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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
BY EUGENE LYONS

Moscow, Oct 29-(UP)-A wig orous denial that Russia was con- centrating troops in Manchuria was transmitted to Koki Hirota, Japanese ambassador. to-day by Leo Karakhan, assistant commis- sar of foreign affairs.
 Karakhan expressed astonish- ment at the reports. His note was in reply to Japanese memoran. dunn presented yesterday. which detailed reports that the Soviet was concentrating forces in Man. churia and warning that Japan would be obliged to extend "the sphere of conflict" northward II the reports proved true.
 Hirota's memorandum warned sharply that If Soviet troops are sent to the Chinese Eastern rail- road, 1t will make the atmosphere worse and sharpen the situation The Japanese government would be compelled to take necessary measures to protect residents and the Taonan-Tsitsihar railroad built with Japanese money. There fore, there is therein great danger of expansion of the sphere or con- flict."
 Karakhan replied that the So- viets were observing policy oi strict on-intereference because the Soviet government respects the Chinese-Seviet treaties and the sovereignty ofsother governments
 The Soviets, Karakhan said consider the policy of military oc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Belle Of New York In 7O's s Buried
 In Paris Cemetery

ed to inviting the city's financier's and politicians to Josie's house to drink and plot w thievery. Fisk has been assoc .~ ted with Jay Gould in footing the Erie Railroad.
 Josie, the only woman ever per mitted to attend, Sat at the head of the table. Often she led the discussions. stt0
 Then Josie met Stokes, reputeJly 'the handsomest man in town" He was captivated. Josie fell in love with him. That marked the be- ginning of a bitter feud between r. ik aid Stokes.
 On January 5, 1872, Stokes went to Grand Central hotel. a revolver in his coat pocket. He met Fisk on a Saturday. Fisk reached for his own pistol. Stokes fired first.
 Stokes was convicted and sem fenced to death. Grandly he had refused Josie's offer to testify. But Tweed pulled strings and got him a second trial and he got off with a four-year prison term.
 Josie sued Fis. {. widow for a $2O0, 900 "debt" of Fisk's, and won.
 In 1891 she married Robert l.. Reade, New York lawyer. in Lon don. Reads told repc -s she was the only person who could save him from drink. In 1897 he was declared insance from excessive drinking. and Josie divorced him.
 Tn 1899 she left her home In Boston to spend her remaining days in Philadelphia with sister. Ten years later she was found In ,.-atertown, N. D.. with brother, living in comparative poverty. How she managed to come to Paris IS not known.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Late Presidents Name Defended
 In Britton Suit
Defense Attorneys Read Many Excerpts From Book
 Which Claims to Answer Nan BrittOn's Charges

recess. Through the recital, Miss Britton sat quietly at the trial table with her attorneys. She was attired modishly in flowing white blouse, brown knitted skirt and a brown carcul wrap, set off with a small turban of the same color scheme. Elizabeth Ann, her 12- year-old daughter, was not with her.
 Mouser paused deliberately as he read passages which design to prove that if the paternity of the child truthfully had been attached to Harding the mother would have tried to prove it before his death. Slowly. the attorney read:
 "If a wrong, as is claimed, had been done the complaining wit ness, she had her legal redress, and utterl" failed to seek 1t. The convicted father of an illegitimate child stands very poor chance in court of escaping the respon- sibility resting upon him, and may pay the penalt~-an amount of money sufficient for the proper care of the child until 1t reaches a self-supporting age.
 "The reputed daughter of the complaining witness was born (ac- cording to the age given by the supposed mother) some two years before President Harding's death. Escape of responsibility by the r. ,uted mother for the upbringing was found in its adoption by friends of the complaining witness. Now, did this reputed mother ever use any legal means or make any attempt to force the reputed fath- CT of the child to bear his share of the burden he had so cold bloodedly assumed in becoming. as alleged. the father to the child alleged to have been born to him by the daughter of his dead friend?"
 Other ..sago were quoted, cit ing the mothers failure to attempt to establish parentage of her child through proper legal channels, and I-arding's respect for the laws not violate. Mouser. his gray hair disheveled from shaking his head for emphasis. then read:
 Instead, she was making cam- paign excursions with the defend- ant (Harding) and surreptitious visits to the White House executive offices to further indulge her al- legged armour. There would have been no gold digging opportunities had the complaining witness (M.ss Britton) brought quasi criminal as the court would have considered the in- terests of the infant-not the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
MICHAEL TOMA
 HELD ON BONDS
Hearing Took Place This Afternoon Before COm-
 missioner KraSOW
WAIVED EXAMINATION

Michael Toma, who claims to be the proprietor of the former Di- orio restaurant at 231 Bank street, waived examination this afternoon when arraigned before United States Commissioner Harry A. Krasow and was ordered held for the U. S. district court under bonds of $1,000. Tomas arrest occurred last Thursday afternoon when he ap- peared at the hearing of Anthony Diorio and volunteered the infor-
 nation that he and not Ralph Guerrero was the owner of the
 place. Diorio and Guerrero had been named in the official warrant by Agent Ralph Johnson. who single handed and without a war rant made seizure. The charge against Guerrera was not pressed as Johnson was not able to identify
 him.
 During the course of the hearing Johnson claimed that he had asked
 Diorio, who was in charge of the restaurant and that he received an answer to the effect that Guerrero was the boss. From Guerrero, Johnson claims, he obtained per- mission to look around. Tomas de- fense is that he was in charge and Johnson did not speak to him or obtain permission.
 Both Diorio and Toma will be arraigned before Judge Carroll Hincks sometime next month or early in December. Their cases are not expected to interfere with the governments plans to pad lock the restaurant with two other local establishments in the Brook lyn section.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Market Rallies
 After Midday 7. From Early Lows, i, {,
K. R. Shares Not Affected By Omission of g Dividend
 aa. By Central K. K. of New Jersey t..a9..g4.y

!, New York. Oct 29.-(UP)-The stock market Jagged in light turn over to-day, but prices maintained a firm tone in the afternoon af- ter having rallied from early lows.
 Railroad shares were apparently unaffected by omission of the g quarterly dividend by Central rail- road of New Jersey. The company, in . statement issued after the dividend meeting. announced it had decided to omit the payment due at this time and called atten- ton to the fact 1t had paid $S in dividends so far this year. Those payments included three regular quarterly dividends of $2 each and an extra of the same amount, the latetr paid on July 15. In 1890 the road paid $S regular and $4 extra.
 Central of Jersey. a very inac- tive issue. did not sell. New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Edison's Sons Get Bulk Of Fortune;
 Named Executors
Will Divide Residuary Estate Among All Six Children s..ty Widow Provided for Through Gifts

Newark, N. J., Oct 29.-(UP)- Thomas A. Edison bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to his sons, Charles and Theodore. and named them executors to divide the resi- duary estate among all six chill dren, according to the will and codicil filed for probate to-day.
 There was no estimate of the size of the estate.
 The widow, Mrs Nina Edison, Is not provided for in the will, state ment attached saying she had been cared for through gifts and other means. -
 The six children are Charles, Theodore, Thomas A., Jr, William Mrs John Eyre Sloane. and Mrs Marion Oser.
 All capital stock of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, the grounds and Edison laboratory, the Edison quarry, capital stock of the Edi- son Cement Corporation and the Lake Hopatcong Railroad are be- queathed to Charles and Theodore.
 The residuary estate is left in trust to be divided by the execu- tors among the six children when
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Leaves License As
 Security For Gas
Then Station Owner Forwarded It to Motor Vehicle
 Department t-Arrest of Aut0ist Follows

long ways from home and also short of funds. He negotiated for the purchase of couple of gall Ions of gas and left his license, not his watch, with the manager.
 After waiting short time the manager forwarded the license to the motor vehicle department with note attached explaining that the person from whom it had been obtained had left 1t as guaran- tee of immediate payment for the gas. The department was not particularly interested in the man. ager obtaining his 30 cents or whatever the price was. but took official cognizance of the fact that Yesinkas must have been operating lately without a license. Inspector Ledwith, accompanied by Lieuten- ant Balanda located Yesinskas and placed him under arrest.
 From all indications Yesinkas will now be obliged to explain his neglect of the price of the gas and his unusual security.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Don't leave your motor vehicle registration card as security for a couple of gallons of gasoline, pro- viding you can get it some other way. This is the moral one can draw from the experience of AL bert Yesinkas, 2S, of 62 Alder street, who was arrested this af- ,ternoon by Lieut. Matthew Ba- 1anda and Inspector Ledwith of the state motor vehicle depart ment.
 Yesinkas can't very we'll deny that he violated the motor vehicle law by operating without license, providing he has taken his car out within the past two days. His li- cense has been in the hands of a gasoline station manager on Wa tertown avenue. And that explains why Yesinkas was arrested to-day.
 According to the story told to the motor vehicle department Yesinkas ran short of gas while out riding a couple of evenings ago. He also discovered that he was a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
OAKvILLE

The "Ladies' Aid" society met with Mrs Hugh Brown of Ledge side avenue yesterday. The first part of the afternoon was spent in sewing for the school in Tennes- see. Later luncheon was served by the hostess, closing the after noon with a social hour.
 Those attending were: Mrs Will liam tJerman, Mrs George Smith, Mrs Harold Smith. Mrs Mortimer Scott, Mrs Harris Scott. Mrs James Newell, Mrs Fred Jackson. Mrs John Ande. Mrs Ralph. Clinton. Mrs Ralph FIorian, Mrs Douglas Cameron and Mrs Oscar Locke. This society will meet next Wed nesday afternoon at the Congrega- tionaI church hall.
 MT and Mrs Martin Entertain MT and Mrs Joseph Martin en- tertained at their home on Park avenue Sunday in honor of their 35th wedding. anniversary. Many relatives of the couple enjoyed the uniting of the family group. A de- -licious dinner was served in the spacious. dining room which was prettiiy decorated with Halloween fancies. with a table cover of black and orange in keeping with the Halloween scheme. The guests at- tending were: MT and Mrs Joseph Martin, Jr.. and MT and Mrs Charles Connor of Cleveland. Ohio. MT and Mrs Salvo Locasicio and children. Mary. Joseph, James, Fannie. and Salvo. MT and Mrs James Stella and children, John. Anthony, Joseph, Mary and Jos ephine of Winsted. MT and Mrs Salvo Martin. Mir and Mrs Henry Stella and children. Vincentina and Joseph. MT and Mrs Joseph Lovetree and children. Grace ana Joseph. Mir and Mrs Joseph Mar tin. Sr. MT and Mrs James Martin and children. Gerald. Daniel ana Rosemary of Waterbury. Mrs Jos eph LocasIcio and children. Jos- ephine., James and Mtiiie ano James; Patrick. Philip. Vincent and Mary Martin of oal<viiie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Dance Is Paris
 Wedding Market
First Affair of Its Kind Proves Success-And Here's
 How It Functions

gree of pulchritude and boise, and general disposition.
 During dances an unintroduced gentleman may bow formally be- fore the maiden, signifying his wish to dance with her. They dance the full piece and one encore, after which he leaves her in the center of the floor with another formal bow and "Merci." She returns to her seat and he to his or to wan der about selecting future partners.
 If the same gentleman dances with the same young girl or woman several times in succession he can- fesses his interest politically. and both parties then may enter into an open and frank discussion of the business at hand.
 Those wishing to marry imme- diately wear small bands of green ribbon in their' buttonholes, and may be approached at once on the subject of matrimony. The young ladies equally ready wear little bows of green ribbon on the shoul- der, or a white flower surrounded by green foliage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
INSURANCE MEN
 MEETING TODAY

V HH
 Hartford. Conn. oct 2s.-tUP)- Several hundred insurance agents gathered here to-day to discuss problems of the insurance business in the period of economic readjust- nent in observance of Connecticuts $ seventh annual insurance day.
 The automobile accident problem was discussed in the morning ses- sion by John J. Hall. director ot the state and highway safety divi- sion of the National Bureau of Cas- ualty and Surety Inderwriters State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Robbins B. stoeckel and State h. surance Commizsioner Howard F Durham. Dr William B. Bailey. economist of the Travellers Insur- ance companies, spoke on life In. surance" and James L Case of Norwich discussed Automatic Can eellation of Fire and Casualty Poll cies."
 Governor Cross addressed the deleRates at luncheon.
 Principal speakers at q banquet tonight will be. the Rev John Nicol Mark of Brookline. Mass. and Dr. Teyhi Hsieh. manager of the Chinese Trade Burenu of Hos- ton. ffN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
By MARY KNIGHT

(Un1te0 FreSS StaH SOrreSpOuucntl
 Paris, Oct 29-(UP)-The initial tea dance of the Club National Des Liseres Verts, an organization Of men and women formed to fecili- tate marriage, was a matrimonial success.
 The dance was held at Hotel Ma jestic, and wil be followed by sim- liar affairs monthly, all sponsored by the government. It attracted several hundred husband and wife hunters
 The Jeune File, just ripe for matrimony enters the huge ball. room accompanied by her mother, grandmother and maiden aunt. They seat themselves in formal line against the wall. In their hands is a large white sheet of paper headed on one side, De- mandes en marriage" and just be- low "Dames." On the other side is the same heading with Mes sieurs." Some fifty or sixty neatly printed ads then follow, each with a letter and a number, stating the age of the applicant and a brief summary of her, or his, financial status, de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

in judgment of the executors it shall be deemed judicious." De- benture notes issued by Edison Ce- ment Corporation to Edison are bequeathed in trust to the execu- tors to be divided in the following proportion among the six chill dren:
 Marion Edison Oser. 5 per cent; Thomas A. Edison. Jr., five per cent; William L. Edison, per cent; Madeline Edison Sloane. 5 per cent: Charles Edison. 40 per cent, and Theodore M. Edison. 40 per cent.
 The original will was dated Feb ruarv l. 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
USE LADDERS TO DUST
 RATS FROM TREE TOPS

Los Angeles has carried it's war on rats into the tree tops. Not long ago. health officials discovered that legions of the rodents had deserted their homes on the ground and taken to nesting in. tall palms. TO reach them. a special ladder with three extensions was devised. the top section making a horizontal platform to reach the nests with out damaging the foliage of the three. says Popular Science Month ly. Then poison was poured by the bucketful into the nests. and after 1t had taken effect city trappers made a haul of thousands of rats As yet no explanation has been given by the Los Angeles animal experts for the unusual conduct of the rodents in retreating to the tree tops and establishing theiz homes there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
Russia Denies Concentration Of
 Men In Manchuria
Japan Warns Soviet Russia She Will Mass Troops If
 RumOr Proves True

cupation under the pretext of so- called assistance. contradicts the peatN full policy of the Soviet Union and the interes1 of general peace"
 He emphatically denied Soviet instructions to troops at Tsitsihar or to troops in any other Man. churian province. None of such troops, he said. had received or will receive armaments or military supplies from the Soviet.
 ''No support has been rendered by the Soviet Union to any fight ing sides in Manchuria." he said.
 The Japanese memorandum all legged that 10000 to 30.000 Soviet troops were concentrated near the station of Dauria.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Major Hammer had charge of the first real test on a carbonized bamboo filament. For over two months he watched zealously the Yndimmed rays coming from the test lamp. At night he made his rounds carefully checking up on the record run of this lamp. It be- came noised about the laboratory that the lamp had already run 500 hours. Suddenly. one night the lamp began to pale. Hammer seized
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 29.-(UP).- The name of the late President Harding was defended in a federal court to-day as attorneys read page after page from book which brands as false Miss Britton's claims that her daughter is the child of the former president.
 The recital was made at the trial of Miss Britton's $50,000 libel suit against Marion. Ohio. hotel keep CT who allegedly distributed the book. "The Answer to The Presi- dents Daughter"
 Nearly 100 pages were read by Judge Grant Mouser, chief of the defense counsel. before the noon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
CHINESE BANDITS
 KILL JAPANESE

Mukden. Manchuria, Oct. 29.- (UP). Japanese soldiers and a civilian were killed to-day in encounters with Chinese bandits outside the walls of Mukden, cen- ter of the Manchurian strife be- tween China and Japan.
 An army captain and two pri- yates were killed while defending the Supingkai-Taonan railway from the bandits attack. The civilian was killed by a sniper as he walked through the south gate of the walled city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
St. Margaret's
 And Kindergarten At Driggs Okayed
Will Be Resumed Monday, Dr Godfrey Declares in Public Statement

Health officials this morning sanctioned the opening of the first grade at St Margaret's school and the kindergarten at DrisGs school: both of these rooms being closed because of infantile paralysis cases found in these grades. The Co., 1umbia school sixth and seventh grades were reopened Monday which leaves only the Oronoke school closed. This school will open next Monday which will give the city one hundred per cent in the functioning of its school de- partment," said Dr E. J. Godfrey.
 Another release to-day cut the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

active number of infantile paral- ysis cases to six, the lowest num- Der by far of the last few months and the smallest number since the inception of the epidemic.
 Every case will be released by the end of next week and if no new ones are reported, the city will be then absolutely clear of in- fantile paralysis for the first time in many months.
 Very few of the afflicted young sters show any paralysis and in view of the fact that there were 123 cases, this is said by doctors to be remarkable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
17-YEAR OLD BOY
 MAY GO TO CHAIR

Rockford, Ill.,. Oct. 2s.-(UP).- Russell R. Williams, IT, who pleaded guilty to a charge of mur- dering a street car motorman, to- the electric chair.
 Williams, one of the youngest ever given a death sentence in Illinois, will die in the electric chair Dec. II, Circuit Judge A. E. Fisher ordered yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
MIME EMMA CALvE IGNORED

Paris.-Madame Emma Calve. opera singer. has been honored with the cross of the Chevalier of the Legion of Homer. according to offi- ctli announcement. Mme Calve was born in Madrid. She is at present in retirement in France but at TO Is planning to return to the op- cratic stage in the role of Car men"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
ADVERTISING IS
 CURE FOR BLUES
Pulitzer s o0II Dean
 Urges $z5,OOO, 900 Pool to Combat Forces
 of Depression

New York. Oct 2s.--tUP)--A $25. 100000 cooperative advertising campaign by the automotive, steel, rubber, oil and railroad industries, to combat the public's mass fear of depression Is proposed by Carl w. Alderman, dean of the Colum- bia University School of Journal ism.
 Cooperative advertising has a great opportunity at time when the American public has a keener interest in economics than in horse- rower or. Adam's-apples." he said.
 Suppose the steel, the rubber, the railroad and the automotive industries joined in supporting this movement" he suggested. 'Sup- pose that in addition to their ap- propriations for competitive copy all these industries subscribed to a $25,000,O0O cooperative advertis- ing pool-and that would be an in- flnitesemal fraction of their total surpluses-it is not conceivable that that the whole nation would benefit by a revival of confidence?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
WORLDS HIGHEST DAM

Paris.-The highest barrage In the world is to be built at Corps, in the department of the Isere. to dam. the Alpine torrent, the Drac. This barrage is to be APO feet high and the depth of the water behind 1t, accumulated in the valley known as the Gorges du sautet. will be over $50 feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
MORE GRADES ARE RE0PENED
John D. Bulger
 at Lions Club
Gave Interesting Address at The Elton on ''Wa-
 terbury Day"

The Lions were given a sketch of the results of the recently con- ducted Waterbury Day" by the chairman, John E. Bulger at the meeting of the club at the Elton to-day. He explained that the