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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

A large delegation from the local
class is planning to attend the
annual convention of the Mems
Bible class which takes place In
Hartford in May.
Moore Stars.
Local friends of Johnny Moore
who have been following his work
in spring practice with the Gin
cinnati "Reds" in Florida. were
pleased with his work in Saturday
exhibition contest, when his home
run with the bases full was the
deciding factor in the victory over
Rochester. Johnny's friends pre-
dict banner season for the popu-
lar local athlete who has spent the
entire winter in Florida.
Westwood Speaks.
Many friends of Arthur West
wood, son Of Mr. and Mrs William
Westwood of Cooke street, at
tended the evening service at Grace
Methodist church last night, to
hear the young mems special mes
age. The young man Is on his
vacation from the Bangor Theolo-
gical Seminary in Banjor, Maine,
where he Is preparing himself for
work in the field of the Methodist
ministry. He has long been an ac-
tive member Of the Young Peoples
society Of the local church, where
he has displayed remarkable zeal
and enthusiasm in spiritual leader
shin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
Three Brush Fires
| Keep Firemen Busy
Hot Sun, Having Dried Up Brush Land, Deemed Re-
sp0nsible- Hogan Funeral Tomorrow
TORRINGTON
CONGRATULATIONS Carr. Phone Torrington e445

Bridgeport officiated. There were
many beautiful floral tributes.
Burial was in Hillside cemetery.
The pallbearers were Paul Huska,
Sam Poves, Frank Hudak, Thomas
Kostak. George Sikora and John
Elavsky.
Hope Grange to Hold Meeting
A special meeting of Hope
Grange will be held at the home
Of the master, Edward Costello, in
West Torrington this evening at
1880 for the purpose of receiving
applications for membership. All
interested In Joining with the April
10th class should present applica-
lions at this meeting. The fifth de-
gree will be conferred at an even
Ing meeting in Plymouth on April
IS.
Briefs
Mr. and Mrs William r. Reid
sailed Saturday on the Europa for
five-week stay abroad.
The Holy Rosary society of st
Peters church received holy COM
munion In body at the o'clock
mass yesterday morning.
A son was born Saturday morn
inE at the Charlotte Hungerford
hospital to Mr. and Mrs Charles
Marchell of West Torrington.
The meeting Of the Litchfield
league of fairs, which was slated to
be held tomorrow evening In Riv-
erton has been postponed until
Wednesday.
Minstrel This Week
All men at Camp Tourney are
looking forward to Thursday ana
justly so, as on that date the st
Francis Minstrel Troupe Of Water
bury, consisting OF 3 girls. will en-
terrain the boys. The show will be
held at the Goshen town hall, and
will be followed by q dance. Music
will be furnished by the camp or
chestra.
During the past week Major Mar
tin, district champlain from Fort
II. G.. Wright, N. Y, visited the
camp. After tour of inspection
and a hearty camp meal he gave
an illustrated lecture on Hawaii
which was interesting and instruc-
tive, and we'll received by the men.
A new indoor baseball game re-
ceived recently has proved a very
popular sport. The men may be
found during their leisure hours
lined up waiting to play this fas'
game.
Checker and pinochle tourna-
ments are also in vogue. Inter-bar-
rack partners having been selected
are now to become champions In
their respective pastimes.
Captain Wayne II. Austin OF
Stratford has been transferred to
and appointed commanding officer
of the 174th Co, CCC Stafford
Springs. Conn.
Leroy Ford Of Jewett City was
senior foreman at camp
during the past week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

John J. Driscoll of %
North Riverside street, has
been awarded the Brown
university scholarship In
philosophy. according TO an
announcement received by
Principal Louis J. Thib0deau
of Crosby high school this
morning.
DriscoIl graduated from
Crosby In the class of 1929,
received his ABB, degree
from Wesleyan university
with the class of 1888. He
rs now studying for an AM.
at Wesleyan. While at Crosby
he was president of his class
and an honor student, and
was particularly active I'm all
student affairs.
Brown university this year
has awarded fellowships and
scholarships to 80 students
I'm 80 colleges. Fellowship
stipends range from $500 TO
$1,000 and also cover the
cost of tuition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
GRAND JURY is
IN MUCH WORRY

Crown Point, Ind, April O.
(UP)-A half dozen bewil6ered
farmers and small town merchants
facing an award Of going to jail
because they responded to q call
for grand jury service, were hailed
into court today for one of the
strangest legal dramas ever known.
The six grand Jurors after spend
ing a month behind guarded doors
investigating John Dillinger's es.
cape from the county Jail here.
were cited for contempt Of the
very court they served.
The contempt citations came as
an aftermath to the grand Jury's
report which heaped strong criti-
cism upon Judge Murray. holding
that Dfllinger's daring break FOR
freedom could have been prevent
ed II the Judge had not refused to
transfer him to the state prison
- IGiahiGAM Nl1y,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

Mrs Ellen Hurley. one of the
early parishioners Of st Francis
Xavier church and q prominent
resident of Washington Hill for
many years. died early this MORN
ing at her home. n Ridge street.
She was the widow of the late
jeremiah Hurley and the mother
of the former Helen Hurley. assist
ant secretary of the Chamber OF
Commerce for some time, and
now Mrs John d. Moynahan OF
Chicago.
other survivors are three sons,
Bartholomew, of this city; Peter OF
New York; and Cornelius of Los
Angeles; also sister, Mrs Nora
Tangney, of Ireland. Mrs Moyna-
han flew here from Chicago when
her mother became seriously III
while Cornelius Hurley arrived In
Waterbury Friday after coming
from California by plane.
A resident of Ridge street for
more than 40 years and of WASH
ington Hill for almost half q CEN
fury, Mrs Hurley was active and
popular in community affairs. A
woman of unfai1ing modesty. she
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
Mrs. Ellen Hurley
Died This Morning
Resident Of Ridge Street for Forty Years, Prominent
in Church Affairs-FuneraI Wednesday A. M.

contributed much in a quiet way TO
the advance of st Francis Xavier
church and OF the Washington Hill
section.
Born in ireland, Mrs Hurley first
went to Manchester when she came
to this country. After living
there q short while. she took up
her residence in Waterbury and
had lived here ever since. Her
death will bring genuine sorrow TO
her scores Of neighbors and friends.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day morning from the Mulviile
Funeral Home, 270 West Main
street, to st Francis Xavier church.
Burial will be in old st Joseph.s
cemetery. Time and other details
will be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

ton, st Joseph's school alumni, but
on the personal prestige of the
entertainers. Not only has the
cream of the city's artists been
chosen, but a number whose pres
tige is statewide have been selected
for the all-star cast.
Directors Henry Grenier and
John Stokes are very enthusiastic
over the showing of the principals
and chorus. They have every rea-
son to believe that their efforts will
find reward in the presentation of
one OF the finest shows Waterbury
has witnessed in years.
Henry Matthew, who recently
starred in st Patrick's minstrel
troupe and who has been identified
among the city's foremost enter
tanners, will be featured In num-
Der Of selections. "Billy" O'Brien,
winner of the Atwater Kent audi
ton contest. the Brooklyn Juvenile
quartet, Billy Telash, expert ma
gician, the dancing team of Lang
and Petrosky, Dorothy Sheriff. of
Hartford, Marie Barnes, Peter Raj
auskas, Doris Snyder and several
others will also be seen and heard
in the big revue.
Dancing will follow the program
of entertainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
Men Begin RELAXING
ThomastonA Ave. Rails
Roadbed Ripped Out, Gripping Traffic = Crosby
Teacher to Address p. T. A. Tomorrow
WATERVILLE

association which will be held at
Sprague Grammar school gym
nasium tomorrow evening, April
10th, at $500 o'clock. Mrs Clarence
Tappin of the Faculty of Crosby
High school 10. to be the guest
speaker. He will discuss the topic
(which High School to Choose"
and his address should be of in.
terest to all who have children In
grammar school. 1t Is because of
the importance of the subject as
signed that Mrs Elmer e. Wilson,
president OF the association, has
arranged that this months meet
ing be IN evening session, instead
of being held in the afternoon as
usual so that fathers may have an
opportunity to attend.
Because of its obvious interest
to them the meeting will be at
tended by the members of this
years graduating class at Sprague
who will be special. guests OF the
Parent Teacher association. All
persons interested are cordially in
vited to attend.
A feature Of the meeting will be
the appearance of the recently or
ganized Waterville Symphony orr
chestra which is making remark
able progress under the direction
Of Ronald Benson. 1t will contri-
butte several numbers to the pro-
gram.
Fairmont Club.
A large attendance is expected
at the regular monthly melting of
the Paramount Community club
which will meet at 500 o'clock
this evening. President Frank H.
Bailey has invited all residents OF
Paramount to attend and to enter
into the discussion of plans for the
spring and summer season pro-
gram.
Elmer e. Wilson, chairman of
the program has prepared most
interesting bill for the social hour
which will follow the business
session.
The members of the MIRA Bow
ling league celebrated the close Of
their season yesterday with an ex-
cursion to New York city. They
invited the RCA broadcasting
studios where they were privileged
to watch Eddie Cantor's rehearsals
VI ldcI lie AI DIOduS0obs AASy
then attended a performance at
the Radio City Muic hall and in
vited other points of interest.
Those who made the trip were
Mrs Katherine Malta, Mrs William
Dunlavey, Mrs Joseph McArdle,
Mrs James Waters, Mrs James
Duncan, Mrs William j. Moore,
Mrs Peter Corrigan, Mrs Frank
Robinson, Mrs Mildred Book, Mrs
James Maher and Miss Mary Wa
tiers.
Federation Officers From Water.
vile.
Everyman's Bible class Of Wa
terville for the second time within
a few years has an important re-
to the Waterbury Fed
GRAFTON of Mems Bible classes
since two of it's officers. President
Fred r. Book and Secretary Will
liam Boemper, have been elected
to corresponding offices in the city
federation. A few years ago a SIM
liar situation existed. This fact in
increased interest in
the local class which is endeavor-
ing to attain a membership of a
by the end of this month
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
BLOCK BURNED
IN PAWTUCKET

Pawtucket, r. l., April o.
Fire swept the Miller block, one
story wood -and-brick structure on
Broad street in the business dis
trict, early today, causing loss Of
more than $4,000.
The ruined building housed the
Askins Clothing company. Kareeno
Furniture company. Blue Eagle
Lunch, City Bakery, Bungalow
Candy Shop, and Whitney's gro
Gerry store and market.
Several firemen had narrow
escape when flames burst abrupt
v through a partition dividing two
stores. 1t took about Ave hours to
cxtinguish the fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
CITY MANAGER Is
in GRAVE DANGER
Shot Fired Into Home OF
Kansas City Leader;
Threat Note Follows

Kansas City, Mo, April 9-(UP)
Police patroled the block con-
tanning City Manager H. f. NIGEL
roy's home and kept a close watch
on his office today after tele-
phone threat received at the home
last night. The call followed by>24
hours a rifle bullet which crashed
through a window of the McElroy
home Saturday night.
I'VE never miss a second time"
a voice told Miss Mary McElroy,
the city managers daughter, who
lad answered the telephone. Two
hours carrier a woman who called
for Miss McElroy on the tele-
phone had said: TOO bad that bull
let didn't hit you." McElroy min
imized the shot and telephone
threat, and said he had no inten-
fion of moving from the home.
We've nothing to fear. We've
done no wrong to anyone" he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

Thomaston avenue north from
Homer street over an area extend
ing through the business section
of Waterville Is badly torn up as
the work OF preparing for laying
the new trolley tracks is being rap.
idly pushed. The old roadbed Is be-
ing completely ripped out creating
a deep trench in the middle of the
street and further Gripping motor
traffic already badly handicapped
by earlier sewer and street inn
provement work. In fact most of
the stretch of road has been COM
pIetely closed to north-bound traf-
fic which is required to follow the
detour over Huntingdon avenue,
thence over the private roads of
the Chase and Scovill companies
to Thomaston avenue opposite
briggs street. Many motorists
wisely choose to continue over
Huntington avenue to Watertown
avenue IL their destination Is Rey-
nolds Bridge. Thomaston or be-
yond, travelling via Oakville and
WATERFOWL. All street intersections
north of Boyden street are COM
pletely blocked, the one at the last
named street being left open to
Chapel street to permit access to
the Plumbers Brass Goods division
via Chapel, Railroad, WEIGH and
stevens streets.
Paving to Follow
AS soon as the tracks are laid IT.
is expected that the paving pro.
gram will be rapidly pushed in or
der to relieve Waterville business
men who have been severely penal
lied by the long-drawn out pro-
cess of completing the program of
local improvements. While many
of them recognize the fact that the
unusual conditions OF the past win
ter have made 1t impossible to
push the work as rapidly as might
have been desired, not few of
them feel that the work might
have been pushed much more ef-
fcctively during the fall of last
year. This might have made the
present situation q little less diff
cult.
However the work is now well
on the way to completion and by
the end of the summer the entire
project should be completed. 1t is
anticipated that the benefits will
more than offset the inconvcni-
ences which have been suffered up
to this time.
Three Fires
Three fires in the Watervile Sec
ton necessitated calling the fire
department yesterday. The first
was an extensive grass fire on the
land Of the Chase Companies on
upper Sheffield street. The local
firemen responded to an alarm at
1857 p. m. and were out until 3:40
p. m.
At 4:08 p. m. grass fire on the
Humphrey estate, off Melbourne
terrace, brought apparatus from
the Burton street. Willow street
and headquarters companies. 1t
was extinguished within half
hour.
At 8:15 y. m. last night an over
heated electric iron started q blaze
at the home of Charles Petruccio
of 80 Hasse street. The fire was
quickly put out by firemen from
Waterville and headquarters COM
panies. The damage was trifiing.
Tappin to Speak Here.
All Waterville parents have been
invited to attend the April meeting
of the Waterville Parent-Teachef
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
Detroit May Select
Sullivan, Prosecutor
Former Local Lawyer Is Wayne County Candidate;
Has Splendid Support

Attorney John L. Sullivan, q ma
Tive Of this city. IL candidate for
the Office of prosecutor for Wayne
county, in Michigan. q district
which includes the large city of
Detroit. News of the nomination
OF Attorney Sullivan, who Is cam
paigning on the democratic ticket,
weekend.
Attorney Sullivan was born in
the east end of the city. At one
time he was featherweight cham
rion Of New England. Prior to the
war he was associated with NJ. j.
paly and Sons of this city. He en-
listed when the war was declared
and went to an officers school. He
served throughout the war as
frst lieutenant and upon being dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

charged entered Georgetown law
school.
Upon graduating from that in
stitutioii he became counsel for the
United states Veterans bureau at
Washington. d. c. Next he went to
Detroit to practice law and soon
afterwards was chosen Judge OF the
court In Ferndale. suburb of De-
troit. His nomination for the post
Of prosecutor for Wayne county IL
considered another step on the
road upwards. The campaign he Is
now in the midst of il a very ex.
citing and interesting one.
Judge Sullivan Is married to tho
former Filomena Sirica of this city.
He Is a member of the Elks and is
a fourth degree Knights of Column
bus. ...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
WAR VETERANS
WERE RECEIVED

CASTOR Doumergue, Marshal Phil
ippe Petain, minister of war, ano
Georges Rivollet, minister of pen
sions today received the executive
board of the National War Vet
erans' Confederation and urged
them to accept cut in veterans
benefits In the interest of the ma
ton.
"A slight cut Of per cent to aid
in balancing the budget" was sug-
gested. The veterans expressed al
legiance to the government but re-
served decision pending a meeting
tonight,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09

said. The city official and his
daughter, who was kidnapped last
year and held until her father paid
$4,000 for her release. were sit
ting in an adjoining room Satur-
day night when the bullet crashed
through a window and drawn
shade and glanced from q table.
They Immediately extinguished the
lights and peered out, but saw no
one. Police had no clues in the
case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-09
|ST JOSEPH'S REVUE.
lis WEEKS FEATURE


A capacity audience will witness
the presentation of the minstrel
revue in st Joseph's auditorium
Wednesday evening. This forecast
IL based, not on the popularity
alone of the sponsoring organiza-
Evening star., 1934-07-29

kept looking up into your face every minute
with queer kind of alteration, Just as he
always does. He
Good Lord, mani" sputtered. REX has
been dead for more than two years. You know
that as well as 1 do
Healy frowned, worriedly, for moment, then
he said:
Yes, know he's dead. I remember now.
Just the same" he said with something like
defiance. Il swear he was lying in the fire.
light at your feet II evening"
My great collie Bruce in those days was
the one dog allowed in my study. He lived for
nearly four years after ReX's death Never
in all that time would he set foot on the
stretch Of floor, just outside the study. where
Rex had been wont 10 lie. He would skirt it
as though he were walking around something
that lay there
Again and again, when guests here
guests who can attest to the truth of this-I
have ordered Bruce TO go into the study. In
variably the dog would make that needless
detour instead of travelling in direct line.
Why did he do it? l don't know
How did Grannis chance to dog peering
in through the long window at me? Grannis,
who never had heard of Rex. don't know.
Healy was clever and level-headed business
executive. not given to silly fareies, and
aSSuredly not given to bad-taste jokes. What
Gid Healy see lying at my feet in the freight?
I don't know
I have theory to advance. no personal
experience care TO speak Of have told only
what others have said to me, what others have
believed they saw.
Ray Long was one of the guests who saw
Bruce skirt that tabooed spot on the floor out
side my study. On the strength of it Long
asked to write something of the foregoing
tale for one of his magazines years ago.
Getting away from Sunnybank and from the
twentieth century for while, there was the
Of rSar. -vxIaN
canonized at Rome as st. John BoscoH-a holy
man who gave up his life to good works, such
as helping the poor and establishing schools
His word could not be doubted. even if there
had not been other people besides himself who
bore out the truth OF the dog story am going
Evening star., 1934-07-29
Star magazine
FmSt-Run Story

10 tell you eBy the way you will find fuller
and better written account of it in Auffrays
Life of the Blessed Don Bosco" and a more
condensed form in one of Marshall's eSsayS)
IN 1852 Don BoSco settled in the slums Of
! Turin, Italy, where he founded a school for
apprentice boys and an institute for the poor.
His mother lived with him and kept his house.
She was in constant fear for her sons safety.
For it was tough neighborhood, fun Of thieves
and cut-throats.
Word had gone forth that Don BoSco often
carried fairly large sums of money with him
for charitable uses. He was warned that he
in danger of robbery and even of murder.
To his mothers plea that he engage a body
guard he replied that he was Gods work
and that God would protect him as well as
protecting Gods pence that he carried
He was right. One evening as he started
home late from the institute a huge gray dog
appeared-seemingly from nowhere-and paced
along at his side. When Don Bosco and his
gray guard reached the Corso Regina Margha-
rita man sprang in front Of the priest leveing
a pistol at him and demanding his money
Like flung spear the gray dog leaped on the
gunman, dashing him TO the ground The thief
scrambled up and took to mis- heels At Don
Bosco's own house the priest bade the dog
come in. But the strange protector merely dis
appeared.
Bosco told his mother what had happened
and said she need never fear again for his
safety. They spoke Of the dog as '-Tne Gray
One" The name spread through the neighbor-
hood.
Soon afterward two robbers attacked Don
Bosco at night as he was passing a dark alley
Evening star., 1934-07-29
ne Star Magazine BY Jack Murray.

way TAe Gray One appeared-as before from
nowhere-and few at the two with such tgerish
fury that they fed.
On another evening a gang of thugs sur
rounded the priest as he was on his way to
the institute with bagful of charity money.
Marshall writes that the Gray One saved him
from the band of roughs by circling around him
and showing them set of cleaning fangs"
One day in 1856 Don Bosco received from
friends large donation TO his charity fund.
That evening he started to take the money to
the institute.
Across the threshold of his house lay the
Gray One. The giant dog growled flercely
when Don Bosco tried to step him into the
dark street He would not allow the priest
TO set foot outdoors, but held him prisoner
in his home for Is minutes
At the end Of that time word was brought to
Don Bosco that thieves had heard somehow
about the money, and that the police had just
broken up an ambush set for him outside his
door.
THERE we're later instances more or less
J along the same lines Presently the tales
were known all over that section of Turin. It
told that Don Bosco under some ter
rible supernatural protection. After that the
most desperate hold-up gangs dared not molest
him.
AS soon as the priest was safe from attack,
the Gray One vanished Nor did Don Bosco
see or hear OF him again for more than a
quarter of a century Then, one rainy night in
1888 the priest and comrade left the Train at
Bordighera on a mission of mercy.
In the pitch blackness they lost their way
and might well have wandered all night in
the rain and chill. Suddenly they heard a
joyous bark just ahead The Gray One was
standing in their path. He led them straight
to their destination; then, as usual, vanished.
A Connecticut woman, whose letter / have
lost and whose name I have forgotten, wrote
me few years ago somewhat similar tale.
She said she worked, as girl, in a bLading far
from her home. and that she had TO pass
through an unsafe neighborhood after night
Continued on Thirteenth Page.
Evening star., 1934-07-29

ONE evening in the Autumn OF 1918 Healy
~ and his pretty wife dine6 with us After
ward We sat lazily in the freight for sn hour
or two. AS the guests were starting for home
Healy said:
Bert L wish there were some creature as
utterly devoted to Rex is to YOU I've
bean watching him as he lay at your feet. He
Evening star., 1934-07-29

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