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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
SWIFT COMPANY
 DIRECTOR DIES

Boston, Move. .-(UP).--George Swift. 56, a director of Swift & O., and general manager of It's Boston branch, was recovering today from q severe beating administered by three thugs who disarmed him and robbed him of $500 and q $3,0oO pearl last night.
 The trio confronted Swift, e son of 0ustavus P. Swit. founder of the packing firm, as he entered the Vestibule of his Back Bay home af- ter returning from Rockingham park horse race track.
 Swift pulled . gun from pocket and fire single ineffective shot be- fore the three men disarmed him and struck him with the butt on his wrist. They then beat him, shipped a pear from his tie pin with clipper, stole a wallet and fled. They missed a second wallet which con- tained an additional $500.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
Morgenthau Still Laughs AtDaring Venture OfCohaa

his black robes, crying "Unconstitu. tionaI." Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins" thought the budget could be balanced by taxing all post offices, but the president merely said, Relax, Frances" Postmaster Gen. eral James A. Farley. organized a radio program called the White House jamboree" and after music was played and jokes were told, he motioned to the President" and said Al right, Frank, go ahead with the commercial" The president" then delivered a fireside chat in front of a portable fireplace. I
 Who should the White House but Ter turn out to be but "Alf M. Lal- don." When ali other tineans of balancing the budget failed. they turned to him and asked for the formula he used when he was gov- ernor of Kansas. No, mo-" MT. Roosevelt" was the reply. T haven't got that smile. Frankly, I know l am lousy on the radio. But, MT. Roosevelt, I did balance my budget, and, as we say in Kansas, take that home and try 1t on your ukulele."
 Cohan,s big moment came when he gave 6 realistic impersonatiorl, of President Roosevelt's smile and sang song called "Off The Record, {" one verse of which went: ..~
 And if I'm not reelected,
 "IIl never fear for iisunger,
 I'll never fear for thirst:
 i've got one son with Du Font "Ahd another one with Hearst"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
MANY BICYCLES
 BEING STOLEN
Group of Boys Believed to Be Responsible = Four
 Are Under Arrest

Brisk action has been taken by tho local detective bureau in the investigation of affairs of group of young boys believed responsible for the large number of bicycle thefts reported here during the past month. Detective Lieutenants Con- nie Shanahan and Henry Johnson yesterday arrested four boys, all ui- der 16 in connection with the case. They were arraigned in juvenile court this morning and granted continuances to Saturday morning.
 Theft of Four Machines
 The boys who have been apprc- hended are accused of the theft of four bicycles, two from this city and two from Naugatuck. Three Of the machines have been recovered and are being held at police head uuarters awaiting the call of their owners. The other one, which was taken from Naugatuck, is said to have been thrown away by the boys.
 Police had been informed that a group of boys were stealing the bi- cycles, changing the parts around to make them unidentiiiable, and then selling them at ridiculously low prices. Only a short time ago a similar gang of boys, taking part in similar activiteis was broken up by the police department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
BARKING SPIDER
 IS DISCREDITED

Eagle Pass, Tex Move. 3.-(uP). - Dr. J. A. Rickles was nearly to the point today of fumigating the house and exterminating his barking" spiders for lack of cooperation from science. .
 Tt doesn't bother me what they say, because 1 know these spiders bark. They've been keeping us awake nights all summer and fall" he said. land have plenty of witnesses to prove 1t.
 But what want science to do Is classify them and see If they bite, or rather if their bite Is poisonous. I've asked and asked and I can't get any answer. If I don't get Q negative reply pretty soon I'm go- ing to get rid of the whole bunch of them. They're hanging by their hind legs from the walls all over the house"
 The answer that the dentist got from Dr. Alexander Petrunkevitch of Yale University was that the spiders couldn't possibly bark, bee cause, like all spiders, they had no noise making organs. Dr. Pitrun' kevitch said they were A new species of the genus olios, family SparEsidae but that was their only claim to dis tlnction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
SEVENTEEN YEAR
 OLD CHARGE DIES

Providence, R. T., Nov. 3-(UP)-- Three charges against 47-year-old Southbridge, Mass, baker who has been free under $l6,000 bail since he was indicted IS years ago were mol pressed in superior court today on request of Assistant Attorney-G Gen. eral Hyman Lisker.
 vincenzo Coletti, alias James Col etti, had appealed to Judge Patrick P. Curran to mol prosse the charges that had been brought against him in connection with q payroll holdup in Burrillville. Though indicted Dec. 15, 1922 on charges of assault with intent to rob arlC. assault with a dangerous weapon, Coletti never was tried. VIZ"
 The attorney-gene office did not know why Coletti was not tried in 1927 when another defendant was convicted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
First Time in History of New York Reform Mayor
 Succeeds Himself
COMPLETE DOWNFALL
 OF TAMMANY HALL
Sweep of LaGuardia Has Buried Mahoney Under
 454,425 Plurality
BY RONALD c. VAN TINE Limited Press Staff Correspondent

BY RONALD c. VAN TINE United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, November 3. --- (UP) \ Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, first reform" mayor to succeed himself in the history of New York City, carried his Republican American Labor Party-Fus- ion ticket to an overwhelm- ing victory today that stripped Tammany Hall of the last of the power 1t had welded for almost 150 years, The utter rout of Tammany extended to the impor- tant district. attorneyship of New York county (Manhattan) - con- trolled by the Tammany machine without Interruption for 20 years which was won by the youthful "rackets buster,' Thomas F. Dewey.
 Near Half Million Lead
 Official and complete returns from the city's 3,9l0 election districts showed that Ia Guardia won by a plurality of A64, 4,425 votes over Jere- miah T. Mahoney, his Tammany- New Deal Democratic opponent.
 The vote: La ouardia, 1,344,0 Mahoney, sSo,6oi.
 Dewey, against whom the full force of the TanYnany machine had been directed, defeated Harold w Hastings the Tammany candidate by an tnotficial plurality of 1DS, ,49t votes. Complete returns from 1,06S districts gave Dewey, 325.420: Hast ings. 2i6,e24.
 The Tammany wigwam, In con. trast to It's happy days of Jimmy Walker and his spats and Alfred E. Smith and his brown derby. was cloaked in gloom as the crushing de- feat beacrne apparent to the few optimistic enough to gather in It's auditorium last night for a "victory
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
John L. Lewis CIO De. feated in Effort to "Get
 Rule in Detroit
CURLEY OF BOTON
 SENT TO OBLIVION
Senator Harry Moore of New Jersey Named Gov.
 for Third Time
BY UNITED PRESS

Two results stood out to- day in the counting of votes in yesterdays off-year elec- tions in IS states - the col lapse of Tammany Hall as 8 power in New York City and the defeat of John L. Lewis Committee for Industrial Organization in its first con- certed effort to win control of a major city government.
 Mayor Fiorello II. LaGuardia be- cam the first reform mayor in New York's history to succeed him- self. He overwhelmed his Tam- many-Democratic opponent, Jere- miah T. Mahoney, and carried his running mates, including tho youth- full "rackets buster" Thomas A. Dewey, to an overwhelming victory.
 C. I. o. Lost This Fight
 The c. I. o. lost It's fight to make Patrick H. O'Brien, Democrat. mayor of Detroit and failed to place any of It's candidates on the nine.mem. Der city council. The new mayor, Richard w. Reading, received the belated support of the American Federation Of Labor, Despite the reversal, Homer Martin. president of the United Automobile Workers, 0. I, O. affiliate, declared that the returns showed that . new and powerful factor has entered the clty's political life" ....
 The c, I, o, and A. P. of L. fought side by side for mayoralty candi.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
DETROIT BEATS
 ClO CANDIDATE
Final Results Give Reading Over 100000 Plurality
 on Patrick O'Brien
By JAMES c. AUSTIN

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Detroit. Nov. 3.--(UP)-Final re- suits of Detroit's municipal election today recorded overwhelming defeat for the Committee for Industrial Organization in It's first effort to gal control of a major city's gov- ernment. The 0. I. O.'s candidate for mayor, Patrick II. O'Brien, and It's entire slate of five council aSpir- ants were deluged under Q wave of 4l9,06i ballots which broke all vot- ing records in Detroit municipal elections. The surge of anti-C. I. O. votes carried Into the mayors chair Richard W. Reading, veteran city clerk who held the endorsement of the American Federation of Labo", and returned six incumbents to the ninc-naan common council along with three newcomers opposed to the labor" slate.
 Final Return
 Final returns for mayor from the city's 0l8 precincts gave: Reading. 280o57: O'Brien lb4.060. Of the Ave c. I. o. candidates. all of whom were high In official ranks of the United Automobile Workers union, only one made strong bid for place among the favored nine. Throughout the voting, Maurice Sugar U. A. W. attorney. maintained Il close grasp on 10th position.
 Readings lleutenants hailed his
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
RESIGNATION OF
 SCHACHT DENIED

Berlin, Nov. 3-(UP)-Adolf Hit Ter has finally and definitely de. clined to accept the resignation of Hjalmar Schacht as minister of economies 1t was learned today.
 After Schacht's SUI prise announce inent to foreign journalists last week that he had resigned 1t was learned Hermann Goering called Schacht Into conference and declared there was no use even discussing the resig- nation.
 0oering informed schacht that both iie and the Ftiehrer wished him to remain in office and cooperate further in meeting the country'i pressing economic problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
THREE NATIONS
 LEAD FOR PEACE
United States Gives Full
 Cooperation With Great !" Britain, France
By JOHN W. GREGG, JR. Limited Press Stan Correspondent )

Limited Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 Brussels, Nov B. (CP) - The United States, Great Britain and France took the lead today fin inter- national effort to end the Chinese Japanese war. Norman H. Davis, official delegate of the United States opened g conference of 19 nations convened here to promote a speedy arinistice i1 the far eastern hos- tiiities with an offer of full COG operation. Great Britain and France, through their delegates, announced their support. Davis appealed to the International representatives for equitable adjustment Of the Chi- ilese. Japanese war and warned that It's end was essential to the peace of the world. ' .'.
 In Full Agreement
 "The government I represent IS in full agreement with every word he '(DaviS) said" declared Anthony Eden. British foreign secretary.
 won Delbos. the French foreign minister, emphasized the sanctity of treaties, particularly the Wash- ington nine power pact.
 T firmly hope that by taking our stand on that treaty" he said, i've shall find peaceful solution"
 Italy sounded the only note of discord at the opening session of the conferfence by warning that the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
FORMER MAYOR
 CURLEY BEATEN
Maurice J. Tobin, Sneered at By Curley, Becomes
 Boston's Mayor
BY KENNETH AIRES (IJnited Press Staff Corresnonde,

Boston, Nov. 3-(UP)--Haunted first by little boy blue, then by Shirley Temple, former Governor James M. Curley today had suffer- ed his second crushing defeat with in a year as Boston chose for It's mayor a man young enough to be his son, Maurice J. Tobin.
 The handsome 35-year-old school committeeman. like Curley Demo. crat was elected mayor by a plurality of 25,050 in a five-sided, non partisan contest In which e total of 272,7l2 votes were cast. Only thrice before since the city govern- ment was instituted in 1922 had Q younger man won the honor.
 Little Boy Blue was the campaign label applied by the nearly 83-year- old Curley to 35-year-old Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who defeated him for U. s. Senator year ago. The name of Shirley Temple was what he used in derisive reference to Tobin's youth.
 Republicans Far Behind
 The only Republican in yester- days contest, former mayor Mal- colm F. Nichols, ran third, with Bb,- 237 votes. little more than half of Tobin's total of i05, ,259. District Attorney William J. Foley had 28,-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
Democrats Nctors k
 Tluo Cities or State
Thomas J. Spellacy Sweeps Hartford With Unprece' dented Lead-John w. Murphy Wins New
 Haven-Jasper McLevy in Bridgeport
(By UNITED PREsS)

Democratic mayors were feturneQ to office m two Connecticut cities New Haven and Hartford--today by record breaking pluralities which evinced greater party strength than during the Roosevelt sweep Of last fall.
 At Bridgeport, under socialist regime since 1883, oofer-Mayor Jasper McLevy was reelected to a third term by a plurality of l9,- 56a yotes--the largest ever given any candidate in a city election. The greatest democratic victory was at Hartford where Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy, democratic old guard lead- CT, defeated former Mayor Joseph W. Beach, republican, 3l,736 to l6,- 347, James l.. Mcclure, union can- didAte boiled 2,378 votes. Hpellacy's plurality of i5,369 votes was the largest In the city's history.
 G. o. P. Aldermen Cut
 Democrats cut the republican aldermanic representation from six to four, and two of these were uh uASDutSs Al OtlG Waku democratic majority of two votes was protested. In another tho cleo ton of Q dead man was challenged by republicans. An opinion by the corporation counsel was awaited to clarify the latter situation. Demo- crats claimed the right to appoint Q candidate.
 John W. Murphy, e vice-president of the Connecticut Federation Of Labor was returned for a fourth term as Democratic mayor of New Haven. He boiled 3e,2l3 votes as against 2i ,489 for his republican op. ponent, George r. Barnes. The plurality of l4,724 was 0 record- breaker. All ofilces were filled by democrats.
 Not Particularly Heavy
 The voting In each city was not particularly heavy as compared with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
City Budget ls Under Reorganization Plan
Mayor Will Make No Recommendations Until He Has Studied lt-No City Employe Is Sure of His
 Job Just Now.

The 1888 city budget will be close- ly tied-up with Mayor Frank Hayes plan for reorganization of the city government. The mayors recon. 1nendations as to the new budget will be closely studied for inklings of definite forms that the mayors remodelling scheme will take. ".
 Preliminary steps toward the preparation of the budget for the next year will probably be takei. by the board of finance when < meets tomorrow afternoon. < The mayor is not expected, however, to make, any recommendations to the board until he has given further study to the city governmental set up. ir4. ~, 4 ,4',f ,' To ',t
 Reduce Appropriations
 The 1888 budget will probably find appropria tions for seeyral depart ments materially reduced, while those for others will be increased. Some items may be entirely 'eliin. mated from the budget since Mayor Hayes has, stated that he will end the existence of any city department or. office which he finds tnneces-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
FORCET-ME-NOT
 SALE THURSDAY
Drive for Disabled Veter- ans WllLast { Until.Next
 Saturday

Sale of Forget-eM-Nots for the benefit of disabled veterans will get into full stride tomorrow, when street sale of the memorial flowers is begun. The flowers will be sold on the street Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The local drive is under the supervision of the Waterbury chapter, Disabled American veter- ans. Funds from sales of the flow CTS are devoted to men who were disabled in the service of thir coun- try. During the street sale, head quarters will be at the American Legion home on Holmes avenue. Workers will be served meals by the auxiliary.
 Plans of Future Drive
 Plans for the remainder of the drive, which ends Arinistice Day, were made last night at joint meeting of the DAv chapter and auxiliary. An Important rehabili- tation meeting of the DAV will be held at New Britan Sunday. Local delegates will be Walter Overton. James Martone, John J. Mulligan and Rene Messier. ,..
 Speakers at the meeting will in- clude the following: Theodore Lindstron, national D. A. V. reha- bilitation chairman, of Washington; Meyer Swalsky, chief of, the legal division, also of Washington; Ma jor Thomas J. Bannigan, pr. Thomas Preston, James. Daley and John J. Connors, all of Newingtoii.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
HARRY MOORE IS
 NEW JERSEY GOV.
Elected By Nearly 5O,OOO Plurality Over Pastor
 Clee of Newark

Trenton, N. J.. Nov. 3.-(UP)-U s. Senator A. Harry Moore, Demo- cratic candidate backed by Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, was elected to his third term as governor of New Jersey, returns showed to- day, over State Sen. Lester H. Clee Republican, Q Presbyterian minister turned political reformer. Returns from 3,6i8 of the states 3,654 elec- ton districts gave: Moore 757,864; Clee, 600,045.
 The Republican candidate bested Moore in l4 of the states 2l corln- ties but trailed by l29,668 votes in populous Hudson county, in which Hague's Jersey City machine count- ed heavily.
 c. o. P. Rule Assembly
 Republicans. however, appeared assured of control of the state sen- ate and house of assembly. Income plete returns indicated Republicans added two seats to their senate strength for a total of l3 of 2l by winning six of the eight contests. Of the seats contested each party had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
Prisoners Were
 Almost Sufocated

Mineola, N. Y., Nov. 3.--(UP) Fire melted an ammonia pipe connection in the refrigerating plant of the Nassau county jail today and nauseating fumes spread through the cell blocks. Screaming, cursing and pOund- ing on the cell bars, the 150 pris- oners shouted that they were being killed. Eight of them fell unconscious while outside the prison 60 policemen and detec- lives stood guard to prevent any escapes. Bremen wearing gas masks crept along the gas-filled corridors until they reached the refrigeration plant. They turned off the valves and opened the prison windows to air 1t out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
Third District Is
 Their Real Hope For Discrepancy
Election Workers for That Much Discussed Voting Place Are Called in for Two O'Clock Today-3S
 Machines Examined Up to Noon

Zero hour in the Fusion candidates court-ordered of Waterburys 54 voting machines arrived
 o'clock today when elections workers from the Third District called to start count of the four machines
 used there October last Changes that would upset the reelection majority of either 65 56 votes of Mayor Frank Hayes and defeat City Sheriff Angelo Nardona and other Democrats declared victors by small margins expected
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03

by Fusion instigators of the re- canvass. t
 Check with the figures of Gen. eral Moderator James R. McMahon is expected to develop. by Corpora ton Counsel Charles s. O'Connur and the workers who counted the machines election day.
 S8 Machines Finished
 At noon, sixteen districts were "in" and 38 of the 54 voting machines had undergone careful scrutiny and test by both litigants in the court action. The two machines each of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Nov. 8--(UP)-GoV. ornmont eSpensoH and receipts for tho current. flscnl yonr through Nov, l.. compared With q year aROi Ihla YenF EXpcnsoA LnAt Xenr S2, 2,G24S36, ,s22ig S2,376,0T4,dAi.S6 ts,oo7aOS,OOs1o Sl,4s5.1So,OSI,S5
 Deficit
 sOl7,t4S,17O.ae So40,oA3,7Oa
 Cash Balance $g.6Sa.bS6.70SlO &l.7b6.hsQ,OA5
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
The Weather

Fair, Colder Tonight; Thursday Unchanged
 Full weather Report Page 3
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The daily independent., 1937-02-27
THE ONCE OVER
WHEN THE DUKE ARRIVES
BY II. !. PHILLIPS
Copyright 1887. By The Associated Newspapers


The Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson may
come to America on their honeymoon. II they 90
it will mean the biggest reception since Lndoergh
return and rate well up with those given PerShllg
and Bobby Jones. 1t may even equal Gertrude
Ederles
We can picture the greatest newSreeI picnic Ill
the history of our country:
l. American newspapers begin devotlng columns
to plans of the happy couple to visit America
2. With approach of their sailing date the papers
relegate trivial matters such as reorganization OF
Supreme court to page seven.
g. AS the duke and his bride reach md-ocean
they capture the entire front pages. Even John
Lewis has to look around among the medicine ads
for his name.
4 Duke and bride near Ambrose lghtShip and
newspapers at this point refuse to be bothered by
a Roosevelt message to Congress, the resignation
of four Supreme court justices and a sit-down
strike in - industries.
5. Special harbor rules announced to avoid chaos
among excursion beats bound to meet the happy
pair Tugs bearing offers to Edward to appear in
movies must keep to right and let steamers bear
ing offers from literary agents pass.
g. Camera, periScope, toy balloon, souvenir and
peanut sales reach new 1887 high.
T. Metro -GoldWyn company sues to eject Para
mount from exclusive rights to Battery Park. War
ner Brothers lease on waterfront is contested by
Famous Players.
g. Ex-Mayor Walker sends greetings to fellow
BritiSher.
g. The duke and Wally are taken from the liner
in a state of exhaustion due to attempt to obey
all orders of the camera and newspaper men, Ed
ward begins to wish he hadn't quit throne.
10. Happy couple land and are trampled on by
well-wishing mob.
II. Wally gets lost in crowd but Edward moves
up Broadway still uncertain whether it's recep-
ton or another fall from horse.
12 Wall Street clerks dump 65 tons Of rubbish
from windows, assuming it's a Democratic land
slide or something. Duke opens eyes and asks,
Where is Wally?" Reception committee asks,
What Wally?" BY this time everybody is mixed
upD
49, Seven hundred women and children hurt in
riot caused by a shout of "Hooray for Stanley
Baldwin,"
IA. BanQuets. receptions fires and new cocktails
break out all over New York. Duke locates Wally.
Finds she has been named Miss America Queen
of the Madri Gras and Lady Visitor Number One.
Is. After four days of welcome in New York. Ed
ward consults secretary and finds the worst is
ahead Of him in scores Of other American cities.
Begins to suspect it's all the work of that bishop!