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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16
Epidemic of Arrests Boosts Business in Police Court
200 Autos In Line
 At Lane All Night
Inspections End Tonight at 5 OCIOck-No Extension Being Granted; Many Spend Night Sleeping in Cars

Hundreds of in line the deadline for the inspection period at the Thomason testing lane of the State Department of Motor Vehicles only few hours off today The lane closes at o'clock this afternoon No time extension is being granted More than 200 auto mobiles line all night awaiting the opening of the lane this morning Police were on duty all night long along Thomaston avenue directing traffic and handling the park
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16
HARVEY, WHITEHALL
 ROTARY GUESTS

The Waterbury Rotary club at Its weekly meeting Tuesday noon at The Elton will hear reports on the annual convention of Rotary In- ternational by Dr. Joseph L. Harvey and Lawrence Whitall.
 Two four-man golf teams to be entered In the district Rotary tour nament at Torrington July 26 are now being organized by Richard Bronson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16
And That's That! Former Middlebury Girl Attacks Girls Finishing Schools
 Explains
 Failure!

Poor relations of the society girl are apt to attain better educa- tion is the conclusion reached by Miss Mary Elaine Ogden, 25, for merly of Middlebury, in a thesis, ''The Social Orientation of the Society Girl" which she sub mitted for her masters degree at the University of Chicago. Nine exclusive girls finishing schools, including four in Connecticut, are scored and criticized in the thess.
 Miss Ogden contends that the finishing school graduate becomes too much interested in men, over emphasizes her own importany,, becomes class conscious and knows very little about the world. The conclusions are based on a study of the following schools |: Ethel Walker, Simsbury; Vest over, Middlebury; Rosemary Hall, Greenwich; and Miss Porter's, Pennington, Connecticut; and Miss Halls Pittsfield, Mass. {; Chapin, New York: Foxcroft, Virginia; Brearley and Spence both of New York.
 Countess Barbara Hutton Haug- witZ-Reventlow is an alumna of Miss Porter's.
 Miss Ogden describes as Mid Victorian" the list of rules in vogue at Miss Porter'.s Students may motor only with adult mem- bers of their immediate families. not with brothers. They are not allowed to have novels In their rooms except at stated times and by special permission"
 According to Miss Ogden the programs at finishing schools in general comprises uniform sports, compulsory chapel, lan- guages with emphasis on French, literature. music, art.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16
Past Week Busiest Period Witnessed
 In Several Years
Increasing Number of Arrests for Motor Vehicle Law Violations Indicate Need of Two Sessions
 for Trials Weekly

City court had its busiest period in years in the week ending today. From Monday to Friday, inclusive, there were 181 cases on the docket, exclusive of cases in the juvenile court.
 Judge Edward Maseolo, who was on the bench all this week, con- ferred with prosecutors during the week, and informed them that in the future continuances will not be given indiscriminately. One con- tinuance, he said, will be given when there is a valid reason, but further postponements will be given only for the most important rea- sons.
 Set Rule
 The granting of continuances too
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16
CAMERA CLAN

The Brass City Camera Clan will meet Friday at Paul Wilhelm's cot tage, Pond Point. The beach will be illuminated with flood lights for the occasion. Plans for the meet ing and for other events during the next two months were made at a meeting of the clan last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16

With guests in attendance to- morrow from all parts of the state the fifth annual outing of the Aviglianese Society at Lakewood Park promises to be the most successful in history. Entertain ment, refreshments, band concert, special contests and sports will be among the attractions of the day. Leonard SantarsierO is chairman of committee, assisted by Mollie Cipriano as co-chairman; Joseph Galasso, secretary; Mary Maselli, DOmenic Santarsier0, Joseph San to and Mary D. Mecca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16
COMMANDANT CAREY

Harry Carey, noted for his colorful outdoor roles on the screen. is cast as the sSrrn commandant of a big aviation school in RKO Radios Northern Flight starring Richard Dix.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16

Vacation school will open at a. m. Monday evening, at the Grace Methodist church, when children of all denominations between the ages of four and fifteen are welcome to attend. The teachers in charge will be Mrs. Arthur Twelves, Mrs. Frank Wilson, George Wright Nor man Farnlof, June Cook, Peggy augg, Lorraine Kraft, Sherman Brown, Russell Farnlof and Rev. Alison J. Smith. Mrs. Florence Smith will be the supervisor.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Bates, and family of Wheeler street, left this morning for two weeks vacation in Bridgeton, Maine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16

New York-John (Shipwreck) Kelly, treasurer of the Brooklyn Dodger pro grid team, and the club former star halfback, has sailed tc Africa to hunt lions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16
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Saddle Togs

For children, misses and women 70 few specials for today and Monday.
 Wool and Bedford cord brooches and jodhpurs-8 yeors upwards, 95 eents-formerIy $4.0O. Linen jodhpurs, $l.95-formerIy $500.
 Gobordine jodhpurs. $2.o5-for- merIy $500.
 Fine ton calf English model rid ing boots, sizes Az to g, at $7.75-formerly 5000. Dude ronch boots. $9.75- trousers. $5.75.
 High whisted sobordines and cavalry wills brooches, and judhpurs, $4.25.
 Boys riding suits - tweeds and whip cords, $7.75-formerIy $25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-16

Morning church service at 10:30 o'clock and evening service at 7;3O D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
By LYLE c. WILSON

Limited Press Staff Correspondent
 Washington, April 18-UP)-Vice Presiden John N. Garner was repre- sented today as having raised a firm tits got to stop" against Presi- dent Roosevelts new pump primlng program, maintaining that it would weaken national morale and jeopar- dize the federal credit. There IS con- siderable speculation on thS role to which MT. Garner will take in the turbulent summer session Of Con- gress which now seems likely. Re- ports of tiff between MT. Roose- welt and the vice president were printed last week. MT. Roosevelt minimized the incident, explaining that he had asked Garner merely about a ct ~tation attributed indi- rectly to him by Arthur Krock writ ing for the New York TiN-es.
 There is wonder now what the president may say to his second-in- command at a conference of con- gressional leaders today or a cabinet meeting tomorrow if he happens to see the story by M. E. (Mike) Hen messy which appeared in the April l3 issue of the Boston Daily Globe. Krock's line was a quip. Hennessy attributed to Garner a blasty, threatening criticism of the Roose- welt administration. hennessy wrote that the vice president "unbosomed himself" to House and Senate cronies and gave vent to his intense feel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
EIGHT MET WITH
 VIOLENT DEATHS
That Was Toll Recorded in State Over Easter
 Holidays
lBY United Prcssl

Violent deaths claimed the lives of eight persons in Connecticut over the weekend. All were men. Three were killed by automobiles, three committed suicide, one died in fire and another was injured fatally in a fall.
 Robert Kelsey, 50 Waterford, died of injuries suffered when struck by car while walking on road near his home.
 Ellery Gaines, 60, Willimantic almshouse inmate, was killed when hit by an automobile while walking on a highway.
 An unidentified man was killed when struck by car while crossing street at Bridgeport.
 Robert Craig, 49, Plainville. com mitted suicide by taking a poison. the medical examiner said.
 John Otkowski, 46, Bloomfield war veteran, committed suicide by hanging in a Windsor woods, ac- cording to the medical examiner.
 Charles w. Hurlburt, 35. Farm ington, shot himself in the head with a rifle, the medical examiner said. He was the son of Mrs. Mabel s. Hurlburt. town clerk.
 Walter Richards, 32, address un- known, died of suffocation in 8 Hartford rooming-house fire.
 George Nelson, 51, Ansonia, died of injuries suffered in fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
Vice President Garner May Oppose Presidents Plans

ingS against further efforts ot MT. Roosevelt to spend the country back to prosperity" The fact that Gar ner has disapproved of New Deal spending policies and such efforts as that to reorganize the judiciary is not new. The unknown and inter- esting factor is what, if anything, MT. Garner intends to do about it.
 The Republican opposition is hop ing desperately that Garner will make a fight and that Democrats will bolt as they did on judiciary and government reorganization. But the prospect for spending legislation appears nov to be brighter than 1t was for those two repudiated Roose- welt policies. There is no indication that Garner or any likely combma- ton of congressional conservatives would be able to kill pump priming if they tried. On the basis of the rec ord to date it is likely that Garner will confine his protests to the pri- vacy of the White House or his hos pitable quarters at the capitol known among is intimates as "the educa = tional office." Confronted last year with a similar problem, Garner packed his fishing tackle and went home during the closing weeks of the reorganization battle. The part ing with MT. Roosevelt was entirely friendly and Garner promised to re- turn-fly If neceSsa-y--if his vote were needed in the Senate. Actually he returned only to bury the judi ciary bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
By JOHN R. BEAL

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Washington, April 18- UP)- Congressional leaders confer with President Roosevelt today on the legislative aspects of his $4,5l2,- 100000 lending-spending attack on depression. The White House con- ference, the first since the president sent his recovery message to con- greSs, was scheduled after tWo- thirds of the new recovery program already had been completed. The Reconstruction Finance corporation has been given wider powers to lend its $1 O,OO0O0O available funds and the federal reserve board has de- sterilized $1,391, 100000 in gold and relaxed bank reserve requirements.
 Vice President John N. Garner, Speaker William B. Bankhead, Sen- ate Majority Leader Alben w. Bark ley, Democrat, Kentucky, and House Majority Leader Sam Rayburn, Democrat, Texas, will attend the conference.
 The legislative conference today will discuss plans for Jumping into an omnibus bill some $1,875 .000, 900 of appropriations to complete the presidents program. In his message to congress, MT. Roosevelt listed treasury expenditures of $2,062,- 100000 as necessary to combat the business depression. He also asked authorization for loans totaling $950 100000. Leaders believed that the latter. except for $500, 900
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
Congressional Leaders M Conference With President

housing authority item, could be provided in a general appropriation bill.
 Of the expenditures total, three items already have been taken up. The house approved $50,000,000 appropriation of the civilian con- servation corps and the senate ap- propriations committee reported it favorable. The $100,000,000 recom- mended for highways probably will be added this week to the agricul- ture appropriation bill pending in the house. A $37O0O000 request for flood control may be approved today by the house appropriations com mittee when it considers the rivers and harbors section of the war de- partment appropriation bill.
 Chairman Edward T. Taylor, Democrat, Colorado, of the house appropriations committee, plans to start hearings Wednesday on the remaining $1,875, 100000 requested for four federal agencies. Taylor does not expect the bil Ito be ready before May l because the house will recess next weekend so that about 100 members may go to Charleston, s. C., for an azalea festival. The delay may give the opposition time to muster support, but at present it appears that the bulk of conserva- tive Democrats who joined with Re- publicanS to defeat MT. Roosevelt'S wage and hours. and government reorganization bills will support him in his renewal of large-scale spend- ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
72O APPLY FOR
 p. Q. POSITIONS
Applicants to Take Civil Service Examinations at
 Crosby High School

Cicil service examinations for po- sitions in the United States Post Office department as substitute clerks and carriers will be taken by 72O Waterburians. The applicants will be divided into three groups and will take the test on three success sive Saturdays, commencing April 25, at Crosby High school. Only those who filed applications with the civil service commission on or before March 19 are eligible to take the examination.
 On Three Dates
 Postmaster Charles A. Babin, in making announcement of the exam nations today, stated that they would be held in Crosby High school April g, April 30, and May T. Mrs. Lucy M. Leonard is in charge of the examinations. Only those who re- ceived acknowledgement cards from the civil service department will be admitted to the examination rooms. Room 1O6 of Crosby High school will be the registration room, and all ap- DllCdI1US WILL IcpOIG tllCIC III ot OlA the day they are assigned. A photo graph, as well as the ackuowledg- ment card will be necessary for ad- mittance.
 These examinations for sub-clerk carrier positions will be the first given here in several years. This years class almost doubles that which took the last examination. There were 400 in the last class, while this years numbers 720.
 New Selection List
 At the completion of the eXamin- ation, and as soon as grades may be checked, new selection list will be placed in the post office, from which substitutes will be taken. The list now in use, which includes ITO names will be discarded.
 Applicants who took previous ex- aminations, and whose names are on the present list, must re-take the examinatio in order that their names might be included on the new selection list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18

tor, who spent virtually all of his time in Waterbury, has been sum- moned.
 The George H. Kingsley Com pany has been employed by Mayor Frank Hayes for the past eight years to audit the citys books, and to make semi-annual reports to him. Last year the auditing firm is said to have received $29,000 from the city for auditing services, although the original appropriation for this service was only $2,500.
 Nathan Goldstejn, another asso- ciate of the auditing firm of Alder man and Shepatin of New Haven, was also called. He arrived shortly after 10 o'clock and was excused shortly after 12 o'clock.
 Expenditures Probed
 With these auditors making ap- pearances almost directly after several members of the Board. of Finance, it is only natural to pre- sume that expenditures of the city during the past eight years are now under investigation by the jury. Of the two auditors who appeared to- day. Troy spent about three or four months each year checking the kpoks, while Meaney came here only nce a year, and spent only about one week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
Chinese Forces Closing in; 10000 Japs in Danger
 of Capture FLAMING CITY OF
 YIHSTEN CAPTURED Bloody Fighting in Streets Before Japanese Were
 Forced Out
BY ROBERT BELLAIRE Urnited Press Staff Correspondent)

BY ROBERT BELLAlhE
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Shanghai, April 18.-UP) The biggest battle of mod ern Oriental history was in the making today. China was rushing an estimated 1,0OO,- 900 men into southern Shan tung province where 500,000 Japanese await them. The aS- sembling army approached the proportions of the Mongol hordes of Jenghiz Khan who con- quered all of China north of the Yel- low river in 1914. The Chinese re- ported that 10000 Japanese were surrounded near Yihsien, in lower Shantung, in imminent danger Of annihilation. Reports from Chinese, Japanese and foreign military sources indicated that the fighting there was the most violent of the nine months old war. Reports from the battlefront were delayed, but Chinese dispatches indicated that the Chinese Sunday morning were slowly closing in on the flaming city of Yihsien, possibly assuring fulfillment of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's orders that it was to be taken before Easter SundoWn.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
MRS. MARKHAM
 DIES IN SLEEP
Poet, Lecturer Was Wife of Edwin Markham Also
 a Great Writer

New York, April 18.-(UP)-Pri- vate funeral services will be held tomorrow for Mrs. Anna c. Murphy Markham, wife of Edwin Markham, who died in her sleep Saturday night. She was 78
 Mrs Markham. a poet and lecturer herself, suffered a paralytic stroke in 1884. She had been confined to her home, at 92 Waters avenue, Westerleigh, Staten Island for two years.
 Mrs. Markham was born Decem- Der 29, 1859, in Iowa Hill, a mining town in Placer county, Cal. Her parents, James and Julia Murphy, had gone to California from New England during the gold rush of '49.
 Before her marriage to Markham January 4. 1898, she wrote stories and articles describing gold-rush days for a western syndicate.
 Man With the Hoe"
 At the time of their marriage Markham's now-famous poem, "The Man With the Hoe" had not been published. She found the manu- script and insisted upon it's publica- ton. As a result Markham became known as the poet laureate of labor, and received a flood of offers from publishers and editors. The Mark hams moved cast that same year.
 Mrs. Markham's best known poem was ITO an Amiable Child 1n- spired by an epitaph on a century old tombstone opposite Grants tomb in New York.
 Survivors, besides the husband, in- clude a son, Virgil Markham, Port Richmond, Staten Island, novelist and school teacher, and sister, Miss Mary c. Murphy. formerly of Los Angeles, who has been living at the Markham home for several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
First Four Entries m Popular Baby Contest
Great Parade Started Out Today With Flourish; Parents Must Hustle Now Until Close
 of Present Week

Easter parade is over. Here comes the BABY PARADE. the pictures of the first entries in THE MOST POP ULAR BABY CONTEST of 1888.
 Entered in the campaign for prizes of $200 cash and many valuable awards, besides, the four youngsters whose pictures appear today in THE, DEMOCRAT are four of many who expect to share in the returns when the election is over.
 And, daily hereafter. the FREE pictures of the contestants, taken by the official photographer, the Thom- as Studio, in the Brown building, will appear in THE DEMOCRAT. Which means that YOU PARENTS MUST ACT QUICKLY-ENTRIES WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THIS WEEK-if you want YOUR BABY'S PICTURE TAKEN FREE, and BABY ENTERED in THE MOST POPULAR BABY CONTEST of THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT.
 First Baby Entries
 Take a look at the first entries two boys and two girls-fine looking youngsters. They're among the old- CT ones, though. You see, all babies under five years of age are eligible this year.
 First, there's winsome Helen Lou
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
William M. Harris Is Once More Corrected
Pitiful Tale of Forcble Eviction, as Published in Waterbury American, Is Just Another One
 of Those Things

"The pitiful story of the forcible eviction of mother and three sons whose furniture was moved into the street because the city was several days late in paying the rent was told today by William M. Harris, director of the Lincoln House As sociation" according to the Water bury American of Friday.
 "The pitiful story" exploded to- day in the lap of MT. Harris and the Waterbury American and Re- publican when the truth of the mat ter; to wit: That the family was not evicted for non-payment of rent: that the eldest son had check from the WPA, one for $50, in his pocket the night, T didn't sleep, just walked the streets,' per the sob sister from the American.
 Facts In Case
 Fact of the ratter was that the landlord anG the family of Mrs. Sophie Samoulis with three sons. IT, 20 and g years of age, late of lO8 Ernest avenue, failed to agree on a number of matters. The well fare department of the city was in a way responsible for the eviction, had obtained WPA work for one of the sons and had seen to it that the family had shelter.
 That the landlord moved the fam fly out even after the son had ob- tained his WPA check for $50 was today by Mrs. Mary Doyle Camp, superintendent of welfare. who explained that, contrary to the story" in the Republican and MT. Harris did not move the family himself but called Brook side Home and truck from that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
MINIMUM WAGE
 FOR LAUNDRIES
Plan to Protect Women, Minors in Employment
 With Such Companies

Hartford, April 18-The minimum wage board appointed in February to study pay rates for women and minors employed in Connecticut'S laundry industry has recommended a wage of not less than 30 cents per hour for each week of 35 hours or more, Labor Commissioner Jo- seph M. Tone announced today.
 In addition a wage of 33 cents per hour for a week of less than 35 hours has been recommended, providing, however, that the amount paid need not exceed the total of 35 hours at 30 cents per hour, or tke sum of $10.50.
 The latter recommendation was made, MT. Tone explained, in the hope it would cause owners to sta- bilize employment during the week, since at present large number of women are employed only part of each week.
 No Special Scales
 He said that the board discussed the advisability of proposing a spe- cial lower rate for beginners but abandoned the idea because the es- tablishment of such a rate might result in greater turnover of help in laundries and work against the stabalization of conditions.
 Included in the report is a pro- vision that time during which an employe is required to wait on the employers premises and no work is provided by the employer shall be counted as working time.
 It was also concluded that no deduction from wages except those required by law such as social se- curity taxes shall be permitted Oth- CT deductions for meals and lodg- ings which are a condition of cm- ployment may be made only with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
DR. TOWNSEND GIVEN PARDON BY PRESIDENT Old Age Pension Backer Was Ready to Start 3O=
 Day Sentence WAS PUNISHED FOR
 CONTEMPT OF HOUSE He Was PardOned Twenty Minutes After He Had
 Reached Capital

Washington, April 18 - (UP) - President Roosevelt today pardoned Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old age pension advocate under 30-day jail sentence on conviction of contempt of a House commit tee. The pardon was issued by the White House a few minutes after Townsend sur rendered to a U. s. marshal to begin his jail sentence. It followed a series of Congressional appeals that the White House inter- vene and grant clemency to the H. year-old California physician.
 The Presidential pardon was an- nounced by the White House less than 20 minutes after Townsend, accompanied by his attorneys. had arrived at U. s. District Court and surrendered to Marshal John Col poys. When Townsend arrived at the court building, he was carrying a spare clean shirt, an extra pair of socks and a battered old typewriter on which he proposed to write the story of his activities while serving his 30 days in jail.
 Summary of Case
 In issuing the order for executive clemency, the White House made public summary of the Townsend case, reviewing the incident from which his contempt conviction arose.
 The action started when Town send, under subpoena to testify be- fore a House pensions Investigating committee, stalked out of the committee chamber in the midst of his examination.
 Federal prosecution of Townsend resulted in his conviction and sen tence to 30 days in jail and $10O fine for contempt of the committee. A week ago the U. s. Supreme Court declined to consider an appeal by Townsend.
 "The nature of the offense is one which concerns primarily the Con- gress," the White House statement said. The authority, the dignity,
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