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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
FRANK PALKA IS
 IN COUNTY JAIL

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug, 20-(UP) Frank Palka, 23-year.old Buffalo, N. Y, airplane mechanic, was lodged in county jail today awaiting his second trial on charge of Killing policeman in ( 80 radio robbery. Transferred from state prison after tb, state supreme court found error in his first trial, which was appealed by the state in an. unprecedented procedure, Palka wfll be presented before the September term of crirns final superior court, which conveneB master in beautifully performed dives into the tank, which b an un. Sept i6.
 The state, dissastlSned with q life sentence obtained in the original trial--the prime factor in taking the case to the highest court-will de- mand . first degree conviction, TnAks ing mandatory death in Connecti- cuts new and unused electric chair, The youth, fifteen pounds heavier than when he was taken t0 prison iagt January, and assigned to the shirt shop, told Sheriff Edward A, PlAtt "Its . gamble, but I'd rather take the chance than spend the rest of my life in prison"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
NEW POLITICAL
 PARTIES COMING

Springfield, H., Aug, 20--CUP) )--J, Hamilton Lewis, democratic whip Of the U. s. senate. predicted today the passing Of the nations two major political parties and emergence of three new groups--cO conservative Ii- beral and radical--without regard to present party lines. Speaking at IlI- inois state fair democratic day cere- monies with U. S. Attorney General Homer &, Cummings, the bewhisk- cred senior senator from Illinois prohesied a completely new political alignment.
 T warn you that in the present era, there will begin new line of party diVision,' he said. "It will take the form of trignel--a political trinity" Lewis did not name the elements that would form the con- serVative and radical groups, but as- signed to his own party the title Liberals of the future"
 Cummings, sent by the democratic high command to heal the breach between warning factions of the state machine, carried a letter tG Gov. Henry Horner from President Roosevelt. We in Washington are familiar with Gov. Horner's long record of faithful service and we arc stirred by the knowledge of tho courage and executive skill with which he has administered hii great office." Mr. Roosevelt wrote.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
By ELMER c. wALzgR United Press Financial EdltOFl

New York, Ang. 20--(UPD-gtocks and bonds were dull and irregular today while cotton and grains de. ciIned, and the dollar Armed against the French franc, which was at the gold point. 4 majority of stocks rec gistered declines ranging to 3 points. Dealings frightened.
 Professionals tired to obtain fol- lowing early by further purchases of steel shares. Unsuccessful, they turned to selling and steels register. odloses ranging to more than a point.
 AtchiSon, weak spot in the rails, WaB down points, Union Pacific galiisd more than . point when directors ordered the regulary 9i.6O dividend. Other carriers were down fractions to more thar . point.
 Kennecott dropped to 4b i.e off 2 isB. Other copper shares made corresponding declines. 4 sharp des cline in price and trading in cop. per abroad was c factor.
 Platinum again waG factor. The price held ata S63 per fine ounce, against e4J two days ago. South American Gold A Platinum was the most active issue on the board. It reached 6 3.8 up i.2. International Nickel, large platinum producer, touched b3 i-2 ID 1-B.
 Goodrich was active in q higher rubber division. ft made n new high at 24 is4 up T-B U. 6. Rubber was firm. Motor equipments were steady, with Murray meeting support on outlook for dividend resumption shortly.
 Corporation reports had opposiae effects on individual stocks. AmcTi. can Agricultural Chemical had q poor showing and iB stock rose 2 points, while Texas & Pacific Rail. way with c good gnin logt more than { points, Commercial Investment Trust raised it's dividend basis from 43,00 to q annually and the issue dipped about a point.
 Business news was favorable, Ens gineering construction awards made c sharp gain, the Engineering News. Record revealed. The first seven railroads to report for July he'd not operating income i34 per cent above a year ago. June ocean travel rose 42 per cent over year ago, accord. ing to Secretary Of Commerce Roper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
MRS. ELEANOR
 JARRETT IS BACK
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Continued rom Page i) ceptance would not afSect her ap- peal for reinstatement because she will not capitalize on her swimming ability in performing on the stage. She was appeared previously @ nos ton pictures and sang with her hus- bands band. Her husband, Art Jars rett, who went 10 Berlin after Mrs. Jarretts difficulties begin, accom- panied her.
 And, Mrs. Jarrett continued" !" T still drink champagne"
 Mrs. Jarrett wore q white frock, white shoes, and white hat which she fingered nerV0uBly
 Broke Her Heart
 "'rhe whole episode broke my heart" she said. T don't think I'll ever be happy about swimming again. What made it 70 bad was that 1 could have won the title. Miss Bwarthmore, the Dutch girl who took the i00.metcr championship, swan the distance slower than I was swimming before was suspended. That's what hurts. The Olympic pool was very fast and l could have done excellently, ! believe"
 Mrs. Jarrett revealed that She had challenged Miss Mastenbroek to c race. She never had an answer but shortly afterwaFd was barred by Brundagc from competition in Eur- ope. Mrs. Jarrett believed her chai- lengc had something to do with that suspension.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
JOSEPH I. KINNEY
 DIES IN MASS.

New Bedford, Mas Aug 20--(u. PJ-.Joseph Thomas Kenney. 90, rec tired publisher and cotton manu- factureF and one-time district-attor- ney of the southern district, died at his home here today after three yearg' illness. lie was born at AbinR. ton May 20. 1877 and came here as A youth. He was president Of V, Anthony and Sons, Inc, publishers of the New Bedford Standard-M eury, at the time that paper abe sorhed the New Bedford Timeh, From 1910, when it was established, until 1928, when it closed, he was president of the Sharp Mill, one of the largest cotton spinning plants In the United States.
 Prom 1911 to 1922 he was district attorney. lie also had served as vice-president of the New Bedford Bar Association and as vice-pres- ident Of the New Bedford Institu- ton for Savings and as director of the first National Bank. Besides his wife, Mrs. Nora E Kenney, he leaves a son, John Dun Kenney; two daughters. Mary and Ann; a brother Frederick c. kenney of Abingdon and two sisters, Lucy Kenney of Ab- ington and Mrs. Christopher L. Maekedon Of Br0ckton. 4 solemn high mass of requiem will be cele- brated at St. LawTence's Catholic church Saturday at 70 a. m, with burial in St. Mary's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
GREENWICH DID
 STRANGE THING

Greenwich. Conn, August 20 --. tUPD --- Townspeople were . bit bee wildered today as they reviewed the events Of last nights town meeting which technically voted to reject PWA funds to erect q fire and police station and in almost the same breath accepted PWA financing of m incincration plant The station project would have brought eli0,0OO federal money to complete the s2ob,- GOO construction.
 The meeting voted to table the proposition for a month, . move tantamount to rejection inasInuch as requests for funds must be filed by September l. Then. turning to thc lncineration project, which would cost more than Si00,000, the meeting voted to accept federal aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
HIGHER PRICES

Boston, Aug. 20.-- (UpD Higher prices for fined grade WooIs and an increase in business in the medium grades brought further improve. iTient last week to the wool nar- ket, Dun & 8 dstreet, Inc, report cd today In summary Of New England business conditions.
 There was more demand for me- dium grade heeces at fiTmer prIceB and fine territory wOoB found c moderate maFIet. Prices Of low for- eign woob advanced sharply. Turn- over in wool dress goods for the first half Of August was gubstan- tially higher than A year ago, with womenb lines apparently the chief S0udce of activity.
 An increase Of I22 per cent In New England department store sales in July over July, i036, brought the average from January to Augugt 10 D.8 per cent above the corresponds ing period last year. Rhode Island showed the largest gain-i3.6 per cent--and Massachusetts enjoyed c i2.i per cent increase.
 The cotton cloth market held firm, although there was little trading in unfinished goods due to uncertainty over the value of raw cotton. Gray goods were steady, with mills reporting that their Tna- chimes WI be kept busy for more tha:i a month. Yarn turnover con. tinued small refiecting nervousness concerning governmental price dis- crimination Legislation. Rayon fabs rio prices cont .ued to strengthen.
 Electricity output in the week ended August 6 was ib,O per cent above the corresponding 1893 week and i2.7 per cent higher than the preceding week. Total carioadingh ln the eastern district were sub. stantiAiiy ahead of a year ago.
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 like and by such appeals to the in' telllgence as tearing off his coat and collar" Thomas continued Never once did he refer specifically to the Townsend plan or retract his earlier crltlcism of it AS economic insanity
 More recently Father CoughlIn in auletcr language has stated hiA criticism of the Federal Reserve system and his demand that con gress shall control the issue oi money. Again he has told us mostly what he does not believe. He doet not believe in the Cnati0nalizat ton of banks, the gold standard, or In. nation. on silver he b quiet, and he does not tell A the particular mechanism Of money which VIII avoid imitation and free q people, all of whose natural resources and ma- chinery Of production are privately owned and operated for profit,
 ukeItFb VI vbuUbb
 Prank Knox, republican vice pres identiaI candidate, he said, gave n "beautiful illustration of explicit. ness In criticism, but VagueneBs m prOposals."
 one Is led Co infer that Bome' how or other the New Deal ls rc' sponsible for a depression which was at it's worst under republican nd. ministration, and that nll would be well fl only we could and would go bac; to the very policies which pre- ccded the depression" he went on "As for Governor Landon, perhaps here at Chautauqua he will begin to ainplify hi8 program; that he VIII tell us how he proposes to balance the budget, or reduce taxes with. out starving the unemployed; and enlight0n us about what he thinks is the road to peace"
 President Roosevelt, too, has failed to Bet good example, the socialist inferred.
 MT. Roosevelt has some search. ing things to say about the consti- tuition, and the supreme court by way of criticism; now he owes it to himself and to us Co say explicitly what he thinks ought to be dono constructiVely,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
DELUCCIA IS
 GIVEN FREEDOM

Beacon Falls. Conn, August 2O-- CUP) - Joseph Deluccia, Paterson, N. d., who was arrested in raid on an alleged house of ill fame at West Haven, was freed today because he gave federal and state agents "satis- factory" evidence he had nothing to do with white slave ring now being investigated
 Lieutenant William L. Schatzlman of the Beacon Falls state police bar- racks announced the release oI Deluccia.
 Meantime. at New London, police announced the arrest Of Lawrence Rasco. this city, in connection with white slave activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Gaylord Farm Shows
 Deficit For 1885
Irving Chase Submits Report as President of WaIling
 ford InstitutOn-LOcal Men on Directorate

Irving q. Chase c this city. pres. ldent Of the Gaylord Farm aGsocia- ton which conducts the sana' iorloum in WAIlingford. in his ans nual report made public today dts- closes the fact that the institution s.lFtng ioaS was operated at . cost excess of receipts. The cost Of 8perating the sanatorium was ei08,' aee while the receipts amounted to eies,s02, leaving a net deficit oi ts,oea.
 At the same time Mr. Chases re- port points out the fact that the value of the rTopeFty Of the aSSo' ulatlon increased ei3,47O over the figure for the previous year, Dur lng tho year of 1895 the indebted neas Of the association was reduced e0.To7 SO that the outstanding debt now stands at e23,324. This is an important note in view of the fact that ln i03l the indebtedness wal just twice as large, s46,B00.
 Or. Carl F. Munger Of this city h third vice-presldent of the RSsocia s ton and ex.Mayor John P. Elton Chase Klmball. Mr. Chase and pr Munger. all of this city are mem beFs Of the board Of directors, Also on the board are Austin L, Adams Of Naugatuck and Barrow Hemln- way of Watertown. On the execu- tive committee In charge Of affairs At Wallingford are Mr, Chase, Mir Adams AnG pr. Munger, Mir Chase chairman ex.ofiiel0 of the finance committee.
 According to the annual report the cost per capita per patient waf e33.76 aS against $23,70 in the year nrevious. The year of i036 was q %mcu;a enc. t G stated in the re' nart and tho deficit was kept doWL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
CHESTNUT AVE. FIRE
 STARTS IN RADIO

Bremen were at the home Of H. Warren Stevens, % Chestnut avenue at press hour this afternoon fight' ing a blaze which is said to have had iS origin ih the family radio. Engines c and the chemical engine from headquarters were dispatcher to the fire shortly after 2 o'clock and had not returned at 3;20. Fire department officials believe the blaze may have resulted from a short CIr- cult,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

to kill Btalin,
 KameneV WIS asked directly by Andrew Vishinsky, the prosecutor whether he had participated in the killing of Sergei Kir0V, stalins old friend and associate, in iO34, for which lib men and two women were axAcuted and more than 100 others jailed.
 KAmenev replied that he was In the TrotSkyiSt bloc and late In lOS2 discussed the plan with the TrotSky- e lsts, He said he had no doubt that Trntxky favored killing stalin and diReggAniSing the country by jesuit mathods."
 Kamenev implicated Alexis Rykov, Soviet commiBar Of posts and teles gFaphs, in his group, and said he believed Karl Radek, one Of the editors oi IgVestiR, would have been sympathetic.
 TrotSky Implicated
 n his testimony, zinoviev im' pllcated Trotxky As . conspirator from his exile abroad, although more in the role of Q moral Sup' porter than an active participant
 Iie denied q break with TrotEky In the period after the 18th party Con' Eress in 1928 when it was generally believed that the Hin0VieV and Trotxky groupa had spli~
 "'This was not true, HinOViey SAid "Wo never d,d break with Trot2ky and never betrayed our alliance with his group, We dld, however, deceive the party by playing a hypocritica role, on the one hand pledging party loyalty and on the other hand fighting the party with the same weapons aa Tr0tzky, only m different manner There sim pl: existcd q division of labor be- tween H and TrotSky
 Tells Everything
 We were actually n branch ol TP0tEkys foreign orRaniEa Lion, What he did outside more openly, we did here secretly We pursued the same purposes but employed different methods,
 T admit that MarxlSm and in- dly.dual terrorism are incompatible but tho evolution oi our struggle against the party inevitably led to terrorism. The year i032 appeared lo TrotSky as a .fayorabl' moment for intensifying our activities. We hoped the c0untry's economic difn' eultiea would grow steadily"
 A woman cOnspiratOr appeared ln the ease today aS n witness, al- though not on trial She Is sofonoVa Faivilovich, aged about 90, with brown hair and drab appearance, She readily admitted full participa- ton in the zlnoVIcV -Trotzky terror 1t activities and said she was as guilty as any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
RETIRED PASTOR
 DIES AT HOME

Kenncbunk, Me, Aug. 20-(UP) -- The Rev John William Day, 70, formerly of Htngham, Mass, retired minister of the Unitarian church here, died at lis home last night
 Bern in Woburn, Mass, he grad uated from Meadviile, Pa. Theolog- ical seminary, and from Harvard Divinity school in i08D. He was ors dained at Newport, R. T., in iD80 and in 1890 accepted c call to the First Parish (Unltarian) church At Hinghan, where he remained nine years. From 1899 to 1924 he was minister of the Chuhch of the Me- siah in et. Louis, Mo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Fr0tern0L NeuS
Columbian saulrea

Formal meetings oi Michael Me0ivney Circle, i24, Columbian Squires, will be held on septem- ber Q and a, 1t was decided at q meeting of the circle last night in the Columbus Club, 70 North Main street.
 At the September Q meeting a nominating committee will be selected to bring in nominations for the annual election of officers which will be held September g.
 Plans are also to be made at the first meeting in September for the annual family outing of the circle, the mother. .and-son ban- quet, reception to Squires leaving for school, and inVestiture Of Q new class of candidates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
De I'astlnO IIOnOred

Members Of several lCGal Italian organizations met last evening in the city court room to elect John DePaStino, chairman Of the pub- licity and finance subcommittee of the Columbus day celebration committee. Mr. DePastino k prcs- ident Of the Italian brotherhood.
 It was announced last evening that non Italian organizations will be invited to take part In the program, Joseph DeLuca, of the Duee society. K secretary of the finance committee and Alderman Charles B. SCiull0, of the Italian Democratic Club k treasurer.
 Other members are Miss Doris JRcarusO, of the Italian American Womens Democratic Club; Prank MaIucGi. Gtalian World War Vet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

only through the enforcement Of rigid economy. Receipts from gen. eFal contributors during the year were siB,370.42, . drop of almost si. 600 from the 1884 total.
 During the year % patients went
 the institution from Waterbury. ClaSsified Rs to occupations, house. wives led the list with a total of 27. once clerks placed second with q total of IT and Bhophands came third with a total Of i3. Eleven un. employed persons were taken in during the year and they held fc"".h place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
WOOL MARKET

D. ton, Aug, 30,-(UP) ,--scatteT. cd calls were received on twelve rnonthS Texas woolB, the U. s. agri' culture departI. .ent reported today.
 Small quantities running bulk staple length brought sT.89 cents, secured basis. Tho bulk Of the sales were on average to good twelve months clips at 84sS0 cents, secured
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
BOY TRIES CACTUS BED

Pasadena, Cal,-(UPD- Richard Brian, i6, reclined for the first and presumably tho last--time on a euctus bed. The local hospital stan removed between 6b and 70 cactus needles form his body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Of Stocks Registered Declines
Professionals Tried to Start Boom By Buying SteeI
 Then They Tried to SeIlASteeI Took Big Drop

basis, and on the shorter than ' full twelve months growth at e2sS5 cents secured basis. Demand was fairly strong oa the short Woob.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Manchester Unity

Mrs. Agnes Porter presided at a meeting of Lily of the Valley lodge, Manchester Unity, held last night at the Lord kitehner post rooms Mrs. Leah Faulkner was initiated at last nights meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Creole Dante

Final arrangements ior the an- nual meeting of Circolo Dante at Rockwell park in Bristol next Sunday, were completed at a meeting last evening in the parish hall Of the Church Of Our Lady of Lourdes. Alexander Mole iS chairman of the arrangements committee. assisted by Joseph Renz0ni, Sando Bologna, Mary DeCicco, Mary Minervo and Charles InterTLlsi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

According to Dr. J. Alison Glover, of the London Board of Education. memory Is best between the ages of ii and iA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
Market Was Very Dull, Irregular All Through Session
Exilcd Again, Mexican Leader Is in U. s.

ZEN Nico. LAS ROD. RiCuEZ, Mcsl. can Fnsclsi Gold Shirts chief, is r C n ( W in g friendships Tn the U ite | States on hIs second trip north as on cx. iie. On both oc- casIons he was elected from Mexico for his political actlvI.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
TWO PROMINENT
 LEADERS IN IT

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
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PUDLIo UTILITY gTooKg

PUBLIC UTILITY BIOCkb
 Bid Asked Bridgeport Gas Lt. Go. :. 90 90 Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. 90 42 Conn. Gas & Coke com. lh 2h Conn. Gas & Coke pfd. 50 Con. It. A Power D,,o, 72 M Conn. Lt & Pow. 6h%
 pId ,,ts,tsst,ts,,ttttt tttllS Conn. Lt. & Pow. 6h%
 pfu, ,g,,tgiytttt,,,ss, Connecticut Power Go. 6fh b0h Conn. Ry & Ltg co. com . Con. Iy. & Ltg. Go. pfd. ib 20 Hid. Elect, Lt Go. com 67h 60h Hfd. Gas It. Go. com .,. 48 Illuminating Shares A bb 67 New Haven Water Go. ,, B3 0euthf N. Y. Tel Go. ,.i64 i6O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

erAna, Umberto santopietro. Pon- tclandolfo Society, Joseph CicChl- clio and George j, CroCicGhia, c, and C, Society, Antonio lannitt0, Montngancsc Society; Mrs Lat- tanZio, c, and c, auxiliary, Mrs, Theresa DeVito, ProVinCia De- Foggia auxiliary; Anthony Lupore, AbruzZi Society, Mrs, Joseph pernat022l and Mrs, Julia Capoc' chi, Italian Sistcrhood Mrb, Josephine Jac0Vino MontaganeSc auxiliary, Nicholas Happ0nc, Jun- Tor CiYita z ProgreSs0 Society; Anthony Lepore, Junior Italian Brotherhood
 Mr, DePhAtin Will be assisted on the publicity committee by Nicholas Happone and Joseph DeLuca
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
wHTTgH0UsE A co. lei A.SIsI

DOW JONES AVERAGES
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TNDUsTRfAL eToCKe

Ann. Hardware Co. ,n. g 34 Bristol Brass Corp. com. 68 7i Colts Pat. Fire Arms Co. Of bJ Eagle Lock Co. ,,..r,, 20h Eastern Malleable Iron % 20
 Landers, Frary & Clark 44h 46N New Brit. Mach. Go. com 3ih 33b North & Judd Mfg. Co. 90 38 Peck. Htok & Wilcox Go. i3h I6M Remington Arms ,.,,,,, 3h ~ scOyiil Mfg. Go. .,,,nn 36 39 Stanley Works Go. com. 46M TN TOrrington Go. ,.,,.,.,i00 i02
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20

Delegate from New Britain, Meridcn, New Haven, Danbury, WallingIord and South NorWalk will be in attendance at the an- nual outing of the Waterbury lodge of Moosc next Sunday at ilthuanian park, Ofl1cers of the loGge comprising the committee on arrangements ar William Daly, chairman, and Emil Dahl, secretary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-20
NORMAN THOMAS
 SPEAKS TODAY

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-20

ATTRACTIVE BUNGALOW IN DELIGHT
full Conduit I'd. section Of Northwest WaSn5I
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garage One block off Conduit I'd. tovard
river. 5217 Sherrier pl;, near Edmonos e; pi
Wide lot and cellar: 81 $50. Terms IKE
paying rent. Phone Decatur I'LL.
TWO HOMES. WITH FEW OR MORE
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TERRAPLANE 1884 2-door sedan; $3.50;
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TERRAPLANE 1876 sedan; used as demon
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down. JACK PRY. 1920 14th st.
WHIPPET: good transportation; 1923
model for S2S. 1923 Irving st. NV,
Phone Columbia 1924
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OLDSMOBILE 1888 5-passenger sedan;
perfect paint: all good tires; fine. clean
upholstery; splendid motor: you cannot
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WOODED LOTS

On District Line Near Schools. Stores
Good Transportation. Easy Terms.
Phone Hillside O33g