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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
WIFE MURDERER
 WAS SUICIDE IN
 NEW HAVEN JAIL
Meriden Man Took His Own Life Rather Than Face Trial for His Crime

New Haven, Conn. April 6-(UP) Peter kaczka, 59. of Meriden, hung himself in his cell at county jail today rather than face trial for the murder of his wife. Kaczka was committed April 1 on the order of Coroner James J. Corrigan after his wife, Nellie, had been shot to death during a domestic quarrel.
 Guards arousing the prisoners for breakfast discovered the body, sus- pended by piece of bundle cord from door bar. Medical Examiner M. M. Scrabough said the body had been lifeless several hours
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
BABY DIED WHILE BEING TAKEN TO
 HEALTH RESORT
While Car Was Halted at Darien to Get Gas the
 Little Girl Died

Darien, Conn, April 6-(UP)--Lit- tie Mary Jane Grover failed to thrive on city air and her mother, Mrs Margaret M. Grover, 36, of 681 East 13Gth Street, New York City, deter mined to take the nine-months- old infant to the more wholesome at mosphere of Pawtucket, R. l., home of her mother.
 Mrs William E. Dunn of Pawtuc- ket drove to New York and started back toward Pawtucket with her daughter and grandchild. While the car halted here for gasoline, the baby died. Medical Examiner Will liam H. Slaughter said death was due to malneutrition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
WOMAN ATTORNEY IN FATAL HIT
 AND RUN AUTO''
Her Two Men Companions Fled and Left Her to Be Charged With Man- slaughter

Lawrence, Mass. April 6.--(UP)- A woman who described herself as Miss Elinor Doherty. 27, of Cam bridge. lawyer. was arrested on a drunkenness charge here early to- day and held as a material witness in the death of Francis Hamel, AZ, of Lawrence. victim of a hit and run driver Hamel was struck and killed by an automobile at an inter- section last night. A taxi-cab driv- CT pursued the car and finally forced 1t to stop. Two men leaped from the machine and fled, leaving the young woman behind.
 Miss Doherty said she owned the automobile but was not operating 1t when Flannel was killed. Police an- nounced they were seeking q Mall den man and Providence. F. l., man as her companions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
BLACKMER
 AND FALL
 HAVE LOST
Appellate Court Upholds Sentences " Black m CT Was Fined S6O,OOO- Fall One Year in Prison and SlOO,OOO Fine

Washington, April 6-(UP)--The District of. Columbia appellate court to-day upheld decisions and sen tences imposed upon Albert 5. Fall, former secretary of interior and Henry M. Blackmer, oil millionaire, which tended to place them close to punishment.
 Fall, now old and i'll, living in semi -seclusion in New Mexico. is un- der sentence to a year in prison and fine of $10O,000 for allegedly trying to bribe Edward l.. Doheny of Los Angeles. Blackmer faces. a $60,00O fine for contempt of court; and both men will have sentence
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
FINANCIER AND
 CIVIC LEADER IS
 DEAD ON LINER
D. Fairchild Wheeler of Bridgeport Died Yes- terday on Board the Steamer Paris

Bridgeport, Conn, April = (UP) D. Fairchild Wheeler, financier and civic leader, died Sunday aboard the trans Atlantic liner, Paris, enroute to New York, accord : ing to radiograms to relatives. With his wife and daughter he had been touring Europe and Africa on the advice of his physician. Death was attributed to heart attack.
 He was president of the Bridge port Land and Title Company, with which he started 40 years ago as a $2-a-week office boy. During the World war he was assistant food administration for Connecticut. The Paris Is scheduledato dock in New York late tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
Big Bill' Thompson Facing The Greatest
 Battle Of Career

rnayorship candidate ever has re- ceived.
 Thompson, known throughout the world as Big Bill" frequently has toasted that he is the best show man" among the country's politi- clans. He is seeking a fourth term. 7 Cermak is chairman of the Cook county board and has been a power ir democratic politics for years.
 One of Thompson's principal cam- raign issues has been that his op- ponent is "to powerful" and wants to be "a master" by holding all the jobs at once.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
POLICE HEAD. MAY NOT BE
 ERLAND
Judiciary Committee Has New Bill That Would Put State Police Under the Control of Police Board
By GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR.

By GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR.
 (Unitcd Press Staff C0rrespondent) - z. Hartford, Conn, April 6--(UP) Colonel Anthony Sunderland. who renounced a seventh term as demo. cratic mayor of Danbury to accept the urgent demand of Governor Will bur L. Cross that he become state police commissioner, may never take office, 1t was learned today.
 The legislative judiciary committee is reported ready to favor a bill which would. place the state police department under the control of a
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
FORTY FIVE COUN TRIES
 FIGHT U. s.
They Are ReciprOcating for Hawley-Sm0ot Tariff Bill Hundreds of COmm0d- ities Used Here, Have Tariff Increased
By THOMAS l.. STOKES

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Wa hington, April G. (UP) = Forty-five countries have increased tariff duties on hundreds of commo- dities which the United States places on the world market since the Haw- ley-Smoot tariff bill became effective 10 months ago. a survey by the United Press disclosed today.
 Following President Hoover's sig nature of the tariff measure which brought criticism in this country and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
Tilson Backs Up Hoover on Muscle
 Shoals Operation

Johnson City, Tenn. April G. OP).-Representat John Q. Til- son. republican, Connecticut, issued n formal statement here to-day urg- ing joint operation of Muscle Shoals by the states of Tennessee and Ala bama in line with the recent pro- posals of President Hoover.
 He declared the vetoed Norris Bill for government operation Is dead. !" and asserted that in his opinion the same fate awaited any similar pro- posal which might pass through con- gress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
CITY MANAGER PLAN
 ABLY DISCUSSED BY
 SEVERAL SPEAKERS
Several Hundred Women Citizens Listened to the Arguments That Were Presented Against Any Change in City Govt Attorney Cassidy and Ex-MayOr Th0ms Among the Speakers
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC
 OF ALL GATHERINGS

Snceess of the city government ol any city does not depend upon it. charter but upon the personnel of tn; executive officials, declared Attor- ney John H. Cassidy this Afternoon in addressing a gathering of over 300 women in the aldermanic ehambei of the City Hall. called for the pur- pose of discussing the proposed city manager form of government for the Brass City and the amended charter as proposed by Mayor Frank Hayes Attorney Cassidy. Miss Margaret M Bowes of Stratford, Ex-Mayor Will liam E. Thoms. and Mrs Henry Hayden. president of the Women Democratic Club which sponsored the gathering. were among the speakers.
 Waterbury Can Save Money
 Waterbury can save money by be- ing acrimonious but at the expense of the taxpayers comfort, added Ex- Mayor Thoms. Grave reasons must exist for drastic changes in the city government" declared Attorney Cassidy.
 "But they do not exist now" Con- tinuing his declaration that the suc- SSf ttSn 70 ,ft ernment depends upon the personnel of city officials and not upon the charter, Attorney Cassidy declared: :: The present conditions are due to past officials, not to the present charter. The present officials of the city are demonstrating this fact by their excellent progress in clean ing up past errors and in putting the city back on a suitable financial basis.'
 New Style Won't Help.
 We have good officials. Legisla- tion of any new style won't help the city Of Waterbury" declared Attor- ney. Cassidy. "The charter of Wa terbury is not archaic, although 1t might be changed along the lines suggested by Mayor Hayes. don't mind the ballyhoo that has been raised by sponsors of the city man. ager form of government and trust that the real citizens of the city do not"
 ''The city of Waterbury cannot figure on saving money at the ex- pense of the taxpayers of the muni- cipaljty." declared ex-Mayor Thoms. The theory of the charter commits sion is that we should not be self governing but should hire some man to conduct our affairs. Naturally, we could have less schools, curtail our water supplies. construct less
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06

Chicago, April 6--(UP)--The city of Chicago win decide tomorrow whether William Haie Thompson, republican or Anton ]. Cermak, democrat. shall be It's mayor during the worlds fair of 1883.
 Leaders of both parties predicted to-day that more than 1000, 900 votes will be cast in the election which universally is admitted to be one of the most important ever held here.
 Both candidates to-day completed their campaigns. Each predicted he would win. Straw votes favored Ger niak, by a larger majority than any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
RELIEF VESSEL
 WAS STRANDED
Govt Steamer That Helped in the Viking Disaster in Trouble Herself

St Johns. Newfoundland; April 6
 {UP)--The government steamer Sagona, which participated in tho Viking rescue. was stranded to-daS 12 miles west Of Togo 1slands
 The ship, eIl route north wltt food and supplies for Carmarville ib0 miles north of here, entered the harbor Saturday and went on tho ~ocks when 1t attempted to depart The engine room and main hold were flooded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
SOPHOMORE GIRL
 SHOOTS HERSELF
 THROUGH HEART
Marjorie Young of Roches- ter Was One of Seven Sisters Overstudy Was Cause

Rochester. N. H., April 6--tUPI Miss Marjorie E. Young, 20- year-old New Hampshire university sophomore and one of seven sisters, shot herself through the heart yes- terday alongside q brook near the town cemetery.
 Overstudy and worry over her family and helping her through col- iege were believed to be contributory causes of the suicide. Miss Young recently wen a scholarship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
END OF INDIANS PREDICTED

Philadelphia, April 6-(UP)-Within the next gen. eration the American Indian will virtually disappear through ntermarage with the white race according Dr Aes Hrdcka curator of the physical anthropoogy of the national museum at Washington Dr Hrdicka spoke at the Wagner Free institute
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
Late Bulletins
FIRST SUICIDE IN HIGH BUILDING

New York, April 6-(UP)-Poice listed as probably the first suicide from the new S6story Empire State building taest structure in the world the death of an unidentified Italian about 45 whose body crashed from great height to the 21st floor extension. No was found who witnessed the fall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
WIDOW QUITS BoOTLEGGING

Butte Mont, April 6-(UP)-Mrs Annie Gallagher. an elderly widow admitted to the county pension rolls after she told the she had made failure of the bootleg business She promised never to return to her illicit operations for which she previously had been taken before the federal court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
COPS PACKAGE WAS WHISKEY

Philadelphia, April 6-(UP)-Patroman McDermott was standing at 60th and Market streets night gently Up dashed youth showed package in his hands and dashed away.
 McDermott opened the package and found 1872 pints of whisky.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06

ff you want that funny bone etcklcd t0 drive away tie blues see that Wdrtirn nNelily Nvny'' Allnsfrcis on April stii. 1t fIlc BucklnRlnnnl lialI. lt slsre WliI drive your cares away. OIly ele
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
OLD COW BELL WAS FOUND

Marble Falls, Tex, April 6-(UP)-Walter Giesecke pioneer rancher has found bell lost by his father during Indian raid in 1869 The bell bore his fathers initials and was lost following an Indian attack
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
ONLY ONE WOMAN KILLED

New Orleans, April 6-(UP)-Out of the 87 auto mobile fatalities in New Orleans in 1930 only one woman, according to the statistics of the commissioner of public safety.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
BOSTON TERRIER ELECTROCUTED

Fall River, Mass, April 6-(UP)-A Boston terrier owned by John A. Dempsey eectrocuted on street here when it brushed its against an electric light pole which was short -circuted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
THREE TIMES AND OUT

was granted her third divorce from G. C. Potter oil ay dealer Previously she had been divorced twice from Potter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. April G. (uP) --Tlta treasury net balance on April ] wsl.' $543, ,659.663.76
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
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struction and practice, dramatic re-
hearsal
Wednesday afternoon-Music for chill
dren.
Thursday afternoon-Tap dancing for
junior group. tap dancing for senior
group; evening, tap dancing for adj
vanced group, advanced mems group
in tap, Gaelic study group, Lyric Or
chestra practice. Writer'S Craft Club,
lecture on Irish history
Friday afternoon - Rehearsal for
Spring festival; evening. tap dancing
for beginners, beginners French, ad-
vanced tap, Stamp Collectors Club. Boy
Scouts. Drama Guild rehearsal. adult
social dancing, instruction and practice
Saturday n1orning-Children's music.
Birney Center-Nichols avenue and
Howard street southeast:
Monday evening Industrial art. Ana
costa Needle Guild. Wisteria Dramatic
Club. Anacoetia A. @. (junior and
senior, Henson's Melody Orchestra
choral society, girls social group.
Tuesday afternoon--Music group.
Thursday afternoon-Music group,
Toy Symphony Orchestra.
Friday afternoon-Girls' Glee Club,
basket ball.
Burville Center. Division avenue and
Corcoran street northeast
Monday afternoon-Music group.
piano practice, flower art group.
Tuesday afternoon-Music group.
piano practice, folk dancing and games
evening, Parent Teacher Association,
lump Social Club, Burrville Wornen's
Club, dramatics
Friday afternoon-Music group, piano
practice. dranatics.
Dunbar Center, First and N streets:
Thursday evening-Young peoples
social group, swimming for boys and
girls, athletics and games.
Friday evening-G. o. p. Glee Club.
young peoples social group, swimming
for girls and boys, athletics. games
Garfield Center. Alabama avenue and
IVenty-f1fth street southeast
wednesday afternoon-Music. field
games. Evening-Parent-te meet
ing. acrobats, Garfield A. c., young peo-
pies social group, aircraft group.
Garnet-Patterson Center, Tenth and
u streets Vim
Monday evening-Auxiliary rehearsal
first aid group.
Ch1ropractorS' Association, Emancipa-
tlon committee, Amphion Glee Club.
Choral Society. ~ '0'
wednesday evening-King Cyrus Pa
trol drill. Parent-Teacher Association
thursday eVenlng-Art, first aid
group, piano group, Ross Band, Column
nta Temple drill.
L0vejoy Center, Twelfth and D streets
northeast. '' ~ 70
Monday afternoon-Music groups;
evening, Boy Scout Troop, No. SOP:
[ecreatlon groups, Manchester Club,
LoVeJoy A. c., girls Industrial rro,In
community club, girls game 9roup club
room. r' 0-ON
wednesday evening-Boy Scout Troop.
NO. 502; recreation group. logan A e.
Manchester Auxiliary, community club
girls game group, club room.
west Washington Center, Francis
Junior High, Twenty-fourth and N
streets: "'~
FRIDAY evening-Games, athletic and
s soS CUBS, BOY Scout Troop, No. sos;
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District National Guard

rected Pvt Burns 10 report next Thurs
uav night 10 Maj. Frank c. Scofield,
president Of an Oficers' Examining
Board, at the Coast Artillery Armory
for the purpose of taking an examirla-
ton for promotion to second lieutera mt
in the Coast Artillery Corps
Second Lieut. Louis M Swingle, Bat
terry A, 260th Coast Artillery. has been
directed TO report to Mai Frank C..
Scoheld, president of an Off1cers' Ex-
aiming Board, next Thursday night
for the purpose of taking an eXamina-
ton for promotion TO the rank Of first
lieutenant of Coast Artillery.
Two National Guard officers have
been detailed for duty on the War De-
partment general staf They are Col.
william H. Sands, commanding officer.
lllth Field Artillery, Virginia National
Guard, who will report on June /, and
Lieut.. Col. Elmo D. Flynt. adjutant
generals department, State staff. Okla
bona National Guard. who recently
reported for duty. Both are veterans
of the World War and served With or
CARNATIONS overseas.
Pvt. George A. Emmons, jr.. has been
ordered transferred from the active to
the reserve list OF the Headquarters
Detachment. Special Troops 29th Dr.
vision, on account Of educational inter-
ference with the performance of mill
tary duty
Pvt. Henry J. Rappolt, Headquarters
Detachment, goth Division, has been
ordered transferred TO the reserve list
Of that command on account of busi-
ness interference with the performances
OF military duty.
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A civilian competition will be held
at the District Of Columbia National
Guard target range at Camp StfnHls,
CONGRESS Heights, D. c., June 6. begin
ming ct O'Clock in the afternoon, for
the selection Of men to constitute the
training squad from which civilian
rife team will be selected 10 represent
sac District of Columbia at the ma
tional matches 70 be held At Camp
Perry. Ohio, August % TO septenn-
Capt. j. c. Jensen, Ordnance De-
partnent, in charge Of rifis practice OF
the local Guard, has been designated
as executive oficer for this compen-
ton.
PVT James r. Trainor, Battery B,
260th Coast Artillery was ordered on
duty last week IN connection with the
annual inspection Of Battery c.
pvt. Charles A. Garner. Battery z,
250th Coast Artillery. has been ordered
count of business interference With the
performance Of military duty.
Pvt. James p. Quisley. Headquarters
and Service Company. 12ist Engineers,
was ordered on active duty last week
in connection with the annual inspec-
ton Of Company D of that regiment.
Pvt. John r. Burns, Battery /, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, having qualified in
competitive examination, with q gen.
eral average of 735 per cent. was
ordered placed on the eligible list for
appointment as q second lieutenant of
An order Issued subsequently d.
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D. c.. Naval Reserve

The 1st Aviation Division, United
States Naval Reserves Of the District of
Columbia, commanded by Lieut. Rounds,
and now taking its annual period of
flight training at the United States
Naval Air Station at Anacostia, D. c.,
will be put through It's annual inspec-
ton by a board of regular officers from
the Navy Department on Thursday, 1t
was announced last week.
The organization will complete its
two weeks of training on Saturday, and
the inspection comes near the end of
the period. after the unit has had more
than a week in the field. The board, it
was announced, will be composed of
Capt C. A. Blakely. Comdr. r A.
White and Lieut.. w M. Dillon. Lieut.
B. j. Dayton. inspector instructor of the
local Reserve unit. 1t also was an
nounced, will assist the board during
the inspection.
Three volunteer officers of the local
Naval Reserve have been issued orders
to board ship for Is days Of sea train
ing. Lieut.. Cofndr. l.. VaSsilieff. Ord
to report aboard the cruiser N0rthamp-
ton at the Norfolk Navy Yard next
Friday. Ensign Woodville r. Henry
deck and engineering duty, also has
been ordered to report to the same
vessel on the same day.
Lieut. Frederick G. Wiesner, engineer,
has been ordered to report aboard the
airplane carrier Langley at Hampton
Roads, Va, also next Friday.
Two enlisted men of the I'd Fleet
Division Of the local Reserve have sue
cessfully passed the competitive exam
nations for appointment to the United
States Naval Academy from the Re-
serve, it was learned. Ofhcial designa-
ton Of the men, 1t was said, has not
yet been received.
They arc: Frank L. Barrows. seaman,
second class, residing at 6614 Harlan
place. and John II. Maurer. seaman
second class, who lives at 1929 Park
road.
Lieut.. Walter F. Hinckley, United
States Navy. Is scheduled to report at
the Navy Yard on June IS to become
inspector instructor Of the LIST Battalion,
United States Naval Reserves of the
District of Columbia. He will relieve
Lieut.. B. j. Dayton. who has been
ordered to duty aboard the battleship
Wyoming. Lieut.. Dayton came here
several years ago and served as execu
tive and later commanding officer of
the u. S. Destroyer Abel p. Upshur.
which was here at that time as traif4-
ing ship Of the local Reserves. When
the vessel was ordered out Of commits
sion he took her to Philadelphia. and
upon completion of this duty returned
to the city for duty with the Reserve
battalion.
While no word has been received
from the commander OF the u. S.
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Destroyer Hamilton, designated some
months ago as the vessel to make three
cruises from this city, with members
of the local Reserve battalion aboard. it
was said that orders would be sent
out this week to the officers and men
who will make the first cruise, TO re-
port at the Navy Yard for duty June 20,
the date scheduled for it to start.
The following promotions in the Naval
Reserve have been announced, the rank
given with the name being the new
grade:
Line oficers-Capt Roy L. Lowman
Comdr. Milan L. Pittman, Lieut.. Comdr
William c. Mann. Lieut.. Raymond K.
Gray and Lieut.. Junior Grade David
r. wallace.
Medical Corps-Capt. Milton J. Rose
nau. Comdr. Verne A. Dodd, Lieut..
Comdr. John r. Marshall and Lieut..
Francis B. Macdonald.
Dental Corps-Lieut. Comdr. Julian A.
Turrentine and Lieut.. Minot @. Egge-
man.
Supply Corps-Capt. James A. Bull,
Comdr. Henry B. Snyder, Lieut.. Comdr.
Herman c. Miller Lieut.. Maurice Pho
Ian and Lieut. (Junior Grade) Amos B.
Carpenter.
Chaplain Corps Lieut.. Comdr
Thomas J. Burke and Lieut.. Floy T.
Barkman.
Construction Corps-Comdr. Edward
Ellsburg, Lieut.. Comdr. jerome G. Hun
saker and Lieut.. william C. Mehaffey.
Civil Engineer-Lieut. Comdr. Lenox
r. Lohr and Lieut.. Harold X. Hughes.
A change in the regulations is in the
process Of being made which requires
applications from enlisted men of the
Naval Reserve for appointment to the
Naval Academy to be submitted prior
to October 1, instead of prior to January
Is, as heretofore.
Discussing the newly organized train
ing squadron for giving the annual
training for the Naval Reserves, Capt
Hugo w. Osterhaus, u. s. N, said that
OF two battleships and. eight destroyers
on the East Coast is q very great i'm
provement over the old system, although
1t may be dif1cult for the first year or
two to so adjust matters that all units
will have their training at the times
most convenient to them. But eventu-
ally, he said, he felt sure that the scheme
is going to work for better efficiency.
and II is going to be more satisfactory
Tor the Reserve divisions in the long
run
He said that during the conference
when the schedule of training was be-
ing made up for the current Summer
1t was found difficult to get in cruises
for all divisions unless they were run
into the Fall months. The suggestion
was made that the Gulf and South At
larltic divisions be given cruises in the
latter part Of January and February,
such cruises to be extended to Bermuda.
Havana and to Guantanamo.