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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Weddings
Nurses' Alunanas Elects Officer,

At the annual meeting held ef nurses home on Tuesday, Helen E.. Sweeney was elected president oG ~ Mary's Hospital Alun1nae ass0cie ton. Reports of the past year illz dicated that the association 1a3 been carrying on successful pro gram. The other officers elected were: First vice-president, Gertrude Kirley; second vice president Mary c. O,Neil; secretary, Flor ence Crowley; treasurer, Berna~ dine Brown, and board Of di< rectors, Bessie Shea, Mary Cailan' Margaret Donovan and Margaret Harrison.
 Santa Maria Circle, Daughters uf Isabella held meeting last ever1-' ing at Hibernian hall. Plans were made for the meeting which is tO be held on February 5th at which time matters of important business will be transacted. Each and every meIll- Der is urged to attend. Following last evenings meeting the drill team which is explained by Miss Marjorie Quilter conducted their. ritualistsc work under the direction of the drill master, Jacob Rutishauser. Card playing was also enjoyed and prizes were awarded. Refreshments were served. Miss Marjorie Quilter was in charge of the arrangements assisted by members of the drill team. 
 A card party will be given by the Children of Mary of St. Ann's par ish on Friday evening at the base- ment of the church at 6:30 o'clock. The committee in charge of the event includes: Misses Alice 0agnofi, Helen Mass.cotte, Cecile BownivaI, Lucette St. Pierre and Cecile Bouthot. A door prize will be award ed and prizes will be awarded for high scores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

lead through the diamonds. A dia- mond opening holds the hand to five add.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

MT. and Mrs. B. 0. Gould of Bald win street have returned after spending several daws in Pawtuck- ct, R. I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16
Women Voters Leagues Represented At Conference

i. of War in Washington next week. The conference which opens Tues day, January 2l, in0the Hall of Na- tions at the Hotel Washington, will last through Friday, January 24. This will be the eleventh such con- conference called by the National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War which comprises eleven na- tional organizations of women. The chairman of the committee is Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt.
 This years conference will con- slider what definite program Ameri- can women interested in peace should cooperatively support. The conference will decide whatthe iIri- mediate responsibilities of peace- minded women are in the light of the world situation and our own na- tional policies. Among the foreign visitors to the conference will be Miss Kathleen Courtney, organizer of the Women's Peace Crusade in Great Britain.
 As usual the delegates will be received at the White House and will have an opportunity to talk with their, representatives in the congress on matters of American foreign policy.
 The delegation from the Connec- ticut League of Women Voters will include Mrs. Cornelius Kruse, vf Middletown, state chairman of the department of international cooper ation, Mrs. Marion Spence of Wood- stock, Miss Anne Richardson and Miss Edna Schoyer Of Ridge1eld, Mrs. Arnold Gesell of New Haven and Mrs. Herbert Owen of New Britain.
 A surprise birthday party was rendered Saturday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Kend- rick of Lounsbury street by num- Der of friends and relatives the oc- casion being MT. Hendricks birth day. A varied program of enter tainment was enjoyed and a turkey supper was served. The guests in cluded: Mir. and Mrs. Alfred J. Bai- ley, MT. and Mrs. James Meehan, MT. and Mrs. J. 0. Murphy, MT. and Mrs. John E. Kelly, MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Schum, MT. and Mrs. Edward Armstrong, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Murphy, MT. and Mrs. P. J. Hughes, MT. and Mrs. E. J. McGraw, MT. and Mrs. P. J. Kennedy, MT. and Mrs. Edward Holland, MT. and Mrs. Daniel Foley, MT. and Mrs. John J. Grady, MT. and Mrs. Frank Sheehy, MT. and Mrs. James Rab- bitt, MT. and Mrs. E. c. Murphy, Misses Helen Murphy, Ann Mo- graw, Budd McCluen, Michael Mur- phy, Frank Martin, Harold Mills, Alfred Bailey, Jerry Kerwin and the following out of town guests: MT. and Mrs. Earl Briggs of Hartford, MT. and Mrs. John Colbree of Bridgeport, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Kendrick, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Mills, MT. and Mrs. William Mar tin, MT. and Mrs. Samuel King ston and Mir. and Mrs. John Tucker all of Shelton, MT. and Mrs. John Butler and MT. and Mrs. George Chartrand of Astoria, L. I.
 A meeting of the board of the League of Women Voters will be held on Monday, January 20 at 1:45 p. m. at the Mattatuck Histor- ical society. The regular monthly meeting of the league will be held in the Colonial room of the Hotel Elton on Thursday, January g at 3 p. m. Mrs. Lansing Lewis of New Haven will be the speaker of the day. Her topic will be Trained Per- sonnel and Civil Service" Tea will be served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

Mayflower Camp, Royal Neighbors of America will install officers this evening at Pythian hall ct 8 o'clock, A sociallwill follow the meeting.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
STRIKING FRENCH
BATTLE WORKERS,
BES|ECE BUILDING
Leftists EIude Guards to
Clash With Laborers at
CIerm0nt-
PREFECTURE OCCUPIED
BY 1000 RIGHTISTS
Several Injured During Row.
Troops Use Fists to Repel
Attackers.
Ey IRE Associated Press.

Ey IRE Associated Press.
CLERMONT- FERRAND, France,
September 8-Fighting broke out to-
night on the grounds of the local
prefecture. where 1000 Rightist work.
men. occupying the building. were be-
sieged by thousands of striking Left
lists.
The angry Leftists, members of the
General Confederation of Labor.
charged through lines of mobile
guardsmen to reach the Rightists.
The Rightists. who occupied the
prefecture earlier in the day, insisted
they would hold it until the govern
ment ousted 1000 striking workers
from the Michelin tire factory here.
After breaking through the double
around the building. the Leftists final
ly were forced back after several had
been injured.
The crowds outside roared the In
at the building.
Inside the prefecture, the Right
lists sang the "Marseillaise and
shouted, Long live France!"
The mobile guardsmen were armed
with short carbines, but they did not
Use them, driving the Leftists back
with their fists and shoulders instead.
ARMY GETS $4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
STOCKS MOVE UP
ON BROAD FRONT
New Five-Year Highs Recorded
by Some-Gains Range to SO
or More a Share.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 8.-Buoyed
by reports of expanding Fall business
in virtually all lines, the stock mar
ket got of to q brisk recovery start
today and leading issues were lifted a
lew cents to So or more q share. A
number of new 5-year highs were re-
corded in active dealings.
Many traders returned to the board
rooms from their Labor day recess
with renewed optimism which was
backed up by large buying orders.
Steels led the advance and periods Of
profit taking were overcome without
difficulty.
Outstanding gamers included United
States Steel. Bethlehem, Crucible
Steel, Chrysler, General Motors, Amer
can Telephone, Du Pont. Interna-
tional Nickel, Sears. Roebuck, West
ern Union. Standard Oil Of New Jer-
sey, Anaconda, Santa Fe, N. Y. Gen.
trail, Paramount, Collins & Aikman
and Crown Cork.
Cotton prices scared IS points, or
$3.75 q bale, today following the
Governments estimate of a clOp yield
Of 11,121 900 bales, or 1850, 900 less
than the August forecast.
Buying orders poured into the
futures market sending the entire list
above the level of IL cents q pound.
The October delivery reached 1922
cents q pound, December, 12.25;
March, 1921. and May, 1885.
Evening star., 1936-09-08

the crowd, they would produce just as
much energy as the turbines beside
the dam-1 ,835 ,000, 900 horsepower.
DR.. Abbot made no remarkable
claims for his apparatus, but he did say
that 1t would operate with far greater
economy than any former machine
constructed with the idea of putting
the suns rays to work. He had hoped.
he said, to generate electricity for the
batteries Of the radio over which he
was talking, but the melted solder put
an end to that.
The broadcast, sent over the red net
work of the National Broadcasting Co.,
was rebroadcast by connecting links to
every country in the world possessing
any radio facilities at all.
Despite its shyness in company. the
machine Is said to be efYicient enough
for commercial purposes, and DR.. Abbot
predicts that should any shortage of
coal or oil occur. this machine could
take over the business of producing
power without any difiiculty.
England, however, would find 1t of
little use, two Englishmen told the
conference session at the Government
auditorium this morning.
do you not think, sir, you could
induce DR.. Abbot to perfect . fog
motor?" asked viscount Falmouth,
v. p, Of the Conjoint Conference Of
the Public Utilities Association.
Il am afraid cannot 60 Is far as
you and harness the sun, unless you
can bottle II up and send it across the
Atlantic remarked J. M. Kennedy,
president Of the Institute Of Electrical
Enginees2
Evening star., 1936-09-08

tCopyright. 1886. by the Associated Press.J
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands, Sep
tember "a holiday romance IN
Switzerland was climaxed today by
the royal court announcement that
plump and jolly Julians. neir to the
Netherlands throne, will wed a Ger
man prince.
He is Bernhard zu Lippe- -Biester-
field, smart dresser, an expert linguist
and an ardent devotee of sports.
Juliana, too, loves the athletic life.
Tennis Is her forte.
The date for the wedding was not
announced.
The populace learned of the be-
trothal with joy.
When Juliana and the prince ar
rived at the royal palace here from
the Summer residence near Scheven-
ingen, they were cheered BY large
crowds as they drove through the
streets.
Flags were flown from public build
ipgs and residences throughout the
city.
Juliana. who is 27 years old, two
(See JULIANA, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Sun Ray Machine Misses
Big Chance IN Breakdown

Hundreds Of scientists, Industrial
lists and newspaper men crowded
the yard behind the Smithsonian In
stitution this afternoon to observe in
action the eighth wonder of the
world-a steam engine run by the rays
Of the sun, $4,000, 900 miles away.
Unhappily however, DR.. Charles
Abbot, the inventor of the machine,
explained, he could not demonstrate
his marvel because in running it for
his own amusement during the morn
ing he had melted the solder which
sealed the vacuum holding the black
liquid essential to the action Of the
machine.
1t was q disappointing anti-climax
to a score of years devoted by DR..
Abbot. who is secretary of the Smith
sonian, to developing his apparatus.
but he explained cheerfully over the
radio the reason for his inability to
go through with the demonstration
and expressed his assurance that all
would be well in the future.
The multitude of wonder-s seekers.
most of them here for the Third
World Power Conference, were salts
fed, anyway, to gaze at the weird con-
traption which reflects the suns rays
from three parabolic concaye aluminium
mirror surfaces into the black liquid.
where the rays are used to produce
heat to operate the steam generator,
which, in this instance, is one-half
horsepower.
II the lake behind Boulder Dam
were covered with the sun ray ma
chimes, Gano Dunn, president Of the
]. @. White Engineering Corp. 1old
Evening star., 1936-09-08
MADRID D|SAVOWS
BOMBING Of KANE.
Formal Note to American
Embassy, However, De-
pIoreS Incident.
BY the Associated Press.

by l1e hSSOCldteo PreSS.
The Madrid government formally
disavowed responsibility today for the
attempted bombing of the American
destroyer Kane by an unidentified
airplane off the Spanish coast on Au-
gust 80.
In a note to the American EN-
bassy, the Spanish foreign Office reit-
Grated earlier oral statements that no
Loyalist airplanes were operating in
the vicinity at the time and that,
moreover, the government aviation
corps had no machines of the type
which attacked the destroyer.
Its formal note follows:
In reply to your very kind note Of
August 81, regarding the bombing of
the destroyer Kane OF the American
Navy by three motored, low-wing
plane approximately 38 miles from the
Spanish coast and in So degrees, So
north latitude and Z degrees,
81 minutes west longitude. when it was
proceeding from Gibraltor to Bilbao
to assist in the evacuation of American
citizens, a note whose language the
government of the republic has fully
appreciated, I hasten to confirm by
this note the telephone conversation
which the undersecretary of this de-
partment had with you yesterday AMI
give you the most absolute assurance
on the day on which this disagreeable
incident took place-that is to say, the
18th of Augustine plane of the gov
ernment of the republic was operating
in the said area and, furthermore, that
the aviation corps of the government
of the republic has no machines of
this type.
This does not prevent the govern
ment of the republic from deploring
the incident"
The Spanish rebel forces also have
responsibility, in informal
replies to the American Consul at
Seville, but no formal rejoinder thus
far has been received from that
quarter.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Men Fall Dead
On Deck of Ship
OfEerie MaIady
Vessel Arrires With
Strange Story of Mys.
teriOus Disease.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tine Associated Press.
DUNKERQUE, France. September 8.
An eerie epidemic. which cut the
24-man crew of the English freighter
Sea Rambler in half during a tragic
voyage from Dakar, came to light to-
day with the vessels arrival in this
port.
Fearful survivors told how seven
men dropped dead before the eyes
of their comrades while working In
apparently perfect health. Five others
were taken OF the ship to hospital
at Madeira.
The ship remained at Madeira two
weeks, but doctors were at loss to
account for the strange malady. She
resumed her voyage and reached Dun
kerque without further losses.
Water, food and the cargo of tulips
all were uncontaminated, the cap
tain said. French health authorities
found no Gags of fever aboard.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Big Guns of Portuguese Forts
Queu Macy Reuolt, Killing ST.
Lisbon Is Placed Under
Strong Cuard-British h
Ships See Fight.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Because OF its strategic position
on Iberian Peninsula. Portugal has
been major factor in internation-
al situation created by the Spanish
conflict between a Socialist COM
nlunist Republican government
and Fascist army rebels. Some
Madrid leaders haze accused Port
ugal OF arming and other1Dise aid-
ing the rebels, although it declared
its neutrality.
President Carmona has ruled
Portugal as dictator since the
adoption OF nep constitution in
March, 1888. The country itself
has become cooperative state
somewhat after the manner of Fas-
cist Italy. Reports on august 21
OF Portuguese revolution were
denied.
tCopyright. 1885. by the Associated Press.)
LISBON, Portugal, September g.
Alert Portuguese government gunners
pounding two mutinous warships will
shells, crushed a brief naval rebellion
in the Tagus River Harbor off Lisbor
today. Six men were killed and min
injured.
Disabled by stream of fire from
land batteries, the two vessels, man
ned by rebellious crews which plan.
ned to steam away from Lisbon fol
an undiscfosed destination, were towet
to beach and their seamen thrown
into chains.
Two British steamers. the .Asturia!
and the Strathmore, were close wit
nesses to the bombardment. Tht
Evening star., 1936-09-08
$7S,000,000 Will Be Spent on Aviation
Equipment.

PARIS, September 8 (P.-France
went into the war equipment market
today to buy $4,000 900 worth of
fighting planes, guns, tanks and arm
ored cars.
Premier Leon Blum's cabinet ap-
proved the gigantic increase in regu-
lar army expenses to bolster the
mighty French military machine in
answer to Germany's increase in fight
ing personnel.
The money is to be used, the cabinet
decided. to increase the army's eff
cheney rather than adding to its size.
Army chiefs began to map expenditure
OF the first allotment of $273, 900, 900,
which was to be available at once.
S7S.o00.oO0 for Planes.
OF the first amount to be spent.
$78, 100000 was earmarked for the
purchase of new planes and modern
aviation equipment.
Part OF the huge general army fund,
which was voted to supply defense
needs for the next four years. was or
dered used for adding to the army
technical personnel and increasing the
proportion of professional soldiers by
granting higher wages to conscripts
who re-enlist.
The cabinet also voted S65 ,O00. 900
for the navy. artillery and port de-
lenses.
A separate fund Of 2e,25O, 900 was
allotted to rural areas as the govern
ment inaugurated public works pro-
gram which comprised part of Pre-
mier Blum's campaign for reducing
unemployment.
More than 100000 metallurgists
struck for an hour yesterday to pro-
test against the French policy of nom
Intervention in the Spanish civil war.
Communist sources asserted they
had no intention of attempting to
force the governments hand on the
controversial question or to withdraw
from the Peoples Front political CO.
alition which brought election victory
to the Leftist parties.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
INDICTMENT ASKED.
FOR AUDIT HEADS
U. S. Acts Against Six Re-
fusing to Appear Before
La Toilette Body.

The Government today asked the
District grand jury to indict six off,
cials of the Railway Audit & Inspec-
ton Co.. Inc, for contempt of the
Senate in failing to appear August 81
before the La Toilette committee in
vestigating labor espionage and coer-
cion.
The six were those cited to United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett by
the committee. They are: w. w.
Groves, president Of Railway Audit;
w. Boone Groves, L. Douglas Rice.
J. C. Boyer, James E. Blair and Rob-
ert F. Judge.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray. who had immedi-
ate charge of the presentation of the
evidence. said a separate true bill
for each man would be sought, charg-
ing violation of section 1872, title 2, Of
the United States code. which makes
defiance of a congressional subpoena
a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
from 500 to $1,000, and imprison-
ment from one to twelve months.
Thus conviction carries q mandatory
Jail sentence. which may be suspended,
however, at the discretion Of the judge.
Records Presented.
Principal witnesses testifying today
were John j. Abt. committee counsel,
and Robert P. Wohlforth, secretary for
the committee. In addition. volum-
inous records were presented thor
oughly to acquaint the jurors with
the entire picture.
According to Murray. no special re-
turn will be made by the grand jury
following its study of the contempt
case, but the indictments, or igno-
ramusus. should the jury ignore the
Senate citation, will be reported to the
court in the regular course. probably
Wednesday. Presentation of evidence
Is expected to be completed this after
noon.
Failed to Appear.
The six company officials were sub
poenaed to produce records of the
firm at a hearing August 81. Attorney
Leonard Weinberg appeared in their
stead and told the committee that
Rice that morning had brought suit
in District Court to enjoin the COM
pany and its officers from complying
with the subpoenaes.
Four days later the officers filed
their answer to the suit. saying they
intended to appear before the COM
mittee "only because of the power Of
the Senate to punish for contempt" :"
and q hearing was held before Justice
James M. Proctor.
As a result of the hearing action
on the suit was postponed, attorneys
for the committee stating that the
committee had no present intention
of continuing its inquiry into the
affairs of Railway Audit and would
notify the court If, at some future
date, it should require the presence
of the Railway Audit officials.
To Seek Criminal Action.
In open court Abt announced that
the committee intended to seek GRIM
inal prosecution, rather than making
its principal effort in defense Of the
civil action. The citation was
brought under . law passed by the
last Congress which permits a COM
mittee of either house to initiate
contempt action during a recess.
After the decision was reached to
proceed against the six, the COM
mittee record was sent by airmail to
Senator Ebert Thomas in Utah for
signature and then to Vice President
Garner in Texas before it was turned
over to Garnett.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
SOVIET WAR GAMES
LAUNCHED AT MINSK
Assembly of High Command Coin
cides With Nazi Convention
at Nurnberg.
Bv the Associated Press.

6V lLlC hSSOCidlCu ElGoc.
MINSK, Russia, September S.-The
Soviet high command assembled here
midway between Moscow and Ber-
lin-today for annual war maneuvers.
Coinciding with the Nazi conven-
ton for which Nurnberg, Germany,
was placarded with posters proclaim
ing World Enemy No. 1-Bolshev-
ism," Russia made no secret Of its
bristled back.
Marshal Klementi E. Voroshiloff,
commissar of war and navy, sounded
a warning to Germany preliminary to
the start of the practice military op-
erations.
I'VE have enemies within and out
side our country" Voroshilof de-
clared. I'VE can deal with the nu-
merically small internal enemies.
But, at the same time. the Fas-
cist enemy is preparing to attack us
from the outside. Let him prepare.
We were ready long ago to resist him"
The Moscow newspapers, mean
while, hailed the Red Army as the
strongest in the world and warned it
was ready to meet any threat.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
D. c. HOLIDAY TOLL.
NAT|ON'SB|G
304 Killed in Accidents Over
United States, but Only
Score Hurt Here.

While the rest of the Nation
counted 304 dead from accidents, 257
of them in highway mishaps, the
Capitals Labor day weekend toll
was comparatively light, with less
than a score of persons reported in
Jured, only one critically.
Six fatalities marred Virginia S
holiday. and Maryland's deaths num-
bered four as those States joined the
Nation in setting new high-travel
records. From coast to coast there
were reports of greater travel than in
any year since 1929.
As celebrators taxed transportation
facilities in most States, Washing
tons weekend population varied lit
tie, the influx of an estimated 120,-
900 visitors being almost balanced BY
the departure of approximately that
many persons for nearby resorts.
To and from the Capital trains,
planes, busses and automobiles all
last night moved back to their places
Of work the throngs. From noon until
late in the evening F street, despite
the fact its shops were closed, was
an informal parade ground for the
visiting multitude.
20 Drownings in Country.
The Associated Press tabulated the
accidental deaths attributed to causes
other than traffic as follows: Drown
ings. 90 airplane crashes, II; train
wrecks. 4; falls, 4, and other causes, Z.
California led the Nation in acci-
dental deaths, with 29 killed. Michi-
gan was close second. with 26, and
Pennsylvania third. with "a.
The Virginia dead. two of whom
were drowned. were Thurman Chaney,
%, of Bassett; Marion Martin, %,
Stsnleytown; Richard Giles. colored
(See TRAFFIC, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1936-09-08
WARMER WEATHER
is PREDICTED HERE
Thundershowers Tomorrow After.
noon Due to Bring Return
of Cool Spell.

For the first time since August IS
the mercury seemed headed above the
e0-degree mark this afternoon as the
forecaster predicted somewhat warmer
weather for the next "a hours.
At noon the temperature had
reached 81, the same as the maximum
recorded at 4 pm. yesterday.
This afternoon will be generally
fair. the Weather Bureau said, and
tonight also will be clear and warmer.
Tomorrow. however, may bring local
thundershowers in the afternoon,
while at night it will be cooler.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
RICHMAN DELAYS TRIP

LONDON. September 8 R.-Harry
Richman said today he and his trans
Atlantic speed pilot. Dick Merrill.
would await favorable weather IN Lon
don before flying to Liverpool for the
take-off Of their scheduled return %
America. TT may be . couple OF days
before We can start" h{ added.