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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
JAMES A. FARLEY TO SOON OCCUPY
 SPLENDID HOME
Post Office Department at Washington to Be One
 of Beauty
By FREDERICK c. oTHMAN

By FREDERICK o. OTHMAN United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Washington, Jan. 11-(UP)- The post office department is combining modernism with old fashioned tradition In it's $10,000,- 900 new home.
 In tiled rooms of tan, trimmed in black marble, there are several pieces of chromium plated appa- ratus. They are automatic cuspi- dor washers. They do the job in 30 seconds fiat.
 Workmen applied the final sheen to these robots and to other won- ders today in the white granite structure. Postmaster General James A. (Call-Me-Jim) Farley, who chews gum but not tobacco, his four assistant postmaster gen. erals and all their helpers intend to move in next month.
 The structure contains 2,000 odd rooms. Over the door of each is a clock. Each of the assistants has Q black marble fireplace in his off, flee.
 Farley's office has two, one at each end. The postmaster general also has several mysterious doors and trick corridor which winds behind the elevators, out of sight. They will be handy for evading job-hunting congressman.
 There is a library, beautifully appointed; a goldfish pond, but no goldfish; a yellow marble slab with the names of Farley and his as- sistants carved on it; a model post office with a clock behind every post; a mile or so of brass and bronze and chromium grill work. and a lobby floor which surpasses in artistry the modernistic cuspi- dor cleaners.
 This floor has map of the world inlaid with vari-colored tiles. Russia is pink; the United States is green and Great Britain is blue.
 Sunk in the floor at one end of the map is Zodiac and at the other a compass of bronze. At the four corners of the map, in brass in- taglio, are a model airplane, rail- way express car, a 1884 model mail mail truck and transatlantic liner. These are symbolical, it was said, of the ways the postoffice speeds the mail night and day, to the proper destination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
OPERATIONS IN TEXTILES GREW
 BETTER DAILY
Sale of Clothing at Retail is Good and Mills Will
 Step Up

Boston, Jan 11-(UP)-Textile operations are increasing as a re- suit of a period of curtailments which kept production in line with sales, Dun &c Bradstreet, Inc, re- ported to-day in the weekly review of New England trade conditions.
 Manufacturers and wholesalers of woolens have only moderate stocks on hand and woolen piece goods prices are firm," the review said. "The sale of clothing at re- tail has been good, leaving manu- lecturers in position to make de- liveries of their spring lines and it is expected that activity at the mills will be stepped up somewhat before long.
 Wool top futures are firm, and all along the line wool prices arc being well maintained, although during the week the Boston mar ket has been quiet. Very few new orders have been received on wool tops, but deliveries on old contracts showed a slight increase. Receipts of domestic wool in Boston were comparatively light.
 Cotton mill activity for the year just ended was the highest since 1929. Gray goods prices are firm, and print cloths are being firmly held. An increase in the volume of retail sales has placed the trade in good position, and after the pe- riod of curtailment the mills are resuming business more actively. The chief interest in cotton yarns is being displayed by the knitters and prices are firm.
 Although the sale of shoes at retail has been light during the past week, previous stormy weather resulted in an active trade in rub Der footwear which left shoe deal- CTS in much better position. Man. ufacturing activity is increasing, and although the price situation has deferred purchasing, to some extent, advances have not been as substantial as was first expected. Hide prices advanced a half cent during the week and the market continues firm, with fairly active demand for all grades of leather.
 "The sale of all food products Is showing a tendency to increase. Activity in iron and steel increased during the week, although the To- cal pig iron furnace still is out of production. The lumber business and sales of heavy building ma terials which were slowed up con- siderably last week, on account of the storm, are somewhat more &C., tive, although business in that line is not particularly brisk, neither is there much activity in the sale of either hardwood or other lum- berS,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
All Europe Battling Against The Fascists
Present Year Will Decide Whether the New or Old
 Political Orders Are to Prevail

Many political experts predict that 1894 will be the decisive year for fascism, as 1922 was for com munism when Benito Mussolini's blackshirts marched on Rome, seized power, and turned back a red wave that threatened to en- gulf Europe.
 Mussolini himself predicted months ago that fascism must pass over frontiers and become uni- versal.
 In Rumania and Austria the struggle was most acute.
 Hollands government, alarmed at the ;nfiltration of nazism from Germany, decreed all civil servants who are Nazis must be dismissed.
 General Owen O'Duffy, a hero of the Irish rebellion, heads a legion of Fascist blueshirts in open de- fiance of the government of Presi- dent Eamonn De Valera.
 The Latvian government is try ing to suppress the Fascist Baltic brotherhood, composed of noblemen suspected of German Nazi connec- tions.
 In Czechoslovakia, birthplace of fascism, the government for months has been suppressing Nazi activities with such firmness that German Nazis have protested.
 Hungary has a Nazi movement much like that of Germany and Rumania, particularly in that it seeks to rally the poor against Jews.
 Jugoslavian Fascist are incor- porated in the Serb movement Jugo-Slavia for the Serbians.
 Norways Fascist party, recently rebuffed at the general election, is working quietly to increase it's strength.
 Denmark, though it's active Nazis are few, is watching their growth closely.
 There is even fascist movement in England, under Sir Oliver Mos- ley.
 Activities Here Washington, Jan 11.-(UP)- Postal laws must be revised, and deportation regulations made more stringent, if the federal government is to halt Nazi activities in this country, Rep Dickstein, dem, N. Y, told the United Press to-day.
 Dickstein is chairman of the house immigration and naturaliza- !tion committee which recently com pleted an investigation of Nazi propaganda in the United States.
 T am entirely in favor of free speech and free press," Dick stein said, "but the postal laws should be revised so as to bar from the mails 8 flood of malicious pro- paganda which is detrimental to the government and the adminis- tration."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
DAMAGE SUIT OF . TEN MILLIONS

New York, Jan. 11.-(UP).- Officers of the Rockefeller Center corporation today refused to com ment on August Heckschers suit for $1O,00O.O00 charging unfair competition and coercion in obtain ing tenants for Rockefeller Center. Heckscher brought the suit as president of two realty corpora tions. John D. Rockefeller, Jr, was also defendant.
 Defendants include Winthrop w. Aldrich. brother-in-law of John D., Jr., and chairman of the board of Chase National Bank; Edward l.. Ballard. Francis T. Christy. Charles o. Heydt, John A. Osborne, Nelson A. Rockefeller. Arthur Woods Metropolitan SquaR corporation. Todd & Robertson, Inc, Todd Rob- ertson-Todd Engineering corpora tion, Hugh s. Robertson, James M. Todd and John R. Todd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
BLAZING HOME UP TO OWNER
Tenant Refuses to Extin- gish Fire as House
 Belonged to Another

Fulton, Mo -- (UP) - Perhaps the most disgruntled tenant in the country has been located near here.
 So disgruntled is he that when the house in which he lived caught aflre no effort to extin- gulsh the blaze was made.
 pr Y. Maier, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Arkansas City. Kan, was passing Q farm house when he noticed a small blaze on the roof,
 Running to the door. he knocked, telling the man and woman inside that their house was on fire.
 "The house doesn't belong to me-" the man replied.
 "That shouldn't mako any dlf. ference" the pastor answered. "BealdeH. tho fire hasn't made much headway. and it can easily
 "i won't bother to put t out, Let the owner do it when ho comes aI0ng,"
 ReAlng the man and woman would not budHe from tho house, no oall0d Co hIH two sons, Who were with him, and they Het Co work eRilnnmlHhiDH fhs fles,
 IfhN fro over, fhn couple looked at ihe hale ln the F0of, EFlnDed and slammed tho dOeF,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

panies of the celebrated Comcdie- Francaise and odeon theateTs.
 Recently, however, the chamber finance commission held up the proposed 3s,OOO,OOO franc subsidy for these historic organizations. The deputies, less concerned with the art of the theater than with reducing government costs, maIn- tained that two state theaters for the legitimate drama, under pres- ent-day conditions, were a dispens- able luxury.
 On the other hand, the govern ment showed itself more generous toward state-supported opera, leav- ing untouched the 1894 subsidies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
FRENCH FIGHT
 THEATER PLAN
Protest Merging Cele- brated Centers-GOvern=
 ment Idea UnfavarOed

Paris-UP)-Leading French actors and drama critics are up in arms against the governments pro- posal to merge the repertory com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
SALESMAN DEAD
 ONE WEEK WHEN
 BODY WAS FOUND
Discovered With Bullet Wound in His Head
 and Bruises

Charlestown, N. IT., Jan II -(U. P.)-An autopsy was to be per- formed on the body of George L.. Thomas, 45-year-old electrical sup plies salesman, to-day as authord- ities sought a motive for his slay- ing in a cabin on lonely road near here.
 After 0 preliminary examination yesterday Medical Referee Fred P. Claggett said that Thomas had been dead about week. The body was taken to Claremont for the au- topsy.
 Found by two women, whose curiosity had ben aroused by an automobile parked for several days before the bungalow, the body was lying face down in a lean-to shed behind the kitchen. A bullet had entered Thomas back near the neck and his face had been bat tered.
 Two $5 bills, some change and jewelry which had been untouched by his slayer or slayers, caused po- lice to discard the robbery notice. It was learned that Thomas had told friends he knew St Johnsbury, Vt, rum runners, but investigation disclosed no known enemy of the victim.
 A corn sickle and stove lid near the body led to the belief that an attempt had been made to bury the body was abandoned because of the frozen earth.
 Thomas last was sen alive Jan- uary 2, when he left the home here of Charles Phillips, where he had been living. Phillips also owned the bungalow where the body was found. Because Thomas had been accustomed to go on long selling trips, Phillips said he did not notify police of the victims disappear ance.
 The cabin formerly was occupied by Della Savage, known as "Black Diamond', who was arrested there on a liquor charge last autumn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
JUDGE MEAD OF
 GREENWICH DIES

Greenwich, Conn, Jan 11-CUP) Funeral services will, be held Fri day afternoon for Judge James R. Mead, 73, who succumbed to pneu- monia at his home here yesterday.
 He had been practicing attor- ney in Fairfield county for 51 years and represented Greenwich in the general assembly for three terms. He was judge of probate here for IA years.
 Judge Mead is survived by his widow and a sister
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
PROFESSIONAL LIARS BARRED

Port Angeles, Wash (UP)-- Fishermen in this section were pre- pairing their fish stories for the coming handicap of the "tallest fish story" to be held here next summer. Only professional liars" were barred from the fish story contest to be held in connection with the annual Salmon derby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

Mrs Francis Grimm are getting 10 know what to expect from Santa Claus. To them, Kris Krsnsfs looks for all the world like the stork. On Christmas day in 1929 a son was born to them. And on Christmas day in 1888 another son was born.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
BY W. c. QUIsENBERRY

(COpyrlght 1854, by United PreSS)
 London, Jan 11-(UP)-Fascism and parliamentary government were at death grips in all Europe to-day, with indications that 1884 might prove the decisive year in the struggle between the new and old political orders.
 Governments of five nations Austria, Rumania, Holland, Latvia, and the Irish Free State-have talk en sternly oppressive measures since the new year, against fas- cists or nazis, their counterpart. 7 A premier, Ion c. Duca of Ru- mania, has fallen victim to a Nazi assassin. Rumanian and Austrian prisons are filling with Nazis.
 With Nazi Germany as the cen- ter of the new Fascist movement, agitation and violence by those who believe the old form of government is doomed have spread over the continent.
 Excluding Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, there are active Nazi- Fascist movements in 12 European countries,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

LeTDuTy, ana HOW Ol pdTlS uH-
 known and Charles R. Byrne, of
 the Town of Cheshire.
 STATE of CONNECTICUT, CITY
 COURT of WATERBURY. ss.
 WATERBURY, Jan. 11th, 1884.
 Upon the complaint of the said plaintiff City of Waterbury, State of Conn. praying for reasons therein set forth for and possession of premises, described in complaint, re- turnable on the 4th Tuesday of Jan. terbury, in and for the City of Wa terbury, and State of Connecticut, it appearing to and being found by the subscribing authority, that the defendant Charles k. Byrne is re- siding in Cheshire and Leonard Kipp gone to parts unknown.
 TT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED. That notice of the pendency of said complaint be given to said defend dant Leonard Kipp and Charles R. Byrne by publishing this order in the Evening Democrat, a newspaper printed in Waterbury, Conn.,. three (3) days successively, commencing on or before the 18th day of Jan. 1884.
 IRVING VIM. PASTERNAK. Clerk of City Court of Waterbury. STATE of CONNECTICUT, NEW
 HAVEN COUNTY, ss. WATER
 BURY, Jan. 11th, 1884.
 The within and foregoing is true and attested copy of the original writ, summons, complaint and order in my hands for publication.
 Attest:
 WILLIAM J. ROACH, 1-1f-St City Sheriff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
ORDER OF NOTICE.

CITY of WATERBURY vs. LEONARD KIPP, formerly of Wa terbury, and now of parts un- known and Charles +. Byrne, of the Town of Cheshire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
HIGH LIQUOR PRICES
 AID CANADA

Buffalo, N. Y.-(UP)-High prices of liquor here have driven trade into Canada. 1t was revealed here recently. It was disclosed that traffic on the Peace bridge. con- meeting Buffalo with Fort Erie, Ont, has increased from 200 to 300 per cent since repeal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11

STATE of CONNECTICUT: DIS TRICT of WATERBURY,, ss. PRO- BATE COURT, January 9th, 193i. ESTATE of WILLIAM r. HAYNES late of the Town of Waterbury, in Said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis. trlct of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tat to exhibit their claims for settle- ment. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested within said time, will be debarred q recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to . THE CITIZENS and MANuFAC URERS NATIONAL BANK
 Exeeutor,
 By Thomas r. Moore. l.ll-3L Trust Ofncef.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-11
151 POUNDS DIDN'T MAKE
 NOISE

San Francisco-(UP)-A pack age of 151 pounds fell out of the hands of Henry J. Peacock without making a noise. Peacock reported his loss to police and solicited their aid. The pounds were 12 English bank notes totaling 151 pounds, nr hnnt S7h0.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
STUDENT DUELs

German student duels have usually
seemed to Americans absurd morally and
near zero as sport. Reading the account,
however, of an American who has been
studying this phenomenon in German uni
versities, where it has lately been revived.
one begins to see a sort of reason for it.
It is not fencing, as with foils and
rapiers, but broadsword work. There is
no ducking or flinching. The fighter holds
the sword hilt above his head and must not
bring the point below chin level. Strokes
are downward slashes. The object is to
cut the opponents face, which is exposed.
There are only iron rings to protect the
eyes. Neck, body and right arm are
guarded by heavy leather
The actual fighting, in fierce, four
second periods until one of the contestants
is sufficiently wounded" seems like
crude, purposeless butchery. An onlooker
can see little skill in it. such as one sees in
fencing or French sword play. But he
does see courage. For the duelist is not al
lowed to dodge or step back. or even so
much as bend his head to avoid blow. He
has to stand right up against that sword
point and beat it back, or take it. And
there's something to that-learning to
take it,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
TODAY'S WEATHER
portion. probably gales near cen.
ter of tropical disturbance.
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The tropical disturbance is Gen.
trail this morning about latitude
rs degrees with longitude 81 de-
grees west apparently moving
slowly nertheastward attended by
gales near center. This location
places the storm about 500 miles
west and slightly north of Key
West. Showers have continued in
central and northern Florida.
Jacksonville reporting a heavy
rainfall of 2.a2 inches. Light scat
tered showers have also occurred
during the last "a hours in the
central Plains States and portions
of the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Valleys. Temperatures con-
tinue near or above normal
throughout the country from the
Plains States eastward and maxi
mum readings of 100 degrees ec-
CURED again yesterday in central
Texas.
G. S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
THE NEW CUP DEFENDER

Beginning September Is another
great international yacht race for pos
session of the famed Americas cup will
take place between the British challenger
Endeavor and the American defender Rain
bow. Both vessels are nearing completion
and an exciting series of races is in pros
pect.
The Rainbow was designed by w.
Startling Burgess, designer of the Enter
prise, which defeated Sir Thomas Lip
toms last challenger, the Shamrock V, in
1880. The new cup defender has a water
line length of 80 feet. maximum sail area
OF 7,555 square feet, and displacement of
1877 long TONS Her mast of duralumin, a
metal alloy as strong as steel, but weighing
only one-third as much, will be 165 feet
tall. The yacht will cest about 100000
to build
Thirty-five men will compose the
RainboW's crew, with Harold s. Vanderbilt
as captain and helmsman, he also having
been skipper of the victorious Enterprise
four years ago. He is perhaps the worlds
greatest living yachtsman, and is con-
fidently expected to steer the American
boat. to victory.
The Americas cup, the most coveted
of all yachting trophies, IL 50 called be-
cause it was first won BY the American
vessel Of that name on August %, 1851,
when the English Aurora was defeated.
Since that time IA British chalIengers
have sought to lift the cup. but allshave
failed.
Sir Thomas Upton, that game Irish
sportsman affectionately known as ''the
worlds best loser" tried five times to win
the trophy, the last attempt being made in
1880. He had promised to try sixth
time, but death interviewed. Shortly be-
fore his death his American friends and adj
nirers presented him with handsome
consolation cup in appreciation of his fine
craftsmanship.
The uniform success which has at
tended the efforts of American vessels in
the international yacht races demonstrates
the wonderful skill of our designers and
builders, as well as the consummate sea-
manship of our sailors. May they score
another victory next September
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
CAGE FOR LOST CHILDREN

On recent fine Sunday 80 children
were lost during the day at the st. Louis
Zoo. 1t was hard on zoo attendants, on
frightened children and on anxious
parents.
Director George p. Vierheller felt
that the situation called for a plan. so he
evolved one. He is going to have q corral
built next door to the monkey house. Lost
children viii be placed on display in the
corral. Frantic parents viii be directed to
the corral to pick out their offspring.
It is IN excellent scheme, and de-
serves to have heen thought of long ago.
One can easily see further possibilities
growing out Of il. such as checking ar
rangement for parents who would like ia
have IN hour Of ease on park bench with
out having to separate Quarrelling young.
sters, buy ice cream cones and answer qaes-
ti0ns the whole time. The corral Is likely
to become playground with an intelligent
guard or two in charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
LUX TOILET SOAP )
SHOWS BIG SALES
FuLL.PAcE ADVERTISEMENT
APPEARS IN ToDAY's IS
SUE OF THE CITIZEN

Sales Of Lux toilet soap in Key
West are far ahead Of the same
period last year. a, Gillentine. ST..
representative of Lever Brothers
for southeastern Florida from
Titusville to Key West, reports.
The company is observing the
tenth anniversary Of Lux and is
conducting q Greater Prosperity
Builder" campaign here and
throughout the United States.
Through the cooperation of
leading grocery stores of Key
West. a full-page advertisement
regarding Lux, Rinse and Life
buoy Soaps. Lever Brothers pro-
ducts. is published in this issue
of The Citizen. Mr.. Gillentine is
in charge Of the sales work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
rHE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print \
without fear. and without favor; never be
afraid 70 attack wrong o. to applaud right;
elwAys fight for progress; never be the or
gan OF the mcuthplses 81 any person. clique
faction or class; alvazs do IL utuos. for ths
public welfare; never tolerate corruption 81
I'M tics; denounce vics and praise virtue:
commend good done BY individual or organ.
Isation; tolerant Of Others rights. views and
opinions; print only news that win elevate
ARdrpos eoDtaminate the resder; never CON
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15


crate to fresh southeast or south
winds.
Florida: Showers tonight an
Saturday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Gentle variable winds over north
portion and moderate to fresh
southeast or south winds over
south portion and mostly overcast
weather tonight and Saturday
with occasional showers.
East Gulf: Moderate southeast
winds over east portion; fresh
easterly over northwest portion
and fresh southeast and south
winds with squalls over southwest
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15

The Fort Myers News-Press says that
Jim Franklin is now swell fellow with =
couple Of Key West candidates, and The
Citizen might add that the defeated OPP
ponents Of Senator Trammell are now
thought BY him to be fine folks and very
much misunderstood but the junior senator
firm Florida still does not find ii palatable
70 Park any Pepper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Today's Birthdays

Nine. Ernestine Schumann-
Heink. prima dona. born in Aus
tria, "a years ago.
Malvina Hoffman (Mrs. Samuel
B. Grimson) of New York, noted
sculptor. born in New York, Al
years ago. M
Mary Ellis of New York. oper-
attic soprano, born there, 50 years
ago.
James R. Beverly. former gov
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15

With the election Of Henry p. Fletcher
as chairman of the Republican National
Committee lot Of submerged Republicans
in Washington have been coming up for
air. The indications are that they are GET
ting ready to make considerable noise in
behalf of the G. o. p.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15

The man in business in order to be sue
cessful must never deceive others, and par
ticularly not himself. Any one who has
been in business ten years knows this is
good dope.