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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19
Sheridan's Sanction
Removes Likelihood
OF Much Opposition
Twelve Borough Children Under Care at New F1aveI
ChiIdren's Community Center Henry J. Jackman
Inferred This Afternoon in Clifton Cemetery
NAUGATUCK

Neueatuck, Feb. 1e.--Local tax
payers who had pleasant dreams Of
lower taxes for the next fiscal year
may be awakened to rude reality
soon u q move toward restoration
Of the final so In teachers pay cuts
u approved. 1t Is reportsd that
action may be taken at the March
meeting Of the board Of education
to restore the per cent slice, TO
take effect in the next school year.
Warden John j. Sheridan when
interviewed today by The Democrat
on the matter, indicated approval
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19
TAXPAYERS MAY
ASK REDUCTION
Expect Cut Due to Grand
List Being Increased
to $4,000
BEACON FALLS
Correspondent: WIN. J Baxter
Phone Naugatuck 3S.&

Beacon Falls, Feb. 10 - Reports
here are local taxpayers will ask q
reduction In the tax rate this year
In view Of the higher grand list lo-
cally. The board Of selectsnen met
Wednesday night and discussed the
budget for the coming year. 1t Is
e''rer'ad TO be almost the same as
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19
Rev. Edwards 10 Speak

Rev. John II. Edwards, rector OF
st. Luke,s church, New Haven, VIII
be the speaker at the Lenten service
at st. Michael's Episcopal church
here next wednesday at Q p. m
Rev. Edwards Is o man OF fine edu-
cation and of large experience. He
has done exccllend work and u y
expected his talk will be Of interest
to ill. st. Luke's church has been
a leader for many years In the Work
among the colored people OF New
Haven. The Mems Club OF the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19

Sales Of radios sets In Francs
have declined and the expected IN.
crease which followed previous
radio salons did not materialil
this year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19

Local stores. libraries, banks and
barber shops will be closed Monday,
Washingtons Birthday, 1t was
learned by The Democrat today.
However, factories will remain open
that day. The local poStoffice, ern-
ployes win enjoy, for the most part,
q vacatio Monday. There will be
no deliveries and no window service
The lobby OF the postoffice will be
open and mails will be dispatched
and received at the office.
Schools will be open here Monday
as usual and town hall officials and
street department employees Will
work Monday as usual. WPA en-
ployes will enjoy holiday on that
day.
As far Is known, no public demon
stration Is planned, other than q
meeting OF Americanization class
students, sponsored by the Sarah
Rogers Chapter, Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
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Funeral of Mrs, Zwick

The funeral OF Mrs. Minnie
Zwick, mother Of Registrar Of Vot-
ers Henry Zwick, was held at Q
o'clock this afternoon from her
home, 143 Maple street to st. MI
chael's Episcopal church at $50.
Rev. Arthur r. Lewis, rector, Of
ficiated. Burial was In Hillside
cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19

Australia" will be the subject
Of o talk by Miss Eun!ce Avery
current events lecturer, to be giver
Monday afternoon at 3:45 at the
Congregational parish house. II
will be the fifth of q series Of SIX
talks by Miss Avery. The Parish
House association and the Woment
Study club sponsor the lectures.
Bingo Party Tonight
The weekly Bingo party will be
held tonight at st. Marys CHURCH
at 8:l5. 1t Is expected there will be
O large attendance. The usual
award will be given. Attendance at
these affairs has grown larger
each week.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19
Ceilinr Repairs Combleted

Ceiling Repairs Completed
The work Of repairing the ceiling
Of the Naugatuck post office has
been completed. 1t was done by
Thomas Moran and Sons Of Water
bury. A considerable part OF the
ceiling In the lobby and some in the
interior fell last year, but repair
work was started about q montl,
ago.
/. A large amount OF other work in
the building, such as painting, wir-
Ing, etc., Is planned. but work on
this has not yet begun.
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church will meet Tuesday at 8 p. m
In the parish house.

Second Meeting Monday
A total Of as have signed thus far
to take the court in Girl Scout train
Ing and Scout work which Is being
conducted locally, Mrs. w. Glenn
Kirby, local Girl Scout official, In
formed The Democrat today. The
next meeting will be held Monday
night at the sewing room Of the
Naugatuk high school.
The course will be in eight lessons
with one lesson being given each
week. Miss Elma Stuckman OF
Waterbury, Girl Scout executive,
and Miss Evelina Hauser Of Water
bury, will be the instructors.
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More Births Here


tuck last month, the vital statistics
report OF Town Clerk Louis Schil-
Ter, Jr. shows. There were 10
births, II males and eight females,
and IA deaths, seven OF each sex
dying. There were five marriages
last month which Is two more than
In January, 1896. Last year In
January there were 10 births and
20 deaths.
Causes Of death last month were:
heart disease, Z: alcoholism. !; ac-
cidental fall. /; meningitis. !: cere-
bral hemorrhage, Q: peritonitis. l.:
cancer, !. Two babies under one
year of age died, and there were no
deaths Of children between the ages
Of / and 5.
Scouts Need $27S
The local Boy Scouts have about
$275 to 60 in their drive for 81 800
as the financial campaign quota,
It was revealed by N. Hadley Cox,
chairman Of the drive, at q meet
Ing of the Naugatuck district Of the
Mattatuck Boy Scout council held
last night N :ne local "Y". A total
Of $1,525 has been received thus
far.
The campaign was delayed sew
eral times because Of the Red Cross
drive for money to help the flood
victims, which occurred at the same
time. Frank Dargan, who Is chair
man Of the finance committee, as
sisted Mr.. Cox In the work.
A revival OF interest In Clubbing
here is expected now that Cub
leader has been obtained, 1t was
stated by Harold w. Brown, chair
man OF the Cub committee, at the
session. The Clubbing committee
will meet next Tuesday at the To-
cal "Y". The next meeting OF the
district council will be on March
IS at SIS p. IN. at the Y. M. @. A.
here.
BaIinskys Have Daughter
Announcement has been made Of
the birth Wednesday Of a daughter
at the Waterbury hospital to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Balinsky Of Cherry
street.
A son was born Wednesday at St.
Mary's hospital TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Hennessey Of Hillside avenue.
Miss Helen Zembroski. Naugatuck
high school employee, has returned
To her work after having been con-
fined to her home by illness for sew
eral days.
Naugatuck friends OF Rev. Joseph
Seifermin, former assistant pastor
at st. Francis church here. were In
terested TO learn he has been trans-
ferred from the pastorate OF the All
Saints church. Bonneville. to the
position OF pastor Of st. Roses
church, New Haven. While Father
seiferman was at Somerville,
number OF local residents frequently
visited him but II Is expected that
many more will do 50 now that he
has been transferred to city much
nearer Naugatuck. Father Setter
man was quite popular here.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19

Miss Helen Zembroski. Naugatuck
high school employee. has returned
To her work after having been con-
fined to her home by illness for sew
eral days.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19

A son was born Wednesday at st
Mary's hospital TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Hennessey of Hillside avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-19
BaIinskys Have Daughter

Announcement has been made Of
the birth Wednesday Of daughter
at the waterbury hospital to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Balinsky Of Cherry
street.
Evening star., 1937-04-05

few drinks and I'm not quite sure what
happened, except I do know l never
killed my husband l had gone up
stairs to some friends to invite them
to dinner When I returned he was
lying on one of the twin beds.
"At first thought he was having an
attack of asthma, but when l went to
put cold towel on his head I saw the
blood on the pillow and ran for help
loved him. We hadn't quarreled. I
don't know why he did it
She said her husbands father ended
his own life. She said her husband
was afflicted with asthma and took
almost daily injections of adrenalin.
When she first saw him still on the
bed she thought it was the result of
an overdose, she said.
Both Souther and his widow are
we'll known here. Souther's mother
Mrs. John K. Souther, $500 Chevy
Chase parkway, said the couple went
to California year ago because both
were in i'll health.
NSoNeAASA Who 6ioNaoSSo 1AoAA ava
tional University Law School in 1880
Four years ago, while employed in the
legal department Of the Southern Rail
way, he married the former Marion
Scarlet, a trained nurse Of OK
andria, Va.
Souther later went to work for a
motor plant in Alexandria, His mother
said he suffered a breakdown due to
asthma, and the couple decided on a
change of climate. since the wife also
was in i'll health. Souther had not
found employment at the time of his
death, his mother said
Souther is survived by two BROTH
ers here, r. S. Souther of Woodley
Park Towers, and John K. Souther, jr.,
OF Wisconsin avenue, and sister, Miss
Mary Taylor Souther of Wilmington
Del.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
Fascists
Continued From First Page.)

struck west against Blazquez and the
other moved due south on La Gran
juela, last village before the mines
themselves are reached.
The fifth column, almost midway
between the left flank pivot and the
right flank thrust, moved directly
against the mines at Penarroya itself
from Villaneuva del Duque.
The turning movement was momen-
tarily the most important phase of the
campaign raging on 13 fronts, from
the southern tip Of Spain to the Bay
of Biscay.
The first touch of Spring found the
Government forces taking the major
portion of the offensive action for the
first time in the eight and one half
months of the war
Around Madrid the government army
was making slow but steady progress
on the Guadalajara front to the north
east, penetrating deeper into Avila
Province to the northwest and push
ing the enemy back from the Corunna
highway cutting through the Guadar-
rama Mountains.
On the far southern coast the in
surgents were reported being pressed
back, while in the north the Basque
miners were on the offense in the
Asturias and strong army was ad-
vancing against Burgos, one-time capi-
tai of the insurgent regime.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
Sit-DOwns
Continued From First Page.)

the labor world" and approval Of the
Byrnes proposal might tncite further
breeches."
Senator Barley, Democrat of Ken
lucky. said he agreed with Robinson
that the issue should be studied COM
prehensively and deliberately"
During series of meetings with
administration chiefs last week,
Byrnes had refused to withdraw his
amendment and bring it before the
Senate separately. This method was
urged by administration spokesmen,
who were unsuccessful Friday in ef-
forts to refer Byrnes' proposal to a
committee.
Such delay, Byrnes argued, might
be misconstrued as "a willingness to
condone mass defiance of the law"
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, in statement supported the
contention of Byrnes and Senator
Bailey, Democrat, of North Carolina,
that there should be no delay in plac-
ing the Senate on record against sit
downs
"Civilized government" said Byrd,
depends upon obedience to consti-
tuted authority"
The legislators watched Michigans
local elections today with tense inter-
est, predicting that they might show
the voters attitude toward Gov.
Murphys strike policy. He has con-
sistently favored conciliation rather
than ousting the sit-down strikers by
force.
The House was expected to vote late
this week on a demand by Represen-
tative Dies, Democrat, Of Texas, for
an investigation of the plant seizures.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
2 WOMEN FOUND DEAD
IN GAS-FILLED ROOMS

Two women, one respondent over
domestic trouble, and the other an
unemployed waitress, were found
dead today and yesterday in gas-filled
rooms in their respective rooming
houses.
Mary Elizabeth Whitesel, 35, was
found dead today at 400 I street
northeast. A tube attached to a gas
jet was under her pillow. Police found
a note telling of domestic trouble.
Glade Outlander, rooming house
proprietor, found the woman when he
entered the room through window
after smelling gas.
Breaking into room at 406 Second
street when he smelled gas, William
Smith, a roomer, yesterday found
Ruth Lantz, 27, had committed sui
eide by gas A tube attached to gas
pipe was lying across her body on .
bed. Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald issued . suicide certificate.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
MOLA'S FORCES NEAR DURANGO.

VITORIA, Spain, April 5 (P).-Gen.
Emilio Mola,s northern army ad-
vanced to within 6 miles of strategic
Durango, insurgent headquarters re-
ported today, in its powerful drive on
the Basque capital of Bilbao.
Insurgent columns stormed the
mountain peaks ringing Bilbao after
occupying Ochandiano, commanders
declared, and took control of the
villages of Olaeta, Verderin and Mon
chategus.
The thrust carried the insurgent
front line 3 miles farther toward
their immediate objective of Durango,
from which Mola's army could roll is
miles down hill toward Bilbao over
paved highways.
An official report from insurgent
headquarters gave these details of
the war action:
Evening star., 1937-04-05
|EX-D. c. LAWYER
SHOT, WIFE HELD
Gordon Souther Found Dead
of Bullet Wound in Los
Angeles Home.
6y the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, April s.
Titan haired Mrs. Marian Souther,
80, was held in custody today while
police probed the circumstances Of
the fatal shooting Saturday night Of
her husband, Gordon Sterling Souther,
20, corporation attorney, formerly Of
Washington.
A charge of suspicion Of murder
detains the widow, who as nurse
was supporting her husband, she said,
until he could obtain admission to
California bar.
Souther was shot by 20 calfber
rifle he frequently used in target
practice. 1t was found lying across
a bed next to that on which he lay
wounded.
Mrs. Souther tearfully told Police
Lieuts. R. N. Davis and c. A. Gillian
of Wiltshire Station: I'VE each had q
Evening star., 1937-04-05

time Went out at night and nearly
fell asleep, was SO bored. Came home
and mother gave me b for getting
in at 1 o'clock. I hate him and told
him So"
February %, 1933-"Rest, made up
had quarrel with Bob in the morn
ing. He should realize my condition" "
February %, l933-"Feel sick and
lousy. Didn't go to school. If Bobby
gets good job that pays good I'd run
away with him and get married ANY,
thing to get away from this family
love Bob. He was swell. l am
crazy, nutty, buggy, etc"
February "a, 1932-"Dave met Pearl,
show. l hope that Bob gets that
job. If he makes enough-wno
knows?"
February "a, 1933-"Bob still not
working. I wonder when he will be-
gin? I place all my hope in him. ]
know he will
Tells of "Odd Millionaire"
February IS, 1932-"Went out with
Bob and Dave Don't know how feel
about Bob. Sometimes 1 am crazy
about him and other times not sc
crazy about him. That is sure sign
that I am getting over it"
March TO- 1927 am losing weight
look terrible. 1 feel terrible. Halt
of me says yes half Of me says no.
This heavy feeling can't go on. I'm
going nuts-crying, etc. I am SO
dumb
March 10. l933-"Mamma is SO
broke she has nothing to eat and, boy,
am hungry. Dave has a very fine
nature I like it. Bob is 50 funny
I don't know at all how his family
stands him. am getting SO sick
and tired of it all Him, my family
and myself for being dumb. Went to
Loew's Lexington with Rose and Bob,
saw the Match King It was lousy.
Went over to an odd millionaire S
apartment. He was homosexual and
cratic"
Evening star., 1937-04-05
NOLAN INDICTED
IN 23NEW COUNTS
Two Former Business AsSo.
ciates of Imprisoned Auto
Dealer Also Held.

William j. Nolan, head of the bank
rupt Nolan Motor Co.. who is servin,
a prison term for bribery, was indicted
today. along with two of his former
business associates, in % counts on
charges of forgery, uttering, false pre-
lenses and conspiracy to commit false
pretenses
All the accusations involve allegedly
spurious conditional sales contract
discounted to the Universal Credit c.
for approximately 100000 Assistar'
United States Attorney John j. VIII
son, who presented the cases TO the
grand jury and will conduct the pros
ecution, said there are As such con-
tracts
Charged along with the automobile
dealer were Benjamin D. Jenkins, 2309
Thlrty-fifth street, Office manager and
assistant treasurer of the Nolan Mo
tor Co., and James F. Gallagher, 3l45
Mount Pleasant street, secretary of the
concern
An additional indictment charged
jenkins, alone, with six violations of
a statute which makes false acknoWl-
edgements by a notary public felony
Jenkins is a notary
The maximum penalty for false
pretenSeS is three years, for forgery
and uttering 10 years each, for con-
splracy two years, and for false no.
tarial acknowledgment 10 years. The
last named charge carries minimum
Of one year There are no minima
for the others.
The sentence Nolan is now serving
is for four months to a year and a
day and was imposed following his
conviction of bribing two witnesses in
the divorce suit brought by his wife,
Mrs. Alice M. Nolan
All the new charges will be dis
posed Of before the Summer recess
Of the court, unless speedy trials are
precluded by dilatory defense motions,
Wilson said
jenkins and Gallagher, both of
whom are married, are at liberty under
bail, having been arrested about two
months ago.
The conspiracy count, which, in
effect, is summary of the other
allegations, charged that the three
man sold As bona fde conditional
sales contracts executed by c. B.
Ryan as president of the yellow Cab
Co. of the District of Columbia, to the
Munsey Trust Co., and then sold
spurious contracts for the same auto
mobiles to the Universal Credit Co
The second set purported to be for
the sale of automobiles to the Minute
Cab Co., which Ryan also headed,
Wilson explained.
Three charges of forgery, 8 Of
uttering and Is Of false pretenses were
predicated on these transactions. The
accusations concerning jenkins al
legged misconduct in his capacity as
notary were that he falsely certified
that Ryan acknowledged six contracts
for conditional sales to the Minute
Cab Co. The Government contends
Ryan knew nothing Of the contracts.
Three of these six contracts were
involved in the alleged forgeries.
Nolan, Jenkins and Gallagher were
charged with forging the contracts
and with uttering them to Francis A.
Norton, credit manager Of the Uni
versal Credit Co.
The period of the alleged conspir-
acy was said to be from November J.,
1885, to November /, 1886. Fourteen
overt acts were set out.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
RESERVE BUYING BEGUN.
Purchase Aim Is to Erase Erratic
Fluctuations.

= oA ShaSS Ahihi ~ w III nSS Ill "SAS
Fluctuations.
~ the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board began
today a policy of open market pur-
chases of Government bonds in an
effort to steady their erratic huctua-
tions.
The board said this would maintain
orderly money conditions and facili-
tate efforts of member banks to meet
1928 per cent increase in deposit
reserve requirements May l.
Government bonds slid to new 1887
lows recently, but fiscal authorities
said the new buying program was not
designed to elevate prices or to peg
the market at any particular point.
Secretary Morgenthau has said Fed
eral funds would not be used to jack
up the market
The decision to buy for Federal re-
serve banks through the boards Open
Market Committee came after COM
mittee members held a two-day dis
cussion on the Government bond
market situation.
In recent weeks, the board had ac-
quired s103, 100000 Of Government
bonds, disposing of a like amount of
Treasury notes and bills. Despite this
buying, the bond market has con-
tinued a downward course.
Explaining the procedure under the
new policy, the board said it would
buy Federal securities for the ac-
count of reserve banks "in such
amounts and at such times as may be
desirable"
The action, it said, will tend to Of
set effects of the higher reserve re-
quirements by increasing banks sup
ply OF cash.
Customarily, the Reserve Board has
used its power to buy and sell Govern
ment obligations as a device for ex-
panding or contracting the potential
supply of credit.
BY raising reserve requirements, 1t
will "lock up" about s7OooOO,00O OF
Idle bank funds. At the same time,
open market bond buying will send a
new stream Of cash into the banks.
Idle bank money forms the basis
OF credit expansion. 1t was to check
a possible runaway imitation that the
board ordered the higher percentage
Of reserves which must be held behind
deposits. In all, 331a per cent in
crease was ordered. Half Of this went
into effect March /.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
RESERVE POLICY
HIKES j. S. BONDS
Gains of $40 and More Per
$1,000 Are Scored After
Board Statement.
n the Associated Press.

Hs the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 5.-United States
Government bonds advanced sharply
today in the first tangible indication
Of trader appraisal of the Federal Re-
serve Board announcement it would
buy Federal securities in the open
market.
>, Some issues shot up Immediately
after the opening in the New York
Stock Exchange by as much as $40
or more, per $1,000 face value bond.
Sales volume was moderate.
! In the stock market, steel, motor and
oil shares moved moderately higher in
sctive trading.
Important commodities Joined the
advance to higher levels. May corn
futures in Chicago moved up to the
limit of cents bushel to new 12-
year high and wheat and cotton fu-
lures likewise tilted forward.
Rubber, copper and hide futures
pushed to better levels.
With the virtual assurance of the
Federal Reserve Board bids would be
Forthcoming should the market show
signs of weakness, it was expected the
flood of offerings which in the past
three weeks had driven most issues to
new low levels for the year would be
less in evidence.
pESERyE RJryJNc RICuN
Evening star., 1937-04-05

Edward Harris, degradation on private
property.
George H. Jackson and Samuel
Newell, violation Of the motor We
hicle theft act; Cleo Garrison and
julius Manning, violation of the
gambling law; James Carter, James
Mcdowell and James Jackson, viola
T. Salter, Helen M. Slattery, James
F.. O'Connor, John Anton Meyers,
John Hand, Lee Wing and Mark Cling,
narcotic law violation; Frederick
Goldstein, Samuel David Goldfin and
Mae Walsh, violation of the white
slave traffic act; Joseph L. McGuinn,
pandering; Ethel Nash, postal law
violation; Russell A. Strome, William
]. Nolan, James F. Gallagher and
Benjamin D. Jenkins, forgery and ut
tering; Nolan, Gallagher and jenkins,
false pretenses and conspiracy to COM
nit false pretenses; jenkins, false no.
tarial acknowledgment; Gerald v.
Pershing, embezzlement; Harold Mol
lock and Sol Mollock, sending defama-
tory matter through the mails; Ed
ward Gibson, depreciation on private
property.
The following cases were ignored:
John J. Saxty, grand larceny;
James Davis and George T. Bonner,
housebreaking and larceny; Vernon
o. Faison and William Tenn, receiv-
ing stolen property; Herman Walker,
jackson T. Desmukes and Benjamin
B. Desmukes, joyriding; Matte c.
Bray and Jesse c. jackson, assault
with a dangerous weapon; James Den
mis-, rape; George E. Craig, Hampton
j. Brown, Grady A. Miller, Della
Price, Edna Harris, John Harris, Eliza
beth Gilchrist and Lee A. White
head. homicide; Katheren Demitro,
grand larceny. and Paul Blasangame.
making false claim against the Gov
Arnnnent
Evening star., 1937-04-05
FORD EMPLOYEES BACK.

KANSAS CITY, April (P.-The
first Henry Ford automobile plant to
be involved in sit-down strike called
workers back to their jobs here today
amid c. 1. o. claims of victory and
some confusion as to settlement terms.
The Committee for Industrial Or
ganization also announced agreement
making possible the reopening of an
other strike-closed company here and
a decision to establish permanent
headquarters in Kansas City.