
that the product has mo harmful aft
er effects" docs not depress the
heart" and the like.
The company likewise was directed
to stop advertising that aspirin not
manufactured by it is counterfeit or
spurious.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
CHISELING METHODS
IN BUSINESS HIT
Gov. Sweet of Colorado Upholds
Blue Eagle Before Adver-
tising Club.

Drive unhealthy, chiseling methods
out of American business forever" 3"
former Gov. William E. Sweet of Colo
rado, told the Advertising Club lunch
con yesterday, in urging that there
should be no advertising or publicity
by a firm that does not operate under
the N. r. A. Blue Eagle
Gov. Sweet said he was gratifled to
learn many of the city's business and
civic leaders are planning to help in
augurate the Nations Capital Blue
Eagle Week." to be observed from Sep
tember "a to 30.
The Blue Eagle could not have pos
sibly been popularized IL: a few weeks
without advertising, Sweet said. You
pick up a newspaper and glance
through the advertising columns and
you find a small cut of a Blue Eagle
This is advertising, and it has been
through advertising that the country
has gotten behind the Blue Eagle and
the N. r. A.
Another speaker at the luncheon
meeting of the club, which was held at
the National Press Club, was John A.
Remon. president of the Presidents Is
Cup Regatta Association. Remon out
lined the plans for the regatta, to be
held tomorrow, Friday and Saturday
The Regatta Committee, he pointed
out, is composed of nearly 100 men,
bers who represent 48 civic groups,
which in turn have combined men,
bership of about 5000.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
MODIFYING COTTON.
ACT MAY Be ASKED.
Wallace Holds Up Request
to Roosevelt Pending
ParIey Saturday.

Besiesed with urgent pleas from
Southern congressional leaders, Sec
retary Wallace may ask President
Roosevelt to defer or modify opera
ton of the Bankhead cotton control
act.
Whether Wallace will do this will
depend in part on the outcome Of a
conference he has arranged for Sat-
urday with a group of Senators and
Representatives, including Senators
Bankhead of Alabama, co-author OF
the law. and Russell of Georgia, and
Representative Jones of Texas. Sena-
tor Smith Of South Carolina also was
invited, but he informed Wallace yes
terday he would be unable to attend
due to an engagement to address a
farmers meeting at Des Moines, Iowa,
tomorrow night.
Short Crop Begun Agitation.
The short 1884 crop-one of the
smallest in history-Started the agita-
ton for a deferment of the acts
operation. Those leading the move
ment believe it will work a hardship
on many producers.
Saturdays conference was requested
by Bankhead, who is reported to have
complained that slowness on the part
of the Farm Administration in ad-
ministering the act might imperil its
effectiveness.
Already Smith has asked that the
law be suspended and his request has
been forwarded to the President at
Hyde Park by Wallace. No reply has
been received.
Wallace himself is willing to be
bound by the sentiment of producers
To obtain that Chester c. Davis, farm
administrator, is sounding out farmers
through county control associations
to see if their views have changed
since they expressed a desire for a
production control measure.
Abandonment Urged in East.
Reports coming to Wallace have in
dicated sentiment for abandoning the
act is stronger in the Eastern cotton
belt where the crop is more nearly
normal than in the Western section
which was hard hit by drought.
The Bankhead act limits 1884 pro-
duction to 10,46O,00O bales, but ad-
verse weather conditions have Slashed
the prospective yield to $3.50, 900 bales
To control production under the act
each farmer is given a quota. AL
produced over that amount must pay
q penalty tax.
This situation has arisen: Even
though the total production is under
the Bankhead limit, some States not
in the drought area have crops in ex-
cess of their quotas and taxes must be
paid on the surplus. Also, individuals
in drought States in some cases have
crops over their limits.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
PIRATES SLAY FOUR
JAPANESE OFFICIAL S
Bodies Thrown Into River In
Manchoukuo Attack Reported
by Toxic Paper.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, September 19.-Four jap
anese officials of the Manchoukuo
government were killed and their
bodies thrown into the river yesterday
in the pirating of the steamer Ying-
kow, said dispatches from Harbin to
the newspaper Asahi.
The piracy occurred in the waters
Of the Amur River between places
where the Urruri and the Sungari
Rivers flow into it.
All the Chinese aboard the Ying-
kow escaped in junks, carrying off
80 900 yen in cash, with'a Manchou-
kuo government gunboat in pursuit,
said, the dispatches.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
SAM BERLIN HELD
AT $4,000 BAIL
Bond for Alleged Tri-State
Gangster Set at Value
of Mail Loot.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 49,
Sam Berlin, "a, was held under $23,-
600 bail after a hearing in Central
Police Court yesterday on warrant
charging participation in the hold-up
of a mail truck in Washington last
December S which netted the bandits
tobacco revenue stamps valued at
$23, 900. The bandits, members of
the Tri-State gang, later abandoned
their loot.
In fixing bond Magistrate James r.
Cadden told Berlin he was making it
$23 900 because that was the amount
obtained in the robbery"
Francis ]. White, guard, was shot
in the leg during the robbery, which
occurred under the Union Station
train sheds
Arthur Misunas, another member of
the Tri-State gang, admitted last
month that he shot White. He is now
awaiting sentence in Richmond after
turning States evidence against two
members of the gang sentenced to
Evening star., 1934-09-19

Council which discussed the embargo
on arms shipments to Bolivia and
Paraguay.
Paraguay and Bolivia were urged to
declare an armistice by Salvador de
Madariaga in an address to the
Council.
Evening star., 1934-09-19

death for the murder of Federal Re
serve bank truck guard in the Virginia
capital.
Sergt. Floyd Truscott Of the Wash
ington police force appeared at the
Baltimore hearing. Berlin was held
for another hearing before Magistrate
Commissioner j. Frank Supplee.
Berlin was arrested in Baltimore
two months ago for Washington police
and charged in the hold-up of Heu-
rich's Brewery last Winter. He was
released later on bond. This Job"
also was laid to the Tri-State gang.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
Sales Gain in Finland.

Wholesale firms in Finland report
an increase Of IL per cent in turnover
in the last year.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
U. S.-BRAZIL AID HELD
NEED FOR CHACO PEACE
Bolivian Delegate to League Says
Cooperation Is Necessary for
Satisfactory Settlement.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 19.-Belief
that the Chaco War can meyer be
settled satisfactorily without the ac-
tive cooperation of the United States
and Brazil was expressed to news
paper men today by DR.. A. Costa du
Rels. Bolivian delegate to the League
of Nations.
DR.. Costa du Rels made the state
ment prior to session of the Leagues
Evening star., 1934-09-19
Island Disappears.

During the recent earthquake which
shook Panama the tiny Island of
Sevilla, off the Chiriqui coast. dis
appeared entirely.
The Washington times., 1934-09-22

SMARTLY tailored,
yet not mannish, is
this fall suit worn by
Norma Shearer. Heavy
brown woolen makes
the topcoat, while the
vest is Of brown and
beige plaid woolen.
The beret is brown.
The Washington times., 1934-09-22

LANSBURGHS the place to find this stunning Fall Dress
is made of lovely black rough crepe, trimmed in pink
MORE with pink waterlies tucked under the collar,
$16.95. Black velvet beret, $3.50.