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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
Installation Ceremonies
For Community Officers
Special Program Arranged
For Induction SOdaIity
Sponsors Comedy
WASHINGTON HILL

The ceremony Of installing newly
elected officers Of the Washington
Park Community club to their posts
will be under the direction Of Attor-
ney Vincent A. 6cully, son of the
clubs first president, tomorrow eve
ming In the community house. At
torney Scully will be assisted by
other members Of the community
club.
Chairman william r. Kelly and
the other members Of his commit
tee arranging the installation, Henry
A. Hayden and John Day. have an
nounced that an evening Of enter
tainment will follow the short BUSH
ness meeting and induction Of off,
GERS. Entertainers will include Jane
Sheehy, star baton twirling drum
major Of the st. Francis Xavier fife
and drum corps In q twirling and
dance act, and Marjorie Doolittle,
singing and dancing. Dancing will
follow the entertainment with music
by AL Crosses orchestra.
Officers to be seated tomorrow
night are: President, Frank Sturges;
vice president, James Gladney; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Henry A.
Hayden; financial secretary, Francis
Kelly; treasurer. John Dalton; d.
rector, John Dalton: auditors, Ted
Donahue, James Kelliher and John
Day.
A large attendance is being pre-
pared for In view Of the announced
intentions Of other community clubs
to be represented. Members Of the
Washington Park group will, of
course, be present 100 per cent.
A representation of the three act
COMEDY, Campus Quarantine" by
the Children of Mary sodality Of st.
Patrick's parish will be sponsored by
the Children Of Mary sodality of st.
Francis Xavier's parish at Xaverian
hall Friday night. The comedy was
presented at the st. Patrick Lyceum
two weeks ago before a capacity au-
dience, and was well received. The
presentation is directed by Lieut.
Co. William j. Shanahan. Curtain
will be at 8:l5 and the play will be
followed by dancing to the music
Of Jimmie Groves orchestra.
Early plans Of the sodality had in
cluded q fashion show and dance,
ard arrangements to that effect had
almost been completed with local
women's furnishing shop, but a fire
in that establishment caused the
cessation of consideration of those
plans. Miss Eleanor Kelly Is chair
man Of the arrangements, assisted
b. Doris Braun, Rita Kennedy,
Misty Wallace and Margaret Stack.
appearing In Campus Quaran-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
FAMOUS SINGER
| IN SAD TRAGEDY
Lawrence Tibet Wounds
One of Company at Re-
hearSal-Victim Dies
By RONALD G. VAN TINE

UNITED Press StaR Correspondent
New York, Jan. T.-(UP)-Law-
renee Tibet played the leading role
In real life tragedy today.
The opera star, hero Of many an
operate tragedy, believed he was
responsible for the death Of Joseph
Sterzini, his friend Of Is years, who
died five hours after he was stabbed
accidentally by Tibbett during a
dress rehearsal Of the opera, Cap
onsacchi." Physicians said the
wound was trivial" Although the
cause Of death cannot be ascertained
until an autopsy is performed today
they agreed that the cut could
scarcely have caused 1t.
But Tibbett, who learned Of Ster-
zini's death while he rested between
acts Of ia Traviata" In Newark, N
j. last night, declared 1t was 1.-THE
most terrible thing that has ever
happened to me-"
During Rhearssl
The accident occurred during re-
hearsal Of the last act of "Capon-
Sacchi." Sterzini had the role of one
Of several bandits who were holding
Guido Franceschini, the role played
by Tibbett. In the ensuing struggle
Guido produces a stiletto and pre-
tends to stab another player.
1.-THE right hand of Sterzini got In
the way Of the dagger" Tibet ex-
planned. THE point of the dagger
clipped the flesh between the finger
and thumb"
Tibbett stopped singing. He took
sterzini's hand, examined 1t and adj
vised him to leave the stage. But
Sterzini said:
"Oh, no, let's finish the scene"
Tibbett insisted and dragged his
friend from the stage.
A doctor bound up the cut. Ster-
zini, a member of the opera COM
pany for 30 years, changed to street
clothes and later went to a private
hospital. He died while Tibet was
en- route to Newark.
No Doubt Of Accident
When the singer returned to his
New York apartment early today
he was met by Assistant District
Attorney Sylvester Cosentino and
seven detectives. They questioned
him for an hour and planned today
to question Helen Jepson, a member
Of the "Caponsacchr cast, who was
on the stage at the time. They said
there was no doubt that the stab
wound was accidental.
Accidents such as this happen
now and then" Tibbett said, "but
usually they are not serious. Eight
years ago Martinelli ran dull sword
into my side while we were playing
Faust but 1t never bothered me.
u "Of course, I feel horrible. This is
the most terrible thing that has ever
happened to me-"
Asked If steel daggers were always
used, he said, "Oh. yes. rubber and
wooden ones look ridiculous"
Mrs. Tibbett witnessed the acct
dent. She also was in Newark wher
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
High School Notes

WILLY
A meeting Of the Wildly Chemistry
club took place at the local school
this morning under the direction
of Frank Hanson Of the faculty and
Bernard Paul, president. Plans for
an afternoon meeting were discussed
at this mornings session. Other
officers Of the organization are listed
as follows: Vice-president, Harry
Kestleman; secretary, Harry Dali
ton; treasurer, M. Devino. Other
officers present were John DiCorpo
and Frank DeZinno.
o. G. A. Club
Dictation for FIVE minutes at the
rate Of eighty words per minute
was given to the members of the
Wildly OGA club at their meeting
held on Monday. After transcribing
notes, with less than S per cent err
rors, the following qualified for the
Gregg company awards: Gertrude
Schnell, Lydia Stangvil, Mary
ORourke, Frances s. Arnauld and
Feliex Sakowich.
CROSBY
Tbe members OF the Crosby Occu-
pations club, under the supervision
of Roy Walch Of the faculty, will
meet this evening at 1880 o'clock.
Economics
Tomorrow afternoon following a
business meeting, which will start
at two o'clock at Crosby, the mem
bers Of the Home Economics club,
directed by Mrs. Mabel Jordan and
Miss Elizabeth Whitehill, will make
trip through the Mattatuck Art
School.
LEAVENWORTH
The members Of the Leavenworth
Chess club will meet this evening
IN the school library at 1880 o'clock
under the direction Of Horace Rey-
holds Of the faculty.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
Car Loadings Show
Gain In New England
Estimates Indicate Substantial Increase in Various
Commodities For First Quarter of 1887

| ings in % of the 20 commodities
with decreases In only six.
Varied Gains
The increases are estimated for
flour, meal, and other mills pro-
ducts; cotton; citrus fruits: fresh
vegetables other than potatoes;
poultry and dairy products; coal
and coke; ore and concentrates;
gravel, sand and stone; salt; lun1-
Der and forest products; petroleum
and petroleum products; sugar,
syrup and molasseS; oron and steel;
machinery and boilers; cement;
brick and clay products; lime and
plaster; agricultural implements
and vehicles, other than automo-
btles; automobiles, trucks and
parts; fertilizers of all kinds; pa
per, paper board and prepared roof
ing; chemicals and explosives; and
canned goods including all canned
food products.
The six commodities for which
decrease is estimated are: Grain;
hay; straw and alfalfa; cotton seed
and products except oil; fresh fruits
other than citrus fruits; potatoes;
and live stock. All Of these de-
creases are expected to range from
81 to 10 per cent.
Percentages
OF the commodities for which in
creases are estimated in the first
quarter Of 1887 compared with the
same period in 1885, those showing
the largest percentages of increase
are: Ore and concentrates, 37.2 per
cent; automobiles, trucks and parts,
29.1; iron and steel, 223; lumber
and forest products, TIA; agricul-
tural implements and vehicles,
other than automobiles, 1874; cit
rus fruits, 1871; lime and plaster, 10;
machinery and boilers, 1875; cement
and brick and clay products, lib;
fertilizer of all kinds, lit; cotton,
lila; and coal and coke, 81.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
LEGION POST GIVES
MONEY TO CAMPAIGN

Donations to the local Rcd CroEs
emergency flood relief drive and to
the local Boy Scout campaign were
approved at last nights meeting Of
Corporal Coyle post, American
Legion. The sum Of SIS will be
given to the Red Cross and IS to the
Boy Scouts. The money vii lbe
taken from the poppy fund.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27

Freight car loadings Of the New
Haven Railroad and its neighbor-
ing carriers in the New England
area are expected to rise 81 per-
cent In the first quarter of 1887
above the actual loadings in the
corresponding three months of 1895,
according to estimates Just COM
piled by the New England Shippers
Regional Advisory board.
On the basis Of these estimates,
freight car loadings Of the 20 prin-
cipal commodities considered BY
the board should be l24,l25 cars
In the first quarter Of 1887, COM
pared with 1l7,764 actual loadings
for the same commodities in Janu-
airy, February and March Of 1896
Freight business Of the railroads,
as estimated by the IL Shippers
Regional Advisory Boards, Is expect
ed to be better In every part Of The
country except the Central Western
and the Northwest Regions, and
indicates a general return Of freight
business to the railroads. The boards
have predicted increased car load
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27

night.
st. Francis Xavier's fife and drum
corps met at the parish hall last
night for their usual rehearsal and
business session.
All basketball practice sessions
scheduled for tomorrow night at the
community house have been can
celled because OF the installation Of
officers of the Community club.
In acceptance Of challenge is
sued by one Of the basketball teams
Of the Pearl street community house,
the Gents Of the Hill will play to-
night at that gym. The game will
start at 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27

The Government of Northern
and Southern Rhodesia and N.Y.
ashland will establish rest camps,
food depots and dispensaries at
various points on the main routes
used by natives passing between
the three countries in search Of
employment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
FURNITURE FIRM
| NAMED IN SUITS
Five Claims Filed Today in
COurt-DivOrce Actions
Listed

Damages of $1,000 are asked in
five suits against the Stewart
Wayside Furniture Co. of this
city, brought in the court OF COM
mon pleas today. The suits, filed
on common count writs are as
follows: Penn Furniture Co., New
York, Pennsylvania, seeking dam
ages Of $500: Dearborn Co., Of
Illinois. $3.50; H. T. Cushman Mfg.
Co., Vermont. 500; United Fur
niture Co.. North Carolina. 500;
Red Lion Furniture Co.. Pennsyl-
vania, $3.50.
In another action filed ON a
common count writ, James A.
Miller Of this city seeks damages
Of $500 from w. s. Richardson
and others of Manchester. The
suit alleges a debt for automobile
tires and tubes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27

Two divorce actions were filed
late today in superior court.
The first Is brought against
Maria Paradisi0 Iannaccio by Jo-
seph Iannaccio who claims int0l-
cradle cruelty. The marriage took
place here July Is, 1882.
Anna Ferrari Carroll seeks
decree from Robert Carroll OH
the grounds of desertion. She
claims they we're married i'm New
York, March 10, 1534 and have
one child Of whom she seeks Gus
t0dy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27

aried persons during 1885 with $780,
900. Mae West was shown as the
highest paid movie actress, receiv-
ing $3.50, 1888 during 1885.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
UncOntested


Two uncontested divorce cases
are listed for hearing in the SUI
perior court Friday morning be-
fore Judge Frank p. McEvoy.
One is brought by woman, the
other by man.
Robert G. Smith will ask for q
decree from Neva Treend Smith;
and Ellen Bruggeman will seek
divorce from William Louis Brug-
geman.
Alimony pending divorce &C
tons started against them by
their husbands, and allowances
to defend will be asked by Flo
mena A. DeCarolis and Isabel
Gervikis Lariviere. Suits have
been brought by Vito N. DeCaro-
lis and George Lariviere.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27
Quit Claim

Carmine PeIecano today en-
tered suit for $4,000 in superior
court against Carmela PeIecano,
in which he claims he signed a
quit claim deed without having
knowledge Of its importance or
effect ON property title. He claims
that since signing the deed Oct.
26, 1888, he has received no rent
from his property at 1856 North
Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-27

Thursday take advantage of this phenomenal bargain
the January close out From p NJ to p M only you save
exactly $40 this Quality Tested living suite! Modene
in every detail Made by expert crafsmen Finest
used It's suite that will you years. it's
smart appearance too But be prompt sold before two
after three at this price
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
Came the Deluge!

However correct they may have
been, along has come the food and
made 100000 persons homeless
There will be a separate appropria-
ton for food relief which will have
to take care of an unestimated num-
Der of persons whom the food will
add TO WPA rolls.
And don't be surprised If that ap-
preparation is big enough also to
keep on the rolls most of those 60O,-
900 persons scheduled to be dropped
under the so-called "official WPA
program" - ais.
Official figures on New Deal ex-
penditures for recovery and relief,
as provided by Chairman Buchan-
an Of the house appropriations
committee show expenditure Of ST.
285. 100000 in the fiscal year 1888,
$3,993, 100000 for 1884, $3,5O6, OOO,-
900 for 1885, $3,263, OOO, 900 for 1896,
and $3,184, 900, 900 for 1887, assum-
ing the bill for $4,000, 900 were
the last Of it.
Those figures include WPA, FCA,
Hole, RFC, MIRA, iva, PWA, and
other costs and Buchanan estimates
that Of the total fifteen billions some
three or four billions is recoverable.
Copyright, 1887, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02

Editor Tall Tower Topics From all accounts the
death rate in Waterbury increasing Warm weather out
of season must be responsible. heard Wayne King at
the Biscayne Kennel Club and Paul Whteman the other
night while caught Ted Lewis at the Royal Palm Club.
Rudy Vallee just closed at the Deauve Club and Eddie
Duchn will be at the Hollywood Country Club this week.
Macmillan Bergere is at the Biltmore. Jack Dempsey
has opened swell restaurant the beach, but is losing
money as the rates The other day ran
into Queen Sculy. caddied for Paul Waner who won
his second left-handed golf championship. It's pretty
bad when big-shots like Horton Smith, Harry Cooper,
Tony Manaro and Gene Sarazen rely on their caddys
judgment as to what club they should USE And when
they win ST 900 500 they slip the caddy $685. The
caddes actually play the game All the caddies duck
Patty Berg She baws them out when they give her the
wrong club and she tips the caddies more than
quarter My mother is here with until April She's
gone ga-ga the weather. Airline Judge, the
Bridgeport cinema STAR last week and does she exemp-
fy class Also met Francis Lederer, Doug Fairbanks ST.
and wife and Ex-Governor Curley. Sincerely, Lou
Kelley Miami, Fla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02

Hearsay. Kitty Kramptz, kute beautican at
Claires Beauty salon, mentioning in Moo Yawk where
she's registered at the New Yorker at 34th Street and
34th floor That's getting up in the world! Phillip
Newton will show talking pictures of Winter Sports in
Old New England" to the Kwanians tomorrow noon at
the Elton. He will be ably assisted by the well known
radio commentator Lowell Thomas lin absentia).
frankie Guerrero guest entertainer with Hudson
DeLanges ork at Hamilton Park Sunday and gave quite
exhibition of truckin done in Harlem hotspots
Jack Fitzgerald genial dad of the local band leader
suffered heart attack Sunday evening He's very low
I'm sorry to report.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
Brilliant and classical.

Brilliant and classical . The death of the Rev.
Michael Eares ST. of Holy Cross college, recalls to this
writer happy days when Father Earle was instructor to
Sophomore classes at the Worcester institution and also
did bit of patrol duty of the corridors of the
schools dormitory buildings We don't believe there
person in the musical and literary fields Of the mod
ern age with whom Father Eares did not have either
speaking writing acquaintance. John Mccormack
personal friend as were many others. One feat
Of which he boosted placing the name of son OF
Joyce Ker the registration lists at Holy Cross many
years before the youth to matrculate there He
had many anecdotes and quotations to break the mon
otony of classroom hours. His language in lectures
unusual to say the least and his ability to find the
proper comparison to pick out from some forgotten writ
ing the quotation exact and fitting to the minute al
most uncanny Waterbury met him on several occa-
and liked him. He joins immortal line OF Jesuits,
whose briancy dedicated to the greater glory OF
God. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02

A little cocker leads the way When the "bg"
show of the dog world opens next week down in Madison
Square Garden New York. the cocker spaniel will be in
the majority There 205 dogs of this breed scheduled
to be shown during the three days of competition
straons for the last few years have shown the cocker
by far and away the most popular breed of today
Guess the breed in second place, far entries
concerned Bet you can't It's the lowy lin stature
only please) dachshund with 1913. Then there's
gap and we're at the Scoties with 1874 and right behind
them comes the cedomnant Boston Terriers with 1874
and Wire Fox Terriers with ia &. Closely following
these leaders four breeds all punched together
the beautiful Irish Setter &c. the powerful Great Dane
95 German Shepherds of former fame 3d. and the al
ways graceful English settlers, 81. Entries then
all the way down to Italian greyhound and Scot
fish deerhound and English foxhound and Kuv
asz which might be almost anything in knowledge of
some Of the hundred and more dog species.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
Newspaper reporters have been heroes of many a

Newspaper reporters have been heroes of many a
offering, but heretofore newspaper cameramen
have been unsung by film producers. This neglected
branch of the newsgathering fraternity, however, is
now being glorifed in RKO Radios new romantic com.
edy "They Wanted to Marry The leading man, played
by Gordon Jones, is press photographer whO armed
with highspeed candid" camera and unlimited
nerve bluffs his way into exclusive homes and gam
bling establishments to obtain pictures for his paper
note of novelty is added by having him carry homing
pigeon with him, the bird flying the negatives back to
the newspaper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

brought It to the studio N q pint
milk bottle. Playful Don Wilson
substituted another milk bottle and
pandemonium broke loose. Every
body at rehearsal thought Kenny's
pet had escaped. IF you must
bring animals to the studio" adj
monished Jack, bring q hyena At
least he'll help with the laughs"
Edwin Macarthur. accompantSt
for Kristen Flagstad and Exio
PIMA, was pressed into service
rs Vivian Della Chiesa's accom-
PIANIST during her New York
concert At Radio City last week.
Commenting ON the Chicago
stars singing the following day,
Macarthur told friends Miss
Della Chiesa sang MOzaFt's "Al-
Ieluia" more beautifully than
he had ever heard II Miss Del .
h Chiesa makes her debut on
the COntented program, Febru-
airy 1. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
Tall Tower
Topics
HI! GROUND-HOGl
BY THE MAN In THE TOWER
Good Evening.

(OId Legend ground his shadow today he
back to weeks of winter. So whatD
morning Mr. Gromd-Hog
How do do todayl
the lowdown winter
you kindly say,
they call the backbone
OF so-called winter Is broken,
go o does 1t stay?
Tell jokin.
you ninby hop about
With somewhat myopic,
you rate the season. sir,
While we're that topic?
been well burrowed In
the months you figured bad;
you should've stood outside
all the cold we've had
perhaps the worst Is ahead,
today when pop out
the lowdovn winter
Inform what it's all about.
En-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
BEHIND |
THE SCENES
WASHINGTON

Democrat Washington Core
spOndent.

Relief Program Faces Cloudy
Future =. Great Flood
Scrambled Administration
Plans -. FDR's Goal:
$1OO,OOO,OOO Monthly WPA
Cost by June Experts
Believe It Impossible i.
Only One-Fifth of RecOv-
cry, Relief Expenditures
Are Recoverable, Estimat-
ed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02

That swingin' clarinet virtuosO,
Benny Goodman, goes to town
for Jack Oakie's College" every
Tuesday night over the nation
wide WABC-C Columbia network
from $3.50 to 1880 p. M, EST.
Benny, considered the "sine qua
mon" Of swing artists, improvises
his own almost impossibly diff
cult technical feats, and leads his
Swing" band in New York.
Oakie and the rest Of the pro-
gram are heard from Hollywood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02

Washington, Feb. 2-The inmedi-
ate future of the federal relief pro-
gram Is always blurred.
True to old-time habits, the
Roosevelt administration again
plunges into the next few months Of
relief with its fingers crossed, its
face grim, and an ear cooked for the
first sound of rioting or other pro-
tests at proposed drastic curtailment
Of WPA.
And as If also from habit, Mother
Nature-after heretofore contenting
herself with sending drouths-has
now again added further to the COM
plexities and fogginess Of the pro-
fran, with a great, disastrous flood,
which scrambles all the previous
blueprints, reliable or otherwise.
The 100000 deficiency bill for
relief, passed by the house and
headed through the senate, pro-
vides $650,000, 900 to carry WPA to
the end of June. Theoretically, and
on the word of Administrator Harry
Hopkins, the plan is to cut the pres
ent WPA army of 100000 persons
down to 100000 by June, reduc-
ton of 100000 heads Of families
and single persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
ANSWERS To
Test Questions

Below are the answers
to test questions printed
on page 6. +
1. Naming the points Of q
compass in their proper or
der.
2. Colorado.
3. A m e r can astronomer
and mathematician.
4. Minnesota.
5. The Apostle Paul.
6. La Scala.
:. Three times; twice elect
ed, once defeated.
8. Adar.
3. Because Of his metabDe
/ victory over the Russian
Army there In the World War.
10. Mexico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-02
Ambitious Program

Obviously there were plenty of as
sumptions-and 1oopholes-in Hop
kins' statement which didn't appear
In public reports.
What Hopkins really was saying
was that he would try to carry out
ideas Of the president-ideas pressed
upon Roosevelt by Secretary Nor
genthau, the group which would
balance the budget at all costs ex-
cept that of new taxation, and
men Buchanan and Glass Of the
southern democrats led by Chair
house and senate appropriations
committees.
II possible. Hopkins would try
$4,000; to $134,5OOO,0 600 for April
100000 for March with a cut Of
to get WPA cost down to $146,-
by cutting 10000 more; and f.
nally to $13,0OO,O0O for June after
Topping off 100000 more by May
and 100000 more by June.
Other WPA experts believed this
program could not be achieved, that
the need Of WPA Jobs was too great,
that effective protests would be
made, that there would be little re-
duction. and that more money would
be found somewhere"
They were willing to back up this
belief with statistics as to need, in
dicating that 100000 families could
MT be tossed off WPA without great
suffering and more rioting than the
administration would care to con-
template.