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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
|DAYLICHT BREAK |IS WORTH S1,OOO.
Morningside Avenue Home BurgIarized During Alb.
 sence of Family

A day-tirne break at the home of Frederick Quatrano, of 60 Morning side avenue, netted thieves loot val ued at about $l,0o0, 1t was reported today by Inspector Joseph P. Stew ems and Detective Lieutenant John Calvin have been Investigating.
 The loot obtained by the thieves included the following items: One platinum diamond ring with one g. carat diamond and i2 small stones; one platinum wrist watch with 80 small diamonds; one Walthaiii wrist watch; cameo ring of yellow gold; a double strand of pearls; several pieces of old gold; two dresses; e lady's wool coat; mans gray coat; and $i5 in cash.
 Entrance was made by breaking the glass in a rear door.
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John J.. Egan Offered Place In Labor Dept.
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the American Association of Uni- versity Women, who asked a state ment of his proposals regarding education.
 T have made provision in the proposed budget" Governor Bald win wrote, flor financing a research program to be conducted by the Board of Education during the next biennium and designed to develop comprehensive plans and policies for the systematic development of educational work in the whole state"
 The governor defended his pro- posal to eliminate the two teacher training schools at Willimantic and New Haven.
 Motor Vehicle Law Bad
 Hartford, Conn, February 1. -- CUP) = Connecticut's Motor Ve- hicle statutes are contradictory and actually contain bad grammar. State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Michael A. Connor told the Gen. eral Assembly's Motor Vehicle Com mittee late yesterday.
 Connor favored a bill to revise the statutes, which, he said, should be put into some kind of readable, less confusing form"
 There is no reason" he said, "why so many motorists who have to live under these laws shouldn't be able to understand them"
 Mass Meeting On Education
 Bridgeport. Conn.,, February l. - (UP) -- A mass meeting of Cath ollie, Protestant and Jewish organ izations last night protested vigor- ously against a proposal by Social ist Mayor Jasper McLevy to substi- ute an appointive board of educa- ton for the present elective board.
 A hearing on the measure was scheduled before the cities and bor- oughs committee of the General Assembly tomorrow.
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Commission to Organize
 Governor Raymond E.. Baldwin announced today that he had writ- ten William J. Pape, Waterbury publisher and asked him to call @ meeting of the commission to revise the state election laws. Named last week MT. Pape's name headed the list of appointees, four Republicans and three Democrats. At tho meet ing the commission will organize and elect It's own officers.
 smith Backs Baldwin
 Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. i.-(UP)- Democratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith today approved Gov. Baldwin's opposition to dual job. holding by legislators, but called upon tho executive to extend his reforms even to the point of get- ting rid of the rotten borough" sys- tenn of representation in the House.
 "A comprehensive program to cor- rect obvious weaknesses in our legis- lative system,' said Smith, should Include establishment of c real gov- ernor's veto; the origination of all appointments, judicial as well as administrative, by the governor; the barring of legislators from appoint ments; and the revision of q system of representation In the lower House which makes 1t entirely possible that @ majority in that House may represent much less than 0 quarter of the people of the state.
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. l.-(UP)- The House today approved c bill exempting court expenses from the governors si0o,000 contingent fund and adjourned until Thursday after c session lasting i3 minutes.
 By exempting the judicial costs, expenses attending the Waterbury municipal corruption trial and the Merritt Parkway conspiracy trial, will be deducted from the general fund, leaving the governors allot- ment to Do used for emergency pur- poses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

within Governor Baldwin's own Republican party. Democrats were divided on their stand on latest re- port.
 An overflow throng listened to pro and con arguments before the Judiciary committee late yesterday, and the discussion often took a bit- ter turn.
 Senator ThOrnhill Leads
 State Senator John s. Thornhill assumed leadership of the opposi- ticn forces with a strong statement against the proposal Thornhill, a Republican Fairfield County com missioner, shouted:
 T regard this as vicious bill. l regard 1t as establishing a prece- dent which makes it unsafe for me to live. for members of the General Assembly and all others to live.
 '"It matters not whether l am elected or defeated. The step pro- posed here, once taken, cannot be retraced. The best officials the state has ever had have come out of the Legislature. Members of the General Assembly have to have some other position to make a'liv- ing"
 Senator Thornhill, an elderly Brookfield legislator who wears his hcrn-rimmed glasses way down on his nose and waves a cigar while he talks, asked why the assistant states attorney positions held by House Leader Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., and Representative Harold E. Nit chell, were not included in the ban.
 Old Line COP. Kicks
 Another old guard Republican leader, former Representative Chauncey E. Hutchings, Harwinton, rose to Thornhill's defense. The bill, he said, was "an injustice, aimed at a particular member as- Eumedly Thornhill.
 'iIow many of you," he asked the committee, 'can come up here for S2 a day and expenses If you can't benefit your position in lifep'
 Tn all, IA legislators spoke, Six Republicans and one Democrat fav- ored the measure. Six Republicans and ono Democrat opposed 1t, or favored extensive revisions.
 Taft Defends Hill
 Horace D. Taft, Watertown. head of the Connecticut Merit System As- sociation, was chief proponent Of the bill among non-legislators.
 T believe any man who votes against this bill," Taft said, "is no friend of his state and no friend of his party. And I believe he will make a grave political error.
 Tt Is the first round in the fight for good government in this lesis- 1ature."
 Another who favored the measure was Professor Albert F. Waugh, of Connnecticut State College, who said: "The time has come when members of the General Assembly should no longer accept other pay ing offices
 William M. Foord. LitchAeld At- torney. asserted the bill strikes at the heart of boss-contol Of the Legislature"
 The judiciary committee took no action on the measure in an execu- tiye session following the hearing, {" Baldwin On Education
 Hartford. Conn, February |. .- CUPS = Governor Raymond E. Baldwin disclosed today provisions in the state budget calling for a comprehensive program of research into Connecttcut's educational sys- tenn in the next two years.
 The governors stand was made known in . letter he wrote to Mrs. Ruth B. Rodenbach. Naugatuck, peesident of the State Federation of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

Senator Secor said would not be given public hearings until March 1 or later include the proposed merit system for city employees, Rep. Hugo Guastaferri's commission bill, sus- pending the present city charter, which has yet to be raised in com mittee, the various charter amend ments proposed by Waterbury's four legislators and also by the Repub- lican town committee through Chairman J. Warren Upson, these latter proposals introduced by Sen- ator J. Howard Roberts of Thomas ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01


 was nothing to prevent anyone from sending a telegram to the gover- nor.
 Learns of Suicide
 The jury hearing Weinberg's tes- timony learned of his suicide yes- terday. Assistant District Attorney Herman J. Mccarthy took the wit- ness chair and read the answers that Weinberg gave last fall at Hines first trial, which ended in a mistrial. Assistant District Attor- ney Frank s. Hogan read the ques- tions.
 The reading may require two more days. Weinberg, confessed manager Of operations for the Dutch Schultz racket, was one of the main witnesses for the state. He told of numerous occasions when he de- livered from Schultz to Hines pay ments of $500 to $i,000 a week, for which Hines allegedly influenced courts and prosecutors to be lenient with the gangsters while they or- ganized indepenednt lottery bank CTS by threats and violence. and built up e protected $20,0000o0 . year illegal industry.
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LOCAL MERCHANTS PICK CHECK PASSER
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(Contilueu iruHl FuSe v to involve 8 fraud of about $l,500r but Inspector Stevens said the act- ual amount more nearly approxi- mately $3,500.
 Tho checks, excellent Applications of the company's payroll vouchers, averaged about $2i each and were passed in . single day during the Christmas shopping rush at numbers of Waterbury establish ments. Some of the merchants had accepted as many as three of the checks before they were noti- fled by the banks that the checks were forgeries.
 Several thousand dollars was muleted from Torrington merchants by Q similar operation some months ago,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
APPOINTMENT OF
 RECEIVER ASKED

Application for the appointment of c temporary receiver was filed in common pleas court this morn ing by Finton J. Phelan. admins. trator of the estate of Martin Q. Horan, against Anna Kennedy Of this city,
 Attorney Phelan claims an ao. count on receipts of two pieces of property on Baldwin street held Jointly by the defendant and MT. Horan who died Oct. 20. 1888.
 A claim for $200 Is asked by Ter esq McEvoy Of this city against Nicholas Jamele of this city in an action filed in tho same court this morning. The plaintiff alleges that on December 2i. io39, she recovered q Judgment against Jameio in com mon pleas court for si32Yi2 damages and costs amounting to si77.i9, but that this judgment remains wholly unsatisfactory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
CARD or THANKS

We wish to thank our relatives. E.ras,.s sns Hely ysrsS Ess sud dsGaS'sE a. EmSey.s Qf Waterbury Buckle Co, tor their syyinpat6y ana kinoysss shcwr 1s ln the death, of OUT beloved mother Agi; szaiE4 Ri'Is si MSis sii'b BELLA su1yuL,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
CLIlBHousE BURNS

Natick. Mass. Feb. l--(UP)--The Wildwood Country clubhouse, closed for the winter, was destroyed by fire early today. The two-story wooden structure was built six years ago. Damage was estimated at $20,- 0f{)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
ANNA SKIBINSKI
 DISCOVERS BODY

Peter J. Reid. about e4, was found dead in his bed this morning at q rooming house at b23 North Main street. Detective Lieutenant Con. nie shanahan investigated and called pr. Edward j. Kirschbaufn, the medical examiner, who said that the man died of c heart attack. MT. Reid is survived by one daugh. ter in Drocgiine, Mass.
 The body was discovered by Anna ekIbiiSki, of B23 North Main street.
 The body was removed to the Ltinny funeral home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
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K KUMPIKgvJCIUs---In-t this city, Feb. iat,. 1889. Lawrence KumplksyIeius, Of sa is Congress as.r Aye' rs Funeral Sas. {. Funeral Home. S6l iiivcrsids St. Burial in Calvary cemetery. sANTUCCI--1n this city, Jan. slst, le80,. Iiernardlno. sAntucci. Of sf4 South Leonard, et. Funeral Friday TsSsrs TSsn,rss M Mfs so 'e5s sf rS sae of aSSns aSSis Carmel Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
$5O,OOO Worth of Baby! She Was Born to Riches

Big values come in small packages. Baby Margaret McKirdy, left,
 lost a
 mother in childbirth,
 gained a
 fortune. Mrs. Jessie McKirdy of San Francisco, Calif.. had previously made out a $50,000 will to "the child l am now bearing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

Poland plans to continue it's pub. lie works program at on increased pace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

The Dominican Republic b in-. croasiDg its exports to the United States
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
All Waterbury Bills
 May Be Long Delayed
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Commission to Organize

"a member of the Connecticut Na-
 tional Guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01
WEINBERG MAY
 NOT BE SUICIDE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-01

The funeral Of Mrs. Elm upatof5 was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Stokes funeral home. 0o4 North Riverside street, with burial 1 nthe new Pine Grove cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
DIR. MARK ADDRESSES
ROTARJANS

The Rotary club met Friday even
ing at the Kennebec hotel. James
Turner. chairman of the program
committee, introduced Harry Phil
1ins who in turn, in a neat speech
introduced DR.. Mark, who spoke on
the modern treatment OF tuberculo-
sis. Spoken of in the Old Testa-
ment as a wasting disease, ana
known for 1000 years, little was
ever done to treat it. DR.. Koch OF
Berlin discovered the tubercle germ
in 1882. DR.. Trudeau in 1892, op-
ened a sanitorium in the Adirondack
Mountains at Saranac Lake, and
made progress in curing some OF
the patients. The chief need is rest,
as is recognized now by all authori-
ties. and in 1912, the modern way
of operating on the lung itself was
instituted. DIR. Clyde Leeper plo-
neered the Rocky Glen sanatorium
at that time 20 years ago.
In the last 10 or IL years great
strides have been taken, in col
lansing the lung, and piercing the
overlying integument with a needle
and intruding air into the cavity
thus bringing pressure to pear on
the lung to collapse it. Temporary
paralysis of the diaphragm is secur-
ed by treating the nerve controlling
it. The germ is inclosed in fatty
envelope that makes it impossible
to attack it with any success. The
sanatorium here, with $50 beds, is
the largest private one in the
world
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
PEOPLES TELEPHONE COMPANY
ASKS RATE INCREASE

Application has been made by the
Peoples Telephone company, to in
crease it's existing rates, and charges
for telephone service furnished to
its subscribers. This company SER
vices in this county, ChesterhilI,
Pennsville and Stockport and vicin-
tiles. Hearing on application is set
for Monday, Jan. 16, at 1 p. m, at
the offices of the state utilities COM
mission, Columbus. The engineer
and secretary of commission have
recommended that the application
be granted, the billing to be effec-
tive as of Jan. / 1889.
The following monthly rates are
proposed: Business ,one party, pres
ent rate, 50, proposed, s425; busi-
ness, rural 10 party now S1.75,
proposed, s3.75; business, extern
sion, now soc, proposed, 81; resi-
dence, one party, now $50, pro-
posed, $2.75; residence, five party,
now $3.50, proposed, $1.75; resi-
dence, rural 10 party, now $3.50,
$1.75; residence, exten-
sion, now soc, proposed, soc; switch
ing station, now Csc, proposed, 81.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
RABIES SITUATION

The rabies situation in the cOun-
ty seems to be not much improved.
However, the report on the Howard
Greer dog, East Bloom, showed 1t
did not have rabies. A COW Of Hugh
Crisman has been sick, but it is
pretty well established that it is not
rabid, and is better Andy Will
sons dog of this place, which died
last Saturday; and Selby Burfield's
dog, Stockport, were both rabid, ac-
cording to report from the state.
The four young persons bitten Fri
day night in the Blue Bell-Edward
Young, John Hammond, Harriet
Torbert and Robert Hall, and all
distant contacts, are being immuniz.
ed.
Several persons saw the Wilson
dog, and small spotted dog-eith-
er black and white, or white and
tan, spotted, playing in front Of the
opera house Friday evening, not so
long before the Wilson dog was at
the Blue Bell. Anyone having such
a dog, it would be well to guard 1T
very carefully, since it may have
been that it was bitten by the Will
son dog.
Elsewhere in this issue, DR.. G. e.
Northrup, health commissioner.
calls attention to the spread Of
rabies in this county, which should
be carefully read, and suggestions
strictly carried out.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
JOHN METCALF DIES NEAR
PENNSVILLE

John Metcalf, 78, we'll known
farmer, died Sunday morning at his
home, Penn township, following a
five weeks illness with a carbuncle
on the back of his head He was a
son of the late Joseph and Margaret
Shafer Metcalf, and was born in
Penn township. He was three times
married. His first wife was Eliza
beth Lindsay; his second marriage
was to Mrs. Corps; both are deceas-
ed. His last marriage was with
Hattie Tilton, who survives. BY the
first marriage were born six chill
dren, Of whom two survive, Mrs
Mabel Kapple of GAINESVILLE, and Mrs.
Eva Ridgley, Glouster He also
leaves a brother, Isaac Metcalf, of
Waterford. He was a member of
the Pennsville Methodist Protestant
church.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at o'clock, at his
late residence, with Rev. M. T. Nc
Donald, officiating. Interment was
in Rose Hill cemetery, near Rose
vile.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
MOTHER OF JUDGE
RIBBLE CALLED

Mrs. Sarah Fouts Ribble, 90,
widow Of Philip Ribble, and mother
OF Attorney Charles F. Ribble, for
mer common pleas judge Of Mus
kingum county, died last Thursday
night about 10 o'clock at her home
at Union Hill, Harrison township,
Muskingum county. She was strick-
ell several weeks before her death,
but was confined to her bed only
about week. She was born in
Deerfield township, this county, and
resided in that locality until 1892,
when the family moved to Union
HILL Her husband passed away
Sept. 8, 1882. She is survived by
three sons, Judge Ribble, Zanes.
vile: Edward and Clarence Ribble,
Nuskingum county, and Franklin
Ribble OF Morgan county, and one
daughter, Mrs. Christina Appleman,
of this county; 16 grandchildren,
and IL great, grandchildren. T. Fl.
Head Of the north river road is a
nephew. and Miss Pauline Fouts Of
the local office of the division Of
aid for the aged, is a relative. One
son, John Ribble, died in 1917.
Since early childhood the deceased
bad been a very active member of
the Solomon Lutheran church,
Dutch Hill, this county. She was
held in high esteem by many friends
and acQuaintances.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 1870 O'Clock, at
the Dutch Hill church, with inter-
ment in the church cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
SALES TAX REPORT DUE

Sales tax reports for the period
beginning July 1, 1888, and ending
December 81, 1888, must be filed on
or before Jan. 81, 1899. Failure to
file this return on time will subject
the vendor to a penalty of 81 for
each day the report remains de-
linquent.
Mr. Wingett states that sales tax
examiners will be stationed at the
court house, as follows: Monday
through Thursday, of each week. Ex-
aminers will be qualified to assist
vendors in making out the sales tax
report, and will answer any ques-
tions regarding these reports. Ven-
dors asking assistance in making
out the reports should bring with
them records showing receipts from
sales for the last six months, the
amount of exempt sales, inventories
of prepaid tax receipts on hand at
the commencement of business, July
1. 1888, the amount Of prepaid tax
receipts purchased during the Pc
Rod, and an inventory Of stamps on
hand at the close of business Dec.
81, 1888.
The three percent use tax on all
taxable merchandise purchased out
side of Ohio will also be due and
payable, and examiners will be glad
to assist with that report.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
WITHDRAWS APPEAL

The Ohio Power company has
withdrawn it's appeal from $685.
939 benefit appraisal of the Mus
kingum Watershed Conservancy Dis
trict. Announcement of the with
drawal was made Wednesday by
Kinsey and Allebaugh of Steuben-
vile, attorneys representing the
power company. 1t was the largest
outstanding appeal, officials of the
Conservancy District said.
The company, on the present
basis of so percent assessment.
will pay $181, 1,469.5O for flood BEN
efits to its properties in Coshocton,
Guernsey, Harrison, Morgan, Mus
kingum and Tuscarawas counties.
Attorneys for the company, after
thorough investigation, expressed
confidence that congress would ap-
propriate the $4,500,000 author
lied at the last session so that the
present SO percent assessment could
be reduced to 25 percent of benefits
and refunds made to those who had
paid assessments in full or in part.
Withdrawal of this appeal is in
line with the company's policy of
cooperating with public corpora
tions in programs for the benefit of
the general public" Attorneys Kin
sey and Allebaugh said
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-12
CHARLES PARSONS, 50, DIES
SUDDENLY AT STOCKPORT

Charles Parsons, SO, well known
resident Of Stockport, died suddenly
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock.
He lived alone in rooms over the
Farmers Elevator company He
bad not been well for few days.
when Clarence Bishop of the Farm
ars' Elevator company did not see
rim. he raped on the floor, and
getting no response, looked through
. window, and saw Mr.. Parsons
wing on the floor, fully clothed. Mr..
Rishop called Mayor p O. Brannon
and thew went in where Mr.. Parsons
was living, and finding he was dead,
called Coroner DR.. Edgar Northrup:
His verdict was that death caused
by a cerebral hemorrhage was IN
stantaneous. The deceased was
son of the late Joshua and Minerva
Parsons, and was born at Stock
mort. where most Of his life was
spent. For some time he was rail-
wav mail clerk. His wife, Eva Ham
bleton Parsons, resides in Cleye-
land. They were the parents of the
following children: Arnum Parsons,
of Hooksburg; Myron Parsons,
cleveland. and Mrs. Edna Haffmer
Of cleveland. He also leaves one
sister. Mrs. Cora Hubbel, of Zanes~
Vile. A daughter, Mrs. Carmen
Sears. one son Kermit Parsons. and
two brothers, Elmer and Edgar
Parsons, are deceased.
Funeral services were conducted
MONDAY afternoon at the Van Fos-
sen funeral home, Stockport, with
Rev M. r. Mcdonald, of Pennsville,
officiating. Mrs. Pearl Williams
sang death Is Only a Dream FOL
lowing the funeral rites the Dooy
was taken to Columbus, where 1t
was cremated. The ashes will pc
on his daughter Carmen 8
grave. Malta cemetery.