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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
STATE BUILDING SHOWS SLIGHT GAIN|

in an allegedly intoxicated condition aboard the Franconia. The girl was put aboard a tug in mid-stream on that day and taken ashore when she was discovered to be still aboard after the liner had sailed.
 The Faithful family said they were aware of this incident and that Carr, who was friend of long standing and a beneficial influence on her, had rebuffed her for coming to the cabin and was quoted as telling the dead girl he never want ed to see her again.
 "All right, you won't see me again." the Faithfulls said she re- piled. They interpreted this remark as a statement from a proud girl who merely meant that if she were to be rebuffed she would not place herself in a position to suffer a sec ond one.
 Carr, according to Edwards has indicated his willingness to appear before the Nassau county grand jury with the two letters and also to give any information he may have re- garding the baffling case. He also is reported to have statements from Captain Irving and officers of the F'ranconia in regard to the incident on May 29.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
Auto Homicide Case
 Goes To The Jury
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senting the accused. Judge Mo- Evoy's charge to the jury was com pleted just before II o'clock.
 Testimony To-day
 As trial was resumed this morn ing, Wolff was recalled to the stand for further cross examination by MT Fitzgerald. He said Dufresne was drunk the night of the mishap and told Sergeant Henry Johnson of the motor patrol who was also at the hospital that he (Dufresne) would be 8 witness against him CWolff). He denied that he came to the con- clusion that Dufresne was drunk after hearing Dufresne's testimony to the coroner. He admitted he had not come to the conclusion that there were bright spots and shad- ows in the vicinity of the scene of the accident until after it had hap pened. He admitted further that he had only begun driving nights about a year and half ago. Wolff denied he had thought the whole affair over while in the detention room at po- lice headquarters, claiming his mind was under too much stress and that he was thinking of MT McNally, at the hospital.
 Attorney Fitzgerald called Ser geant Johnson, Patrolman John r. Winston and Patrolman Petit to the stand as rebuttal witnesses after Att torney Carmody announced the de- fense rested. Sergeant Johnson said he did not remember Dufresne say ing he would appear as witness against Wolff and added that Du- fresne did not appear to be under the influence of liquor.
 Patrolman Winston said he was called to the hospital and submit ted to a blood transmission for Officer McNally. He denied Dufresne was Officer Petit also de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

shadow beside the church building.
 "rhen he pushed me through one of the windows into the basement. The windows are large and it wasn't difficult. When we were inside, the man made me go upstairs into the main auditorium. Three other men were waiting for us. These men also had handkerchiefs tied over their faces. It was very dark in the church and I couldn't see them distinctly.
 1.-TWO of them grabbed me. and stripped off all my clothes. Though 1t was a warm night, I shivvered some. The four men didn't talk. One produced a new rope.
 Have you any dying request to maker one asked. It was the first
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
Vanderbilt Had
 UnlOaded Gun
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(Contlnued rom rage she screamed-then the chase was lon.
 Vanderbilt at first told the United Press he shot at Arno, but to-day, after a talk with Sam Platt, his at- |torney, he said:
 q would have shot Arno if the gun had been loaded"
 Arno was not to be found to-day and his palatial home was occupied only by a Japanese houseboy. Be- fore leaving, he issued one of his one line statements.
 q knew nothing whatever about the affair of Monday morning until to-day" he said.
 Vanderbilt insisted his story of the chase was essentially correct. He intimated that "some court action may be taken"
 Bad blood" existed between the two, it appeared, and Arno asked for police protection. Vanderbilt showed a United Press reporter 8 blackjack he said he always carried ''for pro- tection," and added that he has hired a special police guard for his home.
 Vanderbilt was working on g. novel Monday, he said, when he saw Arno drive up in front with Mrs Wander bilt.
 The author shouted and brandish- ed the revolver. Arno retreated, Vanderbilt after him. Accounts of the chase differ here, it being vari- ously reported that it was conducted both by automobile and by foot. The fact was that Arno reach ed his home first.
 About half way to the Arno home Vanderbilt realized the enormity of the situation, got himself together and returned home," Attorney Platt said. Nothing happened and there was no gunfire."
 Mrs Vanderbilt also said she knew of no pistol shot.
 "How could there be?" asked Platt. "The gun wasn't loaded"
 Arno, once firm friend of Wander bilt, finished a six-weeks residence in Reno to-day, but did not file g. di- vorce suit against his wife, Lois Long, the writer.
 Clyde D. Sauter, attorney, said in Arno's behalf that i've deny abso- lutely any improper relations be- tween MT Arno and Mrs Vanderbilt.
 "Arno and we deny any such oc- currence ever took place as related by MT Vanderbilt.
 When Arno first arrived here, it was reported he was engaged to Mrs Florence Rice Smith, New York ac- tress, who recently divorced her broker husband. It then was report ed she broke with Arno because of his attentions to Mrs Vanderbilt.
 It was generally agreed, however. that aside from any other considers ton, Arno is fast on his feet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
May Tabulation Reveals Increase
 Over April Figures
Thirteen of Twenty-three Towns Share Upward Trend According to Traffic Department of New Haven Road, Which Compiled Report

Building permits issued by cities and towns in Connecticut during the month of May increased slight ly in value as compared with April, according to the monthly building survey conducted by the freight traffic department of the New Haven Railroad, in which twenty-three communities are covered. The total valuation of the permits issued by these communities in May was some- what more than six hundred thou sand dollars greater than the value of those of the preceding month.
 This increase was distributed among thirteen of the twenty-three towns and cities covered in the sur vey. They were Bristol Bridgeport, Derby, Greenwich, Hamden, Hart ford, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Haven, Stamford, Stratford, West Hartford and Willimantic. The May list was headed by Hartford with permits valued at $563,109, while New Haven and New Britain were in second and third places respec- lively.
 As compared with the railroads building survey figures of May, 1880, last months total was approximate ly one million three hundred thous- and dollars less. Seven of the twen- ty-three communities showed gains
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

thing any of them had said in the church-my first intimation that they intended to kill me-"
 Brown said he heard an automo- bile pass outside and made ges- ture of escape only to have one of the captors kick him and another slap him across the face.
 They then looped the rope around his neck and carried the nude preacher to his pulpit.
 They tossed the rope over a beam and tied it to the pulpit.
 Brown was hoisted two feet into the air. Another captor brought chair and placed it below the preacher, just a fraction of an inch below his toe. Brown struggled to reach it, but could not, he said, and
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the kidnapers chuckled and de- parted.
 Brown tried to reach the chair again 6 few minutes later and was surprised to find that he could. The rope had begun to stretch.
 Teetering at the end of the rope, just able to support himself with his toes and keep from choking, he stood there in the darkness, suf- fering agonies at the thought of what might be in store for him if his strength gave way.
 It was less than four hours that he hung suspended from the ceiling, but time seemed endless.
 When the preacher failed to come home at his accustomed time, Mrs Brown became alarmed and notified
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
This is inc Tire that afJMy1adHN

turers learn that when motorists pick their own tires, one out of nine says <'ALLSTATE'' and there are up wards of 15O brands to choose from(
 We'll it's started! But it's the wrong something. Instead of bet ter tires and lower prices and better service, the motorists are being fed lot of words.
 That isn't ALLSTATE'S language. So, if you'll excuse us, we'll attend to our business of bringing better values into the tire world.
 And, incidentally just watch ALLSTATE! A tiredesigned by Amer ica's foremost engineers, built byI the worlds most successful tire' manufactures, and brought directly to you by the most economical sys- tenn of distribution yet devised, can't help going places and doing things.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

hotel where he supplants his min' Isteriai earnings by serving as bag gage clerk.
 q work at tho hotel every night until 2 o'clock" Rev Brown said toe day. "IAst night took tho bus for my home as usual. When I got Off, across the street from the church and started to walk Co my home, n flow hundred yards away. q mnn ran ID to me and said " you run I'll shoot you dead
 "lIo had C big nlckei-pinted Dis. Col In hla hand and handkerchief over his face. He made mo 70 with him Co tho exclusion of q deep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
Faithful Girl
 May Be Suicide
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 have contained the line: By the time you read these words l shall be dead"
 Whether this was an indication that the girl intended to end her own life. or whether 1t was written with the knowledge her life was in danger by someone known to her, Edwards was loath to speculate However, Edwards reiterated his belief that she was murdered.
 "You have \ girl that has been drugged; that has been bruised and beaten, and that was sobor," he as- serted.
 "rhoreforo, you must admit the possibility of murder"
 Stanley F. Faithfull, BtArr's Btop- father. also reasaertod his belief the RIri met death at the hands of some person or persons unknown to him,
 The other letter was said Co be An apology from Starr for her ae. tons the day sho visited his cabin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
SEARCH FOR MOTHER

Danbury, Conn. June IS - (UP) - Police started Q search today for Mrs John Downs. mother of Jackie Downs, 18-months-old child who was drowned late yesterday in a brook near the home of Mrs Rose Nein- stadt, with whom he had been left by his mother.
 Mrs Downs was reported to have obtained work in Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

over their permit valuations for the corresponding month of last year, however. These were Hamden, Hartford. Middletown, New Britain, Stratford, Wallingford and Willi- mantle,
 Comparative building permit sta tistics for May, 1881, and for May, 1880, are reported in the railroads c1Irvau fo1JoIuS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
Harvard Gifts

Cambridge, Mass, June 1S-(UP) Gifts and legacies totallng $14,- 421,697 were received by Harvard university during the past year, President A. Lawrence Lowell an- nounced today.
 Five of the gifts exceeded $1,- O0O,OOO each, the biggest being $4,- 41O,239 from Edward S. Hardness of New York, Yale graduate. as an additional donation toward the liar yard house plan, which he has financed to the extent of approX- mately $13.000,000.
 Other major gifts included: $2,- 261,800 from the Stuart Wyeth es- tate; $1,280,193 from the Walter Hastings estate; $1,025,155 from the Artemas Ward estate; and $1,0Ol,- 973 from the international educa- ton board toward the construction and equipment of the new labora- tory for the division of biology.
 President Lowell also announced the following gifts: Gregory Seeley Bryan estate, $151,244; 250 asso- ciates of the Harvard Business school, $130,351; Charles H. Ditson estate, $100,O00; Lewis F. Tales es- tate, $122,935; Henry Clay Prick estate, $200,0O0; William Amory Gardner estate, $100,000; general education board, $451sS10; Augustus Coe Curnee estate. $250,000.
 Lucien Howe estate, $244.06S; Nettie G. Naumburg estate, $100,- 900; Anna M. Richards estate, $422,- 763: the Rockefeller Foundation, s235,536; Elizabeth R. Stevens es- tate, s1O0.6OS; Harold s. Wander bilt, $150,000.
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I police. Inquiry at the hotel showed he had left as usual and then the, search led to the church. Rev Browns groans quickly led the po- | lice to his side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

Arguments were begun at II o'clock with Assistant States Att torney William B. Fitzgerald pre- senting the states side and Attor- ney Terence F. Carmody repre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
Two of Leading
 Colleges Endowed
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It was $3,159,766.59. The university also received $2,O00,00O from the John w. Sterling estate, which pre- viously had contributed millions for the erection of the largest university library in the world.
 President Angell announced $1,- 100000 of the Sarah Wey Tompkins bequest would be used in erection of a five-story surgical building as part of the New Haven hospital Yale Medical school group.
 The university head also an- nounced the election of Thomas Day Thacher. Yale, '04, solicitor general of the United States, and Frederick Trubee Davison, Yale, '18, assist ant secretary of war in charge of aeronautics, as alumni fellows of the Yale corporation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
Pastor Is Hanged
 in His Church

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senting the accused. Judge Mo- Evoy's charge to the jury was com pleted just before II o'clock.
 Testimony To-day
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28

When for three weeks the wind had
not changed a point, the captain be-
gan to rave and he raved SO much
and so loud that he frothed at his
mouth. The wind struck back-it
began to blow, then stronger and
harder; ever louder it howled and
roared. The ship was driven off her
course. Now he cursed the ship, the
sea, the sky, the wind and the man
at the wheel.
Keep those tops'ls shivering, you
son of D." he roared at the
helmsman. When the sailor failed
to answer the customary: aye. aye,
sir!" he came and struck the man
a full blow in the face.
"I'll show you," the captain Missed
as he drove the Bible right in the
face of the sailor. The sailor bled
from his nose. Jock picked up the
book. He wiped some of the pages
1t only made matters worse, the red
streak spread, stuck. He swore. He
took the book below.
(Another Installment Of this sea
story next Saturday,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
"The Holy
Bed Bug
A Sailors Story of Develish Captain and a
Mutiny on the Good Ship Margaret

raising old devil? Whenever his
name among sailors was mentioned
there would be much grinding Of
teeth and calls for vengeance. Per
rrr- gelel" Satana!" A big Finn
ground through his teeth whilst
pointing to his nose which was ter
ribly smashed: THE B ., with
Bible under his one arm, while with
the other hand, in brass knuckles,
he struck me when was handcuffed
and chained in the rigging. I'll get
him yet" he swore.
He never did get him, because
Jock winked at the consul, whose
extended palm he creased, and the
big Finn went to jail-pronto.
The old ship Margaret was ready
to sail and there was no crew. AS
time is money, and it hurt Captain
jock, so he hunted high and low to
find a crew. At last he found the
sailors.
Come on, boys. you will like my
Ship he said with broad grin, at
the same time trying to look like a
good natured padre. Il am sure you
will like my ship; she is the best
beat in the harboy,' he added with
a subdued chuckle.
We hesitated; a KIND of repul-
aige instinct held us at bay.
"Oh, come On" he pleaded, softly
speaking. You are decent looking
chaps, sign on" he continued.
Still we hesitated; we hung back
sullenly. Being flat broke. we met
the black and menacing looks of our
boarding master. and then we ran
into the still blacker looks of his
two burly runners" who were also
the water police-so We had no
choice, and on the good ship Mar
garet we signed!
The next morning, just before we
sailed, Captain Jock ordered SER
vice to be held on board ship. A
make-shift pulpit was erected. When
everything was ready. Jock made his
appearance all dressed in black. He
came slowly and with great pomp
Both his hands clasped the insep-
arabic Bible Holding in check
solemn mien, he slowly assembled the
pulpit. An old, battered organ was
hurriedly brought from the cabin;
Maggie sat down to play. After a
slight fuss. in business-like man
ner she ran sher frightfully long
fingers over the keys and finally she
tuned in. She began to play. Sounds
sweet and low; harmonious sounds,
gradually increasing and with a
beautiful timbre, spread over the
silent. somber ship as Maggie played
and her skinny, cIawlike fingers ran
over the white keys that seemed to
be grinning-juSt like Death show
ing her teeth and grimacing at the
skyl After the sacred song: Life in
the Darkness" which is much liked
by the sailors, the captain began to
pray in a voice which, too, began
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
Unemployment Relief In
4 COwlUpunisI-RMn Cltv

wanted to- give twenty francs, but
the project of the police representing
the national government refused to
allew it. At the same time the mayor
is demanding unemployment insur-
arce equal to wages.
We have a law which states that
any, unemployed worker of this city
can not be, eyicted for non-payment
of rent, and the law is strictly en-
forced. :. ~
We have shower baths, barber
shops, dentists, etc. free Of charge.
OF course, comrades, these condi-
lions exist only in the Communist
controlled cities of st. Denis, Ivy, W.T.
ry, yillejuif, AlfortviIle, In the cities
controlled by the bourgeoisie or So
ciasist mayors, nothing is done for
the unemployed. (Also in socialist"
controlled Reading, Pa. and MIL
waukee-Editor.)
Now do not think our Communist
cities are free from. persecution, on
the contrary. For instance, out here
in Ivy -tlae-Seine, since we have
Communist mayor, the reactionary
national government gave" us the
GHafdes Mobiles Estate miitia) ana
today, the day before February 2544
demonstration, these birds are rYdn1
ming up and down the streets. THEY
even arrested our mayor this mfrn,
ing in the city hall and TOMORROW
they will try to stop us from getting
to city ha1i.--But they will not sue4
coed. n
I VINO was just deported from your
free America" can tell you that the
unemployed in this Communist con-
trolled city are much better off than
in your prosperous" cities where you
have to line up for hours to get pint
of hot water.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
By PAUL.

narrow fabric. But at eight bucks
week, and Herb barely matching
even! No more scheming how to get
the clothes she wanted for herself and
Gertie. Now it was scheming how to
feed them and keep their old clothes
looking decent, with pennies enough
to spare for car-fare and stamps for
letters to Herb.
The second week the. foreman
stopped by her machine and tried to
date her up. Later he gave her to
understand it was go out with him or
get her time.
"The nerve of him." she told her
small daughter that night, "the big
stiff!
Who mamma?
Nobody. Never mind"
The next day Elsie again refused
a date. and that Saturday she was
paid off. This was just before March
9Th, when I first met Elsie at the
demonstration in Providence. She
was one of ten Thousand workers who
damned downtown traffic to demand
jobs or bread.
1t was clear crisp day, and she
stood close to the speakers, squirting
in the sunlight. little Gertie held
against one shoulder.
AS the cops pressed in, and the
sound of fire-engines and whistles
roared in the distance, noticed she
slipped her worn kid gloves into her
coat pocket. IF any of these guys
get fresh around here" she told me,
Il want my fists free, and don't
plan to rip my last pair of mits."
Later she marched with several
hundred to the hall and joined the
Unemployed Council. When her hus-
band heard of her activities in the
union and Party he wrote her not to
get his name mixed up in these reds
doings.
Every WE'LL" said Elsie, "then I'll
take back my own name, for I'll sure
not quit fighting. Just imagine, to
be so dumb as not to see what's got
to be done today. Well, see you to-
night at the meeting of Royal
Wcavers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-28
Mexican Workers Demonstrate
ing Against Widespread Unem-
ployment and Wage Cuts.
Mexican workers realize that their

among the purple, then blue, and it
seemed as if the very devil had
crawled inside of him and was about
to tear him apart and this was his
last agonizing effort. He reared;
clay aloft, there, you dirty Dutch
B., and loose the sails!"
At sea. Long watches set and
change with regularity that only
sailor knows and feels. The dog
watch came and went, midnight
watch, sleepy watch, gravy-eye
watch, broom and bucket watch,
sweat and pull watch-all followed
each other. Days went by, weeks
went by; we worked and starved.
six days shalt thou labor and do
all that thou are able; on the sew
enth day thou shalt holystone the
deck and scrape the cable"
Captain Jock believed in his Bible.
When the wind was dead ahead and
the ship made no progress, he would
get the Holy Book, porting again, for
the hundredth time, over the same
soiled and tattered pages, he would
read, read and read. The more he
read the Bible, the worse he became.
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with a low whisper that gradually
rose higher and higher, doomed
louder and louder and crashing into
almost roar-it, too, spread over
the ship and penetrated ever as far
and as deep as the chain locker.
The Old Man prayed and big drops
of perspiration appeared on his bald
head, and slowly the beads rolled
down his fat cheeks and dripped on
the deck-pat, pat, pat. But, with
fervor born through long experience
and constant practice, the captain
prayed on and on.
"Hell's flames and damnation!
What's the matter? Heave up that
blasted anchor!" roared the preacher
after the service was over and he
had put away his Bible. AS we
shipped the bars and started to
heave away tramping around the
capstan, the captain roared again:
Now, then, let's have chanty."'
"In Amsterdam there livvved a
maid, and she was mistress Of her
trade" sailor by the name of Vir-
tue began in sickly and plaintive
voice. 1t was the holy mans favor
tie song, and he felt happy. Pacing
the noop, he smoked his pipe of evil
smt ling, cheap tobacco that would
make a veteran smoker reich. but
only made him spit continually, and
yet his face was all in smiles, so
well he liked the song. When we
came to the chorus, which is rather
smutty, he also joined in, and, pull
ing along in his deep basso voice,
the Old Man enjoyed 1t very much.
He felt young and gay! But not
very long.
With the anchor aweigh, and when
the tug had already pulled us good
distance-so the blue ocean smiled
OIL our lee, and the green hills with
yellow and brown patches began
sinking and gradually changing In
color to grey, then to grey mist and
we we're about to cast the last fare
we'll look at the land going beyond
the horizon suddenly an unearthly
yell rent the air and re-echoed