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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-22

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NAUGATUCK
Adams Pharmacy. Church ".
DuckIey's. 4 30. Main ~.
John ). Leavy. 2i7 Church 81.
NausntvcIs Drag Go. 4 No. ssnip 81
II. ID. Oison. 174 Church ~.
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WOODBURY.
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The Washington times., 1937-03-09
SHOPPING THOUGHTs-BUT.
TON DEPARTMENT

Why do Other Women take so
long to pick out buttons?
I'm glad I'm not a clerk in the
Button Department. I'm glad I
don't have to bring out those little
cards of mother.of-pearl and glass
and say, will any of these match
your sample, Madame?"
And have Madame stand and
stand and look and look. And pick
up the button sample and hold it
close to the other buttons. Turn
1t upside down and roundabout.
And look through it and under
meath it and say:
mo, what I wanted was a but
ton, little thicker, not so long.
But sort of thin too. You know
what mean," pointing to the
case
What about those buttons in
the third row? No, not the third
row from the top, the third row
from the bottom. i,
mo, guess I mean the fourth
row. Let me see them all, please
:. Maybe I didn't mean any OF
those. Maybe what I want is a
colored button. What do you
think? Thank you, I'll just
look some place else"
Think! If I were that clerk, I
know what I'd think!
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
Ken MURRAY
Says:

don't know whether or not
that S1OO Victory Dinner agreed
with President Roosevelt, but he
was certainly in no mood to
dicker when he Iashed the Su-
preme Court in his after-dinner
speech -. Yes, sir! Franklin d.
went through almost the whole
gamut of emotions, from AAA
to iva.
Naturally, can't see why it
should be necessary to have an
expensive dinner like that, to
make up a S4,OOO,OOO campaign
deficit. When they get in a hole
that big, why can't they call it
a WPA project?
F. D. R., in his speech, limited
that Congress will remain in
session until his Court plan is
adopted Well, with Congress,
the Supreme Court and the Pres
ident all engaged in a Sit-down
strike, therell certainly be plenty
Of calIOuses on the seat of Gov.
ernment.
P. SITS hard to understand
why SO many politicians would
pay a hundred dollars for a
meal, when they know the after
effects may upset their COnstitu.
tiOn.
Copyright. 1887. by McNaught
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
1888 FIRE FUND
0UTL00KDARK

+. With the outlook dismal, Fire
Chief Charles E. schrom is await
ing the outcome of the Districts
1888 budget nov going through
the congressional machinery.
In preparing his departmental
budget for the coming year,
schrom asked for $4,000 to buy
II Sorely needed pieces of fire ap-
paratus. When his budget went
to the Bureau of the Budget, the
language of the request was
changed to permit purchase of as
many pieces of equipment as pos
sible but the amount was cut to
$69, 900. Schrom said:
"NOw that we have been UP
on Capitol Hill on the budget,
am expecting the worst.
guess the Fire Department al
ways will be the step.child of
the District Government"
Chief Schrom said that his de-
partment has 95 pieces of appar-
atus, including the ancient fire
boat. Thirty-nine of these 95
pieces, he said, are from IS to %
years old and should have been
replaced long ago. OF the remain
ing Sc pieces, about 20 are from
10 to IS years old and "a are be-
tween five and 10 years old.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
NOW
Alien Reptiles
Called Peril
BAN ASKED
BY HELEN EssARY

Alfred N. Phillips, jr., freshman
Representative in Congress from
Connecticut, Yale alumnus and
yachtsman, is considering intro
ducing a bill in the House to pro-
hibit the importation into this
country of poisonous snakes.
Mr.. Phillips is definitely opposed
to snakes. He thinks they should
not be permitted to live anywhere.
Certainly not comfortably in ZOOS,
Suppose, he says, a great fire
or an earthquake should strike a
community. The snakes could
easily escape from their cages, and
fatally poison many persons.
When Mr.. Phillips was mayor
of Stamford-he was only 20 when
he was elected-he considered the
menace of foreign reptiles to the
American way of life.
He wrote many letters to Con-
gressmen asking them to introduce
a bill prohibiting foreign varieties
Of poisonous creatures from pass
ing the Customs officers or wher"
ever it is snake goes when he
reaches the Land of the Free and
the Home of the Brave.
Now that Mr.. Phillips is himself
In Congress, he wants to introduce
the measure personally. But he is
aft aid his efforts may be taken as
a joke. But he is intensely serious
about his crusade.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
7 AXI DRIVERS
RAP PAYLESS
PATRONS
Law Furnishing Fares
Refusing to Settle
Asked on 'Hin'

A District statute, which would
give cab drivers legal weapon
to use upon passengers who re-
fuse to pay, was urged today by
drivers and taxi company Off
cials before a House District, sub
committee.
The plea was presented during
a session at which the subcom.
mittee approved a bill giving the
Public Utilities Commission au-
thority to invoke criminal pro-
cedure against violators OF its
regulations, and another increas-
ing the maximum Of theft under
which petty larceny can be
charged from $35 to $50.
1t was during discussion Of the
former measure that the taxi
drivers and owners sought to have
the bill amended so as to give them
relief.
Restriction Sought
The question of whether many
Federal employees drive cabs during
their spare time was raised by Rep
resentative Vincent L. Palmisano
CD of Maryland, chairman Of the
subcommittee, who suggested the
practice be stopped.
Riley E. Elgen, chairman of the
commission, explained that his
group lacked authority to restrict
the granting of licenses to cab
drivers, and pointed out that the
commission had recommended to
Congress that such a restriction be
invoked.
Dante Gentilucci, cab driver,
given the authority requested by
Mr.. Elgen, but made strong plea
for legislation that would give the
drivers a legal weapon to use upon
riders who refuse to pay.
Relates Experiences
He told of his experiences with
fares refusing to pay, explaining:
Even if you take the pasSen-
gers to the police station and
ask the police to make them
pay, they say they can do moth.
ing about it,"
He said riders who take advan-
tage of drivers usually are the
ones who hire us for a long
time" He continued:
"And if we lose our tempers
and strike such a passenger the
police always arrest the cab
driver instead of the man who
has refused to pay for his ride"
ALTHOUGH the subcommittee
members were sympathetic, they
/ failed to amend the Public Utili-
ties Commission bill for fear such
action would delay enactment.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
Shakespeare's Plays
Times Book of Week

BEST Loved Plays of William
Shakespeare" edited by Mary
Cowden Clarke, is the book-of- the
week for collectors of the 20-vol-
ume series of the Worlds Greatest
Literature offered washington
Times readers.
Delivery of Scarlet Letter., by
Nathaniel Hawthorne, will be made
again today until holders of cou-
pons seven in number and consecu-
lively numbered have received the
fifth book.
Yesterday carloads and trucks
of the Hawthorne volume supplied
all needs and delivery of the
Shakespeare Plays will be made on
time this Saturday so that no
further delay is expected.
Washington Times readers may
start now to collect all 20 volumes
since coupons will be run consider
ably longer than the date of the
final issue of the twentieth volume
Subscribe now to the Washington
Times and the Sunday Washing
ton Herald and clip the seven con
secutively numbered coupons
which with the 39-cent fee en-
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
TRAFFIC COURT
CONVICTIONS
Driving While Drunk

Driving While Drunk
'. William D. Bernett, 1911 @ ST.
N. w., so days.
Leaving After COlliding
William D. Bernett, 1911 @ ST.
N. W., As days.
Second OffenSe Speeding
Max Finkelstein, 101l Ritten'
house st. N. W., $40.
First Offense Speeding
Joseph A. Wines, SOB Quincy
st. N. W., $25.
Lyman r. McAboy, 1709 B ST.
walter L. Ford, 8 I st. N. E.,
Harold C. Peacon, SOB LongfeI'
low st. N. w., $40.
Lewis Atkins, 1875 Tenth st. N
E., $40.
CONTINUED on Page 20, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
Oil Firms Ordered
To Reinstate Man

Three oil companies, jointly
operating a repressure plant at
Tulsa, Okla, yesterday were or
dered by the National Labor Re-
lations Board to reinstate dis
charged employe accused of neg
lect of duty. The operating COM
panies are the Bell Oil and Gas
Company, of Tulsa: the Burk-
Divide Oil Company. Consolidated,
of Terre Haute, Ind, and the
Reno Oil Company, of Sisterville,
w. Va. The employe is George
E. Bebermyer, former superin'
tendent of the repressure plant.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
A Great Man Passes

Death has taken from a world
that needs him, DR.. William A.
White, psychiatrist and Superin.
tendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital.
DR.. White was a great physician.
He had wisdom, learning and kind
liness. He also had humor and q
wide open eyed understanding OF
people.
The mistakes and misfortunes Of
the thousands he had treated had
not made him critical OF poor
stupid human beings. He enjoyed
people Sincerely-all kinds OF
people.
At the dinners and luncheons hi
sometimes found time to attend
he was a popular guest. I wal
always happy when could man
age conversation with him. Anc
listen to his observations tina
touched lightly, wf1imsically OF
people and events, yet showed
deep sympathetic knowledge o
humanity.
remember one practical remark
of DR.. Whites. I asked him, if HI
were in some remote place and hat
only one medicine with which tt
fight disease, what would he mos
prefer.
"Just common salt" he said
"It's the best condiment and medl
cine nature has to Offer"
DR.. White had a salty quality il
his own personality. A sort o
healing pungency that made every
body feel he was a friend.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
TOLD
HIM, HE
ASSERTS
Jury Hears of Visit
To Bank Office From
Desire A. Irr

AS early as March, 1896, Desire
A. Irr, IS K st. N. W., had been
apprised that some of his deposits
in the Fidelity Building and Loan
Association had been used for
emergency purposes without his
previous knowledge and he had
ratified the transactions, he teSti-
fled in United States District
Court today in the forgery trial OF
Fred B. Rhodes, former president
of the defunct institution.
Rhodes is charged with forging
IRIS name to a $500 withdrawal
slip, the funds ACQUIRING from
which, the Government contends,
were used to cover an overdraft in
Rhodes personal account.
Irr, called to the stand by Prose.
cutor John j. Wilson. shortly be-
fore the noon recess, had engaged
Rhodes as his attorney in legal
matters over a period of many
years, he said, and was large
depositor in the institution.
No Power Of Attorney
Never at any time, he testified,
had he given Rhodes a power Of
attorney in their financial or legal
transactions.
The account of Irr was a par.
ticipating account, it was devel.
oped on croSs-eXamination by De.
fense Attorney William E. Leahy,
and, although Trr testified he had
not specifically authorized the ST..
500 withdrawal slip, he said that
early in March of 1885 Rhodes
called him to his office.
In the conference that fol.
lowed, Irr said, Rhodes advised
him that the building and loan
association was occupying too
much Of his time and he felt
that he should spend more time
in his law office. In order to en-.
able him to devote more time
to his law practice, Irr quoted
Rhodes as saying, he would send
Mr.. Borchardt to handle the
association affairs.
Transactions o. X.
Concluding the interview, Irr
told the jury that Rhodes
further advised him that de-
mandS upon the association had
been so heavy and money had
been so scarce that some Of IRIS
funds had been temporarily used
to meet emergency requirements.
Treasury officials knew of the
distractions, Irr said Rhodes
told him, and had approved
them.
Irr told the jury he had in.
formed Mr.. Rhodes that lit was
all right with him."
The Washington times., 1937-03-09

, title a reader to any one of the
volumes issued.
To date, THE Last of the Mo-
hicans," Vanity Fair" Frank
Inns Autobiography" THE Count
of Monte CriSto," and Scarlet
Letter" have been made available
for Times readers. ..
Remember, Sh akespea e's
Plays" will be ready on Saturday.
Call District 1000 and have The
Times and Sunday Herald deliv-
cred to your home so the carrier
boy can bring your book each week
as it is issued.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
Fraternity 10 Hold
Founders Day Fete

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra.
ternity will hold its eight-first An.
nual Founders Day banquet at the
National Press Club this eve,
ming, at 8 o'clock.
Guests of honor will include:
Merle Thorpe, Secretary of Com
merce Daniel C. Roper. Senators
Pat Harrison, Key Pittman, Ma.
than Bachman and others. Fifty
members of the George Washing.
ton Chapter and about 200 alumni
are expected to attend,
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
AFTER THE FLOOD

A man I know who goes travel
ling at the slightest opportunity
reports on yesterdays view Of the
flood devastated Ohio Valley
from a train window.
Miles and miles of fields and
scores of villages, recently deep
with water, are now, he said, thick
with mud. In some places the
mud has dried into dust. AS the
train rushes through the dry area
the dust rises so heavily that it
is Impossible to see out of the car
windows.
In the valleys, only about one
of every five houses is standing
where it should be. The others are
janmed against trees, fence rails,
or banks. Or wherever they lodged
when the force of the flood washed
them from their foundations.
On every building is now grinly
high water mark showing where
the flood stopped mounting
Streets and roads are inches deep
in dust or mud.
In the yards and on the house.
tops in villages are thousands OF
blankets, mattresses and rugs,
Put out in the hope Of drying in
the first sunshine the community
has had in many desolate weeks
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
Students Rehearse Play

Students of the dramatic classes
at Armstrong High School have
begun rehearsals of "The Dragon
of WI Fu," Chinese operetta to
be presented in the school audi.
torium April 16. The musical score
of the play is by Charles Pepper
and the libretto by David Stevens.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09

ANCIENT FIRE EQUIPMENT continues to worry Fire
Chief Charles E. Schrom who point No engine in the
top photograph which first the light of day back in
196-one year before the United States entered the World
War Viewing it is Pvt M Rinck. At bottom Pvt J. s.
West the repair shop with collection Of parts from an en-
gne IT years old These parts longer bought but
must be manufactured BY the District Fire Department
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
Knapp Will Discuss
COoperatiVes Plan

Edward M. Knapp, statistical
worker in the U. S. Department
of Labor, will discuss cooperatives
of the Middlewest, at a meeting
of the Washington Consumers
Club at 1410 Columbia Road N.
W., tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1937-03-09
Boost Bethesda Planned

BETHESDA, Nd, March 9.
Plans for a Boost Bethesda" cam
paign, designed to acquant subur-
ban residents with the merchants
and urge them to patronize home
stores, will be made during a meet
ing of the board of directors of
the Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
pIrIDENDs EXPEcTED-

Aore than 15o shares of stock n the Cooperative Association al Pal mer ware sold before June 90. The owners 5f this sock with al shares in 4he p2tr- nage-p.lz ehasc- savings for the reF-od ndl1E June 3o. The Trad ing Post staff e-pe-ts te have the d. Eid ends fer each member computed b. the middle Of July. New stock cert icates have be=n received and ars ready f9r distribution. Members who are holding the old certificates numbered to 100 may trade them in fir new certificates which are printed in blue and yellow. Blue and geld ribbons to match the r-ntirg are affixed 10 the gold seal Agri1ul- tural producers are continuing Q s9-n the association from day to day.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
FRANK BUTEAU. NOTED
 PIONEER. PASSES AWAY

Frank Buteau, one If the last sur vivors of the little band of gold seekers who came into the Yukon valley long before the klondlke szaize electrified the world. and Q man with a record of 5 years spent within tie Yukon watershed, passed away in Fairbanks on the morn ng Of July |
 Tn his s1st year, Frank was fam sIisF hgare on the streets of Fair banks untll almost the day of his death. He had been n feeble health the last few years. but frequented the hotels and other places about town. cenvzrstug with tourists and other visitors almost until the last.
 Frank Buteau was born in Quebec, -JuIy 29, 1856. and in 1887 crossed, with party of 2. the Chilkoot Pass from Dyea to axe Linoema1. the headwaters of the Yukon, where they built rafts and beats and descended the river to the Fortymile seeking gold. That year gold was discovered on Maiaen's bar by Andrew Maiden and others. BlteEu remained there during the w44Cer. and the next sea son went out t8 Juneau. taking out aHe of the frs. if not the first. gold from 1he locality. He returned al
 u1 ia meaialzly to the Forrymile ss-s there for 9 tine. and d-latzr in the
 l1 Cty camp &Iler the dlscov- cry Of he Llon55ke. i1 1Sg6 stanl- aa6ed there and was conspicuous E4afe in and about Daws P. Later he was among the early stampeders to
 a5Etanks and made his home in this vicinity ever since.
 zlr. Bu5aau was in Fortymile when the noted old Yukon Order ef Pi5a- eers was organized in December. 1894, and became a charter member. along with Jack 1IcQuesr7n, Al Mayo, Bill McPhes, Gordon Bettles, Jim 8euGer and other notable early com CTS Few of the original band still survive.
 Nr. Buteau for several years was engar red ia writing a history of his early day experiences. which he had nor completed al the time of his death.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
ESKIMO REsCUEs MINER

Wilson Winer, Eskimo youth, was a hero at Wiseman recently. He rescued Harry Snowden, miner, from the sw1e waters of the~Koyukuk riv- lr after Ar. Snowden's boat capsized on the morning of the Fourth, 1t was reported n Fairbanks by Pilot Her nan LerdahL Mr. Snowden WAS com ing from his hillside cabin across the rive t9 Martin Slisco's store for a tarkey dinner When he attempted to CT ss in a small boat, the boat turned over. Partially intoxicated and auahle to swim, Mir. Snowden was swept away by the rapid current The Ezkino boy. seeing the accident, ran down the bank, dived into the cold waters and succeeded in pulling ALr. Snowden ashore. Artificial res piration was applied and the almost drowned man recovered.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
LFAvEs F0P -G0oDNFWs-

'. (. Garrison. who has been on a for months tour of the northwestern secUon of the United States, return ed 10 Anchorage recently. AIT. Gar r.son, besides making this pleasure trip. purchased considerable mining equipment for developing his mining claim in the Goolnews Bay region. He w5ll leave later in me week by plane and commence building Immediately. He has had several men there all spring getting things Ii order for building. ! 2 hopes Io be able to get in two months Of placer mining be fore the winter season sets ln. Mir, Garrison plans on building a modern cabin, and with Mrs. Garrison, will spend the summers at Goodnews, staying n Anchorage during the win ter months.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
A. ]. SHOWS BIG PROFITS

Profits of S1.4l4.30e, before 6e3uc- tioa f3r depletion. depreciation and federal taxes for the first ha3f of tie current year Of 1a37, were reported las. week by the Alaska aHeal Gold Mining Company. which las 1s mlne and mill at Juneau. Ala=Aa. a-d Is head rLzrta1s efsezs in San zran lsco. Tals EEure constitutes a new h5g1 ha f year record. The prca-s fl SI.- 4I4.3o6 fer the first haf O. this year cospaIed with s1.14l 500 for the first ha1E of last year. The increase is credited to the fat that the comTanE i- working higher grade 9f ore For 7lne this year. the eaEpanyas net in C ne was 52o4 500 which iz under the re1 income for June, 1886. and down from this years May record of Szss,- SG0
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
ANCHORAGE TO GET s1Oo.oOO-

4 loan and grant application by the City of Anchorage amounting to S100, % which will be used for light ing and paving Fourth Avenue has been approved by Washington PWA officials, Robert s. Bragaw said last week following his return from the capital city to attend a meeting of the unemployment Compensation Committee of which he Is a member
 Ar. Bragaw, at the request of Juneau cfFc.Gls. brought Mayor J. H. Romig official notification of the approval of the city's application Application for another PWA loan and grant in the amount of approximately $273, ,00o
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
sTowAMAYs ARRESTED

Two Alaska stowaways were taken from the steamship Baranof and ar rested en the arrival of the vessel n Seattle from ports in the Northern Territory recently. The stowaWays were Glen Mills. 2T wears old, a la borer and Harley Lamsor, 9 cafpsn- ter. They are believed to have board ed the vessel at hetchikan.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
HI-BnaRD RETURNING

Percy Hubbard. of the Service Com pany, and well-known Fairbanks avia- tor. wired from Seattle to Fairbanks recently that he is recovering rapid Iv from an operation to his injured foot and expects to leave there the last of the month for Fairbanks The message came to Joe Hubbard, Percy's father. Percy stated the doc tor said he would be abe to walk af-
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The Kusko times., 1937-07-16

for the purpose of erecting a new
 school plant here had not been ap- proved at the time Mr Bragaw left Juneau, he said, but he was of the
 opinion that 1t would likely be ap- proved in the near future. Mayor ?. H. Romig pointed out that the next
 step in the paving and lighting pro- ject is now up to the city since the PWA regulations require cities to
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Andrew Andrews. 71-year-old pa tieut in St. Joseph's Hospital at Fair banks. came north over the Chilkoot Pass in EgS. and hasn't been Outside since ar. Andrews is miner from Long Creek, ze miles from Ruby. He was flown from Ruby 10 the hospital for medical treatment by Pilot Lon Brennan.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
NEWS ITEMS FROM OTHER ALASKAN TOWNS
 Gathered From Our Territorial Exchanges
CHAs. MONK KILLED

Charles Monk. formerly of Anchor age, and recently employed by the kIeska Road Commission near Fair banks. was buried recently in Eagle.
 a was killed by a rock slide while working near American Greek. A widow. who Is a nurse at Eagle, sur wives him, They have been married I6 years.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
LARGE SHIN TREAsTRY-

n the treasury of Alaska, there is a net balance Of S1,G5Z,l50, Oscar C.. Olson Territorial treasurer am oEnceG recently at his offices in Juaaal. Els alaount is SlS6,772 more than the balance one year ago.
The Kusko times., 1937-07-16
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The Kusko times., 1937-07-16

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The Kusko times., 1937-07-16

furnish 5 per cent of the cost of i'm provement project The usual pro cedure is to issue municipal bonds for the amount Bonding of the city must be approved by 65 per cent of the taxpayers voting al 6 special election.