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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
BOARD ADJOURNS
 UNTIL TOMORROW
New SeIectman Assuins Duties = Voters tO.Be-
 Made Over 5000

Waterbury's board of registra- tion met this morning in the city court chamber of the municipal building and promptly adjourned the making of new voters until tomorrow morning at o'clock.
 Registrars Henry o'Connor and
 ThomAs F. Diilane, Town Clerk
 Dora A. Egan and selectman
 James Burns, Domenic Barbieri and William Christian were on
 hand to swear in the voters and
 agreed to postpone such action iin- til tomorrow in view of the fact that to-day is a holiday honoring the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus.
 Selectman Christian made his first official appearance to-day. He was elected selectman in the last city election, which followed the period during which new cleo. tors were made for the purpose of l voting on municipal candidates.
 Selectman Christian, was well comed to the board by Town Clerk Egan, Mir Burns and Mir Barbieri.. He is d republican and succeeded Seiectinan William Kenausis. Approximately $500 new voters are on the list to be made" this year and they must have the oath administered to them by Town Clerk Egan and the selectmen. Harry Leary is clerk of the board by virtue of appointment from the registrars office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
BISHOP REMOVED
 SOLAITY REVOLT
Another Church Outbreak Took Place To-day in
 Munich District

Munich, Bavaria, Oct 12-(UP) --Open revolt by the laity against Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller's Evangelical church was manifested today after the removal of Bishop Hans Meiser and remarkable public demonstration in his stp- port. x.
 It was. officially announced that Meiser had been removed because he refused to enforce the church laws"
 Mieser, despite his removal, de- fled the reichbishop and Spreached last night in St Matthew's church to an overflow congregation.
 "Our church has been violated" he declared.
 The crowd followed Meiser after. wards to the bishops house, a stone's throw from the Brown house, fountain head of Hitlerism, shouting "Heil Meiser." They jam med the courtyard for more, than an hour, singing hymns and chant ing assurances of solidarity.
 The strong spirit of Martin Luther still lives" was shouted and the cry taken up by the crowd.
 The police denied they charged the crowd with sabers or otherwise interfered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
British Old Age Pension BestoWs Heb To Millions
come of All Those Receiving Aid Cannot Exceed $l57 Annually

1 legislation, 1t was the product largely of Lloyd George, then chancellor of the exchequer. He totally rejected all idea of com pulsory or voluntary contribu- titons no the part of those who were ultimately to draw pensions. CALLED SOCIAL CRIME
 He held that 1t was a socia. crime to force people to seek poor law relief. who all their lives had worked hard and who. through the vicissitudes of existence, had not been able to put anything by for their declining years.
 It was, he held, unjust to eject such people, out of their slender earnings, to contribute to pen- sion fund. So his law provided that all persons 70 years and over should be entitled to old age pen sions.
 But they must have been Brit ish by birth or naturalization for at least 20 years before applying and must have resided in Britain for that yeriod. Their yearly means must not exceed $157.50.
 Persons excluded from the act were those getting poor law re- lief regularly, people who had. been convicted of crime, lunatics and persons who. had habrtually failed to work.
 PENSION RATES BOOSTED The maximum pension was $1.25 a week. This figure fell ac- cording to the size of the income of the pensioner. Thus a mini- mum or 25 cents weekly was paid to those whose means exceeded $245 per annum.
 During the war the pension rates were increased. owing to the increased cost of living. The new pension act of 1919 provided a new scale: For those whose pri- vate means did not exceed $130 per annum, a pension of $2.50 weekly; for those whose means did not exceed s155 annually, a pension of $2; not exceeding means of $1SO annually, pension of s1.50; not exceeding means of $210 annually, a pension of $1. AMENDING ACT PASSED
 The labor government in 1924 passed short amending act which provided that in calculating the annual means of claimant. deduction should be made up to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

tContinued from Page l., In her sorrow Marie has the full sympathy of such other wi- dows by assassination as Frau Alwine Dollfuss, widow of mur- dered Chancellor Engelbert Doll- fuss of Austria, Mrs Helene Duca, widow of murdered Premier Ion c. Duca of Rumania, and Mary Raditch. widow. of the murdered Croatian leader Stephan Raditch- whose assassination in the Jugo- slavian parliament was possibly not unconnected with that of King Alexander.
 Fran Dol;fuss Awaits Birth Frau Dollfuss lives almost like a hermit in Vienna. awaiting the birth of her ( third child next month She livs in a three-room apartment and does all her own housekeeping--as she did when she was a chancellors' wife. She receives a small allowance from the government and zealously of her children.
 Until her husbands body vas taken to a pLrmanent memorial chapel for burial she went each day to his temporary burial place in Hitzing cemetery, where she spent many hours in. prayer. Mary Raditch lives in Zagreb, where she runs a library with her two daughters to help her. She is frequently subjected to police questioning and her library is fre-
 quently searched by police for lit- erature of questionable political nature. Although she is nearly 60 years old she still maintains her youthful vigor and works tireless-
 ly for the Croat cause, despite the
 fact that she herself is a Czech. Mrs Raditchs' two sons live out side Jugoslavia. One works for a newspaper and the other at tends school at Prague, Czechoslo- vakia. A son-in-law, August Ko- satitch. lives in Vienna, where he Is delegate of the Croatian party. The widow of Ion G. Duca, as- sassinated on . railway platform outside of Bucharest, lives a re- tired life on q 10-acre estate at Maladresti, near Bucharest, g prop erty given to her by the state upon her husbands death. Duca Is buried in a small chapel near Ma ladresti and Mrs Duca often visits the spot. She insists on caring for the grave personally at all times. She will spend her winters in Bucharest, where she receives an allowance from the state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
COLUMBUS DAY
 BEING OBSERVED
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deputy of the Knights of Columbus and Attorney Carmine G. Cipriano of the local Sheridan council spoke over WATR in conjunction with the observance of the day. Attorney Cipriano spoke in Italian on the life of Columbus and selections were rendered by the boys choir of the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion under the direction of Profess sor Frederick F. Harmon.
 Tonight the two largest Colum- bus day celebrations will be held at Buckingham hall and at Waverly inn. Mayor Frank Hayes and Con- gressman Edward w. Goss will be among the prominent citizens of Waterbury at the Columbus day dance in Buckingham hall. Local Italian-American societies are CO., operating in the plans for the affair and the Christopher Columbus so- ciety of Naugatuck is> also aiding in making success of the affair.
 Celebration Tonight
 The Sons of Italy and the auxil- iaries are sponsoring the gathering at Waverly inn this evening at which more than 700 persons are expected to attend.
 James DiRienzo has been named marshal for the first division of the Columbus parade which will take place tomorrow afternoon in Wa terbury. Orders were issued today, also, for every ex-serviceman pos- sible to report at the American Le- zion home right after noon to be assigned to places in the parade. The various Italian organizations have already received their orders to assemble on Cooke street, corner of North Main street. at 1:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for the parade. The parade will start at 2 o'clock with various public off, cials heading it such as Mayor Frank Hayes, honorary chairman, Congressman B. W. Goss, honorary grand marshal, Attorney Frederick W. Palomba, grand marshal, and Attorney George J. Crocicchia, pa rade marshal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

contributions for insurance against sickness, accident in industry, ad disablement also get old age pen- sions F
 Their pensions start when they become 65 and are at the full rate of $2.50 a week. Persons claiming this pension must show that they had been continuously incurred for five years before they became 65 years old; that they had paid 1O4 weekly contribu- tions; that they had resided itl Britain for two years before apply ing for pension: and that their last employment was in Britain.
 A person entitled to this pen sion between the ages of 65 and. 70, on attaining his roth year, be- comes entitled to $2.50 week thereafter regardless of his pri- vate means.
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

$195 of such part of his income as was unearned.
 Thus person could have total means of $130 earned and $195 unearned income and still draw his full pension.
 All claims for pensions are de- cided by local pensions commit- tees, named for every county, bor- ough, or urban district. Claims are investigated by pension offi- cers.
 When allowed, the pensions are paid weekly at any postoffice chosen by the recipient. There are now about 100000 old age pensioners, costing about $20O,- 000,000 per annum.
 INSURANCE LAW IN EFFECT
 A new note was struck when the National Health Insurance scheme became law. Under this, men and women who pay their
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
SHOULD ADD TO
 OUR AIR FORCES

New York, oct. 12.--(UP).-- Maj. General James c. Harbord. chairman of the board of the Ra- dio Corporation of America, be- 'lieves there is need for enlarge. ment of the nations military air forces but only as, tan auxiliary arm in the basic combat on the ground or on the sea-"
 "All wars" he said>in addressing the annual joint convention of the International Association of Casual ty and Surety Underwriters and the National Association of Casual ty and Surety Agents aboard the liner Queen of Bermuda, last night, .'have been won, and all wars will continue to be won in the dirt. No air armada has yet flown whose personnel could not be run in by the municipal police if 1t landed in hostile territory"
 Bricks are being made from coll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

from Indianapolis, Cincinnati ana Washington. admitted they were without a clue.
 Harold Nathan, assistant direc- tor of the federal bureau of inyes- tigatton, said he was withdra wing his men temporarily because of ir,. sistence of the family.
 His decision followed a fruitless ransacking of shacks along the marshy Ohio river bottoms. Posses or city,, county and state officers filtered through every nook of the river district without finding sus- picious persons.
 Despite that. belief grew that Mrs Stoll is held not far from her home, since hundreds of police and possemen posted over roads of three states sighted no car remote ly answering a description given by Mrs Fowler Woolet, 24-year-old maid and the only witness to Mrs Stolls Kidnapping.
 only Hope Left
 The only remaining hope of Mrs Stolrs family was that the abduc- tor. despite his brutal characteris- tics. would keep the promise made in the typewriter ransom. note to communicate with Berry Stoll within five days.
 One theory. unsupported by inc vestigators. was that Q disgruntled depositor of closed bank once headed by Mrs Stoll's father might have sought a demented revenge Directors of the hank are being sued for more than $7,000,0o0 tn lost deposits.
 The still hystericai maid who was forced at gun point to bind her mistress hands and then herself was bound and gagged aald that the kidnaper cursed Mrs stoll as ho struck her and shouted;s vo''ls "pa%n naw you r'ch--sou'h get
 The kidnapsr gained entrance to the home about 2 D. n. Wednes- day by posing co . telephone re-
 0sorae stoll. making the only formal statement by q member of the family since yehtefdhy morn ing, refused Co coEnrm 1pports that q Nashville. Tenn. man fne named in the ransom note as ail intsrme- "ssesuss Of sks danger t,o Mrr steifs safety we win give hut no further iniormaiion." 10 sai8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

His name was news, for he made it so. With a flair for publi- city unequalled in his time, and as astonishing willingness to share the secrets of his private life with the world, Browning capered across the headlines of the nat pon. &
 He became the '.gander man. when he lavished a host of toys, including a mechanical gander that ''honked" most realistically, upon his second wife, Frances Peaches" 1" When he esta ablished a penthouse for his first wife, Adele Lowen, the world knew 1t was not an ordinary penthouse-it was surrounded by a veritable forest of especially trans- planted trees.
 The middle-aged realtor' became the Cinderella man. when he tried to find 8 suitable companion for his adopted daughter, Dorothy Sunshine Browning, and found in. stead lawsuits and heartaches.
 Edward West Browning was born ot wealth on october IA, 1874. His father, Edward Franklin Browning, left him a goodly share of the fam. fly fortune and thriving business. The younger ma nsettled down to hard work, suppressing his flair for odd conduct until after his first marriage ih 1915 to Miss Lowen. But he craved society, and as he once, whimsically wrote of him. self:
 He has a natural gift for draw. ing and designing and often enter- tains' his friends with humorous sketches and legerdemain. He is a favorite in the social world"
 Penthouse life, with it's artificial lakes, forests. flowers and even toys scattered about, eventually paiied on Adele Browning, and she left her middle-aged husband alone with Dorothy Sunshine. He di- vorced Mrs Browning in 1924.
 The following year marked one of the high points of .Browningls colorful career. He advertised for g companion to Dorothy Sunshine. who always characterized her fos- ter-father as the "best daddy in the world" The companion would be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
CHINA TO FACE
 MONEY CRISIS

Shanghai, Oct. ls.--(UP).- China seemed faced with the most serious monetary crisis Of It's re- cent history today because of the silver situation. Silver opened toe day at . new fiys-year high price. Later 1t eased dracticaIIy and closed weak--neariy 10 per cent below the shipping parity to London. The drop was rue fo the fear Of bank CTS and specuiators that the Goy- ernment might restrict exports dur. Ing the weekend. Because Of this fear bulIish dispatches from Wash- ipRtOn were Ignored. There was q wholly unccnhrmcd, fhourh vide spread fumof that temporary s.nesrFo might b' p'eeee oa s''ysf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

This is the last of series of
 three articles on the progress
 made by Great Britain in sO-
 c1nl security of the type which
 is expectef to come up for ac-
 ton in Congress this winter.
 supported by President ROose-
 relt and his New York leaders.
 stressing unemployment and
 health insurance and old age
 pensions,
 BY MILTON BRONNER NfEA Service Staff Correspondent
 London, When President Roosevelt comes to propose to Congress his program for social 1egislation, one of the most im- portant items will, doubtless. be a plan to give pensions to aged peo- pie.
 Here again Great Britain may furnish the model. not because that country was the first to grant old age pensions, but because of the inherent humanity of its scheme.
 Countries which preceded Brit ain In this matter all had some plan by which people seeking to qualify for old age pensions had to pay for this kind of insurance. The British totally rejected this idea.
 The matter first became popu- lar when Parliament set up a Royal Commission on Aged Poor. It was charged to consider wheth- CT any alterations should be made in the system of poor law relief in the case of people whose desti- tuition was caused by incapacity to work due to old age. VARIOUS PLANS SIFTED
 The phrase, lover the road to the poorhouse," sat badly on the British conscience. The commit tee considered carious schemes for old age pensions: Either to be maintained out of direct taxa tion; by compulsory insurance; or by a system of voluntary insur- ance, subsidized in part by the state.
 It rendered an inconclusive re- port in 1895.
 H. H. Asquith, then Liberal premier, in 1907 pledged that his government would deal with the subject. The old age pension act lof 1908 was the result. Like so much British social
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
TTlGII

East orleans. Mass. fuP,--ous- armed Fred HlgginA whe Is nbic Co mfneurer on oufboafd faofefs boat while trolling for biuo-i7sk. lnndcd q eix~pcundcr Hnasaiai1. Eis tHo-nrmed companions were lnctr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
YOUNG WOMAN IS
 NOT YET FOUND
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(Continued from Page ID taken from her bed where she had been confined with severe cold, beaten. and dragged into the chill autumn air with only light coat thrown over her negligee. Her temperature was 103 degrees. Rel atives feared exposure or rough treatment might prove too much for delicate constitution.
 Husband Will Do. Anything
 The husband, millionaire vice president of the Stoll Refining com pany, was dishevelled and red eyed from, loss of sleep.
 "I'll do anything" he said des- perately. T just want to hear that she's we'll"
 Waiting with him in the dark ened home were his millionaire father. c. c. Stoll: his brothers, George and William. the latter president of the Louisville board of trade. and his wife's wealthy socially prominent parents, MT and Mrs William Speed.
 A physician watched the condi- ton of the youthful husband--he is only 30--and Mrs Speed. All day yesterday the agitated mother roamed the extensive grounds of her daughters home. sobbing and waving away intruders. She slept little last night.
 Federal agents who rushed here that has not retarded business re- covery.
 He said there are 4e bureaus working in Washington and that the civil service system set up by Theodore Roosevelt has been thrown Into tho dissard. "rhiF leads to slush funds. waste and sguandering." lie criticised the Muscle shoals project. stating it had been condemned by engineers ana that it is government project set up in competition to prvate investment that operates at one. hird the cost of the governments plant pIah. iIo said it is a fool. Enh syatefn and Co order Co check it it in Co send men of sound iuie- ment Co Washington Co offset the eiFeat ok extreme state socialism. He praised the record Of conRreaa- man 0oss. the "dean of conneetl. cut eonnfernWen at WRHhlnalnn. fof his ability es Q pnr|Imehiaf|en.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

lions from his father and suhstan- tiaiiy increased the fortune during his lifetime by his roal.cstate op. erations. Some unofIiciai estimates Of his wealth even were as hfsh as $40, 100000 at ono time.
 drowning beneliciarles will not he Known until the viii ie read or probatod. "renches" Heenan eb- lained dover rlahts when ehc dI- yofeed DroVnIn1. Mary Bunshins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

Bricks are being made from coll iery waste at Durham. England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12
SCORE OF WOMEN
 JOIN SORROWS

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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-07-23

subject to punishment since It IS gene
rally known that Herr HitleT's ire s
open to the eyes of everyone.
Washington: The NRA will crea.e e.
view board to take over some OF the
functions Of the late barrow COMMITTEE
and act as a court of appeals. it was
learned today.
Erie Pa: A bandit who looked like
John Dillinger", halted William Pat.
terson. Pittsburg truck driver. near here
today, siphoned gallon of gasoline
from his truck, and sped away with .
threat 10 drill you if you don't beat
it,.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-07-23
Radio News

Chicago: While throngs Of World
Fair visitors gazed in horror. a man
identified as Macie j. g. Kaleta, shoe
store owner Of HAST Chicago. Indiana.
ieaped to his death tonlgnt from the.
highest structure in Chicago. the 628
foot tower of the sky rid. at the ex-
position.
San Erancisco: Police lieutenant Otto
Frederick announced late todaythehomi-
eide squad had obtsined q confession
from Albert F. w. Ruske. father of
three children. that he had slain eight
year old Elaine Watson. ihe little
girl met death when she went to R1ske
basement to hunt for her lost pet rab.
bit. ,Ruske apparently had killedthe rab-
bit and its skinned carcase was 10 the
basement. Apparently the thought Of
her discovering it enraged the man pc
lice said.
G. BresIau: Hermon Schultz was SEN
fenced 70 81 months in prison for dis
respectful remarks about the chancellor
10 connection with the Roehm affair"
The court held that SANDER iseVen more
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-07-23
WHAT HAPPENS TO KIcKER5

There was q man in our town a.
Whose name was Simon Slick.
He owned mule with dreamy eyes
Oh. how that mule could kick!
He'd shut one eye and snake his tail
He'd greet you With smile.
Then would radio his leg.
And raise you half mile.
He S could kick as quick az lightning;
He had an iron jaw!
He was just the thing to keep around
To tame your mother-in.law.
His skin was gutfa percha.
His hoof was hard as lead;
He would lift you like feather s
And stand you on your head st
He kicked feather from q goose,
He broke an elephants back.
He stopped mile-long railroad train
and kicked 1t off the track.
He bit Thomas cat in Two.
He pulveFized a hog,
he dissected seven Cinnamon
And killed yellow dog. S
He stopped steamboat with his head
And kicked IL out of sight.
Ne kicked dancing. hall apart
AT three o'clock ore night;
The dancers. standin2 on their head.
Were Vrasping for their breath.
Then ne poked his mind foot Gown his
throat.
And kicked himself to death. Sci