Fitchburg Sentinel (Newspaper) - April 17, 1936, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Keep thy spirit pan from worldly taint by the repellent strength of THE WASHINGTON April 17 Forecast for Putty cooler fail YOU NO 292 MASS FRIDAY APRIL 17 PAGES TWO CENTS Fitchburg Given In WPA Relief Allocation Of Fund For Flood Repairs Is for Rehabilitation Remainder for Improvements In Parks Previously Sought Appropriations Made for Crocker Field Lovell voir First Street Underpass Sewage Disposal Plant and Highways State Roads in This Vicinity Will Also Be Repaired Callahan Announces WPA Projects To Be Suspended Monday The first official allotment of WPA funds for flood relief projects in this city was announced last night at Washington by Harry L- Hopkins federal relief administrator Of the allocated to Worcester county this city receives Local officials said that has been designated for flood rehabilitation work while the remaining is marked for park improvements on projects submitted before the flood The projects approved by Mr Hopkins and the funds allocated to each Crocker of debris mud replacing cinders on track and miscellaneous work federal labor federal materials city materials the ter to be paid by the Athletic Con- trol board Lovell to way and approaches federal labor federal materials city materials sewers eral labor First Street concrete passageway federal labor federal materials city materials Sewage disposal 400 feet of pipe near plant federal labor city materials Macadam federal labor federal materials city materials Tar and gravel federal labor federal terials city materials federal labor federal materials city Catch and repair federal labor federal terials city materials Notification of approval has not been received here on any of the flood relief projects The federal government will pay about 30 per cent the cost of materials on those projects and supply all the labor Other allocation of flood tation funds include the following to nearby improvements construction culvert construction street improvements Gardner Culvert construction Continued on Page Sixteen Clarendon St Block Damaged by Fire Near Midnight 22 Occupants Are Driven Out With the exception of the administrative office all WPA wiH down Monday The WPA ties in Boston informed the office here that it is optional with the sponsors whether work be continued on the day The sponsors here heads of city departments have de- to observe the legal holiday Blocks Moves To Get Higher Appropriations House Acts Decisively On Debate of State Budget Resumed Fire which started in a workshop in the rear of a three-story building at 32 Clarendon street owned by Alexander Breault drove four ilies totaling 22 persons to the street BOSTON April 17 OP The House of Representatives resuming debate on the state budget today decisively overthrew two attempts to increase appropriations above the figures submitted by the ways and means committee On a roll call vote of 106 to 89 the House refused to grant Tiore for maintenance of the Salisbury Beach reservation and then by a standing vote 74 to 23 refused to increase by the item for law enforcement in the division of eries and game Despite efforts of Democratic floor leader Edward J Kelley ot Worcester to rally support for an increased appropriation for the ary of the staff faj the department of education the House rejected the increase The roll call vote was 112 to 103 the closest of the roll call votes thus far taken budget items When the House adjourned at 1 p m it had raised only two items shop maintained by Mr Breault above recommendations of the worked up through the partitions to ways and means committee This the roof The firemen used four committee had cut hydrant lines and several booster fro Curley's Unes and fought the flames from the budget Miss Ferguson Will Emphasize Simple and Practical Cooking At Sentinel School Next Week If enthusiasm can assure the cess of The Sentinel cooking school which opens Tuesday at city hall it promises to be an event of the est local importance in many Besides new ranges refrigerators and other large equipment necessary to furnish a modern kitchen Miss Edna M Ferguson lecturer ises a display of smaller utensils and tools those handy little gadgets which when properly used save time and money for the keeper la Miss Ferguson an- that every session will be packed full of homemaking news news about food and cookery with a host of new recipes for all kinds of will not take up the precious hours of the school Simple practical cookery the kind that is essential In day by day housekeeping will be featured Also the lighter things which women like to serve at bridge parties home luncheons and teas will make up the most important part of the ery discussions and A new range and refrigerator will be used in the stage kitchen Miss Ferguson will cook with new utensils and tools discuss others and talk briefly on health diets and children's diets She will also answer tions from the platform A part of every day's program will be the ing away of dishes cooked that day filled market baskets and other gifts She will describe the of interest to women newest in table settings and table service and show a table set The table wares today are pier prettier of better quality and less costly than in former Miss Ferguson says New silver linen glass and china are so some and economical and so widely available that every housekeeper should be able to have all she wants for family meals and simple And simple entertaining is the most popular today with every kind of hostess The old idea of The hist day will be the scene of a generous distribution of gifts by local merchants to women who have been faithful pupils of the week's sessions The school opens Tuesday at 2 o'clock All seats are free Every woman is invited and every woman will find a seat The early arrivals of course have the best seats down hi front and those who have pencils and notebooks will have the best opportunity of writing down tions and having them answered Bandits Hold Up Train In Nutley N J Station Flee With Bank Funds Banks Close Monday AH the banks in this city will be closed Monday which will be a legal holiday Middle West May Become U.S fancy cookery or fussy entertaining i from the platform Babson Aide Says Chicago Promises To Be of America inside the roof and the sides Michael Jordan Democrat of late last night and did about of the six tenements were j Lawrence sought the increased occupied Those forced to leave for Salisbury Beach to damage Mrs Margaret Godin who resided on the second floor was carried from the block by Henry Jarvis a j Mr and Mrs Daniel Godin callman at the Oak Hill fire station She recently returned home from Burbank hospital The fire endangered another family block which was in the rear ing the height of the fire included remove carcasses of horses dogs the families of Mr and Mrs and rats left on the reservation by ander Breault Mr and Mrs Cyril j last month's flood There were nine children in the Breault family six in the Leblanc family and a son in the Thibodeau family Henry Guertin cut his hand when tot block adjoined the Clarendon street house and was 82 i unable to turn the key The fire which started in a He Continued on Page Two More Damage Claims Filed As Result of Flood Accidents One on Night of False Alarm Two more claims against the city for conditions blamed upon the flood last month have been filed with the city council Mrs Josephine Touchette 13 Princeton road requests of for medical care and X-ray picture of her face Her petition states her injuries were sustained when I fell Into the washed put sidewalk March 19 the evening the city sent out the false alarm that the dam m Waites corner was breaking During that day they filled in the sidewalk for quite a distance where there were no houses in- stead of starting where people lived Furthermore if the city hadn't sent out that I would not have injured my face and I feel that at least my ex- penses should be paid The second petition was filed by Rodney C Peirce 44 Highland nue He requests the city to pay him for damages done to my car on March 17 by a car driven by Ar- thur Ward of the public welfare de- The accident happened the day of the flood on Water street Rep John W Republican of Northbridge said last month for flood relief would take care of Jordan's request Rep Fred Blake Republican of Gardner sought to increase from to the item for ing expenses of fish and game dens while enforcing law He the money should come out of license fees paid by sportsmen Rep Christian Herter Republican said the fees were entirely spent for fish and game purposes and asserted the extra for the purchase of automobiles was unnecessary The balance of the items in the conservation department were passed without debate as mended by the ways and means committee After nearly six hours debate yesterday the House had pared 25 Continued on Page Sixteen Continued on Page X F L DRURY SONS CO Yon Get What You Like it What Vim Ton What You at Boxed Fowl complete is one fresh killed fowl cut up ready to cook la because Spring tan and don't one thing the mercury goes np higher Do not neglect the furnace fire A i FANCY LEAN POT ROAST solid meat Ib KIDNEY VEAL CHOPS ib ROAST heavy steer beef Ib NATIVE BUMP ROAST VEAL ft E Boneless and tender I BOXED FOREQUARTER OF i LAMB boned and I I ready to cook I I 3 5 NATIVE DUCKS BROILERS I and FOWL DRURY'S OWN S BACON Ib i DRURY'S OWN SAUSAGE MEAT Ib I LARGE NATIVE O Oil A I FRESH EGGS Odot 996 GENUINE RUM TOFFEE Ib DRURY'S FAMOUS i CHOCOLATES Ib box FANCY BERRIES 2 boxes Just like native CALIFORNIA FRESH DATES 2 Ibs SEEDLESS GRAPEFRUIT Sweet and Juicy Ho Cf C NATIVE CUCUMBERS grown locally each FANCY 4 A IV FLORIDA JUICE COM ORANGES 2 doz OOC FRESH PINEAPPLES Aft large size and fancy ea C CHEESE DAD'S FAMOUS MEAL COOKIES box 100 S S PIERCE TEA BALLS KEMP'S PEANUT CLUSTERS box I CASE CLOCK ALE case 12 bots 9 I FINEST IN FOODS AND FAIREST IN PRICES CALL 1410 U S Fleet Commander Pays Visit to Nanking NANKING China April 17 O G Murfin com- of the United States Asiatic fleet arrived today in his flagship the U S S gusta from Manila to pay his first official visit to the Chinese capital since assuming his command in the fall of 1935 Admiral Murfin planned to re- main here five days then begin a tour bv airplane of Hankow Ichang Chungking and Chengtu probably visiting Gen in the latter city Damaged Awarded NORTHAMPTON April 17 A jury awarded damages totaling to the Otis Co of Ware and Three Rivers today in its suit against the commonwealth The suit resulted from water diversion by the metropolitan district water supply commission Duce's Peace Offer Spurned By Ethiopians Action Follows Italy's ing of Proposals to the League of Nations Copyright 1936 By the Associated Press GENEVA April 17 The League of Nations committee of 13 agreed today that attempts to effect a conciliation in the war have GENEVA April 17 The Ethiopian delegation today ed the modified peace proposals submitted by Premier Mussolini of Italy to the League of Nations The rejection was described as complete The Ethiopian followed an Italian offer to let the league have i Mrs Vallee Is Denied Right To Break Compact Appellate Division Upholds Decision Wanted to De- mand More Income Force Express Company Clerk To Open Baggage Car Safe M O Then Escape in Detectives High Estimate of Loot Dwindles When Erie Railroad Officials Set Figure Much Lower Robbery in Newark Suburb Carried Out Speedily While Inmates of Crowded Coaches Apparently Were Unaware of What Was Happening By ROGER W BABSON Special to The WASHINGTON D C April Each year I try to make an original J study of the country to get a hand take a trip to one section personally and assign other sections to my ates Early in May I leave for the Southwest Meanwhile my cousin David Babson has been in Canada and is now traveling through the Central West to the Pacific coast Hence the information in this cle is a contribution of his tions plus my own statistical reports Business in Ontario makes a pleasant comparison with three years ago People there feel that Canada is pulling herself back to prosperity and that two years from now most of the depression troubles NUTLEY N J April 17 A bandits armed with sawed-off shotguns and revolvers looted the baggage car safe of an Erie railroad train today in a daring morning robbery at a tiny station in the heart of a residential section NEW YORK April 17 appellate division upheld today a decision denying Mrs Fay Webb Vallee the right to break a a i iww mosi ox uie week separation agreement so have btm The she might demand a larger income from her husband Rudy Vallee Mrs Vallee began her action in November 1933 contending the chestra leader misrepresented his financial status when he settled the a week on her The separation agreement had been signed April 5 of that year ing industry has done a lot for the nation Canada's vast mineral re- sources will keep her at the head of the list of British Dominions for years to come My re- ports contain one questionable Business men editors and bank people feel that the current im- provement in Canada may not be Shortly thereafter the appellate Canada has not had any AAA division upheld right to i or but Canada does have an V t u right io keep constantly in seek a Mexican divorce and made unbalanced budget touch with direct negotiations be- public document's recording j Continued on Page Eighteen tween the Italian high command and the Ethiopian government for a settlement of the war in East Africa Early in the day France had pealed to the Italian government to consent to a cessation of hostilities in order to permit peace tions Several members of the tee of 13 arriving for that body's meeting said that in view of Ethiopia's rejection there seemed to be nothing to do except declare that conciliation efforts had collapsed It is the committee of 13 ing every member of the council Italy which is entrusted with the effort of bringing about a con- ciliation between the combatants The league as the com- mission went into session shortly after 4 p m that it had received a cablegram direct from Addis Ababa in which the Ethiopian declared the capital had been attacked by Italian airplanes which fired on the city with chine guns Blasting Way To Reach Three Trapped Miners MOOSE RIVER N S April 17 Hennigar blasting expert said today that one more blast will permit rescuers to reach what may be a clear passage to the level of the Moose River gold mine where three men have been trapped since Sunday night A big scoop crane this morning was still digging out debris from a terrific blast at 2 a m which tore a hole in the shaft eight feet deep and almost 20 feet wide Rocks were hurled as far as the mine's bankhead 300 feet away by the explosion of a case and a half of dynamite concentrated in an arear of eight square feet Work was also forging ahead on two other fronts but the tion was on the Meagher slope through which Dr D E Robertson H G Magill and Charles Alfred Scadding will be rescued if they are still alive Mount Vesuvius has been known to hurl large stones miles into the air Social Security I Social security may take care of unfortunate jjf individuals Bat no government can safely undertake to provide a living for the shiftless the lasy and the im- f provident i Too many today an looking to government to care for them Let's pot that harden back where it belongs I on the shoulders of every man able to work I Fitchburg Co-operative Bank 298 Main Street TeL 212 ped telephone conversation be- tween Mrs Vallee and Garfield Leon a dancer Mrs Leon had filed suit against Mrs Vallee for charging alienation of affections Mrs Vallee went to court after time to obtain additional funds from her husband with threats of legal action in California complicating the situation Finally Supreme Court Justice Salvatore Cotillo dismissed the suit on Feb 20 1935 The appellate division which di- vided three to two on the appeal did not hand down a written ion Presiding Justice Francis tin and Justices Alfred H Townley and E J Glennon affirmed tice decision while tices John V McAvoy and James dissented After a trial of Mrs suit Justice Cotillo had enjoined her from suing her husband in any state but New York At the time she had a divorce action pending in California in which she sought mony of a month counsel fees of and court costs of The trial was marked by skirmishes between attorneys Clarence E Webb Mrs father declared Vallee had taught Fay to drink Fire Damages Bungalow In Lunenburg Special to The Sentinel LUNENBURG April 17 Fire which started early this morning badly damaged the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Fish a bungalow on Cross road The blaze was discovered about 3 o'clock by Curtis Heselton who lives nearby He called the tor at the telephone exchange at the center who notified the fire de- Both pieces of apparatus under direction of Chief William E Harley went to the scene Elmer W Fish who lives nearby called the Fitchburg fire department as the flames had gained considerable headway Deputy Chief D J Mc- Guni responded with Engine 2 and a crew of men With the Lunenburg booster pump the local firemen succeeded in ing the blaze till lines of hose were connected with wells in the vicinity The Fitchburg firemen meanwhile used their booster pump until the fire was under control It is believed the fire started from the furnace and spread through the upper part of the house So dense was the smoke that the firemen found it impossible to remove any of the contents They were soaked with water but not destroyed Fire Chief Harley estimated the damage would amount to to partly covered by insurance Herbert Hoover is supposed to have been the richest man who ever was president of the United States Madrid Workers Strike Protest Fascist Acts There is no shell on egg The a shark's and MADRID April 17 workers declared an unofficial gen- eral strike affecting transportation and construction today in protest against fascist provocations The strike followed an open threat by socialists and communists to take reprisals against fascist terror as a result of a fresh conflict late in which at least three sons were killed and 40 wounded The capital was guarded heavily Although socialist headquarters said there would be no general strike the workers left their jobs apparently of their own accord Street cars and taxicabs from the streets and workers who had reported on their jobs went home Labor officials opposed the strike but when the workers arrived for duty this morning they talked the situation over and decided on the unofficial strike probably to last 24 hours Stores began to close gradually chiefly in the workers districts while housewives rushed to put in supplies The basic services such as water light gas telephones and railroads were not affected Special measures were taken to assure the populace of bread gas water and electricity with military services delegated to those tasks Hie workers threatened to con- their strike longer than 24 hours if the government failed to measures against Continued on Page Electric Light Line To Quarries Dynamited RUTLAND Vt April 17 The electric line which supplies power to the Vermont Marble Co quarries at Danby where work was resumed yesterday for the first time since the union workers went on strike last November was dynamited early today Power was restored however and work quarries the 16 men who reported for work being augmented by nine others All of these men were among those who walked out in ber starting a strike which later affected the company's plants at West Rutland and Center Rutland thli city April 16 Mrs Elizabeth McCarthy Bow 151 Beech street aged 70 yean funeral from the John R Smith Co funeral home Monday morning with a high mass of requiem at St church at 9 o'clock Burial In St Bernard's cemetery this city April Carolina Dambrez S Baltic lane aged 85 Funeral at the home Sunday at 2 p m Burial lln Forest tery this city April 17 Frank O Leucht 12 Norfolk street aged 36 Sawyer Burial 11 First reports obtained from ark detectives set the amount of the loot at but subsequent official information trie gunmen obtained only for their trouble This figure came from state lice who said the loot was com- posed of one package of coins two packages of coins one package of bills and another age of in com State police said a package of X-ray equipment valued at also was stolen Railway express agency officials said the money was en route to the People's National bank of Belleville from the Federal Reserve bank in New York They said it was carried by train to Paterson and there transferred to the Newark branch of the Erie Witnesses said the robbery staged at the Walnut street station at 9.49 a m took only a few minutes Newark detectives said the clerk in charge of the money surrendered his revolver when four of the dits carrying guns suddenly fronted him and threatened to kill him opened the safe There were two passenger cars behind the baggage car They were crowded with late commuters and shoppers but no one in these cars apparently was aware that the bery was taking place Nutley where the robbery curred is a suburb of Newark The engineer of the train told lice he saw the seven men board the tram and thought they were sengers The brakeman told de- saw one of- the air brake and thought thing must be wrong Enter With Drawn Guns But in the baggage car the first hint that anything was wrong came when four of the men suddenly shoved their way into the place drawn guns The robbery was over in a few minutes The men jumped from the car and leaped into a waiting automobile which police said had been reported stolen March 27 William Sutherland station ter said the train was seven utes late in arriving at the Walnut street stop When he went out to meet it he said the gunmen emerged from behind bushes rounding the One of them poked a sawed-off shotgun in his ribs Stick em up or 111 blow your brains Sutherland said the gunman told him Search Train The police were first apprised of when a railroad signal operator seeing the men from his tower telephoned Newark police The train meanwhile had started on its way It was halted at the Fourth avenue station Newark Detectives boarded the cars there and searched them They also on Page Director Hehir Tells Sportsmen Solons Against Clubs Program Can Not Be Returned to Office In asking for support of sporting clubs for legislation favorable to sportsmen and the propagation of game Patrick W Hehir state tor of the division of fisheries and game told 150 members and guests of the Fitchburg club at the Hotel Raymond last night that no representative not in sympathy with their program can be returned to office if the clubs of the state are united hi demands Mr Hehir was the principal speaker He devoted some time to an appeal to all member clubs to support the annual field day of the Worcester County League of men's Clubs Inc to be held in Barre in June The meeting was called to order by Levi J Lashua who introduced Frank J Foley president of the Fitchburg Rotary club who acted as toastmaster Robert S Morrow secretary of the Worcester County league and C S Gibbs president of the made an appeal for mous support for the annual field day James A Peck game warden for the Westboro district described the difficulties of a warden assigned to enforce a particular law Herbert C Peaslee game warden for the Fitchburg district described several fine catches of trout he had seen within the last few days in port of his statement that brook trout had suffered but little in the recent floods Others who spoke Rep Fred D Blake of Gardner Capt Ralph will roll cigarets Alton president of the Uxbridge club Nelson Vandell president of the North Grafton Rod and Gun club George C Bliss ident of the Whitinsville club James Hunter president of the Westboro club and William Albin warden for the Uxbridge district Bilk Found in Old Factory CAMBRIDGE April 17 dental discovery of hi backed bills believed by police to be part of the hidden wealth of a slain mill owner started workers on a thorough search of an abandoned factory here today John Miner sweeping the floor of the plant thrust his broom be- hind a radiator yesterday and a dusty roll of and bills feQ out Miner gave the money to a bank teller who called officers A guard was placed over the factory ing completion of the search The mill owner Adolph Sommer was shot and killed by robbers on Oct 20 1333 The elephant's trunk is one of greatest anatomical ments It is flexible at every point and can turn in any direction from any position It contains no bone but is interwoven with muscle and smew A cigaret factory is being in Persia Capacity of the new plant POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT J ATTORNEY GENERAL DEVER FOR Governor WALTER W W Mite St tk V
