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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
Democrats Split On
7lvo State Senators
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selections. Both posts are import
ant ones, therefore.
II Is understood that ut yestcr.
days secret" session II was agreed
10 give the clerkship to q Fairfield
county man and to have the assist
ant clerkship 20 10 one OF the
smaller countries. IN this way, u
was argued, Hartford county would
be honored with the office OF pres
ident pro tempore and Fairfield
county would receive the clerkship.
They are the largest counties In the
state. Tho office OF president pro-
tempore of the senate II import
ant, also, In that In the event OF
death or absence from tho state OF
the governor the senator holding
this position moves up one notch
to gubernatorial authority.
In other words, should Governor
Gross die, which In not an expected
thing In democratic ranks, Lieutcn-
ant. Governor Hayes would become
chief executive OF the state and the
president pro tempore would auto
matically become lieutenant-gover-
nor OF Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10

ed into expenditures for food,
clothing, rent, taxes, transportation,
donations, recreation, savings, lux
uries and miscellaneous items, the
latter including beauty parlor serv"
Ice, toothpast3 and postage. -.
The second section dealt with
"personal Data" which included
whether single or married, mode OF
living and the number OF Deepen"
dents.
Wants Them ItemlSed
Under cost Of Living Data" the
QUESTIONABLE asks "in supplying
these data, report from records
where possible accounts, records or
cancelled checkO. II RECORDS nave
not been kept, make the most exact
estimate that you can.
Important items under cost OF
Living Data" included:
Food. Payment for all food sup
plies including all meals taken
away from home.
House operation. All payments Tor
operating and maintaining the
household, such as heat, light. gas,
fire insurance, repairs, domestic
service, telephone, garbage removal,
cleaning supplies, house furnishings
laundering OF household linens,
care OF grounds, etc.
Clothing: Payments for new
clothing and for repairing, launder-
Ing and cleaning clothes.
Some More Personals
Taxes: Personal income, property
and all other taxes, except sale ana
motor yehilce license fees.
Interest: Interest paid on money
borrowed from any source.
Health: All payments 70 doctors,
dentists, opticians, nurses ana ior
decentralization, medicines, health
appliances and accident or health
purposes.
Direct financial aid TO Deepen.
dents: All direct aid 10 dependents
which cannot be reported Satisfac'
torily In any OF the other cate-
gories
Other items included: Gifts and
donations, education and recreation
miscellaneous needs, luxurics and
savings.
Important Items
Important items under personal
Data" include:
Check IN the appropriate blank
the statement which most nearly
describes your status during tho
major portion Of the school year Of
I03S-i036. az. Single, living away
from home, not with near relatives.
OBJ. Single, living at home M one
OF the family OF near relatives. fC).
Married, living with wife Tor hus-
band) and maintaining q home.
ID. Married, living with wife tor
husband) but living ms o family
grouo with near relatives.
Dependents. "a. How many per-
sons IN all mot including YOURSELF
are entirely dependent upon you
for support? OBJ. II you are mar
ricd, how many children do you
have under 10 years OF age who
are entirely dependent upon you
for support How many persons
mot including those mentioned
aboye) are partially dependent up.
on you for support?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
MADRID DOOMED
SAY NEUTRALS
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ically assertions from the national.
LIST side that Madrids new defens,
committee headed by Gen. Jose
Miaja had fled eastward. He talked
TO Miaja late yesterday, after the
reports were circulated.
He emphasized that there was no
panic In Madrid. The people have
stood up courageously In face OF
FIRE from which there was no pro.
lection.
Asked II nationalist reports were
true that their massed air fleet had
silenced the. Loyalist batteries, lac
said ominously:
II am not sure whether they were
actually disabled. But the enemy
In now 40 close that I doubt whes
ther the Loyalist artillery could d.
any good"
Very Close Together
This would indicate that 80 close
were tho fighting men that II was
impossible for the artillery TO fire
even point blank with any effect.
even as long ago as yesterday
morning ! saw no Loyalist planes
over Madrid" said tho informant,
"Thirteen rebel bombers dropped
cargoes OF bombs IN various parts
OF the city yesterday.
$50 far this morning they have
been inactive.
yesterday 80 or 80 shells dropped
In various sections OF Madrid,
mostly on the western side. One
fell quite close TO the French en-
bassy and many fell near the war
ministry"
(Tho war ministry Is reported TO
bc q storehouse for explosives.--EdJ
"Qen. Miaja told mo he would
keep fighting TO the end. He said
no had succeeded In maintaing a
reasonable degree OF order within
the city"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10

mine because I had D helluva stand
and had enough 10 keep the bang
boards rafting. It's tho biggest Gay
Licking county ever had ana it'll
put us on the map sure num-"
Under the contest rules, each man
will husk for 90 minutes. Then his
total pick, judged also for how
clearly tho husks have been rc.
moved, will be weighed and counted
and balanced against the cars he
overlooked. Farmer Oyler was
proud OF his corn. II was 80 good,
he predicted, that no contestant
would be able 10 do more than one
row.
Only 30 Minutes
'"They don't have but 90 minutes,
and though we got some mighty
good boys working today, they won't
work out the corn before the time
IL up"
Farmer oyier ignored the glum
faces OF the brawny, tanned ath-
letes, who accompanied by their
trainers and hackers, had inspected
tho stand and found many things
wrong. For one thing. the stand
was "spotty", that Ia the ears were
not uniformly distributed on the
stalks, something 10 throw q husker
of his tempo. Another thing, the
track--the space between the rows
WAS soggy. sure to slow them
down. All In all. the huskers de-
cided, there seemed no chance Of
surprising the world record of 4i.B2
bushels husked In 90 minutes estab-
lished by Elmer Carlson Of Iowa
last year.
The betting favorite was Carl
Carlson, state champion Of Iowa,
and brother OF Elmer, worlds
champion. The long shot players
were going TO town on Adam Bycz-
nyski Of Illinois, who sounds like q
Fordham tackle, and who made O
show OF his field In the Illinois state
championship, by husking 4l,i76
bushels In 90 minutes. His fellow
Illinoisan. Theodore Tuftie, was be-
Ing given O sound play, too. for he
was second TO Adam with 4l.l06.
The Dakota, Nebraska, Minne-
sofa and Missouri huskers were adj
mittedly handicapped for, due TO
the shortage OF corn In their states
this year, they didn't have o chance
TO "warm.up" for this national
show and nothing short Of perfect
physical condition Is sufiicient for
90 minutes Of rapid. fire husking.
Names Of Contestants
The contestants are:
Richard Mitchell (x) and John
Van Zandt, Ohio: Lawrence House
(x) and Cecil Vining, Kansas; Art
johnson tx) and Ted Baiko. Minne-
sofa; Richard Anderson tx) and
Earl Henry, South Dakota: Paul
pokett (x) and Louis Korte. Me-
braska: Adam Bycznyski CID and
Theodore Tugtie. Illinois: Albert
Etter (x) and John Whybrew. In
diana: Layton Roberts (D and
John Harris, Missouri: Carl Carlson
(x) and Elke Hendricks, Iowa.
(x--denotes state champions.)
All the contestants were trained
20 razor edge. Their hands were
tough rs seasoned leather. Their
shoulders and arms bulged with
muscle. For weeks they had been
husking on their own farms and on
the farms Of neighbors, preparing
fpg this dsr.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10

tion. Two years ago, when the 1895
session convened, Devlin was after
the office OF president pro tempore,
but when the socialist swung 70 the
republicans and gave the g.o.p. the
power OF organizing the senate
this post went TO Senator John II.
Lynch OF West Haven.
Az the same time Cooney, then
not O member Of the senate, was
after the clerkship. The socialists,
likewise, swung TO the republicans
and they named Judge Albert q.
Bill OF West Hartford Ms clerk. The
latter, IN turn, named former Town
Chairman Frederick w. Palomba OF
this city assistant clerk OF the SEN
ate.
No Salary Attached
The posts OF majority leader ana
president pro tempore do not carry
any salaries. Nevertheless, the ma
jority leader generally goes on the
judiciary committee
The president pro tempore has the
Of tho committees OF the
senate and has the pick OF all the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
Madrid Is Attacked
In RedoubLed Fury
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men from the 0uadarrama noun
aims and concentrate their de-
tense on the city. But 1t seemed
unlikely, II nationalist reports were
ID be believed, that there would be
time. There was doubt even that
hoped for reinforcement from the
Cuenca and Barcelona areas In the
east could get to the capital In time
But the nationalists began draw
1ng on their African reserves and
nationalist warships landed more
MOors In southern Spain.
Fighting Horrible
Fighting was horrible, according
"a reports. Nationalist tanks drove
over the bodies OF men killed In
action, dispatches said. 1t was re-
ported from the nationalist side
that In addition TO mining bridges
The ioyalists electrified their de-
lenses on the Manzanares river
bank and were goin gto use poison
gas bombs.
FLASHES on various nationalist
wireless stations alleged that Mad
xid's new military Junta had fled
eastward. This was denied authori-
tatively, Men talked TO members
Of the Junta after their allega-
tons were made.
There were persistenat reports
from the nationalist side that the
reason for lull In loyalist artillery
fire was that airplanes had put
out OF action nearly all the guns.
Dispatches began telling OF the
capture OF prisoners In large groups
by the nationalists fighting In the
Casa Del Campo area on the west
the center OF the nationalist front,
II was admitted that the loyalists
were fighting brayely but the ma
tionalists said that the superior
training OF their troops, particular
W their ability 10 drive ahead with
hand grenades, was winning for
them.
Terrible Slaughter
"Slaughteri Terrible" Hor-
Tible," were words used describing
the losses OF the defenders.
Nationalist leaders were extreme
" anxious regarding the fate Of
prisoners In the Madrid jails, held
as Fascist sympathizers. There
are many thousands OF them. Re.
ports TO pro-nationalist sources, UNI
confirmed, were that hundreds"
were being shot each day and that
$4,000 had been shot In the Madrid
area since the beginning OF the
war.
Responsible nationalist leaders,
IN their communicates, emphasized
that they we're proceeding deliber-
ateiy. General 0onzalo Queipo DE
Liario, commander In chef In the
south, even took II upon himself 10
deny reports broadcast from some
nationalist stations rs premature.
These reports concerned capture Of
areas we'll within the city. II was
maze plain that the nationalists
arc advancing according TO plan
with definite local detectives TO
take so that II the loyallst defense
broke the entire army could move
IN coordination In entering the city,
Appeal TO People
lisbon, Nov. 10.--tUP)--General
Francisco Franco, dictator OF the
Spanish nationalist cause, broadcast
from Burgos today an appeal 10
the people of Madrid 10 avoid zones
OF combat and remain In their
homes IN the final phase OF the at
tack.
Obviously believing that the end
was near, Franco said:
Madrid shall be delivered. Keep
calm. Avoid combat zones. Keep
your families at home. Our troops
win respect and protect them, DO
not believe those who tell you we
kill women and children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
SPURCIS FACES
MURDER CHARGE

Torrington, Conn.,, Nov. 10. CUP
Charles SpurgiB, 90, today was
charged with murder as result OF o
tavern fight In which Stanley
ekrabulis, ~, was stabbed 10 death.
A coroner'B finding held that
5krabuiis, o bartender, was killed
when no sought TO stop an argu-
ment between Spurgis and Anthony
Travaskas Saturday night. The
murder warrant was issued by
Prosecutor John J. Casale after the
coroner announced his finding late
yesterday.
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Of three charges and placed on pro-
baton for five years.
Harris Fitch, 80, Mansfield. who
pleaded guilty TO two counts, was
Gcntenced TO one year and day ut
LewiSburg, Pa, Federal pcnitentiary.
Rose Martini, 80, New London, &C.
cllSed on 10 charges, WAS given five
months and Is days In jail.
Martin Caprilozzi, 10, Norwich,
OF recommendation OF the prosecu-
ton, was given @ suspended jail
term OF ELK months and placed on
probation for five years.
Albert LitOne, 81, North Franklin,
was given O suspended sentence OF
one month, without probation.
Local "Bt0oges" Taken Away
Nicholas 4cacco, 81, OF North
Main street, and Prank Willett, "a,
OF Canal street, alleged "stooges"
for Alexander DcNicola of this city
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10


been brought in the patrol wagon
last week, was sentenced 10 three
months In Jail by Judge John Y.
McOrath In city court today. He
pleaded guilty 10 O theft charge,
growing from his purloining Of suit
from the Garrison clothes store on
Bank street.
Caroline entered the store with q
companion, and secreted O suit under
his Jacket. He was arrested by
Patrolman Alex Fossbender and
taken TO headquarters. but eluded
the policeman and ran down Field
street. He was arrested again after
Patrolman Thomas Wynn had
halted him by firing several shots
In the air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10

Ing his second term.
"This coming year should DO On
outstanding one IN the annals or
labor legislation" MIR. Roosevelt
said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10

EST) Miaja asserted that national
lists were bottled up IN the Casa Del
Campo park across the river from
the cItyg west side. This apparently
referred TO dcports that loyalistS
we're attacking the park.
He said that loyalist troops re-
NAMED IN control OF oil railroad
stations and the University City
section and made q successful coun.
ter attack IN the Villaverde section
directly south OF the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
TEACHERS VERY
MUCH INDIGNANT
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The Hartford Teachers Council,
representing more than 900 teach
crs, adopted resolution asking
members TO nj out the question
nalres but without signing their
names 10 them.
DR.. Strayer recently was engaged
by Mayor Thomas j. Spellacy TO
survey the school system with 9
Vcw TO economy.
Divided Into Two Parts
The questionnaire was divided in
10 Two parts. One, under the cap
ton, cost Of Living Data" inqulr"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
SPARK ST. man
FAILS in ROBBERY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
LABOR FORCES GET
SOME GOOD NEWS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
LOCAL VICE MAN
WAS SENTENCED

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Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-19
Ketchikan, Alaska
Gums and Operates
Three Chief Utilities

Citizens of Ketchikan. Alaska,
staged a civic celebration late last
year over the acquisition by the city
of the three utilities which had pre-
yiously been operating there under
the direction of a private corpora
ton and is now the first city in
Alaska and the United States to
acquire, own and operate its water,
electric and telephone utilities, ac-
cording to a recent public ownership
bulletin.
This states that the plant for
generating power is located within
the city limits and so the electric
current is manufactured right where
it's use begins The city generates
its electric current and delivers it
to the distribution lines for less than
a mill per kilowatt hour"
As in other instances where NUM-
cipal ownership was attempted, the
project met with resistance on the
part Of the private company but
the city finally won out against this
opposition and the properties of the
private corporation were taken over
by the city in June, 1885.
In the short space of time since
the power plant has been operated
under municipal ownership it has
shown a decided profit for the city
and citizens of Ketchikan are en-
/ joying lower rates and more salts
factory service with prospects of ar
increasing reserve fund from which
costs of the plant will be paid ano
future improvements made without
the necessity of bond issues or as.
| sessments.
Operation of the proposed I'm
perial Irrigation District power de-
velopment and distribution program
will bring similar advantages u
residents of this district and thi
county as well.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-19

HOLLYWOOD March l9. UP)-
Uncle Carl" Laemmle a German
immigrant boy who came to Holly
wood via Oshkosh and grew up with
the motion picture business, has
stepped out of it with no apparent
regrets.
Sale of his Universal pictures cor
poration to the Standard Capital
company for an announced price of
s5,500,000 lifted a mighty financial
burden from the shoulders of the
blue-eyed little man who has been
one of the pillars of the industry
since 1909.
Il am extremely happy to learn
that Mr.. Cochrane will guide the
future destinieS of the company"
he said of R. H. Cochrane, who was
named president. "I can express
complete sympathy and satisfaction
with the new management and as
sure them that my services and
counsel will be available at any time,
wherever and whenever required"
Sale of Laemmle's controlling in
terest in the studio he founded in
1912 came as no surprise to Holly
wood. For many months he has
been belabored by financial diff
cultieS and showdown was post
poned only by timely loans. Daily
Variety, local trade journal, under
stands the studios Indebtedness ap-
proximateS S3,500,000.
Million Dollar Films
Part of this debt was piled up
to finance current and recent pro-
ductions, three of which, Show
Boat" Magnificent Obsession," and
Suffers Gold" cost s1,0O0,000 a.
piece TO film.
The situation became so acute
last November that momentary sale
was expected. Warner Brothers
studio, which backs up TO the Uni
yersal lot, was angling for time
but the deal fell through when the
two sides couldn't get together on
price
j. Cheever Cowdin president of
the Standard Capital company, and
Charles r. Rogers, Hollywood fin
ancier, then took a 90-day option
on the properties in exchange for a
sl.500,000 loan. Subsequently, Laem-
nile gave the syndicate another As
days in which to raise the neces-
sary capital.
Laemmle had a varied career in
business before coming to Hollywood.
He was II when he landed in New
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-19

LOS ANGELES. March 10. U.4
An anti-ogling ordinance, design
ed to shield women of this city from
the ogling eyes of men, and also of
l4-year-old boys, collapsed today due
to legal technicality.
The proposed law, which would
make it a crime for two or more
men or boys IA years of age or over
to ogle women in public places" was
revealed to have no provision for
protecting men and boys from ogling
women.
When the city council heard about
this, they dropped the law like a hot
biscuit.
Discrimination
A legal opinion, handed down from
the office of City Attorney Ray
CheSebro, declared the law was
rank discrimination" and added it
could not be enforced due to "the
virtual impossibility of getting a jury
of men who have not themselves
ogled, at one time or another"
The law was designed as the cor
nerstone of a set of municipal "blue
laws" offered by Councilman G..
Vernon Bennett, in an effort to make
Los Angeles "a fit place to live in."
Defining legal ogling as: ITO view
with amorouS or inviting glance" the
city attorneys opinion pointed out
an anti-ogling law was not illegal in
itself, if it was not discriminatory
But there would seem to be rank
discrimination here" the opinion
said, for it is proposed to protect
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-19

almost every instance they have
had little or no training as wage
earners and are poorly prepared
to carry the financial burdens
placed upon them by death. illness
or desertion Of the normal family
support.
Anyone who takes the trouble to
visit one or all of the projects can
not deny that they are playing a
helpful part in these depression rid
den times.
The projects worked out in Fl
Centre Brawlev. Cahpatria. Holt
vile and CaleXico are training
schools with a strong Americaniza-
ton tang.
Taught To Sew
Women who did not know how to
sew when they went to work for the
WPA, were taught every step in the
art from tearing carpet rags TO
making shirts. overalls and dresses.
The work is done under strict super
vision and must be up TO standard.
They are taught to make clothing
for themselves and for every men,
DNA Vi biAtAl AaAkll1ltS. 1IcN even
learn how to make buttonholes two
ways. by hand and on the sewing
machine. All this training will be
useful to them long after WPA
projects cease to exist.
One Of the most interesting
things done by the workers on the
various projects is utilizing the
scraps of materials. Quilt blocks,
strips for braided rugs and bits for
stuffed toys eat up the scraps. Mar
row strips of various materials are
combined effectively to make aprons
or bloomers for little girls. This
scrap using, too, may be classed as
useful training.
Some workers are adept. One
woman on the Brawley project can
make seven pairs of boys jeans a
day. One woman makes four mems
shirts daily. A great many on the
five projects make three women's
dresses. This is high average for
some of them as they knew little or
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-19
ANTT-OGLING ORDINANCE FALLS
THROUGH, DUE TO TECHNICALLY


women and girls, but nothing is said
about men.
"Ogling is ogling. If it is repre-
hensive for men and boys, it is also
reprehensible for the female. There
should be no sex in an anti-ogling
law"
The opinion also cited other diff
ficulties likely to creep up,
Who is to judge when ogling is
indecent?" it asked. "A policeman
who does not himself ogle, may make
arrests readily. One who ogleS may
be more tolerant"
To Garry On
1t also pointed out the law would
nave practical difficulties in en-
torcement. Suppose a man gets a
bug in his eye. Is he ogling, or trv-
ing to dig out the bug?
While the opinion shattered the
first step in the crusade to rend Los
Angeles more moral, Councilman
Bennett intends to carry on his cam
paign.
Other ordinances, which the coun-
Gilman said he will propose in due
time, include:
A law to make improper solicit
ing. by word, sign or gesture a nm
ishable offense.
A law Furnishing persons "who
witness an indecent performance.
and fail to report it to police"
A law prohibiting indecent expos
ure of the person, garments or de-
vices of an indecent character"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-03-19

that nothing goes astray and that
everything is returned to headquar-
terS.
Some of the workers are getting
their first taste of the valuable les
son of social adjustment, They
must cooperate and get along with
their fellow workers. The trouble
makers are dismissed because they
interfere with the efficiency.
1t is possible a few of the workers