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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
FUNERAL TUESDAY

West Hartford. Jan. 4-CUP)--
Funeral services will be held TO-
r prov for Frederick w. Grant. 60
member Of the national board Of
Fire Underwriters at New York fof
10 years. who died Sunday. A ma
tive Of south Windsor, where hia
ancestors were among the early
settlers. he resided for many years
at New Rochelle, N. X. His widow
and thres dassghteFs survive.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
Appointed

A native Of this city. John w
O'Brien Of 222 Pine street has beer
appointed area manager for the
Shell OIL Corp, according to an
announcement made by ofilcials
Mr.. O,Brien will have headquarters
at Hartford.
The new manager Is graduate
Of local public schools, Cheshire
academy and Of Dartmouth college.
His employment with the Shell Co.
started in 1880. He Is the son Of the
late Fire and Police Commissioner
John O'Brien for many years prom
inently known locally aS baker.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04

days and will be able to take part
In the weekly Monday night games.
His return comes at O most OPP
perfume time for his team Is Just re-
covering from a slump which had
carried them almost to the cellar Of
the league standing. The schedule
of games for tonight is as follows:
Bowey VS.. Hussey; Fitzmaurice VS..
ODonnell; Phelan VS.. Coughlin and
Cusick VS.. McHugh.
Bowling Match
Comedy will be intermixed with
expert bowling at the parish alleys
tonight at 0 o'clock when Tony Al
bino's Blue Jays roll against Frank
Filley's Coal Heavers in O long
planned bowling match. The teams
will line w as follows: Coal Heav-
ers-Capt. Frank Filley, Billy "Ice"
Arnauskas. Ray OToole, George
Filley and Boxer Kelly. Blue
Jays-Capt. Tony Albino, Joe Null
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
Increase Savings Of 3d. $50 Depostors Reported Here
Spotlighting
Brass CityNews
Buell. Injured

Theodore Buell., Of the publicity
STAFF Of the state WPA and q
former local newgpaperman, was
injured In Wallingford Saturday
when his car crashed into a pole.
Buell. was treated at Meriden
hospital for cash over the right
eye and laceration Of the right
wrist, the wound near the eye re-
qiiring five stitches.
Buell. told authorities that he
lost control Of the wheel when he
was blindd by the lights Of an APP
preaching car.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04

With their newly elected presi-
dent, Lawrence Ryan in charge,
members Of the Holy Name So
ciety OF the Blessed Sacrament
will hold their regular monthly
meeting at the parish house to-
morrow night at s o'clock. 1t will
be the first meeting Of the group
during the new year, and plans
for advancement as was expert
enced last year will be made.
Reports Of the committees who
had charge Of the recent smoker
will be read and approved. In
dicatiOns are that the smoker was
o huge financial success.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
Supplies Stolen

Thieves who broke into the sup
ply house Of the Waterbury Coun-
try club Saturday morning
escaped with tools, machinery and
oil valued In ali ut approximately
$500, according 70 o police report
by Lieut. Detective william Pol
lard and Detective Edward McEl-
ligott.
Some Of the equipment stolen Is
that used for caring for the clubs
golf course. The supply house Is
near the road.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
Democratic Senators
Invited To Caucus
Dinner at Elton to Precede Discussions on Organiza
ton PrOgram-VictOrs Demand Control

State Chairman ]. Francis Smith will call the demo-
cratic members Of the 1887 senate to order tomorrow night
at o'clock at the Elton the purpose formulating final
plans for participation in the organization Of the upper
branch OF the general assembly which scheduled for
Wednesday, 8sses
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
I&<4<< My~~sE
ESTABLISHED 1885
Economy Avenue
Leads Right Into Our
"Misses Shop
Second Floor
ESTABLISHED 1885

We've just stirred things up, so
that flat purses get q break, and
you get q real thrlI-the thrill Of
something good at q price fair to
an otter Christmas fIot pocket
book.
For instance - fine wool lined
tweed coats imported and
domestic fabrics - topped off
with q full furred choice selection
roccoon COLOR
These are coats any woman or
her daughter would be proud to
wear $3o.75-worth today $50.
Here's three coats in high colored
Sudono cIoth-thot choice fobric
thot's going places throughout
the country-o rich brown, O rare
blue, q rocy maroon - S44.75-
worth today SIS.
A limited de luxe edition Of
choice coats - one O Sudono
cloth with choice red fox coIlor-
other with beaver collar - both
coats fit for q queens wardrobe,
500. 75-formerly STATS.
College Bred, Motrix and Arnold
shoes sos and $7.o5.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04
LATE REALTY NEWS
Quit CHAIN. Deeda

Adelph Race 70 the Water
bury Savings Bank, real estate
81 rs Eastwood avenue.
Charles n. williams 70 Mary
v. Williams. real estate ON the
seeth side Of wheeler street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-04

Third Congregational church; Kan
meth Warner: Kenneth Downey and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Babson.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
NO ONE APPEARS
AT WAGE HEARING
Districts Minimum Paw
Board Gets No Pleas on
Women's Scale.

Members Of the District Minimum
Wage Board held a public hearing
today on the SIT per week basic scale
they fixed last month as the minimum
for women employed in Washington
retail businesses.
No person, outside of board members
and one former member, appeared at
the session. Under the law. such a
public hearing was required to be
called to give any person an oppor-
tunity to contest the boards decision
Il would guess that this means that
every one is satisfied with the decision
of the board" Mrs. William Kittle
board chairman, said, as she surveyed
the array of empty seats in the board
room of the District Building. With
her were Claude H. Woodward, who
represents employers on the board, and
Arthur L. Schoenthal, who represents
labor. The only non-official present
was John H. Hanna, who served as q
member of the board when 1t fixed
the minimum wage for retail trade
employees.
Payment of the minimum wage will
become mandatory on all employers
in the retail trades February IA.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
TAX BUREAU ISSUES
ANTI.EvAS|ON RULES

Operation OF revenue legislation en-
acted last summer to halt evasion by
American citizens of income tax OBJ
legations is provided through regula-
tions just promulgated by the Bureau
of Internal Revenue.
The device affected by the new
regulations is that Of formation by
American citizens of foreign corpo-
rations where investments would be
held and the income accumulated free
from income taxes in this country.
BY the new legislation, American
shareholders are required to include
as gross income in their returns their
proper shares of the undistributed
net incomes Of such corporations.
The regulations just formulated
deal with the requirements in returns
OF shareholders in these foreign hold
ing companies, ~ we'll rs returns of
persons aiding in the organization of
such CORPORA tions.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
DENY REHEAR|NG,
BOARD IS ADVISED
Citizens Federation Fare
Plea Was Filed Too Late,
Seal Says.

Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
today advised the Public Utilities Com
mission that it should not grant the
petition of the Federation Of citizens
Associations for a rehearing on the
commissions decision on street car
fares on grounds the petition was filed
too late to comply with legal require
ments.
Mr.. Seal told the commission it
should not grant a rehearing because
it was clear from \ reading of the
Public Utilities Appeal Act that the
commission, as we'll as parties in .
utilities case,=are bound by the act,
The commission is expected to adopt
the ruling, although it has insisted it
did not wish to take advantage Of a
technicality if there is any legal way
out. On this point commission men,
bers have said they would consider the
petition from the Federation for . new
hearing on the rates Of fare of the
Capital Transit Co. if brought in as a
new case and not as plea for recon-
sideration.
The commissions order was issued
November 3. The act provides that
appeals for rehearing must be filed
within 80 days from the date of pub
lication of an order. William NICK.
Clayton. counsel for the Federation,
filed his petition December 4. He
claimed it was filed on time, since
Thanksgiving Day was within the 80
day period and should not be counted
because it was legal holiday. Later,
he claimed his petition was filed on
time because he received personal
notice of the commissions action on
November S.
Lawyers for the District have dis
counted both claims, stating that an
official notice Of the order was placed
on a public bulletin board at the
District Building November and
that the act specifying the 30-day
period does not provide for exemp-
ton from the count of either Sundays
or legal holidays.
Under the act, an appeal to court
from commission order is prohibited
unless a party to a case first asks
the commission for q rehearing with
in 30-day period.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
PURSE SNATCHERS
V|CT|M|zE FOUR
One Woman Is Injured by
Thieves, Who Knock Her
Down and Take Handbau

Miss Alma Brown, 81. of 170l Ore
gon avenue NV, one of four womer
victims OF purse snatchers last night
was injured seriously when knocked
down by one of two colored men who
snatched her purse of her arm a.
she was walking in the 1900 block Of
s street NV.
Miss Brown. an employe OF the In
ternal Revenue Bureau for II years
was treated at Emergency Hospita
for q fractured hip. Her condition
was reported good today. She told
police her purse contained only IS.
Two hours before Miss Brown was
assaulted. two colored men answering
the description of those who attacked
her. snatched . purse containing SIS
from Miss Lena Smith, IS. OF l74O
New Hampshire avenue NV, in the
same block of 8 street. She was not
injured.
~AAASsAASi fASSAAAs 1IAy, 1fSS
T street NV. reported a colored man
struck her on the side of the head
and seized her purse containing s267 "a
as she was standing on the steps OF
3l25 Eleventh street NV. She said
the money belonged to the Brounette
Social Club. of which she is treas.
urer. Her attacker ran east on Ken
yon street and escaped in a taxicab.
Two colored woman bandits armed
with pistol robbed Edgar E. zirkle
1886 D street Sc, of 81 after en-
tering his cafe at Fifteenth and H
streets NE and being driven to Fifty
NTH and j streets NE.
John J. Ambrose, 437 Fifth street
N. E., reported that a white man en-
gagged his cab at Twelfth and H
streets NV. early today and, at Min
nesota avenue and Gault street NE,
drew q pistol and robbed him of So
escaping in his cab.
Two white men strong -armed Sam
uel r. Posey, 60. of 1920 Upton street
NV. in an alley near Seventh and
D streets NV. and robbed him OF
$50, he reported.
Several other robberies also were
reported.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
INCOME TAX URGED
BUSINESS LEvIES
hartman PaImisano Re-
news Advocacy Of Plan as
Failure Is Reported.
BELIEVES 1T WOULD
PRODUCE $3,OOO,OOO
Representative Kennedy Sur.
prised Over Latest Estimates of
Privilege Program Yield.

Chairman Palmisano OF the House
District Committee today renewed his
advocacy of an income tax as a sub
s..tute for the widely condemned
business privilege tax on gross re-
ceipts as result of recent disclosures
that the latter levy would fall far
short of its estimated 100000 yield.
Told that the business privilege tax
on the basis of latest calculations,
would not produce more than $2,0OO,-
600, Mr.. Palmisano declared:
IN be surprised if the District gets
that amount. l thought that $1,000
600 estimate was too high when it
was first made last summer. An in
come tax should have been adopted
in the first place. I'm confident it
would have produced $1,000 900"
Representative Kennedy, Democrat,
Cf Maryland, who served as chairman
of a special subcommittee of the Dis
trict Committee which framed the
current tax increase program. ex-
pressed surprise. however. over the
latest estimate of the business privi-
lese tax yield.
Felt Figure Was Too High.
Our subcommittee was informed
at one time the tax might produce
AS much as $4,000, ,0O0," said Mr.. Ken
nedy. Il thought that figure was a
little too high at the time, but l felt
certain it would yield $1,000 ,OO0."
AS the business privilege tax expires
at the close CT the current fiscal year.
Mr.. Palmisano indicated he would
fight for adoption of an income tax
as a means of raising the additional
revenue that will be needed in the 1899
fiscal year to balance the new budget
Mr.. Kennedy, however, said he
would await the recommendations OF
the Commissioners on a new tax pro-
gram before deciding whether to sup
port an income tax or continuation of
the business privilege tax Previously
he had favored continuation of the
business privilege tax with modifica-
tlons, with an income tax as an
alternative
Favors Reduced Budget.
I'm the first place" he declared, II
believe the budget should be reduced
to prevent a deficit in the coming
fiscal year. IF that is not done, of
course a new tax program will not be
necessary. But before I make a final
decision or the form of new taxes l
want to find out how the Commits
sioners stand"
The Commissioners are expected to
make their decision the latter part
of the week after joint meeting with
a special Tax Committee of District
officials and Citizens Advisory Com
mittee on Taxation. which Is sched-
uled Friday
The Tax Committee has had num-
Der of plans under consideration.
These include continuation of the
business privilege tax. a general sales
tax and continuation of the SITS
levy on real and personal property.
which was increased from $l.5O for
the current year in order to raise
sufficient revenue to balance the 1898
budget
Evening star., 1937-12-14
TRAFFIC FATALITY
INQUEST DELAYED
Hearing Awaits Recovery Of
Wife, Who Was Saved by
Victim of Accident.

An inquest into the death Sunday
night of Edward ]. King, rs, will be
delayed pending the recovery of Mrs
Devera King. SIS, whose life was spared
when her husband tried to push her
from the path of an approaching au-
tomobile.
Mr.. King, who was deaf, received
the full force of the impact, but his
blind wife did not totally escape. She
is in Sibley Hospital with a broken
leg and other injuries.
The accident occurred about a block
from the King residence, 3412 Tenth
street NE. Gus Maurer, 81, of 1918
Michigan avenue NE, said by police
to have been the driver of the ma
chine that struck the couple, Is at
liberty under 81 900 bond for appear
ance at the inquest.
Traffic mishaps were comparatively
few during the last "a hours. only
three persons being reported injured.
They were Shirley Shelton, Is, OF
5l6 Oglethorpe street NV, bruised;
Joseph Schoonover, ~, of TIT Newton
place NV scalp decorations, and
Alice Thorne, "a, of 1905 Good HOPE
road Sc, bruises.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

Mr.. Ellis contribution to canine
catering is said to have resulted from
plea by 4 friend connected with q
slaughter house rs to what could be
done with waste.
His World War contribution grew
out Of the situation under which
American planes had their wings
coated with infiammable gun cotton
due to lack Of acetone, while the Ger
man planes. impregnated with cellu-
lose acetate, were non-infiammable
The chemical industry was besought
for an acetone formula and Mr.. Ellis,
experimenting in petroleum, found in
his notes the needed formula. His first
experiment produced 10 gallons Of
pure acetone.
The patent granted the New Jersey
inventor today is described as "lac-
quer of the urea resin type, In the
Patent Once fles 1t is No. 2,l02.1l4.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
AIRPORT PETITION
IS READ TO HOUSE
PIumley AssaiIs Conditions
and Inserts Pilots Plea
in Record.

Declaring "the Washington Hoover
Airport is public menace and q ma
tional disgrace" Representative Plum
ley, Republican, of Vermont today OBJ
tanned House permission to insert in
the Congressional Record the National
Pilots petition for a right to use the
new Boiling Field until safe air
port Is constructed in the District
The petition also asserted, Mr.
Plumley pointed out, that "in the in
terim no airline operations should be
permitted at the Washington Hoover
Airport" He said the present facil-
tiles at that airport "are SO made
quate, so unsafe and so dangerous that
the airplane pilots using this port were
forced to file this petition"
Mr.. Plumley told his colleagues that
1t Is about as near criminal negli-
gence as anything of the kind could be
not to do something in response to
this petition" He pointed out that
these petitions were filed on October
~ and 20, that they "are informative;
they advise the general public as to
just what the men whose business il
Is to transport the public and safely
land believe the hazards to be-"
1T is about time that some of you
people took hold and helped straighten
out this situation" Mr.. Plumley said
1T Is about time that the fear of God
was put in the hearts and minds OF
some people who are either too dumb
to appreciate the hazards to which
they are subjecting the travelling pub
lie or do not care. That is pretty
strong, but am going to let it stand
You can fool along when only dollars
and cents are involved and get away
with it, but when human life is al
stake 1t is no time for dilly-dallying OF
further unjustifiable delay"
Evening star., 1937-12-14
huentor's 7OOth Patent
Il Step To,vard perfect Paint

Carleton Ellis of Montclair, N. j.,
inventor of everything from dog bis
cult and radiator anti-freeze to the
acetone that fire-proofed American
war planes against Germany incen-
diary bullets, today received his 7o0th
patent from the Patent Once on q
lacquer" said to be step toward
the perfect paint"
According to Patent Once officials,
the 59-year-old inventor, called the
miracle man of Montclair" by q SCI
entific magazine, though best known
for his work in connection with the
petroleum industry, has covered with
his numerous patents practically the
entire field of the chemical arts.
Soaps, cosmetics, explosives, glass
chewing gums, floor wakes, foods such
as butter substitutes and even some
improvements in printing ink have
come within the scope Of his work, Of
ficials said.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
APEX BUILDING WORK
TO BE FINISHED EARLY

The Apex Building. at the head OF
the Avenue Triangle, designed as a
home for the Federal Trade Commits
sion, is to be completed about two
months earlier than expected, accord
ing to construction officials.
It had been planned to have it ready
by mid-July, but under ordinary cir
cumstances the work should be finished
late in April OF. early in May, accord
ing 10 present estimates.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
MOTHER WELFARE
PAR[EY ARRANGED
January 18 Morning Session
to Be Held at White
House.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, ex-
pressing keen interest in the confer
ence on better care of mothers and
babies to meet here January 17-18,
announced at her press conference
yesterday that an invitation has been
extended for the morning session on
December 18 to be held at the White
House
Several hundred delegates, includ-
ing representatives from more than
40 civic and professional groups inter-
ested in maternal welfare, will attend
the conference which has been called
by the Children's Bureau Of the Labor
Department. 1t was announced by
Miss Katherine Lenroot, chief Of the
Children's Bureau, who. with DIR.
Martha M. Eliot, assistant chief, was
Mrs. Roosevelt's conference guest
yesterday.
Ranks High in Deaths.
The Presidents wife deplored the
fact that the United States ranks
near the top in countries with high
maternal death rates and pointed
out that maternity welfare is one
of the fields in which doctors are
taking a lead in the realization that
something must be done.
The conference, which is an out
growth of recommendations made to
the Children's Bureau last year by
its Advisory Committee on admins
tration Of maternal and child welfare
services under the Social Security Act.
has the support Of representatives of
the American Medical Association,
who served as members of the Advi-
sorry Committee, DR.. Eliot said.
Rate Reduction Possible.
With proper facilities, the death
rate of mothers in childbirth could
be reduced one-half to two-thirds,
DR.. Eliot said, while the death rate
of the babies could be reduced one
half. BY reviewing the work being
done in this field the bureau hopes
to work out . program to fill in the
gaps through its conference.
The maternal death rate in the
District in 1885 was 81 out Of 10000
live births, DR.. Eliot said. which is
higher than the national rate of So
per 10000 live births. The bureau
has been invited to take part in the
study of health facilities of the Dis
trict now under way, however, and
DR.. Eliot regards present plans in
maternal welfare work here as en-
couraging.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
CONNOLLY WINS MEDAL
AS G. us BEST DEBATER
Michigan Student Also Member
of Team in Successful Philo-
demic Event.

Walter B. Connolly of Michigan
last night won the Merrick debating
medal for being the best individual
debater at Georgetown University in
the annual contest under the auspices
of the Philodemic Society, 107-year
debating group. e.
Mr.. Connolly also teamed with
George A. Dies of New York to take
the team contest by successfully up
holding the negative of the question,
Resolved, That the National Labor
Relations Board should be empowered
to enforce arbitration Of all industrial
disputes"
The best debater was judged on the
basis Of preparation Of material and
delivery. The losing team was made
up of James Hickey of New York and
John Detmer Of Illinois.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
DEATH HELD SUICIDE
Certificate Issued in Hanging Of
Eugene r. Colwell.

A certificate Of suicide was issued
today by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald in the case of Eugene r. Col
well, 50. of $500 Thirteenth street
NV, who was found dead in the
rear Of Mcfarland Junior High
School yesterday, hanging from an
areaway guard rail with clothes line
about his neck.
A brother, Willard Colwell, with
whom he lived. told police Mr.. Col
we'll had been i'll for some time. Mr..
Colwell's absence from home had
been reported to police prior to the
finding of his body.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
BAND CONCERTS

BY the United States Marine Band
at the Marine Barracks Auditorium at
3 pm. today. Capt. Taylor Branson,
leader, and william F. Santelmann,
second leader.
BY the Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira at $50 pm. today in Stanley Hall;
John s. M. Zimmerman, bandmastef:
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Evening star., 1937-12-14

~ ENATOR KEY PITTMAN of
- Nevada, chairman of the Sen
ate Foreign Affairs Committee,
- will preside at $50 pm. tomor-
row, when George Washington Uni
versity speakers debate isolationism
with representatives of oxford and
Cambridge.
The debate. to be held in Corcoran
Hall, will be a split-team event in
which James A. Brown of Oxford and
Wayne Kniffen of George Washington
will uphold political aloofness against
Ronald V. Gibson of Cambridge and
Evening star., 1937-12-14

John P. Southmayd of George WASH
ington.
The two Britishers arrived here this
morning after a six weeks tour of
other parts of the United States, dur
ing which they debated at % colleges
and universities.
Tomorrow the four debaters will be
guests Of the English Speaking Union
at tea at the Willard Hotel at
4:30 pm. at which Sir Willmott
Lewis, Washington correspondent for
the London Times, will speak.
Evening star., 1937-12-14
Leaves Funds for Bell Rope.

In her will Mrs. Sarah Cook of East
Hanney. England, left funds for "a
new bell rope for the fourth bell at
the parish church"
Evening star., 1937-12-14
HOUSES FUR. OR UkFuR.

OFF COL. RD.. 2515 18th NW.-LTVIN0
room. l or 2 bedrooms. kitchen: bedroom,
incl. Also s rms, bath, rear porch redeco-
rated near school.