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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
All Capone to
 Know Fate Soon
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(Continued from Page 1.) drew vast sums out of gambling houses. spent his money with spendthrift prodicality and admit ted he paid no tax on a stated in- come of $266,000 in four years.
 Capone had his day in court yes terday. Defense Attorney Albert Fink described him as. "a man be- loved of all who know him we'll, a man who never failed a friend. a man who would not attempt to defraud the government"
 Fink said only a tinhorn on a piker would attempt to dodge debts and that no one had ever accused Capone of those faults.
 Attorney Michael Ahern depicted Capone as the the victim of a na- tional delusion that he is a Robin Hood. as a man persecuted by the government.
 "Capone must be destroyed" is the governments ultimatum. en- forced by public hysteria, Ahern averred. He compared the plight of the defendant to that of Garth age. under the lash of the Roman Cato's denunciation. Carthage must DC ueStrOyeu.
 When Ahern finished his dramat- ic appeal. Capone leaned forward and whispered tremulously. won derful."
 "Al Capone may be the worst man that ever lived" Fink had said. But there is no evidence on the record to prove that he is."
 Both Fink and Ahern have fndi- | hAJtA4 Ia due to receive guilty verdict nounced intention to appeal to the United States supreme court In that event.
 History of Case
 Alphonse Capone went to trial October 6 in United States district court on charges of eyading income tax of $215,000 on income of $1.- 03s,e54 for the years 1924 to 1929.
 The trial marked continuation of the governments attack on gang sters on the income tax front. Al ready the campaign had proved successful in cases against Capone subalterns. Frank Nitti pleaded guilty and sam Guzik was convict ed. Both are in Leavenworth penitentiary. Jack Guzik, Ca- pone's lieutenant, and Ralph (Bot- tles) Capone. his brother, were convicted and their cases are on appeal.
 But Capone was the lesder. City, county and state governments of Chicago, Cok county and Illinois had failed to halt his dominion.
 For seven days q corps of fed eral prosecutors directed the court battle. They were led by United States District Attorney George E, O. JohnfAp.
 On Ebench was Judge James
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TIPSY DRIVER GIVEN SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
Basso In Smash Which May Cost
 Woman Her Eye
Pleads Guilty to Driving While Drunk Another Operator Fined $1OO on Similar Charge, $z5 oi Total Being Reunited

Six months in jail was the sem tence given to-day to Joseph Basso. 26. of Platts Mills, who, on last "wednesday morning pleaded guilty to the charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. His brother, Alfred, Si, a passenger in the car when 1t crashed into machine on the Meriden road, was fined $15 and costs for intoxi.ation. Basso was responsible for a crash in which Mrs Gertrude Robinson, 45. of Highland avenue was most painful ly injured. There is yet some spec ulation as to whether Mrs Robin son will suffer the loss of vision in her left eye.
 Basso was operating his car on Sunday evening September 27th. It crashed into machine driven by Henry Robinson of 645 Highland avenue. Five persons were injured. Mrs Robinson most seriously. The accused driver was arrested by Patrolman George McElligott Of the motor patrol in the woods off
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be done in a peaceful way and no

be done in a peaceful way and not by war.
 Japan feels keenly she has been interferred with in what she re- gards as an essential protection of her interests. Some Japanese say she may not forget quickly.
 She has not forgotten the action of congress in voting for Japanese exclusion against protests Of the administration, the vigorous pro- test in the senate against her at tempt to get Shantung at the Paris peace conference, and recent alle- cations in book widely circulated in Japan that duding the Wash ington arms conference American government code experts were translatiIg secret instructions from Tokio to the Japanese delegation at Washington.
 Whatever controversy may de- velop in the senate next winter over the United States official representative in the League Coun- ciI, the administration feels con- ffdent that if the action prevents war. the means will justify 1t.
 The authoritative government view is that the United States merely is seeking to mass public opinion so emphatically that both China and Japan will settle their differences peaceably.
 Administration Spokesmen Deny the United States is trying to slip
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 if it were not for the taxes levied on the drink trade present income taxes doubtless would be higher.
 So no one was surprised when Philip Snowden. chancellor of the exchequer, faced with difficulty in making the ends of the budget meet, recently announced an addi- tional tax of S1 shillings per stand ard barrel of beer, making total tax 134 shillings. This worked "uot at an increase of two cents per the tax was at once passed on to the consumer. This is expected to add about $48,60O.00O more to the treasurys income, using the old valuation of the pound sterling.
 Whiskey. gins. wines and cider wre not taxed heavier, probably because Snowden though whiskey was being taxed all the tariff would bear. A bottle of whiskey costs $3.12 of which more than $2 goes to the government.
 Is Second Beer Nation
 The huge amount obtained from the beer tax In the past year. was levied on a production of domestic beer just short of 25.000.000 bar rels. Britain thus takes the second rank among beer drinking coun- tries of the world.
 Germany led all the world with nearly twice as much as Britain. And here is a surprise. France, supposed to be wine- drinking country pre-eminent, is third with beer. Tiny Belgium is fourth. while Czechoslovakia. famed for it's Pilsen. comes only fifth. Y
 The British nations drink bill last year was estimated at 2S8 mill lion pounds sterling, .or well over $1,300, 900, 900. Profits of brewers were estimated at $120,000,000 but of course they are subject to the very high income tax.
 The drink trade often declares that if the country should go dry. it would seriously cripple the ag- riculture industry. already badly hit.
 For centuries there have been farmers who from generation to generation have given all thelr time and energy to, hop raising. This is especially so in Kent. Hants,
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the Meriden road. Last Wednes- day morning he threw himself upon the mercy of the court by entering plead of guilty. Judge McGrath deferred sentence until this morn ing to learn more detailed informa- ton of the accident and of Mrs Robinson's condition. When Basso appeared before him for sentence he ordered him committed to jail for six months. The costs of the case will be an additional two months unless Basso raises the necessary funds.
 Carl Gay, 26, of North Main street was fined S100 and costs for operating motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor: Twenty-Five dollars of the fine was later ordered remitted. No one was injured by the accused's. &C., tions in violating the motor vehicle law.
 Walter Monroe, 39, of 102 Pearl street was fined $25 and costs for kicking one Mrs Florence Reddick of New Haven in the face. Both principals are colored.
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AKRON AIRsHIP
 STILL IN AIR

Chicago, Oct 17-(UP) = The dirigible Akron was sailing lazily over the midwest to-day on a 4S- hour cruise to prove it was ready for naval service. The ship was reported early roaring through the darkness over st Louis. Later, the naval reserve station at Kansas City reported the ship was believed to have turned northward and would not soar over either Kansas City or Omaha as previously unofhcially an nounced,
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Hoover Is Guest
 of Navy Fleet
"can, must and will be" adopted.
 While MT. Hoover was guardin
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 While MT. Hoover was guarding the navy figures, they leaked into the press, apparently from navy sources. Through the same chan nels came the suggestion that his orders would mean abolition of the navy band," and suspension of the proposed trip of the old U. s. s. Constitution to Galveston. Tex, this winter. Some of the, information inspired Fby the navy was to the effect that Boston and Charleston navy yards would have to be abandoned, the mere suggestion of which would cause strong backfire against the president and congress.
 The president had knowledge of these facts when he met newspa- permen in his Friday conference and read to them prepared state ment. It did not bristle with the same fire which characterized the White House announcement a week ago that MT. Hoover was willing to go to the country and fight it out with the admirals The presi- dent smiled patiently as he read 1t.
 Tn times when the income of the people is reduced" said the president, 'and when taxes or loans may stifie economic recovery there is only one course of sound fiscal policy, and that Is to reduce the expenditures of the government to the last cent consonant with the obligations of the government"
 Again he said: "The essential services of the government must and will be maintained but. there are times when the large deficit facing the country even meritori- ous projects can, must and will be deferred" f''
 Laying down an appeal to the nation, he said: sr f
 Public opinion in support of drastic economies will need to reach in these directions. It must extend also to Encouragement of special interests desirous of secur- ing new expenditures for special projects"
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Japanese Vessel Has Disappeared
 With 38 Aboard

San Francisco, Oct 17--(UP)--
 Sailors searched the Pacific with
 little hope to-day for trace of the
 Japanese freighter Yonan Maru
 which disappeared with Ss men aboard. Col and Mrs Charles A. Lind- bergh, returning to the United States from Toltio, were among those who lined the rail of the Dol lar liner President Jefferson, scan. ming the ocean for a glimpse of the missing boat or her crew.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Mental Patient ' and Two of His
 Victims Near Death

Bridgeport, Conn. Oct 17-(UPl "A wounded mental patient and two Hillside home attendants he shot when they attempted to un- dress him yesterday were near death at Bridgeport hospital to- day.
 They were George Lengel, Jr. newly committed inmate of the home, and Charles Lewis and Charles Slusher. Lengei drew a re- volver from under his coat and shot Lewis and Slusher and Po- liceman William Fink shot and disarmed I,engel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
SULPHUR BOMB
 BURNS THE ONE WHO CARRIED IT
Former Convict Brought It Into Chicago Theater, But It Went Off Too Soon

Chicago, Oct IT. (UP)-The theater bomb war and the mov- ing picture Dancing Dynamite reached their climaxes at the same time last night in the Colony the ater on the southwest side.
 Just at the climax of the pie ture, flames shot up from the cen- ter of the crowd of about 800 per- sons. A man arose, his clothes burning. He screamed and fled. Two other patrons tackled the flee ing man and beat out the flames. All three were seriously burned. The man who fled was Peter Mooney. 30, a former convict. Po- lice were convinced he carried a sulphur bomb into the theater, in- tending to terrorize patrons by tossing it among them, but that he blundered and the bomb ex- p1oded in his lap.
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New HOnOrs to
 Be Accorded
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(Contlnued rom Page l.) gus, Marvin Wheeler. treasurer and Robert Probst, bass drummers: Le- land Garrigus. leader, Howard Neal, Louvain Fox, assistant lead CT, Herman Gessert, Arthur Har- rison, Francis Kitchenka, quarter master, Edgar Upson. secretary. Ralph Pierpont, Louis Greenwood and George Cass,, snare drummers, Andrew Kitchenka, James Phelan, Charles Cass. William Greenwood Raymond Atkinson, Albert Akin son, Franklin Browne, Bonnet Wakelee, Robert Wakelee. Morris Tyler and Ralph Adams. flies.
 Two of the 'luckiest boys in the state this evening tomorrow and Monday will be Peter Shea, Jr. and James A. Phelan. Jr. sons of two popular members of the corps. They have been invited to accom- pany the corps as the guests of the Phalanx.
 The following are the official or ders issued to members of the Phalanx relative to the journey and the participation in the exer- cises:
 f1arIIOTQ, COnH,
 September 23, 1881. General Orders, No 20:
 1. This command will assem- ble at the Armory. 314 Washington street, Hartford, Conn. Saturday, October IF, 1881. at 6 ?. m. Ohi- cers will report to Chief of Staff Captain whitaker. Members of First Company will report to Capt Wood.
 P. Departure will be made thereafter for Union station, Hart ford, where entrainment will take place for Richmond, Va, at z O. clock.
 a.. Pullman car assignments will be made prior to departure.
 4. Members will report for tra- vel in fatigue uniform (ofhcers with side arms).
 5. Complete full dress uniform and equipment is necessary for activities in Richmond and York town, and should be transported in flat hand baggage to- fit under Pullman berths. A
 6. Baggage detail will be in charge. of Quartermaster Lieut. Lord.
 2. Suitable Identification tags should be attached to all hand
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Book Thief at
 Harvard Caught and Arrested

Cambridge, Mass, Oct 17-(UP) A bespectacled. 1niddle-aged scholar, who holds a master of arts degree from Harvard University, to-day stood accused of being the elusive book thief sought for years by Americas oldest college.
 Joel Clifton Williams, 49, Bos- ton University graduate and for mer preparatory and high school instructor, was arrested on lar ceny charge after police found in his 12-room Dedham home 1904 volumes allegedly stolen from fla mour Widener library at Harvard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
TWO SUSPECTED
 INFANTILE PARALYSIS CASES

Only two suspected cases of in- fantile paralysis were reported to the heaith>authorities to-day. Both patients, young children. are under observation and a definite report expected later in the day. One of the two reported is a boy of eight years, who was taken to the Wa terbury hospital, His condition Is not considered serious.
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OBITUARY

HURILHE-P. J, Hurlihe, track supervisor of the Danbury division of New Haven road, died last night at his home in DAnbury. He was one of the best known employees on the road and was known espe- cially among the Naugatuck and Waterbury employees of the New Haven road.
 PERRY-Charles c. Perry, Jr, son of the late Charles Perry. died suddenly Thursday at his home, 552 Boswell avenue, Norwich. He was born in Norwich and had re- sided there all of his life.
 MT Perry is survived by his wife, Mrs Helen (Lowe) Perry, daugh- ter of William H. Lowe of 23 Pine street, this city; two children, Rob- ert l.. and Jean B. Perry; two sis ters, Mrs James B. Service of Nor- wich and Mrs Maud Richmond of Waterbury.
 The funeral will be held to-day at 12 o'clock at his home in Nor wich. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery in this city at 3:30 o'clock.
 PLOURDE = Eugene Plourde, age years, son Of MT and Mrs Felix Plourde died last night at the Waterbury hospital after brief ill., ness. The body was removed to the funeral home of Thomas Colo santo, 932 Bank street from where funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later.
 
 SMITH-Mrs Mary F. (Neitsir) Smith, age 78 years, widow of L. H. Smith, died this morning at her home 4 Templeton street. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of John and Sara Nett sir. She was a member of the Second Copgregational church.
 Mrs Smith fs survived by one daughter, Mrs Tillie McAlenney of this city.
 The funeral will be held Mon day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home, Rev Moses Lowell offici- ating. Burial will be in River side cemetery.
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Mayor Has New
 Role to Assume
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.s44sk ks>~NeAt>AS@s(ek Ak SAAA & S<9g 4&sF sit in at private caucuses and al committee meetings.
 This power. given the mayor, is expected to have a decided effect on the aldermanic proceedings With the chief executive of the city empowered to delve into the pro- |ceedings of the board, both in open meetings and at private caucusef or committee hearings, it is ex- pected that procedure of the alder men will be speeded up a bit and enacted with further interest to the welfare of the municipality.
 At the present time Mayor Hayes is on a trip to and from England. He will be back in about two weeks. It is believed that upon his return he will begin work upon his annual message to the board, outlining the accomplish ments of the past year and givtns his ideas as to the program to be followed during 1882 by the alder men and their subordinate boards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
Further Signs Of
 Market Pick-Up
Hopeful Prospects Seen as Result of President
 Hoover's Rehabilitation Plan

by other stronger institutions should keep . good deal of bank liquidation off the market that would otherwise come into 1t. and there are other reasons to think that domestic liquidation has large ly run it's course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17
STATE w. c. T. U. TO
 MEET IN HARTFORD

The fifty-sixth annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temper ance Union of Connecticut, will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday at the First Methodist church. Hartford. A program of speeches, prayers, music and reports of ofii- cers has been arranged, conclud- ing with a banquet at the Hotel Bond Wednesday night.
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conference here
 chapter welcome and Judge Beardsley is scheduled to extend city greetings. Speakers will be pr Stanley H. Osborne of the state department of health, pr Margaret s. Chaney, chairman of the home economics department of the Con necticut College for Women" Wal ter Davidson, assistant manager of the eastern area will speak on ssThe outlook After 50 Years"
 Luncheon will be served at The Elton at 12:30. James K. McClin- tock, national director of finance will speak.
 The afternoon session will in clude a general round table dis cussion to which all friends of the Red Cross are invited. The film, symbol of Mercy" will be shown. It commemorates 50 years of work. There will also be discussions on public health, nursing, volunteer service, postwar service, life say- ing and first aid.
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Ansonia. Conn, Oct 17-CU. P.) Hardened machinists fainted when John Frye of Derby was de- capitated in a wire-drawing ma chine of the American Brass com pahy late yesterday.
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DIED

SMITH-In this city Oct IT, 1881 Mrs Mary I. cNeitsir) 6nith of { Templeton St. Funeral Monday afternoon at ? o'clock. Burial II Riverside cemetery.
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|RED CROSS CHAP.
 STATE CONFERENCE
At St Johns Parish House at 10 O'Clock Thurs-
 day Morning
LUNCHEON AT ELTON

Rev Eugene F. Cryne will deliv- CT the invocation at the opening
 of the Connecticut State Confer ence of Red Cross chapters at 10 o'clock Thusday morning in St Johns parish house. John M. Bur rall, local chairman will deliver the
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FUNERALS

Funeral services were held yes terday afternoon in the chapel oi the old South Congregational church, Worcester, for Mrs Charles D. Nye of this city. Burial was in the family plot in Hope cemetery Worcester. Rev MT Conrad of Bos. ton, assisted by Rev Mir Van Horn of the Old South church officiated The bearers were W. H. Lewis, o R. Parker. A. H. Inman. E. C. Hopkins, w. I. Thompson and A E. Barlow.
 Services in this city were held Thursday afternoon from the cha pei of the Second Congregations, church with the Rev Moses R. To- yell and Rev W. Moreton Owep/of- ficiating.
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League Welcomes In
 The United States
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into the league through the back
 door or to effect a marriage of the
 league and the Kellogg pact, or to set a precedent by which inc weapon through which the anti war ract always would be applied.
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The funeral of Vincent DeFabri- tis will be held on Monday after noon at 2:30 o'clock from the Alderson Funeral Home. TO Gen. tral avenue, Rev Richard Hegarty officiating. Burial wiu be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from tc o'clock this evening and to- morrow afternoon and evening.
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Japan Has Sent
 New Challenge
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 Government officials confirmed reports that Ambassador Katsugi Debuchi at Washington is opposed to Japan's attitude. Reports that Debuchi returned a secret Japanese note to Wash ington without delivering it were not confirmed.
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Liquor Pays
 Fifth of Taxes

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28

stock went up again with six vic
tories and one loss. From that time
until he came here in 1924 to act
as head track coach. Hayes assisted
in football coaching at Mississippi
A & NJ, but his principal work was
in track.
AT Indiana university. Hayes has
served as assistant football coach
and has worked with the varsity
squad.
Hayes is native of Madison, Ind.
He was graduated from Albion col
lege (Mich.) in 1910 after winning
letters in three. sports, football,
basketball and track. His first
coaching job was at jackson (NIich.)
high school in 1911.
Since his arrival in BLOOMINGTON
Coach Hayes has brought track and
cross-country to high levels. He has
developed teams which have brought
Indiana to the front in numerous
meets. Last year his team tied for
seventh in the national intercolle-
giate meet, where about $50 teams
competed. His most outstanding
achievement was winning the west
ern conference crown in cross
country for the last three seasons.
Hayes will continue his track work
at Indiana. In Sid Robinson, Olym-
pic track veteran and former stu
dent of Hayes, the Indiana mentor
has a capable assistant in track. He
will be provided Such assistants as
he needs in developing The Indiana
football team.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-28

the term pee-wee when used to
designate the sawed off sport. Call
ing it pee-wee golf belittles the
thing, officials state. It won't hurt
to dignity it at that.
n n =
Old RUDE Marquard, the wry-necked
hurler who set ablaze the American As
ISOLATION in the long ago, back in 1908,
a Hoosier pennant year. drew his release
Tuesday from the Jacksonville. (Fla.) club
in the Southeastern League. He has been
manager there for two years. High salary
and hard times caused the veteran to
be dropped. Marquard gained great fame
after a poor start in the majors and de-
veloped into one of baseballs greats"
He was sold by Indianapolis to the New
York Giants for $11,000,. tremendous
price in those days.
II
At the outset the Rube couldn't win In
the big show after being described as the
SILL 200 beauty. Later this was changed
to $1,000 lemon, but the southpaw stayed
with the Giants and later was the pitch
ing hero of the National League. He had
the so-calIed "color'' and his fan pcpu-
larity knew no bounds.