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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
Little Nations Are
 Against Peace Plan
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It was universally believed that he was certain to accept the plan for discussion, and nearly every Italian hoped he would.
 Mussolini spent the morning with Fulvio Suvich, foreign under secre- tary; Baron Pompeo AloiSi, his league delegate, and his African ad- visers studying the peace plan.
 Foreign office officials predicted he would not reply today to France and Great Britain.
 "The proposals are very complex and technical, and require the most careful study" a spokesman ex- plained. 'This is vital problem for Italy and a snap decision can not be made"
 InaSfar as his rejection of the plan would kill it, and make certain rigid enforcement of league penal ties, Mussolini was again in the cen- ter of the picture. He seemed to have taken no one into his conf dence as to the manner in which he would reply to the French and British, or the time. Officials said merely that the offlcia tlexts, as re- ceived from the British and French ambassadors last night, were most complex. Their study was regarded as a formality pending a cautious acceptance.
 Egypt in New Role
 Cairo, Dec. 12-(PU-King Fuad today signed a decree restoring the 1923 constitution which provides for parliamentary government. Po- litical leaders united to demand the restoration of the constitution, in a campaign that was the indirect re- suit of the Italian Ethiopian crisis. Egypt is not a member of the league but joined in league penalties. The governments action in cooperating with Great Britain led to student riots and general demands for a really free Egypt. Leaders of the na- tionalist movement planned to seek a new treaty with Britain.
 King Fuad's decree came after long audience with Premier Tewfik Nessim Pasha. Before the audience the cabinet reversed its decision to resign. Circumstances seemed to ob- served to indicate that Great Bri- tain has assented to restoration of the 1923 constitution, and negotia- tions for 8 new British-Egyptian treaty.
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States, Australia. Canada, France, Great Britain and South Africa, ex- pressing their view of the explana- tions given by the Japanese delega- tion regarding this proposal.
 "The Japanese delegation will re- ply tomorrow to the observations made by the other delegations"
 Despite the tenor of today's state ments by delegation heads, tending to isolate Japan in her demand for parity, Admiral Nagano arose at the close of todayis meeting and announced that he saw no reason to change the Japanese attitude.
 This pronouncement, coming af- ter rejection of the Japanese claim by six spokesnen and opposition to it by a seventh, indicated that the conference had reached a complete stalemate.
 At the conclusion of his remarks to day, Magma said that he will reply in greater detail tomorrow to criticisms of the Japanese plan.
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(Continued from Page 1.) the danger list and no hope for his life was held.
 Sunday morning, George Yetko. Jozenas' landlord, found that the place had ben broken into. Lieuten- ant-Detctive Balanda searched the premises and found $1,100 in cash, hidden so craftily that the burglars had missed it. Bank books wer found which showed dposits of more than $25,000.
 On Tuesday, Lieutenant Balanda and Detective Connie Shanahan ar- rested UrbanitiS and Somuolis. More than $500 was found on the prsons of the two youths.
 A further search of the basemen yesterday revaled $70 more in bills, which was hidden away.
 Jozenas, a war veteran, worked at the American Brass Company in the plating department and pro- fessed to be poor. He cooked his own meals, and dressd poorly. There WI rumors that he wa swealthy, but no one belived that he had as much money as found in cash and listed on bank books.
 Police today continued their ef- forts to locate survivors of the wealthy hermit.
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Modern youth, emphatically por- irayed by a splendid cast compris- inc mostly of young members sup ported by capable thespians to up- hold the parental and older sloe, was the feature of most enloyanie presentation of "Fly Away Home, by the Civic theatre of Waterbury last evening. Family affairs which become entangled due to the an- sence of a Hollywood-minded moth er and an estranged father are not helped by the addition of the ultra moo .rn professor who as a theorlst and suitor only adds to the discom- fort in the masters household.
 We'll Staged
 The masters children, numbering four. two girls and two boys, each an individual type kept the action of the story moving at all times during the three acts. They carried of the desired atmosphere of spoil ed children at a Cape Cod resort to perfection. The setting ot the Cape Cod cottage was attractivey arranged anc4 added greatly to the success of the production.
 Miss Mary Mitchell Wallace, talk
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(Continued from Page 1O
 Physicians said the sudden change in Van Sweringen's condition was not expected. Several days ago he had been reported improving.
 Hospital physicians would not discuss the immediate cause of death.
 Death Was Surprise
 Van Sweringens condition, so far as the general public knew, had not been critical and his death surprised Cleveland.
 The vast railroading empire of the brothers had its inception in a small road built by the brothers to serve one of their Cleveland real estate developments.
 of one great holding company-the Vaness Company. Under this com pany their organized four large groups of subsidiaries:
 l. Metropolitan Utilities, which
 controlled their street car and i1- terurban lines.
 2. Terminal Properties Company, which controlled large real estate and building enterprises.
 3. Geneva Corporation, holding company that was re-absorbed by the Vaness Company.
 4. General Securities Corporation Father of the railroad empire.
 General Securities had as its main subsidiary the Allegheny Corpora ton and under its banner were 25 railroads and their subsidiaries ex- tending throughout the United States.
 In Difficulties
 In recent years, the Van Swerin- gers ran into financial difficulties but always they managed to tri- umph.
 Tn September, their control of their empire was threatened by the J. P. Morgan Company and for 8 time it appeared it would pass into other hands. An auction sale in- volving properties valued at more than $3,000, 100000 was ordered by the Morgan Company to satisfy five leading New York banks, Cleve- land bank and the Morgan Com pany.
 Inability of the Van Sweringens to meet the loans at maturity last May l had resulted in passage of the controlling shares to the House of Morgan and its associated lenders. Morgan decided to sell the collateral to avoid acting as railroad owners and operators.
 This was the Vans last big diff1- culty and they won again. They or ganized the mid-America Corpora tion, which bought enough of the securities to regain control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
Watch Your Step, Hoodoo Day Nears

The careful Waterburian, get- ting up tomorrow morning, will go through the following rou- tine:
 Get out of the right side of the bed.
 Dash to the kitchen and sprinkle a little salt over his left shoulder.
 ReverentIy kiss the horseshoe hanging over the kitchen door.
 Look through the remaining grass in his backyard tor somebody's backyard) for a four-leaf clover.
 Make sure that household mirrors have no cracks.
 Carefully avoid all black cats, and keep a weather eye open for ladders so that he won't possibly walk beneath them.
 Keep to the sidewalk side of telegraph poles.
 Rub a rabbits foot faithfully.
 After going through that se- ries of duties, 2ll that he has to do is watch his step careful ly all day, and follow his horo- scope to the letter. For tomor- row, there comes to a palpitating city that day of jinxes and hoo doos, Friday, the 18th. It's the day when the bad luck accumu- lated for months is supposed to dive all at once on an innocent world. The faithfully supersti- tious will trot out all their good luck charms to avoid evil and misfortune.
 Friday is supposed to be a bad-luck day, anyway; the 18th has been a "hoodoo' number for centuries. So, when the two come together tomorrow in one of their rare meetings, Water bury will be watching it's step.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
RUNDS TO CARRY
 DANBURY CASE

Hartford, Conn, Dec. l2-(U.PO- The state board of finance and con- trol was to be asked to-day by State Tax Commissioner William H. Hack ett for funds to carry out @ 15-year audit of the accounts of former Tax Collector James W. Carey, Danbury, who was arrested recently as result of an alleged $8.000 shortage. Com missioner Hackett said the addition al accountants would have to be hired to assist in the audit. requir- ing an authorization of funds from the control board. It was the first time. under a law passed by the last session of the legislature, that the state tax department had been call- ed upon to conduct such an audit. at the request of a states attorney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
GIRLS PASS SWIM
 TESTSAT CROSBY

A continuation of the womens' swimming classes under the aus pices of the American Red Cross will be held at the Crosby high school pool next Monday. The present class for women will be completed on the 18th and will re- open January 9th, for the winter term.
 The beginners white band test was recently passed by Helen Walsh, Mona Ritchie, Betty Bid- well, Phyllis Platts, Lucille Gotsill and Stella Rogozinski. Lois Fem ton and Nancy Stoddard passed their lavendar band tests at the examinations. The classes are con- ducted by Miss Florence Turnbull and Mrs. Howard Kraft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
Civic Theater Cast
 Featured In Comedy
Players Achieve Personal Triumphs in Presentation;
 Capacity Audience Shows Appreciation

ing the role of Linda, the older of the Masters girls, although only IS, won much praise from the audi ence for the strong feeling and sin- cerity which, she showed in her part. Her supporting member of the family and her elder by one year, Corey Masters, was ably por- trayed by Thatcher Adams whose characterization of the care free college individual was most note- worthy. The family was completed in true manner by the tomboy daughter, played by Harriet Phil- lips and the "kid brother" of ad- venturous type, portrayed by Roland Beck.
 Love" which is one of the theories which the professor had instructed the children was a thing of the past, plays an important factor in the theme of the play and IS brought out in realistic manner by the actions of Frank Phelan who portrays Johnny Heming," a neigh Dor in love with Linda and also by Florence Bannett playing the role of "Tinka Collingsby," sweetheart of Corey Masters. Both win in the point of love overcoming the theor- ized minds of the Masters children.
 Leads Feature
 Perhaps one of the most impor- tant roles of the play and one which may be considered the main stem of the production was ham, dled in 8 most effective manner by Gilman Gay. In the role of the practical father who returns after an absence of 12 years only to find a family of grown, spoiled, bellig- erent and all too modern children facing him. MT. Gay accomplished a most commendable job maintain ing the correct amount of boise and gusto throughout the play. His rival, the professor, who is respon- sible for the home conditions, was effectively impersonated by J. Free man Coffey. Mrs. Clarence Jones, as the mother, about whom the en- tire story is centered, played the part in most convincing manner.
 The faithful, sensible and guid- ing nurse, maid and governess was one of the plays prominent features played by Miss Mollie Cullen. Her exasperated manner was shown in true to life manner when she be- came utterly annoyed with the do- ings of the Masters children. Add ed support was given to the pro- duction by the roles of the native lovers played by Jeanne Lemieux and Daniel Marshall and by Fred erick Wood as a taxi driver.
 Capacity Audience
 A capacity audience received the presentation in enthusiastic manner and the play will be repeated this evening and tomorrow evening.
 The cast: Corey Master. ..... Thatcher Adams Linda Masters ...............
 ......... Mary Mitchell Wallace Buff Masters .... .Harriett Phillips Harmer Master ..... Roland Beck Johnny fleming. .... Frank Phelan Tinka Collinsby. Florence Bannett Penny ...............M Nellie Cullen James Masters ....... Gilman Gay Armand Sloan J. Freeman Coffey Nan Masters Mrs. Clarence Jones Gabriel .......... Daniel Marshall Maria Jeanne Lemieux Taxi Driver ...... Frederick Wood
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
COM. JAMES M.
 LYNCH RENAMED

Continued from Page 1.) state Legislature in the 1913 ses- sion and in April of that year was appointed prosecutor of the local city court. He held that position un- til 1915.
 Father of Two Lawyers
 MT. Lynch is a former president of the Waterbury Bar association. serving successfully in 1883. He is the father of two sons, Attorney J. Gregory and Attorney Walter J. Lynch, who are associated with the commissioner in the practice of law.
 The commissioner was being con- graduated upon his reappointment by members of the bar who visited the office throughout the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
TO EEsCAPE MOB

Pikeville, Ky, December 12 = (UP) - Robert Mahan, 25, coal miner, accused of torturing and in flicting fatal injuries upon his nine months old son in their mountain cabin on the headwaters of the Ken lucky river, was brought to the Pike County jail today to escape mob action at Whitesburg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
FOUR GROWS TO
 OVER HUNDRED

Beverly, Mass, Dec. 12-(U.P0- Never again will Abe Sherman try to say it with flowers. In the recent municipal election, four voters wrote his name on the ballot for alder man-at-large. Delighted with this unsolicited support, Sherman insert ed in a newspaper a notice that read: Orchids to you" To-day Sterman reported that he had re- ceived no less than 118 telephone calls from persons claiming to have voted for him and requesting or Chids.
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kas, and Anna Ruou.
 Causing the following to work more than g hours a day: Bridget Garrafolo, Claire Steinis, Mary For tier, Lillian Perrucci, Helen Baurer, M. LaPointe, Mary vitkauskas, ver- na Yaskovich and Antoinette Mac kos.
 Causing the following to work more than 48 hours @ week: Bridg- ct Garrafolo, Claire Streenio, Mary Fortier, Lillian Perrucci, Helen Baurer, M. LaPointe, Mary Vitkaus- kas, Verna Yaskovich, Antoinette Mackos, Anna Tisciune, Ann Cohen, Josephine Theroux, Helen Yunakus, Camille Champagne, Aldona Bu- kauskas and Bertha Dischene.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12

Russia claims its present indus trial output is six times that of CzariSt Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12

Miners of Australia are demand ing shorter hours at higher pay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-12
BENJ. OZAROFF
 WAS ARRESTED
Anastasia Claudenis, Helen Yuma kas, and Anna Ruon.

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VAN SWERINCEN
 DIED TODAY

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YOUTHS ARE HELD
 FOR ROBBERY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-29
You Said 1t, Colonel!

There have been all sorts of fantastic
schemes to spend money advanced during
these days of depression. No doubt the
federal government is partly at fault, for
it has conveyed the impression that by
spending a. lot of money on expensive
projects the wheels of industry will be
speeded up and millions of unemployed put
back to work However, Uncle Sam hasn't
been as foolish in dispensing his money as
many have imagined. He hasn't, for eX-
ample, thrown away millions on JOBS
where only few men or women would be
employed. That's why the new Works
Progress Administration is advancing
slowly. It calls for jobs for men and
women, not fancy projects.
A pet project was just subjected to con-
siderable criticism over in Rhode Island.
It was proposed that magnificent park
way be built along Little Rhodys western
border from Westerly right up to the
Massachusetts line. No doubt any such
proposition as this would have called for
some cooperation from Connecticut. The
parkway was to be both elaborate and
complete. There was to be something done
about reforestation at the same time.
However Colonel Patrick H. Quinn, for
mer democratic National Committeeman
from Rhode Island let loose a blast that
has good ring to it.
He said among other things: "Now that
is the argument in favor of this tremend-
GUS expenditure for parks, parkways, and
forests adjoining the Connecticut border?
The only argument l have heard is-lt
would set unemployed to work. Why not
start the mills and get these men and wom-
en- back on jobs at which they have work
ed all their lives? If the nation and state
can invest millions in wild schemes for
forestation and parkways, why not SUBJ
substitute the mills to an extent that would
enable them to be run during the present
period of unusual competition and depres-
sion?. -"
While we don't agree that reforestation
is wild scheme, we do think that we are
apt to go off half-cocked on huge engineer
ing feats in parkways and the like. The
colonel speaks well when he talks about
putting men and women back at jobs for
which they are trained or capable. This
highway building mania now rampant in
the states is going to cost us pretty
penny before we're through. 1t could very
easily be curtailed during such hard times
as it does not mean employment for thou
sands. There are other prospects as worth
while and offering more choice employ
ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-29
Mapitis

A new word is coined by Parker T.
Moon, professor of international relations
at Columbia University. 1t is "napitis',
meaning inflammation of the map, and
prevails throughout Europe. European
statesmen are porting over the may hys-
terically trying to figure out some way to
extend their own boundaries at the expense
of their neighbors. But the resistance on
the other side of the line is as strong as
their pressure.
Such mental occupation is sure to
make trouble. Sooner or later some states
man or nation little more resentful than
the neighbors, or little stronger, will un-
dertake to break through the boundaries
left by the Versailles Treaty, and then
there may be geographical free-for-all.
Hitler wants Russia's Ukraine and smaller
odds and ends of more or less Germanized
territory. The little Balkan nations would
all fight again if they thought they could
annex few more square miles. Mussolinl,
craving space for his people as hungrily
as any Twink statesman, spares Europe
and starts carving Africa.
There is the biggest available outlet for
European population and energy. Africa
has ample space, with ample natural re-
sources, to satisfy all the crowded nations,
If they would only be decent about it, and
divide up that great continent according
to their needs, not their ambitions and
envies. 1t could be done, perhaps, with
out undue hardship or unfairness to the
African natives, if the civilized nations
would act civilized.
But the vast areas inundated to allied
powers after the World War would have
to be re-alloted and some other conces-
sions made. Great Britain, with the Brit
ish Lions portion, would be the chief
loser. France and one or two smaller ma
tions would have to make sacrifices In
return for this, all would probably pros
per more, and European wars might be
averted for decades to come. But it is
probably too high price for human nature
to pay. Ian hunger will continue be-
cause Of land-gluttony. SO nations will
sacrifice their immediate welfare and per-
haps their ultimate existence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-29

According to Warden John Sheridan,
Naugatuck will not proceed with the work
of completing it's sewage disposal plant
until such time as the City of Waterbury
gives indication of following the same
example. In other words, until Water
bury's public works are carried to the
point where sewage will be carried into
disposal plant and not directly into the
Naugatuck river the borough sees no good
reason for spending thousands of dollars
on such project.
We've gone over this entire subject be-
fore, so it should not be new to Waterbury
or Nauagtuck. The borough is probably
justified in its stand, but it should under
stand that Waterbury is not holding up its
work on sewage disposal plant through
lack of desire to cooperate. It's much
more expensive proposition for Waterbury
than it might seem at casual glance.
And that doesn't include the work the city
has already done.
Not only must Waterbury build sew
age plant adequate unto our needs, but she
must build at least one more trunk line
sewer, connect all existing laterals to
these trunk lines, and then start the plant
operating The longer we wait the worse
off the Naugatuck valley becomes so far
as pollution is concerned. And we hold
up the programs of other communities,
such as Torrington and Naugatuck. We
still believe that this impasse is one de-
manding the attention of the entire valley
and not individual communities. Treated
in this fashion more would be accom-
plished than by the several towns and
cities wondering who's going to make the
first move
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ton branch of the Garden Club
of America. These ladies declar-
ed that planting beds in the
midst of large open areas did
violence to the best theories Of;
landscape gardening. p. Ia
O., jackson, Miss. - TugwelPs
nomination in 1888 as assistant
secretary of agriculture was not
forced upon Wallace. Wallace
himself chose him, unaware
that Tugwell had been largely
responsible for Wallace's selec-
ton as secretary of agriculture.
-. j. e. S., Berkeley, Cal. -
Sleuth Chief j. Edgar Hoover
does not seek publicity as much
as he did a year ago. -. j. e.
p, Minneapolis, MINI. - The
number of signatures on the Pc
tition to bring out the Frazier
Lemke bill fluctuates from day
to day, ranging between 206 and
214. An extra half dozen could
put 1t across any day.
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Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-29

Idle funds have been seeking investment
again in the stock market making rela-
tive scarcity in the supply of good, cheap
securities. So prices lately have started up
again. So far, an analytic banker points
out stocks are still relatively cheaper than
they were year ago. The average yield
of dividend-paying stocks this year. as
shown in frst-quarter dividends, was
about 51s per cent of their market value,
nearly one-fourth higher than year ago.
Stocks in March last year sold at nearly
% times their annual dividends, while in
March this year they were selling for only
a little over IS times their dividends.
Stocks during the spring continued falling
in market price while rising in dividend
value.
AS market observers have noted, actual
business for several months was better
than business sentiment. Lately, as these
facts became more evident, and confidence
grows regarding fall upturn surprising
last years, the demand for stocks natu-
rally strengthens