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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
BROCKTON HOTEL
 HAD FIRE SCARE

Brockton, Mass, Sept. e-(UP)- Thirty-six guests were routed from their beds early today when two- alarm fire swept two rooms in the four-story Palace hotel.
 The blaze was discovered in rooms occupied by the Brockton Republi- can club by Acting Night Manager Sidney Wilford. He called Police- men Hugh Mccarthy and James Blaine, who ran through the build ing arousing the guests and assist ing them through smoke-filled railways to the street.
 The fire was extinguished quickly after 1t had spread to the managers ofiice and section of the main lobby.
 Stock in the Bell Hosiery shop the Beatus Millinery shop, and the P. & e. Clothiers store on the first floor of the wooden building was damaged by water.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
EDUCATIONAL WAR i. ORDERS EXPECTED
Waterbury Factories Ex- pected to Benefit By War Departments Experiment

Waterbury factories will receive invitations from the War Depart inent within the next few days to submit bids for educational" war orders, 1t was learned by The Dem- ocrat today. The government will give out about $2,000 900 worth of work of this kind within the next year.
 The educational war orders pros gram is the result of Q bill passed ct the last session of Congress after 1t had been introduced by Congress- man J. Joseph Smith. The purpose of the bill Is to educate fnanufac- turers and workers in the production of necessary war materials.
 Congressman Smith, in introduce Ing the bill, said that 1t was neces- sary for the nations factories to DO prepared fully to meet the require. nents Of war. Factories prepared to handle war orders without special preparation would be of great aid to the country in case of war, he said
 Under Congressman Smiths bill, the government will lend the neceS- sary equipment to the lnanufac- turers 50 that they and their help may become fully acquainted with the various steps In production Of specified war materials,
 The bids will be non.coinpetitive, Tn addition to the Waterbury fac- tories, other plants in the Naugatuck Valley and about the state will prob. ably Do invited to sumbit bids, Local factories did c large amount of work for the government during the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
FOUR-HOUR HUNT
 HELD YESTERDAY
Mrs. Arthur Bronson and Mrs. Edward Garfield
 III at Homes
WATER RTOWN Correspondent; Mary Cosgrovo
 Phone S7B

WatertoWn, Sept. e.-A hunt. last- Ing four hours left the Riding club at 0:3o Q. m. Wednesday and con- tinued through the farm of John Russin, Black Woods, and to Three Corners. Those partaking In the hunt were: Walter Howe, M. r. H., Miss Margaret Howe, David Bron- son and Sherman Haight, Jr, of Litchfield, Miss Helen Adams of Middlebury, Miss Hasler of New Jersey, Jack Prmestage hunted and hounds, and Joseph Murphy and Edward Drever were whipper irs.
 Briefs
 Allan Lockton and son Allan, Jr, of Petersburg, Var spent the week end visiting MT. and Mrs. James Lockton of Main street and other friends in Watertown. MT. Lockton was formerly connected with the Princeton O., In WatertoWn, and resided on Cherry avenue.
 Mrs. Arthur Bronson Is III ct her home on Grove Hill road.
 Mrs. Edward Ryan, MT. and Mrs. George Ryan, MT. and Mrs. James Innes, and son Bobby, have re- turned from Q motor trip through New York state.
 Francis P. Flynn has purchased a building lot on the Middlebury road.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Whitimier have moved into their new house on the Thomaston road.
 MT. and Mrs. Hiram Dains of Woodbury visited Mrs. Vesta Geog- began of Baldwin street Tuesday
 MT. and Mrs. Chester Kelsey have rented the new house on the corner of Catherine street and Scott avenue owned by Robert Vaill.
 MT. and Mrs. Ormand Osborne and son Ormand, Jr., are vacation ing at Pond Point Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Roy Martin Ger man are residing at g Evans street Waterbury. Mrs. German is the former Miss Dorothy Grubb Cald- well of Watertown.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Green and fam fly have returned to their home on North street after spending the summer at their cottage at Lake Zoar.
 John Keilty and his daughter Miss Leona Keilty and Miss Elsie Rott have returned to their homes after a vacation at Walnut Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Dunseith have re- turned to their home in Detroit. Mich., after a visit with MT. and Mrs. Willis Mitchell of Cherry ave- nue.
 Miss Adah Evans of Baldwin street spent the holiday week end with Mrs. Frank Smith at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Aurel Haitsch of Bethel.
 Miss Alma Bessette, who has been spending the summer at the home of Mrs. Grace Foote in the Guern- seytown district, has returned to her home in Woodbury. Her mother, Mrs. James Bessette. spent the week end with Mrs. Foote. Mir. and Mrs. Victor Luscomb of Saugus, Mass. Mrs. Marietta Ray mond of Lynn. Mass, MT. and Mrs. William MacNeil and children. Will liam Jr., and Alice of New Haven and Mrs. Harriet Woodford of Hart ford were guests of Mrs. William Black and daughter. Miss Marjorie Black of Bowers street on Labor lday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
REPUBLICANS TO
 CAUCUS TONIGHT
Charles Upson to Be Chair. man at Town Hall
 Gathering
MIDDLEBURY Correspondent, Eleanor Read
 Telephone 6.00Ss

The Republican caucus will pc held tonight ia tho town hall at 2 o'clock. Charles II. Upson Is chaif- man of the town committee,
 Mfr. and Mrs. J. A, Northrop oi Wsps Haven have been spending the past few days at the home Of Mrs Northrop's sister Mrs. Robert M Fenn and MT. Fenn on North street
 Mrs, Albert c, Clark will Do m charge of the foreign missionary prCNSam at the first meeting Of the WosaAns Missionary Society of the Cunaregational church, this after' noon at 2;30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Harry n. Clark on North street,
 iars, Chauncey P. doSs, III, ane her daughter, Diana, have been tht ruoats of MT, and Mrs, John HincKi of pine Orchard, for tho past sev.. eral days, They arc now visiting a' Fishers Island, N Y,
 MT, and Mrs. Donald g, Futile ol south street were recent guests ~ Hyde Manor. at Sudbury, vermont
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Upson IT,, have returned from their vaea- tion at tho Laurentian Club In can ada, n.,..o,
 MT, and Mrs, Howard H. Bristol have closed their summer place al Lake Quassapaug and returned te NaugAtuck, s
 Charles E, Hart, III, and D, 3 ruttlc, Jr, of South street, were tho week. k.end guests of Peter har' at Madison,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08

At least two new faces will ap. pear on the Democratic state tick- et that Is nominated at Eastern Point next week when the state convention gets around to designat- ing candidates. Two former ofti- cials are no longer eligible--one is dead; the other b e superior court judge.
 Since the election Of i036 John 6. Addis, of New Milford, has died His office of State Treasurer Is now held by Guy Holt, by appoint- ment of Governor Wilbur L. Gross Judge Edward ], Daly has been named to tho superior court bench and his former office of Attorney General is now held by Charles J. Mclaughlin, who likewise was ap- pointed to his present office by Gov, Gross,
 Elected In 1884
 However Judge Daly's name did not come before the voters two years ago, as did that of the late John Adds. The reasen for this is that the tenure of office of At- torney General is four years. Judge Daiy was first elected in 1884 and would have come up for election this fall had he not been advanced to e judgeship.
 While there have been rumors of various candidadcies for these two posts, now held by others than the original nominees and elected of- ficials. 1t Is generally admitted that both State Treasurer Holt and AL torney General Mclaughlin are re- liably certain of nomination next Wednesday ct Eastern Point.
 It would not be surprising, there-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
Market Declines Some At Start Of Business
Traders, Who Bought Yesterday on Advice Germans
 Czechs Had Agreed, Sold Quickly at Opening {

day on reports the Czech govern ment's minority proposals had been accepted by the Sudeten Germans sold on the opening as dispatches reported the Czech situation still precarious.
 Chrysler opened at "A S-4 off 1-s: Westinghouse Electric lO4 off i i-4; Santa Fe 36 off 3-S: Goodyear 90
 Ia off 1; American Smelling 47 Ia off 1: U. s. Steel 1000 shares at 59 3-4 of 7-B; General Motors 1000 at 4S S-e of S-4: Bethlehem Steel Be 7-s of 7-S; Southern Railway i2 ia off and American Telephone 1tS l-2 of l-2. Rails were particular targets for sellers, with Santa Fe weak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
MOVIE PRODUCERS
 UNDER CHARGES

Hollywood, Sept. 8-(UP)--A peti- ton filed with the National Labor Relations board charged today that motion picture producers paid two union offlcials $i00000 to "betray' the interests of l2,o00 movie tech- nicians.
 The complaint was signed by Jefi Kibre. chairman of a committee of technicians claiming to represent the frank and file" It accused George E. Browne, president of the International Alliance of Theatri- cal and Stage Employees. an Amer lean Federation of Labor affiliate, and his business agent. William Bi- off of having accepted money for converting the organization into a company union."
 The money, the complaint alleged. came from Joseph Schenck, presi- aent of the Association of Motion Picture Producers which was ac- eused as group. Members of the association are Columbia, Universal, Paramount, R. K. O.. Hal Roach. warner Brothers, Loew's tMetro- aoldwyn- -Mayerl. and 2Oth Century FOX.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
BUSINESS GOOD.
 IN NEW ENGLAND
It Continues Slowly Up. ward According to Report
 of Dun, Bradstreet

Boston, Sept. S.-(Up)--The gem eral trend of business In the New England district continued slowly upward in the past week, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc, said today,
 Woolen and cotton textile mills had an active week, and shoe fac. tories were busy with . good volume of business still on their books. Mis- cellaneous lines of manufacturing increased operations slightly. Whole sale and retail trade volume expand ed moderately under call for fall merchandise.
 Sales of cotton piece goods were somewhat slower, but mills contin- ued active with a fair quantity of orders on hand. The market for raw cotton was weak, and mills pur- chased lightly. Prices of finished goods, however, was steady. Very few orders were received by spinners of cotton yarn, but prices held firm.
 The hides and skins market was slow, as tanners were not coming into the market for new season pur- chases. Prices were steady. Factories placed few orders for leather dur ing the week, but took in fairly large shipments on account of or. ders already placed.
 Shoe buyers were very cautious, and repeat orders were infrequent, Retailers, however, received Q fairly good volume of business.
 Freight-car loadings on the prin- cipal New England carriers for the week ended August iS were down i7.f per cent from the correspond- Ing 1887 week, but the loss was slightly smaller than for tho preced- Ing week. Electricity production dipped 7.e per cent below the 1887 period les. week, not quite as good Q showing as in the four previous weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
COMMUNITY CLUB. TO HOLD MEETING.
NabOr Mite Programs to Be Resumed-Y Youths Start
 on Long Auto Trek
Washington Hill

Nabor Mite programs which proved SO popular with the Washington Hill populace last year will be re- vlved at a meeting of the Wash- ington Park Community club this evening in the Community house, Committees to arrange such pro- gram will be appointed tonight,
 Plans will also be made for tho reorganization of bowling teams and for the fall activities, Tonight'S meeting will be the first in several weeks.
 Mississippi Bound
 Three Washington Hill youths de- parted from this city by automobile today for Mississippi, where they will enroll for Q course Of study at the University of Mississippi. They will enter their freshmen year, All are well known in this section, and are graduates of Crosby high school,
 The three are; Robert Brady, of 3S Washinton street, son of MT, and Mrs. Michael Brady,
 Raymond Wrenn, of 62 Lounsbury street, son of MT. and Mrs. Daniel J, Wrenn.
 Pierce Ferriter of l43 South street, son Of Sereant and Mrs, James Fer- rlter. They left in an automobile operated by William l., Altman of 3lb Frost road, 0 student of Ala bama college,
 Edward Red" Vallone of South street will leave tomorrow to en. roll ct the University of Idaho.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
TELEGRAPH cos.
 ARE THREATENED

Washington, Sept. s-tUp)- A general strike threat in the tele. graph industry received support from the Committee for Industrial Organization today.
 CIO Director John Brophy said his organization fully approved a strike vote ordered by the Ameri- can Communication Association among 75,000 Postal Telegraph and Western Union employees. Brophy charged that the companies planned to reduce the compensation of their employees by s.3 per cent when hours are cut to A per week under the wage-hour law.
 "The CIO will use every resource to prevent employers using what ever technical flaws there are in the (wage-hour) act to cut wages or worsen conditions of labor" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
New Names Assured
 For State Ticket
Democrats Expected to Name Treasurer Holt, Attor'
 ney General Mclaughlin Without Deposition

fore. if theirs were the only new names on the Democratic state ticket to appear there uneontested It S just as certain that the nonl- ination of lieutenant-governor will not be made without Q hot fight waged between the two outstand. Ing candidates, Labor Commission or Joseph M. Tone and Col. Thom. as M. Hewes, and numerous conn promise and "dark-horse" poten. tials.
 Hewes Served
 Col. Hewes figures, too, in the succession of office in State Treas- urer, as he was the immediate sue. ceSsor of Mir. Adds, being appoint. ed by Gov. Gross as Q temporary treasurer on Oct. 1, 1887, Mir. Ad. dis death occurring Sept. 20, 1887. Col. Hewes was succeeded on Nov, 1, 1887, by MT. Holt.
 Judge Daly became Q superior court judge on Sept. 22, 1887, and his Deputy, MT. Mclaughlin, was advanced the same day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
JIM ROOSEVELT
 FACES OPERATION

Rochester. Minn., Sept. S-CUP)- James Roosevelt, the presidents eldest son and secretary, will un- dergo an operation for removal of a stomach ulcer early next week, a Mayo Clinic physician announced today.
 Roosevelt entered St. Mary's Hos- pital, one of the clinic group, last night.
 Results of previous treatments were disappointing" the physician said.
 Roosevelt arrived here Monday for a physical checkup." He was acc companied by his mother, Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 Mayo Clinic physicians first ex- amined Roosevelt May 24. He re- turned to the clinic une 21 and underwent a regime Of rest and diet until July l8. Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned the president late night and advised him of the doctors decision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
ALL SAINTS UNIT
 PLANS FOOD SALE
.Women's Auxiliary Perfect Event at Opening Meet.
 ing Yesterday
OAKVILLE Correspondent, Mae Wllla isabin 1877 Watertown Avenue

Oakvllle, Sept. e-The opening meeting of the Women's Auxiliary soeioy of All saints church was held yesterday afternoon. It opened with c service in the church, conducted by Rev. Edward R. Merrill rector, who explained how the auxiliary In each arehdeaeonery had been as- signed c missionary, actively engag- cd in some mission field, as Prayer Partner, This missionary will act aS c connecting link bee tween the local auxiliary and miss Sionary work,
 Those attending the meeting were Mrs. Raymond Beach, presidents; Mrs. George Booth, Mrs. Harry La- Vigne. Mrs. Bertrand LaVigne, sr,, Mrs. Samuel Fenn, Mrs, Clarence Anderson, Mrs. Fred Mason. Mrs Arthur James, Mrs. Samuel Lindsay, Mrs. c scheppy and Mrs. Edward Merrill,
 A new member was enrolled, Mrs. Edward Merrill, wife of the rector of the church. She was given . welcome and extended best wishes.
 Plans for . food sale at the Fulton market. next Thursday, Sept. IS, were perfected. Other important items were planned for the near future,
 Mrs. Douglas Cameron of Hunger. ford avenue Is c patient ct the Waterbury hospital, She underwent an operation yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
By PAUL HARRISON

NEA Service stan Correspondent
 San Francisco, Sept. e--The sharp line between the outspoken conser- vatism of Philip Bancroft and the "$3Q Every Thursday" panacea of Sheridan Downey, so far out-dealing the New Deal that President Roose- vent himself condemned 1t, guar antees e ding.dong battle in the California elections Nov 8,
 Add to the complete personal contrast In the two men and their platform the fact that Downey's 1880 Pensions" will be on the same ballot, and you have the ingredients of o political fracas comparable to that in which Upton Sinclair was nosed out for the governorship in 1884.
 There was no tlmidity about BAncroft's campaign. On platforms and before microphones, with au- diences certainly comprising large numbers of union workers and oldsters eager for promises of Uto. plan security, he lashed out at the Wagner Labor Relations Act, union radicalism, relief administration, the "legaliged emhezElement" of Social Security funds, and pension schemes, WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins and Secretary of Labor Frances Per- kins have been special targets.
 His homely phrases, and manners and old clothes never have lot any, body forget that Phil Bancroft is . practical farmer,
 Said Carlton D. Babeock, the cam. paign manager: T just can't get him out of that old hat and these $2o suits and seuffed shoes. DOWN at San Diego, in front of . lot of clubwomen and important people he sat up there and smoked his pipe, and when he got up to speak he took of his coat, Said he couldn't make much of c speech anyway, but couldn't talk ct oil with his coat on,
 We went through the primary on c shoestring," Babcock went on. We spent only about $ib,000. But there'll be plenty of money to carry on the campaign now. All kinds Of business, retail merchants, the pow. erful Farm Bureau Federation, and chambers of commerce have con- demned the 'ham-and egg plan will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
NATIONALISTS
 DELAYED BY FIRE

4endaye, French Spanish Fron- tior. Sept. e.-(up)-Forest fires on tho mountain slopes and In the val' ieyS between dandesa and Corpera irnpeded the nationalist offensive on the IDbro river front today.
 f,oyaiist artillery. firing into oan' desa and Corbera, set fire 70 driea- out brush land and wooded nil- sides. Al. nationaiists took only two new heights compared to 10 yesterday They were advancing, however, on the Fatarella Heights, last noun. tain position protecting the Eofo valley.
 Staggering casualties had been piled up fin the five-day offensive, both sides indicated. The eight.mile wedge driven into the loyalst lines on the west bank was achieved at an enormous cost in men and ma terial. .o
 Loyaiist reports said that ie,ooo Italian troops had been landed m spain during August along with sixty Italian and 70 German air- planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08

ticed low in San Francisco. Hc helped break the Abe Ruef San Francisco machine, and was c fol- lower of Hiram Johnson in the days when Johnson was looked at as . maverick" in Republican ranks. He Is 57 years old,
 In tho carly '20S, Bancroft aban- doned his law practice to operate 0 pear and walnut ranch ct Walnut Creek, bushes now managed by his son,
 Strict party lines are likely to take Q bad shredding before tho cam
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
Battle on in California as $50 Every Thursday Opponents Rally Around Republican, Nominee
Bancroft, COP Choice, Strong Conservative

paign is over. Downey well realizes that he may lose many of the votes which went to his Democratic op- ponents in the primary, and which would go Republican rather than support the $S0 Every Thursday plan.
 "But even if I lose many as 20o.- GOO of the 100000 Democratic votes in California, I should easily replace those with 100000 votes from pen- sion. .minded Republicans and Pro- gressives," Is the way Downey analy- zes the situation.
 Labor is certain to buck Bancroft with all It's strength, for his stand on organized labor and strikes Is regarded as 6 menace by labor leaders. Bancroft, who has had long experience with farm organization, is expected to draw his strength from farmers, ranchers, and husi- ness elements.
 SINCLAIR DEFEAT
 IS RECALLED
 The race for the governorship acc centuates the division between pros gressive and conservative (or lun- acy and sanity, as it has already been called). The Republican iiorni- nee, the incumbent Governor Mer- riam, has provided Q conservative administration, but scarcely wide- ly-popular one.
 The Democratic opponent selected for him is Culhert Olson, who was . staunch EPIC leader and sort oi campaign manager for Upton Sin- clair in 1884. He did not declare for the S30 Every Thursday plan, but he did not oppose 1t, and is gener- ally considered more or less favor- able to 1t. 0
 ADMINISTRATION
 AGAIN ON SPOT
 Tn addition to the SS0 Every Thursday amendment, another pro- posal will be on the ballot which would repeal the state sales tax and put the entire burden of taxation back on property. This has aroused further apprehension among busi- ness people, and while no leading Democratic candidate has definitely endorsed 1t, the mere presence oi such . proposal is expected to lend strength to the Merriam Bancroft ticket.
 Signs are already apparent that Q gigantic campaign to defeat the Downey-O Olson combination Is under way, with the national administra- ton again in the embarrassing po- sition 1t held in 1884, with c set oi state candidates whose program it cannot support, yet who control the state party machine and, more in- portant, may control 1t in ie40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08

give us some substantial help In fighting Olson Democratic oandi- date for governor and Downey' Conservative Democrats will support us, too. We're In e good spot" PARTY LINES
 TO BE BENT
 This Is Banoroft's first venture inc to policies. He Is San Francisco born, son of II. II, Bancroft, the famous American historian. Flo was graduated from Harvard College and the Harvard Law School, and prae-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
BY ELMER Q. wALzER United Press Financial Edltorl

New York, Sept. s.--tUP)-Stocks declined fractions to more than Q point at Q moderately active opening today. Bonds were irregular. Cotton futures were little changed.
 Traders who bought stocks yester-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
LEFT TURN MOST FERROUS

Tulare, Cal.-(UP) -"Beware oi the left turn is the warning oi Captain W. E. Riley of the Caltfor- nla highway patrol. His statistics show that 60 per cent of all auto accidents are due to wrong signai' and the left turn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
Political FracaS
 May Rival Fight Against Sinclair

Already the opposition Co Sheridan Downey and the SSO Every Thursday plan Is rallylng around Philip Bancroft, Repub- Ilcan senatorial nominee who opposes Downey in the Novem- Der election. This Is the best of three articles on the turbulent political situation In California.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08

American cars predominated at .ho los8 auto show in Melbourne AlHlKaiia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
STOCKS

INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Ann. Hardware Co.,. 20 20 Arrow Hart & Hege.. 36 38 Bristol Brass Corp. com. S8 70 National City Bank ,.,. 23 26 Eagle Lock Go. ,.,..,.... l7 i9 Eastern Malleable Iron Q II Landers, Frary & Clark 23M 26M N. Brit. Mach co. com. 22M 24M North & Judd Mfg. Co.,. 24 26 Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co.,. 6 8 Remington Arms ...... 2M 3N scovill Mfg. Go. ,,..,. 2lM 23M Stanley Works Go. com. 30 q Torrington co. .,.,,, 24 26
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08
CONNECTICUT SECURITIES
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PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-08

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