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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
OFFICIALS BOOST MOTOR PATROL
lake Issue With Stoeckel On Value
 Of Cycle Squad
of Mshaps Which Jinxed Motorcycle Patrolman in Previous Years of Duty

The motor patrol, which has be-
 pme . feature of local police su-
 ory1eion, is to remain unchanged.
 10 new motorcycles will be pur-
 UA90d and as matter of fact
 o1ther Superintendent Joseph H.
 LcIlean or any member of the board H police commissioners have sug-
 o1ted the idea. The superintendent
 4Q Attorney Harry W. Minor,
 natrman of the board, are enthus-
 lDttc boosters of the motor patrol Xud do not favor the return of the
 notorcycle squad.
 X ~ series of mishaps which indi-
 7fed that jinX rode with the cops J4 their operation of cycles, not only
 layed a part in the decision to re-
 lnce them with automobiles, but 44o placed several of the boys on E1o disabled list. As result of in-
 1r1es sustained in the performance 44 their duty three policemen are now assigned to light duty at police AUadquarters and four others have thor memories of spills, Hops and orashes.
 Commissioner Robbins B. Stoeckcl Of the state motor vehicle depart Haent favors motorcycles in prefer 0nce to automobiles for highway 0ufSuit. He is of the opinion that tho presence of one cap on mo- torcycle along a busy highway has a greater psychological effect on motorists than a dozen of bluecoats conifortably parked in an automo- bile, He considers them speedier md more effective in pursuit and 4avors them to autos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
So Keller Died By
 Wheels Of Subway
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winter following the staying of Viv- ian Gordon, whose death was be- lieved the result of another city in- vestigation.
 Keller's suicide distracted atten- tion from questioning of two other witnesses by the Seabury investi- gators. One was William H. Walker, nephew of Mayor James J. Walker; the other was Herbert J. McCooey, son of John H. McCooey, democratic leader in Brooklyn.
 They were questioned in an effort Ito show political influence was nec- essary before one could do business
 with the city. Walker is an agent for the Lehigh Portland Cement Co; McCooey is in the insurance busi- ness.
 Donald Byrne, son of the former borough president of Brooklyn, and nephew of McCooey, will be ques- toned Monday. He also works for the Lehigh Portland Cement Co.
 In another case developed from
 the city Investigations, John c. Wes- ton, former women's court prose- cutor, was to be examined further
 Monday after he had offered con- fiicting testimony before Judge Sea- bury and later in disbarment pro- ceedings against IA attorneys he had named as giving him money ito let up on cases"
 The disbarment proceedings re-
 suited from the inquiry into the lower courts, which was followed by removal of Magistrates Jean Norris, Arthur H. VitaH, and Jesse Silber- mann and resignations for various reasons of several others. Several policemen have been sentenced to prison or otherwise punished after
 police trials which resulted from the same inquiry.
 The inquiries have resulted In disappearance of several witnesses" and one, other than Keller, killed himself after a private hearing. He was John D. c. Mackey, wealthy Queens borough engineer, against whom no evidence has been pro- duced.
 Charles Brady, former superin- tendent of Manhattan buildings, and John o. Lewis, an engineer who re- signed after subpoena had been issued for him, have vanished. Both were wanted for questioning regard ing departmental irregularities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Miscellaneous
THE MOUNT OLIVE

A. M. E. ZION CHURCH
 Services Sunday will be as follows: In the morning preaching by the pastor, Rev A. A. Perry Subject: The Miserable Fall and the Trium- phant Rise of Man. In the afternoon preaching by Rev w. O. Carson, DID,, pastor of the Walters Me morial A. M. E. Zion church of Bridgeport, Conn. His choir and congregation will accompany him. pr Carson is one of the oldest pas tors, and one of the best preachers in the church. He has held some of the leading churches in the denom- ination. He came to Bridgeport from Broadway Tabernacle, Louisville. Ky. In the evening preaching by Rev H. R. Jackson, DID,, the pre- siding elder of the New England Conference. Those who know pr Jackson know that he always breaches great sermons from the great themes of the Bible. Don't fail to hear these speakers Sunday
 Regular church schedule for Mt Olive A. M. E. Zion church is as follows:
 10:45 a. m.-Morning worship.
 12:30 p. m.-Sunday school.
 6:30 D. m.-Varick Christian En-
 deavor.
 "A 5p. m.-Evening worship.
 Rev. A. A. Perry, Pastor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

While Superintendent Mclean and Commissioner Minor will con- cede the state commissioner point as to highway pursuit they still cling to the opinion that for the type of police work expected of the local patrol, the car Is the best answer. Consequently there will be no rec omemrations made this year at least for the purchase of motorcycles for the police department.
 And what price protection was demanded of the police department? |? Some of the boys had more misha ps with their Iron Steeds than the Prince of Wales. And they weren't taking the hurdles, either.
 There casualty list looks like an official dispatch from the war de- partment following a drive against machine gun nest.
 Patrolman Walter Overton, brok- en ankle, lacerations, abrasions and few other things one may find in the medical dictionary. Walter is now the departments official sign painter, acting court officer and gen. eral overseer of the transportation of prisoners to the county jail and other state institutions.
 Patrolman Patrick McCabe, fract- ured skull. Pat" has tried every thing in police work and after spending several months around headquarters as general utility man, petitioned for return to street duty.
 Patrolman Harry Martin, fractur- ed leg. Harry is now one of the operators of the switchboard at headquarters.
 Patrilman Vincent Begg escaped serious injury in several minor mis- haps, but caught cold on duty. Pneumonia was the start of a gen. eral breakdown and several months leave of absence. Win" is now one of the operators at headquarters.
 Patrolman Alfred Overton, John McMahon and John McWeeney for merly of the motorcycle crew had their thrilling moments" They fig ured in accidents and it was time out for both operator and cycle.
 The motorcycle squad had the coroner sitting near the telephone for quick action. He was never summoned, but to eliminate the necessity of an inquest and drain upon the pension fund the board of police commissioers put an end to the list of accidents, by putting an end to the motorcycle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

(Continued from Page 1) son, William, a Dartmouth student, and a young woman unless she plac- ed $1,OOO in small bills in copy of Field and Stream in the library of the Sloane house branch of the Y. M. c. A.
 She paid no attention but when a second letter came containing similar threats Gibson notihed the police. Working in cooperation with detectives, the contractor placed some newspaper clippings in an en- velope. making it look as though u contained currency, and placed 1t Tn the magazine. He addressed the envelope to Wallace" the name signed to the blackmail letters.
 Detectives said they saw Man helm take the envelope.
 In Manheim's Y. M. c. A. room detectives said they found pencil of the same type of lead used Tn writing the letters and also dis covered Gibson name and address In Manheim's diary. The student ex- plained the latter coincidence by saying a friend had told him to look up the contractor while in New York. He denied knowing anything about the letters.
 Mannheim said he came to New York July 2, intending to spend the summer here. He is sophomore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
By FREDERICK KUH United Pres Staff COrrespondcnt)

Berlin, July 11-(UP)-The gov ernment was expected today to an- nounce its willingness to comply at least in part with demands France has made contigent to participate in a huge foreign loan sought by Ger many to save the national from fi- maniac chaos.
 Dr Hans Luther, head of the Reichsbank, flying back from Paris was expected to recommend that gesture be made by the government, in order that the loan of some $40O,- 000,00 might be effected, possibly Monday after his projected meeting with financial authorities at Basic.
 The attitude at the foreign office was slightly more hopeful today, after yesterdays high nervousness as Dr Luther continued his conver- sations. Although London and Paris declined forthwith to fill the tin cup" which Dr Luther extended, 1t vas believed financial aid would be forthcoming at Basic next week.
 pr Luther is to leave for Basic to- morrow night to seek aid of the bank for international settlements.
 The extent to which the govern ment can go in meeting the French demands remained conjectural. AL though the British government sug gested that Germany cease plans for building second pocket battle ship" and relinquish the Austro- German custom union program, 1t was understood that Arthur Tender son, British foreign secretary, de- liberately refrained from making the proposals as conditions to the exten- sion of credit to Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Tax Liens Are
 Much Less
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 his, is believed sufficient to offset any bad opinions that may have
 been created by past administra- tions.
 Tax Collector Ennis this year also
 filed 2,S00 liens for taxes not paid
 on the special 2-mill levy on the 1928 list. This figure is also very small and indicates that people have met their taxes for the 1928 list well, both the regular levy and the special one.
 The number of liens filed this year is believed to be less than the number which it was necessary to file in recent years. This is believed due to the fact that a consistent drive for the payment of taxes by MT Ennis has resulted in excellent cooperation from the property own CTS of Waterbury. In Hartford, also, the number of liens filed this year is less than the total for 1890.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Keller was to have been asked: A E,fa r1lc Ra tar 2t

Keller was to have been asked: Are you Frank Baxter?" And, had he answered "No.' a, second question was to have been put:
 "Who, then, is Frank Baxter?" And the reply, the Seabury inves- | tigators believed, would have solved riddle that baffled Charles H. Tut tie, former United States attorney, and District Attorney Thomas c. T. | Grain, both of whom investigated in Vause scandal.
 Vause had testified that of the S25O,OO he received for helping the United American lines obtain a dock lease. he paid Frank Baxter s35,OO0. Baxter" never was identi- | fled. Vause said he couldn't find him.
 Vause had said he retained Bax- ter to survey piers, as he was a qualified engineer. The $35,OOO, Vause said, was in payment for that service.
 Later, when Vause was indicted
 for perjury in another case, the fed
 eral grand jury branded his story of
 Baxter" as false and held that no
 such person existed. | Keller, by virtue of his office, was
 czar of the waterfront, with juris-
 diction over 578 miles of city front valued at $600,00O,000 on a salary of s1O,OO0 annually. No lease, no improvement in this property could be made without Kellers approval.
 Further, he directed construction of many major projects. He built Floyd Bennett airport. n-tn recently approved by the war de- partment.
 His department directed the dock deyelopment on Staten Island which cost $40,000,OOO and half of which nets the city in rentals $185,OOO an- nually.
 Keller's work. he had testified se- cretly before the Seabury investi- gators, had enabled him to get ex- tra jobs, Sunday work, for which he received $9O,000 in fees, half or which he split with fellow em- plove.
 The engineers sensational death. promised to result in many more startling revelations concerning the conduct of the city business. But his life, friends pointed out, has not borne out the conclusions suggested by his suicide. ~ Arthur F. Russell, contractor ana an old friend, recalled the west
 Point incident.
 "IIe took the rap then rather than soueal and l think he was doing the same thing before the Seabury com mittee." Dock Commissioner Mckenzie said of his chief engineer: "Ee was the best in the world. |. Engineers and dock departments Of other cities called him in for advice. He just finished helping out Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Keller lived in a modest home, probably worth $15,0O0. Neighbors for 25 years knew him as quiet
 man, chiefly interested in his family of seven children. He was 50 years old, and had been in the dock de-
 partment since 1904. | Kellers death threw the spotlight of public attention on many govern
 mental investigations now under
 way in greater New York, chiefly that conducted by the "Hofstadter | committee" for which Seabury is
 counsel. That is the investigation ordered by the state legislature last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY PROTESTANT

First Baptist, Central avenue and Grove street, Rev D. P. Gaines.
 south Federated Church. Pied mont and Baldwin streets. Rev R.. J. Bates
 Zion Baptist, East Hawkins street.
 Swedish Baptist, Bishop street and North Main street. .,
 Italian Baptist, First B. c. Audi torium, Rev A. Ventura.
 Advent Christian. Cherry street, Rev Thomas Feltman. Swedish Lutheran. Cherry street. Rev c. A. Stenholm. :. First Lutheran, Spencer and Phoenix avenues. Rev w. R. Meyer. St Johns Ev. Lutheran. Cooke street, Rev N. c. Mohrmann. First Methodist, Abbott avenue and North Main street, Rev Rich afV west Side Hill Methodist, West Main street and Grandview avenue Rev R. F. Shinn. St PauIs Methodist, East Farms street, Rev Kenneth Kingston. Mount Olive Zion, A. M. E.. Pearl street, Rev A. A. Cooke. First Congregational. West Main street, Rev James B. Gregg, D. D. Second Congregational. Holmes avenue, Rev Moses R. Lowell. ;,
 InlrQ COHSIeSdIiOAois A4A6 AAs~AA~ avenue, Rev G. R. Lewis.
 Italian Congregational, South Elm and Union streets, Rev Pasquale Codella.
 St Johns Episcopal. West Main street, Rev J. N. Lewis.
 Christ Chapel, Episcopal. East Main street, Rev Samuel A. Budde.
 All Souls Episcopal. Hewlett street and Cloves terrace.
 Mill Plain Union. Southmayd road and Homestead avenue, Rev J. U. Todd.
 avenue, Ensign George Simmons.
 Trinity Episcopal. Prospect street. Rev H. B. Todd.
 First Church of Christ-Scientist
 Corner of Mitchell and Holmes avenue.
 Hours of service 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 D. m. .no
 Wednesday evening service 3:0O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Secret Report
 Goes to Germany
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It was believed the Bank of France is opposed to granting long term credits desired by Germany. Clement Moret, Governor of the Bank of France, was said to have shown Dr. Luther statistics to indie ate German bank could finance the crisis if they could be made to re- patriate their enormous holdings abroad.
 The unexpected developments meanwhile started a new flow of gold to Paris and the British pound reached a gold point where bankers profited by selling in Paris. The Bank of England, however, has gold re- serves at high level, and hence it's position was regarded unendangered by the movement.
 The press generally approved the prudence" of Moret and P. E. Flandin, finance minister. In typical vein, Le Matin said:
 "The French financiers stressed the fact that while Germany is ask ing the banks of issue to lend 1,6O0, 100000 marks, it must be em- phasized that Germany would gain of she abandoned construction of her cruisers, quit organizing for revenge and other bellicose manifestations, and dropped her plan for custom union with Austria which has no practical economic value"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Fear of Break in Norway, Denmark
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tion, and the declaration of occupa- ton caused the Danish government to send an official note to Norway asking an explanation.
 Intense feeling was aroused Tn both countries by this action, and King Haakon's reported formal dec laration was understood to have en- hanced already bitter feeling in Den- mark.
 The area claimed by Norway in the east coast of Greenland extends about the center of the great island that is Greenland, from about Liver pool coast on the south to a point about opposite of shannon Island on the north.
 The dispute goes back to 1917, until then, Denmark sovereignty Tn Greenland extended only over the west coast, between Cape Fajewell and 74.3O degrees north, with the ex- ception of the one trading station of Angmagsalik in the east.
 In that year, however, it was ex- tended to embrace the entire island, which led to the controversy with Norway regarding hunting and seal ing rights on the east coast.
 The United States bought the Vir- gin Islands from Denmark that year, during the war, and at the same time relinuuished all claims to any part of Greenland which it had previous ly advanced, due to the explorations of Admiral Peary, discoverer of the North Pole.
 When America relinquished claims to any sovereignty in Greenland, Denmark took over the entire island, and Norway at once objected. The dispute has continued over IA years with the present crisis apparently the worst in the history of this trou- blesome factor in relations between Norway and Denmark.
 Originally, Greenland was claimed by Norway and Denmark when they were one state. At the dissolution of the union between Norway and Dem mark in 1914, neither Greenland. mentioned, and they were retained therefore by Denmark.
 The hunting and fishing rights off the east coast have become increas- ingly important, however, and Nor ways claim was pushed by commer- cial interests in Oslo. The govern ment's action followed.
 Oslo, Norway, Juyy 11.-UP).- The government resolved on the oc- cupation of East Greenland, in an action taken last night.
 The coast of Greenland b to be oc. cupied formally, between 71.30 and '75.40 degrees north latitude the government resolved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

Valdam brini, pastor. 10:15 a. m. Vespers following 10:15 mass. Rev William O'Shea, pastor.
 Our Lady of Mt Carmel-Masses at z. S:30, 10 and 11:30 a. m. Benediction after 11:30 mass. Rev Michael Lynch, pastor.
 St Stanislaus Kosta-Masses at 2. 8, 9 and 10:30 a. m. Benediction. 3 D m. Rev Stanislaus Blazejowski, pastor.
 St John of the Cross-Masses at g a. m. Middlebury, and II a. m., Woodbury. Rev Eugene Cryne, pas tor, Middlebury.
 St Thomas-Masses at 2, 8, 9 and Il a. m. Benediction following II o'clock mass. Rev William Judge, pastor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE
 The subject of the Lesson-Sermon will be Sacrament.
 The Golden Text is taken from John ABA: Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work"
 Selections from the Bible include the following passages: Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." q Peter 5; 6, D.
 Correlative readings from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scrip tures,'' by Mary Baker Eddy, include the following selection from page 43: 27-4: "The divine must over- come the human at every point. The Science Jesus taught and lived must triumph over all material beliefs about life. substance, and intelli- gence, and the multitudinous errors growing from such beliefs. Love must triumph over hate. Truth and Life must seal the victory over error
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
10000 Voters
 Are Democrats
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and continue to September 18th. in- elusive.
 Election day will be Tuesday, Oc- tober 9th. The date for the bal loting in the Hayes-Kennedy pri- mary contest has not yet been set. This power is vested in the chair man of the town committee. Chair man John H. Crary stated this morning that he will announce the date soon and added that 1t will be around the middle of September So as to give whoever is victorious in the balloting sufficient time to campaign before election day.
 The primary contest will be an added expense to the city as well as the regular democratic organiza- ton and the opposition headed by MT Kennedy. The registrars will have to incur considerable expenses perfecting and printing the primary lists. of course the greatest ex- pense will be on the forces battling for supremacy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
EARL JELL1CoE IGNORED

Toronto. Ont. July 11-(UP)- Admiral- of-the- Fleet Earl Jellicoe, former commander -in-c chief of the British Grand fleet, will be honor guest at a banquet to be given by former oficers and enlisted men of the Royal navy in Toronto August 17.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

Lyn, Mass July 11-CUP)-B without ears, Frank Litch, 10, now hears with the aid of artificial ears. The false ears, attached to the head with adhesive tissue, may be remov- ed at will and replaced, like false teeth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Lutheran
ST JOHNS EV LUTHERAN
 CHURCH

German services. Organ prelude-Mrs F. Munter
 Hymn Epistle for the Day Hymn Gospel for the Day. Reciting of Apostles Creed Hymn Sermon by the pastor .n Offertory Benediction . Closing hymn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
CHURCH DIRECTORY (CATHOLIC)

aC 0, C O, ,, 1V, IL O. III. anu 46. Il . p. m. Vespers, 3:30 p. m. Rev William McGurk. pastor.
 St Margaret's church-Masses at 2, 8, S:30, 9, 10, and Il a. m. Bene- diction, 3 p. m. Rev Edward Bren- nan, pastor.
 St Patrick's church-Masses at z. 8, 9:30 and II a. m. Benediction, 3:3O p. m. Rev James O'Meara, pastor.
 Sacred Heart church-Masses at 6. z, 8, 9, 10, II a. m. and 12:15 D. m. Benediction at p. m. Rev J. J. Fitzgerald, pastor.
 St Francis Xavier-Masses at G., 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 and Il a. m. Rev James Egan. pastor.
 Blessed Sacrament-Masses at 8 and 10 a. m. Benediction following 10 o'clock mass. Rev Charles Bren- nan, pastor.
 St Cecilia-Masses at and 10 a. m. Benediction following 10 o'clock mass. Rev Peter Cuny. pastor.
 SS Peter and Paul-Masses at q, s:3O, 10 and 11:30 a. m. Benedic- tion at 7:30 p. m. Rev Thomas Null cahy. pastor.
 St Anne's-Masses at 7:30, S:30, 7:30 p. m. Rev D. A. Lamontagne. pastor.
 St Joseph's-Masses at z, 8, g, 10 and II a. m. Vespers at 2 p. m. Rev Joseph Valentiejus. pastor.
 St Lucy's-Masses at [, 8, g and 10:30 a. m. Rev Felix Scoglio, pas tor.
 Our Lady of Lourdes-Masses at 6:30, 7:30, 9:10 and II a. m. Bene- diction at 7:30 p. m. Rev Joseph
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

While tlsre is at present . super. abundance of agricultural products in some parts of Cuba there Is scarcity in other sections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
Congregational
BUNKER HILL

BUNKER HILL
 CONGREGATIONA CHURCH Windsor street and Bunker Hill avenue, 10 a. m. Rev w. Moreton Owen breaches on An Unexpected Blessing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11

and death, before the thorns can be laid aside for a crown, the benedic- tion follow, Well done. good and faithful servant and the supremacy of Spirit be demonstrated"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-11
College Youth
 Tried Blackmail

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