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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

DISTRICT of wATEkrowN. ss.
 P pkNsATE issA EsT2TE GogET :t ARFi RRpwnsb alsi 4
 CANFIELD, late of the Town of
 Watertown, in said District. de-
 ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Watertown hath limited and allowed six months from date 'here- of, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settle- ment.> Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make. immediate payment to
 MRS MARY CANFIELD, 4-23-3t Administratrix
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

OLDsMOBILE SIX Sport Coupe 1888 New tires, finish like new. Low mileage.
 504 Watertown Ave. Dial 5-l149
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

PLA etc. Loui. A. Walsh. 67 Leavenworth St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
30 Business & office Equipment
34 Machinery, Electricity q TOols
MACHINE SHOP TOOLS

Used-Engine lathes; shapers; drill presses; milling machines; punch presses; foot presses; electric mo- tors; sheet metal machinery: wood working machinery; vises; leather; canvas: belting. Power hack saws, time and job clocks; lockers; pull leys, shafting, and hangers.
 71 CANAL STREET.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

DISTRICT Of WATERBURY, SIS.
 PROBATE COURT, April 25th, A.
 D. 1894. ESTATE of CARMELA
 RUSCITTO, late of Waterbury, in
 said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of JOSEPH RUSCITTO, praying that letters of administration may be granted on state Estate--as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Waterbury, in said District, on the 30th day of April A. D. 1884 at .S:30 o'clock in the forenoon (Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pend- ency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same one time in some newspaper having cir culation in said District, on pr be- fore the 26th day of April 1884.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 4-25-1t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25
50 Plumbing. Heating. Metal Work

ALL PLUMBING SUPPLIES At wholesale prices, save money! Get estimate We furnish labor. Siller Plumbing Supply. 473 No. Main St Dial 4-84O3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

IsTARBUcK sPRAcuE. of water

IsTARBUcK sPRAcUE, of water bury,
 THE HAGUE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO, Connecticut cor. poration, doing business In said Waterbury SUPERIOR COURT. at WATER BURY, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, April 25 1884.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE sPRAGUE ELECTRICAL
 SUPPLY COMPANY. Electrical suplpy Company, of Wa terbury, Connecticut. are hereby notified that said Court. by it's Order dated April 20, 1884, has limited four months from and after April 30, 1894, as the time for pre- sentation to the undersigned Re- ceiver of claims against the Estate of The Sprague Electrical Supply Company, and that all claims not barred.
 Claims may be sent to the Re- ceiver by mail addressed as fol- lows:
 Starbuck Sprague,
 Receiver of the Sprague
 Electrical Supply Company, 39 Spring Street, Waterbury, Connecticut. Dated at Waterbury, this 25th day of April, 1884.
 sTARBUCK sPRAGUE, Receiver of The sprague Electrical 4-25-2t Supply Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-25

SPECIAL BARGAINS 1893 Chev. 2-door Sedan 1883 Plymouth 2-door Sedan 1882 Chevrolet Phaeton 1882 Ford Coupe 1881 Hudson Sport Coupe 1881 Chev. 2-door Sedan 1880 Buick De luxe Roadster 1881 Dodge 4-door Sedan 1929 Ford Coach .......... $75.00 1929 Ford 4-door Sedan ... $1O0.00
 Many Others 70 Choose From GROVE USED CAR EXC. IA Grove St. Dial 4-6971
 Open Evenings
Evening star., 1934-11-23

4. Coalesce.
S. Languish.
6. Feminine name.
7. Expunging.
8. Dissipates.
9. Goddess Of peace.
10. Scotch girl.
II. French coin.
IL. Retribution.
13. Fissure.
IA. Members Of a Jewish sect.
81. The yak.
"a. Backbone.
27. Bridges.
%. In a pile.
20. Bound.
81. Jacket.
80. ParoXysm.
"a. Thrummed.
35. Gives.
SO. Common to both sexes.
81. Shield-Shaped.
38. Hindu deity.
80. Oceanic.
40. Caustic.
Al. Withdraws.
43. Coarse grasses.
46. RACES.
At. Accuse.
49. Excavate.
SO. Small fly.
50. Anglo-Indian weight,
81. Hatchet.
Evening star., 1934-11-23

Across.
1. Trudged.
8. Reticence.
Is. Accept.
is. Photographs.
IT. Fiendish.
18. Recapitulations.
10. Threnody.
20. Paradises.
%. Period preceding an event.
%. Bacchanalian cry.
"a. Author of Uncle Toms Cabin"
25. Iniquity.
26. Short-napped: French.
27. Whirls.
%. Light blue.
80. Slumbering.
80. Themes.
33. Smack
"a. African tree.
35. Testify.
38. Stableman.
AZ. Initiates.
43. Kettle used in the South.
A. Previous to.
As. Nothing.
46. Musical show.
Al. Political alliance.
48. Exploit.
40. Term of address.
SO. Clearing.
81. Tantalizing.
So. Welded.
IS. Understanding.
Sc. Catechize.
81. Sibyl.
58. Unearths.
Down.
1. Trafickers.
2. Resuscitation.
3. Needleshaped.
Evening star., 1934-11-23
WAR LORDS IN ORIENT
MONOPOLIZE WIRES
Government Pays All Expenses
for Manifestos in China Run.
ming 1000 Words.

NANk1NG P)-The tendency of
Cninese war lords to send out lengthy
circular kilograms is one of the main
reasons for the ineficiency of the
Chinese telegraph system, Wang
Ching-Wei, premier of the Nanking
government, said in a recent speech.
The premier said some militarists
think nothing of filing 2,oo0-word
manifestos at government expense.
He added that interference by the
generals was more of a problem in the
early days Of the republic than today
so he hopes eventually to see the sys.
tenn put on q sound business basis.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
White HOUSE ADDS
SECRET SERVICE MEN
Russell Wood, Former Hoover
and Coolidge Guard, Returns
to Capital.

Russell Wood of the White House
secret service, who has been guarding
the child of James Roosevelt, eldest
son Of President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
at his Cambridge, Mass, home, for
more than year and a half rejoined
the White House detail today.
A secret service operative from the
New York Office has been assigned to
relieve him at the home Of James
Roosevelt.
Since the President has returned
to the rebuilt Executive Ofices last
week, it has been discovered that the
additional entrances to the Office
building and the additional railways
require extra guarding. Therefore, it
was necessary to enlarge the White
House sercet service staff by two men.
This made it possible to bring Wood
back. The other new guard appointed
is William Simmons, formerly a men,
Der of the secret service detail in the
Treasury Department.
Throughout the Hoover administra-
ton, Wood was one of two operatives
assigned to guard Mrs. Hoover. Before
that, he devoted two years to guarding
John Coolidge, son of the late Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
HIGH RANK NAVAL
OFFICERS IN PROBE
Join House Group in Study
Charging Misfeasance in
Aircraft Buying.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Swanson today sent two
high-ranking Navy officers to CO.
operate with the House Military At
fairs Subcommittee in studying new
evidence concerning alleged mis-
feasance by another Navy officer.
The exact nature of the evidence
was not disclosed Immediately, but
it was said the officer accused of the
misfeasance had been connected with
Navy aircraft purchases.
The committee, investigating al
legged irregularities in War Depart
ment expenditures, received the new
evidence just few days ago.
Immediately a letter was written
to Secretary Swanson, outlining the
accusations and asking if he wished
to take any action.
Swanson replied by directing Rear
Admiral Claude c. Bloch. Navy judge
advocate general. and Rear Admiral
Arthur p. Fairfield, assistant chief of
the Bureau of Investigation, to study
the evidence.
Bloch and Fairfield spent more than
two hours with the committee in
executive session today. They de-
clined to say what action they con-
templated, if any.
Neither Bloch, Fairfield nor COM
mittee members would name the Navy
officer involved.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
AVIATION PROGRAM
MEETS APPROVAL
Roosevelt Reported to Be in
Agreement-Air Defense
Splits Officers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
After a conference with his Aviation
Commission, President Roosevelt was
reported today to have approved its
tentative conclusions on a general
aviation program, the major proposal
being for a Federal agency to regulate
all civil aviation.
The commission, headed by Clark
Howell, sr, conferred at the White
House for three hours yesterday, and
upon leaving said the President was
in apparent agreement. The conclu-
sions of the aviation body have not
been made public.
While the Roosevelt-commission dis
National Air Frontier Defense ASSo-
citation, was listening to a disagree
ment between Army officers over what
constitutes adequate air defense.
Brig, Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne, as
sistant chief of staff, War Plans Di-
vision, told the association an Army
Air Force of 1920 planes would ade-
quately protect the Nation. He said
Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, former
Army air chief, did not represent the
War Departments official view when
he declared 4,500 were needed.
After Kilbourne and Fechet had left
the meeting, Maj. F. Bradley of the
War Plans Division of the general
staff, explained 1920 planes were con-
sidered sufficient because it was un-
likely any great number Of sections of
the country would be attacked stimuli
taneously.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
FOUR DIE IN CRASH
OF CUBAN A|RL|NER
George H. Bunkar, Al, New
York Sugar Man, Among
Victims.
BY the Associated Press.

1y tAAC hooONlabcN ACoos
HAVANA, December 11.-A Havana
Santiago passenger plane carried four
persons, including an American, to
death when it crashed yesterday in the
hills of Oriente Province.
The three known victims were
George H. Bunkar, At, of Yonkers,
N. Y. vice president of the Guantan-
amo Sugar Co.. and the two pilots,
Torres Navarro and Emeterio Vorilla.
G. Grant Mason. jr.. president of the
Cuban National Aviation Co.. operators
of the commercial plane, said he be-
lieved the fourth victim to be Jose Coll,
inspector of the Cuban treasury de-
partment.
Three persons were injured, Manuel
Rodriguez, manager of the company's
Havana airport; a steward named Car
denas and Cesario Ariola, also treas
ury department official. Jose Cabus,
managing editor of the Havana news
paper Accion, apparently escaped
injury.
Rural guards went by horseback to
the scene and carried the dead and ir-
juyed to Clarita.
An eyewitness, Felix Martin Kinder
lay, said he first saw the plane yester-
day about 1880 am, apparently lost
in the fog and clouds. The ship
cruised about the neighborhood for two
hours. he said, finally coming down
through the clouds. 1t struck palm
tree, tearing of one wing, and hurtled
into the hillside.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
BONUS ASSURED,
SAYS VAN zANDT
Sufficient Strength to Override
Possible Veto Already Prom
ised, He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DEADWOOD, S. Oak, December
Thames Van Zandt, national COM
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars in an address yesterday con-
tended there were sufficient votes
promised" in both the Senate and
House to override a possible veto by
President Roosevelt of the veterans
bonus bill.
Van Zandt said the fact that there
is such promise lis the reason he
president Roosevelt) is offering us
a compromise which we refuse to ac-
cept."
I'VE demand immediate cash pay
ment Of the bonus" Van Zandt said.
1T can be done without increasing
our Federal budget, without increas-
ing taxation, without doing one thing
that will upset the recovery program
OF the present administration.
I'VE ask you not to be deceived or
misled by the charge that the pay
ment of this obligation will create
dangerous currency expansion or in
fiation."
Evening star., 1934-12-11
Dignity of Supreme
Court Shattered by
Laughs in Code Case

The atmosphere of the Su-
preme Court is usually one of
dignity and restraint-but there
were good-natured chuckles from
the robed justices during part of
the arguments on the oil code
case yesterday.
F. w. Fischer, portly, red
haired lawyer from Tyler, Tex,
hammered the code with words
and gestures, representing the
Panama Refining Co. He caused
even the Chief Justice to smile
when he said he wasn't able to
discover a copy of the petroleum
code until he finally found one
"in the hip pocket of an agent
sent down to Texas from Wash
ington."
1t was a question in his mind,
he said, whether a man can be
prosecuted" for violation of an
order issuing from some COM
mission up here in Washington"
Evening star., 1934-12-11
CATHOLIC DOCTORS
APPROVE RHYTHM
Physicians Guild Views Birth.
Control Method as Within
Ethics.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 1.-THE ap-
proval of the Catholic Physicians
Guild has been given the rhythm
method" of birth control.
Rev. John A. O'Brien, head of the
Newman Foundation on the Univer-
sity of Illinois campus, last night
told the 500 Catholic and non-Catho-
lie physicians who attended the clin-
ical discussion sponsored by the guild
that "the objection that 1t would re-
duce the birth rate is based on the
assumption that married couples are
not now employing other methods"
He said it shows that God has
made possible the regulation of the
number Of offspring, but using ma
lures laws instead of abusing them"
DR.. Joseph A. Tobin, president of
the guild, said the method was the
only one that "can be justified either
on scientific or ethical grounds"
Evening star., 1934-12-11
new TRIAL SOUGHT
IN CODE CONVICTION
Battery Maker Liable to Fine of
$5,O00-Appeal Planned if
Motion Is Denied.
By the Associated Press.
HARRTSRuRG pa

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, December IL
A motion for a new trial yesterday
halted sentencing of Fred c. Perkins
York battery manufacturer, who was
convicted in Federal court of violat-
ing the BLUE Eagle" code for his
industry
Perkins, who was charged with pay
ing his employees less than the mini
mum wage of 40 cents an hour pre-
scribed by the N. r. A., is liable to a
maximum fine of $4,000.
Judge Albert L. Watson fixed Thurs
day for arguments on a rule for the
Government to show why Perkins
should not be granted new trial.
There have been indications that
the case will be appealed if a new
trial Is denied. 1t is understood the
appeal will challenge the constitu-
tionality of the NJ r. A.
Perkins, who refused to sign the
code, claiming it would bankrupt him
to pay the code wage, spent 18 days
in Jail last Summer until bail was
provided after the Government filed
charges against him.
Evening star., 1934-12-11

levels in order to protect their bonded
indebtedness limitation based on as
sessed valuation of taxable real prop
erty or because of a low tax limita-
ton rate which requires high assess
ment in order to produce necessary
revenues.
Realizing the many difficulties in
securing and the questionable value
of an equaliZed tax rate, based on a
ratio of assessed value to true value,
some agencies engaged in compiling
statistics on this subject have diScon-
tinued the practice and are using the
actual rate of levy and for compare
tive purposes a per capita levy; other
agencies particularly in an advisory
capacity are recommending that no
publication of a statistical nature in
clude tax rates, because Of the unfair
and misleading comparisons that re-
suit from the publication of such sta
tistics and recommend as substitute
for either actual or equaliZed tax rates
a per capital comparison only. It is
contended by some students on this
subject that the tax rate is merely a
mathematical factor, to be used in
amount of that product, which is the
amount of that products. which is the
tax levy, or anticipated tax receipt,
and assessed valuation on which it
must be imposed have been deter
mined.
Scientific Basis Urged.
1t is highly important that the
amount of the Federal obligation be
determined on scientific and perma-
nently established principles, that the
amount be fixed and certain, in order
that District officials may anticipate,
with reasonable degree of accuracy
when compiling the budget, the ap-
proximate amount OF revenues that
may be derived from that source. It
is most pleasing to note the interest
taken by the President in this subject
and the survey which he has indi-
Gated that he will have made in order
to determine the amount of this obli-
cation, and undoubtedly the agency
designated to make this survey
in determining the amount will use
in addition to evaluated or equalized
tax rate per capita and other stand
ards of measurement.
On the assumption that taxes while
levied against the property of an in
dividual are passed on" and paid
indirectly by the entire population, it
is believed that the per capita method
of presentation, in which you have a
definite and fixed tax levy and a
known population, will result in a per
capita figure that is accurate and
comparable, and on which a fair and
just comparison can be made. This
survey will be made in the interest
of equity and justice, and I am sure
that We have nothing to fear from
the results Of it, and it is further be-
lieved that much lasting good will be
the final outcome.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
MRS. NORTON PLANS
new D. C. MEASURES
Declines Important Assignment
to Continue as Chairman
of Committee.

Representative Mary T. Norton of
New Jersey, the first woman to be
chairman of any major House COM
mittee, and chairman OF the House
District Committee in the last Con-
gress, has definitely declined another
important assignment, generally con-
Sidered in the light of promotion,
so that she may continue as chair
man of the District Committee.
II have no intention of quitting the
District Committee. I intend to con-
tinue as chairman" said Mrs. Norton
today. II consider it high honor
and privilege to be in charge of leg
islation for the development, safe
guarding and proper regulation of
the Nations Capital. I hope to con-
tinue the job. We have made a good
start on legislation that has long been
needed. In the incoming Congress
we will continue the work with a
definite program of measures of
major importance on which we will
concentrate. I feel that I can con-
f1dently predict that the incoming
Congress will pass important legisla-
ton beneficial to the Capital City
and have found that the great mass
OF people all over the country have a
growing concern in all that affects
their Capital"
Evening star., 1934-12-11
NEWSPAPER RADIO
OWNERSHIP HIT
CeIIer Opposes Policy on
Ground of Giving ''Great.
est Freedom"
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ownership and operation OF radio
broadcasting stations by newspapers
was opposed before the Communica-
tions Commission yesterday by Repre-
sentative Celler, Democrat, Of New
York.
Celler testified as a witness for ra-
dio interests fighting the application
of the Brooklyn Eagle BroadcaSting
Co. for a permit to operate on the
400 -kilocycle channel frequency now
shared by four other stations. He
said he approved of the Eagle as
newspaper, but did not think it should
"own or possess any radio facilities"
II am opposed to any newspaper
owning and operating station" Gel
Ter said.
Asks Greatest Freedom"
"It is a matter that is fraught with
a great deal of danger, especially in
these perilous times, when the great
est freedom should be given to the dis
semination of news.
There should be as many as pos
sible owners of radio facilities and
newspapers, so that there cannot be
any combination that will narrow that
type of dissemination. Newspapers
should stick to their own knitting.
They should not own and operate
stations, and I would be for legisla-
tion which would absolutely separate
them"
Celler is chairman Of the Board of
Broadcasters of Brooklyn, formed by
a combination of WARD, With and
WVFW, three of the four Brooklyn
stations opposing the Brooklyn Eagle
Co.'S application. The fourth, WBBC,
has made a separate application for
renewal of license.
"Chain" Link Rumor.
Celler said he first became inter-
ested in the Brooklyn radio sta
tions when he heard the rights en-
joyed by the four were to be turned
over to chain"
Elsewhere in his testimony he said:
II do not believe that newspapers
function is to control radio. 1t would
be a dangerous thing in this land if
newspapers could reach out for mas
terry not only into the news columns
but in the dissemination of news
and whatever goes over the radio.
That is question of policy that I
think am qualified to dwell upon"
Evening star., 1934-12-11
"CRUDE" EXTORTION
JAILS q IN MIAMI
Chauffeur and Companions Held
After Trying to Cash SIS, 900
Check of DR.. Claret.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, December 11.-Four
men named in a written confession as
abductors of DR.. Santiago Claret are
in Jail today as the result of what
police term "a mighty crude piece OF
work."
Exhibit A in the case is $4,000
check DR.. Claret was forced to sign
as he was held prisoner in an unfin-
ished Miami Beach apartment house.
Exhibit B is a note he wrote instruct
ing bank officials to honor the check
when it was presented by his chauf-
feur.
The chauffeur, booked as Roy Gray,
was said by Detective Sergt. E. w.
Melchen to have confessed. He was
arrested at q bank where he sought to
cash DR.. Claret's check.
The others were docketed as Fred
Gray, the chauffeur's brother; w. r.
Millard, Miami Beach, and Sam Gar
elic, Bayonne, N. j.
DR.. Claret, former editor of the
Havana newspaper. La Information,
was seized at pistol point Sunday
night.
Evening star., 1934-12-11
intrusted to Lorenz's care when he
fed the island under threat of the
mad empress" pearl-handled pistol.
LEAVES "GARDEN OF EDEN"
Dore Koerwien Grieves Over Loss of
Nudist Mate.

@N~NAoS AsA"sSs
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, December
II P).-Dispatches from San Chisto-
bal Island in the Galapagos Archi-
pelago last night said Dore Koerwien,
grief-stricken over the loss of her
mate, the nudist philosopher, Fried
rich Ritter, was sailing from their
Garden of Eden" back to Guayaquil
and civilization.
Boarding the yacht Velero III of
Capt. G. Allan Hancock, she revealed
for the first time details of the death
of Ritter, the former Berlin dentist
who put into practice his theories of
raw food diet and natural living. He
died, she said, from poisoned meat.
She planned to return to Germany
for short visit, then come back to
Lonely Island, where she and Ritter
were neighbors of the mysteriously
missing Empress" Eloise Wagner.
To an Associated Press correspond
ent at San Cristobal she told how
Ritter died in her arms November 81
and was buried in a shallow grave
before the door of their little dwelling.
"On November 49," Frau Koerwien
said, Ritter went out to hunt and
killed wild pig. Part of 1t he gave
to his hens, which ate it and several
hours later died.
"On seeing all his hens dead, and
being accustomed to depend on them
for his chief sustenance, Ritter ate
what had been the finest of them.
After a few hours he realized he had
been poisoned"
1t is generally believed DR.. Ritter
took to the grave with him the secret
of the disappearance of Baroness
Wagner. and likewise the possibility
of clearing up definitely the strange
death of two castaways on lonely
Marchena Island.
After Ritter's death, Frau Koerwein
said, she placed message In a barrel