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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
DEAF MUTE ROLE FAILS IN CITY COURT
Prisoner Loses Voice But Judge
 Talks Freely
Dauns Fined SlO and Costs for Attempting to Eyade Payment of Restaurant Fee = GallulO Has Charges Against Him NOlled

When faced with arrest last evening Gus Daunis, 30, of 151 Al len street was content to lose his watch and his coat.
 To-day confronted with the pos sibility of going to jail for at- tempting to defraud restaurant proprietors, Gus "lost" his voice and his hearing.
 "Ten dollars and costs" re- marked Judge T. V. Meyer in dis posing of the case. When Daunis turned with a puzzled expression on his face to the court, the judge remarked. "You'll hear all about II later"
 Daunis had the court chuckling to-day with his efforts to appear not only dumb, but deaf. He pre- tended that he could not hear and he refused to speak.
 Two restaurant proprietors tes- tified last evening that if there was one thing that Gus could do better than speak was to eat. In the restaurant of William Gnaz- dowski of 325 Bank street Gus con- sumed $1.25 worth of food. He was unable to pay, but was willing to leave his watch as security.
 In the restaurant of Ernest D'Angelo, 254 Bank street, Gus as a little appetizer for later accom- plishments consumed 50 cents worth of food. He again offered the excuse that he was without funds and offered to leave his hat as security.
 Did you accept the hat?" asked Prosecuting Attorney Charles sum ma.
 "No," replied D'Angelo. T took his coat" When Gus complained to Patrol man Thomas Verrastro and the
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, time are preparing their case against the man.
 Yesterday Dr Edwin E. Mazer the alienist who examined Harry K. Thaw examined Powers. H. announced he found Powers "or the border line of insanity but ca. pablo of distinguishing right and wrong"
 "I asked him about sadism and explained that some people ofter enjoyed watching others bleed and suffer. He said he had no such ten. dencies. He is perfectly normal as to physical brain diseases. He is a phychopathic personality"
 J.. Edward Law, counsel for Powers, indicated the mans de- fense might be insanity. Date and trial has not been set.
 Honeymoon snapshots of Harry F. Powers and Mrs Dorothy A. Pressler Lemke, whose honey moon ended in death. were devel. oped to-day to provide evidence against the man accused of five killings and suspected of more. The pictures, alternating full length photos of Powers and his bride-to-be, were taken on that fateful trip from Worcester to Clarksburg en route to Powers farm in the west" HF
 The pictures were revealed as police prepared to continue their search in the quiet dell property where the high-pressure mail Ro- meo is alleged to have hanged and killed his victims. -e'
 Police are checking every pos sible clue.
 Chief of Police w. B. Moran Fairmont, W. Va, 26 miles from here, was here with several officers to day to see the prisoner and ques- ton him concerning his activities in Fairmont. Moran said Powers using the alias Matthews" had been in Fairmont.
 One of the three children of Mrs Asta Buick Eicher. Park Ridge Ill, whose bodies. with those of theii mother were found at the rear o1 Powers garage death chamber was known to have mailed a letter to a friend from Fairmont.
 W. H. Malone, gubernatorial candidate in Illinois, and promin- ent resident of Park Ridge, will provide burial expenses for the four members of the Eicher family police revealed.
 The body of Mrs Lemke still |: unclaimed at the undertaking par Tor where 1t has lain since 1t was dug from a cellar ditch near the garage. Police revealed a new angle tc the operations of Powers, known to his matrimonial prospects as Cornelius Orvin Pierson, "Connie' for short, civil engineer. This was discovery of his purported will, be- lieved used to gain confidence of his victims so they. in reciproca- ton. would sign over their estates to him.
 The roll of films. with the sub jects in blissful poses against a background of rustic scenery. was regarded by police as decidedly in eliminating.
 Mrs Lemke wore the same dress which police recovered, muddy from the shallow trench with hei body. The dress, washed of its mud and compared with the photo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
Young Masons Find Spot
 Where De Molay Was Buried

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 1 the 18th century. His name was taken by the national order oi youth, now numbering 250.0oo mem bers. 3a They found the spot at the point of the He de la Cite, the island in the Seine upon which Paris orig inalIy was built, where De Molay was burned at the stake after re- fusing to reveal the secrets of the Knights Templar.
 They also found traces of the original Temple, which gave it's name to the group of young noble men, and they also were able to trace portion of the crusades If charity which the Knights made through the countryside south of Paris.
 Records show that De Molay, after having been ordered to di- vulge the secret story, was taken to the parvis of Notre Dame, where he was to make public the secrets. There he stood mute and his tor turers, 1 hanger, dragged him the short distance to the point of the island. where he was burned.
 The mission found a place which will hereafter be revered in Ma sonic tradition as the spot of the burning. It will remain unmarked but the American Masonic lodge in France, under James c. Cofinor, will make annual pilgrimages to the spot on the anniversary of the burning, March IS. 1914.
 George Sykes, of Kansas City, who brought the first group of De Molay boys to France, announces that the order will send groups to France annually.
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1 latter checked up on Gus, the DO. liceman took" him, to headquar. ters and charged him with intoxi- cation and attempting to defraud the restaurant owners. Gus worked similar scheme on taxi driver several months ago.
 When arraigned in police court Daunis would not talk and made several futile efforts to ap- pear indifferent to the charges or the questions shot at him by court and police officers. He favored all with a foolish grin.
 Paul Varlese, 23, of Chatfield avenue received a suspended sen. tence on the charge of breach ot the peace. He was alleged to have beaten up one Patsy Masterpietro of Union street. Varlese claimed that the complaining witness had written a mean letter to his sister Andrew Valaitis, 21, of 965 Higf- land avenue obtained a continuance until Thursday morning. He was arrested yesterday afternoon fol- lowing an automobile accident on South Main street. Mrs Josephine O'Rourke of Kendrick avenue was injured in the crash.
 The case of Daniel Gallulo of 9S1 North Main street, charged with breach of the peace, was nolled. He was involved in fist fight but the police were una ble to locate the other fellow implicated in the ex- hibition.
 A continuance until September 14th was obtained in the case of Truman Cam. Woodbury, who was arrested several weeks ago on the charge of operating while un- was arrested while riding around the city in his employers car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
OREGON CITY HARvESTS
 WALNUTS FROM STREETS

Salem, Ore. (UP)-Its harvest time on Salem's city streets.
 This city, claimant to the only English walnut orchard of com paratiye size within city limits, Is also the possessor of the largest Franquette walnut orchard in the world.
 And the best part of the arr arrangements Is: the orchard is mu- uniciaplly owned. a.sse.
 Years ago, when Salem became the state capital, hundreds of wal nut trees were planted along the roadsides. When pavement sup planted board walks, the trees re- Fmained in the parking strips. With care and irrigation, the trees have expanded into an orchard of 5000 trees, covering an area of about 300 acres.
 The harvest will reach 25 tons, "a record production. The average yield is estimated at 10 pounds per tree, although several will produce an individual yield of more than 200 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
chel, and Mrs Anna Smith

chel, and Mrs Anna Smith to him.
 Pray for me-" he told them.
 Then he confessed, they said, that for 26 years he had kept the secret of how he killed Showalter in a holdup and tossed the young stockbuyer's body into the river. Mrs Pond and Mrs Smith signed affidavits telling of the confes- ! sion. Appeals were made to the Illinois pardon and parole board. All surviving members of the jury which sentenced him signed a petition asking his freedom. The board is to meet soon and give him a new hearing.
 I've never lost Faith. but I can't be too sure-I can't be too sure," Lucas sobbed, when told of what had happened.
 I've been here so long, you see," he added. "The road has seemed hard all the way. but it was always clear. Twice the par don board promised freedom if I would confess that I did the mur- der. But I couldn't lie. And I'm so glad now I didn't"
 In the prison, Lucas is known as convict No 401. For years he has worked in the penitentiary greenhouse. Only twice has he been known to break a prison rule. One of the miraculous was singing a hymn in his cell after hours.
 My greatest desire,' he said. lis to go back to my home in Nit Carmel, back to. the friends who remembered and believed me when I said I didn't kill Showalter. I'm sure they will give me a chance now that they know didn't do 1t. But my mother-she is gone. How wish she could have lived to know"
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 hospital on the 27th of August day.
 At the St Mary's hospital. threc year old Lucille McKenna is still breathing in the iron lung" where sne has been for number of days. The school board took action on the recommendation of the health board and postponed the opening Of the schools scheduled to start sessions on September 9. The parks and wading and swimming pools closed earlier. all these precautions being taken for the purpose of eliminating the pos. sibility of children contracting the disease from grouping in one spot Several patients are on the dan- ger list in the two hospitals in which are confined a majority of the cases of infantile paralysis.
 Close. the Schools
 New Haven, Conn, September l - (UP) - Infantile paralysis which has stricken nearly 500 vic tims in Connecticut this summer has caused school boards of three cities to defer the opening of pub- | lie schools.
 Word that Waterbury, New Ha. ven and New Britain schools would open late was made public simul- taneously with a bulletin of the State Department of Health which said: "The presence of a commu- 1 nicable disease in community should not be allowed to interfere with school openings" 46 Cases in Mass Boston. September - (UP) = Forty-six new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the State Health Department today Department officials said the marked increase was not so much as the figures would imply. since the cases represented the weekend accumulation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
Two Man Army Reached New York
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(Continued from Page 1.) l, so they came down to New York where they heard there was an open season on shooting gangsters
 They wrote Police Commission CT Mulrooney they would be here, their deer guns all greased for &C., tion, they said.
 Apparently they expected the commissioner and some cohorts or gangster barrage as they stepped from the train. They were fooled. Only newspapermen with fash lights and snapping cameras wei comed the two deer hunters as they arrived from Oakland, Me.
 They came in surrounded by school children--a returning camp ing group-unlimbere their trusty guns posed for pictures and Allie talked. Fred stood back and nod ded assent.
 We got purity good and sore when we heard about those kids getting killed down here" Allie said. He is the father of five chill dren. Fred has two. They were motivated, they said, by reports that police were afraid to shoot into a crowd, through fear of killing an innocent bystander.
 T can kill a deer as fur as can see," said Allie, while Fred figured he could "kill a deer at 70 rods"
 Did you ever shoot 8 man 7" Deming was asked.
 Nope, but I could"
 f,a against shooting a man?"
 Nope"
 Did you ever shoot out of a moving automobile ?" Deming was asked, the reporter explaining that hunting season on gangsters here consisted of whizzing through the streets at high speed, taking a pot shot whenever gunman's left ear appeared from the tonneau of an- other moving car.
 "Why sure" he replied, ''the common thing up our way is to shoot deer while speeding at 40 miles an hour"
 What do you think of gang sters?"
 T don't think much of them,' (very terse).
 How about the gangster prob lem in Maine?"
 There ain't none. There ain't no gangsters."
 There was a report the two might be arrested for carrying weapons. They carried the weap- ons-two dandy rifies-and posed in the Grand Central aiming at everything from the information desk to the progress of the rail- road, stirring exhibit on the mezzanine floor. But no police ar- rived, either to arrest or to greet them.
 The two guides were broized. They wore rough knickers, mocas- sin like shoes, open khaki shirts and carried packs on their backs.
 Why the packs?" Deming was asked.
 "oh, that's ammunition and our good suits."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
Planting Grass At
 Municipal Course
Architect Inspects Work and Orders Seeding
 Praises Officials for Amount of Work Done

II of next year if there is not ex. perienced any serious delay on the part of those working 1t.
 The firm of Stiles 6 Van Kleek has built many courses through the country and was employed to direct the construction of the Wa sterbury municipal course. Period teal visits have been made by the firm members after each phase of the work has been completed.
 Grass is being planted and the amount of work accomplished is astonishing, it was said by the wis., itor who made the roands with the superintendent of parks, Irving W. Harrison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01

using motor cars which is com paratively new in London.
 Bigamy Jumps
 Bigamy shared in the general increase. There were 105 cases last year as against S3 in the pre- vious year. Extortion cases in- creased to 48 from 20, being more than three times the number since 1918.
 The recorded value of property stolen was approximately $3,7s2,- 700 being an increase of approxi- mately $797,865. The value of property recovered was approxi- mately $1,165,1s0, or an increase of approximately $203,930.
 Burglars and housebreakers and other criminals have begun to adopt the American crime meth ods by stealing automobiles to make their getaway or to carry out big hauls. Because of this new tendency thefts of motor cars fn- creased by 50 per cent to 4,941, but 4.759 were recovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
DROUGHT DRIVES WILD
 LIFE INTO OPEN

Bakersfield, Cal. (UP)--A short age of grubs and other succulent dainties to be found under bould- CTS and logs, plus general poor mountain foraging, has caused bears to invade the lowlands, stockmen from the Kernville dis trict complain.
 The cattIemen say the bears have raided many pikpens and a number of unoccupied summer cabins.
 From wasco, 25 miles northeast, come reports that coyotes have be- come so bold as to remain in the open in the daytime and on sew eral occasion have tried to frater- rize with dogs.
 Several coveys of quail have for saken the mountains for the out lying districts of Bakersfield, resi- dents have reported, and at Wasco a covey of Japanese pheasants has taken possession of a eucalyptus grove, where food and water are plentiful.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
SCOTLAND YARD ASKS Ml)IR|'ECO
 \. TO FIGHT CRIME
Police Heads Annual Re-
 port Shows Large Increase

v London. CUP Placid London which relies on Scotland Yard tc guard it's safety, was startled by Lord Byng's admission that he must, have more men to combat the steady crime increase in the city, apparently due to the eco homie depression.
 The annual report for 1880 by Lord Byng, the commissioner of police for the metropolis, showed minor offenses than in 1929, but that there were fewer police. It was made plain that Scotland Yard had not lost any of it's effective ness, but is hard-pressed for the first time in two decades. The nu- nervousness of criminal offenses has compelled Lord Byng to reor- ganize the force and seek more re- cruits.
 Brrglaries Increase
 Bursfaries have increased con- spicuously. Hard times has driven the criminals to bold tactics and many homes have been broken in- to and valuables stolen, while the occupants slept or visited the movies. There were 352 burglary cases in 1880, compared with 262 in 1929. Housebreaking cases in- creased to 2,865 from 2,543. Build ings, other than houses or homes, broken into in 1880 aggregated 1,101 compared with 1,539 in 1920.
 Robbery and larceny from per- sons continued to show a "dis- quieting increase Simple lar cenies increased from $500 to 7,0se. Cases of robbery and as- saults with intent to rob increased from 60 to 77 and larceny from persons amounted 10 931 as against 319 for 1929. These totals are the highest recorded fo rmany years and include number of cases of bag-snatching by men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01

wayne Stiles, golf architect, of the firm of Stiles & Van K1eek, made a visit to the municipal golf course to-day to give 1t its hnal in spection before the planting of grass was onaered. He corrected A few bits of work and expressed himself as being we'll pleased with the manner in which it has pro- gfessed and the advanced stage of the work. s
 x. As was stateds in the Democrat last Saturday, the course will be finished and ready for play by July
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
FPS BARRELS Al DAY

Austin. Tex, Sept 1-(UP)- Chairman c. V. Terrell of the Texas railroad commission. an- nounced that the new oil order for the east Texas oil field to be is-
 sued to-day. will allow 225 barrels to be taken daily from each well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
RATE or INTEREsT

Berlin. Sept 1- CUP) = The Reichsbank reduced its discount rate to per cent to-day from 10 per cent. The 12 per cent Lom- bard or collateral rate was reduced to 10 per cent. both cuts effective tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
DIED IN WOODS

Altoona, Pa, Sept 1-The body of Samuel c. Holiday, II, AL toona, believed to have died of starvation after he became. lost while strolling in the woods, was found in the mountains near Pine Croft. The man was a retired Pennsylvania railroad shop em- ploye
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
OLD DOCToR DEAD

Fitchburg. Mass. Sept 1--(UPl --Dr D. sidney Woodworth. 90. eisfrict medical examiner since 1928. died at his home here yes. member of the American Medical society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01

Paris. (UP)-A group here from the Order of De Molay, guided by members of the American Masonic order, has found traces here of Jacques De Molay, founder and head of the Knights Tefnplar in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
He Wasn't Guilty
 of the Crime
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1908. Lucas and his mother. Mrs Margaret (Lib) Lucas. were charged with the murder. Both were convicted. Lucas was sent to prison in April. 1909. His mother obtained a new trial and the charges against her eventuz{- |iv were dropped. She since has died.
 Just before George Pond died in June he called his wife. Ra-
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showed the same figured pattern and design, police said.
 Mary Baker In |.

and design, police said.
 Mary Baker In It
 Clarksburg, W. Va, Sept. 1.-- (UP) 1.-The staying of Mary Baker, pretty government clerk in Wash ington, D. C., entered the investi- gation of the "bluebeard" matri- monial activities of Harry F. Pow CTS to-day when 1t was learned that Washington detectives were seeking a possible link between the two cases.
 A Washington detective was re- ported to be in Clarksburg to-day seeking further information of the activities of Powers, alleged con- fessed slayer of five, on April 80, 1880, when Miss Baker was slain.
 Preliminary investigation showed that one of the letters to Mrs. Asta Buick Eicher, who with her three children were believed hanged by Powers, was postmarked at D. m. on that date in Clarksburg.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01
EARTHQUAKE FELT

Lima, Peru, Sept 1-tUP)-A strong earthquake was felt at 1905 a. m. to-day. The streets were filled with frightened people. No casualties or damage were re- ported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-01

elasticity =" "super-elastic" we call it. Read the Iabora- tory'analysis on thelcft. See what experts learned to be the truth. See the ALLsTATE cross sections at any Sears store. Notice the double woven breaker strip in addi- tion to the plies. Then make up your mind that the next time you buy tires you'll buy ALLsTATE- Americas greatest tire value!
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One Death in
 Paralysis Cases

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E1nSI XU ALI II I1hE have uu ply construction And ALLsrArE has other Directly under the tzead another fabric. But Roebuck National Better Business Bureau and the manufacturers call breaker strip We willing the standard for the industry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
Wood Preservation Declines.

An per cent decline in the guam
tity Of wood given preservative treat
ment last year as compared with 1929
is reported by the United States Forest
Service in its annual compilation of
statistics on the quantity of wood treat
ed and the preservatives used.
All but one of the eight classes of
material treated in 1890 showed de-
creases from the quantities reported in
1929. The exception was switch ties.
which showed slight increase. The
greatest decrease was registered by
croSsties. amounting to 23,267. 988
cubic feet The next largest decrease
occurred in poles treated, the quantity
reported in 1880 being less by 1896 III
cubic feet than in 1929. Wood blocks
ranked third with decrease Of $780,
442 cubic feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

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