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necticut Light & Power, $1,59O: "A shares Southern New England Tel. & Tel, $2,472; 50 shares Standard Gas & Electric Go, $975; Is shares U. S. Electric Light & Power,> $157.50i 120 shares U. $. Steel, $8,800.
 Bank Accounts
 Mrs Fitzsimons had the follow ing bank accounts: Waterbury Ma tional bank, commercial, $2,171.14; Waterbury National bank, safe de- posit box, $522.50; Waterbury Savings bank, $6,379.72; Dime Savings bank, $2,OS1.17; West Side Savings bank, $1,252.51: Wa terbury Trust Co, $35.10; Water bury National bank, certificate de- posit, $2,945.
 Other items listed in the inven- tory include: JeJwelry, $90: odd coins. $2.50; clothing, $65; furs and fur coats, $14S;. books, $100; furniture, silver, etc, $200.
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MRS FITZSIMONS
 INVENTORY FILED
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 Mrs Fitzsimons owned real es- tate which has been appraised at $10,000. This includes property on Cherry street listed at $500 and Manhan street property ap- praised at $1,500.
 The mortgages owned by Mrs Fitzsimons were: $7,000 mort gage on Charlevoux street prop erty; $7,000 mortgage on property at 23 Circular avenue; $7,50U mortgage on property at 1O9 Man. han street; $6,75O mortgage on III Conniston avenue, a $6, mortgage on property at BIO Pine street; and a $4,73O mortgage on property at S3 Anderson avenue.
 Bonds Included
 Included in the estate are the following bonds:
 fourth, $1,55O; $1,15O U. S. Liber- ty Loan, AZ. $1,165.S2; $1OO U. s. Liberty Loan, A, $101.3S; $5,100 U. $. Liberty Loan, furth, $5,- 265.75; $1,100 American Gas Gs Power, $29O; $1,OOO Dominion of Canada 5's, $i,o95; $1,00O Con- solidated Gas of New York, $1,- ,042.50; $20O Country Club of Wa terbury, $100; two $500 Porcupine Co, $130; $1,000 Province of Buenos Aires, $567.50; $500 Strauss Bldg. $10; $1,000 Vermont Lighting Co. $770.
 Stocks I'm Estate
 The following stocks are includ- ed in the estate:
 50 shares American Car & Foundry, $1,S00; 29 shares Ameri- can Tel. & Tel, $3,193.62: 70 shares Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe k. R., $500; 15 shares Con-
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Warren Upson, Floyd Rasmussen and Fred A. Packard. The letter follows:
 Letter Sent Ont ..s

.
 The letter follows:
 Letter Sent Out
 Waterbury, December 20, 1894.
 The undersigned has been asked to head a committee of interested republicans representing all sec tions of the city and all shades of opinion to improve the set-up and prestige of the republican party in Waterbury.
 Our interests as good citizens and taxpayers require the main- tenance at all times of two we'll organized and efficient city ma chimes in order that there may be competition and a fair, hard fight at every city and state election.
 The republicans of Waterbury have been more or less disorgan- ized for a number of years with the result that republicans have been refusing to come out to vote.
 This tendency was reversed in the state election of 1884. Chair man Frederick W. Palomba or ganized at short notice a large and enthusiastic group of volunteer workers. To their efforts was largely due the reduction in the democratic majority of nearly B. 900 when the political leaders of the city and state on both sides of the fence expected that with n Waterbury man on the state ticket the democratic majority in this city would be increased one to two thousand.
 We believe that one more good, honest fight like the last will cut the democratic majority in half even if 1t Is not wiped put alto gether. This city can be redeemed and its political status put on an even basis so that the politicians will have to give us cleaner and more economical city government.
 We believe that the small defi- cit arising out of the 1884 election should be promptly cleaned up and that permanent republican head quarters should be maintained all the year round so that workers will have a place to meet and consult, and to this end we propose the or ganization of a Republican Club or at least 1000 members.
 In these times some people who are valuable party, workers ana very desirable members of such a club may find 1t hard to join If dues are established on self sup porting basis and therefore our thought is that dues should be nominal for the majority of mem bers and that there should he es- tablished in addition contributing memberships. sustaining member ships and patron memberships SC that the club will be properly | financed.
 Will you join such club? What amount do you feel you can con- , tribute for this, purpose during the | first year? We suggest contribut. ing membership of $5 year. sus- taining membership $10 and pa tron membership at $25 and wish you would express your preference on the inclosed pledge card.
 The pledge Is addressed to Row. ley W. Phillips, chairman and all checks for membership or contri- buttons should be made to his or
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NOTICE

The Board of Relief, of the City of Waterbury will be in session at the office of the Board of Tax Commissioners and Apportionment, City Hall bldg, January session 1885, for the purpose of hearing appeals from the doings of the Board of Tax Commits sioners and Apportionment and to transact any other business that may come be- fore them, at the following times:
 Jan. End, 1e35-9 to F noon; 2 to 5, and z to 9 P. M. Fridays, Jan. 4th, 11th and 18th-7 to g P. M.
 Monday, Jan. 7th-7 to 9 P. M.
 Saturdays, Jan. 5th. 18th, and 19th-2 to 5 P. M.
 Wednesdays, Jan. 9th and 16th-7 to 9 P. M.
 FINAL SESSION, Monday, Jan. 21st-7 to 9 P. M.
 BOARD OF RELIEF,
 John J. Walsh,
 Robert N. Scollay.
 Joseph L. Stanley,
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BUILDING REPORT
 SHOWS GAIN HERE
Last Months Activities Three Times as Great
 as November, l033

Building activities in Waterbury during the month of November were almost three time as great as during the same period in 1933' a report issued today by the de- partment of sales and traffic de- velopment of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company disclosed. Building throughout Connecticut as Q whole showed a great increase, although two of the largest cities, Bridge port and New Haven, showed great drops for last month as compared with November of 1883.
 In Waterbury last month per- mits involving $62s100 worth or building were taken out at the office of Building Inspector Pat rich Carlin. In November of 1883 the total was $22,200. Hartford showed a very great increase, the figure fir last month being $791,661 as against $11S,886 for November a year ago.
 Bridgeport's total last month was $23,730 as compared with $38,335 for November of 1883 and New Haven's total was $53,027 as against $102,17S year ago. The survey made by the New Haven road takes in 232 cities. and towns. The total figures for last month was $1,4S5.592 as against $743.57l a year ago. Twelve of the com munities shared in the gain, they being Bristol, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, Naugatuck, New Bri- tain, New London. Norwich Stratford. Torrington, West Hart ford and Waterbury.
 Naugatuck's figure for last month was $16,160 as against $12,375 in November of last year. Torrington showed a jump of over SgOOO.
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FIRE LOSSES DURING THE YEAR OF 1884
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 fire which had spread to the city's business section.
 Fire Statistics
 1.-Population estimated, 99,902. 2.-Area, square miles, 29. B. False alarms, 67. 5.-Expended 6.-Cost per capita, 5,241. 7.- buildings, 0; in fire-proof (steel buildings, 97; in iron clad build in concrete buildings, 6; in build building fires, 298. S.-Numbcr of fires: Confined to buildings or place of origin, BOA; extended to adjoining buildings, o; extended beyond adjoining buildings, O.; con- fined to floors to which fires orig mated, $50; confined with chem icals, 130; confined with water, Al; confined with water and chem icals, 40.
 Values and Insurance Value of buildings
 and contents, est. $1,655, 5,3S0.0O Insurance on build-
 ings and contents. 1,459,708.0O
 Estimated Losses 1884 Estimated loss on
 buildings ....... S7,S3S.56 Estimated loss on
 contents ......... 63,466.90 Total ............$ 150,S05.46
 Insurance Paid in 1884 Insurance paid on
 buildings ........ $8O,439.37 Insurance paid on
 contents =. ........ 4o,66o.SS Total ............ $121,1O2.O3 Total lost estimated. 150,SO5.46 Total insurance paid 121,102.O5 Total uninsured fire loss, estimated ..... $29,7O3.41
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of the association until his death. and even after he reached the hundred mark made occasional trips from his Connecticut home to the New York offices.
 Dr Beard remembered Abraham Lincoln well. and dated his untir- ing efforts in behalf of the broth- ei hood of man from the time he heard Lincoln's speech in Cooper Union. New York, in 1860. Of that speech he later wrote:
 features of Lincoln's strong face and note his emotions as he arose in his plea for human rights and for the integrity of his country, and without realizing 1t. l. was un- the process of conversion. I. who went without sympathy, was listening with sympathy"
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lishment more or less directly to his influence.
 It was under his direction that the missionary association made the first religious survey of Puerto Rico after the Spanish American war and established non-com- petitive basis for Protestant mis- sionaries there. His influence also was felt in the far north, for 1t was through his efforts that rein deer were introduced into Alska from Siberia to form herds for the Eskimos.
 pr Beard was born here May Il, 1893. He was christened in the First Congregational church and when his tooth birthday anni- versary was observed in 1888, he preached an anniversary sermon. He was the oldest minister of the Christian and Congregational churches, as well as Yale's oldest graduate and the oldest graduate of Union Theological seminary.
 After his studies at Yale and the seminary Dr Beard held pastorates at Cape Elizabeth and Bath, Me. and Syracuse, N. Y., after which he went to Paris. where he was pastor of the American church.
 It was in this capacity that he met Mir and Mrs Leland Stanford, and preached the sermon at their sons funeral. He was credited with making the suggestion that they establish a university to the memory of their son and Leland Stanford. Jr. university, at Palo Alto. Calf. was the result.
 Dr Beard returned to the United States in 1886 and became asso- ciated with the missionary associ. atlon, a work that brought him into contact with the peoples cf Hawaii. China. Japan. and the Philippines. as well as the Negroes and mountain folk of his own country.
 N He remained honorary secretary
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 on introducing a bill which would eliminate the sinking funds of the first and second taxation district.
 Commissioner Goss, when talked with, stated that since the sinking funds were set up a few years ago they have proven very necessary parts of the city's financial pro- gram. He said that he will oppose Eliminating the funds unless he can be Thoroughly convinced that they are no longer necessary.
 are no olnger necessary.
 This morning Mir Goss left Wa terbury for Mountain Lake, Flor ida, where he will spend a few weeks. He will be back. however, before the legislation reported to be Under consideration has been enacted by the general assembly.
 The surplus resource sinking funds were set up under the ad- Ininistration of ex-Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile. The plan was the idea of Commissioner Goss. At first the funds became active through the passage of a city ordinance. Later the state legislature passed bill making them a special sta ute. Therefore. in order to elimi- nate the funds the city must get legislative permission.
 Before the sinking funds were set up the city used money re- cefved in back taxes for current expenses. Under the sinking fund act all money received in back taxes, delinquent assessments and so forth must go into the sinking funds and be used to retire the city's floating indebtedness.
 Last year the city officials com plained that the setting up of the sinking fund makes it difficult fo. the municipality to market city bonds, the banks attorneys always raising questions as to why the hack taxes go into the funds in- stead of into the general treasury. sThe absence of the money from the general treasury prevents the city from presenting a really true picture of the local financial con- difions.
 If objection is too great to the proposal to eliminate the sinking funds 1t Is possible that the city will attempt to compromise by having the system of handling the back taxes changed somewhat.
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All guests were accounted for and none was injured.
 Damage to other buildings was confined to water and smoke.
 The block in which the hotel was located is one of the most con- gested in the oity's center.
 Cause Is Unknown
 The cause of the fire. which duickiy swept through the 100- syear-old hotel, western Connecti- cut landmark, was not determined in1mediately.
 George Aubrey. a kitchen work eff who discovered the flames. said the Are started in hall near the kitchen in the center of the build ing.
 Twenty guests were registered in the hotel which had facilities for fffy. Five required assistance to gain the street through the dense smoke and flames which enveloped the entire building within half an hour.
 Damage to the Allen House. a family hotel. was roughly esti- mated at $100,000.
 Sparks carried over a wide area. Threatening other buildings, a number of which were of wooden construction.
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Club or Thousand
 Is The Proposition
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der, the proceeds to be used for paying off the deficit and the bal ance to be turned over to the pro- per officers of the club when or ganized for the purposes of the or ganiZation.
 Very truly yours,
 ROWLEY W. PHILLIPS,
 Chairman.
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Reasons of Japan

Tokyo, Dec 22-(UP)-Japan terminated the Washington naval treaty in order to obtain flair and just naval agreement designed to maintain and promote world peace" the navy spokesman said today.
 The statement, apparently tn- tended solely for home consump- tion, was given vernacular news papers soon after Foreign Minis ter Koki Hirota sent the official notice ending the 1922 agreement to Ambassador Hiroshi Saito at Washington.
 Saito is expected to present the termination notice to the United States department of state about December 27.
 In explaining to the Japanese people why the government had taken a step which foreign observ- CTS fear will precipitate a naval building race and possibly lead to war in the Pacific, the navy spokes- man said that world conditions
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houncements considered by ad- ninistration officials as being akin to s'war talk.
 Today's gesture confirmed previ- 0us reports that if there is to he e naval construction race as a rec sult of the scrapping of the treat fes. some other power will have to Institute the race.
 Tn any event no naval construc- tfon race can be launched until the end of 1936. The naval treaties have two years to run, after nos ticeof abrogation is filed.
 Steel Inside the Glove
 The steel han dinside the glove extended to Japan was indicated m the care which administration otf1- cials took to avoid mention of Ja- pans proposals to scrap all navies down to a relative basis of 2-2-2, and this. country's determination, as voiced by it's delegates to the London naval conferences, to maintain the 5-5-3 ratios.
 Silence followed any mention to officials of the recent London speech of Norman H. Davis, chief American delegate to the naval conversations there, in which ne warned that scrapping of the naval treaties or tampering with the naval ratios might lead to de- structive construction race, anu possibly to war.
 It was apparent officials pre- ferred for the present to cling closely to the peace aspects of the situation and eventually hope for obtaining a new voluntary agree ment for limitation of navies.
 Formal notice of Japan's inten- ton to abrogate the naval treaties is expected to reach Washington early next week.
 The official exposition of the ad- ministration's policy and attitude carefully avoided discussion of the growing accord on naval affairs between the United States and Great Britain. Officials here were delighted with this development resulting from the London naval conversations, however.
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Hundreds of couples in Britain were married just before me wed. fling of the Duke of York ans Princess Marina sc they could inc <'ade in their wedding tour q visit |n London to see the royal wed- <if4 procession.
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Steel Hand Inside
 GLoDe GiDen Japan
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had changed greatly since the Washington pact was negotiated and signed.
 Japan's insistence on parity, these spokesmen have said, is based partly on the presence of an ag- gressive Russian government In the Far East and on scientific prog ress which has increased the cruising range, the mobility and the strength of fighting ships,
 National pride, too, made the Japanese no longer willing to dc- cept an inferiority to nations with which it now is competing for world trade. Within the little more than a decade of the Wash ington pact Japan has been coh- verted into major industrial na- tion whose products instead of be. ing unique developments of home craftsmen have been turned into such international fields as textiles.
 Foreign Minister Koki Hirota today took the last step to end the treaties when he presented the termination notice to Emperor Hirohito for imperial sanction.
 Given that. Hirota forwarded the notice to Saito at Washington, to end the limitation agreement two years from the date the notice Is delivered the United States as de- pository of the pact.
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France Against Japan

Paris, Dec 22-(UP)-The for eign office issued an official com munique today to deny reports published abroad that Minister at Marine Francois Pietri announced in the chamber of deputies that France would renounce the Wash ington naval treaty.
 France, the statement said, re- fused to join Japan in denouncing the treaty and had not changed it's attitude. .,.,.....
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Household Articles

HEAVY VELVET RUGS 9xl2-Assorted Colors .. $l6.45 KELLER'S ING. 77 Grand St.
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THREE HURT IN
 TORRINCTON FIRE

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SINKING. FUNDS
 GIVEN SUPPORT

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OLDEST PASTOR
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CLEANING. Pressing and Repairins of the better kind Work called for and delivered. Mosels 23 Abbott Ave. Dial ssO341.
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Evening star., 1934-06-03
Mrs. Taft Honor Guest of
Maryland Republican Club

Among those making reservations
for the annual luncheon of the
Montgomery County Federation of
Republican Women at the Brook
Farm Tea House. Chevy Chase. Tues
day, June 5, are Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor, Mrs Willard Hays, Mrs. Cabot
Stevens, Mrs. NJ H. Bancroft, Mrs.
David Snyder, Mrs Edward Keys,
Mrs. Harry Elkins. Mrs. Eugene Stev-
ems, ST.; Mrs. Harry Houston, Mrs Ed
ward w. Koch, Mrs. B. Shanks Cha
ney, Mrs. A. z. Miller, Mrs. H. E.
Alexander, Mrs. Charles Bond, Mrs.
M. w. Blackman. Mrs. w. B. john
son, Mrs Millard West, Mrs. J. C.
Taylor, Mrs. G.. A. Chadwick, Mrs.
G. A. Cook, Mrs. C. w. Mitchell and
others.
The guest of honor will be Mrs.
William Howard Taft, and the former
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Mr..
P. F. Snyder, will be the principal
speaker. Other guests include Mrs.
P. F. Snyder. Mrs. William Fitch Kel-
ley. Mrs. Galen TAFT and Mrs. Frank
Mondell.
Mrs. Estelle Douglas has a large
group assisting her in dispensing hos
pitality.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
Keefer Recital at Willard
Has Many Patronesse.

For Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer's stu
dent recital at Hotel Willard ball room
Tuesday evening the following will be
patronesses and box holders: Mrs.
William N. Doak, Mrs. Henry Alvah
Strong, Mrs. Allard Gasque, Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin, Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Abbot, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Tirrell. Mrs. William Fitch Kelley,
Mrs Eugene Byrnes, Mrs. Charles j.
Williamson. Mrs. Cabot Stevens, Mrs.
Elizabeth Edison, Mrs Frank w Mon
dell. Miss Edna Patton, Mrs. Edward
A Keys. Mrs. Frank Shortall. Mrs.
Ernest H. Daniel, Mrs. Cooper Light
bown, Mrs. Gilbert Miller, jr; Mrs.
Henry Albers, the Misses Young. Mrs.
Fulton Lewis, Mrs. Virginia White
Speel. Mrs. Harvey Wiley, Mrs. Bruce
Baird, Mrs. Ellis Yost and Mrs, John
L. Hyde.
The ushers will be Miss Peggy
English, Miss Mildred English, Miss
Katherine Pearson, Miss Eva Skriva-
mex, Mrs Velma Snow Barnett and
Miss Betty Galbraith.
Mrs. Dorothy Radde Emery will be
at the piano.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
Outdoor Fete and Bridge
At Womans Countv Club

Thursday, June 7. a charming out
door fete and bridge party will be
given at the National Womans
Country Club. under the direction of
Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman. the club
president, and Mrs. Mark l.. Bristol
and Mrs. Frank Mondell of the
executive committee and Mrs. Charles
McNary, chairman of the house COM
mittee, and all members of the board.
Among those who will preside at
the various tables and booths are
Nine. de Bayle, Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes, Mrs. Perry Heath. Mrs.
Arthur Macarthur, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, Mrs Harry P. Huse,
Mrs. Thad Brown, Mrs. Thomas H.
C. Reed. Mrs. Charles Alger, Mrs.
Cabot Stevens. Mrs. Garritt Miller,
Mrs. John Otto johnson, Mrs. John
Holcombe, Miss Worrell, Mrs. Francis
Walker, Mrs. J. Clinton Tribby, Mrs.
Carl Droop, Mrs A. Waller. Mrs.
Charles Williamson and Mrs. Efng-
ham Townsend
Miss Blanche Malone will give an
exhibition of her charming water
colors, some of which are to be sold
for the club fund.
Evening star., 1934-06-03

Cabot Stevens and Mrs. Carl Droop.
These ladies and their assistants
have planned many amusing features
for the day. A group of young girls
will sell ice cream and flowers. For
the younger generation there will be
fortune telling and fish pond.
Those wanting to play bridge will
please make reservations at the club.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
Hosts at Stone Ridge
A. Home This Afternoc

Mr.. and Mrs. George E Hamilton
will be at home Sunday afternoon at
Stone Ridge, on the Rockville road
after 4 o'clock. The flowers at Stone
Ridge are at their best and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton have had dozens OF
callers to see the wealth of blossoms
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis who
are spending the week end at Rip
pom Lodge, their Virginia estate, will
give a tea there this afternoon for
Miss Louella Chase, sister of Mrs
Ellis, who will entertain the Susan
Hetzel Revere Chapter, D. A. R.. of
which Miss Chase is regent. Some
of the State regents and few others
will be among the guests.
Evening star., 1934-06-03
Miss O'Reilly to Receive
At Women's Ciitv Club

Miss Mary M. O'Reilly, assistant
director of the mint, will head the
receiving line at the tea at the Wo-
mems City Club this afternoon.
Others in the line will be Mrs. Jesse
Adkins, Miss Doris Stevens, Mrs.
Joseph Stovall. Judge Mary O'Toole
and Mrs. Caroline B. Stephen. with
Mrs. John S. Bennett, president, and
Miss Laura Berrien, hostesses.
A program of music will be rem
dered by Mary Rountree Cox, dra-
matte soprano, and Mrs. Bessie Fisher,
pianist.
Miss Sara P. Grogan and Miss
Helen B. Smith will pour.