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Evening star., 1940-03-10
Miss Martha Reading Engaged
To Ensign Walter HI. Kreamer.

Mr. and Mrs. John Grandin Read
ing of Black Rock. N. c., and Arling-
ton, Va, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Martha c.
Reading, to Ensign Walter Hahn
Kreamer. U. S. N, class. of 1888,
United States Naval Academy.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Miss Margaret Wentz and
MIR. Rogers to Wed in June.

Mrs. Harriet Needham Wentz, for
merly of Marietta, Ohio. announces
the engagement of her daughter
Miss Margaret Irene Wentz, to Mr.
Mack Rogers, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Williams Rogers of Kenosh
Utah.
The wedding will take place in
June.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Miss Anne McDufhe
To Marry in Summer.

Mr.. and Mrs D. E. McDuff1e, OF
Marion, S. c., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Anne
Russell McDuffie of Marion and
Washington, and Mr.. Charles Will
liam Bush of Eaton Rapid, Mich,
and Washington.
The wedding will take place in the
early summer.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
M'KESSON TRIAL
OPENS THURSDAY
ROwley w. Phillips One Of
Five Indicted in Famous
Scandal Case

Reports Of "new surprises due"
were heard from New York today a.
today as federal attorneys prepared
for the opening Of the McKesson g.
Robbins Co. scandal trial Thursday.
Five men will 60 on trial, one Of
them beign Rowley w. Phillips, OF
this city, former head Of the r. r.
Griggs Co. and a McKesson director.
Start of the trial has been delayed
for almost year. The indictments
were returned by u. s. grand Jury
In March Of last year after an in
vestigation that began following the
suicide of F. Donald Philip
Musica, McKesson president, OF his
Fairfield home In December, 1898.
Three brothers Of Coster-M usica
have pleaded gugilty to the charges
and are expected to take the stand
as government witnesses. Many Con.
necticut witnesses, including num-
Der from this city, have been sum-
moned to appear.
Going on trial with Mr.. Phillips
will be Horace Merwin, Bridgeport
banker: John H. McGloon, former
McKesson officer: and Leonard and
John Jenkins, brothers Of Mrs.
Coster.
The accused face IA counts each,
the government charging them with
conspiracy, mail fraud and violation
Of the Securities ana Exchange Act.
Federal Investigators have been
probing into the McKesson firms
affairs since the grand jury re-
turned the indictments.
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For many years he was associated
with secular and Catholic newspa-
per work in Georgia. He also prac-
ticed law there for number OF
years.
Although a native New Highlander
(Mr. Reed was born in Boston, his
professional career has been entirely
In the South, where he performed
such yeoman Catholic service that
he was given the title of Knight
Of st. Gregory by the Pope. Notre
Dame university conferred the Lac
tare medal upon him in 1886.
His education took place in Bos-
ton and Worcester, Mass, where he
graduated from Holy Cross college in
1918.
Since arriving in New York he has
been in constant demand at vari-
GUS types of public gatherings spon-
sored by Catholic organizations.
Sheridan Council in securing Mr..
Reid for its annual banquet feels quite
proud to announce his pending visit,
following as he does in the wake
Of so many brilliant speakers who
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
ICONCORDIAS In
SONG FESTIVAL
Marcel DOucette Guest
SOIoist at Mid-Winter
Musical Saturday

The annual mid-winter song festi-
val OF the Concordia Singing society
was enjoyed by q crowd Of more
than $50 Saturday night at Concor-
dia hall. The concert was followed
by dancing and refreshments.
Selections by the mems and wo-
mems choruses were received en-
Enthusiastically. Marcel Doucette, sol-
DIST, was called on for several en-
cores.
The music for dancing was played.
by Marks orchestra.
Prof. Max Deutzmann, director Of
the choral groups, won great praise
for the manner In which the pro-
gram was presented.
Members Of the music commit
tee in charge Of the affair were:
Ernest Mueller, chairman: Emil
Marks, John Borchardt. Miss Fran
ces Bassenbach, Mrs. Gustav Kopp
adm Mrs. Clara Kuegler, Helen
Heebner and John Borchard were
accompanies.
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Plan Military Honors
For Senator Stamners
Past State Commander of VIEW. Dies in Florida;
Funeral Services to Be Held in SOuthington

Funeral services will be held at
Southington for State Senator
Thomas F. Stammers, Sc, Of Torring-
ton and Southington, who died Sat-
urday afternoon at Lake Worth
Fla, where he had gone for his
health. Military honors will be ac-
corded at committal services in New
Haven. The body of Senator SIAM
mers was enroute from Florida TO-
day.
Elected to the state House of Rep
resentatives from Torrington in 1886
and to the state senate in 1888, Sen
ator Stammers was well-known in
Waterbury. He made the nominat-
ing speech for Congressman J. JOS
eph Smith at the fifth district con-
gressional convention in 1888. During
the 1899 legislative session, he was
a close ally of Senator George T.
Culhane of this city, following the
lead Of the senior senator from this
city on many important issues:
Former Commander
He was former state department
commander of the Veterans Of For
eign Wars, was retired wire chief for
the Southern New England Tele-
phone Co., was former superintend-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
COP. CANDIDATE
NEEDS CARFARE
Clyde COburn, Candy
Kisses Merchant Wants
to Reach Philadelphia

Bridgewater, Mass, March 4 -
(U.P) - Clyde Coburn, a candy
kisses merchant who wants to be
president, said today that the main
obstacle In his coming campaign
was how to get carfare to reach the
Republican National convention at
Philadelphia.
"I've been a little short of ready
cash lately" said the 62-year- old
candidate, hauling forth the lining
Of an empty pocket In his corduroy
pants as proof.
But you bet your life Til get
there If I can ard Ill tell 'em a
thing or two about running nation
al politics"
Friends said there was little
doubt about running national poll
tics"
Friends said there was little doubt
about his keeping this promise,
since candy butchering and telling
EN-" have been Coburn's vocation
and avocation for q years.
"A UdJCeTeQ SCrdpDOCk containing
scores of acknowledging letters from
such world personalities as the late
Queen Marie Of Rumarlia and the
Duke Of Windsor, showed that Co
burn had told them plenty, partic.
ularly about his world peace plans.
And his neighbors said his normal
wordage output had doubled since
he announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination last Friday.
Born in Troy, VT, he likens him
self to another native son who be-
came president--Calvin Coolidge
In that double-C,s are evident In
both names.
Were independent, fighting stock
in that state" Coburn said, adding
that he favored candidate Thomas
E. Dewey because "his name Is the
same as another fighting Vermont
er, Admiral Dewey"
1.-THE only trouble with Dewey Is
that he's too young for president,
but I'll tax chin in my cabinet
along with Herbert Hoover who's
going to be my chief adviser"
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1000 ENTRIES in
I POSTER CONTEST
Best 100 to Be Selected
for State Exhibition at
i Yale University

The highway safety statewide
school competition has drawn 1000
posters from boys and girls, it was
announced Saturday. The contest
Is sponsored by the Highway Safety
Commission.
The best21OO posters. judged upon
their usefulness, originality and ar
tistry, will be chosen for display at
the Highway Safety Conference to
be held at Yale University March
q. The posters will be on exhibit IN
the Rotunda of Memorial Hall for
three days, March rs, 26 and 81.
Besides a special Governors
award for the outstanding poster,
there will be a first prize of $40,
second prize of S., and four third
prizes at SO for each group Of WIN
ners in both the elementary and the
secondary schools.
In addition, every winner OF a
cash prize will receive a wrist watch
with an appropriate safety motto
inscribed on the watch face.
Governor Baldwin will present the
awards to. the winners at the jun
for education section of the confer
ence.
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VOCATIONAL WORK
CONFERENCE Held

The Pearl Street Neighborhood
house was the scene yesterday Of
q symposium on vocational oppor.
tunities for the negro, the subject
being discussed In It's various phases
BY speakers and members OF the
audience.
Training for the future YES urged
by DR., Allan y. jackson, OF Hart.
ford. Talks were also given by David
HedIey, OF New Haven, executive
secretary OF the Connecticut Con.
ference on Social and Labor Legis.
lati0n and David WheeIdin, Of
Hartford, q vocational guidance
counselor, The speakers were intro
dueed by Dr, James Lee.
II was announced lhal a pr0eram
M conjunction with Negro Health
Week VIII b. held April Z.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
TORRINCTON MAN
DRAWS $lOO FINE
John F. Miller Penalized
for Drunken Driving;
Woman Fined

Collinsville, March 4-One auto
mobile accident occurred at the
scene of another early Sunday
morning on Indian Hill here While
policewere still ON the scene investi-
eating a crash which resulted III an
arrest on a charge of drunken driv-
ing, another motorist ran into the
parked cars of two Of the spectators
and was charged with reckless driv-
ing.
John F. Miller of GA Main street
Torringtcn, was charged with driv-
ing while intoxicated at a hearing
Sunday night and fined $100 ano
costs, with $50 RENTED, by Trail
Justice Guy r. Whitney. Mrs. Lii
han Hart, of 112 Mt. Pleasant street
Torringtcn, was fined $25 and costs
with $40 RENTED, TO, reckless driv-
ing.
State Policeman Harold c. Wash
burn of the Hartford barracks, who
arrested Miller, said his machine
had crowded off the road a car
driven by Peter Benesio of Avon
Mrs. Hart slightly damaged two
parked cars at the accident scene
State Policeman Vernon G. Gedney
of the Hartford barracks, who made
the arrest, testified. william Neal
was the prosecutor.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
BURNHAM TALKS
ON STAINED GLASS
Congregation at Union
Services Hears interest
ing Story of Ancient Art

W1i..3er Herbert Burnharn last
night at the union service Of the
downtown Protestant churches de-
scribed medieval and modern stain
ed glass windows. Mr.. Burnham Is
a designer and builder of windows
and gave history of the stained
glass type down through the years.
The first builders he said were
content to make patterns and mo-
sales of different colored pieces Of
glass without trying to initiate ma
ture too closely in any Of their fig
lres or motifs. AS long as this con-
tinued he said the figures were fine
and many which were made from
the twelfth to fourteenth century
are still admired all over the world.
They got away from the simple
and sturdy designs Of an earlier day
and their paint faded so that such
windows lost much Of their charm.
Modern craftsmen however have
gone back to the medieval method
Of basing their designs on small
pieces of colored glass separated by
many lead lines with remarkable
success.
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elimination or drastic modification OF
any of its major Jaws.
There has been no intimation that
the president would break his 81
lence on 1910 plans on this anniver-
sary, although third term uncertain
ty has stopped normal democratic
political activity on dead center. The
political war of nerves also has Re-
publicans jittery because there is
much veteran political support here
for the belief that Mr.. Roosevelt
would be the strongest candidate
Democrats could name-third term
or no.
He has told intimates that he was
not candidate. But the president
has permitted political associates
and close ones-to boom third term
and to enter him in preferential pri-
maries. In silence, Mr.. Roosevelt per-
mitted to pass the deadline for with
drawing his name from the Illinois
primary where 1t Is assumed not he
will be on the ballot in opposition to
Vice President John N. Garner.
Democrats Return to Fold
Some Democrats who were running
out on the New Deal in 1878 are
beginning to run pack now in belief
he could win the most votes. There
Is some party uneasiness over the
1888 election trend which for the
first time since 1880 enabled Repub-
licans to increase the congressional
representation. Two Ohio congress
sional by-elections last week showed
seven per cent gain in the Repub-
lican polls.
The payof primary tests of third
term sentiment are to come in Wis
consin, April 2, and Illinois, April 8,
where Mr.. Roosevelt and Garner will
oppose each other with full states.
The vote will sample third term
chances in two politically significant
states. Roosevelt triumphs would
greatly aid the president toward
whichever objective he is proceeding;
either to force the nomination of a
New Deal candidate or TO take the
nomination himself.
Third Term Revelations
This much is known from public
utterances Of Mr.. Roosevelt's 1910 as
pirations:
1. He has expressed hope of
turning over to his successor ON Jan.
20, 194l, nation strong and healthy
and unlike that, which Buchanan
turned over TO Lincoln in 1861.
2. In political speeches and let
ters he repeatedly has warned the
party against abandoning liberal
principles and independent voters
and has urged the necessity OF keep
Ing party leadership In New Deal
hands.
3. As recently as Saturday he did
not consider the time appropriate for
revelation OF his 1910 intentions.
Political observers conclude, there
fore, that the president is not anxious
TO run again but rs determined that
conservatives shall not take over
party control, 50 he Is expected 10
have q Try az peFsnading the Dem.
Ocfalie national convention which
meets July ID in Chicago accept .
New Deal candidate, one OF the type
" Attorney General Robert u,
jackson,
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ent of charities in Torrington, and
was a member of the Elks and
Moose.
Senator Stammers had been a
resident of Torrington for 20 years.
but moved his home to Southing-
ton few months ago.
He had been member of the Ma
tional Guard for IL years when the
United States entered the World
War. He enlisted in June Of that
year and served in France as a SER
geant with the 301st Field Signal
Battalion.
Native Of New Haven
A native of New Haven, Mr.. SIAM
mers took up residence in Torring-
ton 20 years ago while employed by
the Southern New England Tele-
phone company In the capacity Of
wire chief.
Two years following his taking up
residence in Torrington, Mr.. SIAM
mers went into politics and was a
candidate for councilman, near cam
didate for mayor, finally was elected
as representative To the General As
sembly.
While serving in the General As
sembly he served on the board Of
finance Of the city, and in 1897 he
ran for candidate for mayor but re-
ceived no party endorsement which
resulted in his supporting William
H. Patten, who was elected mayor.
Following Mr.. Patten,'s> entrance
into the mayors office, Mr.. SIAM
nlers was appointed head of the
charity department. In 1888, he be-
came politically active again and
was elected to the state senate.
The funeral will be held from the
Hallihan funeral home in Southing-
ton, to st. Thomas church, and
finally to New Haven for burial in
the family plot in that city.
Surviving the deceased are his
wife, Mrs. Lillian Connors McKeon,
to whom he was married in 1887:
and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas
Ahearn of New York city; and sister
Joseph Mary Of st. Joseph's Convent
in Hartford. His first wife died in
Torrington, five years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
SOUTHBURY MAN
WINS DISCHARGE
No Evidence Presented to
Substantiate Complaint
Of Annoying Nurses

Spencer r. Judd. 30, of South
bury, accused of molesting Water
bury hospital nurses, was granted a
discharge in city court today on
the ground Of lack of evidence.
Judd was arrested Saturday night
Motor Patrolman Joseph Dunphy
testified he found Judd parked in
the hospital driveway. Under ques-
tioning, he quoted Judd as saying
he was waiting for a girl.
Complaints had been received
from the hospital at various inter-
walls that man in a car was mo-
Testing nurses entering and leaving
the building.
Attorney Fred Bauby moved for
the discharge, saying there was no
evidence Judd was molesting any,
one.
George Manello, q, 500 Oak street
arrested yesterday on a charge Of
nonsupoprt was granted a cantin-
uance until tomorrow.
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new HAVEN RD.
REDUCES RATES
Old Fare Of Two Cents a
Mile to Become Effec-
tive March "a

Beginning March rs, coach fares
on The New Haven Railroad will
be cut to two cents q mile, reduce
ton Of about 20 per cent, Vice
President Frank ]. Wall announced
today.
The new fares will be tie same as
those which were in effect from
June 1896 to July as, 1898, and
are being re-established as q re-
suit Of a recent Interstate Com
merce decision.
At the same time the present 60
day round trip fares will be discon-
tinued, and round trip tickets will
not be on sale between local stations
after March "a. However, the pop
ular low fares for Sunday and holi-
day excursions will be continued.
There will be no change in fares for
travel In Pullman cars.
Examples of present and new one
way coach fares between important
points follow:
Between New
Ynr1r and
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gresham ]. Joseph Smith, Labol
Commissioner Cornelius Danahel
and Former Labor Commissioner
Joseph M. Tone.
Committee appointments announc-
ed by Mr.. Boyce as follows:
Honorary Chairman-Mayor Vim
cent A. Scully.
Executive Committee-Dr. John D
Frenzy, chairman; Walter Sanlon
Nor inner Calvin, John Bergin, Jr.
Harold Boyce, William Fitzell, Jere-
miah Mccormack, Michael Fitz-
maurice, Michael Lynch, Joseph
Devery and George T. Ryan.
Banquet Committee - George T.
Ryan, chairman; William Boyle, Ed
ward Fox, Joseph Devery and
Thomas Bane.
Music apd dance committoe-Wil-
liam Boyle, chairman: Thomas o.
Brien, Michael Goggins and Robert
Stack.
Ticket Committee
Ticket Committee-William FitZ-
zell. Michael Lynch, James Garvey
John Bowler. Arthur Blum, James
McDonough, Edmund Burke and
Martin Holeran.
Publicity committee: Harold Boy
ce, chairman; Robert Coughlin and
John Larner.
Reception Committee - DR.. John
Frenzy, chairman: Timothy Costel-
10. Roger Conner, Thomas Bane
Francis Feeley. Mortimer Calvin,
Walter Scanlon, John j. Bergin, Jr.,
Harold Boyce, Edward Fox, Jere-
mach Mccormick, John Heating,
Atty. John McLinden, John Holian
and Thomas Butler.
Floor Committee
Floor Commi te-Willam j. Walsh,
chairman; Walter Scanlon, Patrick
ODay, Thomas O'Brien, Patrick
McKenna, jeremiah Mccormick,
Joseph Devery. Gerry Murphy, John
Bowler. Devery, Gerry Murphy,
John Bowler, Michael Fitzmaurice
Matthew Kane, Thomas Healey>and
James Carney.
Printing and advertising - John
Griffin, chairman; Michael Doyle
Michael Fitzmaurice, Edmund Boy
ce and John j. Price.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
ANTI.JAYWALKINC
DRIVE CONDUCTED
Supernumerary Policemen
Volunteer Services to
Promote Campaign

A drive against jaywalking was
conducted by squad consisting oil
Is volunteer supernumerary police
men Saturday afternoon from tt
z o'clock in central streets. The po-
licemen were directed by Capt. Will
liam Duggan, head Of the accident
prevention bureau, and Sergt. Ber-
nard Burns.
According to Supt. William j
Roach all the volunteers performed
creditably and gave friendly warn
ings to pedestrians.
Those who were ON the job In
cluded:
: Walter Ksenich, Robert Westberg
Paul Guglielmo, Joseph Guilfoile
Thomas Lynch Thomas Wrenn
William Andrews, James Overton
Chris Delaney, Vincent Romano
Arthur Chicoine, John Donahue, AL
fred Chouinard. Joseph Flaherty
jeremiah Hunihan, Jr., Frank Pei.
ger, George Mannello, Anthony
George, Anthony Spagnole, Johr
Sasso, Frank Stanieski. Ralph De.
schino, Stanley Szostek, Benedict
Scarpeti, and Lucion Larrivee.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-04
BLAME YOUR
LIVER If

II your liver doesn't seerete 20 10 80
ounces Of bile spevU day into your intes-
tines constipation with It's headaches,
mental dullDaas and that "balkaliye"
feeling often result. SO you sso how Inn
poFiaDt II " 10 keep bils flowing froelyi
And what GneF aid could one desire than
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, used ~
successfully for years by d. y. NJ,
Edwards Tor treating biz psiieDis Tor
constipation and sluggish liver bile,
Olive Tablets Rre unsurpassed In sfs
fa,tlsonebs bnraufe iley stimulate liver
bills W hfip digest ietiy f00dn, tlley ions
~ muneldaF lniaaiiHal heii0n, " ilie aams
iims lilp elimination lieinT psgsiy ses,
'abi', Olive 'fnbleia efs w0ndsfYii faat
helf uppfame Rosdnnrs TONIGHT
~ y0f, 60f Az d5vguiefna
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President Has Begun
9th White House Year
CONTINUED From Page y

Johns Episcopal church, just across
Jackson Square from the White
House. 1t is modest, yellow build
ing, where, on March 4, 1888, he
asked Gods aid in meeting the most
disastrous economic situation this
nation ever experienced.
To st. Johns the president will be
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and
his mother, Mrs, Sarah Delano
Roosevelt, cabinet members and
their wives, Democratic congress
sional leaders, heads of government
agencies and DR.. Endicott Peabody
headmaster at Groton when Mr.
Roosevelt prepared there for Har-
ward
During the day Mr.. Roosevelt will
meet with his congressional leaders
for the first time in two weeks. He
was expected to discuss with them
continuing inroads oil the economy
bloc which already has slashed
290,000,000 from his budget recon-
mendations and is shooting at a
goal of $460,000,000.
Passes Canal Buck"
Perturbed because the house re-
fused the war department $15000,-
900 for work on third set of locks
at the Panama Canal. Mr.. Roosevelt
has accused the house appropria-
tons committee Of camouflaging its
reasons for eliminating the fund and
a
full responsibilities for any made
quacies that might develop. The
committee struck out, and the house
sustained the action, all except $780,
900 of the fund on the promise that
the War department cannot start
work on the locks for at least two
years.
On the eve of the New Deals an
niversary, the Roosevelt administra-
ton was attacked and praised by
Senate leaders in a radio debate on
seven years of the New Deal" Sen
ate Republican Leader Charles l..
McNary charged that instead of full
filling New Deal promises of a more
abundant life, the last seven years
have served only ito clamp down
more tightly upon the American
people the hardships of temporary
depression as a permanent way OF
living"
Barley Dares COP.
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
Barley argued that the New Deal
w. Barley argued that the new deal
has been so successful that Republic
can candidates for the presidential
nomination dare not recommend the
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|BOYCE APPOINTS
BANQUET AIDES
Irish-AmeriCan Social Club
Holds Annual Event,
March 10

Full committees for the annual
st. Pa:rick's Day dinner of the
Irich-A american Social Club have
been named by President Harold v.
Boyce. The dinner will be held
March 16 at The Elton.
The principal speaker will be
Rev. John l.. Bonn, 8. j., professor
of philosophy of literature at Bos-
ton College. Other speakers vii be
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin, Con-
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PARENTS FORMING
MUSICAL AUXILIARY

A Music Parents association will
be formed tonight at meeting in
the library OF Wildly high school at
1880 O'Clock. Parents of members OF
the combined high school orchestra
VIII belong to the unit. Parents Of
former members are also asked TO
attend.
The organization Is being formed
for the purpose OF futhering the
musical education OF Waterbury
children.