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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
AMERICANS ARE
 HELD CAPT|vES
Missionary, His Wife, and Four Children Are Seiz.
 ed By Bandit Chief

London, February li-tuP)-SeV- on Americans including two women and four children, and e Canadian, engaged In missionary work in the interior of Ethiopia, arc held priS- oners under terrible conditions by a chleftain In Gamo Province, the News Chronicle Adds Ababa cor- respondent reported today,
 They are the Rev. and Mrs, Har- old Street, their four children and Miss Ruth Bray, Americans, and John Trewln, Q Canadian serving As c British missionary, the dispatch said. All are attached to the Sudan Interior Misison.
 All eight were stationed In oNmo Province, part of the Wollamo eoun- try, far south of Adds Ababa to- ward the British Konya Colony.
 Arrested January 27
 On January 27, the News Chroni- cle Dispatch said, they were arreSt- cd by FitGurari dlsau shawin, Q
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
AMERICAN TEAM
 WINS AT HOCKEY
Takes Another Contest in Olympics-FelI Down
 on Bob SIeds
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER United Press Staif Correspondent


 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Garmisch Partenkirchen, Ger many. Feb. ii-(UP) - America 8 Olympic hockey stars defeated CzechoslovaSia. 2-0. in their first match of the seIni-final round to- day. Meanwhile the U. s. bob. sleddc:3, defending the champion. ship they won ct Lake Placid in l032, got of to Q flying start In the four man race.
 Scoring both their goals in the second period, the blue uniformed Americans handed Czechoslovakia It's first licking in four starts.
 In speed skating. Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian star. captured the 500- meter title in 43.4 seconds, tieing the Olympic record set four years ago by Jack Shea of the United States.
 Highest Place Thus Far
 Leo Freisinger. Chicago, finished third the highest place America has gained in six days Of competi- ton. Allan Potts of Brooklyn tied for sixth place with Karl Leban of Austria.
 In the hockey contest. Frank Spain of Boston, speedy American center, banged home the first goal after five minutes of play in the middle period. Johnny Garrison, (Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
PRESIDENT VETO
 QUICKLY UPHELD

Washington, Feb. 1l--(UP)-The house, in an unusual legislative procedure, today acted to sustain President Roosevelt's veto of the $500, O,0O0 Russian Ruble claims bill immediately after the veto message was read.
 The vote to sustain Mir. Roose- velts veto was obtained at the re- quest of Rep. John Rankin. D.. Miss, who opposed the routine move of referring the veto message to the committee on claims.
 Lets stop this thing right here" Rankin shouted. T demand an im- mediate vote to uphold the veto. Rankin's maneuver succeeded and the house voted by wide margin tot concur in the veto.
 The vetoed bill provided payment hy the treasury of a $00O.000 claim arising from shipment of goods by an American corporation to Siberia ] in 1918 and 1919.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
SEvEREST COLD
 PAST CENTURY
Midwest Suffers = 26O Dead - Coldest Three
 Weeks in Chicago

Chicago. Feb. H. (U.P.) -. The most severe cold wave of the cen. tury increased fear of starvation and exposure In many midwest com- munities to-day. stingIng cold to. day made last 2i days the coldeSt three weeks on record in Chicago, The death toll over the nation mounted to more than 200. Iowa, digging out of the worst blizzard in 70 years, was the most seriously of. feeted of central state. Household CTS, unable to buy coal for two weeks, could purchase only small quantities of groceries. meat and milk to-day. Farmers in Iowa snd the Daketas were burning corn eobs and stalks to keep warm in frail houses banked sto the roof with snow.
 Highways Begin to Open
 Main highways were being opened for the first time h four days but many side roads still were blocked with mountainous drifts. Rotary blows swirled snow from railroad
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
TITLED BRITISH
 AT HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood, Feb. il-(U.P0-The motion picture colony might be mis- taken for Mayfair or Bond street as more titled Britishers arrived here for a glimpse at studios and few weeks of mild climate.
 Latest arrivals were Terence Conynham Plunket. sixth baron Plunket and Lady Plunket of Lon- don and County Wicklow, Ireland Others here include the Earl Of Listowel. lecturing on Fascism; the Earl of Carnarvon. visiting friends; Captain and the Honorable Mrs. Cunningham Reid. sister of Lady Mountbatten: Lord and Lady Cav endish, her Ladyship visiting her actor -.yrother Fred Astaire.
 Earlier ia the lsnter cinema stars seted Lady Victor Paget. Lady Fur ness and Lady Mendl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
Final Nelvs Flashes
BRIC..CEN. MITCHELL ILL

New York; Feb. 11.-(UP)-Brlg. Gen: William (Billy) Mitchell former assistant chief of the army air service, is dangerously ilP' at hospital here, it was learned today. After en- tering the hospital in January to rest after an at tack of influenza his condition became aggra- vated by heart aiment, physicians said In In 1925 Gen. Mitchell was found guilty by court martial of insubordination after he charged the war and navy departments with being "crimin- ally negligent and almost reasonable" in the ad- pended from rank with forfeiture of pay for five years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
SWINDLED ILL VETERANS

Boston, Feb 1.-(UP)-Assistant U. 5. Attorney Arthur J. B. Cartier announced today he will ask the federal grand jury to indict half dozen guardians alleged to have swindled men, tally-ill Massachusetts World War veterans of more than S25,OOO. Evidence gathered by the veterans administration bureau will be pre- sented to the grand jury within two weeks, Car tier said Several attorneys were among those accused of embedding funds following their ap- pontment by probate courts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
SEVEN CCC BOYS
 ALL IN HOSPITAL.
Last of Those Trapped 0fI Cape Cod Taken of
 Early Today
(copyrishs. iesO. by United Press,

(Copyrlght. losO. by United Pressl
 Provincetown, Mass. February ii -(UP)--AgonieS of cold. hunger and fear by seven eco youths who drifted 22 hours on fec Hoes in Capo Cod Bay drove one boy to contenl- plate suicide end ail his companions to believe death was imminent, they revealed today. One lad suffered severely frozen feet In the ordeal, two were % frostbitten that they were taken to Q hospital, and the others, brought ashore ct 3 .. m. today by the Coast Guard patrol boot, Harriet Lane, were stupefied by exhaustion and cold. An ambu- lance took tho last four ashore to the Cape Cod hospital ct Hyannis. Mass. Physicians said none suffer- ed permanent injury; but all re- quired long rest.
 Rescue Crew Exhausted N
 The 2o.man crew of the Harriet Lane was itself exhausted. The boats cabin was wrecked and ail her windows were shattered by blasts of TINT the cutter used to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
ALDERMEN MAY
 BLOCK TAvERNS
Ordinance May Be Passed to Prohibit Them Near
 ParOchial Schools

stops arc underway in waterbury Co have the board Of aldermen safe. guard tho local paroehial schools against having taverns opened up neas them. Acting upone 6 recent superior court decision to the effect that the present state liquor cons trl cot, as 1t reads, only prohibits the opening of taverns within 200 feet of . public" school, the Bridgeport Eoning commission has already passed on ordinance giving similar protection to the paroehial schools of the Park City.
 Similar to Bridgeport.
 Executive Secretary Thomas ?, Kelly has been preparing an ordi- nance similar to the one adopted in Bridgeport which will be present. cd to the aldermen ct their next
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

The news said that Borah was walking in . Washington park, heavily clothed to protect him against the cold, when the attempt was made,
 The senator's heavy elothina baked the feminine bandits in thelr effort to rob BorAh of his valus ables, the News reported.
 Senator Whlstled.
 As the young women fumbied uFi7 der Borah's heavy sweater to find his pocketbook, the senator Spied . fellow stroller in the park in tho distance. He emitted a shrill whis- tle, the News said. Daffied by tho senator's heavy clothes and appar- ently fearing that tho fellow walk CT might come to Borah's aid, the young women fled precipitously.
 The attempted hoidup occurred, according to the account, whila Borah was taking one of his cus- tomAry afternoon stFolls in Rock Creek Park.
 The News said that Borah then returned to his Connecticut avenue home.
 The News version:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
ICE FLOE STORY
 OF SAVED YOUTH
Youth on Lake Michigan Crawled Eight Miles on
 Hands and Knees
CCopyrirht, ioss, by United PressD

(Copyright, loS6, by United press) Charlevoix, Michigan, February ii--tUP)--After 70 hours in a skit in ice-choeked lake while his two companions froXe to death by dc. grees, Clayton Brown, 22, crawled on his hands and knees over eight miles of Ice. and reached shore moro dead than alive.
 Brought to Q hospital from Petoskey, Mich, physicians had hopes of saving his life. Both feet and one hand had been frozen. In- iianS who found him on the shore at doodhart last night applied primitive first aid which doctors credited with having kept him alive. Ills privatlonS were said to be almost beyond belief.
 Brown will probably lose both legs, but we feel his life can he saved" Dr. R, B. Armstrong saia after on examination at CharlevoiS hospital.
 ~ Wanted to Live"
 T am Q young man." Brown said through lips swollen by cold. "i wanted to live"
 On Lake Michigan ice. eight miles off shore, he loft the body ot his father-in-l Claude Beardsley 40, which, despite his own suffering,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
STRIKE CLOSED
 PLANT TO QUIT

onventry. D. l.. Feb. li--(UP)- The strike-shut Davidson Brothers Company, makers of silk underwear, closed its local plant permanently and began moving It's equipment elsewhere today rather than grant wage increases to some 100 girl workers.
 Organizers of the International Ladies garment workers union had called a strike at the recently-es- tablished plant last week, charging sweat-shop conditions. Manager Bernard Davidson denied the charg- es, saying al but apprentices were getting more than 35 cents an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11

A
 The court did not determine the amount due Barlow. This will bo determined by e commissioner whom the court ordered to make an accounting.
 Argued Last March
 The case was argued last March and the decision, announced eatur- day, will entitle Barlow to 10 per cont royalties on bombs made under his patents during tho war and siseabie amounts on those made since.
 T do not consider these to Do war profits In the exact sense of the word," said Barlow, "considering the years of effort I spent In per- feeting the inventions. However, # Morgan and the Du Fonts will re- turn their war profits, made large. ly through eapitaiizing on my pat. cnts, I will be glad to give back any and oil money coming to me-"
 Barlow, Q eolorful political fig.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
MUent0r Claims
 GoDt. Infringed On His Patents
Lester Barlow, Good Friend of Huey Long, When He Was Alive Says He Is Owed $lO,OOO, ,OOO-Wl
 Return It If Morgan Company Does

Stamford Conn, February II = (UPy = Lester Bar low Stamford inventor estimated today that royalties of $10000000 to $l2000000 should accrue to him under decision of the United States Court of Claims in Washing ton holding that the government infrnged six of his patents on bombs used In the World War.
 q will gladly give back every penny of this money to the treasury if T. P Morgan and the Du Fonts will return their war profits Barlow said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
RESIGNS FROM YALE

New Haven. Conn. Feb, Il = (UP)-Prof. Wesley B. Hall has re- signed from Yale university faculty to head the electrical engineering department at Rhode Island State college. He had been associated with Yale since 1919. His new ape pointment became effective Feb. l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
They Were Dressed As Men--Both Scared OH Without Securing Loot
Senator Was Dressed in Heavy Clothing as He Walked Through Park at Capltal-lie Whistled for
 Help, Bandits Fled Away

Washington February II - (UPl The Washing ton Daily News said in copyrighted story today that Senator William Borah republican presidential aspir- ant recently the victim of hodup attempted by two young women in male attire.
 The senator however denied that any hodup attempt had been made "I have no comment" he said brusily when asked about the matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Feb. 1i--OUP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts Tor the current fiscal year to Feb Sth. as compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year $4,439. ,7G5.9l sf,2O1. .2SS'Sle'Vs
 Receipts
 $e,2O2,447,12S.36 s2, 2,l47,OS5.Ooi.1S
 Deficit 1s. s9.237. .OO4. .G37.55 $9,O5S,is3.7SS.3e
 Cash Balance si,9i7,O33,3 ,32O.52 s2,22G,742.G24.ls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-11
The Weather

Cloudy, Cold Tonight, . Fair, Mllder Wednesday. Vun wssshsr Rspor' PaSs A
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Final Edition
 Closing Stocks Late NesUs FTashe
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.

NEW YORK, October 30.-Favored
stocks swung upward in today's mar
ket, some to new recovery peaks, but
numerous others just about stood still
or registered moderate declines.
One or two motors. utilities and an
assortment of specialties accounted for
the principal gains. Trends were
rather cratic at the close. Transfers
were around 100000 shares.
The list boiled over on the buying
side at tie opening. but traders were
not long in cashing in some of the
profits that had piled up over the past
several sessions.
The pace slowed as selling made its
appearance and numerous early ad-
vances were reduced or Cancelled.
Wall Street seemed cheered by the
third-quarter statement of Bethlehem
Steel. the best in seven years, and the
steel group was well out in front for
while. Bids an doffers on United
States Steel preferred. ex-dividend.
we're wide at the start. but sale was
hnally negotiated at a gain of ga
points. The common fell back and the
preference stock yielded part of its
upturn in the afternoon. Bethlehem
was ahead about a point.
Earnings and dividend news was a
rsupporting influence for the list as a
whole
Du Pont shares pushed up around
4 points before slipping. Others gen.
orally pointing higher included Chry-'
sler, Waukesha Motors, Sears Roebuck,
Woolworth, Deere, Consolidated Edi-
son. North American. Kennecott, Cerro
de Pasco, st. Joseph Lead. Indian Re-
timing. General Electric. Allied Chemi-
cal, Frestone, Collins g. Aikman,
Safeway Stores, Kroger Grocery,
American Wooden common and pre-
ferred. Public Service of New Jersey,
Equitable Building. Hollander g. Son
and Deisel-Wemmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 30.-After
early foreign and domestic trade
buying orders had been filled at slight
gains, cotton eaSed moderately today
under further hedge selling and
liquidation.
Further increase in the into-sight
movement for the week to 745, GOO
bales compared to 100000 last week
and $4,000 last year, New York 4
Cotton Exchange figures. created re-
newed discussion as to possibility OF q
larger crop.
January eased from 11.67 to 1859.
Prices in late trading we're about at
the lows for the day, with net losses
of or S points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
CRANKY CONSOLIDATED
ELECTS AMSTER CHIEF
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October jonathan
L. Amster was elected president of
CRANKY Consolidated Mining, Smelt.
ing & Power Co. at board meeting
yesterday.
1t was stated that the British CO.
lumbia courts had granted a stay in
the winding-up of the company,s
affairs and discharging the liquida-
tors as of October 81.
The board, it was said, will give
immediate attention to a study of th,,l
company's Allenby plants and mines
in British Columbia with a view to-
ward reopening the properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
NEW ISSUE PLANNED RI.
BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
The Southern Pacific Co. yesterday
applied to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for authority to issue and
sell s9,l50,o00 of 2l4 per cent equip
ment trust certificates.
Proceeds from the sale will be used
in financing the purchase of new
equipment at a total cost Of $l2,-
466,654.
The company proposes to sell the
certificates to Halsey Stuart g. Co..
Inc, at 99.527 Of par and accrued diyi-
dends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
Extra of 80 Gents
A Share Ordered
By Kroger Baking
BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, October 30.-Direc- f..
tors of the Kroger Banking g. Grocery
Co. at a special meeting today de-
clared an extra cash dividend Of 30
cents share on the no-par common
stock. 1t will be paid December 1 to
shareholders of record November 10
at the same time as the regular quar-.
terly dividend of 40 cents a share de-
clared at meeting October Is.
President Albert H. Morrill, said the
extra dividend was declared IN an
effort Ito avoid payment of a heavy
tax on undistributed earnings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30
HEADS MERCHANDISING

DETROIT, october 80 Especially
Announcement has just been made byA.
r. I. Petrie, general sales manager Of
the Leonard Refrigerator Co., Detroit,
Of the appointmnt of z. r. Berkeley
as manager of the company's merchan-
dising division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30

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New Orleans Prices.

pot quiet; middling. 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-30

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. October 30 LP.-Quiet
pre- holiday trading prevailed on the NeNs
Orleans cotton market today with opening
prices from l to > points higher.
December opened at IL "a, January at
II ~, March at IL .6S and July at l ! 81
With three-day halt in trading coming
over this weekend there was little specu-
lative activity and the market was in the
doldrums
Cottonseed oil futures opened steady
December. 9.43b: January. 9.46b: March,
9.56b: May, 9.60b. Bid.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Census of the Blind
In North Carolina
Is Well Under Wan

The WPA Survey of the Blind
in North Carolina is making rap
id progress in WPA District No.
II, according to Mrs. Bertha White
District Supervisor of the Survey.
The project should be completed
by October 3lSt.
Federal funds in the sum of
Sl4, 4,484 have been allotted for the
work in the state which is being
sponsored by the State Commits
sion for the Blind. DR.. Rome S.
Cheek, executive secretary of the
commission is supervising the pro-
jcct and William S. SmithSon is
directing the field operations and
tabulatiCns.
The study itself will assemble in
unit form all records of persons
with defective sight which are on
file in the various public and pri-
vate agancieS within any county.
From these records future follow
UP work may be continued by re-
habilitation workers for the Com
mission for the Blind.
There are 10 field workers in
this district who are endeavOring
to do a thorough piece Of work
for the WPA and for tho State.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Rome SneerS At
Threat of Soviet

Rome. Oct. 7-'UPJ- The
Soviet note regarding Spanish in
tcrvCntion was received here too
late for official comment bat i'll
formed persons prOfCSsCd to in
terpret it as an implicit confess
sion Madrid S condition is getting
moro precariOus.
The Russian note was dcScrib-
cd as a laSt-minutC effort to pre-
vent collapse of thC Socialist
Communist Spanish government.
Observers, however. were Convinc-
ed Russia was "BlultIug ana uOcS
not intend 10 carry Oh ImpliCa-
tionS Of the note since active in
tcrvCntion in Spain would land
Europe again in a most crucial
situation similar 10 that at the
outbreak Of the Spanish struggle.
1t was argued also that France
and Great Britain vii! not pCI.2l.,
Russia 10 menace tho equilibrium
Of Europe at the precise moment
all Europe is striving 10 MAINTAIN
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Geneva Hears That
Russia Is Ready

Geneva. Oct. up -Dip!O-
matte circles reported tonight
that Russia was ready TO rush air
planes and other war matcria 5
to Spanish government forces I'M
less alleged violation Of the III
ternational non-intcrvcntion pact
ceases.
The Soviet threat to dcnounce
the neutrality agreement did not
surprise diplomatic circles mere as
Maxim Litvinoff, foreign minister.
openly criticized the agreement in
the League Of Nations Assembly.
1t was reported tonight that Lit
vinoff told Premier Leon Blum Of
Franco, father Of the neutrality
pact. on Friday that the agree
mcnt was a fiasco due TO alleged
violation By Fascist powers.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
WITH THE
COURTS

K. r. Scarborough has Fl cd suit
in the office Of y. E.tJn Ayd.Ctt.
clerk of Superior court. against
F. D. c inc. highway contractor.
asking $4,000 damage on ac-
count of the death Of tnr plain
tiff's wife. Alcthia Scarborough.
and injuries TO himself. The ac-
cidcnt from which the suit arises
took place on the Camden high
way near the entrance to the de-
fendant'S asphalt plant. and in
volvCd two of his trucks. accord
ing to the complaint, which al
legeS negligence.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
LARGEST MORTGAGE
TAKES ENTIRE BOOK

One mortgage in the amount of
thirty seven and a half million
dollars given to the Chase Nation
al Bank of New York by the Vir-
ginia Electric and Power COM
pany of Virginia is the largest in
value and the longest in space oc-
cupied, of any papers recorded in
Pasquotank Register of Deeds j.
G. Spence'S office.
The instrument is spread over
372 pages which make UP the en-
tire register volume 88-A. and
was entered on the books in De-
cember, 1885.
Purpose Of the indcnture was to
secure bondholderS for an original
issue of bonds in all counties
where the power company owns or
operates it's real estate and equip
ment. Provision is made whereby
the same deed of trust can be used
in supplementary issues should
the organization at a later date
find it necessary to raise addition
al funds.
The whole book was printed in
Virginia and copies sent into each
of the numerous counties in North
Carolina, Virginia and Maryland
where the company does business.
Large and lengthy mortgages
are not known in this county, Mr..
Spence pointed out, but so far as
he knows there has never been an
instrument filed for recording that
would equal that Of the power
company.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Register of Deeds

The following deeds of sale have
been recorded il the office of
Joseph c. Spence. register Of
deeds.
Southern Loan & Insurance Co..
to P. E. Sanders, three lots on the
Fearing tract, $4,000.
j. S. WlnSloW to q. A. ChappCll.
210.75 acres on Simpson ditch
road, $1,000 and other considcra-
tionS.
Sam w. Harris to James J.
Mitchell, lot on Park Street. $500.
II. P. Williams. constable. to L.
F. Rought0n. lot on Glade Street.
$3.50.
w. w. Cohoon, trustee. to J.
Walter Perry, 81 1-2 acres on road
between Five Bridges and OkiSko.
$3.50.