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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
$1,000 DEAD BY
AUTOS FOR 1886
That Is Total Toll Of Ma
ton There Were 9O2,-
500 Alto Accidents. x j

hartford. Jan. i-(UP)-Auton1o-
bile accidents reaped a history
making toll OF more than $1,000
dead In the United States during
1885, Travellers Insurance Co. COM
pilations revealed today. Also for
first time In history injuries during
the past year passed the million
mark. The total number Of accidents
reported for the year by ofiicial state
bodies was 002, 1900, as compared
with 826, 500 during 1876. A prelimi-
nary analysis OF the figures midi
Gated the number Of pedestrians
killed during 1896 about equalled
the total killed the year before.
During 1886, 1905 pedestrians died,
while the previous years toll was
5000.
Lower Than Expected
ssThe increase in both deaths and
INJURIES" the insurance company re-
port said, lis considerably lower
than might have been expected on
the basis of the amount Of travel
during 1935-l936 "Fairly complete
reports from the Country as q whole
indicate that while fatalities were
increasing but two per cent, gaso-
line consumption went up more than
II per cent and car registration
nearly eight per cent" Excluding
the month Of December, Connects
cut experienced an It'll per cent
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
MEHLMAN FREED

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. l.
(UP)-A finding by Cor
oner Frank E. Healy today
absolved Bernard I. Mehl-
man, this city, from blame
in the automobile accident
death here of Frank Meag-
her, SO, on; Nov. IA.
The coroner also cleared
Frederick ,Bause in the
death Nov. "a of Antonio
/ Burrone, 81, North Bran
ford, at Plainville.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
NEWSMEN FIRED
BY MRS. M'LEAN
Invited By Hostess to Her
Great Party Police i
Lieut. Said 'Scrain -
r.. FREDERICK C. oTHMAN

r.. FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
UNITED Press Staif Correspondent
washington, Jan. i.-(UP).-
Wed like today to tell about the
$4,000 New Years eve party to
which Mrs. Eyalyn Walsh Mclean
invited us for an early look, but
when we got there we were met
not by our hostess-but by the po-
lice department, which said:
"Scraml"
It probably was an. elegant party
for the 300 other guests who got IN.
We understand they had two or
ctestras, lot OF champagne, q
specially built ballroom, and good
ness knows what else. We even
understand that Mrs. Mclean wore
her 100000 Hope diamond
cursed by q century Of bad luck
but when we left Friendship, her
800 acre estate, we hadn't seen 1t.
Newsmen Put Out
Y She was behind the door de-
manding shrilly that police Lieut..
Maggill Grove remove the represent
t.tives Of the press, whom she had
asked in for = "preview" Of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
Rome Newspapers Demand
More Systematic Giving
Out of Vatican News
ALSO REQUEST OTHER
DOCTORS SEE PONTIFE
Pope Plus Has Refused
Persistently to Have
Only Own Physician
BY STEWART BROWN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Vatican City, January L.
CUP - Pope Plus XXI rested
comfortably after his MIDI
night New Years observance
and his condition today was
satisfactory, a Vatican Off
cial said. The Pope, from his
sick bed where he has been
forced to remain for three
weeks, heard midnight mass
celebrated at an altar In an adj
joining room by Monsignor Carlo
Confalconieri, one Of his private
secretaries. Communion was adj
uninsured to the Pope during the
service. A few prelates OF the papal
household were present. At about
a. m. the Pope fell into q restful
slumber and attendants were satis-
fed that the observance had not
taxed his strength.
Newspapers Demand
Meantime, Rome newspapers In,
creased their clamor for Q moro
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
Funding Bond Issue
Will Be Proposed
May Be One OF Recommendations Of Mayor Hayes in
His Annual Message to Board of Aldermen One
OF Several Important Suggestions

Totation Of a funding bond issue
In the neighborhood OF q half mil
lion dollars will, 1t Is understood, be
among the recommendations in
cluded In Mayor Frank Hayes an
nual message to the board Of alder
men on Monday, January 4th. The
mayor is now engaged in complet-
ing his address to the aldermanic
board and 1t Is reported that while
1t will be brief 1t will embody many
important suggestions In addition
to outlining the work of the city
administration during the past year
Of 1895.
Departmental heads have already
submitted reports to Mayor Hayes
on which he Is building his annual
message. Aside from observing the
arrival Of the New Year the city's
chief executive will give consider
able time to the task Of reporting
to the aldermen on his steward
ship during the year Of 1886.
Funding Bond Issue
The funding bond issue will be
n
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Auto Industry Badly
ppledForNewY Year
Strikes Have Affected About $4,000 Men Thus Far;
General Motors With zll,OOO Workers
Was Center Of Big Drive

United Press STAN Correspondent
Detroit, Jan. 1-(UP)-The auto
mobile industry entered 1887 today
crippled by strikes affecting approx
imately $1,000 men and turbulent
with unrest which threatened a ma
jor clash between capital and labor.
The vast General Motors corpora
ton, employer Of 211, 900 and the
worlds greatest automobile maker,
was the focal point of a concerted
drive by labor for union recognition.
Already nine q. M. plants were
closed by sit-down strikes called by
the United Automobile Workers Of
America, and Chevrolet and Buick
production was throttled by shortage
Of parts.
Both Apprehensive
With most major plants closed for
the New Years holidays, both in
dustry pnd labor looked with appre-
hensio.i to q meeting at Flint, Mich,
Sunday at which u. A. w. A. orga-
MIXERS from 10 General Motors units
were to take stock Of their position
and plan a further attack.
Both sides wondered whether this
meeting, called by u. A. w. A. Pres
ident Homer Martin, would precipi-
tact the most bitter struggle In the
industry's history or would discover
a formula for peace where conflict
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Late NetOs
Flashes
FATALLY HURT

= =
Putnam, Conn.,, Jan. Il
(UP)--Hector Brown, q,
Rockville, was fatally in
jured late yesterday when
his car was in a head-on
collision with a truck on
the Providence Hartford
road at Eastford.
Daniel Shea, %, Rock
vile, driver Of the truck,
said Brown was on the
wrong side of the road
when the accident occurred.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
LATEST KIND OF
PERMANENT WAVE

Hartford. Conn, Jan. 1--(UP)--
Police today were trying to solve the
mystery Of the woman with the hair
curriers'. N
ordered q 9S pernahent wave ct .
leading downtown liairdresisng par
lor and walked out Of the establish
ment with ea250 worth OF equip
ment on her head.
The woman asked Il she might
70. 70 the WoH1ea's room after SUBJ
hitting 10 two hours Of treatment
ErGns then On, she WAS seen by va
ri0g,s persons, Including the ele-
vator raaii, making her way through
downtown streets adorned with The
E{ItI<{|. rs (. y A. q S. a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
CURLEY FILLED
TWO POSITIONS

Boston, Jan. 1.-(UP)-Goycrno
James M. Curley filled two long
time vacancies on the WilliamstcWn
bench in northwestern Massachti-
sets by appointing two Metropolis
tan Boston men as special JUS
tees yesterday.
Former City Councillor Israel Ruby
Of Roxbury and Harry @. Mamber
Of Lynn were named by the gov.
ernor.
One vacancy had existed since
1920, the other since 1923. The court
has been functioning with an cc-
togenarian, Clarence M. Smith, ~
presiding justice, and no SPECIAL
Justices.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
BANKER RETIRES

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. L.
(UP) - Henry Wood Err
wing, So, dean of C0nnecti-
cut bankers, concluded SO
years of service with the
Connecticut River Banking
Company today.
y Born at Westfield, Mass,
Erving has been in the
banking business in this
state for nearly so years.
He Joined the Connecticut
River Banking Company on
Jan. l, 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01

4AdU paSoCQ . ACA A4SAAts
The motor patrol car was oper-
ated by John Breeil. The collision
occurred at Wolcott and East Main
streets at 3:45 o'clock this morning.
The driver Of the other car, Leonard
Broadwell, Of Plainville, was ar
rested on o charge Of violating the
motor vehicle laws. No specific
charge had been placed against him
up TO late this morning.
The bumper of the police car was
damaged, and a fender was crushed,
according to q report at headquar-
tiers.
Alleged Hit, Run Man
The accident squad arrested an
alleged hit and run driver last
night. The accused Is Arthur Dali
linger, 81, Of Naugatuck. Dallinger,
said police, struck q car near the
Cameo theater on Baldwin street at
5 o'clock last night but failed to
stop after the Inishap. He was ar
rested several hours later.
Arrests for drunken driving. ex-
peyted as gay celebrators hailed the
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
CITY. EMPLOYEES
ENJOYED new
YEAR TODAY
Another Five Percent Cut
in Wages Was Returned
to Them
BALANCE OF SLASH
MAY COME LATER
City Officials Decided to
Pay Back Wage Cuts,
Keep Taxes Same

About nineteen hundred
employees Of the city of
Waterbury awoke this morn
ing and said, Happy New
Year" with an added look of
joyousness in their faces. The
reason - today the five per
cent raise in pay for all
municipal workers, recon-
mended by the board of fl
nance and ordered by the
aldermen in making up the
1887 budget, went into effect.
Teachers, policemen, firemen,
street department employees and all
general help on the city's payroll
will receive five per cent more per
week from now on. The amount
involved for the year Is approxi-
naately $l63,000.
Only Five Percent Left
This extra restoration, OF the pay
cut leaves the city employees work
Ing for only five per cent less than
they received when the depression
forced the municipality to lower
the wage scales In conformity with
action taken by other private and
public corporations throughout the
United States.
Rather than deprive the city
employees Of the five per cent raise
ii pay the finance and aldermanit
boards decided to restore the cut tc
this extent and keep the tax ratt
for 1887 at the 1885 level, $3.50
mills.
Twenty Percent In An
Originally the pay of the city
employees was cut 10 per cent. AM
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
BRISTOL WOMEN
MET WITH DEATH

Pennington, Conn.,. Jan. 1-(UP)
Bodies Of two women killed In an
automobile crash on the Farming
ton CUTOFF late last night were iden-
titled today as those Of Miss Nora
Collins and Miss Josephine Royal,
both Of Bristol.
They were riding In a sedan which
crashed into the rear Of aa slowly
moving truck.
Carl Aymett. also Of Bristol, be-
lieved to be the driver Of the car,
was on the danger list at Bristol hos
pital.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
Holy PontiH Had Very
Night--His
Condition Today Good
Kidnapped Mattson
Boy Is Not Released
Parents Are Hopeful Of Definite Break Today-Friend
Of Family Makes That Statement Missing
Now for Five Days

Tacoma, Wash. January L. (UP) A definite break
that might lead to the release of the schoolboy
victn-was expected momentariy" today in the hdnap
ing Of 10-year-old Charles Mattson of prominent
local physician News Of the expected break from
Mattson family and frequently mentioned as possible
intermediary in negotiations looking to the return of the
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youth, who was taken, only partially
clothed, from his home last Sunday
night. Appleman preparing to visit
the Mattson home, told newspaper
men: IT am expecting q definite
break In the kidnapping at any hour
now" His announcement followed
closely on the appearance Of an
advertisement - believed to be con-
nected with the case - in the Seat
tie Times. It reads: mabel - we
are ready. Everything entirely in
accordance your desires-Ann."
Some Kind Of Contact
Appleman's statement was inter-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
No Real Accident
During New Year
Celebration Here
Motor PatfoImen Dashed Here, There, Everywhere
Keeping Watchful Outlook Motor Patrol Car
Had Only Serious Accident

AS motor patrolmen cruised back and forth on the
principal streets Of the city and as street patroen kept
escaped without single serious accident on New Years
Eve In the only major mshap of the holiday police
motor patrol considerably damaged when it
involved in collision with another vehicle this morning
the policemen in the sped in pursuit of driver who
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
MAY TAKE JOE

Iowa city, H., Jan. l. -
Sources Gloss to ossie Solein, Iowa
university footba7l coach. reported
today be was considering seriously
taking the head coaching Job at
syracuse university.
40 do 60. Bolem would have TO
feclirt 3 reIease from his lows con-
tFact, which does not expire until
next year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-01
MELROSE HOME IS
STRUCK BY BOMB
Two Sisters Narrowly
Escaped Injury; Parents
Were Away at Time

Melrose, Mass, Jan. l.-(UP)--
The New Years eve bombing Of a
Melrose street home, In which two
sisters narrowly escaped injury, was
investigated by the state fire mar
shal's office today.
The bomb. believed dynamite. ex-
ploded on the front porch, shatter-
ing windows and blasting hole
through the front wall Of the house.
Severely shaken were Jeanne
Benedict, "a, and her 14-year-old
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Saturday Unchahte
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Evening star., 1937-02-26
Waving Hair
AtHOneNOt
Advis a bic
Permanents Should
Be Given Only by
an Expert.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

WHILE there is nothing quite 50
satisfying and definitely correc-
tive as salon treatments, If q woman
cannot afford the luxury Of salon
facial she can give herself the nearest
thing to it at home; or a scalp treat
ment, or shampoo or manicure.
There are, however, certain treat
ments or services that I feel belong
to the province Of the expert and to
the expert alone. One Of these Is
hair dyeing. Another Is permanent
waving. Now I know that q good
deal Of dye is sold for home use and
there may be any number Of women
who have developed the knack Of
touching up their own hair at home.
Nevertheless, I still feel that as .
general rule the salon treatments are
infinitely more professional and GER
tain Of result.
Another such service Is the per-
manent wave. Some one might get
the idea to package pads and solu-
ton for home use There Is. in fact,
Q package on the market. It consists
of solution and . package Of curriers'
running through the curler Is a metal
thread. The contact of the chemical
and the metal causes q chemical ac-
ton which produces the heat. This
Is very slow and gradual and takes
the eight full hours to produce some
sort Of wave Directions call for the
process at bedtime-the idea being
that the wave is put in while you
sleep.
Contrast this with the most mod
ern, up-to-date methods as practiced
in beauty parlors-both the machine
and machineless permanents. First,
the methods are worked out by or
ganizations with a reputation, groups
Of men and women who have been in
the field for years and perfected per-
manent waving processes. Then there's
. thoroughly trained expert to follow
through and give the wave. This ex-
pert knows hair textures. knows the
type Of solution the particular type
Of hair requires; knows the amount Of
heating time that will produce a wave
without oversteaming or overbaking
the hair. Yet, for all her knowledge
and experience, the permanent waving
operator in the finer shops will not
take the chance of proceeding with
the entire head without taking . few
"test" curs first. These may be moist
ened with different solutions, or given
varying degrees of heat. It's all pretty
professional and precise. Note the
assurance with which good perma-
nent waving expert winds the hair.
how carefully she regulates the heat
ing apparatus, how closely she watches
the hair while steaming. I feel, sin
cerely, that come what may, the per-
manent will remain q field for the
expert only.
BY bulletin, "The Permanent-Long
May It Wave" Is yours for the ask
ing. Send self-addressed, stamped
g cent? envelope for 1t.
(Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-02-26
Dorothy Dix Says
Life Alone Can Furnish Experience
Needed for Happy Marriage.

with people. as the phrase goes. They
have not learned self-control. They
lack tact and diplomacy. They have
not acquired the fine art Of side-step-
ping the little peculiarities Of those
with whom they must live instead Of
barking their shins on them. They
have no philosophy with which to meet
the inevitable trials and tribulations
Of marriage. And so they quarrel and
fight over trifles that older people
could handle without friction.
There is not one word o. truth in
the old myth about boy and girl
who marry growing up together into .
sort Of super-congeniality Occasion.
ally 1t does happen, but when 1t does
1t Is pure luck. Ninety-nine times out
OF a hundred they grow away from
each other instead Of to each othee
because the development of no two
human beings follows the same lines.
Look at all the unequally mated
couples among you; the cultured, ele-
CANT women with dull, stupid hus-
bands; the brilliant men with moron
wives. Think of all the husbands and
wives you know who have not o sin
gle taste or idea In common. These
are the tragedies q early marriages In
nearly every case.
Lastly, statistics show the earlier
the marriage. the quicker the divorce.
So, boys and girls, put OF the we'd
ding until you are old enough to
know what you are doing and can
shoulder your own responsibilities.
DOROTHY DIX.
tCopyrisht. 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-26
BOY and girl in their teens,
suffering from an acute attack

Buy anu glIl In LQelr Teens,
n suffering from an acute attack
"A Of calf love, ask me If I can
1 \ give them any good reason why
they should not marry now instead Of
waiting until they are decrepit old
people Of ~ or %.
Well, there are about a million good
reasons why premature marriage adds
extra hazards to the biggest gamble in
life. A few reasons why boys and girls
should not pick out their mates before
they have enough judgment to buy
their own hats are these:
They are immature. They have not
come to themselves and do not know
what they are going to be when they
are grown, nor what kind Of wives and
husbands they will want when they are
mature Their tastes are changing as
they develop and the "fella" and
"sweetie" they are crazy about one
day bores them to tears the next. Gen.
orally speaking, at IS men and women
have as completely lost their tastes
for the husbands and wives they
picked out at 10 and 20 as they have
for all-day suckers.
In selecting those with whom they
expect to spend the next 80 or 40
years they are guided solely by their
childish fancies and pay no attention
to the individuals character or in
telligence or ability to fit into their
scheme Of life. A boy marries a girl
because of the way her hair curls on
her forehead. A girl marries a boy
because he is good dancer. And
then when a husband finds out that
1t Is what is inside of a girls head
that counts and not the outside up
holstery, and when the woman discov-
ers that marriage Is no dancing mat
ter for wives and mothers, another
marriage goes blooey.
~
IT TAKES the discipline Of life TO
= 1T men and women for marriage
and adolescent boys and girls have
not had this. They have not learned
from experience how to get along
Evening star., 1937-02-26


London and New York, introducing
many new types and indicating an
even larger lace season than last year.
Important for the great variety
which it gave to the picture was the
wide range Of colors shown in lace,
and the use of one color posed over a
foundation of a contrasting color.
There were exquisite shades of Spring
blue and violet, beige, yellow, light
gray and pink, as well as the always
smart black and white. Among the
imported models were such combina-
tions as pale orchid over baby blue.
navy blue wool lace over tile red, Nile
green crepe with carnelian lace.
The silhouetteS showed slim waist
lines, beltless jackets and coats, brief
boleros and, OF course, the extremely
bouffant skirt with stiffened hemline.
The off-shoulder decolletage was
particularly pleasing in a black silk
net with graceful ruching falling
across the arms, as shown in the
photograph above. Panels of black
chantilly lace were worked into the
skirt forming that exaggerated width
that is so charming to these veil-like
fabrics.
MOT satisfied with news of lace
from the Miami lace ball alone,
we have been visiting our own shops
fA uyha af
are offering. We were more than sat-
isfied with our findings. In the first
group was an outstanding design in
brown lace and Gaugin pink chif-
fon, with collar band neck line tied at
the front, row Of tiny brown buttons
reaching to the brown lace belt, also
tied at the front. The skirt is in red
ingote effect, with wide insertion bands
OF the brown lace set in on the dag
onal with an up-at-the-front line. The
skirt Of this frock is in three layers
first Gaugin pink crepe foundation,
then pink chiffon skirt and lastly the
full gathered dress skirt.
Pale gray lace has a dainty, SPRING
like appearance. We found it in stiff
net with design Of little pussy willow
sprays. Quite plain in outline, with
puffed sleeves, an angular neck line
high in back and shallow hip yoke, it
had no contrasting color but might
easily be worn with a number Of
changes Of belts or flower corsages
Also In gray Is a very demure and
appealing lace dress. with deep front
v neck line with cluster Of shaded
violets, beneath which starts a mar
row sash Of soft green ribbon, which
follows q high-pointed princess line
and ties in back. The puffed sleeves
Evening star., 1937-02-26

w YITH peasant styles going
NA/ strong, here Is a very at
Wv tractive blouse that can be
made to look imported,
right at home. Bright-colored floss
stitching at collar and cuffs is an easy
and unusual way of trimming. The
body Of the blouse is two-piece and
simple as q song to run up. A skirt
with four slightly fiared cores is just
as easy to sew. The whole outfit can
be extremely useful for wear under
a coat and by itself later on for street
or work or school. Linen for the
blouse, and q sheer wool for the
skirt, would be a good choice.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1234-B
Is designed for sizes IA, 16, 18, 20, 40
and AZ. Corresponding bust measure
ments 80. "a, SO. SO, 40 and AZ. Size
IA (32) for the blouse requires IN
yards 35-inch material, and for the
skirt the same amount.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
Spring and Summer pattern book.
Make yourself attractive, practical and
becoming clothes, selecting designs
from the Barbara Bell well-planned,
easy-to-make patterns. Interesting
and exclusive fashions for little chill
dren and the difiicult junior age,
s1e0degt1ing. Wsll-cut patterns Tor tbs