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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
WEEKLY FOREIGN HAPPENINGS OF
 IMPORTANCE
Air Adventures Carried 10 Successful Conclusion Led the NeWs-NatiOns
 Confident of Agreement

New York, July 31.-CUP)-A series of sensational aeronautic adventures helped divert world at- tention from Europe's financial troubles during the past week. Al the same time, though England suffered an outflow of gold which
 caused two bank rate rises, con-
 fidence that solutions would be
 found in affected nations seemed stronger.
 Two Bellanca monoplanes which took off within a few minutes of
 one another from Floyd Bennett airport, Brooklyn, last Tuesday
 morning. for transatlantic crossings | provided the greatest air thrill since the recent Post-G -Gatty round- the world flight. Both were suc- cessful in crossing the ocean but | it remained to be seen whether one, flown by Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr, would succeed in it's attempt to better the Post Gatty record.
 Russell Boardman and John Poland, flying to Turkey, caused many anxious hours before their final triumphant arrival at lstanbul, yesterday afternoon.
 It seemed almost certain that they would be given credit for breaking the former Costes non stop distance record by their flight of approximately 5000 miles.
 The German dlrigible Graf Zep- pelin completed one more success ful tourney, this time into the Arc tic with a party of scientists, re- turning to Friedrichshafen with a stop at Berlin yesterday after a pleasant and scientifically fruitful trip during which they had a brief visit with the Soviet iccbreaker Malyein and exchanged mall.
 Miss Amy Johnson, British hyer, moved by rapid but comparatively short stages across Russia and into the Urals on her way to Tokio In what she hoped would be six-day trip from London.
 While British gold moved out, mostly In the direction of France' by airplanes and fast train' ter many and other continental coun- tries were dealing as pest they could with difficulties apparently to be met chiefly by their own el- forts. Secretary Henry L. Stim- son, Premier J. IIhIH5dy f""">c'''N and Foreign Secretary Arthur Hen derson were Berlin visitors but It did not appear that there had been more important achievements than friendly informative conversations.
 President Paul Won Hinderburgs anticipated emergency decree did not greatly ease the restrictions on German banks Wednesday, and Budapest yesterday prolonged the Hungarian bank holiday to August IA, after q failure to obtain an in- ternational loan.
 Lord Kylsant, world shipping figure as managing director of the Royal Mail Line and it's subsidiaries was found guilty of fraud by | London jury and promptly sen- | tenced to 12 months imprison- mcnt.
 An international shipping con | ference in Paris agreed upon a ID ! to 30 per cent cut in first class
 fares, q 13 per cent cut in third
 class fares, and alterations In cer- tain other details in an effort to
 attract more passengers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
CARDINALS WIN AT VOLLEYBALL
Defeat All Stars in Con- test at Washington
 Park
TERROS TRIM LOAFERS

The Cardinal volley ball team returned the victors in their match with the All-Stars last night in the older Mems League at Washington Park. The latter team started off like sure winners and copped the initial game after playing off 14- IA tie, 16-14. The second game was a different story. for the Stars went to pieces while the Cards played steady ball winning handily, IS to 1. The deciding game was close for short time, but the Cards finished up strong taking the third game, 15 to 9. James iCrean and John Dwyer were the winners stars.
 In another league match the Ter TOTS took two of three games from the Loafers. The latter team sprung a surprise in the opening tilt winning Is to 10. The second game provided many thrills, but Ralph Ruggles superior playing was too much for the Loafers who dropped the game 15 to 8. The third game went to the Terrors, Is to l1, due to the all-around play ing of Mike Kelly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31

leaves than they could carry through the season and to the fur ther fact that the trees suffered very severely from the drought of 1890. It is quite possible that many of the smaller roots were killed by the extreme dryness of last year, and as a consequence the tree has been unable to carry its foliage through the season. Sometimes this heavy leaf fall has followed spray ing and too frequently the loss of the foliage is attributed to the spray, whereas 1t may have been due to entirely different causes. One should at least keep an open mind in regard to the real cause, pending an examination by some- one qualified to identify spray in- jury.
 The loss of a very large propor- ton of the leaves means, in any event, that the tree Is a weak one. Tthe best possible treatment in such cases is feeding to stimulate better root development and thus aid the tree to regain a more nearly nor-
 nal condition. It would be well if tree owners would learn to recog- nize such developments as a dis tinct possibility and avoid trouble of this character by feeding before there has been excessive leaf fall. The healthy tree gives little cause for concern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
IINORE JAPANESE
 ! BEETLES FOUND
Ridgefield Estate Is ln- tested With the
 Pests
SOME IN NORWICH

New Haven, Conn, July 31-A new and large infestation of the Japanese beetle has been found in Ridgefeld, it was announced to- day by J. Peter Johnson. deputy of the Connecticut Agricultural station in charge of the Japanese beetle quarantine. The bright green-and- bronze bug may be seen flying over the lawns of an estate in the West Mountain sec ton of the town where many beau- tiful homes are located.
 Scouts have discovered a few beetles on Mckinley avenue. Nor wich, and in Old Saybrook. All of these new infestations are outside of the region quarantined as gen erally-infested" by the United States department of agriculture and the experiment station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
GIRLS CAPTURE
 ANOTHER MATCH
Fulton Park Maidens Win Over Hamilton VOlley
 BallerS
NOW LEADING LEAGUE

Angeline Carissimis Fulton Park girls volley ball team added an- other victim to its long list last evening when they defeated Mar garet Stevens Hamilton park maidens at Fulton park in two straight games in an interplay ground league contest. By vir- tue of the victory the Cooke street representatives forged into first place in the league standing.
 The winners lineup showed: Irene Briotti, Mary Tirendi, Mary Mecca, Margaret D'Ambrosi, Louise Landolf. Jennie Rosa. Margery Hubbard, Laura Margiotti and Elizabeth Salvio. The losers de- pended on: Susan Guerrero. Mar garet Mcguire, Irene Danaher. Mary Mates, Evelyn Nevice, Eileen Parrnalee and Marie Mitchell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31

years love first sight, John GIam grandfather has just Laney q while buying "From the first time coul love any of the said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
Especial to the Democrat)

Camp Cross, Mantle, July 31.- Preparations were started to-day for the return to Waterbury on Sunday of the Brass City com panies who have been spending the last two weeks here in annual en- campment. A regimental problem occupied the attention of the three companies this morning and the afternoon was spent in cleaning equipment and performing various other duties in connection with in- spection tomorrow morning. The troops are slated to leave here Sun day morning arriving in Waterbury around noon time.
 The annual parade will be held tomorrow afternoon in honor, this year. of Major General Morris E. Payne. architect of the Waterbury Armory.
 Company r of Waterbury won the regimental prize money in the nine line companies rife match conducted yesterday. The team mem bers were picked from each of the competiting companies. Com pany E, also of Waterbury, wos tied with Companies A and c for second place honors. First prize
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
NATIONAL GUARD RETURNS SUNDAY
Complete Two Weeks Sojourn
 At Camp Cross
Annual Parade Tomorrow Afternoon Last Official Act of Local Soldiers in Training at Nantic-Shoot- ing Brings Prizes to Waterbury

money for individual high score went to Sergeant E. C. Howard of the New Haven Grays, with a mark of 233. Corporal Francis Nona- maker of Company E of Waterbury took second place with score of 228. Sergeant John P. Brown of Company r was third with 225.
 Five Waterbury men were pre- scented 10 year service medals for membership in the National Guard at the retreat ceremonies Wednes- day evening. General William T. Ladd made the presentation to Lieutenant Edward K. Root, Lieu tenant w. A. St Martin, both of headquarters company; Lieutenant Francis T. Riley of Howitzer com- pany; Corporal J. J. McGrath of Howitzer company and Sergeant Saverio Sestelli of the Chatfeld Guards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31

Reno, (UP)-Gambling club op- orators here have lost interest in the idea of permitting movie com panies to make "shots" in the clubs as backgrounds for pictures. The evening rush of business was halted in one of the leading clubs when camera equipment being uesd blew out light fuses to which it was attached.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
'BOcci" Players
 Meet New London

There will be a "bocci" game at the American Brass park Sunday morning at 10 o'clock between the local team explained by Anthony Pinto and the New London aggre- gation. If the latter does not ap- pear on time, the locals will play the West End five who claim that they have not had q chance to fg-
 ure in the championship tourna- ment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-31
DOING DISHES.

There are new scientifically ar- ranged sink trays into which you can stack your dishes, spray them with -suds. then with clear water and they practically wash them selves
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CHINA WON'T WITHDRAW.

PARIS, December [P-Dr. Alfred
SEE, Chinese representative, told leaders
of the Council of the League Of Ma
tons today that the Chinese will not
Withdraw from Chinchow, but will
hight and die there If necessary"
The japanese position was reiterated
by Nobumi Ito, japanese legal expert,
who declared to the Councils Drafting
Committee that his nation was unal-
terably opposed to intervention by a
third party in the Manchurian quarrel
either through a commission Of inquiry
or through neutral observers.
Those who heard M. Ito said it was
their impression Japan was determined
to get the Chinese military and perhaps
civil government out of Chinchow and
behind the Great Wall of China.
1t was understood the members of
the Council gave DR.. SEE no hope of as
sistance in the matter of China's re-
tanning Chinchow but rather pleaded
with him TO avoid conflict even if it
became necessary to withdraw behind
the Great Wall.
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already convinced of the inevitability of
Fascism's ultimate triumph and is not
disposed to throw the country into
turmoil. Observers also say that
Bruening is showing distinct signs of
strain aind fatigue and is becoming
much more inclined to compromise than
to fight.
The signs also are that Catholic
opinion IN Germany Is veering toward
Hitlerism after years of bitter hostility,
The fact that Premier Mussolini of italy
finally made peace with the Vatican
has impressed German Catholics, as
have Hitler's assurances, apparently al
ready given, concerning his attitude
toward the church and definitely aban-
doned "wotanism," or worship of old
Teutonic pagan deities.
It Is presumed that the erninence of
Hitlerisrn makes other events on Eu-
ropes calendar relatively unimportant
Among these are the International
Bank sessions at Basel TO act on Ger
many's Young plan moratorium re-
quest, the bankers investigations In
Berlin concerning frozen credits. and,
finally, the disarmament conference
scheduled for Geneva in February,
which now, it seems, must be postponed
Even the converting of the American
Congress, which has been eagerly
watched because Of the necessity OF its
ratifying the Hoover moratorium. is lass
discussed today than the portents from
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bandits and other lawless elements in
Manchuria
The decision to make the new thrust
after the Japanese withdrew an often
sive last week in the direction of Chin
chow was made, it was stated, after re-
ceiving reports said to indicate that
bandits were active along the Peiping-
Mukden Railroad and that Chinese
troops were concentrating in the region
OF Tahushan and other places almost
within striking distances Of the South
Manchurian Railway.
Reports from Marking that converse
tons between DR.. wellington Koo, Chi
nese foreign minister, and japanese
Minister Shigemitsu relative to the es-
adjustment OF neutral zone at Chin
chow have broken down also helped to
influence the decision.
Tucked Into Withdrawal"
Army authorities here and at Muk-
den, the announcement said, decided to
take measures to deal with a situation
which they considered was partially
brought about by the previous with
drawal following orders issued on No
vember 81, at the time Japanese troops
were advancing upon ChinchoW. Mill
tary intelligence reports, it was said. in
dicated Chinese troops began immedi-
ately to occupy the former Japanese
position.
DIR. Koo's announcement that the
Chinese will not evacuate Chinchow
was most unfortunate" authoritative
source said today. THE Japanese army
was bound to take it as a challenge,
Army circles alreody were much ag-
gravated as they felt the arnv was
trlcked into withdrawal a week ago
by apparent promises of Marshal Chang
Hsueh-Liang that he agreed In prin-
clple, at least, to the evacuation of
ChinchoW and now, like a slap in the
lace, comes definite opposition to the
entire plan for neutral zone and other
plans OF the League as well as of Japan
to prevent a serious clash"
Earlier today a foreign spokesman
said he feared the japanese civil gov
eminent might not be able to keen the
army in Manchuria in check, The fear
ne said, was based on what was con-
sldered the failure of the Chinese 10
withdraw their troops from the Chin
show area.
dispatch to the newspaper Asabi
from Mukden said officials there are
considering concrete plan to handle
the Manchuria situation as soon as
the military phase is concluded.
-, The plan, the dispatch said, includes
the establishment of a high commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05
GREEN TO DEMAND
LEVEELABOR PROBE
A. F. L. Report viii Be Sent
War Secretary Asking Pun
lshment of Guilty.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
president William Green Of the Fed
Grafton of Labor will demand a thor
ough investigation of working condi-
tons on the lower Mississippi levees
which he considers intolerable.
Green announced yesterday he would
transmit report by his investigators to
Secretary Of War Hurley, and that he
expected punishment of those respon-
sible.
Evidently exploitation Of defense
less workers has been practiced in a
most vicious and reprehensible way
One can scarcely comprehend that
working people in any section of the
United States could be so oppressed -
he said.
The levee work In Mississippi and
Louisiana is being done by private con-
tractors for the Army Engineers. It is
part OF the great Federal flood control
project.
Describing conditions as "amazina
and shocking" Green asserted workers
on Government projects near Lake
Providence, La, and Greenville, Miss,
are paid wages far below a subsistence
level.
THE amount given them" he added,
was as low as $1.25 for a 12-hour
work day. Added to this was the fact
that they were compelled to spend these
small earnings in Government commits
saries, where they paid for goods at
high prices and where they found their
incomes totally inadequate to buy even
the bare necessities of life,
1.-THE inhuman treatment accorded
many workers is revealed in the fact
that when they were injured and thus
became incapaciated they were neg
lected and treated in a most shameful
way"
Already the War Department Is
awaiting information on charges by Holt
Ross, a representative of the Labor
Federation, that the lash and pistol butt
are welded frequently on fiood-control
projects around Vicksburg, Miss.
A blanket denial Of the charges has
been issued by r. G. Church, secretary
and manager Of the Mississippi Valley
Flood Control Branch Of the Associated
General Contractors. He termed them
another gesture Of the labor group to
discredit all classes and kinds of en-
ployers of labor in their program to
unionize the South
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WOMEN REGISTER :;
FOR PARTY SESSION
Mrs. Wiley, National Chair
man, to Give Opening
Address Today.

The biennial convention Of the Ma
tional Womans Party began today at
the Mayfiower Hotel and will continue
through Monday. The morning was
devoted to registration of delegates and
Mrs, Harvey w. Wiley, national chair
man, was to deliver the opening address
at 2:2O O'Clock this afternoon.
AT the opening session heads of
standing committees and permanent
councils will report on the work in their
departments. An equal rights hour"
Will close the program,
Speeches Are Scheduled.
Among those scheduled to be heard
were Miss Maud Younger of California,
congressional chairman; Muna Lee of
Porto Rico, director of national activf-
ties, and Josephine Casey, field worker
Tor the Woman's Party, with long expe-
rlence in factory work.
MRS. Wiley and the other members of
the National Council of the W'oman's
party will give a reception for the dele
gates tonight at o'clock at the Alya
Selmont House, national headquarters
Of the party.
Guests Of honor will include the Min
lster from Colombia and Sonora de
Lorenzo and Dona Juanita Molina de
rromen, representative Of Nicaragua
on the Inter American Commission of
Women.
Many in Receiving Line.
Assisting Mrs. Wiley in the receiving
line will be Miss Alma Lutz, North pa
kota; Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews.
mississippi; Mrs. Dora G. Ogle and
Mrs; Edith Houghton Hooker of Mary
land, Mrs. Jane Norman Smith, Mrs.
John Jay White, Mrs John Winters
Brannan and Mrs. Ruth Vandeer Lift
OF new York, Mrs. Nina e. Allander of
the District of Columbia, Miss Laura
6erTlen, Georgia; Miss Elsie Hill, Con-
necticut, and Miss Maud Younger and
Mrs. William Kent, California.
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D. c. HEADS SELECT
Jobs COMMITTEE
Board to Direct Employment
of Idle Men on City
Work.

The District Commissioners today ap-
pointed committee to handle the en-
ployment of 300 jobless men on various
District government projects, whose sal
aries will be paid out of Community
Chest funds. Lieut.. Karl B. Schilling
aide to Assistant Engineer Commissioner
H L. Robb, was named chairman. Jere
j. Crane, business manager of the Board
of Education, and william Champion,
chief inspector of the Highway Depart
ment, are the other members Of the
committee.
The committee will place men pro-
vided by the District Committee on
Employment, of which z. c. Graham is
chairman, on jobs giving three days a
week of eight hours each and be paid
as cents an hour. The plan will be
modified later to take care of 500 men,
who will work on school Fairgrounds,
District road jobs and other projects.
The Commissioners named Daniel z.
Garges, secretary of the Board of Com
.nissioners, to be liaison officer between
the Commissioners and the Employment
Committee, so that matters suggested
by the committee requiring board &C
ton can be handled speedily without
waiting for the regular board meeting,
held every Tuesday and Friday.
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DETECTIVE FOUND
GUILTY Of. ASSAULT
Barrett Convicted on Charge
of Beating George Baber
in Tea Shop Probe.

Headquarters Detective Robert J.
Barrett was convicted in District Su-
preme Court yesterday of making a
third degree" assault last April 6 on
George B. Baber, 21-year-old employe
of the Standard Oil Co.
After hearing all the testimony, the
Jury retired to consider its verdict, de-
liberating little more than three hours
before announcing it was ready to
report.
Justice James M. Proctor ordered
Barrett released under his present bond
of $1,000 until his attorneys, Harry
Whelan and E. Russell Kelly, decide
whether they will move for a new trial.
Is Third Officer Convicted.
Barrett, who was prosecuted by AS
sistant United States Attorney Julien
Richards, Is the third policeman to be
convicted on brutality charges as a re-
suit of the investigation of the Police
Department. The other two are James
Mostyn and William r. Latin.
A member of the Detective Bureaus
homicide squad, Barrett was accused
of beating Baber with his fists after
placing the youth under arrest in the
Marine Apartments, Thirteenth and
Belmont streets, in connection with an
investigation Of the Garden T Shoppe
murder case.
Denies Testimony of Drinking.
Baber testified he was slugged several
times by the detective, receiving three
cuts, bruises and an injury to one ear.
Several witnesses for the Government
said Barrett had been drinking.
The detectives defense was general
denial Of the drinking and assault
charges. His testimony was supported
by that of three other detectives who
were with him in Baber's apartment
when the youth was arrested.
All of the detectives admitted, how
ever that the youth may have been
struck unintentionally when he walked
into the dark apartment and was
grabbed.
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GANDH| GOES HOME,
AIMS TO AVERT WAR
Indian Leader Quits London.
Large Crowd Bids Him
! Good-By. a.s
BY the Associated Press. (

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, December 5.-Mahatma
Gandhi, disappointed over the failure
Of the second round table conference to
grant India what he considers real
freedom" left London to return to
India at am. today.
He took the boat train at Victoria
Station on his way to Paris, travelling
third class.
A large crowd, chiefly his own people,
but including many English friends,
gathered at the station to see him away.
They garlanded him with flowers and
sang For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
A special force Of police was stationed
around the platform.
White Caps Evident.
White "Gandhi caps" symbolic of
midas campaign for freedom, dotted
the cheering crowd, some of them worn
by Englishmen. Nine. Naidu and
Pandit Malaviya accompanied Gandhi
to Folkstone and George Iansbury,
Labor party leader, was among those
who bade him good-by at the station.
The mahatma's last act in England
was to ask Sir Samuel Hoare to send
on to BrlndiSi with him William Evans
and William Rogers, two stalwart Scot
land Yard detectives who have guarded
him night and day since he came to
London.
Afraid of Friends.
7 want them, to save me not from
enemies" he said, but from friends
who might kill me with kindness" Sir
Samuel consented and the ruddy, sn1il-
Ing detectives set out with the mahat-
ma for their first visit to Italy.
SIR Samuel Hoare, Prime Minister
Macdonald and Lord SankIv made a
last-minute appeal to Gandhi yester-
day for peace in India. The mahatma
replied he would do his best to avoid a
renewal of the conflict, but reiterated
the fina! word rests with the Indian
Nationalist Congress.
Gandhi bade farewell to ENGLAND
shortly before noon today, sailing from
Folkstone on the Channel steamer Maid
OF Kent for Boulogne.
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MARCHERs ELECTED.
Put Out of Charity Mission In Row
Over Food.

PITTSBURGH, December S P).-
More than 500 delegates Of the I'M
employed" travelling to Washington,
D. c. were elected from the Helping
Hand, charity organization, building
here last night when they became en-
gagged in controversy with the man
agement.
The Helping Hand had agreed to feed
members Of the delegation, but when
the group started to hold a meeting to
protest the food, they were put out, "
Mary Miller, chairman of the Helping
Hand, said.
The delegation held several meetings
during the evening, which police de-
scribed as quiet" and the men "bedded
down" for the night on the floor of the
meeting rooms, while the women and
children were taken into homes about
the city. The caravan Of trucks and
cars moved out of the city for Union
town. 1t was planned to spend the
night In Cumberland, Md.