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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
WATERBURY CASES IN SUPREME COURT
Three Assigned for Hear ings During January
 Session; List Printed

The State Supreme Court of Err TOTS today filed with the clerk of superior court, George H. Freeman, a complete listing of all cases to be considered by that body during the coming winter term. Three Waterbury cases tried in superior court are among those list ed. They are as follows: William Wargo of Waterbury against the Connecticut Light and Power Company: defendants appeal from the Superior court of Water bury from denial of Motion to set aside the verdict.
 The Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company against the City of Waterbury: plaintiffs appeal from the Superior court at Water bury.
 Helen Delmar of Waterbury against the Connecticut Light and Power Company. defendants appeal from the Superior court of Water bury from denial of motion to set aside the verdict.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

With the expiration of the stipu- lated time limit, alien registration in Waterbury and outlying towns of Wolcott, Cheshire, Middlebury and Woodbury reached 11,797 when the last person was registered and f1n- gerprinted at the second floor of the federal building, shortly before mid- night last evening.
 Previous estimates were given at 5000. Charles A. Babin, director of the alien registration at the local bureau, said that the figures were obtanied from various sources, in- cluding the chamber of commerce and factories. The estimates were given in August, and the final wind up last night showed that there were more than 2,000 above the original figures.
 Last night after o'clock, twenty seven persons showed up at the post office to be registered, and strag- gler entered just before 12 midnight The registration of nine invalids was made during the day.
 Dismissal of 12 persons who have been employed for the past four months, was made last night and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

she Lninks you mean part of your shoes The fur coat she's wear ing was purchased by herself on the installment plan It's al- most paid off, too ,. She doesn't go summing on Second Avenue She lives there An escort service would fail if 1t was up to girls like her.
 She wore the colors of the Flag as an ornament on her dress or coat long before 1t was fashionable to do so She thinks phpny eye lasl1es look exactly like phony eye lashes <. She never bothers people in the public eye for their auto graph When Joan Crawford gets bum notice it makes her ache Nobody from the fashion page of the newspapers ever writes up what she wore at the opening the night before. because she goes to the theater after she's read the re- views 7. And, anyway. they'd never see her because she sits in the bal cony and stays there during inter- mission She, smells sweet, not because of any perfume, but because she washes her neck, too When she says she loves you it comes from the heart, not Cuba Libre.
 You seldom hear her pulling any of Dorothy Parker's best -mots but if she, does she prelaces it with credit to Miss Parker Nobody ever goes to the bother of telling her shady gags because they al- ways lay an egg Her vocabulary of cuss words is limited. When she gets real angry she says: Holy smoke! She reads the best books and understands them. not just an occasional detective story. <. At the movies she considers It perfectly normal and proper for the boy friend to bod her hand not her knee If you told her you were a press agent she'd say: Whats that?" =. If fellow ever pinched her any place but the cheek she'd never say: "Freshp She'd haul off and bang him one She's definitely not in the Social Register She couldn't be Shes the kind of gal who always says thanks" to walters.
 She's strange little creature, this kernal of alien corn. She doesn't like being called dame or broad {. She bought Oscar Levant's book to read it, not to have him autograph it On her way to the little girls room she never pauses to shout "Darrrrleeeengl" to Brenda Frazier or Ernest Hemingway for the stupid reason thatt hey do not know her :. She thinks that "The Great Dictator" and Fantasia" are swell, and that the critics are wacky :. Two highballs are enough for her and she won't let you pay night club prices for a doll or toy don't know how she lasts in this town She stops eating bread, potatoes and sweets when she's getting chunky, instead of hav- ing the beef pounded off She always goes home with the fellow who brought her, and she's never called anybody "Stinky".
 Saroyan, Stein and Dali are not up her alley She loves ToS- canini or KoStelanetz recordings and detests Gloomy Sunday" Her grandfather wasn't. with Give in India and none of her kin came over on the Mayflower, but they
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
Four Alleged Speedy Drivers Included In
 List Of Violators
From Accused Drivers-$25 Assessment Levied for Reckless Driving

Six nolles were given with pay ment this morning in city court for traffic violators when their cases were called before Judge John L. Gaffney.
 The speeding violators were Mario Distefano, 25, of 146 Bridge street; Carmelo Calvo, 51, of 66 Earl street, Hartford; and Porter B. Goddard, 35, of 58 Bainbridge road, West Hart-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
BANK INSTITUTES
 FORECLOSURE SUIT

The Thomaston Savings bank of Thomaston seeks damages of $7,000 from Frank E. Hes of Waterbury, in a foreclosure action filed today with the clerk of common pleas.
 The bank claims that on March IA, 1885, Mfr. Hess assumed and agreed to pay note which the bank originally isued to Christopher A. Ketchen. also of Waterbury, on oc- tober 1, 1923.
 Alleging that interest and prin- cipal are unpaid from October list of this year. the Thomaston bank seeks Q foreclosure on a mortgage and titlue to a piece of property owned by Mfr. Hess.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
Walter WincheII
 On BrO0dw0y 1. eBsads aars Rs.,.r.a co.v,,.s, ,sso p.,,S n,vr.r,
sgIade MaFk ReglasEsd. ooDyFght pod. DaIy llvsll

she thinks you mean part of your shoes The fur coat she's wear ing was purchased by herself on the installment plan It's al- most paid off, too She doesn't go summing on Second Avenue She lives there An escort service would fail if 1t was up to girls like her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

Raymond N. Brown, superin- tendent of schools in Meriden and former Thomaston superintendent of schools, was exonerated of a charge of criminal negligence in Wethersfield town court last eve- ming.
 The case was presented on a finding by Coroner Frank E. Healy which held Brown criminally re- spOnsibIe for the death of William J. Newman of Jefferson street, Hartford. Newman was fatally in- jured the night of last October g, when he was struck by Browns car while walking on the Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
BROADWAY ALIEN

@N-4AN8AS W<A4 AMEN
 She once was taken to a New York night club on New Years eve and didn't enjoy herself She believes everything she reads in the movie magS . The only time she stays up all night is when she has 8 toothache Marriage, in her opinion, is something sacred. not just breathing spell between pigolos She thinks Lucius Beebe is the name of perfume If she wasn't true to the guy she cared about most, she'd never be able to sleep. It would worry her too much -.. When she sees a girl Snubbing others or being insulting, she doesn't consider 1t being sophisticute, but ooWnright rude :. She's never been to a horse or dog show at Madison Square Garden or any place, and when she sees scenes from them in the newsreels they make her yawn i. She doesn't do charity work just to get her picture In the paper ..s. |. She is familiar with all the latest styles, but cannot afford to wear them
 You never see her sitting in the corner of some joynt drinking and smoking and trying to appear in- terested in the conversation of a man who looks as though he might be her father If you see her at six in the morning, she isn't going to some hot-spot in Harlem. She's going to the a. m. Mass !. Tommy Manville has never asked her to be his secretary She thinks sweater is something you wear at home, to high school or at football game, not at the Stork Club To her Dixie Tighe is some small town down South When a fellow asks her if she'd like some silver foxes she asks him, What for?" ;. When she goes to the theater, 1t is to see and hear not to be seen and heard The only Daddy she knows is the one who married her mother.
 She remembers everything she did on New Years eve since she was ten years old, and there's nothing she did that she's trying to forget. She thinks a powder room in a restaurant is place to powder your nose, not to stab pal in the back Macoco never took her to Fl Morocco or on a trip to Europe She heard the risgay lyrics of Dwight Fiske and bluShed :. She never did the rhumba with George Abbott, and her names never been banded about in Broadway Colyum or a Kaufman and Hart show Life photogs have never tried to get photos of her with her dresses up to her hips. They know what waste of time that would be .. The only time she ever got her picture in the paper was when she helped Coney Island reach the million on the beach" mark .i. :. She thinks Tony's is shoe shine parlor.
 She hates double-talkers, double crossers, double-entendres and dou- ble-scotcheS To her going on the wagon" means a 11ayride with the boy friend and the gang {. You won't find her father rated in Dun 6 Bradstreet's In fact, he may not even be listed in the phone directory Her fingernails never yrow to claw-length because they'd get mixed up in the typewriter keys
 When you talk about heels
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27

Arbor Day first was observed in Nebraska in 1872. ]. Sterling Mor- ton aegested that cnB day eack year be set aside tur tree planting. The occasion now Is celebrated on April 22 by Nebraska. but the date varies in different states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-27
MUCH FROM LITTLE

A population three and one-half times that of the United States is fed in China from cultivated land only 50 to 60 per cent as great in area as that of the former country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Costume Parade to Headline
PuYallup feie Friday Night
Street Dance 70 Follow cs Town
Captures Golden Jubilee Spirit

PUYAILUP-Oid and gay cos
tunes Of al kinds viii be the at
traction Of the Golden Jubilee Gel.
ebrstion Friday night during he
Gay Nineties costume parade snd
street dance here.
The costume parade. under the
direction Of committee from the
Women's Business and Profession
sl club. headed by Mrs. Nydis
Case. win begin at T:45. forming
at Pioneer park and proceeding
along Meridian ST 70 Main. re-
turning to the Judging stand at
2nd ave. Winners viii be chosen
and will receive their awards sat
urday night.
Classifications will permit every
body TO participate and judging
will be done on the basis OF single
entries for women. or for a man
and woman or for families of man,
woman and at least one child. The
parade viii finish at the street
dance. which viii be open to all,
with the music by Bob Huff's or
chestra. Jim Calvert viii cali the
dances. Royal Neighbors win have
q group to do the Virginia Reel
as a special feature.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Elmer E. Huston
Dies in Hospital

Elmer z. Huston, 81, former
owner of the Kent Lumber and
Timber Co. in Seattle, died Tues
day in a local hospital following a
short illness. For the last three
years he had been employed as
bookkeeper by the Model Lumber
Co.
Huston. member of the Chris
tian Science church, was past
president of the Harvard I'm
provement club and was active in
its affairs until stricken.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mary o. of the home. s515 Ea. K
ST; a son. Chester of Tacoma; a
daughter. Mrs. Harry Trimble of
Seattle, and two brothers.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 1 p. m. from Mel
fingers chapel.
Pallb carers will be 3. L.
Vaughan. Morris Kleiner. Fred
Hofto. Russell Ahsher, Warren
Shire and L. Stang.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Cool Weather
Follows Here
Mercury Wns ut
81 Tuesday

Wednesday brought an end to
heat wave that has blanketed
the Pacific Northwest for the last
two days.
An sll-time high August mark
Of 81 degrees was recorded here
by the u. S. weather bureau Tues
day afternoon. The previous peak
was 81 degrees. set in 1882
Partly cloudy weather is fore
cast for Thursday. with fog or
drizzle on the coast.
In Portland Tuesday. the mer-
curry hit rs degrees. Other high
readings were: Salem. 81: Rose
burg. 90: Eugene. Medford. 100;
Crown Point. IS; Baker. IS; Pen
dleton. %; Arlington, e5. and
Bend. 81.
Forestry officials were relieved
with the promise Of cooler weather
after several new fires broke out
late yesterday.
At klamath Falls. four minor
forest fires caused by short but
violent electrical storms were re-
ported under control. Flames
destroyed the barn at the Emil
Mochetaz ranch at Ridgetop above
Barclay Springs on The Dalles-
California highway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08

I.st n~~ernher Fr-raef TSffie
young Tacoma safeway Stores
clerk. looked into the cold muzzle
Of a gun-and changed his mind.
This week little Is enjoying a
vacation on Hood Canal Had he
not changed his mind. Title might
not have lived to take his vaca-
ton.
The final chapter in the story
was revealed this week, when De-
tective Captain Cliff Osborne
wrote fins" tn a manhunt in
volving the bandit responsible for
four stickups here.
A. l. Armstrong. 81. was be-
hind jail bars. the confessed per-
petrator Of 80 holdups, including
four locally.
Obtain Confession
Armstrong had confessed fully
to City Detectives Bill Turner and
Walter Lesnick. who quizzed him
in Seattle Monday.
The '.finis" written here Il sub
ject to change-if Armstrong lives
long enough to pay the penalty
for the % crimes staged in and
near Seattle. When he has paid
for those. he still may have TO
face local prosecution.
Police have Armstrong; word
for II that little changed his mind
just in time.
Used Rear Door
On the night Of December is.
1889. Armstrong held up the Safe
way store at 9Th and Fife single
handed. He approached from the
rear of the store, saw the back
door standing slightly ajar.
He stuck his foot in and pushed.
His gun was in his hand. Ahead
Of him stood Title, alone in the
stockroom.
Il had him covered" Armstrong
told detectives. But he hardly
looked at the gun. He looked
tough. He wasn't tall, but broad
through the shoulders.
He sort OF crouched down. I
thought he was going to jump me-"
Everything To Lose
Armstrong paused. IF he had"
he continued. I'D have let him
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Bandit Who Staged SO Holdups Tells How
Close He Came to Shooting Down Tacoman

That decision saved Titles life.
police believe
Armstrong; crime career. &C
tive since 1897. Melted him about
81. zoo. He made more than
x2.075 IN the jobs he pulled here.
He played IN luck. but he was
riding for = fail. Captain Osborne
said. They al make a mistake.
and he made his" the officer COM
mented.
Had Accomplish
Armstrong was nabbed with
Duncan William Parr. IS. his ac-
eomphce in numerous escapades.
but in none Of the Tacoma Jobs. :"
Together. last Friday night.
they staged a store holdup In
Seattle. In the store was young
employe Of a nearby service sta
ton.
Armstrong used his habituai
''modus operandi." He forced his
victims 70 lie prone on the floor.
The moment the bandits fled.
the service station man darted out
the back door, into the rear of an
apartment house across the alley,
and peered through the front
Took License Number
As he had guessed, they had a
car waiting. He jotted down the
license number. Seattle police
checked, found the car came from
Skagit county.
Arrest of the bandits in Mount
Vernon. Wash. and their confess
sions. was a routine matter. But
it was sufficiently complete. police
feel. to take care Of their future.
Armstrong; other holdups here
included lootings of the Western
States grocery. 3727 So. c St, Dec,
20. 1887; the same store again.
Jan. IT, 1889. and the safeway
store at s01 So. 3sth St, Feb. IT,
1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Police Officers
Faiher Stricken

Joseph y. Brooks. II, father Of
Earl r. Brooks, Tacoma police
man, and Warren G. Brooks, also
of Tacoma, died Tuesday in Gen.
tralia hospital.
Funeral services viii be held
Thursday at 10 a. m. from Mel
fingers chapel, with burial in
Mountain View burial park.
Pallbearers will include George
johnson. Ed Crawford. Bert Bar
Der. Sherman Lyons, Dave Penn
and Albert Farrar.
Brooks. a retired salesman, was
n member of the y. S. w. V. He
had lived In Centralia the last is
years and was a native of Ohio.
Other than his sons. he leaves
three grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Mayors Trip East

housing elsewhere. Appropriations
for McChord field have been for
purely military purposes and have
been based on the expectation that
the civil community would take
care of officers required to estab-
lish residence off the reservation.
Serious Shortage
While residential building has
been marching along at increased
speed in Tacoma and its suburbs,
there still is serious shortage of
suitable facilities for the increased
military population here or due to
come in connection with national
defense plans.
Before leaving by plane from
Boeing field at 5 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Cain armed himself with
all available information on the
community needs. and on the steps
being taken elsewhere to meet the
national defense housing problem.
In half a dozen u. S. cities adjacent
to army and navy stations large
scale federally financed housing
projects already are being carried
on. and Cain believes Tacoma
should be included.
He viii contact the federal COM
munications commission on the ra-
dio broadcasting situation in Ta-
coma and will make other govern.
ment department contacts before
returning in about 10 days. He
planned to fly both ways.
To Meet Stevenson
In some Of the work he expects
to do at Washington he will be
teamed with T. A. Stevenson. Ia.
coma Chamber of Commerce man.
ager, who left for New York ano
Washington by train Saturday
night.
All city budgets have to be In
the hands of Controller Swayze fol
preliminary compilation Saturday
and much of Gains last hours al
the city hall were devoted to fina
conferences on the garbage anc
health department figures and or
those for the city shops, which
come under the jurisdiction of the
board of contracts and awards. OF
which Cain is chairman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Japan to Control
Foreign Schools


Drastic control of all foreign
schools Is planned by the new gov.
eminent as part Of its national
renovation program. it was report.
ed today.
AS the newspaper Hochi put it
the control would be intended "te
Illustrate the educational coloni.
zation which Great Britain and the
United States have been attempt.
ing for many years"
About 100 schools, sponsored OF
managed by foreigners. would be
affected. and 1t was reported al
would be compelled to transfer
control to Japanese subjects If they
wanted to continue to operate.
Among the schools affected
would be the Episcopalian Uni
versity Of st. Paul. and the
Methodist Aoyama Gakuin.
both founded In 1874. and the
American school In Japan.
Hochi said operation Of the
schools under present condi-
tions, especially ~ most Of
them observed the religious
practices Of their sponsors.
were now considered incompat-
lille with the basic policies Of
the empire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Benefit Party
On Thursday
MEETING 10 Be at
Normunno Hull

Sons Of Norway viii hold
benefit party Thursday At ?. m
at Norsnanna han. 1907 So. X 81.
As main speaker. = former Ia
conan. Rev. ]. L. Redal. pastor Of
a large Scandinavian church in
Philadelphia. viii tell In Norwe-
gian about his trip to Norway two
years ago.
Rev. Redal at present Is on va
cation here. visiting relatives and
friends.
Music for the program win In
clude vocal selections by Rev.
Redal and numbers BY Miss Alice
Stockton, Tacoma violinist.
The entertainment Is open TO the
public at no charge. During the
evening, refreshments win BE-
served.
In charge Of the program are
Eric Redal, Carl Stavang and
Hans Lavik.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08

Carrying on through Tuesday
the youthful officers Of the city
CARRIED in costumes Of bygone days
IN celebration Of Puyallup's Golden
Jubilee being celebrated this week
took part in the session OF the
Chamber Of Commerce Tuesday.
Headed by Keith Lyle. mayor. "
the young people stated their
views on plans for city improve
ments. Rex Kelley, chairman If
the celebration group, told Of the
attractions that will he brought 10
the city throughout the week. A
new feature not before announced
Is the coming Of battery Of the
10th field artillery from Fort
Lewis. Speaker was George Yam
It's of Olympia. member of the ma
tional planning board. who gave
an outline Of planning work being
done throughout the country.
Puyallup viii be well represent
ed during the next year on COM
mittees Of the Pierce county
PIT. A. according to appoint
ments announced by Mrs. J. f.
Berry Of Roy. county president.
Mrs. II. A. Goelzer has been
selected as recording secretary and
Mrs. Roy Goelzer, parliamentarian.
chairmen from Puyallup are Mrs.
". S. Colman. immediate past
county president. extension; Mrs.
c. r. Divine. safety; Mrs. I. C.
Gaspard. record book: Mrs. J. w.
Kalkus, hospitality: Mrs. George
Cole. social hygiene; Mrs. Edison
Case. motion pictures. and Mrs.
Henry Rohlman. parent education.
Mrs. Franklin II. Hoff, 327 So.
Meridian St, will be hostess for
Women's society Of the Presby-
terrain church Thursday afternoon.
She will be assisted by Mrs.
Randolph Fyfe and Mrs. Martin
Wentworth. Mrs. George Ches-
brough will present a missionary
program.
The group will hold a rummage
sale in the Kilgore building on
Meeker ave. s. z. the week Of
Aug. 10, with Mrs. Hoff in charge.
Delegates Selected
A group of delegates of the
Nazarene Young Peoples society
have been elected to attend the
Young Peoples district convention
to be held at Twin Rocks. Ore.
Aug. 1925. They include Delmar
Edwards, Doris James and Mrs.
Darrell Larkin. Alternates are
Joyce James. Bruce Beers and
Josephine Glein.
Initiation OF new members will
be the principal business of the
auxiliary of Daffodn aerie of
Eagles when 1t meets Wednesday
night at Red Mems hall. Mrs.
Avyce Combs will preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Two Petty Thefts
Reported to Police

William Lacey. S72S Ea- F st,
reported 10 police that a gray
wooden sweater was stolen from
his car while II was parked down.
town Tuesday night.
". L Reed. 1420 So. 23d st. re-
ported that a generator was taken
from his trunk IN the rear Of his
home either Monday night or
TUESDAY morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
DeMolays' Derby
To Be Sunday

Tacoma chapter of DeMolay win
hold its annual fishing derby at
Point Defiance Sunday. starting at
a. m. Winners will be awarded
prizes donated by leading mer-
chants of the city.
Robert P. McNary is chairman
in charge of arrangements. assist
ed by Arnold N. Bogue. Warren B.
Davis. Harold o. DuLac and Bert
ram Bogue.
Following also in the sporting
vein will be dance on the roof
garden at Masonic temple Aug. II,
Tickets for the latter event may
be obtained from Rainbow girls OF
DeMolay boys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08
Driver Is Arrested

Arrested Tuesday on the noun
tain highway. Orvil Doyle. 30,
Route 5, Box Gel. was being held
Wednesday at Pierce county jail
on charges of operating his auto
mobile while under the influence
Of intoxicating liquor. He was
apprehended by State Patrolman
]. f. Mckinney. Bail was set
at $500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-08

minute. Then I guess he changed
his mind. He Strengthened up and
ordered him into the store and
herded the others together, and
took the cash"
Detectives recalled what Title
had said. months before. I was
going TO grab him. But he looked
like he meant it. So I decided
not to-"