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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

So, let's take a look today at the record that our candidates are mak- ing in the CONTEST. Who is leading the race for the $100 cash grand first prize; who is in line for the rest of the $2O0 in cash and other valuable awards to the win ners?
 Margaret Lemcre
 Well, today, Madamoiselle Mar garet Lemere, charming young lady by all of the votes she has at this counting, is out in front with 4,000 ballots. The picture of Mar garet has not been returned from the engraver's yet so we'll have to delay showing you just how she looks. Maybe tomorrow it will be here.
 Next, there is Madamoiselle Char maine Michaud, of Cherry street, we believe, and you've seen her picture among the early entries to the CONTEST. But, when Margaret Lemere's picture arrives, we'll plan on showing you all of the leaders. in a group. Charmaine has 2,5O0 votes.
 Lawrence DiPerSlO
 Tn the next places are Lawrence M Persio, with 2,300 votes; Edward Ohmielnicki, with 1900 votes; Dor otfy Berardo, 1900 votes; Gerald Gary Cuculo, HOO votes; and Roger Leduci, HOO votes.
 Subscriptions to THE DEMOCRAT count as ballots, you know, and every subscription you obtain in the name of your candidate will count for 200 votes. You don't have to collect any money, do any work, solicit anything at all. Just arrange to have your friends and acquaintances have THE DEMO- ORAT delivered at their homes.
 Carrier Boy Collects
 The carrier boy will collect the tiny sum of 18 cents a week there after and your favorite candidate in THE MOST POPULAR BABY CONTEST will be 200 votes nearer to the $100 cash grand first prize, or the other prizes, by 200 votes fm every such subscription.
 Today we have some more pie lures of candidates for your pleas ure and for your consideration in the matter of voting for the MOST POPULAR BABY OF 1888. First:
 Randall Saunders
 Randall Saunders, one year old son of MT. and Mrs. Henry Saund- CTS, of Park road, greets you once again from the ranks of contenders for honors. It was Randall, when he was just a wee laddie, who won second place in. the MOST POPU- LAR BABY CONTEST last year. And this year MT. Saunders has hopes that Randall will be old enough to go out and stump" for himself, in manner of speaking. Sure" said Randall, when we asked him what his platform will be. q haven't changed from last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

where Europe will not need to inns port grain from overseas coun- tries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

mean that he didn't have doubt as to his chances to come out on top in the CONTEST.
 Carol Alice Tooker
 Carol Alice Tooker is the year. old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Earl Tooker, of Edgewood road, Oakville, and Carol appears not to have had many tears in her life. Bet when this lovely girl turns in for the night the sandman arrives almost at once and stays right through the night, too.
 Rita Mary Ieronimo
 Rita Mary Ieronimo is five years old and the daughter of Mrs. Mary Ieronimo, of A Normand street. Rita is so intelligent looking that it may be she can read the follow ing:
 Good morning, Rita. How are you today? hope you are well and happy and that you will find both the CONTEST and life not too hard a job to win top honors."
 How about it, Rita? We forget whether little girls learn to read at five years old. tNever having been a little girl, anyhoW)
 Noel Francis Castle
 Golly! Noel Francis Castle, the 31a year old son of MT. and Mrs. LeRoy Castle, of g Beacon street, appears to be between laugh and yawn in this picture today. Maybe he was trying to say to the camera man:
 "Step on the accelerator, driver, and let's get this thing done."
 Mrs. Jane Lawson
 Such a lot of happy babies today Here's another, Mary Jane Lawson, ' months old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Alan Lawson of RED 3. Mary Jane is another baby in a bonnet and she has that familiar curl in the middle of her forehead, too. Such fat cheeks and such a nice smile!
 A little boy from Thomaston is next, Daniel Fabuzio. one year old son of MT. and Mrs. Daniel Fa- buzio, 69 Marine street, Thomaston. Danny is the first Thomaston entry to appear in the series of pictures of candidates and that may mean that everyone in Thomaston will be trying to help Danny win the first prize. Who knows how the vote from Thomaston will go? Not I, said the CONTEST MANAGER.
 MORE PICTURES - SURPRISE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

George Smith testified to finding .22 revolver under the front seat in 1928 sedan owned by Caetan.
 They were summoned to Schwer- ems store at the corner of Hoad- ley street and Rubber avenue early this morning on a complaint some body was trying to break into the store. When they arrived there the alleged thief had fled.s
 They found Caetan's car outside the store and searched it, thus discovering the revolver. Caetan de- nied ownership of the weapon and said he did not know it was in his car. He said he had slept last night at the home of Bert Johnson who lives above the Schweren store. When he got up at 5:3O o'clock this morning to go to work he was arrested. Prosecuting Attorney Jo- seph E. Talbot pointed out discov-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06
TAX ASSESSMENT
 HELD EXCESSIVE
Prudential Life Insurance Co. Appeals From Local
 Boards Ruling

Appeal from tax assessment on the Victorian apartments at IA Grove street was started in superior court late yesterday afternoon with Judge Ernest A. Inglis presiding.
 The owners of the building, Pru- dential Insurance Company of America, claim the assessment of $18e,6OO is excessive, and appeal from the refusal of the board of relief of the city to reduce the as- sessment. The land is assessed for $l5,7O0 and the building, $172,900.
 Attorney Walter F. Torrance ap- pears for the plaintiff with Cor poration Counsel Charles s. O'Con- nor and Claims Attorney Vincent A. Scully defending. The trial will be continued Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06
Babies Take To Stump h, Popularity Contest
Candidates Tell Reasons Why They Should Be Elected Most Popular Baby of 93S-Girls, Boys Compete
 for Highest Honors, $2GG Cash Prizes

year-much. I think that there should be a special bocby prize for the girls and that the boy5 in the CONTEST should get together early and form a bloc-whatever that is and don't mean building block, either"
 Girl Retorts
 Whereupon the next baby on to- days picture list, Miss Shirley Ann Semenuk, one year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Walter George &c., menuk, of 32 Wilson street, stood right up on her crib and cried:
 You boys give me slight at tack of collie! What do you think you are, anyhow, privileged char acters. The idea of suggesting that girl will get the booby prize. Why, you big boobies, you"
 Shirley Ann was all hot and bothered, as the saying goes. May be she didn't get too much sleep last night because she has a wee baby brother in her home and he might have been serenading the stars, or something.
 Larry DiJoseph
 Third picture is that of a young man who faced the camera with a certain amount of suspicion about what the black box was going to perform. He is Larry DiJoseph, 2 years old son of MT. and Mrs. Larry DiJoseph of 73 Giles Street.
 Larry didn't want to enter into a controversy which had as it's basis sex, so he merely remarked:
 '"The bigger they are, the harder they fall" Which was taken to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06
Stage Irl Readiness
 For Elm City Party
Spectacular Parade to Open New Haven's Tercenter=
 ary Celebration on May 2S-25 Bands Engaged

symphony orchestra playing the &C., compartment.
 Modern Industry
 Early and modern industry and civic accomplishment will be on dis play at the CoXe Memorial Gym nasium, near the Bowl, with the opening of the Progress Exposition on June l, to run through June II, Sunday excepted, while on the eve ming of June 2 the first of four performances of dramatic spec tacle of surprising and almost un- believable proportions will take place in the Bowl. Certain days during the Festival have been set aside for special observances, and 8 school day program will bring 5000 youth full participants to the Bowl for program of songs, dances. drills and games on June 2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

cry of a revolver in vehicle is prima facie evidence.
 Edward Benson of 1909 South Main street, Waterbury, was given an indeterminate sentence to the Cheshire reformatory today. He pleaded guilty on charge of as- sault. The charge had been changed from indecent assault. Parents of young child were the complain ants. Attorney Thomas Neary. as- sistant prosecuting attorney, acted as guardian ad Item for Benson, who was arrested early Thursday morning and whose case had been continued from yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

Let's take look at the record. That, boys and girls of THE MOST POPULAR BABY CONTEST is the remark made by Alfred E. Smith, the Al Smith you all may hear about sometime when you're older, and it had to do with an election, mostly the election of 1928, when the former governor of New York was running for the presidency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06
CAT ACCEPTS COYOTE PUP

Bakersfield, Cal. (UP)-Buford Fox of the Tule Field ranch has a cat that is caring for a coyote pup along with a litter of kittens. "Just now," he said, they love each other as much as if they were of the same race, but I shall separate them be- fore the coyote grows up."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06
JOAQUIN CAETAN
 PAYS $25, COSTS
Gun Found in Waterbury Mans Car By Borough
 Police Last Night

Naugatuck, M y 6.-Joaquin Caetan, 30, fo 1899 South Main street, Waterbury, was fined $25 and costs of $8.26 in borough court to- day on a charge of carrying re- volver in a vehicle without a per- init. Patrolmen James Fenton and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-06

A feverish romance between a debt-ridden stage favorite and a roaming adventurer with firm ideas on the value of happiness features the plot of RKO's "The Joy of Liv- ing,' co-starring Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Evening star., 1938-11-20

The sad picture told by the report goes
like this:
Foreign trade-During the first seven
months of 1888 exports amounted to 81,
848, 900 pesos decline of 38 ,491 900 pesos,
as compared with the same period of
1887, when exports were 131 ,789 900 pesos.
Exports to the United States declined
from 113 3,163, 900 to 69, ,668 900 pesos during
the first seven months of last year. I'm
ports in the first seven months of 1888
were 66,219,0 900 pesos. decline of $685.
600 pesos, as compared with 74,845,O 900
in the same months of 1887. Imports
from the United States were 47,062, 900
pesos, as against 50862 900 in the first
seven months of 1897.
Agriculture-Exports of Cuban sugar
from January l to August 81, 1898, to-
tailed 1,847,407 Spanish long tons, as
against 2054,25 tons in the correspond
ing period of 1887. Shipments to the
United States were 1,295,027 long tons,
as compared with 1882, ,746 tons during
the first eight months of 1887. Sugar
stocks in Cuba as of August l, 1898, ag-
gregated 1,558, ,665 tons, as compared with
1,2lO,6O9 on the same date in 1887.
Fewer Avacados Shipped.
Contrary to earlier expectations, ship
ments of avocados to the United States
for the season ended September 30, 1888,
will show substantial decrease as COM
pared with the 1897 season. Shipments
of grapefruit, mainly from the Isle of
Pines, were substantially below those of
1897, and banana shipments are running
far below 1897 Levels.
'Financse-Total revenues of the Cuban
government during the period July l,
1888, to September ~, 1888, inclusive,
amounted to 16,695, ,031 pesos, decline Of
2,0ls,l5o pesos Is compared with 1s,713,-
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Barrett, U. S. Diplomat,
Was a Ouick Thinker

John Barrett, Minister to half dozen
South American republics at various times
and first director general OF the Pam
American Union, died recently, but
he long will be remembered for some of
the fastest thinking the State Department
recalls
The Pan-American Building had Just
been completed and Mr.. Barrett was walk
ing toward the doorway of the structure
with Andrew Carnegie, who had come to
inspect the costly building for which he
had supplied the money
Anything else you need?" asked Mr..
Carnegie.
Mr.. Barrett hadn't given the idea 4
thought-and he knew that he had to
speak out before Mr.. Carnegie left. He
saw an ugly patch of mud at one end of
the building. 1t clicked.
If we had sunken garden to replace
that mud it would be mighty handsome" I"
he suggested.
How much would it cost?" asked Mr.
Carnegie. MIR. Barrett hadn't the foggiest
idea, but he shot back:
Thirty thousand dollars"
Mr. Carnegie wrote out check for the
amount on the spot and the resulting gar
den is probably the handsomest one in
Washington.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
SlO,OOO.a-Y Year. Men
Guide r. F. C.'s Banking

Americas biggest banking agency, the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, is man
aged for the most part by men whose
$4,000 year contrast very sharply with
the higher salaries paid by first-string
banks in metropolitan centers, or even in
some of the second-string banks of the
country.
However, the salaries are the envy OF
many administrators of other Federal
agencies who have found no opportunity
to crowd so many $10,0o0-a-year men on
the pay roll.
Jesse Jones, the Texas banker and
builder, whose own $4,000 Federal pay
check probably isn't tithe of his annual
income, heads the organization, whose
credit has been extended into many
major and minor industries directly or
indirectly since it was created under the
Hoover administration. It really bios
somed out under President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1938-11-20

position to propose. at a time which 1t
may consider opportune, the convocation
of conference of all the nations of the
world, in which supreme co-ordinated
effort would be made to improve world
economy. the only effective means for
establishing the bases of permanent
peace"
U. S. Attitude Is Not Known.
Whether the United States, which took
such jolting at the World Economic
Conference in London early in 1888, will
join vigorously with Cuba in promoting
such an economic meeting now is a
question. Cuba's interest is widened
sugar market throughout the world. Cuba
gained some world benefits through last
years international sugar conference, but
not so many as she would wish.
Within the next six months probably
some consequences of Col. Batista's visit
to Washington will be apparent 1t is
doubtful if the Standardization had time
for much conversation. but he came here
as a symbol of Cuba's wants and of
Cuba's claims on the United States.
CUBA. as IT is apparent from Ambas-
sador Nelson's ancient memorandum, is
a key in Western Hemisphere defense
plans of the United States. Her own
military force is small; the army con-
sists, by the most recent count available
here. of 895 officers. 15540 men, cav
airy regiments, infantry battalions and
three batteries; the navy. 100 officers,
2.500 men, IS cadets, has two escort ves-
sells, 5 gunboats, an armed transport and
II small coast guard vessels.
The air force of is aircraft is manned
by ll6 men. There are 10000 reservists
When the Platt amendment was killed
four years ago, the United States re-
tanned her naval base at Guantanamo.
Perhaps in the new expression of United
States-Cuban rapport. other naval bases
may be established.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Fascist Decree Reduces
EMPLOYMENT of Women

ROME R.-Italian employers, public
and private, must reduce the number of
their feminine employees to one for every
nine men.
A new decree fixes this percentage for
all those jobs not peculiarly suited to
women.
Fascists say the law is intended to
encourage marriage and production of
children.
Establishments employing less than 10
men are to have no women at all. An
exception to this provides that private
businessmen may employ their own i'm
mediate relatives. 1t leaves untouched,
for example, the common practice of to-
bacconists of having their wives wait on
the trade.
Women forced from public posts by
the new law may be continued until
they complete the period necessary to
receive minimum pension. Those pri-
vately employed must 60 gradually" !"
being paid off in accordance with exist
ing laws for the protection Of discharged
employees.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Data Compiled to Check
Allotment Plan Demand

Out of its troubles the Department of
Agriculture is shaping its Al arguments
against the demand for the domestic
allotment plan rising from the farm belt.
One of the tasks the department
undertook when it began controlling
wheat production was to market the sur
plus abroad. This year the exportable
surplus was estimated at 100000,000
bushels, or roughly one-tenth of the sup
ply.
In normal years this amount would
have slid into the world market without
much ado, but half dozen wheat ex-
porting countries have surpluses this
year while the usual heavy buyers in
Europe are buying more bombs and
less wheat.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Fortress for Sale

LONDON CR.-Any one who wants to
live in Britain's own "Maginot line may
buy one of the original fortresses-cheap.
A Martello tower is for sale in Seaford.
Sussex It was part Of England's coastal
defenses during the Napoleonic wars.
It's certainly built to keep out the mice
the walls are II feet thick and the
whole building contains 225o,oo0 bricks.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Chinese Woman Police

SHANGHAI P.-Confucius, Chinas
national saint, decreed that woman's
place was in the kitchen, but 81 Chinese
women in Greater Shanghai, under jap
anese occupation, have joined the police
force.
Evening star., 1938-11-20
Soviet Students Increase

MOSCOW R.-Universities and other
high schools of the Soviet Union regis
tered 10000 new students this year.
About $4,000 Of the population Of 170..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-19
ITALIAN SCOUTS
 SPONSOR FARLEY

Trop 26, Boy Scouts of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, held its weekly meeting last evening in the parish hall. It opened with the members reciting the oath and laws. Dues were collected and inspections held.
 Patrols put CT stunts followed by several boxing bouts. Several of the boys passed scout tests. A marching drill was directed by Nick Cappello.
 Anthony Marciano and Nick Cap pello, former scouts, were guests last night. Four new members were given registration for 1899.
 The meeting closed at 9 o'clock with a game period. The scoutmas- ters benediction was recited by Car men DiMaria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-19

O. How does the Federal Coun- cil of Churches conduct its work?
 4. The council, which is a fed- eration of twenty-three national communions with a total member ship of more than twenty-four millions, is governed in accordance with constitution officially adop- ted by the participating bodies. It provides for a biennial meeting of the Council as 8 whole, made up of approximately 300 delegated representatives named by the com- munionS that are officially related to 1t. These meetings ere, in effect, sessions of a central board of commc-, strategy and planning. In the intervening periods, the , Council is under the direction of an executive committee of approx imately 30 members likewise named by the constituent denominations.
 The work of the Council is car- ried on through eight major de- partmentS: Department of EvAn- gelism; Department of the Church and Social Service; Department of Race Relations: Department of International Justice and Good will; Department of Relations with Churches Abroads Department of Religious Radio: Department of Research and Educations Field Department, There are also per- manent standing committees on Worship, on Financial and Judic- iary Matters and on Religion and Healts-.
 The work of the Council is sup- ported in part by contributions from the cooperating churches and h part by the gifts of individuals.
 e Does the Catholie Church
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-19
Methodist
FIRST METHODIST

FIRST METHODIST Rev. Theodore c. Bobilin, pastor Choir-C Charles w. Platt, director and bass, soprano, Mrs. Charles B. Toleman; contralto, Mrs. Ronald E. Jones; tenor, William M. Blair; or- ganist, Mrs. Edwin H. Jones.
 Services Tomorrow
 Morning Worship-10:3O. Organ Prelude-"O Sanctissima"
 .................. Lux Hymn-"Now Thank We All Our God"
 Call to Worship by the Choir Silent Prayer-Words of Assurance -The Lords Prayer Choir Anthem-"Praise The Lord D Jerusalem" ............ Mayinder Responsive Reading Gloria Patr1 Hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
 Pastoral Prayer Offertory-"Air" ............ Nevtn Doxology
 Contralto Solo," consider the Lilies of the Field" ........ Maunder Sermon-"Keep Your Promise" ........ Rev. Theodore o. Bobilin Hymn-"Be Strong" Benediction-Three Fold Amen Organ Postlude- Fanfare" ......
 Church School 12 Noon Rev. Theodore Bobilin will broad cast over WATR tomorrow at 6:30 D. m. Subject: Don't Laugh"
 EpwOrth League 6:3O
 Evening Worship 1880 Organ Prelude--"Angelrs" ...... MaSsenet Hymn-"C Come, Ye Thankful Peo- pie, Come" Prayer by Rev. David Gaines Offertory-"To The Evening Star" Thanksgiving Musical-"A Harvest By the combined choirs of the
 Baptist and Methodist Church Benediction Organ Postlude -'Marche Romaine" s.ssss... GOu1lOO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-19
FRANCIS PERKINS
 SPEAKSATFORUM
Secretary of Labor at Sec Ond congregational
 Church Tomorrow

The Honorable Frances Perkins, secretary of labor, and Dr.. Oswald Garrison Willard who will present Miss Perkins, will be guests at the Second Congregational Forum to- morrow night at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Perkins will speak on Labor Rela- tions.'
 Commander Donald B. MacNdillan, famous Arctic explorer, will discuss Animals and Fishes of the Far North, illustrated with moving pie lures and slides Q week from to- morrow evening.
 Tickets for Dickens Christmas Carol" to be presented in Davenport hall on December IA, IS, and 16 are now ready for distribution.
 A supper for the members of the Junior Department will be held in Davenport hall on Friday evening, November 25 at six o'clock. All chil- dren are asked to come in costume. A committee of mothers will serve the supper.
 Rev. T. Leroy Crosby of the South Federated church will be the speak, CT at the Pilgrim Fellowship Meet ing tomorrow evening at six o'clock. MT. Crosby will give his impressions of Europe Economically, Socially and Religiously." The Fellowship will meet at A:30 for business and supper.
 The Evening Department will meet Tuesday evening at o'clock. Rev. T. Leroy Crosby will be the speaker.