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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

Don't forget to look over the
list Of candidates published each
week in this paper, before the
primaries on Sept. IL. and keep
them IN mind on that day.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

Sam Blackwell, democratic
candidate for constable in the
Coolidge distr ct Is busy put
ing up placards and interview
ing the citizens.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

W. G. Truman. County
Attorney and democrat candi =
date for reelection wa- inter
viewing the Coolidge voters
Thursday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

Mr.. John Gorec and Mr. ID.
Johnson left Thursday mite for
the coast.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-17

FOR SALE cheap. ouble
~immon, bed springs, mattress
Mrs. J J Butterfeld
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-25
By Blosser
THE KIDS TELL
 HIM!

lthing.' "All right" snapped Dotty. II am game. As long as there's no sign of flame from powder. will stay here here. Come, Coppy. do your stuff.
 You're plenty brave enough. hope, to jerk the little trigger rope. II only takes a little jerk to make the cannon puff."
 They shortly found that she was right. The rope was jerked, and what n sight. A big marshmallow sailed right out and whizzed along through space.
 Wee Windy was so startled he took quite flop. He shouted. Gee, some of the sugar powder of the candy hit my face. "Ha. hal" laughed Goldy. That Is luck. Some candy on your lips is stuck. Why don't you lick 1t off I'll bet that 1t will taste real good" "A good idea" Windy cried, And then they all laughed when he tried so lick the candy from his lips. like any youngster would" tcopyright 1884. NEA Service Incl fTlic Tlnics help build c battle wnii in the next st0rg.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-25
FRECKLES

When Coppy had the canno packed, all of the Tinies gladly backed away. and one wee Cheer fu1 Chap exclaimed, Now we're all set.
 'Who's going to make the can non roar? We'll fire it once, and then some more. What happens will surprise all of you Tinymites. I'll bet.'
 "Hey, wait a minute" Dott, cried. "You told me not to run and hide to get away from lots of noise. You said there would be none.
 And, now you say the gun will roar. I guess you're fooling me What for? TO have noise ringing in your cars is really not much funs
 "Just wait and see." the Chap replied. 'Stand right there by the cannon's side. and you wIll not be scared one bit, The noise Is from
 "S~u'il find out what It's all n nhouf. and see marsamaHoW fiv out. The cannon's really saLs and sound, and quite clever
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
BOSTON BANDIT
CAR WAS FOUND
Five Men Robbed Sears
R0ebuck Company Mon
day of Sl6,924

Boston, May f--CU.P. IA stolen
automobile used by five bandits In
a ef6.024 robbery Mt the Sears
Roebuck and Company building In
the Back Bay yesterday was found
abandoned In Cambridge last
night.
The car had been taken from the
showroom OF Matapan auto
mobile dealer and was driven only
30 miles. The bandits had equipped
IL with license plates stolen from
the automobile Of John Mcleod OF
Bonneville. Harvard University
employe.
Two hats and lS-inch section
OF o. topco8t were the tangible
clues held by police ms they sought
the quintet who staged the holGup
in daylight while scores of shop
pers looked on.
Thomas j. Recupero, a special
officer employed by the mail order
firm, seized the hats and piece OF
topcoat in struggle with two men
who wsylaid him and Miss Mar
garet Connolly. "a cashier. snatch
Ing $16.y24 In cash and checks
which she was taking from the
basement 10 a. vault upstairs.
The pair did not show arms, but
one of three com panions who rode
in the getaway car pointed blue
steel revolver st Recupero as he
chased the robbers 10 the street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01

Smart and Mrs smart OF Hartford
was killed by an auto IN that city
Sunday afternoon
Briefs
Mr. and Mrs Nicholas DEM and
daughter, Miss Anna Dolan OF Al.
bnny. ". ". and Mrs Msry stokes
Of Waterbury, were weekend guests
OF Mr. and Mrs Henry Theriault.
Portable Fire Pump
Purchase Of portable IRE pump
Is'bcing considered by the IRE pre-
vention committee OF the Hitchcock
Lake Improvement association.
Headed by Edward Pracny. the
committed has made arrangements
with the a. n. Blanchard company
Of Cambridge, Mass TO give a pub
lie demonstration OF the pumping
equipment Thursday evening,
The need Of firc protection IN the
region OF the lake Ii very grent,
according to the members OF the
association: II tho purchase IL de-
cided upon sho expense will be
raised among the members of the
association.
Thursday .Ilghps demonstration
will take place near Lakeside t0v-
ern and will begin ut o'clock. In
view Of The fact that there are
many Watcrburians who have cot
tngcs at the lake, large group IL
expected TO be on hand
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
Stocks We're L0Der IN
Trading During Day
Corporate Bonds SOftened But IT, S. Govt Bonds Rose
to New Hlghs-SiIver and Cotton Eased OF

a point. Stecls ilrmed on a 81 per
cent rise IN rate OF operations.
During tho course OF tho day u
number OF issues mado new lows
for tho year, including Allied
Chemical at i43 i-2 on i.2; Amer
lean Commercial Alcohol 40 3.S
OF Ia; American Smelling sS "a
on lis: Atlantic Refining 20 Us
on Ia; Corro ioc Pasco 80 SIS OF
I as. Chryslor as 3.i Oft SIS;
Commercial Solvents Is LIS of b-S
Consolidated Gas % rs or Ia;
International silver 80 on !; II. II.
Macy as is or Us, and Mack
Trucks 2ONi-S or as.
Air reduction reached 100 Us
up i.2. while Du pont touched
% i.2 up I 2.
silver futures rallied aud silver
stocks firmcd. u = Smelling gained
nearly n point, American Smelling
and Cerr0 do pnsc0 gained carly
losses Copper issues were about
steady. Gold mining issues rallied.
Homstako was up nearly 4 points
at 355 la.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
MANY FACTORIES
in MASS. CLOSED
DOWN BY STRIKE
10000 Leather Workers
in 80 Shops Demand
Big Wage Increase

Peabody, Mas, May 1--(UP)--
Demanding rs per cent wage ins
creaaes after having won their
fight for n closed shop, 10000
leather workers began n general
strike today, closing some 30 fac
tories In ave communities and
Gripping tho Industry In Mnss. Tan-
nories In Peabody, Salem, Lynn.
Danvors and Woburn were shut
down Y the walkout, which
was called by the National Leath-
orWorkerS association.
Tho strike throat was believed
averted lato yesterday when the
manufacturers belatodly accepted
tho unions closed shop demands.
But tho workers at mass meetings
here and at Lynn last night voted
TO hold out for 80 pcr cent wage
increases, They objected 10 a re-
ported lnst-minute proposal by tho
employers, under which tho asking
OF wnRe increases or tho striking
for such increase would DO forbid
den during tho tenure OF the new
wage and working agreement.
Police Chief Edward y. Pierce
had moro than 100 men on hand
for possible emergency duty hero
touUy, anu hlUnituf pIocuuuVHh WoFo
In effect In tho other communities.
Pierce issued an order forbiddlng
the sale of liquor In Peabody today
Rosiden,s pcrc apprehensive, not
because II was May day but because
of the violence which characterized
n strike OF leather workers here
"A year ago. Picketing began ut
most OF tho 80 factories In the
tanning cities at q. m.
The iast-minuto proposal of the
manufacturers was based on tho
recommendation of Judge John !.
Burns OF tho regional labor board,
that manufactures he FREQ 10 hire
whom they pleased but TINT every
one hired had TO Join the National
Leather Workers association with
In three weeks or lose his job. such
n proposal was acceptable to the
workers, since II IL tantamount TO
n closed shop. But ut mass meetings
attended by $500 they voted 10
hold out for wnge increases.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
Markets Adjust Themselves to New Monetary Policy
Big Gains Reported
In Far Western Trade


New York, May f--Notnble gains
IN far western retail trade, build
ing activity and employment are
recorded IN the April issue OF the
Bank OF America Business RE-
view. Further evidence Of business
recovery is found In the banks In.
dcx OF far western business for
March which stands at the highest
level for the year and 10 per cent
above March, 1893. For tho FIRST
time since 1929, the index, based
on carloadlnEB, bank debts and
power production, shows an In.
crease for tho month OF March
over February.
The bank reports record gains
In retail sales for March, tho az.
grcgnte dollar volume OF 50 cities
In the twelfth federal reserve dis.
irIct last month showing Ala
per cent Increase over tho sales OF
March, 1893. All Individual stores
reported gains over March last
year.
Bank debit figures received from
~ reporting cities for March total.
ed s2,100, 900. a gain Of 45.7
per cent over tho same month OF
1898. Total debts for tho first
quarter OF 1894 showed an increase
Of gil per cent over the first quar-
ter last year.
Building permits Issued In %
cities In eight far western states
during March totnled s5,224,040,
representing "A gain OF 1916 per
ce.t over February, and 1873 per
cent over the permits Issued by tho
same elites In March, 1893.
In California, leading aRricul.
turnl state Of the far west, the In.
dcx OF prices paid to farmers for
70 products during March was 3i.g
pcr cent above tho corresponding
month last year, This Is tho high
est point reached for the Index
since February 1892 and In n per
cent OF the 19l0-15 average.
Gains In employment and pay
rolls for California manufacture
Ing industries are also noted wEah
$3.50 per cent moro men employed
and n record Increase of 44.S over
Mnrch 1893 In total weekly pay-
rolls
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
Judge Startled
By Jury's Looks

Chicago. May f--(UP)--
Into the courtroom tlletl the
Jury. Judge Philip tlnnegnn,
preparing for npOteler tlnS %
the racket conspiracy trial OF
m men. rubbcd his eyes and
10 FAR forgot judicial dignity
a. 20 gapc. Juror No. ! had
black eve. Juror No. ; was
adjusting q slipping bandagss
across his nose. Juror No. \
llmpcd and made no secret
O9 the fact that muscular RI.
fort was dlstastcgut Others
~ the venlre obviously were
the worse for wear.
"tsentlemcn." snld Judge
linncgnn. "whut in the"
The fOrcmans---sDurOr No.
uninterrupted.
"Wc'yc been locked M III
days." ne told the Judge.
yesterday was warm. No We
played bnscbnil. What OF it?"
"NOthlng." said i'inncgnn,
depressing u smile. "NOthing
nc all. Let's proceed. gentle.
men,"
The trial began January 4.
II II expected TO end Thurs.
dny.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
ny ELMER q. WALLER
{ limited PrcAn Financial AallltoF

New York. May i--(Up) - Mar.
kots today appeared 70 be adjusting
to q moro orthodox monetary pol.
Icy on the part Of tho ndminiatrn-
tlOn. Stocks were irregularly low.
err; corporate bonds softened; U. s.
government bonds rose 10 new
highs; weat lost Y to az cents q
bushel; silver and cotton eased;
the dollar strengthened In foreign
exchange terms with the pound OF
2 cents.
Rubber futures. stun under the
influence OF the restriction plan
announced yestesday, extended
gains, and rubber shares nrmed In
anticipation OF an Increase In tho
price OF rubber tires.
Despite tho declines IN many
major commodities, the stock mar
kct made a good performance
according TO observers. Prices,
about steady at the opening, drift.
cd lower In subsequent transac.
tions, then rallied from the Iowa
Investors were buying some OF the
preferred issues and these made
wide gains In several instances.
American Sugar was up more than
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
ELSIE ANDREWS
MERlDEN BRIDE
MilIdaIe Road Girl Weds
John MarIss--WOman..s
Club Meets Tomorrow
CHESHIRE NEWS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gaiucct
Phone 80

The marriage of Miss Elsie An
drcws, daughter of Hiram Andrews
OF MiIIdale road to John Marks Of
Mcridcn too.s place In Mcriden SAT-
urday morning at 10 o'clock. TIE
bride wore q poudrc blue swngger
suit with matching acccsBorics and
her sister. Miss Lucille Andrews,
her attendant, wore n blue suit.
The best man was Roland Grexter
OF Meriden.
Mr. and Mrs Marks left for n
motor trip and on their return Will
make their homo In Miildaie on tho
Cheshire road.
Mrs Marks In Humiston school
graduate and for many years was
clerk In the Cheshire post Office.
Mr. Marks IL a graduate of Mcriden
schools and IL conencted with tho
international Silver Company.
Merlden.
Meeting Tomorrow
Tho annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Club Will be held Wednesday
ut 1880 p. NJ. IN the home OF Miss
Emma G. Doolittlc. Cornwall ave-
nue..
Association Meeting
The opening session OF the am
nual meeting OF the New Haven
West Association OF Congregations
al Churches and Ministers will be
held In the Congregational church,
Wednesday at $500 O'Clock. Supper
viii be served at $3.50 O'Clock and
1880 o'clock.
Fircnen Convene
The fire department, will meet IN
fhn alllh "a thu Tnun Hall
this cvcnjng at 1880 o'clock. All
members are Urged to attend.
Palestine Pictures
Tonight In the Congregational
church moving pictures will be
shown by Rev Chalmers Hol-
brook, which were taken on his
trip 70 Palestine.
DR. J. -. SHELTON will be the
speaker at Zion Episcopal church,
North Branford. Sunday evening
May 8.
The Junior Ladies Aid Society Of
the Methodist church will mccs Ian
the home of Miss Marjorie H6le,
TUESDAY, evening.
Arm Broken
Frank Flanagan has a broken
arm, the result Of an accident
which occurred Friday while driv-
ing TO the Connecticut College at
Storrs. AZ he turned to pass "a
truck, he was struck by q car COM
ing from the opposite direction.
Others In the car received cuts and
bruiscR.
Mr. and Mrs John G. Goddard, Jr,
are moving from Svring street to
the home Of Frank l.. Rice on
Main street.
Members of the Methodist
church In South Meriden will pre-
sent an "Old Folks" concert In the
Methodist church here. Friday
evening.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
Five Waterburians
Arrested Yesterday
Youths Charged With Fishing Without a License and
Trespassing-TO Face Court Tomorrow
wOLcoTT

WoicOtt. May - Charged with
FISHING without license and with
trespnggaing. five youths from Wa.
ierbury were arrested by Constable
William KiItka here yesterday
about noon.
Tho arrest took place at corncIls
pond IN Woodtick.
During the fishing season boys
az the north and northeastern Sec
ton OF Waterbury flock TO this
pond. Most OF them are satisfied
10 fish from the roud. which borL-
rrs section q this pond.
But others insist upon fishing from
tha dixie and from the platform OF
tho gate which controls the water
carried by flume 10 the private
property OF Gustgve cornells. In
order 10 reach this flume they
must trcspnss on private property.
Last summer boys fishing near this
flume broke the gate controls 70
that II was necessary TO drain the
pond and go 10 some considerable
expense IN repairing the gate.
Yesterday twenty boys were
counted gathered around the shore
or tho pond.
They ranged In age from 10 ~
ENuIH OF ukts SfA VI tUebt DOfb
were fishing from the flume.
When warned that they were
tregpnssing and told TO leave that
portion OF the pond only ono boy
Needed the warning. The other
five deflantly remained. A call
was sent TO Constable Klitka 10
drive them away from the pond
Upon his arrival the constable dis
rovered they we're all Fishing
without n license.
v Mr. Klitka has turned the case
Uvor 10 Frederick Comber, game
warden. Tho boys have been sum
itioned to appear before Judge
George w. Browne In town court,
"Wednesday. at 0 y. IN. OF the five
ono boy ~ under 10. The others
are Patsy Cnpuano 10. of 10 Wal.
nut street extension; Peter PentI,
~, OF f4t Division street: Silvius
Battestradn. ts, OF Dikemnn
street; Frank Prusino Is. II
Walnut street extension.
Seiectman Wakciec Wcds
Friends of SelectmuD Robert A
Wnkeieo arc congrntulating him
on his recent marriage. Mrs Sybil
Noriund OF Cooke street, Water
Ntury, became his bride at "A ccrc-
nsony performed In New York city.
Saturday afternoon, April 20.
Attend Funeral
Mr. and Mrs Claude v. Badger
and Mrs Walter Smith attended the
funeral OF Gordon Smart In Hart
ford this afternoon. Gordon, VINO
was the 0 year old son of COM
missioner OF welfare. Samuel q.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
WOOL MARKET.

Boston. May t--WP) May ia;
was too quiet In the wool market
20 please the trade. who would
welcome a rivlval In demand.
business Is 80 dull that the
market borders on staRnancy.
Prices are noninally unchanged
The q. y. agricultural depart
ment said: Wool IN very quiet In
the Boston market. Nominal quo.
tations. however. are unchanged
from last week. Country packed
lots OF Michigan medium woods ars
being offered. landed Boston. at
around 81 cents In the grease, or
al 32-33 cents In the grease for
graded strictly comging EOS. 3-s
blood. and 4es. 50c. Ia blood, for
future delivery. Spot new woods
from Ohio and Michigan are being
offered at SO cents In the grease
for strictly conabing 5gs and at IS
cents for strictly combing ass, Cos.
similar class asd qualities Of the
old clip are held l-2 cents In the
grease higher than prices at which
new woods are offered"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01

hcnlth?"
well, not particularly"
you shook hands with lrving|"
II think 80"
Irving was sitting there IN a
chair Un the lobby of the Lincoln)
and you approached and shook
hands with him"
Eyes, SIR" said Messenger,
you approached and talked
with Murton and shook hands with
him, too?"
u might have shaken hands
with him. ! don't know"
you've been n guest al the
Millen home and have suppod
with them and have enjoyed their
hospitality and there In this hotel
lobby were these two friends Of
yours and you extended TO them
the right hand Of friendship--the
hand OF Judns?" shouted Harvey.
Dewing objected, the question
was excluded, and this ended cross
examination by Harvey.
Scharton then took up the
ross-questIoning asking the Wit
ness about certain words which
appeared on n letter he received
from Murton and which he
scratched out.
These words, stick 10 the code,
did they REFER to the ethics be-
tween thieves?" asked SchartoD.
II haven't the least idea what
they meant" answered Messenger
after Judge Brown had overrulcd
IA government objection.
Then why did you scratch II
out?"
Because was instructed 10
bring that letter to garage man
and " he say that. J didn't want
him to get any wrong IDEAS"
What kind of ldcos?"
~ don't know"
What was the state' ~ your,
mind that you would understand
the words stick TO the codc'.?'
Something wrong, probably.
was afraid the garage man would
think there was something wrong
about me coming down for the
bag"
You understood as u matter OF
fact by that term code that II
had a meaning known to your
self?"
1T had no hidden meaning OF
all"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
PROFITS MADE in
new YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE TOLD
900 Firms Made Over Mil.
lion and Quarter In
One Year Alone

Washington, May l---tHFR)--U.
r.. Tho 600 firms trading on the
Now York Stock Exchange made
average profits OF Sf,333,333 In tho
period beginning In 1928 and rum
ming through the 1929 boom nv
well an tho lean days that followed
figures submitted 10 tho senate
banking committee to-day revealed.
The total sum, as gathered from
quostionnaireS tabulatcd by Fer
dlnand Pccora, the committees
counsel, showed n rot income OF
$s33,lGS,gsg for tho period. The
figures were complied from ans.
wers that represented almost the
entire member BODY OF tho ex-
changes,
Tho net income ran "a little moro
than one.third Of the gross income
Of $2,1I3,2iS,67f which tho report
isg iir.ns received,
Buyers and sellers of securities
including the small speculator,
paid In more than three. fourths OF
the total gross income In commits
BionB. They spent Si,602, ,275 In
this way. Tho broker firms colicct-
cd $320, 04O.673 interest on their
accounts and by playing the mar
ket themselves showed profit OF
$237,0J7.256.
Tho latter figure IN arrived at at
ter dcducting not losses from mar.
ket operations totallirg 1000, 900
In 1880 and 1881. Following these
bad years profits from trading on
their own account took a turn for
the better in 1882 and In eight
months OF 1033 operations were 40
successful that the pront was $685.
5g3,2f3.
Members operating az indlvid-
uals, OF which 407 reported for the
1888 period OF eight montby. show
ed n total income Of s92,72a,731 or
n net income OF s72.ss5, s6i in the
cntire Ave year pe-iod.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
FIRST STEP BY
PHILIPPINES

Manila. y. L.. May I-(U.P.D-
The philippines legislature to-day
took the first formal step soward
island Independence by unanimous
IS accepting the TydinRs- Mc DufI.e
freedom plan approved by the uni
ted HtDtcs congress.
The next task Of the Legislature
meeting IN special session. II 20
provide for n constitutional con
ventIon. 20 be held " October nc
cordinR Ia present plans. Through
the convention constitution set
ting W the Philippines common
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01
FOUR ARRESTS IN
HIJACKING CASE

New Haven, Conn, May 1.-WP)
-Four arrests had been made to-
day In connection with the hi Jack
ing OF 100000 truck load of per.
fumes ana cosmetics AT Old Lyme
early last month.
within an hour after John
Matches Amiei. ~, OF this city.
had been apprehended here, state
police arrested Nathan Schaftei. SO,
Derby cigar store proprietor who
waa charged with receiving stolen
goods. Amici was held here In
$4,000 bond and Schaftel under
$1,000 bond al Derby.
Last week Dominick Sol0mlni
and Matthew ~. Sullivan. both Of
this city were arrested at AnslInla
whore police found part Of he Nj
jncked load IN an AneeilIa drue'-
store.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-01

he saw the recovery act on the
horizon"
The government attorney dis
cusscd the action of the company
officials on the day Of the election
and said they spent the day near
the polls.
do you think company picnics
and excursions are wrong tho
Judge asked
Here IL "A company that never
did such "A thing IN three decades,
suddenly throws 4 party for It's
girls al "a country club. II II Obvi-
Ous why they did H." Fly rGplied.
He said several OF the ~Orkmen
who had given aGidnyits 10 the
government withdrew them under
pressure from fOremen and super
intendcDts.
Fly said that shop foremen stood
near the polls and checked off each
man.