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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
1 Chinese Troops Continue to Hit
 the Communists

Shanghai, June 12-(UP)-Small contingents of government troops continued their offensive today a. gainst communist bandits who have slaughtered hundreds of natives near Yehning.
 The bandits, pillaging districts in Eastern Kiacgsi and Western Fuls- fen Provinces, have consistently. killed al their captives.
 All Americans in the danger zone are believed safe. Two hundred have taken refuge at Foochow, which is protected by foreign gum boats, including the U. s. s. Pills bury, and three Chinese cruiser.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
Snith-Jabs Case
 Largest With
 $8,296 Judgment
rometIsrael Litigation Ends in Favor of Plaintiff With Judges Decision of $3,72l--Lengthy Short Calen- dar Marks TO-day's Session

Several foreclosures judgments were entered to-day at the short calendar session of the local court of common pleas in decisions hand led down by Judge Miles F. McNiff. In the case of Benjamin Gromet against Harry Israel, the court en- tered judgment of $3,721.37 in favor of the plaintiff. Judge Mc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
$1OO,0OO Fund at
 Harvard to Study
 More Astronomy

Cambridge, Mass, June 12--(uP) Establishment of a $10O.00o fund to be used in further study of astro nomy at Harvard observatory has been announced by Dr Harlow Shapley, successor to the late Pro- lessor Edward c. Pickering as di- rector of the observatory.
 The fundation, to be known as the Pickering Memorial, was estab- lished by funds advanced by Har- yard University, the Rockefeller and the American As- sociation of Variable Star Observers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
Gard Party Monday

The Altar society of St Marys church will conduct public card party in the parish hall on next Monday night. Whist, bridge. pin- ochic and forty-ilve will be played. Prizes will bo awarded and refresh. ments will be served.
 Senior On Outing
 Members Of tho senior class of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
To Graduate From Normal

Miss Leona Davis, daughter of MT and Mrs Clayton +. Davis of High street will be member of the grad uating class of Danbury Normal school to receive diplomas at the graduation exercises to be held on June IS. Miss Davis will teach in the sherman schools next fall. on the same day her sister. Miss Ida Davis will be graduated from the local high school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12

Mfr set the debt in the case of Fredericka Mary Smith against AL fred Jabs at $S,296.
 In the case of Jacob J. Elbin against Louis Beller, the court granted judgment of $2,295.24 in favor of the plaintiff and in the case of Hugh B. Sanderson against Alfonzina Georgia set the debt at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
COURT AWARDS SIG, ,000 IN CL0SUREST
State of Seige
 Being Enforced Through Peru

Lima, Peru, June 12-(UP) - (UP)-A state of seige was in force throughout Peru today and heavy military patrols guarded the capital in an effort to maintain order and suppress a feared recolt.
 The provisional government took drastic action when rumors of a plot against the regime of President David Samanez Ocampo reached the chief executive. The arrest of 55 persons was ordered, chiefly former secret service officials, on charges thew had assembled in Lima and Callao to start revolution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Bernard l.. Mullen, salesman, TIA East Main streeta; Sophie M. Pugra, occupation, none, 95 Wolcott street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
MRS ALICE MOONEY
 ILL AT HOME OF SON

Mrs Alice Mooney is absent from her usual place in the office of the personal tax collector in the City Hall and is confined to the home of her son, Gerald Mooney, at 1182 Hamilton avenue. She has been i'll for several days but her many friends wish her speedy recovery. Mrs Mooney is extremely popular both in political circles and among her associates in private life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-12
TOO LATE TO CLAnsIFY

sHoRE FRONT % cISrTHGE"Ali con. venlenees, Lordship Beach, Btratford, Conn, Will accommodate six ,pernons. neetieut Ave. Bridgeport, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
ROVER IS ASSA|LED
BY BISHOP CANNON
Churchman Charges Prober
Is Catholic and Refuses
to Let Him Appear.

Leo A. Rover. United States Attorney,
was charged with discrimination against
Bishop James Cannon, jr., of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
because he is Catholic in a statement
issued yesterday by the clergyman.
A Federal grand jury now has under
investigation charges that Bishop Can
non failed to report to Congress all
the campaign fund expenditures he
handled in his 1928 anti-Smith fight.
Referring to his political enemy,
Senator Carter Glass Of Virginia, as
1.-The vindictive Senator Glass" Bishop
Cannon commended the Virginia Senator
had been allied with Rome for the
past three years.
Il have written three separate times
to the district attorney stating to him
that I desired to appear before the
grand jury which is investigating my
actions at this time, waving all i'm
munity." Bishop Cannon said.
II gave the district attorney the
names of three other parties whose
testimony I believe absolutely essential.
only one of which three has been sum-
monsed. I, myself. have never been
asked to appear, although have three
times expressed my desire to do so. I
have asked the district attorney on
what grounds the discrimination has
been made in failing to ask me to ap-
pear when other parties have appeared
under similar circumstances, but have
received no reply.
Bishop Cannon added he did not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
!. f. HOOVER ASKS
CLEANUP OF BAR
Investigation Bureau Chief
Flags Legal Parasites"
at Police Session.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpaLCn W Lie 0LhT. J.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, October 10.
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
United States Bureau of Investigation,
called on the legal profession to purge
itself of those parasites who call them
selves attorneys, but are more proper
ly styled legal technicians and alibi
trainers" in an address today before
the International Association of Police
Chiefs.
The "alibi trainers" sluggish prose-
cutions and apathetic public opinion
combine to aid the gangsters and
racketeers, he declared.
"Swiftel justice. with less glorifica-
ton of the criminal as a romatic fig
ure," Hoover said, lis necessary to
stamp out organized banditry."
Urges Ousting Bad Oficials.
If the legal profession were "purged,' -
he stated, and If the courts would func-
ton more energetically and forcefully
in administering justice, and eliminate
the all-too-prevalent tendency toward
finding technical distractions in carry
ing out the spirit Of the law" and "if
the public would awaken to its civic
responsibilities, including close scrutiny
Of prosecuting off1cials and swift official
demise of any officer betraying his pub
lie trust" the law enforcement would
be Simplified.
Hoover said it is but natural to look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

de Broglie, descendant Of Col. Prince
de Brogne of Rochambeau's army;
Comtesse Jean de Pange, sister of the
due; Marquis de Chambrun, descend
ant Of the Marquis de Lafayette and
member of the French Parliament, and
MarquiSe de Chambrun.
KOsciuszkO House Dies Out.
They will be net by Richard South
gate, Official representative of the State
Department and assistant chief of its
division of international conferences.
Other descendants Of Frenchmen who
fought for American liberty are in
cluded in the French naval and mill
tary delegation to arrive in Chesapeake
Bay october Is on board the French
cruisers DuqueSne and Suffren. This
delegation is headed by Marshal Henri
Petain. famous World War figure.
In addition, the American Govern
ment sought to invite member OF the
family of Brig. Gen. Kosciuszko of Po-
land, who served under the American
colors from 1776 to 1874, but the State
Department learned that this historic
house seems to have died out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

for an increase Of crime during any
period of depression.
st feel, however," he said, chat in
spite of flaming headlines and despite
widespread comment relative to specific
conditions and cases, the expected de-
gree Of tnGSaase has not materialized.
Praises Police Heads.
IT think this lack of material in
crease In crime Is due to the highly
efficient work performed by the modern
police official, who, beneflting by his
bread experience and utilizing all the
tools and modern aids to law enforce
n ent, has successfully combated condi-
tons conducive to the development Of
crime and criminals"
Director Hoover offered the services
of his bureau to the police of America
In the crusade on crime, calling atten-
prints available for reference ct the bu-
reau. He told of cases in which crimes
were solved by quick recourse to finger
print records.
Hoover urged the Police Chiefs AS
ISOLATION to appoint committee to as
sist the bureau In securing more reliable
crime statistics.
Convention Thanks President.
One convention committee Is oppoS-
ing discussion of recent Wickersham
Commute report which criticized many
Of the police departments Of the United
States. However, Austin J. Roche,
police commissioner of Buffalo. N. Y,
Is attempting to muster sufficient votes
to place the association on record as
answering the report.
Joseph A Clerk, st. Louis police chief
and retiring president Of the associa-
ton, pleaded yesterday for cooperation
between uniformed officers and secret
service divisions of police departments.
At the afternoon session yesterday
the convention sent telegram to Presi-
dent Hoover expressing appreciation for
his expression of confidence in us to
cope with the present crime condition"
Prof. Justin Miller, dean of Duke
University Law School and chairman Of
the criminal division of the American
Bar Association, urged cooperation be-
tween police and lawyers in working out
procedure to speed criminal court
practice and eliminate legal technicali-
ties The association authorized ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
TALE OF WOE WINS
COURT COIN FOR SOUP
Panhandler Recites Such a Dis
tressful Story Judge Frees
Him With Gift.

Up for trying to panhandle" coffee
money from pedestrian last night
Leonard Conner, SO of Tulsa, Okla,
got his whole tale told in Police Court
this morning and managed to get his
freedom and quarter from Judge
Isaac r. Hit.
Policeman G. Walrodt, first precinct
arrested Conner on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. last night when he heard him ask
pedestrian for coffee money" He
gave his address as Tulsa, Okla.
This man has some hard luck story
the officer told the judge. 1T almost
made me break down."
Whereupon Conner unfolded for the
benefit Of the judge a story of starva-
ton and suffering among his family in
the West and his own great hunger.
He finished with verbal flourish and
added:
Did beg?" he asked "Why Judge
I had rather steal or starve than beg. !"
Take this" said Judge Hit, after
digging into a pocket and bringing
forth quarter, land buy yourself a
bowl Of soup"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

know why cit has been emphasized
that Assistant District Attorney Wilson,
I'm charge OF the Cannon inyestiga.
tion) "k q Republican Protestant. Il
the district attorney himself Is q Re-
the district attorney himself Is q RE-
publican Roman Catholic. Neither
fact should have anything to do with
this case.
But 1t does show that the demand
twice made to the Attorney General
that he request that I be investigated
by the grand jury and twice denied BY
him. and the charges filed against me
before the Nye Committee were made by
q wet Congressman from a Roman,
Catholic district Of Boston and that
these same charges are being investi-
gated by grand jury before which a
Roman Catholic district attorney has
fatty refused to recommend that I be
called. although in similar cases parties
under investigation have been called"
France is giving strong support to its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
FARM LEADERS, FARLEY
TO BE CALLED BY M'NARY
Oregon Senator Hopes to Obtain
Unit Support of Single Program
for Agricultural Aid.

Senator McNary of oregon, chairman
Of the Senate Agriculture Committee,
said he would call farm organizations
heads to meet and try to work out
a legislative program for the new
Congress.
On returning to Washington yester-
day, he predicted that Congress neither
would destroy the Farm Board nor
weaken the agricultural marketing act.
In fact, the Oregon Republican cited
many plans already suggested for
strengthening the marketing act, chief
of which are the equalization fee and
the export debenture.
McNary said he was calling the con-
ference in an effort to get united sup
port of some one program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

France is giving strong support to its
agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
.DESCENDANTSOF IS
ARRIVING FOR FETE
Gen. Won Steuben of 1881
Is Among NotabIes Due
on Visit. to Yorktown.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
America extends an official welcome
today to the descendants of distinguish
ed foreigners who fought in the Con-
tinental Army in the struggle for in
dependence $50 years ago.
The State Department sent an ennis
sary to New York to greet six visitors,
four from France and, two from Ger
many, who will be guests of the Nation
their forefatherS helped to create.
The occasion that brings them hera
is the celebration at Yorktown, Va. be-
ginning next Friday. of the sesqui-
centennial anniversary Of the surrender
of the British army under Lord Corn
wallis.
Gen. Won Steuben Arriving.
Arriving on the Europa, scheduled
to dock this afternoon, are Gen. Cuno
Won Steuben, present head Of the fami-
ly to which belonged Maj. Gen. Baron
Won S:euben of the Continental Army.
He will be accompanied by his wife.
Aboard the Aquitania, expected to
dock early this evening, are the Due
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. october 13.-The two
new colored schools at Cub Run and
Floris will open tomorrow morning. d.
vision Supt w. T. Woodson re-
quests ali pupils to be present. The
Floris children have been meeting in an
old building, but Cub Run children will
be forced to make up the time lost by
working Saturdays or by attending the
term in the Spring.
The Cub Run building cost $2.947.78,
the Floris building $2,96748. Both con-
tain two rooms. Contracts were let
August 18.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

pointment Of q committee to consider
such action.
Dean Miller urged relieving police of
some minor duties. He cited traffic
violations as an example Of one CLASH
fication of offense that should be taken
from their shoulders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
Suede Jackets for Street.

Suede jackets have ventured from the
sports world onto the street. Many new
jackets of natural or dyed suede are
worn these days with matching skirts
of heavy wood, plainly fashioned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

Editor Fay Cravens, of the Mile
arguments straight and to the point
in the following editorial paragraphs:
Some peculiar arguments are being
used by the opponents of a state in
come tax. They say it would be
lust another tax" and would not be
used to replace any of the present
taxes. The weakness of such an ar
gument is that it is really not an ar
gument against the income tax sys-
tenn, but more of an argument against
lature who are not wise enough or
honest enough to evolve a sound in
come tax system which will replace
other taxes. The income tax is the
only fair method of taxation and is
due to displace other methods of tax
alton some day. -.
"We have been giving and still are
giving, the finest example of charity
in all history" says an exchange in
discussing the hard times, business
depression and unemployment in this
country. But we suppose it has never
occurred to that editor that an eco
nomic system that requires charity to
feed the people is a failure and is
decidedly wrong. The necessity for
charity is merely a symptom of a
diseased economic system.
In addition to their wide-open di-
vorce laws, the state of Nevada has
now enacted wide-open gambling laws,
permitting every kind of gambling.
Instead of worrying about the kind of
government they have in Russia, it
might be a good idea for our people
to turn their attention to casting this
beam out of the eye of their own
country. :. .
Nothing can be done for the farm
ing business in Minnesota until the
farmers all vote solidly to clean out
the old-line political barnacles in the
Legislature and elect progressive men
and women who believe in doing
something to aid agriculture. A
bunch of reactionary politicians will
not do very much to change condi-
lions for the farming business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

ture. The farmers were to be given
the power of themselves financing the
sale of their products abroad while
enjoying the benefit of tariff-protected
prices on the portion their crops con-
sumed at home. The crucial point
was the famous equalization fee, by
which the farmers were to pay their
way. Instead, the government elected
to do the financing on a temporary
and partial basis. The price of wheat
has been kept about 20 cents higher
than world markets but, as everyone
expected would happen, the begin
ming of the end of Federal subsidy APP
pears.
The Federal Farm Board says that
it is getting close to the end of its
rope. Perhaps new rope is neces-
Sary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

on the bill by Messrs. Scallon, Davis,
and others. Representative Stockwell
spoke in opposition as did also Rep
resentatives, Olson, Barker, and Graft.
The bill requires all truck lines
paralleling railways to charge the
same freight rates as do the railroads
and it also strengthens the restric-
tiOns on all truck lines. Under the
bill all truck lines would have to
post bond covering losses to shippers
similar to that required by the rail-
roads. The writer cast his vote with
those sponsoring the bill, assuming
that duplication of service makes
for less service and that the public
will only pay more in the long run
as the rates are set by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The biennium appropriation bill for
educational purposes was cut in some
places and raised in other places, the
raises being largely for high and
graded schools out over the state.
Equalizing Educational Opportunities.
The law in regard to state aid to
schools now is that if 20 mill rate
on the assessed valuation in the dis
trict does not make $40 per pupil the
state makes up the difference-thus
helping the poorer districts. Siren
uous efforts are being made to change
the law so that if 20 mills on the tax
paying property does not make $40
per pupil then the state will make up
the difference. If so amended the
law will be of more benefit to Sec
tions of the state where there is con-
siderable tax delinquency. The argu-
ment is presented that this was really
the intent of the law from the be-
ginning-to help the more sparsely
settled sections of the state and where
the valuations are not so high. The
amendment has the support of ]. M.
Mcconnell, commissioner of education.
Representative r. T. Hart of Moose
Lake, is sponsoring the bill together
with many co-authors. Naturally the
bill is encountering opposition from
such parts of the state that will re-
ceive less aid under it's provisions.
The legislature will adjourn on
April %. During the last two and
one-half weeks is when most of the
important bills will be acted upon.
The fore part of the session is never
so interesting as that is when the
bills have their hearing in commit
tees and when many public hearings
are held on important issues as for
example the proposed state income
tax. AS has been said by some news
paper reporters, during the last two
weeks actions of the legislature that
would get a half to a full column in
but paragraph.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
CHICAGO TRIES TO INDICATE
ITSELF

With the election of Anton ]. Ger
max by a majority of about 10000
votes, Chicago voters came to the de-
Tense of their name and ousted Will
liam Hale Thompson who has held
the reins of mayor there for the past
II years. Much unfavorable pub
licity has been given Chicago during
the past years because of the crime
in that city and this election at
tracted the world to the extent that
Europe newspapers published
streamer headlines announcing the
fact that it had elected a new mayor.
Goals of fire have always been heaped
at Mayor Thompson's head as being
responsible for the crime wave in
that city and it is hoped that now
since the people have so expressed
their desire for change that condi-
tions will get better.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
HEROISM STILL IN MAN

We sometimes think while looking
at the rough unhewn exterior of man
that there cannot be much good with
race is not as sturdy and dependable as
it used to be when taking into con-
sideration with the modern convent
enceS of the age. But there are
times when the same sturdy quail
tiles that our ancestors possessed are
brought out with sudden emphasis
and where they are least expected.
Bravery and modesty are hidden
sometimes in the most unthought OF
places and only accident or tragedy,
mind you, can bring them out. Recently
when a school bus carrying fifteen
children was snow bound near
Towner, Colo, 13-year-old lad
played the part of a hero in an I'M
assuming manner by keeping the
spirits of the children to such high
degree that all but five of them were
saved even though they were sub
jected to SO hours of exposure from
cold and hunger, while rescue was
coming. Bryan Untiedt was this
lads name and he has since been
in a hospital recovering from the
ordeal which called out his manhood
to the extent that he gave of his
clothes almost to the skin that the
younger and the more tender might
be made comfortable and thus be
saved.
Those qualities, which are descrip-
tive of the better and finer side of
man, came out in this boy in the hour
of supreme necessity and his deeds
will long be talked of and remem-
bered. Now the hero worshipers of
the country are showering him with
praises which are dwarfed in COM
parison with the example set to man
kind.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
CONSERVATION FANS
AGAINST GAR BILL

A petition signed by the Pine City
chapter of the Izaak Walton League
with w. G. Hodge, secretary, Mime
sofa Game Protective League by Emil
HOefler; American Legion post by E.
w. Huber, adjutant; o. Sobotka of the
Lions club and numerous other citi-
zens of Pine City, was sent to Hon.
A. S. Larson and Hon. Hjalmar Peter
sen, senator and representative from
this district respectively. The pc
tition follows:
t'It is the sentiment of the under
signed citizens, representatives of var
ious state and local organizations,
that the Conservation bill for the ap-
pointment of Conservation commits
Sioner by non-salaried commission
of five or seven members is a good
bill. The Senate committee on re-
forestation has approved the Izaak
Walton Leagues conservation COM
mission plan and we ask you to vote
for and support this bill.
''The House File No. 1850 creating
one-man conservation department
is the old Car bill and should be
defeated. The people of Pine county
and of Minnesota do not want a po-
litical czar to control our minerals,
timber, waterpower, game and fish,
and the lands of the public domain.
This is the plan advocated and en-
dorsed by those who would have con-
servation continue to be political
football.
1--WE also ask you to vote against
the proposed bill introduced by SEN
ator NORM, setting up machinery by
which water power companies might
obtain permits for construction of
dams and flooding of state lands.
We feel that this bill may upset the
plans of conservationists to prevent
exploitation of northern Minnesota
lakes and toya very great extent null
lily the benefits of the Shipstead-
Nolan bill"