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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
GASOLINE PRICE
 WAR IS STARTED
 IN WATERBURY
One Concern Slashed the Price One Cent Gallon
 This Morning

The gasoline price war begun in Chicago some weeks ago and which has been fought in the east by the major companies since then. came to Waterbury today. A drop of one cent gallon in price was posted at the stations of one major company this morning and other companies are expected to follow suit in rapid order, with the prospects bright that the motorists here may soon be able to buy gas- oline at greatly reduced rates from the ones which now prevail.
 Regular gas at all the stations of one nationwide refining company went today from 16 cents to Is cents gallon, while it was, re- ported that another string of sta tions would send its price down to IA or Is 1-2 cents a gallon. Ethyl gas is also reduced a cent agallon.
 Dealers Won't Talk
 Dealers here were reluctant to discusse the situation today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
BURGLARS ROB
 SOUTH MAIN ST
 CLOTHING STORE
Cut Way Through Floor and Ceiling ll5
 Suits Valued at S2,OOO

Saving their way through a foot-thick floor and metal ceiling from a room they had rented sev- eral days ago to the quarters of the New York Clothes Shop at 192 South Main street, thieves early last night stole 115 suits valued at almost $2,0O0 and had vanished today without 1eavoing trace of their whereabouts.
 Entrance to the clothes shop was made from a second-fiooI room which man who gave his name as Joseph Esposito had rent ed several days ago on the claim that he intended to start an agen- cy for the sale of oil burners. Po- lice believe that at least three men were implicated in the theft, the first of it's kind here in eight years.
 Worked Three Hours
 Working carefully and cooliy from 6:30 to shortly before 9:30
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
MARY PICKFORD ! CASE DELAYED

Hollywood,g Oct 27-UP)--The scheduled court appearance of Mary Pickford to demand recovery of $25.000 invested in a real es- tate venture. was deferred today until Monday.
 The postponement was taken toi permit attorneys to continue pre- liminary arguments centering about claims of the Mary Pickford Co against several financial and realty houses. Miss Pickford.s firm con- tends it was induced to make ir- vestments through misrepresenta- ton.
 Nine ~ather. suits are pending against The same defendants. in- volving recovery cliams of $150,- 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
WILD SCENES ON HUEY LONG TRAIN
 THIS MORNING
Crowds Were on Way to Football Match-LOng
 Paid the Fares

Enroute to Nashville with Sena- tor Long and 5000 others. October 27 - (UP) - Senator Huey r.. Long awoke from a few hours of deep sleep early today and shouted for piccolo player. Students of Louisiana State University. mem- bers of it's band. and its cadet corps. awoke likewise to assist the Kingfish in a renewal of mer- rymaking.
 Senator Long was in one Pull man of fourteen-car train. A quarter mile ahead was another special train, and scattered out over two miles of right-of-way behind were four more special trains. They carried L. s. U. foot ball team, the Kingfish. the King fish's political entourage and pri- vate guards. and some 5000 stu dents and Baton Rouge towns men. All were enroute for a biz afternoon at Nashville where the team will play Vanderbile Univer- ,sity and Senator Long will make g speech and perhaps announce his 1886 candidacy for tna pre~ dency
 Never Before Was Such Seen
 Never had the southland seen an expedition like it. The coaches were painted red. white. blue. or ange, and green and signs on their sides screamed such notices: "Hirray for Huey. '.Hurray for L. S. w." Win that game.'' Kincfish's all right or "Rah rah Kinnish's all right or "Rah rah rah- rah rah rah rah rah r;ih, Kingfish!" rang in wave and wave from all the coaches as the six special trains chugged up the throach Mississippi and into Ten. ne3See.
 The highway paralleling the right-of-wa was crowded with Louisiana automobiles. Almost al; the passengers on the train were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
Woman Awakened To Hear OF Her Winning
Angry at First Because She Was Dreaming of Money Learned She Had Won in Sweepstakes
 of Drawings Finished for To-day

New York, Oct. 27.-UP).-A vigorous rapping on the door awoke Mrs Susan Ahrenhol, 70, today, from dream that she had won fortune.
 Good news" shouted the knock CT.
 Grumbling because the noise had dispelled the rosy fantasy, Mrs |Arenholes tartly reminded the stranger 1t was no time to be walk ing decent folks.
 You drew a horse in the Irish sweepstakes" believed the visitor through the door.
 Mrs Ahrenhole hastily awoke her husband, Henry. retired butcher, and both rapidly dressed. They welcomed the tidings-bearer who told them they had drawn the horse Highlander (odd 20-1) and stood chance of winning from $2,000 to $15O,000.
 Arm in arm, the Ahrenholes- htey will soon celebrate their gol- den wedding anniversary-hear the speaker out. Then Mrs Amren- hole said:
 Funny thing. To think I got mad because the sound of knock ing on the door broke up my dream that I had won a lot of money"
 Peter Ross, 65, overturned a cup of black coffee on the counter of his confectionery cigar store when he was informed ticket he pur- chased for his son, Simeon, 19. had drawn Wildwood Abbot (odds 12 to D.
 His wife, Rose. his daughter, Ger trude, IA, and neighbors crowded in.
 "The money" said Koss. twill go into the bank. Not a penny will anyone touch. After three years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

for one man. Farley has been promising for nine months to re- sign something.
 He brought an effective political machine here eighteen months ago but left it's direction to others. Events suggest MT Roosevelt was wise nine months ago when he in- vited Farley and all committee members holding federal jobs to- resign one or the other.
 Insiders said Farley would re- sign this autumn. But month ago he had chance to escape the New York chairnanship. He took the job for another year because Governor Herbert H. Lehman. rum ming for reelection, asked him ios do so.
 Succession of Mistakes.
 A succession of campaign blun-. ders revealed this week is in coai- trast to the record of 1882 A
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
STRIKERS HOLD UP TRUCK

Chicopee, Mass Oct 27.-UP)-T Twenty striking employees of the Holyoke Pocketbook Manufacturing company allegedly hijacked a truck of the firm, held the driver prisoner while the load of $500 in raw leather was transferred to automobiles, and escaped here today. The truck, enroute from Holyoke to the company warehouse at East Springfield, was followed by the workers in cars, police said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
LOCAL SELLERS OF BEER PREPARE
 MASS MEETING
Delegates From All Over the State Will Gather
 Here Tuesday

waterbury's members of the Retail Beer. Wine and Liquor Merchants .AssociationUfc c0nnecS ticut. Inc. were confident today that several hundred representa- tives fro mall parts of the state would be in this city Tuesday af- ternoon for the mass meeting called by the local group.
 It will be recommended at the. session that the organization take action on the so-called state meet ing at Bridgeport this week. when efforts were made to have the body throw its support behind States Attorney Hugh Nj. Alcorn. campaign. The effort for endorse ment was reported to have been led by P. J. Reilly of Bridgeport, state jpresideDt of the association. Waterbury's members of .he state body claim that the. organization has made no plans to back either party and that it is not. as IS re- ported. waiting for statement of Governor Cross stand before de- ciding to swing it's voting sdppors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27

The shocks were felt within radius of four miles and caused considerable consternation among villagers.
 4 firemen's dance at East Had dam was temporarily halted after the first shock rocked the building. In many homes crockery rattled on the shelves and number of resi- dents feared their furnace boilers had exploded.
 Records of previous shocks re- vealed them sever enough to top pie chimneys and bowl over stone walls.
 Prof. Wilbur G. Foye, geneolog- ist at Wesleyan university, >attribut- ed the noises" to slips along fault in the earth's crust near the surface. Vibration, he said. was set up by sliding rock. When severe earthquakes occur in the eastern part of the country. he said, they are peculiarly felt the worst here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
FINDER CROTTO
 TO CELEBRATE
Delegates Began Arriving This Morning; Big Par-
 ade PrecedeS Session

Delegates from Grottoes from all parts of Connecticut. as well as Rhode Island. Massachusetts and New York state arrived here this morning to take part in the Grand Ceremonial of Zindah Grotto of this city and to witness the ceremonies during which the charter will be presented to the Waterbury group by Grand Monarch Myles s. Greg ory.
 At 5 o'clock this afternoon the program will begin with a street parade, marshaled by Lieutenant Colonel Roy Rice. Participating or-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
BRITISH FLYERS
 TRYING RETURN.
Jones and Waller Attempt to Beat Record Made
 By the VictOrs

Darwin. Australia, Oct. 27-
 UP)-Lieut. Cathcart Jones and Ken Waller. British flyers, arrived today on their way from Melbourne to England, trying to better the time of c. W, A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black in the Mildenhall- Melbourne race. They planned to remain here overnight because of storms in the pimor Sea. Scott and Black made the flight in 71 hours and IS seconds. The record for a flight from Australia to England is eight days. nine hours. This record was made in September by James Melrose of Australia, flying to Eng land to compete in the Mildcnha:l- Melbourne race. Jones and Waller are filing. a De Haviland comet plane with twin gipsy VI motors. It is the same. type of plane that Scott and Black flew to win the England-AustraIia race.
 Allahabad, India, Oct. 27- (UP) The big Pander S4 airplune. one of the Netherlands entries. in the England-Austral air race crashed and burned up today when its crew tried to take off in it. D. J. Asjes. chief pilot, was slightly tn- jured. c. J. Geysendorffer, co-pilot escaped without injury.
 Karachi, India, Oct. 27-UP)- John H. Wright and John H. Po- 1ando. American entrants in the England-A Australia airplane race. left today for Calcutta in their Lambert monocoupe Baby Ruth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
ESTRANGED WIFE KILLED

New York, Oct 27.-(UP) )-James A. Moi
 felt, federal housing administrator and former
 vice president of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey was saddened today by the death of his estranged wife, who fell eis-ht stories from the bedroom window of her home. Moffett hur- ried here by airplane from Washington when he
 heard of the tragedy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
Moodus Is Scared Agaiin--Noises OF OLd Days Retur1,
They Resemble Earth Shocks Have Been Absent for Score of Years-Have Been Peculiar to
 Village for Some Centuries

Moodus, Conn, October 27 - (UP) - Strange noises, resembling earth shocks which for centuries have been peculiar to this village which the Indians called Mache moodus place of noises again have visited this Con neccut River valley village after absence of of years.
 Two tremors felt last night the first about o'clock and the second than hour half ater
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
1881 HOMES HAD
 NO BATHTUBs

Bridgeport. Conn. October 27 = tUP) - An TERRA housing survey revealed taht out of l7,000 homes inspected for suggested improve ments. 1881 were found lacking hathtubs. In one district it was found a5.2 per cent of the resi- dents were without bathing facili- ties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
SEA CHEST HELD MUMMIEs

Beverly. Mass, Oct 27 While demolishing the old Foster wharf. workmen discovered an ancient sea chest that contained two linen wrapped mummies. There was nothing to indicate whence they came.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
|Blunders Made By His |Subordinates m Office
 May Cause Resignation
May Quit Craftsmanship of Democratic National C0nl- mittee-Clerks in That Office Have Made Mistakes
 That Would Be Serious in Close Election
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Corresponden

Washington, October 27 - (UP) - Experiences of the past week expected to hasten Postmaster General James A. Farleys resignation of the Democratic National 
 Evidence accumulates that those two jobs plus chair manshp of the New York democratic committee big
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-27
Markets At q Glance

Stocks dull and irregular; price movements narrow Bonds irregularly lower; rails ease. Curb stocks dull and irregular. Chicago stocks quiet and mixed. Dollar firmer in major foreign currencies. Wheat off % to 4 cent; corn down h to %; oats
 lower. Cotton steady around previous closing leycs Rubber up 3 to of point.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-30


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Evening star., 1934-10-27
HALF-CENT SLASH
ADDED IN GAS WAR
Independents Are Still Undersell.
ing Chain Distributors as
Fight Continues.

After q lapse Of three days In
which no change was made in the
retail price of gasoline. both the
chain distributors and retail dealers
announced another half-cent cut to-
day.
The big companies offered
straight" gasoline at IL cents and
their higher grade fuel at IA cents.
The independents Immediately re-
duced to IL cents, to maintain the
one-cent differential for which they
are fighting.
The cut today is the seventh re-
duction made since the current price
war was launched.
A group Of independent dealers
who planned to cut to 6 cents
abandoned the idea when they found
they could not get sufficient support.
Without a united front, one dealer
said, it would be suicide for few
stations to offer Scent gas when all
other dealers are demanding o price
S cents higher.
Reports from one Of the larger
companies said the present war,
which has extended from Louisiana
east and north to include most OF
New England has now been extended
to Midwest stations and includes
Ohio Indiana and Illinois and some
local markets in Michigan, Minnesota
and Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1934-10-27
HORSE SHOW OPENS
IN MONTGOME ERY
Leaders Expected to Attend Event
Celebrating Bride Path
Opening.

With members of the District, Fed
eral and Maryland governments ex-
pected to join the crowds of spectators
this afternoon, the Maryland Park
way-Meadowbrook Club Horse Show
got under way this morning on the
East-West Highway show grounds.
The first class was called at 10 am,
inaugurating q series of events to in
clude hound judging, hunter and
jumper divisions, a hound race over q
drag course and steeplechase races.
The exhibition marks the opening of
q new system of bride paths in Mont
gomery County, connecting with the
extensive Rock Greek Park paths in
the District. Proceeds of the day are
to be divided equally between the Com
munity Chest Of Washington and the
Social Service League Of Montgomery
County.
Evening star., 1934-10-27
MRS. THOMAS MALOY.

postal service to the post Of chief trav-
cling mechanician. He was the hrst
scale inspector the Post once De-
partment had. When the Government
took over for Federal operation the
cancelling machines which formerly
were rented from private owners, An
derson became the FIRST cancelling
machine inspector. He has inspected
more than 100000 worth Of ma
chanical equipment for the depart
ment
In his - years OF service. most of
which has been spent on the road,
Anderson never has taken sick leave
and never has been late reporting for
duty. During the past 20 years the
pressure Of business has been so great
he never has been able to get full
annual leave, since there are but seven
travelling mechanicians in the service
to inspect all new equipment and
maintain it in the thousands Of post
handle the memorial issue in COM
try.
Initiated to Planes.
His philatelic work began with the
issuance of Thomas A. Edison memoir
ial stamps at Menlo Park, N. j., June
S. 1929. He next took part in handling
the special Olympic Winter games is
sued at Lake Placid, N Y. He set up
field post once at Yorktown, Va,
with Post Officer Inspector Collier to
handle the memorial issue in COM
memoratio1 of the sesquicentennial of
the American victory in the Revolu-
tionary War.
Since that time he has had charge
Of the first-day cover service at Mount
Vernon and Alexandria, Va. in con-
nection with the bicentennial cele-
bration; at Santa Claus, Ind. where
thousands of Christmas covers were
dispatched; at Nebraska City. Nebr &;
Newburgh. N. Y; Radio City and
in the national parks.
Taking to air travel for the first
time last month. Anderson left Los
Angeles and on the following day was
in New England. The last part OF
the trip, made through storms. in
volved miles Of "over-the-top" flying
above the clouds and blind flying in
the clouds, making q thorough going
initiation for q fedgling air passen-
ger.
Anderson, who Is SO, was born at
Clifton. Va, but has been q resident
of the District since boyhood.
Evening star., 1934-10-27
THIRD MILK FIRM
AIDS RELIEF PLAN
Thompson Dairy Is Given
List Of EIigibIes for TO- p
Cent Product.

A third Washington dairy today
offered to take part in Commissioner
Aliens plan to provide 10-cent milk
for families on relief rolls.
Arthur Lee Thompson, president Of
Thompsons Dairy, told Allen his firm
wished to cooperate. He was fur
nished certified list of relief FAM
lilies. Embassy Dairy and Chestnut
Farms Chevy Chase Dairy already
have been canvassing the homes Of
Emergency Relief Division clients.
Both Embassy and Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase should know by night
fall whether consumption of milk can
be increased materially among the
relief families. Weekly sllotments Of
money were to be received by the
families today and both distributors
said an intensive campaign would be
made to sell them milk at cents less
per quart than the standard retail
price.
Direct sales by the dairies will be
tried for 80 days, and if after that
period substantial amount of milk
is not sold Commissioner Allen has
said the Government would buy
tickets from the distributors and give
them to the relief clients.
This would be the first departure
from the administrators policy Of
furnishing relief in cash and not in
kind, but Allen maintains that the
poor. especially the children, are not
drinking enough milk to be healthy.
Evening star., 1934-10-27
c. {. CHRISTIAN,
MUSICIAN, EXPIRES
Washington Music Institute
Head SuccumbS After
Brief Illness.
THOMAS MALOY.

DIR. Carelius z. Christian president
and head of the violin department
Of the Washington Musical Institute,
died yesterday at Garfield Hospital
after q brief illness.
A native OF Denmark, with the de-
gree of doctor of music from the
Royal Conservatory of Copenhagen,
Dr.. Christiani came to Washington
about 20 years ago, when he founded
the Washington College of Music.
In 1880, with Frank B. Gebest, he
founded the Institute of Musical Art,
which was merged with the Wash
ington Musical Institute shortly after,
with DR.. Christiani as its head.
DIR. Christiani also was the director
Of the Washington Orchestral Society
the training ground for many of
Washington's professional musicians
He gave personal instruction to num-
bers of professional violinists here
Ills own studies at Copenhagen were
directed by the weIl-known Danish
musicians. Valdemar Tofte, Axel Gade
and Schulder Petersen.
His widow, Mrs. Vslborg P. Christi
ami; son, Henry V. Christiani, and
two daughters, Miss Emma Christiani
and Mrs. Margaret Lewis, survive.
Funeral services will be held al
the w. W Chambers chapel. 14OC
Chaplin street, Monday at 1890 am
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery
Evening star., 1934-10-27
RANKIN CHALLENGES
HASTINGS TO DEBATE
Mississippian Cancels Speaking
Dates to Meet Critic
of New Deal.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Hastings, Republican, Of
Delaware, outspoken critic of the
Roosevelt administration, was chal-
lenged last night by Representative
Rankin. Democrat, of Mississippi, to
q public debate in Hastings home
State on the New Deal
Since this is a contest between the
New Deal and the old. and you persist
in your criticisms of the Roosevelt
administration, carrying it so far as
to attack the President himself, I
make bold to take issue with you and
hereby challenge you to meet me in
joint debate" the MiSsissippian wrote
Hastings.
Rankin said he had Cancelled speak
ing engagements in Ohio and Indiana
so he might meet Hastings in debate
and designated John Biggs, jr., Della
ware Democratic chairman, to repre-
sent him in making arrangements.
Evening star., 1934-10-27
Washing ngtonian VIII Establish
antarctic Post Office for u. s.
c. F. Anderson, Veteran
Traveller, Leaues About
NOrenber Z.
Will Haze Charge OF
First Day Covers in
Little america.
THURMAN T. RAIRDEN.

The most remote post ONCE ever
established under the United States
nag will be set up on the Antarctic
ice at Little America by q Washing
tonian, Charles F. Anderson, 1882
Montague street. veteran of more
than 43 years Of service in the Post
ONCE Department.
Said to be the most Travelled man
in the history Of the postal service,
Anderson will undertake the handling,
under the most unusual conditions
ever faced by q regular postal employe,
of q mountain Of philatelic mail
which is expected to make his Antarc-
tic once rank as a second-class and
possibly as first-class post once
On the polar ice gap where no man
not q member Of q regular explora-
ton party ever has gone, Anderson
is expected to carry on a postal busi-
ness in excess Of 100000 In value
more than is carried on in q full year
in many cities of the United States.
50 Years oil travel
For 80 years Anderson has been
travelling almost continuously for the
Post once Department as a mech
anician. For the past two years
most Of his time has been devoted to
the handling of first-day covers, in
cluding practically all the new ma
tional park series Of the past Summer.
The greatest trip Of his long career
will begin about November Z, taking
hiL.i to Australia and Auckland. New
Zealand. on his way to Little Amer
ics. He is not expected to return to
Washington until next June With
him he must carry all the equipment
necessary to set up q regular post
office, capable of handling the more
than 200. 600 letters already on hand
for cancellation at Little America.
Postal duties have carried Ander-
son to every first-claSs post Office in
the United States, to a majority of
second-class Offices and to q number
of third-class Offices. There are few
counties in the United States he has
not visited and virtually no section
OF the country into which he has not
gone many times. During the World
War he visited every large military
camp in the United States.
Widely Known.
He has come through q number of
train wrecks, snowbound on the West
ern plains and held up by foods. His
postal travels have carried him into
many unusual situations. He once
had cigar shot out of his mouth by
q stray bullet in a station melee. He
has made thousands OF friends in
every section Of the country and there
is scarcely a town in the United States
in which he does not know some one
well enough to call him by his first
name.
Anderson rose from ONCE boy in the