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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04

Danbury, Conn, March (UP)- Augustus G. Ising, S3, former city clerk and postmaster. died Sunday. He was born in New York city and spent his boyhood at Madison. Wis. coming here more than 60 years ago engage in the Jewelry business. His widow, two sons and a daughter survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04
SHANAHAN TAKES
 OATH OF OFFICE
Many Floral F Tributes for
 Popular Assessor as He Starts New Term

Against "a background of hand some floral bouquets, Thomas An thony Shanahan, was sworn into office for his second five year term
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04

Burial will take place in Calvary cemetery. 'i<g.: HOYTMrs Harold C.. (Rutl1 Esther) Hoyt, 29, died at the Wat erbury hospital yesterday. Besides her husband she Is survived by a son, Harold, Jr, her mother, Mrs Emerson J. Potter of Watertown and a sister, Mrs Samuel Howard, also of Watertown..
 Previous to her marriage Mrs Hoyt was graduated from the training school of the Waterbury hospital. She has been a resident of the town of Woodbury for the past two years. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock from the Munson Funeral Home to St Pauls Episcopal church in Woodbury to new North cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 MOORE-Mrs Julia (Corcoran) Moore, wife of Thomas J. Moore died at her home, 60 Walnut street, late Saturday. In addition to her husband she leave two daugh- ters. Mrs William Begley and Mary Moore, both of this city, two sons, Robert and Richard; two brothers, Daniel Corcoran of Stamford and Patrick of Ireland, one sister, Eileen of Ireland and two grand sof1s. Y '.s@
 She was born in county Kerry. Ireland and at one time resided in Derby but for the past 20 years has been resident of this city where she has made many friends. The funeral will take place from the late home tomorrow morning at S:3O o'clock to the Immaculate Conception church.
 Members of the Rosary Con- fraternity society of the ImmacL- late Conception church will pay their final respects to the deceased at 8 o'clock this evening at the late home.
 STANGO-Mrs Filomena Stango. S4. died early this morning at, the home of her granddaughter, Mrs Concetta Cermola on Chestnut Hill road following a brief illness. Mrs Stango was born in Italy coming to this country and Waterbury thirty years ago where she. has since re- sided. She is survived by two granddaughters, Mrs Concetta Ger niola and Mrs Josephine Stango. both of this city and one grandson, Joseph Colella of New Haven. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning from the home of her granddaughter, Mrs Cermola at Chestnut Hill road at 8 o'clock anh to St Lucy's church at g where a requiem high mass will be cell ebrated. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04
FUNERALS

The funeral of Moves Andrew Of Bethany, took place from the Ward funeral home, Seymour, Saturday afternoon MT Andrew was well known in this city. Burial was in the family plot in Northwest cerne- tery,. Woodbridge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04
MASSES.

STOKES-There will be an anniver- sary mass for the late Nellie Barry Stokes and William, J. Stokes, Jr., at St Joseph's Church on Tuesday. morning at 800 o'clock. 3-4-2t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04

by Mayor Frank Hayes at special ceremony in the assessors office this morning. A goodly atten- dance made up of city officials and city hall employees witnessed the ceremony. MT Shanahan's term expired to-day. and his re-. appointment became effective to- day. Two of the, large floral bou- quets came from, employees of the assessors office and from members of the family of Control Ter Daniel J. Leary. A bouquet of gardenias was sent by a niece of MT Shanahan, 12-year old Mary Fowler. Accompanying the bou- quet was hand painted card bear ing a congratulatory message.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04

The funeral of Miss Mildred
 Wedge. registered nurse, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wedge of Wolfe avenue. Beacon Falls who died Friday night after having stlf- fered from infantiie. paralysis for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS
OLD POSTMASTER DIEs

Ralph Piccolo, 135 River street; Annie Aruta, 135 River street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04

Quit Claim Deeds Vito Donate Telesca to Carmela
 Telesca, real estate on Brewster
 street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04
LATE REALTY NEWS

Warranty Deeds, fe' 2.s:'
 Gendiuta Bauba to Constance Jesaitis, real estate on Alder street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04
.OBITUAR'Y Y

quiem will be read at g o'clock Burial will take place in Calvary cemetery,
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06

ing at two o'clock. Up until that
time there were no rulings on the
admission of the exhibits.
Monaghan's questions to the
petitioners had been brief, being
limited to whether or not each
had the right to vote and to the
identification of signatures on the
petition. Then on cross exami-
nation, and over the objections of
Monaghan, which the court over
ruled, Olson's counsel was allow
ed to ramble all over the field,
consuming the majority of the
time used in the trial with irrele-
want and immaterial questions,
seeking to make the petitioners
disclose financial hackers. Even
tho the Minnesota Supreme
Court has held that the trial court
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06

sational newspaper comment. Git
liens who acted in the spirit OF
good citizenship were placed in
the position of being made poll
tical targets for Olson's vindic-
tive political crew. Reprisals of
some sort may be expected by
those whom the court allowed, IN
violation of established rules OF
evidence, to be disclosed as fnan-
cial hackers.
When the court recessed at
noon on the last day of the trial,
it was understood that arguments
were to be heard on its reconven-
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06

was set aside for Olson, who,. for
surprise, was put on the stand to
testify on new matters about
which there would not be time
for checking.
Whether or not the court
would be forced to declare Oh
sons election forfeited hinged on
whether or not the FL Associa-
ton was incorporated. Olson
then perjured himself on that
point and at the end of his testi-
money the court promptly an
nounced that this case was COM
ing to an end without delay.
Graciously, plenty of time for
Olson on irrelevant matters but
curt limitation for petitioners |!
A dead line of one-half hour was
reluctantly conceded Monaghan
in which to secure evidence to
meet the surprise testimony and
perjury of Olson. There was to
be no overnight courtesy extend
ed by that court to the citizens of
Minnesota, whom the Supreme
Court declared were real parties
in interest in such contests.
Crowded thus by the court,
Monaghan commenced his argu-
ment. The courts ruling had not
been made up to that time in ref
erence to the admission of ex-
hibits offered by Monaghan. The
Withholding of rulings on them
had curtailed Monaghan in max
ing other offers for which some
of them could have been used as a
foundation.
One instance. Fred Miller,
called by Monaghan, testified
there was no such thing as a sus-
tanning fund in the FL Asso-
ton. If the exhibits were allow
ed, Monaghan could have i'm
peached this man by showing the
FL Associations constitution
provided such fund; other ex-
hibits proved Miller to be treas
urer of this fund. This showing
would have entitled Monaghan to
have Miller declared by the court
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06
By Nonad

Counsel for Floyd B. Olson in
the recent custer suit furnished
the suggestion that the conduct
of the case. was routed to supply
favorable newspaper comment.
We don't know what the court
had, in mind but this suggestion
of Olson's counsel recalls that
the counsel for the contestants
was shut off by the court from
presenting the customary argu-
ment and in it orally disclosing
and analyzing the real and i'm
portant evidence incorporated in
the+exhibits which were accepted
in evidence.
The newspaper reporters VINO
furnished the outside world with
what was heard from the witness
stand, were not lawyers. The
exhibits were voluminous and re-
CURED a degree of technical
knowledge for analysis. The re-
porters did not learn the details
of the pertinent contents OF those
exhibits. Nine-tenths of the testi-
mony was the answering to the
fishing expedition questions OF
O1son's counsel, questions illegal
ly, allowed by the court over
Monaghan's repeated objections,
to learn who was financing the
custer trial. 1t was natural that
witnesses would be embarrassed
in being forced to disclose con-
fdential matters which they be-
lieved was no ones business but
their own. The court knows that
cub reporters must have meat and
that they thrive on sensations,
both relevant and irrelevant.
Such disclosures could have no
legal bearing on that case. The
only possible excuse for demand
ing them on Olson's part and al
lowing them on the courts part
would seem to be to furnish SEN
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06

has no right to go into the ques-
tons of fraud (Which the court
at the last minute admitted was
not present in the case), motive
for signing petition, or the con-
cert of action by the such petition
ers, Judge Dickinson disregarded
this mandate and Murphy was
given a free hand.
Monaghan's objections having
been over-ruled relating to all of
these questions, Murphy in
dulged in questions by the hun
dreds of which the following are
samples:
"Are you paying anything
toward defraying the ex-
penses of this suit
"Do you know who is pay
ing the expenses?"
"Have you any opinion as
to who is behind this suit ?"
"Was Senator Schall's
name mentioned?"
Are you accustomed to
sticking your nose in other
peoples business?'
Apparently Olson's wholesale
breaking of election laws in his
campaigns is no ones business
but his own.
When court convened at two
o'clock that day, the understand
ing as to the order of arguments
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06
Which Hennepin County

Which Hennepin County
District Judge was it that or
dered the original records,
from which grand jurors were
drawn, to be withheld from ex-
animation by the public, when
it was discovered that some
Judge had selected racketeers
for the panels?
Floyd B. Olson was county
attorney then.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06
0I SON CUSTER SUIT AND
!. J.. NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY

Was Olson Suit Conducted With View of Shaping News
n,p.r Publicity? Petitioners Exhibits Offered Containing Sub
,tance Of Case Foundaona Importance Well Kept out by
Deferrne Rulings Until After Forced Rest Olsen Allowed Pro-
fuse reveIances While Petitioners Get Half Hour 10
Meet Last Minute Pnrjury.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06

Doctor, is there any danger of
the operation proving fatal?'
Really, my good man, con-
sidering that we are experiment
ing on you free of charge, your
idle curiosity is hardly good
FORM"
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-07-06

Afghan the privilege to cross ex-
anime Miller, thus bringing out
the large sums of money paid
into the fund by Olson and used
to defray the expenses of the As
sociation's newspaper. And this
testimony would have impeached
Olson, who had testified that he
had no financial interest in that
paper.
Monaghan had barely COM
menced his argument when Muir
ply interrupted it with motion
to dismiss.
The court then announced that
the exhibits were all ruled in evil
dence. That meant the petition
ers properly qualified, disposing
| of "fraud," concert of action.
Apparently wishing to justify al
lowing Murphy's irrelevant
questioning of petitioners, the
curt said, addressing Monaghan,
"But you are not going to con-
vince me that fraud has no bear
ing on such a petition" The
authority that binds the court
on that point and excludes any
justification for allowing such
questioning is Exrieder VS..
lO'Keefe, l43 MINI. 27S.
Olson's perjury was believed
by the court. :,
The motion was then promptly
sustained and the action was dis
missed.
The court thus foreclosed on
Monaghan having the customary
privilege or argument, which
| would have disclosed the evidence
in those exhibits to newspaper re-
porters and other auditors, evil
dence upon which eminent coun-
sci had advised supporters of the
petition was of sufficient weight
in law to sustain a decree of for
fixture of office, and evidence
which would have been enIighten-
ing to the public at large.
Without the opportunity of
argument, the court left that case
so that it did not make much
sense to the public. The public
knew practically nothing except
the high lights of Olson's irrele-
want fishing expedition for in
formation as to who were the f.
financial hackers of the custer
petition.
If Monaghan had been allow
ed the regular privilege of oral
argument, there would have been
no mistaking that those records
contained grave evidence that o.
son was a serious and fragrant
violator of the corrupt practices
act, and justifying the opinions
lof Hampstead, general counsel
for the Pillsbury Flour Mills;
Remley, counsel for the Peavey
/ Elevator Co., Mackall of Stinch-
! field Mackall Crounce Nc
Nally & Moore; John Reese the
former Hennepin County attor-
ney, and a prominnet federal dis
trict judge, all of whom gave
opinions supporting the case of
the petitioners. These men can
distinguish between evidence that
makes out a case and fGSc0S.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

Salisbury. The two had corps Of as
sistants, among them young artist
named Brown who made a few ranch
sketches before Mr.. Salisbury came on
from Chicago to direct the work.
When the work started in 1888, Mr..
Rea was reading law with Colonel
Pierce. He was a young chap in his
20's, who knew the country well and
liked to write. He had native gift as
an artist, also. He joined the staff Of
local writer's assembling biographies
end taking orders for the book.
At this time the railroad had not
built into Bozeman. but had reached
Livingston. Mr. Stewart told him to
drive to Livingston, where he would
find Salisbury waiting for him. Rea
had a good span of horses and a buggy
not so good, and off he went to Liv-
ingston. When he got there he found
there had been a big poker game, run
ring all night Salisbury had been
playing lucky, and had thick roll OF
bills. "Whatn we do first2" inquired
Rea. Drive out to so-and-so's?"
Heavens, no." Salisbury retorted.
I'm going to bed and get some sleep"
Salisbury went to bed, and while Rea
was waiting for him he watched the
poker game. After while he sat IN. He
played lucky, and quit $3.50 winner. The
boys. made no bones about telling Stew
art how lucky they had been, but
Stewart was aghast. You'll ruin us,
he cried. THE people viii think you're
soliciting their money and gambling
it off. and they'll shut down on orders,
and you won't get cent! They'll lose
all faith in us" SO he promptly fired
Rea.
But Rea had faith in the project and
wanted to keep at work on it. i had
to talk fast to talk myself back into a
lob" he says, 'but promised to leave
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
MONTANA LIFE
IN GOOD SHAPE
ANNUAL REPORT REVEALS MON
TANA INSURANCE FIRM rs TX
CEPTTONALLY SOUND

Substantial gains over 1888 are re-
coroeu IN the annual statement for 1894
OF the Montana Life Insurance com
pany which appears elsewhere in this
issue. Assets are SO, 4O4, 996.78 compar-
ed with $12,3l9, sol ~ in 1893. Policy
reserves total SO 989 ,827, but the COM
pany actually has on deposit with the
state insurance department $11 ,S16,-
lo6.2s, or $l,3l6,000 in excess OF the
amount required by the stringent Mon
tana deposit law.
Assets invested in government sec,r-
tiles show a substantial increase over
1888, while the real estate item shows
marked decrease, due to the COM
panyS policy OF carrying real estate
only at current market values. The
home office building, which cost $245.-
600 IN 1924 and was carried at S180 600
Ia 1888 was written down to an even
100000 in 1884
Surplus to policyholders of 81, 500, 600
remains unchanged from 1888, but the
Contingency reserve has been increased
to $685., 22517.
The splendid financial condition of
the Montana Life was indicated in a
talk by Treasurer Alex 3. Cunningham
efore the agents conventions at Bould-
er and Portland recently when he stat
ed that If the Montana Life sold at
present market values every security
1t owns there would be a substantial
balance left over the book values in the
1884 statement.
The ratio of the company's assets to
Liabilities has progressively increased.
In 1880 the ratio was 114.8g percent; in
1881, 1861 percnet; in 1892, 1873; in
1888, 1913, and in 1884, 1887.
The high standing the Montana Life
holds in the insurance world Is re-
Elected by an article in the February is
sue Of the Western Underwater of San
Francisco, which refers to it as @the
famed Montana Life, Helena, long re-
garded in the trade as an almost IDEAL
iStic company. The conservatism
of this noted company is admirably re-
vealed In the financial report on 1894
operations The Montana Life
doesn't have to overtouch the picture
OF its superior financial ruggedness."
Carl Rasch Of Helena, president of
the Montana Life since the death of
Harry r. Cunningham, was reelected
at the annual meeting in February, and
Robert B. Richardson, who has been
general manager since MIR. Cunning
hams death, was elected executive vice
president.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30
TELLS OF
HER PIONEER LIFE
MRS. GEORGE BERRY OF GREAT
FALLS SPOKE AT KANSAS FARM
AND HOME WEEK MEETING

Mrs George Berry Of Great Falls
was one of the principal speakers at
the Kansas Farm and Home Week.
an educational vacation for women.
which was held at Manhattan, Kan,
recently. With kindly tolerance this
woman who had gone 70 Montana as
q bride and with her young husband
had shared the privatiOns Of other
western frontier families, asked her
listeners to compare tOday's farm Iiv-
ing conditions with those Of her
young wOmanhO0d
Her first home on her northwestern
range homestead was log cabin on the
lower Yellowstone river, IS miles from
Wtbaux, the nearest railroad Her
closest neighbor was seven miles distant
and social life was limited to an oc-
casional visit there, made with a team
and blackboard Many were the times,
she recalled, that she had carried her
young son, Carl Berry, now president
OF National Beilas Hess, Inc, on her
shoulder through q waist-deep slough
to get him started on his way to school
The Berry family was the first to
install a small pumping plant in that
section and to grow vegetables. Visitors
came from radius of 100 miles to see
the Berry alfalfa fields, the first in
that section.
But for all her handicaps, this pio-
neer home maker found time to make
Bingham curtains for the windows of
her little log house, to organize a school
district and a Sunday school When
the Montana Agricultural college es-
tabhshed its division of extension Val
ley county, the home of the Berrys, was
among the first in the state to ask
for a home demonstration agent
Averring that ''the backbone Of
America is her farm men and women"
Mrs. Berry placed upon them the re-
sponsibility Of maintaining the high
ideals Of the American home.
The upward trend of living stand
ards has automatically made the farm
home maker almost as conscious as the
city housewife of the Standardization
In foods and clothing and all the other
commodities that are concerned with
her family's daily comfort.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

Future Farmers of America chapters
in Montana are cooperating with
stockmen, who are faced with short
some favored areas. Range rehabilita-
ton, soil erosion and water control
methods are being worked on by the
Future Farmers and the forest service.
The Judith Basin chapter Of F. F. A.
organized and instructed by Duke"
Wellington, was among the first to ap-
preciate seriousness of depreciation Of
ranges.
Their opportunity to take construc-
tive action in a cooperative range re-
Mobilization project with the local for
est office came when 100 pounds OF
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

blue grass seed was received for plant
ing In the Stanford forest district.
Major consideration was given mea-
dow lands in the vicinity Of watering
places, which suffered abuse from over
grazing and tramping by livestock.
These areas we're mapped, planted and
field notes made Of various conditions
that might influence success Of the
work. The plan, though In the nature
Of an experiment, constitutes valuable
training.
Before the actual field trips were
made, members of the F. F.. A. made
termination tests of grass seed and
found that under the average blotter
test the seed would not terminate. Seed
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

was then placed in small water jars
and In this test came out about "a per-
cent. The nature of the country where
the seed was to be planted had an old
and unfavorable condition to be over
come. The only water hole in the near
by area was overgrazed, which led to a
sion. By planting blue grass, which
has a dense root system, it is hoped the
land will become sodded and take care
of both overgrazing and erosion. More
than normal amount of moisture is
necessary before good termination win
take place.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-03-30

young men good at delivering books
and collecting for them. Some coIlec-
tors could deliver 100 percent Of their
orders, and some found they couldn't
MIR. Rea remembers two customers who
refused books, whose biographies ap-
pear Ia the text. No especial pressure
was brought to bear on anyone who OBJ
iected to paying for the book after
he had examined it. The promoters
wanted satisfied customers.
E. s. Topping Of Bozeman, author
of Chronicles of the Yellowstone, f" was
in Helena with Mr.. Lesson, and gave
him valuable assistance. While work
ing in the field, Salisbury found Mr..
Rea was apt with a pencil, and gave
him few instructions in Sketching.
Some Of the views Of ranch properties
are Rea's, as well as many Of the bio
graphies. But the field work went
slowly, and was not well paid at best.
Expenses were high, and distances
great; and conveyance was slow COM
pared to present means of travel. In
the long run there wasn't much money
in it for solicitors. MFR. Rea says the
p1OAObSfS dAlu luBueI-upS mace money
on the book, but the field men came out
at the little end Of the horn.
Observing that the money was in
promotion, not in the hack work, Rea
and Salisbury decided to go together
in promoting a similar history for Utah
territory. They secured the cooperation
of President Taylor, successor of Brig
ham Young as head of the Mormon
church. He was enthusiastic, and with
his backing success In Utah was as
sured. Their preliminary work met
with an enthusiastic response. BY
strange coincidence, just as their plans
we're wen under way, as suddenly as
D. J. Stewart had died. three years be-
fore. Bishop John Taylor died Of pneu-
monia Disheartened by this misfor-
tune, and without immediate contact
that would assure them Of the neces-
sary Mormon support in their UNDER
taking, Rea and Salisbury returned to
Montana and abandoned the undertake
ing.