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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
Eighteenth Day, March 3
 By WILLIS THORNTON


 By WILLIS THORNTON the presdentelect awoke at his hotel news of more "A bank holidays greeted him, They were falling fast now Wisconsin New Mexico Utah; before the day was over there were 29.
 New still holding out under tremendous strain country finally from its forming before savings banks there all but fr The disease at last had pen heart
 that late to get special bank legislation dying duck congress but the senate through vote the resolution giving die aoral powers to the president in reoganzng government departments AT4 p. n Roosevelt goes to the White House for his "A "courtesy calp on the outgoing president No one knows exactly what passed but Professor Moley and Treasury Secretary Mills were sent for anxous For hour and a hal these four conferred; then Roosevelt left
 prices their at 49 of their level The drain New York banks continued n creasing hourly.
 Long president bed incoming officials clear that nothing could stop the rush of closing banks
 r IKE omens came news from abroad: Earthquake and L tidal wave had killed 2500 in Japan; Cuba seethed with violence bombings shooting; Puerto Rico suffered disastrous flood.
 New York ordering night s25o,oooooo clearing house scrip be printed They had decided they could not hold out.
 Only travelling secretly to Washington whose would become presi uncertain the night before his inauguration.
 NEXT: Roosevelt Becomes President.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
LENGTHY FISH
 NOW ON DISPLAY
Ninety MilIiOn-Year .Old Herring Placed in
 Vale Museum

New Haven. Conn = (UP)-It must have seemed like the good old days to a 15-foot prehistoric herring. whose age is estimated at more than g000O,000 years, as It took It's place among other weird and gigantic creatures In Yales Peabody Museum of Natural His- tory. recently.
 The herring, a catch which any fisherman might righteously envy. is called "Portheus Molossus" and. except for it's size, looks like any other herring.
 Ancient Sea Home portheus lived in an ancient sea of Cretaceus time, a sea Whlcn ln- yaded the North American con tifient from the Gulf of Mexico. This flooded what now is Kansas, Colorado and the southern DOT tions of Iowa and Montana. Playmates of Porfheus. who are fellow exhibits, included the Pie- iosaur, swimming reptile ~ 70 50 feet long; the Masasaur, . na- pacious and flesh eating rept,le about 35 feet long; Archelon, the largest prehistoric turtle who l measures Il feet in length ana | 12 feet across the flippers; several ! large Dinosaurs which could knock over several hundred men l with a swish of the tail and Mon- oclonius, a horned Dinosaur, ~ feet long with a bony frill cover | ing the neck and part of the
 shoulders.
 Winged Dragons
 According to Professor Malcolm ! R. Thorpe curator of veterpra.e 1 paleontoiogy at Yale, great flying \ reptiles, .swinged dragons, were | monarchs of the air millions or years ago. The largest of these | was Pteranodon, with wlhs-
 spread of 25 feet. Strangely enough. it was pointed
 out, the bodies of these animals | were comparatively small. about the size of wild goose. They
 were not good flyers nor were they much better off on the ground
 being hardly able to stand pe- cause of feeble hind legs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

The body of Mrs Alice C. (Til- ton) Adams was sent yesterday to West Tisbury Martha's Vineyard Mass, where the funeral services will take place.
 Funeral services for Christian Schwaeble will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the AL derson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, with Rev W. Moreton owen officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemtery at the con. venience of the family.
 The funeral of Raymond Man. tiglia will take place Monday morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs Carmela Meo, 20 Webb street, to the church of Our Lady of Lourdes for a solemn mass of requiem at @ o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at 29 Webb street tonight and tomorrow.
 The funeral of James H. Ken- nedy will be held Monday morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home, 105 South Leonard street to St Patrick's church where a requiem high mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Helen (Bar- ry) Stokes will be held Monday morning at s:15 o'clock from the home AT Highland ave. to St Pat tricks church, where solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be fn the family plot, Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs John Fitz- patrick will be held Monday morn ing at 8:30 o'clock from the Lunny funeral home, .2b Central avenue. to St Thomas church for solemn mass of requiem at 9 o'clock. Burial will be- in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Louise Gabriel Kennedy will be held Mon- day morning at S:30 o'clock from the Lunny Funeral Home. 25 Gen. tral avenue, to St Cecelia's church, where . high mess of requiem will be sung at o'clock. Burial will be in St Joseph cemetery. The funeral of Patrick Day was held this morning at g o'clock from the MuIviiIe Funeral home, 270 West Main street, to St Francis xavier's Church. ;, where a high mass of requiem was sung at 9:30 o'clock. Burial was in new St Jo- seph cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Giuseppe Del Gobbo was held at S:i5 o'clock Ward street, to St Lucy's church,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

(Continued from Page 1.) tai number of petitions on hand which far surpasJ the list sub mitted by the local republican town committee.
 That Chairman Crary will be re- named head of the committee, is a foregone conclusion. The present officers will also be reelected, as predicted in the Democrat a couple of weeks ago. They are: Vice-presi- dent. Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures William J. Dunleavey; secre- tary, Dennis J. Clancy; treasurer, Superintendent of Public Welfare William J. Downey.
 Mayor Frank Hayes, Controller Daniel J. Leary and others promi- nent in the democratic party will be guests of honor at the meeting of the town committee.
 On the other hand, the republi- cans face battle within their ranks on the question of town chairman. The present chairman, Attorney T. E. Conway, has re- fused to resign so far despite criti- Pape-Cooney forces. On the other hand, ex-Alde-man John W. Jaeger is a candidate for the chairman ship. Failure to work diligently for the party is charged against the present party heads, hence the de- mand for a change in the make up of the g. a. p. town committee and it's heads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
BOTH PARTIES ARE
 EXPECTING FIGHT

(Continued from Page 1.) victory when the state election takes place in November.
 In the 18th district the present democratic senator. Joseph H. Lawlor, is reported as candidate for renomination. However, Asses sor Thomas Shannahan is being mentioned. He has refused to state that he is not candidate. In addition, several other names are being mentioned in democratic circles for the 18th district nomin- ation.
 In republican ranks of the 18th district it was reported today the candidate of two years ago might be asked to run again. He is Bur ton Walker. The name of former Assistant City Clerk George Casey is also being mentioned far and wide in the 16th. MT Casey is very popular among the republicans and democrats alike, and 1t is figured that if he took the nomination he would make a very good opponent for the democratic nominee des- pite the fact the b6th regularly goes into the democratic column.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
COURT CLOSED IN
 HONOR TO WILLIAMS

The compensation court where he presided for 20 years remained closed today out of respect to the late former Commissioner Fred- eric M. Williams whose funeral took place this afternoon. Attaches of the office, together with all five compensation commissioners of the state attended the funeral services. The personnel of the local office includes Commissioner James M. Lynch, Mrs Florence M, Soule. Miss Mae Dowpey and Miss Margaret Riley. Other court house attaches attended the services held at the Alderson funeral home at 2 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

from which 40 families fled lightly clad.
 It was believed. that all occu- pants of the building had been ac- counted for, but thtt the death list might be increased by the names of some of those taken to the hospital.
 Among names on the danger list was that of John Beahn, night clerk, who suffered first-degree burns all over his face and body as he tarried in the burning build- ing to arouse sleeping guests.
 Donovan, the hotel guest who succumbed to burns at the hos- pital, had managed tosgrope his way through smoke -choked corri- dors from his room to the lobby.
 When would-be rescuers saw him through the window of the outer door, his clothing was in flames. He collapsed. screaming, to the floor,
 Because of a night lock, it was impossible to open the door to reach him immediately. Benjamin Kap- Ian, a newspaper man, and Joseph Brazinsky, a city empfoye. kicked d nOlc III LILO 5IdSS VI thO 4NOAt squeezed through. and dragged the human torch to safety. Death came soon after Donovan arrived at the hospital. however.
 Blind, John F. James. another guest, was Aided by his wife to a window from which a rope ladder had been lowered. Down this he clambered 10 feet to the ground, his wife following him. Jaems es- capped with minor injuries, and his wife was unhurt.
 Gaudette, a cripple unable to walk, was trapped in his third fioord roam and was burned to death before firemen could reach him.
 Rowe perished in his room on the same floor.
 O'Brien, a foreman at the Bald win- -Duckworth c h lin. corpora tion's plant on Southbridge street, was asleep in his fourth-fioo room and was unable to get out. Besides Beahn, the night clerk, those at City Hospital were: George McManus. 49, burned on the face and hands; Antonio Bas- tis. 49, a hotel employe who suf- fered from smoke inhalation; and Frank Ellis, brother of the late Theodore T. Ellis, former Chicago and Worcester publisher and press blanket manufacturer Ellis sut. fered back burns and an ankle in- jury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
DECISION RESERVED

Decision was reserved by Judge Edward J. Finn today on the mo- ton to set aside the two verdicts in the cases of Celia and Antone Rose against Alexander J. Heisler. Two weeks ago in common pleas court Celia was awarded $1,000 and Antone 31,500. The plaintiffs were injured when Heisier's car in which they were riding collided with an- other machine at East Main street and Hamilton avenue, November ]. 1881.
 The defendant, through his counsel, Attorney William J. Lar kin, Jr,. sought to upset the ver- diets on grounds that they were ex- 'cessive and against the law and evi- derice. Attorney Sidney s. Cassel opposed the moving of the verdicts. in behalf of the plaintiffs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

| turb the train or trolley service ex- cept for delays caused on trolley lines due to stalled motor vehicles. The early car into Waterbury from New Haven was held up about three-quarters of an hour near Cheshire when huge truck broke down and was stalled across the tracks.
 The Conencticut Light and Pow CT Company and the Southern New England Telephone Company did not have any trouble, This was due to the high temperature, thereby preventing the rain from freezing on the overhead wires.
 The Naugatuck and Mad rivers were swollen somewhat to-day but they had not reached flood propor- tions. If the thaw keeps up very long. at it's present speed, however, there is the possibility of the rivers overbowing their banks. Consider able ice was swept along the Naugatuck river this morning. The city's reservoirs were high, due to tn erain and thaw but there was no danger of any of the dams be- ing weakened, according to the city officials.
 Ice companies that have been enjoying much cutting of late will have to wait awhile now, until the ice freezes over once more on the lakes.
 The weather man this morning promised occasional rain for to- day and tomorrow.
 The police department up to shortly before noon hour had no reports of motor vehicle accidents despite the slippery condition of the highways. Deep ruts in the ice on the highways made driving hard and dangerous. Even with chains on the autos found it hard going.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

CContinued from Page 1.) in the Investigation of whole plnnder and murder. Miss Rose KnelIar. 23, Faber's sweetheart, having been previously taken into custody.
 Miss Knellar, who had turned over to State Police Commissioner Daniel Needham $3,580 described as her lovers share of the Need had Trisst company loot, was in day, charged with larceny and Efeadfastly, "on advice of coun- sell" she had refused to reveal where, when or how she got the money. Her bail was set at $10,- 600.
 Norma, who photographs well, had apent the past few days at the home of her minister-father, the Rev Norman Brighton at Natick, posing for newspaper cameramen, granting interviews. and quite ob- l, viously enjoying her overnight mo- toriety.
 But last evening Lieutenant Frank Hale of the tsate police ap- peared unexpectedly at the Brigh- ton home, and brought her to the state house. There, in the pres- eKice of her father, Norma was questioned relentlessly for hours by Commissioner Needham and four state detectives.
 Authorities said later they were satisfied, because of her conflict ing statements, that she had lied to them repeatedly about her part in and knowledge of the activities of the Millen-Faber gang.
 still wearing the same clothes she had on when captured with her husband and brother-in-law in . New York hotel last Sunday night, Norma remained her com placent self throughout the ques- tioning, smiling occasionally and siving her answers in low, even tones.
 While Norma was at the state house, newsboy spotted her.
 How are you, Norma?' he yelled.
 Norma turned, smiled, and re- piled:
 "All right. How are you?"
 The phlegmatic Miss Knellar was solemn and silent as a motor- Cdue CdfTleo neT duu NOTlnd to Dedham jail. In marked contrast. Norma was as gay as though it were a sleigh-ride.
 Abe Faber went to sleep at tho jail last night after scribbling a letter to his sweetheart, in which he promised Miss Knellar that they will be married when I get out of this.''
 T love you darling. I will al- ways love you. Don't give up hope" wrote Faber not knowing that before the letter could be de- liyered his sweetheart would be in cell in the same jail.
 Papers for the extrad dition of the Millen brothers to Massa oh usetts were expected to be signed at Als bany, N. Y., to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
OFFERS RESIDENCE
 FOR FREE RENT.
Unusual Application Filed By Citizens Bank
 This Morning

An unusual situation Is presented in an application filed in superior court today by the Citizens & Man. pfacturefs National bank, receiver for the Merchants Trust Co. The paper states that the bank Is the holder of a $12,O00 mortgage on property owned by Isadore Prillig at Cooke and Piife streets.
 Mir Prillig suggests to the receiv- CT that he be permitted to live at the property. free of rent, for five months beginning March 1, 1884, and at the end of that time he will quit claim the property to the re- ceiver. The receiver explains that a foreclosure action could not be bought to court before April and should o judgment be entered the law day would be at least i've months. The receiver commends the suggestion be adopted. The property is behind in taxes and in terest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
Traffic Crippled
 ] By The Rain Storm
(Continued from Page 1)

All the bnsses of the Southern New England Transportation Com pany were running on their respec- tive routes. They were greatly be- hind schedule, however, At 10:24 o'clock last night one of the rail- road busses was stranded for four hours on the high Waterville road when Q large truck became stalled across the highway. It was in- bound from Winsted.
 The first bus of the Short Line out of Waterbury left on time at S:30 o'clock. It was, expected that the busses later in the morning in and out of the city would be forced to run behind schedule.
 The busses of the Cooke Street Line. Inc, on Wolcott street, Mer- fden road and Cooke street were running as usual this morning but under much difficulty. The line to East Farms street was also open.
 The ice and thaw did not dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
BY RONALD c. VAN TINE

bX tGONAlD 6. VAN llNE United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 Washington, March g. (UP) = Republican senators turned to the New York stock exchange today for new ammunition in their bitter attack upon the Roosevelt admin istration's order cancelling all domestic airmail contracts.
 They hope that publication of short sales in airline stocks prior to the cancellations will show there was a Teak" in the admtnis- tration's decision.
 Rumors circulated in the capitol to the effect that several persons who might have had access to of- ficial files were included on the short sale list that the exchange has promised to submit to the sen- ate banking and currency commit tee on Monday. The reports could not be confirmed.
 Action to publish the list was in- stituted by Senator Hamilton F.. Kean, repn., N. J.. a member of the banking committee.
 Senator Warren R. Austin, repn., Vt., who intends to bring the air. mail question to the senate floor for lengthy discussion, is awaiting anxiously the exchange report. Austin is preparing an exhaustive defense of former Postmaster Gen. eral Walter F. Brown, whose
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

where a high mass of requiem waA sung at 9:15 o'clock. Burial was in the family plot, Calvary ceme- tery.
 Services for Mrs Ida Isabel Kainz were held at Il o'clock this morning at the Anderson Funeral home, 70 Central avenue, with Rev Moses R. Lowell officiating. Burial was in Hillside cemtery, Nauga- tuck.
 The funeral of Michael Russo took place this morning at S:15 o'clock from the home, IS Charles street, to St Patrick's church. where a requiem high mass was celebrated at g o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Matteo Ricci took place at 9 o'clock this morn- ing from the home, 154 Orange stret, to Lucy's Church, where a high mass of requiem was sung at 10 o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Miss Germaine Dupre was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Bellevilie fu- neral home, 68 East Clay street to St. Ann's church, where a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at o'clock by Rev Ubald Laurion. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. The pallbearers were Edward Beaudoin, Aureal Grenier, Phillip Hebert and Edward Nault.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
Roosevelt Tariff
 Bill To Be Speeded
Rainey Promises Vote on Measure Next Week;
 Would Let President Make Trade Agreements

There was no indication. however, of what specific agreements, if any, were in consideration.
 The possibility of using the pro- posed trade-agreement power for purposes of political bargaining in the diplomatic field was not raised. The tariff law changes cover com mercial agreements only.
 The new law will be- forged in the heat of what is expected to be the bitterest congressional battle since the president took off1ee.
 Republican leaders centered op- position on the new delegation of wide power to the chief executive. Sectional groups in congress threat ened trouble. They were fearful that tariff rates they have fought to maintain for years would be in danger. Serious controversy loomed against the provision in the bill construed as making the new policy permanent.
 General agreement existed that enactment of the bill would pos sibly finally remove from the par tisan political arena an issue which has ben paramount for more than 100 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03
 HYDROSTATIONS
 SHOW l933 GAIN
Connecticut Plants Broke Production High Mark
 Twice

Production of electricity by wa- ter power in Connecticut increased by 1-2 per cent in 1883 as com pared with the 1892 total, while the output of both hydro and steam plants was increased by about 12.0 per cent, according to statistics based on the monthly re- ports of the United States Geoiogi- cal Survey.
 The total generation by the wa ter power stations during 1888 was 284,208,000 kilcwatt hours as com pared with 2S0,678,000 kilowatt hours in >1932, the actual gain be- Ing 3,530,000 kilowatt hours.
 Hydro production follows the trend of the power furnished by rainfall to the rivers and streams upon which they are located rather than the trend of business. No mat ter what level the latter reaches, the hydro outpus will be limited by the power of stream flow. Last year, the stream flow in the spring months and in the late summer was more potent than in the cor responding periods of the preced- ing year and tke gains were made in those months.
 Late winter of 1888 brought par ticularly abundant precipitation which resulted in excellent condi- tions for the generating of elec- tricity by water power. In fact, so great was the power of the Con- necticut waterways that the all- time high record for monthly hy- dro generation was broken both in March and April. March set a new high with an output of 38,399,000 kilwatt hours and April immedi- ately sheltered the new mark by reaching a figure of 40,499,000 ki1owatt hours. These high peaks were followed by very low output in the early summer months which were exceptionally dry. Then August, September and October all brought gains, but since October, water power has dropped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-03

(Continued from Page ID holiday with Italy, embarked to- day on a defense program that showed clearly its despair of dis armament agreement.
 The program envisages CD con- struction of a battleship- cruiser, a destroyer and two submarines; (2) expenditure of 5000, ,O00 francs ($197,490,000) on an air expansion program and (3) con- tinuation of construction of from tier and coastal qualifications that will hem in the country within a steel and concrete wall believed capable of holding off the strongest known artillery.
 The 1883 naval holiday with Italy ended automatically and nothing was done to renew 1t. In view of the serious disarmament situation, the government evidently took it's liberty of action to show its anxiety in concrete form.
 Utaly has made no provision for new naval construction in it's 1884 budget, and the usually we'll in- formed naval correspondent of the
 London Daily Telegraph reported today that 1t would make no provi- sion, as a friendly gesture to other powers.)
 The senate finance commission late last night approved proposals of Navy Minister Francois Pietri to introduce this year projects for a new battleship-cruiser to offset Germanys pocket battleships," to construct fuel reservoirs at strat- cgic points, and to build an un- specified number of naval air. planes.
 Pietri told the United Press to- day that he would ask also for a destroyer and two submarines. It was expected that funds would be asked at once, and that parliament would rush through the appropri- ations for the four war vessels. Pietri said he would ask the cred its before parliament recesses next week.
 Aside from iPetri,s project there is the plan to spend vast sums on aviation. The government hopes to obtain this credit, to be spent over a five year period, as soon as par liament meets again in May. This plan includes expenditures on swifter combat. pursuit reconnais- sance and bombardment airplanes to strengthen Frances air force as against those of it's neighbors; to construct a string of fuelling parks to be kept filled for possible war time emergency use by the navy, the air force or industry. because France is dependent on foreign fuel. Thirdly, it will provide con- tinuation of the plan to fortify land and sea frontiers.