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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-03

lous government buildings were
pallbearers.
Mr.. Flynn first became captain oil
the guard In 1918 at the Old Veter-
ans Bureau, now the Veterans Ad.
ministration, after earlier service al
guard at the Treasury Department
He was a veteran of the Spanish
American War and lost an arm al
the battle of San Juan Hill. A native
of Tralee County, Kerry, ireland hi
came to this country As years age
and enlisted in the army a few years
later. He served with Company
18th Infantry during the war witt
Spain. He was member Of the
Order Of the Purple Heart Of the
United Spanish War Veterans anc
the Holy Name Society.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Catherine Flynn; two daughters
Miss Catherine Flynn and Miss
Mary Flynn; three sons, Carroll
John and Thomas Flynn Of Wash
ington, D. c., four brothers, Franco!
of Cambridge, Mass, Patrick, Deni!
and Cornelius Flynn Of Tralee, Ire.
land and one sister Ellen Flynn Of
Ireland and several nieces and neph.
ews and niece Mrs. John Hanlor
of South Main street.
BEGLEY-John ]. Begley Of II
Laurel street, lifelong resident Of
this city died at st. Mary's hospital
Saturday. For the past IS years he
had been employed as q janitor al
Crosby high school. He had beer
affiliated with the school depart
ment for IS years and was vel
known and liked by students al
Crosby high school as well as by the
faculty and alumni members.
Mr.. Begley was one of the Oldest
members of the Waterbury Lodge
of Elks. He was communicate oi
the Sacred Heart church and q
member of the Holy Name society
of that parish.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Cyril
Condor; two sons, Harold and
John: brother, william; grand
daughter, Theresa Ann Begley, all
of Waterbury; and a sister. Mrs
Thomas Murray, of New York.
The funeral will be held from
the Mulville funeral home, 270 West
Main street tomorrow morning at
S:15 o'clock to the Church Of the
Sacred Heart where solemn high
mass will be celebrated at 8 o'clock
Burial will be in the family plot, old
st. Josephs cemetery.
WRIGHT-Mrs. Rose Cavanaugll
Wright, widow of Louis Wright, died
this morning at her home SIT North
Riverside street. A native Of Eng
land she came to this country wher
an infant. She was the daughter Of
the late John and Jane Munroe
Cavanaugh.
Mrs. Wright was well known and
held in high esteem by residents OF
the Brooklyn section Of the city
She had made her home in this city
for So years living all Of that time
on the same street. She was one Of
the founders Of st. Patrick's parish
and was q devout communicate Of
the church. Always willing to as
sist In the undertakings Of the par
ish. she had worked untiringly with
various committees for the success
OF events sponsored BY the parish,
Although she had been Ill for some
time, news Of her death will be re-
ceived with deep regret by her many
friends.
Mrs. Wright Is survived by three
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AIRPORT SUPT. is
PNEUMONIA VICTIM

New London, Conn.,. Oct. 3. Cup
Pneumonia, following a heart
seizure suffered during the hurri-
cane, caused the death Of Capt. Will
liam G. Bushnell superintendent OF
Groton Airport Sunday. He was the
city's seventh storm victim.
Capt. Bushnell was a member OF
the Governors Foot Guard for IL
years, served overseas during the
World War and was attached to
Company E, 1l8th quartermasteI
corps of the National Guard.
His widow and a son survive.
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COLLEGE ALUMNI
MEETS TOMORROW
Twenty Local St. Bona
venture Graduates Go
ing to Hartford

Waterbury will be represented by
large delegation at the annual
convention Of the st. Bonaventure
College Alumni association, which
meets In Hartford tomorrow, Oct. 4.
At least twenty members of the
local alumni group have signified
their intention of attending the ses-
sion, which will be held at the Ho-
tel Bond. Edward Conlan and Les
ter Lonergan are making arrange
ments for the local delegation.
The state committee, which has
charge of all arrangements, is COM
posed of the Rev. William Baldwin,
Rev. Joseph McCuen, Lawrence
Pagan and George Hook.
The convention will open with a
business session at o'clock and will
be followed by q banquet at p. m.
Hartford was selected for the an
nual convention this year due to the
fact that the National Catachetical
congress Of ConfrateEnity of Chris
tian Doctrine will close tomorrow
afternoon and many delegates and
CAGIBy WALL VIC AblC W abOCAAA Vic
st. Bonaventure meetine later in the
evening. Hartford was also the home
of Nicholas Devereaux, one of the
most generous of the early founders
Of the school.
The date, October 4, was selected
because 1t is the feast Of Seraphic
st. Francis. patron saint Of the Or
der or religious at st. Bonayenture,
the Franciscans.
National officers OF the alumni in
clude: President, Very Rev. Msg.
Dennis Kane. v. T.; first vice-presi-
dent, Bernard A. McAleer; second
vice-president. Rev. Leo j. Toomey;
secretary, Rev. Charles A. Ward.
Very Rev. Thomas Plassmann. o. r.
M, president Of st. Bonaventure:
and permanent secretary, Rev. Clar.
ence r. Ford, o. r. M.
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OBITUARY

FULLER-Charles B. Fuller, TO-
of Naugatuck, formerly Of Oakville,
died Friday night in Waterbury
hospital.
He was born in Palmyra, N. Y,
Dec. 20, 1867, and came to Oakville
40 years ago. He was employed by
the Oakville Co for IS years, retiring
four years ago. While a resident OF
Oakville, he was a member Of the
Mems Club of the Union Congrega-
tional church.
He leaves his wife, two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. William Sullivan, Oak
vile, and Mrs. Howard Rogers,
Longmeadow, Mass, and three
sons, Harold and C. Leslie, Oak
vile, and Arthur, Of the U. S. s.
Quincy.
Funeral SERVES were held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Hickcox
funeral home, WATERFOWL, Rev. Os-
car L. Locke officiating. Burial was
in Evergreen cemetery, WATERFOWL
GULLIVER -- Mrs. Harriet
Evans CULVER, mother Of Carl G
CULVER of Chase avenue, this city
died Friday in Valdosta, Ga. The
widow of Henry S. CULVER, Mrs
CULVER had made her home with
her son, Prof. Harold S. CULVER, fol-
the past 10 years.
Born in Kingston, N. Y, Feb. n
1859, Mrs. CULVER was the daugh-
ter of the late Rev. William Henry
and Eleanora Elizabeth (Hedges)
Evans. She received a bachelor OF
arts degree from Vassar college In
1888. Before going to Georgia, Mrs
CULVER was a resident OF Water
bury for several years.
Survivors include four sons, Car
C. CULVER, of this city, Rober'
H. CULVER of Trenton, N. j., Har-
old S. CULVER of Valdosta, Ga,
and Arthur c. CULVER of Coconul
Grove, Fla, and eight grandchil-
dren.
Burial services were held in Nor
wich this afternoon at o'clock.
WURM-Mrs. Mamie (Froming)
Wurm, Sc, wife of Frank Wurm, OF
Yale avenue, Middlebury, died at
her home last evening after a short
illness. She was born in Jersey
City, N. j., a daughter OF August
and Anna (Miller) ironing.
She is survived by her husband;
one daughter, Margaret, OF Middle
bury; two brothers, Lawrence
Fronting, of Edgewater, N. j., and
Edward ironing, of Hoboken, N.
j.: and two sisters, Mrs. Joseph
Rogers of Jersey City and Miss
Clara ironing of Hoboken.
The funeral will be held Wednes-
day morning at 8:15 o'clock from
the Anderson funeral home, 20
Central avenue, to the Church of
st. John of the Gross, Middlebury.
where a solemn high mass will be
celebrated at 8 o'clock. Burial
will be in Middlebury cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home this evening and tomorrow
evening from Z TO 8 o'clock.
FLYNN-Jeremiah Flynn. 90. cap
tain of the guard at the Veterans
Administration In Washington, D. Q.
died recently at his home 1340 Park
wood, N. w. Washington, d. O.. after
an illness Of four months. Funeral
services were held in the Shrine Of
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Burial was in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Captains Of the guard at the var
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NATURALIST CLUB
GATHERS TONIGHT

Amateur astronomy will be the
topic of discussion at meeting Of
the Waterbury Naturalist club this
evening. Walter p. Green and DON
aid Spender will be in charge Of the
group which will gather at the Oak
Tree camp at Miss Helen Stoddard's
home on Bunker Hill. Mr.. Green
will point out the stars, planets and
constella and Mr.. Spender will
demonstrate a six inch telescope.
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LEG CRAMP DANGEROUS

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct. .3.-(UP).-
j. M. Willett got cramp In his
leg after he went to sleep last night
and got up to walk around a bit to
ease the pain. Mrs. Willett, believing
that burglar was trying to get in the
house, seized a pistol and fired.
Physicians said Willett would recov-
err from q wound In the hip.
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prepared 10 prOCecO Will JIG CdoC
of Gross versus Baldwin. I take 1t
that both men will represent
themselves in the trial of the
specific issues involved and that
the customary rules will prevail.
The jury, comprised of Mr.. and
Mrs. Voter of the state Of Con-
necticut, is cautioned to avoid
forming any opinion on the issues
involved until they are fully pre-
sented and charged by the court.
Gentlemen proceed.
Gross: I call Raymond E. Bald
win of Stratford, candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket
to the witness stand under sub
poena issued by me, the governor
of the state of Connecticut.
Baldwin: Your honor, this is a
highly irregular procedure. I am
here to defend the issues and I am
not here to be put on the witness
stand by the venerable Wilbur l..
Cross, my worthy opponent iii this
matter. The court must fully real
lie that my opponent intends to
impeach my testimony.
The Court: I have every con-
fidence that the gentleman from
Stratford Is capable Of handling
himself. The subpoena appears to
be in order and IS valued docu-
ment of this court.
Baldwin: But, your honor, must
appreciate the fact that my learn
ed opponent has not informed me
of the nature of the testimony he
desires of me.
The Court: Mr.. Baldwin will
please answer the question OF Mr..
Cross.
Baldwin: I object to the re-
marks of the court and the stand
1t has thus adopted, as being
prejudicial to my case.
The Court: The jury will
please disregard the remarks.
Mr.. Baldwin: I move for a mis-
trial and direct the court to with
draw juror.
The Court: Denied.
Baldwin: Exception.
AS the court scene opens now
we find Mr.. Baldwin In the wit
ness chair, and standing before me
is Mr.. Cross;
@. (By Cross Your name is
Raymond E. Baldwin of Stratford,
and you are the Republican can
didate for governor and you were
the leader Of the lower house of
the Connecticut general assembly
in 1881?
A. (By Baldwin, Correct.
@. Did you ever hear OF a man
named Harry E. Mackenzie.
A. Remotely.
@. Was he your boss?
A. I refuse to answer for fear
OF discriminating myself.
@. Did you ever hold secret con-
ferences in a certain room in the
state capital before and after
each days session Of that legisla-
ture?
A. Yes, and so have leaders Of
the Democratic party held like
secret conferences with you.
@. Your honor, I ask you to
strike the last words Of Mr.. Bald
win from the record.
The Court: Denied. Proceed.
@. When did you last see Mr..
Mackenzie?
A: never saw him. never
could see him.
The Court: Gentlemen come to
the point. Sheriff will you kind
ly prod Juror Number 8, he looks
to me as though he Is asleep.
@. Do you recall Friday, jan
uary 80, 1881?
A. I recall it as just another
fish day.
@. Who was supposed to be the
fish on that day?
A. AS near as I can recall you
were supposed to be the fish, we
had our line baited and waited
for you.
@. I show you a paper with
writing thereon. Do you recognize
it?
A. I can not recall that I do.
@. Your honor, may I read this
into the record. 1t sets forth the
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SON OF PAPER co.
HEAD is KILLED

Boston, Oct. 3-(UP)-Winthrop
L. Carter, president of the Nashua
Gummed and Coated Paper Com
pany and former president Of the
New England council. said today that
he has received word that his son,
Barton, was believed killed" fight
ing for Loyalist SPAIN"
Young Carter enlisted March in
the British Battalion Of the Inter-
national Brigade. His battalion was
surrounded at Calaceite March 81
and 81 members. including Young
Carter, still are missing.
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Increasing sentiment in favor Of
World War Veterans staging their
annual Armistice Day parade is ex-
pected to result next Friday eve
ming in the general veterans COM
mittee resembling a previous vote
and recommending that the usual
program concentrating the ami
! verSary of the termination of the
war be staged.
The American Legion is on rec
ord favoring a parade and keeping
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HE LEANED TOO HARD

Revere. Mass. Oct. 3s--(UP)-Her-
bert McLaine, WPA WORKER, was hos
pitalized with a fractured elbow suf-
Tered when the WOODEN horse against
which he was leaning overturned.
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The funeral Of Mrs. Francesca
DeLuca took place this morning
from the Colosanto funeral parlors
934 Bank street. at 3:15 O'Clock to
the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
where requiem high mass was cele-
brated by the pastor, Rev. Joseph
Valdambrini. Interment took place
in Calvary cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were John and Louis Pettino
Joseph Colsneri. Arthur Ler, Joseph
Caporale and Frank Rosen.
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FUNERALS

The funeral of Joseph Wakeem
was held from the Bergin Funeral
Home, 200 East Main street at $3.50
o'clock this morning to IS. Peter
and Paul church where a solemn
mass Of requiem was celebrated at
8 o'clock by Rev. F. A. Murphy.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery with
committal services by Father Muir
ply. The pallbearers were: Carey
Haddad, Louis and Harry George,
Michael Libby, Edward Estefano,
and Michael Stevens.
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MASS

TUTOLO-A months mind mass of
requiem will be celebrated tomor-
row morning, at s:30 o'clock, at
Our Lady OF Lourdes. Church, for
the repose Of the soul Of tho late
Mrs. Jennie Tutolo.
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Tonight ut The Elton some 200
guests will gather for . testimonial
dinner in honor Of Thomas A.
COlasanto, 3rd. The occasion will
be . congratulatory event In honor
Of MIR. COlasant0's recent success
in qualifying for q state permit to
practice as . Imortician here. He
IN o graduate Of the Barnard
Grammar school, Crosby High
school, Junior College ut Bridge
port and the American Academy
Of Embalming. He is associated
with the Colasant0 Funeral Home.
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HUBLER Pierce Huber, 81, a
native of France, died this morning
in Middletown. He had been a resi-
dent of Wolcott for IS years and
had made his home with Ludger La
Blanc of Woodtick road
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later. Burial will be In
Wolcott Center cemetery.
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DIED

BEGLEY In this city, Oct. LIST,
1898, John J. Begley, Of Is Laurel
st. Funeral tomorrow morning, at
S:15 o'clock, from Mulville Funeral
Home, ego West Main ST.. to Sa-
cred Heart Church. Burial In OLD
st. Joseph's cemetery.
HUBLER - In Middletown,. Conn,
Oct, 3rd, 1898. Pierce Huber, or
Woodtic Road. Funeral arrange
ments later. Burial in Wolcott
Center cemetery.
WRIGHT - In this city. Oct. .3rd,
1898, Mrs. Rose Cavanaugh Wrightl
OF SIT North Riverside st. Funeral
Thursday morning, at $3.50 o'clock,
from SIT North Riverside st., 70
ST. Patrick's Church. Burial In
Riverside cemetery.
TOMMAsINO-In this city, Oct. LIST.
1898. Carmeio Tommasino. OF II
Manhan st. Funeral tomorrow
morning. at $3.50 o'clock, from II
Manhan ST., to Our Lady OF Lourd'
es Church. Burial in Calvary ceme-
terry.
wURM-In this city, Oct. End. 1888.
Mrs. Mamie (Froming) Wurfn, OF
Yale Ave-. Middlebury. Funeral
Wednesday morning, at S:15 o'clock
from Anderson Funeral Home, 20
Central Ave, to st. John OF The
Cross Church. Burial In Middlebury
cemetery.
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REIHL-Word has been received
here from La Cresenta, Calf, OF the
death Of Emil Refill. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melchior Refill, Of Cornwall
avenue, Cheshire.
Mr.. Refill was o former Water
burian, Rainbow division veteran,
who was gassed in service In France,
and was living in California for his
health.
He is usrvived by his parents;
two sisters, Mrs. j. Sichow, Of Wa
terbury, and Mrs. A. Weiss. OF Che
shire; and three brothers, Philip
Refill of Montrose, Calf, John Reihl
Of Waterville, and g. H. Refill Of
Waterbury.
A military funeral will be held
today.
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ireland wants more young fly
ers.
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daughters, Mrs. Mabel Ottinger,
Mrs. Jane Sautereau and Mrs. Ethel
Delaney; five grandchildren and two
sisters, Mrs. Jennie Bagley and Miss
Julia Cavanaugh.
The funeral will be held from
her home on Thursday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock to st. Patrick's
church where a solemn mass OF re-
QUEEN will be celebrated at 0 o'clock.
Burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
Friends may call at the home on
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
and evenings.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02
Gasoline Tax
Collections
Still Rising
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Dec. GOOD and suffi-
Gent reason for the lively battle over
diversion Of highway revenues is to
be found in every monthly report Of
tax collections issued by Commission
er of Revenue A. j. Maxwell. The re-
port for last month is no exception.
AS has become so habitual as to ex-
cite only passing comment, revenues
from the six cents a gallon gasoline
tax climbed again, reaching S. 1O8 :
in November, 1887.
For the five months of the current
fiscal year gas tax receipts are up
practically 100000 over the cores
ponding period of 1887, with a total
of SIC, $50, 955.67 poured into the States
Golfers since July 1, 1888, as COM
pared with $1O,162,O52.S0 in the same
months of 1887.
This means that gasoline tax col
lections have increased 3.9 per cent
at the same time that general revenue
collections were dropping 944 per
cent, according to the November col
lection report. Highway revenues, 9TH.
sr than gas tax collections, have drop
,ed slightly, also, but not enough to
worry about, the grand loss reaching
only $1S,0Q5,59, or less than two per
cent of the approximately $1,Q00O0O
/. 3tal
with this continued climb in the
Gasoline collections, coupled with the
ynalarfning but still noticeable decline
y other revenues, it IS clear why
those charged with preparing the
states general spending and taxing
,woaran are unwilling to see them
rlves cut OFF from the Possibility of
eaching over into the highway funds 5Is
nd taking money enough to meet ap-
,'~opriations they would otherwise Be
nal5le TO make because of inability
5 find regular general fund sources
which would produce the needed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02

profits out of. local communities for
years This is not wholly rue, how
ever, for their margin of profit (about
three per cent? is much smaller than
the reduction in prices which they
have effected (about 10 per cent?.
Furthermore, there are more stock
holders of chain stores in the average
community now than there were indie
pendent store owners a few years ago.
Independents Best Talking Point.
Now, what can be said for the in
dependents? First and foremost is
the fact that they have always been
the backbone of every community. A
group of locally-owned, progressive
shops and stores is a great asset to
any town or city. They give more serv-
ice, such as deliveries, credit, and
greater individual attention. They
know their oWn comnunity's prob
lens. They are p part ofSits life They
feel a great responsibility toward
their employees and customers. It is
largely on the above intangible rea-
sons that the Independents are basing
their appeal for throttling the chains.
These are very powerful arguments
and are worthy of the utmost con-
sideration.
The most common criticism of the
independents that they are unable to
operate as efficiently as the chains.
doubt this. Smart, progressive free
lance merchants can today match the
chains on price and service provided
the chains are selling their goods on
a cost-plus basis and not on a loss
leader basis. AS a matter of fact. [
feel that the chains have starved out
only the backward, marginal type Of
retailer. The latter just did not have
the ability to stay in business regard
less of the multiple stores Moreover,
the charge that the chains are mo-
nopolising the retailing business
seems to be refuted by the sact that
the number Of Independents has swell
ed rom 234,O in 1929 TO 100000 at
the last census.
Is Big Business Too Bigg?
This is a big and vital issue. AS /
have briefly pointed out there are
powerful arguments on both sides.
Fundamentally. think the whole pro
lblem boilg down 10 This. The chain
has done FOR retailing what The ma
chine has donerfor productions. Tosdo
away with the chain completely would
be like smashing our machinery to
make more work. Yet the chains
may now be too big. Maybe all ssbig
business" is now too big. Maybe it
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-02

would be profitable for tne country if
some gigantic corporations were "un-
scrambled or s'unmerged".
Why? Because it is very possible
that some big corporations are less
efficient then most people believe
when we. consider the nations man
hood. Maybe too large a proportion Of
their supposed efficiency is due to
cutting down the legitimate profits
of the people from whom they buy
Bigness cannot take the place Of
righteousness. Equal opportunities
must be assured for all. We must not
let the time come when it is impos-
sible for a new small business to get
underway and succeed. This would not
he "a healthy condition.
Limit, Don't Kill, The Chains.
Perhaps too much power is being
concentrated in the hands of a few
mammoth merchandising outfits. This
is not in line with our American prin-
ciples Of free enterprise, competition
and initiative. Therefore, what should
be done? Perhaps instead of killing
the chains outright, as some want. or
letting them run along unmolested, as
u.
Maybe we should keep the chains
within State lines, just as the banks
are already limited.
These are all ideas put forward to
stimulate thinking on this vital issue.
know that readers are discussing
the pros and cons. It would be help
full if you wrote me your thoughts.
While q cannot answer your letters
personally, / can give a summary of
the most important points which have
been brought out. Moreover will al
SO offer five dollar prize for each
of the twenty best 300-word letters
that are written to me. Remember,
this next Congress may decide wheth-
er we will or will not continue to have
chain stores. It is vital that the right
decision be made.